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Vol.  XXXI     No.  15 


Monday,  January  19,  1925 


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PLANS 

By  DANNY 

Looks  like  1925.  Will  be  an 
upset.  Lots  of  things  happen- 
ing. De  Millc  and  Famous  sepa> 
rate.  Schwalbe  resigns  from 
First  National.  Several  new 
stars  peeping  over  the  horizon. 

And  this  is  only  mid-January.  It 
this  keeps  up  for  long.  There  will  be 
chaos.  Among  us  folk.  Try  and 
imagine  Famous  without  De  Mille — 
First  National  without  Schwalbe? 
It  just  can't  be  done. 

When  Robert  Lieber  talked 
Friday.  Of  Schwalbe  leaving 
First  National.  He  was  quite 
overcome.  Emotion.  Like  a 
father  seeing  his  son  leave 
home.  What  a  wonderful  man 
Lieber  is! 

Theater  problems.  Of  all  kinds 
To  be  taken  up  at  Famous  Players 
Atlanta  meeting.  Siiould  be  very  in- 
teresting. Some  ideas  worth  while 
should  develop.  Hope  to  know  about 
them.     And  pass  them  on. 

Through? 

Awhile  ago  a  concern  called  Around 
the  World  Productions  started  an- 
sniciously.  Fine  offices.  Big  plan. 
To  take  company  around  the  world. 
Make  scenes  here  and  there.  And  al- 
so show  industrial  films.  Of  big 
American  concerns.  In  foreign  ports. 
Picture  folk  approached.  Actors 
were  asked — also  actresses — to  put  up 
a  bond,  or  $5,000  cash,  or  in  some 
way  guarantee  the  promoters.  They 
would   stick   to  the   trip. 

And  the  Around  the  World  Pro- 
ductions. Went  the  way  of  other 
promotions.  The  'phone  has  been 
discontinued. 

But  still  they  come.  Another 
,  concern  which  wishes  a  $300 
guarantee.  From  professionals. 
Is  starting  under  way.  With  the 
same  idea  in  mind.  It  will 
doubtless  end  in  the  same  man-  j 
ner. 

Carl  Laemmle  has  gone  to  the, 
Coast.  But  before  starting  he  ask- 
ed various  editors  their  ideas.  On 
what  sort  of  pictures  the  public  wants.^ 
We'll  bet   the   editors   do  not  agree. 

Who  can  tell  what  the  public  wants. 
When  the  public  itself  doesn't  know. 
Besides  if  any  editor  knew.  He 
would  cease  being  one.  And  become 
a  producer. 


Leave  Italy  Soon 

Niblo  and  Novarro  Sail  End  of  Janu- 
ary— Two    Assistants    to    Com- 
plete Minor  Scenes  in  Rome 
Fred  Niblo  and  many  of  the  princi- 
pals of  the  "Ben  Hur"  company  will 
leave  Rome  for  New  York  about  the 
end  of  January.     Niblo  will  leave  be- 
hind him  two  assistants  who  will  fin- 
ish up  on  some  minor  scenes  in  which 
Ramon    Novarro    does   not   appear. 

It  is  understood  all  of  the  interiors 
will  be  made  in  Hollywood,  but 
Mctro-Goldwyn  officials  hope  to 
make  the  chariot  race  in  Rome.  The 
Circus  Maximus  has  been  completed, 
ready  for  actual  shooting.  Novarro 
is  slated  to  return  there  later.  Along 
in  Tune,  he  will  start  on  his  starring 
series   for   Metro-Goldwyn. 


$475,790  in  Profits 

For  Metro-Goldwyn  in  Quarter  End- 
ing   Nov.    30 — Federal    Tax    Not 
Deducted 

Mctro-Goldwyn  Pictures  Corp. 
showed  a  net  profit  of  $475,790  for 
three  months  ending  Nov.  30,  1924. 
This  figure  does  not  allow  for  Feder- 
al taxes. 

A  condensed  financial  statement  re- 
veals the  following: 

Gross  profit    $1,645,409 

Operating  expense   1,288,946 


Operating   profit    $356,463 

Other   income    119, ,327 


Added  to  "Ben  Hur"  Cast 
Rome — Charles    Belcher    and    Gil- 
bert   Clayton   have   been   engaged  for 
character  parts  in  "Ben  Hur." 


1st  Nat'l  To  Make  "Paradise" 

A  future  First  National  production 
to  be  made  in  the  East  will  be  "Para- 
dise," by  Cosmo   Hamilton. 


Net  profit  before  Fed.  Tax.  .$475,790 


Many  At  Natl  Board  Lunch 

The  two-day  conference  of  the  Na- 
ational  Committee  for  Better  Films 
terminated  Saturday  with  a  luncheon 
of  the  National  Board  of  Review  at 
the  Waldorf  at  which  several  hun- 
dred attended.  There  were  a  number 
of  prominent  speakers,  from  within 
and  without  the  industry. 


Two  M.  P.  T.  O.  Units  Cooperate 

Dallas — Urged  on  by  the  non-thea- 
trical issue  in  both  states  the  M.  P. 
T.  O.  of  Texas  and  Oklahoma  have 
decided  to  cooperate  on  mutual 
problems.  In  this  particular  issue,  for 
example,  an  exchange  supplying  non- 
theatricals  which  is  declared  unfair  in 
Texas  will  automatically  be  so  de- 
clared in  Oklahoma. 


New   Fox   House 


New    House  for   Butterfield 

Detroit — The  Butterfield  circuit  has 
taken  over  the  Regent,  Jackson,  in- 
creasing the  circuit  to  thirteen.  Tbe 
house  will  be  completely  redecorated. 


"Blue"  Laws  Off  in  Waters,  Okla. 
Waters,  Okla. — The  town  has  voted 
in  favor  of  pictures  on  Sunday  after- 
noons. 


Thalberg   Here 

Irving    Thalberg    arrived    in    town 
from  the  Coast  Saturday. 
-^Edward   Bowes   denies   emphatical- 
ly  that    two     Metro-Goldwyn     units 
will  be  brought  East  to  work. 


Gov't  May  Form  Film  Bureau 

Washington— Acting  on  suggestion 
of  the  Hays  office,  the  Specialties  Di- 
vision of  the  Bureau  of  Foreign  and 
Domestic  Commerce  will  ask  Con- 
gress for  sufficient  funds  to  establish 
a  department  to  be  devoted  entirely 
to  motion  pictures. 


L.  &  T.  Leases  Another 

Chicago — Lubliner  &  Trinz  have 
leased  the  new  theater  going  un  at 
76th  St.  and  Cottage  Grove  Ave.  The 
buildiner  is  to  be  completed  in  Janu- 
ary, 1926.  Shapker.  Stuart  &  Co. 
have  underwritten  a  $475,000  bond  is- 
sue. This  will  make  four  theaters 
that  Lubliner  &  Trinz  have  under 
construction.  The  firm  is  now  oper- 
'ating  19  houses. 


Drastic  French  Ban 

All  Prints  On  Non-inflammable  Stock 

by  Jan.  1,  1928— Pathe  Behind 

the  Order 

(Sfccial  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Paris — The  Minister  of  the  Interior 
has  decided  that  all  pictures  must  be 
nrintcd  on  non-inflammable  stock  by 
Jan.  1,  1928.  This  new  order  is  really 
.m  extension  of  a  decree  that  was  sup- 
nosed  to  become  effective  the  firsf  of 
this  year. 

The  fight  for  this  ruling  was  waged 
bv  the  Chambre  Syndicale  de  la 
Cincmatographie.  It  is  the  impres- 
sion here  that  the  Pathe  organization 
which  has  always  been  close  to  the 
Government  was  instrumental  in  this 
move,  inasmuch  as  it  is  the  most  im- 
portant non-inflammable  producing 
company  in  France. 

It  is  expected  that  the  three  year 
extension  will  give  exchanges  arnple 
time  to  get  rid  of  their  present  prints 
and  arranee  with  laboratories  for  new 
prints.  Whether  or  not  the  measure 
will  be  pushed  is  not  known  at  the 
moment.  The  first  order  was  per- 
mited  to  remain  dormant. 


To  Build  Another  Academy  of  Music 

on    14th    St.— Shubert    Gets    the 

City 

It  is  reported  that  the  Fox  organi- 
zation is  to  build  a  new  Academy  of 
Music  on  a  large  i  '  facing  both 
13th  and  14th  Sts.,  ;ar  the  present 
Academy.  The  Fo>  ;ase  on  the  ex- 
isting theater  expire  soon  when  it 
will  be  taken  over  and  renovated  by 
the  Consolidated  Gas  Co.,  as  oflficr 
headquarters. 

The  City,  the  other  Fox  theater 
the  14th  St.  district  will  pass  into 
hands   of  the   Shuberts,  accorditig 
report,   as   a  new  link  in  their  "su 
way"    circuit.      The   site   of  the    pr 
nosed  house  is  now  occupied  by  f 
American  Railway  Express  Co.    T 
new  theater  will  probably  be  of  lar 
seating  capacity. 

Tohn    Zanft's   office   could   offer 
information    regarding    the    ^  theat  _ 
but  suggested  calling  again  in  about 
a  week. 

"Sans  Gene"  Near  Completion 

Contrary  to  cabled  reports  appeal    i 
ing  in  a  Saturday  morning  newspaoel    V 
it  was  stated  at  Famous  that  produa    \ 
tion  of  "Madame  Sans  Gene"  is  pracl   ^ 
tically    complete.     The    Paris    repprf    ' 
declared   the  company  was  returnine» 
to  America,  because  of  a  long  stretch  V 
of  bad  weather  which  held  up  work   \ 
in    Paris.     The   cable   may  have   had 
reference    to    "The    Coast   of   Folly," 
for    which    exteriors    were    supposed 
to  be  made  in  France.     This  will  be 
made  here  in  its  entirety. 

Adolnh  Zukor  who  sailed  Satur-  , 
day  will  arrange  first-runs  for  "Sans  1 
Gene"  in  important  Continental  cities. 

Another  Unit  to  Miami  ) 

Tom     Meighan     will     make  _  "Old . 
Home  Week,"  his  next  picture  in  and 
around  Miami,  beginning  the  middle  * 
of   February.     He   will     first     soend 
about    two    weeks    vacationing    there. 
Lila  Lee  will  be  the  lead. 


At   Miami   Studios  * 

iSpccial  to  THE  FILM  DAILY)       >  if. 
Miami— Georffe  B.  Seitz  has  lease' 
unacc  at  the  Miami  studios,  HiaV 
vliere   he  will   make  "Black  Cae. 
Clan,"  a  serial  for  Pathe. 


Boom'ne:  E'»'hibitor  for  Ce- 

(Sl^cnal  to  THE   FILM  DAI  \ 

Milwaukee— T.     H.     Sillimj 

runs  ^  string  of  houses  here  ' 

the   Downer,  is  beinf?  boon/ 

3    vacancv   on     the     Motic*' 

Censor    Commission,    res'         "'^'^  ^^: 

the  dcnarture  of     Leo.  ,t    ^IT. 

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Copyright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks 
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Kansas  Settles  Music  Tax 
The  American  Society  of  Com- 
posers, Authors  and  Publishers  and 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Kansas  and  Miss- 
ouri have  arranged  a  tentative  con- 
tract, covering  the  music  tax  situa- 
tion. All  exhibitors  are  to  take  out 
license  and  part  of  the  the  total  rev- 
enue thus  accruing  is  to  be  turned 
over  to  the  exhibitor  treasury  by  the 
Society. 


Wilson   Closes   Foreign   Deals 

Sering  D.  Wilson  &  Co.  has  sold 
five  features  with  Jack  Perrin  for 
England,  three  with  Bill  Patton  for 
Scandinavia  and  England,  "Ace  of 
the  Law"  for  Scandinavia,  "The  Lure 
of  the  Yukon"  for  England,  six  two 
reel  "Lightning  Comedies"  for  Great 
Britain  and  all  of  Europe  and  12  Red 
Head  comedies  for  England  and  Hol- 
land. 


"William  Tell"  Ready 

Emil  Harder's  new  production, 
"William  Tell"  is  ready  for  distribu- 
tion, although  no  deal  has  been  closed 
as  yet.  Hoey  Lawlor  is  responsible 
for  the  title  work. 


Opens  Coast  Office 
National    Screen    Service,    Inc.,    of 
New   York,   has   opened   an   office   in 
Los  Angeles. 


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In  The  Courts 

In  a  suit  of  Myron  Selznick  against 
the  Owen  Moore  Film  Corp.  a  default 
judgment  for  $79,563  has  been  filed 
in  the  Supreme  Court.  He  sued  for 
$65,000,  and  $14,063  interest  was  add- 
ed to  the  judgment.  Selznick  alleged 
that  he  was  treasurer  and  general 
manager  of  the  defendant  from  June, 
1919  to  November,  1922,  and  that  the 
defendant  agreed  to  pay  him  $500  a 
week  during  that  period,  but  he  re- 
ceived nothing.  The  papers  were 
served  on  Arthur  B.  Graham,  secre- 
tary of  the  defendant,  but  no  answer 
was  filed. 


Vitagraph  To  Celebrate 

Next  month  will  be  "Vitagraph 
Month,"  commemorating  the  28th  an- 
niversary of  the  company.  A  sales 
campaign  will  be  conducted. 


Resigns  From  M.  P.  T.  O. 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 

Charlotte,  N.  C. — James  A.  Estridge 
has  resigned  as  secretary-treasurer  of 
the  state  M.  P.  T.  O.,  because  of  ill- 
ness. Plans  perfected  in  December 
for  an  organization  and  membership 
drive  are  being  held  back  as  a  result. 


Five  First  Nationals  Completed 

Production  on  five  First  National 
pictures  has  been  completed.  Three 
were  made  on  the  Coast  and  two  in 
Npw  York.  A  sixth  is  nearing  com- 
pletion. "SaTIy,"  "My  Son"  and  "One 
Year  to  Live,"  have  been  finished  on 
the  Coast;  "I  Want  My  Man"  and 
"One  Way   Street,"   in   New  York 


Buffalo  Zone  Meets  Jan.  29 

Buffalo,  N.  Y.— Members  of  the 
Buffalo  Zone  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of 
N.  Y.  will  meet  at  the  Hotel  Statler 
on  Thursday,  Jan.  29.  A  luncheon 
will  precede  the  meeting.  J.  H. 
Michael  will  preside. 


Kelso   Theater    In    Fire 

Kelso,  Wash. — The  Vogue  was  de- 
stroyed in  a  fire  that  started  in  the 
local  cigar  factory.  Owners  of  the 
house  contemplate  replacing  it  with 
a  fire-proof  structure. 


Coast  Exhibitor  To  Tour  World 

San  Francisco— Joseph  Bauer,  re- 
tiring owner  of  the  Wigwam,  which 
was  sold  a  few  days  ago  to  the  Gold- 
en State  Theater  &  Realty  Corp.,  will 
leave  soon  on  a  tour  of  the  world. 


Levine    Back   In    Chicago 

Chicago — George  Levine,  of  San- 
ford  Prod.,  has  arrived  back  from  the 
Coast,  visiting  principal  key  cities  en 
route. 


Nate  Furst  Back  in  St.  Louis 

St  Louis— Nate  Furst,  temporarily 
in  charge  of  the  Sioux  Falls  branch  of 
Universal,  is  back  at  his  old  job, 
covering  Central  Illinois. 


Buffalo  Board  Active 

Buffalo,  N.  Y.— During  1924,  225 
claims  involving  $72,000  were  sub- 
mitted to  the  Arbitration  Committee 
of  the  Board  of  Trade.  There  were 
110  claims  settled  without  going  be- 
fore arbitration  court. 


'-THEY    DRAW    BUSINESS'"  't.^W 

HAL  BROACH'S  RASCALS  in 

"OUR   GANG"   2   REEL 

Pafh^cpmedy 


COMING 


ctiorence  Wdon 


The  GiRt 
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IVUh  Malcolm  MacCregor,  Claire  DuBrey, 
Alan  Roscoe,  Bessie  Eyton  md  Charles  French 
OirecUd  by .John  Ince 

Released  by 


~  PRODUCERS  -  niSTR r BUT/NO  -CORPORATION  ~ 


New  Theaters 

Milton,  Ore. — Milton  has  a  new 
theater.  Robert  Moore,  formerly  of 
Walla  Walla,  is  the  owner. 


Clarendon,  Va. — Pendelton  &  O'- 
Bar  have  sold  the  ground  at  the  cor- 
ner of  Wheeler  Ave.  and  Wilson 
Blvd.  to  a  local  corporation  which 
will  shortly  erect  a  new  $50,000  the- 
ater. It  will  seat  800  and  be  ready 
by  the  Spring. 


St.  Petersburg,  Fla. — This  city's 
first  open  air  theater  has  opened.  The 
house  is  at  First  Ave.  and  First  St. 


Waynesboro,  Ga. — Local  business 
men  are  planning  a  theater  on  Main 
Street  to  cost  $75,000. 


Sign  Esther  Ralston 

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Los  Angeles — -Esther  Ralston,  who 
portrayed    Mrs.    Darling     in      "Peter 
Pan"    has    secured   a    long-term    con- 
tract with  Famous. 


Poster  Men  to  Meet  Feb.  4 

Milwaukee — The  Wisconsin  Poster 
Advertising  Ass'n  will  hold  its  annual 
convention  at  the  Hotel  Melford  on 
Feb.  4-5. 


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Monday,  January  19,  1925 


On  Broadway 

Broadway — "The    Dcadwood    Coach'' 

Cameo — "Broken  Laws" 

Capitol — "Greed" 

Central — "The   Dancers" 

Cohan — "Romola" 

Colony— "The    Thief   of    Hagdad" 

Criterion  —  "The   Ten    Comnimand- 

ments" 
Loew's  New   York  —  Today   —  "A 

Sainted  Devil" 

Tuesday — "Let       Women       A!onr, 
and   "The  Fatal   Mistake" 

Wednesday — "Cirro,    the    Encl'.ant- 
icss" 

Thursday — "M.iiihattan" 

Friday — "The    Foolish  Virgin"   a:;-! 
"Ten   Days" 

Saturday — "So  This  Is  Marriage" 

Sunday — "The    Dark    Swan" 
Lyric — "The  Iron  Horse" 
Mark   Strand — "Flaming   Love" 
Piccadilly — "The  Lost  Lady" 
Rialto — "Redeeming  Sin" 
Rivoli— "The  Golden  Bed" 
Brooklyn    Mark    Strand — "Inez    from 

Hollywood" 

Next  Week 
Broadway — Not  yet  determined 
Cameo — "Broken  Laws" 
Capitol — "Excuse  Me"   (tentative) 
Central— "The  Dancers" 
Cohan — "Romola" 
Colony — Not  yet  determined 
Criterion    —    "The    Ten    Command- 
ments" 
Lyric — "The  Iron  Horse" 
Mark  Strand — "A  Thief  in   Paradise" 
Piccadilly — Not  yet  determined 
Rialto — "The  Golden  Bed"  (tentative) 
Rivoli — "Miss   Bluebeard"   (tentative) 
Brooklyn  Mark  Strand — "If  I   Marry 

Again" 


Greenway   Quits  Saxe's  Wisconsin 

Milwaukee — Harry  Greenway,  who 
for  several  months  past  has  been  di- 
recting the  publicity  for  Saxe's  Wis- 
consin, has  resigned.  His  post  has 
been  temporarily  filled  by  George  M. 
Pendergast.  promotion  manager  for 
the  Saxe  enterprises. 


Fire  Destroys  Mechanicsville  Theater 

Mechanicsville.  N.  Y. — The  Strand. 
and  seating  1,500.  is  a  complete  loss 
by  fire.     Loss  estimated  at  $250,000. 

Theater  in  Macomb,  111.  Burns 

Macomb,  111. — Fire  recently  partial- 
ly   destroyed    the    Illinois. 


F.  B.  O.,  Minneapolis,  Moves 
Minneapolis — The  F.  B.  O.  ofifice 
of  which  M.  J.  Weisfeldt  is  district 
manager,  has  moved  into  larger  tjuar- 
ters,  on  the  entire  second  floor  of  the 
new   Film  Exchange  Bldg. 


Loughborough  to  Write 
James  Loughborough  has  resigned 
as  inibiicity  director  for  Principal 
to  retire  to  a  farm  in  .\rkansas  where 
he  expects  to  write  magazine  fiction. 
His  successor  has  not  been  deter- 
mined upon. 


Gilmore  May  Produce  in  Florida 
Bradenton,  Fla.  —  Paul  Gilmore 
states  he  has  formed  plans  for  build- 
ing on  Anna  Maria  Key  a  producing 
center  to  be  known  as  Oriental  City. 
Gilmore  will  change  his  property  into 
a  Japanese  landscape  and  specialize 
in  Japanese-American  pictures. 


New  Camera  Process 

Alvin  V.  Kniechtel,  Pathe  camera- 
man, claims  to  have  invented  a 
"process  camera"  which  produces 
novelty  eflfects,  now  being  shown  in 
Pathe  Review  Nos.  1  to  7.  The 
"Phantom  Ballet,"  a  dancing  subject 
is  made  to  appear  three  times  on  the 
screen.  The  camera  then  has  the 
three  figures  dance  in  a  different 
tempo,  after  which  the  figures  are 
halted  in  midair  and  their  actions 
reversed.. 


Mid-West   Theater   Changes 

St.    Louis — The    following    theaters 
are   reported   as   closing   down : 

Lnngoote.    Ird.     Opera    House      fo-    an    in 
definite    time ;    Winona.    Mountain    View    and 
rabcnl.    Mo,,    clcing    for    two    montlis,       T) 
\V.     Martina     is     c'osing    houses     at     Dudley 
Gra.v    Ridg-c    and    Essex.    Mo.      O,    W.    Sclial 
ler    is    clos'ng:    his    theater    at    New     Haven 
Mo.         Olympic      theate',      C'arksville,      Mo 
closed    on    account    of    no    lights.      The    Can* 
well.     Brunswick.     Mo.,     also     the     Tsis.     ar' 
(-losing;     the     Little     Egypt,      Gorham.      Ill 
'-^s     closed.       The     following     have     change 
hands:     The  Kozy.   Pocahontas.   Ark.,  houg' 
hy    J.    L.    Needham,    Jr.      P.    M.    Buzan    h." 
taken    over    the    .Star    from    J.    B.    Hawl.      Th 
Holland.     Mo.     theater    has     been     bought    b 
F.    F.     Booker,    and    the    Gem.    Herrick.    II' 
's    now    operated    by    Mr.    Frailey,    who    ha' 
changed   the   name   to   the   Palace. 


Lucy  Beaumont,  who  has  just  com- 
pleted a  character  part  in  "The  Man 
Without  A  Country,"  is  here  froni 
the  Coast. 


PRODUCERS  AND  DIRECTORS! 

COME  TO  NEW  ENGLAND  FOR  YOUR 
NEXT  PICTURE 

Our  modern  studios    (with  finest  lighting  equipment)  are  located  in  the  heart 
of  a  state  park    (4000   acres),  20  minutes  from  Boston. 

Two  stages — 200  ft.  x  100  ft.       Twenty-five    dressing    rooms 
Direct  Current 

EVERY  MODERN  CONVENIENCE 


"AMERICA"   and   other    great    screen   successes   came 

out  of  this  region. 

WE  WILL  BUILD  YOUR  SETS  PER  SCHEDULE 

AND  SAVE  YOU  TIME  AND  MONEY 

(From  Start  to  Finish) 

NATIONAL     STUDIOS 

OWNED   AND    OPERATED    BY 

NATIONAL    MOTION    PICTURE    BUREAU,    INC. 

PHILIP   DAVIS,   Treas.  MEDFORD    (in  Greater  Boston),  MASS. 


Putting  It  Over 


Here  is  how  a  brother  exhib- 
itor puts  his  show  over.  Send 
along  your  ideas.  Let  the  other 
fellow  know  how  you  cleaned 
up. 


Mystery  Girl  in  Prologue 

San  Antonio — The  Palace  put  on 
an  effective  prologue  in  the  nature 
of  a  leading  society  lady  of  this  city 
appearing  as  a  "mystery  dancer"  in 
the  prologue  to  "Sandra." 

In  addition  to  runnin.g  slides  and 
trailers  during  the  week  and  using 
framed  pictures  and  lithographs  effec- 
tively, the  management  sought  the 
assistance  of  the  newspapers  in  put- 
ting over  the  picture. 


False  Front  Invites  Patrons 

El  Dorado,  Ark. — Manager  L.  B. 
Clarke,  of  the  Rialto,  and  .\rthur 
Swanke,  exploiteer,  erected  a  false 
front  for  the  theater  in  order  to  give 
"The  Sea  Hawk"  a  flash  when  the 
film  was  shown  there. 

A  wide  entrance-way  into  the  lob- 
by was  cut  through  the  beaverboard 
front.  On  either  side  of  the  entrance 
were  pasted  ,on  the  beaverboard,  the 
Moorish  gallease  cut  from  the  one- 
sheet  poster.  Above  the  ship  cut-outs 
was  a  row  of  three  photographic  en- 
largements. Above  the  entrance  arch 
the  title  of  the  picture  was  painted 
and  the  names  of  the  author  and  of 


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and  (lark  blue,  white  and  black  an 
gave  the  theater  a  most  inviting  ap 
pearancc. 

The   billing   consisted   of   five   24'8t 
ten    6's,    ten    3's,    fifteen    I's    and    100 
tack    cards.      The    newspaper    adver 
tising     campaign     was     bigger     tha 
usual   and   was   carefully   worked  o 
and  graduated. 

A    Saturday   morning   performanc 
for  children  was  put  on. 


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Helping  Exhibitors 

Los  .'\ngelcs — "Exhibitorials,"  put 
lishcd  by  the  local  branch  of  Mctr 
Gdldwyn  in  a  regional  paper,  an- 
reaching  the  exhibitors  whom  thi 
exchange  serves,  are  proving  cfTec- 
tive  in  putting  before  the  exhibitor 
the  showmanship  angles  of  the  com- 
pany's productions. 

Eddie  Ecklcs,  maintaining  a  direc. 
exploitation  service  for  exhibitor! 
from  the  studio  worked  out  the  idea 

One  of  the  current  "Exhibitorials' 
is  devoted  to  "So  This  Is  MarriageJ 


Campaign  for  "Capital  Punishment'j 

A  direct-to-the-public  advertisi 
campaign  has  been  started  in  the  N 
York  territory  on  behalf  of  "Capi 
Punishment." 

Two  hundred  24  sheets  have 
ready  been  posted  in  the  business  s 
tions.  These  are  all  lettered  sta 
designed  to  give  a  big  play  to  ♦ 
title.  Ten  thousand  one-sheets  £ 
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Vol.  XXXI     No.  19 


Friday,  January  23,  1925 


THINKING 

By  DANNY 

En  route  to  the  Coast 
Of  State  Street.  Chicago. 
Where  they  show  pictures.  With 
big  flashy  boards.  And  where  you 
might  think  they  were  big  pic- 
tures. Only  they're  not.  Still 
State  Street  was  always  that 
kind  of  a  street.  In  the  old  days 
all  exhibitors  made  fortunes. 
With  these  houses.  And  this 
type  of  picture. 

It's  diflferent  now.  The  big  houses. 
Of  Balaban  &  Katz  and  Jones,  Linick 
&  Schaefer,  downtown.  And  the 
neighborhood  houses.  Of  these  ope- 
rators. And  others.  Have  made  for 
an  entirely  diflferent  situation.  They 
have  educated  the  Chicago  folk.  To 
the  big,  fine  type  of  picture.  And  the 
big  fine  type  of  presentation. 

And   they   are    all    making 
money.   That's  the  fine  part  of 
it.    You  rarely  hear  of  exhib- 
itors  in   Chicago     losing    out. 
The  public  has  been  educated. 
And  what   has   been    done   in   Chi- 
cago.   Can  be  done  anywhere.    There 
isn't  a   town   of  from  500  up   in   this. 
country.      In    which    motion    pictures 
are  not  a  necessity.     And  the  exhibit- 
or can  make  monev      If  he  will  work 
in  the  right  way.       What  is  good  for 
one  town.     May  .iOt  be  good  for  an- 
other.   Quoting   one   of   the    smartest 
exhibitors  in  the  business,  now.   But 
they  can  all   be  made  to  pay  if  the 
exhibitor  will  work  right.     And  think 
right. 


Norma  in  "Graustark" 

Dimitri  Buchowetzki,  who-  left  for 
the  Coast  yesterday,  will  begin  work 
on  the  script  of  "Graustark."  in  which 
Norma  Talmadge  will  appear.  Miss 
Talmadge  is  now  in  Rome  and  will 
return  to  New  York,  Feb.  20,  before 
departing  for  the  Coast  to  begin  work 
March  10. 


Expect  "Blue"  Law  in  Appleton 

Appleton,  Minn. — The  Sunday  show 
question  is  becoming  a  lively  issue 
here.  There  is  now  no  Sunday  law 
and  R.  Risch  therefore,  operates  his 
Scenic  theater  on  the  Sabbath.  This 
is  aggravating  the  "blue"  faction. 


Oppose  Perkins  Bill 

Hays'  Spokesmen  at  Patents  Hearing, 
Claim  Discrimination  and  Limi- 
tation of  Rights 

(.Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 

Washington — Gabriel  L.  Hess  and 
Arthur  Weil  appeared  before  the 
Patents  Committee  yesterday,  when 
a  hearing  on  the  Perkins  Copyright 
Bill  was  held.  They  expressed  the 
opposition  of  the  industry  to  this 
measure. 

They  claimed  its  passage  would 
limit  the  rights  of  producers  and  that 
it  contained  many  provisions  which 
vi'ere  certain  to  bring  about  years  of 
litigation  before  their  exact  scope  and 
meaning  are  interpreted  by  the  courts. 
Another  of  their  objections  was  based 
on  the  claim  that  the  bill  was  badly 
drawn. 

Both  Hess  and  Weil  advocated  the 
passage  of  the  Dallingcr  Bill  which 
also  has  the  support  of  the  American 
Federation  of  Labor. 

One  of  the  features  of  the  morning 
session,  which  v'as  attended  by  many 
(.Continued  on  Page  3) 


Price  War  in  Milwaukee? 

Milvv'aukec — O.  J.  Wooden  has  cut 
fidmission  prices  at  the  Garden  to  30 
and  35  cents  for  the  evening  and  to 
25  cents  for  the  matinee.  This  leaves 
only  one  other  house,  the  Alhambra, 
charging  over  25  cents  for  matinees. 
It  is  believed  by  some  that  this  is  the 
beginning  of  a  price  war.  Saxe's  Wis- 
consin and  Strand  cut  to  25  cent 
matinees  several  weeks  ago,  and  prior 
to  that  Asher's  Merrill  reduced  the 
scale  to  25  cents.  Henry  Taylor 
switched  his  Butterfly  from  25  cents 
top  to  15  and  10. 


Alf   Goulding   with   M-G 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Los     Angeles — ^Alf     Goulding     has 
signed   a    contract   with    Metro-Gold- 
wyn  to  direct.     His  first  will  be  "The 
Girl's  Rebellion." 


Ind'p'ts    "Throttled" 

So     Claims     Murray     Garsson     Who 
Charges  "Big  Three"  With  Freez- 
ing   Out    Small    Producers 
Murray   M.    Garsson,    .producer  of 
"Broadway  Broke,"  "Is  Love  Every- 
thing?" and  other  pictures   vesterday 
sent  a   letter  to  Will   H.    Hhvs,   ask- 
ing for  his  intervention  in  the  situa- 
tion facing  the  independent  producer, 
Garsson    said    competition      is      being 
throttled   by   "The   Big  Three,"   and, 
although    he   did      not   specify     what 
companies    he    meant,    the    inference 
was  clear. 

The  communication  said,  in  part: 
"The  unfair  methods  of  the  big  com- 
{Contirmed  on  Page  3) 


•c«  5  ^nts 


Year  Books  Today 

Today  distribution  of  the 
1925  FILM  YEAR  BOOK 
begins.  This  volume  contains 
725  pages  and  weighs  three 
pounds.     It  is  a  big  task. 

If  your  subscription  is  paid, 
you  will  get  your  copy  within 
the  next  week.  Please  don't 
'phone  about  it.  We  are  doing 
our  darndest  to  get  to  every- 
one  first. 

Thanks  for  the  roses. 


Church  Invasion 

Talk  of  10,000  Non-Theatrical  Exhibi- 
tors Entering  Field  as  Active 
Competitors 

Press  reports  from  Oklahoma  City 
yesterday  quoted  John  E.  Edgerton, 
president  of  the  National  Ass'n  of 
Manufacturers  to  the  ef?ect  that  plans 
for  the  church  to  enter  the  picture 
business  on  a  competitive  scale,  will 
be  submitted  to  all  church  people  in 
the  country. 

Edgerton  was  further  credited  with 
saying  that  leaders  believe  that  if  the 
church     would     combat    the     alleged 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Special  Meeting  Called 

Fargo,  N.  D. — To  outline  a  vigor- 
ous campaign  against  legislation  ex- 
pected to  be  brought  up  shortly,  ex- 
hibitors of  North  Dakota  have  called 
a  special  meeting  at  the  Gardner 
Hotel,  Jan.  25.  A  bill  providing  for 
a  10  per  cent  tax  on  admissions  may 
be  introduced. 


F.  B.  O.  Coast  Convention 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Los  Angeles — Harry  Berman  and 
Art  Schmidt  have  called  a  meeting  of 
the  F.  B.  O.  West  Coast  managers 
for  Monday,  Tuesday  and  Wednes- 
day. There  will  be  a  party  at  Co- 
coanut    Grove   Tuesday    night. 


Split    Blue-Prevost   Team 

Los  Angeles — The  team  of  Monte 
Blue  and  Marie  Prevost,  is  to  be 
split.  After  their  appearance  in 
Ernst  Lubitsch's  new  production, 
they  will  hereafter  head  their  own 
companies  for  W^arners.  Blue's  con- 
tract has  been  renewed. 


"Lost  World"  in  Boston 
Boston— "The   Lost     World"     will 
have  its  world's  premiere  at  the  Tre- 
mont  Temple  Monday  night. 


F.  P.  Earns  $5,350,000 

1924    Close     to     Record    Year — Last 

Quarter  Reached  Highest  Mark 

In  History 

A  preliminary  estini.itc  of  FamOUs 
Players  earnings  for  1''''4  plai.es  the 
figure    at    $5,350,000.  hile    ^his   is 

not  a  high  record,  it  is       .-y  d  ^se  to 
it.     The   1924  earnings  af   thi   high-        I 
est   in   several   years.  I       I 

If  the  final  financial  stal.    lent  bears  '      / 
out    the    total    named    abo  c,    it    will, 
mean  earnings  of  about  $20  a   sharc^ 
on  the  235,931  shares  of  c  immon  oul- i    i    '. 
standing.     This  compare:*  with  earn-A  '\ 
ings  of  $4,245,784,   equal   lo  $14.98 'a  • 
share  in   1923;  $4,110,987  m'  •  22  and 
$5,337,129  in  1920.    Earninqr.':  last  year 
were   equivalent   to  over  %^\J  a  share 
on    the   $8,630,000    in   eigltt   per   cent 
preferred  outstanding. 

The  general  impression  in  financial 
circles  exists  that  the  i.ompany  in- 
tends to  retire  the  preferred. 

The  last  quarter  in  which  net  profits 
were   approximately  $2,450,0^^0,   equal 
to  almost  $10  a  share  on  ''hp  J^"^rn/ijB^^^ 
(Continued  on  Page  3;^B|  '^^^\l 

Rowland  Denies 

Commenting   on   a    Morn-ng   Tel 
graph   report   that  he  wouU'   s'ccee  i 

Robert   Lieber  as   president   oi    Firs 
National,  following  the  lat^'-r's  resig- 
nation in  April,  Richard  A.   Kj^vland 
said  yesterday:  J^J 

"I  know  nothing  about  th^B^>ort. 
I  hope  Mr.  Lieber  continues  j^gresi- 
dent  forever,  because  he  is  ^|Plog^- 
cal  man  for  the  post.  Beside  i  have 
no  ambitions  in  that  dirtcti.jjj  It's 
one  of  the  regular  Wednesdayniorn- 
ing  reports  that  get  into  circulation  in 
this  business." 


Break  Ground  for  New  Shea  House 

Buflfalo — Ground  has  been  broken 
for  the  new  $2,000,000  theater  to  be 
erected  by  Mike  Shea.  It  will  seat 
3,474  and  be  completed  May  1. 


Buys  Foreign  Assets 

Colony    Pictures    Corp.    Takes    Over^ 
Selznick  of  Australia — E.  J.  Doo- 

little  President 
Selznick  Pictures  (.'Vustralia),  Ltd., 
have  been  taken  over  by  the  newly- 
formed  Colony  Pictures  Corp.,  char- 
tered in  Albany  earlier  in  the  week. 
E.  J.  Doolittle,  former  foreign  man- 
ager for  Selznick  here  is  president 
and  Nick  Carter,  vice-president. 

It  developed  yesterday  that  when 
Universal  purchased  the  Selznick  as- 
sets, the  deal  covered  everything  but 
the  Australian  company,  the  assets' 
of  which  were  held  by  the  Utica  Lgj- 
vestment   Co.     Doolittle  later     m-^t 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


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West  44th  St..  New  York,  N.  Y.  Phone 
Vanderbilt  4551-4552-5558.  Cable  Address: 
Filmday,  New  York.  Hollywood,  California 
— Harvey  E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood,  Blvd. 
Phone,  Granite  3980.  London  Representa- 
tive— Ernest  W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter, 
^3a  Shaftesbury  Ave.,  London,  W.  I.  Cen- 
;ril  European  Representative — The  Film 
Kur'cr,  Liopzager  Strasse,  39,  Berlin.  Ger- 
..lapj  .  Paris  Representative — La  Cinema- 
tog,  aphie  Francaise,  50  Rue  du  Bundy,  Paris, 
France.       ( 


Quotations 


High       Low       Close       Sales 

East.  Kod.  ..11534  1145^  1153/4  4,300 
F.    P.-L.    ..     97^     95^     963^  5,100 

Do    pfd Not    quoted 

Film  Insp...  10  W%  10  200 
Loew's  ....  24  23i/^  24  600 
Metro-Go'd  19  18^  19  200 
Pathe  ...  46.^  46.>i  A(>V%  50 
Warners   Not  quoted 


Want  Jersey  Laws  Changed 

Trenton,  N.  J. — Governor  Silzer 
has  forwarded  to  the  Legislature  a 
communication  from  Prosecutor  Abe 
J.  Dav"l  of  Union  County,  including 
a  pres'  ment  by  the  October  Grand 
Jury  '  ing  that  Sabbath  observance 
laws  nodified.     It  is  recommended 

legisla  a  along  this  line  be  in  the 
nature  of  a  referendum  so  that  the 
questic  may  be  decided  in  the  va- 
rious communities. 


Beaumont    Going   Abroad 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Los  Angeles — Harry  Beaumont 
sails  for  Europe  upon  completion  of 
"Rose  of  the  World."  on  a  business 
and  pleasure  trip.  He  will  look  over 
the  story  field  there  for  Warners. 


Warners  Re-Sign  Beaudine 
Los  Angeles — William  Beaudine, 
who  directed  "Cornered,"  "The  Nar- 
row Street,"  and  the  Wesley  Barry 
series  for  Warners,  has  had  his  con- 
tract renewed  for  a  long  term. 


"The  Lady"  Opens  Sunday 

Norma    Talmadge    in    "The    Lady' 
I  opens  at  the  Colony,  Sunday. 


POWERS  FILM 

Survives   the   long  run. 
Distributed   exclusively   by 

i    SENSITIZED  FILMS,  Inc. 

^  A.    G.    STEEN.    Prtildtnt 

Phone  1650  Broadway 

Circle  8981  N.  Y.  C. 


Buys  Foreign  Assets 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

his  deal  with  the  latter  organization 
and  in  that  way  came  into  possession 
of  the  Australian  business. 

Carter  sails  from  San  Francisco 
on"  the  10th  of  February  for  a  nine 
months'  stay  in  Australia  where  the 
Selznick  company  maintains  offices 
in  Sydney,  Melbourne,  Adelaide, 
Perth,  Brisbane  and  New  Welling- 
ton. Local  offices  will  be  opened  by 
Doolittle  in  the  Brokaw  Bldg.,  and 
later  quarters  in  London  will  be  se- 
cured. The  name  of  the  Australian 
company  will  probably  be  changed 
to  Colony. 


Deny  Backing  Drastic  Bill 

The  New  York  Civic  League,  of 
which  Canon  William  Sheafe  Chase  is 
president,  denies  that  it  is  the  spon- 
sor of  the  proposed  Sunday  closing 
bill  in  Albany  which  would  close  the- 
aters on  the  Sabbath  and  bring  all  ac- 
tivities generally  to  a  standstill.  The 
Rev.  John  Ferguson,  secretary  of  the 
Lord's  Day  Alliance,  has  made  a 
similar  denial. 


Lyric,  Virginia,  Minn.  Reopens 

Virginia,  Minn. — The  Lyric  has 
reopened.  The  house,  formerly 
leased  by  F.  and  R.,  is  now  controlled 
by  Clinton-Meyers,  who  also  run  the 
Rex.  F.  and  R.  have  one  theater 
here,  the  Garrick.  John  Colombo 
owns  the  Royal,  the  only  other  the- 
ater in   town. 


Aywon- Arrow  in  Deal 

Aywon  has  closed  a  deal  with  Ar- 
row for  New  York  and  Northern 
Jersey  rights  on  a  series  of  six  fea- 
tures starring  Wolf  Heart,  the  dog, 
and  "Big  Boy"  Williams.  Nathan 
Hirsh  leaves  for  the  Coast ,  tomor- 
row. 


Removals 

Pictorial  Clubs,  Inc.,  dealing  in  non- 
theatricals,  have  moved  to  the  God- 
frey Bldg. 

Maurice  Greenberger,  non-theatrical 
distributor,  has  transferred  office 
from  723  7th  Ave.  to  1540  Broadway. 


"Charley's   Aunt"  in   Chicago 

Chicago — The  premiere  of  "Char- 
ley's Aunt"  will  take  place  at  the 
Orpheum,  following  the  run  of  "The 
Thief  of  Bagdad."  This  will  prob- 
ably be  on  or  about  Feb.  ISth. 


No  Appointment  Yet 

Governor  Holding  Up  Mrs.  Hosmer's 
Successor   to   See   Fate   of   Pro- 
posed Censor  Repeal  Bill 

(By  Long  Distance  'Phone) 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Governor  Smith 
has  taken  no  action  about  a  successor 
to  Mrs.  Eli  T.  Hosmer  on  the  M.  P. 
Commission. 

He  is  inclined  to  await  the  fate  of 
a  censorship  repeal  bill  which  will 
be  introduced  in  either  the  Senate 
or  the  Assembly  soon.  There  have 
been  no  developments  along  these ' 
lines  as  yet. 

Assemblyman  Clayton,  father  of  the 
present  law  in  the  Assembly  is  sure 
the  repeal  efforts  will  die.  However, 
Simon  Adler  of  Rochester,  Republi- 
can leader  who  last  year  was  a  cen- 
sorship advocate,  has  changed  his  at- 
titude completely  and  now  favors  a 
repeal. 


Lumas  to  Release  Twelve 

Lunias  Film  that  distributes  Goth- 
am Prod,  will  start  the  new  year 
with  a  second  series  of  six.  There 
will  be  two  units  shooting  by  March, 
one  in  New  York  and  the  other  on 
the  West  Coast.  Each  unit  will  pro- 
duce a  series  of  six  features. 


In  The  Courts 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Dayton,  O. — Suit  for  appointment 
of  a  receiver  to  take  charge  of  the 
Sigma  theater  at  926  S.  Brown  St., 
and  for  sale  of  the  theater  and  equip- 
ment in  order  to  satisfy  a  mortgage 
securing  a  loan  on  which  $28,583  is 
alleged  to  be  due  and  unpaid  has  been 
filed  by  the  Franklin  Saving  and 
Loan  Association. 

Defendants  are  Margaret  L.  Hirsch, 
owner  of  the  theater;  Robert  J. 
Hirsch;  Cappel  Furniture  Co.;  Cen- 
tral Engineering  Co.;  Theater  Sup- 
ply Co.,  inc.,  of  Cleveland;  Marquette 
Piano  Co.  of  Chicago;  Peter  Kuntz 
Lumber  Co.;  Dayton  National  Bank; 
and  Winters  National  Bank  and  Trust 
Co. 


gitf  TJQusfAof,  FEATURETTES 


120  NOVELTY  REELS 
First   Run   Specialties 
1924-25 


1600  B'way 


N.  Y.  C. 


COMING 


ACNES  AYRES 

hermarket 

VALUE' 


Church  Invasion 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 
dubious  quality  of  many  pictures  be- 
ing filmed  at   present,   it   must   enter 
the  business  on  a  large  scale  and  on 
a  competitive   basis. 

"There  are  16,000  commercial  movie 
houses  in  America  and  25,000,000  per- 
sons pass  through  them  every  twentj' 
four  hours,"  he  said.  "We  have  at 
our  disposal  approximately  10,000 
Y.  M.  C.  A.  buildings  and  church 
auditoriums.  We  propose  to  turn 
these  into  motion  picture  theaters  and 
then  proceed  to  produce  suitable 
films. 

Edgerton  is  president  of  the  Ameri- 
can M.  P.  Corp.,  a  non-theatrical  or- 
ganization that,  at  its  inception,  took 
over  Community  M.  P.  Corp.,  and 
several  others  of  the  more  important 
operators  in  that  field. 


Clifton  Due  Back   Soon 

Elmer  Clifton  is  due  to  arrive  in 
London  this  week  and  after  a  short 
stay  will  return  to  this  country. 


ARTHUR 
STONE 


HEADED   FOR   FAME  IN 

HAL  ROACH'S 

2  REEL 


Evans  Laboratories,  Inc. 

Developing — Printing — Titles 
1476— Broadway 

TclaphoiiM  Bryant  9SS0-993I 


WANTED  FOR 
N«w  T«rk  ud  Nortlieiii  New  Jersey 

features  S  Short  Subjects 

Writ*  Box  K109 
car*  of  Fibn  Dailjr 

71  W.  44«h  St..  N.  Y.  C. 


New  York  CUcago  Hollywood 

Rothacker  Laboratories 

WILLIAM  S.  GILL,  Eaitem  Sales  Mgr. 
542  Fiftli  ATe.    Tel.  Murray  HUl  1831 


SpMdiy 


Bmt    Stock    lor    QUALITY 
S»U  DUihiulart: 

FI8H-SCHURMAN  CORP. 
4/i  W*tt  4$th  Street 
N.  T.  Bnrant  774S 


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Friday,  January  23,  1925 


THE 


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DAILY 


Oppose  Perkins  Bill 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 
prominent  figures  in  the  literary 
world,  was  an  attack  on  the  Ameri- 
can Society  of  Composers,  Authors 
and  Publishers,  by  Matthew  Woll, 
vice-president  of  the  Federation,  who 
accused  the  Society  of  double-cross- 
ing the  printing  industry.  The  Bill 
under  discussion  has  the  support,  of 
course,  of  its  sponsor,  Congressman 
Perkins,  New  Jersey  and  Congress- 
man  Sol    Bloom,   New   York. 


Exhibitors  in  Trouble 

Philadelphia — J.  Moscovitz  and  A. 
Lison,  owners  of  the  Star,  31st  St. 
and  Wharton  St.,  recently  held  to 
be  guilty  of  appropriating  the  use 
of  short  subjects  while  they  were  in 
transit,  were  ordered  to  pay  $1,250 
to  the  Arbtiration  Board.  The  pay- 
ment will  be  apportioned  among  ex- 
changes  distributing   short   subjects. 


Deering  Gets  New  Job 

(Sfecial  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Winnipeg — Walter  Deering,  man- 
ager of  the  Walker,  has  been  ap- 
pointed manager  of  the  College,  one 
of  the  three  houses  owned  by  A.  R. 
McNicol,  the  others  being  the  Ly- 
ceum and  the  Starland.  Deering  suc- 
ceeds William  White,  resigned. 


Rotarians  to  Treat  Kiddies 

(Special   to    THE   FILM   DAILY) 

St.  Louis— More  than  3,000  crippled 
children  will  attend  a  special  show 
at  the  Missouri  on  Feb.  23.  The  en- 
tertainment has  been  arranged  by 
Herschel  Stuart  in  conjunction  with 
the  Rotary  Club. 


Bill  for   Booth   Sanitation 

Harrisburg,  Pa. — A  bill  is  about  to 
be  introduced  into  the  legislature, 
giving  the  Industrial  Board  of  the 
Dept.  of  Labor  and  Industry  greater 
power  in  regulating  the  construction 
of  projection  booths. 


Winnipeg  House  Broadcasts 

(.Special  to   THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Winnipeg — Every  Tuesday  evening 
the    Capitol    broadcasts    its    musical 
program  through  Station  CKY. 


IF— 


You      need      a      real     high 
calibre  salesman  who  is  not 
afraid  to  meet  anyone,  any- 
where at  anytime  and  really 
intelligently    sell    for    you- 
then you  are  looking  for  me 
— you  will  have  to  pay  me 
well — but   it   will   be   worth 
your  while. — Box  M  237 
c/o  Film  Daily 
71  W.  44th  St.,  N.  Y.  C. 


Ind'p'ts    "Throttled" 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 
panics  (the  motion  picture  trusts)  are 
more  throttling  to  competition  today 
than  ever  before  in  the  history  of  the 
industry,  with  the  possible  exception 
of  the  old  General  Film  Co.  As  the 
situation  exists,  unless  an  independ- 
ent producer  sells  his  product  to  one 
of  the  Big  Three,  he  is  shut  out  of 
the  opportunity  of  having  his  picture 
gross  a  revenue  sufficient  to  cover 
the  cost  of  production. 

"This  is  occasioned,  first,  by  the 
fact  that  the  exhibitors  are  coerced 
into  accepting  block  bookings  of  the 
product  of  the  Big  Three  to  an  extent 
which  leaves  them  with  absolutely 
no  open  time  for  independent  pictures 
of  merit;  second,  through  their  own- 
ership of  theaters  throughout  the 
country  independent  producers  are 
frozen  out  of  an  opportunity  to  dis- 
pose of  their  production.  And  un- 
less the  exhibitor  is  given  some  re- 
lief of  this  same  menace,  the  Big 
Three  will,  in  a  short  time,  drive 
every  independent  motion  picture  ex- 
hibitor out  of  business,  as  well  as 
the   independent   producer. 

"What  little  chance  the  independent  had 
in  the  past  to  recoup  his  investment  with  a 
reasonable  profit  has  been  stamped  out  dur- 
ing the  last  two  years  by  the  tightening  up 
of  the  grip  this  combination  of  producer- 
distributor-exhibitor  has  upon  the  situation. 
The  handwriting  is  plainly  visible  upon  the 
wall.  Within  a  short  time  we  shall  sec  a 
combination  o£  producer-distributor-exhibitor 
so  far  reaching  and  so  powerful  that  com- 
petition will  entirely  disappear  and  the  public 
will  be  obliged  to  take  whatever  the  Big 
Three  decides  they  shall  see  upon  the  screens 
of  the  country — unless  some  forcible  means 
are   taken   to   upset   the  system. 

"The  distributing  companies,  through 
which  independent  producers  are  releasing, 
are  finding  it  more  difficult  each  year  to 
survive,  and  shortly  the  independent  pro- 
ducers will  be  eliminated  from  the  field  en- 
tirely unless  immediate  steps  are  taken  to 
put  an  end  to  the  unfair  business  methods 
whereby  the  Big  Three  can  continue  to  de- 
mand all  the  playing  time  of  the  theaters — 
to  the  exclusion  of  the  independents.  I 
know  of  no  other  business  or  industry  in 
which   this  condition   would   be  countenanced. 

"I  have  given  the  exhibitors  a  high  grade 
of  picture  product.  But,  like  other  independ- 
ent producers  today,  I  am  not  encouraged 
to  continue  unless  assured  that  the  grip 
of  the  prodiicer-distributor-exhibitor  com- 
bination can  be  shaken  off  and  an  open  field 
restored  in  which  the  independent  producer 
has  a  fair  opportunity  of  disposing  of  his 
product   on   a   basis   wherein   he   can   survive. 

"I  see  no  hope  of  this  except  through 
Government  intervention.  But  before  pre- 
senting the  facts  to  the  proper  authorities  I 
would  like  an  expression  from  you  as  to  what 
has  been  done  or  what  will  be  done  to  remedy 
a  condition  which  cries  aloud  for  a  remedy. 


F.  P.  Earns  $5,350,000 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 
was  the   largest   quarter  in  the   com- 
pany's   history. 

The  common  reached  a  high  level 
yesterday  of  97]/^.  The  low  was 
95^  and  the  close  96j4  with  a  turn- 
over of  5,100  shares. 


Stanley  Celebrates  Next  Week 

Philadelphia — The  Stanley  interests 
are  preparing  an  elaborate  program 
for  the  Stanley,  which  celebrates  its 
fourth  anniversary  next  week. 


Aywon   Buys   New  Series 

Aywon  has  purchased,  through 
Mrs.  Cole,  New  York  and  Northern 
Jersey  rights  on  a  series  of  six  fea- 
tures, produced  by  Roberts  and  Cole 
and  starring  Peggy  O'Day  and  "Big 
Boy"   Williams. 


Milwaukee   Ministers  to   Ostracize 

Milwaukee — -Ministers  here  plan  to 
follow  in  the  footsteps  of  Wisconsin 
club  women  in  banning  bad  pictures. 
They  believe  they  will  kill  oflf  inde- 
cent pictures  with  silence. 


WANTED 

Manager  for  Motion  Picttu-e 
Theatre.  State  age,  experience, 
references  and  salary.  Address 
Box  S-316,  FILM  DALY,  71 
West  44th  St.,  New  York  City. 


&Mife^ 


Thrilling  in  Incident! 

RICHARD  HOLT 
in   "TEN  DAYS" 

bjr  ARTHUR  HOERL 
Duke  Worm  Production 

Franchued  on  Independent  Market  in  Series  hy 

GERSON  PICTURES  CORP. 


Offiet: 

723  7th  Ave. 

N.  Y.  C. 


Studio: 

1974  Page  St. 

San  FrancUco 

California 


ANNOUNCES 
Preparation    and    Actaal    Production 
Started   on    the   Following    Production! 

"With  Kit  Carson 
Over  The  Great  Divide" 

"With    Buffalo    Bill 
On  The  U.   P.  Trail." 

"With  Sitting  Bull 
At  The  Spirit  Lake  Massacre" 

"With  General  Custer 
At  Little  Big  Horn" 

"With  Daniel  Boone 
Through  The  Wilderness." 

"With  David  Crockett 
At  The  Fall  Of  The  Alamo." 

Stories  arid  Titles  Copyrighted 
All  Right*  Reserred  by 

SUNSET  PRODUCTIONS 

ANTHONY  J.  XYDIAS.  Pre.. 

7425  SUNSET  BOULEVARD 

HOLLYWOOD.  CAUF. 


SPECIAL  COMEDIES 


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Head  this  list  of 


CITY 


THEATRE 


CITY 


Albany,  N.  Y.  .        .  Grand 

Buffalo,  N.Y.  •:        ?       '.    Olympic 


Schenectady,  N.  Y, 

r        .    Proctor's 

Brooklyn,  N.Y. 
New  York,  N.  Y. 

R.  &  R.  Circuit 

(5  Theatres)             - 

Consolidated  Amsnt. 

Circuit     (ISTheaeres) 

New  York,  N.  Y. 

Peerless  Booking  Co. 

18  Theauet) 

Birmingham,  Ala. 

Famous 

Macon,  Ga. 

.  Southern  Ent. 

Sumter,  S.  C.   . 

.  Southern  Ent. 

Knoxville,  Tenn. 

.  Southern  Ent. 

Greenville,  S.  C. 

.  Southern  Ent. 

Montgomery,  Ala.   . 
Spartanburg,  S.  C.  ? 
Worcester,  Mass.     '." 
Boston,  Mass.  T       't 
Anderson,  S.  C.       t 
Decatur,  111.      :       ? 
Cicero,  111.        .        l"* 
Chicago,  111.     1       :' 
Indiana  Harbor,  Ind. 
Dayton,  Ohio  . 
Cincinnati,  Ohio     ". 
Cleveland,  Ohio 
Toledo,  Ohio  .        " 
Galveston,  Tex. 
Houston,  Tex.  . 
Dallas,  Tex. 
San  Antonio,  Tex. 
Wichita  Falls,  Tex. 
Denver,  Colo.  . 


THEATRE 

Southern  Ent. 
Southern  Ent. 
Strand 
Boston 
Strand 
Avon 
Annetta 
Randolph 
.'     Garden 
Strand 
Walnut 
Hippodrome 
Horaters  Temple 
Martin 
Rialto 
Capitol 
Empire 
Olympia 
America 


rally  to  the  Standard  o[  the 
industiy  s  best  pictuies ! 


100  %  bookings 


THEATRE 


Saginaw,  Mich. 
Mt.  Clemens,  Mich 
Detroit,  Mich. 
Detroit,  Mich. 
Muskegon,  Mich. 
Bay  City,  Mich. 
Battle  Creek,  Mich 
Indianapolis,  Ind. 
New  Castle,  Ind. 
Logansport,  Ind. 
Jacksonville,  Fla. 
,Tampa,  Fla. 
Miami,  Fla. 
Syracuse,  N.  Y. 
Pawtucket,  R.  I. 
New  Bedford,  Mass 
Lowell,  Mass.  . 
Portland,  Me. 
Jackson,  Tenn. 
Milwaukee,  Wis. 


Mecca  Palace 

.    Macomb 

Lincoln  Square 

Broadway  Strand 

Garden 

Regent 

.   Post 

Colonial 

Royal 

Paramount 

Southern  Ent. 

Southern  Ent. 

Southern  Ent. 

Empire 

Leroy 

Allen's 

Strand 

Empire 

Southern  Ent. 

Merrill 


Aberdeen,  S.  D. 

Garrick 

Holyoke,  Mass. 

.       Suffolk 

Pittsfield,  Mass. 

Union  Square 

Stamford,  Conn. 

Strand 

Bridgeport,  Conn. 

Cameo 

Beaumont,  Tex. 

Jewel 

New  Orleans,  La.    . 

Palace 

Muskogee,  Okla. 

Broadway 

Oklahoma  City,  Okla. 

Liberty 

Tulsa,  Okla. 

Rialto 

Okmulgee,  Okla. 

Orpheum 

Sioux  City,  la. 

Tivoli 

McKeesport,  Pa.      . 

Capitol 

Newcastle,  Pa. 

Regent 

Morgantown,W.Va. 

Arcade 

Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Grand  and  Ritr 

Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Cameo 

Washington,  Pa. 

Regent 

St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Kings 

St.  Lcuic,  Mo. 

Rivcli 

CITY 

Baltimore,  Md. 
Washington,  D.C. 
Baltimore,  Md. 
Baltimore,  Md. 
Baltimore,  Md. 
Springfield,  Mo. 
Springfield,  Mo. 
Kansas  City,  Mo. 
St.  Louis,' Mo.  . 
Salt  Lake  City,  Utah 
Boise,  Idaho  .' 

Boise,  Idaho     . 
Butte,  Mont.    .        ".* 
Butte,  Mont.    . 
Spokane,  Wash. 
Seattle,  Wash. 
San  Francisco,  Calif. 
Los  Angeles,  Calif. 
Portland,  Ore. 
Atlanta,  Ga. 


Century  and  New 

Rialto 

Apollo 

Broadway 

Capitol 

.    Jefferson 

.     Princess 

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Vol.  XXXI    No.  48 


Friday,  February  27,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


YOUTH 

By  DANNY 

Hollywood 
And  the  spirit.  That  goes  with 
it.  In  anything.  Reflected  among 
those  concerns.  Which  seem  to 
he  trying.  To  get  somewhere.  In 
the  making  of  pictures.  And 
where  that  spirit  lies.  Or  is  to 
be  found.  The  result  speaks  for 
itself. 

"Old  men  for  counsel,"  said  the  old 
Greeks.  And  they  were  right.  But 
there  is  in  youth  that  spirit,  that  de- 
sire, which  makes  for  activity.  They 
call  it  the  "go  ahead"  in  other  busi- 
nesses. 

Many    earnest    young    men. 

Are  doing  five  work.   In  many 

of    the    important    production 

organizations.     Thalberg    and 

Rapf  at  Metro;  notably.   Zeid- 

man  at    Warners  is  another; 

Fairbanks  breathes  the  spirit 

of  youth  at  his  studio. 

And    there    are    many    more.       All 

al^'Ut     Hollywood.      Perhaps    Bennie 

Zeidman    voices    tlie    thought    better. 

llian  many  others   could.     When   he 

says:    "The  enthusiasm  which  comes 

fi  cm    working    with     young     people. 

Their   desire   to   do  and  go.       Means 

so  much.     Here  in  the  Warner  studio. 

We    have    to    fight.      To    hold    them 

hpck.     Rather  than  fight  to  get  them 

t(i    do.      Imagine    Lubitsch     at     33 — 

Uiat's  all   he   is — and   what  about  the 

others?      We    have   many   youngsters 

dcvvn  here.     They  work  with  tremen 

f'ous  incentive." 

.\nd  Bennie  himself  is  no  gray- 
hc.'irded  patriarch.  He  looks  as 
though  he  had  just  reached  the  age 
Where  he  was  i)uying  his  first  Gil- 
lette.    For  his  first  shave. 

Just  another  sign.  Of  the 
times.  In  production.  Where 
youth  is  finding  its  way.  A  bit 
late,  perhaps.  But  not,  thank 
Heavrn,  too  late.  The  doors 
were  never  open  wider.  For 
new  people  in  production. 


'Frisco    Theaters    Merge 

(.^fecial  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
San  Francisco — Returning  from  a 
trip  to  Honolulu,  Louis  R.  Greenfield, 
controlling  a  chain  of  four  San  Fran- 
cisco theaters  and  the  New  Princess, 
Honolulu  announces  a  new  company 
has  been  formed,  merging  the  New 
Princess  Theater  Co.,  and  the  Con- 
solidated .'\musement  Co.,  chain  of 
theaters,  controlled  by  Joe  Cohen 
who  becomes  president.  The  central 
offices  are  in  San  Francisco. 


Has  Gloria  Signed? 

Los  Angeles   Reports  Renewal  With 

Famous — No   Definite  Word 

Available    Here 

Gloria  Swanson  has  signed  a  new 
contract  with  Famous  at  $17,500  per 
week,  according  to  a  Los  Angeles 
dispatch  to  Universal  Service.  None 
of  the  executives  at  Famous  profess- 
ed to  know  about  it   yesterday. 

The  inside  story,  as  narrated  by  the 
news  association,  had  it  that  Gloria 
who  is  getting  $7,500  under  her  pres- 
ent contract,  was  going  to  ask  Fa- 
mous for  $10,000  per  week,  but  that 
the  latter  company,  taking  cognizance 
of  competitive  offers  oflfered  $15,000. 
Warner  Bros,  offered  $17,500  and 
then,  so  the  story  goes,  Aliss  Swan- 
son  insisted  on  a  like  figure  from  Fa- 
mous. 

The  article  declared  Will  Hays  pe/- 
suadcd  the  Warners  to  withdra%v 
their  offer  in  order  to  remove  over- 
bidding. However,  it  is  understood 
from  a  Warner  official  that  they  ha\e 
not  taken   anv  such  action. 


The    First   Three   Ready 

The  first  three  two-reelers  of  Hunt 
Miller  Western  Prod.  Inc.,  are  ready 
for  distribution.  The  group  will  be 
sold  state  rights  through  A.  G.  Steen. 
managing  director  of  Miller  and 
Stecn   Dist.   Inc.,   1650   Broadway. 


Oregon  Kills  Censorship 

(S pedal  to   THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Portland.    Ore. — A    bill      nroviding 
for  a  Board  of  Censors  has  been  kill- 
ed by  the  Senate.     The  bill  had  pass- 
ed   the   House. 


Perret  Brings  "Sans  Gene"  Here 
Leonce    Perret   is   here   from    Paris 
ith  a  print  of  "Madatne  Sans  Gen 
He  is  at  the  Ambassador.     This  yfsit 
marks   his   first   here  in   several   vfars 


Convention  Date  Undetermined 

Minneanolis — The  exact  date  of  the 
Northwest  exhibitor  convention  de- 
pends  upon    the   legislation    situation 


27  New  Theaters 

More    Millions    Being    Poured      Into 

Additional    Proiects — At 

Scattered  Points 

One  day's  renorts  on  new  theater 
projects  yesterday  totaled  27.  Mil- 
lions of  dollars  are  involved. 

The    compilation,    found    in      detail 
herewith,  is  based  on  reports  appear- 
ing in  the  current  issue  of  "Engineer- 
(Continued    on    Page    4) 


Deal  On  With  Hines 

Negotiations  With  First  Nat'l,  Often 

Discussed,    Now    Believed   to    Be 

Near  Consummation 

.\t  the  annual  meeting  of  First  Na- 
tional in  .A.pril,  one  of  the  production 
matters  to  be  discussed  concerns 
Johnny  Hines.  who  is  now  complet- 
ing the  last  of  a  series  of  three  pic- 
tures  for   state   rights   distriljution. 

This  production  is  "The  Cracker- 
jack"  and  has  been  sold  under  fran- 
chise to  state  righters,  together  with 
"The  Speed  Spook"  and  "The  Earlv 
Bird." 

If  a  deal  with  First  National  should 
be  arranged,  it  would  mark  the  cul- 
{Continued  on  Page  2) 


"The  Coast  Of  Folly"  Postponed  \ 
Because  of  the  illness  of  Gloria 
Snvanson,  Famous  has  postponed 
production  of  "The  Coast  of  Folly." 
Allan  Dwan,  who  was  to  have  direct- 
ed will  make  instead  "Night  Life  of 
Nevi'  York,"  an  original  by  Edgar 
yn.  Rod  La  Rocque  will  have  a 
featured  role. 


Would  Use  Censors  on   Plays 

Albany — Michael  Mindlin  suggest- 
ed to  Governor  Smith  yesterday  the 
M.  P.  Commission  might  he  used  as 
a  temporary  means  of  curbing  unfit 
stage  plays,  until  some  permanent 
agent  could  be  appointed. 


Friedmans  Win  Test  Case 

St.  Paul — Friedman  Bros.,  ojierating 
a  holding  company,  have  been  award- 
ed $800  rental  in  a  test  suit  agains' 
M.  S.  Nathan  in  a  controversy  grow- 
ing out  of  a  proposed  theater  now 
razed.  ■-^ 


Buys  "Forever  After" 

Corinne  Griffith  Prod,  have  pur- 
chased "Forever  .^fter,"  Alice  Brady's 
former  play. 


Still  Another  Bill 

Censors  Now  Sought  in  Wisconsin — 
Measure    Would   Control   Adver- 
tising, Too 

{Special   to   THE   FILM   DAILY) 

Madison.  Wis. — State  censorship, 
with  provisions  in  the  measure  that 
would  control  posters  and  other 
forms  of  advertising  matter,  is  pro- 
vided for  in  a  bill  introduced  in  the 
.Assembly. 

It  appeared  for  a  time  that  exhibit- 
ors would  escape  attempts  at  reform 
legislation  at  this  session,  but  just  be- 
fore expiration  of  the  time  set  for 
the  introduction  of  bills,  .^ssembly- 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Gross,  $23,500,000 

That's   First   Nat'l's    1924   Business- 
Last   Year's   Profits   Reached 
$1,868,45/ 
First    National    grossed   $23,500,000 
in    1924  and   the   net   profits   for  that 
year  totalled  $1,868,457,  according  to 
figures    contained    in    the    prospectus 
issued    in    connection    with    the    flota- 
tion   of   the   new   $2,500,000   block   of 
eight  per  cent  particiiiating  first  pre- 
ferred stock. 

Some  important  and  interesting  in- 
formation came  to  light  yesterday  in 
this  manner.  For  example,  on  the 
basis  of  the  1924  earnings,  the  new 
first  preferred  would  be  entitled  to 
an  extra  dividend  of  fl.l7  on  each 
share,  making  total  dividends  for  the 
year  $9.17.  Average  net  earnings  for 
the  past  two  fiscal  years  totaled  $1,- 
600,390  or  Tyi  limes  the  annual  eight 
per  cent  dividend  requirements  on 
Ijiis    new   issue.      Based   on   the    1924 

I  iContiiiucd    on    Page    4) 


'  Graf  in  Studio  Scheme 

(Special  In  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
San  Francisco — Max  Graf  is  form- 
ing a  new  studio  company  and  nego- 
tiating for  seven  blocks  in  the  Sunset 
district.  Graf  said  among  those  back- 
ing his  company  financially  were 
Harry  I.  Stafford,  local  attorney,  and 
a  number  of  Los  Angeles  producers. 
Graf  thinks  the  establishment  of 
this  company  marks  the  beginning  of 
the  long  expected  shift  to  San  Fran- 
cisco. 


Olean  Co.   Buys  in   Rochester 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 

Rochester,    N.     Y. — The    Majestic 

has  been  leased  by  the  Genesee  The- 

ilrical   Enterprise    Inc.   of  Olean.     It 

understood    improvements    in    the 

perty  will  be  made. 


Warner  Coming  East  Soon 
ollywood — Harry  M.  Warner  ex- 
cts  to  leave  for  the  East  Sunday, 
stopping  off  at  'Frisco,  Minneapolis 
and  other  cities.  He  will  arrive  in 
New  York  March  12. 


Europe  Won't  Do 

Adolph    Zukor    Opposes    Production 

There — Not   to    Send   Any   More 

Units  Abroad 

(Special  to   THE  FILM  DAILY) 

Indianapolis — The  Star  publishes  a 
LTniversal  Service  dispatch,  quoting 
Adolph  Zukor  in  a  Paris  interview, 
as    follows: 

"It  is  impossible  to  make  pictures 
in   Europe. 

"You   can   no   more   make   pictures 

{Continued  on  Page  2) 


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Friday,  February  27,  1925 


Vgl.  XXXI  No.  48    Friday.  Feb.  27. 192S    Price  5  Cents 


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fuotations 

High       Low  Close       Sales 

East.  Kod...  115       14434  114^     2,200 

F.   P.-L.    ...   99y2     98^  99ys   19,400 

do  pfd.  ...107^  10634  107           800 

Film  Insp:    Not   quoted 

Loew's    ....   23i/4     23  23         1,200 

Metro.-Gold.   20^     20?^  203/i        200 

Pathe  44        43}i  44           225 

Warners   ...    16J^     15%  163^     1,900 


Still  Another  Bill 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

man   Raihle,  of     Cadott,     announced 
the  censor  measure. 

With  the  administration  having  indi- 
cated on  a  number  of  occasions  that 
it  is  opposed  to  appointing  numerous 
commissions,  the  belief  prevails  that 
the    new    bill    will    fail. 


House  Nearly  Ready  for  Mt.  Vernon 

With  the  completion  of  the  new 
Gramatan  theater,  at  Roosevelt  Sq., 
Mt.  Vernon,  the  town  will  have  four 
theaters.  The  Homach  Construction 
Co.,  of  New  York  City,  is  erecting 
the  structure,  which,  when  completed, 
will  be  managed  by  A.  H.  Schwartz. 
It  is  commonly  reported  Loew  will 
operate  it. 


Changes   in   Salt   Lake 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Salt  Lake— Jack  Hirshman  has  re- 
signed from  the  Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  to 
join   Universal. 

Dave  Frazier,  formerly  manager  at 
Butte  for  Universal  office  is  now 
working  from  the  local  Producers 
Distributing  exchange.  C.  W.  Enek- 
ing  is  now  with  Greater  Features  of- 
fice.    Formerly  with  Fox. 


^MathtS^ 


Utmosfin  Screen  Brilliancy 


Incorporations 

Sacramento,  Cal. — G  r  i  s  s  m  o  n  t 
Studios,  inc.,  San  Diego.  Capital, 
$200,000.  Incorporators,  H.  Wolsten- 
crott,  K.  May,  E.  Fletcher,  R.  Hart, 
and  H.  Taylor.  Attorneys,  Sloane  & 
S'loane,  Watts  Bldg.,  San  Diego. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Marlor  Corp.,  New 
York.  Capital  $7,000.  Incorporators, 
M.  Lorber,  J.  Elliot  and  E.  Clarke. 
Attorneys,  O'Brien,  Malevinsky  & 
DriscoU,  Fitzgerald  Bldg.,  Times 
Square,  New  York. 


Sacramento,  Cal. — Olympic  Aud- 
itoiinni,  Inc.,  Los  Angeles.  Capital 
$400,000.  Incorporators,  T.  Croteau, 
M.  Bruce  and  A.  Hooven.  Address 
Olympic  Auditorium,  627  Story  Bldg., 
Los  Angeles. 


Sacramento,  Cal.— A.  B.  Willis  Pic- 
tures, Inc.,  Los  Angeles.  Capital 
vlOO.OOO.  incorporators,  M.  Heyl,  H. 
Mumper  and  K.  Anderson.  Care  H. 
Humper.  417  Bartlett  Bldg.,  Los 
Angeles. 


Sacramento,  Cal. — Allied  Artists 
Bureau,  Inc.,  Los  Angeles.  Capital 
$20,000.  Incorporators.  K.  Burns,  W. 
Griffith  and  G.  Robbins.  Attorney,  L. 
J.  Mayljerg,  Lane  Bldg.,  Los  An- 
geles. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — S.  and  T.  Produc- 
tions, New  York.  Capital  $10,000.  In- 
corporators, J.  Oppenheimer,  E.  Hil- 
ton and  E.  Terris.  Attorney,  I.  Cohn, 
1540   Broadway,  New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Dwight-Deere-Wi- 
man,  Inc.,  New  York.  Incorporators, 
O.  Gustafson,  M.  Pollard  and  E.  Phil- 
lips. .'Attorneys,  Wessen  &  Wharton, 
34  Pine  Street,  New  York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Kavs  Productions, 
New  York.  Capital  $20,000.  Incor- 
porators, A.  Shever,  W.  Gutler  and 
T.  Patchell.  Attorney,  S.  Newman, 
15  Park  Row,  New  York. 


Boston,  Mass. — Bristol  Studios, 
Inc.,  New  Bedford.  Capital  $150,000. 
Incorporators,  J.  Hcaly,  S.  Rollo  and 
L.  Yanacek. 


Albany,  N.  Y.- — Columbia  Casting 
Blxchange,  New  York.  Incorporators, 
I.  Weiner,  Z.  Schwartz  and  S.  Sapir. 


Deal  On  With  Hines 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
mination  of  many  conferences.  As 
a  matter  of  fact,  Charles  C.  Burr  was 
outspoken  yesterday  when  asked  for 
comment.  He  declared  that  the  re- 
newed reports  regarding  Hines  did 
not  mark  further  progress  than  had 
been  made  previously.  "There's  no 
secret  about  the  desirability  of  such 
a  deal  on  my  part,"  said  Burr.  "I 
have  been  trying  to  close  with  First 
National  for  three  years.  I  hope 
what  you  say  is  right." 

Should  the  contract  be  signed,  it 
would  mean  no  change  in  the  Hines- 
Burr  arrangement.  Burr  would  con- 
tinue as  producer  and  Hines  would 
maintain  his  present  organization. 


Laub   Busy   On  Editing 

WiUiam  B.  Laub  is  titling  and  pre- 
paring the  Banner  Prod.  "Daughters 
Who  Pay"  for  the  market.  He  is 
also  cutting  and  titling  "The  Mad 
Dancer"  and  will  prepare  the  scenario 
for  "Ermine  and  Rhinestones"  for 
Jans. 


Rounds   Out   First   Year 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
St.  Louis — Columbia  Pictures  are 
g(  tting  ready  for  a  celebration  of  their 
inst  anniversary  which  will  occur  in 
March.  They  are  staging  a  March 
Month. 


Emory  Johnson  Resumes  Soon 

Los  Angeles — Postponing  until 
summer  his  plan  to  make  a  produc- 
tion in  Norway,  which  will  trace  the 
history  of  maritime  growth,  Emory 
Johnson,  will  start  work  on  a  new 
production  for  F.  B.  O. 


Vitagraph  Sold  For  Abroad 

The  Hi-Mark  Sales  Co.  have 
closed  a  deal  with  the  Jupiter  Film 
Corp.  for  the  entire  Vitagraph  output 
for  India,   Burma,  Ceylon  and  Japan. 


Europe  Won't  Do 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 

in  Europe  than  you  can  make  steel 
at  Waukegan.  Coal  is  necessary  to 
make  steel,  and  in  the  same  way  cli- 
mate and  numerous  other  elements 
are  vital  to  the  success  of  picture 
making. 

"Europe  can  not  attain  the  pitch  in 
organization  and  perfection  of  Holly- 
wood. My  companies  henceforth  will 
remain   in   America." 


NOW   BOOKING 


Charles  R..  Rogers  presents 
lA  B.ENAUD  HOFFMAN    Pictuiitatioro 

The 

THRESHOLD 

with 

Gladys  Hulette,  Heniy  D,  Walthall,  Sam  DeCtasst 
Robert  Cordon,  Charles  Sellow,  Marfiatet  Seddon 


c«d  Willis  Marias 


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Keith  House  Starts  On  New  Policy 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Cleveland— B.  F.  Keith's  East  lOSth 
house  has  started  its  new  policy  of 
continuous  shows.  Price  reductions 
were  simultaneous  with  a  change  of 
policy. 


Two  Additions  to  Cast  of  "Soul  Fire" 

John  Robertson,  directing,  has  add--, 
ed   Helen  Ware  and  Walter  Long  to 
the     cast     of     "Soul     Fire,"     Richard 
Barthelmess'  latest.  Production  at  the 
Tec  Art  44th  St.  Studio. 


ARTHUR 
STONE 


HEADED   FOR   FAME   IN 

HAL  ROACH'S 

2  REEL 

Pafhecomedy 


POWERS  FILM 

Survives   the   long   run. 
Distributed   exclusively   by 

SENSITIZED  FILMS,  Inc. 

A.    G.    STEEN.    Priildcnl 

Phone  1650  Broadway 

arde  8981  N.  Y.  C. 


Specify 


Raw    Stock    for    QUALITY 

Sole  Distributors: 

FISH-SCHURMAN   CORP. 

45   West  45th   Street 
N.    Y.    Bryant    7243 


NATIONAL    EVANS 
LABORATORIES,   Inc. 

Developing— Printing—  Titles 
1476— Broadway 

Telephona  Bryant  9330-9331 


Gaieties—  Vanities 

Follies 
Artists  and  Models 

THE  MAD 
DANCER 

HAS     THEM    ALL 
It's  A 

JANS  Knockout 

Foreign  Rights 

Export  and   Import  Corp. 


A  GREAT  WOMAN  PICTURE 


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GET  the  women  and  you'll  get 
'em  all,  say  the  wise  show- 
men. And  what  a  picture  "Sack- 
cloth and  Scarlet"  is  for  the 
women!  A  great  box-office 
drama  of  the  woman  who  takes 
and  the  woman  who  gives.  Su- 
perbly directed  by  the  man  who 
made  "The  White  Sister"  and 
"Tol'able  David."  From  the 
Red  Book  serial  and  best-selling 
novel  by  George  Gibbs.  A  mar- 
velous cast  headed  by  Alice 
Terry,  Dorothy  Sebastian,  and 
Orville  Caldwell. 

Everything  here,  boys,  to  make 
money  with! 


Paramount  Has  the  REAL  HITS! 


Member    of    Motion    Picture    Producers   and    Distributors   of   America,    Inc. — Will   H.    Hays,    President 


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Friday,  February  27,  1925 


Gross,  $23,500,000 

(.Continued   from   Page    1) 


profits,  the  earnings  are  sufficient  to 
meet  dividends  nine  times  over. 

The  prospectus  states  that  begin- 
ning April  1,  1926,  the  first  prefer- 
red will  be  entitled  to  receive  in  ad- 
dition to  its  regular  dividend  a  par- 
ticipation in  the  amount  by  which  the 
net  earnings  for  the  previous  fiscal 
year  are  in  excess  of  $1,500,000  and 
not  in  excess  of  $2,500,000,  this  par- 
ticipation of  8  per  cent  of  such 
excess  so  long  as  the  outstanding 
amount  of  first  preferred  remains  at 
$2,500,000.  If  the  amount  of  out- 
.■^tanding  stock  varies,  the  proportion 
of  excess  earnings  to  which  it  is  en- 
titled is  adjusted,  so  that  the  number 
of    dollars    of    additional    distribution 


ASSETS 
Current  and  Working  Assets: 

Cash   on   hand    

Inventories — Negatives,    positives,    accessories    and    i^roduc- 

tions    in    progress — Less    depreciation 

Acl\-ances    to    producers — Less    reserve 

Loans    and    notes    receivable 

Accounts    receivable Domestic    and    foreign 

Fixed  Assets: 

Land,    buildings    and    equipment — Less    depreciation 

Cost    of    franchises — Less    amortization 


per  share  will  not  be  changed.  On 
or  before  July  1,  1926,  and  annually 
thereafter,  the  company  agrees  to 
retire  out  of  surplus  3  per  cent  of  the 
greatest  amount  of  first  preferred  at 
any  time  outstanding,  such  stock  to 
be  acquired  at  not  over  $115  and  ac- 
rued  dividend  by  purchase  or  by  call. 
Total  assets  are  placed  at  $11,189, 
287.  Advances  to  producers  total 
$4,183,446.  Represented  in  pictures 
in  work  and  prints  are  $4,231,777. 
The  balance  sheet,  according  to  the 
prospectus,  shows  that  the  net  cur- 
rent and  working  assets  alone  amount 
to  more  than  $300  per  share  of  this 
issue  of  first  preferred.  The  consoli- 
dated balance  sheet,  as  of  Dec.  27, 
1924,    follows: 


$876,537.36 

4,231,777.06 

4,183.446.88 

99,373.63 

573,604.81 


$478,495.45 
258,695.67 


At    cost . . 
-At  book 


Investments  in  other  conipanies- 
Investments  in  foreign  coinitries 
Fire  Insurance  Fund: 

Cash      

U.    S.    Treasury   notes,   etc. — At   cost 

I)cferrc<I  charges   


'alues. 


$9,964,739.74 


737,191.12 

25,72'8.68 

221,353.79 


$21,525.93 
121,997.98 


LTABILITIES 
Current   Liabilities: 

Notes    payable    

Trade    creditors — Accounts    payable,    accrued    lial)ilities. 

Royalties    payable    to    ])roducers 

Federal    and    state    taxes — E.stiniated 

Payments    in   atlvance   of  film   service,   etc 


143,523.91 
96,750.22 

$11,189,287.46 


$324,552.22 
861.371.38 
217,739.20 
300.000.00 
553,730.45 


Fire  Insurance  Reserve   (per  contra) 

Capital   Stock: 

First    preferred — 8%    cumulative 

Authorized    40,000    shares — Issued    2'5,000    shares 

Second  preferred   "A" — 7%   cumulative 

Authorized    16,000    shares — Outstanding    11,426    shares 

Second    preferred     "B" — 7%     cumulative    after    retirement 

of    7.900   shares   "A" 

Authorized    10.000    shares — Outstanding    4,434    shares. 

Common — Authorized   and    issued,    60,000    shares  of   no   par 

value    


,257,393.25 
143,523.91 


$2,500,000.00 
1,142,600.00 

443,400.00 
1,281,377.02 


Surplus 


367,377.02 
,420,993.28 


$11,189,287.46 


27  New  Theaters 

(Cnntinued   from   Page    1) 

ing  News  Record"  and  on  many  re- 
ceived directlv  bv  THE  FILM 
DAILY. 

The  following  are  reprinted  from 
the  engineering  publication: 

Coatesville.  Pa. — Grand  Plaza  Corp..  c/o 
C.  S.  Adams,  architect,  2038  Spruce  St.. 
which  will  build  four  story  theater  and  of- 
fice building  on  T^incoln  Drive  has  awarded 
contract  to  J.  T.  Hallahan.  2313  Walnut  St., 
Philadelphia     Cost    $5C'0.000. 

Concord,  N.  H.— The  Bek  Tash  Real  Es 
tate  Co.,  will  seek  bids  March  6  for  temple 
and  theater  to  cost  $250,000.  C.  R.  Whitcher, 
814  Elm  St.,   Manchester,  architect. 

Dearborn,  Mich. — Dearborn  Amusement 
Co.  R.  D.  Brown,  c/o  A.  M.  Hull,  archi- 
tect. 1205  Detroit  Savings  Bank  Bldg.,  pre- 
paring plans  for  three  story  theater  on  Oak- 
wood    Blvd.      Cost    $200,000. 

Dearborn,  Mich.- — E.  Schley,  architect  1121 
Lafayette  Bldg.,  Detroit  is  preparing  plans 
for  two  story  theater  and  store  building. 
Owner's  name  withheld. 

Detroit,  Mich. — D.  T.  Nederlander,  11 
(,'ampus  Martius  having  plans  drawn  by  for 
two  story  theater  on  Woodward  Ave.,  and 
Six   Mile    Rd.      Cost   $500,000. 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. — Lazar  and  Son,  2134 
Brooklyn  Ave.,  will  build  two  story  and 
basement  theater  and  store  building  on  Brook- 
lyn   Ave. 


Milwaukee.  Wis. — R.  B.  Williamson  and 
Co.,  architects  at  503  Broadway  started 
taking  bids  yesterday  for  two  storv  theater 
on    Kinnickinnic    .'\ve.      Cost    $300,000. 

Milwaukee,  Wis. — Mai  Investment  Co..  376 
East  Water  St.,  is  having  plans  prepared  by 
Dick  nnd  Bauer,  811  State  St,  for  two 
storv  theater  and  business  building  at  27tii 
and   Wells    Sts.      Cost   $500,000. 

.San  Antonio.  Tex. — W.  J.  Lvtic  ot  tlii 
Princess  is  having  plans  P"enared  by  A.  B 
and  B.  M,  Avres.  Bedell  Bldg..  and  takes 
bids  .\pril  14  for  four  story  theater  at  Hou- 
ston,   River   and   Travis    Sts.      Cost    $1  500,000 

Santa  Monica.  Cal. — Santa  Monica  Com 
munitv  Theater  Guild.  904  2nd  St.,  will 
build    $150,000    theater. 

South  Pasadena.  Cal. — West  Coast  Thea- 
ters, Inc.  Knickerbocker  Bldg.,  Los  Aneeles 
which  will  build  two  story  theater,  at  Oxley 
and  Fair  Oaks  Ave.,  lias  awarded  contract 
to  W.  G.  Reed,  814  Pacific  Southwest 
Bldg     Long    Beach.      Cost    $165,000. 

Williamsport.  Pa. — Chamberlain  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  of  Shamokin  is  having  plans  pre- 
pared by  W.  H.  Lee.  1505  Race  St.,  Phila.. 
for  three  story  theater  and  office  building 
here. 


(Special  to   THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Reports  received  by  this  publication 
follow: 

Burlinghama,  Wash. 
Burlinghame — Ellis    J.    Arkush    has      com- 
pleted  final  plans   for   a   $250,000   theater. 


Chicago,  111. 
Chicago — C.  W.  Lampe  and  the  Bergan- 
dahl  Engineering  Co.,  are  drawing  plans  for 
a  14  story  hotel  and  3,000  seat  theater  to  be 
built  at  22nd  St.  and  50th  Ave.  Work  starts 
March  1. 

Work  starts  March  1  on  a  3.000  seat  house 
to  be  built  by  G.  J.  Gottschalk  and  Co.,  for 
lease  by  Lubliner  and  Trinz.  It  will  be 
known  as  the  Congress  and  will  go  up  at 
the  corner  of  Milwaukee  and  Rockwell.  Cost 
about   $2,000,000 


Memphis,    Tenn. 

Memphis — Clark  Porter  is  promoting  a  new 

tlieater  for  McLcniore  Ave.     It  will  be  known 

as  the  Rex  and  will   go   up  on  a  site  near   the 

present   house  of   that  name.      Capacity,    600. 


Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Milwaukee — Three  new  theaters  are  plan- 
ned for  Milwaukee,  bringing  the  total  of  an- 
nounced projects  up  to  ten.  Heading  the 
new  list  is  a  $800,000  theater,  office  and 
store  building  for  Upper  3rd  St.  The  exact 
location  has  not  been  revealed,  but  will  be 
between  Locust  and  Lloyd  Sts.  A.  W.  Hoff- 
man is  preparing  plans.  The  house  will 
seat  between    1,300   and    1,800. 

A  $200,000  house  is  planned  for  35th  St. 
and  Fond  du  Lac  Ave,  by  the  Keystone  In- 
vestment Co.,  which  recently  built  the  Holly- 
wood. According  to  Sam  Pylet  the  new 
house   will   seat    1,200. 

The  last  one  is  a  $125,000  structure  for 
the  extreme  south  end  of  the  city.  The  lo- 
cation is  Delaware  and  Rusk  Aves.  Peacock 
and  Frank  are  architects  and  the  Badger 
Building  Service  is  behind  the  project.  Seat- 
ing   capacity,    750. 


New   York 

Meister  Builders  have  leased  from  Louis 
Kramer,  the  1,700  seat  theater  which  Kramer 
will  build  at  Boston  Road  and  Stebbins  Ave., 
the  Bronx.  The  total  rental,  covering  20 
years   is   about  $1,000,000. 

The  Ambrose  Realty  Co..  has  purchased  a 
plot  at  795  8tli  Ave.,  and  305-7-9  W.  48  St., 
upon    which   a    theater   will  be   built. 


Portland,    Ore. 
Portland— T.    W.    McFadden    will    build    a 
$60,000    theater    at    Division    St.      and      Mar- 
guerite  Ave.      It    will   seat   750. 


Sedro   Wooley.    Wash. 
■Sedro    Wooley — C.    W.    Lederlc    is    building 
a   new    house   to   open    May    1. 


Shelby,    Mont. 

Shelby — The   new    Webb    has    opened.    Run- 
ning shows  Thursdays  and  P'ridays. 


Somerville,    Mass. 
Boston — The  .Strand.  Union   S(iiiare,  Somer- 
ville.   has    opened.       The    house    scats     1,100. 
Jack  Mafann  is  manager. 


Spokane,  Wash. 
.Spokane — Ray    Grombacher,    owner    of    the 
Liberty,    is   reported   to   have   completed   plans 
for    a    new    2,000    seat   theater. 


Yazoo    City,    Miss. 

Yazoo     City — The    Yazoo    will    be    finished 
April   15. 


Theater  Threatened  by  Fire 
Baltimore — Patrons  of  the  Idl( 
Hour,  on  North  Howard  St.,  receivcc 
a  scare  when  a  fire  started  on  the 
floor  above  the  house.  The  house 
snflered    only   little    damage. 


"Mare  Nostrum"  Cast  Announced 
Rex  Ingram,  now  producing  "Mare 
Nostrum"  in  France  and  Spain,  for 
Metro-Goldwyn,  has  completed  cast- 
ing Among  the  players  are:  Alice 
Terry,  Antonio  Moreno,  Millie  Inipo- 
lito,  Hughie  Mack,  Dona  Cinta, 
Michael  Brantford,  Rosita  Ramirez, 
Michael  Floresco,  Marcel  Lesiem", 
Don   Pedro  and  others. 


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THE 


Friday,  February  27,  1925 


Universal  Pictures 

Proving  a  Sensation  on  Broad'way! 

Oh  Doctor ! 

A  HARRY  POLLARD  PRODUCTION 
from  Harry  Leon  Wilson*s  famous  hook,  starring 

Reginald  Denny 

Critics  Go  Wild  Over  It! 

Vtr    Read  Any  Ne^w  York  Ne^rspaper  Revie^w    "^H 

Held  Over  for  Second  Week  at  Piccadilly  by  Lee  Ochs 

cooooooooooooeoooooooooooocooecoooocccoooooooooccooooooog 


The  Last  Laugh 

Third  Broadway  House  Fifth  Big  Clecn-up  Week 

Cro^wds  Demand  It! 

Critics  acclaim  it!— Cameo  holds  it  over! 

ii9000000000O00OCC&000Oga00O0000CC00000O0CO000O00O00O00O000gC0CO00000C00000O00000O0'D0000000000OP<a 

LEE  OCHS  at    Smoldcriiig  Fires  - 
P«  S«  ^^    PICCADILLY    Fifth  Ave.  Models^nd 

^o^ The  Price  of  Pleasure 


UNIVERSAL  has  the  Pictures  —  Presented  by  CARL  LAEMMLE  | 


on  the  tigjbt  foundation 


A  stoTff  fhat  holds 
the  attention  every 
minute;  Tiiat  has  heart 
throbs  and  thrills;  That 
cannot  fail  to  entertain. 
A  cast  of  box-office  names 
The  setting  -^  ^ay  Paree 

at  its  gayest. 


THOMAS  H.  INCE  corpokatTon 

k  presents 


By  Countess  deCkambriLTi 

with  Jacqueiine  logdji,  Udsy:  As toij 
Clive  BrdoK  and  buster  CoUiet: 

Jdapted  by  .  .G.  GAEVDNER  SULOYAK 
Directed  by  ■  .  .  .  .  .RALPH  INGE 
Supervised  by .  .   /.JOHN  GRIFFITH  WRAY 


<Foi r i^n   Higliti  Controlled   by    "^^ 
,"K»i  KUJi^on  Avenue  Mew  York  /"^ 

A  HxJbt  Iflafciondl  Viciure 

Mcmbcre  ^  Motion  Picture  Producers  and  Distributors  of  America  liic.~Wlll  Hays  fiautent 


iTHE 

7Ae  BRADSTREET 
of  FILMDOM 


;^^re(ogkized 
Authority 


Vol.  XXXI     No.  52 


Wednesday,  March,  4,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


THEATERS 

By  DANNY 

Is  there  a  reason  for  the  activ- 
ity of  operations  in  the  theater 
field? 

What  prompts  such  interest? 
Inside  the  lines  one  hears  much 
talk — doubtless  gossip — as  to 
big  deals  being  set.  Openly — 
here  and  there — are  happening 
incidents  to  indicate  that  there  is 
much  going  on. 

Yesterday  the  Universal  move — the 
taking  over  of  the  Sparkes  chain  in 
Florida — developed.  R.  H.  Cochrane's 
comment  might  be  considered  as  pro- 
vocative. "Bob"  Cochrane  rarely 
breaks  into  the  public  eye.  It  isn't  his 
way.  And  then  on  top  of  this  comes 
the  report.  From  Kansas  City.  That 
the  Newman  houses  may  go  to  Fa- 
mous. 

And  there  is  another  move 
going  on — two  in  fact — which 
concern  houses  in  the  Central 
and  Far  West.  Which — if 
either  should  develop — would 
cause  considerable  comment. 
And  a  great  deal  more  idle 
gossip. 

Operators  of  some  of  the  largest 
chains  are  strengthening  their  line-up. 
The  Fitzpatrick-McEIroy  chain.  With 
headquarters  in  Chicago.  Will  doubt- 
less have  nearly  60  houses.  In  their 
circuit.  By  the  Summer.  Another 
large  and  important  chain  in  the  same 
section.  Will  have  over  150  by  the 
end  of  the  summer.  So  it  is  said. 
Finklestein  and  Rubin  are  taking  in 
more   and  more  houses   in   their   sec- 

i- 1  tion.  So  it  goes.  All  over.  West 
Coast  will  add  about  20  more  by  the 

:     Summer. 

I  There  seems  to  be  an  epidemic  of 
theater  building  and  buying.  Obvious- 
ly many  theaters  make  considerable 
money.  Obviously  the  operator  of  a 
chain  of  ten  houses.  Can  "talk  turkey" 
to  the  seller — the  producer — much 
stronger  than  where  an  exhibitor 
owns  one  or  two  houses.  And  the 
ratio  increases.  As  the  holdings 
grow. 

Spring  and  summer,  1925, 
promises  to  mark  heavily.  The- 
ater operations  and  activities. 
And  it  might  be  well.  It  certain- 
ly will  be  good  business.  To 
keep  a  weather  eye  on  these 
movements.  Many  people  think 
they  mean  much  more.  Than 
surface  indications  warrant. 


Off  Atlanta  Board 

Progress,     Enterprise    and     Eltabran 

Quit  Film  Board — Dissatisfied 

With  Present  Methods 

Atlanta — Progress  Pictures,  Enter- 
prise Dist.  Corp.  and  Eltabran  Film 
Co.,  have  resigned  as  members  of  the 
Film  Board  of  Trade.  The  reasons 
are  summed  up  by  a  statement  is- 
sued by  Arthur  C.  Bromberg  of 
Progress,  who  said: 

"It  is  not  an  institution  of  fairness 
and  justice  to  the  exhibitor  or  to  the 
distributor,  other  than  a  few  distrib- 
(Coniinued    on    Page    6) 


$50,000  for  an  Idea 

The  current  issue  of  "Liberty" 
magazine  announces  it  will  pay  $50,- 
000  for  an  idea  for  a  story  and  that 
Famous  will  produce  it  in  film  form. 
The  judges  will  be  a  Committee  of 
three — one  appointed  by  "Liberty," 
another  by  Famous,  and  the  third,  an 
experienced  author. 

Exhibitors  will  observe  that  they 
and  their  families  are  permitted  to 
compete,  and  it  is  expected  by  "Lib- 
erty" magazine  that  some  valuable 
ideas  will  come  from  the  theater 
men. 


Fighting  Oshkosh's  Free  Shows 

(S fecial  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Oshkosh,  Wis. — Appearing  before 
the  board  of  education  at  a  special 
meeting,  exhibitors  protested  against 
the  showing  of  free  pictures  at  the 
city's  recreational  centers  in  competi- 
tion with  the  theaters  who  pay  larger 
taxes  to  the  citv.  No  action  was  taken. 


Atlanta  to  Dine  Loew 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Atlanta — -The  industry  generally  is 
cooperating  in  completing  plans  for 
a  dinner  to  be  tendered  Marcus  Loew 
at  the  Biltmore  Friday  night.  E.  A. 
Schiller  will  also  be  an  honored  guest. 


Back  on  Coast 

(Special  to   THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Los    Angeles — J.    D.    Williams   and 
C.    L.    Yearsley    of    Ritz-Carlton    are 
again  here  from  New  York. 


Trial  Friday 

Elizabeth    Managers    Out    On    $200 

Bail — Final  Decision  Will 

Affect  Entire  State 

(Special    Phone    to    THE    FILM    DAILY) 

Elizabeth,  N.  J. — The  five  theater 
managers  who  were  indicted  last  week 
for  violations  of  the  vice  and  immor- 
ality law  appeared  before  County 
Judge  Stein  yesterday  and  pleaded 
not  guilty.  Each  was  freed  after  sup- 
(Continued    on    Page    6) 


After  Product 

First   Nat'l  Ready  to  Consider   Inde- 
pendent Pictures,  Says  R.  A.  Row- 
land— En  Route  East 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Los  Angeles — Richard  A.  Rowland 
left  for  New  York  yesterday.  Before 
his  departure,  he  said  he  expected 
shortly  to  announce  titles  of  a  num- 
ber of  new  vehicles  for  next  year. 

He   had    some    interesting   remarks 
to  make  about  First  National  and  In- 
ependent  producers.  "First  National," 
he  said,  "is  eager  to  consider  the  out- 
put of  all  independent  producers  and 
(Continued    on    Page    6) 


100   Dubious   Stories   Rejected 

(Special   to   THE   FILM   DAILY) 

Chicago — The  Tribune,  interview- 
ing Will  H.  Hays,  touches  on  the 
self-censorship  imposed  by  members 
of  the  M.  P.  D.  A.  and  then  quotes 
Hays  as   follows: 

"More  than  100  questionable  books 
and  plays  have  been  kept  from  the 
screen  voluntarily  by  our  members 
by  this  reasonable  method.  No  cen- 
sorship  could   bring  these   results." 


Show  "Greed'  to  Grown-Ups  Only 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Calgary — For  the  premiere  of 
"Greed"  at  the  Palace  objections 
were  raised,  principally  from  the  Cal- 
gary Child  Welfare  Ass'n  on  the 
ground  that  the  picture  was  not  suit- 
able for  juveniles.  Ray  Tubman,  man- 
ager agreed  not  to  admit  any  child 
under  the  legal  age.  The  picture  had 
been  passed  by  the  provincial  censor 
board. 


Comerford   Buys  in  Mauch  Chunk 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Scranton,  Pa. — The  Comerford 
Amusement  Co.,  will  take  over  the 
Mauch  Chunk  O.  H.  in  Mauch  Chunk, 
April  1.  The  present  structure  may 
be  razed  and  a  large  new  theater 
erected. 


Goldwyn  Due  Today 

Samuel  Goldwyn  returns  today  from 
a  three  months'  trip  through  Europe 
on  the  Olympic. 


In  Theater  Deal? 

Doug  and  Mary  Reported  Financially 

Interested  in  New  House  in 

Eau  Claire 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Eau  Claire,  Wis. — The  Leader  pub- 
lishes the  following: 

"A    wire    was    received    here    that 
Douglas    Fairbanks    and    Mary    Pick- 
ford,   United   Artists,   had   subscribed 
to  a  substantial  block  of  bonds  in  the 
(Continued    on    Page    6) 


"U"  Seeks  Reaction 

Instructs    Sales    Force   to    Advise   on 

Practicability  of  Railway  Express 

Distribution 

The  sales  force  of  Universal  has  re- 
ceived instructions  from  the  home  of- 
fice to  investigate  whether  the  dis- 
tribution plan  of  the  Railway  Express 
Film  Transport  Co.,  can  be  applied 
in  a  national  way  and  to  the  advan- 
tage of  that  company. 

It  is  understood  that  R.  H.  Coch- 
rane has  evidenced  considerable  in- 
terest in  the  scheme  for  centralized 
distribution  but  that  he  intends  pro- 
ceeding very  carefully  before  even 
considering  a  definite  decision. 

Relative  to  the  general  meeting  of 
producers  and  distributors  to  discuss 
the  detailed  plan,  it  is  declared  that 
no  date  has  as  yet  been  set.  The 
sponsors  of  this  new  distribution,  in- 
cluding Robert  E.  M.  Cowie,  presi- 
dent of  the  American  Railway  Ex- 
press Co.  and  Walter  W.  Irwin,  are 
known  to  be  moving  slowly  and  are 
not  displaying  any  anxiety  to  rush 
matters. 


Small-Town  Houses 

Sparks  Chain,  Acquired  by  Universal, 

in  Prosperous,  Thriving  Florida 

Communities 

It  is  understood  that  although  Uni- 
versal has  not  yet  taken  possession  of 
the  Sparks  circuit  of  Florida  houses, 
the  terms  of  the  purchase  have  been 
agreed  upon  and  only  final  formalities 
remain. 

The  theaters,  totaling  between  17 
and  19  are  not  in  large  cities  but 
Florida  towns  that  are  in  thriving, 
growing  communities.  The  houses 
are: 

Beacham,    Grand,    Phillies,    Ameri- 
(Continued    on    Page    6) 

50  From  F.  B.  O. 

F.  B.  O.  will  release  50  pictures 
this  year.  John  Brownell,  Eastern 
scenario  editor  is  back  from  the  Coast 
where  he  lined  up  a  number  of  new 
stories. 

The  company  will  distribute  "White 
Fang,"  a  Strongheart  film  in  the  Uni- 
ted States,  Canada  and  on  the  Con- 
tinent. 


More  Optimism 

Paul  C.  Mooney,  vice-president  of 
Prod.  Dist  Corp.,  back  from  a  tour  of 
the  northern  half  of  the  country  re- 
ports those  who  have  really  good  pic- 
tures have  little  or  no  grounds  for 
complaint. 

"I  look  forward  to  an  exceptionally 
prosperous  spring  and  summer.  The 
(Continued    on    Page    6) 


THE 


Wednesday,  March,  4,  1925 


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Vol.  XXXI  No.  52  Wednesday,  March 4,1925  Price  5  Cents 


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Quotations 

High       Low       Close 

Sales 

East.  Kod.   .    112^   112>4   lU-yi 

800 

F.   P.-L.    ...    102%   101       101^ 

8,300 

do  pfd.    ..   107^  106.>4  lOe-K 

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Warners    ...      15^     15         15 

200 

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1,600 

$450,000  Brooklyn  House 

Shampan  &  Shampan,  architects, 
are  preparing  plans  for  a  theater  to 
he  erected  on  the  east  side  of  7th  Ave. 
from  81st  St.  to  82nd  Sts.,  Brooklyn. 
It  will  have  a  seating  capacity  of  2,000 
and  will  be  built  up  by  the  Fein 
Realty  Co.,  Inc.,  at  a  cost  of  $450,000. 


Illinois  Town  Goes  "Blue" 
Oregon,    111. — This   community   has 
voted  against  Sunday  shows.   Oregon 
is  the  county  seat  for  Ogle  county. 


The  GEORGE  E.KANN 

220  West  42nd  St.    Corporation 
New    York,    Chick.    40S2 
Cables— Gfokano,  N.  Y. 


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Bryant  3040 


Many   Promotions  at  "U" 

Several  promotions  and  changes 
have  been  made  in  Universal.  W.  E. 
Truog,  former  district  manager  of 
Goldwyn  is  an  assistant  sales  di- 
rector, for  territory  including  St. 
Louis,  Omaha  and  Des   Moines. 

Walter  J.  Price  has  been  transferred 
from  Washington  to  Philadelphia, 
.succeeding  M.  \'.  Landow,  resigned. 
M.  Epstein  goes  from  New  York  to 
Washington  and  Ely  Epstein  becomes 
assistant  to  Price.  Lou  Hess  has  been 
promoted  from  manager  at  Portland 
to  St.  Louis,  to  replace  E.  L.  Alper- 
son,  resigned.  George  E.  Jackson 
takes   Hess'  place. 

Julius  Singer  has  been  called  from 
.Albany  to  the  home  office  for  a  posi- 
tion in  the  sales  promotion  depart- 
ment. His  place  has  been  taken  by 
S.  Wittman,  formerly  of  Philadelphia. 
H.  Harsha  has  taken  over  the  Sioux 
Falls  office  while  up  in  Canada,  R.  A. 
Scott,  formerly  in  \'ancouver,  has 
been  promoted  to  be  Western  Cana- 
dian manager.  H.  C.  Borger,  of 
Cleveland,  is  now  assistant  manager 
there,  and  Harold  Weinberger  of 
Pittsburgh,  has  take  over  similar 
reins  in   Pittsburgh. 


Universal  Stages  Studio  Party 

Universal  yesterday  introduced 
Glenn  Hunter  and  Edna  ^lurphy  to 
newspaper  folks.  They  are  appearing 
in  "Once  a  Pedlar,"  Universal's 
first  Eastern-made  picture  in  eight 
years.  The  usual  pictures  were 
snapped  at  the  Fox  studio  after  which 
the  "party  ate  lunch  and  so  on. 


Favors  "Blue"  Missouri  Sundays 

Jefferson  City.  Mo. — A  drastic  Sun- 
lay  closing  law  has  been  introduced 
in  the  House  by  Dr.  Richard  Ray  of 
Kansas  City  who  confesses  he  has  a 
grudge  against  baseball  but  has  in- 
cluded other  anuisements  in  his  at- 
tack. His  bill  would  prohibit  Sun- 
day motion  pictures,  vaudeville,  base- 
ball and  similar  games. 


Booked  Into  the  Cameo 

"William  Tell"  goes  into  the  Cameo 
late  this  month,  at  an  undetermined 
date.  Paul  Yawitz,  formerly  with 
Fox,  is  handling  publicity  for  Sun- 
shine Films,  producers  of  the  picture. 


Thomas  Joins  Belasco  Prod. 

Los  Angeles — Edward  C.  Thomas 
has  been  appointed  director  of  pub- 
licity for  Belasco  Prod.,  Inc. 


Si.  Louis  Combine 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 

St.  Louis — A  new  buying 
combine  to  compete  with  the 
power  of  the  leading  circuits 
of  St.  Louis  has  made  its  ap- 
pearance. Six  prominent  neigh- 
borhood houses  have  gotten  to- 
gether and  bought  some  pic- 
tures. The  management  or  own- 
ership of  the  houses  is  not  af- 
fected in  any  way. 

Theaters  that  have  entered 
into  the  agreement  are  the  Au- 
bert,  Chippewa,  Hipointe,  Ash- 
land,   Newstead   and    Virginia. 


Signs  Anna   Q.   Nilsson 

First  National  has  signed  Anna  Q. 
Nilsson  for  one  of  the  leads  in 
"The  Viennese  Medley,"  by  Edith 
O'Shaughnessy,  which  will  lie  placed 
in  production  in  .\i>ril. 


Weinberger 


Mack  D.  Weinberger,  sales  man- 
ager of  B.  P.  Schulberg  Prod.,  is  back 
from  an  extended  Middle  Western 
trip. 


Universal  City  10  Years  Old 

Los  .Angeles — Universal  City  will 
hold  its  ten  year  anniversary  this 
month.  It.  was  officiallv  opened 
March   15,   1915. 


Fitzpatrick  On  Exchange  Tour 

James  A.  Fitzpatrick,  of  Fitzpatrick 
Pictures,  Inc.,  leaves  today  on  a  trip 
to  key  cities.  He  expects  to  close 
deals  with  several  exchanges. 


Editing  "Sans-Gene" 

"Madame  Sans-Gene,'"  is  now 
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having  the  assistance  of  William  le 
Baron,  Julian  Johnson  and  Forrest 
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DAILY 


Wednesday,  March,  4,  1925 


Off  Atlanta  Board 

(.Continued   from   Page   1) 

utors  who  more  or  less  control  the 
destinies  of  the  Hays  organization, 
which  is  the  power  over  the  Film 
Boards  of  Trade.  The  uniform  con- 
tract, in  my  opinion,  is  unfair;  and  the 
salesman  through  the  instructions  of 
his  manager  inveigles  the  exhibitor  to 
sign  that  unfair  and  retroactive  con- 
tract that  is  anything  but  a  legal 
transaction." 

These  three  state  righters  have 
been  active  on  the  board  here.  En- 
terprise operates  eight  exchanges  in 
the  South  and  Southeast;  Progress 
has  five  and  Eltabran  two.  While 
no  mention  is  made  of  other 
Film  Boards,  the  reasons  for  the 
withdrawal  here  would  indicate  simi- 
lar action  is  to  follow  in  other  cities, 
including  New  Orleans,  Dallas,  Ok- 
lahoma City,  St.  Louis,  Kansas  City 
and  Omaha. 

In  the  form  of  a  paid  advertise- 
ment, the  three  exchanges  have  in- 
serted in  "Weekly  Film  Review,"  a 
cartoon  descriptive  of  their  attitude. 
They  are  represented  as  Liberty, 
breaking  away  from  the  links  of  a 
chain,  which  are  marked  "New  York 
Rule,"  "Film  Board  of  Trade,"  "Hays 
Organization"  and  "Trust." 


National    supervision    of    the    Film 

Boards  is  exercised  from  the  office  of 
Charles  C.  Pettijohn.  However,  he 
is  not  in  the  city  and  no  one  in  his 
office  cared  to  make  any  statement. 
In  another  quarter,  it  was  pointed 
out  however,  that  the  backbone  of  the 
arbitration  system  was  represented  by 
the  old-line  companies,  none  of  which 
have  resigned  at  any  point  throughout 
the  country.  Although  Vitagraph  has 
withdrawn  from  the  Hays  organiza- 
tion, its  exchanges  still  function  un- 
der the  arbitration  system  developed 
by  the  Hays  office. 


"Wildfire"   Unit  in   Havana 
The  Distinctive  unit  making  "Wild- 
fire"   for    Vitagraph,    under    direction 
of  T.  Hayes  Hunter,  is  in  Havana  to 
film  race  and  fire  scenes. 


Busy  on  "White  Monkey" 

Arthur  H.  Sawyer,  Phil  Rosen  and 
Arthur  Hoerl  are  in  Atlantic  City, 
to  prepare  the  continuity  of  "The 
White  Monkey,"  for  Barbara  La 
Marr's  next. 


Ouimet  Plans  Montreal  Exchange 

(Special  to   THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Montreal — L.    E.    Ouimet    has      or- 
ganized a  $50,000  company.  It  is  un- 
derstood   he    will    open    an    exchange 
here. 


North  Carolina  House  Burns 

Winston-Salem,  N.  C— The  Broad- 
way, on  No.  Liberty  St.,  owned  by 
Piedmont  Amusement  Co.,  was  gut- 
ted by  fire.  A  $50,000  loss  is  partially 
covered  by  insurance. 


Milton  to  Become  a  Director 

Robert  Milton,  stage  producer,  is 
at  the  Paramount  Long  Island 
studio  studying  production  methods. 
Milton  plans  to  make  two  pictures  a 
vear. 


After  Product 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 

ready  to  make  releases  for  such  pro- 
ducts as  are  of  genuine  merit.  Stories 
which  have  bene  circulated  that  First 
National  is  not  interested  in  the  out- 
put of  independent  producers  are  en- 
tirely erroneous.  We  are  by  no  means 
confined  to  pictures  made  by  our  ac- 
cepted units.  Any  picture  of  genuine 
merit  will  be  seriously  considered  for 
release  through  First  National." 


$60,000  Claim  Filed 

Atlanta — Southern  States  Film  Co. 
has  filed  a  claim  of  $60,000  with  the 
Film  Board  of  Trade  against  South- 
ern Enterprises.  The  action  hinges 
around  a  contract  covering  1924-1925 
Warner  releases  which,  it  is  claimed 
Southern  Enterprises  contracted  to 
play  or  pay  for  within  90  days  after 
release.  Southern  States  claim  the 
theater  company  did  not  live  up  to 
its   agreement. 


Increases  Capital  Stock 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Albany,  N.  Y. — S.  Hurok  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  of  New  York  City,  has 
received  permission  to  increase  its 
capital  to  18,250  shares  of  common 
stock,  of  which  17,500  are  valued  at 
$10  a  share,  and  720  shares  of  com- 
mon stock,  no  par  value. 


Sunday  Shows  in  Gloucester,  N.  J. 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Gloucester — Gloucester,  N.  J.,  now 
has  Sunday  shows.  Afternoon  shows 
begin  after  the  Sunday  school  hour, 
and  evening  shows  are  at  the  same 
time  as  church  services. 


Small-Town  Houses 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
can  and  Ark,  Orlando  (population, 
9,282) ;  Jefferson  and  Orpheum,  St. 
Augustine  (population,  6,192);  Dreka 
and  Athens,  at  De  Land  (under 
5,000);  Star  and  Opera  House,  Ar- 
cadia, under  5,000;  Capitol,  Plant 
City  (under  5,000);  Sarasota,  Sarasota 
(under  5,000);  Palace,  Bradentown 
(under  5,000);  Baby  Grand,  Winter 
Park  (under  5,000) ;  Auditorium, 
Palace  and  Strand,  Lakeland  (7,062) 
and    Palace,   Lessburg   (under   5,000). 


Southern  Rights  Sold 

The  Buffalo  Bill,  Jr.  series,  the 
Buddy  Roosevelts  and  the  third  ser- 
ies of  Artclass  Westerns  have  been 
sold  to  Enterprise  Dist.  of  Atlanta, 
for  Georgia,  Florida,  Alabama,  Tenn- 
essee, the  Carolinas,  Mississippi  and 
Louisiana.  The  three  groups  have  also 
been  purchased  for  Texas,  Oklahoma 
and  Arkansas,  by  Specialty  of  Dallas. 


Sunbeam,  New  L.  A.  House 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Los  .Angeles — The  Sunbeam  built 
jointly  by  C.  W.  Grubbs  and  West 
Coast  Theaters,  Inc.,  at  Compton 
Ave.  and  69th  St.  has  opened.  It  seats 
1,400.  The  owners  recently  opened 
another,  but  smaller  house,  known  as 
the  Kinema,  at  Manchester  and 
Compton  Aves. 


Add  to  Theater  Chain 

Longview,  Wash. — The  Columbia 
Theater  Co.  will  build  a  500-seat 
house  on  S.  Commerce  Ave.  This 
company  is  now  building  the  Colum- 
bia, a  $250,000  house  and  plans  to 
branch  out  into  other  cities. 


Cleveland  House  in  Deal 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Cleveland. — David  Malek  has  pur- 
chased the  Alvin  theater  from  Mau- 
rice Lefkowitz.  The  Gaiety  Theater 
Co.  will  continue  to  do  the  booking 
for  the  Alvin  under  the  new  owner- 
ship. 


Starts   "The   Manicure   Girl" 

Bebe  Daniels  has  started  work  on 
'The  Manicure  Girl."  Frank  Tuttle 
s  directing. 


Trial  Friday 

(Continued   from   Page   1) 

plying  $200  bail  for  apnearance  before 
the  court  on  Fridav  when  trial  will  be 
held. 

The  indictments  were  handed  down 
last  week.  In  the  face  of  this,  the 
houses  opened  last  Sunday.  It  is  un- 
derstood the  trial  was  set  for  Friday 
in  order  to  settle  the  matter  before 
another  Sabbath  is  reached.  Onlv  one 
of  the  managers  will  be  tried,  in  the 
nature  of  a  test  case.  The  indicted 
men  are  Ravmond  Connor  of  the 
Fox-Libertv.  Henrv  P.  Nelson  of  the 
Canitol,  William  O'Dav  of  Proctor's 
William  B.  Stein  of  the  Regent  and 
Sariteros  Cocalis  of  the  Strand  and 
Roval  and  are  reoresented  by  former 
U.  S.  District  .Attorney  Samuel  Kess- 
ler  and  Joseph  Steiner  of  Newark.  It 
is  felt  here  that  future  Sundav  shows 
in  Newark,  Jersev  City  and  other  im- 
portant towns  rest  largelv  on  what  de- 
cision is  handed  down  Friday. 


Cavanaugh  Joins  F.  B.  O. 

F.  B.  O.  will  launch  a  special  cam- 
paign for  "Lilies  of  the  Streets," 
which  Belban  Prod,  is  now  produc- 
ing. Raymond  Cavanaugh,  formerly 
director  of  exploitation  for  Universal, 
will   handle   it. 


Bronx  House  Opens  With  "3  Keys" 

For  its  opening  March  18,  the  New 
Congress  theater.  Southern  Blvd.  and 
149th  St.,  The  Bronx  has  selected 
'Three  Keys,"  a  Banner  Prod.  This 
house  seats  2,500. 


Lloyd  in  the  Northwest 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Seattle — Frank  Lloyd  and  com- 
pany have  arrived  to  take  some 
scenes  here,  and  then  go  on  to  Spo- 
kane, Marcus  and  Northport  on  the 
Columbia   river. 


Lanning  Resigns  St.  Louis  Job 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
St.  Louis- — Livingston  Lanning  has 
resigned  as  manager  of  Loew's  State 
theater.      Louis    Sidney    is    temporar- 
ily in  charge. 


Evelyn  Brent  Signs 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Los    Angeles — Following   the    com- 
pletion   of   her   first    contract    Evelyn 
Brent    has    signed    a    new    long-term 
agreement  with  F.  B.  O. 


More  Optimism 

(Continued   from   Page   1) 

exhibitors  generally  seem  to  feel  that 
limitless  business  depends  only  upon 
the  presentation  of  good  pictures;  and 
the  producers  and  distributors  can 
share  in  this  prosperity  by  supplying 
these  good  pictures  to  the  men  who 
stand  ready  audi  anxious  to  book 
them." 


Bill  Would   Fine   Offenders 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Albany — A  graduated  series  of  pun- 
ishments is  provided  for  the  drastic 
"l)lue  law"  introduced  recently  by  As- 
semblyman Jenks.  Fines  would  be 
$10  to  ISO  for  first  offenders;  not  less 
than  $20  for  second  offenders  and 
irom  $25  upward  or  not  less  than  ten 
days  in  jail  or  both  for  third  offend- 
ers. Fourth  and  later  offenders  are 
to  be  adjudged  common  nuisances  and 
their  places  of  business  closed. 


Seek   Finances  in   Charlotte 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 

Charlotte,  N.  C. — Suggestions  for 
a  theater  sponsored  by  100  or  200 
business  men  have  been  made  by 
Frank  F.  Jones.  The  proposition  is 
a  community  affair,  the  capital  for 
which  would  be  $200,000,  all  to  be 
paid  in  before  launching  the  move- 
ment. 


Split  in  Spokane 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Spokane— R.  E.  Neal  and  Jack  W. 
Allender  are  adjusting  their  bookings 
after  breaking  partnership.  Allender 
plans  to  operate  his  Ritz,  Majestic 
and  Lyric  on  a  second  run  policy. 
Neal  contemplates  no  change  in  his 
first   run  policy. 


Chapman   Buys   Rayart   Series 
(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Cleveland — Lee    Chapman,    of    Se- 
curity    Pictures,     has    purchased    six 
George    Larkins    for    Ohio    from    W. 
Ray  Johnson,  of  Rayart.     ' 


Can't  Build   Portland  House 

Portland,  Ore. — The  City  Council 
has  denied  the  request  of  the  Hughes 
Investment  Co.  to  erect  a  new  theater 
at  E.  24  St.  and  Freemont  St.  A 
protest  was  filed  by  property  owners. 


In  Control  at  Akron,  N.  Y. 

Akron,  N.  Y. — A.  B.  Cummings, 
who  controlled  all  theaters  here,  ex- 
cept one  owned  by  T.  Stapleton,  has 
bought  the   latter. 


In  Theater  Deal? 

(Continued  from  page   1) 
new  Wisconsin  theater  to  be  built  by 
the  Eau  Claire  Theater  Co.,  on  their 
property  adjoining  the   Elks   club. 

"It  is  understood  that  other  noted 
film  people,  including  a  leading  film 
producer,  are  among  subscribers  to 
the  bonds  which  have  been  floated  to 
finance   the   new  theater." 


Dennis  F.  O'Brien,  attorney  for 
Doug  and  Mary,  is  out  of  town.  In 
usually  well-informed  quarters,  the 
claims  made  in  Eau  Claire  were  in- 
clined to  be  doubted  and  attributed  to 
over-zealous,   local  enthusiasts. 


Wednesday,  March,  4,  1925 


DAILY 


The  Reviewers  Haven't  Raved  Like 
This  Since  "The  Covered  Wagon"! 


"There  can  be  no  contradiction.  'The  Thundering 
Herd'  is  the  perfect  picture  of  its  kind.  It  soars 
to  heights  even  greater  than  'The  Covered  Wagon.' 
It  throbs  with  reahty,  with  romance,  with  sweep- 
ing action  and  breathless  adventures.  The  mag- 
nificent stampede  of  hundreds  of  charging,  fren- 
zied buffalo  over  the  ice-covered  prairie  is  one  of 
the  most  awe-inspiring  sights  we  have  ever  seen." 

— New   York  Mirror 

"A  stirring  picture  which  in  many  ways  has  as 
much  to  recommend  it  as  'The  Covered  Wagon.'  " 

— New  York  American 


"  'The  Thundering  Herd'  is  'The  Covered  Wagon's' 
brother.  It  is  much  more  interesting  than  'The 
Covered  Wagon'  from  the  standpoint  of  human 
drama."  — A^.    Y.   Evening  Post 

"The  most  beautiful  photoplay  I  ever  saw..  In 
some  respects  it  can  hold  its  own  with  'The  Cov- 
ered Wagon.'  The  buffalo  stampede  and  the  fight 
with  the  Indians  are  among  the  most  thrilling 
things  the  movies  have  shown  us  in  many  a  day. 
They  don't  make  westerns  any  better  than  'The 
Thundering  Herd.'  "  — N.  Y.  News 


"The  100%.  perfect  picture.  It  ought  to  be  billed  as 
'the  picture  with  a  thousand  thrills.'  There  isn't  a 
dull  moment  in  it,  and  that  is  some  achievement  when 
you  stop  to  consider  the  tremendous  scope  of  the  pic- 
ture. It  goes  several  steps  beyond  'The  Covered 
Wagon'  in  point  of  action.  It  is  the  last  word  in 
realism.  No  picture  of  its  type  could  be  better  than 
'The  Thundering  Herd.'  We  predict  for  it  an  ex- 
tended engagement.  You  will  be  cheating  yourself 
if  you  miss  it."  — N.  Y.  Graphic 

"  'The  Thundering  Herd'  is  epochal.  Scenes  of  sur- 
passing beauty  provoked  outbursts  of  applause  at 
the  Rivoli.  The  director,  William  Howard,  now 
takes  his  place  in  the  very  foreground." 

— N.  Y.  Telegraph 

"It  is  a  work  of  art.  It  will  make  the  blood  of  every 
American  boy  tingle,  and  men  with  young  hearts  will 
be  carried  back  to  the  accounts  of  the  daring  deeds  of 
the  '70s.  Horses  and  riders  dash  into  the  tops  of 
covered  wagons,  Indians  ride  at  terrific  pace  and 
clash  with  white  men.  Some  of  the  scenes  are  rem- 
iniscent of  Remington  paintings."      — N.  Y.  Times 

"The  best  picture  Broadway  has  seen  for  a  long  time. 
Magnificently  done.    An  unusually  fine  cast." 

—N.  Y.  Bulletin 


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Wednesday,  March,  4,  1925 


Newspaper  Opinions 

"I  Am  the  Man"— Chadwick 
Fay's,  Rochester 

HERALD—*  *  *  The  star's  (Lionel  Bar- 
rymore)  performance  is  one  of  quiet  strength 
throughout  it  is  clear,  fluent  and  always 
properly  keyed.   ♦  *  • 


"Isn't  Life  Wonderful"— Unit.  Art. 
Arcadia,  Philadelphia 

INQUIRER—*  *  *  while  Griffith's  pic- 
ture has  been  done  realistically,  it  is  scarce- 
ly  the   thing  movie   audiences  are  looking  for 


Granada,  San  Francisco 

(Week  ending  Feb.  21) 
BULLETIN—*  *  *  It  makes  you  feel 
more  contented  with  your  own  life  and  con- 
ditions, and  for  this  reason  alone  it  is  a  pic- 
ture that  everyone  should  make  an  effort 
to   see   *    *    * 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  comes  nearer 
to  deserving  the  adjectives  commonly  be- 
stowed   upon    big    productions    than   anything 

this   reviewer   has   seen   in   a  long,   long  time. 

»  *-  * 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  simplicity,  done  only 
as  a  master   like  Griffith  can   do   it. 

NEWS—*  *  *  The  story  of  "Isn't  Life 
Wonderful"  is  frankly  told.  Film  patrons 
who  have  been  fed  up  on  artificialities  in 
life  will  get  a  rude  shock.   ♦  »  ♦ 


"Miss  Bluebeard"- F.  P.-L. 
Tivoli,   Washington 

POST—*  *  *  The  frivolous  Bebe  (Dan- 
iels) in  the  title  role  mixes  ludicrous  situa- 
tions with  near  tragedy  to  the  delight  of 
the  audience.   *  *  * 

STAR — Bebe  Daniels  gives  a  piquant  in- 
terpretation of  the  heroine  in  the  photoplay 
version    of    "Little    Miss    Bluebeard."    *    ♦    * 


"New  Toys"— 1st  Nat'l 
Allen,  Cleveland 

NEWS—*  *  *  What  happens  after  the 
eternal  triangle  is  formed  may  cause  a  bit  of 
merriment  for  the  ladies,  but  at  best  the  pic- 
ture as  a  whole  is  only  mildly  diverting. 

PLAIN  DEALER — *  *  *  has  some  enter- 
taining qualities.  Barthelmess  is  always  in- 
teresting and  his  wife  is  cute.  *  ♦  * 

PRESS — *  *  *  Frequently  it  is  success- 
fully comic,  as  in  the  situation  where  a 
young  wife  invites  a  girl  to  dinner  and  dis- 
covers for  the  first  time  that  her  husband 
has  been  engaged  to  her.   ♦   ♦  * 

TIMES—*  *  *  There  is  very  little  of 
serious  vein,  the  action  ranging  from  comedy 
to    burlesque — and    good   comedy,   too.    *    ♦    • 


"North  of  36"— F.  P.-L. 
Adams,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  The  millions  who 
saw  and  admired  "The  Covered  Wagon"  have 
another  treat  in  store   for  them.   ♦   *  * 

TIMES — *  *  •  Plot  not  so  startling,  you 
may  say,  but  there  is  action  every  minute  and 
the  photography  is  of  the  very  best.  There 
are  night  scenes  of  the  herd  that  are  never 
to  be  forgotten.   *   •   * 

NEWS  *  *  *  the  picture  isn't  hurt  in  the 
least  by  having  Lois  Wilson  as  the  heroine. 
"North  of  36"  is  vivid  with  fighting  and 
love-making  and  there  is  a  bit  of  comedy  here 
and  there  that  doesn't  go  amiss.   ♦  ♦   • 


"So  This  Is  Marriage"— Metro-Gold. 
Strand,  Detroit 

FREE   PRESS—*    *   *   As    an   example   of 
intelligent   treatment    of   a   triangle,    one    need 


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look  no  further  than  this  picture,  so  skillfully 
andled  by  Hobart  Henley.  *  ♦  * 
NEWS — Lew  Cody  with  his  smirk  and 
smile  and  his  perfect  understanding  of  mis- 
understood women,  is  pleasantly  conspicuous 
in  the  cast,  with  Conrad  Nagel  and  Eleanor 
Boardman  as  the  harassed  yoimg  married 
couple. 


"A  Thief  in  Paradise"— 1st  Nat'l 
Rivoli,  Baltimore 

NEWS—*  *  *  The  picture  is  full  of  ac- 
tion  and    thrills.    •    ♦    ♦ 

One  of  the  features  of  the  picture  is  a 
dashing  polo  game  played  by  a  bevy  of 
shapely   girls   in   bathing   suits.    *    »   ♦ 

New  Aster,  Minneapolis 

STAR—*  •  *  Ronald  Colman,  Aileen 
Pringle  and  Doris  Kenyon  are  an  interesting 
three  in  "A  Thief  in  Paradise,"  one  of  the 
entertaining   pictures   of   the  year.    *    ♦    » 

A  trio  of  film  notables — Aileen  Pringle, 
Doris  Kenyon  and  Ronald  Colman — are  to 
be    seen    *    *    * 

The  picture  is  capably   enacted   ♦   *   ♦ 

Eastman,  Rochester 

DEMOCRAT— An  excellent  cast,  an  un- 
usual stcry,  original  settings  and  novel  in- 
cident   as    well    as    skilled   direction.    ♦    *    ♦ 

JOURNAL—*  *  *  a  play  which  contains 
action,  thrills,  and  above  all  the  unusual, 
the  kind   of   thing   with  a   "kick"   in   it,    *    *    * 

Metro,   Washington 

HERALD—*  *  ♦  a  bizarre  film  which, 
despite  its  many  extravagances,  rivets  inter- 
est by  sheer  forcefulness  and  tense  dramatic 
power.  *  *  * 

POST — ■*  *  *  a  splendid,  gripping  photo- 
play, all  but  the  last  200  feet  of  it.  In  this 
footage,  a  man  apparently  dead  is  brought 
to    life  just    for    the    sake   of   a    happy    ending. 

STAR — *  *  *  It's  a  strange  picture  of 
many  features,  with  a  cast  of  unusual  ability, 
including  Doris  Kenyon,  Aileen  Pringle  and 
Ronald    Colman.    ♦    ♦    ♦ 

TIMES — *  *  *  A  story  of  daring  intrigue 
and  romance — one  that  catches  drama  at  its 
pinnacle  and  detains  it  there  for  the  dura- 
tion of  the  picture.  A  story  that  makes 
one   evening's  good  entertainment.    ♦   ♦    » 


"The  Thundering  Herd"— F.  P.-L. 
Lyric,  Cincinnati 

ENQUIRER—*  *  •  a  thrilling  melodrama 
on  a  large  scale,  with  Jack  Holt  playing  the 
part  of  the  undaunted  hero.  Lois  Wilson 
as  the  plucky  heroine,  and  Noah  Beery  as 
one  of  several  very  untidy   villains.   ♦   *   ♦ 

TRIBUNE—*  »  ♦  one  of  the  most  thrill- 
mg  and  realistic  pictures  of  red-blooded  ro- 
mance of  the  season.  The  action  of  the 
piece  is  fast  and  fills  one's  blood  with  the 
fire  and   zeal   of  the  pioneers.    ♦    *    ♦ 


Plans  a  Third  For  Mansfield,  O. 

{Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Mansfield,  C— T.  Roberts,  who 
owns  the  White  Way  and  Park  plans 
another  house  to  be  built  by  the  Aris 
Amusement  Co.,  the  company  name 
under  which  Roberts  operates. 


Lumas  Increases  Capital 

Lumas  Film  Corp.,  of  New  York, 
has  received  permission  to  increase 
its  capital  from  $10,000  to  $50,000. 


Williams   Quits  St.   Louis   Rivoli 

St.  Louis — Arthur  B.  Williams  has 
resigned  as  manager  of  the  Rivoli. 
Aaron  Fineshriber  has  gone  back  to 
tiie  Rivoli  from  the  Kings. 


Universal,  Dallas,  Moves 

Dallas — Universal  for  ten  years  at 
111  Walton  St.,  has  moved  to  new 
quarters  at  139  Walton  St.  Metro- 
Goldwyn  moved  into  the  new  Film 
Bldg.   last  week. 


Brooklyn   Theater   Sold 

Sale  of  the  two  story  business  build- 
ing and  theater,  at  403  and  405  3rd 
Ave.  to  B.  S.  Catts,  makes  it  the 
third  transfer  of  the  property  in  less 
than  a  month. 


Newman  Sells  Out  to  John  Danz 

(Special  to   THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Spokane,    Wash. — M.    H.    Newman 
has  sold  his  interests  in  the  American 
to  John  Danz. 


1st    Nat'l    Promotes    O'Byerle 

Kansas  Cit> — Tom  O'Byerle,  for 
two  years  assistant  manager  and  city 
salesman  for  First  National,  has  been 
appointed  manager  succeeding  E.  C. 
Rhoden. 


Western  Pictures  Buys  Codys 

Western  Pictures  Co.,  of  Kansas 
Cily,  has  purchased  the  franchise  In- 
dependent for  the  new  Bill  Cody 
series. 


Jans  Group  Sold  for  Canada 

George  Jeffries,  Preferred  Pictures 
Ltd.,  Toronto,  has  acquired  Canadian 
rights  to  six  Jans  features. 

I  LEM  F.  KENNEDY  | 

I  Will   Produce   and    Direct  | 

I    Down  Upon  The  Suwanee  River   ! 
I  In  Florida  1 

I  Story  by  Hapsburg  Liebe  I 

I  Distribution   Announcement    Later  i 


CHROMOS   TRADING    COMPANY 

1123  Broadway 

T  F  increased  working  capital  would  mean  more 
profits  for  you,  why  not  avail  yourself  of  our 
resources.      We    finance    producers,    distributors 
and  laboratories. 


May  we  explain  how  our  service  zvorks? 


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First  class  novelties  get 
First  class  business. 
Novelty  is  HAL  ROACH'S 
middle  name. 

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Incorporations 

Austin,  Tex.— Pharr  Theater  Co., 
Pharr.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators, 
B.  Johnson,  J.  Cook  and  H.  Jones. 


Olympia,  Wash. — Columbia  The- 
ater Co.,  Longview.  Capital  $50,000. 
Incorporators,  W.  Vandercook,  J. 
Secrest  and  G.  Prevus. 

Albany,  N.  Y.— Berkshire  Theater 
Corp.,  Brooklyn.  Capital  $20,000.  At- 
torneys, Avitable  &  Esienhauer,  189 
Montague  Street,  Brooklyn. 


Charleston,  W.  Va.— Capitol  Am- 
usement Co.,  Charleston.  Capital 
$:5,000.  Incorporators,  C.  Midelburg, 
D.  Ahirneda,  C.  Thomas,  F.  Midel- 
burg and  A.   Hyman. 


Salem,     Oregon — Haughey,    Cohen 
&  Co.,  Portland. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Riegelwein  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  New  York.  Capital  |10, 
000.  Incorporators,  S.  Riegelhaupt\ 
M.   Weinberger   and   A.    Riegelhaupt. 

Albany,  N.  Y.— Lyric  Operating 
Co.,  New  York.  Capital  $200,000. 
Incorporators,  S.  Roseman,  R.  Wer- 
theim  and  I.  Low. 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Alben,  New  York. 
Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators,  A. 
Hills,  B.  Strauss  and  H.  Dittel. 


Dover,  Del. — Morrison  Newspaper 
Syndicate,  Inc.,  Wilmington.  Capital 
$25,000. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Michaels  Enter- 
prises, Inc.,  Buffalo.  Capital  $5,000. 
Incorporators,  E.  Michaels,  F.  White 
and  D.  Michaels.  Attorneys,  Aaron  & 
Dautch,    Buffalo. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Michaels  Genesee 
Street  Corp.,  Buffalo.  Capital  $5,000. 
Incorporators,  E.  Michaels,  F.  White 
and  D.  Michaels.  Attorneys,  Aaron  & 
Dautch,  Buffalo. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Michaels  High 
Street  Corp.,  Buffalo.  Capital  $5,000. 
Incorporators,  F.  Michaels,  F.  White 
and  D.  Michaels.  Attorneys,  Aaron 
&  Dautch,  Buffalo. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Roselle  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  Newark.  Capital  .$50,000. 
Incorporators,  B.  Feinberg.  C.  Lenz 
and  A.  Feinberg.  .\ttorney.  I.  Wein- 
steinn.    Newark. 


St.  Louis  Theater  in  Suit 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
St.  Louis — Suit  to  eject  22  tenants 
of  the  old  Imperial  Theater  Bldg., 
10th  and  Pine  Sts.,  and  to  recover 
$100,000  damages  have  been  filed  in 
the  Circuit  Court  by  the  Imperial 
Theater  Co.  The  theater  was  leased 
in  1918  for  eight  years  by  Tate  and 
Cclla.  It  was  condemned  by  the  Di- 
rector of  Public  Safety,  who  refused 
to  permit  shows  there. 


Jefferson  City,  Mo.  —  Midwest 
Film  Distributors.  Inc..  Capital  $50,- 
000.  130  West  18th  Street.  Kansas 
City. 


Boston.  Mass. — Taunton  Amuse- 
ment Corp.,  Boston.  Capital  $50,000. 
Incorporators,  H.  Eilenberg,  F. 
Green  and  J.  Eilenberg. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Manj  Motion  Pic- 
tures, Inc.,  New  York.  Incorporators, 
C.  Kelly,  N.  Becker  and  T.  Pincus 
Attorneys,  Kelly  &  Becker,  366  Madi- 
son Ave.,  New  York. 


New   Rayart   Deals 

Rayart  Pictures  have  closed  the  following 
new   deals  : 

Reed  Howes  series  to  Rex  Film,  Detroit, 
for  Michigan ;  six  Perrins  for  Western  Mis- 
souri and  Kansas  to  Western  Pictures,  Kan- 
sas City ;  Howes  series  and  Larkins  to  Hall 
Film  Exchange,  San  Francisco,  for  Califor- 
nia, Nevada,  Arizona  and  the  Hawaiians ; 
"Battling  Brewster"  to  Independent,  Bos- 
ton, for  New  England  and  to  Progress  Pic- 
tures,   Cleveland,   for   Ohio. 

Rayart  will  handle  "Winning  a 
Woman,"  a  Harry  Webb  production, 
featuring  Jack  Perrin. 


Creditors  Would  Sell  Theater 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Altoona,  Pa. — J.  L.  Gunderman, 
trustee  for  creditors  of  the  Victoria 
corporation  has  filed  with  Attorney 
L;,ng,  referee  in  bankruptcy,  a  peti- 
tion asking  that  the  Victoria  building 
be  sold  at  public  sale.  Attorney  Lang 
will  notify  the  creditors  and  call  a 
meeting. 

The    Victoria    is    now    being    oper- 
Med  by  the  Lyric  Theater  Co. 


New  Arrow  Deals 

Arrow  Pictures  announces  the  fol- 
lowing deals :  to  Sam  Grand,  of  Boston 
for  New  England,  "Lena  Rivers," 
six  Dick  Hattons,  12  "Great  Western" 
Hattons  and  four  Pinto  Petes.  A.  B. 
C.  of  Detroit,  purchased  "Days  of 
"49"  for  Michigan.  The  Broadway  and 
Mirthquake  comedies,  to  Progress, 
Cleveland. 


Milwaukee  Acts  On  Fire  Hazard 

(Special   to    THE   FILM   DAILY) 

Milwaukee — Seeking  to  eliminate 
fire  hazards  resulting  from  thte  hand- 
ling of  films,  the  Film  Board  of 
Trade  has  pledged  its  members  not  to 
sell  to  non-theatrical  agencies  that  are 
not  equipped  with  appliances  for  pro- 
tection of  audiences. 


Merit  Buys  "Lost  Chord" 

"The  Lost  Chord"  has  been  sold  by 
Arrow  to  Merit  Film,  for  Greater 
New  York  and  Northern  New  Jersey. 
The  Broadway  and  Mirthquake  series 
have  been  sold  to  Progress,  of  San 
Francisco,  for  California,  Arizona, 
Nevada  and  Hawaiian  Islands. 


Silverman  Back  in  Pittsburgh 

Pittsburgh — Sol  Silverman,  who 
formerly  operated  the  Princess 
theater  at  Donora,  has  returned  from 
the  Coast  and  is  in  charge  of  Sam 
Gciuld's  Arcadia  and  Gould  on  the 
North   Side. 


Harry   Hart    Seriously   111 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Milwaukee,  Wis.  —  With  Harry 
Hart,  F.  B.  O.  manager  still  in  a 
serious  condition  at  a  local  hospital, 
Sam  Abrams  has  arrived  from  Indi- 
anapolis to  manage  the  office. 


KINOGRAMS 


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A  news  reel  gets  the  place  of 
honor  in  the  New  York 
World's    reviews    of 
Broadway's  programs. 


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The  Most 
Entertaining 
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KINOGRAMS 

THE  NEWS  REEL 
^uilt  Like   a 

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i0ith 
the  first  authentic 
pictures  of  Seppalla 
and  his  heroic  dog 
team  that  carried 
the  life-saving 
anti-toxin  to  save 
diphtheria-stricken 
Nome. 


■THE  SPICE  OF  THE  PROGRAM 


EDUCATIONAL 
FILM  EXCHANGES,  Inc. 

Member,  Motion  Piaure  Producers  and  Distributors 
of  America,  Inc.  Will  H.  Hays,     President 


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Authority 


Vol.  XXXI     No.  53 


Thursday,  March  5,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


"SHORTS" 

By  DANNY 

Referring  to  short  subjects. 
And  incidentally,  to  some  devel- 
opments. Which  seem  to  be 
passing.  With  perhaps  little  con- 
sideration. Certainly  nothing 
like  the  consideration.  To  which 
they  are  entitled. 

Notably,  the  idea  sponsored  by 
Earl  Hamnions.  Of  Educational.  Re- 
garding a  string  of  houses.  Through- 
out the  country.  Which  will  show  ex- 
clusively .short  subjects.  This  idea 
has  been  discussed  for  some  time.  If 
Hammons  can  put  it  over — fine.  Sev- 
eral years  ago  Elmer  Pearson,  of 
Pathe,  talked  about  it. 

Here  and  there   throughout 
the  country.    In  a  few  spots. 
Houses    devoted    to    exclusive 
short  subjects  shoivings.  Have 
made  money.    There  are  many 
reasons   why   they  should— al- 
though some  clever  exhibitors 
are  not  so  keen  about  the  idea. 
But    given  i^he   rtght   location— and 
that  means  a  great  deal— such  a  house 
mieht  easily  pay   handsomely,  I.heK 
is   a    floating    public,    includmg   many 
business    people— who    have    half    an 
hour  or  a  trifle  more  time,  which  must 
l)e   killed   in   between     appomtments. 
Many   drop  iin     the     regular     picture 
house.  Others  lay  away.     They  figure 
thev   cannot   see   the   whole   show.   A 
littfe  Scottish  idea.  Others,  too,  don  t 
like     overlong     features.     And     while 
many    of    the    usual    productions    are 
short  enough.     Still  the  public   needs 
education  on  that  point. 

Looking  into  this  Hammons 
thought.  More  later.  Doubtless  in 
the  Spring  Short  Subject  Quarterly. 
Out  in  a  fortnight.  Material  in  sight 
promises  a  most  interesting  issue. 
With  a  lot  of  exceptionally  good  ideas. 
One  article— Riesenfeld's  ideas.  On 
music.  For  various  sections  of  the 
program.  Very  interesting.  Another 
on  the  non-theatrical  field.  By  an  au- 
thoritv.  Will  give  you  food  for 
thought.  -And  a  lot  more.  Of  almost 
equal  importance.  And  interest. 

Much  talk — much  more  than 
usual — and  usually  there's  a  lot 
on  this  subject:  that  W.  R. 
Hearst  is  slowing  up  his  picture 

i-  prograrn  materially.  Wonder  if 

"-tiffs'  tttt^^Pfe  riae*>  '■ '  •-.■- 


r^ar- 


Want  Cohen  to  Run 

Western    Exhibitors   Urge      Him     to 

Again  Head  M.  P.  T.  O.— O'Reilly 

for  T.  O.  C.  C.  Post 

It  is  understood  tliat  a  number 
of  Western  exhibitors  have  been  ur- 
ging Sydney  S.  Cohen  to  again  run 
for  the  presidency  of  the  M.  P.  T. 
O.  A.  In  view  of  the  fact  that  he 
headed  the  New  York  State  league 
for  three  years  and  was  national  presi- 
dent for  four  more,  it  is  doubted  that 
he  will  consider  the  request. 

An  interesting  development,  how- 
ever, is  under  way  within  the  ranks 
of  the  T.  O.  C.  C.  At  Tuesday's 
meeting,  it  developed  yesterday, 
Billy  Brandt  nominated  Cohen  for 
the  presidency,  but  the  latter  refused. 
Lee  A.  Ochs  then  nominated  Charles 
L.  O'Reilly  who  declined.  No  other 
candidates   were   presented.      O'Reilly 

(.Continued  on  Page  2) 


Wray  Sick;  May  Not  Go  to  "U" 

(Special   to   THE   FILM   DAILY) 

Los  Angeles — Because  of  the  ill- 
ness of  John  Griffith  Wray,  his  con- 
tract with  Universal  as  general  man- 
ager of  production  may  be  cancelled. 

Tom  Reed  is  new  director  of  pub- 
licity  at   Universal   City. 


MacLean  Still  Free 
Bogart  Rogers,  speaking  for  Doug- 
las Mac  Lean  denied  yesterday  that 
the  comedian  had  made  any  deal  for 
future  distribution.  "Variety"  reported 
he  had  signed  with  Famous. 


New  First  Nat'l  Purchase 
(.Special  to   THE  FILM   DAILY) 

Los  Angeles — First  National  has 
purchased  "Joseph  Greer  and  His 
Daughter,"  by  Henry  K.  Wel)ster.  It 
mav  Ijc  used  for  Colleen   Moore. 


Sills   A  Full-Fledged  Star 

Milton  Sills  has  been  elevated  to 
stardom.  His  first  picture  will  be 
"The  Making  of  O'Malley".  Until 
now  he  has  been  featured  in  First 
National   billing  and  advertising. 


Equipment   Show  for   Milwaukee 

In  conjunction  with  the  national 
M.  P.  T.  O.  convention  in  Milwaukee 
May  12-14,  there  will  be  an  equip- 
ment display. 


Exploitateers  for  Foreign   Exchanges 

It  is  understood  Famous  will  assign 
experienced  exploitation  men  to  all  its 
foreign  exchanges  as  fast  as  possi1)le. 


Daniels  Signs? 

It  was  reported  but  unconfirmed 
yesterday,  that  Bebe  Daniels  had 
sit?ned  a  starring  contract  with  Cecil 
^y^«-Mi41er-';-w     .---  ■ 


Another  Big  Theater  Deal  On 

It  is  understood  one  of  the  most 
important  producing  and  distributing 
companies  in  the  busines  is  about  to 
close  for  a  large  theater  chain,  in- 
cluding houses  in  many  cities  near 
New   York. 


P.  D.  C.  to  Lease  Forum,  L.  A. 

(Special  to   THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Los    Angeles — While    no    deal    has 
been    definitely    set,   it    is    understood 
P.  D.  C.  is  dickering  for  a  long-term 
lease   on   the    Forum  here. 


Goldwyn   Back 
Samuel     Goldwyn     arrived    on    the 
Olympic   yesterday   from    Europe. 


Rapid  Service 

News  Reels   Vie  in  Attempts  to  Get 
Inaugural    Film    on    Broadway — 

Intern'l  Uses  Special  Train 
The  news  reels  outdid  themselves 
yesterday  in  covering  the  inaugura- 
io;i  of  President  Coolidge  in  Wash- 
ington. Unusual  preparations  were 
made  by  all  of  the  companies  to  get 
the  pictures  into  New  York  and  out 
through  the  country  as  rapidly  as 
possible. 

International  News,  for  example, 
arranged  for  a  special  train  over  the 
Pennsylvania  :jystem  and  cut  and 
developed  the  film  en  route  from 
Wasliington.  The  train  laboratory 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Essanay  to  Film   Indian  Story 

Washburn,  N.  D. — The  Essanay 
Film  Co.,  of  Chicago,  will  shortly 
start  production  on  "Prince  of  the 
Prairies"  on  the  Standing  Rock  In- 
dian Reservation.  Indians  on  the 
reservation  will  he  used  in  the 
picture. 


Would  Tax  Traveling  Shows 

i  Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 

Dallas — A  bill  introduced  by  Rep- 
resentative Covey  of  Goree  would 
tax  traveling  shows  at  the  same  rates 
used  for  theaters.  The  measure  has 
the  approval  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O. 


Forge,  De  Mille's  Comptroller 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Los  .Angeles — G.  Wallace  Forge 
has  been  appointed  comptroller  for 
Cecil  B.  De  Mille.  Louis  Lemieux  is 
purchasing  agent  and  William  Fox, 
his  assistant. 


Pettijohn   Back 

Charles  C.  Pettijohn,  general  coun- 
sel of  the  Hays  organization,  return- 
ed -froiii  ai.  t-hr^e  weeks'  trip  yesteFdayr 


May  Go  To  United 

Valentino- Williams   Split — Agreement 
With    Famous    Calls    For    Inde- 
finite   Number   of   Pictures 

(Special   to   THE   FILM    DAILY) 

Los  Angeles — It  is  understood  that 
the  reported  split  between  Rudolph 
Valentino  and  Ritz  Carlton  Pictures 
is  definite  and  that  Valentino  hopes  to 
distribute  through  United  Artists. 

It  is  gathered  here  that  the  produc- 
m\;,  organization  has  been  practically 
disbanded  and  that  plans  for  "The 
Hooded  Falcon,"  scheduled  to  be  Val- 
entino's next  have  been  abandoned. 


Ritz  holds  a  distribution  contract 
with  Famous  for  the  release  of  an  in- 
definite number  of  Valentino  pictures. 
J.  D.  Williams'  contract  with  Valen- 
tnio  calls  for  five  pictures,  only  one  of 
which,  "Cobra"  has  been  completed. 


WoodhuU    Honored   at   Dinner 

(Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Newark,  N.  J.— R.  F.  ("Pete") 
Woodhull,  president  of  the  M.  P.  T. 
O.  of  New  Jersey  from  1921  to  1924 
was  the  guest  of  honor  at  a  dimuT 
at  the  Robert  Treat  last  night,  when 
he  was  presented  with  a  gold  plac- 
que  suitably  inscribed.  There  were 
167  at  the  dinner  and  l.mi)  at  the 
ball  that  followed.  Speakers  were 
Mayor  Hosking  of  Dover;  Judge  .-\ 
J.  David,  prosecutor  of  Union 
County;  Mayor  Breitenbach  of  New- 
ark; Sydney  S.  Cohen,  M.  J.  O'Toole, 
J.    M.    Seider   and    Woodhull. 


Atlanta  Claim  Settled 
Harry  D.  Goldberg  of  the  theater 
department  at  Famous  declared  yes- 
terday, that  the  claim  for  $60,000 
filed  against  Southern  Enterprises. 
Inc.  by  Southern  States  Film  Co.  had 
been  settled.  It  involved  showings 
of  the  current  Warner  product,  for 
which  play  dates  have  now  been  as- 
signed by  Famous. 


To  Film  "Wanderer" 

Raoul     Walsh     to     Direct     Biblical 
Spectacle    for     Famous — Prepar- 
ing Now  on  Coast 

Famous  announced  yesterday  that 
Raoul  Walsh  will  direct  a  spectacu- 
lar version  of  "The  Wanderer",  the 
famous  Biblical  play  by  Maurice  V. 
Samuels. 

The  picture  will  be  made  on  the 
Coast  where  for  two  months  past 
work  has  been  progressing  on  a 
number  of  massive  sets  in  the  Lasky 
studio  and  on  location.  Plans  have 
been  completed  for  an  outdoor  set 
that  Famous  says  will  be  one  of  the 
most  elaborate  ever  built.  J.  T. 
O-'Donahue    is    doing   the   script. 


THE 


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DAILV 


Thursday,  March  5,  1925 


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ViLXXXINt.  53  Tlmrsdiy.  March 5,1925  Price5C»ts 


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tive — Ernest  W  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter, 
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Quotations 


High 

Low 

Close       Sales 

East.    Kod. 

.    112/. 

112 

112   3,100 

F.    P.-L.    .. 

101 

98/ 

983/  12,800 

do  pfd.    . 

106H 

106/ 

106/      400 

Film  Insp. 

93/8 

9 

9         600 

L»ew's    . . .  . 

235/8 

233/8 

23H  3,700 

Metro-Gold. 

19/ 

19/ 

19/      100 

Pathe    

Not   quoted 

Warners    . . 

Not   quoted 

"A"    

16 

15/8 

15^      700 

Incorporations 

Trenton,  N.  J.— D.  F.  H.  Amuse- 
ments, Inc.,  Montclair.  Capital  $100,- 
000.  Incorporators,  C.  Hinck,  W. 
Drake  and  F.  Falkner.  Attorneys, 
Hudson  &  Joelson,  Patterson. 


Rapid  Service 

,  (.Continued  from  Page  1) 
force  kept  on  working  until  enough 
prints  were  ready  to  supply  first-run 
accounts  in  New  York.  Other 
prints  were  speeded  to  Boston  and 
to  Chicago,  while  country-distribu- 
tion began  last  night. 

Pathe  had  a  corps  of  cameramen 
on  hand.  At  1:15  a  special  'plane 
left  Washington  for  Chicago  and 
Western  points  and  at  1 :22,  a  second 
'plane  left  for  New  York.  The  New 
York  'plane  made  the  trip  in  splen- 
did time,  arriving  in  New  York  2:48 
with   400   ft.    of   negative. 

Fox  had  ten  cameramen  on  the 
job.  They  were  scattered  along  the 
line  of  march  and  at  the  White 
House.  The  negatives  were  rushed 
to  Boiling  Field  where  two  'planes 
were  in  readiness.  One  left  with 
early  material  for  Mitchell  Field  and 
the   second,   with   additional   material. 

A  squad  of  16  cameramen  covered 
the  inauguration  for  Kinograms. 
Two  airplanes  waited  to  carry  the 
negative  to  Curtiss  field.  One  took 
the  air  immediately  after  Coolidge 
took  his  oath.  The  second  waited 
to  receive  all  other  negative  com- 
pleting   the    day's    events. 

Before  midnight  the  entire  issue 
had  been  printed.  Every  point 
reached  by  air  mail  was  served  in 
this  manner.  All  of  the  reels  ar- 
rived in  town  for  showing  at  Broad- 
way  theaters. 


De   Forest   Seeking   Salesmen 

The  Phonofilm  Sales  Co.  yesterday 
advertised  in  the  World  for  a  number 
of  salesmen.  There  have  been  a 
number  of  conferences  held  by  the 
De  Forest  interests  of  late  relative  to 
the  Phonofilm.  A  stock  issue  is 
about  to  be  floated,  according  to 
report. 


Southern  Illinois  Slump  Worse 

(.Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
St.  Louis — Conditions  in  the  coal 
districts,  usually  bad,  are  growing 
worse.  One  report  estimates  there 
are  15,000  miners  out  of  work  in  Wil- 
liamson County  alone.  Exhibitors  ex- 
pect  a   terrible    Spring   and   Summer. 


"Three   Faces  East"  Next 

Edward  Belasco  Prod,  will  next 
produce  "Three  Faces  East."  It  will 
be  released  through  Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Freund  Bros.,  At- 
lantic City.  Capital  $125,000.  Incor- 
porators, S.  Izenskie,  A.  Freund  and 
L.  Perskie.  Attorney,  J.  B.  PersWe, 
Atlantic  City. 


Lee  to  Tour  With  Mix 

Joe  Lee  will  accompany  Tom  Mix 
when  the  latter  makes  his  tour  of  Eu- 
rope, beginning  next  month. 


To  Road  Show  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin" 

(Special  to   THE  FILM  DAILY) 

St.  Louis — C.  C.  Jones,  of  Cambria, 
will  close  his  American  theater  there 
May  1.  He  plans  to  road  show  an 
Uncle  Tom  Cabin  film  of  four  reels 
and  he  will  play  it  under  canvas  in 
towns  without  theaters. 


Another  Reported   For   Milwaukee 

Milwaukee — Reports  indicate  that 
$300,000  will  be  spent  by  Henry  Gold- 
man, of  Green  Bay,  and  his  brother, 
Joseph,  of  this  city,  on  a  new  theater 
to  seat  1,500,  which  will  be  erected  in 
Shorewood,    the    residential    district. 


Want  Cohen  to  Run 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
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board  of  directors.  Cohen  accepted 
A  move  will  be  launched  to  make 
the  local  representation  in  Milwau 
kee  the  largest  in  point  of  number 
that  has  ever  attended  a  national 
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Showing  in  New  York  last  night  — 


THE  INAUGURATION  OF 


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PATHE  NEWS 


Also  arrangements  made  to  ship  from 
Chicago  the  same  night  prints  for  the 
Central    and    Southwestern    territory 


IT  IS  EASY  TO  CLAIM  BUT  PERFORMANCE 
IS  THE  ONLY  THINQ  THAT  COUNTS.' 


THE 


DAILY 


Thursday,  March  5,  1925 


At  Broadway  Theaters 


Capitol 


Tchaikovsky's  "Fourth  Symphony"  is  the 
overture.  Next  appears  the  Magazine  News 
Weekly,  after  which  is  staged  "Ballet  Di- 
vertissements,'* consisting  of  (a)  "Spanish 
Dance,"  by  Doris  Niles,  and  (b)  "Nola"  (A 
Silhouette)  by  the  Capitol  Ballet  Corps.  A 
Bruce  "Overture  Scenic"  is  fourth,  this  one 
is  titled  "Endless  Waters."  Preceding  the 
feature  is  a  prelude:  "Lady  of  the  Evening," 
Irving  Berlin's  popular  number,  sung  by 
Sophia  Kassmir  and  Joseph  Wetzel.  The 
feature  is  "Lady  of  the  Night."  Following 
an  offering  by  the  orchestra,  "I  Remember," 
a  short   reel.      An  organ   march  is  finale. 

Mark  Strand 

Following  is  the  current  Strand  program : 
(1)  The  overture,  "Within  the  Walls  of 
China."  (2)  Divertissement,  a  song  and 
dance  offering.  (3)  the  Topical  News  Re- 
view. (4)  a  prologue  to  the  feature.  (5) 
"The  Swan."  the  feature.  (6)  a  Lloyd  Ham- 
ilton comedy,  "Half  a  Hero"  and  (7)  a 
closing   selection   on   the   organ. 

Rialto 

Selections  from  "Carmen"  and  Riesenfeld's 
Classical  Jazz  open  the  bill.  A  Red  Seal 
short  reel,  "Do  You  Remember?"  and  the 
Rialto  Magazine  appear  third  and  fourth. 
Theodore  Webb  sings  "Lolita.''  The  feature, 
"Too  Many  Kisses,"  stars  Richard  Dix. 
Helen  Sherman,  coloratura  soprano,  sings  an 
aria  from  "The  Barber  of  Seville."  "Great 
Guns,"  a  Bobby  Vernon  comedy,  is  last. 

Rivoli 

"Frederick  Chopin"  is  the  title  of  the 
latest  Fitzpatrick  Music  Masters  release, 
which  opens  the  performance,  followed  by 
the  Weekly  News  Review  and  an  elaborate  and 
appropriate  prologue  by  some  "real'  Indians. 
"The  Thundering  Herd"  Is  the  main  attrac- 
tion, after  which  C.  Sharpe  Minor  offers  two 
selections  on  the  organ.  "Ko-Ko  the  Barber," 
a    Max    Fleischer   "Inkwell"    cartoon,    is    last. 

At  Other  Houses 

Hold-overs  on  Broadway  this  week  include 
"Quo  Vadis,"  at  the  Apollo;  "The  Lost 
World,"  at  the  Astor;  "The  Man  Without  a 
Country,"  at  the  Central;  "Romola,"  at  the 
Cohan;  "The  Miracle  of  the  Wolves."  at  the 
Criterion,  and  "The  Iron  Horse,"  at  the 
Lyric.  "The  Last  Laugh"  continues  at  the 
Cameo  and  "Charley's  Aimt"  at  the  Colony. 
The  Piccadilly  is  holding  "Oh !  Doctor"  for 
a   second  week. 


Exports  Gain 

Less   Negative   Footage  in  1924,  But 

Value   Is  Greater  Than 

That   of   1923 

(Special  to   THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Washington — Exports  for  1924  have 
topped    those    of    the    previous    year. 
The  figures  follow: 

1924— negatives  8,100,664  ft.  valued 
at  $1,420,359,   and   positives,    170,346, 
942    ft.    valued    at    $6,081,417;    1923- 
negatives,  8,268,590  ft.  valued  at  $996, 
336,     and     positives,     138,656,880     ft. 
yaliied  at  $5,417,745.   Exports  of  pro 
jcction  machines  were  responsible  for 
the  gain  in  the  apparatus  group. 

It  will  he  noted  that  less  negative 
was  shipped  in  1924,  but  '  that  the 
value  was  greater.  Shipments  of 
cameras  made  a  large  advance  from 
174,574  in  numher  in  1923  to  423,086 
in  1924  and  from  a  value  of  $831,883 
in  1923  to  $1,380,084  in  1924.  Camera 
parts  shipments  also  increased  from 
a  value  of  $332,057  in  1923  to  $495,- 
883  in  1924. 


Court    Decides    Against    Cancellation 

Judge  Shaw,  in  the  Superior  Court, 
has  denied  the  injunction  application 
sought  by  Barbara.  Bedford  to  re- 
strain the  Ince  Corp.  from  interfering 
with  her  engagements  with  otiier 
producers.  Miss  Bedford  seeks  can- 
cellation of  her  contract  on  the 
ground  that  the  Ince  company  has 
not  made  any  pictures  since  Ince 
died    in    November. 


Hines  on  Tour 

Johnny  Hines  will  start  a  person- 
al appearance  tour  on  the  16th.  He 
will  play  Reading,  Newark,  St.  Louis 
and  several  other  towns. 


Famous   Books  Gilda  Gray 

Famous  has  booked  Gilda  Gray, 
now  appearing  in  a  cabaret  at  Holly- 
wood, Fla.,  into  several  Paramount 
theaters  in  the  South. 


"Vanishing  Men"  at  Piccadilly 

"The  Isle  of  Vanishing  Men"  goes 
itito  the  Piccadilly  on  Saturday.  The 
picture  is  being  handled  by  Herman 
Garfield. 


Demand  Censors  for  Austin 

(.Special  to  THE  FILM  DAILY) 
Austin,  Tex. — Citizens  here  demand 
the  creation  of  a  censor  board.  Two 
stage  plays,  considered  unfit,  are  re- 
sponsible for  this  move.  It  is  not 
known  if  pictures  will  be  included. 


Weil  Heads  Arrow  Publicity 

Richard  Weil  has  become  head  of 
the  advertising  and  publicity  depart- 
ments of  Arrow.  Weil  was  with  Ar- 
row in   1923. 

Louis  Loeb  has  joined  the  foreign 
department. 


Hilton  Herrmann  Dead 

New  Orleans — Hilton  J.  Herrmann 
is  dead.  He  was  with  Progress  Pic- 
tures. 


Jess      Smith     has 
Hackathorne    in    the 
Life   in   New   York". 


placed     George 
cast    of    "Night 


NOW  BOOKING 


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Alan  Roscoc,  Bessie  Eyfcn  wChirles  French 
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NEW  YORK,   N.  Y.  MAR.  4,  1925 


EXTRA!     EXTRA! 

International  News  Scores  Again 

Coolidge's  Second  Inauguration  on 
Broadway  Screens  Same  Afternoon 

Special  Train  Brings  Greatest  Scoop  in  History  of  Motion 
Picture  News  Films!  All  Competition  Beaten! 

ALL  records  were  smashed  in  train  time  today  when  a  special  train  made 
I  a  record  run  from  Washington  to  New  York  over  the  Pennsylvania 
System  in  three  hours  and  thirty  minutes,  carrying  films  of  the  inaugural 
made  by  the  International  Newsreel  Corporation.  This  train  arrived  in 
New  York  the  winner  of  a  keen  race  between  train  and  airplane. 


COMPLETE  LABORATORY  ON  BOARD 

With  this  train  and  through  the  coopera- 
tion of  the  Pennsylvania  RaiJroad,  the  In- 
ternational NewsreelCorporation  scored  the 
most  decisive  scoop  in  the  history  of  motion 
picture  news  film.  Arrangements  were  made 
with  the  Pennsylvania  R.  R.  whereby  a 
special  train  was  equipped  with  a  full  labora- 
tory for  developing  and  printing  film.  A 
corps  of  International  cameramen  were  as- 
signed to  cover  every  possible  angle  of  the 
inaugural  ceremonies.  From  the  moment 
the  President  left  the  White  House  and 
during  his  journey  down  Pennsylvania  Ave- 
nue to  the  Capitol,  where  he  took  the  oath 
of  office  and  delivered  his  inaugural  address, 
he  was  within  range  of  one  of  the  many 
International  movie  cameras.  Immediately 
after  the  President  passed  the  various  points 
where  the  cameramen  were  stationed,  fast 
automobiles  rushed  the  film  to  the  Union 
Station,  Washington ,  where  it  was  hurriedl y 
placed  aboard  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad- 
International  News  Special  Train. 


A  CLEAR  TRACK  TO  NEW  YORK 

Four  minutes  after  the  ceremonies,  the 
International  News  Special  was  speeding 


out  of  the  Union  Station  on  its  record- 
breaking  run  to  New  York.  As  it  passed 
with  tremendous  speed  through  the  cities 
between  Washington  and  New  York,  the 
films  of  this  important  news  event  were 
being  developed  and  printed  by  skilled  film 
workers.  Members  of  the  Editorial  Staff'  of 
the  International  News,  viewing  the  pic- 
tures on  board  the  train,  cut  and  titled 
them,  with  the  result  that  when  the  train 
pulled  into  the  Pennsylvania  Station  three 
hours  and  thirty  minutes  after  the  depar- 
ture from  Washington,  motion  picture  films 
were  ready  for  exhibition  at  all  leading 
theatres  in  New  York  showing  International 
News.  Automobiles  with  motorcycle  police 
escorts  met  the  train  and  rushed  the  film 
to  the  theatres. 

ALL  RECORDS  FOR  SERVICE  BROKEN 


P.  S. 


Not  only  did  International  News  set  a 
record  in  delivering  film  of  a  news  event 
to  the  theatres  but  competitors  who  hired 
airplanes  to  transport  their  film  \vere  badly 
beaten  as  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  has 
performed  a  seemingly  impossible  feat  in 
actually  winning  a  race  between  airplanes 
and  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad- Interna- 
tional News  Special  Train. 

Prints  shipped  by  aeroplane  to  all  western  points! 

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Vol.  XXXI     No.  54 


Friday,  March  6,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


Silent  On  Ritz 

No  One  Here  or  on  Coast  Will  Talk 

About     Split    With     Valentino- 
Many    Reports    Aired 

There  was  a  determined  attempt 
made  yesterday  to  envelop  in  com- 
plete silence  all  comment  on  the  diffi- 
culties hetween  Rudolph  Valentino 
and   J.    D.   Williams. 

No  one  at  Ritz  would  talk.  Fam- 
ous executives  artfully  dodged  all  in- 
quiries. Wires  to  J.  D.  Williams  on 
the  Coast  had  not  been  responded  to 
at  the  hour  of  going  to  press. 

From  a  source  that  claimed  to  be 
in  the  confidence  of  Williams,  it  was 
stated  that  Williams  had  precipitated 
the  split  with  Valentino  and  had 
served  notice  that  he  did  not  wish  to 
carry  through  the  contract  on  behalf 
of  Ritz  Carlton.  It  was  likewise  re- 
ported that,  in  view  of  this,  only 
"Cobra"  would  be  released  through 
Paramount,  although  the  existing 
contract  is  supposedly  to  run  on 
indefinitely. 

Newspaper  reports  from  Los  An- 
geles stated  that  when  Williams 
served  notice  on  George  Ullman, 
Valentino's  manager,  that  the  con- 
tract would  not  be  carried  out,  nego- 
tiations were  immediately  launched 
with  United   .\rtists. 

.At  the  office  of  Max  D.  Stcuer, 
X^alentino's  attorney,  there  was  no 
comment  to  be  made. 


Schrock  In  Charge 

New   General    Manager   At   Universal 

City — Illness  Forces  John 

Wray  Out 

Los  Angeles — Raymond  L.  Schrock 
has  been  appointed  general  manager 
of  Universal  City,  succeeding  John 
Grififith  Wray,  who  has  resigned  be- 
cause of  ill   health. 


Wray  joined  Universal  about  two 
weeks  ago,  following  a  long  period  of 
service  as  chief  assistant  to  Thomas 
H.   Ince. 

Schrock  has  been  with  Universal 
for  years.  Of  late,  he  has  been  su- 
iContinued  on  Page  2) 


Two  For  Associated 
Associated  Exhibitors  will  release 
"Ship  of  Souls",  an  Emerson  Hough 
story,  which  will  be  made  on  the 
Coast  by  Max  O.  Miller.  The  cast 
will  include  Eugene  O'Brien,  Lillian 
Rich.  Russell  '.Simpson,  and  Shannon 
Day. 

Hugh  Dierker  will  produce 
"Lovers'  Island",  by  Howard  T. 
Kelly,  for  Associated.  It  will  be 
made  in  Florida. 


Set  On  Relief 

T.    O.    C.    C.    Determined   to    Thwart 
"Monopoly" — For  More   Exhibit- 
or Cooperation 

.'V  T.  O.  C.  C.  statement  issued  yes- 
terday covering  the  annual  meeting 
on  Tuesday  at  which  Charles  L 
O'Reilly  was  nominated  for  the  presi- 
dency and  Sydney  S.  Cohen,  for 
chairman  of  the  board  explained  that 
the  organization  was  still  fixed  in  its 
desire  to  secure  relief  from  "certain 
powerful  interests"  that  controlled 
first-run   product. 

It  was  stated,  in  this  connection, 
that  Will  H.  Hays  "feels  that  he  has 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Kansas  City  House  Wrecked  by 
Bomb 

Kansas  City — Damage  exceeding 
3;.S,nnn  was  caused  to  the  World-In 
Motion  theater,  by  exnlosion  of  a 
bomb.  It  is  believed  the  bomb  was 
placed  as  a  result  of  labor  trouble 
which  Earl  Rorback,  owner  of  the 
theater,  has  been  involved  in  for  sev- 
eral months. 


"U"  Earns  $1,700,000 

1924    Profits    Will    Be    Sufficient    to 

Meet       Dividend       Requirements 
Seven    Times    Over 

Advance     information     on     Univer- 
al's   earnings    for    1924   indicate   that 
the   profits   will   be  5;i,7()0,nOO,   an   in- 
crease  of  34   per   cent   over   the   1923 
figures. 

The  1924  ))rofits  will  be  sufficient 
to  cover  dividends  on  the  first  pre- 
ferred stock  more  than  seven  times. 
After  payments  of  the  preferred 
there  remains  the  equivalent  of  $5.28 

share  on  the  250,000  shares  of  com- 
mon stock,  compared  with  $3.54  a 
share  in  1923.  The  annual  report  will 
be  ready  in  final  form  within  the 
next  few  weeks.  The  company's  fis- 
cal  vear  ended   Nov.  8. 


Tariff  in  Poland  Reduced 

The  Mays  ciffice  has  been  advised 
from  \^'ashington  that  this  country 
and  Poland  have  signed  a  "most  fa- 
vored nation"  agreement.  Under  its 
terms,  film.s  will  pay  a  Polish  duty  of 
35  per  cent  below  the  .general  sched- 
ule. In  the  case  of  raw  stock,  the 
duty  w  ill  be  45  per  cent  less  than  the 
general   schedule. 


Hammons  on  Coast 
Los   .Xngclcs — K.   \\'.   Hammons,  of 
Ivlucational.    is   here   on    his      annual 
business    trip.      He    came    West    with 
Charles   Christie. 


St.  Louis  Tightens 

New   Combine     Controls     Northwest 

Part  of  Town — After  More 

Theaters 

St.   Louis — The  theater  line-up  has 

imdergone     another     change.     There 

has  developed  a  new  buying  combine 

here  that  is  in  complete  control  of  the 

northwest  part  of  the   city. 

The  houses  involved  are  the  Union, 
Sanford,  .Hubert,  Chippewa,  Hipointe. 
.Ashland.  Newstead,  \'irginia.  Mikado 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Reviving    13    Triangle    Swansons 

Tri-Stone  is  state  righting  a  group 
of  13  Gloria  Swanson  features,  pro- 
duced by  Triangle.  The  first  four 
are  "Every  Woman's  Secret,"  "Sta- 
tion Content,"  "Secret  Code"  and 
"Shifting  Sands." 


Peggy  Joyce  In  Series 

P.  .\.  Powers  announced  last  night 
that  he  would  produce  a  series  of 
iiicturcs  starring  Peggy  Hopkins 
Joyce.  They  will  be  made  on  an 
elaborate  scale. 


900  Ft,  Short  Reel  Weekly 

Tndf'pendent  Pictures  Corp..  |)lans 
to  release  52  short  reels  under  the 
heading  "Screen  Book  of  Knowl- 
edge." They  will  be  available  one  a 
week. 


Join  Hays  Ass'n 
.\ssnriatcd  Pictures  Corp.,  produc- 
ers of  the  La  Marr  series,  has  ioined 
the  Association  of  M.  P.  Producers, 
the  Coast  organization  affiliated  with 
the   Hays   group. 


Brenon  Unit  Returns 

Herbert  Brenon  and  his  unit  mak- 
ing "The  Little  French  Girl"  return- 
ed yesterday  from  Bermuda.  Mary 
Brian.  Esther  Ralston,  Neil  Hamil- 
ton. Mario  Marjoroni  and  Paul  Dou- 
cct  were  in  the  party. 


Hake  Leaves;  Clarke  on  12th 
C.  V.  Hake  leaves  for  the  Orient 
today  via  San  Francisco  He  will  bf 
located  in  Japan  for  some  tinif  and 
will  visit  other  countries  of  the  Orien* 
on  behalf  of  First  National. 

Horace  T.  Clarke,  Oriental  ronre- 
sentative  for  the  company  leaves  on 
the   12th. 

Manheim  in  Hospital 

N^  L.  Manheim,  foreign  managei' 
for  Universal,  is  in  the  Harbor  Hos- 
pital where  he  tmderwent  an  opera- 
tion on  his  neck.  He  will  be  out  of 
the  office  for  two  weeks. 


Paramount  Buys  "Moon  of  Israel" 

"Moon  of  Israel",  a  Sascha  pro- 
duction, made  from  Rider  Haggard's 
story,  has  been  bought  by  Famous 
for  the  United  States  and  Canada. 
The  picture,  which  has  an  Oriental 
atmosphere.  was  produced  b  y 
Michael  Courtice.  and  the  deal  witli 
Paramount  was  made  by  Jeffcry 
Berncrd. 


Starts  in  Two  Weeks 

Los  .Angeles — Marv  Pickford  will 
start  work  on  "Little  Annie  Rooncy" 
in  two  weeks.  She  and  William  Beau- 
dine  are  collaborating  on  the  script. 


Nebraska  Bill  Won't  Pass 

T,inco1n.  Neb. — A  Sunday  "bhie" 
measure  is  before  the  House.  .A 
strong  protest  against  the  measure 
will  undoubtedly  prove  successful. 


Millhauser,  Production  Editor 

Los  .\ngeles — Bertram  Mil'hauser 
will  be  nrodurtion  editor  for  Cecil  B, 
De  Mille  and  Lou  Goodstadt,  casting 
director. 


"The   Denial"   At   Caoitol 

"The  Denial."  goes  into  the  Capitol 
next  week. 


Stolls   Resume   Production 

London — In  a  few  days,  the  StoU 
studios  will  recommence  work  on 
new  productions  at  Cricklewood. 
New  plans  are  being  developed,  new 
casts  are  being  engaged,  and  it  i.s 
hoped  that  during  March  produrticm 
will   be  in   ftdl   swing. 


Ufa   Profits   3  814,809   Marks 

Berlin — .\[  the  annual  meeting  of 
the  Ufa  it  was  decided  'o  consolidate 
the  paper  capital  of  tli  ■  firm  intc 
60,000,000  gold  marks.  The  net  pro- 
fits   of    the    concern    were    3  814.80 ' 


Lumas   in  Glendale   Stud'o 

Lumas  Film  has  engaged  space  ;■' 
the  Glendale  studios  for  a  series  of 
Gotham  Prod.  Work  starts  Mon- 
day on  "A  Little  Girl  In  A  Big 
City",  Burton   King  directing. 


Wardour   Gets   "Last    Laugh" 

London — Wardour       has       secured 
"The  Last   Laugh". 


Insured  for  $1,000,000 

Los  .Angeles — The  Bchrendt-Levy 
Co.,  has  placed  insurance  aggregating 
$1,000,000  on  the  lives  of  Norma  and 
Constance  Talmadge. 


Jay  Hunt  in  "Lightnin' " 
Los    .Angeles — Jay    Hunt    will    play 
the  role  of  Bill  Jones  in  "Lightnin."  " 


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Friday,  March  6,  1925 


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Quotations 

High       Low       Close  Sales 

East.  Kod,   .11234   112!^   112J4  1,300 

F.   P.-L.    ...100J4     985/i     99/2  12,800 

do  pfd 108^  107     108  400 

Film    Insp Not   quoted 

Loew's    23K     23         23 J4  2,800 

Metro.-Gold.    \9y2     19^     19-^  100 

Pathe    4534     4254     4254  75 

Warners    ...    15         15         15  100 

Warners  "A"  155/^     ISj/     155^  1,600 


St.  Louis  Tightens 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

and  Mikado  Skydome.  The  last  two 
enter  the  combine  l)y  virtue  of  a  deal 
whereby  half  interest  in  the  Mikado 
passes  into  the  hands  of  Louis  Stahl 
and  the  Sanford  Amusement  Co.,  with 
Scherrer  Bros,  holding  the  other  half. 
The  latter  firm  has  obtained  a  lease 
on  the  Hamilton  Skydome  and  will 
rename  it  the  Mikado  Skydome.  The 
Mikado  seats  1,600  and  the  Skydome. 
2,500  but  their  influence  on  the  book- 
ing  situation   means    something. 

The  Sanford  Amusement  Co.  owns 
the  Union  and  intends  building  the 
Sanford  theater  and  airdonie  at  Union 
Blvd.  and  Northland  Ave.,  at  a  cost 
of  $500,000.  The  company  also  in- 
tends taking  on  additional  theaters. 

With  vaudeville  in  the  new  St. 
I.ouis,  the  Rialto  will  become  a  pic- 
ture house. 


Ned    Marin   In    Northwest 
Portland,    Ore. — Ned    Marin,    sales 
director   of  the   Universal   exchanges 
was  in  Portland  recently  on  a  tour  of 
the  Western   territory. 


Specify 

GOERZ 

Raw    Stock    for    QUALITY 
Sole  Distributors: 

FISH-SCHURMAN   CORP. 

45    West   45th    Street 
N.    Y.    Bryant   7243 


Schrock  In  Charge 

(^Continued   front    Page    1) 

pervisor  of  the  Hoot  Gibson-Edward 
Sedgwick  unit  and  several  others.  He 
has  many  scenarios  to  his  credit  and, 
in  the  old  days,  directed  a  large  num- 
ber of  two,  three  and  five  reelers. 
Carl  Laemmle  will  remain  on  the 
Coast  until  Schrock  has  completely 
taken  hold  of  the  big  plant. 


Thousands  for  Magazine  "Ads" 

National  .'Advertising  Records,  a 
monthly  publication  containing  rec- 
ords of  the  size  and  cost  of  space 
used  by  advertisers  in  110  American 
weekly,  semi-monthly  and  monthly 
magazines,  states  that  in  January  Fa- 
mous spent  $57,100;  and  First  Na- 
tional, $15,200. 


Wants  Okla.  To  Hear  Own  Cases 
Dallas — A.  B.  Momand,  head  of 
the  Oklahoma  M.  P.  T.  O.  has  sent 
a  request  to  Texas  exhibitors,  asking 
them  to  refrain  from  sitting  in  o'n 
cases  involving  Oklahoma  exhibitors 
so  that  these  cases  may  be  heard  by 
the   Oklahoma  Board. 


Nov/  Oppose  Gloucester  Shows 

Gloucester,  N.  J. — Despite  the  origi- 
nal intention  to  permit  Sunday  shows, 
protests  received  from  civic  organiza- 
tions have  persuaded  the  mayor  to 
change  his  mind. 


Paramount  Ball  Tonight 

The  annual  Paramount  supper- 
dance  will  be  held  at  the  Astor  to- 
night. This  year's  function  is  being 
conducted  as  a  strictly  private  party. 


Set  On  ReUef 

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a  plan  to  submit"  but  efforts  to  dis- 
cover what  this  was  proved  futile, 
since  Hays  was  out  of  the  city  yester- 
day. The  T.  O.  C.  C.  added  that  if 
the  Hays  plan  fails,  it  will  bring  ac- 
tions under  the  trust  laws. 

The  T.  O.  C.  C.  expects  that  the 
presence  of  Cohen  as  chairman  of  the 
board  will  bring  about  a  greater  co- 
operation with  exhibitors  throughout 
the   country. 


Meets  Horrible  Death 

Gothenberg,  Neb. — J.  S.  Lewis 
owner  of  the  Sun,  was  horribly 
mangled  when  the  car  in  which  he 
was  riding  stalled  on  a  railroad  track 
and  was  hit  by  a  fast  mail  train. 


Texas  Exhibitor  Killed 
Cotulla,  Tex.— P.  J.  McCabe,  well 
known  exhibitor,  owner  of  the  Dixie 
for  the  past  ten  years,  was  the  vic- 
tim of  a  boiler  e.xplosion  recently  at 
Tampico,  Mexico. 


Off  Soon  on  Oriental  Trip 
Edmund    H.   Howells,   Far   Eastern 
representative  of  W.   M.   Vogel   Dist. 
Corp.,  leaves  for  the  Far  East  the  end 
of  the  month. 


Pittsburgh — W.  H.  Barnes,  for 
two  years  on  the  road  for  Metro- 
Goldwyn,  has  resigned  and  joined 
the  Columbia  sales  force. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Glens  Falls  .A.musc- 
ment  Co.,  Albany.  Capital  $1,0(10 
Incorporators,  C.  Buckley  and  M 
Buckley.  Attorney,  L.  O'Neill 
Albany. 


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prove  a  sensation!" 

—Bill  Edmund 

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Film  Board  of  Trade  Elects 

Detroit — The  Detroit  Film  Board 
of  Trade  has  elected  the  following 
officers:  Otto  Bolle,  of  Paramount, 
president;  Harlan  Starrm,  Educa- 
tional, vice-president;  Dave  Palfrey- 
man,  secretary;  Art  Elliot,  F.  B.  O., 
treasurer.  The  new  joint  arbitration 
board  consists  of  Joe  Friedman,  Art 
Elliot  and  Jack  Saxe. 


Grist,    In  Little   Rock 

Little  Rock,  Ark.— W.  W.  Grist. 
Jr.,  for  many  years  with  Southern 
Enterprises,  has  been  appointed  man- 
ager  of   the    Capitol. 


OfieKQuseAoF;  FEATURETTES 


ANNOUNCES 

That  the  Rivoli  Theatre,  N.  V.,  is  playing 
"KO-KO  THE  BARBER"  for  their  anniver- 
sary  week  starting  March  1st,  Max  Fleischer's 
latest    Inkwell    Cartoon    novelty. 

"DO  YOU  REMEMBER"  one  of  Red  Seal's 
"Gems  of  the  Screen"  is  playing  Rialto 
Theatre,  N.  Y.,  this  week.  Old  love  songs 
put   it   over   strong. 

Red  Seal's  short  subjects  include  something 
appropriate    for   all    occasions. 


1600  B'way 


N.  Y.  C. 


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'  Survives    the    long   run. 
Distributed   exclusively   by 

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Phone  1650  Broadway 

Circle  8981  N.  Y.  C. 


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Friday,  March  6,  1925 


Shorts  In  Color 

Series  Made  With  Brewster  Process 
— Deal   on   Now  For 
Distribution 

A  series  of  short  reels  in  color, 
produced  by  the  Brewster  Color  Pic- 
tures Corp.,  of  New  York  is  about 
to  be  placed  in  distribution.  It  is  un- 
derstood a  deal  for  release  is  now  un- 
der way,  to  be  closed  in  a  week. 

The  process  was  developed  by  P. 
D.  Brewster  and  was  used  in  "Way 
Down  East"  and  "Dream  Street"  by 
D.  W.  Griffith.  A  special  camera 
with  separate  negatives  and  a  single 
lens  is  used.  The  light  is  split  and 
two  simultaneous  pictures  taken 
through  color  filters. 

Brewster  stated  yesterday  the  dis- 
tribution deal  under  way  would  in 
elude  about  70  per  cent  of  completed 
product  to  date.  He  intends  going  in 
for  insert  work  in  the  near  future, 
along   the   lines   of   Technicolor. 


Lid   May  Be  Clamped  in  Lawton, 
Okla. 

Lawton,  Okla. — Advocates  of  Sun- 
day closing  are  pushing  a  movement 
to  bring  the  question  of  "blue"  Sun- 
days before  the  public  at  a  special 
election.  It  is  quite  likely  that  if 
this  is  brought  to  a  vote,  Lawton 
will  be  without  shows  on  the  Sab- 
bath. 


Would  Share  Exhibitor  Expense 

Oklahoma  City— The  M.  P.  T.  O. 
and  the  Film  Board  of  Trade  are 
making  an  arrangement,  whereby  ex- 
penses of  exhibitors  brought  into 
Oklahoma  City  to  sit  in  on  the  ar- 
bitration board,  would  be  shared. 


W.   D.   Ward   On   His   Own 

Detroit — W.  D.  Ward,  Fox  man- 
ager here,  who  severed  his  connec- 
tion several  weeks  ago,  has  entered 
distribution  on  his  own,  forming  W. 
D.  Ward  Prod.,  with  headquarters  in 
the  Film  Bldg.  He  has  secured  the 
Michigan  franchise  for  Preferred 
product. 


John  B.  Clymer,  who  has  written  a 
number  of  stories  for  pictures, 
has  sold  a  play  to  Al  H.  Woods.  It 
was  w-ritten  in  collaboration  with 
Maurice  Marks. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Ideal  Beach  Realty 
and  Amusement  Co.,  Newark.  Capi- 
tal $250,000.  Incrporators,  W. 
Schaefer,  W.  Schraft  and  M.  Koer- 
ber.  Attorneys,  Stickel  &  Naught- 
right,    Newark. 


Sues    Griffith    for   $100,000 

Miami— Mrs.  Olive  Lauther,  of 
1011  W.  Flagler  St.,  has  filed  suit 
for  $100,000,  against  D.  W.  Griffith 
in  the  U.  S.  District  Court.  She 
claims  that  "America"  contains  a 
number  of  scenes  similar  to  those 
appearing  in  a  scenario  which  she 
says  she  submitted  to  Griffith  when 
he  was   in   Miami  in    1923. 


The  Griffith  offices  yesterday  re- 
fused to  consider  the  Miami  suit  in 
a   serious   light. 


Merger   Recorded 

Albany,  N.  Y. — A  record  of  the 
merger  of  Metro  Pictures  Corp.  with 
Metro-Goldwyn  Pictures  Corp.  has 
been  filed  with  the  Secretary  of 
State. 


Murnau's   Next,   "Tartuff" 

Berlin — F.  W.  Murnau  who  direct- 
ed "The  Last  Laugh",  will  next 
make  "Tartuff",  from  a  scenario  by 
Karl  Mayer,  author  of  "Caligari". 
Emil  .Tannings  and  Werner  Kraus 
will    be    co-starred. 


Two  Bills  Up  In  Texas 

Austin,  Tex. — Charles  Rowland,  of 
Fort  Worth,  has  presented  two  bills 
in  the  House.  Bill  No.  480  provides 
for  an  occupation  tax  of  $500  per 
year,  on  all  kinds  of  theaters,  with 
the  various  counties  and  cities  privi- 
leged to  assess  one-half.  Bill  No. 
491  would  be  of  help  to  exhibitors, 
it  providing  for  a  5  percent  tax  on 
gross  receipts  of  all  road  shows, 
dramatic  shows  and  the  like.  Col. 
H.  A.  Cole,  head  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O., 
does  not  believe  that  either  measure 
will  pass. 


Paramount  Managers  Shifted 

Toronto — Famous  Players  Cana- 
dian has  re-appointed  Harry  S.  Dahn 
manager  of  the  Capitol,  Montreal, 
from  which  he  was  taken  last  fall  to 
direct  the  Hippodrome  and  Regent, 
Toronto.  Dahn  replaces  Ralph 
Thayer,  formerly  of  the  Blank  Enter- 
prises  in    Iowa. 


The  Soybean  in  Films 

Washington — A  two-reeler  illustrat- 
ing the  cultivation  and  utilization  of 
the  soybean  has  been  completed  by 
the  Dept.  of  Agriculture,  in  which  the 
Bureau  of  Plant  Industry  worked  in 
cooperation  with  the  Ohio  State  Uni- 
versity. This  picture,  "Four  Men  and 
the  Soy,"  was  made  at  Columbus. 


Still  Battling  For  "Open"  Sundays 

Chicago — Although  a  similar  refer- 
endum has  been  twice  defeated,  resi- 
dents of  Oak  Park  have  again  sub- 
mitted a  revised  ordinance  which 
would  lift  the  Sunday  "l)lue"  ban.  The 
question  will  be  placed  before  voters 
on  April   4. 


Leonard  Buys  Arrow  Pictures 

Arrow  announces  the  sale  of  five 
pictures  to  Progress  of  St.  Louis. 
which  will  handle  them  in  Eastern 
Missouri  and  Southern  Illinois.  They 
include,  "The  Broken  Violin";  "The 
Rip  Tide";  "The  Splendid  Lie"; 
"Man  and  Wife;"  "Gambling  Wives." 


Filming  Anatole  France  Story 

Paris — The  Films  de  France  is 
making  a  picture  of  "Jocaste",  an 
Analole  France  story,  under  direction 
of    Louis    Nalpas. 


Stinnes  on  Westi  Board 

Berlir. — Dr.     Edmund     Stinnes     has- 
been     added     to     the     directorate     of 
Westi    Films.      He   has   been   the   fin- 
ancial   backer    since    the    company's 
inception. 


Hurry  up! 

INTRODUCE 


DAILY 


Friday,  March  6,  1925 


I 


Incorporations 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Henry  Ginsberg 
Distributing  Corp.,  New  York.  Capi- 
tal $25,000.  Incorporators,  H.  Herz- 
brum  and  W.  Kessler.  Attorney,  H. 
Lewis,  220  West  42nd  Street,  New 
York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Fair  Enterprises. 
Inc.,  New  York.  Incorporators,  A. 
Schimel,  H.  Berg  and  R.  Lipnick.  At- 
torneys, Seligsberg  &  Lewis,  45  Cedar 
Street,  New  York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Delbert  Prod., 
New  York.  Capital  $10,000.  Incor- 
porators, H.  Herzbrum  and  W.  Kess- 
ler Attorney,  H.  Lewis,  220  West 
42nd   Street,   New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Walbrook  Theat- 
rical Enterprises,  New  York.  Capi- 
ta! $20,000.  Incorporators,  L.  Naisel, 
M.  Cooper  and  E.  Solowitz.  Attor- 
neys, J.  S.  Solomon,  291  Broadway. 
New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Stratton  Amuse- 
ment Corp.,  New  York.  Capital  |10,- 
000.  Incorporators,  W.  Schneider 
M.  Goldman  and  S.  Petridge.  At- 
torney, W.  Schneider,  1,475  Broad- 
way, New  York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Jamaica  Oval  Corp. 
J;imaica.  Capital  $30,000.  Attorneys 
Dayton  &  Bailry,  55  John  Street. 
N  c\\    York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Temple  Citadel 
i'ublications.  Inc.,  New  York.  At 
torne\',  H.  Skinner,  253  Broadway, 
New  York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Kirkwood  and  Per 
ci\al.   Inc.,   New  York.     Capital  $20, 
000.      Attorney,    J.    A.    Corr,   2   West 
45th    Street,    New   York. 

Albany,  N.  Y.  —  Davids  and 
Schwoening  Realty  Corp.,  Jamaica. 
Capital  $50,000.  Attorneys,  Dayton 
and   Bailey,  55  John  St.,  New  York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Broadway  Distri- 
buting Co.,  New  York.  Capital  |5, 
000.  Attorney,  S.  Schwartzberg,  New 
York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Bermul  Produc- 
tions, New  York.  Incorporators,  J. 
Mulligan,  P.  Treibitsch  and  S.  Ber- 
minger.  Attorney,  H.  Goldblatt,  "1540 
Broadway,  New  York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Williamsburgh 
Amusement  Corp.,  Brooklyn.  Cap- 
ital $10,000.  Incorporators",  M.  Kip- 
perman,  B.  Schnitman  and  J.  Stern. 
Attorney,  A.  A.  Burdick,  233  Broad- 
way, New  York  City. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Stonelea  Players, 
New  York.  Incorporators,  A.  Durst, 
J.  Spiller  and  R.  Gilford.  Attorneys, 
Wise  &  Seligsberg,  15  William  St., 
New   York. 


Illinois  Theaters  Robbed 

Collinsville,  111. — The  Miners  the- 
ater, owned  by  Chester  Grubcr,  was 
entered  by  yeggmen,  recently,  who 
cracked  the  safe  and  escaped  with 
$900. 


Dupo,  111. — The  safe  of  the  local 
theater  was  broken  open,  the  loot  to- 
taling $400. 


Carlinville,  111.  —  Mr.  and  Mrs 
Frank  Paul,  owners  of  the  Marvel, 
were  recently  held  up  by  three  armed 
highwaymen  at  their  home,  bound 
gagged  and  robbed  of  $1,400. 


Benld,  111. — Santos  Roman,  owner 
of  the  Grand  was  robbed  of  $100  by 
two  armed  highwaymen  after  leaving 
the  theater. 


Hog   Breeds   in   Gov't.   Picture 

Washington — A  new  hog  film,  en- 
titled "Hog  Breeds  and  Hog  Manage- 
ment" is  now  available  from  the 
Dep't.  of  Agriculture.  This  picture  i 
is  in  one  reel,  and  was  produced  in  i 
cooperation  with  the  Bureau  of  Ani- 
mal  Industry. 


Boam  Quits  English  Firm 

London — It  is  understood  H.  J. 
Boam,  has  resigned  as  managing  di- 
rector of  Phillips  Film  Co.  H.  S. 
Chambers,  renter  and  exhibitor,  is 
now  interested  in  the  management. 


Mueller  Now  Has  Three 

Sedalia,  Mo. — William  H.  Mueller 
has  purchased  the  Liberty  from 
Thomas  H.  Johnson.  The  building 
cost  $165,000.  Mueller  owns  two  the- 
aters in  Jefferson  City. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Landing  Amuse- 
ment Corp.,  Brooklyn.  Incorporators, 
M.  Peyser,  L.  Strong  and  F.  Rubin. 
Attorneys,  Wentworth,  Lowenstein  & 
Stern,   152  West  42d   St.,   New  York. 


Two   More   Territories   Closed 

Arrow  has  sold  "California  in  '49" 
to  Frank  Zambreno  of  Progress, 
Chicago,  and  Harry  Thomas  of 
Merit,   New    York. 


Terra  Plans  More  Activity 
Berlin — Terra  Film,  which  has  the 
backing  of  Ullstein  and  Co.,  an  im- 
portant publishing  house,  is  going 
into  production  on  a  more  active 
scale. 


Maryland  M.  P.  T.  O.  Plans  Party 

Baltimore,  Md.— The  M.  P.  T.  O. 
of  Maryland  will  hold  their  annual 
dinner  and  dance  on  April  19  at  the 
Southern  Roof  Hotel. 


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Newspaper  Opinions 

"Lady  of  the   Night" — Metro-Gold. 
Capitol 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  It  is  a  picture  that  no 
one  who  loves  his  movies  should  miss. 
Neither  shouW  those  miss  it  wiio  complain 
they  cannot  love  the  movies  because  of  the 
lack  of  good  pictures.  "Lady  of  the  Niglit" 
furnishes    the    solution    to    their    difficulty. 

BULI.KTIN — Norma  Shearer  docs  the 
best  work  of  her  •  •  *  career  *  *  ♦  There 
is  a  good  deal  of  trick  photography  in  the 
piciure,  notably  a  double  exposure  which 
shows  Miss  Shearer,  in  her  dual  role,  both  as 
.Molly  and  F'lorence,  strugglifig  for  the  love 
of  the  young  hero.  It  is  excellently  done, 
but  trick  i>hotography  alone  would  not  make 
the  picture  so  distinguished ;  it  is  the  ex- 
cellent acting  on  Miss  Shearer's  part  that 
lifts  the  tiicture  above  the  ordinary  run.   *  *  ♦ 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  •  Monta  Bell  *  *  * 
I. as  succeeded  in  making  "Lady  of  the  Night" 
intense  drama  vivid  with  realism,  human  in- 
terest touches,  and  excellent  characteriza- 
tions.   *    *    • 

*  *  *  a  gem  of  subtlety.  Take  our  advice 
and    see  it.    *    *   * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  You  come  away 
from  "Lady  of  the  Night"  with  a  thoroughly 
satisfied  feeling.  You  haven't  seen  a  screen- 
ing of  a  best  seller  or  an  adaptation  of  a 
Broadway  play,  but  you  have  seen  a  first- 
class  movie,  and  after  all  isn't  that  the  best 
of  all?  *   *   * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  Monta 
Hell,  whose  direction  is  consistent,  has  hand- 
led the  story  deftly,  and  Norma  (Shearer), 
playing  the  dual  roles,  shows  she  can  act  be- 
sides being  extravagantly  beautiful.  ♦  ♦  * 

*  *  *  Every  one  of  the  characters  does 
splendid  work,  the  types  are  well  chosen,  the 
story    is   interesting.    •    ♦    ♦ 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  Director 
Bell  appears  to  have  caught  here  what  he 
attempted  and  just  missed  in  "The  Snob." 
This  picture  is  bound   to  go  far    •   *   * 

HERALD  TRIBUNE—'  **  could  not 
fail  to  be  a  great  picture  because  of  the 
direction  of  Monta  Bell  and  the  performance 
of  Norma  Shearer.  The  story  is  illogical 
and  loosely  tied  together.  No  character  is 
rlearlv   defined  save  that  of  the  "lady  "   •   *   • 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  Ther. 
is  a  penetrating  bit  of  feminine  psychology 
in  the  telling  of  the  tale  that  is  responsible 
for  the  serious  moments  of  the  film  and  the 
acting  of  the  featured  player  is  full  of  feel- 
ing. We  are  inclined  to  object  to  the  cari- 
caturing  of    the   poor   girl.    *    •    ♦ 

POST — *  *  *  is  a  decidedly  interesting 
piece  of  work,  though  we  cannot  recommend 
it  as  prime  entertainment.  It  is  from  the 
megaphone  of  that  clever  young  director 
Monta  Bell ;  but  for  some  reason,  Mr.  Bell 
has  slipped  up  on  this  one.  *  *  * 

.SLT.V — "Lady  of  the  Night"  is  moderately 
entertaining. 

_  TELEGRAM— At  times  the  film  shows  the 
msight  of  a  Chaplin,  at  other  times  it  seems 
to  bow  before  von  Stroheim's  doctrine  that 
the  great  aim  of  a  picture  is  the  accumula- 
tion of  mile  after  mile  of  meaningless  detail 
It  does  not  seek  for  any  great  emotional 
tremors.  •  *  *  It  just  lays  a  series  of  heart 
throbs  before  you,  like  a  link  of  sentimental 
sausage. 

TIMES — *  *  *  Undoubtedly  there  are  cer- 
tam  good  ideas  in  this  pictorial  effort  and 
Bome  of  the  subtitles  are  witty.  It  is  en- 
tertainment most  of  the  time,  but  now  and 
again    annoying. 


Rushing  to  Success! 

"THE 

OVERLAND 

LIMITED" 

another  big 

1925-26 

Gotham  Production 

Distributed  by 

Lumas  Film  Corporation 

Sam  Sax,  Pres, 
1600  Broadway,         New  York 


WORLD— Along  toward  the  end  of  1925 
if  any  one  should  ask  me — and  some  one  is 
sure  to  do  it — what  I  consider  to  be  one 
of  the  finest  screen  performances  of  thte  year. 
I  am  going  to  have  an  answer  ready  on  a 
moment's  notice.  It  will  be:  "Norma 
Shearer,   in   'Lady   of   the   Night.'  "    •    •    • 

Simplicity  is  outstanditig  in  "Lady  of  the 
Night."  Simplicity  of  story  of  plot  construc- 
tion, of  direction  and  of  photographic  effect. 
Also  it  is  splendidly  short.  There  is  in  it 
something  of  the  beauty  and  surefootedness 
of    "The    Marriage    Circle." 


To  Film  Gibbs   Story 

London — Walter  Nielinhr  states  he 
will  next  produce  a  Philip  Gibbs 
story. 


First   National  Into  Educ'l.   Office 

Toronto — The  I'"irst  National  staff 
has  been  installed  in  the  Canadian 
Educational  exchange,  subsequent  to 
the  recent  amalgamation  of  the  two 
companies  in  Canada. 


Enters  Real  Estate 

Miami,  Fla. — Arthur  S.  Dickinson, 
well  known  in  the  Southwest,  has  en- 
tered real  estate. 


Small  Town  Theater  in  Big  Fire 

Milwaukee — The  Carter  at  Winter, 
a  small  town  near  Rice  Lake,  is  a 
complete  loss  by   fire. 


New  Government  Reel 

Washington. — The  U.  S.  Dept.  of 
Commerce  has  ready  "Laying  Lunib- 
ritus  Low,"  a  short  reel,  designed  to 
instruct  lawn  growers  in  methods  of 
preventing  damage  by  worms. 


"Maybe  Stone  has  it" 

We  have  more  than 

THREE  MILLION  FEET  of 

STOCK   SHOTS 

on    hand.    Negative   or     Positive    Prints 

STONE  FILM  LIBRARY 

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NEW  OFFERING 

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W.   p.   F.   Radio  Phone  Corporation 

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Transfer  Agent:  Registrar: 

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Authorized    200,000  shares 

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NO  BONDS  OR  PREFERRED  STOCK  AUTHORIZED 

Mr.  W.  P.  Foltner,  President  of  the  Corporation,  has  summarized  his  letter  to 
us  as  follo'ws: 

■LJTC'T'r^D\7  A  XTT\  "QTTCTXTT7CC  '^^^  Corporation  •was  incorporated  under 
M1J5  lUK  Y  AIMJ  rJUMiM^:^^:  the  laws  of  the  State  of  Delaware,  1924, 
and  is  the  outgrowth  of  a  business  first  established  by  The  W.  P.  F.  Radio  Phone 
Company  in  1921,  which  was  taken  over  by  the  present  corporation.  The  corpora- 
tion has  recently  acquired  the  business  and  assets  of  Herbert,  Inc.,  of  New  York, 
established  in  1923. 

■RTTQTXTTT^Q*  '^^^  Corporation  operates  a  chain  of  stores  retailing  and  wholesal- 
rSUollNli/OO' ing  radio  sets  and  equipment.  It  recently  opened  its  sixth  store 
at  160  W.  46th  Street,  New  York.  In  addition  to  its  radio  business  the  corporation 
is  a  distributor  of  electrical  washing  machines,  ironers,  stoves  and  other  electrical 
merchandise.  The  Corporation  is  also  affiliated  with  other  retail  and  wholesale 
distributors. 

IVf  A  \T  A  r^TTMTriVIT'. '^^®  management  of  the  Corporation  will  be  under  the 
■^'^-^^^-^^-^■^'^-^^^  A  •  personal  supervision  of  Mr.  W.  P.  Foltner,  who  has  been 
associated  in  the  radio  and  electrical  industry  for  a  period  of  sixteen  years.  The 
same  personnel  which  has  been  responsible  for  the  successful  growth  of  the  cor- 
poration will  continue  to  direct  it.  The  directors  of  the  Corporation  are  as  fol- 
lows:   W.  P.  Foltner,  J.  S.  Klark,  Louis  Zehner,  Bernard  Kelly  and  Patrick  Gallen. 

We  have  examined  carefully  into  the  affairs  of  the  above  corporation  and  find 
its  business  of  the  highest  standing  and  recognized  as  such  by  the  trade.  We  find 
the  management  of  the  corporation  in  the  hands  of  conservative  men  who  are  rec- 
ognized in  the  radio  industry  as  men  of  exceptional  engineering,  production  and 
merchandising  ability.  We  recommend  the  purchase  of  these  shares  as  one  of  the 
most  attractive  speculations  in  the  radio  group  of  stocks. 

Application  to  list  these  shares  on  the  New  York  Curb  Market  will  presently 
be  made. 

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Many  New  Theaters 

Week's  Report  on  New  Construction 

Shows  Number  of  New  Theaters 

Planned — One  for  the  Bronx 

Reports  of  new  theater  construc- 
tion gathered  through  the  week  in- 
dicate that  many  more  new  houses 
are  being  planned. 

Los  Angeles  and  surrounding 
towns  seem  to  be  in  the  thick  of  a 
heavy  construction  program.  Else- 
where in  this  issue  will  be  found 
sonic  interesting  detail  of  what  West 
Coast  Theaters.  Inc.  are  doing  in  that 
section   of   the   country. 

Reports  reprinted  from  "Engi- 
neering   News-Record"    follow: 

Hamden.  Conn. — C.  Sclineider.  42  t'iiurch 
St.,  New  Haven,  taking  bids  for  one  story 
theater  and  .stores  to  cost  $1.S0,0(>0.  .Ar- 
chitect.   C.    H.    Abramowitz.    42    Chuvch    .St. 

Kansas  City,  Mo. — J.  C.  Nichols  Develop- 
ment Co.,  911  Commerce  Kldpr.  is  having 
sketches  made  for  a  theater  to  go  up  at 
47th    St.    and    Mill    Creek    Rlvd. 

Los  Angeles — L.  A.  Smith,  architect,  Lily- 
Fletcher  Bl'dg.  is  taking  bids  for  a  two 
story  theater,  store  and  office  building  to 
go  up  at  10th  St.  and  Western  Ave.  for 
West    Coast    Theaters,    Inc. 

Oakland,  Cal. — Reid  Rros.  architects.  105 
Montgomery  St.,  San  Francisco,  taking  bids 
for  a  two  story  Class  "A"  thcate  ■  to  seat 
2,,S00  and  to  be  built  at  Grand,  I.akesde. 
and  Walker  Aves.  for  A,  C.  Karski  and  L 
Kaliski.  care  of  architects.  Cost  $240,000 
(.Continued  on  Page   11) 


Bern  to  Join  De  Mille 
It  is  reported  Paul  Bern  has  signed 
a  directorial  contract  with  Cecil  De 
Mille,  to  become  effective  upon  com- 
pletion of  "The  Shock  Punch", 
Richard  Dix's  new  picture. 


Features  Reviewed 

Page 

The    Rag   Man 

Metro-Goldwyn     6 

Soiled 

Goldstone-State    Rights     6 

Too   Much   Youth 

Gerson-State    Rights    6 

The   Mansion   of  Aching    Hearts 

Schulberg    Prod 6 

New    Lives   for   Old 

Paramount    7 

Daddy's    Gone    A-Hunting 

Mctro-GoIdwyn    7 

One   Year   to    Live 

First    National    7 

The    Re-Creation   of  Brian    Kent 

Principal 7 

Salome   of    the   Tenements 

Paramount    10 

The    Saddle    Hawk 

Universal     10 

Parisian   Nights 

F.    B.   0 10 

The   Star   Dust  Trail 

Fox    10 

Short     Subjects     11 


Boosting  WoodhuU 

Some  Talk  of   Boom   on   His   Behalf 

to  Fill  Presidency  of  M.  P.  T.  O. 

A.,  in  Place  of  M.  J.  O'Toole 

It  is  likely  that  a  "Pete"  Wood- 
hull  boom  for  presidency  of  the  M 
P.  T.  O.  A.  will  be  launched  shortly. 
With  the  Milwaukee  convention  about 
two  months  off,  the  time  is  not  fai 
distant  when  "favorite  sons'  will  be- 
gin to  appear  in  various  sections  of 
the   country. 

Woodhull  is  now  chairman  of  the 
board  of  directors  of  the  national 
organization.  At  the  dinner  tendered 
to  him  in  Newark  the  other  night 
close  observers  were  of  the  opinion 
that  a  pronounced  sentiment  for 
Woodhull  had  manifested  itself. 

Although,  as  noted,  .Sydney  .S. 
Cohen  has  been  approached  l)y  ex- 
hibitor leaders  in  the  West  to  again 
run,  he  will  not  countenance  the  idea 
because  of  his  long  period  of  service 
as  president. 


Indiana  "Blue"  Law  Dead 

Indianapolis — The  Indiana  House 
has  killed  the  "blue"  Sunday  bill  by 
a  vote  of  48  to  44.  The  measure  was 
sponsored  by  the  Lord's  Day  .Alliance. 


To  Film  "Napoleon" 

Dimitri   Buchowetzki   to   Direct  Uni- 

versal's     Next     Spectacle — Work 

Starts  in  May  or  June 

Carl  Laemmie  yesterday  signed  a 
contract  with  Dimitri  Buchowetzki, 
to  produce  the  next  big  Universal 
spectacle,  "Napoleon  the   Great." 

Buchowetzki  has  handled  a  num- 
ber of  period  pictures  including 
"Danton,"  "Othello,"  and  "Peter,  the 
Great".  It  is  said  the  Napoleonic 
period  has  always  had  a  fascination 
for  Buchowetzki  and  that  his  desire 
to  make  a  picture  of  the  life  of  the 
great  general  found  a  sympathetic 
audience  with  Mr.  Laemmie.  The 
production  will  be  started  al)out  May 
or  June. 


Puzzle  Craze  Hurting  Wisconsin 

Milwaukee — Small  town  exhibitors 
in  Wisconsin,  still  hit  by  blows  dealt 
by  the  radio,  are  complaining  of  a 
competition.  It's  the  cross  word 
puzzle  craze. 

Just  as  the  radio  made  itself  felt 
in  the  smaller  communities  more  than 
in  the  larger  cities,  so  also  is  the 
cross  word  puzzle  working  its  great- 
est havoc  with  theater  attendance  in 
the   small   towns. 


Pagliacci 


contorted. 
!  the  time. 


By    DANNY 

1'lie  clown.  A\'h(),  liroken-hearted.  Laughed  and 
Until  he  made  the  audience  laugh  witli  liim.  While  a 
His  heart  was  broken. 

.\  great  figure  in  grand  o])era.  Made  dou1)ly  great.  By  the 
tragedy  of  the  situation — l)ecause  the  world  wants  to  laugh.  For 
laugh  it  will.     Even  thougli  hearts  are  breaking. 

And  v^ith  this  figure  ])lanted.  Read  what  Laurence  -Stallings. 
Writes  about  Chaplin  ;  in  the  New  York  World  :  "  'I  try  to  do  the 
things  in  my  own  way  th.at  the  others  do,'  he  said  as  we  wander 
ed.  talking  Ham'et.  He  would  show  m  \  We  went  to  the  jiro- 
jection  room.  There  he  sat  at  a  small  parlor  organ  and  wheezed 
forth  odd  phrases  from  the  hymnal,  as  the  screen  became  imbued 
with  his  tragedy. 

CHARLIE'S  NEW  PICTURE 

"The  'things  in  my  own  wa}-'  were  ])iccemeal  shots  ot  his  new 
picture.  \\'hat  a  tragic  fcd'iw  there  was  upon  the  scr^.'eii !  .A.n(l 
how  little  of  the  gag  continuity  that  at  times  disfigured  'The 
Kid.'  Chaplin  was  a  lone  prospector  in  .\laska  in  these  screen 
fragments.  They  tumbled  upon  the  white  wall,  blackening  it 
with  the  shadows  of  human  weariness  and  loneliness.  Shots  of 
Chaplin  wandering  in  the  snow,  jaunty  with  his  hat  and  cane 
and  shoes,  indomitably  jaunty  with  the  chiklLsh  swagger  of  the 
human  soul,  lost  from  the  ninety-and-nine  who  toiled  in  inass 
formation  far  in  the  background  over  the  beaten  trail.     Shots  of 

(Continued    on    Page    4) 


Hearst-Metro  Deal 

Agreement  Calls  for  Two  Pictures — 

Marion    Davies   in    One — Second, 

"The  Temptress" 

Los  .■\ngelcs — .\  deal  was  closed 
yesterday  between  International  Film 
Service,  Co.,  Inc.,  and  Metro-Gold- 
wyn, providing  for  the  filming  of  two 
Cosmopolitan  Prod.  Metro-Gold  wyi 
will  make  and  distribute  them. 

One  will  be  adapted  from  the  stage 
play,  "Merry  Wives  of  Gotham"  iii 
which  Marion  Davies  will  be  starred 
and  the  other,  "The  Temptress"  by 
Blasco  Ibanez,  which  the  Hearst  or- 
ganization has  owned  for  some  time. 
In  addition  to  her  salary,  Marion  Da- 
vies will  receive  a  percentage  of  the 
profits  on  "Merry  Wives  of  Gotham." 

\\''illiam  Randolph  Hearst  is  re- 
ported to  be  pleased  with  distribution 
through  Metro-Goldwyn  and  suf- 
ficiently impressed  with  studio  ef- 
ficiency under  Louis  B.  Mayer  to  for- 
sake production  on  his  own  in  favor 
of  the  new  arrangement. 

The  deal  was  closed  by  Nicholas 
M.  Schenck  and  Louis  B.  Mayer 
representing  Metro-Goldwyn  and  by 
Edgar  B.  Hatrick  representing 
Hearst.  Its  consummation  carries  out 
the  prediction  made  by  THE  FILM 
D.MLY  that  it  was  this  piece  of  busi- 
ness that  brought  Schenck  and  Rubin 
to  the  Coast. 


Tax    Receipts   Drop 

Washington  —  Internal  Revenue 
Bureau  receipts  from  the  theater  and 
amusement  tax  in  24  of  the  principal 
collection  districts  for  six  months 
ended  Jan.  31,  1925,  were  $13,701,841, 
a  decrease  of  $25,265,383  from  the 
1924  period.  In  the  five  collection 
districts  of  New  York  for  the  six 
months  to  Jan.  31,  1925,  the  receipts 
■vere  $4,147,716  against  $7,386,664  in 
rhe  six  months  ended  Jan.  31,  1924. 


B.  r>.nd  K.  Buy  In 

Chicago — Balaban  and  Katz  are 
■eported  to  have  bought  a  third  in- 
erest  in  the  Diversey  theater,  which 
■s  now  being  built  for  Jones,  Linick 
nil]    .Schaefcr. 


Patsy  Miller  With  Warners 

Los  Angeles — Patsy  Rutli  Miller 
has  signed  a  long-term  coiUract  as 
a   featured   player  with  the  Warners. 


Kent  Home  With  Cold 
Sidney  R.  Kent  of  Famous  is  con- 
fined to  his  home  with  a  cold. 


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Advertisers  to  Meet  in  Cleveland 

Cleveland — The  interdependence  of 
screen  advertising  and  other  advertis- 
ing mediums  will  be  discussed  at  a 
meeting  of  the  Screen  Advertisers' 
Ass'n,  March  12-13.  Douglas  D. 
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Among  the  speakers  will  be:  Charles 
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J.  Homer  Flatten,  treasurer  of  the 
Hays  organization,  and  Earle  Pear- 
son, educational  director,  Associated 
Clubs. 


In  The  Courts 

Tec-Art  Studios  have  filed  a  judg- 
ment for  $2,012  in  the  City  Court 
against  Creation  Pictures,  Inc.,  for 
services  in  making  films,  and  for  dis- 
bursements made  in  behalf  of  the  de- 
fendant, in  October  and  November 
1st.  No  answer  was  filed  in  the  case 
by   Creation. 


Heam  "V.-P."  of  Atlanta  Board 

Atlanta — Hank  Hearn,  sales  man- 
ager for  Southern  States  Film,  has 
been  elected  vice  president  of  the 
Film  Board  of  Trade,  succeeding 
John  Quillian,  who  resigned  when 
Enterprise  Dist.  Corp.  withdrew  from 
the  board. 


Banks  in  "Keep  Smiling" 
Los  Angeles — The  Monty  Banks 
comedy  now  in  production  for  Asso- 
ciated Exhibitors,  has  been  given  the 
working  title  of  "Keep  Smiling". 
Anne  Cornwall   will  be  the  lead. 


The  GEORGE  E.  KANN 

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When  you  think   of 

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Specialiate  in  Motion  Picture 

and  Theatrical  insurance  for 

the  past  fifteen  years. 

Arthur  W.  Stebbins&  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C. 

Bryant   3040 


"Paramount  Preview"  Appears 

"Paramount  Preview"  is  the  name 
of  a  new  Famous  house  organ  now 
being  mailed  to  5,000  exhibitors. 

Its  primary  object  is  to  get  infor- 
mation about  forthcoming  pictures  to 
exhibitors  while  they  are  being  pro- 
duced so  as  to  enable  exhibitors  to 
plan  their  campaign  long  before  the 
picture  reaches  the  theater. 


Two   Franchises   Sold 
W.    D.    Ward    has    organized    Pre- 
ferred Pictures  of  Detroit  and  has  se- 
cured the   Schulberg  output  in   Mich- 
igan. 

Robert  Lieber  has  bought  the  pic- 
tures for  the  Indianapolis  territory. 


Chadwick  on  Coast  Indefinitely 

I.  E.  Chadwick  who  is  supervising 
production  in  Los  Angeles,  will  re- 
main in  California  indefinitely.  Work 
is  under  way  on  two  of  the  "Chad- 
wick 9"  and  two  for  1925-26. 


"Blues"   Hostile  in   Dayton 

Dayton,    O. — Although    the    "blue" 
Sunday    advocates    have    been    quiet 
for    the    past    few    months,    they    are 
again  vigorously  condemning  amuse 
ments  on   the   Sabbath. 


"Ljring  Wives"  Finished 
"Lying  Wives"  has  been  completed 
at    Tec-Art.      It    is    now    undergoing 
editing   and    titling,    in    the    hands    of 
Selma    Rosenblum   and    Max    Abrani 
son. 


The  Week's  Headlines 

Monday 
Trouble       brewing       between       newly-foniied 
Badger   Theaters    Corp.    and    Famous,    First 
National    and    Metro-Goldwyn,    in    Milwau- 

Famous   will   release   between   70    and    80    dur- 
ing    1925-26.       Earnings     for     1924     around 
$20    a    share. 
Pathe    to    develop    Harry    Langdon    mto    fea- 
ture  comedian. 
Daniel    Carson    Goodman    no    longer    produc- 
tion   manager    for    Cosmopolitan. 
Tuesday 
Universal    takes   over    E.    J.    Sparks'    17    the- 
aters in  Florida.     Looking  for  other  chams. 
Entire     "blue"    law     fight     in     Jersey     hmges 
around    indictments    of    Elizabeth    managers. 
Warners    to    build    theater    in    Seattle. 
Will   Hays,    back    from    the    Coast,    optimistic 

over   1925. 
Harold   Franklin    finds   theaters   in    South   en- 

joving     good     business. 
Reported    P.    A.    Powers    will    finance    a    pic- 
ture  starring   Peggy  Joyce.      May   be   road- 
showed. 

Wednesday 
Universal     instructs     sales     force     to     advise 
practicability     of     Railway     E.xpress     distri- 
bution   plan. 
Progi-ess,    Enterprise    and    Eltabran,    dissatis- 
fied    with     present     methods     resign     from 
Atlanta   Film   Board. 
R,     A.     Rowland     says     First     National     will 
continue    handling    of    independent    pictures. 
Douglas     Fairbanks    and    Mary     Pickford    re- 
ported   financially    interested    in    new    Wis- 
consin   theater. 

Thursday 
Valentino    and    J.     D.     Williams    split.       Star 

may    go    to    United    Artists. 
Western    exhibitors    urge     Sydney     S.     Cohen 

to  again  head   M.   P.   T.   O.   A. 
News   reels   in   race   to   get  inaugural   film   on 

Broadway    first. 
Raoul    Walsh   to   direct    "The   Wanderer"    for 

Famous. 
Renorted    Bebe    Daniels    signs    with    Cecil    B. 
DeMille. 

Friday 
Universal's    1924    profits   will    total    $1,700,000. 
Deep     silence     surrounds     split    between     Ru- 
dolph   Valentino    and    J.     D.    Williams. 
T.    O.    C.    C.    determined  to  secure   relief  from 
Hays    office    or    bring    actions    under    trust 
laws. 

Raymond  Schrock  succeeds  John  Griffith 
Wray  as  general  manager  at  Universal 
City. 

Booking  situation  in  St.  Louis  growing  more 
acute.  New  combine  controls  Northwest 
part    of   city. 

Saturday 

Mctro-Goldwyn    closes    deal    with    Hearst    to 

release    two    pictures.      Marion    Davies    in 

one. 

Week's    report    for    new    theaters    shows   large 

number    planned. 
Dimitri     Buchowetzki     to     direct     "Napoleon 
for   Universal. 


Start    Campaign    On    "Idaho" 

Pathe  has  launched  a  prize  contest 
for  "Idaho,"  its  new  serial.  Awards 
for  the  best  "typical  American  fam- 
ily" photos  will  be  made.  Advertis- 
ing will  appear  in  publications  with 
a  total  circulation  of  about  11,000,- 
000.     The  contest  closes  July   1. 


Stars  Broadcasting 

Paramount  stars  and  directors  are 
now  broadcasting  every  Tuesday 
night  as  part  of  the  Rialto  program 
over   Station  WNYC. 


Taylor  Buys  "Lost  Chord"  For  Eng 

J.  H.  Taylor,  of  Screen  Art..  Ltd., 
London    is    here    on   a   visit.    He   has 
ought  "The  Lost  Chord"  from  Arrow 
for  England. 


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$400.00 


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Phone — Penn.  6564 


U.  S.  and  Canada  Agmti  for  Dtbrit 


Switch  in  "U"  Managers 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Seybert  Whittman 
is  the  new  manager  for  Universal. 
He  succeeds  Julius  Singer,  who  has 
been  transferred  to  the  New  York 
office. 


New  Exchange   For  Charlotte 

Charlotte,  N.  C— D.  A.  McNeill  has 
received  a  permit  to  erect  a  film  build- 
ing at  505  West  4th  St.  It  will  cost 
$35,000  and   be  two  stories  high. 


Kuschner   Recuperating 
Milwaukee,  Wis. — Oscar  Kuschner, 
Pathe    manager    here,    is    recovering 
fiom  a  recent  operation. 


Walter    Long    will    play    in    "The 
Shock  Punch,"  starring  Richard  Dix. 


HAND  PAINTED 


LOBBY    DISPLAYS 


CUT  OUTS 


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Cost  very  little   more 
than  black  and  white. 

Ask  us  about  it. 


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1540  B'way      6040  Sunset  Blvd. 
N.  Y.  C.  Hollywood 


IS  LOVELY 


Everything 
is  Lovely — 
//  You  Play 
Paramount! 


JAMES  CRUZE'S  Great  Qmerican 
9^amily  Picture  From  I^y^is  Beach's 
successful  droadWay  comedy. 
One  of  the  2—  famous  4^0 

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ASK  Ruben  and  Finkelstein  about  "THE 
GOOSK  HANGS  HIGH"!  And  the  stunt 
they  pulled  with  this  fine  picture  that  broke  rec- 
ords at  all  their  houses! 

Watch  the  New  York  papers  Monday  for  the  re- 
views they  give  "THE  GOOSE  HANGS  HIGH," 
which  opens  next  week  at  the  Rivoli. 

It's  another  of  those  clean,  funny,  human  pictures 
Cruze  is  famous  for.  Another  of  those  money- 
makers Paramount  is  delivering  week  after  week, 
month  after  month.  Another  reason  why  wise 
showmen  are  now  saying  the  Second  Famous 
Forty  is  outdrawing  the  First  Forty  at  the  box 
offiice! 


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Sunday,  March  8,  1925 


Pagliacci 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 


Chaplin  isolated  in  the  writhing  crowds  of  a  dance  hall,  lonely  in 
cabin  and  forest,  desolate  upon  the  ledges — always  with  the 
tragic  mask. 

"  'Don't  you  think,'  he  questioned,  'that  I  managed  to  get 
something  of  me  into  the  picture ;  something  of  what  I  feel  ? 
Back  in  New  York,  don't  you  think,  they  will  recognize  me  at 
last?' 

"I  thought  of  Harold  Lloyd,  chief  money-maker  of  the  screen, 
who  occasionally  leaves  his  swarms  of  gag  inventors  long  enough 
to  address  civic  clubs  'on  the  cleanliness  and  manliness  of  most 
of  the  people  in  the  motion-picture  industry.'  But  Chaplin  had 
asked  a  question  of  the  Martian  descended  from  that  imaginary 
planet  of  his  in  Manhattan,  and  it  had  to  be  answered.  'No,'  I 
answered,  'they'll  laugh ;  same  as  ever.'  " 

CIRCUITS  AND   CIRCUITS 
Metro  makes   public.      In   big,   bold   type.     That   West   Coast. 
After  playing  He  Who  Gets  Slapped  shot  in  an  extra  thousand 
dollars.     To  be  applied  to  the  rental.     Of  that  feature.     Because 
it  did  so  much  better.     Than  had  been  anticipated. 

You  find  this  sort  of  business.  Operated  by  large  circuits.  But 
how  many  smaller  ones  would  think  of  making  such  a  move? 

FAIR  PLAY 
The  vital,  essential  need  of  this  business.  Is  fair  play.  Be- 
tween all  factors.  Unfortunately  there  has  been  far  from  suflfi- 
cient.  In  all  branches.  One  to  the  other.  If  a  distributor  "hung 
it"  on  an  exhibitor.  The  world  heard  about  it.  If,  in  turn,  an 
exhibitor  "cleaned  up"  after  buying  at  a  trifling  figure.  He  gloat- 
ed. The  other  man's  misfortune  was  "none  of  his  business." 
And  so  it  has  gone  along.  Year  after  year.  Season  after  season, 
"Dog  eat  dog."     And  no  one  apparently  interested. 

West  Coast — like  other  Jarge  circuits — has  come  in  for  serious 
criticism.  From  various  distributors.  From  time  to  time.  Where 
price  questions  become  involved.  This  is  likely  to  happen.  Any 
time  at  all.    And  West  Coast  has  defended  itself.    In  its  own  way. 

But  that  check.  Sent  to  Metro.  For  additional  rental.  Is 
the  best  evidence  West  Coast — or  any  exhibitor — can  furnish. 
To  show  that  he  wants  to  play  ball.    As  ball  should  be  played. 

GRAUMAN   AGAIN 

Sid  put  on  The  Iron  Horse.  With  one  of  his  opera  schedules. 
And  a  prologue.  That  made  the  picture  an  incident.  And  out 
Hollywood  way.  The  program  for  the  premier.  Netted  a  small 
fortune.  That  Grauman  lad.  Overlooks  nothing.  Not  even  a 
j)erit)d. 

THE  TIN  HORSE 

Says  Joe  Jackson.  Who  parts  the  Rudolph  Valentino  pub- 
licity : 

"Out  here  in  Califilmland  nearly  all  the  Fords  carry  trick 
signs  on  the  back  of  them.  Here's  one  I  saw  yesterday:  'THE 
TIN  HORSE'  A  HENRY  FORD  PRODUCTION.'  " 

INTERESTED    IN   JEWISH    HARDWARE 

Joe  McCloskey.  Formerly  with  Tom  Evans.  In  lab  work. 
Now  selling  diamonds.  On  the  Coast.  And  liking  it.  Incidentally 
Frankie  Schwal).  Formerly  with  Fox.  Out  of  the  theater  now.  Sell- 
ing clothing.     So  the  world  wags. 

TRAIL  BLAZERS 

New  York  Evening  Tost  \\"ashington  special.  Says:  "Trade 
no  longer  follows  the  flag.  It  tags  after  Gloria  Swanson  or  Mary 
Pickford  or  Douglas  Fairbanks,  or  any  other  American  film  star 
wl^ose  face  or  figure  or  clothes  happen  to  catch  the  eye  and  fancy 
of  Europeans. 

■•])ci)artment  of  Commerce  statistics  prove  it.  And  a  recent 
editorial  in  the  London  Post,  which  has  just  reached  Washington 
confirms  it.  This  conservative  British  newspaper  mournfully  ad- 
mits the  American  movies  have  blazed  the  path  for  American 
trade,  and  given  a  tremendous  impetus  to  the  sale  of  American 
goocts  abroad. 


"All  over  the  world  the  American  cinema 
which   used   to   be   done   by   the   British   navy' 


is  doing  the  work 
says  this  report. 
Civilization  is  represented  by  the  latest  superproduction  of  Los 
Angeles,  and  the  credulous  children  of  primitive  communities  are 
being  told,  in  the  simplest  and  most  realistic  form  of  entertain- 
ment ever  devised  for  simple  minds,  that  the  only  people  who 
count  are  American.  *  *  *" 

AHEAD  OF  SCHEDULE 

Ralph  P.  Fauchia  lives  in  St.  Anne,  111.  He  says  he  writes  a 
scenario  a  day.  And  has  been  for  six  years.  So  has  enough  film 
plays  "to  keep  two  or  three  hundred  film  companies  producing 
them." 

Yes? 

RETAKES  WANTED 

It's  tough  when  you  step  out  of  character.  Here  Ray  John- 
ston, of  Rayart.  Takes  a  crack.  And — after  looking  at  photos  taken 
with  celebrities  on  the  coast — suggests  a  retake.  Because  we 
missed  out  on  one.     And  failed  to  have  the  old  cigar.  On  tap. 

BACK  HOME 

Knew  it.  Moment  I  stepped  ofif  the  Century.  And  saw  a  news- 
paper. And  found  an  ad.  -  Which  started  oflf :  "If  I  owned  the 
New  York  Times — and  then  a  lot  about  Too  Many  Kisses."  And 
I  knew  we  were  back.     Where  the  Reichenbach  thrives. 

HEADLINES 

Also  this  headline  :  In  the  Evening  Mail :  "President  Ebert  is 
operated  upon;  King  Better;  Miss  Swanson  Rallies."  All,  all  for 
nobility.  


Hal Roach 

jjiesents 


Harold  Lloyd 


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NOWoR  NEVER 

( T^e  first  of  the  popular  demand  series 

re -issued) 


Already  booked  by  many 
bigr  first  runs,  including 

MADISOM,  DETROIT,  (  KUNSKyJ 
KINOS  ANoRIVOLI .  St  LOUIS.  CGOtOMAN ) 
$TRANO,  CINCINNATI,  (  LIBSON) 
METROPOLITAN.  ATLANTA. 


Associated  Exhibitors 


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Jackie  Coogati  in 

"The  Rag  Man" 

Metro-Goldwyn 
As  a  Whole SURE-FIRE  JACK- 
IE COOGAN  ENTERTAIN- 
MENT WITH  JACKIE  DOING 
ANOTHER  ROLE  LIKE  IN 
"THE  KID."  LOTS  OF  GOOD 
LAUGHS  THAT  SHOULD 
MAKE  IT  A  GOOD  BET. 

Star Does  again  the  kind  of  role 

that  first  brought  him  into  the 
limelight  and  does  it  well.  But 
Jackie  is  becoming  an  actor  and  not 
just  a  born  pantomimist.  He's  lov- 
able nevertheless.  Jackie  continues 
to  stretch  upward  and  is  slowly  but 
surely  nearing  the  "Jack"  stage. 

Cast Max    Davidson    delightfully 

amusing  as  Ginsberg,  the  rag  man 
He  and  Jackie  make  a  fine  team  as 
Kelly  and  Ginsberg.  Others,  not 
important,  include  Lydia  Yeamans 
Titus,  Robert  Edeson,  William 
Conklin. 

Type  of  Story Comedy-drama.     A 

combination  of  Irish-Jewish  comedy 
seldom  fails  and  that  is  what  they 
have  used  for  Jackie's  latest,  "The 
Rag  Man,"  not  much  of  a  story  in 
reality  but  built  up  with  a  lot  of 
good  gags  and  comedy  business 
that  keeps  it  alive  all  the  way  and 
makes  a  first  rate  vehicle  for  Jackie. 
The  laughs  are  well  distributed  and 
there  is  a  fine  set  of  sub-titles  that 
bring  a  good  many  laughs  on  their 
own  account.  Jackie,  an  orphan 
disappears  after  a  fire  in  the  home 
and  is  taken  in  by  Max  Ginsberg,  a 
rag  man,  who  is  on  the  downward 
path  having  been  cheated  out  of 
considerable  wealth  through  a  pat- 
ent deal.  Jackie  decides  to  build 
up  Uncle  Max's  business  and  his 
first  trip  is  a  success.  Among  the 
old  clothes  he  buys  he  finds  a  letter 
which  is  a  clue  to  Uncle  Max's  lost 
fortune.  Jackie  becomes  a  sleuth 
and  is  eventually  the  means  of  re- 
trieving Ginsberg's  money.  Jackie 
on  the  junk  wagon  is  one  of  the 
funniest  bits  in  the  picture.  His 
"business"  methods  of?er  more 
laughs  and  the  final  shot,  showing 
Jackie  and  Max,  being  driven 
around  a  golf  course  in  a  Rolls 
Royce,  only  stopping  to  make  their 
shots,  is  a  closing  laugh. 

Box   Office  Angle Should   make   a 

sure-fire  entertainment.  You  can 
do  plenty  of  talking  about  Jackie's 
latest  and  promise  plenty  of  good 
laughs. 

ExDloitation Talk  about  Jackie  as 

the  little  Irish  kid  who  put  a  Jew- 
ish rag  man's  business  back  on  a 
paying  basis.  Run  a  trailer  show- 
ing Tackle  on  the  wagon  and  you 
might  get  some  attention  by  run- 
ning teaser  ads  announcing  the 
ORening  of  the  firm  "Kelly  and 
Ginsberg"  on  a  given  date  (date 
you  play  the  picture)  and  using 
your  theater  address.  Should  bo 
well  worth  your  while  getting  "The 
Rag  Man"  over. 

Direction  Eddie  Clinc:  fine 

Author  Willard  Mack 

Scenario   Not  credited 

Cameramen    Frank   Good   and 

Robt.   Martin. 

Photography  All   right 

Locale  New  York 

Length  5,968  feet 


"Soiled" 

Phil  Goldstone — State  Rights 

As   a   Whole ONE    OF    THE 

"SOUL  MORTGAGE"  PLOTS 
WITH  THE  POOR  LITTLE 
HEROINE  SACRIFICING  HER- 
SELF FOR  A  WORTHLESS 
BROTHER.  GOOD  CAST  BUT 
AN  ORDINARY  PICTURE. 
Cast.... A  good  array  of  names  and 
a  capable  lot  of  players  but  they're 
swamped  in  a  poor  plot.  Vivian 
Martin  does  the  best  she  can  and 
so  do  the  others  who  include  Ken- 
neth Harlan,  Mildred  Harris,  John- 
ny Walker,  Mary  Alden,  Robert 
Cain,  Maude  George,  Wyndham 
Standing. 

Type  of  Story Sex  drama;  adapted 

from  Jack  Boyle's  Red  Book  story 
"A  Debt  of  Dishonor."  They've  se- 
lected a  title  that  is  descriptive  to 
say  the  least.  The  story  is  "Soiled" 
all  right  with  a  dominating  sex 
angle  that  will  make  it  entirely  un- 
suited  for  family  trade  and  not  the 
most  wholesome  sort  of  entertain- 
ment for  adult  audiences  either.  Of 
course  the  very  presence  of  sex  ap- 
peal will  make  it  an  easy  seller 
where  they  go  shopping  for  sensa- 
tional pictures.  "Soiled"  doesn't  get 
nearly  as  rough  as  they  may  expect 
it  to,  nor  as  the  title  may  promise, 
but  it  has  sufficient  intimation  to 
carry  it  beyond  the  bounds  of  strict 
propriety.  Jack  Boyle  has  written 
so  many  really  worth  while  things 
that  it  is  a  bit  difficult  to  credit  him 
with  such  a  piece  as  this.  His  hero- 
ine makes  a  bargain  to  sell  her  soul 
for  cash  that  will  save  her  brother 
from  jail.  Wyndham  Standing,  as 
the  purchaser,  hardly  loks  the  part 
but  he  probably  never  expected  to 
collect  and  therefore  did  not  have 
to  appear  gluttonous.  But  Kenneth 
Harlan  is  the  adoring  hero  who 
saves  his  sweetheart  from  such  an 
ignominious  fate.  He  enters  a  race 
hoping  to  win  a  prize  that  will  pay 
off  the  girl's  debt.  He  loses  the 
race  but  sells  his  auto  and  after 
duly  punching  villain  in  the  eye  pro- 
ceeds to  walk  out  of  the  picture 
bound  for  the  usual  ending. 
"Soiled"  doesn't  hold  the  interest 
even  with  a  capable  cast  working 
to  keep  it  going.  It's  a  most  ob- 
vious yarn  from  start  to  finish  and 
may  not  even  satisfy  the  sensation 
seekers. 

Box  Office  Angle Will  sell  on  the 

strength  of  its  title  very  readily  pro- 
viding you  cater  to  those  who  chase 
this  sort  of  a  thrill.  Names  may 
bring  them  in  too. 

Exploitation Nothing  for  you  to 

work  on  here  unless  you  know  your 
folks  can  be  given  a  picture  like  this 
without  any  objections  from  them. 
The  title  is  enough  to  let  them  know 
what  to  expect.  Well  known  names 
include  Vivian  Martin,  Kenneth 
Harlan,  Mildred  Harris,  Johnny 
Walker. 

Direction   Fred  Windmeyer — 

ordinary. 

Author  Jack  Boyle 

Scenario    Not  creditecf 

Cameraman  Not  credited 

Photography  Fair 

Locale    New  York 

Length  6,800  feet 


Richard  Holt  in 

"Too  Much  Youth" 

Gerson  Pictures — State  Rights 

As   a    Whole MECHANICAL 

SORT  OF  PLOT  BUT  FOR 
THOSE  WHO  ARE  SATISFIED 
WITH  SOME  COMEDY,  AN 
OCCASIONAL  THRILL  AND 
A  MELLER  FINISH  IT  MAY 
SATISFY. 

Star Likeable  and  capable  but  role 

doesn't  tax  him  very  strenuously 
Is  the  usual  jazz  boy  who  decides 
to  reform  when  a  pretty  girl  begins 
to  interest  him. 

Cast Sylvia  Breamer  a  pleasing 

enough  heroine  who  is  the  instru- 
ment of  hero's  reform  and  Walter 
Perry  tries  to  be  a  funny  Irish  pro- 
hibition agent.  He  may  amuse 
them  but  his  line  is  a  bit  old  and  he 
overdoes  his  cigar  stunt.  Others 
Harris  Gordon,  Eric  Mayne,  Joseph 
Belmont,  Charles  K.  French. 

Type  of  Story Starts  off  as  com- 
edy drama  and  ends  up  as  a  meller. 
Richard  Holt  is  another  of  the  new 
stellar  attractions  struggling  for 
prominence.  Holt  is  likeable  enough 
and  fulfills  all  requirements  easily 
enough  but  the  hero  of  "Too  Much 
Youth"  doesn't  ask  a  great  deal  of 
him.  He  has  a  forest  fire  to  fight, 
a  real  estate  deal  to  put  through 
and  a  girl's  life  to  save  but  all 
these  come  easy  to  a  hero  and  they 
aren't  particularly  difficult  in  this 
instance.  "Too  Much  Youth"  is  a 
fair  enough  offering  that  doesn't 
boast  of  any  particular  high  lights 
but  is  content  to  move  along  at  a 
fair  rate  of  speed  and  bring  along 
with  its  development  a  combination 
of  comedy,  action  and  thrills  that 
will  likely  get  it  by  with  a  majority. 
Hero's  father  hits  upon  a  plan  to 
cure  him  of  the  jazz  habit.  Hero 
must  put  through  a  real  estate  deal 
before  he  sleeps.  To  make  the  job 
intricate  Dad  frames  the  affair  and 
hero's  period  of  "no  sleep"  stretches 
into  days.  But  he  survives,  natur- 
ally, and  not  only  overcomes  all  his 
desire  for  jazz  but  wins  a  wife  to 
boot.  A  meller  finish  includes  a  for- 
est fire  made  up  mostly  of  stock 
shots.  The  picture  isn't  well  edited. 
There  are  several  instances  of  im- 
proper cutting  and  misplaced  shots. 
Box  Office  Angle Not  conspicu- 
ously good  but  an  average  film  that 
may  entertain  if  they  aren't  too 
critical.  On  a  double  feature  pro- 
gram will  stand  a  better  chance. 

Exploitation You   might   see   this 

one  and  decide  for  yourself  whether 
or  not  you  want  to  start  boosting 
Richard  Holt  as  a  new  star.  He 
has  so  many  competitors  in  his  line 
of  playing  that  he  will  have  to  be 
good  to  gather  in  a  following.  A 
god  comedy  angle  in  the  picture 
deals  with  the  contagion  of  gaping: 
you  might  work  an  exploitation 
stunt  with  this  idea. 

Direction Duke   Worne;    fair 

Author  Grover  Jones 

Scenario  Grover  Jones 

Cameraman  Roland  Price 

Photography  All  right 

Locale  City 

Length   4,800  feet 


"The  Mansion  of  Aching 
Hearts" 

B.  P.  Schulberg  Prods. 

As    a    Whole OLD    MELLER 

HOKUM  AND  PLENTY  OF  IT 
BUT  IT  WILL  PROBABLY  DO 
ITS  SHARE  OF  BUSINESS  AT 
THAT.  HAS  A  FIRST  RATE 
CAST  WITH  WELL  KNOWN 
PLAYERS. 

Cast Ethel  Clayton  splendid  as  the 

wronged  wife  but  doesn't  photo- 
graph particularly  well.  Sam  de 
Grasse  well  suited  as  the  narrow- 
minded  small  townsman.  Other 
first  rate  performances  contributed 
by  Barbara  Bedford,  Cullen  Landis, 
Priscilla  Bonner,  Philo  McCuIlough, 
Edward  Gribbon,  Edward  Delaney, 
Eddie  Phillips. 

Type  of  Story Melodrama;  sug- 
gested by  the  song  by  Harry  Von 
Tilzer  and  Arthur  J.  Lamb.  "The 
Mansion  of  Aching  Hearts"  is  a 
purely  unadulterated  meller  of  the 
old  school  with  the  hokum  piled  on 
heavily  and  it  includes  all  the  well 
known  gags  by  way  of  action,  sus- 
pense, heart  interest  and  thrills. 
The  plot  covers  a  lot  of  ground  and 
at  times  isn't  altogether  coherent. 
You  don't  expect  it  to  be  convinc- 
ing but  evidently  there  is  still  a 
market  for  this  type  of  entertain- 
ment and  "The  Mansion  of  Aching 
Hearts"  is  good  of  its  kind. 

The  hard  hearted  Martin  Craig 
sends  his  wife  away  thinking  she  is 
unfaitliful.  He  keeps  her  boy, 
though  believing  it  is  not  his  own 
child.  Mrs.  Craig  becomes  matron 
of  a  home  which  befriends  unfor- 
tunate girls.  There  comes  to  her 
attention  a  girl,  Martha,  also  an  out- 
cast because  of  Craig's  harsh  judg- 
ment. Mrs.  Craig  returns  with 
Martha  to  the  small  town  to  de- 
mand that  Craig  retract  his  defama- 
tion of  the  girl's  character.  There 
she  iTieets  the  son  she  had  thought 
dead.  Taught  by  Craig  to  believe 
the  worst  of  his  mother  and  be- 
lieving her  responsible  for  the  loath- 
ing which  the  villagers  feel  for 
him,  the  boy  leads  a  mob  against 
her  and  she  is  near  death  before 
Craig  relents,  confesses  that  he  had 
judged  her  falsely  and  there  is  the 
usual  reunion. 

Box  Office  Angle All  depends  on 

the  t3'pe  of  patronage  you  cater  to. 
Will  suit  nicely  enough  if  you  know 
your  folks  like  a  meller  of  this 
calibre. 

Exploitation You  might  make  a 

point  of  small  town  prejudice  and 
bigotry  and  work  it  up  into  a  story 
for  exploiting  "The  Mansion  of 
Aching  Hearts."  Catchlines  should 
take  care  of  this  adequately.  You 
can  use  the  names  of  Ethel  Clay- 
ton, Cullen  Landis  and  Barbara 
Bedford  in  your  notices  and  a  trailer 
of  the  storm  sequence  may  get  them 
interested. 

Direction  ....  James   P.   Hogan;  good 

Author  Not  credited 

Scenario  Frederick  Stowers 

Cameraman  Harry  Perry 

Photography Good 

Locale  Small  coast  town 

Length  6,147  feet 


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Retfii  Compsnn  in 

"New  Lives  For  Old" 

PdtainoiDit 

As   a    Whole UNDOUBTEDLY 

THE  BEST  ROLE  BETTY 
COMPSON  HAS  HAD  IN  MANY 
A  DAY.  PRETTY  AND  WINS 
YOURCONFIDENCE  ALLTHE 
WAY.  PLOT  A  BIT  TRITE  BUT 
IT  SERVES  NICELY  ENOUGH. 

Star Certain  to  i)k'as(.-  tiuni  a>  the 

little  Freiieh  dancer  who  i.sn't  half 
as  wicked  as  her  American  mother- 
in-law  thinks  she  is.  Has  plent\-  of 
fine  opportunities  here  and  takes 
full  advantage  of  them. 

Cast Ver}'  good;  Wallace  Mac- 
Donald  well  suited  as  the  American 
soldier  and  Theodore  KoslofT  has  a 
part  very  much  to  his  liking.  He's 
the  suave  German  officer  posing  as 
a  French  Major.  Sheldon  Lewis 
good  as  his  accomplice.  Others 
Jack  Joyce,  Margaret  Seddon,  Jo- 
seph Bowling. 

Type   of   Story Romantic   drama: 

adapted  from  "The  Marriage  of 
Olympe"  by  Emile  Augier,  Betty 
Compson's  latest  is  a  war  story  that 
provides  her  with  a  better  role  than 
she's  had  in  quite  some  time,  at 
least  it  gives  her  a  wide  variety  of 
opportunities  and  a  setting  that 
suits  her  especially  well.  The  story 
itself  isn't  particularly  striking  but 
with  Clarence  Badger's  careful 
handling  comes  through  (|uite  sat- 
isfactorily. Betty  is  Olympe,  r 
French  dancer,  who  falls  in  love 
with  an  American  soldier,  Hugh 
Warren.  Hugh  doesn't  know  that 
the  notorious  Olympe  and  his  peas- 
ant fiancee  are  one  and  the  same 
But  Olympe  is  not  all  that  she's 
painted  and  becomes  a  valuable  sec- 
ret service  agent  who  is  the  means 
of  running  down  De  Montinbard.  a 
German  spy,  and  saving  an  Ameri- 
can regiment.  The  war  over  Hugh 
and  his  bride  return  to  America 
where  later  De  Montinbard  appears 
as  the  fiance  of  Hugh's  sister.  To 
save  Hugh's  sister  Olytnpe  must 
expose  the  truth  of  her  identity  but 
it  ends  happily  with  Hugh  forget- 
ting the  past  and  Olympe  being 
honored  by  the  French  Government 
for  her  valuable  service  during  the 
war. 

Box  Office  Angle Has  a  number  of 

bo.x  office  assets  tliat  will  undoubt- 
edly make  it  an  attractive  selection 
for  you.  Sure  to  please  Betty 
Compson's  admirers  and  win  some 
more  for  her. 

Exploitation I'se  plenty  of  stills  of 

Hett\'  and  tell  them  she  is  a  French 
dancer  who  is  known  as  the  notor- 
ious Olympe  but  who  is  really  a 
war  heroine.  You  can  also  prom- 
ise a  pleasing  romantic  angle  and  a 
trailer  showing  Olymjie  in  the 
French  cafe  will  surely  bring  them 
back.  The  title  can  be  worked  with 
catchlines  and  Paramount's  press 
sheet  offers  further  ideas. 
Direction  Clarence  Badger- 
first  rate. 

Author   Emile  .\ugier 

Scenario  Adelaide  Heilbron 

Cameraman  Guy  Wilky 

Photography  Good 

Locale   France-N.  Y 

Length   6,739  feet 


"Daddy's  Gone  A-Hunting' 

I'nxL:  Ijoids  R.  Mnijcr — Dist.: 
Mciro-doldicipi 
As  a  Whole.  .  TIRESOME  STORY 
THAT  DRAGS  ALONG  TED- 
IOUSLY. EVEN  BORZAGE'S 
FINE  EFFORTS  COULDN'T 
PULL  THIS  THROUGH,  NOR 
THE  PLEASING  ALICE  JOYCE 
EITHER. 
Cast Percy  Marmont's  characteri- 
zation is  the  chief  offender  in  this 
picture's  dullness.  He  has  a  drab, 
uninteresting  iiart  that  he  takes  a 
little  too  much  trouble  to  make  con- 
vincing. Helen  D'.Algy  is  the  wig- 
gley  Parisian  vamp  who  at  that 
doesn't  succeed,  fiolmes  Herbert 
the  understanding  "other  man"  who 
gets  nothing  for  his  trouble.  Ford 
Sterling  tries  strenuously  to  relieve 
the   tension  with  some  comedy. 

Type   of    Story Domestic   drama 

Artistic  temperament  is  the  key- 
note of  "Daddy's  Gone  A-Hunting," 
an  adaptation  of  Zoe  Akins  stage 
play,  which  incidentally  makes  for 
anything  but  a  bright  picture  enter- 
tainment. The  plot  revolves  about 
Julian,  an  artist  in  search  of  inspira- 
tion, and  like  most  married  men  he 
fails  to  recognize  his  true  inspira- 
tion in  his  beautiful  wife.  This  busi- 
ness of  looking  for  inspiration  con- 
sumes practically  the  entire  footage 
of  the  picture  and  when  you're  not 
hobnobbing  with  Percy  Marmont 
in  Parisian  dives  you're  worrying 
with  poor  Alice  Joyce  who  sits  at 
home  fondling  her  little  girl  and 
hoping  for  her  husband's  return 
Perhaps  you  liave  to  be  tempera- 
mental to  enjoy  a  story  of  this  sort 
but  certainly,  to  the  average  person, 
this  more  or  less  futile  quest  of 
Marmont's  gets  on  your  nerves  af- 
ter a  while.  Had  the  plot  been  built 
up  with  some  sort  of  dramatic  ac- 
tion, instead  of  some  out  of  place 
comedy,  it  nu'ght  have  served  rather 
well  but  Marmont  doesn't  even  have 
another  love  affair  to  offset  the  dull- 
ness. Of  course  there's  the  usual 
understanding  friend  who  tries  to 
make  .•\lice  see  how  little  her  errant 
husband  appreciates  her  and  lav 
ishes  his  attentions  upon  her.  And 
you  aren't  wholly  in  accord  with 
Alice  when  she  finally  goes  back 
to  her  dreamer-husband  following 
the  death  of  her  little  girl.  It's  an 
unhappy  affair  all  the  way  through 

Box  Office  Angle Rather  cheerless 

atiiios))lu'r(.-  may  make  this  unat- 
tractive. Possiblv  .Mice  Joyce's  ap- 
pearance and  a  Borzage  production 
may   ])rove   inducements. 

Exploitation Not  a  very  universal 

appeal  in  the  story  so  perhaps  you 
had  better  not  do  much  talking 
about  it.  Use  the  names  of  Alice 
Joyce  and  Percy  Marmont  conspic- 
uously and  of  course  there  are  a 
certain  few  who  will  be  interested 
if  you  talk  about  the  Parisian  artist 
quarter  which  is  prominent  in  part 
of  the  picture. 

Direction Frank    Borzage;    capable 

as  usual. 

Author   Zoe   Akins 

Scenario  Kenneth  B.  Clark 

Cameraman  Chester  Lvons 

Photography    Good 

Locale  N.  Y. -Paris 

Length  5,851  feet 


"One  Year  to  Live" 

I'loducer:  M.  C.  Levee 
Dist.  First  Nut'l  Pictiiies,  Inc. 
As  a  Whole  .  RATHER  UNCON- 
VINCING AND  TRITE  STORY 
OF  PARISIAN  STAGE  LIFE, 
BUT  LAVISH  PRODUCTION 
AND  SEX  ANGLE  WILL 
PROBABLY  PUT  IT  OVER  AT 
THE  BOX  OFFICE.  SOME 
FINE  NAMES  IN  THE  CAST. 

Cast Excellent.      Includes  Aileen 

I'ringle,  Antonio  Moreno,  Dorothy 
Mackaill,  Rosemary  Theby,  all  of 
whom  give  good  performances,  par- 
ticularly Moreno  and  Miss  Pringle. 
Dorothy  Mackaill  hasn't  been  al- 
lowed very  much  footage.  Joseph 
Kilgour  suitable  as  the  lustful  the- 
atrical  producer. 

Type   of   Story Romantic   drama. 

"One  Year  to  Live"  deals  with  a 
familiar  "movie"  situation.  It  is  one 
ot  those  stories  that  have  been  done 
time  and  again  wherein  the  beauti- 
ful and  poverty-stricken  heroine, 
w  hen  falsely  told  by  a  designing 
physician  that  she  has  only  "one 
>ear  to  live,"  agrees  to  the  usual 
propositon  of  a  famous  theatrical 
projlucer,  providing  he  makes  her 
a  star.  Of  course,  in  the  nick  o' 
time,  her  sweetheart,  who  she 
thought  had  deserted  her,  returns 
from  America  and  all  is  well,  but 
not  before  her  invalid  sister  has 
been  cured  through  her  faith  that 
she  will  be  able  to  help  her  sister. 
There  are  many  very  attractive  and 
lavish  sets  in  this.  The  scenes  in 
the  Parisian  theater  are  particular- 
ly good  and  Miss  Pringle,  who  is 
before  the  camera  almost  constant- 
ly, wears  some  very  attractive  and 
(iaring  gowns.  She  is  called  upon 
Ic  dance  in  one  or  two  scenes  and 
does  (|uite  well.  Antonio  Moreno  is 
extremely  attractive  as  the  young 
American  hero  and  does  a  good 
deal  towards  making  the  film  con- 
vincing. Rosemary  Theby  gives  an 
almost  continuous  display  of  ar- 
tistic temperament  and  succeeds 
quite  well. 
Box  Office  Angle.  ..  .Will  suit  those 
who  enjoy  lavish  display  and  the  sex 
angle,  also  those  who  are  admirers 
of  Aileen  Pringle  or  Antonio 
Moreno.  You  know  how  Aiiss 
Pringle's  pictures  have  been  draw- 
ing for  you  recently. 
Exploitation.  ..  .This  should  be  easy. 
A  title  such  as  this  lends  itself 
easily  to  catch-lines  and  exploita- 
tion. Throw-aw^ays  bearing  the 
cpiery  "What  would  YOU  do  if 
you  had  One  Year  to  Live?"  See 
what  Aileen  Pringle  did.  At  the 
blank  theater  on  blank  date.  Fea- 
ture the  names  in  the  cast  promi- 
nently. This,  in  itself,  should  be 
enough  to  attract  them.  You  might 
also  run  a  trailer  showing  any  of 
the  theater  scenes. 
Direction.  ..  .Irving  Cummings;  sat- 
isfactory on  the  whole;  excellent  at 
times. 

Author   John  Hunter 

Scenario    J.   G.   Hawks 

Cameraman  Arthur  L.  Todd 

Photography    Good 

Locale    Paris 

Length    6,064  feet 


"The  Re-Creation  of  Brian 
Kent" 

Prod.  Sol.  Lesser — Dist.  Principal 
Pictures 

As     a     Whole SPLENDIDLY 

MADE  PICTURE  WITH  GOOD 
CAST  AND  INTERESTING 
STORY  THAT  CARRIES 
QUITE  A  DOMINATING 
HEART  INTEREST. 

Cast Kenneth   Harlan  has  a  better 

acting  role  here  than  he's  had  in 
quite  some  time  and  handles  it 
nicely.  Mary  Carr,  the  eternal 
mother  who  brings  about  hero's 
regeneration,  gives  her  usual  fine 
ptrformance.  ZaSu  Pitts  contri- 
butes another  of  her  typical  por- 
trayals very  satisfactorily  although 
she's  inclined  to  overdo  it  a  little 
at  times.  Helene  Chadwick  is  the 
understanding  heroine  and  Rose- 
mary Theby  the  cause  of  hero's 
downfall.  Others  T.  Roy  Barnes, 
Ralph  Lewis,   Russell  Simpson. 

Type  of  Story Drama;  from  Harold 

Hell  Wright's  novel  of  the  same 
name.  ^^Tight's  novel  makes  a 
thoroughly-  interesting  film  and 
through  Sam  Wood's  eflforts  come 
through  as  a  satisfying  entertain- 
ment. Director  Wood  has  started 
the  story  off  by  gathering  in  all  the 
interest  and  focusing  it  upon  hero 
Kenneth  Harlan,  to  every  appear- 
ance down  and  out,  and  this  much 
you  are  told — there's  a  woman  in 
the  case.  Without  disclosing  any 
niore  of  the  plot  the  devclf)pment 
proceeds  with  hero's  regeneration 
brought  about  through  the  devotion 
and  kiridness  of  a  maiden  school 
teacher  whose  mother  instinct,  how- 
ever, is  the  salvation  of  more  than 
hero.  .Xunty  Sue  proceeds  to  re- 
claim Hugh  even  to  protecting  him 
from  the  authorities  who  are 
searching  for  him.  Later,  Judy,  a 
deformed  girl,  befriended  by  Sue 
gives  away  Brian's  identity  in  a  fit 
of  jealousy  because  Brian  is  falling 
in  love  with  Betty  Joe,  a  city  girl 
who  is  visiting  Sue.  Aunty  Sue 
prevents  Brian's  arrest  and  his 
worthless  wife,  the  real  cause  of  his 
downfall,  is  drowned,  thereby  clear- 
ing the  way  for  the  regenerated 
Brian  and  Betty  Joe,  and  it's  all  due 
to  Aunty  Sue  who  is  rewarded  in 
her  own  way. 

Box  Office  Angle .'\  good  audience 

picture  that  will  likely  satisfy  the 
average  picture  crowd  thoroughlv 
well. 

Exploitation Some    good    talking 

points  in  story  and  production  and 
you  have  plenty  of  fine  names  in  the 
cast  to  work  on.  Mary  Carr  and  her 
mother  love  is  ever  present  and  sure 
to  please  her  many  admirers.  This 
is  a  good  family  picture  if  you  re- 
quire something  of  that  kind.  The 
author's  name  and  the  title  will 
work  in  with  the  usual  book  store 
tie-up. 

Direction .Sam  Wood;  good;  a  bit 

too  long. 

Author  Harold   Bell   Wright 

Scenario.  ...  Mary    Scully   and   .Arthur 
Statter. 

Cameraman Glen  Mac  Williams 

Photography  Very  good 

Locale  Chicago  suburb 

Length  6,876  feet 


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RENAUD  HOFFMAN 


RALPH    INCE 


tOM  FORMAN 


AMONG  the  various  elements 
that  go  into  the  making  of  a 
successful  photoplay  produc- 
tion, the  predominating  fac- 
tor that  determines  its  dramatic, 
artistic  and  showmanship  quality  is 
the  creative  genius  of  the  man  who 
wields  the  megaphone — the  director. 
It  is  from  the  painstaking  effort  of 
heart  and  hand  of  the  true  artist  and 
workman  that  is  born  the  truly  great 
screen  dramas.  The  group  of  directors 
responsible  for  the  productions  on  the 
program  of  Producers  Distributing 
Corporation  represent  the  foremost 
creative  brains  in  the  cinema  world. 
Here  are  glowing  personalities,  trained 
technicians,  master  craftsmen.  The 
fine  productions  released  by  Producers 
Distributing  Corporation  are  not  just 
a  matter  of  luck,  but  are  the  natural 
result  of  trained  ability  and  honest 
effort.  The  measure  of  their  worth  is 
the  measure  of  the  men  who  made 
them. 


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Current   and  Forthcoming 
Releases 


"Grit" 

"The  Hoosier 

Schoolmaster" 
"The   Night   Hawk" 
"Love's  Whirlpool" 
"Try  and  Get  It" 
"His  Darker  Self" 
"Wandering  Husbands" 
"Miami" 

"What  Shall  I  Do?" 
"The  Lightning  Rider" 
"Hold  Your  Breath" 
"Not  One  to  Spare" 
"Another  Scandal" 
"Tiger  Thompson" 
"Her  Own  Free  Will" 
"The    Legend   of 

Hollywood" 
"The  Wise  Virgin" 
"The  Siren  of  Seville" 
"Welcome  Stranger" 
"Ramshackle  House" 
"Another  Man's  Wife" 
"Chalk  Marks" 
"Roaring  Rails" 
"Trouping  With  Ellen' 


"The  House  of  Youth" 
"Barbara  Frietchie" 
"Reckless  Romance" 
"The  Girl  on  the  Stairs" 
"The  Chorus  Lady" 
"A  Cafe  in  Cairo" 
"The   Flaming  Forties" 
"The  Mirage" 
"Let  Women  Alone" 
"Soft  Shoes" 
"Off  the  Highway" 
"Charley's  Aunt" 
"Her  Market  Value" 
"The  Girl  of  Gold" 
"On  the  Threshold" 
"Beyond  the  Border" 
"The  Crimson  Runner" 
"Beauty  and  the  Bad 

Man" 
"Friendly  Enemies" 
"Stop  Flirting" 
"The  Awful  Truth" 
"The  Bad  Lands" 
"Private  Affairs" 
"Silent  Sanderson" 
"The  Texas  Trail" 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  March  8,  1925 


"Salome  of  the  Tenements' 

Paramount 
As  a  Whole GOOD  DIREC- 
TION, INTERESTING  PRO- 
DUCTION AND  ATMOSPHERE 
AND  SOME  FINE  HEBREW 
TYPES  THE  INTERESTING 
FEATURES.  STORY  WEAK 
FOR  THE  FOOTAGE  GIVEN 
IT. 

Cast...Jetta  Goudal  very  sincere  and 
at  tim,es  likeable  but  photograph? 
rather  poorly.  Godfrey  Tearle  stiff 
and  uncertain.  Some  excellent 
minor  performances  by  typical  Jew 
fsh  people,  especially  Mrs.  Wein- 
traub,  Jose  Ruben,  Irma  Lerna  and 
Sonj'a  Nodell. 

Type   of    Story Drama.      "Salome 

of  the  Tenements"  carries  a  certain 
amount  of  heart  interest  and  ap 
peal  that  should  make  it  a  popular 
choice  in  certain  localities.  New 
York's  East  Side  more  particularly 
since  it  deals  rather  frankly  and  in- 
timately with  that  quarter.  Just 
what  it  will  mean  to  the  general 
public  is  another  question.  Its  at- 
mosphere is  interesting  and  Sidney 
Olcott  has  provided  many  fine 
touches  but  there  is  realb'  not 
enough  actual  incident  to  warrant 
the  extensive  footage  he  has  ac- 
corded it.  Jetta  Goudal,  though  she 
tries  very  earnestly,  isn't  sufficient- 
ly magnetic  to  get  the  picture  over 
on  her  own  account  and  it  all  hinges 
upon  her  characterization,  that  of  a 
poor  Jewisfi*  girl  who  falls  in  love 
with  a  millionaire  settlement  work- 
er. As  Sonya,  a  writer  for  a  Jewish 
newspaper,  she  meets  John  Man- 
ning and  immediately  falls  in  love 
with  him.  Much  to  the  surprise  of 
her  friends  he  marries  her.  Comes 
along  a  money  lender  who  holds 
Sonya's  note  whereby  she  agrees  to 
repay  a  certain  sum  when  she  has 
married  Manning.  Her  husband, 
thinking  she  has  married  him  for  his 
money,  denounces  her  but  later 
there  is  a  reunion.  There  is  plenty 
of  interesting  detail  that  for  some 
may  make  up  for  the  absence  of  in- 
cident. It  is  good,  to  be  sure,  but 
there's  a  little  too  much  of  it  with 
consequent  dragging.  The  early 
reels  could  be  tightened  to  advan- 
tage. The  picture  runs  seven  full 
reels. 

Box   Office  Angle You  can  judge 

better  whether  Sidney  Olcott's  good 
production  and  fine  atmosphere  will 
be  enough  to  please  them. 

Exploitation Rather     typical,     and 

pertinent  to  the  theme  of  the  pic- 
ture, is  the  incident  of  an  inmate  of 
a  Hebrew  home  in  New  York,  se- 
lected by  Sidney  Olcott  for  a  part 
in  the  picture,  who  died  on  the  day 
the  picture  opened  in  New  York  and 
before  she  could  sec  herself  in  the 
movies.  Excitement  brought  on  by 
anticipation  killed  her.  This  might 
make  a  good  story  for  your  local 
newspapers.  The  woman  was  Mrs 
Weintraub  who  gives  an  interesting 
performance. 

Direction   Sidney   Olcott;   good 

Author    Anzia   Yczicrska 

Scenario  .S'onya  Levien 

Cameraman M  IJgouri  and  D.  W 

Gol)ett. 

Photography  Good 

Locale  N.  Y.'s  East  Side 

Length    7,017   feet 


Hoot  Gibson  in 

"The  Saddle  Hawk" 

Universal 

As  a  Whole GREAT  LOT  OF 

LOCATIONS  HERE  THAT 
MIGHT  EASILY  MAKE  A 
SCENIC.  STORY  ISN'T  A 
WORLD  BEATER.  GIBSON 
HAS  HAD  MANY  BETTER 
ONES. 

Star Fulfills   all   requirements   eas 

ily.  Has  the  usual  chances  to  ride, 
fight,  display  fast  draws,  rescues 
etc.,  but  they're  all  things  he's  done 
so  many  times  before. 

Cast Marion  Nixon  a  pretty  and 

pleasing  lead  but  hasn't  very  much 
to  do.  G.  Raymond  Nye  the  regu- 
lation villain  and  Frank  Campeau 
a  competent  aid.  Others  Josie 
Sedgwick,  Charles  K.  French,  Tote 
Ducrow,  William  Steele. 

Type  of  Story Western.     Edward 

Sedgwick  and  Raymond  L.  Schrock. 
who  have  been  sponsoring,  in  a  way, 
all  the  recent  Hoot  Gibson  feat 
ures,  didn't  think  very  hard  or  long 
on  "The  Saddle  Hawk,"  their  latest 
effort  for  him.  It's  a  hackneyed 
western  that  has  only  Hoot  and  a 
lot  of  very  beautiful  locations  to 
recommend  it.  If  this  is  enough  to 
get  a  picture  over  then  "The  Saddle 
Hawk"  needn't  bother  you  but 
where  they  want  a  story  too  it  won't 
do  so  well.  The  plot  keeps  close  to 
the  beaten  path  with  no  new  varia- 
tions to  hold  you  in  suspense.  Every 
step  in  the  development  follows  the 
formula  routine.  Hoot  is  the  usual 
hero  and  there's  the  usual  girl  in  the 
case.  This  time  she's  kidnapped  by 
her  father's  enemies  and  held  pris- 
oner. It  takes  hero  Hoot  to  dope 
out  a  means  of  rescue  and  the  rest 
of  the  plot  is  only  a  matter  of  so 
much  footage  while  Hoot  battles 
the  kidnappers  who  are  also  cattle 
rustlers  and  planning  to  steal  the 
cattle  belonging  to  the  girl's  father 
To  comnlicate  matters  the  gir' 
doesn't  like  Hoot  and  makes  his  ef- 
forts to  help  her  all  the  more  dif- 
ficult. But  Hoot  is  a  hero  out  and 
out  and  there's  no  obstacle  too  great 
for  him.  How  he  cleans  up  the 
place  and  finally  wins  the  girl  over 
offers  some  fair  action  but  it's  all 
prettv  familiar  business. 

Box  Office  Angle  Average  west- 

ern. You  know  where  this  fits  in 
unless  Gibson  is  a  good  bet  and  can 
satisfy  them  on  his  own  account. 

Exploitation Gibson    was    running 

along  at  such  a  fast  pace  and  offer- 
ing so  manv  consistently  good  west- 
erns that  they  mav  be  a  bit  disap- 
i^ninted  with  his  last  one  or  two 
Where  they  like  Hoot,  however 
thev  mav  not  kick  about  the  story 
end  of  it-  You  can  denend  unon 
them  admiriuQ-  the  bevv  of  fine  shots 
that  Sedgwick  uses  in  the  picture 
There  arc  some  beautiful  locations 
Direction Edward  Sedgwick;  ade- 
quate. 

Authors Edw.  Scdgwick-Raymnnd 

-Srlirnck. 
Scenario  Same 

Crmeraman    Virgil   Miller 

Photography  Excellent 

Locale  West 

Length    4,419  feeti 


"Parisian  Nights" 

Frod.  Gothic — Dist.  Film  Booking 
Office 

As  a   Whole THE  PARISIAN 

APACHE  AND  UNDERWORLD 
STILL  SUPPLY  STORY  WRIT- 
ERS WITH  MATERIAL  IF  NOT 
WITH  NEW  IDEAS.  THIS  ONE 
CONTAINS  THE  USUAL  LINE- 
UP BUT  ELAINE  HAMMER- 
STEIN  MAKES  UP  FOR  ITS 
TRITENESS. 

Cast Elaine  Hammerstein  pleasing 

and  could  be  used  to  good  advan 
tage  if  they  would  only  get  some 
good  stories  for  her.  Lou  Tellegen 
close-ups  his  way  through  trying 
his  best  to  convince  you  that  he's 
the  handsome  hero  the  press  agents 
say  he  is.  Gaston  Glass  and  Renee 
Adoree  provide  the  "local  color"  as 
apaches.  Others  Wm.  J.  Kelly  and 
Boris  Karloff. 

Type  of  Story Drama  of  Parisian 

underworld.  "Parisian  Nights"  con- 
tains one  of  the  old  reliable  formu- 
las that  the  fiction  writers  fall  back 
on  when  they  can't  think  up  any 
new  story  ideas.  The  Parisian  un- 
derworld, like  the  old  eternal  tri- 
angle, is  among  the  more  popular 
"repeaters."  This  time  Emil  Forst 
injects  plenty  of  atmosphere  and  an 
occasional  fairly  good  dramatic  cli- 
max but,  on  the  whole,  his  plot  ad- 
heres pretty  closely  to  the  beaten 
path.  Al  Santell  has  trimmed  the 
story  nicely  with  a  colorful  produc- 
tion that  includes  apache  dens,  un- 
derworld haunts  and  the  artists'  col- 
ony. He  handles  the  cast  nicely 
also. 

Elaine  Hammerstein,  as  Adele, 
an  American  sculptress,  is  sur- 
prised in  her  studio  by  Jean,  an 
Apache  thief.  She  sees  in  Jean  her 
ideal  of  a  model  for  her  next  group 
and  persuades  him  to  pose  for  her. 
Meantime  Jean,  finding  himself  fall- 
ing in  love  with  Adele,  begins  to 
lose  interest  in  his  own  profession 
thereby  causing  the  jealousy  of  his 
apache  sweetheart,  Marie.  Marie  be- 
trays Jean  to  a  rival  gang  of  apaches 
lead  by  Pierre  who  had  long 
coveted  Jean's  leadership  in  the  im- 
derworld.  How  Marie's  last  min- 
ute change  of  heart  is  the  means  of 
saving  Jean's  life,  at  the  sacrifice  of 
lier  own,  is  followed  by  his  mar- 
riage to  Adele. 

Box  Office  Angle Probably  a  good 

seller  for  some  exhibitors.  There 
are  a  good  many  who  like  these  un- 
derworld dramas  so  if  your  crowd 
is  right  for  it  you.  go  to  it. 

Exploitation Where  you  know  it 

will  bring  them  in  play  up  the 
Parisian  underworld  business  and 
talk  about  the  American  girl  sculp- 
tress who  fell  in  love  with  an 
apache.  You  have  some  good  names 
to  use  such  as  Elaine  Hammerstein. 
Lou  Tellegen,  Renee  Adoree  and 
Gaston  Glass.  A  trailer  showing  the 
fight  lietween  the  opposing  apache 
factions  will  get  their  attention. 
Direction.  ...  Al  Santell;  satisfactory 
except    for   too   much    footage. 

Author    Emil   Forst 

Scenario  Emil  Forst 

Cameraman   Ernest   Haller 

Photography    Good 

Locale    Paris 

Length   6,278  feetl 


Shirley   Mason   in 

"The  Star  Dust  Trail" 

Fox 

As    a   Whole ONE    OF   THOSE 

"I'LL  MAKE  YOU  A  STAR 
IF—"  PLOTS  WHERE  YOU 
KNOW  JUST  WHAT  TO  EX- 
PECT BUT  WITH  CUTE  SHIR- 
LEY MASON  IT  ISN'T  HALF 
BAD. 

Star Can  do  a  lot  for  a  picture 

even  when  the  story  isn't  good.  She 
can  always  manage  to  keep  the  in- 
terest alive.  Does  good  work  here 
and  wears  an  array  of  smart  clothes. 

Cast If  Bryant  Washburn  would 

only  get  back  to  being  a  clean 
shaven  hero.  Or  perhaps  he  hopes 
to  change  his  type  of  characteriza- 
tion. Plaj's  opposite  Shirley  as  an 
adoring  husband.  Richard  Tucker 
that  familiar  old  figure,  the  theat- 
rical producer  who  wants  to  lend  a 
helping  hand  to  an  ambitious 
dancer.  Others  Shannon  Day,  Thos. 
R.  Mill  and  Merta  Sterling. 

Type   of    Story Domestic    drama. 

Here's  another  of  the  formula  plots 
that  come  in  for  regular  appear- 
ances. It's  a  trite,  obvious  sort  of 
story  that  you  can  read  from  the 
start.  You  know  pretty  well  just 
what  to  expect  and  you're  not  apt 
to  be  disappointed.  And  with  it  all 
"The  Star  Dust  Trail"  stands  an 
even  chance  of  pleasing,  due  qnly 
to  Shirley  Mason  who  is  a  real  sav- 
ing grace.  Her  delightful  vivacity 
and  pleasing  personality  make  up 
for  a  lot  of  other  missing  links.  And 
even  though  you  give  her  credit  for 
having  more  sense  than  to  believe 
the  yarn  concocted  by  the  scheming 
producer  you  know  that  sooner  or 
later  Shirley's  going  to  put  him  out 
of  the  running  and  make  up  with 
her  estranged  hubby.  And  sure 
enough  she  does  and  gives  Mr.  Pro- 
ducer a  nice  smack  in  the  face  to 
boot.  All  of  which  is  to  say  that 
Shirley  is  the  whole  show  in  "The 
Star  Dust  Trail."  She  troups  her 
way  through  and  carries  your  in- 
terest with  her  to  such  an  extent 
that  you  don't  bother  much  about 
the  familiarity  of  Frederick  and 
Fanny  Hatton's  plot.  Edmund 
Mortimer  has  surrounded  Shirley 
with  some  good  settings  and  stage 
atmosphere  and  she  takes  care  of 
the   rest. 

Box  Office  Angle Where  they  like 

Shirley  Mason  you  can  please  them 
with  "The  Star  Dust  Trail"  and 
even  though  the  story  isn't  new 
they'll  he  satisfied  with  the  picture. 

Exploitation Use  plenty  of  stills  of 

Shirley  and  tell  your  women  folks 
that  she  wears  a  variety  of  pretty 
frocks  in  her  latest  picture.  Let 
them  know  that  she  plays  the  role 
of  a  dancer  who  loves  her  husband 
and  can't  be  bribed  by  promises 
from  theatrical  producers.  Fox's 
press  sheet  offers  further  ideas  for 
advertising  and  exploitation. 

Direction   Edmund   Mortimer; 

adequate. 
Author... Frederick  and  Fanny  Hatton 

Scenario   Dorothy   Yost 

Cameraman   Jos.   Valentine 

Photography  Good 

Locale  New  York 

Length    4,686  feet 


Sunday,  March  8,  1925 


THE 


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DAILY 


Short  Subjects 

"I  Remember" — Edward  Venturini 

Type   of   production 2   reel   poem 

Really  Worth  While 
"I  Remember"  is  based  on  the 
poem  "Past  and  Present"  by  Thomas 
Hood  and  was  made  by  Edward  Ven- 
turini. Tliis  is  a  classic  of  its  kind,  a 
really  worth  while  short  subject  that 
drew  no  little  applause  from  the  Capi- 
tal audience  at  its  conclusion.  It  is  a 
sort  of  reverie  in  which  the  scenes  of 
boyhood  and  the  joys  of  youth  are 
vividly  and  very  beautifully  recalled. 
There  is  a  profound  atmosphere  of 
recollection  and  sentiment  that  is  felt 
throughout  the  little  offering  and  its 
influence  is  keen.  It  actually  sinks  in. 
Venturini  presents  a  freckled  faced 
young  lad,  whose  name  is  not  given, 
as  the  boy  of  "I  Remember."  And 
the  lad  gives  a  mighty  fine  perform- 
ance. He's  a  bit  camera  shy  occa- 
sionally but  on  the  whole  he's  first 
rate  and  a  particularly  suitable  type. 
The  picture  is  well  stocked  with  beau- 
tiful shots  and  contains  some  fine 
photographic  effects.  It  will  go  nicely 
on  any  program. 


"Puzzled  By  Crosswords" — Century 
Universal 
Average  Comedy 
Type  of  production....!  reel  fashion 
This  is  one  of  a  series  featuring 
Eddie  Gordon,  a  new  comedian.  It 
uses  the  crossword  puzzle  craze  as  its 
chief  peg  on  which  to  hang  the  action. 
Gordon  strives  quite  hard  to  get  both 
himself  and  the  gags  over,  and  suc- 
ceeds moderately  well.  He  is  seen 
as  a  puzzle  fiend.  He  has  them  all 
over  the  walls,  floors,  and  ceilings  and 
is  miserable  without  one.  He  takes 
"inspiration"  tablets  when  he  is  un- 
able to  guess  the  word  he  needs. 
May  prove  a  rather  amusing  reel  for 
some  audiences,   but   is   never  a   riot. 


"Paris    Creations   in    Color" — McCall 
Educational 

Excellent — And  in  Color 

Type   of  production....!    reel   ladies' 

fashions. 

This  is  an  extremely  beautiful  fash- 
ion reel  in  colors.  Paris  creations  for 
the  coming  season  by  the  foremost 
Parisian  designers  such  as  Poiret,  Cal- 
lot,  Jenny,  etc.  are  displayed  on  Miss 
Hope  Hampton.  These  models  in- 
clude street  dresses,  dinner  gowns  and 
evening  gowns  and  wraps.  Except  for 
the  fact  that  the  lighting  in  some  of 
the  scenes  could  have  been  clearer, 
the  reel  is  excellent  and  one  of  the 
most  beautiful  of  its  kind  ever  seen. 


Many  New  Theaters 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 
New  projects  as  gathered  by  THE 
FILM    DAILY    from    all     over     the 
country  follow: 

Akron,    O. 

Akron,  O. — Messrs.  Knead  and 
Francis  intend  building  a  new  down- 
town house.  They  now-  own  the 
Nixon. 


Amarillo,  Tex. 

Amarillo,  Texas — Plans  lor  a  new 
theater  are  being  drawn  for  J.  Levy 
who  owns  the  Fair.  The  proposed 
new  house  would  adjoin  the  Fair. 


Atlantic  City,  N.  J. 

Atlantic  City — The  Palace,  Atlantic 
Av.,  between  Mississippi  and  Georgia 
has  opened.  The  house  is  owned  and 
managed  by  Elias  Jacob,  who  con- 
ducts the  Plaza  at  Ocean  City. 


Birmingham,  Ala. 

Birmingham,  Ala. — The  new  Grand, 
replacing  the  Grand  burned  last  De- 
cember, has  been  opened  by  Charles 
Hackworth. 


Chicago,  111. 

Chicago — Samuel  Halper  has  leased 
from  Harriet  Canning  the  land  under 
Terminal  Theater  BIdg.,  at  Lawrence 
and  Spaulding  Aves.,  for  99  years  and 
has  bought  the  building,  which  con- 
tains the  1,000-seat  theater,  seven 
stores,  nine  offices  and  a  Chinese 
restaurant,  for  $150,000,  subject  to 
$100,000. 

The  theater  is  now  under  lease  to 
Ascher  Bros.,  who  will  build  the  New 
Terminal  Theater  Bldg.,  across  the 
street  from  this  property*.  Their  lease 
expires  Nov.  1,  at  which  time  Halper 
will  take  over  this  theater.  He  now 
operates  the  Capital  on  Kedzie  Av., 
and  the  Rose  on  Milwaukee  Av.,  be- 
sides  several  outlying  theaters. 

Cokeville,  Wye. 

Cokeville,  Wyo. — Richard  Roberts 
will  remodel  the  main  floor  of  his 
hotel  into  a  theater  to  be  completed 
in  April, 


"Half  a  Hero"— Hamilton— Educ'l 
Type  of  production.  .  .  .2  reel  comedy 
Slapstick  in  all  its  familiar  guises 
and  gags  appear  in  this  Lloyd  Ham- 
ilton comedy,  which  will  probably 
please  Hamilton  fans.  The  plot  is 
quite  inconsistent,  but  it  keeps  Ham- 
ilton on  the  jump.  First  he  is  a  tramp, 
then  a  cop — this  bit  is  really  funny — 
then  he's  dressed  up  in  a  tuxedo,  and 
finally  he's  a  referee  at  the  charity 
prize-fight,  where  he  takes  consider- 
able knocking  about  by  both  con- 
testants. Should  please  average  au- 
diences. 


Creal  Springs,  111. 

Creal  Springs,  111. — W.  Walker  has 
opened  his  theater. 


Georgetown,  Tex. 

Dallas — Sebe  Goodlett  is  proceeding 
with  plans  for  his  new  theater  in 
Georgetown,  which  he  has  had  under 
advisement    for    several    months. 


West  Coast  Active 

Los  Angeles — Approximately 
§2,591,139  is  represented  in  new 
theaters  now  under  construction 
and  those  soon  to  be  erected  in 
various  sections  of  the  State  by 
West  Coast  Theaters,  Inc.  The 
houses  and  their  respective 
costs   include: 

Washington  and  Vermont, 
$553,139;  Orange,  845,000;  Long 
Beach,  $465,000;  Pasadena  Ave. 
and  Avenue  56,  §208,000;  10th 
and  Western  §360,000;  Slauson 
and  Mesa  Drive,  $240,000; 
Ocean  Park,  $135,000;  Man- 
chester and  Moneta,  $200,000; 
Beverly  Drive  and  Wilshire 
Boulevard,  $95,000;  Glendale, 
$300,000;  Huntington  Park, 
$205,000;  South  Pasadena,  $165,- 
000,  and  Washington  and  Lake, 
$25,000. 


erected  by  the  Comerford  Amusement 
Co.,  of  Scranton  which  has  purchased 
the  three  lots  east  of  The  Alamont  in 
Pardee  Square.  The  theater  will  seat 
2,000.  Andrew  J.  Feeley  of  the 
Feeley  theater  will  be  interested  in 
the  house. 

Hazelton,  Pa.  —  Excavation  will 
start  in  two  weeks  on  the  new  Col- 
onial for  the  Hazelton  Theater  Co. 


Jersey  City,  N.  J. 

Jersey  City,  N.  J. — The  Henry 
Cordes  property  on  Academy  St., 
near  Journal  Square,  has  been  sold  to 
the  Berkolin  Realty  Co.,  of  Bergen 
Ave.,  which  will  construct  a  new  the- 
ater and  ofifice   building. 


Kermiore,  N.  Y. 

Kenmore,  N.  Y. — The  Kcnmore 
Theater  Co.  is  erecting  a  community 
theater  to  seat  2,000  on  Delaware  Ave. 
Work  will  begin  in  March.  Cost, 
$300,000. 


Detroit,    Mich. 
Detroit — Lester  Matt     has    opened 
his    new    Flint.      He    now    has    two 
houses. 


La  Grange,  111. 

La  Grange — The  Grange,  seating 
1,600  has  opened.  The  theater  is  the 
eighteenth  in  the  chain  operated  by 
S.  J.  Gregory. 


Crook,  and  A.  !•".  Zipp,  has  purchased 
the  property  on  4tl)  and  E.  Sts.,  own- 
ed by  J.  K.  and  P.  F.  Kelly  on  which 
a  $250,000  theater  will  be  built. 


New  York,  N.  Y. 

Plans  have  been  filed  for  a  two- 
slory  brick  theater,  100  by  98  ft.  on 
I'onton  Ave.,  and  the  northwest  cor- 
ner of  Londell  Ave.  The  Westwood 
Realty  Corp.,  is  the  owner  and  M. 
Zipkes  the  architect.  Cost  about  $300,- 
000. 


Oil  City,  Pa. 

Oil  City,  Pa.— The  South  Side 
Businessmen's  Ass'n  is  planning  to 
build  a  theater  to  be  ready  in  six 
months. 


Omaha,  Neb. 
Omaha,  Neb.— The  R.  F.  Clary 
Co.,  have  in  course  of  construction  a 
liew  theater  and  store  building  at 
24lh  and  Ames  St.  The  house  will 
Stat  800  and  open  April  1. 


Pasadena,  Cal. 

Pasadena — A.  C.  Blumenthal  and 
Co.,  will  build  a  five-story  theater, 
store  and  office  building  at  a  cost  of 
$500,000  on  the  northwest  corner  of 
Colorado  St.  and  Madison  Ave.  The 
site,  leased  for  99  years,  has  a  front- 
age of  200  ft.  and  a  depth  of  240  ft. 
The  house  will  seat  1,0000. 


Pittsburgh,   Pa. 

Pittsburgh — Mt.  Lebanon  will 
shortly  have  another  theater,  if  plans 
of  a  New  York  and  Pittsburgh  syn- 
dicate materialize.  Present  intentions 
call  for  a  1,500  seat  house  costing 
$330,000,  including  the  site,  which 
has  already  been  purchased. 


Eynon,  Pa. 

Eynon,  Pa. — There  is  to  be  a  new 
theater  and  dance  hall  built  by  George 
Bushko.  Ground  will  be  broken  on 
.'Vpril  1,  and  the  building  will  be  com- 
pleted and  ready  on  Labor  day.  The- 
ater will  seat  900. 


Hazleton,  Pa. 

Hazleton — The  theater  which  E.  D. 
Snyder     intended     building     will     be 


Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Los  Angeles — C.  L.  'Langley,  presi- 
dent of  the  West  Coast-Langley  The- 
ater Circuit,  200  Knickerbocker  Bldg. 
will  erect  an  1,800  seat  theater  at  First 
and  Vermont,  to  be  known  as  the 
Belmont.     I.  A.  Smith  is  architect. 

Louisville,  Ky. 

Louisville— A  new  $600,000  theater 
is  to  be  built.  It  will  be  erected  by  J. 
Graham  Brown  proprietor  of  the 
Brown  Hotel  and  will  occupy  a  site 
adjoining  that  hostelry. 


Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y. 

Mt.  Vernon,  N.  Y^. — The  Gramatan, 
built  by  the  Homack  Construction 
Co.,  at  Roosevelt  Sq.  and  Wilson  PL, 
will  be  completed  in  about  six  weeks. 
Seating  2,500. 


Portland,  Ore. 
I'ortland,    Ore. — After    months    of 
work,    the    State,    at    21st    and    Hoyt 
Sts,  has  opened.   It  seats  750. 


Portsmouth,  O. 
Portsmouth,  O. — Bids  are  being  ac- 
cepted for  the  new  vaudeville  and 
picture  house  which  Moses  Lehman 
and  George  Law  will  erect  on  Gallia 
St.,  adjoining  the  Manhattan  hotel. 


Pottstown,   Pa. 
Pottstown,    Pa. — Plans    have    been 
prepared  for  building  the  new  Strand, 
for  the    Pottstown   Theater   Co. 


Shreveport,  La. 

Shreveport — Contract  has  been  let 
for  the  decoration  of  the  Strand  now 
under  construction  by  the  Saenger- 
Ehrlich  Enterprises,  Inc.,  at  Crockett 
and  Louisiana  Sts.  The  building  is 
about  75  per  cent  complete.  The 
Strand  will  represent  an  investment 
of  nearly  $1,000,000. 


Marysville,   Cal. 

Marysville — The  National  Theaters 
Syndicate,     represented     by     L.     R. 


State  College,  Pa. 

State  College,  Pa. — Maurice  Baum, 
owner  of  the  Nittany,  will  erect  a 
new  house  here.  It  will  seat  1,144, 
cost  $250,000  and  be  known  as  the 
Chatham. 


Tyler,   Tex. 

Tyler — W.  M.  Shields,  is  having 
installed  a  combination  opera  house 
and  picture  theater  which  will  cost 
$50,000. 


DAILY 


Sunday,  March  8,  1925 


H  O  L  LYWO  O  D  ^^BRADSTBEET 
HAPPENINGSfiSy^SH 


By 

Harvey  E.  Qausman 


ing  made  to  launch  a  new  group  in 
San  Francisco.  B.  Berger,  general 
manager,  will  leave  on  a  tour  of  key 
cities   soon. 


Educational 

Earl  Hammons  is  here  on  his  regu 
lar  annual  visit  to  confer  with  studio 
oflficials.        Mickey      Bennett      came 
West  with  him  to  appear  in  a  Juve- 
nile Comedy. 

Three  of  the  four  Christie  units  are 
at  work.  They  include  the  Walter 
Hiers  unit,  Bobby  Vernon  and  Al 
St.  John. 


Fatuous 

Ricardo  Cortez  has  the  male  lead 
in  "In  The  Man  Of  Love",  in  which 
will  also  appear  Greta  Nissen,  Wal- 
lace Beery,  Raymond  Hatton, 
Edythe  Chapman,  Lillian  Leighton 
and    Richard   Arlen. 

James  Cruze's  next  will  be  "Wel- 
come Home",  by  Walter  Woods, 
from  "Minick,"  a  stage  play  by  Edna 
Ferber  and  George  Kaufman.  Lois 
Wilson  and  Lucy  Cosgrave  will  be  in 
the  cast. 


F.  B.  O. 

"High  and  Handsome",  by  Gerald 
Beaumont,  has  been  purchased  by 
Harry  Garson  for  "Lefty"  Flynn.  F. 
Harmon  Weight  will  direct  the  third 
Associated  Arts  picture.  Leo  Mee- 
han  is  working  on  the  script  of  "Her 
Father's  Daughter",  the  Gene  Strat- 
ton-Porter  novel,  which  will  be 
placed   into   work   shortly. 

Emory  Johnson's  next  will  be  a 
story  of  newspaper  life  in  a  big  city. 
A  fully  equipped  gymnasium  will  be 
installed  on  the  F.  B.  O.  lot.  Evelyn 
Brent  starts  on  "Alias  Mary  Flynn" 
on  Monday,  with  Ralph  Ince  direct- 
ing. Fred  Thomson's  next  will  be 
"The    Bandit's    Baby". 


First  National 

Dimitri  Buchowetzki  started  this 
week  on  Norma  Talmadge's  next, 
"Graustark",  by  George  Barr  Mc- 
Cutcheon.  Frances  Marion  wrote 
the  continuity. 

Camera  work  has  been  started  on 
"Just  A  Woman".  Dorothy  Revier 
and  Eddie  Gribbon  are  the  newest 
members  of  the  cast,  which  includes 
Conway  Tearle,  Claire  Windsor, 
Percy  Marmont  and  Baby  Dorothy 
Brock.  Irving  Cummings  is  direct- 
ing. 

Fox 

Production  has  started  on  the  new- 
est Buck  Jones  feature,  "The  Out- 
law", by  Jackson  Gregory.  W.  S. 
Van  Dyke  is  directing.  "The  Ever- 
lasting Whisper"  will  be  the  first 
Tom  Mix  feature  on  the  1925-26 
schedule.  Alice  Calhoun  will  play 
opposite  Mix.  Emmctt  Flynn's  lat- 
est picture  is  "Tainted  Souls".  "Once 
to  Every  Man"  has  been  finished  by 
John  Ford.  It  is  a  1925-26  release. 
George  O'Brien  and  BilHe  Dove  head 
the  cast. 


Metro-Go  Idzvyn 

The  coronation  scene  in  "The 
Merry  Widow"  will  be  in  natural 
colors.  Colorado  and  the  Continen- 
tal Divide  form  the  basis  for 
Reginald  Barker's  newest,  "The 
White  Desert".  "Nothing  to  Wear" 
is  in  work  under  direction  of  Hobart 
Henley. 

Marshall  Neilan  is  all  set  to  begin 
work  on  his  next  picture  an  original 
as  yet  untitled,  in  which  will  be  fea- 
tured an  unknown  girl  who  has  never 
appeared  in  pictures  before.  Mal- 
colm MacGregor  has  the  lead  op- 
posite Eleanor  Boardman  in  "The 
Circle". 

Production  on  "Sun  Up"  has 
started,  Edmund  Goulding  directing. 
In  the  cast  are  Lucille  La  Verne, 
Conrad  Nagel,  George  K.  Arthur, 
Sam  De  Grasse,  Arthur  Rankin  and 
William  Orlamond. 


Pathe 

Johnny  Downs,  aged  9,  has  been 
made  a  member  of  Hal  Roach's 
"Our  Gang". 

Glenn  Tyron's  latest  comedy  is 
"Whose  Baby  Are  You?"  direction 
in  charge  of  James  Home. 


Universal 

Work  on  "Spook  Ranch"  is  being 
held  up  because  of  the  illness  of 
Hoot  Gibson,  who  has  the  "flu". 
Edward  Laemmle  is  directing.  Helen 
Ferguson  plays  the  lead. 

Carl  Laemmle  predicts  that  "this 
year  will  be  one  of  the  healthiest  in 
the  history  of  the  industry".  He  de- 
clared that  the  budget  for  the  new 
year  would  be  $5,000,000  at  a  mini- 
mum and  might  reach  $10,000,000. 

Edward  Sedgwick  has  signed  a  new 
contract.  "The  Titans",  by  Charles 
Guernon,  has  been  selected  as  House 
Peters'  next  vehicle.  Reginald 
Denny  will  next  appear  in  "Where 
Was  I"?  Wm.  Seiter  directing. 
Laurla  La  Plante  will  appear  in  a 
feature  of  condensed  "Winnie 
O'Wynne"  stories. 

Century  Comedies 

More  than  $500,000  will  be  spent 
on  Century  Comedies  during  the 
year,  according  to  Abe  Stern. 


Warner  Brothers 

Clive  Brooke  and  Matt  Moore 
have  been  added  to  the  roster  of 
stock  players.  Harry  Beaumont  has 
completed  the  cast  for  "Rose  of  the 
World".  It  includes  Marie  Prevost, 
Allan  Forrest,  Pauline  Garon,  Alec 
Francis,  Mary  McAllister,  Lydia 
Knott,  RockclifTe  Fellows  and  Helen 
Dunbar. 

Hope  Loring  and  Louis  Lighten 
have   been   loaned   to   Mary   Pickford 


to  prepare  the  "Little  Annie  Rooney" 
script.  Herman  Raymaker,  who  re- 
cently finished  "Tracked  In  The 
Snow  Country",  will  direct  the  dog 
star  in  "Below  the  Line".  Willard 
Louis  is  in  the  cast  of  "The  Limited 
Mail".  C.  Gardner  Sullivan  has  been 
engaged  to  write  the  script  on  "Why 
Girls  Go  Back  Home",  a  sequel  to 
"Why  Girls  Leave  Home". 


The  Independents 

Bar  sky  Productions 

"Bud"  Barsky  will  make  12  pro- 
ductions for  the  independent  market 
during  1925-26.  Kenneth  McDonald 
and  Geno  Corrado  have  been  signed. 
Three  of  the  new  schedule  will  be 
"Primrose  Path",  "The  Right  to 
Live"  and  "The  Marriage  Ticket". 


Gerson  Pictures 

With  the  last  of  the  first  four  Rich- 
ard   Holts    completed,    plans    are   be- 


Rayart  Pictures 

Harry  Webb  has  started  the  first 
of  a  new  series  of  six  Westerns  star- 
ring Pete  Morrison.  A  new  western 
has  just  been  completed  by  Webb, 
featuring  Jack  Perrin  and  Molly 
Malone. 


Schulberg  Productions 

James  P.  Hogan  commenced  work 
last  week  on  "My  Lady's  Lips". 
With  this  year's  releases  practically 
completed,  preliminary  work  on  the 
first  four  of  next  year's  pictures  is 
under  way. 


Sunset  Productions 

The  first  of  Sunset's  new  series  of 
six  has  been  completed.  It  was 
made  under  working  title  of  "With 
Kit  Carson  Over  The  Great  Divide". 
Frank   Mattison   directed. 


May  Have  Own  News  Reel 

London-^There  is  still  some  dis- 
cussion in  ranks  of  the  C.  E.  A.  that 
the  exhibitor  organization  produce  its 
own  news  reel. 


Hal  Roach 

presents 


Harold  Lloyd 

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MAMILTOM 

AWhole  Hero  at  The  box-office 

in 

"Haifa  M@ro>" 

Written  and  Directed  by 

FRED  HIBBARD 

This  comedian  is  well  known  and 
deservedly  popular  with  the  fans* 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  March  8,  1925 


Newspaper  Opinions 

New  York 

"I  Am  the  Man" 
Chadwick-S.   R. — Broadway 

AMERICAN— In  presenting  "I  Am  The 
Man"  ♦  ♦  *  Ivan  Abramson  never  misses  a 
single  opportunity  to  get  in  all  the  regular 
movie  hokum.   *   *   * 

*  *  *  Abramson  *  *  ♦  did  his  best  to  get 
a  24  karat  cast  for  his  "fiUum."  If  his  exe- 
cution of  the  production  and  his  choice  of 
story  had  been  as  good  we  would  have  a 
"wow"   of   a   picture.    *   *   * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  While  the  story 
isn't  sure  whether  it  wants  to  be  a  society 
drama  or  a  mystery  or  a  combination  of 
both,  it  jogs  along  on  a  couple  of  cylinders 
with  Seena  Owen  and  Flora  La  Breton  giv- 
ing good  performances  in  the  leading  femi- 
nine  role.   ♦   *   * 

*  *  *  The  story  ends  with  a  liberal  dash 
of  melodramatic  that  will  either  make  you 
yawn   or    sneeze. 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  The  direction  is 
long-winded,  but  careful.  Seena  Owens  wears 
some  original  gowns  and  all  in  all  **I  Am 
The   Man"   is   a   fairly   entertaining   fillum. 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  There  is  a 
lively  cabaret  scene,  much  of  what  is  known 
as  circumstantial  evidence,  an  effective  court 
room  scene,  and,  at  the  end,  the  actors  seem 
relieved    that    it's    all    over. 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  Whoever  did 
the  cutting  on  this  picture  heightened  its 
artificiality  by  doing  a  very  poor  job.  In 
one  instance,  for  example,  there  were  two 
subtitles  together,  several  scenes  having  been 
eliminated  while  their  explanatory  title  was 
left  in.  At  that,  though,  if  the  picture  were 
cut  to  about  three-fourths  of  its  present 
length  it  might  be   improved  materially. 

TIMES— Some  of  the  subtitles  ♦  ♦  *  spoil 
the  intelligent  efforts  of  some  of  the  players. 
One  can't  say  much  for  the  direction.  Ob- 
viously this  is  a  picture  with  which  the 
producers  hope  to  do  business  by  having  the 
name  of  Lionel  Barrymore  and  a  box-office 
title. 


"The  Swan" 
Famous  Players — Mark  Strand 

AMERICAN— ♦  *  *  there  probably  will  be 
many  who  will  enjoy  Dimitri  Buchowetzki's 
excellent  presentation  of  court  etiquette  and 
bis   effective   handling   of   the   massive   scenes. 

For  these,  as  well  as  for  those  who  love 
the  old  tale  of  King  Cophetua  and  the  beg- 
gar maid,  I  earnestly  recommend  a  visit  to 
the   Mark    Strand. 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  Dimitri  Buchowetzki 
who  directed  "The  Swan"  has  chosen  his 
players  well.  Frances  Howard  is  a  lively 
and  appealing  Princess  Alexandra  demiu-ely 
downcast  and  properly  aristocratic  while 
Helen  Lee  Worthing  contributes  a  delight- 
ful performance  as  the  piquant  Wanda  who 
did   not   appear   in    the   stage   version. 

Adolph  Menjou  displays  his  finest  comedy 
manner.  *  *  * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  The  day  "The 
Swan"  slipped  into  the  Strand  it  rained. 
Which  might  lead  to  the  deduction  that  it 
was  wet  both  outside  and  inside  the  theater. 
Right. 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  This  brilliantly 
directed  picture  is  really  only  a  slender  love 
story,  with  the  beggar-man  instead  of  the 
beggar-maid,   stepping  into  royal  shoes. 

The  production  is  smooth  and  well  bred, 
with  expensive  trimmings  and  an  irreproach- 
able cast. 

But  to  Buchowetzki  the  honors  belong. 
He     has     sprinkled    odd    bits    of    directorial 

genius    here    and    there    with    telling    effect. 

*  *  * 

EVENING  JOURNAI^*  *  *  Dimitri 
Buchowetzki  has  handled  the  story  admir- 
ably, and  even  though  the  photoplay  does  not 
in  the  least  resemble  Ference  Molnar's  satire 
on  Hungarian  court  life,  and  even  though  the 
only  resemblance  between  the  picture  and  the 
stage  from  which  it  was  adapted  is  the  title 
— in  view  of  the  excellence  of  it  all — who 
cares?  *   *  * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  Movie-goers 
who  demand  gold  braid  and  tinsel  with  their 
screen    offerings    will    be    highly    entertained. 


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unday,  March  8,   1925 


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DAILY 


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GRAPHIC — "The  Swan"  is  rather  weak, 
hut   not   offensively   supine. 

HERALD  TRIBUNE—*  *  *  It's  a  pretty 
Kood    picture    if    you    liavcn't    seen    the    play. 

•    •    « 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  settings 
in  this  picture  arc  perhap.s  the  most  elabor- 
ate Paramount  has  yet  offered  for  any  pro- 
duction of  the  present  season.  «  *  *  Frankly 
the  picture  has  no  high  spots,  little  drama, 
and  appears  to  he  a  series  of  situations  more 
than    an>^thing    else.    •    *    * 

POST — *  *  *  To  tell  as  thistledown  like  a 
story  as  "The  Swan"  in  a  motion  picture  is 
like  trying  to  harness  a  hiccough.  To  give 
the  photoplay  in  addition  a  personality  and  a 
distinctiveness  of  its  own  is  an  artistic  feat 
which  deserves  at  least  honorable  mention  in 
the   hall   of  movie   fame.   *    ♦   * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  The  whole  picture,  in 
shading  and  mounting,  might  be  called  a 
pleasant  aquatint.  They  have  stuck  bright 
new  feathers  in  "The  Swan"  and  made  it  a 
peacock.   ♦   •   * 

TI^fES — *  *  *  This  is  a  production  with 
an  engaging  cast._  many  of  whom  are  excel- 
lent in  their  rolesT  The  sympathy  of  the  au- 
dience, however,  is  likely  to  be  extended  to 
the  Prince  and  Wanda  rather  than  to  the 
tutor  and  the  Princess.  It  is  an  effort  which 
affords  splendid  entertainment,  but  probably 
will  not  be  appreciated  by  those  who  like 
flapper   stories. 


"Too  Many  Kisses" 
Famous — Rialto 

AMERICAN — *  *  *  may  not  be  par- 
ticularly elegant  as  a  title  but  it  tells  the 
etorv    in   a  nutshell.    *    *    ♦ 

The  best  thing  about  "Too  Many  Kisses" 
is  Richard  Dix.  *  *  *  He  is  one  of  the  most 
natural    actors    on    the    screen. 

BULLETIN — *  *  *  It  is  a  very  entertain- 
>ng  picture.   *  •   * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  This  is  a  highly 
amusing  comedy.  The  story,  preposterous  as 
it  may  seem,  dashes  flippantly  and  gaily  to  a 
smashing  climax,  Richard  Dix  surprises  as 
a  comedian   of  rare  charm. 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  Is  lots  of  real  fun. 
with  genuine  laughs  won  in  a  genuine  man- 
ner. 

EVENING  JOURNAL— *  *  *  It's  a  de- 
lightful comedy,  the  settings  are  picturesque 
and  the  story's  amusing.  Dick  outwits  the 
villain,  stages  several  corking  good  fights 
and  steps  out  in  the  costume  of  the  local 
shieks  at  their  annual  barn  dance — only  they 
call  it  something  else — and  settles  down  hap- 
pily  ever   after  with  the  heroine.   *   *   * 

EVENING  WORLD— Richard  Dix  prob 
ably  never  before  has  perpetrated  such  delic- 
ious tomfoolery  as  he  puts  over  in  "Too 
Many  Kisses."  *  ♦  *  Parts  of  this  feature 
have  the  funniest  situation  seen  *  *  *  in 
months,  and  not  in  one  instance  is  there  an 
attempt  to  resort  to  burlesque  or  to  force  the 
humor.  As  a  result,  the  effort  reveals  Dix 
as  one  of  the  greatest  comedians  of  the 
screen.   ♦  *   • 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  Don't  miss  seeing  Rich- 
ard Dix  in  "Too  Many  Kisses."  There's  lots 
of  fun,  a  dashing  hero,  plenty  of  good  fights, 
and  a  litt^le  expert  knife  throwing  thrown  in 
for   good   measure. 

HERALD  TRIBUNE  —  "Too  Many 
Kisses"  is  a  typical  Douglas  Fairbanks  pic- 
ture of  a  decade  ago,  with  Richard  Dix  just 
as  fascinating  in  the  star  part  as  Fairbanks 
ever  thought  of  being.  Never  since  Richard 
Dix  first  became  a  screen  player,  has  he 
given  such  an  ingratiating  performance  as  he 
gives  in    this  picture.    *   *   * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH— Richard  Dix 
in  "Too  Many  Kisses"  *  *  *  approaches 
closer  to  the  light  comedy  mark  of  the  late 
Wallace  Reid  and  his  best  pictures,  than  any 
other  comedian  in  any  other  picture  has  come. 
Which  is  by  way  of  saying  that  the  star  and 
his   current    effort    are    excellent    to    a    degree. 

POST — A  comedy  burlesque  called  "Too 
Many  Kisses"  brings  the  worst  handled  of 
all  stars.  Richard  Dix,  again  to  the  Rialto. 
In  this  romantic  story  a  little  bit  of  every- 
thing, and  among  the  ruins  of  a  good  idea 
Richard  works  as  desperately  and  heroically 
as  a  pulmotor  operator. 

SUN—*  *  *  The  girls  *  *  *  will  not  change 
their  opinion  after  seeing  him  (Richard  Dix) 
in  this.  In  the  estimation  of  this  observer, 
however,  a  little  part  of  Harpo  Marx  *  •  ♦ 
more  than  eclipses  Dix's  heroics.  Frances 
Howard  is  so  pretty  that  *  *  *  it  is  so  hard 
to   remember   whether   she  acted   well  or  not. 


TIMES — *  *  *  The  story  is  entertaining, 
with  some  implausible  stretches  and  a  few 
forced   directorial   motions.    *    *    * 

WORLD — *  *  *  It's  done  with  a  very  neat 
touch  and  is  constantly  amusing.  Richard 
Dix  is  handsome,  brave  and  human,  and  has 
a  right  like  Firpo.  Frances  Howard  was 
well  worth  the  fuss  he  made  over  her.  Wil- 
liatti  Powell  made  as  nasty  a  villain  as  one 
could  ask.  And  Harpo  Marx  added  a  hilar- 
ious bit  to  the  proceedings.  I'"irst-rate  en- 
tertainment. 


"The  Thundering  Herd" 
Famous — Rivoli 

AMERICAN— "The  Thundciing  Herd"  is 
recommended  to  all  who  love  a  good  old- 
fashioned    melodrama.    *    •    * 

BULLETIN— The  Rivoli  *  •  •  has  one 
of  the  best  pictures  that  Broadway  has  seen 
in  a  long  time  in  "The  Thundering  Herd." 
After  all,  the  screen's  greatest  opportunities 
lie  in  subjects  that  give  a  chance  for  great 
stretches  of  scenery ;  for  the  massed  action 
of  thousaTids  of  creatures.  In  "The  Thunder- 
ing Herd''  lie  all  these  opportunities,  and  in 
addition  there  is  an  interesting  and  entirely 
plausible  love  story.   *  *  • 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  There  can  be 
no  contradiction.  This  is  the  perfect  pic- 
ture of  its  kind.  It  soars  to  heights  even 
greater  than  "The  Covered  Wagon."  It 
throbs  with  reality,  with  romance,  with 
sweeping  action  and  breathless  adventures. 
The  magnificent  stampede  of  hundreds  of 
charging,  frenzied  buffaloes  over  the  ice- 
covered  prairies  is  one  of  the  most  awe-in- 
spiring  sights    we   have    ever    seen. 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  They  don't  m.ake 
westerns  anv  better  than  "The  Thundering 
Herd."    *   *   * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  You'll  get 
a  tremendous  kick  out  of  the  picture.  There's 
a  slight  love  story,  the  backgrounds  are  beau- 
tiful, Eulalie  Jensen  does  a  striking  bit  of 
work  as  the  villain's  wife,  and  the  climax 
the  fight  between  the  Indians  and  settlers  on 
the   frozen   prairies  is  breathtaking. 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  the  best  role 
in  the  picture  is  that  of  Eulalie  Jensen  ♦  ♦  ♦ 
who  portrays  a  gun-toting  woman  of  the 
plains.   *  *   * 

"The  Thundering  Herd"  will  not  have  the 
success  of  "The  Covered  Wagon."  but  it  will 
do  a  whole  lot  better  than  the  ordinary  rtm 
of   feature   films.    *    *    "* 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  After  all  is  said  and 
done,  we  must  go  back  to  the  Indians  and 
buffaloes    for   most   of   our   thrills. 

No  picture  of  its  type  could  be  better 
than  "The  Thundering  Herd."  We  predict 
for  it  an  extended  engagement.  You  will  be 
cheating   yourself   if   you   miss   it. 

HERALD  TRIBUNE— *  *  *  has  mo- 
ments when  it  is  reminiscent  of  "The  Cov- 
ered Wagon'*  and  moments  when  it  is  not  so 
good.  *  *  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  The 
romance  of  the  story,  thoush  it  is  the  breath 
of  life  to  the  picture,  holding  it  together,  is 
not  so  important  as  the  big  scenes.  By  his 
blending  of  these,  and  his  manoucvres  with 
tender  moments  and  moments  of  strife,  his 
depiction  of  brutality,  softened  by  silhouette 
and  by  a  number  of  other  deft  directorial 
touches.  Mr.  Howard  draws  attention  to  tal- 
ents that  have  hitherto  been  under-empha- 
sized.  *  *   * 

POST — *  *  *  The  love  storv,  as  we  have 
intimated,  is  quite  inefifective.  but  there  is  a 
smashing  climax  in  a  fight  with  Cnmanches 
which  leaves  you  hanging  precariously  on  the 
edge  of  your  chair  The  entire  film,  which 
was  directed  by  William  Howard,  has  been 
done  in  broad,  sweeping  strokes,  with  a  bit 
nf  detail  cleverly  contrived  now  and  again 
It  is  by  no  means  an  "epic."  but  it  is  far 
better  than  the  average  and  is  a  welcome 
relief  from  the  vapid  sex  drama  that  his  been 
gumming  up   our   screens   recently.    *   •   * 

.SUN — *  *  *  An  unashamed,  well  directed 
''thriller"  is  "The  Thundering  Herd."  and  it 
is  a  thousand  times  more  praiseworthy  than 
several  would-be  masterpieces  that  have  been 
palmed  off  on  the  unsuspecting  populace  of 
this  town  In  recent  weeks — names  not  furn- 
ished   on   request. 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  might  very  well  be 
mistaken  for  a  sequel  to  "North  of  36,"  with 
the  same  persons  in  it.  having  now  traded 
their  large  assortment  of  cows  for  a  support- 
ing cast  of  buffaloes.  Not  that  there  Isn't 
a  great  pull  to  this  picture,  even  though  one 
realizes  one  has  seen  the  same  folks  rushing 
about  excitedly  before  in  flannel  shirt  and 
gingham  dress.  *  ♦  ♦ 


Tl.MK.S — *  *  •  After  a  certain  stage  one 
discounts  the  story  and  becomes  absorbed  in 
the  <lifferent  sequences.  The  speed  of  the 
wagons  as  the.v  appea'ed  on  the  screen  caused 
no  little  l.iugliler  "  •  •  ;)s  it  was  apparent 
that    the   camera   men   had    taken    some   of   tlu 

senucnces   slowly    to    obtain   a   startling  effect 

»    «   « 

WORLD — *  •  *  Even  those  inclined  to  be 
partial  to  pictures  of  early  .American  life 
will  be  apt  to  find  "The  Thundering  Herd*' 
somewhat  tlull.  Its  concept  is  heroic,  but  iis 
execution  is  so  encumbered  with  seemingly 
in  consequential  details  that  the  result  is  dis 
appointing. 

Parts    of   the   picture   are   thrilling.    *    *    * 


Out-of'Town 

"The  Bridge  of  Sighs''— Warners 
Metropolitan,    Baltimore 

\  l^WS — *    *   *     Tile     (Icnoueincnt     is     inter 
cstingly    unwoven.   *   *   * 


^'Broken  Laws"— F.  B.   O. 

New,    Baltimore 

XKWS— *  '  *  It  shows  tiie  youtli  of  the 
country  in  its  striving  after  new  sensations 
— ^and    it    tells    a    story    of   mother    love.   *   *   * 

SUX — *  *  *  This  is  really  a  highly  en 
tcrtaininjT  effort  despite  the  fact  that  it  vcr> 
brazenly  offers  itself  as  a  picture  witli  n 
lesson.   *   *   * 

"Capital    Punishment" — Schulberg 
Boston,    Boston 

TRANSCRM'T— There  is  l.ut  one  thinp 
ibout  "Capital  Punishment,"  playinp  at  the 
Roston  Theater  this  week,  which  may  res 
cue  it  from  deserved  ignominv.  That  is 
tlu'     performance     of     George     Hackathorne 


"Charley's   Aunt"— Prod.    Dist.    Corp. 
Parkway,   Baltimore 

N  KWS- — *  *  *  Witliout  recourse  to  gags 
and  by-plots,  the  play  attains  a  maximum 
of  suspense  and  manages  to  maintain  the 
fullest    sliare    of    comedy.   *   *   * 


"Contraband"— F.    P.-L. 
Strand,   Cincinnati 

POST — *  *  *  "Contraband"  is  interesting 
in  the  sensational  way  that  some  reporters' 
recounts  of  the  news  or  of  themselves  arc 
interesting.    *   *   * 

TIMES-STAR—*   *   *    Has    plenty    of    ac 
tion    and    is    fairly    entertaining.   *  *   * 


"The  Golden  Bed"— F.  P.-L. 
Boulevard,    Baltimore 

NEWS — *  *  '  Lavish  entertainments  and 
other  extravagances  break  the  man,  and  his 
wife    leaves    him.       His    comeback    makes    an 

Iiiteresling    story.    *   *   * 


"Greed" — Metro-Goldwyn 
Orpheum,    Boston 

GLOlih" — *  *  *  through  all  this  vigorous 
film  painting  there  runs  a  vein  of  comed> 
culled  from  the  ridiculousness  of  real 
life.   *  *  * 

HERALD—*  *  *  There  is  a  subtlety  in 
each  detail  of  the  direction,  in  the  use  of 
the  cat  suggestion,  although  this  has  been 
slightly  overdone,  in  the  eloo,uence  of  the 
pantomine,    the    innuendo.   *   *  * 

POST—*  *  *  when  Eric  von  Strohelm 
made  "Greed,"  now  showing  at  Loew's 
Orpheum  Theater,  he  pictured  sordidness 
and   realism    to    the  nth   degree.   *  *   * 

TRAVELER—*  *  *  Will  average  audi 
ences  like  Greed?  It's  to  be  wondered 
There  was  genuine  applause  after  the  pic- 
ture yesterday.  There  was  hearty  laughter 
at     the    comedy.   •   *   * 

Stillman,    Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  Atmospherically  it  is  mar- 
velous and  the  acting  of  the  three  principal 
characters,  Zazu  Pitts.  Gibson  Gowland  and 
Jean    Herscholt,    is    well    nigh    perfect.   ♦  *  * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  "Greed"  is  a 
great  picture.  Whether  you  will  like  it  in 
all  its  sordid  glory  is  something  for  you 
to  decide.  And,  I  do  not  recommend  it  to 
children.  •  *  * 


(AfUIN! 

ON 

"CAPTAIN 
BLOOD" 

CAPTAIN  BLOOD,  with  J.  Warren 
Kerrigan. — Believe  me,  here  is  one 
picture  that  starts  off  with  a  bang, 
climax  after  climax,  never  sags  for 
one  moment.  J.  Warren  Kerrigan 
never  will  equal  again  the  position  he 
has  reached  by  his  wonderful  acting. 
He  is  so  wholesome,  so  natural,  you 
live  right  with  his  thoughts.  James 
Morrison  is  sure  great,  Jean  Page  as 
Arrabella  is  sweet  enough  to  kiss. 
Boy,  the  whole  cast  fit  their  parts  to 
a  "T."  A  picture  that  any  exhibitor 
in  any  town  can  pack  them  in.  Pho- 
tography great,  direction  nigh  perfect. 
A  picture  with  no  mush,  but  still  not 
one  bit  gruesome.  Clean  as  a  hound's 
tooth.  Book  it,  fellows,  and  tell  the 
world  about  it.  Some  picture. — C.  C. 
Dunsmoor,  Legion  Theatre,  Marshall- 
town,  la. — From  Exhibitors  Herald. 


And  Other 

VITAGRAPH 

SURE  FIRE  SHOWS 


"PAMPERED  YOUTH" 
'THE  BELOVED  BRUTE" 

"THE  CLEAN  HEART" 

'THE    REDEEMING    SIN" 

"GREATER  THAN 
MARRIAGE" 

"FEARBOUND" 

"TWO  SHALL  BE  BORN" 


ALBERT  E.  SMITH  PKSIBINT 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  March  8,  1925 


Incorporations 

Sacramento,  Cal. — Oakland  Amuse- 
ment Corp.,  Oakland.  Capital  $15,- 
000.  Incorporators,  M.  Heiman,  S 
Rogers  and  F.  Vincent.  Attorneys 
Heller,  Ehrmann,  White  &  McAuliffe. 
Nevada  Bank  Bldg.,  San  Francisco. 


Sacramento,  Cal.  —  Independent 
Pictures  Corp.,  Hollywood.  Capital 
$100,000.  Incorporators,  J.  Goldburg. 
H.  Kaufman  and  W.  Williams.  At- 
torney, S.  S.  Silverson,  419  Ferguson 
Bldg.,  Los  Angeles. 


Sacramento,  Cal. — Grievelle  Pic- 
tures, Inc.,  Los  Angeles.  Capital 
$75,000.  Incorporators  E.  Grievelle 
H.  Herman  and  I.  Scales.  Attorney, 
C.  Young,  601  Western  Mutual  Life 
Bldg.,  Los  Angeles. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Reginald  Theater 
Corp.,  New  York  City.  Capital  $50.- 
000.  Incorporators,  S.  Scelcnfrcund 
and  W.  Kessler.  Attorney,  H.  Herz- 
brum,  220  West  42nd  Street,  New 
York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— B.  M.  Film  Ex- 
change, New  York.  Capital  $20,000. 
Incorporators,  H.  Biner,  M.  Fischler 
and  I.  Millstein.  Attorney,  D.  Leav- 
enworth, 256  Broadway,  New  York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Russhill  Produc- 
tions, New  York.  Capital  $20,000. 
Incorporators,  F.  Cocheau,  J.  Bouker 
and  E.  Rippe.  Attorney,  H.  Littick, 
170  Broadway,  New  York  City. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Walter  Bohan,  Inc.. 
New  York.  Capital  $1,000.  Incor- 
porators, W.  Bohan,  B.  Kerin  and  W. 
O'Hara.  Attorney,  B.  Reich,  152 
West  42nd  Street,  New  York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.- — Forties  Corpora- 
tion, New  York.  Incorporators,  O. 
Gustafson,  M.  Pollard  and  J.  Whar- 
ton. Attornej'S,  Weiss  &  Wharton. 
34  Pine  Street,  New  York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Next  Door  Corp.. 
New  YoVk.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorpor- 
ators C.  Levy,  W.  Dryfifos  and  I. 
Levine.  Attorneys,  Stroock  &  Stroock, 
141   Broadway,  New  York. 


.'Mhany,  N.  Y. — Stratton  Amuse- 
ment Corp.,  New  York.  Capital  $10,- 
000.  Incorporators,  W.  Schneider 
M.  Goldman  and  S.  Petrides. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— S.  and  T.  Produc- 
tion.s.  New  York.  Capital  $10,000 
Incorporators,  J.  Oppenheimer,  E. 
Hilton  and  E.  Terris. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Aloma  Producing 
Corp.,  New  York.  Capital  $.30,000 
Altorncy,  J.  S.  Klein,  1540  Broad- 
day,  New  York. 


Dover,  Del. — Isis  Theater  Co. 
Wilmington.  Capital  $10,000.  Attor- 
ney, Cornoration  Trust  Co.,  of 
America,  Dover. 


Dover,  Del. — R.  and  R.  Develop- 
ment Co.,  Wilmington.  Capital 
$150,000.  Attorney,  Corporation  Serv- 
ice Co.,  Dover, 


Film  Stars  Champion  Runner 

A.  G.  Steen  states  John  Carleton, 
his  production  manager,  left  Los  An- 
geles yesterday  with  a  print  of  a  six 
reel  feature  starring  Charles  Pad- 
dock, runner,  who  holds  world's  rec- 
ord for  100  yard  dash.  Lloyd  B. 
Carleton  is  the  director.  Supporting 
cast  includes  Helen  Ferguson,  Otis 
Harlan,  Lawson  Butt,  G.  Raymond 
Nye,  Peggy  Shaffer,  Caroline  Putney, 
and  Jack  Giddings. 


Vermont    House    Reopens 

Barre,  Vt. — The  city  has  restored 
the  license  to  the  Park,  which  was 
temporarily  withdrawn  until  certain 
repairs  were  made.  The  New  Eng- 
land Theaters  Corp.  operates  this 
house  for  Famous. 


New  Company  Takes  Over  Grand 

Kingston,  Ont. — A  new  company 
has  been  organized  to  purchase  the 
Grand  theater  from  the  liquidator,  R. 
E.  Meagher,  who  has  had  control 
since  the  failure  of  Trans-Canada 
Theaters,  Ltd. 


Kyne  Signs  With  Fox 
Peter  B.  Kyne,  author,  has  signed 
a  contract  with  Fox  whereby  that 
company  gets  the  film  rights  to 
everything  that  Kyne  writes  during 
the  life  of  the  contract. 


Plans   New   House  For  Kansas  City 

Kansas  City,  Mo. — The  northeast 
section  of  the  city  will  shortly  have 
a  new  1,500  seat  theater  and  office 
building,  to  be  erected  by  Dr.  M.  C. 
Dickey. 


New  Rialto  Manager  In 

Washington — Nash  Weil,  who  has 
managed  theaters  for  Universal,  has 
become  managing  director  of  the 
Rialto,   succeeding  Charles  Raymond. 


McCutcheon  Asquires  His  Third 

Illmo.  Mo. — The  Opera  House  is 
now  under  management  of  C.  W.  Mc- 
Cutcheon, who  also  owns  the  Malone 
at  Sikeston  and  American.  Charleston. 


Becomes  Theater  Manager 
Duluth, — E.   Reno  Wilk,  former  F. 
B.  O.  salesman  in  the  Iowa  territory 
is  now  managing  the  Lyric,  a  Ruben 
&  Finkelstein  house. 


Fire  Destroys  N.   B.  House 

Mnncton,  N.  B. — Fire  destroyed 
the  Grand,  owned  by  Torrie  8z  Win- 
ter. A  $20,000  insurance  will  cover 
only  half  the  loss. 


Cinema  Corn.  Designated 

The  Cinema  Corn,  of  America 
holdinc  a  Delaware  charter,  has  been 
erantcd  iicrmission  to  do  business  in 
New   York  State. 


Three    Theaters    Close 

St.  Louis — The  Ideal,  Beaver  Dam, 
Kv.,  has  closed  as  have  the  Arlisle. 
F.mdcn,  Mo.  and  the  Princess,  Earl, 
Ark. 


Cameo  Music  Increases  Capital 

The  Cameo  Music  Service  Corn, 
of  New  York,  has  increased  its  capi- 
tal from  $5,0D0  to  $25,000. 


Putting  It  Over 


Here  is  how  a  brother  exhib- 
itor puts  his  show  over.  Send 
along  yotir  ideas.  Let  the  other 
fellow  know  how  you  cleaned 
up. 


"Signal    Tower"    Campaign 

Harrisburgh,  Pa. — A  comprehen- 
sive exploitation  stunt  was  engineer- 
ed by  Al  Feinman,  Universal  exploi- 
teer,  for  the  showing  of  "The  Signal 
Tower,"  at  the  Victoria.  Before  go- 
ing to  Harrisburgh,  Feinman  induced 
President  Rea  and  General  Manager 
Massey  of  the  Pennsylvania  system, 
to  preview  the  picture.  These  gentle- 
men were  sufficiently  enthused  over 
the  production  to  despatch  instruc- 
Mons  to  Harrisburgh  officials  of  the 
railroad  to  give  Feinman  all  the  co- 
operation he  desired  in  exploiting  the 
picture. 

Circulars,  placards,  signal  towers, 
lanterns,  lights,  switches,  delegations 
and  a  special  newspaper  advertising 
campaign  were  all  given  by  the  rail- 
road. And  without  cost  to  the  the- 
ater. The  first  step  was  the  forward- 
ing of  a  circular  letter  to  8,000  em- 
ployees of  the  railroad.  This  was 
signed  by  the  Divisional  Superinten- 
dent and  notified  the  recipients  that 
"The  Signal  Tower'  'was  to  be  shown 
at  the  Victoria.  It  also  asked  them 
♦o  attend  if  at  all  possible.  In  ad- 
dition, special  placards  were  printed 
and  placed  in  the  meeting  places  of 
Penn.  employees  and  on  all  bulletin 
boards  of  the  company  in  that  sec- 
tion. 

For  the  lobby  of  the  Victoria  dur- 
ing the  run,  Supt.  Dickenson,  of  the 
Signal  Division,  installed  two  genu- 
ine signal  towers  and  one  high 
powered  semaphore.  He  also  sup- 
plied lanterns,  green  lights,  flags,  sig- 
nals, switches,  signal  rails  and  other 
implements,  with  explanatory  cords 
for  each  group  or  piece. 


Warners   Planning  Big  Campaign 

Exhibitors  who  book  "Bobbed 
Hair,"  the  novel  written  by  20  popu- 
'ar  authors,  which  is  to  be  an  early 
production  on  Warner  Bros,  next 
season's  program,  are  to  have  the 
benefit  of  three  national  publicity 
campaigns,  according  to  the  Warners. 
Three  co-operative  tie-ups  have  been 
arranged  between  Collier's  Weekly, 
which  holds  the  serial  rights,  E.  P. 
Putnam's    Sons,    who   will    bring   out 


the  novel,  and  the  American  News- 
paper Syndicate,  which  will  syndicate 
the  story  in  several  hundred  news- 
papers. 

The  Putnam  campaign  will  consist 
of  ads  up  to  one-quarter  page  in 
papers  in  the  first-class  cities.  This 
will  be  followed  by  other  advertising 
in  second-class  cities  and  national 
magazines.  In  addition  to  this,  4,000 
horkstores  in  the  United  States  and 
Canada  will  be  circularized,  and  they, 
in  turn,  will  circularize  their  custom- 
ers The  publishers'  campaign  will 
wind  up  with  publication  through  the 
American  Newspaper  Syndicate  of 
the  novel  in  newspaper  serial  form, 
v.hich  will  reach  several  million  more 

readers.  

A  Novel  Twist  In  Expolitation 

St.  Louis — Bill  Goldman  staged  a 
Spring  and  Summer  style  show  in 
connection  with  "Fifth  Avenue  Mod- 
els," which  played  the  Kings  and  the 
Rivoli. 

Goldman  combined  revue  features 
with  his  style  show.  One  unusual 
twist  he  introduced  was  lavish  ad- 
vertising of  "The  Million  Dollar 
Model,"  which  gave  his  revue  a  "wow 
finish"  by  proving  to  be  a  female  im- 
personator. 


"Covered  Wagon"  Contest 

Calgary,  Ala. — Pete  Egan,  of  the 
Strand,  staged  a  minature  "Covered 
Wagon"  contest  in  connection  with 
the  opening  of  a  return  engagement 
of  the  picture.  Three  cash  prizes 
were  offered  for  the  best  covered  cart, 
the  judging  taking  place  in  front  of 
the  theater  on  the  first  day  of  the 
run.  Judges  were  the  movie  editors 
of   local   papers. 


Pekras   in   St.    Petersburg 

St.  Petersburg,  Fla. — John  Pekras, 
who  controls  all  of  the  picture  houses 
in  Elyria,  O.,  is  here  on  a  vacation. 


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Vol.  XXXi    No.  56 


Monday,  March  9,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


FINANCE 


By  DANNY 
The  following,  a  most  unusual  and 
interesting      communication.        From 
Arthur   S.    Friend: 

"I  do  not  know  a  great  deal  about 
the  very  early  days  of  the  motion 
picture  industry.  From  what  I  have 
heard,  T  do. it  imagine  the  producers 
of  the  single  reel  needed  banks  or 
bankers,  except  as  depositaries,  but 
I  do  know  something  of  the  early 
history  of  the  motion  picture  indus- 
try that  came  into  being  when  novel- 
ty was  eclipsed  by  entertainment, 
and  in  the  early  days  of  that  motion 
picture  industry  there  were  few 
banks  or  bankers  or  banking  houses 
who  had  any  interest  or  belief  in.  or 
sympathy  with  the  industry,  or  for 
that  matter,  the  men  who  were  ac- 
tive in  it. 

"The  first  encouragement  that 
came  from  any  financial  institution 
was  the  faith  and  foresight  and 
courage  of  the  late  Frederic  G.  Lee 
and  it  was  expressed  in  action.  T 
am  sure  vou  will  be  happy  not  only 
now.  but  at  all  times  when  occasion 
permits,  to  give  to  him  and  to  hi? 
memory  the  full  credit  to  which  hr 
was  entitled.  For  a  long  time  hf 
stood  alone  in  the  banking  world  a."^ 
the  sponsor  of  the  motion  picture 
industry.  To  mv  own  persona' 
knowledge,  he  worked  diligently  and 
fought  determinedly  so  that  the  in 
dustry  might  attain  its  proper  place 
For  a  long  time  he  had  no  help  of 
any  kind  in  the  banking  fraternitv 
and  was  often  discouraged  and  hnndi 
capped  by  the  doubts  and  misgiving- 
of  some  of  his  own  associates  in  th' 
banking  institution  of  which  he  wa'^ 
then  an  important  officer.  For  yean 
he  gave  unstintingly  his  time  and  hi" 
energy  to  the  corporation  of  whirl 
T  was  then  an  officer.  And  the  cor- 
poration profited  beyond  measure  be 
cause  he  brought  to  it  an  experienced 
keen  and  brave  mind. 

".A.ftcr  him.  Mr.  Eli  Bcrnheim  un- 
til recently  President  of  the  Colum- 
bia Bank,  Mr.  Richard  Dclafidd  unti' 
recently  President  of  the  National 
Park  Bank,  and  Mr.  Conway  of  the 
Guaranty  Trust  Company,  came  tr 
see  that  under  proper  condition? 
motion  picture  enterprises  were  en- 
titled to  a  place  of  respect  among 
clients  of  a  bank. 

"And   the   banking  houses   in   New 

York  who  first  saw  the  light  that  you 

so  proudly  point  to.  and  who  are  the 

real    pioneers,   were   in    the   order   of 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Assails  Combines 

Samuel      Goldwyn     Warns     Against 

Booking  Circuits  and  Sees  Them 

Threatening  Markets  Abroad 

Samuel  Goldwyn  presented  a  new 
angle  on  the  booking  combine  situ- 
ation Saturday.  He  touciicd  on  it 
from  the  foreign  angle,  as  well  as  the 
domestic  and  fortified  his  ol)servations 
by  impressions  gathered  abroad. 

Goldwyn  prefaced  his  remarks  on 
buying  combines  l)y  explaining  that 
he  had  no  personal  axe  to  grind.  He 
explained  that  he  didn't  feel  the  situ- 
ation affected  him  as  greatly  as  it 
did  others.  Following  "His  Supreme 
Moment,"  Goldwyn  has  one  more 
Fitzmaurice  production  to  deliver  tc 
First  National  and  then  his  present 
contract  will  be  concluded. 

Goldwyn  declared  he  intends  going 
nhead  with  "Romeo  and  Juliet, ".with 
Ronald  Colman  playing  Romyb.  H( 
ndded  that  the  classic  will  h^  pro- 
duced as  Shakespeare  wrote  it  anr" 
thai  he  would  at  once  begin  jvhippinf 
'be  story  into  continuity  farm.  Tb' 
picture  will  not  be  ready  fpr  release 
before  next  year.  / 

On  combines,  Goldwyn  pad  this  tf 
say:  i 

"Interests  abroad  havejbeen  per 
suaded  to  enter  the  exhil^ition  fielc' 
with  large,  sumptuous  theaters  be- 
cause of  the  steady  flow  ofihigh-gradf 
product  emanating  from  I  Americar 
studios.  This  .'\mcrican  piVstige  wil' 
be  in  grave  danger,  if  anythfng  should 
occur  to  alter  the  quality  oi  produc- 
tion. \ 

"There  is  such  a  danger  in  fhe  forn^ 

(Contiinicd   on   Page   3)      \ 

Swranson  Sails  on  the   18th\ 

Paris — Gloria  .Swanson  is  sclied'iief' 
to  sail  for  America  on  the   18th.  Sne 


Sniffing 

Saturday,  with  Spring  in  the 
air,  all  the  film  golf  hounds 
were  sniffing  about.  Looking  for 
a  game.  And  the  first  crack  all 
took.  On  the  'phone.  Or  other- 
wise. Was  this: 

"When  will  the  Spring 
Tournament  be  held?" 

Patience,  children.  You'll  all 
know.     Soon  enough. 


is  now  recuperating  at  Versailles. 


\ 


A  French  "Napoleon" 

4bel     Gance     Making    Cycle    Along 

Lines   Planned  by  Universal   for 

Its  New  Spectacle 

Bv    Arrangement    with 
■LA    CINRMATOGRAPHJE   FRANCAISE" 

Paris — Financed  by  German  capi- 
al.  Abel  Gance  has  at  last  started 
■vork  on  his  cycle  of  Napoleonic 
'ilms.  He  is  working  at  the  joint 
Uudio  of  Films  Abel  Gance  and  Cme- 
'^rance-Film  (Westi  Consortium)  at 
Billancourt,  outside  of   Paris. 

Gance  has  not  changed  his  origi- 
■lal  plan.  He  will  trace  the  life  of 
he  famous  Corsican  in  eight  episodes, 
-ach  one  to  be  in  ten  reels.  The 
itles  will  be  "The  Youth  of  Bona- 
larte,"  "Napoleon  and  the  Terror," 
"The  Italian  Campaign,"  "Egypt  and 
he  Xlllth  Brumaire,"  "The  Sun  of 
\usterlitz,"  "The  Retreat  from  Rus- 
sia," "Waterloo"  and  "Saint  Helena." 
The  cast  includes  Albert  Dicudonne 
who  will  play  Napoleon,  Nicolas  Ko- 
'inc.  Edmund  Van  Daele,  Koubetsky, 
\ntonin  Artaud,  Diane  Karene. 
•"harles  Vanel,  Philippe  Heriat,  and 
Mabel  Poulton. 


Famous-Schine  Deal? 

Reported  Deal  is  Set  for  Purchase  of 

Up-State  Circuit—  About  30 

Houses  Involved 

It  was  reported  on  Saturday  that 
I'anious  iiad  almost  completed  nego- 
tiations looking  toward  the  purchase 
of  the  Schine  circuit  up-state. 

If  the  deal  should  be  consunniiated 
— and  there  is  every  reason  to  believe 
that  it  has  advanced  sufficiently  to 
mark  the  rleal  as  definite — aliout  30 
iiouses  would  pass  into  the  hands  of 
Famous.  These  are  all  located  in  the 
upper  part  of  the  state  and  take  in 
towns  like  Gloversville,  Canandaigua, 
Corning,  Geneva,  Oswego,  Salaman- 
ca, Medina,  Auburn  and  Lockport. 


Yamins  Heads  Mass.  M.  P.  T.  O. 

The  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  was  advised  yes- 
Hiday  that,  at  a  meeting  of  the  M.  P. 
T.  O.  of  Massachusetts,  Nathan  Ya- 
mins of  Fall  River  was  elected  presi- 
dent; P.  F.  Lydon  and  John  Free- 
man, vice-presidents:  Stanley  Sum- 
ner, treasurer,  and  Ernest  H.  Horst- 
mann,   secretary. 

The  organization  will  hold  a  din- 
ner early  in  April  at  which  the  dele- 
gation to  attend  the  Milwaukee  con- 
vention will  be  selected. 


Rowland  Back 
R.    .\.    Ro'vland   returned 
Coast  on  Saturday. 


from   the 


Signs  Dempsey 

Oscar  Price  Secures  Him  and  Estelle 
Taylor  to  Appear  in  "Manhattan 

Madness" 
Oscar    A.    Price    left   for    Los    An- 
geles on  Saturday  in  connection  with 
a  reported  deal  involving  Jack  Demp- 
sey and  Estelle  Taylor. 

It  is  understood  Price  has  about 
completed  negotiations  for  them  to 
appear  in  "Manhattan  Madness,"  one 
of  old  Fairbanks-Triangle  successes 
which  Price  will  remake  for  distrib- 
ution through  Associated  Exhibitors. 
There  is  some  talk  that  the  Dempsey- 
Taylor  combination  will  make  a  series 
for   Associated. 


The  above  dispatch  from  Paris  as- 
Himcs  umisual  interest  in  view  of  the 
announcement  made  by  Universal 
■hat  its  next  spectacle  will  be  "Napo- 
'■■ni'  the  Great."  which  Dimitri 
Buchowetzki  will  direct. 


Pennsylvania  Houses  Open 
Pittsburgh — The      new      Maryland 

owned  by  David  and  Muyra  Boyd,  at 

Blawnox,  has  been  opened.     It  seats 

350. 

Charles    Ferguson    has   opened   his 

new    Copeland    theater,    a    1,500    seat 

house. 


Six  Ready  by  June 

Lumas  Film  expects  to  have  six 
Gotham  Prod,  ready  and  in  ex- 
changes by  June  1. 


Sidney  Meyer  Out 

Sidney  Meyer  is  no  longer  salc.= 
manager  for  Fox.  No  successor  has 
been  appointed.  Clyde  W.  Eckhardt 
Winfield  Sheehan's  assistant  is  hand- 
ling the  sales  work  temporarily. 


Will  Make  Film  on  Coast 

James  A.  Fitzpatrick,  producer  of 
the  "Music  Master  Series"  who  has 
left  for  a  trip  to  the  coast  expects  to 
shoot  one  in  Hollywood  and  open  up 
an  exchange  in  Los  Angeles. 


Six  Canadian  Boards 

?ilm   Clubs   Forming   in   Dominion — 

Will  Operate  Like  32  Similar 

Bodies  Here 

Toronto — Film  Boards  of  Trade  for 
Canada  are  now  being  organized, 
similar  to  those  now  functioning  in 
he  States.  There  wil!  be  six  all  told, 
me  each  in  Toronto,  Montreal,  St. 
[ohn.  Winnipeg,  Calgary  and  Van- 
couver and  will  operate  under  the 
same  system  of  arbitration  as  is  now 
in  vogiie  with  the  32  boards  in  the 
United  States. 

The  local  board  has  already  been 
formed.  W.  A.  Bach  of  Famous  is 
^resident:  J.  O'Laughlin  of  Fox,  vice- 
president;  A.  Berman  of  United  Ar- 
tists, treasurer  and  H.  Law  of  Uni- 
versal, secretary. 


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FINANCE 

(Continued   from    Page    1) 

their  first  activities,  as  follows:  Bon- 
briarht  &  Co.,  Dominick  &  Dominick, 
and  Knauth,  Nachod  &  Kuhne.  Bon- 
bright  &  Co.  was  the  first  banking 
house  that  I  know  of  to  handle  the 
stock  issue  of  a  motion  picture  cor- 
poration. It  was  the  purchaser  in 
1916  of  a  large  block  of  the  common 
stock  of  Famous  Players-Lasky  Cor- 
poration. A  little  later  Dominick  & 
Dominick  became  the  active  banking 
house  and  the  known  sponsor  of  that 
corporation's  securities.  In  the  early 
days  Famous  Players  common  stock 
was  kicked  around  the  street  like  a 
foot  ball,  and  it  was  through  the 
effort  of  Dominick  &  Dominick,  en- 
couraged always  by  Mr.  Lee,  that 
stabilization  finally  came. 

"Knauth,  Nachod  &  Kuhne  was 
the  banking  house  of  Triangle  at 
about  that  time.  And  to  make  the 
record  as  complete  as  I  can,  Horn- 
blower  &  Weeks,  together  with  the 
Guaranty  Trust  Co.  at  about  the 
same  time,  bought  an  issue  of  Vita- 
graph  notes. 

"So  after  all,  the  industry  as  we 
know  it  to-day,  has  had  a  fairly  long, 
if  not  a  spectacularly  successful 
banking  record,  and  its  contacts 
have  been  notable  so  far  as  the 
prominence  and  importance  of  the 
banks  and  banking  houses  may  be 
concerned." 


Among  Exchangemen 


Atlanta — E.   O. 'Connor  is  the  new 
est  addition  to  F.  B.  O.  He  will  cover 
Georgia  and  South  Carolina,  and  was 
formerly  connected  with  Metro-Gold- 
wvn. 


St.  Louis — Roger  Thompson  for- 
mer short  products  manager  for 
Universal  has  joined  Parainount. 
covering  Southern  Illinois. 


Pittsburgh — Harold  A.  Weinberger, 
head  booker  for  Universal,  has  been 
promoted   to  assistant   manager. 


Dallas — J.  O.  Ford,  has  joined  the 
Blizzard  Sales  Co.  He  was  lately 
with   Southern   States   Film. 


Seattle — Jack  Lorenz,  assistant 
manager  of  Fox,  has  been  transferred 
to  the   Chicago. 


Atlanta — H.    C.    Wales    has    joined 
Progress  as   salesman. 


Two  Buy  Rayart  Product 

Rayart  has  sold  series  starring 
Reed  Howes  to  A.  H.  Blank  Enter- 
prises, Kansas  City,  for  Western 
Missouri  and  Kansas.  Merit  of  New 
York,  bought  "Easy  Money"  and 
Butterfly  comedies  for  Greater  New 
York  and  Northern  New  Jersey. 


Gets  New  Reed  Howes  Series 
Rayart    has    arranged    with    Harry 
J.    Brown    to    distribute    the    1925-26 
Reed  Howes  series. 


3rd  Ave.  Theater  Sold 

B.  S.  Catts  has  bought  Nos.  403- 
405  3d  Ave.,  comprising  a  theater 
and    two-story   business    building. 


Ft.   Edwards   Amusement  Co.    Quits 

Albany,  N.  Y.— The  Fort  Edwards 
Amusement  Co.,  of  Fort  Edwards 
has    been    dissolved. 


Warner   Oland  in  "Don   Q" 

Hollywood — Warner      Oland      will 
have  an  important  role  in  "Don   Q" 


Helen  Lee  Worthing  has  been 
signed  by  Famous  for  a  part  in 
"Night  Life  of  New  York". 


St.  Joe  House  Delayed 

St.  Joseph,  Mo. — Work  on  the 
Penn,  26th  and  Penn  Ave.,  has  been 
postponed  indefinitely.  E.  H.  Peskay 
plans  to  erect  the  theater  at  a  cost 
of  $35,000. 


Theater  Company  Changes  Name 
The  Lichtman  Rhonheimer  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  of  Brooklyn,  has  changed 
its  name  to  the  R.  H.  &  R.  Amuse- 
ment  Co. 


The  GEORGE  E.KANN 

220  W«t  «nd  St.    CorporatJOTi 
New    York.    Chick.    40S2 
Cables— Geokann,  N.  Y. 


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Properly  Present  Your  Photoplay 


On  Broadway 


Apollo — "Quo    Vadis" 

Astor — "The    Lost    World" 

Broadway — ^"A     Thief     In    Paradise" 

Cameo — "Barriers    Burned    Away" 

Capitol — "The    Denial" 

Central — "The    Man    Without    A    Country" 

Colony — "Charley's     Aunt" 

Criterion — "The    Miracle    Of    The    Wolves" 

Loew's       New      York — Today — "The      Great 

Divide" 

Tuesday — "The      Mine      With      The      Iron 
Door"    and    "Battling    Bunyan" 

Wednesday — "The     Golden     Bed" 

Thursday — "Frivolous    Sal" 

Fridaj' — "The    Tomboy"   and    "An   Arizona 
Romeo'' 

Saturday — "Daddy's    Gone    A-Hunting" 

Sunday-— "Salome  of  The  Tenements" 
State— "The    Lady" 
Lyric — "The    Iron    Horse" 
Mark    Strand — "Introduce    Me"' 
Piccadilly— "On  Thin   Ice"   and   "The   Isle  of 

Vanishing    Men" 
Rialto — "Thundering     Herd" 
RivoU — "The    Goose    Hangs    High" 
Brooklyn    Mark    Strand — "New    Toys" 

Next    Week 
Apollo — ^"Quo     Vadis" 
Astor — ^"The  Lost    World" 
Broadway — "Enticement" 
Cameo — "Charley's  Aunt" 
Capitol — "Seven    Chances" 
Central — "The    Man    Without    A     Country" 
Colony — Not    Yet    Determined 
Criterion — "The    Miracle    of    the    Wolves" 
Lyric — ^"The      Iron      Horse" 
Mark    Strand — ^"Sally" 
Piccadilly — Not     yet     determined 
Rialto— "The   Air    Mail" 
Rivoli — "The    Dressmaker    From    Paris" 
Brooklyn    Mark    Strand — "As    Man    Desires" 


Fox  Switch  in  Toronto 
Toronto — Leo  Devaney  for  five 
years  local  manager  for  Fox,  re- 
signed suddenly  and  was  succeeded 
by  lames  O'Loughlin,  formerly  with 
Regal   here. 


Monday,  March  9,  1925 


Inter-Mountain  Notes 

Salt  Lake  City — The  second  annual 
get-together  meeting  and  banquet  of 
the  Intermountain  Film  Board  of 
Trade  was  held  Friday  night  at  the 
Hotel  Newhouse.  The  banquet  fol- 
lowed the  regular  meeting.  Over  40 
attended. 

David  T.  McElhinney  has  arrived 
from  New  York  to  take  charge  of  the 
Associated  Exhibitors  office,  succeed- 
ing George  Hays,  who  is  now  with 
United  Artists  here. 

Joseph  Solomon  is  back  from  the 
Coast  and  has  joined  Greater  Fea- 
tures Exchange. 

George  Mayne  has  bought  the  en- 
tire Jans  output  for  this  territory  for 
his  Super-Feature  Exchange. 

Ned  Martin  of  Universal  stopped 
off  enroute  to  New  York  from  the 
Coast,  where  he  has  been  conferring 
with  Carl  Laemmle  relative  to  sales 
plans. 

The  Edington  Bros,  have  taken 
over  the  Hyland  at  Sugar  House,  a 
suburb. 


May  Produce  in  England 

London — Fred    Leroy    Granville    is 
considering   production   in   Ireland. 


Specify 


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Raw    Stock    for    QUALITY 

Sole  Distributors: 

FISH-SCHURMAN   CORP. 

45   West  45th   Street 
N.    Y.   Bryant   7243 


"Two  to  One  over  the  field" 

HAL  ROACH'S  RASCALS  in  "OUR  GANG"  2  Reel 


Pafhecomedy 


NOW  BOOKING 

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Directed  by  Scott  Sidney 


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Monday,  March  9,  1925 


Putting  It  Over 


Here  is  hoiv  a  brother  exhib- 
itor puts  his  show  over.  Send 
along  your  ideas.  Let  the  other 
fellow  know  how  you  cleaned 
up. 


Several  Angles  for  This  One 

Principal  Pictures  recently  con- 
ducted an  extensive  campaign  in  Chi- 
cago and  Pittsburgh  for  "The  Mine 
With  the   Iron  Door." 

For  the  Chicago  engagement  Ted 
Malone  arranged  co-operative  win- 
dow displays  in  and  around  the 
"Loop"  district.  The  Reo  automobile 
agency  co-operated  to  the  exent  of 
tarrying  several  four  foot  banners  on 
their  demonstration  cars  during,  and 
previous  to  the  showing.  The  Public 
Library  distributed  50,000  book- 
marks advertising  the  picture.  "Walk- 
ing Books"  were  also  used. 

In  Pittsburgh,  downtown  mer- 
chants co-operated  readily  with  Milt 
Crandall,  publicity  man  for  Rowland 
&  Clarke  and  the  Brown  Hardware 
Co.  placed  an  entire  window  at  their 
disposal.  The  Rowland  and  Clark 
sign  shop  built  a  scene  portraying  the 
beautiful  Catalina  Mountains,  the 
locale  of  the  story.  "The  News"  tied 
up  over  50  book  stores  with  attractive 
window  displays.  The  Carnegie 
Library  also  co-operated  by  distribut- 
ing especially  designed  book-marks. 
Two  pack  burros  with  regular  pros- 
pecting kits  and  a  man  dressed  as  a 
prospector  were  used  for  a  street 
bi>lly-hoo. 

The  May  Drug  Co.  tied  up  all  ten 
of  their"  stores  on  a  display  of  Doro- 
thy Mackaill,  using  the  Fitzgerald 
Manufacturing  Co.'s  Violet  Bay  Ma- 
chine. The  front  of  the  Blackstone 
theater  was  attractively  built  up  to 
represent   a    mine   entrance. 


A  Sheet  Stunt 

Houston— When  "So  This  is  Mar 
riyge"  ran  at  the  Capitol,  W.  G. 
Bishop,  Metro-Goldwyn  exploiteer 
induced  an  automobile  company  to 
loan  a  car  in  which  he  placed  a  couple 
dressed  in  wedding  finery.  The  car 
was  decorated  with  w'hite  ribbons  and 
old  shoes  and  carried  a  sign  on  the 
back  which  read  "  'So  This  is  Mar- 
riage' starts  at  the  Capitol  next  week. 
Start  life  right  with  a  Hudson  car." 
The  car  was  driven  leisurely  about 
the  city  and  attracted  attention. 

The  local  newspapers  used  the 
words:  "So  This  is  Marriage"  at 
the  top  of  the  columns  which  an- 
nounced engagements  and  weddings 
and  complimentary  tickets  were  of- 
fered to  all  couples  whose  engage- 
ments were  announced,  or  who  actu- 
all)'  got  married,  during  the  run.  A 
puzzle  under  the  caption,  "Is  Mar- 
riage a  Puzzle?"  was  also  used  in  the 
papers.  Tickets  were  awarded  the 
first  25  persons  who  solved  it. 


Freedom  Film  Corp.  has  acquired 
the  third  series  of  Broadway  and 
Mirthquake  comedies  for  Upper  New 
York. 


Assails  Combines 

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of  booking  combines.  Any  move  to 
induce  economy  in  this  business  is 
to  be  commended,  but  the  operations 
of  circuits  and  combinations  created 
to  buy  pictures  in  bulk  so  far  indicate 
their  chief  purpose  is  to  reduce  rentals 
as  low  as  possible.  This  will  mean  that 
these  very  circuit  owners  who  have 
been  influenced  to  build  magnificent 
theaters  because  of  assurances  of 
worthwhile  product  are  killing  their 
own  enterprises. 

"Power  is  a  dangerous  thing.  It  is 
iust  as  dangerous  lor  those  who  have 
it  and  do  not  use  it  properly  as  it  is 
lor  those  on  whom  its  influences  are 
worked.  The  situation  is  similar  to 
that  w  liiirli  faced  the  industry  in  the 
days  of  General  Film. 

"Abroad,  the  faith  in  American  film 
merchandise  will  be  sorely  shaken  if 
because  of  circuit  buying  here  pro- 
ducers get  far  less  for  their  product 
than  they  are  now  getting  and  there- 
tore  make  their  future  output  on  a 
less  lavish,  less  worthwhile  scale.  The 
effect  will  be  felt  abroad  as  well  as 
here  and  is  bound  have  far-reach- 
ing results.  So  far-reaching,  in  fact, 
that  the  tremendous  sums  accruing 
to  American  producers  and  distrib- 
utors from  foreign  markets  will  rapid- 
ly dwindle." 

Goldwyn  said  it  was  his  opinion 
that  Germany  will  outstrip  England 
as  a  market  for  American  films  in  two 
or  three  years.  He  said  he  observed 
that  Europe  is  tired  of  spectacles  and 
blood-curdling  melodramas  which  had 
a  vogue  in  Germany  after  the  war. 

Goldwyn  is  negotiating  with  an  im- 
portant director  to  direct  "Stella  Dal- 
las," which  will  be  released  in  the 
fall. 


Newspaper  Opinions 

"The  Rag  Man" — Metro-Goldwyn 
State,   Boston 

GLOBE—*  *  *  The  story  of  'The  Rag 
Man''  has  an  appeal  that  ought  to  attract 
large    crowds.   ♦   •   • 

POST — *  *  *  Jackie  and  iiis  amusing  an- 
tics, ably  assisted  by  Dore  Davidson,  fur- 
nish   an    hour    of    entertaining   film    fun.   ♦  *   * 


"The  Thundering  Herd"— F.P.-L. 
Century,    Baltimore 

XEWS— •  *  *  The  stampede  of  the  buf- 
falo is  a  scene  that  causes  the  blood  to 
tingle,  while  the  attack  of  the  Indians  is 
most  realistic  and  furnishes  thrills  long  to 
be    remembered. 

SUX— *  *  *  Raids  by  Indians,  buffalo 
stampedes  and  other  such  matters  enliven 
the    film. 

Fenway,  Boston 

TRANSCRIPT—*  *  *  All  this  hurry  and 
scnny  is  shallow  |tuff,  contrasted  with 
moments  of  Cruze's  "Covered  Wagon." 
What  is  more,  there  is  no  overmastering 
idea    behind    "The    Thundering    Herd."   ♦  ♦   ♦ 

TRAVELER—*  *  *  The  picture  abounds 
in  thrills.  It  is  astonishing  what  can  be 
done  with   a   few  covered  wagons.   »   *   * 


"Too   Many   Kisses"— F.   P.-L. 
McVicker's,    Chicago 

AMERICAN—*  •  *  It  is  through  his 
(Richard  Dix's)  efforts  that  the  fun-making 
becomes  more  or  lless  spirited,  althougli 
there  is  some  far-fetched  sport  that  does 
not    succeed    in    registering.   *   *  ♦ 


Theater  Changes 

Green  Forest,  Ark. — The  Majestic 
has  been  purchased  by  Mrs.  H.  C. 
Brown. 


iMiddelbournc,  W.  Va. — The  New 
Grand  has  been  bought  by  M.  Wig- 
ncr,  owner  of  the  Nadcne. 


Bowling  Green,  Mo. — The  Majestic 
is  under  new  management. 

Gainesville,  Tex. — A.  V.  Wade,  who 
has  taken  over  the  Greenhill,  has 
closed  it  for  improvements  to  cost 
§10,000. 

Green  l'"orcst.  Ark. — Hugh  Wallo, 
owner  of  the  Ozark  at  Bcrryville,  has 
taken  over  the   Majestic. 


Blackwell,   Okla. — The   Empire  has 
been  remodeled  and  redecorated. 


Gilmer,    Tex. — Granfil    Cox    is    the 

new  owner  of  the  Crystal. 


Greenwood,  Ark. — This  town  has 
been  left  theaterless  with  the  closing 
oi  the   Palace. 


Bellingham,  Wash. — The  Belling- 
ham  Theaters  Co.,  after  spending 
$12,000  on  their  American,  have  re- 
opened the  house. 


Vandalia,  Mo. — The  Orpheum  has 
been  taken  over  by  J.  A.  Wade  of 
(iriggsville,    III. 


lllmo,  Mo.-  The  only  picture  house 
in  this  town  has  been  bought  by  O. 
M.  McCulcheon,  who  operates  the- 
aters in  Sikcstown  and  Charleston, 
Mo. 


Prospect,  O.— Htlen  Fleak  has 
sold  the  Opera  House  to  Arthur  A. 
(irill,   fnrnu-rly   a  deputy   sheriff. 


Garner,  Oa. — The  Garner  is  being 
remodeled  by  its  owner,  F.  S.  Liver- 
more. 


Holland,  Minn. — Manager  Giles  has 
closed   the    Cozy. 


Galesville,  Wis. — The  Marinuka  has 
been  taken  over  by  M.  Scott. 


Elkins,  W.  Va. — The  Grand  lease 
and  equipment  have  been  sold  to  D. 
Cubbagc  by  W.  E.  Nixon. 


Percy,   111. — It  is  reported  that  the 
Princess  will  close. 


Charleston,  Ark. — E.  O.  Smith,  of 
Paris,  Texas,  has  completed  a  deal 
for  the  Lyric.  He  also  owns  the 
Joie,    Paris. 


(Georgetown,  Wash — V.  A.  Pater- 
son,  former  owner  of  the  Mission,  is 
iKiw    (}perating    the    Ruston,    Tacoma. 


Ottawa — The  Columbia  a  neighbor- 
hood theater  of  which  W.  H.  May- 
nard  has  been  proprietor  has  been  of- 
fered to  prospective  exhibitors  on  a 
leasehold  basis  by  James  S.  Wilson, 
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Pittsburg,  III. — Wm.  E.  Gray  of 
the  New  Rex  has  been  forced  to 
close  his  theater  to  two  nights  a 
week  on  account  of  mines  closing. 


Vandalia,  Mo. — J.  A.  Wade,  of 
Giiggsville,  has  purchased  the  Or- 
pheum. 


Percy,      III.  —  The      Princess      has 
closed. 


Shawnestown,  III. — The  Grand  has 
been  disposed  of  by  J.  May,  to 
George   Pansky. 


St.  Louis— The  Bridge,  4869  Na- 
tural Bridge  Ave.,  has  been  sold  by 
Harry  Worack  to  J.  Werner. 

Shawnectown,  111. — George  Pankey 
has  purchased  the  Grand  from  J.  W. 
Nay. 

Haiti,  Mo. — W.  A.  Stewart  has 
sold   the   Empress  to  J.   L.  Dorris. 


Joppa,  111. — Logan  Woods  has 
taken  over  the  Triangle,  formerly 
owned  by  Charley  Rickard.  Re- 
named the  Logan. 


Makando,  111. — The  Opera  House 
has  been  leased  by  Kendall  &  Clark 
of   Marion. 


New  Theaters 

Weartherly,     Pa. — The    new     Key- 
stone  has  opened. 


Winston-Salem,  N.  C. — The  new 
Ideal  has  opened  after  remodelling 
necessitated  by  fire  last  December. 


NOTICE  TO  THE  TRADE 

Culver  City,  Calif. 
The  Monty  Banks  Pictures  Corporation  announces  that  it  now  has 
in  production  at  the  Be  Mille  Studios  a  six  reel  comedy-drama 
starring  Monty  Banks  entitled 

"KEEP  SMILING" 

All  rights  to  this  title  are  reserved  by  the  producers  and  by  the 
distributor,  Associated  Exhibitors,  Inc. 

{Note:  Mr.  Banks'  first  feature,  "RACING  LUCK,"  now  playing, 
coyitinues  its  remarkable  career  both  here  and  abroad) 

WATCH  FOR  "KEEP  SMILING" 


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The  Phantom  of  the  Opera 

(Universal) 

THIS  can't  miss.  Here  they  have  a  wonderful  mystery  melodrama, 
played  before  a  colorful  and  spectacular  background,  with  a  mar- 
velous menace  and  a  good  romance.  Following  Lon  Ghaney's  suc- 
cess in  "The  Hunchback,"  this  should  surely  register  as  one  of  the  biggest 
money  winners  of  the  year. 

Here  is  one  smashing,  big,  spectacular  production  that  has  good  sus- 
pense values  and  enough  sure  fire  melodrama  to  make  it  corking  entertain- 
ment, entirely  aside  from  the  pictorial  value  of  the  sets  and  the  mobs. 

The  shots  of  the  vast  auditorium  of  the  Grand  Opera  House  in  Paris 
are  about  the  biggest  interior  sets  that  have  ever  been  filmed,  and  the  se- 
quence in  which  the  massive  chandelier  falls,  causing  a  panic  in  the  thea- 
ter, is  a  wow  of  a  thrill. 

Technicolor  sequences  have  been  introduced  to  splendid  advantage, 
thereby  adding  to  the  pictorial  beauty  of  the  production. 

Mary  Philbin  and  Norman  Kerry  are  the  romantic  lovers.  There  is 
an  unusual  story  treatment  in  that  these  lovers  are  kept  apart  for  many 
reels  by  a  wonderful  menace.  This  menace  is  never  seen  through  all  this 
early  footage.  Lon  Ghaney,  as  the  opera  ghost,  has  a  marvelous  entrance 
developed  because  everyone  talks  about  him  for  many  reels  before  he  even- 
tually gets  into  the  picture.  Lon  is  a  character  with  a  horrible  face,  who 
wears  a  mask.  In  the  big  situation,  where  he  has  made  Miss  Philbin  pris- 
oner, and  she  finally  tears  the  mask  from  his  face,  the  close-ups  carry  a 
sure  fire  wallop.  Many  men,  trying  to  imagine  themselves  women,  which 
is,  so  far  as  I  know,  an  impossible  job,  have  wondered  whether  Ghaney's 
make-up  was  too  horrible.  I  checked  with  a  number  of  women  about  this. 
They  all  agreed  that  it  gave  them  a  terrific  wallop.  Then  they  likewise 
agreed  that  none  of  the  close-ups  should  be  taken  out  of  the  picture.  Gha- 
ney's performance  was  really  wonderful.  After  carrying  the  menace  bur- 
den for  many,  many  reels,  he  manages,  in  one  scene,  to  gain  the  necessary 
sympathy. 


DmecTED  BY  rirom 

A  UNIVERSAL  PRODUCTION  ♦  rupert  julian  ♦  J 


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Thefe's  plenty  in  this  one  to  make  your  customers  talk.  That  means 
a  happy  cash  register  in  the  ticket  window.  Everyone  must  admit  that  this 
has  excellent  mystery  action,  romance  and  spectacular  values.  There  is 
really  no  chalk  mark  to  put  against  it. 

Norman  Kerry  has  developed  a  marvelous  prestige  by  his  perform- 
ances in  big  features  of  this  type.  The  boy  is  about  ready  for  stardom.  He 
and  Miss  Philbin  make  a  wonderful  pair  of  lovers  to  build  a  story  around. 

Arthur  Edmund  Garewe,  as  the  romantic  figure  of  the  mysterious  Per- 
sian, stands  out  in  the  production.  This  character  has  been  nicely  placed 
in  the  early  sequences  to  lead  the  audience  to  believe  that  he  is  the  opera 
ghost.  Except  for  the  fact  that  advance  advertising  will  indicate  Lon  Gha- 
ney's  eventual  presence  in  the  film,  nearly  everyone  will  think  that  Garewe 
is  the  phantom.  I  must  say  that  I  am  tremendously  in  favor  of  the  manner 
in  which  the  early  scenes  have  been  handled  to  arouse  such  a  keen  inter- 
est in  the  appearance  of  the  menace. 

The  task  of  making  a  weird  melodrama  of  this  type  into  a  convincing 
production  was  a  truly  big  one.  Rupert  Julian  has  done  exceptionally  well 
with  it.  While  the  action  is  melodramatic,  he  makes  it  convincing.  He  has 
made  a  great  commercial  film  that  has  artistic  dignity. 

Virginia  Pearson,  as  the  Prima  Donna  who  resents  the  advancement 
of  appealing,  little  Mary  Philbin,  was  very  well  cast  for  this  important  con- 
trasting role. 

Gibson  Gowland  gives  a  virility  to  the  part  of  the  leader  of  the  back- 
stage groups  who  seek  out  the  phantom,  which  lifts  the  mob  sequence  from 
the  classification  of  just  arm-waving  extras,  to  a  convincing  melodramatic 
movement. 

The  art  and  technical  work  necessary  to  achieve  the  effects  screened 
with  this  one  were  probably  the  biggest  single  interior  sets  job  ever  under- 
taken in  this  country.    The  detail  was  excellent. 

DIREGTOR   Rupert  Julian 

AUTHOR Gaston  Leroux's  Story,  adapted  by  Elliott  J.  Glawson 

CAMERAMEN Gharles  Van  Enger  and  Milton  Bridenbecker 

WHOOZINIT Lon  Ghaney,  Mary  Philbin,  Norman  Kerry,  Arthur 

Edmund  Garewe,  Snitz  Edwards,  Gibson  Gowland,  John  SainpoHs, 
Virginia  Pearson,  Edith  Yorke,  Anton  Vaverka,  Bernard  Siegel, 
Olive  Ann  Alcorn,  Edward  Gecil,  Alexander  Bevani,  John  Miluan, 
Grace  Marvin,  George  B.  Williams,  Bruce  Govington,  Gesare  Gra- 
vina,  Josephine  Haynes  and  William  Humphrey. 


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Internationally      ^  •  ... 

Famous  story  by  Gaston  LerOUX  ^^ 


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Reprinted  From 


The  Indianapolis  Times 


SATURDAY,  FEBRUARY  28,   1925 


ROUNDINQ 

ROUND 
THEATERS 


WITH 

WALTER  D.  HICKMAN 

ELIEVE  I  am  safe  in  stating 
that    there    isn't    a    day    that 

some    one   does    not    ask    me 

where  they  can  get  definite  data  up- 
on film  players  and  the  movies.  In 
the  past  all  of  my  answers  have  been 
taken  from  The  Film  Year  Book 
published  by  The  Film  Daily,  New 
York. 

Have  before  me  the  1925  edition 
of  "The  Film  Year  Book."  This 
book  is  the  most  complete  of  its 
kind.  It  is  the  best  authority  upon 
the  movies  that  I  know. 

The  extent  of  the  broad  field 
covered  is  shown  by  the  following 
departments  in  the  book:  Financial 
development  of  the  film  industry;  the 
box  office  test,  results  of  drawing 
powers  of  stars  (Harold  Lloyd  tops 
the  list  with  Gloria  Swanson 
second);  first  run  box-office  receipts; 
special  articles  on  influence  of  the 
movies,  child  and  the  cinema,  his- 
tory of  the  movies  and  the  like; 
complete  list  of  every  picture  made 
in  1924  with  the  name  of  the  star. 
producer,  etc.;  a  complete  list  of  pro- 
ductions from  Jan.  1,  1918  to  Jan.  1 
1925;  a  list  of  6,500  movie  titles  of 


features,  independent  exchanges, 
list  of  all  motion  picture  reviewers 
addresses  of  leading  film  exchanges 
with  stafif,  censor  boards,  outlook 
and  resume  by  the  leading  producers, 
cameramen  and  their  productions, 
listing  the  six  best  movie  perform- 
ances for  each  month  in  the  year, 
list  of  short  subject  releases,  mem- 
bers of  various  movie  companies, 
lis  of  all  motion  picture  reviewers 
in  this  country,  theater  chains,  ten 
best  movies  of  the  year  and  many 
other  departments. 

The  ten  best,  as  selected  by  the 
critics  over  the  country  are  as  fol- 
lows: "The  Thief  of  Bagdad,"  "The 
Sea  Hawk,"  "Monsieur  Beaucaire," 
"Beau  Brummel,"  "Secrets,"  "The 
Marriage  Circle,"  "The  Ten  Com- 
mandments," "Girl  Shy,"  "Abraham 
Lincoln"  and  "America." 

My  choice  of  the  ten  best  for  1924 
is  listed  in  the  year  book  as  follows: 
"Sundown,"  "Merton  of  the  Movies," 
:'The  Thief  of  Bagdad,"  "Secrets," 
"Monsieur  Beaucaire,"  "In  Holly- 
wood With  Potash  and  Perlmutter," 
"Hot  Water,"  "Beau  Brummel," 
"Under  the  Red  Robe"  and  "Tar- 
nish." At  the  time  I  submitted  my 
list  I  had  not  seen  "The  Iron 
Horse,"  "Ten  Commandments"  and 
"Abraham  Lincoln." 

I  recommend  "The  Film  Year 
Book,  1925,"  at  the  most  complete 
book  on  the  film  industry  I  have 
ever  seen.  It  is  a  compliment  to 
the  industry  as  well  as  the  Film 
Daily  which  publishes  it. 


FROM 


A  Splendid  Tribute  To  The 
1925  Film    Year   Book 

A  BIG  NEWSPAPER 


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Newspaper  Opinions 

"The    Lady"— First    Nat'l. 
Senate,   Chicago 

JOUKNAI.— ■  *  "  It  is  ideal  material 
for  Miss  TalmadKc  who  has  never  done 
abler   work. 

Walnut,  Cincinnati 

POST — *  *  *  Aw,  it's  so  sweet  and  sad. 
Norma  still  stands  afar  from  ladydoni,  but 
tlie  kid,  son  of  his  liluc  corimscled  pa,  is  a 
joy    to    his    sorrowing    mama.    •   *   • 

TIMES  STAR — *  *  *  if  it  weren't  for 
Norma  "The  Lady"  wouldn't  be  much  of 
a  lady  or  anything  else,  except  a  very  or 
dinary    movie.   *   •   * 


"The  Monster" — Metro-Goldwyn 
State,  Cleveland 


s    tlie   stuff    of    wlucli    niglit 

•   *   * 


NEWS— This 
mares    are    made 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  Chaney  as  "The 
Monster"  has  little  to  do.  but  does  it 
effectively.  The  rest  of  tlie  cast  is  satis- 
factory, and  it  is  exciting  and  good  enter- 
tainment if  "hick  comedy"  doesn't  bore 
\ou — it's    exciting,    anyway.  *  ♦  ♦ 


"New  Lives  for  Old"— F.  P.-L. 
Allen,  Cleveland 

MEWS — *  *  *  It  soars  to  the  heights 
while  the  rural  districts  of  France  and  the 
gav  sections  of  Paris  furnish  the  background 
and  flops  completely  when  the  locale  is 
changed    to    America.   *   ♦   • 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  For  six  reels 
it  runs  off  smoothly  and  in  certain  spots 
excitingly.  Then  it  takes  a  sudden  turn 
for  the  worse,  which  accented  by  none  too 
good    editing   and    titling.   *   •   * 


"New    Toys"— First    Nat'l. 
Rivoli,    Baltimore 

NEWS — *  *  *  It  makes  a  much  better 
movie    than    it    did    a    speakie. 

Olympia,    Boston 

POST — Domestic  comedy  drama  on  the 
screen  is  at  its  brightest  and  best  as  played 
by  Richard  Barthelmess  and  Mary  Hay.  ♦   »   * 

TRANSCRIPT—*  *  *  It  is  an  inconse- 
quential farce-comedy,  without  a  deeper  pur- 
liose  in  the  world  than  to  amuse  for  a  few 
iirief    minutes.   ♦   *  * 


"North  of  36"— F.   P.-L. 
Bridge,  Baltimore 

NEWS — *  *  *  Brushes  with  cattle  thieves 
and  the  fording  of  streams  are  outstanding 
features. 


"One  Year  to  Live"— First  Nat'l. 
Park-Mall,    Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  The  glamor  of  back-stage 
atmosphere,  played  up  to  hold  the  attention 
of  the  audience,  and  the  fact  the  girl,  a 
stage  idol  of  Paris,  is  reunited  with  her 
American  soldier  sweetheart  just  before  the 
wicked  producer  who  brought  her  fame, 
starts  her  on  the  road  to  Hades,  migh' 
cause  one  to  forget  the  picture's  short 
comings.   *  *  * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  •  ♦  I  can't  blame 
you  if  you  like  the  picture.  The  million 
dollar  backgrounds  had  me  fooled  for  five 
or    six   reels.  *  *  * 


Enterprise    Buys   Big    Block 

R;i>-art  ha.s  .sold  tlio  fcillowiii,!.;  tn 
luitcii)risc  Dist.  Corp.,  operating 
cinlit  Southern  exchanges: 

For  North  and  South  Carolina.  Georgia, 
Florida,  Teiinessee  and  Alabama,  (i  Reed 
Howes,  6  Hilly  Sullivans,  anil  6  Jack 
I'errins,  For  Texas.  Oklahoma  and  Arkan- 
sas, 6  Larkiiis.  and  6  I'errins.  For  Wes- 
tern .Missouri  and  Kansas.  6  Larkins.  and 
6  Sullivans.  For  Eastern  Missouri  and 
Soulliern  Illinois.  6  Larkins.  6  Perrins,  6 
Howes  and  6  Sullivans.  For  Iowa  and 
Nebraska.  6  Howes,  6  Sullivans,  6  Perrins 
and   6    Larkins. 


"Pampered  Youth" — Vitagraph 
ScoUay    Sqr.,    Boston 

GLOBE — *  *  *  hasn't  an  iota  of  love  in- 
terest in  it.  yet  there  is  so  much  human 
sympathy  and  kindliness  in  the  film  that 
one  doesn't  miss  the  conventional  love 
scenes    at    all.   *   *   * 

POST — *  *  *  The  story  gives  a  vivid 
and  realistic  portrayal  of  life  in  a  sm.ill 
Indiana  town  and  shows  the  fortunes,  mis 
fortunes  and  romances  of  three  generations 
of  a  family  that  considers  itself  of  the 
American    aristocracy.  *  *  * 


"Smoldering    Fires" — Universal 
105th,    Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  Because  of  clever  direc- 
tion and  capable  acting,  one  might  easily 
accept    what    transpires    as    the    truth.   *  *  * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  The  whole  story 
is    told    smoothly     and    logically.   ♦  •   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  Pauline  Frederick,  Laura 
la  Plante  and  Malcolm  MacGregor  in  the 
leading  roles.  These  give  a  splendid  inter- 
pretation  of   their   parts.  *  *  * 


Famous   (Canada)    Buys  Comedies 

Tlie  Famous-Lasky  Film  Service 
Ltd.,  of  Canada  has  purcha.sed  12 
Butterfly  Comedies  from  Rayart. 
This  latter  company  has  also  sold  6 
Reed  Howes  to  Specialty  Film. 
Dallas,  for  Texas,  Oklahoma  and 
Arkansas;  and  "Easy  Money,"  and 
Butterfly  Comedies,  for  New  Eng- 
land  to    Independent   Films,    Bo.ston. 


Adding  to  Milwaukee  Chain 

Milwaukee — The  United  Theaters 
Co..  operating  houses  in  Milwaukee, 
Jancsville.  Beloit,  Kenosha,  Water- 
town  and  Munroe,  has  taken  over  the 
Majestic  at  Ashland  and  will  come 
into  possession  of  the  Rialto  at 
Ironwood,   April    1. 


New  Faces  at  First  National 
Some  new  faces  will  lie  seen  in 
several  fortlicnminpr  I'irst  National 
releases.  Betty  Jewel,  who  has  done 
some  work  in  luistern-niade  pictures 
ami  Martha  Madison,  appearing  in 
"My  Son"  will  be  seen  in  "The 
Necessary  I'A-il".  Lora  Sonderson 
of  last  year's  Music  Box  Revue,  and 
Gladys  lirskine  of  Costa  Rica,  ap- 
pear in  "Chickic." 


Marriage   Rituals  in   Review 

i'atlie  lias  |irodueed  a  scries  of  pic- 
tm-es  dealing  with  marriages  as  tlu'>' 
are  performed  in  various  countries 
This  "Bride"  series  will  be  distributed 
over  a  period  of  weeks  in  Pathe 
Review. 


Several  Arrow  Deals  Closed 

.\rro\v  has  closed  several  contracts.  They 
include  third  scries  of  "Broadway  Comedies" 
and  "Mirthquajcc  Comedies"  to  Freedom 
Film  of  Rochester,  for  Upper  New  York ; 
First  Graphic,  of  Buffalo,  has  bought  seven 
"Blazed  Trail"  two  reelers  for  Upper  New 
York.  Entire  Western  product  sold  to  the 
Sociedad  General  Cinematografica  for  Argen- 
tine. 


Jans  Closes  Two  Deals 

Herman  F.  Jans  has  closed  with 
Louis  Hyman,  of  All-Star  Feature 
Distributors,  Los  Angeles,  to  handle 
the  six  Jans  Prod,  in  the  West.  De 
Luxe  of  Seattle,  has  acquired  North- 
west  rights. 


Bronx  Theater  Sold 

Bencnson  Realty  Co.  has  bought 
from  S.  &  L.  Building  Corp.,  Samuel 
Minskof?,  the  theater  at  ISOth  St.  and 
Bryant  Ave.,  and  15  stores,  held  at 
$425,000.  through  Philip  Wellins  and 
Frederick    Lese. 


Four    Petitions    for    "Blue"    Sunday 

Fitchburg,  Mass. — Four  petitions 
in  opposition  to  Sunday  shows  have 
been  received  by  Mayor  Delaney. 
who  will  wait,  until  expressions  an 
received  from  both  factions  before 
he  makes  his  final  decision. 


Warners   Borrow   Hill 

Los  Angeles — By  arrangement 
with  Cosmopolitan  Prod.,  the  Warn- 
ers have  secured  George  Hill  to 
<lirect  "The  Limited  Mail"  in  which 
Monte  Blue  and  Vera  Reynolds  will 
be   featured. 


Another   Railroad   Story 

Sam  Sax  of  Lumas  Film  has  at 
quired  "The  Overland  Limited".  ;. 
railroad  story  to  be  placed  into  pro- 
duction on  the  Coast.  Additional 
titles  are  "The  Shadow  on  the  Wall" 
and  "One  of  the  Bravest". 


Another  Frederick  Film 

Berlin — A  new  Frederick  film  will 
be  produced  by  Primus  Film.  It 
will  not  show  the  Prussian  emperor 
as  a  soldier,  but  as  the  father  of  his 
nation  and  an  administrative   genius. 


Hickman  Shifted 
St.  Louis— C.  L.  Hickman,  F.  B.  O. 
salesman,  has  been  traftsferred  to 
Memphis,  Tenn.,  where  F.  B.  O., 
ojiened  an  ofifice  recently.  He  will 
travel  Kentucky  and  Tennessee. 


Asta    Nielsen    in    New    Film 
Berlin — Friedrich    Zelnik    has    just 
finished    the    cutting    of    "Atlethen". 
jiroduced     for     Phoebus     Films     and 
starring   Asta    Nielsen. 


May  Revamp  Quebec  Censoring 

Quebec — There  is  a  report  that 
the  censor  board  will  be  reconsti- 
tuted shortly  with  a  body  of  men 
who  have  personal  knowledge  of  the 
making  of  pictures. 


Ambrosio  to  Produce  Again 

London — It  is  reported  from  Rome 
that  Ambrosio  Film  of  Turin,  which 
has  not  produced  a  single  film  for 
three   years,  will  resume  production. 


Buys  Product  for  England 

London — While  in  America.  Ern- 
est Bru,  managing  director  of  Unity 
Film  Co.,  Ltd.,  secured  1925  output 
of  Richard  Talmadge's. 


Three   Westi   Films  in    England 

London — Westi  Films  first  three 
pictures  for  English  distribution  are 
"Prince  Charming",  "The  Wig"  and 
"Nimche". 


12  From  Pathe-Westi 

Paris — Pathe-Westi  announces  12 
pictures  for  1925.  Three  are  dubbed 
specials  and  will  be  adapted  from 
the  works  of  Jules  Verne,  Victor 
Hugo  and  Anatole  France. 


Canadian  Preferred  Functions 

Toronto — Canadian  Preferred  Pic- 
tures, Ltd..  have  opened  their  ex- 
change. They  also  have  an  office  in 
the  Albee  Bldg.,  Montreal. 


Pathe   on   Scientific   Jaunt 

Maurice  Kellerman,  Pathe  camera- 
man is  now  in  Northern  Africa  on 
an  expedition  of  archaeologists  that 
is  excavating  the  ancient  city  of 
Carthage. 


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Highest-priced  dish  on  the 
menu.  Only  good  when  you 
have  acquired  the  taste  for  it. 
Many  don't.  Many  never  will. 
(And  they'll  be  the  better  off 
for  it.)  But  even  if  you  do  like 
it.  And  you  have  had  too  much 
of  it.  You  forget  its  fine  points. 
And  yearn  for  corn  beef  and 
cabbage.  If  you  feed  people  on 
quail.  You  mustn't  expect  them 
to  like  tough  steak.  And  now 
we'll  drop  out  of  the  kitchen. 
And  come  back  to  the  picture 
business. 

Why  do  you  think  your  patrons 
are  kicking.  And  complaining.  And 
walking  out?  The  answer  is  simple 
and  obvious.  You've  been  giving 
them  too  much  caviar.  That's  the 
trouble   in  a   nutshell. 

You  started  them  off.  Early 
last  Fall.  With  a  raft  of  won- 
derful pictures.  There  never 
were  so  many.  In  the  history 
of  the  business.  You  edu- 
cated and  improved  their  taste. 
And  now  that  they're  edu- 
cated. What  have  you  to  give 
them? 

You  have  good  pictures.  Some 
very  good  ones.  Far  better  on  the 
average.  Than  what  they  have  been 
accustomed  to.  In  former  years. 
But  the  trouble  is  they  have  had  too 
many  fine,  excellent  outstanding  pro- 
ductions. To  be  satisfied  with  the 
average  good.  They  want  more  and 
more.  And  the  question  is:  will  they 
be  satisfied  with  what  they  can  get? 

This  .  problem  usually  develops 
about  this  season  of  the  year.  And 
each  succeeding  season  the  average 
production  improves  in  value.  That 
is  the  fine  point  of  big  successes  and 
great  productions.  They  lift  the  gen- 
eral average.  Which  is  as  it  should 
be.  But — and  here's  the  rub — will 
that  general  average  satisfy?  Ap- 
parently it  doesn't.  Apparently  it 
won't. 

One  way  to  avoid  this  situa- 
tion is  this:  build  your  general 
program.  Week  after  week. 
Make  your  public  appreciate 
you     have     an     institution     of 

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Buys  Coast  Studio 

Educ'l    Units    in    Principal    Plant — 
Hammons  Back  from  Coast, 
Sails  Friday 
Los  Angeles — Sol  Lesser  is  dispos- 
ing of  the  Principal  studio  wiiich  in- 
cludes  five  acres  of  ground  to  Earl  W. 
Mammons.     It  is  understood  that  the 
Christies  are  interested     with     Ham- 
mons in  the  deal  and  that  the  plant 
will  be  used  to  house  the  Educational 
units. 

Principal  will  retain  two  blocks, 
running  130  ft.  deep  on  Santa  Monica 
Blvd.  where  will  be  built  a  number  of 
stores  for  commercial  use.  -Lesser 
has  leased  space  at  United  where 
"The  Winning  of     Barbara     Worth" 

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Sues  for  41  Pictures 

Los  Angeles — .A  controversy  over 
possession  of  41  films  is  being  heard 
in  the  Superior  Court  in  a  suit  for 
$55,100  damages  filed  by  the  Double- 
day  Prod.  Co.,  against  William  D. 
Russell,  Russell  Prod.,  and  several 
otlur  producing  companies.  The  pic- 
tures include  16  two-reelers  featuring 
Fritizi  Ridgeway  and  25  one-reel 
comedies.  The  plaintiff  stated  it  pro- 
duced and  owned  the  films,  but  de- 
clared the  defendants  refused  to  re- 
linquish them. 


Northwest  Meets  Today 
Minneapolis — The  Northwest  ex- 
hibitor organization  meets  today  and 
tomorrow.  W.  A.  StefTes  is  expected 
to  announce  details  of  his  booking 
combine. 


Loew   Leases   in   Birmingham 

Birmingham,  Ala. — The  Loew  cir- 
cuit takes  possession  of  the  Temple 
April  1  under  lease  from  the  Masonic 
Ass'n.  which  built  and  owns  the 
theater. 


Famous  Improves 

Financial    Position    Best   in   Its    His- 
tory,   Analysis    of    "Wall    Street 
Journal"    Reveals 

Not  only  were  1924  earnings  the 
highest  in  the  history  of  Famous,  but 
last  year  found  the  company's  gen- 
era! financial  condition  the  best, 
according  to  yesterday's  "Wall  Street 
Journal". 

This  publication  credits  this  condi- 
tion to  the  consummation  of  several 
years  of  concentrated  effort  by  the 
management  to  place  the  company  in 
a  strong  and  liquid  current  asset 
position.     It  then  goes  on  to  say: 

"Famous  Players  may  be  fairly 
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Roach  Renews 

Signs  Two  Year  Contract  with  Pathe 

— Reports   of   Dissension   on    the 

Coast   End 

Hal  E.  Roach  has  signed  a  new 
contract  with  Pathe  for  a  period  of 
two  years.  Its  terms  provide  that  he 
shall  make  a  minimum  of  96  and  a 
maximum  of  104  two-reel  comedies 
(luring  that   period. 

This  phase  of  the  contract  alone 
is  said  to  involve  $9,600,000.  It  will 
provide  Pathe  with  a  two-reeler 
every  week  divided  among  the  fol- 
lowing units:  Charley  Chase,  Glenn 
Tryon,  Clyde  Cook,  "Our  Gang"  and 

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Loew's  Toronto  Profits  $81,297 

Toronto — Operating  revenues  of 
Loew's  Theaters,  Ltd.,  for  1924,  less 
expenses,  amounted  to  $266,587,  or 
about  $23,000  less  than  in  1923.  After 
making  deductions  for  current  ex- 
penses, first  and  second  mortgage  in- 
terest and  depreciation,  there  re- 
mained a  net  profit  of  $81,297,  as 
against  $80,587  in  1923.  With  bal- 
ance forward  of  $63,629,  there  was 
$144,926  available  for  distribution. 
Taxes  absorbed  $18,071  and  preferred 
dividends  in  arrears  $34,329,  leaving 
$92,525  to  be  carried  forward. 


Exercise  Option  on  Browning 

Metro-Goldwyn  has  exercised  its 
three-picture  option  on  the  services 
of  Tod  Browning,  who  has  made 
one  picture,  "The  Unholy  Three",  for 
the  company. 


Logan  Replacing  Valli 

Los  Angeles — Jacqueline  Logan 
will  replace  Virginia  Valli  in  "Pea- 
cock Feathers."  Miss  Valli  is  in  Chi- 
cago because  of  her  mother's  illness. 


Al  Kaufman  Here 

Al  Kaufman,  managing  director  of 
Paramount    houses    in    Los    Angeles, 

arrived  in  New  York  vestcrdav. 


Gloria  Arrives  Today 

Gloria    Swanson    is    due    in    from 
Europe  today  on  the  Paris. 


Confab  Today 

Uniform      Contract      Committee     t  o 

Meet  —  Exhibitors      May      Have 

Four    Representatives 

The  first  session  of  the  continuing 
committee  of  producers  and  distribu- 
tors to  discuss  changes  in  the  uni- 
form contract  is  scheduled  to  be  held 
today. 

The  original  representation  of  three 

exhibitors  and  three  distributors  may 

be   changed   to  give   the  former  four 

committeemen:        R.      R.      Biechele. 

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$76,000,000  Bv      ^^ 

Coast   Estimate,  $68,000,0—      >r  *•«.«    *' 

tures  and  $8,000,000  for  Comedies 
in  1925 

Los  Angeles — A  survey  by  the 
Times  places  the  production  budget 
(or  the  remaining  nine  months  of 
1925  at  $76,000,000,  divided  as  fol- 
lows: 

$68,000,000  for  features. 

$8,000,000   for  comedies. 

The  Times  thinks  its  analysis  is 
significant  for  two  reasons:  One  be- 
cause it  indicates  no  lack  of  produc- 
tion activity  on  the  Coast  and  sec- 
ondly, because  it  presages  no  sum- 
mer slack.  In  explaining  the  last 
condition,  the  article  declares  that, 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Some  Future  1st  Nat'ls. 

First  National  will  start  work  on 
"United  States  Flavor"  and  "Atlan- 
tis" during  the  summer.  Following 
"The  Making  of  O'Malley",  Milton 
Sills  will  be  starred  in  "The  Come- 
Back",  a  prize  fight  story.  Doris 
Kenyon's  next  will  be  "The  Lady 
Who  Played  Fidcle".  As  soon  as 
Ben  Lyon  finishes  work  in  "Winds 
of  Chance",  he  will  return  East  to 
appear  in  "The  Pace  That  Thrills", 
an  automobile  story  by  Byron  Mor- 
gan. 


May  Star  Normand 
Los  Angeles — The  Times  reports 
Phil  Goldstone  will  star  Mabel  Nor- 
mand in  one  picture.  He  admits  the 
deal  was  under  way,  but  denies  any- 
thing definite  has  been  done. 


May  Direct  Barrymore 

Los  Angeles — It  is  reported  that 
one  of  the  new  Barrymore  series  for 
Warners  will  be  directed  by  Ernst 
Lubtisch,  who  is  incidentally  going 
East   shortly. 


Rachmann   Resumes 

Buys  "Charley's   Aunt     for     Europe 
— Expects  to  Take  Former  Place 

in  Film  Affairs 
Samuel  Rachmann,  who  was  con- 
spicuous in  (Jerman  and  European 
film  affairs  several  years  ago,  expects 
to  again  take  a  conspicuous  place  in 
European  film  matters.  .'Vs  the-  first 
step  in  this  direction,  he  has  ac- 
quired from  Simmonds-Kann.  "Char- 
ley's .^unt"  for  Germany  and  Cen- 
tral Europe,  at  a  figure  which  is 
claimed  to  be  the  highest  on  record 
for  a  comedy.  Ideal  has  the  produc- 
tion for  the   British   Empire. 

In    addition,    Rachman    will    open 
(Continued  on  Page  3) 


THE 


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DAILY 


Tuesday,  March  24,  1925 


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Quotations 

High       Low       Close 

Sales 

East.  Kod.   .110^   109^   110 

1,100 

F.    P.    L.    ..   93.K     92%     93 

10,200 

do  pfd 108/8  107/  107/ 

500 

Film    Iiisp.  .8/8          8/ 

200 

Loew's    ....   25/     24/     24/ 

5,200 

Metro-Gold.    19         19         19 

200 

M.   P.   Cap..    17/     17         17/ 

200 

Pathe    Not  ( 

juoted 

Warners"A"    15/     15/     15/ 

1,400 

CAVIAR 

{Continued    from   Page    1) 

amusement  and  entertainment. 
Not  just  a  "picture  house." 
You  will  find  it  will  pay.  Then 
when  the  feature  isn't  just 
what  they  expected  they  will 
still  be  satisfied. 

Remember  this:  you  cannot  ex- 
pect an  everlasting  supply  of  "great" 
attractions.     They  aren't  to  be  had. 

Hoffberg  Buys  Out  Taylor 

J.  H.  Hoffberg,  vice-president  and 
general  manager  of  John  H.  Taylor 
Film  Corp.,  has  purchased  entire  as- 
sets of  that  corporation  from  John 
H.  Taylor.  The  company  will  in  the 
future  operate  under  the  name  of  J. 
H.  Hoffberg  Co. 


GEVAERT 

RAW  STOCK 

Negative     —     PositiTe 

As  Qood  As  The  Beat 
JOHN  D.  TIPPETT,  Inc. 

GBVAE»T  FILM 

1540  B'way     6040  Sunset  Blvd. 
N.  Y.  C.  Hollywood 


$76,000,000  Budget 

{ContiiiuCii    jrum    Faijc    I) 

instead  of  inaugurating  the  new  year 
with  an  insane  splurge  of  production, 
the  important  companies  have  ar- 
ranged to  carry  on  their  activity  over 
the  summer  months  with  a  fixed 
number  of  units  at  work  at  all  times. 

The  feature  budget,  according  to 
the  Times,  will  be  divided  as  follows: 

F.-inious    Players    $13,000,000 

First    National     

Joseph   M.    Schenck    ..$2,700,000 

"Corinne    Griflfitli    1.000,000 

Frank    Llovd    1,500.000 

Colleen    Moore    900.000 

Edwin    Carewe    000,000 

Sam    Rork    175.000 

lohn    Stahl     350,000 

M.    C.   Levee    500,000 

Sam    Goldwyn     1,000,000 

June    Mathis    750.000 

9,475,000 

F     B.    O      4,000,000 

Mctro-Goldwvn      12,000,000 

Prod.    Dist,    L:orp 4,500,000 

United     Artists      3,000,000 

Universal     12,000,000 

Warner    Bros.    7,000,000 

Total      $64,975,000 

The  Famous  Flavors  total  includes 
an  estimated  $1,000,000  for  Lloyd's 
pictures;  the  United  Artists  total  in- 
cludes an  estimated  $1,000,000  for 
Valentino's  productions.  Other  fea- 
tures, not  enuinerated  presumably 
make  up  the  total  of  $68,000,000. 

Insofar  as  comedies  are  concerned, 
Mack  Scnnett  expects  a  25  per  cent 
increase  in  production  while  Hal 
Roach's  new  Pathe  contract  (details 
of  which  are  published  elsewhere) 
calls  for  an  approximate  increase  of 
thirty  per  cent. 


Patton  Signs  Helen  Ferguson 
Los  .'Angeles — Helen  Ferguson  has 
signed  a  long-term  contract  with  C. 
W.  Patton  Prod.,  which  will  feature 
her  in  serials  for  Pathe.  The  com- 
pany is  in  Ponca  City,  Okla.,  to  do  a 
serial  with  a  background  of  circus 
and  western  life.  The  locale  will  be 
Miller  Brothers'  101  Wild  West. 


STUDIO 

For  Sale  Or  Lease 
Fully    Equipped 


316    Foot    Boulevard    Frontage.      For 
Details — Inquire     D.     B.     Fuller,     522 

Stack   Bldg.,    Los   Angeles,    California. 


Roach  Renews 

{Continued    from    Payc    1) 

Roach  comedies.  In  addition,  Roach 
will  make  26  one-reelers  a  week  and 
about  two  or  three  features  a  year. 
It  is  estimated  by  officials  of  the 
Pathe  and  Roach  organizations  that 
the  total  amount  involved  will  reach 
$15,000,000. 


Los  Angeles — It  is  expected  that 
with  announcement  of  the  new  con- 
tract between  Hal  Roach  and  Elmer 
R.  Pearson  reports  of  differences  be- 
tween Roach  and  Pathe  will  cease. 
Local  comment  has  ranged  all  the 
way  from  a  definite  split  between  the 
two  organizations  to  the  purchase  of 
the  Roacli  plant  by  Pathe  as  a  home 
for   the   latter's  own  comedy  units. 

"Black  Cyclone"  is  the  release 
title  of  the  next  horse  film  with  Rex. 


New   Ginsberg   Series 
The    Henry    Ginsberg   Dist.    Corp., 
announces    its    second    group    of    six 
will    be    known   as    Royal    Prod,    and 
will  be  of  the  thrill  and  stunt  type. 


M-G  to  Film  Studio  Story 

Metro-Goldwyn  has  purchased  "Be- 
hind the  Screen,"  by  Wid  Gunning, 
a  story  dealing  with  studio  life. 


Confab  Today 

(Continued   from    Page    1) 

Kansas  Citv;  Charles  L,  O'Reilly, 
New  York;  M.  J.  O'Toole,  New 
York  and  W.  A.  Steiifes,  Minneapo- 
lis who  is  expected  as  soon  as  the 
Northwest  exhibitor  convention  ter- 
minates on  Wednesday  in  that  city. 
O'Toole  about  whom  there  seems  to 
be  some  doubt  is  out-of-town  and 
will  return  either  late  today  or  to- 
morrow. 


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THE 


Hays  Opens  the  Door 

New    Policy    Will    Seek    Help    From 

Public  In  Increased  Effort  to  Im- 
prove  Production    Standards 

An  "open  door"  policy  is  now  in 
effect  in  tiie  industry.  The  Depart- 
ment of  Public  Relations,  the  forma- 
tion of  which  was  touched  on  briefly 
yesterday  has  come  into  being  under 
Will  H.  Hays'  auspices  so  that  asso- 
ciations or  individuals  can  present 
their  ideas  as  to  how  the  standards  of 
pictures  may  be  maintained  and  if 
possible  bettered. 

Hays  has  this  to  say  of  the  new 
departure : 

"We  are  proud  to  be  the  first  in- 
dustry in  the  world  to  go  the  whole 
route  and  say  'the  public  be  pleased 
to  come  in.'  Come  in  and  tell  us 
where  and  why  we  are  not— if  we  are 
not — measuring  up  to  our  job  of 
making  the  motion  picture  industry 
the  force  it  should  be  in  promoting 
the  best  American  ideals. 

"Our  'open  door'  is  a  department 
through  which  the  American  public  is 
invited  to  enter  with  suggestions, 
helpful  criticisms,  constructive 

thought  and  every  sort  of  viewpoint 
that  will  aid  us  in  bringing  the  mo- 
tion picture  up  to  be  the  outstanding 
public  influence  that  everyone  wants 
it  to  be. 

"We  realize  that  wide  public  co- 
operation along  that  line  is  of  the 
greatest  possible  benefit  to  the  indus- 
try. That  has  been  demonstrated  by 
the  extreme  valuable  cooperation  given 
us  over  a  period  of  two  and  one  half 
years  by  representatives  of  civic  and 
social  betterment  organizations,  serv- 
ing as  a  Committee  on  Public  Re- 
lations. Through  the  Committee's 
work  the  industry  has  learned  to  be- 
come more  responsive  to  its  public 
service  obligations. 

"Our  'open  door'  is  born  of  that 
Committee's  labors.  The  establish- 
ment of  the  new  Department  of  Pub- 
lic Relations  was  suggested  by  the 
Committee  on  Public  Relations  in 
order  that  public  cooperation  with  the 
industry  might  be  broadened  and 
made  permanent. 

"The  distinctive  characteristic  of 
the  new  'open  door'  policy  is  that  we 
invite  every  organization  of  every  de- 
scription in  either  this  country  or  any 
other  country  which  is  interested  in 
public  betterment,  to  designate  an 
authoritative  representative  who  will 
be  its  contact  with  the  motion  picture 
industry — invited  at  all  times  to  come 
in  through  our  'open  door'  and  tell 
us  of  improvements  which  might  be 
made  in  having  the  motion  picture 
more  responsive  to  its  public  service 
obligations,  and  how  we  can  coope- 
rate with  them." 


Levine  Resigns 

Nat  Levine  having  arranged  to 
remain  in  Los  Angeles  has  resigned 
from  Chesterfield  M.  P.  Corp.  Jo- 
seph Klein  has  purchased  Levine's  in- 
terests. 


CHARLES   CADWALLADER 

ART    DIRECTOR 
Hollywood  Studios 


Current  release 
Gvorge  Melford't 

"FRIENDLY     ENEMIES" 


Famous  Improves 

{Continued    from    I'acic    1) 

placed  among  the  first  rank  of  slocks 
with  uniform  high  earning  power  in 
good  times  and  l)ad.  In  the  last  five 
years  surplus  after  preferred  divi- 
dends has  been  equal  to  a  total  of 
^90.16  a  share  on  the  common,  or  an 
annual  average  of  $18.03  a  share. 
Since  its  listing  on  the  Stock  Ex- 
change, Famous  has  never  shown  a 
loss  even  in  the  years  of  depression 
following  the  war.  Moving  pictures 
are  in  the  same  class  as  tobacco, 
chewing  gum  and  bread  in  that  they 
are  not  affected  by  ordinary  periods 
of  industrial  depression. 

"The    argument    that    radio 
would      adversely      affect      the 
movies    is    effectively    disposed 
of  by  the  fact  that  record  earn- 
ings are  shown  by  Famous  in 
radio's  boom  year. 
"The  most   notable   features  of  the 
current    report,    however,    is    not    the 
large    earnings,    but    the    remarkable 
improvement     in     financial     position. 
In    August,    1924,    at    the    height    of 
summer  film  production,  Famous  had 
a   peak   of  $4,900,000   bank   loans,   all 
of  which   were   paid  off   from  opera- 
tions   in   the   last   six   months    of   the 
vear.     Total   bills  and  accounts   pay- 
able are  $1,532,363  against  $4,302,954 
in  1923.  $4,140,186  in  1922  and  a  high 
of   $6,103,244    in    1920.      Famous    has 
now    practicallj'    reached     the    point 
where   it   will   be   possible   to   finance 
its  own   productions  without   the  aid 
of  the  banks." 

The  common  opened  yesterday  at 
93j4,  reached  a  high  of  94,  a  low  of 
92%  and  closed  at  93.  The  turnover 
was   10,200  shares. 


George  K.  Arthur  Injured 

Los  Angeles — George  K.  Arthur, 
struck  unconscious  by  a  falling  tree 
in  a  snow  scene  at  Metro-Goldwyn 
suffered  a  laceration  of  the  scalp  and 
minor  bruises. 


Evelyn  Brent  Severs  Artery 
Los  Angeles — Evelyn  Brent,  sever- 
ed an  artery  in  her  wrist  when  a  fau- 
cet on  her  shower-bath  broke  in  her 
hand.  The  quick  action  of  a  maid  in 
applying  a  tourniquet  is  believed  to 
have  saved  her  life. 


WANTED 

Original     negative    stock     shots — Rail- 
road   passenger    and    freight    collisions 
and  passenger  train  derailed  on  bridge. 
W.   D.    KELLY 
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Rachmann   Resumes 

iContiniicil    fmm    l'a<ii'     1) 

his  new  Rivoli  theater  in  Berlin 
by  the  Fall.  This  house.  he 
says,  will  have  1,500  seats,  and  will 
contain  many  novel  ideas  for  pre- 
sentation, and  allow  for  unusual  ef- 
iects  for  prologues,  etc. 

Several  years  ago  Rachmann  and 
Ben  Blumenthal  were  involved  in 
large  affairs  with  Famous  Players, 
and  considerable  litigation  followed, 
after  which  Rachmann  is  reported  to 
have  suffered  a  breakdown  which 
kept  him  out  of  business  for  a  long 
period.  He  has  been  in  New  York 
several  months,  but  is  expected  to 
return  to  Europe  almost  innnediately. 


Sails  Wednesday 

A.  K.  Greenland  of  the  Vogel  or- 
ganization sails  on  the  President 
Roosevelt  tomorrow  for  a  business 
trip  to  Europe. 

Edmund  H.  Howells,  Far  Eastern 
representative  for  Vogel  sailed  for 
Japan  on  the  President  Cleveland 
from  San   Francisco  on  Saturday. 


Buys  Coast  Studio 

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will   be   made   at  a   cost  of   $500,000. 
Hammons  takes  possession  June  1. 


$60,000  Judgment  Filed 

Los  Angele.s — Because  Clara  Kim- 
ball Young  and  Harry  Garson,  failed 
to  appear  in  court,  they  mav  be  re- 
quired to  pay  $60,000  to  Robert  M. 
Brownson,  attorney,  for  legal  services 
when  a  judgment  for  that  amount  was 
entered  against  them  by  Superior 
Judge  John  L.  Fleming. 


Earl  W.  Hammons  returned  from 
California  yesterday.  He  verified  the 
above  dispatch  and  added  that  $85,000 
would  be  spent  on  improvements. 
The  i)resent  lease  on  the  Fine  Arts 
plant  expires  shortly  and  in  the  newly 
ac(|uired  studio,  there  will  be  housed 
units  making  Mermaid,  Juvenile,  y 
Tuxedo  and  Lloyd  Hamilton  come- iS 
dies.  Educational  has  signed  a  cop- 
tract  with  Lui)ino  Lane  for  six  tvto- 
reelers  which  will  be  made  on  the 
Coast  beginning  in  June. 

Hammons  sails  on  the  Olympic 
Friday  for  his  usual  Spring  visit  to 
Europe. 


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Wisconsin  Exhibitors  apply  direct  to  PASSION  PLAY  DISTRIBUTORS  713  Wells  Street,  Milwaukee,  Wis. 
lUinois  Exhibitors— PASSION   PLAY  DISTRIBUTORS,  24  East  8th  St.,  Chicago,  111. 
Eastern  Canada  Theatres  address  Mr.  Sam  Blair,  Care  A.  L.  Erlanger  Exchange,  New  Amsterdam  Theatre  Building,  New  York. 


Washington  Auditorium,  Washington,  D.  C. 
Prices:  50  cts.  to  $1.65      Week  of  February  23rd 
Monday  Matinee  $1435.85 

Monday  Night  1213.05 

Tuesday  Night  1207.45 

Wednesday  Night  1295.85 

Thursday  Night  1372.90 

Friday  Night  1430.00 

Saturday  A.  M.  872.75 

Saturday    Matinee  1536.50 

Saturday  Night  1454.25 

$11,819.20 
The  rights  for  Washington  City  Only  sold  to 
E.  J.  Stutz,  Washington,  D.  C. 


Pabst  Theatre,   Milwaukee 

Starting  March  9th 

Seven  evenings — four  matinees  and 

special  children  matinees 

Broke  all  house  records  for 
Picture  Engagements 

Booked  for  a  return  engagement 

Week  of  April  5th 

Davidson  Theatre,  Milwaukee 

$1.65  top  scale 


B.  C.  Whitney's  Detroit  Opera  House,  Detroit 
Prices:  50  cts.  to  $1.65  top 


Phenomenally  Successful  Engagements  Just  Closed: 


Powers  Theatre 
Grand  Rapids,  Mich. 


Opening  Ford's  Theatre,  Baltimore 

(following  Ziegfeld  Follies) 

Beginning  March  30th  Prices:  50  cts.  to  $1.65 


Opening  Grand  Opera  House 

Cincinnati 

Two  weeks  beginning  March  29th   Prices:  50  cts.  to  $1.65 


Opening  Nixon  Theatre,  Pittsburgh 

(following  George  White's  Scandals) 

Beginning  April  13th      Prices:  50  cts.  to  $1.65 


THE    ORIGINAL    PASSION    PLAY    NEVER    FILMED    BEFORE 


H.  A.  KYLER  Gen.  Mgr. 


John  Sullivan  Director  of  Presentations  Sylvester  Sullivan,  Gen.  Press  Representative 

Joseph  Di  Lorenzo  Special  Representative 


NOW  BOOKING  FOR  THE  BALANCE  OF  THIS  SEASON  AND  FOR 

NEXT    SEASON 

IN  LEADING  THEATRES  AND  AUDITORIUMS  THROUGHOUT  THE  UNITED  STATES  AND  CANADA 

WIRE  OR  WRITE  IMMEDIATELY 


AUSTRALIA 


SOUTH  AMERICA 


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SOLE  DISTRIBUTOR 

P.  P.   CRAFT 


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Vol.  XXXI     No.  70 


Wednesday,  March  25,  1925 


Price  S  Cents 


Second  "Pony  Express' 

James   Cruze  to   Make   One  for  Fa- 
mous— Universal     Going     Ahead 
with  Elaborate  Plans,  Too 

Famous  stated  yesterday  that 
James  Cruze  will  produce  "The  Pony 
Express"  as  his  next  picture  and  that, 
according  to  expectations,  it  will 
have  a  sweep  comparable  to  that  of 
"The  Covered  Wagon". 

Henry  Miles  Forman,  co-author  of 
the  story  with  Walter  Woods  has 
been  doing  research  work  in  Wash- 
ington while  the  story  is  said  to  be 
ready  to  be  turned  over  to  Cruze. 
Jesse  L.  Lasky  stated  the  company 
has  been  at  work  on  preparatory  de- 
tails for  many  months,  and  that  ar- 
rangements for  the  reproduction  of 
old  army  posts  have  been  made.  The 
{Continued  on  Page  2) 


Gov't  Checking  Tax  Returns 

Los  Angeles — It  is  reported  here 
that  well-known  picture  folks  are  in- 
volved in  a  Federal  investigation,  de- 
signed to  check  up  on  income  tax 
evaders.  .\  total  of  $10,000,000  in 
arrears  is  sought  by  agents. 


"Phantom"  Premiere  in  'Frisco 

San  Francisco — -"The  Phantom  of 
the  Opera"  will  have  its  world  pre- 
miere at  the  Curran  on  April  26.  A 
sixtj'  piece  orchestra  will  play  the 
score. 


Schulberg  Buys'  "Plastic  Age" 

B.  P.  Schulberg  has  purchased 
"The  Plastic  Ag'e,"  by  Percy  Marks 
for  next  season's  production. 


Sentences  Put  Off  For  Week 

\  Trenton — Sentences   in   the   Demp- 

*       sey-Carpentier  fight  film  case  will  be 
delayed  one  week. 


The  Tornado  Toll 

First  Complete   Details  of  What  the 
Mid- Western  Squall  Did  to  The- 
aters in  That   Section 
St.  Louis — More  definite  details  of 
the   tornado   damage   to   theaters   are 
now  available. 

C.  Boulton,  of  Boulton  &  Wallace. 
owners  of  the  Gorham,  111.,  is  report- 
ed to  be  in  a  hospital  at  Cairo.  He 
was  injured  seriously  when  his  thea- 
ter was  wrecked.  This  house  known 
as  the  Little  Eg>'pt  was  purchased 
a  short  time  ago.  Other  houses  re- 
ported destroyed  were: 

Liberty,  Murphysboro,  III.,  owned  by  John 
Marlowe. 

Hippodrome,    Murphysboro    also    owned    by 
Marlowe    had    its    roof    blown    off    and    was 
(.Continued    on    Page    4) 


90  in  Canada 

Famous  Players  Acquire  Trans-Can- 
ada  Circuit,   Operating   in   Many 
Ontario  Cities 

Toronto — The  Famous  Players 
(^inadian  Ltd.,  has  acquired  the  chain 
of  theaters  organized  five  years  ago 
l)y  Trans-Canada  Theaters,  Ltd.,  in 
Ontario,  but  which  have  been  ope- 
rated, in  some  instances,  under  a 
trustee.  They  include  houses  in 
many  Ontario  cities  and  will  bring 
the  list  of  Famous  houses  up  to 
ninety. 

Clarence  Robson,  supervisor  for 
Famous  went  to  London.  Ontario, 
where  he  purchased  the  Grand,  pay- 
ing oflf  a  mortgage  of  $40,000  held 
by  the  London  Loan  and  Savings 
Corp. 


De  Mille's  First 
It  is  understood  Cecil  B.  De  Mille's 
first    personally    directed    picture    for 
P.  D.  C.  will  be  "The  City  of  Amos" 
by  W.   J.  Locke. 


Los  Angeles — Cecil  B.  De  Mille 
has  been  elected  president  of  the  Cul- 
ver Citv  Commercial  and  Savings 
Bank. 


Gloria    Won't    Discuss    Contract 

Gloria  Swanson  arrived  in  New- 
York  last  night  from  Paris.  When 
asked  about  her  future  contractual 
relations,    she   said: 

"People  generally  forget  that  I  still 
have  a  contract  which  runs  until 
the  end  of  1925." 

According  to  report,  "The  Coast 
of  Folly,"  Gloria's  next  picture,  will 
be  made  in  California. 


Sidney  Olcott  Here 

Sidney  Olcott  arrived  from  the 
Coast  yesterday,  where  he  directed 
Pola  Negri  in  "The  Charmer." 


Refuse  to  Confirm  Censor 

.\lhaiiy — The  Senate  Finance  Com- 
mittee yesterday  refused  to  confirm 
the  appointment  of  Mrs.  Catherine 
V.  Holbert  on  the  M.  P.  Commis- 
sion. Governor  Smith  may  install 
her  as  Mrs.  Hosmer's  successor  by 
a  recess  appointment. 


Case  Thrown  Out 

Court  Decides  Henry  King  Can't  Be 

Held  for  Injunction  But  Can  Be 

Sued  for  Damages 

Nathan       Burkan.       attorney       for 
Henry   King  yesterday  was   success- 
ful  in   having  injunction   proceedings 
brought   against   the   director  by   In- 
(Conttnued  on  Page  4) 


Look  for  Harmony 

O'Toole,    Cohen   and    Woodruff    At- 
tend  First   Meeting  on   Uniform 
Contract — Steffes  Absent 

It  appeared  yesterday  that  the 
meetings  of  the  joint  exhibitor  and 
distributor  committee  which  launched 
discussions  of  the  uniform  contract 
might   be   marked   with   harmony. 

There  had  been  some  doubt  wheth- 
er or  not  M.  J.  O'Toole  would  at- 
tend the  first  meeting.  He  did,  how- 
ever, and  sat  at  the  morning  session 
with  Sydney  S.  Cohen  and  R.  F. 
Woodhull.  John  Manheimer  repre- 
sented the  state  M.  P.  T.  O.,  Charles 
L.  O'Reilly,  the  T.  O.  C.  C.  and  R. 
R.  Biechele,  the  Allied  States  Or- 
ganization. W.  A.  Steflfes  is  busy 
running  the  Northwest  exhibitor  con- 
vention and  it  was  therefore  doubtful 
yesterday  whether  or  not  he  could 
attend. 

The  conference  will  run  through 
today  and  tomorrow,  and  possibly 
extend  beyond  that.  The  numerous 
suggestions  for  revisions  in  the  pres- 
ent contract,  gathered  from  all  over 
the  country,   are  being  considered. 


No  Decision  on  Film  Shipments 

*\Vashington — The  question  of  ap- 
lyiiig  to  film  shipments  the  special 
handling  postage  charge  of  2S  cents 
prescribed  in  the  new  law  for  parcels 
of  fourth-class  matter  receiving  the 
same  expeditious  handling  and  de- 
livery accorded  to  first-class  mail  mat- 
ters is  being  given  consideration,  and 
further  notice  in  regard  thereto  will 
be  given  in  due  course.  This  state- 
ment was  made  by  Third  Assistant 
Postmaster  General  W.  Irving 
Glover. 


New    Building   for   Albany   'Changes 

Albany.  N.  Y.— A  $250,000  fire- 
proof building  to  house  exchanges 
now  scattered  through  the  down- 
town district  is  planned  by  the  Elder 
Realty  Co.,  which  has  purchased  the 
Columbia  Distilling  and  Campbell 
Iron  Works  property  at  924  to  9.34 
Broadwav,  from  James  A.  Stephens. 
The  buildings  on  the  property  will  be 
raifcd  and  construction  on  the  new 
Inilding  started  at  once.  Ten  ex- 
changes have  already  contracted  for 
space. 


A^ain  An  "Alliance" 

London      Reports      New      Move      in 
Eurooe  to  Break  Down  Monop- 
oly of  American   Pictures 

A    new    alliance    in    Europe    is    re- 
ported under  way  to  smash  the  hold 
enjoyed     by     .American     pictures     in 
those     markets,     according     to     the 
(Continued   on    Page    4) 


Forms  Allied  Circuit 

W.  A.  Steffes'  Booking  Plan  Develops 

— Hopes  to  V  ke  It  National 

in  .    ope 

Minneapolis — V, .  A.  Steffes'  book- 
ing plan  has  crystallized  with  the 
formation  of  the  Allied  Theaters  Cir- 
cuit which  is  to  begin  operations 
June  1  in  Minnesota,  North  and 
.South  Dakota.  Steffes  insists  the 
project  is  personal  and  is  in  no  way 
affiliated  with  any  producer,  distrib- 
utor or  exhibitor  organization. 

Between  60  and  70  exhibitors  are 
here  for  the  annual  Northwest  con- 
vention while  others  are  constantly 
arriving.  Lobbying  exhibitors  ex- 
press interest  in  Steffes'  plan  and  indi- 
cations are  that  the  project  will  reach 
the  convention  floor.  Although  Steffes 
insists  the  plan  is  a  personal  one  it 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Vitagraph  Won't  Build 

Terre  Haute,  Ind.^-The  Tribune 
has  received  a  letter  from  Baron 
Lewis  of  yitagraph,  in  which  he  de- 
nies reports  that  his  company  was 
considering  the  purchase  of  a  theater 
here,  or  intended  building  at  Fifth  and 
Ohio  Sts.,  on  the  old  Farmer  prop- 
erty. 


505  Papers  in  "Baree"  Tie-up 

Five  hundred  and  five  newspapers 
in  the  United  States  and  Canada, 
having  a  combined  circulation  of  ap- 
proximately 21,000,000  are  now  print- 
ing "Baree,  Son  of  Kazan"  in  serial 
form,  a  free  service  offer  made  by 
Vitagraph. 


Canadian  Theater  Destroyed 

Moncton,  N.  B. — Fire  has  com- 
pletely destroyed  the  Grand,  owned 
by  Torrie  and  Winter.  Insurance 
covers   less   than   half   the   loss. 


B,  and  K.  Profits  Up 

1924  Earnings  $1,958,566,  Or  $249,962 

More   Than    1923 — Properties 

Worth  $11,839,721 

Chicago— The  1924  profits  of  the 
Balaban  and  Katz  Corp.,  are  $1,958,- 
566.  an  increase  of  $249,962  over  1923. 
yiet  income  was  $1,600,787,  equiva- 
lent after  preferred  dividends  to  $5.30 
a  share  on  264,206  shares  of  common 
stock  outstanding.  After  paying  divi- 
dends totaling  $992,209  there  was  a 
surplus  of  $608,578,  bringing  total 
surplus  to  $1,906,162. 

The  balance  sheet  at  the  end  of 
1924  shows  property  account  at  $11,- 
839,721,  an  increase  of  $2,861,444, 
while  fixed  liabilities  of  only  $1,602,- 
841  were  incurred.  Current  assets 
(Continued   on    Page   4) 


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Wednesday,  March  25,  1925 


Vd  XXXI  Nt.70  Wednesdw.  Marek  25,1S2S  Pilte  S  CmU 


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Quotations 

High       Low?       Close       Sales 

East.    Kod UO'A   HO       110     _m 

F     P.-L 94^     92/2     94-/8   6,900 

do     pfd 107K    107/2   107/2      300 

Film    Inspection     Not    quoted 

Loew's     24/2     24         24       2,800 

Metro-Goldwyn    Not   quoted 

M.  P.   Cap.   Corp.   ..    1754     17!4      17/8      200 

Pathe    47         46         46  75 

Warners'     "A"     ....    15H      15  15  500 


Ouimet  Plans  Several  Exchanges 
Ottawa,  Ontario— L.  E.  Ouimet, 
who  incorporated  L.  E.  Ouimet, 
Ltd.,  a  few  weeks  ago,  plans  to  open 
a  number  of  exchanges  throughout 
the  Dominion.  The  first  will  be  at 
Montreal.  The  new  corporation  is 
chartered  at  $50,000. 


Keaton  Leaving 

Buster  Keaton  leaves  for  the  Coast 
tomorrow. 


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Second  "Pony  Express" 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 

cast  will  include  Betty  Compson, 
Ernest  Torrence,  Wallace  Beery, 
Ricardo  Cortez  and  Raymond  Hat- 
ton. 

When  Universal  officials  were  in- 
formed of  this,  they  expressed  sur- 
prise. They  declared  Universal  had 
started  production  of  a  story  by  that 
title  over  a  year  ago  with  Hoot  Gib- 
son and  that,  because  of  the  necessity 
of  making  several  Gibson  program 
pictures,  the  project  was  temporarily 
dropped.  Carl  Laemmle  is  said  tc 
have  had  the  picture  in  mind  for  twc 
years  and  for  over  a  ^^ear,  Edward 
Sedgwick  has  been  developing  this 
story.  The  present  calls  for  a  pro- 
duction on  a  scale  commensurate 
with  "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera". 
Gibson  and  an  all-star  cast  will  ap- 
pear in  it. 


Theater  Deal  Held  Up 
Fall  River,  Mass. — Final  negotia- 
tions for  the  transfer  of  the  theater 
interests  in  New  Bedford  of  George 
W.  Allen,  Jr.,  in  AUen-Charrette  Inc., 
to  Thomas  J.  Charrette,  Simon 
Eeserosky  and  Zoel  Roy,  have  been 
temporarily  blocked  by  an  attachment 
of  $50,000  placed  upon  Allen's  prop- 
erty by  Morris  and  Kopel  Cohen. 
The  Cohens  have  brought  an  action 
of  contract  through  David  R.  Radov- 
sky  claiming  they  have  a  right  to 
enforce  at  law,  a  claim  that  they  have 
an  interest  in  the  stock  of  Allen- 
Charrette,  Inc.  The  theaters  involved 
are:  Capitol,  Orpheum,  Allen's 
Colonial  and  Casino,  of  New  Bed- 
ford; the  Princess  of  Fairhaven,  and 
American  of  North  Fairhaven.  Tjje 
amount  is  $500,000. 


"Sawyer  Supervising  Production 

Arthur  H.  Sawyer  is  supervising 
production  of  the  new  La  Marr  pic- 
ture, "The  White  Monkey."  Barney 
Lubin  is  in  charge  of  casting  and 
other  studio  detail. 


Goldwyn  Buys  "The  Dark  Angel" 
"The  Dark  Angel,"  has  been  pur- 
chased by  Samuel  Goldwyn  for 
George  Fitzmaurice  First  National 
release.  Ronald  Colman  will  play 
the  lead  and  Vilma  Banky,  will  make 
her   American  debut  in  this. 


Leaves  Thursday  for  Abroad 

Alice    Terry    leaves    Thursday    for 
Paris  to  join  Rex  Ingram. 


Forms  Allied  Circuit 

(.Continued   from  Page    1) 
is    believed    he    is    seeking    exhibitor 
reactions  to  it. 

The  circuit  will  begin  operations 
witl-f  100  exhibitors  enrolled.  By 
Steffes'  own  statement,  Allied  has 
been  formed  to  eventually  become 
national  in  scope.  Further  indication 
that  Steffes  plans  a  circuit  of  national 
proportions  was  given  when  it  be- 
came known  that  he  is  in  communica- 
tion with  several  distribution  experts, 
whom  he  plans  to  add  to  the  circuit. 

Plans  of  operation  reported  to  have 
been  decided  upon  for  the  circuit,  are 
declared  to  be  revolutionary  in  the 
extreme.  No  opposition  from  any 
distributor  is  anticipated,  Steffes  de- 
clared in  stating  "It  is  not  the  cir- 
cuit's purpose  to  fight  anyone." 

"There  is  not  a  distributor  in  the  indus- 
try, who  can  consistently  deny  the  _  inde- 
pendent exhibitor  protection  against  invad- 
ing distributor-controlled   circuits,"   he   added. 

"Formation  of  Allied  Theaters  circuit  is 
not  a  move  against  Finkelstein  &  Ruben, 
particularly,  but  a  protective  alliance  of  the- 
ater owners,  motivated  by  a  common  desire 
for  self-preservation,"  he  asserted. 

"We  are  not  going  to  work  a  hardship  on 
anybody,  but  will  function  for  the  benefit 
of  exhibitor  and  distributor.  That  a  big 
saving  which  will  be  effected  through  the 
circuit's  operation  cannot  be  denied,  but  in 
no  instance  will  we  permit  this  centralization 
to  be  used  as  a  club  against  distributor  or 
exhibitor.  We  are  not  in  any  way  going 
to  disturb  existing  distribution  methods,  save 
centralization  of  negotiations.  All  contracts 
will  be  individual,  with  every  one  negotiated 
for  and  consummated  on  an  individual  basis." 

Incidentally,  on  the  surface,  the 
purpose  of  the  convention  is  to  dis- 
cuss ways  and  means  of  remedying 
the  free  show  evil. 


Schlesinger  Quits  Agfa 
Los  Angeles — Leon  Schlesinger  has 
resigned  as  manager  of  Agfa's  West 
Coast  office,  effective  May  1  when 
his  contract  expires.  He  will  enter 
business   for   himself. 


Joe  Weil's  Father  Dead 
Martin    Weil,    father   of    Joe    Weil 
of   Universal,   is   dead. 


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Los  Angeles — With  Harry  O.  Hoyt 
in  charge  of  future  production,  Be- 
lasco Prod.  Inc.,  will  increase  their 
activity.  Hoyt  will  direct  one  or  two 
a  year  and  the  company  will  have 
several  units.  Additional  space  is 
being  secured  at  Hollywood  studios. 


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AND 
WOMEN 


IF  you  get  a  chance,  drop  into  the  Rivoli  Theatre,  New  York,  next  week 
and  see  the  extraordinary  dramatic  document  WILLIAM  de  MILLE 
has  produced  in  "MEN  AND  WOMEN."  This  is  a  modern  screen  ver- 
sion of  the  famous  play  written  by  Mr.  de  Mille's  father  and  staged  by 
David  Belasco  with  great  success  some  years  ago.  Clara  Beranger 
adapted  it  for  the  screen. 

First  and  foremost,  "MEN  AND  WOMEN"  is  a  MOVING  picture.  Ac- 
tion  surges  through  every  scene.  It  has  dazzle,  beautiful  gowns  and 
women,  excitement,  and  audience-swaying  climaxes.  But  there  is  no  vil- 
lain, no  hero.  Mr.  de  Mille  sets  two  young  newlyweds  of  moderate  means 
down  in  the  maelstrom  of  New  York  life ;  he  shows  the  wife  swept  away 
by  the  big-city  craze  for  clothes  and  pleasure;  he  shows  the  young  hus- 
band striving  desperately  to  satisfy  her  and  to  beat  a  wealthy  rival;  and 
he  shows  the  startling  things  that  come  of  it  all. 

Richard  Dix  gives  the  most  powerful  performance  of  his  career  as  the 
young  husband  in  "MEN  AND  WOMEN."  You  have  never  suspected 
such  heights  of  emotion  were  in  him  as  he  reaches  here.  Pretty  Claire 
Adams  is  the  wife.  Neil  Hamilton  and  Robert  Edeson  play  leading  roles. 
//  you  are  looking  for  BIG  pictures,  look  at  "MEN  AND  WOMEN" 


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Wednesday,  March  25,  1925 


The  Tornado  Toll 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 
otherwise  seriously  damaged. 

Bush    theater.    Bush,    111.,    destroyed. 
Gem    theater,    De    Sota,    111.    owned   by    A, 
Friedline,   destroyed. 

Hurst   theater,    owned    by    R.    Clarke    and 

the  Star  at  Hurst,  111.,  owned  by  E.  Beacon. 

Dunn    theater,    Annapolis.    Mo.,    owned    by 

W.    H.    Dunn   completely    destroyed.    Report 

direct  from  owner. 

Stiand  theater,  Orient,  III.,  badly  damaged. 
Rex   theater,   Reed,  Yemm   &  Hayes   own- 
ers   Majestic,    William    Muhlenbach,    owner; 
Home,    E.    H.    Nooner,    owner,    all   of   West 
^,^eF;  "•'kfort,    111.,     and    two    small    houses    in 
Dor"M  .    Frankfort    Heights,    III.,    escaped    with 
Ra        >r  damage. 

f^      :.'.  D.  Hill,  manager  for  P.  D.  C.  is 
tl         he  tornado  zone  to  check  up  dam- 
f-      ge  to  theaters  and  plight  of  exhibit- 
irs.     He  represents  the  Hays  organi- 
sation in  this  work  of  mercy. 

Several  St.  Louis  salesmen  were  in 
the  path  of  the  storm  and  helped  in 
the  rescue  work.  Albert  Danke, 
manager  for  Vitagraph  and  James 
Hill,  Southern  Illinois  salesman, 
were  on  the  road  from  Carbondale  to 
De  Soto.  They  saw  that  town  com- 
pletely destroyed  and  aided  in  re- 
lieving hundreds  injured.  Hill's  Ford 
coupe  made  four  trips  to  Carbon- 
dale,  111.,  with  injured.  Danke  and 
Hill  worked  until  10  o'clock  the  next 
morning  doing  what  they  could. 

Jimmy  Shea  and  Tom  Tobin  of 
Universal  were  in  Murphysboro. 
They  joined  the  rescuers  and  worked 
all  night  doing  what  they  could  to 
relieve  the  suffering.  Gene  Gold- 
smith, United  Artists,  was  driving 
between  Owensville  and  Poseyville. 
Later  he  drove  on  to  Princeton  and 
aided  in  the  rescue  work  in  that 
town. 


B.  and  K.  Profits  Up 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 

were  $425,165  and  current  liabilities 
$959.  544.  Total  assets  and  liabilities 
were  $14,000,264. 

Two  big  theaters  will  be  opened  in 
Chicago  within  a  year.  The  new 
Uptown  theater  at  Broadway,  Law- 
rence, and  Magnolia  Aves.,  is  expect- 
ed to  be  completed  early  next  fall. 
and  the  new  Masonic  Temple  theater 
in  Randolph  St.,  between  State  and 
Dearborn  is  scheduled  for  opening 
early  next  year.  The  Uptown  is 
being  built  from  earnings.  The  Ma- 
sonic Temple  will  be  leased. 


New  Music  Score  Aid 

M.  J.  Mintz,  inventor  of  the  "The- 
matic Cue  Sheet"  has  invented  what 
he  calls  the  "Conductor's  Guide  At- 
tachment for  Motion  Picture  Music 
5vcores."  With  it,  Mintz  states  the  or- 
chestra leader  or  single  musician  need 
not  have  the  slightest  concern  with 
regard  to  the  irregular  running  of  the 
picture,  missing  titles  or  scenes,  or 
eliminations  in  the  film  from  any 
cause  whatsoever. 

Where  a  print  remains  in  the  same 
condition  as  when  the  score  was  pre- 
pared, the  musician  would  experience 
no  difficulties,  but  the  footage  is  sure 
to  decrease  due  to  breaks,  and  patch- 
ing: the  music  score,  however,  re- 
mains intact,  which  obviously  does 
not  permit  of  a  smooth  and  satisfac- 
tory performance.  It  is  this  situation 
which  Mintz  declares  he  has  rem- 
edied. 


Case  Thrown  Out 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 

spiration  Pictures,  Inc.  thrown  out  of 
the  Soipreme  Court. 

Charles  H.  Duell,  Walter  Camp, 
Jr.  and  J.  Boyce  Smith,  as  liquidating 
trustees  for  Inspiration  moved  to  sub- 
stitute themselves  in  place  of  the 
company.  Justice  Mullan,  however, 
refused  to  allow  the  action  for  an  in- 
junction to  proceed  on  this  basis  but 
declared  the  plaintiffs  might  sue  for 
damages,  provided  an  affidavit  so 
stating  was  submitted  to  the  court. 


Dudl-Gish  Case  On 

Lillian  Gish,  appeared  in  Federal 
Judge  Mack's  Court  yesterday  in  de- 
fense of  the  injunction  suit  sought 
by  Charles  H.  Duell  to  restrain  her 
from  making  productions  for  others 
because  of  a  contract  made  in  1922, 
calling  for  24  pictures.  She  was  rep- 
resented by  Max  D.  Steuer.  Duell 
avers  the  fraud  alleged  by  Miss  Gish 
in  the  contract  never  has  been  sub- 
stantiated and  he  therefore  demands 
an  injunction.  Steuer  said  it  was  be- 
yond his  conception  how  the  con- 
tract ever  was  made  maintaining  how 
it  tied  up  Miss  Gish's  service  for 
seven  years,  yet  Inspiration  obligated 
itself  to  employ  her  for  onlj'-  one 
picture  if  it  so  chose. 


Brophy  Joins  Hirlagraph 
John  R.  Brophy  formerly  vice- 
president  and  sales  manager  of 
Craftsmen  Laboratories  has  resigned 
to  assume  the  same  duties  with 
Hirlagraph  effective  immediately. 
Brophy  is  one  of  the  best  known 
men  in  the  Laboratory  end  of  the 
industrv. 


Rejects  Six-Figure  Offer 

The  Rev.  Father  Bernard,  director 
of  "Veronica's  Veil,"  the  religious 
drama  which  has  been  produced  four 
times  a  week  during  the  Lenten  sea- 
son for  eleven  years,  said  yesterday 
he  had  rejected  an  offer  in  six  figures 
for  the  picture  rights  to  the  drama. 


Sees  Need  for  Title  Bureau 

Los  Angeles — The  state  right 
branch  of  the  business  needs  a  cen- 
tralized "main  title  bureau,"  accord- 
ino-  to  Morris  R.  Schlank.  president 
of  the  Anchor  Film  Distributors,  Inc., 
who  intends  discussing  it  with  the  I. 
M.  P.  P.  D.  A.  when  he  reaches  New 
York. 


"Non-Inflam"  Bill  Passes  Senate 
Albanv  —  The  Senate  yesterday 
passed  the  bill  removing  restrictions 
on  the  u.se  of  hazardous  film.  It 
lias  already  gone  through  the  .\s- 
scmblv. 


Colling  With  Famous 
R.  F.  Collinc  former  film  critic  for 
(he    Fvenine   Post,   has      ioined      the 
studio   publicity  force  of  Famous. 


Dallas  Dispute  Ends 

Controversy  Between  Famous  and  M. 

P.    T.    O.    Over    Non-Theatrical 

Booking  Terminates  Amicably 

Dallas — Following  a  controversy 
over  an  alleged  non-theatrical  book- 
ing of  "The  Covered  Wagon"  at 
Waxahachie,  as  a  result  of  which 
members  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Tex- 
as had  refused  to  sit  on  cases  in- 
volving Famous,  a  special  board  of 
arbitration  met  in  Dallas  to  act  on 
the  controversy. 

The  grievance  between  the  two 
was  adjusted  and  exhibitors  who  are 
members  of  the  regular  board  sat 
on  cases  involving:  Famous  at  the 
next  meeting.  This  is  believed  to 
be  the  first  time  a  second  board  of 
arbitration  has  been  appointed  to  sit 
on  such  a  case. 


TN  PRRPARATION 
A  HUGH  DIRIKERIPRODUCTION 

"Camllle  of  the  Barbary  Coast" 


New  Pathe  Serial  Nearly  Finished 

Miami — The  Pathe  company  head- 
ed by  Allene  Ray  and  Walter  Miller, 
which  is  producing  "Sunken  Silver" 
at  the  Miami  Studios,  under  direction 
of  George  Seitz,  is  in  the  final  stages 
of  camera  work.  The  company  has 
been   here  for  over  two  months. 


Bennett   Film   Completed 

The  complete  cast  for  "Children  of 
the  Whirlwind",  produced  by  Whit- 
man Bennett  at  the  Yonkers  studio, 
includes  Lionel  Barrymore,  Johnnie 
Walker,  and  Marguerite  De  La 
Afotte,  Marie  Haynes,  Ruby  Blaine. 
J.  R.  Tozer,  Frank  Montgomery, 
Bert  Tuey,  Mike  Donovan,  William 
Nally,  Cornelius  Keefe  and  Dorothy 
Kingdon. 


Burns  Won't  Play  in  "Poppy" 

Edmund  Burns  leaves  for  the 
Coast  tomorrow.  It  had  been  re- 
ported that  he  was  to  play  the  male 
lead  in  "Poppy."  Burns  will  be 
leading  man  in  C.  B.  De  Mille's  first 
|iroduction   under  the   new  contract. 


Coast  Service  Lists  Actors 

Los  Angeles — The  Daily  Confiden- 
tial Bulletin  Studio  Service  listing  the 
names,  activities  and  whereabouts  of 
more  than  5,000  actors  and  actresses 
is  now  being  published  by  the  I,au- 
ronce   A.   Hughes   Co. 


Assembling  La  Marr  Cast 
Partial  cast  to  support  Barbara  La 
Marr  in  "The  White  Monkey"  in- 
cludes Charles  Mack,  Thomas  Hold- 
inur.  Flora  Lc  Breton,  George  Marion 
and  Tammany  Young.  Work  starts 
tomorrow  in   Fort  Lee. 


Again  An  "Alliance" 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 
Times      which     yesterday      reprinted 
portions    of    an    article    appearing    in 
the  Times   of   London. 

The  basis  for  the  report  seems  to 
be  the  activity  of  the  Westi  com- 
pany, which  is  backed  by  the  Stinnes 
interests,  in  aligning  itself  with  Brit- 
ish firms  and  others  on  the  Contin- 
ent. The  Times  declares  British 
firms  are  showing  an  interest  in  the 
scheme  and  that  H.  C.  Hoagland, 
managing  director  of  Stoll,  who  has 
just  returned  from  abroad,  favors 
such    an    arrangement. 

Another  move  in  that  direction  is 
seen  in  the  alliance  of  Frank  Tilley, 
former  editor  of  "Kinematograph 
Weekly"  with  Emelka  of  Munich  to 
produce  films  with  international 
companies.  The  first  of  these  is  to 
be  a  version  of  Sir  Philip  Gibbs's 
book  "The  Reckless  Lady,"  which  is 
to  be  called  "Venetian  Lovers." 


No  Releasing  Plans  Made 

Henry  Ginsberg  declared  yesterday 
that  no  distributing  plans  have  been 
made  for  the  new  Baby  Peggy  two- 
tcelers.  It  was  stated  yesterday  that 
release  would  probably  be  via  state 
rights  exchanges. 


Leave  For  Coast 

Frank  Borzage  and  John  Gilbert 
left  for  the  Coast  Saturday,  following 
a  short  vacation  here.  Gilbert's  next 
part  will  be  in  "The  Big  Parade,"  to 
be  directed  by  King  Vidor. 


"Classified"   for   Corinne   Griffith 

Los  Angeles — E.  M.  Asher  has  pur- 
chased "Classified,"  by  Edna  Ferber 
for  Corinne  Griffith,  who  already  has 
in  readiness  for  production  "For- 
ever After"  and  "Ashes." 


Billy  Leyser  With  Christies 

Los  Angeles — Billy  Leyser  who  re- 
signed as  director  of  publicity  at  Uni- 
versal last  week  has  joined  the 
Christies  and  is  now  at  the  Holly- 
\<.  ood   Studios. 


Dix   in   "California— or   Bust!" 

Esther  Ralston  will  have  the  femi 
nine    lead    opposite    Richard    Dix    in 
his      next      picture,      "California — or 
Bust!"  by  Byron  Morgan. 


Louisville — W.  F.  De  Frenne,  ow- 
ing to  illness,  has  been  temporarily 
relieved  from  the  duties  of  branch 
manager  by  W.  J.   Clark. 


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cent events,  am  probably  in  a  position  to  make  a  few  good  deals 
for  unsold  material.  However,  have  in  mind,  particularly,  the 
product  of  some  one  of  the  major  companies  with  a  steady  output, 
who  may  not  be  altogether  satisfied  v/ith  their  present  Cuban  ar- 
rangements, and  who  might  deem  it  good  policy  to  make  some  sort 
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Newspaper  Opinions 

"Bad    Company" — Assoc.    Exhib. 
Kings  and   Rivoli,  St.  Louis 

GLOHE  DEMOCRAT  — •••  Madge 
Kennedy's  return  to  tlie  screen  in  this  film 
is  a  happy  one,  for  she  is  able  to  employ 
much  of  what  she  has  learned  as  screen 
technician.   •   *   * 

POST-DISPATCH—*  *  *  shows  you  all 
of  the  people  you  should  avoid  meeting — 
chorus  girls,  actresses,  so-called  best  citizens 
who  actually  drink  liquor  in  spite  of  the 
eighteenth  amendment  and  other  hard  char- 
acters of  this  enlightened  age.   •   *  * 

STAR — •  *  *  The  cast  and  plot  are  as 
good  as  any,  but  the  direction  and  titles 
are  impossible.  •   •   * 

TIMES—*  *  *  marks  the  return  of  Madge 
Kennedy  to  the  screen.  It  is  one  of  the 
best  pictures  this  little  comedienne  has  ever 
made.   *   •   • 


"The    Bandolero"  —  Metro-Gold. 
Moon,    Omaha 

WORLD-HERALD—"  *  *  The  episode 
of  the  bullfight  shows  the  most  thrilling 
scenes  of  its  kind  ever  depicted  in  a  film 
story,   •   •   * 


"Broken  Laws"— F.  B.  O. 
State,  St.  Louis 

GLOBE-DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  It  is  real, 
thrilling  in  spots,  and  always  gripping.   *   •   • 

POST-DISPATCH— *♦  *  a  powerful 
sermon  and  propaganda  of  the  right  sort. 
It    is    the    kind    of    picture,    too,    which    will 

probably    appeal    to    every    one    who    sees    it. 

•  »  • 

STAR—*  *  *  The  picture  is  well  produced 
with  a  cast  including  Jacqueline  Saunders, 
Percy  Marmont,  Virginia  Lee  Corbin  and 
Arthur    Rankin.   •   *   • 

TIMES—*  *  *  Mrs.  Reid  gives  a  most 
sincere  performance  as  does  Percy  Marmont 
in   the   role  of  a   flapper's   father.   •  •  * 


"Contraband"— F.    P.-L. 
Victoria,    Philadelphia 

INQUIRER— •  *  *  There  are  fights. 
thrills  and  romance  and  intrigue  during  the 
action  which  is  swift-moving  and  somewhat 
sensational,     it    not    altogether    convincing.   * 


"The    Dixie   Handicap"— Metro-Gold. 
Lyceum,    Minneapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  Claire  Windsor  is  attractive 
as  usual  in  this  picture  and  Lloyd  Hughes 
does  some  of  the  best  work  he  has  ever 
offered    in   pictures.  *  *  * 


"Fifth  Avenue  Models" — Universal 
Boston,   Boston 

TRAVELER—*  *  *  There  is  a  fashion 
show  somewhat  better  done  than  the  most — 
not  enough  of  the  fashions  to  bore,  and 
action  running  through  it  so  that  the  scene 
does  not  seem  tacked  on  for  spectacular 
eflect.   •    •    * 


"Her  Night  of  Romance"— 1st  Nat'l. 
Karlton,    Philadelphia 

INQUIRER—*  *  *  it  is  a  delightful  com- 
edy, delightfully  acted,  though  built  along 
the    sam.e    lines    with    the    same    plot    as    a 

venerable  and   extensive  line   of  predecessors. 
•  •  » 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  *  *  It  is  a  highly 
sophisticated  satire  on  English  society.  •  ♦  « 


"If  I  Marry  Again" — 1st  Nat'l. 
Chicago,  Chicago 

POST — '  •  •  Produced  in  a  mood  of 
gentle  melancholy  like  that  of  a  rainy  day, 
the  picture  is  one  destined  to  please  those 
who    like    "a    good    cry."   •   •    • 

Fox,    Philadelphia 

INQUIRER — *  *  *  Miss  Kenyon  does 
some  remarkable  acting,  ably  assisted  by 
the  rejuvenated  Myrtle  Stedman  as  her 
mother.    •   •    » 

PUHLIC  LEDGER—*  *  *  a  very  well- 
directed  film  in  which  some  excellent  acting 
occurs.   •   *   • 


"Isn't    Life    Wonderful?"  — United 
Artists — State,  Boston 

GLOBE — *  *  •  something  new  in  the  way 
of  Griffith  pictures.  It  is  life  as  it  is  lived, 
with  a  little  idealism  and  glamour  that 
Griffith  simply  cannot  help  letting  creep  in- 
to every  picture  he  has  ever  made.  And 
so  wonderfully  do  Carol  Dempster,  Neil 
Hamilton,  Helen  Lowell,  Lupino  Lane  and 
other  members  of  the  cast  portray  their  roles 
that  one  cannot  lose  interest  in  the  picture, 
even  if  one's  tastes  rtin  to  cabaret  scenes 
and    "sex"    films.   *   *   * 

HERALD — *  *  *  Despite  the  meptitudc 
of  its  title.  "Isn't  Life  Wonderful?"  which 
Mr.  Griffith  and  his  cohorts  made  in  Ger- 
many last  summer,  is  the  most  straight- 
forward and  the  least  embellished  of  his 
films.  There  are  still  traces  of  the  Griffith 
sentiment,  of  the  eavy  underscoring  in  titles, 
of  the  obvious  machinations  that  always 
mark  his  films  with  the  taint  of  the  studio. 
Yet  there  is  simplicity,  a  wistfulness  here, 
a   lack   of  melodrama  and   pathos.   *  *   * 

POST—*  ♦  *  The  highlight  of  the  film 
is  Carol  Dempster's  playing  of  Inga.  She 
is    simply    marvellous.   ♦   *   * 

TRAVELER — *  *  *  is  really  Griffith  at 
his  best — discounting  the  subtitles.  It  will 
be  a  pretty  hardened  sinner  that  won't  shed 
tears  at  some  of  Carol  Dempster's  scenes. 
The  photography  is  what  we  expect  from 
GrifTitli-  njarvelous.   •   *   ♦ 


"Janice    Meredith"  —  Metro-Goldwyn 
Circle,    Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  ♦  It  is,  perhaps,  the  greatest 
costume  drama  of  early  American  life  ever 
made  and,  aside  from  that,  it  contains  a 
love  story  with  a  hero  and  heroine  that 
should    suit    even    the    most    fastidious.   *  *   * 


"K — The  Unknown"  —  Universal 
Sun,  Omaha 

WORLD-HERALD—*  *  *  The  director 
*  *  *  is  to  be  congratulated  on  the  manner 
in  which  he  has  presented  the  solution  of 
the  plot  which  faithfully  follows  the  story 
of  the  novel  of  the  same  title  by  Mary 
Roberts    Rinehart,   ♦    »   * 


"Lady  of  the  Night" — Metro-Gold. 
State,  Cleveland 

NEWS — Thanks  to  Norma  Shearer,  who 
plays  a  dual  role,  and  Monta  Bell,  the 
director,  "Lady  of  the  Night"  makes  a 
rather  entertaining  photoplay.  Norma  docs 
the  best  work  of  her  career,   *   •  * 

PLAIN  DEALER — *  *  *  Norma  Shearer 
playing  both  girls  continues  her  uphill  way 
to  success,  giving  a  shade  the  better  per- 
formance in  the  role  of  the  jane  with  the 
spit-curl.  The  remainder  of  the  cast  does 
well,    also. 


NOTICE 

Astor  Distributing  Corp. 

has  in  course  of  production 
a  motion  picture  entitled 

'CHILD    MARRIAGES'' 


ASTOR  DISTRIBUTING  CORP. 
1540  Broadway  New  York  City 


TIMES — *  *  *  an  enjoyable  picture  des 
pite  the  unreality  of  the  last  few  scenes.  In 
it  are  contrasted  two  worlds — the  upper  and 
lower  stratas  of  society,  Fifth  Avenue  and 
the    Bowery.   •  *   • 

State,   Los  Angeles 

(Week  ending  March  14) 
EXAMINER—*  *  *  The  film,  interesting 
though  it  is  in  its  theme  and  in  its  char- 
acterizations, lacks  any  clijnatic  clement, 
ending  rather  futilely.  However,  the  acting 
throughout,  and  the  skilled  direction  of  in- 
dividual scenes,  are  more  than  sufficient  to 
sustain    interest.   *   •   * 

EXPRESS — *  *  *  it  lacks  animation. 
Miss  Shearer's  acting,  however,  compensates 
for  the  shortcomings  of  the  photoplay.  •  •  • 
HERALD — Portraying  dual  roles  demand- 
ing rather  difficult  execution,  Norma  Shear- 
er's work  in  "The  Lady  of  the  Night,"  *  * 
*  might  be  considered  a  bit  of  vindication 
of  this  actress'  recent  ascent  to  meteoric 
heights.    ♦   ♦   ♦ 

Loew's,  Montreal 

STAR—*  *  *  Norma  Shearer  *  *  *  is  call- 
ed upon  to  play  two  leading  roles,  with  much 
trick  photography  and  no  little  heart-interest. 


"The    Last    Laugh"— Universal 
Criterion,  Los  Angeles 

(Week  ending  March  14) 
EXAMINER—*  *  *  Emil  Jannings  is 
the  principal  figure  in  the  film.  To  his  un- 
derstanding of  human  psychology  as  well 
as  to  direction  and  camera  work  of  extreme 
subtlety  the  success  of  the  film  is  due.  *  *  * 
EXPRESS—*  *  *  If  our  actors  and  pro- 
ducers learn  nothing  from  this  story  and 
this  acting  they  may  well  fear  for  what  we 
have  looked  upon  as  an  American  monopoly. 


"Learning    to    Love" — 1st    Nat'l. 
Capitol,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  is  ,  of  the  light, 
frothy  type  that  Connie  (Talmadge)  likes, 
and  in  which  she  appears  to  unusual  advan- 
tage. She  is  one  of  the  screen's  most  popular 
comediennes,  and  Sunday's  audience  at  the 
Capitol  laughed  and  cheered  through  six 
reels  of  wholesome  fun.   •   »  ♦ 

NEWS — *  *  *  "Learning  to  Love"  is 
pretty  good  proof  that  Constance,  after  a 
series  of  indiflerent  pictures,  is  back  in  her 
old  good  habits.  The  Emerson-Loos  pens 
seem  to  be  her  best  bets  and  we  hope  she 
keeps  them  busy  writing  fun-packed  scenarios 
like  this   one.    *   *   * 

State,    Minneapolis 

TRIBUNE — a  sparkling  society  comedy 
and  tells  of  a  hopeless  young  flapper  who 
becomes   entangled   in   numerous   love   affairs. 


ners  •  •  •  all  tend  to  make  "The  Light- 
house by  the  Sea,"  *  *  '  an  interesling, 
well   acted   story.  •  *  • 


"Lighthouse  By  The  Sea" — Warners 
New  Lyric,  Minneapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  Wonderful  scenes,  exciting 
incidents  centering  about  the  affairs  of  an 
old,  blind  lighthouse  keeper,  his  daughter, 
her   lover   and    their   struggle   with    rum   run- 


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For  Sale  Or  Lease 

Fully   Equipped 

316    Foot    Boulevard    Frontage.      For 

Details — Inquire     D.     B.     Fuller,     522 

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"Locked  Doors"— F,  P.-L. 
Orpheum,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  Here  is  an  odd 
triangle  which  De  Mille  handles  in  a  most 
unusual  manner.  The  surprise  ending,  which 
gives  Roberts  opporunity  to  do  some  real 
spectacular  fire  scene,  straightens  out  the 
tangTe  in  satisfactory,  although  surprising 
manner.   •   •   • 


"The  Lost  Lady"— Warners 
Garden,   Milwaukee 

SENTINEL—*  •  *  From  story  point 
alone  there  is  nothing  to  rave  about  in  the 
somewhat  bleak  tale  of  a  woman  with  a 
spotted  soul  but  the  brilliancy  of  the  acting, 
particularly  the  acting  of  Miss  Rich  in  the 
title  role,  more  than  compensates  for  these 
minor    drawbacks.   •   •  • 

WISCONSIN  NEWS— Irene  Rich  does 
some  of  the  best  work  of  her  career  in 
"The  Lost  Lady,"  a  tale  of  misguided 
love.  *  *  * 

Strand,  Montreal 

STAR—*  *  *  Miss  Rich's  role  is  excep- 
tionally difficult,  calling  for  unusual  skill. 
Matt  Moore  as  the  country  lad,  Niel,  the 
unselfish,  devoted  lover  of  the  exotic  Marion 
Forrester,  rises  to  the  occasion  with  native 
talent  in  a  role  that  calls  for  the  sincerity 
and  simplicity    he  can   portray   so   well.   •  •   • 


"A    Man    Must   Live"— F.    P.-L. 
Ferry  Field,  Detroit 

FREE    PRESS— *    *  *    The   story    of    "A 

Man    Must    Live"    is    a  most    intricate    one., 

teeming     with     suspense  and     surprises,     and 

filled    with    fast    action  and    plenty    of    real 
drama.    •    •    • 


"Miss  Bluebeard"— F.   P.-L. 
Strand,  Minneapolis 

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Miss    Daniels    with    an    unusually    fine    role. 


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Friday,  March  27,   1925 


Price  5  Cenrs 


Grainger  to  Fox 

Where  He  Will     Supervise     Sales — 

Resignation     From     Metro-Gold- 

wyn   Comes  as   Surprise 

I  James  R.  ("Jimmie")  Grainger  has 

resigned  as  Eastern  sales  manager 
for  Metro-Goldwyn  to  rejoin  Fox 
where  he  will  bear  the  title  of  gener 
al  sales  manager  for  the  United 
States  and  Canada.  Grainger's  resig- 
nation came  as  a  complete  surprise 
He  will  join  Fox  on  Monday. 
•  Grainger  enjoys  the  distinction  of 
5eing  one  of  the  most  popular  sales 
executives  in  the  country.  His 
friends  in  exhibiting  circles  are  with- 
out number.  He  has  been  in  turn 
connected  with  Marshal  Neilan 
Prod.;  Goldwyn  where  his  sales  rec- 
ords reached  enviable  proportions  and 
then  finally  with  Metro-Goldwyn 
when  the  two  companies  merged  in- 
terests. 

It  is  understood  his  new  move  will 
in  no  way  have  any  bearing  on  his 
association  with  William  Randolph 
Hearst  in  whose  motion  picture  ac- 
tivities Grainger  has  been  interested 
for  years. 


Dividing  Meador's  Duties 

It  is  understood  Jack  Meador's  du- 
ties at  Metro-Goldwyn  will  be  divided 
for  the  present  at  least,  between 
Howard  Dietz  and  Eddie  Bonus,  un- 
der  supervision   of   Edward    Bowes. 


Northwest    Aroused 

Won't  Arbitrate   Except   Under  Uni- 
form    Contract  —  Steffes     Again 
Heads    Exhibitor    Group 

Minneapolis — The  Northwest  con- 
vention is  over.  Denouncing  distribu- 
tors as  being  guilty  of  putting  into 
use  substitute  contracts  and  bitterly 
declaring  thev  have  been  tricked  and 
duped,  the  182  exhibitors  present  de- 
clared they  will  flatly  refuse  to  be  a 
party  to  any  arbitration  proceedings 
in  cases  except  those  arising  under 
the  uniform  contract. 

This  may  lead  to  an  open  break  on 
arbitration  for  an  attempt  is  expected 
to  be  made  to  get  the  Allied  States 
Organization  to  back  up  the  stand  of 
the  Minnesota  group. 

W.  A.  StefFes  has  been  elected 
pusident,  despite  a  slight  under  cur- 
rent of  sentiment  that  he  couldn't 
handle  both  the  Allied  Theater  Circuit 
and  the  presidency  at  the  same  time. 
Strategic  reasons  are  believed  to 
have  led  StefFes  to  refrain  from 
bringing  up  the  booking  combination 
on  the  convention  floor.  However, 
about  100  exhibitors  were  signed. 
(.Continued  on  Page  4) 


On  Its  Own  Again 

Smith,    Rock,    Blackton    Interests    ir 

Control    of    Vitagraph — 30    on 

Schedule  for  Next  Year 

.■\t  a  meeting  of  the  stockholders 
of  Vitagraph,  new  directors  for  the 
fiscal  year  of  1925-26  were  elected 
and  the  family  name  of  Smith,  Rock 
and  Blackton  again  restored  to  com- 
plete control.  In  other  words.  Vita- 
graph is  again  fully  controlled  by  the 
families  that  founded  it  some  twenty- 
eight  years  ago. 

The  directors  elected  for  Vitagraph 
Co.  of  America  and  Vitagraph,  Inc. 
are  Albert  E.  Smith,  chairman;  John 
B.  Rock,  J.  Stuart  Blackton,  A.  Vic- 
tor Smith  and  A.  I.  Siegel.  New  of- 
ficers of  both  companies  are  Smith 
{Continued   on   Page   2) 


Up-State   Towns   Stay   "Blue" 

Waterloo,  N.  Y. — Sunday  shows 
were  defeated  by  305  votes  at  the 
village   election. 


Newark,      N.      Y. — Sunday     shows 
were   defeated   at   the   village  elect 
here  last  week.     The  vote  was   1 
against   309  for. 


Newhall    Heads    New    Theater    Dtwt 

Lvnn.  Mass. — The  Waldorf  Thea 
tcr  Co.  has  been  chartered  in  Boston 
to  operate  the  Waldorf  here,  a  1,500 
seat  house.  A.  B.  Newhall  is  presi- 
dent. He  has  been  associated  with 
Moe  Mark,  of  the  Mark  Strand 
chain,  and,  besides  managing  the 
Waldorf,  also  has  charge  of  the 
Mark  Strand  and  Comique.  M.  A. 
Silver,  is  treasurer. 


Advertising  Service  Expanding 

New  Orleans,  La. — Workmen  are 
demolishing  several  frame  buildintr? 
at  Tulane  Ave.  and  Miro  St.  to  make 
room  for  the  immediate  erection  of  a 
new  structure  which  will  house  the 
M.  P.  Advertising  Service  Co.  of 
Louisiana.  The  building  is  to  be 
ready  in  June. 


Nathanson  Here 

N.  L.  Nathanson,  managing  direc- 
tor. Famous  Players  Canadian  Corp. 
is  m  New  York. 


Buys  "Kid  Boots" 

Mi'sical  Play  to  Be  Made  bv  Christie 

for    Prod.    Dist.    Corp. — Ziegfeld 

May  Helo 

Los  Aneeles — The  Christies  have 
nurrhased  "Kid  Boots"  and  will  nro- 
duce  it  in  feature  form  for  Prod.  Dist. 
Corp. 

Scott    Sidney,    director,   and    Frank 

(Continued   on   Paqe   2) 


75  Houses  Lined  Up 

H.  M.  Warner  Announces  Affiliations 

in       Controlled       Sections — Next 

Point  of  Attack,  Chicago 

Tiie  Warners  are  now  "associated" 
with  75  theaters  throughout  the  coun- 
try, according  to  Harry  M.  Warner 
who  yesterday  said  he  had  not  been 
traveling  around  the  countrj'  the  last 
year  "for  nothing." 

He  refused  to  go  into  detail,  but 
repeated  his  frequently  voiced  opinion 
that  Warner  product  must  get  first- 
runs.  "We  are  going  to  have  thea- 
ters where  they  are  needed  or  where 
monopolies  control,"  he  said.  "Our 
next  point  of  attack  will  be  Chicago, 
where  we  will  open  an  ofifice.  I  am 
not  a  betting  man,  but  if  anyone 
(Continued   on   Page   2) 


Betty   Bronson   in   "Ben   Hur" 

Los  Angeles — Betty  Bronson  has 
been  loaned  by  Famous  to  Metro- 
Goldwvn  to  play  the  Madonna  in 
'Ben  Hur". 


Mary    O'Connor    Eastbound 

Los  Angeles  —  Mary  O'Connor, 
head  of  the  Lasky  story  department, 
is  en  route  to  New  York. 


Turner  with  Universal 
Hawlev   Turner,    one    of   the    direc- 
tors of  Ritz  Pictures,  has  resigned  to 
ioin     ITniversal    as     sales    promotion 
manager. 


After  N?w  House  for  "Miracle" 
The  producers  of  "The  Miracle  of 
the  Wolves",  which  has  been  playing 
at  the  Criterion  for  the  past  month. 
are  making  efforts  to  secure  another 
Broadway  theater  to  extend  the  run. 


Weingarten  in  Cleveland 

Clevp'and — Larry  ^^'eingarten  is  in 
town  all  week  working  un  publicity 
foi'  "The  Rag  Man",  wTiich  opens  at 
Loew's  State,  Sunday. 


Shields    on    "U"    Directorate 

Paul  V.  Shi<=lds  of  Shields  8z  Co. 
brokers  who  floated  the  recent  Uni- 
versal stock  issue,  has  been  added 
to  the  board  of  directors  of  that 
company. 


Film  Congress  Off 

International     Parley    Abandoned    at 

London    Meeting — British    Trade 

Was   Lukewarm 

London — The  Internation.il  Film 
Con  press,  snon  sored  bv  "The  Cin- 
ema" and  scheduled  to  take  place  the 
first  week  in  Julv,  was  abandoned  at 
a  meeting  here  yesterday. 

(Continued  on  Page   2) 


Detroit  As  Test 

Following    Conference,    Hays    Mem- 
.  bers  and   Railway   Express   Offi- 
cials Agree  to  Try  Plan  There 

Representatives  of  a  number  of 
the  larger  distributing  companies 
held  a  meeting  in  the  Hays  office  on 
Wednesday  with  officials  of  the 
American  Railway  Express  Co.  rela- 
tive to  the  proposed  distribution  plan 
of  Railway  Express  Film  Transport 
Co.,   Inc. 

After  a  long  discussion  a  decision 
was  reached  to  start  a  test  operation 
with  reference  to  storing,  handling 
and  shipping  of  films  in  Detroit.  No 
other  details  with  regard  to  the 
handling  or  sale  of  film  will  be  taken 
up  at  the   start. 

In  Detroit,  as  noted  some  time  ago, 
there  exists  a  cooperative  distribution 
plan  in  which  practically  all  com- 
panies work  together. 


Julius  Bernheim  Here 

Julius  Bernheim  arrived  in  town 
yesterday  from  the  Coast,  en  route 
to  Europe.     Sails  next  week. 


Win  Confirm  Mrs.  Colbert 

Albany  —  Governor  Smith  a  n  d 
Democratic  Senate  leaders  have  ov- 
erturned the  plans  of  the  Republican 
majority  to  shelve  the  appointment 
of  Mrs.  Elizabeth  V.  Colbert,  of  Al- 
bany, as  censor.  She  will  be  con- 
firmed todav. 


Doubling  Profits 

Loew's    Inc.    in    Excellent    Financial 

Shape  —  Six     Months'     Earnings 

S3,000,000 

Loew's  Inc.,  earnings  for  the  six 
rifinths  ended  Feb.  28,  1925,  were  ap- 
proximately $3,000,000.  equal  to  near- 
ly ?3  a  share  on  the  1,060,780  shares 
no  par  common  stock.  The  fiscal 
year  ends  Aug.  31  and  while  earn- 
ings in  the  fall  and  winter  are  con- 
siderably larger  than  during  the 
spring  and  summer  it  is  expected 
that  on  this  basis  Loew's  will  show 
earnings  for  the  full  year  of  around 
$5   a   share. 

In  the  period  from  Sept.  1,  1923,  to 
March  9,  1924,  approximately  six 
months,  Loew's  earned  $1,598,880, 
equal  after  taxes  to  $1.50  a  share  on 
the  common.  In  the  vear  ended 
Aug.  31,  1924,  earnings  were  $2,949,- 
052,  equal  to  $2.78  a  share  on  the 
common.  Profits  in  the  current  year 
have  thus  been  nearly  double  those 
of  the  corresponding  period  a  year 
ago. 

I      On  April  1,  Loew's  will  have  paid 

I  (Continued  on  Page  4) 


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75  Houses  Lined  Up 

{Continued   from  Page    1) 
wants  to  come  in  here  and  make  1)ook 
we  won't  have  a  theater  in  Chicago, 
I  am  ready  to  take  him  on." 

"We  have  had  many  offers  to  build 
theaters  in  towns  where  an  exhibitor 
is  doing  good  business  and  making  a 
living,  but  that  is  not  our  plan.  We 
shall  build  or  lease  where  iriOnopolies 
are  trying  to  freeze  us  out." 

Next  year's  schedule  will  embrace 
26  pictures,  exclusive  of  the  Sydney 
Chaplin  series,  the  first  of  which  will 
be  "The  Man  on  the  Box."  Four 
companies  are  now  at  work  and  the 
plan  is  to  get  the  new  line-up  finish- 
ed by   Tqn.   1. 


Sign  Louise  Fazenda 

Los  Angeles — Louise  Fazenda  har 
'^itjned  a  long-term  contract  with 
Warners.  Roy  Del  R.uth  will  direct 
under  a  new  contract  and  Charles 
Logue,  write  scenarios. 


Quotations 

High       Low       Close       Sales 

East.  Kod '....110/8    109        109       1,500 

F      p      L      95/8     9354     93/   6,200 

'do   pfd    108J4    108^    108 J4       200 

Filmlnsp.    Not  quoted 

Loew's     ..• 257/8     24/8      24-/8   3.700 

Metro-Goldwyn     Not    quoted 

M     P     Cap.    Corp...    17/8      17/8      17/8       100 

Pathe  49         48         48       1,275 

Warner's    "A"    15/      15/4      15/4       900 


Program  Censored  Every  Week 

Canton,  Mass. — Paul  W.  Kunze, 
of  the  Orpheum  theater,  must  appear 
each  week  before  the  Board  of 
Selectmen  and  secure  a  license  to 
open  his  house  on  the  following 
Sunday.  The  selectmen  forward  the 
program  to  the  Department  of  Pub- 
lic Safety  which  censors  it. 


Buys  "Kid  Boots" 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
Conklin,  scenarist  are  en  route  to 
Boston  to  see  the  show  and  discuss 
its  treatment.  While  bound  for  the 
East  Conklin  will  work  on  the  script 
of  "Seven  Days",  the  next  Christie 
feature.  ^.      .  ,  , 

It  is  rumored  that  Ziegfeld  may 
lend  his  assistance  in  producing  this 
musical  play. 

Film  Congress  Off 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
It  was  felt  impossible  to  continue 
in  the  face  of  the  apathy  that  met 
the  plan.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  the 
Congress  was  never  favored  by  the 
Brhish  trade. 

Many  prominent  American  execu- 
tives had  consented  to  act  as  honor- 
ary vice-presidents  of  the  Congress. 

Books    New    Orpheum    Vaudeville 

Seattle— The  Heilig  will  use  Or- 
pheum Junior  vaudeville,  in  addition 
to  its  regular  picture  program.  These 
five  act  shows  remain  a  complete 
unit  over  the  entire  circuit.  The 
Grand  at  Bellingham,  Mike  New- 
man's new  house,  has  booked  this 
product  and  Charlie  Herald  may  do 
likewise  at  the  Tacoma  theater, 
Tacoma. 


Film  Dept.  in  Prison  Paper 

San  Quentin,  Cal. — The  appoint- 
ment of  Frank  J.  Smith  as  Warden  of 
San  Quentin  Prison  has  resulted  in 
changes  in  "The  Bulletin,"  a  monthly 
publication  which  now  has  a  regular 
reviewing  department. 


WANTED— A  DIRECTOR 
who  can  secure  contracts  for  the  dis- 
tribution of  a  series  of  four  or  six 
features.  Average  cost  $30,000.00, 
Contracts  must  guarantee  production 
cost  to  producer.  Write — Box  K-125, 
c/o  Film  Daily,  71  W.  44  St.,  New 
York     City. 


On  Its  Own  Again 

(Continued    from   Page    1) 

president  ;  Rock,  vice-president  and 
treasurer;  Blackton,  vice-president; 
Siegal,  secretary  and  A.  Victor  Smith, 
assistant  secretary  and  assistant  trea|; 

urer.  ^  '    , 

The  election  follows  payment  ot 
the  last  bank  indebtedness  incurred 
by  the  old  company.  Smith  returned 
from  the  Coast  yesterday  but  before 
he  left  for  Hollywood  six  weeks  ago 
he  announced  the  payment  of  $1,000,- 
000  of  serial  notes  under  an  indenture 
effected  in  1916.  It  was  these  notes 
that  were  burned  at  a  luncheon  here 
some  weeks  ago.  ^ 

President  Smith  stated  Vitagraph  s 
own  units  will  produce  20  pictures 
for  1925-26  and  that  10  others  would 
be  added  to  the  schedule.  These  will 
be  made  by  outside  producers.  The 
Halpcrins  are  expected  to  supply  the 
bulk  of  them. 


Taylor   Convicted   on   Tax    Charge 

Toronto — Fred  Taylor,  of  the  Ideal, 
was  fined  $80  and  costs  for  breaches 
of  the  Amusement  Tax  Act  of  On- 
tario. Inspector  Boll,  entered  the 
charges,  declaring  that  the  theater 
had  failed  to  sell  the  amusement  tax 
with  tickets  on  four  different  occa- 
sions. 


Reputable  N.  Y.  Exchange 
desires  for  Distribution,  features 
of  merit.  Box  K.-120  c/o  Film 
Daily,  71  W.  44th  St.,  N.  Y.  C. 


Fisher  Film  Closes  Two  Deals 
Cleveland — The  Fisher  Film  ex- 
chsnge  has  purchased  from  M.  J. 
Winkler,  the  new  series  of  Felix 
cartoons,  the  Alice  comedies,  and  the 
"Reg'lar  Kids"  comedies,  and  from 
Lee  Bradford,  the  "Lightning"  com- 
edies and  the  Ranger  Bill  Miller 
westerns,  for  Ohio. 


Ready  to  Start  Their  First 
Tacoma,  Wash. — Lloyd  Ingraham 
is  here  from  Los  Angeles  and  is  at 
the  Weaver  studios,  casting  for  the 
"The  Totem  Pole  Beggar",  which  is 
to  be  the  company's  first,  instead  of 
"Hearts  and  Fists".  Distribution 
through    Associated   Exhibitors. 

Producing  in  Georgia 

Macon,  Ga.— The  Athenean  Pro- 
ducers are  making  a  picture  in 
Thomasville. 


Shyer  to  Assist  William  P.  Burt 

Melville  Shyer,  recently  assistant 
director  on  a  series  produced  by 
Willard  Vander  Veer  for  Pathe,  has 
been  engaged  by  Grey-Day  Prod,  to 
assist  W.  P.  Burt  on  "Always 
Readv". 


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announces   that 
"A  DAY  WTTH    THE    GYPSIES" 

one    of   their   "Gems   of   the    Screen" 
series,   is   playing  the   Rialto.    Broad- 


NOTICE 
ASTOR    DISTRIBUTING    CORP. 

has  in   course   of  production 
a     motion     picture     entitled 

"CHILD  WIVES" 

ASTOR  DISTRIBUTING  CORP. 
1540   Broadway  New   York   City 


wav.  New  York  Citv.  this  week. 


A  beautiful   reel,  handled  in  a   novel 

manner. 

16S0  Bway  I^M^^STT  N.  Y.  C 


Dave  Warner  Joins  Fisher 

Cleveland — Dave  Warner  is  back 
in  the  business  as  salesman  for  the 
Fisher  exchange.  Al  Worth  has  also 
joined  the   Fisher  force. 


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REGINALD 


C3C3V, 


Oh  doctor! 


From-the  hilarious  Sat.Eve.Post  storu  and  novel  by 
HARRY  LEON  WILSON 

A   HARRY    POLLARD   PRODUCTION 

Read  any  review— ask  any  exhibitor-^ 
The  lau^hin^  hit  oV  the  Year ! 


SMOLDERING 
FIRES 


Starring  Pauline  Frederick 
and  Laura  La  Plante.  Story  by 
Sada  Cowan  and  Howard 
Higgin,  A  Clarence  Brown 
Production.  Universal  Jewel. 

"Have  yet  to  play  one  that  will  meas- 
ure up  to  it!" 

— Ascher's  Merril  Theatre.  Milwaukee,  Wis. 

"Biggest  Receipts  since  opening  of 
house!" 

—Forum  Theatre.  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

"Fans  hail  it  with  approval  and  satis- 
faction!" 

-  Consolidated  Amusemen  t  Co.  Wichita,  Kans. 

"An  excellent  photoplay!" 

—  Washington,  D.  C.  Herald 


5"^AVENUE 
MODELS 


Starring  Mary  Philbin  and 
Norman  Kerry.  Based  on  the 
novel,  "The  Best  in  Life,"  by 
Muriel  Hine.  Directed  by 
Svend  Gade.  Universal  Jewel. 

"Fans  will  enjoy  this!" 

—The  Billboard 

"Entertain  any  class  of  audience!" 

—N.  Y.  Film  Curb 

"One  of  the  most  entertaining  movie 
dramas  of  the  season!" 

—St.  Louis  Post-Dispatch 

"Should  please  a  big  majority!" 

—Film  Daily 


wHH 

EMIL  JANNINGS 
Sionjby  CARL  MAYER 
Directed  by   F.W.  MURNAU 
PhotogrAphed bii   CARL  PREUNO 
A  UPA  PRODUCTION 
Dfsiributed by   UNIVERSAL 


Sweeks  on  Broadway 

Hailed  by  the  critics  as  the 
perfect  picture  at  last/ 

mm 

"600  more  admission^  in  two  days 
than  ever  before  /"  c^idenTheatre, p^inwton, n  j. 

"Booked  for  indefinite  tun  att  /S9  top " 

mbourr\  Hail,  Rochester,  NX 


UNIVERSAL  HAS  THE  PICTURES 


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Friday,  March  27,  1925 


In  603  Towns 

Minneapolis — The  Commun- 
ity Amusement  Ass'n.  which 
suppUes  towns  in  the  North- 
west with  free  shows  is  said 
to  be  operating  in   603  towns. 


Northwest    Aroused 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 
The  meetings  were  a  complete  suc- 
cess in  point  of  attendance  and  the 
dispatch  with  which  business  was  dis- 
posed of.  Free  shows,  a  sore  prob- 
lem in  this  territory  will  be  fought 
with  free  shows  where  feasible.  That 
is,  an  exhibitor  will  be  permitted  to 
put  on  a  free  show  if  he  wishes  in 
competition  to  the  Community 
Amusement  Ass'n.  which  is  now  re- 
puted to  be  operating  in  603  towns. 
Indications  are  that  the  exhibitor 
body  will  oppose  the  non-inflammable 
bill  in  Minnesota.  A  similar  measure 
was  defeated  in  South  Dakota.  Ex- 
hibitors here  feel  the  bill  is  unfair 
because  it  removes  a  weapon  of  de- 
fense against  the  encroachments  of 
a  new  torm  of  competition.  Local 
exchanges  have  pledged  their  com- 
plete support  in  the  proposed  fight 
against  free  shows. 

F.   B.   O.  gave   a   luncheon   for    100 
exhibitors  on  Wednesday. 


Three   Deals  on   Principal  Pictures 

Inter-Globe  Export  has  sold  the 
Australian  rights  for  "The  Mine 
with  the  Iron  Door"  and  "The  Re- 
Creation  of  Brian  Kent,"  for  Prin- 
cipal Pictures.  Wardour  of  London, 
has  taken  "The  Mine  with  the  Iron 
Door"  for  the  United  Kingdom.  The 
Argentine  rights  for  both  have  also 
been   sold. 


Dubinsky  Heads  St.  Joseph  M.P.T.O. 

St.  Joseph,  Mo.— Barney  Dubin- 
sky, manager  of  the  Tootle,  has  been 
elected  president  of  the  newly  or- 
ganized M.  P.  T.  O.  Other  officers 
are:  Jack  Moore,  Olive  theater, 
first  vice-president;  Edward  Peskay, 
Penn,  secretary,  and  John  EgH, 
Hickory,  treasurer. 


M.  P.  T.  O.  Meeting  in  May 
Kansas  City,  Mo. — The  Kansas- 
Missouri  M.  P.  T.  O.  will  hold  its 
semi-annual  convention  May  4-5  at 
Excelsior  Springs,  Mo.  It  will  be 
the  first  meeting  of  .  the  interstate 
body  as  a  unit. 


Hume    Buys  the   Orient,   Toledo 

Toledo,  Ohio — Whitmore  and  Ryan 
hi've  sold  their  Orient  theater  to 
Cfirl  Hume,  former  manager  of  the 
Hippodrome. 


Cummins   Appointed   Assistant 

Cleveland — Marc  Cummins  has 
been  engaged  by  Dr.  B.  L.Brody  as 
assistant  manager  at  the  Broadway. 


179  Papers  Run  "Lost  World"  Story 

Through  the  syndicate  division  of 
First  National,  arrangements  have 
been  made  with  179  newspapers  for 
serial      publication      of      "The      Lost 

World". 


Doubling  Profits 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
oft'  the  last  of  its  bank  loans  which 
totaled  ?2,250,000  six  months  ago, 
thus  placing  the  company  in  the 
strongest  financial  position  in  its 
history. 


Melody    Heads    Exchange    Merger 

St.  John,  N.  B. — Local  exchanges 
have  undergone  considerable  changes 
through  the  Canadian  amalgamation 
of  First  National — Canadian  Educa- 
tional, and  the  affilation  with  these 
of  F.  B.  O.  The  exchange  formerly 
occupied  by  Educational  now  houses 
all  three  units.  William  Melody, 
formerly  in  charge  of  First  National, 
now  has  supervision  of  Educational 
as  well  as  F.  B.  O.  Sam  Jacobs 
continues  as  sales  manager  for  Edu- 
cational and  Harry  Decker  is  the 
local  manager  for  F.  B.  O. 


Macon  Theater  Goes  to  Bank 
Macon,  Ga. — The  Woverline,  a 
negro  house,  has  been  awarded  to 
the  Citizens  and  Southern  Bank  as 
part  payment  of  $16,000  of  the  bank's 
fund  alleged  to  have  been  embezzled 
by  H.  W.  Dorset,  former  teller  of 
the  institution,  when  it  developed  in 
the  bankruptcy  hearing  of  Willis 
Braswell,  negro  manager  of  the  the- 
ater, that  the  theater  had  been  fin- 
anced by  Dorset. 


Guthrie  Has  Censor  Board 

Guthrie,  Okla.  —  A  city  censor 
board  has  been  formed  to  pass  on 
all  films,  plays  and  public  perform- 
ances. The  work  will  be  performed 
under   direction   of  the   City   Council. 


Baffin   Buys   Building 

Tallahassee,  Fla. — C.  E.  Daiifin. 
owner  of  the  Daffin,  has  bought  the 
building  in  which  his  theater  is 
located  for  $56,000.  He  will  spend 
$10,000   in   remodeling. 


Adopt  Flat  Rates 

Toronto,  Ont. — The  Hippodrome 
iind  Pantagcs  have  adopted  the  flat 
rates  for  matinees,  making  the  price 
25   cents  for  all  seats  except   boxes. 


Strand  Buys  Two   Houses 

Fulton,  K}'. — The  Strand  Amuse- 
ment Co.  has  purchased  the  Grand 
and  Orpheum.  The  Grand  was 
owned  by  George  Snow  and  the  Or- 
pheum by  W.  L.  Chisholm.  The 
company  operates  in  Kentucky  and 
Indiana. 


Seeks  Receiver  for  Zane  Theater  Co. 

Zanesville,  Ohio — Suit  has  been 
filed  in  common  pleas  court  by  L.  H. 
Williams,  James  Reed,  Charles  H. 
Bott,  Harry  A.  Weller  and  Frank 
E.  Weller,  stockholders,  against  the 
Zane  Theater  Co.  and  Ferd  E.  Con- 
away,  to  foreclose  a  mortgage  of 
$15,000  on  the  property.  The  peti- 
tioners also  ask  for  the  appointment 
of  a  receiver  to  take  charge  of  the 
property  and  to  collect  rents. 


Imperial    Reduces    Admissions 

Ottawa — The  Imperial,  one  of  the 
larger  houses,  has  reduced  all  admis- 
sions five  cents.  General  admission 
for  adults  at  evening  performances 
is  now  20  cents. 


Ottawa    Defies    "Blue"    Law 

Ottawa — No  less  than  three  local 
theaters  in  Ontario,  had  performances 
last  Sunday  for  special  purposes,  al- 
though the  law  in  Ontario  prohibits 
Sunday   shows. 


Mrs.  "Adams  Resigns  from  Censor 
Board 

St.  John,  N.  B. — Mrs.  Arthur 
Adams  has  resigned  from  the  New 
Brunswick  Board  of  Censors  and  has 
left  for  California.  It  is  understood 
that  no  appointment  will  be  made  to 
fall  this  place. 


Fire    Destroys   W.   Va.    House 

Frostburg,  W.  Va. — Fire  of  un- 
known origin  completely  destroyed 
the  four-story  brick  building  owned 
and  occupied  by  Hitchins  Bros. 

A  -picture  theater,  adjoining,  was 
badly  damaged. 


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Hines  in  St.  Louis  April   18  ' 

St.  Louis — Johnny  Hines  will  be  in 
St.  Louis  the  week  of  April  18  in 
connection  with  "The  Speed  Spook", 
at  Locw's  State. 


St.    Regis. Starts   Second   Soon 

-St.  Regis  Pictures,  producing  a 
scries  for  Associated  Exhibitors,  will 
begin  work  on  its  second  release. 
"Headlines",  in  ten  days.  Produc- 
tion at  Tec-Art  Studios. 


C.    B.   C.    Buys   Alaskan    Picture 
C.    B.    C.    have    purchased    "Justice 

of  the   Far  North".     It  was  made  in 

Alaska. 


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BEST     BOX     BETS 

DAVIS  DISTRIBUTING  DIVISION,  INC. 

J.   CHARLES  DAVIS  II,    Prtiidtnt 

PROGRAM     1925-1926 
Smashing  Features  A  600  H.  P.  Serial— 15  Chapters 

A  Stupendous  Super  Special 
HERE    THEY   ARE 


J.  FLEMING  PRODUCTIONS:— 

6 — Featuring  Al   Fsrguson's   1st   series 

8 — Featuring  F.   Schuman  Heink  1st  series 

8 — Featuring  Al  Ferguson's  2nd  series 


CLIFFORD  S.  ELFELT  PRODUCTIONS:— 

8 — Starring   Ken   Maynard,   Super  Westerns 
6 — James  Oliver  Curwood  Features 
8 — Gen'l   Chas.    King's    Frontier    Features 
8 — De  Luxe  Underworld  Melodramas 


"SECRET  SERVICE"  SERIES 

8 — Starring  Peggy  O'Day 


1  THRILLER  SERIAL  —  "THE  POWER  GOD" 
Starring  Ben  Wilson  and  Neva  Gerber 
Personal  Supervision  of  Bin  Wilson,  the  Serial  King 


"THE      ARABIAN      NIGHTS"      SUPER-SPECIAL 
"TALES  OF  A  THOUSAND  AND  ONE  NIGHTS" 

Wonderfid  Drama  of  Thrills,  Romance  and  Adventure 
— the  most  beautiful  production  ever  made. 


Some  Choice   Territory  Open 

DAVIS  DISTRIBUTING  DIVISION,  INC. 

J.  CHARLES  DAVIS  II,  President 


723  Seventh  Avenue 


New  York  City 


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Adapted  by 
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Settings  by 

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Newspaper  Opinions 

'New   Lives   for   Old"— F.   P.-L. 
Rialto,  Los  Angeles 

(Week  ending  March  14) 
FXAMINER— *  *  *  is  effectively  titled. 
well  directed,  and  shows  Betty  Compson 
Ae  star  in  a  role  which  affords  her  splen- 
did opportunity.  •  *  *  t  •  .„  tr^v 
TIMES—*  *  *  Though  "New  Lives  For 
Old"  is  primarily  serious,  there  is  a  gen 
erous  portion  of  comedy,  particularly  well 
done  by   the  star.  *  *  * 

Missouri,   St.   Louis 

g'PAR *  *  *    Miss    Compson    is    versatile 

enoueh  for  the  requirements  of  the  ro'e— 
wh°ch  is  saying  much.  She  js  gay,  schem- 
ing,   demure,   and  pretty. 

"New  Toys"— 1st  Nat'l. 
Stanley,  Philadelphia 

INQUIRER—*  *  *  Mary  Hay  is  excel- 
lent  in  her  light  comedy  role.  Her  makeup 
and    actfons    are    exceedmgly      unny  New 

Toys"  has  caught  the  real  spirit  of  domes- 
tic  trials,   and  that   is   why   it  is   so   amusing. 

*  PUBLIC  LEDGER— *  *  *  The  produc- 
tion that  has  found  its  way  to  the  screen  is 
a  distinct  let.down.  Not  only  is  the  story 
poor  and  exaggerated,  *  *  *  but,  ^worst  of 
all,    the    acting   is   not   even    good. 


case,    "The   Ragman"    should    prove    to    be   a 
pronounced   commercial   success.      Its  ^artistic 
success  is  dubious,  to  say  the  least. 

TIMES-STAR-*  *  *.  Jaekie  is  still  a  ^eat 
little  entertainer  and  his  "Tim  .Ke"y  '^  =>, 
real  he-boy.  He  has  a  keen,  quick  sense  o 
humor  and  his  comedy  is  much  more  natural 
than   his    emotional    work   in    this    film. 


Apollo,  Indianapolis 

cTAR— *  *  *  Jackie's  latest  picture  is  the 
beft  he  has  had  since  "A  Boy  of  Flanders^ ' 
It  fits  him  perfectly  and  takes  him  back^  to 
the  type  of  work   he   did  as     The  Kid. 


est    in    this    production    is    its    optional    gor- 
geousness.  *  *  *  .     .    .     ,,  j 

TIMES-STAR — *  *  *  Artistically  and 
technically  it  is  one  of  the  most  satisfying 
pictures  ever  produced.  Its  selection  by  a 
majority  of  prominent  critics  as  the  best 
photoplay  of  the  past  year  is  easily  under- 
stood. 


"The    Redeeming    Sin"— Vitagraph 
Arcadia,  Philadelphia 

TNmilRER — *  *  *  Nazimova,  in  all  her 
spar^l^l^n^'g^beauty  and  scintillating  action 
seems  to  take  it  for  granted  that  the  success 
of  the  production   depends^  entirely   upon  her- 

^'tob"lIC  LEDGER-*  *  *  Nazimova  and 
Lou  Tellegen  strive  wholeheartedly  but  un- 
successfully in  threading  out  /he  ^tory  o 
the  ereat  redemption— that  of  an  apacne 
whose  death  at  the  foot  of  the  Madonna 
Torms  an  amazing  climax  to  an  otherwise 
slow-moving  film. 


"The  Thundering  Herd"— F.  P.-L. 
Stillman,    Cleveland 

NEWS *    *    *    As    a    matter    of    fact,    it 

isn't  as  good  as  "North  of  36,"  but  it  is 
right  entertaining  screen  fare  that  will  thrill 
the  hearts  of  those  who  like  the  red-blooded 
west   in   pictures.   *    *    *       ^    ^    _  , 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  I  recommend 
"The  Thundering  Herd"  to  you  as  a  good 
western  with  a  saddle  full  of  thrills— but 
it's  not  quite  as  good  as  it  should  be,  ^re^ck^- 
oning   with   its  most  interesting   theme. 

TIMES *  *  *  It  is  a  good  western  thrill- 
er well  filmed  and  well  acted,  but  not  one 
that  will  make  you  want  to  rise  up  and 
shout  with  enthusiasm.   *   ♦   * 


Friday,  March  27,  1925 


and  a  stampede  of  cattle,  for  comedy  it  has 
many  of  those  little  touches  that  always 
bring  smiles  and  for  heart  interest  it  has 
a    love   affair.  »      „, 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  The  story 
deals  with  the  tough,  tobacco-chewing,  gun- 
toting  men  of  the  great  western  plains. 
Buck  Jones  plays   the  hero.   *  *   *       . 

The  photography  is  good.  The  picture  is 
interesting   but    too   far    fetched. _ 

Isis,    Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  a  stirring  story  of  Kansas 
during  the  days  when  cattle  roamed  the 
open   prairie.    ♦    *    * 


"Wife  of  the  Centaur"— Metro.-Gold. 
La  Salle  Garden,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS — *  *  *  proved  to  be  one 
of  the  most  unusual  photoplays  of  the  year, 
highly  dramatic  throughout  and  splendidly 
acted.   *   *   * 


"Oh,    Doctor" — Universal 
New,  Baltimore 

SUN *  *  *   Reginald  Denny  has  the  lead 

ine  role  *  *  *  and  does  a  piece  of  character 
work  well  removed  from  the  type  of  Part  m 
which  he  has  customarily  been  found  In^ 
cidentally,  he  gives  additional  proof  of  the 
fact  that  he  is  undoubtedly  Wallace  Reid  s 
successor.   * 

"The  Parasite"— Schulberg 
Strand,    Milwaukee 

SENTINEL — *  *  *  Louis  Gasnier  directed 
the  picture  as  he  has  directed  every  other 
one  that  bore  his  name— filled  it  with^aU  the 
liokum   known   to   picture   producers. 

WISCONSIN  NEWS—*  *  *  In  spite  of 
the  fact  that  it  is  easily  recognized  as  ye 
old  tyme"  melodrama  which  at  times  taxes 
your  patience  and  credulity,  the  offering 
holds  your  interest  and  has^ appealing  scenes 
and  impressive  climaxes. 


"Sackcloth  and  Scarlet"— F.  P.-L. 
McVicker's,  Chicago 

HFRAT  D *    *   *    one   of   those   unmarried 

mother  things,  with  a  good  sister  taking  the 
shame  of  a  selfish  sister  on  her  handsome 
shoulders  It's  pretty  worldly,  probably  not 
or  children.  At  the  same  time  it  just  oozes 
a  moral  and  gets  melodramatically  romantic 
in    its    final   episodes.    *    *    * 

Ohio,    Indianapolis 

STAR—*  *  *  makes  an  admirable  vehicle 
for  pretty   Alice  Terry.   *   *   * 

Strand,    Omaha  I 

WORLD-HERALD-*  *  *  The  produc^ 
tion  is  one  of  great  pictorial  beauty,  there 
being  exquisite  interior  |e^tmgs.  The  pho- 
tography  is   beautiful.   ♦  ♦  * 

"Salome  of  the  Tenements"— F.  P.-L. 
Metro,  Los  Angeles 

(Week   ending   March    14) 

EXAMINER-*  *  *    The    role    is    a    big 

one    for    Jetta    Goudal.    and    she    shows    from 

the    first    reel    that    she's    amp  y    fitted    for    it. 

Emotionally     and     dramatically     this     young 

oman   swept   her   spectators   with  her   work. 


"The  Top  of  the  World"— F.  P.-L. 
Rialto,    Omaha 

WORLD-HERALD  —  ***  A  ^  rather 
strong  sex  situation  is  discreetly  handled 
by  George  Melford  who  is  responsible  tor 
the    direction.   •   *   * 


"Too   Many   Kisses"— F.   P.-L. 
Palace,  Philadelphia 

INQUIRER—*   *   *     It     is     breezy     enter 
tainment. 


"The  Trail  Rider"— Fox 
Hippodrome,    Cleveland 

IsfEWS *  *  *  For  thrills  it  has  gun  fights 


Lumas  Moves 

On  the  heels  of  doubled  output  for 
the  coming  season,  Lumas  Film  has 
iTioved  from  1600  Broadway  to  the 
t'th  floor  of   1650  Broadway. 

Saxe  Remodeling  the  Princess 

Milwaukee,  Wis.— Saxe's  Princess 
is  undergoing  extensive  remodeling. 
New  seats  and  a  new  canopy  are 
among  the   changes  being  made. 

Changes  in  the  Field 

Pittsburgh— M.  C.  Hughes,  who 
has  been  ill  for  a  few  months,  has 
resumed  duties  as  manager  for  Para- 
mount. 


"Quo  Vadis"— 1st  Nat'l. 
Adams,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  But  when  careful 
direction  and  selection  of  an  excellent  cast 
add  to  the  story's  advantages  by  filming  the 
scenes  in  the  country  where  they  were  sup- 
posed to  have  occurred,  "Quo^  Vadis  f  be- 
comes a  truly  stirring  story.   *  *  * 

NEWS — *  *  *  Jannings  makes  of  Nero 
a  regular  fellow,  a  gracious,  smiling  rogue 
His  scenes  with  Petronius,  his  sardonic 
counsellor,  are  unusually  clever  and  bring 
many  chuckles.  The  burning  of  Rome  and 
the  feeding  of  the  Christians  to  the  wild 
animals  are  the  high  lights  in  the  production. 


"The    Rag    Man"— Metro-Goldwyn 

Capitol,    Cincinnati 

ENQUIRER—*   *   *Jackie  is  more  human 

more    sympathetic,    and    more    loveahle    as    a 

ragged   and    tattered    urchin.      That   bemg   the 


"Secrets   of  the   Night"— Universal 
Colonial,   Indianapolis 

g-pAR »  ♦  *  It  is  a  serio-comic  melo- 
drama filled  with  mysterious  ^situations  and 
unexpected    denouements    *  * 

STAR *  *  *  Although  the  film  was  made 

prinarily  for  laughing  purposes  only  it  has 
a  strong  element  of  drama  throughout  and 
at  times  even  approaches  the  melodramatic^ 
The  latter  disappears  almost  as  soon  as  it 
is  hinted  at,  however,  when  the^  situation 
terminates  in  a  laughable  episode. 


"The  Thief  of  Bagdad"— United 
Artists — Lyric,    Cincinnati 

ENQUIRER—*  *  *  All  the  magic,  the 
mystery  and  the  magnificence  of  the  Arab.an 
Nights  stories  have  been  incorporated  i" 
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Hiram  Abrams,  President  of  the  United 
Artists  Corporationy  announces  that 
BEQINNINQ  IMMEDIATELY,  the  forth^ 
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sold  in  all  territories. 

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that  played  two  years  continuously  on  the  stage.  As 
a  picture,  endowed  with  the  master  touch  of  Al 
Christie,  the  producer,  and  Scott  Sidney,  director,  it 
represents  a  box-office  knockout.  The  story  is  a 
rollicking,  mile-a-minute  gloom-chaser  that  begins 
with  a  chuckle  and  ends  with  a  roar.  And  what  a 
cast — John  T.  Murray,  Wanda  Hawley,  Vera  Stead- 
man,  Jimmie  Adams,  Ethel  Shannon,  Jack  Duffy,  Hal 
Cooley,  and  David  James.  You  can  mark  this  one 
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Sunday,  March  15,  1925 


Price  25  Cents 


5500,000  Theater  Deal 

eck.   Former   Shoe   Man,  Buys   Out 
Yost    Circuit— Seven    New    York 
Houses    Involved 

\ii  important  local  theater  deal 
.  onsummatcd  yesterday  when  a 
.  headed  by  A.  S.  Beck,  former 
dealer,  Joseph  Bickel  and  B.  M. 
-sy  acquired  the  Yost  circuit  of 
1  New  York  theaters  and  merged 
them  two  others  in  Richmond 
ili.  owned  by  Rosassy. 

'  '  L'     transaction     involves     about 

i()0  and  includes  leases  on  many 

-  houses  and.  in  some  cases,  the 

rty   on   which   they   stand.    Un- 

;    the  terms  of  the  contract,  sigticd 

'i.iit  four  o'clock  yesterday  morning 

111-     a     prolonged     conference,     the 

V.  k  interests  acquire  the  houses  as 

'  irch  5  last.     The  theaters  are: 

c   Chaloner,   57th   St.     and     9th 

■.:..    seating    1,500;    Aniphion,    10th 

N. .  and  46th  St..  seating  600;  Royal. 

Jth   Ave.  and  44th   St.,   seating  600; 

Ijperior,  3rd  Ave.  and  32nd  St..  seat- 

tg  1,100;   Regent,  3rd  Ave  and  28th 

:..  seating  600;  the  34th  St.  theater, 

■th   St.   and   3rd   Ave.,   seating   1.000 

id  the   Chelsea.  8th   Ave.  and  32nd 

..    seating    1,000.      The      Richmond 

ill  houses  are  the  Forest  Park  and 

;e  Manor. 

jSoflferman  and  Soflferman,  who  have 
hrured  in  a  number  of  important  lo- 
:1  theater  deals  were  the  bfokers. 
he  lawj'er  for  the  Beck  group  was 
G.  Nissenson  and  for  Yost,  Kaplan 
osman   and  Strensand. 


i     Features  Reviewed 

;  Page 

,    Riders  of  th^   Purple  Sage 

'         Fox     9 

I    Too   Many  Kisses 

1         Paramount     9 

■    Lady  of  the  Night 

Metro-Goldwyn    9 

Introduce    Me 

Associated    Exhibitors    9 

Heart    of   a    Siren 

First     National      12 

The   Swan 

Paramount    12 

•     Love's    Bargain 

I         F.    B.    0 12 

Dangerous    Innocence 

Universal     12 

On    Thin    Ice 

Warners     13 

Midnight     MoUy 

F.    B.     0 13 

Champion    of    Lost    Causes 

Fox     13 

The    Boomerang 

Schulberg      13 

Snort    Subjects    48 


Short  Subject  Quarterly,  Spring  1925 

THE  FILM  DAILY  today  presents  its  Spring  Short  Subject 
Quarterly.  The  feature  article  concerns  children's  programs,  their 
practical  application  and  gives  a  list  of  23  model  shows  and  where  they 
can  be  obtained. 

In  addition,  there  are  interesting  discussions  of  the  short  subject  by 
experts  in  production,  distribution  and  exhibition.  This  special  section 
begins  on  Page  15. 


Exchanges  For  Shorts 

Sering  D.  Wilson  Will  Establish  Of- 
fices   for    Short    Product    Only — 

104  Subjects  This  Year 
Sering  D.  Wilson  and  Co.,  Inc., 
which  recently  took  over  the  Kelley 
color  patents,  intends  establishing  a 
series  of  26  exchanges  in  key  points 
to  handle  short  product  only.  The 
first  will  be  operated  at  729  7th  Ave., 
l)y  Harry  Danto,  and.  according  to  an 
official  of  the  Wilson  company,  will 
bear  the  name  of  that  organization. 

In  keeping  with  this  announced 
plan,  production  of  short  subjects  will 
be  developed  so  that  104  films  will  be 
available  to  exhibitors  this  year.  Sev- 
eral of  their  present  series,  includ- 
ing Elienezer  Ebony  comedies.  Karlo 
Kolor  Komedies  and  new  Red  Head 
Comedies  are  now  made  in  cartoon. 
A  new  department  headed  by  Frank 
A.  Nankivell  and  "Hutch"  will  be  or- 
(Coniittued  on  Page  3) 


"Hay  Fever",  Butterfly  Comedy 
Los   Angeles — "Hay   Fever"   is   the 
title    of    a     new     Butterfly     Comedy 
iust     completed.       Gloria     Joy     and 
Conrad    Hipp   are   featured. 


Signs   Three  Stars 

Century,      in      New      Deal,      Secures 

Wanda  Wiley,  Edna  Marian  and 

Eddie   Gordon 

Los  Angeles — .Abe  Stern  will  leave 
for  the  East  in  a  few  days,  having 
signed  new  long-term  contracts  with 
Wanda  Wiley.  Edna  Marian  and  Ed- 
die Gordon,  Century  stars. 

Jack  Singleton  and  Charles  King 
are  now  part  of  the  Century  stock 
company. 


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Julius  and  Abe  Stern,  producers 
of  Century  Comedies,  have  adopted 
a  new  plan  to  popularize  their  stars, 
Wanda  Wiley.  Edna  Marian,  Eddie 
Gordon  and  Al  Alt. 

They     have     made     arrangements 
with    Universal    to    have    their    stars 
(Continued  on  Page  3) 


Buys  Up  Shorts 

Ideal  of  London  Gets   Educ'l,  Pathe 
and   "Felix"   for   Great    Britain — 

Strong  Line-Up 
London — Ideal  has  created  for  it- 
self an  extremely  important  position 
in  the  distributing  field  here.  The 
company  has  acquired  the  entire  out- 
put of  Educational  and  Pathe.  By  a 
new  deal,  it  will  release  in  Great  Brit- 
ain, the  "Felix-Pat  Sullivan  cartoons 
toons. 

This  line-up  of  short  subjects, 
which  cannot  be  approached  by  any 
other  renter  in  England,  will  be  aug- 
mented by  a  feature  release  weekly 
It  is  the  first  time  in  England  that 
any  one  company  has  secured  the 
joint  output  of  the  two  leading  Ain- 
erican   short   subject  distributors. 


It  is  understood  that  Inter-Globe 
Export  acted  on  behalf  of  Pathe  in 
negotiations  with  Ideal. 


Leo  White  In  New  Series 

Los  Angeles — Billy  Joy  is  direct- 
ing Leo  Whi'e  in  a  series  of  com- 
edies being  made  at  the  California 
studios   for  Jackson   Prod. 


Sarg  to  Resume 

Plans  Cartoon  Novelties  with  Color 

Background — Each  to  be 

in  One  Reel 

Tony  Sarg,  producer  of  the  Tony 
Sarg  .\Imanac,  intends  making  a 
new  series  of  one-reelers  using  a 
combination  of  his  present  animated 
cartoon  process  and  a  series  of  back- 
grounds   in    color. 

Definite  plans  have  not  as  yet  been 
made  and  just  when  production  will 
start  is  doubtful.  However,  the  ser- 
ies will  be  known  as  "Even  As  You 
and  I"  and  will  deal  with  insects.  For 
example,  a  bee  may  be  used  but  will 
be  embellished  with  a  hat  and  other 
characteristics  to  give  it  a  human 
angle.  Sarg  makes  his  pictures  with 
the  cartoon  figure  moving  in  silhou- 
ette fashion   against  a  background. 


MacLean-F.  P.  Deal 

Contracts     Signed     Yesterday,     Run 
For  Period  of  Years — Comedian 

to  Make  Own  Pictures 
Paramount  will  release  future 
Douglas  MacLcan  comedies  over  a 
pc  riod  of  years,  it  was  announced 
jointly  yesterday  by  MacLean  and 
Famous. 

MacLean  will  spend  another  few 
days  in  New  York  before  returning 
to  Hollywood  to  begin  on  the  first 
picture  under  the  new  contract.  He 
will  continue  to  make  his  own  pic- 
tures as  in  the  past.  The  first  two 
will  be  in  the  Fall  group  of  Para- 
mount  releases. 


F.  P.  Earns  $5,422,349 

1921  Profits  81,176,546  Above   1923— 

Common   Averages   S20.08 

Per  Share 

Famous  Players  in  its  consolidated 
statement  (which  includes  the  earn- 
ings of  subsidiary  companies)  yester- 
day reported  net  profits  of  $2,500,- 
507.16  for  the  three  months  and  $5,- 
422,349.29  for  the  twelve  months  end- 
ing Dec.  27,  1924  after  deducting  all 
charges  and  reserves  for  Federal  in- 
come and   other  taxes. 

After  allowing  for  payment  of  divi- 
dends on  the  preferred  stock,  the 
above  earnings  amount  to  $9.89  per 
share  for  the  three  months  and  $20.08 
per  share  for  the  twelve  months,  on 
the   common   stock  outstanding. 

The  1924  earnings  top  1923  by  $1,- 
17(.,546  when  the  total  was  $4,245,783. 
In  that  year,  annual  earnings  on  the 
C(5mnion  then  outstanding  were  $15.07 
per  share. 


Rowland  &  Clark  Plan  Another 

Wilkinsl)urg,  Pa.  —  Rowland  & 
Clark  will  construct  a  $250,000 
theater  in  Wilkinsburg  on  property 
purchased  from  .Mbert  K.  Robinson 
on  Penn  Ave.,  near  Wood  St.  The 
new  theater  will  be  under  the  man- 
agement of  Paul  B.  Jones,  who  is 
associated  with  the  company  in  the 
operation  of  the  Colonial  and  Row- 
land theaters.     It  seats  1,650. 


Put  Off  Until  Monday 
Abe  Warner  did  not  see  Will  H. 
Hays  yesterday  as  he  intended. 
However,  he  will  endeavor  to  ar- 
range an  interview  for  Monday  at 
which  time  he  will  ask  Hays  to  as- 
certain the  stand  of  First  National. 
Famous  and  Mctro-Goldwyn  toward 
the  Mid-West  and  similar  circuits. 


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Sunday,  March  15,  1925 


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Plan  National  Advertising  Campaign 

Myer  Lesser,  president  of  the 
Elaine-Thompson  advertising  agency 
of  Cincinnati,  is  in  New  York  to  plan 
a  national  advertising  campaign  on 
the   Warners'    1925-26  product. 


"Open  House"  at  "U,"  Pittsburgh 

Pittsburgh,  Pa. — The  local  Univer- 
sal exchange  is  holding  an  "Open 
House  Week,"  starting  Monday. 


Mochrie  Appointed  Albany  Manager 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Robert  Mochrie  has 
been  promoted  from  sales  representa- 
tive in  Toledo  to  manager  of  the  local 
branch  of   Prod.    Dist.   Corp. 


Robbers  Enter  Cleveland  House 

Cleveland — Safecrackers  opened  the 
safe  at  the  Hough  79th  St.  theater 
recently  and  took  the  evening's  re- 
ceipts. The  house  belongs  to  M.  B. 
Horwitz,  who  operates  the  Washing- 
ton  chain. 


The  GEORGE  E.KANN 

Corpora  tion 


220  West  42nd  St. 
New  York.  Chick.  4052 
Cables— Geokann.  N.  Y. 


When  you  think  of 

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you  are  thinking  of 

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Specialieta  in  Motion  Picture 

and  Theatrical  insurance  for 

the  past  fifteen  years. 

Arthur  W.  Stebbins&  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C. 

Bryant  3040 


New    Theater    for    Brooklyn 

The  Frisco  Amusement  Co.  has 
eased  from  Rubin.  Heilbron  &  Levine 
a  plot  at  795-803  Grand  St.,  Brook- 
lyn, for  21  years.  On  this  site  the 
lessees  will  erect  a  three-story  store, 
cfilice  and  theater  building,  the  latter 
section  to  accommodate  2150.  A  roof 
fjf-.rden  with  a  seating  capacity  of 
1S7-4  is  also  planned.  The  operation 
\\l]\  involve  an  outlay  of  close  to 
S400,000.  The  Frisco  interests  now 
operate  the  Reel  and  Grand  theaters, 
r.  the  neighborhood,  on  Grand  and 
Graham  Aves. 


New  Broadway  Opens  in  Cleveland 
Cleveland — The  Broadway  theater, 
btiilt  by  Dr.  B.  I.  Brody  and  asso- 
ciates, opened  last  Thursday  night  to 
an  invited  audience.  This  is  the  new- 
est house  built  by  the  owners  of  the 
Homestead,  Manhattan,  Kinsman 
and  Detroit  theaters.  Milton  Korach 
is  manager.  He  was  formerly  as- 
sistant manager  at  the  Hippodrome. 
Bernard  Smith  has  been  appointed 
manager  of  the  Hip  to  succeed 
Korach. 


Hickey  Going  to  New  York 
Kansas  City,  O. — Reports  have  it 
that  George  Hickey,  district  manager 
for  Metro-Goldwyn,  will  be  trans- 
ferred to  New  York,  where  he  will  act 
as  special  representative.  It  had  been 
previously  announced  that  Hickey 
■would  be  shifted  to  the  West  Coast. 
Tack  Fhmn  will  shortly  arrive  to  as- 
sume Hickey's  duties. 


5450,000  For  Greensburg  House 

Greensburg,  Pa.  —  Announcement 
has  been  made  bj'  M.  Manos  of  the 
erection  in  the  near  future  of  a 
theater  costing  $450,000  which  will 
seat  1,884.  The  site  of  the  proposed 
structure  is  on  Otterman  St. 


"Last  Laugh"  at  the  Randolph 

Chicago — ^"The  Last  Laugh"  opens 
at  the   Randolph  April   12  for  a   run. 


COSTUMES 
FOR  HIRE 


PRODUCTIONS 

EXPLOITATIONS 

PRESENTATIONS 


BROOKS 

14S7  B'way      Tel.  SS80  Pen.  — 


TWM 


NATIONAL  SCREEN  SERVIGE  Inc 


HAND  PAINTED 


LOBBY    DISPLAYS 

CUT  OUTS  STREAMERS 

Fast  Seroice 

PENNSY   SIGN    CO. 

256  W.  34th  St.  at  Penn.  Station 

Chickering   5595  Lac.   2895 


Blank  Plans  A  New  One 

Marshalltown,  la. — A.  H.  Blank 
Enterprises,  which  have  one  house, 
the  Strand  here,  plan  a  new  theater 
at  Main  St.  and  2nd  Ave.  The  pro- 
posed theater  is  to  have  a  seating 
capacity  of  1,600,  will  cost  $300,000. 
and  be  part  of  a  five-story  structure. 
A  number  of  unusual  features  are 
planned.  One  is  for  special  rooms  lo- 
cated on  either  isde  of  the  booth. 
These  will  be  shut  off  from  the  main 
part  of  the  auditorium  by  plate  glass, 
so  that  the  smokers  can  see  the 
show,  while  segregated  from  the  re- 
mainder of  the  audience.  One  will 
be  known  as  the  "crying  room" 
where  mothers  will  take  small  chil- 
dren. 


M.   P.   T.    O.   To   Fight   Censor   Bill 

Milwaukee — Preparations  to  right 
the  state  censorship  bill  when  it 
comes  up  for  hearing  before  a  com- 
mittee of  the  legislature  shortly,  are 
being  made  by  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of 
Wisconsin. 


Add  to   Sills  Cast 

Tom  Carrigan,  Warner  Richmond 
and  Helen  Rowland  have  been  added 
to  the  cast  of  "The  Making  of 
O'Mallcy",  Milton  Sills  new  picture 
for  First  National.  Through  Jess 
Smith. 


Halperins  Round  Out  Cast 
The  Halperins,  wliose  next  for 
Vitagraph,  will  be  "The  Unknown 
Lover"  have  signed  Elsie  Ferguson. 
Frank  Mayo  and  Mildred  Harris  for 
;3rincipal    roles. 


Hunter   With   Terriss 

Glenn  Hunter  personally  slated 
yesterday  that  he  had  signed  vvith 
Tom  Terriss  to  appear  in  "Mv 
Buddv's   Wife". 


inBimnimuai 


Prologues      Inserts 
Titles 
:  in  NATURAL  COLOR 

Put  your  pictures 
over. 

Prices  within  reason 
Ask  us  about  it. 


Prizma,  Incorporated 

3191    Blvd.,   Jersey   City,   N.   J. 

Montgomery  4211 


GEVAERT 

RAW  STOCK 

Negative     —     Positive 

As  Qood  As  The  Best 

JOHN  D.  TIPPETT,  be. 

GEVAERT  FILM 

1540  B'way      6040  Sunset  Blvd. 
N.  Y.  C.  Hollywood 


"SCHOOL 
FOR  WIVES" 


VICTOR  HUGOHALPERIN 
PRODUCTION 


CONWAY    TEARLE 
SIGRID  HOLMOUIST 

and  the 

Tondelao  Chorus, 
courtesy  of 

Earl  Carroll 

At  the  Rialto,  New  York, 
Sunday,  March  22nd 


n 


Still  going  strong — 

"FEAR- 
BOUND" 


NIGH- SMITH  I 

PRODUCTION 

MARJORIE  DAW 
WILL  NIGH 
NILES    WELCH 

"Fear-Bound"  is  spliced  with 
action  from  the  first  foot  to 
the  last.  It  has  a  nice  love 
story  and  comedy  touches  of  a 
unique  character.  The  cast  is 
excellent. 

— Detroit  Times 


V 


VITAGEAPH 

ALBERT  E.  SMITH 
President 


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jjj      Sunday,  March  15,  1925 


Sennett   Lot   Busy 

11  Units  At  Work— Batch  of  New 
Comedies  Completed  Last  Week 

— Others  Preparing 
Los  Angeles- — The  Sennett  studio 
s  working  at  full  blast.  A  resume 
f  current  activity  follows:  Alice 
Day  has  completed  work  in  her 
ourth  starring  comedy,  under  direc- 
ion  of  Eddie  Cline.  Raymond  Mc- 
\ee  and  Eva  Thatcher  are  in  the 
ast. 

Harry  Edwards  is  directing  Harry 

Langdon  in  the  latter's  new  comedy 

"or  Sennett.     Natalie  Kingston,  Ruth 

Hiatt   and    Vernon    Bent   are   in   the 

upport. 

A  comedy  with  Billy  Bevan,  Made- 
ine  Hurlock,  Ruth  Taylor  and  Andy 
|Clark  in  the  cast  has  been  placed  in 
|\vork.  Del  Lord  is  directing. 
I  Ralph  Graves  has  just  finished 
[another  two-reeler. 


Analysis  of  Arbitration  Work  In  1924 

Figures  compiled  by  the  Hays  organization  show  that  11,197  cases  in 
dispute  between  exhibitor  and  distributor  were  settled  during  the  calendar 
year  of  1924. 

A  detailed  analysis  of  the  vast  amount  of  work  handled  through  the 
various  Film  Boards  is  appended  herewith: 

Tot;il  Complaints 

Disputes  During  19J4  Dismisseil  1)V  Uciards 

City  No.  Total  Amt.  No.         Total  Ann. 


Awards  by  Boards 
No.  Total  Amt. 


Sees  Demand  for  Serials  Growing 

After  a  flying  trip  through  the  Mid- 
dle West  E.  O.  Brooks,  sales  man- 
ager of  Pathe  serials,  has  returned  to 
New  York  enthusiastic  over  the 
growing  popularity  of  that  type  of 
serial  picture. 

"There  is  no  such  thing,"  said 
Brooks,  "as  a  nonserial  house  when 
jl»e  Newman,  Kansas  City,  the  Mis- 
souri, St.  Louis;  Goldburg's  of 
Omaha;  and  others  to  numerous  to 
mention,  ■  are  now  heavily  featuring 
cither  'Galloping  Hoofs,'  or  'Idaho' 
in  the  advertising." 

Brooks  further  discusses  serials 
and  their  trend  on  jmge  33,  this 
issue. 


New  Producing  Unit  Formed 

St.  Louis — The  Film  Corp.  of 
America  has  been  chartered  to  pro- 
duce and  distribute  pictures  for  edu- 
cational purposes.  The  company  has 
$250,000  paid-up  capital,  and  has 
taken  over  the  University  Studios, 
6800  Delmar  Blvd.,  University  City, 
Mo.  The  incorporators  are:  D. 
Franklin,  J.  J.  Schnitzmeier,  J.  Wil- 
son, F.  MacCubin,  H.  Wylie,  S.  Gil- 
ham  and  Irvin  Eckinan.  Romaine 
Fielding   will    be    director    general. 


"Chuckles,"  New  Short  Series 
Los  Angeles — The  Frank  li. 
Nicholson  Prod,  with  offices  in  the 
Taft  BIdg.,  intend  making  a  series  of 
"Chuckles,"  a  cartoon  novelty.  One 
release   every  other  week. 


Signs  Three  Stars 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 
appear  and  talk  to  meetings  of  sales- 
men wherever  possible.  It  is  felt 
that  by  "selling"  the  stars  to  the 
salesmen,  a  long  step  will  be  taken 
in  the  "selling"  of  the  stars  to  the 
exhibitors  and   to   the   public. 

The  plan  is  so  promising  that  the 
week  in  Los  Angeles  when  Edna 
Marian,  visited  the  Universal  ex- 
change during  the  monthly  sales 
meeting  and  inet  and  addressed  the 
salesmen    present. 

The  plan  promises  so  well  that  the 
Sterns  are  making  arrangeinents  for 
their  other  stars  to  appear  at  the 
Los  Angeles  rneetings  and  at  other 
L'niversal  exchanges. 


Albany      238  $19,000.00 

Atlanta      107  .'2,J7y.94 

Boston      348  157,000.00 

liuH'alo      201  44,53(>.7J 

jButte      35  14,000.00 

Charlotte     80  8,000.00 

Chicago      633  127,837.70 

Cincinnati     3ii  215,001.44 

CIe\  eland      256  64,588.00 

Dallas      1,227  43,146.52 

Denver    228  13,938.30 

Des    Moines    65  17.300.88 

Detroit 136  43,677.46 

Indianapolis      87  46,854.73 

Kansas    City    183  46,873.84 

Los   Angeles    49  60,000.00 

Milwaukee     261  65,820.95 

i\Jeni|)his    20  5,707.40 

Minneapolis    124  33,821.04 

New   Haven    128  27,612.43 

Xew  Orleans    83  24,470.91 

New     York     4,692  670,445.43 

Oklahoma    City    ...  213  21,459.97 

Omaha     150  5,000.00 

rhiladelphia    339  66,000.00 

Pittsburgh     160  49,588.41 

Portland,    Ore.     ...  27  10.905.00 

St.    Louis    294  72,210.49 

Salt    Lake    City 23  7,500.00 

San   Francisco    81  10,125.00 

Seattle     SO  32,250.00 

Washington    346  72,570.00 

Total 11,197         $2,119,622.56 


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1,990.94 

400.00 

l,64y.6o 

2,'7'2V.93 
520.00 

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285.00 
405.00 


3,093.75 

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9,200.00 
2,470.75 

i.'o'o'o'.oo 

4,435.00 

2,340.00 

947.00 


750.00 
1,050.00 


188 

$15,000.00 

37 

11,138.00 

90 

62,700.00 

104 

17,736,59 

5 

3,000.00 

52 

5,200.00 

633 

127,837.70 

234 

178,519.47 

52 

14,902.00 

124 

7,861.59 

30 

1,110.50 

59 

16,870.88 

47 

21,673.67 

21 

14.219.94 

130 

30.000.00 

11 

30,000.00 

103 

37,985.15 

16 

5,438.40 

56 

15,583.82 

78 

19,947.86 

48 

12,251.37 

1,709 

238,295.43 

157 

14,003.50 

150 

5,000.00 

193 

21,000.00 

83 

21,637.23 

6 

2,532.00 

214 

60,477.89 

17 

6,000.00 

61 

7,625.00 

36 

25,000.00 

131 

27,420.00 

293  $38,502.35 


4,875         $1,077,968.99 


Six  In  Series 

Miller    and    Steen    to     State     Right 

Comedies  With  Walter  Hiers, 

Billy  B.  Van  and  Others 

A.  G.  Steen,  president  of  Miller 
and  Steen  Distributors,  Inc.  who  are 
handling  the  Hunt  Miller  Western 
Prod.,  a  series  of  24  two  reel  "stunt" 
features,  starring  Tom  Forman,  also 
will  handle  a  series  of  two  reel  com- 
edies for  the   independent   field. 

Walter  Hiers  shares  stellar  honors 
in  them  with  Billy  B.  Van.  In  sup- 
port are  Bert  Byron,  and  the  inimit- 
able  Beaumont   sisters. 

The  series,  which  was  made  about 
a  year  and  a  half  ago,  but  never  re- 
leased, was  originally  designed  for 
presentation  in  longer  length,  but 
have  been  re-edited  and  titled  in  two 
reel  form. 

The  entire  series  of  six  is  ready. 
The  titles  are  "The  New  Clerk",  "The 
Inventor",  "Some  Hero",  "The  Jan- 
itor's Birthday",  "The  Bootlegger's 
Legacy"  and  "The  New  Woman". 


Christie  Program  Completed 

Los  Angeles— The  1924-25  pro- 
gram of  Christie  two-reelers  has  been 
entirely  completed.  Preparations 
arc  now  being  made  at  the  studio 
for  next  season's  schedule. 


Exchanges  For  Shorts 

(.Continued   from   Page    1) 

ganized  at  145  W.  45th  St.  to  con- 
tinue production  of  this  material  and 
augment  the  line-up  by  new  cartoon 
stufif  in  color. 

Until  now,  the  Wilson  output  has 
been  handled  by  state  right  ex- 
changes, but  future  material  will  be 
sold  directly  through  the  proposed 
exchange   organization. 


Outdoor  Shorts 

E.  F.  Warner  Making  Sports  Series 

for  Special  Distribution  to  Clubs 

and  Societies 

Eltinge  F.  Warner,  who  will  be  re- 
membered as  the  producer  of  a  ser- 
ies of  pictures  called  "Days  Afield 
with  Rod  and  Gun"  for  distribution 
through  the  old  Hodkinson  organiza- 
tion, is  continuing  the  series.  How- 
ever, he  is  not  distributing  through 
regular  theatrical  channels. 

Warner  said  yesterday  there  has 
developed  a  real  market  for  shorts 
w^ith  clubs  and  societies  who  are  of- 
ten after  specialized  product.  The 
films  are  of  an  outdoor  nature  and 
are  being  made  at  the  rate  of  five  or 
six  a  vcar. 


Hirsh   Back,   Reports  Many  Deals 

Nathan  Hirsh,  of  Aywon,  who  just 
returned  from  a  trip  to  the  Coast,  re- 
ports   the    following    sales: 

"The  Virginian  Outcast,"  to  Progress. 
Atlanta,  tor  Texas,  Oklahoma,  Arkansas, 
Georgia,  Florida,  Alabama,  the  Carolinas. 
Tennessee,  Louisiana  and  Mississippi.  "The 
Foreman  of  Bar  Z,"  "The  Stage  Coach 
Driver"  and  "The  Adventures  of  Tom,"  to 
Enterprise  Dist.,  for  Texas,  Oklahoma  and 
Arkansas,  and  "The  Stage  Coach  Driver" 
and  the  "Foreman  of  Bar  Z,"  to  Enter- 
prise for  Eastern  Missouri  and  Southern 
Illinois.  All  Star  Features,  of  San  Fran- 
cisco, bought  the  following  for  California. 
Nevada  and  Arizona ;  "Cyclone  Jones," 
"Riders  at  Night,"  "End  of  the  Rope," 
"One  Thousand  Dollars  Reward,"  "The 
Avenger,"  "The  Eagle's  Claw."  The  E.  L. 
C.  Co.,  of  San  Francisco,  bought  "The 
Woman  Above  Reproach,"  "Master  of 
Beasts,"  "Dawn  of  Revenge,"  "White  Hell," 
"Woihan  of  Mystery,"  "Rum  Runners," 
"With  Wings  Outspread,"  "Lure  of  the 
Orient"  and  "Man  of  Courage,"  for  North- 
ern California,  Nevada  and  the  Hawaiians. 
Security  Pictures,  Chicago,  bought  the  two 
reel  Callahan  comedies  for  Northern  Illinois 
and    Indiana. 


Cleveland  Exhibitors  to  Expand 
Cleveland— The  Cleveland  Exhibi- 
tors Ass'n.  has  appointed  a  committee 
to  propose  ways  and  means  for 
bettering  and  strengthening  the  or- 
ganization. The  committee  consists 
of  O.  E.  Bellas,  M.  B.  Brown,  J.  V. 
Wolcott,  J.  I-:.  Scoville  and  B.  I. 
Brody.  Paul  Gusdanovic,  president 
of  the  association,  is  back  from  a 
lour  week's   trip   to   Florida. 


Classplay  Buys  27  For  Abroad 

Independent  Pictures  have  signed 
w  i  t  h  Classplay  Pictures  Corp., 
who  have  acquired  the  foreign  rights 
of  27  releases,  including  16  Franklyn 
Farnum  westerns,  eight  Bill  Cody 
stunt  westerns,  "Dangerous  Pleas- 
ure", "What  Three  Men  Wanted" 
and   "\\'hen   Winter   Went". 


New  Arrow  Deals 

Tom  Leonard,  of  Progress  Pic- 
tures, St.  Louis,  has  bought  "The 
Broken  Violin,"  "The  Rip  Tide," 
"The  -  Splendid  Lie,"  "Man  an'' 
Wife"  and  "Gambling  Wives".  B. 
H.  Mills,  of  First  (iraphic,  Buffalo, 
signed  for  twenty-five  two-reel  com- 
edies.    All  from  Arrow. 


New    Broadway,    Charlotte,    Opens 

Charlotte,  N.  C— The  New  Broad- 
way theater  has  secured  a  franchise  to 
play  Keith  vaudeville.  Irwin  R. 
Franklyn  is  managing  director  of  the 
new   house,  which   opens   Monday. 


Films  As  Part  of  Sermon 

Lockport,  N.  Y. — Motion  pictures 
have  been  introduced  as  a  part  of  the 
re  gular  Sunday  evening  service  at  Ply- 
mouth Congregational  church  to  illus- 
trate   the    lessons    in    the    sermons. 


Richards  Sells  In  Findlay 
Findlay,  O.— W.  K.  Richards  has 
disposed  of  his  picture  interests.  A 
corporation  of  Findlay  business  men 
have  taken  over  both  his  Royal  and 
Majestic    theaters. 


Film  Indorsers  Meet  In  April 
Indianapolis — Committees  have  been 
elected  for  the  annual  state  conven- 
tion of  the  Endorsers  of  Photoplays 
to  be  held  April  14  and  15  at  the 
Claypool. 


Northington  Gets  New  Post 

Richmond,  Va. — Pat  Northington 
has  severed  his  connection  with  the 
Academy  of  Music,  and  has'  become 
manager  of  the  Century. 


New  1,200  Seater  for  Negroes 

Cleveland — It  is  reported  that  a 
1,200  seat  house  for  negroes  only,  is 
to  be  erected  in  Walnut   Hills. 


Steubenville  House  Opens 
Steubenville,     O. — Bigio     Brothers 
have    opened    their    new    house,    the 
Strand,  a  downtown  first-run. 


Steubenville,  O. — A.  G.  Constant 
has  closed  his  American  for  a  few 
weeks  while  the  house  undergoes  re- 
modeling  and    redecorating. 


THE 


■<2^ 


DAILV 


Sunday,  March  15,  1925 


Incorporations 

Columbus,  O. — Cuyahoga  Recrea- 
tion Co,  Cleveland.  Capital  $10,000. 
Incorporators,    L.    O'Neill,   A.    Black, 

A.  Squires,  A.  Dorsey,  R.   Cross  and 

B.  Scruggs. 


Dover,  Del. — Rialto,  Inc.,  Dover. 
Capital  $15,000.  Incorporators,  E. 
CliiTen,  F.  Frechette  and  F.  Bessley. 
Attorney,  American  Guaranty  &  Trust 
Co.,   Dover. 


Charlestown,  W.  Va.  —  Princess 
Theater  Co.,  Mt.  Hope.  Capital  $10,- 
COO.  Incorporators,  W.  Triplett,  W. 
Boone,  R.  Snyder,  F.  Potter  and  P. 
Graney. 

Columbus,    O. — Peacock    Inn    Co., 
Cleveland.      Capital    $20,000.      Incor- 
porators. W.  Matthewson,  A.  Walters 
J^  Holland,  W.  Hopkins  and  W.  Hoi 
land. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Ideal  Beach  Realty 
''and  Amusement  Co.,  Newark;     Capi- 
tal     $250,000.         Incorporators,       W 
Schaefer,  W.  Schraft  and  M.  Koeber. 


Columbus,  O. — Cherry  Hill  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  Sycamore.  Capital  $10,- 
000.  Incorporators,  M.  Kelly,  I.  Na- 
son,  S.  Robins  and  L.  Nason. 


Sacramento,  Calif. — Argonaut  The- 
aters, Inc.,  Sacramento.  Capital  $250,- 
000.  Incorporators,  A.  Sullivan,  H. 
Hays,  J.  Marsh,  et  al. 


Columbus,  O. — New  Monarch  Park 
Amusement  Co.,  Youngstown.  Capi- 
tal $15,000.  Incorporators,  W.  Mc- 
Conaghy  and  F.  Ladrach. 


Springfield,     111. — Kwality    Amuse 
ments.    Inc.;    Chicago.      Capital   $20,- 
000.       Incorporators,     S.    Alster,      B. 
Rolhbaum  and  C.  Colder. 


Harrisburgh,    Pa. — Copeland    The 
ater  Co.,   Braddock.     Capital  $H),000. 
Incorporators,  C.  Ferguson,  C.  Kemp 
tich  and  I.  Ferguson. 


Dover,  Del. — Faultless  Pictures, 
Wilmington.  Capital  $250,000.  At- 
torney, Corporation  Trust  Co.  of 
America,  Dover. 


The  Week's  Headlines 


Columbus,  O.  —  Knickerbocker 
Amusement  Co.,  Columbus.  Capital 
$100,000.  Incorporators,  M.  Gumble 
and  E.  Hoover. 


Columbus,  O. — Ravinson  Music  Co., 
Youngstown.  Capital  $10,000.  In- 
ccrporators,  M.  Dreyfus  and  J.  Drey- 

fu.';. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Forum  Produc- 
tions, New  York.  Incorporators,  E. 
Rafiierty,  J.  Elliot  and  E.  Clarke. 


Dover,  Del. — A.  L.  Erlanger  En- 
terprises, Inc.,  Wilmington.  Capital 
$4,000,000. 


Monday 

Fiur-ous    reported   about    to    take   over    Scliine 

circuit    in    Upper    New    York.      About    30 

houses   involved. 
Samuel     Goldwyn     flays     booking     combines. 

Sees     them     tlireatening    market     abroad. 
Abel    Gance   making    "Napoleon'    in    France. 

Universal    plans    one    here. 
Oscar      Price      signs      Jack      Dempsey      and 

Estelle    Taylor    lor    "Manhattan    Madness". 
Six   Film    Boards    of    Trade    being    organized 

in    Canada. 

Tuesday 
Loew    to    build    new    houses    in    Birmingham, 

Atlanta    and    Norfolk,    Va. 
Tax    figures    for    1924    way    below    those    of 

1923.      Average    drop    about    65%. 
First    National    to    develop    several    featured 

players    into    stars. 
Samuel     Goldwyn     secures     Henry     King     to 

direct     one     picture,     "Stella     Dallas",     by 

arrangement   with    Ritz. 
Ninety    companies    formed     during    February 

with   capital   of   $18,957,000. 
Metro-Goldwyn    to    make    Verne's    "Mysteri- 
ous    Island"      with     Williamson     undersea 

process. 

Wednesday 
United    Artists    signs    Rudolph    Valentino    on 

long    term    contract. 
Famous     Players    reported    to     be    the    only 

barrier    in     the     way     of     Badger     Theaters 

Corp.      in      operation      of      their      booking 

combine. 
Al     Lichtman     sues     Harry     Koplar     in     St. 

Louis    for    $75,000,    for   alleged    activity    in 

swinging    St.    Louis    theater    deals. 
Kansas   lifts    censorship    decree. 


Monty  Banks  seeks  $100,000  damages  from 
Grand-Asher   over    "Racing    Luck". 

M.  P.  Capital  Corp.  places  new  stock  issue 
on  the  market. 

Thursday 

Mid-West  Circuit  invades  the  South.  Talk 
of  big   booking  combine   in   the   Northwest. 

Warners  take  over  Pantages  theater'  in 
Portland.  Sign  Sid  Chaplin  and  confirm 
the  long-pending  deal  with  John  Barry- 
more. 

Friday 

Abe  Warner  to  demand  expression  of  at- 
titude from  Famous,  F'irst  National  and 
Metro-Goldwyn  regarding  Mid-West  cir- 
cuit. 

Cases  totaling  11,197  settled  through  arbi- 
tration in  1924.  In  money,  this  involved 
$2,119,622. 

Silliman  interests,  Milwaukee  buy  four 
houses  there  and  plan  another.  Further 
expansion  looked  for. 

Kansas  censorship  of  news  reel  and  com- 
edies  repealed. 

\V.   A.   Steffes  reported  conferring  with  other 
Allied   State   leaders    on   booking   combines. 
Saturday 

Famous  profits  for  1924  total  $5,422,349. 
Douglas  MacLean  signed  on  long-term 
contract. 

A.  S.  Beck,  former  shoe  dealer  buys  out 
Yost   circuit    of   seven    theaters. 

Short  Subject  Quarterly,  Spring  edition  ap- 
pears. Sering  D.  Wilson  and  Co.,  plan 
26  exchanges  to  handle  shorts.  Educa- 
tional to  build  or  acquire  20  short  sub- 
ject theaters.  Children's  matinees  set 
forth  by  sponsors  as  means  to  create 
good-will. 


Plan  to  Produce  "Badges" 

Chicago — When  Madge  Kennedy 
and  Gregory  Kelly  complete  their 
Chicago  run  of  the  stage  play, 
"Badges,"  they  will  star  in  a  film 
version,  according  to  Jules  Hurtig, 
tlieir  manager,  who  will  build  a 
temporary  studio  near  Douglaston, 
Long  Island. 


Changes   Policy  in   Brantford 

Brantford,  Ontario — Ernie  Moule, 
owner  of  the  Temple,  announces  a 
complete  change  of  policy  for  his 
house,  including  the  raising  of  prices 
five  cents. 


B.  &  K.  Broadcasting 

Chicago — Balaban  and  Katz  have 
installed  a  radio  sending  outfit  in 
the  Chicago,  in  charge  of  Edward 
Carrier,  recently  of  Ascher   Bros. 


Dover,  Del. — Kyle's  National  Pro- 
ductions, Inc.;  Wilmington.  Capital 
$50,000. 


Dover,  Del. — A.  L.   Erlanger,  Inc., 
Wilmington.     Capital   $2,000,000. 


New   Paramount   Exploiteer 

Kansas  City — Earl  Cunningham, 
former  newspaperman,  has  been  as- 
signed to  the  local  Paramount  office 
as   exploitation   man. 


Fox's  Monroe,  Chicago,   Robbed 

Chicago — Robbers  held  up  a  rep- 
resentative of  Fox's  Monroe  and 
made   away  with  that  day's  receipts 


Theater  Changes 

Harlingen,  Texas — W.  Hall  and  J. 
Pickens,  Jr.,  both  of  Dallas,  have  ac- 
quired the  Rialto  from  Mrs.  E.  Lock- 
hart.  Hall  was  formerly  with  South- 
ern States  Film  and  the  latter  sold 
Metro-Goldwyn  out  of  Dallas. 


Seattle — Jack  O'Brien  has  been  ap- 
pointed assistant  manager  of  the  Blue 
Mouse  theater  and  will  also  have 
charge  of  musical  presentations. 


St.  Louis — J.  P.  Murphy  has  sold 
the  Idle  Wild,  East  St.  Louis,  to  J. 
G.  Thomas  a  grocer. 


"Manicure  Girl"  Cast  Complete 
With  the  addition  of  Hale  Hamil- 
ton for  "The  Manicure  Girl",  the 
cast  is  now  complete.  Supporting 
Bebe  Daniels  are,  Edmond  Burns, 
Hale  Hamilton,  Dorothy  Gumming, 
Charlotte  Walker,  Ann  Brody,  Marie 
Shotwell  and  Mary  Foy.  Frank 
Tuttle  is  directing. 


Buy  Vivian's  Three   Houses 

Seattle — Messrs.  Ulch  and  Ruth 
have  bought  out  B.  B.  Vivian's  in- 
terests in  Mt.  Vernon,  and  are  now 
operating  the  Rex,  Mission  and 
Vernon. 


Friars'  Frolic  to  be  Held  March  29 

The  annual  Friars'  Frolic  will  be 
held  at  the  Manhattan  O.  H.  on 
March  29,  instead  of  March  8,  as 
originally   planned. 


Stivak  Sells  One,  Buys  Another 

St.  Louis — I.  Stivak,  who  sold  the 
Choteau  to  P.  Kichoff,  has  taken 
over  the  Lowell  on  North  Broadway, 
formerly  conducted  by  Steve  Chulick. 


Cut  Matinee  Prices 
Toronto — Pantages  and  the  Hippo- 
drome are  advertising  matinee  prices 
at  25   cents  all  through  the   house. 


Among  Exchangemen 

Detroit — Syd  Hakford,  who  recent- 
ly resigned  from  Fox,  has  joined  the 
W.  D.  Ward  sales  force.  Ward  open- 
ed his  own  exchange  last  week,  hand- 
ling the  Preferred  product  in  Michi- 
gan. 


St.  Louis— Sol  ("Battling")  Ross, 
of  Portland,  Ore.,  and  Los  Angeles, 
has  joined  the  local  Universal  stafif 
nnd  has  been  assigned  to  Southern 
Illinois. 


Philadelphia — John   Gill   has  joined 
Masterpiece    Films. 


New  Theaters 

Miami,  Fla.  —  The  southwest 
corner  of  Sixth  St.  and  15th  Ave. 
has  been  selected  by  the  Miami 
Amusement  Co.  as  the  site  for  theii 
new  theater  to  be  erected  this  sum- 
mer. Plans  call  for  an  expenditure 
of  $300,000. 


Philadelphia — Eugene  Rothwell  and 
Walter  Rothwell,  of  Willow  Grove, 
will  build  a  theater  there  in  the  near 
future.  Work  is  expected  to  starti 
in  the  spring. 


Ludington,  Mich. — A  new  $100,- 
000  theater  will  replace  the  ok 
Lyric  as  soon  as  work  can  be  starjt 
ed,  according  to  Fitzpatrick  f 
McElroy. 


Utica,    N.    Y. — The   new    Olympic 
at    Lafayette    and    Washington    Sts., 
will    be    ready    in    about    two    wee! 
W.  H.  Linton  is  the  owner.    It  seal 
300. 


Hebbronville,  Texas. — The  neJ 
house  built  by  J.  W.  Prior  will  opel 
in  a  few  days.  Don  P.  Cruz  wi| 
manage. 


Anacortes,  Wash. — A  new  house  isi 
planned  for  Anacortes,  construction 
on   which   will   start   immediately. 


Sedro  Wooley,  Wash.— C.  W.  Led-S 
derle  will  open  his  new  house  here! 
a  450  seater,  on  April  1. 


Parkin,  Ark. — G.  Carey,  operating, 
the  Dixie  in  Wynne,  has  opened  his 
new  house  on  Beale  St. 


Seattle — L.  R.  Stradley's  newi 
Cheerio  on  Queen  Anne  Hill  has  beeni 
opened.     It  seats  700. 


Genesee,  Ida. — M.  Erickson  is 
erecting  a  new  house  here.  He 
will  open  soon. 


Bellingham,    Wash. — M.    H.    New-.] 
man  opened  the   Grand  this  week. 


Beaverton,  Ore. — The  new  Beaver-it 
ton  has  been  opened  by  White. 


Many  in  St.   Louis  Territory  Sold  I 

St.  Louis — Many  theaters  in  thij 
territory  have  changed  hands  recent 
ly,  among  them: 

The  Majestic,  Bowling  Green, 
Mo.,  to  Harry  Cinnamon,  by  O.  W, 
Hall;  Empress,  Haiti,  Mo.,  to  J.  L. 
Dorris;  New  Haven,  New  Haven, 
Mo.,  to  Sheible  &  Lannot;  Gem. 
Lcachville,  Ark.,  to  E.  M.  Howard, 
by  J.  Boyd;  Selba,  Central  City,  Ky., 
to  Gish  &  Miller;  Pitte,  Greenville, 
Ky.,  to  J.  Jourdaine;  New,  Pang- 
burn,  Ark.,  to  E.  E.  Bailey;  Dixie, 
New  Madrid,  Mo.,  to  John  Thomp- 
son; Royal,  Marvel,  Ark.,  to  Cole  &I 
Anderson;  Little  Gem,  Russellville, 
Ark.,  to  W.  A.  Sinclair;  Crescent, 
St.  Francisville,  III.,  to  G.  Shouse; 
Terry,  Campbell,  Mo.,  to  Lyric 
Amusement  Co.,  by  R.  S.   Medley. 


Pantages  Starts   on  New  Policy 

Vancouver,  B.  C. — The  Pantages 
theater  has  inaugurated  a  continuous 
program   of   vaudeville    and    pictures. 


"The  situations  evoked  hilari- 
ous laughter." 

— Mordaunt  Hall 

N.  Y.  Times 

"A  snappy  comedy  that  effer- 
vesces and  bubbles  merrily  to 
a  thrilly  climax." 

— Dorothy  Herzog 
N.  Y.  Daily  Mirror 


Its  Laughing 
Lightning! 


t 


Everybody  Says  it's  a 
Comedy  WOW! 


"I  haven't  liked  this  young  man 
as  much  in  any  picture  as  I  do 
in  'Introduce  Me.' " 

— Louella  Parsons 
N.  Y.  American 

"  'Introduce  Me'  is  a  'sure-fire 
hit,'  in  which  Douglas  Mac- 
Lean  outshines  all  his  previous 

efforts." 

— Regina  Cannon 
N.  Y.  Eve.  Graphic 

"It    is    the    perfect    comedy. 

Don't  miss  it." 

— Harriette  Underhill 
N.  Y.  Herald-Tribune 

"Hair-raising  thrills  with  un- 
derlying comedy." 

— George  Gerhard 
N.  Y.  Eve.  World 


"You  will  howl  at  'Introduce 

Me.' " 

— Rose  Pelswick 
N.  Y.  Eve.  Journal 

"Douglas  MacLean  in  one  of 
those  swift  rolling   films   like 

'The  Hottentot.' " 

— Mildred  Spain 

N.  Y.  News 

"Douglas    MacLean's   appear- 
ance on  the  screen  is  a  cue  for 

real  fun." 

— Peter  Milne 
N.  Y.  Telegraph 

"A  series  of  screamingly  funny 

adventures." 

— N.  Y.  Eve.  Bulletin 

"  'Introduce  Me'  attains   high 

peaks  of  merriment." 

— Frank  Vreeland 
N.  Y.  Eve.  Telegram 


You'll  roar  and  roll  out  of  your  seats  at 

Douglas  MacLean 

"Introduce  Me" 


Physical  Distributor 

Pathe  Exchange,  Inc. 


Released  by 

Associated  Exhibitors 

Arthur  S.  Kane  •  President 


Foreign  Representative 

Sidney  Garrett 


HOLLYWOOD 
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Associated  Exhibitors 

Monty  Banks  has  commenced 
work  on  "Keep  Smiling"  at  the  De- 
Mille  studios.  Gil  Pratt  and  Al 
Austin  are  directing.  Anne  Cornwall 
and   Robert   Edeson   are   in   the   cast. 


With  The  Independents 


Artclass  Pictures 

"Double  Action  Daniels"  is 
title  of  the  eighth  and  last  of 
current  Buffalo  Bill,  Jr.,  series. 


the 
the 


Famous  Players 

William  K.  Howard's  next  Zane 
Grey  will  be  "The  Light  of  Western 
Stars"  on  which  he  starts  tomorrow. 
It  will  be  made  principally  in  the 
Superstition  Mountains.  The  cast 
will  include  Jack  Holt,  Billie  Dove, 
Noah  Beery,  Alma  Bennett  and 
George    Nichols. 

Sidney  Olcott  has  completed  "The 
Charmer",    starring    Pola    Negri. 

Andre    de    Beranger  is   the   newest 
addition  to  the  cast  of  "Are  Parents 
People"?,    in    which    Betty    Bronson 
and    Florence    Vidor   have    the   prin-ji 
cipal   parts. 

Betty  Compson's  latest,  "Eve's 
Secret",  has  been  finished.  Clarence 
Badger  directed. 

Warner  Baxter  has  been  signed 
for  "Welcome  tlome",  the  next 
Jimmy  Cruze  picture,  the  cast  of 
which  includes  Lois  Wilson,  Luke^ 
Cosgrove  and  Lawrence  Gray.  Wal- 
ter Woods  is  writing  the  adaptation. 

The  next  William  de  Mille  pro- 
duction will  be  "Young  Wives". 
De  Mille  recently  arrived  from  the 
East,  where  he  made  "Men  and 
Women". 


A.yzvon  Film 

Bear  Prod,  will  shortly  start  on  a 
new  series  of  six  Westerns  for 
Aywon.  The  first  is  "Big  Bundle". 
Harry  Eraser  directed  at  the  Ray 
studios. 


Barsky  Productions 

Geno  Corrado  will  soon  start  on 
"The  Modern   Musketeer". 

"Makers  of  Men"  will  be  placed 
into  work  Monday. 


Chadwick  Picture^ 

Elaine  Hammerstein  has  been  en- 
gaged to  head  the  cast  of  "The 
Romance  of  an  Actress",  now  in 
work.  Others  are  Theodore  von 
Eltz,  Charles  Murray,  Stuart  Holmes, 
Derelys   Perdue   and  John   Sainpolis. 


Hercules  Productions 

Bruce  Mitchell  is  directing  Frank 
Merrill  in  "Shackled  Lightning"  at 
the  California  studios. 


Luntas  Film  Corp. 

The  cast  of  the  last  of  this  sea- 
son's Gotham  productions,  "Every 
Woman's  Secret",  has  been  complet- 
ed and  work  is  well  under  way.  It 
includes  Edith  Roberts,  Robert  Gor- 
don, Gaston  Glass,  Charles  Clary 
and  DeWitt  Jennings. 


Steiner  Productions 

Ford  Beebe's  "The  Shield  of 
Silence",  in  which  Leo  Maloney  and 
Tom  London  are  featured,  has  been 
cut  and   edited. 

"Lightning",  the  horse,  and  Pete 
Morrison  will  be  featured  in  a  new 
series  of  Westerns.  The  first,  "The 
Empty  Saddle",  will  be  ready  in 
April   and   one   a    month   thereafter. 


F.  B.  O. 

Lou  Baum,  of  Gothic  Prod.,  will 
leave  soon  for  New  York. 

Fred  Thompson  is  working  on  his 
latest  picture,   "The   Bandit's    Baby". 

Lefty  Flynn  and  his  director, 
Harry  Garson,  are  on  location  at 
Oceanside,  working  on  "Speed  Wild". 
Ethel    Shannon    is    in    the    cast. 

Yakima  Canutt  is  making  "Empty 
Corrals"  under  Ben  Wilson's  direc- 
tion. 

Bob  Custer  is  working  on  "Go 
Easy,  Young  Fellow",  one  of  the 
Goldburg  series. 


First  National 

Dimitri  Buchowetzki  has  started 
work  on  "Graustark"  starring  Norma 
Talmadge.  Frances  Marion  collabo- 
rated on   the   adaptation. 

Beatrice  Benton  has  been  signed 
for  "The  Talkers",  the  Sam  Rork 
production   now   in   work   at   United. 

Irving  Cummings  is  directing 
"Just  A  Wom^n",  in  which  Conway 
Tearle,  Claire  Windsor  and  Percy 
Marmont  play  the  leads. 

Doris  Kenyon  and  Anna  Q. 
Nilsson  will  appear  in  "The  Vien- 
nese Medley",  which  will  be  started 
on  about  April   15. 


Fox 

"Once  to  Every  Man",  by  Larry 
Evans,  has  been  finished  by  John 
Ford. 

"Married  in  Transit",  directed  by 
R.  William  Neill,  is  completed.  "The 
Best  Man"  was  the  title  under  which 
this  picture  was   made. 


J.     Farrell     MacDonald    has 
signed   for  a  role  in  "Lightnin' 


been 


Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

Erich  von  Stroheim  has  finished 
"The  Merry  Widow".  Mae  Murray 
and  John   Gilbert  head  the  cast. 

Malcolm  MacGregor  and  Pauline 
Starke  have  been  added  to  the  stock 
company. 

Sally  O'Neill  is  the  name  of  the 
unknown  girl  to  be  featured  by  Mar- 
shall Neilan  in  a  story,  as  yet  un- 
titled. William  Haines  plays  oppo- 
site. Others  are  Charlie  Murray, 
Ford  Sterling  and  Hank  Mann. 

Reginald  Barker  and  technical  sl^aff 
of  "The  White  Desert"  are  in  the 
Colorado  Motmtains  searching  for 
locations. 

Robert  Z.  Leonard  has  signed 
Robert  Florey  as  technical  director 
for  "Time,  the  Comedian",  work  on 
which   has   just   started. 

Lew  Lipton  has  joined  the  scenario 
staff.  He  was  formerly  with  Uni- 
versal. 


"Escape"    has    been 
Exquisite   Sinner". 


rctitled    "The 


Universal 

Cliff  Smith  is  directing  Jack  Hoxie 
in  "The  White  Outlaw".     Marceline ' 
Day   plays   the   lead. 

Work  has  started  on  "The  Daugh- 
ter of  the  Dons",  directed  by 
Herbert  Blache,  starring  Hoot  Gib- 
son. 

Filming  of  "I'll  Show  You  the 
Town"  has  been  held  up  several 
days  because  of  the  illness  of  Regin- 
ald  Denny. 

Josie  Sedgwick  is  preparing  for 
her  third,  "The  Ropin'  Venus",  to 
be  made  by  Ernst  Laemmle.  Jack 
Mower  will  play  the  male  lead. 

Edward  Sloman  will  direct  House 
Peters  in  "The  Titans",  a  recent  pur- 
chase. 

Of  the  sixty-two  pictures  on  the 
1925-26  schedule,  there  still  remains 
11    stories   to   be   purchased. 

Universal  has  purchased  a  story 
the  theme  of  which  deals  with  the 
discovery  of  the  North  Pole.  This 
will  be  a  1925-26  release. 


E. 

ri^:s 


D.     Sedgwick's 
for  three  years. 


new     contract    I 


Pathe 

"Black  Cyclone"  has  been  decided 
on  as  the  title  of  "Black  Thunder", 
in  which  Rex,  the  horse,  is  featured. 
A    Roach    production. 


'The    Whole    Town's    Talking"    is 


I  • 

ya  new  story  purchase. 

Lois  Weber,  has  been 
charge  of  all  adaptations 
tinuties. 


Producers  Distributing 

Renaud  Hoffman  is  cutting  and 
editing  "Private  Affairs"  formerly 
"The  Ledger  of  Life."  In  the  cast 
are  Gladys  Hulette,  Robert  Agnew, 
Mildred  Harris,  David  Butler,  Ar- 
thur Hoyt  and  Betty  Francisco. 

George  F.  Marion,  Jr.,  has  com- 
pleted titling  "Friendly  Enemies", 
with    Weber    and    Fields. 

Paul  Powell  has  started  "The  Aw- 
ful Truth"  at  the  Peninsula  Studios. 
Agnes    Ayres    is    starred. 

W.  G.  Crothers,  formerly  with 
Metro-Goldwyn  will  handle  De  Mille 
casting   work   under   Lou    Goodstadt. 


Schulberg  Prod. 

Gasnier  has  returned  from  his 
vacation  to  New  York  and  has  al- 
ready started  work  on  "Faint  Per- 
fume",   by    Zona    Gale. 


United  Artists 

Douglas  Fairbanks  is  in  the  sixth 
week  of  "Don   Q". 

Shooting  on  "Little  Annie  Rooney" 
will   begin  in  another  week. 

Sally  Long  will  appear  with 
Rudolph  Valentino  in  "The  Hooded 
Falcon".     Production  at  United. 


placed    in 
and    con- 


Vitagraph 

"In  the  Garden  of  Charity",  made 
by  J.  Stuart  Blackton,  has  been  re- 
titled   "Tides   of   Passion". 

Alice  Calhoun  has  been  loaned  to 
Fox  for  one  picture. 


Warner  Brothers 

Herman  Raymaker  is  directing 
"Below  the  Line",  with  Rin-Tin-Tin. 

"Eve's  Lover",  directed  by  Roy 
Del  Ruth,  and  featuring  Irene  Rich 
and    Bert    Lytell,    has    been    finished. 

"Kiss  Me  Again",  is  now  being 
cut  and  titled.  "Hero  Stuff"  has  also 
been  finished.  It  was  directed  by 
William  Beaudine  and  stars  Dorothy 
Dcvore   and    Matt   Moore. 

Huntly  Gordon's  first  picture  un- 
der his  new  contract  will  be  "The 
Golden  Cocoon".  Helene  Chadwick 
will  appear  opposite. 

1  ..rry  Beaumont  starts  work  next 
week  on  "Rose  of  the  World".  In 
the  cast  will  be  Marie  Prcvost,  Allan 
Forrest,  Rockcliffe  Fellowes,  Alec 
Francis    and    Pauline    Garon. 

Warner's  new  radio  station,  KFW 
B  has  opened.     Mayor  Cryer,  of  Los 
eles,  officiated  at  the  opening. 

Gayne  Whitman,  now  appearing  in 
the    stage    play,    "Sweet    Seventeen''  ' 
has  been  signed  on  a  long  term  con- 
tract,   following   his    present    engage- 
ment. 


THE 


Sunday,  March  15,  1925 

Newspaper  Opinions 

"Argentine   Love" — F.   P.-L. 
I  Strand,    Omaha 

I  WORLD  HKKAI.n—*  *  *  There  isn't  a 
Ycat  deal  ot  oriRinality  nor  strenprth  to  the 
lot    but    the    colorful     atmosphere    and    the 

Ishly  romantic   flavoring   make   this   produc- 
m    rather    interesting.   •   •  • 


"As   Man   Desires"— 1st    Nat'l. 
State,  Los  Angeles 

(Week   ending    March   7) 
IkXAMINER— *  *  *    If    for    nothing    else, 
lo    film    would    be    notable    because    it    sup- 
jies   Viola    Dana   with    the   best   role   of   her 
ireer.  •  *   •  ,  „ 

^HERAI-D — *  *  *     The     honors     for     all- 
f-ound    histrionic    achievement    go    to    Milton 
ills,     who    portrays    the    leading    male    role 
ith    a    sympathy    and    understanding    seldom 
und    on    the    screen.   *   *   * 
NEWS — '   *  *   Viola   Dana   plays   opposite 
lis    in    the    role    of    Pandora    and    gives    a 
'  lendid     characterization.   ♦   *   • 
UECORD — *   *  *     More     than     the     usual 
iiiil>er    of    thrills    is    provided    for    the    fight 
!io  seeks  spectacular  rough  and  tumble 
•  •  • 

Fox,   Philadelphia 

•  I  INQUIRER— *   *   *   IMilton   Sills,  is  better 

."   than   he   was   in   the   "Sea   Hawk.  "     The 

:    scenes   of   Tahiti   ar»   remarkable.      Be- 

they   arc   almost   as   vivid   as   the   can- 

-  -    and    water    colors    of    famous    artists 

.     have    visited     this     quaint    and    strange 

the     producers      deserve     more      than 

:.'    mention. 

'KTII  AMERICAN—*  *  *  a  melo- 
1  of  the  south  seas  variety,  bristling 
renegades,  derelicts  and  fallen  women 
.'.  nothing  of  man-to-man  battles  of 
ss  par  excellence.  Sills  knows  how 
_'nt  in  he-man  fashion,  and  he  is  given 
i    opportunity    to    prove    it.   *   *  * 


The    Beauty    Prize" — Metro-Gold. 
World,  Omaha 

iRI.D-HERALD— *  *  *  Here  is  a 
■  ation  of  sparkling  comedy  and  strong 
n  interest,  that  gives  the  star,  Viola 
plenty  of  opportunity  to  wear  snappy 
;:g   suits   and   beautiful    gowns.   *  ♦  • 


"Captain  Blood"— Vitagraph 
Crystal,    Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  It  is  a  spectacular  produc- 
>D  of  the  days  of  1685,  with  scenes  in 
igland  and  along  the  coast  of  the  British 
est    Indies.  *  ♦  * 


Cheaper  to  Marry" — Metro-Gold. 
State,    Boston 

GLOBE — *  *  *  a  photoplay  bringing  a 
ithing  indictment  against  the  modern 
idency    to    tear    down    conventions.   *  *  * 


?he     Chorus     Lady"— Prod.     Dist. 
Corp. — Fay's,    Rochester 

HER.\LD— Ralph    Ince   *   *   *    l,as    carried 
er    into    the    moving    picture    medium    this 


jnd    old    comedy  '  success 


He    has 


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lowed     the     Forbes     scheme     of     the     play 
'Sely,     and    has     given     it     the     flavor     and 
osphcre    of    the    original. 


;hu    Chin    Chow"— Metro-Goldwyn 
Pantages,  San  Francisco 

(Week   ending   March    7) 
'•ULLETIN — For     flaming     color,     thrill 
.action    and    heart-warming    romance,    no 
're    within    recent    date    has    pleased     as 

as    "Chu    Chin    Chow."  *  *  * 

\T,L    AND    POST—'  *  *    The    produc- 

1     itself     is    an     elaborate     edition     of    the 

itiian    Nights   legend   of   Ali    Baba   and    the 

'■.'    Thieves.   *  •  • 

^R.-\LD — *  *  *   There    isn't    much   scope 

•pcctacular     effect    in    the    picturization 

what    there    is,    is    made    the    most    of 

I  WS — *   *  •     The     complications     come 

-     and    fast,    the    production    is    flawless 

Betty    Blythe    scores    a    success    in    her 

racterization     of     the    leading    role.   •  *  * 


DAILV 


CALL    AND    POST— *  *  *    The    play    is 

one  of  the  best  the  Granada  has  had  for 
a     long     time.   •   •   * 

CHRONICLE— •  *  *  Meighan  is  all  that 
he  should  be  as  Tom,  and  Lila  Lee  brings 
her  dark  beauty  back  to  his  pictures  to 
play    with    him.   *   •   * 

EX.V.M  I.NER — Big  scenes  in  the  Alabama 
coal  mines  make  "Coining  Through"  an 
especially    impressive    picture.   *   *   * 

HERALD — *  *  *  shows  Meighan  in  a 
role  somewhat  less  virtuously  heroic 
than  a  number  of  his  recent  ones — which 
is    cause    for    thankfulness.   *   *   * 

NEWS — *  *  *  The  picturesqueness  of 
tile  scene  cannot  be  disputed,  but  with  all 
of  its  virile  action  it  seems  hardly  up  to 
the    Meighan    standard.   *   *   * 


"Dante's    Inferno" — Fox 
Strand,  Rochester 

HERALD — *  *  *  Aside  from  its  general 
interest  and  spectacular  and  dramatic  na- 
ture, ''Dante's  Inferno."  is  a  revelation  of 
the  possibilities  of  the  motion  picture  camera. 


"Coming  Through"- F.    P.-L. 
Granada,   San  Francisco 

(Week    ending   March    7) 
rXLETIN—'  *  *    Meighan's    new    film 
■rhaps     his     best     since     the     memorable 
A-    Home   and    Broke."  ♦  *  * 


"The    Dark   Swan"— Warner's 
Karlton,    Philadelphia 

NORTH  AMERICAN— With  three  prin- 
cipals of  exceptional  acting  ability  and  a 
plot  that  develops  an  interesting  love  tri- 
angle, '"The  Dark  Swan."  *  *  *  proves  a 
film    of    more    than    ordinary    merit. 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  *  *  variations  on 
the  old  theme  of  the  dark  horse  in  the  race. 
The  race  is  by  two  women  and  the  goal 
is  one  man.  There  is  also  the  secondary 
and  equally  popular  theme  of  the  plain 
girl  who  gets  prettier  and  prettier  as  the 
reels    and    the    plot    run    along. 

RECORD— The  net  result  is  that,  while 
tlic  picture  is  interesting  and  well  done, 
it  will  be  disappointing  to  those  who  liked 
the   book. 


"Dick    Turpin"— Fox 
Monroe,    Chicago 

JOURNAL—*  *  *  His  (Tom  Mix)  tried 
and-true  recipe  for  Mixian  grandeur  has 
so    many    added    ingredients    you    almost    wish 

for    binoculars    so    as    not    to    miss    anything. 

*   »   » 

Delmonte,  St.  Louis 

GLOBE-DEMOCRAT-*  *  *  Withi  the 
exception  of  the  change  of  locale  from  the 
Western  United  States,  and  the  addition 
of  plumes,  satins  and  laces  to  riding  togs 
the  film  is  a  typical  Tom  Mi.x  effort.  Mix 
fans  will  find  everything  to  their  liking  in 
it,  from  spectacular  horseback  riding,  rob 
beries,  the  rescue  of  fair  ladies  and  the 
foiling  of  villians  to  an  early  English  prize 
fight,    sword   duels   and   a    love    theme.  *  •  ♦ 

POST-DISPATCH—*  *  *  Like  all  of 
Mix'  pictures,  there  is  plenty  of  action  in 
it — racing  up  and  down  cliffs,  crossing 
moats   and    bogs,    and   even    a   prize    fight. 


"The    Dixie    Handicap"  —  Metro- 
Goldwyn — Apollo,  Indianapolis 

ST.-\R — *  *  *  In  spite  of  the  fact  that 
the  story  could  be  recited  in  advance  by 
any  one  who  has  ever  heard  of  horse  rac- 
ing in  Kentucky  it  holds  the  interest 
throughout  and  rises  to  a  high  dramatic 
pitch    at    the   climax.  ♦  ♦  ♦ 


"East  of   Suez"— F.   P.-L. 
Madison,    Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  It  is  entertaining, 
was  lavishly  produced  and  presents  Miss 
Negri  in  a  brand  new  setting,  but  the 
story  is  somewhat  lame.  The  change  in 
setting  has  not  helped  Pola  a  great  deal 
The  role  allotted  to  her  is  highly  emotional, 
and  throughout  the  six  reels  the  Polish  star 
is    "emoting"    all   over    the   place.   *  *   * 

Piccadilly.    Rochester 

DEMOCRAT    AND     CHRONICLE—*  • 

*    It   is   not    a    pleasant   picture,    but    it    holds 
the    interest    throughout.   *   *  * 

-Pola  Negri  is  the  same  in  this  picture 
as  she  has  been  in  the  past.  The  beautiful 
popular,  appealing  woman,  she  acts  it  with 
her  usual  precision.  Her  costumes  are 
nothing     short     of     magnificent.   ♦  »   * 

HERALD — The  plot  is  melodramatic  and 
the  situations  exotic  enough  to  please  all 
lovers  of  unusual  adventure  stories.  It  is 
not  a  highly  artistic  production  .although 
many  of  the  details  are  above  the  average, 
and  probably  a  good  deal  more  could  have 
been  made  of  the  material.  But  it  should 
afford  entertainment  to  those  who  like  a 
story    of    this    kind. 


New  York  Reviews 

Newspaper  reviews  of  fea- 
tures at  Broadway  theaters  ap- 
pear on  page  14,  this  issue. 


JOURNAL     AND     POST     EXPRESS— 

Lovers  of  stories  with  China  as  a  setting 
will  enjoy  "East  of  Suez,"  *  ♦  •  even 
though  Chinese  residents  of  Rochester  last 
night    asked    police     to    censor     the    picture. 

If  "East  of  Suez"  is  to  be  censored, 
however,  nine  out  of  ten  pictures  with  the 
socalled  American  "underworld"  as  a  set- 
ting also  should  be  cut  as  derogatory  to 
the    people    of    the    United    States. 

TIMES-UNION — *  *  *  very  satisfying  as 
to  atmosphere  and  color,  the  settings  having 
considerable  beauty  and  the  details  of  every 
scene  apparently  having  been  worked  out 
with  much  care.  The  story  is  melodram- 
atic but  is  unfolded  with  a  curious  slow- 
ness not  at  all  out  of  character  with  the 
plot. 


"Enticement"— 1st  Nat'l. 
Metro,   Washington 

HERALD  —  *  *  *  "Enticement,"  with 
Mary  Astor  and  Ian  Keith  in  the  principal 
roles,  is  one  of  the  finest  pictures  of  the 
year.  Miss  Astor  is  surprisingly  well  fitted 
for  the  mature  side  of  her  role.  Usually 
cast  in  a  girlish  picture  that  calls  for  little 
acting,  this  opportunity  has  liroved  her 
ability.   *  *  * 

STAR — *  *  *  a  swift-moving  absorbing 
story  following  the  gay  life  of  a  young 
American  girl  who  strives  to  maintain  the 
status  of  freedom  and  uncoiiventionality 
which  she  learned  during  her  war  service 
in    France.   *   *   * 


"Excuse  Me" — Metro-Goldwryn 
Sun,  Omaha 

WORLD-HERALD—*  *  *  The  picture  is 
a  farce  comedy  built  for  laughs  only  and 
it     accomplishes     that     purpose.   *   *   * 

Eastman,  Rochester 

DEMOCRAT  AND  CHRONICLE— Add 
to  the  humor  of  the  theme,  the  delightful 
playing  of  Conrad  Nagel  and  Norma 
Shearer  *  *  *  it  becomes  apparent  that  the 
film  will  duplicate  the  acclaim  which 
greeted     the    legitimate    stage    version.   *  *  * 

HERALD — Clever  as  the  sub-titles  are 
they  cannot  produce  the  effect  of  the 
spoken    word. 

There  are  some  excellent  movie  situations 
in  the  play.  The  brightest  comedy  is 
achieved    bv    Bert    Roach.   *  *  * 

JOURNAL  AND  POST  EXPRESS— It 
is  obviously  broad  farce  with  no  attempt 
at    subtlety. 


"The   Flaming   Forties"- Prod.   Dist. 
Corp. — Rialto,    Milwaukee 

SENTINEL— Harry  Carey  has  a  role 
much  more  to  his  measure  than  recent  ones 
in  "The  Flaming  Forties,"  an  adaptation 
of  Bret  Harte's  story,  "Tennessee's  Part- 
ner," which  is  at  once  amusing  and  enter- 
taining.  •   •  * 


"The  Goose  Hangs  High"— F.  P.-L. 
Stanley,    Philadelphia 

l.NQUIREK— *  •  "  splendid  entertain- 
ment. *  •  •  Pictures  like  this  one  make 
the  screen  worth  while.  It  shows  that 
young  Americans  arc  true  blue,  even  if 
ihev  do  love  good  times,  and  it  gives  a 
valuable  insight  into  the  real  character  of 
must    of   our    American    families. 

.N'ORTH  AMERICAN —  "Th  c  Goose 
Hangs  High."  strikes  a  note  of  genuine 
humanncss  that  is  so  often  missed  in  photo- 
play    productions. 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  *  *  good,  whole- 
some entertainment  in  the  story  of  the 
uUramodcrn,  superficially-selfish  young  peo- 
ple who.  when  they  are  brought  face  to 
f.ice  with  reality,  prove  themselves  equal 
to  the  emergency.  The  cast  is  excellent. 
*  •  « 

RECORD — *  *  *  one  of  the  most  inter- 
esting of  recent  releases.  *  *  *  Cruze  built 
a  photodrama  of  high  merit  and  charaC'.-r 
in   "The   Goose   Hangs    High." 


"Fifth  Avenue  Models" — Universal 
Forum,    Los    Angeles 

E.XAMINER- *  *  *  There  is  a  satis- 
factory blending  of  romance  and  drama  in 
this  Muriel  Hine  story,  which  was  adapted 
to  the  screen  from  that  writer's  "The  Best 
of    Life."   *   *   * 

NEWS — *  *  *  Svend  Gade,  is  responsible 
for  the  screen  version,  and  gives  to  the 
picture  a  fascinating  continental  touch  that 
makes    it     unusually     interesting.   *  •  * 

RECORD—*  *  *  interprets  in  excellent 
manner  the  blending  of  romance  and  drama 
of    the    story.   *  *   * 


"Flying    Hoofs" — Universal 
Cameo,  San  Francisco 

(Week    ending   March    7) 
C.M.L    AND    PO.ST— There    are    mystery 
and  thrills  galore  in  "Flying  Hoofs."     Hoxie 
appears    as    a    young    sheriff.   •  •   • 


"He     Who     Gets     Slapped"— Metro- 
Goldwyn — Palace,  Detroit 

FREE  I'RKS.S — *  *  *  Chancy  is  seen  as 
a  circus  clown  and  is  dressed  in  the  fan- 
tastic garb  which  distinguishes  these  circus 
comedians.  But  it  is  his  acting  that  com- 
mands attention  and  m.akes  of  this  picture 
one    of     the    best     of    the    season's    offering 


"The   Lady"— 1st   Nat'l. 
Olympia,    Boston 

GLOBE — "  *  *  presents  a  stirring  story 
of  the  adventures  of  a  plucky  English  girl 
who  is  determined  to  prove  that  despite 
her  humble  origin  she  is  "a  lady."  The 
scenes  are  laid  in  London,  at  Monte  Carlo, 
at    Marseilles    and    Havre.   '    '    * 

Walnut,  Cincinnati 

ENQUIRER — *  *  *  Aside  from  the  ex- 
cellence of  the  acting,  the  delineation  of 
the  principal  role,  and  the  quaintness  of 
the  settings  and  costumes  in  the  early 
seciuences  of  the  film,  "The  Lady"  is  only 
a    moderately    interesting    photodrama.   *    *   * 

TIMES-STAR — *  *  *  Norma  Talmadge's 
latest  starring  vehicle,  proved  such  a  popu- 
lar attraction  that  it  is  being  held  over  at 
the  Walnut  theacr  for  another  week.  *  *  ♦ 
The  plot  itself  is  theatrical,  but  Miss  Tal- 
madge's characterization  gives  it  plausibility. 
►   »   • 

Capitol,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS — *  *  *  gives  Norma  Tab 
madpe  an  opportunity  to  display  her  re- 
markable   powers    of    impersonation.   *  *   * 


"The    Lighthouse    By    The    Sea"— 

Warners — Union    Square,    San 

Francisco 

(Week    ending   March   7) 
EXAMINER— There      is      comedy      along 
with    the    thrills,    but    mainly    the    picture    is 
out-and-outi     melodrama     of     the     kind     that 
Owen    Davis    has    always    supplied 

IIER.ALD — *  *  *  The  story  is  melo- 
dramatic, forced  and  at  times  absurd.  But 
Rin-Tin-Tin  is  wholly  natural  and  a  rare 
pleasure  to  watch.  He  can't  save  the  story, 
but    he   does   bis   best.   *   *  • 

NEWS — *  *  *  Surely  no  possible  com- 
plaint could  be  registered  against  the 
phenomenal  acting  of  this  dog  in  his  latest 
picture.   *   *   * 


"Locked  Doors"— F.  P.-L. 
Ferry  Field,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS — *  '  *  William  DeMille 
has  handled  this  theme  in  original  manner 
and  has  provided  a  climax  which  is  both 
surprising  and  thrilling.  Roberts  is  cast 
as  the  father  of  the  bride  and  although  he 
is  prominent  throughout  the  entire  picture, 
his  ability  stands  out  most  forcibly  in  the 
realistic  fire  scene  which  brings  the  story 
to    a    rather    sensational    close.   »  *   * 

Strand,  Milwaukee 

SENTINEL — *  *  *  William  Dc  Mille  has 
done  some  excellent  work  in  his  direction, 
but  it  is  really  Betty  Compson  and  Theo- 
dore Roberts  who  are  the  saving  graces  of 
the    trite    story.   •  *   * 


"The  Lover  of  Camille" — Warners 
Colonial,  Indianapolis 
STAR — *  *  *  Marie  Prcvost  and  Monte 
Blue  are  cast  in  one  of  the  most  romantic 
dramas  of  their  screen  careers  in  'The 
Lover    of    Camille."  ♦  •  • 


THE 


DAILV 


Sunday,  March  15,  1925 


« 


"The   Mad   Whirl"— Universal 
Strand,   Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  "The  Mad  Whirl" 
is  a  Universal  production  with  a  strong 
cast  which  is  notabie  because  of  the  promi- 
nence of  the  members  and  because  of  the 
excellence  of  the  work  the  individual  mem- 
bers do  in  the  picture  at  hand.  The  an- 
nouncement of  "selected  for  type"  may 
mean  many  things,  but  in  this  case  it 
means  what  it  says,  for  it  is  difTicult  to 
conceive  of  persons  being  more  convincing 
in    their    respective    roles.   *   *   * 

Kings  and  Rivoli,  St.  Louis 

STAR — *  *  *  Scarcely  less  ornate  than 
"A  Thief  in  Paradise"  is  Aileen  Pringle's 
latest  picture,  "One  Year  to  Live."  *  •  * 
and  the  plot  is  as  pleasing  and  as  absurd. 
*  »  » 

Rialto,   Washington 

HERALD — *  *  *  another  epic  of  the 
jazz  age,  revealing,  with  clean,  consum- 
mate strokes  that  never  permit  subtlety  or 
subterfuge  to  supplant  the  facts,  a  story 
interpreted  with  effective  artistry  and 
marked  by  a  realism  that  at  times  even 
shocks  and  repels,  as  it  depicts  the  orgies 
of  the  fast  set,  the  idle  rich  who  mark  their 
days  by  the  "bromoi  seltzer  hour"  and 
the    hour    to    start    drinking.   ♦  *   ♦ 

STAR — *  *  *  The  story  is  simple  enough, 
but  all  through  it  there  are  exciting  scenes 
and   incidents   which   hold   the   interest.  *  *  • 


"Miss   Bluebeard"— F.   P.-L. 
Alhambra,   Milwaukee 

SENTINEL—*  *  *  Tlie  photoplay  is  a 
frothy  and  airy  farce,  not  necessarily  bou- 
doir, but  with  several  of  the  well  known 
bed  room  scenes  to  contribute  laughs  and 
views  of  modish  negligee.  It  has  been 
toned  down  considerably  from  its  some- 
what risque  stage  form  but  withal  is  con- 
sistently   good    fun.   *   ♦   * 


"The    Monster"— Metro-Gold. 
Garden,    Milwaukee 

SENTINEL — *  *  *  you  will  receive  a 
maximum  of  thrills  and  chills  from  this 
story  of  a  mad  surgeon  and  the  sinister 
sanitarium  in  which  he  conducts  Satanic 
experiments.   *   *   * 

Palace,  Washington 

HERALD—*  *  *  We  may  give  this  ad- 
vice, however,  to  the  lovers  of  thrilling 
movies.  This  is  an  excellent  specimen  of 
the  type  with  suddenly  appearing  hands 
self-closing    doors,    and    similar    devices.   *  * 

STAR — *  *  *  Do  not  think,  however 
that  the  picture  has  only  a  horrifyin.g  as- 
pect. On  the  contrary,  it  is  relieved 
throughout  by  a  vein  of  light  comedy  that 
keeps  the  emotions  see-sawing  from  shud- 
ders and  goose-pimply  re-actions  to  rollick- 
ing laughter.   *  *  * 


"New  Lives  for  Old"— F.  P.-L. 
McVicker's  Chicago 

AMERICAN— ♦  *  Betty  Compson,  who. 
impersonating  a  Paris  cafe  dancer,  gives 
one  of  the  best  performances  she  has  given 
in   ages.   *  *   • 


"New  Toys"— 1st   Nat'l. 
New  Garrick,  Minneapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  This  is  light  comedy  offer- 
ing Mr.  Barthelmess  in  something  quite  differ- 
ent from  his  past  pictures  and  tliough  it  is 
entertaining  this  capable  actor  is  not  nearly 
so  convincing  a  comedian  as  he  has  l)cen 
in  the  type  of  role  with  whioli  the  public 
is    so    familiar.   *  ♦  ♦ 

TRIBUNE— *  •  *  As  in  real  life,  Mary 
Hay  plays  the  part  of  Dick  Bartiielmess' 
wife,  and  proves  to  be  as  entertaining  a 
screen  actress  as  a  musical  comedy  star.   *  * 

Regent,  Rochester 

DEMOCRAT  AND  CHRONICLE— »  * 
*  finds  its  charm  in  the  acting  of  Richard 
Barthelmess  and  Mary  Hay,  rather  than 
in    the    plot    and    action. 

HERALD—*  *  •  a  long  drawn  out  do 
mestic  comedy  which  docs  not  succeed  in 
affording  much  amusement.  The  end  is 
of  decidedly  slap-stick  type  and  the  other 
parts  arc  generally  dull. 


JOURNAL  AND  POST  EXPRESS-* 
*  *  someone  has  missed  the  mark  in  this 
new  comedy.  One  waited  in  viin  for  a 
real  laugh.  There  was  none  until  some 
slap  stick  comedy  was  introduced  toward 
the    end    of    the    film. 

TIMES-UNION— Richard  Barthelmess  in 
farce  comedy  is  "something  else  again." 
And  it  is  something  so  unusual  as  to  be 
well  worth  seeing  though  one  comes  away 
convinced  that  light  comedy  is  decidedly 
not    the    forte    of    this    clever    star. 


"The   Only   Woman"— 1st   Nat'l. 
New  Aster,  Minneapolis 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  Although  an  absorbing 
romance  dominates  the  picture  a  series  of 
spectacular  incidents  are  interspersed,  cul- 
minating in  a  melodramatic  sea  storm  in 
which  a  yacht  is  wrecked  and  the  entire 
crew    is    washed    overboard.   *  *  * 

Alexandria  Egjrptian,   San  Francisco 

(Week    ending   March    7) 
BULLETIN— The     test     of     courage     and 
the     romantic     daring     of     the     screen     stars 
provide    a    thrilling    picture. 


"The  Painted  Lady"— Fox 
Moon,    Omaha 

WORLD-HERALD—*  *  *  Chester  Ben- 
nett, who  directed  the  production,  has  used 
too  much  coincidence  in  the  plot.  He  has, 
however,  managed  an  excellent  suspense  in 
the     development     of     the     cliinax.  *  *  * 


"Quo    Vadis"— 1st    Nat'l. 
Stillman,    Cleveland 

NEW.S — As  a  screen  spectacle  "Quo 
Vadis"  is  excellent,  but  as  movie  entertain- 
ment it  cannot  be  classed  as  better  than 
fair.  It  is  too  unwieldly,  too  ponderous 
to  hold  the  interest  except  in  a  few  scatter- 
ed   sequences.   *   *  * 

PLAIN-DEALER—*  *  *  It's  great;  it'e 
magnificient ;  it's  thrillingly  spectacular ;  it's 
filled  with  all  those  fine  qualities  which 
make    a    high-powered    spectacle.  ♦  ♦  * 

Adams,   Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  when  careful  direc- 
tion and  selection  of  an  excellent  cast  add 
to  the  story's  advantages  by  filming  the 
scenes  in  the  country  where  they  were  sup- 
posed to  have  occurred,  "Quo  Vadis?"  be- 
comes  a    truly   stirring   story.   *  *  ♦ 


"The  Rag  Man"— Metro-Gold. 
State,  St.  Louis 

GLOBE-DEMOCRAT— *  *  *  Jackie  is 
older,  it  is  true,  but  in  "The  Kid"  he  dis- 
played more  youthful  spontaneity  and  less 
studied  effort.  However,  he  runs  the  whole 
gamut  of  emotions  from  sudden  surprise  to 
pathetic   dejection.   *  ♦  • 

POST-DISPATCH— *  *  *  has  everything 
to  command  popularity  and  is  by  far  the 
best  thing  the  little  fellow  (Jackie  Coogan) 
has  done,  from  an  audience  standpoint,  since 
"The  Kid."  *  *  * 


"The  Re-Creation  of  Brian  Kent"— 
Principal — Rialto,    Omaha 

WORLD-HERALD—*  *  *  It  is  a  true 
translation  of  the  novel  that  has  been  read 
by    thousands.   *  *  * 

Kenneth  Harlan  presents  the  role  of  Brian 
Kent      with      a     sympathetic      understanding. 


"The    Redeeming    Sin"— Vitagraph 
California,   San   Francisco 

(Week    ending    March    7) 

BULLETIN-*  *  *  Alia  Nazimova  may 
he  credited  with  being  as  pleasing  a  motion 
picture  star  as  any  of  the  bright  folk  work- 
ing  before   the   grinding   camera    today.   *   *   * 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  "The  Re 
deeming  Sin"  is  filled  with  beautiful  photog- 
raphy, acting  and  action;  tells  a  passionate 
story  on  life  in  the  underworld  of  Paris 
ill  a  kaleidoscopic  manner  and  works  itself 
into  a  smashing  climax.  What  more  could 
one    ask?  *  *  * 

CHRONICLE— *  *  *  Nazimova  does 
much  remarkably  fine  acting  as  Joan.  She 
is  at  her  best  in  parts  of  this  sort,  and  her 
best    is    something    worth    seeing.   *   ♦   • 

EXAMINER — Nazimova  is  a  wonder.  In 
the  clothes  of  the  French  gamin  she  looks 
scarcely  sixteen.  And  how  her  screen 
technique    has    improved. 


HERALD—*  *  *  The  production  is  ela- 
borate and  expensive.  But  when  all  is 
over  you  cannot  help  wondering  what  it's 
all    about.  ♦  *  * 

NEWS — *  *  *  The  story  does  not  count 
so  much  in  this  production.  Nazimova 
does    count    much.   *   *   * 


"The    Red    Lily"— Metio-Goldwyn 
Metro,    Baltimore 

SUN — ^Wheil  a  full-length,  seven-reel  movie 
makes  you  lose  all  sense  of  time  and  reaches 
"The  End"  after  what  you  are  almost  ready 
to  swear  has  been  only  fifteen  or  twenty 
minutes,  you  can  rest  assured  you  have 
viewed  a  picture  of  parts  Such  a  picture 
is   "The   Red   Lily."  *  *  * 


"The  Roughneck"— Fox 
Reade's,  Cleveland 

NEWS—*  *  *  There  is  much  that  is 
colorful  and  vivid  about  the  atmosphere  in 
the  picture.  And  there  is  much  that  is 
hokum.   ♦   *   * 

PLAIN-DEALER—*  *  *  The  situations 
are  possible  but  highly  improbable.  There 
is  plenty  of  action  and  there  are  some 
good  "shots,"'  one  of  which  is  the  killing 
oi    tl:c    shark. 


"Sackcloth  and  Scarlet"— F.  P.-L. 
Lyric,    Cincinnati 

ENQUIRER-*  *  *  The  whole  course  of 
the  action  points  to  a  tragedy,  but  toward 
the  end  there  is  a  convenient  death,  and 
the    action    detours    o    a    happy    conclusion 

POST—*  *  *  With  a  little  knowledge  cf 
famous  divorce  scandals,  you  will  compre- 
hend a  reference  to  a  backwoods  guide. 
He   is  not  an   Indian.      But   there   is   a   baby. 

*  *  » 

TIMES-STAR—*  *  *  It  opens  with  Just 
about  as  frank  a  "vamping"  scene  as  can 
be  imagined,  a  handsome,  slow-witted 
mountain  guide  falhng  easy  prey  to  a  will- 
ful Eastern  society  girl  who  had  evidently 
come  away  from  home  without  a  ccpy  ot 
her  etiquette  book  and  **What  Every  Girl 
Should    Know."   *   *   * 

Allen,    Cleveland 

NEWS—*  *  *  Dorothy  Sebastian,  an  ex- 
Follies  girl,  looks  like  a  mighty  good  screen 
prospect.  As  the  younger  sister  she  is 
highly    satisfactory.       Alice    Terry    acts    very 

convincingly    and     looks     beautiful     at    times. 

*  *   * 

PLAIN-DEALER—*  *  *  In  view  of  cen- 
sorship, the  theme  is  a  daring  one,  but 
has  been  well  done  and  has  hccn  handled 
delicately   and   in   good   taste  and    form.      1  he 

picture    is,    nevertheless,    adult    entertainment. 
»   *    * 

TIMES—*  *  *  Alice  Terry  in  the  lead- 
ing  role. 

A    big    human    theme    is    developed.  *  *  * 


"Salome  of  the  Tenements"— F.  P.-L. 
Capitol,  Cincinnati 

ENQUIRER—*  *  *  Without  a  doubt,  it 
is  one  of  the  most  sympathetic  and  faith- 
fully drawn  pictures  of  life  in  New  York's 
Ghetto  district  that  has  yet  found  its  way 
into  motion  pictures.  It  is  superior  to 
"Humoresque"  because  it  is  free  from  the 
oozy  sentimentality  and  glaring  improb- 
abilities that  characterized  that  production. 
*   *   * 

TIMES-STAR—  *  *  It  does  not  live  up 
to  its  dramatic  possibilities,  but  it  brings 
some  new  faces  to  the  screen — particulaidy 
the  very  attractive  face  of  its  star,  Jetta 
Goudal — and  it  also  tjives  a  vivid  picture 
of  life  in  New  York's  teeming  East  Side 
Ghetto.   *   *   * 

Ohio,  Indianapolis 

.STAR — *  *  *  presents  a  particularly 
faithful  picture  of  the  Ghetto.  Director 
Sidney  Olcott  heightened  the  effect  by 
securing  many  genuine  Jewish  actors  from 
the  theaters  of  the  East  side  and  taking 
many  of  his  scenes  among  the  seething 
crowds    that    infest    the    tenement    district.   * 

Victoria,   Philadelphia 

RECORD — *  *  *  a  fast  moving,  engross- 
ing story  of  the  romance  between  a  child 
of  Hester  street  and  a  rich  young  man 
interested  in  settlement  work.  *  *  *  Jetta 
Goudal  gives  a  satisfactory  portrayal  of  the 
asi>iring  young  woman  and  Godfrey  Tearle 
and  Jose  Ruben  fill  the  male  roles  ade- 
quately. _     I    [g 


"The      Salvation      Hunters"— United 
Artists — California,   Los  Angeles 

HERALD—*  *  *  It  is  too  sordid  to  be 
of  much  value  as  entertainment  as  a  motion 
picture.   *   *   * 

NEWS — *  *  *  is  as  novel  as  it  is  un- 
usual.  ♦  ♦  * 

RECORD—*  *  *  Certainly  it  has  great 
novelty,  in  its  major  object  of  presenting 
an    idea    rather    than    action.      *   * 


"Sandra"— 1st    Nat'l. 
Strand,   Minneapolis 

STAR — A  colorful  story  of  a  woman  with 
a  dual  personality,  in  which  the  public  is 
introduced  to  scenes  from  Monte  Carlo, 
London,  Paris  and  other  parts  of  the  world, 
scenes    which   are   lavishly    presented.   •   ♦  » 


"So  This  Is  Marriage"- Metro-Gold. 
Lyceum,    Minneapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  is  lavishly  produced,  is  an- 
other of  the  season's  rather  unsatisfactory 
triangle  stories  with  Eleanor  Boardman, 
Lew  Cody  and  Conrad  Nagel  as  the  three 
ai'gles   of   the    triangle.   *   *   * 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  However  common  the 
plot,  the  photoplay  is  not  without  appeal; 
it  is  well  produced  and  boasts  of  an  ex- 
cellent  cast.  *  *  • 


"The     Speed     Spook"— East     Coast 
Prod. — Strand,   San   Francisco 

(Week  ending  March  7) 
CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  The  enchant- 
ed automobile  in  "The  Speed  Spook"  is  one 
of  the  weirdest  things  you  ever  saw.  It 
tears  around  the  countryside,  and  the  race 
tracks,  like  a  thing  possessed,  with  Johnny 
Hines  (in  the  role  of  a  professional  auto 
racer)    in    close    pursuit.   *   *  * 

CHRONICLE—*  *  *  in  which  there  are  - 
love,  politics,  intrigue  and  excitement.  *  *  * 
EXAMINER—*  *  *  "The  Speed  Spook" 
is,  to  my"  way  of  thinking,  a  very  creditable 
comedy/  It  is  so  good  that  if  Harold 
Lloyd  or  Charley  Chaplin  were  in  the  lead- 
ing role  it  would  be  called  a  knockout. 
*  *  » 

NEWS — *  *  *   The  picture   is   an   exciting 
and   comic   portrayal   of   crooked   politics   and     ' 
clever    amateur    detective    work.   *   *   *  ,, 


"The  Swan"— F.  P.-L. 
Metro,    Los    Angeles 

(Week    ending    March    7) 

EXAMINER—*  *  *     The     picture     is 
very    mild    adaptation    of    the    original    stage 
play.    *   *   * 

HERALD—*  *  *  While  not  particularly 
new  in  conception  and  plot,  "The  Swan" 
is  what  can  be  termed  a  good  picture,  well 
directed,  entertaining  and  quite  human.   *   •  • 

NEWS — *  *  *  Cortez  does  an  exceptional 
piece    of    work    in    this    offering.   *   *   * 

RECORD—*  *  *     Menjou,     is     the    super] 
woman-chaser — and    in    his    own    way.      ""Th 
Swan"    gives    him    the    opportunity    to    inject; 
a     bit     of    slap-stick     work     that    is     superb 


"A  Thief  In  Paradise"- 1st  Nat'l 
Warfield,    San    Francisco  ^ 

(Week  ending  March  7) 
BULLETIN—*  *  *  The  Fitzmaurice  pic- 
ture is  by  far  the  best  thing  that  director 
has  done  for  a  long  while,  although  it 
seems  at  times  that  a  better  choice  of 
leads    could   have    been    obtained-  *  *  * 

CALL  AND  POST— *  *  *  Whatever  you 
like    in    pictures    you'll    find    in    "A    Thief    in 

Paradise  "       It     has    a     little    of    everything. 

*   *   * 

CHRONICLE—*  *  *  Colman  does  splen- 
did work  as  Blake,  reminding  one  greatly 
of  Lewis  Stone  in  the  quality  of  his  act- 
ing, the  finesse  of  his  facial  express-on. 
and  the  skill  with  which  he  accomplishes 
what  he  sets  out  to  do.   ♦   *   ♦ 

EXAMINER— The  production  is  a  lavish 
one.  Other  unusual  features  are  a  polo 
game  by  two  girls  in  bathing-suit  uniforms 
and  undersea  combats  between  men  and 
sharks. 

HERALD—*  *  *  The  makers  of  "A 
Thief  in  Paradise,"  *  *  *  managed  to  get 
practically  everything  into  it.  There  are 
romance,  treachery,  scenes  of  super-gilded 
luxury,  a  wedding,  an  attempted  suicide,  an'^ 
airplane    and    a    happy    ending.    •   *   * 

NEWS — *  *  *  rather  an  interesting  story 
is  unfolded.  Two  derelict  pearl  fishers 
fight  beneath  the  waters  of  the  China  sea 
for    a    rare    gem.   *  *   * 


Sunday,  March  IS,  1925 


THE 


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DAILY 


Tom  Mix   i)i 

"Riders  Of  The  Purple 
Sage" 

Fox 

As  a  Whole REPETITION  OF 

ZANE  GREY  NOVEL  MADE 
BY  FOX  IN  1918.  THEY  RE- 
TAIN THE  SERIAL  FINISH 
^j™j  "THE  RAINBOW 
TKRIL"  TO  COME.  HAS  GOOt) 
ACTION  BUT  THEY  MAY  NOT 
BE  SATISFIE^D  WITH  UNPUN- 
ISHED ENDING. 

Star Role  provides  him  ^withulWs 

customary  line  of  business'  that  in- 
cludes hold-ups,  rescues,  escapes 
and  fights.  Does  all  this  in  his 
I'sual   fine   style. 

Cast Good   and    all    well    suited. 

Mabel  Ballin  opposite  Mix.  Others 
Marion  Nixon.  Charles  Le  Moyne, 
Harold  Cloodwin,  little  Dawn 
O'Dav,  Wilfred  Lucas  and  Warner 
Oland.        k 

Type    of  "'Sto^y"  .  ;.V  Western;     from 
Zane    lircy's    nm-el     of    the    sam* 
name.     Back  in  1918  Fox  used  this 
Zane    Grey    novel   as  ""a   vehicle   for 
William    Farniim    ar^tf  presented   it 
very  much  in  the  same  fashion  as  he 
does  here,  even  to  the  serial  type  of 
ending  with  the  announcement  that 
the  setpiel  will  follow  in  "The  Rain- 
bow   Trail."      This   may   not    be    a 
good   thing   because   folks 'cbpie" in 
expecting    a    complete    f^atiil'e    ahd 
while  the  plot  is  more  or  less  com- 
plete   it    leaves    hero    and    the    girl 
hemmed  in  in  a  secret  valley  with  no 
apparent    means    of    escape    and   to 
learn    the    outcome    of-  their   plight 
you  will  have  to  see  "The  Rainbow 
Trail."    You  have  to  figure  on  book- 
ing  l)f)th   pictures   if  you   show   this 
one.      Everyone   knows   pretty   well 
what     to    expect    of    a    Zane    Grey 
western.       "Riders    of    the     Purple 
Sage"   has    the    usual    intrigue    and 
contains  the  customary  array  of  ac- 
tion and   thrills  phis'  the   inevitable 
romantic  angle.     Of  course,  this   is 
all  easy  for  Tom  Mix  and  with  him 
in    the    hero    role    the    picture    be- 
comes even  more  lively  than  that  in 
which   William    Farnum   played  the 
hero.     Lynn  Reynolds  has  provided 
a    first    rate    production,    a    fine    lot 
of     locations     and., told     the     story 
smoothly   and    interestingly. 
?ox    Office   Angle.' ....  Good   western 
1  lit   you  had  better  take  the  ending 
mlo  consideration.      It   won't   do  to 
iMol   them  by  trying  to  get  this  by 
;.  s    a    complete    feature.      It    would 
li(     well    to   explain    that   its    sequel, 
■  The    Rainbow  Trail,"  is  to  follow. 
exploitation.  . .  .The  book  store  tie-up 
^'  ith  Zane  Grey  novels  is  the  appro- 
priate   stunt    again    and    of    course 
Tom    Mix's    name    as    the    hero    of 
"Riders  of  the  Purple  Sage"  should 
'     a   strong   inducement,   especially 
those    who    may    have    seen    the 
i  arfiSm   picture  and  would   care   to 
iinl^'    comparisons.      You    cart    say 
■'at  Mix  does  his  stufif  in  the  same 
' d  reliable  way. 
j>ireCtion.  .■*,.  .  .  Lynn  Reynolds:  good 
l.uthor   Zane  Grey 

IceJlaf-io Edfrid  Bipgham 
ameraman    Dan   Clark 

I  holography    Good 

ocale    tf  .cwi- . . . .    The   West 

tngth .;.  .  ,    5,578  feet 


"Too  Many  Kisses" 

I'(i)(i  inoiitit 
As  a  Whole  LIVELY  PICTURE 
THAT  HOLDS  A  FAST  PACE 
AND  EASILY  OVERCOMES  A 
CONVENTIONAL  PLOT 
TH-ROUGH  ITS  STAR,  GOOD 
COMEDY  AND  GOOD  DI- 
RECTION. 

Star Pleasing   and    delightful    Us 

usual.  Has  a  rollicking  r61e  that  he 
does  splendidly.  Sure  to  strengthen 
his  hold  and  will  certainly  thrill  his 
female  admirers.  .  < 

Cast. .•..■!. .I'rances  Howard,  stage  pla/-" 
er  selected  for  a  prominent  role  in 
"The  Swan,"  plays  opposite  Dix. 
She's  beautiful  and  capable  as  well 
William  Powell  the  Spanish  villain. 
Others  Frank  Currier,  Joe  Burke, 
Albert  Tavernier,  Paul  Panzer 
Harpo  Marx. 

Type  of  Story Romantic  comedy; 

^  from  the  story  ".\  Maker  of  Ges- 
ttires"  by  John  Monk  Saunders. 
Richard  Dix  drew  a  gbod  one  this 
time.  "Too  Afany '  Kisses"  is  an- 
other "Manhattan"  as  far  as  enter- 
tainment goes.  It  is  a  lively 
spirited  yarn-  not  new  iiijauy  sense, 
but  bVistling  with  good  comedy  in- 
cident and  then  very  nicely  put  to- 
gether by  director  Paul  Sloane  who 
has  developed  it  smoothly  and  in- 
terestingly, ,  distributing  the  action 
and  the  laiiglis"  evenly  and  keeping 
the  tempo  up  all  the  way.  Dix,  as 
the  woman-chasing  young  Gaylord. 
appears  to  have  a  whale  of  a  good 
time  and  j'ou  enjoy  every  minute  of 
his  performance.  Frances  Howard 
is  a  charming  senorita  and  you  can't 
blame  Dick  for  doing  a  header  when 
he  sees  her.  He  had  been  sent  to 
Basque,  a  Spanish  province,  by  a 
frightened  parent  who  was  anxious 
to  save  his  son  from  .\merican  gold 
diggers.  But  Basque  isn't  what  it's 
cracked  up  to  be  and  Dick  soon 
finds  himself  in  love  with  the  beau- 
tiful senorita,-  Yvonne.  Her  jealous 
suitor,  Julio,  iminediately  starts 
making  things  hot  for  hero..  But 
Dick  can't  be  downed  and  after  a 
series  of  fights,  captures  and  es- 
capes. Dick  and  Yvonne  are  headed 
for  the  minister  and  Dick's  father 
arrives  in  thiie  to  give  his  blessing 
while  Julio  is  glad  to  get  out  of  the 
way  of  the  fighting  Americano., 
Box  Office  Angle First  rate  enter- 
tainment. You  can  coimt  on  pleas- 
ing them   with    Dix's   latest. 

Exploitation You  can  make  plenty 

of  promises  for  a  good  picture  that 
contains  a  pleasing  romance,  a  lot 
of  good  laughs,  action  and  every- 
thing that  goes  for  an  entertaining 
film.  Play  ud  Dix's  name  and  let 
them  know  about  his  new  leading 
lady  who  is  also  appearing  in  the 
film  version  of  the  stage  nlav,  "The 
Swan."  Run  a  trailer  of  the  fight 
wherein  Dick  beats  up  the  Spanish 
senor.  It  should  sufely  bring  them 
baclc.^  -..'"^K 

Direction Paul  Sloaner  very  good 

Author '...; John    Monk    Saunders 

Scenario Gerald  Duffy 

Camera manT. .';'.".:.' .'T  Hal   Rosson 

Photography  Good 

Locale „ New- York-ST)ain 

Length 5,759  feet 


"Lady  Of  The  Night" 

I'rod.:  lA)i(is  B.  Mayer — 
Dist. :  Metro-Goldwyn 

As    a    Whole STORY    A    BIT 

TRITE  BUT  GOOD  DIREC- 
TION AND  EXCELLENT 
DUAL  ROLE  PERFORMANCE 
OF  NORMA  SHEARER  MAKE 
IT  INTERESTING.  SOME  EF- 
FECTIVE COMEDY  BUSINESS 
HELPS  ALSO. 

Cast .\ornia    Shearer    featured    in 

dual  role.  Makes  a  splendid  distinc- 
tion between  the  demimonde  and 
the  society  girl.  Contrasting  char- 
acterizations excellently  done 
George  K.  Arthur,  of  "The  .Salva- 
tion Hunters"  fame,  splendid  as  the 
small  time  dude  and  Malcolm  Mc- 
Gregor a  suitable,  though  not  con- 
spicuous, hero.  Others  Fred  Es- 
melton.  Dale  Fuller,  Lew  llarvey, 
Betty  Morrisey. 

Type  of  Story Romantic  drama. 

There  isn't  a  great  deal  of  strength 
in  Adela  Rogers  St.  John's  story, 
nor  a  great  amount  of  originality 
either,  and  yet  it  serves  for  rather 
an  interesting  picture,  due  chiefly, 
however,  to  Monte  Bell's  skillful 
manipulation  of  the  material  and 
the  excellent  dual  performance  of 
Norma  Shearer,  who  has  reached 
the  "featured"  stage  in  "Lady  of 
the  Night."  -She  really  might  have 
won  the  stellar  title  for  her  work 
is  really  sincere  and  her  efforts 
wholly  successful.  George  K.  Ar- 
thur handles  a  semi-comedy  role  in 
fine  style.  He's  one  of  those  swag- 
ger dudes,  the  go-between  of  a  band 
of  crooks,  whose  apparent  stupid- 
ity makes  him  an  easy  mark  for  his 
associates.  *^  Hjs  dumb  love  for 
Molly,  a  cabaret  girl,  furnishes 
many  good  laughs. 

Molly  is  in  love  with  a  young 
inventor,  Dave,  who  in  turn  is 
in  love  with  the  daughter  of  a  bank- 
er who  has  bought  his  patent.  It  hap- 
pens that  Molly  and  the  girl  meet 
and  learn  that  they  are  both  in  love 
with  the  same  man.  Molly  turns 
out  to  be  the  finer  of  the  two  girls 
because  she  is  willing  to  give  up 
the  man  she  loves  to  the  other 
woman.  Molly  consoles  herself  with 
her  old  standby,  Oscar,  and  they 
plan  to  leave   town  and  reforin. 

Box  Office  Angle Likely  to  satisfy 

an  average  audience.  Holds  the  at- 
tention nicely  and  with  its  rather 
good  smattering  of  laughs  should 
keep  them  sufficiently  interested. 

Exploitation Get  them  interested 

in  Norma  Shearer  by  displaying 
stills  showing  her  as  Molly,  the 
cabaret  girl,  and  as  Florence,  the 
society  girl.  A  trailer  of  this  con- 
trast will  also  serve  to  get  them  in 
Catchlines  can  be  used  to  give  them 
a  sufficient  idea  of  the  story  and  you 
might  make  some  promises  for  the 
comedy  contributed  by  George  K. 
-Arthur,  also  mentioning  his  splen- 
did work  in  "The  Salvation  Himt- 
ers."  a  recent  picture  which  gath- 
ered much   favorable  comment. 

Direction Monte  Bell;  shows  much 

good  judgment. 

Author Adela  Rogers  St.  John 

Scenario....,  ..^..^,..,...\\\ce  D.  G.  Miller 

Cameraman".'!^.'.' Andre  Barlatier 

Photography  Good 

Locale  New  York 

Length    5,419   feet 


DoKjjhis  MacLvun  in 

"Introduce  Me" 

Axsociated  Exhibitorn 
As  a  Whole DOUGLAS  MAC- 
LEAN CLIMBS  THE  ALPS  IN 
SEARCH  OF  LAUGHS.  HE 
GETS  THEM  AND  SOME  FINE 
THRILLS  TOO.  WILL  SEND 
THEM  OUT  MUCH  THE  HAP- 
PIER FOR  HAVING  SEEN  IT. 
Star.  ...  Inimitably  funny  and  has  in 
"Introduce  Me"  one  of  the  best 
roles  he's  had  in  some  time.  Keeps 
his  audience  amused  all  the  way 
through. 

Cast Anne  Cornwall  looks  like  a 

"comer,"  ii  she  hasn't  already  ar- 
rived. A  pleasing  ingenue  and  a 
good  looker  too.  Robert  Ober,  a 
slick  practical  joker  who  turns  the 
tables  on  his  friend,  Jimmic,  played 
by  MacLean.  Others  E.  J.  Rat- 
cliffe.  Wade  Boteler,  Lee  Shumway. 

Type    of    Story Comedy.      Wade 

Ijoteler  and  Raymond  Cannon 
wrote  this  one  for  Doug.  Maybe 
they  did  get  their  idea  from  one  or 
two  other  earlier  comedy  releases 
but  it  doesn't  matter  very  much 
wherein  "Introduce  Me"  had  its 
conception  for  it's  good  on  its  own 
account  and  sure  to  delight  folks 
everywhere  it  is  shown.  Doug  is 
at  his  best  as  the  tireless  wooer  who 
wants  an  introduction  to  a  certain 
miss  so  badly  that  he  even  risks  his 
neck  on  the  Alps.  But  this  is  a  bit 
previous.  There  are  a  lot  of  laugh- 
able situations  that  precede  Doug's 
juggling  on  Switzerland's  famed 
peaks.  And  they're  a  lot  of  good 
laughs.  The  only  objection  is  that 
the  majority  will  have  heard  that 
the  riotous  comedy  in  "Introduce 
Me"  comes  with  Doug  climbing  the 
Alps  and  director  George  Crone  de- 
lays a  trifle  too  long  before  getting 
to  this.  It's  intended  for  suspense, 
no  doubt,  but  it  gets  you  a  bit  peev- 
ish waiting  for  what  you  know  is 
the  big  laugh.  This  laugh  and  thrill 
combination  is  sure-fire  comedy  and 
the  climax  of  "Introduce  Me"  is 
well  stocked  with  this  sort  of  busi- 
ness. But  the  picture,  all  the  way, 
has  its  laughs  well  distributed.  It's 
a  sure  cure  for  the  blues — no  dis- 
counting that. 

Box    Office    Angle .Should    do    a 

great  business.  Where  you  know 
you  can  clean  u])  on  a  sure-fire  com- 
edy you  had  better  send  your  order 
in  early  for  "Introduce  Me." 

Exploitation ....  The  only  thing  you 
have  to  do  is  to  run  a  trailer  show- 
ing one  of  Doug's  laugh  and  thrill 
performances  where  he's  trying  to 
live  up  to  the  wished-on-him  repu- 
tation of  an  expert  mountain 
climber.  You  can  make  promises 
for  MacLean's  latest  and  count  on 
filling  your  house  with  satisfied 
"customers." 
Direction  ....  George  J.  Crone;  first 
r;jlc. 

Authors Raymond    Cannon    and 

Wade  Boteler. 

Scenario   The  same 

Crmeramen.  .  .  . Jack    MacKenzie    and 
Paul   Perry. 

Photography    Good 

Locale    Switzerland 

Length 6,710  feet 


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Directed  by 

WILLIAM  WORTHINGTON 


Produced  by 

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that  contains  all  the  elements  that  make  for 
supreme  entertainment.  Comedy,  drama  and 
pathos  are  skillfully  blended  in  this  great  story 
from  the  pen  of  Peter  B.  Kyne,  one  of  Amer- 
ica's foremost  authors.  It's  a  "western"  with 
an  amazing  new  twist.  The  story  deals  with 
a  beautiful  dance  hall  girl  and  a  good  bad  man, 
and  is  replete  with  high  adventure  and  glo- 
rious romance.  A  brilliant  cast  is  headed  by 
Mabel  Ballin,  Forrest  Stanley  and  Russell 
Simpson.  You  can  swell  your  box-office  re- 
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Barbara  La   Marr  and  Conway 
Tearle   in 

"Heart  of  a  Siren" 

Producer:   Saivyer-Lnbin 
Distyibutor:   First  National 

As  a  Whole ANOTHER  BAR 

BARA  LA  MARR  EXPLOITA- 
TION. SEX  ANGLE  STRONG 
AND  ENTERTAINMENT 
WEAK. 

Stars Conway   Tearle   conies   in 

for  stellar  honors  but  it's  really  Bar- 
bara's picture — first  to  last.  Tearle 
is  the  one  whose  fine,  clean  love  is 
the  means  of  changing  the  volup- 
tuous Barbara  from  a  wily  siren  to 
a   bungalow   bride. 

Cast.  .  .  .Clifton  Webb  a  clever  troup- 
er whose  occasional  comedy  stunts 
are  welcome.  Harry  Morey  and 
Paul  Doucet  two  of  the  siren's 
suitors  and  others  William  Ricciar- 
di,  Florence  Billings,  Ben  Finney. 

Type  of  Story  ....Romantic  drama; 
from  William  Hurlburt's  stage  play, 
"Hail  and  Farewell."  They'll  prob- 
ably make  money  with  "Heart  of 
the  Siren"  provided  it  gets  by  the 
censors.  It's  a  very  obvious  tale 
about  a  woman  whose  reputation 
isn't  even  doubtful.  It's  sure.  For 
this  reason,  and  for  the  continual 
decolette  of  Barbara  La  Marr,  it's 
going  to  worry  the  scissor  wield- 
ers.  Where  it  does  get  by  you  can 
figure  a  big  business.  Naturally 
the  exhibitor  that  caters  to  family 
trade  can't  attempt  it  but  for  the 
other  crowd  it's  sure-fire.  Phil 
Rosen  has  supplied  a  production  a 
la  De  Mille.  It  surrounds  Barbara 
with  a  lot  of  lavishness  and  gives 
you  a  surprising  idea  of  the  luxury 
of  such  a  lady.  It's  all  pretty  much 
exaggerated.  Occasional  comedy 
touches  are  indeed  welcome  and 
had  the  entire  idea  been  bandied 
more  in  a  farcical  manner  there 
might  have  l^een  a  better  excuse 
for  the  picture.  The  yarn  concerns 
tbc  notorious  Isabella,  a  typical 
"hand-me-down"  among  men  who 
is  of  the  wiser  class  of  eas3'-livcrs 
who  manage  to  get  without  giving 
— if  you'll  believe  it.  But  a  real 
good  he-man  falls  in  love  with  Isa- 
bella. At  first  she  only  tempts  him 
but  then  she  falls  too.  She  turns 
"good"  and  hero  returns  just  in 
time  to  save  her  from  poison  when 
she  thinks   she   has   lost   him. 

Box  Office  Angle No  question 

about  the  success  of  a  sex  angle 
picture  if  your  crowd  is  right  for 
it.     Oflierwise  it's  decidedly  taboo 

Exploitation There's   no  mincins' 

facts  in  "Heart  of  a  .Siren."  It's 
a  plain  story  about  a  woman  who 
doesn't  hanker  for  the  marriage 
bond.  You  know  best  what  talk- 
ing you  can  do  and  what  you  can't 
do.  You  have  the  names  of  well 
known  players,  a  rather  obvious 
title  to  work  with  and  a  lavish  pro- 

.     duction    to   talk   about.      But   you'll 
liav<'  to  m;)ke  your  own  decision. 

Direction.  ..  .Phil    Rosen;    fair;   good 
on  production. 

Author   Wm.  Hurlburt 

Scenario Frederic  and   Fanny 

Hatton. 

Cameraman    R.   J.    Bcrgquist 

Photography    Good 

Locale    France 

Length   6,700  feet 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  March  15,  1925 


"The  Swan" 

Paramount 
As  a  Whole TINSELED  PRO- 
DUCTION THAT  GLITTERS 
WITH  THE  BEST  THE  ART 
DIRECTORS  CAN  GIVE  AND 
THE  BEST  BUCHOWETSKI 
DIRECTION.  STORY  A  SLEN- 
DER ROMANCE. 

Cast .\dolphe    Menjou    in    another 

of  his  clever  portrayals,  this  time  a 
scapegrace  Prince  with  a  sense  of 
humor.  Gives  his  usual  excellent 
and  interesting  performance.  Fran- 
ces Howard  beautiful  but  a  bit  too 
passive  Princess.  Helen  Lee 
Worthing  is  an  attractive  addition 
who  adds  a  touch  of  life  as 
the  flirtatious  lady-in-waiting.  Ri- 
cardo  Cortez  the  handsome  hero- 
tutor.  Others  Ida  Waterman,  Clare 
P^ams,  Mikhal  Vavitch  and  some 
other  players  whose  names  are 
wholly  unfamiliar. 
Type  of  Story Romance  in  his- 
torical court  setting;  adapted  from 
the  Molnar  stage  play.  There  isn't 
much  need  nor  use  in  comparing 
the  picture  with  the  play.  The  vast 
majority  of  people  who  will  see  the 
picture  will  not  have  seen  the  play 
and  any  difference  or  variations 
won't  matter.  What  they'll  see  will 
be  a  very  lavish,  expensive  produc- 
tion wherein  the  Famous  Players 
scenic  artists  have  gone  to  no  end 
of  trouble  to  provide  a  fitting  set- 
ting for  "The  Swan."  There  are 
unlimited  spacious  ballrooms,  im- 
mense palatial  rooms  fitting  a 
royal  home  and  the  furnishings  are 
all  in  keeping  with  the  period. 
Dimitri  Buchowetski  gives  you  a 
complete  idea  of  court  etiquette  and 
order.  His  usual  skill  is  displayed 
throughout.  He  brings  out  riiuch 
subtle  humor  that  helps  not  a  little 
to  build  up  a  slender  romance  that 
isn't  blessed  with  many  really  good 
situations.  Young  Prince  Albert 
isn't  enthused  over  his  engagement 
to  Princess  Alexandra.  Nor  is  she 
for  she  loves  the  tutor.  Dr.  Walter. 
The  latter  is  injured  in  a  duel  where 
he  defends  her  honor.  At  this  time 
she  admits  her  love  and  without 
much  further  ado  the  old  Dowager's 
consent  is  won  and  Alexandra  is  al- 
lowed to  marry  the  man  of  her 
choice  while  Albert  continues  to 
amuse  himself  with  the  ladies-in- 
waitiner. 

Box    Office    Angle Where    they 

like  a  fine  production  and  an  array 
of  splendid,  lavish  settings  vou  can 
count  on  pleasing  them  with  "The 
Swan." 

Exploitation A     pleasing     court 

romance,  though  rather  frail,  will 
appeal  to  the  romance  lovers  and 
Ruchowetski's  splendid  handling  of 
it  plus  Adolphe  Meniou's  efifective 
hvmiorous  touches  will  get  this  by 
with  a  fair  maiority.  Talk  about  a 
scapegrace  Prince  who  would 
rather  hobnob  with  a  lady-in-wait- 
ing than  be  engaged  to  a  Princess. 

Direction    Dimitri  Buchowetski, 

excellent. 

Author Fercnc    Molnar 

Scenario    Dimitri   Buchowetski 

Cameraman    Alvin   Wvckoff 

Photography    Verv  good 

Locale   Europe 

Length   5,889  feet 


"Love's  Bargain" 

Film  Booking  Offices 
As  a  Whole...  SAME  OLD  BAR- 
GAIN DONE  IN  THE  SAME 
OLD  WAY.  POSSIBLE  AP 
PEARANCE  OF  PRETTY  MAR- 
JORIE  DAW  MAY  RELIEVE 
THE  CONSPICUOUSLY  TRITE 
PLOT. 

Cast.  .  .Miss  Daw  pleasing  and  pretty 
but  this  isn't  the  sort  of  role  that 
fits  her  best.  She's  not  a  suitable 
type  for  the  role  of  a  stage-struck 
girl  who  would  marry  merely  to  get 
the  fame  she  desired.  Clive  Brook 
has  had  better  things  to  do  than 
this  also.  Juliette  Compton  an  at- 
tractive vamp.  Photographs  very 
well.  Others,  English  players,  not 
known  here. 

Type  of  Story.  ..  .Domestic  drama 
That  age-old  formula  wherein  the 
theatrical  producer  makes  a  star  of 
a  girl  who  couln't  reach  the  desired 
stage  of  fame  without  his  influence 
is  again  the  basis  of  a  plot  that  is  as 
old  as  they  come.  The  only  pos- 
sible difiference  is  that  in  this  case 
the  producer  marries  the  girl, 
knowing  she  does  not  love  him,  but 
hoping  that  eventually  he  will  win 
her  love.  And  all  the  while  there's 
a  lover  watching  the  performance 
and  sacrificing  his  own  love  for  the 
girl  that  she  may  attain  her  heart's 
desire — to  be  a  famous  star.  Mar- 
jorie  Daw  is  the  little  dancer  who 
could  get  no  further  than  a  cheap 
Parisian  cafe  until  she  was  intro- 
duced to  a  big  producer,  Clive 
Brook!  It  happens  that  the  pro- 
ducer falls  in  love  with  her  and 
upon  his  marriage  informs  his 
mistress  that  all  is  over  between 
them.  ..Jealousy  prompts  her  to  in- 
augurate a  detailed  scheme  to  sep- 
arate the  two.  Through  a  series 
of  unconvincing  and  especially  con- 
venient stunts  she  finally  succeeds 
in  persuadine  the  producer  that  his 
wife  is  unfaithful.  Her  plan  works 
to  the  extent  of  parting  the  two 
but  it  fails  in  that  she  does  not  win 
back  her  own  place  in  the  producer's 
afTections.  There's  not  a  verv  well- 
sustained  interest  here  and  the  situ- 
ations are  all  so  familiar  and  been 
used  so  manv  times  that  it  is  dif- 
ficult to  work  up  much  enthusiasm 
over  the  affairs  of  the  young  hero- 
ine. Marjorie  Daw  is  pleasing  and 
ii'.av-  help  offset  the  poor  story  but 
it  is  a  nuestion  whether  even  she 
can    do   this. 

Box   Office  Angle Mediocre   film. 

Story  is  weak  but  Marjorie  Dav/. 
Clive  Brook  and  some  pretty  nuaint 
shots  in  this  Fnglish-made  picture 
niav  give  it  a  fair  chance. 

Exploitation Not   very   much    for 

■'•nu  to  talk  about  imless  you  can 
fiirure  on  e-ettincr  it  over  on  the 
strength  of  Mariorie  Daw's  annear- 
=  nre  and  nerfornumce  No  other 
known  plavfTs  altlT^ugb  thev  mav 
become  familiar  with  Clive  Brook 
ivho  has  appeared  in  several  films 
lately. 

Direction Burton    George;   fair 

Author    Not  credited 

Scenario   Not  credited 

C.imeraman   Bert  Cann 

Photography Not  the  best 

T-ocalf     France 

Length    About   5,800  feet 


"Dangerous  Innocence" 

Universa  l-Je  ivel 

As  a  Whole ROMANCE  THAT 

HAS  SOME  AMUSING  AND  IN- 
TERESTING COMPLICA- 
TIONS. A  GOOD  CAST  AND 
EFFECTIVE    DIRECTION. 

Cast......    Laura  La  Plante  pleasing 

heroine  who  determines  to  win  a 
certain  young  man  aboard  ship  even 
though  he  isn't  a  very  willing  vic- 
tim. Eugene'  O'Brien  the  captured 
one.  His  usual  good  looking  self., 
Jean  Hersholt 'gives  a  very  distinc- 
tive performance.  A  very  capable' 
actor  who  is  steadily  coming  into 
prominence   and    deserves   it. 

Type  of  Story.  ..  .Love  story  based 
on  Pamela  Wynne's  novel,  "Ann's 
An  Idiot."  On  the  whole  there 
isn't  very  much  that's  new  in  "Dan- 
gerous Innocence"  but  given  an  in- 
teresting background  and  a  convinc- 
ing cast  it  gets  along  nicely  and  is 
usually  interesting.  With  Laura  La 
Plante  as  the  innocent  young  thing 
and  Eugene  O'Brien  as  the  good 
looking  lover  you  can  readily  under- 
stand why  it  should  come  through 
lather  well.  Plus  this  you  have  the 
atmosphere  aboard  an  ocean  liner 
to  help  provide  an  interest.  There 
are  plenty  of  good  shots  and  the 
activities  aboard  the  vessel  are  very 
realistically  pictured.  The  novel  had 
a  good  sale  and  no  doubt  the  pic- 
turization  will  be  looked  forward  to. 
Ann  isn't  an  idiot  at  all.  When  she 
sees  the  man  she  wants  she  goes 
right  after  him,  studies  the  ways  and 
means  of  capturing  a  male  and  fol- 
lows instructions  explicitly.  Tony 
Seymour  would  have  been  a  willing 
victim  if  the  recollection  of  having 
loved  Ann's  mother  wasn't  so  fresh 
in  his  memory.  Once  he  finds  out 
who  Ann  is  he  tries  to  avoid  her 
l)ut  without  success.  A  compro- 
mising situation  compels  him  to  of- 
fer himself  in  marriage  to  Ann.  She 
accepts  but  her  mother  objects. 
Then,  from  the  jealous  Gilchrist — 
the  source  of  the  story's  comedy — 
she  learns  that  Tony  was  only  be- 
ing chivalrous  when  he  proposed. 
Meantime  Tony  has  really  grown  to 
love  Ann.  They  part  but  all  the 
ruffles  are  eventually  ironed  out  and 
Tony  and  Ann  are  headed  for  their 
original  destination — the  altar. 
Box  Office  Angle Pleasing  rom- 
ance but  they  could  have  sus- 
tained the  interest  much  better  if 
they  hadn't  stretched  it  out  to  seven 
reels. 

Exploitation ....  Let  them  know  it's  an 
adaptation  of  the  novel,  "Ann's  An 
Idiot."  Say  that  Laura  La  Plante  is 
Ann  and  Eugene  O'Brien  is  hero 
Tony.  The  usual  trailer,  stills  and 
catchlines  can  be  used  to  advantage 
and  you  might  make  a  point  of  the 
methods  a  girl  employs  when  she 
sets  out  "to  get  her  man,"  referring 
to  the  Mounted  Police  slogan  and 
saying  that  it  is  also  the  slogan  of 
the  fair  sex — "Get  Your  Man." 

Direction Wm.  A.  Seiter;  good  but 

wastes  footage. 

Author Pamela   Wynne 

Scenario    Lewis  Milestone 

Cameramen    Merrit    Gerstad — 

Richard    Fryer. 

Photography    Good 

Locale    Aboard  ship — Bonibav 

Length   6,759  feet 


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DAILY 


13 


Tom  Moore  and  Edith  Roberts  in 

"On  Thin  Ice" 

W'liDier  Bros. 
<;  a  Whole  .  PLEASING  CROOK 
STORY,  PROBABLY  A  BIT 
FAMILIAR,  BUT  NICELY 
HANDLED  AND  WITH  A  LOT 
OF  GOOD  SUBTLE  HUMOR 
THAT  EASILY  MAKES  IT  EN- 
TERTAINING. 

ar....A  iniyhty  likeable  coiiibiiia- 
tion.  Moore  his*  usual  jovial  self 
and  especially  interesting  in  this 
.sort  of  role  and  one  that  he  does 
particularly  well.  Edith  Roberts  a 
pretty  heroine  and  they'll  like  her 
real  well  also. 

;,st William  Russell  better  suited 

here  than  when  he  was  starred  as 
the  goody  good  hero.  Makes  a  first 
rate  gang  leader  who  finally  turns 
^ood.  Theodore  \'on  F.ltz  in  minor 
ipart,  also  Wilfred  North. 

i'pe  of  Story.  . .  .Crook  story;  based 
in   "The  Dear  Defender"  by    Alice 
Ross  Clover.     Here's  an  entertain- 
ing picture   that   can't   fail   to   send 
'hem  out  contented.     It  has  a  happy 
::ombination     of     action,     suspense, 
iieart  interest,  romance  and  Mai  St. 
;.  lair,    director,    has    put    them    to- 
■Tether  in  nice  shape.     Tom   Moore, 
••'.dith  Roberts  and  William  Russell, 
he  three  principal  characters,  do 
rest.     And  the  result  is  a  good 
uur's        entertainment.  There's 

'lenty   of   good   subtle    humor   that 
pceds  it  along  merrily  and  even  if 
ou  may  sort  of  figure  it  out  a  bit 
id,  the  interest  isn't  spoiled  and 
re    with    it    to    the    end.      Tom 
•re's  own   line  of  humor  domin- 
-  and  St.  Clair  has  injected  some 
touches     that     are     prominent 
The   cabaret    scene    in   which 
'>u|>le   do  a    Bowery   dance   is  a 
(1   laugii.     The   dance   is   one   of 
,ic  funniest  things  in  the  film.    The 
'lory    c<incerns    the    plight    of    Rose 
■•f     who     is     accused    of     having 
on   money   belonging  to  a   liank. 
real  crooks  also  believe  she  has 
money  and  one.  Chuck  White, 
'ends  to  be  her  long  lost  brother 
rder  to  get  a  "line"  on  the  miss- 
cash.      Instead    Chuck    falls    in 
c   with    her,    finally   reforms   and 
?    straight.      Eventually    Rose    is 
red  when  the  dying  gang  leader 
■ises    the    real    thief,    a    bank   of- 
al. 

OiSce    Angle First   rate   at- 

;ion.  Siiould  suit  your  box  office 
'Is  nicely  and  send  \our  patrons 
thoroughly  well  satisfied. 

'  jitation You   can   ])romisc   a 

ising  entertainment  with  a  good 

-'.     an    interesting    story    with    a 

■  ■\    combination    of   audience    ap- 

1   angles.      Let    them   know    tiiat 

m  Moore  anfl  Edith  Roberts  are 

nighty  interesting  couple  and  the 

I    is  a  catchy  one  that   could  be 

rked  up  nicely  with  eye-catching 

es    and    teaser    ads.      ShcTuId    be 

■)rth   your   while   getting   them   in. 

iction.  .  .  .Mai  St.  Clair;  very  good 

iior Alice    Ross    Clover 

ario Darryl  Frances  Zanuck 

!  eraman Ryron  Haskins 

l^  ography  Good 

c  ,le  City   farm 

2Cth  7,046  feet 


Evelyn   Brent   in 

"Midnight  Molly" 

Frod.:    Gothic  Pictures — 
Dist.:  Film  Booking  Offices 

As  a  Whole RATHER  GOOD 

CROOK  STORY  WITH  EVE- 
LYN BRENT  HOLDING  THE 
INTEREST  VERY  NICELY  IN 
A  DUAL  ROLE, 

Star Easily    able   to   put    tliis   one 

over  in  dual  role  that  provides  her 
with  some  fine  opportunities  which 
she   handles  very   well. 

Cast Bruce  Gordon  suitable  bin 

sul)or(linate  to  Miss  Brent  and  John 
Uillon  the  usual  bullying  detective 
Others  John  (iougli  and  Leon 
Barry. 

Type  of  Story Crook  dram.i.   Eve 

l\n  Brent  makes  a  thoroughly  clever 
and  convincing  cinema  crook.  She's 
becoming   well   actjuainted   with   the 
ways  and  means  of  a  "lady  Rattles" 
tiirough    her    recent    vehicles.      Her 
latest    is    a    dual    role    wherein    she 
plays  both  the  notorious  "Midnigbl 
Molly"  and  the  wife  of  a  candidati 
for    mayor.       Her    good    work    and 
contrasting     characterizations     pro 
vide  the  chief  interest  and  help  not 
a    little    to   cover   up   some   absurd! 
ti.s    in    logic    and    common    sense 
Lloyd    Ingraham's   direction  is  sat- 
isfactory also.     He  manages  to  sus 
t;  in    the    interest    nicely.      The    plot 
deals  with  the  efforts  of  Warren  to 
sicure   the   candidacy   for   mayor   in 
his   city.      His   opponents   are   eager 
for    a     scandal     to     spoil     Warren's 
chances.     When  his  wife  runs  away 
with    her    lover.    Warren's    enemies 
believe  they  have  sufficient  cause  to 
kill    W'arren   as   a   candidate.      Mid- 
n'glit    Molly,   who   is   the   image   o) 
Warren's      wife,      is      injured      and 
brought  to  Warren's  home.  To  lieli 
him  >lie  .-igrees  to  jiose  as  Mrs.  War- 
ren. Through  her  efTorts  Warren  i? 
about  to  receive  the  nomination  but 
a    detective    who    has    been    on    her 
trail    threatens   to    disclose   her   true 
identity.       How     Molly    forces     tlu 
real   Mrs.  Warren   to  save   Ir  r   bus 
band  is  followed  by   Mrs    Warren'; 
death     in     an     auto     accidmt     and 
Molly's  happiness  with  the  man  she 
b;  s  grown   to  love. 

Box    Office    Angle Crook    story 

made  interesting  by  Evelyf 
Brent's  ''ual  role  performance 
Should  please. 

Exploitation Here's   a    title    that 

may  get  their  at'ention  if  you  give 
it  a  little  unusual  prominence.  You 
might  use  throwavvays  containing  r 
picture  of  Evelyn  Brent  :\nd  the  linr 
"Meet  _  'Midnight  Molly'  at  the 
blank  theater  on  (show  date).  " 
Vou  might  strive  to  intere  t  them 
in  this  star.  She's  coming  along 
consistently  and  might  i)c  well 
worth  boosting. 

Direction Lloyd  Ingrahani;  suit 

able. 

Author Fred  Myton 

Scenario Fred   Myton 

Cameraman  Silvano  Balboni 

Art  Director Frank  Ormston 

Photography  Good 

Locale City 

Length 5.400  feet 


Edintnid  Lone  in 

"Champion  of  Lost  Causes" 

Asa  Whole MURDER  MYS- 
TERY STORY  WITH  RATHER 
INVOLVED  PLOT.  THEY'LL 
LIKE  THE  LOVE  INTEREST 
THOUGH  AND  THE  WORK 
OF  THE  CAST. 


Star Does    \ery    nice 

venturous  novelist. 


h    as    llie   ad- 


Cast ICdmund    Lowe   and    Barbara 

Bedford  an  attractive  couple.  Miss 
Bedford  sweet  and  pretty  carries 
her  part  very  capably.  Walter  Mc- 
(Irail  also  adequate  as  the  villain 
who  carries  a  dual  role.  Others  in- 
clude .-Mee  I'rancis  and  lack  Mc- 
Donald. 

Type  of  Story... M\stery  surrounding 
a  murder,  of  which  the  girl's  fallur 
u  wrongly  accused,  forms  the  basic 
I)lot  of  "Champion  of  Lost  Causes." 
l-'.vidently,  Loring,  the  novelist 
htro,  is  the  "champion,"  but  this  is 
the  only  lost  cause  we  see  him  work 
at  M  any  rate  be  manages  to 
ccnne  out  of  the  very  involved  plot 
triumphantly,  after  risking  his  own 
own  life  to  clear  the  innocent  man 
and  mcidentally  winning  the  love 
of  his  daughter.  He  saves  her  from 
m;irrying  the  villain,  tot),  as  per 
schedule. 

Much  of  the  charm  the  picture 
contains  is  <lue  to  the  work  of  Ed- 
mund Lowe  and  Barbara  Bedford 
^<  ho  kec]}  the  love  interest  going. 
The  villain  is  never  taken  very 
seriouslv.  and  even  bis  confession 
at  the  finish  is  only  rather  hurried- 
ly passed  over  so  that  hero  and  the 
girl  can  come  to  the  ultimate  clinch. 
Joseph  Wilbur  is  shot  in  Peter 
Charles'  home  by  Zanten  who  is 
concealed  in  a  closet,  as  he  is  about 
to  tell  Charles  something  about 
Dick  S'terling,  to  whom  Beatrice 
Charles  is  engaged.  Loring,  a 
novelist  has  followed  Wilber  to 
Ch.irles'  home,  and  comes  in  as  he 
is  shot.  Charles  is  held  for  the 
nnirder.  Loring  falls  in  love  with 
Beatrice  and  endeavors  to  clear  her 
father,  which  he  eventually  does 
•Mid  also  proves  that  Sterling  and 
Zrntcn   ;ire   the   same  person. 

Box   Office  Angle Where   mystery 

s'"r:(s  .ipneal.  this  shouldn't  hav( 
1'  n   b    li-'.uble   in   getting  over. 

"•■i^iri'-pt'on Play    up    the    cast 

'•:  r.iculrr'v  the  work  of  Edmund 
T  ^...n  ,-.nd  Barbara  Bedford  Yor 
b-i'l  l>"tter  give  them  an  idea  of 
'•  li.-'t  't's  I'll  abnnt  Iiecaiise  the  title 
'"o-^sn't  give  much  of  an  idea  that 
'■''s  a  mystery  story.  Run  a  trailer 
s'^ou-ino'  th"  fight  between  Lowe 
■  lid  M'-Grail.  or  the  seciuence  ir 
which  the  girl  tries  to  throw  the 
gun   into  the   lake. 

1'rection Chester    F.mniil;    satis 

factory  on  tlie  whole 

Author    Max    Brand 

Sccnar'o   ....    By  Thomas  Dixon,  Jr 

Crmeraman    Ernest    Palmer 

Photography.  ..  .Good;    night    cxter- 
'    teriors  excellent. 

iocale •• City 

Length    5,115    feel 


"The  Boomerang" 

//.  /'.  Schiilbcru 

As    a     Whole STAGE     PLAY 

DOESN'T  COME  IHROUGII 
AS  VERY  HILARIOUS  COM- 
EDY. FAIRLY  GOOD  IDEA 
BUT  NOT  ENOUGH  TO  IT 
FOR  FEATURE. 
Cast.  .  .  .Anita  .Stewart  stages  a  come- 
back as  the  nurse  and  Bert  Lytell, 
the  psycho-analyst  doctor,  makes 
tlie  most  of  his  role.  Others  are 
Mary  McMlister.  Ned  Sparks,  Ld 
niund  Carew,  Philo  McCollough 
and   Winter   Hall. 

Type     of     Story Farce     comedy 

adapted  from  David  Belasco's  stagi 
l)lay.      There    have    been    far    mori 
amusing  pictures  than  "The  Boom 
erang"    and    it    doesn't    seem    to   be 
any   body's  fault   that   this  one   isn't 
better.     The  stage  play  had  a  good 
run  and  was  called  a  success  but  it 
hasn't  come  through  as  a  good  film 
ciiiefly  because  there  wasn't  enough 
to   it   for   a    feature   picture   and    in 
spite    of    Gasnier's    good    efforts    it 
doesn't   stand   up   under   the   strain. 
The   idea   of  a  young  doctor  giving 
up  his  practice  to  indulge  in  a  fake 
;    heme  of  psycho-analysis  that  will 
bring    him    more    patients    than    his 
regular    profession,    gets    the    piece 
off  to  an  interesting  start  but  with 
the     introduction     of     his     various 
"cases"   the    interest    begins   to   lag 
and  with  no  very  new  angles  com- 
ing in  it  drifts  along  to  a  slow  con- 
clusion.    The   doctor's  attendant,  a 
nurse,  takes  the  job  merely  to  study 
bis    methods    and    when    she    finds 
herself  falling  in  love  with  the  doc- 
tor   she    starts    practicing    his    own 
theories  upon  him  in  order  to  make 
him  realize  that  she  loves  him.     It 
ballpens  that  the  girl  is  being  sought 
liy   an    uncle    who   consults   a    clair- 
voyant as  a  means  of  locating  her. 
Dc     Witt,    another     schemer     who 
learns   that   the   nurse  is  an   heiress, 
plans    to    marry    her    himself.      The 
plot  winds  around  to  a  general  kid- 
napping affair  with  all  hands  trying 
to   make   off  with   the   nurse-heiress 
but  it  finishes  up  with  the  clinch  be- 
tween  the   doctor  and  nurse.     "The 
Boomerang"  becomes  a  complicated 
and    somewhat    incoherent   affair    in 
the  latter   reels  and   not  at  all   easy 
to  follow. 

Box    Office    Angle Fair    number. 

Cutting  would  help  a  lot  to  make  it 
more   interesting.     Far  too  long,   in 
its  present  state,  for  the  amount  of 
material. 
Exploitation.  .  .  .  Names  of  players  and 
title   may  be  used  to  attract  atten- 
t'on    but    you    might    see    the    film 
yourself  to  judge  what  yon  can  say 
;:l  oit   the    storv   and    its   entertain 
n:ent   value.      They   may    be    inter 
osted   in   the   anpearance    of    Anita 
Stewart.     Distribution  of  toy  boom- 
erangs   will    be   a    good    advcrtisiin' 
stmt. 

D'rection   Gasnier;  all  right   i.,. 

uses   too  much   footage. 

Author    Winchell    Smith    and 

Victor  Mapes. 

Scenario    John    Goodrich 

Cameraman  Tns.    Goodricii 

Photograph:  f^oo*' 

Locale City 

Length   6,714  feet 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  March  15,  1925 


Newspaper  Opinions 

"The   Denial" 
Metro-Goldwyn — Capitol 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Even  in  the  experi- 
enced hands  of  that  capable  director,  Hobart 
Henley.  "The  Denial''  cannot  rise  above  the 
weakness  of  the  story  and  the  obvious  effort 
of  Agiies  Christine  Johnston,  the  scenarist, 
to    add    all    the    movie    drama    possible. 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  The  situations  are 
handled     logically     and      simply.   *   *  * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  This  is  heavy, 
slow -moving  drama  of  a  by -gone  age,  saved 
from  mediocrity  only  by  the  deft  direction  of 
Hobart    Henley.    *   *   * 

An  excellent  cast  goes  to  waste  in  this  la- 
borious and  unsympathetic  drama  in  such 
playe  s  as  William  Haines,  Lucille  Ricksen, 
Bert    Roach   and   Robert  Agnew.    *   *    * 

DAILY    NEWS—*    *    *      Truly      quite      a 

charming  picture.      The   scenes   from   the  days 

when  our  mothers  and  fathers  swanked  about 

as  the  yomiger  set  are  especially  well  done. 
»   *   * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  ♦  *  The  scenes 
of  the  Spanish-American  period  are  interest- 
ingly reproduced,  but  the  picture  resembles 
the  title  of  the  stage  play  from  which  it  was 
adapted — "The    Square    Peg."    *    *    * 

EVENING  WORLD— It  is  almost  a  sure 
bet  that  the  members  of  any  audience  will  be 
highly  entertained  by  a  film  which  takes 
them  back  to  the  Spanish  American  War  days 
and  shows  them  the  laughable  difference  be- 
tween the  styles  and  modes  of  living  in  those 
days  as  comnared  to  our  own.  Hobart  Hen- 
ley's "The  Denial,"  *  *  *  does  this,  and  it 
provides    charming    entertainment.     ♦    *    * 

*  *  *  Emily  Fitzroy.  who  portrays  the  un- 
bending mother,  gives  the  best  character  de- 
lineation in  the  picture.  *  *  *  Throughout 
the  whole  picture  the  hand  of  Hobart  Hen- 
ley was  obvious,  and  this  insured  good  en- 
tertainment. 

HERALD-TRTRUNE— ♦  •  ♦  If  everyone 
wasn't  always  yelling  about  constructive 
criticism  we  should  not  say  another  word 
about  "The  Denial."  But  a  critic  who  says 
a  picture  is  terrible  has  to  go  on  and  prove 
it  or  else  be  accused  of  being  a  destructive 
critic.  So  "The  Denial"  might  have  been 
called  adult  entertainment  in  those  days  when 
people  marveled  at  pictures  because  they 
moved.  But  the  di'ection  and  the  comedy 
and.  in  fact,  everytlrng  connected  with  it 
are  almost  antique  enough  to  he  interesting 
But  not  quite,  we  hasten  to  add.  "The 
Denial"  is  an  affront.  The  titles  are  pathetic, 
the  acting  is  overdone,  the  situations  are 
forced,   the   comedy   is   strained.    *   *   * 

MORNING    TELEGRAPH—*    *    *    The 

picture  struck  this  reviewer  as  being  one  of 
an  exact  audience  type,  an  interesting  story, 
strong  delineation  of  character  on  the  part  of 
Claire  Windsor  and  Emily  Fitzroy,  altogether 
possible  situations  and  a  production  quite 
worth   seeing.    *   *   * 

POST— "The  Denial,"  *  *  *  seems  a  better 
title  than  the  original,  "The  Square  Peg." 
But  that's  about  the  best  thing  that  can  be 
said    for    it. 

Not  that  Hobart  Henley,  *  *  *  hasn't  done 
a  pretty  good  piece  of  work  with  it.  He  has 
recreated  the  atmosphere  of  the  late  nineties 
skillfully  and,  in  many  instances,  effectively 
and  the  story  and  the  actors  are  handled 
about  as  well  as  any  one  could  handle  such 
a  story  and  such  a  group  of  misfits.  But  of 
all  examples  of  irritating  stories  and  wooden 
acting.    "The   Denial"   is   supreme.    ♦    •   * 

SU-"*^ — *  *  *  We  heartily  recommend  "The 
Denial"  both  as  an  entertainment  and  as  a 
worthy    film. 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  It  is  not  a  particular- 
ly pretentious  story,  for  nothing  unusual  or 
grand  hai>]iens — in  fact,  it  might  be  any- 
body's family  album.  Yet  it  has  been  pro- 
duced by  Henley  and  played  by  the  cast  with 
an  imderstanding,  natural  spirit  that  makes  it 
continually  apiiealing,  and  caused  the  baclger- 
cd  husband,  when  he  finally  defies  his  wife's 
authority,  to  evoke  a  splatter  of  applause 
from  the  audience.  *  *  *  Some  of  the  re- 
lentless grimness  of  the  original  i)lay  by 
Lewis  Beach,  ".\  .Square  Peg,"  from  which 
the  picture  was  taken,  has  been  hushed  with  a 
velvet   hand. 

Claire  Windsor  looks  a  little  too  ohi  and 
sophisticated  for  the  young  girl  sequence  and 
a  little  too  voung  for  the  middle  ageil  inci- 
dents.  *  *  * 

TIME.S — Hobart  Henley  has  not  dis- 
tinguished himself  by  his  prodction,  "The 
Den'al". 

WORLD— In  filming  Rex  Beach's  little 
drama  *  *  •  the  point  has  been  lost  almost 
entirely,  and  still  the  picture  comes  out  fairly 
well.    *    *    » 


"The   Goose   Hangs   High" — Famous 
Players 

(Following     are     additional     excerpts 
from      local      newspapers      on      "The 
Goose  Hangs   High",  now  playing  the 
Rivoli). 
AMERICAN — *  *  *   Is  not  a  big  achieve- 
ment,   pictorially    speaking,    but    it    is    a    nice 
wholesome      picture      without       any       serious 
strain     on     the     mentality     and     without     any 
effort   to   get    itself    put    into    a   class   of    great 
artistic    accomplishments. 

DAILY  NEWS— Jimmy  Cruze  has  rung 
the  bell  again.  This  man  is  really  a  Booth 
Tarkington  of  the  screen.  *  ♦  •  He  can 
take  an  American  family  and  depict  them 
so  vividly  that  it  leaves  you  with  nothing 
but  sincere  admiration.  It's  sort  of  idealis- 
tic   realism.   *   *   * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  James 
Cruze  has  made  a  delightful  entertainment. 
*  *  * 

*  *  *  There's  not  much  of  a  plot — just  an 
episode  of  daily  family  life — but  it  is  under- 
standingly  and  entertaingly  handled  and  up- 
holds the  great  American  family  as  an  in- 
stitution. 

EVENING  WORLD— For  sheer  sim- 
plicity of  narrative  and  deftness  of  direc- 
tion. "The  Goose  Hangs  High"  *  *  *  is 
very  nearly  a  perfect  picture.  Here  is  a 
picture  which  strives  neither  for  the  spec- 
tacular, nor  for  the  usual  sex  appeal — it  is 
simply  a  straightforward  tale  of  the  average 
American  home — and  yet  it  is  one  of  the 
niost  charming  and  deeply  poignant  pictures 
that    has    come    to    Broadway    in    weeks. 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  The  picture  should 
please  the  censors  as  well  as  the  audiences, 
for  it  is  a  clean,  wholesome  story  of  the 
great  American  family  life  as  it  is  lived  by 
the  millions  who  don't  get  into  the  front 
page   newspapers, 

SUN— *  *  *  Too  much  of  Rex  Beach's 
"action"  has  been  told  by  sub-titles  and  not 
enough  by  photography. 

This  makes  for  occasional  dull  interludes, 
but  these  can  be  pardoned  in  the  view  of  the 
excellence  of  the  production,  which  was  di- 
rected by  James  Cruze,  peer  of  native  di- 
rectors. He  spreads  out  the  "homey"  at- 
mosphere of  Beach's  middle  Western  house- 
hold with  as  capable  a  hand  as  could  be 
found    in   a   row    of    Hollywood.   *   *   * 

TELEGRAM— "The  Goose  Hangs  High" 
is  an  amiably  ambling  little  comedy  *  *  * 
exhaling  the  same  atmosphere  of  reality, 
same    aroma    of    the    parlor    sofa.   ♦   ♦   ♦ 

TIMES—**  *  The  subtitles  are  inform- 
ing and  at  times  amusing.  It  is  a  picture 
which  is  bound  to  have  strong  appeal,  as 
ther-  is  nothing  extravagant  about  the 
settings  and  the  action  is  plausible.  It  is 
also  quite  unusual  to  see  a  production  in 
which    the   action    covers    less    than    48    hours. 


"Introduce       Me" — Associated       Ex- 
hibitors— Mark  Strand 

.XMKRICAN— *  *  *  I  really  enjoyed 
Douglas  MacLean  and  his  latest  comedy. 
It  seemed  to  have  a  lot  of  pep  and  to  be 
different     from     the     usual     run     of     pictures 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  It  is  very  good  fun: 
through  it  a'l  MacLean  never  loses  his  in- 
fectious E'rin.  It  makes  a  fine  picture,  for 
thrills    and    laughter    go    hand    in    hand.    *   *   * 

DAILY  MIRROR— For  that  tired,  blue 
feeling  drop  into  the  Mark  Strand  any  day 
this  week  and  laugh  at  Douglas  Macl-ean 
doing  the  dumb-bell  act  in  "Introduce  Me." 
a  snappy  comedy  that  effervesces  and  bub- 
bles   merrily    to    a     thrilly    climax.   ♦   *   * 

DAILY  NEWS — If  you  have  that  springy 
feeling,  "Introduce  Me"  will  just  fit  in  with 
vour  mood.  It's  as  nice  as  a  day  off.  It 
has  Doug  MacLean  in  one  of  those  swift- 
'olling  films  like  "The  Hottentot.''  His 
ingratiating  manner  that  asks  you  to  please 
laugh.      And    you    do. 

EVENING  JOURNAT,— ♦  •  *  the  clever 
gags  and  sub-titles  supply  the  picture  with 
continuous  action  and  laughs,  MacLean's 
an  excellent  comedian,  Robert  Ober.  as  his 
friend,  is  delightful,  the  various  types  are 
well  chosen,  and  as  far  as  the  Swiss  settings 
a'e   concerned,    thev  do  everything  but   yodel 

EVENING  WORLD— The  story  travels 
along  well-trod  lines,  but  it  is  handled  in 
such  a  manner  that  it  is  thoroughly  enjoy- 
able. ,'\nd  it  carries  MacLean  well  on  the 
road  to  the  pedestal  he  undoubtedly  is 
destined     for. 

In  places  the  story  of  "Introduce  Me" 
falls  down  a  trifle,  but  perilous  thrills  and 
comical  gags  are  injected  into  these  spots, 
thereby  preserving  a  certain  balance.  But  it 
may    bo    said    that    some    of    these    thrilU    are 


hair-raising  in  the  extreme,  and  what  makes 
them  more  moving  is  the  fact  that  all  the 
time  they  have  an  underlying  note  of 
comedy. 

MacLean  knows  the  value  of  the  serious 
vein  in  comedy,  and  he  uses  his  knowledge 
in    this    picture.   *   *  * 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  "Introduce  Me"  is  too 
good  to  miss.  *  *  * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE— Douglas         Mac 
Lean's    "Introduce    Me"    is    one    of    the    best 
comedies    we    ever    saw.   *   *   * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH— D  o  u  g  1  a  s 
iSIacLean  is  such  an  utterly  refreshing 
comedian  and  possesses  as  one  of  the  fortes 
of  his  equipment  such  a  high  comic  sense 
of  disaster,  that  his  appearance  on  the 
screen  is  the  cue  for  real  fun  no  matter 
what  the  vehicle.  "Introduce  Me,"  •  *  * 
displays  this  fine  comedian  in  a  setting  that 
is   not   particularly    worthy    of   his    talents. 

In  general  outlines  it  comes  too  close  to 
"The  Hottentot"  and  "Going  Up"  to  im- 
press us  either  with  originality  or  to  keep 
us    in    suspense.   *  *   * 

POST—*  *  *  The  story  has  moments 
whe  1  its  thorough  absurdity  makes  it  highly 
amusing,  as  when  the  climber,  falling  down 
a  cliff,  starts  an  avalanche  which  rolls  him 
up  in  a  huge  snowball,  which,  like  the 
famous  mountain  goats,  bounds  from  pre- 
cipice to  precipice.  Aside  from  this  sequence 
and  a  few  odd  titters  lurking  here  and  there, 
the  film  is  pretty  average  and  decidedly 
reminiscent    stuff.   *   *   * 

SUN — *  *  *  Before  the  mountain  climb- 
ing  interlude    in    "Introduce    Me"    is   reached, 

*  *  *  MacLean  is  given  the  opportunity  to 
go     through     the     paces     of     polite     comedy. 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  Anne  Cornwall  helps 
lo  make  the  picture  very  palatable  enter- 
taimnent,  although  at  times  it  is  almost 
as  obvious  as  the  mountains.  But  the  gags 
have  been  very  cannily  built  up.  and  there 
is  incessant  enjoyment  to  be  derived  from 
the  sight  of  MacLean  clawing  and  sprawl- 
ing over  the  land  made  hallowed  by  milk 
chocolate. 

TfMES— *  *  *  While  the  subtitles  are 
quite  witty,  the  scenic  effects  could  have 
been  improved  upon,  as  much  of  the  moun- 
tain climbing  is  done  on  settings  that  are 
hardly  realistic.  However,  the  film  is 
worth    while    seeing    if    only    for    the    glimpse 

of    the     hero     when     he    confronts     the    bear 

#  *   ♦ 

WORLD—*  *  *  Probably  the  episodes 
calculated  to  bring  forth  most  of  the  laugh- 
ter are  those  showing  MacLean  in  Switzer- 
land in  the  role  of  an  imposter  trying  to 
develop  overnight  into  a  professional  moun- 
tain climber.  By  a  farcical  device  he  is 
seen  assuming  this  perilous  role  for  the 
sake    of   a    pretty    girl's   hand.   *   *   • 


"The  Isle  of  Vanishing  Men"— Her- 
man     Garfield — State      Rights — 
Piccadilly 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  a  most  interesting 
feature.  It  is  by  that  intrepid  explorer  W. 
F.  Alder,  who  gives  us  a  most  entertaining 
pictorial  sketch  of  a  lost  race.  If  you 
have  not  met  the  Kia  Kia  cannibals  in 
your  travels  in  fiction  or  on  the  stage  you 
can  learn  a  lot  about  them  from  Mr.  Alder's 
picture. 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  "The  Isle  of  Vanish- 
ing Men"  is  one  of  the  most  fascinating 
travel    pictures   we   have   seen.    *   *  * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  an  intimate 
and  highly  interesting  presentation  of  the 
fast  disappearing  race  of  Kia  Kia  cannibals, 
filmed  by  W.  F.  Alder  at  great  personal 
danger.      We    were    enthralled    by    it. 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  a  novel,  though 
rather  horrible  feature.  The  Kia  Kias,  a 
decaying  race,  are  shown  in  some  of  their 
native  dances  and  festivals.  The  eerie 
dances,  crazy  forms  of  self  adornment  and 
bestial  cruelty  quite  eclipse  any  beauty  of 
the  still  tropical  lands.  Remarkable  but 
revolting- 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  The  Kia 
Kia  is  shown  in  his  native  haunts,  and  the 
result  is  astonishing.  They're  weird  look- 
ing savages,  and  Alder  has  brought  back  a 
complete  record  of  their  home  life,  religious 
festivities,  meals,  costumes  and  surround- 
ings. It's  an  interesting  narrative  and,  in 
the     interest     of    posterity,     instructive. 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  is  fully 
worth  the  price  of  admission.  *  •  •  "The 
Isle  of  Vanishing  Men,"  ♦  ♦  *  is  an  in- 
timate picturization  of  the  fast  disappearing 
tribe  of  Kia  Kia  cannibals  of  Dutch  New 
Guinea. 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  This  is  a  photographic 
record  of  the  wild  orgies  and  almost  unbe- 
lievable   practices    of    the    Kia    ,Kia    cannibals. 


a  tribe  of  man-eaters  who,  accordmg  to 
statistics,  will  perish  from  the  earth  within 
the  next  decade.  The  picturization  of  their 
strange  mode  of  life  alone  is  worth  the 
price    of    admission.   *   »   •  ^,         ^  , 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  "The  Isle 
of  Vanishing  Men,"  *  *  *  is  well  worth 
seeing.   *   *   * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  "The 
Isle  of  Vanishing  Men,"  *  *  *  is  quite  re- 
freshing. *  *  *  The  camera  shots  are  ex- 
cellent, showing  in  the  most  minute  detail, 
life  among  this  strange  group  of  half-human, j; 
half-animal  people.   *   *   * 

POST — *  *  *  "The  Isle  of  Vanishing,! 
Men,"  rates  top  honors  in  the  present-dayi. 
scramble  for  realism  in  films — it  is  one  of  k 
the  most  brutal,  gruesome,  intensely  inter- 1 
esting  and  in  many  ways  remarkable  pic- 1 
tures    we've    seen.   *   *  * 

SUN — *  *  *  a  "travel"  picture,  is  un 
usually    interesting. 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  It  is  a  very  inter- 
esting picture,  though  it  can  hardly  be 
called  an  uplifting  one,  even  for  those  who 
a"e    fond    of    cannibals. 

TIMES — *  *  *  an  enlightening  and  most 
interesting   picture.   ♦   *   * 

WORLD — *   *   *       showing       an       extraor- f| 
dinary    group    of    cannibals,    makes    an    inter- 
esting   addition    to    the   ♦   *   *    program.   *   *  ' 


"On  Thin   Ice" — Warner   Brothers- 
Piccadilly 

AMERICAN — *  *  *  eliminating  the  very 
end,    is   fair    entertainment. 

BULLETIN — *  *  *  The  story  concerns  a 
girl  used  as  a  pawn  in  a  fascinating  whirl- 
pool of  adventure  in  San  Francisco  where 
$200  000  in  bank  bonds  are  at  stake.  *  *  * 
Tom  Moore  and  William  Russell  play  the 
roles  of  the  leaders  of  the  thieving  gang, 
and  Edith  Roberts  does  some  excellent  work 
as    Rose. 

DAILY  MIRROR-*  *  *  if  you  like 
your  pictures  melodramatic,  you'll  enjoy 
this   One. 

DAILY   NEWS — *  *  *  has  a  farcy  sound 
about    it,    but    it    is    really    a    red    hot    crook 
melodrama     with    as     fine    a    cast    as    you'll  ■' 
care    to    meet    in    your    moviegoing.   *  *  • 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  Every-- 
thing  comes  out  great,  the  picture  is  enter-! 
taining  and  aided  by  a  collection  of  pfc-y 
turesque  looking  gangsters,  one  of  whom  is  , 
thrown  out  of  the  coterie  because  he  fell  I 
in   love  with  a  stool  pigeon's  daughter.   ♦  •  • 

EVENING  WORLD— There  are  count- 
less scenes  in  "On  Thin  Ice,"  a  crook  play, 
'  *  *  which  are  deliciously  humorous.  But. 
as  a  sop  to  convention,  all  the  crooks  in 
it  are  made  to  "go  straight"  in  the  last 
reel,  and  considerable  other  hokum  is  in- 
jected into  the  picture  to  evoke  the  sob 
stuff,  with  the  result  that  the  effort  is' 
something    less    than     average    entertainment. 

Gl^APHIC — *  *  *  Just  when  you're  about 
ready  to  check  out,  in  desperation,  some- 
thing happens.  A  little  action  comes  forth 
to  rescue  a  dull  series  of  events,  and  in  jlli(l 
fairness  to  the  picture  there  is  a  surprisfii 
ending.  As  for  most  of  the  situations,  you- 
anticipate   them    long   before   they    happen. 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  it  is  dull.^ 
and  that  is  something  that  no  picture  dnil 
afford   to   be.    *   *   *  ' 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  is  »} 
melodrama.  It  has  to  do  with  the  activitit! 
of  a  gang  of  crooks,  stolen  bonds  frorn  i 
bank,  and  the  reformed  criminal  go'm 
straight  "all  for  a  girl."  The  story.  wM' 
a  hackneyed  one,  is  pretty  well  told  mi 
will   hold    the  attention. 

POST — *  *  *  is  much  better  than  tk( 
majority  of  crook  dramas  and  just  missc 
being  an  exceptionally  good  picture  becausf 
common  sense  exhibited  by  the  director  in, 
the  first  half  of  the  film  can't  withstand  thq 
temptation   to    throw    a   few   heroics.   *   ♦   •  ^ 

SUN — *  *  *  There  are  no  novelties  w 
this  picture,  but  it  moves  swiftly  ami 
smoothly  along  some  of  the  more  interest 
ing  though  well  worn  trails.  It  includes 
one  thrilling  fight,  carried  on  with  greJ' 
enthusiasm  by  the  combatants  and  adniii 
ably    exploited    by    the    camera    man. 

TIMES—*  *  *  Except  for  one  glaruij 
fault  in  construction  at  the  start,  when  i>< 
girl  is  clapped  into  jail  on  the  flimsiest  O; 
evidence,  the  picture  moves  with  a  sense  » 
authenticity  in  its  atmosphere  not  oltf» 
found  in  pictures  showing  us  how  the  ort" 
half    think     they    live. 

WORLD — *  *  *  It's  an  entertaining  pij 
ture,  along  more  or  less  familiar  lines.  I' 
has  mystery  and  pace  and  real  Irish  hum« 
It  has  as  fine  a  fight  as  you  could  ask  1« 
with  hero  and  villian  grappling  in  IK 
semi-darkness  until  one  of  them  goes  dowtj 
shot  by  a  yellow-streaked  crook  in  hiding-1 
and    you    don't    know    which    one    falls. 


J. 


Short  Subject  Quarterly,  Spring  1925 


Your  ShoA¥ 


By  DANNY 


WH  ICH  means  your  entire  program.  Not  only  your  big 
feature — ^our  big  special.  Your  big  prologue  and  the 
whatnots  and  spaghetti  numl)ers.  But  everything  on  the 
hne-up.  From  news  reel  down  to  the  \\alk-f)Ut  of  the  oi- 
gan  solo. 

Just  how  much  attention,  Mr.  Exhibitor,  do  you  reall_\- 
pay  to  all  of  it?  Just  how  much  attention  do  you  gi\e?  To 
each  and  exery  part  of  it?  Think  it  over.  Answer  this 
yourself.  You — and  only  you — know  whether  you  are 
cheating.    And  if  you  are,  you're  only  cheating  yourself. 

The  day  has  gone  by — it  passed  out  a  long  time  ago — 
when  you  could  slap  together  a  few  reels  of  film,  stick  in  an 
outstanding  feature  and  let  it  go  at  that.  It's  true — and 
mighty  true,  indeed,  that  you  have  to  give  your  feature  out- 
standing consideration.  Doubtless  you  have  to  consider 
that  to  over  60  per  cent  of  all  else.  Perhaps  more.  But 
even  so  you  cannot  aflford  to  ignore  the  rest  of  the  bill. 

THAT    FUNNY     PUBLIC 

You  "can't  get  away  with  murder"  in  your  general  show. 
There  was  a  time  when  you  could.  A  few  big  specials  come 
along  now  and  then,  ^\'hich  allow  \c)u  to  do  it  yet.  But 
\ou  cannot  do  business  40  weeks  a  year — much  less  52 — by 
what  you  can  do  \\ith  these  big  babies.  You  get  too  few  of 
them.  So  you  have  to  figure — at  least  you  should.  On  what 
you  are  doing  week  after  week.  AN'ith  your  bread  and  Init- 
ter  business.  As  to  what  your  patronage  thinks.  .\nd  how 
it  figures.  And  where  you  stand.  When  they  go  o\er  the 
list.  And  do  their  picture  shopping.  From  the  little  ads. 
Or  even  the  big  ones.  Remember:  the  other  fellow  is  ad- 
vertising, too.  And  you  can't  tell  them  \er\-  much.  That 
he  hasn't.     Or  doesn't  tell  them. 

There  have  been  many  "ideal"  ])rograms  suggested.  Some 
may  fit  }-our  house.  Others  may  not.  Programs  usually  are 
de])endent  entir-.dy  u])on  the  type  of  patronage  you  ha\'e. 
^'ou  cannot  put  on  a  Capitol  (New  York)  or  a  Chicago 
(Chicago)  show.  If  x'ou're  running  another  type  of  house. 
Any  more  than  Roxy.  Or  the  Balaban  boys  would  think 
of  doing. 

But  you  can  use  the  little  old  think  tank.  You  can  do 
some  figuring.  You  can  build  your  program  right.  And 
give  it  all  the  consideration — and  spend  all  you  can.  To 
make  your  folks  believe  you  are  trying  to  give  them  a  good 
show.     'N'ou  owe  that  to  them.     And  you  owe  it  to  yourself. 

WHERE    THE    "SHORTS"    COME    IN 

.And  here  is  where  the  little  short  subject  comes  in.  Here 
is  where  you  either  work  right  or  wrong.  Thank  Heaven, 
the  day  has  gone  by  when  the  average  good  showman  con- 
siders his  short  subject  as  just  so  many  "fillers."  That  is 
one  good  thing.  Also,  thanks  to  the  powers  they  be — the 
average  good  short  subject  has  improved  to  such  an  extent 
that  it  isn't  at  all  like  the  'filler"  of  the  old  days.  So  you 
have  a  very  good  average  to  work  upon.  And  if  you  will 
only  take  a  little  trouble  and  pick  them  right.  You  cannot 
go  very  far  wrong.    That's  certain. 

But  the  picking  is  the  job.  And  if  you  pass  it  by.  Or 
leave  it  as  an  unimportant  part  of  your  program.  Well,  if 
you  think  you  can  do  it — try — and  see  what  happens.     Fan 


magazines,  advertising  and  other  aids,  have  put  short  sub- 
ject folk  too  far  in  tlie  limelight.  To  just  "let  it  go  at  that." 

THE    SHORT    SUBJECT    THEATER 

-Advocated  by  Earl  Mammons.  A  step  in  the  right  direc- 
tion, (iolly,  it  has  been  talked  about  a  long  time.  Should 
have  been  started  several  years  ago.  (Didn't  want  to  get 
in  pictures  or  would  have  done  it  long  ago.)  Sure  fire  idea. 
In  the  right  section.  ()f  certain  large  cities.  And  bound 
to  stimulate  interest  all  along  the  line.  Almost  too  impa- 
tient. W^ant  to  see  the  first  of  these  put  in  operation.  Feel 
certain  others  will  follow.     As  a  matter  of  course. 

THE    RIESENFELD    MEDAL 

.Another  stimulus.  By  the  end  uf  the  summer  season  the 
exhibitor  jury.  Will  have  decided  a  number  of  things.  In 
connection  with  the  gold  medal  award.  Of  Dr.  Hugo  Ries- 
enfeld.  Of  the  Famous  Players  Broadway  houses.  Who  is 
anxious  to  see  more  novelty  short  subjects.  The  jury  is 
still  out.  Will  lie  some  months.  But  the  award — when 
made — will  be  sure  to  help.  And  develop  a  much  needed 
section.     Of  the  short  subject  field. 

THE    CHILDREN'S  MATINEES 

'^'oii  will  find  much  information.  Regarding  the  children's 
matinees  and  program  builders.  In  this  issue.  Read  it. 
Know  what  it's  all  about.  Perhaps  you  will  find  a  thought. 
'!"()  help  stimulate  something'.  For  \-our  house.  Or  chain. 
P)ecaus.'  those  who  have  started  tliis  idea.  Say  it  is  a 
knockout.  In  many  ways.  Certainly  they  cannot  all  be 
wrong.  And  some  oi  the  shrewdest  men  in  the  business  of 
exhibiting  pictures.  Are  aroused  to  the  importance  of  the 
idea.  You  want  to  get  at  this  branch  of  your  business.  As 
much  as  }-ou  can.  Perhaps — for  various  reasons — you  can- 
not do  as  much,  or  find  it  inijiracticable,  to  do  as  much.  As 
they  have  done.  But  there  isn't  a  house — first  to  sixth  run — 
that  isn't  in  a  position  to  do  something.  And  something 
should  be  done.  By  each  and  every  exhibitor.  In  this 
connection.  It  will  prove  worth  while.  Not  only  at  the 
l)f)x  office.  (\\'hich  is  the  acid  test  of  all  things.)  But  in 
that  intangible  thing  called  "Good  Will." 

The  Hays  office — after  working  like  Turks — has  a  lot  of 
special  programs  ready  for  such  events.  They  will  be  glad 
to  help  out.  A^ou  can  secure  a  lot  of  aid.  Many  good  sug- 
gestions. Valuable  co-operation.  From  various  exchange 
centers — as  well  as  the  Hays  office.  In  this  connection. 
Don't  hesitate  to  go  to  it.    It's  sure  fire.    In  its  possibilities. 

A     TIP 

Before  long  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  A.  will  meet  in  national 
convention.  Here's  a  tip,  Mr.  O'Toole :  get  someone  who 
knoxvs  the  subject.  To  discuss  the  value  of  these  children's 
matinees.  You  have  been  working,  personally,  for  the 
building  of  good  will ;  you  have  been  preaching  this  idea 
for  some  years.  Let's  have  a  real  discussion  in  Milwaukee. 
On  this  topic.  ('Other  important  ones  as  well.)  Let's  get 
some  ideas.  From  the  big  as  well  as  the  little  exhibitor. 
Maybe  Milwaukee  can  go  down  in  history.  As  one  exhib- 
itor convention.  Where  something  else  liesidcs  politics 
happened. 


THE 


rilLDREN'S   MATINEES,   BUILDERS    OF 


Here's  An  Example 

,  The  Hays  organization  has  devoted 
serious  attention  to  the  questioji  of 
lildren's  matinees   because  it  real- 
izes how  much   can  be  done  in  this 
way  to  create  good-will  with  the  vast 
army     of    parents     throughout     the 
\_^untry  whose  chief  duty  is  to  pro- 
y^tflcf  the  influences  surrounding  their 
\    children. 

■  One   of   the   outstanding  examples 
I    Of  exactly  what  can  be  accomplished 

Y    in   this  direction    is    offered   by   the 
\J      Crandall  theaters  of  Washi7igton. 

Mrs.  Harriet  Hawley  Lorcher,  di- 
C^    rector  of  the  Public  Service  and  Ed- 
J       ucational    Department    of    that     or- 
i     yanizaUon,  has  prepared  the  follow 
S^      xng  article  which    ivill    undoubtedly 
\.      prove  of  tremendous  iyiterest  to  pro- 
gressive exhibitors: 

The  Editor  of  The  Fihn  Daily  asks 
me  to  tell  what  we  are  doing  through 
the  Crandall  Theaters  Public  Service 
and  Educational  Department  in  the 
cjty    of    \\'ashington. 

"Film  Progress"  has  just  published 
seven  columns  of  what  I  had  to  say 
about  it  at  the  National  Better  Films 
Conference  at  the  Waldorf,  Jan.  16, 
and  they  did  not  publish  all  of  it;  so 
you  see  the  idea  of  the  "Short  Sub- 
ject Quarterly"  rather  appeals  to  me. 
From  that  conference  I  got  a  re- 
action that  will  be  of  interest  to 
every  exhibitor.  Remember,  those 
attending  were  women  from  various 
parts  of  the  country  who  are  en- 
deavoring through  "Better  Films 
Committees"  to  open  the  eyes  of  the 
public  to  their  share  of  responsibility 
in  the  motion  picture  problem. 
When  I  had  finished  speaking,  from 
all  sides  they  said,  "I  wish  we  had 
a  Mr.  Crandall  in  our  section" 
Think  this  over. 

The  motion  picture  industry  has 
many  problems,  not  the  least  ol 
which  is  its  relation  to  the  public 
which  it  serves.  This  was  Mr.  Cran- 
dall's  conviction  when  he  established, 
in  June  1922,  a  Public  Service  and 
Educational  Department  in  connec- 
tion with  his  circuit  of  theaters  in 
the  Nation's  Capital,  and  appointed 
me  its  director,  with  the  sole  instruc- 
tion that  I  "make  his  neighborhood 
theaters  of  value  in  the  community 
life". 

Creative  Work 

With    no    precedent    to    follow,    it 

■  as  been  entirely  a  creative  work. 
'  .'e  have  advaiKed  slowly,  weighed 
.  h  effort  for  its  true  value  in  com- 
iiumity  service,  until  we  have  actu- 
.    'y    built  up  a   mutual  understanding 

'.'■I  confidence  with  our  public  that 
■  rajjidly  becoming  a  factor  in  the 
'  i\ir  interests  of  the  community  life. 
W'c  look  upon  our  efforts  as  labora- 
tury  work,  not  alone  in  behalf  of  our 
•■\\n  interests,  but,  with  the  earnest 
I'sirc   to  work  out  the  problems   for 


Fun  Should  Feature  Kiddie  Programs 
Is  Opinion  of  National  Exhibitor  Head 

M.  J.  O'Toole,  president  of  the  Motion  Picture  Theater  Own- 
ers of  America  has  this  to  say,  relative  to  the  value  of  short  sub- 
jects to  exhibitors: 

"Personally,  I  prefer  good  variety  in  house  programs.  Of 
course,  a  story  must  be  told  in  a  feature  picture  and  if  it  can  be 
made  very  interesting  it  will  retain  attention  throughout  the 
perforniance  and  please  the  audience.  I  favor,  as  a  general 
proposition,  having  the  house  program  as  varied  as  reasonable 
presentation  conditions  will  permit. 

"Children's  matinees  run  much  to  short  features,  conveying 
good  impressions  and  humorous  pictures.  Variety  and  whole- 
some fun  pleases  the  children  most.  I  have  used  long  feature 
pictures  also  at  these  matinees  but  of  a  kind  suited  to  the  juve- 
nile mind. 

"Generally  speaking,  a  varied  program  with  the  fun  features 
predominating,  but  not  unduly  exaggerated,  is  the  best  for  the 
children's  matinee.' 


;!ie  benefit  of  the  entire'  country  as 
wi-U  as  the  motion  picture  industry. 
-Much  of  what  we  are  doing  in  Wash- 
ington can  be  adapted  to  other  com- 
"nitics.  providing  their  efforts  are 
■  .  :  d   by   the   right   spirit.     Public 


opinion  is  as  valuable  an  asset  as  the 
box  office  receipts;  and,  to  go  fur- 
ther, the  time  is  coming  when  the 
box  office  receipts  will  depend  upon 
the  moral  fiber  as  well  as  the  artistic 
qualities    of    the    pictures. 

If  you  could  "listen  in"  to  the 
interviews  in  our  office  during  one 
week;  or,  if  you  could  see  the  letters 
that  come  from  all  parts  of  the 
country,  you  would  realize  how  far 
reaching  is  the  influence  of  this  work 
and  you  would  appreciate  Mr 
Crandall's  vision  and  public  spirit 
because,  it  has  undeniably  solved 
some  of  the  most  vital  problems  in 
which  the  public  and  the  industry 
are   equally  concerned. 

The  educational  value  of  the  neigh- 
borhood theater  in  the  community  life 
has    been     practically     demonstrated. 
For   the   past   two   years    through    the 
tree    use    of    our    theaters    for    class 
rooms,   the   public    schools   of    Wash- 
ington  have  had  the   value  of  experi- 
mental    work     in     visual     instruction 
with    motion    pictures.      During    the 
same    iicriod    the    projection    room    of 
our     Metro]5olitan     theater    has     been 
a   laboratory   for   the   development   of 
the  usefulness  of  the  motion   pictures 
in    teaching   the    foreign-born    citizen- 
ship   and     to    speak     English.       This 
phase  opens   up   vast   possibilities   for 
dealing   with    some    of   our    country's 
present     problems.        Can      you      not 
vision    its    benefit    in    nn'ning   and   in- 
dustrial   centers,    where    large    groups 
of  the  foreign  born  are  segregated  in 
their      employment;      the      congested 
tenement   house   districts,   where  they 
have    entered    into    the    life    of    our 
nation   without  any   understanding  of 
the    vastness   of   our   country,    its    re- 
sources   and    the    great    opportunities 
it  offers  outside  the  cities? 
Insistent    Demand 
For    many    years    the    demands    for 
children's   programs    have   been   large 
and   insistent;    the    lack    of   them    has 
been    the    most    vulnerable    point    of 
attack    for    those    clamoring    for    cen- 
sorship.     They   have    been    attempted 
in  various  sections  of  the  country  but 
to  my  knowledge  have  never  become 


a  permanent  feature  of  the  exhibitor's 
service,  because  of  the  lack  of  the 
public's  continued  support. 

We  started  on  Oct.  11,  1924 
"special  programs  for  children"  run- 
ning every  Saturday  morning  at  our 
Tivoli  theater.  They  are  not  in  any 
way  what  is  termed  "educational", 
i)ut  are  so  carefully  selected  and  edited 
that  they  must  have  a  decided  influ- 
ence upon  the  children  attending. 
They  have  been  planned  on  definite 
and  constructive  lines  based  upon 
the  child's  pyschology.  Our  doors 
open  at  10:00  A.  M.  at  10:15  is  an 
organ  recital,  selected  music,  bright 
and  pleasing  without  jazz;  at  I():.iO 
sharp  our  program  starts  with  a 
ringing  bugle  call,  the  curtains  part, 
the  organ  starts  into  a  spirited  march 
and  a  troop  of  Scouts,  Boys  or  Girls, 
march  through  the  theater  led  by 
their  colors  up  the  steps  at  both  sides 
of  the  stage,  and  with  the  colors  in 
front  take  their  position. 

The  song  leader  steps  out  and 
leads  in  one  verse  of  .Xmerica,  fol- 
lowed immediately  by  the  Scouts 
pledge  to  the  flag  in  which  the  entire 
audience  joins.  A  quick  march  car- 
ries them  off  the  stage. 

We  have  varied  our  programs;  for 
some  time  we  had  Peggy  Albion 
bedtime  story  teller  over  radio  sta- 
tion WRC.  She  gave  one  or  two 
stories  and  we  had  seven  reels  of 
pictures.  Lately  we  have  been  run- 
ning just  the  picture  program  of  8 
or  9  reels.  Our  programs  always 
close  at  12:10  sharp. 

Children  Love  Comedies 
We  have  learned  a  great  deal  about 
children  in  their  relation  to  motion 
pictures  during  this  experiment  of 
special  programs.  First,  that  they 
love  coinedies.  animals  and  action: 
second,  that  short  subjects  are  more 
to  be  desired;  2,  3,  4  and  5  reels 
should  be  the  length  of  all  stories 
told,  as  no  child's  attention  can  be 
held  longer. 

Ours  has  been  a  very  definite  step 
to  arrange  programs  entirely  suitable 
for    the    entertainment    of    little    chil- 

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A  Good-Will  Creator 

By  HAROLD  B.  FRANKLIN 
Cen'l  Manager,  Paramount  Theaters 
It  has  been'  uppermost  in  our 
thoughts  to  encourage  children's 
matinees  because  we  fee!  that  thev 
mean  much  not  only  to  the  indivi- 
dual theater  but  to  the  entire  indus- 
try. It  is  not  the  financial  gain 
froni  such  matinees  which  is  their 
chief  justification.  The  receipts  may 
do  little  more  than  meet  the  neces- 
sary expense  involved.  Their  value 
must  be  considered  not  in  dollars 
:Hnd  cen'.s  but  in  the  far-reaching 
goodwill   that   they   create. 

Motion  picture  lovers  of  the  future 
:ire  the  children  of  today.  If  we 
develop  in  these  children"  the  habit 
of  motion  picture  theater  entertain- 
ment, then  that  habit  will  continue 
in  after  life.  When  the  pleasure  of 
motion  picture  entertainment  is  en- 
joyed with  the  fullhearted  enthusi- 
asm of  youth,  it  leaves  an  indelible 
impression.  Like  other  pleasures  of 
youth,  it  will  be  sought  in  after 
years  more  persistently  because  of 
the  very  memories  attached  to  it 
Though  not  set  down  as  tht-ir  out- 
standing justification,  children'.'^ 
matinee  multiply  the  motion  picture 
lovers  of  the  future. 

Children's  matinees  help  to  estab- 
lish the  theaters  as  an  institution. 
The  better  minds  of  the  industry 
have  ceased  to  look  upon  mere  tem- 
porary gain.  Success  requires  a 
broad-visioned  view.  The  theater  is 
a  community  institution  and  like 
every  other  community  institution,  it 
must  be  closely  woven  in  the  affec- 
tions of  family  life.  Nothing  ac- 
complishes this  better  than  the  at- 
tachment   of    children. 

When  children  return  to  the  home 
and  tell  at  the  family  table  the  de- 
lights they  enjoyed  at  the  children's 
matinees,  the  courtesy  they  received 
and  little  pleasurable  incidents  of  a 
recently  visited  theater,  then  certain- 
ly parents  realize  that  the  theater  is 
exercising  a  beneficial  influence. 
Their  attitude  toward  the  theater  be- 
comes more  friendly.  Many  a 
parent  has  been  prompted  to  become 
a  regular  patron  simi)ly  through  the 
enthusiastic  account  given  by  his 
children  of  the  children's  matinees, 
.'^t  the  children's  matinees  the  young- 
er members  of  the  family  develop 
a  love  for  pictures  and  very  often 
coax  other  members  of  the  family  to 
take  them  to  regular  performances, 
so  it  is  evident  that  the  child  can  be 
a   booster   for  the   theater. 

Children's  matinees  are  the  best 
answer  to  censorship.  These  ma- 
tinees call  attention  to  the  fact  that 
there  are  motion  pictures  which  are 
intended  primarily  for  adults.  When 
it  is  emphasized  that  programs  espe- 
cially selected  for  children  are  shown 
at  the  children's  matinees,  then  the 
point  is  made  clear  that  other  pic- 
tures are  intended  for  adults.  If 
people  could  realize  that  there  arc"^ 
pictures  designed  for  adults  and  that 
children  can  be  entertained  at  the 
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Sunday,  March  15,  1925 


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DAILY 


17 


GOOD-WILL    IN    THE  COMMUNITY 


23  Model  Shows 

ihe    Committee    on     Public     Rela- 

■  iis  of  the  Hays   organization    has 

(■»  working  for  months,  in  order  to 

•elop    children's    programs.      The 

tire   list,   when   developed,    will   in- 

l.de  one  hnndred.      This    work   has 

vol  been  completed,   however. 

Below  will  be  found  23  model  pro- 
grams, with  a  brief  description  of 
the  product  included  in  each: 

No.    1 

Ucel  1-  •■'Tilt  Am  Lion"  --Education.il 
Film.  Micioscopie  views  of  llie  ant-lion 
arranged  in  an  enlrrtaininj;  and  instructive 
manner. 

l^eel  2-.! — "No  I.oahng  .  with  Poodles 
Haniicl'ord.      Educational    Ki!ni.      A    comedy 

Keel  4-7— "Cinderella"— Famous  Players 
The    familiar    fairy    lale    with    Mary    I'ieklord 

-  ("inderella. 

No.   2 

Heel  i_'-Tlie  Split  Outlil  '  Kducational 
Film.      A    Hruce    Wilderness    Tale. 

Reel  2-6— "Excuse  My  Dust"-  Famous 
Players.  Wal'ace  Ueid  in  a  humorous  auto 
mobile    story. 

Keel     7-S — "Snooky's     Treasure      Island  — 
Educational    Fi'm.      A    monkey    and   hoy    havt 
a    wonderful    adventure. 
No.   3 

Reel  1-2 — "The  Ciiase" — Educational  Film 
Hans  :';chiicider  cliaiiinion  ski  juniper  in  :< 
Ihrilliii);    chase. 

Reel  .>•" — "Trillins'  Willi  Hon  ir"  — I'm 
versa'.  The  adoration  oi  a  hoy  for  a  great 
I  a  l-player  who  has  a  "past  '  results  in  tht 
icformation   of  Iioth   hoy   and  man. 

Uvel  ,*<— "Dewfall".  "Ciulzon  Uorglum" 
and  "Debut  of  Thomas  Cat"  — liray  Prod 
The   three   subjects    in    this   red    are    in    orde: 

-  -l-.eauti.ul,    instructive,    humorous. 

No.   4 

Reel  1— "Samoaii  Follcs",  "Tlie  Mys 
teries  of  Snow'  and  "Out  of  the  Inkwell"  - 
It; ay  Prod.  This  reel  is  full  of  interest  and 
fun. 

Reel  2  6 — "rhe  linsher" — Famous  Play 
es.  Claries  Ray  as  a  small  town  ball 
playe',  his  fa'l  from  grate  and  bow  In 
"comes    back". 

Reel     7-8-"Torehy's     Double     Triumph" 

Edurationa'    Film,      .johnny    Hines   as   Torchy 

fools    a    fa'  e    jirofessor    and    his    girl    accom 

pliee.      A    fast    act.<ni    comedy. 

No.    5 

Reel  1— "Three  Men  In  a  Hoat  and  a 
Turt'e".  "Movies  E.\poscd"  and  "Oul  of 
the    lii';wcH" — Hray    Prod. 

Ree's  2  to  8 — "Snow  White"-  Famous 
Players.  Marguerite  Clark  and  a  guud  sup 
porting    cast    in    this    beautiful    Fairy    .Story. 

No.   6 

"F  oin  the  Windows  of  My  House"— 
A  Bruce  Wilderness  Ta'c  showing  idea 
scenes  ftoni  the  windows  of  an  ima.gir.ar> 
I'.ousc.      I'iducational    Fi!m.       1    reel. 

"I.ililf  Women"  with  All  S^tar  Cast 
.\  nretty  story  of  a  New  England  father 
mother,  and  four  daughters  dur'ng  Civi' 
War  days  Story  tel's  of  their  sweet  home 
life,  the  illness  aiul  death  of  one  sister  and 
the  romances  of  the  other  three.  Famous 
P'ayes.       5     reels. 

"Edgar's  Hamlet  ".  .\  Rootli  Tarkington 
^lory  of  a  hoy  who  is  not  the  best  nor  the 
worst  boy  in  town.  Ivlgar  and  his  chums 
put  on  H. unlet  in  the  hayloft  of  the  barn 
.\  most  amusing  comedy  which  will  send 
the  children  home  with  a  laugh.  Metro- 
Goldwvn.      2    reels. 

No,  7 

"The  Fall  Guy",  with  Larry  Semon.  .\n 
advenlui-c  with  a  balky  automobile  in  which 
Larry  comes  out  second  best.  Note:  This 
comedy  originally  was  two  reels  in  length 
and  had  many  objectionable  episodes  all  of 
which  have  been  removed.  Vitagraph. 
1    reel. 

"The  Bee".  A  Tolhu-st  microscopic  pic- 
ture showing  many  interesting  things  about 
ths  industrious  little  insect.  Educational 
I'ilin.      1    reel. 

"Darling  of  New  York",  with  Baby  Peggy. 
An  Italian  immigrant  baby  wins  the  love 
01  New  York's  cast  side  population  before 
finding  her  wealthy  grandfather.  Universal 
6  reels. 


Exchanges  Handling 
Children's  Programs 

Mcnihers  of  the  Hays  organi- 
zation arc  cooperating  to  make 
tlie  success  of  the  children's 
matinees  assnrcd.  Tlie  model 
programs,  as  oiithned  here. 
can  he  hooked  at  the  following 
exchanges: 

Albany    Fox 

.\ilaiita    Famous    Players 

Boston    Metro Ciolilwyn 

Buffalo    First   .National 

Butte    Fox 

Charlotte    Universal 

Chicago    Universal 

Cincmnati    Educational 

Cleveland    Educational 

Dallas    F'amous    Players 

Detroit    Producers    Dist. 

Des    Moines    Famous    Players 

Denver    First    National 

Kansas    City    Fox 

Indianapolis    Metro-Goldwyn 

Los   Angeles    Unive  sal 

Milwaukee     Metro-C.oldwyn 

Memidiis    F'amous    Players 

Minneapolis    Melro-Goldwyn 

New    Haven    Fox 

New    Orleans    F'amous    Players 

New    ^■ork    City    Fox 

Oklaiionia    Cjty    ....    F'amous    Players 

Omaha    First    National 

Piii'.adelphia    Fox 

Pittsburgh    Metro-Goldwyn 

Portland    First    National 

Salt   Lake  City    Educational 

.Seattle     Educational 

San    Francisco    Metro-Go'dwyn 

St.    Louis    Producers   Disl. 

Washington    First    National 


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No.   8 

"Passing  of  the  Old  West",  "Out  of  the 
InkwelL -Kangaroo".  A  split-reel  of  in- 
te.est    and    fun.       Bray    Prod.     Inc.         1     reel, 

"\i  gina  Courtship",  with  May  Mac- 
.\voy.  A  pretty  story  of  old  and  modern 
N'irginia.  Famous  Players  Lasky  Corpora 
tion.      5    reels. 

"Edgar,  the  Explorer".  A  Booth  Tar 
iiigton  story.  Edgar  is  reading  a  jungle 
book  aiul  his  imagination  carries  him  to  the 
jungle  as  the  hero.  Metro-Goldwyn  Cor 
l)or;ition.      2    reels. 

No.  9 

"I'be  Orang  and  the  Orang  Volunteers'] 
.\  Ditmar  pictu-e  oi  these  interesting  ani 
mals.        Educational      Film      F.xchaii.ges.      Inc 

1  reel. 

"FMgar's  Jonah  Day".  A  story  by  Booth 
Tarkington.  Edgar,  who  is  caring  for  the 
baby,  cannot  resist  temptation  to  join  the 
gang  in  next  yard.  He  thinks  he  has  the 
baby  securely  anchored  but  events  prove 
otherwise.  He  is  a  wiser  boy  at  the  end  oi 
the    day.      Met"0-Goldwyn    Distributing    Corp 

2  reels. 

"Captain  Kidd,  .Ir.",  with  Mary  Pickford. 
In  an  old  hook  our  heroine  finds  a  map 
of  property  wdiere  a  treasure  has  been 
buried.  .After  much  real  work  the  treasure 
is  uncovered.  The  treasure  is  not  gold  and 
jewels  but  a  moral  teaching  that  h.ippiness 
is  found  in  industry.  Famous  Players- 
Lasky   Corp.      5    reels. 

No.  10 

"The  Forest  King".  A  very  excellent 
animal  picture.  The  Bray  Productions.  Inc 
1    reel. 

"Edgar's  Feast  Day".  A  Roolh  Tarking- 
ton story  of  two  boys  whose  eyes  proved 
much  bigger  than  their  tummies.  Metro- 
Goldwyn     Corporation.       2    reels. 

"Beside  the  Bonnie  Briar  Bush",  with 
All  star  cast.  This  pretty  Scotch  story  is 
very  well  done  and  the  children  will  enjoy 
it.  Fainnns  Players-l.asky  Cori)oration.  5 
reels. 

No.   11 

"Monkeys  and  Monkey  Capers".  A  Dit- 
mar   animal    picture    of    monkeys    and    their 


funny    ways.       Educational    Film    I-ixchanges, 
Inc.      I    reel. 

"If  You  Could  Shrink",  "Jerry  on  the 
Joy — The  I'rain  Robber".  .\  split  reel  oi 
interest  and  humor.  The  Bray  Productions, 
Inc.      1    reel. 

"The  Little  Minister",  with  Betty  Coinp 
son.  This  well  known  pla\'  has  been  beau 
liiully  pictured  and  interest  is  maintainerl 
tl.nuighout.  F'ainous  Pla.\ers  Lask\'  Cor- 
pi-ration       6    reels. 

No.   12 
'■.\1\    Country".      .\    Bruce    Wilderness    tale 
of    unusual    beauty.       F^ducational     F'ilin     Ex- 
cli,-iiiges.    inc.      1    reel. 

"Hayfoot,  Strawfoot",  with  Charles  Ray 
U.  S.  (iraiit  Biggs  enlists  for  the  World 
War.  General  Grant  is  his  model.  He  gets 
into  trouble  and  is  arrested  and  court 
martialed.  He  is  cleared  of  the  charges  and 
all  ends  happily.  This  picture  is  full  of 
humor  and  action.  F'amous  Players- Lasky 
Corp,      5    reels, 

".■\rabias  Last  Alarm",  A  little  girl,  an 
old  fire  horse,  an  intelligent  hull-dog,  and 
a  runaway  automobile  cause  thrills  and 
laughs  from  start  to  finish,  I'ox  F'iliii  Cor- 
poration.      2    reels. 

No.    14 
Reel        1 — -"Prickly         Conscience" — Fitluca- 
tioiial    Film    l''xclianges.    Inc.      \    Wilderness 
Tale  1  v   Robert   C.    Bruce, 

Reel  2— ".\  Tough  Pull".  "Adopting  A 
Biar  Cub" — The  Bray  Proiluctions.  Inc.  A 
si)iit-rcrd  showing  a  Jerry  cartoon  and  an  in- 
teresting   bear    story. 

Reel  ,!-8  -"Dinty".  with  Wesley  Barry 
First  .National  Pictures,  Inc.  -\  story  of 
a  San  Francisco  newsboy. 
No.  15 
''The  Spider''.  Microscopic  views  of  the 
spider  by  Tolhurst,  E<lucational  Film  Ex 
ch.-u:ges.    Inc.       1    reel. 

"Seven  .Sisters",  with  Marguerite  Clark 
An  amusing  romance  of  old  .Austria.  Fam 
ous    P'ayers- Lasky    Corp.      5   reels, 

"The  Id'e  Class",  with  Charlie  Chaplin. 
.\  fast  moving  comedy,  h'ir.st  .National 
Pictures,    Inc.      2    reels. 

No.     16 
Reel     I — "Feedin.g    the     Bears" — The     Bray 
Productions.    Inc.       v\    Ditmar    animal    study 
Reel    2-7 — "Penrod    and     .Sam",    with     Ben 
Alexander.        First      .National     Pictures,     Inc 
The    well-known    Booth    Tarkington    story. 
No,    17 
"Nights     of     many     Shadows''.       A     Bruce 
scenic    of    great    beauty.       Educational     Film 
I'iixchanges,    Inc.      1    reel. 

"Cartoonland",      "Unshod      Soldiers     of     a 
King",    .  A    split    reel    subject    of    fun    and    in- 
terest.     The    Bray    Productions,    Inc.      1    reel 
"The    Hottentot",    with    Douglas    MacLean. 
A    farce    comedy    full    of    thrills.       First    Na- 
tional   Pictures,    Inc.      (■>    reels. 
No.     18 
"The  White  Owl".     The  Bray  Productions. 
Inc.      1    reel, 

"Edgar  Takes  the  Cake"',  .A  comedy  by 
Booth  Tarkington,  Metro-Goldwyn  Dis- 
Iriljuting    Corp.   2   reels. 

"Double  Sj)eed",  with  Wallace  Reid.  An 
automobile  racing  story.  F'amous  Players- 
Lasky     Corp.       5    reels. 

No,    19 
"American     and     Foreign     Deer".       An    in- 
teresting   Ditmar    picture.      Educational    Film 
Exchanges,   Inc.      1    reel. 

"The  River's  End",  with  Lewis  Stone. 
.'\  Canadian  Police  story.  Famous  Players- 
Lasky    Corp.      5   reels. 

"Studio  Rube",  with  Clyde  Cook.  A 
comedy.       Fox     Film     Corporation,       2    reels 

No.    20 
"Beaten     by     a     Hare",     "Chumming     with 
Chipmunks".       The     Bray     Productions,     Inc 

1  reel. 

"The  Blue  Bird".  The  Maurice  Maeter- 
linck story.  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corp 
5    reels. 

"Homemade  Movie",  w'ith  Ben  Turpin. 
A    comedy.       First    National     Pictures,     Inc. 

2  reels. 

No.    21 

"Moonblind",  A  Bruce  scenic.  Educa- 
tional   Film    Exchanges,    Inc.      1    reel. 

"Pygmy  Circus  &  Jungle  Vaudeville".  A 
Ditmar  animal  picture.  Educational  Film 
F^xchanges,   Inc.      I    reel. 

"Penrod",  with  Wesley  Barry.  The  well- 
known  Booth  Tarkington  story.  First  Na- 
tional   Pictures,    Inc.      6    reels. 

(Continued  on   Page   50) 


In  Albany,  This 

By  ULY  S.  HILL 
Mn'g  Director,  Strand,  Albany,  N.  Y. 
We  have  heen  giving  "Junior 
Movies"  ill  .Mhany  at  the  Mark 
.^'■trand  for  the  past  five  years  witli 
great  success  and  find  it  the  best 
method  to  entertain  and  liave  some- 
thing for  the  boys  and  girls  to  look 
forward  to  every  Saturday  during 
their  "Movie  Season"  as  vvc  term  it. 
We  are  very  careful  to  select  pro- 
grams that  not  only  appeal  to  them 
but  that  are  the  right  kind  for  them 
to  see,  this  does  not  necessarily 
mean  special  pictures  for  children. 
but  such  regular  features  as  will 
measure  up  to  the  standard  of  their 
retjuirements. 

In  order  to  make  these  entertain- 
ments a  success  we  must  have  the 
co-operation  of  the  schools  and  the 
various  women's  clubs.  In  Albany 
all  the  Junior  Movies  are  sponsored 
and  under  the  patronage  of  the  Al- 
bany Mother's  Club  witli  Mrs,  Frank 
W.  Clark  at  the  head  of  that  particu- 
lar branch.  Mrs,  Clark  has  made  a 
study  for  many  years  of  the  form  of 
entertainment  that  has  proven  such 
a  big  thing  in  Albany.  The  Albany 
Mother's  Club  is  in  turn  assisted 
by  the  Boy  Scouts,  the  Girl  Scouts 
and  other  kindred  organizations,  so 
it  is  really  a  big  community  affair. 
In  fact  everyone  becomes  interested 
— for  instance  all  the  orphan  asy- 
lums in  the  city  are  taken  care  of 
by  donations  from  some  of  the  lead- 
ing citizens,  The  Exchange,  Rotary 
and  other  clubs  who  pay  for  a  cer- 
tain number  of  tickets,  so  that  each 
week  these  children  enjoy  their 
"movies"  in  the  best  possible  man- 
ner. Our  average  attendance  each 
Saturday  is  around  2,300  and  the 
great  pleasure  these  children  derive 
from  this  entertainment  is  alone 
worth  the  effort  we  put  forth  to  give 
them  good  shows. 

Our  season  for  these  entertain- 
ments closed  last  Saturday  with  a 
personal  appearance  of  Thornton  W. 
Burgess,  the  author  of  "The  Bedtime- 
Stories",  who  gave  about  one  hour 
and  a  half  entertainment.  To  many 
of  the  children  this  was  a  great  event 
in   their  lives. 

.'\t  our  Troy  theater  we  have  the 
patronage  of  the  Parent  Teachers 
Association  and  are  just  as  success- 
ful as  in  Albany,  and  likew'ise  every- 
one  in   town    is   interested   with   us. 

Unless  you  get  the  proper  co-oper- 
ation from  all  the  societies  and  clubs 
and  give  the  children  the  right  kind 
of  shows  it  is  going  to  l)e  failure  as 
sure  as  you  are  born.  Tiiey  have 
been  tried  man\'  times  and  given  up. 
Here  in  Albany  and  also  at  Tro\' 
we  worked  hard  to  figure  out  just 
what  the  children  wanted.  It  is  not 
that  they  always  want  children 
shows,  but  they  like  the  regular  fea- 
ture, such  as  the  Covered  Wagon, 
Abraham  Lincoln,  Harold  Lloyd  and 
many  others  that  are  suitable  for 
their  entertainment.  So  "we  do  not 
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MACK  SENNETT 

PfGSGTltS 

SENNETT  ALL-STAR  SERIES 


WITH 


BILLY  BEVAN 
NATALIE  KINGSTON 
ANDY  CLYDE 
WILLIAM  McCALL 


MADELINE  HURLOCK 
VERNON  DENT 
RUTH  TAYLOR 
MARVIN  ("Fat")  LOBACH 


AND 


HARRY  LANGDON 


ALICE-DAY 


BEN  TURPIN 


RALPH  GRAVES 


SERIES  OF  TWO-REEL  COMEDY  PRODUCTIONS 


DIRECTED  BY 
LLOYD  BACON  HARRY  EDWARDS 

DEL  LORD 


EDDIE  CLINE 


WM.  HORNBECK 

—FILM  EDITOR 


FELIX  ADLER 
A.  H.  GIEBLER 


-TITLES 


MACK    SENNETT    COMEDIES 

LOS  ANGELES 

J.  A.  WALDRON,  GEN.  MGR. 

DISTRIBUTED     BY     PATHE     EXCHANGE,     INC. 


THE 


Sunday,  March  15,  1925 


•e^m 


DAILY 


19 


Twenty  Theaters  to  House  Short  Subjects 

Planned  by  Educational  in  Key  City  Points 


Los  Antjclcs — I  believe  the  future 
success  of  the  picture  industry  de- 
pends upon  the  patronage  of  the 
masses  instead  of  the  classes.  A 
few  big  pictures — when  story  and 
direction  justify  long  length — are 
okay:  the  same  as  a  few  books  can 
hold  interest  for  five  hundred  pages. 
And  this  brings  additional  classes  to 
theaters.  But  when  the  market  is 
flooded  by  over  padded  features  that 
neither  story  nor  direction  justify  as 
at  present  this  condition  cannot  hold 
the  patronage  of  the  classes,  and  is 
bound  to  drive  away  the  masses.  I 
believe  the  classes  as  well  as  the 
masses  want  to  see  a  diversified  pro- 
gram, and  if  one  subject  does  not 
please  then  another  will.  They  need 
not  then  gulp  down  their  food  in  an 
eflfort  to  catch  the  first  reel  of  a  long 


By  EARL   W.   MAMMONS 

President,  Educational  Fi/ms  Exchanges,  Inc. 


feature  provided  they  decide  to  see 
it. 

I  am  therefore  planning  to  pur- 
chase or  build  20  theaters  to  be 
spotted  in  key  cities  to  run  short 
reels  exclusively  and  give  a  real 
diversified  program  of  the  finest  or- 
der in  the  hope  that  my  example  will 
be  followed  by  existing  theaters  at 
least  to  the  extent  of  their  setting 
a.side  say  every  Wednesday  night  as 
a  short  subject  night.  .\nd  those  the- 
aters that  change  only  weekly  to  set 
aside  say  four  or  five  weeks  per  year 
as   short   feature   w-eeks. 

The  extraordinary  strides  that 
short  subjects  have  made  in  the  past 
five  years  both  in  production  and  en- 
tertainment values  justif}-,  in  my 
opinion,  the  building  of  many  times 
the    20    theaters    that    I    contemplate 


dedicating  to  short  reel  subjects.  It  is 
the  policy  that  is  bound  to  attract 
and  entertain  the  masses  as  well  as 
the  classes.  Check  this  up  by  asking 
the  first  twenty  people  that  you  meet 
whether  or  not  they  would  rather 
sit  through  the  prevailing  over-length 
padded  feature  of  today  or  whether 
they  would  prefer  sitting  through  a 
real  diversified  i)rogram.  Also  com- 
pare the  sales  of  a  popular  book  with 
the  sale  of  a  popular  magazine.  A 
few  books  can  succeed  by  the  patron- 
age of  the  classes  as  can  a  few  pic- 
tures and  a  few  theaters,  but  the 
magazines  receive  the  patronage  of 
the  masses  as  well  as  the  classes, 
and  a  theater  running  a  diversified 
program  will  also  receive  the  patron- 
age of  the  masses  as  w-ell  as  the 
classes. 


Giving  the  Short  Its  Due  in  Advertising 


The  feature  has  been  so  much  ad- 
prtised  and  is  the  topic  of  so  many 
bwspaper  columns  of  criticism  that 
ijr  picture-going  public  has   become 
Imost     cynically     critical.       In     the 
!?ht  of  this  fact,  as   long  as  an  ex- 
jbitor    confines     his    advertising    to 
e  dramatic  portion  of  his  program 
[■    stakes    the    public's    verdict    and 
box-ofTice     results     on     the    one 
J   that   his  patrons  are  certain  to 
most  critical  of. 
Must    of    us    in    the    industry    can 
lell  remember  the  day  when  a  two- 
■  el  Harold  Lloxd  comedy  or  a  two- 
Charlie  Chaplin  comedy  was  the 
'    ognizcd"    feature    and    "drawing 
rd"    of    the    bill    regardless    of    the 
amatic   feature  found   on  the   same 
jogram.      Most   of   us   can   also   re- 
lember   when   the   "Keystones"   and 
,|e  "Mack   Sennetts"  were  invariably 
iyertiscd     and     recognized     as     the 
lincipal     attraction     irrespective     of 
^e    kind   or   type   of   the   other    film 
rits  on   the   program. 

Short    Reels    Improving 

It   is   granted   that   there   has  been 

;i  decided   advance   in   the   entertain- 

vnt  quality  of  the  dramatic  picture. 

■    I    maintain    with    just    as    much 

ence    that    there    has    been    an 

'ly    pronounced    improvement    in 


By  ELMER 
General  Manager, 

the  two-reel  comedy  output.  The- 
ater patrons  do  not  give  the  two-reel 
comedy  and  news-reel  units  of  the 
program  the  same  recognition  that 
they  accord  the  feature  not  because 
of  any  inferiority  in  entertainment 
quality  of  these  short  subjects,  but 
because  the  recent  practice  of  the 
exhibitor  in  billing  his  show  has  been 
"to  stake  it  all"  on  the  drama.  This 
failure  of  the  industry's  spokesman 
to  properly  advertise  his  selection  of 
short  subjects  on  his  theater  pro- 
gram is  actually  causing  a  great 
many  enthusiastic  lovers  of  comedies 
and  news-reels  to  conceal  their  en- 
joyment for  fear  of  being  considered 
stupid  or  passe. 

I  meet  people  in  all  walks  of  life, 
strangers  many  of  them,  who  upon 
learning  my  business  indulge  them- 
selves in  expressions  of  enthusiasm 
for  and  enjoyment  of  short  subjects. 
I  say  "indulge"  because  it  is  plain 
that  they  feel  released  from  an  inter- 
mission. 

Many  such  devotees  of  the  short 
subject  make  the  statement  that 
they  always  enjoy  such  and  such 
comedians  of  the  short-length  com- 
edies and  would  like  to  see  them 
all.  They  next  proceed  to  put  the 
question:     "Why   is  it   that  theaters 


R.  PEARSON 
Pathe  Exchange,  Inc. 

do  not  advertise  these  comedies  so 
that  one  may  know  when  and  where 
to  catch  them?" 

To  such  queries  I  can  only  reply 
that  many  of  the  bigger  first-run 
theaters  are  affiliated  with  producers 
of  the  feature-length  dramas,  and 
for  that  reason  they  do  not  play  up 
the  other  units  of  the  program  as 
prominently  as  the  feature-length 
subjects  on  the  bill;  but  that  most  of 
the  follow-up  theaters  do  mention 
the  short  subjects.  The  damnable 
thing  about  that  explanation,  of 
course,  is  that  the  latter  part  is  not 
true. 

Drama  Stressed  Too  Strongly 

The  independent  theater  has  suc- 
cumbed to  the  subtle  example  set  by 
the  afTiliated  first-run  theaters,  thus 
assisting  in  magnifying  beyond  all 
proportion  the  drama  and  at  the 
same  time  belittling  the  short  sub- 
ject. Thank  goodness,  some  of  the 
jiroducer-afTiliated  theaters  still  re- 
main exhibitors  first  and  distributors 
second;  and  that  for  the  good  of 
their  own  box-ofifices  as  well  as  an 
expression  of  fair  play  they  do  fre- 
quently feature  the  short  subject 
over  their  own  dramatic  subject. 
Thus,  for  reasons  that  are  wholly 
obvious,  it  is  a  sad  mistake  in  policy 


for  the  independent  exhibitor  not  to 
select  good  short  subjects  for  his 
program  and  even  a  w-orse  mistake 
not  to  feature  them  strongly  in  his 
advertising. 

Of  course,  this  temporary  tradi- 
tion in  exhibitor  advertising  has  in- 
creased the  rental  prices  of  feature- 
length  pictures  and  reduced  the 
prices  of  short-subjects;  but  permit 
me  to  ask — are  you  serving  your 
own  best  interests  by  maintaining 
this  condition?  Don't  you  realize 
that  this  very  condition  has  a  marked 
tendency  to  force  good  short-subject 
stars  into  feature-length  productions 
in  order  that  they  may  secure  the 
advertising  recognition  they  deserve 
as  well  as  adequate  financial  returns? 

We  are  all  creatures  of  habit — 
some  good  habits,  some  bad  ones. 
Whatever  habit  the  exhibitor  ac- 
(juires  becomes  the  habit  of  his 
patrons.  Most  folks  like  comedy 
better  than  drama.  Give  that  comedy 
inclination  a  chance  to  develop  into 
a  habit  and  at  the  same  time  some- 
thing to  be   proud  of. 

Have  you  ever  found  a  person  who 
was  not  proud  of  his  sense  of  humor? 

Indulge  this  sense  of  laughter, 
therefore,  and  watch  your  box-office 
returns  and  your  own  independence 
grow  bigger  and  bigger  together. 


THE 


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DAILV  '  Sunday,  March  15,  1925 


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HAL  E.  ROACH 


Announces 


THE   1925   LINEUP! 


9  9 


**Our  Gang 

GLENN  TRYON 
CHARLES  CHASE 

THE  SPATS 
CLYDE  COOK 

HAL  E.  ROACH  COMEDIES 

(Every  Player  A  Star) 

FRANK  BUTLER 
FAY  WRAY 
JIMMY  FINLAYSON 
MARTHA  SLEEPER 
GEORGE  ROWE 
NOAH  YOUNG 
"HUSKY"  HANES 
MARJORIE   WHITEIS 

Ready  for  the  biggest  year  in  the  history  of  the 

comedy  business 

HAL  E.  ROACH  STUDIOS 

CULVER    JITY,    CALIFORNIA 


Thomas  H,  I  nee  Corporation 


prejenis 


^^ 


TE'RCyf" 


by  William  H.  Ham  by 
Starring 

CHA'RLES  'RAV 

Supported  by 

Charlie  Murray  and  "Betty  Blythe 

Under  the  Severest  Test  Possible,  'Pro'Oen 
to  be  a  Big  Picture 

When  "Percy"  was  finally  finished  the  officials  of  the  Thos.  Ince  Corp'n  believed 
they  had  a  BIG  picture.  There  was  only  one  question.  Would  the  public 
receive  it  as  it  deserved? 

So  "Percy"  was  put  on  "cold"  at  two  houses, — one  in  Los  Angeles,  and  one 
in  New  York.  There  was  no  public  announcement.  In  each  czise  the  adver- 
tised feature  was  shelved  without  warning  to  make  room  for  "Percy." 

Both  audiences  were  taken  by  storm.  They  laughed,  thrilled,  applauded.  Few 
pictures  have  ever  received  the  signs  of  audience  approval  that  "Percy"  did. 

"Percy"  is  presented  for  your  ap- 
proval on  its  merits  as  a  real  BIG 
picture.  Its  extraordinary  merit 
DEMANDS  your  serious  considera- 
tion! 


iOirtcltd  by 

R.  William  Neill 


ospect  Press,  Inc.,  New  York 


Pafhepicture 


STE'RE  OS  COT  IKS 


prejenled  by 


Ix)e4:  -  Lex)enthal 


They  Jump  Out  At  You 
From  the  Screen 

At  New  York's  Rialto  audiences  have  been  swept  with 
waves  of  laughter  as  they  watched  the  super-novel  Stereo- 
scopiks  on  the  screen. 

Short  in  length,  long  in  interest,  big  in  audience  values. 

You  never  saw  anything  like  them  for  rousing  your 
audience. 

A  Series  of  Four. 


Now  booking. 


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COMEDIES 


Ttifo  ^eeh 


More  exhibitors  have  reported,  and  are  reporting,  on  the 
Our  Gang  Comedies  than  any  brand  of  comedies  that  hats 
ever  been  made. 

They  all  say  "these  comedies  are  the  best  we  can  get." 
Don't  taJce  our  word  for  it.  Just  watch  the  exhibitor 
report  columns  in  the  trade  papers. 

What  so  many  exhibitors  enthuse  over  MUST  be  good; 
MUST  bring  them  business. 


Pafh^come(^ 

TRADE  I   ^m^         MARK 


Hal  ^oach  Star 

Comedies: 

"-"A  Glenn  Tryon 


Suppose  you*d[  just. 

Got  married  and.  Your  heart  was  filled 
with  love  and  jubilification.  And 
you'd  started  off  with  your  lovely. 
Little  bride  and  it  started  to  pour  and 
your  car  was  an  open  faced  thing.  And 
you  got  all  soaked  and  there  was  no 
house  near  but  one.  Supposed  to  be 
haunted.    And  therefore  empty.    And 


you  and  the  bride  entered  and  hoped  to 
get  dry.  And  warm.  And  before  you 
could  get  under  the  blankets.  All 
Hades  seemed  to  break  loose.  And 
you  had  to  run  round  in  your  shirt  tail 
hitting.    At  things  and  getting  hit. 

What  would  you  do? 

See  **The  Haunted  Honeymoon."  And 
laugh.     And  learn. 


Sunday,  March  15,  1925 


THE 


21 


Crossword  Films 

How    One    Concern    Happened    on 
the  Idea — The  Manner  in  Which 

the  Series  Caught  On 
"The  success  of  the  Cross  Word 
I'l'zzle  Film,  well  demonstrates  that 
moving  pictures  are  always  open  for 
new  ideas,  and  that  there  is  room, 
plenty  of  room,  for  a  newcomer  in 
the  business,  provided  he  has  some- 
thing absolutely  new  to  ofFcr,"  says 
Schwartz  Enterprises,  Inc. 

"Nothing  will  illustrate  this  better, 
than  after  we  had  produced  our  first 
Cross  Word  Puzzle  subject,  and 
screened  it  for  one  of  the  largest 
theatrical  chains  in  the  country,  they 
booked  it  immediately  with  the 
comment  'To  think  we  are  in  the 
amusement  business,  and  all  of  us 
overlooked  this  great  bet,  letting  a 
greenhorn  in  the  business  think  of, 
and  put  over  the  biggest  novelty 
short  subject  of  years'. 

"Being  an  advertising  man  at 
heart,  I  consider  the  exhibitor  in  the 
same  light  as  any  manufacturer  or 
merchant — he  is  desirous  of  finding 
a  ready  market,  selling  the  mer- 
chandise, which  in  this  case  is  enter- 
tainment, and  his  measure  of  success 
depends  entirely  upon  the  quality  of 
,j;oods  he  has  to  sell  his  public. 
1  "In  this  respect,  the  regular  show- 
;ng  of  popular  short  subjects  plays 
in  important  part.  Smart  exhibitors 
Appreciate  that  the  value  of  their 
goods'  is  enhanced  greatly  by  inter- 
persing  one  or  two  short  subjects 
',egularly  in  their  daily  program. 
,  "The  psychological  efject  of  this 
';.  that  while  the  short  subjects  con- 
•titute  entertainment  in  themselves, 
heir  very  novelty  and  spontaneity 
.as  the  result  of  setting  ofT  to 
jreater  advantage  the  feature  pic- 
'ire. 

•nee    the    rental    cost    of    short 

cts    cannot    be    compared    with 

(>e  price  paid  by  exhibitors  for  fea- 

;ire  pictures,   it   is   readily   apparent, 

iat  the  small  investment  represented 

V   the   showing   consistently   of   one 

■    two    short    subjects,    is    returned 

anifold. 

"The     truth     of     this     being    long 

knowledged,      the      popularity      of 

lort  subjects  is  increasing  fast,  and 

ill   continue   to   make   rapid   strides. 

respectfully   urge    exhibitors    to 

:    their  eyes  'peeled'   for  the  new 

1,6    novel    short    subjects    we    will 

loduce,  and  introduce  from  time  to 

which  I  am  confident  will  swell 

reat  tide  already  started  by  us 

iccessfully    and    auspiciously    in 

original     Cross     Word     Puzzle 

Jims." 


Educational  Supplying  Exhibitors  with 

Cross  Word  Puzzles  as  Exploitation  Aid 

A  novel  plan  of  exploitation  has  been  evolved  by  the  ad- 
vertising and  publicity  department  of  Educational  in  connec- 
tion with  the  series  of  Judge's  Crossword   Puzzle   Pictures. 

As  the  crossword  pictures  are  themselves  puzzles  of  a 
humorous  nature,  the  exploitation  has  also  been  planned  to 
take  advantage  of  the  puzzle  craze.  The  material  consists 
of  a  series  of  puzzles  for  use  by  theaters  in  connection  with 
newspaper  publicity  and  advertising  and  as  a  give-away  card 
calcialated  to  stimulate  interest  in  the  series  and  also  to 
provide  a  "come-again"  appeal. 

The  services  of  one  of  America's  leading  crossword  puzzle 
constructionsts  have  been  engaged  and  he  has  written  a  scries 
of  clever  and  humorous  puzzles.  The  definitions  to  the 
puzzles  are  written  in  a  comedy  vein,  providing  a  "laugh 
with  every  line"  for  the  solver.  No  advertising  matter  of 
any  kind  is  incorporated  in  the  puzzle  itself. 

The  puzzles  prepared  for  the  newspapers  will  consist  of  a 
supply  of  two  each  week.  They  are  prepared  in  mat  form, 
tvvo  columns  wide,  and  carry  a  credit  line  linking  them  up 
with  Educational's  series.  These  puzzles  can  be  used  in 
advertisements  or  furnished  to  newspapers  as  part  of  a  free 
puzzle  service. 

The  series  for  theater  use  are  also  prepared  in  mat  form, 
each  mat  containing  a  new  puzzle  and  the  solution  to  the 
previous  one.  It  is  planned  that  the  theater  have  give-away 
cards  printed  carrying  the  matter  on  the  mat  and  also  read- 
ing matter  informing  the  reader  that  a  new  puzzle  and  the 
correct  answer  to  the  one  in  hand  can  be  obtained  at  the 
theater  on  the  date  of  the  next  showing  of  one  of  Judge's 
Crossword   Puzzle  Pictures 


Iris  Has   One-Reelers 

'i^    Novelty    Exchange,    729    7th 

has     a     diversified     program 

lulcd   for   the   Spring.     A   series 

-    hand-colored    novelties    starts 

.     ..ith   "Arizona's   Grand   Canyon." 

a'l  'The   Golden   Gift."     There  are 

2ijlris   Novelties  scheduled,  none  of 

■Wi'ch  has  as  yet  been  released. 

'be  "Poetry  of  Nature"  series  con- 

of   12,   covering  a   wide   variety 

■  lUdoor  subjects.     There  are  also 

i\     others,   "Yesterday  and  Today," 

■    -ick    reel,    and    "Snatches    from 

Six  animal   subjects,  and   six 

in  .  ity      reviews      round      out      the 

pr  jram. 


A  Serious  Thought 

By  CARL  LAEMMLE 
President,   Unh'ersal  Pictures  Corp. 

It  is  a  well  known  fact  among 
good  showmen  that  the  short  reel 
part  of  this  program  can  make  or 
break  the  show.  The  finest  feature 
ever  made  will  have  the  "edge" 
taken  oflf  of  it  by  a  poor  comedy. 

People  go  to  theaters  solely  for 
entertainment.  They  go  to  have  a 
good  time.  They  want  to  enjoy 
themselves. 

If  on  your  screen,  you  put  a  pic- 
ture that  bores  them,  that  disgusts 
them,  that  annoys  them,  you  send 
them  away  with  a  bad  taste  in  their 
mouth,  and  if  they  have  a  bad  taste 
in  their  mouth  they  have  not  had 
a  good  time.  The  show  has  not 
been  a  success  and  they  feel  that 
they  have  not  gotten  their  "money's 
worth". 

\  knockout  comedy  that  sends 
people  away  laughing  will  atone  for 
many  of  the  sins  of  a  dull  feature. 
A  thrilling  two  reel  Western  will 
send  many  a  man  away  satisfied  that 
has  been  dragged  to  the  theater  by 
his  wife  or  sweetheart  to  sec  one  of 
the  so-called  "he-vamps  of  the 
screen." 

Hundreds  of  thousands  of  people 
are  drawn  to  the  theaters  by  one 
short  subject  alone — the  news  week- 
ly. The  hold  that  this  single  reel 
has    on    the    public    is    phenomenal. 

The  public  knows,  in  looking  at 
short  reels,  that  if  they  don't  like 
the  particular  reel,  being  shown  on 
the  screen  they  only  have  to  wait 
a  minute  and  they  will  see  something 
diflferent.  They  don't  know  what  it 
is,  but  they  know  that  it  is  short  and 
the  chances  are  that  it  will  be  inter- 
esting and  consequently  their  appe- 
tite for  the  entertainment  is  intrigued. 


Stories  Important 

By  MACK  SENNETT 
Noted  Producer,  Releasing  via  Pathe 

The  greatest  advance  in  comedy 
production  in  the  past  year,  in  my 
opinion,  seems  to  have  been  in 
the  quality  of  the  stories.  We  at 
our  studio  firmly  believe  that  the 
basic  foundation  of  a  two  reel  com- 
edy is  the  story,  just  as  this  is  true 
with  drama.  And  we  are  working 
along  these  lines. 

A  five  reel  story  boiled  down  to 
two  reels  is  what  we  are  striving 
towards   in   our   comedies. 

And  with  stressing  the  story  ele- 
ment a  change  is  taking  place  in  the 
type  of  comedian  now  in  popular 
favor. 

The  trick  mustache  and  "muff" 
are  fast  disappearing.  They  are  no 
loiTger  necessary  to  create  laughs. 
Funny  situations  are  created  now 
to  get  laughs — not  funny  make-ups. 
There  will  always  be  grotesque 
comedians,  no  doubt,  but  a  real 
story  needs  more  or  less  real  char- 
acters— believable  people.  Especial- 
ly does  the  romantic  theme  need  a 
believable    boy   and   girl. 

Good  gags  is  the  prayer  of  the 
comedy  producer.  Good  gags  are 
as  necessary  to  a  short  comedy  as 
the  negative  on  which  it  is  photo- 
graphed, in  my  opinion.  Story, 
gags  and  believable  people  are  the 
fundamentals  of  the  new  type  of  two 
reel  comedy. 

As  shown  by  a  recent  canvass  of 
the  country,  the  short  comedy  is 
settling  definitely  into  its  place  on 
the  program  of  every  first  run  and 
neighborhood  theater.  The  public  is 
becoming  discriminating  in  its  selec- 
tion of  motion  picture  entertainment, 
and  insists  upon  the  comic  relief  af- 
f<  rded  by  the  two  reeler. 


"Fillers"  No  Longer 

Recent  Trip  by  Century  Sales   Man- 
ager    Discloses     Active     Interest 
for  the  Right  Kind  of  Shorts 

H.  M.  Ilerbcl,  sales  manager  for 
Century  Comedies  (Universal),  just 
back  from  a  trip  to  the  Mid- West, 
says: 

"In  my  conversation  with  a  num- 
ber of  circuit  heads  and  prominent 
exhibitors,  one  salient  fact  was 
brought  home  to  me:  They  are 
anxious  to  see  comedies  raised  out 
of  the  filler  class.  They  want  com- 
edies they  can  advertise  and  which 
will  bring  additional  revenue  at  the 
box-office. 
"Pete  Goras,  of  the  Capitol,  Mc- 
Keesport,  Pa.,  told  me,  for  instance, 
that  he  is  giving  the  Century 
Comedy  stars  40  percent  of  his  ad- 
vertising space  in  the  newspapers. 
He  said  he  found  that  these  stars 
were  becoming  well  known  to  the 
jiublic.  His  opinion,  which  coincides 
with  my  own,  is  that  the  only  way 
you  can  produce  comedies  that  will 
be  recognized  by  the  public  is  to 
make  the   stars  well   known. 

"William  Raynor,  of  the  Hippo- 
drome, Cleveland,  also  told  me  sev- 
eral important  facts  about  comedy 
presentations.  He  runs  a  4500  scat 
house  and  gives  his  public  six  acts 
of  vaudeville  and  best  features  he 
can  buy,  with  selected  short  product 
in  addition. 

"My  trip  absolutely  convinced  me 
that  we  should  give  the  exhibitors 
comedies  which  have  the  possibility 
of  building  up  a  following.  It  is  up 
to  the  exhibitor,  of  course,  to  take 
advantage  of  this  and  build  up  a 
comedy  clientel.  On  this  basis,  we 
are  projecting  one  comedy  a  month 
featuring  each  of  our  four  stars. 
We  are  building  them  and  many  ex- 
hibitors are  building  them  into  top- 
notch    box-oflfice    personalities. 

"I  interviewed  exhibitors  in  every 
territory  I  visited,  and  with  the  ex- 
ception of  a  few  spots,  found  busi- 
ness well  above  normal,  and  exhibi- 
tors are  very  optimistic  over  the 
immediate  future. 

"The  great  problem  in  the  selling 
end  this  year  seems  to  be  the  obtain- 
ing of  playing  time.  Anticipating 
the  prosperity  wave  that  seems  to  be 
sweeping  over  the  middle  section  of 
the  country,  exhibitors  have  filled 
their  schedule  almost  to  the  hilt. 
However,  I  found  it  to  be  a  fact, 
that  they  often  are  able  to  book  any 
product  which  they  are  convinced 
has  merit.  Whenever  you  have  the 
product,  the  exhibitor  will  find  room 
for    it." 


New  Era  Novelties 
The.  Film  Exchange,  1650  B'way., 
is  releasing  a  series  known  as  New 
Era  Novelties;  one  every  two  weeks. 
Exclusive  rights  are  given  to  first 
run  houses,  and  theii  placed  with 
local  exchanges.  They  cover  the 
novelty  field  from  trick  pictures  to 
scenics,  and  do  not  touch  on  comedy 
or  drama.  There  are  now  20  of  the 
series  either  released  or  in  produc- 
tion. The  following  titles  suggest 
the  scope  of  the  subjects:  "Trick- 
ery," "Children  of  Nippon."  "Land  of 
the  White  Elephant,"  "Day  Dreams," 
"The  Soul  of  Aphrodite." 


ALICE  COMEDIES 
REG'LAR  KIDS 
BURTON  HOLMES 
MEMORIES 


220  West  42nd  Street 
NEW  YORK 


B^  PAT    SULLIVAN 

DISTRIBUTOR 

March  14th,  1925 

A  word  of  appreciation  to  the  Exchanges  listed  below.     Good  mer- 
chandise on  our  part  plus  upright  business  on  theirs  have  made  us 

our  place  in  the  Sun 


Big  Feature  Rights  Corp., 

Louisville,  Ky. 

Celebrated  Players  Film  Corp., 

Milwaukee,  Wis. 

Celebrated  Players  Film  Corp., 

Chicago,  111. 

Columbia  Pictures  Corp., 

St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Columbia  Film  Service, 

Pittsburgh,  Pa. 

Cooperative  Film  Exchange, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 

Cooperative  Film  Exchange, 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

Enterprise  Distributing  Corp., 

Atlanta,  Ga. 

Enterprise  Distributing  Corp., 

Dallas,  Texas 

Federated  Film  Exchange, 

Boston,  Mass. 

Meyer  Fischer, 

Cleveland,  Ohio 

Crescent  Film  Exchange, 

Kansas  City,  Mo. 


F.  &  R.  Film  Exchange, 

Minneapolis,  Minn. 

Freedom  Film  Corp., 

Rochester,  N.  Y. 

Greater  Features,  Inc., 

Seattle,  Wash. 

Greater  Features,  Inc., 

Denver,  Colo. 

Independent  Film  Company, 

Omaha,  Nebraska 

Masterpiece  Film  Attractions, 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Peerless  Film  Exchange, 

San  Francisco,  Calif. 

Peerless  Film  Exchange, 

Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

Harold  Rodner, 

New  York  City 

Trio  Productions, 

Washington,  D.  C. 

United  Film  Service, 

St.  Louis,  Mo. 

Favorite  Film  Co., 

Detroit,  Michigan 


NO  ORGANIZATION   CAN  STAND  ON  ITS  ORIGINAL  PLANS 

Our   product  for   next   season   will   be   the   cream   of   the  short   subject   market. 

CHARLES  B.  MINTZ,  Manager 


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SOME  EXHIBITOR  ANGLES  ON  SHORTS 


'  A  Necessary  Adjunct 

The  following  article  was  prepar- 

,  ed  by  Fred  S.  Meyer,  of  the  Palace 

I    theater,  Hamilton,  O.,  who  is  known 

\  through  the  Middle  West  as  a  show- 

'•  inav  of  progress  and  initiative.    He 

has  had  long  experience  and  knows 

thoroughly  of  what  he  writes.  From 

w,  it's  Meyer  talking: 

Short  stuff  is  to  the  theater-pro- 
i  gram  what  dressing  is  to  salad;  you 
can  eat  your  lettuce  without  thousand 
island,  or  mayonnaise  or  vinegar,  and 
no  doubt  there  are  some  who  like  it 
that  way,  but  these  "some"  are  in 
the  minority — few  and  far  between. 

I  can't  recall  a  single  instance 
where  the  "short  subject"  killed  the 
feature,  but  I  can  name  you  plenty 
where  the  former  made  up  for  the 
short-comings  of  the  latter.  For  ex- 
;  ample — 

'  Every  Cincinnati  newspaper  a  few 
months  ago  headlined  "The  Ant"  as 
the     attraction,     and    the    reviewers 

wound  up  by  saying,  "Oh  yes, 

is  also  on  the  program  (referring  to 
.  the    feature    picture)."      I    remember 
'  distinctly     one     of     Carl     Laemmle's 
I  famous    straight    from    the    shoulder 
(talks;   this  dates  back  to  the   time  I 
Uvas  Universal  manager  at  Minneapo- 
lis.     Feature   pictures — so   called   be- 
cause    of     their     length — were     just 
•  starting    to    emerge.      Against    these 
\  we  were  trying  to  combat  our  mixed 
■    programs   of   Imps   and    Rex-es   and 
\  Eclairs  and  Bisons  and  Nestors   (the 
brand  that  made  Al  Christie  famous), 
<  tc.      Exhibitors  at   that   time,   while 
■•till  reluctant  about  Famous  Players 
and  Alco's,  etc.,  still  they  had  to  be 

ibold  about  the  preferability  of  the 
mixed  program.  And  Laemmle's 
message  to  me  and  in  turn  to  my 
sales-force  and  thus  eventually  to  the 
exhibitor   was  as   follows: 

"The  success  of  the  vaudeville 
heater  is  due  to  its  variety;  you  sit 
hrough  one  act  and  dislike  it;  and 
he  same  holds  good  regarding  three 
)r  four  more,  but  invariably  there'll 
)e  some  sketch  or  skit  that  does  ap- 
peal to  you,  some  part  of  the  per- 
ormance  which  offsets  the  short- 
.omings  of  the  rest  ot  the  bill.  And 
hat's  why  features  can  never  hope 
o  meet  with  public  favor;  you've 
got  to  have  the  mixture  in  order  to 
;ater  to  young  and  old,  rich  and 
)oor,  sophisticated  and  other 
•lasses." 

This  was  the  sales  talk  9  or  10 
cars  ago.  Excepting  for  the  fact 
hat  vox  populi  has  accepted  fea- 
ures  in  their  present  length,  the  logic 
jmbodied  in  the  comparison  between 
)icture  and  vaudeville  entertainment 
till  holds   true. 

Some  time  ago  we  ran  Buster 
Ceaton  in  "Sherlock  Jr."  Its  length 
)rompted  us  to  feature  the  star: 
mong  other  attractions  there  was  a 
cenic  (2  reels)  "The  Chase".  Fin- 
ncially  the  engagement  was  a 
iloomer.  Everybody  came  out  and 
aved  about  "The  Chase";  not  a 
vord  about  the  comedy-feature, 
yi)  Uonths  ago  the  same  thing  happened 


Fred  Meyer  Says— 

"I  can't  recall  a  single  in- 
stance where  the  'short  subject' 
killed  the  feature,  but  I  can 
name  you  plenty  where  the 
former  made  up  for  the  short- 
comings of  the  latter  *  *  * 

"Producers  have  got  to  give 
more  thought  to  theaters  seat- 
ing 800  or  less  *  *  * 

"If  we're  going  back  to 
normalcy  in  this  business  of 
ours,  it  seems  to  me  that  we 
have  a  greater  problem  con- 
fronting us  in  the  matter  of 
variety  than  in  film  rentals  or 
so-called  big  pictures.  Make  the 
big  stuff  short  enough  and  the 
show  can  be  made  big  by  means 
of  its  diversity." 


to  us.  Not  a  word  of  commendation 
about  the  "Three  Ages"  but  endless 
favorable  remarks  about  "Capt. 
Kleinschmidt's  Expedition  of  the 
Far  North".  And  this  from  a  town, 
and  a  theater,  where  scenics  mean 
absolutely  nothing.  They  usually 
bore  our  clientele,  excepting  when 
they're  on  with  a  weak  feature,  and 
then  like  in  a  vaudeville  program, 
the  shortcomings  of  one  are  offset 
l)y  the  attraction  of  the  other. 

Producers  Must  Give  Thought 
Producers  have  got  to  give  more 
thought  to  theaters  seating  800  or 
less;  true,  features  aren't  quite  as 
lengthy  as  they  were  last  season,  but 
even  the  new  product,  supposedly 
just  made  for  1924-25  consumption, 
fails  to  show  its  proper  footage.  I 
still  say — what  I've  hollered  about 
for  the  last  three  years — -I  haven't 
seen  more  than  a  dozen  pictures  (and 
that's  a  liberal  estimate)  that  could 
not  have  been  told  equally  or  more 
effectively  in  5  or  6  reels  than  their 
respective  length. 

I  just  looked  at  De  Mille's  latest. 
It's  a  typical  De  Mille  picture,  mean- 
ing that  with  all  its  greatness  and 
sumptuousness  and  other  superlative 
adjectives  (add  ad  liberim)  it  had  to 
be  turned  out  in  about  10  reels. 
Great  for  Broadway;  terrible  for  us. 
The  story  could  have  been  told  just 


as  effectively  in  6  or  at  the  most  7 
reels.  Result:  Theatergoers  are 
deprived  of  at  least  some  of  the 
short  subjects.  I  attribute  the  falling 
off  in  attendance  more  to  lack  of 
"short  stuff"  variety  than  I  do  to 
radio — by  a  long  shot. 

An  Ideal  Program 

The  ideal  entertainment  for  the- 
aters in  communities  such  as  ours  is 
as  follows:  Feature  5  to  6  reels; 
news  weekly;  digest  or  similar  topics: 
scenic  or  Pathe  Review  and  a  com- 
edy. By  editing  the  weekly  which 
any  intelligent  operator  can  do,  even 
though  distributors  are  against  it 
and  combining  it  with  a  snappy 
scenic  and  digest  film,  you  have  triple 
variety  in  not  exceeding  1500  to  1800 
feet  of  film.  Add  thereto  any  good 
comedy — the  market's  full  of  them 
right  now,  only  I  don't  want  to  get 
personal,  so  I'll  omit  the  producers' 
name — and  you  have  a  real  honest 
to  God  show,  something  you  don't 
have  to  mix  well  before  taking;  it's 
already    "mixed". 

If  we're  going  to  get  back  to  nor- 
malcy in  this  business  of  ours,  it  seems 
to  me  that  we  have  a  greater  prob- 
lem confronting  us  in  the  matter  of 
variety  than  in  film  rentals  or  so- 
called  big  pictures.  Make  the  big 
stuff  short  enough,  and  the  show  can 
be  made  big  by  means  of  its 
diversity. 

According  to  reports,  Balaban  & 
Katz  made  a  lot  of  dough  last  year. 
Put  these  boys  in  a  house  seating  800 
or  less,  and  see  what  kind  of  a  show 
they  can  put  on.  To  be  sure,  it  will 
be  much  better  than  mine  or  other 
exhibitors'  efforts,  but,  the  point  I 
want  to  make  is  "you've  gotta  have 
seats,  if  you  want  to  do  something 
out  of  the  ordinary,  unless  the  short 
stuff'  is  permitted  to  come  into  its 
own".  Quoting  the  daddy  of  the 
Independents  once  again:  "You've 
got  to  give  your  people  variety  or 
you'll  lose  their  patronage".  And 
you,  Mr.  Producer,  owe  us  little  fel- 
lows a  duty;  you've  got  to  make  your 
features  short  enough  to  enable  us 
to  buy  this  variety.  Will  Hays  is 
cleaning  up  the  industry  and  making 
a  fine  job  of  it.  I  suggest  that  we 
now  call  in  Judge  Landis  to  call  balls 
and  strikes;  fairs  and  fouls,  as  ap- 
plicable to  the  proper  length  of  fea- 
tures. 


Pennsylvania  Using  More  Shorts 


Philadelphia — David  Barrist,  editor 
of  "The  Exhibitor,"  sums  up  the 
short  subject  situation  in  Eastern 
Pennsylvania  as  follows: 

"Inquiry  among  the  local  short 
subject  exchanges  and  leading  ex- 
hibitors reveals  the  information  that 
due  to  the  decrease  in  the  length  of 
features  released  lately  there  is  a 
greater  number  of  shhrt  subjects  be- 
ing purchased   and  used   today. 

"The  average  exhibitor  employs 
no  unusual  method  to  advertise  short 
subjects.  He  does,  however,  devote 
more  space  on  his  program  sheet  to 
the  announcement  of  the  short  sub- 


jects than  heretofore.  The  Stanley 
Co.  of  America  has  recently  started 
to  advertise  the  short  subjects  on  its 
marquee  electric  sign,  something  it 
has  never  done  before. 

"The  experiment  being  conducted 
by  the  Stanley  Co.  in  two  of  its 
theaters  during  the  past  year,  that  of 
running  short  subjects  one  day  a 
week  in  an  attempt  to  test  the  value 
of  the  exclusive  short  subject  pro- 
gram  has    so    far   proved    successful. 

These  programs  are  exploited  by  the 
use  of  pen  and  ink  sketches,  posters 
and  cards  placed  in  the  lobby." 


All  Comedy  Day 

Exchangcmen  doing  business  in 
New  Jersey  say  that  Eddie  O'Keefe 
of  the  City  Square  Theater,  Atlantic 
City,  has  developed  an  enormous 
prestige  by  his  All  Comedy  bills 
presented  semi-monthly.  Read  what 
O'Keefe  says  about  the  idea  which 
he  developed: 

"I  first  introduced  All  Comedy  Day 
vvay  back  in  the  good  old  Keystone 
Comedy  days.  My  patrons  at  the 
City  Square  enjoyed  the  comedies  so 
hugely  and  the  fact  that  before  I 
entered  this  business  I  did  a  mono- 
logue and  humorous  impersonations 
that  were  also  immensely  enjoyed  I 
thought  I  would  try  a  complete  pro- 
gram of  comedies.  So  at  first  I 
called  it  Keystone  Comedy  Day. 

"It  was  a  hit  from  the  start.  That 
is  nearly  twelve  years  ago  and  I  have 
kept  it  up  ever  since.  It  is  still  the 
most  popular  day  in  my  theaters. 
No  matter  what  the  weather  or  con- 
ditions All  Comedy  Day  always  does 
capacity   and    better. 

"I  run  them  twice  a  month  every 
other  Tuesday  at  the  City  Square 
and  every  other  Thursday  at  my 
Boardwalk  house.  The  Criterion.  I 
hesitated  first  to  introduce  it  at  the 
Boardwalk  house  which  has  an  en- 
tirely different  trade  but  about  two 
years  after  the  City  Square  I  in- 
troduced it  at  the  Boardwalk  and  it 
met  with  just  as  big  a  hit  as  my 
Avenue  house. 

"I  believe  I  was  the  first  man  in 
the  country  to  introduce  a  program 
composed  entirely  of  comedies  and 
the  majority  of  showmen  were  of 
the  opinion  it  would  not  take,  but  it 
has  been  extensively  copied  in  this 
territory  and  as  far  as  I  know  is 
proving  successful  wherever  intelli- 
gently handled. 

"I  use  the  newspapers  and  a  small 
card  given  out  at  the  door  by  my 
ushers;  but  it  is  so  well  established 
now  that  every  movie  fan  in  town 
knows  just  when  the  big  joy  days 
come  around.  I  might  add  that  my 
last  comedy  day  at  the  City  Square 
was  one  of  the  biggest  and  most  en- 
thusiastic I  ever  had." 


Big  Tie-Up  in  Indianapolis 
Indianapolis — One  of  the  most 
elaborate  window  displays  ever 
engineered  on  short  subjects  was 
put  over  here  by  the  Educational 
exchange  of  which  H.  C.  Dressendor- 
fer  is  manager. 

The  Indiana  Bell  Telephone  Co. 
devotes  one  of  its  big  display  win- 
dows to  showings  arranged  generally 
with  the  local  manufacturers. 

Photographs  of  comedy  players, 
many  of  them  showing  the  use  of 
the  telephone,  together  with  studio 
pictures  and  photographs  of  E.  W. 
Hanimons,  president  of  Educational, 
at  his  office  telephone  were  arranged 
in  a  spectacular  display  in  which  the 
theaters  showing  Educational  Pic- 
tures figured  very  largely  through  a 
great  chart  listing  all  such  houses  in 
Indianapolis. 


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The  News  Weekly 

The  question  of  what  one  reel  sub- 
jects means  to  the  average  exhibitor 
today  is  one  of  the  dominant  ques- 
tions of  the  tihn  industry.  Just  a 
few  years  back  they  were  considered 
by  the  theater  owner  as  something  to 
fill  out  his  program,  but  today  it  is 
entirely  different. 

Thousands  of  people  are  employed 
in  the  industry  working  exclusively 
on  the  making  of  one  reel  subjects, 
and  thousands  of  dollars  are  being 
invested  annually  to  supply  the  de- 
mand that  exists  for  shorter-length 
pictures.  Fields  that  a  few  years  ago 
were  unknown  have  opened  them- 
selves. Possibilities  for  proper 
presentation  of  these  subjects  have 
presented  themselves  to  the  exhibitor 
and  he  is  taking  advantage  of  them. 

News  reels,  screen  magazines,  re- 
views and  one  reel  comedies  have 
become  a  standard  product  with  a 
mass  appeal  that  makes  them  a 
necessity  to  almost  every  kind  of 
program. 

As  an  example,  twelve  years  ago, 
or  thereabouts,  the  Pathe  Weekly 
was  established.  Since  then  it  has 
developed  into  what  is  known  as  the 
Pathe  News  and  is  issued  twice 
weekly,  but  so  deeply  has  the  term 
"Pathe  Weekly"  imbedded  itself  in 
the  minds  of  the  public  that  the 
name  Pathe  News  never  occurs  to 
them.  Even  salesmen,  in  the  employ 
of  Pathe,  often  make  out  contracts 
reading  Pathe  Weekly. 

The  average  exhibitor  does  not 
realize  how  firmly  imbedded  in  the 
minds  of  the  public  are  the  news 
films  until  by  chance  he  happens  to 
miss  out  on  one  when  his  public  ex- 
pect to   see  it  on  his  program. 

Because  of  this,  Pathe  has  con- 
ducted a  thorough  survey,  lasting 
over  several  months  to  determine  the 
popularity  of  its  product  and  the  rea- 
sons therefor.  The  investigation  dis- 
closed the  fact  that  the  most  popular 
screen  product  today  among  the 
foreign  show-going  public  of  Ameri- 
ca is  the  news  reel.  Theaters  having 
a  strong  patronage  of  foreign  ele- 
ment reported  that  this  interest  was 
due  principally  to  the  fact  that  per- 
sons of  foreign  birth  unfamiliar  with 
the  English  language,  needed  no 
titles  to  let  them  know  what  was 
going  on  in  a  news  reel. 

Another  big  factor  in  the  popu- 
larity of  the  News  among  those  of 
foreign  nationality  is  the  possibility 
of  their  seeing  scenes  from  their 
homeland.  Views  of  Germany. 
France,  Italy,  Poland,  Russia  and 
other  countries  are  flashed  before 
their  very  ej^es.  To  them  the  news 
reel  is  of  more  importance  in  many 
instances  than  the  feature. 

Exhibitors  throughout  the  country 
are  gradually  coming  to  the  realiza- 
tion of  the  importance  of  the  news 
reel  to  their  program  from  an  ex- 
ploitation standpoint.  As  an  ex- 
ample, a  certain  exhibitor,  located 
in  a  French  neighborhood  settlement 
in  Chicago,  bannered  the  front  of  his 

leater    for    the    Pathe    News    that 

irried  the  scenes  of  the   funeral  of 

Anatole   France,   the   famous   French 

iithor.      This    is   only   one    instance. 

I -ere   have   been   hundreds  reported. 


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DAILY 


25 


Riesenfeld  Award  for  Prize  Short 

Will  Go  to  the  Winner  in  August 

Hugo  Riesenfeld  announced  yesterday  that  the  gen- 
eral idea  for  the  design  of  the  gold  medal  which  will  be 
awarded  for  the  best  short  subject  film  made  during 
1924-25.  The  medal  will  be  of  gold  and  will  measure 
two  inches  in  diameter.  The  design  on  one  side  will 
symbolize  the  motion  picture  industry.  Interwoveii 
with  the  masks  of  comedy  and  tragedy  will  be  a  half 
unwound  reel  of  film. 

On  the  reverse  side  will  be  the  name  of  the  winning 
film,  the  person  who  made  it  and  the  date  of  presenta- 
tion. The  award  will  be  made  by  one  of  the  cominit- 
tee  of  judges.  At  present  the  plan  is  to  show  the  film 
at  one  of  the  Riesenfeld  theaters  and  make  the  award 
iinmediately  following. 

The  contest  closes  the  last  of  August.  The  six  inem- 
bers  of  the  committee  are  keeping  close  watch  of  all 
likely  material  in  short  subjects  that  is  now  being 
turned  out.  Serving  on  the  cominittee  are  Joseph 
Plunkett  of  the  Strand,  New  York;  J.  A.  Partington, 
of  the  Rothschild  theaters,  San  Francisco  ;  Fred  Meyer, 
Palace  theater,  Hamilton,  O. ;  Frank  Newman,  Kansas 
City  ;  Harold,  B.  Franklin,  Famous  Players  theaters, 
and  Harry  C.  McArthur,  Jr.,  West  Coast  Theaters, 
Los  Angeles. 


Comedy  Has  No  Boundaries 

By  STANLEY  B.  WAITE 
Sales  Manager,  Short  Reel  Dept.,  Pathe  Exchange 


Is  there  any  reason  why  people  in 
one  part  of  the  country  should  need 
to  laugh  or  desire  to  laugh  any  more 
than  their  fellow-countrymen  who 
happen  to  live  in  a  different  state  or 
city?  And  when  I  use  the  word 
"need"  I  mean  just  what  the  term 
signifies  literally.  Laughter  is  a 
necessity  of  the  human  race  just  as 
much  as  any  other  element  that  goes 
to  make  life  wholesome,  worthwhile 
and  enjoyable.  This  applies  to  the 
people  of  the  United  States  no  more 
so  than  to  any  other  country. 

Getting  down  to  the  really  im- 
portant matter  in  hand  for  the  Short 
Subject  Number  of  The  Film  Daily, 
there  is  no  reason  for  one  kind  of 
comedy  being  more  popular  in  one 
part  of  the  country  than  another 
brand  of  comedy.  As  long  as  they 
are  all  basically  provocative  of 
laughter  they  are  bound  to  be 
popular. 

Of  course,  there  are  many  in- 
stances where  certain  comedies  are 
apt  to  experience  ,a  heavier  demand 
for  the  reason  that  the  star  of  the 
corned}'  or  the  subject  matter  used 
as  the  basis  for  the  laughs  are  better 
known  to  the  individuals  of  one  sec- 
tion than  to  the  natives  of  another 
part  of  the  coimtry.  We  have  had 
instances  in  our  distribution  of  Pathe 
comedies  where  some  subjects  went 
a  little  better  in  one  section  than  in 
another  because  of  the  greater  popu- 
larity of  the  individual  star  in  some 
particular  locality,  but  these  in- 
stances have  been  comparatively 
rare  and  are  the  exceptions  that 
prove  the  rule.  The  same  qualities 
for  provoking  mirth  that  arc  success- 
ful in  Meriden,  Conn.,  will  be  bound 


to  precipitate  a  similar  response 
from  the  residents  of  Ypsilanti, 
Mich.  The  records  of  every  dis- 
tributor in  the  industry  will  so  con- 
firm. 

If  there  be  any  one  brand  of 
comedy  that  is  popular  in  one  local- 
ity and  does  not  get  over  in  another 
section  of  the  country,  the  explana- 
tion is  extrinsic  to  the  comedy  ele- 
ments found  in  the  subject  itself. 
For  example,  there  is  the  matter  of 
what  we  may  describe  as  comedy 
"forms".  We  have  on  the  one  hand 
the  burlesque  form  of  comedy  or  the 
travesty;  and  on  the  other  hand  the 
highly  refined,  subtle  comedy  usually 
labeled  "polite"  comedy.  It  is  ob- 
vious that  these  two  extreme  comedy 
forms  will  not  appeal  in  every  in- 
stance to  exactly  the  same  types  of 
people.  But  these  differences  of 
comedy  appeal  are  never  of  a  geo- 
graphical kind,  being  purely  class  dis- 
tinctions. Of  course,  theaters  cater- 
ing predominantly  to  the  masses,  as 
in  industrial  localties,  will  keep  this 
distinction  in  audience  appeal  in 
mind  and  proceed  differently  in  their 
selection  of  comedy  subjects  from 
the  high-class  first  run  exhibitor  who 
may  cater  to  a  limousine  trade.  But 
again  the  difference  is  one  of  class 
rather  than  of  geography. 

Obviously,  the  demand  for  those 
forms  of  comedy  appealing  to  the 
industrial  classes,  or  the  masses,  are 
greatly  m  preponderance.  The 
limousine  trade  does  not  support  the 
motion  picture  industry  to  any  great 
extent  and  therein  lies  the  explana- 
tion why  there  is  no  great  supply 
of  "polite"  comedies.  Moving  pic- 
tures still  remain  the  principal  source 
of  entertainment  for  the  masses, 


F.  B.  O.  on  Shorts 

By  HARRY  M.  BERMAN 
Sales  Manager,  F.  B.  0. 

Our  debut  into  the  short  subject 
market  was  chaperoned  by  H.  C. 
Witwer's  Fighting  Blood  series  re- 
leased in  1923.  The  release  of 
this  product  was  in  the  nature  of 
an  experiment  because  we  imagined 
ourselves  exclusively  feature  length 
sellers. 

Our  experience  with  Fighting 
Blood  was  a  revelation.  The  na- 
tional success  of  this  series  compelled 
us  to  follow  through  with  another, 
with  the  result  that  we  are  now  sell- 
ing our  fifth  series  and  the 
sixth  has  been  arranged  for. 
Since  that  time  we  have  con- 
tracted for  the  services  of  Stan 
Laurel  and  Jimmy  Aubrey,  and  have 
met  with  success,  because  we  have 
followed  through  with  an  idea — a  de- 
finite short  subject  sales  idea,  that 
has  met  with  exhibitorial  and  fan  ap- 
proval. Our  idea  is  no  secret,  and 
we  gladly  pass  it  on  to  the  rest  of 
the  industry. 

We  learned  early  in  the  game  that 
a  vital  factor  in  films  is  "fan  fol- 
lowing"— the  attendees  have  their 
favorites  and  they  anticipate  their 
visit  to  the  theaters  and  wonder 
"What  he'll  do  next".  With  that 
idea  in  our  head  and  the  all  import- 
ant fact  that  the  exhibitor  can  profit 
more  by  securing  his  entire  show 
from  one  source,  we  proceeded  with 
our  merchandising. 

The  first  performers  we  signed  up 
were  George  O'Hara,  then  an 
unknown,  together  with  his  comedy 
tcam-niates  —  Kit  Guarde  and  Al 
Cooke.  They  became  famous  for 
their  ability  in  athletics  and  clown 
tactics.  Fans  have  followed  them 
through  five  different  series  of  pic- 
tures, and  the  enormous  amount  of 
fan  correspondence  these  hitherto 
unknowns  receive  daily  is  silent 
testimony  to  their  tremendous  popu- 
laiity.  Our  clipping  department  has 
definite  proof  that  many  exhibitors 
feature  these  series  with  and  in 
some  cases  above  their  features,  and 
several  prominent  vaudeville  picture 
managers  pull  out  one  act  of  vaude- 
ville and  headline  one  of  these  com- 
edy episodes. 

With  the  exhibitor,  especially  in 
the  smaller  community,  the  matter 
of  transportation  is  an  important 
factor.  Double  express  charges  and 
double  local  cartage  eat  into  profits. 
By  furnishing  an  entire  program  to 
the  exhibitor,  we  can  not  only  save 
him  dollars  and  cents,  but  an  endless 
amount  of  worry  and  concern. 


"Topics"  and  "Fables"  Standbys 

Rattle  Creek,  Mich. — The  Butterfiekl 
circuit,  one  of  the  largest  chains  of 
vaudeville  theaters  in  the  Middle 
West  has  booked  "Topics  of  the 
Day"  and  "Aesop's  Fables"  over 
the  complete  circuit  and  considers 
them  two  of  their  best  box-office  at- 
tractions. Cities  covered  by  the 
booking  include  Ann  Arbor,  Battle 
Creek,  Bay  City,  Flint,  Ionia,  Jack- 
son, Kalamazoo,  Lansing,  Port 
Huron  and   Saginaw. 


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DAILY 


27 


Building  Comedies  to  Order 

Bij  AL  CHRISTIE 
Cumedy  Producer  Releasing  Throtigh   Educational  Exchanges 


For  the  last  year  our  organization 
has  been  building  two-reel  comedies 
to  order  for  the  exhibitor  who  wants 
to  hear  his  patrons  laugh.  This  is 
done  by  a  system  of  pre-viewing  all 
comedies  several  nights  with  various 
kinds  of  audiences  at  the  neighbor- 
hood theaters  surrounding  Los  An- 
geles, not  particularly  in  Hollywood 
where  the  audiences  are  "fed  up"  on 


the  miles  of  film  and  substituted  an- 
other sequence  in  the  particular 
place  where  the  comedy  got  no 
laughs.  The  result  was  one  of  the 
fastest  and  funniest  comedies  which 
the  studio  turned  out  during  the  last 
six   months. 

Even  then  thorough  audience  pre- 
views do  not  tell  the  entire  story  of 
boiling  down  a  successful  comedy.    It 


pre-views,  but  in  the  theaters  where  |  sometimes  happens  that  there  will  be 

a  choice  of  sequences  to  use  in  a 
certain  place  in  the  picture.  With 
one  comedy  that  I  remember  this 
year,  the  second  night  we  threw  out 
a  certain  bunch  of  scenes  and  tried 
out  the  second  audience  on  some- 
thing new.  The  comedy  died  in  the 
same  place.  The  third  night  we  put 
back  what  had  not  gone  so  well  the 
first  night  and  when  the  film  was 
run  before  the  new  audience,  that 
stuff  was  the  funniest  part  of  the 
picture.  The  reason  must  have  been 
a  different  type  of  audience.  When 
you  have  a  case  like  that  it  is  a 
mighty  perplexing  question  as  to 
whose  judgment  to  tak«  but  in  the 
main,  when  you  have  led  out  your 
wares  in  different  sh  .^e  and  arrange- 
ment, you  can  tell  pretty  well  what 
the   result  is   going  to   be. 

One  old  maxim  in  making  a  good 
two-reel  comedy  is  to  start  ofif  with 
your  slowest  stufT,  telling  the  story 
and  the  characters,  etc.,  and  wind  up 
with  the  fastest  and  funniest  stuff 
in  the  second  reel.  In  one  case  we 
had  a  comedy  which  had  a  hilarious 
first  reel  and  which  fell  off  at  the 
finish.  When  the  gang  turned  loose 
in  the  cutting  room  at  the  usual  all- 
night  session  which  follows  the  pre- 
views, the  story  was  changed  around 
and  the  second  reel  put  first.  The 
result  was  one  of  the  best  Walter 
Hiers'  comedies  which  that  star  has 
made   this  vear. 


you    expect    to    find    the     "average" 

American  audience. 

The    process    of    making    a    funny 

I  two-reeler    starts    by    deciding    what 

I  type    of    story    you    wish    to    present 

I  your    comedian    in.      Then    you    call 

your  directors  and  the  gag  men  and 

the  scenario  writers  together  in  sev- 

I  eral     evening     conferences,     or     gag 

I  sessions,  if  you  prefer  to  call  it  that. 

',  When   the  story   has   been   developed 

and    the    sequences    of    gags    talked 

over   and    decided    upon,    one    of    the 

scenario   writers   is    delegated    to   put 

it   all    in    scene    and    continuity    form 

ready  for  the  particular  director  who 

is   to   shoot   the    story.      When   he   is 

through,     there     may     be     anywhere 

from    two    to    thirty    thousand    good 

feet  of  film  to  be  boiled  dow-n  into  a 

two-reel    comedy.      In    one    instance 

this  last  year  we  had  forty  thousand 

feet. 

All  this  is  condensed  into  two  reels 
with  the  best  stuff  in,  or  what  we 
think  is  the  best  stuff.  Then  comes 
the  first  audience  preview.  After  this 
preview  occasionally  whole  sequences 
of  action  come  out  bodily  and  some- 
thing else  is  substituted.  For  ex- 
ample when  the  comedy  "Why 
Hurry"  with  Jimmie  Adams  was 
made,  at  the  first  audience  preview- 
there  ivas  one  place  in  the  film  where 
the  audience  seemed  to  be  restless 
in  their  seats.  We  retired  to  the 
studio    that    night    and    worked    over 


Talking  Film  Has  Wide  Scope 

By  W.  E.  WADDELL 
General  Manager,  De  Forest  Phonofilms 


"Stereoscopiks" 

By  MILES  GIBBONS 
of  Pathe  Exchange,  Inc. 

During  the  past  quarter  covered 
by  the  current  Short-Subject  Num- 
ber of  The  Film  Daily  an  important 
addition  has  been  made  to  the  Pathe 
schedule  of  short-subject  releases  by 
the  acquisition  of  a  series  of  four 
"third  dimension"  film  novelties, 
which  will  be  distributed  under  the 
collective  title  of  "Stereoscopiks." 

The  injection  of  the  dimension  of 
depth  into  motion  pictures  is  a  prob- 
lem with  which  cinematographic  ex- 
perts have  wrestled  almost  since  the 
inception  of  the  moving  picture. 
Photographers,  of  course,  had  suc- 
ceeded before  the  invention  of  the 
moving  picture  in  creating  the  illu- 
sion of  depth  in  certain  styles  of  still 
photographs.  This  illusion  of  depth 
had  been  secured  principally  by  the 
of  an  instrument  known  as  the 
oreoscope." 

J  he  simplest  system  evolved  so  far 
'=  that  used  in  the  Ives-Leventhal 
I'iastigrams,  or  "Stereoscopiks"  as 
they  are  now  called.  Third  dimen- 
sion  films  Iiave   been   shown   on   the 


screen  once  before,  but  Ives-Leven- 
thal. the  sponsors  of  the  process  used 
in  the  "Stereoscopiks,"  who  were  al- 
so responsible  for  the  previous  "third 
dimension"  presentations  on  the 
screen,  state  that  the  forthcoming 
Pathe  series  mark  a  distinct  advance 
over  all  their  previous  eft'orts  both  in 
point  of  subject  matter  and  photog- 
raphy. 

The  first  of  the  series,  titled 
"Zowie,"  will  be  released  March  22. 
There  will  be  four  in  the  current 
series  to  be  made  available  at  the 
rate  of  one  every  two  months. 


DeForest  Phoiiofilms  can  hardly 
be  classified  as  short  subjects,  regard- 
less of  their  length,  but  rather  as 
so-called  "numbers". 

In  the  larger  houses  they  take  the 
place  of  singers,  dancers,  or  soloists 
who  would  otherwise  be  engaged  to 
appear  in  person.  In  the  smaller 
houses  where  the  program  consists 
exclusively  of  pantomine  pictures, 
the  Phonofilm  supplies  the  audible 
entertainment   so   much   needed. 

A  great  variety  of  such  subjects 
have  been  produced,  ranging  in 
length  from  400  to  700  feet. 

During  the  last  political  campaign, 
Phonofilms  of  President  Coolidge. 
John  W.  Davis,  Senator  LaFollette. 
Governor  Al.  Smith  and  Theodore 
Roosevelt  were  shown  in  a  number 
of  the  larger  theaters.  These  candi- 
dates were  enabled  to  deliver  their 
respective  appeals  more  effectively 
by  means  of  the  Phonofilm  than  they 
could  have  done  in  person.  The 
photographed  image  of  the  candi- 
dates being  greatly  enlarged  on  the 
screen  enabled  the  audience  to  gain 
a  far  more  comprehensive  apprecia- 
tion of  the  speaker's  personality  and 
the  greatly  amplified  voice  assured 
every  word  being  heard. 

Dances  are  rarely  seen  upon  the 
screen  for  the  reason  the  orchestra 
cannot  keep  in  time  with  the  per- 
formance. The  Phonofilm,  supplying 
as  it  does  both  dancer  and  musical 
accompaniment,  assures  perfect  syn- 
chronism and  many  charming  num- 
bers of  this  class  have  been  produced. 

The  Phonofilm  lends  itself  admir- 
ably to  comedy  and  stars  of  the 
musical  shows  and  vaudeville  are  be- 
ing phonofilmcd.  One  of  the  most 
popular  pictures  of  this  type  was 
that  of  Eddie  Cantor,  star  of  "Kid 
Boots".     In  this  picture.  Cantor  sings 


his  latest  song  hits  and  tells  a  num- 
ber of  stories  in  his  inimitable  man- 
ner so  effectively  that  the  audience 
forgets  they  are  witnessing  a  marvel- 
lous invention  in  their  enjoyment  of 
the    performance. 

Two  prominent  Broadway  houses, 
the  Rivoli  and  Rialto,  played  this 
picture,  displaying  the  name  "Eddie 
Cantor"  on  their  electric  signs  while 
he  was  playing  in  person  around  the 
corner  at  the  Selwyn  theater.  It 
is  needless  to  say,  this  picture  proved 
an  unusually  strong  box-office  at- 
traction. 

In  theaters  which  employ  only  an 
organ  or  a  small  orchestra,  instru- 
mental solos  and  jazz  bands  have 
proved  very  popular.  In  fact  the 
Phonofilm  supplies  a  long  felt  want 
in  theaters  of  all  types  and  is  rapidly 
gaining  in  popularity  as  it  runs  the 
gamut  from  grand-opera  to  slap- 
stick. 

It  is  but  a  short  time  since  the 
exhibitor  was  wont  to  question 
whether  or  not  there  was  a  need  for 
talking  pictures — keeping  in  mind 
file  failures  of  the  past. 

It  must  be  remembered  that  the 
Phonofilm  is  a  veritable  talking  film 
— there  being  no  phonograph  used 
and  absolute  and  unfailing  synchron- 
ism is  assured. 

The  name  of  "DeForest"  is  known 
to  every  radio  fan  and  they  are  all 
anxious  to  see  and  hear  his  latest 
creation  "Radio  Talking  Pictures". 

Two  questions  the  exhibitor  might 
ask  himself  are  "How  many  radio 
fans  are  there  in  my  audience?"  and 
"Would  they  care  to  see  and  hear 
the  great  stars  of  opera,  musical 
comedy  and  vaudeville?"  If  the 
answers  are  affirmative  the  DeForest 
Phonofilms  will  surely  supply  his 
needs. 


The  Market 

By  W.  E.  SHALLENBERGER 
President,   Arrow   Pictures   Corp. 

While  the  proper  handling  of 
short  subjects  has,  in  the  past,  repre- 
sented a  stumbling  block  to  the  keen- 
est intellects  within  the  industry,  the 
fact  remains  that  they  can  be  proper- 
ly handled.  Moreover,  the  exchange 
wherein  the  exhibitor  can  book  an 
entire  show  is  inevitably  in  a  better 
position  than  the  exchange  which 
handles   features  alone. 

Particularly    is     this    true    of    the 


Says  Jack  White,  producer  and 
supervising  director  of  Educational- 
Mermaid  Comedies:  "The  bathing 
girls  who  decked  every  comedy  a 
few  years  ago  have  put  on  their 
clothes.  They  have  been  found  out. 
There  is  nothing  funny  about  a 
bathing  girl.  She  may  be  pretty  to 
look  at,  but  she  isn't  funny.  The 
marital  infelicity  and  bedroom  com- 
edies have  been  discouraged  by  the 
censor  boards  and  by  public  taste  to 
the  point  where  making  them  is  a 
financial  risk.     That  means  they  will 


Oh,  Jack! 


never  come  back.  But  the  fast-ac- 
tion comedy,  with  its  limitless  possi- 
bilities for  ingenuity  on  the  part  of 
the  actor  and  director,  is  here  to 
stay.  The  custard-pie  and  bathing 
girl  comedies  have  been  relegated  to 
a  past  age  along  with  side-wiskcrs, 
bock-beer  signs  and  hoop-skirts.  In 
their  place  is  the  new  departure  in 
screen  amusement,  the  fast-action 
comedy  with  its  whirlwind  speed, 
new,  surprising  and  clever  situations 
and  comedians  who  can  cause  laughs 
vithout  throwing  pies." 


state  rights  exchanges.  If  they  have 
difficulty  in  "breaking  in"  with  their 
features,  the  short  subject  offers  an 
ideal  opening  wedge.  If  they  are 
already  selling  features  to  an  ex- 
hibitor, what  is  more  natural  or  more 
simple  than  to  sell  him  his  short 
stuff  as  well?  For  that  reason  Ar- 
row Pictures  Corporation  has  striven 
to  maintain  a  steady  and  reliable 
short  subject  output  of  considerable 
merit. 

For  the  coming  season,  there  will 
be  many  such.  The  backbone  of 
our  short  subjects  will  be  the  Mirth- 
quake  and  the  Broadway  Com- 
edies —  thirteen  of  each  —  and 
these  will  be  augmented  by  many 
no.velties,  details  of  which  will  be 
announced  at  a  later  date.  I  may 
say  at  this  time,  however,  that  one 
of  the  most  interesting  of  the  before- 
alluded-to  novelties  will  be  a  series 
of  Kid  Komics — acted  entirely  bv 
youngsters. 

From  an  economic  viewpoint,  the 
short  subject  situation  in  the  Inde- 
pendent field  has  never  been  more 
gratifying.  As  a  matter  of  fact,  our 
sales    have    been    highly    satisfactory. 


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SUGGESTED    PROGRAMS    OF    SHORTS 


Educational 


TITLE 

Kinograms 

Judge's  Crossword  Puzzle 

No.  6 
\'oice   of  the   Nightingale 
(.ireat  Guns 
McCall   Fashion  News 

No.  2 


STAR 


Bobby  Vernon 
Hope  Hampton 

No.  2 

Lige  Conley 

No.  3 


Cliff  Bowes  and 
Virginia  Vance 

In  the  Spider's  Grip  

Half  a  Hero  Lloyd  Hamilton 

Judge's   Crossword   Puzzle 

No.  4  

No.  4 

Kinograms  

Judge's   Crossword   Puzzle 

No.  5  

McCall   Fashion  News  it'  '' 

No.   1  Hope  Hampton 

Love   Goofy  Jimmie  Adams 

Topsy  Turvy  Travel  


SERIES 

News 

Novelty 

Fables  in  Color 
Christie  Comedy 

Fashions 


NO.  REELS 
1 

1 
1 
2 


Kinograms 

Two  Cats  and  a  Bird 

Hello    Hollywood 

Our  Six-Legged   Friends 

Movie   Morsels 


Kinograms 
High  Hopes 


News 

Earl  Hurd  Cartoon 
Mermaid  Comedy 
Secrets  of  Lite 
Howe's   Hodge-Podge 


News 

Cameo  Comed\' 

Fables  in  Color 
Comedy 

Novelty 

News 

Novelty 

Fashion 

Christie  Comedy 
Howe's  Hodge-Podge 


Jazz  Comedy  Programs 


TITLE  STAR 

Kinograms  

His  High  Horse  Lee  Moran 

Judge's   Crossword  Puzzle 

No.  3  

Dynamite  Doggie  Al  St.  John 

No.  2 

Kinograms  

Broadcasting 

Low   Tide  Ned  Sparks 

Judge's  Crossword  Puzzle 

No.  1  

Good  Spirits 


SERIES 


NO.  REELS 


Kinograms 
Wildcat  Willie 
Lots  of  Knots 
French  Pastry 


Kinograms 

Step  Fast 

Topsy  Turvy  Travel 

Hooked 

Have  Mercy 


Kinograms 
Weak  Knees 

He  Who  Gets  Socked 
Sea  Legs 

Judge's  Crossword   Puzzle 
No.  2 


Walter  Hiers 
No.  3 

Bobbj'   Vernon 
No.  4 

Jimmie  Adams 

Lloyd  Hamilton 
Cliff  Bowes  and 
X'irginia  Vane; 

No.  5 

Cliff  Bowes  and 
\'irginia  Vance 

Neal  Burns 


News  1 

Mermaid   Comedy  2 

Novelty  1 

Tuxedo   Comedj-  2 


News  1 

Earl  Hurd  Cartoon  1 

Mermaid  Comedy  2 

Novelty  1 

Christie  Comedy  2 


News  1 

Juvenile  Comedy  2 

Howe's  Hodge-Podge  1 

Christie  Comedy  2 


News  1 

Christie  Comedy  2 

liowe's  Hodge-Podge  1 

Comedy  2 

Cameo  Comedy  1 


News  1 

Cameo  Comedy  1 

Earl  Hurd  Cartoon  1 

Christie  Comedy  2 

Novel  tv  1 


Pat  he 

TITLE  STAR 

Galloping    Hoofs  Allene  Ray  and 

Johnny  Walker 

Hold  That  Thought  

Laugh  That  Off                    Spat  Family 
Pathe  News  

No.  2 

Brains    and    Brawn  

Family  Entrance  Charley  Chase 

Bigger  and   Better  Jails  

Change  the  Needle  Arthur  Stone 

Pathe   Review  

By  Hook  or  Crook  Fred  Stone  and 

Rex"  Beach 

No.  3 

Pathe  News  

Water  Wagons  

The  Fox  Hunt  Spat  Family 

A  Fisherman's  Luck  

No.  4 

Zowie  

A  Raspberry  Romance  Ben  Turpin 

His  Marriage  Wow  Harry  Langdon 

Pathe   Review  

Pathe  News  

No.  5 

Idaho  Mahlon  Hamilton 

and  Vivian  Rich 
Plain  and  Fancy  Girls         Roach  Stars 
The  Haunted  Honeymoon  Roach  Stars 
Clean  Up  Week  

No.  6 

Topics  of  the  Day  

Bashful  Jim  Ralph  Graves 

Dog  Days  Our  Gang 

Neptune's   Nieces  

No.  7 

Pathe  Review  

Pathe  News  

The  Wild  Goose  Chaser  Ben  Turpin 

Pathe  Review  

Hello  Baby  Charley  Chase 

No.  8 

The  Big  Town  Our  Gang 

Boobs  in  the  Woods  Harry  Langdon 
Should    Husbands   be 

Watched?  Charley  Chase 

Jungle  Bike  Riders  

No.  9 

Hard   Boiled  Charley  Chase 

Pathe   Review  

Pathe  News  

Idaho  Mahlon  Hamilton 

]! ^  and  Vivian  Rich 

No.  10 

Excuse  My  Glove  Spat  Family 

Giddap  

Traps  and  Trouble  

No.  11 

Is  Marriage   the   Bunk?  Charley  Chase 

A   Sailor   Papa  Roach  Stars 

At  the  Zoo  

Plain  Clothes  Harry  Langdon 

Pathe  Review  


SERIES  NO.  REELS 

Serial  2 

Aesop's  Fable  1 

Roach  Comedy  2 

News  I 


Sportlight  1 

Roach  Comedy  1 

Fable-Cartoon  1 

Roach  Comedy  1 

Magazine  1 

Sportlight  1 


News  1 

Sennett   Comedy  2 

Roach  Comedy  2 

Fable-Cartoon  1 


"Stereoscopik"   No.   1 

15  min.  act 
Sennett  Comedy  2 

Sennett  Comedy  2 

Magazine  1 

News  1 


Serial 


Comedy 
Comedy 
Fable-Cartoon 

I 

2 

1 

Magazine 
Sennett   Comedy 
Roach   Comedy 
Sportlight 

1 
2 
2 
1 

Magazine 

News 

Sennett  Comedy 

Magazine 

Roach  Comedy 

1 

1 
2 

1 
1 

Roach  Comedy 
Sennett  Comedy 

2 

2 

Roach   Comedy 
Fable-Cartoon 

1 

1 

Roach  Comedy 

2 

Magazine 

News 

Serial 

1 
1 
2 

Roach  Comedy 
Sennett  Comedy 
Sportlight 

2 
2 

1 

Roach  Comedy 
Comedy 
Fable-Cartoon 
Sennett  Comedy 
Magazine 

1 

■? 

T 

2 
2 

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THE 


DAILV 


Sunday,  March  15,  1925 


BIG  Lim[  FEATURES 

For  YOUR  Program 

SURE-FIRE  BOX  OFFICE  BUILDERS 

MILLER  AND  STEEN  DISTRIBUTORS,  Inc. 
A,  G.  Steen,  President 

Announce  For  the  Season  1925-26 

2i4l  Two  Part  Whirlwind  Westerns,  Featur- 
ing TOM  FORM  AN,  Famous  Stunt  Rider 
and  Frontiersman,  Supported  by  a  Cast 
of  Distinctive  Quality,  and  PLATINUM 
KING.  ( "P.  K. ")  THE  MASTER  HORSE, 
the  Marvelous,  Blue  Ribbon  Animal,  that 
"Thinks  like  a  Man."  Produced  by  Hunt 
Miller  Western  Productions,  Inc.  and 
directed  by  Lloyd  B.  Carleton. 

Now  Ready  For  Release 

"The  New  Sheriff"      "The  Smoke  Of  A  .45" 
"The  Mad  Miner"       "The  Man  Who  Rode  Alone" 

O  Smashing,  Rib-Racking,  Rollicking  Two 
Reel  Comedies,  Co-Starring  WALTER 
HIERS  and  BILLY  B.  VAN,  with  BERT 
BYRON  and  the  Inimitable  BE  A  UMONT 
SISTERS  as  the  Other  Principals,  that 
will  Keep  Your  Audience  in  a  Gale  of 
Merriment  from  Start  to  Finish. 

For  Immediate  Release 

"The  New  Clerk"         "The  Janitor's  Birthday" 


"The  Inventor" 
"Some  Hero" 

Every  One  A  Riot 


"The  Bootlegger's  legacy" 
"The  New  Woman" 

Every  One  a  Knockout 


Have  a  LOOK! 
No  Need  to  Buy  "Unsight — Unseen"! 


For  Remaining  Territory  Address 

MILLER  AND  STEEN  DISTRIBUTORS,  Inc. 

New  York 


A.  G.  STEEN,  President 

1650  Broadway 


Universal 

TITLE  STAR 

International   News  

Financially   Embarrassed     

The  Great  Circus  Mystery 

Looking  Down                       Wanda  Wiley 
Storm  King  

No.  2 

International   News  

The  Girl  Problem  

The  Great  Circus  Mystery 

Her  Daily  Dozen                   Edna  Marian 
The  Wild  West  Wallop       

No.  3 

International   News  

Sir  Walter  Raleigh  

The  Riddle  Rider  

Puzzled  by   Crosswords       Eddie   Gordon 
The  Loser  Wins  

No.  4 

International   News  

Nero  

The  Fighting  Ranger  

Getting  Trimmed                   Wanda  Wiley 
The  Fighting  Terror  

No.  5 

International   News  

Black  Gold   Bricks  

The  Great  Circus  Mystery 

My   Baby   Doll                        Edna  Marian 
The  Whip  Hand  

No.  6 

International  News  

Sleeping  Sickness  

The  Riddle  Rider  

Dangerous  Peach                   Al  Alt 
Seeing  Red  

Film  Booking  Offices 

TITLE  STAR 

Somewhere    in   Wrong  Stan   Laurel 

Red   Riding   Hood  

Studio  Secrets  

The  Sleeping  Cutie  Vaughn-O'Hara 

No.  2 

Hypnotized  Jimmy   Aubrey 

The  Captain's  Kid 

Hollywood's    Close-Ups       

Welcome   Granger  Vaughn-O'Hara 

No.  3 

Twins                                         Stan   Laurel 
Dinky  Doodle  and  Cin- 
derella   .' 

People  You  Know  

Ain't   Love   Grand?  \^aughn-0'Hara 

No.  4 

Oh,  What  a  Flirt  Jimmy    Aubrey 

The   House  That   Dinky 

Built  

The  Way  of  a  Maid  Vaughn-O'Hara 


SERIES  NO.  REELS 

News  1 

Bull's  Eye   Comedy  1 

Serial  2 

Century    Comedy  ? 

Mustang    Picture  2 

News  1 

Bull's   Eye   Comedy  1 

Serial  2 

Century   Comedy  2 

Mustang  Picture  2 

News  1 
Hysterical  History  Comedy  1 

Serial  2 

Century  Comedy  2 

Mustang  Picture  2 

News  1 
Hysterical  History  Comedy    1 

Serial  2 

Century  Comedy  2 

Mustang  Picture  2 

News  1 

Bull's  Eye  Comedy  1 

Serial  2 

Century  Comedy  2 

Mustang  Picture  2 

News  1 

Bull's  Eye  Comedy  1 

Serial  2 

Century  Comedy  2 

Mustang  Picture  2 


SERIES  NO.  REELS 

Comedy  2 

Cartoon  1 

Novelty  1 

Comedy-Drama  2 


Comedy 
Cartoon 
Novelty 
Comedy-Drama 


Novelty 

Comedy 
Cartoon 
Comedy-Drama 


Comedy 


Cartoon 
Comedy-Drama 


Callahan  Comedies  for  Aywon 
Aywon  Film  Corp.  is  presenting 
Jimmy  Callahan  in  a  series  of  nine 
two-reel  comedies.  The  first  three 
releases  are  "A  Tough  Night,"  "On 
the  Isle  of  Sap,"  "The  Poor  Million- 
aire." 


J.  and  V.  Book  Pathe  Output 
Seattle — Jensen  and  Von  Herberg 
have  closed  a  deal  with  Pathe  in- 
volving eight  series  of  comedies. 
These  will  be  shown  in  all  of  the 
J.  and  V.  theaters  in  the  Pacific 
Northwest. 


New  Western  Series 
Denver  Dixon,  220  W.  42  St.,  is 
producing  the  "Texas  Jack"  series 
of  six  two-reclers.  The  cast  con- 
sists of  Bill  Mack  as  "Texas  Jack," 
Dorothy  Lee,  William  Rino,  Tex 
Griffin,  Dona  Glover  and  the  Art 
Mix  cowboys.  This  series  is  based 
on  historical  facts  concerning  old 
frontier  days.  Directed  by  Denver 
Dixon. 

It  is  understood  it  is  Dixon's  plan 
to  sell  the  product,  via  state  right  ex- 
changes. He  will  handle  sales  per- 
sonally. 


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Notwithstanding  the  Prophets 


By  HAL  MODES 


Whenever  the  question  as  to  the 
future  of  the  short  subject  is  brought 
up,  there  invariably  comes  to  my 
mind  the  story  of  that  farmer  who 
refused  to  believe  there  was  any 
such  animal  as  the  giraffe.  So  sure 
<  was  he  in  his  belief  that  when,  finally 
confronted  with  one  in  the  zoo,  he 
stared  as  though  hypnotized  and 
finally  was  heard  to  mutter,  "No, 
sir!  you  can't  fool  me.  There  ain't 
no  sech  animal!" 

When  Adolph  Zukor  started  on 
his  task  of  making  the  industry 
realize  the  value  of  the  feature 
length  picture  there  were  experts 
galore  who  believed  the  end  of  the 
short  subject  to  be  in  sight.  And  as 
the  feature  increased  in  popularity 
the  ranks  of  these  prophets  swelled. 
-  Ultimatel)-,  so  prevalent  was  this  be- 
lief that  several  organizations  which 
depended  entirely  upon  short  sub- 
jects for  tiicir  revenue  decided  to 
close   up   shop. 

The  more  progressive  of  these 
short  subject  organizations  sensing 
the  change  that  was  taking  place 
trimmed  their  sales  according  to  the 
wind  and  went  into  feature  produc- 
tion. Yet,  their  heads,  one  of  them 
being  that  grand  old  fighter,  Carl 
Laemmle,  continued  to  believe  in  the 
short  subject,  continued  making 
them  and  also  continued  reaping  the 
benefit  of  this  foresight.  Generally 
speaking,  however,  the  short  subject 
business  was  regarded  as  an  unprofit- 
able one  unworthy  of  the  time  and 
money  it  required. 
How  The  "Experts"  Went  Wrong 

When  E.  W'.  Hammons  announced 
his  decision  to  concentrate  on  the 
distribution  of  short  subjects  it  was 
generally  believed  that  his  effort 
would  prove  abortive.  "He's  crazy 
if  he  thinks  he  can  make  money  on 
short  subjects  alone,"  was  the  opin- 
ion privately  expressed.  Subsequent 
events  have  proven  that  if  this  was 
a  species  of  insanity  a  lot  of  "ex- 
perts" lost  a  wonderful  opportunity 
by  remaining   sane. 

These  "experts"  were  undeniably 
right  in  their  contention  that  the 
public  was  tired  of  the  short  sub- 
ject, but  for  the  reason  that  the 
public  is  also  tired  of  the  average 
feature  today — lack  of  outstanding 
merit.  The  moment  the  producers 
of  short  subjects  made  this  discovery. 
the  short  subject  came  back. 

The  death  knell  of  the  short  sub- 
ject was  again  sounded  a  little  more 
than  a  year  ago  with  the  advent  of 
the  super-long  feature.  Nevertheless, 
when  the  producers  of  these  fea- 
t'.ircs  discovered  that  it  was  quality 
and  not  footage  the  oublic  wanted, 
the  footage  came  back  to  normal  and 
tlie  short  subject,  crowded  out  by 
this  excess  footage,  came  back- 
stronger  than  ever. 

The  one  great  element  in  favor 
of  the  short  subject  is  that  the  photo- 
play patron  demands  variety  in  his 
show  and  in  the  one  or  two  reeler 
the  exhibitor  has  at  his  disposal  the 
'  ability  to  create  this  variety.  As  a 
matter  of  fact,  there  are  plenty  of 
cases  on  record  wherein  the  erst- 
"hile    despised    "short"    has    actually 


saved  the  show.  Regardless  of  the 
nature  or  size  of  the  feature  picture, 
who  can  say  that  an  "Out-Of-The 
Inkwell,"  a  "Marvels  of  Motion,"  an 
"Our  Gang,"  Harry  Langdon  or 
Christie  Comedy  does  not  lend  addi- 
tional value  to  a  picture  theater's 
offerings? 

Finds    Exhibitor   Lacking 

Strange  to  say,  it  is  the  man  clos- 
est to  the  public — the  exhibitor  him- 
self— who  frequently  overlooks  the 
importance  of  that  part  of  his  pro- 
gram which  he  calls  the  "Filler." 
When  the  writer  broke  into  the 
short  subject  field  two  years  ago,  the 
exhibitor  made  no  bones  about  the 
fact  that  the  short  subject  was  about 
as  necessary  to  him  as  the  powdered 
sugar  covering  the  top  of  a  doughnut 
• — it  helped  to  some  degree  but  wasn't 
at  all   essential. 

Contrast  this  attitude  with  that 
displayed  by  the  aggressive  head  of 
the  Y  &  F  Enterprises — one  of  the 
fastest  growing  circuits  in  New 
York  City  today.  Said  this  man, 
Harmon  Yaffa,  to  the  writer  re- 
cently: 

"There  isn't  a  more  important  element  in 
any  show  than  the  one  or  two  reeler.  Not 
only  does  it  give  the  photoplay  patron 
entertainment  in  its  own  right,  but,  care- 
fully selected,  it  can  be  of  enormous  value 
in  helping  build  up  atmosphere  for  the 
feature  itself.  When  the  latter  is  the  case, 
the  short  subject  becomes  an  indispensible 
and  integral  part  of  the  show  and  may 
make  the  feature  seem  better  than  it  really 
is. 

"I've  often  heard  patrons  remark  that  a 
picture  which  had  been  shown  elsewhere 
seemed  different,  better,  when  seen  at  one 
of  our  theaters.  Now,  the  feature  was 
identically  the  same,  consequently  it  was 
the  entertainment  value  built  up  by  the 
short  subjects  surrounding  it  which  created 
the    impression    that    it    was   better." 

The  unfortunate  phase  of  the  short 
subject  is  that  there  are  so  many 
exhibitors  who  fail  to  put  it  to  in- 
telligent use.  Not  all  exhibitors  are 
Harmon  Yaffas  by  a  long  shot. 
Exchanges  Can  Help  Select 

It  has  been  the  writer's  personal 
experience  that  the  average  exhibitor 
will  gladly  use  the  ideas  imparted  to 
him  by  the  branch  manager  if  these 
ideas  are  at  all  practical. 

.A.s  it  is,  there  are  too  many  in- 
stances of  short  subjects  being  book- 
ed to  exhibitors  without  proper  re- 
gard for  the  values  of  these  one  and 
two  reelers  as  units  in  the  whole 
show.  It  is  an  easy  matter  to  ascer- 
tain the  nature  of  the  features  which 
an  exhibitor  has  dated  in  and  then 
see  to  it  that  the  shorts  booked  to 
go  with  these  films  are  of  the  type 
which  would  blend  well  with  them. 
A  foreign  scenic  for  a  feature  the 
locale  of  which  is  laid  abroad,  a  rapid 
fire  comedy  to  lighten  the  mood  of 
a  heavy  drama,  a  novelty  such  as 
"Marvels  of  Motion,"  to  supply  the 
unusual  element — these  are  sugges- 
tions which  many  exhibitors  would 
be  glad  to  receive.  From  a  more 
selfish  angle,  it  is  natural  to  assume 
that  an  exhibitor  would  sooner 
throw  his  business  to  an  exchange 
which  seems  to  take  a  personal  in- 
terest in  his  success  rather  than  give 
it  to  the  organization  which  takes 
no  further  interest  in  him  once  his 
business   has   been  obtained. 


(.(, 


Idle  Films  and|Empty  Theaters" 


An  Interesting    Th 

"Bioscope",  the  oldest  trade  paper 
in  England,  says  editorially: 

"The  experiment  of  showing  an 
instructional  film  at  a  series  of  11:30 
a.  m.  performances,  now  being  con- 
ducted at  the  Marble  Arch  Pavilion, 
will  be  watched  with  no  little  inter- 
est, for,  if  the  idea  succeeds,  it 
suggests  a  new  field  of  enterprise  for 
the  exhibitor,  tapping  an  entirely 
fresh    source   of   revenue. 

"In  recent  discussions  on  the 
economics  of  the  industry  there  has 
been  much  talk  of  wasted  labor  and 
wasted  expenditure.  There  is  also 
another  kind  of  waste  which  has  not 
been  mentioned,  and  that  is  the  in- 
calculable waste  of  material  and  op- 
portunity represented  by  films  which 
never  get  a  fair  showing  and  the- 
aters which  are  unused  for  a  third  of 
the  day. 

"Of  the  films  which  are  wasted 
through  lack  of  appropriate  screen 
facilities,  the  vast  majority  are  tech- 
nical or  serni-technical  productions. 
Although  often  of  undisputed  merit 
and  of  the  deepest  interest  in  a  par- 
ticular field,  such  productions  rarely 
have  the  circulation  they  deserve  be- 
cause they  do  not  fit  in  with  the 
demands  of  the  ordinary  cinema 
programs;  nor  were  they  ever  in- 
tended to  do  so.  Unsuited  for 
general  entertainment  purposes  and 
having  no  home  of  their  own  (save 
for  occasional  exhibitions  in  schools 
or  special  halls),  these  important  ex- 
amples of  cinematography  are  either 
relegated  to  the  shelf — to  the  great 
discouragement  of  their  producers^ 
or  else  they  are  edited  out  of  all 
recognition  (losing,  much  of  their 
value  in  the  process)  to  fill  in  the 
chinks  between  features  as  non- 
descript  'interest'   films. 

"While  films  are  being  wasted  on 
the  one  hand  cinemas  are  standing 
idle  for  an  appreciable  part  of  the 
day  on  the  other.  Very  few  theaters 
in  the  country  open  before  2  p.  m.. 
and  quite  a  number  remain  closed, 
save  on  matinee  days,  till  the  evening. 

"Should  it  not  be  possible  to  efifect 
an  introduction  between  homeless 
films  and  empty  theaters  to  the  mu- 
tual profit  and  advantage  of  both 
sides? 

"That  there  is  a  public  demand 
even  for  ordinary  film  plays  at  an 
early  hour  of  the  day  has  been  proved 
— only  too  clearly — by  the  vast  audi- 
ences of  deadheads  which  flock 
greedily  to  supposed  "Trade"  Shows. 
The  experiment  of  showing  purely 
educational  programs  at  morning 
or  afternoon  performances  in  asso- 
ciation with  local  schools  has,  also, 
been  tried  with  more  or  less  success 
by  individual  exhibitors,  though  the 
limited  spending  power  of  the  aver- 
age school  has  been  an  obstacle  to 
this   method. 

"In  this  connection,  we  are  inter- 
ested to  hear  of  an  attempt  to  form 
a  'film  society'  with  the  object  of 
arranging  subscription  performances 
of  industrial,  nature  study,  scientific, 
geographical  and  other  productions 
which  de  not  in  the  usual  way  gel 
an  adequate  showing  at  the  cinemas, 
or  of  which,  at  all  events,  those  most 


ought  from  England 

likely  to  be  interested  (not  being 
regular  cinemagoers)  do  not  hear 
until  too  late. 

"The  society  would  book  its  own 
films  which  would  be  shown  to  mem- 
bers only  at  morning  or  afternoon 
performances  given  in  a  cinema 
which  had  been  rented  for  that 
purpose. 

''Although  the  'film  society'  scheme 
is  one  for  private  enterprise,  there  is 
no  reason  why  exhibitors  should  not 
also  take  advantage  in  a  similar  man- 
ner of  the  large  amount  of  suitable 
film  material  which  undoubtedly 
exists  to  gain  the  interest  of  the  still 
considerable  non-picture-going  public. 
That  the  public  should  have  oppor- 
tunities of  seeing  the  many  fine  non- 
theatrical  productions  now  being 
made  under  appropriate  conditions  is 
eminently  desirable  not  only  for  the 
individual  showman  but  also  for  the 
whole   industry." 


Which  brought  the  following  ed- 
itorial comment  from  The  Exhibitor's 
Herald: 

"Are  short  subjects  going  to  make 
it  possible  for  many  theaters  in  the 
United  States  to  open  their  doors — 
and  their  box  offices — several  hours 
before  they  are  doing  so  at  the  pres- 
ent  time? 

"This  and  a  number  of  other  ques- 
tions are  aroused  by  a  discussion  now 
being  carried  on  in  British  trade 
papers  over  the  experiment  being 
conducted  by  an  English  theater  in 
presenting  a  series  of  educational 
programs  at  11:30  o'clock  in  the 
morning. 

"At  the  present  time,  practically 
every  theater  owner  knows  there  are 
a  large  number  of  excellent  short 
subjects  getting  away  from  him  sim- 
ply because  he  hasn't  room  on  his 
program  for  them. 

"The  British  experiment,  although 
limited  to  educational  subjects,  sug- 
gests the  possibility  of  a  morning  or 
noon  performance  in  many  theaters 
the  program  being  made  up  of  short 
subjects  only — an  excellent  form  of 
program  for  the  transient.  The  ad- 
mission price  could  be  made  attrac- 
tive in  view  of  the  hour  of  the  day 
and  the  fact  that  the  performance 
need  not  add  a  great  deal  to  the  over- 
head." 


Big  "Short"   Program 

The  Service  Film  Corp.,  729  7th 
Ave.,  is  releasing  72  two-reel  dramas 
featuring  Neal  Hart,  George  Larkin, 
Al  Jennings,  Frank  Braidwood. 
Helen  Gibson.  Fritzi  Ridgeway  and 
Shorty  Hamilton.  In  addition  they 
have  104  one-reel  novelties,  including 
the  Burton  Holmes  travelogues,  and 
the  "Service   Specials." 

The  first  of  this  latter  series, 
"Fifty  Million  Years  Ago,"  deals 
with  the  birth  of  the  earth.  It  pic- 
tures  the  world's  development 
through  the  various  ages,  showing 
the  prehistoric  animals. 


THE 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  March  15,  1925 


Roach  Expanding 

Adding  Three  Comedy  Units  to  Pro- 
duction Schedule — All  For  Pathe 
Distribution 

Los  Angeles — Activities  at  the 
Roach  studio  have  perked  up  with 
the  arrival  of  W.  B.  Frank,  vice 
president,  who  makes  his  headquar- 
ters in  New  York. 

Frank  is  here  for  the  purpose  of 
attending  a  conference  of  the  studio 
■executives  regarding  the  output  for 
1925.  Plans  affecting  the  vehicles  of 
"Our  Gang",  Charley  Chase,  Glenn 
Tryon  and  the  "Spat  Family",  will 
be    discussed. 

For  the  coming  year  Roach  will 
add  three  new  serie^  of  two-reel 
comedies  to  the  Pathe  list  for  dis- 
tribution. The  three  units  will  be 
headed  by  Clyde  Cook,  Chase  and 
Tryon. 

The  signing  of  Clyde  Cook  is  con- 
sidered one  of  the  most  important 
events  of  the  season  by  the  Roach 
company.  The  line-up  of  product 
scheduled  for  him  will  be  important. 

The  plan  to  star  Charley  Chase  in 
two  reel  comedies  was  announced  by 
Pathe  recently.  This  comedian 
started  with  the  Roach  making 
one-reel  pictures  a  year  ago. 

Glenn  Tryon  since  he  has  been 
with  Roach  has  been  appearing  in 
the  Star  Brand  and  has  worked  in 
two  feature  length  specials,  "White 
Sheep"  and   "Battling   Orioles." 

The  "Our  Gang"  unit  with  Farina, 
Mickey,  Jackie,  Mary,  Gene  and  Joe 
(Fatty),  will  continue  along  the 
same   production   lines   as   heretofore. 


Growth  of  ''The  Chronicles" 


Seventeen  months  after  the  release 
o  fthe  first  subject,  The  Chronicles  of 
America,  produced  by  the  Yale  Uni- 
versity Press,  occupy  a  place  on  the 
programs  of  upwards  of  2,000  exhi- 
bilors  in  the  United  States,  according 
lo  Pathe,  which  adds  hundreds  of 
other  exhibitors  are  finding  it  de- 
cidedly profitable  to  "spot  book"  the 
Chronicles  from  time  to  time. 

Discussing  the  development  of  this 
series,  Harry  L.  Knappen,  who  man- 
ages its  sales  at  Pathe,  says: 

"The  progress  these  pictures  has 
made  in  establishing  themselves  in 
popular  favor  marks  a  very  definite 
and  significant  trend  in  the  history  of 
pictures.  This  achievement  is  all  the 
more  remarkable  for  the  reason  that, 
to  a  marked  degree,  these  pictures 
have  been  breaking  new  ground. 

"The  headway  made  by  the  Chroni- 
cles aside  from  their  entertainment 
vslue,  has  been  due  in  large  measure 
to  the  constructive  publicity  and  ex- 
ploitation aids  furnished  on  a  most 
comprehensive  basis  by  both  Pathe 
anc.  the  Yale  University  Press. 

"Literally,  these  pictures  have  first 
been  sold  to  the  public  producer  and 
distributor.  In  addition  to  the  ordi- 
nary facilities  of  its  exchanges,  Pathe 
put  high  power  specialty  men  in  the 
field  whose  sole  mission  was  to  keep 
the  daily  papers  and  other  public 
prints  liberally  supplied  with  Chroni- 
cles reading  matter  and  to  effect  social 


group  organization  which  would  in- 
sure  liberal  attendance. 

"Never  have  big  metropolitan  dail- 
ies as  well  as  smaller  newspapers  and 
outstanding  national  magazines  given 
so  freely  of  their  space  in  the  fur- 
therance of  any  motion  pictures.  This 
is  advertising  that  money  cannot  buy 
— a  fact-shrewd  showman  are  quick 
to   take   advantage   of. 

"A  particular  appeal  is  being  made 
to  patriotic  and  Americanization 
groups  which  are  definitely  interested 
in  seeing  history  as  it  actually  hap- 
pened live  again  on  the  screen. 

"Tremendous  cooperation  on  the 
part  of  schools  and  colleges  also  has 
been  developed  throughout  the  coun- 
try. Boards  of  Education,  school 
superintendents,  principals  and  teach- 
ers freely  use  their  influence  to  pro- 
mote attendance  of  both  school  chil- 
dren  and  grown-ups. 

"In  local  Parent-Teachers  Asso- 
ciations throughout  the  land  mothers 
an.  dfathers  get  behind  the  Chroni- 
cles with  a  common  object — that  of 
causing  such  a  box-office  reaction  as 
will  encourage  exhibitors  to  run  all 
of    the    Chronicles. 

"By  joining  hands  with  these  or- 
ganizations and  individuals  and  aim- 
ing, whenever  practicable,  to  show 
appropriate  Chronicles  on  national 
aiid  state  holidays,  exhibitors  with 
the  vision  to  book  this  product  have 
been  well  rewarded  for  their  ef- 
forts." 


More  Two-Reelers 

The    Christies    to    Increase    Comedy 

Output — All   Units  Working 

Top  Speed 

Los  Angeles — With  the  return  of 
C.  H.  Christie,  general  manager  of 
the  Christie  Film  Corp.,  it  is  an- 
nounced that  a  larger  program  of 
features  as  well  as  a  continuance  of 
two-reelers  will  be  launched  during 
April  to  continue  throughout  the  year. 
Christie  has  been  in  New  York  ar- 
ranging schedules  of  delivery  of  forth- 
coming features  to  Prod.  Dist.   Corp. 

While  in  the  East  a  New  York 
office  was  opened  at  2  W.  45  St.,  with 
Carroll  S.  Trowbridge  as  general  rep- 
resentative. This  office  is  now  taking 
care  of  the  contracts  for  foreign  dis- 
tribution of  "Charley's  Aunt." 

In  addition  to  the  program  of 
features,  the  Christie  company  will 
not  only  remain  in  the  two-reel  field 
but  will  enlarge  its  production  sched- 
ule in  this  line  of  work  during  the 
coming    year.      Christie    stated: 

"During  the  current  year's  sched- 
ule of  two-reel  comedies  two  star 
series  have  stood  out.  These  are  the 
Bobby  Vernon  and  the  Walter  Hiers 
comedies  which  are  produced  by  sep- 
arate units  in  our  studios  and  which 
have  ben  released  through  Education- 
al. Vernon  launched  his  star  series 
following  a  long  period  of  success  in 
our  own  two-reel  comedies  and  a 
rapidly  increasing  popularity  with 
audiences. 


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A  Series  of  Speedy  Fast  Action  Comedies  with  Gloria 
Joy,  Max  Ascher,  Joe  Moore  and  Joe  Bonner 


PRODUCED  BY 

SHERWOOD  MacDONALD  PRODUCTIONS 

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33 


SERIALS:  THEIR  PRESENT  AND  FUTURE 


Serial  Peak  in  1925 

By  FRED  J.  McCONNELL 
Short  Subject  Sales  M'g'r,  Universal 
The  year  1925  is  going  to  see  serials 

•.become  a  very  important  factor  m 
stabilizing  theater  patronage. 

Some  of  the  smartest  editors  in  the 
field  recognize  that  the  serial  is  the 
proper  weapon  to  fight  fluctuating  at- 
tendance with.  They  have  pointed  out 
to  exhibitors  a  way  to  combat  the 
"radio  menace." 

There  is  no  picture  on  the  market 
todav  outside  of  the  serial  picture  that 
will  "bring  the  people  back  to  the  same 
theater  week  after  week.  Unless  a 
person  is  very  enthusiastic  about  a 
certain  picture,  he  will  not  go  to  see 

'it  more  than  once. 

A  feature  picture,  therefore,  will 
show  but  once  in  an  audience.  A 
serial  picture,  the  way  that  it  is  con 
stituted,  will  bring  people  back  ten 
or  fifteen  times.  They've  got  to  come 
back  to  get  their  money's  worth  out 
of  the  picture. 

Thinks  Exhibitors  Overlook  Bet 
Thousands    of    exhibitors,    whether 
large    or    small,    that    are    not    giving 
serials  the  proper  consideration  today 
arc   overlooking   a    product    that    will 
mean  real  money  to  them.     They  are 
overlooking  a   picture  that  will  build 
up  a  good-will  in  their  theaters.  Simp- 
ly because   a  few   customers   go  to  a 
theater  and  walk  away  when  they  see 
a  serial,  it   doesn't   mean   that   serials 
an;   not   good   for  a   theater.     A   half 
''"/en  people  may  turn  away  whereas 
'   or    800   may   have   been    brought 
,  ,.re  for  the  sole  reason  of  seeing  the 
M-.ial.      Simply   because   people   come 
■  ■■t  of  a  theater  and  complain  to  the 
ibitor  because  of  the  serial  doesn't 
m    that    the    serial    picture    is    not 
■d  for  the   theater.     Those   people 
,..at,t   come   back  again   for   eight    or 

I  ;ten  succeeding  weeks  to  see  the  en- 

iitire  picture. 

i|  If  you  would  ask  a  magazine  read- 
ier whether  he  would  want  his  entire 
'fiction  entertainment  in  one  issue, 
;nirety-nine  percent  of  them  will  say 
i"yes."  They  don't  want  to  buy  an 
expensive      magazine,      month      after 

'month,  or  week  after  week,  simply 
to  get  a  serial  story.  They  complain 
just  as  bitterly  about  having  to  do 
|this  as  about  having  to  go  back  to  see 
i  serial,  but  they  do  buy  the  maga- 

'  zine  just  the  same  week  after  week. 
The  magazine  editor  is  smart.  He 
realizes  that  only  by  running  serials 
car.  he  stabilize  his  circulation. 
;  Many  exhibitors  don't  realize  this. 
iThey  overlook  showing  the  type  of 
ipicture  that,  in  the  long  run,  will 
'mean  the  biggest  revenue  in  their 
jhouses. 

!  Many  exhibitors  seem  to  feel  that 
jserials  only  appeal  to  children.  This 
h  not  the  case.  Serials  are  made  of 
|ij:actly  the  same  type  of  material  that 
yoi;  will  find  in  features.  Each  epi- 
'iode  contains  almost  a  complete 
|4ory.  Grown  people  like  them  just 
IS  well  as  children.  As  a  matter  of 
jact,  this  type  of  material  has  a  dis- 
inct  appeal  to  grown  people.    Grown 


What  Producers  Have  To  Offer 

For  Spring  and  Summer  Release 

Here  is  what  serial  producers  promise  for  Spring  and  Sum- 
mer release: 

Pathe 

"Sunken  Silver,"  featuring  Allene  Ray  and  Walter  Miller, 
scheduled  for  release  May  10.  George  B.  Seitz  is  now  making 
exteriors  in  Florida.  It  will  be  in  ten  episodes,  one  available 
weekly. 

On  July  19,  the  first  episode  of  a  baseball  serial  will  be  re- 
leased.    Details  are  at  present  being  safeguarded  closely. 

Universal 

"The  Great  Circus  Mystery,"  starring  Joe  Bonomo  was  re- 
leased last  week.  It  will  consist  of  ten  episodes,  one  available 
weekly. 

"The  Fighting  Ranger,"  featuring  Jack  Dougherty  and  Eileen 
Sedgwick,  will  be  released  May  11.  Fifteen  episodes,  one  re- 
lease weekly. 

"Ace  of  Spades,"  featuring  William  Desmond.  Ready  in 
August.     Ten  episodes,  one  a  week. 

Rayart 

"Secret  Service  Sanders,"  to  be  produced  by  Duke  Worne 
with  Ann  Little  and  Richard  Holt  starred.  Release  April  28. 
Fifteen  episodes,  one  a  week. 


Henry  Bollman  has  an  interesting  series,  called  "Building 
the  Pyramids."  The  subjects  are  historical  and  will  be  re- 
leased in  five  episodes,  beginning  in  July.  Each  episode  will 
be  in  two  reels.     The  producer  is  Raymond  Wells. 

It  is  understood  that  Ward  Lascelle  intends  producing  a 
Western  serial  on  the  Coast,  dealing  with  the  experiences  of 
the  pony  express  riders  of  the  19th  century. 


people  like  action  first.  Action  pic- 
tures have  a  far  greater  appeal  than 
so-called  "society  pictures." 

A  record  in  the  public  libraries  will 
show  you  that  the  majority  of  books 
loaned  are  action  books.  In  serial 
pictures,  you  run  no  risk  of  putting  on 
'sex"  problems;  you  find  no  running 
away  with  the  other  man's  wife;  no 
eternal  triangle.  The  story  depends 
on  action,  thrills,  stunts,  suspense. 
Only  the  most  morbid-minded  people 
look  for  the  worst  in  pictures,  and 
this  class  is  in  a  very  small  minority. 

Serials  Good  For  Any  House 

My  contention  is  that  the  finest 
theaters  in  the  country  can  run  serials 
and  run  them  profitably.  I  don't 
mean  to  say  that  they  can  run  any 
serial.  There  must  be  a  discriminate 
picking  of  product.  Serial  pictures 
have  been  made  and  can  be  made 
that  have  a  distinct  appeal  to  almost 
every   class   of   theater   patrons. 

In  the  old  days  the  finest,  the  high- 
est class  people  followed  the  "hero" 
through  twenty  exciting  chapters,  and 
they  will  continue  to  do  it  today.  As 
a  matter  of  fact  there  is  no  question 
but  that  serial  pictures  are  respon- 
sible for  educating  the  American  pub- 
lic in  going  to  "the  movies"  regu- 
larly. 

Ten  years  ago,  theaters  ran  two, 
three  and  four  serials  a  week,  bring- 
ing the  same  people  back  again  week 
after  week  until  they  got  the  habit  of 


going  to  see  pictures — until  pictures 
formed  a  part  of  their  daily  life.  If 
it  hadn't  been  for  the  serial  pictures, 
they  would  not  have  tormed  this  habit. 
Everyone  knows  that  "habit"  is  the 
greatest  motivator  in  human  existence. 
If  you  can  get  people  in  the  habit  of 
coming  to  your  theater,  you  are  bound 
to  be  a  big  winner.  If  people  come  to 
\our  theater  for  fifteen  straight  weeks 
on  a  Wednesday  night  for  instance, 
it  is  a  cinch  to  get  them  to  come  for 
fifieen  more  weeks  on  the  same  night. 

Much    Rests    On   Exploitation 

Many  exhibitors  don't  get  one-tenth 
the  value  out  of  a  serial  because  they 
piit  it  on  merely  to  satisfy  their  pres- 
ent customers.  The  proper  way  to 
handle  the  serial  pictures  is  to  realize 
that  you  must  bring  in  hundreds  of 
new  customers;  people  that  don't  ordi- 
narily come  to  your  theater.  Get  them 
interested  in  the  first  episode  of  a 
good  serial  and  you  will  find  that 
you've  got  a  thousand  new  customers 
coming  to  your  theater  week  after 
week.  You've  got  to  be  a  showman 
to  get  the  value  out  of  a  serial.  You've 
got  to  sell  it  to  hundreds  of  new  cus- 
tC'mers  and  the  serial  will  do  the  rest. 

The  only  difference  between  a  serial 
and  any  other  picture  is  that  the  serial 
is  arbitrarily  divided  in  ten  or  fifteen 
different  parts,  whereas  the  other  pic- 
ture is  shown  all  at  one  time.  There- 
fore, it  is  necessary  for  the  public  to 
ccme  that  manv  times  to  see  it. 


The  Trend  of  Serials 

By  E.  OSWALD  BROOKS 

Serial  Sales  Manager,  Pathe 

We   know    of   no    reason    why    the 

serial    trend    should    be    different    in 

the  Summer  months  than  it  is  in  the 

Spring,    Winter   and    Fall. 

The  trend  of  Pathe  serials  in 
particular  for  this  coming  Summer 
is  especially  bright  and  hopeful,  for 
during  the  last  year  we  have  re- 
leased such  a  succession  of  "best 
sellers"  that  all  of  these  are  still 
current  attractions. 

Our  crusade  to  make  first  class 
serials  of  the  type  which  no  theater 
need  feel  ashamed  to  present  is 
creating  new  serial  istory,  "The 
\\  ay  of  a  Man"  which  is  only 
just  a  year  old  has  already  secured 
the  greatest  distribution  of  any 
serial  ever  released,  not  even  except- 
ing those  in  the  palmiest  days  of 
Pearl  White  and  Ruth  Roland. 

"Into  the  Net"  with  only  half 
a  year  behind  it  has  already  forged 
away  ahead  of  "The  Way  of  a 
Man"  at  the  same  period  from  re- 
lease. 

Summer  time  sees  no  diminution 
in  serial  business,  either  with  us  or 
with  the  exhibitors,  when  we  can 
offer  in  screen  serial  form  the  works 
of  such  famous  authors  as  Emerson 
Hough,  Albert  Payson  Terhune, 
Mary  Hastings  Bradley,  Police  Com- 
missioner Richard  E.  Enright,  Theo- 
dore Burrell,  and  James  Fenimore 
Cooper — with  well  known  feature 
stars  heading  the  casts. 

There  are  rumors  in  the  air  of  a 
sensational  tie-up  with  famous  base- 
ball stars  and  managers  for  a 
Pathe  serial  in  which  these  stars 
will  be  heavily  featured;  an- 
other strong  rumor  is  to  the  effect 
that  the  whole  of  the  facilities  of  the 
famous  Miller  Bros.  101  Ranch  are 
to  be  utilized  shortly  in  the  produc- 
tion of  an  epoch  making  Pathe 
serial,  with  a  background  of  the 
Oklahoma  Land  Rush  and  The  Big 
Show  woven  into  an  interesting  and 
modern   screen    serial   story. 


Will  Always  Appeal 

By  W.  E.  SH  ALLEN  BE  RGER 
President,  Arrow  Pictures  Corp. 
Because  the  serial  is  a  thing  funda- 
mentally of  speed,  action  and  sus- 
tained suspense  there  will  always  be 
a  certain  type  of  theater-goer  to 
whom  it  represents  entertainment  in 
its  most  attractive  form.  Too,  there 
will  always  be  a  type  of  exhibitor  to 
whom,  for  the  proper  maintenance 
of  his  house,  it  is  as  necessary  as  a 
projection   booth. 

In  certain  localities  it  is  an  undeni- 
able business-builder,  making  new 
patrons  and  bringing  them  back 
week  after  week.  That  is  why  we 
who  create  and  market  serials  are 
constantly  striving  for  their  better- 
ment. 


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Sunday,  March  15,  1925 


EXHIBITORS 

CONSULT 

R  B.  O. 

For  the  BEST  Novelties  and 

Comedies    on    the    market    to 

round  out  your  show — 

The  uproarious 

STAN 
LAUREL 

Comedies 

are  going  over  like  a  house  afire  in 
thousands  of  theatres  where  they  are 
shown  regularly.  Produced  on  a  bigger 
scale  than  any  two  reel  comedies  on 
the  market,  under  the  personal  super- 
vision of  Joe  Rock.  We'll  put  them 
on  their  merits  alone  alongside  of 
any  of  the  so-called  "best"  comedies 
now   being  released. 

THE 

JIMMY    AUBREY 

Comedies 

are  a  type  all  by  themselves.  With  the  constant  stream  of  new  gags  and 
the  advances  made  by  Aubrey  in  the  ideas  of  his  own  and  his  capable  as- 
sistants, these  Aubreys  have  jumped  into  tremendous  popular  favor.  Also 
produced  by  Joe  Rooe. 

THE 

SCREEN  ALMANAC 

is  a  distinct  Novelty.  Shows  the  popular  stars  off  the  screen,  at  work 
and  play.  People  never  tired  of  seeing  their  favorites  in  intimate  scenes 
off  the  screen.  Thousands  go  to  see  THE  SCREEN  ALMANAC  as  regu, 
larly  as  they  are  shown.  You  should  build  a  lasting  clientele  when  you 
show  THE  SCREEN  ALMANAC. 

THE 

BRAY  CARTOONS 

are  a  combination  of  photography  and  pen  and  ink  cartoons  featuring  the 
ever  popular  kid  Dinky  Doodle,  and  his  funny  dog.  Written  and  directed  by 
Walter  Lantz  and  as  clever  as  anything  you've  ever  seen.  Novelties  build 
business.  More  often  they  save  your  whole  show  from  being  a  flop.  Consult 
F.   B.   O.  for  your  entire  show. 

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The  Super  Scenic 

By  HENRY  BOLLMAN 

A  series  of  short  reel  scenics,  com- 
bining unusual  artistic  quality  with 
dramatic  appeal  is  the  achievement 
of  Rollin  Lester  Dixon  in  his 
"Poetry  of  Nature"  series. 

Dixon's  experience  and  education 
have  given  him  an  exceptional  back- 
ground for  the  production  of  art  on 
the  screen.  For  six  years  he  studied 
at  the  best  art  schools  in  London 
and  Paris,  specializing  on  color, 
lighting  and  composition.  He  later 
took  some  200,000  feet  of  film  as  a 
photographic  record  of  the  Vanishing 
Race — the  American  Indian.  Finally 
he  learned  the  technical  secrets  of 
motion  picture  photography  at  the 
Eastman  plant,  where  every  possible 
assistance  was  given  him  by  the 
laboratory  stafT. 

Thus  the  "Poetry  of  Nature" 
series,  which  he  has  just  completed, 
represents  some  17  years  of  motion 
picture  production  experience,  coup- 
led with  ten  years  of  art  study. 

Thus  far  Dixon's  films  have  been 
housed  in  museums.  The  Smithson- 
ian has  most  of  his  Indian  pictures. 
Now,  for  the  first  time,  the  exhibitor 
is  able  to  book  these  unusual  art 
subjects,  900  feet  in  length. 

There  is  an  active  demand  for 
scenic  novelties.  Scarcely  any  such 
material  has  reached  the  market  dur- 
ing the  last  year.  Producers  have 
been  discouraged  by  the  lack  of  sup- 
port, or  the  small  prices  offered  by 
exhibitors.  Most  of  them  have  given 
up  producing  this  class  of  film. 

Bollman  feels  something  genuinely 
new  in  the  serial  field  is  offered  in 
a  series  of  five  two  reel  subjects, 
produced  by  Raymond  Wells,  on  the 
building  of  the  Pyramids  of  ancient 
Egypt. 

He  says  the  pictures  do  several 
things:  First  they  illustrate  ac- 
curately the  manners  and  customs 
of  ancient  Egypt;  secondly  they  il- 
lustrate in  detail  how  the  enormous 
rocks  were  cut  and  ferried  across  the 
Nile. 


A  New  Producer 

A  new  factor  has  entered  the  short 
subject  field  in  the  person  of  Edward 
Venturini,  producer  of  "I  Remember," 
which  was  shown  at  the  Capitol  the 
week  of  March  1.  Venturini  declares 
for  a  doctrine  of  measuring  the  worth 
of  short  subjects  not  by  their  footage 
but  by  their  dramatic  power  and  en- 
tertainment value.  He  is  against 
booking  shorts  merely  as  filler. 

"I  Remember,"  based  on  Thomas 
Hood's  poem,  "Past  and  Present," 
was  made  as  a  two-reel  feature  of  real 
thought  and  entertainment  value.  The 
method  he  used  was  to  try  to  take  the 
audience  back  to  childhood  days. 

Venturini's  plans  call  for  at  least 
two  more  productions  similar  to  "I 
Remember."  Distribution  plans  have 
not  been  made,  but  since  the  indepen- 
dent booking  by  Rothafel,  the  pro- 
ducer has  had  a  number  of  inquiries 
from  exhibitors  in  and  around  the 
Eastern  section.  A  prominent  circuit 
and  an  independent  operator  are  un- 
derstood to  be  negotiating  with  Ven- 
turini for  an  outright  purchase. 


Become   a   Booster 

By  W.  RAY  JOHNSTON 

Too  often  the  theaterman,  espe- 
cially the  smaller  theaterman,  is  in- 
clined to  look  upon  the  comedy  or 
short  reel  part  of  his  program  as 
only  a  "filler".  This  should  not  be. 
The  biggest  theater  managers  give 
just  as  much  attention  to  the  selec- 
tion of  the  proper  pictures  for  this 
part  of  their  program  as  they  do  to 
the  feature   itself. 

If  you  are  playing  a  dramatic  fea- 
ture it  stands  to  reason  that  the 
comedy  part  of  your  bill  should  be 
selected  with  care,  as  it  is  put  on 
the  bill  for  the  express  purpose  of 
bre_aking  up  the  program,  to  give  it 
spice  and  variety. 

The  same  thing  is  true  of  the 
smaller  houses  that  play  serials.  The 
serial  should  be  selected  with  a  view 
in  mind  of  getting  one  that  will 
please  both  the  juvenile,  as  well  as 
the  adult,  patron.  In  making  our 
serials,  we  keep  this  in  mind  and 
insert  a  character  that  will  particular- 
ly appeal  to  the  children  and  a  cer- 
tain type  of  character  that  will  ap- 
peal to  the  adult.  Each  then  has 
his  or  her  favorite  to  follow  through- 
out the  entire  serial. 

Our  program  for  the  new  season 
calls  for  12  two-reel  comedies,  known 
as  "Butterfly  Comedies,"  each  filled 
with  pretty  girls,  daintily  gowned,  and 
with  young  stars,  such  as  Gloria  Joy 
and  Joe  Moore. 


That  News  Reel 

Every  manager,  no  matter  what 
the  size  of  his  house,  knows  what  a 
tremendous  hold  the  news  weekly  has 
on   his    audience. 

Every  manager  has  heard  a  kick 
now  and  then  because  of  some  fan 
who  missed  out  on  seeing  something 
in  the  news  reel  which  he  wanted 
particularly  to  look  at.  But  see  what 
S.  Straus  of  Madison,  Wis.,  had  to 
say  to  the  manager  of  Universal  in 
Milwaukee: 

"I  understand  that  you  are  the 
distributors  of  'International  News 
Reel.' 

"I  have  always  enjoyed  seeing  the, 
International  Newsreel  on  the  screen.' 
I    have    also    learned    a    good    deal 
through   them,  and  have   often   heard 
other  people  express  the  same  senti- 
ments. 

"On    Feb.    5,    6    and    7    an    Inter- 
national   News    feature    was    released 
at  the  Parkway  Theater  in  Madison, 
showing    instructive     and     extremely 
interesting    views    on    modern    Pales- 
tine.    This  feature  was  not  advertised 
at     all,      consequently     I    and    many 
others    were    not    aware    of    the    fact    a 
that    they    were    being    shown    until    ] 
after  the  film  had  been  shipped  back    .' 
to  you.  , 

"Is    there    any    possibility    of    this    ; 
film   being  sent   back  to   Madison,   to 
be    shown    here?      I    know    a    great 
many   people   who   would    be   greatly    ' 
pleased  at  an  opportunity  to  see  these*^" 
pictures,    providing    they    knew    that    ; 
the  pictures  were  being  shown — that 
is,   were  advertised."  j^ 


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Oh  Boy! ! ! 

They're  Coming  ! 

Unquestionably  the  greatest  2  reel  features  the 
industry  has  ever  had — 12  of  them— 2  reels  each 

H.  C.  WITWER'S 

Riotous  New  Stories  of    Youth 

College  Campus  life — Just  one  chain  of  lightning  after 

another— Bigger  and  better  than  the 

original  "Fighting  Bloods" 

Guaranteed  Winners — Every  One  of  Them 


With  F.B.O's  famous  galaxy  of  winning  stars 

Alberta  Vaughn  —  George  O'Hara 
Al  Cooke-Kit  Guard— Stan  Taylor 

A   glorious  riot  of  Fun   and  Frolic  packed  with  Adventure- 
Fights  —  Drama   and    a  million    laughs 
Nothing  like  them  ever  filmed. 


A  Contract 
for  the 

Pacemakers 

Better  than  Gold 
in  the  Bank. 


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Pictures  Which  Pay 

Charles    H.    Christie    Discusses    Box 

Office    Revenue    and    Points    to 

the   Importance  of  Shorts 

In  an  address  delivered  before  the 
California  Federation  of  Women's 
Clubs,  Charles  H.  Christie  of  Christie 
Comedies,  said,  in  part: 

"Theater  managers,  especially  in 
the  larger  cities,  only  gauge  the 
popularity  of  pictures  by  the  cash  in 
the  box  office.  In  a  city  conditions 
are  much  different  from  small  towns 
where  the  owner  of  the  theater  very 
frequently  knows  the  majority  of  his 
customers  personally  and  hears  their 
comments  after  each  picture  he 
shows.  But  the  big  city  manager 
or  owner  is  just  as  keenly  interested 
in  knowing  when  he  has  shown 
something  of  particular  merit  which 
has  been  appreciated.  He  should  be 
encouraged  by  comment  or  by  brief 
letters,  and  best  of  all  by  attendance 

"We  know  from  fourteen  years  of 
experience  that  clean  comedies,  for 
instance,  can  be  made  to  pay.  The 
producing  forces  in  general  know 
from  experience  that  any  business 
which  exerts  a  directing  influence 
upon  the  character  of  growing  gen- 
erations can  find  self  preservalion 
only  by  winning  public  confidence 
and  respect.  It  has  been  said  that 
eighty  percent  of  the  revenue  from 
the  box  office  comes  from  the  small 
theaters  "around  the  corner"  and 
that  is  where  the  family  trade  must 
be  catered  to.  Producers  recognize 
that  fact  more  than  ever  before  and 
have  business  acumen  enough  to 
give  the  pictures  which  will  not 
offend  that  audience.  In  catering  to 
that  audience  with  clean  entertain 
ment  they  are  at  the  same  time  ex 
crting  an  educational  force,  because 
the  educational  value  comes  not  al- 
ways through  pictures  which  are 
labelled  "educational"  but  which  are 
built    primarily    to    entertain. 

"Motion  picture  producers  are 
more  than  ever  a  unified  body  to 
build  pictures  which  will  pay  best  in 
the   long  run." 


Box  Office  Shorts 

By  A.  G.  STEEN 
of  Miller  and  Steen 

Many  exhibitors  fail  to  appreciate 
the  really  great  opportunities  for  in- 
telligent advertising  and  exploitation 
which  many  short  subjects  offer 
them.  These  are  a  distinct  asset  at 
their  box  office,  if  rightly  taken  ad- 
vantage of.  Why  should  an  ex- 
hibitor concentrate  all  the  shots  in 
his  publicity  locker  on  the  longer 
program  attractions? 

Many  wise  exhibitors,  however 
are  finding  in  the  short  feature  the 
solution  of  numerous  box  office  ills 
and  are  giving  the  little  picture  an 
opportunity  to  work  for  them.  This 
is  accomplished  by  awarding  it  a 
regular  position  in  their  routine  ad- 
vertising and  publicity  and  sometimes 
featuring  it  in   their  lobbies. 

That  the  results  have  been  fully 
satisfactory  is  best  evidenced  by  the 
fact  that  all  who  have  once  tried 
the  experiment  have  kept  it  up.  In 
numerous  theaters  that  I  could  name, 
the  short  subject  now  often  vies  with 


Color  Makes  Progress 

Tendency  Grows  Toward  Producing 
Shorts  in  Natural  Tones — Brew- 
ster Has  Three  Ready 

Color  film  has  made  distinct  ad- 
vances in  the  past  year  in  features 
and  as  inserted  scenes  in  black  and 
white  pictures,  but  its  progress  has 
been  disappointing  in  the  short  sub- 
ject field.  The  use  of  natural  color 
film  was  for  a  long  time  retarded 
by  the  fact  that  photographic  quality 
had  to  be  sacrificed  to  a  point  where 
color  alone  did  not  serve  as  a  suffi- 
cient offset.  Recent  developments, 
however,  have  brought  this  quality 
standard  up  to  that  of  black  and 
white  and  increased  the  transparency 
so  that  there  is  no  lack  of  illumina- 
tion on  the  screen.  The  cost  of 
color  film  has  also  been  greatly  re- 
duced. 

With  these  objections  overcome, 
and  the  technical  excellence  possible 
in  color  being  more  generally  recog- 
nized, old  prejudices  are  being 
dropped  and  the  producers  are  in- 
clined to  look  to  color  as  an  asset 
in  telling  their  story,  especially  in 
short  subject  form. 

The  outlook  for  a  steadily  grow- 
ing production  of  short  subjects  in 
color  during  the  next  year  is  bright. 
The  interest  in  short  reels  shown  by 
exhibitors  has  brought  about  a  keen 
competition  for  quality  among  the 
producers.  This  situation  has 
brought  the  question  of  color  very 
much  to  the  fore,  not  only  from  the 
standpoint  of  novelty,  but,  in  many 
cases,    of    necessity. 

For  example — a  popular  science 
scries,  in  many  cases,  simply  must 
have  color  to  tell  the  complete  story. 
The  use  of  color  in  fashion  releases 
is  just  as  logical  as  color  in  fashion 
magazines — and  has  already  proven 
itself  to  be   popular. 

The  idea  of  a  series  of  dance  and 
pantomine  prologues  in  color  to  be 
used  in  connection  with  features  has 
met  with  favor,  and  three  of  these 
have  already  been  produced  by  the 
Brewster  Color  Pictures  Corp.  Such 
a  series  puts  the  prologue  within  the 
reach  of  those  houses  which  cannot 
stage  a  prologue  themselves,  and 
thus  enables  the  exhibitor  to  more 
completely  promote  the  atmosphere 
of  his  feature.  These  pictures  are 
made  along  rather  general  type  lines 
so  that  a  jazz  dance,  for  instance. 
will  fit  as  a  prologue  to  any  one  of 
a  number  of  feature  pictures  dealing 
with  modern  life,  a  Chinese  dance 
will  introduce  any  picture  dealing 
with    the   Orient,   and   so   forth. 


Screen  "Sportlight"  in   Bermuda 

The  Grantland  Rice  "Sportlight" 
production,  "Olympic  Mermaids" 
was  recently  accorded  a  special 
screening  at  the  Mechanics  Hall, 
Hamilton,  Bermuda,  before  a  select 
audience  including  important  Civil 
authorities  and  representatives  of 
leading  newspapers.  "Olympic  Mer- 
maids" was  filmed  in  Bermuda  last 
Winter   as   a   single-reel   offering. 


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Move  over,  short  subject  stars,  and  make  way 
for  Walter  Hiers.  *  *  *  There's  no  question 
about  his  right  to  a  first  line  position.  *  *  * 
There  have  been  many  rotund  comedians,  most 
of  them  funny,  but  Hiers  seems  different.  He 
is  not,  as  have  been  some  of  these,  merely  fat. 
He's  an  actor  as  well,  and  a  comedian. 

—EXHIBITORS  HERALD 


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value  of  advertising  the  Short  Subjects,  here  is  a  fine  chance  to  put 
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New  Bedford,  Mass. 

"HIGH  GEAR"  —  Very  good  Vernon  comedy.  Many 
good  laughs  throughout..  Also  played  "French  Pastry." 
Both  very  good.  Tone  okay.  Good  audience  appeal. 
H.  Warren  Riblc,  Mayfield  Theatre,  Mayfield,  Cal. 

"BRIGHT  LIGHTS"-' this  surely  is  a  laugh-producer. 
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"BRIGHT  LIGHTS""Our  patrons  like  Bobby  Vernon 
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Sunday,  March  15,  1925 


A  Screen  Book 

By  JESSE  J.  GOLDBURG 
President,  Independent  Pict.  Corp. 
The  average  grown-up  is  but  a 
a  child  after  all.  I  had  this  thought 
impressed  upon  me  again  just  recent- 
ly when  I  called  on  a  friend  of  mine 
and  found  him  sitting  on  the  floor 
with  his  young  son  a  child's  book  on 
science. 

And  for  that  reason  I  think  a 
Screen  Book  of  Knowledge  will  be 
one  of  the  most  interesting  and  popu- 
lar short  reel  reels  on  the  market.  I 
intend  to  produce  such  a  feature  im- 
mediately and  release  two  subjects 
each  month  beginning  next  August. 
In  this  Screen  Book  of  Knowledge 
will  be  found  all  manner  of  subject 
dealing  with  science  and  health,  an- 
swers to  the  thousand  and  one  ques- 
tions of  childhood  as  to  what  makes 
a  kite  fly  and  a  rubber  ball  bounce. 

The  subjects  will  be  treated  in  such 
a  manner  that  they  cannot  fail  to  in- 
terest children  and  parents  alike.  The 
Screen  Book  of  Knowledge  will  bring 
subjects  which  we  should  know  more 
down  to  a  popular  understanding 
through  the  method  of  picturization. 
Instead  of  explanation  being  made  by 
grown-ups,  I  have  arranged  to  have 
an  attractive  child  act  as  the  main 
actress  of  these  little  natural  dramas 
of  knowledge.  The  basic  idea  of  each 
reel  is  worked  out  in  story  form. 

I  believe  there  is  a  distinct  place 
on  the  program  of  every  exhibitor  for 
such  a  short  feature  which  will  com- 
bine the  novel  in  entertainment  with 
the  worthwhile  in  practical  education. 


Bonomo    Starts    New    Serial 

Los  Angeles — Work  on  "Swiss 
Family  Robinson",  a  new  Universal 
serial  starring  Joe  Bonomo  has  start- 
ed. Margaret  Quimby  plays  the 
feminine  lead  and  Francis  Ford  is 
directing.  Johann  Wyss  did  the 
adaptation. 

It  will  probably  be  released  in  the 
late   summer  or  fall. 


Currier,   Roach's  Film   Editor 

Los  Angeles — Richard  Currier  has 
been  appointed  film  editor  at  the 
Roach  studios. 

Charley  Chase  has  started  a  new 
picture  under  direction  of  Leo  Mc- 
Cary.     Kathryn  Grant  is  the  lead. 

As  noted.  Case  is  now  definitely 
in  the  two-reel  field. 


Films  as  Scientific  Recorder 


Ten  days  ago  an  expedition  of 
archaeologists  set  sail  from  New 
York  for  the  North  Coast  of  Africa 
for  the  purpose  of  excavating  the 
ancient  city  of  Carthage  and  to  find 
the  dead  cities  of  the  Sahara.  The 
expedition  was  headed  by  Count 
Byron  Khun  de  Prorok,  F.R.G.S. 
and  is  being  conducted  under  the 
auspices  of  leading  educational  and 
scientific  institutions. 

One  of  the  members  of  the  ex- 
pedition was  a  Pathe  News  and 
Pathe  Review  cameraman,  Maurice 
Kellerman,  who  will  take  exclusive 
motion  pictures  of  the  expedition 
and  its  work. 

Count  de  Prorok  began  his  ex- 
plorations in  North  Africa  six  years 
ago  under  the  auspices  of  the  French 
Academy.  His  findings  during  this 
period  were  such  as  to  convince  him 
that  discoveries  of  far  greater  im- 
portance awaited  the  excavators. 
Consequently,  he  came  to  the  United 
States,  where  he  laid  his  conclusions 
and  his  proofs  before  scientists  and 
educators. 


The  result  was  that  Count  dt 
Prorok  and  his  party  sailed  from 
New  York  after  having  enlisted  tht 
support  of  16  American  universities, 
as  well  as  the  Carnegie  Institute. 
McGill  University  of  Toronto,  the 
Canadian  Government,  the  British 
Museum,  the  French  Academy,  the 
New  York  Times  and  Putnam's,  the 
New  York  publishing  house. 

That  Pathe  News  and  Review 
should  be  able  to  obtain  the  exclu- 
sive picture  rights  to  such  a  venture 
speaks  volumes  for  the  realization  of 
the  management  of  this  organization. 

Before  the  expedition  left  America 
Kellerman  had  his  work  mapped  out 
as  completely  as  possible.  It  is  not 
the  intention  of  the  Pathe  organiza- 
tion to  give  a  pictorial  report  of  the 
findings  of  the  expedition,  but  to 
put  the  whole  thing  in  logical,  dram- 
atic sequences,  to  which  end  a  rough 
continuity  was  mapped  out.  Daily 
shipping  facilities  have  been  ar- 
ranged through  the  cooperation  of 
the  French  Government,  and  Keller- 
man's  film  will  be  forwarded  to  the 
Pathe    office    at    regular    intervals. 


For  Short  Reel  House 

By  W.  F.  CLARKE 
of  Cranfleld  and  Clarke,  Inc. 

Single  reels  have  a  big  future*? 
though  nine  out  of  every  ten  show- 
men you  meet  will  tell  you  that  'they 
are  alright  to  fill  up,'  but  rarely  do 
you  get  them  to  admit  they  are,  as 
some  one  very  aptly  termed  them, 
"The  spice  of  the  program." 

"If  a  theater  was  established  in  a~" 
central  spot  in  New  York,  and  the 
program  were  to  be  made  up  of  single 
and  two  reel  subjects,  it  would  be  the 
most  popular  picture  house  in  the-t 
whole  of  New  York.  The  program 
would  have  to  be  made  up  of  short, 
snappy  two  reel  comedies,  with  one 
reel  novelties,  news  reels,  etc.,  be- 
cause, as  everyone  will  tell  you,  va- 
riety is  required. 

Speaking  as  a  man  who  has  travel- 
led over  all  five  continents,  and  hav- 
ing roughed  it  in  the  'back  of  beyond'  ; 
in  many  an  odd  corner  of  the  earth, 
1  can  appreciate  travel  films,  showing 
the  spots  I  know,  and  I  feel  sure 
they  must  be  doubly  interesting  to 
the  untravelled.  By  this  means  you 
may  view  the  heart  of  Africa,  the 
peak  of  Mt.  Everest,  cannibals  of 
New  Guinea,  the  rickshaw  boy  of 
Ceylon,  and  racing  in  Sydney  Har 
bor. 

Women    thrill    when    they    see    the 
magic   word   "Paris,"    or     "London." 
eagerly   to   see   the   new   styles    from|f 
those    cities.      Think    how    wonderfull'^^ 
this    is,    and    how    much    money    you 
would    have    to    spend    to    cover    thi 
were   it   not    for   the   news   reel. 


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NEED  ANY  HELP  ON  MUSIC? 


Riesenfeld  Can  Aid 

Through  the  courtck-y  of  "Close- 
Up,"  house  organ  of  the  Famous 
Players  theater  department,  ex- 
rerpts  of  an  interesting  article  on 
->n<sio  by  Hugo  Riesenfeld,  director 
of  Paravwunt  houses  on  Broadway, 
ite  reprinted: 

In      discussing     orchestra      feature 
jiumbers,  Riesenfeld  says; 

"Every    director    who    has    an    m- 
chestra    is    ambitious    to    use    it    not 
;  alone   for  accompanying   the    picture. 
\  but    also    for    concert    numbers.      In 
plain  words  he  wants   to   "show   oPf" 
his  music.     This  is  a  perfectly   laud- 
able  desire.      In    fact   it    is    one    that 
makes  for  better  programs. 
I       "First    let    me    state    emphatically 
i^that  there  should  be  a  time  limit  for 
concert  numbers.     They  should  never 
exceed    twelve    or    fourteen    minutes. 
Next,    it    is    importa,nt     to     consider 
what  compositions  are  the  best  medi- 
um for  these  overtures.     At  the  start 
it  must  be  pointed  out  that  selections 
which  are  sure   fire  successes  for  or- 
chestras of  fifty  instruments  are  not 
i  necessarily  so  for  those  of  twenty-five 
I  instruments   or   less.      Out   of  justice 
[to     both     orchestra     and     composer. 
I  many    numbers    whicli    are    excellent 
for    large    orchestras    should    not    be 
I  attempted  by  the  smaller." 
1     A  list  is  given  of  compositions  that 
Tcan  be  played  to  advantage  by  large 
'  orchestras,     also     selected     lists     for 
]  medium    sized    and    small    orchestras. 
I  For    operatic    selections    are    recom- 
mended:      "Tosca,"     "Boheme"     and 
"Butterfly"    by    Puccini;    "Traviata," 
"Trovatore,"   "Rigoletto"   and   "Aida" 
by     Verdi;      "Cavalleria     Rusticana" 
and   "Pagliacci,"    Ponchielli's   "Dance 
}*oi    the    Hours"    is    another    popular 
number. 

"As  for  musical  comedy  selec- 
tions," says  the  musical  director,  "my 
experience  in  New  York  is  that  they 
do  not  get  over  very  well."  I  have 
tried  them  with  all  kinds  of  lighting 
■effects  and  voice  accompaniments, 
but  the  results  have  always  been  un- 
satisfactory." 

Riesenfeld  explains  his  reason  for 
-  always  emphasizing  the  end  of  a 
nnmber: 

'The  kind  of  audience  that  comes 
Ljto  picture  houses  likes  a  spectacular 
liwindup.  .Therefore  I  advise — build 
r  up  your  climax  at  the  end. 

"As   an   occasional    novelty   I    have 

I  achieved   a   very   good   result   with    a 

.■solo     performance     by     the     Ampico 

'  reproducing    piano,    accompanied    by 

^  the  orchestra.     The  Ampico  contains 

*in  its  repertoire  concertos  by  Rubin- 

:,  stein,     Greig,      Liszt.      Tschaikowsky 

i  and    Saint-Sacns.      The    first    four   of 

j  these  have  never  failed   to  bring  the 

I  house  down. 

j  "There  are  a  few  old  standby 
which    seem    to    retain    the    perpetual 

I  favor  of  the  public— 'Barcarolle'  from 
the  'Tales  of  Hofifman'  'Egvptian 
Ballet'  by  Luigini,  'Valse  Bleue'  and 
'Serenade'  bv  Drigo,  and  'Intermezzo' 
from   'Cavalleria  Rusticana.'" 


HUGO   RIESENFELD 
Cartoon   Study  by  Tony  Sarg 


On  the  subject  of  music  as  applied 
to  acts,  Riesenfeld  states  that  "our 
acts  fall  somewhere  between  those 
of  the  concert  hall  and  the  vaudeville 
.•^tage.  They  are  not  as  high  class  or 
as  highbrow  as  the  offerings  of  the 
former,  and  they  are  not  as  broadly 
'vaiidcvillian'   as   those   of   the   latter." 

Well-known  music  helps  to  put 
over  acts.     For  instance: 

"In  arranging  the  acts  for  our  the- 
iter.s.  we  have  found  that  those  which 
s;ct  over  best  are  the  ones  in  which 
"ell-known  music  is  used,  be  it 
d  nice,  song  or  instrumental  number, 
fn  the  case  of  dance  numbers  we 
h;'vc  been  particularly  successful 
'' ith  the  '.Serenade'  by  Drigo.  'The 
G'ow  W'orm,'  'Valse  Bluette'  and 
'The  Swan.'  'Air  de  Ballet,'  by 
rhaminade;  'Dance  of  the  Hours,' 
from  'La  Giaconda.'  by  Ponchielli; 
'Bacchanale'  from  'Samson  and  Deli- 
lah,' by  Massenet;  'Egyptian  Ballet,' 
by  Luigini;  'Persian  March,'  by 
Strauss,    and    'Naila,'    by    Dclibes." 

In  considering  those  numbers 
which  arc  strictly  musical — vocal  and 
instrumental  solos- — the  following 
suggestions  are  given: 

"Tn  the  case  of  instrument  solos — 
violin  or  'cello — we  find  that  there 
Tc  a  number  of  selections  that  we 
know  in  advance  to  be  sure  fire. 
Among  these  are: 

Solos  for  Violin  or  'Cello 
Viol'n:      "Gvpsy    Airs"    ....Sarasatc 

"Souvenir"      Drdla 

"Meditation,"     from     "Thais" 

Massenet 

"Humoresquc"      Dvorak 

and     different     Kreisler     arrange- 
ments. 
'Cello:     "The  Swan"   .S't.  Saens 

"Kol    Nidre"    Bloch 

There  is  one  number  which  can 
be  especially  well  adapted  for  the 
French  horn.  It  is  "Berceuse,"  by 
Goddard. 

In  passing  it  might  be  mentioned 
that  it  is  well  to  remember  that  the 
public  still  likes  cornet  and  trumpet 
solos. 

For  vocal  solos  experience  has 
proved  that  the  following  selections 
seem  to  call  forth  the  most  applause. 
I  have  not  discriminated  between 
operatic  arias  and  ballads  in  this  list: 

Soprano    Solos 
(a")      Coloratura    Soprano 
"Cara    Nome."    from     "Rigoletto".  .  Donizetti 

"Polonai.se."     from     "Magnon" Thomas 

"Thou    Charming    Bird,"    from    "The 


Pearl    of    Brazil"    David 

'Ah,    fors'    c    Lui,"    from    "La    Tra- 
viata"         \'erdi 

'Lo,    He:ir    the   Gentle   Lark" 
(b)      Lyric     Soprano 

"Song   of   Songs"    De    Moya 

"Oh.     Dry     Those    Tears" Del     Riego 

"SweetheartJB,"     from      "Maytime".  .  Konilierg 

"Sweetest     Story     Ever     Told' .Stutts 

"When    Vou   and    I    Were   Young.    Maggie" 

"Roses    of     Picardy"     Wood 

"I   Hear  You  Calling  Me" 
"Somewhere    a    Voice    Is    Calling" 
"Gianina    Mia,"     from    "The     Firefly".  .  Friml 
"My     Hero."     from     "Chocolate     So'dier" 

"Prince     Charming"      Leliman 

'Love    Sends   a    Little    Gift    of 

Roses"      Oppinsliaw 

'Elegie*'    (with    violin    or    'ceilo    obbli- 

gato)       Massenet 

"Melody    of    Love,"    from    "Gypsy 

Love"       Lehar 

"Chansonette"      Friml 

"Happy     Days"      Strelezki 

'Serenade"       Schubert 

Tenor 

"Tommy    Lad"    Margitson 

'Celestia     Aida"     Verdi 

'Vesti    la    Guibba,"    from     "Pagliacci" 

Leoncavallo 

'Ah,   Moon   of   My   Delight"    Lehman 

"Dear    Old    Pal    of    MJnc"     Gitz     Rice 

'Mother    Machree" 

"The    Old    Refrain"     Kreisler 

"The    Trumpeter" 
Tenor    Arias    from 

"Martha"      von      Flot!liow 

"II       Trovatore" Verdi 

"Rigoletto"       Verdi 

Baritone    and    Bass 

Prologue     from     "Pagliacci" Leoncavallo 

"Brown    October    Ale."    from    "Rohin    Hood" 
"Keep    the    Home    Fives    Burning" 
"My    Song    Is    of    the    Sturdy    North" 

German 

"Cavatina,"     from     "Faust''     Gounod 

'Toreador     Song,"     from     "Carmen".  ...  Bizet 
"Volga     Boat     Song" 
"Big    Bass    Viol" 

"Rocked    in    the    Cradle    of    the    Deep" 
"When    the    Bell    in    the    Lighthouse    Rings" 
"Wl  ere    My    Caravan    Has    Rested" 
'Armorer's     Song."     from     "Robin     Hood" 

De    Koven 

The  subject  of  prologues  is  cover- 
ed in  the  final  article  of  the  series, 
and  the  following  information  tells 
the  exhibitor  how — and  how  not — to 
use  them; 

"Multitudes  of  sins  are  committed 
in  tile  names  of  atmosphere  acts.  I 
refer  here  to  the  prologues  which 
aim  to  establish  atmosphere  for  a 
feature  picture.  Their  purpose  is  to 
prepare  the  audience  for  the  film 
which  is  to  follow.  There  is  a  ten- 
dency among  some  producers  to  ex- 
tract a  scene  from  the  picture  and 
try  to  duplicate  it  in  an  act.  This  I 
consider  very  poor  showmanship.  It 
shows  absolute  deficiency  of  imagina- 
fion — an  inability  to  inven*  sometliing 
original.  ***** 

"If  I  might  be  permitted  to  give 
advice  out  of  my  own  experience  I 
'.hould  say  use  prologues  only  when 
there  is  definite  local  color  in  a  pic- 
ture; that  is.  when  there  is  an  at- 
mospheric background  which  adapts 
itself  to  good  music  and  settings. 
This  occurs  most  frequently  in  the 
case  of  films  which  have  a  foreign 
•^etting,  particularly  those  depicting 
life  in  Russia.  Italy,  Holland  or  the 
Slavic  and  Balkan  countries,  Spain 
and  South  America.  The  picturesque 
costumes  and  the  native  songs  and 
dances  of  these  countries  can  be  re- 
produced with  great  success.  An 
act  of  this  sort  supplements  the  pic- 
ture. It  creates  an  atmosphere  with- 
out arousing  odiptis  comparison." 


Indirect  B(,osters 

Exhibitors  may  not  know 
that  International  News  has 
what  is  perhaps  the  largest  still 
department  in  the  world.  Thi? 
department  supplies  all  of  the 
Hearst  newspapers,  and  many 
others,  with  stills.  Each  pic- 
ture must  carry  the  copyright 
line,  "International  Newsreel" 
Just  a  silent  method  of  boost- 
ing  matters. 

The  International  organiza- 
tion is  still  keenly  enthusiastic' 
about  the  showing  it  made  in 
getting  the  Coolidge  inaugural 
pictures  to  New  York  ahead  of 
all  of  its  competitors.  The 
special  train  used  in  that  con- 
nection made  the  fastest  time 
in  record  between  Washington 
and  New  York. 


Names  Count 

By  J.  E.  STOREY 
Gen'l  Sales  Manager,  Pathe 

Showmanship  very  often  is  a 
matter  of  trading  in  names.  Names 
in  turn,  of  course,  are  of  value  from 
the  box-office  angle  only  because 
they  are  concrete  symbols  of  tangi- 
ble personalities  which  have  been 
proved  to  possess  that  quality  which 
showman  designate  as  "drawing 
power". 

A  glance  over  the  Pathe  program 
of  short  subjects  for  the  new  sea- 
son discloses  a  liberal  representation 
of  names  that  mean  something  on 
the  screen,  and,  what  is  more  im- 
portant, at  the  box-office.  This  is 
true  not  only  of  the  players  to  be 
identified  with  the  comedy  and  other 
short  subject  releases  on  the  pro- 
gram, but  also  of  the  producers  un- 
der whose  banners  these  various 
players  are  to  appear. 

Pathe  is  glad  to  announce  that 
the  forthcoming  season  will  see  its 
afTilations  with  Mack  Sennett,  and 
all  that  this  name  stands  for,  con- 
tinue  unbroken. 

Hal  Roach,  another  naine  that 
stands  for  comedy  brands  of  sure- 
fire box-ofifice  appeal,  will  continue 
to  play  a  prominent  part  in  the 
Pathe  program  for  next  season. 

The  Grantland  Rice  "Sportlights", 
in  one  reel,  will  likewise  be  part  of 
the  nevi-  line-up. 

Besides  players  and  producers 
Pathe  has  on  its  program  a  variety 
of  brand  names  which  established 
themselves  at  the  box-office.  There 
is  the  series  of  historical  dramas 
being  distributed  under  the  title  of 
"Chronicles  of  America". 

The  ".'Vesop's  Film  Fables"  as  an 
animated  cartoon  novelty  is  well- 
known. 

The  "Topics  of  the  Day"  is  an- 
other novelty  that  has  become  a 
permanent   feature. 

Pathe  Review,  has,  of  course,  be- 
come nationally  known.  Future 
issues  will  contain  special  features 
appearing   on    an    installment   basis. 

Then,  Pathe  News  has  become  so 
w'ell  established  that  it  has  become 
sort  of  synonymous  for  all  news 
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achievement! 

International  cameramen,  immediately 
upon  recording  the  Coolidge  Inaugu- 
ration, rushed  their  cameras  and  neg- 
atives to  a  special  train  at  the  Penn- 
sylvania Station  in  Washington.  Prints 
were  developed  and  dried,  cut  and 
titled,  ready  to  be  shown,  while  the 
train  sped  on  to  a  new  world's 
record  run  to  New  York  City  in  3 
hours  40  minutes.  A  special  cordon 
of  motorcycle  police  met  the  train,  es- 
corted the  prints  through  cleared 
traffic  to  Broadway  Theatres.  At  3:55 
the  Coolidge  Inauguration  was  flashed 
upon  Broadway  screens — many  hours 
before  any  other  news  reels  were 
shown.  And  on  that  same  afternoon 
aeroplane  shipments  carried  prints  to 
Boston,  Philadelphia,  Washington, 
Hartford,  and  all  first  run  houses  with- 
in a  similar  radius,  where  it  was  shown 
the  same  day.    THAT'S  SERVICE. 


Above  —  Entrance  to 
Pennsylvania  Station  in 
Washington.  Below  — In. 
ternational  cameramen 
loading  cameras  and 
negatives  on  train.  To 
Right  —  International 
Special  Train. 


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on  Coolidge 

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Read  these  enthusia 

Every  exhibitor  showing  Internation- 
al News  scored  scoops  on  their  compet- 
itors. "Showed  the  ceremony  three 
hours  after — Scooped  the  other  first 
run  houses  who  are  using  other  news 
reels." — Rialto  Theatre,  Washington, 
D.  C.  "Our  business  jumped.  We 
scooped  every  other  house  in  town." — 
Poll's  Theatrical  Enterprises,  Hartford, 
Conn.  "Shown  at  our  Chicago  Thea- 
tre in  advance  of  all  others.  Splendid !" 
wires  Max  Balaban,  Chicago,  111.  "Con- 
gratulations!   Speedy    action!"    is    the 


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Scoops  Field 
Inauguration 

hed  a  new  record  for  taking^ 
news   reel   pictures' 

declares  the  N.  Y.  World 

Stic  exhibitor  reports 

report  from  Beacon  Theatre,  Boston, 
Mass.  "Shown  at  Stanley  Theatre  7  :3.'; 
same  night.  Splendid  beat." — Stanley 
Co.  of  America,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
"Showed  film  Thursday  night.  Antici- 
pate good  results  from  this  scoop" — 
Aschers  Merrill  Theatre,  Milwaukee, 
Wis.  Beacon  and  Modern  Theatres, 
Boston,  Mass.,  showed  International  at 
10:15  p.  m.  March  4th;  no  other  news 
reels  had  been  exhibited  in  Boston  at 
3  p.  m.  March  5th. 


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Entrance  to  Loew 's  State  '  ' 
Theatre,  just  one  of  the 
theatres  on  Broadzvay, 
N.  Y.,  where  the  film 
was  shown  to  cheering 
audiences  at  3:55  p.m. 


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48 


DAILY 


Sunday,  March  15,  1925 


"RUDOLPH 
VALENTINO 

and 

HIS  EIGHTY-EIGHT 
AMERICAN  BEAUTIES" 

A  Three  Reel  Box 
Office    Attraction ! 

"THE  TURF 
MYSTERY" 

A  Fifteen  Episode  Serial 
Of  The  Race  Track 

"JUNGLE 
JINGLES" 

Closeups  of  Beasts 
Of  The  Jungle 

52    ISSUES 

SOO  Foot  Subjects  with 
Jingle  Titles  in  Rhyme 

CHESTERFIELD  MOTION 
PICTURES  CORP. 

729  Seventh  Avenue 

JOSEPH    KLEI  N 
G  e  n  '  1     M  g  r  . 


REVIEWS   OF   THE 


"Frederick  Chopin" — Music  Masters 
Series — Fitzpatrick  Pictures 
Thoroughly  Worthwhile 
Type  of  production..!  reel  biography 
As  the  title  indicates,  James  Fitz- 
patrick has  brought  to  the  screen 
some  of  the  highlights  in  the  life  of 
the  famous  musician,  Frederick 
Chopin.  These  include  his  close 
association  with  the  novelist  George 
Sand,  their  final  parting  and  Chopin's 
illness  and  eventual  death.  The 
musical  score  which  has  been  ar- 
ranged and  synchronized  by  Hugo 
Riesenfeld  include  the  composer's 
"Polonaise  Militaire",  "Nocturne", 
"Fantaisie  Impromptu"  and  the 
"Funeral  March".  As  in  the  other 
reels  of  the  series,  the  treatment  is 
delicate  and  the  film  is  thoroughly 
worth-while.  Jean  Del  Val  is  well- 
cast  as  the  composer. 


"Dynamite      Doggie"  —  Tuxedo  — 

Educ'l. 

A  Winner;  Sure-Fir e 

Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  comedy 

Grover  Jones  directed  this  very 
funny  comedy.  Al  St.  John  is 
starred,  but  there  is  a  dog  in  it  with- 
out which  there  would  have  been  no 
picture.  The  dog  belongs  to  the 
girl.  So  does  St.  John.  But  father 
doesn't  favor  his  suit,  and  neither 
does  the  dog  until  Al  feeds  him. 
Then  he  can't  lose  him.  And  the 
dog  doesn't  know  that  Al  has  fed 
him  a  dynamite  bomb  a-U  set  to  go 
ofif   at   three   o'clock. 

At  five  minutes  to  three  Al  thinks 
he  has  finally  lost  the  dog.  No  such 
luck.  Doggie  is  right  ahead  of  him. 
The  situation  is  funny  and  has  been 
played  up  to  get  all  the  fun  out  of 
it  that's  possible.  They  finish  up  by 
having  the  girl  and  boy  jump  on  a 
boat.  The  dog  jumps  after  them  but 
just  as  the  dynamite  in  the  doggie  is 
about  to  work — the  dog  gets  sea- 
sick.     This    should    be    a    winner. 

"Ko-Ko,  the  Barber" — Max  Fleischer 

—Red   Seal 
Delightful  Cartoon 
Type   of  production 

. .  1  reel  cartoon  comedy 
Ko-Ko,  Max  Fleischer's  cartoon 
clown  who  lives  in  the  inkwell  feels 
the  urge  to  be  a  barber  after  he  sees 
his  boss  shaving.  So  he  uses  the 
razor,  the  clipper  and  the  shears  to 
the  detriment  of  everything  and 
everybody  who  comes  into  his 
cartoon  barber-shop.  The  results 
are  funny  and  quite  unexpected. 
Then  he  finds  a  bottle  of  hair  tonic 
and  grows  whiskers  on  everything 
including  a  horse,  a  dog,  a  cat  and 
the  artist  himself,  until  he  is  finally 
imprisoned  back  into  his  ink  bottle. 
Always   amusing. 


"Arizona's  Grand  Canyon" — Castle — 

Iris 

Splendid  Color  Stuff 

Type   of   production....!    reel    scenic 

Some  of  the  most  beautiful  colored 

shots   ever   .seen   on    the   screen   have 

been  incorporated  in  this  reel  which 


depicts  the  Grand  Canyon  of  Ari- 
zona. Some  educational  information 
is  given  in  the  subtitles  such  as  the 
dimensions  of  the  canyon,  the  height 
above  sea-level,  etc.,  but  it  is  the 
sheer  beauty  of  the  subject  matter 
that  makes  the  reel  so  enjoyable.  In 
addition,  the  coloring  is  soft  and 
lovely.  The  rushing  waters  of  the 
Colorado  River,  the  suspension 
bridge  over  it,  and  the  beauties  of 
"Angel  Trail"  have  all  been  caught. 
This  would  be  a  splendid  short  reel 
for  use  with  any  of  the  features  for 
any    type    house. 


"China— 'Cross     the     Bay' "— B.     M. 
Powell 

Novel  Atmosphere;  Interesting 
Type  of  production  ....  1  reel  scenic 
This  scenic  and  educational  reel 
is  presented  in  collaboration  with 
and  by  the  ofificial  sanction  of  the 
U.  S.  Navy  Department,  and  depicts 
the  activities  of  that  portion  of  the 
U.  S.  Navy  now  stationed  in  Shang- 
hai harbor.  It  also  goes  on  a  tour 
of  some  of  the  .interesting  sights  in 
Shanghai,  Nanking  and  Pekin,  with 
some  of  the  crew  on  shore-leave. 
Chinese  troops  are  shown  in  drill 
and  various  officials  of  the  govern- 
ment are  caught  by  the  camera.  The 
reel  has  the  charm  of  novelty  of 
atmosphere,   and   is    interesting. 


"Excuse  My  Glove" — Spat  Family — 
Pathe 

A  "Spat"  Release;  That's  Enough 

Type  of  production 2  reel  comedy 

Society  prize-fights  are  having 
quite  a  play  recently  in  comedies. 
Now  the  squabbling  Spats  are  at  it. 
Ambrose  is  being  coached  in  the  art 
of  boxing  by  Tewksbury  Spat,  who 
gets  his  information  from  a  text- 
book. "Guillotine"  Gilbert,  the  pro- 
fessional pug  who  is  to  fight  Am- 
brose, scares  him  into  saying  that 
his  arm  is  broken  and  he  cannot 
fight.  Tewksbury  on  the  night  of 
the  fight  is  pushed  unwillingly  into 
the  ring. 

This  part  is  very  amusing.  Forti- 
fied by  smelling-salts,  Mr.  Spat 
battles  through  several  rounds,  being 
saved  constantly  by  Mrs.  Spat  who 
is  the  official  bell-ringer.  The  fight 
ends,  however,  in  a  free-for-all 
battle  with  the  wives  of  the  fighters 
and  the  guests  all  engaging.  There 
is  more  of  the  slap-stick  in  this  than 
usual  in  this   brand  of  comedy. 


"Traps      and      Troubles" — Grantland 
Rice— Pathe 

Excellent  Golf  Reel 
Type    of    production..!    reel    "Sport- 
light". 

Golfers  and  goofers  will  enjoy  this 
Grantland  Rice  Sport  Pictorial. 
Produced  under  the  direction  of 
Joini  Hawkinson,  it  shows  players 
who  have  been  bitten  by  the  golf 
bug  in  all  sorts  of  climes.  Winter 
golf  is  played  in  the  snow  with  a 
red  painted  ball  and  the  players  on 
snow-shoes.     There  are  some  scenes 


THE 


Sunday,  March  15,  1925 


-fXJK 


DAILY 


49 


LATEST  IN  SHORTS 


in  Florida,  a  championship  game  in 
the  South,  Frank  Craven,  the  play- 
vviight  on  the  links  at  Soundview, 
Bayside,  L.  I.,  and  Gene  Sarazen 
showing  some  new  shots.  An  ex- 
-*    cellent  reel  of  its  kind. 


"The  Amateur  Detective" — Fox 
Lots  of  Good  Laughs 
Type  of  production  ..2  reel  comedy 
Here's  one  of  the  best  of  the  Van 
Bibber  series  so  far.  There's  more 
in  this  one  of  the  Richard  Harding 
Davis  stories  than  in  most  of  the 
others.  Earle  Fox,  as  an  amateur 
sleuth,  also  does  better  work  here. 
This  time  he's  out  to  retrieve  a 
famous  painting  of  Napoleon  and  in 
order  to  live  up  to  his  reputation  he 
^  has  to  find  the  painting  and  he's 
doubly  anxious  since  winning  the 
hand  of  the  girl  is  another  reason. 
Fox  has  a  busy  time  of  it  chasing 
up  the  crooks  who  stole  the  painting. 
Some  of  his  disguises  are  first  rate 
and  there's  a  good  laugh  and  thrill 
in  the  bit  where  he  tumbles  out  of 
a  skyscraper  and  hangs  on  to  a  tele- 
phone wire  until  rescued.  Eventu- 
ally, of  course,  he  gets  the  painting 
and  the  girl,  too. 


"Giddap"— Bennett— Pathe 

Amusing,  Enjoyable   Comedy 

Type  of  production.  .  .  ,2  reel  comedy 

The  first  half  of  this  Mack  Sen- 
nett  comedy  which  features  Billy 
Bevan,  is  quite  amusing.  Two  men 
appear  at  the  country  club  with 
blackened  eyes.  Seeing  a  story  of 
a  rescue  by  an  unknown  hero  in  a 
newspaper,  each  tells  his  wife  that 
he  was  the  hero.  The  members  of 
the  club  are  shown  the  new  issue  of 
.  a  motion  picture  news  reel.  It  de- 
picts a  raid  by  the  Purit}'  League 
and  both  "heroes"  are  seen  being 
thrown   out  in   the  fracas. 

And  then  the  riot  begins.  The 
second  half  of  the  comedy  deals  with 
somewhat  slapstick  doings  on  a  polo 
field.  The  idea  has  not  been  over- 
worked, however,  and  will  no  doubt 
amuse  the  average  audience.  There 
is  some  trick  photography  depicting 
jumps,    etc.      Del    Lord    directed. 


rate  prize  fight,  that  looks  quite  a 
bit  like  the  squabbles  in  the  "Leather 
Pusher"  series.  Those  who  have 
seen  other  pictures  in  the  series 
should  be  interested  in  following 
them  up,  for  although  each  picture 
is  complete  in  itself,  there  is  a  gen- 
eral theme  in  back  of  them  all.  This 
accounts  for  the  fact  that  Billy  does 
not  win  the  girl  at  the  end  of  each 
episode.  A  title  explaining  that  he 
has  a  girl  in  Australia  would  not  be 
amiss. 


"Do    You    Remember" — Gem    of   the 
Screen — Red   Seal 

Interesting  Novelty 
Type    of    production ..  1    reel    novelty 

scenic. 

This  is  an  interesting  short  reel 
which  may  be  used  with  satisfactory 
results  on  any  program.  It  combines 
some  very  pretty  scenes  with  the 
novelty  of  a  little  story  and  a  differ- 
ent method  of  presentation.  A 
young  couple  have  had  a  quarrel. 
The  man  picks  up  a  photograph 
album  and  slowly  turns  the  pages, 
talking  meanwhile  of  the  different 
places  pictured. 

A  novel  effect  is  introduced  here. 
The  photographs  in  the  album  are 
enlarged  before  the  audience's  eyes 
and  suddenly  change  from  'still'  pic- 
tures to  moving  pictures.  The  effect 
is  unexpected  and  charming.  Of 
course,  in  the  end,  the  girl's  good 
humor  is  restored  by  the  remini- 
scences. 


"Hair  Cartoon,  Issue  'T'  " — Marcus 
—Red  Seal 
Always  Interesting 
Type  of  production.  .  .  .1  reel  cartoon 
Although  the  general  style  of  Ed- 
win Marcus'  hair  cartoons  varies 
very  little  with  each  issue,  they  are 
entertaining  and  sufficiently  interest- 
ing to  merit  a  place  on  almost  any 
program.  For  inauguration  week. 
Marcus  has  chosen  to  rearrange  the 
bair  and  whiskers  of  his  drawings  so 
as  to  reveal  the  likenesses  of  Chief 
Justice  Taft,  former  Secretary  of 
State  Hughes,  and  the  President. 


"The    Fighting    Terror"— Mustang- 
Universal 
Breezy  Action  Film, 
Type  of  production   ..2  reel  western 
This  is  another  of  the  "Australian 
Kid"    westerns,    featuring    Billy    Sul- 
livan.     It    contains,    in    addition    to 
good,  snappy  western  riding,  a  first- 


"Our  Six-Legged  Friends" — Prin- 

cipal-Educat'l 

E'xtreTnely  Interesting,  Instructive 

Type  of  production.  .  .  .2  reel  educat'l 

Louis  H.  Tolhurst  applies  his  mi- 
croscope this  time  to  a  variety  of  fa- 
miliar insects,  giving  interesting  facts 
about  each.  There  is  the  toad-bug 
that  escapes  detection  by  imitating 
sand;  there  are  the  ordinary  house 
fl}-,  the  cricket,  and  an  extremely  in- 
teresting test  which  shows  the  resist- 
ance of  an  ant.  A  load  consisting  of 
sacks  of  sand  weighing  exactly  1500 
times  as  much  as  the  ant  is  placed  so 
that  the  insect's  head  supports  it. 
That  is,  if  the  ant  were  a  man  he 
would  be  sustaining  1,500  tons.  The 
ant  emerges  from  the  test  still  alive. 


"Tenting  Out" — Universal 
Rather  Amusing 
Type  of  production  . .  1  reel  comedy 
Bert  Roach,  Alice  Howell  and 
Neely  Edwards  contrive  to  make  this 
rather  amusing.  The  gags  are  not 
particularly  funny  and  there  is  a 
good  deal  of  running  around  by  all 
concerned,  but  Roach  has  the  ability 
to  amuse,  even  with  nonsense.  The 
action  deals  with  the  difficulties  of 
camping  out  in  a  tent  on  the  beach. 
An  exploding  lamp  lands  them  all 
in  the  water  at  the  finish. 


Pathe  Review  No.  12 

Up  to  Standard 
Type  of  production..!  reel  magazine 
This   is   a   typical   issue  of   Pathe's 
magazine  reel.     It  opens  with  an  in- 
teresting study  of  the  inhabitants  of 


the  Island  of  Yezo,  Japan.  These 
people,  called  Ainus,  are  believed  to 
be  the  original  inhabitants  of  Japan. 
A  humorous  subject  dealing  with  the 
wrong  way  to  act  at  the  table  comes 
next,  and  colored  views  of  the  city 
of   Los   Angeles   complete    the   issue. 


$500,000  For  Comedies 

Los  Angeles — Century  will  spend 
more  than  $500,000  during  the  en- 
suing months  of  the  year  on  the 
production  of  two-reel  comedies  ex- 
clusivelv. 


"Spangles"  to  be  Serial 

Los  Angeles  —  "Spangles",  t  h  e 
story  b}'  Nellie  Revell  which  Uni- 
versal has  purchased,  will  be  pro- 
duced as  a  serial.     It's  a  circus  story. 


"Red  Pepper",  St.  John's  First 

"Red  I'eppcr"  will  be  the  first 
Educational-Mermaid  Comedly  in 
which  Al  St.  John,  formerly  with 
Tuxedo  Comedies,  will  appear.  He 
will  be  supported  by  Judy  King  and 
Babe  London. 


Educ'l.  Releases  Get  Sp'c'l.  Mention 

Ten  Educational  releases  are  listed 
in  the  February  "Photoplay  Guide 
to  the  Better  Pictures",  issued  by 
the  National  Committee  for  Better 
Films.     They  are: 

"Paris  Creations  in  Color",  "Have 
a  Heart",  "His  High  Horse",  three 
releases  of  the  Judge's  Crossword 
Puzzle  Series,  "Lots  of  Knots",  "Our 
Six  Legged  Friends",  "Two  Cats 
and    a    Bird"    and    "Wildcat    Willie". 


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A  Good- Will  Creator 

(Continued    from    Page    16) 

children's  matinees,  there  would  be 
less  talk  about  the  danger  to  chil- 
dren's morals.  The  pleasure  of 
many  grownups  is  weakened  by  the 
thought  that  a  production  might  not 
be  understood  by  the  younger  gen- 
eration. This  feeling  makes  friends 
for  censorship,  but  a  more  wide- 
spread understanding  of  just  why 
pictures  are  made  would  banish  this 
misapprehension. 

The  programs  for  children's  ma- 
tinees are  carefully  selected.  There 
is  a  wide  variety  of  masterful  produc- 
tions, from  which  a  complete  set  of 
program  units  can  be  built  up.  Dur- 
ing the  past  four  years,  children's 
matinees  have  been  a  regular  feature 
on  our  circuit.  There  has  been  no 
dearth  of  material.  Films  which 
have  outlived  their  usefulness  for 
one  generation  can  be  revived  for 
children's  matinees.  Many  gems 
which  otherwise  might  step  entirely 
out  of  the  picture  are  kept  alive 
through  the  children's  matinees. 
"The  Bluebird,"  many  of  the  earlier 
Mary  Pickford  pictures,  and  scores 
of  others  lend  themselves  admirably 
to  this  purpose. 

Because  productions  for  children's 
matinees  are  so  carefully  selected,  it 
is  certain  that  a  taste  for  those  films 
that  do  credit  to  the  industry  will 
be  developed.  Consequently  a 
greater  majority  of  future  patrons 
will  have  a  more  keenly  developed 
taste  and  will  respond  in  greater 
number  to  the  masterpiece  produc- 
tions. 

It  goes  without  saying  that  parents 
would  rather  see  their  children  at  the 
children's  matinees  than  on  the 
street,  exposed  to  the  dangers  of 
traffic  or  cramped  by  the  want  of 
proper  playground  facilities.  Parents 
are  everywhere  realizing  the  benefit 
of  children's  matinees  and  in  many 
cases  have  requested  them  from  the 
local  manager.  Local  women's 
clubs  have  always  shown  themselves 
ready  to  co-operate  in  making  chil- 
dren's matinees  more  successful. 
There  is  an  advantage  in  this — it 
directs  the  attention,  which  might 
tend  toward  censorship  advocation, 
towards  the  real  good  that  the  the- 
ater can  accomplish.  The  majority 
of  people  are  fair-minded  at  heart 
and  advocate  censorship  only  because 
they  do  not  really  understand  how 
much  the  average  theater  can  do  for 
the   community. 

To  sum  up:  The  value  of  chil- 
dren's matinees  is  appreciated  by 
those  who  view  our  industry  with 
broad  vision.  The  children  of  today 
are  the  patrons  of  the  future  and 
well  conducted  children's  matinees 
can  be  the  means  of  developing  reg- 
ular habits  of  motion  picture  theater 
attendance. 


'  Bobby  Vernon  Finishing 

Los  Angeles — Bobby  Vernon  and 
Charlotte  Merriam  are  finishing  work 
in  a  new  two-reeler  at  Christie,  un- 
der  direction   of   Harold    Beaudine. 


"Sweet  Cookie"  Done 

Los  Angeles  —  "Sweet  Cookie", 
Walter  Hiers'  latest  Christie  comedy 
has  been  completed.  Clara  Horton 
is     leading     lady.        ' 


Thanks,  Mr.  Eggers 

THE  FILM  DAILY  being  a  pub- 
lication of  service  appreciates  serv- 
ice. Due  to  delayed  mail  transmis- 
sion from  the  Coast,  drawfings  of  the 
Christie  announcement  appearing  on 
pages  38  and  39  were  delayed  in 
reaching  this  office.  Quick  action 
was  necessary  to  make  this  issue 
The  drawings  were  delivered  to  the 
Eggers  Engraving  Co.  at  11:20 
yesterday  morning  and  at  5:10  last 
night  the  plates  were  rolling  on  the 
presses. 

Knowing  engravers  well,  we'll  say 
that's  some  service.  Thanks,  Mr. 
Eggers. 


In  Albany,  This 

(Continued   from    Page    17) 

abide  by  any  set  rules  as  to  what 
style  we  are  going  to  give  them 
but  simply  take  such  pictures  from 
our  regular  program  that  they  can 
enjoy,  and  they  surely  do. 

We  also  include  several  musical 
acts  given  by  children  who  enter 
their  names  in  a  sort  of  competition 
and  for  which  prizes  are  given  week- 
ly. The  kiddies  must  be  of  a  musical 
nature,  for  the  thought  is  to  en- 
courage them  in  a  musical  way,  and 
we  find  that  there  are  many  children 
who  are  excellent  musicians  and  the 
children  in  the  audience  are  the 
judges  as  to  who  shall  receive  the 
prize.  We  allow  two  minutes  for 
each  participant  and  use  only  five  at 
each  entertainment.  It  is  something 
the  children  look  forward  to  and 
creates  additional  interest.  So  you 
see  we  have  constantly  something 
that  appeals  to  them  in  addition  to 
about  two  hours  of  good  picture  en- 
tertainment and  music. 


Here's  An  Example 

(Continued   from   Page   16) 

dren  and  those  who  have  never  been 
allowed  the  delights  of  motion  pic- 
tures, depending  upon  the  patriotic 
and  far-sighted  producers  of  the 
country  to  make  possible  the  continu- 
ation of  this  service  which  is  the 
building  of  an  ethical  foundation  for 
the  future  of  the  motion  picture  in- 
dustry. The  demand  for  suitable 
pictures  for  children  is  growing  into 
a  clamor.  There  is  no  reason  why 
that  demand  should  be  salved;  it 
can  be  fairly  and  squarely  dealt  with; 
it  is  not  an  unworkable  problem. 
There  should  be  no  half  way  or  half 
hearted  action,  but  common  sense 
and  logic  should  be  combined  in  the 
study  of  the  situation  with  conscience 
no  small  factor  in  the  enterprise.  It 
will  require  the  united  efforts  of 
every  branch  of  the  industry,  produc- 
tion, distribution  and  the  exhibitor, 
without  consideration  of  the  box 
office.  With  the  help  of  all  it  can 
be  done  at  a  nominal  cost  for  all 
concerned,  providing  we  can  awaken 
the  public  to  its  own  responsibility, 
and  this  is  what  the  women's  organi- 
zations and  Better  Films  Commit- 
tees are  trying  to  do  throughout  the 
country. 


23  Model  Shows 

(Continued   from    Page    17) 

No.    22 

"The  Man  at  the  Throttle".  The  Bray 
Productions,    Inc.      1    reel. 

"Hulda  from  Holland",  with  Mary  Pick- 
ford.  A  story  of  Holland  and  America. 
Famous    Players-Lasky    Corp.      5    reels. 

"The  Guide",  with  Clyde  Cook.  A 
comedy.  Fox  Film  Corporation.  2  reels. 
No.    23 

"Boy  of  Mine",  with  Ben  Alexander. 
Story  by  Booth  Tarkington.  First  National 
Pictures,    Inc.      6   reels. 

"The  Eskimo",  with  Clyde  Cook.  A 
comedy.  Fox  Film  Corporation.  2  reels. 
No.    24 

"How  Could  William  Tell",  "All  Aboard 
for  the  Moon".  The  Bray  Productions, 
Inc.      1    reel. 

"Bab's  Diary",  with  Marguerite  Clark- 
Famous    Players-Lasky    Corp.      5    reels. 

"Small  Town  Stufi",  with  Al.  St.  John. 
A  Comedv.  Fox  Film  Corporation.  2  reels. 
No.    25 

"The  Larger  Birds".  A  Ditmar  animal 
picture.  Educational  Film  Exchanges,  Inc. 
1  reel. 

"The  Gray  Rider".  Bruce  Wilderness 
Tale.       Educational     Film     Exchanges,     Inc. 

1  reel. 

"The  Kid",  with  Charlie  Chaplin.  A 
feature  comedy.  First  National  Pictures, 
Inc.      6   reels. 

No.    26 

"Bobby  Bumps  Disappearing  Gun",  "Our 
Noble  Ancestor".  A  split  reel  picture.  The 
Bray   Productions,   Inc.      1   reel. 

"Edgar,  the  Detective".  A  Tarkington 
story.       Metro-Goldwyn     Distributing     Corp. 

2  reels. 

"Valley     of     the     Giants",     with     Wallace 
Reid.      Story    by    Peter    B.    Kyne.      Famous 
Players-Lasky    C;orp.      5    reels 
No.    27 

"Mammals  of  Strange  Form".  A  Ditmar 
animal  picture.  Educational  Film  Ex- 
changes,  Inc.      1   reel. 

"The  Little  Soldier  Girl",  with  Ann 
Pennington.  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corp. 
S    reels. 

"Tropical  Romeo",  with  Al  St.  John.  A 
comedy.       Fox    Film    Corporation,      2    reels. 


Helen  Holmes  in  Serial 

Los   Angeles — Helen   Holmes  is  at 
work    on    a    serial,     "Perils    of    the  ,^ 
Rails",  by  William  Wing.     J.  P.  Mc-  ' 
Gowan  is   directing  for  Lewis   Prod. 


Bischoff   Making  Comedy  Series 

Los  Angeles — Dogs  will  play  a 
prominent  part  in  "Baby  Betty  __ 
Radio  Travelogues",  a  new  series  of 
comedies  to  be  made  by  Sam  Bis- 
choff at  the  California  studios.  Baby 
Betty   will    be    featured. 


AT   LAST 

12  Crackerjack 
Independent  Comedies 

The  Series  of  12  Two  Reel 

Lightning  Comedies 

NOW  AVAILABLE 

AT   LEADING    INDEPENDENT 

EXCHANGES 


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Lee-Bradford  Corporation 

ARTHUR  A.  LEE,  President 
701   Seventh  Ave.         New  York 


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RELEASE  CHART,  JAN.  TO  APRIL,   1925 


Arrow  Film  Corp. 

Broadway  Comedies — 2  Reels 
Believe  Mc  1-15-25 

Hard  Hearted  Husbands  2-15-25 

Rivals  3-15-25 

-*  Mirthquake  Comedies — 2  Reels 

On   the   Go  1-1-25 

So  Simple  2-1-25 

Stick   Around  3-1-25 

^      Hey    Taxi  4-1-25 

10  pt.   Ital.   Aywon   Film   Corp. 
Jimmy   Callahan   Comedies — 2    Reels 
A   Tough    Night  4-1-25 

Broadway  Dist.  Corp. 

Six   Peacock   Comedies — 2   Reels 

Released    One    A    Month 

Chesterfield  Pictures  Corp. 

Jungle  Jingles — 1   reel 
'  Series  of  52,  Released  Weekly 

C.  B.  C. 

Screen   Snapshots — 1    reel 
Series,  Released  Twice  A  Month 

Denver  Dixon 

Texas  Jack   Series — 2  Reels 

The    Buckskin    Texan  1-15-25 

The   Battle  of  Lone   Star  2-1-25 

The    Desert    Scout  2-15-25 

Wheels  of  the  Pioneers  3-1-25 

Frontier    Love  3-15-25 

Broken    Trails  4-1-25 


Educational 

Cameo    Comedies- 

-1 

reel 

Have    Merer 

1-4-25 

The   Mad   Rush 

1-18-25 

Weak  Knees 

2-1-25 

Have   A   Heart 

2-15-25 

Welcome    Danger 

3-1-25 

High  Hopes 

3-15-25 

Merrymakers 

3-29-25 

Christie  Comedies- 

-2 

reels 

Step  Fast 

1-18-25 

Sea  Legs 

2-15-25 

Love  Goofy 

3-22-25 

Hamilton  Comedies- 

-2 

reels 

Hooked 

2-8-25 

Half   A    Hero 

3-8-25 

Walter  Hiers  Comedies — 2  reels 

Good  Spirits  1-25-25 

A   Rarin'   Romeo  3-29-25 

L.   H.   Howe's   Hodge-Podge — 1  reel 
Topsv  Turvy  Travel  1-25-25 

Lots   of   Knots  2-22-25 

Movie    Morsels  3-22-25 

Earl  Hard  Cartoons — 1   reel 
Broadcasting  1-11-25 

He   Who    Gets    Socked  2-8-25 

Two  Cats  and  A  Bird  3-8-25 

Judge's     Crossword     Puzzles — 1  reel 
Puzzle   No.    1  3-1-25 

Puzzle   No.   2  3-8-25 

Puzzle   No.  3  3-15-25 

Puzzle   No.  4  3-22-25 

Puzzle  No.   5  3-29-25 

Juvenile  Comedies — 2  reels 

Wildcat  Willie  2-15-25 

Kinograms    (News    Reel) 

Issued  Twice  Weekly 

Mermaid   Comedies — 2    reels 

Low  Tide  1-11-25 

Step    Lightly  2-2-25 

His  High  Horse  2-22-25 

Hello    Hollywood  3-15-25 

Secrets  of  Life  Series — 1   reel 
Our    Six-Legged    Friends  3-1-25 

Tables  In  Color — 1  reel 
The  Voice  of  the  Nightingale  3-1S-2S 


Bobby  Vernon  Comedies — 2  reels 

French    Pastry  1-4-25 

Great    Guns  3-1-25 

Film  Booking  Offices 

Jimmy  Aubrey  Series — 2  reels 
Hvpnotized  1-15-25 

oil   What  A  Flirt  2-15-25 

Helping  Hand  3-15-25 

He  Who   Gets   Crowned  4-15-25 

Dinkey  Doodle  Cartoons — 1  reel 
Red   Riding   Hood  1-4-25 

The   Captain's    Kid  2-1-25 

D.   D.    &    Cinderalla         '  3-1-25 

The  Mouse  That  Dinky  Built  3-29-25 

The   Go   Getters — 2    reels 
The   Sleeping  Cutie  1-18-25 

-Vint  Love  Grand  2-1-25 

The   Way   of  a   Maid  2-15-25 

Stan   Laurel   Series — 2  reels 
Somewhere  in  Wrong  1-30-25 

Twins  2-28-25 

Pie-Eved  3-30-25 

The   Snow   Hawk  4-30-25 

The   Pacemakers — 2   reels 
Welcome    Granger  3-1-25 

He    Who    Gets    Rapped  3-15-25 

Merton    of    the    Goofies  3-29-25 

The  Great  Decide  4-12-25 

Screen   Almanacs — 1    reel 
Studio  Secrets  1-10-25 

Hollywood's   Closc-Ups  2-10-25 

People   You   Know  3-10-25 

(Jimmy  Aubrey  series,  Dinkey 
Doodles  (produced  by  Bray  Prod.); 
Stan  Laurel  comedies  and  Screen 
Almanacs  are  products  of  the  Stand- 
ard Cinema  Corp.  which  distributes 
through    F.    B.    O.) 

Film  Exchange 

New    Era    Novelties — 1  reel 

Trickery  1-15-25 

Swimmers    and    Swimming  2-1-25 

Moors   and    Minarets  2-15-25 

Climbing  and   Jungfrau  3-1-25 
Living  Land  of  Arabian 

Nights  3-15-25 

Danse    Macabre  4-1-25 

Fitzpatrick  Pictures 

Music   Masters   Series — 1  reel 

No.   5    Franz   Liszt  1-10-25 

Xo.  6  Frederick  Chopin  3-3-25 

No.  7  George  F.  Handel  4-12-25 

Fox  Film  Corp. 

Fox    News — 1    reel 
Twice  a  week 

Fox   Varieties — 1   reel 
Hell   Roaring  Range  1-4-25 

Corsica,  The   Beautiful  1-18-25 

The    Violin    Speaks  2-1-25 

My    Lady's    Perfume  2-15-25 

Land   of  the   Navajo  3-1-25 

The    Perfect    View  3-15-25 

From  Mars  to  Munich  3-29-25 

Imperial   Comedies — 2  reels 
The    Sleepwalker  1-4-25 

Blue  Blood  2-1-25 

Tons  of  Trouble  2-15-25 

Lion   Love  3-1-25 

House    of   Flickers  3-15-25 

Monkey  Comedies — 2  reels 
Grief  in   Bagdad  1-11-25 

So    This    Is    Art  2-8-25 

Sunshine  Comedies — 2  reels 
Nobody  Works  But  Father       1-25-25 
The    ^iysterious   Stranger  2-8-25 

Head    Over    Heels  2-22-25 

The    Butterfly    Man  3-8-25 

Stop,  Look  and  Whistle  3-22-25 

Van  Bibber  Comedies — 2  reels 
The  Guest  of  Honor  1-18-25 


A  Spanish  Romeo  2-15-25 

The    Amateur    Detective  3-22-25 

Henry  Ginsberg 

Flying  Fists — 2  Reels 

Breaking  In  1-15-25 

Hitting   Hard  2-1-25 

Soft    Muscles  2-15-25 

The    Come-Back  3-1-25 

The   Surprise   Fight  3-15-25 

The    Jazz    Fight  4-1-25 

Lee-Bradford  Corp. 

Lightning  Comedies — 2  reels 
See   Here  Jan.    1925 

Two  Too  Many  Feb.  1925 

Robbing  the  Rube  Mar.   1925 

Never  on  Time  April    1925 

Miller  and  Steen 

Hunt    Miller   Westerns — 2   Reels 

The   New  Sheriff 

The  Mad  Miner 

The  Smoke  of  a  .45 

The  Man  Who  Rode  Alone 

Pathe  Exchange,  Inc. 

Aesop's    Fables — 1    reel 

On    the    Ice  1-4-25 

One  Game  Pup  1-11-25 

African    Huntsmen  1-18-25 

Hold  That  Thought  1-25-25 

Biting   the    Dust  2-1-25 

A    Transatlantic    Flight  2-8-25 

Bigger  and  Better  Jails  2-15-25 

Fisherman's    Luck  2-22-25 

Clean   Up   Week  3-1-25 

In  Dutch  3-8-25 


Jungle  Bike  Riders  3-15-25 

The   Pie  Man  3-22-25 

At  the  Zoo  3-29-25 

Pathe  News — 1  reel 
Twice  a  week 

Pathe  Review — 1  reel 
One  a  week 

Roach-Charley  Chase — 1  reel 
The   Rat's   Knuckles  1-4-25 

Hello   Baby  1-18-25 

Fighting   Fluid  2-1-25 

The   Family  Entrance  2-15-25 

Is   Marriage  The   Bunk  3-29-25 

Roach — Charley  Chase — 2  reels 
Hard    Boiled  3-15-25 

Roach— "Our   Gang"— 2   reels 
The  Big  Town  1-11-25 

Circus   Fever  2-8-25 

Dog  Days  3-8-25 

Roach — "Spats"  Series — 2  reels 
Laugh  That  Off  1-25-25 

The  Fox  Hunt  2-22-25 

Excuse  My  Glove  3-22-25 

Roach  Star  Series — 2  reels 
The    Wages    of   Tin  1-4-25 

The   Haunted   Honeymoon         3-1-25 
A    Sailor   Papa  3-29-25 

Roach — Arthur  Stone — 2  reels 
Change   The    Needle  2-15-25 

Sennett-Langdon — 2   reels 
The    Sea    Squawk  1-4-25 

Boobs   in  the  Wood  2-1-25 

His   Marriage   Wow  3-1-25 

Plain   Clothes  3-29-25 

Sennett-Turpin — 2  reels 
The  Wild  Goose  Chaser  1-18-25 

A   Raspberry   Romance  3-1-25 


DENVER  DIXON 

Pre.ienls 
A   Series  of  Twelve  2    Reel 

TEXAS  JACK   PIONEER  WESTERNS 

with    BILLY    MACK    and    DOROTHY   LEE 

COVERED  WAGONS,  PONY  EXPRESSES,  FRONTIER  SCOUTS, 
HARD  RIDING  AND  U.S.  CAVALRY 


BUFFALO  BILL-TEXAS  JACK 

This  New  Type  of  Pioneer  Western  Is  A  Clean  Up! 

^''Remember  The  Covered  Wagon !   Biggest  Clean  Up 

in  Years" 


Released  by  DENVER   DIXON,    Hollywood,   Cal. 

N«w    York  Represeritalive 

GEO.  H.  CALLAGHAN 

220  West  42nd  Street 


THE 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  March  15,  1925 


Sennett  Star  Series — 2  reels 
The    Plumber  1-11-25 

The    Beloved    Bozo  2-8-25 

Bashful   Jim  3-8-25 

Sennett  Series — 2  reels 
Honeymoon    Hardships  1-25-25 

Water  Wagons  2-22-25 

Giddap  3-22-25 

Serials — 2  reels  weekly 
Galloping  Hoofs,   beginning  Dec.  21. 
Idaho,    beginning    March    1. 

Sports   Pictorial — 1   reel 
Rough  and  Tumbling  1-11-25 

Brains  and  Brawn  1-25-25 

By   Hook  or   Crook  2-8-25 

Sporting  Armor  2-22-25 

Neptune's  Nieces  3-8-25 

Traps  and   Trouble  3-22-25 

Stereoscopiks — 1    reel 
Zowie  3-22-25 

Topics  of  the  Day — 1  reel 
One  a  week 

Rayart  Pictures  Corp. 

Butterfly  Comedies — 2  reels 

Artist's    Blues  3-1-25 

The   Raid  4-1-25 

Moonlight    Night  5-1-25 

Serial — 2  reels  weekly 
Battling       Brewster  —  one       episode 

Red  Seal  Pictures  Corp. 

Thaddeus    and    Arline  1-2-25 

Film   Facts — 1    reel 
Issue    D 
Issue   E 
Issue  F 

Gems  of  the  Screen — 1  reel 
Up  the   River  With  Molly       1-20-25 
The    Magic    Hour 
Do  You  Remember 
A  Day  With  The  Gypsies 
Marvels  of  Motion — 1 
Issue    B 
Issue    C 
Issue   D 

Out  of  the  Inkwell  (Cartoon) — 1  reel 
Ko-Ko   in   Toyland  1-20-25 

Ko-Ko   the    Barber  2-25-25 

Big  Chief  Ko-Ko  3-2-25 

Song  Cartunes — 1  reel 
Come  Take  A  Trip   In   My 

Airship  1-15-25 

Old  Folks  At   Home  2-1-25 

Has  Anybody  Here  Seen 

Kelly  3-1-25 

I  Love  A  Lassie  3-20-25 

(Cranfield  and  Clarke,  Inc.,  distrib- 
ute their  "Gems  of  the  Screen" 
through    Red    Seal.) 

Schwartz  Enterprises 

Cross-Word  Puzzle  Series — 1   Reel 

Released  Once  A  Week. 

Universal  Pictures  Corp. 

Adventure  Pictures — 2  reels 
The   Riddle    Rider — 15   chapters 
The   Great    Circus    Mystery — 

10  chapters 
The    Fighting    Ranger — 15    chapters 
Bull's    Eye    Comedies — 1    reel 


2-1-25 
3-1-25 
4-1-25 


2-15-25 
3-1-25 

3-25-25 
reel 

1-17-25 
3-1-25 

3-25-25 


Under   A   Spell 

1-4-25 

Financially    Embarrassed 

1-19-25 

The   Lost    Chord 

2-2-25 

The  Girl   Problem 

2-16-25 

Papa's  Pet 

3-2-25 

Black    Gold    Bricks 

3-9-25 

Smoked    Out 

3-15-25 

Sleeping   Sickness 

3-30-25 

A  Nice  Pickle 

4-5-25 

No  Place  to  Go 

4-13-25 

Century  Comedies — 2  reels 

Wanda  Wiley  Comedies 

Looking    Down 

1-7-25 

Nobody's    Sweetheart 

2-4-25 

Don't  Worry 

3-4-25 

Getting  Trimmed 

4-15-25 

Producers  of  Short  Subjects 

NEW  YORK 

R      ^^^^    ,  Type  Address 

Bray  Prod    Inc.  Science,  Novelty 130  W.  46th  St. 

Brewster  M    P.  Color  Corp.   . . .  Color    218  W.   42nd   St. 

Robert   C.   Bruce    Scenics   370  7th  Ave. 

Chronicles  of  America   Historical 15th  &  Locust,  B'klyn 

Hei  bert  M.  Dawley Novelty    Chatham,   N.  J. 

Fables  Pictures,  Inc Cartoons   1562  B'way 

Fitz-Patrick   Pict.   Inc Music    films    729   7th    A.ve 

Fox   News    News    10th    Ave.,    55th    St. 

^         ^"^?    Cartoons   Kew  Gardens,  L.  I. 

Intern  1  News   News    281   William  St. 

lyes-Leventhal    Novelty    1600    B'way 

Kinograms News 120  W.  41st  St. 

Out-of-Inkwell  Films,  Inc Cartoons 1600  B'way 

Pathe  News   News  35  W.  45th  St. 

Pathe  Review       Magazine 35  W.  45th  St. 

Red  Sea    Pict    Corp Novelties    1600   B'wav 

Reel  Colors,  Inc Color    85    Riverside    Dr. 

Ricordo  Pict.   Inc Comedies   1547  B'way 

Tony  Sarg   Cartoons   54  W.  9th  St. 

Scnwartz  Enter.  Inc Crossword  Puzzles..  Ill   Westchester  Sq 

Pat  .Sullivan Cartoons   47  W.  63rd  St. 

Timely  Films,  Inc Novelty    1562   B'way 

Ed.   \  enturini    Song  films Nanuet,  N.  Y. 

Eltmge  F.  Warner Outdoor   45   W    4Sth   St 

Sering  D.   Wilson   Co Color   25  w'.  43rd  St' 

M.  J.  Winkler  Prod Comedies 220  W.  42nd  St. 

HOLLYWOOD 

.fimmy  Aubrey  Co Comedies    ; 6050   Sunset  Blvd. 

Sani^   Bischoff   Comedies   Calif.  Studios 

r     .'       x^'-r'n Magazine   6070  Sunset  Blvd. 

Century  Film  Co Comedies  601  Sunset  Blvd. 

Ch:-i.sfe  Film  Co    Comedies    Century   Studios 

Cumberland  Prod Comedies    6102  Sunset   Blvd. 

Denver  Dixon   Westerns    Hollywood 

£,•   ^-   y-    •  • Comedy-dramas    . .  .    Melrose-Gower    Sts 

Fox  Fita  Corp.       Comedies West.  Ave.  Sunset  Blvd. 

Lloyd    Hamilton    Co Comedies    4500   Sunset   Blvd 

Indep.   Pict.   Corp Magazine    1438   Gower    St. 

Wnrd°l' X7n •  P  •  ■  ,■ Comedies    California   Studio 

\\  ard  Lascelle  Prod Serial   g; 

Stan  Laurel  Prod Comedies 

Lewis  Prod Serial  u   ii  j 

Sherwood  McDonald  Co Comedies  ■.'.■.■.■.■ '  '. im  'Beverl^Rd 

Hunt  Miller  West  Prod Westerns    .7.^846    Carho'n'w^av 

F.  E.  Nicholson  Prod Nove  ty    21?  Tnft   V.\aI 

C  .W.  Patton  Prod Serials' .W  .-.•.■ : 6060  W       Blvi" 

Principal  Pict.  Corp Scientific   7250  Santa   Monica   Blvd 

IZ''^'  r  r''  r°'^ ^''■■''   •■ 1442   Beachwood  Dr 

Roach  Film  Co Comedies    Culver   rYtv 

Larry   Semon   Prod Comedies    Mel^o^e-Gower        "" 

Mack   Sennett    Comedies   .  1712  au 

Universal  Pic.  Corp Serials  ^/^^  "jK 

Comedies 

J---  White  Corp SmS    V-V-A^t::^'^ 


Jeverly  Hills 
-s    Universal    Citv 


Sts. 
lendale  Blvd. 


Three  Star  Comedies 
The    Aggravatin'    Kid  1-14-25 

Taming   the    East  1-28-25 

Sailing  Along  2-25-25 

Raisin'  Cain  3-18-25 

Clear   the   Way  3-25-25 

Edna   Marian   Comedies 
Her    Daily    Dozen  1-21-25 

My  Baby  Doll  2-11-25 

Powdered  Chickens  3-11-25 

Putting  on  Airs  4-8-25 

Puzzled    by    Crosswords  4-1-25 

Dangerous    Peach  2-1-25 

Hysterical  History  Comedies— 1  reel 
Rembrandt  1-11-25 

Sir  Walter  Raleigh  1-26-25 

Nero  2-9-25 

The   Olympic   Games  2-22-25 

International  News — 1  reel 

Two     A    Week    on    Tuesdays    and 

Fridays. 

Mustang  Pictures — 2  reels 
The   Hidden  Badge  1-10-25 

The  Whip   Hand  1-17-25 


2-7-25 
2-14-25 
2-21-25 
2-28-25 


A    Pistol    Point    Proposal        1-25-25 
Seeing  Red  1-31-25 

Tempest    Cody    Gets    Her 

Man 
The  Loser  Wins 
Both    Barrels 
The   Fighting  Terror 
The    Cowpunchers    Comeback   3-7-'>^ 
Storm    King  3-14-25 

Shadow  of   Suspicion  3-21-25 

Valley   of   Rogues  4-4-25 

The  Wild  West   Wallop  4-11-25 

The   Line   Runners  4-18-25 

Sering  D.  Wilson  and  Co. 

Ebenezer   Ebony   Comedies — 650   Ft. 

The  Flying  Elephant 
An    Ice    Boy 

Color   Shots — 650   Ft. 

The  Cottage  Garden 
The  World  in  Color 
Divertissement 

Karlo  Kolor  Komics— 650 
Love's    Tragedy 


2-26-25 
3-26-25 


2-2-25 

3-2-25 

4-2-25 

Ft. 

2-8-25 


Honeymoon  Heaven  3-8-25 

A    Ripe    Melodrama  4-8-25 

New    Redhead    Comedies — 650    Ft. 

Napoleon   Not   So   Great  2-14-25  | 

Rip  Without  A  Wink  3-14-25 
Robinson  Crusoe  Returns 

on   Friday  4-14-25 


-650   Ft. 


Wonder   Book 

Wonderbook    Vol.    1  2-20-25- 

Wonderbook  Vol.  2  3-20-25- 

Wonderbook   Vol.   3  4-20-25, 

M.  J.  Winkler 

Alice  Comedies — 1   Reel 

Alice    Cans    the    Cannibals  1-1-25 

Alice    the    Toreador  1-15-25 

Alice  Gets  Stung  2-1-25 

Alice  Solves  the  Puzzle  2-15-25 

Burton  Holmes  Travelogues 
Teak    Logging    With 

Elephants  1-1-25 

Tyrolean    Perspectives  1-15-25 

Under   Cuban   Skies  2-1-25 

The  Salt  of  Anping  2-15-25 

A  Cabaret  of  Old  Japan  3-1-25 

The    Garden    of    the    East       3-15-25 

Felix   Cartoons — 1    Reel 
Felix  Wins  and  Loses  1-1-25 

Felix    All    Puzzled  1-15-25 

Felix   Follows   the   Swallows     2-1-25 
Felix  Rests   in   Peace  2-15-25 

Felix   Gets    His    Fill  3-1-25 

The  Memories — 1  Reel 
The    Golden    Moonlight 

Sonata  3-15-25 

The  Last  Rose  of  Summer       4-1-25 
Home  Sweet  Home  4-15-25 

The  Reg'lar  Kids— 2  Reels 

Ham  and  Eggs  1-1-25 

Masked   Marvel  1-15-25 

Afternoon   "Tee"  2-1-25 

The  New  Teacher  2-15-25 

One   Glorious   Fourth  3-1-25 

Good   Scouts  3-15-25 


Small  Men  in  Line 

By  EDWIN  MILES  F ADMAN 
President,  Red  Seal  Pict.  Corp. 
One  of  the  most  significant  devel- 
opments in  the  field  of  short  subjects 
recently,     unquestionably     has     been 
the  growing  tendency  on  the  part  of 
small  exhibitors  as  well  as  large  first- 
run    managers    to    select    the    special 
type    of    short    subject    that    happens 
to    fit    the    particular    program    that  i 
they  are  running  on  any  given  week.  ' 

This,  to  my  mind,  is  the  real  and 
ultimate  purpose  for  which  short 
subjects     must     inevitably    be     used 

When   our  sales   managers   investi- 
gate    further     they     unfailingly     find 
that   this   particular   exhibitor,   is   not 
using  his  short  subjects  properly,  or 
that    he    is    not    obtaining    the    max- 
imum   benefit    derivable    from    them.' 
For   example,   when   he  was   running, 
a  comedy  feature,  we  discovered  that ' 
he  was  playing  along  with  it  a  two- 
reel    comedy  and   a   single   reel   com- 
edy,   when    it    would    naturally    have 
been    the    part    of    showmanship    to  , 
play  a  varied  short  subject  program   j 
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in  his  short  subject  end  of  the   pro- 
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exhibitors  were  quite  surprised  wheni 
we   pointed   out   to    them   what   they^ 
were  doing  and  how  their  short  sub- 
jects could  be  made  a  most  effective 
balancing-rod    for    their    features. 


Two  words  that  mean  quality 


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and 

"KODAK' 


When  you  see  this  identification  in  the 
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tographic quality  is  the  best  possible. 

Eastman  Positive  Film  is  unrivaled  for 
faithful  reproduction  of  the  negative. 


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Sunday.  May  10,  1925 


Price  25  Cents 


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Faced  by  death,  Jim  Warren  refused  to  say  one 
word  to  save  himself — until  this  pretender  in 
priestly  garb  lured  from  him  the  confession  he 
had  never  meant  to  make. 

Haltingly  he  had  unburdened  his  heart  of  its 
two  most  precious  secrets,  only  to  find  at  the  cru- 
cial moment  that  he  had  been  tricked — duped  by 
this  wolf  in  sheep's  clothing. 

His  blood  boiled.    He  sprang — 
This  is  hut  one  of  the  tremendous  moments  in  Max  M.arcin's  dramci 


ILENCE"" 


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The  play  of  a  thousand  thrills  that  jumped  instantly  to  overwhelming 
popularity.  Now  playing  in  New  York  to  crowded  houses,  with  H.  B. 
Warner  in  the  leading  role.  Crooks,  Blackmailers,  Mystery,  Melo- 
drama, and  above  all,  the  burning  love  of  a  lawless  father  for  the  child 
he  does  not  know. 

SPECIAL  NOTE:  Realizing  the  motion  picture  value  of  the  above  incident,  as       copyrighted  so  that  the  motion  picture  rights  are  completely  safeguarded.     Ao 
well  as  dozens  of  other  powerful  incidents  in  "SILENCE,"  the  play  has  been  fully       infringement  of  any  kind  will  be  vigorously  prosecuted. 

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VOL.  XXXII       No.  34 


Sunday,  May  10,  1925 


Price  25  Cents 


Howard  Signs 

Director   of    Westerns    Under    Five- 

Year    Contract  —  Next,   "The 

Vanishing   American" 

Reports  that  William  K.  Howard 
might  leave  Famous  for  Cecil  B.  De 
Mille  were  ended  yesterday,  when 
Famous  announced  a  five-year  con- 
tract with  the  director.  Under  the 
new  agreement,  Howard's  first  pic- 
ture will  be  "The  Vanishing  Ameri- 
can,"  starring   Richard   Dix. 

Famous  intends  making  "The  Van- 
ishing American"  '  in  a  big  way.  It 
will  be  filmed  in  Arizona  with  the 
Navajo  Indian,  as  a  background. 
Lois  Wilson  will  play  opposite  Dix. 


Ray  Griffith,  Star 

Jesse  L.  Lasky,  wired  from  Holly- 
wood yesterday,  that  Raymond  Grif- 
fith had  been  signed  on  a  five  year 
contract  to  be  starred  by  Paramount. 
He  will  appear  e.xclusively  in  com- 
edies. Griffith  has  just  finished 
"Paths  to  Paradise,"  in  which  he  is 
co-featured  with  Betty  Compson. 


Warners  Declare  Dividend 

Warner  Bros,  have  declared  the 
regular  quarterly  dividend  of  ZlYi 
cents  a  share  on  the  Class  A  stock, 
payable  June  1  to  stockholders  of 
record  May  1. 


Colman  Denies  Break 

Ronald  Colman  wired  THE  FILM 
D.'MLy  from  Hollywood  yesterday 
that  there  was  no  truth  to  the  report 
that  he  was  trying  to  break  his  con- 
tract with  Samuel  Goldwyn. 


Features  Reviewed 

Page 
The  Night  Club 

Paramount     5 

Frierdly   Enemies 

Prod.   Dist.   Corp J 

The    Prairie   Wife 

Metro-Goldwyn    5 

The  Fool 

Fox     5 

Soul   Fire 

First   National    g 

Wings   of   Youth 

Fox     g 

Daughters  Who  Pay 

Banner   Prod.-S.    R g 

Zander    the    Great 

Metro-Goldwyn    g 

The  Miracle  of  the  Wolves 

Societe  Des  Films  Historique.  .  .  .  9 
Speed  Wild 

F.   B.  0 9 

Ridin'    Thunder 

Universal       9 

The   Texas   Bearcat 

F.  B,  0 9 

Short    Subjects     12 


Ind'p'ts  Leave  Today 

Two  Carloads  of  State  Righters  De- 
part for  Milwaukee  Convention — 
This  Afternoon 

Two  special  cars  attached  to  one 
of  the  sections  of  the  20th  Century 
Limited  leave  this  afternoon  for  Mil- 
waukee, carrying  aboard  a  number 
of  prominent  state  righters  who  will 
attend  the  annual  meeting  of  the  I. 
M.   P.   P.   D.   A.  at  the   Plankington. 

The  independents  meet  on  Sunday, 
Monday  and  Tuesday.  Charles  B. 
Hoy,  executive  secretary  of  the  or- 
ganization is  already  in  Milwaukee 
arranging  for  the  ISO  odd  members  of 
the  state  right  branch  who  are  ex- 
pected. 

The  departing  group  will  include 
S'am  Sax  of  Lumas  Film;  Jack  Cohn. 
of  C.  B.  C;  Ray  Johnston,  of  Rayart; 
W.  E.  Shallenberger  of  Arrow;  M. 
H.  Hoffman  of  Tiffany-Tru?rt ;  Abe 
Carlos  of  Carlos  Prod.;  Sherman 
K^rellberg  of  Chadwick  Pictures; 
(Continued   on   Page  2) 


Lubliner-Trinz  Houses  Go  to  B.  &  K. 
Under  Deal  for  Leases  Just  Closed 


G.  B.  G.— Apollo  Deal 

Bobby  North  Secures  18  Pictures  for 

Northern   Jersey   and    Greater 

New   York 

Jack  Cohn  stated  yesterday  that 
Columbia  had  closed  with  Bobby 
North  of  Apollo  Exchange  to  handle 
that  line-up  of  18  pictures  in  Greater 
New  York  and  Northern  New  Jersey. 

The  Columbia  product  will  consist 
of  three  series:  six  known  as  Colum- 
bias,  six  Perfections  and  six  Waldorfs. 
This  marks  the  first  large  deal  to 
be  closed  by  North  since  the  Warners 
announced  they  would  enter  the  na- 
tional distributing  field.  North  is  the 
present  Warner  franchise-holder  here. 


Milwaukee 

By  DANNY 

Probably  the  greatest  opportunity  for  constructive  solution 
of  serious  prolilems  that  a  national  exhibitor  body  ever  had. 

What  will  result  from  this  opportunity  remains  to  be  seen. 
If  the  keynote  is  for  "fireworks"  and  all  that  goes  with  such  a 
l>lan  you  can  cotint  the  opporttinity  as  lost.  If  a  serious  eflfort 
is  made  to  try  to  solve  these  problems,  then  it  will  be  a  great 
opportunity  accepted   and   it  is   hoped — developed. 

But  many  prolilems  ofifset  the  possibility  of  a  serious  solution 
of  existing  difficulties.  Many  small  exhibitors  view  with  appre- 
hension and  alarm  the  attitude  of  the  large  organizations  in  their 
purchases  of  theaters;  their  control  of  circuits;  their  methods  of 
"invasion",  as  it  is  termed.  .'\nd  will  go  to  Milwaukee  determined 
to  do  something  to  offset  this  as  far  as  they  can. 

Where  the  battles  between  the  larger  companies 
existed  only  in  key  cities  for  first-run  domination, 
the  little  exhibitor  in  the  small  town  was  not  con- 
cerned. But  today,  seeing  these  larger  comvanies  in- 
xmding  smaller  cities  he  ivonders  when  he  xvill  be     . 
affected.  And  naturally — quite  naturally — he  is  dis- 
turbed, alarmed  and  ^vorried. 
To  the  small  exhibitor  in  this  state  of  mind,  this  might  be  said  ; 
that  where  a  large  company  enters  a  small  town,  it  is  usually 
with   the   defence   that   the   circuit   operation    in   that   commtmity 
h;is  reached  such  a  point  thnt  a  live  and  let  live  price  cannot  be 
obtained  for  film  service.     The  chances  are  that  there  are  excep- 
tions   to   this.      Where   an    overly   excited   branch    manager   has 
hurried   into  a  situation   and   secured — or   attempted   to   secure   a 

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Twenty  Neighborhood  Theaters 
In    Chicago    Embraced 
Important  Deal 


in 


It  is  understood  that  Balaban  and 
Katz  on  Thursday  closed  a  deal  with 
the  Lublincr  and  Trinz  circuit  of 
Chicago  to  operate  those  theaters  un- 
der lease. 

The  Lubliner  and  Trinz  group  con- 
sists of  about  20  theaters. 

The  majority  of  them  arc  high- 
class  neighborhood  theaters  in  the 
various  outlying  districts  of  the  city 
and  include  the  Senate,  Pantheon, 
Covent  Garden,  Biograph,  Vitagraph, 
Knickerbocker,  Pershing,  Ellentee, 
Lakeside,  Dearborn.  Michigan,  Oak 
Park,  West  End,  Madison  Square, 
Windsor  Crawford,  Wilson,  Para- 
mount, Logan,  and   Orchestra   Hall. 

Executives  who  were  advised  of 
the  deal  yesterday  made  no  attempt 
to  discount  its  importance.  The  L. 
and  T.  acquisition  is  certain  to 
tighten  the  situation  in  Chicago.  It 
apparently  means  that  the  first-run 
hold  exercised  by  B.  and  K.  through 
important  "Loop"  theaters  will  be  ex- 
tended to  take  in  parts  of  the  outskirt 
districts    as   well. 


Ernest  Torrance  Signs 

Ernest  Torrence's  contract  with 
Famous  has  been  renewed  for  long 
term. 


Completing  "Chauve  Souris" 

Production  of  a  Phonofilm  of  the 
"Chauve  Souris"  which  wss  started 
at  Tec-Art  last  Monday  will  be  fin- 
ished tomorrow.  The  picture  is  being 
made  in  Technicolor. 


18  From  Aywon  for  1925-25 

Aywon  will  have  18  productions  for 
release  during  1925-26  including  six 
Bear  prod.,  starring  Gordon  Cliflford 
and  Charlotte  Pierce;  six  Kit  Carson 
prod.,  and  six  Marlborough  features. 


Burr  Makes  Story  Purchase 

C.  C.  Burr  has  purchased  a  story 
entitled  "Rainbow  Riley,"  and  holds 
options  on  three  others. 


Pola  in  "Manon  Lescaut"? 
Pola  Negri  will  appear  in  "Msnon 
Lescaut"    for    Famous,    according   to 
report. 


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Sunday,  May  10,  1925 


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Copyright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.,  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
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ager ;  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor ; 
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Ralph  Wilk,  Traveling  Representative. 
Entered  as  second-class  matter  May  21,  1918 
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— Harvey  E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd. 
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caise,   50   Rue  de   Bundy,   Paris,   France. 


Berger  Opens  Fort  Lee  Studio 

Diamant  Film  Co.,  Inc.,  headed  by 
Henri  Diamant  Berger,  has  taken 
over  the  former  Paragon  studio  at 
Fort  Lee,  at  which  a  series  will  be 
made  for  Associated  Exhibitors.  The 
plant  has  been  re-equipped  under  su- 
pervision of  Joseph  Clement,  tech- 
nician. J.  W.  Schleifif,  former  pro- 
duction manager  of  Selznick,  has  been 
appointed  production  manager. 


Chesterfield  Acquires  12  Westerns 

Louis  L.  Mayer,  Eastern  represen- 
tatives of  H.  T.  Henderson,  Los  An- 
geles, has  signed  a  contract  with 
Chesterfield  for  a  series  of  six  West- 
erns starring  Eileen  Sedgwick,  and 
for  a  series  of  six  starring  Bill  Pat- 
ton,  to  be  released  on  the  state  right 
market. 


Schenck  in  New  Coast  Company 

Los  Angeles — Joseph  M.  Schenck, 
John  Considine,  Jr.,  and  Edwin  Loeb 
are  incorporators  of  the  newly-formed 
Feature  Prod.,  Inc.,  chartered  with  a 
capital  of  $20,000.     A  producing  unit. 


The  GEORGE  E.KANN 

220W«.«ndSl.    Corporation 

New    York.    Chick,.    4053 
Cableg— GtokaDo,  N.  Y. 


When  you  think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Picture 

and  Theatrical  insurance  for 

the  past  fifteen  years. 


Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 

1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C. 

Bryant   3040 


Ind'p'ts  Leave  Today 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 
Nathan  Hirsh  of  Aywon;  William 
Steiner;  Harry  Thomas  of  the  Merit 
exchange;  J.  Charles  Davis  and  John 
Lowell  Russell  who  did  not  leave 
Thursday  because  of  the  showing  of 
"Red  Love"  that  evening;  George 
West,  special  representative,  Thomas 
J.  Shanley,  sales  ofTicial  and  Richard 
Weil,  director  of  publicity,  all  of  Ar- 
row; Joe  Mc  Conville  and  Joe  Mon- 
tague of  Independent  Films,  Boston; 
B.  Berger,  of  Gerson  Pictures;  E.  A. 
Golden  of  Boston,  who  is  opening 
his  own  exchange  there;  Jack  Bach- 
mann  and  Ben  Schulberg  of  Pre- 
ferred; Louis  Weiss  of  Artclass,  and 
others. 


Coast  Delegation  On  Way 

Los  Angeles — Dave  Bershon,  Ben- 
jamin Bernstein,  Ben  Harper  and 
James  Sands,  comprising  the  South- 
ern California  delegation  to  Milwau- 
kee, left  yesterday  for  the  convention. 


Saland  to  Attend 

Nat  Saland  of  the  Film  Developing 
Corp.  leaves  for  Milwaukee  this  after- 
noon to  meet  independent  producers 
and   discuss  financing. 


Cobb  Going,  Too 

C.  Lang  Cobb,  sales  manager  of 
Sering  D.  Wilson  and  Co.  leaves  for 
the  convention  this  afternoon. 


Less  Production  on  Coast 

Los  Angeles — A  decided  decrease 
in  the  number  of  establishments  in 
California  engaged  in  the  picture  in- 
dustry is  shown  by  figures  made  pub- 
lic by   the   Census   Bureau. 

The  report  shows  48  companies  in 
1923,  not  including  theaters,  as  com- 
pared with  68  in  1921.  The  average 
number  of  wage  earners  employed, 
however,  showed  an  increase,  being 
4409  in  1923,  as  compared  with  3501 
in  1921.  Wages  also  increased  to 
$12,542,049  in  1923,  as  against  $10,- 
838,736. 


"U"  Officials  Leave 

The  following  Universal  executives 
left  for  Chicago  yesterday  to  attend 
the  company's  sales  convention  at 
the  Drake  today:  Carl  Laemmle, 
Harry  Zehner,  his  secretary;  R.  H. 
Cochrane,  E.  H.  Goldstein,  Arthur 
S.  Kane,  Abe  Stern,  W.  C.  Herrmann, 
New  York  manager;  Mrs.  Winifred 
Reeve,  scenario  editor  and  Maurice 
Joseph,   New   Haven   manager. 


1650  Broadway 

at  51st  Street 
New  York  City 

is  the  new  address 
of 


Telephones 
Circle  4736-7-8-9 


Sues  Ray  for  $150,000 

Los  Angeles — The  Continental  Na- 
tional Bank  has  filed  suit  for  |150,000 
against  Charles  Ray  Prod.  Inc.  on 
promissory  notes  and  trade  accept- 
ances. Co-defendants  are  Richard 
Inglis,  Gus  Inglis,  Charles  T.  Ray, 
Charles  Ray,  Clara  Grant  Ray,  Al- 
bert  Kidder  and   Arthur   S.    Kane. 


Green  to   Direct   Meighan 

Los  Angeles — Al  Green  is  en  route 
to  New  York  to  direct  Tom  Meighan 
in   one   picture   for   Famous. 


Underground   Theater   in    Minnesota 

Eveleth,  Minn. — A  picture  theater 
250  feet  underground  is  the  experi- 
ment being  conducted  by  an  iron  min- 
ing company.  The  house,  called  the 
Wilsonian  auditorium,  presented  its 
first  picture  program  last  month.  Un- 
der present  plans,  pictures  will  be 
shown  once  a  week.  The  auditorium 
has  a  seating  capacity  of  200,  and  is 
declared  to  be  well  ventilated,  clean 
and  well  lighted. 


Warners    Sign    Alice    Calhoun 

Los  Angeles — The  Warners  have 
signed  Alice  Calhoun  for  one  year. 
Her  Vitagraph  contract  has  run  out. 


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Mrs   Reid   Plans   Series 

Los  Angeles — Mrs.  Wallace  Reid 
intends  making  a  series  at  the  Gross- 
mount  studio,  San  Diego,  backed  by  ". 
local  capital.  She  intends  directing 
and  appearing  personally  in  one  or 
more   of  the  group. 


1,000   Music  Weeks  Celebrate 

National  Music  Week,  which  comes  ^ 
to  a  close  tonight,  was  observed  in 
approximately  1,000  cities  and  towns 
in  this  country,  some  celebrating  it 
generally,  while  others  held  only  par- 
tial observances.  The  week  started 
with  527  cities  and  towns  notifying 
the  National  Music  Week  Committee 
they  would  participate.  Governors  in 
every  state  and  innumerable  Mayors, 
issued  a  proclamation  at  the  launch- 
ing of  this  year's  Music  Week. 


Wilkerson  in  Godfrey  Bldg.  f| 

Billy  Wilkerson  is  making  tempor- 
ary headquarters  in  Room  507,  God- 
frey Bldg. 


HAND    PAINTED 

LOBBY    DISPLAYS 

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256  W.   34th   St. 
Chickering    5595 


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Lac.   2895 


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Sole  Distributors: 

FISH-SCHURMAN   CORP. 

45    West    45th    Street 
N.    Y.    Bryant    7243 


Prologues  Inserts 

Titles 

in  NATURAL  COLOR 

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Prices  within  reason 

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Montgomery   4211 


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Sunday,  May  10,  1925 


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DAILY 


The  Week's  Headlines 

Monday 

Senator  James  J.  Walker  again  talked  of  as 
possible  leader  of  the  Ind.  Prod.  &  Dist. 
Ass'n. 

Universal's  long-planned  Chicago  theater  to 
finally  go  through.  New  house  will  be  m 
tl'.c  "Loop".  .  .  , 

WarncrAitagraiih  deal  causes  many  state 
right  cxchaiiKCS  to  wish  they  could  undo 
existing  contracts.  .  ,     ,,     ■ 

Harry  Langdon  will  not  renew  with  Mack 
Sennett.  Wild  bidding  tor  his  services 
reaches  the  $3,000  a  week  mark,  with 
MetroGoldwyn    the   bidder. 

Paul  C.  Mooney  resigns  as  vice-president  of 
P.-od     Dist.    Corp.  . 

Wilham  K.  Howard's  contract  with  Vamous 
ncars  end.  On  last  picture  nnv.  De 
Mille  reported  after  him. 

Tuesday 

Allied  States  exhibitor  group  votes  to  attend 
Milwaukee.      Opens   avenue   to   unity. 

Details  of  Warner  deal  show  that  92%  of 
\itagraph   changed   hands. 

Independents  in  New  York  considering  a 
move  to  pool  and  sell  direct  to  local  ex 
hibitors. 

Prod.   Dist    Corp.  to  release  44  in  1925-26. 

New  unit  starts,  to  again  make  "Fun  From 
the   Press,"   selling   direct  to  exhibitors. 

English  exhibitor  group  here  to  study  pro- 
duction   and    distribution. 

Wednesday 

One  or  more  of  the  larger  film  companies 
plan   huge   theaters   on    Uroadway. 

The  M.  P.  Dist.  &  Exhibitors  of  Canada, 
allied  with  the  Hays  organization,  to  in- 
clude   exhibitors    in    membership. 

Thursday 

Sydnev  Cohen  attempting  to  secure  a  "war 
chest"  f  om  Fo-x,  Prod.  Dist.  Corp.,  Uni- 
versal and  Warners,  to  check  inroads  of 
"Big    Three".      Independents    all    set. 

John  C.  Flinn  placed  in  charge  of  sales  at 
Prod.    Dist.    Corp. 

Federal  Trade  Commission  action  against 
Saenger   Amus.    Co.    dismissed. 

Metro-Goldwyn's  trackless  exploitation  train 
starts   on   cross-country   trip. 

Friday 

O'Toole     and      Sydney      Cohen      state     that 

Milwaukee  will   be  wide  open.     They  want 

free    discussion. 
Warners    holding    off    fall    sales,    pending    the 

convention. 
Federal     tax     on     amusements    stands     a     fair 

chance  of  being  repealed,  due  to  $100,000.- 

000  surplus  and  a   $300,000,00  cut   in   next 

year's  budget. 
William   Goldman  sues  for  $250,000  from   St 

Louis  exhibitors  over  St.  Louis  theater. 

Saturday 
Balaban    and    Katz    take    over    Lubliner    and 

Trinz  houses  under  lease. 
William    K.    Howard   signs   five  year  contract 

to     direct     for     Famous.       Company     signs 

Raymond  Griffith  to  star. 
Apollo   Exchange,   Inc.   to  release    18    Colum- 

bias    in    this   territory. 


Carol  Dempster  in  "That  Royle  Girl" 
Carol  Dempster  will  have  the  title 
role  in  "That  Royle  Girl",  D.  W. 
Griffith's  first  for  Paramount.  Paul 
Schofield  is  writing  the  adaptation 
Production  starts  at  the  Paramount 
Long  Island  studio  after  completion 
of  "Sally   of  the   Sawdust". 


Film  Destroyed  in  Fire 
Middletown,  O.— Fire  in  the  pro- 
jection room  of  the  Sord  destroyed 
several  feet  of  film.  Attendants  suc- 
ceeded in  averting  a  panic  when  the 
bouse  became  filled  with  smoke. 


"Oz"   Sold  to   De   Luxe,   Seattle 

Seattle — Dc  Luxe  will  di.strilnite 
"The  Wizard  of  Oz"  in  Washington, 
Oregon,  Montana,  Northern  Idaho 
and  Alaska. 


Sues  on  Theater  Site 

St.  Louis— May  Willis,  a  real  estate 
agent,  has  filed  suit  in  Circuit  Court 
to  collect  a  commission  of  $5,855 
from  James  C.  Wilson,  sec'y-  of  the 
Alles-Wilson  Stove  Co.,  for  securing 
Henri  Chouteau  as  purchaser  of  the 
Odeon  in  Sept.,  1922.  Miss  Willis 
alleges  she  was  asked  by  Wilson  in 
June,  1920,  to  try  to  find  a  pur- 
chaser, and  when  she  did.  the  theater 
was  sold  for  $230,000.  The  suits 
charges  that  she  repeatedly  asked 
Wilson  for  the  commission  and  that 
he  refused  to  pay  her. 


Brownlee  to  Oklahoma  City 

Muskogee,  Okla. — OUie  Brownlee, 
manager  of  the  Palace,  has  left  to 
become  manager  of  the  Capitol  in 
Oklahoma   City. 


Hazelton,    Pa.,    Incorporation 
Hazelton,    Pa.- — The    Capitol    The- 
ater Co.  has  been  granted  articles  of 
incorporation,    with    a    $250,000    cap- 
italization. 


Menjou  Sails  Next  Week 
Adolphe  Menjou  sails  on  the  French 
liner   Paris  on  the   16th. 


Kansas  City  Projection  School 

Kansas  City — The  Kansas  City 
Motion  Picture  Projection  School 
has  opened  at  111  W.  18  St.,  specializ- 
ing in  a  short  course  for  non-union 
operators.     E.  J.  Lime  is  president. 


Burglars   Get  $600 
Springfield,  111. — -Burglars  broke  in- 
to   the    Savoy    recently,    and    forced 
open  the  safe  and  secured  $600.     The 
house  is  owned  by  Kerasotes  Bros. 


Lew  Thompson  Joins  Fox 

Cleveland  — -  Lew  C.  Thompson, 
recently  resigned  as  manager  for 
Universal,  has  been  appointed  spe- 
cial representative  for  Fox,  covering 
Northern   Ohio. 


Adam  Shirk's  Plans 

Los  Angeles  —  Adam  Hull  Shirk 
has  retired  from  the  independent  pub- 
licity field,  and,  after  taking  a  va- 
cation, expects  to  join  with  one  of 
the   large   studios. 


Diamant  Film  Increases  Capital 
The  Diamant  Film  Co.  of  Amer- 
ica, a  New  York  corporation,  has 
increased  its  capital  stock  from  30 
shares  of  common,  no  par  value,  to 
1,500   shares,    $100   each. 


Second   in   Universal    Contest 

St.  Louis — CuUen  Espy,  manager 
of  the  West  End  Lyric,  won  second 
honors  in  the  Universal  showman- 
ship contest.  Espy  landed  $50  for 
the  manner  in  which  he  exploited 
"The  Great  Circus  Mystery."  In 
addition  to  a  well  balanced  news- 
paper advertising  campaign  he  also 
put  it  across  for  the  school  children 
of  his  district  by  sending  out  two 
clown  ballyhoos.  The  clowns  visited 
all  the  schools  within  twenty  blocks 
of  the  theater,  distributing  literature. 


State  Theater  Co.  Starts 
Youngstown,  O. — The  State  The- 
ater Co.  has  been  formed  in  Columbus 
to  build  a  house  on  Boardman  St. 
and  Market  Court,  on  the  site  of  the 
present  Orpheum.  It  is  expected  it 
will  be  ready  for  early  November 
opening.  Capital  listed  at  $350,000. 
Incorporators  are  E.  Renner,  C. 
Schaefer,  J.  Trunk,  G.  Hammond 
and   P.   Feibus. 


Opie  Reade's  Novel  to  be  Filmed 
Washington — J.   H.   Fitzgerald,   di- 
rector   of    the    National    Film    Corp.. 
will  film  "The  Wives  of  the  Prophet," 
by  Opie  Read. 


Women  Form  Lyric  Amusement  Co. 

Madison.  Wis.  —  Lillian  Foster, 
Anne  Kuehling  and  Marion  Extrom 
have  organized  the  Lyric  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  capital  $4,000,  to  operate 
the   Lyric  at  Tomahawk,  Wis. 


Sacrifice  Sale! 

of 

^tuAxo  Lighting  Equipment 

at  Your  Own  prices 

Practically  new  and  in  first  class  condition. 

Everything  for  a  complete  lighting  outfit, 

including 

Dome  Lamps 

Broadside  Lamps  and  Stands 

Floor  Banks  (some  with 

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Sunday,  May  10,  1925 


6411  Hollywood  Blvd. 


Associated  Exhibitors ^ 

Mat  Ross,  who  has  been  directing 
for  Universal,  has  closed  with  Asso- 
ciated to  make  four  pictures,  the  first 
to  be  "Two  Can  Play,"  a  Satevepost 
story.  In  the  cast  will  be  Clara  Bow, 
Wallace  MacDonald,  George  Faw- 
cett,   Allan  Forrest  and   Viola  Vale. 


Educational 

Walter  Hiers  is  due  back  from 
New   York  in  a  few  days. 

The  Christies  are  enlarging  their 
studio,  in  order  to  take  care  of  in- 
creased comedy  activities.  Among 
the  new  buildings  being  erected  are 
a  property  buildmg,  two  stories  high; 
a  stage  that  will  house  five  units,  and 
a  new  vault,  with  a  capacity  of  1,500,- 
000  ft. 


Famous  Players 

George  B.  Seitz  has  started  "Wild 
Horse  Mesa,"  by  Zane  Grey,  at  Red 
Lake,  Ariz.,  near  Flagstaff.  Featured 
in  the  picture  are  Jack  Holt,  Wallace 
Beery,  Billie  Dove  and  Douglas  Fair- 
banks, Jr. 

William  Scott  has  finished  liis  part 
in  "The  Light  of  the  Western  Stars" 
and  has  returned  from  location  in 
the  Mojave  Desert. 

James  Mason  has  finished  work  in 
"Rugged  Water,"  the  exteriors  of 
which  were  made  in  'Frisco,  under 
Irvin  Willat's  direction. 

Harry  Myers  appears  as  Count 
Zapata  in  "Grounds  for  Divorce." 

F.  B.  O. 

James  Leo  Meehan  has  been  as- 
signed direction  of  "The  Keeper  of 
the  Bees,"  by  Gene  Stratton-Porter, 
"Her  Father's  Daughter"  was  sched- 
uled to  be  produced  first,  but  this 
has  been  postponed. 

The  next  Evelyn  Brent  vehicle  will 
be  "Tizona — The  Firebrand."  The 
story  has  a  Spanish  locale.  The 
title  will  be  changed. 

Castinc  has  started  on  "Twenty 
Years  After,"  to  star  Dick  Talmadge. 
The  story  is  an  adaptation  of  Dr. 
Samuel  Johnson's  "The  History  of 
Rassckas,   Prince  of  Abysinnia." 

"Whirling  Lariats"  is  the  next 
Fred  Thomson  feature. 

Jimmy  Aubrey  has  completed 
"Home  Scouts,"  a  two  reel  comedy, 
scheduled  for  June  15  release. 

"The  Sleuth,"  a  two  reel  comedy 
starring  Stan  Laurel,  has  been  fin- 
ished by  Standard   Cinema. 

Larry  Kent  has  been  placed  under 
long-term  contract  to  co-star  with 
Alberta  Vaughn  in  the  new  Witwcr- 
Hellnian  scries  of  two  reel  comedies. 


First  National 

Edwin  Carewe  and  his  company 
making  "The  Lady  Who  Lied,"  are 
on  location,  filming  desert  scenes 
near  .Saugus.  In  the  cast  are  Lewis 
Stone,  Virtrinia  Valli,  Edward  Earle 
and  Nita  Naldi. 


With  The  Independents 


Murray  Prod,  has  leased  space  at 
Fine  Arts  and  has  started  on  the  first 
two  reel  comedy  featuring  Monte 
Weeks. 

Chadwick  has  started  on  "The  Un- 
chastened   Woman." 

Before  appearing  in  "Hell's  High- 
road" for  De  Mille,  Robert  Edeson 
will  appear  in  a  picture  for  Columbia. 

Ben  Alexander,  is  in  the  supporting 
:ast  of  "The  Shining  Adventure," 
leaturing  Mabel  Ballin  and  Percy 
Marmont.  A  Madeline  Brandies 
Prod.,  for  Astor  Dist.  Corp. 

Maclyn  Arbuckle,  Thomas  Jeffer- 
ion  and  Carter  De  Haven  have  been 
signed  for  "The  Thoroughbred,"  a 
Phil  Goldstone  Prod.  Work  has 
jeen  started.  Others  in  the  cast  are 
Gladys  Hulette,  and  Theodore  Von 
Eltz.      Oscar   Apfel  is   directing. 

Frederick  Rell,  Jr.,  has  finished  Al 
Richmond's  "Eyes  of  the  Desert," 
for   Sierra. 


"The  Count  of  Luxenbourg"  has 
been  purchased  by  Chadwick  for 
George  Walsh. 

Ben  Vershleiser  is  making  "The 
Love  Gamble"  at  the  Principal  stu- 
dio.    Lillian  Rich  heads  the  cast. 

Fred  Caldwell  will  next  make  "The 
Blue  Ridge  Trail." 

Louise  Lorranie  has  gone  to  Vir- 
ginia City,  Nev.,  to  appear  in  "A 
Woman's  Reckoning,"  for  Phil  Gold- 
stone. 

Raymond  Cannon  is  writing  an 
original  for  Marian  Mack  Prod. 

Charles  R.  Seeling  will  direct 
"Rose  of  the  Desert"  for  Independent 
Pictures.  "Big  Boy"  Williams  and 
Kathleen  Collins  head  the  cast. 

Casting  is  complete  on  Gotham's 
"The  Overland  Limited".  Malcolm 
MacGregor  and  Alice  Lake  will  have 
the  leads,  supported  by  Ralph  Lewis, 
Charles  Post,  Ethel  Wales,  Jack 
Meljon,  Emmet  King  and  Olive 
Bordon.      Direction,    Frank   O'Neill. 


John  M.  Stahl  has  completed  ed't 
ng  "Fine  Clothes."     He  is  preparing 

Hans  Kraely  is  nearly  finished  with 
ihe  continuity  of  "The  Twin  Sister," 
the  next  to  star  Constance  Tahnadge. 
jidney  Franklin  will  start  work  in 
about  two  weeks.  "The  Twin  Sister" 
will  be  released  as  "Her  Sister  from 
Paris." 

Frances  Marion  will  write  the 
adaptation  of  "The  Dark  Angel," 
which   Samuel   Goldwyn   will   make. 

June  Mathis  is  working  on  the 
script  of  "The  Viennese  Medley," 
slated  for  early  production.  Anna  Q. 
Nilsson  and  May  Allison  have  al- 
ready been  lined  up  for  the  cast. 
Kirk   Rehfeld,   will   direct. 


Fox 

Clara  Horton  has  finished  work  in 
Victor  Schertzinger's  "The  Wheel." 

Lou  Tellegen's  first  "heavy"  role 
will  be  in  "East  Lynne." 


Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer 

The  Technicolor  process  is  being 
used  in  three  new  pictures:  "Ben 
Hur,"  "Nothing  to  Wear"  and 
"Pretty  Ladies." 

Antonio  D'Algy,  whose  sister. 
Helena,  is  already  a  member  of  the 
Mayer  stock  company,  has  been 
signed  on  a  long  term  contract. 

"Don't"  is  the  new  title  of  "The 
Rebellious  (iirl,"  made  by  Rupert 
Hughes,  with  Al  Goulding  directing. 
Sally  O'Neill  is  featured. 

.Stanton  Heck,  Mitchell  Lewis  and 
Robert  Ober  are  newest  additions  to 
the  cast  of  "The  Mystic,"  which  Tod 
Browning  is  directing.  Featured  arc 
Conv\ay  Tearle  and  Aileen  Pringle. 


Katherine    Bennett,   sister   of   Enid 
Bennett,  has  been  signed. 


Pathe 

Hal  Roach 

Fred  Guiol  is  directing  the  newest 
Glenn  Tryon  comedy.  Blanche  Me- 
hsffey  is  playing  opposite,  while 
others  in  the  cast  include  Chester 
Conklin,  Katherine  Grant  and  James 
Finlayson. 

Martha  Sleeper  appears  opposite 
Clyde  Cook  in  the  newest  Cook  com- 
edy,  directed  by  Jess   Robbins. 

"Isn't  Life  Terrible?",  is  the  title 
of  Charley  Chase's  new  comedy.  It 
has  been  completed  and  is  now  being 
cut  and  titled.  Leo  McCarey  is  the 
director. 

H.  M.  Walker  has  started  titling 
the  second  of  the  new  "Star  Series." 
Richard   Currier  is   editing. 

Al  St.  John  has  been  engaged  for 
the  next  "All-Star"  comedy. 

R.  H.  Weller,  formerly  in  charge 
of  the  Ince  camera  department,  has 
been  engaged  by  Roach  in  the  same 
capacity. 

Lige  Conley,  Dot  Farley  and  Lu- 
cien  Littlefield  are  among  the  new 
members  of  the  stock  company  to 
appear  in   the  "All-Star"  series. 

Mack  Sennett 

Eugenia  Gilbert  has  been  signed  to 
star  in  Sennett  comedies  for  a  long 
term.  Her  first  will  be  a  two  reeler. 
In  the  cast  will  be  Raymond  Mc  Kee 
Thclma  Parr,  Marvin  Lobach,  Irvmg 
Bacon,  "Sunshine  Hart"  and  Miss 
Gilbert. 

Harry  Langdon  is  working  in  "His 
First  Flame."  Ruth  Hiatt  and 
Natalie   Kingston   head  the  support. 

Art  Rossen  is  directing  a  new  com- 
edy,   in    which    Ernie    Woods,    Billy 


Bevan,  Madeline  Hurlock,  Pat  Har- 
mon and  Barney  Helium,  are  fea- 
tured. 

Percy  Heath  has  abandoned  dram- 
atic writing  temporarily,  to  write 
scenarios  for  Sennett. 

Lloyd  Bacon  is  directing  Raymond 
Mc  Kee,  Ruth  Taylor,  "Fat"  Lobach, 
Eugenia  Gilbert  and  Irving  Bacon  in 
"A  Rainy  Night." 


Producers  Distributing 

Renaud  Hoffman  has  taken  over 
an  entire  office  building  at  the  Holly- 
wood studios. 

Joseph  Schildkraut  will  appear  in 
"The  Road  to  Yesterday,"  work  on 
which  starts  June   15. 

George  Melford  is  casting  for 
"Without  Mercy,"  the  first  of  the 
Metropolitan  series.  Dorothy  Phil- 
lips, Vera  Reynolds  and  Robert  Ames 
have  been  engaged. 

Paul  Sloane  has  arrived  to  prepare 
"The  Coming  of  Amos,"  Rod  La 
Rocque's  first  for  De   Mille. 

Lillian  Rich  heads  the  cast  of  Al 
Christie's  feature,  "Seven  Days." 
Scott  Sidney  is  directing. 


Universal 

Marion  Nixon,  Otis  Harlan,  Paul- 
ine Garon,  Chester  Conklin,  Lee 
Moran,  William  Turner  and  Tyrone 
Power  complete  the  cast  of  Reginald 
Denny's  "Where  Was  I?"  William 
A.    Seiter   is    directing. 

Raymond  Kortz,  an  unknown,  has 
been  signed  on  a  five  year  contract. 

Virginia  Browne  Faire  has  finished 
opposite  "Hoot  Gibson  in  "A 
Daughter  of  the  Dons." 

Century  Comedies 

The  first  "Buster  Brown"  comedy 
has  been  finished  by  Charles  Lamont, 
who  will  direct  the  series.  "Buster" 
is  played  by  Arthur  Trimble. 


Warners 

David  Smith  and  the  company 
making  "Steele  of  the  Royal  Mount- 
ed," for  Vitagraph,  are  on  location 
near  Dunsmuir,  Calif.  Bert  Lytell 
has  the  lead. 

John  Roche  has  been  chosen  for 
the  leading  heavy  role  in  "Bobbed 
Hair,"  which  Alan  Crosland  has  just 
been  placed  into  production. 

Five  Warner  units  are  on  location: 
"Below  the  Line,"  starring  Rin-Tin- 
Tin;  "The  Golden  Cocoon,"  which 
Millard  Webb  is  directing;  Harry 
Beaumont's  "Rose  of  the  World" 
unit;  "The  Limited  Mail"  company 
and  another. 


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"The  Night  Club" 

Paramount 

As  a  Whole PACKED  WITH  A 

GREAT  LOT  OF  LAUGHS.  A 
BIT  SLOW  GETTING  START- 
ED BUT  EASILY  MAKES  UP 
FOR  LOST  TIME  IN  LATTER 
SEQUENCES.  SURE-FIRE 
COMEDY    ENTERTAINMENT. 

Star CiriU'uli's    liist    stellar   role. 

And  lie  readily  carries  the  picture 
with  his  acute  comedy  sense.  Very 
aptly  called  "the  silk  hat  comedy 
scream."     He  is. 

Cast.  . .  .All  pretty  much  subordinated 
to  Griffith,  although  Wallace  Beery 
and  Louise  Fazcnda  have  occasional 
innings.  \'era  Reynolds  is  a  suit- 
able lead. 

Type  of  Story.  ..  .Comedy,  adapted 
from  the  play  "After  Five,"  by  Wil- 
liam deMille.  If  there  is  any  doubt 
in  your  mind  about  'The  Night  Club' 
going  to  be  a  slow  moving  com- 
edy when  it  opens,  your  doubts  will 
all  be  shaken  providing  you  wait 
around  for  about  twenty  minutes. 
During  the  first  reel  or  two  there 
are  occasional  laughs  but  not  what 
you  expect  of  a  Raymond  Griffith 
comedy,  with  Grilifith  playing  "star" 
for  the  first  time.  But  once  the 
piece  does  get  moving  it  speeds 
along  carrying  a  quantity  of  great 
comedy  gags  with  a  succession  of 
spontaneous  laughs.  And  it  all 
comes  about  through  Bob  White's 
(Griffith)  attempt  to  commit  sui- 
cide when  he  finds  Edith,  the  girl 
he  loves,  won't  marry  him.  She 
thinks  he  is  only  doing  it  to  win  an 
inheritance  which  stipulates  that  he 
must  marry  only  Edith.  White's 
spectacular  ride  on  a  run-away  taxi, 
his  suicidal  attempt  in  a  sawmill, 
his  fight  with  the  bandit  Diabolo — 
these  are  a  few  of  the  big  laughs  in 
the  film.  But  the  great  shock 
comes  when  White  finds  that  com- 
mitting suicide  won't  prove  his  love 
for  the  girl  nor  win  her  the  inher- 
itance. He  must  die  a  natural  or 
accidental  death  if  the  fortune  is  to 
revert  to  her.  Thereupon  Bob  goes 
about  trying  to  get  someone  to  kill 
him.  His  further  efforts  in  this  di- 
rection continue  the  fun  but,  of 
course,  it  works  around  to  the  usual 
happy  ending. 

Box  Office  Angle Delightful  com- 
edy nunii)er  with  a  variety  of  good 
comedy  thrills  also.  If  they  liked 
Griffith  before  they'll  more  than 
enjoy  his  first  as  a  star. 

Exploitation Make  promises  for 

the  comedy  and  the  laughs  and  by 
running  a  trailer  to  give  them  an 
idea  of  the  humor  it  should  be  an 
easy  matter  to  bring  them  back. 
Recall  previous  productions  in 
which  Raymond  Griffith  has  appear- 
ed and  exploit  him  as  the  "silk  hat 
comedy  scream."  It  should  be 
worthy  of  your  best  efforts  to  get 
this  one  over. 

Direction. ..  .Frank  Urson  and  Paul 
Iribe;  good. 

Author    William   deMille 

Scenario Walter  Woods 

Cameraman Peverell  Marley 

Photography   Good 

Locale U.  S.-Europe 

Length  5,732  feet 


Weber  and  Fields 

"Friendly  Enemies" 

Prod.:   Kdw.  Bclasco  Prod. 

Dint.:   Producers  Dixtributing  Corp. 

As  a  Whole.  ..  GREAT  COMBIN- 
ATION OF  COMEDY  AND 
PATHOS. 

Star....  A  great  pair.  Their  conflict 
regarding  the  war  engages  them  in 
some  fine  comedy.  Lew  Fields 
has  the  heavier  of  the  two  roles. 
His  emotional  bits  are  fine.  Joe 
Weber,  as  usual,  is  the  foil  for 
Fields'  comedy  stunts.  Eugenie 
Besserer  is  charming  and  lovely  as 
the  old  "mutter".  Jack  Mulhall  is 
the  son  ;ind  Virginia  Brown  Faire 
the  daughter,  respectively,  of  the 
old  cronies.  Lucille  Lee  Stewart 
has  a  good  part,  as  the  secret  ser- 
vice girl,  which  slie  handles  nicely. 
Stuart  Holmes  delights  in  his  usual 
villainous   bravado. 

Type  of  Story. . . .  Comedy-drama; 
adapted  from  the  stage  play  by 
Samuel  Shipman  and  Aaron  Hoff- 
man. Comedy  shaded  with  pathos 
seldom  fails  to  make  a  happy  com- 
bination. "Friendly  Enetnies"  is 
strong  in  both.  Its  comedy  is  well 
founded,  original  and  of  such  a 
characteristic  sort  that  it  never 
misses  its  point.  And  then  the 
pathos  is  well  timed,  never  over- 
stressed  and  applied  appropriately. 
"Friendly  Enemies"  mingles 
laughter  with  tears  and  it  gets  you 
both  ways.  You  can't  help  but 
laugh  and  you'll  cry  whether  you 
want  to  or  not. 

Story:  Karl  Pfeiffer  and  Henry 
Block  had  migrated  from  Germany 
together.  Thirty  years  pass  and 
the  two  are  constantly  at  odds 
over  the  German  situation  in  the 
European  war.  Block  is  strictly 
for  Uncle  Sam  but  Karl  is  torn 
between  love  for  the  Fatherland 
and  his  adopted  country.  Young 
Pfeiffer  enlists  when  the  U.  S.  de- 
clares war.  His  father  orders  him 
out.  Meantime  Pfeiffer  had  been 
giving  money  to  a  German  agent 
nrmed  Miller  whose  work  was  to 
keep  American  troops  from  landing 
in  France.  Later,  when  Pfeiffer 
believes  his  son  to  be  on  a  trans- 
port blown  up  at  Miller's  orders, 
he  realizes  his  mistake  and  all  ends 
happily  with  Karl  and  Block  call- 
ing ofif  their  own  private  warfare, 
and  with  Block's  daughter  marry- 
ing Karl's  son. 

Box  Office  Angle Excellent  enter- 

tainnirnt. 

Exploitation Be     sure     and     talk 

about  the  appearance  of  Weber  and 
Fields,  old  time  stage  favorites,  and 
their  work  in  "Friendly  Enemies". 
Make  promises  for  the  laughs  and 
yuu  can  extend  a  special  invitatior 
to  the  mothers  of  your  community. 
They'll  laugh  and  cry  with  Frau 
Pfeiffer,  the  wife  of  the  agitated 
Karl.  Get  in  back  of  this  one  and 
get  it  over. 

Direction George  Melford; 

first  rate. 
Authors    Samuel    Shipman 

and  Aaron  Hoffman. 

Scenario    Alfred    A.    Cohn 

Cameraman   Charles  A.  Clarke 

Photography     Good 

Locale    N.    Y. 

Length   6,288  feet. 


"The  Prairie  Wife" 

Metro-Goldwyn 
As  a  Whole... SOME  HUMOR- 
OUS TOUCHES  SCATTERED 
THROUGH  ARE  REALLY 
COMMENDABLE  AND  ACT- 
ING IS  GOOD  BUT  STORY 
MATERIAL  FAR  FROM  WAR- 
RANTED THE  EXTENSIVE 
FOOTAGE. 

Cast. ..  .Dorothy  Devore  cute  and  a 
bright  spot  in  an  otherwise  dull 
atmosphere.  Herbert  Rawlinson 
does  better  than  is  his  wont  and 
Gibson  Gowland  is  a  cringing,  un- 
fathomable farmhand. 

Type  of  Story. . . .  Comedy-drama. 
Poor  little  Chaddie  Green  had  been 
used  to  pretty  clothes  and  plenty 
of  money  and  the  luxuries  it  could 
buy.  But  when  she  married  Dun- 
can McKail  and  went  to  live  in  his 
shack  on  a  prairie  she  had  none 
of  these  and  Chaddie  became  sick 
with  the  monotony  of  her  life.  It 
is  very  possible  that  her  audience 
is  also  going  to  tire  of  it.  In  spite 
of  the  very  vivid  and  sincere  pic- 
turization  that  Hugo  Ballin  has 
given  Chaddie's  plight  it  does  be- 
come tedious.  Nothing  happens 
but  Chaddie's  intermittent  quarrels 
with  her  husband,  her  loneliness 
and  her  fear  of  Olie,  a  farmhand 
This  for  about  five  reels  and  then 
the  husband  has  a  quarrel  with 
some  of  his  laborers.  This  is  the 
first  bit  of  action.  Later  on  Olie, 
whom  you  had  been  led  to  believe 
was  in  some  way  responsible  for 
the  death  of  Chaddie's  father, 
hangs  himself  in  a  barn.  Chaddie 
has  been  gradually  getting  used 
to  the  prairie  and  at  the  closing 
you  find  her  happily  snuggled  in 
her  husband's  arms.  "The  Prairie 
Wife"  is  more  of  a  biography  of 
the  heroine's  life.  It  lacks  situa- 
tions for  a  screen  play.  It  has 
hardly  any  plot.  There  are  some 
delightful  bits  of  humor  which 
Dorothy  Devore  puts  over  and 
they're  bound  to  enjoy  her  work 
as  Chaddie  if  they  don't  mind  wait- 
ing between  times.  A  short  five 
reels  might  have  taken  care  of  "The 
Prairie  Wife"  rather  well  but  in  the 
seven  reels  in  which  it  is  being 
shown  its  situations  are  lost.  The 
result  is  a  slow  moving  film  not 
likely  to  hold  an  audience. 

Box  Office  Angle. .  .  .Dorothy  Devore 
cute  and  pleasing;  fine  production 
and  comedy  bits  are  to  be  found 
but  otherwise  there  is  little  to 
boost. 

Exploitation. ..  .If  this  could  only  be 
cut  to  a  reasonable  length  it  might 
do  very  nicely.  It  has  saleable  fea- 
tures if  they  weren't  so  smothered 
in  excess  footage.  They'll  like 
Dorothy  Devore  as  Chaddie  if  you 
can  persuade  them  to  come  in. 

Direction    Hugo    Ballin- 

effective    but    goes    into    too    much 
unneccessary  detail. 

Author    Arthur    Stringer 

Scenario    Not   credited 

Cameraman J.  R.  Diamond 

Photography     Good 

Locale      West 

Length About  7,000  feet 


"The  Fool" 

Fox 
As  a  Whole...  DECIDEDLY  A 
PICTURE  FOR  THE  THINK- 
ING ELEMENT.  HAS  SPLEN- 
DID DRAMATIC  FORCE  AND 
HAS  BEEN  HANDLED  IN 
VERY  SERIOUS  AND  SIN- 
CERE MANNER.  RUNS  LONG. 
Cast. ...  Edmund  Lowe  makes  a 
worth  while  effort  in  the  role  of 
the  Rev.  Daniel  Gilchrist  and  his 
portrayal  is  quite  effective.  He  has 
not  quite  the  force  of  character, 
however,  that  you  would  really  ex- 
pect of  the  unusual  minister  hero 
of  Pollock's  play.  Anne  Dale  does 
well  as  the  little  cripple  girl  and 
Rayinond  Bloomer  leads  the  cyni- 
cal faction  and  Brenda  Bond  is  sat- 
isfactory, though  not  outstanding, 
as  Clare. 
Type  of  Story. ..  .Drama;  adapted 
from  Channing  Pollock's  stage 
play.  "The  Fool"  enjoyed  a  long 
and  successful  run  as  a  stage  play 
and  Fox  paid  considerable  for  the 
screen  rights.  Just  what  returns 
they  will  reap  upon  their  invest- 
ment is  questionable.  "The  Fool" 
will  appeal  directly  to  the  thinking 
element,  which,  incidentally,  com- 
prises the  minority  of  picture 
patrons.  It  is  a  serious  theme 
handled  in  a  serious  vein  and  it 
consists  of  considerable  preach- 
ment, splendid  in  its  way,  but  the 
sort  of  thing  that  is  not  appreciated, 
and  seldom  wanted  by  the  big 
majority.  Harry  Millarde  seems  to 
have  caught  the  spirit  of  the  play 
rather  successfully.  He  has  in- 
jected quite  a  bit  of  force  into  the 
dramatic  moments  and  for  the  most 
part  gotten  the  most  out  of  his 
cast  even  though  there  are  in- 
stances where  the  roles  might  have 
been  more  appropriately  cast.  The 
development  is  smooth  enough  and 
the  interest  nicely  sustained.  To- 
ward the  end  it  becomes  a  bit  slow 
moving  and  cutting  would  help  to 
speed  up  the  ending.  The  picture 
could  be  reduced  in  footage  gen- 
erally and  be  the  better  of  it.  The 
theme  concerns  the  life  work  of 
Daniel  Gilchrist,  a  firm  believer  in 
Christ,  who  meets  with  the  con- 
stant opposition  of  his  people  but 
who  is  finally  happy  in  the  suc- 
cess of  his  efforts. 
Box  Office  Angle.... You  have  to 
figure  this  from  the  angle  of  the 
people  you  cater  to.  First  rate  for 
a  serious-minded  clientele,  and  es- 
pecially excellent  for  a  church-go- 
ing community. 
Exploitation. ..  .The  play  gained  no 
little  fame  and  the  success  of  it  has 
no  doubt  reached  your  patrons 
The  title,  therefore,  will  stand 
plenty  of  exploiting  and  where  you 
have  the  right  crowd  you  can  go 
after  business  by  securing  the  co- 
operation of  religious  bodies,  wel- 
fare organizations,  etc. 

Direction    Harry   Millarde ; 

satisfactory  on   the  whole,  but  de- 
votes too  much   footage. 

Author    Channing    Pollock 

Scenario    Edmund    Goulding 

Cameraman   Joe  Luttenberg 

Photography  All  right 

Locale   New  York 

Length   9,453  feet 


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FLORENCE    VIDOR 

with  MALCOLM  McGREGOR,  CLAIRE  DUBREY,  ALAN  ROSCOE, 

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A  RENAUD  HOFFMAN  Production 

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Richard   Barthelmess    in 

"Soul  Fire" 

Prod.:  Inspiration  Pictures,  Inc. 
Dist.:  First  National 
As  a  Whole STAR'S  PER- 
FORMANCE WORTH  WHILE 
AND  SOUTH  SEA  ISLAND 
EPISODE  OFFERS  PLEASING 
ROMANCE.  EPISODIC  NA- 
TURE OF  STORY  RETARDS 
THE  INTEREST. 
Star....  Has  considerable  emotional 
playing  which  he  does  excellently 
and  roles  offers  quite  a  good  deal 
of  variation. 
Cast ....  Bessie  Love  pretty  and  win- 
some as  the  South  Sea  Island  belle 
who  is  the  means  of  regenerating 
the  music-mad  hero.  Helen  Ware 
interesting  as  "Frisco  Sal".  Car- 
lotta  Monterey  convincingly  cold 
as  the  Princess  Rhea.  Others 
Walter  Long,  Harriet  Sterling,  Ef- 
fie    Shannon,    Lee    Baker. 

Type    of    Story Drama;    adapted 

from  the  stage  play,  "Great  Mu- 
sic", by  Martin  Brown.  "Soul 
Fire"  rperesents  a  great  conflict, 
the  conflict  of  a  musical  genius 
who  lacks  the  inspiration  to 
be  a  great  composer.  The 
story  provides  Richard  Barthel- 
mess with  a  a  varied  sort  of  role 
that  is  very  much  to  his  liking.  He 
has  several  emotional  sequences 
which  he  handles  splendidly.  "Soul 
Fire"  is  a  globe-trotter  when  it 
comes  to  atmosphere.  It  starts  in 
New  York,  shifts  to  Italy,  thence 
to  Paris,  Port  Said  and  finally 
reaches  its  climax  in  the  South 
Seas.  There  is  an  episode  laid  in 
each  place  with  hero  encountering 
a  different  woman  in  each  port, 
though  not  one  who  inspires  him 
to  write  the  kind  of  music  which 
is  his  ambition.  His  struggle  for 
inspiration  isn't  materially  con- 
vincing. Perhaps  you  have  to  have 
artistic  temperament  to  appreciate 
the  musician's  mental  conflict  but 
it  doesn't  seem  possible  that  he 
could  work  himself  up  into  such 
apparent  anguish  because  of  his  in- 
ability to  fulfill  his  desire.  Eventu- 
ally Teita,  South  Sea  Island  girl, 
inspires  him  and  his  great  love  for 
her  works  wonders.  His  composi- 
tions are  being  played  at  a  concert 
and  the  story  of  hero's  life  is  re- 
lated   in    flash-backs. 

Box    Office    Angle Will    please 

them,  especially  where  Richard 
Barthelmess  is  popular.  Where 
his  previous  offerings  have  been 
well  received  you  should  get  this 
one  over  also. 
Exploitation. ..  .Let  them  know  that 
Bartiielmess  plays  the  part  of  a 
musical  composer  who  roams  the 
world  in  search  of  an  inspiration 
for  his  great  music.  A  trailer  show- 
ing bits  of  the  various  episodes 
laid  in  different  parts  of  the  world, 
should  get  their  interest.  Use  the 
star's  name  extensively  in  your  bill- 
ing and  say  that  pleasing  little 
Bessie  Love  plays  opposite. 

Direction    John    S.    Roiiertson; 

first-rate 

Author    Martin  Brown 

Scenario    Josephine   Lovett 

Cameraman    Roy  Overbaugh 

Photography    Good 

Locale     U.S. -Europe 

length    8,262  feet 


"Wings  of  Youth" 

Fox 

As  a  Whole... THE  MODERN 
GIRL  AND  HER  OLD  FASH- 
IONED MOTHER  GET  SOME 
FURTHER  EXPLOITATION 
JAZZ  ATMOSPHERE  WILL 
UNDOUBTEDLY  MAKE  IT 
POPULAR  BUT  STORY  IS 
WITHOUT   CONVICTION. 

Cast. .  .  .Ethel  Clayton  returns  to  the 
screen  in  the  role  of  a  conservative 
mother  who  develops  a  jazz  mania 
to  cure  her  silly  young  daughters. 
Pleasing  as  usual  but  looks  a  good 
deal  older,  consequently  photo- 
graphing rather  poorly.  Madge 
Bellamy  is  a  busy  jazz  baby  and 
others  are  Charles  Farrel,  Freeman 
Wood,  Robert  Cain,  Katherine 
Perry,  Marian  Harlan,  George 
Stewart   and   Douglas    Gerard. 

Type  of  Story. ..  .Drama;  adapted 
from  Harold  P.  Montanye's  story, 
"A  Daughter  of  Jezebel".  And 
still  they  keep  coming — these  ultra 
modern  daughters  whose  parents 
with  old  fashioned  ideas  can't  get 
used  to  their  childrens'  cigarettes 
and  hip  flasks.  This  time  Ethel 
Clayton  is  the  fond  mother  so 
greatly  disturbed  by  the  doings  of 
her  three  girls.  They  are  supposed 
to  be  at  college  studying  but  in- 
stead they  are  on  one  round  of 
drinking  and  petting  parties  so 
when  mother  discovers  the  true 
state  of  affairs  she  plans  a  definite 
means  of  curing  them.  She 
launches  out  on  a  wild  career  her- 
self and  much  to  the  girls'  surprise 
far  surpasses  them  in  their  frivolity 
All  the  while  mother  is  not  enjoy- 
ing herself  one  bit.  It's  her  sacri- 
fice for  hei"  children  and  eventually 
when  she  has  them  sufficiently 
worried  and  has  succeeded  in  con- 
vincing them  as  to  the  sinfulness 
of  their  ways,  she  discloses  her 
reason  and  there's  the  usual  family 
reunion.  The  idea,  has  been  used 
frequently  of  late  and  "The  Wings 
of  Youth"  is  no  more  convincing 
in  substance  than  the  others.  Old 
fashioned  mothers  hardly  pursue 
such  radical  methods  of  reforming 
their  children.  But  there's  the 
spicy  jazz  atmosphere  and  that  is 
all  that  is  necessary  to  make  a  pic- 
ture— for  some  folks.  "Wings  of 
Youth"  will  appeal  from  this  angle 
only. 

Box  Office  Angle....  All  depends  on 
the  people  you  show  to.  If  you 
know  the  jazz  business  brings  them 
in  this  is  a  safe  bet. 
Exploitation. ..  .Fox  is  billing  this  as 
"The  Wings  of  Youth"  (And  how 
they  were  clipped).  Maybe  that 
would  be  a  good  line  to  use.  Let 
them  know  the  story  deals  with 
the  method  which  one  mother  em- 
ployed to  cure  her  daughters  of 
the  jazz  craze.  Where  they  re- 
member Ethel  Clayton  pleasantly 
you  might  use  her  name  to  ad- 
vantage. 

Direction   Emmctt   Flynn;   fair 

Author   Harold   P.   Montanye 

Scenario     Bernard    McConville 

Cameraman     Ernest     Palmer 

Photography   All  right 

Locale    New  York 

Lengrth   5,340  feet. 


"Daughters  Who  Pay" 

Banner  Prod. — State  Rights 

As  a  Whole...  ROMANCE  THAT 
HAS  QUANTITY  OF  COMPLI- 
CATIONS AND  INCLUDES  IN- 
TERNATIONAL SPY  SYSTEM 
WITH  A  HEROINE  WHO  IS 
NONE  OTHER  THAN  A  SE- 
CRET SERVICE  AGENT. 

Cast.  ...  Marguerite  de  la  Motte  has 
a  very  busy  role  as  the  girl  who 
outwits  the  Russian  plotters,  wins 
a  rich  man's  son  and  clears  her 
brother's  name.  Pleasing  and 
makes  the  most  of  a  none  too  at- 
tractive role.  John  Bowers  is  the 
good  looking  hero  who  hasn't  very 
much  to  do.  Barney  Sherry  is  the 
rich  man  and  Bela  Lugosi  is  the 
Russian  villain. 

Type    of    Story Romantic    drama. 

"Daughters  Who  Pay"  is  the  sort 
of  story  designed  to  please  the  fan 
crowd  through  its  romance  and  in- 
trigue. There's  an  involved  plot 
wherein  a  group  of  Russians  is 
making  secret  plans  in  the  U.  S 
that  will  overthrow  their  govern- 
ment at  home.  There's  an  Ameri- 
can heroine,  posing  as  a  Russian 
dancer  but  in  reality  a  secret  ser- 
vice agent,  and  the  Yankee  hero 
who  falls  for  her.  Then  comes  the 
irate  rich  parent  who  offers  to  buy 
off  the  notorious  dancer  if  she  will 
give  up  his  son.  She  finally  con- 
sents providing  the  man  will  not 
press  his  charges  against  the 
brother  of  a  poor  girl  (the  brother 
of  heroine  herself).  "Daughters 
Who  Pay"  gets  more  complicated 
as  it  goes  along  and  it  is  seldom 
very  convincing  entertainment 
The  development  is  episodic  and 
not  at  all  smooth.  Marguerite  de 
la  Motte  is  always  a  pleasing  hero- 
ine so  there  is  a  possibility  that  her 
appearance  and  performance  may 
help  to  hold  it  together  where  the 
story  fails.  The  ending  is  long  in 
arriving  but  finally  you  are  given 
the  grand  surprise,  that  the  girl 
isn't  a  Russian  dancer  at  all  and 
that  her  association  with  the  Rus- 
sian plotters  was  merely  part  of 
her  work  as  a  government  agent. 

Box  Office  Angle....  Not  very  pow- 
erful entertainment.  You'll  have 
to  use  this  either  with  another  good 
feature  or  else  well  backed  with  a 
good    surrounding   program. 

Exploitation.  . .  .Little  for  you  to  talk 
about  unless  you  figure  that 
Marguerite  de  la  Motte  and  John 
Bowers  will  keep  them  entertained. 
Catchlines  relative  to  the  Russian 
plotters  whose  schemes  were  spoil- 
ed by  a  girl  detective  may  prove 
inviting  but  it  is  doubtful  if  they'll 
find  her  highly  involved  task  a 
very  interesting  one. 

Direction  ....Geo.  Terwilliger;  poor 

Author   Wm.   B.   Laub 

Scenario    Wm.    B.    Laub 

Cameramen    Edward    Paul 

and  Charles  Davis. 

Photography    Fair 

Locale    United    States 

Length   5,800  feet. 


Marion  Davies  in 

"Zander  the  Great" 

Prod.:    Cosmopolitan  Prod. 
Dist.:    Metro-Goldioyn 

As  a  Whole.... MARION  DAVIES 
IS  THE  WHOLE  SHOW  AND 
A  GOOD  ONE.  FINE  PRO- 
DUCTION AND  SOME  FIRST 
RATE  COMEDY,  BUT  STORY 
ISN'T  PARTICULARLY 
STRONG. 

Star. .  .  .  Establishes  herself  as  a  really 
delightful  comedienne  by  her  im- 
personation of  the  homely  little  or- 
phan in  the  early  reels. 

Cast.  ..  .Harrison  Ford  a  suitable 
hero  and  Holbrook  Blinn  always 
fine  as  a  "good  bad  man".  Other 
bad  men  portrayed  by  George 
Siegmann,  Harry  Watson  and 
Harry  Myers.  Others  in  the  cast 
Emily  Fitzroy,  Hobart  Bosworth. 
Hedda  Hopper,  Olin  Howland  and 
a  cute  youngster  named  John  Huff. 
All  the  supporting  cast  more  or  less 
subordinate  to  Miss  Davies. 

Type  of  Story. ...  Comedy-drama; 
adapted  from  the  stage  play  of  the 
same  name  by  Salisbury  Field. 
"Zander  The  Great"  belongs  en- 
tirely to  Marion  Davies.  She  is 
the  center  of  attraction  at  all  times 
and  through  her  pleasing  and  cap- 
able portrayal  of  Mamie  Smith,  the 
orphan  kid,  the  picture  comes 
through  as  a  good  entertainment. 
It  isn't  a  great  picture  because  the 
story  isn't  big,  nor  strong  enough, 
to  make  it  a  great  picture.  But 
it  entertains  and  with  Miss  Davies' 
delightful  playing  it  will  no  doubt 
thoroughly  please  the  public. 
Schertzinger's  direction  is  good  and 
the  usual  artistic  Urban  settings 
are  to  be  found.  The  story  con- 
cerns the  adventures  of  Mamie,  a 
homely,  freckled-face  kid,  adopted 
by  Mrs.  Caldwell,  a  deserted  wife. 
Upon  her  death  Mamie  and  Mrs. 
Caldwell's  little  boy,  whom  Mamie 
calls  "Zander"  escape  the  orphan- 
age in  a  Ford  and  travel  west  to 
find  Zander's  pa.  They  get  mixed 
up  with  a  crew  of  bandits.  There's 
an  episode  devoted  to  their  excit- 
ing adventures  and  finally,  the  end- 
ing with  the  finding  of  Zander's  pa 
and  with  Mamie  and  "pa"  falling 
in  love  with  each  other. 

Box  Office  Angle.  . .  .Good  attraction 
that  will  undoubtedly  get  over 
nicely. 

Exploitation.  ..  .Of  course  you  have 
the  advantage  of  a  wealth  of  pub- 
licity back  of  the  Davies  pictures 
through  the  Hearst  publications. 
They'll  already  have  heard  of 
"Zander  The  Great"  before  you  get 
the  picture  and  should  be  familiar 
with  the  title.  Where  you  have 
been  successful  with  Marion  Da- 
vies' pictures  in  the  past,  this 
should  do  well  also. 

Direction George  William  Hill; 

good  but  allows  tempo  to  slow  up 
occasionally. 

Author    Salisbury    Field 

Scenario     Frances    Marion 

Cameramen Geo.  Barnes 

and   Harold  Wenstrom. 

Photography     Good;    lightings 

rather  dark  most  of  the  time. 

Locale     Eastern    city — western 

town. 

Length    6,844  feet. 


Sunday,  May  10,  1925 


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"The    Miracle    of    the 
Wolves" 

Societe  dcs  Romans 
Historiqiies  Filmes 

As  a  Whole....  FRENCH  HIS- 
TORICAL ROMANCE  WITH 
SPLENDID  MEDIAEVAL 
BATTLE  SEQUENCES.  PRIN- 
CIPAL CHARACTERS  LOST 
IN  INCOHERENT  DEVELOP- 
MENT WHICH  JUDICIOUS 
CUTTING  WOULD  HELP. 

Cast All    French    players    whose 

names  mean  nothing  here.  Gen- 
erally do  effective  work  but  are 
hampered  by  costumes  and  head- 
gear which  seem  grotesque  in  this 
modern   day. 

Type  of  Story. . .  .Historical  romantic 
drama.  Deals  with  authentic  in- 
cidents, which  French  historians 
maintain,  marked  the  beginnings  of 
the  modern  French  nation.  Like 
many  spectacles  which  have  pre- 
ceded this,  it  teems  with  intrigue 
and  it  is  perhaps  due  the  very  na- 
ture of  the  story  thread  interwoven 
with  the  historical  background,  that 
the  love  theme  seems  superfluous 
and  futile.  The  highlight  of  the 
story  revolves  around  an  unusual 
sequence  where  Jeanne  Fouquet, 
the  heroine  is  saved  from  the  emis- 
saries of  Charles  the  Bold,  con- 
spirator against  Louis  XI  and  the 
French  crown  by  an  encircling 
pack  of  wolves  which  are  seen  lick- 
ing her  hands  at  one  moment  and 
savagely  attacking  her  enemies  the 
next.  The  symbolic  inference  is 
that  the  dispatch  of  the  wolves  to 
her  rescue  is  divinely  directed  and 
right,  since  she  bears  a  letter  the 
contents  of  which  remove  all  doubt 
of  suspected  machinations  b  y 
Louis,  the   King,  against  Charles. 

Box  Office  Angle A  serious  ques- 
tion if  this  has  not  arrived  too  late. 
There  have  been  many  similar  pro- 
ductions made  and  released  here. 
The  battle  scenes  are  very  well- 
handled  as  a  whole  and  certainly 
the  portion  of  the  film  dealing  with 
the  wolves  is  different— so  different 
and  so  realistically  ghastly  that  it 
may  experience  difficulties  with 
censors. 

Exploitation The  best  angle  here 

is  to  concentrate  on  the  wolves  and 
the  so-called  miracle.  It's  out  of 
the  ordinary  and  after  it  is  toned 
down  and  made  less  gruesome, 
might  well  become  your  principal 
exploitation  angle.  Spectacles  don't 
mean  much  any  more;  they  have 
been  on  the  market  with  too  much 
frequenc)'. 

Direction.  ...Raymond  Bernard;  quite 
[       good. 

Author   Henry  Dupuy'  Mazuel 

Scenario   Henry  Dupuy'  Mazuel 

Cameraman   Not  credited 

Photography   Generally  splendid 

Locale    Mediaeval   France 

Length  About  9,000  feet 


Lefty  Flt/nn  in 

"Speed  Wild" 

Film  Booking    Offices 

As  a  Whole.. THRILLS,  PLENTY 
OF  THEM  AND  SOME  NEW 
ONES.  LIVES  UP  TO  ITS 
TITLE  VERY  CONSCIEN- 
TIOUSLY. 

Star....  Has  a  perfect  role.  Suits 
him  fine  and  he  is  kept  busy  play- 
ing the  hero  by  rounding  up  smug- 
glers and  saving  the  heroine's 
brother. 

Cast. ..  .Dorothy  Dwan  pleasing  and 
rather  pretty.  Raymond  Turner, 
as  Lefty's  colored  buddy,  might 
have  gotten  in  some  more  laughs 
if  they  had  given  him  a  chance. 
Frank  Elliott,  the  villainous  smug- 
gler. Other  Fred  Burns  and  Ralph 
McCuUough. 

Type  of  Story. ..  .Comedy-drama. 
"Speed  Wild"  is  all  that  its  name 
implies.  It  opens  up  with  a  long 
shot  of  a  beautiful  California  road, 
hero  Lefty  in  a  sport  roadster  and 
nothing  to  stop  him  but  a  closely 
pursuing  motor  cop.  It's  a  good 
beginning.  Then  comes  a  mysteri- 
ous touch.  In  the  dusk,  on  the 
beach,  is  a  motor  car  flashing  sig- 
nals by  means  of  its  headlights,  to 
a  ship  anchored  a  short  distance 
off  shore.  Next  a  flash  of  some 
pretty  Chinese  girls  apparently  pre- 
paring to  leave  the  boat.  All  this 
is  enough  to  suggest  some  excite- 
ment. Then  the  plot  gets  thicker. 
A  motor  cop  is  removed  from  the 
parked  car,  plainly  bound  up,  and 
laid  in  back  of  a  huge  rock.  Later 
hero  decides  to  give  the  cop  a 
rest  and  becomes  one  himself,  tak- 
ing the  place  of  the  injured  man. 
His  first  mishap  is  a  spectacular 
nose  dive  when  the  car  he  is  chas- 
ing edges  him  off  the  road.  There's 
a  great  thrill  in  this  drop  which 
is  shot  from  above.  Then  hero 
sets  out  in  earnest  to  round  up  the 
smugglers  of  Chinese  picture 
brides.  When  he  learns  that  his 
future  wife's  brother  is  mixed  up 
with  the  underworld  band  his  vigil 
is  doubled.  How  hero  rounds  up 
the  band,  exposes  the  leader,  clears 
the  girl's  brother  and  wins  the  girl 
furnishes  the  speed. 
Box  Office  Angle.  ...  Good  speedy 
little  entertainment  that  gallops 
along  at  a  good  pace.  Should  be 
popular  where  they  like  excitement 
for  their  money. 

Exploitation Just    boost    the    title 

and  then  run  a  trailer  of  some  of 
the  thrill  stunts  and  you  should 
get  them  in.  Lefty  Flynn,  former 
Yale  football  star,  is  no  doubt 
rather  well  known  to  them  and  you 
can  get  them  interested  in  his  lat- 
est film  by  telling  them  he  plays 
the  part  of  a  motorcycle  cop. 
Probably  your  local  "force"  would 
lend  a  hand  in  exploiting  your  pic- 
ture. 

Direction   ..Harry  Garson;  first-rate. 

Author H.  H.  Van  Loan 

Scenario  Frank  S.  Beresford 

Cameraman Billy  Tuers 

Photography      Good 

Locale     California 

Length    4,700  feet. 


Jack  Hoxie  in 

"Ridin'  Thunder" 

TJ TtXI) C7' SCI  I 

As  a  Whole... NICELY  WORKED 
OUT       PLOT      THAT,      AL- 
THOUGH     OF     A     CONVEN- 
TIONAL   ORDER,    SUPPLIES 
THE    RIGHT    KIND    OF    AU- 
DIENCE APPEAL  AND  WILL 
PLEASE    THE    AVERAGE 
CROWD. 
Star....  Has  one  whole  reel  in  which 
he    does    nothing    else    but    display 
his  skill  on  horseback.     Does  some 
fancy    fast    riding   that    will    please 
his  admirers. 
Cast.  .  .  .Kalherine  Grant  a  new  lead- 
ing   lady.      Hasn't   much    to   do    in 
this.     Jack    Pratt      the      regulation 
"bad  man"  and  others  Francis  Ford, 
George     Connors,     Bert     Demarc, 
Wm.  McCall. 
Type   of   Story. ..  .Western;   adapted 
from    B.    M.    Bower's    story,    "Jean 
of  the   Lazy   J."     There   isn't   time 
for   "Ridin'   Thunder"   to  bore  you 
even  if  you  don't  care  for  a  west- 
ern.    In  fact  it  is  likely  to  win  you 
over  because  it  is  short,  to  the  point, 
interesting  and  there  is  some  clever 
riding  that   will  appeal.     The  plot, 
like   the    average    western   formula, 
contains  the  usual  trio  of  hero,  vil- 
lain and  a  girl,  but  its  familiarities 
are  easily  overshadowed  by  a  good 
development  resulting  in  a  well  sus- 
tained interest.    And  you  don't  have 
to    wait    around    for   the   very    last 
foot    of    film    to    find    out   just    who 
murdered  the  heroine's  father.  You 
are    inclined   to    wonder    how    they 
are  going  to  fill  out  the  rest  of  the 
story  when  they  arrive  at   the   cli- 
max so  early.     But  the  last  reel  or 
so  is  consumed  with  the  fine  riding 
sequence   mentioned   before.      Hero 
is   forced   to   get   a   written   pardon 
from  the  governor  before  the  local 
sheriff  can   grant  a   stay   of  execu- 
tion for  his  father.     The  governor 
was  away  on  a  vacation  so  it  was 
up  to  hero  to  get  the  pardon.  Hoxie 
races  with  a  train  and  the  alternat- 
ing  shots    of   horse   and   rider   and 
then  speeding  engine  works  this  up 
to  a   fast    finish.     There's  a   pretty 
fair    suspense    in    the    identity    of 
the    murderer    and    Director    Clif- 
ford  Smith  has  built  this  up  nicely 
without  resorting  to  any  of  the  old 
tricks  of  staving  off  a  solution. 

Box   Office  Angle Good  western 

that  will  surely  please  those  who 
enjoy  this  type  of  entertainment 
and  because  of  fine  riding  sequence 
should  go  well  generally. 
Exploitation.  ..  ."Ridin'  Thunder"  is 
wholly  appropriate  as  a  title  so  you 
might  work  it  up  with  catchlines 
and  otherwise  make  it  clear  to  your 
patrons  that  Hoxie's  latest  special- 
izes in  fast  and  fancy  riding.  Run 
a  trailer  of  this  sequence  and  tell 
them  about  hero's  wild  ride  to  se- 
cure a  pardon  for  his  father  from 
the  governor. 
Direction Clifford  .S.  Smith;  sat- 
isfactory. 

Author   B.  M.   Bower 

Scenario Isadora  Bernstein 

Cameraman    Harry   Newman 

Photography    Good 

Locale  The  West 

Length  4,354  feet 


Bob  Custer  in 

"The  Texas  Bearcat" 

Producer:  Jesse  Goldburg 
Distributor:     F.   B.    O. 

As  a  Whole ONE  MORE  WEST- 
ERN TO  ADD  TO  THE  LONG 
LIST.  NO  OUTSTANDING 
NEW  FEATURES  IN  BOB 
CUSTER'S  LATEST  THAT 
WOULD  MAKE  IT  DIFFER- 
ENT FROM  THE  AVERAGE 
RUN    OF    WESTERNS. 

Star A    fine    hero    who    has    the 

usual  line-up  of  stunts  and  heroics. 
He  succeeds  in  supplying  the  nec- 
essary action  and  thrills  and  fin- 
ishes up  in  the  true  romantic  style. 

Cast Sally    Rand    a    suitable    lead 

and  Carlcton  King  the  conventional 
villain.  Others  Harry  Von  Metier, 
Jack  Richardson,  Lee  Shumway. 

Type    of     Story Western.       "The 

Texas  Bearcat"  is  the  fifth  of  the 
"Texas  Ranger"  series  of  westerns. 
It  suffices  as  a  fairly  interesting 
pastime  but  there  is  really  nothing 
in  the  picture  to  distinguish  it  from 
the  mass  of  westerns  that  seem  to 
be  flooding  the  market.  It  has  its 
quota  of  action,  stunts  and  thrills, 
plus  the  regulation  romantic  flavor 
but  its  plot,  on  the  whole,  sticks 
to  the  beaten  path.  There  are  the 
characters  you  expect  to  find:  hero, 
a  girl  and  a  villain  and  they  all  fall 
right  in  line  for  the  usual  duties. 
Hero  is  kept  busy  saving  the  girl, 
keeping  villain  from  stealing  her 
father's  land,  and  otherwise  prov- 
ing himself  well  worthy  of  living 
for  the  clinch.  This  time  hero  has 
a  double  handicap.  He  believes  he 
is  a  half-breed  and  the  blood  bar- 
rier gives  him  something  further 
to  worry  about.  Nevertheless  he 
continues  to  protect  the  girl.  Later 
however,  he  shoots  her  father, 
Crawford,  believing  that  his  own 
father  has  been  wrongly  injured  by 
Crawford.  But  it  develops  that  the 
man,  Sethman,  who  was  known  to 
hero  as  his  father,  was  the  man 
who  kidnapped  him  in  infancy  and 
brought  him  up  in  the  belief  that 
he  was  a  half-breed.  It  is  further 
disclosed  that  hero  is  really  the  son 
of  Crawford  and  the  girl  hero  was 
in  love  with  was  only  Crawford's 
adopted  daughter.  This  clears 
away  all  obstacles  and  brings  about 
the  inevitable  ending. 

Box   Office  Angle Suffices  for  an 

average  entertainment  and  should 
do  adequately  where  they  enjoy  a 
western. 

Exploitation You'll   have    to   stick 

to  the  cut-and-dried  sort  of  adver- 
tising for  "The  Texas  Bearcat"  in- 
asmuch as  it  has  no  particularly 
new  angles  that  will  stand  special 
exploitation.  If  you  want  to  in- 
terest them  in  a  new  star  you 
might  start  boosting  Bob  Custer's 
name  and  otherwise  letting  them 
know  there's  another  cowboy  hero 
out  gunning  for  admirers. 

Direction   Reeves    Eason;    fair 

Author   F.   J.   Rhetore 

Scenario   Geo.   Plympton 

Cameraman    Lauren    Draper 

Photography   All  right 

Locale   The   West 

Length    4,770  feet 


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Sunday,  May  10,  1925 


Milwaukee 

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theater — to  frighten  the  local  exhibitor  into  buying  his  product, 
with  no  idea  of  actually  operating  the  theater.  But  when  the 
blufif  has  been  called,  the  branch  manager  is  in  a  bad  spot.  The 
damage  has  been  done,  and  the  fat  is  in  the  fire. 

Often  these  moves  are  made  without  the  home  office  knowing 
the  situation  thoroughly.  Certain  moves  of  this  kind  have  reached 
us.  From  the  one  side  they  seem  silly,  futile,  and  without  suf- 
ficient reason.  Perhaps  it  is  because  we  have  heard  only  one 
side  of  the  story.  Then  there  is  the  other  story — of  the  exhibitor 
who,  because  he  has  the  situation  controlled,  feels  he  can  pay 
any  old  price  he  wishes.  And  make  the  distributor  take  it.  Or 
take  nothing.  Obviously  this  is  wrong.  And  the  distributor 
cannot  be  blamed  if  he  enters  such  towns  in  an  effort  to  secure 
a  fair  price  for  his  product. 

Two  wrongs  never  made  a  right.  The  chances 
are  that  the  'producer-distributor  has  as  many  com- 
plaints to  make  as  the  exhibitor  who  feels  that  he 
is  wronged.  But  there  never  was  a  problem  which 
could  not  be  worked  out  across  a  table.  And  these 
problems  can — and  should  be  worked  out.  Across 
an  arbitration  table. 

A  lot  of  people  may  say  this  cannot  be  done.  That  things 
have  gone  too  far.  Nonsense.  The  Great  War  went  along  for 
many  years.  At  a  cost  of  billions,  at  the  sacrifice  of  millions 
of  men.  But  in  the  end.  After  all  the  cost.  Representatives  of 
the  warring  nations  were  compelled  to  sit  around  a  table.  And 
try  and  adjust  matters.  And  so  it  has  ever  been.  All  through 
history.  You  can  fight  all  you  wish ;  become  as  angry  as  you 
please.  But  in  the  end  you  have  to  put  your  legs  under  a  table. 
To  get  anywhere.     And  so  it  will  be  with  this  problem. 

A  lot  of  noise  can  be  made  in  Milwaukee.  It  probably  will 
be.  A  lot  of  things  can  be  said.  Much  of  what  may  be  said  is 
undoubtedly  true.  Certainly  it  can  be  true.  But  on  the  other 
hand  a  lot  of  other  things  could  be  said.  As  an  offset.  And 
they,  too,  might  easily  be  true.  But  all  the  noise.  From  either. 
Or  both  sides.  Means  nothing.  Unless  a  serious  effort  is  made 
to  correct  the  evils. 

Once  again   let  us   reiterate  an   old   business   maxim : 
Dividends  are  not  paid  by  business  quarrels. 

There  are  only  two  things  which  count — which  are  worth- 
while. In  all  this  business :  Pictures  and  play  dates.  The  ex- 
hibitor is  lost  without  good  pictures.  The  producer  is  ruined 
without  sufficient  play  dates.  One  cannot  live  without  the  other. 
And  bear  this  in  mind  :  that  if  any  producer  has  good  pictures 
he  will  get  play  dates.  He  always  has.  Fie  probably  always 
will.  The  reason  is  obvious :  Mr.  Exhibitor  must  have  good 
pictures  or  his  competitor  will  show  them.  Therefore  Mr.  Ex- 
hibitor wants  —  and  needs  —  indeed,  must  have  good  pictures. 
If  any  of  the  concerns  attacked  at  Milwaukee — or  for  that  mat- 
ter anywhere — have  good  pictures  for  the  season  following,  they 
will  get  play  dates.  If  they  haven't — regardless  of  whether  or 
not  they  are  mentioned  at  Milwaukee — they  will  not  get  play 
dates.     This  is  as   simple  as   A   B    C. 

An  inconvenient  memory  reminds:  that  at  Minneapolis  there 
was  a  o-reat  howl  against  Famous  Players.  Adolph  Zukor  was 
cross  examined,  treated  rather  roughly,  so  the  report  went,  and 
the  convention  went  on  record  strongly  for  the  independent  dis- 
trilnitor.  September  following  the  convention  was  to  be  Inde- 
pendence Month.  Exhibitors  were  urged  to  buy  independent 
pictures.     And  ignore  Famous  Players. 

And  what  happened?  According  to  independent  exchangemen 
all  over  the  country  exhibitors  rushed  to  Famous  Players  ex- 
changes to  do  business  in  September.  Why?  Was  it  because 
Famous  had  some  good  pictures?     Probably. 


This  is  mentioned  for  only  one  reason:  let's  keep  our  shirts 
on.  Also  our  shoes.  Don't  let  the  excited  moments  at  Mil- 
waukee— for  there  will  be  many  of  them — allow  all  to  overlook 
the  vital  points  of  the  picture  business :  Pictures  and  play  dates. 
Nothing  else  matters. 

Here's  hoping — it's  our  last  chance  to  hope  before  the  gavel 
pounds  for  attention — that  when  the  last  hour  arrives  that  Mil- 
waukee will  go  down  in  history.  As  a  point  where  the  most 
constructive,  the  sanest  moves  ever  made  occurred.  To  bring 
to  a  better  understanding  the  natural  warring  elements  of  the 
business ;  the  buyer  and  the  seller. 

DOUG  FOR  PIRACY 

Says  Harry  Carr.    In  the  Los  Angeles  Times  Preview : 

"After  'Don  Q,'  Mr.  Fairbanks  will  very  likely  play  the  pirate 

picture  for  which  his  soul  has  been  hankering  for  so  long. 
"Every  time,  he  has  allowed  some  one  to  argue  him  out  of  it. 

This  time  it  looks  as  though  he  would  go  through  with  it.     He 

has  an  idea  for  a  very  debonair  corsair." 

PRICES  FOR  FALLS 

Director  working  on  a  Western.  Needed  a  rough  fall.  Tak- 
ing no  chances  with  his  star,  called  on  a  stunt  man  for  the  trick. 
Arranged  for  fall  at  a  cost  of  $5.  Everything  set  up  on  the 
location.  Director  calls  "camera,"  the  stunt  boy  rode  very  fast 
up  to  camera,  stopped  his  horse  short  then  fell  off.  The  director 
shouted  and  raved:  "What  kind  of  a  fall  do  you  call  that"?  The 
cowboy :  "That's  my  $5  fall.  If  you  want  a  real  fall  it  will  cost 
you  $25."     The  director  took  the  $25  fall. 

REVIVALS 

New  York  Evening  Sun  picture  expert  thinks  Spring  a  good 
season  for  revivals.     And  suggests  these  would  be  in  order : 


The  Covered  Wagon 

Girl   Shy,  with  Harold   Lloyd 

Merry-Go-Round,  with  Mary  Phil- 
bin  and  Norman  Kerry 

Broken    Blossoms 

The  Fighting  Coward,  with  Cullen 
Landis   and    Ernest   Torrence 

Name  the  Man,  Seastrom's  first 
American  photoplay 

He  Who  Gets  Slapped,  with  Lon 
Chaney 

A  Woman  of   Paris 

Cytherea,     with      Irene      Rich      and 


The   Golem 

The  Cabinet  of  Dr.  Caligari 

Henry  VIII 

Passion,  with  Pola  Negri 

Forbidden  Paradise,  with  Pola 
Negri 

Greed 

The  Navigator,  with  Buster  Keaton 

The  Kid  with  Charles  Chaplin 

Three  Women,  with  Pauline  Fred- 
erick 

Peter  Pan 

The   Last   Laugh 


Alma    Rubens 

SHEEHAN  TALKS 

It's  a  rarity  indeed  when  any  newspaper  man  gets  Winnie 
.Sheehan  talking.  But  this  Fox  official  was  trapped  by  Ouinn 
Martin.  Before  Martin  left  for  Europe.  And  among  other  things 
Winnie  said : 

"This  business  runs  in  waves,  or  cycles.  It's  interesting  to 
watch.  You  see,  what  you  want  to  do  is  to  see  the  next  cycle 
coming.  Baby  pictures  are  gone.  The  biggest  flops  of  the  year. 
The  people  won't  have  them. 

"You  know,  the  vampire  thing  was  peculiar.  It  seemed  for 
a  time  after  we  brought  out  Theda  Bara  that  here  was  a  type 
that  would  go  on  eternally.  There  isn't  any  such  thing  any 
more  as  a  real  vampire.  Possibly  the  name  had  something  to 
do  with  it.  You  know,  some  things  about  the  public's  attach- 
ment to  a  person  or  a  fad  are  unexplainable.  I  think  the  name 
'Theda  Bara'  did  a  great  deal  for  us.  We  just  took  the  two 
words,  'Death  and  Arab,'  and  made  'Theda  Bara'  out  of  them. 
Her  first  big  picture,  along  about  the  time  we  had  to  get  a 
striking  name  for  her,  was  placed  in  Arabia,  and  the  leading 
woman  had  to  die.     That  gave  us  the  idea. 

"Is  that  so? 

"Yes.     And   flapper  pictures   are   gone,   too." 
Incidentally  that  Fox  campaign  book  is   a  hummer.  The  sort 
of  a  book  that  intrigues  exhibitors.     And  makes  them  stop  and 
figure.     And  if  colors,  display,  typography  can  do  that  it  would 
seem  to  be  the  answer. 


Sunday,  May  10.  1925 


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Newspaper  Opinions 

New  York 

^  "Friendly    Enemies"— Prod.    Dist. 
Corp. — Colony 

DAILY  MTRROR— •  *  *  Tlic  picture  out- 
does the  5t.i(!c  p'-iy.  wliicli  is  rim.irkable  in 
itself.  And  tlie  titles  sparltle  vvitli  merriment. 
To  support  Weber  and  Fields  in  their 
auspicious  screen  debut.  Director  George 
Melford  selected  a  steling  cast.  •  ♦  • 
KVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  It's  a  hil- 
'  arious  film,  and  the  story  deals  with  the 
divided  loyalty  of  German  citizens  at  the 
time  of  what  is  now  known  as  the  late  war. 
*  •  •  There  are  laughter  and  tears,  and  all 
that,  and  the  story  which  holds  one's  atten- 
tion throughout  is  punctuated  with  cracked 
dishes,  clever  captions  and  pinochle  games. 
EVEXIN'G  WORLD— Weber  and  Fields, 
that  age-old  team,  are  just  as  poignantly  ap- 
pealing on  the  screen  as  they  have  been  for 
so  many  years  on  the  spoken  stage.  Yester- 
day they  came  to  the  B.  S.  Moss  Colony  in 
"Friendly  Enemies."  their  first  feature  length 
photonlay.  and  all  day  long  they  swayed 
crowded  houses  through  tlie  whole  gamut  of 
emotions,  from  profound  pathos  to  hilarious 
comedy.   •  *   • 

HERALD-TRIBUNE— 1 1  gives  Lew 
Fields  a  chance  to  do  some  excellent  emo- 
tional acting.  He  plays  the  part  of  a  Ger- 
man-.American  father,  who  finds  his  allegiance 
divided  when  his  son  joins  the  army  to  fight 
arainst  the  Fatherland,  and  he  makes  of  the 
old  fellow  a  believable,  pathetic  and  always 
sympathetic  figure.  It  is  a  sincere  and  en- 
gaging charadterization  and  such  success  as 
the  picture  achieves  will  be  due  to  its  ex- 
cellence. Joe  Weber  moves  sardonically 
thro!»gh    the    second    most    important    role. 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  It  is  a 
pleasure  to  record  that  Weber  &  Fields  on 
the  screen  are  a  success.  "Friendly  En- 
emies" is  a  good,  if  not  a  wonderful,  pic- 
lure,  and  the  two  comedians  are  ever  in  the 
fore  and  always  effective.  It  is  the  kind 
of  entertainment  that  makes  you  go  home 
feeline  that  you  have  seen  something  import- 
ant.   •  •  • 

PO.ST*  *  *  Many  old  reliable  sentimental 
situations  appear  in  the  course  of  the  film 
and  they  are  d*awn  out  and  cried  over  to  an 
unrece.ssary  extent.  The  action  is  just  a 
little  bit  too  deliberate  throughout  the  pic- 
ture and  the  comedy  is  not  made  as  much 
of  as  it  might  have  been.  But  this  material 
has  been  tried  and  found  true  too  many  times 
not    to    go    over    again.    •   •   ♦ 

TELEGRAM— ♦  *  *  Prob.-ibly  Weber  and 
Fields  couldn't  help  being  funny  if  they  were 
dressed  as  angels.  All  the  beloved  manner- 
isms are  there — the  dig  in  the  eye.  the  poke 
in  the  nose.  They  play  the  characteristic 
game  of  vehement  pinochle  and  fiercely  fight 
the  battle  of  Verdun  with  the  tableware  un- 
til the  casualties  among  the  dishes  grow  too 
heavy.  And  Fields  is  just  as  absurd  as  ever 
when  quivering  with  indignation,  he  thrusts 
ramrod  arms  out  behind  him.  like  a  gorilla 
prenaring    to    pounce.    *  •  * 

"TIMES- •  *  *  Mr  Fields  as  the  old 
nat'vc  German.  Carl  PfeifTcr.  delivers  a  mem- 
orable performance  in  this  pictu''e.  The 
manner  in  which  he  handles  the  role  creates 
a  good  deal  of  symnathy  for  the  dilemma  in 
which  old  PfeifTer  finds  himself  as  the  story 
is   unfurled.    •   •  * 

The  interest  in  the  story  is  v. ell-sustained. 
and  while  there  are  certain  scenes  in  which 
PfeifTer  upholds  the  actions  of  the  Germans, 
his  u'timate  glory  in  his  adopted  cnniitry 
atones  for  his  previous  actions.  •   *   ♦ 


"The  Man  in  Blue"— Universal 
Broadway 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Herbert  Rawlinson 
draws  the  ro'e  of  the  policeman  and  he  is 
neither  romantic  nor  a  good  actor  lor  the 
part.    •  •  • 

There  are  murders.  Italian  feuds.  Italian 
restaurants,  many  nolicemen  and  what  not 
n  "The  Man  in  Blue."  none  of  which  are 
■  onvincing.    but    all    of    which    are    diverting 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  •  Rather  -i 
good  police  picture,  but  an  attempt  to  weave 
a  storv  around  the  hero  cop  is  a  trifle  trite. 
And.  to  make  matters  wo'-se.  Madge  Bel- 
lamy tries  to  act  the  feminine  leading  role. 
wh'Vh    is   not   so    good. 

Herbert  Rawlinson  is  the  young  Irish  cop. 
and  is  about  as  good  as  anv  who  hns  an- 
neared  locallv  for  months.  •  •  •  Desnite 
its  discrenancies  "The  Alan  In  Blue"  will  be 
we'l  received,  and  Hebert  Rawlinson's  smile 
wi'l   do  n   lot  toward   winnini'  it   favor    •  •  • 

MORNING  TELEGR.XPH- A  rattling 
good  proernm  picture  *  •  •  It  manages 
very  well  "the  movie  straddle,"  which  means 
it    will    appeal    enormously    to    the    so-called 


...oron   and   will   not  offend   the  niceties   of  a. 
high  brow's  intellect — at  least  not  very  much. 

»   »   « 

POST — •  •  •  Mr.  Rawlinson  contributes 
1  dash  to  his  part  which  is  very  fetching 
uid  Madge  Bellamy  seems  at  home  as  the 
flower  girl,  even  looking  Italian  now  and 
then  in  a  genteel  sort  of  way.  No  one 
should  attend  this  picture  expecting  to  see 
action  every  minute,  because  there  is  a  long 
stretch  in  the  beginning  which  furnishes 
purely  pictorial  interest.  But  when  the  ac- 
tion   does   start    it   comes   with   a   rush.    *   *   * 


Out-of-Tozvn 

"As    Man    Desires" — 1st   Nat'l 
Milwaukee.    Milwaukee 

WISCON.SIN  NEWS—*  "  *  It  is  an  in- 
teresting romance  of  a  white  man  and  a  na- 
tive girl  of  the  South  Sea  Isles  and  is  filled 
with    fast    action   and    highly    dramatic    events. 


"A    Broadway    Butterfly" — Warners 
Circle,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  •  I  am  inclined  to  believe 
the  board  of  censors  snipped  a  lot  of  the 
•iuap  out  of  "A  Broadway  Butterfly" — clipped 
its  wings,  as  it  were,  so  it  couldn't  fly  as 
lii?h    as    it    would    like    to. 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  The  picture  has 
leen  cut  and  [hatched  so  many  times  that  in 
^ome  places  one  has  difficulty  in  following 
the    action.*  *   * 


"Capital   Punishment" — Schulberg 
Union   Square,   San   Francisco 

(Week  ending    May    2) 

BI'Ll.ETIN — •  *  *  makes  a  powerful  ap- 
peal against  the  right  of  the  state  to  take 
human  life.  It  also  takes  a  position  against 
circumstantial   evidence.   *  *   » 

EXAMINER—*  *  •  is  full  of  illogical 
situations  and  debatable  questions  on  law.  and 
-ircumstantial  evidence,  but  for  all  that  it 
is  an  absorbing  picture  that  runs  the  gamut 
nf    thrills    and    melodrama.   *  *   * 


"The  Charmer"— F.P.-L. 
Capitol,    Cincinnati 

POST — •   •   *    The    picture    is    well    named. 
Pola   and   not   the   plot   is  the   reason.   •   •   * 


"Coming    Through"— F.P.-L. 
Ferry  Field,  Detroit 

FREF;  PRESS--*  *  ♦  Thomas  Meighan 
fights  his  way  to  success,  happiness  and  for 
tune  in  rather  spectacular  fashion  in  "Com- 
ing   Through."   •   •   » 


"The    Dancers"— Fox 
Forum,    Los   Angeles 

(Week   ending   May    2) 
EXPRESS— ♦   *   *  First  honors  go  to  Alma 
Rubens.       She    is    so    vibrant    and    plastically 
ilivc    that    the    scene    fairly    glows    when    she 
ippears.   •  *  * 

HERALD—*  *  *  Perhaps  the  most  not.able 
hing  about  the  picture  is  the  splendid  cast. 
Madge    Bellamy    carries    off    the    honors    with 

her     characterization     of     the     jazzmad     Una 

•   »   # 

RECORD—*  *  *  If  you  like  some  almost 
'lever  risque  situations,  all  w-ell  and  good 
''.ut  _  for  real  entertainment,  one  finds  it 
-tu'ssini'  due  to  the  careless  cutting  and  the 
'ack    of     smoothness.  *  •  * 


"The  Denial" — Metro-Goldwyn 
Apollo,  Indianapolis 

STAR--*  *  *Thc  directing  is  fine,  the  char- 
acters nre  well  cast  and  the  story  is  a  good 
^ne.  The  rt"u\t  is  about  as  near  100  per 
•fnt  e-fertainment  as  the  cinema  has  to  of- 
fer.  •   *  * 

"The  Devil's  Car!?o"— F.P.-L. 
Msd'son.  Detroit 

FREE  PRES.S- Wallioe  Beery,  the  most 
ovable  of  all  screen  villains,  slens  to  the 
front  as  a  real  star  in  "The  Devil's  Cargo," 
T  melodr,Tma  liberally  interspersed  with  com- 
-dv.    *   '  • 

NEW.S— *  *  *  st.-irts  like  an  ordinary  pro- 
"r.Tm  movie  but  finishes  like  a  siiper-speci,al. 
All  of  this  is  due  to  the  stinerh  rharnrteriza- 
tion    of   one   man.    Wal'ace    Beery.    *    *    * 


Forum,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  The  rhythm  with 
which  chuckles,  giggles,  guffaws  and  fina'ly 
hilarituis  shrieks  fill  the  house  is  marked  as 
by  a  drill  master.  And  no  one  is  ever  out 
of  step  in  the  marcli  of  mirth.  The  film 
drama  may  be  silent,  but  the  spectators  are 
not.    *    *    • 

EXPRESS — *  *  *  The  gag  men  failed  to 
produce  situations  of  novelty,  with  the  ex 
ception  of  the  sight  of  countless  women  in 
wearing  bridal  veils  pursuing  a  man.  until 
the  episode  of  Buster's  flight  down  a  moun 
tain   to   escape   them.    *    *    * 

HERALD — *  *  *  There  is  just  a  touch  of 
the  old  familiar  rough-'em-up  stuff,  but  it 
is  insignificant  alongside  the  other  brilliant 
comedy    he    (Buster    Keaton)    uses.    •    *    * 

RECORD — *  *  *  It's  a  sure-fire  laugh 
getter,   after   it   once   gets   started.    *   •   * 

TIMES—*  *  *  The  audience  laughed  at 
the  line  of  gags  toward  the  climax,  especially 
where  Buster  dodges  the  huge  boulders  that 
follow  him  in  his  wild  flight  down  a  hill.  •  *  * 

Alhambra,  Milwaukee 

SENTINEL — Anyone  who  enjoys  laugh 
ing.  especially  if  nonsense  is  furnishing  the 
motive,  will  get  a  good  chance  to  do  so  in 
Buster  Keaton's  "Seven   Chances."   *   *   * 

WISCONSIN  NEWS—*  *  *  The  plot 
laid  in  laugh  language,  offers  something  new 
in  the  comedy  line  and  the  complications  he 
(Buster  Keaton)  gets  into  trying  to  recruit 
a    bride    are    decidedly    out    of    the    ordinary 

Warfield,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN— •  *  *  While  there  are  sev- 
eral entirely  original  and  extremely  funny 
situations  in  "Seven  Chances."  it  is  not  the 
best  picture  the  comedian  (Buster  Keaton) 
has   brought    to    the   screen.    *    *    * 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  Buster  Keaton 
is  at  his  best  and.  strangely  enough,  without 
his  usual  adventitious  aids  in  the  way  of 
makeup.    *   *   * 

CHRONICLE—*  *  *  It  is  as  clean  "as  a 
hound's  tooth."  has  a  pretty  romance  run 
ning  through  its  hilarious  course  and  gives 
Buster  one  of  the  best  parts  he  has  yet 
played.    *    *    * 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  Keaton  never  did  any 
better  work  than  he  does  in  this  cinemr 
translation  of  the  popular  stage  play  tha' 
Be'asco  first  produced.  Laughs  are  every- 
where on  the  screen.   *   *   * 

HERALD — *  *  *  It  is  as  funny  as  the 
stale  idea  permits  ;  indeed,  a  lot  more  so  than 
one  would  have  imagined  if  he  had  been  told 
the   plot    and    nothing    else.    *    *    * 

NEWS — Peals  of  laughter  that  rolled 
through  the  Warfield  Sunday  were  the  bes* 
indication  of  how  successful  Buster  Keaton 
had  been  in  developing  and  filming  some 
thing  to  tease  the  risibilities  of  the  motion 
picture    goer.    *    *    * 


a  romantic  drama  of  Spain  spun  against  a 
background  of  bull  fights,  bandits'  strong- 
holds and  love  making  in  a  grandee's  castle. 
The  picture  is  filled  with  massive  sets,  both 
exterior  and  interior,  and  from  appearances 
one  might  judge  no  expense  was  spared  in 
tr.-insl.'iting  Juanita  Savage's  novel  to  the 
silver   sheet. 

Perhaps  the  biggest  feature  in  "The 
Spaniard"   is   the  bull    fight.    •   *   • 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  If  you've  never 
seen  a  bull  fight,  I  recommend  "The 
Spaniard"  to  you.  It  gives  you  all  the 
thrills  and  none  of  the  gove  or  mossiness  of 
it! 

I  recommend  it  on  another  count.  Its 
backgroimds  are  gorgeous,  and  there  recom- 
mendations end.  The  film  is  too  long,  and 
Ricardo  Cortez  has  listened  to  a  director 
who  has  declared  that  a  full  smile,  all  teeth 
showing,   is   exactly   "what    they   want."   *   *   * 

Garrick,  Minneapolis 

JOURNAL— Ricardo  Coitez.  in  his  first 
starring  vehicle.  "The  Spaniard."  does  well, 
with  the  aid  of  admirable  photo.g-aphy.  sym- 
pathetic support  and  extraordinary  scenic 
effects.     *   *   * 

STAR— *  »  *  This  is  the  first  starring 
picture  of  Ricardo  Cortez,  who  plays  the 
title  role  of  the  Spanish  matador,  with  a 
fire  and  earnestness  that  would  do  credit  to 
the  famous   Rudolph  Valentino.    *   *   * 

TRIBU.VE— *  *  *  Noah  Beery  furnishes 
.much  of  the  action  with  his  depiction  of 
a    mountain    bandit.    *   *   * 

California,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN—*  *  *It  can  be  truthfully 
said    that    Cortez    makes    the    best    imp  ession 

of   his   motion   picture  career   in   this   picture. 

»  #  » 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  You'll  want  tc 
stay  to  see  it  at  least  twice,  and  possibly 
more.    *   *   * 

CHRONICLE—*  *  *  It  should  go  a  long 
way  toward  settling  Cortez's  place  in  the 
movies,  for  he  has  every  advantage  as  a 
lover  in  the  story,  which  is  picturesque,  ful' 
of  adventure  and  aflame  with  passion  and 
color.    •   *   * 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  It  all  makes  a  good 
story,  with  Cortez  almost  continually  on 
the   screen.    *   *  * 

NEWS—*  •  *  Cortez  has  artistry.  He 
handles  himself  well  in  the  difficult  scenes 
in  "The  Spaniard."  and  he  should  be  popular 
with  the  fair  sex.   *  *  * 


"Seven    Chances" — Metro-Goldwyn 
Strand.  Cincinnati 

TIMES-STAR—*  *  *  Buster  Keaton'c 
*^lms  are  meant  for  hitrh-powered  amusement 
not  for  critical  analysis.  The  f-ozen -faced 
comedinn  is  out  to  create  laughs  and  he 
succeeds.   •  *  * 


"Silk  Stocking  Sal"— F.  B.  O. 
New  Lyric,  Minneapolis 

TRIBUNE—*  *  •  A  crook-drama,  with 
Evelyn  Brent  in  the  featured  role,  is  to  be 
seen  at  the  New  Lyric  theater  this  week 
The  picture  contains  plenty  of  action  and 
thrills,  which  are  enlivened  with  much 
humor,  and  reveals  Miss  Brent  in  a  hiphly 
emotional  role,  that  of  an  underworld  char 
acter.    *   *   • 


"The   Snob"— Metro-Gold. 
Family,    Cincinnati 

POST — *  *  *  The  plav  is  delightfully  true 
to  life  and  causes  the  flappers  in  the  audi 
ence  to  talk  right  out  loud  about  the  vil 
'ian  just  like  their  mothers  did  in  the  good 
old    days    of   melodrama.    *   •   * 


"Soft   Shoes"— Pro.    Dist.    Corp. 
Cameo,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN—*   *  *    Is   an    interesting   and 
at    the    same    time   a    novel    production.    •  •  • 


"The  Spaniard"— F.  P.-L. 
Century,   Baltimore 

SL'^N — *  *  *  Corte7  has  all  sorts  of  pos- 
sibilities, but  we  don't  think  they  are  prop- 
erly  aired   in   the   current   cinema.    •  *   * 

Allen    Cleveland 

NEWS—*  *  *  In  "The  Spaniard"  we 
found    Ricardo    Cortez    the    central    figure    in 


"The  Thundering  Herd"— F.  P.-L. 
Stratford,  Chicago 

NEWS—*  *  *  Offhand  we  would  say 
"The  Thundering  Herd"  is  fietter  bistory. 
though  not  quite  so  good  a  story,  as  "The 
Covered  Wac^on."   *   *   * 

Strand,   Milwaukee 

SENTINEL—*  *  *  Is  recommended  to  al' 
who  love  a  good,  old-fashioned  and  un- 
-ishamed     melodrama,     for     they     don't     make 

them    any    better    than    this    adventure    story 

♦  #  » 

WISCONSIN  NEWS—*  *  *  You  will  en 
ioy  the  production  not  only  for  its  enter- 
taining   qualities,    but    its    historical    value. 


"The  Top  of  the  World"— F.  P.-L. 
Madison,  Detroit 

NEWS—.*  *  *  It  has  a  well-defined  plot 
T    group    of  ^  clever    players    and    scenes    that 

^re    hair-raising    enough    for    any    playgoer.    * 

•   * 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  There  are  several 
striking  views  of  mountain  and  tropical 
scenery  and  a  storm  and  flood  scenes  that 
will  quicken  the  pulse  of  even  the  most 
blase   theatergoer.    •   *   * 

TIME.S— *  *  *  Is  the  kind  of  entertain- 
ment that  should  appeal  to  every  type  of 
lU'lience.  In  it  the  Madison  has  a  sure-fire 
■ittraction     *   *    * 


"Women  and  Gold"— Gotham  (S.  R.) 
Fay's,  Rochester 

HER.M.D — *  *  *  There  are  a  number  of 
tensely  dramatic  moments,  some  stirring  ad- 
ventures and  several  e-xciting  hand-to-hand 
fights.    *   *   ♦ 


"Zander  the  Great"— Metro-Gold. 
Criterion,  Los  Angeles 

EXPRES.S— *  *  *  Director  Hill  has  given 
the  film  a  snappy  tempo.  It  moves  through 
without  hesitation.  A  sandstorm  is  one  of 
the   high    snots    of   the   action.    *  *  • 

RECORD—*  *  *  The  story  itself  was 
sheer  unadulterated  hokum.  A  slice  of  every 
tear-wringer  and  thriller  of  late  years  was 
thrown  in  the  making,  and  the  whole  set  off 
at  different  periods  by  comedy  of  amusing 
but   unsubtle   variety.    *  •  • 


12 


THE 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  May  10,  1925 


Incorporations 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Forty-Eighth  Street  Studio 
Corp.,  New  York.  Capital  $10,000.  In 
corporators.  S.  Cahen,  D.  Starr  and  N.  Baff. 
Attorney,  E.  Petigor,  233  West  42nd  Street. 
New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Berak  Films,  Inc. ;  Yonk- 
ers.  Incorporators,  W.  Bennett,  P.  Cohen 
and  D.  Fleming.  Attorney,  M.  L.  Lesser 
266    Madison    Avenue. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Lee  Operating  Co.,  Pal- 
isades. Incorporators,  M.  Hammerstein,  B 
Zelenko  and  D.  Blum.  Attorney,  L.  Fried 
man,    New    York    City. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — West  Side  Amusement 
Newark.  Capital  $150,000.  Incorporators 
H.  Harrison,  H.  Coyne,  J.  Blum  and  M 
Broskie.      Attorney,    SL    J.    Reilly,    Newark 


Dover,  Del.  —  Motion  Picture  Interests 
Inc.;  Wilmington.  Capitol  $10,000.  At 
torney.  Corporation  Trust  Company  of  Amcr 
ica.    Inc. ;    Dover. 


Austin,    Tex. — Adams    Theater    Co.,    Pales 
tine.      Capital    $3,400. 


Boston — American  Theater,  Inc.,  Boston 
Capital  $1,000.  Incorporators,  Alice  J. 
Thatcher,  Hamilton  MacFadden  and  Grafton 
L.   Wilson. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Kraut  Amusements,  New 
York.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators,  M. 
Kraut  and  E.  Taussig.  Attorneys,  A.  L. 
Kraut,    305     Broadway,    New    York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.  —  Floday  Operating  Co. 
Brooklyn.  Capital  $10,C'00.  Incorporators. 
E.  McCarthy  and  W.  Woods.  Attorneys 
D.  McNamara,  Jr.,  Mechanics  Bank  Bldg.. 
New    York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.  —  F.  B.  Rogers  M.  P. 
Corp.,  New  York.  Incorporators,  H.  Pap- 
rocki,  H.  Holland  and  F.  Taylor.  Attorney. 
T.   J.    Curran,    35    Nassau    Street,    New    York. 


Madison,  Wis. — Watertown  Amusement 
Enterprises,  Watertown.  Capital  $50,000 
Incoi  tjorators,  O.  Baumann,  D.  Draginis  and 
E.  Weisner. 


Albany.  N.  Y. — Chatterboxes,  Inc.;  New 
York.  Incorporators,  R.  Kraker,  J.  Welch 
and  A.  Holland.  Attorney,  A.  J.  Rubien 
9    East    41st    Street,    New    York. 

Albany,  N.  Y. — ^Grisman  Prod.,  New  York 
Capital  $5,000.  Incorporators,  A.  Obstfeld 
C.  Cross  and  R.  Appelbaum.  Attorney,  H. 
R.    Lowe,    1    Madison    Ave.,    New    York. 


Dover,  Del.— H.  P.  Schmeck,  Inc. ;  Phila 
delphia.  Capital  $10  000.  Attorney,  Cor- 
poration   Guarantee    &   Trust    Co.,    Dover. 

Dover,  Del. — First  National  Pictures  of 
Japrn,  Inc ;  Capita!  $5,000.  Attorney,  Cor- 
poration  Trust   Company   of  America,   Dover. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Wagstaff  Amusement  Co.. 
Troy.  Capital  $10,000.  Attorney,  J.  Besch 
Jr.,    100    State    Street,    Albany. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Fiat  Holding  .Corp.,  New 
York.  Incorporators,  Monte  London,  270 
Madison    Ave.,    New    York. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Empire  Productions,  New- 
ark. Capital  $125,000.  Incorporators,  C 
Meld,  P.  Deville  and  E.  Murphy.  Attorney 
Edward   Murphy,   Newark. 


Trenton.  N.  J. — Motor  Parkway,  Inc. ; 
Grantwocd.  Capita!  $10,000.  Incorporators 
G.  Siegrist,  H.  Post  and  L.  Rosenhlum.  At 
torneys,    Lesser    &    Lesser,    New    York. 


Dover,  Del. — Franklin  Amusement  Corp. 
Capital  $150  000.  Incorporators,  L.  Gent 
F.  Murray  and  J.  Harris.  Attorney,  Capital 
Trust   Company   of   Delaware. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Valo  Distributors,  229 
Broadway,  New  York.  Incorporators.  W 
Krauts,  E.  Birmingham  and  A.  Osborn.  At 
torney. 

Baltimore.  Md.— Frostburg  Opera  House 
Inc.;    Frostburg. 


Harrisburg,      Pa.— Caoitol      Theater      Co. 
Hazelton.    Capital    $250,000. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Dealcon  Producing  Co., 
New  York.  Incorporators,  Diamond,  A.  Wer- 
ner  and   G.    Werner. 


Short    Subjects 


"Franz     Schubert"  —  Jas.     A.     Fitz- 
patrick's   Music   Master   Series 

Pleasing  Number 
Type  of  production.  .2  reel  biography 
The  latest  of  the  Music  Master 
Series  made  by  James  A.  Fitzpatrick 
presents  an  interesting  bit  in  the  life 
of  the  great  composer,  Franz  Schu- 
bert. The  particular  incident  of  the 
musician's  life,  which  the  offering 
contains,  is  that  dealing  with  Schu- 
bert's lost  love.  He  was  in  love  with 
a  beautiful  girl  named  Sylvia  and  to 
her  he  dedicated  his  famous  compo- 
sition, "Who  Is  Sylvia".  He  fol- 
lowed this  with  another  "Sylvia" 
composition  and  asked  his  best  friend 
to  sing  it  to  the  girl.  Schubert  en- 
tered the  study  to  see  what  effect  his 
melody  had  upon  the  lady,  only  to 
find  her  in  the  arms  of  his  friend. 
She  was  asked  to  choose  between  the 
two  men  but  again  Schubert  was 
the  loser.  His  song  had  won  the 
girl  but  not  for  himself.  The  scenes 
are  picturesque  and  nicely  played  and 
there  is  some  effective  pathos  in  the 
unhappiness  of  the  great  musician. 
Good   number  for  your  program. 


"The  'Wonder  Book"— S.  D.  Wilson 

Fau'   Color   Work 
Tvpe  of  production....!  reel  colored 

"film.  . 

S.  D.  Wilson  presents  a  novelty 
called  "The  Wonder  Book"  consist- 
ing of  pictures  of  various  art  objects 
to  be  found  in  the  Metropolitan 
Museum  and  the  Museum  of  Natural 
History.  The  pictures  are  colored  by 
the  Kelley  process,  a  method  that 
appears  to  insure  beauty  and  strength 
of  color  but  like  many  other  proc- 
esses, the  colors  do  not  always  re- 
main steady.  H  this  could  be  over- 
come the  Kelley  color  should  be  near 
perfect.  The  objects  presented  are 
several  famous  paintings  from  the 
Metropolitan  Museum  and  from  the 
Museum  of  Natural  History  various 
pieces  of  iridescent  glass  which  lend 
themselves  very  beautifully  to  colors. 


"Alice  Loses  Out" 
M.  J.  Winkler  "Alice"  cartoon 
Comical  Crazy  Cat 
Type  of  production...!  reel  cartoon 
Youngsters  will  particularly  enjoy 
these  "Alice"  comedies.  The  latest. 
"Alice  Loses  Out,"  will  appeal  to  them 
both  because  of  Alice  and  her  cute 
tricks  and  her  little  pal,  the  crazy 
cat,  who  performs  some  amusing 
antics.  The  cat's  operations  in  a 
beauty  parlor  where  he  changes  his 
make-up  to  suit  the  occasion  and 
especially  posing  as  a  manicurist  of- 
fers some  good  laughs.  This  is  a 
good  little  cartoon  numlier  that  should 
fit   appropriately    on    your   program. 


"Papa's  Darling"— Fox 
Screams  and  Laughs 
Tyi)c  of  production.  ..  .2  reel  comedy 
Ever  since  Harold  Lloyd  made 
"Safety  Last"  the  comedy-thrill  has 
been  the  thing.  The  latest  to  be  pat- 
terned after  Lloyd's  comedy  is  "Pa- 
pa's   Darling,"    a    fairly    good    laugh 


getter  that  rings  in  some  thrills  with 
a  negro  being  chased  about  by  a 
lion.  The  cornice  of  a  building  is 
the  intrepid  position  of  the  pursued 
negro,  w'no  balances  on  narrow 
ledges,  swings  on  threatening  flag- 
poles and  all  but  breaks  his  neck  in 
his  hurry  to  get  out  of  the  way  of 
the  lion.  A  youngster  left  in  care  of 
its  nurse  adds  some  still  further  thrills 
to  the  colored  fellow's  plight.  "Papa's 
Darling"  has  some  good  laughs  and 
some  fair  thrills  and  should  fit  your 
program  in  first-rate  fashion.- 


"Ko-Ko  Trains  'Em"— Fleischer-Red 
Seal 

Splendid   Cartoon 
Type  of  production. .  .  .2  reel  cartoon 

Max  Fleischer's  well-known  ink- 
well clown  Ko-Ko,  is  as  frivolous 
and  amusing  as  ever  in  his  latest 
comedy.  "Ko-Ko  Trains  'Em"  shows 
the  clown  demonstrating  the  proper 
way  to  train  animals  for  a  circus.  In 
particular  he  trains  a  young  pup.  Not 
a  cartoon  pup,  either,  but  a  real  live 
fles'h-and-blood  dog.  The  film  ha.^ 
been  developed  in  such  a  way  that 
the  cartoon  drawing  and  the  real  dog 
seem  actually  to  work  together.  It 
has  been  done  before,  of  course,  but 
it  is  novel  and  amusing,  just  the  same 
An  excellent  short  reel  for  any  type 
house. 

"Looking  for  Sally"— Roach-Pathe 
Charley  Chase  Splendid 
Type  of  production. .  .  .!  reel  comedv 
Charley  Chase  does  excellent  work 
in  this  verv  well-handled  comedv 
The  story  tells  of  how  a  young  gir' 
has  been  told  a  great  deal  about  ? 
certain  man  her  parents  want  her 
to  marry  but  whom  she  hasn't  seen 
for  years.  He  in  turn  has  been  told 
all  about  her  charms.  He  returns 
from  Europe  and  by  a  series  of  mis- 
haos  believes  that  "Sally"  is  some- 
one else  entirely.  However,  he  does 
see  the^  real  girl,  but  doesn't  know 
she  is  "Sally"  and,  not  knowing  her 
name,  spends  many  days  searching 
for  her  on  the  streets,  getting  mixed 
up  with  a  policeman  and  manv  other 
funny  happenings.  Of  course,  he 
finds  her  in  the  end.  Also  finds  that 
she   is   "Sally." 


Theater  Changes 

Pleasant  City,  O — The  Liberty  has 
reverted  back  to  its  former  owner, 
W.  F.  Troth. 


Cleveland  —  Morris  Kaplan,  who 
controls  a  chain  of  local  houses,  has 
taken  over  the   Park   National. 


Lima,    O. — Al    Ritzier    has    taken 

over  the  Majestic. 


Storm  Lake,  la.— Veenchotan  Bros. 
have  purchased  the   theater  here. 


Lorenz,  la. — C.  E.  L.  See  has  pur- 
chased the  local  theater  from  Cook- 
ingham. 


Millersburg,  O. — The  Park  has 
been  sold  by  L.  V.  Stillwell  and  will 
be   converted  into  a  warehouse. 


Andover,  O.  —  H.  J.  Walters  has 
taken  over  the  Pleasurette.  He  has 
re-named  it  the  Opera  House. 
Walters    also   operates    the    Andover. 


Rosiclaine,   111.— The   Y.    M.   C.   A. 
theater  has  reopened. 


Rapid  City,  S.  D. — Changing  hands 
twice  in  as  many  weeks,  the  Elks 
has  been  taken  over  by  the  Black 
Hills  Amusement  Co.,  which  operates 
a  chain  of  South  Dakota  and  Wyo- 
ming houses. 


Hibbing,  Minn. — The  High  School 
Auditorium  has  been  taken  over  by 
Clinton-Myers   of   Duluth. 


Mitchell,  S.  D.^ — Licensing  of  the 
Corn  Palace  as  a  picture  house  brings 
competition   into  this  city. 


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that  was  to  end  his  life.  "Murderer," 

they  called   him   and    he    did   not 

deny  the  charge. 

Suddenly  a  woman,  a  mere  slip  of  a  girl, 
rushed  into  the  gloom  of  that  awful  place. 
Tearful,  heartbroken,  she  pleaded  with  him, 
begged  him  for  one  last  favor. 

What  had  she,  a  gentlewoman  raised  in 
luxury,  to  ask  of  this  outcast  in  his  last  hour? 

Was  the  extraordinary  story  she  told  the 
guard  true?  Was  the  prisoner  far  more  to 
her  than  anyone  had  guessed? 

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WORKING 

By  DANNY 

Probably  the  most  important 
— and  interesting — meeting  ever 
held  by  officials  of  the  M.  P.  T. 
O. — the  national  exhibitor  body 
— occurred  during  the  past  few 
days.  The  one  vital  point  of  the 
meeting  was  the  assurance  that 
harmony  is  to  be  the  keystone  of 
the  new  alliance  between  the  par- 
ent organization  and  the  Allied 
States — the  men  who  bolted  sev- 
eral years. 

The  attitude  of  tlic  group  hc.ided 
l'\-  Cole  of  Texas,  Biechcle  of  Kan- 
sas, Ritter  of  Michigan  and  others, 
■\ith  regard  to  the  parent  body,  is 
imple — and  direct:  so  long  as  poli- 
tirs  are  not  played;  so  long  as  con- 
.--iructive  work  is  done  for  the  good 
"t  exhibitors  thev  will  plav  with  the 
-M.  P.  T.  O.  to  the  limit.  If  other 
moves  develop — well,  that  will  re- 
'  main  another  story. 

As  an  instaticc  of  how  the 
members  of'  the  older  organ- 
ization feci  they  gave  menu- 
hers  of  the  Allied  group  not 
only  strong  representation  on 
all  committees,  but  practically 
turned  over  to  the  Allied 
group  control  of  the  most  im- 
portant of  all  committees — 
finance. 

Interesting      angle      from      Harry 
^V,^rner,  in  recently  from  the  Coast. 
Says  Harry:  "We  are  lending  every 
etTort    to   only     one     thing — making 
good  pictures.     We  are  concentrating 
i  fully  95  per  cent  of  all  our  eflforts  on 
■this  one  job.     We  believe  that  there 
.  is  only  one  problem  seriously  facing 
this   business:   good   pictures.      Make 
them  and  you  are  set.     Other  prob- 
lems,   other   difficulties   may    appear. 
But   if  yoti   have   good   pictures   you 
cannot  be  seriously  hurt." 

Yes,    Harry   Warner,   you're 

right.     Dead   right.    We   have 

believed    that    for   years.     We 

have    said   it   so   often   that   it 

seems  old,  and  stale,  and  trite. 

But    it    is,    regardless    of    all 

Other  problems,  the  one  big  one 

to  be  solved.    Selling,  first  run 

conditions,   and    other   matters 

are   difficult;  indeed   annoying. 

But  first   and  foremost  comes 

the   making   of   good   pictures^ 

Little  counts  beside  that. 

Get    that    sign    out.      i^nd    keep    it 

out:  that  your  theater  is  the  coolest 

( place    in     town.      But   make    certain 

(.Continued  on  Page  2) 


The  savage  Polar  Bear  and  the  gentle    Eskimo — they    are    enemies    only 

because  botli  have  felt  the  pangs  of  hunger  unappeased. 

Watch  for  the  Kleinschmidt  picture.      220  W.  42nd  St.,  N.  Y.  C— Advt. 


Lex  Neal  Starts  "Go  West" 
Hollywood  —  Lex  Neal  has  just 
started  direction  of  "Go  West,"  star- 
ring Buster  Keaton.  Keaton  wrote 
the  story,  Raymond  Cannon,  his 
scenarist,  collaborating. 


Henley  Preparing  His  Next 
Hollywood  —   "An     Exchange    of 
Wives"  will  be  made  by  Hohart  Hen- 
ley as   his   next.     He   is   now   doing 
preparatory  work. 


"The  Burglar  Alarm"  in  Work 

Hollywood — Louis  Milestone  is  di- 
recting Marie  Prevost  and  Clyde 
Brooke  in  "The  Burglar  Alarm"  for 
Warners. 


Buchowetzki  Cutting  "Graustark" 

Hollywood  —  Norma  Talniadge's 
"Graustark"  is  being  cut  and  assem- 
bled by  Dimitri  Buchowetzki. 


Carewe  to  Film  "The  Sea  Woman" 
Hollywood  —  Edwin  Carewe  will 
make  Williard  Robertson's  "The  Sea 
Woman"  for  First  National. 


"Sun  Up"  Finished 

Hollywood — Editing  on  "Sun  Up" 
is  near  through.  Edmund  Goulding 
directed. 


Sloman  Making  "Beautiful  Cheats" 

Hollywood — Ed  Sloman  is  direct- 
ing Laura  La  Plante  in  "Beautiful 
Cheats."  


Schertzinger's  Next 
Hollywood — Following  completion 
of  editing  on  "The  Wheel,"  Victor 
Schertzinger  will  make  "Thunder 
Mountain,"  based  on  the  play, 
"How'dy    Folks." 


Von  Sternberg  to  Direct  Murray 

Mae  Murray  leaves  for  Hollywood 
on  Monday  to  start  work  in  "The 
Masked  Bride".  It  is  reported  Jo- 
seph   Von    Sternberg   will   direct. 


William  Van  Dyke  Busy 

Hollywood — William  Van  Dyke  is 
at  work  directing  "Ranger  of  the  Big 
Pines,"    with    Kenneth     Harlan,     for 

Warners. 


Raymaker  Making  "The  Love  Hour" 

Hollywood — Herman  Raymaker  is 
now  directing  "The  Love  Hour,"  with 
.an  all-star  cast,  for  Warners. 


Cruze  Working  on  Wood  Story 

Hollywood — James  Cruze  is  busy 
on  his  next  picture.  The  story  is  by 
Walfer  Wood.    For  Famous. 


Seiter  Directing  Denny 

Hollywood — William  Seiter  is  di- 
recting Reginald  Denny  in  "Where 
Was  I?" 


Goulding  Editing  "Don't" 

Hollywood — Alf  Goulding  is  edit- 
ing "Don't,"  a  Metro-Goldwyn  re- 
lease wTiich  he  directed. 


A  Reissue  Weekly 

New    Company   to    State    Right    315 
Selznick  and   Select   Features  in 

Groups  of  52 
A  new  company  known  as  the  All- 
Right  Films,  Inc.,  has  opened  offices 
in  the  Godfrey  Bldg.  and  will  state 
right  315  Selznick  and  Select  features, 
acquired  from  Universal  which,  it  will 
be  recalled,  bought  the  Selznick  assets 
it  auction  some  months  ago. 

The  pictures  will  be  sold  in  groups 
of  52  so  that  the  buyers  can  maintain 
a  release  schedule  of  a  feature  a  week. 
All  of  the  old  prints  have  been  recall- 
ed and  new  ones  will  be  made  for 
American  and  Canadian  distribution. 
A.  J.  Danziger  will  be  general  mana- 
ger of  the  company,  which,  it  is  re- 
ported, has  already  sold  several  ter- 
ritories. 


Cruze   Picture   Opens 

"Beggar  on  Horseback",  James 
Cruze's  latest  for  Famous,  opened  at 
the   Criterion   last  night. 

Barrie   Chooses   Betty   Bronson 

J.  M.  Barrie  has  selected  Betty 
Bronson  for  the  leading  role  in  "A 
Kiss   for  Cinderella." 


"Commandments"  in   9,980   Feet 
Famous  will  release  "The  Ten  Com- 
mandments" in  9,980  ft. 


Russia  Inquiring 

Joseph  Aller  of  the  Rothacker- 
Aller  laboratories  of  Hollywood  sails 
on  the  Aquitania  on  June  9  in  ac- 
ceptance of  an  official  invitation  ex- 
tended to  him  by  the  director  of  the 
Gos  Kino,  an  official  Soviet  Depart- 
ment which  controls  all  motion  pic- 
ture activities  in  Russia. 

The  Rothacker  laboratories  have 
in  mind  some  activities  regarding 
that  country.  Aller  will  visit  Lon- 
don, Paris  and  Berlin  and  in  each 
citv  will  have  submitted  reports  of 
technical  _  experts  who  have  been 
making  investigations  for  several 
vears  past. 


Bathing  Suits 

When  you  come  to  the  Golf 
Tournament  Tuesday  bring 
your  bathing  suit.  For  Briar- 
cliff  Lodge  has  one  of  the  fin- 
est pools  in  the  East.  And  pres- 
ent indications  are  that  you  will 
need  one.    Perhaps  to  play  in. 


For  directions  as  to  reaching 
Briarcliff  Lodge  see  Page  137. 


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(.Continued  from  Page  1) 
that  it  is.  Otherwise  burn  that  sign. 
It  isn't  going  to  be  many  years  be- 
for  the  theater  that  has  the  right 
kind  pf  a  cooling  system  is  going 
to  be  spotted  as  the  one  place  to  kill 
these  hours  of  terrific  heat.  But 
make  sure  your  house  is  cool.  Then 
advertise  it  to  the  limit. 


Blache  Preparing  Two  Stories 

Hollywood — Herbert  Blache  is  pre- 
paring two  stories  for  Hoot  Gibson. 
They  are  "Chip  of  the  Flying  U"  and 
"The  Calgary  Stampede,"  for'  Uni- 
versal. 


Pollard  Cutting  His  Latest 

Hollywood  ■ —  "California  Straight 
Ahead,"  starring  Reginald  Denny,  is 
in  the  cutting  room,  with  Harry  Pol- 
lard, its  director,  doing  the  editorial 
work. 


Gotham   Prod,  to  Inter-Ocean 

Inter-Ocean  has  closed  a  contract 
for  the  foreign  rights  of  12  Gotham 
Prod,  with  the  Lumas  Film  Corpo- 
ration. 


Daylight   Saving   Defeated 

South  Bend,  Tnd. — Daylight  saving 
was  defeated  at  a  recent  vote. 


Pathe  Projector 

To      be      Sold      at      $100— Develop- 
ments in  the   Raw  Stock  Market 

Expected 
"The  Wall  Street  Journal"  said  yes- 
terday: 

"Pathe  Exchange.  Inc..  through  a 
subsidiary,  will  bring  out  in  the  near 
future  the  Pathcx  motion  picture 
camera,  which  will  be  sold  to  the  pub- 
lic for  around  $100.  It  will  enable 
moving  pictures  to  be  made  in  the 
homo. 

"There  have  also  been  important 
developments  in  the  manufacture  of 
raw  film  by  the  du  Pont-Pathe  Film 
Manufacturing  Co.,  which  will  con- 
siderably increase  volume  in  the  near 
future.  Palhc  has  a  current  asset 
ratio  of  approximately  10  to  1." 


Editorial  Contents 

Page 

The    Director,    Editorial   by    Danny    3 

The  Gyroscopic   Camera   and   Its    Future    Proiluction    Possibilities    5 

The    Value    of    Studio    Organization — S:^mposium     7 

The   Feminine    Mind   in    Picture    Making,    a    Symposium 9 

"Dollar    a    Foot" — Making    Non-Theatrical    Productions 11 

King    Vidor's   Unique    Idea    11 

The   Importance  of  Able  Directors  to  the  Industry,  by   Louis   B.   Mayer 13 

Relieving    Detail,    by    Irving    G.    Thalberg 13 

Supervision,  by  Harry    Rapf    13 

Directors   Co-operate   with    Hays   Organization    13 

My    Best    Picture,    Symposium    by    Directors    19 

Wanted — Laughs,    by   Jesse    L.    Lasky    19 

The  German   Viewpoint  in  Picture  Making,  by    Fritz  Lang 21 

Real  "Motion"   Pictures,  by  F.   W.    Murnau 21 

.'\merican   Stars,  by   Svend   Gade    23 

Directors   and   Directors,  by   Lau-a   La    Plante 23 

Difficulties  Encountered  in  Making  "Ben   Hur,"  by  Fred   Niblo 23 

Lions — Never  Again,  by   Edward   Sedgwick 23 

Then  and  Now,  by  Edward  Montagne. 23 

Changing  Tears  to  Laughs,  by  Walter  A.   Futter 25 

Table  Talk  at  the   Screen   Writers   Guild 25 

Director   Really   an   Actor,   by  Edw.    Laemmle 25 

Boys    and    Westerns,    by    Clifif    Smith 27 

Willinm     C.    de    Mille's     Observations     27 

The   Financial    Side,   by  F.    R.    Wilson 2? 

The   Director  and   the   Uplift    Policy    27 

British   Production  .\ctivities,  by   Ernest   W,   Fredman .  29 

Motion    Picture    Directors    Association    Personnel     3] 

Standard     Speeds     ,. 

Tntcrnational   Congress  of    Photography    ^j 

Ted  Wharton  Plans   Service  Studios    ,] 

Directors    and    Their    Productions,     1918-1925 \t, 

Biog  aphies    of    Important    Directors     gj 

Svengalis    of   the    Studios    

New    Styles   in    Comedy,   by    Sam    Taylor , , , 

Again    the   Foreign    Director   Steps    In 

The   Three   Inirredients,    by    Hobart    Henley ],g 

Blazing    the    Way,    by    Fo.ster    Goss    ..\^........ 

A.    S.    of    C.    Membership    

The   Fairbanks    System    

Meet  the   Gag   Man.  by  William   Beaudine. !?! 

The   Unit    System   of   Production,   by   Jesse    L.    Lasky!...."'....'' ,,5 

Features  Reviewed 

The    Crimson    Runner — Prod.    Dist 

The   Bandit's   Baby— F.    B.    O '^' 

The  Man  Without  a  Conscience — Warner   Bros. !■" 

The    Little    French    Girl— Paramount 

Driisilla   with  a   Million— F    B.   O                                   - '  '  '^' 

T?,-,.ffles— Universal      .'.."' '''•^ 

The   Rainbow   Trail— Fox ^^^ 

The    D-rsert   Flower— First   National    -'......'.'..!..!' '''^ 

'^hort    Subjects ^^^ 

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Ballance   Goes   to  Atlanta 

On  tlip  eve  nf  hi-;  denarttirc  for  hip 
new  post  as  district  manager  of  At- 
lanta. Harrv  Ballance  was  cruost  at  a 
Innrbeon  given  at  the  N.  Y.  Athletic 
Club  by  S.  R.  Kent  ?nd  heads  of  the 
Paramount  distribution  department. 


Reopens  with  "Split"  Policy 

Afontreal — The  Gayetv  theater,  ? 
brr^e  downtown  house,  has  reopened 
ivith  a  new  policy  of  pictures  and 
v.Tudcvillc. 


Illinois  Meeting  Postponed 

Chir.Tgo — The  pnnual  meetine  of 
the  Illinois  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  has  been 
nostponcd    for    one    month. 


Smaller  Takes   Over  Another 

Rirhfiold  Springs.  N.  Y  —  Bill 
Smnllcv  h.T=;  added  to  his  chain. 
Sha Ill's  O.  H. 


Roads  Commission  Making  a  Picture 
Baltirnore,  Md.—  The  Marvland 
Mate  Roads  Commission  is  snonsor- 
mg  a  nicture  which  shows  the  new 
direct  hiehway  route  from  New  York 
to  Florida.  The  picture  will  be 
shown   later   throughout   the   state 


Heads  Sale  on  Memorial  Coins 

Atlanta,  Ga.— George  R.  Allison 
ot  hox  has  been  appointed  caotain  of 
n  film  division  for  the  sale  of  Con- 
federate Memorial  Coins 


Favorite  Gets  Western  Series 
Detroit — Favorite  Film  Co   will  re- 
lease   the    Buffalo    Bill,    Jr.    and    the 
Buddy    Roosevelt   series. 


Crandall  Installing  Radio  Station 

Washinplon— The  Crandall  Circuit 
IS  equipping  n  radio  hro'adfapting- 
station  atop  the  Tivoli.  •       : 


Advertising  Index 

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Adam.    Ferdinand    H 135 

Asheville   Motion    Pictures    Corp <6 


B 


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Bacon,    Lloyd    

Barker,    Reginald    

Bennet,    Spencer    

Berger,    Henri    Diamant    

Bern,    Paul    42 

Brenon,  Herbert    6 

Browning,  Tod    54 

Buchowetzki,    Dimitri    6S 


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12s' 
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Cabanne,    William    Christy    '.  . 

Capitol    Prods 1 

Christianson,     Benjamin     

Conway,   Jack    


Darling,   W.    Scott 
Dierker,    Hugh    .  .  . 


Earle,    Ferdinaiid 
Elvey,   Maurice   . . 


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78 
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70 
66 

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28 
18 

24 
02 
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72 
86 
30 
14 
16 
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32 
14 


Olcott.    Sidney 
Packard,    Jay 


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13,8 


Urson,    Frank 


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Fitzmaurice,    George    

Flynn,   Emmett   

Ford,  John   ; 

Frariklin,    Chester    M 1 

Franklin,  Sidney  A 1 

G 

Gade,    Svend    

George,    Burton     ' 

Green,    Alfred    E 

Goulding,   Alfred    1 

Goulding,    Edmund    

Griffith,    D.    W 

Griffith,    Edward   Hallows    

Guiol,   Fred   L.    1 

H 

Henley,  Hobart  15 

Herrick,    F.    Herrick    116 

Hill,    George    90 

Hines,    Charles    100 

Howard,  William  K 34- ' 

Hunt,   J.   Roy    110 

I 

Inter-Ocean    Film    Corp 134 

Iribe,    Paul    60 

K 

Kennedy,    Lem    , 108 

King,   Henry    20 

L  i 

Laemmle,    Edward    102 

Lee,   Rowland  V ...■...•.'  -Sfr 

Le    Picard.    Marcel    112 

Leonard,  Robert  Z , '. 94 

Levering,    Joseph    ;". 108 

Lloyds  Film  Storage    :.  .^  ......  ..    132 

Lord,    Del 82 

Lubitsch,   Ernst i     22 

Luporini,  Ferdinand  V.,  Inc. 136 

M 

MoCutcheon,   John   L -, . . ; .;■    64 

Meehan,   J.    Leo    '.,.....,106 

Metro-Goldwyn 142 

Milligati,  Carl  G .".~139 

Montagne,   Edward  J. -.-.'■    14 

Moomaw,  Lewis  H.      84 

Motion    Picture   Anparatus    Co .'..'."128 

N  "   ■' 

Niblo,    Fred   .., 10 

Nicholson,   Frank  E 104 


Rebecca  &  Silton   '...;.... . .  n7 

Robertson,   John   S 12 

Ross,  Nat   108 

Rothacker    Film    Mfg.    Co .130 

S 

Schertzinger,   Victor   B S8 

Seiter,  William ^ ^. .  96 

Seitz,  George  B ., ".-^-ii 

Sensitized  Film   -. .-. .  133 

Sloman,  Edward   100 

Smith,   Jess 138 

Stanton,    Richard 96 

Storm,    Jerome    , 74 

Strombcrg,   Hunt   33 

T 
Tavlor,    Sam     26 

Tec -Art   StuUios    140 

T.2rriss,    Tom    44 

Tremont    Film   Labs .' .'  132 

Tuttle,   Frank    .• .-.-    98 


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Wallace,   C.   R 70 

Wetb.  Kenneth  98 

Webber,   George    ]12 

Wellman,  W. 94 

W'harton.   Theodore 52 

Wiljat,    Irvin    gj 

Worsloy.    Wallace '. ;  .-45 

'  Wyckoff,   Alyip    .-,  ,;,  ///j > ,". ^;.. 110 


The  Director 


By  DANNY 


The  maker — or  perhaps,  the  breaker.  The  one 
man  in  picture  making  around  which  everything 
evolves.  Even  the  star.  Even  the  story.  His  the 
opportunity.  His  the  possibility.  Of  doing  so 
much.     Eor  the  general  good  of  the  industry. 

Much  has  been  written  about  him.  Much  will 
be.  Naturally.  Probably  no  one  individual  has 
his  responsibility.  And  often  too  little  credit  is 
given  him  for  his  efforts — or  results. 

Only  within  the  past  decade — and  in  many 
production  concerns  only  within  the  past  few 
years,  has  much  of  the  responsibility  and  care 
been  lifted  from  his  shoulders.  Barring  a  few 
very  large  companies  where  there  was  a  studio 
organization  which  spelled  something  besides  the 
name  was  there  any  place  where  the  director 
could  secure  any  real  help.  He  might  call  upon 
the  producer  and  get  something;  he  might  call 
upon  the  star  and  get  something.  He  might  call 
upon  almost  any  one  and  get  something.  But 
for  all  practical  purposes  it  was  his  job  to  get 
the  picture  out.  Usually  as  speedily  as  possible; 
usually  as  economically  as  possible,  and  usually 
he  did. 

THE    CHANGING    TIMES 

But  of  late  years  even  small  producers  have 
realized  the  value  of  studio  organization.  And 
many  of  the  annoyances,  the  problems,  and  wor- 
ries of  the  director  have  been  lifted  from  his 
shoulder.  He  has  not  been  heartbroken  over 
trivial  instances  which  heretofore  have  upset  him 
and  caused  delays  which  were  not  only  costly, 
but  terrifically  annoying.  Many  of  these  delays 
resulted  in  this  or  that  director  being  termed 
"temperamental."  The  facts  often  disclosed  he 
was  just  a  human  being  annoyed  almost  beyond 
control,  who,  in  an  effort  to  keep  harmony  and 
working  conditions  right  resorted  to  tearing  his 
own  hair.  When  instead  he  should  have  smashed 
some  one  derelict  in  their  duty. 

These  studio  organizations  are  powerful  assets 
to  the  right  kind  of  directors.  Even  the  great  D. 
W.  Griffith,  facing  the  calm  ease  and  controlled 
situations  of  the  Famous  Players'  studio  organ- 
ization melted.  And  briefly  whispered  that  he 
wished  he  might  have  had  such  an  organization 
back  of  him  a  long  time  ago.  Everyone  knows 
how  the  machine  moves  when  it  is  well  greased. 
A  car  well  oiled  will  get  most  anywhere.  A  di- 
rector with  a  great  organization  back  of  him  can 
do  the  same  thing. 

ORGANIZATIONS 

Directors  working  at  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
studios  marvel  at  the  results  accomplished.  From 
prop  room  to  scenario  co-operation  their  wish 
becomes  a  fact.  There  is  always  someone  about 
to  help ;  to  co-operate  with ;  to  discuss  annoying 
matters  with.  In  other  words,  no  one  is  left 
alone.  Except  as  to  the  actual  direction.  That 
is  his  job.  No  one  interferes.  Suggestions,  nat- 
urally, even  criticism.  But  the  "shooting"  is  left 
to  the  director.     As  it  should  be. 

And  so  it  is  in  other  organizations.  Fox,  Uni- 
versal, indeed  any  plant  which   has   for  its  job 


this  one  purpose.  First  National  has  within  a 
year  built  in  New  York  a  studio  organization 
which  is  said  to  function  splendidly.  And  this  is 
marvellous  considering  how  long  it  takes  to  build 
a  real  studio  organization.  On  the  Coast  the 
United  Studio  is  the  home  of  First  National  pic- 
tures, and  for  years  the  record  of  this  studio  has 
been  established.  And  each  of  these  organiza- 
tions— as  well  as  others  not  mentioned — does 
much  for  the  director. 

Some  directors,  oblivious  to  the  changing 
times,  have  rebelled  at  aid  coming  from  such  or- 
ganizations. They  have  felt  that  they  knew  what 
they  wanted  and  how  to  accomplisl\  it.  Some  of 
these  are  rather  important.  Some  still  stick  to 
their  individual  organizations.  Some  accomplish 
fairly  interesting  results.  But  the  average  does 
not  stand  up  particularly  ;  nor  is  it  outstanding. 
IMPROVEMENT  NEEDED 
Probably  the  greatest  difficulty  of  producing 
in  Hollywood  is  the  lack  of  contact  which  the 
di^^ector  has  with  vitally  essential  matters — such 
as  new  plays,  the  development  of  various  arts ; 
music,  new  paintings ;  all  matters  of  real  worth 
to  any  director.  There  should  be  a  provision  in 
all  contracts  with  directors  working  on  the  Coast 
that  they  be  compelled  to  visit  New  York  at  least 
once  a  year.  The  producer — where  a  director  is 
under  a  long  term  contract — should  be  willing 
to  meet  at  least  a  portion  of  the  expense.  Who- 
ever pays  this  is  really  incidental.  The  big  point 
is  that  the  director  should  have  this  contact.  It 
is  essential  to  a  tremendous  degree  for  his  wel- 
fare ;  for  his  improvement ;  for  his  development. 
W^e  know  some  directors  who  pose  charmingly 
and  let  the  world  imagine  they  know  it  all ;  that 
they  have  little  to  learn ;  that  they  need  no  im- 
provement. And  we  also  know  the  path  that 
leads  to  destruction. 

There  must  be ;  there  will  be,  an  improvement 
of  a  decided  nature  in  picture  making.  King 
Vidor  says  he  wants  to  make  a  sort  of  glorified 
news  reel  and  travelogue  with  practically  no 
story  at  all.  Perhaps  this  is  one  of  the  answers 
to  this  many  sided  problem.  Perhaps  the  inven- 
tion which  George  K.  Sopor  plans  to  release  this 
Fall  with  stereoscopic  results  will  aid ;  perhaps 
the  camera  work  as  shown  in  The  Last  Laugh 
will  lead  the  way  to  something  worth  while. 
Famous  has  one  of  these  cameras  at  work  in  the 
Long  Island  studio.  Perhaps  radio  may  swing 
something  into  the  studios  to  aid  in  the  develop- 
ment to  come.  But  certain  it  is  that  the  director 
will  find  new  ideas  constantly  developing  to  aid 
him  in  making  pictures  for  tomorrow  which  will 
make  those  masterpieces  of  today  but  forgotten 
glories. 

THE   COMING   CHAMPIONS 

In  an  earnest  effort  to  develop  new  directors 
several  companies  have  stepped  far  from  the 
beaten  path.  The  result  is  as  yet  incomplete.  It 
is  too  early  to  attempt  to  forecast  what  this  re- 
sult will  be.  But  the  fact  that  they  have  started 
is  a  lot.     New  life,  new  blood,  is  just  as  essential 

(.Continued  on  Page  113) 


The  Gyroscopic  Camera  and  Future  Production  Possibilities 

When  the  UFA  production  of  "The  Last  Laugh"  ivas  shoivn  to  technicians,  directors 
and  cameramen  there  was  tremendous  interest  manifested,  especially  with  reference  to 
the  camera  work.  Many  could  not  understand  how  some  of  the  shots  were  obtained.  It 
was  not  until  they  learned  that  these  effects  xvere  due  to  the  use  of  the  gyroscopic  cam- 
era that  the  mystery  was  solved.  The  Gyroscopic  camera  is  not,  however,  a  German  in- 
vention.   It  came  from  England. 


The  gyroscopic  camera,  probably  the  most  important  invention 
of  late  years  for  the  development  of  motion  pictures. 

Although  much  had  been  heard  of  this  invention  it  was  not 
until  the  showing  of  The  Last  Laugh,  made  by  UFA  in  Berlin, 
that  Americans  interested  in  production,  were  able  to  secure  a 
glimpse  of  the  results  obtainable  through  this  remarkable  inven- 
tion. 

Many  notable  directors  were  astounded  at  some  of  the  results 
shown' in  this  production.  Some  were  mystified  and  could  not 
understand  how  certain  results  could  be  produced.  They  did 
not  know  that  through  this  camera  the  players^  could  be  followed 
about  from  one  location  to  the  other ;  through  doors,  and  up  and 
down  steps  without  interference.  Particularly  interesting  were 
the  shots  showing  the  old  Porter  under  the  influence  of  drink; 
with  the  room  whirling  about  him,  and  finally  coming  back  to 
him.  Accompanying  this  article  is  a  photograph  showing  how 
the  camera  was  used  in  the  UFA  studios  to  secure  some  of  this 
sequence. 


Working  with  the  Gyroscopic  Camera  in  the  UFA  Studios,  Berlin. 


Famous  Players  have  secured  one  of  these  cameras  and  used  it  with 
Bcbe  Daniels  in  The  Manicure  Girl  production  at  the  Long  Island  studio. 
It  will  be  interesting  to  note  the  result  of  the  effort  and  compare  this  with 
the  German  production.  J.  Roy  Hunt  is  the  cameraman  and  Frank  Tuttle 
the  director  for   the   Famous  production. 

Without  going  into  scientific  details  which  account  for  the  remarkable 
performance  of  this  camera,  it  can  best  be  explained  as  resembhng  in 
principle  the  gyroscopic  steering  device  used  on  ocean  liners,  and  the 
gyroscopic  stabilizer  used  on  big  airplanes  to  keep  them  on  an  even  keel. 
The  complete  equipment  is  about  as  big  as  a  Pathe  camera,  and  because 
of  the  gyroscopic  mechanism  no  tripod  is  used.  The  operator  straps  the 
camera  over  his  shoulders.  An  electric  motor  dispenses  with  cranking, 
leaving  the  operator  both  hands  free  to  focus  and  to  point  the  camera 
on  the  business  of  the  scene  he  is  photographing.  The  electric  current 
for  the  motor  in  the  camera  is  supplied  by  a  flexible  cable  which  is  paid 


out  by  an  assistant,  as  required.  Because  of  the  gyroscope  in  the  camera 
which  offsets  the  movements  of  the  man  carrying  it,  it  is  possible  for  a 
cameraman  to  follow  a  player  completely  around  a  set  without  any  re- 
arrangement of  the  lights,  or  a  new  set-up  of  the  camera  as  is  customary 
when  a  camera  on  a  tripod  is  used. 


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Roy  Hunt  trails  Bebe  Daniels  through    Paramount's   Long   Island   studio 
using  a  Gyroscopic  Camera. 


In  one  sequence  in  The  Manicure  Girl  Bebe  Daniels,  as  apprentice  in 
a  beauty  parlor,  is  supposed  to  walk  from  booth  to  booth  in  the  beauty 
shop  refreshing  the  linens  and  to  stop  for  conversation  with  the  attendant 
in  every  bootn.  Using  the  regulation  camera,  over  eighteen  set-ups  would 
have  been  required.  With  the  gyroscopic  camera,  Roy  Hunt  the  camera- 
man simply  followed  Bebe  from  one  booth  to  another,  inside  and  out, 
completing  in  about  four  minutes,  the  actual  time  it  took  to  walk  in  and 
out  of  the  booths,  what  would  ordinarily  have  required  a  few  hours  to 
photograph  because  of  the  necessity  for  setting-up  the  camera  for  each 
shot,  and  re-arranging  the  lights. 

It  is  Frank  Tuttle  s  opinion  that  a  director  without  changing  his  pace 
can  cut  appreciable  time  from  his  budget  by  the  employment  of  the  gyro- 
scopic camera.  Without  racing,  Tuttle  completed  The  Manicure  Girl 
three  days  before  schedule.  He  attributes  most  of  the  time  saved  to  the 
gyroscopic  camera. 

Many  directors  agree  with  Tuttle  that  through  the  use  of  this  invention 
that  not  only  will  much  time  be  saved,  but  that  in  addition  it  will  make 
possible  the  shooting  of  many  natural  locations  without  all  the  annoyance 
which  prevents  this  at  present. 


The  First 

John  S.  Robertson,  a  director  of  distinction,  commenting 
on  the  gyroscopic  camera  and  the  results  obtained  in  The 
Last  Laugh,  said:  "I  have  seen  many  moving  pictures. 
But  this  is  the  first  motion  picture  that  was  ever  made." 


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The   Value  of  Studio   Organization 


BY  CECIL  B.  DE  MILLE 

I  The  director  of  a  motion  picture  is 
ino  more  or  less  than  an  expert  chef, 
a  mixer  of  ingredients  provided  by 
others. 

This  chef  can  take  vegetables,  meat, 
rice,  salt,  butter  and  other  materials, 
and  by  mixing  them  together  offer  to 
the  public  a  delightful  concoction. 
He  can  make  this  offering,  however, 
only  so  long  as  he  stays  by  his  job 
as  a  chef.  As  soon  as  he  starts  to 
assume  the  actual  details  of  how  the 
I)utter  should  be  made  or  how  the 
carrots  should  be  grown,  or  where 
and  how  the  cinnamon  and  salt  should 
>c  bought,  he  tics  himself  up  with 
so  much  infinite  detail  as  to  make  it 
impossible  to  give  proper  and  artistic 
attention  to  his  main  job. 

This  I  think  offers  a  direct  answer 
to  the  question  asked  by  Film  Daily 
as  to  the  relative  value  of  studio  or- 
ganization in  providing  a  background 
for  the  work  of  a  motion  picture 
director. 

Neither  I  nor  any  other  man  could 
have    singlehanded    made    "The    Ten 


Commandments."  It  would  have 
been  impossible  for  me,  for  instance, 
to  have  brought  the  proper  dramatic 
values  out  of  this  story  had  it  been 
necessary  to  worry  about  whether 
the  twenty-five  hundred  animals  we 
had  were  properly  fed,  or  whether 
the  large  contingents  of  Jewish 
people  we  had  on  location  were  se- 
curing their  proper  rations  of  proper- 
ly prepared  kosher  food. 

Experts  were  hired  to  do  this  sort 
of  thing  and  when  the  results  of  their 
expert  training  were  ready,  the  di- 
rector simply  mixed  them  in  with  the 
contribution  of  a  score  of  other  de- 
partment heads. 

Making  a  motion  picture  is  a  mat- 
ter of  so  many  different  varied  and 
often  small  things  that  it  is  physically 
impossible  for  one  mind  to  carry  them 
all.  Making  motion  pictures  must 
always  be  a  departmentized  process 
and  the  more  efficiently  this  is  ac- 
complished the  more  artistic  the 
picture  will  be  and  the  less  it  will 
cost. 


ROBERT  KANE 
FIRST  NATIONAL  PRODUCER 

The  motion  picture  of  the  future 
— the  motion  picture  that  is  to  win 
new  fans  and  fill  new  gigantic  the- 
aters— will  be  the  product  of  the 
most  highly-developed  studio  organ- 
ization. And  this  organization  will 
rely  to  a  great  degree  on  the  helpful 
information  supplied  by  a  business 
organization  in  close  touch  with  the 
pii)ilic  and  the  box  office. 

Opposed  to  this,  I  know,  will  be 
the  fact  of  the  success  of  so  many 
"individual  director"  pictures.  I 
an  think  of  a  dozen  such  successes 
myself,  where  the  director  wrote  the 
story,  adapted  it,  cast  it,  directed  it. 
But  how  many  of  these  men  have 
been  able  to  turn  out  such  successes 
consistently?  And  it  is  only  on  con- 
sistently good  product  that  this  in- 
dustry can  thrive.  Public  taste 
changes  and  the  box  office  reflects 
this  change.  By  consulting  his  busi- 
ness office,  the  director  can  keep 
abreast  of  these  changes.  When  he 
crawls   into  a   shell,   he   is  lost. 

Witness  on  the  other  hand,  the 
sure  progress  of  the  large  ORGAN- 
IZED producing  companies.  Here 
even  the  most  important  director  is 
a  cog  in  a  great  machine  that  is  really 
kept  well-oiled  for  HIM.  There  is 
a  point  my  director  friends  must  not 
miss — the  studio  organization  func- 
tions in  the  best  interest  of  the  di- 
rector himself. 

The  fact  of  the  matter  is  that  even 
successes  that  are  reputed  "individ- 
ual-director" productions  have  had 
the  quiet  help  of  the  business  exec- 
utives. But  this  has  not  been  shouted 
from  the  house  tops  by  the  director's 
press  agent.  The  business  executive 
didn't  give  a  darn — was  mainly  in- 
terested in  getting  a  good  picture. 
And  if  the  industry  is  to  have  good 
pictures,  it  must  have  perfect  organi- 


zation in  its  producing  ehd.  It  must 
have  directors  who  can  fit  into  that 
kind   of  organization. 

Look  at  the  bright  young  men 
who  are  supplanting  the  veterans  who 
were  ruled  too  thoroughly  by  their 
individual  ideas  of  picture-making. 
These  young  men  are  a  distinct  out- 
growth of  the  organization-system 
obtaining  in  the  better  studios,  and- 
they  are  a  distinct  boost  to  the  busi- 
ness. All  because  they  will  "listen." 
The  exhibitor  who  has  a  good  pro- 
duction thought  can  get  it  across  to 
this  new  brains  in  the  studio,  because 
the  new  type  director  is  wide  open 
to  ideas  from  his  executives.  The 
latter  are  in  daily  touch  with  the 
distribution  department,  which  in 
turn  is  close  to  the  exhibitor.  Now, 
that's  an  invincible  chain  and  is  only 
possible    though    organization! 

Organization  m.akes  it  possible  for 
the  producer  to  work  with  box  of- 
fice figures  at  his  elbow,  and  my  ex- 
hibitor readers  will  agree  with  me 
that  that  is  the  proper  way  for  a 
producer  to  work!  The  more  we 
keep  you  fellows  in  mind,  the  more 
certain  are  WE  to  succeed — but  all 
your  suggestions  mean  nothing  if  we 
are  at  the  mercy  of  old  school  "in- 
dividual directors".  The  fine  pic- 
tures of  the  future  will  not  be  made 
by  "individual  directors"  because 
there  will  be  no  such  animal.  But 
there  will  be  finer  directors  than 
ever  before.  The  "My  Contract  Calls 
For  No  Interference"  kind  will  be 
as  obsolete  as  horse  cars. 

In  summing  up,  I  will  say  that 
I  don't  think  I  have  to  make  out 
a  case  for  organization.  The  future 
will  make  that  out  for  me.  And  the 
motion  picture  producer  of  the  fu- 
ture will  function  a  good  deal  like 
the  stage  producer.  The  latter  uses 
his  knowledge  of  the  public  taste  to 
find    a    vehicle    that    he    believes    the 


public  will  "buy"  at  the  box  ofifice. 
He  uses  his  experience  to  find  a  good 
writer,  if  it  is  an  adaptation.  Then 
he  assigns  the  work  of  production 
to  some  able  director.  They  cast  the 
production  together.  At  no  point  of 
the  game  is  the  proposition  solely 
in  the  hands  of  the  director.  The 
producer  always  has  a  distinct  func- 
tion, which  is  to  co-ordinate  the  va- 
rious factors  here  described.  He  is 
an  ORGANIZER.  So  is  the  pro- 
ducer of  motion  pictures — if  he  is 
to  endure — and  all  anti-organization 
influences  about  him  must  pass  out 
of  the  picture. 


JACK    WARNER,    OF 
WARNER  BROS. 

With  very  few  exceptions  the  best 
pictures  are  produced  when  the  stud- 
io organization  is  in  harmony  with 
the  director.  Warner  Brothers  have 
proven  this.  No  matter  who  the 
director  may  be,  the  task  of  making 
a  good  picture  is  a  big  one,  as  the 
director  at  the  helm  is  really  living 
the  life  of  his  complete  cast  and 
if  he  has  the  cooperation  of  a  studio 
organization,  he  can  devote  the  ma- 
jority of  his  time  to  the  moulding  of 
his  production.  Every  director  that 
produced  for  us  has  worked  along 
these  lines  and  we  have  always  found 
them  willing  to  cooperate  in  every 
respect. 


LOUIS   B.   MAYER 

Organization  is  responsible  for  the 
success  of  motion  pictures  exactly  as 
machinery  is  responsible  for  the 
successful  running  of  a  ship. 

No  captain  "  could  pilot  a  ship 
alone,  and  to  make  successful  pictures 
the  director  must  have  a  complete 
organization  in  back  of  him.  The 
greatest  generals,  in  war,  finance  and 
industry,  never  tried  to  do  anything 
single-handed;  why  should  it  be  as- 
sumed that  the  motion  picture  indus- 
try is  different  in  fundamental  prin- 
ciples from  those  of  any  highly 
technical    business? 

Our  whole  organization,  for  in- 
stance, is  devoted  to  one  thing: 
helping  the  director  make  a  good 
picture.  We  do  this  by  working  with 
him  on  the  selection  of  his  stories, 
and  seeing  to  it  that  the  story  has 
the  proper  requisites  before  actual 
production  commences.  This  is 
where  our  box  office  knowledge  is 
valuable,  for  where  he  has  made,  or  is 
making,  one  picture,  we  have  made 
dozens  and  know  the  elements  that 
make   for  popularity. 

In  casting,  we  have  studied  the 
qualities  and  values  of  our  players, 
and  we  thus  know  how  a  cast  should 
be  balanced  to  get  the  maximum 
from  it;  in  all  the  details  of  produc- 
tion our  judgments  are  based  from 
the  experience  derived  from  handling 
hundreds  of  similar  incidents,  and 
the  directors  realize  the  value  of  this, 
for  we  are  really  sharing  their  bur- 
dens to  help  them. 

Of  course,  we  make  mistakes. 
Everyone  does,  for  the  human  race 
is   still   fallible,  but   in   our   organiza- 


tion the  responsibility  is  so  divided 
that  errors  as  well  as  benefits,  are 
shared. 

Someone  must  stand  apart  from 
the  director  to  get  a  separate  view- 
point on  his  work  and  to  see  it  with 
unprejudiced  eyes;  he  cannot  do  it, 
because  it  is  his  own  and  because  he 
is  bound  up  with  it.  We  have  com- 
petent executives  to  do  this,  whose 
wide  knowledge  of  production  allows 
tliem  to  advise  and  counsel  our  di- 
rectors. 

To  sum  up,  we  expect  our  direc- 
tors to  devote  all  their  artistry  to 
their  pictures,  and  to  leave  to  others 
in  our  organization  the  worries  of 
the  details,  which  by  virtue  of  their 
experience,  they  are  more  competent 
to  deal   with. 


RAYMOND   SHROCK,   UNI- 
VERSAL 

The  benefit  of  organization  varies 
with  the  situation  in  which  you're 
placed.  I  can  well  remember  the 
time  when  I  felt  as  a  director  and  as 
a  scenario  writer  the  irksomeness  of 
studio  control  and  the  conformity  to 
certain  regulations  which  were  made 
incumbent  upon  every  director  and 
every   company. 

You  will  hear  these  objections  to 
organizations  from  every  individual 
genius.  But  place  one  of  these  men 
in  charge  of  a  studio  and  his  view- 
point changes  instantly  and  abso- 
lutely. 

My  idea  is  to  give  as  wide  a  lati- 
tude for  the  expression  of  individual 
genius,  of  individual  initiative  and 
enterprise  as  possible  without  estab- 
lishing precedents  which  overthrow 
all  discipline  and  without  creating 
jealousies  of  hard  feelings.  The  peo- 
ple in  the  production  part  of  the 
moving  picture  business  are  undoubt- 
edly the  most  sensitive  people  in  the 
world.  It  is  impossible  to  handle 
them  as  you  would  the  members  of  a 
factory,  the  members  of  an  army  or 
the  members  of  a  school.  Genius 
conforms  to  no  rules  and  frequently 
has  the  utmost  difficulty  in  submitting 
to  any  kind  of  authority.  But  such 
is  the  nature  of  the  artistic  side  of 
the  moving  picture  business,  and 
genius  is  the  one  commodity  which 
we  must  have  in  moving  pictures. 
Therefore  it  is  a  coinmodity  which 
has  to  be  reckoned  with  in  the  studio 
organization    above    everything    else. 

A  studio  plan  which  isn't  elastic 
enough  to  withstand  the  exceptions 
which  geniuses,  near-geniuses,  pseudo- 
geniuses  and  just  plain  actors,  di- 
rectors and  scenario  writers  bring 
upon  it  every  day,  is  certain  to  go 
on   the  rocks. 

Nevertheless,  that  doesn't  imply 
that  there  shouldn't  be  a  well  regulat- 
ed and  carefully  managed  studio  or- 
ganization under  which  every  unit  in 
the  studio  should  work.  Without 
such  a  plan  Universal  City  would  be 
a  mad  house.  Frequently  it  has 
looked  like  that  and  it  probably  will 
in  the  future,  but  after  the  eruptions, 
w;e  always  come  down  to  first  prin- 
ciples again. 


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''The  Humming'  Bird'' 
''Monsieur  Beaucaire'' 

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"Not  So  Long  Ago' ' 

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The  Feminine  Mind  in  Picture  Making 


Sunday,  June  7,   1925 


DAILY 


The  importance  of  the  woman's  touch  in  picture  making:  an  all  absorbing  topic. 
Among  those  who  responded  to  requests  for  this  information  were  Mary  Pickford,  who 
needs  no  introduction;  Anita  Loos,  regarded  as  one  of  the  finest  script  builders  and  title 
writers  in  the  business;  Jane  Murfin,  whose  productions  with  "Strongheart"  placed  her 
definitely  in  an  important  place;  Marion  Fairfax,  another  important  scenarioist  and  ex- 
pert in  building  productions;  Clara  Beranger,  long  in  an  important  post  with  Famous 
Players;  Josephine  Lovett  Robertson,  wife  of  John  Robertson,  the  director,  who  works 
with  him  on  all  his  scripts;  Eve  Unsell,  another  gifted  scenarioist;  Leah  Baird,  who  has 
been  making  her  own  productions  for  some  time,  and  June  Mathis,  one  of  the  most  bril- 
liant women  in  the  industry. 


By   MARY    PICKFORD 

Woman's  mind  has  had  a  marked 
ifluence  on  motion  pictures,  and 
icture  making,  just  as  it  has  had 
n    other    lines   of    artistic    endeavor. 

In  addition  to  the  splendid  women 
rtists  of  the  screen,  those  whose 
r.'nds  have  given  us  some  of  the 
rcatest  characterizations,  there  are 
he  women  wrili;rs  who  have  written 
ome  of  the  finest  screen  stories 

Personally,  I  uclieve  thaT  a  man 
^ill  surely  "write  himself"  into  his 
lories.  Perhaps  that  is  the  reason 
hat  practically  all  of  my  outstanding 
)icturcs  have  been  written  by  women 
-because  they  were  better  abi^  to 
ut  into  the  story  the  qualities  thsi  I 
^o-.ight. 

Grace  Miller  V.'liite,  Frances  Hodg- 
son Burnett,  Kate  Douglas  Wiggms, 
Eleanor  Gates  and  Eleanor  Porter 
:ontributed  some  of  my  best  stories. 
One  outstanding  exception  to  this 
ule  was  Edward  J.  Locke,  who  wrote 
Stella    Marris. 

I  feel  that  I  owe  gratitude  to  the 
women  whose  minds  have  done  much 
to  advance  the  industry.  And  we 
should  not  forget,  too,  the  wives  and 
mothers  of  the  directors,  artists  and 
producers.  The  influence  their  minds 
have  had  on  the  industry  will  never 
be   known. 


By  JANE   MURFIN 

Woman's  mind  in  picture  making! 
I  wonder  if  there  is  such  a  thing  as 
the  feminine  mind,  strictly  speaking. 
Coleridge  once  said  "The  truth  is,  a 
great    mind    must    be    androgynous." 
(I  hope  you  have  to  look  it  up  too — 
I  had).     The  mind  which  is  androgy- 
nous is   sexless,  or  rather,  is  a  mix- 
ture  of   the    qualities   of   both   sexes. 
This  is   the  mind  picture  making  or 
any  creative  work  needs.     There  are 
many    women    in    the    industry,    but 
comparatively  few  have  any  hand  in 
the    actual    translation    of    the    story 
onto    the    screen,    which    is    a    pity. 
Neither    sex    should    operate    in    the 
field    of    direction    exclusively.      This 
business   is   not    a   one-mind   proposi- 
tion, but  the  mental  qualities  of  both 
men    and    women   are   absolutely    es- 
sential   to    it. 


By  ANITA  LOOS 

Tliere  has  always  been  a  tendency 
on  the  part  of  men  of  brains  to  look 
with  contempt  on  women's  work  in 
the    arts.      This    tendency    has    been 


partly  overshadowed  by  the  enthus- 
iasm with  which  the  general  public 
has  taken  to  women  artists,  but  the 
tendency  is  there  just  the  same,  and, 
as  it  is  only  through  men  of  brains 
that  a  woman  can  achieve  enduring 
success,  it  might  be  well  to  investi- 
gate whether  it  has  a  legitimate  foun- 
dation. 

Every  modern  genius  from  Vol- 
taire on  has  had  his  fling  at  woman 
and  a  woman's  brain.  And  yet  I 
think  that  no  genius  ever  lived  who 
did  not  grant  to  woman  one  or  two 
attributes  that  a  man  can  never  kno^y. 
This  is  only  natural,  as  a  woman  is 
one  step  nearer  to  the  general  scheme 
of  nature  than  man,  and  she  views 
things  from  a  narrower  and  closer 
angle. 

The  French  have  a  word,  "intime", 
which  means  more  than  its  English 
translation,  in  that  it  is  applied  as 
s  technical  term  to  the  arts.  It  is  to 
the  field  of  the  "intimate"  that  a 
woman  should  limit  herself;  to  the 
quick  flashes  of  human  nature  that 
her  feminine  perception  can  catch  and 
record  so  freshly. 

In  the  photoplay  art  this  field  holds 
more  promise  than  any  other  at  pres- 
ent and  it  will  for  a  long  time  to 
come.  Lurid  melodrama  and  the 
nadded  multiple  reel  feature  have 
been  overdone.  The  public  is  tiring 
too  of  the  filmizations  of  worn  out 
dramas  that  were  written  years  ago 
to  please  our  grandparents.  Audi- 
ences are  taking  very,  very  kindly  to 
the  simple  story  well  told:  and  by 
"simple"  I  do  not  mean  to  suggest 
the  need  of  a  blatant  moral. 

To  women  belong  all  the  ne.gative 
attributes  and  thev  are  by  no  rneans 
to  be  despised.  Passion  is  positive; 
she  can  neither  handle  it  with  mastery 
nor  paint  a  clear  picture  of  it.  Sen- 
timent is  negative,  and  no  man  can 
•surpass  her  in  its  treatment.  Intel- 
lect is  positive;  it  is  not  her  field 
Intuition  is  negative  and  it  is  the 
exclusive  property  of  her  sex.  Idea 
is  positive,  aspect  negative.  And  so 
on. 

To  be  a  perfect  success  in  the  field 
of  art,  and  to  win  the  resnect  of  men 
workers  in  the  same  field,  a  wom^n 
must  keep  to  her  womanhood.  She 
must  work  with  subiccts  that  she 
knows  and  she  must  infuse  as  much 
feminine  charm  into  them  as  it  is 
her  good   fortune   to  possess. 


A  woman's  point  of  view  ought  to 
put  a  fine  and  beautiful  aspect  on 
any  subject.  Woman's  brain  will 
never  equal  man's.  Heaven  forbid 
that  it  should,  else  we  would  have 
nothing  left  to  look  up  to  in  them. 
But  if  a  woman  will  use  her  natural 
powers  naturally  she  can  do  fine  and 
enduring  work.  The  photoplay  needs 
her  mightily  at  present. 


By  MARION  FAIRFAX 

Any  mind — masculine,  feminine  or 
neuter — is  so  very  welcome  in  pic- 
tures that  the  gender  seems  of  sec- 
ondary  importance. 

I  think  the  alleged  "feminine  touch" 
is  largely  a  misnomer.  Much  of  the 
crudest  bloodiest  melo-drama  that 
has  passed  across  my  editorial  desk 
has  been  written  bv  women  and  some 
of  the  sobbiest  "sob-sister"  material 
has  emanated  from  men.  As  a  mat- 
ter of  fact  I  know  only  one  wornan 
scenarist  who  habitually  specializes 
on  the  "woman's  point  of  view"  and 
her  work  is  not  greatly  in  demand. 
On  the  contrary,  I  know  three  or 
four  women  whose  writing  is  direct, 
honest,  humorous,  without  a  trace 
of  the  "sob-sister"  taint,  and  they 
stand  near  the  top  of  this  overcrowded 
field. 

Personally,  T  think  that  writing  is 
one  g?me  in  which  being  a  woman  is 
far  from  being  a  handicap  and  as 
pictures  are  the  universal  language  of 
mankind  today,  and  over  half  of  man- 
kind is  "womankind,"  I  think  wo- 
man's point  of  view  is  not  only  valu- 
able in  pictures,  but  necessary. 

It  will  probably  be  admitted  that 
women  know  more  about  women  than 
do  men,  and  our  pictures  are  largely 
about  woman — her  home,  her  strug- 
gles, lier  love  as  sweetheart,  wife  or 
mother.  And  our  audiences  are 
pbout  75  per  cent,  women. 

As  for  woman's  insieht  into  a  man's 
problems,  the  struggle  of  the  hero 
toward  success  in  the  field  of  busi- 
ness, love,  adventure  or  ambition, 
she  mav  not  under'stand  the  strictly 
masculine  phases  of  life  of  a  man — 
but  she  very  often  understands  the 
man.  For  cenerations  she  has  helped 
develop  and  tr?in  the  minds  of  men, 
as  well  as  taken  care  of  their  bodies. 
Moreover,  men  habitually  confide  in 
women  when  in  need  either  of  encour- 
aeement  or  comfort.  Women  see 
men  at  their  most  emotional,  most 
self-revealing  moments. 


For  countless  ages  woman's  very 
existence — certainly  her  safety  and 
comfort — hinged  upon  her  ability  to 
please  or  influence  men.  Naturally, 
she  has  almost  unconsciously  made 
an  intensive  study  of  them.  There- 
fore, if  she  is  a  writer  at  all,  she 
should  not  only  be  able  to  write  wUh 
insight  and  sympathetic  understand- 
ing about  women,  '.  ut  at  least  the 
authority  of  a  "trained  observer" 
abf'Ut    men. 

These  appear  to  me  to  be  fairly 
good  reasons  for  using  whatever  we 
can  find  of  feminine  insight  and 
understanding  in  creating  or  editing 
our  pictures. 


By  CLARA  BERANGER 

There  has  been  much  discussion 
of  woman's  place  in  the  making  of 
pictures,  and  much  questioning  as 
to  why  the  majority  of  successful 
scenario  writers  have  been  women. 
It  seems  to  me  that  the  answer  is 
simple. 

Most  of  the  directors  are  men, 
but  it  takes  two  people  to  get  a 
story  into  shape  before  the  director 
begins  to  work  on  it;  and  what  is 
more  logical  than  for  the  other  ele- 
ment of  the  creative  work  to  be 
supplied  by  a  woman?  With  a  woman 
as  writer  and  a  man  as  director,  you 
have  the  ideal  combination  of  fem- 
inine and  masculine  psychology  com- 
bining to  cover  the  complete  psychol- 
ogy of  the  story  that  is  to  be  pic- 
turized. 

There  has  never  been  a  really  fine 
picture  directed  by  a  woman;  and 
the  reason  for  this,  I  think,  is  that 
women  haven't  the  physical  endur- 
ance necessary  to  stand  behind  the 
camera  for  the  length  of  a  shooting 
day.  Aside  from  the  mental  stress 
of  directing  a  picture,  it  is  hard  physi- 
cal work  and  requires  generalship 
that  is  more  natural  to  a  man  than 
to  a  woman. 

Wherever  it  is  a  matter  of  mere 
creation  or  brain  work,  a  woman  can 
take  her  place  as  readily  as  a  man. 
Positions  in  the  research  department, 
in  the  wardrobe  department,  in  the 
editorial  department  and  in  the  vari- 
ous departments  that  feed  the  mak- 
ing of  pictures  are  filled  by  women 
and  men,  which  is  as  it  should  be. 
In  a  word,  I  believe  that  the  only 
position  in  pictures  that  a  woman 
cannot  adequately  fill  is  the  position 
of  director. 

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Whenever  Danny  mentions  the 
:ict  that  So-and-So,  (naming  some 
■ig  gun  in  the  film  world),  is  all 
lepped  up  on  the  question  of  "how 
nuch  should  we  spend  on  feature 
iroductions?"  it  gives  me  a  queer 
ensation  somewhere  between  ad- 
iiiration  and  envy,  because  with  me 
he  question  always  is,  "how  much 
lave  I  to  spend?"  Ever  to  be  able 
o  squander  as  much  as  a  production 
alls  for  would  seem  to  me  hke  own- 
iig  Aladdin's  lamp.  Universal  City 
nd  the  Lasky  lot  on  Vine  Street  in 
lollywood,  for  when  I  spend  over  a 
lollar  a  foot  in  making  finished 
roduct  up  to  a  couple  of  thousand 
ect,  I  may  as  well  tell  the  butcher 
nd  the  baker  that  I've  shot  the 
vorks. 

I'm  in  the  peep-show  end  of  the 
)usiness,  which  is  to  say  that  I'm 
)ne  of  those  non-theatrical  guys  who 
ise  the  camera  to  tell  the  camera  to 
ell  the  housewives  how  salmon  is 
anned,  how  the  cute  little  silkworm 
;pins  its  lovely  cocoon,  how  they  put 
ic  hole  in  macaroni  and  other  well- 
nown  Christian-Endeavors.  But 
)nce  in  awhile  I  meet  up  with  a  client 
vho'll  let  me  put  his  message  across 
n  story  form;  and  then  I  bust  loose 
md  pretend  I'm  Frank  Lloyd,  or 
im  Cruze  or  Irvin  Willat — within  the 
lollar-a-foot    limit. 

An  $800   Negative 

A  few  months  ago  I  made  a  two- 
eeler  of  this  description  for  a  big 
lealth  organization.  It  had  a  cast 
f  about  30.  including  extras,  seven 
milt  interior  sets  and  a  lot  of  valu- 
ible  medical  props.  The  story  called 
or  an  auto  smashup  and  a  number 
•)i  busy  street  locations.  It  was  made 
n  a  shooting-time  of  five  days  and 
he  production  cost,  including  nega- 
ive  raw  stock,  was  approximately 
;800. 

I  Had  not  quite  finished  putting  that 
Dicture  into  the  box  when  a  single- 
reeler  of  the  story  type  was  lined 
jp  for  a  Community  Chest  campaign, 
ind  I  went  immediately  to  work  on 
that.  This  little  rascal  called  for 
another  seven  sets,  and  a  cast  of 
'-'nut  15.  The  story  was  pretty  easy- 
iiig,    but    it    involved    some    tricky 


for  an  instant  that  the  average  pro- 
grani  subject  could  be  made  for  a 
dollar  a  foot  or  even  two  dollars  a 
foot;  but  I  do  mean  that  there  are 
ways  of  dodging  the  topheayy  costs 
of  production  in  most  organizations. 

In  this  non-theatrical  field  of  ours 
—which  has  it  all  over  modern  den- 
tistry when  it  comes  to  a  hand-to- 
mouth  existence — we  have  to  give  the 
effect  of  fine  theatrical  stuff  for  next 
to  no  expense.  And  I'm  not  kicking 
about  what  my  clients  are  willing  to 
pay,  either,  for  until  there  i?  some 
sort  of  organized  distribution  for  non- 
theatrical  films,  these  films  are  not 
worth  high  prices.  But  the  little  we 
get  obliges  us  to  cut  corners  in  way.' 
that  the  big  producers  never  have  to 
consider.  We  little  fellows  know  a 
lot  about  getting  a  $5  value  out  of 
one  solitary  buck  because  it's  the 
only  way  we've  been  able  to  keep 
our  heads  above  water. 
Handy  Andy 

My  experience,  which  is  typical  in 
this  branch  of  the  movie  route,  has 
taught  me  to  crank  a  camera  when 
necessary,  run  a  projector,  develop 
tests,  shoot  stills,  act  when  we  can't 
afford  otherwise  to  fill  up  the  cast, 
design  and  make  sets  and  costumes, 
trim  the  lamps,  work  the  spot,  do 
animation  and  hand-letter  and  decor- 
ate titles.  I  hand-lettered  37  title- 
cards  only  day  before  yesterday.  I 
actually  have  done  everything  from 
writing  the  original  story  and  'script, 
to  assembling,  editing  and  patching 
the  first  print.  The  only  thing  I 
won't  do  is  to  learn  to  play  a  fiddle 
to  make  my  leading  lady  emote.  And 
don't  get  me  wrong.  I'm  not  boast- 
ing about  versatility  for  I'd  rather 
turn  these  jobs  over  to  specialists. 
I'm  merely  saying  that  in  our  end 
of  the  game  we  have  to  save  pennies 
till   its   hurts. 

I  couldn't  have  made  that  two- 
reeler  for  $800  or  the  other  for  $600 
if  I  had  to  work  in  a  regular  studio 
in  New  York  or  Los  Angeles.  I 
began  by  going  to  a  studio  away  off 
in  New  England  where  I  could  get 
stage  and  props  for  about  $200  a 
week,  lights  for  about  $40  for  the 
entire  shooting  period,  and  pretty  good 
troupers  from  neighboring  stock  com- 


,iuff  wherein  the  hero  fell  off  a  high    panics  for  a  top  salary  of  $60.     Ex 


roof  to  his  death.  By  re-dressing 
some  of  the  standing  sets  from  the 
first  production,  this  subject  cost  me 
$600,  and  the  shooting-time  was  three 
days  .  All  of  which  would  mean 
nothing  if  the  pictue  didn't  check  up 
in  the  box-office.  This  particular 
one-reeler  w-as  the  backbone  of  the 
Community  Chest  campaign  _  for 
which  it  w^as  made,  was  shown  simul- 
taneously in  five  theaters  for  a  solid 
week,  won  contributions  a  long  way 
over  the  quota,  and  is  in  request  for 
use  in  other  cities  in  campaigns  to 
come.  Where  the  promise  is  per- 
formed is  a  slogan  that  should  not 
be  confined  to  a  chain  of  barber 
shops. 

Ways   of   Dodging   Costs 
These     cost     figures     are     a     little 
startling    when    they    are    compared 
with  those  of  even  an  ordinary  theat- 
rical program  picture.    I  do  not  mean 


tras  got  $2  per  diem.  A  couple  of 
chartered  automobiles  served  all  lo- 
cation requirements.  And  here's  the 
whole  swindle-sheet  for  that  well- 
known  He-who-reads-while-he-runs : 
The   Health  Two-reeler 

Cast   $318.00 

Crew    85.00 

Raw  stock   120.00 

Props 12.90 

Still  plates  8.00 

Locations  and  lunches    79.70 

Props    12.90 

Studio     150.00 

Paper  and  paint    9.80 


$804.10 
Allied  Charities  Single-reeler 

Cast   $208.00 

Crew   42.50 

Juice    17.05 

Stock 60.00 

Stills    8.00 


Locations   86.40 

Props    15.70 

Studio   100.00 

Paper  and  paint   25.10 

.Animation    24.00 

$586.75 

The  greatest  help  came  in  having 
folks  with  me  who  played  the  game. 
I  refer  not  only  to  my  assistant  who 
not  so  long  ago  was  one  of  the  best- 
liked  assistants  in  Hollywood,  well- 
known  to  Doug  and  Mary,  among 
others,  or  to  my  devoted  cameraman 
who  had  done  second-camera,  over- 
seas, on  "The  Cabinet  of  Dr.  Cali- 
gari",  but  to  the  players  themselves 
who,  understanding  the  handicaps, 
were  as  ready  to  build  and  dress  the 
sets  as  to  act.  Also  to  the  fine  old 
studio  manager  who  persuaded  the 
whole  neighborhood  to  lend  me  its 
facilities.  My  strongest  recollection 
of  this  grand  old  man  is  his  standing 
guard  at  the  studio  door  to  stall  off 
the  mother  of  a  hungry  nursing  baby 
that  I  needed  on  the  set  for  one  more 
take. 

Team  Work 

The  real  explanation,  therefore,  is 
team  work.  We  had  the  sets  all  up 
in  advance  of  shooting.  We  shot  on 
a  schedule  that  took  account  of  sun- 
light and  the  hours  freeing  the  kids 
we  needed  from  school.  We  used 
nested  sets,  and  we  did  our  pointing 
and  papering  at  nights  thai  the  sas 
would  be  ready  for  shooting  m  thi. 
morning.  We  did  profoundly  wise 
things  like  buying  lunches  for  the 
people  to  keep  the  company  together 
for  schedule — and  we  bought  them 
meals  to  keep  them  fit  and  happy. 
Even  when  our  plans  flopped,  we 
managed  to  save  the  pieces.  I  am 
thinking  now  of  the  dinner  scene  we 
had  to  shoot  one  day  .  My  assistant 
schemed  it  out  by  having  it  occur  at 
lunch  time.  A  caterer  served  a 
real  meal,  which  gave  us  lunch  for 
the  company  and  complete  props, 
silver,  linen  and  so  forth,  for  dress- 
ing the  set.  The  only  flaw  was  that 
the  day  happened  to  be  Friday  and 
many  in  the  company  were  of  a 
religious  persuasion  that  required 
them  to  eat  something  other  than  the 
meat  that  was  provided.  Only  mo- 
mentarily daunted,  my  assistant  had 
the  meat  made  up  in  sandwiches  for 
the  next  day. 

Despite  the  fact  that  regular,  pro- 
fessional production  of  these  same 
pictures  would  cost  much  more,  it 
was  this  practical  question  of  real 
production  cost  that  aroused  Danny's 
interest  the  other  day  when  I  joined 
him  in  dodging  automobiles  on  42nd 
Street,  and  that  led  him  to  ask  me 
to  set  this  story  down.  It  was  in- 
teresting to  him  and  it  may  be  to 
you;  but  to  me  it  has  sort  of  lost  its 
novelty.  It's  an  everyday  thing  now. 
I  spoke  of  it  to  Danny  merely  by 
way  of  illustrating  the  fact  that  if 
Jesse  Lasky,  Carl  Laemmle,  Sam 
Goldwyn  and  The  Warners  are  sin- 
cere in  seeking  new  directors  who 
will  economize  and  yet  produce  re- 
sults, they  will  not  go  far  wrong  in 
looking  into  the  non-theatrical  field. 
I  can  say  this  without  being  sus- 
pected of  an  ulterior  motive  because 
this  screed  is  anonymous  to  every- 
body   but    Danny. 


Vidor's  Unique  Idea 

Will  Make  a  Sort  of  Glorified  News 

Reel    and    Travelogue    With    No 

Story  at  All — Believes  a  New 

Technique  Will  Be   Evolved 

King  Vidor,  Metro-Cioldwyn,  has  a 
real   idea.      He   says: 

I  have  every  faith  that  the  screen 
will  come  into  its  own,  but  not  until 
an  absolutely  distinctive  motion  pic- 
ture technique  is  evolved.  However, 
we  are  coming  closer  to  the  day 
when  there  will  be  screen  stories 
told  by  an  individual  screen  tech- 
nique that  could  not  be  told  on  the 
stage  in  play  form  or  in  a  book. 
The  motion  picture  is  a  distinct  art 
form,  and  should  create  its  own 
stories   out   of   itself. 

Personally,  one  of  these  days  I 
am  going  to  do  a  picture  that  has 
absolutely  no  story  at  all,  a  sort  of 
glorified  news  weekly  and  travelogue 
in  one.  You've  been  to  a  motion 
picture  theater  at  times  when  it  was 
not  the  feature  ^film  that  stood  out 
in  the  program  or  entertained  you 
most,  but  a  reel  or  some  particular 
news  event  or  a  scenic,  perhaps,  that 
gripped  you  as  much  as  any  feature 
film   you   ever   saw. 

I  think  a  motion  picture  technique 
can  and  will  be  evolved  that  will  do 
away  with  conventional  screen  story- 
telling. Much  experimenting  re- 
mains to  be  done  before  anything  of 
real   definite   value   is  accomplished. 

The  most  important  things  to 
bear  in  mind  are  that  pictures,  no 
matter  how  radical  their  technique, 
must  first  of  all  be  entertaining.  I 
have  no  patience  with  the  theory 
that  art,  to  be  art,  must  be  unin- 
telligible to  nine-tenths  of  the  pub- 
lic. Art  doesn't  consist  in  being 
simply  tiresome  to  everyone  else. 
We're  in  danger  of  a  lot  of  that  at 
this  experimental  stage  in  pictures. 
For  one  thing,  you  can't  do  with- 
out actors,  and  in  their  place  use 
puppets  that  you  can  pull  the  strings 
of.  Lord  knows  there  are  plenty  of 
puppets  in  pictures  today,  but  they 
won't  carry  pictures  far.  We're  just 
as  dependent  on  good  actors  as  pup- 
pets are  on  the  man  who  manipulates 
the    strings. 

Make  Backgrounds  Tell  the  Story 
More  and  more,  however,  the  back- 
ground of  a  picture  will  be  relied 
upon  to  get  over  its  idea,  its  emotion- 
al appeal.  I  think  "Wild  Oranges", 
one  of  my  own  pictures  that  I  like 
best,  was  the  first  photoplay  to  at- 
tempt dealing  with  the  background 
in  such  a  way  that  it  created  the 
mood  of  the  story,  and  carried  the 
human  element  along  with  it. 

In  "Proud  Flesh"  I  used  this 
treatment  for  a  love  scene.  When  I 
set  about  preparing  this  sequence,  it 
seemed  to  me  that  every  conceivable 
way  to  act  a  love  scene  had  already 
been  done.  So  instead  of  picturing 
the  conventional  passionate  embraces, 
I  let  the  background  create  the  mood 
and  put  the  scene  over.  The  result 
was,  when  we  showed  the  picture 
at  the  studio  in  its  editing  stage,  that 
particular  sequence  caused  more  com- 
ment than  nearly  anything  else  in  the 
picture. 

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"SHORE  LEAVE" 

Starring  Richard  Barthelmess 


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CLASSMATES" 
"SOUL-FIRE" 


All  Adaptations  of 

John  S.  Robertson  Productions 

B^  JOSEPHINE  LOVETT 


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Sunday,  June  7.   1925 


DAILY 


13 


Cooperate  With  Hays 

The  director,  the  man  who  actu- 
ally makes  the  picture,  is  the  one 
who  correlates  and  expresses  to  pic- 
ture patrons  the  ideas  of  the  author, 
scenario  editor,  continuity  writer,  art 
director  and  the  producer.  His  is 
usually  the  last  word  the  final  effort. 
By  what  he  does  is  the  institution 
of  motion  pictures  judged.  By  the 
pictures  he  makes  do  men  and 
women  decide  whether  the  movies 
ought  to  be  patronized  and  encour- 
aged or  suppressed  entirely.  His  re- 
sponsibility is  a  three-way  one—to 
the  art  he  represents,  to  the  public, 
and  to  his  employers.  That  this  re- 
sponsibility is  being  appreciated  and 
assumed  is  demonstrated  by  the  co- 
operation between  the  Directors  As- 
sociation in  Hollywood  and  Will 
Hays.  The  meeting  with  them  re- 
cently was  a  frank,  full  discussion 
of  the  problems  that  affect  the  con- 
duct of  the  industry,  and  resulted 
in  the  appointment  of  a  committee 
to  cooperate  with  Mr.  Hays  in 
achieving  the  complete  purposes  of 
his  organization.  This  committee  con- 
sists of  three  well  known  directors, 
Reginald  Barker,  John  Ford  and 
Edward    Laemmle. 

Mr.  Hays  told  the  directors  they 
are  "the  keymen  of  '  the  industry", 
related  to  them  what  his  contact  with 
the  public  indicates  is  and  is  not 
satisfactory  in  pictures,  and  gave 
them  one  guiding  rule— "We  must 
not   otiend   common   decency". 

The  committee  of  directors  ap- 
pointed at  that  time  has  been  con- 
tinuing the  work  begun  there,  main- 
taining close  contact  with  Fred  W. 
Beetson,  the  Hays  representative  on 
the  Coast,  who  recently  addressed 
tlie  entire  membership  on  "The  Di- 
rector's Responsibility  to  the  Motion 
Picture  Industry,  Particularly  on 
Location".  Beetson  told  them  that 
their  position  while  on  location  is 
that  of  ambassadors  from  the  indus- 
try, responsible  for  creditable  con- 
duct on  the  part  of  all  employees 
engaged  in  the  work;  that  when  they 
quit  a  location  they  should  make 
certain  that  everything  is  left  ex- 
actly as  they  fovind  it,  so  that  the 
one  from  whom  they  may  have  rented 
property  and  the  community  where 
they  have  been  working  will  have 
nothing  but  praise  for  them  and 
their  associates.  It  was  agreed  that 
when  working  on  public  or  govern- 
ment lands  every  precaution  will  be 
taken  to  prevent  damage  to  public 
property,  and  that  sufficient  deputies 
will  be  charged  with  the  responsi- 
bility of  making  certain  that  forest 
fires  cannot  occur. 


Thejmportance  of^Able  Directors  to 
,         the  Industry 

By  LOUIS  B.  MAYER,  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

screen   successes  are  almost  entirely 
due  to  directorial  abihty. 

The  direct  point  of  contact  between 
pictures  and  picture-goers  is  human 
interest  and  only  a  keen  observer  of 
the  little  things  of  life  is  able  to 
capitalize  /on  this;  psychology.  A 
picture  that  is  altogether  human,  no 
matter  what  the  subject,  is  surer  to 
be  a  box  office  attraction  than  is  a 
film  altogether  artistic. 

Human  Interest  Necessary 

Human  interest  is  the  one  element 
that  lifts  a  picture  out  of  what  we 
term  a  "class  film"  and  makes 
it    appealing    to    the    masses. 

This  is  borne  out  by  the  history  of 
the  box  office.  Any  exhibitor  will 
tell  you  that  a  really  good  picture 
packs  a  house  and  they  will  also  tell 
you  that  each  day  sees  more  in- 
tellectually superior  humans  convert- 
ed to  the  institution  of  motion  pic- 
tures. 

The  successful  director  is  not  the 
man  who  turns  out  a  great  produc- 
tion once  in  a  while  but  the  director 
who  consistently  makes  good  pictures 
that  may  not  reach  the  greatness  of 
one  particular  film  and  then  lapse  to 
productions  which  range  from  poor 
to  mediocre. 

It  is  hard  to  determine  just  which 
is  the  most   important  person  in   the 


Never  before  in  the  history  of 
motion  pictures  has  the  director 
meant  so  much  to  the  finished 
product.  While  it  is  true  that  film 
fans  are  not  as  interested  in  direct- 
ors as  they  are  interested  in  players, 
it  must  be  conceded  that  the  exhib- 
itor is  vitally  interested  in  the  di- 
rector and  often  gauges  the  film  by 
the  reputation  of  the  man  who  made 
it.  Such  directors  as  Erich  von 
Stroheim,  Victor  Seastrom,  Rex  In- 
gram, Fred  Niblo,  King  Vidor,  Mar- 
shall Neilan,  Hobart  Henley,  Frank 
Borzage,  Reginald  Barker,  Tod 
Browning,  Rupert  Hughes  and 
Monta  Bell  are  towers  of  strength 
to   the    industry. 

Many  directors  specialize  in  cer- 
tain types  of  dramas  and  the  general 
impression  prevails  that  a  director 
should  not  stray  away  from  that 
certain  class  of  production.  Person- 
ally I  do  not  believe  that  any  di- 
rector should  be  confined  to  any  one 
subject. 

Must      Combine      Commercial      and 
Artistic  Appeal 

The  secret  of  the  great  director's 
success  is  not  so  much  that  he  has 
knowledge  of  a  certain  type  of  drama 
but  that  he  knows  the  secret  of  hu- 
man psychology.  He  has  learned  to 
combine  the  commercial  appeal  with 


suming  details  of  production,  and  he 
is  left  free  to  direct  his  picture.  He 
has  just  one  thing  to  do,  instead  of 
many — to  infuse  all  his  artistry  and 
ability  into  making  a  good  picture. 

Each  new  development  that  ad- 
vances the  art  of  the  motion  picture 
increases  the  complexities  of  produc- 
tion and  multiplies  its  details.  Al- 
most daily  now  new  problems  arise 
that  only  experts  can  pass  upon,  and 
this  is  where  the  producing  organiza- 
tion functions  by  distributing  the  bur- 
den on  many  shoulders,  employing 
many  minds  to  concentrate  on  a  com- 
mon result,  and  affords  the  director 
the  greatest  opportunity  for  self-ex- 
pression that  he  has  ever  had. 

The  reason  the  opportunity  exists 
is  because  the  modern  picture  is  re- 
solving itself  less  into  a  matter  of 
plot  and  story  than  a  matter  of  treat- 
ment and  technic.  Some  of  our  big- 
gest successes  have  depended  upon 
characterizations,  individual  touches, 
clever  bits  of  business  and  what 
might  be  called  the  "style"  of  the 
directors,  for  directors  have  styles 
just  as  writers  and  painters  do. 

No  director  who  is  harassed  by 
having  to  decide  continual  produc- 
tion problems  can  give  everything  he 
has  to  the  creation  of  finely  shaded 
characterizations,  or  to  the  devising 
of  business  that  will  help  his  picture 
to  be  distinctive.  He  must,  and 
should,  be  relieved  of  everything  ex- 
cept the  actual  creative  labor  of  mak- 
ing his  picture. 


The   Metro-Goldwyn   Production   Chiefs.     Left  to  right — Harry  Rapf, 
Louis  B.  Mayer  and  Irving  Thalberg. 


4  Directors  Working  for  A.  E. 

Four  directors  arc  at  work  in  East- 
ern studios  for  Associated  Exhibitors^ 
Hugh  Dierker  is  about  through  with 
"Camille  of  the  Barbary  Coast. 
Henri  Diamant  Berger  is  at  work  on 
"Lover's  Island"  in  the  Paragon  stu- 
dio. Fort  Lee.  S.  E.  V  Taylor  is 
making  "The  Miracle  of  Life  and 
E    H.  Griffith,  "Headlines." 


the  artistic  and  has  been  able  to 
keep  in  dTrect  touch  with  his  audi- 
ences through  the  human  interest 
with  which  he  has  leavened  his  pic- 
ture. 

I  doubt  that  the'  popularity  of  the 
motion  picture  will  ever  wane.  Even 
mediocre  pictures  will  continue  to 
draw  because  pictures  have  become 
a  universally  popular  form  of  amuse- 
ment. 

Of  the  many  artists  who  help 
to  make  up  the  finished  film  none 
is  more  important  than  the  director. 
He  can  always  improve  a  story  if 
the  author  is  found  lacking.  He  is 
largely  responsible  for  the  acting  of 
his  cast  and  there  are  hundreds  of 
little  details  of  picture  making  that 
are   entirely   within    his    hands. 

When  a  picture  is  screened  it  is 
largely  a  reflection  of  the  mind  that 
directed  it.  If  it  is  a  failure  the  cause 
of  that  failure  can  often  be  traced 
directly  to  the  men  with  the  mega- 
phone. I  will  also  state  that  many 
art   of   picturemaking   but   it   is   not 


hard  to  determine  that  the  director 
is  one  of  the  most  important  ele- 
ments to  the  film  industry. 


Relieving   Detail 

By  IRVING  G.  THALBERG 

The  director  of  today  has  a  greater 
opportunity  to  express  his  own  in- 
dividuality than  at  any  other  time  in 
the  history  of  the  industry. 

This  may  seem  like  a  sweeping 
statement  when  some  of  the  famous 
"one-man"  pictures  of  the  past  are 
considered,  yet  results  prove  it. 

In  the  not-so-distant  past,  the  di- 
rector's worries  started  before  his 
story  was  chosen  and  piled  up 
throughout  the  production.  He  cast 
his  own  players,  found  his  locations, 
supervised  construction  of  sets  and 
passed  judgment  on  all  the  minor  de- 
tails, later  attending  to  the  cutting 
and  titling. 

Now,  thanks  to  an  efficient  organi- 
zation, his  mind  is  relieved  of  all  the 
multifarious,  important  but  time-con- 


Supervision 

By  HARRY  RAPF 

The  problems  of  a  producer  in 
handling  directorial  units  are  as  va- 
ried as  the  scenes  in  a  motion  picture 
— we  seldom  find  two  alike. 

Yet  we  are  able  to  strike  a  basis 
of  experience  to  found  judgments  on 
by  the  comparison  of  these  very  prob- 
lems, individual  as  they  are,  and  to 
furnish  the  director  with  intelligent 
aid  and  supervision. 

Suppose  we  begin  with  the  story, 
which  must  be  the  foundation  rock 
upon  which  a  successful  picture  is 
built.  We  find  that  many  writers 
\vrite  their  stories  with  some  star  or 
player  in  mind,  the  plot  designed  to 
fit  the  personality  instead  of  it  being 
the  other  way  round.  Thus  there  will 
be  dozens  of  scripts  turned  in  for  one 
particular  actor  or  actress  which  are 
not  suitable  for  another  person,  nor 
well  rounded  enough  for  an  all-star 
cast.  Reconstruction  of  stories  is  one 
problem  of  the  producer,  perhaps  the 
very  first  one.  There  are  certain  in- 
gredients that  every  popular  story 
possesses,  and  the  producer  should 
see  that  his  stories  have  them.  I 
am  not  speaking  of  plots  now,  but  of 
fundamentals. 

Then  we  come  to  the  cast.  We 
have  about  40  players  under  contract, 
each  of  whom  we  use  in  our  produc- 
tions. I  have  found  that  different  di- 
rectors will  endeavor  to  cast  the  same 
people  in  all  their  pictures,  either  be- 
cause of  regard  for  their  ability  or 
because  having  worked  with  them 
once,  they  want  them  again.  It  is 
the  producer's  problem  to  avoid  this, 
if  possible,  in  order  to  assure  casts 
that  are  well  balanced,  and  to  get 
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The  Curtain 

is  rising  on  the  greatest  year  in 
the  history  of  Motion  Pictures 

1  am  striving  to  keep  step  in  the  march  of  progress. 

In  1925  while  editor  at  F.  B.  O.  I  took 
DRUSILLA  WITH  A  MILLION  from  the 
shelf,  shook  oflF  the  cobwebs,  gave  it  editorial 
first  aid  and  it  is  now  playing  at  the  Capitol  Theatre. 
Helen  Klumph  stated  DRUSILLA  WITH  A 
MILLION  should  gross  a  million. 

I  selected  PARISIAN  NIGHTS  as  asure  fire  box 
office  attract:ion,  it  also  played  at  the  Capitol  Theatre. 

In  1925-26  I  predict  the  success  of  the  following 
Universal  Specials  now  in  production: 

SPORTING  LIFE,  THE  STILL  ALARM, 
MY  OLD  DUTCH,  TWO  BLOCKS  AWAY, 
STELLA  MARIS,  WHERE  WAS  I,  and 
THE  BEAUTIFUL  CHEAT. 


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MY  BEST  PICTURE 


{ere  is  How  Some  Directors 
Rate  Their  Own  Productions 

JOHN  M.  STAHL— "The  Dan- 
erous  Age"— 1  liked  it  better  than 
ny  of  my  other  productions  because 

is   life. 


HOBART  HENLEY— "The  Gay 
)ld  Dog" — Because  this  picture  is 
D  human.  It  is  my  favorite  among 
le  pictures  tliat  I  have  made.  Peo- 
le  are  still  telling  me  how  much 
ley  like  it,  even  though  it  was  made 
X  years  ago,  and  1  have  dozens 
f  requests  to  remake  it. 


JOHN  L.  McCUTCHEON— "The 

aw  and  the  Lady"— From  a  com-- 
lercial  standpoint  only,  I  am  forced 
D  acknowledge  this  as  my  best  pic- 
jre.  It  was  so  inexpensive  to  make 
nd  the  general  opinion  of  the  buyers 
as  "it  is  a  good  picture". 


JOHN  S.  ROBERTSON— "Senti- 
lental  Tommy" — I  really  can't  con- 
ider  any  picture  my  best,  but  reach- 
ig  back  into  memory  I  can  say  that 
lis  one  perhaps  stands  out  in  a 
ttle  sharper  relief  than  any  of  the 
:st. 


ROBERT    FLAHERTY— "Moana 

f  the  South  Seas." — This  picture  that 
am  still  working  on,  I  believe  will 
e  the  best  I  ever  made,  for  the 
:ason  that  it  is  better  than  others 
s  regards  photography;  it  gives  a 
eeper  analj'sis  of  character;  and 
ecause   my  wife  made   most  of  it. 


ROBERT   Z.   LEONARD— "Pea- 

ock  Alley" — Discounting  all  artistic 
alue  and  considering  it  on  the  basis 
f  popular  appeal,  this  picture  I  con- 
ider  the  greatest  I  have  ever  di- 
eted. 


CARLYLE  ELLIS— "Well  Born" 
-Because  it  frankly  talks  pre-natal 
are  in  mixed  audiences  without  get- 
ng  snickers,  and  because  it  is  doing 
s  job  better  and  will  save  more 
ves  through  more  years  than  any- 
ling  else   I've  done. 


CHARLES  M.  SEAY— "Timothy's 
}uest" — By  Kate  Douglas  Wiggan, 
jr  which  I  promoted  the  company 
3  produce.  I  superintended  the  di- 
ection   and   also  the  construction  of 

e   scenario. 


RAY    C.    SMALLWOOD  — "Ca- 

jille" — With  Nazimova,  and  Pyra- 
lid's  "My  Old  Kentucky  Home" 
nd  "Queen  of  the  Moulin  Rouge". 


WHITMAN  BENNETT  — "The 
on  Trail" — Rex  Beach's  picture,  be- 
use  it  satisfies  all  types  of  audiences 
d  has  made  money  all  over  the 
orld. 


WILLIAM  F.  HADDOCK— "Paid 

li    Full" — I    consider    this     the    best 
icture    I    ever   made    with   "Soldiers 
J'f  Fortune"  a  close  second. 


SIDNEY  FRANKLIN  — "Smilin' 
Th.rough" — With  Norma  Talmadge 
as  the  star,  I  consider  the  most  suc- 
cessful of  my  directorial  career  both 
from  a  financial  standpoint  and  from 
a    feeling   of    personal    satisfaction. 


CHESTER     FRANKLIN  — "The 

Song  of  Love" — Starring  Norma  Tal- 
madge is  the  picture  that  I  list  as 
the  best  with  which  I  have  been 
associated. 


DIMITRI     BUCHOWETZKI  — 

"Graustark" — Which  has  been  re- 
cently completed  with  Norma  Tal- 
madge, has  been  my  greatest  enjoy- 
ment, even  though  it  has  been  my 
pleasure  to  direct  a  great  number 
of  photoplays  in  both  Europe  and 
America. 


JOSEPH      LEVERING  — "The 

Victim" — Because  it  offered  the  rare 
circumstance  of  a  perfect  story,  in 
which  were  combined  romance  and 
logic,  with  legitimate  reason  for  play 
that  invoked  spiritual  as  well  as 
physical  emotions.  Without  these, 
response  from  any  audience  is  doubt- 
ful. 


ELMER    CLIFTON  — "Down   to 

the  Sea  in  Ships".- 


TOD  BROWNING  — "The  Un- 
holy Three" — I  would  select  this  pic- 
ture as  my  best  for  several  reasons. 
The  story  is  most  unusual,  the  pic- 
ture is  cast  with  well  known  players 
and  it  is  of  spontaneous  action 
throughout,  the  story  unraveling  log- 
ically and  smoothly. 


KING  VIDOR  — "The  Big  Pa- 
rade"— Although  I  hesitate  to  an- 
swer directly  for  several  reasons,  I 
really  believe  that  this  is  my  best 
picture.  Here  is  a  combination  of 
a  gripping  story,  sterling  actors  and 
a  producing  organization  that  stops 
at  no  expense  in  providing  realistic 
settings  and  the  other  physical  re- 
quisites of  picture   making. 


JOHN  FORD— "The  Iron  Horse," 
the  William  Fox  historical  drama  of 
the  spanning  of  the  continent  by  rail. 

Ford,  who  is  as  well  known  for  his 
retiring  disposition  as  for  his  ability, 
modestly  cites  the  success  of  the  film, 
which  ran  for  months  in  the  Lyric, 
New  York,  the  Wood's  in  Chicago 
and  is  concluding  a  long  run  in  Grau- 
man's  Egyptian  theater,  as  represent- 
ing the  judgment  of  the  public  that 
it  IS  his  best  production. 

"Whatever  success  is  attained  by 
the  picture  is  due  largely  to  the  re- 
markable facilities  placed  at  my  dis- 
posal by  William  Fox,"  says  Ford. 
"When  I  was  named  to  direct  the 
production  of  the  story  of  the  con- 
quest of  the  West,  he  gave  me  carte 
blanche  in  the  matter  of  funds  to 
make  the  picture,  with  no  hampering 
reservations." 


EDWIN     L.     HOLLYWOOD  — 

"Columbus" — This  was  the  best  pic- 
ture I   ever  made,  being  the  first  of 


the  Chronicles  of  America  series  for 
Yale  University.  It  was  nationally 
acknowledged  through  the  press  as 
one  of  the  best  pictures  of  1923,  and 
rated  by  Photoplay  Magazine  as  one 
of  the  best  five  pictures  of  the  year. 


FRANK    P.   DONOVAN  — "Silas 

Marner" — In  my  opinion,  this  is  my 
best  picture;  it  is  George  Eliot's  fa- 
mous classic.  This  picture  combined 
heart  interest  with  subtle  comedy,  an 
unusual  plot  and  dramatic  action. 


ALF  GOULDING— "Excuse  Me" 

— This  being  my  first  feature  length 
picture,  naturally  takes  precedence 
over  all  the  two  reel  comedies  that  I 
have  directed.  I  had  the  advantages 
of  a  cast,  ideally  suited  to  the  char- 
acters to  be  portrayed,  and  the 
supervision  of  the  author,  Rupert 
Hughes. 


BENJAMIN  CHRISTIANSON— 

"The  Witch" — I  consider  this  pic- 
ture the  best  I  have  ever  produced. 
Unfortunately  it  has  not  been  released 
in  America.  I  have  been  advised  that 
the  psychology  of  the  American  au- 
dience is  not  yet  ready  for  this  class 
of  film  and  have  decided  to  hold  it 
two  or  three  years  before  showing  it 
to  the  United  States.  It  was  made 
with  infinite  care  and  only  after  long 
and  tedious  research;  it  shows  the 
influence  of  witchcraft  of  the  middle 
ages  on  the  nervous  systems  of  our 
modern  women. 


FRED  NIBLO— "Ben  Hur"— It  is 
difficult  to  choose  just  what  story  I 
consider  my  best,  and  more  difficult 
to  say  why,  however  I  believe  that 
"Ben  Hur"  will  be  my  best,  even 
though  it  is  yet  unfinished. 


VICTOR    SEASTROM— "Eyvind 

of  the  Hills" — A  tragedy  of  Iceland, 
I  consider  my  best  screen  efifort.  This 
picture  was  made  in  Sweden  in  1917 
and  unfortunately  has  not  been  seen 
by  many  Americans.  It  is  a  page 
from  life,  and  was  directed  as  a  faith- 
ful portrayal  of  life  rather  than  to 
please  an  audience  and  the  desires 
of  people  for  happy  endings. 


MONTA  BELL— "Pretty  Ladies" 
— My  latest  production  I  have  chosen 
as  my  best  picture  because  it  con- 
tains all  of  the  best  elements  to  be 
found    in    all    my    other    productions. 


ROMAINE  FIELDING—  "For 
the  Freedom  of  the  World" — I  con- 
sider this  as  the  best  picture  that  I 
have    ever    made. 


GEORGE  BEBAN— "The  Sign  of 
the  Rose" — I  consider  this  as  my 
most  successful  picture  from  an  ar- 
tistic point  of  view.  From  a  financial 
vantage  "The  Greatest  Love  of  All" 
is  my  best. 


KENNETH  WEBB  —  I  really 
think  and  probably  always  will  that 
my  best  picture  is  the  one  I  am  going 
to   make    next. 


JOHN  S.  LOPEZ— "The  Devil's 
Confession" — A  picture  planned  to 
cost  $40,000  and  which — reversing  the 
usual  order — was  completed  for  less 
than  $10,000,  was,  taken  all  in  all, 
the  most  satisfying  picture,  though 
not  the  best  I  ever  made.  Technical- 
ly, it  was  a  pretty  weak  sister,  I 
know;  and  the  "wise  ones"  in  film- 
dom  would  probably  consider  it  ter- 
rible. But,  considering  its  cost,  the 
earnings  for  the  producer,  the  diffi- 
culties overcome  and,  finally,  its 
popularity  with  the  picture  fans,  it 
certainly  was  a  wonder. 


HERBERT    BRENON  —  "Peter 
Pan." 


TOM    TERRISS— "His     Buddy's 
Wife." 


Wanted — Laughs 

Los  Angeles — Comedies  have  been 
ordered  by  motion  picture  theater- 
goers of  the  world  as  the  entree  of 
their  film  meal  during  the  coming 
year,  delegates  to  Paramount's  first 
international  convention  were  told  by 
Jesse  L.  Lasky. 

Western  stories  and  adventure 
stories  will  serve  as  complements  of 
the  meal,  he  said,  while  so-called 
"sex-problem"  pictures  will  not  even 
be   on   the   menu. 

Results  of  a  world  wide  canvass 
conducted  during  the  last  several 
months  to  determine  the  desires  of 
the  public's  appetite  for  film  enter- 
tainment were  detailed  by  Mr.  Lasky. 

"The  next  twelve  months  will  be 
one  of  the  greatest  comedy  years  in 
the  history  of  motion  pictures,"  Mr. 
Lasky  said.  "By  comedies  I  do  not 
mean  what  are  called  'slapstick'  com- 
edies, but  fast  moving  stories  of  an 
optimistic  and  humorous  vein.  The 
world  is  determined  to  laugh  and  I 
believe  it  should  be  considered  a  good 
sign  of  the  times.  Laughter  and  mis- 
understanding cannot  exist  together 
in  a  family  of  two  persons  or  in  the 
family  of  nations. 

"Problem  pictures  of  all  kinds  are 
in  the  discard.  A  check  of  the  vari- 
ous pictures  released  during  the  last 
year  indicates  that  the  people  have  a 
particular  liking  for  screen  stories 
that,  in  addition  to  unfolding  an  in- 
teresting tale,  give  an  insight  into 
various  walks  of  life.  Stories  revolv- 
ing about  the  lumber  industry,  forest 
ranger  service,  coast  guard  service, 
merchant  marine,  automobile  busi- 
ness or  any  of  hundreds  of  other  lines 
of  endeavor  possessing  colorful  back- 
grounds, are  in  demand. 

"Every  production  of  the  future,  in 
order  to  be  thoroughly  successful, 
must  possess  a  quality  which  can  be 
described  only  as  'heart  interest,' 
bringing  a  laugh  one  moment  and  a 
tear  the  next.  In  the  final  analysis 
the  story  is  the  thing.  No  player,  no 
matter  how  gifted,  can  succeed  unless 
placed  in  a  good  story. 

"A  check  of  586  feature  pictures  of 
five  reels  or  more  in  length  made  dur- 
ing 1924  shows  that  less  than  a  fourth 
of  them  were  'carried'  by  stars." 


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HENRY  KING 

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''STELLA  DALLAS' 

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SAMUEL  GOLDWYN 


Sunday,  June  7.   1925 


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THE  GERMAN  VIEWPOINT  IN  PICTURE  MAKING 


Tlie     motion     picture,     considered 
;rst  as  but  a  new   scheme  of  enter- 
Linment,  has  lifted  itself,  after  years 
k  that  class,  to  the  plane  on  which 
T  must   be   studied   and  produced  as 
art. 
New  minds  have  been  attracted  to 
lis    medium   of   self-expression,    and 
ave  produced  pictures,  that  while  at 
rst   seemed   outre,   are   now   consid- 
■■■<!  as  standard,  almost  convention- 
Still  more  alert  minds  have  gone 
,  >icp  further,  and  so  it  will  go,  on 
;id  on,   till   motion   pictures  will   be 
i  nerally   accepted   in   the   art  classi- 
:  ation. 

Considered  as  an  art,  what  are  the 
laterials  with  which  the  artist,  or 
(rector,  may  work?  Shall  his  method 
1  conventional,  as  in  the  ordinary 
iin  of  pictures,  impressionistic,  as 
(i   "The  Cabinet  of  Caligari,"  poetic. 


By  FRITZ  LANG 
ivho  directed  "Siegfried"  and  other  productions  for  UFA 

tings    and    players   keep    the    time! 

During  my  recent  visit  to  America 
I  was  greatly  interested  in  your  stu- 
dios, especially  in  the  facilities  pro- 
vided to  make  the  director's  lot  an 
easier  one.  One  great  advantage  in 
the  American  studio  is  your  ability 
to  produce  on  short  notice  any  type 
of  person  desired  for  a  picture. 

When  a  director  in  Hollywood  is- 
sues the  command:  "I  need  a  man 
6'  6"  in  height,  with  a  limp  in  his 
left  foot  and  a  convulsive  movement 
of  his  shoulders,"  the  required  type 
appears  without  fail,  at  the  appointed 
time. 

You  have  one  man  in  America  who 
approaches  nearest  to  perfection  of 
any  director  in  the  world,  and  that  is 
D.  W.  Griffith.  He  always  sticks  to 
his  ideals,  and  tries  to  bring  to  the 
public  the  best  of  his  art. 


as  in,  say  "Broken  Blossoms",  or 
"Siegfried"?  Shall  the  director  emu- 
late Rambrandt,  Picasso,  Dulas,  or 
some  other  school? 

For  myself,  in  making  "Siegfried" 
which  occupied  two  years  of  my  time, 
I  preferred  the  Rackham,  Pogany, 
Dulac  system.  I  had,  to  work  with, 
first  the  legends  of  the  Norsemen 
and  the  old  Germans.  These  leg- 
ends I  had  to  treat  with  due  respect 
to  tradition,  as  well  as  with  an  eye  to 
modern    requirements. 

My  canvas,  the  screen,  was  a  con- 
stantly shifting  one,  so  I  realized 
early  that  in  composition  movement 
was  the  prime  essential.  To  have 
pleasing  movement  one  must  have 
rythm.  So  I  decided  first,  after  Miss 
Harbou's  manuscript  had  been  placed 
in  my  hands,  on  the  rythm  that  my 
picture    would    march    to.      My    set- 


Of  course  the  whole  American 
viewpoint  is  different  from  the  Ger- 
man. Ask  a  friend  in  Berlin:  "How 
are  you?"  Nine  times  out  of  ten  he'll 
say  "Rotten!"  Ask  the  same  question 
in  America,  even  of  a  tattered  down- 
and-outer,  and  the  invariable  reply 
is  "Great!"  It  is  this  vigor,  this  be- 
lief in  the  greatness  of  life  that  causes 
the  people  to  wish  to  see  a  happy 
ending  in  all  their  motion  pictures, 
thereby  confirming  their  beliefs,  if 
only  in   further  illusion. 

It  would  not  be  rtght  to  regard  the 
happy  ending  as  nonsense,  so  long  as 
it  did  not  spoil  the  continuity  or 
twist  the  meaning  of  the  film.  A 
deeper  meaning  lies  hidden  in  this 
almost  unvarying  ending  to  pictures. 
It  is  for  psychologists  to  discover  this 
meaning  and  reveal  the  secret  to  mo- 
tion picture  makers. 


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production 


A   scene   from   "Siegfried",   a    UFA   production 


leal  'Motion'  Pictures 

By   F.   W.    MURNAU 
{Director  of   "The  Last  Laugh" 
for  UFA) 
he    motion    picture    has   too   long 
cd   its  technique    from   the   other 
It  is  time  that  it  be  established 
an    individual   form   of   expression. 
b   achieve   this   end   motion   pictures 
jjst    be    actually    motion    pictures. 
\)r(\ey  must  not  be  merely  illustrated 
b-titles,  picturized  stories  or  stilted, 
ough    active,    photographs    of    trite 
ays. 

A  motion  picture  should  be  born 
motion  picture,  not  a  story  or  play. 
Titers  should  be  developed  to  pro- 
ice  for  the  screen;  artists  to  paint 
it,  architects  to  build  and  mu- 
:ians  to  compose  for  it. 
That  is  what  we  are  trying  to  do 
the  UFA  studios  in  Berlin.  In 
'he  Last  Laugh"  we  have  pointed 
5  way.  The  press  and  the  major 
UlSlrtion  of  your  intelligent  public  has 
ti\    quick   to   appreciate    this.      But 


there  is  still  a  vast  army  of  motion 
picture  patrons  to  whom  an  innova- 
tion is  disturbing,  who  cannot  under- 
stand a  film  that  departs  from  the 
traditions.  They  are  of  the  same 
genre  as  those  who  scoffed  at  free 
verse,  at  the  novels  of  Dreiser  or 
the  paintings  of  Gaugain. 

In  making  "The  Last  Laugh"  I 
took  for  my  goal  the  realization  of 
a  motion  picture  that  would  show 
us  not  only  the  outer  surfaces,  but 
the  mental  processes  of  a  character. 
Carl  Mayer  helped  by  writing  his 
scenario  with  that  aim  in  view  and 
Karl  Freund  managed  his  camera 
and  lights  magnificently  to  that  end. 
Thus,  in  many  shots,  we  made  the 
audience  see  the  action  through  the 
eyes  of  Emil  Jannings,  whose  por- 
trayal of  the  old  doorman  has  added 
a  heaping  tribute  to  his  great  art. 

So  much  of  the  subjective  is  left 
out  of  motion  pictures;  there  is  so 
much  violent  action  or  situation,  that 
I  thought  it  would  be  an  innovation, 
worth   emulation   in   America,   to  try 


to  make  audiences  FEEL  WITH  the 
main  character,  rather  than  at  what 
was  happening  to  him. 

A  director  should  not  work  on  his 
script  alone.  He  should  first  con- 
fer with  his  architects,  his  camera 
man  and  the  author,  so  that  every 
value  will  receive  its  proper  em- 
phasis. There  are  many  fine  points 
a  man  v/ill  miss,  in  a  private  per- 
usal of  a  script  that  he  can  get  verb- 
ally   from    outside    minds. 

Here,  at  the  UFA  studios  in  New 
Babelsberg  we  are  always  experi- 
menting. Nearly  every  scene  we 
make  is  shot  at  night,  contrary  to 
your  custom  in  America.  We  have 
no  glass-roofed  studios,  to  bring  in 
daylight.  Rain  or  cloudy  weather 
make  no  difference  to  us.  Our  gen- 
erators are  always  in  action,  and 
our  lights  correctly  placed  on  the 
scene.  I  can  have  light  where  I 
want  it,  and  shadow  where  it  will 
be  most  effective.  I  am  not  at  the 
mercy  of  a  capricious  sun.  And  if 
it    takes    a    year   to    make    a    picture, 


or  I  need  a  re-take  after  three 
months,  or  so- — it  is  easy  enough  to 
thoroughly  duplicate  previous  condi- 
tions. 

But  the  absolute  rule  for  making 
good  pictures,  of  course,  is  to  have 
a  sympathetic  and  understanding 
management.  Which  is  what  we 
have  in  these  studios.  Erich  Pom- 
mer,  newly  elected  head  of  UFA, 
spent  considerable  time  in  America, 
to  get  material  that  will  help  in 
adapting  our  technique  to  the  Ameri- 
can market.  That  does  not  mean 
that  we  v*ill  turn  out  machine-made 
pictures.  There  are  essential  dif- 
ferences in  the  sophistication  of  the 
two  nations;  what  shocks  America 
does  not  disturb   Europe. 

Now  that  we  have  begun  to  under- 
stand the  American  viewpoint  (and 
I  expect  after  the  completion  of  the 
picture  I  am  to  make  for  William 
Fox  I  will  know  even  more  about 
what  is  needed  in  your  country)  we 
will  make  pictures  that  will  be  prac- 
tical, as  well  as  inspirational. 


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Rosita 


The  Marriage  Circle 
Three  Women 


Forbidden   Paradise 


Kiss  Me  Again 


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American  Stars 

By  SVEND  GADE 

When  I  first  came  to  America  to 
direct  it  was  with  some  trepidation 
— because,  being  a  foreigner,  I  was 
afraid  that  American  stars  might 
resent  the  invasion  of  a  director  from 
another  land.  So  it  was  with  quite 
a  bit  of  misgiving  that  I  answered 
Carl  Laemmle's  call  to  come  to  Uni- 
versal City. 

My  own  people  I  knew;  Asta  Niel- 
sen and  others  I  had  worked  with 
in  Denmark,  Berlin,  Vienna — but  this 
new  America  struck  me  with  awe. 

The  first  day  that  feeling  passed. 
The  wonderful  hospitality  of  Amer- 
ica made  me  at  home  a  few  moments 
after  I  had  been  in  the  studio.  Nor- 
man Kerry,  that  prince  of  gentle- 
men, Mary  Philbin,  charming  and 
one  of  the  world's  greatest  geniuses; 
-both  made  me  feel  that  I  was  one 
of  the  great  Universal  family.  I  rev- 
eled in  the  bluff  good-fellowship  of 
Bill  Desmond — we  all  call  him  Bill 
■ — and  understand  what  this  thing 
"Western    Hospitality"   is. 

America  —  especially  American 
moviedom,  certainly  knows  how  to 
welcome  the  stranger  within  its 
gates.  The  American  star  is  a  gen- 
tleman and  a  sport;  the  feminine  star 
is  a  charming  person  with  a  heart 
as  big  as  the  great  California  out- 
doors. 


Directors  and  Directors 

By  LAURA  LA  PLANTE 

There  are  directors — and  directors. 
Some  are  good,  some  are  fair,  and 
some  are  just  plain  poor.  Many  a 
poor  director  has  plunged  a  promis- 
ing star  to  oblivion.  And  on  the 
other  hand  many  an  excellent  di- 
rector has  made  a  star  out  of  a  me- 
diocre   actress. 

Although  William  A.  Seiter  says 
I  am  the  best  actress  he  knows,  it 
is  my  personal  opinion  that  it  was 
largely  the  direction  of  the  pictures 
which  made  "Dangerous  Innocence," 
and  "The  Teaser"  such  outstanding 
successes. 

Mr.  Seiter  is  one  of  those  men 
who  never  grow  old.  He  understands 
the  flapper  and  the  problems  of  the 
younger  set  of  today.  It  is  this 
which  aids  him  so  materially  in  pro- 
ducing pictures  which  ring  true.  Sel- 
dom can  a  director  get  perfect  work 
from  an  actress  by  continually  boss- 
ing in  an  irritated  way.  In  this  re- 
spect Mr.  Seiter  proves  he  is  a  real 
director.  He  directs  in  as  casual  a 
tone  of  voice  as  he  would  use  in  a 
drawing  room  and  the  response  is 
in  accord.  I  take  this  opportunity 
in  publicly  expressing  my  gratitude 
to  Mr.  Seiter  for  his  wonderful  di- 
rection. 


Acting  Directors 

Occasionally  you  hear  of  an 
actor  becoming  a  director.  But 
it  isn't  often  that  you  see  di- 
rectors taking  parts.  Lately 
however;  George  Irving,  Henry 
Kolker,  William  Humphrey, 
Wilfrid  North  and  Frank  Beal 
have  been  found  in  casts. 


Difficulties  Encountered  in  Making  Ben  Hur 


By  FRED  NIBLO 


There  have  been  two  difficulties  in 
the  filming  of  "Ben  Hur".  The  first 
— mental.      The    second — physical. 

Probably  no  other  story  now  in 
print  demands  as  much  attention  to 
detail  as  does  "Ben  Hur". 

For  this  there  are  also  two  reasons. 
One — it  is  a  story  of  antiquity.  The 
other — it  is  a  tale  with  which  at  least 
twenty  million  people  of  our  nation, 
alone,  are  familiar. 

Being  a  story  of  olden  times  it 
has  demanded  many  months  of  con- 
tinuous research  and,  in  a  few  in- 
stances, we  have  had  but  slender  clues 
on  which  to  work.  To  arrive  at 
many  conclusions  regarding  various 
bits  of  important  detail  has  required 
no   little  mental  exertion. 

I  entered  upon  the  work  fully  know- 
ing   that    bungling    of    these    details 
would  call  down  much  adverse  criti- 
cism  of   scholars   and   historians. 
Casting  the  Madonna 

I  might  illustrate  by  citing  the 
casting  of  the  Madonna  as  an  exam- 
ple. The  Sistine  Madonna  is  of  the 
brunette  type  and  probably  meets 
with  the  common  conception  of  the 
Virgin's  appearance.  But  Tissot  tells 
us  the  Virgin  was  a  slight  and  very 
young  girl  with  blue  eyes.  His  con- 
clusion is  she  was  a  blonde.  A  type 
exactly  opposite  from  the  famous 
Sistine  painting.  Some  authorities 
believe  she  had  red  hair  and  most 
painters  sidestep  the  question  by  hid- 
ing her  locks. 

After  months  of  research  it  was 
decided  that  Tissot  was  the  best  au- 
thority on  the  subject  and  the  hunt 
for  a  prototype  began.  More  than  a 
thousand  young  women  were  inter- 
viewed. Hundreds  were  given  film 
tests  before  a  decision  was  made  to 
cast    Betty    Bronson   in   that   role. 

Dozens  of  films  have  been  made 
during  the  last  few  years  in  which 
Roman  chariot  drivers  were  used. 
Through  lengthy  research  we  found 
there  exists  today  only  two  fragments 
of  sculpture  depicting  Roman  chariot 
drivers.  One  a  very  small  one  from 
an  ancient  cup,  the  other  a  fragment 
from  a  fresco. 

Location  Difficulties 

In  Italy,  despite  the  hospitality  of 
the  Italian  people  and  the  real  gener- 
osity of  their  government,  we  met 
with  the  usual  quota  of  location  diffi- 
culties. Our  locale  of  necessity,  was 
seven  miles  outside  of  Rome — and 
no  water.  We  succeeded  in  digging 
two  wells  but  they  would  not  even 
meet  the  demand  of  the  extra  people 
working  on  the  gigantic  sets.  At  last 
we  had  to  haul  every  drop  from  the 
Italian  capital  ■ — ■  for  our  talent,  the 
animals  and  for  sprinkling  the  streets 
and  sets. 

Right  here  I  want  to  remark  that  of 
the  dozens  of  camels  used  on  the  set 
every  one  drank  deeply  and  generous- 
ly twice  a  day  thereby  exploding  the 
tlieory  camels  drink  only  once  a  week. 

Transportation  of  thousands  of 
actors  and  actresses  daily  from  Rome 
was  a  great  problem.  We  could  not 
persuade  the  railroad  to  lay  a  spur 
track  and  at  last  we  had  to  resort 
to  auto  transit  from  the  closest  point 


to  camp — a  distance  of  two  or  three 
miles.  The  railroad  would  discharge 
our  workers  in  an  open  field  and  on 
account  of  the  fast  through  trains 
would  have  to  perform  the  work  of 
discharging  passengers  in  a  very  few 
moments. 

In  every  instance  we  were  given 
hearty  cooperation  by  government 
and  railroad  officials  but  there  were 
many  instances  where  it  was  utterly 
impossible  for  them  to  disrupt  their 
own  work  and  schedules  even  though 
they  desired  to  do  so. 

Many  of  the  camels,  horses  and 
mules  were  brought  from  Northern 
Africa,  Egypt  and  Palestine  and  even 
Europe  was  combed  to  find  the  right 
kind  of  horses  for  the  Circus  Maxi- 
mus  scenes. 

Despite  the  many  difficulties  en- 
countered the  result  has  been  alto- 
gether pleasing  and  has  been  worth 
the  work  and  worry.  The  screen 
will  prove  that,  I  am  sure. 

"Ben  Hur"  is  a  story  dear  to  the 
hearts  of  the  peoples  of  many  nation- 
alities. To  film  it  incorrectly  would 
be  a  keen  disappointment  to  them  and 
would  call  for  much  adverse  criticism. 
For  that  reason  we  have  endeavored 
to  faithfully  portray  it  on  the  screen. 

And  if  it  is  a  success  we  will  have 
the  people  of  four  continents  to  thank 
— America.  Africa,  Europe  and  Asia. 
And  though  the  story  was  penned  by 
one  of  our  American  writers  I  think 
it  can  truthfully  be  said  it  belongs  to 
the  whole  world — because  it  deals 
with  a  subject  in  which  the  world  at 
large  is   interested. 

In  the  making  of  "Ben  Hur"  the 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  organization 
has  pioneered  in  a  new  field  and 
whether  or  not  the  picture  meets  with 
the  expectations  of  the  picture-goer 
the  organization  deserves  commenda- 
tion  for  its   gigantic   undertaking. 


LIONS— NEVER    AGAIN 
By  Edward  Sedgwick,  Universal 

We've  just  finished  a  lion  picture. 
Norman  Kerry  likes  'em.  I  don't. 
I'd  rather  work  with  anything  else 
in  the  wide  world  than  a  lion,  even 
though  Charlie  Murphy,  the  trainer, 
insists  they're  safe.  Norman  Kerry 
learned  to  pet  them  like  dogs,  and 
Patsy  Ruth  Miller  called  them  en- 
dearing names. 

It  seems  to  me  that  to  pet  a  lion 
is  just  a  plain  case  of  flirting  with 
a  wooden  overcoat.  Whenever  Nor- 
man Kerry  fondled  old  Bob,  and  call- 
ed him  "Old  Kid",  I  thought  I  was 
hearing  another  of  those  "Famous  last 
words." 

A  director  is  a  good  deal  like  a 
soldier — he  does  what  he's  told  to. 
even  though  he's  terribly  afraid  in- 
side. I  made  "Lorraine  of  the  Lions" 
because  they  told  me  to,  and  it  was 
my  duty,  but  I'll  admit  here  and  now 
that  I  was  just  plain  scared,  every 
minute  of  the  time  the  animals  were 
before  the  camera. 

Norman  Kerry  has  my  everlasting 
respect,  because  he  got  the  big  beasts 
to  like  him  and  wasn't  afraid  of  them. 
Still — I  don't  think  it  was  good  judg- 
ment  to   play  with   the   lions. 


"Then   and  Now" 

Edward  Montagne  Tells  of  When  Rex 

Ingram  Was  a  Scenarioist  and 

When   Rex    Beach    Sold 

Stories  for  $150 

Some  months  ago  Edward  J.  Mon- 
tagne, scenario  head  of  F.  B.  O.,  had 
an  interesting  article  in  "The  Direc- 
tor," which,  in  part,  said: 

"For  many  years  Vitagraph  had  its 
pick  of  the  O.  Henry's  for  one  hun- 
dred dollars  apiece.  A  great  many 
were  made  on  these  terms.  They  will 
undoubtedly  be  made  over  again  some 
day,  for  most  of  the  O.  Henry's  are 
excellent  screen  subjects — but  the 
maker  is  going  to  pay  a  good  deal 
more  than  one  hundred  dollars  for 
O.   Henry  stories. 

"Re.x  Beach  has  always  been  a  pro- 
lific writer  of  virile,  red-blooded 
stories.  If  you  could  get  a  peek  at 
one  of  his  present-day  picture  con- 
tracts, you  would  probably  see  a 
guarantee  of  $50,000  for  the  picture 
rights  to  one  of  his  stories.  Recently 
I  was  told  that  he  received  $10,000 
for  permission  to  remake  "The  Bar- 
rier." As  a  matter  of  comparison, 
"The  Vengeance  of  Durand,"  made 
by  Vitagraph  from  one  of  Mr.  Beach's 
stories,  cost  in  the  neighborhood  of 
$150.   *   *  * 

"James  Oliver  Curwood  sold  many 
stories    to    Vitagraph.      I    recall    one 
batch  of  seventeen   stories  which   he 
sold  for  a  little  over  $2,000.  *  *  * 
Ingram's  Early  Days 

"It  may  be  news  to  many,  but  Rex- 
Ingram  was  at  one  time  a  member 
of  Vitagraph's  scenario  staff.  In 
those  days  he  was  Rex  Hitchcock,  a 
bright  young  man,  whose  mind  ran  to 
Poe,  Zola,  and  Greek  tragedy.  It 
was  the  day  of  mediocre  directing, 
flat  photography,  a  fixed  nine-foot 
line,  a  period  when  action  drama  was 
about  all  that  could  be  effectively 
made,  yet  Rex  insisted  upon  writing 
then  what  is  put  on  today  with  dif- 
ficulty. It  is  perhaps  unnecessary 
to  say  that  he  was  not  a  howling  suc- 
cess as  a  scenario  writer,  but  this  did 
not  daunt  him.  "Art  for  art's  sake" 
was  his  motto,  even  though  he  was 
opposed  by  the  entire  industry. 

"One  day  he  brought  an  adaptation 
of  a  book  to  Mr.  Smith,  who  was 
president  of  the  company.  *  *  *  In 
his  adaptation  Rex  forgot  the  book, 
and  developed  the  story  the  way  he 
felt  the  author  should  have  devel- 
oped it,  with  the  same  unique  ele- 
ments  interpolated. 

"  'But  this  is  not  the  story  I  gave 
you  to  adapt.  Rex,'  protested  Mr. 
Smith. 

"  'I  know  it,'  answered  the  serious 
young  Irishman,  'but  it's  a  good 
story,  isn't  it?' 

"Rex  departed  from  Vitagraph 
without  achieving  any  great  fame  as 
an  author,  but  he  did  win  the  admira- 
tion of  ail  of  us.  He  preferred  being 
a  failure  doing  the  things  he  wanted 
to  do.  rather  than  being  a  success  do- 
ing the  things  he  hated.  It  was  not 
until  many  years  later,  after  a  long 
period  of  bitter  struggle  and  self- 
sacrifice,  that  he  was  able  to  make 
his  dreams  come  true. 

"Another  early  Vitagraph  writer 
was  Lucien  Hubbard,  who  came  to 
pictures  a  graduate  of  that  hard, 
gruelling   school     of    newspaperdom. 


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Far  from  being  a  dreamer  like  Rex, 
Hubbard  was  material,  practical, 
ready  to  adapt  himself  to  whatever 
conditions  demanded.  He  rose  stead- 
ily and  logically  to  his  present  high 
place  in  the  industry. 

One  Sam  Taylor 
"One   day   a   writer   named  Taylor 
joined  our  staff.     His   low  voice,  his 
quiet  demeanor,  made  us  feel  that  he 
was  capable  of  writing  good,  gripping 
drama,   which   was   what  we  wanted. 
jjTo  our  astonishment  this  soft-spoken, 
sespectacled  youth  revealed  a  comedy 
omplex  which  was  beyond  his  own 
ontrol.     He  wrote  comedy  into  ev- 
erything that  was   given   him   to   do. 
He  skipped  lightly  by  dramatic  situ- 
itions,  almost  ignoring  them,  only  to 


pause  and  work  out  with  much  in- 
genuity and  detail  a  comedy  gag  or 
bit.  He,  too,  departed  like  Rex,  mis- 
understood. While  editor  at  Selz- 
nick's,  Taylor  met  me  and  asked  me 
if  I  knew  of  a  job  he  might  get.  He 
said  he  had  a  chance  to  go  to  the 
Coast  to  write  comedies  for  the  Hall- 
room  Boys,  but  prefered  to  stick 
around  New  York  and  do  more  seri- 
ous work.  I  advised  him  to  go  to  the 
Coast.  He  did  so,  and  all  of  us  in 
the  business  know  the  answer.  Sani 
Taylor  today  stands  at  the  top  of  his 
profession  as  a  writer  and  director  of 
gag  comedy.  For  manv  years  he  has 
been  with  Harold  Lloyd,  almost  an 
indispensable  part  of  that  organiza- 
tion. *  *  *  " 


^  Changing  Tears  To  Laughs 


Bij  WALTER  A.  FUTTER 


Occasionally  motion  picture  editors 
are  called  upon  to  do  strange  things 
with  film  productions  that  have  not 
been  eminently  successful.  Produc- 
;rs  may  discover  that,  although  they 
lave  a  fair  picture,  the  handling  of 
:he  story  makes  it  a  difficult  propo- 
sition to  dispose  of  to  the  theater 
jwners  throughout  the  country. 
sometimes  the  theme  of  the  film  is 
)ne  that  hurts   its   marketable  value. 

Sometimes  it  is  necessary  to  attack 
hese  productions  in  such  a  way  as  to 
:hange  their  whole  idea  and  in  the 
!nd,  some  of  these  pictures,  which 
vere  tame  and  flat  before,  turned  out 
o  be  interesting  and  often  very 
imusing. 

I  have  taken  melodrama  and  trans- 
ormed  it  into  farce  comedy  and  I 
lave  also  changed  comedy  into  seri- 
)us  drama.  Some  time  ago  there 
vas  a  picture,  adapted  from  a  well- 
mown  stage  play  and  directed  by  a 
nan,  who,  although  he  was  an  able 
tage  director,  was  unfamiliar  with 
(ictures.  He  did  the  work  for  a  small 
init,  and  after  he  had  finished  the 
licture  it  was  shelved  for  three  or 
our  years.  It  was  tried  out  several 
imes  without  success.  During  the 
apse  of  time  the  star  won  laurels  in 
ther  films  and  became  quite  famous, 
^ence  the  value  of  the  film  which  lay 
in  the  shelf  increased  because  of  the 
)ox  office  value  of  the  star's  name. 
\t  the  same  time  it  was  obvious  that 
he  production  could  not  be  issued 
it  was.  So  the  film  was  turned 
>ver  to  me  with  instructions  to  do 
vliat   I   could  to  make  it  interesting. 

I  studied  the  picture  from  the  view- 
'Oint  of  the  audience  and  after  a  while 
iccided  that  the  principal  fault  with 
t  lay  in  the  fact  that  the  star  had 
lot  grasped  the  idea  of  the  play  and 
hat  therefore  her  characterization 
vas  very  weak.  So  1  transformed 
he  character  she  was  supposed  to 
mpersonate  to  one  that  fitted  her 
;endition,  and  this  work,  coupled  with 
resh  titles,  caused  some  reviewers 
o  declare  that  in  this  old  production 
he  player  did  the  best  work  of  her 
career. 

The  film  started  with  a  house  party 
It  a  beautiful  estate  where  the 
leroine  had  an  unscrupulous  aunt  de- 


ft 
!i  IS 


sirous  of  marrying  her  niece  to  a 
wealthy  man.  The  aunt  instructed 
her  niece  to  flirt  with  the  prospective 
husband.  The  heroine  was  not  sup- 
posed to  be  in  accord  with  her  aunt, 
but  through  fear,  followed  the  old 
woman's  instructions.  It  happened 
that  the  actress,  who  had  appeared  in 
musical  comedy,  was  not  guileless  in 
the  matter  of  using  her  eyes  and  her 
smiles.  Hence,  in  the  end,  I  made  the 
title  preceding  this  sequence  tell  of  a 
week-end  at  a  roadhouse,  made  the 
"aunt"  a  necessary  "chaperon",  and 
the  girl  who  flirted  so  perfectly,  with 
her   baby  eyes,   a   gold-digger! 

"There's  a  hundred  thousand  dol- 
lars worth  of  film,"  said  a  producer 
to  me  on  another  occasion.  "We 
can't  sell  it,  so  you  take  it  and  see 
what  you  can  do  with  it."  The  pro- 
duction was  a  melodrama  soaked  in 
adventure  and  blood.  There  were 
men  who  stabbed  each  other  in  the 
back  and  women  who  took  solemn 
oaths  to  snuff  out  the  lives  of  others. 
No  wonder  the  audience  laughed  at 
it.  anyway.  This  merriment,  how- 
ever, caused  us  to  think  that  it  would 
be  better  still  if  we  did  not  take  it 
•seriously  ourselves.  So  we  kidded 
our  own  picture! 

Of  course,  much  of  this  was  done 
by  the  elimination  of  certain  scenes 
and  through  wholesale  changes  in 
the  subtitles.  One  subtitle  after  a 
change  read:  "Dear  Audience-If  you 
don't  like  our  picture,  we'll  stop  it." 
Immediately  after,  there  followed 
another  caption:  "What's  that?  You 
say  you  don't  want  it  to  continue? 
All  right,  operator,  roll  the  film 
back!"  Then  the  audience  roared  at 
the  sight  of  the  bullets  and  smoke 
going  back  into  the  guns,  the  slain 
men  getting  up  and  glaring  at  their 
former  antagonists,  horses  going 
backward  over  the  jumps,  ships  hast- 
ening sternfirst  to  an  opposite  shore, 
and  the  star,  himself,  getting  further 
and  further  from  the  climax  of  the 
narrative.  Then  came  another  title: 
"You  say  you  want  to  go  on  with 
film?  All  right  operator,  go  on  with 
the  picture!"  This  picture  was  nametl 
among  the  ten  best  pictures  of  the 
year  by  some  of  the  reviewers  whose 
choices  are  listed  each  year  in  this 
publication. 


Table  Talk  at  the  Screen  Writers  Guild 

No  place  in  picture  making  is  quite  like  the  clubrooms 
of  The  Screen  Writers  Guild,  in  Hollywood.  The 
Editor  thought  a  number  of  members  would  like  to 
express  the  thoughts  and  ideas  which  percolate  about 
these  tables.  But  most  of  the  members  begged  off. 
Charles  E.  Whittaker,  a  scenarioist  of  note,  however, 
contributed  the  following : 


Some  weeks  ago,  returning  from  a 
sojourn  here,  Lawrence  Stallings 
stated  in  the  New  York  World  that 
most  writers  in  Hollywood  were 
morons.  I  thought  of  my  writing 
friends,  and  brushed  aside  such  an  ac- 
cusation with  scorn  and  contempt. 
Some  weeks  later  eight  and  twenty  of 
us  sat  in  Committee,  in  which  pro- 
fessional matters  were  discussed,  and 
after  two  hours  of  it  I  realized  that 
if  one  were  to  judge  by  the  discus- 
sion that  had  taken  place,  there  was 
a  good  deal  to  be  said  in  support  of 
Stallings.  In  any  gathering  the  con- 
versation will  inevitably  sink  to  the 
level  of  the  lowliest  mind  that  is 
present.  This  is  only  polite,  of 
course. 

The  tables  at  the  Writers'  Club 
are  like  the  tables  at  any  other  club, 
or  the  tables  in  the  Hotel  Astor. 
The  quality  of  the  conversation  de- 
pends upon  the  members  present  at 
any  given  moment.  If  X  is  present 
the  talking  becomes  a  piffling  ex- 
change of  wise  cracks;  if  Y  is  with 
us  it  becomes  a  Coney  Island  of  ego- 
tism;  with  Z  at  the  table,  an  epidemic 
of  criticism  ensues;  with  studio  of- 
ficials,, supervisors  and  executives, 
roasting  on  the  spit.  Mostly,  when 
the  more  beauteous  sex  is  not  within 
hearing,  the  chief  topics  of  discus- 
sion, involving  fact  with  occasional 
fictional  illustrations,  concern  auto- 
mobiles and  their  upkeep. 

Writers  are  notoriously  a  shy,  tim- 
id breed  of  birds,  at  the  mercy  of  so 
many  elements  that  they  are  almost 
afraid  to  sing  in  the  open  for  fear 
of  being  shot,  and  reserve  their 
courageous  twitterings  for  the  sanc- 
tity of  their  own  nests. 

_  Generally,  as  in  any  gathering  of 
picture  people,  we  daily  revolutionize 
the  film  business,  and  put  it  on  a 
firm  basis — verbally — and'  then  we 
go  out  and  forget  to  do  it.  We  grieve 
rightly  over  the  fact  that  there  is  no 
code  of  ethics  in  this  game,  that 
there  isn't  an  independent  producer 
who  doesn't  owe  some  writer  money 
that  our  original  stories  are  murdered 
by    the    continuity   writer,    who    is    a 


fellow  craftsman,  (sitting  not  at  our 
table,  but  at  the  other  one  just  out  of 
ear-shot,)  that  as  continuity  writers 
we  have  had  a  piece  of  cheese  handed 
to  us  to  adapt,  that  monetary  recog- 
nition conies  not  necessarily  by 
merit,  so  much  as  by  luck  and  the 
artful  manipulation  of  politics,  that 
it  was  much  better  in  the  old  days 
— sometimes  this  means  Fort  Lee, 
and  sometimes  Inceville — we  lament 
the  devastating  influence  of  the  "yes- 
man",  and  we  finish  by  panning  the 
absent  ones,  whoever  they  are. 

You  will  see  that  our  conversation 
doesn't  lead  us  far.  To  be  truthful, 
the  game  has  most  of  us  licked.  It 
has  also  licked  actors  and  directors, 
and  even  the  sacrosanct  executives. 
But  lest  this  picture  sounds  too 
dreadful,  let  me  remind  you  that  it 
is  a  picture  that  would  apply  equally 
well  to  musical  composers,  painters, 
or  any  others  depending  for  a  live- 
lihood on  the  liberal  arts  in  an  age 
where  commerce  has  ceased  to  be 
an  adventure,  and  has  become  a  war- 
fare with  no  Red  Cross  to  assuage 
the  hurts  of  the  fallen  warrior.  Oh, 
I  know  full  well  that  we  ought  to 
talk  about  Aristotle's  Poetics,  and 
all  the  other  books  of  rules  that  are 
supposed  to  guide  us  in  dramatic 
construction.  We  should  talk  about 
poetry,  oratory,  sculpture,  painting, 
architecture  and  such  like,  but  we 
don't,  because  we  are  not  a  pack  of 
German  Scientists,  or  a  Woman's 
Club,  or  a  Mutual  Improvement  So- 
ciety, but  a  lot  of  American  lads, 
not  forgetting  the  lassies,  doing  the 
work  of  the  kitchen  that  supplies 
the  American  public  with  its  meals 
of  seven  hundred  features  a  year. 
The  less  seriously  we  take  ourselves, 
the  better.  For  up  to  now  we  have 
been  like  the  defenders  of  Fort  Sum- 
ter with  no  Robert  Anderson  to  lead 
us.  However,  Rupert  Hughes  has 
become  president  of  the  Screen 
Writers'  Guild,  and  for  the  first  time 
we  have  a  figure  of  national  distinc- 
tion at  our  head.  This  may  make 
some  people  sit  up.  If  it  gets  the 
writers  themselves  on  their  toes,  so 
much  the  better. 


Director    Really   an    Actor 

The  other  day  I  read  an  article  by 
Heywood  Broun  that  really  told  the 
secret  of  the  successful  screen  di- 
rector— although  Broun  wasn't  con- 
sidering that  specimen  of  humanity 
at  all,  says  Edward  Laemmle,  of 
l^niversal.  He  called  it  "Dramatizing 
Yourself" — and  it  related  that  every 
man  had  in  him  the  inherent  sense 
of  the  dramatic  that  really  caused 
him  to  subconsciously  dramatize  his 
own  life — and  everything  he  heard 
or   read. 

That  is  what  a  director  does; — • 
in  his  own  mind  he  dramatizes  every 
scene  as  he  reads  it; — under  his  hide 


he  is  really  actin,g  every  part,  and 
visualizing  himself  in  every  role,  until 
he  has,  within  him,  a  concise  acting 
scheme   for  every   scene. 

The  next  problem  is  to  match  this 
with  the  individuality  of  his  actors. 
He  has  to  be  an  actor  himself — look- 
ing at  the  whole  thing  from  the  act- 
or's  viewpoint,   to   do  it. 

And  still — he  has  also  to  be  the 
hard-boiled  economist. 

A  director  is  a  cross  between  a 
spendthrift  and  a  miser;  an  actor 
and  a  Simon  Legree;  a  slavedriver 
and  a  prodigal. 

He's  more  to  be  pitied  than  en- 
vied— take    it    from    me! 


In  iht  Qreatcr  'jforty  of  c^ammaufht 


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Sam 
Taylor 

director  of 
the  first 

Harold  Lloyd 

production 
for 

Paramount 


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THE 


Sunday,  June   7,   1925 


DAILV 


27 


Boys    and   Westerns 

BY  CLIFF  SMITH,  UNIVERSAL 

I  am  a  father,  with  a  youngster  I'm 
very  proud  of — and  that,  perhaps  is 
why  I  feel  proud  to  be  directing 
Western  pictures.  For  the  Western 
is  one  of  the  greatest  factors  for  good 
in  the  life  of  Young  America.  A 
small  boy  won't  go  to  hear  a  sermon 
— except  under  protest,  and  that  is 
worse   than  not   going  at  all. 

But  he'll  break  his  neck  to  see 
Hoot  Gibson,  Jack  Hoxie,  Tom  Mix, 
or  any  of  the  screen  heroes  of  the 
plains. 

He  gets  a  better  sermon  than  he 
would  from  a  pulpit.  But  he  doesn't 
realize  it.  He  just  goes  out  and 
tries  to  live  it; — he  tries  to  dramatize 
himself  and,  consequently,  tries  to 
enact  a  hero  who  is  a  hundred  per 
cent  man.  And — that's  a  good  prac- 
tice for  the  boy  and  a  good  thing  for 
the  future  citizen. 

A  Western  hero  is  always  a  hun- 
dred percent  manly — and  he  inspires 
in  the  heart  of  the  boy  a  desire  to 
be  as  manly,  as  brave,  and  as  square 
as  the  fellow  he  watches  on  the 
screen.  A  Western  villain  paints  the 
picture  of  everything  a  boy  shouldn't 
grow  up  to  be  ■ — and  paints  it  in  such 
a  way  that  boys  go  out  full  of  scorn 
for  such  a  being. 

No  toy  ever  left  a  picture  theater 
with  an  ambition  to  be  like  a  West- 
ern villain.  They  all  go  out  and  try 
to  live  the  life  of  the  hero. 

Western  pictures  are  clean — you 
never  see  sex  introduced.  You  see 
always  a  great  example  for  the  youth 
of  the  land — done  in  such  a  way  that 
the  lesson  takes  hold.  We  Western 
directors  and  stars  are  proud  of  our 
■work — and  we  have  a  right  to  be. 
We  are  doing  something  really  worth 
while   for   the   future   generation. 


The    Financial    Side 

F.  R.  Wilson  Believes  Money  Cheaper 

Ihan  Ever  and  Easier  to  Secure 

— Banks    Now    Interested   in 

Picture    Loans 

In  a  statement  issued  in  Los 
Angeles  Frank  R.  Wilson  of  the  Mo- 
tion Picture  Capital  Corp.,  is  quoted: 

"Los  Angeles  and  other  commer- 
cial centers  having  to  do  with  motion 
pictures  are  due  for  increasingly 
prosperous  contacts  with  the  film 
industry.  Money  for  picture-making 
has  never  been  cheaper  or  easier  to 
secure  than  now.  Today  no  less  than 
15  of  New  York's  largest  banks  are 
discounting  motion  picture  loans 
through  our  organization  alone  which 
one  year  ago  consistently  refused 
motion    picture    credit. 

"The  public  also,  have  gained  new 
confidence  in  the  motion  picture  as 
an  investment.  All  of  the  properly 
financed  companies  are  now  selling 
at  the  highest  stock  levels  in  their 
history. 

"Banks  formerly  feared  picture 
loans  because  the  assets  were  un- 
familiar and  because  bankers  have 
had  neither  the  time  nor  the  training 
to  keep  efficient  supervision  over  the 
manner  in  which  their  money  was 
spent.    *  *  * 

"Among  financial  circles  there  are 
four  or  five  film  names  which  bankers 
immediately  recognize  and  treat  with 
confidence.  One  of  these  is  Cecil  B. 
De  Mille,  because  this  producer  is  also 
a  successful  banker  as  well  as  a  film 
producer  of  wide  repute.  Wall  Street 
is  still  expressing  amazement  over 
De  Mille's  feat  in  swinging  what  is 
said  to  be  the  largest  single  allot- 
ment of  credit  in  film  financial 
history." 


William   G.   DeMille's   Observations 

Failure   of    Censorship   in    Dealing   with   Art — Public    Will   Not 

Support  the  Indecent 

(From  the  Address  Delivered  at  the  Annual  Luncheon  of  the 
National  Board  of  Review) 


Those  of  you  who  have  had  too  see 
my  pictures  in  theaters  in  certain 
States  were  no  doubt  surprised  to 
hear  the  Toastmaster  speak  of  them 
as  being  artistic.  Certainly  in  a 
neighboring  State  not  so  far  from 
here  it  has  been  a  long  time  since  any 
of  my  pictures  could  have  appeared 
to  be  artistic  because  by  the  time 
the  censors  got  through  with  them 
they  were  the  most  idiotic  mess  you 
ever  saw  in  your  life.  If  you  had 
thrown  bricks  at  me  and  said  you 
saw  my  picture  in  that  State,  I 
wouldn't  have  blamed  you  one  bit. 

But  what  is  one  to  do?  I  have 
been  w^orking  almost  25  years  for  the 
American  public.  I  find  the  Ameri- 
can public  is  essentially  decent.  I 
find  the  decent  picture  pays  better 
than  the  indecent,  that  the  artistic 
pictures  pay  better  than  the  inartistic. 
I  am  not  one  of  those  who  think  the 
definition  of  art  is  anything  the  pub- 
lic fails  to  appreciate.  Neither  is 
the  definition  of  what  is  not  art,  any- 
thing that  the  public  likes. 


Public  Wants  Entertainment 

The  public  doesn't  go  to  the  the- 
ater for  art.  It  goes  for  entertain- 
ment. You  can  give  it  as  much  art 
with  entertainment  as  you  like.  What 
the  public  objects  to  is  the  substitu- 
tion of  art  for  entertainment.  It 
won't  stand  that;  it  never  has  stood 
it  in  the  theater. 

Well,  my  dilemma  is  that  of  the 
silkworm.  You  see  there  was  a  rib- 
bon clerk  who  used  to  sell  ribbon 
and  he  became  a  very  expert  sales- 
man of  ribbon.  He  sold  miles  of  it.  A 
certain  shade  of  dark  blue  came  in 
which  was  verj-^  popular  and  so  he 
went  to  the  silkworm  and  said,  "Now 
my  friend,  you  must  spin  a  shade  of 
silk  that  is  just  this  particular  color!" 

The  silkworm  said.  "Well,  all  I 
know  is  how  to  spin  silk.  I  don't 
know  what  color  it  is  until  after  it  is 
through." 

The  salesman  said.  "I  can't  help 
that;  if  you  don't  spin  the  color  silk 

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The  Director  and  the  Uplift  Policy 


Myra  Nye  carried  a  very  interest- 
ing article  with  reference  to  this  sub- 
ject in  the  Los  Angeles  Times.  The 
work  of  Mrs.  Grace  Frye,  carried  on 
from  Los  Angeles,  and  working 
through  women's  clubs  all  over  the 
country,  is  touched  upon.  The  article 
says: 

"Will  Hays  has  asked  that  the  pic- 
tures previewed  by  her  committee 
and  approved  be  sent  regularly  to 
New  York.  Ministers,  educators,  re- 
formers outside  of  club  circles  have 
deluged  the  department  with  requests 
and  suggestions,  many  of  them  eager 
to  know  of  good  pictures.  *  *  * 

"Howard  Higgin,  a  recent  acquisi- 
tion to  the  Lasky  directorial  force, 
who  has  been  associated  with  films 
for  more  than  eight  years,  is  enthusi- 
astic over  the  changes  which  women 
have  permitted  or,  as  he  says,  de- 
manded in  their  dramatic  motion- 
picture  fare. 

"  'The  old  type  of  story  always  end- 
ed in  the  clinch  or  the  marriage  al- 
tar.' he  is  quoted.  'Today  many  of 
our  films,  like  many  of  our  novels, 
begin  at  the  altar  and  proceed  thence 
forward.  After  all,  it  is  the  years 
after  marriage  that  are  the  most  dra- 
matic. Lubitsch's  "The  Marriage 
Circle,"  in  the  approved  list  of  the 
federation,  would  have  been  impos- 
sible three  years  ago  because  of 
women. 

"  'Today  they  are  ready  to  see  life 
in  a  truer  light  and  by  that  willing- 
ness they  have  unshackled  the  fetters 
of  sentimental  tradition  which  bound 
the  maker  of  movies  in  the  past.' 

"This  opinion  goes  a  long  way  to 
disprove  the  fear  that  existed  in  the 
minds  of  so  many  that  these  lists  of 
pictures  published  as  approved  by  the 
women  would  restrict.  Quite  the 
contrary  is  true. 

"Victor  Fleming,  director  of  nu- 
merous Lasky  successes,  who  has 
specialized  on  the  outdoor  story,  has 
this  to  say  of  the  club  woman's  and 
every  woman's  influence  on  this  sort 
of  picture: 

Horse  Operas 

"  'When  all  we  tried  to  please  with 
our  outdoor  stories  was  the  male  part 
of  the  audience  we  were  practically 
restricted  to  what  we  call  at  the 
studio  "horse  operas,"  the  traditional 
western  cowboy  stories.  So  there 
came  to  be  a  threadbare  sameness 
and  all  we  could  do  to  improve  was 
to  have  more  men.  more  horses  and 
greater  physical  risks. 

" 'But "  with  woman's  interest  and 
approval  we  have  been  enabled  to 
draw  on  the  vast  field  of  all  outdoor 
material  and  really  get  the  psychol- 
ogy of  out-of-doors  as  well  as  the  ad- 
venture. 

"  'There  is  a  tardy  recognition  of 
the  fact  that  a  woman  is  just  as  im- 
portant in  a  covered-wagon  train  as 
she  is  in  a  Fifth-Ave.  drawing-room. 
The  consequent  improvement  in  the 
pictures  we  make  around  these  out- 
door men  and  women  ha?  all  been 
due  to  the  feminist  influence.' 

"This   certainly   is  very  generous 
of  Mr.  Flemming. 

"Sam    Taylor,    who    has    been    as- 
sociated  for    five   years   with    Harold 
I  Lloyd  as  gag  man,  scenario  chief  and 


co-director  and  is  just  about  to  direct 
the  star  in  his  first  Paramount  pro- 
duction, avers,  'If  it  were  not  for  men, 
slapstick  would  be  dead  today.  In 
fact,  the  percentage  of  cheap  slap- 
stick which  still  remains  is  due  en- 
tirely to  the  fact  that  the  men  de- 
mand it  and  the  women  are  magnani- 
mous enough  to  permit  them  to  have 
it,'  and  he  goes  on  to  say — I  think  he 
exaggerates — that  the  growth  of  Har- 
old Lloyd  to  the  place  of  one  of  the 
leaders,  if  not  the  only  leader,  in  the 
box  office  attraction,  is  due  almost 
entirely  to  the  feministic  influence! 

Mrs.  Frye's  Opinion 

"Yes,  these  motion  picture  men  use 
the  word  feministic.  It  is  not  mine 
put  in  their  mouths.  I  admit  I  like 
to  hear  them  use  it.  It  certainly  is 
amusing,  and  enlightening,  too,  to 
get  the  other  side  of. the  shield  in  this 
uplift  of  pictures  proposition. 

"My  last  appeal  was  to  Mrs.  Frye 
herself,  whom  I  asked  to  give  her 
side  of  her  work.  As  usual  with  her 
meticulous  type  of  mind  she  respond- 
ed with  a  definite  outline  as  follows: 

"  'To  work  out  a  definite  policy  giv- 
ing definite  work  to  each  motion-pic- 
ture chairman  has  been  the  aim  of 
the  motion-picture  department.  Al- 
ways with  this  object  in  view,  the 
w-ork  has  been  outlined  and  divided  as 
follows: 

"'Previews:  Written  questionnaires 
have  been  used  by  preview  commit- 
tees. Recapitulation  sheets  have  been 
made  for  each  picture  previewed  and 
same  alphabetically  filed  for  the  fed- 
eration records,  copies  being  sent  to 
the  Association  of  Motion-Picture 
Producers,  who  in  turn  are  relaying 
to    producers    and    others    interested. 

"  'Approved  lists:  Pictures  approved 
have  been  given  publicity  in  news- 
papers; president's  monthly  letter; 
federation  news;  club  bulletins  and 
blackboards;  posted  in  libraries  and 
schools  and  always  publicized  by 
word  of  mouth.  No  mention  being 
made  of  films  not  approved. 

"'Junior  auxiliaries:  Have  been 
asked  to  become  working  members 
when  practicable. 

Children's  Matinees 

"'Children's  matinees:  Films  se- 
lected by  special  committee  working 
with  visual  education  department  of 
public  schools.  Cheaper  ones  pro- 
vided and  attendance  advocated. 
Plans  are  being  completed  to  work 
with  the  P.-T.  A.,  under  one  policy 
and  with  equal  responsibility.  Work 
started  on  fifty-two  complete  pro- 
grams as  provided  by  the  Association 
of  Motion-Picture  Producers  and  ap- 
proved by  sixty  welfare  organizations. 

"'Attendance  parties:  Most  impor- 
tant is  the  request  that  each  club  have 
at  least  one  attendance  party  at  an 
approved  picture,  co-operating  with 
exhiI)itor  and  attending  in  a  body  to 
express  approval  at  the  box  office. 
Which  is  a  definite  way  to  "Make 
Best  Pictures  Pay  Best." 

"'Instruction  course:  Special  in- 
struction for  adult  and  children's  pic- 
ture previewing  started  with  the  idea 
of  having  a  selected  preview  com- 
mittee specially  trained.'  " 


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William   G.  DeMille's   Observations 


(Continued   from   Page  27) 

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that    I    need    in    my 
wont  get  any  food." 

So  the  silkworm  tried  to  spm  that 
color  silk  and  exploded. 

That  is  the  ever-present  problem, 
of  course,  from  our  end  of  it.  The 
ribbon  clerk  thought  he  was  doing  the 
right  thing  but  the  silkworm  was 
doing  the  only  thing  he  could  do- 
spin  what  was  inside  of  him. 

Now  to  make  the  example  con- 
crete, the  worst  pictures  I  have  ever 
made  have  been  made  when  I  was 
trying  to  keep  an  eye  on  the  box 
office.  And  the  best  pictures  I  have 
ever  made,  and  some  of  the  most 
popular,  have  been  when  I  wasn't 
paying  any  attention  to  the  box  office 
whatever  but  was  making  a  picture 
I  wanted  to  make  because  I  felt  I 
had  to  make  it.  I  have  come  to  the 
conclusion  that  if  the  motion  picture 
producer  produces  what  his  soul  tells 
him  to  produce  he  will  reach  even 
financial  success  far  more  often  than 
-A'hen  he  simply  tries  to  reach  financial 
success.  That  has  always  been  true 
of  art  and  has  been  true  in  the 
theater  and  other  arts. 

So  I  try  to  check  my  tendency  to 
look  at  the  box  office  and  I  am  going 
to  spin  the  thing  inside  of  me  even 
if  I  explode  that  way.  That  is  why 
I  am  so  glad  to  meet  you  folks  who 
are  organized  to  educate  the  audience. 
It  is  the  audience  that  needs  educat- 
ing. It  isn't  the  ;motion  picture. 
After  all,  the  motion  picture  is  only 
IS  years  old.  Compare  it  to  the  older 
arts.  What  is  the  percentage  of 
good  novels  every  year  out  of  all  the 
novels  written?  Let  us  be  generous 
and  say  four  per  cent,  and  I  don't 
think  I  am  underestimating  it. 
Some  Percentages 

What  is  the  percentage  of  all  the 
good  pictures  painted  every  year? 
Not  more  than  four  per  cent. 

What  is  the  percentage  of  all  the 
good  music  and  all  the  good  plays 
written  in  proportion  to  all  the  plays 
written  and  produced?  Something 
under  ten  per  cent. 

Yet  there  seems  to  be  an  impression 
that  this  new  struggling  art  (it  is  a 
great  craft  but  as  an  art  it  is  new 
and  struggling),  must  be  able  to 
produce  one  hundred  per  cent  when 
the  older  arts  with  hundreds  of  years 
of  preparation  behind  them  can't  do 
more  than  ten  per  cent. 

Why? 

We  are  not  supermen  yet.  You  can 
help  us  a  lot.  The  only  people  who 
can  teach  us  are  the  audience  and 
ourselves.  That  is  where  censorship 
fails  so  lamentably.  It  pays  no  at- 
tention to  the  meaning  of  a  thing. 
It  only  pays  attention  to  the  thing 
itself.  Certain  things  are  perfectly 
proper  and  decent  under  certain  cir- 
cumstances which  are  improper  and 
indecent  under  other  circumstances. 
When  it  comes  to  a  question  of  de- 
cency and  indcency,  the  law  is  suf- 
ficiently strong  to  cover  that.  If  the 
law  weren't  there  it  seems  to  me  the 
people  wouldn't  stand  for  it  anyway. 
I  have  never  seen  the  American  peo- 
ple respond  in  any  great  numbers  to 
anything  indecent.  They  have  re- 
sponded    and     liked     certain     things 


some  people  said  were  indecent. 
There  you  come  to  the  realm  of 
taste.  A  thing  may  be  vulgar  or 
it  may  not  be  vulgar.  When  you  be- 
gin to  legislate  vulgarity  you  get 
into  a  mess  nobody  can  ever  straight- 
en out. 

There  arc  one  or  two  little  points 
you  can  help  in.  For  heaven's  sake, 
work  on  the  exhibitor.  Get  him  to 
run  the  pictures  slower  and  not  so 
fast. 

I  know  they  do  it  to  get  in  an 
extra  show  a  day.  Can't  you  get  your 
audiences  to  protest  against  that 
sort  of  thing? 

Can't  you  also  get  the  exhibitor  to 
make  it  possible  for  the  audience  to 
see  the  beginning  of  the  picture  first? 
A  picture  should  be  seen  in  con- 
tinuity. You  can't  get  the  proper 
effect  from  a  picture  if  you  begin  at 
the  middle  and  you  don't  understand 
the  last  part  of  the  picture.  The  au- 
dience doesn't  wait  to  see  it  through 
again.  I  don't  blame  them.  Having 
seen  the  last  part  first,  they  are  dis- 
gusted with  it  and  they  go  home. 

As  to  the  idea  that  the  salacious 
picture  is  a  money-maker,  the  biggest 
hits  on  the  American  stage  or  screen 
have  been  good,  clean,  uplifting,  hu- 
man pictures  and  the  biggest  char- 
acters on  the  American  screen  have 
been  that  type  of  character.  That 
is  why  the  producer  who  wants  to 
make  money  is  always  trying  to  do 
the  best  thing.  Granted  he  is  com- 
mercial, he  should  be,  but  the  best 
thing  pays  best.  If  a  picture  with 
anything  salacious  in  it  got  by,  it 
woudn't  be  because  there  was  any- 
thing salacious  in  it,  but  in  spite  of 
it.  The  best  art  pays  best  on  the 
screen  and  if  you  will  tell  your  pub- 
lic that  we  are  trying  to  serve  them 
and  ask  them  to  see  the  good  pictures 
when  they  go  to  the  theaters,  you 
will  be  helping  us.  They  should 
exercise  their  power  of  selection. 
Most  of  the  public  of  the  United 
States  goes  to  the  picture  house  with- 
out an  idea  of  what  they  are  going  to 
see.  You  don't  buy  books  that  way 
and  you  don't  go  to  the  theater  that 
way. 

The   Coming   Men 

There  is  coming  up  in  the  motion 
picture  profession  today  a  younger 
group  of  men  who  are  very,  very 
promising  and  they  are  working 
thoughtfully  and  earnestly.  They 
are  coming  up  from  the  ranks  of  the 
writers.  They  have  been  scenario 
writers.  They  have  been  in  it  long 
enough  to  get  into  the  field.  Withm 
the  next  five  or  six  years  you  are 
going  to  see  a  new  crop  of  younger 
directors  and  very  good  directors. 
Teach  your  people  to  watch  for  their 
work.  They  are  not  the  big  director- 
ial names  now  but  they  are  doing 
bigger  work  than  some  of  the  big 
names.  Tell  your  people  to  remember 
who  directed  a  picture,  who  wrote 
a  picture,  and  let  the  name  of  the 
author  mean  something  and  the 
name  of  the  director  mean  some- 
thing and  you  will  soon  find  you  will 
be  doing  one  of  the  best  things  in 
the  world,  to  help  get  newer  and 
better   pictures. 


British  Production  Activities 

Slightly  Better  Prospects,  More  Studios  Working  and  a  Slight 

Improvement  Denoted 

By  Ernest  W.  Fredman, 
Editor  "The  Film  Renter,"  London 


Production  activities  in  Great 
Britain  cannot  be  said  to  be  par- 
ticularly bright,  although  they  show 
a  slight  improvement  at  the  present 
moment. 

During  the  past  year  production 
practically  faded  away  into  an  almost 
infinitesimal  quantity,  and  whilst  it 
is  regrettable  that  no  great  improve- 
ment can  be  noted  yet  it  would  ap- 
pear there  are  slightly  better  signs 
that  this  country  will  be  making  a 
few  more  films  in  the  immediate  fu- 
ture. Stoll's,  Gaumont  and  Graham 
Wilcox  Productions  are  practically 
the  only  stalwarts  left  in  the  making 
of  British  pictures  and  the  first 
named  will  probably  make  more  films 
than  any  other  producing  concern  in 
this  country. 

The  StoTl  studios  at  Cricklewood 
have  a  program  before  them,  which 
as  it  is  realized,  and  the  pictures 
come  before  the  public,  is  likely  to 
place  this  enterprising  British  com- 
pany well  in  the  limelight.  Fifteen 
feature  pictures  are  in  the  course 
of  planning,  and  the  first  two  of  these 
are  nearly  completed.  These,  it  is 
stated,  possess  exceptionally  strong 
heart  interest. 

The  first  of  these  is  "Confessions," 
which  is,  it  is  claimed  to  be,  some- 
thing fresh  and  unusual  in  film 
stories.  It  has  as  its  leading  players 
Joan  Lockton,  Ian  Hunter,  Eric 
Bransby  Williams,  Gladys  Hamer, 
and  is  being  produced  by  W.  F. 
Kellino. 

The  second,  "The  Squire  of  Long 
Hadley,"  is  being  produced  by  Sin- 
clair Hill,  and  is  being  interpreted 
by  such  v,'ell-known  players  as  Mar- 
jorie  Hume,  Brian  Aherne,  Eileen 
Dennes,  and  George  Mulcaster.  This 
picture  is  a  drama  of  East  End  life 
and  county  Society  and  possesses  fine 
hunting  scenes  with  strong  parts  for 
Majorie   Hume   and   Brian    Aherne. 

Keble  Howard's  "The  King  of  the 
Castle"  is  another  subject  down  for 
screening  shortly;  Isobel  Elsom  will 
shortly  return  to  the  Stoll  fold; 
Marjorie  Hume,  now  at  work  for 
Sinclair  Hill,  will  probably  follow 
her  leading  part  with  another,  and 
the  return  of  at  least  two  former 
producers  to  activity  can  be  fore- 
shadowed. 

Fred  Paul  is  directing  "The  Wit- 
ness", adapted  by  him  from  F.  Brit- 
ten Austin's  story,  at  the  Crickle- 
wood studios,  and  is  playing  the 
leading  male  role  himself.  Isobel  El- 
som, as  the  heroine,  is  supported  by 
John  Hamilton,  Stella  Arbenina, 
Queenie  Thomas  and  Aubrey  Fitz- 
gerald. 

Two  other  pictures  are  in  course 
of  production  at  the  Stoll  Studios  at 
the  moment.  "The  Witness",  from 
a  story  by  F.  Britten  Austin,  is  be- 
ing produced  by  Fred  Paul,  and  in 
the  cast  are  Isobel  Elsom,  Fred 
Paul,  Tom  Nesbit,  John  Hamilton, 
Stella  Arbenina,  Queenie  Thomas 
and  Aubrey  Fitzgerald.  "Wonderful 
Wooing"  is  being  produced  by  Geof- 


frey Malins,  from  a  story  by  Douglas 
Walsh,  and  in  the  cast  are  Marjorie 
Hume,  Genevieve  Townsend,  Daisy 
Campbell,  Eric  Bransby  Williams 
and   George   Mulcaster. 

Graham.  Wilcox  films  are  now  ac- 
tively engaged  upon  the  production 
of  "The  Only  Way",  featuring  Sir 
John  Martin  Harvey.  This  screen 
adaptation  of  Charles  Dickens'  story 
is  being  directed  by  Herbert  Wilcox 
who  will  be  known  for  his  work  in 
"Chu  Chin  Chow",  "Paddy  the  Next 
Best  Thing",  and  "Decameron 
Nights".  The  cast  includes  Madge 
Stewart,  Betty  Faire,  Mary  Brough, 
Frank  Stanmore,  Ben  Webster  and 
other  well-known  British  stars.  It 
will  be  a  very  ambitious  production 
and  is  estimated  to  cost  between 
£30,000  and    £40,000. 

Welsh  Pearson  whose  star,  Betty 
Balfour,  is  the  most  prominent  film 
favourite  in  England  is  now  engaged 
on  a  very  ambitious  production,  di- 
rected by  Louis  Mercanton,  made  in 
conjunction  with  the  Gaumont  Com- 
pany by  the  Phocea  Film  Company 
of  France.  This  is  entitled"  Monte 
Carlo"  and  is  from  the  story  by  E. 
Phillips  Oppenheim.  Betty  Balfour 
is  supported  by  Carlyle  Blackwell, 
Colonel  English  and  a  company  of 
French  players.  This  is  the  first 
picture  that  has  ever  been  taken  in- 
side the  Casino,  the  use  of  which  has 
been  obtained  for  the  filming  of  this 
photoplay.  The  picture  will  be  ready 
about  the  beginning  of  July.  In  the 
meantime  George  Pearson  has  fin- 
ished hsi  direction  of  "Satan's  Sister"' 
in  which  Betty  Balfour  is  featured. 
The  main  scenes  of  this  picture  were  ' 
taken  in  Jamaica  and  the  film  is 
to  be  shown  here  very  soon.  It  is 
being  controlled  by  the  W.  &  F. 
Film    Service. 

Graham  Cutts  is  making  "The 
Rat"  for  Gainsborough  Pictures 
which  will  be  put  out  by  W.  &  F. 
Mae  Marsh  is  featured,  together 
with  Ivor  Novello.  The  film  is  be- 
ing made  at  the  Lasky  Studios;  ex- 
teriors will  be  taken  in  Paris. 

A  new  Gaumont  subject,  to  be 
directed  at  the  Lime  Grove  Studios^ 
Shepherd's  Bush,  by  George  A. 
Cooper,  has  been  begun,  and  a  strong 
cast  has  been  engaged,  including 
Fay  Compton,  Jack  Buchanan,  Leon 
Quartermaine,  Jean  de  Casilis  (of 
"Fata  Morgana"  fame)  and  Cameron 
Carr.  The  title  of  the  story  is  not 
yet  determined. 

One  or  two  independent  units  are 
shortly  expected  to  start  production, 
but  the  supply  of  pictures  from  this 
market  will  certainly  not  exceed 
thirty  in  all.  This  is  the  poorest 
number  that  Britain  has  produced 
for  many  a  long  day,  but  in  view 
of  the  enquiry  that  is  taking  place 
by  the  Government  into  the  causes 
of  the  stagnation  it  is  hoped  that 
there  will  be  a  recrudescence  of  film 
making  in  the  very  near  and  immedi- 
ate  future. 


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Motion  Picture  Directors  Association 

NEW   YORK   CITY 
234  West  SSth  Street  Phone  Columbus  9090 

Kenneth   Webb    President  William   F.   Haddock    Secretary 

Sidney    Olcott    Ass't    Director  A^i*^^^?^^,^^ 

„    ,      .    ^     ,,.        ,  -r     u    •     1    r»-       .  Ashley  Miller 

Robert   G.    Vignola    Technical   Director  j    gearle  Dawley 

C.    J.    Williams    Treasurer  James    Vincent,   Chairman 


John   G.  Adolfi. 
George  Archainbaud. 
Charles  J.   Brabin. 
Keanan    Buel. 
Webster    Campbell. 
Major    Maurice   Campbell 
Emile  Chautard. 
Allan   Crosland 
J.   Searle   Dawley. 
Frank   P.    Donovan. 
J    Gordon   Edwards. 
Charles   Cii!»lvn 
Wm.   F.   Haddock. 
John  Jos,  Harvey. 
Hobart  Henley 


MEMBERS 

Dell  Henderson 
Edwin   L.   Hollywood 
John   E.   Ince. 
George    Irving. 
Burton    King 
Harley    Knoles. 
O.   A.   C.    Lund. 
Charles  Maigne. 
Harry   Millarde 
Ashley   Miller. 
Charles   F.    Miller. 
John   W.    Noble. 
Sidney   Olcott. 
Leonce  Ferret. 


Joseph  A.   Richmond. 
John  S.   Robertson. 
Wesley   Ruggles. 
Paul    Scardon 
George   B.   Seitz. 
Edwin    M.    Simpson. 
S.   E.  V.  Taylor. 
Tom   Terriss. 
Augustus  Thomas. 
Travers  Vale 
Robert   Vignola 
James    Vincent. 
Kenneth   Webb. 
C.  jay  Williams. 


Officials — Motion  Picture  Directors  Association 

192S    N.    Wilcox    Ave.,    Hollywood 

William    Beaudine    President  Harold    Shaw    Secretary 

Henry    Otto    Asst.    to    President  H.    L.   Franklin Technical   Director 

Frank    L.    Cooley Treasurer  Wally    Van. . .  .Chairman    Entertainment    Committee 


Wilfrid  North,  Chairman 
George  L.   Sargent,  Secretary 
Henry  Otto 


EXECUTIVE     COUNCIL 

Clarence   Badger 
Al   Herman 

Ferdinand   Earle 


Fred  Jackman 

William  Beaudine   (ex-officio) 


Motion  Picture  Directors  Holding  Corp.  Officers 


Roy    Clements 


President 

George     L.     Sargent... 


MEMBERS 


John    Ford    

.  .  .  Secretary-Treasurer 


.Vice-President 


Clarence  Badger 

Wm.  King  Baggot 
•Reginald  Barker 

Jrank    Beal 

Wm.  Beaudine 

Ch-ster  Bennett 

Wm.    Bertram 

J.    Stuart    Blackton 

John   G.    Blystone 

Frank    Borzage 

Colin   Campbell 

Edwin  Carewe 

Louis  Wm.  Chaudet 
•Roy   Clements 

E.   F.   Cline 

Frank  CoUey 

George  L.  Cox 

Irving  Cummings 

Wm.   Robt,   Daly 
•Joseph   DeGrasse 

Wm.    Duncan 

Ferdinand  Earle 

Wm.    P.   S.    Earle 

Reeves   Eason 

Dallas  Fitzgerald 

John   Ford 

Harry   L.   Franklin 

Sidney   Franklyn 

Douglas  Gerrard 

Charles  Gihiyn 

James  Gordon 

Al  E.  Greene 

John    J.    Harvey 
•Members  of  Board  of  Trustee! 


Victor   Heerman 

Joseph  Henaberry 

Hobart   Henley 

Al  Herman 

Jean  Hersholt 

George  Hill 

E.    Mason    Hopper 

James   W.  Home 

Jay    Hunt 

John  Ince 

Rex  Ingram 

George  Irving 

Fred  Jackman 

George  Jeske 

Fred   A.   Kelsey 

Erie  Cawthorne  Kenton 

Henry  King 

Ed.   Laemmie 

Rowland  Vance  Lee 

Ed.  J.   LeSaint 

Eddie  Lyons 

Nerval    MacGregor 

Murdock   J.   MacQuarrie 

Henry  MacRae 

George  Marshall 

Robert  McGowan 

George   Melford 

Howard  Mitchell 

Lee   Moran 

Fred  Newmeyer 

Fred   Nihlo 

Wilfrid  North 

Henry  W.  Otto 


Chas.   J.   Parrott 

Paul  Powell 

Francis  J.    Powers 

Lem  Powers 

Albert   Ray 

George  E.   Reehra 

Lynn  F.  Reynolds 
•Thos.  V.  Ricketts 

Phil  E.   Rosen 

Albert  E.  Russell 

Wm.  Russell 

Al  Santell 

George  L.  Sargent 

Paul    Scardon 

Edward  M.   Sedgwick 

William  Seiter 

Lawrence  Semon  (Larry) 

Harold    Shaw 

H.    Scott   Sidney 

Edward   Sloman 

frederic  Sullivan 

Norman    Taurog 

Sam   Taylor 

Maurice  Tourneur 

Travers   Vale 

Wally   Van 

Perry  Vekroff 

King   W.   Vidor 

Theodore    Wharton 
•Wallace  Worsley 

Wm.  Worthington 

James  Young 


Standard  Speeds 

The  American  Society  of  Cinema- 
jgraphers  has  gone  on  record  as  ad- 
■ocating  the  retention  of  the  normal 
ate  of  60  feet  per  second  as  the 
amera  taking  speed,  according  to 
he  American   Cinematographer. 

In  a  letter  to  the  Society  of  Motion 
.'icture  Engineers,  copies  of  which 
vere  sent  to  the  exhibitor  and  pro- 
lucer  organizations,  John  W.  Boyle, 


secretary  of  the  society,  outlined  va- 
rious reasons  as  to  why  the  present 
standard    should    be    kept. 

There  is  no  doubt,  says  this  pub- 
lication, that  the  Society  of  Motion 
Picture  Engineers  will  go  on  record 
as  favoring  a  standard  projection 
speed  which  is  somewhat  in  excess 
of  the  taking  speed  of  60  feet  per 
minute — projection  experts  agree  that 
some  such  ratio  between  taking  and 
projection    speeds    have    been    found 


to  produce  the   most  ideal  results. 

If  this  ratio  is  maintained,  as  they 
claim  it  must  be,  the  result  of  run- 
ning up  taking  speed  will  be,  in  turn, 
to  boost  the  projection  speed.  The 
further  results  are  evident:  more  film 
to  be  raced  through  the  projectors 
in  the  same  amount  of  time  with  the 
consequent  damage  to  film  and  mech- 
anism; increased  cost  of  film  con- 
sumption and  lights;  and  a  myriad  of 
other  contingencies. 


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International   Congress  ot 
Photography 

After  a  lapse  of  fifteen  years  an 
International  Congress  of  Photog- 
raphy is  to  be  held  this  year,  June 
29  to  July  4,  in  Paris.  The  last 
congress  was  held  in  Brussels  in 
1910. 

The  Congress  will  be  divided  into 
four  sections:  (1)  Scientific;  (2) 
Technical  and  artistic;  (3)  Historical 
and  documentary;  (4)  Technique  of 
cinematography  (in  connection  with 
the   Congress  of  Cinematography). 

At  the  request  of  the  International 
Committee  of  the  Congress,  an  Or- 
ganizing Committee  in  the  United 
States  has  been  formed,  the  members 
being:  F.  F.  Renwick,  Dr.  VV.  D. 
Bancroft,  W.  H.  Manahan,  E.  J. 
Wall,  Dr.   C.   E.  K.   Mees,  chairman. 

The  Congress  is  especially  anxious 
to  obtain  papers  relating  to  the 
branches  of  photography  with  which 
it  deals  from  workers  in  the  United 
States.  Offers  of  such  papers  can 
be  communicated  to  C.  E.  K.  Mees, 
Eastman  Kodak  Co.,  Rochester, 
N.  Y.,  who  will  forward  them  to 
the  secretary  of  the  Congress  or  they 
can  be  sent  direct  to  M.  G.  Labus- 
siere,    5    rue    Brown-Sequard,    Paris, 

XV.  

Wharton  Plans  Service  Studios 

After  a  study  of  conditions  in  Hol- 
lywood, Theodore  Wharton,  serial 
producer,  states  that  there  is  an  insuf- 
ficient variety  of  natural  backgrounds 
for  the  needs  of  the  various  pro- 
ducers. 

This,  he  claims,  is  proven  by  the 
fact  that  65  per  cent  of  California 
made  pictures  are  laid  in  backgrounds 
that  are  from  300  to  500  miles  from 
Hollywood.  This  means  a  loss  of 
from  two  to  five  days,  and  the  sala- 
ries of  actors,  technical  staff  and  ex- 
tras. In  addition,  there  is  the  cost  of 
transportation. 

When  the  scenes  on  location  have 
been  photographed  the  film  must  be 
returned  to  the  studio  in  Hollywood 
to  be  developed  while  the  company 
remains  on  location  until  it  is  deter- 
mined whether  or  not  there  are  to  be 
any  retakes. 

Because  of  these  conditions,  pro- 
duction figures  are  high,  and  in  order 
to  offset  this  Wharton  plans  to  build 
a  number  of  "service  studios"  in 
Northern  and  Central  California  where 
locations  have  proved  most  popular; 
Truckee,  Lake  Tahoe,  Santa  Cruz  and 
Yosemite  are  some  of  the  "service 
studio"  locations  contemplated. 

A  laboratory  will  also  be  a  part  of 
the  equipment  of  each  studio. 


Distinction 

When  Metro  decided  to 
shoot  "Midshipman  Randall'' 
at  Annapolis  there  was  keen 
competition  among  the  cam- 
eramen for  this  first  official 
story  of  the  American  Naval 
Academy. 

Oliver  Marsh,  Frank  Zucker, 
William  Miller,  Harold  Mar- 
zorati  and  Robert  Davol  land- 
ed  the    interesting   job. 

They  come  from  East  and 
West  and  the  rival  sections  are 
out   for  honors. 


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Sunday,  June  7,  1925 


PERMANENT  ADDRESS,  LAMBS  CLUB,  NEW  YORK 


THE 


Sunday,  June   7,   1925 


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Directors  and  Their  Productions,  January ,19 18  to  June  1,  1925 

{This  is  the  first  time  that  the  work  of  directors  has  been  collated  over  such  a 
long  period  of  time.  To  this  list,  which  should  be  invaluable  to  producers  as  well  as 
exhibitors,  ivill  be  added  from  year  to  year  such  feature  productions  as  are  released. 
This  list  will  not  include  short  subjects,  nor  productions  which  are  not  released.) 


DAVID    ABEL 
1925 
How    Baxter    Butted    In 
Recompense 

IVAN    ABRAMSON 
1918 
One   Law   for    Both 
Sns    of    Ambition 
Moral   Suicide 
When    Men    Betray 

1919 
Echo  of  Youth 
Ashes  of  Lcve 

1920 
Child    for    Sale 
Someone   Must    Pay 

1921 
Mother  Eternal 
The   Marriage   Gamble 
The   Wrong  Woman 

1922 
Bride's    Confession 
Wildness  of  Youth 

1924 
Meddling  Women 
I   Am    the   Man 
1925 
Lying  Wives 

WILLIAM    S.    ADAMS 
1925 

Tides  of  Passion 

JOHN     ADOLFI 
1918 
Heart   of   a    Girl 
Queen   of   the   Sea 

1919 
Cavell    Case 

1920 
The    Wonder    Man 
Who's   Your   Brother 

1921 
The    Little    'Fraid    Lady 

1923 
Darling  of  the  Rich 
Little    Red    Schoolhouse 
1924 
Chalk   Marks 

WILLIAM    F.    ALDER 
1924 
The   Isle   of   Vanishing    Men 
RUSSELL    ALLEN 
1924 
Robes    of    Sin 
The  Valley  of  Hate 

ARTURO   AMBROSIO 
1922 
Theodoro 

Quo    Vadis 
G.   M. 


1925 


ANDERSON 
1922 
Any   Night 
Ashes 
Greater   Duty 

DEL    ANDREWS 
1923 
The   Hottentot 
1924 
The  Galloping  Fish 
Judgment  of  the   Storm 
1925 
That  Devil   Quemndo 

LUCIEN    ANDRIOT 
1925 
Silk   Stocking   Sal 
The    Thundering    Herd 
Code  of   the  West 
The    Light    of    Western    Stars 
MALON  ANDRUS 
1924 
Ace  of  Cactus  Range 

OSCAR    APKEL 
<918 
The  Interloper 
Tinsel 

Merely    Players 
Turn   of   a    Card 

1919 
To   Him  That  Hath 
The   Rough   Neck 
Phil-for-Short 
The   Little   Intruder 
Mandarin's   Gold 
The  Grouch 
Bringing  up   Betty 
Amateur    Widow 
Crooks  of  Dreams 
Auction  of  Souls 

1920 
Me  and   Captain   Kid 


The   Oakdale   Affair 
The    Steel    King 

1922 
Ten  Nights  in  a  Bar  Room 
Trail   of    the    Law 

1923 
In  Search  of  a  Thrill 
Social  Code 
Lion's  Mouse 

1924 
The  Trail  of  the  Law 
The   Heart    Bandit 
Man   Who   Paid 
The  Wolf's   Fangs 
Bulldog    Drummond 

GEORGE    ARCHAINBAUD 

1918 
The    Maid    of    Belgium 
The    Awakening 
Diamonds  and  Pearls 
The  Divine  Sacrifice 
The   Cross   Bearer 
The  Trap 

1919 
Love  Cheat 

1920 
A    Damsel   in   Distress 
In  Walked  Mary 
The  Shadow  of  Rosalie   Byrne 
What  Women  Want 

1921 
Pleasure    Seekers 
Wonderful    Chance 
Marooned    Hearts 
The  Miracle  of  Manhattan 
The   Girl   from   Nowhere 
Handcuffs  and   Kisses 

1922 
Evidence 
Clay    Dollars 
The    Man    of    Stone 
One  Week   of   Love 
Under    Oath 

1933 
The   Common   Law 
Midnight   Guest 
Power  of  a  Lie 

1924 
The    Flaming    Forties 
Christine  of  the  Hungry  Heart 

1924 
For    Sale 
The   Plunderer 
The  Mirage 

The    Shadow    of    the    East 
Single  Wives 
The  Storm  Daughter 

1925 
Enticement 
The  Necessary  Evil 

A.  ARKATOV 

1918 
Her    Sister's   Rival 

R.  DALE  ARMSTRONG 
1921 
False  Women 

JOHN   ARNOLD 
1925 
The    Wife    of    the    Centaur 
So    This    Is    Marriage 
The    Way    of    a    Girl 
Proud    Flesh 

N.    G.    ARNOLD 
1925 
Chu     Chin     Chow 

WALTER    ARTHUR 
1925 
Bad    Company 

ARTHUR  ASHLEY 
1918 
The    Marriage    Market 
Rasputin 

Shall   We   Forgive   Her 
Mrs.  Reynolds 
Broken    Ties 

1921 
Oh  Mary  Be  Careful 
ALEXANDER   ASTROUSKY 
1918 
The   Busy   Inn 

EDWIN  AUGUST 
1920 
The  Poison  Pen 

JOE   AUGUST 
1925 
The   Hunted   Woman 
Folly    of    Vanity 


ALBERT  AUSTIN 

1922 
My  Boy 
Trouble 

<923 
A   Prince  of  a   King 
CLARENCE    BADGER 

1918 
The  Floor  Below 
The  Venus   Model 
Friend  Husband 

1919 
Sis    Hopkins 
Kingdom    of    Youth 
Leave  it  to   Susan 
Day   Dreams 
Daughter    of    Mine 
Perfect   Lady 
Through   the   Wrong    Door 

1920 
Almost    a    Husband 
Jes'    Call    Me   Jim 
Jubilo 

The    Strange    Boarder 
Water,  Water,  Everywhere 
Strictly    Confidential 
Cupid,    the    Cowpuncher 

1921 
Honest    Hutch 
Boys    Will    be    Boys 
Guile  of   Women 
An    Unwilling    Hero 

i922 
A    Poor    Relation 
Doubling  for  Romeo 
Don't  Get  Personal 
The   Dangerous   Little   Demon 
Quincy  Adams  Sawyer 

1923 
Potash  and  Perlmutter 
Red   Lights 
Your    Friend    and    Mine 

1924 
The    Shooting    of    Dan    McGrew 
One  Night  in  Rome 
Painted  People 

1925 
New  Lives  for  Old 
Eve's    Secret 
Paths    to    Paradise 

JACOB   BADARACCO 
1925 
Across    the    Deadline 

KING    BAGGOT 
1921 
Cheated    Love 
Luring   Lips 
Moonlight  Follies 

1922 
Human  Hearts 
Kissed 

Nobody's    Fool 
Lavender   Bath   Lady 
A  Dangerous  Game 
Kentucky    Derby 
1923 
Crossed    Wires 
Dangerous    Game 
Gossip 

Love    Letter 
Town    Scandal 
Darling   of   New   York 

1924 
The    Tornado 
The  Gaiety  Girl 
The  Whispered  Name 
1925 
Raffles 

OLIVER  D.   BAILEY 
1918 
Blind    Love 

GEO.   D.   BAKER 

1918 
The  Lifted  Veil 
A    Sleeping    Memory 
Outwitted 
The    Shell   Game 
Revelation 
Toys  of  Fate 
The  Demon 

1919 
Unexpected    Places 
Lion's   Den 
Castles   in   the   Air 
Peggy  Does  Her   Darndest 
Return    of    Mary 

1920 
The   Cinema    Murder 
The   Man   Who    Lost   Himself 


1921 
Buried     Treasure 
Heliotrope 
Proxies 
Without    Limit 

1922 
Don't  Write   Letters 
I     Can    Explain 
The   Hunch 
Little    Eva   Ascends 
Stay   Home 

1923 
Slave  of  Desire 

1924 
Revelation 

SILVANO     BALBONI 
1925 

Midnight    Molly 
Cheaper    to    Marry 
Forbidden     Cargo 
Alias    Mary    Flynn 

BERT    BALDRIDGE 
1925 
The    Reckless    Sex 

RUTH    BALDWIN 
1918 
'49-17 

HUGO    BALLIN 
1918 
Baby    Mine 

1920 
Trimmed    in    Red 

1921 
East    Lynne 
Pagan    Love 
Help  Yourself 
The  Journey's   End 

1922 
Other  Women's   Clothes 
Jane    Eyre 
Married  People 

1923 
Vanity   Fair 

1924 
The    Prairie   Wife 

FRED     BALSHOFER 
1918 
Under    Handicap 
Paradise    Garden 
The  Square  Deceiver 
Broadway    Bill 
Lend   Me  Your  Name 

1919 

Man    of    Honor 

1920 

The  Adventuress 

1922 

Three    Buckaroos 

REGINALD  BARKER 
1918 
Carmen  of   the   Klondike 
Madam   Who 

1919 
Stronger   Vow 
Turn    of    the    Wheel 
Hell    Cat 
The    Brand 
Crimson    Gardenia 
The   One   Woman 
Shadows 
Girl  from   Outside 

1920 
Bonds  of  Love 
The  Woman  and  the   Puppet 
The   Flame  of  the   Desert 
Dangerous   Days 
1921 
Godless  Men 
Bunty    Pulls   the    Strings 
The   Branding  Iron 
Snow    Blind 
The   Old   Nest 
Poverty   of    Riches 

1922 
The   Storm 

1923 
Eternal   Struggle 
Hearts    Aflame 
Pleasure  Mad 

1924 
Broken  Barriers 
Women  Who  Give 
1925 
The    Great    Divide 
The    Dixie   Handicap 
Ihe  White    Desert 

FELIX     BARRE 
1922 
Blanchette 


A.   B.   BARRINGER 
1923 
Vengeance    of    the    Deep 
JOHN     A.     BARRY 
1919 
Fear   Woman 

<920 
Passion's    Playground 
The  Turning  Point 

1921 
Trust  Your  Wife 

1922 
Stranger    Than     Fiction 
The   Woman's   Side 
LIONEL  BARRYMORE 
1918 
Life's  Whirlpool 
CHAS.    E.    BARTLETT 
1921 
Dangerous    Love 
1922 
Tangled   Trails 
Headin'    North 

ANDRE    BARLATIER 
1925 
Lady    of    the    Night 

GEORGE    BARNES 
1925 
Zander    the    Great  ' 

The  Teaser 

FRANK  J.   BAUM 
1925 
The    Wizard    of    Oz 

FRANK     BEAL 

1918 
Her  Moment 
Curse  of  Eve 

1919 
Mother  I  Need  You 
Danger   Zone 
Divorce    Trap 
Broken     Commandments 
Chasing    Rainbows 

1920 
The   Devil's  Riddle 
Broken     Commandments 
Thieves 

Tin    Pan   Alley 
A    World    of    Folly 

1922 
Soul  and  Body 

1923 
Just  Like  a  Woman 

WILLIAM   BEAUDINE 

1922 
Watch   Your   Step 
Heroes   of   the   Street 
„  1923 

Her  Fatal  Millions 
Catch   My   Smoke 
Penrod    and    Sam 
Country    Kid 
Printer's    Devil 

1924 
The  Narrow  Street 
Daughters  of  Pleasure 
The    Printer's    Devil 
Daring   Youth 
Cornered 

Wandering  Husbands 
Boy  of  Mine 

1925 
Th-    Broadway    Butterfly 
HARRY  BEAUMONT 

1918 
Brown    of   Harvard 

1919 
Thirty   a   Week 
Wild   Goose   Chase 
Little    Rowdy 
Man   and   His   Money 
Go    West    Young    Man 
One   of    the    Finest 
City   of   Comrades 
Heartease 
Lord   and    Lady   Algy 

1920 
Dollars    and    Sense 
Toby's    Bow 
The  Gay  Lord  Quex 
The   Grtat  Accident 
Going    Some 
Stop   Thief 

1921 
Officer   666 

1922 
Lights  of   the   Desert 
The  Ragged  Heiress 


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Sunday,  June  7,  1925 


William  K.  Howard 


Directing  for 


FAMOUS   PLAYERS-LASKY 


The  Border  Legion     Code  of  the  West 
Thundering  Herd       Light  of  Western  Stars 


Sunday,   June   7,    1925 


THE 


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DAILY 


35 


Very    Truly    Yours 

Seeing's     Believing 

They    Like   'Em    Rough 

Glass   Houses 

Fourteenth    Lover 

The    Five    Dollar    Baby 

Love  in   the   Dark 

June    Madness 

i923 

Crinoline   and    Romance 

Noise    in    Newboro 

Gold    Diggers 

Main    Street 

1924 

The    Lost    Lady 
Lover   of   Caniille    (Deburau) 
Babbitt 

Don't   Doubt   Your   Husband 
1925 

Recomi>ense 

GEORGE   BEBAN 

1919 
Hearts    of    Men 

1921 
One    Man    in    a    Million 

1924 

The    Greatest    Love    of   All 

TOM    BEBSON 

1923 
Web   of   the    Law 
FREDERICK  G.  BECKER 

i922 
Girl  From   Rocky   Point 

LIONEL    BELMORE 
1918 
The    Wasp 

MONTE     BELL 
1924 
How  to  Educate  a  Wife 
Broadway  After  Dark 
1925 
Lady    of   the   Nii?ht 

CHESTER    BENNETT 
1920 
When  a  Man   Loves 

1921 
Three    Sevens 
Romance  Promoters 
Purple    Cipher 
Diamonds    Adrift 

1922 
Belle   of  Alaska 
Secret   of    the   Hills 
Snowshoe     Trail 
Colleen  of  the  Pines 
Thelma 

1923 
Divorce  • 

1924 
The  Painted  Lady 
The    Lullaby 

1925 
'I  he  C'.iav.ipion  of  L.-st  (''.uses 

'WHITMAN    BENNETT 
1922 
Wife  Against   Wife 
1924 
Love  of  Women 
Virtuous  Liars 

1925 
Two    Shall    Be   Born 
Back    to    Life 

GEORGE    BENOIT 
1925 
Beyond   the    Border 

GEORGE    BERANGER 
1920 
A    Manhattan    Knight 

1921 
Number    17 

Uncle  Sam  of  Freedom   Ridge 
North  Wind's  Malice 
Burn   'Em   Up    Barnes 
C.    REA    BERGER 
1918 
The    Magic    Eye 
Danger     Within 
1924 
Western   Luck 

HENRI  DIAMANT-BERGER 
1923 
Milady 

1-AUL    BERN 
1922 
Head    Over    Heels 
Man   With   Two    Mothers 
1924 
Worldly    Goods 
Open  All  Night 

1925 
The   Dressmaker    From    Paris 
Tomorrow's   Love 
Grounds    for    Divorce 

RAYMOND  BERNARD 
1920 
The    Little    Cafe 
1925 

The    Miracle   of    Wolves 


ISADORE  BERNSTEIN 

1919 
Romance    of    Tarzan 

R.     J.     BERGQUIST 

1925 
Heart    of    a     Siren 
ARTHUR  BERTH ELET 

1918 
Voting   Mother   Hubbard 
Men    Who    Have    Made    Love 
to  Me 

1921 
Penny   of  Hill  Top  Trail 
WM.    BERTRAM 
1918 
Tears   and    Smiles 
A    Little    Patriot 
Daddy's    Girl 
Dolly    Does    Her    Bit 
A  Daughter  of  the  West 
Voice  of   Destiny 
Cupid    by    Proxy 
Winning    Grandma 

i919 
Milady    O"   The    Beanstalk 
Old    Maid's    Baby 
Sawdust   Doll 
Dolly's    Vacation 
1920 
Baby   Marie's   Round-Up 
Miss   Gingersnap 
1921 
The    Wolverine 
i922 
Alias    Phil    Kennedy 
-    Ghost    City 

GIOVANNI    BITROTTI 
1925 
Quo    Vadis 
MADAME   ALICE    BLACHE 
i918 
Behind  the  Mask 
The  Great  Adventure 

1920 
Tarnished     Reputations 
HERBERT    BLACHE 
1919 
Loaded  Dice 
A   Man's  World 
The   Uplifters 
Fools    and    Their    Money 
Man   Who    Stayed   At   Home 
Jeanne  of  the  Gutter 
Parisian     Tigress 
Satan   Junior 
The    Divorce 
The    Brat 

/920 
The    WalkOffs 
Stronger  Than  Death 
The  Hope 

1921 
The   New   York   Idea 
Out  of  the   Chorus 
Saphead 

1923 
Fools  and   Riches 
Nobody's   Bride 
Untameable 
Wild    Party 
Near    Lady 

1924 
High  Speed 

1925 
Head  Winds 
Secrets  of  the  Night 

J.     STUART     BLACKTON 

1918 
The    Judgment    House 
World   for    Sale 
Missing 

1919 
Life's   Greatest  Problem 
House    Divided 
Common  Cause 
Littlest    Scout 

1920 
The  Blood  Barrier 
The   Moonshine  Trail 
Dawn 

My   Husband's  Other  Wife 
Respectable   By   Proxy 
Passers- By 
Man  and   His   Woman 

1921 
Forbidden    Valley 
The     Hoi*5e     of     the     Tolling 
Bell 

1922 
The    Glorious    Adventure 

1923 
On  the  Banks  of  the  Wabash 
Let    Not     Man     Put    Asunder 

1924 
The    Beloved    Brute 
The  Clean  Heart 
Behold    This    Woman 
Between  Two  Friends 

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The   Redeeming    Sin 
Tides    of    Passions 


CARLYLE    BLACKWELL 

1918 
The   Good    For    Nothing 
His  Royal  Highness 
Leap    to    Fame 
CHARLES     E.     BLANEY 

1924 
One  Law  for  the  Woman 
JACK    BLYSTONE 
1923 
Friendly    Husband 
Soft    Boiled 
Our    Hospitality 
1924 
Teeth 

Oh,  You  Tony 
Ladies   to   Board 

1925 
The    Last    Man   on   Earth 
Dick   Turpin 

FRANK     BORZAGE 
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Flying    Colors 
Until   They   Get   Me 
The   Gun   Woman 
Shoes    That    Danced 
Innocent's    Progress 
Society    For    Sale 
An    Honest    Man 
Who    Is   To    Blame 
The  Ghost  Flower 
The   Curse  of  Iku 

1919 
Toton 

Prudence   of    Broadway 
Whom  the  Gods  Destroy 

1920 
Humoresque 

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The    Duke   of    Chimney    Butte 

1922 
Get-Rich-Quick   Wallingford 
Back    Pay 
Silent    Shelby 
Billy  Jim 

The   Good   Provider 
Valley    of    Silent    Men 
The  Pride  of  Palomar 

1923 
Children  of  Dust 
Nth    Commandment 
Song  of   Love 

1924 
The  Age  of  Desire 
Secrets 

1925 
The    Lady 

Daddy's    Gone    a'Hunting 
The    Circle 

ROBERT  BOUDRIOZ 
1923 

Tillers  of  the   Soil 

JAMES    E.    BOWEN 
1924 
The  Supreme  Test 

JOHN    BOYLE 
1925 
Excuse   Me 

CHAS.    J.     BRABIN 

1918 
The    Adopted     Son 
Red  White  and  Blue  Blood 
Breakers   Ahead 
Social     Quicksands 
A   Pair  of   Cupids 
Persuasive    Peggy 

1919 
His   Bonded   Wife 
Thou    Shalt    Not 
Poor     Rich    Man 
Buchanan's    Wife 

1920 
La    Belle    Russe 
Kathleen    Mavourneen 
While  New  York  Sleeps 

1921 
Blind    Wives 

1922 
A    Broadway     Peacock 
Driven 

1923 
Lights   of   New   York 
Six    Days 

1924 
So   Big 

BERTRAM    BRACKEN 

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The    Understudy 
Conscience 
A   Branded    Soul 
For    Liberty 
Moral   Law 

1919 
The    Boomerang 
And  a   Still   Small  Voice 
Code   of    the    Yukon 

1920 
The   Long   Arm    of   Mannister 
The     Confession 
Parted   Curtains 


1921 
Harriet   the   Piper 
Kazan 
The   Mask 

1924 
Passion's  Pathway 
ROBT.    NORTH    BRADBURY 
1920 
The   Faith   of   the    Strong 
The    Last   of   his    People 

1921 
Things    Men    Do 
1923 
Red    Warning 

1924 
The  Man  from  Wyoming 
The  Phantom  Horseman 
Yankee    Speed 
The   Galloping  Ace 

SAM   R.   BRADLEY 
1921 
Don't    Leave   Your   Husband 
Women  Men  Love 
The    Supreme    Passion 

1922 
False   Fronts 

1925 
In  High  Gear 
Riders    of    Mystery 

HERBERT    BRENON 
1918 
Fall   of  the   Romanoffs 
Empty    Pockets 
Passing    of    the    Third    Floor 
Back 

1920 
Twelve-Ten 

1921 
The    Passion   Flower 
The   Sign   on   the   Door 

1922 
A   Stage  Romance 
Any    Wife 

The  Wonderful  Thing 
Shackles    of    Gold 
Moonshine    Valley 
The    Stronger    Passion 

1923 
Custard   Cup 
Rustle   of   Silk 
Woman  With  Four  Faces 
Spanish    Dancer 
1924 
Peter    Pan 

The   Side   Show   of   Life 
The  Alaskan 
Shadows    of    Paris 
The    Breaking    Point 
1925 
The    Little    French    Girl 

NORBERT  BRODIN 
1925 
Her    Husband's    Secret 
SAMUEL   BRODlSKY 
1919 
House    Without    Children 
WILLIAM     BROTHERHOOD 
1922 
A    Maker   of    Men 

CLARENCE   BROWN 
1920 
The   Great   Redeemer 

1922 
The  Light  in   the  Dark 

1923 
Don't   Marry    for   Money 
The  Acquittal 

1924 
The  Signal  Tower 
Butterfly 

1925 
Smouldering    Fires 

KARL    BROWN 
1925 

The    Goose    Hangs    High 
Welcome    Home 
Marry    Me 

TOM    BROWN 
1921 

The    Easy    Road 

TOD    BROWNING 

1918 
Which     Woman 
The  Deciding  Kiss 
The   Eyes   of   Mystery 
Revenge 
The  Legion   of  Death 

1919 
Unpainted    Woman 
Wicked    Darling 
Exquisite    Thief 
Set    Free 
Brazen    Beauty 
Petal    on    the    Current 

1920 
The  Virgin   of   Stamboul 
Bonnie,    Bonnie,    Lassie 

1921 
Outside    the    Law 
No    Woman    Knows 


1922 
The  Wise   Kid 
Man    Under    Cover 
Under  Two   Flags 

1923 
Drifting  * 

White    Tiger 
Day  of   Faith 

1924 
The  Dangerous  Flirt 

1925 
Silk   Stocking   Sal 
The   Unholy    Three 

ROBERT    C.    BRUCE 
1923 
While  the  Pot   Boils 

JOHN    BRUNIUS 
1922 
Give   Me   My   Son 
When   Knights   Were  Bold 

ROBERT   BRUNTON 
1919 
Heart    of    Rachael 

CHARLES  BRYANT 
1922 
A    Doll's    House 
1923 

Salome 

DIMITRI    BUCHOWETSKI 
1922 
All    For   a    Woman 

1923 
Othello 

Peter   the    Great 
Mad    Love 

1924 
Men 

Lily  of  the   Dust 
The    Passionate    Tourney 
1925 
The    Swan 

TOM   BUCKINGHAM 
1924 
Azizona  Express 
The    Cyclone    Rider 
1925 
Forbidden    Cargo 
The    Troubles    of   a    Bride 

KENEAN    BUEL 
1918 

Troublemakers 
American   Buds 
We    Should    Worry 
Doing   Their    Bit 

1919 
Woman  Who  Gave 
Woman    Woman 
Yellow    Dog 
Fallen   Idol 
My    Litile    Sister 

1920 
The   Veiled   Marriage 

PAUL    BURNS 
1924 

What  Three   Men   Wanted 

R.    H.    BURNSIDE 
1924 

Manhattan 

ALEXANDER    B.    BUTLER 
1922 
The    Night    Rider 
1924 

Napoleon  and  Josephine 

FRED    J.    BUTLER 

1920 
Fickle   Woman 

1921 
Smiling  All  the  Way 
Girls  Don't  Gamble  .-■ 

1922  S 

Making    the    Grade  ^ 

W.    CHRISTY   CABANNE 

1918 
Draft    258 
Cyclone    Higgins    D.D. 

1919 
The    Pest 
A   Regular  Fellow 
Mayor    of    Filbert 
Fighting   Through 
God's    Outlaw 

1920 
The    Triers 
Burnt   Wings 

The  Notorious  Mrs.   Sands 
The  Beloved  Cheater 
Life's    Twist 

1921 
Live  and  Let  Live 
The    Stealers 
What's   A   Wife   Worth 

1922 
Beyond  the  Rainbow 
The    Barricade 
At  the  Stage  Door 
Till    We    Meet    Again 


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DAILY 


37 


1924 
Is    Love    Everything 
Lend   Me   Your   Husband 
The  Spitfire 
Youth  for  Sale 
The  Sixth  Commandment 
The  Average   Woman 

FRE3D  CALDWELL 
1923 
Night    Life    in    Hollywood 
Lone    Horseman 
Western    Justice 

COLIN    CAMPBELL 

1918 
A    Hoosier    Romance 
The   Still   Alarm 

1919 
Tongues  of  Flame 
Who   Shall   Take   My    Life 
Sea   Flower 
Railroaders 
Little  Orphant  Annie 
Beware  of  Strangers 
City   of  Purple   Dreams 

1920 
Big  Happiness 
First    Bom 
Black    Roses 
When    Dawn    Came 
Where  Lights  Are  Low 

1921 
The    Corsican    Brothers 
The    Thunderbolt 
The   Beauty   Market 
Moon    Madness 

1922 
The   Swamp 
The  Lure  of  Jade 
Two    Kinds    of    Women 

1923 
The    Buster 
The    Grail 

Bucking  the   Barrier 
Three   Who   Paid 
The    World's    A    Stage 

1924 
The    Bowery    Bishop 
Pagan   Passions 

MAURICE   CAMPBELL 

1921 
She  Couldn't  Help   It 
Oh  Lady,  Lady 
Ducks    and    Drakes 
An    Amateur    Devil 
Burglar    Proof 
The    March    Hare 
One    Wild    Week 

1922 
Through   a   Glass   Window 
Tha   Speed    Girl 

I  Midnight 

II  First   Love 
1923 

The   Exciters 

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Girls  Men  Forget 

WEBSTER    CAMPBELL 

1921 
What's        Your        Reputation 

Worth? 
Moral    Fibre 

1922 
A  Virgin's   Sacrifice 
Island    Wives 
Single    Track 
Divorce    Coupons 

1923 
Bright  Lights  of  Broadway 

BERT     CANN 
1925 
Love's    Bargain 

ALBERT    CAPELLANI 
1918 
Atnerican     Made 
m    Daybreak 

!  [     The  Richest    Girl 
1  I     Social    Hypocrites 
!       The  House  of  Mirth 

i  1919 

:  Oh   Boy 

I  j  Out   of   the   Fog 

it  !  The  Red  Lantern 

;*  Eye    for    Eye 

:;  1920 

i  ,  The    Inside    of    the    Cup 

I  ;  The   Wild   Goose 

S  •  1921 

S  ;  The    Fortune    Teller 

i  ;  The  Virtuous  Model 

I  '  1922 

8       Sisters 

I      The    Young    Diana 


EDWIN    CAREWE 
1918 
The  Splendid  Sinner 
Their    Compact 
The    Voice    of    Conscience 


The  Trail  toYesterday 
The   House  of   Gold 

1919 
Pals    First 
False  Evidence 
Way   of   the   Strong 
Shadows   of    Suspicion 
Easy  to  Make  Money 

1920 
My  Lady's  Latch  Key 
Isobel 
Habit 
Playthings    of    Destiny 

1921 
The   Web   of   Deceit 
Rio    Grande 
The   Right  to   Lie 

1922 
A   Question   of   Honor 
Invisible    Fear 
Her  Mad   Bargain 
I  am  the  Law 
Silver   Wings 

1923 
The  Bad  Man 

The   Girl  of  the   Golden   West 
Mighty   Lak'  A   Rose 
1924 
A   Son  of  the  Sahara 
Madonna  of  the  Streets 

1925 
My   Son 

LLOYD  CARLETON 

1920 
Mountain    Madness 

1921 
The  Amazing  Woman 

1922 
Beyond   the    Crossroads 

1923 
The    Flying    Dutchman 

ROY     CARPENTER 
1925 
As    Man    Desires 
The    Making    of    O'Malley 

PAUL    CAZENEUVE 
1921 
Sunset    Sprague 
1922 
The   Spirit   of   Good 
Her    Honor    the    Mayor 
The   Square   Shooter 
1924 
Why   Get   Married 

JAMES    CHAPIN 
1924 
Hutch   of   the   U.    S.   A. 
Turned   Up 
Virtue's  Revolt 
Surging    Seas 

CHARLIE    CHAPLIN 

1918 
A    Dog's    Lite 

1919 
Shoulder  Arms 
Sunnyside 

1920 
The  Kid 

1921 
A     Day's     Pleasure 

1922 
Pay   Day 
The  Idle  Class 
The    Pilgrim 

1923 
A    Woman    of    Paris 

SYDNEY    CHAPLIN 
1921 
King,  Queen,  Joker. 

LOUIS    CHAUDET 

1918 
The  Edge  of  the  Law 
Society's    Driftwood 

1919 
Long    Lane's    Turning 
Love    Call 
Girl   of   My    Dreams 
Blue   Bonnett 

1922 
The   Pillagers 
King   Fisher's   Roost 

1923 
Defying   Destiny 

EMILE    CHAUTARD 
1918   . 
Magda 

Eternal     Temptress 
The     Marionettes 
The  House  of  Glass 
The   Ordeal   of   Rosetta 
Her  Final  Reckoning 
Under   False    Colors 
Heart  of  Ezra  Greer 

1919 
Marriage  Price 
Eyes  of  the  Soul 


Under   thei  Greenwood  Tree 
Daughter  of  the  Old  South 
Out   of  the   Shadow 
Paid  in   Full 

1920 
Black  Panther's  Cub 

1921 
The    Mystery    of    the    Yellow 
Room 

1922 
Living    Lies  » 

Whispering    Shadows 
The   Glory   of   Clementina 
Youth    to    Youth 
Forsaking  All   Others 

1923 
Daytime   Wives 

1924 
Untamed    Youth 

GEORGE  RANDOLPH  CHES- 
TER 

1919 
Five  Thousand  an   Hour 

1922 
The   Son   of   Wallingford 
AL    CHRISTIE 

1921 
So  Long  Letty 
See    My    Lawyer 

CHARLES   CHRISTY 

1921 
813 

DON   CLARK 
1922  ■ 
The  Fighting  Guide 

1925 
Youth    and    Adventure 
The   Deadwood   Coach 
The  Riders  of  the  Purple  Sage 
Dick     Turpin 

CHARLES    G.    CLARKE 
1925 
The    Top    of    the    World 
Friendly    Enemies 

ROY  CLEMENTS 
1919 
When   a   Woman   Strikes 
Cuown    Jewels 
1920 
King    Spruce 

1921 
Tiger's    Coat 

1922 
Desert's  Crucible 
Two-Fisted    Jefferson 

1923 
The   DoubleO 

WILLIAM     CLIFFORD 

1923 
The  Man  Alone 
The   Soul  Harvest 

1924 
Missing    Daughters 

DENISON  CLIFT 

1920 
What    Would    You    Do 
The   Iron    Heart 
The   Last   Straw 

1922 
Why    Men    Forget 
Woman  of  No   Importance 
Woman  Who  Came  Back 
A    Bill    of    Divorcement 

1924 
This   Freedom 
There's  Millions  In  It 

1925 
Ports   of    Call 

ELMER    CLIFTON 

1918 
The   High   Sign 
A    Stormy    Knight 
Flirting  With  Death 
The   Man   Trap 
The    Flash    of    Fate 
Brace   Up 

The  Guilt  of  Silence 
The    Eagle 
Smashing  Through 
Winner  Takes  All 

1919 
Battling  Jane 
Boots 

Sate  for   Democracy 
Peppy    Polly 
Kiss  or  Kill 
I'll   Get   Him   Yet 
Hope  Chest 
Nugget    Nell 
Out  of   Luck 

1920 
Mary    Ellen    Comes    to    Town 
Turning   the   'Tables 

1922 
Down  to  the  Sea  in  Ships 

1923 
Six   Cylinder   Love 

1924 
The   Warrens   of  Virginia 
Daughters  of  the   Night 


EDDIE    CLINE 
1923 
Circus    Days 
Three    Ages 

Meanest  Man  in  the  World 
When  a   Man's  a  Man 

1924 
Helen's    Babies 
When  a  Man's  a  Man 
The  Good  Bad  Boy 
Captain  January 
Along  Came  Ruth 
Little  Robinson  Crusoe 
1925 
The   Rag   Man 

S.   BUTLER  CLONEBAUGH 
1919 
Secret  Garden 

DENISON    CLIFT 
1924 
The    Great    Diamond    Mystery 
Honor   Among   Men 

FRANKLIN    B      COATES 

1919 
Romance  in  the  Air 
GEORGE  COCHRANE 
1918 
The   Spindle  of   Life 
WALTER    V.    COLE 
1921 
Love's    Plaything 

A.   E.    COLEBY 
1923 
The   Prodigal   Son 

JOHN  H.  COLLINS 

1918 
The   Winding    Trail 
A   Weaver   of   Dreams 
Blue   Jeans 
Riders  of  the  Night 
Opportunity 
Flower  of  the  Dusk 

1919 
The   Gold    Cure 

TOM    COLLINS 
1920 
The    Bromley    Case 
The  Trail  of  the   Cigarette 

HUGH    RYAN    CONWAY 

1920 
Servant    in    the    House 

EDWARD   CONNORS 
1922 
Anne    of    Little    Smoky 

JOHN    CONWAY 

1918 
Bond  of  Fear 
Because  of  a   Woman 
Little   Red   Decides 
Her   Decision 

You      Can't      Believe      Every- 
thing 

1919 
Diplomatic    Mission 
Desert   Law 

1920 
Riders  of  the  Dawn 
Lombardi,    Ltd. 

1921 
Dwelling   Place    of    Light 
Money     Changers 
The   Spenders 
The  U.   P.  Trail 
The  Kiss 
A   Daughter  of  the   Law 

1922 
Step  on  It 
A  Parisian  Scandal 
The    Millionaire 
Across    the    Dead    Line 
Another  Man's  Shoes 
Don't    Shoot 
The  Long   Chance 

1923 
The   Prisoner 
Sawdust 
Quicksands 
What   Wives    Want 
Trimmed^  in  Scarlet 
Lucretia  Lombard 

1924 
The   Trouble    Shooter 
The  Heart   Buster 

1925 
The  Hunted   Woman 
The  Roughneck 

J.   GORDON   COOPER 
1923 
Broadway  Gold 

FRANK    COTNER 
1925 
The    Rattler 

CURT    COURANT 
1925 
Quo    Vadis 


GEORGE  COWL 

1918 
The   Tides   of    Fate 
The    Corner   Grocer 
Her    Hour 

GEORGE    L.    COX 

1919 
Tiger   Lily 

1920 
The  House  of  Toys 
The   Thirteenth    Piece    of    Sil- 
ver 
The   Dangerous  Talent 
The    Hellion 
The  Week-End 

1921 
A    Light    Woman 
Sunset   Jones 
The   Blue    Moon 
The    Gamesters 
Payment  Guaranteed 
Their   Mutual   Child 

WILLIAM    J.    CRAFT 

1920 
The  White  Rider 

1922 
False   Brands 
Headin*    West 
The  Wolf  Pack 
Another   Man's   Boots 
Saved   by    Radio 

1923 
The  Way  of  the  Transgressor 

1924 
The   Pride   of   Sunshine  Alley 

1924 
The  Way  of  the  Transgressor 
Big  Timber 

1925 
The    Range    Terror 
Galloping  Vengeance 

FRANK  CRANE 

1918 
Stranded   in  Arcady 
The    Mark    of    Cain 
Vengeance  is  Mine 
Thais 

The    Life    Mask  ; 

Neighbors 

1919 
The    Scar 

Wanted  for  Murder 
Unveiling    Hand 
Praise  Agent 

1920 
Miss    Crusoe 

1922 
Door  That  Has  No  Key 

1923 
Foolish  Parents 
Pauper    Millionaire 

WILLIAM    CRANE 

1920 
Her  Game 

DONALD     CRISP 

1918 
Eyes   of   the   World 
Lost    in    Transit 
Countess    Charming 
Clever   Mrs.    Carfax 
Jules  of  the   Strong  Heart 
Rimrock  Jones 
House   of    Silence 
Believe   Me   Xantippe 
Firefly   of   France 
Less    Than    Kin 

1919 
The   Goat 
Something   to   Do 
Under    the    Top 
Venus  in  the  East 
Way  of  a   Man  with  a  Maid 
Poor  Boob 
Johnny    Get   Your   Gun 

1920 
It   Pays   to  Advertise 
Miss    Hobbs 
Why  Smith  Left   Home 
The  Six  Best  Cellars 
Too   Much  Johnson 

1921 
Held  By  the  Enemy 
The   Barbarian 
Appearances 
Princess  of  New  York 

1922 
The  Bonnie  Briar  Bush 

1924 
The    Navigator 

ALAN    CROSLAND 

1918 
Apple-Tree    Girl 
The  Whirlpool 
The    Unbeliever 

1919 
Country    Cousin 

1920 
The    Flapper 
Youthful    Folly 
Greater  Than   Fame 
The   Point   of   View 


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Is    Life    Worth    Living 
Room  and   Board 

1922 
Slim    Shoulders 
Why     Announce     Your     Mar- 

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The    Prophet's    Paradise 
Shadows  of  the   Sea 
The  Snitching  Hour 
The   Face   in   the   Fog 

1923 
Enemies   of   Women 
Under  the  Red  Robe 

1924 
Unguarded  Women 
Miami 

Sinners  in  Heaven 
Three    Weeks 

1925 
Contraband 

GEORGE   J.    CRONE 
1924 
Never   Say   Die 

1925 

Introduce  Me 

JAMES     CRUZE 
1919 

Roaring  Road 

The  Dub 

Alias    Mike    Moran 

Too    Many   Millions 

You're    Fired 

Love   Burglar 

1920 

Hawthorne  of  the  U.    S.   A. 

The    Lottery    Man 

Mrs.    Temple's    Telegram 

An  Adventure  in   Hearts 

Terror   Island 

What   Happened   to   Jones 
1921 

The  Dollar  a  Year  Man 

Food   for   Scandal 

Always   Audacious 

Charm    School 

A  Full  Mouse 

Crazy  to  Marry 
1922 

One   Gloribus   Day 

Is    Matrimony    a    Failure 

The   Dictator 

The  Old  Homestead 

Thirty  Days 

1923 

The   Covered   Wagon 

Hollywood 

Ruggles  of  Red  Gap 

To  the  Ladies 

1924 
The  Garden  of  Weeds 
"The    Fighting    Coward 
The  City  That   Never   Sleeps 
The  Enemy  Sex 
Merton  of  the  Movies 
1925 

The  Goose  Hangs  High 

Welcome   Home 

Marry    Me 

WEBSTER   CULLISON 

1919 
In    for   Thirty    Days 

1921 
Fighting    Stranger 
God's   Gold 

1922 
The  Last  Chance 

IRVING  CUMMINGS 
1922 
Man   From   Hell's    River 
The   Jilt 
Broad    DayHght 
Paid    Back 
Flesh    and    Blood 

1923 
Broken    Hearts    of    Broadway 
Environment 
East  Side,  West  Side 

1924 

In   Every   Woman's   Life 
Riders  Up 
Stolen  Secrets 
Fool's  Highway 
Rose   of   Paris 
The    Dancing   Cheat 
1925 

One  Year  To  Live 

As   Man   Desires 

The    Desert    Flower 

DON    CUNLIFF 
1925 
The    Ridin'    Comet 

W.   HUGHES   CURREN 

1922 
Trial    of   Hate 
Blaze  Away 

1923 
The   Knock   on   the   Door 
The   Freshie 


J.     GRAHAM     CUTTS 

1923 

Paddythe-Next-Best-Thing 

1924 

Woman  Jo  Woman 
The  White  Shadow 

WILLIAM   DANIELS 
1925 
Woman    and    Gold 
Greed 

CHARLES     E.     DAVENPORT 

1919 

Broken   Barriers    (Khavah) 

WILLIAM  DAVIS 
1918 

Alias  Mrs.  Jessop 
Under  Suspicion 
The  Brass  Check 
With  Neatness  and  Dispatch 
No  Man's  Land 
In  Judgment  Of 
1920 
The  Eternal   Mother 

J.     CHARLES     DAVIS 
1921 
The    Shadow 

1925 

Lilies   of   the   Streets 
Daughters    Who    Pay 

GEORGE    H.    DAVIS 
1923 
The    Lamp    in    the    Desert 
The    Passionate    Friends 

ALLEN    DAVEY 
1925 
Gold    and    the    Girl 
The    Last     Man    on     Earth 

J.    SEARLE    DAWLEY 

1918 
Death    Dance 
Bab's  Diary 
Bab's    Burglar 
Bab's  Matinee  Idol 
Seven   Swans 
The    Lie 

Rich  Man,  Poor  Man  , 

Uncle   Tom's    Cabin 

1919 
Twilight 
Everybody's   Business 

1920 
The  Harvest  Moon 
The  Phantom  Honeymoon 

1921 
Beyond   Price 
A  Virgin  Paradise 

1922 
Who  Are   My    Parents 

1923 
As  a  Man  Lives 
Has  the  World  Gone  Mad 

BERT    DAWLEY 
1923 
Broadway    Broke 

NORMAN     DAWN 

1920 
Lasca 

A  Tokio  Siren 
Adorable  Savage 

1921 
Wolves  of  the  North 
Fire  Cat 
White   Youth 
Thunder  Island 

1922 
Five   Days  to  Live 
The    Vermillion    Pencil 
The    Son    of    the    Wolf 

1924 
The    Lure    of   the   Yukon 

HENRI    D'ELBA 
1918 
Marked  Cards 
Alias    Mary    Brown 

LEANDER    DE    CORDOVA 
1921 
Polly  With  a  Past 
Love,    Honor   and    Obey 

WALTER  DE  COUROY 

1922 
American  Toreador 

JOSEPH    DE    GRASSE 

1918 
Anything    Once 
Winged    Mystery 
Scarlet  Car 
Fighting    Grin 

1919 
Wildcat  of   Paris 
After  the  War 

1920 
The  Brand  of  Lopez 
His    Wife's    Friend 
L'Apache 
The    Market    of    Souls 


1921 
The    Golden    Hope 
Midlanders 
Bonnie   May 
Nineteen  and  Phyllis 
The    Old    Swimmin'    Hole 
Forty-Five       Minutes       From 
Broadway 

1922 
Tailor-Made   Man 

1923 
The  Girl  I   Loved 
Thundergate 

1924 
Flowing   Gold 

HAMPTON  DEL  RUTH 

1921 
Skirts 

1922 
The   Marriage   Chance 
1925 
Eve's    Lover 

CECIL   B.    DE    MILLE 

1918 
Woman    God   Forgot 
Devil   Stone 
Whispering   Chorus 
Old  Wives  For  New 
We    Can't    Have    Everything 
Till  I  Come  Back  to  You 

1919 
Squaw    Man 

For    Better,    For   Worse 
Don't   Change   Your   Husband 

i920 
Why    Change   Your   Wife 
Male   and   Female 

1921 
Forbidden    Fruit 
Something  to  Think  About 
Affairs  of  Anatole 

i922 
Saturday   Night 
Fool's  Paradise 
Manslaughter 

1923 
Adam's  Rib 

1924 
Feet  of  Clay 

The    Ten    Commandments 
Triumph 

1925 
The   Golden   Bed 

WILLIAM  C.  DE  MILLE 

1918 
Ghost   House 
Secret    Game 
Widow's    Might 
One    More   American 
Honor   of   His    House 

1919 
Mirandy  Smiles 
The    Mystery   Girl 

1920 
Jack   Straw 

The    Tree    of    Knowledge 
Prince  Chap 

1921 
Conrad      in      Quest      of      His 

Youth 
Lost  Romance 
Midsummer   Madness 
What   Every   Woman   Knows 

1922 
Bought  and  Paid  For 
After  the   Show 
Miss  Lulu  Bett 
Nice    People 
Clarence 

1923 
Grumpy 

The    Marriage    Maker 
The  World's  Applause 

1924 

The  Fast   Set 

Icebound 

The    Bedroom    Window 

The  Fast  Set 

Don't   Call   It   Love 

1925 
Locked   Doors 
Lost — A    Wife 

FAXON     DEAN 
1925 
Coming    Through 

ASHTON  DEARHOLT 
1923 
Sting   of   the    Scorpion 
At    the    Devil's    Gorge 

1924 
Range  Blood 
Western   Yesterdays 
Rodeo    Mixup 

MARCEL    DE    SANO 
1921 
Beautifully    Trimmed 
The    Dangerous    Moment 


DAVID    DEVAR 
1922 
Angel    of    Crooked    Street 
Little    Wildcat 
A     Girl's     Desire 
CHESTER   DE  VONDE 
1920 
Voices 

/921 
Even   as   Eve 

NAT   DEVERICH 
1922 
Power    of    Love 
1923 
The    Forbidden    Lover 

CLYDE    DE    VINNA 
1925 
The    Man    in    Blue 

JAMES    R.    DIAMOND 
1925 
Percy 
If    Marriage    Fails 

HUGH   DIERKER 
1923 
Cause  for   Divorce 

1924 
Cause    for    Divorce 

EDWARD   DILLON 
1918 
Our    Little    Wife 
Antics    of    Ann 

1919 
Putting     One     Over 
Never    Say    Quit 
Luck  and  Pluck 
Help,  Help,  Police 
Embarrassment  of  Riches 

1920 
The   Amateur    Wife 
The   Winning   'Stroke 
Parlor,   Bedroom  and   Bath 

/921 
Education    of    Elizabeth 
Frisky  Mrs.  Johnson 
Sheltered    Daughters 
A    Heart    to    Let 

1922 
The    Beauty    Shop 
Women    Men   Marry 

1923 
Broadway    Gold 
1924 
Drums  of  Jeopardy 

JACK   DILLON 

1918 
Indiscreet    Corrine 
Betty  Takes  a  Hand 
Limousine    Life 
An    Heiress    For    a    Day 
Nancy    Comes   Home 
The    Love    Swindle 

1919 
She    Hired   a    Husband 
Silk-Lined   Burglar 
Taste  of   Life 
Love's   Prisoner 
Beans 

Follies    Girl 
Burglar   by    Proxy 

1920 
The  Right  of  Way 
Suds 

1921 
Blackbirds 
Plaything   of   Broadway 

1922 
The    Cub    Reporter 
The  Roof  Tree 
Gleam    O'Dawn 
The    Yellow    Stain 
Man    Wanted 
Calvert's    Valley 

1924 
The  Broken  Violin 
A    Self    Made    Wife 
Flaming    Youth 

JOHN    F.    DILLON 
1924 
If  I  Marry  Again 
Flirting    with    Love 
Lilies  of  the  Field 
The  Perfect  Flapper 
1925 
If   I   Marry   Again 
One   Way    Street 
Chickie 

DENVER    DIXON 
1924 
Ace  of  Cactus  Range 

THOMAS     DIXON 
1923- 
The  Mark  of  the   Beast 

R.   M.    DONALDSON 
1918 

His  Enemy  the  Law 
A    Good    Loser 

ALFRED    DONELLI 

1925 
Quo    Vadis 


W.  A.  S.  DOUGLAS 
1922 
Beware  of  the  Law 

FRANK   P.    DONOVAN 
1922 

Silas    Marner 

1925 
The  Mad  Marriage 

WILLIAM   DOWLAN 

1918 
Daughter    Angele 
The   Outsider 

1919 
Restless    Souls 
Irish    Eyes 
The  Atom 
Loot 

Common   Property 
Cowardice   Court 

1920 
The  Peddler  of  Lies 
Under    Suspicion 
Locked    Lips 
A    Chorus    Girl's    Romance 

LAUREN    DRAPER 
1925 
The   Te.xas    Bearcat 

SIDNEY    DREW 

1918 

Pay    Day 

MRS.  SIDNEY  DREW 

1921 

Cousin    Kate 

S     RANKIN    DREW 
1919 
Belle   of   the   Season 

LILIAN    DUCEY 
1924 
Enemies    of    Children 

WILLIAM    DUNCAN 

1918 
Dead   Shot   Baker 
The    Tenderfoot 

1921 
Where    Men    Are    Men 

1D22 
No    Defense 
The    Silent    Vow 
When    Danger    Smiles 
The   Fighting   Guide 

1923 
Playing    it    Wild 

SCOTT   DUNLAP 

1919 
Words    and    Music 
Be  a   Little   Sport 
Love    is    Love 

1920 
Her    Elephant    Man 
Would   You   Forgive 
The    Hell     Ship 
Forbidden    Trails 
Tie  Lost  Princess 
Vagabond    Luck 
The  Twins  of  Suffering   Creek 

1921 
Challenge  of  the  Law 
The    Cheater    Reformed 
Iron    Rider 

1922 
Bluebeard,    Jr. 
Western    Speed 
Trooper  O'Neil 
Bells    of    San    Juan 
West    of    Chicago 

1923 
The    Footlight    Ranger 
Skid    Proof 
Snowdrift 
Pawn    Ticket    210 
Boston     Blackie 

1924 
Traffic   in   Hearts 

i925 
Fatal    Mistake 
Beyond   the   Border 

E.   A.   DUPONT 
1925 

The    Ancient    Law 

GEORGE   DURAND 
1925 
Madame    Sans    Gene 

BERNARD    DURNING 

1919 
The    Unwritten    Code 

1921 
One   Man    Trail 
Partners    of    Fate 
Straight  from   the   Shoulder 
The    Primal    Law 
To    a    Finish 

1922 
Iron    to    Gold 
The    Devil    Within 
Strange    Idols 


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41 


While    Justice    Waits 
The    Yosemite   Trail 
Oathbound 
The  Fast  Mail 

1923 
Eleventh  Hour 

ALLAN     DWAN 

i918 
Fighting   Odds 
Modern    Musketeer 
Mr.   Fix   It 
Bound   in   Morocco 

1919 
He   Comes  Up    Smiling 
Getting    Mary    Married 
Cheating    Cheaters 
The  Dark  Star 

1920 
The   Luck   of   the    Irish 
Soldiers   of   Fortune 

1921 
The  Forbidden  Thing 
Splendid    Hazard 
The   Perfect   Crime 
A    Broken    Doll 
In  the  Heart  of  a  Fool 
The  Scoflfer 

1922 
The   Sin   of  Martha  Queed 
Superstitution 
Robin    Heod 

1923 
Zaza 

Glimpses  of  the  Moon 
Lawful    Larceny 
Big    Brother 

1924 
Her  Love  Story 
Manhandled 
A    Society    Scandal 
The  Wages  of  Virtue 
Argentine  Love 

1925 
Night  Life  in   New  York 

FRANKLIN    DYALL 
1921 
Squandered    Lives 

OSCAR    EAGLE 
1918 
The  Frozen  Warning 

PAUL    EAGLERT 
1925 
Excuse    Me 

WILLIAM  P.  S.  EARLE 

1918 
I  Will   Repay 
Who    Goes   There 
His    Own    People 
The  Wooing  of  a  Princess 
The    Little    Runaway 
Heredity 

1919 
Love  Hunger 
Better    Wife 
"Tother    Dear    Charmer 

1920 
The  Broken  Melody 
The    Woman    Gives 
Whispers 

1921 
Poor   Dear   Margaret    Kirby 
Dangerous    Paradise 
Gilded   Lies 

The   Road   of  Ambition 
The    Last    Door 

1922 
Love's    Masquerade 
Destiny's    Isle 
The  Way  of  a  Maid 

1923 
Dancer   of   the    Nile 

REEVES    EASON 

1920 
Human    Stuff 
Blue  Streak   McCoy 

1921 
The    Big  Adventure 
Colorado 
Pink  Tights 
Two   Kinds  of  Love 

1922 
Red    Courage 
The   Fire   Eater 
Rough  Shod 
Pardon    My     Nerve 
The   Lone   Hand 

1923 
His  Last  Race 

1924 
Brjrder  Justice 
Trigger    Finger 

1925 
i  he  Texas  Bearcat 
1  ighting   the   Flames 
I  lashing   Spurs 

ARTHUR    EDESON 
1925 

Inez    From    Hollywood 
'  "lie     Way     Street 
i  lie    Talker 


J.  GORDON  EDWARDS 

1918 
Camille 
Cleopatra 

The  Rose  of  Blood 
Du  Barry 

The  Forbidden  Path 
The  Soul  of  Buddha 
Salome 

1919 
When    a    Woman    Sins 
Siren's    Song 
When   Men   Desire 
Wolves  of  the  Night 
Woman   There   Was 
Tlie    Light 

The    Lone    Star   Ranger 
Salome 

1920 
Heart  Strings 
The   Orphan 
Wings  of  the   Morning 
The    Adventurer 
If    I    Were    King 
The    Joyous     Troublemaker 

1921 
Drag   Harlan 
His  Greatest  Sacrifice 
The    Scuttlers 
The  Queen  of  Sheba 

1922 
Nero 

1923 
The  Silent  Command 

1924 
The  Net 

The    Shepherd    King 
It   Is  the  Law 

WALTER    EDWARDS 

1918 
Idolators 
Ashes  of  Hope 
Fuel  of  Life 
I  Love  You 
Evidence 
Real    Folks 
The  Marriage  Bubble 
Viviette 

Good  Night  Paul 
A    Pair    of    Silk    Stockings 
Sauce   for   the    Goose 

1919 
Lady's   Name 
Veiled   Adventure 
Happiness   A    La   Mode 
Mrs.    Lefifingwell's    Boots 
Romance    and    Arabella 
Rescuing    Aneel 
Final     Close-Up 
Who    Cares 
Gypsy   Trail 

Man  From   Funeral   Range 
Girls 

1920 
A    Girl    Named    Mary 
All  of  a  Sudden  Peggy 
Luck    in    Pawn 
A  Widow  By   Proxy 
Easy    to    Get 
Young    Mrs.    Winthrop 
A    Lady   in   Love 

HENRY  EDWARDS 

1922 

John    Forest    Finds    Himself 

1924 

Lily    of    the    Alley 

R.     G.     EDWARDS 
1924 
Daring  Love 

RICHARD  EICHBERG 
1923 

Monna    Vanna 

CLIFFORD    S.    ELFELT 

1923 
Danger 

1924 
$50,000  Reward 

CARLYLE    ELLIS 

i921 
Home    Keeping    Hearts 

1922 
The    High    Road 

ROBERT    ELLIS 

1918 
Fringe    of    Society 

1920 
A   Fool   and   His   Money 
A    Figurehead 
The    Imp 

1921 
The    Daughter    Pays 
A    Divorce   of    Convenience 

1922 
Chivalrous    Charley 

MAURICE    ELVEY 

i921 
Hundredth    Chance 
Mr.     Wu 
Tavern     Knight 
God's    Good    Man 


1922 
Hound    of    the    Baskervilles 

1925 
She  Wolves 
Curlytop 

My    Husband's   Wives 
Folly   of   Vanity 

JOHN     EMERSON 

1918 
Reaching    for    the    Moon 

1919 
Come  On  In 
Good     Bye     Bill 
Oh   You   Women 

1922 
Polly   of   the   Follies 

ROBERT   ENSMINGER 

i91S 
The   Midnight    Burglar 
Wanted — A    Brother 

1919 
Whatever  the   Cost 

1922 
Bring   Him   In 
Restless  Souls 
Fortune's    Mask 
You  Never  Know 

1923 
One  Stolen   Night 

GEORGE  EVERETT 
1922 
Crimson    Cross 

MAX     FABIAN 
1925 
Excuse    Me 

MARION  FAIRFAX 
1922 
Lying   Truth 

GEORGE    FAWCETT 

1920 
Deadline  at   Eleven 

1921 
Little    Miss    Rebellion 
Such   a   Little   Queen 

BERNARD  FEIKEL 
1922 
White  Hell 

AL    FERGUSON 
1925 
Shackles  of   Fear 

HENRI    FESCOURT 
1922 
Isle  of  Zorda 

JACQUES    FEYDER 
1922 
Missing    Husbands 

DAVID    G.    FISHER 

1919 
Law  of  Nature 
Where    Bonds    Are    Loosed 

1920 
Dad's  Girl 

DALLAS  M.   FITZGERALD 

1920 
The  Open  Door 
Chains    of    Evidence 

1921 
Blackmail 
Cinderella's    Twin 
Offshore  Pirate 
Puppets  of  Fate 
Price  of  Redemption 
Life's  Dam  Funny 
The    Match    Breaker 
Big    Game 

1922 
The    Gutter    Snipe 
Playing    With    Fire 

1923 
Her    Accidental    Husband 

1924 
After    the    Ball 

GEORGE     FITZMAURICE 

1918 
Sylvia  of  the  Secret   Service 
Innocent 
The    Naulahka 
The   Hillcrest   Mystery 

/919 
Cry   of    the   Weak 
Our     Better    Selves 
The   Narrow   Path 
Japanese    Nightingale 
Common    Clay 
The  Avalanche 
Profiteers 
A  Society   Exile 

1920 
On  With  the   Dance 
Counterfeit 
The    Right    to    Love 

1921 
Idols  of  Clay 
Paying    the    Piper 
Experience 


/922 
Man    from    Home 
Three  Live  Ghosts 
Forever 
To  Have  and  To  Hold 

1923 
Bella    Donna 
The    Cheat 
Kick    In 
The  Eternal  City 

1924 
Tarnish 
Cytherea 

1925 
A    Thief    in    Paradise 
His    Supreme    Moment 

ROSS     FISHER 
1925 

That    Devil    Quemado 
The    Snob    Buster 
Easy    Money 

ROBERT   J.    FLAHERTY 
1922 

Nanook  of  the  North 

CARYL  S.  FLEMING 

1919 
The    Clouded    Name 
Valley  of   Lost   Souls 
The  Devil's   Partner 

1923 
Wandering    Daughters 

VICTOR  FLEMING 

1920 
When   the   Clouds  Roll   By 
The    Mollycoddle 

1921 
Mamma's  Aflfair 

1922 
Woman's    Place 
Red    Hot    Romance 
Lane    That    Had    No    Turning 
Anna    Ascends 

1923 
»       Dark     Secrets 

Law    of   the    Lawless 
To   the  Last   Man 
Call   of    the    Canyon 

1924 
Empty  Hands 
The  Code  of  the  Sea 

1925 
The   Devil's   Cargo 
Adventure 

JAMES    FLOOD 
^923 
Times  Have  Changed 
When    Odds    are    Even 

1924 
The   Man    Without   a    Conscience 
The   Tenth    Woman 
1925 
The  Woman   Hater 

EMMETT     FLYNN 

1918 
Alimony 

1919 
Bachelor's  Wife 
Bondage  of  Barbara 
Rading   Strain 
Virtuous    Sinners 
Yvonne  from   Paris 

1920 
Eastward    Ho 
Leave  It  To  Me 
The  Lincoln   Highwayman 
Shod    With    Fire 
The    Valley    of    Tomorrow 
The  Untamed 
The   Man    Who   Dared 

1920 
Connecticut    Yankee    at    King 

Arthur's   Court 
Shame 

1921 
The  Last  Trail 
A    Fool    There    Was 
Without  Compromise 
Monte   Cristo 

1923 
Hell's  Hole 
In   the   Palace  of  the  King 

1924 
Nellie,    the    Beautiful    Cloak 

Model 
The  Man  Who  Came  Back 

1925 
The  Dancers 
Gerald   Cranston's   Lady 
Wings   of    Youth 

GEORGE     FOLSEY 
1925 

The    Neces.sary    Evil 

FRANCIS    FORD 
1918 
Who   Was    the   Other   Man 
John     Ermine    of    Yellowstone 
The   Avenging   Trail 


1919 

The    Craving 
Silent    Mystery 
Riders    of    Vengeance 

1920 
Crimson    Shoals 

1921 
Man    From    Nowhere 
Cyclone   Bliss 
I   Am  the  Woman 
The  Stampede 

1922 
They're    OflE 
So    This    is    Arizona 
Angel   Citizen 
The  Storm  Girl 
Thundering    Hoofs 
Gold   Grabbers 

HUGH   FORD 
1918 
Seven   Keys  to   Baldpate 
Mrs.     Dane's    Defense 
Danger  Mark 

1919 
Mrs.     Wiggs    of    the    Cabbage 

Patch 
Secret    Garden 
Woman    Thou    Gavest    Me 

1920 
His  House  in  Order 
In    Mizzoura 

1921 
Price    of   Possession 
Lady     Rose's     Daughter 
Civilian    Clothes 
The   Great    Day 
Call  of  Youth 

JACK   FORD 

1918 
The    Secret    Man 
A    Marked   Man 
Bucking  Broadway 
The  Phantom  Riders 
Wild  Women 
Thieves'   Gold 
The   Scarlet   Drop 
Hell    Bent 
A  Woman's  Fool 

1919 
Bare    Fists 
Ace  of  the  Saddle 
Outcasts  of   Poker   Flat 
Fight    for    Love 
Roped 
Three  Mounted  Men 

1920 
The   Girl   in    Number   29 
The   Rider  of  the  Law 
Marked    Men 

The    Gun-Fighting    Gentleman 
The   Prince   of  Avenue   A 
Hitchin'    Posts 

1921 
The    Freeze-Out 
The    Wallop 
Big    Punch 
Just   Pals 
Desperate   Trails 

1922 
Little    Miss    Smiles 
Jac1<ie 
Sure    Fire 
Silver   Wings 
The    Village    Blacksmith 

1923 
Three  Jumps  Ahead 
Face    on    the    Barroom    Floor 
Cameo    Kirby 

1924 
The  Iron  Horse 
North  of  Hudson  Bay 
Hoodman    Blind 
Hearts  of  Oak 

TOM     FORMAN 

1920 
The    Ladder    of    Lies 

1921 
Sins    of   Rosanne 
City  of  Silent  Men 
White  and  Unmarried 

1922 
A    Prince    There    Was 
The     Woman     Conquers 
If   You   Believe  it.    It's   So 
White    Shoulders 
Shadows 

1923 
Money,   Money,   Money 
The    Woman    Conquers 
The    Broken    Wing 
Are  You  a  Failure 
The  Girl  Who  Came  Back 
April    Showers 
The  Virginian 

1924 
Flattery 
The  Fighting  American 
Roaring   Rails 


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FINIS    FOX 
1922 
Man's  Law  and  God's 

1923 
Bag  and   Baggage 
The    Man    Between 
1924 
A   Woman    Who    Sinned 

PARK    FRAME 

1919 
Mint   of   Hell 

Man    Who    Turned    White 
Whitewashed  Walls 
Pagan   God 

1920 
For  a  Woman's   Honor 
The   Gray   Wolf's   Ghost 

IS7S 
Drug  Store  Cowboy 

CHARLES  H.   FRANCE 
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The   Natural    Law 

CHESTER    M.    FRANKLIN 
1918 
Babes   in   the   Woods 
Treasure  Island 
Aladdin     and     the     Wonderful 

Lamp 
Tack  and   the    Beanstalk 
The     Girl     with     The     Cham- 
pagne   Eyes 
iP21 
You  Never  Can  Tell 
All   Souls   Eve 
A    Private    Scandal 

/9Z2 
The   Case   of   Becky 
Nancy    from    Nowhere 
A    Game    Chicken 
Toll    of   the    Sea 
1923 
Where    the    North    Begins 
1924 
Behind    the    Curtain 
The    Silent    Accuser 

LEON   FRANCHON 
1921 
Cotton   and    Cattle 

HARRY    M,    FRANKLIN 

1918 
The   Winning   of    Beatrice 
A  Successful  Adventure 

1919 
Sylvia  on  a  Spree 
Johnny  on   the  Spot 
That's    Good 
Full    of    Pep 
After  His  Own  Heart 
In  His   Brother's   Place 
Four   Flusher 

1920 
H;r   Five   Foot   Highness 
Rouge  and  Riches 
Alias    Miss    Dodd 

1921 
The    Secret    Gift 

SIDNEY   A.   FRANKLIN 

/918 
The   Safety    Curtain 
Her    Only    Way 
The    Babes   in    the   Woods 
Treasure    Island 
Aladdin    and     the     Wonderful 

Lamp 
Jack   and   the    Beanstalk 
Six  Shooter  Andy 
I'he  Bride  of  Fear 
Confession 

i919 
Fan   Fan 
Probation   Wife 
Heart   of    Wetona 
Forbidden   City 

AH      Baba      and      the      Forty 
Thieves 

1920 
The   Heart   of   the   Hills 
The    Hoodlum 
Two  Weeks  , 

1921 
Not   Guilty 
Courage 
Unseen   Forces 

1922 
The   Primitive    Lover 
Smilin   Through 
The  Beautiful  and  Damned 
East  is  West 

1923 
Dulcy 
Brass 
Tiger  Rose 

1924 
Her   Night  of   Romance 

1925 
Learning  to   Love 


J.    J.    FRANZ 

1919 
Bare  Fisted  Gallagher 
Sage   Brush   Hamlet 

1920 
Dangerous  Waters 
A  Broadway  Cowboy 
The   Blue   Bandana 

1922 
Tracks 

The  Cave  Girl 
Fightin'    Mad 
The    Love    Gambler 
Smilin*   Jim 

Youth  Must  Have  Love 
The  New  Teacher 

1923 
Stepping   Fast 

JACK   FROST 
1921 
Action 

RICHARD     FRYER 
1925 
Dangerous    Innocence 

JULES   FURTHMAN 
1921 
The    Blushing    Bride 
The    Land    of   Jazz 
Colorado    Pluck 

SVEN    GADE 
1922 
Hamlet 

1925 
Fifth  Avenue  Models 

ABEL   GANCE 
1921 
J'Accuse 

HARRY    GRANT 
1919 
Sage-Brush    League 

GLEN    GANOE 
1925 

White    Fang 

HARRY     CARSON 
i920 

The   Forbidden   Woman 
For   the    Soul   of   Rafael 

1921 
Whispering  Devils 
Mid    Channel 
Hush 
Charge    It 
Straight    from    Paris 

1922 
What   No   Man    Knows 
The    Sign    of   the    Rose 
The  Hands  of   Nara 

1923 
Cordelia     the     Magnificent 
An    Old    Sweetheart    of    Mine 
Thundering  Dawn 

1924 
The  No  Gun   Man 
The  Millionaire  Cowboy 

1925 
Breed  of  the   Border 
O.    U.    West 
Speed   Wild 

PAUL  GARNETT 
1925 
Charley's    Aunt 

CHARLES  GASKILL 
i920 
Sleep    of    Cyma    Roget 

LOUIS   GASNIER 
1920 
Kismet 

Good   Women 
A    Wife's   Awakening 

•  1921 
The  Call  of  Home 
Silent    Years 

■Thorns  and   Orange   Blossoms 
Rich  Men's  Wives 

1922 
Daughters   of   the    Rich 
The    Hero 
Mothers-in-Law 
1923 
Poor    Men's    Wives 
Poisoned   Paradise 
Maytime 

1924 
The    Trif^ers 
White    Man 
Wine 

The   Breath  of   Scandal 
Poisoned    Paradise 
1925 
The    Parasite 
The    Boomerang 
Faint    Perfume 

ENRICO     GAUZZONI 
1924 
Messalina 

TONY    GAUDIO 
1925 
Declasse 
The    Lady 


HOWARD    GAYE 
1918 

Restitution 

JOHN   GEISEL 
1925 
The    Early    Bird 
CLARENCE   GELDERT 

1923 
Wasted     Livee 

GENINA 
1923 
Why    Do    Men    Marry 

BURTON   GEORGE 

1919 
Ginger 

1920 
Eve   In   Exile 

1921 
Devotion 

1922 
Conceit 

1925 
Love's   Bargain 

DOUGLAS    GERRARD 

1918 
Madame   Spy 
Mother's     Secret 
$5,000  Reward 
The  Empty   Cab 
Playthings 

1919 
Velvet    Hand 
Sealed    Envelope 
Caiaret    Girl 

1920 
His   Divorced  Wife 
The   Phantom   Melody 
The    lorged    Bride 

1921 
Passion   Fruit 

MERRITT    GERSTAD 
1925 
Dangerous    Innocence 

CHARLES  GIBLYN 

1918 
Scandal 

The   Honeymoon 
The   Studio   Girl 
The   Lesson 
Sunshine    Nan 
Let's  Get  a  Divorce 

1919 
Up   Stairs  and   Down 
Perfect    36 
Peck's    Bad    Girl 
Just   For   Tonight 
Spite    Bride 

1920 
The    Dark    Mirror 
Black    is    White 

1921 
Tiger's    Cub 
The    Thief 
Mountain     Woman 
Know    Your    Men 
Singing    River 

1922 
A  Woman's  Woman 

1923 
Loyal    Lives 
The   Leavenworth    Case 

1924 
The  Price  of  a  Party 

1925 
The    Adventurous    Sex 

TOM     GIBSON 
1924 
Paying    the    Limit 
Waterfront    Wolves 
1925 
Reckless     Courage 

JOHN  GILBERT 
1921 
Love's     Penalty 

ARVID   GILLSTROM 
1919 
Smilv's 

Swat  the  Spy 
Tell  I't  to  the  Marines 
1924 
Leave   it   to   Gerry 

CHARLES    GILSON 
1925 
The  Crackerjack 
The    Early    Bird 

REUBEN  GILLMER 
1924 
Men  Who   Forget 

ALFRED    GILKS 
1925 
The    Air    Mail 

LILLIAN  GISH 

1921 

Remodeling   Her   Husband 

WYNDHAM    GITTENS 
1918 
Ship     of     Doom 


JOSEPH   GLEASON 
1919 
Miss    Dulcic    from    Dixie 
Fortune's    Child 
Beloved    Imposter 

BERT    GLENNON 
1925 
Tomorrow's     Love 
Tlie    Dressmaker    from    Paris 
Are    Parents    People 
Grounds   for   Divorce 

D.    W.    GOBETT 
1925 
Salome    of    the    Tenements 
SIDNEY    M.    GOLDEN 
1919 
Mysterious    Mr.    Browning 
FRANK     GOOD 
1925 
The    Rag    Man 
Fine    Clothes 

DANIEL     C.     GOODMAN 

1921 
Thoughtless    Women 

JOSEPH     GOODRICH 
1925 
The    Parasite 
The    Boomerang 

WARREN    GORDON 

1921 
A    Woman's    Man 

JACK    GORMAN 

1918 
The   Mother   and   the   Law 

1921 
The    Butterfly    Girl 

i923 
Why    Women    Re-Marry 

1924 
The  Painted  Flapper 

ALF   GOULDING 

19^5 
Excuse  Me 
The    Rebellious   Kid 

EDMUND    GOULDING 

1925 
Sun-Up 
FRANCIS    J.     GRANDON 

1918 
Conquered    Hearts 

1919 
Wild    Honey 
Modern   Husbands 
Love's    Law 
Lamb  and   the   Lion 

1921 
Lotus    Blossom 

1922 
Barb    Wire 
FRED    LEROY    GRANVILLE 

1921 
The  Price  of  Silence 
The    Smart    Sex 
The   Fighting  Lover 
The  Shark  Master 

1923 
Shifting    Sands 

1924 
The    Beloved    Vagabond 

KING    GRAY 
1925 
Speed 

White  Fang 
The    Gambling    Fool 

RAY    GRAY 

1920 
Down   en    the    Farm 
ALFRED    E.    GREEN 

1920 
The    Double- Dyed    Deceiver 
Silk      Husbands      and      Calico 

Wives 
The  Web  of  Chance 

1921 
Just    Out    of    College 
Man    Who    Had    Everything 
Through  the  Back  Door 

1922 
Come    On    Over 
Our    Leading    Citizen 
The  Bachelor  Daddy 
The    Ghost    Breaker 
Man  Who   Saw   Tomorrow 

<923 
Back    Home   and    Broke 
Woman    Proof 
The   Ne'er   Do   Well 

1924 
Pied    Piper   Malone 
In    Hollywood    with    Potash    a 
Perlmutter 

1925 
Inez    from    Hollywood 
Sally 
'i'he  Talker 

FRANK     GRIFFIN 

1923 
Conductor     1492 

WALTER  GRIFFIN 
1925 

Border    Intrigue 


D.  W.    GRIFFITH 

1918 
Hearts  of  the  World 
The    Great    Love 

1919 
True   Heart   Susie 
Romance  of  Happy  Valley 
Greatest    Thing    in    Life 
Girl  Who  Stayed  at  Home 
Broken    Blossoms 
Fall     of     Babylon 
Mother  and  the  Law 

1920 
The    Idol    Dancer 
The     Greatest     Question 
Scarlet    Days 
The   Love   Flower 

1921 
Dream   Street 
Way    Down    East 

1922 
Orphanr   of  the   Storm 
One   Exciting   Night 

/923 
The    White    Rose 

1924 
America 

E.  H.    GRIFFITH 

1918 
Awakening   of    Ruth 

1919 
Fit    to    Win 

1920 
The  Garter  Girl 
Bab's    Candidate 

1921 
Vice   of   Fools 
Scrambled    Wives 
If  Women   Only   Knew 
The   Land   of   Hope 

1922 
Dawn   of   the    East 
Free    Air 

1923 
Go-Getter 
Sea    Raiders 
Unseeing   Eyes 

1924 
Week  End  Husbands 
Another  Scandal 

1925 
Bad   Company 

HARRY  GROSSMAN 
1920 
Wits  vs  Wits 

ALBERTINO  GUZAAONI 

1922 
Julius   Caesar 

FRED    GUIOL 
1924 
Battling   Orioles 

ALAN   HALE 

1925 
The    Scarlet    Honeymoon 

VICTOR    HUGO    HALPERIN 

1924 
Greater     Than     Marriage 
When   a   Girl   Loves 
1925 
Greater    Than    Marriage 
School    for    Wives 

LIEUT.    BERT   HALL 
1922 
Border  Scouts 

GEO.    EDWARDS-HALL 

1920 
Where  is   My   Husband 

1923 
The  Prairie  Mystery 

ERNEST    HALLOR 
1925 
Three    Keys 
Parisian  Nights 

GILBERT     P.     HAMILTON 

1918 
The    Maternal   Spark 
Captain   of  His   Soul 
A    Soul    in    Trust 
The    Vortex 
The    Last    Rebel 
Every   Woman's   Husband 
The    Golden    Fleece 
False    Ambition 
High   Tide 

1919 
Open  Your  Eyes 
Coax    Me 

1920 
The  Woman  of  Lies 

BENJ.    B.    HAMPTON 
1922 
Heart's    Raven 
A  Certain   Rich  Man 
The  Gray  Dav/n 
Mysterious    Rider 
Golden   Dreams 


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JESSE    D,     HAMPTON 
1919 
What    Every     Woman    Wants 
The    Drifters 
End    of    the    Game 
Prisoners   of  the    Pine 

HERBERT    HANCOCK 
1921 
Tlie    Leech 

CARL    HARBAUGH 

1918 
When  False  Tonpues  Speak 
A    Rich    Man's    Plaything 
All  for  a  Husband 
John    Spurlock-Prodigal 
Brave    and     Bold 
Other    Men's    Daughters 

1919 
Marriages  Are  Made 
Other    Man's    Wife 

1921 
Big    Town    Ideas 
The   Tomboy 
Hickville    to    Broadway 
Little    Miss    Hawkshaw 

1922 
Bucking   the   Line 

EMIL    HARDER 
1925 

William    Tell 

HARRY  B.  HARRIS 

1921 
Desperate    Youth 
The   Man    Tamer 
Rich    Girl,    Poor    Girl 
Risky   Business 
Short    Skirts 

1922 
The    Trouper 

MARCUS     HARRISON 
1922 
Woman,   Wake   Up 

NEAL   HART 
1919 
When    the    Desert    Smiled 

1920 
Sky  fire 

1922 
Rangeland 
West  of  the  Pecos 
South    of   Northern   Lights 
Butterfly    Range 
The   Lure   of   Gold 
1924 
Tucker's   Top    Hand 
The    Left    Hand    Brand 

WILLIAM     S.     HART 

1918 
The    Narrow    Trail 
The   Silent   Man 
Wolves   of   the    Rail 
Blue   Blazes   Rawden 
Selfish    Yates 
Shark    Monroe 
The   Ccid   Deck 
Tiger    Man 
Riddle    Gawne 

i919 
Square    Deal    Sanderson 
Poppy    Girl's    Husband 
Money   Corral 
Border  Wireless 
Branding    Broadway 
Breed   of   Men 

DAVID     M.     HARTFORD 

1918 
Inside    the    Lines 

1919 
Man    of    Bronze 

1920 
Back    to    God's    Country 
It    Happened    in    Paris 

1921 
Nomads    of    the    North 
The    Golden    Snare 

,  1923 

The    Rapids 

F.    G.    HARTMAN 

1918 
Phantom    Husband 
Framing    Framers 

1922 
The    Forest    King 

JOHN     HARVEY 
1919 
Kaiser's     Finish 
1922 
Woman    Who    Believed 

1925 
The   Right    Man 

BYRON     HASKINS 
1925 
On    Thin    Ice 
My    Wife    and    I 
Eve's    Lover 


MANNING    HAYNES 
1923 
Monkey's    Paw 

WARD    HAYES 

1024 
The   Rip    Snorter 
1925 
A   Two   Fisteil    Sheriff 
Sell    'Em    Cowlinv 

GUY    HEDLUND 
/923 
The    Contrast 

VICTOR     HEERMAN 
1921 
Chicken    in    the    Case 
Poor    Simp 

1922 
John    Smith 
My    Boy 
Love    Is    An    Awful    Thing 

1923 
Modem    Matrimony 
Rupert    of    Hentzau 
The  Dangerous   Maid 
1924 
The   Confidence  Man 
1925 
Old    ITome    Week 

HOBART   HENLEY 
1925 
The    Denial 
So  This   Is   Marriage 
CECIL  M.  HEPWORTH 
1925 
Comin'   Thrniie;h   the   Rye 

PERCY     HILBURN 
1925 
The    Dixie    Handicap 
The    Great    Divide 
The    Confessions    of    a    Queen 
The    White    Desert 

GEORGE   WM.    HILL 
1925 
Zander    the    Great 

LAMBERT    HILLYER 
1925 
I   Want   Mv   Man 
The  Making  of   O'Malley 

CHARLES  HINES 
)?2S 
The    Early     Bird 
The   Crackerjack 

RENAUD     HOFFMAN 
1924 
Not   One   to   Spare 
Legend   of  Hollywood 

JAMES   P.    HOGAN 
1925 

The   Mansion   of  Aching   Hearts 
Timmie's  Millions 
Women    and    Gold 
The    Bandit's    Baby 
My    Lady's    Lips 

EDWIN    L.    HOLLYWOOD 

1918 
One     iour 

1919 
Challenge    Accepted 

1920 
The    Sea   Rider 
The   Birth  of  a  Soul 
The   Flaming  Clue 
The   Gauntlet 

1922 
French    Heels 
No    Trespassing 

GEORGE    HOLT 
1922 
The  White  Masks 
The    Trail's    End 

ALLAN   HOLUBAR 

1918 
Siren  of  the  Sea 
Fear    Not 
A    Soul   for   Sale 
The    Mortgaged    Wife 

1919 
Talk   of  the  Town 
Heart    of    Humanity 
The    Right    to    Happiness 

1920 
Paid    in    Advance 

1921 
Once    to    Every    Woman 
Man- Woman-Marriage 

1922 
Hurrican's   Gal 

1923 
Slander   the   Woman 
Broken   Chains 

ARTHUR  HOPKINS 
1919 
Eternal    Magdalene 

E.    MASON    HOPPER 
1918 
The  Tar  Heel  Warrior 
Firefly    of   Tough    Luck 
The  Renegades 


Without    Honor 

Hcsr   American    Husband 

The    A:'Swer 

The  Love   Brokers 

Boston    Blackic's    Little    Pal 

19)9 
As    the    Sun    Went    Down 
Come   Again    Smith 
Wife    or    Country 
Mystic    Face 
Love's  Pay   Day 
*     1921 
Hold    Your    Horses 
It's   A    Great    Life 
Dangerous  Curve  Ahead 

1922 
From   the   Ground   Up 
All's    Fair    in    Love 
Glorious   Fool 
Hungry     Hearts 
Brothers  Under  the  Skin 

1923 
Daddy 
The    Love    Piker 

1924 
Janice  Meredith 
The  Great  White  Way 

1925 
The    Crowded    Hour 

CHARLES   HORAN 

1918 
Polly    of    the    Circus 

1919 
Black  Eyes 

1920 
A    M.m's    Plaything 

1921 
You    Find    It    Kverywhere 

1922 
The    Splendid    Lie 

1923 
Does    It   Pay 

1924 
No    Mother  to   Guide  Her 

FRED    HORNBY 
1923 
The    Call    of    the    Hills 

JAMES  W.   HORNE 
1921 
Occasionally    Yours  • 

The    Bronze    Bell 

1922 
Don't  Doubt  Your  Wife 
The   Forgotten   Law 

1923 
Can  a  Woman  Love  Twice 
The     Hottentot 
A   Man   of   Action 
The    Sunshine    Trail 
Blow    Your    Own    Horn 
Itching   Palms 
Alimony 

1924 
Hail    the   Hero 
Stenping    Lively 
The    Yankee    Counsel 
Alimony 

American    Manners 
In    Fast    Company 
1925 
Laughing   at    Danger 

BYRON   HOUCK 
1925 

Seven    Chances 

HARRY    HOUDINI 
1923 

Haldanc  of  the   Secret  Service 

HENRY    HOURY 

1918 
Love   Watches 
The    Clutch    of    Circumstances 

1919 
Miss  Ambition 
Daring     Hearts 

WILLIAM  K.  HOWARD 
1921 
What    Love   Will   Do 

1922 
Extra,    Extra 
,    Deserted  at  the  Altar 
Danger   Ahead 

i923 
Lucky    Dan 

The    Fourth     Musketeer 

Captain  Fly- By-Night 

Let's   Go 

1924 
The    Border    Legion 
East  of   Broadway 
The  Torrent 

1925 
The   Thundering    Herd 
Code    of    the    West 
The  Light  of  Western   Stars 

ELLIOT     HOWE 
1918 
Blue    Blood 
With   Hoops  of  Steel 


1919 
Todd    of    llie    Times 

JAMES     HOWE 
192a 
The     Charmer 

ARTHUR     HOYT 
1918 
Statioii  Content 
High    Stakes 

HARRY    O.    HOYT 

1919 
Through    the    Toils 
Hand     Invisible 
Broadway    Saint 

1920 
Forest    Rivals 

1921 
Rider   of    King    Log 

1922 
Curse    of    Drink 

1924 
The   Lost   World 
Ten    After   Ten 
The  Radio    Flyer 
The  Fatal   Plunge 
The  Law   Demands 
Fanes  of  the  Wolf 
The   Woman    on    the   Jury 

RUPERT    HUGHES 
'922 
The    Wall    Flower 
Remembrance 

1923 
Gimme 

Look   Your   Best 
Souls     for     Sale 
1924 
True    as    Steel 
Reno 

WARD    HUGHES 

1924 
Come   On    Cowboys 

WILLIAM    HUMPHREY 

J918 
Two    Men    and    a    Woman 
Babbling    Tongues 
The    Unchastened    Woman 

1920 
The   Midnight    Bride 

1922 
Foolish    Monte    Carlo 

AUSTIN   O.   HUHN 
/923 

A    Clouded    Name 

T.    HAYES    HUNTER 
1918 
The     Border     Legion 

1919 
Desert    Gold 
Once  to  Every   Man 

1920 
Cup  of  Fury 

i922 
The    Light    in    the    Clearing 
1924 
Damaged   Hearts 
Trouping  with  Ellen 
Recoil 

1925 
The    Sky   Raider 
Wild  Fire 

J.    ROY    HUNT 
1925 
Miss    Bluebeard 
The    Crowded    Hour 

PAUL    HURST 

1921 
Behind    the    Mask 
Shadows    of    the    West 

1922 
The   Crow's   Nest 
Heart    of    a    Texan 
Table   Top   Ranch 

1S24 
Passing  of  Wolf  MacLean 
The    Courageous    Coward 

1925 
The   Rattler 

CHARLES    HUTCHINSON 
1924 
Poison 

1925 
On    Probation 

JAMES     HUTCHISON 
1925 
Red  Blood  and  Blue 

JOHN    INCE 

1919 
Secret   Strings 

One-Thingat-a-Time    O'Day 
Blind    Man's   Eyes 
Blackie's     Redemption 
Favor  to  a  Friend 

1920 
Should   a  Woman   Tell 
Please  Get   Married 
Old   Lady   31 
Held    in    Trust 


1921 

Tempered    Steel 
Someone    in    the    House 

1923 
The   Love  Trap 

1924 
Cheap    Kisses 

1925 
If    Marriage    Fails 
The  Girl  of  Gold 

RALPH   INCE 

1918 
Fields    of    Honor 
The     Eleventh     Commandment 
Her    Man 

The   Co-R'.spondent 
Our   Mrs.    McChesney 

1919 
Virtuous   Men 
From    Headquarters 
Painted   World 
Panther    Woman 
Stitch    in    Time 
Too    Many    Crooks 
Two    Women 
Perfect  Lover 

1920 
His    Wife's    Money 
Out    Yonder 
Sealed  Hearts 

1921 
Out   of   the    Snows 
Red    Foam 
Highest    Law 
Remorseless     Love 
After    Midnight 
A  Man's  Home 

1922 
The    Referee 
A    Wide    Open    Town 
Channing    of    the    Northwest 
Reckless   Youth 
Tropical   Love 

1923 
Homeward   Bound 
Counterfeit    Love 
Success 

1924 
The   House   of    Youth 
The  Chorus  Lady 
The    Uninvited    Guest 
Dynamite    Smith 
The    Moral    Sinner 

1925 
Playing   With   Souls 
Alias  Mary  FIvnn 

THOS.    H.    INCE 

1925 
Idle    Tongues 

HARRIS     INGRAHAM 
1918 
Blood    of    His    Fathers 

1919 
Child  of  M'sieu 
Unto  the  End 

FRANK    L.    INGHRAM 
1924 
BifJ    Bang    Buddy 

LLOYD    INGRAHAM 

1918 
Charity    Castle 
Her    Country's     Call 
Peggy    Leads    the    Way 
Miss  Jackie  of  the  Army 
Molly   Go  Get  'Em 
Jilted    Janet 
Ann's    Finish 
The     Primitive     Womao 
A    Square    Deal 
Impossible    Susan 
The   Eyes   of  Julia   Deep 

1919 
Man's   Desire 
Amazing   Imposter 
Intrusion    of    Isabel 
Rosemary    Climbs   the   Heights 
Wives   and    Other   Wives 

1920 
Mary's  Ankle 

What's   Your   Husband   Doing 
Let's   Be   Fashionable 
The    House    of    Intrigue 

1921 
Keeping  Up  With  Lizzie 
Twin    Beds 
The    Jailbird 
Lavender  and   Old  Lace 
Old    Dad 
Girl    in   the   Taxi 

1922 
My    Lady   Friends 
Marry  the  Poor  Girl 
Second    Hand    Rose 
At     the     Sign     of     the     Jack 

O'Lantern 
The   Veiled   Woman 
The  Danger  Point 

1923 
Going  Up 
No    More    Women 


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1924 
3eauty  Prize 
riie  Lightning  Rider 
S'o   More   Women 
The  Wise  Virgin 
192S 
>ridniKlit     Molly 
Soft   Shoes 

REX    INGRAM 
1918 
His    Robe   of   Honor 
Humdrum    Brown 

1920 
Shore    Acres 
Under   Crimson   Skies 
The   Day    She    Paid 

1921 
The  Four  Horsemen  of  Apoc- 
alypse 
Hearts   Are  Trumps 
The    Conquering    Power 

1922 
Turn   to   the   Right 
Prisoner    of    Zenda 
Trifling    Women 
1923 
Where  the  Pavement   Ends 
Scaramouche 

1924 
The  Arab 

CAMELLO    INNOCENTI 

i922 
Retribution 

PAUL   IRIBE 

Changing   Husbands 

1925 
The  XiKht  Club 
Forty    \\'iiii;s 

GEORGE    IRVING 

1918 
Back   to   the   Woods 
Her  Hoy 
The   Landloper 
To    Hell    With    the    Kaiser 
Daughter    of    Destiny 
R.-i  fries 

1919 
As  a   Man   Thinks 
Hidden    Fire 
"Silver    King 
The    Volcano 

1920 
The  Glorious  Lady 
The  Blue  Pearl 
The  Capitol 

1921 
Misleading    Lady 
The  Wakefield   Case 

1922 
Her   Majesty 

1923 
Lost   In  a   Big   City 

1924 
Floodgates 

FRED  J.   IRELAND 

1921 
Little    Home    Nurse 
JULIA     CRAWFORD     IVERS 
^  1923 

The   White    Flower 

PAUL    IVANO 
192S 
The     Dancers 

BILLY     IVERS 
1925 
O.   U.   Wc<it 
Speed    Wil.l 

JACQUES    JACCARD 
1920 
Desert    Love 
The    Terror 

The    Great    Air    Robbery 
XJnder    Northern    Lights 

1921 
If    Only    Jim 
Honor    Bound 

i922 
The   Great   Alone 
Riding    With    Death 
1924 
Unseen  Hands 

FRED     JACKMAN 
1923 
The    Call    of    the    Wild 
1924 
The  King  of  Wild  Beasts 
1925 
BlAck    Cyclone 

FLOYD    TACKMAN 
1925 
Black    Cyclone 

ORIN   JACKSON 
1925 
Speed 

GEORGE    JACOBY 
1922 
The    Last    Payment 
'Vendetta 


EMORY   JOHNSON 
1922 
In  the  Name  of  the  Law 

i923 
The     Third     Alarm 
Westbound    Limited 
The   Mailman 

1924 
Spirit  of  the  U.  S.  A. 
Life's  Greatest  Game 

LORIMER    JOHNSON 

1919 
Breezy  Jim 
Devil     McCare 

1923 
Cricket   on    the    Hearth 

MARTIN     JOHNSON 
1921 
Jungle  Adventures 

1923 

Head  Hunters  of  the  South 
Sea 

Trailing  African  Wild  Ani- 
mals 

TEFFT   JOHNSON 
1919 
Home    Wanted 
Love  and   the   Woman 
Love    Defender 
Love   Net 

EDGAR    JONES 
1918 
The   Girl   Who   Wouldn't   Quit 
A    Rich   Man's   Darling 
ZoUenstein 

GROVER    JONES 

1922 
The  Unknown 
Taking   Chances 
Putting  It  Over 

1923 
The   Speed    King 

F.    RICHARD    JONES 

1918 
Mickey 

1919 
Yankee    Doodle    In    Berlin 

1921 
Ghost   in    the    Garret 
Flying   Pat 
Oh  Jo 

1922 
Molly   O 

Cross  Roads  of  New  York 
The    Country    Flapper 

1923 
Extra    Girl 
Suzanna 
Shriek    of    Araby 

EDWARD     JOSE 

1918 
The  Moth 

Her    Silent    Sacrifice 
Woman  and  Wife 
La    Tosca 
Resurrection 
Loves    Conquest 
Fedora 

1919 
Fires    of   Faith 
My    Cousin 
Private   Peat 
Two    Brides 
Woman   of   Impulse 

1920 
The  Fighting  Shepherdess 
The    Yellow    Typhoon 
The    Isle    of    Conquest 
Mothers   of    Men 

1921 
The    Scarab    Ring 
What    Women    Will    Do 
The  Riddle.  Woman 
Her    Lord    and    Master 
The   Inner    Chamber 

1922 
The    Prodigal    Judge 
The   Rainbow 
The    Matrimonial    Web 
The  Girl  in  His  House 
The    Man    From    Downing    St. 

RUPERT    JULIAN 

1918 
Mysterious    Mr.    Tiller 
Desire  of  the  Moth 
The   Door    Between 
The    Savage 
Hands    Down 
Hungry  Eyes 

Kaiser,  The  Beast  of   Berlin 
Midnight    Madness 

1919 
Creaking   Stairs 
Sleeping   Lion 
Fire     Flingers 
Millionaire     Pirate 


1920 
The   Honey    Bee 
1922 
Girl  Who  Ran   Wild 

1923 
Merry-Go-Round 
1924 
Love   and   Glory 

RAY    JUNE 
1925 
The    Broadway    Butterfly 
Tracked    in    the    Snnw    Country 
MARTIN   JUSTINE 
1918 
The  Soap   Girl 

1921 
They    Shall    Pay 
ALEXANDER    KARDO 
1922 
Prince  and  the  Pauper 
MAXWELL    KARGER 
1919 
Silent   Woman 
Kildare  of  the  Storm 

1921 
A    Message    From    Mars 
The   Man    Who 
A  Trip  to   Paradise 

1922 
The    Golden    Gift 
A  Hole  in  the  Wall 
Hate 
Kisses 
The   Idle   Rich 

JOSEPH     KAUFMAN 
1918 
Arms   and   the   Girl 
Shirley    Kaye 
Land   of    Promise 
Song    of    Songs 

JAMES     KEANE 
1922 
Whispering  Women 

BUSTER    KEATON 
1923 
Three  Ages 
Our  Hospitality 
1924 
The  Navigator 
Sherlock,   Jr. 

1925 
Se\  en    Chances 

VERNON     KEAYS 

1924 

The  End  of  the  World 

FRANK    KEENAN 

1919 

Silver    Girl 

1920 
Dollar    for    Dollar 
Smouldering   Embers 
Brothers   Divided 

ALBERT    J.    KELLY 

1921 
Home  Stuff 

1922 
Deserted  at  the  Altar 

J.    WINTHROP    KELLEY 

The    Girl    of    the    Sea 

ROBERT    KELLY 
1921 
Ranger  and   the  Law 
WINFIELD    F.    KELLY 

1921 

In  the  Days  of  St.   Patrick 

GEORGE    KELSON 

1918 
The  Tenth    Case 
The   Strongest   Way 
The  Way   Out 
The    Purple    Lily 
Stolen   Orders 

FRED    KELSEY 

1920 
The  One  Way  Trail 
AUBREY     M.    KENNEDY 

1920 
Sky    Eye 

LEM    F.    KENNEDY 
1922 
The   Power  Within 

EARLE  KENTON 

1920 
Down    on    the    Farm 

1921 
Small  Town   Idol 

1923 
Tea  With  a  Kick 

GEORGE    KERN 
1921 
The    Unfoldment 

MICHAEL  KERTEZ 
1921 
The  Love  Slave 

DAVID   KESSON 
1925 
The     Sporting    Venus 
The   Unholy    Three 


1922 
Mrs.   Dane's   Confession 

1923 
The  Queen   of  Sin 

RICHARD    KILLING 
A  Soul's  Awakening 
1924 

BURTON    KING 

1918 
The  Silence  Sellers 
More   Truth   Than    Poverty 
Her    Husband's    Honor 

1919 
Treason 
Reckoning   Day 

1920 
Neglected   Wives 
Wit  Wins 
Common  Level 
The  Discarded  Woman 
A    Scream    in    the    Night 
Common  Sin 
Love  or   Money 

1921 
Every   Man's    Price 

1922 
The   Man    From    Beyond 
For    Your    Daughter's    Sake 
The   Road   to   Arcady 
Shylock  of  Wall   St. 

1923 
The    Fair    Cheat 
None   So    Blind 
The    Streets    of    New    York 

1924 
The  Man  Without  a  Heart 
.The    Masked    Dancer 

1925 
The  Mad  Dancer 
Those    Who    Judge 

HENRY    KING 

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Southern    Pride 
A  Game  of  Wits 
The  Mate  of  the  Sally  Ann 
Beauty  and  the   Rogue 
Powers    that    Pray 
Hearts    or    Diamonds 
Up  Romance  Road 
The    Locked    Heart 

1919 
Wher   ethe   West    Begins 
When  a   Man   Rides  Alone 
Some    Liar 
Hobbs   in   a   Hurry 
Brass   Buttons 
All   the   World   to   Nothing 
Sporting  Chance 
This    Hero    Stuff 
Six   Feet    Four 

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A   Fugitive  from    Matrimony 
Haunting    Shadows 
Twenty-Three-and-a-Half 

Hour's   Leave 
Unchartered    Channels 
The  White   Dove 
One    Hour    Before    Dawn 

1921 
Mistress    of    Shenstone 
Salvage 

Help    Wanted — Male 
Dice  of  Destiny 
When    We    Were    Twenty-One 
The   Sting  of   the   Lash 

1922 
Sonny 

Tol'ahle  David 
The  Seventh  Day 
The   Bond  Bov 

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Fury 
The    White    Sister 

1925 
Sackcloth    and    Scarlet 
Ramola 
Any    Woman 

LEWIS     KING 

1922 
Peaceful    Peters 

1923 
Devil's   Door   Yard 
Spawn    of    the    Desert 
Law   Rustlers 
Sun-Dog  Trail 

FRANK  GORDON  KIRBY 

1919 
Price  of  Innocence 

DAVID    KIRKLAND 

1920 
A    Virtuous    Vamp 
The    Temperamental    Wife 
The    Love    Expert 
In    Search    of    a    Sinner 
Nothing    But    The    Truth 
The   Perfect  Woman 

1921 
The  Rowdy 

1923 
The   Barefoot    Boy 


JAMES    KIRKLAND 
1920 
In  Wrong 

1924 
For  Another   Woman 

1925 
The    Tomboy 
Who  Cares 

JAMES    KIRKWOOD 
1918 
Eve's    Daughter 
Struggle     Everlasting 
Romance   of   the   Underworld 

1919 
Over  There 
Out  of  the   Night 
Marriage 
In   Wrong 
I    Want   to   Forget 
Bill   Apperson's    Boy 
L.    KISTENMACHER 
1922 
The   Hardest    Way 

HARLEY     KNOWLES 

1918 
The    Burglar 
Adventures  of  Carol 
The    Volunteer 
Gates  of  Gladness 
Wanted — A  Mother 
The    Oldest    Law 
The  Cabaret 
Stolen     Orders 

1919 
Little  Women 
Bolshevism  on  Trial 

1920 
The   Great   Shadow 

1921 
Half  an  Hour 
Guilty    of    Love 
Romantic    Adventuress 
Carnival 

/923 
The   Bohemian   Girl 

LEE   KOHLMAR 
i922 
High   Heels 

FRED    KOLKER 
1921 
Youth's    Desire 

HENRY  KOLKER 
1919 

Woman   Michael  Married 

1920 
Bright   Skies 
The   Third   Generation 
The   Heart   of   Twenty 

1921 
Palace  of   Darkened   Windows 
Greatest    Love 
Bucking  the  Tiger 
Who  Am    I? 
The    Fighter 
Disraeli 

1923 
The  Leopardess 
The   Purple   Highway 
The   Snow    Bride 

1924 
Neglected    Women 
Swords  and  the  Woman 

EDWARD    KULL 

1921 
Man   Trackers 

ROBERT    KURRLE 
1925 

Sackcloth     and     Scarlet 
The    Open    Trail 
Any     Woman 

HENRI     KRAUSS 
1919 
Vagabond  of  France 

GEORGE    LACAVA 
1924 
The  New  School  Teacher 
Restless    Wives 

EDWARD  LAEMMLE 
1922 
Top    O'    the    Morning 

1923 
The   Victor 

1924 
The    Sunset   Trail 

1925 
The   Man   in    Blue 
A    Woman's    Faith 
Spook    Ranch 

ELSIER   LA   MAIE 
1921 
The    Unfortunate    Sex 

FRITZ  LANG 

1923 

Between    Two    Worlds 

LESTER    LANG 

1925 

The    Mad    Marriage 


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WARD       LASCELLE 
1922 
Rip  Van  Winkle 
Affinities 

1923 
Mind    Over    Motor 

EDMUND   LAWRENCE 

1918 
Married  in  Name  Only 
Life  or   Honor 
A   Daughter  of   France 
The   Firebrand 
Her    Price 
The    Liar 

1919 
Love  Auction 
Queen   of   Hearts 
Window    Opposite 
Cheating    Herself 

1920 
Lost    Money 
The    Mtrry-Go-Round 
The    Lure    of    Ambition 
What  Would   You   Do? 

JOHN    S.    LAWRENCE 

1919 
Scarlet   Trail 

1922 
For  His  Sake 

GEORGE    LEDERER 
1918 
Runaway   Romany 

OTTO     LEDERER 
1921 
The   Struggle 

ROWLAND  V.  LEE 

1921 
Thousand   to   One 
The    Cup    of    Life 

1922 
A   Self  Made  Man 
Money    to    Burn 
The   Men   of   Zanzibar 
His   Back  Against  the   Wall 
Blind    Hearts 
The   Sea   Lion 
Shirley  of  the  Circus 
Mixed   Faces 
The   Dust   Flower 

1923 
Desire 

Alice    Adams 
You  Can't  Get  Away  With  It 

1924 
Gentle  Julia 

1925 
In    Love    With    Love 
As  No   Man   Has  Loved 
HENRY    LEHRMAN 

1922 
Reported   Missing 

1923 
Double   DealinK 

1924 
|On  Time 

ROBERT    LEONARD 
1918 
The   Bride's  Awakening 
Her  Body  in   Bond 
The    Princess  Virtue 
Face  Value 

1919 
Danger — Go   Slow 
Big   Little   Person 
Delicious   Little  Devil 
Modern   Love 
Scarlet   Trail 
What  Am   I   Bid? 
Way   of  a   Woman 

1920 
April  Folly 
The  Miracle  of   Love 

1921 
Restless   Sex 
The  Gilded  Lily 
Heedless  Moths 
1922 
Fascination 
Peacock  Alley 
Broadway  Rose 
1923 
The  French   Doll 
Jazzmania 
Fashion   Row 

1924 
^Love's  Wilderness 
irce,   the   Enchantress 
"adamoiselle  Midnight 

1925 
heaper    to    Marry 
EDWARD   J.    LESAINT 
1918 
Fighting  Mad 
J  The  Wolf  and  His  Mate 
Cupid's  Kound-Up 
Painted   Lips 
Nobody's   Wife 
I'  The   Devil's    Wheel 
Her   One   Mistake 


The    Scarlet    Road 
The   Bird  of   Prey 

i919 
Call    of    the    Soul 
Fighting    For    Go'd 
Hell   Roarin'   Reform 
Kultur 
The  Sneak 
Strange   Woman 
Wilderness    Trail 

1920 
The    Speed    Maniac 
The  Mother  of  His  Children 
Rose    of    Nome 
Flames   of   the   Flesh 
White    Lies 
The  Feud 
A    Sister   to    Salome 

1921 
Girl    of    My    Heart 
Merely     Mary    Ann 
Two  Moons 

1522 
The  Sleep   Walker 
More    to    be    Pitied 

1923 
Only  a  Shop  Girl 
Yesterday's   Wife 
Temptation 
The  Marriage  Market 
Innocence 

1924 
Pal   O'    Mine 
Discontented  Husbands 

1925 
Three  Keys 
Speed 

RICHARD     L'ESTRANGE 

1920 
The  Hidden  Code 

JOSEPH    LEVERING 

1920 
His   Temporary   Wife 
Husbands  and   Wives 

1922 
Determination 
Flesh  and  Spirit 

1923 
The  Tie  That  Binds 

EDGAR    LEWIS 

1918 
The  Sign  Invisible 

1920 
Sherry 

Other  Men's  Shoes 
Lahoma 

(921 
Beggar  in  Purple 
The   Sage  Hen 

<922 
Strength  of  the   Pines 

1923 
You    Are    Guilty 

1924 
The   Right  of  the   Strongest 
1925 

Lillies  of  the  Streets 

EDGAR    LEWIS 
1925 
Red    Love 

MAX    LINDER 

1921 
Seven  Years   Bad  Luck 
Be   My   Wife 

1922 
Three   Must  Get  There's 

FRANK    LLOYD 

1918 
When  A  Man  Sees  Red 
The  Heart  of  a   Lion 
The    Kingdom    of    Love 
Les    Miserables 
True    Blue 
Blindness    of    Divorce 

1919 
The   Man   Hunter 
For   Freedom 
Pitfalls   of  a   Big  City 
Rainbow    Trail 
Riders    of    the    Purple    Sage 

1920 
The    Silver    Horde 
The    Loves   of    Letty 
The  Wcman  in  Room  13 

1921 
Madam  X 
Road«  of  Destiny 
(jreat    Lover 
TtIc   of   Two   Worlds 
Voice   in    the   Dark 
The    Invisible    Power 
The    Sin    Flood 

1922 
The^Man   From   Lost   River 
The    Grim    Comedian 
The   Eternal    Flame 
Oliver    Twist 


1923 
Within     the     Laiv 
Ashes  of    Vengeance 
The  Voice  from  the   Minaret 

1924 
Silent  Watcher 
The    Sea    Hawk 
Black    Oxen 

1925 
Her    Husband's    Scc-et 

CHARLES    A.    LOGUE 

1921 
Man    and    Woman 

1922 
Woman  Who  Fooled  Herself 

1923 
Tents    of    Allah 

RAYMOND  LONGFORD 
1922 
Blue    Mountain     Mystery 

JACK   LOPEZ 

1919 
Sins    of    the    Children 

1921 
The    Devil's    Confession 

IRA     M.     LOWRY 

1918 
For  the  Freedom  of  the  World 

1919 
Hiph     Pockets 

For   the    Freedom    of   the   East 
Oh    Johnny 
Speedy    Meade 
Road     Called     Straight 

Jt920 
The  Misfit   Earl 

ERNEST    LUBITSCH 

1921 
Gypsy    Blood 
Deception 

One   Arabian    Night 
Loves   of    Pharaoh 

1923 
Rosita 

1924 
Monmartre 
The    Marriage    Circle 
Three  Women 
Forbidden    Paradise 

1925 
Kiss    Me   Again 

WILFRED  LUCAS 

1918 
Morgan  Ra;ders 
Red    Red   Heart 

1919 
Testing   of   Mildred   Vane 

1921 
Shadow   of   Lightning   Ridge 
Fighting    Breed 

1922 
The    Better    Man 

OSCAR    LUND 

1918 
A   Painted   Madonna 
Heart's    Revenge 
The    Debt   of   Honor 
Peg  of   the    Pirates 

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Nature    Girl 
Together 

1924 
For    Woman's    Favor 

EDDIE    LYONS-LEE 

MORGAN 

1920 

Everything    But    The   Truth 

La   La   Lucille 

1921 
Fixed  by   George 
Once    a    Plumber 
A  Shocking  Night 

GLENN    LYONS 
1922 
The    First    Woman 

1923 
Is  Money   Everything 

EDGAR    LYONS 
1925 
The    Reckless    Sex 
Man    and    Maid 
The     Circle 

NORVAL    MAC    GREGOR 

1919 
Children  of   Banishment 
Jacques  of  the  Silver  North 

WAYNE    MACK 

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Bubbles 

1921 
No   Man's   Woman 
A    Girl's    Decision 


SHERWOOD    MAC    DONALD 

1918 
No    Children    Wanted 
Little    Miss    Grown    Up 
Miss   Mischief   Maker 

1921 
Cold    Steel 

HENRY    MAC   REA 
1921 
God's    Crucible 

1922 
Cameron  ot  the  Royal  Mount- 
ed 

1924 
The   Price   She   Paid 
Racing  for  Life 
A    Fight   for   Honor 

CHARLES    MAIGNE 

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The    Firing    Line 

Her    Great    Cliance 
Indestructible   Wife 
In    the    Hollow   of    Her    Hand 
Redhead 
World    to    Live    In 

1920 
The    Copperhead 
The    Invisible    Bond 
Fighting    Chance 
Cumberland    Romance 

i921 
Frontier  of   the   Stars 
The   Kentuckians 

1922 
Received     Payment 
Hush   Money 
Cowboy    and   the    Lady 

1923 
Trail  of  the  Lonesome   Pine 
Drums  of  Fate 
Silent    Partner 

LEO    MALONEY 
1921 

No  Man's  Woman 

1924 
The  Perfect  Alibi 
Payable  on  Demand 
Riding   Double 
Not   Built   for   Runnin' 
King's   Creek   Law 
Headin'   Through 
Huntin*    Trouble 

1925 
Across    the    Deadline 
The    Loser's    Knd 

FRANCES    MARION 

1921 
The  Love  Light 

1922 
Just  Around  the  Corner 

GEORGE   MARSHALL 

1918 
The   Man   From    Montana 

1921 
Why  Trust   Your  Husband 
Hands  OfT 
Prairie    Trails 
A    Ridin'    Romeo 
After  Your  Own  Heart 

1922 
The  Jolt 

Lady   from   Longacre 
Smiles  Are  Trumps 

1923 
Don     Quickshot    of     the     Rio 

Grande 
Men  in  the  Raw 
Where   is   this   West 

THEODORE   MAkSTON 

1918 
Raggedy  Queen 
Girl    by    the    Roadside 

1919 
Beyond  the   Law 

i920 
Black    Gate 

GEORGE    MARTIN 
1921 
Under  Western  Skies 
Winding    Trail 

HARRY    C.    MATHEWS 
1921 
Welcome    Children 

FRANK   S.   MATTISON 
1924 

Mile-A-Minute    Kendall 
The   Lone  Wagon 

JOSEPH    MAXWELL 
1920 
The    Married    Virgin 

1922 
Frivolous  Wives 


JOE    MAY 
1923 
Mistress   of   the   World 
The   Greatest   Truth 
Above    All    Law 

PAUL  McAllister 

1918 
One  Hour 

LEO     McCAREY 
1921 
Society    Secrets 

JOHN    P.    McCarthy 

1920 
Out  of  the   Dust 

1922 
Shadows  ol  Conscience 

1925 
The    Silent    Pal 
Anything    Once 
The   Night    Ship 

JUSTIN    MC  CLOSKEY 
1924 
Flapper    Wives 

HUGH    McCLUNG 
1923 
Just  Like  a  Woman 

VERA    McCORD 
1921 
Good    Bad    Wife 

MERRILL  McCORMICK 
1923 
A   Son  of  the   Desert 
Good    Men    and    Bad 

PHILO    McCULLOUGH 

1921 
Maid  of  the  West 

JOHN    L.    McCUTCHEON 

1923 
Man    and    Wife 

1924 
The    Law    and    the    Lady 

JOHN    W.     McDERMOTT 

1923 
Patsy 

Mary  of  the  Movies 
Spider  and   the   Rose 
Her   Temporary   Husband 

J.    K.    McDONALD 
1924 
A    Self   Made   Failure 

BERNARD  McFADDEN 
1918 
Zongar 

LAWRENCE    McGILL 
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The    First    Law 
The  Angel   Factory 
Girl   From   Bohemia 

J.     P.     McGOWAN 
1921 
Tiger  True 
Below    the    Deadline 
Discontented  Wives 

1922 
Hills  of   Missing   Men 
Reckless    Chances 
Ruse  of  the  Rattler 

1923 
Stormy    Seas 
One   Million   in  Jewels 
Whipping    Boss 

1924 
Western    Vengeance 
Crossed  Trails 
A  Desperate  Adventure 
A  Two  Fisted  Tenderfoot 
Baffled 
Barriers   of  the   Law 

1925 

Outwitted 
Blood   and   Steel 
Border     Intrigue 
Gamblinsr    Fool 
The    Fighting    Sheriff 

JAMES     McKAY 
1920 
Midnight    Gambols 

ROBER    McKENZIE 
1922 

Knight   of  the  West 
A   Western   Demon 

J.  w.   McLaughlin 

1918 
The  Man  Who  Woke  Up 
Closin'    In 
Hell's   End 
Beyond   the   Shadows 


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HENRY    McRAE 

1923 
Critical   Age 
Man   from   Glengarry 

1925 

J.    LEO    MEEHAN 
1923 
Michael    O'Holleran 
Tainted    Money 
The  Fearless  Lover 

1924 
A   Girl   of  the   Limberlost 

GEORGE   MELFORD 

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The    Crystal    Gazer 
On  the  Level 
Sunset   Trail 
Call  of  the  East 
Nan    of    Music    Mountain 
Hidden     Pearls 
Wild   Youth 
Bravest   Way 
Sandy 

City   of   Dim    Faces 
The  Source 

1919 
Cruise   of   the    MakeBelieve 
Good   Gracious   Annabelle 
Jane    Goes   A-Wooing 
Men,    Women    and    Money 
Pettigrew's    Girl 
Such  a  Little  Pirate 
Sporting    Chance 
Told   in   the   Hills 

1920 
The   Sea    Wolf 
Ever  J  woman 

1921 
The   Round-Up 
Jucklins 

The    Faith    Healer 
Behold   My   Wife 
A   Wise   Fool 

1922 
Great   Impersonation 
The    Sheik 

Woman    Who   Walked    Alone 
Moran  of  the   Lady  Letty 
Burning   Sands 
Ebb   Tide 

1923 
Java  Head 

You   Can't  Fool   Your  Wife 
Salomy    Jane 
Light  That  Failed 
1924 
I    Sandra 
Flaming   Barriers 
The  Dawn  of  a  Tomorrow 
Tiger    Love 
1  1?25 

i  The  Top  of  the  World 
Friendly    Enemies 

LOUIS    MERCANTON 
1919 
Infatuation 

i922 

Possession 
Gypsy    Passion 

GEORGE    E.    MIDDLETON 
1919 
Tust    Squaw 

1920 
The   Heart   of  Juanita 

HANS    MIERANDORN 
1922 
The  Craven 

THOMAS     R.     MILES 
1920 
Duds 

HARRY    MILLARDE 

1918 
Miss  U.   S.  A. 
Unknown    274 
The    Heart    of    Romance 
A   Camouflage  Kiss 
Blue-Eyed    Mary 
Miss    Innocence 

1919 
Caught  in   the  Act 
Bonnie  Annie  Laurie  ^ 

Gambling   in    Souls 
Girl    With    No    Regrets 
Love   That    Dares 
When  Fate  Decides 
Rose   of   the   West 

1920 
Sacred   Silence 
The  White  Moll 

1921 
Over  the  Hill 
Perjury 

1922 
Town  That   Forgot   God 
My   Friend  the  Devil 


1923 

If   Winter   Comes 
Governor's    Lady 
1925 

The   Fool 

ASHLEY    MILLER 

1918 
The   Princess   of    Park   Row 
The    Marriage    Speculation 

1919 
Made  in  America 
Why  Germany  Must  Pay 

CHARLES     MILLER 
1918 
Little    Reformer 
Secret  of  the  Storm   Country 
Ghosts  of   Yesterday 
By   Right  of   Purchase 
Unfaithful 

At    the    Mercy    of    Men 
The    Fair    Pretender 
The  Service   Star 

1920 
High    Speed 
The  Dangerous  Affair 

1921 
The  Law  of  the  Yukon 

1922 
The    Man    She    Brought    Back 

THOMAS    R.    MILLS 

1918 
A    Mother's    Sin 
An  American   Live  Wire 
The   Seal   of   Silence 
The  Girl  in  His  House 

1919 
Thin   Ice 

Unknown    Quantity 
Girl    at    Bay 
Girl    Woman 

1920 
Invisible  Divorce 

BRUCE    MITCHELL 
1924 
Love's   Whirlpool 
Another    Man's    Wife 
19-5 
The     Cloud     Rider 
Savages    of    the    Sea 
The    Air    Hawk 

CLAUDE   H.    MITCHELL 

1920 
Seeing    It    Through 

HOWARD    MITCHELL 
1918 
Petticoat    Politics 

1919 
Law   That    Divides 
Splendid    Sin 

1920 
Molly  and  I 
The   Snares  of  Paris 
The  Tattlers 
Faith 

Love's   Harvest 
The   Girl   in   Bohemia 
Black    Sl'-adows 
Little    Wanderer 

1921 
Flame   of   Youth 
The   Lamplighter 
Wing    Toy 
Beware  of  the  Bride 
Husband    Hunter 
The   Mother   Heart 
Ever    Since    Eve 
Lovetime 

1922 
Queenie 

Winning    With    Wits 
Cinderella    of    the    Hills 
The    Crusader 

1923 
His  Last  Race 
Man's    Size 
Forgive   and   Forget 

1924 
The  Lone  Chance 
Romance   Ranch 

ROY     MITCHELL 
1922 
Proofs  of  Innocence 

TOM    MIX 
1920 
The  Daredevil 

HUBERT    MOEST 
Lady   Godiva 

WILLIAM    V.     MONO 
1918 
Wild    Sumac 

HARRY    MOODY 
1922 
The  Range   Patrol 


1923 
Flame   of   Passion 

1924 
The   Frame   Up 
Scars  of   Hate 

EUGENE    MOORE 

1918 
The   Girl   Who   Won   Out 

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Sue  of  the  South 

MILBURN    MORANTE 

1921 
Hearts  C  the   Range 

1922 
Diamond    Carlisle 
Blind  Circumstances 
Hate   Trail 

LEWIS    H.    MOOMAW 
1924 

The    Cliechahcos 

EDMUND    MORTIMER 
1918 
The    Savage    Woman 

1919 
Road  Through   t'le  Dark 

1920 
A    Misfit    Wife 

1923 
Railroaded 
The   Exiles 

1924 
A    Man's   Hate 
That   French   Lady 
The   Desert  Outlaw 
The   Wolf   Man 
Against  All  Odds 
Just    Off    Broadway 
1925 
Gold     and     the    Girl 
The     Stardust     Trail 
Arizona     Romeo 

EDWARD  MORRLSSEY 
1920 
The   Pointing   Finger 

EUGENE    MULLEN 
1921 
The  Road  to  London 

DUDLEY    MURPHY 
1923 
High    Speed    Lee 

JANE    MURFIN 
1924 
Flapper  Wives 

F.    W.    MURNAU 
1925 
The    Last    Laugh 

NORBERT   MYLES 
1924 
Walloping    Wallace 

HENRY    J.    NAPIER 

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The    Faithless    Sex 

MARSHALL    NEILAN 

1918 
Rebecca  of   Sunnybrook    Farm 
Little    Princess 
Stella    Maris 

Amarilly  of   Clothesline  Alley 
M'liss 
Hit-the-Trail   Holliday 

1919 
Daddy  Long  Legs 

Heart  of  the  Wilds 
Out   of  a   Clear   Sky 
Three   Men  and  a   Girl 
Unpardonable    Sin 

1920 
Don't   Ever   Marry 
Her   Kingdom   of   Dreams 
In   Old   Kentucky 
River's   End 
Go   and   Get   It 

1921 
Dinty 

Bob    Hampton    of    Placer 
Bits  of   Life 

1922 
Fools   First 
Penrod 

The    Lotus    Eater 
Minnie 

1923 
The  Eternal   Three 
The  Stranger's   Banquet 
The    Rendezvous 

1924 
Tess   of   the    D'Urbervilles 
Dorothy  Vernon  of  Haddon  Hall 

1925 
The    Sporting    Venus 
Return    of    a    Soldier 


R.    WILLIAM    NEILL 

1918 
Price   Mark 
Love    Letters 
Kaiser's    Shadow 
Flare  Up   Sal 
Love   Me 
Tyrant    Fear 
Mating  of  Marcella 
Green   Eyes 

1919 
Charge  It  To   Me 
Puppy  Love 
Trixie  from   Broadway 
Vive   La    France 
Career   of   Katherine    Bush 

1920 
The  Inner   Voice 
The  Bandbox 
The  Woman   Gives 
Yes  or   No 

1921 
Something  Different 
Idol    of    the    North 
Good    References 
Dangerous  Business 
Conquest   of    Canaan 

1922 
The   Iron   Trail 
What's      Wrong      With      The 
Women 

1923 
Radio   Mania 
Toilers   of   the   Sea 

1924 
Broken    Laws 
By    Divine   Right 
Vanity's    Price 

1925 
Marriage   in    Transit 
Percy 
The     Kiss     Barrier 

ALVIN    J.    NEITZ 
1921 
Outlawed 

1923 
The    Firebrand 

1924 
That  Wild  West 
The    Virgin 
The    Call    of    the    Mate 
Down  b/  the  Rio   Grande 
Dangerous    Trails 
The   Virgin 
Border    Women 
The   White    Panther 
19:5 
The    Reckless    Sex 

JACK   NELSON 

1921 
I    Am    Guilty 
Chickens 
Home  Stretch 
Rookie's    Return 
One  a   Minute 

1922 
Watch   Him    Step 

1923 
Through   the   Flames 

1924 
Alter  a   Million 
Calibre  45 

GUY    NEWALL 

1921 
Garden    of    Resurrection 
Testimony 

1922 
The   Bigamist 

FRED    NEWMEYER 
1922 
A    Sailor-Made    Man 
Grandma's   Boy 
1924 
Girl   Shy 
Hot  Water 

FRED    NIBLO 

1918 
The  Marriage  Ring 

1919 
Fuss   and   Feathers 
Happy    Though    Married 
Haunted   Bedroom 
Law    of    Men 
When   Do   We   Eat 
Partners  Three 
Virtuous    Thief 

1920 
Sex 

Dangerous    Hours 

What    Every    Woman    Learns 

The   False   Road 

The   Woman    in   the   Suitcase 

Stepping   Out 

Hairpins 

1921 
Her  Husband's  Friend 
Silk   Hosiery 


Mark  of  Zorro 
Mother  O'Mine 
Greater    Than    Love 

1922 
The   Woman   He   Married 
Rose  O'the  Sea 
Blood  and  Sand 

1923 
Famous   Mrs.    Fair 
Strangers    of    the    Night 

1924 
The   Red   Lily 
Thy   Name  is  Woman 

WILLIAM     NIGH 

1918 
Thou   Shalt   Not   Steal 
My    Four    Years    in    Germany 
Sunshine  Alley 
My    Own    United    States 
Shame 

1919 
Our   Teddy 

1920 
Democracy,     the     Vision     Re- 
stored 

1921 
Skmning    Skinners 
Why  Girls  Leave  Home 

1922 
Soul  of  Man 
Your   Best  Friend 
School   Days 
Notoriety 

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Marriage  Morals 
1924 
Born   Rich 

1925 
Fear    Bound 

JOHN    W.    NOBLE 
1920 
Footlights    and    Shadows 
ihe  Gray  Towers   Mystery 
The   Golden   Shower 

1921 
Song    of   the    Soul 
Out  of  the  House  of  Bondage 

1922 
Cardigan 

1924 
Stranger    from   the    North 
His   Darker  Self 

WILFRID    NORTH 
1918 
Over  the  Top 

1920 
Mind  the  Paint  Girl 
The  Undercurrent 

FRANCES     NORDSTROM 
1925 
Her   Market   Value 

EUGENE    NOWLAND 
1918 
Peg  O'  the  Sea 

WILFRED    NOY 
1925 
The    Lost    Chord 

JOHN    B.    O'BRIEN 

1918 
Reputation 
Queen    X 
The    Unforseen 
Daughter  of  Maryland 
Her   Sister 

Who    Loved    Him    Best 
The   Girl   and   the  Judge 
The   Street   of   Seven   Stars 
The  Inn  of  the  Blue  Moon 

1919 
The    Bishop's    Emeralds 

1920 
Impossible     Catherine 

J921 
Lonely   Heart 
The   Family   Closet 

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Father    Tom 

1924 
Those    Who     Dare 

FRANK    O'CONNOR 
1921 
Everything  for   Sale 

J922 
Penrod 

A    Virginia    Courtship 
A   Homespun   Vamp 

1925 
Go    Straight 

JOHN   OKEY 
1923 
Outlaws   of   the   Sea 

SIDNEY    OLCOTT 
1918 
The  Belgian 


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1919 
Marriage   for    Convenience 

1920 
Scratch   My   Back 

1922 
The   Right   Way 
Pardon    My   French 
God's  Country  and  the  Law 
Timothy's  Quest 
1923 
The  Green  Goddess 
Little   Old   New   York 
1924 
The   Only   Woman 
Monsieur    Beaucaire 
The  Humming  Bird 

1925 
Salome    of    the    Tenements 

STANLEY    OLMSTEAD 
1920 
The  Moonlight  Trail 

RICHARD    OSWALD 

1923 
Affairs   of   Lady   Hamilton 

HENRY   OTTO 

1918 
Lorelei    of    the    Sea 
Wild  Life 

1919 
The   Microbe 
Amateur  Adventuress 
Angel  Child 
Great    Romance 
Island   of    Intrigue 
Some    Bride 

1920 
The    Cheater 
Fair  and   Warmer 
The   Willow   Tree 

1921 
A  Slave  of  Vanity 

1923 
Love   Bound 
The  Templt  of  Venos 

1924 
Dante's    Inferno 

1925 
Folly    of    Vanity 

PAUL    OTTO 
1921 
Tradition 

RUTH    BRYAN    OWEN 
1922 
Once  Upon  a  Time 

IDA     MAY     PARK 

1918 
Bondage 

Broadway     Love 
Risky   Road 

The    Model's    Confession 
Bread 

1919 
Amazing  Wife 
Vanity  Pool 

1920 
The    Butterfly    Man 

1921 
Bonnie    May 
The     Midlanders 

WILLIAM     PARKE 

1918 
A    Crooked    Romance 
Over    the    Hill 
Convict    993 
The  Yellow  Ticket 

1919 
Key   to   Power 

1920 
Out   of   the    Storm 
The   Paliser    Case 

1921 
Beach  of   Dreams 

1923 
Legally     Dead 
The    Clean-Up 
A    Million    to    Burn 

ALBERT    PARKER 
1918 
Haunted   House 
The    Man    Hater 
For  Valour 
The    Other    Woman 
From  Two  to   Six 
Annexing  Bill 
Waifs 
Shitting    Sands 

1919 
Arizona 

Knickerbocker     Buckaroo 
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1920 
The   Eyes  of   Youth 

1921 
Branded    Woman 

1922 
Love's   Redemption 
Sherlock   Holmes 
1924 
Second   Youth 
The  Rejected  Woman 

GEORGE    PARSON 
1922 
Me   and    My    Gal 

GIOVANI    PASTRONE 

1919 
The    Liberator 

STUART   PATON 

1918 
Beloved  Jim 
The  Girl  in  the  Dark 
Wine  Girl 
The  Marriage  Lie 

1919 
Border   Raiders 
Devil's    Trail 
Little   Diplomat 

1921 
Reputation 
The    Torrent 
Wanted  at  Headquarters 

i922 
The  Black  Bag 
Man    Who   Married   His    Own 

Wife 
Conflict 
Man   to   Man 
One  Wonderful  Night 
Wolf  Law 
The    Married     Flapper 

1923 
The    Scarlet    Car 
The    Love    Brand 
Burning    Words 
Bavu 

VAL    PAUL 

1921 
Hearts   Up 
Sundown  Slim 
West    is    West 

1922 
The  Kick -Back 
Good   Man   and   True 

1923 
Canyon   of   the   Fools 
Crashin'    Thru 
Desert    Driven 
The  Miracle   Baby 

MARCEL     PEREZ 

1921 
The   Way    Women   Love 

1922 
Unconquered     Woman 
Better    Man    Wins 

LEONCE    PERRET 

1918 
Lest  We  Forget 
The  Million   Dollar   Dollies 

1919 
Lafayette  We   Come 
Soul    Adrift 
Unknown  Love 
The  Thirteenth   Chair 

1920 
The  A.    B.    C.   of   Love 
Twin    Pawns 
Lifting     Shadows 
Modern    Salome 

1921 
Empire   of   Diamonds 
The   Money   Maniac 

1925 
Madame    Sans    Gene 

GEORGE     PETERSON 
1919 
The   Better  'Ole 

WRAY    PHYSIOC 

1918 
Human    Clay 

1922 
The   Blond   Vampire 
The  Madness  of  Love 

LEPU    PICK 
1922 
Shattered 

JACK     PICKFORD 

1921 

Through    the    Back    Door 

JOSEPH    PINTUS 

1919 

Colonel     Bridau 

GEORGE  FOSTER  PLATT 

1919 
Deliverance 
HORACE   G.    PLIMTON 

1920 
The   Stream  of  Life 
What    Children    Will    Do 


1922 
Ashamed   of   Parents 
Through   the   Storm 
Should  a  Wife  Work 

HARRY    POLLARD 
1918 
The    Danger    Game 
The  Girl  Who  Couldn't  Grow 
Up 

1922 
Trimmed 
Confidence 
The   Loaded   Door 

1923 
Trifling  With  Honor 
1924 
Oh,    Doctor 
Sporting    Youth 
The    Reckless    Age 
K-the  Unknown 

1925 
I'll    Show    You   the   Town 

ALBERT   PLUMMER 
1923 
Darkness    and    Daylight 

FRANK   POWELL 

1918 
Heart    of   the    Sunset 

1919 
Unbroken     Promise 
Forfeit 

PAUL    POWELL 

1918 
The    Kid    is    Clever 

1919 
Blinding    Trail 
All  Night 

Littli   White    Savage 
Society  of   Sensation 
Weaker  Vessel 
Who  Will  Marry  Me 
Man   in   the    Moonlight 

1920 
Common    Property 
Pollyanna 
Crooked     Streets 

1921 
Eyes  of  the  Heart 
Sweet  Lavender 
Mystery    Road 
Dangerous   Life 

1922 
The  Crimson  Challenge 
The    Cradle 
For    the    Defense 
The   Ordeal 
Borderland 

1923 
Daughter   of    Luxury 
Racing   Hearts 
The  Fog 

1925 
The  Awful   Truth 

JACK    PRATT 

1918 
Loyalty 
Who    Knows 

1921 
Woman   Untamed 

1922 
Yankee   Doodle.   Jr. 

1923 
The    Rip   Tide 

PAUL    PRICE 
1922 
Are  Children   to   Blame 

J.  A.   PRONTOZONOSS 

1918 
The    Queen    of    Spades 
The    Inner    Voice 

CHARLES    RAY 

1921 
Scrap   Iron 
A    Midnight    Bell 

1922 
Gas,  Oil  or  Water 
The  Deuce  of  Spades 
Alias   Julius    Caesar 
R.   S.   V.   P. 
The  Barnstormer 
Two   Minutes  To  Go 
Smudge 

HERMAN  C.  RAYMAKER 

1924 
Racing  Luck 

1925 
Tracked    in    the    Snow    Country 

J.     PARKER     READ,     JR. 

1920 
The    Lone    Wolfe's     Daughter 

1921 
His    Own     Law 

1923 
The    Last    Moment 
TED    REED 

1921 
The    Nut 


ART     REEVES 
1925 

The    Range    Terror 
Galloping    Vengeance 

FRANK     REICHER 

1918 
Trouble    Buster 
The    Eternal    Mother 
An  American  Widow 
The   Claim 
Treasure  of  the   Sea 
The    Only    Road 

1919 
Suspense 
Prodigal    Wife 
American  Way 
The  Battler 
The  Trap 

1920 
The   Black  .Circle 
Empty  Arms 

1921 
Idle    Hands 
Behind    Masks 

HARRY    REVIER 

1918 
The   Grain    of    Dust 

1919 
What  Shall  We  Do  With  Him 
Challenge  of  Chance 

1920    . 
The    Return   of   Tarzan 

1921 
Revenge   of   Tarzan 
The  Heart  of  the  North 

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Life's    Greatest    Question 
The  Broadway    Madonna 

LYNN    F     REYNOLDS 

1918 
Broadway  Arizona 
Up    or    Down 
The  Gown  of  Destiny 
Fast    Company 
Western    IJlood 
Ace  High 

1919 
Treat   'Em   Rough 
Rebellious    Bride 
Mr.    Logan,   U.    S.   A. 
Miss  Adventure 
Forbidden    Room 
Fame    and    Fortune 
Little    Brother   of    the    Rich 
Brute    Breaker 

1920 
Overland    Red 
Bullet    Proof 
The  Red   Lane 

1921 
The  Road   Demon 
The   Texan 
Big  Town  Round-Up 

1922 
The    Night    Horseman 
Up    and    Going 
Trailin" 
Sky    High 
For   Big   Stakes 
Just    Tony 
Tom   Mix   in   Arabia 

1923 
Brass    Commandments 
The    Gun    Fighter 
The  Huntress 

1924 
The    Last   of   the    Duanes 

1925 
The    Deadwood    Coach 
Riders    of    the    Purple    Sage 

FRANKLAND   RICHARDSON 
1922 
In   the   Night 

THOMAS    RICKETTS 
1919 
Sins  of  the  World 

GEORGE  RiDGliWELL 

1919 
Water  Lily 
Root  of   Evil 

1920 
The    Fruits    of    Passion 

1922 
Don't  Blame  Your  Children 

/^RTHUR  RtPPERT 

1922 

Playthings   of  an   Emperor 

HAL     ROACH 
1924 
White  Sheep 

WILLIS    L     hOBARDS 
1921 
Every  Woman's  Problem 

JESSE    ROBHi^■S 
1922 
Too    Much    Business 
Ladder   Jinx 


1923 
The   Front    Page   Story 
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The  Law   Forbids 

JOHN   S.   ROaf.RXSCN' 

1918 
Baby   Mine 

The  Bottom  of  the  Well 
The   Menace 

1919 
Here   Comes   the    Bride 
Little   Miss   Hoover 
Girl    of    Today 
Come  Out  of  the  Kitchen 
Better    Half 
Test  of  Honor 
Let's  Elope 
Make   Believe   Wife 
Misleading   Widow 

1920 
Dr.  Jekyll  and  Mr.  Hyde 
Erstwhile    Susan 
Sadie   Love 
Away   Goes   Prudence 
Dark  Lantern 

1921 
Sentimental    Tommy 
39    East 
The    Magic    Cup 

1922 
'Spanish   Jade 
Love's  Boomerang 
Foothghts 
Tess  of  the  Storm  Country 

1923 
The   Fighting   Blade 
The    Bright    Shawl 
Twenty-One 

1924 
Classmates 
The  Enchanted   Cottage 

1925 
New    Toys 

THEODORE    ROCKWELL 

1922 
Barriers   of   Folly 

1924 
Lightning  Romance 
Thundering   Hoofs 
Quemado 
The   Mask    of   Lopez 

ALBERT    ROGELL 
1923 
The    Great    Menace 
The  Mask  of  Lopez 
1924 
Galloping    Gallagher 
North   of   Nevada 
The   Fighting   Sap 
The    Dangerous    Coward 
The  Silent  Stranger 
1925 
Super    Speed 
Easy    Money 
The   Snob    Buster 

GEORGE    K.    ROLANDS 

1922 
Breaking   Home   Ties 

B.  A.   ROLFE 
1920 
Love  Without  Question 
Madonnas   and   Men 
Even   as   Eve 
Woman's    Business 

1921 
Wings  of   Pride 

ARTHUR  ROOKE 

1921 
The   Lure  of   Crooning  Water 

1922 
One    Moment's    Happiness 

PHILIP   ROSEN 

1920 
The    Road    to     Divorce 
The  Path  She  Chose 

1921 
Are  All   Men   Alike 
Extravagance 
The    Little    Fool 
Lure  of  Youth 

1922 
The  Young  Rajah 
The  Bonded  Woman 
Handle    With    Care 
Across   the   Continent 
The    World's    Champion 

1924 
This   Woman 
Bridge    of    Sighs 
A  Wise  Son 
Lovers'   Lane 
Being   Respectable 
Abraham    Lincoln 
1925 
The   Bridge   of    Sighs 
Heart    of    a    Siren 


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NAT  ROSS 

1922 
The    Galloping    Kid 
Ridin'    Wild 

1923 
The  Ghost   Patrol 
Six    Fifty 
Pure    Grit 

1924 
The  Slanderers 

ARTHUR    ROSSON 

1918 
Cassidy 

A  Case  at  Law 
Headin'    South 

1919 
Successful  Failure 
Sahara 

Married   in   Haste 
Coming  of  the   Law 
Rough    Riding    Romance 

1920 
Polly  of  the  Storm  Country 

1921 
Prisoners  of  Love 

1922 
The   Fire   Bride 
Desert    Blossoms 
Fighting    Streak 
Always   the   Woman 
For  Those  We  Love 

1923 
Little  Johnny  Jones 
The    Satin    Girl 
Garrison's  Finish 

1924 
Measure  of  a  Man 

192S 
The     Meddler 
Taming    the    West 
Tearing    Thru 
Sporting     Grit 
The     Burning     Trail 
Fighting    Demon 
The    Meddler 

WILLIAM   L.    ROUBERT 

1920 
Heritage 

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For  You  My   Boy 

HENRY    ROUSSELL 
1922 
The    Sheik's    Wife 

WESLEY    RUGGLES 
1918 
For    France 
The   Blind  Adventure 

1920 
Picadilly    Jim 
Sooner    or    Later 
The  Winchester  Woman 
The  Desperate  Hero 

1921 
Leopard    Woman 
Love 

The  Greater  Claim 
Uncharted    Seas 
Over  the  Wire 

i922 
Slippey    McGee 
Wild    Honey 
If  I  Were  Queen 

1923 
The    Heart    Raider 
Mr.  Billings  Spends  His  Dime 
The  Remittance  Womati 

1924 
The  Age  of   Innocence 
BEVERLY     C.    RULE 
1920 
Mystery    of    Washington 
Square 

AL    RUSSELL 
1924 
The   Lone   Fighter 

CHESTER    SABINSKY 
1918 
The   Painted   Doll 
The  Beggar  Woman 

EDWARD    G.    SALISBURY 
1923 
Black     Shadows 

A.   W.    SANDBERG 
1923 
David   Copperfield 

AL    SANTELL 

1921 
It   Might   Happen   to   You 

1922 
Wildcat    Jordan 

1923 
Lights    Out 

1924 
Parisian    Nights 
Empty   Hearts 
Fools     in     the     Dark 

1925 
le    Man    Who    Played    Square 
Parisian   Nights 


GEORGE    L.    SARGENT 

1920 
The    Whisper    Market 
The    Prey 

1921 
The    Broadway    Bubble 
The    Charming    Deceiver 
It     Isn't     Being     Done     This 
Season 

PAUL   SCARDON 

1918 
Soldiers  of  Chance 
The   Love   Doctor 
The  Grell  Mystery 
In    the    Balance 
The  Other  Man 
"The    Desired    Woman 
A    Bachelor's    Children 
The    Golden    Goal 
A   Game  With   Fate 
Tangled    Lives 
All    Man 

1919 
Beating  the   Odds 
Beauty    Proof 
Fighting    Destiny 
Green    God 
Man    Who    Won 
Hoarded   Assets 
King   of    Diamonds 
Silent    Strength 
The  Gamblers 

1920 
The   Darkest    Hour 
In    Honor's    Webb 
Partners  of  the  Night 
Children  N'jt  Wanted 

1921 
The    Broken    Gate 
The    Breaking   Point 
Her   Unwilling    Husband 
Milestones 

1922 
False    Kisses 
The    Golden    Gallows 
Shattered    Dreams 
A  Wonderful   Wife 
When    the    Devil    Drives 

1924 
Her    Own    Free    Will 
VICTOR  L    SCHERTZINGER 

1918 
Son    of    His    Father 
His  Mother's  Boy 
Hired    Man 
Family     Skeleton 
Playing  the  Game 
His    Own    Home   Town 
The   Claws   of   the   Hun 
A    Nine    O'Clock    Town 

1919 
Hard    Boiled 
Home  Breaker 
Lady   of    Red    Butte 
Other    Men's   Wives 
Sheriff's    Son 
String     Beans 
Extravagance 
Quicksand 
Upstairs 
Peace   of   Roaring    River 

1920 
Pinto 
The   Jinx 

The  IJlooming  Angel 
The    Slim    Princess 

1921 
Made   in    Heaven 
What  Happened  to  Rosa 
The    Concert 
Beating  the  Game 

1922 
Mr.    Barnes    of    New   York 
Head   Over   Heels 
Bootlegger's     Daughter 

1923 
The    Lonely    Road 
The    Scarlet    Lily 
Refuge 

Dollar   Devils 
The     Kingdom    Within 
The  Man    Next  Door 
Chastity 

Long  Live  the  King 
The    Man    Life    Passed    By 

1924 
Bread 
A    Boy    of    Flanders 

1925 

Frivolous    Sal 

ABRAHAM     S.     SCHOMER 

1919 
Ruling   Passion 

1920 
The    Sacred    Flame 

1921 
The    Hidden    Light 

VICTOR   SEASTROM 
1920 
A    Man   There    Was 


1921 
You  and   I 

1922 
The    Stroke    of    Midnight 
Mortal    Clay 

1923 
Name'  the    Man 

1924 
He   Who   Gets   Slapped 

1925 
The    Confessions    of    a    Queen 

CHARLES     M.     SEAY 
1922 
Jan    of    the    Big    Snows 

LARRY    SEMON 
1925 
The    Wizard    of    Oz 

EDWARD    SEDGWICK 

1921 

Live   Wires 

1922 

The    Rough    Diamond 

Chasing  the  Moon 

Bar    Nothin' 

The    Bear    Cat 

Do    and     Dare 

Boomerang    Justice 
1923 

Dead    Game 

Blinky 

Gentleman     from    America 

Shootin'  For  Love 

Single   Handed 

Out   of   Luck 

The     First    Degree 

The   Rambling   Kid 

The    Flaming    Hour 

Romance    Land 

The    Thrill    Chaser 
1924 
Ridin'    Kid    from    Powder    River 
Forty    Horse    Hawkins 
The    Sawdust    Trail 
Hook   and    Ladder 
Broadway    or    Busr 
Ride    foi     Your    Life 
Hit   ard    Rmi 

1925 

The     Hurricane     Kid 
Let    'Er     Buck 
The    Saddle    Hawk 

CHARLES     R.     SEELING 

1921 
The  Vengeance  Trail 
The    Jack    Rider    . 

1922 
Western    Firebrands 
Across    the    Border 
Rounding   Up   the   Law 

1923 
The    End    of    the    Rope 
Cyclone   Jones 
The  Purple  Dawn 

1924 
Tlie  I'lirpl'?  Dawn 
Yaiikec   Madness 

GEORGE    SEIGMAN 

1918 
My   Unmarried    Wife 

1919 
■Spitfire    of    Seville 

1920 
Woman  Under  Cover 

i921 
The  Trembling  Hour 

WILLIAM    A.    SEITER 

1921 
Kentucky     Colonel 
Hearts    and    Masks 
Passing  Through 

1922 
Boy    Crazy 

The    Foolish    Age 
The    Understudy 
Gay   and    Devilish 
Eden    and    Return 
Up  and  At  'Em 

1923 
When    Love    Comes 
Bell    Boy    13 

Little      Church      Around      the 
Corner 

1924 
The   Mad    Whirl 
His  Forgotten  Wife 
Daddies 

The   Family    Secret 
Listen,   I.rster 
Tilt    White    S'P 
The    last    Worker 
1925 
Dangerous   Innocence 
The    Teaser 

FRANKLIN    SEITES 
1922 
Nine    Seconds    to   Heaven 


GEORGE    SEITZ 

1922 
Rogues    and    Romance 

1923 
The  Way  of  a   Man 

1924 
Into    the    Net 
The    Fortieth    Door 

BERNARD  SEIVEL 
1922 
Dawn   of   Revenge 

LEWIS    SEILER 
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Darwin  Was   Right 

OLLIE  SELLERS 

1920 
When    Bearcat    Went    Dry 
The  Gift   Supreme 

1921 
Seeds   of  Vengeance 
Diane  of   Star   Hollow 

1922 
The    New    Disciple 

FRANK    N.    SELTZER 
1922 
Breaking   Home  Ties 

1924 
Tiie    Koosier    v^hoolmaster 
LARKY    SEMON 
1924 
The   Girl  in    "le   Limous' .c 
MACK    SENNETT 
1920 
Married    Life 

1921 
Love   Honor    and    Behave 
G.     V.     SEYFFERITZ 
1921 
Closed   Doors 
Princess  Jones 
Peggy   Puts  It  Over 
WILLIAM    SHAUDET 
1919 
Finger    of    Justice 

HAROLD    SHAW 
1923 
Rouged    Lips 
Held    to    Answer 
1924 
The    Fool's   AwakeniniT 
V'Vrj.EY  iWOOKE  SHiT:K;i.AN 

1924 
I'lia  Night   Message 

FORREST  SHELDON 
1924 
Black    Gold 
Rainbow    Rangers 

ROY    SHELDON 

1922 
Bootleggers 

1923 
Counterfeit   Love 

NELL   SHIPMAN 
1922 
The  Girl  From  God's  Country 

SCOTT    SIDNEY 
1918 
Tarzan   of  the  Apes 

1921 
813 

1924 
Krld    Your     Urcafh 
Reckless    Romance 
1925 
Charley's    Aunt 
Stop    Flirting 

FRED     SITTENHAM 
1921 
Clothes 
Fine    Feathers 

EDWARD    iSLOMAN 

i918 
Sands   of   Sacrifice 
The    Sea    Master 
Snap    Judgment 
New    York    Luck 
In   Bad 

The    Midnight    Trail 
A   Bit  of  Jade 
Social    Briars 
The  Ghost  of  Rosy  Taylor 

1919 
Fair  Enough 
Mantle    of    Charity 
Molly  of  the  Follies 
Money    Isn't    Everything 
Put  Up  Your  Hands 
Sandy    Burke  of  the  U-Bar-U 
The    Westerners 

1920 
Slam     Bang    Jim 
The    Sagebrusher 
Burning    Daylight 
The   Luck    of   Geraldine   Laird 
Blind    Youth 
The    Mutiny    of    the    Elsinore 


1921 
Marriage    of    William    Aihe 
The    Other   Woman 
The   Ten    Dollar    Raise 
Star    Rover 
Pilgrimi    of    the    Night 

1922 
Shattered  Idols 
Woman  He  Loved 

1923 
Backbone 

The  Eagle's  Feather 
The    Last    Hour 

1925 
Up    the    Ladder 

PAUL  SLOANE 
1925 
A    Man   Must    Live 
Too    Many    Kisses 
The    Shock    Punch 

RAY    C.    SMALLWOOD 

1920 
The    Heart    of    a    Child 
The  Best  of  Luck 

1921 
Billions 
Madame    Peacock 

1922 
Queen  of  the  Moulin   Rouge 
My  Old  Kentucky  Home 
When  the  Desert  Calls 
Fools   of   Fortune 

CLIFFORD   SMITH 
i918 
Devil    Dodger 
One    Shot    Ross 
The    Medicine    Man 
The    Learnin'    of    Jim    Benton 
Law's    Outlaw 
Keith  of  the   Border 
Faith  Endurin' 
The    Boss   of    Lazy    "Y" 
Paying    His    Debts 
Wolves  of  the  Border 
A  Red-Haired  Cupid 
The   Fly   God 
By    Proxy 
Cactus    Crandall 
1919 
The  Pretender 
Silent    Rider 
Untamed 

1920 
The    Cyclone 
The    Lone   Hand 
Three   Gold   Coins 
The    Girl    Who    Dared 

1921 
Western  Hearts 
Vanishing  Maid 
1922 
Crossing  Trails 
Daring  Danger 
My   Dad 

1923 
Wild    Bill    Hickock 
1924 
Ridgcway'of   Montana 
Singer   Jim    McKee 
The    Back    Trail 
Fighting    Fury 
Daring    Chances 
The   Western    Wallop 

1925 
The    Sign    of    the    Cactus 
Roaring     Adventure 
Ridin'    Thunder 
Don   Dare   Devil 
The   Open   Trail 

DAVID    SMITH 

1918 
Baree,  the  Son  of  Kazan 
A    Gentleman's   Agreement 
The    Changing    Woman 

1919 
By  the  World  Forgot 
Enchanted    Barn 
Wishing    Ring    Man 
Yankee   Princess 
Cupid    Forecloses 

1920 
The    Fighting     Colleen 
The        Courage        of       Marge 

O'Doone 
?ageen 

1921 
The    Silver    Car 
Black    Beauty 
It   Can   Be   Done 

1922 
My  Wild  Irish  Rose 
Flower  of  the  North 
A  Guilty   Conscience 
The   Little   Minister 

1923 
Midnight    Alarm 
Masters    of    Men 
The    Ninety    and    Nine 
Pioneer  Trails 
Red  Roses 
Man     From     Brodney's 


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1924 

The  Code  of  the  Wilderness 
Captain    Blood 
Borrowed    Husbands 
Vly  Man 

HAMILTON    SMITH 
1922 
Isle   of    Doubt 

1923 
The    Inner    Man 

H.   A.    SNOW 
1923 
Hunting    Big    Game  in   Africa 

DAVID   SOLOMON 
1923 
South    Sea    Love 
1924 
Kentucky    Days 
[.ove    Letters 

HARRY   SOLTER 
1918 
Spotted    Lily 
Lash    of    Power 
Wife   He    Bought 

MAL    ST.    CLAIR 

1924 

How    Baxter     Butted    In 

The  Lighthouse  by  the  Sea 

1924 

Find    Your    Man 
George    Washington,    Jr. 
1925 
On     Thin     Ice 
Are    Parents     People 
After    Business    Hours 


JOHN    STAHL 

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Wives  of   Men 

1919 
Her    Code   of   Honor 
Suspicion 

Woman  Under  Oath 
Women  Men  Forget 
Woman    in    His    House 

1921 
The  Child  Thou  Gavest  Me 
Sowing   the  Wind 

1922 
The   Song  of   Life 
One   Clear    Call 
Suspicious    Wives 

i923 
The   Wanters 
The   Dangerous  Age 

1924 

Husbands  and   Lovers 
Why  Men  Leave  Home 

1925 
Fine     Clothes 

RICHARD     M.     STAHL 

1919 
What    Becomes    of    the    Chil- 
dren 


PENRHYN    STANLAWS 

)921 
The     Outside     Woman 
The  House  That  Jazz   Built 
At   the   End   of   the  World 

1922 
Over  the   Border 
The  Law   and  the  Woman 
The    Little    Minister 
Pink   Gods 
Singed    Wings 

RICHARD     STANTON 

i918 
The  Yankee  Way 
Scarlet    Pimpernel 
The    Spy 

Cheating  the   Public 
Stolen   Honor 
Rough  and  Ready 

1919 
Caillaux    Case 
Jungle    Trail 
Land   of   the   Free 
Why   America  Will   Win 
Why  I   Would   Not   Marry 
Checkers 

1921 
The  Face  at  Your  Window 
Thunderclap 

1923 
McGuire    of    the    Mounted 

JULIUS   STEGER 

1918 
Cecelia   of   the   Pink   Rosea 
Just  a  Woman 

1919 
Her    Mistake 
Hidden  Truth 
Burden  of   Proof 
Belle  of   New   York 

1921 

NORMAN    L.    STEVENS 
Johnny     Ring    and     the     Cap- 
tain's Sword 


PAUL  STEIN 
1922 
The    Red    Peacock 
The   Devil's   Pawn 

MAURITZ    STILLER 

1922 
Sir   Arnc's   Treasure 
In    Self    Defense 

1924 
The    Blizzard 

JEROME    STORM 
1918 
Keys    of   the    Righteous 
Naughty    Nauglity 
Biggest    Show    on    Earth 
Desert    Wooing 
The   Vamp 

1919 
The   Busher 
Girl    Dodger 
Greased     Lightning 
Hay    Foot,    Straw   Foot 

1920 
Alarm  CIoc'k  Andy 
Crooked    Straight 
Ked    Hot    Dollars 
Paris    Green 

The    Egg    Crate    Wallop 
Homer    Comes   Home 

1921 
Village    Sleuth 
An    Old    Fashioned    Boy 
Peaceful  Valley 

1922 
The    Rosary 
Her    Social    Value 
Arabian    Love 
Honor    First 

1923 
The   Madness   of   Youth 
Truxton  King 
A   California    Romance 
Good    B;e    Girls 
Children    of    Jazz 
Saint    Elmo 

1924 
The    Brass    Bowl 

1924 
The   Goldfish 
The   Siren  of   Seville 

MALCOLM    STRAUSS 
1923 
Salome 

HUNT    STROMBERG 
1923 
Breaking  Into   Society 

1924 
The    Siren    of    Seville 
1924 
The   Fire   Patrol 
A  Cafe  in  Cairo 
The    Siren    of    Seville 
Tiger    Thompson 

ROLLIN   STURGEON 

1918 
The    Bride's    Silence 
The  Rainbow  Girl 
The  Calendar  Girl 
Betty    and    the    Buccaneer* 
The    Shuttle 
Petticoat    Pilot 
Unclaimed    Goods 

1919 
Destiny 

Hugon    the    Mighty 
Pretty     Smooth 
Sundown  Trail 

1920 
The   Girl  in   the  Rain 
In    Folly's    Trail 

1921 
Gilded    Dreams 
Mad    Marriage 
All   Dolled  Up 
Danger   Ahead 

1922 
North   of   the    Rio    Grande 

1923 
West  of  the  Water  Tower 

1924 
Daughters    of   Today 
West    of   the    Water   Tower 

CHARLES    STUMAR 
1925 

Fifth    Avenue    Models 

Raffles 

I'll    Show    You    the    Town 

M.    O.    SUDOKOFF 

1918 
The  Dagger  Woman 
FREDERICK    SULLIVAN 

1919 
The    Solitary    Sin 

1922 
Courtship  of  Miles  Standish 

EDWARD       SUTHERLAND 
1925 

Coming    Through 


CHARLES    SWICKARD 

1919 
Almost  Married 
Faith 

Hitting  the  High  Spots 
Light  of  Western  Stars 
The    Spender 

1920 
The  Devil's  Claim 
The    Third    Woman 
Li   Ting    Lang 
An    Arabian     Night 

1921 
Body    and    Soul 

HENRY    SYMONDS 
1920 
Go  and  Get  It 

CULLEN     TATE 
1924 
Try  and   Get   It 

CHARLES    TAYLOR 

1920 

Through  the   Eyes  of  Men 

1922 
The    Half    Breea 

SAM     TAYLOR 
1922 
The  Mohican's  Daughter 

1923 
Why  Worry 
Safety    Last 

1924 
Hot     Water 
Girl    Shy 

S.    E.    V.    TAYLOR 
1924 
Roulette 
The    Lone  Wolf 

WILLIAM    D.    TAYLOR 

1918 
North    of    '53 
Jack   and   Jill 
Tom    Sawyer 
Spirit    of    '17 
Huck    and     Tom 
Up    the    Road    With    Sally 
His  Majesty  Bunker  Bean 
Mile-A-Minute- Kendall 

1919 
How    Could    You   Jean 

1919 
Captain    Kidd,    Jr. 
Johanna   Enlists 

1920 
Judy    of    Rogue's    Harbor 
Anne  of  Green   Gables 
Jenny    Be    Good 
Nurse  Marjorie 
Huckleberry    Finn 
Soul    of    Youth 

1921 
The  Witching   Hour 
Sacred    and    Profane    Love 
The     Furnace 
Wealth 

1922 
Morals 

The  Top  of  New  York 
The  Green   Temptation 

LOU     TELLEGEN 
1918 
The  Thing  We  Love 

TOM   TERRISS 
i918 
The    Fettered    Woman 
A  Woman  Between  Friends 
The  Song  of  the   Soul 
The    Business    of    Life 
The  Triumph  of  the  Weak 
Find    the    Woman 
To    the    Highest    Bidder 

1919 
Third   Degree 
Spark   Divine 
Lion  and  the  Mouse 
Everybody's   Girl 
Cambric   Mask 
Captain's    Captain 

i920 
The   Fortune   Hunter 
The    Climbers 
The  Tower   of  Jewels 
The  Vengeance  of  Durand 
Captain   Swift 

1921 
Heart   of   Maryland 
Dead   Men   Tell   No   Tales 
Trumpet    Island 

1922 
Find   the    Woman 
Boomerang    Bill 
The  Challenge 

1923 
Harbor  Lights 


1924 
The  Desert  Sheik 
The    Bandolero 

GEORGE  TERWILLIGER 

1920 
The  Price  Woman  Pays 
Slaves    of    Pride 
The   Sporting   Duchess 
Dollars   and    Sense 

1921 
The  Fatal  Hour 
Little  Italy 

1922 
The    Bride's    Play 
What    Fools   Men   Are 

1924 
Wife   in    Name    Only 

OTI&    B.    THAYER 

J919 
Miss  Arizona 

1920 
Wolves   of  the   Street 
The   Desert    Scorpion 

1921 
Finders    Keepers 

1923 
Rider  of  the  Range 

RICHARD  THOMAS 
1923 
Love   Pirate 

1924 
Phantom  Justice 
1925 
Daughters   Who    Pay 

FREDERIC  THOMSON 

i918 
How    Could    You    Caroline 
Wild    Primrose 

1919 
Nymph   of   the    Woods 
The    Mating 

1921 
The  Heart  Line 
The    Marriage    Pit 

ROBT.  T.  THORNBY 
The    Hostage 
Molly    Entangled 
Fair    Barbarian 
Little    Sister    of    Everybody 
The   Fallen   Angel 
Lawless    Love 

1919 
When    My   Ship    Comes   In 
Are   You  Legally  Married 
Carolyn  of  the   Corners 
Her  Inspiration 

1920 
The  Deadlier   Sex 
Fighting   Cressy 
Simple    Souls 
The  Prince  and  Betty 
Girl   in   the  Web 

1921 
The    Blazing    Trait 
Magnificent     Brute 
That  Girl   Montana 
Felix   O'Day 
Half  a  Chance 

1922 
Ridin'    Wild 
The    Fox 
The  Trap 
Lorna   Doone 

1923 
Gold   Madness 
Stormswept 
Drivin*   Fool 

MARTIN    THORTON 

1919 
Romany   Lass 

1921 
The   Flame 
Branded    Soul 
Bars   of   Iron 

RICHARD  THORPE 
1924 
Hard    Hittin'    Hamilton 
Fast   and    Fearless 
Rough    Ridin' 
Battling   Buddy 
Rarin'    to    Go 

1925 
On    the    Go 
Gold   and   Grit 

DION     TITHERADGE 
1922 
David   and  Jonathan 
Her    Story 

MAURICE   TOURNEUR 
1918 
Barbary  Sheep 
Exile 

Rise    of   Jennie    Gushing 
Rose  of  the  World 
The    Blue    Bird 


Prunella 
Doll's    House 

1919 

Woman 

White    Heather 

Sporting  Life 

My  Lady's  Garter 
1920 

Treasure  Island 

Victory 

The  Life  Line 

The    Broken    Butterfly 

The    White    Circle 
1921 

Foolish     Matrons 

Lorna   Doone 

1922 

Deep    Waters 

The  Bait 

The    County    Fair 

The   Last  of  the  Mohicans 
1923 

Brass  Bottle 

The    Christian 

While   Paris   Sleeps 

Isle  of  Lost  Ships 

Jealous  Husbands 
1924 
Torment 

Jealous  Husbands 
The    White   Moth 
1925 

Never  the   Twain    Shall   Meet 

MONS.    TOURJANSKY 
1925 
Tales    of    a    Thousand    and    One 
Nights 

ROBERT   TOWNLEY 

1921 
Honeymoon   Ranch 
West    of   the    Rio   Grande 

1922 
Partners    of   the    Sunset 
Welcome    to    our    City 
Squire    Phinn 

ERNEST    TRAXLER 
1919 
Caleb    Piper's    Girl 
Go   Get   'Em    Garrity 

LAURENCE  TRIMBLE 

1918 
Spreading   Dawn 
The    Auction    Block 
The    Light    Within 

1919 
Fool's  Gold 
Spotlight    Sadie 

1920 
The   Woman    God   Sent 

1921 
Everybody's   Sweetheart 

1922 
The  Silent  Call 
Brawn   of  the   North 

1924 
The  Love   Master 
1925 
White    Fang 

GEORGE     LOANE     TUCKER 

1918 
A  Man  of  His  Word 
The   Cinderella  Man 
Mother 

Dodging  a  Million 
Joan   of    Plattsburg 
Hypocrites 
The    Manx-Man 

1919 
Virtuous  Wives 
The   Miracle   Man 

1922 
Ladies  Must   Live 

BEN    TURBETT 
1918 
Courage   of   the   Commonplace 

FRANK  TUTTLE 
1922 
The    Cradle    Buster 

1923 
Second   Fiddle 
Youthful    Cheaters 
Puritan   Passions 
1924 
Dangerous  Money 
Grit 

1925 
Miss     Bluebeard 
A    Kiss   in    the   Dark 

MAY    TULLY 
1922 
Our  Mutual  Friend 
The  Old   Oaken   Bucket 


THE 


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Sunday,  June  7,  1925 


I  •-•-■  ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■I 


VICTOR  SCHERTZINGER 


*LONG  LIVE  THE  KING" 

"BOY  OF  FLANDERS" 

"THE  MAN  LIFE  PASSED  BY" 


Director 

"BREAD" 

"FRIVOLOUS^SAL" 
"MAN  AND |M AID" 

Now  Directing 

VICTOR  SCHERTZINGER  PRODUCTIONS 

for  FOX 

Coming  Releases— "THE  WHEEL" 

"THUNDER  MOUNTAIN" 


Sunday,  June  7,  1925 


THE 


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59 


JACQUES    TYROL 
1919 
The  Red  Viper 
Human    Passions 
And  the  Children  Pay 

FRANK    URSON 

1921 
The    Love    Special 
Too  Much   Speed 
The  Hell   Diggers 

1922 
Exit  the  Vamp 
Tillie 

South  of  Suva 
The   Heart    Specialist 
Minnie 

1924 
Changing   Husbands 

1925 
Forty     Winks 
The   Night  Club 

TRAVERS   VALE 

1918 
Betsy    Ross 
A  Woman   Beneath 
The    Dormant    Power 
Easy   Money 
Stolen  Hours 
Whims    of    Society 
Spurs  of  Sybil 
The  Witch  Women 
Journeys   End 
Vengeance 
The  Man  Hunt 
Woman    of    Redemption 
Joan  of  the   Woods 

1919 
Heart  of  Gold 
Zero  Hour 

Soul    Without    Windows 
Quickening  Flame 
Moral   Deadline 
The  Bluffer 
Just  Sylvia 

1921 
Life 

1922 
A   Pasteboard    Crown 

WALLY   VAN 
1919 
Rothapfel's     First     Unit     Pro- 
gramme 

1925 
Rough    Going 

JOSEPH    VANCE 
1923 
Alias  the  Night   Wind 

W.    S.   VAN    DYKE 
1»I8 

Men  of  the   Desert 
Gift    O'Gab 

1919 
Lady  of  the  Dugout 

1922 
According  to  Hoyle 
Boss  of  Camp   No.  4 
Forget   Me   Not 

1923 
Little  Girl  Next   Door 
Miracle     Makers 
Loving   Lies 
You  Are  In  Danger 

1924 
Half-a-dollar-Bill 

1925 
Gold  Heels 
The  Trail    Rider 
The    Outlaw 
The   Beautiful    Sinner 

PHILIP   VAN    LOAN 

1921 
Forbidden    Love 

BERT    VAN    TUYLE 

1921 
The  Girl  From  God's  Country 

1923 
The  Grub- Stake 

BAYARD     VEILLER 
The    Last    Card 

1922 
The   Face   Between 
Lady  fingers 
Sherlock    Brown 
The  Right  That   Failed 

PERRY    VEKROFF 
Men 

1919 
Dust    of    Desire 
Woman's  Experience 
What    Love    Forgive* 

1920 
Cynthia-on-the-Minute 
EDWARD       VENTURINI 

1921 
The  Headless   Horseman 

1924 
The    Old   Fool 


KING   VIDOR 

1919 
Better  Times 
Turn  in  the   Road 
Other   Half 

1920 
Poor    Relations 
The  Family   Honor 
The  Jacknife   Man 

1921 
The    Sky    Pilot 

1922 
The  Real  Aventure 
Love  Never  Dies 
Peg   O'    My   Heart 
Dust  to  Dawn 

1923 
Conquering  the  Woman 
The  Woman   of   Bronze 

1924 
His   Hour 
Wine  of  Youth 
Wild   Oranges 
Happiness 

1925 
The  Wife   of   the    Centaur 
Proud    Flesh 

ROBERT   G.   VIGNOLA 

1918 
Hungry    Heart 
The    Knife 
Madame  Jealousy 
The    Reason    Why 
The   Claw 
Doubled    Crossed 

1919 
Girl  Who  Came  Back 
Experimental    Marriage 
Home   Town    Girl 
You  Never   Saw   Such  A   Gir) 
Woman  Next  Door 
Winning    Girl 
An   Innocent  Adventuress 
Woman's   Weapons 
Louisiana 
Heart    of    Youth 
The  Third   Kiss 

1920 
More    Deadly    Than    the   Male 
The       Thirteenth       Command- 
ment 
The  Third  Kiss 
His    Official    Fiancee 
The   World   and   His   Wife 

1921 
Passionate     Pilgrim 
Straight  Is  the  Way 
Woman   God    Changed 

1922 
Beauty's  Woi  (U 
Enchantment 
Straight    Is   the   Way 
The   Young    Diana 
Passionate  Pilgrim 
When     Knighthood     Was     In 
Flower 

1923 
Adam  and  Eva 

1924 
Married    Flirts 
Yolanda 

1925 
Declasse 
The  Way  of  a   Girl 

E.     E.     VIOLET 
1924 
The    Danger    Line 
The  Veil  of  Happiness 

JOSEPH    VON     STERNBERG 
1925 

The     Salvation     Hunters 
The    Exquisite    Sinner 

ERIC     VON     STROHEIM 

1920 
The  Devils  Pass   Key 
Blind  Husbands 
1922 
Foolish   Wives 
1925 
Greed 

ROB   WAGNER 
1924 
Fair  Week 

JOHNNY  WALKER 

1921 
Bachelor   Apartments 
C.    R.   WALLACE 

1922 
Whatever   She  Wants 
Elope   If  You   Must 
Trooper  O'Neill 
Western   Speed 
West   of   Chicago 

RAOUL    WALSH 

1918 
Betrayed 
The    Conquerer 
This  is  the  Life 


Tlw  Pride  of  New  York 
Woman   and   the    Law 
Prussian  Cur 

1919 
Every    Mother's    Son 
On  the  Jump 
Evangeline 

1920 
Should    a    Husband    Forgive 
The    Deep    Purple 

1921 
From  Now  On 
The   Oath 
The   Serenade 

1922 
Kindred  of  the  Dust 

1923 
Lost  and  Found 

1924 
The  Thief  of   Bagdad 

1925 
East   of    Suez 
The    Spaniard 

THOMAS    B.    WALSH 

1921 
Shams  of  Society 

ERNEST    WARDE 

1918 
Man's    Man 
Ruler   of   the   Road 
One    Dollar    Bid 
More    Trouble 
Burglar  for  a  Night 
Woman    and    the    Beast 

1919 
Gates  of  Brass 
The    Bells 
Man  in   the   Open 
Master    Man 
Midnight    Stage 
World  Aflame 
White   Man's   Chance 

1920 
The  Joyous   Liar 
Live    Sparks 
Number   99 

Thirty     Thousand     Dollars 
The    False    Code 
The    Lord    Loves   The   Irish 
The    Green    Flame 

1921 
The    Devil    to    Pay 
Coast  of  Opportunity 
House   of    Whispers 

1922 
Trail   of  the  Axe 
S.    L.    &    JACK    WARNER 

1922 
Dangerous  Adventure 
EDWARD    WARREN 

1918 
Weavers    of     Lite 

1919 
Thunderbolt    of    Fate 
W.    H.    WATSON 

1920 
Up  in  Mary's  Attic 

1922 
Up  in  the  Air  About  Mary 

NATE  WATT 

1920 
What  Women    Love 

1921 
The    Galloping    Devil 

HARRY    WEBB 
1924 
Coyote  Fangs 

1925 
The     Knockout     Kid 

KENNETH    WEBB 

1918 
One    Thousand    Dollar* 

i919 
Adventure    Shop 
Girl     Problem 
Marie,   Lta. 
His    Bridal    Night 

""  1920 

The    Fear   Market 
Sinners 

1921 
The    Devil's    Garden 
The   Great  Adventure 
Jim,    the    Penman 
The    Master    Mind 
Truth    About    Husbands 
Salvation    Nell 

1922 
Fair    Lady 
Without    Fear 
His  Wife's   Husband 
How    Women    Love 
Secrets    of    Paris 

1923 
Daring    Years 

1924 
Three  O'clock  in  the  Morning 


MILLARD    WEBB 

1920 

The    Fighting    Shepherde«» 

1921 
Oliver   Twist,    Jr. 
Where  Is  My  Wandering  Boy 
Tonight 

1924 
Her    Marriage   Vow 

1925 
My  Wife  and   I 

LOIiS    WEBER 

1918 
Price    of    A    Good    Tims 
For   Husbands   Only 
The  Doctor  and  the  Woman 

1919 
Borrowed    Clothes 
Mary    Regan 
Midnight    Romance 
When    a   Girl   Loves 
Home 

1920 
Forbidden 

1921 
Too    Wise    Wives 
What's  Worth   While 
To   Please   One  Woman 
The    Blot 

1922 
What    Do    Men    Want 

1923 
A    Chapter   in   her    Life 

HENRY     McRAE     WEBSTER 

191b 
Reclaimed 
The  Devil's  Playground 

1920 
The   Heart   of   a   Gypsy 
Love,    Honor    and    ? 

PAUL  WEGENER 
1921 
The   Golem 

HARMON    WEIGHT 
1922 
The   Ruling   Passion 
Man  Who  Played  God  , 

1923 
The    Ragged    Edge 
1924 
Ramshackle  House 
$20    A    Week 

WILLIAM     WELLMAN 
1923 
The   Man   Who   Won 
Second    Hand    Love 
Big    Dan 

1924 
The    Vagabond    Trail 
Cupid's    Fireman 
Not    a   Drum   Was   Heard 
The    Circus    Cowboy 

JOHN    K.    WELLS 

1922 
Queen    O'    the   Turf 

RAYMOND   WELLS 
1918 
Fighting    Back 
Fanatics 

Man  Above  the  Law 
Flames    of    Chance 
The    Hard   Rock    Breed 
The  Law  of  the  Great  North. 

west 
The   Hand  at  the  Window 
Old    Loves    for    New 
Mme.    Paulette 
His  Enemy  the  Law 

RAYMOND   B.  WEST 
1918 
Ten    O'    Diamonds 
Those  Who  Pay 
The    Cast    Off 
Within    the    Cup 
Blindfolded 
Patriotism 
Maid  of  the  Storm 

ROLAND    WEST 

1918 
De    Luxe   Annie 

1921 
The  Silver  Lining 
Nobody 

1923 
The    Unknown    Purple 

WALTER   WEST 
1922 
Daughter   of    Eve 
1925 
The  Monster 

LEOPOLD   WHARTON 
1922 
Mr.    Potter    of   Texas 
Mr.    B  ingle 


LEONARD   WHEELER 
1922 
Four    Hearts 

F.    HARMON   WEIGHT 
1925 
On  the  Stroke  of  Three 

GLENN    WHITE 
1921 
The   Sacred    Ruby 

ROBERT  WIENE 
1921 
The    Cabinet    of    Doctor    Cali- 
gari 

TED  WILDE 
1924 
Battling  Orioles 

IRVIN    WILLAT 

1918 
Guilty    Man 
The  Zeppelin's  Last   Raid 

1919 
False    Faces 
Law  of  *he  North 
Midnight   Patrol 
Rustling    a    Bride 
Grim    Game 

1920 
Behind    the    Door 
Below   the   Surface 

1921 
Down    Home 
Partners   of   the   Tide 
Face  of  the  World 

1922 

Fifty    Candles 

Yellow  Men  and  Gold 

The   Siren    Call 

On  the  High  Seas 

Pawned 

1923 

Fog   Bound 

All    the    Brothers    Were    Vali- 
ant 

1924 
North  of  36 

Story    Without    a    Name 
Three    Miles    Out 
The  Heritage  of  the  Desert 
Wanderer   of   the   Wasteland 

1925 

The    Air    Mail 

C.    J.    WILLIAMS 
1919 
Some   Wild    Oats 

J.    E.    WILLIAMSON 
1922 
Wonders  of  the   Sea 

HERBERT    WILCOX 
1924 

A  Woman's  Secret 

1925 

Chu    Chin    Chow 

BEN    WILSON 

1921 
Back    to   the    Yellow   Jacket 
7  he    Innocent    Cheat 
One-Eighth  Apache 
A    Motion    to    Adjourn 
Chain     Lightning 
Price  of  Youth 

1922 

Sheriff   of    Sun    Dog 
Mine    to    Keep 

1924 
Other   Men's    Daughters 

1925 
•  "Scar"    Hanan 
A   Two   Fisted   Sheriff 
The    Ridin'    Comet 
White  Thunder 

ELSIE    JANE    WILSON 
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The    Little    Pirate 
The     Cricket 
My    Little    Boy 
New  Love  for  Old 
Beauty   in    Chains 
City   of   Tears 
The    Dream     Lady 

1919 
Lure  of  Luxury 
The    Game's    Up 

MARGERY    WILSON 
1921 

That    Something 

LAWRENCE    C.    WINDOM 

1918 
Efficiency    Edgar's    Courtship 
Fools  for  Luck 
Two    Bit    Seats 
Small    Town    Guys 


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FRANK  URSON     PAUL  IRIBE 

DIRECTORS 


44 


Changing  Husbands" 

with  Leatrice  Joy 


'Forty  Winks" 

with  Raymond  Griffith 


44 


The  Night  Club" 

with  Raymond  Griffith 

]oy  FAMOUS 'PLAYERS  LASKY 


Now  with 

Cecil  B.  DeMille  Pictures  Corp. 

CULVER  CITY  CALIFORNIA 


Sunday,  June  7,   1925 


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61 


Pair    of    Sixes 
Rugglcs  of   Red   Gap 
Uneasy   Money 

1919 
Appearances  of  Evil 
Grey    Parasol 
It's   a    Bear 
Power  and  the  Glory 
Taxi 
Upside  Down 

1920 
The    Very    Idea 
Nothing    But    Lies 
Wanted — A     Husband 
Human    Collateral 
The   Truth 

1921 
Girl  With  a  Jazz  Heart 
Headin'  Home 
Truth  About  Wives 
Solomon   in    Society 
Modern    Marriage 

FRED   WINDMEYER 

1925 
Soiled 
The   Verdict 

CHESTER    WITHEY 

1918 
An  Alabaster   Box 
Nearly    Married 
In   Pursuit  of   Polly 
On    the    Quiet 

1919 
The  Hun   Within 
Maggie    Pepper 
New    Moon 

1920 
She   Loves   and   Lies 
Romance 
The  Teeth   of   the    Tigei 

1921 
Coincidence 
Lessons  in    I>ovc 
Wedding    Bells 

1922 
Domestic   Relations 
Heroes    and    Husbands 
Outcast 

1923 
Richard    the    Lion    Hearted 


WILLIAM    WOLBERT 

1918 
Sunlight's    Last    Raid 
The   Flaming   Omen 
When   Men   Are  Tempted 
The  Wild  Strain 
Cavannaugh      of      the      Forest 

Rangers 
The    Home   Trail 
The    Girl    From    Beyond 
That   Devil    Bateese 

1919 
Light  of  Victory 

EDWIN   WOLFE 
1922 
Mine    Sans    Gene 

FRANK    WOODS 
1924 
What   Shall   I    Do 

SAM    WOOD 

1920 
The   Dancin'    Fool 
Double  Speed 
Excuse   My   Dust 
Sick  Abed 
What's   Your   Hurry 

1921 
City    Sparrow 
Peck's    Bad    Boy 
Her    Beloved    Villain 
Her   First    Elopement 
The    Snob 
The  Great  Moment 

1922 
Beyond   the  Rocks 
Her    Husband's    Trademark 
Under   the    Lash 
Don't    Tell    Everything 

1923 
Bluebeard's    F.ighth    Wife 
My   American   Wife 
Prodigal     Daughters 
His    Children's    Children 

1924 
Blufif 

The    Female 
The  Next  Corner 

1925 
The   Re-Creation   of    Brian    Kent 


DUKE    WORNE 
1922 

Star     Reporter 

1924 

Martyr    Sex 

The   Other   Kind  of   Love 

Do  It  Now 

Sword   of   Valor 

Marry   in   Haste 

1925 
Too    Much    Youth 

WALLACE   WORSLEY 

1918 
Honor's    Cross 
Social  Ambition 
An   Alien   Enemy 
Shackled 
Wedlock 
Law  Unto  Herself 

1919 
The   Little    Shepherd   of    King- 
dom   Come 
The   Woman   of   Pleasure 
The  Street  Called  Straight 

1921 
The    Penalty 
The   Highest   Bidder 
Don't    Neglect    Your    Wife 

1922 
Ace  of  Hearts 
The  Beautiful  Liar 
Grand    Larceny 
Rags    to    Riches 
When   Husbands    Deceive 
Voices    of    the    City 
Enter    Madame 

1923 

Nobody's   Money 
The  Hunchback  of  Notre  Dame 
Is    Divorce    a    Failure? 
1924 
The  Man  Who   Fights  Alone 

WILLIAM     WORTHINGTON 
1918 
Twenty-One 
Ghost    of    the    Rancho 
Beloved   Traitor 


1919 
Gray   Horizon 
Man    Beneath 
All    Wrong 
Bonds  of  Honor 
Courageous    Coward 
Heart    in    Pawn 
His     Birthright 
His    Debt 

1920 
The  Tong   Man 
The    Illustrious    Prince 
The    Dragon    Painter 
The    Beggar    Prince 
The    Silent    Barrier 

1921 
The    Unknown    Wife 
Beautiful    Gambler 
The    Greater    Profit 
Opened    Shutters 

1922 
Afraid    to    Fight 
Dr.   Jim 
Go    Straight 

Out    of    the    Silent    North 
Tracked    to    Earth 

1923 
Kindled    Courage 
Bolted   Door 
Fashionable    Fakirs 

1924 
The   Girl   on   the   Stairs 
1925 

Beauty   and   the    Bad    Man 

JOHN    GRIFFITH    WRAY 

1921 
Homespun    Folks 
Beau    Revel 
Lying   Lips 

1922 
Hail   the  Woman 

1923 
Human  Wreckage 
What  a   Wife   Learned 
Soul   of  the   Beast 
Anna    Christie 
Her    Reputation 

1924 
The  Marriage   Cheat 


HAROLD    BELL    WRIGHT 

1919 
Shepherd   of  the  Hills 

FREDERICK    WRIGHT 
1918 

The    Mysterious    Client 
For    Sale 

ROBERT    WULLNER 
1922 
The    Wife    Trap 

JAMES    YOUNG 

1918 
White    Man's    Law 
Rose    of    Paradise 

1919 
Gentleman    of    Quality 
Hornet's    Nest 
Dawn    of    Understanding 
Temple    of    Dusk 
The    Usurper 
Highest    Trump 
Her    Country    First 
Rogue's    Romance 
Man  Who  Wouldn't  Tell 
The    Wolf 

1920 
Daughter  of  Two  Worlds 
A    Regular    Girl 
Notorious  Miss  Lisle 

1921 
Curtain 
The    Devil 
Without  Benefit  of  Clergy 

1922 
The    Masquerader 
The    Infidel 
Omar  the  Tentmaker 

1923 
Ponjola 

1924 
Welcome  Stranger 

SEYMOUR    ZELIFF 
1923 
Mysterious    Witness 
The  Valley  of  Lost  Souls 

GEORGE    Z.    ZIMMER 
1920 
Starvation 


Inadvertently  the  records  of  a  few  cameramen  appear  notated  with  the  record  of  direc- 
tors appearing  in  the  preceding  pages.  The  Editors,  while  regretting  this  mishap,  are 
able  to  announce  that  the  complete  work  of  cameramen  will  be  found  fully  and  accu- 
rately collated  elsewhere  in  this  issue.     See  Index. 


Every  effort  is  made  by  the  publishers  to  secure  data  with  reference  to  the  work  of 
directors  and  cameramjen  so  that  these  records,  which  appear  in  The  Film  Year  Book, 
as  well  as  the  annual  Directors'  Number,  will  be  accurate. 

For  various  reasons  the  work  of  some  individuals  fails  to  receive  from  producers  or 
distributors  that  credit  which  is  essential  to  have  these  records  accurate  and  reliable.  It 
is  therefore  suggested  that  directors  as  well  as  cameramen,  inform  the  publishers  of 
The  Film  Daily  with  reference  to  their  v.,rious  assignments  so  that  these  records  may 
be  absolutely  accurate. 


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"The  Wanderer  of  the  Wasteland", 
"North  of  36"  and  "The  Air  Mail", 
were  directed  last  year  by 


IRVIN  VVILLAT 


for  the  coming  season  he  will  make 
"Rugged  Water",  by  Joseph  C. 
Lincoln,  "The  Ancient  Highway" 
by  James  Oliver  Curwood  and 
"The  Enchanted  Hill"  by  Peter  B. 
Kyne. 

It  will  pay  you  to  note  who  di- 
rects the  pictures  that  make  good 
at  your  box  office! 


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BIOGRAPHIES  OF  IMPORTANT  DIRECTORS 


Ivan     Abramson, 

age  53  years,  born  in 
Russia.  Previc'.is  to 
making  pictures  was 
for  fifteen  years  a 
director  on  the 
speaking  stage  and 
was   also  an  imprc?- 

sario.      He    has   made   about    50   features. 

Latest   starred   Clara   Kimball    Young   in 

"Lying  Wives."     Permanent  address,  729 

7th  Ave.,  New  York. 


John    G.    Adolfi, 

born  in  New  York. 
Previous  to  directing 
pictures  wa*  on  the 
speaking  s  t  a  g'  e  for 
about  ten  years. 
Started  film  work 
as  leading  man 
for  Vitagraph.  Has  made  many  pictures, 
chiefly  feature  productions.  Permanent 
address,  Friars  Club,  N.  Y.  Motion  Pic- 
tures Directors  Ass'n,  Hollywood,  Cal. 


Del   Andrews,   age 

29  years.  Started  his 
career  in  St.  Louis, 
in  1908  and  has  made 
a  number  of  features 
for  Ince,  latest  pro- 
duction "The  Gallop- 
ing Fish."  Now  un- 
der contract  to  direct  for  F.  B.  O.  Per- 
manent address,  F.  B.  O.  Studio.  Hol- 
lywood. 


Oscar  Apfel,  age 
43  years,  born  in 
Cleveland,  O.  Start- 
ed work  with  Edison 
Co.,  but  previous  to 
this  was  a  stage  di- 
rector. He  has  been 
identified  with  many  important  producers. 
He  is  a  student  of  the  drama  and  is  an 
enthusiastic  collector  of  antiques.  Now 
with  Phil  Goldstone  Productions.  Perm- 
anent address,  5347  Loma  Linda  Ave., 
Hollywood. 


Alfred  Austin.  Born  in  England  and 
has  had  many  years'  experience  on  the 
stage.  Was  associated  with  Chaplin  in 
comedies,  later  becoming  a  director  of 
comedies  and  features.  Permanent  ad- 
dress, Hollywood. 


George  Archain- 
baud,  age  34  years, 
born  in  Paris,  France. 
Started  with  Eclair 
in  1911.  Has  made 
25  productions,  all 
features,  and  has  de- 
voted his  entire  ca- 
reer to  picture  making.  Now  directing 
First  National  stars,  last  picture  "The 
Necessary  Evil."  Permanent  address, 
United  Studios,  Hollywood. 

Clarence  G.  Badg- 
er, age  43  years,  born 
in  San  Francisco, 
Calif.  Started  film 
work  with  the  Wil- 
bert  Melville  Lubin 
Co.,  but  previous  to 
this  was  an  artist  and 
a  newspaper  reporter.  Has  made  over  40 
productions,  which  include  features  and 
one  and  two  reelers.  Was  under  contract 
to  Goldwyn  for  some  time,  and  directed 
many  Will  Rogers  pictures.  Permanent 
address,    Laskj'   Studios,   Hollywood,   Cal. 

Lloyd  Bacon.  Born 
San  Jose,  Cal.,  1889. 
Started  pictures  as 
an  actor  with  Essa- 
iiay.  Later  with 
Chaplin,  Keystone 
and  Triangle.  From 
there  went  into  Sce- 
nario Department,  Lloyd  Hamilton 
comedies.  Later  directed  Lloyd  Ham- 
ilton for  five  years.  Now  with  Sen- 
nett.  Has  made  about  52  productions 
mostly  comedies  including  "The  Educa- 
tor," "Wedding  Showers."  Directed  Ben 
Turpin  in  "Raspberry  Romance."  Hob- 
bies, dogs.  Permanent  address,  1403  N. 
Lucille   Avenue,    Hollywood,    Calif. 

George    D.    Baker, 

age  54  years,  born  in 
Champaign,  111.  Pre- 
vious to  making  pic- 
tures was  an  actor 
and  manager,  and 
began  film  work  in 
1914.  He  has  made 
about  SO  five  reel  productions  and  many 
one  and  two  reelers.  His  one  hobby  in 
life  is  to  make  motion  pictures.  Perma- 
nent address,  901  4th  Ave.,  Los  Angeles. 

J.  A.  Barry,  born  Troy,  N.  Y.,  edu- 
cated La  Salle  Institute.  Early  career, 
newswriter  and  publisher;  screen  career, 
executive  and  assistant  to  D.  W.  Griffith 
1914-1917  during  production  of  "Birth  of 
a     Nation,"     Intolerance"     and     Triangle 


features.  Directed  for  First  National  and 
Goldwyn.  Home  address,  690  Magnolia 
Ave.,  Pasadena,   Calif. 

Fred  J.  Balshofer,  one  of  the  pioneer 
directors  of  the  industry,  took  the  first 
company  from  New  York  to  California 
in  the  fall  of  1909.  This  was  the  original 
Bison  company.  Was  Vice-Pres.  and 
General  Manager  of  the  New  York  Mo- 
tion Picture  Co.  He  organized  the 
Quality  Film  Co.,  starring  Francis  X. 
Bushman  and  Beverley  Bayne.  Then  he 
starred  Harold  Lockwood  and  May  Al- 
lison personally  directing.  At  present  he 
is  producing  independently.  Permanent 
address,   Hollywood. 

Hugo  Ballin,  age 
43  years,  was  born  in 
New  York  City. 
Started  film  work 
with  Sola  at  Fort 
Lee  in  1916.  For- 
merly art  and  techni- 
cal director  for  Gold- 
wyn, aiding  in  the  making  of  over  80  pic- 
tures, all  of  which  were  features;  also 
directed  for  Goldwyn.  Started  his  own 
company  in  1920  and  has  made  12  feat- 
ures. Permanent  address,  Hollywood  Stu- 
dios, Cal. 

I.  J.  ("Bud")  Bar- 
sky.  Born  Odessa, 
Russia,  in  1891. 
Came  to  America  in 
1904.  Was  film  in- 
spector for  Miles 
Bros,  in  New  York. 
Opened  a  theater 
and  ran  it  for  several  years.  Has  pro- 
duced a  number  of  features,  also  man- 
aged exchanges.  Now  producing  his  own 
pictures.  Recent  productions  are  "The 
Coast  Patrol"  and  "Makers  of  Men." 

King  Baggot,  born 

in  St.  Louis,  Mo., 
in  1880.  Educated 
in  Christian  Brothers 
College,  S4.  Louis. 
Was  first  American 
actor  to  appear  in 
a  screen  play  made 
in  France  with  a  French  supporting  cast. 
Leah  Baird  was  his  leading  woman  in 
the  production,  "Absinthe,"  the  rest  of 
the  cast  being  made  up  of  players  from 
Parisian  stages.  He  was  a  star  in  pic- 
tures for  eight  years.  He  began  directing 
nearly  three  years  ago.  Now  directing 
Jewel  productions  for  Universal.  Perma- 
nent address,  Universal   City,   Cal. 


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Reginald  Barker, 
born  in  Winnipeg, 
Canada.  Became  an 
actor  early  in  his 
teens  and  at  16  years 
was  managing  his 
own  stock  company 
in  Kansas  City.  He 
entered  the  moving  picture  industry  in 
its  infancy  and  remained.  A  few  of  his 
best  known  pictures  are  "The  Bargain", 
and  "On  the  Night  Stage",  "The  Storm", 
"The  Dixie  Handicap",  and  "The  Great 
Divide".  He  has  just  completed  "The 
White  Desert"  for  Metro  -  Goldwyn- 
Mayer,  and  now  is  on  the  directorial  staff 
of  William  Fox. 

Harry     Beaumont, 

age  36  years,  born  in 
Kansas.  Previous  to 
making  motion  pic- 
tures was  an  actor 
on  the  stage  for  over 
9  years.  Started  film 
work  with  Edison 
and  has  made  about  30  pictures.  Hunt- 
ing, fishing  and  writing  are  the  hobbies  of 
Mr.  Beaumont.  Now  under  contract  with 
Warner  Bros.,  directing  specials.  Per- 
manent address,  Warner  Studios,  Holly- 
wood. 

Harold  Beaudine.  Has  directed  a  num- 
ber of  two-reel  comedies  for  Christie. 
Permanent  address,  Christie  Studios,  Hol- 
lywood. 

William  Beaudine, 
age  32  years,  born  in 
New  York  City. 
Started  film  work  at 
Biograph  Studios  in 
1909  and  has  since 
made  over  200  pro- 
ductions, the  most 
recent  being  "Broadway  Butterfly"  and 
"The  Narrow  Street."  Under  contract  to 
Warner  Bros,  who  recently  loaned  him  to 
Mary  Pickford  to  direct  "Little  Annie 
Rooney."  Hunting,  fishing,  golf  and 
his  wife  and  three  kiddies  are  his  hob- 
bies. Permanent  address,  1341  Crescent 
Heights  Blvd.,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

George     B  e  b  a  n  . 

Has  been  directing 
only  own  produc- 
tions, and  has  ap- 
peared in  each.  Pre- 
vious to  directing 
and  producing  was 
starring  on  the 
speaking  stage.  Latest  photoplays  are: 
"Hearts  of  Men,"  "One  Man  in  a  Mil- 
lion," "The  Sign  of  the  Rose,"  and  cur- 
rent production — "The  Greatest  Love  of 
All."      Permanent   western    address,    Los 


Angeles  Athletic  Club,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
Permanent  eastern  address,  Friars  Club, 
New  York. 

Monta  Bell,  age  33. 

Started  his  screen 
career  several  years 
ago,  after  he  had 
been  editorially  em- 
ployed on  Washing- 
ton (D.  C.)  news- 
papers for  a  number 
of  years.  Attracted  attention  when  Chas. 
Chaplin  gave  him  credit  for  assisting  in 
the  making  of  "A  Woman  of  Paris," 
which  was  followed  by  his  somewhat  sen- 
sational successes,  "Broadway  After 
Dark,"  "Lady  of  the  Night"  and  "The 
Snob."  "Pretty  Ladies"  is  his  latest. 
Present  address,  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
Studios,  Culver  City,  Cal. 

Ghester  Bermett,  born  San  Francisco; 
attended  Univ.  of  Calif.  Studied  law, 
and  practiced  in  Los  Angeles.  Has  pro- 
duced a  number  of  features  starring  Jane 
Novak.  Permanent  address,  6132  De- 
Longpre  Ave.,   Hollywood-. 


Whitman   Bennett. 

After  leaving  Har- 
vard entered  the  the- 
atrical business, 
where  he  was  con- 
nected with  Shu- 
berts  and  others  for 
many  years,  after 
which  he  joined  Famous  Players  in  an 
advisory  capacity  with  regard  to  eastern 
production.  After  leaving  Famous  Play- 
ers he  entered  production  on  his  own  and 
during  the  past  several  years  has  directed 
several  pictures  of  which  he  was  also  the 
producer.  Loves  old  books  and  believes 
that  the  spirit  of  Independence  has  not 
yet  been  entirely  killed  in  the  film  world. 
Permanent     address.     Whitman     Bennett 


Studios,  Yonkers,  N.  Y. 


William     Bertram, 

age  44  years,  born  in 
Walkerton,  Ont.  Pre- 
V  i  o  u  s  to  directing 
films  was  in  the  the- 
atrical business  and 
on  the  speaking  stage 
for  12  years.  Has 
made  about  50  pictures,  which  include 
feature  productions,  one  and  two  reelers 
and  several  serials.  Bertram's  hobbies  are 
hunting  and  fishing.  Permanent  address, 
1727  Park  Ave.,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

Arthur  Berthelet — Screen  career,  made 
"Penny  of  Tophill  Trail,"  for  Federated 
and  "Young  American"   for  Essanay. 


Paul  Bern,  age  34, 
born  Hamburg,  Ger- 
many. On  stage  as 
actor,  stage  manager, 
director.  In  pictures 
since  1914.  1921-22 
editor  in  charge  of 
Goldwyn.  Later  free 
lance  continuity  writer.  Now  directing 
for  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corp.  Perma- 
nent address.   Lasky  Studios.   Hollywood. 


J.  Stuart  Blackton, 
age  49  years,  born  in 
Sheffield,  England. 
Beginning  in  1897, 
after  a  meeting  with 
Thomas  A.  Edison, 
he  produced  the  pi- 
oneer news  pictorials 
and  melodramas.  He  was  one  of  the  two 
founders  of  the  Vitagraph  Company  of 
America,  the  first  company  organized  to 
make  screen  plays;  he  produced  the  first 
one,  two,  three,  five  and  seven-reel  screen 
plays;  conceived  and  developed  the  idea 
of  the  program  feature  film  play  as  it  is 
known  today;  organized  the  Motion  Pic- 
ture Board  of  Trade  of  America,  becoming 
its  first  president;  founded  the  first  maga- 
zine devoted  to  films;  opened  the  first 
theater  for  the  artistic  presentation  of  pic- 
tures with  the  accompaniment  of  a  sym- 
phony orchestra;  first  put  literature  and 
the  Bible  stories  on  the  screen;  produced 
in  England  the  first  screen  play  in  nat- 
ural colors,  "The  Glorious  Adventure." 
Now  producing  features  for  Vitagraph  at 
their  West  Coast  Studio.  Permanent  ad- 
dress, Vitagraph  Studio,  Hollywood. 


J.  G.  Blystone,  age 

32  years,  born  in 
Wisconsin.  Previous 
to  directing  pictures 
was  an  actor  on  the 
speaking  stage  for  a 
number  of  years. 
With  Nestor  in  1911. 
Has  written  many  of  his  own  scenarios, 
and  directed  more  than  thirty  productions 
for  Fox.  He  has  just  completed  "The 
Everlasting  Whisper",  starring  Tom  Mix. 
He  will  make  a  series  of  two-reel  com- 
edies from  Mabel  Herbert  Urner's  "The 
Married  Life  of  Helen  and  Warren" 
stories.  Permanent  address.  Fox  Studios, 
Hollywood. 


Herbert  B 1  a  c  h  e, 
age  42  years,  born 
in  London.  Started 
film  work  in  London 
and  has  made  about 
200  pictures,  some  of 
which  were  one  and 
two  reelers  and  oth- 
ers five  reel  productions.    When  he  is  not 


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Director   and  Producer 

JUST    COMPLETED 

"Gamille  of  the  Barbary  Coast" 


"When  Dawn  Game" 
"Cause  for  Divorce" 
"The  Wolf's  Fang" 
"You  Never  Know" 

Now  Directing ''TW^  WRONG-DOERS" 


Address— 35  West  45lh  Street,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

In  Care  of  Associated  Exhibitors,  Inc. 


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directing  pictures  he  is  reading,  for  that 
is  his  main  hobby.  Permanent  address. 
Universal  City,  Calif. 

Robert   North 

Bradbury,  age  37 
years,  born  in  Wash- 
ington, D.  C.  Pre- 
V  i  o  u  s  to  directing 
pictures  was  an  actor 
on  the  speaking 
stage  for  a  number 
of  years,  also  a  director  and  author. 
Started  film  work  with  Lasky  and  has 
made  Westerns,  serials,  and  features  for 
four  years.  Everything  out-doors  is  the 
hobby  of  Mr.  Bradbury.  Permanent  ad- 
dress. Sunset  Prod.,  Hollywood. 

Frank  B  o  r  z  a  g  e, 

age  31  years,  born  in 
Salt  Lake  City,  Utah, 
was  formerly  an  ac- 
tor. Began  work  in 
pictures  in  Los  An- 
geles in  1913,  and 
has  made  more  than 
100  pictures,  most  of  which  have  been 
feature-length.  Directed  several  Norma 
Talmadge  pictures,  and  headed  his  own 
company.  Now  directing  "Lazybones" 
for  Fox.  Permanent  address,  Fox  Stu- 
dios,  Hollywood,   Cal. 

Melville  W.  Brown, 

born  in  Portland, 
Ore.  Started  his  ca- 
reer on  the  stage 
with  the  Baker  Play- 
ers Stock  Company 
in  1909.  Entered  pic- 
tures in  1917  and  de- 
veloped into  a  director  of  comedies  in  1918 
for  \'itagraph,  Warner  Brothers,  Fox, 
Sennctt,  Hal  Roach.  Was  associated  with 
Chaplin,  Universal  and  Goldwyn  as  writer. 
Permanent  address,  2011^  Cahuenga  Av., 
Hollywood. 

Charles  Bryant,  has  made  one  or  more 
pictures,  including  "Salome."  Permanent 
address:  801  Longacre  Bldg.,  N.  Y.  City. 


Charles  Brabin, 

one  of  the  pioneer 
directors  of  the  films, 
was  born  in  Liver- 
pool, England.  Was 
on  the  stage  in 
America,  and  start- 
ed picture  work  with 
Edison  in  1908.  He  directed  the  first  se- 
rial ever  made,  and  one  of  the  first  prop- 
aganda films  ever  made,  an  expose  of  the 
loan  sharks.  Has  directed  many  features 
including  specials  starring  Theda  Bara, 
who  is  Mrs.  Brabin  in  private  life.  Made 
"6  Days"  for  Goldwyn,  "Driven"  as  in- 
dependent and  "So  Big"  with  Colleen 
Moore.      Now    producing    "Stella    Maris" 


for    Universal.      Permanent    address,    632 
Alpine,     Hollywood,    Cal. 

Bertram     Bracken, 

liorn  in  Texas.  Pre- 
V  i  o  u  s  to  directing 
pictures,  was  a  bank 
clerk  and  a  member 
of  the  U.  S.  cavalry 
for  one  and  a  half 
years.  Started  his 
screen  career  with  the  Melies  Co.,  and 
has  directed  many  pictures  since,  mostly 
feature  productions.  Permanent  address, 
Hollywood,    Cal. 

Herbert       Brenon, 

age  44  years,  born  in 
Dublin.  Previous  to 
making  pictures  was 
for  fifteen  years  an 
actor  on  the  speaking 
stage.  Began  film 
work  in  New  York 
and  has  made  260  pictures,  most  of  which 
are  feature  productions,  notably  "Peter 
Pan."  Golf  is  his  favorite  sport.  Perma- 
nent address,  Lasky  Studio,  Hollywood, 
Calif. 

Clarence      Bricker, 

35  years  of  age. 
Born  in  Kansas  City, 
Mo.  Graduate  of 
Los  Angeles  High 
School  and  attended 
law  college  of  Michi- 
gan University. 
Member  Zeta  Psi  Fraternity  and  athletic 
honorary  societies.  Received  early  ex- 
perience in  motion  picture  industry  as 
assistant  to  Edwin  Carewe.  Permanent 
address,   Hollywood,   Calif. 


Clarence     Brown. 

Born  in  Knoxville, 
Tenn.  1923-4-5  pro- 
duction "Smoulder- 
ing Fires",  "Butter- 
fly", "The  Signal 
Tower",  The  Acquit- 
tal" for  Universal. 
Signed  with  Jos.  Schenck  to  direct  Norma 
Talmadge  and  Rudolph  Valentino  and 
two  Clarence  Brown  Specials  for  United 
Artists.  Permanent  address,  United  Stu- 
dios;  Hollywood,    Cal. 


Tod  Browning  was 
born  in  Louisville, 
Ky.  in  1882.  Started 
film  work  with  Bio- 
graph  in  New  York 
City  but  previous  to 
this  was  in  vaudeville 
and  on  the  legitimate 
stage.  Has  made  a  number  of  feature 
productions.  Permanent  address.  Hill- 
view   Apts.    Hollywood. 


Dimitri  Buchowet- 
zki  has  directed 
Pola  Negri  in  two 
pictures  for  Para- 
mount, "Men"  and 
"Compromised"  also 
directed  "The  Swan" 
and  "Graustark".  He 
is  credited  in  Europe  with  having  a  brain 
remarkable  for  its  perceptive  faculties. 
His  analysis  of  the  relative  positions  of 
America  and  Europe  in  motion  picture 
activities  offers  an  interesting  study. 
Address,   Metro  Studios,  Hollywood,   Cal. 

Thomas  Bucking- 
ham— Born  Chicago, 
111.  Started  in  pic- 
tures a  s  assistant 
cameraman  to  D.  W 
Griffith.  Directed  at 
Universal  and  for 
Fox  for  three  and  a 
half  years.  Made  the  "Arizona  Express" 
and  "The  Cyclone  Rider."  Made  40  two- 
reelers   and   4   features. 

At  Hal  Roach  directed  Clyde  Cook  in 
his  first  starring  vehicle.  Permanent  ad- 
dress, Hal  Roach  Studios,  Hollywood, 
Cal. 

William  P.  Burt  has  directed  several 
short-reel  subjects  and  features  for  inde- 
pendent distribution. 

Fred  J.  Butler,  age 

52  years,  born  in  Id- 
aho City,  Idaho.  Pre- 
vious to  directing 
motion  pictures  was 
an  actor  on  the 
speaking  stage  for  30 
years.  Started  film 
work  with  D.  W.  Griffith  and  has  made 
a  number  of  big  pictures.  Mr.  Butler's 
hobby  is  home  life  with  flowers  and  pets. 
Permanent  address,  514  So.  Mariposa 
Ave.,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

Albert  Capellani, 
age  49  years,  born  in 
Paris,  France.  Mr. 
Capellani  was  with 
Pathe  for  over  17 
years,  and  has  direct- 
ed such  stars  as 
Nazimova,  Dolores, 
Cassinelli,  Marjorie  Rambeau,  June  Ca- 
price, and  others.  Has  made  many  pic- 
tures, almost  all  of  which  were  features. 
Now   in    France. 


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Edwin  Carewe, 
age  42  years,  born  in 
Gainesville,  Texas. 
Previous  to  directing 
pictures  was  on  the 
speaking  stage  for 
over  15  years.  Start- 
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Lubin  in  1914,  and  has  made  about  80 
pictures,  chiefly  features.  Directed  "My 
Son"  and  "The  Lady  Who  Lied"  for 
First  National.  Golf,  tennis,  billiards, 
hunting  and  fishing  are  his  hobbies.  Per- 
manent address.  United  Studios,  Holly- 
wood, Calif. 

Fred  Caldwell,  age 

30  years,  born  in 
Charlotte,  North 
Carolina.  Previous 
to  directing  pictures 
toured  the  country 
with  own  company, 
known  as  The  Cald- 
well Comedy  Company.  Started  film 
work  as  writer  and  director  for  Universal. 
Has  directed  westerns,  comedies,  and 
feature  comedies  for  five  years.  Just 
completed  "Canyon  Diablo".  Caldwell's 
hobby  is  golf  and  after  that,  more  golf. 
Permanent  address,  6075  Franklin  Ave., 
Hollywood,   Calif. 

Colin  Campbell,  age  51  years,  born  in 
Scotland.  Previous  to  making  pictures 
was  an  actor  on  the  speaking  stage  for 
over  21  years.  Started  film  work  with 
Selig  Co.  and  has  made  several  hundred 
pictures,  including  feature  productions  and 
one  and  two  reelers.  Permanent  address, 
Hollywood,  Cal. 


Webster  Campbell. 
Born  Kansas  City, 
Mo.,  educated  there 
and  Ann  Arbor, 
Mich.;  screen  career 
as  actor  for  Para- 
mount, Selznick,  Vi- 
tagraph.  Directed  for 
with    First   National 


Vitagraph   and   now 
in    the    East. 


William  Christy 
Cabanne,  born  in  St. 
Louis.  He  is  a  grad- 
uate of  the  Culver 
Military  Academy. 
Was  chief  of  staff 
for  D.  W.  Griffith  for 
five  years,  and  among 
other  pictures  made  "Draft  258,"  "Is  Love 
Everything?"  "Lend  Me  Your  Husband," 
etc.  He  also  made  Metro's  first  serial, 
"The  Great  Secret"  and  "The  Post"  for 
Goldwyn.  Now  directing  Ramon  Na- 
varro in  "Midshipman  Sterling"  for  Met- 
ro-Goldwyn.  Permanent  address,  Metro- 
Goldwyn  Studios,  Culver  City,  Cal. 


Major  M  a  u  r  ic  e 
Campbell,  age  51 
years,  born  in  Phila- 
delphia. Previous  to 
directing  motion  pic- 
tures was  a  stage  di- 
rector, producer  and 
newspaper    man. 


Started  work  with  Famous  Players- 
Lasky  and  has  made  a  number  of  pic- 
tures, all   of  which   are   features. 

W.     S.     Campbell, 

age  39  years,  born  in 
Nehr,  Ohio.  Pre- 
vious to  directing 
pictures,  was  on  the 
speaking  stage  for 
about  five  years. 
Started  screen  career 
with  Selig  Co.  in  1908,  and  has  made 
about  70  pictures,  mostly  feature  produc- 
tions. Permanent  address,  Los  Angeles, 
California. 

Charles  C  h  a  plin 
was  born  at  Fon- 
tainebleu,  France,  in 
1889  of  English  par- 
ents. Educated  in 
London  public 
schools.  Went  on 
the  vaudeville  stage 
with  a  troupe  of  juvenile  dancers  and 
appeared  in  dramatic  productions.  In 
1910  he  came  to  the  United  States 
as  the  leading  performer  in  an  Eng- 
lish vaudeville  act  and  played  until 
November,  1913,  when  he  joined  the  Key- 
stone company.  After  twelve  months  he 
went  to  Essanay,  then  to  Mutual,  and  in 
1918  made  his  famous  million  dollar  con- 
tract with  First  National.  On  completion 
of  this  he  wrote  and  directed  "A  Woman 
of  Paris"  and  has  just  completed  "The 
Gold  Rush."  Permanent  address,  Bev- 
erly Hills,  Los  Angeles. 


E  m  i  1  e    Chautard, 

age  59  years,  born  in 
Paris.  Previous  to 
making  motion  pic- 
tures was  a  director 
on  the  speaking 
stage.  Started  film 
work  in  Paris  in 
1907.  Has  made  about .  100  pictures,  60 
of  which  were  five  reelers.  He  is  very 
fond  of  music.  Permanent  address,  7655 
Sunset  Blvd.,  Hollywood. 


L,ouis  Wm.  Chau- 
det,  age  40  years. 
born  in  Kansas. 
Previous  to  directing 
pictures  was  a  por- 
trait photographer 
and  theatrical  pro- 
ducer, and  was  also 
an  actor  on  the  speaking  stage.  Started 
with  Selig  as  actor.  Has  nade  about  150 
pictures,  which  includes,  feature  produc- 
tions and  one  and  two  reelers.  Music 
and  golf  are  his  hobbies.  Permanent 
address,  2000  Las  Palmas  Ave.,  Holly- 
wood, California. 


Benjamin  Chris- 
tianson,  born  in  Co- 
penhagen. Denmark. 
Educated  at  the  na- 
tional university  of 
his  country  and  be- 
came a  protege  of 
his  government.  He 
studied  drama  abroad  for  many  years  be- 
fore appearing  at  the  Royal  Theater  of 
Copenhagen.  Becoming  interested  in 
films,  he  established  two  studios  in  Co- 
penhagen and  wrote,  directed  and  played 
the  leading  male  roles  of  his  productions 
for  years.  Before  signing  with  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer  recently  he  directed 
three  years  in  Berlin  for  Ufa.  Two  of 
his  best-known  pictures  are  "Blind  Jus- 
tice'' and  "The  Witch,"  the  latter  a  ten- 
reel  feature  not  yet  released  in  the  United 
States.  He  is  now  writing  his  own  stories 
for  American  production. 

Roy  Clements,  age 

44  years,  born  in  Il- 
linois. Started  mak- 
ing motion  pictures 
with  Essanay.  Pre- 
viously  was  a  direct- 
J/^  ^^  or  a"d  actor  on  the 

speaking  stage  for  12 
years.  Has  made  about  200  pictures,  from 
one  to  seven  reels.  Pinochle,  poker,  all 
kinds  of  athletics  and  well  written  stories 
are  his  hobbies,  Permanent  address,  6824 
Whitley  Terrace,  Los  Angeles,  California. 

Eddie    Cline,    age 

30     years,     born     in 
Kenosha,  Wisconsin. 
Previous  to  directing 

pictures,  was  on  the 
speaking  stage  for 
three  years.  Started 
film  career  with 
Mack  Sennett  in  1912,  and  has  made  about 
80  pictures  since,  chiefly  comedies.  Di- 
rected a  number  of  Jack  Coogan  produc- 
tions. Driving  a  Ford  is  his  hobby.  But 
he  also  likes  baseball  and  payday.  Per- 
manent address,  3964  So.  Hobart  Blvd., 
Hollywood. 

Denison  Clift,  born  San  Francisco,  edu- 
cated Stanford  Univ.,  short  story  writer, 
novelist  and  playwright;  scenario  editor 
for  Fox,  also  director  of  Fox  features,  and 
several  productions  made  in  England. 
Permanent  address:  1762  Tamarind  Ave., 
Hollywood,   Calif. 


Jack  Conway  be- 
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1915  as  leading  man 
for  Universal.  One 
of  his  best  known 
productions  was 
"Lombardi  Limited", 
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with  B.  B.  Hampton  directed  several 
Zanc  Grey  stories.  Directed  two  years 
for  Universal  where  he  helped  develop 
Mary  Philbin.  After  one  year  with  Fox 
and  several  independent  productions  has 
signed  contract  to  direct  for  Metro- 
Goldvvyn-Mayer.  Initial  production  under 
new  contract,  "The  Only  Thing,"  story 
by   Elinor   Glyn. 

Sada  Cowan,  Au- 
thor of  sixteen  one- 
act  plays  and  one 
long  play.  Wrote 
six  originals  for 
Clara  Kimball 
Young  and  scenario 
f  o  r  "Peter  the 
Great."  Also  "Why  Change  Your  Wife" 
and  "Fool's  Paradise"  for  C.  B.  DeMille 
and  "The  Rustle  of  Silk"  for  Betty  ' 
Compson.  While  collaborating  with  How- 
ard Higgin,  sold  "Fashion  Row"  to  Mae 
Murray,  "Don't  Doubt  Your  Husband" 
to  Metro  and  "Smouldering  Fires"  to 
Universal.  Recent  adaptations  include 
"East  of  Suez,"  "The  Charmer,"  "In  The 
Name  of  Love."  Now  co-directing  with 
Howard  Higgin  at  Lasky  Studio. 

George    L.    Cox 

born  in  Chicago,  111. 
Started  film  work 
with  Selig  Polyscope 
Co.  in  1909  but  pre- 
vious to  this  was  an 
actor  on  the  speaking 
stage  and  also  an 
author.  Has  made  approximately  100  pic- 
tures which  include  features  and  one  and 
two  reelers.  Fishing,  golf  and  hunting 
are  the  hobbies  of  Mr.  Cox.  Permanent 
address,  care  M.  P.  D.  A.,  Hollywood. 


Donald  Crisp,  born 
in  London,  England. 
Started  film  work 
with  Biograph,  and 
has  made  many  fea- 
tures here  and 
abroad.  Was  super- 
visor of  productions 
for  Lasky  for  six  years.  His  outstanding 
successes  include  "Ponjola,"  "The  Navi- 
gator" and  has  just  finished  "Don  Q"  for 
Dousias  Fairbanks.  Permanent  address, 
Writers'   Club,    Hollywood,   Cal. 

Alan  Crosland,  age 

.il  years,  born  in 
New  York  City. 
Started  film  work 
with  Thos.  A.  Edi- 
son, Inc..  in  1913.  He 
has  made  about  48 
pictures,  some  of 
which  were  five  reelers  and  others  one  and 
two  reelers.  Some  of  the  most  important 
were  "Enemies  of  Women,"  "Three 
Weeks"  and  "Bobbed  Hair."     Now  asso- 


ciated with  Warner  Bros.  Hobby  is  golf. 
Permanent  address,  Warner  Bros.  Stu- 
dios, Hollywood,  or  Hollywood  A.  C. 

William  Craft.  Has  directed  many 
Westerns  and  a  number  of  serials  for  Uni- 
versal. Now  with  Independent  Pictures 
Corporation.  Permanent  address,  6070 
Sunset    Boulevard,    Hollywood,    Cal. 

George  Crone.  Worked  in  many 
branches  of  production,  advancing  to  as- 
sistant director  on  a  number  of  Douglas 
MacLean  productions.  Directed  MacLean 
in  "Never  Say  Die."  Permanent  address, 
2178  Sycamore  Ave.,  Hollywood. 

William       Crinley. 

Has  directed  many 
pictures.  He  is  now 
with  Universal  di- 
recting two  reel 
westerns  with  Ed- 
mund Cobb  and 
Freddy  Humes.  Per- 
manent address.  Universal  City,  Cal. 

James    Cruze,    age 

41  years,  born  in 
Ogden,  Utah.  Was 
well  known  as  juve- 
nile on  speaking 
stage  before  coming 
into  pictures.  Be- 
came a  director  for 
Paramount  where  he  is  now  under  long- 
term  contract.  Produced  "The  Covered 
Wagon"  and  subsequent  successes.  Latest 
productions  being  "The  Goose  Hangs 
High",  "Welcome  Home"  and  "Beggar 
on  Horseback".  Permanent  address,  Fa- 
mous Players-Lasky  Studio,  Hollywood, 
Cal. 

Irving   Cummings. 

For  many  years 
prominent  actor  in 
motion  pictures,  re- 
cently branching  out 
as  independent  pro- 
ducer directing  his 
own  productions. 

Made  a  number  of  features  including  "In 
Every  Woman's  Life,"  "A  Man  Desires," 
"One  Year  to  Live,"  "Just  a  Woman," 
"Desert  Flower."  Now  directing  Irving 
Cummings  Productions  for  M.  C.  Levee. 
Permanent  address.  United  Studios,  Hol- 
lywood. 

William  Curran.  Has  directed  a  num- 
ber of  features  including  Westerns.  Per- 
manent address.  Sunset  Productions,  Hol- 
lywood. 

William  Robert  Daly — Born  in  Boston 
1872;  educated  Boston  Latin  School, 
stage  career  with  Frohman,  Lieber,  H.  B. 
Harris  and  Julius  Cahn,  as  actor  and  di- 
rector; screen  career  began  1910.  Has 
worked  for  Selig,  Universal,  Fox,  Mem- 
ber M.  P.  D.  A.  Permanent  address:  1837 
Morgan    Place,    Hollywood,   Cal. 


D.  Scott  Darling.  Born  Toronto,  Can. 
Started  pictures  with  Al  Christie  as 
scenario  editor.  Later  moved  to  scen- 
ario department  of  Sennett  and  from 
there  went  to  Fox  where  he  adapted  the 
Van  Bibber  series.  Last  two  years  with 
Universal.  Adapted  Leather  Pusher 
series.  Information  Kid  series  and 
Dempsey  series.  Now  directing  "Sweet 
Sixteen"  series.  Permanent  address,  2112 
Woodland  Way,  Hollywood. 

J.    Searle    Dawley, 

age  44,  born  in  Del 
Norte,  Colorado. 
Graduated  from  the 
Scott  Saxton  College 
of  Denver,  Colorado, 
received  degree  B.A. 
Associated  with  the 
speaking  stage  for  14  years  as  actor,  stage 
director  and  playwright.  Entered  the  mo- 
tion picture  field  with  the  Edison  Co.  and 
has  been  directing  motion  pictures  con- 
stantly for  17  years— produced  over  300 
short  subjects  and  56  feature  pictures — 
has  handled  over  90  famous  stars— with 
Famous  Players  for  five  years,  Metro, 
Fox,  Producers  Distributing  Corp.,  Vita- 
graph,  Selznick,  World.  His  principal 
hobby  is  work.  Permanent  address,  215 
West  51st  St.,  New  York. 

Norman  Dawn,  age 

39  years,  born  in  the 
Argentine.  Started 
film  work  in  1905,  as 
a  cinematographer 
and  made  scenic 
travelogues  all  over 
the  world  for  seven 
years.  For  six  years  was  a  specialist  in 
trick  photography  and  multiple  exposure 
effects.  Has  been  a  director  five  years 
and  made  23  features.  Recent  work  has 
been  done  in  Alaska.  Permanent  P.  O. 
address,  Box  97,   Hollywood,  Cal. 

Joseph  De  Grasse, 

age  45  years,  born  in 
Canada.  Previous  to 
making  motion  pic- 
tures was  an  actor  on 
the  speaking  stage 
for  over  18  years. 
Started  film  work 
with  Pathe  and  has  made  a  great  number 
of  pictures  which  include  super-feattares 
and  one  and  two  reelers.  Painting  is  the 
liobby  of  Mr.  De  Grasse.  Now  directing 
features  for  First  National.  Permanent 
address,  care  M.  P.  D.  A.,  Hollywood. 


Leander    De    Cor 

dova,  age  47  years, 
born  in  Jamaica. 
Previous  to  making 
motion  pictures  was 
an  actor  on  the 
speaking  stage  for 
a    number    of    years. 


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Started  film  work  with  Metro  in  New 
York  City  and  has  made  a  number  of  fea- 
tures, the  latest  being  "She",  made  in 
Germany  with  Betty  Blythe  featured. 
Permanent  address,  c/o  The  Film  Daily, 
Hollywood,    Calif. 

Marcel  de  Sano,  age  25  years,  born  in 
Rumania.  Previous  to  making  motion 
pictures  he  was  in  the  Flying  Corps  in 
Rumania  and  started  film  work  with  Win- 
chell  Smith  and  Herbert  Blache.  Directed 
7  features.  Directed  "The  Plastic  Age" 
for  Schulberg.  Mr.  Sano's  hobby  is  fly- 
ing. Permanent  address,  F.  B.  O.  Stu- 
dios, Hollywood,  Calif. 

Hampton  Del  Ruth, 

age  36  years,  born  in 
Venice,  Italy,  of 
American  parentage. 
Previous  to  directing 
pictures  wrote  and 
produced  stage  plays 
in  England.  Has 
written  many  successful  scenarios.  Has 
directed  quite  a  number  of  pictures,  chiefly 
comedies.  Permanent      address,      Los 

Angeles,  California. 

Eugene  DeRue,  age  39,  born  in  Colo- 
rado. Previous  to  directing  pictures,  act- 
or and  publisher.  Started  pictures  1913 
with  Universal;  has  directed  over  a  hun- 
dred pictures  including  features  and  one 
and  two  reel  comedies.  Has  always  cut 
his  pictures.  Permanent  address,  6835 
Hawthorne  Ave.,  Hollywood. 

Cecil    B.    DeMille, 

age  44  years,  born  in 
Asheville,  Mass. 
Previous  to  making 
motion  pictures  was 
a  playwright,  stage 
director,  pro  d  u  c  e  r 
and  actor  on  speak- 
ing stage  for  a  number  of  years.  Eleven 
years  ago  he  came  to  Hollywood, 
and  with  Jesse  L.  Lasky  founded  the 
Jesse  L.  Lasky  Feature  Play,  later 
merged  with  the  Famous  Players-Lasky 
Corp.  He  has  made  50  photoplays  and 
has  been  identified  with  an  unusual  num- 
ber of  successful  productions  including 
"The  Ten  Commandments."  DeMille's 
productions  appear  under  his  own  name, 
released  through  Producers  Distributing 
Co.  His  neadquarters  are  at  the  De 
Mille  Studio,  Culver  City,  Cal. 


William  C.  D  e 
Mille,  age  46  years, 
born  in  Washington, 
D.  C,  Previous  to 
directing  pictures, 
was  an  author,  and 
also  an  artist.  He  has 
been  with  Famous 
a  director  and  pro- 
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fishing.  Permanent  address,  1520  Vine 
St.,    Hollywood,    California. 

Denver   Dixon,   born    in    New    Zealand. 

Started  producing  pictures  in  Australia  in 
1914.  Formerly  a  cowboy  and  stockman 
of  the  Antipodes.  Made  his  debut  in  pic- 
tures with  Vitagraph.  Has  directed  37 
pictures.  Permanent  address  5821  Santa 
Monica    Boulevard,    Hollywood,    Calif. 


Players-Lasky    as 
ducer    since    1914. 


^gpj^^         i         Walt    Disney,   age 

S  nSm     cago.       One    of    the 

•  -'-  *E^«iHi  youngest  directors 
and  producers  in  the 
film  business.  Start- 
ed in  motion  pic- 
tures in  Chicago  as 
a  cartoonist;  later  producing  cartoon  com- 
edies in  Kansas  City.  Now  making  Alice 
Comedies,  combination  live  action  and 
cartoon  pictures,  for  M.  J.  Winkler  re- 
lease. Permanent  address,  4649  Kings- 
well  Ave.,   Hollywood.   Calif. 


Henri  Diamant- 
Berger,  born  in 
Paris,  France,  in 
1895.  Graduate  of 
the  "Sorbonne"  and 
of  the  "Faculte  de 
Droit."  Decorated 
with  the  "Croix  de 
Guerre";  honorably  discharged  after  be- 
ing wounded.  Stage  director,  newspaper 
man,  editor  of  the  French  trade  paper 
"Le  Film."  Member  of  the  "Society  of 
French  Authors"  and  of  the  "Societe  des 
gens  de  Lettres."  Produced  "The  Four 
Horsemen  of  the  Apocalypse,"  a  first 
version  of  Ibancz  story.  Has  rebuilt  ac- 
cording to  American  methods,  the  studio 
of  Pathe  in  Paris,  and  then,  his  own  stu- 
dio in  Billancourt.  Has  written  a  book, 
"Le  Cinema."  Has  directed  "The  Three 
Musketeers"  abroad,  (partly  shown  in 
America  under  the  title  "Milady"),  "One 
Night  in  Paris."  "Twenty  Years  After," 
and  has  recently  completed  in  America 
"Fifty-Fifty,"  with  Hope  Hampton,  Lio- 
nel Barrymore  and  Louise  Glaum.  Is  now 
directing  "Lovers'  Island"  for  Asso.  Ex- 
hibitors. 


Hugh  Dierker,  age 

34.  Educated  in  St. 
Charles  Military 
College  and  Rugby 
Tech.  Had  Me- 
chanical engineering 
experience  previous 
•^  to     picture     produc- 

tion. He  has  worked  in  practically  every 
capacity  of  picture  production  since  1912 
and  produced  about  seven  features.  Ad- 
dress Los  Angeles,   Cal. 


John  Francis  Dillon, 
age  39  years,  born  in 
New  York.  Previous 
to  directing  pictures, 
was  an  actor  on  "the 

1^^^^  I  speaking     stage     for 

^^l^^^i^  quite  some  time. 
'  Has  made  a  number 
of  1st  National  Productions,  the  latest 
being  "Chickie".  Permanent  address, 
First  National,  383  Madison  Ave.,  N.  Y. 

Frank    P.    Donovan,    born    Rosendale, 

N.  Y.  Stage  manager  Third  Avenue  The- 
ater, N.  Y.  Eight  years  newspaper  expe- 
rience. Director  for  Vitagraph,  Pathe, 
World,  Educational,  Associated  Exhibit- 
ors, Paramount,  State  right  films.  Mem- 
ber M.  P.  D.  A.  Permanent  address,  Mo- 
tion Picture  Directors'  Association,  N.  Y., 
and  Los  Angeies. 

William  C.  Dow- 
Ian,  born  in  St.  Paul, 
Minn.  Previous  to 
directing  pictures 
was  an  actor  on  the 
speaking  stage  for  14 
years.  He  started 
his  screen  career  with 
Universal  as  an  actor.  Has  made  many 
pictures,  including  feature  productions 
and  one  and  two  reelers.  Permanent  ad- 
dress, 717  N.  Manhattan  Place,  Holly- 
wood,   Cal. 

Scott  Dunlap.  Started  his  screen  career 
with  Fox,  and  has  directed  many  pictures. 
Recently  joined  the  Hunt  Stromberg 
Company,  where  he  has  directed  Harry 
Carey  productions  released  through  Pro- 
ducers Distributing  Corporation.  Per- 
manent address,  Hollywood,  Cal. 

William  Duncan, 
born  in  Scotland. 
Previous  to  directing 
pictures,  was  an  in- 
structor in  McFad- 
den's  Physical  Cul- 
ture School,  also  was 
on  the  speaking  stage 
for  a  number  of  years.  Began  screen 
career  with  Selig.  Has  produced,  directed 
and  acted  in  many  features  and  serials. 
Permanent  address,  L.  A.  Athletic  Club, 
Los  Angeles,  California. 

Allan  Dwan,  born 
in  Toronto,  Canada. 
.Started  fi  1  m  work 
with  Essanay.  Pre- 
vious to  this  Mr. 
Dwan  was  a  Civil 
Engineer.  Has  made 
many  feature  pro- 
ductions, notably  "Robin  Hood."  Ath- 
letics is  his  favorite  pastime.  Perma- 
nent address,  Los  Angeles  Athletic  Club, 
Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  and  Lambs  Club,  N.  Y. 


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Ferdinand    E  a  r  1  e 

was  born  in  New 
York  City,  1878.  He 
studied  art  for  five 
years  under  Bougue- 
reau  at  the  Academic 
Julian,  at  the  Beaux 
"  Arts,  and  for  one 
year  under  Whistler.  Post  graduate 
course  in  poetr\-  at  Oxford,  American 
drama  and  literature  at  Columbia. 
Travelled  and  lived  twenty  years  abroad 
Exhibited  Paris  salon,  1901.  Published 
"The  Lyric  Year,"  recognizing  then  un- 
known poets,  1912.  Served  in  U.  S.  con- 
sulate, Munich,  outbreak  of  Great  War. 
Developed  art  titles  in  motion  pictures, 
1915,  and  began  working  on  "motion 
painting"  (i.  e.,  photography  of  living 
figures  super-exposed  on  small  painted 
background.)  Now  directing  for  Metro- 
Goldwyn. 


"Breezy"  Reaves 

Eason,  age  36  years, 
born  in  Mississippi. 
Previous  to  making 
motion  pictures  was 
in  the  produce  busi- 
ness. Started  with 
the  American  Film 
Co.  and  has  made  over  200  pictures, 
which  include  feature  productions  and  one 
and  two  reelers.  Now  directing  for  Wal- 
dorf Pictures.  Tennis,  golf,  fishing  and 
hiftiting  are  the  hobbies  of  Mr.  Eason. 
Permanent  address.  1516  Labaig  Ave., 
Hollywood,  Cal. 


William  P.  S.  Earle, 

age  40  years,  born  in 
New  York.  Gradu- 
ate of  Columbia  Uni- 
versity. Previous  to 
directing  pictures 
was  an  artist  and 
photographer.  Start- 
ed film  work  with  Vitagraph  and  has 
made  a  number  of  feature  productions. 
Earle's  hobby  is  Egyptology.  Perma- 
nent address,  care  M.  P.  D.  A.,  Holly- 
wood. 


Harry      Edwards. 

Has  for  five  years 
directed  comedies. 
He  has  directed  all 
the  Harry  Langdon 
comedies  for  Mack 
Sennett.  Permanent 
address.  Mack  Sen- 
nett  Studios,   I. OS  Angeles. 


Clifford    S.    Elfelt. 

Born  in  Chicago.  III., 
^  .,^^„      Feb.    15,   1895.      For- 

|*|^^Sr^        ^O      ni  e  r  1  y       associated 
^^^L      j||g|yj|^B      ^yjt}-,    Universal    and 

^^^v  ^KH^m      F"'"^'       ^''^    directed 
WKm      M^^   mk     '"dependent    features 
for    last    five    years, 
latest  i)cing  J.  B.  Warner  series,  and  spe- 
cial   features.      Now   distributing,   produc- 
ing and  directing  specials. 

Clyde     E.     Elliott, 

age  n  years,  born 
in  Ord,  Neb.  Was 
graduated  from  Uni- 
versity of  Nebraska 
with  A.B.  degree  in 
1900.  For  five  years 
previous  to  making 
pictures  was  engaged  in  newspaper  work. 
Began  producing  in  1913,  when  he  made 
single  reels  for  the  Keith  and  Orpheum 
interests  in  the  key  cities  of  this  vaude- 
ville circuit.  First  director  to  storyize  the 
scenic.  Has  made  more  than  200  one  and 
two  reel  nature,  travel,  and  comedy  pic- 
tures. Now  with  Winship  Pictures  Corp., 
making  two  reel  comedies.  Permanent 
address  20-22  E.  46th   St.,   New  York. 

Maurice        Elvey, 

born  Yorkshire, 
England,  Nov.  11, 
1887.  Directed  for 
Stoll  Film  Co.,  Eng- 
land in  1918.  Has 
made  many  produc- 
tions for  them  and 
for  Ideal.  Now  under  contract  with  Wil- 
liam Fox  making  Maurice  Elvey  produc- 
tions. Present  address,  Fox  Studios,  Los 
Angeles,    Cal. 

Carlyle    Ellis,    age 

46  years,  was  born 
in  Toronto,  Canada. 
He  was  a  reporter  in 
British  Columbia  at 
16  and  in  newspaper 
and  magazine  work, 
both  art  and  editorial,  for  20  years.  En- 
tered picture  work  via  Triangle.  His  own 
company  for  six  years,  specializing  in 
health  subjects.  Hobbies  are  boating, 
portrait  photography  and  landscape  paint- 
ing. Permanent  address,  71  West  23rd 
St.,  New  York. 

Romaine  Fielding 
born  in  Bowling 
Green,  Ky.  Started 
film  work  with  Lub- 
in,  but  before  this 
was  an  actor  and  di- 
rector on  the  legiti- 
mate stage.  He  has 
made  over  300  pictures.  Permanent  ad- 
dress, Gen.  Film  Studios,  6800  Delmar 
Blvd.,   University   City,    Mo. 


Dallas  M.  Fitz- 
gerald, born  in  La 
Grange,  Kentucky. 
Previous  to  direct- 
ing motion  pictures 
was  an  actor  in  them, 
also  on  the  speaking 
stage  for  a  number  of  years.  Started  film 
work  15  years  ago.  Now  heading  the 
Dallas  M.  Fitzgerald  Prods.,  Inc.  Perma- 
nent address,  528  Taft  Bldg.,  Hollywood. 


George  Fitzmanr- 
ice,  age  2)1,  born  in 
France.  Started 
screen  career  with 
Pathe  as  scenarioist. 
He  has  produced 
many  pictures,  chiefly 
feature  productions 
with  many  well-known  stars.  He  is  not 
only  a  gifted  author,  but  ranks  high  as  an 
artist  and  sculptor.  Recently  entered 
partnership  to  produce  for  Samuel  Gold- 
wvn.     Permanent  address.  United  Studios, 


Hoi 


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Robert  J.  Flaherty, 
F.R.G.S.  Born  Iron 
Mountain,  Mich.  At- 
tended  Michigan 
College  of  Mines 
and  spent  years  in 
exploration  work  on 
the  west  coast  of 
Vancouver  Island  and  in  northern  Can- 
ada. Headed  four  expeditions  for  Sir 
Wm.  Mackenzie  through  Hudson  Bay, 
Northern  Ungava  and  Baffin's  Land. 
Made  special  sub-Arctic  expedition  for 
material  for  his  film  "Nanook  of  the 
North"  in  1920-21.  Just  completed  a 
film  of  Samoan  native  life  for  Famous 
Players.     Address,  125  E.  63rd  St.,  N.  Y. 


Victor        Fleming, 

age  34  years,  born  in 
California.  Previous 
to  directing  pictures 
was  a  cameramaan. 
Started  his  film  work 
with  American  Film 
Co.  Hobbies:  Hunt- 
Now  directing  "A  Son 
Permanent     address. 


ing  and  fishing, 
of  His  Father 
Lasky   Studio,   Hollywood 


^dgm^^  Laty  Floren.  Born 

^1^  Moscow,  Russia.  Be- 

M^    fln  ''^'''"    motion    picture 

^^^  *  work   in    1910  at  the 

Khanjonkoff  studio 
in  Moscow.  Directed 
at  the  Pole  studio  in 
Warsaw.  Later  with 
the  Aurora  Films  in  Berlin  and  instructed 
at  the  Societe  Des  Films  Artists  in 
France.  Present  address,  Russian  Art 
Players  of  America,  Inc.,  1674  Broadway. 


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E  m  m  e  1 1  Flynn, 
age  33  years,  born  in 
Denver,  where  he 
attended  Sacred 
Heart  College.  He 
started  work  in 
GriiTith  pictures  in 
1907,  but  appeared 
as  an  actor  on  the  speaking  stage  before 
that  time.  Played  the  lead  in  one  of  the 
first  pictures  made  by  the  Paramount 
company,  and  later  became  assistant 
director  to  Mary  Pickford.  Started  both 
Rodolph  Valentino  and  Norman  Kerry 
to  stardom  in  two  independent  pictures. 
He  has  to  his  credit  some  of  the  biggest 
Fox  successes.  Now  engaged  directing 
"East  Lynne."  He  is  scheduled  to  do 
"Part-Time  Wives,"  "7th  Heaven"  and 
"The  Winding  Stair."  Permanent  ad- 
dress, Fox  Studio,  Hollywood. 


John  Ince — Born,  New  York,  1879,  edu- 
cated in  New  York;  stage  career  from 
1888  in  many  productions  including  "Ben 
Hur,"  etc.;  screen  career  Lubin,  World, 
Metro,  John  Ince  Prod.  Permanent  ad- 
dress, M.   P.   D.  A.,  Hollywood,  Cal. 


James  Flood,  born 

N.  Y.  City.  Age  30. 
Has  worked  in  many 
branches  of  produc- 
tion, and  was  assist- 
ant to  many  promi- 
nent directors.  Made 
"The  10th  Woman," 
"Man  Without  a  Conscience"  and  "Satan 
and  Sables."  Now  directing  for  Warner 
Bros.  Permanent  address,  Warner  Stu- 
dios, Hollywood,  Cal. 


Joseph  J.  Franz,  age  42  years.  Was  on 
speaking  stage  8  years.  Has  directed  many 
pictures.  Permanent  address,  Sunset 
Prod.,  Hollywood,  Cal. 


Francis   Ford,   age 

41  years,  born  in 
Portland  Me.  Pre- 
vious to  directing 
pictures,  was  on  the 
speaking  stage  for  a 
number  of  years. 
Started  fi  1  m  career 
with  Melies,  and  has  made  about  ISO  pic- 
tures, chiefly  western  productions,  and 
also  many  serials.  Mr.  Ford's  hobby  is 
birds  and  animals.  Permanent  address, 
Universal   Studio,   Hollywood,   Cal. 


John  Ford,  age  29 
years,  'born  in  Port- 
land, Me.  Previous 
to  directing  pictures 
was  for  a  short  time 
a  stage  mechanic. 
Started  screen  ca- 
reer with  Universal 
and  has  made  about  30  pictures,  chiefly 
features.  Directed  "The  Iron  Horse"  and 
"Lightnin'  "  for  Fox.  Permanent  address, 
Fox  Film,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 


Finis  Fox,  who  en- 
tered motion  pictures 
through  the  scenario 
department,  having 
provided  material  for 
idn|^  a     number     of     well 

^TJ/l^^^g  known  stars.  Has 
written,  directed  and 
produced  five  independent  pictures,  in- 
cluding "A  Woman  Who  Sinned."  Wrote 
scenario  on  "My  Son"  and  "Heirs  Appar- 
ent." Permanent  address,  5200  Marathon 
St.,  Hollywood,  Calif. 

Bryon  Foy.  Many  years  on  the  stage, 
recently  producing  one-reel  comedies  for 
Universal.  Permanent  address.  Universal 
City,  Cal. 

Tom     Forman, 

born  in  Texas.  Pre- 
vious to  directing, 
was  on  the  speaking 
stage  with  Belasco 
stock  and  own  com- 
pany. Started  screen 
career  with  Kalem 
and  has  made  quite  a  number  of  pictures, 
chiefly  features  for  Lubin  and  Lasky. 
Now  directing  Hunt  Stromberg  Produc- 
tions at  Hollywood  Studios.  Permanent 
address.    Writers    Club,    Hollywood,    Cal. 

Chester  Franklin.  Age  34.  Born  in 
San  Francisco.  Has  directed  a  number 
of  feature  productions,  including  Norma 
Talmadge  productions.  Permanent  ad- 
dress, United  Studios,  Hollywood,  Cal. 


Harry  L.  Franklin.  Has  directed  a 
number  of  feature  productions.  Perma- 
nent address,  care  M.  P.  D.  A.,  Holly- 
wood. 


S.  A.  Franklin,  age 

31  years,  born  in  San 
Francisco.  Screen 
career  began  with 
Selig  and  has  made 
many  feature  produc- 
tions. Likes  motor- 
ing, swimming,  golf 
and  hunting.  Permanent  address.  United 
Studios,   Hollywood,   California. 


Park  B.  Frame,  born  in  Seattle,  Wash- 
ington. He  started  screen  career  with 
J.  D.  Hampton,  and  has  directed  many 
pictures,  including  feature  productions  and 
one  and  two  reelers.  Permanent  address, 
1246  McCadden  Place,  Hollywood,  Cal. 


Louis  J.  Gasnier, 
age  43  years,  born  in 
France.  Previous  to 
direct  ing  pictures, 
was  on  the  speaking 
stage  for  ten  years, 
and  also  was  stage 
manager  of  the 
largest  theater  in  France.  Started  film 
work  in  France  with  Pathe,  and  came  to 
America  12  years  ago.  ,  Has  made  over 
500  productions,  almost  all  feature  pic- 
tures. Mr.  Gasnier's  hobbies  are  reading 
and  writing  stories,  golf  and  driving. 
Now  directing  for  B.  P.  Schulberg.  Per- 
manent address,  F.  B.  O.  Studios,  Los 
Angeles,  Cal. 


Harry      G  a  r  s  o  n, 

born  in  Rochester,  N. 
Y.  Previous  t  o  d  i- 
recting  pictures  was 
in  the  men's  furnish- 
ing business  in  Troy, 
N.  Y.  Became  inter- 
ested in  pictures  and 
his  first  venture  was  as  manager  of  Clara 
Kimball  Young.  Mr.  Garson  has  made  a 
number  of  pictures,  all  features.  Now 
directing  Lefty  Flynn  for  F.  B.  O.  Per- 
manent address,  F.  B.  O.  Studios,  780 
Gower   Street,   Hollywood,   Calif. 


Richard  Garrick.  After  ten  years  with 
dramatic  companies  of  Frohman,  Liebler 
and  Henry  Miller,  entered  films  1911  as 
director  for  Selig.  Directed  for  Univer- 
sal, Eclair,  Pathe  Blaney  Pictures.  Also 
directed  six  pictures  based  on  poems  of 
Ella  Wheeler  Wilcox,  released  by  Warn- 
er Brothers.  Supervising  director  for 
Gaumont  Co.  Served  the  Government 
1917-19  after  which  he  made  pictures 
abroad.  Has  vvritten  and  directed  about 
200  pictures. 


Svend  Gade.  Born 
i  n  Copenhagen. 
Started  professional 
career  as  stage  di- 
rector of  Royal  The- 
ater. Later  Stage 
Director  Royal  Op- 
era House,  Stock- 
holm. Directed  several  pictures  in  Eu- 
rope including  "Hamlet"  which  was 
later  shown  in  America.  Came  to  Amer- 
ica    in     1922     and     produced     "Johannes 


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BENJAMIN  CHRISTIANSON 

Directing  for 
METRO  -  GOLDWYN  -  MAYER 


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Sunday,  June   7,    1925 


Kreisler"  for  Selwyn.  Became  Art  Di- 
rector for  Mary  Pickford  after  which  he 
returned  to  Kurope.  Upon  his  return  he 
signed  with  I'niv'ersai  for  whom  he  pro- 
duced "Fifth  Ave.  Models"  and  "Siege". 
Just  finished  "Peacock  Feathers".  His 
principal  hobby  is  books.  Permanent 
address,    1284    Harper    Ave.,    Hollywood. 

Douglas  Garrard.  Has  made  a  numi)er 
of  feature  productions.  Permanent  ad- 
dress, care  M.  P.  D.  A.,  Hollywood. 

Burton    George, 

age  39  years,  born  in 
R  h  e  i  m  s,  France. 
Previous  to  directing 
pictures,  was  a  news- 
paper man.  Started 
film  work  with  Eclair 
Co. — Biograph,  and 
has  made  about  125  pictures;  40  being  fea- 
ture productions  and  the  rest  being  one 
and  two  reelers. 

Charles   Giblyn, 

born  in  New  York. 
Previous  to  directing 
pictures,  was  an 
actor  on  the  speaking 
stage  for  about 
twenty  years.  Started 
screen  career  with 
Biograph,  and  has  made  about  150  pic- 
tures, chiefly  feature  productions.  Out- 
door sports  is  the  hobby  of  Mr.  Giblyn. 
Permanent  address,  271  Parkhill  Ave., 
Yonkers,   N.  Y. 

Tom  Gibson.  Has  directed  many  come- 
dies and  features. 

Arvid  E.  Gillstrom, 

age  36,  born  in  Swe- 
den. Started  as  pro- 
fessional ball  player, 
became  a  "stunt" 
man  for  Universal, 
doing  high  diving, 
etc.,  and  turned  to 
directing  because  it  was  more  exciting. 
Has  made  many  features  and  has  directed 
comedians  of  note.  Loves  outdoors  and 
especially  tramping  in  the  woods.  Per- 
manent address,  Hollywood,  Calif. 

Spencer  Gordon 
Bennet.  His  aftilia- 
tion  with  motion 
pictures  has  been  a 
lengthy  one.  His 
first  experiences 
were  in  acting,  in 
which  he  achieved  a 
wide  reputation  as  a  stunt  and  thrill  king. 
At  various  times  in  his  life  he  has  been 
Arctic  traveler,  Hudson  Bay  explorer, 
crack  sculler  of  the  Sheepshead  Bay  Row- 
ing Club,  adventurer,  athlete  and  soldier. 
For  the  past  few  years  he  has  been  asso- 
ciated  with   the   making   of   Pathe   serials 


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as  assistant  and  co-dircctui  lor  George  B. 
Seitz.  Recently  directed  the  Pathe  serial, 
"Plav   Ball." 


J.  Gordon  Ed- 
wards, born  in  Mon- 
treal, Canada.  Pre- 
V  i  o  u  s  to  directing 
pictures,  was  an  ac- 
tor on  the  speaking 
stage  for  a  number 
of  years.  Started  his 
screen  career  long  ago.  and  has  produced 
many  features.  Now  director-general  for 
Fox,  headquatrers  IGth  Ave.  and  55th  St., 
New   York  City. 

Alt  Goulding.  Was 
on  the  stage  for  a 
number  of  years  as 
actor,  director,  and 
writer.  Entered  mo- 
tion pictures  seven 
years  ago  as  direc- 
tor. Has  directed 
comedies  with  Harold  Lloyd,  Bebe  Dan- 
iels, Snub  Pollard,  Baby  Peggy.  Has 
acted  in  Roach  comedies,  and  in  "Learn- 
ing to  Love",  and  "The  Lady".  Now 
directing  "The  Rebellious  Girl"  for  Metro- 
Gold  wyn-M  aver. 

John  Gorman,  age 
43  years.  Born  in 
Boston,  Mass.  He 
started  his  career  in 
New  York,  in  1910, 
with  the  John  Gor- 
man Prod.  Recently 
^__^_ worked  for  Chad- 
wick  Pictures  at  Goldwyn  Studio.  Per- 
manent address,  308  Maple  Drive,'  Bev- 
erly Hills. 

'        Frank    C.    Griffin, 

age  a  years,  born  in 
Norfolk,  Virginia. 
Previous  to  directing 
pictures  was.  an  actor 
on  the  speaking  stage 
for  a  number  of 
years.  Was  with  old 
Biograph  Co.,  reporter  on  N.  Y.  Ameri- 
can, scenarist  and  director  for  Keystone 
Co.,  and  others.  Directed  for  Warner 
Bros.,  First  National  and  Paramount. 
Now  with  Universal. 


David  Wark  Grif- 
fith, age  45  years, 
born  in  La  Grange, 
Ky.  Started  film 
work  in  New  York 
City  with  Biograph 
Corp.  in  1906,  but 
previous  to  this  was 
an  actor  on  the  speaking  stage.  Has 
made  many  notable  pictures,  the  latest 
being  "Sally  of  the  Sawdust".  As  one 
may  easily  guess,  his  hobby  in  life  is  make 


moving     pictures.        Permanent     addrcsb, 
Longacre    Building,   New   York   City. 

Walter  Graham.  He  has  written  and 
directed  a  number  of  comedies.  Now 
directing  for  Educational  at  the  Christie 
Studios.  His  latest  comedy  is  "Call  a 
Cop",  a  Christie  which  will  be  released 
shortly. 

E.  H.  Griffith, 
bom  in  U.  S.  A.  Lat- 
est releases.  Para- 
mount, Goldwyn, 
Hodkinson,  "The  Go- 
Getter,"  "Unseeing 
Eyes,"  and  "Anoth- 
er Scandal."  Spe- 
cializes in  feminine  psychology,  prac- 
tically all  his  feature  pictures  being  made 
with  women  stars,  including  Corinne 
Griffith,  Lois  Wilson,  Alice  Brady,  Mar- 
guerite Clark,  Alice  Joyce,  Shirley  Mason. 
Prior  to  directing  was  newspaperman. 
Began  screen  career  as  editor-in-chief, 
Thomas  A.  Edison  Studios.  Has  just 
completed  "White  Mice,"  using  Kelly 
Color  Process  for  Seering  D.  Wilson. 
Permanent  address.  The  Lambs,  130  W. 
44th  St.,  New  York. 

Arthur    G  r  e  g  o  r. 

Born  in  Vienna  in 
1885.  Graduate  of 
the  Architect's  Uni- 
versity. Was  an  of- 
ficer in  the  Third 
Regiment  of  Lan- 
cers, one  of  Austria's 
former  crack  cavalry  organizations.  Ap- 
pointed a  military  attache  during  one  of 
the  Balkan  Wars.  He  served  in  the  War 
and  Foreign  offices  as  referee  for  the  emi- 
gration offices.  Connected  with  motion 
pictures  as  South  American  distributor  of 
the  Austrian  Sascha  Film  Corporation, 
now  a  part  of  the  Famous  Players-Lasky 
system.  Later  became  a  producer  and 
director  in  addition  to  releasing  Metro 
Pictures  in  Central  Europe.  Came  to  Hol- 
lywood where  he  will  make  his  debut  as 
director  of  "The  Count  of  Luxembourg" 
for  Chadwick  Pictures. 

Alfred    E.     Green, 

,ige  31  years,  born  in 
I'erris,  Calif.  Start- 
ed film  work  with 
Selig  Co.  in  1911.  He 
has  made  26  produc- 
tions which  include 
features  and  one  and 
two  reelers.  Directed  a  number  of  feat- 
ures for  Lasky.  Mr.  Green's  hobby  is  his 
family.  Permanent  address,  1400  Hay- 
worth  Ave.,   Los  Angeles,   Calif. 


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HENRI  DIAMANT  BERG[R 


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First  version  of  Blasco  Ibanez*  story — 

THE  FOUR  HORSEMEN  OF  THE  APOCALYPSE'' 

(Produced  in  France) 

"THE  THREE  MUSKETEERS" 

(Produced  in  France— shown  in  America  as  "MILADY") 

"ONE  NIGHT  IN  PARIS  ' 
TIFTY-FIFTY  ' 


NOW  DIRECTING— 

"LOVERS  ISLAND'  -(Associated  Exhibitors) 


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Edmund  Goulding, 

,>4  years  of  age,  is 
an  Englishman.  Pre- 
vious to  becoming  a 
director  was  stage 
actor,  novelist,  play- 
wright and  scenarist. 
H  i  s  scenarios  in- 
clude many  of  Mae  Murray's  pictures,  a 
number  for  Norma  Talmadge,  "Tol'able 
David"  and  "Havoc."  His  novel  is 
"Fury,"  which  he  adapted  for  the  screen, 
and  is  now  writing  "Shadow  Lane."  He 
is  co-author  of  the  stage  success  "Danc- 
ing Mothers."  Recently  directed  "Wrath" 
for  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.  Permanent 
address,  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  Studio, 
Culver  City,  Calif. 


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Fred  Guiol.  Born 
San  Francisco,  1898. 
Started  in  pictures 
as  property  man  for 
D.  W.  Griffith  while 
working  on  "Hearts 
of  the  World."  Later 
became  property  man 
for  Hal  Roach  and  has  since  risen  to  di- 
rectorship. Made  Spat  Family  and  Glenn 
Tryon  series.  Hobbies  hunting  and  fish- 
ing. Permanent  address,  722^  N.  Van 
Ness  Ave.,    Hollywood,   Cal. 

Victor  Hugo  Halperin,  producer-direc- 
tor, age  31  years;  born  Chicago,  111.  De- 
gree of  "Ph.  B.,"  University  of  Chicago. 
Was  journalist,  advertising  man.  then  lit- 
erary associate  of  Elbert  Hubbard  previ- 
ous to  organizing  "Halperin  Productions." 
One  of  few  in  industry  who  produce, 
write  and  direct  own  stories;  has  made 
21  features.  Now  producing-directing 
series  of  specials  for  Vitagraph.  Perma- 
nent address:  334  S.  Vendome  St.,  Los 
Angeles. 


tjohn  J.  Harvey,  age 
43  years,  born  in 
Cleveland,  Ohio.  Pre- 
vious to  directing 
pictures,  was  on  the 
speaking  stage  as 
baritone  in  many  suc- 
cessful productions. 
Began  screen  career  with  Vitagraph,  and 
has  made  many  pictures,  chiefly  comedies. 
Permanent  address,  M.  P.  D.  A.,  Holly- 
wood, Calif. 

T.    Hayes   Hunter, 

age  43  years,  born  in 
Philadelphia.  Pre- 
vious to  making  mo- 
tion pictures,  was  a 
stage  director  many 
years.  Started  film 
work  with  Mutual 
and  has  made  about  40  pictures,  which 
include  feature  productions  and  one  and 
two  reelers.     Athletics  and  outdoor  sports 


are    the    hobbies    of    Mr.    Hunter.      Per- 
manent address,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

Marcus  Harrison — Has  directed  a  num- 
ber of   pictures. 

William  F.  Had- 
dock, born  in  Ports- 
mouth, N.  H.  Pre- 
vious to  directing 
pictures,  was  an  ac- 
tor on  the  speaking 
stage  for  quite  some 
time.  Started  screen 
career  with  Edison,  and  has  made  a  num- 
ber of  pictures,  including  feature  produc- 
tions and  one  and  two  reelers.  Mr.  Had- 
dock's hobby  is  yachting.  Permanent 
address,  M.  P.  D.  A.,  234  West  SSth  St., 
New  York  City,  of  which  Lo  is  secretary. 

Sheridan  Hall  was 

born  at  Eureka, 
Calif.  Hall  is  a 
graduats  of  Kenyon 
College,  and  went 
into  pictures  im- 
mediately after  ie- 
ceivi.ig  his  sheep- 
skin. He  was  first  with  the  Lubin  Com- 
pany. 


David  M.  Hart- 
ford, age  49  years, 
born  i  n  Rockland, 
Michigan.  Previous 
to  directing  pictures, 
was  an  actor  on  the 
speaking  stage  for 
over  twenty  years; 
for  the  greater  part  of  that  time  he  was 
at  the  head  of  his  own  organization.  Start- 
ed film  work  in  Los  Angeles  with  Uni- 
versal and  has  'made  about  15  pictures, 
chiefly  feature  productions.  Open  country 
is  the  hobby  of  Mr.  Hartford.  Permanent 
address,  110  South  Benton  Way,  Los 
Angeles,  Calif. 

Alan  Hale,  actor 
and  director  since 
1910.  As  actor  ap- 
peared in  "The  Four 
Horsemen",  "Robin 
Hood",  "Holly- 
wood", "The  Cov- 
ered Wagon"  and 
many  others.  Directed  Shirley  Mason  in 
"The  Scarlet  Honeymoon".  Permanent 
address  1420  Crescent  Heights  Boulevard, 
Hollywood,   Cal. 

Dell  Henderson,  born  in  St.  Thomas, 
Ont.,  Canada.  Previous  to  directing  pic- 
tures, was  for  a  number  of  years,  an  ac- 
tor on  the  speaking  stage.  Started  screen 
career  w-ith  Biograph.  Has  been  asso- 
ciated with  Famous  Players  and  Fox. 
Pictures  produced  include  "Sure  Fire 
Flint",     "Love     Bandit",     "Blazing     Bar- 


riers" and  "Broken  Silence".  Most  re- 
cent production  "Gambling  Wives".  Has 
been  producing  independently  for  past 
year.  Permanent  addresses,  Lambs  Club, 
New  York  City  and  Hollywood  Athletic 
Club,   Hollywood,  Cal. 

Victor  Heerman,  age  32  years,  born  in 
London,  England.  Previous  to  directing 
motion  pictures,  was  on  the  stage  with 
Nat  Goodwin  for  a  number  of  years. 
Started  picture  career  with  Kinemacolor 
and  was  for  three  years  a  director  for 
Keystone  and  Mack  Sennett  comedies. 
Fifteen  months  chief  yeoman  in  the  U.  S. 
Navy.  Co-directed  "The  River's  End" 
and  "Don't  Ever  Marry"  with  Marshall 
Neilan.  Has  made  9  features-  Permanent 
address,  525  South  Van  Ness  Ave.,  Los 
Angeles. 

Thos.   A.    Heffron, 

age  42  years,  born  in 
Virginia  City,  Nev. 
Previous  to  directing 
pictures,  was  a  stage 
director  and  an  actor 
on  the  speaking  stage 
for  thirteen  years. 
Started  film  work  with  Thanhouser  Film 
Co.,  and  has  made  over  80  pictures;  56 
of  which  were  five  reel  features  and  the 
rest  one  and  two  reelers.  Permanent  ad- 
dress, L.  A.  Athletic  Club,  Los  Angeles, 
Calif. 

Al  Herman.  Has  directed  a  number  of 
comedies  for  Century  Film  Corp.  Per- 
manent address,  M.  P.  D.  A.,  Hollywood. 

Joseph  Henabery, 
born  in  Omaha,  Neb. 
Previous  to  directing 
pictures  was  an  ar- 
chitectural, drafting 
and  railroading  en- 
gineer, and  was  also 
an   actor   on   the 

speaking    stage    for    a    number   of   years. 

Started  film  work  in  1910  with  Universal. 

Since    1916   has    directed   feature   pictures 

for    Griffith,    Fine    Arts,    Fairbanks    and 

Famous.  Permanent  address,  1753  Or- 
chid   Street,    Hollywood,    California. 

Hobart   Henley, 

age  yi  years,  born  in 
Louisville,  Ky.  He 
began  his  theatrical 
career  on  the  speak- 
ing stage,  and  was 
an  actor  for  eight 
years.  His  picture 
career  started  in  New  York  in  1910.  He 
has  made  more  than  150  pictures,  includ- 
ing features,  one  and  two  reelers,  and 
has  been  with  Selznick,  Universal  and 
other  companies.  Now  heading  his  own 
production  unit  for  Metro-Goldwyn.  His 
latest   picture   is   "Free  Love."     Some  of 


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his  pictures  have  been  "The  Turmoil," 
"The  Flirt,"  "A  Lady  of  Quality,"  etc. 
Permanent  address,  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  studios.  Culver  City,  Calif. 

Robert  F.  Hill, 
born  in  Port  Rohen, 
Ont.,  Canada.  Pre- 
vious to  making  mo- 
tion pictures,  was  on 
the  speaking  stage 
for  over  seven  years. 
Has  made  many 
pictures,  almost  all  feature  productions. 
Directed  many  pictures  for  Universal  and 
now  with  C.  W.  Patton  Prod.  Hobbies, 
English,  Maltese  dogs  and  birds.  Per- 
manent address,  7628  Norton  Ave.,  Hol- 
lywood, Cai. 

Charles  Hines,  age  32.  Born  in  Pitts- 
burgh, Pa.  Was  an  actor  in  musical 
comedy  and  on  the  dramatic  stage  before 
entering  motion  pictures  in  1920  as  di- 
rector of  Johnny  Hines  in  "Torchy" 
comedies.  Has  directed  five  features. 
Hobby,  trying  to  make  money.  Perma- 
nent address,  315  W.  97th  St.,  New  YorK 
City. 


George  W.  Hill — 
Born  in  Kansas. 
Started  in  pictures 
with  Biograph  in 
1911.  Later  with 
Bosworth,  Famous 
Players-Lasky,  and 
Griffith.     Permanent 

address,  Warner  Bros.  Studio,  Hollywood, 

Cal. 

Howard  Higgin, 
was  with  Famous 
Players-Lasky  for 
7j4  years  as  produc- 
tion manager,  art  di- 
rector and,  later,  co- 
director  with  C.  B. 
DeMille.  Also  han- 
dled productions  of  many  other  noted 
directors  on  this  lot.  As  scenario  writer 
in  collaboration  with  Sada  Cowan,  sold 
"Fashion  Row"  to  Mae  Murray,  "Don't 
Doubt  Your  Husband"  to  Metro  and 
"Smouldering  Fires"  to  Universal,  also 
many  adaptations,  including  "Broken 
Barriers,"  "Changing  Husbands,"  "To- 
morrow's Love."  Now  directing  at  Lasky 
Studio. 


Lambert      Hillyer, 

age  31  years,  born  in 
Indiana.  Previous  to 
directing  pictures 
was  a  reporter,  fic- 
t  i  o  n  and  dramatic 
writer;  also  was  on 
the  speaking  stage 
for  a  number  of  years.  Started  film  work 
with  Mutual  and  has  made  over  50  pic- 


tures, almost  all  of  which  were  featured 
productions.  Auto  racing,  hunting  and 
fishing,  horses  and  dogs,  are  the  hobbies 
of  Mr.  Hillyer.  Now  with  First  National 
Pictures,  Inc.,  383  Madison  Ave.,  N.  Y. 

Fred  Hibbard,  age  30  years,  born  m 
Bucharest,  Rumania.  Started  screen  ca- 
reer with  Mack  Sennett.  Has  made  many 
pictures,  mostly  comedies.  Member  M. 
P.  D.  A.  Permanent  address,  Hollywood, 
California. 

Bob  Horner,  age  28,  born  Spring  Val- 
ley, 111.  Screen  career  dates  back  to 
1912.  Former  stafT  continuity  writer  for 
Hoot  Gibson  and  other  west  coast  stars. 
Has  written  and  directed  features  with 
Marjorie  Daw,  Eva  Novak,  Jack  Perrin, 
George  Chesebro,  Bill  Patton,  Ranger 
Bill  Miller,  Patricia  Palmer,  etc.  Now 
producing  a  series  of  westerns  with  Kit 
Carson  and  George  Larkin.  Permanent 
address,  1438  Gower  Street,  Hollywood, 
Calif. 

Edwin  Hollywood, 

born  in  New  York. 
Began  screen  career 
with  P  e  e  r  le  s  '- 
World  Film  Corp. 
Directed  for  Fa- 
mous Players,  Gold- 
wyn,  '  Pathe,  Vita- 
graph,  Producers  Distr.  Corp.  and  Chron- 
icles of  America.  Permanent  address. 
New  York  Lodge  of  M.  P.  D.  A. 

Harry  O.  Hoyt, 
age  39  years,  born  in 
Minnesota,  educated 
Columbia-Yale.  En- 
tered motion  pic- 
tures in  1910;  has 
written  and  adapted 
several  hundred  sto- 
ries, including  "Flaming  Youth."  Di- 
rected several  features  for  World  Film 
and  Independents.  He  leaped  into  prom- 
inence this  season  as  the  director  of  "The 
Lost  World."  Now  directing  "The  Prim- 
rose Path"  for  Embassy.  Permanent  ad- 
dress. 5046  Maplewood  Avenue,  Holly- 
wood, Cal. 

Rupert  Hughes 
was  born  in  Lan- 
caster, Mo.,  and  is 
a  master  of  arts  of 
Yale.  Began  his 
screen  work  by 
adapting  his  novels 
and  plays  to  the 
screen,  then  working  in  collaboration  with 
other  directors,  finally  becoming  a  direc- 
tor himself.  He  has  directed  9  features. 
He  is  internationally  famous  as  a  novelist, 
playwright,  humorist  and  composer;  the 
author  of  a  score  or  more  of  successful 
novels,  plays,  and  many  short  stories. 
Permanent  address,  Metro-Goldwyn  Stu- 
dios, Culver  City,  Calif. 


Roy  Hughes.  Producer  and  director  of 
Western  features.  Permanent  address, 
840  S.  Olive  St.,  Los  Angeles. 

Charles  Horan,  born  in  New  York  and 
educated  at  Fordham,  Columbia  and  Har- 
vard. Has  had  a  long  experience  in 
grand  opera  and  stock.  Screen  career, 
with  Thanhouser,  Metro,  Goldwyn,  Tri- 
angle, Fox. 


William  K.  How- 
ard, born  St.  Mary's, 
Ohio.  Now  direct- 
ing for  Famous 
Players-Lasky.  Ad- 
dress: Lasky  Stu- 
dios, H  o  1  1  y  w  ood, 
Cal. 


Jay    A.    Howe. 

Born  in  Kansas. 
Started  in  pictures 
in  1910  as  Assistant 
Director.  Directed 
for  four  years  for 
Hal  Roach.  Direct- 
ed Snub  Pollard, 
Stan  Laurel,  Will  Rogers,  Charles  Chase, 
The  Spat  Family,  and  the  Hal  Roach  All 
Star     company.       Address:      Hal     Roach 


Studios,  Hollywood,  Cal. 


E.  Mason  Hopper, 

age  41  years,  born  in 
Vermont.  Previous 
to  making  motion 
pictures  was  on  the 
stage  for  a  number 
of  years.  He  started 
film  work  with  Essa- 
nay  and  was  with  Essanay,  Triangle  and 
Goldwyn  longer,  in  point  of  service,  than 
any  other  director.  Produced  Janice 
Meredith  for  Cosmopolitan  and  with  Fa- 
mous Players-Lasky.  Mr.  Hopper's 
hobby  is  to  work  on  some  invention;  he 
also  takes  a  great  interest  in  outdoor 
sports.  Permanent  address,  7144  Sunset 
Blvd.,   Hollywood.    Cal. 


Renaud  Hoffman. 
Born  in  Germany, 
age  33.  Educated  by 
tutors.  When  18  had 
been  all  over  the 
world  and  around  it 
five  times  in  trips 
with  parents.  Stud- 
ied art  in  France  and  Italy.  Located  in 
San  Francisco  as  an  illustrator  and  de- 
signer. First  entered  motion-pictures  as 
a  title  illustrator  in  1922.  With  no  pre- 
vious directorial  experience  made  "Not 
One  to  Spare",  which  has  received  un- 
usually favorable  criticisms.  Also  made 
"Legend  of  Hollywood",  "On  the  Thresh- 
old", "Private  Affairs",  and  "Maude  Mul- 


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LEWIS  H.  MOOMAW 

Director  and  Producer 
Lewis  H.   Moomaw  Productions 

Just  Completed 
"UNDER  THE  ROUGE" 

Featuring  Tom  Moore,   Eileen  Percy  and  Mary  Alden 
(Associated   Exhibitors) 


In  preparation 
"HOW  TO  TRAIN  A  WIFE" 

(Associated  Exhibitors) 


Directed 
"CHECHAHCOS" 

(Associated  Exhibitors) 
(The  first  feature  produced  in  its  entirety  in  Alaska) 


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ler"  from  W'hittier's  poem  for  Pathe. 
Permanent  address,  Hollj'wood  Studios, 
Hollywood,   Calif. 

James    W.    Home, 

age  44  years,  born  in 
San  Francisco,  Calif. 
Previous  to  making 
motion  pictures,  was 
on  the  stage  for  over 
nine  years.  Has 
made  many  success- 
ful feature  productions.  Was  a  scenario 
director  with  Kalem  in  1912,  and  later 
became  manager.  Directfd  "The  Hotten- 
tot," "Yankee  Consul"  and  "Capt.  Fear- 
less," Super  Jewel.  Now  with  Hal  Roach. 
Permanent  address,  1445  Valley  View 
Road,  Case  Verdugo,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

Ralph  Ince,  age  38 
years,  born  in  Bos- 
ton. Previous  to 
making  motion  pic- 
tures was  an  actor  on 
the  speaking  stage 
for  four  years.  Start- 
ed film  work  with 
Vitagraph  in  Brooklyn  in  1907.  He  has 
made  nearly  400  pictures,  many  of  which 
were  feature  productions  and  the  rest 
one  and  two  reelers.  He  made  "Dyna- 
mite Smith",  "The  Chorus  Lady"  and 
"Playing  With  Souls".  To  play  golf  and 
tennis  is  considered  a  great  sport  accord- 
ing to  Mr.  Ince.  Permanent  address, 
Hollywood  Athletic  Club,  Hollywood, 
Calif. 


tL  1  o  y  d  Ingraham, 
age  46  years,  born  in 
Robelle,  Illinois.  Pre- 
vious to  directing  pic- 
tures, was  a  stage 
director  and  actor  on 
t  h  e  speaking  stage 

for  a  number  of 
years.  Started  screen  career  with  Uni- 
versal in  1912  and  has  made  about  66  pic- 
tures, chiefly  feature  productions.  Perma- 
nent address,  415  S.  New  Hampshire 
Ave.,   Los   Angeles,    Cal. 


Rex  Ingram,  age  32 
years,  born  in  Dub- 
lin, Ireland.  Before 
his  entrance  into  pic- 
tures, he  was  a  sculp- 
tor under  Lawrie. 
His  screen  career  be- 
gan in  1912,  with 
the  Edison  company,  and  since  then  he 
has  directed  about  45  pictures.  His  great- 
est successes  have  been  "The  Four  Horse- 
men of  the  Apocalypse,"  "Where  the 
Pavement  Ends,"  "Scaramouche,"  "Trif- 
ling Women,"  "The  Prisoner  of  Zenda" 
and  "The  Arab."  Now  abroad  making 
"Mare  Nostrum."  Permanent  address, 
Metro  -  Goldwyn  -  Mayer  studios.  Culver 
City,   Calif. 


Paul    Iribe.      Was 

born  in  France  and 
studied  art  and  jour- 
nalism, later  turning 
to  specializing  in  in- 
terior decorating. 
Shortly  after  the  war 
he  came  to  Amer- 
ica where  he  eventually  became  art  di- 
rector  for   Cecil   B.   de   Mille. 

Was  responsible  for  the  sets  and  in- 
terior decorations  of  many  De  Mille  pro- 
ductions. He  is  now  co-directing  with 
Frank  Urson  for  Cecil  de  Mille.  Ad- 
dress,  De   Mille   Studios,   Culver   Ctiy. 

Fred  Jackman,  age 

35  years,  born  in 
New  York  City. 
Has  been  directing 
for  three  years. 
Formerly  a  camera- 
man. Current  pro- 
duction, "Black  Cy- 
clone," with  Rex,  the  horse.  Permanent 
address.  Roach  Studios,  Culver  City,  Cal. 

Jacques  Jaccard, 

age  39  years,  born 
near  New  York  City. 
Previous  to  directing 
pictures,  was  an  ac- 
tor on  the  speaking 
stage  for  a  number 
of  years.  Started  film 
work  in  a  series  of  two-reelers  for  Uni- 
versal in  1916.  Mr.  Jaccard  has  made 
al)out  32  pictures,  chiefly  feature  produc- 
tion. Permanent  address.  Ward  Lascelle 
Prod.,    Beverly    Hills,    Cal. 

George  Jeske.  Director  of  many  come- 
dies for  Hal  Roach.  Permanent  address, 
Hal  Roach  Studios,  Culver  City,  Cal. 

F.    Richard    Jones 

began  his  cinema 
career  in  St.  Louis, 
Mo.,  twelve  years 
ago,  with  the  old 
Atlas  Film  Ex- 
change. Journeyed 
to  the  coast  to  learn 
production  and  entered  Mack  Sennett's 
cutting  room,  then  became  director.  As 
such  has  directed  most  of  Sennett's  big- 
gest productions.  Dick  Jones  is  now  cfi- 
rector  general  at  the  Hal  Roach  Studios. 
Permanent  address,  Hal  Roach  Studios, 
Culver  City,  Cal. 

Emory  Johnson, 

born  in  San  Francis- 
co, and  while  attend- 
ing the  LTniversity  of 
California  met  Bron- 
cho Billy  Anderson 
and  later  found  him- 
self an  assistant  cam- 
eraman,   and    in   three    months    a   leading 


man  playing  opposite  Mary  Pickford. 
Later  became  a  director  and  subsequent- 
ly organized  his  own  production  unit,  re- 
leasing through  F.  B.  O.  Permanent  ad- 
dress, F.  B.  O.  Studio,  Hollywood,  Calif. 

Tefft  Johnson,  age 

48  years,  born  in 
Washington,  D.  C. 
Started  film  work 
with  Edison  and  Vi- 
tagraph in  1907,  but 
previous  to  this  was 
an  actor  for  12  years 
with  David  Belasco.  Has  has  made  about 
200  pictures  which  include  feature  produc- 
tions and  one  and  two  reelers.  Outdoor 
sports  are  Mr.  Johnson's  hobby.  Perma- 
nent address,  Green  Room  Club,  West 
47th  St.,  New  York. 

Edward  Jose,  born 
in  Antwerp,  Belgium. 
Previous  to  directing 
pictures  was  an  actor 
on  the  speaking 
stage  for  twenty 
years,  playing  in 
France,  Belgium, 
and  England.  Mr.  Jose  was  also  director 
for  Antoine  and  Sarah  Bernhardt.  Began 
screen  work  for  Pathe,  and  has  directed 
many  pictures,  chiefly  feature  productions. 
Permanent  address,  care  Edward  Small, 
New  York  City. 


Rupert  Julian,  age 

36.  Born  in  Auck- 
land, New  Zealand. 
Has  been  on  the 
legitimate  stage  in 
Australia  and  Ameri- 
ca. Appeared  in  pic- 
tures for  Universal, 
and  Paramount.  Later  directed  for  Uni- 
versal. Made  "The  Beast  of  Berlin"  for 
them  and  many  other  successes,  including 
"The  Merry-Go-Round."  His  latest  pic- 
ture is  "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera." 
Has  just  signed  a  contract  to  direct  for 
Cecil  B.  DeMille.  Address,  1342  Orange 
Drive,   Hollywood,   Calif. 


Buster     Keaton. 

Directed  and  super- 
vised many  of  his 
star-comedies  recent- 
ly, "The  Navigator" 
and  "Seven  Chances." 
Permanent  address, 
Keaton  Studios,  1025 
LilliiMi   Way,   Hollywood. 

Fred  A.  Kelsey,  age  40  years.  Started 
his  career  on  the  stage  in  New  York  and 
has  been  directing  for  the  past  7  years 
with  D.  W.  Griffith  and  Universal.  Born 
in  Sandusky,  Ohio,  and  is  a  great  believer 
of  out  door  sports.  Permanent  address 
M.  P.  D.  A.  Hollywood. 


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BURTON   GEORGE 


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One  Year— Sascha  Inlm  Co.,  Vienna,  Austria 


One  Year— Munchner  Film,  Bavaria  Films,  Munchen,  Germany 


Two  Years — Director,  Anglia  Films,  London 


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of  pictures  for  Fox.     Permanent  address, 
Fox  Studios,  Hollywood. 

Lem  F.  Kennedy  was  in  his  early  the- 
atrical days  a  ventriloquist  and  toured  the 
south  and  West  Indies.  Kennedy's 
favorite  recreation  is  fishing.  Permanent 
address,  New   York  City. 

Erie     C.     Kenton, 

age  28  years,  born 
Norborne,  Mo.  Pre- 
vious to  directing 
pictures,  was  a  scen- 
ario writer  and  actor 
on  the  speaking  stage 
for  a  number  o  f 
years.  Started  film  career  with  Griffith's 
Reliance-Majestic  Productions,  and  has 
made  about  18  pictures,  chiefly  five  reel 
comedy  features.  Now  with  Warner 
Brothers.  Some  of  the  productions  in- 
clude "A  Fool  and  His  Money,"  "FIl  Show 
You  the  Town"  and  "Red  Hot  Tires." 
Golf,  home  brew  and  motion  picture  busi- 
ness are  his  hobbies.  Permanent  address, 
1010  Laurel  Ave.,  Hollywood,  Calif. 

Robert  Kerr.  Born 
in  California.  Start- 
ed his  motion  picture 
career  as  a  comedy 
continuity  writer  and 
assistant  director.  He 
became  a  full  fledged 
megaphone  wielder 
when  George  Marshall,  whom  he  was  as- 
sisting to  direct  the' Van  Bibber  releases, 
fell  sick.  He  jumped  in  and  filled  the 
breach  successfully.  When  work  for  the 
coming  season  was  allotted,  Marshall  was 
assigned  the  O.  Henry  short  subject  reels 
the  Fox  company  will  release  and  Kerr 
was  put  in  charge  of  the  Van  Bibbers. 
Permanent  address,  620  N.  Sycamore 
Ave.,    Hollywood,    Cal. 

Burton    King,    age 

48  years,  born  in 
Cincinnati,  Ohio 
Previous  to  directing 
motion  pictures,  was 
an  actor  on  the 
speaking  stage. 
Started  screen  career 
with  Equitable  and  has  made  many  pic- 
tures, mostly  feature  productions.  Cur- 
rent production,  "The  Police  Patrol"  for 
Gotham  Prod.  Member  M.  P.  D.  A., 
New  York. 


Henry    King,    age 

33  years,  born  in  Vir- 
ginia. Previous  to 
directing  motion  pic- 
tures was  an  actor  on 
the  speaking  stage 
ever  since  childhood. 
Started     film     work 


with  Lubin,  and  has  made  about  35  pic- 
tures, all  features,  notably  "The  White 
Sister"  and  "Romola."  Just  completed 
"Any  Woman"  for  Famous.  Now  pro- 
ducing "Stella  Dallas"  for  Samuel  Gold- 
wyn.     Athletics  is  his  hobby. 

Lewis  King,  brother  of  Henry  King, 
now  directing  for  Ben  Wilson  Prod.  Ad- 
dress, Ben  Wilson,  5821  Santa  Monica 
Blvd.,   Hollywood,  Calif. 

David  Kirkland,  born  in  San  Francisco, 
California.  Previous  to  directing  pictures, 
was  an  actor  on  the  speaking  stage  for 
quite  some  time.  Started  screen  career 
with  Essanay  Film  Co.,  and  has  since  then 
directed  for  Melies,  Universal  and  First 
National.  Permanent  address:  L.  A. 
Athletic   Club. 

Harley  Knoles,  age 

44  years,  born  in 
Rotherham,  England. 
Previous  to  making 
motion  pictures  was 
a  Chartered  Account- 
ant and  Stage  Pro- 
ducer. Started  film 
work  in  New  York  with  World  Film  Co. 
in  1914  and  has  made  about  45  pic- 
tures, all  5  reel  productions.  Athletics  is 
the  hobby  of  Mr.  Knoles.  At  various 
times  he  has  held  championships.  Per- 
manent address.  Friar's  Club,  New  York 
City. 

Gregory  La  Cava — Has  directed  several 
features. 

Edward   Laemmle, 

age  36  years,  born  in 
Chicago,  111.  Pre- 
V  i  o  u  s  to  directing 
pictures  was  clerical 
worker.  Began  film 
work  with  Universal 
in  1915.  Has  since 
made  50  two-reelers,  3  serials,  2  features 
and  3  Jewels,  including  "Winners  of  the 
West"  and  the  "Oregon  Trail",  serials. 
Short  subjects  include  "Leather  Pushers", 
(4th  Series)  and  "Information  Kit  Se- 
ries". Most  recent  pictures  "Top  O'  the 
Morn"  and  "The  Victor".  Hobby  is 
curios  of  which  he  is  an  enthusiastic  col- 
lector. Permanent  address,  Universal 
City,    Cal. 

Fritz  Lang,  pro- 
ducer of  "Siegfried," 
"Kriemhild's  R  e  - 
venge,"  "Destiny" 
and  other  films  for 
Ufa  of  Berlin,  was 
born  in  Austria 
about  thirty  years 
ago.  He  received  his  early  education  in 
Vienna  and  later  went  to  Paris,  where  he 
studied  art  and  developed  into  a  painter 
whose  pictures  were  in  demand.  He  was 
attracted    to    the    motion    picture    studios 


about  eight  years  ago  through  a  desire  to 
bring  to  pictures  the  qualifications  of  an 
artist.  Lang's  manuscripts  are  always 
prepared  by  his  wife,  Thea  von  Harbau, 
who  has  just  completed  the  script  for 
"Metropolis,"  Lang's  next  production.  As 
a  director  Lang  is  unique  in  that  he  al- 
ways wears  a  monocle. 

.    Ward  Lascelle, 

age  42  years,  born  in 
South  Dakota.  Pre- 
vious to  directing  pic- 
tures, was  an  actor 
on  the  speaking  stage 
for  about  five  years. 
Screen  career  start- 
ed with  Fine  Arts-Griffiths,  and  has  made 
about  35  pictures,  which  includes  feature 
productions  and  one  and  two  reelers. 
Now  producing  Ward  Lascelle  produc- 
tions. Fishing  and  hunting  are  the  hob- 
bies of  Mr.  Lascelle.  Permanent  ad- 
dress, 516  Walden  Drive,  Beverly  Hills, 
Cal. 

Edmund  Lawrence, 
born  in  Bridgeport, 
Conn.  Reared  and 
educated  in  Brook- 
lyn, N.  Y.  On  the 
legitimate  stage  since 
a  child.  Comedian 
and  character  actor 
with  Julia  Marlowe,  Francis  Wilson,  E.  H. 
Sothern,  DeWolf  Hopper  and  many 
Broadway  productions.  Started  direction 
of  pictures  with  the  Kalem  Co.  Subse- 
quently connected  with  World  Film, 
Metro,  Fox,  etc.  Has  made  over  200  pic- 
tures. About  50  of  these  are  features  and 
specials.  Mr.  Lawrence's  '-lobbies  are 
horticulture,  music  and  business  integrity. 
Permanent  address,  274  Rutland  Road, 
Brooklyn,  N.  Y. 

Rowland  V.  Lee 
was  born  in  Findlay, 
Ohio,  and  started  his 
career  as  a  juvenile 
on  the  stage.  He  has 
worked  for  Ince, 
Goldwyn,  and  Fox. 
Directed  20  features. 
Directed  "As  No  Man  Has  Loved"  and 
"Havoc"  for  Fox.  Play  writing  and  out- 
door sports  are  his  hobbies.  Permanent 
address,   Fox  Studios,  Hollywood. 

Henry  Lehrman,  born  in  Austria.  Be- 
gan screen  career  with  Biograph.  Foun- 
der and  first  president  of  L.  K.  O.  com- 
edy company.  First  director  of  Charles 
Chaplin.  Directed  comedies  for  Key- 
stone. Organized  Sunshine  Comedy  Com- 
pany for  William  Fox.  Produced  six 
special  comedies  for  First  National.  Di- 
rected "Reported  Missing"  with  Owen 
Moore.  Now  supervising  26  comedy  pro- 
ductions for  Fox.  Permanent  address, 
Hollywood,   Calif. 


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Every  director  has  to  be  something  of  a  hypnotist.  Each  has  his  secret  formula  for 
persuading  actors  to  ACT  as  he  wants  them  to  act.  Lubitsch,  the  great  German, 
makes  his  players  half-afraid  of  him,  his  comments  and  suggestions  keep  them  on 
edge,  sensitive  and  taut.  It  was  this  method  that  developed  Pola  Negri  with  whom 
he  is  photographed  above. 


George  Fitzmaurice  is  a  Sven- 
gali  in  knickers  and  a  cultivated 
voice.  His  method  is  to  con- 
vince his  players  that  they  are 
all  dukes  and  duchesses  in  the 
conservatory  of  Art.  He  makes 
them  feel  very  grand  and  full  of 
exquisite  breeding.  You  see  him 
at  the  right  bringing  Aileen 
Pringle  to  the  silken  sultriness 
he  so  admires. 


Ralph  Ince  treats  his  actors  with  brusque  geniality.  He 
takes  the  atUtude  that  they  are  professionals,  skilled,  prac- 
ticed, ready  "troupers,"  playing  a  game,  "doing  their  stuff," 
with  the  result  that  they  like  him  and  their  work.  He  is 
shown  above  with  Jacqueline  Logan  and  Clive  Brook. 


F7-ank  Lloyd  (at  the  left)  uses  the  Phil  Sheridan  method  of  encour- 
aging his  players — fire  in  his  eye,  a  ring  in  his  voice,  driving  thrills 
in  his  words.  His  secret  is  to  radiate  vigor,  force  and  to  magnetize 
a  cast  into  energy. 


Herbert  Brenon  s  way  of  making  actors  forget  themselves  to  becoming  the  characters 
of  the  picture  is  to  paint  word  pictures  of  the  action  he  wants,  appealing  to  the  imag- 
inations of  his  listeners.  He  has  a  vivid  imagination  himself  and  a  good  voice  and  his 
eloquence  gets  results.  Alice  Joyce  and  Mary  Brian  with  him  above  in  a  scene  from 
The  Little  French  Girl." 


(Below)  William  De  Mille  works  his  actors  into  the  moods  he  de- 
sires by  talking  to  them  in  a  low,  intense  voice  hour  after  hour.  He 
whispers  to  Claire  Adams  "Your  husband  is  gone,  gone.  Your  heart 
is  breaking.  He  will  never  come  back.  Never.  You  have  no 
hope.  .  .  ."  Slowly  De  Mille  conjures  up  in  his  people  a  highly  intel- 
Jigent  counterfeit  of  reality. 


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George  Archainbaud  uses  the 
school-master  technique.  He 
tells  the  actors  what  he 
ivants  in  a  dry,  cool,  clear 
tone,  has  them  work  out  the 
action  and  cuts  in  with 
poised,  final  corrections. 
Viola  Dana  and  Ben  Lyon 
at  the  left  are  trying  to 
please  teacher  in  "The  Nec- 
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Robert  Z.  Leonard, 

age  36  years,  was 
born  in  Chicago. 
Previous  to  screen 
career  was  an  actor 
and  director  on  the 
speaking  stage.  He 
was  star  on  the 
screen  before  he  became  a  director.  Has 
made  about  70  pictures,  including  about  30 
features.  He  has  directed  all  of  Mae  Mur- 
ray's recent  pictures,  including  "The 
French  Doll,"  "Mile.  Midnight,"  "Fashion 
Row,"  etc.,  also  "Circe"  for  Metro-Gold- 
wyn-Mayer.  Permanent  address,  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer  Studios,  Culver  City,  Cal. 

Edward  J.  Le  Saint, 

age  54  years,  born  in 
Cincinnati,  O.  Start- 
ed film  work  with 
Imp  studios  in  New 
York  in  1910.  Pre- 
vious to  this  was  an 
actor  on  the  speaking 
stage  for  20  years.  He  made  about  75 
features.  Permanent  address,  6533  Holly- 
wood  Blvd.,   Hollywood,   California. 

Joseph  Levering.  Director  for  12  years. 
Former  leading  man.  Began  picture  ca- 
reer with  old  Biograph  and  Pathe.  Fea- 
tured player  in  first  Solax  five  reel  pro- 
ductions. Permanent  address.  Hotel 
Flanders,   New  York  City. 


Edgar  Lewis,  age 
53  years,  born  in 
Holden,  Mo.  Pre- 
vious to  directing 
pictures,  was  an  ac- 
tor on  the  speaking 
stage  for  a  number 
of  years.  Started 
screen  career  with  Solax,  at  Ft.  Lee.  N. 
J.,  and  has  made  quite  a  number  of  pic- 
tures, one  of  the  latest  being  "Red  Love." 
Permanent  address,  149  Manhattan  PI., 
Los  Angeles,  Cal.,  or  Hotel  Lenox,  W. 
44th  St.,  New  York. 

Mason    N.    Litson, 

age  45  years,  born  in 
New  York  City. 
Previous  to  directing 
motion  pictures  was 
a  real  estate  broker 
in  New  York  for  15 
years,  and  started 
film  work  in  1910,  as  Military  director 
under  Frank  McGlynn.  Has  made  many 
pictures,  including  feature  and  super- 
features.  Mr.  Litson's  hobby  is  touring. 
Permanent  address,  Santa  Monica,  Cal. 


Frank    Lloyd,    age 

id  years,  born  in 
Glasgow.  Scotland. 
Previous  to  directing 
motion  pictures  was 
an  actor  on  the 
speaking  stage  Be- 
gan his  film  work 
with  Universal  and  has  made  over  55  pro- 
ductions, which  include  feature  pictures 
and  one  and  two  reelers.  Sports  and 
ranching  seem  to  be  a  great  attraction  for 
Mr.  Lloyd.  Now  making  his  own  pro- 
ductions. Permanent  address,  United 
Studios,   Hollywood,  Calif. 

John  S.  Lopez, 

born  in  Philadelphia. 
Previous  to  directing 
pictures  was  a  news- 
paper and  magazine 
writer.  Entered 
film  work  as  scen- 
ario writer  and  start- 
ed directing  with  Harry  Rapf.  Has  made 
about  28  pictures,  chiefly  features.  Hob- 
bies, reading,  writing^  hunting.  Perman- 
ent address,  4546  Heiser  St.,  Woodside, 
New  York. 

Del    Lord.     He 

started  with  the 
Mack  Sennett  or- 
ganization d  u  ri  n  g 
the  era  of  the  Key- 
stone Kops.  He  was 
elevated  by  Mack 
Sennett  from  stunt 
man  to  director. 

Seven  two-reel  comedies  in  five  months 
has  been  his  average  since  signing  his 
.last  contract  with  Sennett.  Permanent 
address,   Sennett    Studios,   Hollywood. 

Ernst  Lubitsch, 
born  in  Berlin. 
Started  on  the  stage 
as  ai:  actor  in  1911, 
under  Max  Rein- 
hardt.  Started  in 
films  in  1913  as  a 
comedian,  becoming 
a  director  in  1914.  Made  the  biggest  Eu- 
ropean successes,  including  "Passion," 
"Deception,"  "Gypsy  Blood,"  "Loves  of 
Pharaoh."  Then  he  came  tt^  America  and 
made  "Rosita,"  "Three  Women,"  "The 
Marriage  Circle,"  "Forbidden  Paradise," 
and  "Kiss  Me  Again."  Now  making  spe- 
cial productions  for  Warner  Bros.  Per- 
manent address,  Warner  Bros.  Studios, 
Hollywood,   Cal. 

O.  A.  C.  Lund;  born  Stockholm,  Swe- 
den. Educated  at  the  Upsala  University. 
Was  on  the  stage  in  Sweden  prior  to  en- 
tering screen  work.  Started  with  the  old 
Eclair.  Has  also  directed  one  of  the  first 
all-color  features.  Permanent  address, 
116  W.  39th  St.,  New  York  City. 


Eddie    Lyons,  age 

36  years,  born  in 
Beardstown,  111.  Pre- 
vious to  making  mo- 
tion pictures  was  an 
actor  on  the  speak- 
ing stage  for  a  num- 
ber of  years.  Start- 
ed film  work  with  Biograph  Co.  and  has 
made  many  one,  two  and  five  reelers. 
Permanent  address,  1337  Edgecliffe  Drive, 
Hollywood. 

Nerval  MacGregor, 

age  59  years,  born  in 
River  Falls,  Wiscon- 
sin. Previous  to  di- 
recting pictures,  was 
on  the  speaking  stage 
for  over  twenty-two 
years.  Began  screen 
career  in  Los  Angeles  in  1911,  and  has 
made  over  300  pictures,  40  being  features. 
Old  books,  stamps  and  coins,  are  the  hob- 
bies of  Mr.  MacGregor.  Permanent  ad- 
dress, M.  P.  D.  A.,  Hollywood,  Calif. 

Murdock  MacQuarrie.  Was  on  the 
stage  for  many  years  before  entering  pic- 
tures. Has  directed  many  features.  Per- 
manent address,  M.  P.  D.  A.  Hollywood, 
Cal. 


Henry    M  a  c  R  a  e, 

age  47  years,  born  in 
Ontario,  Canada. 
Started  film  work 
with  Selig,  but  pre- 
vious to  this  was  an 
actor  on  the  speak- 
ing stage  for  IS  years. 
Has  made  many  pictures  and  is  now  di- 
recting a  serial  for  Universal.  Mr.  Mac- 
Rae's  favorite  hobby  is  horses  and  autos. 
Made  a  special  in   1923  in  Siam. 

Charles  M  a  i  g  n  e, 

age  44  years,  born  in 
Richmond,  Virginia. 
Previous  to  directing 
pictures,  he  was  de- 
voted to  newspaper 
work,  war  corre- 
spondence and  maga- 
zine writing.  His  screen  career  started 
quite  a  number  of  pictures,  chiefly  fea- 
ture productions.  Of  late  has  devoted 
with  Paramount.  Mr.  Maigne  has  made 
time  to  scenarios. 

J.  C.  Marchant.  Born  in  South  Da- 
kota. Graduate  Pharmacist  and  prac- 
ticed same.  Had  some  stage  experience. 
Started  in  pictures  nine  years  ago.  Has 
been  with  Kalem,  Vitagraph,  Universal 
and  Independent  Productions.  Perma- 
nent address,  5360  Melrose  Ave.,  Holly- 
wood,  Cal. 


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Miss  Frances  Ma- 
rion, born  in  San 
Francisco.  Previous 
to  making  pictures 
was  a  scenario  writ- 
er. Began  film  work 
with  World  Films  in 
1914.  Miss  Marion 
has  made  two  pictures  and  both  were 
feature  productions.  Hard  work  is  her 
hobby.  Permanent  address,  United  Stu- 
dious, Hollywood,  Calif. 

George  E.  M  a  r  - 
shall,  age  11  years, 
born  in  Chicago,  111. 
Previous  to  directing 
pictures,  was  an  ex- 
tensive traveller. 
Started  screen  career 
with  Universal,  as 
extra  in  1913.  Is  now  supervising  direc- 
tor of  Fox's  new  short  feature  unit  com- 
prising the  Van  Bibber  Series,  The  Mar- 
ried Life  of  Helen  and  Warren  and  the 
O.  Henry  series.  Hobby  is  golf.  Per- 
manent address,  631  South  Norton  Ave., 
Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

Archie  Mayo,  born 
New  York  City,  Jan. 
29,  1896.  Played  in 
Alcazar  Stock  Com- 
pany, San  Francis- 
co, also  Syd  Grau- 
man's  Twenty  Min- 
ute Reviews,  Hugh 
Mcintosh  Circuit  in  Australia  and  vaude- 
ville in  U.  S.  Directed  comedies  with 
Lloyd  Hamilton,  Jack  White,  Joseph 
Schenck  and  Christie  Film  Co.  produc- 
tions. Permanent  address,  6101  Sunset 
Blvd.,  Hollywood,  Calif. 

Leo  McCarey,  born 
in  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 
Graduated  from  law 
school  and  practiced 
law  for  two  years. 
Started  as  assistant 
director  for  Univer- 
sal in  1919,  and 
worked  in  many  studios.  Went  to  Hal 
Roach's  and  was  proinoted  after  a  few 
months  to  directorship.  Has  directed  the 
Charley  Chase  comedies  for  Hal  Roach 
during  past  year  and  has  been  signed  by 
Roach  studios  to  direct  in  future. 


John  P.  McCarthy, 
age  40  years,  born  in 
San  Francisco,  Calif. 
Started  film  work 
with  D.  W.  Griffith 
as  technical  director 
and  assistant  to  Mr. 
Griffith.  Previous  to 
this  had  been  on  the  speaking  stage  for 
two  years.     Had  made  two  super-features. 


Now  with  Ra\'niond  Gardner  Productions. 
Scientific  Research  is  his  hobby.  Perma- 
nent address.  1438  Gower  Street,  Holly- 
wood, Calif. 

Henry  McCarty. 
Born  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, Cal.  43  years 
old.  Formerly  car- 
toonist and  news- 
paper man.  Came  to 
Los  Angeles  eight 
ago  and  engaged  in 
clay  modeling  at  Selig  Studios.  Has  been 
writing  originals  and  continuities  for  seven 
years.  Commenced  directing  four  years 
ago.  Two  and  a  half  years  with  inde- 
pendent company.  Latest  work  three  pic- 
tures for  Renaud  Hoffman.  Now  writing 
continuity  on  series  of  ten  pictures  for 
Gotham  Productions,  five  of  which  he 
will  personally  direct.  Permanent  ad- 
dress.  Writers'    Club,    Hollywood,    Cal. 

John  L.  McCutcheon,  born  in  England. 
Started  his  film  career  as  an  actor  with 
the  Edison  company  in  1913.  Was  an 
assistant  director  for  six  years.  Has  di- 
rected 11  productions.  Permanent  ad- 
dress,  Pleasantville,   N.   Y.     Tel.  920. 

J.  W.  McDermott.  Has  directed  many 
comedies  and  feature  length  comedy- 
dramas.  Permanent  address  Keaton  Stu- 
dios,  Hollywood. 

John  McDermott.  Age  32  years.  Born 
in  Green  River,  Wyoming.  Has  been 
directing  pictures  for  nine  years.  With 
Universal,  Christie,  and  others.  Spent 
the  past  year  in  picture  production  in  Eu- 
rope. Permanent  address,  1517  N.  Kings- 
ley  Drive,  Hollywood,   Calif. 

Sherwood  McDonald,  age  43  years, 
born  in  New  York  City.  Graduated  Yale 
University  in  1902.  Has  been  directing 
feature  productions  for  the  past  ten  years 
and  for  the  last  two  years  directing  com- 
edies. Now  with  Rayart,  directing  But- 
terfly comedies.  Permanent  address,  Cos- 
moart    Studios,    Los    Angeles,    Calif. 

John  P.  McGowan,  born  in  Australia. 
Previous  to  directing  motion  pictures  was 
an  actor  on  the  speaking  stage  playing 
with  such  stars,  as  Robert  Mantell,  Wil- 
liam Faversham,  etc.  Has  made  many 
feature  productions,  also  serials.  Mem- 
ber M.  P.  D.  A.  Permanent  address, 
Hollywood,  California. 


Robert   McGowan. 

Age  40.  Residence, 
5343  Lexington,  Hol- 
lywood, Cal.  First 
started  in  pictures 
1915,  with  Universal. 
With  Christie,  Ince, 
National,    Carter   De 


Haven,  etc.  Written  and  directed  over 
100  stories.  Original  director  of  "Our 
Gang"  having  made  to  date  30  of  these 
successful  comedies.  Now  permanently 
with  Hal  Roach  and  "Our  Gang,"  Culver 
City,    Calif. 


James  Leo  Mee- 
han,  who  at  the  con- 
clusion of  his  fourth 
year  in  motion  pic- 
tures is  filming  the 
novels  of  Gene  Strat- 
ton-Porter.  Notably 
among  which  are 
"The  Girl  of  the  Limberlost"  and  "The 
Keeper  of  the  Bees".  Wrote  originals, 
adaptations  and  continuity  for  two  years 
before  becoming  director.  Previous  experi- 
ence in  editorial,  reportorial  and  executive 
branches  of  newspaper  game.  Native  of 
Illinois.  Served  in  France  as  an  aerial 
photographer,  having  been  among  the 
first  hundred  in  America  to  master  this 
new  war  science.  Address  F.  B.  O. 
Studios,    Hollywood,    Calif. 


George  H.  Melford, 

age  46  years,  born  in 
Rochester,  N.  Y. 
Previous  to  directing 
pictures,  was  an  ac- 
tor on  the  speaking 
stage  for  about  ten 
years.  Started  film 
work  Kalem  in  New  York  City,  and  has 
made  over  500  pictures,  which  includes 
feature  productions  and  one  and  two  feel- 
ers. Golf  and  swimming  are  the  hobbies 
of  Mr.  Melford.  Permanent  address,  Hol- 
lywood,   California. 


Harry    Millarde, 

age  38  years,  born  in 
Springfield,  Ohio. 
Started  film  work 
with  Kalem  and  has 
made  many  features, 
among  them  "Over 
the  Hill"  and  "If 
Winter  Comes."  According  to  report,  he 
will  return  to  Fox.  Permanent  address. 
Friar's    Club,    New    York   City. 


Thomas  R.  MUls, 
age  43  years,  born  in 
P-ngland.  Previous  to 
directing  pictures 

was  an  actor  for 
fifteen  years  on  the 
speaking  stage. 
Started  film  work 
with  Reliance  Majestic  Co.  and  Vitagraph. 
Has  made  about  70  pictures,  which  in- 
cludes one  and  two  reelers  and  features. 
Permanent  address,  999  East  5th  St., 
Brooklyn,   N.   Y. 


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Ashley  Miller,  born 
in   Cincinnati,  Ohio. 
Director    since    1906, 
with    Famous,    Vita- 
graph,     Pathe,     Edi- 
son,  etc.    Author   of 
150  produced  photo- 
plays and  three  stage 
plays,   one   novel   and  a   number  of   short 
stories.      Treasurer    of    Motion     Pictures 
Directors  Holding  Corp.     Permanent  ad- 
dress,  M.    P.   D.  A.,  New  York. 

Bruce  Mitchell,  age 

42     years,     born     in 
Freeport,  Illinois. 
Previous  to  directing 
was  on  the  speaking 
stage  for  about  four 
years.     Began  film 
work  with  Universal 
under    Bob    Leonard   and   Lloyd   Ingram. 
Has     made     quite     a     number     of     pic- 
tures,   almost    all   of   them    being   feature 
productions.     Mr.    Mitchell's    hobbies    are 
pictures    first,    then    fishing   and    hunting. 
Permanent     address,     1446     No.     Benton 
Way,  Los  Angeles. 

Claude  H.  Mitchell, 

age     33    years,   born 
in     Melbourne,     Au- 
stralia.    Previous    to 
directing  pictures,  de- 
signed and   built   the 
Lone  Star  Studio  in 
Hollywood     for     the 
Climax  Co.  Started  with  Famous  Players 
in   1915   as  asst  director.     Permanent  ad- 
dress,   Hollywood,    Calif. 

Howard      M. 

Mitchell,  age  37 
years,  born  in  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.  Pre- 
vious to  directing 
pictures,  was  an 
actor  on  the  speak- 
ing stage  for  a  num- 
ber of  years.  Started  screen  career  with 
Lubin  Co.  in  1909  and  has  made  about 
42  pictures,  26  being  features.  Censor- 
proof  pictures  are  the  hobby  of  Mr. 
Mitchell.  Permanent  address,  Fox 
Studios,   Hollywood,   California. 

Lewis  H.  Moomaw— Born,  Baker,  Ore., 
•educated  Portland,  Ore.;  previous  career 
electrical  engineer;  stage  experience, 
stock;  screen  experience,  organized  the 
World  Film  Mfg.  Co.,  in  1909  and  pro- 
duced one-reel  comedies  and  dramas  for 
the  independent  market  with  Burton 
Holmes  for  two  years,  filming  the  U.  S. 
'  and  Canada;  organized  American  Lifeo- 
graph  Co.  of  Portland,  Ore.,  in  1917; 
wrote  and  directed  a  number  of  features, 
also  directed  "The  Chechahcos,"  the  first 
ature  produced  entirely  in  Alaska. 


Edmund  Mortimer, 

age  43  years.  Born 
and  educated  in  New 
York  City.  On 
stage  15  years  with 
niany  prominent 
stars.  Started  i  n 
pictures  in  1914  as 
actor  and  directed  Clara  Kimball  Young, 
also  at  Metro,  Tourneur  and  for  Asso- 
ciated .A.uthors.  Hobby,  yachting.  Per- 
manent address,   Hollywood,   Calif. 

F.   W.   Murnau   is 

of  Scottish  descent. 
Began  his  career  as 
an  actor,  but  turned 
to  motion  pictures 
about  ten  years  ago 
and  began  to  direct 
for  Ufa.  Much  of 
his  work  has  been  from  Carl  Mayer's 
manuscripts.  He  directed  "The  Last 
Laugh"  starring  Emil  Jannings  and  re- 
leased by  Universal  in  this  country.  Has 
also  produced  "Royal  Adventurers," 
"Backstairs"  and  other  productions.  He 
is  now  engaged  in  directing  "Faust"  for 
Ufa,  abroad,  with   Emil  Jannings. 

Lex  Neal,  a  new  director.  First  work 
co-direction  with  Buster  Keaton  on 
"Brown  Eyes,"  an  adaptation  of  "Mr. 
Battling  Butler." 

Marshall  N  e  i  1  a  n, 

age  32  years.  Prior 
to  directing  pictures 
was  an  actor  on  the 
speaking  stage  for  a 
short  time.  Later 
worked  at  the  old 
Bio,  and  when  given 
an  opportunity  to  direct  quickly  estab- 
lished himself.  In  the  past  few  years  he 
has  made  a  number  of  very  successful 
productions.  The  "touches"  of  the  Neilan 
pictures  have  long  been  commented  upon. 
Likes  motoring  and  outdoor  life.  Perma- 
nent address,  Goldwyn  Studios,  Culver 
City,    Calif. 

R.  William  Neill, 
age  36  years,  born  in 
Dublin.  Started  film 
work  with  Thomas 
H.  Ince,  but  previous 
to  this  was  a  stage 
director.  Has  made 
30  pictures.  Now 
with  Fox.  Has  directed  "The  Kiss  Bar- 
rier" and  "Champion  of  Causes."  Per- 
manent address,  6662  Emmett  Terrace, 
Hollywood. 

Alvin  J.  Neitz — Produced  one  for  Pio- 
neer, and  one  for  Fox  during  the  last 
year. 

Jack  Nelson. — Has  directed  a  number  of 
Western  features.  Permanent  address 
Hollywood. 


Fred    Newmeyer, 

age  36  years,  born  in 
Central  City,  Col. 
As  extra  on  the  Uni- 
versal lot,  met  Hal 
E.  Roacli  and  Har- 
old Lloyd,  in  1913. 
A  year  later  was 
ol'fcred  position  as  Lloyd's  director.  Was 
with  Lloyd,  co-directing  Lloyd's  feature 
comedies  with  Sam  Taylor,  until  he  signed 
a  cc;iitr,-ict  with  Warner  Bros.  Now  co- 
directing  "The  Man  on  the  Box"  for  War- 
ners with  C.  F.  Reisner.    Enjoys  his  work. 

Fred  Niblo,  born 
in  New  York  City. 
Has  been  stage  pro- 
ducer, actor,  author, 
world  traveller,  and 
film  director.  Start- 
ed film  career  with 
Thomas  H.  Ince  in 
Los  Angeles,  has  made  about  37  pro- 
ductions, including  Douglas  Fairbanks' 
"Three  Musketeers,"  "Mark  of  Zorro," 
"Blood  and  Sand,"  "Strangers  of  the 
Night,"  "Thy  Name  is  Woman"  and 
"The  Famous  Mrs.  Fair".  He  is  now 
directing  "Ben  Hur",  for  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  Studios,  Culver  City,  Cal.  Per- 
manent address,  Metro-Goldwyn-Meyer 
Studios,    Culver    City,    Cal. 

Frank  E.  Nichol- 
son. .Born  Dallas, 
Tex.  Age  23.  Start- 
ed pictures  as  an  ex- 
hibitor at  the  age  of 
17.  Later  worked  his 
way  up  via  labora- 
tory and  property 
room  and  finally  became  assistant  direc- 
tor to  John  P.  McCarthy.  Later  served 
in  same  capacity  under  Max  Graf  and 
Sam  Woods.  Organized  Frank  E.  Nich- 
olson Productions  in  October,  1924.  Has 
made  six  single  reelers,  two  2-reelers  and 
one  feature,  "Human  Cargo."  Is  now 
working  on  a  second  feature.  Permanent 
address,  512  Taft   Bldg.,  Hollywood,  Cal. 

William  Nigh,  age  42  years,  born  in 
Berlin,  Wis.  Previous  to  making  pictures 
was  for  six  years  on  the  speaking  stage 
and  began  film  work  in  Los  Angeles  with 
Mack  Sennett.  His  last  picture  was 
"Once  a  Peddler,"  made  in  the  East  for 
Universal.  Permanent  address.  Friars 
Club,  New  York. 


John     W.     Noble, 

age  43  years,  born  in 
Pennsylvania.  Start- 
ed making  motion 
pictures  with  B  i  o  - 
graph  in  N.  Y.  in 
1910.  Previous  to 
this  he  had  been  on 


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Recent    Releases 

THE  FAST  WORKER 

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THE  MAD   WHIRL 

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the    speaking    stage    for   four   years.     He 

has  made  many  features  and  a  number  of 
two-reelers.  May  make  two  pictures  in 
England.  Mr.  Noble's  hobby  is  to  play 
golf.  Permanent  address,  Great  Neck, 
L.  I. 

John  B.  O'Brien,  born  in  Richmond, 
Va.  Previous  to  directing  motion  pic- 
tures, was  an  actor  on  the  speaking  stage 
for  quite  some  time.  Mr.  O'Brien  has 
also  written  a  number  of  successful 
scenarios,  and  has  made  a  large  number 
of  feature  productions.  Permanent  ad- 
dress. Lambs  Club,  New  York  City. 

Frank  O'Connor  has  directed  a  num- 
ber of  Coast-made  features.  He  was  co- 
director  with  Marshall  Neilan  on  "Pen- 
rod"  in  which  Ben  Alexander  appeared. 
His  most  recent  work  was  a  series  of 
three  pictures  for  Schulberg  Prod.  This 
included  "Free  to  Love,"  "Lawful  Cheat- 
ers" and  "Go  Straight."  The  first  two 
have  not  yet  been  placed  in  distribution. 

Sidney  O  1  c  o  1 1, 
born  in  Toronto, 
Canada.  Previous  to 
directing  pictures 
was  on  the  stage 
under  George  White. 
Started  film  work  in 
1906  with  Mutoscope 
Co.  in  character  parts,  at  Tenafiy,  N.  J. 
Has  made  many  pictures,  among  which 
.were  "Little  Old  New  York",  "Hum- 
iifjng  Bird",  "Green  Goddess",  "Mons. 
Beaucaire"  and  has  just  finished  "The 
Charmer"  with  Pola  Negri.  Mr.  Olcott's 
hobby  is  collecting  antiques.  Incidentally 
he  was  the  first  American  to  make  pic- 
tures abroad,  making  14  in  all.  Perma- 
nent address,  Friar's  or  Lamb's  Club, 
New    York    City. 


Henry  Otto,  born 
in  St.  Louis,  Mo. 
Previous  to  directing 
pictures  was  an  ac- 
tor on  the  speaking 
stage  for  a  number 
of  years.  Started 
film  work  with  Met- 
ro, ai.d  has  since  then  directed  a  number 
of  pictures.  Directed  "Temple  of  Venus," 
"Dante's  Inferno"  and  "The  Rime  of  the 
Ancient  Mariner"  for  Fox.  Permanent 
address.  Fox  Studios,  Hollywood,  Calif. 

Albert  Parker,  age 

.3')  years,  born  in 
New  York  City. 
Started  to  make  pic- 
tures with  Triangle 
in  Yonkers  in  1916, 
but  previous  to  this 
was  for  15  years  on 
the  speaking  stage.  He  has  made  many, 
and   may   next   direct    Douglas   Fairbanks 


in  a  pirate  story.     Permanent  address,  130 

W.  44th  St.,  New  York. 

William     Parke, 

born  in  Pennsylvania. 
Previous  to  directing 
pictures  was  an  actor 
and  director  on  the 
speaking  stage  for 
ten  years.  Started 
film  work  with 
Thanhouser  in  New  Rochelle  and  his  own 
company  in  Pittsfield,  Mass.  He  has 
made  over  25  productions,  which  include 
feature  productions  and  one  and  two  reel- 
ers.  Bobby,  his  bulldog,  and  his  13-year- 
old  son  Peter  are  the  greatest  hobbies  in 
Mr.  Parke's  life.  Permanent  address, 
1738  Sycamore  Ave.,  Hollywood,  Cali- 
fornia. 

Charles  J.  Parrott, 

age  32  years,  born  in 
Baltimore,  Md.  Pre- 
vious to  directing 
pictures,  was  on  the 
speaking  stage  for 
about  ten  years.  Be- 
gan screen  career  in 
Mack  Sennett  studios,  and  has  made  over 
100  pictures,  chiefly  comedies.  Hunting 
and  fishing  are  the  hobbies  of  Mr.  Parrott. 
Permanent  address,  Hal  Roach  Studio, 
Culver    City,    Calif. 

Stuart    Paton,    age 

42  years,  born  in 
Glasgow,  Scotland. 
Previous  to  making 
pictures,  was  a  chem- 
ist and  painter  and 
was  on  the  speaking 
stage  for  many  years. 
Mr.  Paton  has  made  many  pictures,  which 
include  features.  Recently  formed  his 
own  producing  unit.  Hobby,  painting. 
Member,  M.  P.  D.  A.  Hollywood,  Calif. 

Val  Paul— Born  in  Denver.  Took  up 
theatricals  while  in  college  at  Salt  Lake 
City  and  later  played  in  stock  and  vaude- 
ville. Entered  pictures  as  lead  and 
heavies  and  took  up  directing  several 
years  ago.  Loves  his  work.  Permanent 
address,    Hollywood,   Calif. 

Percy  Pembroke.  Has  directed  a  num- 
ber of  comedies  and  features.  Perma- 
nent address,  F.  B.  O.  Studio,  Hollywood. 

Leonce  Perret,  age 

43  years,  born  in 
France.  Started  film 
work  with  Gaumont 
Co.  in  Berlin.  Pre- 
vious to  this  was  an 
actor  on  the  speaking 
stage  for  a  great 
number  of  years.  Has  made  417  pictures. 
200  two  reelers  and  217  feature  produc- 
tions.    Mr.   Ferret's   hobby   is   music   and 


painting.  Recently  produced  "Madame 
Sans-Genc,"  in  France,  with  Gloria  Swan- 
son. 


Harry      Pollard. 

Born  in  Republic 
City,  Kan.  Spent 
several  years  on  the 
stage  before  begin- 
ning his  film  career. 
Has  been  identified 
with  the  old  Selig, 
the  American  Film  Company,  Imp,  the 
Equitable,  Pollard  Pictures,  Goldwyn  and 
Universal.  He  directed  the  original 
"Leather  Pushers"  series  and  many  of 
Reginald  Denny's  later  successes,  includ- 
ing "Sporting  Youth,"  "The  Reckless 
Age,"  "California  Straight  Ahead,"  "I'll 
Show  You  the  Town"  and  "Oh  Doctor." 
He  also  directed  such  all-star  productions 
as  "Trifling  With  Honor"  and  "K,  the 
Unknown."  Permanent  address,  Hershey 
Arms,  2600  Wilshire  Blvd.,  Los  Angeles 
Calif. 


Paul  Powell.  Born 
in  Peoria,  111.  Pre- 
vious to  directing 
pictures  was  a  news- 
paper man  for  the 
Los  Angeles  Ex- 
press and  Chicago 
Tribune.  Com- 
menced  directing  in  1911  with  Lubin; 
worked  with  Reliance-Majestic,  Triangle 
(Griffith-Fine  Arts),  Universal,  made 
"Pollyanna"  with  Mary  Pickford;  four 
years  with.  Famous-Players-  Lasky.  One 
of  the  first  Lasky  directors  sent  abroad 
to  make  pictures  at  London  studio.  Now 
with  Producers  Distributing  Corp.  Per- 
manent address,  M.  P.  D.  A.,  Hollywood. 

Len  Powers.  .  Has  had  wide  experience 
in  various  branches  of  production.  Di- 
rector of  "Dippy-Doo-Dads"  for  Hal 
Roach.  Permanent  address.  Roach  Stu- 
dios,   Culver   City,   Cal. 


Gilbert  Pratt.  Has  directed  many  come- 
dies and  also  has  been  engaged  as  gag- 
man for  feature  comedies.  Permanent 
address,   Hollywood. 


Elmer  Clifton.  Pre- 
vious to  directing 
pictures  was  an  ac- 
tor on  the  speaking 
stage  for  quite  some 
time.  Started  screen 
career  with  Reliance- 
Majestic  and  has 
made  a  number  of  pictures,  some  of  which 
are  features,  notably  "Down  to  the  Sea 
in  Ships."  Permanent  address,  1  E.  53rd 
bt.,    New    York;    telephone    Fiaza    7427. 


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Al  Raboch.  Born 
in  1888,  New  York 
City.  Entered  mo- 
tion picture  work 
1913  with  Vitagraph. 
Previous  to  this  was 
illustrator  for  maga- 
zines. Also  p  r  e  - 
pared  continuity  on  "Driven"  and  several 
other  productions.  Now  directing  for 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.  Permanent  ad- 
dress, 7200  Sunset  Blvd.,  Hollywood,  Cal. 

Herman  C.  Ray- 
maker.  Age  32.  Born 
Oakland,  Cal.  Began 
picture  career  at 
Mack  Sennett's  Stu- 
dio as  a  Keystone 
Kop.  Started  direct- 
ing coniedies  for 
Mack  Sennet  1916.  Later  directed  many 
comedies  and  comedy  series,  Monty  Banks 
for  Warner  Brothers  and  Baby  Peggy  for 
Century.  Productions  include  "Tracked 
in  the  Snow  Country"  with  Rin  Tin  Tin, 
the  wonder  dog,  and  "Below  the  Line." 
Now  under  contract  to  Warner  Bros. 
Permanent  address,  Warner  Bros.  Stu- 
dios,  Hollywood,   Cal. 

K  u  r  ti  Rehfield. 
Born  in  Germany. 
Educated  there. 
Journeyed  around  the 
world  several  times. 
Went  into  motion 
pictures  in  1923  with 
D.  W.  Griffith,  re- 
maining with  him  four  and  a  half  years. 
Was  responsible  for  the  military  direction 
on  "Hearts  of  the  World."  Went  with 
Astra  Film  Corp.  for  two  years.  Served 
with  Cecil  DeMille  and  George  Fitzmau- 
rice  as  military  expert.  Was  technical  ad- 
viser and  production  manager  for  Rex 
Ingram  for  four  years.  Because  of  his 
work  on  "The  Four  Horsemen"  was  se- 
lected by  June  Mathis  as  director  for  her 
production  of  "Viennese  Medley"  for  First 
National. 

Charles  F.  Reis- 
ner.  Formerly  with 
Mack  Sennett,  who 
nicknamed  him 
"Chuck."  He  is  the 
original  "gag"  man 
of  the  movies.  Has 
recently  signed  a 
contract  with  Warner  Brothers  to  work 
with  Sydney  Chapiin.  Now  engaged  in 
writing  the  "gags"  and  co-directing  "The 
Man  On  the  Box"  for  Warners,  with  Fred 


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ewmever. 


Harry  Revier.  Previous  to  directing 
pictures,  was  in  the  theatrical  profession. 
He  had  theaters  in  the  west.  He  went 
to  Los  Angeles  where  he  built  one  of  the 


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first  big  studios  in  that  city.  Now  inter- 
ested in  production  in  Northern  California. 
Address,  Hollywood. 

L  y  nn     F.     R  e  y  - 

nolds,  age  35,  born 
in  H  a  r  1  a  n,  Iowa. 
Previous  to  direct- 
ing pictures,  w  a  s 
an  actor  on  the 
speaking  stage  for 
about  three  years. 
Started  screen  career  with  Selig  in  1912, 
and  has  made  about  61  pictures,  almost  all 
of  them  feature  productions.  Fishing  and 
hunting  are  the  hobbies  of  Mr.  Reynolds. 
Has  just  completed  "Durand  of  the  Bad 
Lands"  for  Fox.  Permanent  address. 
Fox  Studios,  Hollywood,  Calif. 


Hal  Roach,  age  32 
years,  born  in  Elmi- 
ra,  N.  Y.  Previous 
to  directing  pictures 
Mr.  Roach  was  a 
strenuous  athlete  and 

^^  was  one  of  the  best 
football     players     in 

Academy      .   In      1914      he 


the  Elmira 
organized  his  own  company  with  Harold 
Lloyd  as  the  star.  Recognized  as  one  of 
the  foremost  comedy  producers  and  is  one 
of  the  principal  producers  for  Pathe  Per- 
manent address,  Hal  Roach  Studios,  Cul- 
ver City,  Calif. 

Jess  Robbins,  born 
in  Dayton,  Ohio. 
Began  career  with 
Essanay,  Chicago, 
1908,  first  as  camera- 
man, later  general 
manager.  Creator 
and  director  of  Bron- 
co Billy  Series  westerns.  In  1914  organ- 
ized Robbins  Photo  Plays  produced  series 
of  12  for  Pathe.  In  1915  director  and  man- 
ager Essanay  Chaplin  comedy  company. 
1916,  1917  and  1918  stage  manager  Long- 
acre  Theater,  New  York.  1919  wrote  and 
directed  series  comedies  for  Universal. 
1920  and  1921  wrote  and  directed  series 
comedies  for  Vitagraph.  August  1921  or- 
ganized Jess  Robbins  Prod.  Now  with 
Hal  Roach.  Permanent  address,  Los  An- 
geles Athletic  Club. 


John  Stuart  Rob- 
ertson, age  44  years, 
born  in  London,  On- 
tario, Canada.  Pre- 
vious to  entering  pic- 
tures he  was  an  actor 
on  the  speaking  stage 
for  quite  a  number 
of  years.  Mr.  Robertson  started  his  screen 
career  with  Vitagraph  as  an  actor  and 
later  with  Goldwyn.  He  has  made  many 
feature  pictures,  with  Mary  Pickford,  John 


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Barrymore  and  other  notable  stars,  includ- 
ing Richard  Barthelmess.  Recently  fin- 
ished "Classmates."  Now  producing 
"Shore  Leave."  Permanent  address.  In- 
spiration Pictures,  565  5th  Ave.,  New 
York  City. 

Albert      Rogell, 

born  in  Oklahoma 
City.  Started  in  pic- 
tures seven  years 
ago  and  worked  in 
all  branches  of  pro- 
duction. Has  di- 
rected 44  pictures  in- 
cluding Westerns.  Directed  Fred  Thomp- 
son series.  Now  directing  Reed  Howes 
and  Billy  Sullivan.  Permanent  address, 
California  Studios,  Hollywood. 

Geo.  K.  Rolands — Has  directed  number 
of  pictures. 


Philip     E.     Rosen, 

age  27  years,  born  in 
Russia.  Started  film 
work  with  Edison 
Co.  14  years  ago,  but 
previous  to  this  was 
a  cinematographer. 
He  filmed  "The  Mir- 
acle Man."  Has  directed  for  Universal, 
Metro,  Hodkinson,  Famous.  Made  "Life 
of  Abraham  Lincoln,"  and  is  now  with 
Sawyer  &  Lubin.  Permanent  address, 
Hollywood    Athletic    Club,    Hollywood. 


Nat  Ross  was 
born  in  San  Fran- 
cisco, His  first  af- 
filiation with  the 
film  industry  was  as 
the    New   York   rep- 

resentative      of      the 

Stanley  Mastbaum 
Corporation.  Next  he  joined  the  sales 
force  of  the  Universal  home  office  in  an 
executive  capacity  and  later  became  con- 
fidential secretary  to  Carl  Laemmle.  Sub- 
sequently he  was  assigned  as  a  director 
of  Universal  feature  pictures,  including 
many  Reginald  Denny  and  Hoot  Gibson 
productions.  Ross  recently  organized  his 
own  company  as  a  unit  of  Embassy  Pic- 
tures for  Associated  Exhibitors  release. 
He  has  just  completed  "Two  Can   Play." 


Arthur  Rosson,  age 
36  years.   Began  film 
work  with  Vitagraph 
in    1912;    previous   to 
this    was    a    traveler 
and    short    story 
writer.      Has      made 
many    productions, 
some   one   and   two   reelers   and    features. 
Permanent  address,  Writers'  Club,  Holly- 
wood,   Cal. 


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Q/^I^Y  Sunday,  June  7,   192 


EDWARD    SLOMAN 


Now  Directing 

Series  of  Specials 

For 

UNIVERSAL 


CHARLES    HINES 

Director 

"The  Grackerjack"  "The  Speed  Spook" 

"The  Early  Bird"  "Conductor  1492" 

Starring 

JOHNNY     HI^NES 


In  Preparation 
"THE  LIVE-WIRE" 

For 
(FIRST  NATIONAL) 


Sunday,   June   7,   1925 


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William  R.  Rou- 
bert,  age  40  years, 
born  in  London.  Pre- 
vious to  directing 
pictures  was  in  the 
theatrical  profession 
and  started  film 
work  in  New  York 
with  Universal.  Has  made  about  45  pic- 
tures, all  five  reelers.  Mr.  Roubert's  hob- 
by is  reading.  Permanent  address,  1883 
N.  Western  Ave.,  Hollyv^'ood,  Cal. 

Wesley  Ruggles, 
born  in  Los  Angeles, 
1889,  Previous  to  be- 
coming affiliated  with 
motion  picture  indus- 
try, enjoyed  success 
on  the  legitimate 
stage  in  musical 
comedy  and  stock.  His  film  work 
started  with  the  Mack  Sennett-Key- 
stone  comedies  which  was  the  founda- 
tion for  the  40  feature  pictures  he  is  now 
credited  with.  He  has  been  identified  with 
the  following  companies:  Famous  Players- 
Lasky  Corp.,  Metro,  Universal,  Selznick, 
Ince  and  Morosco.  Now  making  "The 
Pace  Makers"  for  F.  B.  O.  and  his  plans 
include  four  specials  for  F.  B.  O.  for 
1925.  Permanent  address,  136  So.  El 
Centro   St.,   Hollywood,   Cal. 

Al  Russell. — Has  worked  in  various 
branches  of  production  and  directed  many 
features  including  a  number  of  westerns. 

Al  Santell,  age  29, 
born  in  San  Fran- 
cisco. Started  in 
1912  aj  free  lance 
author,  scenario 
writer  and  assistant 
director  with  Young- 
deer  for  Pathe;  staf? 
scenarist  with  Mack  Sennett  Keystone; 
staff  scenarist  Beauty  Comedies,  for 
American  Film  Co.;  later  manager  of 
comedy  production  for  the  American; 
personally  supervised  and  directed  the 
American  Mutual  Master-pictures  five 
reel  comedy-dramas.  Director  of  com- 
edy subjects  for  Kalem,  and  other  com- 
edy companies.  Has  been  with  F.  B.  O. 
lor  the  past  year,  having  produced  the 
last  of  the  series  of  "Fighting  Blood" 
featurettes  and  two  features.  Now  with 
Corinne  Griffith  Prod.  Permanent  ad- 
dress, M.  P.  D.  A.,  Hollywood. 


George  Lloyd  Sar- 
gent, age  41  years, 
born  in  Philadelphia. 
Previous  to  making 
pictures  was  a  stage 
director  and  started 
film  work  with  the 
American  Eclair.  Has 


made  approximately  75  pictures,  and  is  an 
enthusiastic  collector  of  Chinese  curios. 
Permanent  address,  M.  P.  D.  A.,  Holly- 
wood, Calif. 


Paul   Scardon,  age 

45  years,  born  in 
Australia.  Previous 
to  directing  pictures 
was  an  actor  on  the 
speaking  stage  for 
twelve  years.  Started 
screen  work  as  an 
actor  with  Reliance-Majestic  Co.,  then 
went  to  Vitagraph,  where  he  became  a 
director.  Has  made  over  50  pictures, 
almost  all  feature  productions.  Automo- 
biles, English  bull  dogs,  and  horticulture 
are  the  hobbies  of  Mr.  Scardon.  Perma- 
nent address:  Green  Room  Club,  New 
York. 


Victor  L.  Schert- 
zinger,  age  36  years, 
born  in  Philadelphia, 
Penn.  Before  enter- 
ing pictures  he  was 
musical  director  for 
Calve  and  Nordica, 
and  has  written  and 
staged  many  musical  comedies  and  light 
operas.  He  was  stage  director  for  Klaw 
and  Erlanger,  and  musical  director  for 
old  Belasco  Stock  company  of  Los  An- 
geles. He  was  induced  by  Thomas  H. 
Ince  to  direct.  He  has  directed  a  number 
productions,  all  features.  He  is  also  fam- 
ous as  the  composer  of  "Marcheta,"  "Just 
an  Old  Love  Song,"  etc.  Just  completed 
a  contract  with  Metro-Goldwyn  and  is 
now  with  Fox. 


Victor  Seastrom 

was  born  in  Sweden, 
1879.  Son  of  Eliza- 
beth Hartman,  fa- 
mous Swedish  ac- 
tress. Educated  at 
Upsala  University, 
Stockholm,  and  be- 
gan dramatic  career  at  Helsingfors,  Fin- 
land, 1897.  For  next  twelve  years  was 
actor,  producer  and  playwright.  First 
directed  pictures  in  1912  for  Swedish  Bio- 
graph  at  Stockholm.  Made  first  feature- 
length  picture  of  that  country,  "A  Man 
There  Was."  Produced  many  feature  pic- 
tures for  French  and  English  markets  be- 
fore coming  to  America  where  he  has 
made  several  successes.  Among  others, 
he  made  "Name  the  Man"  and  "He  Who 
Gets  Slapped".  Last  picture  for  Metro- 
Goldwj'n  Mayer,  "Confessions  of  a 
Queen."  Now  making  "The  Emperor  of 
Portagallia"  for  same  organization. 


^1^^^  Charles    M.    Seay, 

^^^^^^^  age  45  years,  born  in 

^Jj^^^^^        Atlanta,   Ga.    Started 
^V*^  ^     i  making  pictures  with 

Edison  in  1909,  but 
previous  to  this  was 
an  actor  for  10  years 
on  the  speaking  stage. 
Has  made  over  150  pictures,  30  of  which 
were  feature  pictures  and  the  rest  one  and 
two  reelers.  Permanent  address,  130  West 
44th   St.,   New   York   City. 

Edward  Sedge- 
wick.  Educated  at 
St.  Mary's  Univer- 
sity, University  of 
Texas;  former  stage 
actor  and  newspa- 
perman ;  screen  ex- 
perience, actor  and 
director.  Has  directed  "Lorraine  of  the 
Lions,"  "Let  'Er  Buck,"  "The  Ridin' 
Kid,"  "The  Saddle  Hawk."  Directed  21 
Hoot  Gibson  pictures.  He  is  the  author 
of  several  film  stories  and  magazine  sto- 
ries. Business  address.  Universal  City, 
California. 

Oliver  Sellers— Has  directed  a  large 
number  of  features  and  previous  to  his 
work  in  motion  pictures  was  identified 
with  many  stage  successes.  Last  produc- 
tion was  "The  Hoosier  Schoolmaster"  for 
Hodkinson. 

Charles  R.  Seel- 
ing. Age  29.  Has 
written  and  directed 
over  29  features, 
chiefly  westerns.  Re- 
cently directed 
"Yankee  Madness." 
Now  directing  se- 
ries of  western  features  starring  Wolf- 
heart  the  Dog  and  Big  Boy  Williams. 
Permanent  address,  6363  Santa  Monica 
Blvd.,  Hollywood,  Cal. 

Lewis  Seller  has 
devoted  his  half  doz- 
en years  of  picture 
making  to  the  job  of 
creating  laughs.  His 
specialty  is  animal 
comedies.  Before 

coming  to  Fox  Seller 
played  almost  every  other  studio  in  Hol- 
lywood. He  is  a  New  Yorker  and  a  uni- 
versity graduate.  For  the  coming  season 
Lew  will  direct  more  of  the  Imperial  Com- 
edies the  Fox  organization  will  release. 


Wm.  A.  Sciter,  age 

33  years,  born  in 
New  York  City. 
Started  film  work 
with  Selig.  Has 
made  about  20  fea- 
ture productions  and 
more    than    50    two- 


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Sunday,  June  7,  192 


CHESTER  M.  FRANKLIN 


Director 

Norma  Talmadge  in 
SONG  OF  LOVE" 
for  Joseph  M.  Schenck 


Rin-tin-tin  in 

"WHERE   THE   NORTH    BEGINS" 

"THE  SILENT  ACCUSER" 

Just  Completed 

Peter  the  Great  in 

"THE  UNTAMED" 

A  CHESTER  M.  FRANKLIN  PRODUCTION 


SIDNEY  A.  E 


Director 

Joseph  M.  Schenck 
"HER  NIGHT  OF  ROMANCE 
"LEARNING  TO  LOVE" 

now  in  production — 
"HER  SISTER  FROM  PARIS" 

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Forthcoming  Releases: 
"MAN  IN  BLUE" 
"SPOOK  RANCH" 
"A  WOMAN'S  FAITH" 


Now  in  Production: 
"THE  STILL  ALARM" 


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reelers.  Directed  for  Principal  Pictures 
and  Warner  Bros.  Now  with  Universal. 
Hobby,  golf.  Permanent  address,  718 
Rexford   Drive,   Beverly   Hills,   Calif. 

George     B.     Seitz, 

age  ii  years,  born  in 
Boston,  Mass.  Start- 
ed film  work  with 
Pathe;  previous  to 
this  was  a  scenario 
writer.  Has  made  a 
great  number  of  pic- 
tures, which  include  many  serials  and  su- 
per-features. Now  directing  for  Lasky. 
Permanent  address,  Lasky  Studios,  Holly- 
wood,   Cal. 

Larry  Semon.  Has  directed  a  number 
of  two  reel  comedies  in  which  he  starred. 
Making  series  of  features  for  Chadwick, 
of  which  "The  Wizard  of  Oz"  is  current. 
Permanent  address,   Hollywood,   Cal. 

Mack  S  e  n  n  e  1 1, 
began  screen  career 
when  he  was  an  actor 
with  B  i  o  g  r  a  p  h, 
organized  Keystone 
Film  Co.,  with  as- 
sistance of  Ad.  and 
Charles  Kessel.  Has 
produced  a  great  many  pictures,  chiefly 
comedies.  Permanent  address.  Mack 
Sennett  Comedies,  1712  Glendale  Blvd., 
Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

Harold  Shaw.  Directed  many  one  and 
two  reel  pictures  for  Edison,  later  going 
to  England  where  he  directed  a  number 
of  features.  Returned  to  this  country 
and  has  directed  features  for  the  past  two 
years.  Permanent  address,  c/o  M.  P.  D. 
A.    Hollywood. 

Forrest  Sheldon..  Born  in  Trinidad, 
Colo.,  1893.  Did  newspaper  work  for  Los 
Angeles  Examiner.  Wrote  scenarios  for 
12  years.  Has  directed  a  number  of  pic- 
tures, mostly  westerns.  Now  preparing 
Kenneth  McDonald  pictures  for  I.  J. 
Barsky. 

Harold  Shumate,  born  in  Austin,  Tex., 
but  claims  St.  Louis,  Mo.,  as  his  "home" 
city.  Attended  school  and  college  at  St. 
Louis.  Has  written  many  short  stories 
and  scenarios.  Now  directing  westerns 
for  Universal.  Permanent  address,  Uni- 
versal  City.   Cal. 

Scott  Sidney,  age 
47  years,  born  in 
Pennsylvania.  Pre- 
V  i  o  u  s  to  directing 
motion  pictures  was 
an  actor  on  the 
speaking  stage  for  20 
years  and  started  his 
film  work  with  old  K-B  Studios.  Past  8 
years  with  Christie.  Recent  features, 
"Hold  Your  Breath,"  and  "Charley's 
Aunt."  Permanent  address,  Christie  Stu- 
dios, Hollywood. 


Paul  Sloan.  Born 
in  N.  Y.  April  16, 
1893;  attended  the 
public  schools  and 
New  York  Univer- 
sity. Went  into  news- 
paper work.  An- 
swered an  ad  in  the 
Times  for  a  writer  at  the  old  Edison 
Studio;  edited, .  wrote,  directed  and  as- 
sisted in  the  laboratory.  Stayed  with  Fox 
Film  organization  for  four  years,  his 
scenarios  including  "If  Winter  Comes" 
and  "Over  the  Hill."  He  went  to  Holly- 
wood for  Famous  Players-Lasky.  He 
directed  "Man  Must  Live,"  "Too  Many 
Kisses"  and  "The  Shock  Punch,"  for  Par- 
amount. When  Cecil  B.  DeMille  estab- 
lished his  independent  producing  organi- 
zation he  signed  Paul  Sloan  on  a  long- 
term  contract  to  direct.  The  first  produc- 
tion he  will  direct  will  be  "The  Coming  of 
Amos,"   starring  Rod   La   Rocque. 


Edward  Sloman, 
age  38  years,  born  in 
London.  Started 
making  motion  pic- 
tures with  Universal 
Co.  Previous  to  this 
was  an  actor  on  the 
legitimate  stage.  Has 
made  many  productions  continuously  for 
the  past  six  years  including  "Price  of 
Pleasure",  and  "Up  the  Ladder".  Paint- 
ing, riding  and  boxing  are  his  hobbies. 
Now  with  Universal.  Permanent  ad- 
dress, 614  S.  Oxford  Ave.,  Los  Angeles, 
California. 

Ray  C.  Smallwood,  age  36  years.  Be- 
gan screen  work  with  Imp.  Directed  many 
one  and  two  reelers.  Worked  5  years 
with  Metro  as  Manager  of  Photographic, 
Lighting  and  Laboratory  departments, 
and  directed  Alia  Nazimova.  Left  to  join 
Pyramid  and  directed  a  number  of  fea- 
tures. Now  with  P.  D.  G.,  Inc.,  as  Di- 
rector-in-Chief.  Permanent  address,  1650 
Broadway,   New  York. 


Clifford  Smith. 
Has  directed  a  num- 
ber of  Western  fea- 
tures, many  with 
Bill  Hart.  Now  di- 
recting features  for 
Universal.  Perma- 
nent    address,     Uni- 


versal  City,  Cal 


David  Smith.  Worked  in  all  branches 
of  productions,  later  becoming  director  for 
Vitagraph,  making  a  number  of  features. 
Permanent  address,  Vitagraph  Studios, 
Hollywood. 


Hamilton       Smith, 

previous  to  entering 
picture  work,  was  a 
newspaperman.  Be- 
gan film  work  with 
Kalem,  where  he  was 
stafT  writer,  director 
and  general  manager. 
Has  been  with  Metro,  Goldwyn,  World. 
Directed  about  SO  features  and  short- 
reelers.  Organizer  of  Syracuse  Motion 
Pictures  Co.  and  author  and  dii-ector  of 
three  features  for  that  organization.  Now 
with  Asheville  Motion  Picture  Corp.,  mak- 
ing Smith-Cadwell  Productions.  "Bigot- 
ry" is  the  first  of  a  sedes  of  25  pictures. 
Address,  405  Oates  BIdg.,  Asheville,  N.  C. 


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t^^^^F  I  significance  to  exhib- 
^^^  JM      itors.  Under  contract 

with  Louis  B. 
Mayer,  he  has  just  completed  "Fine 
Clothes"  for  First  National  release  and 
is  starting  on  a  new  picture  of  the  satir- 
ical comedy-drama  type  of  which  he  is 
a  master. 


Richard  Stanton, 
was  born  in  Philadel- 
phia, Pa.  His  screen  ' 
career  started  with 
Vitagraph.  Later 
Thomas  H.  Ince 
featured  him  in  the 
old  Triangle  Pic- 
tures. Subsequently  he  became  a  Triangle 
director  and  then  went  to  Fox.  Some  of 
his  best  remembered  productions  are  "The 
Beast,"  "Yankee  Way,"  "North  of  53," 
"Tliundcr  Clap,"  "The  Spy,"  "Rough  and 
Ready"  and  "Checkers."  Following  a 
breakdown  in  health,  he  spent  a  year  and 
a  half  in  Europe  recuperating.  Since  his 
return  he  has  directed  George  Walsh  in 
"American  Phick"  for  Chadwick  Pictures. 
Permanent  address,  Stanton  Villa,  Holly- 
wood. Calif. 


Mai  St.   Clair,  age 
27.     began     his     film 
career  with  Keystone 
Film     Co.     and     was 
subsequently     with 
Mack     Sennett     and 
Buster   Keaton.      He 
has     directed     fifteen 
two-reel  comedies.     Has  directed  a  num- 
ber of  feature-length  comedy  dramas.     St. 
Clair  was  born  in  Los  Angeles.     Perma- 
nent address.  Laskv  Studio,  Hollywoood 
Cal. 


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Frank  E.  Nicholson 


Independent  Producer 


" CHUCKLES  " 

A  single  reel  novelty 
one  every  two  weeks 


"DANGER  TRAILS" 

A  series  of  two  reelers 
featuring  the 

SELIG  ANIMALS 


"HUMAN  CARGO" 

A  Special  feature 
with 

ROBERT  AGNEW 

and 

GLORIA  GREY 


OFFICES 

512-513  TAFT  BUILDING 

HOLLYWOOD,  CALIF. 


Lloyd  Bacon 


Director 


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A  Rainy  Knight 

A  Fat  Chance 

Good  Morning  Nurse 


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Josef  Von  Sternberg, 

born  in  Vienna. 
Brought  to  America 
by  his  family  when 
seven  years  of  age. 
Educated  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  of  New 
York  and  received 
several  degrees  from  the  University  of 
Berlin.  Was  right  hand  man  of  W.  J. 
Brady,  president  of  the  old  World  Film 
Corporation  and  has  since  worked  up 
through  every  branch  of  the  industry  to 
director.  First  attracted  great  attention 
through  his  production  and  direction  of 
"Tlic  Salvation  Hunters".  Initial  produc- 
tion under  new  contract  with  Metro- 
Ciokhvyn-Mayer,  "The  Exquisite  Sinner". 

AI  St.  John,  age  32 
years,  born  in  Santa 
Anna,  Calif.  Started 
film  work  with  Key- 
stone; previous  to 
this  was  an  actor  on 
the  speaking  stage 
for  eight  years.  Has 
made  about  25  pictures,  which  include  a 
few  feature  productions  and  chiefly  one 
and  two  reelers.  Now  appearing  in  Edu- 
cational comedies.  Permanent  address, 
Fox  Studios,   Los  Angeles,  Calif. 


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Benny     S  t  o  1  o  ff. 

Born  in  Philadelphia 
in  1895.  Came  to 
the  Fox  lot  as  a  di- 
rector after  serving 
his  apprenticeship  in 
a  number  of  studios. 
Travelled  to  Holly- 
wood after  his  graduation  from  college. 
For  the  coming  season  he  will  share  the 
direction  of  the  Fox  Imperial  Comedies 
with  Lew  Seller.  Permanent  address,  607 
Poinsetta  Place,  Hollywood,  Cal. 

Jerome      Storm, 

born  in  Denver,  Col- 
orado. Was  on 
speaking  stage  for 
eight  years  previous 
to  his  screen  ca- 
reer which  started 
with  Thomas  H. 
Ince.  Directed  Charles  Ray  in  fourteen 
pictures,  Constance  Talmadge,  Lillian 
Gish,  made  "The  Rosary",  "St.  Elmo" 
and  other  big  specials.  Latest  release 
Charles  Ray  in  "Some  Punkins".  Per- 
manent address,  154  So.  Larchmont  Blvd., 
Los  Angeles,   Cal. 


Hunt  Stromberg. 
Head  of  The  Hunt 
Stromberg  Corpora- 
tion, producing  the 
Harry  Carey  and 
Priscilla  Dean  Pro- 
ductions and  Hunt 
Stromberg    Specials. 


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Has  personally  directed  many  features  in- 
cluding "The  Fire  Patrol",  "Women  of 
the  World",  and  "The  Last  Frontier". 
Address,  Hollywood  Studios,  Hollywood, 
California. 

Rollin  S.  Sturgeon. 

Born  in  Rock  Island, 
111.  and  attended 
Nortiiwestern  and 
Harvard  University. 
Since  1909  writer,  di- 
rector, manager  and 
producer.  Has  di- 
rected many  pictures.  Permanent  address, 
723    N.    Mariposa    Ave.,    Hollywood. 

Frederick  Sullivan, 

age  52  years,  born  in 
London.  Previous  to 
directing  motion  pic- 
tures was  a  newspa- 
per man  and  was  a 
stage  director  for  15 
years.  Started  film 
work  with  Reliance  Co.  in  1912  and  has 
made  many  features  and  short  reels.  At 
one  time  directed  Charles  Ray.  A  good 
deal  of  Mr.  Sullivan's  leisure  time  is  spent 
either  playing  tennis  or  fishing.  Perma- 
nent address,   Hollywood,   Calif. 

Eddie  Sutherland. 
Born  in  London  of 
American  parents. 
One  of  the  youngest 
directors  in  motion 
pictures.  Made  his 
bow  as  a  director 
with  Thomas  Mei- 
ghan  in  "Coming  Through."  His  next 
picture  for  Paramount  was  "Wild  Wild 
Girl"  with  Bebe  Daniels.  Sutherland 
is  now  directing  Raymond  Grififith's  new- 
est picture,  "Are  You  a  Mason?"  Ad- 
dress, Lasky  Studio,  Hollywood,  Cal. 

Charles    Swickard, 

feature  director.  For 
a  number  of  years  ac- 
tive on  the  speaking 
stage  as  actor,  adapt- 
or and  stage  director. 
Took  up  pictures  at 
the  suggestion  and  in 
the  services  of  Thomas  H.  Ince,  at  Ince- 
ville,  California.  Began  with  acting  and 
writing,  making  exhaustive  study  of  the 
industry.  Began  directing  in  1914.  Was 
the  director  of  some  of  G.  Gardner  Sulli- 
van's big  successes.  Permanent  address, 
Hollywood,  Calif. 

Cullen  Tate.  Born  Paducah,  Kentucky, 
1894.  Educated  private  schools.  Castle 
Heights,  Lebanon,  Tenn.  Early  work  as 
reporter  on  newpapers  of  St.  Louis  and 
other  southern  cities,  also  in  theatrical 
advertising.  Picture  career  began  as  as- 
sistant director  to  James  Cruze  in  1919- 
20.      Since    then    he    has    been    associated 


with  Cecil  B.  De  Mille,  through  1921- 
22-23,  with  the  late  Thos.  H.  Ince,  and 
with  George  Fitzmaurice,  1924-25.  Within 
the  last  year  he  has  directed  several  pic- 
tures for  each  of  these.  Now  working  on 
first  of  series  of  comedy-dramas  featur- 
jng  Marion  Mack.  Permanent  address, 
1322  Harper  Ave.,   Hollywood,   Cal. 

Sam  Taylor.  Age 
28  years;  born  in 
New  York  City; 
graduated  Fordham 
University,  19  15. 
Comedy  writer  for 
Kalem,  Vitagraph 
and  Universal  until 
1920;  on  Harold  Lloyd's  production  staff 
ever  since;  first  as  writer,  then  as  direc- 
tor. Co-directed  with  Fred  Newmeyer. 
Just  signed  to  direct  Lloyd's  first  Para- 
mount product.  Permanent  address,  Hol- 
lywood   Studios,    Hollywood,    Cal. 

S.  E.  V.  Taylor — Began  screen  career 
with  Biograph  in  1909;  staff  playwright 
with  D.  W.  Griffith  3  years;  member  of 
M.  P.  D.  A.  Current  picture,  "The  Mir- 
acle of  Life"  for  Associated  Exhibitors. 
Permanent  address,  N.  Y.  Athletic  Club, 
N.  Y.  City. 

Tom    Terriss,    age 

43  years,  born  in 
London.  Previous  to 
making  motion  pic- 
tures was  an  actor- 
manager  and  cele- 
brated as  the  fore- 
most impersonator 
of  the  characters  of  Charles  Dickens. 
Toured  this  country  and  England  for 
many  years.  Has  been  connected  with 
the  motion  picture  industry  for  ten  years 
making  productions  for  Vitagraph,  Fa- 
mous Players-Lasky  and  Metro-Goldwyn. 
For  the  last  three  years  making  his  own 
independent  productions.  Permanent 
address,  The  Friars  Club,  New  York  City. 


Jans 

tures, 

City. 


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George  Terwilli- 

ger,  born  in  New 
York.  Started  as 
scenario  editor  with 
Reliance  in  1910.  Be- 
fore this  was  a  news- 
paper critic.  Last 
features  for  Banner, 
Address  Worthy  Pic- 
43rd  St.,   New  York 


Richard  Thomas. — Before  entering  pic- 
tures was  an  artist.  Has  made  two  fea- 
tures. Permanent  address,  F.  B.  O.  Stu- 
dios, Hollywood. 

Robert  Thornby,  born  in  New  York 
City.  Previous  to  directing  motion  pic- 
tures, was  an  actor  on  the  speaking  stage 
for    a    number    of    years.     Began    screen 


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R    HERRICK   HERRICK 


DIRECTOR 


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Fragments  Of  Life  Series" 
It  Might  Happen  To  You" 
"The  Last  Act" 
"Wheels" 


REBECCA  AND  SILTON 

REPRESENTATIVES 

723  -  7th  Avenue 
New  York 


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J.  LEO  MEEHAN 

Director  of 
GENE  STRATTON-PORTER'S 

THE   KEEPER  OF  THE   BEES 

AND 

"THE  GIRL  OF  THE  LIMBERLOST" 

FOR 

FILM  BOOKING  OFFICES  OF  AMERICA,  INC. 


Mr.  Meehan  has  other  famous  Gene  Stratton-Porter  novels  in  preparation 


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career  with  Vitagraph  as  an  actor,  and 
then  became  a  director.  Mr.  Thornby 
has  directed  many  pictures,  chiefly  feature 
productions.  Permanent  address,  2464 
Beachwood  Drive,  Los  Angeles,  California. 


Kex     Thorpe,    age 

31  years,  born  in 
Mangum,  Okla.  Pre- 
V  i  o  u  s  to  directing 
pictures,  was  an  ac- 
tor on  the  speaking 
stage  for  about  five 
years.  Started  screen 
career  with  Oklahoma  Midwestern  Film 
Co.  in  1919,,  and  has  co-directed  quite  a 
lot  of  two-reel  western  pictures.  Now 
producing.  Permanent  address  301  Taft 
Bldg.,  Hollywood,  Calif. 


Maurice  Tourneur, 

born  in  France.  Pre- 
vious to  directing 
motion  pictures  was 
an  artist  and  stage 
producer,  having  pro- 
duced over  400  stage 
plays  in  France. 
Started  film  work  with  Eclair  in  Paris. 
Athletics,  art  and  literature  are  the  hob- 
bies of  Mr.  Tourneur.  Permanent  address. 
Universal  Studio,  Universal  City,  Cali- 
fornia. 

Laurence  Trimble,  born  Robbinston, 
Me.,  Feb.  15,  1885.  Early  career,  farm- 
ing, lumber  business,  snort  story  writ- 
ing. Started  screen  career  with  Vitagraph 
in  spring  of  1910.  Produced  independently 
in  England  from  1913  to  1916.  In  1917, 
he  joined  Goldwyn.  Since  1920  with 
Strongheart  Prods.  Just  finished  "My 
Old  Dutch"  for  Universal.  Likes  outdoor 
recreation.  Permanent  address.  Universal 
City,  Cal. 

Frank    W.    Tuttle, 

age  32.  President  of 
Yale  Dramatic  Assn., 
1915.  Started  in  pic- 
tures with  The  Film 
Guild,  about  1922. 
Playwright  and  sce- 
nario writer  of  Fa- 
mous Players,  directing  Bebe  Daniels, 
Richard  Dix,  Adolphc  Menjou  and  others. 
Permanent  address,  Greenwich,  Conn. 

Frank  Urson.  Born 
in  Chicago,  graduate 
of  Armour  Institute. 
For  several  years 
was  associated  with 
railroad  construction. 
Started  in  pictures 
with  Thanhouser, 
and  later  with  Griffith  as  cinematographer. 
He  joined  the  Lasky  organization  some 
3-ears  ago  in  the  same  capacity,  and  later 
became  assistant  director  for  C.  B.  De- 
Mille.      He   was   appointed    a   director   for 


Paramount.  Directed  Wallace  Reid,  Ethel 
Clayton  and  Mary  Miles  Minter.  He  has 
co-directed  with  Marshall  Neilan  and  Paul 
Iribe.  He  is  now  co-directing  with  Iribe 
for   Cecil   B.   DeMille. 

Travers  Vale,   age 

59  years,  born  in 
Liverpool,  Eng.  Pre- 
vious to  making  pic- 
tures was  a  theatri- 
cal producer.  Began 
film  work  with  Rex 
in  1909.  Has  made 
300  pictures,  122  of  which  are  feature  pro- 
ductions and  the  rest  two  reelers. 
Permanent  address,  Friars  Club,  New 
York  City. 

W.   S.  Van  Dyke, 

age  35  years.  Start- 
ed his  career  with 
D.  W.  Griffith  in 
"Intolerance".  Has 
worked  with  several 
companies  and  has 
directed  a  number 
of  features.  Only  one  hobby,  golf.  Now 
making  "The  Timber  Wolf"  for  Fox. 
Permanent  address,  Fox  Studios,  Holly- 
wood,  Cal. 

Philip  Van  Loan,  age  41  years,  born  in 
Amsterdam,  Holland.  Previous  to  direct- 
ing pictures,  was  an  actor  on  the  speak- 
ing stage  for  a  number  of  years.  He 
started  his  screen  career  with  Fox,  and 
has  made  quite  a  number  of  pictures,  in- 
cluding feature  productions  and  one  and 
two  reelers.  Permanent  address,  335 
East  79th  St.,  New  York  City. 

Perry   N.    Vekroff, 

age  43  years,  born  in 
Alexandria,  Egypt. 
Graduated  Robert 
College,  Constanti- 
nople, Turkey,  1898. 
After  serving  in 
Dept.  of  Foreign  Af- 
fairs and  as  Second  Secretary  in  Secret 
Cabinet  of  H.  M.  King  Ferdinand  I  of 
Bulgaria,  emigrated  to  U.  S.  A.  Started 
stage  career  in  "Fatal  Wedding  Co."  Be- 
came a  screen  writer,  actor,  scenario  ed- 
itor and  director:  with  Lubin,  Kinema- 
color,  and  others,  directing  numerous  suc- 
cesses. Address,  6121  Selma  Ave.,  Hol- 
lywood,  Cal. 


King  Vidor,  age  30 
years,  born  in  Gal- 
veston, Tex.  Start- 
ed film  work  direct- 
ing Judge  Willis 
Brown  Boy  pictures 
in  1917  in  Los  An- 
geles. Is  a  member 
of  the  Writers'  Guild,  California  Yacht 
Club.  Hollywood  Athletic  Club,  and  the 
Motion  Picture  Directors'  Assn.     Perma- 


nent address,  Goldwyn-Metro-Mayer  Stu- 
dios, Culver  City,  Calif. 

Robert  G.  Vignola, 

age  40  years,  born  in 
Trivigno,  Italy.  He 
was  an  actor  on  the 
speaking  stage  for 
ten  years,  and  began 
his  motion  picture 
career  as  a  director 
for  Kalem. 

He  has  made  100  two-reel  productions, 
and  about  30  features.  Has  just  com- 
pleted a  contract  with  Cosmopolitan,  in 
which  he  directed  Marion  Davies  in 
"When  Knighthood  Was  in  Flower," 
"Yolanda"  and  others.  Permanent  ad- 
dress, 6697  Whitley   Ave.,   Hollywood. 

James  Vincent,  age 

42  years,  born  in 
Springfield,  Mass. 
Previous  to  making 
motion  pictures  was 
an  actor  on  the 
speaking  stage  for  10 
years.    Has  made  43 

features.     Permanent  address,  215  W.  51st 

St.,  New  York. 

Edward   Venturini— Has    directed     one 

Hodkinson.  Now  making  short  reels  on 
his  own.  Permanent  address,  Nanuet 
N.  Y. 


Erich     von     Stro- 

heim.  Age  39  years, 
born  in  Vienna,  Aus- 
tria, the  son  of  an 
Austrian  nobleman. 
Was  an  officer  in  the 
Austrian  army.  Be- 
came well  known  on 
the  screen  during  the  war  for  his  portrayal 
of  Prussian  officers.  Has  become  one 
of  the  best  known  directors  in  pictures, 
although  he  has  made  only  6  pictures. 
Latest,  "Greed"  and  "The  Merry  Widow" 
for  Metro-Goldwyn.  Permanent  address, 
220  No.  Oxford,  Los  Angeles,  Calif. 

Nate  C.  Watt,  age 

34  years,  born  in 
Denver,  Colo.  Pre- 
vious to  directing 
pictures,  was  man- 
ager of  musical  com- 
edies for  about  four 
years.  Started  film 
work  with  Lois  Weber  as  Ass't  Director- 
and  has  made  8  pictures,  all  of  which  are 
feature  productions.  Swimming  and  rid- 
ing arc  the  hobbies  of  Mr.  Watt.  Perma- 
nent  address,   Hollywood,   California. 

Rob  Wagner,  age  53  years,  born  in 
Detroit,  Mich.  Received  an  education  at 
the  University  of  Michigan,  afterward 
embarking  for  a  time  as  a  bridge- 
builder.    Later  he  made  a  national  reputa- 


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Director 
"Lilies  of  the  Street" 

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tion  as  an  illustrator,  cartoonist,  and  por- 
trait painter;  another  he  made  as  author. 
Most  of  his  stories  involve  people  of  film 
life,  with  vi-hich  he  has  been  associated 
since  the  inception  of  the  industry.  Wres- 
tling and  manual  labor  are  his  hobbies. 
Directed  a  number  of  two-reelers  starring 
Will  Rogers  and  is  now  writing  stories 
for  Hal  Roach.  Permanent  address, 
Writers'  Club. 

C.  Richard  Wallace.  Born  in  Sacra- 
mento Calif.  Started  pictures  as  film 
editor  with  Mack  Sennett.  Edited  "Con- 
necticut Yankee"  for  Fox.  Later  did 
adaptions  for  Robertson  Cole,  Warner 
Bros,  and  Tom  Ince.  Signed  with  Warner 
Bros,  to  direct.  Went  from  Warner  Bros, 
to  Fox  and  then  to  Sennett.  Now  pro- 
ducing "Sweet  Sixteen"  series  for  Uni- 
versal. Permanent  address,  1309  Detroit 
St.,  Hollywood,  Cal. 


R.  A.  Walsh,  age 

35  years,  born  in 
New  York  City.  Pre- 
vious to  becoming  a 
director,  was  a  col- 
1  e  g  e  student,  and 
then  became  a  Grif- 
fith protege.  Later 
he  went  to  Fox.  Seven  years  ago  he 
started  for  Griffith  and  has  made  about 
45  productions,  all  of  which  were  features, 
including  "The  Thief  of  Bagdad."  Now 
directing  for  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corp., 
Hollywood,  Cal. 

William  Watson.  Started  in  pictures 
with  Mack  Sennett  as  film  editor.  Was 
with  the  old  Keystone  Company  as  editor 
and  director.  One  year  with  Fox.  From 
1919  to  1925  has  been  with  Universal. 
Co-directed  "The  Dixie  Handicap"  for 
Metro-Goldwyn.  Has  just  been  signed 
by  Christie  Comedies  to  direct.  Perma- 
nent address:  Christie  Studios,  Holly- 
wood,   Cal. 

Kenneth  Webb, 
born  in  New  York. 
Graduated  from  Co- 
lumbia College. 
Started  film  work  at 
the  Vitagraph  Co.  in 
Flatbush  in  1913, 
writing  scenarios. 
Started  directing  for  the  Vitagraph  in 
1917.  Previous  to  this  was  an  author  and 
stage  director.  Still  writing  for  the  stage. 
Has  made  over  fifty  pictures,  forty  of 
which  have  been  features.  Permanent  ad- 
dress. Great  Neck,  Long  Island. 

Millard  Webb.  Born  in  Kentucky,  1895. 
Started  pictures  in  1915  as  an  extra.  Be- 
came a  director  in  1924  after  co-directing 
with  Sydney  Franklyn.  Has  made  "My 
Marriage  Vow",  "The  Dark  Swan",  "My 
Wife  and  I",  and  "The  Golden  Cocoon" 
for  Warner  Bros. 


Lois    Weber,    the 

only  woman  member 
of  the  M.  P.  D.  A. 
Her  experience  in 
producing  and  direct- 
ing covers  a  period  of 
years.  Miss  Weber 
is  interested  in  art, 
music  and  the  drama.  Permanent  ad- 
dress, 1917  Ivar  Ave.,  Hollywood,  Cal. 

Harmon  Weight,  previous  to  directing 
pictures  was  a  stage  director  and  also 
managed  his  own  stock  company.  He  was 
formerly  with  Universal,  Paralta  Plays, 
and  Selznick.  Has  directed  several 
feature  productions.  Recently  with  Dis- 
tinctive Productions.  Now  in  Hollywood 
with  Goebel  and  Erb  producing  for  As- 
sociated Arts  Features.  Permanent  ad- 
dress, 977  N.  St.  Andrews  Place,  Holly- 
wood. Calif. 

William  A.  Wellman.  Born  Feb.  28th, 
1898,  Boston,  Mass.  Associated  in  mo- 
tion pictures  since  1920  as  assistant  di- 
rector and  various  other  capacities.  Start- 
ed directing  for  Fox  in  1923.  Produced 
eight  feature  productions,  among  which 
were  "Big  Dan"  and  "Not  a  Drum  Was 
Heard."  Now  directing  for  Metro-Gold- 
wyn-Mayer.  Permanent  address,  Holly- 
wood Athletic  Club,  Hollywood,  Cal. 

Roland  West,   age 

38  years,  born  in 
Cleveland,  Ohio. 
Previous  to  making 
motion  pictures  was 
an  author,  and  start- 
ed film  work  in  1919 
in  New  York.  Has 
made  a  number  of  features,  the  latest  be- 
ing "The  Monster,"  starring  Lon  Chaney. 
Mr.  West's  hobby  is  boating. 

Jack  White,  age  27 
years,  born  in  New 
York  City.  Began 
his  screen  career  with 
N.  Y.  Motion  Picture 
Co.  Has  made  many 
pictures,  most  of 
them  one  and  two 
reelers.  Has  produced  many  comedies 
for  Educational.  Permanent  address. 
Principal    Studios,   Hollywood. 

Irvin  V.  WiUat, 
age  33  years,  born  in 
Stamford,  Conn. 
Started  film  work  at 
the  Imp  Studios, 
New  York,  in  1910. 
Previous  to  this  had 
always  been  working 
in  pictures.  Mr.  Willat  has  made  about 
20  features  and  is  directing  for  Famous 
under  the  name  of  "Irvin  Willat  Produc- 
tions," including  "Behind  the  Door."     Mr. 


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Willat's  only  hobby  is  motion  pictures. 
Permanent  address.  Famous  Players  Stu- 
dio, Long  Island  City,  N.  Y. 

J.  E.  Williamson, 
age  42  years,  born 
in  England.  Pre- 
vious to  directing 
pictures,  was  a  car- 
toonist and  photog- 
rapher. Started  film 
work  in  Norfolk,  Vir- 
ginia, and  is  the  originator  of  under  sea 
motion  pictures.  Mr.  Williamson  has 
made  nine  pictures,  all  feature  produc- 
tions. Now  under  contract  with  Metro- 
Goldwyn  -  Mayer.  Permanent  address, 
Metro  -  Goldwyn  -  Mayer  Studio,  Culver 
City,   Calif. 

Ben  Wilson,  born  in  Corning,  Iowa, 
educated  there  and  in  Centreville,  Iowa. 
Stage  career  12  years  in  stock  and  pro- 
ducing. Screen  career,  Edison,  Universal, 
Hallmark  and  Arrow.  Produced  a  num- 
ber of  specials  for  Arrow  release.  Now 
making  one  series  for  F.  B.  O.  Perma- 
nent address,  5821  Santa  Monica  Blvd., 
Hollywood,  Calif. 

Lawrence  C.  Windom,  born  in  New 
York.  Previous  to  directing  pictures  was 
an  actor  on  the  speaking  stage  for  a  num- 
ber of  years. 

'  Chet  Withey,  age 
37  years,  born  in 
Park  City,  Utah. 
Previous  to  directing 
motion  pictures,  was 
an  actor  on  the 
speaking  stage  for  a 
number  of  years,  he 
also  was  a  scenario  writer.  Mr.  Withey 
has  made  about  27  pictures.  Permanent 
address,  Warner  Bros.  Studio,  Hollywood, 
Calif. 

Sam  Wood,  age  39 
years,  born  in  Phila- 
delphia, Pa.  Pre- 
vious to  directing 
pictures  was  an  in- 
vestment broker. 
Started  screen  career 
with  Lasky's  and  has 
made  about  20  pictures,  almost  all  of 
v.hich  are  features.  Football  and  row- 
ing are  the  hobbies  of  Mr.  Wood.  Per- 
manent address,  Hollywood,  Calif. 


Wallace     Worsley, 

age  44  years,  born  in 
New  York.  Pre- 
vious to  making  mo- 
tion pictures  he  was 
an  actor  and  stage 
director.  He  started 
with    Thomas    H. 


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I  nee  and  has  made  25  pictures,  and  pro- 
duced "The  Hunchback  of  Notre  Dame" 
for  Universal.  Mr.  Worsley's  hobby  is 
motor  cars.  Permanent  address,  M.  P.  D. 
A.   Hollywood. 

William  Worthing- 
ton,  born  in  Troy, 
New  York.  Previous 
to  directing  pictures, 
was  an  actor  on  the 
speaking  stage  for  a 
number  o  f  years. 
Started  screen  career 
in  Los  Angeles  in  1913,  and  has  made 
54  pictures,  all  of  which  were  feature  pro- 
ductions. Among  his  recent  subjects  are 
"The  Girl  on  the  Stairs"  and  "Beauty 
and  the  Bad  Man",  directed  for  Frank 
E.  Woods  at  the  Peninsula  Studios.  Both 
of  these  productions  released  through 
Producers  Distributing  Corp.  Motoring 
and  swimming  are  the  hobbies  of  Mr. 
Worthington. 

John  Griffith  Wray, 

age  29  years,  born  in 
Minneapolis,  Minn. 
Started  film  work 
with  Thomas  H. 
Ince  two  years  ago. 
Previous  to  this  was 
manager,  director 
and  actor  on  the  speaking  stage  for  a  great 
number  of  years.  Has  made  a  number  of 
feature  pictures.  Now  directing  at  Fox 
Studios.  Permanent  address,  Wm.  Fox 
Studios,    Hollywood. 


Theodore      Whar- 
ton was  in  the  theat- 
rical   business    from 
1890  to    1905   as  ac- 
,,  _i^_,,  tor,      manager      and 

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im^    ^^fchfc.  ciated  with  many  of 

the  most  prominent 
theatrical  organizations.  Was  investiga- 
tor for  Bradstreet  Agency.  Became  in- 
terested in  motion  pictures.  Established 
Kalem's  first  studio  in  1909.  Later  repro- 
duced history  of  the  Indian  Wars  for  the 
War  Department.  In  1914  established 
Wharton  Incorporated  with  his  brother, 
with  whom  he  has  produced  and  co-di- 
rected many  serials  and  feature  produc- 
tions. 


James  Young,  born 
in  Baltimore.  Pre- 
vious to  making  mo- 
tion pictures  was  on 
the  stage  for  a  num- 
ber of  years.  Start- 
ed film  work  with 
Vitagraph,  since  which  he  has  been  asso- 
ciated with  practically  every  important 
company  in  the  business,  and  has  been  re- 
sponsible for  several  hundred.  Now  di- 
recting Theda  Bara  in  "The  Unchastened 
Woman"  for  Chadwick  Pictures.  Perma- 
nent address,  7032  Lanewood  Ave.,  Hol- 
lywood, Calif. 


(Too  hate  for  Classification) 

Paul  Cazeneuve.  For  many  years  on 
speaking  stage,  both  in  France  and  Unit- 
ed States,  later  acting  and  directing  in 
pictures.  Has  made  a  number  of  feat- 
ures for  Fox.  Permanent  address,  5622 
Harold  Way,  Hollywood. 

Edward    Dillon, 

age  44  years,  born  in 
New  York.  Pre- 
vious to  directing 
pictures,  was  on  the 
stage  playing  juve- 
nile and  comedy 
leads  in  various  suc- 
cesses. Mr.  Dillon  was  for  eight  years 
with  D.  W.  Griffith.  When  Griffith  left 
Biograph,  Mr.  Dillon  went  to  Reliance- 
Majestic,  where  he  started  a  new  brand  of 
comedies  until  Triangle  was  formed.  He 
has  made  quite  a  number  of  pictures, 
Permanent  address.  Lambs  Club,  New 
York  City. 

Fred    Le    Roy 

Granville,  age  38, 
born  in  Victoria, 
Australia.  Previous 
to  directing  pictures 
was  a  photographer 
and  naturalist.  Mr. 
Granville  was  the 
only  white  man  to  cross  Northeastern 
Siberia  with  a  camera,  and  spent  fifteen 
years  in  the  South  Sea  Islands.  Perma- 
nent address,  8  Manor  House,  Maryle- 
bone  Road,  London,  England. 


New  Styles    in  Comedy 

By  SAM  TAYLOR 
(Director  for    Harold   Lloyd) 

Styles   in   entertainment   change  as 
Rapidly  and  as  radically  as  any  dress 
jiode.     This  applies  to  every  branch 
.E»f  the  entertainment  field;  from  mag- 
jazine  fiction  and  novels  to  stage  plays 
and  motion  pictures.     Latterly,  how- 
ever,  the    most   noticeable   change   in 
popularity,     along     these     lines,     has 
-been  found  in  screen  comedies.     The 
■biggest  box-office  attraction  to-day  is 
Idoubtless  Harold  Lloyd  and  the  rea- 
Fson   therefore   is  the  type  of  pictures 
in    which   he   is   starred. 

The  new  styles  in  comedy  are  away 
from  slapstick  and  pure-gag  footage 
toward  legitimate  comedies  of  situa- 
tion and  plot  development.  The 
screen  public  has  graduated  from  the 
kindergarten  stage  of  Sunday  sup- 
plement, alleged  humor.  The  custard 
pie  industry  is  restricting  itself  to 
the  manufacture  of  edible  dainties 
rather  than  comic  missiles;  bathing 
beauties  must  be  able  to  act  a  little 
in  addition  to  the  graphic  charm  of 
their  lower  limbs.  Of  course,  some 
slapstick  has  survived  and,  like  the 
Biblical  poor,  we  shall  always  have 
it  with  us;  but  even  the  most  casual 


student    can    see    that    its    popularity 
has    waned, 

Harold  Lloyd  is  the  biggest  box- 
office  attraction  in  the  films  to-day, 
not  only  because  of  his  own  charm- 
ing personality  but  also  because  he 
has  realized,  more  than  any  other 
comedy  star,  the  changed  desires  of 
audiences.  He  has  built  up,  in  our 
organization,  a  band  of  men  who 
turn  out  legitimate  stories  and  pic- 
tures which  are  far  closer  to  com- 
edy-drama than  to  slapstick.  Of 
course,  they  have  their  individual 
gags;  but  always  the  gag  furthers 
the  story.  In  fact,  only  when  it  ful- 
fills this  requirement  as  well  as  be- 
ing funny,  can  any  incident  stay  in 
one  of  our  pictures.  There  must  be 
legitimate  plot  and  character  devel- 
opment in  our  pictures,  just  as  there 
is  in  the  so-called  dramatic  produc- 
tions. 

Finding  Material  Difficult 

Few  comedy  stories  are  bought 
for  the  screen,  because  the  writers 
have  not,  as  a  rule,  come  to  under- 
stand the  new  styles  in  comedy.  The 
stories  we  get  are  almost  exclusively 
just  a  series  of  gags  strung  along — 
just  as  thej'  used  to  be  built  right 
on  the  set,  until  enough  footage  was 
shot  for  the  required  length  of  film. 


Again  the  Foreign  Director  Steps  In 


The  coming  season  will  find  several 
more  foreign  directors  working  in 
American  studios.  Notably  among 
these  will  be  W.  F.  Murnau,  secured 
for  Fox  Film  after  his  outstanding 
production  of  "The  Last  Laugh" 
scored  heavily  with  American  critics. 
There  there  is  Benjamin  Christian- 
son,  a  Dane,  who  will  produce  for 
Metro-Gcldwyn. 

Christiansen  doubtless  owes  his 
call  to  Culver  City  to  the  production 
of  "The  Witch,"  a  ten  reeler  now 
running  abroad,  which  may  not  reach 
this  country  for  some  time.  Many 
European  critics  declare  this  the  best 
picture  ever  made.  He  developed  on 
the  stage  and  in  Danish  studios  until 
he  was  signed  by  UFA  for  which  he 
has  been  working  for  the  past  three 
years. 

Sven  Gade  who  came  to  this  coun- 
try several  years  ago  to  design  the 
sets  for  Mary  Pickford's  "Rosita"  is 
producing  for  Universal;  and  of 
course  the  work  of  Lubitsch  and 
Buchowetzki  is  now  well  known  here. 

Victor  Seastrom,  now,  with  Metro, 
has  a  long  career  back  of  him.  He 
has  made  many  important  produc- 
tions. Of  Seastrom,  Harry  Carr  says 
in  the  Los  Angeles  Times   Preview: 


"Seastrom,  the  Swedish  director,  is 
hard  to  interview;  but  he  could  not 
be    called    up-stage. 

"I  think,  on  his  part,  it  is  pure  be- 
wilderment. In  foreign  countries  a 
man's  private  life  is  his  private  life 
— and  rightly  so.  It  takes  his  breath 
away  to  have  a  refined  young  lady 
journalist  gallop  in  upon  him  and 
ask  him  what  he  said  when  he  pro- 
posed to  his  wife;  or  how  often  he 
spanks    his   children. 

"Seastrom  is  a  cultured,  refined,  re- 
tiring gentleman.  I  think  the  Amer- 
ican reporter  simply  leaves  him 
breathless  and  frozen  with  horror. 
He  always  has  a  gloomy,  melancholy 
air  as  of  one  who  says,  "Well,  we 
all  have  our  crosses  to  bear.  If  this 
is  an  American  interview,  go  ahead." 

At  the  same  time  Carr  had  this 
to  say  of  Lubitsch: 

"Oddly  enough  of  all  Hollywood 
the  man  with  the  most  accurate 
knowledge  of  publicity  and  of  how 
to  deal  with  American  reporters  is 
Ernst    Lubitsch. 

"His  arrival  in  the  colony  and  his 
self-conducted  publicity  campaign 
was  a  diplomatic  triumph." 


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in  picture  making-  as  in  other  professions  and  in- 
dustries. For  instance,  during  the  past  year 
Josef  von  Sternberg  arrived  as  a  director.  His 
work  met  with  two  receptions :  one  actively  sup- 
porting his  ideas;  the  other  definitely  against 
him.  The  particular  picture  he  made  did  not 
prove  successful  at  the  box  office.  Many  reasons 
made  this  easy  to  understand.  But  we  are  of 
those  who  believe  he  has  a  definite  place  in  pic- 
ture making;  that  he  has  brought  to  the  screen 
much  of  value.  Youth  is  ever  daring;  youth  is 
courageous.  Young  men  think  in  lines  of  "Ex- 
celsior !"  where  more  mature  deliberators  hesi- 
tate. But  it  is  in  the  youthfulness  of  thought  and 
action  that  much  must  come  to  the  screen. 

There  will  remain  the  old  stand  by's ;  the  sure 
fire  successful  men  of  the  past  and  present.  We 
cannot  do  without  them.  But  in  turn  we  cannot 
escape,  without  penalty,  bringing  new  thoughts, 


By  DAhlNY 

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new  ideas,  and  new  directors  into  the  fold.  Pro- 
ducers see  this.  One,  handling  a  prominent  star, 
turned  to  a  director  who  previously  has  made 
nothing  but  two  reel  comedies,  in  an  efifort  to 
solve  his  own  problem.  And  this,  after  a  noted 
director  had  made  the  preceding  production  with 
his  star.  The  younger  producers,  like  Hunt 
Stromberg,  have  much  to  give  the  screen.  Only 
a  few  years  ago  Hunt  was  a  publicity  man.    To- 


day  he   is   highly   rated.      Just   another   case    of 
infusion  of  young  blood. 

We  have  a  lot  of  faith  in  the  value  of  studio 
organizations.  Like  many  others  we  believe  the 
story  is  a  vital  part  of  any  successful  picture. 
We  believe  star  values  help  a  lot.  But  there  is 
no  one  interested  in  the  production  angle  of  as 
much  importance  as  the  director.  For  after  all 
the  actual  job  of  making  pictures  is  his— and  his 
alone. 


The  Feminine  Mind  in   Picture  Making 


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Josephine  Lovett  Robertson 

The  question  you  ask  I  find  a 
singularly  interesting  one.  It  seems 
to  me  that  one  must  go  a  long  way 
back  for  the  answer.  Back  to  the 
beginning  of  creation,  in  fact,  for  it 
was  then  that  "male  and  female  He 
made  them."  Although  in  these  days 
if  broader  education,  even  that  may 
id  a  little  arbitrary! 

i  am  not  saying  anything  new  when 
I  say  that  it  is  a  well  known  fact 
that  there  are  several  and  distinct 
interests  that  a  picture  must  contain 
in  order  for  it  to  be  a  success  from 
any  point  of  view,  financial,  artistic, 
or  popular.  Some  of  these  elements 
come  from  the  men  concerned  in  the 
■  ing  and  others  from  a  woman 
ther  she  be  the  author,  continu- 
,uy-\vriter,  or,  in  some  cases,  the  star 
'herself. 

'    ir    instance,    it    is    interesting    to 

v  how  a  man's  actions  appeal  to 

a   woman.     Some   bit  of  business   or 

r!  iiacterization  may  come  up  in  the 

mg   of   a    story    that    is    perfectly 

:ra!   from   a   man's   point   of  view 

ijut  to  a  woman  conveys  an  entirely 

dificrent      meaning      and — to      her — 

ithrows  the  whole  story  out  of  gear. 

I  am  afraid  that  I  am  going  to  be 
rc\olutionary  when  I  say  that,  to 
nie,  men  have  a  greater  sense  of 
idelicacy  in  emotion.s.  I  believe  that 
women  are  apt  to  be  more  violent  in 
expressing  emotional  reactions — not 
so  restrained  or  subtle.  The  best 
Simile  I  can  use  to  explain  my  mean- 
ing is  to  compare  us  to  an  artist 
mixing  colors  on  a  palette.  Women 
are  more  prone  to  use  pure  color 
while  men  are  far  quieter  in  their 
choice    and    consequently    produce    a 


glow — for  want  of  a  better  word- 
that  comes  only  from  properly  blend- 
ed colors. 

But,  again,  a  woman's  greater  sense 
of  duty  will  almost  always  cause  her 
either  to  do  or  not  do  a  thing  which 
may  be  quite  without  reason  to  a 
man  and  even  unexplainable  to  her- 
self being  entirely  intuitive.  This 
may  be  because  of  the  more  solid 
background  with  which  women  have 
been  surrounded  — ■  if  a  background 
can  be  said  to  surround — for  genera- 
tions. 

For  entertainment  women  dem.and 
a  "hero"  I  think,  though  in  real  life 
he  might  bore  her!  For,  after  all, 
women  have  an  incorrigible  desire  to 
"mother"  a  man  which  would  be  im- 
possible  if   he   had   no  weaknesses. 

In  short  I  think  women  are  more 
valuable — aside  from  acting — in  a 
creative  and  advisory  capacity  than 
in  the  actual  production  although  it 
is  difficult  to  lay  down  any  hard  and 
fast  rule. 

In  the  many  pictures  with  which  I 
have  been  connected,  not  only  in 
breadth  of  vision  and  capacity  to  sum 
up  the  essentials  but  also  in  the 
endless  details  necessary,  speaking 
personally,  John  was  such  a  master 
of  both  that  I  am  unable  to  general- 
ize as  to  a  woman's  value. 

So  much  might  be  written  but  I 
feel  that  the  above  briefly  outlines 
my  thoughts  as  to  a  woman's  mind 
in    pictures — your   question. 


BY    EVE    UNSELL 

In  spite  of  the  fact  that  woman's 
curves,  rather  than  her  angles,  are 
believed  to  be  of  more  general  inter- 
est   to   the   motion   picture   public,    it 


is  also  a  fact  that  she  may  have  an 
angle  or  so,  especially  as  regards 
picture-making,  that  can  be  deemed 
worthy   of  serious   consideration. 

Women  have  always  played,  and 
will  continue  to  play  a  vital  part  in 
the  preparation  of  motion-pictures  for 
the  very  simple  and  obvious  reason 
that  at  least  one-half  the  world's 
population,  and  over  one-half  the  mo- 
tion picture  theater  audience — is  made 
up  of — women!  So,  naturally,  a 
woman  may  be  conceded  to  know 
what  her  fellow-women  are  most  in- 
terested in — their  emotions — and  the 
way  to  portray — to  depict — the  situa- 
tions, and  type  of  character,  that 
most  appeal  to  womankind — through 
the  medium  of  her  own  preference, 
and  her  own  emotions. 

Usually,  too,  a  woman  has  a  more 
vivid  sense  of  "color" — that  is,  of 
the  emotional  quality  that  character- 
izes a  "type" — and  a  situation,  and 
the  atmosphere  that  surrounds  it. 
Women's  emotions,  while  more  ve- 
hement in  expression,  are  less  com- 
plex, despite  argument  to  the  con- 
trary— and  also  more  primitive,  which 
all  will  grant — than  those  of  men — 
and,  regardless  of  all  the  "inhibi- 
tions" of  centuries  of  repression,  and 
tradition,  the  primitive  is  still  there, 
not  so  far  under  the  skin,  either — 
as  much  alike  as  ever  are  "Judy 
O'Grady,    and    the    Colonel's    Lady"! 

Women  writers  are  seldom  as 
"ponderous"  as  men-writers — they 
have  usually  a  lighter  touch,  and  often 
a  keen  sense  of  comedy  values — 
again  flying  in  the  face  of  the  old 
saw  that  they  have  no  sense  of  hum- 
or— Mary  Roberts  Rinehart.  Nina 
Wilcox      Putnam,      Carolyn      Wells, 


Adele  Rogers  St.  John,  and  a  score  of 
other  women  writers,  have  long  since 
proved  the  fallacy  of  that  old  tra- 
dition! 

Above  all  things,  women  writers 
insist  on  "sympathy"  and  "heart-in- 
terest" in  pictures,  because  these 
qualities  appeal  more  strongly  to 
themselves  than  anything  else,  and 
they  wisely  believe  that  all  other  wo- 
men are  as  intent  on  the  romantic 
issues,  and  "love-suspense"  of  the 
photoplay,  as  they  themselves  are. 

These  are  the  chief  reasons  why 
women  are  useful,  even  necessary,  in 
the  making  of  motion-pictures — for 
the  same  reason,  that  motion-pictures, 
playing  on  emotion,  rather  than  rea- 
son, more  successfully  appeal  to  "in- 
tuitional" minds.  Pictures  portray 
plot  in  action  and  situation,  rather 
than  in  words,  and  through  feeling, 
rather  than  through  logic,  alone, 
hence  the  greater  popularity  of  the 
motion  picture,  itself,  with  women  in 
general,  than  with  men. 

And  that  is,  perhaps,  why  women, 
experienced  in  motion  picture  studio 
departments,  may  usually  be  relied 
upon  to  give  valuable  aid  in  determ- 
ining what  plots,  and  themes,  and 
situations,  are  more  apt  to  be  "Box 
Office"  in  their  audience-appeal.  That 
is  why,  too,  some  of  the  most  excel- 
lent, and  logical  of  well-made  motion 
pictures  fall  flat,  while  a  cruder,  more 
primitive  and  more  carelessly-made 
picture  may  leap  instantly  into  a  suc- 
cess that  will  startle  even  its  director 
and  producer.  In  sifting  down  such 
cases,  you  will  usually  find  that  the 
well-made,  well-cast  picture,  perfect 
in  its  technique  though  it  may  be, 
abounding   in    "touches"   and   bits   of 


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ALFRED   GOULDING 

Directing 

RUPERT  HUGHES 
PRODUCTIONS 


FOR 


METRO-GOLDW YN  -  MAYER 


Recent  Productions — 


"EXCUSE  ME" 
"DON'T" 


FRED  L.   GUIOL 

Director 


SPAT   COMEDIES 


and 


GLEN  TRYON 


SERIES  FOR 


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business  showing  the  smart  sophisti- 
cation so  sought  after  nowadays,  de- 
lightful in  innuendo  and  subtle  wit, 
has  been  weighed  in  the  balance  by 
;he  "mass-mind"  of  its  audiences,  and 
found  lacking  in  its  appeal  to  the 
Drimitive  emotions,  its  power  to  grip, 
;o  move  to  tears,  or  laughter — and 
vanting  in  its  "sympathy"  and  "heart- 
nterest",  which,  of  course,  includes 
he  "love-suspense"  element.  And, 
ifter  ten  years  of  writing  for  motion 
jicture  audiences,  I  can  declare  with 
some  authority  for  so  doing,  that 
leart-interest,  sympathy,  and  comedy, 
ire  the  three  most  vital  essences  of  a 
Tioving  picture's  success.  All  the 
'double-entendre",  the  "new  tech- 
lique",  the  smart  sophistication,  if 
A'ithout  a  story  of  human  beings  that 
:arry  the  sympathy  of  the  spectator 
throughout  will  appeal  solely  to  a 
rertain  type  of  metropolitan  audience, 
and  either  offend,  or  go  over  the 
heads  of  the  "community",  or  small- 
town audiences,  which  are,  after  all, 
more  important  to  the  "Box  Ofifi'ce". 
A  woman  ordinarily  knows  at  once 
what  will  offend  the  finer  sensibilities 
of  other  women,  what  will  nauseate, 
disgust,  or  shock  them — and  how  to 
put  over"  a  situation  necessary  to 
a  theme  of  regeneration  that  might, 
unless  tactfully,  delicately  handled, 
become  not  only  censorable,  but  most 
offensive  to  her  sex.  She  knows,  too, 
that  even  brutality  may  be  presented 
in  such  form  as  to  intrigue  the  fem- 
inine interest,  and  yet  how  easily  it 
can  be  carried  a  little  over  the  line 
so  as  to  frighten   and  revolt. 

It  is  not  that  I  am  touting  the 
woman's  cleverness,  in  saying  these 
things  about  her,  but  her  intuitional 
ability — her  competence  to  judge 
quickly  by  sensing,  rather  than  rea- 
soning. And  it  is  this  very  gift  that 
often,  trusted  too  far,  carries  her  to 
disaster,  and  that  is  why,  that  in 
making  motion-pictures,  especially 
the  "balance-wheel"  of  masculine 
judgment  is  necessary  to  curb  the 
often  too-quick  conclusions  of  the 
feminine  mind — and  when  the  two 
are  harmoniously  combined,  the  per- 
fect picture  naturally  results — that  is 
why  "teamwork"  is  usually  more  suc- 
cessful than  the  one-woman,  or  one- 
,man  effort. 

The  picture  that  aims  for  the  great- 
est popularity  can  be  a  "big"  picture, 
as  well — it  can  be  developed  with  all 
the  logic  and  good  craftsmanship  pos- 
sible, with  carefully  thought-out  bits 
of  business  that  shall  tell  the  story 
more  significantly  than  reams  of 
titles  could  do — but  it  must  have  the 
woman's  angle,  as  well  as  the  man's 
-|-the  appeal  to  the  primitive  emo- 
tions must  be  there,  and  when  weigh- 
ed in  the  balance  with  technique  and 
form,  "heart-interest"  must  top  the 
scale,  for  even  the  most  successful 
comedians — Chaplin,  Lloyd,  Langdon 
— all  realize  that  even  the  hero  of 
slapstick  must  capture  the  specta- 
tors' sjrmpathy— as  well  as  tickle  their 
ribs,  and  that  point  is  one  of  the  big 
secrets  of  the  success  of  these  men, 
and  others  like  them. 

Men  who  have  succeeded  in  the 
motion-picture  industry  have  not  been 
blind  to  "the  woman's  angle" — many 
of  them  have  won  their  original  suc- 
cess and  learned  what  "Box   Office" 


means  from  women-writers,  women- 
editors,  and  women  assistants — just 
as  the  women  working  in  pictures, 
every  one  of  them,  owe  their  advance- 
ment and  their  education  in  picture 
technique  to  the  men  among  directors 
and  studio  stafTs,  who  have  recogniz- 
ed their  ability,  and  helped  their  fal- 
tering feet  into  the  right  paths- 
balancing  their  judgment,  adding  to 
their  inspiration,  giving  them  gener- 
ous, and  sometimes  undeserved  credit 
for  their  earlier  efiforts. 

For  there  is  no  place  for  the 
"feminist"  in  motion-pictures,  who 
thinks  she  can  write,  direct,  photo- 
graph and  cut  her  pictures  alone, 
without  the  balance  of  the  masculine 
view-point,  any  more  than  there  ia 
for  the  man  who  thinks  he  can  win 
success  without  the  aid  of  a  woman 
somewhere  in  his  organization,  even 
HI  the  hidden  and  dark  morass  of  the 
film-cutting    rooms. 

Few  women  have  the  strength,  the 
far-sightedness,  the  balance,  the  in- 
spirational creative  ability  to  "carry 
on"  long  alone,  unguided  by  mascu- 
line aid — the  compass  of  man's  un- 
deniably superior  logic,  constructive- 
ness  and  forcefulness.  There  is  as 
much  need  for  the  women-  in  the 
motion-picture  profession  to  realize 
ihat  none  of  them  can  achieve  I'lcir 
greatest  success  alone — as  there  is 
necessity  for  the  men  who  are  dire:;t- 
ing  to  learn  the  same  thing. 

So,  we  recognize  in  motion-pictures, 
too,  the  truth  of  the  overworked 
"subtitle"    from    "Hiawatha": 

"As   unto    the   bow   the    cord   is. 

So  unto  the  man  is  woman;.... 

Useless  each  without  the  other." 


By  JUNE  MATHIS 

My  first  introduction  to  this  phrase 
in  connection  with  the  motion  pic- 
ture industry  was  just  prior  to  taking 
up  the  writing  of  motion  pictures  se- 
riously— and  that  was  really  the  rea- 
son I  was  admitted  into  the  ranks  of 
the  industry.  A  certain  director  felt 
he  needed  just  that  one  thing  to  help 
him  in  his  work.  In  his  argument 
with  the  general  manager  when  he 
explained  why  he  wanted  a  special 
writer  (and  that  writer  a  woman) 
added  ao  his  personal  stafT,  the  gen- 
eral manager's  reply  was  to  the  ef- 
fect: "What  good  can  a  woman  pos- 
sibly be — but  if  you  want  her.  Okay; 
she'll  soon  prove  a  nuisance,  and 
you'll  tie  her  go."  A  year  later  I  be- 
came the  same  general  manager's  as- 
sistant, helping  him  in  all  his  produc- 
tions and  the  head  of  the  scenario 
stafif.  This  was  because  he,  too,  felt 
through  the  exeprience  of  a  year  the 
value  of  a  woman's  viewpoint.  There 
were  only  a  few  women  at  that  time 
who  were  working  in  the  industry — 
I  mean,  working  side  by  side,  or 
rather  as  silent  aides  to  the  directors 
and  production  heads.  Somehow, 
these  men  prospered  and  succeeded 
in  quite  a  remarkable  way,  outstrip- 
ping most  of  the  others;  and  it  was 
half-heartedly  acknowledged  through- 
out the  industry  that  a  woman  could 
do  something  to  aid  in  the  great  de- 
velopment of  the  motion  picture  bus- 
iness. And  why?  The  question  has 
often  been  asked. 

First,  because  in  the  scenario  field, 
where  stories  are  formed,  and  the 
chryssalis  of  an  idea  becomes  a  great 


motion  picture  that  is  expected  to  ap- 
peal to  millions  of  people  throughout 
the  country;  and  of  those  millions  the 
hand  that  rocks  the  cradle  is  the  rul- 
ing spirit.  Women  must  be  pleased, 
and  a  woman  understpnds  the  inner 
workings  of  a  woman's  brain  better 
than  any  man.  Men  may  think  they 
do,  but  many  men  have  met  their 
Waterloo  in  thinking  they  know 
women  better  than  women  know 
themselves. 

And  so  women  seem  to  succeed  in 
the  careful,  fine  detail  work  of  sce- 
nario writing. 

Added  to  the  scenario  writer  in  the 
stoudio  is  the  woman  technical  or 
art  director  and  set  dresser.  Again 
the  reason:  They  understand  the 
decoration  of  the  home,  the  setting  of 
tables,  the  arrangement  of  flowers. 
Late  years  I  have  heard  many  big 
directors  say  they  would  not  attempt 
lo  "shoot"  a  set  until  a  woman  had 
looked  it  over  and  lent  her  final  touch 
to  it,  just  to  establish  the  "home" 
quality. 

After  some  little  time  there  appear- 
ed the  woman  script  clerk,  for  just 
the  same  reason;  because  women 
watch  the  smaller  details  better  than 
men.  Again  I  am  quoting  some  emi- 
nent directors.  Late  years  a  few 
women  film  cutters  have  appeared, 
and  some  excellent  title  writers  have 
also  come  into  the  industry;  but  as 
yet  I  have  to  find  a  woman  turning 
a  camera  crank.  For  some  reason  or 
other  they  have  balked  at  this.  Per- 
haps for  the  reason  that  we  have 
never  had  very  many  world  famous 
women  painters. 

And  last  of  all,  I  have  to  mention 
the  directorial  field  for  women.  So 
many  women  have  attempted  this  and 
have  given  it  up.  I  won't  say,  have 
failed — because  where  is  there  a  man 
who  has  directed  his  first  picture  en- 
tirely alone,  without  a  great  deal  of 
experienced  technical  assistance,  and 
made  a  knock-out  of  that  same  first 
picture? 

When  a  woman  takes  the  mega- 
phone in  her  hand,  the  eyes  of  the 
entire  industry  are  focused  upon  her. 
She  makes  her  first  picture,  and  peo- 
ple say,  "Well,  it  wasn't  so  much." 
and  so  the  woman  sits  down  and  al- 
lows some  man  to  take  the  mega- 
phone away  from  her. 

But  this  we  all  know:  Women  in 
general  are  playing  an  important  part 
in  the  American  production  of  films, 
and  America  is  first  in  the  world's 
market,  and  picture-making  is  the 
fourth  industry  in  the  United  States. 

While  in  Europe  recently  my  offi- 
cial position  was  the  subject  of  much 
curiosity  on  the  part  of  foreign  film 
men.  They  could  not  quite  grasp 
just  what  part  a  woman  could  play, 
from  the  standpoint  of  an  executive. 
And  I  was  surprised  to  learn  that 
women  play  little  or  no  part  in  for- 
eign production.  And  after  thinking 
over  the  matter,  reasoning  out  the 
few  foreign  motion  pictures  that  have 
come  to  us,  I  have  come  to  the  con- 
clusion that  perhaps  this  may  be  the 
"nigger  in  the  woodpile."  The  great 
cry  of  the  American  producers  in 
their  complaint  against  foreign  mo- 
tion pictures  has  been  "Wonderful 
spectacles!  Settings      remarkable! 

Scenery  beautiful" — but  they  lack  the 
human   quality  that  makes  a   motion 


picture  commercial.  Hence,  from  out 
of  Europe  there  comes  to  us  a  won- 
derful man-made  motion  picture  spec- 
tacle or  drama,  produced  with  great 
finesse — but  lacking  in  human  quality. 
And  perhaps  that  same  human  qual- 
ity lurks  behind  the  woman's  view 
point.  Women  in  Europe  are  more 
or  less  kept  in  the  background;  the 
man  is  the  mouth-piece  of  the  family; 
at  home  and  abroad.  While  here,  a 
woman  pokes  her  nose  into  nearly 
everything,  and  makes  herself  heard. 
So  even  when  the  man  who  does  not, 
or  will  not  acknowledge  that  there  is 
such  a  thing  as  a  woman's  viewpoint 
that  is  possibly  commercial,  it's  bound 
to  creep  in,  anyway,  through  the 
voice  of  the  home;  and  perhaps  it 
is  this  same  thing — this  same  magic 
something — that  has  made  American 
films  supreme  in  the  world's  market. 


By  LEAH  BAIRD 

Not  so  very  long  ago  woman's 
place  in  the  film  industry  correspond- 
ed with  that  alloted  her,  at  least 
theoretically,  in  most  other  phases 
of  the  world's  activities.  She  was 
either  to  furnish  the  decorative  at- 
mosphere or  to  busy  herself  with 
countless  and  perhaps  monotonous 
details  shifted  to  her  shoulders  from 
those  of  some  male  executive. 

A  limited  group  of  women  became 
successful  and  even  famous  scenar- 
ists just  as  a  few  pioneer  souls  de- 
veloped from  girl  law  clerks  into 
prominent  attorneys  or  from  stenog- 
raphers in  various  industries  to 
executive   positions. 

In  the  course  of  time  it  became  a 
conceded  fact  that  quite  often  stories 
came  to  hand  which  absolutely  de- 
manded the  deft  and  delicate  touch 
of  a  woman  writer.  But  beyond  that 
the  sex  barriers  were  impregnably 
raised.  An  unwritten  law  prohibited 
women  from  aspiring  to  the  director's 
megaphone  or  the  executive's  desk. 
And  with  two  or  three  notable  ex- 
ceptions women  seemed  content  to 
accept  this  dictum. 

The  past  year  or  two  has  witnessed 
a  drastic  and  interesting  change  in 
the  situation.  Perhaps  club  women 
throughout  America  are  indirectly  re- 
sponsible. With  the  establishment  of 
Better  Film  departments  in  all  of  the 
units  of  the  National  Federated 
Women's  Clubs,  consideration  of  the 
probable  box  office  results  of  such 
a  step  bred  increased  respect  for  what 
began  to  be  known  as  "the  Woman's 
Point  of  View."  Added  responsibili- 
ties were  given  to  the  women  of  the 
industry  in  the  belief  that  they  could 
best  gauge  the  pulse  beat  ot  women 
in   general. 

In  doing  this  producers  acted  on 
the  theory  that  the  larger  portion  of 
a  picture  ?udience  was  made  up  of 
women. 

Women,  of  course,  are  familiar  with 
ihe  demands  of  their  own  sex  but 
they  understand  even  better  the  psy- 
chology of  men.  They  are  especially 
able  to  interpret  womanhood  as  man 
likes  to  vision  it.  In  preparing  a 
story  a  woman  will  see  that  her 
heroine  is  presented  in  the  manner 
best  calculated  to  awaken  the  chivalry 
and  tenderness  of  men.  If  her 
methods  seem  subtle  and  involved  it 
is  because  she  knows  that  men  like 
to  be  captivated  rather  than  captured. 


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Sunday,  June  7,  1925 


A  picture  which  will  please  both 
the  men  and  women  of  an  audience 
must  be  carefully  balanced  in  all  its 
details.  And  surely  with  her  knowl- 
edge of  the  demands  of  women  in 
general  and  her  understanding  of  the 
pathways  to  masculine  approbation 
and  sympathy,  women  can  help  to 
achieve  this  end  in  picture  making. 
Years  of  experience  in  the  film  in- 
dustry in  capacities  which  have 
ranged  from  actress  to  co-director  of 
stories  I  have  written  convince  me 
that  the  best  pictures  result  when  both 
men  and  women  are  equally  con- 
cerned in  the  making. 


Hail  the  Return  of  Woman  Producer! 

In  this  connection  Maxwell  Shane 
contributes  the  following  to  "The 
Film  Mercury"  of  Hollywood: 

The  year  of  the  woman  producer 
seems  to  have  arrived,  according  to 
recent  developments  in   the  industry. 

In  the  past  there  have  been  women 
producers  who  flitted  before  the  pub- 
lic gaze  for  a  very  short  time;  then 
went  down  in  defeat  before  the  op- 
posing faction  of  men,  who  were 
old-fashioned  enough  to  bring  up  the 
old  gag  that  "the  woman's  place  is 
in  the  home." 

Not  so  the  present  woman,  how- 
ever. There  are  women  in  the  in- 
dustry who  have  more  years  of 
specialized  experience  than  a  great 
many  of  our  successful  producers. 
There  is  absolutely  no  reason  why 
such  women  should  not  try  to  make 
good  pictures.     They  should. 

Among  those  who  are  launching 
into  the  melee  of  independent  pro- 
ductions are  Frances  Marion,  June 
Mathis,  Mrs.  Valentino,  Lois  Weber 
and  Jane  Murfin. 

Miss  Marion  is  preparing  a  story 
for  her  own  direction  in  the  immed- 
iate future,  and  Miss  Mathis  is  doing 
likewise. 

Lois  Weber  is  acting  in  an  execu- 
tive capacity  for  Universal,  but  she 
has  signified  her  intention  of  re-enter- 
ing the  field  of  independent  produc- 
tion immediately. 

Miss  Murfin  has  written  a  story 
for  immediate  production  under  her 
supervision.  She  has  already  direct- 
ed  one    picture,    "Flapper    Wives." 

The  late  Jean  Stratton  Porter  was 
very  successful  as  the  producer  of 
her  own  stories.  Emilie  Johnson, 
mother  of  Emory  Johnson,  and  also 
author  of  the  stories  he  directs,  is 
another    successful   woman   producer. 

A  newcomer  to  the  production 
ranks  is  Madeline  Brandeis,  of 
Omaha.  She  has  already  completed 
her  third  independent  feature,  and  is 
starting   on   a    fourth. 

And  latest  of  the  additions  to  the 
ranks  of  female  producers  is  Natacha 
Rambova,  privately  Mrs.  Rudolph 
Valentino.  She  has  already  started 
her  first  production  at  the  United 
Studios.  In  "What  Price  Beauty" 
she  is  attempting  to  show  that  a 
woman  can  produce  a  good  picture 
at  a  much  lower  cost  than  men  are 
making  them.  In  her  cast,  under 
Tom  Buckingham's  direction,  she  is 
featuring  Nita  Naldi  and  Pierre 
Gendron. 


They   come   and   go,  these  women 
producers,    but    the    present    roll    of 

names  looks  very  promising  for  the 
future  of  women  in  executive  posi- 
tions  in   motion   pictures. 


By  HOBART  HENLEY 

H  o  b  a  r  t  Henley,  directing  for 
Metro-Goldwyn  says  there  are  three 
ingredients  necessary  to  make  a  great 
picture. 

"The  story  of  course  must  be  se- 
lected with  the  thought  of  good  en- 
tertainment," says  Henley.  "It  must 
have  a  backbone  to  it,  something  up- 
on which  incidents  may  be  hung.  It 
must  be  stimulating,  that  is,  it  must 
stimulate  your  emotions  to  laughter, 
to  tears  or  to  suspense. 

"The  cast  must  be  a  convincing 
one.  The  types  must  be  so  exactly 
right  that  they  will  carry  an  audi- 
ence away  from  the  thought  that  they 
are  seeing  a  picture  and  make  them 
feel  that  they  are  actually  seeing  life. 

"Clothes  are  very  important.  Every 
picture  must  have  either  pretty  or 
interesting  clothes.  If  the  story  is 
laid  in  some  previous  period  and  it 
is  not  possible  to  have  beautiful 
clothes,  it  is  at  least  necessary  to 
have  clothes  that  are  full  of  character 
— clothes  that  actually  ring  with  real- 
ness.  Clothes  should  be  so  realistic 
or  so  beautiful  that  audiences  will 
talk  about  them  long  after  they  leave 
the  theater  where  they  have  seen 
them." 


Bite  the   Dog 

By  Joseph  Jackson 

The  Bible  tells  us  that  it's  harder 
for  a  rich  man  to  enter  the  kingdom 
of  Heaven  than  it  is  for  a  camel  to 
go  through  the  eye  of  a  needle. 

It's  harder  than  that  to  exploit  a 
director. 

Just  because  if  is  difficult  is  an 
excellent  reason  why  the  director 
should  give  particular  thought  to  this 
important  problem. 

The  editor  of  a  fan  magazine  told 
me  recently  that  he  didn't  want  sto- 
ries about  directors.  He  said  the 
public  wasn't  interested. 

Yet  we  all  know  that  an  artist's 
pulling  power — director  or  star — de- 
pends on  his  being  known  to  the 
public. 

Von  Stroheim  gets  publicity.  Why? 
Because  he  is  picturesque.  Because 
what  he  does  and  says  are  unusual. 

You  can't  get  publicity  by  observ- 
ing that  "the  motion  picture  is  still 
in  its  infancy." 

You've  got  to  say  something  they 
haven't  heard  before. 

Dana  said:  "If  a  dog  bites  a  man, 
that  isn't  news.  If  a  man  bites  a 
dog,  it  is." 

You  directors  must  bite  the  dog  if 
you  expect  to  attract  any  attention. 

You  can  employ  a  publicity  man. 
By  all  means  do  so.  You  can  adver- 
tise in  the  trade  papers.  By  all  means 
do  so.  But  give  some  thought  to 
your  publicity  problem.  Be  distinc- 
tive. 


A  publicity  sense  is  the  thing  that 
makes  a  great  showman. 

Griffith  and  De  Mille  are  great  di- 
rectors, but,  what  is  more  important, 
they  are  great  showmen.  They  know 
how  to  appeal  to  the  public  imagina- 
tion. 

There  are  many  greater  writers 
than  Elinor  Glyn,  but  there  are  few 
greater  showmen.  And  Elinor  gets 
hunchbacked  carrying  home  the  roy- 
alties. 

"The  world  is  so  full  of  a  number 
of  things,  I  am  sure  we  should  all  be 
happy  as  kings." 

Robert   Louis   Stevenson   said   that. 

It  might  be  paraphrased:  "The  pic- 
ture industry  is  so  full  of  novelties 
and  amazingly  interesting  things,  I 
am  sure  any  director  should  be  able 
to  hit  on  some  of  them  and  get  some 
publicity  for  himself." 

In  this  brief  space  I  am  not  going 
to  try  to  set  down  a  specific  formula 
for  breaking  down  the  great  wall  of 
indifference  that  surrounds  us  all  un- 
til we  can  crack  it  open.  But  this  I 
v^ill  say — 

If  you  see  a  dog  running  around 
your  set,  bite  him! 


Ten  Years'  Changes 

By  Scott  Sidney 

It   doesn't    seem    so   long  ago — ten 

years that    we    were    expected    to 

shoot  a  feature  length  film  in  about 
two  weeks  so  that  our  boss  (then  the 
late  Thomas  H.  Ince)  could  deliver  a 
complete  negative  to  his  distributors 
for  approximately  $24,000  and  make  a 
profit  at  that. 

Those  were  hectic  and  rapid  fire 
days  of  film  making  at  Inceville,  the 
famous  old  ranch  up  the  shore  from 
Santa  Monica,  when  we  were  out  at 
sunrise  and  should  have  fifty  or  sixty 
good  scenes  in  the  can  at  sunset  every 
day.  I  remember  that  on  the  occa- 
sion of  making  the  second  Willie  Col- 
lier feature  which  Tom  Ince  was  pro- 
ducing for  Triangle,  Tom  came  to 
me  one  day  and  asked  if  I  could  cut 
a  two-reeler  out  of  the  Collier  pic- 
ture. 

I  said  "Sure,  I  can  probably  cut  a 
couple  of  two-reelers  out  of  it  if  you 
need  them." 

Ince  said  that  he  would  like  it  done 
because  Keystone  (Mack  Sennett) 
was  short  a  two-reel  release  to  de- 
liver right  away  and  if  we  could 
get  two  out  of  the  Collier  picture 
so  much  the  better  because  the  two 
two-reelers  would  net  more  than  the 
one  feature  was  to  be  delivered  for 
anyway. 

We  used  to  have  one  great  laTaor 
and  time-saving  device  at  Inceville 
which  is  worthy  of  mention.  It  was 
a  western  cabin  set,  placed  on  the 
side  of  the  hill.  We  used  to  shoot 
the  exterior  of  the  cabin  door  with 
the  cowboys  riding  up  to  it,  then 
with  a  few  deft  strokes  from  the 
carpenters'  hammers  swing  a  plat- 
form out  in  front  of  the  door,  hang 
a  gun  up  over  it  and  a  few  bearskins 
on  the  walls  and  use  it  for  the  in- 
terior scenes.  It  was  all  open  sun- 
light, so  there  were  no  lights  to 
bother  with  and  everything  was 
lovely   for   a   fast    day's   shooting. 


Now  with  one  comparatively  sim- 
ple set  costing  as  much  as  the  whole 
picture  did  in  1915,  we  have  far  dif- 
ferent conditions  to  work  with  and 
far  different  pictures,  I  might  add, 
I  have  been  told  that  the  studio  cost 
of  "Charley's  Aunt",  for  instance, 
was  around  $150,000  exclusive  of  the 
story  rights  which  in  this  exceptional 
case  ran  to  $100,000.  An  entire  stage 
was  filled  with  the  interiors  alone. 
Al  Christie  took  pictures  in  England 
from  which  the  Oxford  sets  werej 
duplicated.  We  had  no  unusual  con- 
ditions to  work  under  and  yet  with 
straight  photographing,  practically 
all  in  the  studio  where  everything 
was  cut  and  dried  and  everything 
ready  for  work,  we  took  eight  weeks 
to   film   the   picture. 

Now  we  are  building  a  new  picture 
which  will  have  the  interior  of  a 
twelve-room  house  complete,  a  street 
of  roof  tops  and  another  street  set 
of  three  house  fronts  for  the  me- 
chanical part  alone.  In  this  case, 
while  it  will  be  rather  expensive  to 
build  the  roof  tops,  yet  in  the  long 
run,  by  the  time  we  figure  the  extra 
time  it  would  take  to  transport  our 
compan}'  daily  to  a  location  which 
could  be  found  outside  of  the  stu- 
dio, we  will  be  doing  the  economical 
thing  by  our  complete  construction 
work,  roughly  |40,000  worth  of 
building. 

Exhibitors  may  wonder  whj'  it  is 
necessary  to  build  a  feature  comedy 
so  elaborately.  But  it  has  been 
found  necessary — whether  a  feature 
is  a  comedy  or  a  drama,  to  set  the 
former  just  as  completely  and  asi 
artistically  as  the  latter.  Attempts; 
were  made  several  years  ago  to 
make  feature  length  comedies  with 
cheap  settings  and  thinking  that  tha 
laughs  alone  would  satisfy  the  pub- 
lic. The  funny  situations,  as  in  a 
two-reeler,  are  the  most  important 
thing  in  the  production.  Assured 
of  these,  then  it  is  next  important 
to  dress  the  picture  well.  Audiences 
seldom  speak  of  the  settings  par-1 
ticularly,  but  we  have  found  that 
they  are  absent,  a  feeling  of  some- 
thing lacking  is  created  no  matter 
how  well  the  comedy  itself  is  done, 
That  is  why  the  feature-comedy  must 
keep  pace  in  its  mechanical  dress- 
ings, with  the  other  features  one 
sees    on    the    screen. 


Blazing   the  Way 

By  FOSTER  GOSS 


if 


(Editor,    "American    Cinematograpl 
er,"   published    by   American    Societ 
of  Cinematographers) 

Cinematography  has  made  great 
strides  in  the  past  and,  in  so  doing, 
has  blazed  the  trail  for  the  progress 
of  the  industry  as  a  whole;  but,  at 
the  present  time,  if  current  indica- 
tions are  to  be  regarded  as  the  crj 
tcrion,  it  is  on  the  threshold  of  evi 
greater  accomplishments. 

Productions  like  "The  Lost 
World,"  which  was  completed  during 
the  past  year,  "The  Thief  of  Bagdad" 
and  "The  Ten  Commandments"  offi 
proof  of  the  fact  that  by  no  mea: 
has  the  curtain  been  entirely  unrolled 
on    what    the    ultimate    in    cinemato- 

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DAILY 


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Cameramen  and  Their  Work,  January  1919  to  June  1925 


This  list  is  as  accurate  as  it  is  possible  to  make  it.  Where  cameramen  are  not 
given  credit  for-  productions  photographed  by  them,  it  is  because  the  companies  failed 
to  provide  THE  FILM  DAILY  with  the  cameraman's  name  at  the  time  the  feature 
was  revievjed. 


DAVID    ABEL 

1919 
Maggie    Pepper 
Lady    of    the    Dugout 
New    Moon 
Probation    Wife 
Heart  of  Wetona 
Hun    Within 
Way   of  a    Woman 

1920 
She  Loves  and   Lies 
A   Daughter   of  Two   Worlds 
The    Woman    Gives 
The   Isle   of   Conquest 

1921 
Courage 
Unseen    Forces 

1922 
Where    Is    My    Wandering    Boy 

Tonight 
Rip   Van   Winkle 
A    Self-Made    Man 
Money   to    Burn 
The  Men  of  Zanzibar 
Little   Miss    Smiles 
The    Primitive    Lover 
The   Crusader 
Mixed  Faces 

1923 
The    Gold     Diggers 
Love   Bound 
The   Crusader 
The  Barefoot  Boy 

1924 
Beau  Brummel 
Babbitt 
Lover  of  Camille.  The 

1925 
How    Baxter    Butted    In 
Recompense 

LENWOOD    ABBOTT 
1923 
Defying    Destiny 

VICTOR     ACKLAND 
1920 
Thou  Art   The   Man 
You    Never    Can    Tell 

WILLIAM    S.    ADAMS 

1919 
Two    Women 
From    Headquarters 
Painted   World 

1920 
The    Blood    Barrier 
The    Moonshine    Trail 
Dawn 

My    Husband's   Other   Wife 
Respectable   By   Proxy 
PassersBy 
Man  and  His   Woman 

1921 
East    Lynne 
The   Wakefield    Case 
Forbidden    Valley 
House  of   the   Tolling   Bell 

1922 
Destiny's    Isle 

1925 
Tides  of  Passion 

WM.   F.  ALDER 

1924 
The  Isle  of  \^anishing   Men 
PAUL    ALLEN 

1924 
The   Virgin 

Isle   of    Vanishing    Men,    The 
PAUL  ALLEN 

1921 
The    Shadow 

1922 
Orphans  of   the    Storm 

1923 
Down  to  the   Sea   in   Ships 

1924 
Virgin,    Th« 

HOWARD   ANDERSON 

1924 
Girl    of     the    Limberlost,     A 

LUCIEN    ANDRIOT 
1919 
Oh    Boy 

1920 

The  Virtuous   Model 
The    Right    to    Lie 
1921 
Connecticut  Yankee  at  King  Ar- 
thur's   Court 
Help    Wanted — Male 
Why   Trust    Your   Husband 


That   Girl    Montana 

Half   a    Chance 

Shame 

The    Primal   Law 

1922 
Trooper    O'Neil 
The    Last   Trail 
Rough    Shod 
The    Ragged    Heiress 
Monte   Cristo 
A   Fool  There  Was 
West  of  Chicago 

1923 
Bucking    the    Barrier 
Captain    Fly-By-Night 
When    Love    Comes 

1924 
Traflfic    in    Hearts 
Man    Who    Came    Back,    The 
Nellie,    The    Beautiful    Cloak 

Model 
East   of   Broadway 
1925 
Silk    Stocking   Sal 
The    Thundering    Herd 
Code   of   the  West 
The    Light    of    Western    Stars 

PHILIP   ARMOND 

1922 
Beyond  the  Rainbow 
The    Barricade 
Till    We    Meet    Again 

1924 
Sixth    Commandment,    The 
Is  Love  Everything 

N.    G.    ARNOLD 
1925 
Chu    Chin    Chow 

JOHN     ARNOLD 

1919 
False   Evidence 
Gold    Cure 
The    Microbe 
Some    Bride 
Parisian   Tigress 
Satan   Junior 

1920 
The    Willow    Tree 
Please   Get    Married 
Dangerous    to    Men 
Chorus     Girl's     Romance 

1921 
Blackmail 
Cinderella's    Twin 
Offshore    Pirate 
Puppets  of  Fate 
Home    Stuff 
Life's    Darn    Funny 
The    Match    Breaker 

1922 
Lights   of  the   Desert 
Very    Truly   Yours 
Seeing's    Believing 
They  Like  'Em  Rough 
Glass   Houses 
The  Fourteenth  Lover 
The    Five   Dollar    Baby 
June  Madness 
Love    in    the    Dark 

1923 
Her    Fatal    Million 
Crinoline   and    Romance 
A    Noise    in    Newboro 
Rouged    Lips 
The    Fog 
The   Social   Code 
In   Search   of   a   Thrill 

1924 
Heart    Bandit,    The 
Don't    Doubt    Your    Husband 
Revelation 
Along    Came    Ruth 
Sinners    in    Silk 
Beauty    Prize 

1925 
The    Wife    of    the    Centaur 
So    This    Is    Marriage 
The    Way    of    a    Girl 
Proud    Flesh 

MAURICE    ARNU 

1923 
Tillers    of   the    Soil 

WALTER  ARTHUR 

1920 
Fool  and  His   Money 

1921 

1922 
Her    Majesty 


1924 
Spitfire,    The 
Is   Love  Everything 
1925 
Bad    Company 

JOE    AUGUST 

1919 
Border  Wireless 
Breed    of    Men 
Branding    Broadway 
Money    Corral 
Poppy    Girl's    Husband 
Square     Deal     Sanderson 
He   Comes   Up   Smiling 
Wagon   Tracks 

1920 
John    Petticoats 
The   Toll   Gates 
Sand 

1921 
Cradle    of    Courage 
O'Malley  of  the  Mounted 
Testing    Block 
The   Whistler 

1922 
Arabian   Love 
Travelin'     On 
White    Oak 
Three   Word   Brand 
Honor    First 
The    Love    Gambler 

1923 
Man  Who  Won 
Truxton    King 
The  Madness  of  Youth 
A   California   Romance 
The   Temple  of  Venus 
Big   Dan 
Good    Bye    Girls 

1924 
Dante's  Inferno 
Not  A  Drum  Was  Heard 
Cunid's    Fireman 
Vagabond   Trail,   The 

1925 
The    Hunted    Woman 
Folly    of    Vanity 
JACOB   A.   BADARACCO 

1919 
Love's  Law 
Coax    Me 

1920 
The  Trail  of  the   Cigarette 
Miss    Crusoe 
The    Very    Idea 
Nothing    But    Lies 
Nothing   But  the  Truth 
The    Poison    Pen 
The   Steel   King 
The    Woman    of    Lies 

1921 
Out    of   the    Chorus 
Bucking    the    Tiger 
After    Midnight 

1922 
Rangeland 
Love's    Masquerade 
Shadows  of   the   Sea 
West   of   the    Pecos 
South    of    Northern    Lights 
Butterfly    Range 
The    Lure    of    Gold 
The  Heart  of  a  Texan 
Table    Top     Ranch 

BEN    BAIL 

1920 
The    Strongest 
The    Sage    Hen 
Are  All   Men    Alike 
Discontented    Wives 

1922 
The    Ruse    of    the    Rattler 
The     Dangerous     Little     Demon 
Kissed 
Hills    of    Missing    Men 

1924 
Huntin'    Trouble 
Headin'   Tlirough 
King's    Creek    Law 
Not    Built   for   Runnin* 
Riding   Double 
Payable   on    Demand 
Perfect   Alibi,   The 

1925 
Across    the    Deadline 

FRIEND     BAKER 

1919 
Strange    Woman 
Call  of  the  Soul 
Kultur 


The    Sneak 
Rebellious    Bride 
Fighting    for    Gold 
Hell    Roarin'    Reform 
Wilderness   Trail 
Broken   Commandments 
Chasing    Rainbows 

1920 
The    Broken    Commandment 
Thieves 

1921 
While   the    Devil    Laughs 
Two    Moons 
Girl   of   My    Heart 
Merely    Mary    Ann 
Flame  of  Youth 

1922 
The   Gray   Dawn 
Heart's    Haven 

SILVANO   BALBONI 

1923 
Shifting   'Sands 
The    Acquittal 

1924 
Fire  Patrol,  The 

1925 
Midnight    Molly 
Cheaper    to    Marry 
Forbidden     Cargo 
Alias    Mary    Flynn 

BERT  BALDBRIDGE 
Racing  Hearts 
A   Daughter  of  Luxury 

1924 
Shadows  of  Paris 
Romance  Ranch 
Lone   Chance,   The 
Fair  Week 

1925 
The    Reckless    Sex 

S.  A.   BALDRIDGE 

1920 
The   Hellion 

J.   A.    BALL 

1922 
Toll   of  the  Sea 

ARTHUR    BALL 

1924 
Wanderer  of  the  Wasteland 
HARRY    BALLEJO 

1920 
Riders   of  the   Dawn 

C.   J.    BARBER 

1921 
False    Women 

ANDRE    BARLATIER 

1919 
Belle   of   New   York 
Burden  of  Proof 
Break   the  News   to  Mother 

1920 
The  Sacred  Flame 
Out  of  the  Storm 
A   Regular  Girl 

1921 
Wfthout    Limit 
The   Kentuckjans 

1922 
Destroying   Angel 
You    Are    In    Danger 
The  Flying  Dutchman 

1924 
Painted  Flapper,  The 
Half-A-nollar-Bill 

ANDRE    BARLATIER 
1925 
Lady    of    the    Night 

J.    BARLATIER 

1920 
The  Teeth  of  the   Tiger 

GEORGE    BARNES 

1919 
Haunted    Bedroom 
Law    of    Men 
Partners  Three 

1920 
Stepping   Out 
Dangerous  Hours 
The    False    Road 
The   Woman    in    the    Suitcase 
Hairpins 

1921 
Her   Husband's  Friend 
Silk    Hosiery 
The  Heart  Line 
Beautiful    Gambler 
The   Bronze   Bell 
Opened    Shutters 

1922 
The    Real    Adventure 
Woman   Wake   Up 


Peg  O'  My   Heart 
Dusk   to   Dawn 

1923 
Alice   Adams 
Desire 

The  Love  Piker 
Conquering    the    Woman 

1924 
Janice    Meredith 
Yolanda 

1925 
Zander  the  Great 
The  Teaser 

SCOTT    HEAL 

1924 
Jealous    Husbands 

WILLIAM  BECKLY 

1922 
Yankee   Doodle,   Jr. 

WILLIAM  J.  BECKWAY 

1919 
Man's   Desire 

1920 
Old   Lady   31 

EDDIE    BEESLEY 

1921 
Kazan 
Burn  'Em  Up  Barnes 

GEORGES  BENOIT 
1920 

The  Wonder  Man 

1921 
The    Little   'Fraid   Lady 
Idle    Hands 
Live  and   Let  Live 
The    Stealers 
What's    a   Wife    Worth 

1922 
The   Masquerader 

1923 
Trilby 
Wandering  Daughters 

1924 
Why  Get  Married 
Welcome    Stranger 

RUDOLPH   BERQUIST 

1919 
Way   of   the   Strong 
Shadows   of   Suspicion 
After  His   Own   Heart 
Full    of    Pep 
His    Brother's    Place 
Great    Romance 
His    Bonded    Wife 
Four    Flusher 

1920 
Stronger   Than    Death 
The  Heart  of  a   Child 

1921 
Passion    Fruit 
Extravagance 
Billions 
Madame  Peacock 

1922 
Don't    Write    Letters 
I  Can  Explain 
The    Hunch 
Little   Eva   Ascends 
Stay    Home 
Quincy  Adams  Sawyer 

1923 
Red    Lights 
Your  Friend  and  Mme 
Potash  and  Perlmutter 

i924 
Painted    People 
One    Night    in    Rome 
The  Shooting  of  Dan  McGrevr 

1925 
Heart    of    a    Siren 

GIOVANNI    BITROTTI 
1925 
Quo    Vadis 

RAY    BINGER 

1924 
The   Goldfish 
Her  Night  of  Romance 
C.  F.  BITZER 

1919 
Suspense 

G.  W.  BITZER 

1919 
Romance    of    Happy    Valley 
Greatest  Thing  in  Life 
True   Heart   Susie 
Girl   Who    Stayed   At    Home 
Fall   of    Babylon 
Mother   and   the   Law 


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Sunday,  June  7,  1925 


1920 
Scarlet    Days 
The    Idol    Dancer 
Broken     Blossoms 
The  Greatest  Question 
The    Love    Flower 

1921 
Way  Down  East 

1922 
Sure-Fire    Flint 

1923 
The  White   Rose 

1924 
America 

LOUIS  BITZER 

1920 
Romance 

1921 
Coincidence 

JACQUES   BIZUEL 

1919 
Paid   in   Full 
Out   of   the   Shadow 
Daughter  of  the  Old  South 
Under    the    Greenwood    Tree 
Eyes  of  the   Soul 
Marriage   Price 

1920 
The     Mystery     of     the     Yellow 

Room 
The  Deep   Purple 

1921 
The  New  York   Idea 
Charge    It 
Bob   Hampton   of   Placer 

1922 
A   Pasteboard   Crown 
Whispering    Shadows 
A    Woman's    Woman 

1923 
Man    From    Glengarry 

WILLIAM   BLACK 

1919 
Five   Thousand    An    Hour 
Virtuous    Men 

1920 
Sealed  Hearts 
Out   Yonder 
His   Wife's    Money 

1921 
Out  of  the  Snows 
Wet  Gold 
A    Man's    Home 

1922 
Tropical  Love 

1923 
Success 
Counterfeit     Love 

WALTER     BLAKELY 

1922 
Don't   Blame  Your   Children 

1923 
Shifting    Sands 

1924 
The   Beloved   Va(?abond 

SYDNEY    BLYTHE 

1924 
Napoleon  and  Josephine 

FRANK  BLOUNT 

1921 
Down   Home 

ARTHUR   BOEGER 

1919 
Unbroken  Promise 
The    Forfeit 

1921 
On   the   High   Card 

PEIKE    BOERSMAN 

1923 
The  Lion's  Mouse 

JOHN    BOYLE 

1919 
When   My   Ship   Comes   In 
Lone    Star    Ranger 
Salome 

Woman   There   Was 
When    Men    Desire 
When   a   Woman   Sins 
Siren's    Song 
Wolves  of  the   Night 
She  Devil 

1920 
Heart    Strings 
The   Orphan 
Wings  of  the  Morning 
The  Adventurer 
The  Joyous   Troublemaker 
If   I  Were  King 

1921 
Drag   Harlan 
The    Scuttlers 
The  Queen  of  Sheba 

1922 
The  Golden  Gift 

1923 
Slave  of  Desire 

1924 
Wild  Oranges 

JOHN    BOYLE 
1925 
Excuse   Me 

FREDERICK  S.  BRACE 

1919 
Ginger 


WARNER  BRANDES 

1922 
The  Wife  Trap 

THOMAS  BRANNIGAN 

1921 
Idol   of   the   North 

GEORGE  BRANTIGAN 

1919 
Common   Cause 

OTTO    BRAUTIGAM 

1920 
Duds 

1921 
Big  Town  Ideas  * 

The  Tomboy 
Milestones 
Maid  of  the  West 
Hickville  to   Broadway 

1922 
Whatever   She   Wants 
Elope   If   You   Must 
Little  Miss  Hawkshaw 

ARTHUR   BRENGER 

1921 
Honeymoon    Ranch 

GEORGE   BREWSTER 

1922 
Mr.  Barnes  of  New  York 
NORBERT   BRODIN 

1920 
Almost   a    Husband 
The  Great  Accident 
Toby's    Bow 
Dollars  and  Sense 
Stop    Thief 
Going    Some 

1921 
Officer    666 
Tale  of  Two  Worlds 
The   Invisible   Power 

1922 
Grand   Larceny 
Man  From  Lost  River 
The   Grim   Comedian 
Remembrance 

1923 
Dulcy 

Pleasure  Mad 
A    Blind   Bargain 
Look  Your  Best 
Brass 
Within  The  Law 

1924 
The  Foolish  Virgin 
Black   Oxen 
The  Sea  Hawk 
Silent    Watcher 

NORBERT  BRODIN 

1925 
Her    Husband's    Secret 

LYMAN   BROENING 

1919 
Better   Half 
Getting  Mary  Married 
Dark    Star 

1920 
The  Luck  of  the  Irish 
Soldiers   of   Fortune 

1921 
The    Perfect    Crime 
Man — Woman — Marriage 
A    Broken   Doll 
In  the  Heart  of  a  Fool 
The   Scoflfer 

1922 
Kindred  of  the  Dust 

1924 
Abraham  Lincoln 
Being    Respectable 
This   Woman 

JOSEPH   BROTHERTON 

1919 
Boomerang 
Code    of    the    Yukon 
Angel    Child 
Long  Lane's  Turning 
Law    That    Divides 

1920 
Notorious  Miss   Lisle 

1921 
Passion's    Playground 
My   Lady's  Latch  Key 
Trust  Your  Wife 

1922 
The    Infidel 
Domestic   Relations 
Heroes  and  Husbands 
Her    Social   Value 
The    Beautiful    Liar 
The  Woman   Conquers 
Stranger    Than    Fiction 
Woman's    Side 
White  Shoulders 

1923 
Times    Have    Changed 
The  Lonely   Road 
Money,  Money,  Money 
The  Woman  Conquers 
The   Scarlet  Lily 
Refuge 
The  Grail 
When  Odds  Are  Even 

1924 
Western    Luck 


Pagan    Passions 
Against   All   Odds 
The    Desert    Outlaw 
The    Circus    Cowboy 
Winner   Take   All 

JACK  BROWN 

1919 
Bare    Fists 
Riders  of  Vengeance 
Outcasts  of  Poker  Flat 
Roped 
Virtuous  Wives 

1920 
The   Broken   Melody 
A    Fool    and    His    Money 
The  Girl  in  Number  29 
The  Rider  of  the  Law 
Marked   Men 

The  Gun-Fighting  Gentleman 
The  Prince  of  Avenue  A. 
The    Flapper 
The    Capitol 
Someone   Must   Pay 
The    Undercurrent 
Mind  the  Paint  Girl 
Footlights    and    Shadows 
Point  of  View 

1921 
The    Daughter   Pays 
Society    Snobs 
Tiger   True 

Why    Girls    Leave   Home 
Action 

1922 
Ashamed   of  Parents 
School   Days 

Channing    of    the    Northwest 
Reckless   Youth 
Evidence 

1923 
Trifling  With  Honor 
Marriage   Morals 

1924 
The  Spitfire 
The   Average   Woman 
Youth   For   Sale 
Lend    Me   Your   Husband 
Three   O'CIock   in   the   Morning 
Restless  Wives 
The  Lone  Wolf 

A.   BROWN 

1924 
A    Soul's    Awakening 
The   Desert    Sheik 

KARL   BROWN 

1920 
City   of   Masks 

1921 
Brewster's   Millions 
Fourteenth    Man 
Life  of  the  Party 
Traveling    Salesman 
Dollar  a   Year   Man 
Crazy  to  Marry 

1922 
One   Glorious   Day 
Is    Matrimony    a    Failure 
The    Dictator 
The    Old    Homestead 
Thirty   Days 

1923 
The  Covered  Wagon 
Ruggles  of  Red  Gap 
Hollywood 
To   the  Ladies 

1924 
Merton   of  the   Movies 
The   Enemy    Sex 
The   City   That    Never    Sleeps 
The  Fighting  Coward 
The   Garden   of   Weeds 
1925 
The   Goose   Hangs    High 
Welcome    Home 
Marry   Me 
HERBERT  H.   BROWNELL 

1924 
The   Chechachos 

CLYDE     BRUCKMAN 

1924 
Sherlock.   Tr. 

GASTON   BRUN 

1921 
Tillers   of   the    Soil 

TOM    BUCKINGHAM 

1920 
Up   in   Mary's  Attic 

WILFRED  BUCKLAND 

1919 
Such   a   Little    Pirate 

PAUL    BURGER 

1921 
Tavern    Knight 
Mr.  Wu 
Hundredth    Chance 

A.   A.    CADWELL 

1919 
As   a   Man    Thinks 
Too    Fat   to    Fight 
Laughing   Bill  Hyde 
Black    Eyes 

1920 
Madonnas   and   Men 
A  Scream  in  the  Night 


Woman's   Business 

1921 
Clothes 
Fine    Feathers 

1923 
The  Inner   Man 

DAVID  CALCAGNI 

1919 
High    Pockets 
Oh    Johnny 
Speedy   Meade 
Road    Called    Straight 
Standy  Burke  of  the  U-Bar-U 
For    the    Freedom    of    the    East 

1920 
The    Misfit    Earl 

A.  A.   CALDER 

1920 
Partners   of  the   Night 
BERT   CANN 

1920 
Let's   Be  Fashionable 
Mary's   Ankle 
23  J4    Hour's  Leave 

1921 
The    Jailbird 
Chickens 

The  Home  Stretch 
The  Rookie's  Return 
One   a    Minute 
Passing  Thru 

1922 
Second   Hand   Rose 
Boy   Crazy 
Eden  and  Return 

1923 
Bell  Boy   13 

192S 
Love's    Bargain 

ROY     CARPENTER 
1925 
As    Man    Desires 
The    Making    of    O'Malley 
HUGH    CARLYLE 

1919 
Arizona 

ROBERT   CARSON 

1919 
Children  of  Banishment 
Jacques  oi  the  Silver  North 

1920 
The    Price    Woman    Pays 
FRED  CHASTON 

1921 
Ghost  in  the  Garret 
Flying   Pat 
Oh   Joy 

1922 
Country   Flapper 

CHARLES    G.    CLARK 

1922 
The  Half  Breed 

1923 
Light  That   Failed 

1924 
Tiger    Love 

The  Dawn   of  a  Tomorrow 
Flaming    Barriers 

1925 
The   Top    of    the    World 
Friendly    Enemies 

DAN   CLARK 

1922 
For   Big   Stakes 
Fighting   Streak 
Tom  Mix  in  Arabia 
Do    and    Dare 
Just  Tony 

1923 
Lone    Star   Ranger 
Three  Jumps  Ahead 
Stepping  Fast 
Catch    My    Smoke 
Romance    Land 
Soft    Boiled 

1924 
Ladies    to    Board 
Oh   You   Tony 
The   Heart   Buster 
North  of  Hudson    Bay 
The  Last  of  the  Duanes 

1925 
Youth    and   Adventure 
The   Deadwood   Coach 
The  Riders  of  the  Purple  Sage 
Dick    Turpin 

DAL   CLAWSON 

1919 
Courageous   Coward 
Temple    of    Dusk 
Heart   in    Pawn 
Midnight  Romance 
Mary   Regan 

1920 
The   Corsican    Brothers 
Her    Kingdom    of    Dreams 
Eve  in   Exile 
Back   to  God's   Country 

1921 
The  Oath 

1922 
What   Do   Men  Want 
Woman    He    Married 
Rose   O'   The   Sea 


1923 
World's  a  Stage,  The 
Marriage   Chance,  The 

1924 
Miami 
Another  Scandal 

PIERRE   COLLINS 

1924 
Untamed    Youth 

WILLIAM    COLLINS 

1921 
A    Kiss    in   Time 
Her  Sturdy  Oak 

1922 
Bobbed  Hair 
The    Truthful    Liar 
Too    Much    Wife 
The  Love  Charm 
Her    Face    Value 

CLYDE    R.    COOK 

1919 
All    Wrong 
Mystic   Face 
Wife  or  Country 
Love's    Pay    Day 

1920 
The  Double-Dyed  Deceiver 

1921 
Man  Who  Had  Everything 
H.     C.     COOK 

1921 
The  Range  Patrol 

1922 
Way  of  the  Transgressor 
Flame  of   Passion 

1924 
Scars   of  Hate 

The   Way  of  the  Transgressor 
WILLIAM  COOPER 

1921 
The  Wrong  Woman 

1922 
Unconquered  Woman 

CARL    CORWIN 

1923 
Toilers   of   the   Sea 

CURT    COURANT 

1922 
Hamlet 

1925 
Quo    Vadis 

RALPH    COYLE 

1921 
Love's    Plaything 

WILLIAM   CRESPINEL 

1922 
The  Glorious  Adventure 

WILLIAM  L.  CROLLY 

1922 
The  Gay  Old  Dog 
Determination 

GEORGE  CROCKER 

1924 
Paying   the   Limit 

HENRY    CRONJAGER 

1919 
Three   Men   and   a   Girl 
Caillaux   Case 
Land  of  the  Free 
Why   America    Will   Win 

1920 
Don't  Ever  Marry 
River's   End 

1921 
The    Love    Light 

1922 
Just   Around   the   Corner 
The   Seventh   Day 
Tol'able    David 

1923 
Back  Home  and   Broke 
Fog   Boimd 
Purple   Highway 

1924 
Sinners  in   Heaven 
Unguarded  Women 
The  Great  White  Way 
The  Confidence  Man 
Three  Miles   Out 

JULES     CRONJAGER 

1919 
Stitch    in    Time 
Too    Many    Crooks 
Miss    Dulcie    from    Dixie 
Fortunes    Child 
Beloved   Imposter 
Nymph  of  the  Woods 
The    Mating 
Girl   Woman 

1920 
Youthful    Folly 
Greater    Than    Fame 

1921 
Marooned    Hearts 
Worlds   Apart 
Gilded   Lies 
Greatest   Love 
The   Last   Door 
Is   Life   Worth   Living? 
HandcufTs   and   Kisses 

1922 
Reported   Missing 
John  Smith 
Chivalrous    Charley 


THE 


Sunday,  June  7,   1925 


Shadows  of  the  Sea 
The  Prophet's   Paradise 
Clay    Dollars 
Man   of   Stone 
Evidence 
Reckless   Youth 
One  Week  of  Love 
Love  is  An  Awful  Thing 

1923 
Dancer   of    the    Nile 
Common  Law,  The 
I  Modern    Matrimony 

1924 
1  The  Storm  Daughter 
The   Shadow   of  the   East 
The   Plunderer 
Cheap    Kisses 

RICHARD   CRONJAGER 
1922 
Sonny 

WM.   CROWLEY 
1919 
Other  Man's  Wife 
Hidden  Truth 

DON    CUNLIFF 
1925 
The   Ridin'    Comet 

M.   DALLET 
1920 
Chains   of    Evidence 

WILLIAM    DANIELS 
1922 
Foolish   Wives 
The   Long    Chance 
1923 
Merry-Go-Round 

1925 
Woman  and  Gold 
Greed 

LYNN  DARLING 
1923 
Soul  Harvest.  The 

MURPHY    DARLING 
1921 
King,  Queen,  Joker 

1925 
Lilies   of   the   Streets 
Daughters    Who    Pay 

ALLAN    DAVEY 
1919 
Weaker   Vessel 
Blue  Bonnet 

1921 
Kentucky   Colonel 
The   Shadow 

1922 
Tillie 

South  of  Suva 
The   Heart   Specialist 
The  Girl   Who   Ran   Wild 

1923 
Bavu 

Fools    and    Riches 
Sawdust 
Railroaded 

1925 
Gold   and   the    Girl 
The     Last     Man     or     Earth 
CHARLES    DAVIS 
1919 
Our  Teddy 
Girl   of   Today 

1920 
Slaves  of  Pride 
Sporting  Duchess 
The    Whisper    Market 

1921 
The   Road   to   London 

1922 
The    Prodigal   Judge 
Single  Track 

1924 
The  Masked  Dancer 

BERT    DAWLEY 
1920 
The    Harvest    Moon 
The  Silent  Barrier 
1923 
As  a  Man   Lives 
Broadway    Broke 

FAXON    M.    DEAN 
1920 
The   Copperhead 
The   Invisible    Bond 
Cumberland  Romance 
Fighting   Chance 

1921 
All   Souls   Eve 
Little  Clown 
Frontier  of  the  Stars 
Don't   Call   Me   Little   Girl 
Moonlight   and  Honeysuckle 
Her  Winning  Way 
1922 
North  of  the  Rio  Grande 
The  Call   of   the   North 
While   Satan    Sleeps 
Her    Own    Money 
Cowboy  and  the  Lady 
The   Man   Unconquerable 

1923 
Sixty  Cents  an  Hour 
Stephen    Steps    Out 
Tiger's  Claw,  The 


■e^tl 


DAILY 


119 


Making   a    Man 
Gentleman   of   Leisure.  A 

1924 
The  Guilty  One 
The  Stranger 

1925 
Coming    Through 

ROBERT    DE   GRASSE 
1922 
Good    Men    and    True 

1923 
Desert   Driven 
Crashin'  Thru 
Canyon   of   Fools 
"Thundergate 

ERNEST  DEPEW 
1921 
Cold    Steel 

CLYDE   DE   VINNA 
1919 
White  Lie 
Heart    of    Rachael 
Adele 

Playthings  of  Passion 
Little  Boss 
Yankee   Princess 
All   Wrong 
One  Woman 

1920 
The  Lincoln  Highwayman 
Leave  It  To  Me 
The   Twins   of   Suffering   Creek 
Man  Who  Dared 
1921 
Yellow  Men  and  Gold 

1922 
Challenge  of  the  Law 
The  Cheater  Reformed 
Iron    Rider 
Face    of    the    World 

1923 
Lost  and   Found 
Wild   Party,   The 
Victor,   The 

1924 
Sporting  Youth 

1925 
The    Man    in    Blue 

JAMES    DIAMOND 
1921 
Journey's  End 

1922 
Your    Best    Friend 
Other   Women's    Clothes 
Jane   Eyre 
Notoriety 
Married   People 

1923 
Vanity  Fair 
Broadway    Gold 
Broken   Hearts   of   Broadway 

1924 
Drums  of  Jeopardy 
Daring  Love 

1925 
Percy 
If    Marriace    Fails 

ALFRED    DONELLI 
1925 
Quo    Vadis 

CHARLES   DOWNS 
1922 
The    Broken    Silence 
Girl   From    Porcupine 

1923 
Jacqueline  or  Blazine  Barriers 
CHARLES   DREYER 
1922 
The    Silent    Call 
Brawn  of  the  North 

1924 
The  Silent  Accuser 
The  Love  Master 

LAUREN    DRAPER 
1925 
The   Texas    Bearcat 

PHILIP    R.    DU    BOIS 
1921 
Last  of  the  Mohicans 
The   Blot 

GEORGE  DURAND 
1925 
Madame    Sans    Gene 

JOS.    A.    DUBRAY 
1920 
The   Beloved   Cheater 
The    Butterfly   Man 
Baby    Marie's    RoundUp 
Miss   Gingersnap 
Kismet 

1921 
Occasionally    Yours 
A    Wife's   Awakening 

1922 
The    Understudy 
The   Call   of  Home 
Silent    Years 
The  Vermillion   Pencil 
Love  Never  Dies 
Winning  With  Wits 
If  I   Were  Queen 
Up  and  at  'Em 
A   Certain   Rich  Man 
Man    of    the    Forest 


1923 

Remittance  Woman,  The 
Can  a  Woman  Love  Twice 
Blow  Your  Own  Horn 

1924 
Alimony 
Untamed   Youth 

LOUIS  DUNMYKE 
1920 
A   Child  For   Sale 
1921 
The  Fatal  Hour 

MAX  DUPONT 
1919 
The  Wolf 

Dawn  of  Understanding 
Rogue's    Romance 
Gentleman  of  Quality 

1920 
Blind  Youth 
Invisible   Dtroret 

1921 
Palace    of    Darkened    Windows 
Who  Am  I? 

1922 
Heroes  of  the  Street 
Three  Must  Get  There* 

1923 
Last   Hour,   The 
Man  of  Action,  A 
1924 
Judgment   of  the   Storm 
The   Galloping   Fish 
Yankee   Consul 
The   White   Sin 
His    Forgotten    Wife 
E.    DUPAR 
1922 
Heroes    of   the    Street 

1923 
Country   Kid 
Main    Street 

ELMER   G.    DYER 
1923 
Web  of  the  Law,  The 

1924 
The  Lone  Wago  n 
Mile-A-Minute  Morgan 

PAUL  EAGLER 
1921 
Partners  of  the  Tide 

1922 
Border    Scouts 

1925 
Excuse    Me 

EDWARD  C.  EARLE 
1919 
Woman's   Experience 
Thunder   Bolts   of   Fate 
Rothapfel's    First   Unit 
Programme 

1920 
The  Heart  o.  a  Gypsy 
Love,  Honor  and   ? 
Woman's   Experience 
Sherry 

A    Dangerous   Affair 
Blind    Love 
Lahoma 

1922 
Beggar   in   Purple 
1923 
You  Are  Guilty 

ARTHUR  EDESON 
1919 
Cheating   Cheaters 
Road   Through   the   Dark 
Better  Wife 

1920 
For  the  Soul  of  Rafael 
The   Forbidden   Woman 
The   Eyes  of  Youth 

1921 
Hush 

Mid-Channel 
Good   Women 
The  Three  Musketeers 

1922 
The   Worldly   Madonna 
Robin  Hood 

1924 
The  End  of  the  World 
The  Thief  of   Bagdad 

1925 
Inez    From    Hollywood 
One    Way     Street 
The    Talker 

WILLIAM    EDMONDS 
1919 
Desert   Law 

1920 
Parlor,    Bedroom   and    Bath 
The    Cheater 
Held  in  Trust 

1921 
The  Unknown   Wife 

1922 
When  Rotnance  Rides 
Golden    Dreams 

EARL  M.   ELLIS 
1921 
Desperate   Youth 
The  Man  Tamer 
Rich  Girl.   Poor  Girl 


Short   Skirts 
The  Rowdy 

1922 
High  Heels 
The   Trouper 

ELMER   ELLSWORTH 
1923 
Thundering  Dawn 

EDWARD  ESTABROOK 
1922 
Another  Man's   Boots 
PERRY    EVANS 
1920 
Down    on    the   Farm 

1921 
Small  Town  Idol 
Home    Talent 

LESLIE  EVELEIGH 
1922 
One  Moment's   Temptation 
1924 
Men  Who    Forget 

LEON    EYCKE 
1924 
The  Spirit  of  the  U.  S.  A. 
Fools  in  the  Dark 

MAX    FABIAN 
1922 
His   Back  Against  the  Wall 
The    Dust    Flower 
1925 
Excuse    Me 

HARRY   FARRELL 
1921 
Pagan  Love 

1922 
Power    of    Love 

MICHAEL    FARLEY 
1924 
The   Wolf   Man 

WILLIAM    FILDEW 
1919 
God's    Outlaw 
Her    Inspiration 
In    For   Thirty    Days 
Testing   of   the   Mildred   Vane 
Island  of  Intrigue 
Almost  Married 
Peggy  Does  Her  Darndest 
Return   of   Mary 
Petal   on   the   Current 
Castles   In   the   Air 
1920 
The  Virgin  of  Stamboul 
Through   The   Eyes  of   Men 
Blue   Streak    McCoy 

1921 
Outside   the   Law 
Society   Secrets 
The    Blazing    Trail 
Magnificent   Brute 
No  Woman   Knows 
Oh  Mary  Be  Careful 

1922 
The  Fox 

A  Parisian   Scandal 
The  Wise   Kid 
Broad    Daylight 
Paid    Back 
Under    Two    Flags 
1923 
Drifting 

Self  Made  Wife,  A 
White  Tiger 
Day   of   Faith,   The 

1924 
Fool's  Highway 
The    Reckless    A  ere 

HARRY  FISCHBECK 
1919 
Her    Code    of    Honor 

1920 
A   Woman's   Man 
The   Hidden   Code 
1921 
You  Find   It   Everywhere 
The     Devil 
Nobody 
Disraeli 

19f2 
The   Ruling  Passion 
The    Man    From    Beyond 
Curse  of  Drink 
Man  Who  Plaved  God 

1923 
Ragged  Edge,  The 
Mark   of   the    Beast,   The 
Backbone 

Green    Goddess,    The 
■The   Humming    Bird 

1924 
The  Hiunming  Bird 
Monsieur    Beaucaire 
The   Sainted    Devil 

ROSS    FISHER 
1919 
Lamb   and   the   Lion 
Love   Call 

1921 
One   Man   in   a   Million 
Twin    Beds 

Lavender  and  Old  Lace 
Prisoners    of    Love 
Keeping    Up    With    Lizzie 


Lotus   Blossom 

1922 
Girl   in   the   Taxi 

Veiled    Woman 
In   the  Name  of  the  Law 
The    Danger    Point 
1923 
Mask  of  Lopez,  The 
Mailman,    The 
Going    Up 
Westbound  Limited 
1924 
The    Spirit   of   the   U.    S.   A. 
The  Silent  Stranger 
The  Dangerous   Coward 
North  of  Nevada 
Galloping  Gallagher 
Rainbow    Rangers 
After  the  Ball 
Robes   of    Sin 
Thundering    Hoofs 
1925 
That    Devil    Quemado 
The   Snob   Buster 
Easy    Money 

VICTOR  FLEMING 
1920 
His  Majesty,  the  American 
GEORGE   FOLSEY 
1919 
His   Bridal   Night 
1920 
The    Fear    Market 
Sinners 
The   Stolen   Kiss 

1921 
Education  of  Elizabeth 
Frisky   Mrs.   Johnson 
Sheltered   Daughters 
Price  of  Possession 
A  Heart  to   Let 
Room   and   Board 
1922 
A    Game   Chicken 
The  Case  of  Becky 
Nancy    from    Nowhere 
Slim   Shoulders 

What's        Wrong        With        th« 
Women 

1923 
Bright    Shawl,    The 
Twenty-One 
Fighting   Blade,   The 

1924 
The  Enchanted  Cottage 

1925 
The    Necessary    Evil 

HARRY     FORBES 
1919 
Souls  Adrift 
Together 
Sins  of  the  Children 

BERT     FORD 
1921 
Testimony 

WILLIAM    FOSTER 
1919 
Riders   of   the    Purple   Sage 
The    Man    Hunter 
Rainbow   Trail 
For    Freedom 

1920 
The    Corsican    Brothers 
A  Woman  of  Pleasure 
The    Silver    Horde 
1921 
When    Dawn    Came 
Oliver  Twist,  Jr. 
What's  Worth   While 
To  Please   One  Woman 
Too    Wise    Wives 

HARRY    FOWLER 
1919 
Lamb  and  the  Lion 

1921 
The    Freeze-Out 
The   Wallop 
If   Only  Jim 
Hearts    Up 
Sundown    Slim 
West   is    West 
Desperate  Trails 

1922 
The   Unknown 
Taking  Chances 
Cub   Reporter 
Wildcat   Jordan 

1923 
Shadows    of    the    North 
Men   in   the   Raw 
Crooked   Alley 

LAWRENCE   FOWLER 
1919 
Deliverance 

1922 
Through  the  Storm 

EUGENE   FRENCH 
1921 
The  Rider  of  the  King  Log 

1922 
Jan  of  the   Big  Snows 
Timothy's  Quest 


Sunday,  June  7,   192 


A.  FRIED 
1920 

A   Scream   in   the   Night 

1921 
The  Good  Bad  Wife 
Man   and   Woman 

1922 
Woman  Who  Fooled  Herself 

1923 
Tents  of  Allah 

1924 
Judgment   of  the   Storm 
The  Galloping   Fish 
Yankee   Consul 
The  White   Sin 
His  Forgotten  Wife 

GEORGE  FREISINGER 
1922 
Free   Air 

RICHARD    FRYER 
1920 
The  Miracle  of  Money 

1921 
Forbidden  Love 

1923 
For   You   My    Boy 
Legally   Dead 
Clean   Up,   The 

1925 
Dangerous    Innocence 
JACK    FUQUA 
1922 
Peaceful    Peters 

1923 
Love    Pirate,    The 
1924 
Ace  of  Cactus  Range 
Phantom  Justice 

GLEN   GANG 
1922 
The   Silent   Call 

1924 
The  Chorus  Lady 
1925 
White    Fang 

FRANK    E.    GARBUTT 
1919 
Home  Town    Girl 
An   Innocent  Adventuress 
You  Never  Saw  Such  a  Girl 
Her    Country    First 
Mirandy   Smiles 
Experimental  Marriage 
Gypsey    Trail 
Poor  Boob 
Louisiana 

1920 
The  Third   Kiss 
Huckleberry    Finn 

LEE    GARMES 
1924 
Find   Your   Man 

PAUL  GARNETT 
1925 
Charley's    Aunt 

EUGENE   GAUDIO 
1919 
Eye  for  Eye 
Red    Lantern 
Out   of  the   Fog 
Man  Who   Stayed   at   Home 
The  Uplifters 
The    Brat 

1920 
The  Luck  of  Geraldine  Laird 
Beckoning  Roads 
Kitty   Kelly,  M.   D. 
Life's  Twist 

TONY    GAUDIO 
1919 
Unpardonable   Sin 
Pals    First 
Man    of    Honor 

1920 
The  Inferior  Sex 
The    Fighting    Shepherdess 
Ir.  Wrong 

1921 
The  Forbidden   Thing 
Whispering    Devils 
Kismet 

The    Other    Woman 
The  Ten  Dollar  Raise 
Pilgrims    of    the    Night 

1922 
Shattered    Idols 
The  Eternal  Flame 
Woman  He  Loved 
East   is   West 

1923 
Adam   and   Eva 
Ashes  of   Vengeance 
Voice   From  the  Minaret 
Within    tlie    Law 

1924 
Secrets 

Husbands  and  Lovers 
The    Only    Woman 
1925 
Declasse 
The    Lady 

LOUIS    GELENG 
1921 
Forbidden    Love 


JOHN   GEISEL 

1925 
The    Early    Bird 

HARRY    GERSTED 

1919 
Salome 

Girl    With   No    Regrets 
Danger    Zone 
Gambling   In    Souls 

1920 
A    Broadway    Cowboy 
The   Blue   Bandanna 
The   Prince  and    Betty 

1911 
Don't    Leave   Yonjr   Husband 
Women   Men   Loire 
The   Parish   Priest 

1922 
Back    to    the    Yellow    Jacket 
The  Innocent   Cheat 
Chain   Lightning 
Fightin'  Mad 

MERRIT   GERSTEDT 
1921 
The  Poor  Simp 

1922 
Under    Oath 

1924 
The   Galloping  Ace 
The   Mad   Whirl 
The    Phantom    Horseman 
The    Man    from    Wyoming 
High   Speed 

1925 
Dangerous    Innocence 

EDWARD    GHELLER 
1919 
The    Craving 
One    Week    of    Life 
Fear    Woman 
Women  on  the  Index 
Peace     of     Roaring     River 

1920 
The  Loves  of  Letty 
The    Paliser    Case 
The    Bonds    of    Love 

1921 
The  Golden  Hope 
The    Greater    Profit 

1922 
The   Unfoldment 

CHAS.    GIBSON 
1922 
Sure    Fire    Flint 

ALFRED    GILKS 
1920 
Double   Speed 
The   Dancin'  Fool 
Sick  Abed 
Excuse   My    Dust 
What's    Your    Hurry 

1921 
Sins   of   Rosanne 
City     Sparrow 
Peck's  Bad  Boy 
Her   Beloved   Villain 
Her   First   Elopement 
The  Snob 
The    Great    Moment 

1922 
Don't  Tell   Everything 
Under  the   Lash 
Her     Husband's    Trademark 
Beyond     the     Rocks 
Impossible    Mrs.    Bellew 
Her    Gilded    Cage 
1923 
Bluebeard's    Eighth     Wife 
My    American    Wife 
Prodigal    Daughters 
His   Children's   Children 

1924 
The   Next    Corner 
The  Female 
Bluflf 

1925 
The    Air    Mail 
CHARLES   E.    GILSON 
1920 
The    Stream    of    Life 
Dead    Line 
The   Manhattan    Knight 

1921 
Number    17 
Dynamite  Allan 
The    Plunger 

1922 
Jan    of   the    Big    Snows 

1923 
Little  Johnny   Jones 
Luck 

1924 
The  Speed  Spook 

1925 
Tlie  Crackerjack 
The    Early    Bird 

BERT    GLENNON 
1920 
Parted    Ctu-tains 

1921 
Kentucky  Colonel 
Cheated    Love 
Tlie  Dangerous  Moment 
The    Torrent 


The    Kiss 

A  Daughter  of  the  Law 

Moonlight    Follies 

1922 
^yoman   Who    Walked   Alone 
Nobody's    Fool 
Ebb    Tide 
Burning    Sands 

1923 
Java   Head 
!5aIomy   Jane 
You  Can't  Fool  Your  Wife 

1924 
Worldly    Goods 
Triumph 

Changing  Husbands 
1925 
Tomorrow's    Love 
The    Dressmaker    from    Paris 
Are    Parents    People 
Grounds  for   Divorce 

D.    W.    GOBETT 
1925 
Salome    of    the    Tenements 
ALFRED  GONDOLFI 

1919 
Crook    of    Dreams 
Little    Intruder 
The    Grouch 
The   Rough   Neck 
Bringing   Up    Betty 

1920 
The   Oakdale   AfTair 
The  Woman  God  Sent 
Me  and   Captain   Kidd 

1921 
A  Divorce  of  Convenience 

1922 
Man  Who   Paid 

1924 
The  Trail   of   the   Law 

FRANK    B.    GOOD 
1919 
Fan  Fan 
Smiles 

Rose    of    the    West 
When   Fate   Decides 
Love  That  Dares 

1920 
Three     Gold     Coins 
The  Cyclone 
The   Web   of   Chance 
The  Merry-Go-Round 
The  Girl  in  Bohemia 
The  Woman  and   the  Puppet 
The  Flame  of  the  Desert 
The  Untamed 
Desert  Love 
The  Terror  > 

1921 
One-Man    Trail 
Big   Punch 
Get   Your   Man 
Prairie   Tales 
The  Road   Demon 
The    Texan 
Straight   from    the   Shoulder 

1922 
Bar    Nothin' 
Smiles  Are  Trumps 
The  Great  Alone 
Riding  With  Death 
Bucking    the    Line 
The    New    Teacher 

1923 
Circus    Days 
Daddy 
long   Live   the   King 

1924 
Little   Robinson    Crusoe 
A   Boy   of   Flanders 
1925 
The    Rag    Man 
Fine   Clothes 

JOSEPH    GOODRICH 

1925 
The    Parasite 
Tile    Boomerang 

PLINY    GOODFRIEND 

1921 
Woman   in    His    House 
Old   Dad 

1922 
Gay  and  Develish 

1924 
Yankee   Madness 

ALFRED    GOSDEN 

1919 
Pretty   Soon 
Wicked   Darling 
Exquisite    Thief 
Games  Up,  The 
Spitfire  of  Seville 
Brazen    Beauty 
Set    Free 

1920 
Burnt   Wings 
The   Girl   in   the   Rain 
The   Woman   Under  Cover 
The  Trembling   Hour 
Everything    But   the   Truth 
The    Breath   of   the   Gods 
La   La   Lucille 


1921 
I'ixed   by   George 
Shocking   Night 
Once    a    Plumber 
Mad   Marriage 
All   Dolled   Up 

1924 
The    Painted    Lady 

AXEL  GRAATKJER 
1922 

Hamlet 

FRED  LE  ROY  GRANVILLE 

1919 
Divorce  Trap 
Coming   of   the   Law 
Heart   of   Humanity 
Talk   of  the  Town 
Rough    Riding    Romance 

1920 
The    Speed    Maniac 
Loot 

1921 
Once  to  Every  Woman 

KING    GRAY 

1919 
Cowardice    Court 
Amazing  Wife 
Vanity    Pool 
Solitary  Sin 
Heart  of  Humanity 
Cheating    Herself 

1920 
Paid    In    Advance 

1921 
Yankee    Go-Getter 

1922 
More   To    Be   Pitied 

1923 
Temptation 
I'orgive   and    Forget 

1924 
Flapper    Wives 
Discontented  Husbands 
Flattery 

1925 
Speed 

White  FaTig 
The    Gambling    Fool 

CARL  LOUIS   GREGORY 

1920 
Love's    Flame 

WALTER   GRIFFIN 

1919 
Long    Lane's    Turning 
Modern    Husbands 
Boomerang 

1921 
Nomads  of  the  North 
Hearts   and   Masks 
The    Golden    Snare 

1923 
Silent    Partner 
Rapids,    The 
Whipping   Boss,   The 

1924 
BafTled 

A  Two  Fisted  Tenderfoot 
A   Desperate  Adventure 
Crossed  Trails 
Western    Vengeance 
Calibre    45 
Barriers   of  the   Law 
Border    Justice 
Trigger    Finger 

1925 
Border    Intrigue 

T.   L.    GRIFFITH 
1921 
The    Great    Adventure 
The    Devil's    Garden 
Jim,    the    Penman 
The  Master   Mind 
The  Truth  About  Husbands 

RENE    GUISSART 

1919 
White    Heather 
Little    Women 

1920 
Treasure    Island 
Victory 

My   Lady's   Garter 
The    Yellow    Typhoon 

1921 
Harriet   the    Piper 
The    Butterfly    Girl 
The    Breaking    Point 
Sowing   the   Wind 
The    Country    Fair 

1923 
While    Paris    Sleeps 
Bohemian   Girl.   The 

1924 
Recoil 

J.   HARRY  HALLENBERGER 

1921 
Peck's     Bad     Boy 

ERNEST    HALLER 

1920 
The    Inner    Voice 
Neglected   Wives 
The    Discarded    Woman 
Yes   or    No 


1921 

Dead   Men  Tell   No  Tales 
Trumpet    Island 
Such   a   Little   Queen 
Salvation   Nell 
Wife  Against  Wife 
The    Gilded    Lily 

1922 
The   Iron   Trail 
For   Your   Daughter's   Sake 
The   Road   to   Arcady 
Wife   Against   Wife 
Outcast 

1923 
Woman   Proof 
Homeward    Bound 
Ne'er   Do   Well,   The 

i924 
Pied    Piper    Malone 
Empty  Hearts 
Rough  Ridin' 

1925 
Three     Keys 
Parisian  Nights 

ALFRED   HANSEN 

1922 
Loves   of   Pharaoh 

HARRY    HARDE 

1919 
Caleb   Pipers'   Girl 

HARRY  B.  HARRIS 
1919 
White-Washed    Walls 
Mint   of   Hell 
Destiny 

Light   of  Victory 
Hugon  the   Mighty 
Right   to   Happiness 

1920 
The   Mother  of  His   Children 
White    Lies 
In   Folly's   Trail 
Rose   of    Nome 
A   Sister  to   Salome 

1923 
West  of  the   Water  Tower 
FRED    HARTMAN 
1919 
Silent    Mystery 

1920 
Crimson   Shoals 
The  Amazing   Woman 
King    Spruce 

BRYAN    HASKINS 
1921 
Hurricane's    Gal 

1922 
Slander    the    Woman 
Broken  Chains 

1925 
On    Thin    Ice 
My    Wife   and    I 
Eve's    Lover 

CHARLES     HASKINS 
1923 
The    World's   a    Stage 

CARL    HASSELMAN 
1923 
Othello 

PHILIP    HATKIN 
1919 
Heart    of    Gold 
Zero    Hour 
Moral    Deadline 
Social    Pirate 
Just    Sylvia 
The    Bluffer 
Love  and  the   Woman 
Home    Wanted 

1920 
The   Cost 

1921 
Half    an    Hour 
Guilty    of    Love 
Romantic   Adventuress 
The   Old   Nest 

RALPH   HAWKINS 
1922 
The    Forest    King 

FRANK  HEATS 
1919 
Girl    Woman 

A.    G.    HEIMERL 
1924 
Bowery  Bishop,  The 

FRED     HELD 
1919 
Key    to    Power 

W.   L.   HEY  WOOD 
1922 
The  Foolish  Age 

SYDNEY     HICOX 
1922 
School    Days 

1923 
Marriage   Morals 

PERCY     HIGGINSON 
1919 
Unbroken    Promise 
Forfeit 

PERCY    HILBURN 
1919 
Stronger    Vow 
The  Pest 


1 


THE 


Sunday,  June   7,    1925 


•^an 


DAILY 


121 


Sis    Hopkins 

Hell    Cat 

Shadows 

Turn    of    the    Wheel 

The  Girl  from   Outside 

1920 
Dangerous  Days 
Woman   and   the   Puppet 
Flame  of  the  Desert 

1921 
Godless  Men 

Bimty    Pulls    the    Strings 
The    Branding    Iron 
Snow    Blind 
The  Old  Nest 

1922 

Poverty   of    Riches 
The    Storm 
Man   With    Two   Mothers 

1923 

The    Eternal    Struggle 
Hearts   Aflame 

1924 

Women  Who  Give 
Broken  Barriers 

1925 
The    Dixie    Handicap 
The    Great    Divide 
The    Confessions    of    a    Queen 
The    White    Desert 

GEORGE  W.  HILL 

1920 

Remodeling    Her    Husband 
Mary   Ellen   Comes   to   Town 
Turning  the  Tables 

WALTER  HILL 

1921 

Little    Miss    Rebellion 
O.  G    HILL 
1922 
Thundering    Hoofs 

RENAUD     HOFFMAN 

1924 
Not   One   to    Spare 

CHAS.    W.    HOFFMAN 

1919 
Challenge    Accepted 

CARL    HOFFMAN 

1923 

Affairs  of   Ladv    Hamilton 
JOHN   K.   HOLBROOK 

1919 

Romance  in  the  Air 
Woman  Under  Oath 
Commercial    Pirates 

1920 

The    Open    Door 
Her    Game 
The  Eternal  Mother 
Women   Men   Forget 
1922 
Squire    Phinn 
Partners  of  the   Sunset 
Woman    Who    Believed 
GEORGE     K.     HOLLISTER 

1919 
Silent    Woman 
Why   Germany   Must    Pay 
The   Divorcee 

1921 

Someone   In   The    House 
HARRY    HOLLENBERGER 

1924 
In    Hollywood    with    Potash    and 
Perlmutter 
RICHARD    HOLAHAN 

1924 

Thief   of    Bagdad,    The 
End    of    the    World,    The 

CHARLES    P.    HORAN 

1920 
Man's    Plaything 

EDWARD     HORN 
1919 
Dust    of    Desire 
Through    the   Toils 
1920 
Forest  Rivals 
Other    Men's    Shoes 

H.   A.   HORN 
1919 
Fool's   Gold 

PLINY  HORNE 
1919 
Secret    Code 
Prudence  of  Broadway 

BYRON    HOUCK 
1924 
The   Navigator 
Sherlock,   Jr. 

1925 
Seven    Chance; 

JOSEPH    R.    HOWARD 
1919 
Whatever    the    Co«* 

JAMES    HOWE 
i923 
To    the    Last    Man 
The    Woman    With    Four    Faces 
Spanish    Dancer 

The  Trail  of  the  Lonesome  Pine 
Drums  of  Fate 
Call  of  the   Canyon 


1924 
Breaking    Point,    The 
Alaskan,    The 
Side   Show  of  Life.  The 
1925 
The     Cliarmcr 

LEE    HUMISTON 

1921 

The    Heart   of    the   North 

WILLIAM    HUMPHREY 

1920 

Atonement 

J.    ROY    HUNT 
1920 
The  Truth 
Trimmed   With    Red 

1921 
Help  Yourself 
The     Passion     Flower 
What  Women  Will  Do 
Pagan   Love 
The    Branded   Woman 
The  Sign  on  the  Door 

1922 
Love's   Redemption 
Sherlock    Holmes 
Polly   of   the   Follies 
Woman's   Place 
The    Wonderful    Thing 

1924 
Rejected  Woman,  The 
Second    Youth 
Her    Own    Free    Will 
Dangerous  Money 

1925 
Miss    Bluebeard 
The    Crowded    Hour 

PHILIP  HURN 
1922 
Han-^le    With    Care 

J.  C.  HUTCHINSON 
1919 
Made    in    America 
1920 
The    Open    Door 

1922 
The  Half   Breed 

ROY    IRISH 
1922 
The    New    Disciple 

PAUL  IVAN 
1923 
Vengeance  of  the  Deep 

1925 
The     Dancers 

BILLY     IVERS 
1925 
O.  U.   West 
Speed    Wild 

FLOYD   JACKMAN 
1924 
King  of  Wild   Horses 
Battling  Orioles 
White    Sheep 

1925 
Black    Cvclone 

FRED    JACKMAN 
1920 
Down   On   the  Farm 

1921 
T-ove,   Honor   and   Behave 
Home    Talent 

1922 
Cross   Roads  of   N    Y, 
Molly   O 

ORIN   JACKSON 
1925 
Speed 

HENDRIK    JAENZON 

1920 

The  Woman  He  Chose 

B.     L.    JAMES 

1920 

Through  Eyes  of  Men 

HAROLD    JANES 
1919 
Heart     of    Humanity 

1920 
The   Road   to    Divorce 
The   Path   She   Chose 

1921 
Beautifully    Trimmed 
Reputation 
Wanted    At    Headquarters 

1923 
Conflict 

1924 
When  A   Man's   A   Man 

J.    D.    JENNINGS 
1919 
Forbidden    Room 
Cowardice   Court 
Treat    'Em    Rougl* 
Mr.    Logan,   U.    L.   A 
Fame    and    Fortune 
Miss  Adventure 

1920 
Should  a  Husband  Forgive 
Evangeline 
The    Daredevil  • 

The  Feud 
The   Woman   in    Room    13 

1921 
Salvage 


Madam  X 

Roads   of   Destiny 

Mistress   of   Shenstone 

Great   Lover 

Voice    in    the    Dark 

The    Sting   of   the    Lash 

1922 
The   Lure   of   Jade 
Two    Kinds    of    Women 
The    Glory    of    Clementina 
Bells    of    San    Juan 
Without    Compromise 

GORDON  JENNINGS 

1923 
Our    Hospitality 

DBVEREAUX     JENKINS 

1924 
Those    Who    Dare 

MICHAEL   JOYCE 
1922 
My    Old    Kentucky    Home 
Queen    of   the   Moulin    Rouge 
Fools    of    Fortune 
When  the  Desert  Calls 
J.    JULIUS 

1921 
A    Man   There   Was 
1922 
You    and    I 
Sir   Arne's   Treasure 

RAY    JUNE 

1923 
The   Way   Men   Love 

1924 
Wandering   Husbands 
Cornered 

Missing   Daughters 
Racing    Luck 
Self  Made  Failure,   A 
1925 
The    Broadway    Butterfly 
Tracked    in   the    Snow    Country 
HANS    KAMPFE 

1921 
Tradition 

CHAS.    KAUFMAN 

1919 
Midnight   Stage 
Todd   of  the   Times 
Master    Man 
Silver    Girl 
Gates   of    Brass 
The    Bells 
World   Aflame 
A    White    Man's    Chance 

1920 
The  Gray  Wolf's  Ghost 
The  Joyous  Liar 
The  False  Code 
The  Deadlier  Sex 
Fighting   Cressy 
Simple    Souls 
The   Girl   in   the   Web 

1922 
The   Bear   Cat 
Step    On    It 

1923 
What    Wives    Want 
Trimmed    in    Scarlet 
The  Flirt 
Dead    Game 
Don      Quickshot      of     the      Rio 

Grande 
Merry-Go- Round 

1924 
Law    Forbids.    The 

HARRY    KEEPERS 

1920 
Who's    Your    Brother 

1921 
His   Greatest   Sacrifice 
Johnny    Ring   and   the   Captain's 
Sword 

1923 
The    Rip    Tide 

PAUL    KERSCHNER 

1923 
Lost    and    Found 

GLEN    KERSHNER 

1924 
Girls  Men   Forget 

DAVID  J.   KESSON 

1920 
Silk  Husbands  and  Calico  Wives 
Don't    Ever    Marry 
Go   and   Get   It 

1921 
Dinty 

Bob    Hampton    of    Placer 
Penrod 
Fools    First 
The   Lotus  Eater 
Minnie 

1923 
The   Eternal   Three 

1922 
The  Strangers'   Banquet 
The    Rendesvous 

1924 
Tess    of    the    D'Urbervilles 
1925 
The    Sporting    Venus 
The    Unholy    Three 


FRANK    KIRBY 

1919 
Some  Wild  Oats 

1921 
Life 

ROY    KLAFFKI 

1919 
Words    and    Music 
Married  ii   Haste 
Borrowed    Clothes 
Home 

1920 
Her   Five   Foot   Highness 
Human    Stuff 
Forbidden 

The    Phantom    Melody 
His   Divorced   Wife 

BEN    KLINE 

1920 
Hitchin'   Posts 
The  Red  Lane 

1921 
A  Ridin'  Romeo 
Hands    Off 
Honor   Bound 
Big  Town   Round-Up 
After  Your  Own  Heart 
The    Night    Horsemen 

1922 
The    Rough    Diamond 
Chasing    the    Moon 
Up    and    Going 
Trailin' 
Sky    High 

Lady   from   Longacre 
Wolf  Law 

1923 
Crossed    Wires 
The    Six    Fifty 
The  Flaming  Hour 
The   Untameable 
A   Chapter  of  Her  Life 
McGuire   of   the   Mounted 
The  Bolted   Door 
The  First  Degree 

^924 
Black   Gold 

ALVIN    KNECHTEL 

1922 
The    First    Woman 
The    Leach 

1923 
Is    Money    Everything 

W.  0.  KOENEKAMP 

1924 
Girl   in    the   Limousine 

HENRY    KOHLER 

1924 
Girl   Shy 

TONY    KORUMAN 

1923 
The   Hunchback   of  Notre   Dame 

HENRY    KOTANI 

1919 
Puppy  Love 
Secret    Garden 
Rustling  a  Bride 
Johnny    Get   Your   Gun 
Under   the  Top 
1'he   Goat 
Told    in    the    Hills 

1920 
Young    Mrs.    Winthrop 
Mrs.    Temple's    Telegram 
ED.    KULL 

1919 
Millionaire    Pirate 
Sleeping   Lion 
Lure    of    Luxury 
Fire    Flingers 
Creaking    Stairs 

1920 
The  Sundown  Trail 

1921 
Man    Trackers 

ROBERT   KURRI,E 

1919 
Unexpected    Places 
One  Thing  at  a  Time  O'  Day 
Blind   Man's   Eyes 
Blackie    Redemption 
Faith 

The    Spender 
Hitting  the  Hi'^h   Spots 
Easy   to   Mak-j   Money 
Lion's    Den 

1920 
Rio   Grande 
Lombard!,     Ltd. 
The   Right  of  Way 

1921 
Lure   of   Youth 
Isohel 
Habit 
Playthings    of    Destiny 

1922 
Silver   Wings 
A   Question  of  Honor 
I   Am   the   Law 
Her    Mad    Bargain 
The   Invisible   Fear 

1923 
All    the    Brothers    Were    Valiant 


1924 
Abraham   Lincoln 

1925 
Sackcloth     and     Scarlet 
The    Open    Trail 
Any     Woman 

JOHN    LA    MONO 

1922 
The    Old    Oaken    Bucket 

1923 
While   the   Pot    Boils 
Unseeing    Eyes 

LELAND    LANDCASTER 

1921 
Price    of    Silence 
The  Smart  Sex 
The    Fighting    Lover 
The    Shark   Master 

1922 
Go    Straight 
Dr.  Jim 

Tracked    to    Earth 
Across  the  Dead-Line 

SAM    LANDERS 

1919 
Regular   Fellow 
It's    a    Bear 
Fighting    Through 
Mayor    of    Filbert 
Heartease 

1920 
The   House   of   Intrigue 
The   Devil's   Riddle 
The   River's   End 

1921 
Penny   of    Hill   Top   TraU 

1922 
The   Sign   of   the    Rose 
What    No   Man    Knows 

1923 
Thundergate 

GEORGE    LANE 

1919 
Thou  Shalt  Not 
Buchanan's   Wife 

1920 
Kathleen    Mavourneen 
La   Belle   Russe 
Eastward     Ho 
Sacred    Silence 
While  New  York   Sleeps 

1921 
Blind    Wives 
Thunderclap 

1922 
A    Broadway    Peacock 
Driven 

1923 
The    Silent    Command 

1924 
It    Is    the    Law 

LESTER    LANG 

1920 
Society   Snobs 
Mohican's    Daughter 
1925 
The    Mad     Marriage 

GEORGE   LARSON 

1922 
Rip     Van     Winkle 

ALFRED   LATHAM 

1919 
Right    to    Happiness 

1922 
"'he    Fire    Eater 
Headin'    West 

GEORGE    LAURENCE 

1919 
Sue    of    the    South 

AL    LEACH 

1919 
Bonnie   Annie   Laurie 
Swat    the    Spy 
Tell   It   to   the   Marines 
Love    Auction 
Putting    One    Over 

1920 
The    Winning    Stroke 
The  Lure  of  Ambition 

1921 
Law   of  the  Yukon 
Devotion 

1922 
My    Old    Kentucky   Home 
R.    LESLEY    LELANDER 

1924 
Left  Hand   Brand,  The 
LON   LEE 

1925 
The    Wiz;ird    of    Oz 

JOHN   LEEZER 

1919 
I'll    Get    Him    Yet 
Hope    Chest 
Peppy    Polly 
Boots 

Nugget    Nell 
Out  of  Luck 

1920 
The    Triflers 
The   Heart   of  Twenty 


THE 


122 


■e^m 


DAILV 


Sunday,  June  7,  1925 


1923 
Just    Like    a    Woman 
1925 
White    Fang 

MARCEL   LE   PICARD 

1919 
Window   Opposite 
Perfect    Lady 
Daughter  of  Mine 
Day    Dreams 
Leave    It    to    Susan 
Conquered    Hearts 
Ashes  of  Love 
Through   the   Wrong   Door 

1920 
Jes'  Call  Me  Jim 
Jubilo 

The    Strange    Boarder 
Water,    Water,    Everywhere 
Strictly    Confidential 
Cupid,  the  Cowpuncher 

1921 
Honest    Hutch 
Boys  Will  Be  Boys 
Guile    of    Women 
An    Unwilling    Hero 

1922 
A   Poor   Relation 
Doubling  for   Romeo 
Bride's    Confession 
Wildness  of   Youth 

1923 
Cyclone   Jones 

1924 
America 
I  Am   the   Man 
For    Woman's    Favor 

192S 
Bad    Company 

ELGIN    LESSLEY 

1919 
The  Atom 
Irish    Eyes 

1920 
Servant   in   the   House 

1923 
Three    Ages 
Our    Hospitality 

1924 
Siierlock,   Jr. 
Navigator,    The 

1925 
Seven    Chances 

JOSEPH     LEVERING 

1922 
Flesh  and  Spirit 

AL.  ligouri 

1919 
Romance  in   the  Air 
World   to    Live   In 
Red   Head 
Marie    Ltd. 
"Silver    King 

Embarrassment   of   Riches 
Firing    Line 

1920 
The  World  and  His  Wife 

1921 
Passionate    Pilgrim 
Straight  is   the   Way 
Woman   God   Changed 

1922 
Boomerang  Bill 
Timothy's    Quest 

1925 
Salome    of    the    Tenements 
The    Shock    Punch 

EDWIN    LINDEN 
1919 
Wild   Goose   Chase 
1921 
Kazan 
The    Mask 

1922 
The    Rosary 

1923 
Mine   to    Keep 

1924 
Other  Men's   Daughters 
Leave    It    to    Gerry 
1925 
Scar    Hanan 
The    Ridin'    Comet 

L.    D.    LITTLEFIELD 
1920 
The  Discarded  Woman 

1921 
Every    Man's    Price 

J.   R.   LOCKWOOD 
1921 
Small   Town    Idol 

JEAN    LOGAN 
1923 
A   Clouded  Name 

BERT    LONGENECKER 
1925 
The    Air    Hawk 
Riders  of   Mystery 
In    High    Gear 

ALFREDO    LUNCI 
1924 
Messalina 


WALTER  LUNDIN 

1922 
Grandma's   Boy 
A   Sailor-Made   Man 

1923 
Safety     Last 
Why   Worry 
Dr.   Jack 

1924 
Girl    Shy 
Hot    Water 

EDGAR  LYONS 

1924 
The   Virgin 

CHESTER   LYONS 

1919 
String  Beans 
Hay  Foot,  Straw  Foot 
Greased    Lightning 
Girl    Dodger 
The    Busher 
Sheriflf's    Son 
Law  of  the  North 
Bill  Henry 

1920 
Alarm    Clock    Andy 
Homer  Comes  Home 
The  Egg  Crate  Wallop 
Paris    Green 
Crooked    Straight 
Red  Hot   Dollars 

1921 
Nineteen   and   Phyllis 
Forty-five  Minutes  From   Broad- 
way 
Village    Sleuth 
An  Old  Fashioned  Boy 
Peaceful  Valley 

1922 
Sisters 

Get    Rich    Quidk    Wallingford 
Back    Pay 
The   Good   Provider 
Bootlegger's   Daughter 
Valley   of    Silent   Men 
Pride    of    Palomar 

1923 
The    Nth    Commandment 
Children  of  Dust 
Just  Like  a  Woman 

1924 
Age  of  Desire,  The 
Happiness 

1925 
Daddy's     Gone     A     'Hunting 
Frivolous    Sal 

REGINALD    LYONS 

1921 
The   Unfortunate    Sex 
Black  Beauty 

1922 
A    Western    Demon 
'So   This   is   Arizona 
The    While    Masks 
Gold   Grabbers 
Smilin'    Jim 
Angel  Citizen 

1923 
Just  Like  a   Woman 
Danger  Ahead 

1925 
The    Trail    Rider 

T.    D.    McCORD 

1924 
For   Sale 
Temperament 
Flirting  With   Love 

1925 
Sally 

GEORGE  MADDEN 

1924 
Lure   of  the   Yukon,   The 
CLAUDE     L.     MacDONNELL 

1922 
Bonnie   Briar   Bu<h 

1924 
Woman    to    Woman 

JACK  MACKENZIE 

1919 
Toton 

1920 
The  Gift  Supreme 

1921 
Duke  of  Chimney  Butte 
T  he   Silver   Car 
It    Can    Be    Done 
jjiamonds   Adrift 
Purple    Cipher 
Romance   Promoters 
Three    Sevens 

1922 
The   Jolt 
Bring    Him    In 
Helle  of   Alaska 
Secret   of  the  Hills 
Snowshoe    Trail 
Colleen  of  the  Pines 
Thelma 

1923 
Divorce 

1924 
Never  Say   Die 
Lullaby,    The 
Unmarried  Wives 


Black   Lightning 

1925 
Introduce    Me 
The  Night   Ship 

KENNETH    MACLEAN 

1924 
Thief  of  Bagdad,  The 

DAN  MAHER 

1923 

Jacqueline    or    Blazing    Barriers 

TOM    MALLOY 

1920 
The  Fortune  Hunter 
The    Climbers 
The   Tower   of   Jewels 

1921 
Heart  of   Maryland 
Liquid    Gold 

1922 
Without  Fear 
Any   Wife 
A  Stage  Romance 
Shackles    of    Gold 
Moonshine    Valley 

1923 
The  Custard  Cup 
Does  It  Pay 

1924 
No  Mother  to  Guide  Her 
MR.  McMANIGAL 

1924 
Yankee   Speed 

RUDOLPH    MARINER 

1922 
What   Fools   Men  Are 

PEVERELL  MARLEY 

1924 
Feet  of  Clay 

192S 
Forty    Winks 
The    Golden    Bed 
The    Night    Club 

OLIVER  MARSH 

1919 
The    Brand 
Crimson    Gardenia 
H  idden   Fires 
Racing  Strain 
Bondage  of   Barbara 
The  Girl  from   Outside 

192*0 
Two    Weeks 
The   Virtuous    Vamp 
The    Temperamental    Wife 
The  Love  Expert 
In   Search  of  a  Sinner 
Perfect  Woman 

1921 
Mama's   Affair 
Something   Different 
Good    References 
Dangerous    Business 
Lessons   in   Love 
Wedding    Bells 

1922 
Fascination 
Peacock   Alley 
Ked    Hot    Romance 
Woman's  Place 
Broadway    Rose 
Mohican's    Daughter 

1923 
The  French   Doll 
Jazzmania 
Fashion  Row 
The  Unknown  Purple 

1924 
Daring  Love 
Circe,    the    Enchantress 
Madamoiselle  Midnight 
Married    Flirts 

WILLIAM   MARSHALL 

1919 
Make    Believe    Wife 
Little  Miss  Hoover 
Secret   Service 
Woman  Thou  Gavest  Me 

1920 
A  Girl  Named  Mary 
All  of-a-Sudden-Peggy 
A    Lady  in   Love 
In    Mizzouri 
Terror   Island 
The  Ladder  of  Lies 
Crooked   Streets 

1921 
A  Wise  Fool 
Eyes  of  the  Heart 
Sweet   Lavender 

1922 
The    Great   Impersonation 
The    Sheik 

Moran   of   the   Lady   Letty 
Our    Leading    Citizen 
The    Bachelor    Daddy 
The    Ghost    Breaker 
The  Jilt 

1923 
Lights    Out 
Itching    Palms 
Tea  With  a  Kick 

1924 
American  Manners 
In    Fast    Company 


1925 
Jimmie's    Millions 
Tearing   Thru 
Fighting    Demon 

ROBERT    MARTIN 

1921 
Smiling  All  the  Way 
Girls   Don't    Gamble 

1922 
My  Boy 
Trouble 
Long  Live  the  King 

1924 
Boy  of  Flanders,  A 
Little  Robinson  Crusoe 

1925 
The   Rag   Man 

H.    KINLEY    MARTIN 

1920 
What    Happened    to   Jones 

1921 
Oh  Lady,   Lady 
Ducks   and   Drakes 
Food    For   Scandal 
A   Full   House 
She   Couldn't   Help   It 
An   Amateur    Devil 
The   March  Hare 
One  Wild  Week 

1922 
The  Sleepwalker 
First   Love 
Midnight 
The   Speed   Girl 

1925 
Eve's    Secret 

ARTHUR   MARTINELLI 

1919 
That's    Good 
Johnny   on    the   Spot 
Kildare  of  the  Storm 
Amateur  Adventuress 
Sylvia   on    a   Spree 
Fools  and  Their  Money 
Favor   to   a   Friend 

1920 
Fair  and  Warmer 
The   Walk-Offs 

1921 
Love,   Honor  and   Obey 
Misleading   Lady 
Message   from   Mars 
The    Man    Who 
A    Trip    to    Paradise 

1922 
Face  Between 
Lady  fingers 
Sherlock  Brown 
Right    That    Failed 
The    Idle    Rich 
Youth   to   Youth 

1923 
East  Side,  West  Side 
The  Meanest  Man  in  the  World 
STANLEY   MASON 

1919 
Law    of    Nature 
Where    Bonds    Are    Loosed 
JOSEPH   MAYER 

1920 
The   White    Rider 

1922 
False    Brands 

HUGH  McCLUNG 

1919 
Arizona 
Knickerbocker  Buckaroo 

1920 
Overland   Red 
Bullet   Proof 
Fickle   Women 

1922 
Desert    Blossoms 

WM.  McCOY 

1919 
Daring    Hearts 

1920 
Bab's    Candidate 
The    Sea    Rider 
The  Midnight   Bride 

1921 
If   Women    Only    Knew 

NELSON  McEDWARDS 
1922 

Without   Compromise 

WM.  McGANN 

1920 
When  the  Clouds  Roll  By 

1921 
Man — Woman — Marriage 
Mark    of   Zoiro 
The   Nut 

1922 
Hurricane's   Gal 

1923 
Three   Ages 

BARNEY  McGILL 

1919 
Devil    M'Ca're 
Breezy    Jim 

1922 
My  Lady  Friends 


1923 
The   Critical  Age 

i924 
Self    Made    Failure,    A 

L.    W.    McMANEGAL 

1920 
The  Last  of  His  People 

1921 
Things  Men  Do 

GLEN    McWILLIAMS 

1920  , 

The  Luck  of  the  Irish  ' 

His   Majesty,   the   American 

1921 
Splendid     Hazard 
The  Lamplighter 
The   Poor   Simp 
Wing  Toy 
Partners   of  Fate 
The  Mother  Heart 
Ever   Since  Eve 
Lovetime 

1922 
My    Boy 
Trouble 
Oliver   Twist 
Deserted  at  the  Altar 

1923 
Rupert    of    Hentzau 
The   Spider  and   the  Rose 
Quicksands 
The  Dangerous   Maid 

1924 
Enemies  of  Children 

1925 
The    Silent   Pal  j 

The  Re-Creation  of  Brian  Kent 

JOHN    MEIGLE  ]_ 

1922 
Deserted    at    the    Altar 
GEO.    MEEHAN 

1922 
Tailor   Made   Man 

1923 
Mary   of   the   Movies 

'924 
Battling    Buddy 

JOHN    MESCAL 

1921 
Hold   Your  Horses 
It's    a    Great    Life 

1922 
From  the  Ground  Up 
All's  Fair  in  Love 
The  Glorious  Fool 
Dangerous  Curve  Ahead 
The  Wall  Flower 
Watch  Your  Step 
Brothers   Under   the    Skin 

1923 
Six  Days 
Gimme 
Souls   for   Sale 

1924 
His    Hour 
Wine  of  Youth 
True  As   Steel 
Reno 

Tenth  Woman,  The 
Three  Weeks 

1925 
The    Woman    Hater 

GEORGE    R.    MEYER 

1923 
Law  of  the   Lawless 

TOM  MIDDLETON 

1919 
Old    Maid's    Baby 
Milady    O'    the    Beanstalk 
BENNIE  MIGGINS 

1923 
The    Silent    Command 

1924 
Shepherd    King,    The 
Net,  The 

ARTHUR   MILLER 

1919 
Cry  of  the  Weak 
The   Profiteers 
Our    Better    Selves 
Japanese   Nightingale 
Narrow    Path 
Common    Clay 
A   Society  Exile 

1920 
Counterfeit 
His   House  in   Order 
On    With    the    Dance 
The  Right  to  Love 

1921 
Idols   of    Clay 
Paying  the  Piper 
Lady    Rose's    Daughter 
Experience 
Forever 

1922 
To   Have   and   to   Hold 

1923 
Bella   Donna 
The     Cheat 
Kick    In 
The  Eternal   City 


Sunday.  June  7,   1925 


1924 
Tarnish 
In   Hollywood    with    Potash    and 

Perlmutter 
Cytherea 

1925 
A    Thief    in    Paradise 
His     Supreme     Moment 

ERNEST    MILLER 
1921 
Made  in   Heaven 
Beating  the  Game 
1922 
Boss  of  Camp   4 
Saved  by  Radio 
Alias    the    Nightwind 

1923 
Man's   Size 

1924 
Hutch   of   the  U.   S.   A. 
Surging     Seas 
Turned   Up 
Virtue's  Revolt 
Valley   of   Hate,   The 

1925 
On    Probation 

JACK    MILLER 
1919 
Safe  for  Democracy 
Kiss  or  Kill 

VIRGIL  MILLER 
1920 
The    Silent    Barrier 

1921 
Two  Kinds  of  Love 
Pink   Tights 
Colorado 

The    Big   Adventure 
Luring    Lips 

1922 
The    Scrapper 
The   Black   Bag 
The  Man  Under  Cover 
Cheated   Hearts 
Three   Live   Ghosts 
Sure  Fire 
The  Trap 
Red    Courage 

1923 
Fury 
The  White  Sister 

1924 
Ridin'    Kid    from    Powder    River 
Broadway    or    Bust 
Hook    and    Ladder 
Sawdust  Trail,   The 
Forty    Horse   Hawkins 
Ride   for   Your   Life 
Hit  and   Run 
Ridin'   Wild 
The  Lone  Hand 
Don't   Shoot 

1923 
The   Scarlet   Car 
Nobody's   Bride 
Kindled     Courage 
The  Gentleman   from   America 
Shootin'    for    Love 
Out  of   Luck 
Ramblin'    Kid 
Blinky 

Single'  Handed 
The    Flame    of    Life 
The   Thrill    Chaser 
1925 
The   Hurricane    Kid 
Let    'Er    Duck 
The    Saddle    Hawk 

WILLIAM   MILLER 
1924 
Moral     Sinner,    The 

1925 
The    Shock    Punch 

VICTOR    MILNER 

1919 
Sealed    Envelope 
Velvet     Hand 
Cabaret    Girl 

1920 
A    Fugitive    From    Matrimony 
Haunting    Shadows 
Unchartered    Channels 
Out  of  the  Dust 
One    Hour    Before    Dawn 

1921 
Half    a    Chance 
Dice  of   Destiny 
When  We  Were  Twenty-One 
Her    Unwilling    Husband 
Felix    O'Day 
Live    Wires 
What   Love   Will    Do 

1922 
Shadows   of   Conscience 
Her   Night   of    Nights 
The    Cave   Girl 
Human    Hearts 
Kentucky    Derby 
Lavender  Bath  Lady 

1923 
Gossip 

The  Love  Letter 
The  Town   Scandal 


1924 
Her    Night    of    Romance 
Red    Lily,    The 
Thy  Name  Is  Woman 

1925 
On    the    Stroke    of    Three 
Learning    to    Love 
East   of   Suez 
The    Spaniard 

TOM    MOLLOY 
1919 
Girl   Problem 
Adventure  Shop 
Girl   at   Bay 
Unknown    Quantity 
Thin    Ice 
Two   Women 

HAL   MOHR 
1922 
Watch    Him    Step 
The    Unfoldment 
Saved  by  Radio 

1923 
Bag   and    Baggage 
1924 
Woman  Who  Sinned,  A 
Vanity's    Price 

1925 
The    Monster 
Playing   with    Souls 

JACQUES  MONTERAN 
1919 
His    Bridal    Night 
Test   of   Honor 
Tother   Dear   Charmer 
Come   On   In 
Oh  You  Women 
Good-Bye  Bill 
Come   Out   of  the   Kitchen 

1920 
The   Fortune   Teller 

1921 
The  Inside  of  the  Cup 
The   Black   Panther's   Cub 
The    Money    Maniac 

CARLO    MONTUOKI 
1922 
Retribution 

LEIGHTON     MOORE 
1921 
Risky    Business 

MILTON  MOORE 
1920 
The    Great    Air    Robbery 

1921 
Skyfire 

1922 
The    Gutter    Snipe 
Playing   With   Fire 
Don't   Get    Personal 
The    Loaded    Door 
1924 
He  Who  Gets  Slapped 
Daughters  of  Today 
1925 
The   Tomboy 

IRA  H.  MORGAN 
1920 
The    Family    Honor 
Seeing    It    Through 
Jackknife    Man 

1922 
Beauty's    Worth 
Enchantment 
Find  the  Woman 
The   Bride's   Play 
When       Knighthood       Was       in 

Flower 
Face  in  the   Fog 

1923 
Enemies   of   Women 
Little   Old   New   York 

1924 
Janice    Meredith 

1925 
Never   the   Twain    Shall    Meet 
ALFRED   MOSES 
1920 
Love   Net 
Hand  Visible 

1921 
Twelve-Ten 
Midnight    Gambols 
Where    Is    My    Husband? 
K.    H    .MOSES 
1922 
Don't  Blame  Your  Children 
NICHOLAS    MURACASA 
1923 
On    the   Banks   of    the   Wabash 
CHARLES    MURPHY 
1925 
Anything    Once 

ANTON    NAGY 
1922 
So   Long  Letty 
See    My    Lawyer 

ROBERT    NEWHARD 
1919 
Man    in    the    Open 
Fuss   and    Feathers 
Happy    Though    Married 
When   Do   We  Eat 


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His    Birthright 

Diane   of   the   Green    Van 

A   Man's   Fight 

1920 
Smoldering    Embers 
Dollar  for  Dollar 
The    Street    Called    Straight 

1921 
Big    Happiness 
Nobody's    Kid 
Everybody's    Sweetheart 

1922 
Hungry    Hearts 
Trail  of  the  Axe 

1923 
Hunchback    of    Notre    Dame 
HARRY    NEUMANN 
1919 
Tongues   of   Flame 
1924 
Ridgeway  of  Montana 
Back  Trail.  The 
Fighting   Fury 
Daring  Chances 
Western  Wallop,  The 

1925 
Taming    the    West 
Roaring     Adventure 
The    Sign    of    the    Cactus 
Ridin'    Thunder 
Spook    Ranch 
Don    Daredevil 

A.    NILSON 
1919 
To   Him  That   Hath 

ERICH    NITSCHMANN 
1923 
Between   Two   Worlds 

WM.    NOBLES 
1919 
Child  of   M'sieu 

1921 
Man  From  Nowhere 

1922 
Barb    Wire 
Crow's  Nest 

1925 
Sell    'Em    Cowboy 

STEPHEN  B.  NORTON 
1919 
Restless    Souls 
Grey   Parasol 
Follies    Girl 
Love's  Prisoner 
Beyond   the   Shadows 

1920 
Shore  Acres 
Bubbles 
The   Peddler   of   Lies 

1921 
The   Wolverine 

1922 
Ghost    City 
Too    Mudi    Married 

192* 
Love's  Whirlpool 
Another   Man's   Wife 

L.  W.   O'CONNELL 
1921 
Little    Grey    Mouse 
The    Sky    Pilot 
A    Broken   Doll 
They    Shall    Pay 

1922 
Come   On    Over 
The    Hands    of    Nara 
Enter  Madame 

1923 
The  Woman   of   Bronze 
An   Old   Sweetheart   of    Mine 
The   Fourth    Musketeer 

1924 
Through  the  Dark 
Behold    This    Woman 
The    Beloved    Brute 

1925 
My   Son 
The    Redeeming    Sin 

GENE    O'DONNELL 
1923 
Tents  of  Allah 

JACK    OKEY 

1921 

Without    Benefit   of   Clergv 

ROBERt-    A.    OLSSON 

1919 

Beyond   the  Law 

1524 
For    Woman's    Favor 

ALFRED  ORTLIEB 
1919 
Souls    Adrift 
Unknown    Love 
The  Thirteenth   Chair 

1920 
The  A    B.   C.  of  Love 
A    Modern     Salome 
Lifting  Shadows 
Twin    Pawns 
The   White    Circle 
1921 
Black   Panther's   Cub 
The    Bait 
Deep   Waters 


Love's    Penalty 

1922 
Stardust 
The  Light  in  the  Dark 

1923 
Streets  of  New  York 
None   so    Blind 
The  Fair  Cheat 

LOUIS    OSTLAND 
1919 
By  Hook  or  Crook 
Road  to  France 

HOWARD    OSWALD 
1919 
The   Pointing   Finger 

1920 
Danger   Ahead 

1921 
Confidence 

ROY  OVERBOUGH 
1919 
On    the   Jump 

1920 
Sadie    Love 

Dr.   Jekyll  and   Mr.  Hyde 
Erstwhile  Susan 
Wanted — A   Husband 
A   Dark   Lantern 
Away   Goes   Prudence 

1921 
Sentimental    Tommy 
39    East 
The   Magic    Cup 

1922 
Spanish   Jade 
Love's   Boomerang 
Footlights 

The   Man    From   Home 
The   Bond    Boy 
Women  Men  Marry 
1925 
Ramola 
Soul   Fire 
New    Toys 

JOHN     OVERBOUGH 
1924 
Classmates 

FREEMAN   H.  OWENS 
1922 
A    Maker    of    Men 

ERNEST    G.    PALMER 
1919 
Once  to  Every  Man 
Miracle    Man 

1921 
Prisoners  of  Love 
The    Child   Thou   Gavest   Me 

1922 
One   Clear    Call 
The   Song    of    Life 
Always    the    Woman 
Red   Hot   "omance 
1923 
The    Wanters 

1925 
The    Champion   of    Lost    Causes 
The    Dancers 
Wings  of  Youth 
The   Kiss   Barrier 

JOHN  S.  PASTOR 
1923 
The   Prairie   Mystery 

EDWARD    PAUL 
1922 
Fair    Lady 
How    Women   Love 
Secrets   of    Paris 

1923 
Loyal    Lives 
Darling   of  the    Rich 
The    Truth    About    Wives 
Solomon  in   Society 
Modern    Marriage 
i924 
Virtuous   Liais 
Love  of  Women 
Hoosier   Schoolmaster,   The 
Greater    Than    Marriage 

1925 
Greater    Than     Marriage 
Two    Shall    Be    Born 
Lillies    of    the    Streets 
Daughters   Who   Pay 

A.   G.   PENROD 
1922 
Silas    Marner 

Down  to  the  Sea  in   Ships 
HARRY  PERRY 
1921 
The    Easy    Road 
Sins  of  Rosanne 
City    of    Silent    Men 
White   and   Unmarried 
The    Faith    Healer 
Conquest    of    Canaan 
At   the    End    of    the    World 
Cappy  Ricks 

1922 
Shadows 

If    You    Believe    it.    It's    So 
Borderland 

The  Crimson  Challenge 
The    Ordeal 
A    Prince   There   Was 


1923 
The   Broken   Wing 
Are    You    a    Failure? 
The  Girl  Who  Came  Back 
April  Showers 
The  Virginian 

1924 
Fighting    American,    The 
Breath   of  Scandal,  The 
Flattery 

1925 
The  Mansion  of  Aching  Hearts 
Go    Straight 
Introduce  Me 

PAUL    PERRY 
1919 
Good   Gracious   Annabelle 
Men,    Women    and    Money 
Sporting    Chance 
Pettigrew's    Girl 
Cruise   of   the   Make-Believe 
Janes  Goes  a  Wooing 
Told  in  the  Hills 

1920 
The  Sea  Wolf 
Everywoman 

1921 
The  Round-Up 
The   Jucklins 
Behold  My  Wife 
The   House   That   Jazz   Built 
The  Outside  Woman 

1922 
Over  the  Border 
The  Little  Minister 
Singed   Wings 
Pink  Gods 

1923 
Ponjola 

1924 
Life's   Greatest    Game 

1925 
On    the    Stroke   of   Three 

FRANK   PERUGINI 
1921 
The    Devil's    Confession 

1923 
The   Vallcv    of   Lost    Souls 
GEORGE    PETERS 
1919 
Wanted  for  Murder 
Upside    Down 
Taxi 

1920 
Picadilly   Jim 
Sooner  or  Later 

1921 
Girl  With  a  Jazz  Heart 
The  Highest   Bidder 
The   Serenade 

1923 
The  Broken  Violin 
Jacqueline    or    Blazing    Barriers 

1924 
Bandolero,    The 
$20  a  Week 

19?5 
The     Adventurous     Sex 

GUS    PETERSON 
1919 
Her    Purchase    Price 

1920 
Rouge    and    Riches 

1921 
The    Sky    Pilot 

1922 
Mysterious    Rider 
The   Gray    Dawn 
Heart's     Haven 
When   Romance    Rides 

1924 
Hold   Your   Breath 
1925 
Charley's    Aunt 

ALEC   PHILLIPS 
1921 
See   My    Lawyer 

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Hold  Your   Breath 

LOUIlS    PHYSIOC 
1919 
Peck's    Bad   Girl 
Perfect    36 
Up   Stairs  and   Down 

1920 
The  Glorious  Lady 
1923 
Thundering    Dawn 
1924 
The    Millionaire    Cowboy 
HARRY    PLIMPTON 
1919 
Jungle    Trail 

Why   I   Would   Not  Marry 
Checkers 
HORACE    G.    PLIMPTON   Jr. 

1921 
Face    At    Your    Window 

HARRY     PLIMPTON 
1922 
Nero 

SOL  POLITO 
1919 
What  Love  Forgives 


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Sunday,  June  7,   192i 


Love  Defender 

Ruling    Passions 

Reckoning    Day 

Are    You    Legally    Married? 

Treason 

Bill  Apperson's   Boy 

Burglar  by  Proxy 

1920 
Soldiers   of   Fortune 
Should   a    Woman    Tell 
Alias  Jimmy  Valentine 

1921 
Price   of   Redemption 

1922 
Trimmed 
The   Roof  Tree 

1923 
The  Girl  of  the  Golden  West 
Mighty   Lak  a  Rose 
The    Bad    Man 

1924 
Roaring  Rails 
Lightning  Rider,  The 
Why  Men   Leave  Home 
The  Siren  of  Seville 

1925 
Beyond  the  Border 
Soft    Shoes 

G.    O.    POST 

1922 
Shirley   of   the    Circus 

1923 
You    Can't    Get   Away    With    It 

1924 
Gentle   Julia 
Just    Off    Broadway 
That    French    Lady 
Man's  Mate,  A 

1925 
As   No   Man    Has    Loved 
Marriage    in     Transit 

LEN    POWKRS 

1922 
Knight    of   the    West 

ROLAND     PRICE 

1924 
That  Wild  West 
The  Virgin 
Torrent,  The 
Do  It  Now 
Virgin,    The 

Down  by  the  Rio  Grande 
Call    of   the    Mate,   The 
Sword   of   Valor 
Other  Kind  of  Love,  The 
Martyr   Sex 

1925 
Blood    and    Steel 
The    Verdict 
Too    Aluch    Youth 

WALTER  PRITCHARD 

1920 
His   Temporary    Wife 
Husbands  and   Wives 

1921 
Home-Keeping   Hearts 

ARTHUR    QUINN 
1919 
Daring  Hearts 

1922 

Blackbirds 

JOHN    RAMSEY 
1919 
Scarlet   Trail 

RAY    RAMSEY 
1923 
Men  in   the   Raw 

THOMAS    RAE 
A    Tokio    Siren 
Lasca 
Adorable  Savage 

1921 
Wolves  of  the  North 
The    Fire    Cat 
White    Youth 

PHILIP    RAND 
1923 
Tea  With  a  Kick 

DUDLEY    REED 
1922 
Once  Upon   a   Time 

ARTHUR   REEVES 

1920 
Misfit    Wife 

1921 
The   Greater   Claim 
Body  and  Soul 

1922 
Afraid    to    Fight 
Out   of    the    Silent    North 
Man     Who     Married    His     Own 
Wife 

The   Galloping   Kid 
The    Pride    of    Sunshine    Alley 
WM.     A.     REINHART 
1919 
Sins   of   the    Children 

1921 
The    Contrast 

JAY    RESCHER 
1924 

Uninvited  Guest 


BEN     REYNOLDS 

1919 
Fight  for  Love 
Three   Mounted   Men 
When   A    Woman    Strikes 
Silk-Lined    Burglar 
She  Hired   a   Husband 
Taste  of  Life 
Beans 
House    Without    Children 

1920 
Under    Suspicion 
Alias   Miss   Dodd 
Blind    Husbands 
The    Devil's    Pass-Key 
Common    Property 

1921 
The    Supreme   Passion 

1922 
False   Kisses 
The    Golden    Gallows 
Shattered    Dreams 
A    Wonderful    Wife 
Foolish   Wives 
Another  Man's  Shoes 

1923 
Stormswept 
The  Ghost  Patrol 
The  Prisoner 

1924 
Butterfly 

Signal   Tower,   The 
Riders   Up 
Fast   Worker,   The 
1925 
The    Denial 
CHARLES  RICHARDSON 

1923 
Cordelia    the    Magnificent 
A    Wife's    Romance 
The   Spider  and   the  Rose 
Thundering    Dawn 

GEORGE    RICHTER 

1919 
Fan    Fan 

IRVING    RIES 

1922 
Too    Much    Business 
Ladder    Jinx 

1924 
Fast  and  Fearless 
Biff  Bang  Buddy 

.     1925 
Gold    and    dit 

RAY     RIES 

1925 
Reckless    Courage 
On    the    Go 

JAY    RISCHER 

1920 
The   Girl   of   the    Sea 

GEORGE  RIZARD 

1919 
Sporting   Chance 
Six   Foot    Four 
This  Hero  Stuflf 
Girl    Woman 

1920 
The  Valley   of   Tomorrow 
The  Dangerous  Talent 

1921 
The    Old    Swimmin*    Hole 
The  Blue  Moon 
The   Gamesters 
Payment    Guaranteed 
Their  Mutual   Child 
Scrap    Iron 
A    Midnight    Bell 

1922 
Gas,    Oil    or   Water 
The  Deuce  of  Spades 
Alias  Julius   Caesar 
R.  S.  V.  P. 
Two   Minutes   To   Go 
Smudge 

The   Barnstormer 
Tailor-Made    Man 

1923 
The   Girl    I    Loved 
The    Eagle's    Feather 
Held  to  Answer 

GEORGE    ROBINSON 

1921 
Where   Men   Are   Men 

1922 
A    Guilty    Conscience 
Restless    Souls 
No    Defense 
The  Silent  Vow 
Wlien    Danger    Smiles 
The  Fighting  Guide 

1923 
Playing  it  Wild 

JAMES    ROBERTSON 

1923 
The   Tie   That    Binds 

JACKSON     ROSE 

1920 
Burning  Daylight 
The  Mutiry  of  the  Elsinore 

1921 
Marriage  of  Wm.   Ashe 
Star    Rover 
The  Last   Card 


Extravagance 
Big   Game 

1922 
The   Married    Flapper 
Paid    Back 

1923 
The   Dangerous  Age 

1924 
Whispered  Name,  The 
Big  Timber 
Behind   the    Curtain 
Dangerous   Blond,   The 
Young    Ideas 
Excitement 
Sunset   Trail,   The 
Measure  of  a  Man 
Night  Message,  The 

1925 
Up    the    Ladder 
Smouldering    Fires 
Straight    Through 

I.  ROSEMAN 

1920 
Where   Is    My    Husband? 
Midnight    Gamljols 
Twelve-Ten 

PHILIP  E.   ROSEN 

1919 
Love   Hunger 
Little   Brother  of  the  Rich 
Eternal    Magdalene 
Miracle    Man 

1920 
The    Brute    Breaker 
Under   Crimson   Skies 

JOE   ROSENTHAL,  JR. 

1921 
Garden   of   Resurrection 
Lure   of   Crooning   Water 

1924 
Swords  and  the  Woman 

CHARLES   G.  ROSHER 

1919 
Daddy    Long   Legs 
Captain     Kidd,    Jr. 
Johanna   Enlists 
Too    Many    Millions 
The  Dub 

1920 
The   Heart    of    the   Hills 
The   Hoodlum 
Suds 
Pollyanna 

1921 
The   Love   Light 
Through   the   Back   Door 

1922 
Smilin'    Through 
Tess   of  the   Storm   Country 

1923 
Rosita 

1924 

Dorothy  Vernon  of  Haddon  Hall 

ARTHUR  ROSS 

1919 
Miss    Ambition 
Daring    Hearts 

1920 
The   Darkest   Hour 
Deadline   at   Eleven 
Human     Collateral 

1921 
Closed   Doors 
It      Isn't      Being      Done      This 

Season 
What's   Your   Reputation   Worth 

1923 
The   Fire   Bride 
Received  Payment 
A   Virgin's   Sacrifice 
Island   Wives 

LEO    ROSSI 

1919 
In  the  Hollow  of  Her  Hand 
Indestructible    Wife 
Her   Great    Chance 

JULIS  ROSSI 

1919 
Colonel    Bridau 

HAL  ROSSON 

1920    . 
Cinema   Murder 
Polly   of   the   Storm   Country 

1921 
Buried  Treasure 
Heliotrope 
Everything  for  Sale 

1922 
The    Cradle 
For  the  Defense 
A  Virginia   Courtship 
A   Homespun   Vamp 
Through   a    Glass    Window 

1923 
Lawful    Larceny 
Garrison's   Finish 
Dark    Secrets 
Zaza 

Quicksands 
Glimpses  of  the  Moon 

1924 
Manhattan 
Society  Scandal,   A 
Manhandled 


Story   Without   A    Name 

1925 
Too    Many    Kisses 
A    Man    Must    Live 
The    Little    French    Girl 

IRVING  RUBENSTEIN 

1921 
Unde  Sam  of  Freedom  Ridge 

1922 

Holdane    of    the    Secret    Service 

STEVE     ROUNDS 

1919 
The  Pretender 
Silent    Rider 
Untamed 

1920 
Scratch  My  Back 
The   Day    She    Paid 

1921 
So   Long   Letty 

1923 
Drivin'    Fool 

IRVING   RUBY 

1919 
Khavah 

MAYNARD    RUDD 
1925 
Silk    Stocking    Sal 

JOSEPH    RUTTENBERG 

1919 
Woman,   Woman 
Woman  Who  Gave 
My   Little   Sister 
Yellow    Dog 

1920 
The  Fallen  Idol 
The  Shark 

1921 
Beyond    Price 
The  Thief 
Tiger's    Cub 
Mountain   Woman 
Know   Your   Man 
From   Now   On 
A   Virgin   Paradise 

1922 
Silver   Wings 
Who  Are  My   Parents 
Town  That  Forgot  God 
My  Friend  the  Devil 

1923 
If  Winter  Comes 

1925 
School   for   Wives 
The    Fool 
EDWARD    G.    SALISBURY 

1923 
Black    Shadows 

HENDRIK  SARTOV 

1921 
Way  Down  East 
Dream   Street 

1922 
Orphans  of  the  Storm 
One  Exciting  Night 

1923 
The    White    Rose 

1924 
America 

R.    B.    SCHELLINGER 

1919 
Our    Teddy 
Kaiser's    Finish 
Never  Say   Quit 

1920 
Cynthia-of-the-Minute 

1921 
The  Master  Mind 

MAX  'SCHNEIDER 

1919 
Amateur   Widow 
Appearince   of    Evil 
Unveiling    Hand 
Cavell     Case 
Phil-for-Short 
Power   and   the   Glory 
The    Battler 
Praise   Agent 

1920 
The  Black  Circle 
The   Blue  Pearl 

1921 
The  Riddle:   Woman 

GEORGE     SCHNEIDERMAN 

1919 
Love  is   Love 

1920 
The    Hell    Ship 
The   Lost    Princess 
Vagabond    Luck 
Molly  and   I 
Love's   Harvest 
Little    Wanderer 

1921 
Just    Pals 
Colorado   Pluck 
Sunset    Sprague 
Bare    Knuckles 
Children  of  Night 
Singing   River 

1922 
Western  Speed 
Queenie 


Jackie 

Pardon    My   Nerve 

The    Village     Blacksmith 

Youth  Must  Have  Love 

Fast   Mail 

1923 
Face    on    the    Barroom    Floor 
Snowdrift 
Pawn  Ticket  210 
Boston    Blackie 
Man's  Size 
Cameo   Kirby 

1924 
Hearts  of  Oak 
Iron   Horse,   The 
Hoodman  Blind 

1925 
The    Roughneck 

FRED    SCHOEDSACK 

1920 
Moon  Madness 

1921 
Beach  of  Dreams 
C.   EDGAR   SCHOENBAUM.I 

1919 
Mystery    Girl 
Girl  Who   Came   Back 
Woman  Next  Door 
Women's    Weapons 
Winning    Girl 
Best   Man 
Venus   in   the   East 
Something  to   Do 
Fires   of   Faith 

1920 
Miss    Hobbs 
Why   Smith  Left  Home 
The   Six   Best   Cellars 
Too   Much   Johnson 

1921 
Held    By   the   Enemy 
Always    Audacious 
Charm    School 
Sham 

The    Love    Special 
Burglar    Proof 
Too  Much   Speed 
The    Hell    Diggers 

1922 
Exit    the    Vamp 
Across   the   Continent 
The  World's  Champion 
Rent    Free 
The  Siren  Call 
On  the   High   Seas 

1923 
The   Heart    Raider 
Mr.    Billings    Spends    His    Dime 
Nobody's   Money 

1924 
Code  of  the  Sea,  The 
Empty   Hands 
Heritage  of  the  Desert,  The 

1925 
The  Devil's  Cargo 
Adventure 

ABRAHAM    SCHOLTZ 

1919 
Desert   Gold 

1920 
The    Cup    of    Fury 

1922 
The   Light   in   the   Clearing 

1924 
Damaged  Hearts 

JOE    SCHOLZ 

1922 
Affinities 

WM.     SCHURR 
1925 
Sackcloth    and    Scarlet 
Any    Woman 
The   Open   Trail 

IRA  B.  SCHWARTZ 

1919 
Prodigal    Wife 

HOMER  SCOTT 

1919 
Light    of    Western    Stars 
Shepherd    of    the    Hills 

1922 
Cross  Roads  of  N.  Y. 

1923 
The  Extra  Girl 
Vengeance  of  the   Deep 
Little    Church   Around    the    Cor 

ner 
Shriek    of    Araby 
Main   Street 

VINCENT  SCULLY 

1921 
The     Charming    Deceiver 
Princess    Jones 
Peggy    Puts    It    Over 
C.    SEELING 

1919 
Enchanted    Barn 

OLIVER    SEGUARDSON 

1923 
The    Rapids 

JOHN     SEITZ 

1919 
The  Westerners 


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1920 
The   Sagebrusher 

1921 
Four    Horsemen    of    Apocalypse 
Hearts  are  Trumps 
lUncharted    Seas 
The   Conquering   Power 

1922 
Prisoner   of    Zenda 
Turn    to    tlie    Right 
Trifling    Women 
I  1923 

I  Scaramouche 
Where  the  Pavement  Ends 

1924 

Price  of  a  Party,  The 
Arab.    The 

JOSEPH    SETTLE 
1922 
Ten  Nights  in  a   Bar  Room 

1923 
Lost   in   a    Big    City 

1924 
Floodgates 

J.    B.    iSHACKELFORD 
1925 

Never  the  Twain   Shall  Meet 
HENRY  SHARP 
1921 
Mother   O'Mire 
Homespun   Folks 
Beau    Revel 
Lying    Lips 

1922 
Hail   the   Woman 
Lorna    Doone 

1923 

Human  Wreckage 
What    a    Wife    Learned 
Soul    of    the    Beast 
The    Sunshine    Trail 
The    Hottentot 
The    Third    Alarm 
Anna    Christie 

1924 
Christine  of  the  Hungry  Heart 
Girl  of  the  Limberlost,  A 
Mirage.   The 
Barbara  Frietchie 
Dynamite  Smith 
Tiger    Thompson 
Marriage   Cheat.  The 

1925 
Enticement  . 

JOHN    S.    SHARP 
1923 
The   Kingdom    Within 

JOE   SHELDERFER 
1919 
Third    Degree 
Spark  Divine 
Lion    and    the    Mouse 
Cambric    Mask 
Captain's  Captain 
1920 
The    Winchester    Woman 
The  Vengeance  of  Durand 
Slaves  of   Pride 
The    Sporting    Duchess 
Dollars   and    the   Woman 

1921 
Vice   of   Fools 
Scarab    Ring 
The   Prey 
Cousin  Kate 
Her   Lord  and   Master 

1922 
The   Prodigal   Judge 

Divorce     Coupons      „^„ 

WILLIAM    SHENTON 
1923 
Pauper    Millionaire 

WE.    SHEPHARD 
1923 

Let's  Go  „ 

DON   SHORT 

1920 
The    Little    Shepherd    of    Kmg- 
dom   Come 

1921 
The   Penalty 
Don't  Neglect  Your  Wife 

1922 
Acs  of  Hearts 
Strength  of  the  Pines 
Gleam  O'Dawn 
The  Yellow    Stain 
Iron  to   Gold 
The  Devil   Within 
Strange   Idols 
Calvert's   Valley 
While  Justice  Waits 
The  Yosemite   Trail 
Oathbound 
Fast   Mail 

1923 
Skid   Proof 
Eleventh  Hour 
Three  Who  Paid 

1924 
Wolf  Man.   The 

JOE    SIDDEN 
1919 
What  Shall  We  Do  With  Him 


ALLEN  SIEGLER 
1919 
When  A    Girl    Loves 
Unpainted    Woman 
What  Am   I    Bid 
Big   Little  Person 
Delicious  Little  Devil 
Weaker   Vessel 
Danger — Go   Slow 
Scarlet  Trail 
Modern   Love 

1920 
April  Folly 
The  Miracle  of  Love 

1921 
Inside   of   the    Cup 
Truant    Husband 
Restless   Sex 
The   Little   Fool 
Over    the    Wire 

1922 
A  Hole  in  the  Wall 
Hate 
Kisses 

1923 
Unseeing  Eyes 

1924 
Girls    Men    Forget 
Tucker's  Top  Hand 
Fool's  Awakening.  The 

1925 
Contraband 

LOUIS   SIMON 
1920 
The   Veiled    Marriage 

HAL  SINTZENICH 
1921 
Over    the   Hill 

1922 
The   Challenge 

1923 
White   Rose,   The 
1924 
America 

ERNEST    SMITH 
1922 
The    Girl   in    His    Room 
Man  From  Downing  Street 
You   Never   Know 
1924 
The    Beloved    Brute 

1924 
Behold    This    Woman 

STEPHEN    SMITH,  JR. 
1922 
My  Wild  Irish  Rose 
Flower    of    the    North 
The   Little   Minister 
Angel  of  Crooked   Street 
The    Son    of    Wallingford 
Little   Wildcat 
A    Girl's    Desire 
Fortune's   Mask 

1923 
One   Stolen   Night 
Man   Next   Door,   The 
Ninety  and  Nine,  The 
Masters   of   Men 
Midnight   Alarm 
Pioneer  Trails 
Man  From   Brodney's,  The 

1924 
Clean  Heart,  The 
My    Man 

Borrowed    Husbands 
Between    Friends 
Captain    Blood 

1925 
Pampered     Youth 
Baree,    Son    of    Kazan 

GENE    SMITH 
1924 
Woman    Who    Sinned,   A 
DAVID     SMITH 
1925 
Baree,    Son    of    Kazan 
Pampered    Youth 

SIDNEY    SNOW 

1923 

Hunting  Big  Game  in  Africa 

THEODORE    SPARKUNI 

1922 

Loves   of   Pharaoh 

JACK    SPRECHT 
1922 
West   of   the   Pecos 
The    Heart    of    a    Texan 

SEYMOUR    SPIEGEL 
1923 
Beware  of  the  Law 

A.   J.   STOUT 
1923 
Drivin'  Fool 

1924 
Feet   of    Clay 

WM     STEINER   Jr. 
1922 
Table  Top   Ranch 
South   of    Northern    Lights 
Butterfly  Range 

GEORGE  STEVENS 
1924 
White    Sheep 
Battling    Orioles 


1925 

Bl.'ick     Cvdom- 

JACK    STEVENS 
1923 
Mine  to  Keep 

1924 
American    Manners 
Leave  It  to  Gerry 
Other    Men's    Daughters 
Gambling   Wives 

ROBT.   W.    STEVENS 
1919 
Girl    Woman 

HARRY   STRADLING 
1921 
Jim  the  Penman 
The   Devil's   Garden 
The  Great  Adventure 

1922 
His   Wife's   Husband 
Fair    Lady 
How  Women  Love 
Secrets    of    Paris 

WALTER    STRADLING 
1919 
Out  of  a   Clear   Sky 
Heart  of  the  Wilds 

BEN   STRUCKMAN 
1919 
Caught    in    the  Act 

PERCIVAL   STRONG 
1921 
The    Flame 
The    Branded    Soul 

KARL   STRUSS 
1921 
Something   to   Think   About 
The  Affairs  of  Anatol 

1922 
The  Law  and   the  Woman 
Saturday    Night 
Fools   Paradise 
Fools    First 
The   Hero 
Rich   Men's   Wives 
Thorns    and    Orange      Blossoms 
Minnie 

1923 
Daughters  of  the  Rich 
Hero,    The 
Mothers-in-Law 
Poor  Men's  Wives 
Maytime 

1524 
White  Man 
Poisoned    Paradise 

KARL    STRUSS 
1925 
Idle   Toiisrues 

ROBERT    STUART 
1919 
Beating  the   Odds 
Green   God 
Fighting  Destiny 
Everybody's   Girl 
Man  Who   Won 
King   of    Diamonds 
Beauty   Proof 
The   Gamblers 

1920 
The   Birth   of   a   Soul 
The  Flaming  Clue 
The   Gauntlet 

1921 
The    Broadway    Bubble 

1922 
French   Heels 
No  Trespassing 

CHARLES   STUMAR 
1919 
Sahara 

Prisoners  of  the  Pine 
Come    Again    Smith 
The   Drifters 
End    of    the    Game 
1920 
The   Lone   Wolf's   Daughter 
Sex 
Love   Madness 

1921 
I  Am  Guilty 
Leopard  Woman 
Love 

Lying   Lips 
Shams   of    Society 
1922 
When    the    Devil    Arrives 
Skin  Deep 

Don't  Doubt  Your  Wife 
Trail   of   Hate 
Caught    Bluffing 
Forsaking    All    Others 
When    Husbands    Deceive 
Top   O'   the    Morning 

1923 
Abysmal  Brute,  The 
Midnight   Guest   The 
Power  of  a   Lie,  The 
Freshie,  The 

1924 
Gaiety  Girl,  The 
Rose  of  Paris,  The 
Stolen    Secrets 
K — the    Unknown 


Lady   of  Quality,   A 
Turmoil,  The 

JOHN    STUMAR 
1919 
Lady  of  Red   Butte 
Home    Breaker 
Hard    Boiled 
Vive    la    France 
Quicksand 
Extravagance 
Other  Men's  Wives 
1920 
What's    Your    Husband    Doing 
His    Wife's    Friend 
L'Apache 

The  Market  of  Souls 
Black    Is    White 
The    Dark    Mirror 
1921 
Mother    Eternal 
Song  of  the  Soul 
Greater    Than    Love 
Shams  of  Society 

1922 
Pardon   My  French 
Cardigan 

Anne  of  Little  Smoky 
Blaze  Away 
Forgotten   Law 
Super   Sex 

1923 
Spoilers    The 
Dollar   Devils 
Temporary   Marriage 
Million  to   Burn,   A 
Darling   of   New    York,   The 

1P24 
Wine 

Listen  Lester 
The   Family  Secret 
Daddies 
The  Tornado 

1925 
Head    Winds 
A    Woman's    Faith 

F.  H.  STURGES 
1922 
Mysterious   Rider 

NEIL    SULLIVAN 
1922 
Sure-Fire   Flint 

1924 
Masked  Dancer,  The 
Three    O'CIock    in    the    Morning 
Average  Woman,   The 
Youth  For   Sale 
Lend    Me    Your    Husband 

1925 
The    Early    Bird 

LUCIEN  TAINGUY 
1919 
The    Scar 
Mandarin's    Gold 
Hit  or   Miss 
Courage    for    Two 
Love   in   a   Hurry 
Echo   of    Youth 
Love   Cheat 

1920 
The  Shadow  of  Rosalie   Byrnes 
In   Walked    Mary 
What    Women    Want 
A    Damsel   in    Distress 

1921 
North    Wind's    Malice 
Diane   of    Star    Hollow 

1922 
Girl    From    Porcupine 
God's  Country  and  the  Law 
PHILLIP  TANURA 
1923 
Knock   on    the   Door.    The 
J.    O.   TAYLOR 
1920 
The    Grim    Game 
Below   the   Surface 
Behind   the   Door 
1921 
Brute   Master 
Thousand   to    One 
His  Own  Law 
The   Cup   of   Life 
1922 
Blind  Hearts 
The  Sea  Lion 

1923 
Last   Moment.    The 
Man    Alone,    The 
Scars   of   Jealousy 
1924 
Uninvited  Guest 

SAM    TAYLOR 
1920 
In  Honor's  Web 
ARTHUR    A.    THADWELL 

1920 
Love    Without    Question 

JOHN    R.   THOMPSON 
1921 
Cold    Steel 

1922 
Girl   From   Rocky   Point 
Crossing  Trails 
My  Dad 


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WM    C.   THOMPSON 
1919 
Mother   I    Need   You 
As  the  Sun  Went  Down 

1921 
Woman   Untamed 

ALLEN    THOMPSON 
1924 
Hill   Billy,   The 

1925 
Women     First 
Who     Cares 
Fatal    Mistake 
Tainted    Money 
The    Fearless    Trover 
THOMAS 
1924 
Desert   Sheik,    The 

ROBERT    THORNBY 
1922 
The    Kick-Back 

WILLIAM    THORNLEY 

1919 
Dolly's    Vacation 
Better    Times 
Turn    in    the    Road 

1921 
God's  Crucible 

1922 
Man    to    Man 

Cameron   of   the   Royal  Mounted 
Good   Men   and   True 

1923 
Burning    Words 
Love   Brand,   The 
Miracle    Baby,    The 
Crashin'    Thru 
Desert    Drivin' 
Canyon  of  the  Fools 
Near   Lady,  The 
Prince  of  a   King,   A 

1524 
Dancing    Cheat,    The 
Breathless    Moment,    The 
Coyote  Fangs 
Jack   O'Clubs 
Dark    Stairways 

HARRY    THORP 

1920 
When  the   Clouds   Roll   By 

1921 
Mark   of   Zorro 
The    Nut 

1922 
Wild    Honey 

1923 
Rupert  of  Hentzau 

ROY    TOTHEROH 

1919 
Shoulder   Arms 
Sunnyside 

1921 
The   Kid 

1923 
Woman   of   Paris 

ARTHUR   TODD 

1919 
Deliverance 

1920 
Live    Sparks 
The   Dream   Cheater 
Thirty    Thousand    Dollars 
Number    99 
Desert   Gold 
The  Green  Flame 

1921 
The  Devil   to   Pay 
Coast   of   Opportunity 
House  of  Whispers 

1922 
According  to  Hoyle 
Forget   Me   Not 

1923 
Brass   Bottle 

Isle    of    Lost    Ships,    The 
Speed    King,    The 

19k.-; 
Torment 

White  Moth,  The 
In    Every    Woman's    Life 

192S 
One   Year   to   Live 
Gold    Heels 

N.    C.    TRAVIS 

1920 
Heritage 

WILLIAM    TUERS 

1921 
Sunshine    Harbor 

1922 
Beyond   the   Rainbow 
The  Barricade 
Till  We  Meet  Again 

1923 
One   Million    in   Jewels 

192  + 
Sixth    Commandment,    The 
"Tarnish 

1925 
Breed    of    the    Border 

ANTHONY   G.   TRIGILl 

1922 
Bootleggers 


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JAY    TURNER 

1923 
Friendly   Husband,  A 

1924 
Darwin  Was    Right 

GUSTAVE  UCICKY 

1923 
Queen  of  Sin,   The 

E.  G.  ULLMAN 

1919 
Wildcat    of    Paris 
Blinding   Trail 
Society   of  Sensation 
Little    White    Savage 
Out   of  the   Night 

JOHN    URIE 

1919 
Queen  of  Hearts 

FRANK  URSON 

1919 
You're  Fired 
Alias  Mike   Moran 
Roaring    Road 
Love    Burglar 

1920 
The  Lottery   Man 
An  Adventure  in  Hearts 
Hawthorne  of  the  U.   S.  A. 
TRAVERS    VALE 

1924 
Street   of   Tears,    The 

JOlSEPH    VALENTINE 
1925 
The    Star    Dust    Trail 
Folly   of   Vanity 
My    Husband's    Wives 
A.   H.  VALLET 
1921 
Law   of  the  Yukon 

E.  J.  VALLEJO 

1921 
Dwelling  Place  of  Light 
Money   Changers 
Spenders 
U.  P.  Trail 
The    Killer 
Lure   of    Egypt 
The  Rage  of  Paris 

1922 
The   Millionaire 
Three  Must  Get  Theres 

E.    D.    VAN    DYKE 

1924 
Barriers   Burned  Away 
Winner  Take  All 

NED   VAN   BUREN 

1919 
Kingdom  of  Youth 
Twilight 
Wild  Honey 
Broadway    Saint 
The   Volcano 

1921 
The    Sin    That   Was   His 
Burn   'Em  Up    Barnes 

1922 
Cardigan 
Headless   Horseman 

1924 
Stranger  from  the  North 
Old   Fool.   The 

JOHN  VAN  DE  BROEK 

1919 
Woman 

CARL    VANDERBROEK 
1925 
Creater    Than    Marriage 
CHARLES  J.  VAN   ENGER 

1920 
The  Great   Redeemer 

1921 
Last   of   the  Mohicans 
The  County  Fair 
Seven    Years    Bad    Luck 
Be  My  Wife 
Foolish    Matrons 

1922 
A    Doll's    House 
Kindred  of  the   Dust 

1923 
Christian,  The 
Salome 

Three    Wise    Fools 
Famous  Mrs.  Fair,  The 

1924 
Broadway  After  Dark 
How  To  Educate  A  Wife 
Daring  Youth 
Daughters  of   Pleasure 
Forbidden   Paradise 
Three  Women 
Marriage  Circle,  The 
Lovers'    Lane 
Name  the  Man 

1925 
Kiss   Me  Again 

JAMEtS  C.  VAN  TREES 

1919 
Who    Cares 
Lady's   Name 
Veiled  Adventure 
Happiness  a  la  Mode 
Mrs.   Leffingwell's  Boots 
Romance  and  Arabella 


Man  from  Funeral  Range 
Final    Close-Up 
Rescuing  Angel 
Girls 

1920 
The    Thirteenth    Commandment 
Judy   of  Rogue's  Harbor 
Jenny   Be  Good 
Nurse  Marjorie 
More   Deadly  Than  the   Male 
His   Ofificial   Fiancee 
A   Widow    By    Proxy 
Soul  of  Youth 

1921 
The  Witching  Hour 
Sacred    and    Profane    Love 
The   Furnace 
Wealth 

1922 
Morals 

Top  of   New   York 
Green    Temptation 
Young  Rajah 
The    Bonded   Woman 

1923 
Huntress,   The 
Rustle  of  Silk,  The 
White  Flower,  The 

1924 
Single    Wives 
Perfect   Flapper,   The 
Lilies  of  the  Field 
Woman  on  the  Jury,  The 
1925 
If    I    Marry    Again 
I    Want    My    Man 
Chickie 

ROY  VAUGHN 

1920 
Wit   Wins 

ARPAD   VIRAGH 

1922 
All   for  a  Woman 

G.  VENTIMIGLIA 

1923 
Toilers   of   the    Sea 

M.  VLADIMER 

1922 
Possession 

WILLIAM   WAGNER 

1920 
The  Woman   Game 
Whispers 
The   Imp 
The    Country    Cousin 

1921 
The   Miracle   of    Manhattan 
Poor    Dear   Margaret   Kirby 
Dangerous    Paradise 
The    Girl    From    Nowhere 
Remorseless    Love 

1922 
The  Referee 
A   Wide    Open    Town 
The  Way   of  a   Maid 
Why    Announce    Your    Marriage 
C.    H.    WALES 

1919 
Mask   of  Riches 
Deuce    Duncan 
Tony  America 

BLAKE  WAGNER 

Fools  in  the  Dark 

SID    C.  WAGNER 

1924 
Cyclone  Rider,  The 

J.   B.  WALKER 

1920 
Back    to    God's    Country 

1921 
Girl   from    God's    Country 

1923 
Danger 

The  Grub  Stake 
Richard   the   Lion    Hearted 

19?4 
Wise  Virgin,  The 
What    Shall   I    Do? 

RAYMOND    WALKER 

19'.  4 
Purple  Dawn,  The 

VERNON   WALKER 
Would  You  Forgive? 
Forbidden    Trails 
The  Last  Straw 
Square   Shooter 
Firebrand   Trevison 

1923 
Front    Page    Story,    A 
End  of  the  Rope.  The 
Mary  of  the   Movies 
Purple    Dawn,   The 
Way   of  a   Man,   The 

i;25 
Right   of   the    Strongest,    The 
FRED   WALLER,   Jr. 

1922 
The  Cradle  Buster 

1923 
Second   Fiddle 
Youthful   Cheaters 


Ptiritan  Passions 

1924 
Grit 

BOB    WALTERS 

1923 
Shriek   of  Araby 

DWIGHT  WARREN 

1919 
Midnight    Patrol 

1922 
The    Altar    Stairs 

1923 
Double   Dealing 
Shock,  The 
Spoilers,   The 
Wild   Bill   Hickock 

U'24 
Singer  Jim  McKee 

GILBERT   WARRENTON 

1920 
Humoresque 

1921 
Plaything  of  Broadway 
The  Land  of  Hope 
Behind   Masks 
Little  Italy 

1922 
Hush   Money 
The   Dawn   of  the  East 
Lane  That   Had   No  Turning 
Missing   Millions 
Anna   Ascends 
More  to  be  Pitied 

1923 
Leopardess,  The 
Under    the    Red    Robe 

i9;4 
Love  and  Glory 
Flowing    Gold 

1925 
Secrets    of    the    Night 
The    Burning    Trail 
The    Meddler 

MILLARD    WEBB 

1924 
The   Dark   Swan 

ANDREW  WEBER 

1921 
Down    Home 

GEORGE   F.   WEBBER 

1919 
City  of  Comrades 
One    of    the    Finest 
Go  West  Young   Man 
Man    and    His    Money 
Thirty   a   Week 
Upstairs 

1920 
Pinto 
The  Jinx 

The   Slim   Princess 
The    Blooming    Angel 
The  Gay  Lord  Quex 

1921 
Just  Out  of  College 
What  Happened  to   Rosa 
The   Concert 

1922 
Head  Over  Heels 
Cinderella  of  the  Hills 
Extra  I    Extra  I 

1923 
Exciters,  The 

Little   Red   Schoolhouse,   The 
Snow  Bride,  The 
Purple    Highway 

19M 
Her  Love  Story 

1925 
Madame    Sans    Gene 
Night  Life  in   New   York 
C.    WELTY 

1922 
Reckless    Chances 

HAROLD   WENSTROM 

1921 
Proxies 
The  Saphead 
The  Wild  Goose 

1922 
The  Young  Diana 
The    Beauty   Shop 
The  Face  in  the  Fog 
When        Knighthood       was       in 
Flower 

1923 
GoGetter,  The 
Under  the  Red  Robe 

1925 
Zander   the    Great 

ALBERT  WETZEL 
1925 
The   Adventurous    Sex 
J.    P.    WHALEN 

1925 
Red  Blood  and  Blue 

WILLIAM   WHENER 

1921 
The  Road   of  Ambition 

P.    H.    WHITMAN 

1S24 
Thief  of  Bagdad,  The 


GUY  WILKY 

1919 
Tangled  Threads 
Joselyn's   Wife 
Hearts  Asleep 
All  of  a  Sudden  Norma 
Goddess    of    Lost    Lake 
Woman    Michael    Married 
Two  Gun  Betty 

1920 
Jack    Straw 

The  Tree  of   Knowledge 
The  Prince  Chap 

1921 
Conrad  in  Quest  of  His  Youth 
Lost   Romance 
Midsimimer    Madness 
What    Every    Woman    Knows 

1922 
Bought  and  Paid  For 
After  the   Show 
Miss    Lulu    Bett 
Our  Leading  Citizen 
Clarence 
Nice   People 
Manslaughter 

1923 
Adam's   Rib 
Grumpy 

The   Marriage   Maker 
World's  Applause 
Only  38 

Stranger,  The 
Don't  Call  It  Love 
Bedroom  Window,  The 
Icebound 

Man  Who  Fights  Alone,  The 
1925 
New    Lives    for    Old 
Locked    Doors 
Eve's    Secret 
Lost — A    Wife 

EDWIN  W.  WILLAT 

1919 
False   Faces 
Spotlight  Sadie 

1921 
That   Something 

FRANK  D.  WILLIAMS 

1919 
'Secret  Strings 
Poor  Rich   Man 
His    Debt 
Man    Beneath 

1920 
The   Brand   of   Lopez 
The    Devil's    Claim 
The    Tong    Man 
The    Illustrious    Prince 
The    Dragon    Painter 
The  Beggar  Prince 
An    Arabian    Knight 
Li  Ting  Lang 

1921 
The  First   Born 
Black   Roses 
Where    Lights   Are   Low 

1922 
The    Swamp 

1919 
Knickerbocker    Buckaroo 
LAWRENCE    E.    WILLIAMS 

1919 
Marriage  for   Convenience 
Marriage 
Bishop's  Emeralds 

1920 
Impossible    Catherine 

1921 
Idols    of   the   North 
Lonely    Heart 
The   Family   Closet 

1922 
Father   Tom 
Man  She  Brought  Back 

1924 
Ramshackle   House 

WALTER  WILLIAMS 

1920 
The  Iron  Heart 
Lost   Money 
The   Splendid    Sin 
The  Snares  of  Paris 
The    Tattlers 
Her  Honor  the  Mayor 
The   Spirit  of   Good 

1921 
The  Land  of  Jazz 
Beware  of  the  Bride 
Husband   Hunter 

BEN    WILSON 

1924 
Romance   and    Rustlers 
Ramshackle  House 

JACK  WILSON 

1923 
Woman   of  Paris,   A 

1924 
Midnight   Secrets 

HARRY  WOOD 

1921 
Rogues  and  Romance 


SAM  WOOD 

1924 

Mine    with    the    Iron    Door 

ALVIN  WYCKOFP 

1919 

Squaw  Man 

Don't    Change    Your   Husband 
Fires  of  Faith 
For  Better,   for  Worse 

1920 
Why    Change   Your   Wife 
Male   and    Female 
1921 
Something   to    Think    About 
Forbidden    Fruit 
The  Affairs  of  Anatol 

1922 
'Saturday    Night 
Fools    Paradise 
Blood   and   Sand 
Man    Who    Saw    Tomorrow 
Manslaughter 

1923 
Strangers   of   the   Night 
Adam's  Rib 
Pleasure  Mad 

192* 
Lily  of  the  Dust 
Men 

Border  Legion,   The 
When  A    Girl    Loves 
1925 
The    Swan 
A  Kiss  in  the  Dark 
Old    Home    Week 

EDWARD    WYNARD 

1919 
Forbidden    City 
The    Red    Viper 

1920 
The    Bandbox 
The  White  Moll 

1921 
The  Silver  Lining 
Perjury 

R.   E.   YEAGER 

1920 
A    World   of  Folly 

BUD  YOUNG 

1921 
Under  Western   Skies 

HAL    YOUNG 

1919 
Girls 

Fires  of  Faith 
Private    Peat 

Come   Out   of   the    Kitchen 
Let's   Elope 
Two    Brides 
Woman   of   Impulse 
My   Cousin 

1920 
A   Widow    By    Proxy 
Luck    in    Pawn 
Easy    To    Get 
The    Amateur    Wife 
Anne  of  Green   Gables 

1921 
Call   of  Youth 
The   Great   Day 
Civilian    Clothes 
Burn   'Em  Up   Barnes 
Heedless    Moths 
Mystery    Road 
Appearances 
Princess  of  New  York 

JACK    YOUNG 
1919 
Nature    Girl 

1925 
The    Right    Man 
Missing 
Mickey 

L.    J.    ZERR 
1925 
The    Cloud   Rider 

AL.    ZIEGLER 

1&;;4 
Through  the  Dark 
1925 
Rough    Going 
White    Thunder 
WILLIAM  ZOLLINGER 
1919 
Key  to   Power 

FRANK  ZUKOR 
1921 
The    Silver    Lining 
1922 
Holdane  of  the  Secret  Service] 

1923 
Beware  of   the   Law 
Darkness    and    Daylight 

1924 
Meddling  Women 
1925 
The   Mad   Marriage 
Lying  Wives 

JACK  ZANDERBROCK 
1925 
School  for  Wives 
The  Fighting  Sheriff 


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Blazing  the  Way 

(.CoiituiucU    from    Fage     116) 

raphy  is  to  be.  Here  and  there, 
ate  those  who  observe  closely,  there 

e  tendencies  to  use  more  trecdoni 
id   to    take   greater    hazards    in    the 

neniatographic  aspects  of  produc- 
on,  with  the  result  that  pictures  such 
>  "The   Lost    World  '   are   material- 

ed. 

And  it  is  significant  that  whenever 
lese    demands    have    been    made    on 

nematography — and  that  means  on 
le  cinematographers  themselves — 
le    profession    has    not    been    found 

anting;  but,  instead,  has  raised  its 
lane  even  higher — thereby  thrusting 
le  frontier  of  film  production  farther 
1  advance  than  ever.  True,  it  is,  that 
lis  figurative  frontier  soon  becomes 
3  densely  populated  (in  the  form  of 
reductions  made  along  the  pattern 
[  t^"?  pioneer) — as  densely  populated 
5  an  actual  frontier,  but  that  is  noth- 
ig  more  than  another  testimonial  of 
le    flexibility    of    cinematography,    a 

stimonial  to  its  facility  in  almost 
imediately  absorbing  every  forward 
ep  in  the  calling,  no  matter  how 
;volutionary  it  may  be. 

The  last  twelve  months  have  been 
articularly  marked  by  the  advent  of 
ew  models  of  cameras  and  improved 
inses,  with  the  consequent  enrich- 
lent  of  picture  making.  Panchro- 
latic  film  has  come  into  wide  use, 
lere  even  being  some  companies 
/hich  are  concentrating  almost  ex- 
lusively  on  this  form  of  stock.  While 
aturally  the  bulk  of  improvements 
ave  their  origin  in  this  country,  vari- 
us  innovations  have  bobbed  up 
broad,  some  of  which  give  promise 
ar  practical  things  and  some  of 
/hich  do  not.  However,  Europe 
eems  to  be  emerging  from  the  leth- 
rgy,  which  was  induced  by  and 
?hich  hung  over  from  the  war,  and 
is  conceivable  that  persistent  ef- 
3rts  are  being  made  to  bridge  the 
ap  that  heretofore  has  existed,  cine- 
latographically  even  more  than  oth- 
rwise,  between  domestic  and  foreign 
1ms. 

Since  its  founding,  the  American 
ociety  of  Cinematographers  has  held 
p  the  torch  of  progress  in  motion 
holography  and  its  efforts  have  met 
;ith  great  success — as  successful  in 
let  as  the  cinematography  of  1918, 
;hen  the  A.  S.  C.  was  organized,  is 
iflerent  from  that  of  1925.  It  is  an 
iteresting  circumstance  that  "The 
'en  Commandments,"  "The  Thief  of 
Bagdad"  and  "The  Lost  World,"  men- 
lentioned  in  the  foregoing  as  out- 
;anding  productions,  cinematographi- 
ally,  were  all  photographed  by  A.  S. 
).  members. 

"The  Ten  Commandments"  is  the 
rork  of  Bert  Glennon,  A.  S.  C.  "The 
.Tiief  of  Bagdad"  was  photographed 
y  Arthur  Edeson,  Philip  H.  Whit- 
aan  and  Kenneth  MacLean,  all  A. 
I.  C.  members.  "The  Lost  World" 
fas  filmed  by  Arthur  Edeson,  Fred 
V.  Jackman,  Homer  Scott  and  J.  D. 
ennings,  all  of  whom  are  A.  S.  C. 
lembers.  In  fact,  First  National  in- 
uced  Fred  W.  Jackman,  director  of 
Black  Cyclone"  and  other  Hal  Roach 
matures,  to  leave  the  field  of  direc- 
)rs  temporarily,  so  that  his  abilities 
ould  be  availed  of  on  the  intricate 
bases  of  "The   Lost  World." 


A.  S.  of  G. 

1219-20-21-22   Guaranty   BuiUling,   Hollywood,   Calif. 

Officers 

Homer    A.    Scott President 

Victor     Milner     Vice-President 

Daniel    Clark    Vice-President 

L.    Guy    Wilky Vice-President 

Bert    (ilennon     Treasurer 

John    \V.    Boyle Secretary 

Board  of  Governors 

Bert   Glennon  L.    Guy   Wilky 

Victor    Milner  Fred  Jackman 

John   W.    Boyle  Daniel   Clark 

H.    Lyman   Broening  Charles   \''an   Enger 

Gaetano   Gandio  Norbert    Brodin 

Gilbert  Warrenton  Paul  P.   Perry 

George    Schiieiderman  Alfred   Gilks 
Homer  A.    Scott 

Members 

Abel,   David — with   Warner   Borthers. 

Arnold,    John — with    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer    Picture 

Corp. 
Barnes,   George   S. — with   Cosmopolitan. 
Beclcway,    Wm. — Europe. 

Benoit,    Georges — •  Broenine,  H.   Lyman — 

Boyle,  John  W. — with  Wesley  Ruggles,  F.  B.  O. 
Brodin,  Norbert  F. — Frank  Lloyd  Productions, 
Brotherton,    Joseph — ■ 

Brown,    Kari — with  James   Cruze,  Famous   Players- 
Clark,  Dan — with  Tom  Mix,  Fox  Studio. 
Clarke,    Chas.    G. — 
Cowling,    Herford    T.— Room   216-2'9    So.    La    Salle 

St.,   Chicago,  111. 
Cronjager,    Henry — with      Famous      Players-Lasky, 
Dean,  Faxon   M. — with  Fox. 
Doran,  Robert  S. — with  Hal  Roach  Studio. 
Dored,   John — Riga,   Latvia. 
Dubray,    Joseph    A. — with    Peninsula    Studios,    San 

Mateo,    Calif. 
DuPar,    E.    B. — with  Warner  Bros. 
DuPont,   Max  B.— 
Edeson,    Arthur — with       Sam      Rork      Productions, 

United    .Studios. 

Evans,  Perry — •  Fildew,    Wm. 

Fischbeck.    Harry   A. — • 

Fisher,    Ross    G. — with    A.    J.    Brown    Productions, 

Russell    Studio. 
Gaudio,     Gaetano — with     Norma    Talmadge,     Joseph 

Schenck    Productions;    Metro-Goldwyn    Studios. 
Gilks,    Alfred — with    Famous    Players-Lasky. 
Glennon,    Berl — with    Paul    Bern,    Famous    Players- 
Good.    Frank   B. — with   Warner    Brothers. 
Gray,   King  D.—  Griffin,   Walter  L. — 

Guissart,   Rene — ■ 

Haller,  Ernest — with  Henry  King,  United  Studios. 
Heimerl,   Alois   G. — 

Jackman,   Floyd — with  Fred  W.   Jackman  Prods. 
Jackman,    Fred    W. — directing    Fred    W.    Jackman 

Prods..   Hal   Roach   Studios. 
Jennings,   J.    D. — • 

Koenekamp,  Hans   F. — with  Larry  Semon. 
Kull,    Edward — with   Universal. 
Kurrle,    Robert — with    Edwin    Carewe,    United 
Landers,   Sam — ■ 
Lockwood,  J.   R. — 

Lundin,    Walter — with    Harold    Lloyd    Productions, 
Lyons,    Reginald — • 
MacLean,   Kenneth   G. — with  Fox. 
Marshall,  Wm. — with  Carlos  Prods. 
McCord,  T.   D. — with   First  National. 
Meehan,    George — with    Henry    Lehrman,    Fox. 
Milner,    Victor — with    Famous    Players-Lasky. 
Morgan,    Tra    H. — with    Cosmopolitan. 
Norton,    Stephen   S. — ■ 
Overbaugh.    Roy   F. — New   York   City. 
Palmer.   Ernest    S. — with  Fox. 

Perry,  Harry — with  B.  P.  Schulberg  Productions. 
Perry,    Paul    P. — 

Polito,    Sol — with    Hunt    Stromberg   Productions. 
Ries,   Park  J.— 

Rizard.   George — New  York  City. 
Roos,  Len   H.— with  Fox  Film   Corp.    (N.   Y.)    (Ed- 
ucational   Div.),    in    Australia. 
Rose,  Jackson  J. — with  ITniversal. 
Rosher,    Charles — with    Mary    Pickford,    Pickford- 

Fairbanks   studio. 
Schneiderman,   George — with  Fox. 
Scott,   Homer   A. — 

Seitz,   John   F. — with   Rex   Ingram.    Europe. 
Sharp,    Henry — with    Douglas    Fairbanks,    Pickford 

Fairbanks    Studio. 
Short,   Don — ■ 

Smith,   Steve,   Jr. — with  Vitagraph   Studio^ 
Steene,  E.   Burton — New  York  City. 
Stumar,    Charles — with    Universal, 
Stumar,   John — with    Universal. 
Tolhurst,  Louis  H. — ^"Secrets  of  Life,"   Microscopic 

Pictures,    Principal    Pictures    Corporation. 
Totheroh,   Rollie   H. — with   Charlie  Chaplin, 
Turner,   J.    Robert — with   Fox. 
Van    Buren,    Ned — 

Van    Enger,    Charles — with    Ernst    Lubitsch,    War- 
ner Brothers. 
Van    Trees,    James    C. — with    First    National, 
Warrenton,    Gilbert — with    Fox. 
Wenstrom,    Harold — 
Whitman,    Philip   H. — with    Famous   Players-Lasky, 

New  York  City. 
Wilky,    T..     Guy — with    William    de    Mille,    Famous 
Edison,   Thomas   A. — Honorary   Member. 
Webb,    Arthur   C. — Attorney. 


Rebecca  & 
Silton  Inc. 


Representing 

PRODUCERS 

DIRECTORS 

ARTISTS 


REBECCA  &  SILTON  INC. 

723  SEVENTH  AVE. 
N.  Y.  C. 

PHONE  BRYANT  3790-3791 

California  Representative 

The  Ben  H.  Rothwell  Co. 

SUITE  420  MARKHAM  BLDG. 

6372  HOLLYWOOD  BLVD. 

LOS  ANGELES,  GAL. 


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Debrie  Cameras,  earns  the  enthusiastic  approval  of  every  camera-wise  expert. 

Sole-Agents  for  U.  S.  and  Canada 

MOTION  PICTURE  APPARATUS  CO.,  Inc. 

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Vidor's   Unique  Idea 

{Continued   from   Page    11) 

It  all  comes  back  to  the  same  thing: 
motion  pictures  need  new  ideas,  new 
blood  injected  into  them.  At  present 
ihe  general  run  of  tilnis  are  hack- 
neyed. The  public  is  movie-wise. 
Movie-goers  know  ever)-  plot  even  be- 
fore they  step  into  a  theater.  They  can 
out-guess  us  in  all  the  conventional 
plots.  Things  have  reached  such  a 
state  that  something  radical  must  be 
(lone  to  keep  films  entertaining.  The 
public  isn't  "dumb"  —  small  towns 
I  are  just  as  wise  as  big  ones.  Radio 
is  partly  responsible. 

Expect    More    of    Pictures    Than    or 
the  Stage 

It  is  a  fact  that  people  are  infin- 
itely more  critical  at  a  motion  pic- 
ture than  they  are  at  a  play.  On 
the  stage  the  whole  thing,  as  far 
as  the  audience  is  concerned,  is  noth- 
ing more  than  play-acting.  Conse- 
quently, if  a  wall  shakes  when  a  door 
is  closed,  no  one  thinks  anything 
of  it.  In  pictures,  on  the  other  hand, 
we  have  been  obliged  to  retake  many 
scenes  because  of  a  wall  that  moved. 
Only  a  few  years  ago  people  came 
out  to  Hollywood  who  had  the  idea 
that  we  went  into  actual  homes  and 
filmed  our  scenes  there,  passing  from 
one  room  into  another.  Motion  pic- 
tures have  created  such  an  illusion 
of  reality  that  when  a  star  who  has 
become  famous  in  one  type  of  role 
ttempts  another,  the  public  will  have 
one  of  it.  It  wants  its  ingenues 
;o  be  ingenues,  whether  or  no  the 
lady    in    real    life    is    the    mother    of 


seven  children.  It  wants  its  vamps 
to  be  vamps,  even  if  its  pet  vamp 
is  one  of  the  sweetest  girls  ofif  the 
screen.  That's  a  handicap  for  genu- 
ine  artists. 


Supervision 

(Continued  from  Page   13) 
the   utmost   in   value   from   our   com- 
pany of  contract  players. 

The  problem  of  artistic  tempera- 
ment occasionally  arises,  and  it  has 
been  found  that  situations  of  that 
type  can  be  handled  to  better  advan- 
tage by  the  producer  than  the  direc- 
tor. 

The    Schedule 

One  of  the  most  important  factors 
in  making  pictures  efficiently  is  the 
production  schedule,  and  it  is  here 
that  the  producer  must  plan  a  cor- 
rect estimate  of  the  time  a  produc- 
tion should  be  allowed.  Time  is  the 
most  precious  element  in  the  indus- 
try and  a  producer  must  know  how 
to  save  it  wherever  possible  without 
detriment  to   the  picture. 

Gowns  have  become  an  important 
box  office  angle,  and  the  producer 
must  pay  considerable  attention  to 
the  costuming.  Finally,  it  is  personal 
supervision  by  the  producer  which 
relieves  the  director  of  many  trouble- 
some burdens'  and  leaves  him  free  to 
give  his  picture  everything  he  has 
in   the  way  of  artistic   values. 


The  Fairbanks  System 


The  greatest  need  of  the  motion 
picture  producer  of  today  is  adaptable 
screen  material.  Books  which  make 
excellent  reading  do  not  always  lend 
themselves  to  faithful  reproduction  in 
films,  hence  it  is  oftentimes  necessary 
for  the  producer  to  adjust  the  con- 
tents of  the  book  to  the  exacting  re- 
quirements of  the  photoplay. 

Douglas  Fairbanks  in  his  recent 
productions — -"Robin  Hood"  and  "The 
Thief  of  Bagdad" — has  given  us  a 
fine  example  of  this  method  of  screen 
treatment,  and  his  latest  picture, 
"Don  Q — Son  of  Zorro,"  demon- 
strates thoroughly  the  amount  of  li- 
cense which  can  be  taken  with  an 
original  story  without  garbling  the 
theme  to  such  an  extent  that  it  is 
unrecognizable.  "Don  Q"  was  pre- 
pared for  the  camera  by  Jack  Cun- 
ningham from  "Don  Q's  Love  Story," 
by  K.  and  Hesketh  Pritchard.  It  is 
a  romance  of  old  Spain  which  Fair- 
banks has  interwoven  with  "The  Mark 
of  Zorro,"  that  universally  popular 
picture,  with  a  California  setting, 
which  he  made  a  few  years  ago. 

Fairbanks  does  not  work  from  any 
set  script,  and  his  method,  although 
perhaps  not  entirely  revolutionary, 
should  command  attention  for  its 
thorough  application  to  directorial  de- 
tail. The  first  move,  after  the  screen 
adaptation  has  been  prepared  from 
the  book,  consists  of  the  drawing  of 
three  well  defined  charts  covering  the 
entire  production  activities,  and  these 
charts  are  rarely  if  ever  deviated 
from.  They  may  be  described  as 
follows: 


(A)  Reduction  of  scenario  to 
chart,  giving  salient  points  of  ac- 
tion  to    he    taken. 

(B)  The  story  in  terms  of  sets. 

(C)  A  combination  of  "A"  and 
"B" — naming  the  sets  likely  to 
be  shot  in  order — this  to  facili- 
tate calling  of  various  members 
of  the  cast  for  scenes  in  which 
they  appear. 

"This  method,"  says  Director  Don- 
ald Crisp,  "necessarily  allows  for  con- 
siderable elasticity  in  the  matter  of 
actual  filming  and  is  not  conducive 
to  tie-ups  and  the  general  retarding 
of  the  work  in  hand.  By  carefully 
studying  the  important  features  in- 
corporated in  the  various  charts,  the 
director  and  his  staff  are  enabled  to 
formulate  their  views  on  the  action 
in  the  various  scenes.  Thus,  while 
the  charts  may  be  adhered  to  in  their 
original  form  insofar  as  the  feature 
points  are  concerned,  ample  scope  is 
left  for  the  enlarging  upon  and  em- 
bodying of  new  ideas  which  are  given 
birth  during  the  production  period; 
but  of  course  the  whole  thing  in  the 
filming  of  "Don  Q"  was  the  inspir- 
ing enthusiasm  and  personality  of  Mr. 
Fairbanks  himself,  whose  idea  it  was 
to  apply  the  chart  system." 

The  important  bearing  of  the  origi- 
nal charts  on  production  is  reflected 
largely  in  the  various  departments  of 
the  studio.  If  it  is  found  necessary 
by  the  director  to  use  more  people  in 
some  particular  scene,  the  casting  di- 
rector and  costume  department  are 
affected.  The  enlarging  of  the  cast 
(Continued    on    Page    132) 


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Sunday,  June  7,  1925 


Priscilla  Dean  in 

"The  Crimson  Runner" 

Producer:  Hunt  Stromberg 
distributor:  Producers  Dist.  Corp. 
Is  a  Whole..  ..ANOTHER  ONE 
OF  THOSE  RIP  -  ROARING 
PRISCILLA  DEAN  TRUE-TO- 
TYPE  DRAlSlAS.  SHE  SURE 
FIGHTS  HER  WAY  TO 
GLORY. 

tar.... Gives  an  unusual  perform- 
ance. She  plays  with  all  the  vigor 
for  which  she  is  so  well  known, 
last.... Alan  Hale  looks  the  part  of 
the  Viennese  ex-janitor  who  be- 
comes a  baron.  Michael  Lewis  is 
I  a  fierce-looking  apache,  and  Ward 
Crane  is  surprisingly  interesting 
as  the  hero.  Taylor  Holmes  does 
the  comedy  very  well. 
'ype  of  Story Mark  down  Pris- 
cilla Dean  as  a  female  Robin  Hood. 
Picture  to  yourself  what  happens 
when  this  type  of  person  gets 
,  started  to  avenge  the  wrongs  of 
the  poor  people  during  the  post- 
war period  in  Vienna.  Add  there- 
to numerous  brawls  during  which 
she  fights  her  way  through  to  vic- 
tory and  love  and  you  have  all 
the  ingredients  necessary  for  the 
latest  Priscilla  Dean  production. 

To  avenge  herself  on  a  despotic 
janitor  who  later  becomes  the  com- 
missioner of  Police,  Priscilla  does 
a  female  Robin  Hood.  Her  va- 
rious exploits  baffle  all  the  police 
and  in  the  end  she  is  pardoned  by 
the  new  government  and  of  course 
there  is  a  clinch  with  Ward  Crane. 

The  sets,  character  types  and 
general  production  values  are  well 
worth-while.  There  is  much  action. 
Priscilla  has  a  band  of  eight 
apaches  who  do  just  what  she 
wants  when  she  wants  it  done. 
There  is  a  delightful  costume  ball 
and  an  excellent  duel  with  swords. 

)x      Office      Angle You    should 

know  what  Priscilla  Dean  will  do 
for  you.  This  one  is  easily  up  to 
her    standards. 

tploitation.  ...Stick  to  Priscilla 
Dean  for  the  greater  part  of  vour 
exploitation.  Let  your  folks  know 
that  "The  Crimson  Runner"  has 
nothing  to  do  with  flowers  or 
gardens  but  is  a  rip-snorting  melo- 
irama  in  which  Priscilla  does  a 
^emale  Robin  Hood.  You  might 
i=p  that  expression.  Bv  all  means 
:,'i"\v  a  trailer  to  get  them  back. 
5.11    will   not  disappoint. 

faction   ..Tom  Forman;  very  good 

'"ario    Harvey    Gates 

*hor    Harvey   Gates 

meraman    Sol    Polito 

otography    Very  good 

»tage    4775  fggt 


Fred  Thomson  in 

"The  Bandit's  Baby" 

Fibyi.  Booking   Office 

As  a  Whole... COWBOY  STAR 
TURNS  NURSEMAID  AND 
OFFERS  SOME  FAIR  COM- 
EDY BUT  HIS  FOLLOWING 
MAY  BE  DISAPPOINTED  AT 
THE  LACK  OF  ACTION. 

Star.  ..  .Plays  around  with  a  cute 
h'ttle  baby  most  of  the  time  and 
has  Silver,  his  splendidly  trained 
horse,  perform  some  tricks.  Sort 
of    takes    it    easy    this    time. 

Cast.  ..  .Helen     Foster,     opposite 
Thomson.     Harry  Woods,  the  vil- 
lain.        Others      Clarence      Gelder 
David    (Red)    Kirby,   C.   W.    Mack 
and  Mary  Louise  Miller,  the  -baby. 

Tjrpe  of  Story.  ..  .Comedy-western. 
Fred  Thomson  usually  knocks  'em 
dead  with  his  fighting,  chases, 
stunts  and  thrills  but  this  time 
he's  on  a  sort  of  vacation.  He 
turns  comedian  by  way  of  playing 
nursemaid  to  a  baby  and  getting 
over  his  laughs  by  his  utter  lack 
of  knowledge  in  the  baby  line. 
Some  of  the  comedy  is  all  right  but 
there  is  much  of  it  that  isn't  in 
particularly  good  taste.  The  plot 
is  a  fairly  conventional  and  com- 
plicated one  dealing  with  the  old 
murder  angle  and  hero  being 
blamed  for  a  crime  he  didn't  com- 
mit. When  hero  isn't  dodging  his 
pursuers  he's  minding  the  baby  so 
between  the  two  he  has  plenty  to 
do  though  it's  not  the  strenuous 
sort  of  playing  that  Thomson  usu- 
ally indulges  in.  His  following 
may  miss  the  action  that  his  re- 
leases usually  contain.  The  theme 
concerns  the  inability  of  hero  to 
prove  his  innocence  in  connection 
with  a  certain  murder.  He  hap- 
pens upon  Esther  Lacy  who  is  be- 
ing abused  by  her  husband.  Hero 
likes  her  baby  and  for  that  reason 
decides  to  help  Esther  reach  her 
brother  in  a  nearby  city.  He 
thereby  incurs  her  husband's  wrath 
and  is  forced  to  hide  in  a  cave 
where  he  has  a  great  time  minding 
the  baby  which  he  is  taking  care 
of  in  Esther's  absence.  Her 
brother  clears  hero's  name  and  her 
husband,  the  guilty  one,  is  killed 
leaving  the  path  clear  for  hero  and 
Esther. 

Box  Office  Angle.  ..  .Good  average 
picture  and  will  undoubtedly  en- 
tertain. Thomson's  admirers  may 
miss  the  action  but  one  variation 
shouldn't  spoil  their  enthusiasm  for 
the    star. 

Exploitation The    title    is    a   good 

one  and  a  trailer  showing  hero 
playing  nurse  to  the  baby  should 
get  them  interested  in  the  comedy. 
Tell  them  about  Thomson's  fine 
horse,  Silver,  also.  Where  Thom- 
son is  popular  use  his  name  prom- 
inently in  your  announcements. 
Direction   ...Del  Andrews;  adequate 

Author    Leete    Renick   Brown 

Scenario    Marion   Jackson 

Cameraman    Ross    Fisher 

Photography   All  right 

Locale    West 

Length    5,291    feet 


"The  Man  Without  a 
Conscience" 

Warner  Bros. 

As  a  Whole A   BIT  TRITE  AS 

TO  STORY  BUT  WORKS  OUT 
TO      INTERESTING      HAPPY 
ENDING.    GOOD   CAST   ALSO 
HELPS  TO  MAKE  IT  PLEAS- 
ING. 
Cast.  ..  .Irene   Rich  is  generally  able 
to  help  a  story  over  and  she  doesn't 
fail  this  time.     Her  work  is  inter- 
esting at  all  times.     Willard   Louis 
fits  comfortably  in  the  role  of  ruth- 
less promoter  and  John   Patrick  is 
the  good  looking  young  suitor  who 
overacts     quite     a     little.      Others 
June  Marlowe,  William  Orlamond, 
Helen  Dunbar  and  Robert  Agnew. 
Type   of   Story.  ..  .Romantic    drama; 
from    the    story    by    Max    Kretzer. 
Mother    shows    daughter    the    bills 
that    must     be     paid   and    daughter 
agrees   to   sacrifice    love    for   riches 
and  the  thing  is  all  done.     Sounds 
pretty    trite     and,     on     the    whole, 
"The   Man  Without  a   Conscience" 
is  a  pretty  familiar  yarn  but  it  has 
been   ably   handled   and   played   by 
a    wejl^uited    and     capable     cast 
which  makes  up,   in  a  large  meas- 
ure, for  other  shortcomings.    Irene 
Rich  is  decidedly  interesting  as  the 
girl   who   sacrifices  and   her   act   is 
not   in  vain   this  time.     She   comes 
to  the   happy  ending  by  falling  in 
love   with  her  husband.     The   cen- 
tral   figure    is    Amos    Mason,    rich 
but   uncouth,   who   seeks    the   hand 
of  a   society  girl   in   return   for   his 
money   bags.      Amos   has   built   up 
a    fortune     on     unscrupulous    deal- 
ings.    They  bring  home   his  "ruth- 
lessness"  at  every   turn   in   the   de- 
velopment.    This  is  just  a  bit  over- 
stressed.     It  is  quite  apparent  that 
Amos  isn't  the  clever  business  man 
he  pretends  to  be.     After  her  mar- 
riage to  Amos,  Irene  discovers  that 
he  had  wronged  a  maid  formerly  ih 
her    mother's    employ.      She    man- 
ages to  keep  up  the  sham  marriage 
but    retains    her    love    for    her    old 
sweetheart   until   she  discovers  evi- 
dence   which    leads    her    to   believe 
she   is   no   longer   first   in   his   affec- 
tions.  Amos'  business  falls  through 
and  he  is  sent  to  jail  for  fraud,  a 
sadder  and  much  wiser  man.    Up- 
on  his  release    Irene  and  her  little 
son    wait   to   welcome   him   back   to 
a  fresh  start. 
Box  Office  Angle Satisfying  gen- 
erally.   And  with  Irene  Rich's  good 
work  should  please  the  average  run 
of  audiences. 

Exploitation Good  title  to  use  and 

should  work  out  nicely  with  catch- 
lines.  Warning  sheets  regarding 
bad  investments — the  kind  distrib- 
uted by  banking  concerns — might 
be  used  for  throwaways  and  head- 
ed: "Attention:  Read  This  About 
'The  Man  Without  a  Conscience'  ". 
Direction   ....James  Flood;  adequate 

Author    Max   Kretzer 

Scenario    Hope   Loring; 

Louis    Leighton 

Cameraman    ' David   Able 

Photography     Good 

Locale    New    York 

Length    7,182   feet 


"The  Little  French  Girl" 

Paramount 

As  a  Whole.  ...ROMANTIC  CON- 
FLICT THAT  DOESN'T  SEEM 
VERY  WELL  FOUNDED  NOR 
CONVINCING.  NICELY  ACT- 
ED  AND    DIRECTED. 

Cast Mary  Brian  has  most  of  the 

acting  responsibility  on  her  young 
shoulders.  Does  well  although  her 
emotional  bits  are  occasionally 
strained.  Not  well  close-upcd. 
Alice  Joyce  appealing  though  not 
quite  the  right  type  for  the  love- 
seeking  French  wcnian.  Neil  Ham- 
ilton mostly  a  handsome  addition 
to  the  cast.  Hasn't  much  to  do. 
Esther  Ralston  good  in  small  part 
and  others  Anthony  Jowitt,  Jane 
Jennings,  Paul  Doucet,  Julia  Hur- 
ley, Mario  Majeroni. 

Type  of  Story. ..  .Romantic  drama; 
adapted  from  the  novel  by  Anne 
Douglas  Sedgwick.  Because  her 
mother  had  the  reputation  of  being 
a  "notorious  French  woman"  pretty 
little  Alix  Vervier  was  rejected  by 
English  society,  Alix's  mother 
wanted  her  daughter  to  marry  hap- 
pily even  though  her  own  life 
wasn't  governe(^  by  marriage.  She 
drifted  from  one  love  to  another 
and  excused  herself  to  her  own 
satisfaction  for  each  discretion. 
This  conflict  of  the  French  woman 
and  her  many  loves  and  the  shadow 
which  her  manner  of  living  cast 
upon  her  young  daughter,  the  little 
French  girl,  is  at  times  pathetic 
from  the  standpoint  of  the  girl  but 
there  is  such  a  lack  of  conviction 
about  the  whole  thing  and  so  little 
obvious  foundation  for  the  conflict 
that  you  can't  rouse  yourself  to 
any  degree  of  excitement  over 
it.  There  isn't  enough  evidence  for 
you  to  censure  Madame  Vervier 
nor  much  reason  for  approving  of 
her  and  yet  Alice  Joyce  is  appeal- 
mg  m  her  effort  to  play  a  part  not 
wholly  suited  to  her.  Herbert 
Brenon  has  given  the  story  an  ef- 
fective presentation  and  with  few 
exceptions  handled  the  cast  and 
the  story  to  the  best  advantage. 
The  continuity  is  good  and  the  in- 
terest adequately  sustained.  The 
settings  are  attractive  and  photog- 
raphy first  rate. 

Box  Office  Angle.... Title  is  a  sale- 
able feature  and  with  several  well 
known  names  to  use  it  should  at- 
tract   considerable    business. 

Exploitation Good    title    that    will 

undoubtedly  bring  them  in.  They 
may  expect  a  more  spicy  atmo- 
sphere but  they  should  be  satisfied 
with  the  story  as  presented  bv 
Herbert  Brenon.  Alice  Joyce's 
name  should  be  given  plenty  of 
prominence  and,  of  course,  the 
customarv  book  store  tie-up  with 
the  novel  should  make  good  ad- 
vertising. 

Direction Herbert.  Brenon;  good 

Author Anne  Douglas  Sedgwick 

Scenario    John    Russell 

Cameraman    Hall   Rosson 

Photography    Good 

Locale   England-France 

Length  5,628  feet 


DAILY 


Sunday,  June  7,  1925 


The  Fairbanks  System 

(Continued  from  Page   129) 

invariably  increases  the  area  of  shoot- 
ing, thereby  demanding  increased 
lighting,  etc.,  from  the  electrical  de- 
partment, together  with  added  work 
for  the  construction  staff  and  paint 
shop.  Various  departments  of  the 
studio  are  similarly  affected  by  reason 
of  their  close  affiliation  with  the  work 
in  hand. 

Actual  shooting  of  "Don  Q  com- 
menced on  Monday,  Feb.  1st,  and  the 
picture  was  completed  by  the  end  of 
April.  As  the  film  will  run  between 
nine  and  ten  thousand  feet  and  is  re- 
plete with  the  usual  brand  of  Fair- 
banks action  in  Spanish  settings  of 
perfect  detail,  it's  completion  in  the 
time  mentioned  would  seem  an  en- 
dorsement of  the  methods  adopted  by 
the  producer. 


Meet  the  Gag  Man 

By  William  Beaudine 

'Way  out  West  in  the  Wide  Open 
Spaces  of  Hollywood,  where  a  Man's 
a  Man  and  the  Handclasps  are  a  bit 
Stronger,  lives  a  peculiar  species  of 
Human  Being  that  is,  laughingly, 
called  THE  GAG  MAN,  says  Beau- 
dine  in  "The  Director." 

This  species  is  Indigenous  to  Hol- 
lywood, and  is  very  rarely  found  in 
any  other  place  in  the  world,  with  the 
possible  exception  of  New  York 
where  some  of  them  occasionally 
Take  In  the  Broadway  shows,  re- 
turning to  Hollywood  with  a  lot  of 
their    own    Original    Ideas,    there    to 


deal  them  out  sparingly  to  the  Direc- 
tor, thus  insuring  the  continuance  of 
the  weekly  pay  check. 

After  much  scientific  research  by 
the  World's  Greatest  Genealogists, 
the  Origin  of  this  peculiar  species  has 
been  definitely  traced  to  the  Reign  of 
King  Solomon,  where  The  First  Gag 
Man  Was  Found — seated  on  the 
Right  of  the  Throne  wearing  the  Cap 
and  Bells  of  a  Court  Jester.  This 
probably  accounts  for  all  the  Wise 
Cracks  that  King  Solomon  got  Screen 
Credit  for. 

In  those  days  it  was  a  cinch  to 
make  people  laugh — for  even  Sol, 
with  All  his  Wisdom,  had  never  heard 
the  One  About  the  Two  Irishmen. 

And  so  from  that  time  until  the 
present,  we  have  seen  various  star- 
tling instances  of  the  Ingenuity  of  the 
Gag  Man. 

For  instance,  it  is  definitely  known 
that     eight     Gag    Men     worked    all 
through    the    building    of    Solomon's 
Temple. 

In  fact  it  was  in  the  temple  that  the 
first  Swinging  Door  Chase  routine 
was  doped  out.  The  way  it  happened 
was  the  Gag  Men  were  trying  to  hide 
to  get  Out  of  Work  and  Solomon 
was  chasing  them — in  one  door  and 
out  another. 

Among  other  Famous  Gags  of  long 
ago  is  the  David  and  Goliath  Gag 
with  the  Sling  Shot,  which  ChapHn 
has  since  used  in  his  Own  Inimitable 
Way,  substituting  a  Custard  Pie. 

And  then  we  have  the  Gag  that 
Samson  did  which  brought  to  light 
the  first  Break-away  Pillar. 


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The  first  record  of  any  Animal 
Sags  was  Daniel  in  the  Lion's  Den 
nd  Jonah  in  the  Whale's  Tummy. 

Now  take,  for  instance,  the  Episode 
t  the  Red  Sea.  There  were  the 
sraelites  right  at  the  very  edge  of 
he  water.  Pharoah's  men  were  com- 
ng  down  upon  them  from  the  Back- 
ground on  an  Eight  Crank.  The 
^ight  was  Getting  Yellow  and  only 
Two  Hundred  Feet  of  Film  left  in 
he  Camera  to  Finish  tfie  Picture.  Up 
.tepped  the  Gag  Man  and  Saved  the 
Day  by  Suggesting  backing  up  the 
vaters,  thereby  originating  the  First 
Reverse  Motion  Gag. 

And  so  it  was  that  when  C.  B.  De- 
Mille  came  to  This  Sequence  in  his 
'Ten  Commandments,"  a  Direct  De- 
scendant of  the  Red  Sea  Gag  Man, 
nheriting  the  Wisdom  of  his  Illus- 
rious  Ancestor,  stepped  up  and 
showed  C.  B.  how  to  Back  up  the 
n-aters. 

The  present  day  Gag  Man  has  dis- 
carded the  Jester's  Costume  and 
wears  in  its  stead,  a  pair  of  Horn- 
rimmed  Glasses   and   Golf   Suit.      He 


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has  developed  three  Distinct  Charac- 
teristics. 

The  first  of  these  is  a  Permanent 
and  Thoughtful  Expression  which 
never  leaves  his  Face.  Even  though 
he  has  fallen  asleep  On  the  Set,  the 
expression  remains  on  his  Face  and 
fools  the  Director  into  believing  that 
he  is  still  thinking. 

The  second  Characteristic  is  a  Good 
Memory  which  stands  him  in  good 
stead  and  enables  him  to  Drag  out 
musty,  dust-covered  Gags  and  Pieces 
of  Business  which  have  been  worn 
Thread-bare  on  the  Stage,  decades 
ago,  when  the  Director  to  whom  he 
tells  them  had  only  One  Care  in  the 
World  and  that  was  whether  his  next 
Bottle  of  Milk  would  be  too  Warm 
or  too  Cold. 

The  third  Characteristic  is  an  In- 
exhaustible, Effervescent  supply  of 
Wise  Cracks.  These  come  in  espe- 
cially Handy  when  the  Director  and 
the  Entire  StafT,  including  the  Pro- 
ducer, are  at  a  point  in  Conference  or 
On  the  Set,  where  they  are  Stuck  as 
to  just  What  to  Do. 

They  are  in  the  Same  Boat  as  the 
Israelites  were  in  the  Red  Sea. 

Then  is  when  the  Gag  Man  Lets 
Loose  one  of  his  Precious  Wise 
Cracks,  which  has  nothing  to  do  with 
the  Situation,  but  which  tends  to  take 
Everybody's  Mind  off  the  fact  that 
they  .are  Stuck  without  Solving  the 
Problem  and  gives  the  Director  a 
great  opportunity  to  call  "Lunch!" 

In  conclusion,  let  us  scrutinize  the 
word  "Gag-Man"  and  trace  its  Deri- 
vation. It  comes  from  the  Latin — 
"GAG"  —  "GAGEM"  —  "GAGMA- 
ROO" — meaning,  Something  to  Hin- 
der the  Speech.  The  second  syllable, 
"Man,"  is  the  Same  in  All  Languages. 
In  fact,  Man  is  the  same  the  World 
Over,  according  to  Pola  Negri.  It 
means  a  Creature  that  walks  around 
on  Two  Legs.  However,  to  anyone 
who  knows  a  GAG-MAN,  or  any- 
thing about  a  GAG-MAN,  it  is  very 
evident  that  the  Name  is  Misapplied 
and  very  Misleading,  because  you 
never  have  to  Hinder  their  Speech. 
They  don't  Talk,  having  Nothing  to 
Talk  About. 

And  they  don't  walk  around  on 
Two  Legs. 

In  fact,  you  very  seldom  find  them 
even  Scanding  on  Two  Legs. 

Most  of  the  time  they  are  either 
Sitting  down,  or  Lving  down — On 
the  Job'. 

So,  after  reading  this,  if  you  are 
Any  Wiser  than  before  you  started, 
let  me  ask  you— WHY  IS  A  GAG- 
MAN? 


Flood  to  Direct   Sherman 

Los  Angeles — James  Flood  will  di- 
rect Lowell  Sherman  in  "Satan  and 
Sables"  for  the  Warners. 


Archainbaud  at  Work 

Los  Angeles — George  Archainbaud 
is  directing  "Joseph  Greer  and  His 
Daughter"  for  First  National.  Shir- 
ley Mason  and  Lewis  Stone  will  be 
featured. 


Lee  Editing  "Havoc" 

Los  Angeles — Rowland  V,  Lee  is 
now  editing  "Havoc."  His  next  for 
Fox  will  be  "Nostromo,"  one  of  Jo- 
seph Conrad's  novels,  published  as 
"The    Silver  Treasure." 


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The  Unit  System  of  Production 


By  JESSE  L.  LASKY 

In  its  many 
years  of  produc- 
ing pictures  and 
of  experiment- 
ing with  differ- 
ent methods  of 
production,  the 
Famous  Play- 
ers-Lasky  Corp. 
has,  it  believes, 
liscovered  the  most  efTective  method. 
Vt  least,  it  has  worked  out  sntisfac- 
orily  in  the  past  and  is  still  in  use. 

Under  our  system,  every  picture  is 
iroduced  by  a  separate  unit.  That 
s,  the  star,  director,  and  the  com- 
lany  which  is  making  the  picture, 
iperate    just    as    independently    as    if 


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a    studio    of    their    own. 


-every  unit  is  guarded,  guided 
imd  backed  by  the  great  producing 
Drganization  as  a  whole.  Each  unit 
jias  it  supervising  editor  who  is  the 
loint  of  contact  between  the  unit  and 
he  parent  organization.  Anything 
;hat  the  unit  needs,  he  supplies.  He 
s  consulted  on  all  points  and  his  ex- 
pert advice  is  always  at  the  service 
if  the  unit  director. 
I  In  this  way,  the  unit  gets  the 
benefit  of  the  immense  resources  of 
jihe  producing  organization.  The 
bompany  employs  the  best  available 
men  or  women  in  each  line.  It  main- 
itains  a  story  department  which  has 
jthe   pick   of    the    best   material   from 


all  over  the  world.  It  employs  tech- 
nical men  who  are  absolute  authori- 
ties in  their  respective  lines.  No  set 
is  too  expensive  or  too  difficult  to 
construct,  if  actually  essential.  And, 
in  addition  to  these,  it  engages  the 
best  brains  in  the  industry  which 
can  be  used  to  thrash  out  any  dis- 
puted   points   or   problems. 

So,  while  the  unit,  as  I  said,  oper- 
ates independently,  it  has  the  benefit 
of  all  the  resources,  all  the  experi- 
ence of  the  great  organization  which, 
in  its  years  of  making  pictures,  has 
learned   many   lessons. 

Let  me  cite,  as  an  example,  the 
ease  of  Raymond  Grififith.  For  some 
unknown  reason,  Griffith's  comedy 
talents  remained  undiscovered  for  a 
long  time.  But  such  ability  as  his 
could  not  be  hidden  forever.  Some 
months  ago  we  began  to  get  sugges- 
tions that  Griffith  be  made  a  comedy 
star.  From  all  over  the  country 
came  praise  of  his  w^ork,  and  de- 
mands for  more  of  his  pictures.  We 
decided  to  form  a  comedy  unit  for 
him. 

Now,  if  an  independent  comedian 
undertook  to  form  a  unit  for  him- 
self, it  would  take  months.  He  would 
have  to  hunt  out  his  gag  men,  select 
stories  ,go  over  the  list  of  available 
directors — do  an  endless  amount  of 
work  before  he  could  get  started. 
But  out  of  the  almost  limitless  re- 
sources of  the  Paramount  organiza- 
tion we  were  able  to  give  Griffith  in- 


stantly a  complete  comedy  unit — 
gag  men,  stunt  men,  a  director,  ade- 
c|uate  supporting  casts  and  his  choice 
of  suitable  stories^  There  was  no 
waiting,  no  time  lost.  The  organi- 
zation had  in  its  possession  every- 
thing desired,  and  simply  turned  all 
the  essentials  over  to  Grififith  as  a 
unit. 

Another  case  in  point  is  the  picture, 
"Madame  Sans-Gene",  which  Gloria 
Svvanson  made  in  France.  It  was 
deemed  advisable  to  make  it  there 
so  that  it  would  be  absolutely  au- 
thentic. Miss  Swanson  went  to 
France  and  a  beautiful  picture  is  the 
result. 

But  when  the  Swanson  unit  reached 
France,  instead  of  having  to  do  a 
lot  of  preliminary  work  before  really 
starting  the  picture,  it  found  that 
the  path  was  perfectly  smooth.  The 
parent  organization  had  been  at  work, 
vvith  the  result  that  the  French 
(Government  was  in  hearty  sympathy 
uud  cooperation  with  the  unit.  His- 
toric places  were  loaned  by  the 
French  Ministry  of  Fine  Arts,  mu- 
seums were  thrown  open,  priceless 
collections  of  Napoleonic  relics  were 
placed  at  the  disposal  of  the  com- 
pany, and  even  French  experts  were 
detailed  by  the  Ministry  to  insure 
authenticity  in  every  detail. 

Authentic  Locations  Necessary 

Speaking  of  authentic  locations, 
that  is  a  feature  of  picture-making 
that  is  increasing  all  the  time.  It 
used  to  be  that  you  could  build  in 
the  studio  anything  you  wanted  to 
use   in   a  picture,   and  get   away  with 


it.      But  the  public  has  become  edu- 
cated. 

A  good  example  of  the  resources 
at  the  command  of  every  unit — and 
the  same  conditions  obtain  in  every 
branch  of  the  organization — is  shown 
\>y  the  story  department.  This  de- 
partment covers  in  advance  every 
work  of  fiction  of  importance  of  the 
United  States  and  England.  It  has 
representatives  in  the  London  and 
Paris  oftices  who  watch  all  published 
novels  and  produced  plays,  and  send 
advance   information. 

The   System    Used 

Everything  submitted  to  the  story 
department  is  catologued  and  a  di- 
gest made.  Files  of  these  digests 
are  kept  at  each  studio.  The  de- 
partment issues  six  or  eight  bulletins 
a  year,  covering  all  plays  produced 
on  Broadway,  books  published  in  the 
same  time,  as  well  as  important 
magazine  stories,  with  a  description 
of  each.  These  bulletins  are  sent 
to  directors  and  studio  editors  for 
their  use  in  selecting  material  for 
pictures.  No  motion  picture  possi- 
bility escapes  the  attention  of  the 
story  department.  By  its  system, 
stories  suitable  to  any  star  or  director 
can  be  instantly  located,  thus  sav- 
ing much  time  in  search  for  good 
material. 

And  this  system  is  maintained  in 
every  department  of  the  organiza- 
tion. Every  new  development  in 
photography,  in  lighting,  in  technical 
detail  is  carefully  examined  and,  if 
it  serves  to  improve  anything  is  use, 
is    adopted. 


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Dillon  Elected 

cceeds  Walter   Hays  as  President 
of  Up-state   M.   P.  T.   O. 
Units 

Syracuse,  N.  Y. — At  the  meeting  of 
■  Buffalo  and  Albany  Zones  of  the 
w  York  State  M.  P.  T.  O.  at  the 
londaga,  Bill  Dillon  of  Ithaca  was 
ctcd  president  to  succeed  Walter 
lys  of   Buffalo. 

Jly  S.  Hill,  managing  director  of 
;  Mark  Strand,  Albany,  and  the 
oy  and  Lincoln  theaters  in  Troy, 
s  elected  secretary.  It  was  decided 
eliminate  the  office  of  treasurer  and 
:reby  each  zone  will  attend  to  its 
n   finances. 

President  Dillon  appointed  Jules 
chaels  of  Buffalo  as  chairman  of 
i  Buffalo  zone  and  Louis  Beuttner 
Cohoes  in  a  like  position  for  the 
bany  zone. 


Sutherland  Starts  Monday 

Hollywood — William   de   Mille   and 
■f.ara   Beranger,    scenarist,   are    busy 
orking    on    "New    Brooms,"    which 
(  Mille  will  start  July  13. 


Dwan  Finishing  Swanson  Picture 

Hollywood — Allan  Dwan,  who  last 
ected     Gloria     Swanson     in     "The 

)ast  of  Folly,"  is  editing  and  titling 

e  picture.  He  will  then  return  to 
w   York   to   prepare   for   his    next, 

lich  will  be  made  at  the  Paramount 

)ng  Island  studio. 


Blystone  on  Urner  Stories 

Los  Angeles — J.  G.  Blystone  has 
en  selected  to  direct  the  filming  of 
e  Mabel  Herbert  Urner  stories  for 
Dx,  the  first  of  which  will  be  re- 
ised  Aug.  23. 


Campbell,  a  1st  Nat'l  Director 

Webster  Campbell  will  direct  "The 
ice  that  Kills,"  a  racing  yarn  co- 
aturing  Mary  Astor  and  Ben  Lyon 
T  First  National. 


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Buckingham  Comedy  Completed 

Hollywood — Tom  Buckingham  has 
lished  "The  Fifth  Horseman,"  for 
oach. 


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How  to  Reach  Briarcliff  Lodge 

For  the  Spring  Film  Golf  Tournament,  Tuesday. 

By  motor:  Through  Yonkers,  along  the  Hudson  River 
Road  to  Scarboro,  turn  right,  follow  signs. 

Through  Mt.  Vernon  and  White  Plains,  take  Valhalla  Road, 
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Through  Yonkers  and  Ardsley  take  Saw  Mill  River  Road, 
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Allow  two  hours  from  Columbus  Circle. 

By  train:  New  York  Central,  main  division,  to  Scarboro. 
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Wm.  K.  Howard  in  Flagstaff 

Hollywood  —  William  K.  Howard 
and  Lucien  Hubbard,  who  supervises 
all  Zane  Grey  Productions,  are  in 
Flagstaff  looking  for  locations  for 
"The  Vanishing  American,"  which 
Howard  will  direct.         "4     ■«"•' 


Forman   in    Hospital 

Los  Angeles — Tom  Forman  is  un- 
der the  care  of  specialists  at  the 
French  Hospital,  following  an  opera- 
tion for  intestinal  trouble. 


Crinley  Busy  at  "U" 

Los  Angeles — "Bucking  Through." 
a  feature,  has  been  placed  in  work  at 
Universal,  with-  -William  Crinley  di 
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"East  Lynne,"  Flynn's  Latest 

Los  Angeles — Emmett  Flynn's  lat- 
est, "East  Lynne,"  featuring  Edmund 
Lowe  and  Alma  Rubens,  is  finished. 


Franklin   Nearly  Finishe^i 

Hollywood — Sidney  Franklin  is  in 
the  final  week  of  production  of  "Her 
Sister  from  Paris,"  starring  Con- 
stance Talmadge.  This  is  the  first 
picture  for  First  National  bearing  the 
Franklin  name  as  producer. 


McDermott  in  Europe 

John  W.  McDermott,  who  directed 
Jack  Dempsey  and  Estelle  Taylor  in 
"Manhattan  Madness/' js  now  in  Eu- 
rope on  pleasur^f    -oioj 


Flood  Completes  Another 
Los  Angeles — James  Flood  has  fin- 
ished    work     on     "The     Wife     Who 
Wasn't     Wanted^'- _  ieaturing     Irene 


Rich. 


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"The  Wheel"  Completed 
Hollywood  —  Victor     Schcrtzinger 
has    finished    "The    Wheel"    and    the 
picture  is  now  on  its  way  East. 


Baggot  Cutting  "The  Home  Maker" 
Hollywood-— "The    Home    Maker," 
King  Baggott's  current  picture,  is  be- 
ing cut  by  the  director. 


Ford's  Newest,  "Perils  of  the  Wild" 

Ilollywoofl  —  Francis  Ford's  latest 
picture  is  "The  Perils  of  the  Wild." 
He  is  now  cutting. 


Dick  Smith  Directing  Puffy 

Hollywood — "The  Tin  Mule"  is  be- 
ing directed  by  Dick  Smith,  Charles 
Puffy  starring. 


Smith  Completes  "U"  Western 

Los  -Xngcles  —  Clifford  S'mith  has 
finished  "Peace  Medi.cine,'*  starring 
Jack  Hoxie. 

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Svend  Gade  Cutting 

Hollywood — Svend  Gade  is  cutting 
"Peacock   Feathers"  at  Universal. 


Smith  Directing  Art  Acbrd 

Hollywood^Art  Acord  is  being  di- 
rected in  "Red  Dawn"  by  Cliff  Smith. 


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Robbins,   Cook's   Director 

Hollywood — Jess  Robbins  is  work- 
ing on  the  second  Clyde  Cook  two- 
reeler,   "Mama's   New   Papa." 


Del   Ruth  Making  Warner  Film 

Los  Angeles  —  Roy  del  Ruth  is 
about  half  finished  with  "Three 
Weeks  in  Paris." 


Guoil  Directing  Tryon 

Los  Angeles — Fred  Guoil  is  direct- 
ing Glenn  Tryon  in  "Cuckoo .Lov£," 
a  Roach  comedy.  ._„g_j.- 

"Scarlet  Streak,"  McRae's  Newest 

Hollywood — Henry  McRae  is  at 
work  on  a  new  Universal  picture, 
"The  Scarlet  Streak." 


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Kerr  Completes  Fox   Comedy 

Los  Angeles — Robt.  Kerr  has  com- 
pleted work  on  a  Van  Bibber  comedy 
which  William  Fox  is  making  from 
the  Richard  'Harding  Davis  stories. 
It  is  "The  Big  Game  Hunter."  In 
the  cast  are  Earle  Foxe,  Florence 
Gilbert,  Frank  Beal,  Lynn  Cowan  and 
Freeman  Wood. 


Henabery  to  Direct  "Pinch  Hitter" 

Joseph  Henabery  will  direct  Glenn 
Hunter  in  "The  Pinch  Hitler,"  a  new 
version  of  an  old  Charlie  Ray  picture 
for  Associated  Exhibitors.  Some 
scenes  will  be  made  at  Princeton. 
Fine  Arts  is  the  producer  and  plans 
another. 


Beaumont's   Next,   "Bunker   Bean" 
Los     Angeles  —  Harry     Beaumont 
will     direct     "His     Majesty     Bunker 
Baan"  as  his  next.     Matt  Moore  and 
Dorothy  Devore  will  be  featured. 


Henderson  Feature  Ready 

Los  Angeles— Dell  Henderson  has 
completed  production  on  "The  Lady 
Known  as  Lou,"  featuring  Miss  Du 
Pont   and   Robert    Ellis. 


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Arbitration  Board  Appointments 

Atlanta  —  Announcement  has  been 
made  by  the  Film  Board  of  Trade  of 
the  exhibitor  members  of  the  arbi- 
tration board.  These  include  Matt 
H.  Whitham,  Alamo  No.  2;  R.  R. 
Miller,  Paramount  theater;  W.  E. 
Finch,  Alamo  No.  1;  of  Atlanta;  with 
Alpha  Fowler,  Palace  theater  and 
Sol  Samuels,  Alpha  theater,  or  any 
available  out-of-town  exhibitor  as 
alternates.  The  exchange  members  of 
the  board,  appointed  are  J.  W.  Han- 
Ion,  chairman;  H.  D.  Hearn,  Mrs. 
A.  H.  Sessions,  with  Dave  Prince 
and  Ira  P.  Stone  as  alternate. 


Now  in  Atlanta 
Atlanta — ^J.  H.  Hicks,  formerly 
manager  of  the  Dallas  branch  of  En- 
terprise Dist.  Corp.  has  been  trans- 
ferred here  for  the  present.  He  will 
be  given  another  office  in  the  near 
future.  Truly  Wildman  has  succeed- 
ed Hicks  in  Dallas. 


New  Theaters 


South  Coffeyville,  Kan. —  J. 
Tackett  has  opened  the  Tackett. 
seats  1,500. 


B. 

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Union  City,  Ind. — The  New  Miami 
will  open  June  10,  and  will  seat  380. 


Nesquehoning,  Pa. — The  new  the- 
ater recently  opend  by  Benny  Freed, 
Samuel  Weiss,  and  Silas  Henry,  will 
be  managed  by  Freed. 


Omaha— Wm.  H.  and  Walter  H. 
Creal's  new  Bacon  theater,  has 
opened. 


Shelton,  Wash.—  The  Graham, 
erected  by  George  B.  Pervis,  archi- 
tect and  builder,  has  been  opened  by 
E.  W.  Graham,  owner.  It  will  cost 
$75,000,  and  seats  730. 


Hope,  Ark.— The  new   Elm   Street 
is  due  to  open  soon. 


Daytona  Beach,  Fla. — A  new  the- 
ater will  be  built  by  Randall  and  Viall, 
and  will  open  about  June  1. 


Lake  Mills,  la.— James  Nestie  of 
the  Rialto  here  will  build  another 
theater  to  cost  $10,000. 


Wentzville,  Mo. — The  People's  will 
be  supplanted  during  the  Summer  by 
an  airdome. 


Saxe's  Rialto  to  Close 

Milwaukee — Saxe's  Rialto  will  close 
shortly,  and  the  building  converted 
into  a  drug  store.  Officers  of  the 
Rialto  Theater  Co.,  state  the  rent  as 
a  store  will  be  far  more  than  the 
profits  as  a  theater.  The  site  is  at 
Third  and  Grand. 


Morrow  District  Manager 

Dallas,  Tex. — Ralph  Morrow,  man- 
ager in  Dallas  has  recently  been 
appointed  district  manager  of  that 
territory  by  P.  D.  C.  Diaz  Callahan 
is  now  branch  manager. 


Jasper,  Tex. — M.  K.  Moore  who 
operates  theaters  in  several  towns 
here  will  open  a  house  in  a  partner- 
ship with   C.   Watson. 


Brighton,     Colo. — W.    A.     Seaman 
has  opened  a  new  300  seat  house. 


Stockton,  Cal. — William  Lockoff  is 
opening  an  airdome. 


Norfolk,  Va. — The  Majestic,  a  new 
house,  has  opened.  Women  patrons 
were  admitted  free  during  the 
opening. 


Nashville,  Tenn. — M.  A.  Lightman 
opened  the  Hillsboro  theater.  It  has 
a  seating  capacity  of  1,250. 


Lanett,  Ala. — Lila  Allen,  who  ope- 
rates a  theater  in  West  Point,  is  to 
open  the  Airdome  here. 


Hardingsburg,  Ky.—  The  Lyric 
opened  recently.  It  seats  500,  and 
will  show  pictures  three  times  a 
week. 


Mishawaka,  Ind.— The  Tivoli  open- 
ed here  recently,  costing  $250,000. 

San  Francisco— A  class  "A"  the- 
ater is  planned  on  Portal  Ave.,  north 
of  Vincente,  to  cost  about  $42,000. 

Nashville,  Tenn.— The  new  Hills- 
boro has  opened,  seating  about  800. 
It  will  be  operated  by  the  Malco 
Amusement  Co. 


High    Point,    N.    C—    George    B. 
Crater  is  building  a  new  house  here. 


Buys  Colored  Houses 

Birmingham,  Ala.—  Henry  Hu 
is  now  sole  owner  of  the  Champi 
and  Frolic,  colored  houses  here,  a 
the  Frolic,  another  colored  house 
Bessemer,  Ala.,  after  buying  out  : 
brother.  Will  Hury,  who  held  . 
terests  in  the  two  Birmingham  tl 
aters,  and  U.  T.  Koch,  who  was  p^ 
owner  of  the  Bessemer  house. 


Verdict  for  Tom  Moore 

Washington — A  jury  in  circuit  ] 
vision  No.  2,  before  Justice  Staffo. 
returned  a  verdict  in  favor  of  T< 
Moore  in  the  suit  of  the  Austin  Co 
pany  to  recover  $14,574  for  alleg 
breach  of  contract.  ! 


Hurst  Prod.  Increase  Capital 

Hobart-Hurst  Prod.,  Inc.,  of  N  ■ 
York,  have  increased  capital  stc: 
from  200  to  7,200  shares  of  commi, 
of  which  5,000  have  a  par  value  ' 
$100  each,  and  2,200  common,  no  j- 
value. 


Quits  Topical  Film 

London, — W.  Jeapes  has  resign 
as  managing  director  of  the  Topii 
Film  Co.  Jeapes  founded  the  t 
ganization  14  years  ago  and  has  be 
with  it  since.. 


Liberty  Buys  Two  Serials 

Washington —  Liberty  Film  E 
change  has  contracted  for  the  f 
Rayart  serials:  "Battling  Brewst< 
and   "Secret   Service   Sanders". 


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The  Week's  Headlines 

Monday 
\'     A.    Stcffcs'    Northwest      booking     circuit 
starts,    with    125    theaters    enrolled. 
hu..    Ricsenfcld    medal    for    best    short    sub- 
to  be  awarded  in   August. 
.    theater   construction  program  through- 
oui    the    country    during    May,    when    188 
projects   were   announced, 
■athe    Consortium,    of    Paris,   reported   about 
)  take  over  three   Parisian  companies. 

Tuesday 

llfa    to    borrow    Lillian     Gish    from    Metro- 

l  Goldwyn    to    appear    in    "Faust." 

IVarners    to    build    new    3,000    seat    house    m 

1  Hollywood,  to  be  ready  Jan.   1. 

[Vest     Coast     Theaters    gross    $9,569,055     m 

1924. 

Oft    Lee    Studios,    Inc.,    a     new     company, 

plans  to  again  make  that  town  a  production 
■  center, 
froposed   Connecticut  tax  of   $10  a  reel  held 

confiscatory, 
[owland    &     Clark    acquire    four    houses    m 

Pennsylvania. 

Ben  Hur'"  to  have  its  world  premier  at  the 

Cohan   theater,   New   York. 

Wednesday 

;.  L.  ("Roxy")  Rothafel  to  build  6,000  seat 
theater  in  New  York.  Will  bear  his  name 
and   be    ready    in   about    14   months. 

"ox  directors  vote  235%  stock  dividend  and 
file   application    for   exchange   listing. 

..ou  Herman,  of  Independent  Film,  Phila- 
delphia, to  develop  Pennsylvania  theater 
chain. 

Thursday 

first  National  signs  Leon  Errol.  To  star 
him   in    eight   pictures. 

4.  P.  T.  O.  and  I.  M.  P.  P.  D.  A.  mter- 
view  Senator  James  J.  NValker,  seeking 
him   as   head    their    organizations. 

["wenty-two  Dallas  parks  giving  free  shows 
operating   three   nights   a   week. 

Charles  Chaplin  to  tour  country  and  Europe 

in  connection  with  "The  Gold  Diggers." 
Friday 
lOew's,  Inc.,  may  rezone  Greater  New  York 

territory    to    give    T.    O.    C.    C.    members 

first-run    protection. 
)swald    StoU    seeking    to    unite    all    branches 

of    British    industry   in    one   organization   to 

fight   foreign    invasions, 
tonnecticut    Legislature    passes    bill    imposing 

$10  a  reel   tax,  but  Governor  calls  a  public 

hearing, 
fathe  may   release  series,  first  "Bamum   Was 

Right."      Sam   Comly,   the  producer. 

Saturday 
Mi-Right     Films,     Inc.,     to     state     right     315 
1    Selznick   and   Select  reissues  at   the  rate   of 

one  a   week. 
Russian     Government     invites     Joseph     Aller 

to     investigate     possibilities     of     that     field. 
?athe    Exchange    to    sell    French    home    jro- 

jector   at    $100   each. 


Ruggles  Film  Last  of  "Pacemakers" 

Hollywood — Under  the  direction  of 
\\Lsley  Ruggles,  the  F.  B.  O.  unit 
iiaking  "The  Pacemakers",  has  com- 
ilcMi-d   the   last   episode. 


Burton  George  in  the  East 

I'.urton  George  is  in  New  York  on 
1  visit.  He  will  go  to  London  in 
il)"ut  two  weeks  to  make  several  pro- 
liuctions  there. 


jMeehan  Starts  "Keeper  of  the  Bees" 

'  Hollywood — J.  Leo  Meehan  has 
•  d  Gene  Stratton-Porter's  "The 
per    of    the    Bees"    in    work    at 

b.  U.  O. 


McKee  in  New  Eddie  Cline  Picture 

Hollywood — Heading  the  cast  of 
Eddie  Cline's  newest  for  Sennett,  is 
R  .1  y  ni  o  n  d  McKee,  supported  by 
Tlielma    Parr    and    Eugenia    Gilbert. 


Sloane  Under  Way  on  "Amos" 

Hollywood— Work  is  well  under 
way  on  "The  Coming  of  Amos", 
itvhich  Paul  Sloane  is  directing  for 
Cecil  De  Mille. 


Badger  to  Direct  "Golden  Princess" 

Hollywood — Clarence  Badger  will 
direct  Betty  Bronson  in  "The  Golden 
Princess."  Frances  Agnew  is  now 
at  work  on  the  script. 


Preparing  Scenario  for  De  Sano 

Hollywood — The  scenario  of  Mar^ 
eel  De  Sano's  next  picture,  "The  Girl 
Who  Wouldn't  Work",  is  being  pre- 
pared by  John  Goodrich. 


McCarey  Finishes  New  One 

Hollywood — A  new  Charley  Chase 
comedy  has  just  been  completed  by 
Leo  McCarey  for  Roach. 


Lubitsch  Making  "3rd  Degree" 

Hollywood — Ernst  Lubitsch's  new- 
est Warner  picture  is  "The  Third  De- 
gree." 


Rosson   Directing   Alice    Day 

Hollywood— Art  Rosson  is  direct- 
ing Alice  Day  and  Ruth  Taylor  in  a 
new    two    reel    comedy    for    Sennett. 


Guts  And  Flashes 

Leslie  G.  Schaumann,  formerly  di- 
rector of  publicity  at  C.  B.  C,  is  now 
with  Weiss  Brothers'  Artclass  Pic- 
tures. 


"Valley  of  the  Moon,"  Ince's  First 

Hollywood — "The  Valley  of  the 
Moon"  is  the  first  picture  Ralph  Ince 
will  direct  for  his  new  company.  The 
story  is  by  Jack  London. 


Title   of   Sedgwick   Film   Changed 

Hollywood — The  title  of  Edward 
Sedgwick's  newest  for  Universal  has 
been  changed  to  "Beauty  and  the 
Brute". 


Laemmle  Starts  "Still  Alarm"  Monday 

Hollywood— "The  Still  Alarm"  will 
be  placed  in  work  by  Edward 
Laemmle  on  Monday.  Harvey  O'Hig- 
gins  adapted  the  story  for  Universal. 


Hoyt  to  Direct  Series 

Los  Angeles —  Embassy  Pictures 
have  signed  Harry  O.  Hoyt  to  direct 
a  series,  for  F.  B.  O. 


Vidor   Starts  on  Interiors 

Hollywood — King  Vidor  has  com- 
pleted war  scenes  for  "The  Big  Pa- 
rade" and  has  commenced  shooting 
interiors. 


Goldstone  Starts  a  New  One 

Hollywood  —  Phil  Goldstone  has 
commenced  work  on  a  new  picture, 
as  yet  untitled,  with  Gertrude  Astor, 
Lou  Tellegen,  William  Collier,  Tay- 
lor Holmes,  Paul  Wiedel  and  George 
Fawcett. 


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Barry  Curran  has  joined  the  Chad- 
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Alvin    Wyckofif    is    photographing 
"Whispers",   with   Thomas    Meighan. 


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Putting  it  Over 


Here  is  how  a  brother  exhib- 
itor puts  his  show  over.  Seitd 
along  your  ideas.  Let  the  other 
fellow  know  how  you  cleaned 
lip. 


vlerchants  Cooperate 

Sandusky,  O. — A  cooperative  page, 
ncluding  a  contest,  was  used  by  Geo. 
^^llade,    of    the    Schade,    and    Andy 

iiirick,  from  Universal's  office,  for 
e   Tornado." 

instructions  at  the  toe  pf  the  page 
...1(1  that  50  tickets  were*to  be  given 
way.  In  each  ad  was  a  keyed  word 
riiited  in  caps  and  enclosed  in  paren- 
hcses.  These  were  to  be  discovered 
ml  then  arranged  in  a  sentence.  For 
he  most  original  arrangement  of  the 
nncct  words  there  was  a  party  prize 
en  pairs  of  tickets.  The  second 
.  .e  was  five  pairs  of  tickets;  third, 
v>  o  pairs;  the  next  five  received  one 
lair  each  and  the  last  five,  single 
ickets  each. 

The  15  merchants  who  took  space 

n  the  page  used  ads  on  this  order: 

Worse  than    fire — There   is   no  pre- 

ention    against    tornado,    windstorm 

pr   cyclone.      But   you   should   insure 

Ihe    replacement    of    your    property." 

i';  epare  for  the  Tornado.   Have  your 

dings  storm  resisting  by  using  the 

itst  building  materials."    "Start  early 

I  0  see  the  Tornado,"  etc. 


3ross-Word  Pxi^zle  Contest 

Alexandria,  N.  D. — The  appearance 
if  Jackie  Coogan  in  "The  Rag  Man" 
It  the  State,  was  recently  exploited 
uccessfully  by  planting  a  cross-word 
)uzzle  contest  in  one  of  the  local 
lailies,  with  free  tickets  to  the  picture 
ipflered  as  prizes. 

Jackie  Coogan  suits  were  featured 
n  a  window  display  in  the  leading 
lepartment  store  and  attracted  much 
ittention. 

One  thousand  heralds  were  distri- 
)uted  and  slides  were  used  in  the 
heater. 


^bram's   Stages    Drawing    Contest 

Alexandria,  Minn.  —  When  "He 
'Nho  Gets  Slapped"  played  recently 
It  the  State,  Morris  Abrams,  Metro- 
Goldwyn  exploiteer,  put  over  the  pro- 
(iuction  by  distributing  1,000  dodgers 
printed  with  a  clown  face  minus  its 
Features.  Free  tickets  were  offered 
For  the  best  likenesses  of  Lon 
Chaney  drawn  by  the  competitors. 
The  town  was  liberally  posted  in 
addition,  and   slides  were   used. 


Tuvites  Operators  to  Showing 

Atlantic  City,  N.  J.— Edward  J. 
,0'Keefe  of  the  City  Square  secured 
:he  cooperation  of  the  Bell  Telephone 
Co.  in  exploiting  "Daughters  of  the 
Night,"  by  inviting  all  the  telephone 
Operators  to  review  the  picture,  which 
is  based  on  the  romance  of  a  tele- 
(jphone  girl. 


Newspaper  Opinions 

"The    Rainbow    Trail"— Fox 
Piccadilly 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  The  stiow  is  about 
the  only  original  touch  in  the  picture.  Geo. 
Hai.croft,  .IS  the  d.ince  hall  owner,  is  the 
rcgulatiim  Tom  Mix  villain  •  *  *  Yes,  Tom 
is  still  Tom,  wliicli  means  that  the  picture 
will  probably  cause  countless  fans  to  shudder 
with   delight. 

DAILY  MIRROR— ♦  *  *  Tom  repeats 
his  audacious,  reckless  stunts  of  previous 
tilnis  in  this  new  thriller,  only  the  environ- 
ment is  slightly  changed  and  the  action 
slightly  difTercnt.  Again  he  sets  out  to  get 
his  man,  only  this  time  the  heroine  and  her 
niothcr-by-proxy  are  also  in  the  getting.  *  *  * 

DATLY  NEWS— Tom  Mix,  a  rope,  and 
Tony.  Tony  comes  in  third,  for  Tom  and 
the   rope   do    all    the   big    heroics.    *    *    * 

Tom  and  Tony  are  just  swell,  and  Tom 
sure  did   lick  all  the  men   in   the   West.   *   *   * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  It's  filled 
with  Indians,  riding,  shooting  and  double- 
crossing.  It's  rather  incoherent,  however, 
because  too  many  people  are  introduced  and 
too  mucli  counter-plotting  attempted.  Anne 
Cornwall  is  pretty  as  the  heroine,  and  Mix 
is    energetically   valorous.    »   *    * 

EVENING  WORLD— •  ♦  *  Tom  two- 
guns  his  way  through  six  or  seven  reels  of 
thrilling  melodrama,  with  a»  bad  man  biting 
the  dust  every  other  minute.  *  *  * 

Is  another  Zane  Grey  story,  and,  of  course, 
is  a  tale  of  open  spaces.  It  abounds  in 
breath-taking  scenery,  and,  outside  of  its 
lieavy  plot,  has  a  strain  of  good,  clean  humor. 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  •  *  The  plot  is 
just  the  same  as  all  plots,  written  around 
Western  stars.  But  the  scenery  is  more 
magnificent  than  we've  ever  seen  before;  also 
the  riding,  the  shooting  and  the  fighting,  viz., 
breaking  with  bare  liands,  is  great.  Add  to 
this  that  we  think  Tom  Mix  is  a  romantic 
figure — especially  in  silhouette  against  the 
sunset — and  what   more  ccan  you  ask?  »   *   * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  •  Might 
be  a  good  picture,  if  one  knew  what  it  was 
all  about,  but  one  doesn't.  Villains  and  the 
hero  and  the  pretty  girl  ride  all  over  the 
place,  but  the  spectator  is  never  quite  sure 
just  why.  The  film  is  just  an  incoherent 
hodge-podge.    *    *    * 

POST — *  *  *  Is  another  Zane  Grey  story 
written  froin  the  old  formula  ;  but  it  has 
moments  of  excitement  which  make  it  quite 
amazingly  thrilling,  whether  you  like  Torn 
Mix   or  not.    ♦   ■»    • 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  Tom  Mix  speeds  and 
rips  and  tears  through  "The  Rainbow  Trail" 
•  *  *  at  such  a  gait  that  he  conveys  the  im- 
pression he  is  creating  a  breeze  of  his  own- 
Mix  performs  all  his  characteristic  stunts  in 
this  sequel  to  his  previous  Zane  Grey  story. 
in  order  once  more  to  do  a  handspring  into 
the   hearts   of   his  multitudinous   public.    ♦   *    • 

WORLD — *  *  *  Has  a  glorious  Yosemite 
setting  which,  apart  from  providing  radiant 
vistas  of  pines  and  cataracts  and  mountain 
peaks,  offers  endless  opportunity  for  Mr.  Mix 
to  exercise  those  stunts  which  so  endeared 
him   to   the   Continental   audiences.    *    ♦    ♦ 


Renown,  Chicago,  to  Release  SO 

Chicago  —  Renown's  schedule  for 
1925-26  embraces  50  productions,  in- 
cluding the  Tififany  "Big  12",  the 
14  Truarts,  eight  others,  among  which 
are  several  Schulberg  Prod,  and  ten 
Richard  Holts. 


New  Company  Formed 

Los  Angeles  —  Joseph  Schenck, 
John  W.  Considine,  Jr.,  and  Edwin 
Loeb  have  formed  the  Feature  Pro- 
duction Corp.,  with  a  capital  stock 
of    $20,000. 


Saturday  Shows  in  6  Towns 

Wolverton,  N.  D. — Ingolf  Sandbeck 
is  presenting  Saturday  night  shows 
here  and  at  Abercrombie,  Barney, 
Great  Bend,  Christine  and  Davenport. 


"U"  Porto  Rican  Manager  Dead 
Leo    Levison,    in    charge    of    Uni- 
versal's   ofifice    in    Porto    Rico,    died 
there    last   week,   according   to   word 
received  yesterday.  k    -^\ 


Hollywood  Happenings 


Steiner  Units   Busy 

Edith  Thornton  has  started  on  the 
first  of  her  new  series  of  society- 
comedy  drams  for  William  Steiner. 
The  title  is  TDorothy's  Guardian  ". 
The  support  includes  Lou  TcUegcn, 
George  Fawcett,  Eddie  Phillips,  Joan 
Standing^  Gino  Corrado  and  Lin- 
coln Steadnian.  Charles  Hutchinson 
is  preparing  to  shoot  the  first  of  his 
new  series  "The  Sky  Pirate",  while 
Loo  Maloncy  is  in  the  midst  of  his 
new   production,  "The   Blood   Bond" 


Hackathom  With  Hoffman 
Renaud  Hoffman  has  secured 
George  Hackathorn  to  play  the  lead 
in  "His  Master's  Voice",  for  Lumas. 
He  has  arrived  from  New  York  and 
shooting  starts  shortly.  The  director 
has  not  been  announced. 


Active   at   United 

Several  productions  are  in  work 
at  the  United  Studios,  among  them 
Mrs.  Valentino's  feature,  Constance 
Talmadge's  new  production  and 
Frank  Lloyd's  "The  Winds  of 
Chance." 


Two  Added  to  De  Mille  Stock  Unit 
Cecil  B.  De  Mille  has  placed  Rosa 
Rudami  and  Clarence  Burton  under 
contract  as  members  of  the  stock 
company.  A.  G.  Voick  has  been 
engaged  as   business   manager. 


Signs   Bertram   Johns 

Bertram  Johns,  technician  and  re 
search   expert,   has   been  engaged   by 
Universal   to   supervise   technical   de- 
tails   and    costuming    for    "My    Old 
Dutch"   and    "Stella    Maris". 


Writing  Continuity  of  "Gallantry" 

Edward  J.  Montague  and  Joseph 
Roach  are  working  on  the  continuity 
of  "Gallantry"  by  Ralph  Spence,  for 
Norman    Kerry    at    Universal. 


Estabrook  as  F.  B.  O. 

Howard  Estabrook  Prod,  have  es- 
tablished headquarters  at  F.  B.  O. 
for  the  Monty  Banks  and  Strong- 
heart  units. 


Forst   Writes   Two   Plays 

Emil  Forst  has  just  completed  two 
plays  for  Universal  which  will  be 
produced   during   the    coming   season. 


Butler  Finishes  With  Fox 
David      Butler,       having      finished 
"Havoc"  for  Fox,  signed  a  new  con- 
tract with  Warner  Brothers. 


Charles  Farrel   With  Warners 

Charles  Farrell  has  si.u;ned  a,  long 
term  contract  with  Warner  Bros  for 
featured    roles. 


Dittmars    Joins    "U's"    Staff 

Harry  Dittmars  has  been  signed 
by  L^niversal  as  a  member  of  the 
scenario  stafT. 


John  Roach  Signed 

John  Roach  has  been  re-signed  by 
Warners. 


Title  Changes 
"Under  the  Rouge"  is  the  new  title 
of  "The  Greatest  Thing",  an  Asso- 
ciated Exhibitors  release.  Bruce 
Guerin.  is  featured.  A.  P.  .Younger 
wrote  the  story.  The  Pathe  serial, 
"Play  Ball"  was  changed  from  "The 
Slugger",  story  by  John  McGraw, 
Allene       Ray       featured.  "Every 

Woman's  Secret"  will  be  released  by 
Lumas  Prod,  as  "Shattered  Lives". 
Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  changed  "The  Ro- 
mance of  An  Actor"  to  "Paint  and 
Powder". 


Tiffany  to  Film  Jack  London  Story 

Tififany  announces  that  "Morgan- 
son's  Finish",  by  Jack  London,  will 
be  one  of  the  "Big  Twelve"  on  the 
schedule    for    1925-1926. 

The  cast  for  "Souls  for  Sables",  the 
first  of  the  twelve  is  now  being 
selected. 


Designing  Sets  for  Holmes'  Next 

A  number  of  elaborate  sets  have 
been  designed  by  Jack  Mintz,  mana- 
ger of  the  California  studios,  to  be 
used  in  Helen  Holmes'  next  picture, 
"Webs  of  Steel",  to  be  made  by  J.  P. 
McGowan   Prod.  ,4 


Finish    Everyman's    Wife" 

Editing  and  titling  of  "Everyman's 
Wife "  the  new  Fox  picture  which 
introduces  Diana  Miller,  is  finished. 
A  long  term  contract  option  on  her 
services  was  taken  up  recently  by 
Fox. 


Matiesen  Joins  "Wanderer"  Cast 
Otto    Matiesen,   character   actor,   is 
now  in  the  cast  of  "The  Wanderer", 
which   Raoul   Walsh   is   directing  for 
Paramount. 


Faire   in  "Calgary   Stampede" 

Virginia  Brown  Faire  is  to  play 
the  lead  in  "The  Calgary  Stampede", 
in  which  Universal  will  star  Hoot 
Giijson. 


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"Drusilla  With  a  Million" 

Fi[))\  Booking  Office 

is  a  Whole STRONG  MOTHER 

LOVE  THEME  THAT  SHOULD 
HAVE  FIRST  RATE  BOX 
OFFICE  APPEAL.  THEME 
RATHER  EXAGGERATED 
BUT  HEART  INTEREST  WILL 
PROBABLY  COVER  IT. 

Cast Mary  Carr  the  elderly  Cin- 

f  derella.  Lovable  and  a  convincing 
mother.  Priscilla  Bonner  a  pleas- 
ing young  heroine  who  suffers  and 

■  suffers    and    Kenneth    Harlan    the 
'     handsome  hero.     Others  Claire  Du 

Brcy,  Henry  Barrows,  William 
Humphreys. 

Type  of  Story. .  .Drama;  adapted  from 
Elizabeth  Cooper's  novel.  "Drusil-- 
la  With  a  Million"  is  a  typical 
mother  love  theme  with  Mary  Carr 
in  another  of  her  lovable  character- 
i;^ations,  the  sort  that  she  first  did 
in  "Over  the  Hiil"  and  has  been 
doing  ever  since.  The  story  is 
stocked  with  heart  interest  appeal 
and  although  it  runs  into  extremes 
in  some  instances  it  isn't  likely 
that  this  will  prove  any  handicap 
to  its  value  as  entertainment.  It 
lias  a  first  rate  cast  and  the  direc- 
tion, on  the  wdiole,  is  effective. 
Occasional  instances  of  exaggera- 
tion are  about  the  only  fault  to  be 
,,    found   with   it. 

The  story  concerns  the  unexpect- 
ed inheritance  of  a  million  dollars 
by  Drusilla,  a  drudge.  Drusilla 
spends  her  money  to  care  for  found- 
lings which  are  left  on  her  doorstep, 
"ter  she  had  taken  in  one  everyone 
with  an  unwanted  babe  left  it  on 
Drusilla's  doorstep.  Collin  Arnold 
had  been  disinherited  by  his  father 
and  that's  how  Drusilla  got  the 
million.  Meantime  things  go  badly 
with  Collin.  Aristocratic  friend.^ 
persuade  his  little  wife  that  she  is 
out  of  his  class  and  that  she  should 
I  leave  him.  She  does  and  Collin 
spends  all  his  time  searching  for 
her.  Finally  she  abandons  her 
babe  and  is  arrested.  Drusilla 
pleads  for  her  but  she  is  about  to 
be  sentenced  rather  than  give  her 
husband's  name,  when  Collin  enters 
and    there    is    a    general    reunion. 

Jox    Office   Angle Every   woman 

enjoys  an  occasional  weepy  picture 
and  "Drusilla  With  a  Million"  has 
a  goodly  share  of  situations  to 
cause  a  first  rate  cry. 

Exploitation Appeal     particularly 

■  to  your  women  folks  and  promise 
tlicm  an  appealing  mother  love 
theme.  You  might  start  an  "Adopt 
a  baby"  slogan  and  secure  the  co- 
operation of  local  orphanages  in  a 
campaign  for  the  adoption  of  found- 
lings and,  incidentally  be  doing  a 
good  deed.  Use  Mary  Carr's  name 
extensively  and  tell  them  she  has 
another  "Over  the  Hill"  role  and 
''at     she     is     again     the     adoring 

'ther.     The   trailer   can   be   used 
^v)  advantage  also. 

Oirection   F.  Harmon  Weight; 

usually  good. 

^uthor  Elizabeth   Cooper 

icenario  John  Brownell  and 

B.   P.   Fineman. 

-ameraman  Lyman  Broening 

'hotography Good 

'-ocale  Small   city 

'Cngth  7,391  feet 


House   Peters   in 

"Raffles" 

Universal 

As  a  Whole ADAPTATION  OF 

FAMOUS  CROOK  STORY 
DOESN'T  FURNISH  ANY  PAR- 
TICULAR THRILLS  AL- 
THOUGH IT  HAS  SOME  FAIR 
SUSPENSE  TO  RECOMMEND 
IT. 

Star Seems    miscast.      Always    a 

capable  performer  but  he  isn't  the 
slick  and  slippery  Raffles  that  you 
can  imagine  when  you  read  Horn- 
ung's  mystery  tale. 

Cast Miss    Du    Pont    fair   heroine 

and  others  suitable  in  not  particu- 
larly outstanding  roles  are  Hedda 
Hopper,  Frederick  Esmelton,  Wal- 
ter Long,  Winter  Hall.  Kate  Lester, 
Freeman  Wood. 
Type  of  Story. ..  .Mystery  crook 
story  adapted  from  E.  W.  Horn- 
ung's  novel  and  the  play  by  E.  W. 
Presbrey.  Reading  Hornung's  novel 
you'd  come  to  know  Raffles,  the 
gentleman  crook,  as  a  suave,  pol- 
ished society  crook  who  had  every 
sense  of  confidence  in  his  own 
ability  but  displayed  no  outward 
bravado.  This  is  obvious  in  Peters' 
portrayal  of  Raffles.  He's  out- 
wardly boastful  of  his  qualities 
which  should  be  a  dead  giveaway 
House  Peters  is  a  fine  actor  but 
he's  not  just  what  you  would  ex- 
pect Raffles  to  be.  The  story  un- 
folds smoothly  and  with  a  fair  de- 
gree of  suspense  but  it  lacks  action 
and  thrills.  You  anticipate  steps 
in  the  development  so  that  the 
suspense  in  the  end  is  only  mo- 
mentary. 

Plot:  Raffles  robs  merely  for 
the  thrills  that  it  affords  him.  He 
is  so  clever  that  he  can  steal  a 
jewel  and  return  it  to  its  owner 
without  the  slightest  trace  of  dis- 
covery. He  moves  in  the  best  so- 
ciety and  yet  his  identity  as  Raffles, 
the  amateur  cracksman,  remains  a 
secret  to  all.  Raffles  finally  en- 
counters Capt.  Bedford,  who  prides 
himself  on  Ijeing  a  great  detecitve. 
He  wagers  with  Raffles  that  he  will 
capture  a  certain  notorious  burglar. 
Raffles,  of  course,  outwits  the 
clever  Captain  and  discloses  his 
identity.  Raffles  has  meantime  fall- 
en in  love  and  the  story  ends  with 
his  reformation. 
Box  Office  Angle Fairly  entertain- 
ing although  it  isn't  the  actionful 
and  exciting  crook  story  that  they 
may  expect. 
Exploitation Title  should  be  suf- 
ficient to  explain  what  you  are 
showing.  If  you  know  your  pat- 
rons like  crook  stories  there's  an 
even  chance  of  satisfying  them  with 
"Raffles".  You  can  use  House 
Peters'  name  also.  Be  sure  to  say 
that  this  is  a  new  production  be- 
cause the  story  has  been  filmed 
before. 

Direction  King  Baggot;  fair 

Author  E.  W.  Hornung 

Scenario  Harvey  Thew 

Cameraman Charles  Stumar 

Photography   Good 

Locale  England 

Length  5,557  feet 


Tom  Mix  in 

"The  Rainbow  Trail" 

Fox 

As    a    Whole SEQUEL    TO 

"RIDERS  OF  THE  PURPLE 
SAGE"  MAKES  GOOD  FOL- 
LOW-UP AND  SHOULD 
BRING  THEM  IN  IF  YOU'VE 
PROMISED  A  SOLUTION  TO 
THE  MYSTERY  OF  "SUR- 
PRISE VALLEY." 

Star.  ...  Plays  in  his  usual  true  hero 
style  and  has  plenty  of  exciting 
turns  to  offer  in  addition  to  his  reg- 
ular line  of  stunts.  Tony  is  prom- 
inent also. 

Cast.  .  .  .Anne  Cornwall  opposite  star. 
Pretty  and  pleasing.  Lucien  Little- 
field  adds  considerable  amusement 
as  the  packer  and  George  Bancroft 
is  the  villain.  Others  Mark  Ham- 
ilton, Vivian  Oakland,  Steve  Cle- 
mente,  Tom  Delmar,  Fred  De- 
Silva,  Doc  Roberts,  Carol  Hallo- 
way  and  Diana  Miller. 

Type  of  Story Western;   from 

Zane  Grey's  novel  of  the  same 
name.  "The  Rainbow  Trail"  be- 
gins where  "Riders  of  the  Purple 
Sage"  left  off  and  although  the 
first  feature  was  complete,  in  a 
sense,  "The  Rainbow  Trail"  clears 
up  the  mystery  of  Surprise  Valley 
and  the  trio  who  were  imprisoned 
when  the  giant  balance  rock  was 
loosed  from  its  place  to  block  the 
path  of  pursuers.  The  current  re- 
lease show's  Mix's  search  for  his 
uncle,  his  wife  and  their  adopted 
girl.  Mix  accidentally  comes  upon 
a  girl,  held  against  her  will  by  the 
innkeeper,  Willets.  It  is  the  jeal- 
ousy of  one  of  Willets'  dancing 
girls  that  leads  to  the  meeting  and 
eventually  Mix  learns  that  she  is 
Fay  Larkin,  the  adopted  girl,  who 
had  been  taken  by  Willets  from 
Surprise  Valley  when  he  and  his 
men  had  gained  an  entrance.  They 
had  left  hero's  uncle  in  the  valley. 
How  hero  eventually  rescues  the 
others  and  Willets  gets  his  just  de- 
serts offers  plenty  of  good  thrills 
and  suspense.  This  is  better  than 
the  average  western  and  besides 
fine  action  and  thrills,  it  has  a 
quantity  of  fine  locations  that  help 
make  it  entertaining  and  interest- 
ing. 

Box  Office  Angle.  .  .If  you  ran  "Rid- 
ers of  the  Purple  Sage"  you  wil' 
do  well  to  show  the  sequel.  If 
anything,  it  is  better  than  the  pre- 
vious production. 

Exploitation Advise    your    folks 

to  come  back  for  "The  Rainbow 
Trail"  and  learn  the  mystery  of 
Surprise  Valley  and  how  the  trap- 
ped trio  finally  won  their  freedom 
from  a  jail  made  by  nature.  Tell 
them  it's  one  of  Tom  Mix's  Best 
pictures  and  that  Tony,  Tom's 
wonder  horse,  is  also  in  the  pic- 
ture. Trailer  and  book  store  tie-up 
can  be  used  to  advantage. 

Direction Lynn  Reynolds;  good 

Author    Zane   Grey 

Scenario   Lynn  Reynolds 

Cameraman    Dan   Clark 

Photography    Good 

Locale    West 

Length  5,251  feet 


Colleen  Moore  in 

"The  Desert  Flower" 

First  National 
As  a  Whole.  . .  COLLEEN  AGAIN 
ROMPS  AWAY  WITH  THE 
PICTURE.  CONVENTIONAL 
OLD  MELLER  YARN  BUT 
SHE  EASILY  PUTS  IT  OVER. 

Star. . .  .The  whole  show.  She  is  the 
entertainment  all  by  herself.  Plays 
in  her  own  inimitable  way  and 
keeps  her  audience  with  her  all  the 
time. 

Cast. . .  .Lloyd  Hughes  the  good  look- 
ing hero  and  Frank  Brownlee  the 
wicked  step-father  who  supplies 
Colleen  with  plenty  of  opportunities 
to  "do  her  stuff".  Others  Kate 
Price,  Gene  Corrado,  Fred  Warren, 
William  Norton  Bailey,  Isabella 
Keith. 

Type  of  Story....  Western  meller; 
from  Don  Mullally's  stage  play. 
And  the  villain  still  pursued  her — 
he  does  all  the  way  through  "The 
Desert  Flower",  a  tough  little  blos- 
som who,  nevertheless,  leads  villain 
a  lively  chase  through  the  several 
reels  that  the  plot  consumes.  It 
isn't  a  new  yarn  by  any  means  and 
it  probably  doesn't  make  any  pre- 
tense ot  originality  for  they  haven't 
tried  to  pass  it  off  for  anything  but 
what  it  is — pure  meller  hokum. 
But  it's  enjoyable  hokum  with  Col- 
leen Moore  trouping  in  her  well 
known  style.  She's  a  desert  bloom 
and  quite  as  hardy  as  the  miles  of 
sand  that  extend  from  all  sides  of 
the  old  box  car  that  Colleen  calls 
"home".  They  get  in  some  great 
comedy  by  way  of  Colleen's  self- 
improvised  modern  improvements. 
Her  bath  in  a  rainwater  barrel  on 
the  roof  is  one  good  bit  and  there 
are  numerous  other  laughs.  In  fact 
the  comedy  is  well  distributed  and 
it  would  be  difficult  to  find  a  real 
dull  stretch  in  the  film.  Colleen 
leaves  her  desert  home  and  her 
cruel  step-father  and  hikes  to  a  dis- 
tant town  with  her  baby  sister. 
There  she  encounters  a  rich  casta- 
way who  needs  reforming.  How 
Colleen  accomplishes  it  and  eventu- 
ally comes  around  to  the  well  known 
happiness  makes  for  good  entertain- 
ment. 

Box  Office  Angle You   certainly 

know  by  this  what  you  can  do  with 
a  Colleen  Moore  picture.  "The 
Desert  Flower"  measures  up  favor- 
ably with  the  others. 

Exploitation.  . .  .  Where  they  know 
Colleen  all  you'll  have  to  do  is  tell 
them  you  are  showing  her  latest. 
A  trailer  showing  Colleen  and  her 
box  car  home  will  promise  them 
some  good  laughs  and  you  can  go 
ahead  and  talk  about  the  comedy 
contained  in  the  picture. 

Direction Irving  Cummings, 

first   rate. 

Author  Don  Mullally 

Scenario June  Mathis 

Cameraman Not  credited 

Photography    Good 

Locale  Western  town 

Length    6,837    feet 


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Sunday,  June  7,   1925 


Caldwell's  Unit  on  Location 

Hollywood — Fred  Caldwell  is  on 
location  filming  "Blue  Ridge  Trail," 
an  original.  His  unit  includes  Mary 
Carr,  Charlie  Delaney,  Gloria  Grey, 
Cecil  Caldwell,  Muriel  Reynolds,  Jack 
Richardson  and  Charles  W.  Mack. 


Melford  and  Sidney  Working 
Hollywood — George  Melford  and 
Scott  Sidney  are  working  on  new 
pictures  at  the  Hollywood  studios. 
Melford  is  making  "Without  Mercy", 
and  Sidney,  "Seven  Days".  They 
are  working  on  adjoining  stages. 


Al  Rogell  Busy 

Hollywood  — ■  Al  Rogell  has  com- 
menced production  on  "Devil's  Dou- 
ble", at  Universal,  in  which  Reed 
Howes  is  featured.  Following  this, 
Rogell  will  make  "Beloved  Pawn", 
also  for  "U". 


Christiansen   Author   of   His   First 

Hollywood — Benjamin  Christiansen 
is  the  author  of  his  first  picture  for 
Metro-Goldwyn,  "The  Light  Etern- 
al". Olga  Printzlau  is  now  adapt- 
ing it. 


Ballin   Plans  Stereoscopic  Picture 

Los  Angeles  —  Hugo  Ballin,  who 
has  just  finished  "The  Shining  Ad- 
venture", a  Madeline  Brandeis  Prod., 
will  next  make  a  stereoscopic  pic- 
ture. 


McGowan  Starts  "Our  Gang"  Comedy 

Hollywood —  Robert  McGowan  has 
started  a  new  "Our  Gang"  comedy 
for  Hal  Roach.  The  story  is  a  bur- 
lesque on  an  open  air  circus  and 
amusement  park. 


Ince  to  Direct  Next  Brent 
Hollywood — The  next  picture  to  be 
directed  by  Ralph  Ince  will  be  "Lady 
Robinhood",  with  Evelyn  Brent  star- 
red.    Work  starts  in  a  few  days. 


Ford  Directing  O'Brien 

Hollywood — George  O'Brien  is  be- 
ing directed  in  "Thank  You"  by  John 
Ford.  This  is  one  of  the  Golden 
plays. 


Tate   Making   Marian   Mack   Prod. 

Hollywood — -The  first  of  the  series 
to  star  Marian  Mack,  titled  "The 
Whip  Hand,"  has  been  started  by 
Cullen  Tate, 


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Brenon    Starts   "Cinderella"   in   July 

Hollywood — -Herbert  Brenon  will 
commence  production  on  "A  Kiss  for 
Cinderella"  early  in  July,  for  Famous. 


Borzage's  New  Picture  in  'Work 

Hollywood — Frank  Borzage  is  at 
work  on  "Lazybones,"  featuring  Buck 
Jones  and   Madge   Bellamy,  for   Fox 


King  All   Ready  to   Start 

Hollywood — Henry  King  has  com- 
pleted preparations  to  film  "Stella 
Dallas"  for  Samuel  Goldwyn.  Belle 
Bennett  and  Ronald  Colman  featured. 


Homer  Finishes  Carson  Film 
Hollywood — Robert    Horner,    who 
is   making  the   series   of   six   starring 
Kit  Carson,  has  completed  the  third, 
"Ride  'Em  Cowboy." 


Short    Subjects 

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Type  of  production;, ,. -^3'  Jf el  GQihedy 

Bobby  Vernon  is  starred  in  this 
Christie;  the  cast  includes  Charlotte 
Stevens,  Wardena  Caulfield  and  Ed- 
die Baker.  It's  first-rate  comedy  en-, 
tertainment,  although  Bobby  wears  a 
costume  and  a  make-up  as  the  hick 
from  Hickville  that  is  rather  foreign 
to  him.  However,  he's  funny.  And 
that's  the  main  thing.  The  story 
deals  v^^ith  the  mishaps  that  constant- 
ly befall  him.  He  wins  a  honeymoon 
trip  and  a  flivver  with  camping  equip- 
ment and  starts  on  his  honeymoon, 
but  disaster  overtakes  him  in  the 
shape  of  his  mother-in-law,  who  in- 
sists upon  accompanying  the  couple, 
sitting  up  on  top  of  all  the  tents  and 
other  bundles  in  the  car.  Excellent 
direction  helps  put  this  over,  although 
the  acting  is  extremely  good,  also. 
The  young  couple  finally  sneak  away 
during  the  night,  leaving  mother-in- 
law  and  the  camping  outfit.  Harold 
Beaudine  directed  and  the  story  is  by 
Robert  Hall. 


"Gridiron  Gertie" — Century-Universal 

Wanda  Wiley  Works  Hard 
Type  of  production. ..  .2  reel  comedy 
Wanda  Wiley  docs  a  lot  of  rather 
strenuous  work  in  "Gridiron  Gertie." 
She  seems  to  love  the  "rough  stuff" 
and  does  everything  from  riding  atop 
of  a  huge  stack  of  trunks  to  playing 
football  in  her  sweetheart's  place  on 
the  team,  through  which,  of  course, 
she  scrimmages  her  way  to  glory. 
The  football  sequences  are  quite  good, 
being  interspersed  with  shots  from  an 
actual  game,  showing  the  grandstand, 
etc.,  so  that  atmosphere  is  estab- 
lished. You  know  how  the  stunt 
stuff  goes  with  your  crowd.  Act  ac- 
cordingly. 


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"KoKb  Sfes  Spbbkl"- TPleikher-Red 
Seal 

Entertaining:  Diverting 

Type  of  production         1  reel  cartoon 
comedy 

Ko-Ko,  Max  Fleischer's  Inkwell 
Clown,  has  his  share  of  thrills  this 
time.  The  artist  draws  him  from 
the  numerals  thirteen  and  the  calen- 
dar shows  the  date  as  Friday,  the 
13th.  Then  the  colored  porter  who 
cleans  the  ofKice  draws  a  haunted 
house  for  the  clown's  background  and 
throws  his  hat  into  it.  In  vain  Ko-Ko 
tries  to  rescue  his  hat  without  going 
into  the  house,  but  in  the  end  he  has 
to  enter  it.  Numerous  incidents  then 
occur  with  ghosts  chasing  the  clown 
and  his  dog,  but  he  is  finally  rescued. 
Always  entertaining. 


"Dog  Biscuits" — Bull's  Eye-Universal 

Nice  Comedy 
Type  of  production....!  reel  comedy 
Here's  another  of  the  Arthur  Lake- 
Olive  Hasbrouke  comedies,  which  are 
well-produced  and  entertaining  short 
reels.  This  one  tells  how  Olive  in- 
vites the  boys  to  tea  and  makes  some 
biscuits  with  her  own  lily-white 
hands.  However,  havoc  is  wrought 
by  the  biscuits.  Even  the  dog  gets 
sick.  Father  and  mother  are  stunned 
with  a  shower  of  them  and  the  dog 
takes  his  revenge  on  the  "hand  that 
fed  him."  Nice,  clean  little  comedy. 
Not  terribly  funny,  but  amusing. 


"Going  Great" — Mermaid-Educ'l 

Has  Quite  a  Feiv  Laughs 

Type  of  production. .  .  .2  reel  comedy 

Once  again  we  have  the  college 
fraternity  initiation,  but  this  time  the 
members  are  so  anxious  to  use  their 
tricks  that  they  try  them  on  the  col- 
ored janitor  and  a  poor  young  lad 
who  is  working  his  way  through  col- 
lege as  a  tailor.  There  is  the  usual 
excitement  with  the  coon  being  scared 
with  ghosts  and  skeletons,  etc.  The 
second  half  of  the  film  shows  the 
young  tailor  winning  all  the  field  day 
events,  not  because  he  wants  to  but 
because  he  is  still  running  away  from 
an  angry  customer.  There  are  quite 
a  few  laughs  in  this  one. 


Johnson  to  Sweden   Soon 

Hollywood — Emory  Johnson  has 
finally  decided  to  carry  out  his  or- 
iginal plans  and  go  to  Norway  and 
Sweden  to  make  a  picture.  It  will 
iie    tilled    "Happiness". 


Del  Lord  Finishes   Bennett   Comedy 

Hollywood — "From  Rags  to  Brit- 
ches" is  the  title  of  a  comedy  just 
completed  by  Del  Lord  for  M!ack 
Sennett.  Featured  are  Billy  Bevan 
and    Madeline    Hurlock. 


Seitz  Finishing  Holt  Film 

Hollywood — Final  scenes  of  "Wild 
Horse  Mesa"  have  been  filmed  by 
George  Seitz.    Jack  Holt  is  featured. 


Mayo  Directing  New  Christie 

Hollywood — Archie  Mayo  is  direct- 
ing Dorothy  Dwan  in  "My  Best  Girl" 
at  F.  B.  O.  -..rf..-.. 


Young    Making   Bara    Picture 

Hollywood — Theda  Bara  is  being 
directed  in  "The  Unchastened 
Woman"  by  James  Young.  Work- 
ing at  F.  B.  O.  for  Chadwick  re- 
lease. 


St.   Clair   Working  on   Vidor's   Next 

Hollywood  —  "The  Trouble  with 
Wives"  is  being  directed  at  the  Lasky 
studio  by  Mai  St.  Clair.  Florence 
Vidor   is    starred. 


Bacon  Working  on  His  61st  Comedy 

Hollywood  —  Lloyd  Bacon  is  at 
work  on  a  new  Sennett  two-reeler. 
This  is  his  61st  comedy. 


Semon  Directing 

Hollywood — Larry  Semon  is  direct- 
ing Dorothy  Dwan  in  a  feature  at 
F.   B.   O. 


Sweet  Finishes  Barsky  Prod. 

Hollywood — "Something  for  Noth- 
ing," a  Bud  Barsky  Prod.,  has  been 
completed  by  Harry  Sweet.  In  the 
cast  are  Hal  Wasser,  Muriel  Paull, 
Monte  Collins,  Sr.,  Monte  Collins,  Jr., 
Jerry  Mandy,  Sid  Grosily,  Anita  Gar- 
vin, George  Austin,  Joe  Bonner  am 
John  Pringle. 


Bradbury   to    Make   "Speed   Demon" \ 

Hollywood^The  next  picture  to  be 
directed  by  Robert  North  Bradbury 
will  be  "The  Speed  Demon,"  for  Bud 
Barsky.  Cast  includes  Kenneth  Mc- 
Donald, Peggy  Montgomery,  B. 
Wayne  Lamont,  Jack  Pierce,  Frank 
Rice,  Art  Manning  and  Clarke  Com- 
stock.  ^'j 

Archainbaud  Starts  Webster  Story 
Hollywood  —  George  Archainbaud 
recently  placed  under  contract  by 
First  National,  has  started  "Joseph 
Greer  and  His  Daughter,"  by  Henry 
Kitchell  Webster.  Production  at 
United. 


Green's  Newest,  "Fifth  Avenue" 

Hollywood  — •  Alfred     Green's    newi' 
picture     is     titled     "Fifth     Avenue".! 
Lewis    Stone    is    featured.      This    is 
one  of  the  four  Sam  Rork  will  make- 
for  P.  D.  C.  ' 


Oliver,  Johnson  Assisting  Beaud'ne  | 
Hollywood — Harry  Oliver  will  as- 
sist William  Beaudine  as  art  director 
of  Mary  Pickford's  "Scraps."  Harry 
Johnson  will  serve  as  technical  direc- 
tor. .1 


Allen  to  Assist  McCarthy 

Hollywood  —  John     P.     McCarthy* 

will    be    assisted    in   the    direction    oi 

"Realty"  by  Fred  Allen,  editorial  su-t 

pervisor  of  Raymond  Gardner  ProdJ 


Bern  Starts  Daniels  Film 

"Lovers  in  Quarantine"  has  beerj 
started  at  the  Famous  Long  Island! 
studio  by  Paul  Bern,  with  Bebe  Dan-' 
iels  starred. 


Jackman  on  Location  Trip 
Hollywood — Fred  Jackman  is  on  i 
tour  of  Western  states,  seeking  loca- 
tions   for   the   next   feature   in   which 
he  will  direct  Rex,  the  horse. 


Garson   Finishes   Flynn    Film 
Hollywood— "High  and  Handsome'' 
has   been    finished    by    Harry   Garsor 
for  F.  B.  O.    "Lefty  Flynn  is  starred 
This  is  the  first  of  a  new  series. 


Sedgwick  Starts  "Pony  Express" 

Hollywood — Edward  Sedgwick  has 
started  camera  work  on  "The  Poriy 
Express." 


Kenton   with   Columbia         ', 

Hollywood — Columbia's  "The  Dan- 
ger Signal"  is  being  directed  by  Erie 
Kenton.    Jane  Novak  heads  the  ca?t 

Webb  Working  on   Next   Story     ( 

Hollywood — Millard  Webb  is  busy 
at  work  preparing  his  next  story  foi 
Warners.     He  starts  production  soon. 


Barker    Starts    With    Fox 
Hollywood  —  Reginald   Barker  hS< 
started  as  a   Fox  director.     His  first 
two  will  be  outdoor  features.  'J'' 

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Exhibitors  who  keep  a  careful  eye  on  the 
box  office  find  that  photographic  quality  on 
the  screen  has  an  influence  with  patrons  that 
is  definite  and  real. 

That's  why  it's  worth  while  to  make  sure 
the  picture  is  printed  on  the  film  that  carries 
quality  from  studio  to  screen — Eastman  Film. 


Eastman  Film  is  identified  by  the 
words  ''Eastman"  and  "Kodak"  in 
black  letters   in   the  film   margin. 


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Vol.  XXXII    No.  62 


Thursday,  June  11,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


Bachmann  Denies 

Claims  Export  and  Import  Failed  to 

Observe  Contract  on  Schulberg 

Foreign  Sales 

J.  G.  Bachmann,  vice-president  of 
Schulberg  Prod.,  asserted  yesterday 
that  his  company  had  requested  the 
Supreme  Court  to  dismiss  the  injunc- 
tion suit  filed  by  Export  and  Import 
Film  Co.  which  is  attempting  to  re- 
strain Schulberg  Prod,  from  contract- 
ing with  other  foreign  distributors 
for  the  handling  of  the  18  pictures  to 
be  released  during  the  coming  season. 

Bachmann's  affidavit  states  that  in 
April  1924,  B.  P.  Schulberg  Prod, 
entered  into  a  contract  with  Export 
and  Import  for  the  foreign  rights  to 
nine  pictures  for  1924-1925.  It 
furthermore  sets  forth  that  not  only 
the  original  nine  but  a  tenth  picture, 
"Capital  Punishment",  have  actually 
been  delivered.  This  is  set  forth  as 
a  direct  denial  of  the  allegation  that 
only  five  pictures  were  delivered  dur- 
ing  the   last    twelve   months. 

Bachmann  states  that  the  contract 
provided  that  at  the  beginning  of 
eaf-h  season,  a  new  sales  valuation 
should  be  discussed  and  agreed  upon. 
He  savs  that  when  his  company  had 
comoleted  plans  involving  the  pro- 
duction of  such  stories  as  "Shenan- 
doah", and  "The  Plastic  Age",  Ex- 
port refused  to  consider  a  fair  valua- 
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Trimble  Perfects  New  Camera 

Hollywood  —  Larry  Trimble,  in 
conjunction  with  Ferdinand  O'Riley, 
a  Canadian  inventor,  states  he  has 
perfected  a  gyroscopic  camera,  which 
he  is  now  using  in  making  "My  Old 
Dutch"  for  Universal.  The  camera 
swings  from  a  small  movable  crane 
and,  it  is  claimed,  secures  unusual 
shots    from    unusual    angles. 

It  is  understood  Universal  is  con- 
sidering the  purchase  of  the  inven- 
tion. 


Gilda  Gray  Signs 

To    Be    Starred    in    Paramount    Pic- 
tures— Paul   Bern  to   Direct 
the  First 

Gilda  Gray  has  signed  a  contract 
to  star  in  Paramount  pictures.  Her 
first  will  be  a  story  written  by  Rob- 
ert E.  Sherwood  and  Bertram  Block. 
It  will   be   directed   by   Paul   Bern. 

"In  Gilda  Gray  we  feel  we  have 
signed  one  of  the  greatest  box  office 
attractions  the  theater  has  developed 
in  recent  years",  said  Jesse  Lasky 
yesterday.  "Her  popularity  is  phe- 
nomenal, as  was  proved  recently 
when  she  drew  $49,000  in  one  week 
at  the  Metropolitan  Theater  in  Los 
Angeles. 

Miss  Gray  has  played  a  number 
of  the  important  Paramount  thea- 
ters in  the  South  where  the  business 
grossed   was   unusually   heavy. 


Makes    Two    Reeler   for  $350 

Hollywood— "The  Wail  of  the  Ban- 
shee", a  two  reeler  said  to  have  been 
written,  directed  and  produced  for 
$350.  is  dedicated  by  its  author.  Tom 
Reed,  director  of  publicity  for  Uni- 
versal, to  all  the  "Vons"  in  the  in- 
dustry. Reed  made  it  nights  and 
Sundays.  In  the  cast  are,  Edwin 
Carewe.  Ted  Cook.  Lincoln  Stedman. 
Edna  Marian.  Ch;<r1es  Delaney  and 
Gaylord    Tipton. 


International  Films 

German  Producer  Is  Seeking  Co-op- 
eration for   Co-operative   Pro- 
duction Plan 

Herman  Rosenfeld,  general  mana- 
ger of  National  Film,  A.  G.,  Para- 
mount distributors  in  Germany,  sails 
on  the  Albert  Ballin  today  after  a 
ten  weeks'  stay  here.  One  of  the 
main  objects  of  his  visit  was  the  pro- 
motion of  an  international  production 
plan. 

He  believes  that  in  the  near  future 
a  tremendous  international  market 
can  be  opened  up  to  pictures  that  re- 
flect the  atmosphere  of  the  various 
countries  where  they  are  shown.  One 
way  Rosenfeld  would  accomplish  this 
would  be  to  feature  a  combined  cast 
of    American,    German,    English    and 

{Continued  on    Parte  2) 


Ned  Holmes  with  Fox 
Ned  Holmes  has  joined  Fox  as  ex- 
nloitation  manager.  He  rounds  out 
the  reorganized  Fox  staff  under  Viv- 
ian Afoses'  supervision.  G.  K.  Ru- 
dolph bears  the  title  of  publicity  man- 
aeer.  Don  McEhvaine  is  in  charge 
of  accessories. 


14  Stages  At  Studio 

Improvements    Costing    $1,000,000 

Completed   at    Metro-Goldwyn — 

Turning  Out  Picture  Weekly 

Hollywood — The  Mctro-Goldvvyn- 
Mayer  studio  has  spent  $1,000,000 
on  improving  and  increasing  facili- 
ties. 

The  improvements  are  said  to  have 
made  this  the  world's  largest  studio. 
More  than  SO  buildings  now  dot  the 
lot.  In  the  past  five  months  five 
more  stages  have  been  built  making  a 
total  of  14  with  200,000  feet  of  floor 
«pace.  Every  stage  is  equipped  with 
(Continued   on    Page    5) 


Melford  Signed  for  Series 

Los  Angeles — George  H.  Melford 
has  signed  a  contract  to  direct  a  series 
of  four  for  Metropolitan  Prod.,  with 
release  through  Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  The 
first,  as  noted,  will  be  "Without 
Mercv." 


Menjou  and  Famous  in  Harmony 

Adolphe  Menjou.  who  returned 
from  Europe  Saturday,  left  last  night 
for  Hollywood,  where  he  will  begin 
work  in  the  "The  King",  according 
to  Famous.  Jesse  L.  Lasky  said  in 
this  connection: 

"Mr.  Meniou  is  under  contract  to 
Famous.  He  is  perfectly  happy  in 
this  contract  and  will  continue  to 
work   for  us  as  he  has  in  the  past." 


Educ'l  Convention  Starts 

The  annual  sales  convention  of 
Educational  got  under  way  yesterday 
at  the  Pennsylvania.  The  managers 
of  ,16  branches  are  here.  Last  night 
the  visitors  saw  "The  Mikado"  and 
tomorrow  will  play  golf  on  Long 
Island. 


Schenectady  Deal 

W.    W.    Fariey    Buys    Out    Shiriey 

Interests — Fa.        3   Reported   In- 

♦         :ed 

Schenectady,  '. — Temporary  re- 

tirement of  W  .1;.....  M.  Shirley  from 
exhibition  here  and  the  probable  en- 
trance here  of  Famous  are  indicated 
in  the  sale  by  Shirley  of  his  interest 
n  the  Farash  Theater  Corp.  to  W.  W. 
Farley,  of  Albany.  This  leaves  Far- 
ley in  sole  control  of  the  State, 
Strand,  Albany  and  Barcil,  but  there 
have  been  negotiations  which  may  re- 
sult in  Famous  relieving  Farley  of 
some  of  his  holdings. 

One  report  is  that  the  Farash  com- 
pany will  continue  to  operate  the  four 
leading  downtown  houses.  Another 
understanding  is  that  if  Famous 
omes  to  Schenectady  the  concern  will 
insist  on  complete  control  of  the 
State,  leaving  to  Farley  the  operation 
of  the  other  houses. 

The  Farash  concern  was  organized 
by  Farley,  Shirley  and  W.  F.  Raf- 
ferty  of  Syracuse,  the  active  interests 
being  those  of  Farley  and  Shirley. 
Rafferty  has  been  a  partner  of  Shir- 
ley for  years  and  hfs  financial  part 
in  the  holdings  was  sold  with  Shir- 
ey's.  Farley  and  the  Shirley-Rafferty 
groups  had  each  50  per  cent  of  the 
Farash  stock  and  negotiations  for 
elimination  had  been  talked  about  for 
months. 


Fox  Sells  Theater  Site 
William  Fox  has  sold  property  on 
the  west  side  of  Broadway  at  181st 
Street,  adjoining  Keith's  Coliseum 
theater.  Fox  originally  intended 
building  a  house  there. 


1st  Nat'l  Committee  Here 
The    executive   committee   of   First 
National   is   in   town.     A  number   of 
important  matters  are  under  discus- 
sion. 


Rork  at  Cosmopolitan  Studio 
Sam  Rork  has  rented  a  stage  in 
the  Cosmopolitan  studio  for  the  pro- 
duction of  "Clothes  Makes  the  Pir- 
ate", in  which  Leon  Errol  will  be 
starred.  The  picture  will  be  directed 
by  Alfred  Green.  Work  will  start 
Tuly  1. 


Denies   Sale  of  Rialto 
"The     Billboard",     under    a     New 
York  date  line,  says,  in  part: 

"At  tlie  Famous  Players-La^ky  olTice  today 
denial  was  made  of  rumors  to  the  effect  that 
the  Rialto  Theater,  corner  of  42nd  Street 
and  7th  Avenue,  will  be  disposed  of  upon 
completion  of  the  new  Paramount  Theater 
on  the  site  of  the  Putnam  Building  nearby. 
Body  was  apparently  lent  the  report  by 
the  fact  that  at  present  the  Paramount  pro- 
duction schedule  is  not  large  enough  to  con- 
sistenly  provide  a  feature  each  week  for  the 
Rivoli  and  Rialto,  both  Famous  Players- 
Lasky  first-run  houses.  A  number  of  out- 
side features,  including  Vitagraph  films,  has 
been  played  at  the  Rialto  when  there  were 
no  Paramount  pictures  available,  and  in 
most  cases  business  has  dropped  as  a  con- 
sequence." 


Connecticut  Hearing  Today 
Hartford,  Conn. — A  public  hearing 
on  the  bill  which  would  tax  motion 
pictures  flO  a  reel,  will  be  held  this 
afternoon.  Charles  C.  Pettijohn  will 
represent  the   Hays  association. 


May   Sign   Executive   Today 
The  I.  M.  P.  P.  D.  A.  expects  to 
sign    a    contract   today   with   an    im- 
portant individu.al  to  head  the  organi- 
zation. 


Prizes  Held  Over 

Inclement  Weather  at  Golf  Tourna- 
ment   Makes    It    Difficult    for 
Committee  to  Make  Awards 

Several  of  the  special  trophies  do- 
nated by  various  companies  and  in- 
dividuals for  the  Spring  Film  Golf 
Tournament  have  been  held  for  the 
Fall  tourney.  Rain  developed  at 
Briarclifif  late  Tuesday  and  this  made 
it  impossible  for  the  major  portion 
of  the  foursomes  to  finish  the  after- 
noon   round. 

As  a  result,  the   Committee  found 
itself  in  a  quandary  insofar  as  many 
(.Continued  on  Pagi  5) 


Thursday,  June  11,  1925 


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"U"   Unit  in  Salt   Lake 

Salt  Lake  City  —  Universal's  "See 
America  First"  traveling  unit  created 
much  excitement  yesterday.  Headed 
by  C.  E.  Holah,  the  mayor  and  win- 
ners in  a  beauty  contest  met  them 
at   the   county   line. 

After  a  parade  down  Main  btreet 
the  unit  went  to  the  Capitol  where 
Governor  Dern  welcomed  them  to 
the   state.  .  . 

Thousands  were  awaiting  the  ar- 
rival in  front  of  Pantages  theater. 
It  was  a  great  event  for  the  film  in- 
dustry in  the  Inter-Mountain  coun- 
try. The  party  consists  of  Holah, 
Garett  Graham,  publicity  representa- 
tive; Albert  Gregory,  driver;  Fred 
Eldredge,  chief  cameraman;  John 
Hickson,  assistant  and  Benny  Valet. 

Music  Men  in  Convention 
Chicago  —  Exhibits  of  $1,000  000 
worth  of  musical  instruments,  rang- 
ing from  a  $50,000  pipe  organ  to  a 
ukelele,  feature  the  silver  jubilee  con- 
vention of  the  music  trades  of  Amer- 
ica, which  opened  at  the  Drake  Mon- 
day. Ten  thousand  delegates,  includ- 
ing many  motion  picture  theater  or- 
ganists, are  expected  to  attend.  An,. 
other  display  of  interest  is  a  P'Peps 
pipe  organ  piano,  combining  the  rfiial- 
ities  of  three  instruments,  whichlhas 
been  placed  on  exhibit  for  the  \first 
time. 


Bachmann  Denies 

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tion.  He  also  claims  that  it  then 
Decame  evident  that  it  was  necessary 
to  nnd  a  new  loreign  outlet  tor  tne 
next  season  s  output. 

Uur  agreenien:  with  Export  and 
import, '  said  Jtiachmann,  "was  noth- 
ing more  tnan  a  contract  tor  one 
year  witn  options  tor  renewal,  de- 
pendent on  a  mutual  agreement  as 
to  the  advance  to  Ije  made  by  Export 
oased  on  a  tair  sales  valuation,  iu- 
asmucti  as  a  sale  valuation  could  not 
oe  agreed  upon,  we  are  tree  to  dis- 
pose oi  our  product  to  any  other  tor- 
eign  distributor". 

On   Broadway   Next   Week 

Elaine  Hammerstein  and  Lou  Tel- 
legen  play  the  leads  in  "Alter  iiusi- 
ness  nours, '  which  opens  at  the  Lol- 
ony   iheater  on  bunday. 

Uougias  Fairbanks  in  "Don  Q,  Son 
of  zorro, '  opens  Monday  nignt  ai 
me  Globe. 

Virginia  Valli  in  "Siege"  will  be  the 
Capitol  s  feature. 

"i'he  Teaser"  is  the  feature  at  the 
Mark  Strand  next  week. 


Theater  Unit  Alleged  Bankrupt 

A  petition  in  bankruptcy  has  been 
hied  against  Cross-bay  Theater,  inc., 
a  company  operating  a  house  at  Kock- 
away  and  Woodhaven  Blvd.,  Ozone 
I'ark.  The  petitioning  creditors  are 
Hugh  McComb,  with  a  claim  of 
$4,y«8;  Rau  Studios,  Inc.,  with  a 
claim  of  $2,111,  and  Leon  E.  Cham- 
bers, $2,000.  Judge  Inch  has  ap- 
pointed Henry  Wollmer  receiver  in 
bond  of  $5,000. 


Six  New  Brit.  Columbia  Houses 

Washington — British  Columbia  is 
to  have  six  new  theaters  to  cost 
$300,000,  according  to  Assistant 
Trade  Commissioner  Walter  J.  Don- 
nelly. 


Not  Kept  Out  of  Norfolk 

Portsmouth,  Va. — Commenting  on 
Marcus  Loew's  entrance  into  the  Nor- 
folk theater  field,  The  Star  quotes 
Otto  Wells  of  the  Wells  Amusement 
Co.  as  stating  that  Loew  was  prepar- 
ing to  come  to  Norfolk  because  he 
thought  there  is  room  for  another 
theater  and  not,  as  it  has  been  re- 
ported, because  Norfolk  theaters  will 
not  show  Metro-Goldwyn  pictures. 


Two  Pathe  Pictures  Shown 
In  conjunction  with  a  miniature 
boardwalk  and  beach  display  at  Gim- 
bel  Bros.,  there  are  being  shown  daily 
two  Pathe  pictures,  "Neptune's 
Nieces,"  a  Grantland  Rice  Sportlight, 
and  "Lunacy,"  a  Stereoscopic. 


Davies  Cast  Rounded  Out 
Los  Angeles — The  cast  of  "Lights 
of  New  York"  will  include  Conrad 
Nagel,  Frank  Currier,  George  K. 
Arthur,  Mathew  Betz,  Charles  Mc- 
Hugh  and^Julia  Swayne  Gordon. 
M axi»rrT7a vib s   is   the   star. 


Warners  Buy  "The  Climbers" 

The  Warners  have  purchased  "The 
Climbers",  Clyde  Fitch's  play. 


Single  Reel  Novelties  Available 
For  First  Run  Theatres 

SERVICE  FILM  CORP. 

729  7lh  Atb.,  N.  Y.  C. 

Bryant  3377  Room  811 


New  Sales  Division 

At  Pathe— Called  the  Mid-West  and 

Is  Created  by  Splitting  Up  the 

Central  District 

Changes  at  Pathe  have  resulted  in 
the  creation  of  a  new  sales  division — 
the  Mid- West,  the  appointment  of  a 
new  district  manager  to  preside  over 
it,  the  transfer  of  three  branch  man- 
agers and  the  appointment  of  a 
fourth. 

The  new  district  which  includes 
Chicago,  Milwaukee,  Minneapolis, 
Omaha,  Des  Moines,  and  Detroit, 
has  been  created  by  dividing  the 
former  Central  district  into  the  Cen- 
tral and  the  new  Mid-West.  Pathe 
now  has  five  sales  divisions. 

Fred  C.  Aiken  has  been  promoted 
from  Chicago  to  Mid-West  district 
manager.  He  will  be  replaced  at 
Chicago  by  J.  S.  Gillick,  who  has 
been  the  manager  of  the  Double  "I" 
branch.  Succeeding  Gillick  will  be 
H.  D.  Graham,  former  manager  at 
St.  Louis;  and  T.  G.  Meyers,  who 
has  been  Omaha  manager,  will  take 
charge  of  St.  Louis.  W.  F.  Geb- 
hardt,  former  special  representative 
of  "Chronicles  of  America",  will  sue 
ceed    Myers  at   Omaha. 

M.  P.  T.  O.  Denies  Hays  Alliance 

The  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.,  in  a  statement 
issued   yesterday   said: 

"The  article  published  in  Variety 
issue  of  June  10,  in  connection  with 
Its  inference  that  the  Motion  Picture 
Theater  Owners  of  America  are 
aligning  themselves  with  the  Hays 
organization    is    misleading." 

"Variety's"  article  dealt  with  the 
meeting  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  board  of 
directors    last   week. 


Enid  Exhibitor  Reported  Killed 
Chicago — The  Tribune  carried  an 
Associated  Press  dispatch  from  Gu- 
thrie, Okla.,  stating  that  F.  H.  Mc- 
Quilkin,  Enid  theater  manager,  was 
killed,  another  man  injured,  and  other 
golf  players  knocked  down  Sunday, 
when  lightning  struck  a  tree  at  the 
Guthrie  Country  Club  while  a  tourna- 
ment was  in  progress. 


Ince  Bringing  Feature  East 

Los    Angeles — John    Ince,    who    is 

directing  a  series  of  six  melodramas 

starring  Herbert  Rawlinson  for  A.  G. 

Steen,   Inc.,  has  left  for  New   York. 

He  is  bringing  with  him  a  print  of 
the  initial  feature,  "The  Great  Jewel 
Robbery,"  and  will  confer  with  Steen 
about  a  second  series  for  state  rights 
release. 


Big  House  for  Topeka 

Topeka.  Kan. — A  2,000-seat  thea- 
ter for  pictures  will  be  built  by  M. 
W.  Jencks  and  G.  L.  Hooper  of  the 
National  Theaters  Co.  The  theater 
will  be  started  as  soon  as  the  re- 
modeling of  the  Orpheum  is  com- 
pleted. The  Orpheum  is  to  be  en- 
larged from  800  to  1,200  seats. 


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Up-to-date  Rental  and  Contracting 
Studio  controlling  a  vast  capacity  of 

floor  space. 

FORT  LEE   STUDIOS,  Inc. 

Lewis  Street,  Fort  Lee,  N.  J. 

Phone:  Fort  Lee  200-1 

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International  Films 

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French  artists.  The  plots  also  would 
be  international  in  scope. 

Rosenfeld  says  his  long  experience 
as  an  international  producer  has 
taught  him  that  there  is  a  world  mar- 
ket awaiting  the  producer  who  will 
work  along  these  lines.  He  says  the 
German  people  are  enormously  in- 
terested in  the  life  and  customs  of 
other  nations,  and  will  patronize  any 
foreign  film  that  is  presented  in  a 
way  that  appeals  to  their  national 
taste.  Rosenfeld  is  convinced  that 
this  situation  applies  to  any  other 
Continental  country. 

His  company,  National  Film,  is 
now  making  a  series  of  12  pictures 
which  will  endeavor  to  carry  out  this 
idea.  "Die  Hanseaten,"  a  modern 
story  of  Hamburg,  will  be  the  first. 
The  co-operation  of  British,  French 
and  American  producers  will  be 
sought  in  developing  this  plan. 


McCormick   Succeeds    Brilant 

S.  Barret  McCormick  has  been  ap- 
pointed exploitation  manager  of 
Pathe,  succeeding  Arthur  Brilant, 
resigned. 


Tippett  Here 

John  D.  Tippett  arrived  on  the  Ma-  [ 
jestic   late   Tuesday.      He   will   go  to 
the    Coast   before   returning   to    Eng- 
land. 


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R  AYMON  D 

GRIFFITH 

Comedies 

RAYMOND  GRIFFITH  is  the  new  comedy 
king  of  the  screen.  He  earned  the  title  with 
"Changing  Husbands,"  "Forty  Winks,"  "Miss 
Bluebeard"  and  "The  Night  Club."  He  clinches 
it  with  his  latest,  "Paths  to  Paradise,"  the  funni- 
est picture  of  1925. 

Today,  Griffith  is  a  star,  with  his  own  producing 
unit— his  own  diredlor  (Eddie  Sutherland,  former 
assistant  for  Chaplin),  gagmen,  scenarios,  camera- 
men, technical  staff,  etc.  He  picks  his  own  stories 
and  supervises  their  produdtion  from  'script  to 
screen. 

In  other  words,  Raymond  Griffith  is  in  the 
position  of  an  independent  producer.  With  this 
difference— he  has  no  financial  worries;  he  doesn't 
need  to  pinch  the  pennies;  he  is  not  forced  to 
assume  the  roles  of  star,  banker  and  prop  boy  at 
one  and  the  same  time;  and  he  has  the  entire  re- 
sources, in  money  and  talent,  of  the  greater 
motion  picture  organization  in  the  world  to 
draw  upon. 

Under  these  ideal  conditions,  Raymond  Griffith 
is  producing  two  elaborate  feature  comedies  for 
The  Greater  Forty : 

"ON  DRESS  PARADE."  The  merry  mix-ups  of 
a  high-hatter  trying  to  be  a  regular  fellow. 

"THE  STAGE  DOOR  JOHNNY."  IRaymond 
prospecting  among  the  Broadway  gold  -  diggers. 

Get  the  Greater  Griffith  Comedies.  They  repre- 
sent Independence  PLUS. 


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Newspaper  Opinions 

"Baree,   Son   of   Kazan — Vitagraph 
105th,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  The  picture  was  made  from 
one  of  James  Oliver  Curwood's  stories  and  the 
producer  sought  to  put  in  it  something  of 
Jack  London's  "The  Call  of  the  _  Wild", 
but  it  isn't  likely  Baree  could  deceive  any 
pack  of  wolves  regarding  his  true  identity. 
*  *  « 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  '  •  There  are  some 
lively  situations,  several  violent  deaths  and 
first-class  "shots"  of  snow  scenes.  But  the 
fact  remains  that  there  is  not  enough  of  the 
dog.  *  •  • 

TIMES—*  *  *  The  dog  is  not  a  convinc- 
ing hero,  and  Anita  Stewart  fails  to  create 
the  impression  that  she  is  really  the  daughter 
of  a  half-breed  trapper.  Always,  she  is 
Anita  Stewart,  acting  the  role  of  a  fiery  little 
girl    cf   the   far    north.  •  *  * 


"Chickie— First  Nat'l 
Piccadilly,  Rochester 

DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  But  the  one  objec- 
tion to  the  screen  portrayal,  as  to  the  written 
story,  is  the  decidedly  questionable  taste  of 
author  and  producer  in  depicting  unwhole- 
some   detail  •  *  • 

EVE.  JOURNAL— To  Dorothy  MacKaill 
is  due  much  credit  for  her  splendid  interpre- 
tation of  "Chickie,"  whom  she  makes  the  one 
real  character  in  the  play.   •  •  • 

HERALD — *  *  *  The  direction  is  skilful, 
and  it  can  be  said  without  qualification  that 
"Chickie"  is  a  good  entertainment  for  those 
who    like    this   kind   of    thing.  •  •  • 

TIMES-UNION—*  *  *  About  the  best 
thing  that  can  be  said  for  "Chickie"  is  that 
the  roles  have  been  distributed  with  uncanny 
insight;   *  •  • 


"Code   of  the  West"— F.P.-L. 
Strand,  Montreal 

STAR — *  •  •  It  is  full  of  verve,  and  the 
shifting  character  sketches,  accompanied  by 
steady   action,   grip   and   hold   interest.  •  •  • 


"Confessions  of  a  Queen" 
Metro-Gold. — Madison,    Detroit 

FREE  PRESS — *  *  *  offers  an  interest- 
ing combination  of  splendor  and  simplicity. 
Adapted  from  Daudet's  "Kings  in  Exile," 
it's  a  story  that  portrays  the  struggle  in  a 
woman's  heart  between  love  of  glorious  rank 
and  the  simple,  unassuming  love  of  home 
and    family.  *  •  • 

NEWS—*  *  *  Beautiful  settings  and  ex- 
cellent direction  by  Victor  Seastrom  charac- 
terize the  story,  which  trails  the  adventure* 
of    a    profligate    ruler.  *  •  • 


"Dangerous  Innocence" — Universal 
Loew's,  Montreal 

STAR — •  *  *  A  weak  story  is  only  made 
plausible  by  a  strong  cast  which  includes 
Laura  La'  Plante  in  one  of  the  best  parts 
of  her  career.  •  •   • 


"The  Devil's  Cargo"— F.  P.-L. 
Ferry  Field,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  Carrying  its  audi- 
tors back  to  the  gold  rush  days  in  California, 
the  story  grips  the  interest  from  the  very 
start.    •   •   • 


"Eve's  Lover" — Warners 
Beacon,  Boston 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  Miss  Rich  is  sweet 
and  sympathetic  in  her  performance  of  the 
young  adoring  wife,  whose  dreams  are  shat- 
tered so  abruptly  by  the  knowledge  that  she 
has  been   merely  an   investment.   •   ♦   ♦ 


"I  Want  My  Man"— First  Nat'l 
State,  Los  Angeles 

(Week  ending  May  30) 
EXAMINER—*  *  *  The  role  of  the  man 
does  not  permit  extraordinary  opportunity  to 
Sills.  It  is  dwarfed  by  the  emotional  sig- 
nificance of  the  feminine  lead.  As  played  by 
Doris   Kenyon,  it  assumes  stellar  proportions. 

_  EXPRESS— *  *  *  Without  Mr.  Sills'  sen- 
sitive art  and  Doris  Kpnyon's  subtle  restraint 
there  could  be  only  boredom  for  the  specta- 
tor. Their  acting  and  Hillyer's  direction, 
however,   save   the  day.   ♦   •   • 


HERALD—*  *  *  With  Milton  Sills  as 
the  star  and  Doris  Kenyon  and  May  Allison 
featured  opposite  him,  Struthers  Burt's  novel, 
"The  Interpreter's  House,"  from  which  the 
picture  was  adapted,  is  given  a  twist  that 
holds  one's  attention  throughout.  •  *  * 

RECORD— *  *  *  The  story  is  cleverly 
conceived  and  might  have  been  brought  out 
with  a  little  more  force  under  different  direc- 
tion.   *   *    * 

TIMES—*  *  *  In  its  present  form,  the 
idea  is  muffed — and  the  audience's  enjoyment 
seemed  in  quite  a  few  instances  to  be  derived 
to  some  degree  from  the  amusement  afforded 
by  some  of  the  more  "intense"  scenes.   *   *   * 

Warfield,  San  Francisco 

(Week  ending  May  30) 
CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  Amazingly  in- 
teresting and  dramatic  screen  tale,  featured 
by  splendid  acting  on  the  part  of  the  star 
performers,  some  corking  photography  against 
arresting  backgrounds  and  some  "jazzy" 
pageantry  that  is  well  worth  while.   •  •  * 

CHRONICLE—*  *  *  Sills  does  fine  work 
as  the  blind  man  and  makes  the  tears  come 
in  the  scene  of  recognition,  and  Miss  Kenyon 
is  very  pretty  and  does  some  good  acting 
as  the  nurse-wife.   •   *   * 

EXAMINER— *    *    *      Lambert     Hillyer's 

direction  is  flawless  and  the  supporting  play- 
ers do  _  excellent  work.  Sills,  Miss  Kenyon 
and  Miss  Allison  are  a  trio  of  stars  whose 
work  leaves  nothing  to  be  desired.   •  *  * 

NEWS—*  *  *  The  picture  is  well  done 
and  the  acting  of  Sills  and  Miss  Kenyon 
most  satisfactory.   ♦   ♦  ♦ 


"A  Kiss  in  the  Dark"— F.  P.-L. 
Adams,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  The  humor  for  the 
most  part  is  more  of  the  subtle  kind,  and  to 
those  who  appreciate  excellent  acting,  a  play 
that  will  keep  one  chuckling  most  of  the 
time,  and  clever  directing,  "A  Kiss  in  the 
Dark"  will  come  as  a  treat.   *  ♦  * 

NEWS — *  *  *  Is  very  brief  in  story,  but 
the  subtle  humor  and  personal  tricks  by  Mr. 
Menjou  give  it  suflScient  novelty  to  make  it 
pass  as   good  entertainment  for  adults.   *  *   * 

Stillman,   Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  It  is  as  clever  a  picture 
as  has  been  flashed  on  the  screen  here  in 
many  moons.  It  reveals  Ernst  Lubitsch 
again  as  one  of  the  greatest  directors  in  the 
business.   *   *   » 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  The  paces  which 
Mr.  Lubitsch  puts  it  through  are  at  once 
amusing,  genuinely  funny,  and  a  strain  on 
one's    belief;     but    it's     great    entertainment. 

PRESS — *  *  *  A  simple  story,  of  course. 
But  here  wit  and  depth  take  the  place  of 
complications  This  movie  seemed  to  us  all 
too  short  (which  is  not  our  usual  experi- 
ence).  *   •  * 


"Learning  to  Love" — First  Nat'l 
Wisconsin,  Milwaukee 

SENTINEL— Connie  Talmadge  is  back  in 
her  old  stride,  too,  and  in  "Learning  to 
Love"  puts  forth  a  light,  airy,  forthy  farce 
of  the  kind  to  which  she  is  best  suited  and 
in  which  her  public  likes  her  most.   ♦  «  • 


"Lilies  of  the  Street"— F.  B.  O. 
Egyptian,  San  Francisco 

(Week  ending  May  30) 
BULLETIN—*  *  *  The  absorbed  interest 
of  the  audiences,  closely  held  by  the  realism 
of  the  unfolding  plot,  was  centered  upon  that 
clever  pair  of  young  stars.  Virginia  Lee  Cor- 
hin   and  Johnnie  Walker.    *  *  ♦ 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  Those  who  are 
interested  in  a  virile  picture  of  the  jazz-mad 
age  and  its  attendant  problems  will  find  much 
to  interest  and  plenty  to  give  thought  to  in 
"Lilies   of    the    Street."    *    ♦    « 


"Little  French  Girl"— F.  P.-L. 
Stanley,  Philadelphia 

INQUIRER—*  *  *  The  story  of  the  little 
daughter  of  the  French  lady,  Madame  Ver- 
vier,  who  was  declasse,  is  very  well  a^rted 
hy  a  .skillful  and  fine  appearing  cast,  though 
the  little  French  girl  herself,  played  by  Mary 
Rri.Tii,  is  perhaps  the  weakest  char.Tcter  in 
the  picture.  ♦  •   • 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  *  *  It  is  a  good 
picture,  an  almost  adequate  picture,  but  some 
subtle  thing  is   lacking.     Whipped  cream  has 


been   substituted   for   the   really   solid   founda- 
tion which  underlay  the  book.   *  *  ♦ 

RECORD—*  *  *  There  are  several  strik- 
ing scenes  in  the  drama,  and  all  are  handled 
with  skill.  The  settings  are  in  keeping  with 
the  theme.    *  *   * 

The  cast  that  appears  in  the  drama  in- 
cludes Alice  Joyce  as  Madame  Vervier,  who 
lent  rare  color  and  emotion  to  the  role    *  *  ♦ 


"Men  and  Women"— F.  P.-L. 
Ohio,  Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  It  is  a  strong  society 
drama,  but  it  is  not  tlie  best  vehicle  in  the 
world   for   Richard  Dix. 


"Old  Home  Week"— F.  P.-L. 
Century,   Baltimore 

SUN — *  *  *  Incidentally,  this  is  just 
about  the  best  picture  Tom  has  had  for  a 
heck  of  a  while.  *  *  * 

McVicker's,  Chicago 

HERALD—*  *  *  Mr.  Meighan  does  this 
expertly,  as  is  his  wont,  and  he  is  prettily 
assisted  by  Lila  Lee.  The  village  types  are 
excellently  selected  and  the  direction  is  good 

POST — *  *  *  The  picture  is  an  average 
Meighan  offering,  with  many  points  of  simi 
larity  to  other  productions  he  has  played  in 
It  is  light,   brisk  and  amusing.   •  ♦  •     ' 

State,    Minneapolis 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  One  of  the  finest  pic- 
tures Tommy  Meighan  has  ever  made.  Ade 
turned  out  a  comedy-romance  for  Meighan 
and  the  actor  proved  equal  to  the  role.  *  •  ' 


"Quo  Vadis"— First  National 
Lyric,   Cincinnati 

TIMES- STAR— *  *  *  It  is  so  elaborately 
spectacular,  however,  that  the  thread  of  its 
plot  is  almost  lost  in  scenes  of  such  mag- 
nitude as  the_  burning  of  Rome,  the  massacre 
of  the  Christians  and  the  overthrow   of  Nero 


"Raffles"— Universal 
Randolph,    Chicago 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  The  picture  is  light- 
weight and  not  terribly  thrilling,  but  it  man- 
ages to  hold  your  interest.  It's  pretty  well 
played,     directed,     photographed     .-md     staged 

Merrill,   Milwaukee 

SENTINET — *  *  *  Has  suspense,  mys- 
tery, love  interest  and  a  moderately  lavish 
background,  .-Mid  last,  but  not  lease,  it  has 
House  Peters  as  an  ideal  raffles.  *  *  * 


"The  Rainbow  Trail"— Fox 
Monroe,   Chicago 

NEWS—*  *  *  Tom  Mix  and  his  horse 
Tony  and  the  desert  and  the  mountains  are 
thrust  through  the  Mix  versions  of  Zane 
Grey,  so  that  the  film  classes  up  with  the 
best    of    Western    pictures.    ♦    *    • 

Washington,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  With  the  virile 
Tom  Mix  prominently  implicated  in  the  ac- 
tion, it  seems  almost  unnecessary  to  remark 
that  the  sequel  to  "The  Riders  of  the  Purple 
Sage"  is  melodrama  with  a  punch  and  con- 
sequently an   excellent  vehicle  for  Mix 

NEWS—*  *  *  "The  Rainbow  Trail"  is 
even  better  material  than  its  predecessor.  It 
has  more  suspense,  more  human  interest  and 
the  thrills  are  much  more  lively  and  numer- 
ous.   *    *    * 


"Riders  of  the  Purple  Sage"— Fox 
Fox,  Philadelphia 

INQUIRER—*  *  ♦  But  whether  you're 
skeptical  or  not.  you  will  get  a  couple  of 
real  thrills  out  of  the  picture,  along  with  a 
number  of  laughs,  than  which  more  could 
hardly  be  asked.    ♦   *    * 

PUBLIC  LEDGER— *   *  *    Maligned  and 

overworked  as  is  the  word  "Thrilling,"  there 
Is  scarcely  any  other  word  which  will  so 
thoroughly  describe  this  dramatization  of  a 
good  Western  story  and  to  top  it  off  Tom 
Mix  and  his  horse,  Tony,  are  the  stars  of 
the  picture.   *   •   * 

RECORD—*  •  *  There  .ire  heart  gripping 
episodes,  indicating  that  when  men  are  bad 
they  are  just  that,  through  and  through. 
Types  of  the  Western  bad  man  are  not  want- 
ing in  "Riders  of  the  Purple  Sage."  •  •  • 


"The  Saddle  Hawk"— Universal 
Cameo,  San  Francisco 

(Week  ending  May  30) 
CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *    There  is  plenty 
of  gun  play  in  the  picture  and  some  thrilling 
battles    between    outlaws   and   sheriffs    posses. 


"Sally"— First  National 

Capitol,  Montreal 

GAZETTE—*  *  *  There  are  numerous 
excellent  humorous  situations,  and  the  de- 
cided gifts  of  Miss  Moore  and  Mr.  Errol 
along  these  lines  enable  them  to  make  the 
most  of  their  opportunities,  resulting  in  a  very 
amusing    and    entertaining   picture.    »    •    • 

STAR—*  *  *  It  is  better  suited  to  Colleen 
Moore's  peculiar  gift  for  comedy  and  bur- 
lesque than  anything  she  has  done  previously. 


"The   Shock   Punch"— F.  P.-L. 
Park-Mall,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  The  narrative,  despite  its 
irnprobabilities,  fits  the  energetic  Richard 
Dix,  who,  as  Randall  Lee,  is  clever  with 
his  fists  and  emerges  victorious  in  every- 
thing  he  undertakes.   •   *   * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  Is  pretty  inter- 
esting. Its  motivation  may  not  always  be 
certain,  but  the  film  does  end  nicely  for  the 
hero  and  the  heroine,  who  is  the  lovely  Fran- 
ces  Howard.    *   *   * 


"The  Sky  Raider"— Assoc.  Exhib. 
Strand,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  Nungesser  goes 
into  the  air  to  prevent  the  robbery,  and  the 
scenes  which  follow  are  among  the  most  thril- 
ling ever  screened.  They  are  such  as  to 
cause  the  audience  to  gasp  with  surprise. 
The  hold-up  in  mid-air  is  a  marvelously  ex- 
ecuted stunt  that  will  make  even  the  most 
blase  picture  fan  thrill  with  excitement.  *  *  » 

NEWS—*  *  *  Proves  a  fairly  entertain- 
ing vehicle  with  which  to  provide  the  aviator 

with  many  thrilling  encounters  in  the  air. 

tt  *  • 


"The  Silent  Accuser"— Metro-Gold. 
Metro,  Baltimore 

SUN—*  *  *  The  latest  four-legged  Booth 
to  emerge  from  the  Barbary  Coast  is  Peter 
the  Great.  His  initial  screen  vehicle  is 
called  "The  Silent  Accuser,"  and  it  is  cur- 
rently   drawing    gasps    at    the    Metropolitan. 


"Soul  Fire"- First  National 
Rivoli,  Baltimore 

SUN — ♦  *  *  It  is  one  of  the  most  striking 
vehicles  with  which  Mr.  Barthelmess  has  been 
provided  in  a  long  time.   *  *  * 

Olympia,   Boston 

TELEGRAM— •  *  *  Presents  the  best 
character  study  he  (Richard  Barthelmess) 
has  undertaken  in  a  long  time.  Bessie  Love, 
as  leading  lady,  is  as  charming  and  wistful 
as  ever,  and  in  their  romantic  scenes  both 
the  star  and  Miss  Love  rise  to  heights  of 
greatness. 

TRANSCRIPT—*  *  •  The  theme  is  un- 
questionably one  suited  to  his  liking  and  his 
talents,  which,  in  the  case  of  Mr.  Barthel- 
mess, is  a  fact  that  needs  no  qualification  or 
elaboration.  Only  rarely  does  the  idea  of  the 
author  strain  at  plausibility,  and  there  Mr. 
Barthelmess  falters.   *  *  » 

Capitol,    Cincinnati 

ENQUIRER—*  *  *  Fundamentally  a  ro- 
mance, "Soul  Fire"  is  at  the  same  time  an 
interesting  study  of  the  artistic  temperament 
in   its  various  manifestations.    *   *    • 

TIMES-STAR— *  *  *  The  remarkably 
fine  acting  of  Richard  Barthelmess  is  the 
outstanding  feature.    *   *   ♦ 

Circle,   Indianapolis  ' 

STAR — *  *  *  Has  much  to  commend  it 
beyond  the  acting  of  Mr.  Barthelmess  as 
Eric  Fane,  the  young  composer,  yet  it  is 
probable  that  many  will  withhold  praise  on 
the  ground  that  it  is  so  involved  as  to  be  too 
difficult  for  the  average  film  patron  to  follow. 


"The   Sporting   Venus"— Metro-Gold. 
State,  Boston 

GLOBE — *  *  •  Neilan  has  brewed  a  clever 
combination  of  comedy  and  melodrama,  de- 
veloped new  situations  and  put  a  happy  end- 
ing on  his  picture." 


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Thursday,  June  11,  1925 


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Prizes  Held  Over 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

special  trophies  were  concerned.  It 
was  then  decided  to  hold  over  sev- 
eral until  the  Fall.  These  prizes  in- 
clude   : 

The  Watterson  Rothacker  Cup. 

The  Jack  Cosman  Cup. 

The  M.  S.  and  Gus  Schlesinger 
Cup. 

Military  brushes  donated  by  the 
du  Pont  Co. 

The  .golf  bag  given  by  Sam  Zier- 
ler  of  Commonwealth  was  unani- 
mously voted  to  Danny  for  his  ef- 
forts in  connection  with  the  various 
tournaments.  The  F.  B.  O.  Cup  for 
birdies  Was  tied  by  Rex  Beach,  Ralph 
Kohn  and  John  Theiss  and  was  won 
by   Beach  on  the  toss  of  a  coin. 

A  number  of  telegrams  were  re- 
ceived from  those  who  found  it  im- 
possible to  attend.  Mike  Levee 
wired: 

"Am  terribly  sorry  I  am  unable  to 
be  with  you  today.  Want  you  to 
nnounce  that  every  man  who  partici- 
pated has  been  elected  an  honorary 
memoer  oi  my  new  ciuD,  Known  as 
the  Molasses  Spreaders  of  Holly- 
wood, Cal.,  Local  Number  One.  If 
they  will  send  their  names  and  ad- 
dresses to  me  at  the  Ambassador 
Hotel  I  will  see  that  they  get  their 
pins  and  membership  cards,  which 
entitles  them  to  privileges  that  only 
the  Gods  can  enjoy  in  Hollywood." 

From   Abe   Warner   came   this: 

"I  am  unable  to  be  with  you  in  per- 
son. I  am  in  spirit.  You  know  1 
am  sailing  on  the  Leviathan  for  an 
extended  stay  and  having  a  million 
and  one  things  to  do  I  couldn't  possi- 
bly get  away.  Yours  for  a  big  suc- 
cess and  good  time." 

Courtland   Smith    wired: 

"Sorry  I  am  not  at  tournament  to- 
day. I  cannot  get  away  but  I  will 
give  you  a  story  that  is  true.  Charlie 
Pettijohn  and  I  were  in  Hartford  the 
other  day  and  I  said: 

'  'They  are  playing  the  big  goll 
tournament  todav  at  Worcester.' 
Charlie  replied: 

"  'My   God,   I   am  entered   for   that 
but   I  thought  THE  FILM  DAILY 
golf  tournament   was   next  week.' 
"Good  luck." 

Charlie  Christie  wired  Arthur  But- 
ler Graham  and  Earl  W.  Hammons 
his  regrets  at  his  inability  to  attend. 


14  Stages  At  Studio 

(Continued   from  Page    1) 

innovations  to  handle  lights  by  me- 
chanical devices,  and  water  is  piped 
to  each  one.  Besides  20U  dressing 
rooms  for  featured  players,  there  are 
dressing  room  accommodations  for 
thousands  more. 

The  mill  and  carpenter  shops  have 
been  doubled  in  size,  and  new  build- 
ings have  been  put  up  for  the  pur- 
chasing and  transportation  depart- 
ments. The  commissary  has  been  re- 
decorated, and  additions  and  improve- 
ments completed  in  the  still  depart- 
ment, laboratory  and  projection 
rooms. 

The  studio  is  now  turning  out  a 
picture  weekly. 


Buy  1925-26  Rayart  Product 

Under  a  contract  between  Rich- 
mount,  foreign  dis*-ibutors  for  Ray- 
art,  and  Juan  •■'  .ntzler,  of  Sociedad 
General  Cinematograficia,  of  Buenos 
Aires,  the  latter  secures  the  entire 
Rayart  output,  with  the  exception  of 
serials,  for  1925-26.  Richmount  has 
also  closed  with  Australian  Films, 
for  the  Rayart  output  for  Australia 
and  New  Zealand.  Other  Richmount 
sales  include: 

Progress  Pictures  has  secured  the  Rayart 
serials,  "Secret  Service  Sanders"  and  "Batt- 
hng  Brewster",  for  the  St.  Louis  territory. 
Security  Pictures,  Chicago,  has  secured  the 
same  pictures  for  Northern  Illinois  and 
Indiana.  First  Graphic  Exchanges,  of  Buff- 
alo, has  bought  six  Kayart  melodramas  tor 
Upper  New  York,  while  Liberty  Film,  of 
Philadelphia,  purchased  "For  Another 
Woman",  for  Eastern  Penn.,  South  Jersey 
and    Delaware. 


Spence's  Suit  Dismissed 

A  suit  by  Ralph  Spence  against 
Sidney  Ascher  and  Joseph  A.  Jacobs, 
to  recover  $2,000  for  money  advanced, 
and  paid  out  in  connection  with  a 
film,  "The  Gentleman  Crook,"  was 
dismissed  in  the  City  Court  because 
the  plaintiff  failed  to  appear. 


Goldbeck  Handling  Negri  Scripts 

Willis  Goldbeck  is  to  write  the 
scenarios  for  future  Pola  Negri  pic- 
tures. He  will  leave  shortly  for  the 
Coast  with  Paul  Bern,  who  is  tc 
direct  "Flower  of  the  Night",  starring 
Negri. 

Wilkinson  Joins  Embassy 

Los  Angeles— J.  S.  Wilkinson  has 
been  engaged  by  .Arthur  F.  Beck 
president  of  Embassy  Pictures,  as 
general  production  and  business  man- 
ager. 

Tearle  in   "'Viennese   Medley" 

Los  Angeles— Conway  Tearle  wil' 
play  the  lead  in  'Wienncse  Medley." 
Anna  Q.  Nilsson  and  May  .Mlison 
have  the  feminine  leads. 


Fire  Causes  Loss 
Bellows  Falls,  Vt.— Fire  destroyed 
the  local  picture  house  recently. 


New  Corning  Theater   Manager 

Rocliester,  N.  Y. — Walter  Smith, 
of  Honiell,  formerly  manager  of  a 
theater  at  Pottsville,  Pa.,  has  been 
appointetl  manager  of  the  Princess, 
Corning.  The  theater  was  recently 
added   to   the    Schine   chain. 


Reduces  Admission  Price 
Winnipeg — H.  N.  Jernl)i?rg,  of  the 
Province,  has  reduced  admissions  for 
the  summer.  A  special  feature  is 
presented  at  the  matinee  as  an  extra 
inducement  for  patronage.  Top  price 
is  now  25  cents. 


Buys  Hasbrouk  Interests 

Morris,    Minn.  —  J.     L.     Hasbrouk 

has   sold    his   interests   in    the    Grand 

theaters,    Griccville     and     Clinton,    to 

B.    J.    Benfield,    Strand   theater   here. 


Northwest    Story   at    Rialto 

"Steele  of  the  Royal  Mounted"  is 
to  be  the  feature  at  the  Rialto  next 
week. 


Marks  Promoted  by  B.   &   K. 

Chicago — Harry  Marks  has  been 
appointed  general  manager  of  all  of 
the  B.  &  K.  houses. 


Safety- 


First 


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Consolidated  Certified  Prints 


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pQiend  an  Dorothy  Drew 

for  eight  hmoSice  bets 


'^"UtAe^oiiuliledtancl'P'^ 


1209  Loew  State  Bldg., 
New  York  City 


Sllbee  Pictures  Corporation 

LOUIS   B?\UM,  President 


Foreign  Distributor 

Inter-Globe   Export   Corp. 

25  W.  45th  St. 

New  York  City 


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LAURA  La  Pl-A'^ 

"THE  TEASED 

.,„d  Martl'S  M.  ='»"' 

.X  u    ^'^'"'    STRANG 
Opens  June  14th  srwvoKKS 


Universal  Stepping  Out 

Universal' s  "Siege,"  which  opened  gt  the  CaRitol 
gn  t^undsy,  certainly  is  named  appropriately,  for 
U ' '  appears  to  be  laying  siege  to  Broadway  first- 
run  bouses.  Fourinarouon  Broadway  is  something 
loshootat.  "I' J-I-ShowYoutheTown," Reginald 
Denny' s  latest  starring  vehicle,  is  packing  the  Mark 
Strand  this  week,  and  Laura  La  Plante  and  Eugene 
O'Brien  are  doing  likewise  with  "Dangerous 
Innocence"  at  the  Piccadilly.  Then  next  week, 
besides  "Siege,"  "The  Teaser"  goes  into  the 
Mark  Strand,  and  "I'll  Show  You  the  Town" 
moves  over  to  the  Brooklyn  Strand. 

Quite  a  .showing  for  Universal. 

— George  Gerhardt 

in  the  l^ijeniug  IVorid  ofjipie  IClh,  1925 


SIEGE 


Starrins:  VIRGINIA  VALl.I  aiiti 
E  H  G  E  N  E      O'B  R  I  E  N 

I'n.rn  ilie  novel  by  Samukl  Hopkins  Auams. 
it  Svcnd  Gade  Produ^tiuu 

CAPITOL 


Opens  June  I4th 


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The  letter  that 
might  have 

SAVED  HIS 
LIFE 


The  flare  of  a  match — a  quick  rush  of 
flame — then  only  a  few  black  ashes !  Yet 
that  letter  had  carried  words  as  burning 
and  vivid  as  the  eager  flame  that  devoured 
them — the  unforgetable  words  o{  the 
wronged  woman  who  had  loved  hand- 
some Jim  Warren  far  too  well. 

Already  that  letter  had  brought 
him  fierce  joy,  and  even  fiercer 
shame — and  now  in  an  instant  it 
was  destroyed,  the  one  bit  of 
evidence  that  might  have  saved 
him  from  the  fearful  fate  that 
hung  over  him. 


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Why  did  he  wilfully  destroy  the  letter 
that  might  have  saved  his  life? 


This  is  Jim  Warren,  crooked,  lovable,  a  coward  that 
yet  rose  to  heights  of  courage  undreamed  of  by 
most  men.  Played  by  H.  B.  Warner  in  Max 
Marcin's  drama 


ILENCE 


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Now  being  produced  as  a  great  photoplay  with  an  imposing  cast  — 
directed    by    RUPERT   JULIAN — under  the  personal  supervision  of 

CECIL  B.  De  MILLE. 


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$2  Top  At  Embassy 

"The    Merry    Widow"   to    Open    600 

Seat  Theater  Adjoining  the 

Palace  at  46th  "St. 

The  new  Embassy  theater,  on  7th 

Ave.  and  46th   St.  and  adjoining  the 

Palace    will    open    with    "The    Merry 

Widow"  at  $2  top. 

I  The  date  has  not  been  set.  As 
noted,  the  house  has  been  taken  over 
by  Metro-Goldwyn  from  Joe  Wein- 
stock  who  planned  to  run  it  on  a 
N-hour  basis.  The  seating  capacity 
■is   about   600. 


Circuit  Court  Issues  Stay 

Passaic,  N.  J. —  Circuit  Court 
ludge  Clifford  L.  Newman  has  is- 
sued a  stay  in  the  hearing  before  trial 
ol  the  $250,000  conspiracy  suit  filed 
oy  the  Harris  Bros,  owners  of  the 
Capitol  Theater,  Inc.,  against  Harry 
Stein,  Max  Epstein,  Steven  Szeman, 
fohn    KoUar    and    Stephen    Kerekes. 

|;  In  the  accounting  suit  brought  by 
szeman,  Kollar  and  Kerekes  against 
Doctors  Martin  D.,  Samuel  E.  and 
Theodore  Harris,  an  order  has  been 
ssued  asking  wiiy  the  Harris  Bros, 
hould  not  be  adjudged  in  contempt  in 
he  mandamus  proceedings,  based  on 
in  afifidavit  by  Theodore  Richmond, 
m  accountant,  setting  forth  that  he 

Ras  been  denied  access  to  the  Capitol 

^heater's  books. 


Schine  After  Batavia  House 

Batavia,  N.  Y. — J.  Meyer  Schine  of 
he  Schine  circuit  has  been  negotiat- 
ng  for  the  Dellinger  theater  here. 


Canajoharie,  N.  Y. — James  Wood 
las  closed  the  Strand.  It  is  reported 
3at  the  Schine  interests  will  take  over 

e  house. 


Features  Reviewed 

Page 
Beggar  on   Horseback 
Paramount    5 

Wildfire 
Vitagraph    5 

Scandal    Proof 
Fox     5 

Are   Parents   People? 
Paramount     S 

Siege 
Universal     8 

The  White   Monkey 

First   National    8 

Tearin'    Loose 

Weiss    Brothers-S.    R 8 

If  Marriage  Fails 

F.    B.    0 8 

Short     Subjects     12 


"Mass"  Movements 

"In   the    Movies"  —  Glendon    Allvine 
Points  Out  Interesting  Angles 
in  a  Financial  Publication 
Some  interesting  angles  of  present 
day  developments  appear  in  the  cur- 
rent   issue    of    "Commerce     and     Fi- 
nance",  by   Glendon   Allvine,  of   Fa- 
mous Players  publicity  department. 
In  part,  Allvine  says: 

"Just  now  the  principal  units  in  the  picture 
business  seem  to  be  engaged  in  a  struggle  for 
theaters.  It  is  a  dull  week  that  finds  no 
new  alignment  of  the  houses  that  retail  films 
to  the  public.  And  these  shifting  realign- 
ments of  theaters  represent  the  working  out 
of  the  good  old  law  of  sujiply  and  demand. 
There  are  indications  that  the  independent 
theater  owner  is  going  the  way  of  the  in- 
dividual grocer.  Sbmetimes  through  lack 
of  initiative,  sometimes  because  of  an  absence 
of  sound  showmanship  in  his  operation  of 
theaters,  he  seems  to  be  losing  out  in  the 
economic  struggle,  and  chains  of  theaters  to 
retail  amusement  are  developing  just  as  chain 
stores  have  already  become  firmly  established 
in  the  retailing  of  groceries.  And  just  as  the 
family  grocer  is  complaining  about  chain 
stores,  so  now  the  air  is  filled  with  the  broad- 

(Contimied  on  Page  3) 


"Movie  Season"  Drive 

In  Greater  New  York  to  Be  Worked 

Out  at  General  Meeting  on 

Tuesday 

A  meeting  of  exhibitors  of  the  New 
York  district,  to  formulate  plans  for 
the  opening  of  "Greater  Movie  Sea- 
son," will  be  held  at  the  Palace  thea- 
ter on  Tuesday  at  10.30  A.M. 

At  this  meeting  a  committee  will 
be  named  to  work  out  the  details  of 
the  campaign,  which  contemplates  an 
advertising  and  publicity  drive  to  cre- 
ate unusual  interest  in  motion  pic- 
tures and  increased  attendance  during 
August. 


Another  West  Coast  House 

Los  Angeles — West  Coast  Thea- 
ters, Inc.,  will  build  a  $600,000  thea- 
ter and  office  building  at  Wilshire 
Blvd.  and  Alvarado  St. 


Hale  to  Direct  Leatrice  Joy 

Los  Angeles — Alan  Hale  will  di- 
rect Leatrice  Joy  in  her  next  produc- 
tion for  Cecil  De  Mille. 


THE  FILM  DAILY,  in  the  issue 
dated  June  21  but  in  distribution  on 
the  20th,  will  present  a  combined 
Short  Subject  and  "Greater  Movie 
Season"  edition. 

This  special  number  will  include  a 
number    of    special    features    dealing 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


To  Attend  Loew  Opening 

A  number  of  celebrities  and  impor- 
tant film  folk  will  attend  the  open- 
ing of  the  new  Loew  theater  in  Coney 
Island,  Wednesday. 


1st  Nat'l  Buys  "Mismates" 
First  National  has  purchased  "Mis- 
mates"  by  Myron  C.  Fagan.     It  has 
not  been  assigned  to  any  star  as  yet. 


Glory  Be 


r 


By  DANNY 
Comes  the  following  hectic  wire.  From  Jimquin : 
"Hot  dog,  Danny,  have  you  seen  P.  D.  C.  full  page  ads  in  the 
dailies?  Glory  be !  The  battle  is  on.  That's  what  I  call  action. 
Just  when  I  thought  romance  was  dead,  adventure  ostracized  and 
the  picture  business  as  deadly  monotonous  as  a  stockyard  sched- 
ule, De  Mille  and  his  raiders  cut  off  the  fuse  plus  two  exclama- 
tion marks. 

"I'm  ready  to  volunteer  all  over  again.  Where  is  the  nearest 
recruiting  station?" 

The  page  ad  referred  to.  Set  many  others  thinking — and  talk- 
ing— besides  Jim.  In  part  the  ad — which  was  decorated  with  a 
large  cut  of  CB,  said  : 

"A  Great  American  Industry,  the  motion  picture,  is  in  the  throes 
of  a  struggle  for  its  existence.  Gigantic  forces  are  in  opposition 
within  its  ranks,  fighting  for  freedom  of  artistic  expression  and 
competitive  exhibition  against  the  aggressions  of  a  small  but 
powerful  group  that  is  driving  and  scheming  towards  monopoly. 

(.Continued  on  Page  4) 


Fox  In  Gaiety? 

Reported  Lease  to  Run  8  Months — 
"Lightnin"'  the  First  Special 
to   Play  There 

It  is  understood  that  Fox  has 
signed  an  eight  months'  lease  on  the 
Gaiety  theater  and  that,  in  accord- 
ance with  the  usual  Fox  custom,  a 
number  of  specials  will  be  housed  in 
the   theater  beginning   in   August. 

"Lightnin' "  is  mentioned  as  the 
first  picture  to  enjoy  a  run  at  the 
house.  The  plan  is  to  keep  it  there 
as  long  as  business  holds  up  and  then 
substitute  with  other  pictures  on  the 
schedule. 

It  was  impossible  to  secure  any  in- 
formation from  Fox  relative  to  the 
deal. 


Farash  Acquires  Two  More 

Catskill,  N.  Y.  — The  Community 
theater,  which  has  been  operated  by 
the  Greene  County  Amusement  Co., 
Inc.,  and  the  Smalley  theater,  former- 
ly the  Irving,  and  which  was  taken 
ever  recently  by  the  Greene  Company, 
has  passed  into  the  hands  of  Farash 
Theaters,  Inc.,  of  Schenectady,  which 
operates  four  theaters  in  Schenectady, 
seven  in  Yonkers,  and  is  negotiating 
for  the  Gateway  in  Little  Falls  and 
the   Liberty  in  Herkimer. 

Nearly  300  stockholders,  who  have 
invested  in  the  stock  of  the  Greene 
Company,  which  was  capitalized  at 
$50,000,  the  par  value  of  stock  being 
$10  a  share,  will  receive  $15  a  share, 
or  ten  per  cent  for  each  of  the  five 
years  their  money  has  been  invested. 
Farash  Theaters  will  take  over  the 
stock. 


Elliot,  I.M.P.P.D.A.  Gen'l  Manager 
At  a  meeting  of  a  special  I.  M.  P. 
P.  D.  A.  committee,  Frederick  H.  El- 
liott was  selected  general  manager. 
It  is  understood  the  executive  counsel 
will  be  determined  upon  later. 

Alie  Carlos  will  represent  the  or- 
ganization on  the  Play  Date  Bureau, 
with  W.  E.  Shallenberger  as  alter- 
nate. 


Finance  Units  Consolidate 
Los  Angeles — Effective  July  1,  the 
Cinema  Finance  Corp.  of  Los  An- 
geles, and  the  M.  P.  Capital  Corp. 
of  New  York  will  consolidate.  John 
B.  Miller  and  John  E.  Barber  will 
become  directors  in  the  Eastern  cor- 
poration. 


Fox  Foreign  Office  Destroyed 

The  Associated  Press  reported  yes- 
terday from  Monteviedo  that  the 
Fox  office  there  had  been  destroyed 
by  fire,  which  resulted  in  two  death? 


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Sunday,  June  14,  1925 


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"Movie  Season"  Drive 

(Contimied  from  Page   1) 

with  short  subjects.  The  section  con- 
cerned with  the  "Greater  Movie  Sea- 
son" will  include  a  complete  working 
campaign,  applicable  to  every  city; 
sample  advertising  copy  for  newspa- 
per insertion;  exploitation  tie-ups; 
desription  of  stunts  with  illustrations 
and  generally,  a  detailed  description 
of  how  the  campaign  can  be  worked 
up. 


Atlanta  Falls  in  Line 

Atlanta — Atlanta  has  fallen  in  line 
for  the  "Greater  Movie  Season",  and 
has  temporarily  organized  with  Wil- 
iard  C.  Patterson,  as  chairman. 


"Boomerang"  at  Capitol 

Commonwealth  has  booked  "The 
Boomerang"  into  the  Capitol  the 
week  of  June  28. 


J.  Moy  Bennett  has  just  completed 
a  part  in   "Scandal   Street." 


The  GEORGE  E.KANN 

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New    York.    Chick.    4052 
Cables— Gcokann,  N,  Y. 


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When  you   think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Picturt 

and  Theatrical  insurance  for 

the  past  fifteen  years. 


Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540   Broadway  N.  Y.  C 

Bryant   3040 


Shriners'  Cup  for  Mayer 

Los  Angeles — Louis  B.  Mayer  was 
presented  with  a  handsome  gold  lov- 
ing cup  by  Louis  F.  Osterholt,  rep- 
resenting the  Shriners  yesterday.  It 
was  in  appreciation  of  the  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer  float  exhibited  in  the 
recent  parade  in  connection  with  the 
Shriner's  convention  here. 


Graver  Heads  Carolina  M.  P.T.  O. 

Lexington,  N.  C.  —  R.  D.  Craver 
was  elected  temporary  president  of 
the  North  Carolina  M.  P.  T.  O.  at  a 
meeting  of  the  executive  committee. 
He  will  serve  until  the  annual  meet- 
ing at  Wrightsville  Beach  on  June 
21-24. 


Maclvor,   Metro-Goldwyn,   M'g'r 

Cincinnati — E.  J.  Maclvor  has  been 
appointed  manager  of  the  Metro- 
Goldwyn  exchange.  Walter  J. 
Brandt,  former  manager  there,  will 
assume  the  management  of  the  Cleve- 
land  exchange. 


California  Theater  Unit  Formed 

El  Centre,  Cal. — A  charter  for  the 
Southwest  Theaters  Inc.,  has  been 
filed.  Headquarters  will  be  at  Im- 
perial. George  W.  Gentieu,  Guy 
Merrill  and  D.  J.  Christy  are  the  di- 
rectors. 


Thespians  Plan  Outing 
The  Fraternal  Order  of  Thespians, 
to  which  many  picture  players  belong, 
will  hold  an  outing  on  July  8.  There 
will  be  other  parties  at  the  rate  of 
one  a  month  during  the  summer. 


Inter-Globe  in  Deal 

Inter-Globe  Export  has  purchased 
the  foreign  rights  to  a  series  of  eight 
pictures  starring  Dorothy  Drew,  from 
Ellbee   Pictures. 


Increasing  Capacity  to  2,500 

Albany,  N.  Y. — An  addition  will  be 
built  to  Harmanus  Bleeker  Hall  this 
summer,  to  make  the  seating  capacity 
2,500. 


FOR   RENT 

Desirable  space  for  animating 
and  title  shop  with  complete 
equipment. 

Phone  Chickering  2110 


Many  Franchises  Sold 

Tiffany-Truart  Product  Placed  Gen- 
erally    With     State     Righters 
Throughout    Country 

M.  H.  Hoflman,  vice-president  of 
the  Tiffany-Truart  Prod.,  said  yester- 
day that  franchises  for  1925-26,  in- 
cluding the  TifTany  "Big  12"  and  the 
Truart  "Blue  Ribbon,"  "Novelty"  and 
"Cinemelodrama"  series,  have  been 
bought  by  the  following  exchanges: 

All-Star  Features,  Inc.,  Los  Angeles,  for 
the  Tiffany  series  for  California,  Nevada  and 
Arizona.  There  are  other  franchises  pend- 
ing   for    the    Truarts. 

Premier  Picture  Exchanges,  Inc.,  Des 
Moines,  will  distribute  Tiffany  and  Truart  in 
Iowa  and    Nebraska. 

Midwest  Film  Distributors,  Inc.,  Kansas 
City,  for  Kansas  and  Western  Missouri  for 
Tiffany    and    Truart. 

The  Tiffany  franchise  for  Wisconsin  is 
held  by  Celebrated  Players,  Milwaukee,  who 
also   has   the    "Blue   Ribbon"   series. 

Louisiana,  Mississippi,  Texas,  Oklahoma, 
Arkansas,  Georgia,  Florida,  Alabama,  Ten- 
nessee, North  and  South  Carolina  for  Tif- 
fany   by    Creole   Enterprises,    New    Orleans. 

Standard  Film  Service,  Cleveland,  will 
handle  Tiffany  and  Truart  in  Ohio,  Ken- 
tucky, Michigan,  Western  Pennsylvania  and 
West    Virginia. 

Independent  Film,  Philadelphia,  holds  Tif- 
fany and  Truart  franchise,  excepting  the 
"Novelty"  series,  for  Maryland,  Delaware, 
District  of  Columbia,  Virginia,  Eastern 
Pennsylvania  and  'Southern  Jersey. 

New  York  and  Northern  New  Jersey  ter- 
ritory is  held  by  the  Renown  Pictures,  Inc., 
the  latter  also   taking  in  Illinois. 


Standard  Acquires   Gotham's   12 

Sam  Sax  of  Lumas  Film  has  closed 
with  Standard  Film  Service,  Cleve- 
land, to  handle  the  12  Gotham  Prod, 
in  Ohio,  Michigan.  Kentucky,  West- 
ern  Pennsylvania  and  West  Vrginia. 


"Part-Time  Wife"  Started 
Los  Angeles — Preliminary  work  on 
the    fifth    Gotham,     "The     Part-Time 
Wife,"  is  under  way. 


Start  Studio  Club  Monday 
Los  Angeles — Ground  for  the  new 
Studio  Club  will  be  broken  on  Mon- 
day. 


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Theater  Changes 

Chillicothe,  O. — The  Empress  went 
hrough  a  complete  renovation,  con- 
isting  of  the  building  of  a  new  front, 
he  installation  of  an  air  cooling 
ystem  and  the  addition  of  more 
eats,  without  being  closed  a  day. 


Sanborn,  la. — R.  C.  Metzger,  who 
perates  the  Cozy  theaters,  Wagner 
nd  Tyndall,  S.  D.,  has  purchased 
he  Princess  here  from  W.  P.  Green. 
^.  L.  Parker,  former  owner  is  man- 
ger. 


Waupin,  Wis. —  Russell  Gregory, 
^ho  until  recently  with  M.  E.  Bruce 
'perated  the  Majestic,  Stevens  Point, 
Vis.,  has  purchased  the  Davison  here 
rem  Joseph  Winninger. 


Central  City,  Neb. — William  Boyd 
as  been  named  manager  of  the  Em- 
ress.  John  Latenser,  owner  of  the 
ouse,  is  to  maintain  supervision 
rom  Omaha. 


Palisade,  Minn. — The  Palisade,  re- 
ntly    purchased    by    J.    Burns,    has 

ndergone  improvements,  and  has  re- 

pened    with   a   new   name. 


Shakopee,  Minn. —  M.  Eldred  is 
:heduled  to  take  ov,er  the  Gem. 
,  O.  Brockway  is  the  present  owner. 


Bode,  la. —  Victor  Kinseth  and 
/illiam  Erickson  are  the  new  own- 
•s  of  the  Princess. 


Schaller,  la. — G.  S.  Robertson  has 
ken  over  management  of  the  Casino 
nusement  park. 


Fox  Lake,  Wis. — Playing  time  of 
le  Home  has  been  increased  to  four 
ghts   a   week. 


Hunter,  Mo. — J.  P.  Couch  has  pur- 
lased  the  Community  from  Joe 
[iller  Combs. 


West  Salem,  111.— R.  C.  Williams 
giving  up  his  lease  on  the  Puritan 
.  H. 


Mt.  Olive,  111.— Odd  Fellows  Tem- 
le  has  closed  for  the  summer. 


Rushville,  Neb. — R.  F.  Drennan  has 
urchased  the  Essaness. 


Promotions   in    "U's"    Exchange 

St.  Louis— L.  E.  ("Nicky")  Gold- 
ammer,  city  salesman  for  Universal, 

s  been  promoted  to  assistant  man- 
ger. He  succeeds  Jimmy  Shea,  who 
esigned  to  join  Metro  -  Goldwyn. 
lorie  Aaron  takes  Shea's  place  on 
le  road  for  Universal,  Hall  Walsh, 
ooker,  goes  on  the  sales  staff,  mak- 
ig  Southern  Illinois,  while  George 
tcBride    becomes    booker. 


Back  in  Anniston,  Ala. 

lAnniston,  Ala. — George  P.  Mont- 
pmery  has  returned  after  many 
fears  to  take  over  the  Wells  theater 
Ir  J.   G.  Wells. 


Opera    House    Bums 

[Bellows  Falls,  Vt.  —  The  Bellows 
ills   O.    H.    owned   by  the   town   of 
['.ockingham     has     been      destroyed. 
.OSS  $200,000. 


castings    of    independent    theater    owners    who 
see  that  they   are   losing  out. 

"The  Curtis  Publishing  Co.,  in  an  effort  to 
get  at  just  what  people  were  thinking  about 
motion  pictures,  sent  a  staff  of  investigators 
to  make  a  houses  to  house  canvass  in  a  town 
selected  at  random,  Canandaigua,  New  York. 
The  results  were  surprising.  In  response  to 
the  question,  'Who  is  your  favorite  actress?' 
liloria  Swanson  and  Norma  Talmadge  had 
high  places.  Harold  Lloyd,  Tom  Mix,  Charlie 
Chaplin  and  Douglas  Fairbanks  were  among 
the  favorite  actors.  'What  picture  have  you 
enjoyed  must  recently?'  brought  such  replies 
as  'Flaming  Youth,'  'The  Kid,"  and  'The  Cov- 
ered Wagon.'  But  when  the  question  was 
asked  'What  is  your  favorite  brand  of  pic- 
tures?' actually  75  per  cent  of  the  replies 
were  'Paramount.'  Here  was  an  amazing  trib- 
ute to  advertising  when  one  considers  the 
fact  that  of  the  players  or  pictures  here  men- 
tioned specifically  only  'The  Covered  Wagon' 
and  Gloria  Swanson  were  Paramount.  The 
persons  interviewed  had  been  impressed  by  the 
slogan,  'If  it's  a  Paramount  picture  it's  the 
best  show  in  town,'  but  90  per  cent  of  them 
could  not  mention  an  individual  Paramount 
picture    by    name. 

"There  is  always  haggling  about  prices  be- 
cause there  is  not,  and  cannot  be,  any  fixed 
price  for  a  feature  picture.  A  seven  reel 
picture,  which  is  an  average  length,  may  cost 
anywhere  from  $50,000  to  $800,000.  Depend- 
ing upon  its  production  cost  and  its  popular 
appeal,  a  sales  quota  is  placed  upon  a  pic- 
ture. Eighty  per  cent  of  the  total  rentals 
of  the  picture  must  be  collected  from  theaters 
in  the  United  States.  Ail  the  rest  of  the 
world  can  be  assessed  only  twenty  per  cent 
of    the    gross. 

"Here's  where  mass  selling  becomes  neces- 
sary. 

"Just  now  the  salesmen  are  bringing  the 
gospel  to  theatres  throughout  the  land.  Even 
now  an  exhibitor  is  protesting  that  the  price 
is  too  high.  Some  salesman  is  calling  an  ex- 
hibitor a  robber.  At  this  minute  an  exhibitor 
is  signing  on  the  dotted  line  for  enough  pic- 
tures to  keep  his  theater  supplied  from  Au- 
gust until  October  while  protesting  that  they 
£re  ripping  the  shirt  off  his  back. 

"Meanwhile  this  exhibitor  may  be  combin- 
ing with  other  exhibitors  to  form  a  buying 
pool  to  hammer  down  the  price  of  pictures. 
These  booking  combinations  of  exhibitors  have 
grown  tremendously  within  the  last  two  years. 
The  Balaban  and  Katz  group  of  theaters  in 
Chicago  has  grown  to  include  many  smaller 
theaters  in  Illinois  and  Indiana.  Last  month 
Balaban  and  Katz  absorbed  the  Lubliner  and 
Trinz  chain  of  theaters,  bringing  the  thea- 
ters under  their  booking  control  to  125.  Out 
in  the  northwest  the  Jensen  and  Von  Herberg 
chain  keeps  adding  to   its  theaters  which  now 


"Mass"  Movements 

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number  23.  The  Stanley  Co.  of  Araercia 
practically  controls  the  booking  of  pictures 
lor  Philadelphia  and  eastern  Pennsylvania. 
More  and  more  groups  of  pictures  are  bougUt 
lor  groups  of  theaters,  and  the  earlier  custom 
of  buying  for  one  theater  is  almost  extinct. 
And  as  the  mass  buying  movement  of  com- 
bining exhibitors  gains  impetus  there  is  the 
counterbalancing  strengthening  of  the  thea- 
ter holdings  ol  producers  concerned  about 
keeping  prices  up  sufficiently  to  protect  their 
investments  in  production.  Mass  buying  by 
the  exhibitors  tends  to  bring  prices  down. 
Mass  selling  by  distributors  tends  to  reduce 
selling  costs.  Meanwhile  buyer  and  seller  are 
continually  arguing  about  what  the  right  price 
should  be.  Only  in  the  producer  controlled 
theaters  has  any  standardization  of  prices 
been  brought  about.  In  these  theaters  the 
pictures  are  played  on  percentage — that  is, 
the  box  office  intake  above  the  cost  of  oper- 
ating the  theater  is  divided  between  exhibitor 
and    producer. 

"This  is  the  prevailing  system  in  the  le- 
gitimate theater.  Forty  per  cent  for  the  house 
and  sixty  per  cent  for  the  attraction  is  a 
usual  arrangement.  The  man  on  the  side- 
lines may  inquire  why  this  practice  of  the 
stage  is  not  adopted  by  the  screen.  Develop- 
ment will  probably  be  in  that  direction.  The 
theater  owner  has  always  opposed  this  plan. 
He  is  afraid  that  if  the  actual  earning  ca- 
pacity of  his  houses  over  a  period  of  months 
becomes  a  matter  of  record  he  will  find  it 
necessary  to  pay  a  higher  rental  than  his 
present    average. 

"The  people  who  are  decrying  the  "monop- 
olization of  the  industry'  have  only  to  remem- 
ber the  old  fable  about  killing  the  goose  that 
lays  the  golden  egg.  While  combinations  of  ex- 
hibitors may  tend  to  kill  the  goose,  it  seems 
less  likely  to  this  writer  that  combinations  of 
producers  will  have  that  effect.  The  public  is 
vitally  interested  in  good  pictures  and  the 
producers  who  control  theaters  must  main- 
tain a  steady  supply  of  pictures  that  please 
the  public.  If  they  consistently  turn  out 
inferior  pictures  the  public  will  desert  their 
theaters.  The  man  outside  the  boxoffice  has 
the   last   word. 

"He  can  soon  play  havoc  with  the  invest- 
ment of  about  $80,000,000  which  is  being 
put  into  film  negative  during  1925.  In  Cali- 
fornia 540  feature  pictures  are  being  made 
at  a  cost  of  $66,000,000^;  in  New  York  100 
features  in  production  or  scheduled  during 
1925    will    cost    15,000,000. 

Unless  they  have  great  popular  appeal  for 
the  20  million  persons  who  each  day  attend 
picture  theaters,  a  lot  of  money  will  be  lost. 
And  the  man  outside  the  boxoffice  doesn't 
care  much  who  takes  the  loss — producer  or 
exhibitor." 


Buy  Chadwick  Output 

Celebrated  Players,  of  Chicago,  has 
acquired  thirteen  Chadwick  Pictures 
for  next  season  for  Northern  Illinois 
and   Indiana. 

Standard,  of  Cleveland,  has  con- 
tracted for  the  following  territory: 
Ohio,  Kentucky,  Michigan,  West 
Virginia   and   Western    Pennsylvania. 


Broder   Operating   His  "Met" 

Regina,  Sask.  —  George  Broder, 
owner  of  the  Metropolitan,  re-opened 
the  house  under  his  own,  following 
the  termination  of  the  lease  held  by 
Paramoimt  Western  Corp.,  under 
whose  direction  the  house  had  been 
kept  closed  for  some  months. 


Barker  Seeking  Locations 
Reginald  Barker,  with  Harry 
Schcnck,  his  assistant,  is  in  Sas- 
katchewan to  hunt  locations  for 
"When  the  Door  Opened,"  by  James 
Oliver  Curwood,  his  first  picture  for 
Fox. 


Aldine  Changes  Policy- 
Philadelphia —   The      Aldine     now 
shows  musical  comedy  in  conjunction 
with    pictures. 


"Pace  That  Thrills"  Cast  Completed 
Webster  Campbell  has  completed 
the  cast  for  "The  Pace  That  Thrills". 
In  addition  to  Ben  Lyon  and  Miss 
Astor,  the  cast  includes,  Thomas 
Holding,  Tully  Marshall,  Warner 
Richmond,  Fritzi  Brunette,  Eveleyn 
Walsh  Hall,  Dorothy  Allan  and 
George  Stevens. 


Coplan  Turns  Over  Imperial 
Ottawa,  Ont. — The  Imperial,  for- 
merly directed  by  the  late  Harry 
Brouse  of  First  National,  and  which 
has  been  operated  by  A.  H.  Coplan, 
of  the  Princess,  for  the  past  six 
months,  is  now  under  the  manage- 
ment of  D.  H.  Coplan,  his  son. 


Smith  Signed  to  Direct 

Noel  Smith  has  been  signed  by  the 
Warners  to  direct  "The  Clash  of  the 
Wolves,"  Charles  A.  Logue's  story, 
to  star  Rin-Tin-Tin.  Dolores  Costel- 
lo,  Don  Alvarado  and  June  Marlowe 
are  in  the  cast. 


Fire  Closes  Kansas  House 

Bogue,  Kan. — The  Bogue  has  been 
closed  for  some  time  owing  to  a  fire 
which    partly    destroyed    the    house. 


The  Week's  Headlines 

Monday 

Famous  acquires  more  houses  in  Florida  from 

E.  J.    Sparks. 
Larry   Semon  about  to  close  deal  with  Pathe 

for    eight    comedies. 
Charles    Goldreyer    and    M.    L.    Fleischman, 

again      form      exhibitor      partnership      after 

eight    years. 
A.      J.       Cunningham       forms       Cunningham 

Studios,    Inc.,    in   Utica   to   produce. 

Tuesday 

T.  O.  C.  C.  to  discuss  closing  of  theaters, 
during   July   and    August 

M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  directors  plan  $100,000 
budget ;  will  secure  managing  director  and 
a    national    organizer. 

"Siegfried",  Ufa  production,  booked  into  29 
Shubert  houses.  First  in  the  Century, 
opening   August    23. 

First  National  buys  "Mademoiselle  Mo- 
diste". The  song  number  of  the  play  is 
title    of    Ernst    Lubitsch's    current    picture. 

Wednesday 

Universal    to    build    a     first    run    in    Omaha. 

Export  &  Import  seeks  injunction  against 
B.  P.  Schulberg  to  restrain  sale  of  for- 
eign   rights. 

First  National  business  for  first  half  of  1925 
gains  over  same  period  in   1924. 

Spring  Film  Golf  Tournament  held  at  Briar- 
cliff. 

Exchange  business  in  Germany  50  per  cent 
off.  Only  45  per  cent  of  theaters  open 
daily,    U.    S.    Government   report    shows. 

Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  opens  newspaper  campaign 
in    39    newspapers. 

Thursday 

W.  W.  Farley  buys  out  Shirley  interests  in 
Schenectady,  N.  V.  Famous  reported  in- 
terested. 

J.  G.  Bachman,  ol  Schulberg  Prod.,  claims 
Export  &  Import  failed  to  observe  con- 
tract  on    Schulberg   foreign    sales. 

Gilda  Gray  signed  by  Paramount  to  star. 
Paul    Bern   to   direct   her    first. 

German  producer  here  on  cooperative  pro- 
duction  plan. 

Improvements  costing  $1,000,000  being  made 
at    Metro-Goldwyn    studios. 

Friday 

May  incorporations  total  232  companies. 
Millions   involved. 

Universal's  1924  net  earnings  454  per  cent 
over   1921. 

M.  P.  T.  O.  approaches  former  Governor 
Preuss   of    Minnesota    to   head    organization. 

Tom  Meighan  and  Norma  Talmadge  to  co- 
star  in  "My  Woman.  Valentino  may 
appear  opposite  Norma  in  "Romeo  and 
Juliet". 

Irving  M.  Lesser  personally  developing  thea- 
ter   chain    on    Long    Island. 

First  National  stock  listed  by  N.  Y.  Stock 
Exchange. 

Warners  considering  first-run  chain  in  Eu- 
rope.    To  add  to   foreign  offices. 

Education.-il  signs  Lupino  Lane  for  series. 
Convention   near   end. 

Saturday 

Fox  reported  taking  over  the  Gaiety  theater 
for  eight  months,   showing   specials. 

Metro-Goldwyn  to  operate  the  new  Embassy 
theater  on  Broadway,  opening  with  "The 
Merry    Widow". 

Glendon  Allvine,  of  Famous'  publicity  de- 
partment discusses  "mass"  movements  in 
the  movies. 

Plans  for  opening  of  "Greater  Movie  Sea- 
son" in  New  York  to  be  worked  out  at 
meeting  Tuesday. 


Steen  Closes  Several  Deals 

A.  G.  Steen  has  sold  the  following 
territories,  on  the  Bruce  Gordon 
series:  Michigan,  Ohio,  West  Vir- 
ginia and  Kentucky  to  Standard  Film, 
Indiana  and  Northern  Illinois  to 
Reelcraft  Film  Exchanges,  of  Chi- 
cago. On  "Paddock  in  9  3/5  Sec- 
onds", Steen  has  sold  Cuba  to  Lib- 
erty Film  of  Havana,  through  Inter- 
Ocean    Film    Corporation. 


Terwilliger   Finishes   Married?" 

"Married?",  directed  by  George 
Terwilliger,  and  assisted  by  Ben  Sil- 
vey,  is  now  being  edited  and  titled. 
A  Jans  release. 


Fox   Signs   Margaret   Livingston 
Los  Angeles — Margaret  Livingston 
has  signed  a  five  year  contract  with 
Fox.      She   appears    in    "Havoc"   and 
"The  Wheel." 


THE 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  June  14,  1925 


Glory  Be! 


(Continued 

"Great  theater  circuits  affiliated  with  or  operated  by  producing 
companies  are  exhibiting  to  the  public  films  manufactured  in 
groups  of  such  numbers  as  to  exclude  from  the  screens  of  some 
of  the  finest  theaters,  the  efforts  of  competitors.  Monopoly,  which 
fifteen  years  ago  held  the  industry  in  its  destructive  grip,  is  set- 
ting the  trap.     Monopoly  failed  then — it  will  fail  again." 

"INDEPENDENCE" 

Relative  to  which  Freddy  Meyers  tells  his  patrons  of  the  Palace, 
Hamilton,  Ohio,  something  about  existing  problems  of  the  indus- 
try and  says  in  part: 

"  *  *  *  The  independent  policy  of  the  Palace  Theater  will  be 
continued  in  the  future  as  in  the  past;  we  may  again  'sign  up' 
for  Paramount — and  we  may  not.  If  we  do,  it  will  be  because 
it  is  our  honest  belief  that  Paramount  has  a  greater  amount  of 
consistently  good  quality  pictures  than  any  one  else.  We're 
neither  afraid  nor  alarmed  at  the  possibility  of  Paramount, 
First  National  or  Metro  coming  into  Hamilton  to  build  or 
acquire  a  theater  if  we  do  not  use  their  product.  Theaters 
can't  be  operated  as  chain-stores  because  nobody  can  take  away 
from  us  our  community  standing,  our  willingness  to  help  and 
be  of  service  to  our  town,  our  individuality. 

"As  we  said  before,  there's  much  room  for  argument  on  both 
sides  of  this  controversy.  Paramount  does  not  produce  all  the 
good  pictures  on  the  market,  but  it  does  offer  consistency  to  a 
greater  degree  than  any  one  else.  And  we're  just  selfish  enough 
to  admit  that  'self-preservation  is  the  first  law  of  nature'  with 
us  as  with  you  and  everybody  else.  *  *  *  " 

"FINANCIAL    INDEPENDENCE" 

The  caption  of  an  ad  of  Metro-Goldwyn.  In  The  Exhibitor,  of 
Philadelphia.    The  ad  says  : 

"WHAT  METRO-GOLDWYN  OFFERS. 

"1 — A  regular  supply  of  quality  productions  which  is  the 
very  life  blood  of  the  industry  and  without  which  theater  in- 
vestments are  as  nothing. 

"2 — A  consistent  supply  of  new  stars,  feature  players  and 
directors — not  lifted  from  other  companies  at  enormous  in- 
creases in  salary,  but  developed  thru  intelligent  handling. 

"3 — A  square  deal  to  every  exhibitor  consisting  of  an  equi- 
table film  rental  based  on  actual  values  and  a  recognition  of 
his  rights  as  an  exhibitor. 

"Who  can  give  more?" 
And  then  this: 

"WHAT  METRO-GOLDWYN  DEMANDS. 

"1 — A  fair  price  for  our  film  such  as  will  permit  us  to  con- 
tinue the  production  of  quality  features — a  price  based  on  facts 
and  figures. 

"2 — Representation  in  all  important  territories — a  vital  neces- 
sity to  our  continued  existence  as  a  producer  of  the  type  of 
pictures  the  industry  demands. 

"3 — An    open    industry   free   from    controlled    situations   and 
combinations   which   are  throttling  the   producers  and  distrib- 
utors and  must  eventually  result  in  production  of  pictures  down 
to  a  price  instead  of  up  to  a  standard. 
"Who  can  ask  for  less?" 

MOLASSES    SPREADERS 

The  newest  of  organizations.  Founded  by  M.  C.  ("Mike")  Levee, 
the  inimitable  wit,  producer  and  operator  of  United  Studios. 
There  is  a  bronze  emblem  of  a  bull,  beneath  which  appears  the 
word  "Molasses,"  and  this  fits  into  your  lapel  button.  On  the  card 
appears  the  following: 

Wear  ye  this  Emblem,  O,  Spreader  of  Molasses! 


from  Page  1) 

"MOLASSES  SPREADERS"  1 

of  Hollywood,  California 

If  you  meet  a  MIGHTIER  Spreader  of  Molasses 

than  yourself,  take  the  emblem  from  off 

your  lapel  and  pin  it  upon  him. 

This  is  signed  by  Levee  as  "Grand  Smearer." 

"WHAT  ABOUT  THE  MOVIES?" 

A  splash  of  clippings.  Prepared  by  the  Hays  office.  Showing 
what  important  editors,  as  well  as  some  not  so  important,  thinl. 
of  the  way  in  which  the  pictures  have  improved.  A  fine  list  o: 
accomplishments.  Well  worth  attention.  Usable  for  many  situa 
tions. 

COLLEEN'S    STUNT 

Over  in  London.  Colleen  Moore  got  away  with  a  big  idea 
Handed  the  Daily  Graphic  a  check  for  £1,000.  To  be  awarded 
to  women  with  ambition.    And  left  it  to  the  editors  to  decide. 

FAMILIES 

The  Warners  are  a  pretty  big  family:  Harry,  Abe,  Jack  anc 
Sam.  The  Skirbolls  are  also  pretty  active.  They  are  six  boys 
all  of  them  in  the  business.  Three  in  Cleveland  and  two  of  thesf 
three  with  Educational.  Joe  now  breaking  into  production  with 
Frank  Lloyd.  A  fifth  in  Cincinnati  and  the  sixth,  a  film  man  ano 
rabbi  as  well  in  Evansville. 

LAEMMLE  SEEKS  WRITERS  FROM  COUNTRY 

EDITORS 

Therefore,  through  the  National  Editorial  Ass'n.  he  has  invitee 
editors  of  small  town  papers  to  prepare  a  scenario.  For  produc 
tion  by  Universal.  The  10  best  episodes  will  be  selected,  and  th( 
lucky  editors  will  receive  $500  each.     Or  $1  a  word.  i 

IT    CAN    BE    DONE  | 

And  to  prove  it.  It  is  being  done.  Out  in  Hollywood.  Bj 
Bernie  Fineman,  general  manager  of  FBO— yes,  FBO,  who  havii 
had  several  releases  in  the  big  Capitol  (New  York)  recently,  anc 
will  show  another  "Smooth  as  Satin"— next  week.  "DrusciUa  Witl 
a  Million"  did  a  dandy  business  in  the  big  house.  It  cost  FBC 
about  $50,000  to  produce.  Fineman  did  a  lot  of  work  on  it— at 
well  as  the  other  productions.  Incidentally,  Fred  Thompson  ant 
Evelyn  Brent  were  developed  as  stars — and  they  are  drawing 
mighty  well.  No?  Well,  ask  exhibitors  and  find  out.  Finemai 
has  been  doing  most  of  the  work  without  a  high  priced  corps  o 
assistants.  Just  fighting  his  way  through,  often  writmg  an, 
preparing  the  scenarios— he  did  "DrusciUa"  practically  alone  • 
record  worth  talking  about. 

FOR    TRAVELERS 

Including  Harry  Reichenbach.  Horace  Judge  postcards  fron 
Winchester,  England:  "Over  here  they  'give'  beer  away— a 
least  in  Winchester.  This  form  of  'dole'  should  prove  quit 
popular  with  visitors  from  USA." 

Never  fear,  Horace,  it  will ;  if  the  secret  becomes  known. 

PROFIT 

Harry  Nolan  tells  this  one: 

Film  salesman  spreading  himself  for  possible  buyer: 
"Mr.  Seatum,  this  one  I'm  offering  is  a  wonder.    Exhibitors  ar 
fighting  for  it,  to  see  whose  gonna  get  it,"  etc. 

Exhibitor:    "Make  a  pitch."  ,      ^       ,  ,       r<t^6  1' 

Salesman:     "Well,  our  New  York  office  has  a  quota  of  $.50.1- 

on  your  town  for  it."  „  r     ->,, 

Exhibitor:    "What's  the  18  cents  for? 
Salesman:    "That's  our  profit."  :1 


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Sunday,  June  14,  1925 


THE 


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DAILY 


'Beggar  on  Horseback" 

Paramount 

As  a  Whole WHILE  EXCEL- 
LENTLY MADE  WITH  UNUS- 
UALLY ARTISTIC  AND  BI- 
ZARRE SETS,  THIS  WILL  NOT 
PROVE  I  NTERESTING  EN- 
TERTAINMENT  TO  THE 
GREAT  MAJORITY  OF  PIC- 
TUREGOERS.  HIGHBROWS 
MAY   LIKE  IT. 

Cast Edward    Horton    as    usual 

gives  an  interesting  and  likable  per- 
formance. The  rest  of  the  cast  is 
unimportant. 

rype  of  Story "Beggar  on  Horse- 
back" is  a  satire — a  satire  on  every- 
thing modern  from  jazz  to  busi- 
ness, and  while  the  motion  picture 
can  do  much,  one  of  the  limitations 
of  the  screen  is  the  presentation  of 
satire  in  a  manner  which  makes  it 
good  entertainment  for  the  vast  ma- 
jority of  picturegoers  and  fans.  At 
best,  satire  needs  intelhgent 
thoughtful  minds  to  grasp  the 
points  unless  it  is  laid  on  with 
thick  broad  strokes.  In  such  cases 
satire  becomes  akin  to  cheap  com- 
mon slapstick  comedy  and  the  de- 
lightful touches  which  the  satire  is 
intended  to  convey  fail  to  be  put 
over. 

Nothing  proves  this  better  than 
"Beggar  on  Horseback."  It  is  well 
done.  There  is  a  splendid  produc- 
tion, some  unusual  sets,  and  with 
James  Cruze  handling  the  direc- 
tion you  are  sure  of  a  capable  pres- 
entation of  the  subject,  but  it  is 
the  subject  matter  which  fails  and 
it  will  fail  deplorably  partirularlx 
in  smaller  communities  or  in  houses 
other  than  first-run  and  it  is  a  seri- 
ous question  just  how  well  the  pic- 
ture will  stand  up  in   first-runs. 

The  story,  such  as  it  is,  is  pre- 
sented as  a  sort  of  dream  and  in 
the  end  the  composer  who  is  in 
love  with  a  poor  girl  and  think*; 
(in  the  dream)  that  he  is  married 
to  the  rich  girl,  finishes  of  course 
happily  with  his  sweetheart.  But 
before  this  comes  a  conglomeration 
of  weird,  perhaps  interesting  scenes 
but   certainly  not   entertaining. 

Box  OfEce  Angle Where  you  ap- 
peal to  high  grade  highbrows  you 
inay  get  this  over  wonderfully. 
Otherwise  be  careful. 

Exploitation Many  unusual  op- 
portunities are  offered  for  exploita- 
tion of  this  unusual  bizarre  picture. 
By  all  means  use  a  trailer  siiowing 
some  of  these  sets  and  unusual  ac- 
tion. Practically  everyone  knows 
what  "Beggar  on  Horseback" 
means.  You  might  tell  them  thai 
tliis  picture  was  made  from  a  nota- 
ble New  York  stage  success.  Use 
Jimmy  Cruze's  name  to  get  them 
in  but  make  no  promises. 

)irection  ....James  Cruze;  excellent 
considering  material  available 

lUthors Geo.  Kaufman  and 

Marc   Connelly 

Icenario    Walter  Wood 

Cameraman Karl  Brown 

'hotography   Fine 

X)cale Any  large  city 

.ength  7,197  feet 


"Wildfire'* 

Vitagraph 

As  a  Whole. . .  .  OLD  STAGE  PLAY 
THAT  IS  ALMOST  ENTIRELY 
TRITE  AND  EXCEPT  FOR  A 
GOOD  CAST  AND  INTEREST- 
ING PRODUCTION  IT  DOES 
NOT  HOLD  VERY  WELL. 

Cast Aileen    Pringle    leaves    ofT 

vamping  temporarily  and  goes  in 
for  reclaiming  a  lost  fortune.  Makes 
the  most  of  a  not  over  attractive 
role.  Holmes  Herbert  interesting 
as  her  suitor  and  Lawford  Davidson 
typical  as  the  "mortgage  holder". 
Arthur  Bryson,  a  colored  jockey,  is 
delightful  when  he  swaggers  into 
the  picture  for  a  short  stay.  Gets 
in  some   fine  laughs. 

Type  of  Story.  ..  .Melodrama;  from 
George  ^JBroadhurst's  and  George 
V.  Hobart's  stage  play.  "Wildfire" 
is  the  name  of  a  famous  horse 
which  heroine  Claire  Barrington  in- 
herits along  with  a  racing  stable 
and  a  lot  of  debts.  There's  a  vil- 
lain who  holds  the  mortgage  and 
plans  to  call  it  off  if  Claire  will 
favor  his  suit  for  her  hand.  When 
Claire  doesn't  take  his  suggestion 
kindly  villain  Duffy  arranges  to 
have  Claire's  jockey  throw  the  race 
on  which  she  hopes  to  regain  her 
fortune.  There's  a  handsome  hero 
standing  by  who  loves  Claire  and 
wants  to  help  her  but  she  insists 
upon  misunderstanding  and  thinks 
he's  mixed  up  with  Duffy  and  his 
crooked  schemes.  Claire  learns 
Duffy's  signal  to  her  jockey  is  to  be 
the  waving  of  a  handkerchief  if 
Wildfire  is  to  win.  Claire  waves 
the  old  hanky  while  permitting 
Duffy  a  reluctant  embrace  and 
thereby  fools  him  doubly.  Hero 
clears  his  own  name  and  there's 
the  jolly  old  ending. 

"Wildfire"  is  pretty  trite  material 
there  having  been  any  number  of 
these  race  track  mellers  all  very 
much  on  the  same  order  as  this. 
As  far  as  the  story  is  concerned 
there's  not  a  great  deal  in  favor 
of  the  picture  but  T.  Hayes  Hunter 
has  supplied  a  good  production  and 
the  cast  is  sufficiently  interesting 
to  make  it  fairly  worth  while. 
Some  more  of  Bryson's  darky  com- 
edy might  have  gone  nicely. 

Box  Office  Angle....  May  suit  your 
folks  if  3'ou  think  good  production 
and  cast  will  be  enough  to  make 
up   for  conventional  story. 

Exploitation.  ..  .You  have  the  name 
of  Aileen  Pringle  to  use  and  the 
title  will  stand  advertising  also. 
Use  a  trailer  containing  bits  of  the 
swagger  jockey's  comedy  and  the 
race,  of  course,  may  prove  a  good 
lure  for  a  certain  crowd.  Not  much 
else  to  talk  about  unless  to  use 
catchlines  linked  up  with  the  title 
or  for  teaser  stunts. 

Direction  T.  Hayes  Hunter 

good 

Author Geo.  V.  Hobart- 

Geo.  Broadhurst 

Scenario  Gerald  C.  Duffy 

Cameraman   J.  Roy  Hun* 

Photography    Good 

Locale    South 

Length    About   7,000   feet 


Shirley  Mason  in 

"Scandal  Proof" 

Fox 

As  a  Whole.... RATHER  INTER- 
ESTING STORY  WITH  GOOD 
DEVELOPMENT  KEEPING 
YOUR  ATTENTION  PRETTY 
WELL  ALL  THE  WAY  ALONG. 
STAR  HELPS  MAKE  IT  IN- 
TERESTING ALSO. 

Star.... Well  suited  and  handles  the 
part  sincerely.  Is  a  little  more  se- 
rious than  the  roles  she  has  been 
playing  recently  and  brings  her 
back  in  her  sympathetic  character- 
ization. 

Cast John    Roche   opposite   star; 

satisfactory.  Others        Freeman 

Wood,  Hazel  Howell,  Frances  Ray- 
mond, Ruth  King,  Edward  Martin- 
del,  Joseph  Striker,  Clarissa  Sel- 
wynne. 

Type  of  Story.  ..  .Drama.  Charles 
Kenyon,  scenarist,  has  written 
"Scandal  Proof,"  the  latest  Fox  re- 
lease with  Shirley  Mason.  It  prob- 
ably boils  down  to  a  fairly  conven- 
tional yarn  but  he  has  rounded  it 
out  with  interesting  situations  and 
then  provided  such  an  effective  de- 
velopment that  it  comes  through  as 
a  pretty  interesting  little  picture 
after  all.  Shirley  Mason  is  usually 
able  to  bolster  a  story  up  with  her 
good  work  anyway.  This  time  she 
has  a  role  a  little  different  from  the 
usual  flapper  parts  she's  been  hav- 
ing recently.  As  the  little  business 
girl  heroine  of  "Scandal  Proof"  she 
has  a  sympathetic  part  that  she  han- 
dles especially  well.  In  her  desire 
to  associate  with  people  who  will 
patronize  her  art  store  she  becomes 
involved  in  a  murder  case  and  is 
held  for  the  crime.  A  guest  in  the 
same  house  at  the  time  of  the  mur- 
der supplies  evidence  which  ac- 
quits the  girl.  Later  under  an  as- 
sumed name  she  again  meets  the 
man.  It  seemed  he  had  not  entirely 
believed  in  her  innocence  although 
he  was  the  means  of  freeing  her, 
and  so  he  asks  her  to  leave  the  em- 
ploy of  his  friend  where  she  works 
as  nurse  maid.  She  is  the  means 
of  preventing  a  break  between  the 
woman  she  works  for  and  her  hus- 
band. Her  sacrifice  in  this  instance 
wins  the  love  of  the  man  and  there 
is  the  usual  happy  ending. 

Box  Office  Angle.  . .  .Should  give  av- 
erage satisfaction.  Where  Shirley 
Mason  is  well  liked  it  will,  no  doubt, 
go  over  particularly  well. 

Exploitation.  ..  .The  title  is  a  good 
box  office  puller  and  will  probably 
bring  in  a  curious  crowd  that  will 
be  attracted  by  the  "scandal"  angle 
of  it.  Although  there  isn't  anything 
sensational  about  the  story,  and 
they  may  not  get  what  they  expect, 
still  it  will  please  them  and  you 
can  get  them  in  on  the  strength  of 
it.    Use  the  star's  name  extensively. 

Direction Edmund  Mortimer 

adequate. 

Author Charles  Kenyon 

Scenario   Charles  Kenyon 

Cameraman    Not  credited 

Photography   Good 

Locale    City 

Length  4,400  feet 


"Are  Parents  People?" 

Paramount 

As    a    Whole GIVES    BETTY 

BRONSON  A  VERY  EFFEC- 
TIVE AND  APPROPRIATE 
ROLE  AND  MAKES  INTER- 
ESTING PICTURE. 

Cast Betty  Bronson  an  appealing 

little  school  girl  who  brings  about 
a  reconciliation  between  her 
estranged  parents,  capably  played 
by  Adolphe  Menjou  and  Florence 
Vidor.  Andre  de  Beranger  does  well 
in  a  small  bit,  that  of  a  "movie 
sheik."  Lawrence  Gray  a  new  and 
handsome  hero  who  will  gather  in 
a  flock  of  female  admirers,  no  doubt. 
Others  Emily  Fitzroy,  Wm.  Court- 
wright  and   Mary  Beth  Milford. 

Type  of  Story. ..  .Domestic  drama; 
from  the  Saturday  Evening  Post 
story  of  the  same  name  by  Alice 
Duer  Miller.  "Are  Parents  Peo- 
ple?" asks  this  latest  Paramount 
picture  and  answers  its  query  with 
"yes,  but  they  don't  always  act  like 
it."  Or  at  least  that's  what  poor 
little  Lita  Hazlitt  discovers.  Her 
mother  and  father  offer  "incompat- 
ibility" as  their  matrimonial  stum- 
bling block  and  Lita  is  the  goat,  so 
to  speak.  She  loves  both  parents 
but  is  at  a  loss  to  know  how  to 
choose  between  them.  Then  comes 
their  divorce  and  school  is  the  only 
home  Lita  knows.  She  falls  in  love 
with  a  handsome  young  doctor  and 
he  plays  a  prominent  part  in  Lita's 
final  decision  to  bring  her  parents 
together  again.  She  finds  that  mu- 
tual concern  over  her  might  be  a 
means  of  restoring  peace.  She 
leaves  home,  hides  in  the  doctor's 
office  and  falls  asleep.  He  moth- 
er and  father  search  for  her  and 
eventually  they  make  up  while  Lita 
is  happy  in  her  love  for  the  doctor. 
There  isn't  a  great  deal  to  this 
story  but  it  is  nicely  worked  out 
and  holds  the  interest  rather  well. 
It  lags  in  the  middle  a  trifle,  due 
to  the  time  that  Lita  takes  to  put 
her  scheme  into  operation.  Cutting 
would  speed  up  the  tempo  at  this 
point  to  good  advantage.  The  cast 
is  first  rate  and  Adolphe  Menjou 
contributes  some  of  his  typically  in- 
teresting work. 

Box  Office  Angle. .  .  .Rather  good  en- 
tertainment and  deals  with  a  more 
or  less  potent  fact  that  should  in- 
terest a  majority  of  people, 

Exploitation You    can    announce 

the  appearance  of  Betty  Bronson, 
star  of  "Peter  Pan."  Use  catch- 
lines  relative  to  her  scheme  to  re- 
unite her  parents  and  invite  them 
in  to  see  how  it  works.  Get  your 
women  folks  in  by  talking  of  a  new 
and  handsome  leading  man — Law- 
rence Gray — and  use  stills  of  him 
in  your  lobby.  He's  a  good  looker 
all   right. 

Direction Malcolm  St.  Clair;  good 

Author   Alice   Duer  Miller 

Scenario   Frances  Agncw 

Cameraman Bert  Glennon 

Photography    Good 

Locale   California 

Length  6,586  feet 


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7  TOM  MIX  productions. 
7  BUCK  JONES  productions. 

Short  Subjects 

20  Imperial  Comedies. 

8  Van  Bibber  Comedies. 
Starring  Earle  Foxe. 

8  O'Henry  Comedies. 

8  Married  Life  of  Helen 
and  Warren  Comedies. 

26  Fox  Varieties. 

FOX  NEWS  Twice-a-Week. 


Fox  Supreme  Attractions 

THE  IRON  HORSE 

THE  FIRST  YEAR 

AS  NO  MAN  HAS  LOVED 

KENTUCKY  PRIDE 

THANK  YOU 

HAVOC 

LIGHTNIN' 

THUNDER  MOUNTAIN 

LAZYBONES 

EAST  LYNNE 

THE  FIGHTING  HEART 

PART-TIME  WIVES 

THE  DIXIE  MERCHANT 

THE  WINDING  STAIR 

SIBERIA 

4  PETER  B.  KYNE  STORIES 

WHEN  THE  DOOR  OPENED 

MARRIAGE 

THE  JOHNSTOWN  FLOOD 

THE  SILVER  TREASURE 

THE  FOOL 

THE  WHEEL 

SEVENTH  HEAVEN 

WAGES  FOR  WIVES 

3  BAD  MEN 

THE  ANCIENT  MARINER 


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Sunday,  June  14,  192S 


Virginia  Valli  and  Eugene  O'Brien  in 

"Siege" 

Universal-Jewel 
As  a  Whole.... DECIDEDLY  UN- 
USUAL THEME  THAT 
SHOULD  ATTRACT  CONSID- 
ERABLE ATTENTION  FOR 
ITS  INDIVIDUALITY.  SPLEN- 
DIDLY DONE  AND  FINELY 
ACTED, 
Stars  Virginia  Valli  and  Eugene 
O'Brien  are  given  the  stellar  prom- 
inence but  Mary  Alden's  is  the  out- 
standing performance.  Stars  both 
do  good  work  with  Miss  Valli  pret- 
ty and  pleasing  as  always. 
Cast  Mary  Alden  has  her  best 
role  and  gives  her  finest  perform- 
ance as  the  straight-laced  "down 
Easterner"  who  domineers  a  whole 
town.  Marc  McDermott  likeable 
as  a  deaf  mute  but  his  continual 
writing  of  notes  gets  a  bit  monot- 
onous. 
Type  of  Story.  ..  .Drama;  from  the 
novel  of  the  same  name  by  Samuel 
Hopkins  Adams.  Mary  Alden  eas- 
ily "walks  away"  with  "Seige". 
Her's  is  the  outstanding  character 
and  most  interesting  performance. 
She  makes  a  very  convincing  little 
old  lady  whose  puritanical  ideas 
govern  not  only  her  own  household, 
her  factory  and  relatives  but  the 
whole  town  of  Ruyland,  named  for 
her  ancestors.  It's  a  teriffic  blow 
when  her  favorite  nephew  comes 
back  to  Ruyland  with  a  "painted 
woman"  for  a  wife.  The  modern 
girl  shocks  Aunt  Augusta  at  every 
turn  and  caps  the  climax  when  she 
alters  Aunt  Augusta's  home  to  suit 
her  own  tastes.  After  a  series  of 
absorbing  situations  including  the 
separation  of  the  couple,  Aunt  Au- 
gusta realizes  she  must  alter  her 
ideas  and  finally  accepts  her 
nephew's  wife. 

Svend  Gade  has  given  Adams'  in- 
teresting and  unusual  story  a  most 
realistic  and  vivid  presentation. 
The  realism  attendant  upon  the 
scenes  showing  the  interior  of  Aunt 
Augusta's  home,  decorated  with 
cobwebs  from  years  of  inactivity 
within  it,  is  a  fine  example  of  the 
splendid  detail.  The  cast  is  well 
handled,  the  story  smoothly  devel- 
oped and  with  the  exception  of 
running  just  a  trifle  too  long 
"Seige"  is  not  to  be  criticized. 
Box  Office  Angle. . .  .  Should  prove  an 
excellent  variation  to  the  cut-and- 
dried  plots  and  should  bring  in  good 
returns  to  the  box  office.  Is  par- 
ticularly good  entertainment. 
Exploitation.  ...  Be  sure  to  hammer 
on  the  originality  of  the  theme.  It 
isn't  often  you  can  boost  this  par- 
ticular idea  in  a  picture  so  go  to  it 
on  this.  Run  a  trailer  giving  them 
an  idea  of  Aunt  Augusta's  iron  rule 
and  show  them  Aunt  Augusta's 
wild  ride  when  she  finds  she  is 
beaten.  Talk  about  Mary  Alden's 
fine  performance  and  use  the  names 
of  Virginia  Valli  and  Eugene 
O'Brien. 

Direction ; . .  Svend  Gade; 

exceptionally   good 
Author  ....   Samuel  Hopkins  Adams 

Scenario    Harvey  Thew 

Cameraman Chas.  Stnmar 

Photography    Good 

Locale  New  England  Town 

Length   6,424  feet 


"The  White  Monkey" 

Producer :  Sawyer-Luhin 
Distributor:  First  National 
As  a  Whole ....  MONKEY-SHINES 
APLENTY  IN  OLD  TRIAN- 
GLE THAT  TRIES  TO  BE  DIF- 
FERENT BY  GETTING  PHIL- 
OSOPHICAL. IT  DOESN'T 
SUCCEED. 
Cast. . .  .Barbara  La  Marr  has  curbed 
her  emotions  to  good  advantage. 
She's  still  the  sexy,  much  desired 
Barbara,  nevertheless.  Thomas 
Holding  and  Henry  Victor  are  at 
odds  over  love  of  her  with  Holding 
the  husband  and  Victor  the  other 
man.  Flora  Le  Breton  and  Charles 
Mack  play  a  husband  and  wife  act 
in  an  episode  quite  irrelevant.  Oth- 
ers Colin  Campbell,  George  Marion, 
Tammany  Young,  the  latter  offer- 
ing some  laughs  as  a  cockney  bud- 
die. 
Type  of  Story.  ..  .Domestic  drama; 
from  John  Galsworthy's  novel.  An 
introductory  title  advises  that  "The 
White  Monkey"  is  to  be  a  story  of 
contrasts  showing  the  unrest  among 
rich  and  poor  alike  and  to  further 
contrast  the  idea  they  present  a 
painting  of  a  white  monkey,  squeez- 
ing the  juice  from  fruit,  casting  the 
rinds  about  and  wearing  an  expres- 
sion on  its  face  that  would  indicate 
that  even  the  monkey  didn't  know 
what  it  was  all  about.  With  this  to 
start  on,  the  old  triangle,  for  it's 
nothing  else  but,  gets  going  on  its 
slowly  moving  carriage.  You  have 
the  same  old  situation  of  husband, 
wife,  and  the  husband's  best  friend. 
They  all  behave  in  accordance  with 
the  formula  and  it  ends  up  with  the 
wife  having  a  baby  and  thereby  re- 
gaining her  husband's  love  and  con- 
fidence. The  contrast  is  that  of  a 
shipping  clerk  and  his  wife  who  are 
so  poor  that  the  husband  steals  and 
loses  his  job.  The  wife  poses  in 
the  nude  to  get  money  and  nearl}^ 
loses  her  husband  for  doing  it,  but 
this  couple  reunites  also.  "The 
White  Monkey"  doesn't  get  very 
far  as  entertainment.  It  has  a  few 
risque  (or  risky)  bits,  with  one  of 
them  clipped  abruptly  (evidently  by 
the  censors),  which  may  sell  it  as 
a  sensational  picture  but  even  at 
that  they're  apt  to  go  out  disap- 
pointed. It  is  slow  moving  and 
there  is  nothing  new  in  it  to  hold 
them. 
Box  Office  Angle.... Not  a  good  en- 
tertainment. Maj'  suit  your  needs 
if  you  know  your  folks  can  be 
brought  in  by  talking  up  its  sensa- 
tional points. 
Exploitation. .  .The  Barbara  La  Marr 
following  may  be  satisfied.  They'll 
probably  expect  just  the  sort  of 
story  they  get.  The  title  might 
work  in  nicely  with  catchlines  and 
displayed  with  a  picture  of  a  white 
monkey,  such  as  that  used  in  the 
film,  might  be  well  advertised.  Use 
Barbara  La  Marr's  name  promi- 
nently, also  stills  and  trailer. 

Direction Phil    Rosen;   has   done 

l)etter  things 

Author John  Galsworthy 

Scenario    Arthur   Hoerl 

Cameraman    R.   J.    Bergquist 

Photography    Good 

Locale   London 

Length   6,121  feet 


Wally  Wales  in 

"Tearin'  Loose" 

Weiss  Bros. — Artclass  Pictures 
State  Rights 
As  a  Whole.... WESTERN  THAT 
SUPPLIES  THE  CUSTOMARY 
VARIETY  OF  ACTION  AND 
THRILLS  AND  IS  TOUCHED 
OFF  WITH  SOME  FAIRLY 
GOOD.  THOUGH  IRRELEV- 
ANT, COMEDY. 
Star.  ..  .Shows  up  favorably  with  his 
competitors  in  the  nice  cowboy 
line  although  he's  not  the  husky 
they'll  think  he  ought  to  be.  Does 
his  stuff  nicely  nevertheless. 
Cast.... Jean  Arthur  pretty  heroine 
and  Charles  Whittaker  the  con- 
ventional villain  who  is  Jean's 
brother.  Others  H.  Alfred  How- 
ston,  Harry  Belmour,  Polly  Van, 
Bill  Ryne,  Vester  Pegg. 
Type  of  Story. . .  .Western.  "Tearin' 
Loose"  stacks  up  favorably  with 
the  regulation  westerns  that  depend 
upon  action,  thrills,  speedy  cow- 
boy stars,  and  occasional  comedy 
business  to  amuse  you  and  hope 
that  a  routine  plot  will  be  over- 
looked. This  one  has  the  well 
known  trio  of  hero,  villain  and 
girl  and  they  move  about  in  pretty 
much  the  same  order.  This  time 
villain  happens  to  be  the  brother 
of  the  girl.  He  leads  her  a  lively 
chase  as  well  as  hero  posing  as  a 
long  lost  nephew  and  claiming 
hero's  inheritance  and  forcing  the 
girl  to  keep  his  secret.  Of  course 
hero  is  too  slick  to  be  outdone  and 
he  lays  the  plan  of  attack  carefully 
and  surely.  Villain  decides  to  put 
hero's  uncle  out  of  the  way  and 
has  one  of  his  men  lure  him  to 
a  cabin.  A  fight  takes  place  and 
you  figure  that  the  uncle  dies  in 
the  fire  that  follows.  They  get  in 
a  fair  suspense  by  closing  off  on 
this  shot  before  you  have  a  chance 
to  be  sure  just  who  perished.  Later 
on  they  bring  out  the  uncle  and 
hero  goes  after  his  man.  Then 
comes  that  ever  popular  fight  on 
the  cliff  with  villain  doing  the  cus- 
tomary "head  first".  This  fall  con- 
tains a  first  rate  thrill,  however, 
when  hero  goes  over  first.  For  a 
minute  you're  all  set  for  a  new 
ending.  But  hero  lands  in  a  tree 
and  villain  goes  all  the  way  to  the 
bottom.  Some  comedy  injections 
in  the  romance  of  a  handy  man  and 
a  cook  offer  some  mild  amusement 
but  it  is  interrupting  for  the  most 
part. 
Box  Office  Angle....  An  all  right 
western  that  will  suit  your  crowd 
if  you  run  an  occasional  western 
and  find  that  they  go  well. 
Exploitation.  .  .  .Another  new  cowboy 
star  for  you  to  talk  about.  A  new 
name  may  get  them  interested.  A 
trailer  of  the  bits  of  action  should 
bring  them  back  if  they  like  west- 
erns and  you  can  say  there  is 
comedy    business    besides. 

Direction Richard  Thorpe;  fair 

Author    Sergey   Sergeyeff 

Scenario    Frank  L.   Inghram 

Cameraman  Not  Credited 

Photography All  right 

Locale    West 

Length About  5,000  feet 


"If  Marriage  Fails" 

Film  Booking  Offices 
As  a  Whole.... FANCY  PRODUi 
TION  AND  DRESSED-UP  A'. 
MOSPHERE  WILL  UNDOUB-: 
EDLY  GET  THIS  BY  WHER 
CONVENTIONAL  TRIANGI 
STORY  WOULDN'T. 
Cast. . .  .Jacqueline  Logan  is  a  vam;. 
ish  crystal  gazer  who  wins  over  t* 
other  woman's  husband  with  litt 
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swaggering  wife  who  doesn't  wa; 
her  husband  herself  but  isn't  williri 
to  let  him  go  to  somebody  els' 
Clive  Brook  more  of  a  figurehes, 
as  the  husband.  Others  Jean  He 
sholt,  Donald  MacDonald,  Mathil(»]j 
Comont  and  Cissy  Fitzgerald. 

Type  of   Story Domestic   dram 

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which  the  story  is  decorated  the  Hei 
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gondolas  and  darkened  tunnels  pp 
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counter  friend  husband  and  1 
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the  wife,  who  presents  a  plea 
expectant  motherhood  and  begs 
girl  to  leave  her  husband  al 
She  agrees.  Later  the  wife  is 
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HOLLYWOOD 
HAPPENINGS 


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By 

Harvey  E.  Qausman 


Telephone  Granite  3980 


Sunday,  June  14,  1925 


6411  Hollywood  Blvd. 


Sierra   to   Make   Two   New  Series 
Sierra    Pictures    has    closed    with 
G.    Steen    Corp.,    of    New    York, 
3  make  a  series  of  6  society  dramas 
tarring      Herbert      Rawlinson      and 
race    Darmond.      The     first,     under 
irection    of    John    Ince,    is    now    at 
ork  with  Chester  Conklin,  Marcella 
)aley  and  Carlton  Griffin. 
William  ("Bill")  Patton  has  signed 
contract    for    six    Westerns    to    be 
reduced  by  Sierra  for  the   Chester- 
eld  M.  P.   Co.,  in  New  York. 


'aymaker  to  Film  Vitagraph  Picture 

Herman  Raymaker,  who  lately  fin- 
hed  "Below  the  Line"  for  the  War- 
ers,  will  direct  the  Vitagraph  pro- 
uction,  "The  Love  Hour",  from  the 
ory  by  Gregory  Rogers,  scenario 
y  Bess   Meredyth.     In  the  cast  are 

u  t  h  Clifford,  Huntly  Gordon, 
ouise  Fazenda,  Willard  Louis,  John 
oche,  Gayne  Whitman  and  Charles 
arrell. 


Edmund  Lowe  Starts 

Edmund  Lowe  has  started  work 
Fox  in  "Greater  Than  the  Crown", 
hich  Roy  Neill  is  directing.  This 
Lowe's  final  feature  vehicle,  the 
mainder  of  his  productions  being 
iassed  as  specials.  Fox  has  bor- 
3wed  Delorice  Costello  from  War- 
er  Bros,  to  play  opposite  Lowe. 


Flood  to  Direct  Sherman 
James  Flood  will  direct  Lowell 
herman  in  his  first  Warner  picture, 
satin  in  Sables".  Sherman  has  ar- 
ved  in  California  and  will  start 
ork  at  once.  In  the  support  will 
June  Marlowe,  John  Harron, 
ertrude  Astor,  Frank  Butler  and 
tto  Hoffman. 


Barrymore  to  Make  Two 

John  Barrymore  is  now  in  Holly- 
ood  to  make  two  pictures  for  War- 
r  Bros.  He  is  scheduled  to  start 
ork  June  IS.  Barrymore  will  re- 
ain  in  the  West  until  the  two  pic- 
res  are  completed  and  will  then  re- 
rn  to  the  stage. 


aramount  Players  Arrive  on  Coast 

Neil  Hamilton  has  arrived,  after 
iving  across  the  continent  from  the 
ramount  studio  in  Long  Island, 
chard  Dix  and  Mary  Brian  have 
o  arrived. 


Three  Added  to  Cast 

The    Warners    have    added    David 
itler,    Helene    Costello   and    Henry 
rrowes  to  the   cast  of  "The   Man 
the  Box"  with  Syd  Chaplin. 


yd  Chaplin   Unit  to  Washington 
'The   Man   on   the   Box"  company, 
h  Syd  Chaplin,  will  go  to  Wash- 
ton    to    film    scenes   around    Gov- 
ment  buildings. 


Cast  of  Paton's  First  Completed 

The  cast  for  "The  Lady  from 
Hell",  the  first  Stuart  Paton  picture, 
has  been  completed  at  the  Hollywood 
studios,  and  includes  Blanche  Sweet, 
Roy  btewart,  Ralph  Lewis,  Allan 
bears,  jbrank  Elliot,  Margaret  Camp- 
bell, Templer  Saxe,  Edgar  Norton, 
Hardee  Kirkland,  Ruth  King,  Mark 
Hamilton,  Hilliard  Karr,  Inez  Gomez, 
Ered  Walton,  i<rey  Pymm,  Les  Bates 
and  Mickey  MQore. 


Stage  Space  Increased  at  F.  B.  O. 

Stage  space  at  F.  B.  O.  is  being 
enlarged.  The  sides  are  being 
knocked  out  of  Stages  1  and  2  and 
they  are  to  be  converted  into  one 
large  stage.  This  is  in  addition  to 
work  which  is  being  done  on  enlarg- 
ing and  remodeling  the  studio  dress- 
ing rooms,  the  property  rooms  and 
other  departments.  Another  stage  is 
planned. 


Hattons  to  Title  Banner  Series 

Frederick  and  Fannie  Hatton  have 
been  engaged  by  Banner  Prod,  to 
title  the  entire  1925-26  series.  The 
first  titled  by  the  Hattons  is  "The 
Love  Gamble".  They  are  at  work 
at  present  on  "Wreckage". 


Dyke  Loaned  to  Warners  by  Fox 
W.  Van  Dyke  has  been  borrowed 
by  the  Warners  from  Fox  to  direct 
"The  Ranger  of  the  Big  Pines",  by 
Hamlin  Garland.  In  the  cast  are 
Kenneth  Harlan,  Helene  Costello, 
Eugenie  Besserer,  Will  Walling, 
Lew  Harvey,  Joan  Standing,  Robert 
J.  Graves,  Harvey  Clark  and  Eugene 
Paulette.  The  scenario  is  by  Hope 
Loring  and  Lois  Lighton. 


Prevost  and  Harlan  Finish 
Marie  Prevost  and  Kenneth  Harlan 
have  finished  "Bobbed  Hair"  for 
Warner  Bros.  Miss  Prevost  has 
been  cast  for  "Wanted  by  the  Po- 
lice", a  story  by  Lewis  Milestone 
and  Darryl  Zanuck,  to  be  directed  by 
the  former.  The  cast  includes  Pre- 
vost, Clive  Brook,  Claude  GilHng- 
water,  John  Patrick  and  Helnie 
Conklin. 


Theatens    Proceedings    Over   Title 

Arthur  Hopkins,  producer  of  "What 
Price  Glory",  has  notified  S.  George 
Ulman,  under  whose  management 
"What  Price  Beauty"  is  being  pro- 
duced, that  he  will  bring  injunction 
proceedings  unless  the  name  of  the 
picture  is  changed. 


Farnum  Doing  Sabatini  Script 
Rafael  Sabatini's  "Bardelys,  the 
Magnificent"  is  being  transformed 
into  a  scenario  for  King  Vidor  by 
Dorothy  Farnum  at  Metro-Goldwyn. 
Miss  Farnum  recently  signed  a  year's 
contract. 


Hoffman  Preparing  His  Next 
Preparations  are  being  made  by 
Renaud  Hoffman  to  film  "The  Un- 
known Soldier",  immediately  after  the 
completion  of  "His  Master's  Voice", 
being  made  for  Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 


Eve  Unsell  to  Prepare  "Greer" 
Eve  Unsell  is  to  prepare  the  con- 
tinuity of  "Joseph  Greer  and  His 
Daughter",  the  forthcoming  picture 
that  George  Archainbaud  will  direct 
for  First  National. 


Ross  Editing  "Two  Can  Play" 

With  the  completion  of  "Two  Can 
Play",  at  F.  B.  O.,  Nat  Ross,  who 
is  producing  a  series  for  Associated 
Exhibitors,  under  the  banner  of  Em- 
bassy Pictures,  has  begun  the  editing 
of  the  picture. 


"Hoot"  Gibson  in  Canada 

"Hoot"  Gibson  and  forty  members 
of  his  company  have  left  for  Calgary, 
Canada,  where  the  exteriors  of  "Chip 
of  the  Flying  U"  and  "The  Calgary 
Stampede"  will  be  taken. 


Eastern  Actors  Arrive 

Skeets  Gallagher  and  Robert  Will- 
iams have  arrived  in  town.  Both 
have  been  playing  in  eastern  produc- 
tions, and  are  on  a  vacation. 


Thomson   Starts   a   New   One 
"The  Wild  Bull's  Lair",  by  Marion 
Jackson,  is  Fred  Thomson's  first  ve- 
hicle  for   F.   B.   O.   under   the  terms 
of  his  new  contract. 


Buys  Two    Stockton   Houses 

It  is  reported  that  John  Peters  has 
purchased  the  Spot  and  Strand  thea- 
ters at  Stockton. 


Four  Century  Releases  for  June 

The  June  release  schedule  of  Cen- 
tury Comedies  consists  of  four  two- 
reelers  with  Wanda  Wiley,  Edna 
Marian,  Eddie  Gordon,  and  Con- 
stance Darling. 


F.  B.  O.  to  Make  New  Series 

A  new  series  of  shorts,  "The  Ad- 
ventures of  Maisie",  by  Nell  Martin, 
will  shortly  be  launched  by  F.  B.  C, 
with    Alberta   Vaughn   starred. 


Gruen  Joins  Editorial  Staff 

The  engagement  of  Jimmy  Gruen, 
former  dramatic  writer,  as  gag  man 
and  titler  for  F.  B.  C,  is  announced 
by  B.  P.  Fineman. 


F.  B.  O.  Borrows  Two 

Clara  Bow  and  Alyce  Mills,  both 
of  Schulberg  Prod.,  have  been  loaned 
to  F.  B.  O.  for  "The  Keeper  of  the 
Bees,"  now  in  the  making. 


F.  B.  O.  Changes  Three  Titles 

The  titles  of  two  F.  B.  O.  features 
and  one  "Pacemakers"  have  been 
changed.  "The  Mysterious  Strang- 
er", a  Richard  Talmadge  story,  was 
originally  known  as  "Twenty  Years 
After".  "Lady  Robinhood",  Evelyn 
Brent's  newest,  which  is  now  being 
cast,  was  formerly  "Tizona  —  The 
Firebrand".  Ralph  Ince  is  to  direct. 
"Miss  Me  Again"  has  been  selected 
as  the  title  for  the  12th  and  last  of 
"The   Pacemakers"   series. 


Glazer  to   Write   for   Stage 
Benjamin   Glazer,   screen  writer,  is 
turning  his  talents  to  the  stage. 

He  will  leave  next  week  for  New 
York  to  confer  with  John  Golden 
regarding  the  presentation  of  his 
play,  "Foam". 

Glazer  expects  to  return  to  Holly- 
wood and  begin  work  on  a  new  con- 
tract to  write  four  original  stories 
for  Marshall  Neilan  Prod. 


Alice  Joyce  Completes  Cast 
Alice  Joyce  has  been  selected  to 
play  "Mrs.  Morrison"  in  "Stella 
Dallas".  This  completes  the  cast. 
Others  are  Belle  Bennett,  Ronald 
Colman,  Lois  Moran,  Douglas  Fair- 
banks, jr.  and  Jean  Hersholt. 

Henry     King     is     now    in    'Frisco 
searching  for  locations. 


To  Open  in  September 

Fred  Miller  will  open  his  new  Fi- 
gueroa  St.  theater  at  Figueroa  and 
Santa  Barbara  Sts.,  Sept.  15. 


Myers  Added  to  Cast 

Harry  Myers  has  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  "The  Beautiful  Cheat", 
a   Universal   picture. 


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Newspaper  Opinions 

"Beggar  on  Horseback" 
Paramount — Criterion 

AMERICAN—*  *  •  Those  who  had  seen 
the  Kaufman-Connelly  play  on  Broadway  last 
year  feared  lest  its  wit  and  delicacy  be 
smothered  in  a  mass  of  celluloid.  Of  course, 
the  necessary  omission  of  amusing  dialogue 
did  make  a  difference.  But,  whatever  the 
production  missed  in  that  respect,  it  gained 
the  screen's  unrivaled  opportunities  for 
depicting    fantasy.   •  •   * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Cru«  has  faith- 
fully adhered  to  the  play  and  in  Edward 
Everett  Horton,  remembered  for  his  work 
"To  the  Ladies,"  and  "Ruggles  of  Red 
Gap."  he  has  an  ideal  hero  for  the  role 
Roland  Young  created  on  the  stage.  If  you 
liked  the  play,  you  will  like  the  picture.   *   *   * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  The  whimsical,  del- 
icate, though  sometimes  knife-edged  satire  has 
been  directed  with  a  large  gesture.  The  dream 
episode  is  at  once  crazy,  charming,  Alice-in 
Wniiderlandy    and    feverish. 

There  is  a  strange  rhythm  about  the  pic- 
ture, too,  that  is  unlike  any  other  picture 
we  have  ever  seen.  The  jazz-mad  characters 
move  through  the  nightmare  like  savage 
dancers.   *  *  * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  •  James 
Cruze,  the  director,  has  done  a  great  piece 
of  work  with  the  nightmare  sequence.  There 
IS  humor  and  whimsicality  and  satire  in  a 
Wending  of  illogical  logic.  The  jazz  wedding, 
the  extraordinary  office  building  of  the  Widget 
Manufacturing  Co..  the  conferences,  the  red- 
tape  employed  before  a  requisition  for  a 
pencil  goes  through  and  the  courtroom  scene 
re   delightfully    burlesqued.   •   *  ♦ 

Crtize  has  made  of  this  production  some- 
;hing  diflFerent  from  the  usual  film  oflFering, 
,nd  it  is  thoroughly  enjoyable.  The  settings 
ire  fascinatingly  bizarre,  and  the  action  is 
Jever    and    expertlv    handled.   *   ♦   * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  is  a  remark 
ible  experiment  in  the  picturization  of  satire 
md,  with  its  grotesqueries  and  incongruities, 
It  is  a  long  step  in  the  direction  of  better 
notion  pictures.  *  •  • 

James  Cruze's  direction  displayed  all  kinds 
af  intelligence,  and  some  of  his  sets  were 
;he  most  delightfully  crazy  things  ever  be- 
fore shown  on  a  screen.  As  most  theater- 
goers are  aware,  a  large  portion  of  this  play 
is  about  a  dream,  and  Cruze  took  the  occa- 
ion  of  this  nightmare  to  bring  in  the  most 
grotesque    and    massive    sets    ever    erected    in 

studio.   *  ♦  * 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  Taken  altogether,  "Beg- 
far  on  Horseback"  is  about  the  best  produc- 
:ion  of  the  season.  It  is  rich  in  humor,  its 
ove  theme  is  dainty  and  appealing,  it  is  a 
lecided  novelty  and  is  faultlessly  cast  and 
icted.   ♦   •   • 

We  can't  recall  ever  having  seen  better 
ihotography    or    more    attractive    sets. 

HERALD  TRIBUNE—*  *  *  is  a  perfectly 
irected  picture.  It  follows  the  stage  play 
ilosely  and  is  able  at  times  to  improve  upon 
ince  the  screen  can  do  much  more  than 
he    stage    with    the    stuff    that    dreams    are 

ade    of.   *   *  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  The 
pirit  of  the  satirical  drama  has  been  trans- 
erred  quite  intact  to  the  tilms,  with  both 
icidents  and  characterizations  much  the  sa,me 
s  they   were   on   the   stage.  *  *  ♦ 

James  Cruze  can  be  well  satisfied  with  his 
ork  in  the  direction  of  "Beggar  on  Horse- 
ick,"  even  though  it  may  please  only  the 
iscriminating    public.   ♦  ♦   * 

SUN — *   *   *    is    far    less   a    humorous   thing 

an   a   fantastic    tlight   of   the    scene    designer, 

succession  of  striking,  imaginative  pictures 
f     gorgeously     impossible     places — and     hap- 

nings.  The  satirical  humor  of  the  play 
as   by    no   means   been   lost.   *   *   • 

The  "dream  wedding,"  the  "trial",  the 
pantomime,"  indeed,  all  the  incidents  of 
le  play  are  followed  by  the  motion  picture, 
id  in  each  case  the  scenery  and  costumes 
ive    snatched    the    honors    from    the    satirical 

;ent    of    the    scenes.   *   *   * 

"Beggar    on    Horseback"    is    a    fine    upstand- 

5  cinema  effort. 

TELEGRAM — *  *  *  It  has  some  exquisite 

nes,    some   beautifully   shaded    acting   and   a 

ible  purpose  to  knock  into  a  cocked  hat. 
many  respects  *  *  *  is  quite  artistic — but 
is    apt    to    become    rather    a    strain    when 

liberately  prolonged   beyond  a  certain  point. 

The  principle  credit  for  this  picture  should 
to  the  photographer  and  the  stage  carpenter, 
ttween  them  they  have  materialized  sets 
Lt  are  gigantically  grotesque  or  abruptly 
:arre,  scenes  of  people  blithely  stepping  off 
vators  and  into  the  atmosphere.  *  *  * 
TIMES — *  *  *  This  picture  is  one  of  great 
tinction,  and  in  making  it  Mr.  Cruze  has 
rewdly  availed  himself  of  the  opportunities 
lorded  by  the  camera.     There  are  marvelous 


sets,  bizarre  costumes,  glorious  lighting  ef- 
fects, and  a  most  deft  handling  of  the  dream 
scene. 

The  love  story  of  the  young  composer, 
who  wanted  to  devote  his  time  to  more  sin- 
cere works,  is  sympathetically  told,  and  yet  it 
dovetails  in  nicely  with  the  satiric  nightmare 
chapters. 

Here  is  a  picture  which  ii  another  feather 
in  the  cap  of  the  Famous  Players-Lasky 
Corporation,  and  one,  we  feel  certain,  will 
keep  persons  in  a  jolly  mood  during  the  whole 
of  its  screening.  It  is  an  unusual  eflfort, 
one  in  which  bizarre  and  artistic  touches  run 
hand    in   hand.   ♦  •   • 


"Silent  Sanderson" — Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 
Cameo 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Is  more  than  just 
another  Western.  It  is  usually  depressing 
business  trying  to  find  something  new  in  a 
picture  of  the  great  open  spaces.  And  there 
is  nothing  particularly  new  about  "Silent 
Sanderson."  But  it  is  a  quickly-moving 
story,  well  directed  and  beautifully  photo- 
graphed.  ♦   *   • 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  This  is  an 
amusing  melodrama  that  takes  itself  seri- 
ously. Carey  is  one  of  the  early  movie  stars 
still  movie-ing.  He's  a  bit  elderly  these 
days  and  the  heroine  looks  more  like  his 
daughter  than  his  sweetheart,  but  his  waist 
remains  wasplike  and  his  fists  can  still  do  a 
Gene  Tunney  when  occasion  demands.  *  *  • 
EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  Carey  is  a 
good  actor,  and  there  is  plenty  of  action  and 
sincerity  in  this  film  for  those  who  like  their 
Westerners.  Trilby,  whom  I  cannot  recall 
having  seen  before,  is  a  good  looking  young 
woman,  and  Sheldon  Lewis  has  a  small  but 
effective   part.    *    *    • 

HERALD-TRIBUNE— Harry  Carey  is  ap- 
pearing in  "Silent  Sanderson,"  and  we  kept 
wondering  how  William  S.  Hart  ever  let  this 
story  escape  him.   •   •  • 

The  picture  is  quite  as  entertaining  as 
you  expect  it  to  he.   *   •  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  For  a 
crackerjack  story,  full  of  rousing  thrills,  you 
need  look  no  further  than  Harry  Carey's 
latest  production.  This  is  a  Western  of  the 
"super"  class,  if  entertainment  is  to  be  con- 
sidered the  most  important  element  of  a  pic- 
ture, and  offers  a  perfect  show  for  any  audi- 
ence   ♦   *   ♦ 

POST — *  *  *  Any  one  who  likes  out-of- 
door  films  in  general  will  find  this  one  con- 
sistently entertaining,  and  some  of  the  Yukon 
snow  scenes  are  startlingly  realistic  and  well 
photographed.  Harry  Carey  is  a  picturesque 
figure  as  the  hero  and  the  rest  of  the  cast  is 
adequate,     if     not     particularly     distinguished. 

SUN—*  *  •  As  Westerns  go,  it  is  fair 
enough.  There  is  much  shooting  and  there 
are  several  fights,  and  the  strong  silent  one 
wins  through  in  the  end  to  happiness.  There 
are  some  good  scenes  and  some — notably  the 
trek  Alaska-ward  of  the  gold  seeking  hosts 
which    sadly    lack    authenticity.    •    •    • 


"The  Verdict" 
Renown-S.R. — Broadway 

DAILY  MIRROR  —  Tellcgen's  job  is  to 
make  life  miserable  for  the  heroine  Louise 
Lorraine.  He  more  than  succeeds.  "The 
man  known  as  Lou  villains  with  glassy  eyes 
and  the  way  he  paws  and  clutches  the  fear 
paralyzed  Louise  will  make  the  steadiest 
nerves    do    a    hop-skip-and-jump. 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  much  better 
done  than  most  stories  of  its  kind.  It  is 
very  well  directed  by  Frank  Windemere,  and 
most  evervhody  is  tent  guessing  richt  up  to 
the  fir.-il  fadeout.  The  beginning  of  the  pic- 
ture, however — that  part  which  leads  up  to 
the    murder — is    artificial.   *  ♦   • 

MORNING     TELEGRAPH—*    *    *    The 

nictiire  is  dramatic  and  compelling  until  the 
I.Tt  half  reel,  when  it  st.nggers  to  a  rather 
flimsy  dramatic  finish.  The  scenes,  though 
1ar"-e.  seem  to  have  been  built  eronnmically 
-ind  the  lio-bting.  c.imera  work  and  directitif^ 
all  show  evidence  of  either  hasty  or  unskilled 
work.  But  because  of  the  many  skilled  and 
attractii'e  players  in  the  cast  the  picture  has 
a    rprt^jn    charm.   *   •    • 

^  POST—*   *   ♦     Lou    Tellegen     is    murdered 

*   *    in    the    course    of    a    melodrama   called 

"The   Verdict,"   which   a   much   more  elaborate 

cast    than    most    screen    mystery    storres    have. 

Mr.  Tellegen  is  a  villain  in  this  picture. 
=0  nobody  cares  whether  he  dies  or  not,  and 
William  Collier,  jr..  gives  a  very  good  per- 
formance as  the  falsly  convicted  young  man. 
Elliott  Dexter  and  George  Fawcett  are  also 
discerned    in    a    most    capable    cast.   *   *   * 


"The  White  Monkey"— First  Natl 
Colony 

AMERICAN — Everyone  doubtless  meant  it 
all  for  the  best  when  "The  White  Monkey" 
was  turned  into  a  starring  production  for 
Barbara  La  Marr.  They  probably  worked 
hard  over  it  and  spent  a  lot  of  good  money. 
But— 

*  *  *  WJiy  didn't  they  all  read  the  book 
first?     *    *    • 

DAILY  MIRROR— *  *  *  George  Marion 
is  excellent  as  Soames  Forsythe  and  so  is 
Charles  Mack  as  Tony  Bicket,  a  poor  devil 
of  a  cockney  trying  to  get  along.  Flora 
LeBreton,  as  his  wife,  is  colorless;  Tam- 
many Young  contributes  his  usual  spritely 
performance.    •    •    • 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  The  Galsworthy 
novel  on  the  screen  is  interesting  and  even 
vivid  in  spots.  But  the  peculiar  thing  about 
the  picture  is  that  the  minor  plot  is  much 
more  effectively  done  and  wins  all  the  sym- 
pathy.  *   *   ♦ 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  •  •  Consider- 
ing the  fact  that  it  wasn't  screenable  ma- 
terial in  the  first  plate,  you  may  find  the 
picture  interesting  if  you  haven't  read  the 
novel.   *   *   * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  This  certain 
ly  is  not  John  Galsworthy — at  least,  not  the 
Galsworthy  of  the  Forsythe  Saga.  True,  the 
screen  adaptation  is  faithful  enough,  but  m 
its  film  transition  "The  White  Monkey"  has 
lost  much  of  its  essence  and  flavor.  It  hasn't 
the  life  nor  the  moving  qualities  of  the  novel. 
In  short,  it  is  merely  a  movieized  version  of 
the  novel — a  version  written  for  Barbara  La 
Marr.    *    *    * 

GRAPHIC— *  *  *  The  picture  follows  the 
story  as  closely  as  possible,  but  inevitably 
loses  much  in  the  process  of  filming.  Nev- 
ertheless, we  think  the  production  ranks  fa- 
vorably with  the  average  motion  picture 
story.  There  is  the  inevitable  happy  ending, 
in  which  the  wife  proves  to  her  doubting  bus 

band     her     faithfulness     despite     appearances. 

•    •    • 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  •  "The  White 
Monkey"  on  the  screen  resembles  not  at  all 
"The  White  Monkey"  in  the  book,  although 
the  adapter  has  followed  the  original  action 
closely.  For  no  reason,  however — at  least, 
none  that  we  recognize — some  terrible  com 
edy  has  been  Carefully  inserted  where  it  will 
do  the  most  harm.   *  *  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  If  you 
didn't  read  the  book  you  may  find  the  screen 
version  fairly  satisfactory.  But  it  is  far 
from  being  first-rate  motion  picture  stuff 
Miss  La  Marr  is  beautiful,  as  always.  She 
deserves  credit  chiefly  for  her  courage  in 
casting  the  charming  Flora  Le  Breton  in  the 
only  other  important  feminine  role  in  the  pic- 
ture.   *    *    • 

POST — *  *  *  Evidently  the  book  plot  was 
considered  by  the  producers  lacking  both  in 
dramatic  "punch"  and  humor,  so  they  rear- 
ranged things  a  bit  here  and  there  to  secure 
the  necessary  "big  scene,"  and  comedy  touch 
es  were  thrown  in  at  intervals  as  well.  Some 
of  the  comedy  is  acceptable;   some  of  it  isn't. 

SUN — *  *  *  The  "picturized  version"  of 
"The  White  Monkey"  of  John  Galsworthy  is 
somewhat  Barbara  La  Marred,  So  intently 
has  it  been  reined  in  that  it  may  not  out- 
speed    the   excessively  restrained  tempo   of    its 

star    that    it    seems    scarcely    to    move    at    all 

»  •  » 

Ernerges  in  rather  trite  triangle,  not  great 
ly  different  from  other  ti-ite  triangles,  and 
more  than  a  shade  wearisome.   ♦   •    ♦     " 

TELEGRAM— *  *  ♦  The  chief  difficulty 
in  putting  Galsworthy's  novel  in  films  lay 
in  the  interpretation  of  characters  and  in  the 
casting.  Fleur,  as  the  English  novelist  drew 
her.  was  far  too  delicate  a  study,  too  mist^ 
and  vague,  for  Barbara  La  Marr.  If  any 
actress  was  to  be  Fleur  and  walk  through 
the  story  in  a  trance,  as  she  seemed  to  in 
the  book,  it  would  have  to  be  some  one 
ideally  cast  by  nature  for  that  type  or  else 
a  great  artist  qualified  by  her  histrionic  abil 
ity.  All  Miss  La  Marr  can  do  in  the  role 
is  to  close  and  open  her  eyes  and  purse  her 
lips.    ♦    *    • 

TIMES—*  *  *  The  story  is  fairly  well 
told,  but  it  lacks  the  depth  and  difference 
given  by  style  and  atmospheric  accuracy. 
Occasionally,  but  only  too  rarely,  there  peeps 
through  its  stolidity  and  triteness  a  suspicion 
of  the  author,  which  is  like  a  gentle  breeze 
in   the   hot  sun.   •    *   • 

Pl'.il  Rosen,  who  directed  this  production 
had  no  easy  job  in  making  this  story.  It 
emerges  as  an  interesting  effort  which  lacks 
distinction.    *   »    • 

WORLD—*  *  *  There  is  so  little  of  the 
tang  of  the  Galsworthy  novel  that  it  cannot 
fairlv  be  called  a-  decent  picture  version  of 
the  hook  Indeed,  the  film  on  view  at  thp 
Colony  is  without  any  definite  aim ;  i>s  onlv 
dramatic  motive  lies  in  a  situation  showing 
a  fickle  wife  being  unfaithful  to  her  husband 
and  then,  in  the  last  moment,  when  a  baby 
is  expected,  turning  back  to  him  and  con- 
vincing   him    she    never    has    been    bad    at    all. 


"WUdfire"— Vitagraph 
Capitol 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Doubtless,  this  picture 
would  have  made  a  great  hit  in  Lillian's  day, 
just  as  she  did  in  the  play.  And  there's 
nothing  really  wrong  with  it  to-day  except 
that  the  audience  found  the  story  of  Claire 
Barrington  and  her  racing  stables  a  trifle 
dull.   •   *   * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  To  say  this  pic- 
ture is  old-fashioned  is  the  kindess  thing  one 
can  say.  It  creaks  and  groans  with  situa- 
tions that  would  even  make  Methusalah  rem- 
iniscent.  ♦   *   * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  Is  pretty  tame  race 
horse  stuff,  and  pretty  draggy.  The  story  is 
trite,  direction  even  more  trite,  and  the  ef- 
forts of  a  good  cast  are  sorely   wasted    ♦   •   • 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  It's  a  fa- 
miliar tale,  and,  by  the  way,  was  the  play 
of  the  same  name  in  which  Lillian  Russell 
starred  on  the  stage.  There  are  numerous 
complications,  with  an  element  of  humor  in- 
troduced by  a  swagger  jockey  played  by  Ar- 
thur   Bryson.   *   *   * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  Is  one  of 
those  stories  which  was  all  kinds  of  a  hit 
in  Lillian  Russell's  heyday,  but  which,  viewed 
through  present  day  eyes,  is  artificial  and 
unconvincing.    *   *   * 

HERALD  TRIBUNE—*  *  *  the  picture 
does  have  two  claims  to  origina'lity.  There 
is  no  julep-drinking  Kentucky  colonel  and  the 
heroine  doesn't  have  to  ride  Wildfire  to  vic- 
tory. And  it  is  more  entertaining  than  the 
average  of  its  school  through  the  antics  of 
two    Negro    comedians.   *   *   * 

"Wildfire,"  on  the  whole,  can  be  rated  as 
conventional,  but  fairly  entertaining  screen 
drama. 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH— *  *  *  Unfor- 
tunately, the  craftsmen  concerned  with  the 
production  of  "Wildfire"  left  so  many  cracks 
and  crevices  in  their  story  thaf  the  ending  is 
anticipated  long  before  it  should  be.  The 
picture  has  been  well  mounted,  but  so  hap- 
hazard is  the  continuity  and  so  childish  the 
sub-titles  that  there  is  practically  no  suspense 
to    speak    of.   *   *   » 

POST — *  *  *  is  the  slowest  moving  horse- 
racing  film  we  ever  saw.  So  many  people 
have  to  think  things  over  and  struggle  with 
themselves  in  a  half-hearted  manner  that  it 
seems  as  though  the  race  itself  will  never 
be  run.  *  ♦  *  Arthur  Bryson  manages  to 
get  some  excellent  comedy  out  of  his  role 
as  a  colored  jockey.  The  horse-racing  scenes 
were  taken  in  Havana,  so  they  are  authentic 
and    colorful. 

SLTN^*  *  *  no  matter  how  well  you  know 
that  Wildfire  is  going  to  come  home  to  win 
by  a  nose,  with  all  Miss  Pringle's  hopes 
upon  her  back,  the  race  itself  furnishes  a 
few     seconds    of    authentic    excitement.   ♦  ♦  * 

The  histrionic  high  light,  however,  is  pro- 
vided by  Arthur  Bryson  as  Chappie  Raster, 
the  jockey.  There  might  have  been  more 
Chappie   and    less    plot. 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  Arthur  Bryson,  as 
Chappie  Raster,  stands  out  among  the  two 
legged  animals  in  the  film,  even  though  he 
must  wear  the  conventional  checked  suit  and 
spats  and  loud  necktie  of  the  motion  picture 
track    lout. 


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Sunday,  June  14,  192; 


New  Theaters 

Goldsboro,  N.  C— G.  F.  Cox,  Nor- 
folk contractor,  has  been  awarded 
the  contract  for  the  erection  of  the 
Mason,  which  will  be  operated  by 
H.  R.  Mason,  owner  of  the  Acme. 
It  will  cost  $100,000,  seat  1,200  and 
be  ready  by  Oct.  1. 


Stamford,  Conn. — Work  will  start 
immediately  on  the  $200,000  theater 
to  be  erected  on  the  site  of  the  old 
Opera  House,  to  seat  1,500  and  to 
be  built  by  the  Vuono  Construction 
Co.  Thomas  W.  Lamb  of  New  York 
is   architect. 


Winston-Salem,  N.  C— The  Pied- 
mont Amusement  Co.  is  finishing 
plans  for  its  new  theater  to  be  built 
on  the  site  of  the  former  Broadway, 
recently  destroyed   by   fire. 


Allentown,  Pa. —  Another  theater 
for  6th  St.  is  planned,  Nicholas 
lacocca  has  announced.  Jacoby  & 
Everett   are   architects. 


Evening  Shade,  Ark. — E.  F.  McCoy 
a  farmer  of  Ash  Flat  will  open  a 
picture  theater  there  soon. 

Altus,  Okla.— A  new  $40,000  thea- 
ter building  will  be  constructed  here, 
to  open  Sept.  1. 


Abilene,  Tex. —  The  Shackelford 
Bros,  are  erecting  a  new  $100,000 
theater. 


Princeton,  W.  Va. — Avery  Little, 
of  Bramwell,  has  opened  a  theater 
here. 


Waco,  Tex. — Levy     and     Hamner 
will    open    their   new    Palace    soon. 


Waurika,   Okla.— Hall   and   Mealer 
have  opened  their  new  airdome. 

Anson,  Tex. — M.  Purifoy  is  build- 
ing a  new  theater  here. 

McAllen,  Tex.— Roy  E.   Kintz  has 
opened    the    Southern. 


Marlin,  Tex.— J.  C.  Chatman  has 
opened   the   Palace. 

Renown  Acquires  Another 

The  local  Renown  exchange  will 
release  on  their  1925-1926  program, 
"Passionate  Youth",  with  a  cast  m- 
cluding  Frank  Mayo,  Beverly  Bayne, 
Pauline  Garon  and  Bryant  Washburn. 


Pictures   in   Cleveland    House 

Clevelan'd— The  Columbia  theater, 
featuring  Columbia  burlesque,  which 
closed  recently  will  reopen  shortly 
as  a  picture  house. 


F.   &   R.  Buy  "Wizard  of  Oz" 
F.  &  R.  Film  Co.,  of  Minneapolis, 
has  purchased   "The  Wizard  of  Oz" 
from  Chadwick  for  Minnesota  and  the 
Dakotas. 


Slight  Fire  Damage 
Filer,  Idaho — Fire  slightly  damaged 
the  booth  of  the  Gem  causing  dam- 
ages    to     projection     machines     and 
films. 


Short    Subjects 


"Call  a  Cop"— Christie-Educ'l 

Entertaining  and  Diverting 

Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  comedy 

Though  this  Christie  comedy  sticks 
to  the  tried  and  true  formula  of  the 
"now  you  chase  me  a  little  while" 
variety,  it  manages  to  be  entertaining 
and  diverting.  This  is  due  to  Walter 
Graham's  excellent  direction  and  the 
equally  good  work  of  Neal  Burns,  the 
star,  and  the  supporting  cast  which 
includes  Natalie  Joyce  and  Bill  Blais- 
dell.  A  colored  comedian  does  some 
excellent  work  in  a  "scared  to  death" 
scene  with  a  skeleton.  The  story 
deals  with  Neal's  efforts  to  meet  his 
girl  at  the  station  in  which  he  is  frus- 
trated by  the  police  who  want  him  for 
speeding.  He  evades  them,  and  when 
caught  pays  another  culprit  to  im- 
personate him,  but  he,  too,  escapes 
the  law  and  begins  to  chase  Neal. 
A  dead  uncle's  will  further  compli- 
cates matters,  but  all  is  finally 
straightened  out  to  everyone's  satis- 
faction. 


"The    Pronto   Kid"— Mustang-Uni- 
versal 

Good,  Average  Western 

Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  western 

This  is  an  entertaining  little  west- 
ern, featuring  Edmund  Cobb.  As 
usual,  Cobb  is  mistaken  for  a  "bad 
man"  by  all  in  the  little  western 
town,  wins  the  heart  of  the  sheriff's 
daughter,  and  turns  out  to  be  a  regu- 
lar hero  at  the  finish.  The  girl  who 
plays  opposite  him  hasn't  much  to 
do,  but  does  that  little  nicely.  There 
are  the  usual  fight  and  riding  scenes 
for  western  fans.  The  sheriff  and  his 
posse  are  away  from  home  chasing 
a  gold-mine  sluice  robber.  The 
Pronto  Kid  arrives  in  the  town,  and 
falls  in  love  with  the  sheriff's  daugh- 
ter, but  she  is  told  by  the  Given 
brothers  that  he  is  the  robber.  How- 
ever, they  are  finally  shown  to  be  the 
robbers  of  the  sluices  and  the  Kid  is 
shown  to  be  the  owner  of  the  mine. 
A  good,  average  western. 


"Props'    Dash    for    Cash"— Pen    and 
Ink  Vaudeville-Educ'l 

Excellent  Number 
Type  of  production. ...  1  reel  cartoon 
comedy. 
This  is  another  of  Earl  Hurd's  se- 
ries of  cartoon  comedies  called  Pen 
and  Ink  Vaudeville  and.  as  in  the 
other  numbers  of  the  series,  the  ac- 
tion deals  with  the  exploits  of 
"props,"  who  is  all-around  handy 
man,  janitor,  property  man  and  this 
time,  as  cashier.  The  money  that  he 
takes  in  at  the  box  office  is  stolen 
and  "props"  goes  through  much  comic 
and  heroic  action  before  he  recovers 
it,  and  brings  it  back  to  his  boss.  The 
action  is  very  humorous  and  enter- 
taining. An  excellent  reel  for  any 
house. 


"Baby  Blues"— Juvenile-Educ'l 

Nab  This  Sure 
Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  comedy 
Here's  one  of  the  cutest  kid  come- 
dies seen  in  a  long  time.  And  much 
of  its  cuteness  is  due  to  a  baby.  In 
fact,  when  the  women  folk  in  your 
audience  see  this  baby  they'll  set  up 
a  chorus  of  "Oh's"  and  "Ah's."  Di- 
rector Jules  White  has  this  kid  doing 
all  sorts  of  amusing  things,  but  it 
looks  as  if  they  just  put  the  baby 
down  in  the  set  and  let  him  alone  to 
do  whatever  he  wanted.  And  the 
result  is  great.  In  one  sequence  he 
gets  into  a  tub  of  rising  dough.  The 
comedy  aside  from  the  baby  sums  up 
very  nicely.  It  has  a  rather  nice  little 
scenario  and  a  cast  headed  by  little 
Mickey  Bennett.     Get  it. 


"Thundering  Landlords" — Roach- 

Pathe 

Satisfactory  Comedy 

Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  comedy 

Glen  Tryon  is  starred  in  this  com- 
edy which  derives  its  laughs  from  a 
constant  succession  of  mishaps  in- 
volving a  family  who  are  forced  to 
move  into  an  unfinished  house.  Fall- 
ing through  floors  and  walls,  getting 
hit  on  the  head,  fighting  with  the 
carpenters  who  are  still  working  on 
the  house  and  other  accidents  too 
numerous  to  mention  provide  the  ac- 
tion. Fay  Wray  is  the  young  wife, 
James  Finlayson  the  balky  contrac- 
tor, Irene  Allen  his  vamping  sweety, 
and  Marjorie  White  is  the  colored 
cook.     A  satisfactory  comedy. 


"Wake  Up"— Cameo-Educ'l 
Snappy  One-Reeler 
Type  of  production....!  reel  comedy 
They've  got  rather  a  new  idea  in 
this  one.  A  couple  of  vaudeville  acro- 
bats —  Eddie  Nelson  and  Zelma 
O'Neal  — use  their  club-throwing, 
weight-lifting  stunts  to  build  laugh- 
able situations.  Both  Nelson  and 
Miss  O'Neal  are  good.  After  quite 
some  preliminary  footage,  the  team 
takes  a  room  in  a  hotel  to  practice  in 
but  the  couple  next  door  have  their 
trouble  when  walls  and  doors  come 
falling  down,  due  to  the  activities  of 
the  acrobats.  Good,  snappy  enter- 
tainment. Albert  Ray  directed.  Cliff 
Bowes  and  Virginia  Vance  are  also 
in  the  cast. 


Incorporations 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Kingston  Theater  Corp. 
Kingston.  Incorporators,  H.  Lazarus,  D 
Lazarus.     Attorney,  J.  W.   Eckert,   Kingston 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Rancocas  Park  Co.,  Cam 
den.  Capital  $125,000.  Incorporators,  G 
Steedle,  W.  Smith,  W.  Chalmers,  and  J 
Tyler.      Attorney,   J.    Tyler,    Camden. 


Albany,   N.   Y. — Spring  Valley   Communil 
Theater,     Spring     Valley.       Capital     $100, 0( . 
Incorporators,    G.    Ayers,    L.    Beckerie,    and; 
E.    Bedford.     Attorney,    B     C.   Fuller,   Sprin* 
Valley. 


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Dover,  Del. — First  National  Pictures  ol 
Cuba,  Inc.;  Wilmington.  Capital  $5,000. 
Attorney,  Corporation  Trust  Company  ol 
America,   Du  Pont   Bldg.,  Wilmington. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Elite  Amusement  Co., 
Park  Ridge.  Capital  $15,000.  Incorporators, 
C.    Bremhall,   et   al. 


Trenton,    N.    J. — Metropolitan    Amusement 
Co.,   Inc.;    Bayonne.      Capital   $50,000'. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Regent  Theaters,  NewarfJ 
Capital  $125,000.  Incorporators,  L.  Stem; 
J.    Stern    and    N.    Kessler. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Savoy  Theater  Holdinj 
Co.,  Newark.  Capital  $125,000.  Incorport 
tors,   J.    Stern,    L.    Stern   and    N.    Kessler. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Lashtall  Amusement  Co.i 
Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators,  C.  Schorj 
J.   Gersten   and  A.    Hammer. 


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Albany,  N.  Y. —  Larol  Theatrical  Corp., 
Freeport.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators, 
R.  Rasmussen,  J.  Swanson  and  C.  Simon' 
rill. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — John  C.   Berry,  Inc. ;   New 
York.        Incorporators,     H.      Cohn     and 
Shakin. 


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Albany,  N.  Y. — L.  B.  M.  Theaters,  Ne*i 
York.  Capital  $15,000.  Incorporators,  W> 
Landau,  S.  Bock  and  H.  Marmor.  Attorneyj 
R.  B.  Ittelson,  38  West  44th  Street,  New 
York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — All- Right  Films,  New 
York.  Incorporators,  J.  Singer,  D.  Leder- 
man  and  C.  Paine.  Attorney,  S.  Hartman; 
120    Broadway,    New    York. 


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That's  why  it's  worth  while  to  make  sure 
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Vol.  XXXII    No.  66 


Tuesday,  June  16,  1925 


Price  5  Centi 


Fox  Listed 

Another  Big  Company  on  Stock  Ex- 
change— May    Trade    Today — 
Assets  $24,509,470 

Trailing  in  Fo.x  Film  stock  may 
be  inaugurated  on  the  Exchange  to- 
day. The  application  for  listing  of 
165,000  shares  of  stock  has  been  ap- 
proved by  the  Board  of  Governors. 
It  is  anticipated  that  the  opening 
sale  will  be  at  48. 

The  corporation,  with  its  subsidi- 
aries, has  issued  its  first  balance  sheet 
showing  the  effects  of  the  recent  re- 
adjustment of  the  company's  capital 
structure,  which  included  the  pay- 
ment of  a  235  per  cent,  stock  dividend 
in  Class  A  capital  stock.  The  bal- 
ance sheet  shows  total  assets  of  $24,- 
509,470,  of  which  one-third  are  cash 
assets  and  over  one-half  current  as- 
sets. 

Total  current  and  working  assets 
are  carried  at  S15,656,954,  or  more 
than  seven  and  one-half  times  the 
total  current  liabilities  of  $2,059,- 
656.     Net   working   capital   was  $13,- 

(Coiitimicd   on   Pope   3) 


Garyn  Back 

Pat  Garyn,  Metro-Goldwyn  terri- 
torial sales  manager,  returned  yester- 
day from  a  five  weeks'  trip  through 
the  Middle  West.  During  that  time 
he  sold  the  following  cities:  Cincin- 
nati, Louisville,  Youngstown.  Grand 
Rapids,  Columbus,  Detroit  (second- 
runs),  Htintington  and  Charleston. 

"Gyeafcr  Movie  Season'   Starts  Aug.   3 

Daylight  Screen  for  Airdome 
The  daylight  screen  now  in  use  in 
the  Stock  Exchange,  will  be  used  for 
the  first  time  in  a  picture  theater 
when  the  Trans-Lux  Daylight  Picture 
Screen  Corp.  installs  its  product  in 
the  Bronx  Strand,  an  open-air  thea- 
ter. 


Ten  Cities  In  Line 

For    "Greater    Movie    Season"  —  De- 
troit Votes  $10,000  for  Adver- 
tising Campaign 

Ten  cities — Chicago,  Philadelphia, 
Detroit,  Kansas  City,  .\tlanta,  }ilil- 
waukee,  Indianapolis,  Denver,  Salt 
Lake  City  and  Xew  Haven — have  or- 
ganized their  exhibitor-committees, 
adopting  the  "Greater  Movie  Season" 
plan  sponsored  by  the  Hajs  office. 

The  field  organization  had  been 
operating  through  the  country  only 
a  week  when  these  ten  cities  swung 
into  line. 

In  Chicago,  Ralph  Kettering  of 
Jones,  Linick  and  Schaefer,  was  ap- 
pointed general  manager. 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


120,000  New^  Shares 

To  Be  Issued  by  Famous,  According 
to  Report — No  Bank  Loans  Out- 
standing 

Reports  persist  tliat  Famous  will  in- 
crease its  common  stock  by  a  new 
issue  of  approximately  120,000  addi- 
tional shares. 

It  is  expected  Fanious  will  offer 
stockholders  right  to  subscribe  to  one 
share  of  new  common  stock  for  every 
two  shares  now  held,  making  an  in- 
crease in  capital  of  approximately 
120,000  shares.  Present  capital  is  243,- 
000  shares.  While  price  has  not  yet 
been  decided  on,  it  is  understood  it 
will   be   under   par. 

At    present    the    company    is    clear 

(Continued  on   Page  2) 


Bebe  Daniels  Begins  New  Film 
Bebe  Daniels  has  started  on  "Lov- 
ers in  Quarantine".  Frank  Tuttle  is 
directing.  Harrison  Ford,  Alfred 
Lunt,  Edna  May  Oliver,  Diana  Kane 
and  Eden  Gray  have  the  principal 
roles. 


Walsh  to  Work  in  East 

Hollywood  —  Having  completed 
"Blue  Blood,"  his  second  Chadwick 
picture,  George  Walsh  will  shortly 
leave  for  New  York,  where  he  will 
make  his  third. 

"Civcatev  Moz-ic  Season"   Starts  Aug.   3 

Third  House  for  Ft.  Worth 

Ft.  Worth,  Tex. — Famous  now  op- 
erates the  Palace  and  Hippodrome 
here.  As  noted,  a  $1,000,000  house  is 
planned.  A  deal  is  now  under  way 
for  a  site. 


Lloyd  Plant  Nearly  Ready 

Los  -\ngeles — The  first  sets  are 
about  to  go  up  on  the  Westwood  plot 
purchased  by  Harold  Lloyd  some 
months  ago. 


$10,000,000  Theater  Unit 
Dover,  Del. — Consolidated  Theaters 
Corp..   capitalized  at  $10,000,000   was 
chartered  yesterday. 

"Greater  Movie  Season"  Starts  Aug.   3 

No  Action  In  Canada 

Ottawa — No  more  will  be  heard, 
probably  for  a  year,  of  the  bill  intro- 
duced in  Parliament  by  E.  R.  E. 
Chevrier  to  amend  the  Copyright  Act. 
The  question  was  brought  up  in  Com- 
mons by  L.  J.  Ladner  of  Vancouver 
as  to  when  the  Government  proposed 
to  bring  forward  the  bill. 

Prime  Minister  King  replied  that  it 
was  the  intention  to  proceed  with 
Government  measures  almost  exclu- 
sively and  that  -it  would  be  decided 
in  time  what  would  happen  with  re- 
gard to  private  measures,  such  as  the 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Ziegfeld  To  Produce 

Signs  Five  Year  Contract  with  Para- 
mount— First   Picture,  "Glorifying 
the  American  Girl" 

Jesse  L.  Laskj-  announced  yester- 
day that  Florenz  Ziegfeld  had  signed 
a  five  year  contract  to  produce  a 
series  of  pictures. 

The  pictures,  which  will  be  made 
in  Paramount  studios,  will  be  pro- 
duced under  personal  supervision  of 
Ziegfeld.  The  first  will  be  known 
as  "Glorifying  the  American  Girl" 
and  will  be  directed  b\'  Allan  Dwan. 
Many  of  those  who  have  been  iden- 
tified with  the  Ziegfeld  productions 
and  most  of  the  Ziegfeld  beauties 
will  appear  in  it.  Actual  production 
will   start  Aug.   31. 


Thomas  Leaves 

D.  M.  Thomas,  general  manager  of 
Ralph  Ince  Prod.,  which  will  make  a 
series  of  five  Jack  London  stories  this 
year,  has  left  for  the  Coast.  The  first 
picture  will  be  "The  Valley  of  the 
Moon." 


7,000  Sq.  Ft.  in  "U"  Stages 

Los  .Angeles — Universal  is  building 
two  new  stages  with  a  total  floor  area 
of  7,000  square  feet.  New  projection 
rooms  and  addita-ial  quarters  for  the 
technical  stafif  are  also  going  up. 

"Greater  Movie  Season"   Starts  Aug.    3 

Spurgeon   Joins   Fox   News 

Jack  Spurgeon,  well-known  news- 
paper man,  who  was  managing  editor 
of  the  Philadelphia  Public  Ledger  for 
j'ears,  has  joined  Fo.x  News  as  ad- 
visory editor. 


Saengers  in  Texas  Deal 

Dallas — It  is  reported  the  Saenger 
Amusement  Co.  has  completed  a  deal 
with  Hirschel  Thomas  at  Orange  for 
the  Strand  and  American  there. 


Feist    Returns 

Felix  Feist,  sales  manager  for 
Metro-Goldwyn,  is  back  from  an  ex- 
tensive trip. 

"Greater  Movie  Season"  Starts  Aug.  3 

European  Conditions 

Arthur  Ziehm,  formerly  with  Gold- 
wyn,  now  representing  Inter-Globe 
Export  in  Berlin,  and  one  of  the  best- 
posted  film  men  in  Central  Europe, 
is  hopeful  for  improved  conditions  in 
that  territory.  This  particularly  ap- 
plies to  Germany,  where,  Ziehm  be- 
lieves, there  will  be  a  decided  awaken- 
ing as  soon  as  finan'cial  conditions  be- 
come niore  stabilized. 

"Of  course  there  is  difficulty  in  Ger- 
many today  because  of  the  'kontin- 
gent,'  and  with  only  about  120  pic- 
tures promised  entry  during  the  next 
(Continued  on  Page  3) 


Price  Seeks  Control 

Deal   Reported   On   for    Purchase  of 

Majority    Interest    in    Associated 

Exhibitors 

It  is  understood  that  an  important 
deal  involving  the  ac(|uisition  of  the 
majority  interest  in  Associated  Ex- 
hibitors, Inc.,  by  Oscar  A.  Price  is 
under  way. 

Price  admitted  this  yesterday,  al- 
though he  was  reluctant  to  disclose 
details.  It  is  understood  what  he  ' 
expects  to  do  is  secure  the  stock  now 
held  by  Elmer  Pearson,  Paul  Brunei, 
Pathe  Exchange,  Inc.,  and  Arthur  S. 
Kane.  This  will  give  him  control. 
The  interest  in  the  business  held  by 
John  S.  Woody,  president  of  the  cor- 
poration is  expected  to  remain  un- 
changed. 

If  the  deal  can  be  made.  Woody 
would  undoubtedly  continue  in  charge 
of  distribution.  At  present  Price, 
under  the  Fine  Arts  banner,  is  m?.''- 
ing  two  Glenn  Hunter  pictures  for  I 
Associated  with  the  possibility  that  \ 
Jack  Dempsey  will  make  additional 
(Continued  on  Page  3) 


Six  Houses  Under  Construction 

Los  Angeles — The  2,200-seat  thea- 
ter for  Wilshire  Blvd.  and  Alvarado 
St.  will  be  built  by  the  West  Coast- 
Langley  Circuit,  which  has  five  other 
houses  in  construction.  The  Langley 
string  includes  16  houses  in  operation 
in  Los  .A.ngeles,  South  Pasadena,  Pas- 
adena, Huntington  Park,  Glendale, 
Altadena  and  Taft. 

"Greater  Movie  Season"   Starts  Aug.   3 

Deitch  Joins  Ginsberg  Corp. 

Joseph  J.  Deitch,  formerly  associat- 
ed with  the  Oscar  Price  interests,  has 
joined  the  Henry  Ginsberg  Dist. 
Corp.  in  an  executive  capacity. 

Henrj'  Ginsberg  leaves  tomorrow 
for  the  Coast  to  confer  with  Samuel 
Briskin  and  Ben  Verschleiser. 


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Tiffany  Buys  In         ^ 

Secures     Fifty    Percent    Interest    in 

Franklin   Film — Exchanges   in 

New   England   Cities 

Tift'any  Prod.  Inc.  and  Truart  Film 
have  purchased  a  fifty  percent  inter- 
est in  the  Franklin  Film  Co.  of  Bos- 
ton, which  operates  exchanges  in 
Boston,  New  Haven  and  Portland, 
Me. 

Franklin  was  the  New  England 
franchise  holder  of  the  Warner  prod- 
uct last  year.  However,  under  the 
new  arrangement  with  Tiffany- 
Truart,  Franklin  exchanges  will  con- 
centrate more  particularly  on  the  Tif- 
fany "12"  and  Truart  series  totaling 
24  pictures.  Other  product  will  be 
handled  as  well. 


THE 


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DAILY 


Tuesday,  June  16,  1925 


III.  XXXII  No.  66   Tuesdjy,  Jni  16,1S2S    PriciSCiib 


Copyright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  FUm  Folks. 
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Quotations 

High    Low    Close 

Sales 

Eastman    Kodak    ..107        10654    106J4 

1,600 

Famous    Players    ..101^     99^    100^ 

17,50'0 

do   Pfd     113^    lllJi   112 

1,000 

Film    Instpection    Not    Quoted 

Loew's,    Inc 29?^      29        29Ji 

2,900 

Metro-Gold.     Pfd..   20^      201^     20i^ 

200 

M.  P.  Cap.   Corp...    18^      18^      IS'A 

1 

Pathe  Exch.    "A"..    6914     69i/^      69^ 

7 

Warners    "A"    16^      1654      16^4 

9 

No  Action  In  Canada 

(Continued   from  Page    1) 

Clievrier  amendments.  This  was  a 
broad  hint  that  the  proposal  would 
not  be  heard  this  session. 

A  couple  of  weeks  previously  Chev- 
rier  suggested  to  the  Copyright  Com- 
mittee that  the  copyright  fees  were 
not  intended  to  be  applied  to  perform- 
ances in  picture  houses.  The  copy- 
right committee  formally  agreed,  but 
the  matter  was  yet  to  be  discussed  on 
the  floor  of  the  House.  According 
to  the  word  of  the  Prime  Minister, 
Parliament  now  has  no  time  to  con- 
sider "private  measures  of  this  na- 
ture." Incidentally,  general  elections 
are  to  be  held  before  the  next  session 
of  Parliament. 


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Penn.  7534 


John  Michael  flick 

EDfTtNG  —  TITLIWG  —  TRANSLATINC 
of  tiw  Better  Sort 


GEVAERT 

RAW  STOCK 

Negative  —  Positive 

As  Good  As  The  Best 
JOHN  D.  TIPPETT,  Inc. 

GEVAERT  FILM 

1540  B'way      6040  Sunset  Blvd. 
N.   Y.   C.  Hollywood 


Ten  Cities  In  Line 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
Frank  Buhler,  managing  director  of 
the  Stanley  Company,  is  general 
chairman  of  the  Philadelphia  Divi- 
sion. The  operation  of  the  campaign 
throughout  Michigan  will  be  in  the 
hands  of  H.  M.  Richer.  At  a  first 
meeting  a  budget  of  $10,000  for  De- 
troit was  passed  upon,  this  money  to 
be  spent  for  newspaper  advertising, 
billboards,  novelties  and  parade  ex- 
penses. 

In  Kansas  City,  Jay  Means,  vice- 
president  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.,  will 
control  the  "Greater  Movie  Season" 
as  general  manager,  assisted  by  C.  E. 
Cook.  Willard  C.  Patterson  of  the 
Metropolitan,  Atlanta,  is  chairman  in 
that  territory. 

In  Milwaukee,  Tox  Saxe  will  be  in 
charge,  and  in  Indianapolis,  Ace 
Berry  and  H.  C.  Dressendorfer. 

Excellent  cooperation  is  reported 
from  Denver,  where  leading  theaters 
have  gone  on  record  in  endorsement 
of  the  season.  Harry  Long  of  the 
American  heads  the  list  of  executives 
there.  Reports  from  Salt  Lake  City 
are  that  Carl  Porter,  Victory,  will 
head  the  drive  there,  while  in  New 
Haven,  James  Powers  of  the  Poli 
Bijou  has  undertaken  the  post. 


Organizing  The  South 

Atlanta — That  Atlanta  exchange- 
men  will  match  local  exhibitors  in 
promoting  "Greater  Movie  Season" 
was  indicated  when,  at  the  meeting 
of  the  Film  Board  of  Trade,  plans 
for  the  campaign  outlined  by  M.  C. 
Coyne,  advance  man  sent  out  from 
the  Hays  organization,  were  unani- 
mously endorsed  and  a  committee 
from  the  Board  named  to  work  in 
conjunction  with  exhibitors. 

George  R.  Allison,  Fox  manager, 
was  chosen  chairman  with  Ralph  B. 
Williams,  Universal  manager;  W.  W. 
Anderson,  Pathe  manager,  and  Dave 
Prince,  Famous  manager,  completing 
the  personnel. 

Coyne  has  left  for  Memphis,  where 
he  will  organize  a  committee.  When 
Memphj^s  is  organized  he  will  proceed 
to  Dallas  for  four  days,  and  then 
come  to  New  Orleans  to  launch  pre- 
liminary work,  from  which  point  he 
will  return  to  Atlanta  to  assist  in  the 
campaign. 

These  four  key  towns  will  serve  as 
centers  for  their  various  territories 
and  in  each  town  a  strong  local  com- 
mittee will  actively  carry  on  the 
work. 


120,000  New  Shares 

(Continued   from  Page    1) 

of  bank  loans.  It  is  reported  the  new 
stock  is  to  provide  working  capital 
sufficient  to  take  care  of  further  ex- 
pansion without  the  aid  of  the  banks. 

Famous  Players  earnings  are  amply 
able  to  take  care  of  dividends  on  the 
new  stock  at  the  present  $8  annual 
rate.  The  net  earnings  in  1924  were 
$5,422,349,  equal  after  preferred  divi- 
dends to  $20.08  a  share  on  the  235,931 
common  shares  then  outsanding. 
Earnings  in  1925  are  expected  to  show 
a  comfortable  increase  over  the  pre- 
ceding year.  The  company  is  now 
doing  the  largest  export  business  in 
its  history. 

"The  Wall  Street  Journal"  said: 
"If  any  new  stock  is  issued,  it  will  be 
in  payment  for  the  acquisition  of  new 
theaters  which  will  be  immediately 
reflected  in  larger  earnings." 

"The  American"  said:  "Proceeds 
from  the  financing,  it  is  understood, 
will  be  used  for  additional  working 
capital  and  to  take  care  of  expansion 
which  is  planned." 

"The  Telegram"  said:  "Wall 
Street  has  been  hearing  the  company 
would  borrow  at  the  banks  to  finance 
its  expansion  program,  but  it  evident- 
ly has  decided  the  time  is  favorable 
for  issuing  stock. 

"When  the  rumor  appeared  today. 
Famous  Players  common  broke  5 
points,  but  thereafter  held  its  ground." 

"Greater  Moi'ie  Season'   Starts  Aug.   3 

Signs  with  Arrow 

Billy  West,  now  in  New  York  from 
the  Coast,  has  signed  a  new  contract 
with  Arrow. 

"Greater  Movie  Season"   Starts  Aug.    3 

Edwards  Going  Abroad 

J.  Gordon  Edwards  sails  on  a  Eu- 
ropean   vacation    on    July    18. 


gftelJQusfAofi  FEATURETTES 

This  week  Riesenfeld  plays  Rub- 
bernecking in  London  (Gem  of  the 
Screen)     at    Rialto. 

Last  week  Riesenfeld  played  Mar- 
vels   of    Motion    at    Rivoli. 

Week  before  that  Roxy  played  Mar- 
vels of  Motion  at  Capitol. 

Week  before  that  Roxy  played 
Daisy  Bell  (Ko-Ko  Song  Car-tune)  at 
Capitol. 

WHAT    A    RECORD! 
**^  good  program    must   have     nooe/ties. " 


1600  B'way 


Y.  C. 


Edwin  Miles  Fadman,  Pres. 


WE  WILL  DESIGN,  BUILD  AND 
FINANCE  YOUR  NEW  THEA- 
TER FOR  YOU.  ALSO  FINANCE 
FIRST  AND  SECOND  MORTGAGES. 
WE  ARE  NOW  DOING  SO  FOR  SIX 
PROMINENT  EXHIBITORS.  REF- 
ERENCES FURNISHED. 

MESEROLE  SECURITIES  CO.  Inc. 


Room  408 

1540  Broadway 


Telephone 
Bryant  0040 


Hanshaw  and  Meaney  Arrive 

Dale  Hanshaw,  president  of  Sierra 
Pictures  arrived  yesterday  from  the 
Coast.  He  is  at  the  Times  Square 
Hotel.  Don  Meaney,  vice-president 
of  John  Ince  Prod,  also  arrived  and 
is    living   with    his    family. 

"Greater  Movie  Season"   Starts  Aug.   3 

Denies  Studio  Plan 

Los  Angeles — Ruth  Roland  has  de- 
nied to  newspapers  here  that  she  in- 
tends building  a  studio  in  Glendale,  as 
reported.  '. 


Stop,  Look 
and  Laugh! 

HAL  ROACH 

pres-ntt 

CLYDE  COOK 


In  a  new  series  of  two  reel  comedies 
that  will  mak*  'em  scream. 

Paflito)me(iy 


LOBBY   FRAMES  j 

OF  THE   BETTER   KIND  | 

LIBMAN-SPANJER    CORP.         ' 

1600  Broadway  New  York  City     I 

Tcl-Chickering  5550  ^ln,w  Room      | 


FOR   RENT 

Desirable  space  for  animating 
and  title  shop  with  complete 
equipment. 

Phone  Chickering  2110 


BRYANT     3740-3744 

Reujbeiv  Sajviuels.Inc. 


154-0  broadway 

NewYork 

Insurance   Experts  to  the  Theatrical 
And    Motion   Picture    Industry 


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Fox  Listed 


(Coiitiitiicii  from  Page  1) 
i7,298.  The  current  assets  include 
1,334,761  cash.  These  figures  were 
implied  as  of  March  21,  1925.  The 
impanv  will  have  an  authorized  is- 
le  of  '900.000  shares  of  Class  A 
ock,  of  which  400,000  shares  are 
itstanding,  and  100,000  shares  of 
B   stock,  ail  outstanding. 


Gives  Up  Plan 

The  Fox  committee  of  eight,  first 
unched  in  January  as  a  means  to 
llebunk"  Fox  production  has  failed 
]•  develop,  according  to  report,  and 
e  entire  idea  abandoned. 
Maurice  Revnes,  production  man- 
(er  was  to  he  the  guiding  influence 
iid  was  to  he  aided  by  a  committee 
j'  eight  which  was  to  include  prom- 
[ent  critics  and  writers.  At  the 
me  the  hoard  was  announced, 
evnes  declared  the  trouble  with  cur- 
nt  production  was  that  it  had  too 
uch  of  Hollywood  and  too  little 
life.  It  was  this  condition  which 
le    controllin.g    board    was    to    meet. 

'  rater  Movie  Season"   Starts  Aug.   3 

Burger  Assigned  to  Mid-West 

iSam  Burger  has  l>een  assigned  to 
jiecial  sales  work  in  the  Mid-West 
•  Metro-Goldwyn.  He  was  in  tem- 
|)rary  char.ge  of  the  Cleveland  office 
nil  the  recent  appointment  of  Wal- 
r  I.  Brandt  who  was  transferred 
■  Cleveland.  E.  M.  Mclver  is  the 
t'incinnati  manager. 


European  Conditions 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 
year  because  of  this — and  with  about 
1,200  awaiting  to  come  in,  in  addition 
to  the  new  product,  an  annoying  sit- 
uation faces  American  producers,"  he 
said.  "I  understan<l  there  is  agitation 
in  France  for  the  establishment  of  a 
measure  which  for  all  practical  pur- 
poses, would  serve  as  the  'kontingent' 
does  in  Germany." 

The  reason  for  this,  said  Ziehm,  is 
that  foreigners  are  naturally  upset 
when  Americans  come  into  their  mar- 
ket and  with  American  methods  at- 
tempt to  do  business.  He  suggests — 
rnd  it  has  been  suggested  by  others — 
that  when  .'\niericans  do  attempt  to 
do  business  in  Europe  that  they  have 
an  agent  born  in  the  country  in  which 
they  seek  to  do  business,  and  not 
flaunt  American  methods  before  their 
prospective   customers. 

"Russia,"  said  Ziehm,  "is  still  a 
difficult  place  in  which  to  do  business. 
The  opposing  political  forces  cause 
this.  Every  few  months  conditions 
cliange.  But  up  to  now  they  have 
not  become  sufficiently  stabilized  to 
warrant  anyone  trying  to  break 
through.  The  Government  controls 
the  distribution  of  pictures  and  prices 
are  far  below  what  they  should  be. 
Product  like  United  Artists  selling  for 
top  values  brings  about  $3,000  a  pic- 
ture. Average  program  material 
a.bout  half  that  much;  and  all  pay- 
ments are  made  by  notes  which  carry 
for  six  months.  Some  little  produc- 
tion is  going  on  in  Russia;  not 
enough  to  talk  about." 

In  Germany,  he  said,  Ufa,  Phoebus 


and  Emelka  were  doing  the  bulk  of 
the  business  with  home  product;  pic- 
tures made  for  Germans,  for  which 
the  vogue  had  increased  materially 
during  the  past  year.  "The  German 
producers  have  seen  to  that,"  he  said 
significantly.  Of  all  the  American 
companies  operating  in  Germany  it 
was  his  belief  that  Fox  was  most  suc- 
cessful. 

Ziehm  will  return  to  Berlin  in  sev- 
eral  weeks. 

"Greater  Movie  Season"   Starts  Aug.   3 

Behrendt  Leaves  Tomorrow 

Sam  Behrendt,  Coast  associate  of 
Arthur  W.  Stebbins,  leaves  for  Los 
Angeles   tomorrow. 

"Greater  Movie  Season"  Starts  Aug,   3 
Rivoli  Opening  at  10:30 

The  Rivoli  has  inaugurated  a  new 
summer  policy  of  opening  at  10:30 
in  the  morning. 


IF  YOU  ARE  IN  THE 
MARKET  FOR  ANY  KIND  OF 

MOTION 
PICTURE 
APPARATUS 

CONSULT  US-AND  SAVE  MONEY 
SEND  FOR  OUR  PRICE  UST 

Motion  Picture  Apparatus  Co. 

110Weit32dSt.,  New  York 
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Price  Seeks  Control 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

productions  for  Price  and  Associated 
upon  his  return  from  Europe. 

There  was  a  report  in  circulation 
yesterday  that  P.  A.  Powers  was  ne- 
gotiating for  release  through  Asso- 
ciated. Powers  has  closed  for  a 
series  of  Ralph  Ince  Prod.,  for  which 
no   distribution   has  yet   been  set. 

At  Pathe,  Pearson  admitted  the 
change  of  interest  was  being  consid- 
ered but  pointed  out  that  the  details 
were  in  the  discussion  stage  only. 


A.  M.  FOOTE  presents 


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REALITY 


» 


A  John  P.   McCarthy  Production 

Starring 

DOROTHY  HOPE 

English  Stage  and  Screen  Star 
Supported  by 
WILLIAM  SCOTT 
FRED  MALATESA 
ELSA  BENHAM 
EM  METT  KING 
MATILDA  COMONT 
AND      OTHERS 


Ready  for  Release 

Room  No.  2 
6404  Sunset  Blvd.,  Hollywood 


INTRODUCING 


MISS 


I  DOROTHY  HOPE 

ENGLISH  STAGE  and  SCREEN  ACTRESS\ 
AS 

AN  AMERICAN  STAR 


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A.    M.    FOOTE   Presents 


REALITY" 


ALL  THE  FIRE   OF 
POLA  NEGRI 


A  JOHN  p.  McCarthy  production  with 
DOROTHY  HOPE 

SUPPORTED  BY 


ALL  THE  CHARM   OF 
MABEL   NORMAND 


SURE     TO      BE     A     SWEEPING 

SUCCESS FANK     McKEE     IN 

HOLLYWOOD     NEWS     SYNDI- 
CATE 


WILLIAM   SCOTT 
FRED   MALATESA 

MYLES  McCarthy 

MICKEY    MOORE 


MATILDA    COMONT 
ELSA  BENHAM 
EMMETT     KING 
PAT   MOORE 


DOROTHY     HOPE     IS     GOING 

TO     "KNOCK     -EM     DEAD".... 

LOS     ANGELES     TIMES 


4  weeks  goes  into  C 
by  public  demand"^ 

^^at's  what  Chicago  thinks  of  this 
0reat  picture  at  the  ROOSEVELT 

Sai/s  THae  %nee  y  ^^*^cs 

'      Chicago  Iribunt  '"^^^.      ^WV^D 

'The  Lost  World  is  some-  ^^ 

thing  so  difPerent  Prom 
most  photoplays  that 
everybody  ought  to  see 


.^evyboQfy. 


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The  talk  and  sensation 
oP  current  movies— is 
to  be  recommended." 


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JdverUse  ^\(SS!^ 


We  do  know  that  this 
picture  is  the  greatest 
film  entertainment  our 
theatres  have  ever  had!' 


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AUTHdRITY 


Vol.  XXXII     No.  69 


Friday,  June  19,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


14  Million  Dividends 

Paid   Out   by   Famous   Since    1919 — 

Company's    Assets     Now 

342,000,000 

In  a  letter  to  stockholders  of  Fam- 
'  ous  Corp.  in  connection  with  offerings 
of  new  common  stock  at  $90  a  share, 
Adolph  Zukor,  says  earnings  for  the 
'first  six  months  of  this  year  are  con- 
siderably ahead  of  same  period  last 
year. 

The  letter  says,  in  part: 

"Earnings  of  the  common  stock  for 
the  last  five  years  have  been  equal  to 
$89.63  a  share,  or  an  average  of  $17.92 
a  share.  The  company  has  paid  over 
$14,300,000  in  dividends  since  1919. 

"Balance  sheet  as  of  Dec.  27,  1924, 
shows  net  assets  of  $31,647,061,  to 
which  should  be  added  proceeds  of 
present  issue  of  common,  making  a  to- 
tal of  over  $42,000,000.  In  the  last  six 
years  over  $18,000,000  has  been  spent 
by  the  company  and  its  subsidiaries 
in  fixed  assets  and  amortization  of 
mortgages  and  retirement  of  pre- 
ferred stock. 

"Twenty  years  ago  moving  pic- 
tures were  a  curiosity.  Today  there 
are  about  18,000  movie  theaters  in 
the  United  States  and  more  than 
$550,000,000  is  paid  annually  for  ad- 
I  missions.  Capital  invested  in  the  in- 
I     dustry    is    more    than    $1,250,000,000. 

"The  foreign  business  of  the  com- 
pany is  growing  very  rapidly  in  im- 
portance and  has  practically  doubled 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Kastner  Leaves  for  Coast 
Lacy  W.  Kastner,  president  of  In- 
ter-Ocean, left  for  California  yester- 
day to  acquire  product  for  foreign 
distribution.  His  Coast  headquarters 
will  be  1642  Poinsettia  Place,  Holly- 
wood. 

"Greater  Movie  Season"  Starts  Aug.  3 

Pledge  Bill  Stands 

Billboard     Plants     Behind     "Greater 

Movie   Season" — 100   Donated 

in   New   York 

Following  addresses  made  by  Earl 
Gulick,  of  the  General  Outdoor  Ad- 
vertising Co.,  and  Jerome  Beatty,  na- 
tional director  of  the  "Greater  Movie 
Season,"  before  the  Poster  Adver- 
tisers Ass'n  at  Atlantic  City,  support 
of  that  organization  for  the  campaign 
which  begins  in  August  was  pledged. 

The  Poster  Advertisers  Ass'n  is 
composed  of  1,600  billboard  plants, 
which  control  thousands  of  outdoor 
stands  scattered  throughout  the  coun- 
try. It  is  expected  that  many  of  these 
stands  will  be  donated  to  the  various 
local  committees  for  the  campaign. 
The  General  Outdoor  Advertising  Co. 
has  already  pledged  100  in  Brooklyn 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Harry  Berman  Dead 

F.   B.  O.  Sales  Executive  Succumbs 

to    Long    Illness — Funeral 

Services    Today 

Harry  M.  Berman,  general  man- 
ager of  exchanges  for  F.  B.  O.,  died 
yesterday  morning,  after  an  illness 
of  several  weeks.  He  was  51  years 
old. 

Berman's  health  had  not  been  good 
for  more  than  a  year.  In  March, 
1924,  he  under- 
went a  very  seri- 
o  u  s  operation, 
and  although  he 
regained  his 
strength  and  re- 
sumed business, 
he  suffered  sev- 
eral attacks  of 
his  minor  illness 
last  year. 

Four  week  s 
ago,  he  decided 
to  take  leave  of  absence  for  three 
months,  and  intended  to  go  to  the 
mountains,  but  specialists  suggested 
that  he  remain  in  New  York  for  a 
few  weeks.  Up  to  two  weeks  ago  he 
was  able  to  be  up  and  around,  but  in 
the  last  two  weeks  grew  rapidly 
weaker. 

Bermrni  entered  the  business  in 
Kansas   City  as   manager  for   Metro. 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Harry    M.    Berman 


Independents  to  Change  Name 

A  special  meeting  of  the  Inde- 
pendent producers,  distributors  and 
exchanges  was  held  at  the  Astor 
yesterday.  It  was  decided  to  incor- 
porate under  the  Membership  Corpor- 
ation Law  with  the  title  "Independent 
M.  P.  Association  of  America". 
Sierra  Pictures,  Inc.,  of  Hollywood 
and  the  Independent  Film  Corp.,  of 
Philadelphia,  were  elected  to  mem- 
bership. 

"Greater  Movie  Season"   Stalls  Aug.    3 

Chaplin  Film  at  Strand 
It    is    understood    that    "The    Gold 
Rush"  will  open  at  the  Strand  some 
time  in  August. 


Westi  Expanding 

Stinnes    Company    Has    Allied    Units 

in   Germany,   France,   Italy  and 

Sweden 

Berlin — Westi  Film,  the  company 
in  which  the  Stinnes  interests  are 
involved,  now  has  producing  units 
in  four  European  countries,  Ger- 
many,   France,    Italy   and    Sweden. 

Victor  Jansen  has  signed  a  long- 
term  contract  and  will  shortly  start 
work  on  the  first  picture  to  be  pro- 
duced in  Germany.  Contracts  for 
(Continued  on  Page  6) 


Von  Herbers  Denies 

In  response  to  a  telegram  for 
a  statement  relative  to  the  re- 
port that  Famous  was  negotiat- 
ing for  their  string  of  theaters, 
J.  H.  Von  Herberg  of  Jensen 
and  Von  Herberg  wired  yester- 
day: 'i 

"You  may  deny  the  report 
that  Jensen  and  Von  Herberg 
are  planning  to  sell  out." 


"Felix"  In  Court 

M.   J.   Winkler   Seeking   to    Restrain 

Sale   of   Cartoon   Series  to 

Any  Other  Concern 

Harry  Oshrin,  attorney  for  Mar- 
garet J.  Winkler  stated  yesterday  he 
liad  filed  papers  in  the  Supreme  Court 
for  an  order  to  show  cause  why  an 
injunction  should  not  be  granted  to 
restrain  Patrick  Sullivan,  Harry 
Koijp,  Earl  W.  Hammons  and  Edu- 
rational  Films  Corp.  of  America  from 
distributing  the  "Felix"  cartoons 
through  any  organization  but  Wink- 
ler. 

Oshrin  declared  the  action  is  re- 
turnable on  June  22.  He  explained 
the  proceedings  hinged  around  an 
option  in  the  Sullivan  contract  with 
the  Winkler  company.  It  is  aimed  at 
Educational  which  includes  the 
"Felix"  series  in  its  1925-1926  sched- 
ule. 

"Gi  cater  Movie  Season"  Starts  Aug.   3 

. .   Hoffman,  Gotham's  Supervisor   . 

Los  Angeles — Renaud  Hoffman  will 
supervise  production  of  12  pictures 
for  Gotham  Prod,  and  make  several 
for  P.  D.  C.  He  will  direct  "The  Un- 
known Soldier"  and  "McEadden's 
Flats." 


Proctor  Retains  Theater 

The  recent  transfer  in  ownership 
tf  the  property  at  28th  St..  and  Broad- 
way does  not  involve  the  operation 
of  the  theater  which  F.  E.  Proctor 
has  under  lease  until   1931. 


Three  For  'Frisco 

Ruegg   Bros.     George   Lagomarshino 
and  Samuel  Levin  Each  to  Build 

— All  Neighborhood  Theaters 
San  Francisco — •  Plans  have  been 
announced  for  three  new  theaters 
here,  in  addition  to  others  now  in 
construction.  Two  of  the  new  ones 
will  be  of  Class  "C"  type  and  the 
others  to  be  of  "Class  "A". 

Anthony  Milano,  of  399  Templeton 
Ave.,  has  been  awarded  the  contract 
(Continued  on  Page  6) 


More  Firms  Cited? 

Press  Association  Reports  Gov't  Ac- 
tion  Includes  Coast  Distributors 
— Washington  Silent 

Los  Angeles  —  Newspapers  using 
Universal  .Service  are  in  receipt  of  the 
folldwing    Washington     dispatch: 

"A  large  number  of  the  most  prom- 
inent Pacific  Coast  motion  picture 
distributors  have  been  summoned  to 
appear  before  the  Federal  Trade 
Commission  to  reply  to  charges  of 
illegally  restraining  competition,  it 
was  learned  here  today. 

"It    is   understood    that   complaints 

have  been  lodged  by  the  Commission 

with    the    companies    and    individuals 

concerned    and    that    these    organiza- 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Loew  House  for  East  Side? 
It   is    reported    Loew   will   build   a 
4.500  seat  theater  at  145  Second  Ave. 
This  could  not  be  confirmed  yester- 
day. 


1st  Nat'I  Signs  Mackaill 
First   National   has   signed  a   long- 
term  contract  with  Dorothy  Mackaill. 


Split  New  York  and  Jersey  Territory 

The  Warners  have  decided  to  split 
the  New  York  and  Jersey  territory 
which  has  been  operating  from  one 
office  at  1600  Broadway.  Nat  Beier 
has  been  appointed  manager  of  the 
Jersey  exchange. 

B.  F.  Lyon  has  been  appointed  spe- 
cial field  representative  in  Canada. 


For  Associated   Exhibitors? 
Los  Angeles^It  is  reported  Stuart 
Paton  will  direct  four  for  Associated 

Exhibitors. 


Arctic  Film  On  B'way 

"Kivalina  of  the  Iceland,"  Produced 

by   Earl    Rossman,    Opens   at 

the  Strand  Sunday 

"Kivalina  of  the  Iceland,"  produced 
in  the  Arctic  by  Earl  Rossman,  ex- 
'ilorcr,  opens  at  the  Strand  on  Sun- 
day, where  it  will  occupy  feature 
lirominence. 

The  picture  has  Eskimos  as  its 
nrincipals  and  took  two  years  to  com- 
•ilete.  The  action  takes  place  within 
the  .Arctic  Circle.  It  is  said  that  for 
the  first  time  the  Aurora  Borealis  has 
been  filmed  in  natural  colors.  An- 
other episode  is  a  photographic  rec- 
ord of  the  ocean  actually  freezing. 

It  is  understood  that  Rossman,  who 
makes  his  home  at  the  City  Club,  has 
not  as  yet  closed  any  distributing 
arrangements. 


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Quotations 

High    Low    Close  Sales 

Eastman  Kodak 107 J^    107^    10754  500 

Famous     Players 103^   \my^   103!4  3,600 

do    Pfd 1145^   114       1145^  700 

First    National    • Not    Quoted 

Fox     "A" 49         47?4     48  3,300 

Loew's,     Inc 29^4     28J4     28^  1,200 

Metro-Gold 20         20         20  1,000 

M.   P.   Cap.    Corp...   185^     1854     1854  400 

Pathe  Exch.  "A" 695^     68         6854  600 

Universal     Pictures..    31%     305^     31  J|  600 

Warners     "A" 16         16         16  100 


Harry  Berman  Dead 

{.Continued  from  Page  1) 

He  was  transferred  from  Kansas  City 
to  Cincinnati  as  manager  for  Uni- 
versal, and  later  became  manager  of 
the  Paramount  exchange,  Cincinnati. 
Universal  brought  him  to  New  York 
as  a  sales  manager  and  later  pro- 
moted him  to  general  sales  manager- 
ship. He  joined  the  F.  B.  O.  as  gen- 
eral manager  of  exchanges  in  1922. 

Berman  was  one  of  the  best  known 
figures  in  the  distribution  end  of  the 
business.  Joe  Schnitzer,  vice-presi- 
dent and  general  manager  of  F.  B.  O., 
and  "Manny"  Goldstein,  treasurer  of 
Universal,  were  nephews. 

Funeral  services  will  be  held  from 
his  residence,  215  W.  90th  St.,  at  2 
o'clock  this  afternoon. 


14  Million  Dividends 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
in  the  last  five  years.  In  spite  of  this 
the  foreign  field  is  still  relatively  un- 
developed. During  the  first  three 
months  of  1925  the  foreign  gross 
business  showed  an  increase  of  25 
per  cent  over  the  1923  period,  the 
best  year  heretofore. 

"Selling  contracts  are  made  for  pic- 
tures often  before  they  are  produced. 
Inventories  of  old  films  have  a  resid- 
ual value  which  is  not  consumed. 

"At  end  of  March,  1925,  inventorv 
totaled  $15,450,000,  of  which  $7,650,000 
represented  residual  value  of  pictures 
already  released;  $5,225,000  repre- 
sented completed  pictures  not  re- 
leased; $1,975,000  represented  work 
in  process,  supplies,  etc.,  and  $600,000 
epresented  rights.  Against  the  above 
item  of  residual  value  of  pictures  re- 
leased there  is  an  estimated  unplayed 
business  of  $19,150,000,  or  a  ratio  of 
one  to  two  and  a  half.  A  large  part 
of  this  sum  is  represented  by  signed 
contracts  with  exhibitors." 


Campbell  Series  for  Arrow 

Arrow  will  distribute  a  series  of 
four  features  to  be  produced  by 
Maurice  Campbell. 


Shallenberger  Joins  Bennett 

W.  E.  Shallenberger,  president  of 
Arrow  has  been  elected  a  vice-presi- 
dent of  Whitman  Bennett  Enter- 
prises. 


Metro  Signs  Henry  Victor 

Hollywood — Henry  Victor  has  ar- 
rived here  to  start  work  under  con- 
tract for  Metro-Goldwyn. 


The  Stock  Exchange  committee  on 
securities  has  ruled  that  transactions 
in  Famous  common  stock  be  quoted 
ex-rights  on  July  8;  that  rights  may 
be  dealt  in  "when  issued"  on  and 
after  June  18  and  that  transactions 
in  rights  must  be  settled  on  July  14. 
Right  to  subscribe  expires  July  24. 


Pledge  Bill  Stands 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

and  New  York  for  whatever  use  the 
local  committee  may  decide.  One 
estimate  of  the  amount  of  advertising 
space  by  which  the  "Greater  Movie 
Season"  campaign  will  benefit  places 
the  figure  between  $150,000  and  $200,- 
000. 

"Greater  Movie  Season"  Starts  Aug.  3 

Manheim  in  Hospital 

N.  L.  Manheim,  foreign  manager 
for  Universal,  is  in  the  Harbor  Hos- 
pital, where  a  serious  operation  on 
his  neck  was  performed.  He  is  re- 
ported as  doing  nicely. 


Sherman  Here 

Harry  Sherman  is  at  the  Astor.  It 
is  reported  he  is  working  on  a  new 
production  plan. 


Artclass  Sells  Two  Series 

Weiss  Brothers'-Artclass  Pictures 
have  sold  the  new  series  of  Buffalo 
Bill  Westerns  and  the  Buddy  Roose- 
velt Western  series  to  Specialty  Film 
of  Dallas. 


Detroit  —  Wisper  and  Ruttenberg, 
who  recently  acquired  the  Gratiot, 
plan  to  spend  $15,000  on  improve- 
ments in  the  next  few  weeks. 


Niles  Welch  has  completed  work 
as  lead  in  "Scandal  Street",  produced 
by  Whitman  Bennett  for  Arrow. 


11*  W«t  4eth  >tr. 


Pena.  7534 


John  Michael  Flick  ' 

EOtTWG  —  TrTLWG  —  TRANSLATING 
of  the  Better  Sort 


"U"  Sales  Trophy 

For  Best  Summer  Record — Company 

to  Maintain  Maximum  Service  to 

Exhibitors  During  Hot  Spell 

Carl  Laemmle  has  sent  word  to  all 
Universal  exchanges  to  double  their 
activity  and  efforts  during  the  sum- 
mer. This  move  is  prompted  by  his 
opinion  that  most  exhibitors  need  bet- 
ter service  and  more  attention  in  the 
summer  than  at  any  other  time  of 
the  year. 

As  a  means  of  stirring  exchanges 
to  increased  interest  and  activity, 
Laemmle  has  created  a  sales  trophy 
to  be  held  for  one  year  by  the  ex- 
change which  does  the  best  work  each 
summer.  The  trophy  is  an  immense 
silver  ornament,  standing  four  feet 
high. 

The  Carl  Laemmle  Trophy  stands 
on  a  Carrera  marble  base  and  is  en- 
crusted with  silver  filagree  work. 
From  the  base  arises  the  Universal 
whirling  globe  with  rings,  a  large 
silver  reproduction  of  Universal's 
trade  mark.  Surmounting  the  globe 
is  a  winged  statue  representing  vic- 
tory. Other  figures  are  mounted 
around  the  globe.  Each  year,  the 
name  of  the  winning  exchange  will  be 
engraved  on  a  silver  panel  near  the 
base.  The  exchange  which  wins  it 
each  year  will  place  it  in  a  conspicu- 
ous place  in  the  exchange  quarters, 
to  be  held  until  the  end  of  the  follow- 
ing summer. 


Universal  Buys  14  Stories 

Hollywood — Rights  to  14  stories  by 
W.  C.  Tuttle  have  been  purchased  by 
Universal.  They  are:  "Weaved  by 
Warner,"  "Ajaz  for  Example,"  "Wise 
Men  and  a  Mule,"  "Eggs-Actly," 
"When  the  Pilgrims  Hit  Pipe  Rock," 
"Crecpin',"  "Tintypes,"  "Between 
Pike's  Peak  and  a  Pickle,"  "Fade- 
Away  Foster,"  "A  Cinch  for  the  Gan- 
der," "The  Proof  of  Progress,"  "Up- 
side Down  and  Backwards,"  "Ike 
Harper's  Historical  Holiday"  and 
"Dirty  Shirt  and  Magpie." 

"Greater  Movie  Season"  Starts  Aug.  3 

Additions  to  Hunter  Cast 

Antrim  Short  and  Reginald  Shef- 
field have  been  engaged  for  Glenn 
Hunter's  "The  Pinch  Hitter,"  which 
Joseph  Henaberry  is  directing.  Ex- 
teriors are.  being  filmed  at  Rutgers 
College,  upon  completion  of  which 
the  unit  will  return  to  Tec-Art.  For 
Associated   Exhibitors. 


gfJeKouseAofi  FEATURETTES 

This  week  Riesenfeld  plays  Rub- 
bernecking  in  London  (Gem  of  the 
Screen)    at    Rialto. 

Last  week  Riesenfeld  played  Mar- 
vels   of    Motion    at    Rivoli. 

Week  before  that  Ro«y  played  Mar- 
vels of  Motion  at  Capitol. 

Week  before  that  Roxy  played 
Daisy  Bell  (Ko-Ko  Song  Car-tune)  at 
Capitol. 


WHAT   A    RECORD! 
^  good  program   must  have    novoilUs." 

1600  B'way   fTj^^Ef      **.  Y.  C. 

Edvrin  Miles  Fadman.  Pres. 


JMore  Firms  Cited? 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
tions    are    preparing    replies     to     the 
Commission's  allegations. 

"After  the  replies  have  been  filed, 
the  moving  picture  men  will  appear 
at  a  hearing  before  the  Commission 
early  next  month." 


Washington — New  rules  governing 
the  Federal  Trade  Commission  pro- 
hibit the  release  of  information  re- 
garding cases  until  the  complaint  has 
been  issued  and  the  answer  received. 

The  citation  against  West  Coast 
Theaters,  Inc.,  became  public  on  the 
Coast  and  was  not  discussed  in  any 
way  by  the  Commission  here.  At- 
torneys for  West  Coast  will  appear 
here  next  month  informally. 


Coast  Theater  Burns 

Taft,  Cal. — Fire  recently  destroyed 
the  Hippodrome  on  Center  st.,  be- 
tween Fifth  and  Sixth,  in  the  main 
business  district,  and  razed  adjoining 
property. 


NATIONAL     EVANS 
LABORATORIES,   Inc. 

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Phone  16B0  Broarhrar 

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Suite  of  offices  with  fully  equipped 
projection  rooni. 

Phone  Chickering  2110 


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AGENCIA  CINEMATOGRAPHICA 

LEON  ABRAN 

Main  Office: 

Rua  Republica  do  Peru  121  (Ex- 
Rua  d'Assemblea),  RIO  DE  JA- 
NEIRO,   BRAZIL. 

Branches  in  all  States 

Cable  Address:    MAHARBA 

Buys  exclusive  rights  for  the  best 
motion  pictures  for  Brazil. 

Letters    to    be   addressed    in    care    of 

RICHMOUNT  PICTURES,  INC., 

723  7th  Avenue,  N.  Y  .C. 


§ 


3.  Your  Town  is  Sold.     How  About  You? 

PARAMOUNT  PICTURES  have  been  nationally  advertised  for  nine  years — the  one  and  only  brand 
consistently  advertised  for  that  length  of  time.     With  these  practical  results: 

(1)  At  least  80%  of  the  public  is  absolutely  convinced  that  Paramount  Pictures  are  the  best  and 
go  to  the  theatre  accordingly.  (We  proved  this  by  house-to-house  tests  made  in  Canan- 
daigua,  N.  Y.,  and  other  places.) 

(2)  Exhibitors  tell  us  they  find  better  accommodations  at  their  banks  for  building  operations, 
etc.,  if  they  can  say,  "I  show  Paramount  Pictures." 

(3)  The  label  "A  Paramount  Picture"  adds  such  enormous  prestige  and  box  office  value  to  a 
picture  that  a  well-known  exhibitor,  after  playing  a  big  production  made  by  another  com- 
pany, said,  "Yes,  I  made  money.  But  if  I  could  have  called  it  'A  Paramount  Picture,'  I 
would  have  made  at  least  50%  more." 

Paramount  national  advertising  on  The  Greater  Forty  will  be  the  most  elaborate  advertising 
campaign  on  motion  pictures  ever  undertaken.    It  includes: 

(1)  Advertising  in  national  m.agazines  (Saturday  Evening  Post,  Ladies  Home  Journal,  Lib- 
erty, Pictorial  Review,  fan  magazines,  etc.)  reaching  9,256,756  homes. 

(2)  Advertising  in  24  farm  papers  reaching  5,250,456  homes. 

(3)  Advertising  in  newspapers   (Paramount  Week)  reaching  12,500,000  homes. 

Your  Paramount  salesman  will  show  you  this  advertising  campaign  in  detail.  He  will  give  you 
exact  facts  and  figures  as  to  how  this  campaign  helps  your  own  particular  theatre.  He  will  prove  to 
you  that  YOUR  TOWN  IS  SOLD  ON  THE  GREATER  FORTY  and  will  flock  to  the  theatre  that 

plays  them. 

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Financial  Statement,  Fox  Film  Corp. 

Consolidated  balance  sheet  of  the  Fox  Film  Corp.  and  subsidiary  com- 
panies, as  of  March  21,  1925,  as  follows: 

ASSETS 

Cash     $8,334,761.43 

Marketable    securities,    at    cost oR'aro'cn 

Mortgages    owned     • Jt^'^ni'ai 

Accounts    receivable     (less    reserve) ; bi/,'iVi.v/ 

Inventories   of   released   and   unreleased   film,   advertising   mat- 
ter   and    scenarios    6,541,438.73 

Total    current    and    working    assets $15,656,954.45 

Cash  in  hand  o£  Trustees  for  retirement  of  bonds 11,833.34 

Land,   buildings,   machinery,   equipment,   furniture  and  fixtures    (less   reserve)  7,594,645.y<i 

Charges  against  foreign  branches  not  reported  by  them 265,756.07 

Deferred    charges     980,280.09 

Total    Assets     : $24,509,469.87 

LIABILITIES 

Notes    and    accounts    payable $1,152,741.75 

Provision   for   Federal   income   taxes    1925 86,664.21 

Advance   payments   for   film    services    (self-liquidating) 215,068.05 

Remittances  from  foreign  branches  held  in  abeyance 605,182.00 

First   mortgage    7!^%    serial   gold    bonds   of    Fox    Film   Realty 

Corporation     $1,011,900.00 

First  mortgage  7%  serial  gold  bonds  of  Broadway  Building  Co.  396,000.00 

First  mortgage  leasehold  6^%  serial  gold  bonds  of  Fox  Phila. 

Building,   Inc.,   guaranteed  by   Fox  Film   Corp 1,800,000.00 

Other    mortgages    ^09,676.65 

3,717,576.65 

Capital  stock  and  surplus:  ,  .  ,      ,„ , 

Class  A authorized  900,000  shares  of  which  400,000  shares  are  out- 
standing, and  Class  B,  of  which  100,000  shares  are  authorized  and 
outstanding     18,732,237.21 

Total    Liabilities     •■ $24,509,469.87 


Three  For  'Frisco 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

for  a  Class  "A"  theater  and  building 
for  the  southwest  corner  of  Mission 
and  Oliver  for  George  Lagomarsino. 

Henry  C.  Smith,  architect  in  the 
Humboldt  Bank  Bldg.,  has  completed 
plans  and  work  will  start  shortly  on 
a  Class  "C"  theater,  seating  350,  at 
San  Bruno  Ave.,  between  Raymond 
and  Arietta  Sts.  Ruegg  Bros,  are 
behind  the  project,  which  will  cost 
$25,000. 

Reid  Bros,  105  Montgomery  St., 
are  preparing  plans  for  the  new  $300,- 
000  house  to  be  erected  for  Samuel 
Levin,  2055  Union  St.  It  will  be  a 
class  "C"  structure.  The  site  is  near 
Polk  St.  and  Broadway.  In  addition 
to  the  house,  there  will  be  20  stores 
and  apartments. 


Westi  Expanding 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
additional    units    afe    reported   pend- 
ing. 

Ivan  Mosjukin,  Russian  actor,  has 
been  engaged  for  several  years  and 
has  started  work  already  in  a  Pathe 
Westi  production,  "The  Czar's 
Courier,"  the  story  of  which  has 
been  taken  from  one  of  Jule  Verne's 
novels.  In  Paris  the  new  Westi 
production  "Vertige,"  has  just  been 
started. 

The  first  Pathe-Westi  production 
"Jocaste,"  taken  from  the  novel  by 
Anatole  France,  has  been  completed. 

The  next  is  to  be  produced^  by 
Henry  Frescourt,-  and  will  be  "Les 
Miserables." 

Regarding  Italian  production,  the 
first,  a  Soava  Gallone  picture,  has 
just  been  finished.  The  title  will 
probably  be  "Riding  Through 
Flames." 

Westi  is  known  to  have  a  produc- 
ing unit  working  in  Sweden,  known 
as  "Nordwesti."  This  company  has 
just  started  production  of  "Jerusa- 
lem," taken  from  Selma  Lagerlof's 
novel.  Hemberg  is  director  of  the 
film  and  Conrad  Veidt  and  Jenny 
Hasselquist  are  co-starred. 


Beaver  Dam  House  Planned 

Beaver  Dam,  Wis.— Contracts  have 
been  signed  for  the  erection  of  a  new 
theater  on  the  site  of  the  Odeon.  Fred 
Gross,  Milwaukee,  who  operated  the 
Odeon  and  Davison,  at  Beaver  Dam, 
is  sponsoring  the  new  house. 


To  Distribute  Holy  Land  Series 

J.  H.  HofTberg  Co.  has  closed  with 
the  Pictorial  Clubs,  Inc.,  for  the  dis- 
tribution of  the  latter's  series  of  Holy 
Land  pictures,  known  as  "In  the 
Footsteps   of  the   Master." 


Leo  Adler  in  Salt  Lake 

Salt    Lake   City — Leo   Adler,   trav- 
eling auditor  for  Pathe,  is  here. 


"Winner  Group"  Booked  in  166  Citiet 

First  National's  "Winner  Group,' 
in  which  is  included  all  product,  ex- 
cepting specials,  for  the  year  begia 
ning  Sept.  1,  1925,  and  ending  Aug 
30,  1926,  has  been  booked  into  idt 
cities,  out  of  a  total  of  253  in  tb 
United  States  and  Canada,  with  . 
population  of  25,000  or  more. 


Riesenfeld  to  Present  a  "Jazz  Wedc* 

During  the  week  of  June  28,  Hugt 
Riesenfeld  will  offer  a  "Jazz  Week' 
at  the  Rivoli.  A  show  will  augmen 
the  feature,  "Paths  to  Paradise." 


First  National  Busy 

Production  at  both  the  Eastern  and 
West  Coast  studios  of  First  National 
is  active,  with  four  pictures  placed 
in  work  during  the  past  few  days, 
and  two  others  launched  a  week  ago. 
Those  just  started  include:  "The 
Dark  Angel,"  "The  Sea  Woman"  and 
"Joseph  Greer  and  His  Daughter," 
in  the  West,  and  "The  Beautfiul 
City,"  in  New  York.  Others  started 
on  recently  are  "Classified"  and  "The 
Pace   That   Thrills." 


Two  Butte   Houses  Close 

Butte,    Mont.— The    American 


and 


Rialto  have  closed  for  the  Summer. 


Mr.  Exhibitor:  Ask  at  the  Film  Exchanges 
for  the 


It's  little   to   ask  for,  but    it'«    the    only 

reliable  aid  you  can  give  your  musicians 

f      to  help  put  the  picture  over.    < 


A.  M.  FOOTE  presents 


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REALITY" 

A  JOHN  P.  McCarthy  production 


STARRING 

MISS   DOROTHY  HOPE 

ENGLISH  STAGE  AND  SCREEN  ACTRESS 

SUPPORTED  BY 
WILLIAM  SCOTT  MATILDA  COMONT 


ELSA  BENHAM 
EMMETT  KING 
PAT  MOORE 
SABEL  JOHNSON 


FRED  MALATESA 

MYLES  McCarthy 

MICKEY  MOORE 
WILLIAM  BUCKLEY 


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RELEASE  TO   BE  A¥il<lOVl^CED   SOON 


Do  You  Need 
Money? 

Our  proposition  will  get 
it  quickly. 

52  Productions  a  year 

(Re-issues) 

with   most    prominent 
stars  including 

Norma  and 
Constance  Talmadge 

[Jaine  tlammerstein 

Conway  Tearle 

and   a   lot   of    others. 


Wire  or  write 

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POR  the  third  time  in  three  weeks  F.  B.  O.'s  product 
•*  has  been  chosen  by  Roxy  Rothafel  for  the 
CAPITOL,  N.  Y.,  the  world's  largest  and  finest  thea- 
tre, a  tribute  to  F.  B.  O.  and  its  vastly  improved  product, 
which  proves  what  we've  been  saying  for  months,  i.  e.: 
This  season  F.  B.  O.  has  the  pictures.  "SMOOTH 
AS  SATIN"  is  from  the  pen  of  the  same  author  who 
wrote  those  smashing  stage  successes — "THE  THIR- 
TEENTH CHAIR"  and  "WITHIN  THE  LAW." 
Contract  NOW  for  the  new  series  of  eight  EVELYN 
BRENT  pictures  for  the  coming  season.  8  sure  fire 
box  office  winners,  each  bigger  than  the  preceding  one. 
Packed  with  romance — action — and  high  powered  drama 
to  keep  the  crowds  coming  regularly. 

FILM  BOOKING  OFFICES 

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Exchanges  Everywhere 

Thematic   music  cue  sheets  available  on  all   our  features. 


Story    by    Bayard    Veiller 
Directed    by    Ralph    Ince 


"Will  be  liked   by   Every   Audience'* 

—N.  Y.  Telegraph 


"Ideal  summer  entertain-  "Colleen  Moore  gives  a 

ment    which    helps    one  vivacious  performance." 
to  forget  the  weather."  -^  ^  ^''"^^ 

— N.  Y.  Telegram 

,    ,        „  "Colleen    Moore    injects 

"A  good  show  ^^    infectious    buoyancy 

-N.  Y  American  ^^^    ^^^^^    j^^^  ^^^  ^^j^^ 

suggestive  of  'Sally'  and 

"Will  go  far."  Tlaming  Youth'." 

-N.  Y.  World  -N.  Y.  Mirror 


J'lTAi  national    pictures   Inc. 
presents 


COLLEEN  MOORE 

in  DON  MULLALLY'S     Stage  Success 

'%c  Desert  Flower' 

mth    LLOYD    HUGHES 
Directed  bi^  IRVING  GUMMING S 
Written  for  the  screen  by  JUNE  MAT  HIS,    Sditorid  Director 

CinematoPrapker    T.D.  McCord  .  .  .   .  M  Director     E.J.  Shulter 
^  Jilm  Editor      George   McGyire 


(Foreign    Righu   ConiiOlled    by    V, 
FiTSi  National  Pictures  Inc  j 

383  MadiJ.Ofi  Avenue,  New  York  /^ 

Exhibitors  first  choice 

lirAt  national  PiciureA 

Members  of  Motion  Picture  Producers  «nd  Distributors  of  America  lnc.-~Wlll  Hays  J^esi4tnt 


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Sunday,  June  21,  1925 


Values 

By  J.  K.  ADAMS 

Pres.,  Davis  Dist.  Division,  Inc. 
studying  audience  reaction  and 
ssing  the  entertainment  value  of 
us  types  of  programs  with  many 
e,  1  am  lead  to  the   conclusion 
the  double  feature  type  of  pro- 
1  is  frequently  a  mistake  on  the 
of  the  exhibitor.     The  majority 
idier.ces  prefer  a  variety  of  en- 
jnment  and  giving  them  two  fea- 
!  at  one  sitting  is  too  large  a  dose 
lima  to  secure  continued  interest. 
,use    of    a    greater    number    and 
.y  of  short  subjects  and  one  feat- 
lakes  for  an  infinitely  more  at- 
ve  entertainment. 
^  old  saying  "Variety  is  the  Spice 
|fe"  is  all  too  true  and  this  could 
raphrased  by  saying  that  "Com- 
5  the  Spice  of  Life."     Certainly 
mdency  on  the  part  of  the  ma- 
today    is    for      spice.      All      of 
1  boiled  down  to  a  final  analysis 
tes  that  the  exhibitor  who  will 
single    feature    and   a    number 
Drt  subjects  instead  of  a  double 
e  bill  will  find  his  audiences,  as 
;,  more   responsive,   and   by   re- 
ive I  mean  that  they  will  come 
le    box     office     window     much 


Advertising  the  Short  Subject 


tnds  Public  Fussy 

1   Sennett's    Experience    Shows 
rtain    "Gags"    Fail    to    Get 

i      Laughs  on  Screen 
Angeles  —  "There    are    some 
that  the  public  simply  will  not 
at.     Nobody  knows   why,   but 
ust  a  fact  that  they  will   not," 
Mack  Sennett.     Continuing,   he 


!  of  the  things  at  which  they   will  not 
9  a  Shetland  pony.     For  some  reason 
sent    having    a    'Shelty'    made    fun    of. 
re  tried  them  in  all  kinds  of  comedies, 
is  useless.     They   just   will   not   laugh. 
Irill    laugh    at    any     other    kind     of    a 
n   a    comedy    situation,    they    begin    to 
whenever  they   see   a  burro   come   on 
»n.     But  not  a  wee  pony. 
y    will    not    take     a     joke     about     a 
r   unless    he    has    little    side-whiskers. 
Jinary    preacher      with      an      ordinary 
face  is   very    likely   to    inspire    resent- 
the   audience    takes    it    as    a    slam    at 
.     But    when    the    preacher    has    little 
iskers    and    a    flat    top    to    his    hat,    it 
to  be    accepted    by    the    audience    that 
I't  mean  any  reflection  on  the  cloth. 
the  same  token,  in  the  old  pie-throw- 
S,   I   always    noticed    that    they    didn't 
see  a  girl   in   a   white   lawn   dress   get 
I  pies.     In  fact,  they  didn't  like  to  see 
|prls  pie  strewn  anyhow.     They  didn't 
n   elderly    woman.       But    they    shrank 
his    indignity    to    young    girls,    which 
itan  to  indicate  that  something  is  the 
with  our  national  bump  of  reverence. 
re  are   two   characters   on    the   screen 
audiences   feel    vicious   toward.      The 
hey   are    treated,    the   better   they   like 
ese   are    the    policeman    and    the    man 
op  hat.     For  some   extraordinary  rea- 
f  fee!  abused  if  you  let  a  man  with  a 
escape  unscathed      They  want  some- 
one to  him.     I  imagine  the  reason  for 
something   deeper   than    the   mere   fact 
!op  hat  looks  funny  falling  off.     After 
supreme    joke    of    life    is    the    fall    of 
And  the  top  hat  is  the  final  symbol 
Hy." 


Illustrating  how  the   Merrill  Theater,  Milwaukee,  advertised  a  two-reeler, 
released  as  a  special  by  Educational. 

Ruf  f  ner  Gets  Rough 


'cUing  Entertainment  you  are 
Romance,  Love,  Drama, — 
'cii'.s,  Comedy,  Travel,  Adven- 
YoH  need  Shorts  to  properly 
e  latter. 


A  seasoned  showman  tells  what  is 
being  done  for  short  subjects  in 
Canada.  He  says  the  real  feature 
may   be   but  ten  feet  long. 

Here's  some  good,  hot  stuff  from 
Ralph  Ruffner,  who  operates  the  big 
Capitol  for  the  Famous  Canadian  or- 
ganization in  Vancouver.  RufTner, 
one  of  the  best  showmen  of  this 
country,  knows  what  he  is  talking 
about  when,  in  conclusion  of  his  let- 
ter, he  says  "the  real  feature  on  the 
bill  may  be  but   10  feet  long". 

Here  is  what  Ruffner  thinks  of 
the  importance  of  short  subjects: 

*  MINUTE  FEATURES 

In  the  operation  of  our  Canadian 
circuit  we  place  a  great  deal  of  de- 
pendence upon  the  short  subject. 
From  Montreal  to  Victoria  you  will 
see  it.  It  is  hammered  by  our  execu- 
tives in  convention  and  through  the 
medium  of  "The  Capitol  News" 
which  is  issued  every  week  at  head- 
quarters in  Toronto.  With  me,  it 
is  a  religion,  not  a  practice.  Re- 
cently, here  in  Vancouver,  a  "four 
minute  feature"  was  slipped  over  to 
a  week's  gross  which  just  missed  the 
total  volume  of  business  done  a  year 
previous  by  "Robin  Hood"  at  ad- 
vanced prices!  A  few  weeks  later 
we  almost  repeated  with  a  two  reel 
Alpine  subject. 

It   is    second   nature   for   us 
to  step  on  any  subject  which 
permits  advertising. 
There  isn't  any  question  about  box- 
office   return;   we've   made   too  many 
demonstrations.         To      those      who 
haven't,   look  at   Popular   Mechanics. 
A  little  bit  about  a  whole  lot.     Spe- 
cialists   in    short    stuflF.      Our   display 
invariably    carries    mention    of    some 
miniature    feature    somewhere   in   the 
bill — a    news    item,    pertinent    to    the 
day's  current  newspaper  talk,  or  the 
like. 

The    Vancouver    Capitol    presents 
each  week  a   news  weekly  compiled 


from  three  sources — a  very  expensive 
unit  to  which  the  average  fan  is 
prone  to  devote  too  little  thought — 
it's  just  there  and  he  takes  it  as  a 
matter  of  fact.  Behind  the  presenta- 
tion of  this  weekly,  which  averages 
about  twenty  minutes  in  length,  can 
be  found  our  most  painstaking  ef- 
forts. Special  lighting,  vocal  and  in- 
strumental music,  sound  effects  and 
orchestral  synchronization  form  the 
background  for  this  part  of  the  en- 
tertainment. 

Believe  me,  the  proper  handling  of 
this  one  thing  is  a  business  in  itself; 
from  a  musical  standpoint  it  is  both 
an  art  and  a  science,  to  say  nothing 
of  the  assembling  of  the  structure 
as  a  whole,  for  it  must  blend,  not 
clash,  and  there  must  be  contrast 
which  develops  smoothly.  Folks 
want  to  laugh,  cry,  be  amazed,  in- 
terested, pleased,  and  through  the 
medium  of  film,  music,  lights  and 
sound  we  give  it  to  them  as  best  we 
know  how,  or  as  best  we  can  with 
the  material  at  hand  for  the  moment. 
Since  the  days  when  Eclair  used 
to  turn  out  split  reels  of  bug-fights 
in  glass  tanks,  I've  been  a  bug  on 
short  stuff.  We  crave  features  of 
from  65  to  75  minutes — I  mean 
photoplays — that  the  short  subjects 
may  have  their  proper  inning.  I 
now  sense  a  disposition  on  the  part 
of  producers  to  whittle  down.  When 
a  photoplay  shows  up  that  hogs  the 
show,  we  unconsciously  resent  it. 
We  feel  we  know  the  type  of  bill 
which  is  sure-fire  with  the  fans.  Van- 
couver as  elsewhere,  finds  many  a 
mediocre  picture  getting  by  on  a 
week's  stand  because  of  the  strength 
we  are  able  to  throw  into  our  bills 
with  that  saving  grace  —  the  short 
subject.     You  tell  'em. 

*  Less  than  photoplay  length. 
Measured  by  minutes  and  not  by 
hours.  (The  real  feature  on  the  bill 
may   be  only  ten  feet  long.) 


Christie   Plans   Set 

To  Make  28  Comedies  Next  Year — 

Several   Features  Also  on 

Schedule 

Hollywood — Al  Christie  has  com- 
pleted the  line-up  to  be  made  in 
his  comedy  studios  this  season,  in- 
suring not  only  an  increased  program 
of  two  reel  star  series  and  Christie 
Comedies,  but  also  at  least  three  full- 
length  features  to  be  completed  dur- 
ing the   summer  months. 

The  series  of  ten  Christie  Comedies 
are  the  first  to  go  into  production, 
the  initial  comedy  in  this  series  now 
being  made  under  the  direction  of 
William   Watson. 

Bobby  Vernon  Comedies  will  have 
six  pictures.  Frances  Lee,  from  the 
Orpheum  circuit,  has  been  signed  as 
Vernon's    leading    lady. 

Walter  Hiers  will  also  make  a 
series  of  six  comedies.  He  may  pos- 
sibly appear  in  several  outside  feat- 
ures, but  the  series  of  comedies  will 
be  his  chief  work  for  the  year. 

Jimmie  Adams  has  been  elevated 
to  the  head  of  a  comedy  unit  and  will 
make  six  two-reel  releases.  Adams 
has  been  seen  on  the  Christie  pro- 
gram before  but  this  year  will  head 
a  starring  series  for  the  first  time. 
Molly  Malone  has  been  assigned  as 
leading  woman  with  the  Jimmie  Ad- 
ams  Comedies. 

These  four  series  will  make  28  com- 
edies from  the  Christie  studios  all 
told,  to  be  directed  by  Watson, 
Archie  Mayo,  Harold  Beaudine  and 
Walter  Graham. 


Improvements  Needed 

Ben  Shylen,  editor  of  "The  Reel 
Journal",  the  regional  of  Kansas  City, 
Mo.,   says: 

"From  what  I  have  been  able  to 
gather  exhibitors  are  using  two-reel 
comedies,  even  with  a  longer  feature, 
in  preference  to  the  single  reelers,  and 
from  this  it  is  evident  that  they  real- 
ize the  value  of  the  short  subject  to 
balance  and  strengthen  their  pro- 
grams, and  too,  it  seems  these 
shorter  subjects  are  being  given  more 
advertising  than  ever  in  the  past. 

"Exhibitors  are  realizing  the  value 
of  short  subjects  and  exchanges  are 
impressing  them  with  the  need  for 
advertising  these  pictures  to  secure 
for  them  the  play  that  they  deserve, 
and  also  to  draw  extra  business, 
which  they  evidently  are  doing. 

"Of  course  there  is  a  lot  of  room 
for  improvement  in  the  methods  ex- 
hibitors are  employing  in  the  handling 
of  short  subjects  in  this  territory. 
Naturally  the  large  first  run  theaters 
realize  the  importance  of  every  fea- 
ture of  their  programs  and  make  the 
most  of  them  in  their  newspaper  ad- 
vertising, announcements  on  the 
screen,  in  their  programs  and  in 
every  way  possible.  The  smaller  ex- 
hibitors have  not  yet  fully  awakened 
to  the  full  value  of  advertising  the 
short  subjects  as  something  more 
than  fillers.  However,  the  fact  that 
they  are  giving  the  two-reelers  pref- 
erence over  the  single  reel  subject 
shows  that  they  are  gradually  awak- 
ening to  the  situation  and  I  believe 
by  next  year  they  too  will  give  the 
short  subject  its  full  measure  of  rep- 
I  resentation  in  all  of  their  advertis- 
1  ing." 


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with 

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Glenn  Tryon  Clyde  Cook 

Jimmie  Finlayson  Martha  Sleeper 

Lucien  Littlefield 

Katherine  Grant 

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Tyler  Brooke 

Sue  O'Neil 

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DAILY 


Sunday,  June  21,  1925 


What  Without  Short  Reels? 

Herschel  Stuart,  manager  of  the   big  Missotiri   Theater, 

St.  Louis,  who  has  zised  short  subjects  to  excellent  advaii- 

tage,  asks  a  pertinent  question — and  answers  it. 


sa 


The  manager  who  belittles  the 
alue  of  short  subjects  is  kidding 
imself.  Short  subjects  take  up  one- 
bird  of  the  running  time  of  the 
vcrage  picture  house  program.  Sel- 
om  less  than  one-fourth  the  rim- 
ing time  of  the  program.  Running 
well  -  balanced  program  without 
ood  short  subjects  is  like  using  a 
ible  with  only  three  legs. 

Then  how  can  we  get  away  from 
je  value  of  short  subjects? 

How  come  that  movie  houses  are 
part  of  family  life  all  over  the  broad 
ind?  Better  quality  in  features  helps 
be  sure.  But  variety  helps,  too, 
ad  variety  comes  by  the  sensible  use 
I  short  subjects.  Many  times  the 
iort  subjects  sweeten  a  bad  smell- 
ig  feature.  I  don't  say  that  the  sur- 
3unding  show  saves  the  day  at  the 
ox-office  for  a  weak  feature,  but 
jrrounding  show  has  done  away 
ith  the  "Give  me  my  money  back 
ecause  I  did  not  like  the  feature 
icture".  It  is  a  poor  piker  indeed 
ho  doesn't  get  his  money's  worth 
I  movie  houses  today,  thanks  to 
lort  subjects  and  music,  which 
jmes  well  under  the  head  of  a  good 
irrounding  show. 

Then  where  would  we  be  without 
X)d  short  subjects? 

Imagine  a  poor  manager  trying  to 
lake  up  a  program  for  a  motion 
icture  theater  without  a  good  news 
;el,  comedy  and  interesting  maga- 
ine  reels.  Could  he?  Not  unless 
t  used  vaudeville  acts.  And  where 
m  he  buy  good  acts?  Most  good 
ilent  is  under  contract  with  stand- 
:d  vaudeville  cricuits,  and  not  avail- 
jle  for  picture  houses.  The  boys 
mning  picture  houses  can  thank 
leir  stars  for  the  support  of  short 
ibjects  and  music.  The  aid  of  these 
ft  our  modern  picture  palaces  from 
le  muck  of  cheap  vaudeville.  We 
et  a  better  clientele  usually  than 
ren  so  called  big  time  vaudeville 
leaters. 

Isn't  it  true  that  big  time  vaudeville 
as  slipped  a  little  with  high  grade 
leater  patrons.  How  come?  Per- 
aps  it  is  because  that  even  big  time 
audeville  is  on  the  rocks  for  variety. 

00  many  repeat  acts.  Not  enough 
ovelties.  Not  sufficient  new  stufT 
)  keep  patrons  coming  year  after 
;ar.  This  gives  the  big  time  motion 
icture  theater  an   advantage  not  to 

overlooked.  Variety  is  never 
eking  at  the  big  picture  palace.  We 
Jt  it  from  a  liberal  source  of  short 
ibject   material,    supplemented   with 

1  endless  supply  of  good  music 
)mposed  and  published  during  sev- 
al  centuries  and  further  supple- 
ented  with  one  or  two  stage  presen- 
tions. 

We  owe  much  of  the  modern  pic- 
re  theater  presentation  to  short 
ibjects.  Today  the  odds  are  greatly 
favor  of  the  picture  house  pleasing 
i  audience  than  a  vaudeville  show 
sijeasing  an  audience.    We  often  hear 


a  man  say,  "I  prefer  a  good  picture 
show."  He  knows  he  doesn't  have 
to  sit  through  four  bad  acts  to  get  to 
see  two  fair  acts  and  one  good  act, 
at  a  picture   show. 

A  good  short  subject  is  more  en- 
tertaining than  a  poor  singing  or 
dancing  specialty,  and  cheaper. 
After  all  we  are  selling  entertainment. 
Competition  is  keen  and  the  public 
demands  better  entertainment.  The 
short  reel  market  is  on  the  up  and 
up   and   will   continue. 

Ten  Commandments  for  Producers 

Stuart  offers  the  following  10  com- 
mandments to  short  subject  pro- 
ducers: 


(1)  News    reels    should    be 
reels  and  not  magazine  reels. 


news 


A  Permanent  All-Short,Show 


(2)  Broadway  is  not  the  world. 
Roxy,  Riesenfeld  and  Plunkett  can 
use  your  fork  reel.     Often  we  can't. 

(3)  Comedies  must  make  people 
laugh,  otherwise  there  is  no  excuse 
for  them.  Clever  mechanics  without 
laughs  is  waste. 

(4)  Short  subjects  must  be  short 
and  with  character.  Few  managers 
have  even  ten  minutes  running  time 
for  a  novelty  unless  you  have  an 
Einstein    theory. 

(5)  Scenics  are  dry  without  action 
and  are  best  in  five  hundred  feet. 
Not  over. 

(6)  If  the  film  you  are  shooting 
does  not  lend  itself  to  melodious 
music,  fire  the  camera  man  and  go 
home  and  wait  for  an  idea  that  will 
lend  itself. 

(7)  Whiskers  are  out.  Don't  shoot 
the  wild  man  in  his  den  with  film. 
Shoot  him  with  lead.  Nobody  cares 
about  him. 

(8)  Don't  make  a  series  of  twelve 
using  the  same  basic  novelty  idea. 
The  novelty  wears  off  after  number 
three  of  the  series  is  flashed  upon 
the  screen. 

(9)  Keep  your  eye  on  the  reaction 
the  reel  may  have  with  women  pa- 
trons. Remember  that  there  are  not 
enough  unattended  male  patrons  visit- 
ing a  picture  theater  each  week  to 
pay  for  the  Orchestra. 

(10)  Remember  the  dog  show  and 
keep  off  it.  The  dog  show  runs  from 
the  opening  hour  until  the  orchestra 
comes  on  after  a  good  lunch.  It 
repeats  again  from  five  till  seven 
while  the  orchestra  goes  home  for  a 
hearty  dinner.  Dog  show  reels  are 
well  paid  for  at  one  dollar  per  reel. 
Your  best  efforts  are  shown  on  de 
luxe  shows  with  full  orchestral  and 
union  stage  hands  accompaniment. 
Hitch  your  ambition  to  the  de  luxe 
show. 


; 

By  MICHAEL 

Paris — In  the  beginning  of  Amer- 
ica's movement  in  the  creative  arts, 
such  as  literature,  drama,  architec- 
ture and  entertainment,  the  old  world 
supplied  the  models  after  which  the 
younger  world  fashioned  its  designs. 
As  frequently  happens,  the  pupil  be- 
came in  many  respects  more  adept 
than  the  master.  Moreover,  evolu- 
tion of  this  nature  occasionally  back- 
fires, and  in  some  particular  feature 
the  old  world  again  takes  the  lead. 

No  one  will  question  America's 
leadership  in  the  film  world;  yet  it 
remained,  in  these  days  of  heightened 
interest  in  short  subject  novelties, 
for  the  old  world  to  inaugurate  a 
new  "wrinkle"  in  motion  picture  en- 
tertainment. The  "wrinkle"  in  ques- 
tion is  an  exclusive  program  of 
newsreels  and  travelogues,  operated 
by  a  theater  on  the  Boulevard  des 
Italiens  of  Paris,  called  "The  Pathe 
Journal".  About  four  reels  of  news- 
reel  and  travelogue  comprise  the  en- 
tire program,  for  admission  to  which 
one  franc  (about  five  cents)  is 
charged. 

The  house  manager  has  various 
ingenious  ways  of  advertising  his 
show,  the  usual  method  consisting 
of  placarding  his  theater  front  with 
catch-line  posters.  One  of  these  will 
read:  "Are  You  Too  Busy  to  Read 
All  the  Important  News  in  the  News- 
papers? Come  Inside,  and  See 
What's  Happening  Throughout  the 
World,  In  Less  Than  an  Hour."  An- 
other sign  will  be  couched  in  hu- 
mourous terms:  "If  You  Missed 
Your  Honeymoon  Trip,  Try  it  Now, 
With  More  Comfort  and  Less  Ex- 
pense". "See  the  World  for  a  Franc", 
and  slogans  of  a  kindred  character, 
plead   for   attention   of   the   passerby. 

That  the  show  is  popular,  is  amply 
attested  to  by  the  pressure  at  the 
box-office.  Often,  in  slump  weeks 
for  the  motion  picture  trade,  due  to 
religious  holidays  or  seasonal  rea- 
sons, when  the  regular  program 
houses  are  complaining  of  a  dearth 
of  patronage,  "The  Pathe  Journal" 
continues  to  enjoy  its  full  quota  of 
business.  And  this,  with  a  house 
turn-over  of  eight  or  nine  times  a 
day,    is   obviously    considerable. 

Needless  to  say,  the  point  of  this 
article  is — what  possibilities  are  there 
in  exhibition  of  this  type,  for  Yankee 
exhibitors?  If  not  as  an  exclusive 
establishment    in    itself,    does    it    not 


L.  SIMMONS 

at  least  offer  an  approach  to  aug^ 
mcnted  weekly  receipts,  as  a  special 
Saturday  or  Sunday  morning  show? 
With  the  growing  interest  (amount- 
ing now  practically  to  a  national 
movement)  in  catering  to  children"? 
tastes  and  needs,  what  glowing  pros 
pects  may  there  not  be  for  exhibitors 
who  will  solicit  the  attention  of  prin- 
cipals and  the  heads  of  geography 
and  history  departments  in  the  pub- 
lic schools  and  high  schools,  in  show- 
ing them  the  highly  instructive  value 
of  this  sort  of  show.  A  travelogue, 
with  its  intimate  visual  perspective 
of  foreign  countries  and  strange  cus- 
toms, is  a  geography  lesson  which  is 
as  entertaining  as  it  is  edifying. 

No  teacher  will  gainsay  the  psycho- 
logical value  of  a  film  lesson  as  a 
stimulant  to  attention.  The  burial 
of  the  unknown  soldier,  the  first 
trans-continental  air  flight,  the  fu- 
neral cortege  of  President  Harding, 
are  events  that  historians  will  record 
for  the  children  of  posterity.  But 
what  pen  will  be  able  to  reproduce 
these  episodes  with  as  much  fidelity 
to  detail,  with  all  the  subtle  infer- 
ences of  local  atmosphere,  as  the 
magic  camera.  And  who  knows  per- 
haps that  peculiar  public  that  still 
has  to  experience  its  initiation  to 
screen  entertainment,  may  be  finally 
beguiled  into  stepping  across  the 
threshold  of  the  local  theater  with 
some  such  poster  as  "See  the  World 
in   Comfort  for  Ten  Cents"! 


All-Short   Program 

The  two-reel  Educational  special, 
"Balto's  Race  to  Nome",  is  provid- 
ing the  opportunity  for  an  all-short 
subjects  program  in  theaters.  In 
Mansfield,  O.,  W.  A.  Partello,  of 
the  Majestic,  booked  an  all  Educa- 
tional program  May  24-26  in  which 
"Balto's  Race  to  Nome"  was  fea- 
tured. The  other  pictures  on  the 
program  were  a  Tuxedo  Comedy, 
"Dynamite  Doggie"  with  Al  St. 
John,  "The  Voice  of  the  Nightin- 
gale", first  of  the  group  of  Fables 
in  Color,  and  a  Lyman  H.  Howe 
Hodge-Podge. 

The  Central  Amusement  Co.,  op- 
erating 14  theaters  in  New  Orleans, 
will  make  "Balto's  Race  to  Nome" 
the  feature  of  a  short  subjects  pro- 
gram to  play  in  each  of  these  the- 
aters in  August. 


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WALTER  HIERS  COMEDIES 

18  two-reel 

MSRMAID  COM£PI£S 

with  LIGE  CONLEY,  AL  ST.  JOHN  and  other  stars 


6  two- re  el 


12  one-reel 


Taxedo  Coittedies    lymanhhowes 

— HODGE-PODGE 


with  JOHNNY  ARTHUR 


KINOGRAMS 

The  NEWS  REEL  Built  Like  a  Newspaper 
Issued  Twice  a  Week 


Member,  Motion  Picture  Producers  and 

Distributors  of  America,  Inc. 

Will  H.  Hays,  President 


■  .     EDUCATIONAL      ' 
FILM  EXeHANGES,  Ind 


President 


I 

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,^^iJ^i4^AvuLx^'-e^-^^A-^  Announces 

^AucationcXs  Greatest  Line-up  of 


6  twO'teel 


6  two-reel 

JliyiMIE  fIDfliyil  COMEDIE! 


10  two-reel 


Christie  Comedies 

with  BILLY  DOOLEY,  NEAL  BURNS  and  other  stars 
6  two'teel  24  one-reel 

Juvenile    C^ISi^O 


with  CLIFF  BOWES  and  other  stars 


26  short-reel 


Felix:  iKe  Cat 


ANIMATED  CARTOONS 


For  additional  details  see  insert  in  Ex- 
hibitors Herald  June  27  and  Motion 
Picture  News  July  4. 


J 


■THESPICE  OF  THE  PROGRAM" 


Sunday,  June  21,  1925 


Shootin'  Injuns 
Sporting  Judgment 
Pathe  Review 
Remember  When   . 


Hold  my  Baby 
Pathe  Review 
Big  Red  Riding  Hood 
The  Marriage  Circus 


The  Lyon's  Whiskers 
Black  Hand  Blues 
Bad  Boy 


Title 
Three  Bases  East 

Home  Scouts 
Dinky    Doodld    and 
Magic  Carpet 


The  Great  Decide 

He  Who  Gets  Crowned 
Peter  Pan-Handled 


The  Fast  Male 

The  Snow  Hawk 
Meet  the  Ambassador 


The  Covered  Flagon 
Navy  Blue  Days 

Madame  Sans  Gin 
The  Sleuth 

Title 


"Heart  Trouble" 
"The  Fighting  Ranger" 
International   Newo 
"Plenty  of   Nerve"       -^ 
"The  Ropin'  Venus" 


"Nicely  Rewarded" 
"The    Fighting    Ranger" 
International  News 
"Beauty  and  the 

Bandit" 
"The  Gumps",  No.  9 


"Dog  Biscuits" 
"The  Fighting  Ranger" 
International  News 
"Gridiron    Gertie" 
"The  Pronto  Kid" 


"Unwelcome" 

"The  Fighting  Ranger" 

International    News 

"The  Outlaw" 

"The  Gumps",  No.  10 


No.  11 

Our  Gang  Comedy 
Sportlight 

.  Harry  Langdon        Comedy 

No.  12 
Roach  Stars  Comedy 

Charley  Chase  Comedy 

Comedy 

No.  13 

„ .  Mack  Sennett  Comedy 

Spat  Comedy 

Charley  Chase  Comedy 

Film  Booking  Offices 


Star 

Alberta   Vaughn   & 
George  O'Hara 
Jimmy  Aubrey 


Series 


No.  of  Reels 


No.  8,  "Pacemakers" 
Comedy 

Cartoon 


No.  2 

Alberta  Vaughn   & 
George  O'Hara 
Jimmy  Aubrey 


No.  4,  "Pacemakers" 

Comedy 

Cartoon 


No.  3 

Alberta  Vaughn  & 

George  O'Hara        No.  5,  "Pacemakers" 

Stan   Laurel  Comedy 

Jimmy  Aubrey        Comedy 

No.  4 

Alberta  Vaughn  & 

George  O'Hara        No.  6,  "Pacemakers" 

Stan  Laurel  Comedy 

No.  5 

Alberta   Vaughn   & 

George  O'Hara        No.  7,  "Pacemakers" 

Stan   Laurel  Comedy 


Universal 

Star  Series 


No.  of  Reels 


No.  1 

Arthur  Lake 
Jack  Daugherty 

Edna  Marian 
Josie  Sedgwick 

No.  2 

Chas.  Duflfy 
Jack  Daugherty 

George  Larkin 

No.  3 

Arthur  Lake 
Jack  Daugherty 

Wanda  Wiley 
Edmund   Cobb 

No.  4 

Chas.  Duffy 
Jack  Daugherty 

Jack    Perrin 


Bull's  Eye  Comedy 
Adventure  Picture 
News  Reel 
Century  Comedy 
Mustang  Picture 


Bull's  Eye  Comedy 
Adventure  Picture 
News  Reel 

Mustang  Picture 
"U"  Special 


Bull's  Eye  Comedy 
Adventure  Picture 
News  Reel 
Century  Comedy 
Mustang  Picture 


Bull's  Eye  Comedy 
Adventure  Picture 
News  Reel 
Mustang  Picture 
"U"  Special 


"Ice  Cold" 

"The  Fighting  Ranger" 
International  News 
"Speak    Freely" 
"Queen  of  the 
Round-up" 


Bull's  Eye  Comedy 
"The  Fighting  Ranger" 
International  News 
"The  Gumps",  No.  12 
"The  Show  Down" 


"Nobody   Wins" 
"The  Fighting  Ranger" 
International  News 
"Love  Sick" 
"The  Close  Call" 


Bull's  Eye  Comedy 
"The  Fighting  Ranger" 
International  News 
"Queen  of  Aces" 
"Roaring  Waters" 


"Here's  Your  Hat" 
"Great  Circus  Mystery" 
International  News 
"Itching  for  Revenge" 
"One   Glorious   Scrap" 


Bull's  Eye  Comedy 
"Great  Circus  Mystery" 
International  News 
"The  Gumps",  No.  11 
"The  Rim  of  the 
Desert" 


"No  Place  to  Go" 
"Great  Circus  Mystery" 
International  News 
"Getting  Trimmed" 
"The  Line  Runners" 


"Locked   Out" 
"Great  Circus  Mystery" 
International  News 
"Tourists  De  Luxe" 
"The   Bashful  Whirl- 
wind" 


No.  5 

Arthur  Lake 
Jack  Daugherty 

Edna    Marian 

Josie  Sedgrwick 

No.  6 

(No  title  yet) 
Jack  Daugherty 

Art  Accord 

No.  7 

Arthur  Lake 
Jack  Daugherty 

Beth  Darlington 
Edmund   Cobb 

No.  8 

(No  title  yet) 
Jack  Daugherty 

Wanda  Wiley 
George   Larkin 

No.  9 

Arthur  Lake 
Joe    Bonomo 


Eddie  Gordon 
Edmund  Cobb 

No.  10 

(No  title  yet) 
Joe   Bonomo 


Jack  Perrin 

No.  11 

Arthur  Lake 
Joe   Bonomo 

Wanda  Wiley 
Arnold  Gregg 

No.  12 

Arthur  Lake 
Joe   Bonomo 

Hayes  &  Karr 

Edmund   Cobb 


Bull's  Eye  Comedy 
Adventure  Picture 
News  Reel 
Century  Comedy 

Mustang  Picture 


Adventure  Picture 
News  Reel 
"U"  Special 
Mustang  Picture 


Bull's  Eye  Comedy 
Adventure  Picture 
News  Reel 
Century  Comedy 
Mustang  Picture 


Adventure  Picture 
News  Reel 
Century  Comedy 
Mustang  Picture 


Bull's  Eye  Comedy 
Adventure  Picture 
News  Reel 
Century  Comedy 
Mustang  Picture 


Adventure  Picture 
News  Reel 
"U"  Special 

Mustang  Picture 


Bull's  Eye  Comedy 
Adventure  Picture 
News  Reel 
Century  Comedy 
Mustang  Picture 


Bull's  Eye  Comedy 
Adventure  Picture 
News  Reel 
Century  Comedy 

Mustang  Picture 


Comedy  Survey 

By  H.  M.  HERBEL 
Sales  M'g'r,  Century  Comedies 
During  the  past  year  we  have  made 
a  careful  survey  of  the  entire  field  as 
to  comedy  requirements  and  our  pres- 
ent policy  is  the  result  of  this  inves- 
tigation. There  is  a  demand  for  two 
kinds  of  comedies,  namely:  slapstick 
and  situation.  We  have  found  that 
the  South,  with  the  exception  of  a  few 
larger  centers,  prefers  slapstick  com- 
edies, while  Chicago  and  everything 
East  prefer  straight  situation  type. 
The  West  with  the  exception  of  the 
four  large  Coast  cities,  prefer  slap- 
stick. 

In  our  estimation,  it  is  impossible  to 
make  a  one-type  comedy  that  will  re- 
ceive wide  distribution  on  the  52  a 
year  basis.  Therefore,  our  policy  of 
the  star  series  plan  has  been  adopted. 
We  find  that  this  policy  is  the  most 
advisable  due  to  the  fact  that  the  ex- 
hibitor only  receives  one  comedy  from 
each    star   per   month    and    therefore 


every  other  week  gets  a  different  ' 
of  comedy.  There  are  no  two  t. 
leases  in  succession  of  the  same  )t 
or  star.  It  is  our  opinion  that  on  ly 
52  a  year  proposition,  you  must  v 
variety  in  order  to  get  the  best 
sible  representation. 

Any  exhibitor  who  does  not  ac 
tise   his    comedy   attraction   toda 
the  same  as  the  merchant  selling 
and   hats  and  only  advertising  ! 
Naturally,   he   is   going   to   be  d 
pointed  not  only  in  the  results  0{ 
hat  department,  but  general  busi 
During   the   past    few    months   t 
has  been  a  tendency  on  the  pai 
the  exhibitor  more  than  ever  befoi 
recognize  the  value  of  two  reel  af 
dies.      They    are    giving    them    0 
space  in  their  ads  and  realizing  p 
value  in  rounding  out  a   satisfa(' 
program.     In  my  estimation  a    o( 
comedy  is  at  least  25  per  cent  ^  u' 
to  the  theater.     This  being  the    st 
there  is  no  reason  why  it  shoulcl 
receive  25%  of  advertising  space.* 


THE 


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DAILV 


Sunday,  June 


217^: 


25 


UGGESTED    PROGRAMS    OF    SHORTS 


Education  al 

All  Comedy  Programs 


Title 

grams 

Blues 

Dash  for  Cash 
right 


grams 
!  Fun 

Cloudhopper 
can  Melody 


;rams 
Poor  Fish 
Shape 
er  Feet 
Goodby 


ijrams 
;!ron  Mule 
■'s   Other  Half 
I  Cotton 


Tarns 
epper 

tillage  School 
Pinch 


Star 


Series 


No.  of  Reels 


Mickey  Bennett 
Bobby  Vernon 
No.  2 

Larry   Semon 
No.  3 


Walter  Hiers 
Lige  Conley 

No.  4 

Al"  *sV.  John 
Lloyd  Hamilton 
No.  5 

Al  St.  John 
Bobby  Vernon 


No.  6 
Tams  

Hesitate?                    Neal  Burns 
Crossword  Puzzles 

f)ome  Doctor               Larry   Semon 
Spider's   Grip  , 


News  Reel  1 

Juvenile  Comedy  2 

Kurd  Cartoon  1 

Comedy  2 


News  Reel  1 

Cameo  Comedy  1 

Comedy  2 

Howe  Hodge-Podge  1 


News   Reel  1 

Hurd  Cartoon  1 

Cameo  Comedy  1 

Comedy  2 

Mermaid  Comedy  2 


News  Reel  1 

Tuxedo  Comedy  2 

Howe    Hodge-Podge  1 

Comedy  2 


News   Reel  1 

Mermaid    Comedy  2 

Howe  Hodge-Podge  1 

Comedy  2 


News  Reel  1 

Christie  Comedy  2 

Novelty  1 

Comedy  2 

Fables  in  Color  1 


De  Luxe  Programs 
Including  Special  Subjects,  Comedies,  Novelties,  Etc. 
Title  Star  Series         No.  of  Reels 


rams 
it 

Country  Lass 
Munn    Wrestling 
&ut  ST)ecial 
!y  Business 


rams 

Fun 

in  Melody 

Munn  Wrestling 

lut  Special 

Cop 


iins 

Hage  School 
Alley 

Country  Lass 
Race  to  Nome 


lams 

I  Crossword 

zles 

ice  of  the 

:htingale 

Race  to  Nome. 

wake 


Al  St.  John 


No.  2 


Neal   Burns 


No.  3 


No.  4 


Lige  Conley 


News   Reel 
Tuxedo  Comedy 
Fables  in  Color 

Wrestling  Pictures 
Hurd  Cartoon 


News  Reel 
Cameo  Comedy 
Howe  Hodge-Podge 

Wrestling  Pictures 
Christie    Comedy 


News  Reel 
Howe  Hodge-Podge 
Juvenile    Comedy 
Fables  in  Color 
Special 


News  Reel 

Novelty 

Fables  in  Color 

Special 

Mermaid  Comedy 


Title 

Pathe  News 
Skinners  in  Silk 
All  Under  One  Flag 
Sunken    Silver 


"LunaCyl" 
Pathe  Review 
Sure  Mike 
Tell  It  to  a 

Policeman 
Echoes  from  the  Alps 
Topics  of  the  Day 


Dude   Ranch  Days 
Good  Morning  Nurse 
Pathe  Review 
Pathe  News 
Ask    Grandma 


Horace  Greely,  Jr. 
What  Price  Goofy 
Riders  of  the  Kitchen 

Range 
The  Hunt 
Topics  of  the  Day 


Play  Ball 
Twinkle  Twinkle 
Super-Hooper-Dyne- 
Lizzies 
The  End  of  the  World 


The  Royal  Four  Flush 
Pathe  News 
Thundering  Landlords 
In  the  Grease 


Official  Officers 
Animal  Celebrities 
Office  Help 
Topics  of  the  Day 
Looking  for  Sally 


1    Chasing   Chasers 
1    Wine,  Women  and 


Song 
Isn't  Life  Terrible 
Pathe  News 
He  Who  Gets 

Smacked 


"Ouch!" 
Sherlock  Sleuth 
The  White  Wings 

Bride 
Learning  How 
Topics  of  the  Day 


Daddy  Goes  A' 

Gruntin' 
Sneezing  Beezers 
Pathe  News 
For  Love  of  a  Gal 


Pathe 

Star 


Allene  Ray  & 
Walter  Miller 


No.  2 


Martha   Sleeper 
Roach  Stars 

No.  3 

Ralph  Graves 


No.  4 

Harry  Langdon 
Charley   Chase 


No.  5 

Allene  Ray  & 
Walter  Miller 


No.  6 


Roach    Stars 
Jimmy  Finlayson 

No.  7 


Charley   Chase 
No.  8 

Charley  Chase 

Ralph   Graves 
No.  9 

Arthur  Stone 
Harry  Langdon 

No.  10 
Roach  Stars 


Series         No.  of  Reels 


News  Reel 
Comedy 
Sportlight 
Serial 


Stereoscopik 

Review 

Comedy 

Comedy 
Aesop's  Fables 


Sportlight 

Comedy 

Review 

News  Reel 

Qur  Gang  Comedy 


Comedy 
Comedy 
Comedy 

Aesop's   Fables 


Serial 
Sportlight 

Mack  Sennett  Comedy 
Fables 


Spat  Comedy 
News  Reel 
Comedy 
Comedy 


Our  Gang  Comedy 
Siportlight 
Aesop's  Fables 

Comedy 


Roach   Comedy 

Aesop's  Fables 
Comedy 
News  Reel 

Comedy 


Stereoscopik 
Comedy 

Comedy 
Sportlight 


Comedy 

Mack  Sennett  Comedy 

News  Reel 

Aesop's  Fables 


1 
2 
1 
2 


1/2 
1 
1 

2 

2/3 
1/3 


1 
2 
1 
1 
2 


2 
2 
1 

2/3 
1/3 


2 

1 

2 
1 


2 

1 

2/3 

1/3 

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1/2 
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REX-:^^  Wild  Horse 

CYCLONE 

Tnese  BigExhihitors  Knew  a  Million  Dollar 
Picture  When  They  Saw  It,  and  Booked  It/ 


LOEW  CIRCUIT  (120  Days) 

SOUTHERN  ENTERPRISES  (app.  70  towns) 

PITTSBURGH:  STATE  and  UBERTY 

LOS  ANGELES:  RIALTO  (Indefinite  Run) 

SAN  FRANCISCO:  GRANADA 

PORTLAND,  ORE.:  COLUMBIA 

SEATTLE:  COLUMBIA 

SPOKANE:  CLEMMER 

SALT  LAKE  QTY:  PARAMOUNT 

DENVER:  RL\LTO 

KANSAS  CITY,  MO.:  ROYAL 

WASHINGTON:  RIALTO 

OKLAHOMA  CITY:  CRITERION 

CHATTANOOGA:  TIVOLI 

BIRMINGHAM:  STRAND 

DALLAS:  MELBA  or  PALACE 

UTTLE  ROCK:  CAPITOL 


PROVIDENCE:  FAY'S 

BALTIMORE:  RIVOLI 

ROWLAND  and  CLARK  CIRCUIT 

FINKELSTEIN  and  RUBEN  CIRCUIT 

MINNEAPOLIS:  GARRICK 

ST.  PAUL:  PRINCESS 

MILWAUKEE:  ALHAMBRA 

CHICAGO:  ORCHESTRA  HALL 

DETROIT:  BROADWAY  STRAND 

TOLEDO:  VALENTINE 

NEW  YORK:  CAPITOL 

NEWARK,  N.  J.:  LOEW'S  STATE 

BOSTON:  LOEW'S  STATE 

BOSTON:  LOEW'S  ORPHEUM  (2nd  Run) 

ATLANTA:  HOWARD  or  RIALTO 

CHARLOTTE:  IMPERIAL 

FT.  WORTH:  PALACE 

MEMPHIS:  PALACE  or  STRAND 


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1  ^/kiu»  o-""""  ^'■"'' 

BY  ASHTON  STEVENS. 

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fii^^fe   are   .ho    principal    p.aye- 
™iw>.ftln    Ithe    human    actor    ser\r3r 

nintle  a.  members   ot   the   Lamte 
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TdUwrn  he  the  topic  or  5.000  din. 

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U     ■•Blaclt  cyclone.      ^ndjvh^..    ,^|, 

star   13    Reic-     "„°  ,,%,„  raat    I  am 

Itor  Ret  as  tho  P^=^j,,h   i^oments 
Rex   has  hls.Ham'et  ,urklng  1 

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tear  and  recedlnB  courage,     ^j^,,,,^  ■ 

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bacK'hls  Lady,     f"  .  ^nd   pleas-  ■ 

spent  fDi-your  "'.""'"J^^,  that  Rex  ■ 
u?e.  causing  you^o^^de  leading  I 
behaves  as  ""  ^t^"'^  a  definite  | 
man.  but  af""^"^  ^  „  easier  to  " 
equine  P^J:^" S's- accoont  of  the 
"""',??'„,  that  ^e-e  mathemHtlclans 
i:rter°  you  have  seen  Kex  play  [ 
Black  Cyclone.'   ^ 

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'^    '.MS   ft       somebody    gave   him 
He    needs   "t-      =  unkind  cat  In 

and  his  te»°"' ^  t'?°yoa  please,  that 

variety.  »^?'"«'  "  a  at  ail.  but  only 
they  weren  t  horses  a  ^^^^, 

clever  G^™^JS'  ^d    said    that| 
No-w. 


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"BLACK  CYCLONE" 

Produced  \)y  P»the. 

Dirc^ied   by   Fred   Jachman. 

I'rtatuled  (i*  Ortbealra  ball. 
THE  CAST. 
Rex- 
Lady 

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By  Mae  Tinee. 

Good  morningl  . 

Everybody's    going   to   say   It,   so    I 
might  as  well  travel  right  along  with  I 
the  crowd-Rej,   the  handsome  horse 
star  on  the  screen  at  Orcl>estra  ball.l] 
acts  with  almost  human  Inte  Ugencc.    , 

He-s  a  great,  big  beautiful  "lack-^, 
the  ebony  wohder  that  made  The  J 
King-  ot  Wild  Horses  "  a  picture  to  talk  ,1 
about.  Patient  and  continuous  train  | 
Ing  has  made  ot  him  even  a  mo"  r 
smooth  and  resourceful  ="=«■ '•/"i^"  ^°  l| 
j/ax    In    his  .ftM!  -film,-  and.  in       1  he  I 

mack   Cyclone"    "J    '"""^o   ''o"    ^'"^"-'-| 


Such  a  long  legged.  wistruWyed  colt 
he  ii  "hen  you  first  see  him.  ambling 
over  the  Wild  Lands  with  his  mother,  i] 
A  biB  rattlesnake  gets  busy  and  Mother  ■ 
is  no  more.  The  baby  stands  alone 
in  a  great  big  world  that  seems  to  be 
getting  digger  every  minute. 

Timidly  he  essays  to  Join  a  herd  in 
the  valley  below,  but  the  leader  of  the 
mares,  a  powerful  paint  horse  with  a 
pale  cold  eye.  doesn't  want  any  weak- 
lings to  bother  over  and  he  shdwa  the 
little  black  baby  a  pair  of  heels  that  ^  • 
send  him  scurrying  up  the  hillside. 

Krom  then  on  Rex  shifts  tor  himself. 
He  gets  older  and  wiser.  Such  small 
mishaps  as  what  happens  to  him  when 
he  tries  to  get  honey  from  some  bees 
before  the  bees  are  through  with  It 
teaches  him  to  think  before  he  acts. 

He  grows  up  Into  a  sheik  of  a  ^orse 
and  has  no  difficulty  at  all  in  winning 
the  Lovely  Lady  for  his  bride.  He 
has  trouble  keeping  her.  though,  lor 
The  Killer  has  also  seen  her  and 
thought  her  fair,  and  The  KlUer  is  no 
rival  to  sneeze  at. 

Rex's  affairs  of  the  heart  become  ex- 
ceedingly  dramatic.  So  do  those  ot  the 
man  who  saves  him  from  a  tragic, 
death,  and  through  Ihe  latter  part  otj 
the  film  the  stories  ot  man  and  horse 
are  Intermingled. 

No  two  ways  alxiut  It— it  you  love 


you'll    he    •••^TV    nhout 
■       —      -i-h.,.',     5!om 


■'  The 


hlns 


eracelui  atiil  wild  an^  fffe  "" |--j- 

'  ing  about  it---like_a_riagjn_lhejia^ 


,  Preceding  the  feature  is  a  Grantlai* 
I  Rice  sport  movie  that  shows  you  how 
Ithe  animal  stars  are  trained  In  HoUy- 
I  wood.  There  are  regular  schools  for 
Ithem,  Kex  is  a  pupil  and  you  see  him 
■at  .his  lessons,  with  his  training.  In. 
Iteresting  afi  tho  dickens. 
See  you  tomorrow' 


BLACK  CYCLONE 
GREAT  LOVER 
AMONG  HORSES 

By  ORLANDO  NORTHCUTT 

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the  hills  when  his  parent  ia  struck 
down  by  a  rattler.  He  shifts  tor 
himself  and  eventually  meets  Lady 
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of  Rex  and  he  proceeds  to  win  her, 
H9  elects  him'salt  her, protector  and 
the  two  roam  the  hills  together. 

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mean  Dinto  with  a  bad  eye  this  fel. 
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wants.  He  takes  Lady  from  Rex. 
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In  the  mire 'Ot  quicksand.  He  is 
saved  by  a  cowpuncher  and  scam- 
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after. 

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Killer,  the  ^  fight  with  a  pack  of 
woJves  trailing  the  nearly  exhausted 
Lady,  the  stampede  of  the  wild 
horses  are  photographic  and  di  a- 
niatic  highlights  of  a' film  that  will 
unquestionably  proye  one  of  the 
groatest  box  offlcesuccesses  of  the 
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above  the  average.' 

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mention  4s  the  comedy  relief,  the 
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a  cynical  expression.  He  l3  a  clown 
by  right  of  birth.  Tho  Introduction 
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Sunday,  June  21,  1925 


DAILY 


Gauging  the  Scope  of  the  Short  Subject  Appei^ 


The  following  questions  were  asked  of  important  critics 
throughout  the  country  in  an  eflfort  to  secure  their  reactions  to 
the  status  of  short  subjects: 

1.  What  do  you  think  were  the  best  short  subjects — comedies, 
news  reels,  scenics,  novelties — that  you  have  seen  since  Jan.  1  ? 

2.  What,  in  your  opinion  does  the  public  chiefly  desire  in  the 
form  of  short  subject  entertainment?  In  your  opinion,  is  the 
exhibitor  of  your  city  using  short  subjects  to  his  best  advantage? 

3.  Are  you  of  the  opinion  that  the  short  subject  feature  of  the 
program  is  of  importance?    If  so,  to  what  extent? 

4.  If  you  particularly  like  the  short  subject,  will  you  let  us 
know  why,  and  if  not,  why? 

5.  What  do  you  think  producers  of  short  subjects  should  do 
to  make  this  feature  of  the  program  more  interesting? 


Boston 

George  C.  MacKennon,  The  Ad- 
vertiser: 

A  Harry  Langdon  comedy  was  the 
funniest  film  seen  by  these  tired  eyes 
since  the  New  Year  brought  its  new 
consignment  of  old  stuff.  This  be- 
cause Langdon  is  a  real  comedian, 
and  because  Mack  Sennett,  that  agile- 
minded  old  war  horse,  knows  what 
will  look  droll  on  the  screen.  Mack 
also  knows  just  how  many  shopworn 
gags  he  can  use  in  a  pic,  and  how 
many  new  ones  must  be  doped  out 
properly  to  sauce  the  mixture.  But 
with  Langdon's  new  face,  even  the 
ancient  gags  take  on  new  life. 

A  color-picture  with  some  signs  of 
real  thinking  and  devising  behind  it 
gave  me  a  real  thrill  also.  It  was 
called,  I  believe,  "The  Song  of  the 
Lark",  and  it  showed  that  its  spon- 
sors were  not  merely  tagging  along 
with  the  rest  of  the  crowd,  imitating 
ad  nauseum  every  gleam  of  origi- 
nality which   turns   up  in   the   game. 

The  public  is  an  assortment,  not  a 
single  entity,  although  for  most  movie 
purposes  it  can  doubtless  be  con- 
sidered as  the  latter.  For  the  indi- 
vidual exhibitor,  however,  the  tastes 
of  his  individual  crowd  must  be  con- 
sidered. Sometimes  that  crowd  can't 
be  suited  by  the  general  hokum,  and 
then  that  exhibitor  has  a  man's  job. 
For  such  an  exhibitor  the  short  sub- 
ject is  a  life-saver.  He  can  usually 
scrape  up  one  good  feature  for  his 
bill,  or  at  least  one  that  will  keep 
the  discriminating  from  going  from 
his  theater  straight  to  the  madhouse. 
Then  he  can  comb  the  short  subject 
field,  and  get  a  few  brief  bits  with 
real  value.  These  can  be  used  for  a 
sop  to  keep  the  discriminating  in  line 
when  the  feature  only  appeals  to  the 
kids  and  the  ravers. 

Valuable  When  Good 

The  short  subject,  like  the  short 
story,  is  valuable  when  it  is  good. 
But  even  when  it  is  bad,  it  is  better  to 
look  at  a  reel  or  so  of  junk  than  to 
sit  languishing  for  an  hour  looking 
at  a  terrible  feature.  But  the  short 
subject,  merely  considered  as  such, 
doesn't  mean  much  one  way  or  the 
other.  A  short  story  by  De  Maupas- 
sant or  Andreyev  may  pack  a  terrifific 
wallop  and  pep  you  up  for  an  eve- 
ning. But  a  short  story  in  some 
swooning  short-story  magazine  may 
make  you  ill  for  a  week. 


To  make  short  subjects  interesting, 
producers  should  engage  some  men 
who  think  to  do  just  that.  These 
men  should  be  paid  merely  to  think. 
Then  let  the  results  of  their  thought 
be  turned  over  to  the  studio  force, 
and  carried  out. 

I've  n?ver  seen  a  cobra  strike  in 
slow  motion.  I've  never  seen  the  indi- 
vidual character  of  individual  animals 
pointed  out  in  a  short  reel.  I've 
never  seen  the  faces  of  certain  ani- 
mals compared  with  the  faces  of 
certain  types  of  humans,  as  portrayed 
more  or  less  accurately  by  film 
actors.  I've  never  seen  the  beau- 
ty of  various  nationalities  compared 
in  a  short  subject.  I've  never  seen 
puppets  acting  with  human  beings  in 
the  same  story,  at  least  when  the  pup- 
pets were  shown  human  size.  I've 
never  seen  the  various  forms  of  self 
defense  in  different  countries  gather- 
ed into  one  short  subject.  I've  never 
seen  these  various  forms  of  self  de- 
fense  tried  out. 

This  makes  but  a  small  part  of 
what  I've  never  seen  in  a  short  sub- 
ject. Why!  Because  the  creators 
of  short  subjects  are  to  a  large  ex- 
tent running  along  in  a  groove. 
Newsreels   and   scenics   were   started 


and  now  practically  all  the  short  sub- 
jects are  newsreels  and  scenics.  In 
all  the  realms  of  nature  is  there  no 
other  subject  matter?  There's  plenty, 
but  we  aren't  getting  it  because  no 
one  will  pay  for  ideas.  Any  good 
idea  is  bound  to  hit  an  audience  a 
sock.  Even  with  a  silly  audience  you 
can  get  away  with  an  original  idea 
if  it's  brief. 


Des  Moines 

Leah  Du  Rond — The  Register  and 
Tribune-News : 

The  best  short  subjects  I  have  seen 
since  Jan.  1  are:  the  news  reels,  the 
Grantland  Rice  "Sportlights",  the 
comedies  featuring  Harry  Langdon, 
and  those  with  "Our  Gang",  "The 
Pace  Makers"  college  stories,  the  re- 
cent scenics  made  by  Robert  Bruce, 
including  "Tomorrow's  Promise",  a 
legend  in  colors  called  "The  Voice  of 
the  Nightingale",  and  "Aesop's 
Fables". 

What  the  public  desires  is  the  un- 
known quantity  every  exhibitor  is 
trying  his  best  to  discover,  and  it 
seems  to  be  the  most  variable  quan- 
tity in  the  known  world.  While  the 
silliest  and  most  banal  comedy  will 
get  laughs  anywhere,  most  people  I 
have  interviewed  express  themselves 
as  liking  the  short  subjects  with  the 
exception  of  the  comedies  which,  they 
say,  "are  usually  so  silly  or  tiresome". 

Our  exhibitors  here  seem  to  be 
arranging  their  programs  now,  and 
rightly,  with  a  view  to  attracting  and 
pleasing  the  most  intelligent  class  of 
patrons.  All  of  our  best  houses  are 
using  the  news  reels  consistently,  and 
are  varying  their  bills  with  a  nice 
range  of  short  subjects,  most  of  which 
are  generally  popular. 

The  short  subjects  are  of  import- 
ance, I  believe,  in  that  they  do  lend 
variety  to  a  long  program.  Two  or 
three    well-selected    ones    will    make 


Advertising  a 
Short   Subject 

When  the  Merrill, 
Milwaukee,  played 
Balto,  the  dog  hero 
picture,  they  used  it 
as  the  feature  at- 
traction of  the  bill, 
and  the  big  mar- 
quee over  the  en- 
trance was  effect- 
ively used  to  adver- 
tise this  short  sub- 
ject. 


ft 


a  patron  satisfied  even  if  he  majn, 
have  found  the  feature  picture  t( 
liking.     This   is    particularly   wc 
of  consideration  when  the  featu 
recognized  by  the  exhibitor  as  a  < 
one.     Then  he  should  be  more  '■ 
usually    careful     to    get     some 
short  subjects  to  fill  in  his  prog' 

Although  I  see  most  of  the  fej|( 
pictures  before  they  are  exhibit 
generally  try  to  see  the  short  subl 
at  our  largest  houses  because  If' 
ticularly  like  the  news  reels  and 
cities  I  have  mentioned.     Perso 
I  find  real  entertainment  in  mo 
the   short   subjects,  excepting  al 
the    majority    of    two-reel    comt 
Just  now  Harry  Langdon  is  the 
genuine  comedian  making  short  i 
edies,  in  my  opinion.    I  always  fc 
Will    Rogers    well    worth    watcl 
and   wish    that    I    might   see   hii 
more  pictures. 


f 


Indianapolis 


R.  Addison  Adams — The  Sta 

There  is  a  place  for  the  short 
ject  on  the  program  of  every  thi 
in  the  country  but  each  theater  i 
pick  the  short  subjects  best  ada 
to  it  or  the  films  will  be  worse 
useless    as    entertainment.      For! 
stance  the  Music  Master  series  ii, 
best    educational    short    subject 
ceived  in  many  a  long  month  b 
is  best  fitted  only  for  a  theater 
a  fine  concert  orchestra  such  as 
at  the   Circle.     There  are  four 
run  houses  here  but  the  Circle  ii 
only  one  in  which  this  series  ca 
presented    under    perfect    condit 

In  the  smaller  houses  the  educa 
al  film  of  any  kind  is  taboo  and 
the  comedies  must  be  of  the  rar' 
slapstick   and   most   impossible  1 
An    owner    of    several    neighbor! 
houses      scattered      throughout  | 
poorer   sections   of   Indianapolis  I 
me   a   short   time   ago   that   he  '[ 
two  news  reels  a  week  just  to  if 
his  houses.    As  soon  as  the  news 
is    flashed    the    audience,:   begini 
leave.     On  the  other  hand  the  i 
reel  is  welcomed  in  most  of  the  h 
class   first-run   houses   and  as  fa 
I,    personally,    am    concerned    I 
visit  a  house  just  to  see  a  newS] 
I   have   missed — and  this   in   vie| 
the  fact  that  I  see  five  or  six  di 
ent    ones    every    week    anyway, 
have   for  the  past   eight  years, 
news    reel    is    improving    every  i 
but  it  hag  a  lot  of  room  yet.       '] 
Cartoon   Reels   Profitable 

All  houses  find  a  cartoon  reel 
"Aesop's  Fables"  profitable.  Thisi 
goes  over  in  the  best  houses  an 
the  poorest.  It  is  by  far  the 
novelty,  in  my  opinion,  being 
duced  today.  The  new  Pathe  "i 
roscopiks"  look  good  in  the  noi 
line  and  with  development  may 
come  an  important  program  feali 
As  to  Langdon 

There  seems  only  one  come 
today  who  possibly  might  attain 
importance.  I  am  speaking  of  I| 
Langdon  who,  I  think,  is  the  bt^ 
comedy  find  since  Chaplin.  How 
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THE 


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DAILV 


Sunday,  June  21,  1925 


Timer  Shows,  Short  Subjects  and  the  Greater  Movie  Season 


By    DANNY 


miner  is  here.     It's  hot.     Some  places  it's  hotter  than  that. 

lere  it's  hot  as  .     They're  rolling  by  in  everything-  on 

heels.     From  tin  lizzies  up.     Merrily  they  pass  by  Mr.  A. 
Exhibitor.     Sore  as  a  boil.     Wondering  why. 

ilf  the  time  Mr.  A.  Grouch  Exhib.  doesn't  realize  that  he 
d  a  lot  to  do  with  making  good  roads  popular.  Then  he 
:  appreciate  that  with  a  little  forethought,  a  little  energy 
areful  selection  of  his  program  that  those  four-wheeled  con- 
ies would  be  parked  somewhere  near  his  theater. 
\>o  often — far  too  often — Mr.  Exhibitor  spends  too  much 
ewailing  the  fact  that  "summer  is  here,"  "business  is  rot- 
md  "what's  the  use."  Others  following  the  footsteps  of 
organizations,  figure  their  year  has  forty  weeks  and  inci- 
y  let  the  twelve  summer  weeks  get  by  as  best  they  can. 

A  good  program  of  carefully  selected  short  sub- 
'ects  used  tvith  or  without  a  feature  would  do  a  lot 

0  stimulate  business  in  these  hot  days. 

it  it  is  tougher  than  that  to  get  these  men  to  realize  that 
one  way  of  chasing  the  summer  business  blues.  They 
t  done  it.  They  don't  know  the  fellow  who  did  (and  who 
itally  got  away  with  it).  They  use  the  well-worn  and  time- 
d  expression  "my  town  is  different  anyway."  And  the 
bial  stone  wall  will  rest  right  before  their  eyes.  And  they 
ly  see  to  it  that  it  remains  there. 

irhaps  the  movement  inaugurated  to  develop  the  Greater 
Season  will  have  some  effect  on  many  of  these  exhibitors. 

1  nation-wide  campaign  planned  to  start  in  August  and  with 
t  lot  of  publicity  work  to  be  carried  on  during  July  many 
ors  may  realize  the  value  of  sticking  on  the  job  and  fighting 
/ay  through  a  difficult  situation.  And  while  promoters  of 
eater  Movie  Season  obviously  had  in  mind  the  development 
irest  toward  the  picture  house — especially  toward  larger 
ore  important  features,  any  exhibitor  who  allows  the  op- 
lity  to  get  away  from  him  without  bringing  his  short  sub- 
n  connection  with  the  Greater  Movie  Season  is  totally 
half-blind,  has  a  spavined  mentality  and  should  not  be  in 
siness. 

Here  is  the  greatest  opportunity  that  has  devel- 
bed  in  years  to  tie-in  a  most  important  part  of  your 
jrogram  entertainment  with  a  national  movement, 
le  Greater  Movie  Season  was  inaugurated  several  years  ago 
rman  Wobber  in  San  Francisco.     It  was  a  tremendous  job 
:e  the  various  film  companies  and  exhibitors  as  well  appre- 
hat  this  was  not  a  scheme  to  boost  Paramount  pictures, 
ie  Wobber  is  the  strongest  man  that  Paramount  has  on  the 
But  because  he  refused  to  be  daunted,  he  stuck  to  the  job. 
bally  the  second  year  convinced  his  associates  in  the  pic- 
usiness  that  the  idea  of  a  Greater  Movie  Season  was  for 
Tibined  benefit  of  each  and  every  company.     And  each  and 
exhibitor.     Regardless  of  what  product  he  showed.    After 
capitulated,  Wobber  went  on  to  Los  x\ngeles.    The  result 
most  astounding  and  fruitful  campaign  last  year.     So  sue- 
indeed  that  the  leaders  of  the  industry  got  behind  the  idea 
rl   p  it  nationally  beginning  this  Fall.     And  so  in  August 
11  have  the  opportunity  to  pitch  in  and  do  your  bit  towards 


making  your  public  appreciate  what  the  coming  season  will  hold 
for  them  in  picture  entertainment.     Don't  fall  down  on  this  job. 
Incidentally  it  means  money  in  the  bank — for  you. 
PERHAPS   A    COINCIDENCE 

It  may  be  purely  a  coincidence — and  then  again  maybe  it 
isn't — that  in  those  sections  of  this  country  where  distributors 
find  the  greatest  volume  of  business,  short  subjects  stand  out 
pre-eminently. 

In  Southern  California  for  instance.  In  and  about  Los  An- 
geles. Exhibitors  show  a  marked  interest  in  the  development  of 
short  subjects.  They  boost  them.  They  advertise  them.  And 
whenever  they  have  an  opportunity  they  go  after  business  using 
the  short  subject  as  the  basis  of  attack.  The  exhibition  field  has 
proven  rich  and  ripe  in  Southern  California.  Perhaps  it  is  only 
a  coincidence  that  short  subjects  are  so  important  down  that  way. 

Here  and  there  around  the  country  clever  showmen  like 
Herschel  Stuart  in  St.  Louis  and  Ralph  Ruffner  in  Vancouver 
make  the  most  of  their  short  subjects  and  build  splendid  results  on 
this  foundation. 

In  a  little  town  like  Ocean  Park,  Cal.,  Jimmy  Sams  runs  the 
Rosemary  Theater.  He  uses  the  lights  on  his  marquee  to  adver- 
tise Paramount  Pictures  and  in  lights  equally  large  "Hal  Roach 
Comedies." 

What  exhibitor  who  has  used  Harry  Langdon 
comedies  during  the  past  six  months  could  honestly 
say  that  Langdon' s  name  in  lights  outside  his  thea- 
ter has  not  proven  as  great  a  draw  as  almost  any 
accepted  star  in  the  business? 

Langdon  has  developed  within  the  last  year  amazingly.  His 
contract  has  but  a  little  while  to  go  and  reports  from  the  Coast 
indicate  that  the  larger  producing  concerns  are  on  his  trail  try- 
ing to  tie  him  up  for  a  long  time  to  come.  And  these  reports  also 
indicate  that  Langdon  expects  a  huge  lot  of  money  with  these 
new  companies.  In  other  words,  here  is  the  latest  "find"  in  the 
business.  And  like  many  other  great  stars  he  has  developed 
through  the  little  short  subjects. 

Week  after  week,  all  over  this  country,  Lloyd  and  Chaplin 
re-issues  are  being  used  to  a  tremendous  extent  by  wise  and  wily 
exhibitors  who  know  the  value  of  these  names  and  who  operate 
accordingly. 

And  yet  Mr.  Average  Exhibitor  does  so  little  generally  with 
his  short  subjects  that  it  is  next  to  criminal.  He  rarely  adver- 
tises them  properly  and  usually  is  content  to  give  them  about 
three  lines  in  small  light  face  type  somewhere  toward  the  bottom 
of  his  copy,  apparently  making  a  great  effort  to  make  it  most 
difficult  for  anyone  to  read  about  this  important  feature  of  his 
program.  Others  don't  go  that  far.  They  simply  say  "a  Com- 
edy" or  some  other  comedy. 

There  isn't  an  exchange  in  this  country  which  at  some  time 
has  not  been  asked  by  some  fan  where  such  and  such  a  comedy  or 
other  short  subject  can  be  seen  in  that  town.  In  other  words, 
Mr.  Exhibitor  has  made  it  so  difficult  for  the  public  to  know  of 
this  part  of  his  program  that  the  public  is  compelled  to  seek  pro- 
fessional information  with  regard  to  that  which  should  be  public 
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THE 


"Stop  Flirting" 

Prod.:  Al.  and  Chas.  Christie 
Dist.:  Producers  Dist.  Corp. 

As  a  Whole. . .  .WOULD  MAKE  A 
GOOD  TWO  REEL  COMEDY 
BUT  AS  A  FEATURE  IT 
FALLS  FAR  SHORT  OF  RE- 
QUIREMENTS. NOT  NEARLY 
ENOUGH  SITUATIONS  TO 
CARRY   IT  THROUGH. 

Cast.... John  T.  Murray,  principal 
plate  thrower,  makes  the  most  of 
a  slap-stick  role  but  it  isn't  any 
knock-out.  Wanda  Hawley  is  the 
girl  in  the  case.  Hallam  Cooley 
is  Murray's  comedy  side-kick  and 
others  are  Ethel  Shannon,  Vera 
Steadman,  Jimmie  Adams,  Jack 
Duffy. 

Type    of    Story Comedy,    mostly 

slap-stick.  Like  many  comedies, 
with  two  reel  possibilities  that  are 
stretched  to  reach  the  feature 
length,  "Stop  Flirting"  snaps  when 
it's  pulled  too  far.  It's  laughs  stop 
short  and  you  wonder  how  many 
feet  more  they  must  throw  plates 
in  order  to  call  it  a  feature.  There's 
a  fair  enough  comedy  yarn  here 
that  might  have  proven  highly 
amiusing  and  gotten  over  its 
laughs  in  good  style  in  its  proper 
place  but,  as  is  usually  the  case, 
they've  repeated  and  repeated  the 
gags  until  there  isn't  a  semblance 
of  a  laugh  left.  This  is  particu- 
larly so  in  the  last  half  of  the  pic- 
ture. Murray  spends  what  seems 
to  be  at  least  a  half  reel  trying  to 
light  a  candle  that  melts  away  from 
his  touch  and  he  sits  on  a  chair 
knocking  out  extras  with  plates 
until  it  hurts — the  audience.  Much, 
too  much,  of  the  same  thing  makes 
Jack  a  dull  boy  and  "Stop  Flirting" 
is  a  dull  picture. 

The  plot  concerns  the  plan  of 
Jeff  Dangerfield  to  cure  Perry 
Reynolds'  wife  of  flirting.  Perry 
is  supposed  to  be  lost  at  sea  in 
an  airplane.  Vivian  mourns  his 
loss  and  is  sorry  for  her  treatment 
until  she  discovers  that  Perry  is 
alive.  Meanwhile  Perry  is  trying 
to  get  a  meal  in  the  house  without 
being  discovered.  His  efforts  at 
concealment,  Dangerfield's  attempt 
to  keep  Perry  concealed  and  Vivi- 
an's business  of  pretending  not  to 
worry  about  Perry's  death  leads 
around  in  a  circle  until  the  usual 
clinch. 

Box  Office  Angle....  Not  enough 
laughs  in  this  to  keep  them  in  their 
seats.  Cutting  might  £et  it  by  but 
they  won't  get  much  of  a  kick  out 
of  it  as  it  is. 
Exploitation ....  You  can't  do  any 
talking  for  the  laughs  in  "Stop 
Flirting".  And,  incidentally,  they're 
likely  to  come  in  expecting  some- 
thing entirely  different  from  what 
they'll  get.  It  is  a  good  title  and 
may  bring  them  in  on  its  own  ac- 
count if  that  is  all  you  have  to 
worry  about. 

Direction    Scott    Sidney; 

lost  out  on  this  one 

Author    Fred    Jackson 

Scenario   Dorothy  Farnum 

Cameraman    George   Benoit 

Photography  All  right 

Locale  Any  city 

Length    5,161    feet 


"Anything  Once" 

Classplay  Pictures — State  Rights 
As  a  Whole....HAPPY-GO-LUCKY 
SAILOR  BOY  WALKS  OUT 
OF  THE  NAVY  AND  INTO 
PLENTY  OF  EXCITEMENT 
THAT  FURNISHES  SOME 
FAIRLY  AMUSING  ENTER- 
TAINMENT, 
Cast Gladys  Walton,  former  Uni- 
versal star,  returns  to  the  screen 
after  a  long  absence,  looking  much 
slimmer  and  not  quite  so  attrac- 
tive. Doesn't  photograph  well. 
Harold  Austin,  the  sailor  boy  who 
keeps  things  moving  once  he  gets 
his  Navy  discharge.  Tully  Mar- 
shall, one  of  those  fond  parents 
who  doesn't  want  his  daughter  to 
marry  a  Duke.  Francis  McDon- 
ald, the  "phoney"  Duke.  Mathilde 
Brundage,  the  mother.  Arko,  a 
clever  police  dog  who  has  quite  a 
bit  to  do  in  the  picture. 

Type   of    Story Comedy-romance. 

"Anything  Once"  is  hero's  slogan 
but  hero  tries  so  many  things  once 
it  keeps  him  pretty  much  on  the 
jump.  The  story's  a  simple  little 
yarn  and  not  particularly  strong 
on  originality,  but  it  contains 
some  fairly  amusing  comedy  gags 
and  with  a  development  that 
doesn't  use  up  much  footage  it 
keeps  you  interested  most  of  the 
time.  It  has  a  good-natured  ex- 
sailor,  a  sleep-walking  heroine,  a 
bogus  Duke,  a  skeptical  "papa" 
and  a  title  hunting  mother  in  its 
make-up  and  mixed  up  with  an 
occasional  scrap,  a  battle  with  the 
dog,  the  girl  walking  in  her  sleep, 
etc.,  it  has  enough  to  keep  it  mov- 
ing. There  are  some  good  laughs 
also,  although  it  isn't  especially 
strong  in  its  comedy  element.  The 
story  opens  with  hero  being  dis- 
charged from  the  Navy.  He  has 
three  months  back  pay  coming  to 
him  but  before  he  gets  off  the 
boat  his  buddies,  fifty  strong,  re- 
mind him  of  various  I.O.U.'s  un- 
til he's  about  broke.  Hero  meets 
Dorothy  Nixon's  father  who  sees 
in  hero,  Marvin,  a  chance  to  rid 
his  daughter  of  her  suitor,  the  bo- 
gus Duke.  Pa  realizes  the  Duke 
is  after  his  bank  roll  but  Ma  is 
flattered  by  the  prospects  of  being 
"presented  at  court."  Pa  knows 
he'll  go  to  court  if  he  doesn't  get 
rid  of  the  Duke.  How  Marvin  and 
his  pet  dog  succeed  in  chasing  the 
Duke  is  followed  by  Marvin  be- 
coming the  bridegroom. 

Box    Office    Angle Fair    number. 

Clever  dog,  some  bits  of  comedy 
plus  occasional  action  may  get  it 
over  adequately. 

Exploitation .Title    can    work    in 

nicely  with  catchlines  and  teasers 
for  throwaways,  such  as:  "Are 
you  one  of  those  who'll  try  'Any- 
thing Once.'  Marvin,  the  sailor, 
was.  See  what  it  got  him  into." 
They  may  remember  Gladys  Wal- 
ton if  you  recall  her  work  in  Uni- 
versal pictures.  Talk  about  Arko, 
the  dog. 
Direction..James  McHenry;  adequate 

Author  Nate  H.  Edwards 

Scenario    Harry   Chandlee 

Cameraman  Chas.  Murphy 

Photography  All  right 

Locale  City 

Length  4,920  feet 


Jack    Hoxie    in 

"The  White  Outlaw" 

Universal 

As  a  Whole ANOTHER  WON- 
DER HORSE  INTRODUCED 
IN  HOXIE'S  LATEST.  LENDS 
A  NEW  SLANT  TO  WESTERN 
AND  SHOULD  PLEASE  THE 
FANS. 

Star Sticks   to   hero   routine   but 

has  some  new  business  that  gives 
him  a  bit  of  variation.  Performs 
his  usual  rescues  in  the  same  thrill- 
ing fashion. 

Cast Marceline    Day    opposite 

Hoxie  hasn't  much  to  do  but  fol- 
low up  hero.  Duke  Lee,  the  vil- 
lain. Floyd  Shackelford,  colored 
chap,  gets  over  some  laughs. 
Others,  William  Welsh,  Charles 
Brinely. 

Type  of  Story Western.  Not  to 

be  outdone  by  Hal  Roach  and  his 
wonder  horse,  Rex,  Carl  Laemmle 
comes  along  with  a  Jack  Hoxie  re- 
lease in  which  Scout,  a  beautiful 
white  horse,  is  the  important  fea- 
ture. Scout's  a  really  clever,  well 
trained  animal,  and  fits  in  nicely 
with  the  story's  requirements. 
There's  a  fine  dog  in  the  picture, 
too,  so  Hoxie  gets  his  chief  support 
this  time  from  animals.  The  pic- 
ture contains  the  more  or  less  con- 
ventional hero-villain-girl  formula 
but  it  has  plenty  of  good  action  to 
offset  familiarities. 

It  concerns  the  outlaw  horse. 
Scout,  who  leaves  his  master  for 
good  after  a  beating  at  the  hands 
of  a  ranch  hand.  Scout  becomes 
an  outlaw  and  due  to  his  training 
is  able  to  open  barn  doors,  corral 
bars,  and  other  enclosures,  thereby 
releasing  vast  herds  of  cattle, 
which  he  rounds  up  and  heads  for 
the  open  spaces.  Hero  is  accused 
of  cattle  rustling  but  knows  that 
Scout  is  the  guilty  party.  Hero  has 
a  villain  to  contend  with  and  being 
that  they're  both  in  love  with  the 
same  girl  the  odds  are  mostly 
against  hero.  How  he  cOmes 
through  by  proving  Scout  the 
guilty  one  and  also  that  villain  had 
a  hand  in  the  rustling  is  rewarded 
by  hero's  winning  the  girl. 

Box  Office  Angle Good  western 

entertainment  that  will  fill  in  nicely 
on  your  program. 

Exploitation You    can    promise 

them  a  western  that's  a  little  bit 
out  of  the  ordinary.  Talk  about 
Scout,  the  white  wonder  horse, 
and  also  about  the  dog  that  ap- 
pears in  "The  White  Outlaw." 
Run  a  trailer  showing  Scout  in  ac- 
tion. Get  them  interested  in  the 
mysterious  cattle  rustler  known  as 
"The  White  Outlaw," 

Direction Cliff  Smith;  good 

Author Isidore    Bernstein 

Scenario Isidore    Bernstein 

Cameraman Wm.     Noble 

Photography Very  good 

Locale The    West 

Length. 4830   feet 


Harry  Carey  in 

"Silent  Sandersor 

Prod.,  Hunt  Stromher, 
Dist.,  Producers  Dist.  Co 

As  a  Whole WESTERN 

LER  WITH  ONE  OF  '■ 
HE  -  MAN  STORIES. 
SOME  GOOD  ACTION 
THRILLS  BUT  IS  CO; 
TIONAL  MATERIAL,  O) 
WHOLE. 

Star The  same  softly  sent 

and  yet  dominating  charac| 
he  always  portrays.  It  is  a 
Harry  Carey  picture  with  ( 
his  best  known  characteriz 

Cast Trilby  Clark  pretty 

John  Miljan  the  regulation 
villain.       Others     Gardner 
Edith  Yorke,  Stanton  Heel 
don  Lewis. 

Type     of     Story Western 

drama.     Harry  Carey  alwa> 
ages   to  get  a  story  with  i 
of  romance  with  Carey  figi 
a  clinch  ending.     It's  all  vc) 
and    perhaps    a    romantic 
ment    makes   for   a   good   a 
appeal   but    Carey   is   begini 
outgrow    the   romanjic   stag 
looks     more      like     the     h 
father  or  kindly  old  uncle  tl 
suitor.      However,    that's    tl 
it    works    out,    but    the    rei 
of  the  story  is  reasonable  aif 
suited    to    Carey.      He's    al'| 
loyal,   dependable   hero   wht 
things     easy     enough     whei 
don't     mean     harm    to     thi 
loves.     But  once  they  step 
"toes,"  then  hero  gets  busy 
time  his  brother  is  found  d«tJ 
believing     he     has     killed 
over  love  of  a  girl  hero  goesj^ 
Klondike  to  forget.     Th^re  {' 
counters    the    girl    and    sav 
from  a  renegade  crowd  in  i 
hall.      She    had    left    her    hr 
Later      the      husband,      slo 
stumbles  into  hero's  cabin  ^ 
knowing  the   identity   of  hiii 
ence,    tells    how    he    killed  '' 
brother.     He  meets  death  injl, 
pack    and    hero    forgives    ti 
and  is  free  to  tell  her  of  d| 
he   has   concealed  for  many 
There's     a     smooth     develd|p 
good  action,  and  with  Carej 
his    customary    fine    work,     j, 
Sanderson"  rnakes  fairly  g(| 
tertainment. 

Box    Office   Angle Depend 

you  know  they  like  these  ott 
he-man  pictures  of  the  type 
generally   makes.  j 

Exploitation Tell       them] 

Carey  unknowingly  trails  U 
into   the   Klondike   and   fin(|i  i 
self   face    to   face    with   his 
er's  murderer.    Run  a  trailer! 
ing  some  of  the  shots  of  the 
country  and  of  the  Alaskafl  . 
ret.      Use    Carey's    name   aflit 
can    promise    his    admirers  jf 
like  his  latest.  i 

Direction Scott  R, 

satisfactory. 

Author Kate  C« 

Scenario Harvey  k 

Cameraman Solji " 

Photography  !  " 

Locale  West- 

Length  About 


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Sunday,  June  21,  1925 


^  Cities  Ready 

(Continued  from  Pag*  1) 

he  Astor  Monday,  when  the 
;  campaign  will  be  arranged 
;neral  manager  selected. 


Albany 

—Tony  Veillcr,  of  the  Mark  Strand 
iln,  Troy,  is  general  manager  of  the 
"  "ovie   Season"   here. 

Atlanta 

—Dan  Michalove,  Universal  man- 
loaned  Earl  Griggs  to  the  "Greater 
>son"  exhibitors'  committee  to  han- 
tation  for  the  drive  which  is  being 
ionducted  by  Howard  Waugh  of 
rd,  Willard  Patterson  of  the  Met- 
Tom  Games  of  Loew's  Grand,  Tom 
pf  the  Cameo,  James  Jackson  of 
,,  Alpha  Fowler  of  the  Palace  and 
lison  of  Fox.  Initial  publicity  will 
f  in  July  by  which  time  all  poster 
w  displays,  newspaper  tie-ups  and 
1  cooperation  will  have  been  ar- 
^ocal  agents  of  the  Red  Star  line, 
p,  the  Belgenland,  will  take  the 
nal  prizewinner  in  the  newspaper 
ound  the  world,  are  working  en- 
Uy    with    the    committee. 


Atlantic  City 

City,  N.  J. — Atlantic  City  joined 
.ovie  Season"  on  Wednesday  when 
er  in  the  city,  and  a  great  many 
ities,  sent  a  representative  to  a 
eld  at  the  Globe.  Edward  J. 
:>i  the  City  Square,  was  elected 
mager;  Alexander  Strauss,  of  the 
e-chairman;  William  Ford,  of 
chairman  of  decoration  comrait- 
Gillespie,    chairman   publicity    com- 


Butte 

Hont. — After  a  thorough  discus- 
le  "Greater  Movie  Season"  plan 
)al  exhibitors  of  Butte  and  Ana- 
jinted  the  following  committee  to 
drive  :  William  J.  Sullivan,  Rialto, 
nd  general  manager ;  Merle  Davis, 
Villiam  Woolfall,  Peoples;  George 
Ansonia ;  Albert  Nadeau,  Blue 
tonda;  R.  C.  Hudson,  Universal; 
phy.  Paramount,  ai:id  W.  J.  Heine- 
er  Bros.  Theaters  represented  on 
1  committee  have  pledged  them- 
larticipate,  and  at  a  further  meet- 
rertsiing  appropriation  will  be  de- 
put   the  season   over   in   vigorous 


Chicago 

-Both  the  Exhibitors'  Ass'n  ol 
d  the  Film  Board  of  Trade  have 
nd  "Greater  Movie  Season"  here, 
Kettering  of  the  Jones,  Linick 
Per  houses  as  campaign  manager. 
rs  have  been  established  in  store 
e    McVickers    theater    and    display 

eady  announce  the  season  to  the 
important   downtown    houses   are 

and  letters  of  endorsement  from 
:y  have  gone  out  to  link  22  houses 
>heum  Circuit  into  the  August 
^ibler,  exploitation-director  for  the 
Theaters.  Inc.,  is  extending  the 
iroughout  Decatur.  Aurora,  Elgin, 

,  Freeport.  Galesburg.  Kankakee, 
.  Peoria,  111.,  and  Beloit  and  La 
s.      An    active    campaign    is    also 

at    Rockford,    111. 


Cincinnati 

-This  city  will  swing  into  line 
key-cities  celebrating  "Greater 
jn"  in  August.  Negotiations  in- 
Libson  theaters  and  membership 
;ter  Cincinnati  M.  P.  Exhibitors 
orward  to  bring  about  an  effec- 
?n.      No    general  manager  has  yet 


Cleveland 

-Preliminary    work    for    "Greater 
on"    is    being    done    with    a    view 
ig    a   concrete    campaign    to    thea- 
who    will    attend    a    meeting    to- 
l  exchange    managers,    exploitation 
men.       To    add      weight      and 
She    movement    several    prominent 
will    he    made    honorary    mem- 
„     general     committee.       Contacts 
lestablished     with     local    branches 
linal    organizations    that    have    en- 
later    Movie   Season"   in   letters  to 
lys.     A   canvass   of   important   ex- 
|ws    them    to    be    unanimously    in 
I  season. 


Denver 

Denver — 'Harry  Long  of  the  American 
heads  the  list  of  "Greater  Movie  Season  ex- 
ecutives" here.  Harry  E.  Huflfman,  presi- 
dent of  the  Colorado  M.  P.  T.  O.,  expressed 
such  favor  of  the  plan  that  an  exhibitors 
meeting  elected  a  board  of  directors  that  is 
most  representative:  F.  H.  Ricketson,  Rialto; 
Harry  E.  Huflfman,  Blue  Bird ;  Gordon  B. 
Ashworth,  Federal;  Homer  E.  Ellison,  Jr., 
Queen ;  R.  J.  Garland,  Metro-Goldwyn ; 
Charles  R  Gilmour,  Vitagraph- Warner  Bros. ; 
J.  H.  Ashby,  First  National.  The  board  de- 
cided to  secure  a  high-grade  campaign  ex- 
pert to  assist  Long,  believing  that  the  drive 
deserves  the  entire  services  of  such  an  ex- 
ploiteer. 


Detroit 

Detroit — The  campaign  throughout  Michi- 
gan will  he  in  the  hands  of  H.  M.  Richey, 
who  already  has  placed  interesting  plans 
before  the  Hays  office.  For  Detroit,  David 
Palfreyman,  of  the  Film  Board  of  Trade, 
will  be  general  manager ;  Fred  T.  Grenell, 
of  the  Grenell  Advertising  Agency,  in  charge 
of  publicity,  and  John  E.  Niebes  of  the  Dawn, 
treasurer. 

At  the  first  meeting  a  budget  of  $10,000 
for  this  city  was  passed  upon,  this  money 
to  be  spent  for  newspaper  advertising,  bill- 
boards,   novelties,    etc. 


Des  Moines 

Des  Moines — Des  Moines  exhibitors  have 
elected  A.  G.  Stolte,  of  the  Blank  Enter- 
prises, general  manager  of  "Greater  Movie 
Season."  Contributions  to  the  advertising 
appropriation  will  total  $6,000,  which  should 
lift  local  business  out  of  the  depression  that 
has  existed  here  for  some  time.  The  cam- 
paign will  cover  the  entire  territory  and,  ac- 
cording to  reports,  will  be  duplicated  in 
Omaha.  Orders  are  being  placed  for  the 
full  line  of  accessories  prepared  by  the  na- 
tional service  bureaji  in  New  York. 


Indianapolis 

Indianapolis — Ace  Berry  and  H.  C.  Dres- 
sendorfer,  controlling  "Greater  Movie  Sea- 
son" operations,  have  linked  the  News,  big- 
gest newspaper  in  the  state,  into  the  national 
contest;  appointed  finance,  publicity  and  gen- 
eral committees  and  arranged  for  a  smashing 
campaign  opening  at  a  banquet  to  which 
theater  owners,  the  press  and  exchange  ex- 
ecutives have  been  invited.  The  Indiana  En- 
dorsers of  Photoplays  will  assist  in  the  cam- 
paign ;  while  the  Indiana  Traction  Co.  has 
oflfered  advertising  cooperation.  Evansville, 
Ind.,  will  also  put  over  the  campaign,  with 
Charles  Sweeten,  manager  of  the  Strand,  in 
charge. 


Kansas  City 

Kansas  City,  Mo. — R.  R.  Biechele,  presi- 
dent of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  is  organizing  Kan- 
sas-Missouri exhibitors  for  statewide  drives, 
while  Kansas  City  plans  to  develop  a  news- 
paper and  merchant  cooperative  campaign. 
Parades  will  be  a  feature  of  the  season,  with 
William  Flynn.  of  the  Globe,  in  charge  of 
organization.  Dave  Harding  of  Capitol  En- 
terprise, and  Jack  Roth  of  the  Isis,  in  con- 
junction with  Bruce  Fowler,  manager  of  the 
Newman,  and  R.  R.  Biechele,  have  arranged 
a  budget  of  $5,000'.  Theaters  and  exchanges 
are  well  represented  on  the  publicity  com- 
mittee, the  personnel  being,  Samuel  Carver, 
Liberty,  general  manager :  Bob  Dary,  Uni- 
versal;  R.  Cunningham,  Paramount,  and  M. 
Jacobs,  Royal,  committeemen. 


Los  Angeles 

Los  Angeles — That  "Greater  Movie  Sea- 
son" this  year  will  p.irallel  last  year's  suc- 
cess is  certain  through  the  whole-hearted 
cooperation  of  theaters  and  studios.  It  is 
realized  that  Los  Angeles  must  set  the  na- 
tional standard.  Jack  Retlaw,  special  repre- 
sentative of  West  Coast  Theaters,  Inc.,  will 
be  general  manager,  working  in  conjunction 
with  the  Wampas  Committee.  A  huge  parade 
of  stars  has  been  arranged.  Complete  sup- 
port of  commercial  interests  is  assured  by 
the  Chamber  of  Commerce.  It  is  expected 
that  "Greater  Movie  Season"  will  open  lo- 
cally during  the  last  week  of  July  in  order 
that  publicity  accruing  from  the  stars'  par- 
ticipation may  be  carried  throughout  the 
country. 


Memphis 

Memphis — A  strong  organization  has  been 
formed  to  handle  "Greater  Movie  Season." 
with  Lloyd  Dearth,  of  the  Pantages,  as  chair- 
man and  William  A.  Finney,  of  Loew's  state, 
secretary-treasurer.  George  Brown,  of  Loew's 
Palace. '  Walter  League,  of  the  Strand,  and 
Bert  Jordan,  of  the  Majestic,  comprise  the 
board    of    directors,     while    members    of    the 


general  committee  are  Joe  Maceri,  Paul  Ze- 
rilla,  Tom  Ballas,  Clark  Porter,  Tony  Rich- 
ards and  Fred  Suzorre,  all  prominent  exhibi- 
tors in  this  territory. 


Milwaukee 

Milwaukee — Tom  Saxe  presided  at  a 
"Greater  Movie  Season"  committee  meet- 
ing with  Messrs.  Krofta,  Siergert  and  Bauch 
representing  exhibitors  and  Messrs.  Levine, 
Vollendorf  and  Brown  representing  exchanges, 
which  fixed  the  campaign  appropriation  at 
$5,300.  With  this  allocation  Milwaukee  will 
undoubtedly  see  a  campaign  on  a  scale  hith- 
erto unattempted;  and  the  publicity  com- 
mittee, consisting  of  Stan  Brown,  Saxe  En- 
terprises; Anne  McCurdy,  Universal;  Eddie 
Weisfeldt,  Wisconsin  theater;  Eddi  Corcoran, 
Paramount ;  James  Williamson,  Orpheum 
Circuit ;  Emil  Francke,  Silliman  enterprises, 
has  already  drawn  up  exploitation  plans. 


Minneapolis 

Minneapolis — Because  Minneapolis  inaugu- 
rated the  first  cooperative  drive,  "Northwest 
Go-To-Movie-Week"  in  1922,  from  which  the 
national  season  in  part  developed,  and  ex- 
hibitors have  learned  its  box-ofifice  value,  an 
extensive  campaign  is  looked  for  throughout 
this  territory,  embracing  all  the  Finkelstein 
and  Ruben  houses  and  the  membership  of  the 
Allied  States  organization,  of  which  W.  A. 
Steflfes  is  chairman.  Exhibitors'  meetings 
are  now  being  set  for  a  discussion  of  ways 
and  means  and  the  election  of  a  general  man- 
ager. 


New  Haven 

New  Haven — "Greater  Movie  Season"  is 
being  pushed  forward  energetically  under  the 
direction  of  General  Manager  James  Powers, 
of  the  Poll- Bijou.  Exhibitors  and  exchanges 
are   working   for   a    successful    drive. 


Philadelphia 

Philadelphia — "Greater  Movie  Season"  cam- 
paign is  in  full  swing  under  leadership  of 
Frank  Buhler  of  the  Stanley  Co.  Committee 
heads  are  as  follows :  Finance,  David  Bar- 
rist ;  Speakers,  H.  W.  Westcott ;  Exchanges, 
Edgar  Moss;  Publicity.  Abe  L.  Einstein; 
Decorations,  Edgar  Wolf;  Special  Executives, 
Ben  Amsterdam,  George  P.  Aarons,  Abe 
Sablosky    and    Bart    McHugh.      The   territory 


has  been  divided  into  33  zones,  each  super- 
vised by  a  well-known  exhibitor;  and  H.  J. 
Schad,  president  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  East- 
ern Pennsylvania,  Southern  New  Jersey  and 
Delaware,  has  pledged  support. 


Salt  Lake  City 

Salt  Lake  City — A  big  campaign  on  "Great- 
er Movie  Season"  is  assured  here  by  the 
appointment  of  Carl  Porter,  manager  of  the 
Victory,  as  general  manager  and  chairman 
of  the  board  of  directors,  which  has  as  its 
personnel :  Livingston  Lanning,  Kinema,  Ed- 
ward Diamond,  Pantages ;  C.  F.  Montgom- 
fery,  American ;  George  C.  Carpenter,  Em- 
press;  W.  E.  Shipley,  Gem  and  Empire;  H. 
K.  Rand,  Isis;  W.  F.  Gordon,  First  Na- 
tional ;  A.  G.  Pickett,  Paramount ;  Samuel 
Henley,  Universal.  Exhibitors  from  other 
towns  in  Salt  Lake  territory  will  have  the 
aid  of  a  special  committee  in  exploiting  the 
season    in    their    centers. 


San  Francisco 

San  Francisco — ^With  profitable  experi- 
ence of  a  previous  "Greater  Movie  Season," 
theaters  are  looking  forward  to  further  suc- 
cess this  August  when  the  season  will  have 
behind  it  the  full  weight  of  a  national  drive. 
Local  and  national  efforts  will  form  the  sub- 
ject of  discussions  when  field  representatives 
of  the  Hays  organization  arrive  this  week. 
Meanwhile  Herman  Wobber,  who  was  largely 
instrumental  in  putting  over  previous  sea- 
sons,   is    marshalling    exhibitors. 


St.  Louis 

St.  Louis,  Mo. — Joe  Mogler,  president  of 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.,  was  elected  general  man- 
ager of  "Greater  Movie  Season"  campaign 
at  a  meeting  of  exhibitors.  Fred  Brink- 
meyer,  of  the  Skouras  Circuit,  will  be  as- 
sistant general  manager.  The  various  com- 
mittees have  voted  $10,000  to  carry  on  the 
campaign. 


Washington,   D.   C. 

Washington,  D.  C. — Although  arrange- 
ments have  not  yet  been  finalized,  Washing- 
ton will  in  all  probability  have  Harry  M. 
Crandall  as  general  manager  of  "Greater 
Movie  Season,"  supported  by  strong  work- 
ing committees  of  theater  owners  and  ex- 
changes. 


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Douglas  Fairbanks  in 

"Don  Q" 

United  Artists 

As  a  Whole: SURE  FIRE  BOX 

OFFICE  ENTERTAINMENT. 
DOUG  BACK  IN  THE  TYPE 
OF  CHARACTER  THAT  ALL 
HIS  ADMIRERS  WANT  TO 
SEE  HIM  IN.  FAST  MOVING 
STORY  OF  THE  SAME 
CHARACTER  AS  MARK  OF 
ZORRO.  EASILY  DOUG'S 
BEST  BOX  OFFICE  ATTRAC- 
TION FOR  SEVERAL  YEARS. 
Star Gives  a  delightful  perform- 
ance. Works  hard  all  along  and 
uses  all  his  old  tricks  and  many 
new  ones,  especially  with  a  long 
whip  with  which  he  performs  won- 
ders. 
Players Support  adequate  gener- 
ally, although  few  have  anything 
to  do  worth  talking  about.  Donald 
Crisp  good  as  Sebastian,  the  vil- 
lain, Mary  Aster  sweet  and  pretty 
as  the  heroine,  and  Warner  Gland 
nne  as  the  Archduke.  Others  un- 
important. 

Type  of  Story Another  "Mark  of 

Zorro."  Indeed,  Doug  appears  in 
this  as  the  son  of  the  famous  and 
lovable  Zorro,  and  in  the  end 
doubles  as  his  own  father,  and 
makes  an  interesting  go  of  a  char- 
acter part.  The  double  exposure 
stufT  in  this  is  fine.  The  story 
tells  of  Don  Cesar  who,  with  his 
big  bull  whip,  attracts  attention 
of  an  Austrian  Archduke  and  the 
Queen  of  Spain.  In  escaping  from 
the  soldiers,  after  a  row,  Doug 
meets  Mary  Astor,  the  heroine, 
falls  in  love  with  her  only  to  find 
that  Sebastian,  a  soldier,  also  loves 
her.  The  Austrian  Archduke 
plots  to  aid  Doug  in  his  lovemak- 
ing  and  this  ends  in  the  Archduke 
being  killed  by  Sebastian.  The 
blame,  however,  falls  upon  Doug, 
who  escapes  to  his  old  castle  ruins 
and  there  plots  revenge.  How  he 
accornplishes  this,  eventually  aided 
by  his  father,  makes  up  the  rest 
of  the  story.  In  the  end,  of  course, 
he  is  cleared  of  the  murder  charge, 
gets  the  heroine  and  all  ends  hap- 
pily. A  typical  Fairbanks  role,  of 
which  he  makes  the  utmost.  The 
use  of  the  big  whip  affords  an  un- 
usual and  interesting  touch  to 
the  picture  and  the  sword  play  at 
the  finish  is  fine  and  exciting.  The 
production  is  splendid,  the  action 
usually  rapid,  and  all  in  all  it 
makes  for  fine  entertainment.  For 
general  picture  house  purposes  the 
picture  should  be  cut.  It  slows 
up  here  and  there. 

Exploitation A    cinch.      A    trailer 

will  interest  them  and  if  you  tell 
your  crowd  this  is  another  "Mark 
of  Zorro"  and  equally  as  entertain- 
ing it  will  be  enough.  You  can 
make  promises  for  this  and  it  will 
live  up  with  certainty.  Use  Span- 
ish costumes  on  your  house  at- 
taches and  it  will  help.  The  pic- 
ture is  easily  adaptable  to  prologue 
purposes. 

Direction Donald    Crisp,    excellent 

Author         K.  and  Hasketh  Pritchard 

Scenario    Jack   Cunningham 

Cameraman  Henry  Sharp 

Photography Splendid 

Locale    Spain 

Length    10,264  feet 


Betty  Compson  and  Jack  Holt  in 

"Eve's  Secret" 

Paramount 
As  a  Whole  ....  DELIGHTFULLY 
ENTERTAINING.  THERE'S 
NOT  A  DULL  MOMENT  IN 
NOVEL  ROMANCE  THAT 
CHARMS  FROM  START  TO 
FINISH. 

Stars Especially   well    suited    and 

both  do  splendid  work  throughout. 
Betty  Compson  lovely  as  the  cob- 
bler's niece  who  becomes  a  Duke's 
fiancee  and   Holt   excellent   as   the 
latter. 
Cast.  ..  .William    Collier,    Jr.,    makes 
a    likeable    tailor's    apprentice    and 
you  almost  wish  he  would  be  the 
successful     suitor.       Others     Vera 
Lewis,  Lionel  Belmore,  Mario  Car- 
illo. 
Type  of  Story. ..  .Romance;  adapted 
from  Lajoz  Biri's  play  "The  Moon 
Flower".      Eve  hasn't  any   secrets; 
that's    probably    why   her   romance 
is  so  intriguing  and  delightful.  She 
doesn't  even  dine  with  another  man 
without  tipping  her  fiance  off  as  to 
her  deviltry.     She  leads  him  a  mer- 
ry chase,  all  the  time  making  him 
believe   she  doesn't  care  a   flip   for 
him  and  finally  admitting  that  she 
does.     Clarence  Badger  hands  you 
a   big    surprise    in    "Eve's    Secret". 
He  starts  off  in  a  very  straightfor- 
ward fashion   and  delivers  a  most 
conventional  introductory  sequence, 
making    no    pretense    at    the    plot 
contemplated.     But  he  proceeds  to 
unwind  the  tale  in  such  a  curiously 
charming  fashion  that  you  become 
entirely    engrossed    with    the    de- 
velopments and  completely  amused 
and     thrilled     with     the     romance 
of    the    cobbler's    niece,    the    Duke 
who  schools    her    to    become    his 
Duchess    and    the    tailor's    appren- 
tice    who     wins     a     fortune     and 
makes  a  bid  for  her  hand.     Buster 
Collier's    performance    contributes 
many    amusing    bright    spots    and 
with  Jack  Holt  and  Betty  Compson 
carrying  on  an  "I  do  and  I  don't'" 
courtship   you   haven't   a   dull   mo- 
ment from  beginning  to  end.     And 
the  ending  is  particularly  delightful. 
When  Betty  eventually  realizes  it's 
Holt   she   loves    best   she   lets    him 
know  it  by  putting  him  through  the 
same  degree  that  he  subjected  her 
to  when  he  decided  that  he'd  make 
a  lady  of  the   cobbler's   niece  and 
take  her  for  his  wife. 
Box  Office  Angle First  rate  enter- 
tainment.    You'll  do  well  to  show 
them    "Eve's    Secret".     They'll    be 
charmed   with    the    story,    the    cast 
and  Badger's  fine  direction. 
Exploitation. . .  .You  can  readily  make 
promises     for     the     entertainment 
to  be  gotten  from  "Eve's  Secret". 
Your  patrons   should   enjoy   it   im- 
mensely and  you   might   make   the 
most  of  catchlines,  trailers,  and  use 
the  box  ofifiice  names  that  the  cast 
contains.      Well    worth    your    best 
efforts. 

Direction  Clarence  Badger: 

clever 

Author    Lajos    Bir! 

Scenario Adelaide  Heilbron 

Cameraman   H.  Kinley  Martin 

Photography    Good 

Locale    Europe 

Length 6,305  feet 


"The  Adventurous  Sex" 

Prod.,  Howard  Estabrook 
Dist.,  Associated  Exhibitors 

As   a   Whole JAZZ   GIRL  AND 

HER  SEARCH  FOR  THRILLS 
LEADS  TO  SOME  FAIRLY 
EXCITING  TWISTS  AND 
ENDS  IN  AN  AIRPLANE 
STUNT  OVER  NIAGARA. 

Cast Clara  Bow  is  a  peppy  young 

flapper  who  steers  the  story  through 
six  merry  reels  of  jazz  and  ex- 
citement. Does  her  work  in  typi- 
cal style.  Smears  her  make-up 
on  too  vigorously  and  doesn't 
photograph  well  as  a  result.  Her- 
bert Rawlinson,  the  well  meaning 
hero  who  finally  comes  in  for  his 
just  reward.  Earl  Williams,  the 
man-about-town  and  others  Harry 
Morey,  Flora  Finch,  Lillian  Beck, 
Joseph  Burke. 

Type      of      Story Modern      girj 

drama.  Niagara  Falls  is  used  for 
something  besides  a  honeymoon 
in  "The  Adventurous  Sex."  It 
serves  as  the  location  where  the 
little  flapper  heroine  does  her 
"brody"  when  life  turns  against 
her.  Into  the  rapids  she  goes  and 
hero  after  her.  Comes  along  an 
airplane  with  a  rope  Jadder  and 
they're  nicely  rescued.  In  spite 
of  the  farfetchedness  of  it  all  there 
is  a  thrill  in  this  and  the  air 
views  of  gorgeous  Niagara  are 
really  fine.  Of  course  it  isn't  go- 
ing to  fool  many.  They'll  know 
the  girl  didn't  actually  jump  into 
the  rapids  of  Niagara  and  they'll 
know,  too,  that  Rawlinson  never 
climbed  onto  any  rope  ladder  hang- 
ing from  an  airplane.  This  decep- 
tion is  only  fairly  well  masked. 
The  rest  of  the  picture  is  con- 
sumed with  wild  parties,  an  auto 
wreck  and  a  roadhouse  episode 
wherein  the  girl  has  a  difficult  job 
of  it  proving  that  she  didn't  go 
there  posing  as  a  certain  man's 
wife.  Poor  little  Patricia  got  her- 
self into  all  this  mess  just  because 
her  sweetie  gave  more  attention 
to  his  airplane  than  he  did  to  her, 
and  when  her  parents  resented  her 
staying  out  late  at  night  she  went 
in  for  her  jazzmania  a  little  heav- 
ier. It  resulted  in  an  auto  wreck 
and  with  Patricia  coming  very 
close  to  losing  her  good  name. 
Hero  saves  the  day,  gathers  Pat  in 
his  arms  and  it's  all  over. 

Box  Office  Angle Will  no  doubt 

sell  readily.  You  know  whether 
or  not  this  suits  the  needs  of  your 
box  office  or  not. 

Exploitation Naturally     the     title 

will  gather  in  a  curious  crowd. 
They'll  be  anxious  to  know  which 
is  the  adventurous  sex  and  why. 
You  might  use  that  thought  in 
catchHnes.  Use  Clara  Bow's 
name  and  run  a  trailer  showing 
the  party  staged  in  the  opening 
reels. 

Direction  Charles   Giblyn;  fair 

Author Hamilton  Mannon 

Scenario Carl  S.  Clancy 

Cameraman  Geo.  Peters 

Photography  All  right 

Locale  City 

Length 6,000  feet 


"The  Necessary  E^ 

First  National        j 

As   a   Whole HEREDI 

THE  KEYNOTE  OF  A  S 
THAT  HAS  SOME  INTE 
ING  ANGLES  BUT  IT'! 
ALWAYS  C  O  N  V  I  N  (, 
HOLDS  THE  ATTE: 
ADEQUATELY  NEV 
LESS. 

Cast Ben    Lyon    has    a 

best  opportunity  so  far.  Di 
in  role  that  demands  con 
variation  in  his  playing. 
Dana  pleasing  addition  as 
Frank  Mayo  and  Gladys  Bi 
appear  mostly  in  double  e 
when  they  appear  in  vision 
or  warn  the  boy  they  left 
them.  Others  Thomas  I 
Mary  Thurman,  Arthur  Ho 

Type  of  Story Drama; 

from     Stephen     Benet's 
Son."      "The    Necessary    E 
fers    some    interesting    deti 
regard    to    heredity.      It    c 
particular  instance  of  a  boj 
mother  was  kind  and  lovi'n 
his  father  was  a  dissipater 
faithful.     The    boy    inherit, 
strongly  the  traits  of  the  fa 
though   the    nature   of   the 
presents  itself  sufficiently  1 
him  realize  that  he  is  on  tht 
road.      The    inherent   force 
father  dominates  him,  howe 
leads  him   into  a  marriage 
scheming  "college  widow.'' 
nant,  who  had  long  loved 
mother  and  had  married  hei 
deathbed  in  order  to  have 
control  over  Frank,  refuse; 
him  out  of  this  last  scrape 
Frank    eventually    works 
own  salvation  includes  som 
effective     dramatic    situatic 
ends   with    his   marriage    tc 
nant's  ward.  The  story  isn't 
entirely  convincing  in  its  sil 
the  marriage  of  hero  to  the 
being      particularly      uncon 
Just  why  a  group  of  raideil^ 
force  hero  into  marrying  s 
because  he  gave  that  as  ar 
for    staging    a   wild    party, 
fetched.      But    to   save    his 
hero    braves    a   wedding   a 
with  any  girl  who  will  acceij 
raiding  party  looks  on,  is  ( 
and  departs.     There's  a  gc 
duction  and  good  cast  so  ' 
comes   through   as   fairly  g 
tertainment  at  that. 

Box  Office  Angle Avera 

number.  They  may  pick  soli 
in  it  but,  on  the  whole,  it  w- 
satisfy  the  usual  majority. 

Exploitation Title  should 

at  the  box  office  and  can  1 
tively  played  up   with   teas 
such  as:    "You  can  overcoi 
Unnecessary  Evil'  that  yoi) 
See  how  it's  done  in  the  pifc 
the  blank  theater."     Or,  "   ' 
believe  in  heredity?     It  is  tl 
nating  feature  in  the  story 
Necessary  Evil'."    Use  Betjp, 
name  and  Viola  Dana's  toc 

Direction George    Archil 

usually  satisfactory. 

Author  Stephe 

Scenario.  .Jack  Jungmeyer-E; 

Cameraman   GeOp; 

Photography   I'« 

Locale  So.  Amt 

Length  


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yes,  J.  Holden  and  G.  Murray.  At- 
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ny,  N.  Y. — Albany  Presentation  Corp., 
York.       Incorporators,     C.     Harriman, 

and    A.    Thome.      Attorney,    L.    R. 

27   Cedar   Street,   New   York. 


ny,    N.    Y.— Niba    Theaters.    Brooklyn. 
$40,000.      Incorporators,    C.    Rose,   D. 
and      L.     Lubin.       Attorney,      I.     P. 
rg,    32    Court    Street,    Brooklyn. 


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ny,  N,  Y. — Herick  Prods.,  New  York. 
$50,000.      Incorporators,    A.    Herrick 
Huck.      Attorney,    F.    H.    Herrick, 
Yenth    Avenue,    New    York. 


Paramount  "Caravan"  in  Canada 

Toronto — The  local  office  of  Fa- 
mous started  out  what  was  called 
"The  Paramount  Caravan"  about 
two  weeks  ago,  consisting  of  three 
motor  cars  highly  decorated  with 
the  slogan  "The  Paramount  Cara- 
van Bringing  the  Greater  Forty 
Paramount  Pictures  to  the  Public  of 
Canada."  These  three  cars  and 
crews  consisting  of  five  salesmen  op- 
erated in  the  territory  covered  by 
the  entire  Western  territory  of  On- 
tario, or  about  93  towns.  In  each 
town  the  newspaper  editor  was  noti- 
fied, as  well  as  the  book  seller,  and 
as  a  result,  a  considerable  volume  of 
publicity  was  secured. 


nbia,  S.  C. — ^National  Service,  Inc. ; 
ill.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators, 
rang,  W.  Van  Plancke,  M.  Young, 
young. 


r,  Del. — Bay  Cities  Amusement  Corp., 
Capital.    $18,000.      Attorney,   United 
Corporation    Co.,    Dover. 


Famous  in  Tilt  with  Censors 
Montreal,  Que. — A  print  of  "The 
Little  French  Girl"  was  seized  after 
it  had  been  presented  at  the  Capitol, 
by  President  R.  de  R.  Sales  of  the 
Quebec  Board  of  Censors,  on  the 
ground  that  deleted  portions  of  the 
picture  had  been  re-inserted  before 
its  presentation. 


Nine  from  Schulberg  by  Oct.  15 
Hollywood — By    Oct.    IS    nine    of 

the  18  pictures  to  be  released  during 

the    new    season    by    Schulberg,    will 

be  ready. 

The  tenth  and  last  production  for 

the  current  year,  "My  Lady's  Lips," 

is   now  ready. 


Arctic  Film  Opens  June  28 

"Kivalina  of  the  Iceland,"  the  Ross- 
man  film  made  in  the  Arctic,  opens  at 
the  Strand  June  28  and  not  Sunday 
as  noted  yesterdav.  Milton  Sills  in 
"The  Making  of  O'Malley"  will  be 
next  week's  feature. 


"Gag"  Writer  Arrives 
Mervyn  Le  Roy,  who  wrote  the 
"gags"  for  "Sally,"  is  here  from  the 
Coast  to  do  similar  work  for  "TTie 
Pace  That  Thrills,"  being  directed  by 
Webster  Campbell. 


Davis  Slated  for  Promotion 

Winnipeg— Walter  F.  Davis,  man- 
ager of  the  Metropolitan,  is  slated  for 
an  important  post  at  Toronto  with 
the  Famous  Players  Canadian  Corp. 


Hancock  with  Kinograms 
Herbert  E.  Hancock,  who  aided  in 
the  formation  of  the   Fox  News   or- 
ganization,  is    now    associated    with 
Kinograms. 


Mix  Writing  Newspaper  Series 

Tom  Mix  will  write  a  series  of  arti- 
cles under  the  general  heading,  "My 
Trip  Abroad"  for  the  Evening  Tele- 
gram. 


Sheridan  with  First  National 

Walter  R.  Sheridan  has  been  named 
location  manager  of  the  First  Nation- 
al's Eastern  units. 


"Iron  Horse"  Closes   Canadian   Run 
Montreal — "The  Iron  Horse"  closed 
its  Canadian  premiere  at  the  Princess 
last  Saturday. 


Bemie's  Band  at  Rivoli 

Ben   Bernie  and  his  band  will  ap- 
pear at  the  Rivoli,  starting  July  12th. 


The  Week's  Headlines 

Monday 

Wall  Street  report  credits  Famous  Players 
with  i.ssuance  of  new  block  of  common  stock. 

First-run  theater  battle  looming  up  in  Mil- 
waukee, with  Warners  and  Fox  reported 
interested. 

Famous  said  to  be  contemplatin;;  a  2,000  seat 
theater  in  Schenectady,  N.  Y. 

Florida  Amusement  Co.  to  build  five  houses 
in  Miami,  each  to  cost  $400,000  and  seat 
1,500. 

Dept.  of  Commerce  report  shows  American 
films  dominate   Denmark. 

Schine  Bros,  purchase  two  houses  in  Little 
Falls,  N.  Y.,  two  in  Herkimer,  and  lease 
others   in   up-state   towns. 

Tuesday 

Oscar  A.  Price  negotiating  for  purchase  of 
majority  interest  in  Associated  Exhibitors. 

Fox  Film  .stock  launched  on  curb.  Assets, 
$24,509,470. 

Famous  about  to  issue  120,000  new  shares  of 
common   stock.      No  bank  loans  outstanding. 

Florenz  Ziegfeld  signs  five  year  contract  with 
Paramount  to   produce. 

Ten  cities  lined  up  for  "Greater  Movie  Sea- 
son." Detroit  votes  $10,000  for  advertising 
campaign. 

Action  on  Canadian  Copyright  Act  to  be  de- 
layed at   least  a  year. 

Arthur  Ziehm.  Inter-Globe  Export  representa- 
tive in  Berlin,  discusses  conditions  in  Eu- 
rope. 

Tiffany  Prod.,  Inc.,  secures  50%  interest  in 
Franklin  Film,  of  Boston. 

Wednesday 

Federal  Trade  Commission  issues  citation 
against  West  Coast  Theaters,  Inc.,  return- 
able July  18.  Sol  Lesser  declares  cause  is 
a  mystery. 

Universal  to  build  3.000  seat  theater  in  Min- 
neapolis,  to  cost    $1,000,000. 

New  block  of  Famous  common  at  $90  a  share. 

New  York  organizes  to  push  "Greater  Movie 
Season." 

P.  p.  C.  to  rearrange  sales  control,  forming 
eight  divisions. 

Thursday 

Britain  may  license  theaters  to  assist  English 
producers. 

New  regulation  in  Australia  taxes. films  $60 
a  reel. 

Reported  Famous  may  negotiate  for  Jensen  & 
Von  Herberg  and  Kahn  &  Greenfield  cir- 
cuits. 

Loew's  new  Coney  Island  theater  opens.  The 
50th  in  Greater  New  York  chain. 

Chicago  reports  Warners  are  to  take  over 
Orpheum. 

Mexico  Government  intends  producing  prop- 
aganda pictures. 

Friday 

Famous  pays  $14,300,000  in  dividends  since 
1919. 

Harry  M.  Berman  of  F.  B.  O.  dead. 

M.   J.   Winkler  suing  Pat   Sullivan  to  prevent 

sale  of  "Felix"  cartoons  elsewhere. 
Reported  additional  companies  cited  by  Federal 

Trade   Commission. 

Earl  Rossman  completes  picture  made  within 
Arctic  Circle. 

Saturday 

Fox  earnings  at  peak.  Earns  $2,224,161  in 
1924,    highest   since    1919. 

Twenty-two  cities  lined-up  for  "Greater 
Movie  Season".  Campaigns  perfected  and 
committees    busy    working    them    out. 

Los  Angeles  exchanges  know  nothing  of 
reported  complaints  filed  with  the  Fed- 
eral   Trade    Commission. 

Evolution  film,  which  took  eighteen  months 
to  make,  going  into  the  Rivoli  theater. 
In   two   reel   and   feature   form. 


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22  Cities  Ready 

"Greater   Movie    Season"    Campaigns 

Perfected — Committees  Busy — 

Full  Activity  On 

From  New  York,  stretching  North, 
South  and  West  in  a  nation-wide 
radius,  "Greater  Movie  Season,"  in- 
augurated by  Motion  Picture  Prod, 
and  Dist.  of  America,  Inc.,  has  al- 
ready linked  22  key-cities  into  the 
national  drive.  Exhibitors'  commit- 
tees, embracing  not  only  circuits,  but 
single-house  operators,  have  been 
formed  to  develop  campaigns  in  con- 
formity with  the  general  scheme,  yet 
with  such  variations  as  are  necessary 
to  meet  local  requirements  and  to 
benefit  the  outer  fields  as  well  as  the 
key-centers. 

New  York  and  Northern  New  Jer- 
sey stepped  into  line  this  week,  ten- 
tatively adopting  the  plan  at  the  Pal- 
ace, and  appointing  a  committee  that 
includes  nationally-known  names  in 
the  exhibiting  field.     They  are: 

R.  F.  Woodhull,  Sydney  S.  Cohen,  Lee  A. 
Ochs,  J.  J.  Murdock,  Nicholas  Schenck,  Dr. 
Hugo  Riesenfield,  Joseph  Plunkett,  Samuel 
Rothafel,  B.  S.  Moss,  A.  H.  Schwartz,  J.  J. 
Maloney,  Charles  Levine,  Lawrence  Bolog- 
nino,  Rudolph  Sanders,  William  Brandt, 
Marty  D.  Schwartz,  Charles  Steiner,  Bernard 
Grob,  Charles  Moses,  Louis  F.  Blumenthal, 
Joseph  M.  Seider,  Leon  Rosenblatt,  Jerome 
Beatty  and  Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  who  was 
appointed   temporary   chairman. 

The  committee  will  meet  at  lunch- 

(Continued  on  Page  4) 


3,000  Seat  House  in  Gary 

Gary,  Ind. — The  Gary  Theater  Co. 
is  building  a  3,000  seat  theater  here. 
It  will   be   known  as  the   Palace. 


Recapitalize  at  $5,000,000 
Dover,  Del. — Belasco    Prod.,    Inc., 
was    formed    here    yesterday    with    a 
capitalization  of  $5,000,000. 


Features  Reviewed 

Page 
Don  Q 

United  Artists    3 

Eve's  Secret 

Paramount     3 

The  Adventurous  Sex 

Associated   Exhibitors    3 

The  Necessary  Evil 

First   National    3 

Stop    Flirting 

Producers   Distributing  Corp....      5 

Anything    Once 

Classplay    Pictures-S.    R 5 

The   White   Outlaw 

Universal     5 

Silent    Sanderson 

Producers  Distributing  Corp....      5 

Short  Subjects   32 


Coast  Uninformed 

Los  Angeles  Exchanges  Know  Noth- 
ing About   Reported  Complaints 
Filed  With  Trade  Commission 

Los  Angeles  —  Members  of  the 
Film  Board  of  Trade  are  in  the  dark 
about  the  references  to  "important 
distributors"  who,  according  to  Uni- 
versal Service,  have  been  cited  to  ap- 
pear before  the  Federal  Trade  Com- 
mission. 

A.  P.  Michael  Narlian,  attorney 
for  the  local  Film  Board  declared 
yesterday  it  was  news  to  him.  The 
reference  fails  to  find  any  echoing 
response  in  local  distributing  circles. 


Free  Shows  Start  in  Montreal 

Montreal-— A  few  weeks  ago  an- 
nouncement was  made  that  free  shows 
would  be  held  locally  along  educa- 
tional lines.  The  first  was  held  re- 
cently at  the  Capitol,  under  auspices 
of  the  University  of  Montreal  and  the 
Canadian  Pacific  Railway,  when  a 
five-reel  picture  of  Canadian  scenery 
from  Coast  to  Coast  was  presented. 
Other  promised  features  relate  to 
such  subjects  as  safety  first,  forest 
conservation,  respect  for  law  and 
order. 


1,000  Seat  House  for  Milwaukee 
Milwaukee — J.  B.  Cullen  of  the 
Theater  Display  Co.,  is  sponsor  of  a 
new  $100,000  theater.  Two  stores 
and  eight  apartments  will  be  housed 
in  the  building  in  vyhich  the  theater 
is  located.  The  house,  which  will 
seat  1,000,  is  to  be  located  on  Ogden 
Ave.  between  Cass  and  Marshall  Sts. 


Hostettlers  Through  as  Exhibitors 

Des  Moines — Disposal  of  their  in- 
terests in  the  Casino,  Marshalltown, 
to  Universal  is  the  end  to  the  ac- 
tivity of  Hostettler  Bros,  as  ex- 
hibitors. A.  H.  Blank  may  build 
a  new  house  at  Marshalltown,  plans 
for  which  have  been  discussed  for 
some    time. 


Von  Herbe'rg  Starts  New  House 

Seattle — Jensen  and  Von  Herberg 
will  soon  start  construction  on  a  new 
$500,000  theater  covering  a  half  block 
on  North  Broadway  between  Har- 
rison   and    Republican    Sts. 


Christie   Signs   Watson 

Hollywood — William  Watson  has 
been  signed  by  Al  Christie  to  direct 
pictures  in  the  two-reel  comedy 
schedule  now  going  into  effect  for 
1925-26. 


Appraisers  Busy 

Seattle — S.  R.  Kent  is  expect- 
ed here  momentarily,  in  connec- 
tion with  the  reported  deal  be- 
tween Famous  and  Jensen  and 
Von  Herberg. 

It  is  understood  appraisers 
have  been  going  over  the  thea- 
ter properties  for  two  weeks 
past. 


Evolution  Film 

Going  Into  Rivoli — Took  18  Months 

to  Make — In  Two-Reel  and 

Featiure    Form 

Hugo  Riesenfeld  has  booked  for 
presentation  in  about  three  weeks  a 
film  entitled  "Evolution,"  presenting 
in  about  six  reels  the  subject  from 
the  nebula  stage  of  the  earth  to  the 
discovery  of  traces  of  the  first  man- 
like apes  or  ape-men. 

The  film,  which  took  a  year  and  a 
half  to  produce,  and  has  been  shown 
before  scientific  and  lay  organizations, 
is  being  edited  for  theatrical  showings 
by  Max  Fleischer. 

Riesenfeld  plans  to  show  the  film 
in  two  versions,  a  two-reel  picture  as 
part  of  the  regular  Rivoli  program 
and  a  six-reel  version  for  presentation 
during  forenoons. 


Road  Shows  for  "Chauve  Souris" 

It  is  understood  De  Forest  Phono- 
film  will  send  out  ten  road  companies 
of  "Chauve  Souris"  which  has  been 
made  in  color.  Half  of  the  picture 
is  in  Russian  and  half  in  English. 
The  premiere  will  take  place  on 
Long  Island,  probably  at  Rockaway 
in  mid  July. 


Wisconsin  Meets  in  August 

Milwaukee — Plans  for  the  annual 
convention  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Wis- 
consin will  be  outlined  at  a  meeting 
of  the  board  of  directors  Wednesday. 
As  in  past  years,  the  gathering  will 
be  held  some  time  in  August. 


London  Run  for  "Phantom" 
London — "The  Phantom  of  the 
Opera"  will  have  a  run  at  the 
Rialto,  Coventry  St.,  after  which 
it  will  be  immediately  released.  The 
Rialto  is  the  Universal  presentation 
house. 


Joint  Runs  for  Cartoon 

The  Strand,  the  Rivoli  and  the  Ri- 
alto will  play  "Ko-Ko  Celebrates  the 
Fourth,"  a  Red  Seal  release,  simulta- 
neously the  week  of  July  4. 


Fox  At  Peak 

1924  Earnings  of  $2,224,161   Higl 
Since  1919 — Comparative  State- 
ments Interesting 
Fox  earnings  in  1924  reached  tl 
peak.     The   figures  for  the  year  ! 
$2,224,161.     An  analysis  prepared 
"The  Wall  Street  Journal"  shows 
following: 

Profits  Inc.  Tax  Surok 

'24  $2,224,161  $215,117  $10,766/ 

'23  2,005,849  197,684  9,257,1 

'22  3,005,028  344,870  7,949/1 

'21  2,005,968  340,186  5,789 

'20  2,029,686  616,144  4,123( 

'19  2,027,823  770,636  2,71' 


According  to  this  financial  pul 
tion,  Fox  can  lay  claim  to  the  str<^ 
est  cash  position  of  any  other  coi 
pany  in  the  field.  The  1924  statem 
showed  funds  on  hand  of  $8,334,; 
Further  discussing  the  Fox  finam 
structure,  the  "Journal"  says: 

"Fox  has  the  most  conservaf 
policy  of  carrying  film  inventories 
any  of  the  moving  picture  compan 
New  films  are  written  off  entirely 
the  end  of  ten  months  or  about 
weeks,  although  the  usual  practice 
to  write  off  88%  of  cost  in  one  ye 
As  a  result,  in  Fox's  inventory 
$6,541,438  there  are  films  which  c 
a  total  of  around  $45,000,000,  of  wh 
a  large  proportion  are  still  turning 
large  weekly  rentals,  although  tl 
are  not  carried  on  the  books.  Th 
is  no  good  will  on  the  balance  she( 

It  is  expected  that  dividends  on 
A  stock  will  be  inaugurated  in  n 
future. 


Closes   with   West    Coast 

West    Coast    Theaters    will    shi 
Metro-Goldwyn  product  100  per  c 
the  coming  season.     A  contract 
just  been  closed  between  Sol  Les 
and  Nicholas  M.  Schenck  to  this 
feet. 

Coast  reports  several  days  ago  I 
dicated  that  West  Coast  and  Me<i 
Goldwyn  might  not  get  together,  i| 
that  Loew's  State  and  Warfield  mi  t 
withdraw  from  the  West  Coast.  ' 
new  contract,  however,  disposes  of 
difficulties   of  the  past. 


Hamilton  Renews  with  Educl 

Lloyd   Hamilton  has  signed  a  I 
contract    to    make    six    comedies 
Educational.      This    will    make 
fourth  series  to  be  distributed  throi 
that  organization. 


Smallpox  Danger  Ends 
Milwaukee  —  The     smallpox     t 
break,  which  for  a  time  threatenec 
result    in   a   theater    ban,    has    b 
brought   under  control,  accordi; 
the  Health  Commissioner. 


The 

Desperate 
Marriage 


The  altar  or  the  penitentiary? 
Handsome  Jim  Warren  had 
to  choose.  And  so  he  chose 
marriage  with  coarse,  red- 
faced  Mollie,  keeper  of  a 
low  resort. 

He  did  not  love  her.  An- 
other woman — a  pale,  silent 
woman — already  had  a  far 
greater  claim  to  his  name. 

Why,  then,  was  he  com- 
mitting this  crime  against 
honor  —  against  his  own 
heart?  What  did  Mollie 
have  on  him? 

This  is  the  situation  on 
which  is  founded  the  tremen- 
dous play  by  Max  Marcin, 
now  playing  in  'New  York 
with  H.  B.  Warner. 


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Sonic  time  during  the  latter  part 
jf  September,  Hugo  Riesenfeld  will 
ircsent  the  gold  medal  which  he  has 
jffered  for  the  hest  short  subject 
film  made  during  the  year.  Claude 
Millard,  the  well-known  artist,  has 
made  a  design  for  the  medal.  On 
he  reverse  side  will  be  engraved  the 
lanie  of  the  winner  and  the  date  of 
presentation. 

The  selection  of  the  winner  is  in 
he  hands  of  a  committee  of  judges. 
Riesenfeld,  however,  has  liecn  keep- 
ng  closeh'  in  touch  with  this  phase 
)f  the  industry  and  reports  thai  ;i 
lis  opinion  it  has  made  amazing 
f)rogress  during  the  past  few  months. 

"At  last  the  producers  are  begin- 
ling  to  show  a  little  courage  about 
iiaking  short  subjects",  he  says.  "For 
.-ears  exhibitors  have  been  begging 
or    interesting,    well    made    one    and 

("'wo  reelers  with  which  to  round  out 
heir  programs.  But  only  rarely  did 
,1  worth  while  picture  make  it  ap- 
pearance. 1  am  not  referring  to  car- 
()ons  and  comedies.  There  has  al- 
tvays  been  an  abundance  of  those. 
\hn  there  has  been  a  pathetic  derth 
i)f  intelligently  and  carefully  pro- 
duced short  dramas,  i)ictures  with 
(listorical  interest,  scientific  films, 
lovelties  and  scenics  with  unusual 
iwists. 
y  The  Awakening 

'The  awakening  seems  to  be  at 
land.  During  the  past  year  a  num- 
er  of  new  producers  of  good  short 
ilnis  have  cropped  up.  There  seems 
o  be  a  growing  realization  of  the 
normous  possibilities  in  this  field, 
^'ot  that  exhibitors  as  yet  are  over- 
k'helmed  with  a  surfeit  of  material 
roni  which  to  make  selections.  But 
here  has  been  a  steady  increase. 
"There  are  anj-  number  of  films 
which  we  might  point  as  good 
xaniples  of  what  can  be  done  with 
he  short  subject.  One,  for  instance 
;  the  Music  Master  series  which  has 
een  shown  during  the  past  few 
lonths.  These  film  miniatures  paint 
he  dramatic  episodes  in  the  lives  of 
riozart,  Handel,  Beethoven,  Liszt 
nd  others  who  belong  in  the  realm 
f  the  musically  great.  The  tempo 
if    the    films    is    ingeniously    planned 


so  that  the  most  popular  composi- 
tions of  these  masters  can  be  played 
by  the  orchestra  as  a  running  ac- 
companiment. 

"Of  an  entirely  different  nature  are 
the  films  which  for  want  of  a  better 
descriptive  name  might  be  called  the 
animal  and  insect  marionette  pic- 
tures. In  these  pictures,  animated 
bugs.  beetles,  grasshoppers,  fish, 
birds  and  what  not  perform  in  the 
manner  of  humans.  There  was  an 
admirable  little  French  film  of  this 
nature  wound  around  the  fable  of 
the  fish  who  prayed  for  a  kingly 
rider  and  were  sent  a  stork  who 
I'roceeded  to  devour  them.  Then 
there  was  another  which  by  employ- 
ing insects  as  characters  made  a  new 
and  amusing  story  of  the  old  thread- 
bare theme  about  the  girl  who  leaves 
her    dull    and    faithful    admirer    for    a 


more  dashing  lover  and  returns  home 
disillusioned. 

Travel  Pictures 

"Travel  pictures  still  continue  their 
hold  on  our  audiences  particularly 
vvhen  attacked  from  a  fresh  angle. 
We  have  recently  seen  a  remarkable 
film  on  ancient  Egypt.  This  repro- 
duced with  amazing  realism  the  life 
of  the  ancient  Egyptians  during  the 
time  of  the  Pharaohs. 

"  'Grass',  while  actually  a  full 
length  film,  points  the  way  to  a 
new  field  for  short  subject  producers. 
Xot  in  every  unexplored  corner  of 
the  world  is  there  as  dramatic  a  tale 
as  is  woven  into  this  picture.  But 
there  must  be  an  unlimited  amount 
of  material  that  would  hold  an  audi- 
ence spellbound  for  the  length  of 
perhaps  half  as  many  reels.  The 
interest    that    has    been    aroused    by 


this  picture  should  be  an  incentive  to 
the  adventurous  to  venture  into 
similar  fields. 

"Another  fertile  and  comparatively 
untouched  field  is  that  of  dramatiz- 
ing gems  of  literature,  such  as  the 
short  stories  and  sketches  by  de 
Maupassant,  Oscar  Wilde,  Bret 
Harte,  Anatole  France.  There  is 
an  endless  store  of  material  of  this 
nature  just  waiting  to  be  tapped.  It 
IS  unhedged  by  rights  and  free  from 
the  thousand  and  one  problems  that 
arise  in  adjusting  the  temperaments 
of  author  and  producer. 

"The  'Song-Cartoon'  has  recently 
made  its  debut  with  noteworthy  suc- 
cess. This  combines  a  screen  car- 
toon with  the  singing  of  well-known 
songs  by  the  audience.  For  instance, 
in  one  Max  Fleischer's  clown  ap- 
peared as  a  conductor,  assembled  a 
liumorously  cartooned  orchestra  and 
proceeded  to  beat  time  while  the  real 
orchestra  in  the  pit  played  "A  Bicy- 
cle Built  for  Two".  The  words  were 
then  flashed  on  the  screen  and  the 
clown  beckoned  to  the  audience  to 
join   in   the   singing. 

"If  there  is  one  word  that  the  pro- 
ducer of  short  subjects  should  keep 
in  mind  more  than  any  other,  it  is 
'novelty'.  Just  as  a  clever  chef  will 
search  for  a  new  and  unusual  spice 
to  convert  the  prose  of  rice  pudding 
into  poetry,  so  the  harassed  exhib- 
itor will  pounce  gratefully  on  an 
original  and  unusual  film  with  which 
to  dress  up  a  program  that  otherwise 
might  be  a  little  dull." 


The  competition  for  the  first  an- 
nual Riesenfeld  medal  will  end  on 
Aug.  31.  The  award  will  be  made 
by  a  committee  including  Joe  Plun- 
kett  of  the  Strand,  New  York;  J.  A. 
I^artington,  of  the  Rothchild  thea- 
ters, San  Francisco;  Fred  Meyer  of 
the  Palace,  Hamilton,  O.;  Frank  L. 
Newman  of  Kansas  City;  Harold  B. 
Franklin  of  Famous  and  Harry  C. 
Arthur,  former  general  manager  of 
West  Coast  Theaters,  Inc.  and  now 
associated  with  the  M.  P.  Capital 
Corp. 


DEVELOPING    THE    "KIDDIE"    SHOW 


P 


>'//  HARRIET  HAWLEY  LOCHER 


ii  ictor .    Public   Service   and   Educ'l   Dept .. 
L  ravdali    Theaters.    Washington,    D.  C. 

The  Editor  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
as  suggested  that  he  would  like  to 
ear  from  me  again  on  the  subject 
f  "Children's  Programs",  and  I  wel- 
)me  the  opportunity  to  address  ex- 
ibitors,  because  it  is  a  subject  of 
amnion  interest.  There  is  only  one 
rawback,  in  talking  confidentially 
irough  trade  journals;  they  are  like 
le  flimsy  walls  of  an  apartment 
ouse,  where  you  are  telling  your 
ainily  affairs  to  the  whole  wide 
vorld.  But  I  do  not  know  that  it 
nakes  any  particular  difference, 
listeners   never   hear   anything  good 


of    themselves".      That    should    whet 
your  curiosity. 

I  like  to  speak  of  ours  as  laboratory 
work  and,  as  time  goes  on,  I  become 
convinced  it  is  no  misnomer,  for  the 
new  avenues  constantly  opening,  are 
the  proof  that  we  are  simply  a 
medium  for  developing  fields  of 
usefulness  for  the  entire  industry. 
Naturally,  Mr.  Crandall  reaps  in  pub- 
lic goodwill  the  benefit  of  this  work 
in  his  own  community,  as  every  pro- 
gressive exhibitor  thus  engaged, 
should  and  will  do.  But  it  has  always 
seemed  to  me  a  big  generous  attitude 
for  him  to  be  willing  to  work  out 
unassisted    the    problems    that    right- 


fully   belong     to,     and     atTect,    every 
branch    of   this   gigantic   enterprise. 

I  have  never  suggested  an  activity, 
no  matter  how  hazardous  financially, 
that  has  not  had  his  unqualified  sup- 
port, provided  only  that  he  was  con- 
vinced of  its  ultimate  value  to  the 
public.  I  have  always  had  the  feel- 
ing that  just  this  spirit  of  service  is 
responsible  for  our  success.  We 
never  speak  of  "box  office  value"  in 
connection  with  the  work,  and  yet 
you  may  be  interested  to  know  that 
in  the  first  two  years  of  our  endeavor 
everything  we  did  was  free.  This 
past  year,  with  the  exception  of  our 
free   work   for   the   visual   instruction 


department  of  the  public  schools  and 
the  Americanization  classes,  every 
one  of  our  activities,  including  bene- 
fits for  Parent-Teachers'  Associa- 
tions, has  carried   its  own  expense. 

When  we  shall  have  arrived  at  the 
time,  when  we  no  longer  treat  the 
public  and  organizations  as  charity 
children;  when  they  stand  upon  their 
own  feet  and  do  their  full  share  in 
helping  the  motion  picture  to  de- 
velop, and  to  fulfil  its  usefulness  by 
supporting  generously  the  things 
that  make  for  the  good  of  humanity; 
then    the   motion   picture   will   be   ac- 

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Lasky  Says  Humor 
Has  Replaced  Sex 
And  Problem  Play 

Jesse  L.  Lasky,  first  vice-president 
of  the  Famous  Players-Lasky  Motion 
Picture  Corporation,  today  told  the 
company's  international  convention 
that  humor  had  replaced  the  so-called 
sex  plays  and  problem  plays  on  the 
screen. 

"The  public,"  said  Lasky,  "has 
thrown  problem  plays  of  all  kinds  into 
the  discard,"  and,  he  added,  "the  next 
12  months  will  be  the  greatest  comedy 


year  in  the  history  of  motion  pictures. 
"Ky  comedy  1  do  not  mean  what  is 
commonly  called  slapstick,  but  fast 
moving  stories  of  optimistic  and  hu- 
morous vein." 


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DEVELOPING  THE  "KIDDIE"  SHOW 


(Continued   from   Facie    17) 

Kiiowledged  by  all  as  the  greatest 
of  the  world's  benefactors. 
Child  Problem  Must  Be  Considered 
But  until  that  time,  it  is  you,  the 
exhibitor  who  must  carry  on.  We 
have  known  for  years  that  sooner  or 
later  the  child  problem  as  it  appears 
to  the  public  must  be  considered.  I 
believe  the  best  way  and  the  only 
way,  is  to  handle  it  ourselves.  To 
make  it  a  part  of  the  regular  service 
of  the  neighborhood,  motion  picture 
theaters.  I  know  just  how  dubious 
you  are  on  this  subject  because  of 
past  experiences.  I  know  both  sides 
of  the  question,  as  chairman  of  mo- 
lion  pictures  in  women's  organiza- 
tions, as  well  as  now  from  the  ex- 
hibitor's side. 

I  know  how  little  dependence  can 
be  put  upon  promises  of  support  and 
what  it  is  to  watch  the  line  at  the 
box  office  anxiously,  for  I  have  had 
full  charge  of  our  children's  programs 
from  Oct.  11,  1924  to  April  1,  1925. 
I  selected,  edited,  bought  and  carried 
all  the  incident  and  advertising  ex- 
penses; so  you  see  1  do  know  how 
discouraging  they  can  be.  In  addi- 
tion they  take  more  time  and  effort 
than  the  regular  shows.  They  should. 
You  are  doing  a  very  important  thing 
with  your  children's  programs,  just 
how  important  I  doubt  if  you  have 
ever  realized. 

I  said  ours  is  laboratory  work  and 
analysis  of  failure  is  our  most  im- 
portant and  valued  asset,  for  through 
our  mistakes  and  failures  we  grow, 
f  look  back  over  many  years  of  the 
public's  apparent  universal  demand 
for  children's  programs  and  the  many 
fine  efiforts  made  by  the  industry  to 
meet  this  demand  which  almost  in 
every  instance  were  disappointing; 
and  I  now  firmly  believe  there  has  al- 
ways been  a  big  underlying  cause 
for  these  failures. 

1  know  my  public  and  I  know  the 
demand  for -such  programs  has  al- 
ways been  sincere.  But  "the  public" 
even  today  has  not  yet  learned  to 
know  its  own  responsiljility  in  the 
matter. 

Children's  programs  are  a  vital 
factor  in  the  growth  and  in  the  pro- 
tection of  the  development  of  mo- 
tion pictures.  Please  do  not  pass  this 
over  lightly.  If  you  need  to  be  con- 
vinced listen  to  those  who  find  noth- 
ing good,  nothing  worth  commending 
In  the  motion  picture.  Do  you  not 
realize  that  "the  children"  is  the  only 
.■substantial  plank  they  have  to  stand 
upon?  What  would  they  do  if  the 
children's  programs  of  carefully  se- 
lected and  edited  films  were  run  reg- 
ularly throughout  the  length  and 
lireadth  of  our  land? 

Is  it  to  their  interest  to  see  such 
a  movement  succeed?  Do  you  know 
how  many  would  be  out  of  a  com- 
mercial job  if  this  was  brought  about? 
.Do  you  know  that  in  every  organiza- 
tion throughout  the  land  there  are 
those  who  have  become  innoculated 
with  this  virus  of  hatred  against  mo- 
tion pictures  and  everything  and 
everybody  connected  with  them?  If 
you    doubt    this,    ask    anyone    of    the 


progressive,  outstanding  women  who 
are  giving  themselves  to  the  con- 
structive work  of  Better  Films  Com- 
mittees, fi-ndorsers  of  Photo-Play 
and   like  movements. 

i'hey  will  tell  you  how  difficult 
iheir  work  is  made  through  active 
opposition  within  their  own  organi- 
zations, and  ot  the  tault  finders  who 
inject  unjust  and  illogical  criticisms; 
^^■ho,  by  lack  of  support,  endeavor  to 
oreak  down  the  entnusiasm  ot  those 
.-ngaged  in  promoting  "better  pic- 
11. res  and  children  s  programs", 
nave  )'ou  ever  known  one  ot  the 
sclt  appomted  censors  to  advance  one 
constructive  idea  or  give  one  gram 
ot  support  to  tne  euorts  oi  tnose 
promoung  the  advancement  ot  the 
asetuiness  oi  the  motion  picture  wuh- 
.11  Its  own  legitimate  place  ot  show- 
,ng? 

i  believe  I  am  correct  in  saying 
^•very  women  s  organization  meeting 
•n  national  conference  this  year  dis- 
cussed at  lengtn  "tne  motion  picture 
in  ns  relation  to  the  child  ,  and 
adopted  resolutions  for  further  effort. 
The  flays  Office  Programs 
The  onering  ot  the  Hays  selected 
programs  for  children  is  psycholog- 
ical at  this  time.  1  hey  are  short 
programs  and  the  booking  is  so  ar- 
ranged that  they  work  no  hardships 
anil  entail  no  risk,  that  I  can  see, 
upon  the  manager  undertaking  tlieni. 
just  make  enough  on  them  so  they 
will  not  cut  in  on  your  regular  Sat- 
urday afternoon  business  and  you 
should  be  amply  satisfied.  For  every 
aoUar  you  take  in  at  the  box-office 
credit  ten  to  your  good-will  account, 
and  you  will  nnd  yourself  far  ahead 
of  the  game  at  the  end  of  the  season, 
and  }'ou  will  have  in  addition  the  sat- 
isfaction oi  knowing  that  you  have 
nelped  dislodge  the  strongest  plank 
our  very  good  friends  are  now  stand- 
ing on. 

Our  own  special  programs  for  chil- 
dren will  open  at  our  Tivoli,  Satur- 
day morning,  Oct.  31.  In  studying 
the  needs  of  the  children  we  feel 
ihat  as  October  is  the  most  delightful 
month  of  the  year  in  Washington, 
It  is  better  for  the  kiddies  to  be  in 
[he  open;  besides  the  Scouts,  boys 
and  girls,  on  whom  we  depend  for 
our  ushers  and  for  our  regular  open- 
Mig  exercises  of  the  pledge  to  the 
flag,  have  their  out-of-door  games 
and  hikes,  during  that  month.  The 
same  conditions  hold  good  in  the 
early  spring,  so  we  close  the  1st  of 
April.  We  find  this  arrangement 
nieels  with  the  hearty  approval  of  the 
ijarents   and    organization    leaders. 

We  are  not  using  the  Hays'  pro- 
.;ranis  because  our  work  was  started 
.(une  time  before  they  were  ready 
iiul  we  have  mapped  out  a  definite 
,)lan  i)ased  on  the  child  psychology. 
For  instance,  we  know  why  "Our 
.lang"  comedies  have  the  same  ap- 
•,jeal  for  children  that  is  credited  to 
I  serial.  It  is  because  they  are  eager 
o  know  what  their  screen  play  fel- 
ows  are  going  to  do  next  week  and 
he  first  (|uestion  when  they  enter 
,he  theater  is,  "Are  we  going  to  have 
an   'Our  Gang'  "? 


We  know  the  deep  sea  pictures 
with  plenty  of  marine  life  will  hold 
them  spellbound.  We  know  that  they 
wiggle  and  twist  if  a  film  is  longer 
than  tour  reels  and  that  they  like 
comedy  best  ot  anything.  It  is  not 
hard  to  make  up  perfectly  delightful 
programs  tor  cniidren  it  you  put 
your  whole  heart  into  the  effort.  1 
welcome  the  announcement  ot  the 
many  short  subjects  coming  out  this 
season.  It  is  the  final  solution  to  the 
problem  of  the  future.  'I  here  is  an- 
other advantage  in  our  selecting 
films.  VVe  have  calls  from  many  sec- 
lions  oi  the  country  for  the  list  ot 
nims  we  have  used.  When  they  are 
planning  children  s  programs  how- 
ever, 1  always  recommend  the  Hays 
programs,  because  it  would  be  tatai 
for  anyone  to  attempt  to  do  what 
we  are  doing  unless  equipped  tor 
the  work  m  having  a  large  number  ol 
exchanges  to  draw  from  and  a  pro- 
jection room  to  use  at  all  times. 

ihere  are  always  new  fields  open- 
ing tor  our  usetuiness.  Just  recently 
the  Agriculture  Department  Fxten- 
sion  Division  tor  the  Boys'  and  Girls 
cluljs  ol  the  country  have  asked  for 
selected  hims  tor  their  programs.  1 
quote  from  the  director's  letter,  that 
you  may  see  how  far  reaching  this 
branch  of  our  service  may  be  lor  the 
future. 

"I    believe    you    have    a    fair 
idea    of   what    I    have    in    mind 
in    regard    to    the    development 
of  a  desire  and  an  appreciation 
of   better   films  on   the   part  of 
the  one-half  million  farm  boys 
and     girls     whom     our     work 
reaches.       A    large    number    of 
these  ultimately  find  their  way 
to    the    city    and   all     of     them 
Irequent     the     motion     picture 
shows  in  our  city". 
Our    first    list    went    to    the    State 
College     of     'Washington,     Extension 
.-service,    U.    S.    Department   of   Agri- 
culture,   Pullman,     Washington.       In 
starting     your     children's     programs 
next    tall    you    will    realize    that   they 
are   only   the   beginning,   that  you  are 
sowing    the    first    seed    that    shall    in 
lime  bring  forth  the  biggest  crop  you 
ever    harvested.      I    wish    you    every 
success. 


How  it  Works  in  New  York 

Uly  S.  Hill,  munaying  director  of 
the  Mark  Strand,  Albany  and  the 
I  roy  theater,  Troy,  N.  Y.,  has  been 
a  stiidoit  of  entertainment  for  chil- 
dren for  many  years.  He  has  shown 
special  children's  programs  up-state 
lor  some  time.  This  is  what  his  ex- 
periencc   has   shown    him: 

Catering  to  and  providing  the 
proper  kind  of  entertainment  for  chil- 
dren has  been  a  study  with  the  writer 
jince  1891  long  before  motion  picture 
was  thought  of  as  entertainment  for 
the    masses. 

1  have  al\\a>s  believed  that  chil- 
dren prefer  to  a  certain  extent  the 
same  kind  of  entertainment  either 
stage  or  niotion  picture  as  their  par- 
ents do,  and  1  have  always  given 
it    to    them    whenever    the    attraction 


was  suitable  and  morally  fit  for  them 
to  witness  and  to  this  I  attribute 
our  great  success  with  the  "Junior 
Movies"  as  we  call  them.  Further- 
more our  success  is  also  due  in  a 
great  part  to  the  co-operation  w< 
receive  in  Albany  from  the  Albau} 
Mothers'  Club  and  Mrs.  F.  W.  Clark 
who  is  one  of  the  pioneers  in  chil- 
dren's entertainment,  and  also  a  l)e- 
liever  in  pictures  that  please  adults, 
providing  they  are  of  the  proper  sort 
Mrs.  Clark  has  been  very  successful  ly 
in  many  cities  where  she  introduced  ill 
the   "Junior"   idea 

During  the   season   just  passed   we 
have      entertained      in      Albany     and 
Troy,    N.   Y.,  two   cities   which    I   su 
jervise    over   50,000   children    and   al 
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'inds    of    motion    pictures    are    great 
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s  possible  only  where  you  get  thf 
o-operation  of  the  schools,  churches 
and  various  clubs  interested  in  this 
kind  of  work  and  where  the  parent; 
know  that  theaters  do  not  allow  pro 
grams  for  children  that  would  bt 
detrimental  to  their  morals  or  wher 
their  comfort  and  health  are  not  pro 
tected.  We  have  made  a  study  o 
this  form  of  entertainment  and  spenc 
money  for  their  entertainment  througl 
which  we  secure  special  pictures  am 
attractions. 

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nd  girls  in  Albany  and  Troy  at  th 
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mously  to  have  him.  We  secure 
him  for  six  performances  for  hot 
our  towns  and  it  would  make  you 
heart  glad  to  see  the  enjoyment  the 
had  out  of  this  engagement.  The 
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Gauging  the  Scope  of  the  Short  Subject  Appeal 


^Continued  from  Page  7) 

he  is  already  making  feature  length 
pictures  although  the  producers  say 
he  will  follow  his  present  vehicle  with 
some  more  short  ones.  Two  reels  is 
about  long  eonugh  to  watch  the  an- 
tics of  a  comedian,  no  matter  how 
funny  he  is,  and  after  the  two  reels  it 
is  usually  a  case  of  a  whole  lot  of 
padding  to  make  the  picture  run  to 
feature  length.  Of  course  the  com- 
edy suffers.  Good  bright  two-reelers 
with  less  furniture  smashing  and 
house  wrecking  are  badly  needed. 
The  Van  Bibber  comedies  are  gen- 
erally first  rate  and  that  series,  "The 
Pace  Makers"  and  the  one  that  pre- 
ceded it  have  been  funny.  "Our 
Gang"  comedies  furnish  another 
bright  spot  due  to  the  originality 
of  their  producer. 

Most  of  the  scenics  being  produced 
today  are  a  drug  on  the  market.  In 
the  best  houses  they  go  over  after  a 
fashion  but  they  have  not  been  right- 
ly handled.  The  Howe  Hodge-Podge 
pictures  are  a  possible  exception.  The 
excellent  photography  helps  out  won- 
derfully here.  The  Bruce  Wilderness 
Tales  were  good  at  times  but  at 
other  times  the  inanity  of  the  stories 
was  sickening.  This  field  should  be 
carefully  studied  for  there  is  room 
for  pictures  of  the  kind  in  the  best 
houses. 

The  short  subject  part  of  the  pro- 
gfram  is  indeed  an  important  one. 
The  ideal  house  is  one  in  which  the 
short  subjects  balance  with  the  fea- 
ture picture.  They  must  be  so  care- 
fully chosen  that  patrons  will  visit 
the  house  with  the  surety  that  they 
will  see  a  worthwhile  program  even 
though  they  may  decide  in  advance 
that  they  will  probably  not  care  much 
for  the  feature  picture.  In  connec- 
tion with  this,  of  course,  the  short 
subjects  must  be  advertised  almost 
;qually  as  strongly  as  is  the  feature. 
There  are  short  subjects  being  made 
that  will  stand  this  advertising  and  it 
is  only  necessary  for  the  exhibitor  to 
search  them  out. 


Walter  D.  Hickman — The  Times: 
Appreciation  of  short  subjects  on 
I  movie  bill  is  the  result  of  contact 
ind  experience.  It  has  been  evident 
:o  me  for  many  years  that  theater 
Managers  in  their  public  advertising 
lave  centered  all  space  and  attention 
iipon  a  star  in  a  feature.  The  public 
:oday  is  not  buying  all  together  just 
jne  star  name  in  a  picture  but  they 
ire  demanding  complete  movie  en- 
rertainment. 

The  proof  of  this  is  today  a  theater 
showing  "Our  Gang"  comedies  often 
innounce  the  fact  in  as  much  space 
is  the  feature.  Often  I  have  advan- 
ed  the  "Gang"  comedy  in  my  reviews 
)ver   the   so-called    long   feature. 

The    "Gang"    comedies    have    done 

ftiuch  to   cause  the   public   to  realize 

he  worth  of  the  short  feature  as  well 

1 .5  to  consider  the  entertaining  value 

|)f  the  entire  program.     For  my  own 

iatisf action,    I    stood    in    front    of    a 

heater  recently  showing  one  of  "Our 

jang"  comedies  with  an  inferior  fea- 

ure  picture  featured. 


Many  people  were  heard  to  remark: 
"Even  if  the  feature  is  rotten  we 
know  the   Gang  is  all  right." 

And  the  fact  was  that  the  feature 
was  a  silly,  padded  attempt  to  string 
out  a  story  that  could  have  been  told 
in  two  reels.  The  public  is  wise  to 
this  fact  and  realizes  the  comedy 
value  of  the  short  Gang  comedies. 
Hickman's    Selections 

My  list  of  the  best  short  subjects 
I  have  seen  since  the  first  of  the  year 
is  as  follows: 

"Our  Gang"  Comedies — About  any 
of  them  lately  because  each  one  has 
delivered  real  entertainment  that  the 
public  buys  and  enjoys.  This  gang 
must  not  be  broken  up.  They  appeal 
as  a  group,  and  not  as  individuals. 

The  Fox  News  Weekly — Because  of 
the  intimate  contact,  gained  by  giving 
a  different  sort  of  an  idea  of  news 
events,  leads  the  field.  I  am  posi- 
tive that  this  news  weekly  does  hold 
the  public  in  their  seats. 

The  James  A.  Fitzpatrick  Music 
Masters  Cinema  Overtures — The  Cir- 
cle has  used  many  of  these  really  fine 
short  features  with  splendid  orches- 
tral score.  I  am  positive  that  this 
item  alone,  when  on  a  Circle  bill, 
draws  many  extra  people  into  the 
theater  because  of  this  short  reel 
novelty.  These  features  are  educa- 
tional without  the  public  branding 
them  as  such. 

The  Fourth  Dimension  Movies — 
There  seems  to  be  much  interest  in 
this  sort  of  a  novelty.  Should  not 
be  repeated  too  often.  Has  a  good 
hot  weather  kick  to  them. 

Two  reelers  of  Harry  Langdon, 
Ben  Turpin  and  an  occasional  "Spat" 
Comedy.  Langdon  has  made  himself 
more  popular  with  his  two  reelers 
than  even  he  or  his  distributing  com- 
pany actually  realizes.  His  stories 
are  clean  and  he  has  a  different  sort 
of    comedy   way    which   gets    over. 

These,  in  my  mind,  take  the  lead 
in  making  popular  the  short  reel 
events  on  a  movie  program.  Some- 
times the  scenics  do  land  but  the 
makers  err  in  not  weaving  scenery 
into  a  sort  of  a  story.  I  can't  recall 
the  name  of  the  reel  but  it  concerned 
a  man  on  a  fishing  trip  with  a  dog. 
It  made  a  fellow  long  to  have  such  an 
experience. 

The  short  reel  subjects  are  getting 
better  on  the  whole  but  the  advance  is 
not  rapid  enough.  The  majority  of  the 
short  reel  comedies  are  silly  bunk,  sil- 
ly stories  and  poorly  acted  by  people 
who  do  not  know  the  first  thing  about 
comedy  appeal.  Much  of  the  trouble 
rests  in  the  repetition  of  the  same 
old  "fun  business." 

It  is  my  conviction  that  producers 
should  encourage  the  writing  of  short 
stories  for  the  screen.  There  is  hard- 
ly a  month  goes  by  that  several  peo- 
ple here  do  not  submit  movie  stories 
to  me.  They  attempt  to  write  them 
for  six  reels  and  more.  Several  I 
have  in  mind  would  turn  out  to  be 
corking  good  two  reel  features.  Pro- 
ducers are  making  a  mistake  in  not 
connecting  up  with  this  vast  source 
of  original  story  creation  for  short 
subjects. 


Wants  Better  Balanced  Programs 

For  years  I  have  been  howling  for 
the  proper  consideration  of  a  well- 
balanced  program.  The  short  reelers 
have  their  definite  place  upon  a  movie 
program  today.  The  manner  of  pre- 
senting them  counts  for  much.  An 
orchestra  can  do  wonders  and  a  sing- 
ing compdian,  if  he  has  showmanship, 
can  aid  in  making  a  short  reel  com- 
edy a  wow  by  singing  appropriate 
songs  while  the  comedy  is  on.  This 
does    not   apply   to   lengthy    features. 

It  is  evident  that  I  do  like  the 
short  subjects  for  the  many  reasons 
given  above. 

The  future  of  the  short  reelers  de- 
pends, I  believe  upon  the  following 
actors: 

Casts  with  people  in  them  who  take 
their  business  as  seriously  as  the 
actor  in  the  long  features. 

More  human  story  stuff,  like  "Our 
Gang  "  comedies.  Better  stories — 
that's  the  need  of  the  short  reeler. 
People  also  love  trick   business. 

More  care  in  photography  and  di- 
recting. Harry  Langdon  and  Ben 
Turpin  in  their  short  reels  illustrate 
what  I  mean.  Also  the  Fox  News. 
And  Fox  does  have  photography  and 
wise   shots   in  his  weekly. 

The  cultivation  of  that  wide  field 
of  movie  writing  that  the  public  is 
doing  so  much  of  and  never  gets  con- 
sidered. It  would  pay  two  reel  com- 
edy producers  to  get  in  contact  with 
movie  editors  and  see  what  can  be 
done  with  this  vast  field.  Many  peo- 
ple have  real  movie  comedy  ideas,  of- 
ten not  expressed,  but  the  germ  is 
there.  The  old  line  comedy  writers 
are  suffering  with  old  age  and  elder- 
ly ideas  or  afflicted  with  sentimental 
rot — known  as  silly  and|  pointless 
hokum. 

The  one  trouble  that  the  short  reel 
comedy  has  had  is  that  the  movie  ex- 
hibitor has  failed  to  consider  it  as 
a  vital  means  of  contact  with  his 
public. 


Minneapolis 

Carlton  Miles — The  Journal: 
I  think  the  Harry  Langdon  come- 
dies are  the  best  new  short  subjects 
seen  this  year.  I  believe  the  Minneap- 
olis public  wants  good  comedies  and 
brief  news  subjects  and  very  short 
scenics,  not  the  usual  release  of  sunset 


on  the  mountains  or  a  day's  fishing 
excursion  that  characterizes  the  latter. 

I  think  there  is  a  fine  field  for  short 
subjects  but  producers  are  inclined 
to  drag  them  to  interminable 
lengths.  Such  topical  subjects  as  a 
fraternal  order  parading  in  some 
small  city  or  the  presentation  of  a 
medal,  toi  ^ome  hitherto  unknown 
person  by  a  small  college  are  of  lim- 
ited  appeal. 

The  new  three-dimension  pictures 
have  been  popular  here. 


Ne^vark 

Donald  D.  Mulhern  —  The  Star- 
Eagle  : 

I  have  found  the  news  reels,  scen- 
ics and  novelties  almost  uniformly 
entertaining  and  enjoyable;  the  short 
comedy  standard  is  much  lower.  Two 
shorts  which  I  enjoyed  recently  were 
"The  Iron  Mule"  and  a  Harry  Lang- 
don. As  for  the  news  reels,  it  appears 
they  are  in  a  rut,  but  they  haven't  yet 
lost  their  savor;  and  there  are  con- 
stant evidences  that  they  are  fighting 
to  get  away  from  trite  topics,  so 
that  there  is  a  good  chance  we  will 
not  get  fed  up  on  them. 

It  is  a  wide,  wide  world,  and  I  am 
thoroughly  in  accord  with  the  news 
reel  editors  who  think  it  is  just  wide 
enough  so  that  subjects  can  be  found 
in  it  sufficiently  interesting  to 
squeeze  out  some  of  the  tried-and- 
true  but  by  now  slightly  tiresome 
staples  of  the  news  reel. 

I  wouldn't  answer  your  second 
question  for  the  Kingdom  of  Siam. 
"What,  in  my  opinion,  does  the  pub- 
lic chiefly  desire  in  the  form  of  short 
subject  entertainment?"  Dannjyl 
How  could  you?  You  know  con- 
demned well  that  if  a  few  respond- 
ents all  happened  to  answer  that  the 
chief  desire  is  for  shots  of  the  Statue 
of  Liberty  taking  her  Saturday  night 
bath,  all  we  would  get  for  the  next 
96  years,  from  short  subject  makers 
in  every  civilized  land  and  Hollywood, 
would  be  shots  of  the  Statue  of  Lib- 
erty taking  her  Saturday  night  bath. 
It  is  a  fatally  dangerous  thing  for 
the  film  public  to  show  even  the 
slightest  liking  for  anything  at  all; 
the  instant  it  does,  thereafter  it  gets 
nothing  else  but.  (This  is  not  phil- 
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So  the  only  safe  reply  to  you  is  just 
one   word — ■ 

Variety. 

Your  next — yes,  the  Newark  ex- 
hibitors appreciate  the  value  of  shorts 
and  are  using  them  to  their  best  ad- 
vantage; also,  sometimes,  but  not 
enough,  giving  them  mention  in  their 
advertisements. 

Your  next — I  think  the  short  sub- 
ject feature  of  the  program  is  of  high 
importance.  I  do  particularly  like  it. 
It  is  often  I  might  even  say  intelli- 
gent, it  is  diverting,  it  is  never  long 
enough  to  outlast  its  welcome,  it 
broadens  the  mind  (that's  a  good 
line),  and  Cook's  tours  ought  to  sub- 
sidize it  The  only  possible  objector 
is  Burton  Holmes. 

What  do  I  think  the  producers  of 
short  subjects  should  do  to  make 
this  feature  more  interesting?  Ans. 
— Just  what  they  have  been  doing: 
digging  and  digging  and  digging  for 
subjects,  and  presenting  them  in  the 
brightest  possible  form  when  found. 
It  seems  to  me  the  makers  of  short 
subjects  have  shown  more  ingenuity, 
a  warmer  human  companionship,  a 
keener  appreciation  of  beauty,  of  the 
appeal  of  nature  and  of  human  nature, 
and  of  human  and  animal  activities, 
and  a  surer  showmanship,  than  any 
Other  contributor  to  the  screen. 

My  hat  is  off  to  the  short  subjects. 
They  have  often  brought  me  out  of 
a  coma  induced  by  six  reels  of  writh- 
ing. 


New  Orleans 

K.  T.  Knobloch  —  The  .Times- 
Picayune  : 

Frankly,  I  remember  comparatively 
few  short  subjects  since  Jan.  1.  Saw 
a  whiz  today,  which  just  about  rates 
best  for  the  period  under  considera- 
tion.    It  is  "Balto's  Race  to  Nome." 

I  remember  a  few  of  the  Pathe  Re- 
views, particularly  those  concerned 
with  Amreican  cities,  which,  I  believe, 
were  intelligently  executed  and,  above 
all,  not  too  long.  That's  the  trouble 
with  most  "short  subjects",  they're 
not  short. 

News  reels  are  nice  but  too  often 
the  "news"  isn't  anything  like  news 
of  major  interest  enough  to  justify 
running  it  as  long  after  the  news- 
paper news  stories  which  cover  it 
as  even  the  fastest  delivery  must 
take.  Events  of  major  importance 
or  of  local  or  territory  interest,  Yesl 
But  small  items,  No!  Occasionally 
major  news  is  made  really  interest- 
ing. The  Hindenburg  election,  for 
instance,  was  covered  nicely  by  the 
digging  up  of  some  wartime  stuff 
from  the  morgue.  Coolidge  appears 
too  often,  the  occasions  of  his  appear- 
ance are  too  unimportant  and  his 
screen  personality  is  terrible. 

I  believe  the  New  Orleans  public 
wants  the  major  news  events  covered 
briefly,  human  interest  material  such 
as  babies  and  animals  covered  at 
slightly  greater  length.  And  I  believe 
that  feature  material  such  as  the  "Bal- 
to"  two-reeler  and  the  American  cities 
sort  of  thing  is  acceptable  occasion- 
ally and  rounds  out  and  adds  value 
to  any  program.  In  my  opinion  the 
local  exhibitors  are  not  using  short 
subjects  to  their  best  advantage.  For 
one  thing,  they  break  in  in  the  middle 
of  a  news  reel  with  a  trailer.     The 


average  trailer  has  become  something 
utterly  impossible  and  I  don't  believe 
there's  a  soul  in  any  audience,  above 
the  moron  grade,  who  falls  for  'em. 
They  are  phrased  too  frequently  in 
superlatives  and  the  snatches  of  ac- 
tion shown  not  only  give  a  wrong 
idea  of  what  the  picture's  going  to  be 
"about,"  but  also  seldom  appear  in 
the  picture  when  it  is  shown  complete. 
A  Good- Will  Medium 

I  do  consider  the  short  subject  im- 
portant, but  purely  as  a  good-will 
medium.  The  feature  is  and  always 
will  be  what  brings  'em  in,  though 
there  may  be  something  in  the  idea 
of  an  all-short-subject  house,  at  that. 

I  do  like  the  short  subject,  and 
"particularly."  0,ne  reason  is  that 
it  keeps  me  away  from  the  job  of 
"cricketizing"  the  feature  for  another 
15  or  30  minutes.  I  believe  more 
"scenics"  could  be  used  to  advantage, 
and  more  novelties;  science  stuff, 
perhaps.  And  the  "Balto"  sort  of 
thing  could  be  built  up  until  it  would 
possess  tremendous  interest  for  its 
own  sake.  I'd  like  to  see  some  pro- 
ducer making  two-reelers  on  the  "Na- 
nook  of  the  North"  idea,  films  giving 
a  complete  impression  of  living  con- 
ditions in  the  w.  k.  far  places.  "Bal- 
to" did  that.  The  drama  of  man's 
battle  with  the  elements  is  the  drama 
of  dramas,  after  all. 

Comedies  aren't  such  a  much  any 
more,  it  seems  to  me.  And  they're 
going  to  be  less  important  as  the  fea- 
ture length  productions  develop  their 
comedy  side,  which  seems  to  be  the 
present  trend.  Many  comedies  are 
impossible  under  any  circumstances, 
others  help  a  theater  when  the  feature 
is  straight  drama  without  any  relief. 

There  are  a  few  short  reel  come- 
dy personalities  left,  Harry  Langdon, 
Ben  Turpin  and  Larry  Semon,  for 
instance.  Larry  uses  too  much  old- 
fashioned  slapstick.  Slapstick  doesn't 
get  the  laughs  it  used  to  get,  unless 
it  is  built  up. 


Richmond,  Va. 

Helen  de  Motte,  The  News  Leader: 
Best  Comedies 

"Telephone  Girl"  and  "Go  Getters" 
series  contain  the  best  material,  have 
best  players,  and  direction,  and  are 
practically  free  from  the  vulgarities 
that  are  the  almost  invariable  accom- 
paniment of  slapstick.  The  "Spat 
Family"  comedies  are  frequently 
clever.  The  Bray  and  Earl  Hurd  car- 
toon comedies  are  interesting  as  nov- 
elties. 

I  avoid  the  comedies  when  possible, 
because  as  a  rule  they  are  deadly 
dull,  uninteresting  and  unintelligent, 
rarely  having  a  moment  that  justifies 
the  title  of  comedy,  and  are  an  of- 
fense, frequently,  to  an  average  au- 
dience which  includes  people  of  re- 
finement. In  my  opinion,  the  day  of 
the  slapstick  with  moron  complex  is 
past. 

Best  Scenics 

Lyman  Howe's  "Hodge  Podge", 
because  they  are  original,  varied  in 
material,  cleverly  edited  and  artistic. 

Grantland  Rice  "Sportlights",  be- 
cause they  have  news  value  in  addi- 
tion to  beauty,  intriguing  sub-titles 
and  variety  of  content. 

Burton  Holmes  Travelogues,  be- 
cause    they     have     pictorial     beauty 


added  to  valuable  social  and  historical 
information. 

Novelties 

"Secrets  of  Life"  series. 

"Sing  Them  Again"  series.  Would 
be  more  valuable  if  developed  with 
greater    musical    and    pictorial    taste. 

I  should  say,  in  general,  so  far  as 
I  am  able  to  judge  the  reactions  of 
this  public,  that  it  desires  comedies 
built  upon  an  idea,  developed  intelli- 
gently and  well  played.  It  is  inter- 
ested in  scenics  which  have  an  ele- 
ment of  entertainment  value,  either 
through  arrangement,  novelty  of 
treatment  or  clever  subtitling.  It  is 
interested  in  scientific  films,  if  at- 
tractively presented.  It  is  interested 
in  anything  that  is  interesting. 

The  short  subject  is  undoubtedly 
important  in  building  a  program.  It 
is  difficult  to  say  to  what  extent, 
since  the  feature  picture  is  the  prin- 
cipal interest  to  most  of  those  who  go 
to  the  theater.  Nevertheless,  good 
short  features  undoubtedly  add  to 
the  interest  and  pleasure  of  the  au- 
dience. 

Other  than  the  comedies,  I  find  the 
short  subjects  generally  interesting. 
Our  exhibitors  are  using  the  best 
short  subjects  available.  If  they  do 
not  redound  to  their  advantage  it  is 
the  fault  of  the  producer  and  the  in- 
ability of  the  exhibitors  to  get  any- 
thing better. 

What  do  I  think,  you  inquire,  pro- 
ducers of  short  subjects  should  do  to 
make  this  feature  of  the  program 
more  interesting? 

1.  As  to  producers  of  comedies — 
get  rid  of  anybody  in  their  studios 
who  suggests  doing  the  same  thing 
over  because  it  got  a  laugh  once. 
Get  rid  of  "Gag-writers"  with  single 
track  minds.  Get  new  writers  with 
new  ideas,  and  then  get  directors  who 
will  use  their  ideas  and  scripts.  Find 
something  new  under  the  sun — and 
if  not,    get  out  of  comedy  production. 

2.  As  to  news  reels,  scenics  and 
novelties,  they  seem  alive  to  their 
opportunities.  Give  them  a  word  of 
cheer  to  keep  up  their  good  work. 


movies  of  play  length,  or  a  program 
of    short    subjects. 

More  of  the  latter  are  needed  by 
local  exhibitors,  I  think.  Why  not 
emulate  Burton  Holmes's  idea  and  let 
audiences   travel   more? 


Springfield,  Mass. 

Louise  L.  Mace — The  Republican: 
I  cannot  remember  the  names  of 
short  subjects.  From  my  observa- 
tion: Audiences  love  news  reels;  en- 
joy scenics  and  short  comedies.  I 
think  the  day  of  the  medium  length 
film  is  passing  and  that  the  time 
will  come  when  there  will  be  either 


St.  Paul 

Arthur    Sheekman  —  The    Daily 
News: 

Of  the  year's  events  concerning 
short  film  subjects,  I  think  nothing 
was  so  important  as  the  extraordinary 
advancement,  altogether  deserved,  of 
Harry  Langdon.  He  is  unquestion- 
ably one  of  the  most  talented  comed- 
ians that  Hollywood  has.  In  fact,  I 
would  place  him  second  only  to  Chap- 
lin. It  is  too  bad  that  Mr.  Langdon 
intends  to  desert  the  short  films,  be- 
cause he  is  needed  in  that  depart- 
ment of  the  industry. 

One  and  two-reel  comedies  are  ex- 
ceedingly essential  on  a  properly  ar- 
ranged movie  program,  and  yet  too 
many  of  them  are  dull  things.  The 
directors — most  of  them — rely  on 
broad,  familiar  gags,  carried  out  by 
players  who  have  not  the  slightest 
natural  inclination  toward  comedy. 
And  the  result  is  that  a  small  part 
of  the  audience,  the  less  developed 
ones,  laugh  uproariously  when  the 
old  gentleman's  face  is  covered  with 
fly-paper  or  molasses.  The  others 
are  merely  annoyed. 

Naturally  funny  men,  like  Chaplin, 
Langdon,  Lloyd,  Keaton  and  Griffith 
— I  mean,  of  course,  Raymond — are 
necessary  for  comic  films;  more 
necessary  than  gags  and  good  stories. 
You  may  say  that  there  aren't  many 
such  men.  There  aren't.  But  it 
should  not  be  difficult  to  find  comed- 
ians in  the  vaudeville  and  musical 
comedy  theaters  who  could  make 
satisfactory  one  and  two-reel  come- 
dies   satisfactorily. 

The  news  reels,  which  most  people 
await  eagerly,  have  improved  im- 
measurably of  late.  Less  attention  is 
now  given  to  funeral  processions — we 
used  to  see  them  every  week;  some- 
body was  always  dying,  a  senator,  a 
bishop,  or  "a  pioneer  Indian-fighter. 
Now  months  often  go  by  before  we 
see  a  parade  by  flower  girls  of  New 
Orleans  or  Sacramento,  with  their 
gawdy,  innumerable  floats;  and  it  is 
eight  months  since  I  last  saw  an  old 
Congressman  shaking  hands  with  a 
young  one  on  the  White  House  steps. 

Right    now    there    are    too    many ; 
"arty"   films;   the  somber  pretend  to! 


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It  is  a  fact  that  Short  Subjects  have  not  been  given  the  attention  and  consideration  by  the  majority  of 
Exhibitors  that  they  are  fully  entitled  to.  Why?  Mainly  because  short  subjects  have  heretofore  been 
considered  "also  rans"  when  the  truth  of  the  matter  is  that  they  are  "HALF  OF  YOUR  SHOW"  and 
ofttimes  the  whole  show. 

As  an  Exhibitor,  you  know  that  if  your  news  weekly  was  taken  away  from  you — and  if  you  could 
get  no  comedies,  2-reel  series,  cartoons,  or  novelties,  your  business  would  rapidly  dwindle  away  for  no 
audience  could  be  drawn  to  theatres  by  features  alone. 

Yet  Exhibitors  advertise  their  features  strongly,  even  weak  features  are  given  the  big  advertising  pref- 
erence, when  it  is  a  known  fact  that  given  the  proper  advertising  consideration  and  even  half  hearted  ex- 
ploitation, you  can  pack  your  house  by  boosting  your  short  subjects,  relegating  your  feature  to  a  mere 
"mention"  in  your  ads  when  that  feature  doesn't  deserve  any  more. 

F.  B.  O.  is  distributing  a  wonderful  array  of  Short  Subjects  that  are  absolutely  "sure  fire"  at 
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Robinson,  a  book  that  has  been  read  and  studied  in 
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to  your  theatre  to  see  the  picturesque  pirates  swank 
and  swagger  across  the  screen,  the  struggles  for  exist* 
ence  in  the  island  jungles,  the  thrilling  action  under 
water  as  well  as  on  land  and  sea. 

Directed  Ixf  Francis  Ford 

William  Desmond  in 

ACE  OF  SPADES 

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for  fc;ee  land  in  Oklahoma.  It  hits  the  high  spots  with 
hair' breath  escapes,  dare* devil  horsemanship,  soul- 
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register  throb.  Direci:&dhifHeairi^McRa.e 

Jack  Daugherty  in 

THE  SCARLET  STREAK 

Written  around  the  "death  ray",  the  startling  invention 
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William  Desmond  in 

THE  WINKING  IDOL 

It's  the  type  of  bang.up  western  the  fans  eat  up — hard 
riding,  quick  shooting,  fair  fighting — and  through  it  all 
the  sinister  mystery  of  an  Indian  idol  which  held 
secrets  of  a  vanishing  race  and  the  location  of  a  price- 
less lode  of  gold.  By  the  noted  author,  Charles  E. 
Van  Loan.  Directed  bif  Francis  Ford . 

Jack  Daugherty  in 

STRINGS  OF  STEEL 

Another  one  that  will  make  them  phone  in  reserva*; 
tions.  The  stirring  adventure  of  the  engineers  who 
threw  the  spans  of  telephone  wires  across  the  country. 
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Directed  by  Francis  Ford, 

THE  RADIO  DETECTIVE 

With  Bonomo  and  a  great  cast.  The  crooks,  gangsters 
and  master  criminals  soon  capitalize  on  every  new 
invention.  Here  we  find  them  utilizing  the  radio  and 
inventing  new  devices  which  will  enable  them  to  raid 
and  rob.  A  Craig  Kennedy  mystery  chapter  play  with 
a  ready-made  audience  of  millions. 

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12  starring 

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Wanda  has  been  hailed  as  the  coming  queen  of  light 
cOmedy,  the  find  of  the  year,  ^he  is  a  winner  for  any 
showman,  anywhere. 

12  BUSTER  BROWN 
COMEDIES 

Buster  Brown,  Mary  Jane  and  Tige  have  had  millions 
of  dollars  worth  of  advertising  in  natiGnally'famous 
newspaper  comics.  This  great  publicity  and  big  tie'ups, 
such  as  Buster  Brown  stockings,  collars,  ties,  etc.,  give 
this  series  big  feature  money'making  exploitation 
possibilities ! 


i  12  starring  EDNA  MARIAN 

She's  pretty — she  can  act— she  can  coax  a  laugh  from  a 
confirmed  grouch. 

6  starring  AL  ALT 

Suprettie  laugh-maker— the  man  whofcrings  the  smiles, 
chuckles  and  laughs.  When  "Al's  here",  you'll  pack 
*em  in  to  the  rafters. 

4  featuring  CHARLES  KING  and 
CENTURY  FOLLIES  GIRLS 

A  comedian  from  the  word  go,  backed  by  a  beauty 
chorus  that  could  easily  win  a  place  on  Broadway. 

6  starring  EDDIE  GORDON 

The  comedy  thrilLspiller,  a  real  sensation  and  a  favorite 
everywhere. 


12  NEW  GUMPS  —  a  Reels  Each 

Starring  JOE  MURPHY,  with  Fay  Tincher  and  Chester  Morgan 

From  the  famous  CARTOONS  by  Sidney  Smith 
The  Gumps  in  comic  strip  form  are  cleaning  up  for  300  newspapers,  which  means  a  nation-wide  tie'up  for 
showmen.    The  new  series  is  even  better  than  the  old  one,  and  you  know  what  the  first  twelve  did  for  you. 
Play  the  Gumps  and  you'll  get  the  jump  on  your  competitors. 

SZ  BLUEBIRD  COMEDIES  —  1  Reel  Each 

Starring  CHARLEY  PUFFY  and  ARTHUR  LAKE 

Going  at  a  merrier  clip.  They'll  eat  up  more  yards  of  tickets  and  pull  more  laughs  than  ever  before.  Puffy, 
the  great  European  comedian,  the  barreled-shaped  athlete  who  is  funnier  than  a  barrel  of  monkeys,  has  been 
added  to  the  galaxy  of  stars.  This  means  more  gravy  for  you.  Arthur  Lake  made  a  big  success  in  "Sweet 
Sixteen  Comedies".  A  faithful  following  is  awaiting  his  latest  series. 


S2  BIUSTANG  WESTERNS '-  z  Reels  Each 

Starring  Ed,  Cobh,  Jack  Mower^^ Smiley  Corbett,  Fred  Humes  and'^Pee  Wee  Holmes 

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DAILY 


Sunday,  June  21,  1925 


uplift  and  fail  to  amuse.     You  recall 

tl       the    colored   flowers    and   vases,    and 
'       the  placid  rivers  and  lakes.    They  are 
u.sually  presented  to  fill  in  at  the  sup- 
per shows. 
I  J  To    me,    the   most   interesting   and 

i  promising  development  of  trick 
I  photography  recently  exhibited  in 
"  short  films  is  the  device  that  permits 
dancers  to  adopt  new  and  grotesque 
rhythms,  to  pause  in  the  air  as  though 
there  were  no  gravity.  Thus  dancing 
on  the  screen  can  be  made  a  new  art, 
closer  than  before  to  music.  And  I 
am  fond  of  the  "Plastigrams",  and 
"Phonofilms" — which  will  be  import- 
ant when   further  improved. 


Syracuse,  N.  Y. 

Chester  B.  Bahn — Telegram  and 
Sunday  American: 

It's  a  topic  I've  been  intending 
to  touch  upon  for  some  time — short 
subjects,  for  in  my  humble  (more 
or  less)  opinion,  short  subjects  can 
be  made — and  should  be  made — as 
important  a  part  of  the  program  as 
the  so-called  feature. 

One  of  the  finest  short  subject 
"selling  phrases"  is  that  coined  by 
Educational;  "The  spice  of  the  pro- 
gram." 

That  is  exactly  what  they  are. 
The  feature  may  be  the  pudding,  the 
principal  dish,  if  you  please,  but  it 
is  the  short  subjects — the  comedies, 
the  news  reviews,  the  scenics  and  the 
novelties — which  furnish  spices,  pep- 
ping up  the  menu  with  their  variety. 

I've  never  seen  a  wholly  mediocre 
bill  of  shorts.  Nor,  I  am  equally  con- 
fident, have  you. 

On  the  other  hand,  there  have 
been  times  without  number  when  a 
particularly  well  assembled  program 
of  shorts  has  proven  the  salvation 
of  the  show. 

Isn't   that   so? 

You  bet! 

Some  Praise 

Applying  a  critical  forefinger  to 
the  pulse  of  fandom  in  this  city,  I'm 
inclined  to  the  opinion  that  the  best 
comedies  in  the  two-reel  classifica- 
tion are  the  "Our  Gang",  the  Harry 
Langdon  and  the  "Juvenile"  releases. 
That's  my  personal  hunch,  and  it's 
backed  up  by  fan  inquiries  as  well 
as  by  managerial  comment. 

In  the  news  reel  field,  I'm  a  con- 
firmed International  News  Reel  ad- 
dict. I  honestly  believe  that  Inter- 
national has  more  scoops  to  its  credit 
in  any  given  period  than  its  competi- 
tors. And  they  are  scoops  of  more 
than    ordinary    magnitude    at    that. 

As  concerns  scenics,  I  opine  that 
the  two  best  bets  are  the  Grantland 
Rice  "Sportlights"  and  the  Lyman 
Howe  "Hodge-Podge"  releases,  and 
in  the  novelty  line-up,  I  vote  for 
"Secrets  of  Life",  the  Music  Master 
and  "Sing  Them  Again"  subjects, 
and  the  remarkable  colored  reels 
presented  by  Golden  Rule  Pictures. 

I  believe  the  average  fan  would 
rather  see  a  five-reel  feature  and  four 
short  subjects  than  a  longer  feature 
and  one  or  two  short  subjects.  It's 
an  exceptional  story  that  cannot  be 
told  in  five  reels. 
Excess  Footage  Indicates  Padding 

Excess  footage  is,  nine  times  out  of 
ten,  an  indication  of  padding.  Brev- 
ity is  a  source  of  cinematic  satisfac- 
tion as  well  as  of  wit. 


Speaking  of  brevity,  I'd  also  like 
to  say  this.  In  some  of  the  two- 
reel  comedies,  there  is  this  same 
tendency  to  pad.  Perhaps  it's  neces- 
sary. I  don't  know;  I'm  no  pro- 
ducer. But  too  often,  we  have  the 
inevitable  chase  drawn  out  for  fully 
half  a  reel.  That's  too  much,  I  be- 
lieve. A  well  staged  chase  is  a  good 
laugh  medium,  of  course.  But  too 
often  the  chase  is  overdone.  It  miss- 
es fire;  in  other  words,  instead  of 
being  a  means  to  an  end,  its  the  end 
to  the  means.     Or  some  such  thing. 

I'd  like  to  see  more  short  com- 
edies of  the  "polite"  school.  Not  that 
they  can  ever  fully  replace  the  hokum 
and  gag  variety.  But,  in  spite  of 
what  some  of  the  critics  aver,  mo- 
tion picture  audiences  are  not  90 
per  cent  morons.  Producers  of  com- 
edies ofttimes,  underestimate  the  in- 
telligence of  the  folks  to  whom  they 
are  presumably  catering. 

Or  do  they  pass  up  the  fan  entire- 
ly and  concentrate  on  selling  to  the 
exhibitor?     I   wonder? 

Mr.  Dannenberg  asks  how  Syra- 
cuse theater  operators  regard  the 
short  subjects.  Generally  speaking, 
they  realize  their  value.  Occasional- 
ly, I  chat  with  a  manager  who  be- 
lieves they  are  "filler"  or  that  they 
are  merely  a  necessary  evil.  That 
brand  of  manager,  however,  is  in  the 
minority.  The  majority  pay  almost 
as  much  attention  to  the  selection 
of  shorts  as  they  do  to  picking  the 
features. 

But  I  do  believe  that,  almost  with- 
out exception,  too  little  emphasis  is 
placed  upon  the  short  subjects  in 
the  advertising  columns.  If  I  was 
an  exhibitor,  I'd  devote  as  much 
space  to  my  shorts  as  to  the  feature. 
I'd  recognize  the  short  subject  clien- 
tele— and  I'd  make  money. 

And  if  I  happened  to  be  a  producer, 
I'd  have  this  gentle  reminder  tacked 
up  over  the  desk: 

"If  the  short  subject  is  the 
spice  of  the  program,  variety 
is  the  spice  of  life." 

Meaning  that  I'd  strive  to  keep 
out  of  the  rut  of  mechanical  pro- 
duction, mechanical  stories  and  me- 
chanical  what  not. 

The  most  serious  menace  to  the 
short  subject  rests  in  the  deficiency 
of   originality. 


Topeka 

E.  D.  Keilman  {"Ki")—The  Daily 
Capital : 

The  cub  in  this  office,  when  he  asks 
my  "expert"  opinion  on  what  show 
he  should  take  in  invariably  wants 
to  know  if  "it  is  funny".  When  as- 
sured that  the  feature  picture  is  not 
particularly  humorous,  he  always 
wants  to  know  if  there's  "a  comedy 
with  it". 

There  you  have  it.  The  public 
wants  to  laugh.  Tlie  feature  picture 
may  be  acted  by  artists  who  know 
their  trade  to  the  last  word.  It  may 
be  superbly  presented  from  an  atmo- 
spheric standpoint  and  have  a  plot 
worthy  of  a  master.  It  may  make 
everyone  who  sees  that  picture  for- 
get his  surroundings  and  "cry  his 
eyes  out",  but  that  same  person  im- 


mediately becomes  a  bit  abashed  at 
his  lack  of  restraint  and  when  his 
friend  next  day  asks  about  that  pic- 
ture he  will  make  a  non-committal 
remark. 

Let  that  same  fan  see  a  comedy 
that  makes  him  laugh  in  high  glee. 
Let  that  fan  go  out  of  the  theater 
with  other  laughing  patrons  and  he'll 
hunt  up  his  friends  and  tell  them 
about  the  good  time  he  had  last 
night. 

All  the  advertising  in  the  world 
cannot  make  a  sad  picture  go  over 
anywhere  nearly  so  well  as  a  non- 
advertised  comedy  that  really  makes 
the  people  laugh.  Combine  adver- 
tising with  the  "word  of  mouth"  stuff 
and  the  showman  has  business — 
profits. 

I  once  was  an  exploiteer.  I  once 
was  a  theater  manager.  Now  I'm  a 
critic,  but  none  of  those  former  ex- 
periences of  mine  has  done  anything 
to   that   idea  but   to   strengthen  it. 

When  I  was  running  a  house  and 
had  a  sad  picture  I  always  booked 
in  a  funny  and  the  slap-stickiest  of 
comedies  to  follow  that  feature  on  the 
screen.  When  I  was  exploiting  I 
always  tried  to  get  the  managers  to 
put  a  real  comedy  at  the  conclusion 
of  any  of  my  firm's  pictures  that  was 
not  in  itself  a  real  laugh-maker.  Now- 
adays I  find  that  I  often  give  a  sad 
feature  a  better  review  when  a  good 
comedy  has  relieved  my  tenseness 
and  taken  some  of  the  severity  out  of 
my  mind. 

That  does  not  cover  the  whole 
short  subject  field  as  you  probably 
would  like  to  have  me  do,  but  it  at 
least  is  a  strong  brief  for  the  short 
two  reel  comedies.  As  for  the  news 
— well  the  wife  always  gets  me  peev- 
ed because  she  insists  on  going  early 
so  she  can  see  the  news. 

Answering  directly  some  of  your 
questions: 

1.  Best  short  subject  since  Jan.  1 
— "The  Chase",  skiing  novelty  scenic. 

2.  Public    most    desires    to    laugh. 

3.  I  could  criticize  some  of  the 
programs  for  their  helterskelter 
combination  but  realize  that  most 
short  subjects  are  booked  in  to  fill 
out  the  necessary  footage,  not  be- 
cause of  their  appropriateness. 


j  A  Good  Reel 

to  treat 
your  patrons 

SCREEN 
\  SNAPSHOTS 

make  programs 
perfect 


Red   Seal  Novelties 

With  93  featurettes  in  the  sched- 
ule Red  Seal  is  making  an  unusually 
interesting  bid  for  attention  this  sea- 
son. 

Commenting  on  the  offerings  Ed- 
win Miles  Fadman,  president  of  the 
corporation    says: 

"The  program  has  been  laid  out 
after  conferences  with  leading  exhib- 
itors in  all  parts  of  the  country.  It 
is  not  the  result  of  guess  work  but 
was  brought  about  by  a  study  of 
the   needs   of   the  best   showmen. 

"When  Red  Seal  offered  exhibitors 
'The  Einstein  Theory  of  Relativity' 
and  'Bill',  the  Anatole  France  story, 
they  looked  to  us  for  other  high- 
class  featurettes  and  our  1925-1926 
program  offers  them  a  great  variety 
from  which  to  pick.  Red  Seal  is 
only  two  years  old  but  it  has  already 
won  for  itself  the  enviable  reputa- 
tion of  giving  the  exhibitor  the  latest 
in  novelties  and  also  the  most  re- 
fined. 

"We  have  received  many  congratu- 
lations on  our  marked  success.  1 
think  they  should  be  passed  on  to 
the  exhibitors.  They  have  made  our 
success  possible  by  their  apprecia- 
tion of  the  better  work  we  are  try- 
ing to  do". 

Not  only  is  there  always  a  Red 
Seal  picture  on  Broadway,  but  they 
play  the  Grauman  theaters  in  Los 
Angeles,  the  Stanley  in  Philadelphia, 
the  Balaban-Katz  theaters  in  Chicago, 
the  Missouri  in  St.  Louis,  the  Wis- 
consin in  Milwaukee,  and  other  lead- 
ing houses. 


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The    Logic    of   Advertising 
Short  Subjects 

By  Hal  Roach 

What  vaudeville  house  in  the 
UiHited  States  advertises  one  of  its  acts 
to  the  exclusion  of  all  other  features? 
What  one  leaves  out  any  of  its  eight 
or  nine  attractions  when  advertising 
its  program? 

In  a  motion  picture  theater,  where 
the  universal  practice  is  to  run  a  full 
length  feature  and  a  one  or  two  reel 
comedy  in  a  combined  bill  four  pro- 
grams out  of  five,  what  logic  is  there 
in  advertising  the  feature  to  the  fullest 
extent  and  yet  depriving  the  house 
of  the  full  benefit  of  the  comedy's 
drawing  power  by  leaving  it  out  or 
reducing  its  space  to  the  minimum? 
Some  managers,  without  stopping 
to  think,  might  answer  vaguely — 
"Well,  it's  not  as  'big'  as  the  fea- 
ture." Just  what  is  meant  by  that? 
Is  a  big  legitimate  star  reduced  to  the 
ranks  of  a  small  drawing  power  when 
he  appears  in  a  20  minute  vaudeville 
act  instead  of  a  three-act  play?  Is 
he  any  less  "big?"  Just  as  fine 
dramatic  technique  or  comedy 
"punch"  may  be  given  to  an  audience 
in  a  vaudeville  act  as  in  a  full  length 
stage  offering. 

The  Losers 
Those  theater  owners  who  devote 
their  full  advertising  space  to  a  dis- 
cussion of  the  feature  on  their  bill, 
which  may  or  may  not  attract  people 
by  reason  of  its  theme  or  star  names, 
and  neglect  the  one  absolutely  sure- 
fire element  which  they  have — the 
comedy — are  losing  money.  To  fail 
to  include  any  program  element  so 
certain  of  attracting  people  as  the 
comedy,  is  cutting  the  flow  of  money 
into  the  box  office  prematurely. 

Any    dealer   in   clothing  and    furn- 
ishings   keeps    bright-hued    neckties 
ind  clever  shirt  patterns  prominently 
Jisplayed  in  his  windows.     He  takes 
n  several  times  the  amount  of  money 
in  an  average  suit  sale  that  he  takes 
in  from  an  average   sale  of  neckties, 
Ijet   the   suits   do   not   have   one   whit 
Bore   prominence   in   his   displays   or 
Rlvertising    than    the    smaller    items. 
his   is   because  he  knows  the   com- 
hon  failing  of  all  mankind,  the  desire 
or  clever  neckties,  shirts,  socks  and 
landkerchiefs,  which  in  a  great  num- 
»er  of  men  actually  overshadows  their 
nterest  in  suits,  the  main  article  of 
ipparel. 

It  is  just  as  logical  for  the  motion 
)icture  exhibitor  to  play  up  the  sure- 
ire  comedy  attraction  on  his  bill 
qually  with  the  feature  as  it  is  for 
he  clothing  merchant  to  do  the  same 
vitb  his  smaller  but  more  certain 
ittractions. 

Often  a  good  comedy  playing  in  a 
heater  gets  no  more  mention  than  the 
ine  down  in  the  corner  of  the  adver- 
isement,  " — And  a  comedy  and  news- 
eel."  Such  advertising  convinces  the 
lublic  insidiously  that  any  comedy 
o  advertised  must  be  very  ordinary 
0  warrant  no  more.  Without  think- 
ing about  it  the  public  accepts  the 
and-a-comedy"  sort  of  attraction  as 
In  uninteresting  prospect,  and  those 
iTho  would  go  to  see  a  clever  comedy 
itar  in  a  brand  of  comedies  they 
:now  are  good  don't  go,  because  they 
lon't  know  that  star  and  that  kind 
f  comedy  are  on  the  bill. 


Another  element  of  importance  is 
that  a  comedy  producer  may  be  spend- 
ing many  thousands  of  dollars  yearly 
in  advertising  and  in  general  news 
and  production  publicity.  Such  pub- 
licity makes  the  names  of  his  players 
known  to  the  public;  to  fail  to  use 
these  names  in  the  theater's  adver- 
tisement is  to  fail  to  avail  yourself 
of  a  value  already  created. 

The  Shoppers 

Today  people  shop  for  their  amuse- 
ment. It  is  just  beginning;  they  did 
not  a  few  years  ago.  In  shopping 
they  read  newspaper  advertisements, 
billboards  and  the  electric  signs  in 
front  of  a  theater.  And  besides  find- 
ing what  they  want,  sometimes  they 
find  only  what  they  DON'T  WANT. 

Here  is  the  angle:  Of  the  really 
big  box  office  stars  there  isn't  a  one 
who  hasn't,  along  with  his  army  of 
fans,  another  mass  of  people  intense- 
ly disliking  him.  These  people  auto- 
matically pass  by  the  theater  when 
they  see  this  star's  name,  although 
others  turn  in  and  buy  their  tickets. 
Suppose  these  same  people  saw,  in 
addition  to  the  name  of  the  star  they 
dislike,  the  name  of  a  comedy  star 
whom  they  like,  or  the  name  of  a 
brand  of  comedies  which  they  feel 
certain  they  can  always  expect  good 
laughs   from? 

The  exhibitor  who  advertises  his 
comedy  attraction  not  only  is  calling 
attention  to  an  attraction  many  people 
will  want  to  see — he  also  is  calling 
the  attention  ofS  those  who'  don't 
like  his  feature  attraction  to  the  fact 
that  there  is  SOMETHING  ELSE 
they  do  like. 

Let  them  know  about  it. 


Wise  Buyers 

Richard  V.  Anderson,  "Dick",  sales 
manager  of  International  News,  just 
back  from  a  swing  about  the  circle, 
says: 

"As  a  class  exhibitors  are  wiser 
buyers  now  than  they  have  been. 
They  know,  from  close  reading  of 
the  trade  press  and  the  exploitation 
material  sent  out  by  various  com- 
panies, what  it  is  all  about.  They 
are  thus  in  a  position  to  intelligently 
draw  their  own  conclusions.  On 
this  trip  I  have  had  exhibitors  men- 
tion to  me  many  exclusive  pictures 
or  scoops  appearing  in  the  Inter- 
national service,  of  which  they  were 
advised  and  of  which  they  took  the 
fullest  possible  advantage,  making 
special  posters  and  making  special 
mention  in  their  newspaper  columns. 
One  exhibitor  arranges  regularly,  a 
window  display  in  a  department 
store  near  his  theater,  basing  the 
display  on  some  item  appearing  in 
his    International   newsreel." 


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Trailers  will  be  available  on 
all  two-reel  star  comedies  to 
be  released  by  Educational  in 
1925-1926,  as  a  result  of  an 
agreement  reached  between 
Educational  and  the  National 
Screen   Service. 


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Reviews    of    Current  Short  Subjects 


"The  Were  Tiger"— Selig 

Export  &  Import 
Interesting  and  Different 

Type  of  production 2  reel  drama 

There  si  a  scarcity  of  the  serious 
two  reel  drama  in  the  short  subject 
m,arket,  aside  from  western  stories. 
It  is  .probable,  therefore,  that  "The 
\yere  Tiger"  in  spite  of  its  gruesome- 
ness  wlil  find  a  ready  market.  It 
deals  with  a  series  of  adventures  be- 
falling a  young  girl,  daughter  of  a 
mine  owner,  who  is  travelling  through 
the  Malay  Peninsula  on  her  way  to 
the  mine.  A  man-eating  tiger  is 
thought  by  the  natives  to  be  a  human 
in  tiger  form  who  preys  on  children 
to  satisfy  a  lust  for  flesh.  When  the 
girl,  lost  in  the  jungle,  appears  in 
the  native  village  with  blood-stains 
on  her  clothing,  she  is  thought  to  be 
the  "Were  Tiger".  Various  compli- 
cations, ensue,  with  plenty  of  action, 
and  the  hero  rescuing  the  girl  after 
much  fighting  and  terror.  Paul  Hurst 
directed,  witlv  Hedda  Nova,  Jules 
Cowles  and  George  Carrossella  in  the 
cast.  The  animal  stuff  is  extremely 
well  done. 


"Official  Officers"— "Our  Gang" 

Pathe 

Splendid  Comedy 

Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  comedy 

Hpre's  a  sure-fire  laugh-getter.  In 
addition  to  the  ever  popular  "gang", 
the  picture  has  rather  more  plot  to 
it  than  usual  in  this  type  of  comedy. 
The  Gang  is  seen  as  natives  of  a 
city's  slums  and  the  policeman  on  the 
beat  is  their  mortal  enemy.  Not  only 
does  he  forbid  them  to  play  ball  in 
the  street,  but  he  chases  them  at 
every  turn  and  provocation.  A  kind- 
ly inspector  has  him  removed  and  a 
friendly  cop  substituted,  who  appoints 
the  gang  junior  officers.  Dressed  in 
uniform  they  certainly  have  a  lot  of 
fun,  and  also  succeed  in  almost  ruin- 
ing their  former  enemy,  the  cop, 
when  he  accuses  them  of  being  the 
cause  of  his  disgrace.  Some  very 
funny  stuff  in  this  of  the  type  for 
which  Director  McGowan  and  the 
"Our    Gang"   bunch   is   famous. 


all  the  essentials  necessary  for  a  ser- 
ial. As  the  title  indicates,  it's  a  base- 
ball story.  It  isn't  an  imitation  base- 
ball story  neither,  being  written  by 
John  J.  McGraw.  He's  in  the  picture, 
too,  which  should  certainly  give  you 
a  strong  talking  point  for  your  base- 
ball enthusiasts.  The  Giants  are  also 
in  the  picture.  Allene  Ray  and  Wal- 
ter Miller  are  the  featured  players 
and  the  cast  includes  J.  Barney 
Sherry,  Mary  Milnor,  Wally  Oettel 
in  an  excellent  comedy  role — that  of 
a  new,  very  new.  Giant  recruit — and 
Harry  Semels  as  the  typical  oily 
villain. 

The  story  deals  with  the  love  affair 
between  Dorris  Sutton,  daughter  of 
a  millionaire  business  magnate,  whose 
affairs  are  under  investigation  by 
U.  S.  Senator  Hornell,  and  Hornell's 
son,  who  under  the  name  of  Jack 
Rollins  is  endeavoring  to  make  good 
as  a  big  league  player.  Matters  are 
complicated  by  Count  Segundo,  a 
foreign  agent;  who  has  been  instruct' 
ed  to  "get  something"  on  Sutton. 

The  story  which  is  excellently  di- 
rected by  Spencer  Bennett  has  been 
given  an  extremely  good  production 
and  manages  to  get  the  necessary 
tension  and  "kick"  into  each  episode 
without  making  the  story  seem  far- 
stretched.  Where  they  incline  to 
serials  at  all,  this  should  more  than 
please. 


"Hair    Cartoon" — Marcus 
Red  Seal 

Appropriate  July  4  Reel 
Type  of  production,  .half  reel  novelty 
This  is  another  appropriate  reel  for 
Independence  Day.  Marcus  the  ar- 
tist changes  the  likeness  of  George 
Washington,  the  Father  of  his 
Country,  to  that  of  Uncle  Sam.  The 
reel  also  includes  a  drawing  of  La- 
fayette.   Interesting,  short  and  fitting. 


"Animal  Celebrities"— Sportlight 

Pathe 

Interesting 

Type  of  production 1  reel  novelty 

Athletes  are  not  the  only  ones  who 
go  into  training,  as  this  Grantland 
Rice  "Sportlight"  shows.  This  reel 
deals  in  interesting  fashion  with  the 
manner  in  which  some  canine  stars 
are  trained  for  the  screen.  In  addi- 
tion. Rex,  the  star  of  "Black  Cyclone" 
and  "Rin-Tin-Tin"  the  dog,  go 
through  their  paces  for  the  camera. 
There  are  some  very  cute  and  laugh- 
able shots  showing  other  unknown 
doggies  being  put  through  intensive 
training.  A  good,  interesting  short 
reel. 


"Play   Ball"— Pathe 

Means  Money  at  the  Till 

Type  of  production.  .10  episode  serial 

This  latest  Pathe  serial  looks  as  if 

it    should    spell    money    at    the    box 

office.     At  any  rate  it  certainly   has 


Film  Facts" — Issue  C — Cranfield  and 
Clark- Red  Seal 

Instructive  and  Interesting 

Type  of  production.  .1  reel  magazine 

The  activities  of  the  U.  S.  Coast 
Guards  at  a  post  on  the  Great  Lakes 
are  gone  into  detail  in  this  issue  of 
Film  Facts.  The  manner  in  which  a 
line  is  shot  to  a  sinking  ship  as  a 
last  resort  and  the  survivors  rescued 
by  means  of  a  breeches  buoy  is 
shown,  as  is  the  first  aid  drill,  and 
other  interesting  particulars.  The 
second  subject  is  also  extremely  in- 
teresting and  deals  with  the  modern 
fireman  and  his  life-saving  apparatus 
in  comparison  with  the  old  types  of 
fire-engines.  Each  of  the  old  models 
are  dated  and  shown  in  operation. 
Instructive  and  interesting. 


"Ko-Ko  Celebrates  the  Fourth"- 
Fleischer — Red  Seal 

Splendid  for  'July  4 

Type  of  production 2  reel  cartoon 

This  is  an  especially  appropriate  reel 
for  the  Fourth  of  July  or  the  days 
just  preceding  it.  Ko-Ko,  the  Ink- 
well clown  experiments  with  a  box  of 
firecrackers  and  lands  on  a  cannibal 
isle.  The  natives  think  the  fireworks 
are  good  to  eat  and  stuff  themselves 
with  the  unknown  food,  only  to  blow 
up  and  go  off  after  they  gorge  them- 
selves. Ko-Ko  gets  himself  blown 
back  home  safely,  however.  There 
are  quite  a  number  of  hand-colored 
bits  in  this,  all  the  fireworks  being 
done  in  color.  A  number  of  shots 
of  actual  fireworks  in  action  are  ex- 
tremely pretty. 


"The   Lion's  Mate"— Selig-Export  & 
Import 

Heavy  Meller 

Type  of  production 2  reel  drama 

Here  is  a  blood-and-thunder  meller 
in  tabloid  form.  It  tells  the  story  of 
a  white  missionary  and  his  daughter 
who  have  been  captured  by  a  black 
slave  dealer  and  taken  to  the  settle- 
ment village  which  is  composed  of 
natives  and  one  white  man  who  is 
the  ruler  and  chief  slave  trader.  There 
is  some  very  good  animal  stuff  in 
which  a  lion,  lioness  and  a  chimpan- 
zee are  used.  But  there  is  rather 
too  much  stress  placed  on  the  sex 
angle.  The  girl  is  kept  prisoner  un- 
til she  decides  between  the  white  man 
or  the  black.  Luckily  the  hero  who 
has  been  searching  for  her  makes 
his  appearance,  and  rescues  her. 
Bertram  Bracken  directed  and  the 
cast  includes  William  Clifford,  Oscar 
Morgan,  Hedda  Nova  and  Richard 
Sterling. 


"Mexican    Melody"  —  Howe    Hodge- 
Podge-Educ'l 

Pleasing,  Diversified  Reel 
Type  of  production..!  reel  magazine 
As  usual  this  issue  of  Lyman  H. 
Howe's  "Hodge-Podge"  contains  in- 
teresting short  shots  presented  in 
novel  manner  and  should  make  a 
pleasing  addition  to  any  program. 
The  scenes  include  some  shots  show- 
ing how  raindrops  reach  the  sea,  be- 
ginning with  the  manner  in  which 
the  water  is  drawn  by  the  sun,  formed 
into  clouds,  fall  again  as  rain  into 
mountain  streams  and  thence  finally 
go   with   the   river  to   the   open   sea. 


"Oh  Bridget"— Hiers-Educational 
Average  Comedy 
Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  comedy 
Walter  Hiers'  latest  comedy  is  of 
the  "now  -  you  -  chase  -  me  -  a  -  little- 
while"  school.  Hiers  is  rather  funny, 
dressed  as  an  Irish  cook  to  be  near 
his  lady  love  whose  stern  father  has 
forbidden  him  the  house.  Complica- 
tions arise  when  the  Italian  icemanJ 
and  the  cop  on  the  beat  fall  in  love  I 
with  the  new  cook.  Every  attempt 
of  Hiers  to  elope  with  his  girl  is 
foiled  by  one  or  the  other  or  both' 
and  the  action  finally  resolves  itself 
into  a  hectic  chase  all  around  the 
house,  upstairs  and  down,  and  in  and 
out  the  various  rooms.  Should  pleasei 
the  average  audience,  although  it; 
could  stand  cutting.  Archie  Mayo  is 
responsible  for  the  good  direction. 


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35 


Handcoloring  Film 

By  GUSTAVE  BROCK 

Contrary  to  the  color  photography 
which  strives  to  give  natural  color 
to  the  whole  picture  and  when  per- 
fected, some  far  day  off,  may  revo- 
lutionize the  whole  industry,  perfected 
handcoloring  should  be  used  to  in- 
crease the  impression  which  color 
gives  to  the  human  mind  to  empha- 
size and  set  off  the  story  or  the  act- 
ing, thrills,  shocks,  and  laughter  in 
special  scenes. 

1  For  instance  a  picture  shows  Jacob 
who  gives  the  "many  colored  cape" 
to  Joseph  (with  the  well  known  con- 
sequences). To  color  this  cape  gives 
added  understanding  of  the  story,  as 
give  colored  flames  to  the  miracu- 
lously burning  bush,  which  talked  to 
Moses;  to  the  flaming  sword  which 
drove  Adam  and  Eve  from  Paradise, 
or  to  the  sacrificial  ftre  of  Abel,  com- 
pared to  the  iireless  smoke  from 
Cain's  altar.    (After  Six  Days.) 

Where  a  girl  blushes,  a  soft  color- 
ing on  her  cheeks  helps  to  show  that 
she  blushes.  (Marion  Davies  in 
"Little  Old  New  York"'.) 

The  colored  quarantine  flag  in 
"The  Navigator",  although  a  very 
short  shot,  added  much  to  the  laugh- 
ter, as  did  the  coloring  of  the  duel- 
scene  in  "Crackerjack". 

Where  fire  is  shown  on  the  screen, 
handcoloring  is  indispensable.  To 
look  at  fire  without  coloring  is  like 
looking  at  a  man  playing  a  violin 
without  hearing  the  tune.  Fire  makes 
every  other  thing  look  colorless  in 
comparison.  This  effect  is  obtained 
by  handcoloring  the  fire,  the  only 
way  to  obtain  the  strong  yellow- 
orange-red  color  of  the  actual  flame. 
(Foolish  Wives),  (War  scenes  from 
"Enemies  of  Women"),  (Victory  fires 
from  "Nero"),  etc.  (Burning  of 
Rome   "Nero"). 

As  a  rule  handcoloring  is  most 
successfully  added  to  tinted  or  toned 
film  or  to  tinted  and  toned  film  and 
by  a  close  cooperation  of  the  labora- 
tory and  the  artist.  The  most  beauti- 
ful effects  can  be  obtained  specially 
in  night  scenes  and  interiors,  and  add 
much  life  to  the  picture.  (Duel 
scene  from  "Enemies  of  Women"), 
(Nero,  Temple  of  Venus,  Shepherd 
King). 

Fox  has  long  had  the  lead  in  this 
field,  and  at  the  time  "Nero"  was 
reviewed,  Quinn  Martin  of  The 
World  wrote  "Its  scenes  of  the  burn- 
ing of  Rome,  recolored  and  retouched 


by  the  Danish  artist  Gustav  Brock, 
and  made  originally  in  Italy,  are  the 
finest  thing  of  their  kind  we  have 
seen  in  pictures". 

It  has  often  been  remarked  that 
reviewers  in  writing  about  a  picture 
unconsciously  have  mentioned  the 
scenes  which  were  handcolored,  be- 
cause the  coloring  had  made  these 
scenes  more  outstanding  and  im- 
pressed itself  stronger  on  their  mind. 


Varges  Trekking 

Wandering    Cameraman    Expects    to 

Get   Pictures   of   Big   Game 

Hunting 

Somewhere  in  the  Sudan,  astride 
a  mule,  is  Captain  Ariel  Varges,  in- 
trepid cameraman  of  International 
Newsreel.  Varges  is  trekking 
through  the  Sudan  from  Abyssinia, 
and  hopes  to  photograph  big  game 
hunting. 

After  having  secured  some  excel- 
lent exclusive  pictures  of  strange 
people  of  Abyssinia,  Varges  left  for 
the  Sudan.  The  start  was  made 
from  Addis-Ababa,  Varges  being  ac- 
companied by  Flight  Lieut.  A. 
Rickards  ,of  the  British  Royal  Air 
Force. 

"We  are  taking  twenty  mules  with 
us",  writes  Varges,  "and  fifteen  men 
and  a  boy,  the  latter  from  the  Chris- 
tian school  at  Aden.  Of  the  fifteen 
men  eight  are  soldiers. 

"With  good  luck  we  may  get 
through  to  Rosaries  in  six  weeks. 
However,  it  will  probably  be  two 
months  before  we  reach  there,  but 
don't  get  excited  if  you  don't  hear 
from  me  then.  If  we  continue  to 
be  unheard  from,  the  Intelligence  De- 
partment at  Kartoum  will  send  out 
agents   to   search   for   us". 

Before  he  left  for  the  Sudan  Varges 
laid  in  a  big  supply  of  bright  yellow 
airplane  streamer  ribbons,  and  sev- 
eral coils  of  soft,  copper  wire.  Armed 
with  this  junk,  he  will  probably  buy 
everything  in  the  Sudan.  The  yel- 
low ribbon  is  considered  by  the  dark- 
complexioned  native  women  the  last 
word  in  costume  material,  and  two 
feet  of  it,  four  inches  wide,  is  an 
abundance,  according  to  their  way 
of  thinking,  for  an  elaborate  dress! 
Varges  will  trade  ofT  the  copper  wire 
to  the  black  chiefs  for  diamonds  and 
beaten  gold: 


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Sunday,  June  21,  1925 


Exhibitors  Who  Play  Up  Short  Subjects 


Reports  from  different  sections  of 
the  country,  as  gathered  through 
Pathe,  show  that  alert  exhibitors  are 
more  and  more  increasing  their  ad- 
vertising and  exploitation  of  the 
short-subject  units  of  their  programs. 
A  number  of  prominent  instances 
of  this  intensive  promotion  of  the 
short-subject  are  given  in  the  fol- 
lowing accounts: 

New  England 

The  Victory  at  Providence,  R.  I., 
is  a  staunch  believer  in  the  value 
of  advertising  short-subjects  and 
plays  up  its  short  length  attractions 
proportionately  as  strong  as  it  does 
its  features.  When  showing  "Stereo- 
scopiks"  recently  the  management 
made  a  special  effort  and  put  them 
over  big  with  great  success  at  the 
box-office.  One  of  the  features  of 
the  Victory's  promotion  was  an  ef- 
fective lobby-display,  and  in  addi- 
tion to  this  a  large  banner  was 
mounted  on  the  rnarquee  of  the 
theatre. 

This  house  recently  played  the 
Hal  Roach  comedy  "Hold  My 
Baby,"  which  was  presented  as  a 
second  feature.  This  house  usu- 
ally runs  a  double  feature  program 
and  during  this  particular  week  the 
second  feature  was  dropped  and  the 
Hal  Roach  comedy  introduced  in  its 
place.  All  the  advertising  and  win- 
dow cards  played  up  the  comedy 
equally  with  the  first  feature. 

Joseph  Brennon,  manager  of 
Loew's  State,  Boston,  is  another 
strong  believer  in  the  value  of  short- 
subject  advertising  and  always  gives 
a  generous  amount  of  space  to  his 
two-reel  comedies,  and  other  short- 
subjects.  In  addition  to  playing  up 
prominently  short-subject  comedies 
in  his  newspaper  advertising,  Bren- 
non has  frequently  featured  such 
comedies  as  the  Harry  Langdon 
subjects  and  the  "Our  Gang"  offer- 
ings in  the  electric  lights  on  his 
theater   front. 

The  Opera  House,  Newport,  R.  I., 
and  Gordon's  Olympia,  Lynn,  Mass., 
are  two  other  houses  ni  the  Boston 
territory  that  advertise  their  short- 
subject  attractions   strongly. 

Memphis,  Tenn. 
Reports  from  Memphis,  Tenn.,  in- 
dicate that  the  theaters  in  this  dis- 
trict are  devoting  more  attention 
to  short-subjects  in  their  advertising 
space  than  a  year  ago,  the  title  and 
star  being  frequently  mentioned  in 
the  advertising  layouts.  The  Ameri- 
can, Memphis,  recently  put  out  a 
special  herald  on  an  "Our  Gang" 
comedy  and  the  theater  manage- 
ment subsequently  reported  their 
satisfaction  and  pleasure  over  the 
results  in  additional  business  that 
had  been  secured. 

Detroit  and  Michigan 
From  Detroit  comes  an  account 
of  an  effective  campaign  which  is 
being  tried  out  on  serial  programs. 
To  stimulate  business  this  summer, 
Mr.  Peck  of  the  Orpheum  at  Fow- 
lerville,  Mich.,  has  enlisted  the  aid 
of  the  local  merchants  by  getting 
them  to  buy  a  group  of  tickets 
which    they    give    out    to    customers 


with  a  certain  amount  of  purchases. 
This  ticket  with  five  cents  admits 
a  person  to  the  theater.  The  ex- 
hibitor gives  them  a  Pathe  serial 
short-subject  program.  He  has  put 
out  special  heralds  and  window  cards 
for  display  in  the  merchants'  win- 
dows. 

The  local  tradesmen  are  heartily 
in  favor  of  the  plaji  and  the  patrons 
are  pleased  at  the  opportunity  of  be- 
ing admitted  for  five  cents  in  addi- 
tion to  the  ticket.  As  a  result,  the 
exhibitor  reports  he  is  doing  a  very 
good  business.  Not  only  are  his 
crowds  larger  but  his  receipts  are  a 
gi'eat  deal  better  than  on  other  days 
of  the  week. 

The  Fox-Washington,  Detroit,  in 
playing  special  comedies  such  as  the 
Harry  Langdon  offerings^  has  been 
devoting  fifty  percent  of  the  ads  to 
the  comedy. 

Suburban  theaters  in  Detroit  are 
reported  to  be  giving  in  their  news- 
paper ad  space  equal  attention  to 
short-subjects  and  features.  Each 
suburban  theater  runs  just  a  small 
one  inch  ad  and  they  are  all  placed 
in  one  column  in  the  newspaper.  In 
each  ad  are  given  the  name  of  the 
feature  and  its  star,  and  also  the 
name  of  each  of  the  short-subject 
attractions  which  they  are  running. 
Many  of  the  suburban  exhibitors 
express  the  conviction  that  the  short- 
subjects  mean  just  as  much  as  the 
features  as  far  as  getting  the  patrons 
into  the   theatre  is   concerned. 

The  Butterfield  Circuit  in  this 
territory  run  on  each  Sunday  what 
is  termed  "A  Joy  Hour."  This 
"Joy  Hour"  consists  of  two  two-reel 
comedies,  and  opens  at  1  o'clock. 
The  idea  behind  the  plan  is  to  get 
the  public  into  the  habit  of  coming 
to  the  theater  early.  These  two  two- 
reel  comedies  are  presented  in  ad- 
dition to  the  regular  program  for 
that  one  show  only,  and  result,  of 
course,  in  giving  the  public  that 
much  more  show  for  its  money. 
General  Manager  Beatty  advises 
that  the  plan  is  very  successful  and 
that  people  are  coming  early  so  that 
the  house  is  practically  filled  when 
the  regular  show  starts  in  the  after- 
noon. 

Chicago 

Reports  from  the  Chicago  territory 
also  convey  the  information  that 
there    has    been   a   great   increase    in 


the  number  of  theaters  during  the 
past  year  which  are  advertising 
short-subjects.  The  McVicker's  in 
"the  loop"  advertises  such  com- 
edies as  the  Harry  Langdon  sub- 
jects and  the  "Our  Gang"  films  ex- 
tensively, giving  these  equal  promi- 
nence in  the  marquee  lights  along 
with  the  feature.  This  practice  is 
also  reported  to  be  true  of  many 
of  the  L.  &  T.  Asher  Bros,  theaters. 

The  West  Coast 

On  the  West  Coast  the  same  ad- 
vance is  to  be  seen  in  the  matter  of 
short-subject  advertising.  Recently 
a  San  Francisco  first-run  house,  the 
Granada,  played  a  Harry  Langdon 
comedy  on  a  double-feature  pro- 
gram and  in  all  its  newspaper  ad- 
vertising and  24  sheet  posters  gave 
the  two-reel  comedy,  "His  Marriage 
Wow"  equal  prominence  with  the 
features. 


Nolan   Joins   Winkler 

M.  J.  Winkler  announces  that  ar- 
rangements have  been  made  where- 
by Bill  Nolan  is  to  supervise  the  pro- 
duction of  the  forthcoming  series  of 
Krazy    Kat    cartoons. 

Bill  Nolan  is  one  of  the  pioneers 
in  the  animated  cartoon  field,  having 
begun  his  work  along  these  lines  with 
the  old  Edison  outfit  many  years  ago. 

About  two  years  ago  he  became 
affiliated  with  Pat  Sullivan,  where  he 
was  greatly  instrumental  in  making 
"Felix"  the  likable  character  and 
the    world-known    comedy    which    it 


Four  New  Releases  for  Enterprise 

Kansas  City — Enterprise  Distribut- 
ing Corp  has  obtained  four  pic- 
tures, including  three  C.  C.  Burrs 
and  one  released  by  Moeller  Theater 
Service,  Inc.  The  Burr  pictures  are: 
"The  Average  Woman,"  "Lend  Me 
Your  Husband,"  and  "Youth  for 
Sale."  The  Moeller  picture  is  "Ene- 
mies of  Youth." 


"U"  Active  in  Nebraska 

Omaha — Construction  of  a  $225,000 
theater  at  Grand  Island  is  planned  by 
Universal,  it  is  reported.  The  pro- 
posed theater  will  mark  the  fifth  in 
the  city  controlle'd  by  Universal.  The 
company  owns  outright  the  Majestic, 
Strand  and  Empress  and  is  interested 
in  operation  of  the  Lyda. 

It  is  further  reported  Universal  has 
leased  the  Crescent,  Holdredge,  from 
M.  Severn. 


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Developing  the  "Kiddie"  Show 


(Continued  from  Page     20) 


of  the  picture  if  it  is  published.  You 
can  therefore  sec  why  our  success  is 
so  great;  they  all  help  us  for  they  be- 
lieve and  have   confidence  in  us. 


Running  a  ' 'Kiddie' '  Show 

Joseph  Stei'n,  well-kyioivn  New 
Jersey  exhibitor,  who  has  made 
these  shows  pay,  herewith  tells  all 
about  it. 

I  started  to  run  kiddie  shows  at 
the  City  theater,  Newark,  in  1917, 
and  I  ran  them  in  that  theater  until 
it  closed.  I  have  been  running  them 
in  the  Tivoli,  which  took  the  place 
of  the  City,  up  to  this  day.  I  have 
been  running  kiddie  shows  for  a  num- 
ber of  years  in  the  Castle,  Irvington, 
the  Savoy  and  Central,  Newark,  the 
Capitol,  Belleville,  and  the  Lincoln, 
Bloomfield,  which  I  consider  are  suc- 
cessful to  a  certain  degree. 

I  believe  that  I  have  met  with 
some  measure  of  success  with  these 
shows.  I  run  kiddie  shows  in  con- 
junction with  our  regular  program, 
but  I  make  it  my  business  for  my 
Friday  and  Saturday  show,  or  if  it's 
a  single  day,  for  my  Saturday  show, 
never  to  put  on  a  sex  picture  or 
never  to  put  on  a  picture  that  I  think 
would  be  above  the  heads  of  the  chil- 
dren. 1  confine  myself  to  comedy 
dramas,  historical  pictures,  and  clean 
dramas  and  action  pictures.  When 
I  go  out  to  look  for  my  kiddie  shows 
I  try  to  get  some  juvenile  stories 
if  I  possibly  can.  For  instance,  we 
ran  "Jack  and  the  Beanstalk"  about 
seven  times  within  four  and  one-half 
years.  We  have  run  "Cinderella's 
Slipper"  about  the  same  number  of 
times,  "All  Baba  and  the  Forty 
Thieves",  and  then  we  go  to  pictures 
like  the  Coogan's.  Occasionally,  we 
take  a  horse-race  picture,  if  it's  clean. 

Of  course,  you  will  understand 
that  it  is  rather  hard  to  get  these 
kiddie  shows,  because  the  producers 
do  not  make  them  any  more.  You 
have  to  hunt  for  historical  pictures, 
patriotic  pictures,  clean  comedies  and 
crimedy  dramas  with  juvenile  charac- 
ters, such  as  Mary  Pickford  in 
"Daddy  Long-Legs"  and  the  like, 
and  it  is  necessary  for  us  to  repeat 
quite  often  on  those  pictures.  I  have 
played  "Nanook  of  the  North"  as  a 
kiddie  show  with  great  success,  and 
"King  of  the  Wild  Horses"  with  Rex. 

The  parents  who  patronize  the 
different  theaters,  especially  the  Tiv- 
oli, which  caters  to  one  of  the  finest 
residential  clienteles  in  New  Jersey, 
feel  that  when  they  send  their  chil- 
dren to  the  Tivoli  for  a  kiddie  show 
that  they  will  see  a  good,  clean, 
wholesome,  entertaining  performance. 
We  have  in  our  theater  on  Saturday 
afternoon  the  children  of  the  finest 
families  of  New  Jersey.  They  bring 
them  to  us  from  miles  and  miles,  and 
the  parents  have  commended  us  on 
many  occasions  for  the  way  in  which 
we  run  those  shows.  We  have  spe- 
cial matrons  on  the  floor  and  in  the 
ladies'  and  men's  rooms  on  Satur- 
day afternoon  to  take  care  of  the 
children. 


SATURDAY   MORNING 
SHOWS 

Following  a  period  of  experimenta- 
tion, the  Saturday  morning  shows 
for  boys  and  girls,  at  a  price  within 
the  pocketbook  possibilities  of  every- 
one, is  ready  for  its  launching  in 
the  Fall. 

Experiments  have  been  made  in  a 
number  of  key  cities  in  separated 
sections  of  the  country  with  gratify- 
ing results,  it  is  reported  by  the 
Motion  Picture  Producers  and  Dis- 
tributors of  America  who  are  initi- 
ating the  plan.  Wherever  the  pro- 
grams have  been  put  on,  parent- 
teacher  associations,  schools, 
churches,  women's  clubs,  and  other 
organizations  and  institutions,  have 
stood  as  sponsors,  aided  in  exploit- 
ing the  showings,  provided  chaper- 
ons, and  in  all  cases  urged  full  at- 
tendances. 

Noteworthy  results  were  obtained 
a  few  weeks  ago  in  the  Eastman 
theater  in  Rochester,  N.  Y.,  where 
definite  experiments  were  made. 
After  a  three  days  ballyhoo  into 
which  churches,  schools,  and  various 
organizations  of  national  and  civic 
import  entered,  the  first  program 
was  presented  before  2,700  children. 
On  the  following  Saturday  a  thou- 
sand more  than  that,  3,709  in  all, 
attended    the   showing. 

Fourteen  hundred  children  were 
present  at  an  Atlanta,  Ga.,  showing 
recently  in  spite  of  a  heavy  down- 
pour of  rain.  A  showing  in  Jack- 
sonville, Fla.,  brought  out  1,340. 
Another  in  South  Norwalk,  Conn., 
was  attended  by  1,180  boys  and  girls. 
The  Hays  organization  has  been 
working  for  nearly  two  years  on  the 
Saturday  morning  shows,  reviewing 
hundreds  of  reels  of  photoplays 
which  have  gained  national  and  in- 
ternational acclaim  and  out  of  these 
hundreds,  52  programs,  a  year's 
supply,  each  of  which  is  a  complete 
show  in  itself,  have  evolved.  These 
will  be  added  to  as  time  goes  on. 

Each  program  is  made  up  of  a  fea- 
ture picture  usually  of  five  reels,  a 
rollicking  comedy  of   two   reels. 

The  plan  is  to  give  the  children 
special  Saturday  morning  programs, 
as  the  name  indicates,  at  a  standard 
admission  price  of  10  cents  for  boys 
and  girls.  The  service  will  be  offi- 
cially launched  with  the  opening  of 
the  new  school  year  in  thel  fall. 

The  programs  will  be  shows  in 
regular  houses  and  will  be  handled 
through  the  regular  exchanges  and 
with  the  cooperation  of  the  local 
Film  Boards  of  Trade.  Efforts 
have  been  made  to  put  the  "Saturday 
Morning  Movie"  on  a  sound  eco- 
nomic basis  and  it  is  believed  by  its 
sponsors  that  over  an  extended  pe- 
riod of  time  the  Saturday  shows 
will  yield  a  small  profit  to  producing 
companies,  theaters,  managers,  and 
exchanges. 


Program    No.    28 

"Sparrow  Hawk."  The  Bray  Productions, 
Inc.     1  reel. 

"Rich  Man,  Poor  Man."  with  Marguerite 
Clark.  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corporation. 
5   reels. 

"All   Wet."     A  comedy   with  Al   St.   John. 
Fox   Film   Corporation.     2  reels. 
Program    No.    29 

"Nature's  Songsters."  A  Ditmar  bird  pic- 
ture. Educational  Film  Exchanges,  Inc.  1 
reel. 

"The  Little  Clown,"  with  Mary  Miles  Min- 
ter.  A  circus  story.  Famous  Players-Lasky 
Corporation.     5  reels. 

"My  Hero."  A  Lupino  Lane  comedy.  Fox 
Film   Corporation.     2  reels. 

Program    No.    30 

"By  Lantern  Light."  A  Bruce  scenic. 
Educational    Film    Exchanges,    Inc.      1    reel. 

"Edgar  Camps  Out."  A  Booth  Tarking- 
ton  comedy.  Metro-Goldwyn  Distributing 
Co.     2  reels. 

"Hawthorne  of  the  U.  S.  A.,"  with  Wal- 
lace Reid.  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corpora- 
tion.    5  reels. 

Program    No.    31 

"The  Fly."  A  Tolhurst  microscopic  study. 
Educational    Film    Exchanges,    Inc.      1    reel. 

"Two-tough  Tenderfeet."  A  comedy  with 
Ben  Turpin.  Famous  Players-Lasky  Cor- 
poration.    1  reel. 

"Alladin  and  His  Wonderfcil  Lamp,"  with 
juvenile  cast.     Fox  Film  Corporation.     6  reels. 

Program    No.    32 
"Tree   Animals."     A   Ditmar  animal  study. 
Educational    Film    Exchanges,    Inc.      1    reel. 


In  addition  the  model  programs 
published  in  the  Spring  Short  Sub- 
ject Quarterly  (issue  of  March  15, 
1925),  the  following  new  programs 
have  been  prepared: 


"Come  Out  of  the  Kitchen,"  with  Mar- 
guerite Clark.  Famous  Players-Lasky  Cor- 
poration.    S   reels. 

"Straight  From  the  Farm."  A  comedy 
with  Al  St.  John.  Fox  Film  Corporation. 
2  reels. 

Program    No.    33 

"Missing  Men."  A  Bruce  Wilderness  Tale. 
Educational    Film   Exchanges,   Inc.      1   reel. 

"Fan  Fan."  A  Japanese  Fairy  Story. 
Fox  Film   Corporation.     5  reels. 

"It's  a  Boy."  A  comedy  with  Louise  Fa- 
zenda.  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corporation. 
2  reels. 

Program    No.    34 

"The  Cuckoo's  Secret."  The  Bray  Produc- 
tions, Inc.     1  reel. 

"Rent  Free,"  with  Wallace  Reid.  Famous 
Players-Ljsky    Corp.      5    reels. 

"Out   of    Place."      A   comedy    with   Al   St. 
John.     Fox  Film  Corporation.     2  reels. 
Program    No.    35 

"The  Lady-Bird."  A  Tolhurst  Micro- 
scopic study.  Educational  Film  Exchanges, 
Inc.     1  reel.  i 

"How  could  you  Jean,"  with  Mary  Pick- 
ford.      Famous   Players-Lasky   Corp.      5  reels. 

"The    Happy    Pest."      A    comedy    with    Al 
St.  John.     Fox  Film  Corporation.     2  reels. 
Program    No.    36 

"The  Runaway  Dog."  Fox  Film  Corpora- 
tion.    1  reeL 

"Get-Rich-Quick  Edgar."  A  Booth  Tar- 
kington  comedy.  Metro-Goldwyu  Distribut- 
ing Co.     2  reels. 

"Molly  Makebelieve,"  with  Marguerite 
Clark.  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corporation. 
5  reels. 


Exhibitors  Organization  Endorses 
The  Use  of  Short  Subjects 

At  the  April  meetinsr  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  the 
Northwest,  held  at  Minneapolis,  the  following  reso- 
lution was  adopted.- 

WHEREAS,  The  popularity  of  motion  pictures  was 
created  in  the  days  when  pictures  consisted  of  one  and 
two-reel  subjects,  and  the  exhibitor  had  the  opportunity 
of  building  from  these  subjects  a  program  of  such  diver- 
sity that  it  contained  a  wide  appeal,  and 

WHEREAS,  Many  patrons  of  the  theater  today 
consider  short  reel  subjects  an  absolute  essential  of  an 
evening's  entertainment,  and 

WHEREAS,  Too  many  exhibitors  fail  to  appreciate 
the  importance  to  them  and  to  their  brother  exhibitor 
of  providing  the  public  with  the  kind  of  entertainment 
demanded,  and 

WHEREAS,  There  is  now  available  in  this  territory 
the  most  meritorious  and  diversified  list  of  short  sub- 
jects known  to  the  history  of  the  industry. 

NOW,  THEREFORE,  BE  IT  RESOLVED,  The 
M.  P.  T.  O.  of  the  Northwest,  in  convention  assembled, 
that  every  member  of  this  association  be  urged  to  care- 
fully select  and  show  as  a  part  of  his  program  whenever 
possible,  one  or  more  of  the  splendid  short  subjects 
which  are  at  his  disposal,  thereby  enhancing  the  enter- 
tainment value  of  his  program  and  bringing  credit  to 
his  theater  and  the  exhibitor  body  as  a  whole. 


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Sunday,  June  21,  1925 


Tie  Your  Qreater  Movie  Season 

In  With  Qood  Short  Subjects 

By  WINFIELD  R.  SHEEHAN 
General  Manager,  Fox  Film  Corp. 


"The  season  of  1925-26  promises  to 
be  the  greatest  short  product  season 
in  the  history  of  the  motion  picture 
industry. 

"There  are  three  principal  reasons 
for  this.  The  first  is  that  there  is 
a  growing  and  a  continuing  demand 
on  the  part  of  motion  picture  patrons 
for  higher-class  short  subjects.  The 
second  is  that  exhibitors  have  found 
short  subjects  to  be  money-makers. 
The  third  is  that  far-sighted  pro- 
ducers have  prepared  for  this  demand 
by  making  short  subject  programs 
of    hitherto    unrivalled    excellence. 

"In  laying  its  plans  for  the  coming 
year,  Fox  Film  Corporation  determ- 
ined upon  a  $2,000,000  short  subject 
program.  This  program,  in  keeping 
with  the  program  of  feature  pictures, 
is  unprecedented  in  magnitude  and 
unequalled  in  quality.  The  result  is 
that  the  Fox  sales  organization  is 
able  to  offer  to  every  class  of  exhibit- 
or a  complete  program  second  to 
none  in  entertainment,  variety  and 
box  office  value. 

"To  illustrate  the  importance  we 
attach  to  short  product  this  year,  we 
have  expended  as  much  thought  and 


effort  and  devoted  as  much  attention 
to  the  selection  of  stories,  directors 
and  casts  in  the  making  of  our  1925- 
26  short  subjects  as  we  have  in  the 
making  of  our  feature  pictures  . 

"Short  subjects  of  the  high  quality 
which  have  been  perpared  for  re- 
lease during  the  coming  year  will 
prove  a  tremendous  impetus  to  the 
successful  launching  of  Greater 
Movie  Season,  for  the  simple  and 
basic  reason  that  they  possess  an  ap- 
peal which  brings  people  into  the 
theater." 

In  proof  of  Fox  Film  Corporation's 
recognition  of  the  value  of  short 
subjects,  their  1925-26  productions  in- 
clude the  following:  a  series  of  8 
two-reel  pictures  on  "The  Married 
Life  of  Helen  and  Warren",  by 
Mabel  Herbert  Urner;  eight  two- 
reel  Van  Bibber  Comedies,  by  Rich- 
ard Harding  Davis;  eight  two-reel 
O.  Henry  stories;  twenty  two-reel 
Imperial  Comedies;  twenty-six  one- 
reel  Fox  Viarieties,  "The  World  We 
Live  In",  and  104  issues,  twice  a 
week,  of  Fox  News,  "Mightiest  of 
All"  in  the  newsreel  field. 


The  Value  of  Added  Dollars 

By  E.  W.  HAMMONS, 
President,  Educational  Film  Exchanges 


Looking  back  seven  or  eight  years 
one  recalls  the  lack  of  esteem  in 
which  the  short  subject  was  held.  It 
was  known — and  perhaps  justifiably 
so — as  a  "filler". 

From  that  situation  to  the  condi- 
tion existing  today  is  a  far  cry.  For 
while  the  short  subject  has  not  by 
any  means  reached  the  limits  of  its 
possibilities,  but  has  rather  just  gotten 
the  biggest  part  it  has  ever  played  in 
Motion  Picture  Showmanship. 

We  would  not,  of  course,  think  of 
claiming  all  the  credit  for  such  a 
great  advancement  in  such  a  great 
factor  in  the  picture  industry,  but 
this  development  of  the  one  and  two- 
reel   pictures    has   been   parallel   with 


the  growth  of  Educational,  and  we 
take  considerable  pride  in  the  knowl- 
edge that  we  have  contributed  much 
to  this  advancement  in  showmanship 
— for  there  is  no  real  showmanship 
in  motion  pictures  without  well  bal- 
anced programs  that  appeal  to  the 
masses  by  their  diversity  in  much  the 
same    way    that    vaudeville    does. 

One  of  the  most  gratifying  things 
I  have  ever  heard  in  my  life  was  the 
statement  made  to  me  some  weeks 
ago  by  one  of  the  real  representative 
showmen  of  the  country,  a  man  who 
ranks  among  the  largest  of  American 
exhibitors  and  who  recognizes  the 
need  of  real  entertainment  all  through 


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the  show  and  has  built  up  his  success 
largely   through   this. 

An    Exhibitor's    Idea 

"Before  Educational  came  into  the 
field."  this  exhibitor  said  to  me,  "try- 
ing to  find  meritorious  short  subjects 
to  balance  my  show  was  a  problem, 
and  took  most  of  my  time.  And  even 
when  I  had  booked  a  short  subject 
I   was  not  sure  of  receiving  it. 

"But  now  I  book  Educational 
solid,  and  have  no  further  worry  or 
loss  of  time  on  my  short  subjects.  I 
know  they  will  be  good,  and  as  rep- 
resented, and  that  they  will  arrive 
on  time.  Mr.  Hammons,  I  believe 
the  exhibitors  owe  Educational  a 
debt  of  gratitude  that  they  can  repay 
only  by  their  full  100  per  cent  sup- 
port." 

The  development  in  the  quality  of 
short  subjects  and  in  their  entertain- 
ment appeal  to  the  public,  however, 
has  been  far  greater  than  the  devel- 
opment of  the  average  exhibitor's  ad- 
vertising and  exploitation  work.  Any 
exhibitor  who  has  the  least  ability 
to  gauge  the  appeal  a  picture  is  mak- 
ing to  his  patrons  knows  that  his 
comedy  and  other  short  subjects  en- 
tertain them  quite  as  much  as  the 
feature,  and,  in  fact,  that  the  comedy 
often  saves  his  show  from  utter  fail- 
ure when  the  feature  is  weak.  It  is 
hard  to  understand  why  the  man  who 
realizes  that  his  patrons  are  entertain- 
ed by  one  and  two-reel  pictures  can- 
not see  that  they  would  be  attracted 
to  his  box  office  by  proper  advertis- 
ing of  these  subjects. 

A  Pertinent  Question 

Let  any  exhibitor  ask  himself  what 
would  happen  to  his  business  if  all 
short  subjects  suddenly  went  off  the 
market.  The  only  thing  in  doubt  is 
just  how  much  longer  he  could  re- 
main in  business,  not  whether  he 
could  continue  or  not.  Every  ex- 
hibitor knows  this.  Every  exhibitor 
knows  that  his  public  wants,  that  it 
insists  on,  comedies,  novelties,  news 
reels,  etc.,  as  well  as  feature  pictures. 
This  being  true,  this  same  public  will 
be  attracted  to  the  box  office  by  these 
short  subjects  if  told  about  them. 

The  exhibitor  who  books  a  pro- 
gram feature,  and  with  it  books  a 
two-reel  comedy  starring  one  of  the 

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It  has  got  to  be  built  every 
week.  It  must  be  different  every 
week.  It  must  have  variety  yet 
it  must  harmonize  with  the  feat- 
ure. That  is  the  job  which 
shows  the  genius  of  the  show- 
man. He  can't  get  out  before 
the  audience  and  make  excuses. 
He  must  deliver.  Audiences 
want  the  goods. 

Edwin  Miles  Fadman,  presi- 
dent of  Red  Seal  Pictures,  heard 
that  from  the  leading  exhibitors 
in  all  parts  of  the  country.  It  is 
a  big  problem  for  them  to  find 
real  novelties  for  fifty-two  pro- 
grams a  year.  Here  is  Red 
Seal's  answer — 


Thirteen  "Inkwell"  cartoon  comedies 
with  Ko-Ko,  the  famous  clown  created 
by   Max   Fleischer. 

Thirteen  "Marvels  of  Motion"  in  which 
Fleischer  uses  the  Novagraph  to  sus- 
pend animation  and  trace  the  movement 
of  the  figures  on  the  screen. 

Thirteen  "Ko-Ko  Song  Car-Tunes"  in 
which  the  clown  leads  the  audience  as  it 
sings  old  favorites.  It  is  still  another 
Fleischer  creation.  An  18-piece  orches- 
tration goes  with  the  picture. 

Thirteen  "Gems  of  the  Screen."  Some- 
thing more  than  a  scenic  because  it  tells 
a  human  interest  story. 

Thirteen  "Fihn  Facts."  A  medley  that 
is  snappy  and   filled  with   variety. 

Twenty-six  "Animated  Hairs."  They  are 
the  finest  portraits  of  notables  drawn  by 
Marcus,  the  New  York  Times  Cartoon- 
ist, and  are  created  by  shifting  hairs 
about   in   a    comic   manner. 

"Thru  Three  Reigns."  A  two-reel  his- 
toric film  showing  Queen  Victoria,  King 
Edward  and  King  George.  By  the 
Novagraph  process  special  scenes  are 
held   on   the  screen  in   stop  motion. 

"Flirting  with  Death"  is  a  two-reel 
ice-thriller  laid  15,000  ft.  high  in  the 
Swiss  mountains. 


Here  are  ninety-three  featur- 
ettes.  That's  enough  to  play 
two  a  week  and  not  run  more 
than  one  of  almost  any  series 
oftener  than  once  a  month.  That 
certainly  is  variety. 

"A  Good  Program  Must  Have 
Novelties." 

Red  Seal  has  them. 


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SERIES  OF  TWO  REEL  COMEDIES 


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Negotiations   are    now    pending  for  the  closing  of  the 
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Complete  announcement  of  our  franchise  holders   will 
shortly  be  announced. 


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CALIFORNIA  STUDIOS: 

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Put  Over  a  Knock-out  Campaign  for  the  Greater  Movie  Season 


TIERE  is  -a  campaign,  complete  in  every  particular,  for  the 
celebration  of  the  opening  of  the  Greater  Movie  Season. 

Go  over  it  carefully.  Eliminate  the  things  that  don't  fit  into 
your  campaign  and  the  schedule  that  remains  will  be  a  plan  of 
operation  for  you. 

It  is  taken  for  granted  that  your  "Greater  Movie  Season"  is 
to  open  Monday,  August  3. 

If  your  committee  has  decided  to  open  the  season  at  a  dififerent 
date,  adjust  the  dates  accordingly. 

This  Week 


Organize,  select  a  general  manager, 
appoint  committees,  approve  a  budget, 
collect  the  money  from  the  partici- 
pating exhibitors  so  that  the  cash 
will  be  on  hand  to  pay  the  bills,  the 
C.  O.  D.  charges  and  other  expenses 
as   they  develop. 

Order  all  the  local  printing  that 
you  will  need. 

The  general  manager  should  call 
upon  the  editor  and  advertising  man- 
ager of  each  local  newspaper  and 
outline  the  campaign  and  obtain  their 
pledges  of  support. 

At  this  time,  the  newspapers  should 
be  asked  to  print  a  story  telling  of  the 
organization  of  the  committee  and 
the  appointment  of  the  general  man- 
ager and  should  give  the  names  of 
all  committee  members  and  partici- 
pating exhibitors. 

But  don't  place  any  more  publicity 
at   this   time. 

Hold  back  for  your  big  publicity 
drive.  If  you  begin  your  general 
campaign  at  this  time  you  not  only 
will  wear  out  the  public,  but  you  will 
tend  to  discredit  the  pictures  now 
showing,  and  might  make  the  people 
believe  that  you  are  saving  the  best 
pictures   for  August. 

Start  your  parade  committee  to 
work. 

Start  after  endorsements  from 
Governor,  Mayor  and  city  organiza- 
tions. 

Start  laying  out  your  publicity  and 
advertising. 

Make  your  contracts  for  billboard 
space. 

Print  your  ribbons  reading,  "It 
Starts  August  3rd,"  which  are  to  be 
worn  by  theater  employees  with  the 
big  "Greater  Movie  Season"  buttons 
or  badges. 

Sunday,  July  12 

Three  weeks  ahead  of  your  opening, 
start  teasers  in  the  theater  programs 
and  in  small  copy  in  newspapers, 
reading 


It      starts 
What? 


August 
G.  M.  S. 


3rd. 


Use  the  Same  Copy  on  Lobby 
Displays  and  on  Slides 

Monday,  July  13 
Get  ads,  posters,  etc.,  ready  for  the 
big  smash  next  Sunday.    In  the  mid- 
dle   of    the    week,    tell    a    little    more 
with  copy  reading 


Be  Ready  for  It  On  August  3rd. 

What? 

Greater  M.   S. 


And  the  next  day  give  away  more 
of  the  secret  with 


Get  Ready!     Let's  Go!     It  Be- 
gins   On    August    3rd. 

What? 
Greater    M.    Season 


Friday,  July  17 

Each  theater  manager  should  call 
a  meeting  of  all  his  employees.  Every 
one  should  be  given  a  big  "Greater 
Movie  Season"  button  fastened  on  a 
yellow  ribbon  on  which  is  printed  in 
blue — "Begins  August  3rd."  These 
should  be  worn  until  August  3rd,  at 
which  time  the  ribbon  should  be  re- 


All  your  committee  now  should  be 
working  at  top  speed. 

July  18  and  19 

Two  weeks  before  your  opening  cut 
loose  with  your  newspaper  publicity. 
Make  your  story  a  big  one,  with  in- 
terviews with  exhibitors,  lists  of  new 
pictures  and  a  statement  about  the 
national  campaign,  of  which  you  are 
a  part. 

Here's  where  the  newspaper  sel- 
ected to  conduct  the  national  prize 
contest  should  make  its  opening  an- 
nouncement, with  the  list  of  prizes, 
local  and  national,  that  will  be 
awarded. 

Start  small  newspaper  advertising. 
Carry  ads  and  stories  in  house  pro- 
grams. 

Post  your  24  sheets,  with  a  four 
sheet  date  added,  telling  the  date  of 
opening  and  giving  the  names  of  the 
theaters  that  are  participating. 

Start  your  slides  and  trailers. 

Carry   your    small   advertising   and 
more  publicity  through  the  week. 
July  25  and  36 

Let  'er  go!  Your  small  posting 
and  window  cards  should  be  up. 

Your  slides  and  trailers  should  be 
running  full  force. 


Two    Color    one    Sheet — 3    cents    ea  ch.     Order  from  Morgan  Litho.  Co., 

Cleveland,  Ohio 


moved  and  only  the  button  should  be 
worn.  This  meeting  of  employees  is 
very  important.  The  manager  should 
sell  his  organization  solidly  upon  the 
season  and  the  results  will  be  appar- 
ent at  once. 


Smash  them  with  your  newspaper 
advertising  and  publicity — but  hold 
back  the  knock-out  punch  for  the 
following  Saturday  and  Sunday. 

Shoot  out,  one  after  the  other, 
speakers,    novelties,    street    banners. 


leading  up  to  the  big  parade  and  the 
Boy  Scouts'  Reel  Race  on  Saturday 

or  Monday. 

Aug.  1  and  Aug.  2 

Shoot  the  works!  Here's  where 
your  biggest  advertising  and  public- 
ity is  released. 

Newspapers  should  run  editorials 
and  cartoons. 

Issue  your  proclamation  from  Gov- 
ernor and  Mayor. 

Hold  special  matinees  all  week  for 
kids,  giving  away  buttons,  balloons, 
etc. 

Release  your  merchants'  coopera- 
tive advertising. 

Distribute  heralds  and  novelties. 
If  your  newspapers  are  getting  out 
special  "Greater  Movie   Season"  edi- 
tions, here's  the  date  for  them  to  be 
released. 

Break  out  your  theater  decorations. 
Cover  the  fronts  with  flags,  banners 
and  posters. 

Stencil  the  streets  and  sidewalks. 
Paint  arrows  in  front  of  and  leading 
to  the  theaters.  (For  this  you  should 
have  arranged  for  special  permission 
from   the   City   Officials). 

The  ministers  for  whom  you  have 
arranged  for  sermons  on  motion  pic- 
tures should  preach  them  on  Sunday, 
August  2. 

Feature  your  news  reels,  which  will 
show  pictures  of  the  Los  Angeles 
"Greater    Movie    Season"    Parade. 

Your  window  displays  should 
break  out  on  Monday,  August  3. 

Merchants  should  be  using  the 
Greater  Movie  Season  cut  in  all  their 
advertising. 

This  is  the  week  in  which  you 
stage  the  big  show,  holding  back 
only  enough  for  more  shots  in  the 
two    weeks    following. 

Remainder   of    the    Campaign 
Keep    things    going   until    you    get 
into  the  last  of  August  or  the  first  of 
September. 

You  have  started  them  coming. 
The  shows  you  have  delivered  have 
convinced  them  that  you  are  deliver- 
ing the  goods. 

Send  out  speakers  following  up — 
telling  the  people  how  you  have  dem- 
onstrated the  entertainment  value  of 
motion  pictures,  how  you  have  made 
good  on  your  promise. 

Carry  this  same  thought  through 
your  advertising  and  publicity. 

All  theater  advertising  should  con- 
tinue   to    carry    the    "Greater    Movie 
Season"   cuts   and   every  picture  and 
short  subject  should  be  advertised  as 
"A    Greater    Movie    Season    Picture." 
Keep  fresh   Greater   Movie  Season 
posters  in  front  of  the  theaters. 
Gradually  your  campaign  ends. 
You   have   built  business  for  Aug- 
ust.    And  you're  well  under  way  for 
a  great  fall  and  winter. 


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pers — scouts   marching  by,   ambassa- 
dors of  business  and  pleasure,  bands! 
That's    how    "Greater    Movie    Sea- 
son"  should  open  everywhere! 

And    it's    easy    to    organize! 
the  cost  is  little  compared  with 
the  immediate  return  in  public- 
ity and  box-office  gains! 
Sit  down  and   arrange   this  parade 
on  a   basis   of,   say,   six   theaters   co- 
operating.     First    of    all    you    want 
floats,   because    they   are    sure   atten- 
tion-getters.     There    should    be    one 
devoted  to  "Greater   Movie  Season". 
Here's    a    suggestion:    a    three-tiered 
platform,    painted    gold    and    white, 
mounted  on  a  truck,  surmounted  by 
a   throne   which    can    be   made    from 
three-ply    or    ordinary    compo-board. 
Here  sits   a   girl — the   symbol   of  the 
screen.    A  carpet  runs  down  the  front 
of  the  platform  from  the  foot  of  the 
throne,  and  on  each  tier  portraits  of 
well-known    players,    which    can    be 
stock  one-sheets  that  most  exchanges 
carry,  are  pasted  with  a  lattice  strip 
around   each,   as   a   frame.      Observe 
the    effect;    a   pyramid    of   stars   with 
"Greate   Movie   Season"  as   its  apex. 
Six  theaters  will  have  six  different 
features  for  opening  week,   each  de- 
serving a   float  for  the  publicity  ac- 
cruing to  the  individual  show.     Large 
mounted  portraits  such  as  exchanges 
have,  can  be  used  here.     Cut-outs  of 
posters  will   help.     Add  an  usher  or 
two    to    the    display;    carry    greater 
movie    copy    on    banners.      In    brief, 
make  each  a  lobby  display  on  wheels 
with  material  that  can  be  used  profit- 
ably in  the  vestibule  afterwards. 
Go    into    conference    with 
merchants,    manufacturers   and 
stores  whose  goods  have  some 
connection  with   the   screen. 
The    book-store    for    instance.      A 
huge  reproduction  of  the  latest  "best- 
seller" will  make  an  excellent  display 
— a  profitable  one  to  the  store. 

New  model  automobiles,  to  syn- 
chronize with  the  new  model  movies, 
should  prove  interesting  if  they  reach 
local  agents  in  time. 

Real-estate  offices  can  be  brought 
in,  perhaps.  Where  a  new  develop- 
ment is  taking  place  a  tie-up  with  the 
"old  and  new"  motive  of  "Greater 
Movie  Season"  is  obvious. 

Comb    the    commercial    field 
thoroughly.     The  more  floats, 
the  wider  attention  the  parade 
commands    and    the    stronger 
"Greater     Movie     Season"     is 
driven  home! 
J^Jaturally    as    many    cars    as    pos- 
sible   should    be    commandeered    for 
decoration. 

And  now  the  bands! 
You'll    need    music.      What    bands 
are  available?    The  Boy-Scouts?  The 


Banners — $1  each — 9  feet  wide,  30  inches  long,  in  yellow  and  blue.    Order  from  Sweeney  Lithograph  Co.,  Belle- 
ville, New  Jersey.     Shipped  C.  O.  D. 


Chief  Scout  executive  has  pledged 
their  support.  Take  the  matter  up 
with  the  local  commander;  invite 
both  boy  and  girl  scouts  to  enter  the 
parade. 

Usherettes!  —  There's  something 
mighty  attractive  in  seeing  girls 
march.  If  your  girls  wear  a  uniform 
at  the  theater  they  should  also  wear 
it  at  parade;  but  if  nothing  in  the 
way  of  dress  distinguishes  them  as  a 
rule,  it  is  worth  renting  costumes  for 
this   occasion. 

If  funds  permit,  ofifers  a  cash  prize 
for  smartest  turn-out  of  girls,  elect- 
ing some  one  unconnected  with  any 
theater  as  judge. 

The  operators — an  ingenious  bunch 
of  fellows  as  a  rule — can  be  relied 
upon   for   an   unusual   contribution. 

Your  stage  crew,  your  scenic  art- 
ists, every  employe — the  more  you 
line-up,  the  more  you  bring  home 
the  importance  of  motion  pictures 
locally. 

And  don't  forget  your  junk  room. 
Your  first  projection  machine,  your 
first  posters,  your  old  acoustic  box, 
all  the  ancient  stuff,  captioned  huni- 
orously,  in  contrast  with  the  new  will 
provide  a  striking  display. 

It's  worth  appointing  a  committee 
to  make  this  parade  the  big  play  of 
the  season. 

It  means  attention!  It  means 
newspaper  space!  It  puts  right 
up  to  your  opponents  the  size 
of  the  industry  they're  butting 
into. 

Turn  out  the  town  for  once! 
There's  extra  business  in  it  for  every- 
one. It  brings  the  crowds  on  to  the 
streets.  That  means  more  depart- 
ment-store selling  after  the  parade, 
better  matinees,  a  rush  on  the  res- 
taurants, revenue  for  the  street  cars, 
circulation  for  the  evening  news- 
papers. 

And  it  gives  "Greater  Movie  Sea- 
son" an  unforgettable  send-off. 


Stenciling    streets     

Novelties    and    heralds     

List  material  and  quantities  needed. 
Include  estimate  of  postage  or  ex- 
press. 

Parade     expenses      

Trailers    and    slides     

Stenographic    help    

Include  estimate  for  stamps,  letter 
heads   and    other   office   material. 

Total    .- 


Lines  for  Program  Use 

Greater  Movie  Season — the  nation- 
wide celebration  of  screen  progress. 
Opens  in  August. 

*         *         * 

Movies  never  were  better!  Let's 
celebrate.  "Greater  Movie  Season" 
opens  in  August. 


The  stars  say  "Thank  you"  for  past 
encouragement  and  usher  in  Greater 
Movie  Season  with  their  finest  pro- 
ductions. 

*  *         * 

Remember  the  very  best  photo- 
plays you've  seen,  then  watch  for 
what  comes  in  August.  Greater 
Movie  Seasoyi! 

From  "flickers"  to  screen  master- 
pieces; from  penny  arcades  to  splen- 
did theaters;  from  yesterday's  batter- 
ed piano  to  today's  perfect  orchestral 
accompaniments.  Plenty  to  celebrate 
during  Greater  Movie  Season.  Opens 

in  August. 

*  *         * 

Stars,  fans,  theaters,  all  together 
in  one  joyful  party.  Greater  Movie 
Season  opens  in  A ugust . 


Suggestions  or  posters  and  lobby 
cards  that  your  artists  can  make  up 


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Outline  of  Budget 


Newspaper   advertising    ;••■•■, ,' 

List  newspapers  and  schedule  ads 
(size  and   when    to   be   inserted) 

Mats    and    cuts     • •• 

List  number  of  mats  and  cuts  to  be 
used.      Include    estimate   of   postage. 

Local     printing     -.  • 

Include  estimates  of  any  special  ma- 
terial, such  as  badges,  telephone 
hangers,  blotters,  etc.  that  you  will 
need. 

Billboard    space     

Posters    • v; ;  ■  'i' 

List  number  of  one  sheets,  (block 
and  pictorial)  three  sheets,  twenty- 
fours  and  window  cards  necessary. 
Include    estimate    of    express    charges. 

Sniping    

Street  banners   


Special  programs  and  unique  pres- 
entations. Happy  hours  all  August. 
That's  what  Greater  Movie  Season 

brings. 

*  *         * 

The  best  that  the  screen  can  give 
will  be  here  in  August  Greater  Movie 

Season. 

*  *         * 

Have  you  seen  the  new  Fall  fash- 
ions? Not  out  yet?  Well,  the  new 
Fall  motion  pictures  are!  Greater 
Movie  Season  brings  a  hundred 
happy  reasons  why  you'll  like  them 
even   better  than  before. 

*  *         * 

Do  you  know  that  motion  pictures 
give  employment  to  300,000  people  in 
the  United  States?  Greater  Movie 
Season  will  reveal  their  best  efforts 
for  yout  entertainment. 


*         *         * 
Let's  all  go  to  the  movies!    Greater 
Movie  Season  opens  in  August. 


Speaking  of  Millions 

50,000,000  people  in  America  go 
to  the  movies  every  week. 

$520,000,000  is  paid  annually  in 
movie-theater    admissions. 

7,605,000  seats  are  provided  in 
the  15,000  theaters  devoted 
to  photoplays. 

$1,250,000,000  is  the  sum  invest- 
ed in  the  motion  picture  in- 
dustry. 

$200,000,000  is  spent  annually 
for  production. 

$75,000,000  is  the  combined 
yearly  pay-roll  of  all  studios 
where  50,000  people  are  en- 
gaged. 

300,000  are  permanently  em- 
ployed in  all  branches  of  the 
film  industry. 

Such  an  industry  built  in  less 
than  29  years  merits  respect! 


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Use  The  Phones 

Here     arc     two 

cards    for    use    in 

telephone    booths. 

The     simplest     to 

manufacture  is  the 

square     with    a 

string   to    loop   a- 

round  the  instru- 
ment. The  circu- 
lar card  is  die  cut 

with  a  hole  in  the 

center     about     an 

inch  -  and  -  a  -  half 

wide.     This  is  at- 

t  a  c  h  e  d    by    un- 

screwing    the 

mouthpiece,  slip- 
ping it  through 
the  card,  then  re- 
placing it.  Add 
the  opening  date 
to  both  cards.  A 
couple  of  boys 
should  be  able  to 
cover  pretty  well 
every  telephone  in 
the  neighborhood 
in  two  days;  and 
where  the  booth 
is     located     in     a 

store  give  the  storekeeper  a  couple  of 

passes    for    permission    to    tag.      Let 

your  prettiest  ushers  distribute  cards 

at   business   offices. 


Street-Cars  Gain  By  Season; 

Use  Display  Boards  In  Return 


Hire  a  Knight 

Quite  a  distinctive  touch  can  be 
jiven  to  outdoor  ballyhoos  by  em- 
aloying  a  medieval  knight  to  act  as 
lerald  for  the  occasion.  Any  theat- 
"ical   costumer   can   supply   the   robes 


Nevertheless  the  company  gen- 
erally retains  certain  positions 
for  its  own  purpose  and  those 
are  worth  aiming  at. 

To  the  controlling  agency  the 
extra  passengers  mean  extra  at- 
tention for  their  advertiser  when 
the  contract  comes  up  for  re- 
newal. A  little  persuasion  might 
capture  an  agency  space  even 
though  the  company  has  none  of 
its  own  available. 


GREATER  MOVIE  SEASON 
will  bring  the  crowds  down- 
town. Street-car  companies  should 
be  interested  in  that  for  the  extra 
revenue  the  season  means  to  them. 
Almost  every  car  carries  a  poster 
front  and  back,  exhibitors  frequent- 
ly holding  the  contracts  for  these 
spaces.  In  this  j^istance,  however, 
that  space  should  eitfier  be  donated 
or  else  made  available  at  a  consider- 
ably reduced  figure.  Almost  every 
extra  patron  the  theaters  attract  is 
an  extra  fare  as  well.  There's  the 
angle  from  which  to  approach  the 
car  company  for  the  display-boards. 
The  same  applies  to  car-cards  in- 
side. The  usual  reply  to  such 
requests  is  that  the  advertising  is 
entirely  in  the  hands  of  some  na- 
tional   or   local   advertising   agency. 


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r  armor;  most  livery-stables  and 
iding  schools  have  a  white  horse 
vailable — and  white  is  preferred  to 
other  colors. 
Send  hin>  out  both  before  and 
uring  the   season. 


Nelson  in  Two  Series 

Hollywood — Eddie  Nelson  will  be 
sen  in  several  Educational-Cameo 
Comedies  for  the  summer  season. 
le  first  appeared  in  Cameo  Comedies 
nd  was  then  picked  by  Jack  White 
)  play  leads  in  two  Alermaid  Coni- 
dies,  "Going  Great"  and  "Spot- 
ght".  After  this,  Nelson  again  ap- 
ears  in  Cameo  Comedies. 


Traffic  Department  Tie-ups 


The  Traffic  Department  is 
generally  the  exhibitor's  friend. 
And  for  Greater  Movie  Season 
advantage  should  be  taken  of 
that    friendship. 

The  illustration  is  self-explana- 
tory; a  very  neat  banner  paint- 
ed both  sides,  large  enough  to  be 
seen  at  some  distance  is  hung 
to  the  traffic-stands  And  traffic- 
stands  occupy  the  best  advertis- 
ing locations  in  town.  Results 
will  justify  the  time  and  eflfort 
required  to  put  this  stunt  over. 


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Use  The  Arrows 

Fifty  or  a  hundred  of  these  cut  out 
of  wood  at  the  mill  won't  cost  much. 
Xail  them  to  trees,  posts,  fences,  etc., 
along  the  right-hand-side  of  the  most 
popular  automobile  roads  leading  in- 


-  .    Greater 
Movie  Season 


KEEP    GOING 


to  town,  starting  a  few  miles  out. 
Red  immediately  attracts  a  motorist's 
eye;  so  run  your  letters  white  on  a 
red  ground.  Put  these  up  the  day 
Greater  Movie  Season  opens. 


Get  the  Mayor  to  issue  a  proclama- 
tion for  Greater  Movie  Season. 


Special  Newspaper 
Editions 

Every  exhibitor  is  familiar  with  the 
over-print  newspaper  stunt.  It  is 
particularly  good  in  this  instance  for 
Saturday  night  papers,  final  sports 
editions,  which  are  sold  on  the  streets 
right  up  until  ten  or  eleven  o'clock. 
Have  "Greater  Movie  Season  Opens 
Monday"  run  in  red  at  the  masthead 
of,  say,  the  last  thousand  copies  and 
put    these    out   in    the    usual    fashion. 


Trailers 

LET    your    screen    speak    for    you 
through    the    trailer. 
Two  of  these  high  powered  pieces 
of      scat-selling      showmanship      are 
Available   Now. 

1.  Over  200  feet  in  length.  ,$6.00 

2.  Over  100  feet  in  length.  .$3.50 
Both   are   sold   to  you   outright,   at 

less  than  initial  production  cost, 
through  the  courtesy  extended  by 
National  Screen  Service  who  are  co- 
operating to  the  fullest  degree  in 
making  the  "Greater  Movie  Season" 
an  outstanding  success. 

Both  contain  highly  effective  ani- 
mation and  a  handsome  presentation 
leader  expressive  of  the  "Greater 
Movie  Season",  followed  by  intensely 
interesting  still  pictures  of  some  of 
the  stars  who  appeared  in  motion 
pictures  29  years  ago. 

Appropriate  text  is  employed  to  ac- 
centuate briefly,  but  powerfully,  the 
tremendous  advance  that  has  been 
achieved  in  the  art  of  motion  pic- 
tures. 

Order  trailers  direct  from  any  one 
of  the  following  National  Screen 
Services   branches: 

New  York  City— 126  West  46th 
Street, 

Chicago — 845    S.    Wabash    Avenue. 

Los   Angeles — 917   S.   Olive   Street. 

Trailers  will  be  shipped  C.  O.  D. 
plus  postage   or   express. 


Use  Banners 

With  a  celebration  possessing  the 
civic  aspects  of  "Greater  Movie  Sea- 
son" there  should  be  little  difficulty 
in  overcoming  municipal  regulations 
that  forbid  swinging  sky-signs  from 
one  side  of  the  street  to  the  other. 

Choose  the  busiest  corner  and 
work  for  perfnission  to  fly  your  ban- 
ner there.  Make  -it  of  stout  canvas, 
painted  in  colors  that  ring  against 
the  background.  Stick  to  the  slogan 
"They're  better  than  ever — Let's  go!" 


Use  the  Radio  '^* 

To  secure  interesting  sub- 
jects for  radio  talks  is  one  of 
the  most  difficult  tasks  that 
station-managers  encounter  in 
arranging  daily  programs.  Nat- 
urally movies  should  form  the 
topic  during  "Greater  Movie 
Season." 

In  addition,  "Movie  Chats" 
can  be  broadcast — and  exper- 
ience has  shown  these  to  be 
popular  with  radio  fans.  Press 
sheets  on  current  attractions 
carry  news  of  plays  and  play- 
ers; fan  magazines  present 
more;  and  every  day  there 
reaches  the  desk  of  the  local 
newspaper  photoplay  editors  a 
pile  of  late  material  direct  from 
producers  and  distributors.  Act- 
ually the  photoplay  editor  is 
the   ideal   man  to   broadcast. 


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"The  Ten 
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BEGGAR 

ON  Horseback; 


Cecil  B.  De  Milk's  cinemasterpiece  now  ready  for  record-* 
breaking  business  everywhere.  Richard  Dix,  Leatrice  Joy, 
Theodore  Roberts,  Rod  LaRocque  and  others.  By  Jeanie 
Macpherson. 


James  Cruze's  greatest.  Gayest  and  funniest  story  ever  on 
stage  or  screen.  Opened  June  5th  for  special  run  on  Broad- 
way and  going  great! 


Allan  Dwan's  gorgeous  melodramatic  comedy-romance  featur- 
ing Rod  LaRocque,  Dorothy  Gish,  Ernest  Torrence,  George 
Hackathorne.     By  Edgar  Selwyn. 


iNMEMAMiofUm 


The  nifty  Norse  newcomer  Greta  Nissen  playing  love  scenes 
as  they  should   be   played.     Ricardo   Cortez,   Wallace   Beery,    I 
Raymond    Hatton.      De    luxe    comedy-romance    written    by 
adaptor  of  "Bluebeard's  8th  Wife." 


THE  LUCKY  DEVI  1^' 


Starring  Richard  Dix.  A  super-speed-special.  By  far  the 
greatest  Dix  so  far.  With  Esther  Ralston.  Directed  by 
Frank  Tuttle.    By  B}rron  Morgan. 


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Joseph  C.  Lincoln's  best  seller  of  1925.  Something  smash- 
ingly  new  in  melodrama.  Made  by  Irvin  Willat,  producer  of 
"North  of  36."  Lois  Wilson,  Wallace  Beery,  Warner  Baxter, 
Phyllis  Haver. 


*THE  STREET  OF 
FORGOTTEN  MEN* 


A  melodramatic  heart  and  human  interest  "Miracle  Man" 
of  1925.  Herbert  Brenon  production  with  Percy  Marmont, 
Neil  Hamilton,  Mary  Brian.  ^ 


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andjrom  June  andJuly  you  can  pick  : 


THOMAS  MEIGHAN 

in 

"Old  Home  Week" 

Ask  the  man  who's 
played  it! 


Richard  Dix 

in 

"The  Shock  Punch" 

They  don't  make  *em 
any  better. 


Adolphe  Menjou 

Betty  Bronson 

Florence  Vidor 

in 

'Are  Parents  People?" 

Read  the  reviews. 


Jack  Holt 
Billie  Dove 
Noah  Beery 

in 

Zane  Grey's 

''Light  of  Western  Stars" 


James  Cruze*s 

new  comedy 

"Marry  Me!" 

with 

Florence  Vidor 


Bebe  Daniels 

in 

"The  Manicure  Girl" 

with 

Edmund  Burns 

Hale  Hamilton 

Charlotte  Walker 


Adolphe  Menjou 
Greta  Nissen 


m 


WiUiam  de  MiUe's 
comedy 

"Lost— A  Wife" 


Mary  Brian 

in 

"The  Little  French  Girl" 

with 

Alice  Joyce 
Hale  Hamilton 
Esther  Ralston 


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Surefire  Greater  Movie  Season 

book  Cfaramount  ana 

THE  GREATER  FORTY 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  June  21,  1925 


Novelties,    Slides,   Heralds,   Etc. 

In  ordering,  always  say  that  you  want  Greater  Movie  Season  Designs 


BUTTONS 


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THESE    culluloid    buttons 
have  a  yellow  background 
with    blue    lettering    and 
are  the  same   size  as  the   illus- 
tration   shown    herewith.      The 
price  of  the  smaller  button   is 

500     $4.25 

1,000     8.00 

5,000    or    more    to    one    des- 
tination,   per    1,000 7.75 

The    larger    buttons    are    3^ 
cents  each. 

Buttons      will      be      shipped 
C.  O.  D.  and  postage  or  express 
will  be  add  to  the  cost  price. 
Use      the 


smaller  buttons 
to  distribute  to 
children  at 
matinees  the 
week  before  the  opening  of  GREATER  MOVIE 
SEASON.  The  larger  buttons  should  be  worn  by 
theater  employes,  attached  to  a  ribbon  as  shown  in 
the  column  to  the  right.  Order  from  Bastian  Bros. 
Co.,    Rochester,   N.  Y. 


CLOTH  FLOWERS 


THESE  are  bril- 
liant yellow  and 
blue  Azaleas, 
same  size  as  the  cut 
shown  herewith.  In 
the  center  is  a  card- 
board disk  carrying 
the  line,  "Qreater 
Movie  Season  —  Let's 
Go."  These  flowers 
are  especially  attract- 
ive for  women,  and 
also  can  be  used  in 
window    displays. 

The  price  is  72c  per 
hundred,  shipped  C. 
O.  D.,  plus  postage, 
from  New  York  City. 
Order  from  Southfield 
Flower  and  Foliage 
Co.,  92  Bleeker  St., 
New   York   City. 


BALLOONS 

THESE  airship  balloons  when  inflated  are  more  than  18  inches  long. 
They  bear  the  GREATER  MOVIE  SEASON  cut  on  the  side  as 
shown  in  the  illustration.  Each  balloon  is  equipped  with  a  wood 
twist  valve  to  prevent  deflation  when  the  balloon  is  blown  up.  They're 
great  stuff  for  a  children's  matinee. 

The  price  is  $13  per  thousand,  shipped  C.  O.  D.,  plus  postage,  from 
Mansfield,  Ohio.  They  are  delivered  in  assorted  colors.  Exhibitor  im- 
prints may  be  added  to  balloons  for  an  additional  charge  of  $3.50  per 
thousand. 


Order  Balloons 
from  the  Perfect 
Rubber  Co.,  Mans- 
field, O. 


BADGES 


THESE  gilt  badges, 
with  pin  back  are 
same  size  as  the  illustra- 
tion shown  herewith.  All 
the  kids  will  want  one. 
Good  for  theater  em- 
ployees. 

The     price     is 
hundred,     plus 
They     will     be 
C.    O.    D. 
Spear     and 


|2  per 
postage, 
shipped 
Order  from 
Susskind,     21 


Eddy  St.,  Providence,  R.  I. 


Paper  Hats 

Paper  hats  are  excellent  for  chil- 
dren's matinee  prizes.  They  come 
printed  on  a  sheet  28  x  10  inches  and 
are  to  be  cut  out  and  pasted  together 
by  the  kids.  The  price  is  $8.50  per 
thousand,  shipped  C.  O.  D.  plus  post- 
age, from  Milwaukee.  If  the  quan- 
tity ordered  by  exhibitors  throughout 
the  United  States  reaches  100,000  a 
refund  of  $1.50  per  thousand  will  be 
given  on  all  orders.  Order  from 
Kirby-Cogeshall  Co.,  Huron  and 
Jackson  Sts.,  Milwaukee,  Wis.  Order 
early. 


ALL  ABOARD  FOR 

.,  Greater 
Movie  Season 


Dress  Up  the  Cars! 

Befliagged  automobiles  get  at- 
tention quicker  than  anything  on 
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For  August— 


NORMA  TALMADGE  in 
"GRAUSTARK" 

A  great  special  for  a  great  star.  The  finest  pic- 
ture of  her  career.  From  the  popular  novel 
by  George  Barr  McCutcheon.  A  Joseph  M. 
Schenck  presentation  directed  by  Diniitri 
Buchowetzki.        Scenario     by    Frances    Marion. 

CONSTANCE  TALMADGE  in 
"HER  SISTER  FROM  PARIS" 

One  of  this  popular  star's  very  best.  Direct- 
ed by  Sidney  Franklin  with  Ronald  Colraan 
in  support  of  star.  A  Joseph  M.  Schenck 
presentation  from  the  stage  play  by  Hans 
Kraely. 


Hest  on 

performance 

in  any 

Season 


A  great  picture  for  this  star.  An  Earl  J.  Hudson 
production  from  the  story  by  M.  U  C.  Crawford. 
Directed  by  Lambert  Hillyer.  Editorial  Direc- 
tion by  Marion  Fairfax. 

"FINE  CLOTHES" 

A  John  M.  Stahl  production  with  Lewis  Stone. 
A  big  bet  anywhere.  Presented  by  Louis  B. 
Mayer.  Adapted  from  Franz  Molnar's  stage  suc- 
cess, "Fashions  for  Men." 

"THE  HALF  WAY  GIRL" 

An  Earl  J.  Hudson  production  with  Doris  Ken- 
yon,  Lloyd  Hughes  and  Hobart  Bosworth.  Di- 
rected by  John  Francis  Dillon.  A  sure  fire  hit. 
From  original  story  by  E.  Lloyd  Sheldon.      Edi- 

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Does  Qreater  Movie  Season  Campaign 
Bring  Business?   Read  This  Evidence! 

In  San  Francisco 

THE  first  "Greater  Movie  Season"  campaign  three  years  ago  was  partici- 
pated   in    by    only    three    theaters.      Their    advertising    campaign    cost 
more  than  $5,000. 

The  first  week's  profits  paid  for  the  entire  advertising  campaign  and  gave 
them  several   thousand  dollars  in  addition  profits. 

The  second  week  showed  an  increase  of  attendance  of  more  than  15 
per  cent. 

In  other  words  the  "Greater  Movie  Season"  campaign  changed  August 
from  one  of  the  worst  months  of  the  year  to  one  of  the  best. 

In  Los  Angeles 

THE    "Greater    Movie    Season"   campaign   did    this    for   the    West    Coast 
Theaters: 
Before  the  "Greater  Movie  Season"  campaign  was  inaugurated,  August 
showed  a  loss  of  15  per  cent. 

As  a  result  of  the  campaign  last  year,  the  West  Coast  Theater  in  Aug- 
ust showed  a  profit  of  12  per  cent. 

The  West  Coast  Theaters,  therefore,  figure  that  this  campaign  gave 
them  a  net  profit  of  27  per  cent. 

In  Minneapolis 
Every  theater  in  the  loop  district  reported  a  "turnaway"  over  the  week- 
end, ranging  from  200  to  2,000  who  were  refused  seats  because  of  lack  of 
space. 

WEST  COAST  THEATERS'  EXPERIENCE 
What  Sol  Lesser,  of  the  West  Coast  Theaters,  says  : 

THE  benefits  of  the  first  "Greater  Movie  Season"  have  been  made  so 
very  certain  to  us  as  a  result  of  our  participation  in  its  activities  during 
August,  1924,  that  we  are  taking  advantage  of  this  business-getting  oppor- 
tunity this  year  with  renewed  vigor  and  enthusiasm. 

"I  should  like  to  give  briefly  below,  the  actual  percentage  of  increase  at 
some  of  the  important  houses  of  our  circuit,  comparing  this  increase  to 
July  of  last  year  and  also  to  August,   1923: 

Percentage  of 
Theater  gain  Aug.,  1924, 

over  July,   1924 

67. 

29.7 

7.8 

4.6 

7.1 

8.8 

16.1 

18.3 

4.9 

17.3 


How  to  Put  the  Campaign  Over 
in  the  Small  Town 


CSlifornia-Bakersfield 

Zalifornia-Pomona 

>trand-Los    Angeles 

Zircle-Los  Angeles 

iVilshire-Los  Angeles 

r.  &  D.  Oakland 

Talifornia-Stockton 

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Percentage  of 
gain  Aug.,  1924 
over  Aug.,  1923 

66.4 

76.2 
6.5 

11.5 

18.3 

41.7 

26.5 

22.8 

28.8 

17.8 


The  average  percentage  of  increase  in  profits  for  our  entire  circuit  was 
10.16  per  cent  during  August,  1924.  over  August,  1923. 


The  Motion  Picture  is 
America's  Most  Dis- 
tinctive Product 

Of  the  world's  land  the 
United  States  possesses    6% 

Of  the  world's  population 
our   people    make    up..     7% 

Of  the  world's  wheat  we 
grow         27% 

Of  the  world's  silver  our 
mines  produce   30% 

Of  the  world's  coal,  we  dig  40% 

Of  the  world's  steel,  cop- 
per and  aluminum  the 
United   States  produces  50% 

Of  the  world's  cotton  we 
grow   60% 

Of  the  world's  telephones 
we  use   63% 

Of  the  world's  petroleum 
oil  there  comes  from  our 
weUs    65% 

Of  the  world's  corn  we 
grow   75% 

Of  the  world's  automobiles 
we  make  more  than  . . .   80% 

Of  the  world's  motion 
pictures  we  produce 
more   than    85% 


A  Sample  Ad 


WE 

are  glad 

to   show 

greater 

movies 

WE  like  to  hear  you  say, 
"That's  the  greatest  pic- 
ture I've  ever  seen."  And  that 
has  been  said  every  year  for 
twenty-nine  years.  Truthfully, 
too.  But  as  fast  as  the  best  is 
reached,  a  better  best  is 
aimed  for. 


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OPENS  AUGUST  3 


TAFT,  CALIFORNIA,  has  4,000 
population  and  a  surrounding  ter- 
ritory that  produces  oil.  It  also  has 
A.  B.  Crawford,  manager  of  the  Hip- 
podrome, who  produces  ideas.  Last 
year  "Greater  Movie  Season"  came 
his  way.  He  thought,  worked,  and 
lifted  business  away  up. 

Cooperation  was  the  keynote  of 
his  campaign.  First  of  all  he  sent 
letters  to  300  merchants  pointing  out 
the  mutual  advantages  such  a  season 
presented  and  suggesting  a  confer- 
ence. The  merchants  came  in  with 
him. 

He  wrote  special  letters  to  the  local 
newspapers  asking  for  editorial  sup- 
port, quite  apart  from  the  news-value 
"Greater  Movie  Season"  possessed. 
He  got  that. 

The  Mayor  issued  a  proclamation 
which  Crawford  printed  up  as  a  her- 
ald for  distribution  everywhere. 


He  refluested  cooperation  from 
every  public  organization  in  town — 
Masons,  Oddfellows,  Elks,  Knights 
of  Pythias,  Red  Cross,  American  Le- 
gion, Girl  Scouts,  all  of  them.  And 
they  stepped  into  line. 

Then  look  at  his  front  of  house. 
Flags  and  bunting  for  the  gala  spirit. 
Note  the  arrow  painted  across  the 
treet,  pointing  right  into  his  entrance. 
See  the  checker-board  side-walk.  You 
couldn't  walk  past  there  and  not 
know  something  special  was  afoot. 
See  his  parking  signs  surmounted  by 
"Greater  Movie  Season"  cards. 

"Come.  Cool  off.  Stay  cool.  De- 
lightful breezes  keep  you  cool  and 
contented." 

That's  what  his  electrics  say — with 
"Greater  Movie  Season"  on  both 
sides.  His  usual  display  boards  listed 
the  attractions.  His  electrics  didn't 
have  to.  All  Taft  knew  about  "Great- 
er Movie  Season." 


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Tie  Your  Greater  Movie  Season  in   With  Good  Short  Subjects 


(.Continued  from  Page  38) 
well  known  and  popular  comedians 
such  as  Bobby  Vernon  or  Lloyd 
Hamilton,  has  in  his  comedy  a  box 
office  attraction  of  greater  pulling 
power  than  the  feature.  Why  not 
use   it? 

The  exhibitor  who  books  an  excel- 
lent feature  and  a  good  two-reel 
comedy,  still  will  have  among  his 
possible  patrons  many  who  will  not 
be  interested  in  the  feature  enough 
to  pay  their  money  at  the  box  office 
to  see  it.  But,  if  they  were  told 
about  the  two-reel  comedy,  and  the 
title  or  the  star's  name  appealed  to 
them,  many  would  tlius  be  attracted 


who  would  not  come  in  otherwise. 
In  this  case  possibly  the  added  pat- 
ronage might  not  run  over  ten  per 
cent.  What  merchant  would  delib- 
erately pass  up  a  chance  for  ten  per 
cent  added  business?  This  would 
l.'present  the  difference  between  profit 
and  loss  in  many  a  store — and  it  rep- 
resents the  difference  between  profit 
and  loss  in  many  a  motion  picture 
theater. 

When  will  the  exhibitors  of  America 
learn  to  use  the  short  subjects  which 
they  have  booked  and  paid  their  own 
good  money  for  to  make  added  dol- 
lars for  them? 


By  ELMER  PEARSON, 
General  Manager  of  Pathe  Exchange 


Everybody  who  is  in  any  way  con- 
nected with  the  motion-picture  busi- 
ness should  be  a  walking,  talking 
enthusiast  for  the  Greater  Movie 
Season. 

The  committees  have  made  plans 
so  ambitions,  so  complete  and  at 
once  so  comprehensive  as  to  em- 
brace the  co-operation  of  every  mem- 
ber of  the  industry  to  the  end  that 
every  person  in  the  United  States 
will  feel  impelled  to  attend  the 
movies. 

It  is  a  great  movement  destined 
to  achieve  great  success  and  to  re- 
sult in  a  great  benefit  to  all. 

During  this  gigantic  campaign  the 
public  will  lend  an  attentive  ear  to 
all  the  good  things  we  have  to  say 
about  the  theater  and  motion-pictures. 
So  much  has  been  said  about  dra- 
matic and  feature-length  productions 
that  a  really  interesting  subject  with 
an  element  of  newness  for  everyone 
to  proudly  expound  is  the  truly  re- 
markable progress  made  in  the  short- 
subject   field. 

Two-reel  comedies,  as  an  example, 
are  today  planned,  cast  and  produced 
with  just  as  much  care  as  the  most 
elaborate  features.  Preview  after  pre- 
view is  held  until  nothing  but  the 
most  entertaining  ingredients,  from 
a  comedy  standpoint,  are  permitted 
to  remain  in  the  final  picture  sub- 
mitted   for    release. 

Such    producers     of     short  -  length 


comedies  as  Hal  Roach,  Mack  Sen- 
nett,  Christie  Brothers,  et  al,  prop- 
erly feel  just  as  proud  of  their  ac- 
complishments in  the  business  of 
making  pictures  as  any  feature-length 
producers. 

As  a  matter  of  actual  fact 
anyone  who  can  successfully 
produce  genuine  comedy  for 
the  screen  can  make  suc- 
cessful dramatic  pictures, 
but  very  few  dramatic  pro- 
ducers can  make  successful 
comedies. 

A  visit  to  any  theater  where  good 
comedies  are  being  screened  will 
convince  anybody  that  the  comedy 
is  equal  in  entertainment  value,  and 
very  frequently  superior,  to  anything 
else  on  the  bill.  Does  it  not  stand 
to  reason  that  there  must  be  great 
lure  to  anything  that  the  public  likes 
and  that  it  would  profit  the  box- 
office  greatly  to  take  advantage  of 
these  attractions  by  advertising 
them? 

We  are  all  interested  in  the  Greater 
Movie  Season  because  we  know  that 
the  greatly  increased  attendance  will 
be  of  tremendous  benefit  to  the  in- 
dustry as  a  whole.  For  the  very 
same  reason  should  we  also  boost 
the  thing  that  is  showing  the  greatest 
forward  strides  and  is  destined  to 
have  a  greater  effect  than  anything 
else  on  the  season's  greater  attend- 
ance—The   Short-Subject. 


By  R.  H.  COCHRANE, 

Universal 


If  every  exhibitor  will  take 
the  trouble  to  call  special 
attention  not  only  to  the 
comedies  and  two  -  reel 
dramas  and  serials  on  his 
program  as  well  as  to  the 
improvement  displayed  in 
their  general  make-up,  I  am 
sure  that  it  wUl  be  greatly 
to  his  advantage. 
It    is   astonishing    how    many   peo- 


ple go  to  the  theater  to  see  the  news 
reel,  for  instance.  If  the  news  reel 
is  interesting  to  them,  the  whole 
show  takes  on  an  entirely  new  com- 
plexion and  enjoyment  for  them. 
The  same  thing  is  true  of  comedies 
or  of  two-reel  dramas.  The  short 
subjects  are  extremely  important  to 
the  Greater  Movie  Season  and  the 
Greater  Movie  Season  is  extremely 
important    to  the    Short    Product. 


By  E.  W.  MAMMONS, 

President,  Educational  Film 

Exchanges,  Inc. 


Jerome  Beatty,  Director  of  the 
Greater  Movie  Season  Campaign, 
recently  remarked  that  he  did  not 
see  how  the  Greater  Movie  Season 
Campaign  could  -possibly  keep  from 
helping  Short  Subjects  as  it  would 
help  all  pictures.  I  can  say  in  the 
same  spirit  that  I  do  not  see  how 
Short  Subjects  can  possibly  keep 
from  making  Greater  Movie  Season 
a  bigger  success,  as  they  are  making 
a  greater  success  of  motion  picture 
entertainment  wherever  there  is  a 
showman  giving  real  thought  to 
every  part  of  his  show. 

There  is  a  big  lesson  in  advertis- 
ing for  the  exhibitor  in  the  exploita- 
tion material  prepared  to  put  over 
Greater  Movie  Season.  This  adver- 
tising, publicity  and  exploitation  mat- 
ter, prepared  with  the  advice  and 
co-operation  of  the  best  advertising 
brains  in  the  industry,  will  be  found 
on  the  most  superficial  study  to  be 
general  in  character.  It  does  not 
talk  about  the  great  features  alone. 
It  talks  about  the  greater  motion 
pictures  —  features,  comedies,  novel- 
ties, etc.  It  talks  about  greater  the- 
aters,  about    better   shows. 

If  advertising  of  a  general  char- 
acter which  does  not  single  out  one 
picture  out  of  a  program  to  talk  to 
the  exclusion  of  all  others  is  good 
policy  for  the  greatest  national  ex- 
ploitation drive  that  has  ever  been 
put  on  in  this  industry,  surely  this 
type  of  advertising  must  also  be 
good  for  the  individual  showman. 
Surely  the  showman  who  wants  his 
advertising  to  appeal  to  his  patrons 
100  percent  just  as  he  wants  his 
show  to  entertain  them   100  percent. 


can  not  fail  to  see  here  a  valuable 
suggestion  for  him  to  follow  in  his 
own  advertising  throughout  the  en- 
tire  season. 

Greater  Movie  Season  is  offered 
to  the  public  as  a  great  step  forward 
in  motion  picture  entertainment.  If 
progress  can  be  claimed  by  any 
branch  of  our  industry,  then  surely 
the  Short  Subject  field  can  lay  claim 
to  such  advancement.  New  ideas, 
as  always,  are  generally  found  in 
Short  Subjects.  The  better  quality 
comedies  have  shown  by  far  bigger 
progress  than  the  average  type  of 
feature.  It  will  be  in  the  quality 
of  the  motion  picture  program  as  a 
whole  rather  than  in  the  feature  pic- 
ture alone  that  Greater  Movie  Season 
will  make   its  biggest   impression. 

If  exhibitor  exploitation  and  adver- 
tising on  Short  Subjects  would  but 
keep  pace  with  the  advancement  in 
the  Short  Subjects  themselves,  ex- 
hibitors within  a  very  short  time 
would  be  showing,  as  a  regular 
thing.  Short  Subjects  which  were 
the  equal  in  every  way  of  the  best 
features. 

.  There  is  only  one  big  thing 
now   standing    in    the    way 
of    unlimited    progress    for 
Short    Subjects.      This    one 
obstacle    is    the   indifference 
displayed  toward  Short  Sub- 
jects by  so  many  exhibitors. 
When     all     the     exhibitors    in    the 
country  treat  Short  Subjects  on  their 
merit,  advertise  them  to  the  best  ad- 
vantage and,  as  a  consequence,  make 
more  money  out  of  them,  the  natural 
result  is  going  to  be  more  encourage- 
ment for  the  Short  Subject  producer, 


The  great  thing  about  the  Greater 
Movie  Season  is  the  stimulus  that  it 
is  bound  to  give  to  every  kind  of 
product  that  the  producers  are  mak- 
ing and  distributing.  At  first  blush 
it  might  seem  that  it  only  applied 
to  feature  pictures.  To  those  com- 
panies that  make  feature  pictures 
only  this  of  course  is  true.  To  Uni- 
versal, that  makes  all  kinds  of  prod- 
uct, everything  that  a  theater  needs 
for  a  complete  show,  the  Greater 
Movie  Season  means  just  as  much  for 
what  we  term  Short  Product  as  it 
does    for    features. 

The  accent   in  this  Greater  Movie 


Sseason  is  placed  on  the  improve- 
ment of  the  pictures  which  are  shown 
then  for  the  first  time,  which  are 
shown  as  samples  of  the  better, 
more  interesting,  more  artistic  pic- 
tures which  are  to  be  given  to  the 
public  during  the  coming  season. 
The  public  is  asked  to  note  the  im- 
provement of  these  pictures  over  the 
pictures  shown  last  year.  A  very 
determined  and  conscientious  effort 
has  been  made  by  producers  to  give 
the  Short  Product  the  same  improve- 
ment which  will  be  noted  in  the 
longer  footage  pictures.  I  have  per- 
sonally  seen    a   number   of   them. 


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and  with  a  greater  incentive,  the  men 
who  make  our  one  and  two-reel  sub- 
jects will  quickly  set  such  a  pace 
that  it  will  be  hard  indeed  for  the 
bigggest  feature  producers  to  keep 
up  with  it. 


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By  NAT.  G.  ROTHSTEIN 
Film  Booking  Offices 

Take  away  the  short  subjects  from 
the  coming  "Greater  Movie  Season" 
and  you'll  have  no  Greater  Movie 
season.  Take  away  short  subjects 
from  any  season  and  you'd  have  no 
more  season  than  a  snowball  some- 
where, where  it's  hot. 

Then  can  any  sane  exhibitor  step 
up  and  explain  to  me  why  theater 
owners  don't  give  their  short  sub- 
jects the  same  break  in  publicity, 
advertising  and  exploitation  as  they 
do   to  their  features. 

There  isn't  an  exhibtor  in  the  land 
but  what  knows  that  a  good  comedy 
or  a  novelty  or  a  cartoon  ofttimes 
makes  his  feature  look  sick  and  more 
often  it's  his  short  stuff  that  saves 
his   show. 

He  also  knows  that  millions  of  peo- 
ple throughout  the  country  are  con- 
stantly attracted  to  theaters  because 
of  news  reels  and  because  of  the 
sure  fire  entertainment  found  regular- 
ly in  the  short  subjects. 

Yet  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  ex- 
hibitors know  all  this  they  still  (that 
is  some  of  them)  persist  in  playing 
up  the  feature  in  the  big  space,  giv- 
ing all  their  time  and  attention  to 
the  supposed  main  attraction,  when 
the  feature  is  not  the  main  attraction 
at  all. 

On  a  test  made  by  several  transient 
houses  it  has  been  found  that  a  group 
of  short  subjects  have  been  able  to 
keep  the  crowds  coming  whereas  with 
just  features  alone  without  the  draw- 
ing power  of  the  short  subjects  the 
show  flopped. 

In  the  coming  "Greater  Movie  Sea- 
son" short  subjects  will  play  a  tre- 
mendous part  in  satisfying  and  pleas- 
ing the  great  American  public.  And 
now  is  the  time  to  prove  to  yourself 
Mr.  Exhibitor  that  you've  been  over- 
looking your  biggest  and  best  bets. 
Look  over  the;  program  of  the 
various  producers  and  distributors  of 
short  subjects. 

You'll  find  a  veritable  gold  mine  of 
stuff  that  you  can  advertise,  exploit, 
publicize  and  make  worlds  of  noise 
about. 

Give  your  short  stuff  the  same 
break  in  your  advertising  space  in  the 
newspapers  as  you  do  your  features. 
Tell  your  people  of  the  splendid 
variety  of  entertainment  you  have 
provided  for  this  "Greater  Movie 
Season." 

And  when  you  get  a  short  subject 
that  is  worth  exploiting  go  out  and 
exploit  exactly  as  you  would  some 
big  exploitable  feature.  The  results 
will  amaze  you. 

In  fact  your  answer  to  a  vast 
amount  of  additional  revenue  and 
profits  this  season  can  be  explained 
in  one  short  and  powerful  phrase, 
i.  e.,  BOOST  YOUR  SHORT  SUB- 
JECTS. 


"This  Month  You'll 
Find  Wealth—" 


A  "Wow"  or 
a  "Flop" 


.31. 


-<«.-<.  -  *zf  r-  •-'■.  ..»,-'    i,*^'- 


"The  Movies 
Are  Coming 
Hooray!    Hooray!" 

In  fact  they've  arrived.  You've 
seen  those  movies  march  ahead 
— but  you've  never  seen  the 
grand  parade.  Big  entertain- 
ment. Not  just  the  feature,  but 
the  comedies,  short  subjects, 
topicals,  newsreels,  everything's 
better  than  ever,  at  its  very  best. 

GREATER  MOVIE 
SEASON 

(Add  List  of  Theaters) 


— a  wealth  of  entertainment  in 
the  motion  pictures  for  Greater 
Movie  Season.  Popular  players 
in  them.  Playing  fine  parts  in 
fine  stories,  vividly  picturized 
from  books  and  stage-plays  that 
have  won  the  world's  heart. 
You'll  find  a  wealth  of  happy 
hours  at 

GREATER  MOVIE 
>         SEASON 

(Add  List  of  Theaters) 


That's  picture  language  for  suc- 
cess or  failure.  "Flops"  hap- 
pened often  in  the  early  days — 
just  like  early  autos  and  hurried 
radios.  But  "wows"  brought 
success  and  movies  advance  by 
"wows"  and  "wows." 

GREATER  MOVIE 
SEASON 

IS  "wow  SEASON" 

From  news-reel  to  feature  the 
programs  are  wonderful 


A  Sample  Ad 

yU  u 

made  the 
movies 
greater 

You    did    it — you — the    fans 
the  keen  ones  who  are  al- 
ways    demanding    better     and 

better    pictures. 
You   elected   your   stars.     You 
ordered  what  they  should  do — 
the    kind   of   role,   the   type   of 

story. 
You  wanted  reality  in  atmos- 
phere, be  it  wealth  or  poverty; 
be  it  New  York,  your  home 
town  or  far  ends  of  the  earth. 
You  demanded  all  arts  com- 
bined in  one,  and  for  twenty- 
nine     years     motion     pictures 

have    followed    your    wish. 
But    do    you    appreciate    how 
magnificent  you  have  made  the 
motion  picture? 

GREATER 
MOVIE 
SEASON 

OPENS  AUGUST  3 


Motion  Pictures  Encourage  Good  Books,  Says  Librarian 

To  Exhibitors — The  story  printed  below  tells  how  Cleveland 
theaters  receive  co-operation  from,  their  library.  Show  it  to  your 
local  librarians  and  ask  them  to  extend  the  same  co-operation 
that  has  been  so  successful  in  encouraging  the  demand  for  library 
books. 


"Read  the  book  and  see  the  pic- 
ture," is  a  familiar  sign  in  bookstore 
windows,  so  constantly  there,  and 
apparently  so  well  responded  to  that 
gloomy  forecasts  of  a  few  years  ago 
are  contradicted.  The  screen  would 
supplant  the  printed  word,  it  was 
said;  America  would  cease  to  be  a 
reading  nation.  What  the  influence 
actually  has  been  is  revealed  by  the 
ever-increasing  output  of  magazines 
and  book  fiction,  and  particularly  the 
fact  that  whereas  5,000  copies  of  a 
novel  were  considered  a  good  sale 
n  pre-picture  days,  that  number  today 
is  practically  the  minimum  a  pub- 
lisher will  print  as  a  first  edition. 


Library  Makes  Posters 

Films  have  increased  the  demand 
for  the  classic  as  well  as  the  current, 
for  the  book  of  travel  as  well  as  the 
western  thriller,  for  history  that  is 
not  contained  in  any  detective  tale. 
Such  is  the  experience  of  the  Cleve- 
land Public  Library  where  systematic 
relations  have  been  established  with 
motion  picture  theaters.  The  idea, 
originated  with  Marilla  W.  Free- 
man, librarian  of  the  Main  Library 
and  first  vice-president  of  the 
American  Library  Association,  offici- 
ally invites  the  movie  fan  to  read  and 
the  reader  to  see. 


YOURS    FOR    A    GREATER    MOVIE    SEASON! 


METROPOLITAN  PICTURES  INC. 

prcicnts 

SIMON  THE 

JESTER 

fro^iJ,cmKn]^^N\VV\mS\.OCYS:^ 


A  FRANCES'MARION  PRODUCTION 


^LEASED   BY 


PRODUCERS  DISTKIBUTINGCOKPOKATION 


Definite  and  Real 


Exhibitors  who  keep  a  careful  eye  on  the 
box  office  find  that  photographic  quality  on 
the  screen  has  an  influence  with  patrons  that 
is  definite  and  real. 

That's  why  it's  worth  while  to  make  sure 
the  picture  is  printed  on  the  film  that  carries 
quality  from  studio  to  screen — Eastman  Film. 


Eastman  Film  is  identified  by  the 
words  "Eastman"  and  "Kodak"  in 
black   letters   in   the   film   margin. 


EASTMAN   KODAK  COMPANY 

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y. 


JUNE  money  getters/ 


^g  WHITE 
MONKEY" 

with 

BARBARA 
LA  MARR 

An  Associated  Pictures 
Corporation  presenta- 
tion. Directed  by  Phil 
Rosen.  A  Sawyer-Lubin 
production.  Adapted  by 
Arthur  Hoerl  from  John 
Galsworthy's  famous 
novel. 


CORINNE 
GRIFFITH 

*  in 

%e  Marriage 
Whirl" 

Presented  by  Corinne 
Griffith  Productions,  Inc. 
Adapted  from  famous 
stage  play,  "The  Na- 
tional Anthem,"  by  J. 
Hartley  Manners.  All- 
star  cast.  Directed  by 
Al  Santell.  Editorial  di- 
rection June  Mathis. 


MILTONi 
SILLS 

"%&  Malcing 
of  O'Malley" 


An  Earl  Hudson  pro- 
duction, with  Dorothy 
Mackaill.  Directed  by 
Lambert  Hillyer.  From 
story  by  Gerald  Beau- 
mont. Editorial  direction. 
Tviarion  Fairfax. 


COLLEEN 
MOORE 

'hke  Desert  ' 
Flower" 

Don  Mullaly's  stage  suc- 
cess, with  Lloyd  Hughes. 
Directed  by  Irving  Cum- 
mings.  Editorial  direc- 
tion June  Mathis, 


Coming  j 


'Jhe  LADY 
WHO  lied" 

EDWIN    CAREWE 
PRODUCTION 

From  Robert  Hichens 
'The  Snake  Bite,"  with 
Lewis  Stone,  Virginia 
Valli  and  Nita  Naldi. 
Adapted  by  Lois  Zellner 
and  Madge  Tyrone.  Di- 
rected by  Edwin  Carewe. . 


%e  SCARLE*^ 
WEST     ' 

A  FRANK  J.  CARROLL 
PRESENTATION 

A  great  epic  of  the  West, 
graphically  depicting  the 
white  man's  invasion  and 
the  conquest  of  the  West. 
With  Robert  Frazer  and 
Clara  Bow. 


^UUST  A; 
WOMAN  ! 

with  / 

CONWAY  TEARLE  and 
CLAIRE  WINDSOR 

Also  Percy  Marniont 
and  all-star  cast.  jPre- 
sented  by  M.  C.  Levee. 
Directed  by  Irving  Cum- 
mings.  Adapted  by  Jack 
Cunningham  from  ;  Eu- 
gene Walter's  play^ 


CONSTANCE  , 
TALMADGE \ 

*Her  Sister^   / 
From  Pai^is"  i 

A  Joseph  M.  Schendk 
presentation,  with  Roji- 
ald  Colman.  Story  fay 
Hans  Kraly.  ^  Sidiiey 
Franklin  production,/ 


pie,  Sackhone  ^ervlce  of  the  countrii's  finest  showmen/ 

Members  gT  Motion  Picture  Producevs  mU  Distributors  of  America  lnc.^:»JVlll  Hays  Pnsuient 


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Authority 


*  Vol.  XXXIII  No.  3 


Friday,  July  3,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


Would  Boycott 

*  English  Exhibitors  Policy  Regarding 
Phantom    Incident — Bryson    Re- 
ported Ready  to  Resign 
Glasgow,     Scotland — The     general 
council   of  the   C.    E.   A. (the    British 
Exhibitors  Assoc.)  yesterday  decided 
to  endorse  at   mass  meetings   action 
in  boycotting  "The   Phantom  of  the 
Opera"  in  view  of  the  recent  military 
^debacle. 

James  R.  Bryson.  representing 
Universal  in  London,  is  making  fran- 
tic cflForts  to  pacify  the  exhibitors  and 
offered  his  personal  resignation, 
which  was  not  accepted. 

Tiie  delegation  of  British  exhibi- 
tors who  visited  the  Milwaukee  con- 
vention has  a  report  to  be  read  at  a 
mass  meeting  in  London  in  Septem- 
ber. It  is  understood  the  report 
1,  deals  with  a  variety  of  subiects  of 
^  which  the  producer  exhibitor  menace 
;md  the  (lucstion  of  film  rentals  are 
the  most  important  features. 


The  New  York  offices  of  Universal 
>aid  yesterday  they  had  heard  noth- 
ing of  the  above  report. 


The  New  York  Times  yesterday 
used  a  copyrighted  cable  which  said 
in  part: 

London— .\  $7,500,000  project,  in- 
cluding a  huge  national  studio  and 
M'  acquisition  of  leading  theaters  in 
<..ondon.  New   York.  Paris  and   Bcr- 

(Contiitucd  on  Patte  7) 


New  Long  Island  Circuit 

Matty  Rading  and  Major  Robert 
Kassmussen,  owners  of  the  Freeport 
at  Freeport.  Long  Island,  have  pur- 
chased three  houses  as  the  first  ste]) 
in  building  a  chain  of  22  houses  on 
Long  Lsland.  The  new  acquisitions 
are  the  Nassau  at  Hempstead,  a  new 
2^^000  seater  now  in  construction:  the 
T&aldwin,  at  Baldwin,  and  the  Roose- 
velt, at  Roosevelt.  It  is  understood 
that  negotiations  are  near  completion 
■r  several  others. 


Warner  and  Motley  Flint  Leave 

H.  ^^.  Warner  has  left  for  the 
Coast,  after  several  weeks  in  New 
York.  He  was  accompanied  by 
Motley  H.  Flint. 


Hatrick  Returns  from  Europe  Today 

f  Edgar  B.  Hatrick.  of  International 
N'ewsreel  and  Cosmopolitan  Prod., 
returns  on  the  Berengaria  today  from 

'a  six  weeks'  European  trip. 


Burkan  Sails  Saturday 
Nathan  Burkan  sails  Saturday  for 
V    a  rest  in  Europe.    Will  take  the  cure 
^t  Carlsbad  and  returns  in  about  six 
-.     weeks. 


Berlin  Seats  123,902 

City  Has  317  Picture  Theaters— Only 

14    with    Capacities    of    1,000    or 
More 

Berlin — There  arc  now  317  picture 
theaters  in  greater  Berlin.  In  1921 
there  were  328;  in  1924  there  was  a 
decline  to  300. 

At  least  a  half  dozen  big  theaters 
seating  round  2,000,  can  be  expected 
to  go  up  in  the  course  of  the  year. 

At  present  the  capacity  of  Berlin 
theaters  is  123,902;  there  are  69  with 
a  capacity  of  150  to  200  seats;  200 
with  a  capacity  of  200  to  250  seats, 
and,  so  far,  only  14  which  can  boast 
of  a  capacity   of  more   than    1.000. 

In  the  Neukoclln  district,  Phoebus 
will  shortly  open  a  new  theater  \\ith 
,T  seating  capacity  of  about  2.000. 
Througli  its  fusion  with  the  B.  S.  P. 
7o..  Phoebus  now  controls  16  theaters 
in    Gernianv. 


Orpheum  Dividends 
Chicago — The  Orpheum  Circuit. 
Inc.  has  declared  two  regular  month- 
ly dividends  of  15  cents  each  on  the 
common  stock,  payable  Aug.  1  and 
Sept.  1.  to  stock  of  record  July  20 
and  Aiigust  20,  respectively.  This  is 
in  addition  to  the  regular  quarterlv 
dividend  of  2%  on  the  preferred,  pav- 
able  Oct.  1,  to  stock  of  record  Sent. 
15. 


Independents   Discuss  Tax   Situation 

.\t  tlie  meeting  of  the  Independent 
Producers'  Assoc,  on  Wednesd?v 
next.  Frederick  H.  Elliott  will  bring 
the  Connecticut  tax  situation  before 
liat  bodv  for  discussion  and  action 
.'\s  before  noted  the  Hays  office 
nians  to  test  the  constitutionality  of 
the    ta.x    in    the    Federal    courts. 


Sees  Exoort  Peak 

1925  to  Mark  High  Mark  in  Foreign 
Trade.  Predicts  the  "Wall  Street 

Journal"    in   Analysis 
In  a  long  article  dealine  with   the 

growth  of  American  sales  in  markets 

abroad,    "The    Wall    Street    Journal" 

says,  in  part: 

"_Tot.ll     value     nf     .'Vmen'r.in     Film     cviorl 

rTnoanna"    '""    "    """="^'^    ^'    ■^''°"* 

"Oriffinallv  profits  from  filnis  sold  alir.^ul 
were  reearrled  as  a  sort  of  side  line  a  iii.- 
tiire  w.is  snpposed  to  pay  for  itself,  from 
exliihitmn  Ml  the  TTnited  States  and  anv 
profit  from  forei(>ii  sales  was  so  mnrli 
eravy.  Today  tlie  export  hiisiness  of  tlu- 
largest  American  producers  r.anees  froni.in''; 
to  3^_%  of  their  total  sales  volume  and  cost 
of  pictures  is  allocated  between  .\merican 
and   foreijrn    sales. 

"Exports  of  .American  films  in  197';  will 
reach  the  highest  point  in  historv.  Famous 
PlaTers-Lasky  Corp.  export  business  is  run- 
(Continued    on    Page    2) 


The  West  Coast  Deal 

There  were  no  developments  yes- 
terday relative  to  the  West  Coast 
Theaters  deal.  The  i)rol)abilities  are 
that  nothing  will  transpire  definitely 
until  early  next  week.  While  devel- 
opments may  block  the  deal  to 
William  Fox,  this  was  regarded  yes- 
terday as  unlikely. 


Warners  Secure  Roche  Stories 

Warner  Brothers  have  closed  with 
.Artlnir  Somers  Roche,  whereby  they 
secure  all  stories  by  Roche  written  in 
the  past,  and  first  call  on  his  future 
work.  The  contract  provides  for 
Roche  to  spend  two  months  a  year  at 
the  Warner  studio  on  the  Coast  to 
supervise  preparation  of  his  stories. 


Famous  Players  Reaches  New  High 
Famous  Players'  common  stock 
reached  a  new  high  yesterday  when 
it  closed  at  1087/^.  Sales  totaled 
20,100. 


Famous'  358  Houses 

Either  Owned  or  Controlled  Accord- 
ing to  Emil  Shauer,  Head  of  For- 
eign Department 

Tiie  W^all  Street  Journal  says: 

"Famous  Players  is  doing  an  ex- 
cellent business,"  said  E.  E.  Shauer, 
foreign  director  of  Famous  Players- 
Lasky,  Inc.  sailing  on  the  Aquitania. 

"We  now  either  own  or  have  a  con- 
trolling interest  in  358  theaters  scat- 
tered throughout  the  United  States. 
This  gives  us  ?n  enormous  distribu- 
tion field.  We  have  ten  theaters  a- 
broad  and  are  constantly  adding  to 
that  number.  We  recentlv  bought 
the  Vaudeville  Theater  in  Paris,  one 
of  the  most  famous  in  the  world.  It 
•s  one  l)lock  from  the  Opera  and  cost 
ns  aliout  25.000,000  frpnrs.  It  will 
b(_'  chaneed  so  tli?t  it  is  very  much 
'ike  the  best  class  of  .American  movie 
theaters.  We  are  building  two  theat- 
'Ts  in  T  ondon.  one  called  the  Para- 
niount  Theater,  which  will  be  ready 
in  the  fall.  That  is  near  Piccadillv 
Circus,  and  is  costing  us  about 
£250,000. 

"There  is  tremendous  increase  in 
film  distribution  throughout  the  world. 
Tud  we  are  now  supplying  films  in 
increasing  volume  to  nractica'lly  every 
countrv  in  the  world." 


Goodman    to    Resume    Activities 

l)anii-l  Carson  Goodman  i)Ians  to 
re-f^nter  the  indenendcnl  production 
field.  He  will  make  three  pictures  a 
year,  working  in  the  East.  He  ex- 
pects to  start  on  the  first  in  August. 


Demands  Freedom 

Of     Screen — Nathan     Burkan     Tells 

Jersey  Exhibitors  Why  No  One 

Group  Shall  Control  Industry 

Asbury  Park — Natl.^n  Burkan  was 
easily  the  outstanding  speaker  at  the 
iiantmet  of  the  New  Jersey  M.  P.  T. 
O.  Wednesday  night.  He  demanded 
that  the  screens  be  kept  from  the 
domination  of  any  one  company,  de- 
claring that  it  was  a  solemn  dutj'  to 
"keep  this  field  open"  and  calling  on 
Governor  Sulzer  and  Senator  Ed- 
wards to  aid  in  this  work.  Later  the 
Governor  declared  that  all  a  Gover- 
nor could  do  was  to  approve  or  dis- 
approve legislation,  and  had  no  other 
power,  and  Senator  Edwards  sug- 
gested that  exhibitors  use  publicity 
methods  to  inform  their  patrons  that 
"capital  is  bucking  me"  and  seeking 
their  support  from  an  independent 
viewpoint. 

Burkan  reviewed  the  situation  in 
England,  declared  the  American  in- 
dustry must  be  saved  from  trustifica- 
tion and  added  that  he  doubted  if 
what  he  was  trying  to  do  would  work 
out.  But  he  added  that  much  of  the 
existing  question  was  an  economic 
one,  and  added:  "The  difficulty  with 
exhii)itor  organizations  is  that  many 
of  the  members  think  it  a  debating 
society;  the  minute  exhibitors  organ- 
ize politics  creeps  in.  And  you  can- 
not mix  business  with  politics. 

"The  existing  problem  is  the  old 
one — of  the  survival  of  the  fittest.  On 
the  one  hand  is  a  single  organization 
manufacturing  its  own  goods,  with 
all  the  finances  they  require,  able  to 
dictate  to  exhibitors  and  everyone 
else  how  you  shall  conduct  your  own 
business.  If  this  policy  of  'expan- 
sion'— that's  what  they  call  it — is  go- 

(Continucd   on  Page   7) 


Pathe  "A  ' '  Advance 

The  movement  on  the  Stock 
Exchange  of  Pathe  "A"  stock 
is  one  of  the  interesting  devel- 
opments in  securities  of  this 
industry.  Beginning  the  end 
of  May  there  has  been  a  steady 
advance  of  from  51  until  yes- 
terday when  it  was  quoted  at 
82.  Midweek,  on  June  29,  de- 
spite that  only  27  shares  were 
traded  in  the  stock  advanced 
nearly    5    points. 

There  has  been  much  gossip 
in  the  wake  of  this  advance  as 
to  Pathe  figuring  in  an  import- 
ant deal.  This  is  regarded  by 
Pathe  officials  as  "just  Wall 
Street  gossip;  unfounded  in 
fact." 


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Quotations 

High  Low    Close 

Eastman    Kodak    ..lOS-K  107-54   lOSfi 

Famous    Players    ..109^  106 J^    108% 

F.     P.-L.     Pfd 117  116       117 

F.     P.-L.     Rights..     6J4  5J4       6!4 

First    National    Not 

Fox    "A"    51M  50>4      51M 

Loew's     Inc 29i4  28>1      28^ 

Metro-Gold.     Pfd.      20!4  2Wf,     20'4 

M.    P.    Cap.    Corp      1954  18M     19 

Pathe  Exch.  "A"    ..    82  79J4      81 

Universal      31%  3194      3154 

Warners    "A"    ....    16j4  16}4      1654 


Sales 

1,000 
20,100 

800 

5,500 

quoted 

1,900 

1,400 

200 

500 
9,200 

400 
1,800 


Manheim  Better 

N.  L.  Manheim,  export  manager  for 
Universal,  has  returned  to  his  desk 
after  a  week's  illness  due  to  an  opera- 
tion. The  operation  was  the  third 
of  a  series  of  similar  operations  during 
the  past  three  months  as  the  result  of 
an  infection  following  the  removal 
of  his  tonsils. 


Famous    Donates   Power   Equipment 

Hollywood — Famous  Players  has 
donated  power  equipment  and  an 
electrical  crew  to  the  stricken  city  of 
Santa  Barbara,  in  aiding  rescue 
workers. 


Special  Showing  of  "The  Freshman" 
Pathe  will  give  a  special  showing 
of  Harold  Lloyd's  "The  Freshman" 
at  the  New  York  Theater  Roof,  on 
July  9  for  exhibitors  and  the  trade 
press. 


Claims   "Break"  on  'Quake   Pictures 

International  News  Reel  claims 
pictures  of  the  Santa  Barbara  earth- 
quake were  filmed  and  shown  in 
Coast  theaters  12  hours  after  the 
catastrophe. 


Up-to-date  Rental  and  Contracting^  g 

Studio  controllings  a  vast  capacity  of  g 

floor  space.  H 

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Sees  Export  Peak 

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ning  around  $1,000,000  a  month  or  at  the 
rate  of  $12,000,000  a  year.  This  is  25% 
over  the  1923  period  and  more  than  double 
the  exports  in  1921  which  showed  large  in- 
crease over  exports  in  preceding  years. 
First  National  did  over  $6,000,000  exports 
last  year.  Export  business  is  now  larger 
tlian  total  domestic  business  was  only  a  few 
years    ago. 

"American  'Wild  West'  films  with  their 
rapid  action  are  even  more  popular  on  the 
other  side  than  in  this  country.  An  outstand- 
ing example  was  Famous  Players-Lasky's 
'Covered  Wagon'  which  cost  approximately 
$800,000  and  has  grossed  over  $5,000,000,  a 
new   high   record   for    film   income. 

"Another  important  film  is  tlie  'Sea  Hawk' 
made  by  First  National  from  the  Sabatini 
story  which  cost  about  $700,00  and  will  gross 
about  $3, 000,000.  First  National's  'Lost 
World'  also  cost  about  $700,000  and  is  meet- 
ing with  remarkable  response  abroad,  espe- 
cially  in   England. 

"The  'Ten  Commandments'  also  made  by 
Famous  Players  is  the  biggest  picture  ever 
made  for  foreign  as  well  as  domestic  con- 
sumption. This  remarkable  film  actually 
cost  $1,800,000  to  make  largely  on  account 
of  the  elaborate  settings  and  large  numbers 
employed  in  the  cast.  This  is  more  than 
double  the  cost  of  any  film  ever  made  and 
predictions  were  broadcast  that  it  would 
never  bring  hack  to  its  producers  the  money 
spent.  Foreign  sales  alone  will  more  than 
cover    its    cost. 

"Unusual  efforts  are  being  made  by  Ameri- 
can film  producers  to  make  1925  the  biggest 
export  year  on  record  and  judging  by  the 
current  volume  of  the  larger  companies 
this  goal  will  be  achieved.  Export  business 
of  the  film  trade  has  been  rapidly  growinp 
in  importance  until  now  if  is  an  essential 
department  of  the  business,  responsible  for  a 
large    part    of    the    profit    of    producers." 


Sam   Morris    Returns  to   New   York 

Sam  E.  Morris,  head  of  distribu- 
tion for  Warners,  has  returned  from 
a  trip  to  the  Mid-West,  during  which 
he  opened  exchanges  in  Milwaukee 
and  Indianapolis.  E.  F.  Nine  will 
manage  the  Milwaukee  branch,  and 
Calvin  Bard  the  latter  office. 


Two    New   Pathe    Branch   Managers 

Pathe  has  appointed  two  new 
branch  managers.  They  are  L.  M. 
Cobbs,  who  takes  charge  of  Portland, 
and  W.  G.  Whyte,  who  will  manage 
in  New  Haven. 


New  Stanley  House  Opens 

Atlantic  City.  N.  J. — The  new  Stan- 
ley theater  will  open  tonight.  Sig- 
mund  Rombersr  will  be  guest  con- 
ductor for  the  first  week.  The  house, 
which  cost  $1,000,000,  is  at  Kentucky 
Ave.   and  the   Boardwalk. 


New  Paramount  Exchange  Bldg. 

Indianapolis — The  new  two-storv 
Paramount  exchange  building  at  116 
West  Michigan  Avenue  has  been 
completed  and  the  local  staff  has 
moved    in. 


World  War  Film  Shown 

Washington — "Flashes  of  Action  " 
a  four  reel  picture  of  the  World  War. 
was  shown  recently  at  an  entertain- 
ment of  the  Eastern  High  School 
Community  Center.  It  was  filmed 
by  the  Signal  Corp.  and  contains  all 
movements  of  the  A.  E.  F.,  from  the 
moment  of  departure  for  France. 


Addition  to  "  Our  Gang" 

Hollvwood— "Husky"  Hanes  the 
baby  who  has  anpearcd  in  a  number 
of  recent  Hal  Roach  comedies,  has 
been  initiated  info  "Our  Gang." 


Changes  in  R.  &  C's  Houses 

Pittsburgh  —  William  Herlinger. 
has  been  promoted  to  manager  of 
Rowland  &  Clark's  Arsenal  succeed- 
Ered  Moore  who  recently  resigned. 
He  was  formerly  assistant  to  Regis- 
ter at  the  Manor,  and  is  being  suc- 
ceeded there  by  Charles  Cleveland. 


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lohn  Michael  Flick 

EDITING  —  TITLING  —  TRANSLATING 
Of  the  Better  Sort 


Tourneur  Finishes  Casting 

Hollywood — With  the  signing  of  a 
half  dozen  more  players,  Maurice 
Toyrneur  has  filled  the  cast  for 
"Sporting  Life,"  which  he  is  directing 
at  Universal. 

Bert  Lytell  and  Marian  Nixon  are 
the  leads.  Paulette  Duval,  Kathleen 
Clififord,  Edna  Gregory,  Charles  Del- 
aney,  Cyril  Chadwick,  George  Seig- 
mann,  Olive  Eckhard,  Frank  Finch 
Smiles  are  the  others. 


Educational  Busy 

Hollywood — Two  units  have  start- 
ed work  at  the  new  Educational  stu- 
dio, formerly  the  Principal  studio, 
under  the  direction  of  Norman  Tau- 
rog  and  Steve  Roberts.  As  soon  as 
improvements  now  being  made  are 
finished,  there  will  be  companies 
working  on  Mermaid,  Juvenile,  Lup- 
ino  Lane,  Cameo  and  Tuxedo  come- 
dies. 


Brandeis  Finishes  Her  Newest 

Los  Angeles — Madeline  Brandeis, 
has  completed  work  on  "The  Shining 
.\dventure,"  which  Hugo  Ballin 
directed,  and  in  which  Mabel  Ballin, 
Percy  Marmont  and  Ben  Alexander 
are  featured,  Mrs.  Brandies  plans 
several  others. 


Arthur  Ziehm  Sails  Tomorow 

Arthur  Ziehm,  head  of  Internation- 
al Film  Exchange,  sails  on  the  Levia- 
than   tomorrow,   via   London. 


Assumes  New  Duties 
Pittsburgh,  Pa.— E.  H.  Brient,  for- 
mer Famous  Players  salesman  is  now 
manager  of  Rowland  and  Clark's 
State,  succeeding  Floyd  Morrow  who 
resigned. 


Columbia  to  Release  Ginsberg  Prod. 

Pittsburg — Columbia     will     release 
the  12  Henry  Ginsberg  Prod. 


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In   the  Courts 

The  Distinctive  Pictures  Corp.,  has 
filed  an  answer  in  the  Supreme  Court  , 
in  the  suit  of  Jetta  Goudal  for  $100,-  | 
000  damages  because  she  was  dis-  ' 
charged  as  leading  woman  in  "Blood 
and  Gold."  The  answer  alleges  that 
her  employment  began  October  22 
and  ended  November  17  last,  and 
that  the  defendant  then  terminated 
the  agreement  and  was  released  from 
further  obligations.  The  defendant 
admits  that  another  leading  woman 
vvas  engaged,  and-  charges  the  plain- 
tiff was  discharged  for  the  following 
reasons:  She  refused  to  follow  direc-  | 
tions;  ordered  costumes  not  approved 
by  the  defendant  and  changed  the 
material  and  designs  without  consult- 
ing the  defendant;  provoked  and 
violently  carried  on  disputes  and 
wrangles  with  officers  and  other  em- 
ployees of  the  defendant. 


Mitchell  Prod.,  Inc.,  of  45  W.  45th 
St.,  has  confessed  judgment  in  the 
Supreme  Court  in  favor  of  the  Equit- 
able Surety  Co.,  for  $3,200. 


Supreme  Court  Justice  Guy,  has 
signed  an  order  permitting  the  Clas- 
sic theater,  owner  of  the  property  at 
238  E.  12th  St.,  to  exchange  it  with  St. 
Mark's  Hospital  for  the  adjoining 
property,  and  the  land  in  the  rear  un- 
der an  agreement  by  which  the  the- 
ater company  will  put  the  property 
to  be  exchanged  in  the  same  condi- 
tion as  the  present  hospital  property. 


Begins  "The  Golden  Princess" 

Hollywood — Production     of     "The  • 
Golden      Princess,"      starring     Betty 
Bronson,   began    this   week   with   the  ■ 
departure  of  the  complete  unit,  under 
direction     of     Clarence     Badger     for 
Bishop. 


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THOSE 


COOLING  ZEPHYRS 


Short  Subjects 
Summer  Value 

Exhibitors  can't  alter  the 
season,  but  they  can  alter 
their  programs.  They  can- 
not make  golf,  surf  or  motor 
less  attractive,  but  they  can 
make  their  theatres  more 
so.  One  of  the  best  ways  to 
do  this  is  by  using  more 
short  subjects. 

Most  exhibitors  eliminate, 
or  materially  shorten,  the 
orchestra's  long-winded 
overtures  in  the  warm 
period.  The  same  clearly 
defined  and  well  recognized 
reasons  for  doing  this 
prompt  similar  measures 
with  respect  to  the  film  por- 
tion of  the  program.     XXX 

Short  Subjects,  always  valu- 
able, are  additionally  so 
during  dog  days. 

— From 

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TOWN  THEATRE 

New  York,  N.  Y Capitol 

Brooklyn,  N.  Y Strand 

New  York,  N.  Y Piccadilly 

New  York,  N.  Y. Loew's  State 

New  York,  N.  Y Loew's  Lexington 

Newark,  N.  J Stern  Circuit 

Passaic,  N.  J Capitol 

Princeton,  N.  J Garden 

Morristown,  N.J Palace 

New  York,  N.  Y,  ...  .Concourse  Circuit 

Philadelphia,  Pa Stanley 

Philadelphia,  Pa Stanton 

Philadelphia,  Pa Karlton 

Philadelphia,  Pa Palace 

Philadelphia,  Pa. Victoria 

Baltimore,  Md Whitehurst 

Syracuse.  N.  Y Keith's 

Shamokin,  Pa Chamberlain  Circuit 

Danville,  Pa Chamberlain  Circuit 

Mt.  Carmel,  Pa Chamberlain  Circuit 

Tamaqua,  Pa Chamberlain  Circuit 

Lansford,  Pa Chamberlain  Circuit 

Mahanoy  City,  Pa.  •  .  Chamberlain  Circuit 

Sharon,  Pa Sam  Friedman's  Circuit 

Grove  City,  Pa.    •  Sam  Friedman's  Circuit 

Farrell,  Pa Sam  Friedman's  Circuit 

Mercer,  Pa Sam  Friedman's  Circuit 

Richmond,  Ind Murette 

Beckley,  W.  Va Palace 

Waco,  Texas Orpheum 

Stamford,  Texas    ...  Alcove  and  Crystal 

Louisville,  Ky Savoy 

Louisville,  Ky Lyric 

Columbus,  Ohio Dreamland 

Corbin,  Ky Hippodrome 

Mt.  Pleasant,  Texas Martin's 

Alexander  City,  Ala Strand 

Sylacauga,  Ala Avondale  Mills 

Erwin,  Tenn Lyric 

Cincinnati,  Ohio Gem 

Norphleet,  Ark Gem 

Louisville,  Ky New  Colonial 


TOWN  THEATRE 

Louisville,  Ky Arista 

Indianapolis,  Ind Oriental 

Louisville,  Ky Rex 

Oolitic,  Ind Dixie 

Quincy,  111 Quincy 

Audrey,  111 Family 

Ourney,  111 Belasco 

St.  Louis,  Mo Majestic 

Cape  Gaudean,  Mo New  Broadway 

Jacksonville,  111 Majestic 

St.  Louis,  Mo Rainbow 

Mexico,  Mo Liberty 

Moberly,  Mo Fourth  St. 

Kirksville,  Mo Princess 

Maplewood,  Mo Maplewood 

Columbia,  Mo Cozy 

St.  Louis,  Mo Olympia 

Jefferson  City,  Mo Jefferson 

McAllen,  Texas Queen 

Portsmouth,  Ohio Eastland 

Evarts,  Ky Palace 

Okemah,  Okla Jewel 

Lawrenceburg,  Ind Liberty 

Tonkawa,  Okla Empire 

Osage,  Okla Osage 

Duncan,  Okla Palace 

Glen  Jean,  W.  Va Opera  House 

Ironton,  Ohio Eastern 

Portsmouth,  Ohio.  •  i Empress 

Marfa,  Texas Opera  House 

Marathon,  Texas Marathon 

Sherman,  Texas Gem 

Corsicana,  Texas Palace 

Dallas,  Texas Midway 

San  Benito,  Texas Palace 

Wortham,  Texas Palace 

Highland,  111 Palace 

Sanderson,  Texas Princess 

Olney,  Texas Princess 

Evansville,  Ind 

....  Majestic-Strand-American 


TOWN  THEATRE 

St.  Louis,  Mo Robin 

Macon,  Mo Grand 

Altoona,  Pa Victoria 

Canton,  O Mozart 

Muskegon,  Mich.  .  .  Regent  and  Majestic 

Morgantown,  W.  Va Arcade 

Mansfield,  O Park  and  Whiteway 

Roseville,  Ohio Pastime 

Corburn,  W.  Va Star 

Middletown,  Ohio.  .  .  .Sorg  Opera  House 

Knoxville,  Tenn Gem 

Kalamazoo,  Mich Fuller 

Cumberland,  Md Liberty 

Lorain,  O Cozy  and  Dream 

Indianapolis,  Ind M.  Y. 

New  Castle,  Ind Royal 

Greencastle,  Ind Opera  House 

Decaten,  Ind Court 

Franklin,  Ind Artcraft 

Elletsville,  Ind Oriental 

Madisonville,  Ky Cameo 

Indianapolis,  Ind. Colonial 

Greensburg,  Ind.  .  .  .' Strand 

Glasgow,  Ky Aspleys 

Russelville,  Ky Dixie 

Portland,  Ind Crystal 

Richmond,  Ind Palace 

Indianapolis,  Ind Lincoln  Square 

Peru,  Ind. Liberty 

Peru,  Ind Colonial 

Bicknell,  Ind Grand 

Indianapolis,  Ind Isis 

Indianapolis,  Ind Regent 

Indianapolis,  Ind Alamo 

Ferriday,  La Metz 

Selma,  La Little 

De  Quincy,  La Realart  | 

Pearson,  La Realart   ' 

Slagle,  La Realart 

De  Ridder,  La Realart  | 

Le  Compte,  La Deeks  y 

Harnersville,  La Brownie 


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TOWN  THEATRE 

Homer,  La Brownie 

Arcadia,  La Brownie 

Gibsland,  La Brownie 

Natchetoche,  La Amusu 

Colton  Valley Colton  Valley 

Pascagoula,  La Nelson 

New  Orleans,  La United  States 

Panchatould,  La Ideal 

Yazoo  City,  Miss Yazoo 

Jeanette,  La Savoy 

Mullens,  W.  Va Wyoming 

Logan,  W^.  Va Midelburg 

O  Mar,  W.  Va Midelburg 

Holden,  W.  Va Midelbnrg 

Lorado,  W.  Va Lorado 

Beckley,  W.  Va Palace 

Rhodell,  W.  Va Lyric 

Ottawa,  Can Keith's 

Ottawa,  Can Francais 

Ottawa,  Can Imperial 

Holyoke,  Mass Globe 

Binghamton,  N.  Y Kornblite  &  Cohen 

Scranton,  Pa Comerford  Circuit 

Brenham,  Tex Simon 

Wist,  Tex Star 

Denison,  Tex Saperba 

^  Tyler,  Tex Electric,  Palace 

Dallas,  Tex Capitol 

Dallas,  Tex Strand 

Dallas,  Tex. Palace  or  Circle 

Houston,  Tex Iris  or  Texan 

[    Houston,  Tex Rialto 

Temple,  Tex Crescent 

Galveston,  Tex Martin  or  Dixie 

Houston,  Tex. Crown 

Houston,  Tex Best 

Houston,  Tex Washington 

Mexia,  Tex National 

Miranda  City,  Tex Mirando 

Huntsville,  Tex Dorothy 

Ballinger,  Tex Queen  and  Murray 

Abiline,  Tex T.  T Palace 


TOWN  THEATRE 

Winters,Tex. Queen 

Merkel,  Tex Gem 

Midland,  Tex Garden 

Winter  Garden.  Fla.    .  .    Winter  Garden 

Crystal  River,  Fla Crystalite 

Bradenstown,  Fla New  W^allace 

Ybor,  Fla Casino 

Eustis.-Fla Eustis 

W^est  Tampa,  Fla Casino 

Lakeland,  Fla Palace 

Leesburg,  Fla Palace 

Tampa,  Fla Prince 

Charleston,  Miss Superba 

Little  Rock,  Ark New 

Lexington,  Miss Lexington , 

Marks,  Miss Star 

Chicago,  111 Capita],  Stratford 

Michigan  City,  Ind Tivoli,  Starland 

Wankigon,  111 Academy 

Berwyn,  111 Auditorium 

Cicero,  111 Annetta 

Pekin,  111 Capital  or  Empire 

Peoria,  111 Princess  or  Columbia 

So.  Bend,  Ind Blackston 

Decature,  111 Fox  Lake 

Denver,  Colo Americo 

Albuquerque,  N.  Mex Ideal 

Marshalltown,  la Legion 

Iowa  City,  la Strand 

Cedar  Rapids,  la Strand,  Palace 

Macon  City,  la Cecil 

Celivein,  la Grand 

Milwaukee,  Wise Whitehouse 

Appleton,   Wise Elite 

Wisconsin  Rapids,  Wise Ideal 

Sioux  City,  la Star 

Omaha,  Neb W^orld  Realty 

La  Grande,  Ore Arcade 

Bend,  Ore Capitol 

Salt  Lake,  Utah Isis 

Idaho  Falls,  Ida American 

Logan,  Utah  ........  Capitol  and  Lyric 


TOWN  THEATRE 

Seattle Amuza 

Sioux  Fall?,  S.  D Jewel 

Charlotte,  N.  C Allov/ay 

Wadesboro,  N.  C Ansonia 

Anderson,  S.   C Liberty 

High  Point,  N.  C.  •  .  Capital  and  Broadway 

Charleston,  S.  C Pastime  Amus.  Co. 

Georgetown,  S.  C Princess 

London,  Ohio Majestic  —  Princess 

Versailles,  Ky '.'T.  .  .  Lyric 

Newark,  Ohio Gem 

Irvine,  Ky T.'T'.  .  .  Strand 

Revenna.  Ky Lynwood 

Cincinnati,  O " Avenue 

Cincinnati,  O. Rex 

Piqua,  O.    .  •  • Favorite 

Norton,  Va. .'....  Lyric 

Appalachia,  Va Grand 

Big  Stone  Gap,  Va Amuzu 

Taccoa,  Ga Star 

Albany,  Ga ■  •    •  Liberty 

Sevigiville,  Tenn. Airdome 

Gainsville,  Ga New  Holland 

Buford,  Ga. Colonial 

Thomasville,  Ga Grand 

Huntsville,  Ala 'T~T.".'^  .  Lyric 

Talladgo.  Ala. "-  .  .  .People's 

Centerville,  Ala .""....  Frances 

Clarksville,  Tenn .\  .....  .  Lillian 

Amiston,  Ala Wells 

Johnson  City,  Ala.    .  National  Sanitarium 

Kingsport,  Tenn New  Strand 

Greenville,  Tenn. Princess 

Cedartown,  Ga Palace 

Bristol,  Tenn '."'..  .  .  Isis 

Louden,  Tenn Lyric 

Elizabethton,  Tenn Grand 

Webb  City,  Mo T Blake^ 

Garnett,  Kan "*r Cozy^ 

lola,  Kan ""T^ Kellogg 

Abeline,  Kan.'TT?? SeelyeJ 


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Friday,  July  3,  1925 


Newspaper  Opinions 

"Any  Woman"— F.   P,-L. 
Metro — Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  Many  of  the  scenes 
have  genuine  beauty  both  from  the  viewpoint 
of  drama  and  of  photography,  enough  to 
stamp  the  deficiences  the  fault  of  the  story 
rather  than  of  the  director.  Henry  Kolker 
is  splendid  as  the  playful  roue  and  Aggie 
Herring's  brief  appearance  creates  a  wish 
that  her  part  had  been  made  longer.  She 
always  plays  her  roles  with  genuine  under- 
standing.  *   *   * 

EXPRESS—*  *  *  Director  King  stages 
the  production  in  realistic  fashion.  Office 
scenes,  luxurious  homes  and  country  club 
grounds  are  shown  with  accurate  fidelity. 
Types,  such  as  a  slangy  office  girl,  philander- 
ing business  men,  suspicious  wives  and  a 
distressed  heroine,  take  on  the  semblance  of 
life  under  his  expert   guidance.   *   ♦   * 

HERALD—*  *  *Although  Miss  Terry's 
work  stands  out  like  a  beacon  light  in  a 
storm,  the  story  offers  several  diaracter  bits 
that  are  really  very   well  done.   *   *   * 

Palace,  Philadelphia 

INQUIRER— ♦  •  *  Splendid  direction  and 
a  strong  cast  do  much  to  make  "Any  Wo- 
man,"    *    *     *    a    fairly    good    entertainment. 

*    «    * 

RECORD— *  *  *  The  acting  of  most  of 
the  principals  is  unusually  excellent ;  some- 
what better  in  fact  than  the  arrangement  of 
some  of  the  incidents  not  a  few  of  which  are 
lacking  in  the  thrill  that  might  have  been 
provided.  *  *   * 


"Are  Parents  People?"— F.  P.-L. 
Stanley,  Philadelphia 

INQUIRER—*  *  *  The  film  is  a  delicate 
comedy,  and  much  credit  is  due  to  the  pro- 
ducer for  the  fact  that  never  once  does  the 
lightness  sag  into  boredom.  It's  the  little 
things  that  count  in  a  moving  picture,  in  the 
long  run,  and  this  play  has  enough  charming 
by-play  to  cover  up  thin  spots  in  the  plot. 
*  *  * 

NEWS — *  *  *Adolphe  Menjou,  Florence 
Vidor  and  Lawrence  Gray,  a  boy  with  a 
nice  smile,  help  Betty  make  the  show. 
Adolphe  and  Florence  are  amusing  as  sophis- 
ticated and  separated  parents.   *   ♦  * 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  *  *  Contains  a 
frsehness  of  plot,  a  delightful  whimsicality 
and  a  sparkling  wit  found  all  too  seldom 
these  days.  The  cast  in  its  entitety  is  splen- 
did. *  *  ♦ 

RECORD—*  *  *  The  photoplay  is  well 
staged,  moves  speedily  and  has  many  excit- 
ing dramatic  moments.  *  *  * 


"Chickie"— First  Nat'l 
Metro — Washington 

HERALD— ♦  *  *  The  almost  tragic  ex- 
periences of  the  girl  in  her  first  step  into  the 
social  world  form  the  basis  of  a  truly  human 
and  interesting  story.  *  ♦  » 


"Declasse"— First  Nat'l 
LaSalle — Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  The  skillful  touch 
of  Director  Robert  Vignola  is  evidenced 
throughout  the  production,  and  _  Lloyd 
Hughes,  in  a  decidedly  unsympathetic  role, 
plays  his  part  so  well  that  he  finally  wins  the 
goodwill  of  the  audience.  •  *  ♦ 

Earle — Washington 

HERALD—*  *  *  The  beauteous  Griffith 
never  shown  to  greater  advantage  than  in  her 
present  vehicle.  Her  supporting  cast  is 
uniformly  good.   •  *   ♦ 


"The  Desert  Flower"— First  Nat'l 
Circle,    Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  "The  Desert  Flower"  is  an 
easy  and  enjoyable  picture  to  watch.  Miss 
Moore  is  an  ingratiating  Maggie,  fairly  bub- 
bling over  with  the  high  spirit  of  youth.  *  *  * 


"    Eve's    Lover" — Warners 
Adams,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  The  plot  is  ingen- 
ious and  abounds  in  thrilling  and  touching 
scenes.  Miss  Rich  plays  with  success  a 
rather  difficult  role,  while  Bert  Lytell  is  con- 
vincing  as    the  adventurous   nobleman.    *    *    * 

NEWS—*  *  *  In  fact,  it  is  Miss  Rich's 
performance  that  keeps  the  interest  in  "Eve's 
Lover"  moving  at  all  times.  *  •  * 

TIMES — *  *  *  "Eve's  Lover,"  has  been 
directed  in  a  capable  manner  and  there  are 
many  settings  of  the  utmost  loveliness.  •   *  * 


"Fifth  Avenue  Models" — Universal 
Lyric,  Cincinati 

POST—*  *  *  The  story  has  slightly  fallen 


arches  in  respect  to  the  conflict  which  seems 
to  be  the  fact  that  Mary  Philbin  can't  tell 
her  boss  where  she  goes  Saturday  nights, 
since  she  visits  her  father,  who  has  gotten 
himself  into  jail.  But  there's  a  dandy  fight 
between  Mary,  when  she  was  a  manikin  in 
a  modiste's  shop,   and  another  model.    *    *   * 


"Grounds  for  Divorce" — F.  P.-L. 
Park,  Cleveland 

NEWS^*  *  *  Florence  Vidor,  speaking 
strictly  of  reel  life,  makes  a  charming  wife 
and  Matt  Moore  looks  like  just  the  sort  who 
would  be  silly  enough  to  neglect  her.  There 
is  nothing  very  edifying  about  Louise  Faz- 
enda's  comedy   relief.    ♦    *    * 

PLAIN  DEALER— *  *  *  The  situations 
are  unusually  good.  And  the  exaggerations 
furnished  by  the  able  Louise  Fazenda  happily 
take  away  the  seriousness  which  the  other 
players   carry — and   cany    purposely.    *    *   * 

Columbia,  Washington 

POST — *  *  *  Beautiful  gowns,  women  and 
scenery  and  a  fine  assortment  of  players  are 
contained    in    "Grounds    for    Divorce."    *    •    * 

STAR — *  *  ♦  Matt  Moore  handles  the  role 
of  the  lawyer  husband  with  his  usual  success, 
supplementing  the  excellent  work  of  Miss  Vi- 
dor, Louise  Fazenda,  as  the  vamp,  proves  a 
point  she  has  been  trying  to  make  for  some 
time,  that  she  is  worthy  of  better  parts  than 
those  offered  in  the  field  of  slap-stick  com- 
edy.  *  *  * 


"Heart  of  a  Siren"— First  Nat'l 
Fox,  Philadelphia 

INQUIRER- ♦  *  *  In  its  whole-hearted 
extravagance  with  sets,  people  and  amazing 
Costumes — on  the  part  of  Miss  La  Marr — 
one  suspects  the  picture  of  poking  a  little 
satire  at  itself.   *   *  * 

NEWS—*  *  *  "The  Heart  of  a  Siren" 
'gives  Miss  La  Marr  an  opportunity  to  dis- 
play her  lithe  figure.  It  is  good  entertain- 
ment, replete  with  gorgeous  costumes.  The 
comedy  is  furnished  by  Clifton  Webb  and 
William   Ricciardari.   *  •  * 


"His  Supreme  Moment" — First  Nat'l 
Chicago,  Chicago 

HERALD— ♦  *  *The  director,  the  fastidi- 
ous George  Fitzmaurice,  may  not  himself 
have  believed  the  play,  but  he  seems  to  have 
persuaded  his  principal  players  that  if  not 
the  work  of  Michael  Arlen  it  was  written  by 
Cosmo  Hamilton  at  least    *  •  ♦ 

NEWS—*  *  *  Blanche  Sweet  and  Ronald 
Coleman,  under  the  direction  of  George  Fitz- 
maurice, carry  their  roles  with  a  good  deal 
of  original  work;  they  were  thinking  about 
what  they  were  doing  and  we  get  a  full 
registration.    *    *   * 

POST—*  *  *  The  picture  is  one  of  those 
which  we  may  call  "lavishly  produced." 
George  Fitzmaurice,  its  director,  specializes 
in  that  type.  Miss  Sweet  is  beautiful,  es- 
pecially in  the  color  scene,  and  Ronald  Col- 
man  is  as  the  flappers  like  him.  The  rest  of 
the  cast  is  capable  and  the  production  as  a 
whole  quite  gorgeous  and  moviesque. 

State,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  George  Fitzmaurice, 
who  directed  the  production,  evidently  decid- 
ed to  give  all  the  girls  a  thrill  and  if  they 
don't  get  it  from  this  picture,  there  are  no 
more   thrills   anywhere.    *    *    * 

EXPRESS—'*  •  *  It  is  a  wise  director 
who  knows  what  to  do  with  material  from  a 
mediocre  story.  George  Fitzmaiu"ice  takes 
the  hectic  episodes  of  the  Edington  yarn  and 
makes  them  fairly  entertaining,  and  with  the 
aid  of  color  photography  he  brings  out  sev- 
eral lovely  scenic   effects  to  enhance  the  film. 


"Just  a  Woman"— First  Nat'l 
Criterion,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  Irving  Cummings  has 
directed  the  picture  conscientiously.  If  the 
plot  is  stereotyped,  it  is,  at  least,  presented 
coherently,  with  careful  attention  to  detail. 
The    action    is    free    from    exaggeration,    and 

certain     scenes     have     the    sting    of     realism. 

*  *  « 

HERALD — *  *  *  Cummings'  ability  to 
bring  out  the  comedy  relief  against  a  back- 
ground of  drab  reality  asserts  itself  through- 
out the  picture,  affording  a  welcome  change 
from   the    overworked   society   settings.    •    *    • 


"The  King  of  Wild  Horses"— Pathe 
State,  Boston 

TRAVELER—*  *  *  It  is  extraordinarily 
interesting  to  see  what  has  been  done  with 
horses    and    only    a    few    humans    for    actors. 


"Kiss  Me  Again" — Warners 
Forum,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  -  *  Ernest  Lubitsch  and 
Hans  Kraely  have  e\olved  in  this  new  film 
one  of  the  most  delicious  comedies  of  mar- 
riage which  the  screen  has  ever  seen.   ♦   *   » 

EXPRESS — *  *  *  Kraely 's  story  is  so  mas- 
terfully pictured  by  Lubitsch  and,  under  his 
guidance,  so  well  acted  by  four  principals,  that 
the  authors  unoljtrusive  skill  is  in  danger  of 
being  passed  by  in  admiration  for  the  director. 
But  Kraely  put  into  Lubitsch's  hands  one 
of  the  keenest  and  most  sparkling  of  farce 
comedies,  knit  into  a  fine  fabric  of  the  qual- 
ity of  a  tapestry.   *  *   * 


"The  Little  French  Girl"— F.  P.-L 
Capitol,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS — *  *  *  The  picture  was  pro 
(luced  on  a  lavish  scale,  and  there  are  many 
colorful  views  in  France  and  England.  The 
action  at  times  is  inclined  to  drag,  but  the 
clever  acting  of  Mr.  Hamilton,  Miss  Ralston 
and  Miss  Brian  make  of  it  a  photoplay  that 
is  always  entertaining.    ♦    *    ♦ 

NEWS — *  *  *  That  nice  little  Mary  Brian, 
who  played  Wendy  in  "Peter  Pan,"  has  most 
of  the  acting  responsibility  of  "The  Little 
French  Girl"  (the  week's  feature  film)  on  her 
shoulders  and  she  does  well  enough  consid- 
ering   she    is    a   comparative   newcomer.    *    *    * 

Regent,  Rochester 

DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  Will  find  little  to  re- 
gret in  Herbert  Brenon's  sympathetic  appre- 
ciation of  the  very  spirit  of  the  novel  evident 
ill  this  picture  he  has  directed  with  character- 

1st  10    blvll]       *     *     * 

JOURNAL—*  *  *  Anne  Douglas  Sedg- 
wick's "Little  French  Girl"  makes  an  attract- 
ive film  story  and  much  of  its  appeal  is  be- 
cau.se  the  picture  was  directed  by  Herbert 
Brenon.   *  *   * 


"Lost— A  Wife"—  F.  P.-L 
State— Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  ilenjou  is  always  interesting 
un  the  screen.  He  can  generally  be  relied 
ujion  to  tide  a  narrative  over  the  shallow 
places  and  is  clever  enough  to  carry  along  a 
nietliucre  heroine.  "Lost — A  Wife"  taxes  his 
ability  to  the  limit.  In  several  chapters  the 
going  is  pretty  rough  and  it  becomes  neces- 
sary to  inject  bits  of  foolishness  to  keep  the 
audience   in   a  good   humor.    *    *    * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  There  is  some 
dramatic  weakness  in  the  middle  of  the 
story,  jjut  the  action  picks  up  for  a  good  and 
an  amusing  finish.    *   *   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  A  moderately  entertaining 
film  in  which  the  comedy  potentialities  have 
not  been  used  to  best  advantage.  Menjou  is 
as  good  as  usual.   *   ♦   * 


"Man  and  Maid" — Metro-Goldwyn 
Capitol,   Montreal 

GAZETTE — *  *  *  It  was  written  and  pro- 
duced by  Elinor  Glyn,  and  shows  the  author- 
ess at  her  best — or  worst,  according  to  one's 
ta-te.  Sentiment  runs  riot  and  romance  amok 
through  a  plot  that  offers  little  that  is  novel, 
and    wliich    is   practically   unrelieved   by  action. 


"The  Manicure  Girl"— F.  P.-L 
McVicker's,  Chicago 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Although  the  story  is 
no  great  shakes,  Ijeing  attentuated,  unconvinc- 
ing and  hackneyed,  it  nevertheless  was  pre- 
'ented  with  considerable  wit  and  adroitness, 
in  consetiuence  of  which,  along  with  Bebe's 
jouiity  impersonation  of  the  title  character, 
it   l)ecomes   passably  interesting.    •    ♦    * 


"The   Monster" — Metro-Goldwyn 
Capitol,  Cincinnati 

POST—*  *  *  Lon  Chancy,  the  monster, 
makes  your  teeth  .sound  like  a  crap  game  hut 
he  doe>^I^'t  ap]>ear  enough. 


"The  Necessary  Evil"—  First  Nat'l 
Piccadilly,  Rochester 

DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  All  the  convential  ho- 
kum has  been  introduced  in  order  to  win 
public  approval  for  this  "meller";  but,  as  we 
have  stated,  the  pojnilar  and  talented  cast 
will  compensate  with  the  majority  of  patrons 
for   tlie  defects  of  story   direction.    *    •    ♦ 

.TOURNAL— *  *  *  Aside  from  the  fact  that 
"The  Necessary  Evil"  presents  Ben  Lyon  in 
his  best  screen  characterization,  not  a  great 
deal  can  be  said  in  favor  of  this  picture;  that 
is  when  one  considers  the  plot,  and  if  one 
disregards  the  plot,  the  acting  does  not  line 
up  to  standard.   *  *  * 


"Old  Home  Week"—  F.  P.-L 
Madison,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  Back  in  this  famil- 
iar role  Meighan  is  seen  in  a  characterization 
that  will  please  his  admirers.  The  plot  may 
not  provide  enough  action  to  please  all  fans, 
and  some  may  sneer  over  its  simplicity,  but 
it  is  clean  and  wholesome,  cleverly  directed 
and  capably  acted.  ♦  *  » 

NEWS—*  *  *  "Old  Home  Week"  is  r 
touched  with  many  human  slants  and  is  mo-  - 
tivated  by  a  series  of  situations  imbued  with  ; 
suspense.     The  titles    too,  are  excellent.  ♦  *  • 

TIMES—*  *  *  A  live  and  entertaining 
feature.  It  is  especially  ingenious  in  the 
incredible  amount  of  suspense  that  has  been 
woven    into    the    clever    and    plausible    climax. 


"Raffles"— Universal 
Strand — Detroit 

FREE  PRESS — *  *  *  Love  has  an  import- 
ant place  in  this  baffling  mystery  play,  and" the 
romance  pictured  is  one  of  the  sweetest  ever 
filmed.  *  *  * 

NEWS—*  *  *  House  Peters,  who  has  been 
given  the  big  part,  is  not  the  book's  Raffles. 
It  is  a  role  more  suited  to  a  Barryraore  or  a 
Menjou.    *   *   * 

TIMES—*  *  *  A  delightful  blend  of  mys- 
tery and  love,  capably  played  by  an  attractive 
cast  headed  by  House  Peters.   *   *  * 


"The  Shock  Punch"— F.  P.-L 
Ohio,  Indianapolis 

STAR — Once  again  Richard  Dix  has  been 
cast  in  a  picture  with  a  story  that  is  much  too 
weak  for  him.   *   ♦  * 


"Soul  Fire"— First  Nat'l  f 

Palace,  Montreal 

GAZETTE—*    *    *    The    most    outstanding  : 
feature    about    "Soul    Fire"    *    *    *    is    that    it 
provides     Richard     Barthelmess     with     a     play 
different    in    type   to   those    in    which   he    is    us-  I 
iially  seen,  and   the  role  he  plays   is  more  ma-  I 
tore  and  decidedly  more  dramatic. 


"The  Spaniard"— F.  P.-L 
Palace,  Washington 

POST—*  *  *  Let  it  be  said  for  the  picture 
that  it  is  well  produced.  In  fact,  speaking 
for  one  who  has  never  seen  a  bull  fight,  it 
may  be  added  that  this  film  offers  the  truest 
kind  of  a  conception  of  what  a  bull  fight  is 
like.   *  *   * 

STAR— *  *  *  Is  notable  for  the  debut  of 
.Tetta  Goudal  as  a  leading  lady,  who  seems  to 
be  in  her  element  opposite  Valentino's  rival  on 
the  screen.  She  is  of  a  distinct  type,  and 
once  seen  will  not  be  forgotten.  Posing  .seems 
to   be   her  forte.    »   *   • 


"The  Sporting  Venus" — Metro-Gold. '| 
Apollo,  Indianapolis  If 

STAR—*  *  *  Director  Marshall  Neilan  has  i' 
(lone    everything   possible   with   a    rather   weak ' 
story   and    authentic   shots    of    European   locali-j 
ties    sandwiched    in    among      the      "interiors" 
makes  the  background   convincing.   ♦    *   *  ; 


"The  Talker"— First  Nat'l 
Olympia,  Boston 

TRAVELER—*  *  -  Would  be  quite  im- 
possible were  it  not  «o  extremely  well  done. 
The  cast  is  excellent.  Anna  Q.  Nilsson 
shakes  oft'  her  accustomed  air  of  boredom  and, 
iloes  some  real  acting.  Lewis  Stone  is  fine.' 
as  always,  as  one  of  those  husbands  who  arei 
rocks  of  common  sense  and  integrity.  He  is 
so  human  you  don't  mind  his  being  alway^ 
right.    *   *    * 


"Too  Many  Kisses"— F.  P.-L 
Eastman,  Rochester 

DEMOCRAT--If  you  like  a  clean-cut, 
wholesome  type  of  hero  on  the  screen,  you 
can  find  none  who  expresses  this  type  as  does 
Richard    Dix.    *    ♦    ♦ 

^^  JOURNAL—*  •  ♦  Not  that  the  plot  of 
"Too  Many  Kisses"  is  surprisingly  new  ot 
that  there  are  any  particularly  original  twists 
given  to  it  hut  it  is  all  done  so  naturally  that 
it   turns   out   to  be   a    very   good   movie.    ♦    »   ' 


"This  Woman"— Warners 
Walnut — Cincinnati 
POST— ♦  *  *  Irene  Rich  is  the  girl  am 
gives  a  performance  of  merit.  Marc  McDer 
niott,  as  the  impressario;  Ricardo  Cortez,  as 
the  lover,  and  Clara  Bow  and  Creighton  Hale 
in  a  counter-love  theme,  do  well  with  thi 
material  offered.   •   ♦   ♦ 


ihi  Sta 


THE 


Friday,  July  3,  1925 


^^ 


DAILY 


Demands  Freedom 

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ing  to  force  out  of  business  the  iiuic- 
peiident  exhibitor  tlie  only  thing  he 
can  do  is  to  combine  witii  otlier  ex- 
hibitors to  join  with  hini  in  as  great 
a  number  if  not  equal  to  that  of  his 
opponent,  at  least  as  substantial  as 
the  opponent,  then  the  existence  of 
the  independent  exhibitor  is  assured. 

"I  rue  the  day  when  one  organiza- 
tion will  rule  the  exhibitors  of  this 
country.  It  is  just  as  damaging  as  if 
one  newspaper  owner  controlled  all 
tne  newspapers.  It  would  mean  the 
end  of  this  country,  and  the  picture 
is  more  or  less  a  newspaper. 

It  is  the  bounden  duty  of 
Governors  and  Senators  to  pre- 
vent this. 

"It  isn't  a  matter  of  fees  with  me;  it 
is  an  obligation  to  our  Government. 
The  ideal  situation  would  be  an  open 
market.  The  Government  said  that 
the  'Big  Five'  should  not  control 
radio. 

"This  talk  of  'expansion'  is  a  joke. 
That  day  must  not  come,  and"  turn- 
ing to  Gov.  Sulzer  and  Senator  Ed- 
wards, "I  hope  these  gentlemen  here 
will  see  to  it  that  that  day  never 
comes  when  one  company  controls 
the  industry." 

Toastmaster  R.  E.  Welsh  in  intro- 
ducing Ray  Lewis  referred  to  her  as 
"the  Joan  of  Arc"  of  the  industry. 
Miss  Lewis  was  very  serious  in  her 
remarks  and  in  conclusion  offered  a 
prayer  of  her  own  composition  for 
the  benefit  of  the  independents. 


New  Officers  Elected 
At  the  business  session  the  follow- 
ing officers  w'ere  elected: 

Joseph  Seider,  president.  The  four 
vice-presidents  elected  were:  South- 
ern District — Charles  Hildinger,  of 
Trenton;  Northern  district — Peter  A. 
.A.dams.  of  Paterson:  Essex  County — 
Louis  Rosenthal,  of  East  Orange; 
and  Hiidson  County — Joseph  Bern- 
stein, of  Jersey  City.  Secretary — 
Leon  Rosenblatt.  Bayonne;  treas- 
urer— William  Keegan.  Trenton; 
directors,  three  years —  W.  C.  Hunt. 
Leo  Juskowitz  and  I.  A.  Rath;  direc- 
tors, one  year — Jacob  Fox  and  H.  P. 
Nelson. 

Fox  will  fill  the  vacancy  of  Arthur 
B.  Smith  and  Nelson  that  of  Louis 
Rosenthal. 


Four  Units  at  Work 
Hollywood — Jesse  J.  Goldberg  has 
four  units  at  work  at  Independent's 
new  studio.  Bob  Custer  is  being 
starred  in  "That  Man  Jack"  for  F.  B. 
O.  Bill  Cody  is  on  the  first  of  his 
second  series,  "A  Man's  Fight."  The 
third  unit  features  Lightnin'  the  dog. 
The  fourth  is  busy  on  "The  Screen 
Book  Of  Knowledge." 


Betty  Blythe  Back  in  Paris 
Paris — Betty  Blythe  has  arrived 
from  Constantinople,  where  exteriors 
were  made  for  "Jacob's  Well,"  an 
Edward  Jose  production  in  which  she 
is  starred. 


Signed  for  Gibson  Picture 
Hollywood — Ynez      Seabury,      has 
been  added  to  the  cast  of  Hoot  Gib- 
ion's  new  production,  "The  Calgary 
Stampede." 


Would  Boycott 

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lin,  was  discussed  at  the  National 
Kinematograph  Exhibitors'  confer- 
ence at  Glasgow  as  a  means  of  plac- 
ing the  British  film  industry  on  a 
basis  to  compete  with  American  film 
companies.  After  Premier  Bald- 
win's promise  to  help  revive  the 
British  film  business,  the  suggestion 
received  considerable  attention  from 
tilm  men.  The  plan  was  put  before 
the  exhibitors  by  T.  A.  Welsh,  man- 
aging director  of  Welsh,  Pearson  & 
,Co.,  Ltd..  who  said  the  sooner  all  the 
British  film  studios  were  scrapped 
the  better,  because  they  were  totally 
inadequate  for  big  productions. 

Producers  were  also  handicapped 
Ijy  fog.  Lack  of  cooperation  be- 
tween producers  was  a  leading  cause 
of  failure.  *  *  * 

Theaters  should  be  acquired  in  the 
chief  cities  of  the  world  to  insure 
profitable  distribution  for  British 
films,  he  added.  With  such  a  plan, 
America's  practical  monopoly  of  the 
British  and  other  markets  would  be 
successfully  challenged,  Mr.  Welsh 
asserted. 

It  was  iiitiniatcd  that  the  money  in 
whole  or  in  part  might  be  obtained 
through  a  Government  subsidy. 


On  His  Last  Program  Picture 

■Hollywood — Edmund  Lowe  is 
working  in  "Greater  Than  the 
Crow-n,"  his  last  program  starring 
vehicle  for  Fox.  He  will  hereafter 
appear   in   specials. 


Rogell  Making  New  Brown  Prod. 

Hollywood — "The  Patent  Leather 
Pug"  is  being  directed  by  Al  Rogell 
for  H.  J.  Brown  Prods,  at  the  Cali- 
fornia studios.  Billy  Sullivan  is 
starred. 


In  "Rim  of  the  World" 

Hollywood — Alice  Lake  and  Mur- 
iel Reynolds  have  been  engaged  by 
Fred  Caldwell  to  play  in  "The  Rim 
of  the  World"  for  Independent. 


HilHker  Signs  with  M.-G.-M. 

Hollywood  —  Katherine  Hilliker, 
title  writer,  has  signed  a  new  contract 
with  Mctro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 


Irene  Rich  Finishes  Film 
Hollywood — Irene    Rich     has     fin- 
ished    "The     Pleasure     Buyers"     for 
Warners. 


German    Unit   in   India 

Berlin — Emelka  has  in  course  of 
production  "The  Life  of  Buddha." 
Franz  Osten  is  in  India  with  a  large 
staff,  where  the  exteriors  are  being 
made. 


New  Link  in  P.  C.  T.  Chain 

London — The  Scala,  Worcester  St. 
Wolverhampton,  passes  from  the 
Midland  Entertainments,  Ltd.  ,  into 
the  P.  C.  T.  by  a  deal  just  closed. 


National  Film  at   Work 

Berlin — National  Film  is  produc- 
ing "An  Artist  of  Life,"  from  a  novel 
by    Richard  "Voss. 


House  Cleaning 

N.   W.   Plans  "Clean  UP,   Paint   UP 
and  Keep  It  UP"Month  in  Ad- 
vance of  "Movie  Season" 

.Minneapolis — ■  With  e.xchangemen 
throughout  the  territory  urging  e.x- 
liibitors  to  participate  in  the  event, 
the  success  of  "Clean  Up  and  Paint 
L'p  Month",  sponsored  by  "Greater 
.Xnuisements  ",  seems  assured. 

July  will  usher  in  the  greatest 
cleaning  up  campaign  in  the  history 
of  Northwest  theaters,  it  is  predicted, 
with  theater  owners  in  all  sections 
of  the  territory  co-operating  to  inake 
the  campaign  a  success. 

"Clean-Up  and  Paint-Up  Month" 
was  proposed  as  a  forerunner  to 
"Greater  Movie  Season",  which 
starts  Aug.  3.  Clean  theaters,  bright- 
ened by  new  paint,  will  aid  materially 
successfully  carrying  out  of  the  new 
season  campaign,  a  fact  realized  by 
theater  owners,  as  their  quick  re- 
sponse to  the  suggestion  has  demon- 
strated. 

The  campaign  has  been  indorsed  by 
all  distributors,  whose  salesmen  have 
been  instructed  to  spread  the  gospel 
of  "Clean-Up  and  Paint-Up  Montli." 

"Clean-Up,  Paint-Lfp  and  Keep  It 
U])",  is  the  slogan. 


Another  Theater  for  Milwaukee 

Milwaukee— A  $150,000  theater  and 
store  building  is  to  be  erected  at 
Eighth  and  Oklahoma  Aves,  by  Al- 
fred H.  Bartelt.  The  building  is  to 
be  fireproof,  two  stories  high,  the 
main  part  60x210  feet  with  an  L 
wing,  60x90.  The  building  w-ill  con- 
tain a  theater,  two  stores,  one  apart- 
ment and  a  nine-car  garage.  A.  H. 
Kienappel,  445  Milwaukee  St,  is  the 
architect. 


Vitagraph  Changes  Ohio  Territory 

Cleveland — J.  E.  Beck,  Vitagraph 
manager,  announces  a  change  in  ter- 
ritorial division  to  become  effective 
July  1,  at  which  time  the  following 
counties  will  be  served  through  the 
Cincinnati  exchange  instead  of  Cleve- 
land, as  formerly:  Mercer,  Allen, 
Au.glaize,  Shelby,  Union,  Franklin, 
Fairfield,  Perry,  Morgan,  Noble, 
Monroe  and  Washington. 


New  Theater  for   Shanghai 

^  Washington — The  Department  of 
Conmierce  has  been  advised  that 
a  modern  theater  and  office  building 
is  to  be  erected  on  the  site  formerly 
occupied  by  the  Shanghai  Times  at 
Shanghai,  China.  The  theater  will 
have  a  seating  capacity  of  1500. 
The  total  cost  is  estimated  at  400,000 
Shanghai    taels    (about    $300,000). 


■Vallejo  in  Mexico 

Hollywood — Harry  Vallejo,  who 
was  with  Henry  Sharp  photograph- 
ing Douglas  Fairbanks  in"Don  Q," 
is  reported  to  be  completing  a  picture 
of  the  life  of  one  of  Mexico's  auth- 
ors. 


Kirkwood  in  "That   Royle   Girl" 

James  Kirkwood,  has  been  signed 
to  play  the  lead  opposite  Carol 
Dempster  in  "That  Royle  Girl"  D. 
W.  Griffith's  first  under  his  con- 
tract with  Paramount. 


Theater  Changes 

Dupo,  lU.^Mr.  and  Mrs.  Hall  have 
taken  back  their  theater  at  Dupo,  111. 
Charley  Goldman,  who  operates  the 
Rainbow  and  Astor,  St.  Louis,  had  it 
for  a  time. 


P'rie,  Pa. — Renovation  of  the  Col- 
umbia which  was  destroyed  by  fire 
recently,  is  imder  way. 


I'aragould,  -A.rk. — Marian  Sims 
plans  to  remodel  his  theater  on  West 
Main  St.,  at  a  cost  of  $75,000. 


Herkimer,  N.  J. —The  Richfield 
Springs  theater,  recently  bought  by 
Smalley,  is  now  closed  for  improve- 
ments. Carpenters  are  making  alter- 
ations which  will  give  the  theater 
more    seating    capacity. 


Terra  Alta,  W.  Va. — George  For- 
man  has  resumed  operation  of  the 
Aliiine,  after  spending  several  months 
in    Florida. 


Woodsfield,  Ohio — Warren  Norris 
lias  sold  the  Pleasant  Hour  to  Fred 
Clements,   of   Mechanicsburg. 


St.  Paul,  iMinn.— W.  A.  and  A.  F. 
Hesse  are  the  new  owners  of  the  Ar- 
cade. 


West  Tampa,  Fla-. — S.  W.  Ricords, 
has  purchased  the  lease  on  the  Royal, 
from  Clarke  and  Mathews. 


Petaluma,    Cal. — Dr.   John   A.    Mc- 
Near    has    finished    redecorating    the 

Mystic. 


Jerome,    .Ariz. — J.    Johnson    of   the 
Lyric   is  enlarging  the  house. 


Pershing,    la. — Racco    Romeo    has 

bought  the  Family,  from  Tony  Schia- 
vone. 


Elliott,  la. — The  Commercial  Club, 
have  taken  over  the  Star  from  R.  E. 
Starr. 


Meadow   Grove.  Neb. — D-   E.   Cot- 
trell  has  taken  over  the  Elite. 


Seneca,  Neb. — The  Idyl  Hour,  has 
been  sold  by  Walter  Spangler  to  C. 
L.  Inman. 


Polk,  Neb.— H.  M.  McGaffin  has 
purchased  the  Viking  from  M. 
Thompson. 


Everett,  Wash. — D.  G.  Inverarity, 
manager  of  the  New  Everett,  has 
resigned.  He  was  formerly  manager 
of  the  Seattle  Pantages.  He  is  suc- 
ceeded by  M.  Charles,  former  man- 
ager of  the  Columbia,  Portland. 


Eugene,  Ore. — The  Lowell,  opened 
recently,  has  been  renamed  the  Mac- 
Donald,  in  honor  of  its  builder,  A. 
H.  MacDonald,  who  died  prior  to 
its  opening. 

Topeka,  Kansas. — The  Orpheum  is 
undergoing  remodeling.  The  capaci- 
ty is  being  increased  to  1,200,  twice 
the  former  size. 


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Entertainment  on  the  rampage  ! 
Four-footed,  two-legged,  four- 
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nothing  like  it  again  !  Bar  none, 
the  greatest  Denny  picture  ever 
made  !    Grab  it  when  it  comes  by  ! 


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Poor  Norma  Drake!  She  had 
given  freely  without  counting 
the  cost.  Now  she  was  facing 
woman's  supreme  test  —  onlv  to 
find  that  the  man  she  had  loved 
too  well  was  about  to  cheat  her, 
as  he  had  so  often  cheated 
society. 

For  "Gentleman  Jim  Warren", 
who  lived  by  his  wits,  was  not 
only  a  crook,  but  a  coward. 

She  had  counted  on  him — his 
protection  —  his  name.  Instead 
she  found  herself  deserted  at  the 
most  crucial  moment  of  her  life. 

Violently  she  turned  on  him— 


Scenes  like  this  are  what  ynake  Max  Marcin's  play 

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The  outstanding  dramatic  success  of  fie-w  York's 

current  theatrical  season.    Noiv  being  produced  as 

a  great  photoplay  'with  an  Imposing  cast  directed 

by  RUPERT  JULIAN  under  the  personal 

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VOL.  XXXIII 


No.  4 


Sunday,  July  5,  1925 


Price  25  Cents 


Famous'   Franchises 

Five  Year  Contracts  for  T.  O.  C.  C. 
Fail   to   Find   Enthusiastic   Re- 
sponse, According  to  Reports 

It  became  known  \^estcrday  that 
members  of  the  T.  O.  C.  C.  offered 
five  year  franchises  with  Famous 
Players  are  apparently  not  enthusias- 
tic about  accepting  the  proposal,  al- 
though Nathan  Burkan,  counsel  for 
the  T.  O.  C.  C,  has  prepared  a  con- 
tract which,  if  acceptable  to  Famous, 
may  alter  the  situation. 

Kent  has  just  returned  from  the 
West  and  Burkan  leaves  today  for 
about  six  weeks  abroad.  The  chances 
are  that  nothing  definite  will  be  done 
regarding  the  situation  until  Burkan 
returns. 


$1,200,000  Theater  Bldg.  for  N.  Y. 

The  Enu'grant  Industrial  Savings 
Bank  has  loaned  $1,200,000  to  the 
Lexington  Ave.  Theater  &  Realty 
Corp.,  for  the  erection  of  a  four  story 
theater  and  office  building  on  Lexing- 
ton Ave.  between  86th  and  87th 
streets. 


Price-Associated  Exhibitors  Deal 

The  deal  between  Oscar  Price  and 
the  Associated  Exhibitors,  whereby 
Price  will  secure  control  of  the  cor- 
iporation,  is  ready  for  closing  and  the 
jcontraots  are  expected  to  be  signed 
[very  shortly. 


Colleen   Moore  Arrives   Home 

Colleen  Moore  arrived  in  New 
York  yesterday  on  the  Berengaria. 
following  a  six  weeks'  trip  in  Europe. 


Features  Reviewed 

Page 
The  Manicure  Girl 

Famous    Players  5 

The  Brand  of  Cowardice 

Renown    Pictures — State 

Rights       5 

Before  Midnight 

Henry    Ginsberg — State 

Rights     5 

Kivalina  of  the  Ice  Lands 

B.  C.  R.  Productions 5 

The  Awful  Truth 

Prod.  Dist.  Corp 8 

The  Sporting  Chance 

Truart— State  Rights  ...  8 
Fighting   Courage 

Davis  Dist.  Division — 

State  Rights 8 

How  Baxter  Butted  In 

Warner   Brothers    8 

Short  Subjects 9 


Independence 

By    DANNY 

Lee  Ochs  has  something  to  say  about  independent  producers. 
And  he  says  it  without  sparing  words.  Or  thoughts.  Comment- 
ing on  closing  a  contract  for  the  Warner  product  for  the  Picca- 
dilly Lee  says,  in  part : 

"Ever   since   the  opening  of  the   Piccadilly   last   September, 
the   pictures   of  various   independent   film   companies   have   been 
shown  in  our  theater  in  line  with  the  independent  policy  of  the 
house.     When  the  theater  opened,  it  was  intended  as  a  residence 
for  the  independent  producers  who  had  long  been  denied  Broad- 
wa}'-  outlet  for  pictures  of  unquestioned  merit.     In  other  words, 
many  fine  pictures  were  denied  a  Broadway  showing  to  the  New 
York  public  becaiise  of  the  ownership  afifiliations  between  other 
BroadAvay  theaters  and  big  film  producing  companies.  *  *  * 
"A  contributing  factor  that  also  led  to  the  sign- 
ing of  the  contract,  is  that  a  number  of  so-called  inde- 
pendent  producing   companies    have    manifested    any- 
thing but  a  strict  desire  to  market  their  films  through 
an  independent  Broadway  theater. 
"There  have  been  a  number  of  occasions  when  the  Piccadilly 
has  shown  the  biggest  part  of  the  entire  product  of  an  independ- 
ent company,  only  to  be  denied  later  some  particular  attraction 
on  the  program  because  of  the  producer's  desire  to  make  more 
money  by   slipping  it   into   an   opposition   theater   controlled   by 
the  so-called  trtist,  who,  naturally,  would  take  one  or  two  pic- 
tures that  stood  out  in  any  single   program   if  it  were  to  their 
advantage  to  do  so. 

"In  view  of  this   astonishing  lack  of  cooperation 
by  the  independents  with  a  theater  that  has  made  pos- 
sible the  showing  of  sometimes  as  many  as  eight  feat- 
ures of  one  producer  over  a  short  period  of  time,  it  is 
not  to  be  wondered  that  the  independent  cause  does  not 
grain  more  rapidly." 
Elsewhere  in  this  issue  appears  comment  of  some  Independ- 
ent producers  and  distributors  with  reference  to  what  Lee  says. 
The  important  part  of  this  controversy  is  not,  however,  what  is 
said,  but  what  is  done.     So  far  as  the  "Independent"  distribtitors 
are  concerned,  for  all  practical  purposes  the  doors  of  the  Picca- 
dilly are   closed   to   thein.     And   Warner   Brothers   are   certainly 
Independent. 

COMMONWEALTH'S  ATTITUDE 
In  view  of  the  Piccadilly  situation  it  is  interesting  particu- 
larly to  note  what  Sam  Zierler  of  Commonwealth  says  on  the  last 
page  of  his  very  clever  press  book.    In  part  Zierler  comments  : 
"The   favorable   opinion   toward   Independent   Distributors, 
which   has  been   created  by  Mr.   Sydney  S.   Cohen   and  his  col- 
leagues in   the  various   Exhibitor  organizations,  invokes  a   con- 
siderable  responsibility   upon   these   Independent   Distributors. 

"Undoubtedly,  because  of  this  favorable  opinion,  the  mar- 
ket is  more  favorable  to  Independent  Distributors  than  it  has 
been  in  many  years.  To  take  undue  advantage  of  it  would  be 
ruinous  to  the  whole  Independent  structure.  *  *  *" 


THOSE   BOYS 

Stromberg  and   Rogers.     Hunt  makes   them. 

(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Charley   sells 


Lack  of  Cooperation 

Charged  by  Lee  Ochs,  on  Part  of  In- 
dependents— Books     Warner 
Praduct  Exclusively 

Lee  Ochs,  of  the  Piccadilly  issued 
a  lengthy  statement  yesterday,  in 
which  he  charged  an  "astonishing  lack 
of  cooperation  by  the  independents 
with  a  theater  that  has  made  possible 
the  showing  of  sometimes  as  many  as 
eight  features  of  one  producer  over  a 
short  period  of  time."  He  declared 
"it  is  not  to  be  wondered  that  the  in- 
dependent cause  does  not  gain  more 
rapidly." 

Ochs  has  booked  Warner  Brothers' 
pictures  for  one  year,  effective  in 
September. 

The  Daily  Mirror,  in  commenting 
on  Ochs'  statement,  declared: 

"The  Piccadilly  was  the  first  Broad- 
way house  to  give  Universal  pictures 
a  consistent  run.  Then  what  hap- 
pened? The  Strand  grabbed  Regi- 
nald Denny's  latest, "I'll  Show  You 
the  Town"  and  "The  Teaser,"  and  the 
Capitol  nabbed  "Siege,"  all,  except 
"The  Teaser,"  doing  excellent  busi- 
ness. The  Piccadilly,  left  in  the  lurch, 
subsequently  lost  money  by  taking  on 
poor  pictures  at  the  last  minute." 

In  reply  to  the  above,  E.  H.  Gold- 
stein, of  Universal,  yesterday  ex- 
plained that  the  three  Universal  pic- 
tures in  question  had  all  been  shown 
to  Broadway  theaters.  He  said  Ochs 
had  a  chance  to  get  these  pictures  and 
made  an  offer,  which  was  not  as  favor- 
able as  those  of  the  Capitol  and 
Strand. 

When  Fred  Elliott,  of  the  Indepen- 
rent  M.  P.  Assoc,  was  asked  to  com- 
ment on  the  charge  made  by  Ochs,  he 
declared  the  matter  was  of  such  im- 
portance he  did  not  care  to  discuss 
it  until  he  had  become  fully  acquaint- 
ed with  the  facts. 

Several  independents  when  asked 
about  the  Ochs'  statement,  replied  as 
follows: 

S.  S.  Krellberg,  of  Chadwick:  "I 
think  Ochs  is  perfectly  justified  in  his 
attitude.  The  Independents  should 
stay  out  of  Broadway  houses  that  are 
not  supporting  the  cause  of  indepen- 
dents. Speaking  for  ourselves ,  we 
(Continued  on  Page  9) 


Harriett  Hammond  With  Stromberg 

Hollywood  —  Harriett  Hammond 
has  been  signed  by  Hunt  Stromberg 
on  a  long  term  contract.  She  will  be 
featured. 


This  was  confirmed  yesterday  by 
Charles  R.  Rogers  of  the  Stromberg 
corporation,  now  in  New  York. 


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Incorporations 

A  bany,  N.  Y. — Clayton  Athletic  Associa- 
tion. Clayton.  Capital  $5,000.  Attorney, 
G.    E.    Morse,    Clayton. 


Albany,  N.  Y.^  Realty  Tetburn  Corp. 
Capital  $150,000.  Attorneys,  Lazenby  & 
Biglow,   2   Rector  Street,  New  York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.^Robinson  and  Plant,  Inc.; 
New  York.  Attorney,  O.  A.  Lewis,  50 
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New  York.  Attorney,  J.  S.  Collins,  154 
Nassau    Street,   New   York. 


Hartford,  Conn. — Rialto  Amusement  Co., 
Inc. ;  Bridgeport.  Capital  $50,000.  Incor- 
porators, M.  Alderman,  A.  Pickas,  K.  Click 
and  I.   Cooper. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Renhaw  M.  P.,  Inc.;  New 
York.  Incorporators,  E.  Becker,  A.  Jone- 
gan  and  E.  Larson.  Attorneys,  Thomas  & 
Friedman,    2    Rector    Street. 


Dover,  Del. — Atascaredo  M.  P.  Co.  Capi- 
tal $1,000,000.  Incorporators,  E.  Craig,  J. 
Tovvnsend  and  A.  Raugley.  Attorney,  United 
States    Corporation    Co.,    Dover. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Lydie  D.  Andrews  Prod., 
New  York.  Capita!  $30,000.  Incorporators, 
L.  Spacher  and  A.  Wright.  Attorney,  A.  J. 
Wolff,   206    Broadway,    New    York. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Tower  Film  Prod.,  Pater- 
son.  Capital  $100,000.  Incorporators,  J. 
Bolcato,  M.  Gunetti,  J.  Lisanti  and  R.  Ray- 
mond.    Attorney,  Dominick  Demuro,  Passaic. 


Albany,     N.  Y. — Teller-Main     Amusement 

Co.,     Beacon.  Capital     $5,000.       Attorneys, 

Levy,    Gutman  &    Goldberg,    277    Broadway, 
New  York. 


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1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C 

Bryant   3040 


Second  Ave.  Theater  Sold 

The  Second  Avenue  theater,  on 
2nd  Ave.,  between  1st  and  2nd  Sts. 
and  Extra  Place,  has  been  sold  by 
Margaret  Johnson  to  Joseph  and  Isi- 
dor  Edelstein.  The  property  consists 
of  a  theater,  with  a  capacity  of  2,000 
and  a  roof  accommodating  1,000;  also 
a  three-story  building  with  stores  and 
offices.  Messrs.  Edelstein  have  occu- 
pied the  theater  for  the  past  six  years. 
Jacob  &  Emil  Leitner,  Inc.,  was  the 
broker. 


Flushing  Theater  in  Deal 

A  lease  of  21  years  has  been  closed 
between  Jacob  F.  Haubeil,  as  land- 
lord and  Albenira  Realty  Corp.  as 
tenant,  for  the  property  at  12-14-16 
Main  St.,  Flushing,  L.  I,  on  which 
the  Janice  Theater  and  the  Haubeil 
Bldg  are  located.  The  lease  also 
gives  the  tenant  an  option  to  pur- 
chase. 


Famous    Leases    New     House 

Charlotte,  N.  C— J.  H.  Cutter, 
Charlotte,  has  announced  plans  for 
the  immediate  construction  of  a 
$250  000  theater  on  the  southeast 
corner  of  North  Tryon  and  Sixth. 
Cutter  has  leased  the  proposed  house 
to  Famous  Players  for  twenty  years. 
The   seating  capacity  is  to  be   1700. 


McKinney    Heads    Oklahoma    Board 

Oklahoma  City — J.  M.  McKinney, 
Pathe  manager,  has  been  elected 
president  of  the  local  Film  Board  of 
Trade.  Other  oflficers  are:  N.  P. 
Eberley,  vice-president  and  treasurer, 
and  I.  Clark,  secretary.  Sam  Ben- 
jamin, W.  Moran,  Eberly  and  Clark 
are  on  the  Board  of  Directors. 


Valiquette  on  Northern  Trip 

Ottawa,  Ont.— George  H.  Vali- 
quette, Fox  News  cameraman  at  Ot- 
tawa, is  accompanying  the  official 
Canadian  Government  expedition  to 
the  Arctic  regions,  as  official  camera- 
man. 


Cruelty  Reports  Exaggerated 

Boston — ^The  findings  of  the  com- 
mittee gathered  by  the  "Christian 
Science  Monitor"  to  probe  charges  of 
cruelty  to  animals  in  the  production 
of  pictures  show  that  the  reports  of 
cruelty  have  been  exaggerated. 


Pathe  Irish  Company  Formed 
Dublin — A  private  company  has 
been  registered  under  the  title  of  Pa- 
the, Ltd.,  for  the  purpose  of  acquiring 
the  business  carried  on  in  the  Free 
State  by  Pathe  Freres  Cinema,  Ltd. 


Oldsmith  at  Oklahoma  City 

Oklahoma  City — E.  S.  Oldsmith  is 
manager  of  the  newly  opened  office 
of  Producers  Dist.  Corp.  at  108  S. 
Hudson  St. 


P.  D.  C.  in  Des  Moines 

Des  Moines,  la. — P.  D.  C.  have 
completed  plans  for  an  exchange 
here.  Eddie  Lipson  has  been  select- 
ed as  manager.  He  was  formerly 
manager  for  Associated  Exhibitors. 


Westi  Opens  Italian  Offices 

Rome — The  Westi  Co.  has  estab- 
lished an  office  in  Naples  and  at 
Palermo. 


Beating  the  Summer 

In  discussing  ways  and  means  for 
exhibitors  to  beat  the  summer  slump, 
Harold  B.  Franklin  of  Famous  says 
in  "The  Close-Up": 

"Experience  has  proved  that  the 
summer  theater  can  be  put  over  if 
the  manager  maps  out  a  plan  to 
beat  the  summer  competition  and 
carries  out  that  plan  with  determina- 
tion. At  this  time  of  the  year  the 
theater  should  be  most  comfortable, 
and  that  means  the  ventilating  system 
should  operate  with  100  per  cent  ef- 
ficiency. Cleanliness  must  be  ap- 
parent, in  every  nook  and  corner  of 
the  theater  and  in  the  personal  ap- 
pearance of  the  entire  stafT.  Summer 
uniforms  as  adopted  for  the  Class 
A  theaters  carry  out  the  idea  of  sum- 
mer coolness  and  cleanliness.  Light- 
ing is  an  important  factor  in  making 
the  theater  cool  and  attractive.  Avoid 
warm,  glowing  lights.  A  very  light 
green  or  blue  can  do  wonders  tow- 
ards suggesting  an  atmosphere  of 
comfort  and  coolness. 

"Seasonal  comfort  can  be  suggest- 
ed in  the  colors  that  are  used  by  the 
sign  painter.  The  basic  idea  is  that 
color  can  influence  through  sugges- 
tion a  very  definite  emotional  state. 
Some  colors  bring  comfort,  others 
cause  irritation.  It  is  important  for 
modern  theater  managers  to  learn 
how  to  use  some  colors  and  how  to 
avoid  others.  Experience  has  proved 
that  red,  orange  or  yellow  are  warm 
colors,  while  yellow-green,  green  and 
blue-green  are  cool  colors  which  are 
quieting. 

"For  your  musical  program  it  is 
wise  to  avoid  heavy  and  depressing 
numbers.  Light,  rapturous,  flowing 
melodies  are  more  suitable  especially 
during  the  summer  season. 

"Properly  designed  newspaper  ads 
which  in  copy  as  well  as  design  carry 
a  suggestion  of  the  comfort  and  cool- 
ness of  your  theater  will  do  much 
to  bring  patrons. 

"A  touch  here  and  there  of  natur- 
al greens,  hanging  ferns,  cages  with 
singing  birds,  and  flowing  ribbon 
streamers  blown  by  an  electric  fan 
can  help  to  make  the  lobby  and  au- 
ditorium   attractive. 

"Electric  fans  should  be  working 
with  fullest  efficiency  and  be  so  well 
oiled  that  they  are  noiseless.  Lattice 
doors  are   effective   at   the  exits. 

"In  your  advertising  campaign  for 
the  summer  season  do  not  exaggerate. 
You  cannot  fool  the  public  by  ad- 
vertising that  your  theater  is  twenty 
degrees  cooler  inside  than  on  the 
streets  if  this  is  not  a  fact.  Such  false 
advertising  acts  as  a  boomerang.  Be 
sure  of  your  facts. 

"Theaters  equipped  with  a  refrig- 
erating systern  have  an  advantage  in 
the  summer  season.  Such  theaters 
are  really  the  coolest  spots  in  town. 
If  this  fact  is  properly  circulated,  it 
will  bring  enormous  business.    There- 


COSTUMEC 

^L>  GOWNS —UNIFORMS   KJ 

FOR  EVERyeOW  WHO  IS  ANVBODV 
ON  THE  STAGE  OR  SCREEN..EXCLUSIVE 
DESIGNS  By  LEADING  STVLE  CREATORS 

Oi^CrCf  I^S  NEwyoRK. 


-ALSO  IS.OOO  COSTUMES  TO  RENT- 


fore,  if  you  have  a  refrigerating  plant, 
sell  the  idea  of  its  magnitude,  and 
make  it  clear  that  it  is  different  from 
the  ordinary  ventilating  method. 
Keep  driving  in  the  fact  and  encour- 
age patrons  to  use  word  of  mouth 
advertising  and  gradually  your  thea- 
ter will  be  accepted  as  the  coolest 
place    in    town. 

"It  is  my  firm  belief  that  before 
five  years  are  past  every  first-class 
theater  will  be  equipped  with  refrig- 
eration and  this  will  contribute  much 
toward  eliminating  the  summer 
months  as  "dog  days"  for  the  theater. 
But,  in  the  meantime  we  have  a  prob- 
lem to  face,  and  we  must,  through 
super-management,  overcome  the  dif- 
ficulties of  warm  weather.  It  can 
be  done  and  it  will  be  done  by  those 
managers  who  understand  the  prob- 
lem and  prescribe  for  it  in  every  pos- 
sible detail  which  will  help  make 
your  theater  attractive  for  the  sum- 
mer months."  • 


Nat  Baruch  to  Florida 

Cleveland — Nat  Baruch,  former 
Selznick  manager,  has  gone  to  Flor- 
ida to  enter  real  estate. 


Specify 


Raw   Stock  for  QUALITY 

Sole  Distributors: 

FISH-SCHURMAN   CORP. 

45    West    45th    Street 
N.    Y.    Bryant    7243 


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A.  M.  FOOTE  presents 

REALITY" 

A  John  P.  McCarthy  Production 

Starrivff 

DOROTHY  HOPE 

English  Stage  and  Screen  Star 
Supported  by 

WILLIAM  SCOTT 
FRED  MALATESA 
ELSA  BEN  HAM 
EMMETT  KING 
MATILDA  COMONT 
AND      OTHERS 


Ready  for  Release 

323-24  Mauser  Building 

6912  Hollywood  Boulevard 

Hollywood,    California 


GEVAERT 

RAW  STOCK 

Negative  —  Positive 

As  Good  As  The  Best 
JOHN  D.  TIPPETT,  Inc. 

GEVAERT   FILM 

1540  B'way      6040  Sunset  Blvd. 


N.    Y.   C. 


Hollywood 


Sunday,  July  5,  1925 


THE 


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IX 

By  PAT  SULLIVAN 


W  A  R  N  I  N  G 


M.  J.  WINKLER 

Distributor 
220  W.  42nd  St.,  N.  Y.  C. 


The  Supreme  Court  of  New  York  has  decided  that 
the  question  presented  in  my  action  for  an  injunction 
against  Pat  Sullivan,  Harry  Kopp,  Earl  W.  Hammons 
and  the  Educational  Film  Corporation  of  America,  re- 
garding "FELIX"  cartoons,  can  be  properly  determined 
only  upon  the  full  consideration  of  the  evidence  at  the 
trial  of  the  action. 

I  will  prosecute  the  action  vigorously  and  protect 
all  my  rights  to  such  "FELIX"  cartoons,  my  contention 
being  that  I  have  a  valid  and  bona-fide  option  on  the 
series  following  the  one  which  I  am  now  distributing. 

This  action  will  be  tried  as  soon  as  reached  upon 
the  calendar  in  the  Fall  of  1925. 

MARGARET  J.  WINKLER 


HARRY  H.  OSHRIN, 

Attorney 


DAILV 


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Sunday,  July  5,  1925 


Independence 


(Continued 

them.  And  what  a  team !  We've  said  a  lot  in  past  months  about 
Hunt.  But  his  ability  as  a  producer  is  pretty  well  matched  with 
Rogers'  ability  to  sell  the  product.  Incidentally  Stromberg  has 
a  great  chance.  On  making  The  Last  Frontier.  Tom  Ince  was 
to  have  produced  it.  And  when  he  was  Called  Home  this  gave 
Hunt  his  great  chance.  This  should  be  a  picture.  We're  sort  of 
banking  on  Hunt  to  come  through  big  with  it.     He  better  had. 

STOCKS 
The  way  film  stocks  are  moving.  On  the  New  York  Ex- 
change. Is  attracting  attention.  Even  of  the  financial  publica- 
tions. Famous  reached  a  point  last  week  where  the  financial  ed- 
itors of  the  dailies  listed  it  as  one  of  the  ten  stocks  which  attracted 
unusual  attention.  Fox  and  Pathe  A  got  into  the  limelight  also. 
And  then  on  Friday  the  Wall  Street  Journal  said : 

"Some  stocks  earning  between  $15  and  $20  a  share  an- 
nually sell  up  to  between  |150  and  $200  a  share  and  many  trad- 
ers say  they  are  worth  it.  Other  stocks  earn  the  same  and  sell 
around  par  and  traders  don't  think  as  much  of  them  as  of  stocks 
.  that  are  selling  50  to  100  points  higher  and  earning  the  same. 

"Famous  Players  has  been  earning  between  $15  and  $20  a 
share  for  the  last  four  or  five  years,  but  is  still  not  far  above 
par.  For  the  quarter  ended  March  31  it  earned  |4.87  a  share 
on  243,431  shares.  This  was  at  the  rate  of  $19.48  a  share  an- 
nually. The  company  pays  dividends  of  $8  annually.  *  *  * 
People  who  should  know  a  great  deal  about  the  moving  picture 
industry  say  expansion  over  the  next  ten  years  will  be  even 
greater  than  over  the  last  ten  years.  Famous  Players  has  a 
strong  foothold  in  the  industry  and  the  action  of  the  stock  will 
be  watched  with  interest.  If  earnings  continue  at  the  rate  re- 
corded over  the  last  few  years,  the  shares  of  Famous  Players 
are  bound  to  sell  a  great  deal  higher.  If  there  is  a  material 
falling  off  in  earnings  the  present  price  of  the  stock  needs  no 
explanation.  *  *  *" 

A  REAL  STORY  TELLER 

"Pete"  Woodhull — that  clever  showman,  who  incidentally  is 
head  of  the  MPTO  is  a  born  speech  maker.  No ;  that's  wrong- — 
a  born  story  teller.  He  rattles  good  stuff  off  as  glibly  as  if  he  was 
giving  a  monologue.  Can  be  serious,  too ;  and  makes  his  points 
through  stories  very  effectively.  Good  for  30  weeks  any  season 
in  vaudeville. 

CHAPLIN'S   PROGRAMS 

The  premier  of  Chaplin's  The  Gold  Rush.  At  Grauman's 
Egyptian,  Hollywood,  was,  naturally,  an  outstanding  event.  Sid 
prepared  the  usual  big  prologue.  (That  boy  will  have  a  prologue 
ready  when  he  faces  St.  Peter.)  The  program  was  a  very  nifty 
affair.  In  imitation  leather  covers.  And  Norma,  Gloria,  Bill  Hart, 
Cecil  DeMille  and  other  stars  contributed  pages.  Offering  their 
best  wishes.    Must  have  been  a  great  and  glorious  night. 

FORE! 

Slowly  they  succumb.  All  of  them.  The  latest  to  buy  a  golf 
outfit — Ivan  Abramson.  Now  look  for  some  back  to  nature  shots. 
In  Emerald  pictures.  And  when  Ivan  plays  Nathan  Hirsch.  For 
the  championship  of  729.     Boy;  what  a  match  that  will  be! 

HOW  DEMILLE  WORKS 

Mighty  interesting  story.  In  the  July  issvie  of  The  American 
Magazine.  If  you're  the  least  bit  interested  in  pictures  read  it. 
You'll  find  it  time  mighty  well  spent. 

MORE  ABOUT  ICE  CREAM 

While  looking  into  the  small  exhibitor's  problems  in  the  Berk- 
shires.      Sent  back   something   and   captioned    it    "Ice     Creain." 
About  an  exhibitor  who  used  pictures  as  an  aid  to  sell  ice  cream. 
And  a  few  days  ago  from  Kansas  City  came  this : 
"Just  noticed  your  editorial  on  'Ice  Cream.' 
"I   wonder  whether  or  not   the  small  towns  really  do  not 
know  anything  about  the  big  distributor,  producer,  exhibitors? 
"The  Liberty  Theater  here,  which  is  operated  by  Univer- 
'         sal,  seems  to  be  retaliating  against  Williamstown,  Mass.,  or  is 
the  Ice-Cream  man  in  Williamstown,  Mass.,  retaliating  against 
Universal?     It  seems  that  ice-cream   is  a  box-office  attraction 
in  more  than  one  instance." 


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The  Liberty,  running  Raffles,  with  House  Peters,  carried  two 
lines  of  light  face  type  in  their  newspaper  ad :  "Ice  cream  served 
free  to  ladies  every  matinee." 

USE  MUSIC  WITH  YOUR  SHORT  STUFF 

May  sound  like  unnecessary  advice.  Or  suggestion.  But  you 
cannot  imagine  how  many  houses  let  the  short  subject  material 
ride  along  without  any  music.  Fact.  Evidently  this  practice 
obtains  abroad.  For  in  The  Film  Renter,  London,  an  editorial 
says,  in  part : 

"Exhibitors  on  this  side  are  realizing  the  attractiveness  of 
short  stuf?  and  are  booking  them,  but  they  are  not  so  readily 
realizing  the  musical  opportunities  which  these  picture  present. 
A  musical  director  with  imagination  and  a  whimsical  mind  can 
^  do  wonders  with  a  comedy  by  fitting  to  it  some  of  the  brisk 
music  available  everywhere  now,  and  thus  increase  its  appeal 
tenfold.  The  interest  or  the  scenic  does  not,  perhaps,  offer 
such  opportunities  but  even  they  should  not  be  left  to  the  more 
or  less  tender  mercies  of  a  pianist  whose  only  idea  is  to  make 
a  noise  of  some  kind  while  the  film  is  being  screened." 

FALSIFIER 

Ed   Schiller  postcards  from   Paris:     "Greetings!     Saw 
picture  in  the  Louvre." 

That  boy  must  have  been  confused  in  his  sight  seeing.  Won- 
der if  he  happened  near  a  police  station? 

WHEN  A  CRITIC  LOSES  HIS  WAY 
Says  the  Washington  Daily  News  of  June  29 : 

Lee  G.  Miller,  Harvard  bacteriologist  and  cinema-snatcher 
for  this  paper,  was  on  his  way  to  Loew's  Columbia  yesterday 
to  see  and  review  the  new  film,  "Lost — A  Wife."  Suddenly 
all  went  black.  It  was  the  storm.  When  he  awoke  he  was 
four  miles  from  Fairfax,  Va.  He  swam  into  town,  hearing  the 
call  of  Duty,  Stern  Daughter  of  the  Voice  of  God.  Approach- 
ing a  native  wearing  long  whiskers,  Mr.  Miller  asked,  "Have 
you  'Lost — A  Wife'  here?"  "Yes,"  answered  the  courtly  Vir- 
ginian, "I  lost  her  last  week  with  shingles."  Mr.  Miller  shot 
himself. 

AH!  '' 

Out  in  Culver  City.  At  the  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  plant 
(my,  what  a  lot  of  names!)  they  have  a  personnel  director.  One 
Dr.  Webster  Robinson.  Just  like  Standard  Oil.  To  make 
all  the  studio  folk  happier. 

But  there's  nothing  new  in  that.  Over  at  United  Studios 
Mike  Levee  built  a  ring  and  every  Saturday  afternoon  the  boys 
of  the  different  departments  stage  bouts. 

And  over  at  Lasky's — on  the  Vine  street  side — there  is  one 
corner.  And  you  hear  funny  noises  such  as  "Eighter  from  De- 
catur !  Baby's  shoes !"  And  other  such  terms  peculiar  to  an- 
other branch  of  sport. 

MORAL?    HOW  DO  YOU  GET  THAT  WAY? 

Bill  Steiner  is  issuing  this  "Warning  to  All  Members  of  the 
MPTO": 

There  are  pebbles  on  every  beach,  there  is  sand  on  every  shore, 
There  is  water  in  every  wave,  and  the  breakers  love  to  roar. 
But  a  girl  in  a  nifty  bathing  suit,  will  make  more   noise  you 

know. 
Blonde  or  brunette,  it's  a  sure  bet,  she's  bound  to  stop  the  show. 
Some  may  look  real  cunning,  some  may  have  pigeon  toes, 
Some  may  have  flat  tires,  and  some  may  love  to  pose,  ' 

Some  won't  go  near  the  water,  they  must  keep  their  powder 

dry. 
So  they  lay  in  the  shade,  watch  the  parade,  and  scatter  a  wicked 

eye. 
Moral: 

Conserve  your  play  dates  for  home  consumption. 
GOOD  STUNT 
We  were  served  with  a  summons  last  week.  No ;  not  for 
speeding.  But  the  summons  read:  "Department  of  Increased^""" 
Revenue,  Motion  Picture  Division"  and  for  a  moment  we  imag-  '* 
ined  we  were  among  the  rich  of  the  industry.  But  when  thejj^' 
summons  was  opened  we  discovered  we  weren't  rich  at  all.  Just'™'"' 
the  victim  of  a  clever  publicity  stunt  engineered  by  Pathe.  Toij  *'< 
interest  us — and  others — in  Pathe  product.     Very  clever.  y^^ 


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Behe  Daniels  in 

"The  Manicure  Girl" 

Farawount 

As    a     Whole PRETTY     THIN 

ROMANCE,  AMUSING  IN 
SPOTS  BUT  IT  WEARIES 
WITH  AN  OVERDOSE  OF 
TITLES  AND  LACK  OF  INCI- 
DENT. 

Star Pleasing  as  Maria,  the  mani- 
cure girl,  and  makes  the  most  of  the 
role  but  it  doesn't  give  her  any  un- 
usual opportunities. 

Cast Kdmund  Burns  good  looking 

lead  but  he  doesn't  look  like  a 
"Tony."  Hale  Hamilton  the  "nifty 
millionaire"  and  Charlotte  Walker, 
;is  his  wife,  appears  in  one  scene, 
Dorothy  Cunuuings  is  first  rate  as 
Flora,  the  girl  who  prefers  big 
>quarc  cut  diamonds  to  little  round 
ones.  Others  Ann  Brody,  Marie 
Shotwell,   Mary  Foy. 

Type  of   Story Romance.     There 

should  have  been  some  first  rate 
possibilities  in  the  idea  and  the 
opening  reel  promises  a  really  de- 
lightful picture,  but  "The  Mani- 
cure Girl"  falls  down  on  the  job. 
There's  not  nuich  to  the  story  to 
begin  with  and  in  trying  to  round 
it  out  to  feature  length  Frank 
Tuttle  has  succeeded  only  in  mak- 
ing a  rather  slow  moving  tale  that 
is  burdened  with  an  overdose  of 
sub-titles. 

The  skeleton  plot  is  the  triangle 
li^ain  with  the  old  luxury  lure 
leading  the  little  manicure  girl 
away  from  her  radio-making 
jweetie.  When  Maria  learns  that 
her  rich  friend  is  married  she  de- 
cides to  give  him  up  but  a  friend 
in  the  shop  advises  her  to  "pick 
iicr  fruit  when  it's  ripe."  So 
Maria  continues  the  friendship 
until  she  meets  the  man's  wife 
and  child.  Then  she's  sure  she 
doesn't  want  him.  Maria  finds 
that  Tony  and  his  radio  business 
IS  all  that  she  wants  anyway.  It's 
a  rather  frail  story  and  with  the 
ixception  of  some  good  business 
lu  and  around  a  beauty  shop  there 
is  little  incident  to  round  it  out. 
.\  little  more  comedy  would  have 
strengthened  it  considerably.  It 
has  some  but  not  enough  to  keep 
it  from  slowing  up  between  times. 

iox    Office    Angle May    do    very 

nicely  where  they  like  Bebe 
Daniels  and  if  they  don't  mind  a 
fairly  slow  moving  story.  Its  bits 
of  comedy  may  stifficc  for  some 
folks. 

Ixploitation Good        title        and 

should  be  easy  to  get  cooperation 
from  local  beauty  shops  in  adver- 
tising the  picture.  Use  a  trailer 
show-ing  shots  of  the  beauty  par- 
lor and  the  various  "patients"  un- 
dergoing treatment.  Bebe's  name, 
stills,  etc.,  can  be  used  liberally. 

direction Frank  Tuttle;  fair 

uthors.. Frederic  and  Fanny  Hatton 

;enario  Tonwsend   Martin 

■imeranian J.  Roy  Hunt 

Jilotography  Good 

jcale   N.   Y. 

mgth  5,959  eet 


"The  Brand  of  Cowardice" 

Renown  Pictures 
Distr.:   State  Rights 

As  a  Whole  .  .  A  WELL  SELECT- 
ED CAST  DOES  A  GOOD 
DEAL  FOR  THE  RATHER 
POORLY  DEVELOPED  STO- 
RY. ONCE  AGAIN  THE  SPAN- 
ISH RANCH  IN  MEXICO  IS 
USED  AS  BACKGROUND. 

Cast Excellently   selected   as   to 

types.  Bruce  Gordon  a  pleasing 
cow-puncher  hero  who  later  turns 
out  to  be  a  U.  S.  Marshal.  Carmel- 
ita  Goraghty  makes  a  very  pretty 
Spanish  senorita.  Ligio  De  Golcon- 
da  excellent  in  a  small  part.  Cuyler 
.Supplee  suitable  as  the  villain.  Oth- 
ers include  Harrv  Lonsdale,  Charles 
McHugh. 

Type  of  Story Western.      "The 

Brand  of  Cowardice"  is  typical 
movie  stuff  of  the  type  that  made 
the  Spanish  hacienda  familiar  to 
picture  patrons.  The  cast  which 
lias  been  excellently  selected  as  to 
types,  takes  the  burden  of  the  in- 
terest upon  itself,  and  succeeds  in 
making  interesting  the  rather  poor- 
ly developed  story.  The  direction, 
1)11  the  whole,  is  good,  but  the  pic- 
ture seems  to  have  been  cut  con- 
siderably and  not  always  to  the 
best  advantage,  making  the  story 
proceed  rather  jumpily  at  times. 

Don  Luis  Alvarado  has  guarded 
a  bo.x  of  jewels  in  his  hacienda  all 
his  life,  as  have  his  forefathers,  de- 
spite many  attempts  of  bandits  to 
steal  the  treasure.  His  daughter 
Dolores  lives  at  the  ranch  with  her 
worthless  husband,  Gonzalo,  who  is 
now  casting  his  eyes  on  Carmelita. 
the  Don's  younger  daughter.  Smith, 
a  new  cowboy,  falls  in  love  with 
Carmelita  and  also  seems  to  be 
friendly  with  Gonzalo,  whose  mid- 
night rides  are  causing  some  sus- 
picion. The  jewels  are  stolen  one 
night,  but  during  the  holdup,  Car- 
melita pulls  the  mask  from  one  of 
the  thieves  and  discloses  Smith. 
Later,  during  the  trial.  Smith  is 
shown  to  be  a  United  States  Mar- 
shal, who  has  thus  captured  a  des- 
perate  band. 

Box  Office  Angle.  ..  .Nothing  much 
to  make  a  fuss  over  with  this  one, 
but  should  be  useable  as  average 
program  stuff. 

Exploitation Lobby    displays,    a 

trailer  and  catchlines  should  be  all 
that  is  necessary  for  this.  It  is 
short  enough  to  enable  you  to  use 
it  on  double-feature  day,  and  the 
title  and  stills  should  give  them  an 
idea  that  it  is  a  western  story.  A 
still  of  Carmelita  Geraghty's  old- 
fashioned  riding  habit  might  easily 
be  displayed  in  any  ladies'  clothing 
shop  window. 

Direction.  ..  .John  P.  McCarthy;  fair 

Authors John  P.  McCarthy  and 

Roger  Pocock. 

Scenario John  P.  McCarthy  and 

Roger  Pocock. 

Photography   Good 

Cameraman    Not  credited 

Locale  Southern  California 

Length.  ..  .Approximately    4,900    feet 


William    Russell    in 

"Before  Midnight" 

Royal  Pictures — Dist.:  Henry  Gins- 
berg— State  Rights 

As  a  Whole...  SOCIETY  CROOK 
DRAMA  WITH  WELL  MIXED 
BOX  OFFICE  INGREDIENTS 
—SUSPENSE,  CLEARLY  DE- 
VELOPED PLOT,  AND  A  SUR- 
PRISE ENDING  WITH  A 
KICK. 

Star. .  .  .Well  cast  for  his  part,  as  the 
society  crook  who  turns  out  to  be 
the  honest  hero  trapping  the  real 
crook.  Gets  over  his  thrills  with 
a   punch. 

Cast Barbara  Bedford  furnishes 

fine  support  to  the  star  all  the  way. 
Alan  Roscoe  as  the  heavy  com- 
pletes a  strong  trio,  while  Rex 
Lease  does  a  good  bit  as  the  hero's 
valet. 

Type  of  Story.  .Society  crook  drama. 
Has  all  the  elements  that  lovers  of 
this  type  of  picture  demand.  Wil- 
liam Russell  as  Tom  Galloway,  a 
clubman  who  is  quite  a  mystery  to 
his  friends,  is  invited  to  a  week-end 
party.  A  detective  agency  has  the 
heroine  shadow  him  in  order  to  se- 
cure a  famous  smuggled  emerald. 
The  reward  of  heroine's  success  will 
l)e  the  release  of  her  brother  held 
for  forgery.  She  falls  in  love  with 
the  supposed  society  crook,  and  is 
torn  between  saving  her  brother 
and  sacrificing  the  man  she  loves. 
The  much-sought  emerald  is  smug- 
gled in  before  midnight  from  a  boat 
that  can  be  seen  from  the  house. 
Here  the  plot  moves  fast,  is  well 
developed,  and  suspense  kept 
mounting.  There  is  a  lot  of  double- 
crossing  fast-fire  work  between  he- 
ro, detective  and  heroine  that  grips 
attention.  Finally,  in  a  strong  cli- 
max, the  supposed  emerald  crook 
uncovers  the  fact  that  he  has 
"framed"  the  whole  plot  to  get  the 
goods  on  the  detective  who  has 
been  blackmailing  real  crooks. 
Here  is  one  picture  where  the  wise 
ones  will  have  lots  of  work  trying 
to  guess  the  big  finish.  Plot  clear 
— action  fast — settings  dressy — in- 
telligent direction.  A  real  punch  in 
the  surprise  finish  should  send  them 
out  satisfied. 

Box  Office  Angle. ..  .Will  rate  well 
up,  where  they  like  this  type.  Has 
a  wide  audience  appeal,  as  it  com- 
bines an  interesting  society  love 
story  with  crook  drama. 

Exploitation.  ..  .You  might  play  up 
title  by  featuring  it  on  hands  of 
large  cardboard  clock  in  lobby: 
"What  happened  just  'Before  Mid- 
night'?" If  your  people  know  Wil- 
liam Russell,  you  can  make  prom- 
ises that  he  will  please  in  this  one. 
Trailer  showing  part  of  fast-fire 
mystery  plot  development  leading 
up  to  climax  should  put  them  on 
their  toes  to  see  the  rest. 

Direction   John  Adolfi;  brings 

out  all  the  values. 

Author  Jules  Furthman 

Scenario   M.  Dariel 

Cameraman    Dewey   Wrigley 

Photography   Good 

Locale West — summer  resort 

Length   4,895  feet 


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h'url  KossDian's  production 

"Kivahna  of  the  Ice  Lands" 

D.  C.  R.  Productions,  Inc. 

As  a  Whole.  .  .  ANOTHER  UNUS- 
UAL OFFERING  THAT  EX- 
PLOITS THE  DARING  OF  EX- 
PLORERS. OF  PARTICU- 
LARLY GOOD  EDUCATION- 
AL VALUE  AND  QUITE 
GOOD  ENTERTAINMENT 
ALSO. 

Cast.  ...  Native  Eskimos  with  Kiva- 
lina  a  heroine  who  is  conspicuously 
mostly  in  the  sub-titles.  Aguvaluk, 
her  lover,  provides  some  fair  thrills 
and  doesn't  seem  abashed  at  the 
camera.  Nashulik  looks  the  part 
of  the  witch  doctor.  Herds  of  wild 
deer,  sea  lions  and  other  Northern 
animal    inhabitants. 

Type  of  Story.  ..  .Scenic  novelty.  To 
quote  the  Strand  program — "this 
entire  production  was  photographed 
by  Mr.  Rossman,  covering  a  period 
of  two  years  in  the  taking,  and  is 
a  true  and  vivid  picture  of  Eskimo 
life  as  it  exists  today."  Probably 
comparisons  should  not  be  the  rule 
in  this  instance,  but  "Kivalina  of 
the  Ice  Lands"  can  be  classed  in  the 
same  category  with  "Nanook  of  the 
North,"  which  created  no  little  fav- 
orable comment  several  years  ago. 
And  no  doubt  explorer  Rossman's 
venture  was  every  bit  as  thrilling. 
Certainly  the  picture  he  has  obtain- 
ed give  every  indication  of  his  hav- 
ing endured  hardships  and  braved 
untold  dangers  to  secure  the  pic- 
tures. But  at  that  there  seems  to 
be  something  lacking  in  this  pic- 
ture which  "Nanook"  possessed. 
The  former  picture  had  some  real 
drama,  the  struggle  of  its  people 
for  existence.  There  seems  to  be 
little  actual  struggle  in  "Kivalina" 
except  once  when  Aguvaluk  is 
trapped  in  a  blizzard  just  when  he 
had  trapped  the  silver  fox  which 
will  buy  his  freedom  and  the  right 
to  marry  Kivalina.  This  romance, 
incidentally,  seems  to  have  been 
written  in  rather  than  developed  in 
the  making  of  the  picture.  But  pic- 
torially  "Kivalina"  is  an  effort 
not  to  be  belittled.  Its  pictures  of 
the  Aurora  Borealis,  in  colors;  its 
shots  of  frozen  ocean,  wild  deer 
herds,  seal  schools,  etc.,  are  mighty 
fine  and  its  educational  value  is  not 
doubted  for  a  moment.  It  stands 
well  up  on  the  list  as  a  photo- 
graphic expedition. 

Box  Office  Angle. ..  .Should  go  well 
where  you  cater  to  an  educated  cli- 
entele and  if  you  know  you  can 
successfully  show  them  something 
out  of  the  ordinary,  the  picture 
should  get  over. 

Exploitation ....  You  have  plenty  of 
actual  facts  to  work  with  in  playing 
up  the  picture.  Let  them  know  that 
the  producer  spent  two  years  in  the 
Arctic  making  the  picture  and  as- 
sure them  that  this  time  they  will 
see  unusual  scenes  of  a  fairly  un- 
farhiliar  land. 

Direction   Earl  Rossman 

Author  None 

Scenario None 

Cameraman  Earl  Rossman 

Photography ....  Good,  climatic  con- 
ditions considered. 

Locale    Arctic  region 

Length About  6,000  feet 


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Agnes  Ayres  in 

"The  Awful  Truth" 

Prod.:  Peninsula  Studios,  Inc. 
Dist.:    Prod.   Dist.   Corp. 

As   a    Whole SOME 

FINE  COOLING  ATMOS- 
PHERE THAT  MAKES  FOR 
GOOD  HOT  WEATHER 
ENTERTAINMENT  IF  THAT 
WILL  SUFFICE  TO  SATISFY 
THEM.  STORY  A  WEAK 
ONE. 
Star. ..  .Seems  to  have  lost  some  of 
her  attractiveness  and  added  con- 
siderable weight.  Does  her  work 
nicely  and  should  please  her  old 
following. 
Cast. ..  .Warner  Baxter  worthy  of  a 
better  part  than  that  which  he  has 
here.  Handles  it  easily.  Raymond 
Lowney,  a  newcomer,  who  doesn't 
get  far  in  the  role  of  sissyfied  rich 
lad.  Phillips  Smalley  tlie  "other 
man"  in  the  case. 

Type     of     Story Domestic-drama. 

"The  Awful  Truth"  pertains  to  the 
old  triangle  again  and  they  have 
added  a  comedy  vein  in  an  appar- 
ent attempt  to  bolster  up  a  fairly 
weak  little  yarn.  Husband  and 
wife  separate  and  since  they  are 
due  for  a  reconciliation  there  had  to 
be  some  side  line  to  furnish  addi- 
tional interest  while  they're  getting 
around  to  the  old  happy  ending.  It 
comes  in  the  form  of  comedy,  none 
too  good  comedy  either.  A  weak- 
kneed  rich  youth  who  is  constant- 
ly feezing  to  death  and  has  a  fat  old 
aunt  who  is  continually  looking  out 
for  his  welfare,  is  the  means  of  the 
humor.  He  dolls  up  in  impossible 
outfits,  dares  to  flirt  with  a  divor- 
cee and  otherwise  makes  himself 
ridiculous  for  the  purpose  of 
laughs.  His  antics  in  this  direction 
are  but  mildly  successful.  Plenty 
of  cooling  locations  with  the  play- 
ers floundering  about  comfortably 
in  the  snow  makes  for  first  rate 
atmosphere  and  the  aiTairs  of  Ag- 
nes Ayres  and  her  estranged  hus- 
band Warner  Baxter,  are  fairly  in- 
teresting but  there  isn't  enough  of 
"The  Awful  Truth"  to  make  it  a 
really  good  entertainment.  There 
is  a  rather  good  cast  and  the  pro- 
duction is  quite  adequate.  Paul 
Powell  hasn't  done  any  wonders 
with  the  material,  however.  It 
probably  didn't  hold  forth  great 
possibilities  but  it's  interest  might 
have  been  sustained  better. 

Box  Office  Angle Fair  number. 

No  highlights  in  production,  cast 
or  story  but  if  you  figure  Agnes 
Ayres  will  be  a  drawing  card  you 
might  get  them  in  on  her  name. 
Exploitation.  . .  .Atmosphere  and  lo- 
cations might  be  used  to  get  them 
interested.  Run  a  trailer  showing 
the  toboggan  slide  and  the  winter 
playground  of  the  wealthy.  Pos- 
sibly the  comedy  will  appeal  to 
your  crowd.  You  might  judge  for 
yourself. 

Direction Paul    Powell;    hasn't 

always  gotten  the  most  out  of 
the  story. 

Author   Arthur  Richman 

Scenario    Elmer   Harris 

Cameraman Jos.  Dubray 

Photography   All  right 

Locale    City — Northern    resort 

Length    5,917  feet 


"The  Sporting  Chance" 

Producer:     Tiffany  Prod. 
Dist.:    Truart — State  Rights 

As  a  Whole.... FAMILIAR  PLOT 
THAT  DEVELOPS  IN  .THE 
USUAL  WAY.  THE  OLD 
HORSE  RACE  CLIMAX  FURN- 
ISHES A  FINISHING  THRILL. 
FAIR  ENTERTAINMENT. 

Cast. .  .Dorothy  Phillips  pleasing  and 
plays  her  part  convincingly  but 
she  isn't  very  well  suited  to  the 
role  of  the  young  heroine.  Too 
matronly  for  the  part.  Lou  Telle- 
gen  is  still  the  imposing  seducer  of 
women.  Seems  to  glory  in  the 
part.  Theodore  Von  Eltz  hasn't 
a  very  fine  hero  role.  Others 
George  Fawcett,  Sheldon  Lewis. 

Type  of  Story. .  .  .Melodrama;  adapt- 
ed from  the  story  by  Jack  Boyle. 
"The  Sporting  Chance"  has  little 
to  distinguish  it  from  the  regulation 
horse  racing  formula  that  makes 
its  appearance  every  so  often-  It 
has  the  regulation  meller  twists 
with  the  villain  trying  his  best  to 
prevent  the  favorite  from  winning, 
and  doing  his  best  to  stop  hero 
from  winning  the  girl.  It  works 
out  in  the  expected  way  with  the 
resultant  obvious  development  in- 
juring the  interest  not  a  little.  And 
the  various  steps  in  the  development 
are  not  always  convincing  either. 
It  has  the  ever  prominent  trio  and 
the  circle  closes  in  just  as  it  al- 
ways has.  Hero  gets  the  girl  and 
villain  gets  the  well  known  "air." 
Oscar  Apfel  has  staged  an  excit- 
ing finish  with  the  race  providing 
a  first  rate  finishing  thrill.  It  does 
help  to  send  you  out  in  a  better 
frame  of  niind. 

Plot:  Darrel  Thornton  decides  to 
marry  Patricia  Winthrop  but  Pat 
is  in  love  with  a  Southerner,  Bob 
Selby.  Darrel  lures  her  to  his 
apartment  in  an  effort  to  make  her 
marry  him  by  compromising  her. 
Bob  to  the  rescue  and  Darrel's 
scheme  fails.  Bob  has  brought  up 
Kentucky  Boy  to  win  the  big  race. 
Darrel  calls  in  a  debt  owed  him  by 
Bob  by  attaching  Kentucky  Boy. 
Meantime  Pat's  pa  goes  broke  and 
Pat  makes  the  big  sacrifice  and 
decides  to  marry  Darrel  for  his 
money.  No  use  going  through 
with  the  rest-  Bob's  Kentucky 
Boy  wins  the  race  and  Pat  marries 
Bob. 

Box    Office   Angle Fairly   good 

number  if  you  know  your  folks 
like  a  horse  race  meller.  Not  much 
else  to  talk  about. 
Exploitation.  ..  .The  Colony  in  New 
York  is  opening  this  feature  with 
a  novel  prologue.  They  have 
horses  running  on  a  treadmill  with 
jockeys  mounted.  They  flash  the 
racing  sequence  upon  the  stage, 
let  down  the  screen  and  proceed 
with  the  feature.  It  gets  it  off  to 
a  good  start. 

Direction   Oscar  Apfel ; 

adequate 

Author   Jack  Boyle 

Scenario Not  credited 

Cameramen    Roland    Price- 

Jas.  Brown. 

Photography   Good 

Locale N.  Y. 

Length About  6,000  feet 


"Ken"   Maynard   in 

"Fighting  Courage" 

Prod.:  Davis  Distr.  Division 
As  a  Whole.... PLENTY  OF  AC- 
TION IN  THIS  WESTERN 
BUT  STORY  ISN'T  PARTICU- 
LARLY CONVINCING  AND 
THERE  IS  RATHER  INSUF- 
FICIENT HEART  INTEREST. 
SHOULD  PLEASE  WESTERN 
FANS. 
Star... "Ken"  Maynard  gets  through 
his  role  of  western  hero  who  is 
mistaken  for  a  bandit  in  a  satis- 
factory manner.  He  rides  well  and 
fights  adequately  but  the  rapidity 
bf  the  action  doesn't  allow  much 
characterization. 
Cast. . .  .Tarzan,  a  peach  of  a  white 
horse,  is  featured.  He  exhibits 
some  fine  speed  at  times.  Six 
chorus  girls,  called  the  "Hollywood 
Beauty  Sextette"  are  also  featured 
but  haven't  very  much  to  do  ex- 
cepting for  a  cabaret  scene  or  two. 
Peggy  Montgomery,  the  girl,  ap- 
pears for  a  minute  during  the 
opening  sequences  and  then  doesn't 
re-appear  until  somewhere  past  the 
middle  of  the  picture. 

Type  of  Story.  ..  .Western.  Things 
just  keep  on  happening  to  our  hero 
in  this.  First  he  is  caught  in  a 
roadhouse  raid,  then  his  father 
sends  him  west  ala  Horace  Greely, 
to  find  a  lost  mine.  On  his  way  he 
misses  his  train  and  is  stranded  in 
a  western  town  sans  wardrobe  and 
money.  He  discovers  his  long  lost 
stolen  horse  being  ridden  by  a  ban- 
dit and  exchanges  his  clothes  for 
the  latter's  in  exchange  for  the 
horse.  The  bandit  foolishly  forgets 
his  wallet  when  changing  clothes 
with  the  hero  but  hero  gets  the 
worst  of  the  bargain  being  taken 
by  the  sheriff  and  all  other  comers 
for  the  bad  man.  Complications 
follow,  some  coherent,  others  a 
bit  far-fetched.  At  any  rate,  he 
rescues  his  girl,  finds  the  mine — the 
map  to  which  was  in  the  bandit's 
wallet — and  finally  is  identified  by 
his  father  who  comes  west  just  in 
time  to  tell  the  sheriff  that  his  son 
is  not  Kinkaid  the  bandit. 

Box  Office  Angle ....  Use  this  where 
your  crowd  likes  action  rather  than 
character-analysis  stuff,  or  on 
double-feature  day. 

Exploitation.  ..  .Better  stick  to  the 
fact  that  this  is  an  action-western, 
to  interest  them.  The  star  isn't 
particularly  well  known  nor  is  the 
cast.  You  might  run  a  trailer 
showing  any  of  the  chases,  hold- 
ups, etc.,  and  play  up  the  horse. 
The  title  should  give  them  an  idea 
of  the  sort  of  picture  to  expect. 
Go  after  your  western  fans  on  this. 
Direction   ....Clifford  S.   Elfelt;  fair 

Author Frank  Howard  Clark 

Scenario   Not  credited 

Cameraman Joseph   Walker 

Photography      Good 

Locale   The  west 

Length  ....  Approximately  5,000  feet 


Matt  Moore  and  Dorothy  Devore  ir 

"How  Baxter  Butted  In" 

Warner  Bros. 

As  a  Whole GOOD  COMED^i 

ENTERTAINMENT         WITKf 
MATT    MOORE    IN    ONE    OI 
HIS    CHARACTERISTIC 
ROLES;    SUPPLIES    A     FIRST 
RATE  ENTERTAINMENT. 

Stars.  ...  Moore  has  the  sort  of  roh 
that  he  does  especially  well — thf 
timid  soul  whose  struggle  to  ge' 
along  has  that  impressive  combina- 
tion of  humor  and  pathos.  Doro 
thy  Devore  a  cute  heroine  and  pret 
ty,  too. 

Cast.  .Ward  Crane  a  snag  in  Moore'; 
road  of  progress.  Well  suited  a; 
the  rival.  Others  Wilfred  Lucas 
Adda  Gleason,  Otis  Harlan. 

Type  of  Story ....  Comedy  romance 
adapted  from  Harold  Titus'  novel 
"Stuff  of  Heroes."  "How  Bax 
ter  Butted  In"  is  an  amusing  com 
edy  touched  off  with  the  righ 
amount  of  romance.  It  hasn't  an; 
especially  outstanding  situations 
but  Director  Beaudine  has  usei 
those  at  hand  to  the  utmost  advan 
tage,  secured  the  most  laughs  am 
unfolded  the  little  yarn  with  a  wel 
sustained  interest.  Baxter  is  oni 
of  those  heroes  who  wins  you» 
sympathy  at  one  turn  and  amuse' 
you  at  the  next.  Through  the  char 
acter  of  the  hero  is  brought  out  ai 
agreeable  combination  of  comed; 
and  pathos  that  gets  a  story  of  thi 
type  over  so  well.  The  directior 
production  and  cast  are  all  up  ti 
standard. 

Story:  Baxter,  a  timid  soul,  is  ajii 
office  drudge.  He  gets  up  enougl^ 
courage  to  "shine  up"  to  the  boss 
stenographer,  but  wins  the  imme 
diate  disapproval  of  his  boss.  Bax 
ter  just  has  about  enough  mone 
to  propose  when  his  dead  brother' 
wife  and  her  two  children  arrive  t 
live  with  him.  The  bankroll  van 
ishes  and  so  do  Baxter's  hopes  c 
marriage.  How  he  struggles  t 
keep  above  board  and  at  the  sam 
time  hold  on  to  the  girl  he  love 
leads  through  a  series  of  amusinfi 
and  yet  pathetic,  incidents,  but  fir^ 
ally  hero  gets  his  just  reward  a^f 
the  girl  too.  | 

Box  Office  Angle.  . .  .Good  entertam 
ment.  Has  very  dependable  blenr 
of  comedy  and  pathos  that  makdj' 
for  good  entertainment. 
Exploitation.  ..  .Get  them  intereste 
by  talking  about  the  new  kind  c 
hero  exploited  in  "How  Baxte 
Butted  In."  Say:  "He  didn't  sav 
a  life  nor  was  it  a  spectacular  rei  '" 
cue  of  any  kind  that  made  Baxt<  *' 
a  hero.  And  yet  he  was  a  real  hen'  ,' 
See  'How  Baxter  Butted  In.'"  Ltj" 
them  know  about  Matt  Moore  j' 
good  work  and  promise  them  soffi"' 
first  rate  laughs.  iP"* 

Direction. ..  .William  Beaudine;  vet 
good. 

Author   Harold  Titi 

Scenario    Julian   Josephsc 

Cameraman David  Ab 

Photography    Goc 

Locale    Cil 

Length    6,302  fe' 


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DAILY 


Short    Subjects 


Pathe  Review  No.  28 
Here  Comes  the  Bride! 
Type  of  production.  .1  reel  magazine 
Continuing  the  series  of  "brides  of 
(ill  ijations,"  Pathe's  Review  shows 
IS  this  time  the  brides  of  America, 
(i-'irst  comes  the  manner  in  which  the 
jindian  maiden  arrayed  herself  for  the 
i-cremony  which  was  performed  by 
Iier  father,  who  murmured  a  few 
Words  and  then  turned  her  over  to 
ler  chosen  warrior.  A  decided  con- 
trast is  then  shown  in  the  pictured 
|l:eremony  of  the  bride  today.  A  com- 
ijjlete  and  very  beautiful  wedding  pro- 
if-ession  and  ceremony  are  gone 
ihrough.  Another  interesting  sub- 
nect  shows  the  manner  in  which  the 
.vax  dummies  or  "mannikens"  of  Par- 
!,s  are  made.  Great  care  and  artistry 
■''oes  into  their  manufacture  and  the 
jinishcd  product  shows  it.  The  Pathe- 
'  olor  section  gives  some  pretty  shows 
ij)f  "The  Gorges  of  Ardeche,"  a  val- 
(;ey  composed  of  rocks  in  the  South 
iif  France. 


Fifty   Million   Years   Ago" — Service 
Film  Corp. 

Npe  of  production....!  reel  novelty 

Some  Worldly  Facts 

It  sounds  like  a  long  time  and  it  is 

you'll    learn    a    lot   about    "what 

if  you  see  "Fifty  Million  Years 

'    an    interesting    short    subject 

presents   some   facts   concerning 

earth    since    the    beginning.     It 

IS  oflf  by  giving  you  certain  ideas 

t    geologists    who    believe    that    the 

iiih  was  a  part  of  some  other  pla- 

I  I      It  goes  on  to  describe  its  vari- 
n     stages  of  evolution  going  through 

■  halk  age,  the  ice  age,  and  so  on 

finally    ends    up   by    threatening 

her    ice    age    in    some    thirty    or 

;.  thousarid  years  to  come. 
V  hich  are  things  to  worry  about, 
.i\be.  It  also  presents  a  conception 
'  prehistoric  animals,  already  famili- 
K'cd  through  First  National's  pro- 
1.  tion  "The  Lost  World."  Number 
■"\ides     good     variation     for     your 

II  rt  reel  entertainments. 


>i   Battle  of  Wits" — Mustang — Uni- 
versal 

Excellent  Western 

\po   of   production.  .2   reel   western 

Josie    Sedg~wick    is    starred    in   this 

:ry  good  little  western,   which    has 

en    directed    by    Ernst    Laemmle. 

articular  credit   should  be  given   to 

e    camerawork    which    is    excellent. 

cross-country     horse-back     chase 

.s  been  caught  in  a  way  that  allows 

le  to  see,  by  means   of  long-shots, 

St  the  way  the  chase  is  progressing, 

id  inasmuch  as  most  of  it  is  along 

inding  roads  and  across  hills,  this  is 

"i  ry     interesting.     The     story     deals 

\l   th  a  girl's  effort  to  save  her  brother 

,1  )m  being  arrested  as  a  horse-thief. 

;    )  do  this  she  is  almost  forced  into 

''      unhappy   marriage  but  the  hand- 

fl  me  young  sheriflf  saves  her  in  time 

il  d    marries    her   himself.     Excellent 

:stern. 


"Idylls  of  the  Southland"— New  Era 
Pictures 

"Snwanee  River" 
Type  of  production  1  reel  scenic 
To  the  tune  of  the  haunting  old  re- 
frain, "Suwanee  River,"  this  little 
number,  "Idylls  of  the  Southland," 
unreels  some  picturesque  views  of  the 
song-famed  river.  Probably  a  lot  of 
folks  never  gave  the  actual  river  a 
thought  so  for  them  the  picture 
should  be  doubly  alluring.  It  has 
some  lovely  shots  of  this  lazy  but 
beautiful  river  of  the  South.  It  shows 
you  how  it  winds  and  bends  its  way 
through  tropical  swamp  lands,  out  in- 
to pretty  summer  resorts  and  health 
springs,  through  woodlands  and 
fields.  First  rate  pictorial  appeal  and 
with  right  musical  accompiniment 
can  be  made  an  attractive  addition  to 
your  program. 


"Peggy  the  Vamp" — Sheiks  and  She- 
bas — Davis  Dist.  Division 

Pleasing  Comedy 

Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  comedy 

Here  is  a  very  nicely  produced 
comedy  of  the  "flapper"  type.  The 
cast  has  been  very  well  selected  and 
the  direction  is  good.  However,  there 
is  just  a  bit  too  much  footage,  which 
judicious  cutting  might  improve.  The 
action  deals  with  the  love  afifairs  of 
a  young  high  school  miss  and  her 
collection  of  beaus.  When  one  proves 
flirtatious  she  decides  to  emulate  a 
movie  vamp  and  "treat  all  men  as  her 
playthings."  There  is  a  humorous 
sequence  when  two  rivals  are  forced 
to  smoke  cigars  at  a  party.  They 
haven't  reached  the  cigar  age  and  the 
result  is  amusing.  The  entry  of  a 
burglar  at  the  party  and  his  subse- 
quent capture  by  one  of  the  beaux 
provides  a  bit  of  excitment. 


' 


"Discord  in  'A'   Flat"— Bulls   Eye- 
Universal 

Amusing   Comedy 

Type  of  production. . .  .1  reel  comedy 

Young  Arthur  Lake  does  his  darn- 
dest  to  make  this  one-reeler  interest- 
ing but  he  certainly  hasn't  been  given 
much  material  to  work  with  this 
time.  This  is  rather  unusual  for  this 
l)rand  of  comedy  because  they  have 
been  having  good  little  stories  right 
along.  The  humor  this  time  is  de- 
pendent upon  a  youngster  of  some 
three  years  w'ho  comes  to  visit  and 
finding  a  razor  proceeds  to  cut  the 
place  up  in  ribbons.  Lake's  ef?orts 
are  confined  to  practicing  on  his  hat- 
ed violin,  which  the  baby  finally 
breaks,  much  to  Arthur's  joy.  How- 
ever, just  then  his  father  walks  in 
with  another  fiddle  which  he  has 
won.  Amusing,  but  not  as  clever  as 
some  of  the  series  have  been. 


The  Week's  Headlines 

Monday 

liarry  Rowson  closes  for  Associated  Kxhibi- 
tors  product  for   Ideal,  of   London. 

M.  P.  T.  O.  of  New  Jersey  convention  opens 
at  Asbury  Park, 

Famous  Players  books  Educational  product 
over  entire   circuit. 

Tuesday 

Statements  from  defendants  in  case  brought 
by  Pacific  Southwest  Trust  &  Savings 
Hank    against    former    Selznick    officials. 

Famous  secures  Rothschild  houses  in  San 
Francisco, 

West  Coast  Theaters  expected  to  pass  soon 
into  hands  of  important  producer-distribu- 
tor. 

Fred  Elliott,  of  Independent  M.  P.  Assoc, 
to  have  regional  force  in  26  zones  cooper- 
ating with  Play   Date  Bureau. 

Paul  Mooney  to  head  Alliance  Producing 
Corp,,  which  will  produce  plays  and  pic- 
tures. 

National  problems  discussed  at  first  session 
of  Jersey    M.   P,   T.    O,   convention, 

Wednesday 

British  Premier  delivers  speech  before  House 
of  Commons,  in  which  he  says  time  has 
come  to  look  into  English  film  industry 
and   aid   it   in   some   manner. 

Exhibitors  at  Jersey  M.  P.  T.  O.  meeting 
refuse  to  cooperate  on  "Greater  Movie 
Season," 

Slight  increase  in  imports  of  negatives  for 
1924  offset  by  40%  reduction  in  importa- 
tion of  positives, 

Warner  Brothers  linked  with  new  big  San 
Francisco  house,  to  seat  4,000  and  cost 
$4,000,000, 

Commonwealth  Film  to  distribute  42  pictures 

during   1925-26, 
Paramount's  net  profits  for  first  three  months 

of    1925   total   $1,355,808. 

Thursday 

Fox  named  as  party  interested  in  acquisition 
of  West  Coast  Theaters  circuit.  Deal  un- 
expectedly held  up. 

Forty-five  cities  lined-up  for  "Greater  Movie 
Season,"  Chicago  raises  budget  to 
$50,000, 

Lee  Marcus  succeeds  late  Harry  Berman  as 
sales  head  of  F,  B,  O,  Colvin  Brown  pro- 
moted  to   vice-presidency. 

President  Woodhull.  of  M.  P,  T,  O,,  writes 
distributors  relative  to  block  booking,  ask- 
ing their  policy  for  new  season, 

German  municipality  taxes  burdensome  to  ex- 
hibitors,    Hamburg   gets   as   high   as   40%. 

Warner  Brothers  engage  Eddie  Bonus  to 
head  new   field  exploitation  force, 

British  exhibitors  suggest  Universal  with- 
draw '*The  Phantom  of  the  Opera,"  or  else 
they  will  boycott  the  picture.  Publicity  in- 
cident still  discussed. 

Friday 

Nathan  Eurkan  tells  Jersey  exhibitors  in 
convention  at  Asbury  Park  that  industry 
must  be  kept  from  the  domination  of  any 
one  company. 

Exhibitors  of  England,  at  general  council  in 
Glasgow,  Scotla-nd,  decide  to  take  action 
in  boycotting  "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera." 

Berlin  theaters  have  total  of  123,902  seats, 
with    317   picture    houses. 

Famous  Players  now  controls  interest  in  358 
houses, 

"Wall  Street  Journal"  predicts  high  mark 
in    film   exports    for    1925. 

Saturday 

Lee  Ochs,  of  the  Piccadilly,  books  Warner 
product  for  one  year,  charges  lack  of  co- 
operation   on    part   of   independents. 

Famous'  five  year  contracts  with  T,  O,  C. 
C.  members  fail  to  find  enthusiastic  res- 
ponse,   according   to   reports. 


Cutts  to  Make  "The  Pleasure  Garden" 

London — Graham  Cutts  will  make 
"The  Pleasure  Garden"  for  Gains- 
borough Pictures  in  Mimich,  Ger- 
many. Virginia  Valli  and  Carmalita 
Geraghty  are  now  en  route  from  the 
States  to  appear  in  the  picture.  Work 
starts  next  week. 


Riesenfeld  Directs  Concert 

Hugo  Riesenfeld  will  conduct  his 
60  piece  orchestra  at  an  Indepen- 
dence Day  concert  to  be  given  this 
afternoon  at  the  Central  Park   Mall. 


Lack  of  Cooperation 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 
have   always    been    ready   to    support 
Ochs." 

David  O'Malley,  of  C.  B.  C: 
"Any  company  that  has  so  far  for- 
gotten its  ideals  as  in  the  case  Ochs 
mentions,  should  not  classify  itself  as 
an  independent.  Such  a  company 
should  not  trade  on  its  reputation  as 
an  independent,  unless  it  is  willing  to 
support  entirely  the  independent 
cause.  As  far  as  this  organization  is 
concerned,  Ochs  can  have  anything 
on  our  list,  exclusively,  and  without 
barring  any  picture." 

Samuel  Zierler  of  Commonwealth: 
"We  are  willing  to  give  him  first 
(Ochs)  many  pictures  from  time  to 
time,  such  as  Johnny  Hines'  'Speed 
Spook'  and  'The  Early  Bird,'  last  sea- 
son. This  season  we  ofifered,  among 
others, 'The  Boomerang,'  which  inci- 
dentally is  now  playing  the  Capitol. 
We  could  get  no  action  from  him. 

We  are  willing  to  give  him  first 
crack  at  any  time,  but  our  experience 
is  that  unless  a  picture  has  a  First 
National  or  Metro  label,  no  matter 
how  poor,  Ochs  does  not  want  it.  It's 
his  own  funeral,  as  he  has  not  played 
strictly  with  independents.  Yet  he 
accuses  the  independents  of  not  play- 
ing with  him.  It  is  one  thing  to  say 
'I'm  an  independent,'  and  another 
thing  to  be  one." 

Jack  Bachman,  of  Schulberg  was 
out  of  town,  while  Abe  Carlos,  of 
Truart,  did  not  care  to  make  a  state- 
ment. 


KRAZY  KAT 


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WINKLER  PICTURES 

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New  York  City 

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Sunday,  July  5,  1925 


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Desmond  to  Make  Serial 
William  Desmond  begins  work  in  a 
few  days  on  a  10  episode  picture 
"The  Winking  Idol".  This  is  one 
of  "The  Lucky  Six"  on  Universal's 
new  program.  Jack  Daugherty  and 
Joe  Bonomo  will  also  be  starred  in 
these  serials.  Francis  Ford  will  di- 
rect the  Desmond  serial,  with  Eileen 
Sedgwick,  Grace  Cunard,  Helen 
Broneau,  Jack  Richardson,  Bert 
Sutch  and  Les  Sailor  in  the   cast. 


Last  of  Clifford  Series  Finished 
George  Clififord  has  finished  the 
last  of  the  series  of  six  Westerns  for 
Awyon  Film.  It  is  titled  "West  of 
Mojave",  by  Charles  Edwards.  Harry 
Eraser  directed.  Clifford's  support 
includes  Charlotte  Pierce,  Frank 
Lackteen,  James  McElhern  and  Dor- 
othy   Wolbert. 


Alma  Bennett  Signs  With  Crystal 

Crystal  Pictures  has  signed  Alma 
Bennett,  who  has  been  appearing  in 
Paramount  pictures  for  the  past  two 
years.  She  will  play  the  lead  op- 
posite Paul  Hosier  in  a  new  picture, 
work   on  which   starts  soon. 


Alice  Joyce  Arrives  from  the  East 
Alice  Joyce  has  arrived  in  Holly- 
wood from  New  York  to  start  work 
in  Samuel  Goldwyn's  "Stella  Dallas." 
She  will  join  the  Henry  King  unit 
upon  its  return  from  location  at  Del 
Monte. 


Five  Cast  for  "Souls  for  Sables" 

In  the  cast  so  far  selected  for  Tiff- 
any's "Souls  for  Sables"  are  Eugene 
O'Brien,  Ethel  Clayton,  Anders  Ran- 
dolph, George  Fawcett  and  Taylor 
Holmes.  Production  has  been  started. 


Priscilla    Dean    Starts    Newr    Picture 

"The  People  vs.  Nancy  Preston", 
starring  Priscilla  Dean,  has  been 
placed  in  work  by  Hunt  Stromberg. 
Ralph  Dixon,  film  editor,  has  joined 
the  Stromberg  staff. 


Florence   Turner   Returns  to   Screen 

Florence  Turner,  who  claims  to  be 
one  of  the  first  screen  players,  plans 
a  come  back.  She  has  been  engaged 
by  George  Fitzmaurice  for  "The 
Dark    Angel". 


Mary  Scully  May  Write  for  M.-G.-M. 

Mary  Alice  Scully,  scenarist,  who 
recently  finished  the  script  for  "Stella 
Maris",  for  Universal,  will  probably 
do  her  next  story  for  Metro-Gold- 
wyn- Mayer. 


Ford  to   Make  "Three  Bad   Men" 

John  Ford's  next  will  be  "The 
Three  Bad  Men".  The  cast  includes 
George  O'Brien,  J.  Farrel  MacDon- 
ald,  Madge  Bellamy  and  George 
Harris. 


Lois  Zellner  Signed 

First  National  and  Edwin  Carewe, 
jointly,  have  signed  Lois  Zellner  to 
a  long  term  contract.  Miss  Zellner 
has  been  doing  free-lance  scenario 
work.  She  adapted  "The  Lady  Who 
Lied"  and  "The  Sea  Woman"  for 
Carewe.  Her  new  contract  calls  for 
four  stories  for  Carewe  and  others 
for    First    National. 


Cast  of  Ray's  New  Picture  Completed 

Casting  on  Charles  Ray's  next 
picture  for  Chadwick  has  been  com- 
pleted and  includes:  Gertrude  Olm- 
stead,  Gertrude  Short,  Jack  Clifford, 
Ida  Lewis,  J.  P.  Lockley,  Frank 
Austin  and  Syble  Johnson.  Jerome 
Storm  will  direct. 


Cliff  Smith  Directing  Art  Acord 

Art  Acord  is  working  on  "Sky 
High  Coral",  for  Universal,  Cliff 
Smith  is  directing.  Marguerite  Clay- 
ton appears  in  the  opposite  lead, 
with  Jack  Mower,  Duke  Lee  and 
William  Welsh  supporting. 


Olcott  Starts  "Best  People" 

Sidney  Olcott  has  placed  "The  Best 
People"  into  production  at  Para- 
mount. Warner  Baxter  is  cast  for  the 
lead.  Others  in  the  cast  are  Kathlyn 
Williams.  Esther  Ralston  and  Ed- 
ward  Davis. 


"Our   Gang"    Making   New   Comedy 

"Bigger  and  Better  Pictures"  is  the 
title  of  the  newest  "Our  Gang"  two 
reelers  for  Hal  Roach  Two  new  ad- 
ditions to  the  Roach  force  are  Jo- 
sephine Crowell  and  Micky  Bennett. 


Lupino   Lane   Busy 

Lupino  Lane  is  about  half  finished 
with  the  first  of  a  series  of  six  com- 
edies he  will  make  for  Educational. 
Production  will  be  completed  in 
about  two  weeks. 


Casson  Ferguson  Back  from  Europe 

Casson  Ferguson,  who  has  returned 
from  a  year's  vacation  in  Europe, 
has  been  signed  by  Cecil  B.  De  Mille 
for  "The   Road  to  Yesterday". 


George   Walsh   Starts   Soon 
George    Walsh    will    shortly    com- 
mence production  on  "The  Prince  of 
Broadway",    his    next    for    Chadwick, 
following   "Blue    Blood". 


MacDonald  with  Embassy 

Embassy  Pictures,  headed  by 
Arthur  Beck,  will  star  Katherine 
MacDonald  in  a  new  nicture,  to  be 
directed  by   Harry  Hoyt. 


Van  Paul  Starts  New  Duties 
Van  Paul  has  taken  up  his  new  post 
with   Hunt   Stromberg  as   production 
manager  for  all  the  Stromberg  units. 
Paul    formerly   directed. 


Hoxie's  Next,  "The  Slipper  Tongue" 

Robert  North  Bradbury  will  direct 
Jack  Hoxie's  next  for  Universal,  "The 
Slipper  Tongue".  Supporting  Hoxie 
will  be  Olive  Hasbrouck,  Edward 
Cecil,  Jack  Pratt,  Jack  Kenny,  Buck 
Connors,  Bert  De  Marc  and  Charles 
Brinley. 


"BUI"  Patton  Finishes 

The  first  of  a  new  series  of  West- 
ems,  "l"angs  of  Fate",  has  been  fin- 
ished by  William  ("Bill")  Patton, 
under  direction  of  H.  B.  Carpenter. 
The  series  is  being  made  by  Sierra 
Pictures  for  the  Chesterfield  M.  P. 
Co. 


Mae  Busch  Returns  to  M.-G.-M. 

Mae  Busch,  having  finished  work  in 
"The  Miracle  of  Lite"  and  "Camille 
of  the  Barbary  Coast",  for  Associated 
Exhibitors  in  New  York,  has  left  for 
Hollywood  to  resume  work  under  her 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  contract. 


Spitzer-Jones  Prod.  Completes  Sche- 
Spitzer-Jones  Prod.,  in  which 
Grover  Jones  and  Nat  Spitzer  are 
interested,  has  completed  its  pro- 
gram for  the  coming  season.  Three 
comedies  will  be  made  during  the 
remainder  of  1925.     Pathe  release. 


Bill  Cody  Injured 

Bill  Cody  is  suffering  from  a  frac- 
tured jaw  and  an  injured  eye,  sus- 
tained when  he  fell  from  a  horse  while 
filming  a  new  picture  for  Independent. 
Cody  will  be  laid  up  for  four  weeks. 


Semon    Starts   "The   Perfect   Clown" 

Larry  Semon  has  commenced  pro- 
duction on  "The  Perfect  Clown". 
Fred  Newmeyer  is  directing.  Dorothy 
Dvvan  (Mrs.  Larry  Semon)  and 
Olive   Hasbrouck  are  in  the   cast. 


Baralatier  Quits  M.-G.-M. 

Andre  Baralatier  has  resigned  from 
the  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  camera 
staff  and  has  joined  Embassy  Pic- 
tures, in  charge  of  lighting  and  cam- 
era work. 


Langdon   Finishes   New  Two  Reeler 

Harry  Langdon  has  completed  an- 
other two  reeler,  "Lucky  Stars",  for 
Mack  Sennett.  Alice  Day  recently 
finished  "A  Sweet  Pickle"  at  Sennett's 
studio. 


Gates   Busy  on   New   Story 

Harvey  Gates  is  writing  the  scen- 
ario for  "The  Man  from  Red  Gulch", 
to  be  made  by  Hunt  S'tromberg. 
Harry  Carey  will  be  starred. 


Bercovici  to  Roumania 

Konrad  Bercovici,  author,  has  gone 
to  Roumania  to  complete  "The  Volga 
Boatman",  which  will  be  made  by 
Cecil   De   Mille. 


Paramount  Studio  Busy 

Production  activities  at  Paramoun 
are  at  the  high  water  mark.  Ther 
are  seven  units  out  on  location  and 
number  of  others  at  work  at  th 
studio.  Three  companies  will  star 
during  this  month,  among  them  th 
William  De  Mille  unit  which  wil 
make"New  Brooms.  Adolphe  Menjo 
starts  on  "The  Grand  Princess"  o 
Monday.  On  the  same  day,  Raoi 
Walsh  will  commence  production  o 
a  new  picture. 


Bushman  Unit  on  Location 

Francis  X.   Bushman,  Jr.,  and  th 
company   supporting   him   in   "Neve  1» 
Too   Late",   have   left   for   San   Jua  / 
Capistrano    to    film    exteriors,    unde 
direction  of  Forest  Sheldon.     This  i 
Bushman's    first   starring   vehicle. 


Hal  Conklin  Joins  MacLean 

Hal  Conklin,  "gag"  man,  has  joine 
the  Douglas  MacLean  unit  at  Para 
mount.  AlacLean  has  not  as  yet  ar 
nounced  his  choice  of  a  story  for  h 
forthcoming  picture. 


Title  of  New  Brown  Picture  Change 

The  Harry  J.  Brown  productioi 
"Diablo's  Double",  will  be  released  i 
September  as  "The  Cyclone  Cavalier 
Reed  Howes  is  starred  and  Albe 
Rogell  directed.  Release  throug 
Rayart. 


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Eddie   Gribbon    Signed  by   WarneM 

The    Warners    have    signed    EddjJ 
Gribbon  for  "Hogan's  Alley",  short!  jjit 
to    go    into    production,    with   Jam<  iF 
Flood  directing.  '■ 


Hal   Roach    Signs   Eddie   Dillon 

Hal  Roach  has  signed  Eddie  Dillcj 
to  direct. 


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Hollywood  Happenings 


McCarty  Starts  "Part  Time  Wife" 
"The  Part  Time  Wife",  a  Renaud 
lldt'tnian  Prod.,  was  placed  into  pro- 
luction  this  week,  with  Henry  Mc- 
carty directing,  Glen  Belt  assisting 
ind  Jack  Mackenzie  in  charge  of 
■anicra  work.  In  the  cast  are  Alice 
Jalhoun,  Robert  Ellis,  Janice  Peters, 
i\rthiir    Hoyt   and    Patricia    Palmer. 


I  Leatrice  Joy  Vacationing 

I  Having  completed  "Hell's  High- 
oad",  her  first  starring  vehicle  for 
3ecil  De  Mille.  Leatrice  Joy  has  left 
or  a  vacation.  Upon  her  return  she 
trill  appear  in  "The  Wedding  Song". 
ilharles  Wliittaker  and  Douglas  Doty 

»re  now    working   on    the   adaptation, 
ilan  Hale  is  to  direct. 


_ocale  of  Rex's  Next  in  Montana 
The  next  picture  to  be  made  by 
-lal  Roach  starring  Rex,  the  horse, 
\-\\\  be  made  in  and  around  Yellow- 
tone  National  Park  and  the  Crow 
ndian  Reservation  in  Montana.  Fred 
\'ood  Jackman  will  direct. 


Hamilton  Starts  on  New  Series 

The  first  of  the  new  Lloyd  Hamil- 

)n  scries  of  comedies  for  Educational 

;    in    work.      The    first    of    the    new 

lueniles,  the  Jimmie  Adams  and  the 

nco  series  have  started. 


Seiter  to  Direct  Denny's  Next 

William  Seiter  has  been  retained 
y  Universal  to  direct  the  next  Regi- 
)ld  Denny  vehicle,  the  name  of 
Iiich  has  not  as  yet  been  annunced. 
Liter  directed  Denny's  last. 


Boyd  in  "Road  to  Yesterday" 

William  Boyd  is  a  new  addition  to 
<c    cast    of    Cecil    De    Mille's    "The 
oad    to    Yesterday",    with    Joseph 
hildkraut. 


laire  Windsor  Given  New  Contract 
^  r- tro-Goldwyn-Mayer    has    signed 
;■  Windsor  on  a  new  long  term 
.    ract. 


jssell  Finishes  Adapting  "Lord  Jim" 

J  ihn  Russell  has  completed  the  ad- 

t,itation    of   "Lord     Jim"    for     Para- 
Jount. 


Buchowetzki  Cutting  "Graustark" 
Diniitri      Buchowetzki     is     cutting 
orma  Talmadge's  newest,  "Grausz- 
rk". 


Jean  Acker  Signs 
Cecil  B.  De  Mille  has  signed  Jean 
:ker  on  a  long  term  contract. 


12  Releases  for  July  and  August 

Educational    will    release    12    sub- 
:ts  during  July  and  August. 


Cruze  Leaves  on  Location  Trip 

Tames  Cruze  has  left  on  a  location 
p  with  his  company. 


Considine  Joins  United  Artists 
John     Considine,     Jr.     has     joined 
lited  Artists. 


Suit  Over  Loaning  Mason  Hopper 

As  a  result  of  one  company  lending 
a  director  to  another,  under  an  as- 
serted contract,  a  trial  for  $7,350 
damages  has  been  brought  before 
Judge  Albert  Lee  Stephens.  The 
Goldwyn  Producing  Corp.  was  the 
plaintiff  and  they  are  suing  Warner 
Bros,  for  the  alleged  loan  of  E.  Ma- 
son Hopper. 


Moirison  Making  His  Fifth 

"Cowboy  Grit,"  Pete  Morrison's 
fifth  western  in  a  series  of  eight  for 
Vitagraph  is  in  production  at  the 
California  studios.  Joe  Sameth  is 
the  producer.  Morrison  has  just  fin- 
ished "West  of  Arizona." 


In  New  Series  for  Steen 

Sierra  Pictures,  Inc.,  has  closed 
with  A.  G.  Steen  to  produce  a  series 
starring  E.  K.  Lincoln  and  Wanda 
Hawley.  John  Ince  will  direct.  Pro- 
duction on  the  first  starts  soon. 


Newspaper  Opinions 


Marion  Harlan  in  "O.  Henry"  Series 

Fox  has  selected  Marion  Harlan 
to  play  the  lead  in  the  series  of  eight 
"O.  Henry"  stories,  which  Daniel 
Kecfe  will  direct.  Keefe  has  just 
been  made  a  director  by  Fox. 


Edythe  Raymond  Being  Starred 

Edythe  Raymond  is  being  starred 
in  "Crushed  Roses"  for  the  Raymond 
H,  Gardiner  Prod.  It  will  probably 
be  produced  in  South  America  or  the 
Hawaiian  Islands. 


Hogan  Finished  with  Schulberg 

James  P.  Hogan,  having  finished 
directing  "My  Lady's  Lips"  for  B. 
P.  Schulberg,  thereby  completes  his 
contract. 


Frank  Newman  Assumes  New  Duties 

Frank  L.  Newman  has  assumed 
his  new  duties  as  director  of  the 
Metropolitan,  Million  Dollar  and 
Rialto. 


"Beery  in  "Vanishing  American" 

Noah  Beery  is  a  new  addition  to  the 
cast   of   "The   Vanishing   American." 


Clara  Bow  Completes  Third 

Clara  Bow  has  finished  work  in 
"The  Primrose  Path"  for  Embassy 
Pictures.      Harry    Hoyt    directed. 


Chaplin's  Next 

It  is  understood  that  Charles  Chap- 
lin will  next  make  a  comedy  based  on 
"The  Suicide  Club". 


Lloyd  Starts  His  First 

Harold  Lloyd  has  commenced  pro- 
duction on  his  first  comedy  for  Fam- 
ous   Players. 


Four   Chadwicks   Completed 

Four  Chadwick  pictures  for  1925-26 
have  been  completed.  Four  others 
are  in   work. 


Out-of-Town 

"The   Gold  Rush"— United  Artists 
Egyptian — Holl3nvood 

DAILY  NEWS— "Charlie  Cliaplin  reaches 
tlie  pinnacle  of  his  career  in  "The  Gold 
Rush"  with  more  than  the  usual  amount  of 
pyrotechnics",  *  »  »  His  latest  and  probably 
greatest    contribution    to    the    screen.     •    »    ♦ 

*  *  *  unquestionably  the  best  thing  Chaplin 
ever  has  done.  In  point  of  comedy  gags, 
situation,  suspense  and  heart  interest,  it  is 
possible  that  it  is  the  best  comedy  drama 
anyone  has  ever  done.  Throughout  the  entire 
picture  Chaplin,  in  addition  to  the  comedy, 
sustains  a  wonderful  and  most  appealing  note 
of    sympathy.    *    *    • 

HOLLYWOOD  NEWS—*  *  *  If  is  the 
crowning  achievement  of  the  master  com- 
edian. No,  the  master  artist.  In  'The 
Rush'  the  little  man  with  the  funny  walk  is 
no  more.  In  his  place  has  sprung  a  genius 
of  human  understanding:  a  man  who  knows 
life,  its  himiors,  its  pathos,  its  joys  and  its 
sorrows.  Chaplin  has  done  that  which  no 
other  artist  has  done,  he  has  recorded  on 
thin  film  the  soul  of  a  man.  He  has  created 
a    masterpiece. 

The  picture  is  remarkable  in  that  every 
bit  of  comedy  business  has  an  underlying 
meaning.  Nothing  is  superfluous  and  Chaplin 
is  persuasive.  He  holds  his  audience  to 
every  expression,  every  move.  Georgia  Hale, 
as  The  Girl,  has  a  screen  personality  which 
offers  an  admirable  foil  to  the  star.  Her 
work    is   excellent.    *    *    * 

LOS  ANGELES  EXAMINER— Charlie 
Chaplin  has  given  a  Chaplin  comedy  of  yore 
in  his  return  to  the  silver  sheet  »  ♦  ♦  Genius 
is   exhibited  in   'The  Gold   Rush."    «    «   » 

Every  foot  of  'The  Gold  Rush'  showed  the 
comedian  as  the  world  has  grown  to  know 
and  love  him.    *    *    * 

LOS  ANGELES  EXPRESS—*  *  *  Chap- 
lain has  created  no  funnier  tricks  on 
the  screen,  and  the  picture  is  one  of  the 
finest  things  the  screen  has  seen.  The  as- 
cending laughter,  which  reaches  its  climax 
at  a  dangerous  precipice,  causes  hilarious 
slrieks  from  the  spectators.  Chaplin's  pos- 
ition as  a  comedian,  threatened  by  activities 
nf  other  comedians  in  Charlie's  long  absence 
from  the  screen,  is  now  made  more  secure 
by  a  picture  which   is  his  best    ♦    •   ♦ 

LOS  ANGELES  HERAT,D— 'The  Gold 
Rush'  is  an  epic  comedy  and  the  star's  best. 
Seldom  has  there  been  such  unanimity  of 
opinion  on  the  artistic  and  general  merits  of 
an  ambitious  cinema  production  as  was  ex- 
nressed  by  the  vociferous  applause  and  en- 
thusiasm after  the  performance.  'The  Gold 
Rush'  is  without  exagcerafion  Chaplin's  most 
stupendous  efTort.  He  has  endeavored  to 
m.ake  this  his  best  picture,  and  I  think  vou 
will  agree,  when  vou've  witnessed  it.  that 
bis  genius  driven  labors  have  not  been  in 
vain.  It  is  a  comedy  of  the  rarest  oualities. 
and  Chaplinesque  at  all  times.  The  film  never 
lap's     *    *    » 

LOS  ANGELES  RECORD  —  Cha-'ie 
Chanlin  t'-inmnhs.  His  new  picture.  'The 
Gold  Rush.'  evoked  stormy  applause,  and  if 
was  m.TG-nificently  presented.  It  is  a  pic- 
ture nobody   will   want  to   miss    seeing. 

It  is  by  long  odds  the  most  pretentions 
he  has  ever  snonsnred  and  is  a  combination 
'^^  the  episodic  method  he  introduced  in  '.A 
Woman  of  Paris'  with  his  old  personalitv  of 
'The  Kid'  and  his  earlier  pictures,  studded 
with  thrills.  Deafening  applause  and  ca'es 
of  laughter  greeted  the  new  stunts  and  un- 
"snnl  nhotographic  effect  while  every  one  wa's 
'^ob'tfing  his  sides  at  this  picture  Georeia 
Hnle    is    wholesomely    vivacious    as    the   dance 

hnT     "neeen       ♦     »    * 

LOS  ANGELES  TIMES-*  *  *  This 
''uo-e  feature  will  i^o  down  as  enoch-m-'king. 
Tt  is  as  darino'  and  snectacular  an  experiment 
'•s  has  ever  been  attempted  on  the  screen 
It  is  am-T-inqr  that  comedv  in  the  fi'ms  shal' 
iipve  renched  such  a  pm'nt  in  its  d^vi^lopm^nt 
M'tiere     q     pi^'tnrp     rivalling     'The     Tt'Vth      f^^     n 

^'ation  '  a  'Robin  TTood'  or  -•>  'Thi-f  of  Rao- 
dad.'  and  f-oin  this  triil  Chatdain  his  at 
least  eome  forth  with  the  laurels  of  a  pion- 
eers.   *  •   • 


"The  Awfnl  Truth*'— Prod.  Dist. 
Porn.  Cameo 

n^TT.V    MTT?ROT?_-»    •   »    T)'-    nlav    wa^ 
a    HeT't.     rVverlv    prted    affair.       The    pirtn^e 

r-xn  he  <^^\(\  ^arrlp  Cla-k''  Ward,  as  tTip 
"nnfprna'^  a"nt."  r-iv^s  a  Tiumo'-oiis  cTiar- 
pofp'-t7ation    but    she    has    only    a    small    part 


MORNING    TELEGRAPH—    •  *  *    The 

picture  struggles  valiantly  to  sparkle  through 
the  mist  of  a  mediocre  cast,  and  Paul  Powell 
has  done  his  best  to  relieve  the  proceedings 
with  directorial  agility,  Lovers'  quarrels — 
their  misunderstandings — their  jealousies — 
their  obvious  little  attempts  at  reconciliation 
without  humbling  at  the  family  pride,  al- 
ways prove  diverting,  and  this  little  romance 
belongs  to  that  series  in  the  producer's 
notebook.    *   *   * 

rOST^ — *  *  *  Is  a  sophisticated  tale 
done  with  a  light  touch  throughout,  and, 
while  it  doesn't  matter  much,  it  is  good  en- 
tertainment of  an  inconsequential  nature. 
*  «  * 

SUN — *  *  *  Deals  with  the  separation 
and  eventual  remarriage  of  a  fashionable 
couple.  One  or  two  characters  that  were 
faintly  satirical  portraits  in  the  original  are 
here  treated  with  perfect  seriousness  and 
respect,  which  rather  robs  the  movie  of  some 
moments    of    civilized    comedy.    *  »   * 


'Grounds    for    Divorce" — Paramount 
Rialto 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Amusing  but  brittle 
is  the  Rialto's  feature.  "Grounds  for  Di- 
vorce" is  often  bright  and  always  gay,  but 
even  for  a  farce  its  situations  are  somewhat 
too    artificial. 

The  original  idea  is  a  diverting  one.  Di- 
vorces   wander    casually    in    and    out    of    the 

picture,    but    no    one    takes     them    seriously. 
*  *  » 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  The  play  has 
been  twisted  into  conventional  cinema  fare, 
so  frugal  as  to  leave  one's  appetite  unsatis- 
fied. Florence  Vidor  in  Miss  Claire's  role, 
is  beautiful  to  behold  and  her  eyes  enchant- 
ing to  watch,  but  aside  from  being  a 
"clothes  horse"  she  has  nothing  to  do.   *  *   * 

Perhaps    it    is    the    fault    of    Director    Paul 

Bern.      Perhaps    it    is    the    fault    of    Scenarist 

Violet    Clark.      At    all    events,    "Grounds    for 

Divorce"     lacks     humor,     drama     or    appeal. 
»  «   « 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  "Grounds  for  Di- 
vorce,'* pictorially  put,  is  a  sort  of  affront 
to  your  sense  of  humor — if  you  saw  the 
play.  You  remember  how  much  you  found 
funny  in  Ina  Claire's  production  of  the 
"spcakies."  And  you  thoroughly  reprove 
yourself  for  not  being  able  to  get  more  than 
a  couple  of  giggles  out  of  the  screen  at- 
tempt. 

It's  really  too  bad !  Because  each  mem- 
ber  of    the    cast    is    exceptionally    well    chosen 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  Louise  Fa- 
zenda  is  good  in  her  comedy  role  of  a 
Parisian  actress,  and  Beranger  is  clever. 
Although  it  all  seems  rather  exaggerated, 
what  with  the  introduction  of  numerous 
grounds  for  divorce.  Florence  and  Moore 
and   the  others  are   well  cast.   *  *   * 

MORNING  .TELEGRAPH  —*  •  •  The 
photography  is  excellent.  Parts  of  the  pic- 
ture have  been  made  with  a  color  process. 
These  scenes  are  individually  effective,  but 
rather  distracting  when  interspersed  with  the 
usual     black    and    white. 

It  may  be  described  as  a  light  comedy 
that  gives  a  new  twist  to  the  neglected 
wife  theme,  but  except  for  the  beauty  and 
charm  of  Florence  Vidor  and  an  amusing 
performance  by  Louise  Fazenda  it  offers 
little    in    the    way    of    entertainment.    •  *  • 

POST — *  *  *  The  screen  version  starts  out 
very  well  indeed,  but  it  wanders  far  afield 
later  on.  *  *  *  Xhe  original  story  is  con- 
siderably tampered  with  to  provide  more 
material  for  the  screen,  but  the  tampering 
only  serves  to  show  that  the  play  was 
never  written  for  the  films  in  the  first  place. 
"Grounds  for  Divorce",  has  its  amusing 
moments,  but  it  is  all  very  vague  for  the 
mosf    part.    *   •   * 

SUN—*  *  •  Was  directed  by  Paul  Bern. 
who  displays  somewhat  of  a  fiair  for  keeping 
things  in  a  light  comedy  mood,  but  who 
does    not    display    genius.    *  *  * 

"Grounds  for  Divorce"  is  moderately  di- 
verting.   *  •  * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  Louise  Fazenda,  in 
the  role  of  the  actress  who  cried  ever  and 
anon,  "I  want  Maurice !"  seems  to  have 
caughl  the  Vajda  mood  and  cartried  it 
through.  At  least  she's  the  only  one  who 
ever  gains  a  laugh  from  the  onlooker,  and 
even     she     resorts     to     broad     burlesque     and 

makes  you  like  Fazenda   more   than   Vajda. 

»  »  ♦ 

TIMES—  *  *  *  The  settings  and  the 
scenery  in  this  production  are  wonderfully 
convincing.  In  several  sequences  Paul  Bern, 
the  director,  has  made  use  of  the  gyroscope 
camera,  which  enhances  the  interest,  as  the 
photographer   is   enabled   with   this   apparatus 


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to  follow  the  players  or  let  them  come  to- 
ward him.  *  *  *  The  producers  have  also  in- 
itiated another  idea,  in  this  film,  and  that 
is  having  the  night  effects  in  sepia  instead 
of    the    usual    exaggerated    blue. 

The  fault  in  the  story  is  that  the  scenario 
writer  has  failed  to  emphasize  certain  neces- 
sary points.   *   *   * 

One  can  be  sure  of  several  good  laughs, 
and  a  number  of  chuckles  while  sitting 
through  this   picture.   *   *   * 


"Kivalina  of  the  Ice  Lands" 

Prod,  by  Earl  Rossman 

Mark  Strand 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  One  of  the  most  ab- 
sorbing dramas  that  Broadway  has  seen 
for  ma'ny  weeks  is  at  the  Mark  Strand  this 
week.  With  a  simple  sincerity  that  is  wortliy 
of  its  subject,  "Kivalina  of  the  Ice  Lands" 
unfolds  the  life  of  the  Eskimos  in  "the 
bleak    desolation    that    they    call    home.    •   *   * 

Kivalina  is  not  as  pretty  as  her  name 
but  she  is  surprisingly  lovable.  In  the  face 
of  almost  unbearable  hardships,  she  and  the 
other  Eskimos  remain  as  merry  as  children 
and     seem     to     enjoy     their    struggles.     ♦   •   • 

DAILY  MIRROR—  •  •  *  The  film, 
which  required  two  years  to  shoot,  is  rich 
with  gorgeous  photography,  thrilling 
reindeer  scenes,  and  erFtei^aining*  human 
touches.  Of  particular  interest  in  the  first 
picturization  of  the  Aurora  Borealis  (the 
northern  lights)  in  natural  colors.  The  pic- 
ture opens  and  closes  with  these  shots, 
showing  magnificent  beams  of  colors  shoot- 
ing from  the  horizon  through  the  sky,  form- 
ing a  kaleidoscolpic  maze  of  melancholy 
beauty.    *   *  • 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  Here  is  one  of  the 
most  interesting  and  unusual  films  to  grace 
Broadway  in  a  cinema  season.  *  •  *  The 
cast  is  capable  and  interesting  to  behold,  if 
not    especially    attractive. 

And  the  colored  sequences  showing  the 
aurora  borealis — this  must  positively  not  be 
forgotten — are  gorgeous  beyond  words. 
Everybody  interested  at  all,  in  anything  hav- 
ing to  do  with  people  whose  lives  we  little 
know,  will  be  wholly  appreciative  of  this 
delightful  production.  Don't  let  it  get  by 
without    seeing    it.    •   *   » 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  An  inter- 
esting tale  of  the  Arctic  regions  taken  in 
the  village  of  Tavik,  with  Eskimos  for 
principals,  and  against  a  background  of  ig- 
loos,   the  Aurora    Borealis   in    color,   gorgeous 

white     expanses,     and     huge     cakes     of     ice. 

«   »   » 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  We  are  given  wonder- 
ful pictures  of  the  expertness  of  the  Es- 
kimo in  lariat  throwing — their  method  of 
throwin,g   the    reindeer.    *   *  * 

Probably  the  most  wonderful  scenes  of 
the  Arctic  region  ever  photographed  are  dis- 
played in  "Kivalina  of  the  Ice  Lands." 
There  are  close-ups  of  ice  floes,  raging  snow 
storms,  and  dangerous  sledding  with  rein- 
deer. 

Mr.  Rossman  has  woven  _  a  love  story 
through  the  scenes  which  is  said  to  be 
typical    of   the   natives.    *  *   * 

HERALD  TRIBUNE-*  *  *  The  scenes 
were  photographed  in  Tavik  and  Koogalook, 
and  Mr.  Rossman  managed  to  get  pictures 
of  the  aurora  borealis  in  natural  colors,  a 
thing  never  before  accomplished.  You  are 
sure  to  be  intensely  interested  in  "Kivalina" 
and  "your  blood  be  on  your  head"  if  you 
miss    it.    •   *   * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—  *  *  *  The 
scenery  is.  to  say  the  least,  awe-inspiring. 
It  is  a  truly  gorgeous  picture,  refreshing  and 
clean,  and  despite  all  lack  of  "sex  appeal",  it 
ought  to  appeal  to  almost  everyone.  ♦  *  * 
Vast  expanses  of  ice  and  snow  stretch  but 
into  the  Arctic  Ocean.  We  are  given  a 
sight  of  the  Northern  Lights.  We  are 
shown  how  the  Arctic  Ocean  freezes.  Tinv 
specks  of  ice  grow  larger  and  larger,  until, 
as  one  of  the  titles  so  aptly  puts  it,  "the 
mighty  voice  of  the  ocean  is  stilled."  It  is 
one  huge  land  of  ice.  A  party  of  Eskimos 
set  out  on  this  frozen  ocean  in  the  Winter 
and  overtake  great  danger  when  the  thaw 
comes   sooner  than   they  had  expected.   *  *  * 

POST—*  *  *  The  chief  interest  of  the 
film,  naturally  enough,  is  a  pictorial  one. 
Vast  fields  of  ice  and  snow,  herds  of  rein- 
deer stampeding  before  a  storm,  resourceful 
E.skimo  forced  to  sacrifice  their  fleet  animal 
carriers  to  provide  a  meal  of  raw  meat 
when  their  food  supply  has  failed  them — 
these  and  many  other  scenes  are  depicted. 
*  *  *  The  action  is,  of  course,  staged  with 
real  Eskimos  as  the  actors  aeainst  a  back- 
ground of  Arctic  frigidty.  The  pictures  of 
the  Aurora  Borealis  in  color  are  strikingly 
beautiful  As  a  whole,  it  is  unusual  and 
interesting    film.    *   *   * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  There  is  not  too 
much.  It  does  not  bore,  for  the  centre^  of 
interest    is    quickly    shifted    from    an    Eskimo 


building  a  snow  house  in  a  gale  to  a  rein- 
deer race  between  the  mushers  on  their  rick- 
ety sleds,  and  then  on  to  a  dance  by  native 
chorus  men,  garbed  like  Santa  Claus  and 
stepping  like  Ann  Penington.  There  is  a 
silver  fox,  finally  caught  by  Aguvaluk,  who 
must  pay  off  his  father's  debt  ere  the  gal 
is  his'n.  *  *  ♦ 

TIMES—*  *  *  This  film  was  produced  by 
Earl  Rossman,  who  has  succeeded  in  making 
an  informing  and  interest  effort.  It,  how- 
ever, melts  into  mediocrity  when  compared 
with  Robert  J.  Flaherty's  masterpiece,  "Na- 
nook  of  the  North.  *  *  *  There  is  a  deal 
to  be  learned  from  this  picture,  and  much 
credit  is  due  Mr.  Rossman  for  his  courage 
and  energy  in  putting  forth  such  a  produc- 
tion. That  he  had  to  follow  a  veritable 
masterpiece  on  the  same  subject  does  not 
diminish  the  sterling  worth  or  parts  of  this 
efifort.    •   ♦   * 

WORLD— *  *  *  The  most  striking  effects 
are  pictorial,  and  some  of  these  are  bolstered 
up  by  mechanical  retouch  and  camera  manip- 
ulation, but  the  scenes  in  full  color  of  the 
Aurora  Borealis  are  magnificent.  In  the 
race  of  Kivalina,'s.  sweetJieart  over  the 
expanses  of  ice  and  snow  in  which  he  sets 
out  to  win  her  hand  by  his  resourcefulness 
and  courage,  beset  by  fearful  storms  and 
lavaging  of  hunger  and  desolation,  there  is 
drama  such  as  few  Hollywood  studios  are 
capable  of  grinding  out.  *  *  *  Herds  of 
reindeer  are  seen  stampeding  their  way 
across  the  waste  lands,  and  now  and  then 
these  hardy  Eskimos  are  seen  capturing  a 
stray  beast,  slaying  it  and  sitting  down 
quite  gaily  beside  the  animal  to  partake 
of   their    delightful   uncooked  luncheon.    *   •   • 


"The    Mad    Whirl"— Universal 
Piccadilly 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Life  is  just  one  cock- 
tail party  after  another  in  "The  Mad  Whirl," 
*  *  *  There's  a  lot  of  reading  matter  in  this 
picture,  for  the  captions,  pious  and  full  of 
high-sounding  words,  are  frequent.  Still  it's 
a  cheerful  picture,  with  several  surprisingly 
dramatic    scenes.    *   *   ♦ 

DAILY  MIRROR-*  *  *  It  purports  to 
keep  pace  with  a  heavy  drinking,  light  think- 
ing, speedy  moving  crowd  of  young  and  old 
'uns  who  spend  their  lives  in  a  most  playful 
fashion.  *  *  *  Marie  Astaire  is  a  cunnin"^ 
trick  as  the  flapper  who  flaps  with  a  cocktail 
in  one  hand  and  a  "faux  pas"  in  the  other 
But   no  one  could  overcome  the  story.   *  •   * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  May  Mc 
Avoy  is  very  lovely,  and  the  scenery  is  prettv. 
and  the  moral  seems  to  be  that  everybody 
drinks  these  days  but  ex-saloon  keepers  and 
their   families,    *  *   * 

HERALD  TRIBUNE—*  *  *  The  picture 
is  pleasant  and  well  directed,  though  the 
nlot  is  just  a  narrative  of  the  evc-yday  go- 
ings-on in  a  small  town.  Jack  Mulhall  is 
good  as  the  renegade  lover  and  we  liked 
Marie  Astaire  very  much  as  a  recalcitrant 
flapper.   *   *  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH— Tt  is  mostly 
a  series  of  drunken  parties  with  the  hero 
and  his  family  living,  it  seems,  on  Scotch 
ntid  bromo-seltzer.  And  into  his  life  comes 
The  Girl,  who  is  only  a  soda  pop  man's 
daughter.     *   *   * 

POST — *  *  *  The  action  is  very  slow  at 
times,  but  it  is  not  an  entirely  dull  picture 
The  moral  is  pointed  otit  so  that  nohodv 
could  possibly  miss  it  and  the  pleasure-mad 
parents  reali7e  their  mistake  like  good  little 
oarents  and  don't  give  any  more  parties.  It 
is  all  very  obvious,  but  the  plot  has  a  new 
twist  to  it.  and  people  who  enjoy  what  the 
movies  rail  an  "orgy"  on  the  screen  will 
like    It.    *  *  * 

SUN—*  *  *  "The  Mad  Whirl"  has  been 
done  under  other  titles  a  hundred  times 
This  is  probably  one  of  the  best  versions  of 
the    present    se.a'son.    *   *   * 

TKLKGRAM— *  *  *  From  the  angle  of 
the  <lyed-in-thc-wool  movie  fan,  two  reels  are 
taken  up  In  introducing  the  principal  char- 
acters before  any  action  is  beeim.  Then 
there  is  action  in  the  form  of  half  a  dozen 
wild  parties,  which  make  anything  Scott 
Fitzgerald  or  Percy  Marks  ever  wrote  look 
like  Sunday  school  meetings  so  much  are 
they    overdone.    *  *  * 

TIMES — *  *  *  There  is  nothing  more  no- 
ticeable about  it  than  the  way_  in  which, 
from  a  firm  and  promising  beginning.  It  frays 
out  into  insignificance  toward  the  end. 
Somewhere  after  passing  the  midpoint  the 
alert  spectator  is  ant  to  become  conscious 
of  a  dawninir  suspicion  that  the  director  has 
lost  track  of  where  his  story  Is  headed  and 
!s  sending  his  actors  hither  and  yon  in  the 
hone  of  stumbling  across  its  trail,  hopeful 
at  least  that  he  can  keep  them  busy  at  some- 
thing until  the  allotted  footage  has  been 
recorded.    *  ♦  ♦ 


WORLD —  ♦  ♦  »  It  is  an  earnest  and 
fiercely  moral  little  tract  on  the  follies  of 
the  younger  generation,  written  with  the 
strength  of  absolute  sincerity  and  filmed 
with  refreshing  sincerity  and  good  taste. 
It  follows  the  adventures  of  an  ex-saloon- 
keeper's daughter  and  her  uplifting  influence 
on    a    young    man    in     the    fast    flapper    set. 


"Passionate   Youth"— Truart 
Colony 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Jazz  runs  rampant 
through  "Passionate  Youth".  From  the  first 
scene,  is  full  of  super-dramatic  moments,  so 
very  super  that  the  real  thrills  are  lost. 
And  the  ending  is  quite  conventional  and 
dull.    *   *   * 

DAILY    MIRROR—*  *  *    Frank    Mayo, 

looking    very    uncomfortable,    attempts    to    act 

like      a'     minister.        Beverly      Bayne      drones 

through     "a    modern     woman    role."      Pauline 

Garson     jazzes     about     and     doubles     for     the 

village    cut-up.       Bryant    Washburn    caresses 

his    waxed    moustache    and    lets    that    go    for 

adding.       Carmelita     Geraghty     is     vivid     and 

attractive     but     snowed-under     a     trite     part. 
»  *  » 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  The  photo- 
play has  a  strong  cast,  which  includes  Beverly 
Bayne.  who  appears  on  the  screen  after 
several  years  retirement;  Frank  Mayo,  Bryant 
Washburn,  now  emoting  as  a  villain  :  Pauline 
Garon,  who  is  cute,  and  Carmelita  Geraghty. 
who  is  very  attractive.    *   *   * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  Is  an 
other  good  film  gone  wrong.  It  has  a  rea' 
idea,  but  unfortunately  the  threads  of  the 
plot  have  a  tendency  to  wander  off  by  them- 
selves and  forget  to  come  back.  Consequent- 
ly, it  is  a  picture  of  cross  purposes.  Per- 
haps, however,  it  is  too  much  to  expect 
of  a  wild-flapper-jazz  opus  that  it  stick  to 
the  straight  and  narrow.  *  *  *  The  title 
should  draw,  where  there  has  not  been  an 
over-abun(^ance  of  these  flippant  flappers  and 
abaTidoned   youth    films. 

POST — *  *  *  The  complications  become 
so  involved  toward  the  end  that  a  courtroom 
scene  is  necessary  to  straighten  them  out 
and,  of  course,  the  family  is  reunited  and 
the  daup-hter  sees  what  a  bad  girl  she  lias 
been.  The  cast  is  adequate,  and  the  story 
if  eld,  is  handled  well  enough  to  make  a 
fairly  entertaining  film  out  of  the  proceed 
ings.     *  ■*  ■* 

SUN — *  *  *  Despite  the  almost  finicky 
reticence  and  daintiness  of  its  title,  is  de 
voted  to  an  abstract  idea,  namely,  that 
woman's  place   is  in  the   home.    *  *  * 

''Passionate     Youth"     is — oh,     well,     it     is 

'ust    what    you    would    expect    from    the    title, 

■»   *   ■» 

TIMES— *_♦  *  The  narrative  is  of  the 
feverish  type  in  which  the  characters  usually 
wear  evening  dress  and  during  certain  inter- 
ludes endeavor  to  manifest  their  contempt  for 
the  Eighteenth  Amendment.*  *  *  It  is  a 
picture  which  inspires  fits  of  yawning.  The 
acting  appears  to  be  of  the  discursive  or 
argumentative  school,  with  standing  or  sitting 
noses,  and  action  has  been  successfully  con- 
trolled during  most  of  the  sequences.   *   *  * 

WORLD—*  *  *  A  picture  of  no  distinc- 
tion is  imwound  this  week  for  the  natrons  of 
the  comfortable  little  Colony,  and  still  the 
work  of  Miss  Carmelita  Geraghty,  a  fetching 
young  lady  somewhat  new  to  the  Broadway 
screen,  lends  it  a  certain  mild  Interest.  *  *  * 
The  setiings  are  rather  well  thought  out  and 
nhotoe-ranhed.  and  the  sub-titles  are  pretty 
terrible.    *   *    * 


"Paths  to  Paradise" — Paramount 
Rivoli 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Seldom  is  a  picture 
so  consistently  funny  and  thrilling  from  start 
to  finish       And   the   acting  is   splendid.    •   »  « 

This    is    a    comedy,    of    cour.se — and    yet    a 


I 


great  deal  more  than  that.  Hilarious  as 
are  some  of  the  scenes,  they  are  also  tense 
with  excitement.  There  is  more  suspense 
here  than  in  most  dramas.  *  *  *  It  is  full 
of  hair-breadth  escapes  and  unexpected 
chuckles.  You  leave  the  theater  atingle  with  I 
laughter    and    excitement.    *  *   *  I 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  This  rollicking 
funfest  starts  off  at  a  fast  pace  and  ends  at 
terrific  speed,  with  the  laughs  two  a  second. 
"Paths  to  Paradise"  is  one  of  the  finest 
comedies  of  the  year.  Harold  Lloyd,  Charlie 
Chaplin — look  ye  to  your  laurels.  Raymont 
Griffith  has  struck  his  stride.  And  boy 
howdy,   what  a  stride  i    *   *  * 

HERALD  TRIBUNE— *  *  *  Personally  | 
we  enjoyed  the  first  comedy  scenes  in  thej 
picture  more  than  we  did  the  chase,  because  i 
they  were  quite  original.  As  a  fast  moving! 
Raffies  farce  "Paths  to  Paradise"  is  perfect.] 
One  could  demand  no  more  in  screen  enter- L 
tainment.     It  is  the  ultimate  comedy  i  ♦  *  ♦       1 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  It  ia 
an  example  of  what  intelligence,  skill,  and  a 
real  sense  of  humor  can  do  with  a  fairly, 
trite  theme.  It  should  be  held  up  as  an  ex-- 
ample  to  all  producers  who  insist  that  humaw' 
interest  must  be  ladled  out  to  an  audiencei 
with  the  familiar"  ingredients  of  sickly  senti- 
ment, rubber  stamp  situations,  and  conven- 
tional presentation.  Here  Clarence  Badgei 
has  kidded  our  stereotyped  producer  unmer- 
cifully, and  delightfully,  and  the  audience 
simply    revels    in    it.    *  *   * 

POST—*   *   *  Raymond  Griffith  is  a  splen- 
did  comedian.      Nobody    will   liave  any   doubl 
of    that    after    seeing    "Paths    to     Paradise..' 
*   *   *  Is  much  funnier,  much  faster  and  muct  ■ 
better   done    than    was    "The    Night    Club. 

All  of  the  comedy  is  so  good  that  ther< 
seems  to  be  no  particularly  reason  for  pick 
ing  out  parts  of  it  to  talk   about.   *   ♦   * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  Phones  were  drapec 
around  the  Rivoli  box  office  with  the  injunc- 
tion to  "listen  to  the  audience  laugh  a' 
I^aymond  Griffith",  and  it  was  well  that  th( 
phoi:es  were  there,  for  the  audience  certainl} 
laughed.  •  *  *  Griffith  is  a  master  of  th( 
subtle  facial  gesture,  the  quickly  arched  eye 
brow,  the  drooping  mouth  corners,  the 
puckered  forehead.  He  is  an  artist  a1 
pantomine  and  gets  most  of  his  laughs 
through  its  employment.  He  has  the  gifi 
of   comedy.    *  *   * 

TIMES—  *  *  *  Whether  the  scenaru 
writer  or  the  director  have  adhered  to  the 
playwright's  version  matters  little,  as  these 
experts  have  succeeded  in  putting  forth  ai 
effort  which  is  continuously  amusing.  *  *  * 
It    was   greeted   by   volleys  of   laughter.   *  *  ^ 

Mr.  Griffith  is  a  resourceful  comediai 
whose  inclination  always  is  to  he  doinj 
something.  As  a  character  he  is  busy  ever; 
moment,  and  he  delights  in  outwitting  thi 
detectives  as  well  as  the  crooks.  This  i; 
accomplished  by  original  methods  which  fre 
quently    end    with    a    triumphal    twist.    *  *  ' 


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Goldwyn  with  United 

Will     Release     "Stella     Dallas"     and 

"Garden     of     Allah" — Has     One 
More  for  First  National 

Samuel  Goldwyn  has  joined  the  re- 

janized  United  Artists  Corp. 
The    switch    from    First    National 
ries  with  it  the  services  of  George 

izmaurice  and  Henry  King,  who 
uprise  the  Goldwyn  directing  staff, 
i-re  will  be  no  change  in  programs 

1  ady  arranged  for  these  producing 
ictors. 

King  will  complete  "Stella  Dallas" 
ich  is  now  well  under  way,  for 
ited  .Xrtists  release.  He  will  fol- 
this  with  an  adaptation  of  Rol/ert 
.hens'  celebrated  novel.  "The/Gar- 
!  of  .Mlah."  Goldwyn  has^jiecided 
^e^^d  King  to  the  FaxJgjitsX  to  film 
ues  on  the-jtrtttn+'Supposed  site  of 
"Garden" — near   Biskra. 

'  .oldwj-n    has    "The    Dark    Angel" 
leliver  to   First   National  to  coni- 
•. e   his   contract. 


Another  United  Artists  Producer 

"Wild  Justice,"   starring  the  "mir- 

dog,"    Peter   the    Great,   will   be 

■ributed  by  Ilnited  Artists  accord- 

-    to   the   announcement   of   Hiram 

rams.     This  is  the  initial  produc- 

^    venture    of  John    \V.    Considine, 

who   for   several   years   has   been 

iluction    manager    for    Joseph    M. 

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Tax  Reduction  Won  in  K.  C. 

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Alters  in  Jackson  county,  in  which 
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h   100  seats  the  minimum  tax  be- 
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M.-G.-M.  Buys  Two  Stories 

•  ieorgc   Ade's    "The    College   Wid- 
and  Donn  Byrne's  "In  Praise  of 
lies     Carabine"     have     been     pur- 
eed by  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 


Edw^ards  in  New  Series  for  "U" 
Hollywood — Universal    has    signed 
Xteley  Edwards  to  appear  in  a  new 
es    of    two    reel    comedies,    under 
ction  of  "Slim"  Summerville. 


M.  &  S.  Buy  14  Houses 

Meyer    &    Schneider    Purchase    Two 

from  Allwon  Circuit  and  Twelve 

from  Rosenzweig  &   Katz 

Meyer  and  .Schneider,  operating 
nine  houses  in  New  York,  yesterday 
closed  a  deal  whereby  they  take  over 
twelve  theaters  in  Brooklyn  operated 
i)y  Rosenzweig  &  Katz,  and  two 
from    the    Allwon    Circuit,    the    East 

iroadway  and  New  Delancey  theaters 
on  the  East  Side.     The  12  Brooklyn 

louses  are  the  Beverly,  Culver.  Ozone 
Park,  Lesscrts,  Our  Civic,  Norwood, 
.\delphi.  Concord,  New  Piccadilly, 
City   Line,   Sheridan  and  one  other. 


Izard  Sailing 

Forrest  Izard.  Managing  Editor  of 
Kinograms  newsreel,  sails  for  Europe 
tomorrow  on  the  George  Washington 
for  an  extended  trip  to  strengthen  the 
foreign  camera  staff  of  Kinograms.  J. 
\'.  Fitzgerald  and  Herbert  E.  Han- 
cock will  hold  down  the  editorial  dut- 
ies during  Izard's  absence. 


"Legit"  House  for  "Ben  Hur" 
It    is    understood    that    the    "Ben 
Hur"    premiere    will    occur    in    New 
Vork  late  in  October  at  a  legitimate 
theater. 


$500,000  Campaign  In  Chicago 
Chicago — Merchants  in  all  lines  of 
business,  and  the  local  film  industry, 
will  spend  $500,000  in  a  unified  adver- 
tising campaign  in  putting  "Greater 
Movie  Season"  across. 


Hays  Going  to  the  Coast 
William    Hays   is   en    route   to   the 
Coast  on  his  usual  Summer  visit. 


Prosperity 

Sheehan     Optimistic     and     Believes 

Coming  Season  Will  See  "Finest 

Pictures  Yet  Produced." 

Commenting  on  the  outlook  for  the 
coming  season,  W.  R.  Sheehan  of 
Fox  Film  says: 

"With  evidences  of  prosperity  in 
all  sections  of  the  country,  with 
l)right  prospects  for  the  harvesting  of 
large  crops  in  the  extensive  farming 
districts,  and  with  the  American  pub- 
lic constantly  increasing  its  patron- 
age, I  believe  the  forthcoming  season 
will  be  the  greatest  the  motion  pic- 
ture industry  has  ever  known. 

"In  keeping  with  the  country's 
prosperity  and  the  progressive  steps 
so  noticeable  in  all  fields  of  endeavor, 
I  believe  the  patrons  of  the  motion 
picture  theater  will  see  the  finest 
pictures  during  the  coming  season 
that  have  yet  been  produced.  More 
money,  sanely  expended,  is  now  go- 
ing into  pictures  than  ever  before 
and  the  keen  competition  that  exists 
among  the  leading  producers  makes 
it  imperative  that  the  one  who  hopes 
to   succeed   must   produce   the   best." 


F.  &  M.  Buy  Wallerstein  Houses 

Chicago — Fitzpatrick  &  McElroy 
have  purchased  the  four  Wallerstein 
houses  m  Michigan  City,  Ind.  They 
are  the  Tivoli.  a  vaudeville-picture 
house;  the  Starland,  Willard  and 
Dreamland.  Associated  with  F.  & 
M.  in  the  deal  are  Sam  Katz,  Dr. 
Lebetter  and  M.  O.  Cushman,  the  lat- 
ter two  representing  local  banking  in- 
terests. This  is  F.  &.  M.'s  initial 
move  in  Indiana.  They  operate 
houses  in  Illinois,  Michigan  and  Wis- 
consin. 


Bandy  to  England  for  First  Nat'l 

H.  A.  Bandy,  Central  Division 
manager  for  First  National,  has  been 
named  representative  in  England.  He 
sails  on  the  Mauretania  on  July  15 
to  assume  his  new  duties.  Bandy 
has  been  working  in  Cleveland  for  the 
past  ten  years. 


Foreign  Situation 

Up  to  the  hour  of  going  to  press 
last  night,  no  information  had  been 
received  from  London,  relative  to  the 
statement  of  Premier  Baldwin's  plan 
in  aiding  the  British  film  industry, 
which  was  to  have  been  offered  in 
tlip  House  of  Commons.  It  is  hoped 
to  present  complete  details  in  to- 
morrow's issue. 


Lapworth  on  "Reciprocity" 

London — The  trade  press,  and  the 
lay  press — mdeed  every  manner  of 
publication  imaginable  is  actively  dis- 
cussing the  situation.  "Kine"  a  lead- 
ing trade  pulilication,  is  carrying  a 
series  of  articles  by  Charles  Lap- 
worth,  who  recently  returned  to  Eng- 
land after  spending  a  long  time  at 
the  M.-G.-M.  and  Fairbanks'  studios. 
The  articles  are  captioned  "Towards 
Reciprocity".  In  part  Lapworth  says 
in  a  recent  issue: 

"At  any  rate,  only  by  open-minded 
examination  may  we  find  ways  and 
means.  It  might  be  discovered,  were 
Great  Britain  disposed  to  quest  in 
that  direction,  that  the  men  in  con- 
trol of  American  production  and  film 
xhibition,  are  quite  approachable,  and 

amenable   to    suggestion   and   reason. 

*  *  * 

"Is  it  unreasonable  to  expect  that 
an  authoritative  British-American 
conference  regarding  this  exigent 
situation  would  be  productive  of  a 
more  profitable  state  of  British  pro- 
duction? I  don't  know,  but  it  could 
(.Continued  on  Page  3) 


Laemmle  Sails  Tomorrow 
Carl  Laemmle  of  Universal  sails  to- 
morrow   on    the    Berengaria    on    his 
usual  Summer  visit  to  Europe. 


Not  After  Theaters 

Sir    Wm.    Jury    and    Robert    Rubin 

Make  Position  of  Metro  Clear 

to  British  Exhibitors 

London — Speaking  at  a  luncheon 
given  in  honor  of  J.  R.  Rubin,  Vice- 
President  of  Metro-Goldwyn  Dis- 
tributing Corporation,  and  Edgar  V. 
Hatrick  of  Cosmopolitan  Prod.,  Sir 
William  Jury  said  on  the  subject  of 
rumors  that  Metro  would  be  acquir- 
ing theaters  in  this  country:  "You 
have  my  assurance  that  we  are  not 
building  or  acquiring  any  theaters  in 
London.  I  will  be  no  party  to  building 
but  if  anyone  else  does  it  in  the  coun- 
try we  shall  have  to  protect  ourselves. 
My  aim  and  work  is  distribution  and 
not  theaters. 

Rubin  endorsed  Sir  William's  re- 
marks by  stating  that  Metro  stood 
solidly  back  of  Sir  William's  state- 
ment. "We  do  not  want  to  enter  in- 
to any  competition  with  you.  We 
only  want  an  outlet  for  our  product 
and  have  no  intention  whatever  of 
acquiring  any  theaters  in  this  coun- 
try." 


"Shop  Windows" 

Abe  Warner     Tells  of  Plans  of  His 

Company   for    Houses   in    Paris, 
London  and  Berlin 

London  —  Warner  Brothers  plans 
for  theaters  in  London,  Paris  and 
Berlin  are  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
that  firm  having  "shop  windows"  in 
these  cities,  according  to  Abe  War- 
ner. 

In  a  statement  issued  recently 
he  says:  "By  shop  windows,  I 
mean  a  theater  in  London,  one  in 
Paris  and  another  in  Berlin  for  in- 
stance, for  the  proper  popularizing  of 
the  Warner  productions.  *  *  *  It 
won't  be  for  profits  in  the  theaters, 
and  it  won't  mean  competing  with 
the  exhibitors. 

"If  Warners  ever  enter  the  theater 
field  in  Europe,  their  activities  will  be 
confined  solely  to  such  big  centres, 
and  they  will  run  theaters  for  the 
exhibitor,  not  against  him.  If  you 
have  a  high-class  product  that  runs 
into,  say,  fifty  pictures  a  year,  you 
must  do  something  to  sell  them  to 
the  public.  *  *  *  These  'shop  window' 
theaters  may,  on  paper,  lose  money 
because  of  heavy  advertising  and  ex- 
ploitation   overhead   costs." 


Red   Seal  to   Distribute  "Evolution" 

"Evolution,"  the  five  reel  theatrical- 
scientific  picture  made  by  Urban- 
Kineto,  will  be  distributed  by  Red 
Seal.  The  picture  opens  at  the  Riv- 
oli  on  Sunday.  It  took  18  months  to 
make. 


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DAILY 


Tuesday,  July  7,  1925 


Vol.  XXXIII  No.  6     Tuesday,  July  7, 1S2S   Prite  5  Cents 


Copyright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  a-nd  Editor; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager ;  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor ; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
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at  the  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  March  3,  1879.  Terms  (Postage 
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Granite  3980  London  Representative — Er- 
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resentative. La  Cinematographic  Francaise,  50 
Rue    de    Bundy,    Paris,    France. 


Quotations 

High    Low  Close      Sales 

Eastman      Kodak    ..108!^    108i^  108^       500 

Famous    Players    ...109       108J^  108i/5   5,900 

F.     P.     Pfd 117        117  117          300 

F.     P.     Rights     bVi        6  6       1,400 

Film   Inspection    Not  quoted 

First    National    Not    quoted 

Fox     "A"     58M     S8^i  58J4         22 

Loew's,    Inc.             ..    28%      28Ji  285^   2,260 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    ..   20J4     20}4  2^Vi      200 

M.  P.  Cap.  Corp.   ..    18;^      18'4  18^           1 

Pathe  Exch.   "A"    ..   89^     84^  88Ji        85 

Universal    Not   quoted 

Warners     Not    quoted 

Warners  "A"    16i^      167-^  16"/^           9 


Riesenfeld's    Vacation    Parties    Start 

Following  a  custom  of  many  years, 
Hugo  Riesenfeld  is  again  turning 
over  the  Rialto  for  the  entertainment 
of  children  and  their  mothers  during 
July  and   August. 


Constance  Bennett  Entertained 

Constance  Bennett  met  trade  paper 
editors  and  film  folk  at  a  tea  given 
her  yesterday  by  Associated  Exhibi- 
tors at  the  Algonquin  Hotel. 


Cranfield  &  Clarke  in  Deal 

Wardour  Films,  Ltd.,  of  London, 
has  purchased  Ivan  Ahramson's  "Ly- 
ing Wives"  from  Cranfield  &  Clarke 
for  the  United  Kingdom. 


Mischa  Visarofif,  who  appeared  in 
"The  Swan."  has  left  for  the  Coast  to 
freelance  for  three  months. 


GEVAERT 

RAW  STOCKt 

Negative  —  Positive 

As  Good  As  The  Best 

JOHN  D.  TIPPETT,  Inc. 

GEVAERT  FILM 


1540  B'way 
N.    Y.    C. 


6040  Sunset  Blvd. 
Hollywood 


Germany  the  Goal 

The  Scramble  Abroad  Hinges  Around 
Control  of  That  Market,  News- 
paper Reports 

The  World  reports  from  Berlin: 

"There  is  a  good  fight  on  in  the  motion 
picture  world  for  Germany  as  a  film  market. 
America  leads  in  the  contest  at  present,  but 
English  as  well  as  German  producers  are 
showing  determination  not  to  let  this  situa- 
tion last  indefinitely.  German  film  producers 
perceive  the  rich  home  market  and  are  en- 
deavoring  to   make   it   theirs. 

"Germany  is  regarded  as  the  best  poten- 
tial picture  market  in  the  world  outside  of 
the  United  States,  for  it  counts  a  large,  ho- 
mogeneous and  literate  population ;  it  has 
many  good  sized  cities;  it  has  plenty  of  ex- 
cellent theaters  and  concert  halls  readily  con- 
vertible into  movie  houses,  and  nearby  are 
Czecho-Slovakia,  Poland,  Danzig  and  Aus- 
tria, all  with  populations  demanding  films 
captioned  in    the    German   language. 

"Fortunes  have  beer  sunk  in  England, 
Italy,  Germany  and  Sweden  in  the  picture 
business.  Bankers  have  backed  producers 
heavily,  but  most  of  the  producers  who  start- 
ed out  so  bravely  several  years  ago  have 
lessened  their  capitalization  and  drawn  into 
their  shells.  Massive  films  which  were  sup- 
posed to  be  equal  to  American  productions 
have  failed  to  catch  on.  The  producers 
worked  with  a  national  rather  than  an  inter- 
national point  of  view  and  found  that  even 
if  their  films  went  in  their  home  country 
they   were  not  a  success   abroad. 

"America  was  the  market  they  were  all 
pitching  for.  It  is  worth  more  than  all  the 
rest  of  the  world  to  picture  producers.  But 
the  Americans  refused  to  look  at  most  of 
the  European  films  ofTered  to  them,  and  did 
not  find  funny  the  comics  made  in  Europe." 


Pictures  at  Keith's  Palace,  Cleveland 

Cleveland — Effective  Sunday,  the 
3,000  seat  Keith  Palace  will  show 
pictures.  This  is  the  first  time  films 
have  been  played  in  this  vaudeville 
house.  Eight  Fox  specials  have  been 
booked,  each  for  a  week  run.  The 
first  is  "The  Iron  Horse."  Six  acts 
of  Keith  vaudeville  will  also  be  in- 
cluded. If  the  picture-vaudeville  pol- 
icy proves  successful,  it  is  quite  likely 
it  will  be  continued. 


Liberty  Buys  "Big  Timber"  Series 

Independent  Pictures  have  sold  to 
the  Liberty  Film  Corp.,  of  Atlanta, 
the  "Big  Timber"  productions  for 
Texas,  Arkansas,  Oklahoma,  Louisi- 
ana, Mississippi,  Georgia,  Florida, 
Alabama,  North  Carolina,  South 
Carolina  and  Tennessee.  The  con- 
tract covers  eight  pictures  to  be  re- 
leased over  a  period  of  a  year  and  a 
half. 


Up-State  House  Opens 

Batavia,  N.  Y. — The  new  Lafayette 
in  Jackson  St.  owned  by  Jacob  Far- 
ber  and  leased  to  Western  New  York 
Theatrical  Enterprises,  Inc.  has  been 
opened.  It  had  been  expected 
that  the  theater  would  be  finished 
last  spring,  but  delays  in  Iniilding 
operations  delayed  the  opening. 


Second  Fire  for  Theater 

Sioux  City,  la. — The  Royal  was 
visited  by  fire  recently,  the  second 
time  this  year.  It  will  t:ikc  several 
weeks  to  repair  the  dan::'.gc.  Morris 
Smith  is  owner. 


Hand  Managing  First  Nat'l  Office 

Stanley  Hand  has  been  placed  in 
temporary  charge  of  the  local  First 
National  exchange. 


Wallace  Munro  Quits  Curtis  Prod. 

Wallace  Munro  has  resigned   from 
Catherine  Curtis  Prod. 


In   the  Courts 

Stipreme  Court  Justice  Levy  has 
denied  an  application  by  Grand-Asher 
Corp.,  Samuel  V.  Grand  and  Kenneth 
Shelburne  to  dismiss  a  suit  by 
Harry  Q.  Triplett  and  Monty  Banks 
to  cancel  an  agreement  with  the  de- 
fendants for  the  distribution  of  "Rac- 
ing Luck."  The  plaintiffs  allege  that 
the  defendants  violated  the  contract 
in  a  number  of  respects,  including  an 
assignment  of  the  distribution  rights 
to  Associated  Exhibitors,  for  ten 
years,  although  the  defendants  had  an 
agreement  covering  only  five;  that 
they  failed  to  account  for  65  per  cent 
of  the  receipts;  failed  to  keep  books 
in  New  York  and  owe  a  large  balance 
on  the  guarantee  that  the  cost  of  the 
pictures,  $44,900,  would  be  advanced 
in  ten  months.  In  refusing  to  dis- 
miss the  complaint  Justice  Churchill 
held  that  the  plaintiffs  had  a  right  to 
rescind  the  contract,  and  that  a  de- 
cree of  the  court  is  necessary  to  make 
the  termination  effectual. 


A  default  judgment  for  $10,805  was 
filed  in  the  Supreme  Court  by  David 
Jaffe  against  Jacob  B.  Backman.  of 
1650  Broadway,  in  a  suit  alleging  that 
the  defendant  guaranteed  the  payment 
of  loans  by  Preferred  Pictures  Corp. 
to  the  extent  of  $15,000  and  that  the 
plaintiff  lent  Preferred  $10,000  in  1923 
and  1924,  which  has  not  been  paid. 


Free  Shows  in  Chelsea  Park 

The  Hudson  Guild,  a  neighborhood 
organization  working  in  the  Chelsea 
district,  last  night  started  its  regular 
Summer  free  show  schedule  in  Chel- 
sea Park,  28th  St.  and  Ninth  Ave. 
The  outdoor  movies  are  screened 
every  Monday  and  Friday  evening 
and  consist  of  a  feature  and  short 
reels. 


Ince   Series  Thru  B'way   Dist.    Corp. 

The  Broadway  Dist.  Corp.,  through 
Sierra  Pictures,  has  secured  distribu- 
tion of  a  series  to  be  made  by  John 
Incc  Prod.,  featuring  E.  K.  Lincoln 
and  Wanda  Hawley.  It  was  inad- 
vertently stated  in  Sunday's  issue 
that  .'\.  G.  .S'tecn  would  release  the 
series. 


Circle  in  Cleveland  Closes 

Cleveland — The  Circle  has  closed 
for  July  and  August.  .^Iterations  will 
be  made  and  several  hundred  seats 
added  to  the  balcony. 


English  Unit  Plans  Series  of  Shorts 

London — Cosmopolitan  Prod,  will 
liroducc  a  series  of  12  short  subjects, 
comedies  and  dramas.  Walter  West 
will    direct. 


Exhibitors  Lose  Sunday  Fight 

Tekamali,  Nebr. — By  a  majority  of 
161,  the  "blues"  won  in  their  fight  to 
close  theaters  here  on  Sunday. 


INDEPENDENT    PRODUCERS 

What  have  you  available  for 
Greater  N.  Y.  and  Northern 
N.  J. 

Box  K-106  c/o  Film  Daily 

1650  Broadway,  N.  Y.  C. 


May  Broadcast  O.  K'd  Pictures 

Indianapolis  —  Mrs.  David  Ross, 
president  of  the  Indorsers  of  Photo- 
plays, has  proposed  a  publicity  cam- 
paign whereby  lists  of  pictures  they 
have  indorsed  will  be  broadcast  by 
radio  stations. 


Hector  Tumbull  Returning 

Hollywood — Hector  Turnbull,  of 
Famous  Players,  is  due  back  from 
Europe  shortly  with  the  first  draft  of 
Michael  Arlen's  story,  "Crosswords 
of  the  World",  written  especially  for 
Pola   Negri. 


"Ko-Ko"  At  Three  B'way  Houses 

Red  Seal's  "Ko-Ko  Celebrates  the 
Fourth,"  an  Out-of-the-Inkwell  nov- 
elty, played  three  Broadway  houses 
last  week  simultaneously.  They 
were  the  Rialto,  Rivoli  and  Strand. 


Stop,  look 
and  Laugh! 

HAL  ROACH 

presents 

CLYDE  COOK 


In  a  new  series  of  two  reel  comedies 
that  will  mak«  'em  scream. 

Path^comedy 

— =^  -  ^ 


LOBBY  FRAMES 

OF  THE  BETTER  KIND 

LIBMAN-SPANJER    CORP 

1600  Broadway  New  York  City 

Tcl-Chickering  5550  Sliow  Room 


BRVANT     37-4.0-374-4 


I54-0    BROADWAY 


i\ 


NewYork. 

Insurance    txperts    to   the   Theatric] 
And    Motion    Picture    Industry 


DAILV 


Foreign  Situation 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

be  found  out.  In  this  inevitable  ex- 
amination the  American  producers 
and  theater-owners  could  give  evi- 
dence, and  their  attitude  placed  upon 
record.  It  would  be  wise,  therfore, 
not  to  prejudice  things  by  blaming 
i:  the  Americans  for  present  condi- 
t  tions. 

i  "The  personnel  of  such  an  Anglo- 
)  American  conference  I  would  not 
I  venture  to  suggest,  but  I  am  sure 
that  an  inquiry  made  up  of  not  more 
than  five  aside,  with  some  Dominion 
representation  on  the  British  side, 
might  easily  establish  whether  there 
is  any  real  desire  for  reciprocity  on 
the  part  of  American  producers  and 
theater  owners."  *  *  * 


The  manner  in  which  men  in  Brit- 
ish public  life  make  statements  rela- 
tive to  the  industry  can  be  imagined 
from  a  statement  made  by  Command- 
er Kenworthy,  one  of  the  leaders  of 
the  Liberal  Party  who  is  quoted  as 
saying  "There  are  200,000  picture 
theaters  in  the  United  States." 


Leading  writers,  publicists,  authors, 
etc.,  united  to  issue  a  statement  for  a 
Government  inquiry.  Among  the 
signers  were  Cecil  Harmsworth, 
Gordon  Selfridge,  the  great  merchant, 
Lena  Ashwell  of  the  stage,  Lords 
Burnham,  Carson,  Riddell  and  others. 
The  statement  points  out  that  al- 
though the  annual  receipts  at  picture 
houses  are  about  £30,000,000  an- 
nually "not  5  per  cent"  of  the  pic- 
tures shown  are  of  British  produc- 
tion." 


Lee-Bradford  Sales 

Lee-Bradford  have   closed  the  fol- 
lowing deals: 

"The  Passionate  Adventure"  for  Greater 
New  York  and  Northern  New  Jersey  to 
Capitol  Fihii  Exchange.  Mid-West  Dis- 
tributing Co.,  Milwaukee,  bought  this  for 
Wisconsin.  Imperial  Pictures,  Philadelphia, 
bought  the  series  of  18  "Lightning  Comed- 
'  i."  Peter  H.  White  Co.  bought  the 
Lightning  Comedies"  for  Cuba  a'nd 
■  xico,  and  High-Mark  Sales  Co..  for  Ja- 
".  The  Tsushosha  were  the  buyers  for 
nrestraiiied  Youth"  and  "Shattered  Repu- 
iions"  for  Japan.  Hi-Mark  purchased 
\dventures  In  The  Far  North"  for  Mexico. 


Rebuilding  Berlin  House 

Berlin — The   Stern,  one  of  the  Ufa 

theaters    in    the    Eastern    section    of 

Iierlin,  which  was   destroyed  by  fire 

-  ime   time   ago,    is   in   course   of   re- 

'us.truction.     The  new  building  will 

double  the  size  of  the  old  theater, 

id  will   have   a   seating  capacity  of 

,'jOO,  opening  in  September. 


Thank  You 

"Kine  of  London,  just  re- 
ceived, says:  "Our  congratul- 
ations to  The  Film  Daily  on  its 
annual  Director's  Number.*  *  * 
This  issue  of  the  Daily  ought  to 
be  in  every  exhibitor's  reference 
library." 


Thank  you,  Mr.  Kine,  on  this 
side  it  is. 


Lazarus  to  Build  in  Kingston 

Kingston.  N.  Y. — Harry  Lazarus, 
former  owner  of  the  Pine  Hills  in 
Albany,  has  filed  papers  incorporat- 
ing a  company  known  as  the  King- 
ston Theater  Corp,  which  will  erect  a 
new  house  here  at  once. 


Musselman  Acquires  Two  in  Texas 

Dallas — Dent  Musselman  &  Co. 
has  acquired  the  Strand  at  Wichita 
Falls  and  the  Fair  at  Amarillo. 


Means  to  Build  a  Third 
Kansas  City — A  new  theater  will  be 
erected  on  Prospect  avenue  between 
39th  and  40th  Sts.,  for  J.  Means. 
This  will  be  his  third  East  Side  house. 
Construction  was  begun  last  week  by 
the  Ward  Investment  Co.  The  new 
theater  will  have  a  seating  capacity  of 
1,000.  It  will  have  exterior  walls  of 
brick  and  stucco  in  a  Spanish  de- 
sign. 

The  other  two  theaters  operated  by 
Means  arc  the  Murry  and  the  Pros- 
pect- 


Resigns  from  the  Columbia 

Longview,,  Wash. — J.  H.  Storey, 
has  resigned  as  manager  of  the  new 
Columbia,  here,  and  is  now  manager 
of  the  Capital,  Seattle.  He  has  been 
succeeded  here  by  George  B.  Pervis. 


Everett,  Wash.  Theater  Man  Resigns 

Everett,  Wash. — Duncan  G.  luer- 
arity,  manager  of  the  Everett,  has  re- 
signed, and  has  been  succeeded  by 
M.  Charles,  former  manager  of  the 
Columbia,  Portland. 


Film  Building  for  Louisville 

Louisville, Ky.— Work  has  started 
on  the  new  exchange  building  for  the 
Big  Feature  Rights  Corp.,  and  Edu- 
cational.    It  will   cost  $30,000. 


Davis  Opens  Coast  Office 

Los  Angeles — J.  Charles  Davis,  2d, 
has  opened  the  West  Coast  office  of 
Davis  Distributing  Division  in  the 
Lane  Mortgage   Building. 


Wilmington  Co.   Increases   Capital 

Dover,  Del  —  The  Wilmington 
.\musement  Co.,  of  Wilmington,  has 
increased  its  capital  from  $250,000  to 
$429,000. 


New  House  Gets  Manager 

I      Astoria,     Ore.— The     Astoria     has 

opened.    Ray  Felkner  is  the  manager. 


New  Palace  Demolished 

Cleveland— The  New  Palace,  St. 
Clair  Ave,  and  East  17th  St.,  has 
been  demolished  and  converted  into 
stores. 


Riesenfeld  to  Honor  Ben  Bernie 

Hugo  Riesenfeld  will  tender  Ben 
Betnic  and  his  orchestra  a  luncheon 
on  Thursday  at  the  Astor. 


Mr.  Exhibitor:   Ask  at  the  Film  Exchanges 
for  the 


It's   little   to    csk   for,   but    it's    tha    only 
reliable  a«d  you  can  give  your  muslriana 
to  help  put  the  picture  over.    ' 


New    Downtown    House    for    K.    C. 

Kansas  City,  Kas. — This  city, 
which  has  only  one  big  downtown 
first  run,  may  soon  have  a  second. 
Edward  J.  Grubel  and  Frank  C. 
Grubcl,  owners  of  the  Electric,  have 
purchased  a  site  of  125  feet  facing 
Minnesota  Ave.,  between  Seventh 
and  Eighth.  Work  of  constructing 
a  $60,000  2-story  building  will  start 
at  once,  but  the  theater  phase  of  the 
plans  have  not  yet  been  completed. 


Blovet   Plans   New  Theater 

Le  Roy,  N.  Y. — Le  Roy  is  soon  to 
have  a  new  $100,00  theater,  according 
to  announcement  made  by  Ralph  E. 
Blouvet,  who  owns  the  Family  here 
and  the  Strand,  Brockport.  Blouvet 
is  now  associated  with  the  Western 
New  York  Theatrical  Enterprises, 
Inc. 


Glucksmann  Buys  Goldstone  Product 

Phil  Goldstone  Prod.,  has  disposed 
of  foreign  rights  to  "The  Handicap" 
and  "The  Brand  Of  Cowardice",  to 
Jacob  Glucksmann.  He  has  also  sold 
to  Glucksmann,  for  South  America. 
"Passionate  Youth"  and  "The  Fight- 
ing Cub". 


Film  to  Show  the  South 

Gulfport,  Miss — A.  W.  Harrison, 
vice  president  of  the  Harcol  I'"ilm  Co., 
of  New  Orleans,  is  in  Gulfport  taking 
scenes  of  the  Mississippi  Coast  which 
are  to  go  into  a  coast  film  which  is 
to  l)e  shown  in  the  north  to  attract 
people  to  the  .South. 


Stiff  Assumes  New  Duties 

Columbia,  S.  C. — C.  B.  Stiff  former- 
ly of  Chattanooga,  has  assumed  his 
duties  as  the  new  manager  of  the  Im- 
perial. 

Stiff  succeeds  C.  W.  Irwin.  The 
Imperial  is  operated  by  Southern  En- 
terprise. 


Imports  17  Reel  Picture 

Ybor  City,  Fla. — Anthony  Juran, 
manager  of  the  Casino  theaters  here 
and  in  West  Tampa,  has  imported  a 
17  reel  Spanish  picture  and  is  giving 
two  shows  daily.  He  caters  to  a 
large  Latin  trade. 


Fire  Threatens  Ottawa  House 

Ottawa,  Ont — The  Princess  the- 
ater, Rideau  Street,  was  recently 
threatened  by  fire,  when  flames  were 
discovered  shortly  after  midnight  in 
the  premises  above  the  theater. 


Incorporations 

Tacoma,  Wash. — Hollywood  Theater  Co. 
Capital  $25,000.  Incorporators,  W.  Tib- 
betts,   J.    Parker   and   A.    Dibble. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Spiro-Ad  Corp.,  New  York. 
Capital  $20,000.  Attorney,  R.  R.  McGee, 
505   Fifth  Avenue,   New   York 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Renraw,  Inc. ;  New  York. 
Attorneys,  Thomas  &  Friedman,  2  Rector 
street,    New    York. 


Albany — Playhouse  Pictures  Corp.,  New 
York.  Attorney,  R.  A.  Kohn,  485  Fifth  Ave. 
New    York. 


Albany,    N.     Y. — Verona    Theaters    Corp., 
New    York.      Capital   $30,000. 


Harrisburgh,    Pa. — Producers    International 
Corp.      Capital    $750,000. 


Harrisburgh,   Pa. — International   Producers, 
Inc.      Capital    $500,000. 


Tacoma,     Wash. — Pantages     Theater     Co., 
Seattle.     Capital   $50,000. 


On  to  Hollywood 

Colleen  Moore,  First  National  star, 
will  pause  but  six  days  in  New  York 
on  her  return  from  a  six  weeks'  holi- 
day in  Europe  en  route  to  Hollywood 
to  begin  active  work  on  her  new 
picture,  "We  Moderns",  from  Israel 
Zangwill's  latest  comedy.  She  ar- 
rived last  Friday,  and  will  leave 
Thursday  for  Hollywood. 


Russell  Vacationing 

John  Russell,  who  recently  return- 
ed here  from  the  Coast  after  complet- 
ing the  adptation  of  "Lord  Jim",  for 
Paramount,  has  left  for  Alexandria 
Bay  and  the  Thousand  Islands  on  a 
vacation.  He  will  return  in  No- 
vember. 


Luncheon  for  Griffith  at  Studio 
Famous  will  give  a  luncheon  to  the 
press  on  Thursday  at  the  Long  Island 
studio,  in  honor  of  the  starting  of 
work  on  "That  Royle  Girl",  D.  W. 
Griffith's  first  under  the  Paramount 
banner. 


Warners  to  Film  Wilde's  Play 

Oscar  Wilde's  play  "Lady  Winder- 
mere's Fan"  will  be  produced  by 
Warner  Brothers,  with  Ernst  Lu- 
bitsch  directing. 


Adds  to  Schedule 
London — F.    B.    O.   has   completed 
arrangements    to    handle    throughout 
the    United    Kingdom, "The    City    of 
Temptation." 


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ol.  XXXIII     NO.  7 


Wednesday,  July  8,   1925 


Price  5  Cents 


DEALS 

By  DANNY 
Adolph   Ramish  has  sold  his 
lerest  in  West  Coast  to  Will- 
in  Fox. 

Very  important  happening. 
ives  Mr.  Fox  a  50  per  cent 
biding  in  a  powerful  circuit  of 

Heaters. 
But  the  majority  of  the  stock 

i:  West  Coast  is  held  by  Sol 
esser,  the   Gore  brothers,  and 

;  few  others.     It  has  been  be- 

:;ved — certainly  it  has  been  re- 
irted      sufficiently — that      the 

:ock  held  by  these  gentlemen 
as  also  to  be  sold  to  Mr.  Fox. 
lint  something  occurred.    One 

I  these  last  minute  happenings, 
nd  yesterday  afternoon  it  ap- 
\'ired  as  if  that  peculiar  "some- 
ling"  might  cause  Messrs. 
esser,  Gore,  etc.,  to  change 
leir   minds. 

*  *         * 

In  other  words  Mr.  Fox  may 
it    secure     control     of     West 
«oast. 

And  if  this  comes  to  pass — 
L'll,  it  always  has  been  a  pecul- 
r  Ijusiness.  They  change  their 
inds  frequently  in  the  motion 
cture  business. 

And   there   may   be   consider- 
.)le  news — and   comment —  re- 
arding  this  situation  within  the 
'xt  day  or  so. 

*  *         * 

The  West  Coast  circuit  is  all 
)werful  in  Southern  California, 
here  are  many  excellent  rea- 
)ns  why  not  only  William  Fox, 
it  other  producer-distributors 
-might  desire  to  own  this  cir- 
lit.      Indeed — from    what    has 

en  going  on  lately — it  appears 

if  several  of  such  producers 

ive  cast  longing  eyes  on  this 

rcuit. 

There  are  other  circuits  which 
e  at  present  engaging  the  at- 
ntion  of  larger  interests.  There 
much  talk  of  where  they  are 
)ing,  or  who  is  going  to  own 

(Continued    on    Page    2) 


Sultzberger  Case  Up 

Action     Against     Frank     Rembusch 
Scheduled  for  Hearing — He  Re- 
ceives Exhibitors'  Support 

Shelbyville,  Ind.  —  The  action 
brought  by  Myron  Sultzberger  an 
attorney  against  Frank  Rembusch, 
which  has  been  hanging  in  the  local 
courts  for  five  years  is  set  for  trial 
within  the  next  month  in  the  Circuit 
Court. 


It  will   be   recalled   that  when   the 
so-called  Patterson  movement  occur- 
red in   1919  that  the  late  Charles   E. 
{Continued  on  Page  7) 


Not  to  Fill  Vacancies  Until  Autumn 

E.  A.  Eschmann,  sales  head  of 
First  National,  will  not  fill  the 
district  managership  vacancies  in  his 
field  force  until  the  Autumn. 


Price  to  Star  Constance  Bennett 
Oscar  Price  has  signed  Constance 
Bennett  to  star  in  two  pictures  next 
year.  It  was  reported  that  Miss  Ben- 
nett had  been  signed  to  a  three  year 
contract,  but  this  was  denied  by  Price. 
"Peggy"  has  been  selected  as  one 
vehicle  for  her.  Leonore  Ulric  will 
be  starred  in  "Aloha",  which  reports 
said,  was  to  serve  as  a  vehicle  for 
Miss  Bennett. 


Long    Runs   for   "The    Freshman" 

Harold  Lloyd's  last  for  Pathe,  "The 
Freshman",  has  been  booked  by  Ba- 
laban  &  Katz  for  their  Roosevelt 
theater  in  Chicago  for  an  indefinite 
run.  opening  Sept.  20.  Other  long 
runs  include  John  Kunsky's  Adams. 
Detroit;  I.  Libson's  Walnut.  Cincin- 
nati; the  Mary  Anderson,  Louisville; 
Southern  theater,  Columbus,  O.  and 
the  State,  Dayton,  all  opening  Sept. 
20. 


Thalberg  Resumes  Duties 
Hollywood — Irving    Thalberg    has 
returned  to  his  duties  at  the  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer  studios  following  an 
absence  of  several  weeks  illness. 


Fox  Profits 

Gross  earnings  of  Fox  Film  Corp. 
for  the  first  12  weeks  of  1925  were 
$4,843,459.  Profits,  before  providing 
for  Federal  taxes,  were  $623,018. 


Oliver  Morosco  to  Produce? 

Los  Angeles — Reports  here  have  it 
that  Oliver  Morosco,  one-time  promi- 
nent theatrical  producer,  intends 
launching  a  producing  organization  of 
his  own.  It  was  stated  that  Moros- 
co is  interested  in  a  deal  for  the  re- 
lease of  a  series  to  be  made  by  Erich 
Von  Stroheim. 


Two  New  Houses  for  West  Coast 

Los  Angeles. — Two  new  theaters 
will  be  erected  by  West  Coast  in  the 
suburbs.  One,  to  cost  $550,000,  at 
Mesa  and  Slauson,  to  seat  2,000.  The 
other  will  be  built  at  Vermont  and 
87th.  This  will  seat  1,500  and  cost 
$250,000.  Construction  starts  im- 
mediately. 


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Wynne — Jones  of  Ufa  Back  Soon 

Frederick  Wynne-Jones,  managing 
director  of  Ufa,  is  due  in  New  York 
aboard  the  Homeric  on  July  14.  He 
spent  five  weeks  at  the  Ufa  studios 
in  Berlin  and  will  bring  back  with 
him  several  German  productions. 


Special  Staff  for  Shorts 
Under  the  direction  of  Fred  C. 
Quimby,  Fox  has  organized  a  special 
sales  and  distribution  department  for 
short  subjects,  functioning  separately 
from  the  chief  sales  department. 


Gibbons  to  Take  Over  Capitol 

London — Control  of  the  Capitol 
Theater,  Haymarket,  is  understood 
about  to  pass  from  the  Clavering 
Brothers  into  the  hands  of  Sir  Walter 
Gibbons,  who  built  the  house.  He  is 
a  shareholder  in  the  operating  com- 
[lany. 


135  New  Companies 

Corporate    Activity    in    June    Shows 
Sharp  Decline — 956  Charters  Filed 
Since  January  First 
During    the    month    of    June.    135 
companies  were  chartered  in  the  in- 
dustry.    Although  this  is  a  fall-off  of 
97  from  May,   the  amount  of  capital 
listed  is  believed  to  be  the  largest  for 
any  previous  month.     The  June  cor- 
porations   listed    $103,640,900.      This 
amount  represents  105  companies,  30 
of  the  total  not  listing  active  capital, 
but  capital  stock  instead. 

This  year  will  undoubtedly  reach  a 
new  high  record,  both  with  regard  to 
(Continued  on  Page  7) 


Foreigners  Arrive 

Greta  Garbo,  prominent  player  of 
Sweden,  and  Mauritz  Stiller,  director, 
of  the  same  country,  have  arrived  in 
New  York  to  join  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer.  They  will  remain  at  the 
Commodore  for  two  weeks  and  then 
go  to  the  Coast. 


Campaign    for    Sunday    Opening 

London. — A  campaign  throughout 
England  for  Sunday  opening  is 
planned,  to  be  conducted  by  the  C. 
E.  A. 


Fox  Buys  In 

Secures  Stock  of  West  Coast  Thea- 
ters  Held  by  Adolph   Ramish — 
Deal   for   Control   Still  in   Air 

It  is  understood  that  the  stock 
holdings  of  Adolph  Ramish  in  the 
West  Coast  Theaters,  Inc.,  repre- 
senting about  30  per  cent  of  the  stock 
of  the  corporation,  have  been  sold  by 
Ramish   to   William   Fox. 

The  negotiations  which  have  been 
on  for  some  time  between  Fox  and 
Sol  Lesser  and  the  Gore  Brothers 
and  their  associates,  representing 
control  of  the  West  Coast;  had  not, 
up  to  the  hour  of  going  to  press  last 
night,  been  closed.  It  is  anticipated 
that  important  negotiations  relative 
to  the  Lesser-Gore  Brothers  stock 
will  develop  within  the  next  day 
or    so. 


Paris  Theaters  May  Quit 

A  special  cable  to  "The  World" 
yesterday  stated  theaters  in  Paris  in- 
tend declaring  a  general  strike  if  the 
rcun'O'piility  prrcicts  in  'ts  intention 
to  add  another  5  per  cent  tax  to  the 
already  long  list  of  charges  which 
they  have  to  bear.  A  "council  of 
war"  has  been  held  by  the  managers, 
and  although  the  full  program  of  ac- 
tion has  not  been  revealed,  it  is  an- 
nounced all  theaters  and  music  halls 
will  close  as  soon  as  the  proposed  tax 
is  voted. 


New  Sales  Offi,ce  Planned  by  Wilson 

C.  Lang  Cobb,  general  sales,  man- 
ager for  Sering  D.  Wilson  &  Co.,  has 
returned  from  a  trip  through  the  East 
and  will  leave  for  the  West  Coast  in 
a  few  days,  stopping  off  at  all  princi- 
pal cities.  Cobb  will  open  up  several 
new  sales  and  distributing  offices  and 
dispose  of  territorial  rights  in  those 
sections  where  no  exchange  will  be 
operated. 


Famous  Declares  Preferred  Dividend 

The  Board  of  Directors  of  Famous 
Players  has  declared  the  regular  quar- 
terly dividend  of  $2  per  share  on  the 
preferred  stock,  payable  Aug.  1,  to 
stock  of  record  July  15. 


Arbitration  Probe 

Actions   of   Milwaukee   Board  to   Be 
Chief  Topic  at  Wisconsin  M.  P.  T. 

O.  Convention  in  August 
Milwaukee. — Wisconsin's  arbitra- 
tion system,  recently  attacked  as  be- 
ing unfair  to  the  small  town  exhibitor, 
is  to  be  one  of  the  main  issues  at  the 
convention  of  the  state  exhibitor 
organization,  to  be  held  here  August 
25  and  26. 

This  is  the  statement  of  Fred  See- 
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Vol.  XXXIII  No.  7  Wednesday,  July  8, 1S2S  Price  5  Cents 


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Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Eastman    Kodak     ..108.5^   108}^  108r>^       300 

Famous  Players 109fi   108J4  10854  2,800 

F.   P.   Pfd 117/2   117K  117/2       100 

F.   P.   Rights    6-/8       6  6       2,100 

First  National    Not  quoted 

Fox     "A"     56         5454  5554    5,200 

Loew's,     Inc 29J4     29  2954   2,500 

Metro-Gold.   Pfd 20'^     20}4  20J4       500 

M.  P.  Cap.  Corp.   ..    19J4      J854  19^       500 

Pathe  E.xch.  "A"   ..   <ilYi     90^.^  91}4  15,800 

Universal              ....31^      31!4  31^       300 

Warners     14          14  14           100 

Warners     "A"     165^      \(>Vi  l6Vs      400 


DEALS 

(Continued   from   Paye    1) 

or  control  them.  To  obtain 
such  control  will  cost  millions. 
Many  millions. 

*  *  * 
But  the  larger  organizations 
in  this  business  today  are  not 
even  mildly  interested  in  mil- 
lions. A  long  time  ago  they 
stopped  using  dollar  chips. 
There  seems  to  be  no  use  for 
them. 


When  you  think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Pictur* 

and  Theatrical  insurance  for 

the  past  fifteen  years. 


Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C 

Bryant   3040 


Arbitration  Probe 

{Continued   from   Page    1) 

gert,  state  unit  president,  who 
admitted  this  week  that  a  number  of 
complaints  have  been  received  from 
exhibitors  regarding  the  present  work- 
ings of  the  arbitration  board. 

"There  are  several  wrinkles  which 
need  ironing  out,"  Seegert  declared, 
although  he  declined  to  state  just 
what  these  wrinkles  are. 

Aside  from  the  matter  of  arbitra- 
tion, preconvention  interest  is  center- 
ing on  the  spirited  race  expected  in 
election  of  officers  at  the  August 
meeting. 


"Roxy's"  Theater  to  Cost  $6,500,000 

Details  completed  for  S.  L.  Rotha- 
fel's  new  "Roxy"  theater  at  50th  St, 
and  Seventh  Ave.,  provide  for  a  seat- 
ing capacity  of  6,212.  The  structure 
will  cost  $6,500,000  and  actual  con- 
struction will  start  Sept.  15th.  An 
extensive  advertising  campaign  will  be 
launched  by  Roxy  and  Sawyer  and 
Lubin,  who  are  associated  in  the  ven- 
ture. The  campaign  will  be  handled 
by  Bart  Ennis.  Roxy  has  engaged 
Duke  Yellman  and  his  orchestra  to 
play  at  the  house. 


Maidina  Starts  Today 

New  Bedford,  Mas  s. — Several 
members  of  the  cast  and  the  technical 
staff  of  Maidina  Pictures  have  arrived 
here  from  New  York  to  start  pro- 
duction on  "Asleep  in  the  Deep". 
Joseph  Levering  is  directing.  In  the 
cast  are  Edna  Murphy,  George  Hack- 
athorne,  Walter  Long,  Margaret  Sed- 
don,  Leslie  Stowe,  Marcia  Harris, 
Nick  Thompson  and  Harlan  Knight. 


West  to  Produce 

West  Prod.,  Inc.  has  been  formed 
in  New  York  by  Billy  West  to  pro- 
duce a  series  of  feature  length 
comedies  in  which  West  will  be 
starred.  Production  on  the  Coast  and 
release  through  Rayart. 


Richmount  Head  Sails 
Dvvight  C.  Leeper,  vice  president 
of  Richmount  Pictures,  foreign  dis- 
tributors for  Rayart,  is  aboard  the 
George  Washington  en  route  to 
London.  He  will  be  away  three 
months. 


West  Coast  Books  "Lost  World" 
Los     Angeles. — West     Coast     has 

booked   "The   Lost  World"  over  the 

entire  circuit. 


Arlette  Marechal  to  Famous 

Paris — Arlette  Marechal  has  been 
signed  by  Famous  Players  on  a  long 
term  contract.  She  had  a  part  in 
"Madame  Sans  Gene"  and  more  re- 
cently appeared  in  the  Emelka  pro- 
duction,  "Venetian   Lovers." 


"My  Girl"  Chorus  At  A.  M.  P.  A. 

Elliott  Nugent,  star  of  the  stage 
play,  "The  Poor  Nut"  will  be  the 
chief  speaker  at  the  A.  M.  P.  A. 
luncheon  at  the  White  Horse  Tavern 
tomorrow.  The  chorus  of  the  "My 
Girl"  play  will  attend. 


Hatrick  Back  From  Europe 

Edgar  B.  Hatrick,  General  Mana- 
ger of  International  Newsreel  and 
Vice-President  of  Cosmopolitan  Pro- 
ductions has  returned  from  a  six 
weeks'  trip  to  Europe. 

While  abroad  Hatrick  made  ar- 
rangements for  elaborate  extensions 
and  additions  to  the  force  of  Inter- 
national Newsreel  in  the  European 
field.  The  staffs  in  Paris  and  Berlin 
have  been  materially  increased  and 
arrangements  were  made  for  ex- 
tending the  entire  service  throughout 
central  Europe,  particularly  in  the 
German  states  and  in  Austria. 


Mayer's  New  Studio  Light 

Max  Mayer,  well  known  in  studio  and 
lighting  circles,  has  developed  a  new  studio 
lamp  which  is  being  manufactured  for  him 
by  Hall  &  Connelly,  under  the  Sperry 
patents.  It  is  said  the  new  lamp  is  entirely 
automatic  and  will  operate  for  a  half  hour 
without    attention. 

The  starting  device  is  instantaneous  in 
action  and  the  ingenious  compensated  con- 
stant feed  mechanism  insures  extreme  ^tead- 
niness  and  silent  operation.  A  permanently 
accurate  alignment  of  the  carbons  and  the 
manner  in  which  lamp  and  mirror  are 
mounted,  result  in  overcoming  the  usual 
ghost  or  shadow   on  the  spread  light  beam. 


Colony  for  Florida? 

Pensacola,  Fla. — A  syndicate,  head- 
ed by  Dr.  Albert  Shaw,  of  "The 
Review  of  Reviews;"  John  H.  Perry, 
of  the  American  Press  Assoc,  and 
William  Christie  has  purchased  Rec- 
reation Island  on  Inerarity  Heights, 
on  which,  it  is  understood,  a  picture 
colony  will  be  built. 


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Rathner  on  Trip  to  Coast 

Harry  Rathner,  president  of  Ast( 
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stopping  off  at  Milwaukee  and  S 
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DAILY 


135  New  Companies 

(Continued  from   Page   1) 

he  number  of  new  companies  and  the 
:apital  hsted.  Since  January  1st.  956 
•barters  have  been  filed,  according  to 
•ecords  of  THE  FILM  DAILY,  witli 
I  total  active  capital  of  $300,230,561. 
rbese  figures  are  for  only  six  months. 
,vbile  the  total  for  the  whole  of  last 
.•ears  shows  1,262  charters  filed,  with 
'    capita!   of  $184,591,606. 

A    resume     of     corporate     activity 
ince    the    first    of   the    year    follows: 


Nutnlior  of 
Companies 
fhartereH 


lor.th 

anuary       166 

lebniarv     86 

llarch      222 

ipril      ll.S 

lay     232 

Line     135 

Totals  9.S6 


C-Ttercd 
Withoi- 
CaTii'a'       Capital 


$66,809,0'00 
21.241,000 
36.946,440 
42..S82..500 
29.010.721 

103.640.900 
f300.230..S61 


30 
278 


The  large  amount  of  capital  listed 
\\  June  is  due  to  the  large  sums 
sted  by  several  of  the  new  compan- 

s.     One  of  them.   North   American 

Theaters,    Inc.,    chartered    in    Dela- 

rare,   was   formed   with   a  capital   of 

55,000,000.       This     is     the     largest 

jmount   ever   listed  by  any   corpora- 

jon   in   this   industry   at  the   time  of 

ling  a  charter.     The  Atascadera  M. 

,.  Co.,  another  Delaware  corporation, 

pted     $11,000,000.       The     American 

.musement    Corp.   and   Consolidated 

illieaters  Corp.,  both  formed  in  Dela- 

Hare.  each  listed  $10,000,000.    Belasco 

,|rod.,     Delaware,     listed     $5,000,000; 

'ireater      San      Francisco      Theaters, 

:!elaware.    $2,000,000;    the    American 

pmposers    and    Cino    Theater    Co., 

,fch  $1,000,000,  and  also  having  Dela- 

lare   charters. 

'lAs  usual,  theater  companies  were 
ife  most  represented,  with  new  pro- 
tiction  units  second  and  distribution 
1'ird.  There  were  66  theater  com- 
jinies  chartered,  30  to  produce,  11 
eUributing  organizations  and  28  mis- 
(jilaneous.  The  latter  group  includes 
zjcameraman's  club,  music  compan- 
il,  realty  corporations,  holding  com- 
linies,  supply  dealers,  exporters,  cam- 
fii  brokers,  publicity  agents,  pro- 
giim  dealers,  booking  agents,  financ- 
Ij  organizations  and  other  lines. 
%e  following  table  shows  how  the 
t^ee  largest  branches  of  the  industry 
(?'re  represented  in  the  June  incor- 
•fration  list: 


te 

Exhib 

.Prod. 

Dist 

Misc. 

Jfornia 

8 

7 

1 

Jaware 

11 

5 

6 

1 

?* 

rida 

1 

1 

nois 

4 

1 

5 

lana 

1 

1 

i« 

ine 

2 

( 

.saclmsetts 

1 

I 

•' 

■higan 

1 

i 

V    Jersey 

9 

1 

1 

;  York 

24 

14 

1 

18 

1 

o 

1 

) 

gon 

1 

d 

th    Carolina 

1 

' 

as 

2 

1 

1 

Sconsin 
ice 

1 

1 

11 


28 


Totals  66  30 

Jew  York  State  again  leads  in  the 
aber  of  companies  chartered,  and, 
usual,  Delaware  heads  the  list 
1  regard  to  the  amount  of  capital. 
|;  New  York  charters  numbered  57, 
icrease  of  40  over  May.  The  Del- 
re  charters,  totaling  23,  listed 
553.000.  Below  will  be  found_  a 
plete  analysis  of  corporate  activity 
the  month  past,  by  States: 


State 
California 
Delaware 
Florida 
Illinois 
Indiana 
Maine 

Massachusetts 
Micl  igan 
New  Jersey 
New  York 
Ohio 
Oregon 
Soutli     Carolina      1 
Texas  3 

Wisconsin  1 

France  1 


Number  of 
Companies 
Chartered 
16 
23 
2 
10 
2 
2 
2 
1 
12 
.5  7 
1 
1 


Totals 


135 


Capital 

$      1,070.000 

98,553,000 

390,400 

50,000 

20,000 

350,000 

100,000 

1,125,000 

1,721,000 

50,000 

1,500 

10,000 

50,000 

150,000 


8103.640,900 


Chartered 
Without 
Capital 

2 
1 
2 


30 


In  the  Courts 

Application  has  been  made  in  the 
Supreme  Court  for  a  judgment  for 
$5,000  against  Ermine  Prod.,  and  for 
$1,000  against  Sable  Prod.,  by  the 
.\kra  Pictures,  Corp.,  following  the 
filing  of  a  report  by  Gabriel  Hess, 
Charles  B.  Hoy,  and  Joseph  J.  Uuger, 
as  arbitrators  in  the  dispute  between 
those  parties.  In  the  case  between 
Akra  and  Sable,  the  arbitrators  deci- 
ded that  Sable  was  not  justified  in 
cancelling  a  contract  with  Akra  for 
"The  Folly  Of  Youth,"  and  directed 
that  the  prints  of  the  picture  and  ad- 
vertising matter  be  delivered  within 
ten  days,  or  that  $1,000  be  paid  by 
Sable.  This  was  not  done  and  the 
attorneys  for  Akra  asked  for  judg- 
ment. 

In  the  case  against  Ermine,  the 
arbitrators  decided  that  it  was  not 
justified  in  cancelling  the  contract  for 
"The  Passing  Of  Wolf  MacLean," 
"The  Rattler,"  "The  Broken  Law." 
"The  Son  Of  Sontag"  and  "Hurri- 
cane Hal"  and  directed  that  these 
prints  be  delivered  in  ten  days  or 
that  $1,000  be  paid  for  each  picture. 
Akra  alleged  that  James  D.  Barlow, 
secretary  for  Ermine  stated  that  all 
the  prints  and  advertising  matter  had 
been  prior  to  the  award  and  that  the 
pledgee  had  foreclosed  and  Ermine 
had  lost  control  of  the  property. 


Body  of  Charles  Pugh  Found  in  River 

Portland,  O  r  e. — The  body  of 
Charles  Pugh,  who  disappeared  April 
3,  was  found  in  the  Willamet  River. 
No  clue  as  to  the  circumstances  sur- 
rounding his  death  has  been  un- 
covered. Pugh  was  for  several  years 
with  Associated  Exhibitors  as  sales 
manager  in  the  Northwest.  He  dis- 
appeared just  a  few  days  before  he 
was  to  receive  a  |2,500  prize  for  his 
record  in  a  sales  contest.  Pugh  is 
survived  by  a  wife  and  three  children. 


Six  Additions  to  Stock  Company 

Hollywood — Six  additions  have 
been  made  to  the  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  stock  company.  They  include 
Great  Garbo,  Katherine  Bennetee, 
Peirre  D'  Ramey,  Douglas  Gilmore, 
Lars  Hanson  and  Henry  Victor. 
There  are  now  29  stock  players,  nine 
stars,  three  featured  players  and  19 
directors  under  contract. 


Hollywood — Educational  will  open 
a  West  Coast  bureau  of  the  adver- 
tising and  publicity  department.  Ray 
L.  Hoadley,  who  has  been  with  the 
home  office  staff,  will  be  in  charge. 
Headquarters  at  the  Educational 
studio. 


Sultzberger  Case  Up 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 

Whitehurst,  Ernest  Horstmann,  of 
Boston,  and  W.  C.  Peters,  of  Texas, 
were  appointed  as  a  committee  by 
Rembusch,  then  president  of  the  ex- 
hibitors organization,  to  confer  with 
an  attorney  who  was  to  attempt  to 
secure  Wni.  H.  Taft  to  head  the  ex- 
hibitor organization.  The  exhibitor 
body  was  then  not  incorporated  and 
when  Sultzberger  could  not  collect 
his  bill  he  brought  suit  against  Rem- 
busch personally. 

Since  the  date  for  the  action  was 
set  Rembusch  has  been  seeking  evi- 
dence from  exhibitors  and  others  to 
demonstrate  that  he  was  not  person- 
ally responsible  to  Sultzberger  for 
the  bill.  Relative  to  the  suit  he  said 
yesterday. 

"Have  received  a  wonderful  re- 
sponse from  over  100  theater  owners 
with  affidavits  and  everything.  At- 
torneys held  conference  yesterday 
and  offered  to  compromise. 

"Am  happy  in  receiving  so  many 
wires  because  of  my  return  to  active 
devotion  to  the  cause  of  the  theater 
owner    as    president    of    Indiana. 

"The  uniform  contract  has  boom- 
erauged;  it  has  destroyed  many  small 
theaters  and  now  is  eating  the  heart 
cut  of  the  entire  industry.  Just  as 
soon  as  the  theater  owner,  and  in 
fact  the  producer  and  distributor  is 
enlightened  as  to  the  results  it  will 
be  changed.  Business,  like  friendship, 
love,  and  art,  must  be  cultivated  if 
it    shair  grow   and    not   be   strangled. 

"For  the  one  millionth  time  let 
us  all  raise  our  voices  once  again 
and   in    grand   chorus    shout: 

"The  success  of  everyone  in  this 
industry  is  founded  only  on  one  thing 
— product  of  merit — product  of  merit 
— product  of  merit." 


Bartlett  Under  Long  Term  Contract 

Randolph  Bartlett,  who  recently 
finished  editing  "White  Mice"  for 
Wilson-Wetherald  Prod.,  has  been 
placed  under  a  long  term  contract  to 
edit  all  of  Wilson  &  Wetherald's  pro- 
duct and  also  that  of  Sering  D.  Wil- 
son &  Co. 


Theater  Changes 

Omaha,  Tex. — S.  G.  Fry  is  rebuild- 
ing the  Palace,  following  its  com 
plete  destruction  by  fire. 


England,  Ark.  —  The  A-Muse-U, 
operated  by  J.  Griggis,  has  been 
taken  over  by  W.  M.  Reeves,  who 
owns  the  property. 


Fredericksburg,  Tex. — The  Opera 
House  has  been  bought  by  J.  G.  Ran- 
dolph, who  will  take  possession 
Aug.  1. 


San   Jose,    Gal. — George    S.   Jones, 
former    manager    of    the    Lyric    on 
South    Second   St.,   has   bought   Max 
Hasse's  lease  of  the  Victory.    Haase  ■ 
disposed  of  his  lease  for  $15,000. 


Baltimore— The  Brodie,  1118  Light 
St.,  is  now  being  operated  by  the 
Riviera  Amusement   Co. 


Rosendale,  N.  Y. — Many  new  im- 
provements have  been  made  at  the 
Bijou. 


Frankfort,  Ky. — Miss  A.  Ward, 
formerly  manager  of  the  Grand 
Opera  House,  at  Paris,  and  the 
Alamo,  for  the  Phoenix  Amusement 
Co.,  has  returned  to  Richmond,  to 
take  charge  of  the  company's  thea- 
ters at  that  place. 


New  Bedford,  Mass. — Plans  are 
being  made  for  interior  alterations 
to  the  Casino  on  Purchase  St.,  at 
Linden  St.  This  building  was  for- 
merly a  part  of  the  chain  controlled 
by  Allen's  Theaters,  Inc.,  and  re- 
cently taken  over  by  Thomas  Char- 
ctte  and  others.  Work  will  start  in 
July. 


Marquette,  Mich.  —  Renovation 
and  redecoration  of  the  Delft  is  un- 
der way. 

The  theater  will  not  be  reopened 
until   the   work   has   been   completed. 

While  the  Delft  is  closed  there  are 
daily  matinees  in  the  opera  house 
and   the   Delft  orchestra  plays   there. 


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FINGER 

pulled  the  trigger 


AT  their  feet  lay  the 
l\  crumpled  thing  that  had 
been  a  man — a  slimy  reptile 
in  human  guise. 

With  his  evil  stories  he  had 
threatened  their  lives.  One 
word,  fouler  than  the  rest — 
and  with  the  instant  sharp 
crack  of  a  revolver,  his  life 
had  been  blotted  out. 

Who  dared  to  take  the  law 
into  his  own  hands — to  risk 
paying  with  his  own  life  for  the  life  of  this 
wretch? 

Was  it  Jim — the  seedy  confidence  man — 
who  could  not  bear  to  hear  the  name  of  the  onlv 
woman  he  had  ever  loved  sullied? 

Was  it  Phil,  the  prosperous  man  of  affairs, 
whose  reputation  and  home  were  in  deep  danger? 

Could  it  be  Norma — lovely  Norma — who  had 
heard  from  those  vile  lips  the  story  that  had  been 
kept  from  her  for  twenty  years? 

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Famous  Buys  In 

eal  for  Fifty  Per  Cent   Interest  in 
Four        Schenectady        Theaters 
Finally  Closed 

Schenectady,  N.  Y.— William  W. 
arley,  president  of  the  Farash  The- 
rical  Enterprises  stated  yesterday 
at  he  had  sold  a  half  interest  in  his 
eater  holdings  here  to  Famous.  The 
>al  has  been  hanging  fire  for  a 
imber  of  weeks. 

This  deal  involves  the  State,  Strand, 

.Ibany  and   Barcli,   the   leading  pic- 

're  houses  in  town.  Another  theater 

erated   by   the    Farley   interests   in 

tskill,  N.  Y.  is  also  included  in  this 

angement. 

lit  is  understood  that  no  changes 
II  be  made  in  the  management. 
he  bookings,  however,  will  now  be 
der  control  of  Famous. 


Take   Over   Utah  Theater 

Ogden,   Utah — Famous   takes   over 
;;  Alhambra.  on  August  1. 


Salt   Lake   Ordinance   Revised 

Salt  Lake — The  old  city  ordinance 

sowing  a  maximum  seating  capacity 

;  400  for  second  class  theaters  has 

-.zn    changed    by    the    city    commis- 

ners  to  600  to  allow  a  new  theater 

go  up  v;ith  that  number  of  seats. 


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Schenck  the  Grand  Marshal 

OS  Angeles — Joseph  M.  Schenck 
|l  be  the  grand  marshal  in  the 
reater  Movie  Season"  parade  to  be 
:  d    here.      Mayor    Cryer    will    head 

procession. 


Features  Reviewed 


Lightnin' 
Fox     .. 


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The    Home-Maker 

Universal     4 

Tracked  in  the   Snow    Country 

Warner    Bros 4 

The   Overland    Limited 

Lumas — State     Rights     4 

Private    Affairs 

Prod.    Dist.    Corp 5 

The   Love   Gamble 

Ginsberg — State  Rights 5 

The  Light  of  Western  Stars 

Paramount    5 

The    Goose    Woman 

Universal     5 

Pretty    Ladies 

Metro-Goldwyn      8 

My  Lady's   Lips 

Schulberg — State    Rights    8 

The   Marriage   Whirl 

First   National   8 

Youth's    Gamble 

Rayart — State     Rights     8 

Short     Subjects      12 


Women  to  Reign 

Gloria  Gould  to  Be   Managing   Dir- 
ectress of  Embassy  and  Employ 
Female  Attaches  Only 

Broadway  is  scheduled  for  an  in- 
novation in  house  management. 
Gloria  Gould,  daughter  of  George  J. 
and  Edith  Kingdon  Gould  and  mem- 
ber of  one  of  the  leading  families  in 
American  society  will  become  man- 
aging directress  of  the  New  Embassy 
which  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  intends 
opening  in  August. 

This  is  the  first  time  that  a  woman 
will  be  in  full  charge  of  a  Broadway 
theater.  Miss  Gould  intends  making 
the  Embassy  an  all  woman's  theater. 
Every  official  and  employee  will  be  a 
woman,  even  the  musicians.  The 
opening  picture  will  be  "The  Merry 
Widow." 


Another  House  for  'Frisco 

San  Francisco — Plans  have  been 
prepared  for  a  $250,000  theater  on  the 
southwest  corner  of  California  and 
Fillmore  Sts.  by  Harry  M.   Seigler. 


Cabanne's  Next 

Los  Angeles — William  Christy  Ca- 
banne's next  production  for  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer  will  be  "Dance 
Madness." 


Fabians  Get  Capitol 

Long  Controversy  Over  Situation  in 

Passaic      Ends      Through      Deal 

With   Harris   Brothers 

Passaic,  N.  J. — The  Fabian  Enter, 
have  taken  over  the  Capitol,  the 
largest  house  in  New  Jersey,  under  a 
21  year  lease. 


When  Abe  Fabian  confirmed  this 
report  yesterday  he  said  that  an  amic- 
able arrangement  had  been  made,  to 
the  complete  satisfaction  of  the  Har- 
ris. Bros.,  the  controlling  stock 
holders  of  the  Capitol.  This  gives 
the  Fabians  21  houses  in  New  Jersey. 
They  will  open  three  more  in  the 
Fall 

For  a  long  time  there  has  been 
litigation,  threatened  litigation  and 
many  statements  with  reference  to 
the  Capitol.  Claims  were  made  that 
the  Capitol  was  unable  to  get  proper 
Ijookings,  because  of  the  influence  of 
the  Fabians,  and  the  Fabians  prompt- 
ly denied  this.  Nathan  Burkan  has 
discussed  the  Capitol  situation  on 
various  occasions. 


Mix  on  Wyoming  Location 

Salt  Lake — Tom  Mix  and  his  com- 
pany passed  through  early  in  the 
week  en  route  to  Wyoming  to  shoot 
exteriors  for  his  next  picture. 


Material 


By  DANNY 

Neither  "The  Green  Hat."  Nor  "They  Knew  What  They 
Wanted."  Will  be  made  by  any  producer  of  the  Hays  organiza- 
tion. Yet  one  was  a  big-  seller,  and  the  other  a  big  hit  on  the 
stage,  and  the  winner  of  the  Pulitzer  Award  for  the  best  play  of 
last  year. 

Whoever  in  the  Hays  organization  stood  forward  and  bluntly 
said  "No,  these  should  not  be  made  for  pictures"  was  right.  Only 
one  way  is  left  open  for  such  material  to  be  made  into  box  office 
material  of  value^jy  allowing  the  stories  to  be  presented  as  they 
are.  And  then  the  great  question  arises:  how  will  they  satisfy 
women  and  children.  And  don't  forget  women  and  children  make 
tip  the  bulk  of  the  picture  audiences  of  this  country.  Sophisti- 
cated audiences  may  want  and  enjoy  such  material.  But  where, 
if  you  please,  do  you  find  sophisticated  audiences  in  motion  pic- 
ture houses  ? 

Michael  Arlen's  writing  in  "The  Green  Hat"  is  delightfully 
intriguing.  But  not  for  the  average — not  for  the  masses  who  fre- 
quent picture  houses.  "They  Knew  What  They  Wanted"  is  a 
fine  play  of  a  certain  ty])e.  A  splendidly  written  play.  But  you, 
Mr.  Exhibitor,  answer  this  question  :  Do  yoti  think  your  audi- 
ence would  enjoy  the  story  of  an  Italian  fruit  grower  who  marries 
a  waitress  of  a  cheap  restaurant ;  only  to  find  later  that  while  he 

iContUmed  on  Page  9) 


May  Withhold  Credit 

Trade  Ass'ns  Are  Within  Law  in  So 
Doing — Decision   May  Have   Ef- 
fect on  Arbitration 

Friends  of  the  arbitration  system 
under  the  present  uniform  contract 
point  to  a  Federal  decision  in  an  en- 
tirely foreign  line  of  business  as  an 
imiportant  step  in  defining  the  legal 
limitations  of  the  practice  in  this  in- 
dustry. 

In  May,  Judge  Bondy  in  the  U.  S. 
District  Court  decided  that  members 
of  a  trade  association  may  agree  to 
withhold  credit  from  customers  who 
have  not  paid  bills  long  overdue  with- 
out violating  the  law,  provided  such 
practice  "does  not  go  beyond  the 
reasonable  requirements  to  correct 
the  abuses  which  have  crept  into 
trade." 

The  decision  was  handed  down  in 
the  case  of  the  Government  against 
the  Fur  Dressers  and  Fur  Dyers' 
Ass'n,  Inc.  It  upheld  the  credit  as- 
sociation and  dismissed  the  Govern- 
ment's petition  which  charged  a  con- 
spiracy in  restraint  of  trade. 

Joseph    F.    Mallon    actuary   of   the 

Association  has  now  been  advised  by 

Edwin  P.   Grosvenor  of  Cadwalader, 

\\'ickersham  and  Taft  that  a  Wash- 

(Continued    on    Page    2) 


Omaha  Disagrees 

Mimieapolis  —  "Greater  Amuse- 
ments" reports  from  Omaha  that  jeal- 
ousy between  the  city's  theater 
factions  is  expected  to  forestall  any 
concerted  effort  to  put  over  the 
"Greater  Movie  Season".  This,  de- 
spite the  fact  that  the  city's  three 
newspapers  are  reported  to  have 
offered  every  co-operation  in  success- 
ful prosecution  of  the  campaign. 


"Commandments"  Trial  Postponed 

Atlanta — The  case  of  Mrs.  Mattie 
B.  Thompson,  of  Eufaula,  Ala., 
against  Famous  for  alleged  infring- 
ment  of  the  scenario  of  "The  Ten 
Commandments",  has  been  post- 
poned until  Sept.  14  after  a  confer- 
ence of  counsel  for  both  sides. 


Kley's  Suit  Againt  Fox  Starts 

Los  Angeles — Trial  of  an  action  by 
Fred  Kley  against  Fox  is  under  way 
in  Federal  Judge  James,  court. 
Kley  is  asking  $63,800  for  loss  in 
compensation    and    $25,000    damages. 


Zanft    Sailing   on   Leviathan 

John  Zanft,  in  charge  of  theater 
operations  for  Fox  will  sail  for  the 
Continent  today  on  the  Leviathan. 
It   is  an  annual  trip. 


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May  Withhold  Credit 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
ington  dispatch  states  the  Attorney- 
General  of  the  United  States  has  de- 
cided not  to  take  an  appeal.  The 
time  limit  for  such  appeal  on  the 
Government's  part  has  now  expired, 
thereby  indicating  a  clear  cut  victory 
for  the  Fur  Dressers'  and  Fur  Dyers' 
Ass'n,  Inc. 

Judge  Bondy's  decision  held,  in 
part,  that  the  Association  fixed  no 
prices  but  merely  regulated  the  busi- 
ness of  its  members  in  a  way  tending 
to  promote  rather  than  restrain  legiti- 
mate trade.  Advocates  of  the  present 
system  of  arbitration  assert  that  this 
case  parallels  exactly  what  is  now 
transpiring  in  the  motion  picture  in- 
dustry. In  other  words,  the  claim 
is  made  that  trade  associations  to 
which  the  Film  Boards  of  Trade  are 
likened  can  legally  withhold  credit 
from  exhibitors  and  do  so  entirely 
within  the  law. 

It  is  understood  that  the  thirty  odd 
Film  Boards  of  Trade  _  are  being 
forwarded  copies  of  this  decision 
through  the  office  of  Charles  C. 
Pettijohn. 

A.  M.  P.  A.  Switches  to  Hofbrau 

The  A.  M.  P.  A.  yesterday  voted 
to  change  its  weekly  meeting  place 
from  the  White  Horse  Tavern  to  the 
Hofbrau,  Broadway  between  S2nd 
and  53rd  Sts.,  effective  next  Thurs- 
day. 


When  you   think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Pictur* 

and  Theatrical  insurance  for 

the  past  fifteen  years. 

Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C 

Bryant   3040 


$26,687,105  Theater  Contracts  Since  Jan.  1 

New  theater  contracts  to  the  value  of  $26,687,105,  involving  59  houses, 
which  cost  |1S0,000  and  more  only,  have  been  awarded  thus  far  this  year. 
The  completion  of  these  statistics  were  made  by  Samuel  Tennenbaum  of 
the  "Engineering  News-Record"  and  are  distributed  geographically  as 
follows: 


Dist. 


Jan. 


Feb. 


March 


New  England  (  7  theaters) 

$250,000      $150,000 

Middle  Atlantic  (13  theaters) 

1,500,000        750,000     1,300,000 
Southen\  (1  theater) 

1.000,000  

Middle  We.st  (11  theaters) 

550,000         250  000  

West  of  Mississippi  (5  theaters) 


Far  We.st  (22  theaters) 

1,655,000        365,000     1,015,300 


April 

May 

June            July 
(to  date) 

Total 

$300,000 

$700,000 

$200,000      

$1,600,000 

1,900,000 

150,000      

5,600,000 
1,000,000 

4,900,000 

800,000     150,000 

6,650,000 

1,500,000 

2,750,000 

551,305 

4,801,305 

2,105,500 

840  000 

905,000      150,000 

7,035,800 

Grand  Total 

$4,705,000  $1,615,000  $2,465,300  $10,705,500  $4,290,000  $2,055,000  $851,305  $26,687,105 


Sprinkler  System  at  M.-G.-M. 

Los  Angeles — An  extensive  fire 
prevention  sprinkler  system  is  being 
installed  at  the  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  studio.  The  sprinklers  will 
protect  every  office,  store-room  and 
stage  from  a  main  supply  reservoir 
holding  600,300  gallons  of  water.  An 
additional  reservoir  tank  holding 
100,000  gallons,  with  a  water  level 
100  ft.  from  the  ground,  is  also  being 
erected  for  emergency. 


Deny  Purchase;  Deal  On 

Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  and  a  representa- 
tive of  the  Christies  denied  yesterday 
that  the  latter  had  purchased  "The 
Nervous  Wreck",  as  reported  from 
the  Coast.  It  was  admitted  that  the 
deal  was  under  way. 


Cumansky  Going  Abroad 

Los  Angeles — Alexander  Cuman- 
sky, former  master  at  the  Capitol, 
New  York,  is  going  to  Berlin  to  be- 
come production  manager  for  the 
theaters  operated  in  Central  Europe 
bv  Samuel  Rachmann. 


Hays  Bans  Three  Vehicles 

It  is  understood  that  the  Hays  of- 
fice has  officiallv  banned  production 
of  "Thev  Knew  What  They  Want- 
ed", "The  Green  Hat"  and  "The 
Firebrand." 


Valentino  Title  Changes 

Los  Angeles — The  title  of  Rudolph 
Valentino's  first  for  United  Artists 
has  been  changed  from  "The  Black 
Eagle"  to  "The  Lone  Eagle." 


In  the  Courts 

Washington — The  Cosmos  Theater 
Co..  owners  of  the  theater  and  office 
building  at  13th  and  E  Sts.,  North- 
west, who  were  sued  to  enforce  a 
mechanic's  lien  of  $29,372  by  Richard 
Cozzens,  trading  as  Cozzen  Bros., 
contractors,  has  filed  a  counter  claim 
against  Cozzens  in  equity  court  for 
$44,000. 

Through  Attorneys  Wolfe  and 
Cavton  it  is  alleged  that  Cozzens 
violated  the  terms  of  his  contract. 
The  company  claims  it  oaid  $3,782 
in  removing  trash  which  Cozzens  was 
required  under  his  contract  to  re- 
move. 


Australian   Theater   Collapses 

The  Associated  Press  reported 
from  Melbourne  yesterday  that  IS 
persons  were  killed  and  hundreds  re- 
ported injured  when  the  packed  ver- 
andas of  a  moving  picture  theater 
collapsed. 

Australian  Films,  Ltd.,  which  op- 
erate a  large  number  of  houses  in 
the  Commonwealth  made  efforts  to 
find  out  what  theater  was  involved 
without  success. 


Victory    in    Belleville,    111. 

Belleville,  111. — The  City  Council 
has  passed  an  ordinance  increasing 
the  license  fees  for  street  carnivals. 
The  old  fee  was  $35  for  the  first  day 
and  $5  far  each  day  thereafter.  The 
new  fee  is  $100  for  the  first  day  and 
$50  for  each  succeeding  day.  Belle- 
ville exhibitors  have  suffered  from 
the  effects  of  numerous  street  car- 
nivals and  the  increase  in  taxes  was 
sought  as  a  relief. 


Wilson  in  Europe 

Sering  D.  Wilson,  president  of  Ser- 
ing  D.  Wilson  &  Co.,  Inc.,  is  abroad 
on  an  extended  business  tour  of  Eng- 
land and  the  Continent.  C.  Lang 
C^obb,  general  sales  manager  is  en 
route  to  the  Coast,  from  which  point 
he  will  follow  an  itinerary  to  include 
all  key  cities.  He  will  open  several 
new  branches. 


Wyckoff  Going  to  Ireland 

Alvin  Wyckofif  leaves  for  Ireland 
today  with  the  M  e  i  g  h  a  n  unit 
which  will  make  "Shamrock".  He 
will  head  the  camera  staff. 


M.-G.-M.   Signs  Gwen  Lee 

Los  Angeles — Gwen  Lee  has  been 
signed  on  a  long  term  contract  by 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 


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the   Way  to   Beat  the    Summer 
Slump — How  McCurdy  Does  it 

The  following  interesting  com- 
muncation  has  been  received  from 
J.  L.  McCurdy,  general  manager  o. 
the  S.  J.  Gregory  Theatrical  Co., 
operating  a  chain  in  Indiana: 

"Just  this  minute  finished  reading 
'my'  copy  of  Film  Daily  and  while  I 
am  under  the  influence  of  the  words 
of  Harold  Franklin  in  his  letter  un- 
der the  head  of  'Beating  The  Sum- 
mer' I  am  going  to  dash  this  off. 

"Let  me  start  by  asking  a  ques< 
tion!  Isn't  it  true  that  during  the 
months  of  July  and  August,  ever 
June  and  September  hot  weather  ii 
more  or  less  general  in  these  parts: 
Isn't  it  true  that  those  of  us  whc 
have  gone  thru  more  than  one  sum- 
mer realize  this  and  take  steps  t( 
off-set  the  retarding  action  of  thi  | 
heat? 

*'Mr.  Franklin  dwells  on  the  secondar  i 
points,  and  never  once  mentioned  the  a 
important  thing — Pictures.  No  matter  hoi 
inviting  the  theater  might  be,  nor  how  'froze 
looking'  the  ushers  might  appear,  scree 
entertainment  must  remain  the  dominant  pai 
of  the  institution, 

"For  example,  over  the  entire  Gregor 
circuit,  plans  were  laid  early  in  the  seaso  | 
to  have  the  strongest  cards  available  durin ' 
the  heated  period.  Results  have  proven  th 
policy  to  be  the  one  sure  way  of  keeping  tl: 
grosses  comparable  to  those  of  the  previot 
months. 

"This  summer,  more  than  ever  before,  tl 
national  distributors  allowed  exhibitors  i 
entrench  themselves  behind  a  wall  of  stron 
attractions.  'Specials'  were  released  du 
ing  the  late  spring  months  that  are  now  d 
ing  noble  duty  in  keeping  the  public's  intere 
directed   toward    the    theater. 

"Danny,    in    your   contact   with   those  wl 
determine    release    dates,    please    bring    son 
pressure  along  the   line   of   having  even  mo 
big     pictures     available     for     the    summer 
1926." 


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Sunday,  Julv  26    1925 


"Lightnin' " 

Fox 

As  a  Whole AN  ADEQUATE 

SCREEN  ADAPTATION  OF 
FAMOUS  STAGE  SUCCESS. 
A  RURAL  COMEDY  THAT 
COMBINES  TEARS  AND 
SMILES.  SHOULD  SPELL 
MONEY  FOR  YOUR  BOX- 
OFFICE.  TOO  MUCH  FOOT- 
AGE. 
Cast.... Jay  Hunt  gives  a  splendid 
performance  in  the  title  role,  creat- 
ed by  the  late  Frank  Bacon. 
Edythe  Chapman  also  good  as 
"Mother",  Madge  Bellamy  satis- 
factorily sweet  as  Millie  and  Wal- 
lace McDonald  adequate  as  the 
juvenile  lead.  Otis  Harlan  gets 
over  a  comedy  role  in  fine  shape. 
Type  of  Story Rural  comedy- 
drama.  From  the  stage  play  by 
Winchell  Smith  and  Frank  Bacon. 
There  is  little  digression  from  the 
original  play,  except  that  exteriors 
have  been  added  which  adds  to  the 
attractiveness  from  a  pictorial 
standpoint.  "Lightnin'  "  Bill  Jones 
kept  them  coming  at  the  Gaiety, 
New  York  for  so  many  months  that 
it  seemed  the  show  would  never 
stop.  The  play  was  a  clever  com- 
bination of  pathos  and  laughter,  and 
in  being  transferred  to  the  screen 
it  still  "gets  'em".  Many  of  the 
laughs  are  put  over  by  means  of 
titles  using  the  original  spoken 
lines,  but  this  does  not  detract  to 
any  great  extent.  Jay  Hunt's  per- 
formance is  excellent.  In  the  court- 
room scene  smiles  follow  upon  the 
heels  of  tears  and  then  some.  The 
audience  at  the  Strand  could  be 
heard  sniffling  at  this  point. 

Story:  Mother  Jones  and  her 
husband  "Lightnin' "  Bill,  own  a 
hotel  on  the  border  line  of  Califor- 
nia and  Nevada.  Hammond  wishes 
to  buy  the  hotel  land  to  sell  to  the 
railroad.  Marvin,  a  young  lawyer 
in  love  with  Millie,  the  adopted 
daughter  of  the  Jones',  tells  "Light- 
nin' "  not  to  sign  the  bill  of  sale. 
This  decision  Bill  sticks  to  even 
when  his  wife  tells  him  either  to 
sign  or  get  out.  He  goes  to  the 
Old  Soldiers  home  but  comes  to 
court  to  defend  Marvin  in  a  suit. 
When  he  arrives  his  own  divorce 
case  is  in  progress.  He  defends 
his  own  case — and  so  adequately 
that  "Mother"  cries  out  that  she 
doesn't  want  a  divorce." 
Box  Office  Angle....  Get  this  sure. 
Those  who  saw  the  play  will  want 
to  see  the  picture,  and  those  who 
didn't  will  want  to  know  why  the 
play  was  so  popular. 
Exploitation.  ..  .Get  behind  this.  It 
should  be  a  cinch.  First,  you  have 
the  title.  Then  you  have  the  di- 
rector's name.  Tell  them  he  made 
"The  Iron  Horse".  Run  a  trailer 
showing  any  of  the  comedy  bits. 
Throwaways  and  teaser  ads  read- 
ing: "Lightnin"'  will  hit  the  blank 
theater  on,...    should  be  effective. 

Direction   John  Ford;  good 

Author Winchell  Smith  and 

Frank  Bacon 

Scenario   Frances   Marion 

Photography   . .       Good,  but  tinting 
changed  too  often 

Cameraman   Not  credited 

Locale    Nevada 

Length    8,050   feet 


"The  Home  Maker" 

Uinversal 

As  a  Whole EXCELLENTLY 

DONE.  STORY  PRESENTS  A 
SOLUTION  OF  A  DOMESTIC 
PROBLEM  THAT  WILL 
SURELY  MAKE  THEM  TALK. 
FAR  TOO  MUCH  FOOTAGE 
AT   PRESENT. 

Cast.  ...  Splendid.  Alice  Joyce  gives 
fine  performance  as  the  "efficient" 
wife.  Clive  Brook  excellent  as  the 
husband  who  is  a  financial  failure. 
Little  Billy  Kent  Schaffer  a  de- 
light. Gives  one  of  the  best  "kid" 
performances  ever  seen.  Martha 
Mattox  good  as  the  gabby  old  maid. 
Others   all  well  cast. 

Type  of  Story.  ..  .Domestic  drama. 
Adapted  from  the  book  by  Dorothy 
Canfield.  "The  Homemaker"  fol- 
lows the  book  of  the  same  name 
closely.  In  extremely  natural  and 
pathetic  detail  is  told  the  unevent- 
ful story  of  a  j'oung  couple  who 
don't  get  along  very  well  in  their 
respective  jobs.  The  wife,  an  ex- 
tremely "efficient"  housekeeper, 
struggles  and  worries  through  her 
housecleaning — which  she  hates — 
and  care  of  her  three  kiddies  which 
are  a  burden  to  her  instead  of  a 
pleasure,  despite  the  fact  that  she 
loves  themi.  The  husband,  on  the 
other  hand  struggles  along  over  a 
bookkeeping  jol)  that  he  hates,  and 
misses  out  wlien  promotions  and 
raises  come,  finally  being  fired.  Be- 
fore he  tells  his  wife,  however,  he 
tries  suicide  but  fails  again  and 
only  achieves  paralysis  of  the  legs. 
This  proves  the  salvation  of  the 
family.  The  wife  goes  to  work  and 
makes  a  splendid  success  of  it 
while  the  husband  stays  at  home 
and  rules  the  children  through  love. 
Even  when  he  regains  the  use  of 
his  legs  he  keeps  it  a  secret,  sacri- 
ficing the  happiness  of  walking  for 
the  happiness  of  his  familj'  who  are 
so  content  with  things  under  exist- 
ing conditions. 

Box  Office  Angle Popularity  of 

the  I)ook  should  prove  helpful. 
Should  certainly  give  them  some- 
thing to  talk  about,  whether  they 
approve  of  it  or  not.  Entertainment 
value  problematical. 
Exploitation.  ..  .This  will  have  to  be 
cut.  Otherwise  the  length  will  tire 
them  and  kill  the  rest  of  your  pro- 
gram. This  ought  to  be  easy, 
for  the  first  three  or  four  reeels  are 
]iractically  entirely  devoted  to 
showing  the  difficulty  that  the  wife 
has  in  managing  her  children  and 
her  home.  Play  up  Alice  Joyce 
and  Clive  Brook.  Run  a  trailer 
sliowing  Little  Billy  doing  any  of 
his  cute  stuff.  Get  them  interested 
by  asking  "Is  a  wife's  place  ahvays 
in  the  home?  See  what  Alice  Joyce 
did  in  "The  Homemaker".  Book- 
shop tie  ups  and  window  display's 
should  he  easy. 

Direction King  Baggot;  good; 

too  much  footage 

Author   Dorothy  Canfield 

Scenario   Mary  O'Hara 

Photography   Satisfactory 

Camerani3n  John  Stumar 

Locale  Any  small  town 

Length 7,755  feet 


Rin-T in-Tin  in 

"Tracked  in  the 
Snow  Country" 

Waryier  Bros. 

As   a   Whole BEST    OF    DOG 

STAR'S  FOUR  PICTURES  TO 
DATE.  WHY?  THEY  GAVE 
HIM  A  REAL  STORY  HE 
COULD  SINK  HIS  TEETH  IN- 
TO. 

Star The  dog  keeps  the  picture 

zipping  whenever  he  shows.  Mixes 
stunts  with  bits  of  clever  emotional 
appeal.  A  versatile  four-legged 
actor. 

Cast David    Butler    as    a    forest 

ranger  lends  lots  of  human  interest. 
June  Marlowe  does  well  with  a 
light  part.  Mitchell  Lewis  as  the 
haltbreed  heavy  builds  a  colorful 
characterization  that  tones  up  the 
entire  picture. 

Type  of  Story. ..  .Dog-melodrama  of 
snow  country.  Besides  the  stunts, 
the  story  gives  him  a  sympathetic 
part  that  tugs  at  the  heart.  Rinty 
is  an  outcast  from  those  he  loves 
and  for  whom  he  would  lay  dov,'n 
his  life-  Through  a  misunderstand- 
ing his  human  pals  drive  him  out 
and  are  ready  to  kill  him  on  sight. 
Still  the  dog's  loyalty  never  wavers. 
Story  itself  is  just  the  old  stuff  of 
the  lost  mine  with  the  owner  mur- 
dered by  the  villain  who  alone 
knows  the  secret.  But  the  way  the 
dog  keeps  trailing  the  half-breed 
till  he  avenges  his  murdered  mas- 
ter furnishes  real  suspense.  The 
dog — half  wolf  in  the  story — is  ac- 
cused of  killing  his  master.  Out- 
lawed, and  the  only  one  who  knows 
the  real  murderer,  he  tries  mutely 
with  only  his  expressive  eyes  to 
make  them  understand.  Pathos 
plus — gets  under  your  skin.  Full 
of  good  stunts — springing  a  trap 
meant  to  entrap  him — two  thrilling 
fights  with  the  villain — pleading  for 
his  life — several  spectacular  leaps. 
And  Mitch  Lewis  as  the  heavy 
does  a  fine  character  bit  that  makes 
this  more  than  "just  a  dog  picture.' 
There  are  some  weak  spots  in  the 
plot.  Also  the  ending  showing  a 
>car  later  the  happy  united  family 
«itli  twin  babies  and  Rinty  with  a 
litter  of  pups  is  trite.  But  as  dog 
stories  go,  this  is  well  up  the  list. 

Box  Office  Angle Rin-Tin-Tin's 

name  should  carry  weight.  Also 
some  of  the  cast.  Story  of  snow 
country  always  holds  appeal  in 
summer- 
Exploitation.  .  .  .Warner  Bros,  have 
lircii.ircd  an  exceptionally  fine  press 
sheet  giving  some  good  exploita- 
tion stunts.  In  addition,  you  could 
hold  a  prize  contest  f(jr  police  dogs. 
Points  to  be  determined  by  a  dog 
fancier  from  the  stage.  Good  trail- 
er,   showing   Rin-Tin-Tin    in    fight. 

Direction Herman    Raymaker; 

good. 

Author    Edward  Meagher 

Scenario Same 

Cameraman    Ray  June 

Photography    Good 

Locale    North  Woods 

Length  7,159  feet 


"The  Overland  Limited" 

Producer:    Gotham  Prod. 

Dist. :     Lumas     Film     Corp. — Sta> 
Rights 

As  a  Whole.... RAILROAD  MEl 
LER  RUNS  MOSTLY  ALONi 
SAME  OLD  TRACK.  BUT  CK 
MAX  IS  PEPPED  UP  WITH  . 
LUNATIC  AT  THROTTLE  0 
TRAIN  THUNDERING  TC  i 
WARD  SMASHED  BRIDGE.    [ 

Cast.  ..  .Malcolm  McGregor  pleasir 
as    hero.      But    as    an    experience  \ 
capable   bridge  engineer  just   grai ' 
uated  from   college   kicks  an  a\yf 
dent  in  realism.     Olive  Borden  tl 
usual    heroine,      with      little   to  d 
Ralph  Lewis  typical  locomotive  e: 
gineer — looks    and    acts    the    paii 
Charles  Post  as  the  lunatic  at  thrc 
tie  of  train  creates  a  gripping  cha^^T 
acterization.      He    puts    the    dim; 
over   strong.  A 

Type  of  Story Railroad  mfi 

drama-  Built  around  constructi. 
of  bridge  over  a  mountain  gorji 
Hero  and  heavy  are  both  brie! 
engineers  in  love  with  the  heroii 
Hero  is  awarded  job  of  buildi. 
bridge.  Villain  is  kept  bui 
throughout  the  picture  trying 
ruin  the  '  bridge.  Climax  con 
when  the  Overland  Limited,  pilot 
by  hero's  father,  is  to  be  the  fi 
train  to  cross.  The  main  span: 
the  bridge  has  been  weakened 
the  villain's  gang.  A  maniac 
the  train  escapes  to  the  cab,  ow 
powers  fireman  and  engineer,  a 
speeds  the  train  toward  destructi 
But  the  engineer  succeeds  in 
coupling  the  locomotive  and 
ing  the  passengers  as  the  e: 
crashes  into  the  gorge.  The 
nothing  to  get  excited  about  in^ 
"meller" — till  the  big  bit  at 
end.  Then  the  work  of  the  ei 
neer  and  the  insane  man  who  ga 
control  of  the  throttle  packs  a  i; 
thrill.  Such  a  long  shot  is  taker 
the  engine  crashing  over  the  go 
on  the  broken  bridge  that  it  Ic 
its  effect.  Hero  just  out  of  cof 
and  assigned  tough  job  of  buii 
an  almost  impossible  bridge 
ens  the  realism  of  the  story. 

Box  Office  Angle... A  railroad 
ler"    will    always    draw    the 
lovers  if  you  get  behind  it. 
hasn't    yet    been    fed    up    on 
This  one  won't  disappoint. 

Exploitation ....  Rig   your    box 
up    like    a    railroad    ticket    o 
time    tables,    train    blackboard, 
Attendant  in  train  master's  unif 
announcing    trains    make    a    j 
lobby    ballyhoo.      Inexpensive'' 
effective.    Also  show  trailer  lea 
up  to  the  smashing  climax. 

Direction Frank  O'Neil;   get^'l 

most  out  of  action-thrills. 


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Scenario    fj 

Cameraman   Jack  MacKJ 

Photography    Exce  I 

Locale    We  ' 

Length   6,00C'; 


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"Private  Aif  airs" 

Producer   Distrib.    Corp. 

i;  a  Whole.  .  .  STORY  OF  SMALL 
TOWN  LIFE  THAT  RAMBLES 
NO  PLACE  IN  PARTICULAR. 
BUT  DELIGHTFUL  ATMO- 
SPHERE    AND     CHARACTER 

:PORTRAYALS     MAKE     IT     A 
JOY. 

t5St. ..  .David  Butler  as  the  village's 

iclassy  dresser  scores  a  hit  although 
inclined  to  overact  the  part.  Arthur 
Hoyt  realistic  as  the  stuttering 
druggist.  Robert  Agnew  lends 
I  harm  as  the  youthful  admirer  of 
I  iladys  Hulette,  who  plays  the  part 
"f  assistant  at  the  post  office  with- 
"iit  distinguishing  herself.  Mildred 
I  larris  is  given  nothing  particular 
ito  do  as  the  wife  of  the  risirfg 
young  merchant.  Honors  go  to 
Hardee  Kirkland.  As  Andy,  the 
town  drunk,  he  sketches  a  portray- 
al that  is  as  finished  as  anything  of 
Its  kind  ever  screened. 

Vpe  of  Story. ...  Comedy  drama  of 
small  town  life,  from  the  Saturday 
Evening  Post  story.  "The  Ledger  of 
Life",  by  George  Patullo.  Here  is 
1  magazine  story  not  particularly 
suited  to  the  screen.  It  has  two  or 
iliree  threads  to  the  so-called  plot 
that  are  tied  together  very  loosely. 
It  is  really  a  presentation  of  bits 
rom  the  lives  of  various  villagers, 
allowing  the  comedy,  irony  and 
ipgedy  in  their  more  or  less  private 
iff  airs.  The  director  is  entitled  to 
I  lot  of  credit  for  making  a  casual 
.tory  into  really  delightful  screen 
are.  The  one  original  kick  in  the 
^tory  hinges  on  a  bunch  of  letters 
hat  are  delivered  in  the  town  five 
/ears  overdue.  They  get  lost  be- 
lind  the  postmaster's  desk.  What 
lappens  in  the  lives  of  the  different 
jcople  when  these  letters  are  de- 
ivered  gives  the  story  real  zest 
ind  an  unusual  flavor.  The  town 
Irunk  inherits  a  delayed  fortune, 
'nd  proceeds  to  make  up  for  lost 
ime  by  stepping  out  as  a  dandy, 
rhe  girl  who  married  the  merchant 
md  is  pining  for  the  town  sport 
vho  went  to  the  city,  received  a 
ctter  in  which  he  asks  her  to  be  his 
vife — written  five  years  before, 
lere  is  tragedy.  Then  the  sport 
iipears  in  person,  and  proves  to  be 
fourflusher.  That's  comedy. 
Cleverly  done.  A  light,  whimsical 
tory,  as  refreshing  as  any  picture 
•riu  can  ofifer.  The  types  are  not 
hick"  variety,  but  flesh-and-blood 
rilks  you  can  find  in  small  towns 
\erywhere. 

Bx  Office  Angle.  .  .  .City  audiences 
v'ill  like  it  for  its  refreshing  village 
tnaosphere.  Small  town  audiences 
viU  welcome  it  for  an  honest  re- 
liction of  things  they  know. 

Eploitation. . . .  Offers    splendid    op- 
ortunities  for  teaser  cards  on  the 

,  lea   of  letters   delivered  after  five 

allears.     If  you  have  a  mailing  list, 

^     ou    could    get    up    a    form    letter 

ated    five    years    ago    that    would 

?i    lake  them  want  to  see  this. 

ection Renaud   Hoffman ; 

r      a  work  of  art 

;hor   George  Patullo 

■    nario Alfred  Cohn 

lat    neraman    Jack    Mackenzie 

fs   rtography    Beautiful 

,,  pj:ale   Small  town 

^lgth    6,132    feet 


"The  Love  Gamble" 

Producer:    Banner   Prod. 

Distributor:  Henry  Ginsbery — S.  R. 

As  a  Whole AN  EVERYDAY 

GIRL'S  ROMANCE  PICTURED 
WITH  REFRESHING  NATUR- 
ALNESS. ACTION  STEPS 
FAST  THROUGH  PLAUSIBLE 
PLOT.     A  WOMAN'S   STORY. 

Cast.  ...  Lillian  Rich  acts  as  if  she 
\\erc  living  the  part.  Robert  Frazer 
convincing  as  the  rich  suitor. 
Brooks  Benedict  as  the  unsuccess- 
ful suitor  makes  his  part  stand 
out. 

Type  of   Story Love    .drama. 

.\dapted  from  the  novel  by  Maysie 
Greig — "Peggy  of  Beacon  Hill".  A 
story  of  a  business  girl  unique  irt 
that  it  shows  her  pursued  only  by 
men  with  the  most  honorable  in- 
tentions. Her  rich  and  poor  ad- 
mirers are  both  just  regular  fel- 
lows that  you  meet  every  day.  They 
are  likeable,  human  chaps.  So  every 
time  one  seems  to  be  losing  out, 
you  instinctively  sympathize  with 
him.  You  don't  know  which  one 
to  place  your  money  on  in  this 
matrimonial  handicap.  Herein  lies 
the  secret  of  the  picture's  appeal. 
Its  characters  are  so  doggone  hu- 
man. No  particular  class  displayed 
by  the  director.  He  merely  took  a 
slice  from  life  and  transferred  it  to 
the  film  without  fuss  or  frills.  Just 
honesty.     Unusual. 

.Story:  Peggy  rejects  Joe,  her 
hum,ble  suitor,  as  she  cannot  bring 
herself  to  love  him.  She  meets 
Douglas,  a  rich  youth.  Love  de- 
velops. Peggy  discovers  a  myster- 
ious woman  is  miixed  up  in 'Doug's 
past.  One  evening  he  drives  her 
to  his  lodge  in  the  mountains  where 
a  terrific  storm  maroons  them. 
Douglas  then  confesses  the  myster- 
ious woman  is  his  wife  whom  he 
has  discovered  to  be  an  adventur- 
ess and  has  separated  from  her. 
Peggy  is  mortified,  and  leaves  the 
lodge  in  anger.  She  is  almost  kill- 
ed in  the  mountain  storm.  Rescued 
by  campers,  one  of  them  proves  to 
be  her  old  sweetheart  Joe.  His 
aunt  and  Joe  nurse  her  back  to 
health.  She  becomes  engaged  to 
Joe.  Then  she  sees  a  Boston 
newspaper  telling  of  the  trial  for 
murder  of  Doug,  whose  wife  was 
killed  that  evening  Peggy  was  at 
the  lodge  with  him.  Her  testimony 
of  being  with  him  that  night  saves 
his  life  but  sacrifices  her  good 
name.  Joe  then  realizes  Peggy 
loves  Doug  more,  and  gives  her 
up. 

Box  Office  Angle.  .  .  .A  safe  play  for 
big  or  little  showman. 

Exploitation Feature  the  girl's 

love  gamble  by  arousing  curiosity. 
Hang  "question-mark"  cutouts  from 
lobby  ceiling,  and  tie  these  up  with 
questions  on  lobby  cards  such  as: 
"Did  she  choose  the  right  man??? 
What   would   you    have    done?  ?  ?" 

Direction Richard  Le  Saint; 

wins  the  woman-vote  with  heart- 
appeal 

Author  Maysie  Greig 

Scenario    Harry  O.  Hoyt 

Cameraman  King  Gray,  Grin 

Jackson 

Photography   Good 

Locale    Boston 

Length 5.766  feet 


"The  Light  of 
Western  Stars" 

Paramount 
As  a  Whole.  ...HASN'T  NEARLY 
THE    ACTION    THAT    THEY 
EXPECT    IN    A    ZANE    GREY 
WESTERN        ROLLS  ALONG 
LEISURELY        WITHOUT 
MUCH      OF      INTEREST      TO 
HOLD  YOUR  ATTENTION. 
Cast.... Jack   Holt   a   heroic   cowboy 
\\ho  is  good  and  bad  at  turns  until 
you  don't  know  just  how  to  figure 
him.     Carries  on  a  romance  in  typi- 
cal cave-man  fashion.     Billie  Dove 
seems  to  wander  about  rather  aim- 
lessly as  the  heroine.     Not  particu- 
larly   well    suited.     Noah    Beery   is 
the    whiskered    villain    who    finally 
furnishes    some    excitement    in    the 
climax. 

Type  of  Story. .  .Western  melodrama; 
adapted  from  Zane  Grey's  novel- 
The  action  comes  too  late  to  make 
"The  Light  of  Western  Stars"  a 
good  picture.  They're  going  to 
wonder  what  happened  in  this  lat- 
est Zane  Grey  western.  It  gets  off 
to  a  fairly  interesting  start  and 
promises  to  furnish  some  first  rate 
action  and  thrills  but  it  slumps  al- 
most immediately  and  stays  slow 
until  pretty  near  the  end  when  they 
finally  bring  on  a  smashing  good 
bit  of  action  but  it  is  too  late  to 
save  the  picture.  They  will  have 
had  to  wait  too  long  for  it.  There 
is  a  fairly  conventional  plot  besides 
which  is  another  drawback  to  a  well 
sustained  interest.  The  production 
is  good  and  the  locations  and 
photography  very  good.  The  cast 
isn't  entirely  well  suited.  Jack 
Holt  is  the  good-bad  hero  and  us- 
ually fills  all  requirements  of  the 
role  satisfactorily  and  Noah  Beery 
is  always  a  first  rate  villain.  Others 
haven't  been  picked  with  as  much 
care.  Story:  Gene  Stewart  is  the 
terror  of  a  western  town  but  Made- 
line Hammond,  who  comes  from 
the  East  to  check  up  on  her  brother 
and  manage  their  ranch,  has  faith 
in  him.  For  this  reason  Gene  tries 
to  reform.  He  succeeds  until  Mad- 
eline loses  faith.  He  disappears  and 
the  girl  is  kidnapped  by  the  villain 
Brand.  After  the  usual  fights  Stew- 
art and  Madeline  come  through  for 
the  clinch. 
Box  Office  Angle....  May  suit  the 
real  western  fans  but  even  they  will 
be  looking  for  more  action  than 
they  get  in  this  and  especially  since 
it  is  a  Zane  Grey  story  they'll  want 
more  excitement- 
Exploitation.  ..  .Author's  name  may 
serve  to  bring  them  in  and  if  you 
know  they  usually  come  out  for 
Paramount's  nicely  staged  west- 
erns vou  may  be  able  to  please 
them  with  "The  Light  of  Western 
Stars".  You  can  use  Jack  Holt's 
name  in  your  announcements  and 
let  Noah'  Beery's  admirers  know 
that  he's  up  to  his  old  villainy. 

Direction  William  K.  Howard; 

fair. 

Author   Zane   Grey 

Scenario   Geo.  C.  Hull- 

Lucien    Hubbard. 

Cameraman Lucien  Andriot 

Photography Very  good 

Locale Western  border  town 

Length  6,859  feet 


"The  Goose  Woman" 

Universal-Jewel 

As  a  Whole A  SWEEPING 

TRIUMPH  FOR  LOUISE 
DRESSER.  WITH  STROKES 
OF  GENIUS  SHE  BUILDS  AN 
UNFORGETTABLE  MOTHER 
ROLE  THAT  HOLDS  YOU 
SPELLBOUND.  A  MILE- 
STONE IN  SCREEN  HISTORY. 
Cast.  .  .  .Louise  Dresser  in  the  name- 
part  dominates  the  picture  ovcr- 
wliehningly-  So  original  and  un- 
i^sual  is  her  entire  portrayal  that  it 
ahnost  l)ecomes  a  new  screen  tech- 
nique. Jack  Pickford  surprises 
with  a  depth  to  his  work  he  never 
l>ef()re  displayed.  His  best.  Con- 
stance Heiinett  very  appealing. 
Rest  of  cast  a  fine  example  of  care- 
fully selected  types. 
Type  of  Story.  ..  .Drama,  from  Rex 
Beach's  story,  "The  Goose  Wom- 
an." So  far  off  the  beaten  track 
that  it  opens  up  a  brand  new  pic- 
ture-highway. It  effectively  answers 
those  pessimists  who  say  there's 
nothing  new  under  the  Hollywood 
sun.  Clarence  Brown  scores  so 
many  unique  and  impressive  direc- 
torial achievements  that  a  review 
could  be  devoted  to  this  subject 
alone.  The  story  has  an  unusual 
theme — the  hatred  of  a  mother  for 
her  son.  She  had  been  a  famous 
opera  singer.  At  the  boy's  birth 
she  lost  her  voice.  Hence  her  ha- 
tred. She  sinks  into  obscurity  un- 
der another  name — becomes  a 
drunkard — lives  in  a  shack  with  her 
geese.  You  see  her  smouldering 
hatred  for  her  son,  now  grown  to 
manhood.  She  meets  all  his  pa- 
thetic offers  of  love  with  a  soulless 
leer  and  ej'es  filled  with  venom- 
Poignant —  gripping  —  you  almost 
shudder.  The  goose  woman  is 
brought  into  prominence  through  a 
murder  nearby.  She  develops  a 
craving  to  have  her  real  name  as 
the  opera  singer  again  on  the  lips 
(>i  the  public.  So  she  gives  the  au- 
thorities an  imaginary  eye-witness 
story  of  the  murder.  Then  the 
irony  of  fate — the  police  pin  the 
crime  on  her  son  on  the  strength  of 
her  story.  There  follows  an  unfor- 
gettable scene — she  is  brought  face 
to  face  with  her  son  to  identify  the 
murderer.  Here  Louise  Dresser  hits 
histrionic  heights.  The  shock  gives 
rebirtli  to  her  dead  mother-love; 
her  soul  is  born  again.  And  she 
makes  you  see  and  feel  it  in  every 
movement  and  expression.  Great — 
immense. 
Box  Office  Angle.  .  .  .Universal  is  the 
right  word  on  this — it  has  an  appeal 
as  universal  as  mothers.  Looks 
like  one  of  the  rare  prizes — that 
gross  more  money  on  the  second 
showing. 

Exploitation Just   shout   it   as   a 

smashing  mother-story  the  like  of 
which  was  never  before  screened- 
You  can't  possibh'  overplay — or 
lose  out. 
Direction.  ...  Clarence  Brown;  splen- 
did; full  of  deft,  realistic  touches. 

Author    Rex  Beach 

Scenario  Melville  Brown 

Cameraman Milton  Moore 

Photography Near  perfection 

Locale    Any   city 

Length  7,500  feet 


Roll  the  Dollars  to 


The  Picture  Version  of  JOHN  GOLDEN'S  Stage  Play! 

by  Winchell  Smith 
Titles  by  MONTAGUE  GLASS 

VICTOR  SCHERTZINGER  PRODUCTION 

A  vital,  human  drama  of  life's  temptations! 


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"Pretty  Ladies" 

Metro-Goldwyn 

As  a  Whole.  .  GORGEOUS  GIRLS 
AND  SCENERY  FROM  "FOL- 
LIES" ADDED  TO  ZASU 
PITTS'  BRILLIANT  WORK 
OFFSET  A  WEAK  STORY 
FULL  OF  DEPRESSING  SOB 
STUFF. 

Cast.  ...  Shines  with  names  such  as 
Tom  Moore,  Ann  Pennington, 
Lilyan  Tashman,  Conrad  Nagel, 
and  Norma  Shearer.  Zasu  Pitts 
featured  with  Tom  Moore,  makes 
the   picture   notable. 

Type  of  Story:.  ..  .Drama  of  stage 
life,  adapted  from  the  story  by 
Adela  Rogers  St.  John.  Plot  is 
flimsy  and  lacks  dramatic  action. 
Old  idea  of  clown  searching  for 
happiness  through  love.  Only  this 
time  the  clown  is  a  girl.  And 
Zasu's  pathetic  search  strikes  a  sad 
note  all  through  the  production.  It 
gets  away  to  a  dazzling  start  with 
superb  scenes  from  the  "Follies" 
in  colors.  Girls  and  costumes 
couldn't  be  surpassed.  But  above 
all,  work  of  Zasu  Pitts  and  Tom 
Moore  is   outstanding. 

Story:  Zasu  Pitts  has  the  com- 
edy part  in  the  "Follies."  She  in- 
curs the  enmity  of  Selma,  the  "pet" 
of  the  show,  by  stealing  the  ap- 
plause from  her.  The  chorus 
represent  the  "pretty  ladies"  who 
have  no  trouble  finding  sweet- 
hearts and  invitations  to  supper — 
all  except  Zasu.  She  at  last  finds 
a  pal  in  the  orchestra  drummer 
(Tom  Moore).  She  makes  his 
reputation  by  putting  over  his  jazz 
composition  in  the  "Follies"'.  They 
marry.  Zasu  at  last  has  found  hap- 
piness. Then  Selma  plans  her 
revenge.  She  gets  Tom  in  a  com- 
promising situation.  Zasu  hears 
about  it.  Tom  starts  to  make  a 
clean  breast  of  it.  She  refuses  to 
let  him — bluffs  him  into  thinking 
that  she  believes  him  innocent. 
But  in  the  last  flash  Zasu  is  seen 
nursing  her  secret  misery.  It's  the 
sort  of  story  the  "happy  ending" 
fans  shy  at.  But  they  will  revel  in 
the  "Follies"  atmosphere.  And  for 
those  who  put  acting  above  every- 
thing, Zasu  Pitts'  characterization 
will  prove  a  treat. 

Box  Office  Angle The  magnifi- 
cent settings  in  color  and  glorious 
girls  from  "Follies" — always  a 
sure-fire  draw.  Half-dozen  screen 
notables  with  Zasu  Pitts  and  Tom 
Moore  featured  gives  you  lots  of 
ammunition. 

Exploitation.  ..  .Play  up  the  back- 
stage and  private  life  of  the  "Fol- 
lies" girls  here  shown.  A  teaser 
card  with  the  question:  "Is  there 
any  real  love  in  stage  marriages?" 
will  start  interest  in  Zasu's  love 
story.  Trailer  showing  part  of 
"Follies"  number  in  color  is  a  sure 
magnet. 

Direction    '. Monta    Bell ; 

a  real  treat 

Author   ....    Adela   Rogers   St.  John 

Scenario    Alice    C.   Miller 

Cameraman   Ira  Morgan 

Photography   Superior 

Locale    New   York 

Length  5,825  feet 


"My  Lady's  Lips" 

B.  P.  Schiilhercj  Prod. 
As  a  Whole.... PLENTY  OF  AC- 
TION IN  THIS  CROOK  STORY 
BUT  IT'S  OF  A  RATHER  UN- 
CONVINCING  NATURE. 
SOME  NAMES  IN  THE  CAST. 
RUNS  FAR  TOO  LONG. 

Cast.  .  .  .  Aljce  Mills,  a  comparative 
newcomer,  quite  pretty,  gives  the 
most  interesting  performance.  Will- 
iam Powell  works  hard  but  over- 
acts considerably.  Clara  Bow 
sweet,  but  has  only  a  few  scenes. 
Others  Frank  Keenan,  John  Sain- 
polis,    Ford    Sterling. 

Type  of  Story.  ..  .Crook  meller.  To 
begin  with,  "My  Lady's  Lips  "  gets 
off  to  a  slow  start.  There  are 
short  disconnected  sequences  deal- 
ing with  different  characters  that 
tend  to  bewilder  the  spectator  and 
.yive  him  a  feeling  of  "what's  it  all 
al)out?".  Finally,  however,  the  ac- 
tion becomes  clearer  and  evolves 
irto  a  crook  storj-  in  which  hero, 
a  reporter,  is  sent  to  investigate  a 
crook's  hang-out  under  the  city's 
l)u\ements.  There  are  some  ex- 
citing moments  here  and  much 
hokum.  The  reporter  rounds  up 
the  gang  but  "falls"  for  the  leader 
— a  girl — whom  he  saves  from  the 
police  by  saying  that  she  is  work- 
ing with  him.  Much  of  the  action 
has  an  unreal,  movieish  flavor. 
There  are  several  sequences  that 
have  some  unpleasant  details,  deal- 
ing with  the  tortures  of  the  hated 
"third  degree",  which  both  hero 
and  girl  are  forced  to  go  through 
i'nd  which  ends  in  prison  terms  for 
both.  They  have  drawn  the  pic- 
ture out  far  too  long  by  adding  a 
society  gambling  house  finish  in 
which  hero  and  girl,  both  released 
from  prison,  find  and  forgive  each 
other,  but  not  before  the  girl  re- 
ceives a  bullet  in  her  arm  as  she 
steps  in  front  of  hero  to  shield 
him  from  a  crazy  gambler. 

Probably  the  best  sequences  of 
the  picture  occurs  in  the  crook's 
hangout  under  the  city.  The  re- 
porter shamming  blindness,  goes 
through  tests  of  extreme  cruelty 
such  as  almost  walking  into  point- 
ed knife  blades,  etc.,  that  will  give 
the  credulous  a  thrill. 

Box  Office  Angle.  .  .  .This  isn't  par- 
ticularly strong  as  far  as  entertain- 
ment value  goes.  May  be  all 
right  for  houses  where  crook  stuff 
is  relished. 

Exploitation.  .There  are  good  names 
in  the  cast  that  will  no  doubt  get 
them  in.  You  can  play  up  the 
crime  angle  and  the  "third  degree" 
scenes  and  tell  them  that  James 
Hogan,  the  man  who  made  "Capi- 
tol Punishment"  directed  this  if 
you  think  they're  partial  to  this 
type  of  stuff. 

Direction James   P.    Hogan; 

too  much   footage  used 

Author    John   Goodrich 

Cameraman  Allen  Siegler 

Photography    All   right 

Locale    A    large   city 

Length 6,609  feet 


Corinne  Griffith  in 

"The  Marriage  Whirl" 

First  National 

As  a  Whole.  .  .  .SIX-REEL  WHIRL 
OF  SOCIETY  JAZZ  LIFE. 
SINGLE-TRACK  THEME  SAV- 
ED FROM  MONOTONY  BY 
SUPERB  CAST,  DIRECTION 
AND  SETTINGS. 

Star.  ...  Entrancing,  as  usual.  So 
beautiful  she  can  cry  in  a  close-up 
• — and  does.  Director  Santell  shows 
for  the  first  time  a  Corinne  with 
rare   emotional  talent. 

Cast. . .  .Kenneth  Harlan  as  jazz-mad 
Jiusband  creates  one  of  his  finest 
roles.  Harrison  Ford  as  friend  to 
Corinne  scores  artistic  triumph. 
Xita  Naldi  vamps  as  usual.  Others 
make    this    a    nearl)-    perfect    cast. 

Type    of    Story Society-drama; 

adapted  from  J.  Hartley  Manners' 
stage  play.  "The  National  An- 
them". One  of  the  best  argu- 
ments for  prohibition  ever  screened. 
Jazz  and  booze  theme  onlj-  angle 
to  the  picture. 

.Story:  Corinne  marries  Ken- 
neth, believing  she  can  reform  him 
from  his  love  of  jazz  life  and 
liquor.  He  tries  hard,  but  his  club 
friends  won't  let  him  alone.  Cor- 
inne takes  him  to  Paris  to  get  away 
from  their  influence.  Kenneth 
forms  new  and  worse  ties.  He 
Ijecomes  infatuated  with  Toinette, 
a  dancer  in  a  notorious  cabaret. 
Corinne  discovers  them  in  a  love 
scene.  Here  the  star  uncovers 
emotional  acting  that  will  suprise 
her  following.  In  a  burst  of  fury 
she  drives  them  from  the  apart- 
ment. Another  fine  bit  of  acting 
comes  when  she  realizes  she  has 
taken  poison  in  mistake  for  head- 
ache tablets.  Her  shades  of  ex- 
pression are  superb.  Harrison 
Ford,  the  faithful  friend,  saves  her 
life.  The  husband  is  conveniently 
killed  in  his  auto.  Road  all  clear 
for  a  new  life  with  a  new  love. 
Elaborate  settings — sparkling  cast 
— and  Corinne  with  a  surprise  treat 
in  her  display  of  emotional  power. 
The  kind  of  picture  they  go  home 
and  talk  about. 

Box  Office  Angle.  . .  .  Splendid  family 
picture  with  its  moral  against  jazz 
life.  Rather  too  serious  for  young- 
er folks,  but  Corinne's  drawing 
power  offsets  this. 

Exploitation Advertise    it    as 

Laurette  Taylor's  big  stage  hit. 
Play  up  the  fight  of  a  young  so- 
ciety girl  to  save  her  husband  from 
jazz  evils.  Corinne's  name  is  al- 
ways good  for  tie-up  window  dis- 
plays in  fashionable  stores.  Fur- 
nish stills  of  star  in  gorgeous 
gowns. 

Direction Al  Santell;  does 

wonders  with  star 

Author  J.  Hartley  Manners 

Scenario Not  credited 

Cameraman    Excellent 

Locale   ....    Country  club  and  Paris 

Length  7,505  feet 


Reed   Howes    in 

"Youth's  Gamble" 

Prod.:  Harry  J.  Brown  Prod. 
Dist.:    Rayart — State   Rights 

As  a  Whole.  .  .  .COMEDY-DRAMA 
WITH  LOTS  OF  STORY  IN- 
TEREST.  LIGHT,  FAST  ANE 
BREEZY.  FULL  OF  THE  PEL 
OF  YOUTH.  STAR  DEAL? 
OUT  THRILLS  WIT  I. 
LAUGHS. 

Star Engaging  personality  tha 

fits  light  role.  More  of  a  "stunt' 
nxan  than  a  comedian.  Carries  fast 
moving    story   with   pep    of   youth 

Cast.  ...  Margaret  Morris  lends  win 
some  support.  Jimmy  Thompso 
as  secretary  good  characterizatior 
William  Buckley  and  David  Kirb 
team  up  as  slick  and  amusing  con 
fidence  men.  Gale  Henry  create 
laughable  old  maid  role. 

Type    of    Story Comedy-dram 

with  interesting  plot  clearly  toll 
Hits  some  new  angles  on  the  "di? 
inherited  son"  idea.  The  story  ii 
terest  is  nicely  balanced  and  hole 
a  fast  pace  all  the  way.  Star  doe 
not  hog  everything.  This  offerir 
is  unusual  in  that  there  are  foi 
character  parts  that  score  laugl 
along  with  the  chief  funmaker. 

.Story:  The  will  of  hero's  fath 
is  read,  which  cuts  him  off  with 
Rolls  Royce  and  a  thin  dime.  B' 
daddy  is  alive,  out  west,  using  th 
ruse  to  test  his  son's  grit.  He  h 
a  girl  detective  keep  tabs  on  Ree 
The  disinherited  son  gets  a  brillia 
idea — he  will  incorporate  himsi 
and  sell  stock.  Two  crooks,  kno'' 
ing  the  millionaire  is  alive,  plan 
buy  all  the  stock  and  thus  contt 
the  family  fortune.  An  old  ma: 
seeing  a  chance  to  get  herself 
young  husband,  also  starts  buyi: 
in.  Here's  where  the  big  laug 
come,  when  she  starts  biddi: 
against  the  crooks.  Poor  Reed  is  ' 
terror  for  fear  the  old  girl  w 
win.  Meanwhile  his  detect! ' 
stenographer  sits  watching  the  pi 
ceedings — which  adds  to  her 
agony.  Reed  learns  his  father 
alive.  Then  the  thrills  come 
outwitting  the  croolcs  with  the  i 
of  the  girl.  There  are  two  1 
punches.  One  where  hero's  car 
in  a  thrilling  race  with  a  limit 
train  and  he  makes  a  flying  It 
to  the  observation  car.  Then  agf] 
in  a  battle  with  the  two  crooks 
possession  of  a  valuable  paper 
the  edge  of  a  skyscraper;  here 
star  has  the  audience  gasping  Wi 
the  recklessness  displayed, 
question  about  Howes'  ner 
Box  Office  Angle.  .Play  it  up  for 
thrills,  which  beat  the  come 
Star  can  be  classed  as  a  darede 
which  always  draws  a  big  elem« 

Exploitation Some    good    lol 

paper  showing  thrill  stunts.  \ 
trailer  showing  battle  on  edge 
skyscraper.  Also  use  action  p 
ters. 

Direction    Albert   Rog 

knows  his  star — gets  results 

Author    Henry   Symoii 

John  W.  Gray 

Scenario    Sjil 

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as  ill  she  had  an  affair  with  one  of  the  farm  hands?  And  in  the 
/id  he  sends  the  man  off,  while  the  wife  repentant,  remains  with 
■im.  Do  you  think  that  material  means  a  long  queue  at  the  l)ox 
ffice? 

And  you.  Mr.  Distributor,  can  you  imagine  the  family  and 
:  ighborhood  houses  of  this  country  showing  this  picture  to  suf- 
Lient   Inisiness   to   warrant   the   making   of    it?      Regardless   of 

hcther  or  not  it  was  a  prize  play  or  a  success  on  the  New  York 

age? 

No,  gentlemen ;  it  is  as  well  if  such  material  does  not  find  its 
:ay  to  the  screens  of  this  country.  Americans  don't  like,  don't 
liderstand,  and  w^on't  have  such  stuff  as  entertainment  for  their 
fives  and  kiddies.  Because  it  isn't  entertainment.  Interesting  as 
'  play ;  as  a  splendid  piece  of  writing ;  yes.     l<"or  that  matter  so 

as  "Anna   Christie,"   in  wdiich   Blanche   Sweet   appeared.     The 

[me  type  of  material — in  a  sense.     What  was  its  reception  by 
e  picture  going  public?     How  many  theaters  did  real  business 
th  it?     That,  after  all,  is  the  answer.     If  you  ran  it  you  know, 
the  other  fellow  in  your  tow-n  ran  it.    .You  also  know.    y\nd  you 
ven't  begrudged  or  envied  his  running  it,  either. 
SHO'W  THE  GOOD  OLD  ONES 
Says  Harry  Carr  in  the  Los  Angeles  Times  i're  View: 
One  of  the  Los  Angeles  movie  houses  has  adopted  the  plan 
of  showing  a  famous  old  picture  one  night  every  week. 
This  seems  an  excellent  idea. 
I  There  are  several  old  pictures  that  I  would  rather  see  than 

I  any  new  one  that  could  possibly  be  shown.  1  imagine  that 
this  opinion  holds  good'  with  a  vast  majority  of  the  movie 
public. 

Cain'  is  right.     Why  aren't  more  of  the  good  pictures  re- 
used a  year  or  two  ago  sent  out  every  yiow  and  then?     They 
■  ndd  prove  a  lot  better  as  drawing  cards  than  some  of  the 
■  uff  now  going  out  07i  the  reqidar  programs. 
THE  VONS  HAVE  IT 
Eddie  Cline  was  hired  to  make  Jackie  Coogan's  next,  "'Old 
'I'dhes."     When  he  set  up  shop  in  ALG-M  studio  at  Culver  City 
put  his  name  on  the  director's  bulletin  board.    And  it  appeared 
i-ce  this : 

!  VON  STROHEIM 

VON  STERNBERG 
EDUARD    VON    KLINE 
Von  Sternberg,  not  to  be  outdone,  wrote  laddie  son  of  Erin, 
;])atriotic  note  begging  '"that  we  Germans  stick  together"  in  fear 
the  brick  slinging  Irish.     With  Cline  loose  on  the  IVI-G-M  lot 
ing  the  next  three  months  the  boys  are  in  for  a  lot  (ff  fun. 

CELTIC  WIT 
Blair  McElroy,  of  that  enterprising  Chicago  outfit,  Fitzjjat- 
:  &  McElroy,  is  a  close  mouthed  person.  Recently  we  wired 
ill  about  a  reported  important  happening  of  wdiich  he  might 
i\e  the  low  down.  And  so  requested  this  low  down  from  him, 
ac  Avrote  back :  "Nothing  to  say."  We  wired  back :  "Talk  con- 
l^-ntially."     Mac  blurbed' back  :  "Can't  talk." 

THE  LEAGUE  AND  PICTURES 
Hearken  to  wdiat  Count  Jean  dcStrelecki  says.     He  declares 
lat  he  has  been  for  the   past   three  years  directing  pictures   in 
ntral  Europe  for  four  different  governments,  Jugoslavia,   Ru- 
ania,  Hungary  and  Poland.     These  governments  exchange  pic 
ires  to  teach  the  school  children  wdiat  kind  of  people  are  their 
ighbors.     These  pictures   are   artistic   and   represent  the   most 
leresting  side  of  these  countries,  he  says.     The  Queen  of  Ru- 
ania  was  the  star  of  the  Rumanian  series. 

The   subject   of  American   Films   has  been   presented  by   H.    Bergsoon, 

e   French  Academician,  to  the  commission  of  scientists  in  the  summer  of 

2.5  at   Geneva,  to  the   League   of  Nations,  as  to  their  moral   and  educa- 

■iial  effect.     The  outcome  of  this,  as  has  been  proven,  is  that  American 

11  producers  are  not  interested  in  the  aim  of  the  League  of  Nations,  to 

are  the   collaboration  of  its  members   in  the  exchange  of  such   films  as 

iild  lead  to  the  better  understanding  between  the   nations,  which  would 

,  of  course,  the  greatest  of  factors  for  peace. 

The  outcome  of  this  is  that  a  law  has  been  enacted  by  several  of  the 


European  Nations  prohibiting  the  attendance  at  motion  picture  exhibitions, 
of  children  below  the  age  of  16. 

IS  THIS  1925  OR  THE  DARK  AGES? 

Says  Variety :  "The  censor  board  (Toronto)  has  consist- 
ently liarred  German  made  films,  no  matter  how  good  or  how 
clean  they  may  be."  Incidentally  Variety  says  the  board  barred 
The  Last  Laugh  for  this  reason. 

We  thought  the  ivar  ended  long  ago. 
THE    WEEK 

Monday:  President  WoodhuU  says  everything  points  to 
iiarmony  at  Detroit.  But  rumblings  are  to  the  contrary.  Only  a 
few  months  since  the  Allied  and  MPTO  kissed  and  made  up,  and 
yet — .  Tuesday:  Al  Steffcs  says  Allied  group  won't  stand  for 
one  man  rule  in  exhibitor  organization.  Wonder  wdiat  he  means? 
Paramount  school  for  stars  opens.  And  18  future  Glorias  and 
Tommys  start.  Wednesday :  Bill  Fox  reported  in  Washington. 
.And  Harry  Crandall  still  has  his  chain.  Famous  makes  deal  with 
Robbins  New  York  circuit.  One  more  lot  in  the  fold.  Who  will 
be  next?  Eddy  Eschmann's  boys  have  done  a  real  job.  If  re- 
ports that  212  of  225  key  cities  have  already  been  sold  for  coming 
^eason.  Here's  a  comedy  line.  Victor  Heerman  is  to  direct  Tom- 
my iMeighan  in  hajlancl  in  a  j)icture  to  be  called  Shamrock. 
Thursday  :  Ernie  Shipman  here.  Interested  in  Sun  City,  Florida, 
studio.  Awhile  ago  he  chased  Canadian  rapids.  Now  he's  strong 
for  Florida  sunshine.  Friday :  Joe  Seider  and  Charley  Pettijohn 
talk  about  arbitration  before  the  AMPA.  Didn't  talk  long  enough. 
But  almost  got  to  calling  each  other  names.  And  then  someone 
(he  couldn't  have  been  Irish)  broke  in,  and  stopped  the  show. 
Much  disappointment.  Saturday :  Fabians  get  Capitol  in  Pas- 
saic. End  of  rows  and  squabbles.  Famous  gets  more  houses  up- 
State.     And  more  to  come. 

THE  TRUTH  OF  BLOCK  BOOKING 

W.  N.  Blake,  British  exhibitor  talking.  At  the  exhibitors' 
convention  in  Glasgow.     Says  in  part: 

"Let  us  be  outspoken.  British  films  were  killed  in  this  coun- 
try by  l^lock-booking — not  by  our  block-booking  of  American 
films,  but  by  the  block-booking  of  British  films  before  they  were 
made.  On  the  books  of  one  of  my  small  theaters  still  stand  over 
£600  worth  of  British  dates  for  wdiich  I  had  to  pay  in  full,  and 
which  for  the  rejjutation  of  my  theater  had  to  be  scrapped.  *  *  *" 

And  yet,  despite  this,  British  exhibitors  continue  to  block 
book  today  worse  than  ever  before. 


THE  GREATEST 


DOG  PICTURE  EVER  MADE! 

Sam  Sax  Presents 

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ALL  STAR  CAST  WITH  — 

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MARY  Carr    Isi 

Story  by  .  Directed  by 

Frank  Foster  Davis  Renaud  Hoffman 

NOTE:     "HIS  MASTER'S  VOICE"  is  the  FOl  RTH 
release  of  this  season's  GOTHAM  TWELVE 

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Sam  Sax,  Pres.  1650  Broadway,  N.  Y.  C. 

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HAPPENINGS 


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Harvey  E.  Qausman 


Telephone  Granite  3980 


Sunday,  July  26,  1925 


6411  Hollywood  Blvd 


Fox  Starts  "The  Silver  Treasure" 

"The  Silver  Treasure",  from  Jos- 
eph Conrad's  "Nostromo",  has  been 
placed  in  work  at  Fox.  Rowland  V. 
Lee  is  directing.  George  O'Brien  is 
the  star,  with  Inez  Rene  playing  op- 
posite. The  support  includes  Lou 
Tellegen,  Helena  D'Algy,  Stewart 
RonTC,  Hedda  Hopper,  Daniel  Mak- 
arenka,  Evelyn  Selbie,  Otto  Matie- 
son,  Fred  Becker,  Harvey  Clark, 
Hugh  Crumplin',  Gilbert  Clayton, 
Sidney  de  Grey,  Jack  Rollens  and 
George  Kuwa. 


Louise  Dresser  in  "The  Black  Eagle" 

Louise  Dresser  will  appear  in  Rud- 
olph Valentino's  "The  Black  Eagle". 
Vilma  Hanky,  as  noted,  will  play  the 
opposite  lead.  Clarence  Brown  dir- 
ecting for  United  Artists.  Others  in 
the  cast  are  Carrie  Clark  Ward,  James 
Marcus  and  Capt.  Alberti  Conti,  a 
newcomer. 


Figuero  Theater  Nearing  Completion 

Three  eight-hour  shifts  of  workers 
are  rushing  to  completion  the  new 
Figuero  theater,  at  Figuero  and  San- 
ta Barbara  Sts.  Fred  A.  Miller  is 
president  of  the  company  building 
the  house.    Ready  Sept.  15. 


Four  Warner  Comedies  Near  Ready 
Four  Warner  comedies  are  in  the 
cutting  room  and  will  be  ready  in 
thirty  days.  They  are  "Buncker 
Bean";  Syd  Chaplin's  first.  The 
Man  on  the  Box";  "The  Love  Hour" 
and   "Seven   Sinners." 


Bushman  Opposite  Mae  Murray 

Francis  X.  Bushman  has  been 
signed  by  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  to 
play  opposite  Mae  Murray  in  "The 
Masked  Bride",  which  Josef  von 
Sternberg  is  to  direct,  from  the  story 
by   Leon   Abrams. 


Stewart  to  Adapt  His  Own  Book 

Donald  Ogden  Stewart  will  adapt 
his  story,  "The  Crazy  Fool",  for  Met- 
ro-GoIdwyn-Mayer.  His  contract 
provides  for  his  serving  in  the  editor- 
ial department  for  several  months. 


"Thank  You"  Ready 
Final  editing  and  titling  has  been 
completed  on  "Thank  You",  directed 
by  John  Ford  for  Fox.  Alice  Francis, 
George  O'Brien  and  Jacqueline  Lo- 
gan are  featured. 


Fifth  Gotham  Prod.  Completed 

The  fifth  of  the  new  Gotham  series, 
"The  Part  Time  Wife",  has  been 
finished  and  is  now  being  cut  and 
titled.  The  next  will  be  "Racing 
Blood." 


Fox   Finishes   O'Henry   Story 

Daniel  Keefe,  recently  promoted  to 
the  Fox  directorial  stafT,  has  finished 
the  first  of  the  O'Henry  series, 
"Shoes". 


Maloney  Finishes  with  Steiner 

Leo  Maloney  has  completed  his 
last  picture  for  William  Steiner  and 
is  preparing  to  start  his  new  series 
for  Clarion  Photoplays,  distributed 
by  Weiss  Bros.  His  new  contract 
calls  for  eight  five  reelers.  He  will 
keep  his  organization  intact.  Ford 
Beebe  will  write  all  the  stories,  hav- 
ing already  completed  three,  "Win, 
Lose  or  Draw",  "Luck  and  Sand"  and 
•■The   Blind  Trail." 


Gaudio  Finishes  First  as  Director 
Gaetano  Gaudio,  "vet"  cinematog- 
rapher,  has  finished  his  first  director- 
ial efifort,  "The  Price  of  Success",  a 
Waldorf  Prod.,  in  which  appear  Alice 
Lake,  Lee  Shumway,  Gaston  Glass, 
Alma  Bennett  and  Florence  Turner. 
Sam  Sanders  was  cameraman. 


Florey  Re-Engaged  by  Thalberg 
Irving  Thalberg,  of  M.-G.-M.  has 
re-engaged  Robert  Florey.  He  will 
act  as  technical  director  for  "La  Bo- 
heme",  to  be  directed  by  King  Vidor. 
He  served  in  a  similar  capacity  on 
"Time,  the  Comedian." 


Contract  Covers  Five  Years 
The  contract  which  Cecil  B.  De 
Mille  recently  gave  Lillian  Rich  will 
run  for  five  years.  Her  first  will  be 
"Red  Dice",  opposite  Rod  La  Rocque. 
Paul  Sloane,  who  will  direct,  starts 
work  in  August. 


Two  Newcomers  on  Sennett  Lot 

Mack  Sennett  is  featuring  two 
newcomers  in  his  newest  comedy, 
"Dangerous  Curves  Behind".  They 
are  Ruth  Taylor  and  Joseph  Young. 
Miss  Taylor  is  under  a  long  term 
contract. 


Schulberg  SigTis  Gilbert  Roland 
Gilbert  Roland,  young  leading  man, 
has  been  placed  under  a  long  term 
contract  by  B.  P.  Schulberg.  He 
will  appear  in  "The  Plastic  Age"  as 
his    first   Preferred    Picture. 


Robbins   Directing  Lupino  Lane 

Jess  Robbins  is  directing  Lupino 
Lane  in  the  comedian's  first  two 
reeler  for  Educational.  The  opposite 
lead  is  played  by  Virginia  Vance. 


Shearer  Finishes  in  Seastrom  Film 

Norma  Shearer  has  completed  work 
in  Victor  Seastrom's  "The  Tower  of 
Lies",  for  Metro-GoIdwyn-Mayer,  and 
is  on  a  vacation. 


Valentino  Buys  Italian  Villa 

Rudolph  Valentino  has  purchased 
an  Italian  villa  in  Beverly  Hills,  sur- 
rounded by  several  acres  of  ground. 


Hitchock  Joins  Grauman's  Staff 

Edwin  G.  Hitchock  has  joined  the 
Grauman  publicity  staff.  He  was 
formerly  with  the  Boulevard  theater. 


Third  Tiffany  in  Work 
The  third  Tiffany  Prod,  is  now  in 
work.  It  is  titled  "Borrowed  Finery". 
The  cast  includes  Gertrude  Astor, 
Lou  Tellegen,  Taylor  Holmes,  Hedda 
Hopper,  Ward  Crane,  Trixie  Frigan- 
za.  Otto  Lederer,  Barbara  Tennant, 
Tom  O'Brien,  Templar  Saxe,  Louise 
Lorraine  and  Harry  Mann.  Working 
at  the  Hollywood  Studios.  "Morals 
for  Men",  from  Gouverneur  Morris' 
"The  Love  Serum",  will  be  the 
fourth  of  the  "Big  12".  M.  H.  Hoff- 
man, general  manager  is  here  from 
New  York. 


Gerson    Making   a    Police    Story 

Gerson  Pictures  has  in  work  "The 
Pride  of  the  Force",  a  police  story  by 
Arthur  Hoerl.  B.  Berger  is  super- 
vising, with  Duke  Worne  directing. 
In  the  cast  are  Tom  Santschi,  Gladys 
Hulette,  Francis  X.  Bushman,  Jr., 
James  Morrison,  Crawford  Kent, 
Alice  Powell,  Edith  Chatman  and 
Joseph  Girard.  This  is  the  first  of 
a  series  of  six  being  made  for  Ray- 
art.  "The  Last  Alarm",  a  fire  story 
follows  "The  Pride  of  the  Force." 


Louise  Lovely  in  Australia 

Advices  received  here  from  Louise 
Lovely,  who  went  to  Australia  a  few 
months  ago  to  work  in  pictures, 
state  that  she  has  finished  her  first, 
"Jeweled  Nights",  made  by  her  own 
company.  The  picture  is  in  ten 
reels  and  will  be  shown  throughout 
the  Antipodes  in  this  form. 


Guild  Prod.  Preparing 

Guild  Prod,  is  preparing  to  start  on 
the  next  picture,  as  yet  untitled.  Jack 
Jordan,  recent  arrival  from  Philadel- 
phia, where  he  has  been  appearing 
in  stock  with  the  Desmond  Players, 
has  been  signed  for  a  featured  part. 
Chalmers  Fithian  will  direct  at  the 
California  studios. 


Hamilton  Starts  on  New  Series 

Lloyd  Hamilton  has  commenced 
work  in  the  first  of  his  new  Educ- 
ational comedy  series.  Dorothy 
Seastrom    appears    opposite. 


Signs  with  Stromberg 

Hunt  Stromberg  has  placed  Jackie 
Saunders  under  a  contract.  She  will 
play  the  lead  in  a  picture  to  be  dir- 
ected by  Tom   Forman. 


Rork   Returning  in  September 

Sam  Rork,  upon  completion  of  the 
Leon  Errol  picture  for  First  National 
in  September,  will  leave  New  York 
and  resume  production  on  the  Coast. 


In  Cast  of  Leonard's  Next 

The  cast  of  Robert  Z-  Leonard's 
next  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  produc- 
tion has  been  augmented  by  Lilyan 
Tashman. 


Sidney  Ready  to  Start 

Casting  of  "Madame  Lucy"  ha 
been  finished  by  Scott  Sidney.  J 
includes  Julian  Eltinge,  Ann  Penii 
ington,  Lionel  Belmore,  Jack  Duff; 
Stanhope  Wheatcroft  and  Tom  Wi 
son.  Work  starts  in  a  few  days.  1 
McGrew  Willis  wrote  the  continuit; 
The  assistant  directors  are  Jam« 
Clemens  and  Alec  Bennett.  Gi 
Peterson  and  Alec  Phillips  are  tl 
cameramen. 


Marjorie  Bonner  Signed 

Paramount  has  signed  Marjor 
Bonner  for  "The  Ancient  Highway; 
now  in  work  under  direction  of  Irv: 
Willat.  Jack  Holt,  Billie  Dov 
Montague  Love,  Lloyd  Whitloc 
William  A.  Carrol  and  Stanley  Ta; 
lor  comprise  the  cast. 


Sennett  to  Feature   Eugenia   Gilbe 

Mack  Sennett  has  signed  Eugen 
Gilbert  on  a  long-term  contract  ai 
will  feature  her  opposite  Danny  C 
Shay  in  a  series  of  two-reel  comedie 
Miss  Gilbert  has  appeared  in  a  nut 
ber  of  Sennett  comedies.  Alf  Goul  j 
ing  will  direct. 


Collier  in  "The  Lucky  Lady" 

Paramount  has  selected  Busi 
Collier  for  the  lead  in  "The  Luc 
Lady",  which  Raoul  Walsh  will  ma 
as  his  next.  James  T.  O'Donohue 
adapting  the  story,  an  original 
Robert  Sherwood  and  Bertram  Bloc 


Jacqueline  Logan  Unit  Returns 

The    Jacqueline     Logan    compa. 
making   "When    the   Door    Opene( 
by    James    Oliver    Curwood,    has   i    Jj 
turned  from  location  in  the  Canadi    -. 
Northwest.      Reginald   Barker   is 
rector. 


Additions  to  "Rag  Man"  Cast 

Two  new  additions  have  been  ma 
to  the  troupe  of  players  which 
support  Jackie  Coogan  in  "C 
Clothes",  with  Eddie  Cline  directi. 
They  are  Alan  Forrest  and  Jan 
Mason. 


Ray  Finishes  "The  Winner" 

Charles    Ray   has    completed   "1 
Winner"  for  Chadwick. 


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Newspaper  Opinions 

"Are  Parents  People?"— F.  P.-L. 
Century — Baltimore 

EVENING  SUN—*  *  *  This  picture 
tarted    lilce    the    well-known    million    dollars, 

=  ut  the  end  witnessed  an  awful  cut  in  that 
mount  so  far  as  we  were  concerned.  *  *  * 
MORNING  SUN—*  *  *  This  picture  has 

Ltae  of  those  little  plots  that  turn  out  just 
i  you  suspect,  but  that  does  not  keep  it 
om  being  thoroughly  enjoyable — no,  indeed, 

SQI  Dt   one   bit.      For   the    production    has   been 

ij  rought  with  a  dash  of  genuine  intelligence. 


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Metropolitan — Los  Angeles 

EXPRESS—*  *  *  That  St  Clair,  the  di- 
Jctor,  had  an  unbeatable  list  of  principaTs 
IIB  -Adolphe  Menjou,  Florence  Vidor  and  Betty 
Gl  ronson    to     enact    the    roles    does     not    de- 

«act    from    his    ability    in    the    slightest    de- 
'ee.     There  is  no  lost  motion  in  this  picture. 
;  has   brightness,   simplicity   and   good  taste, 
hich    nothing    but    competent    direction    can 
ive.      It    is    one    of    the    finest,    most    whole- 
ime   domestic   comedies   of   the   year.    *  *  * 
„    EXAMINER—*  *  *   Directed  by   Mai   St. 
lair  this   picture  abounds    in   e.Kquisite  hack- 
ly rounds,    plenty    of    action    and    a    generally 
\i  irth-provoking    atmosphere.    *  *   * 

HERALD— ♦  ♦  *  The  picture  is  enter- 
ining,  though  hardly  of  the  type  to  blaze 
path  of  emancipation  around  the  globe- 
One  of  the  best  bits  of  character  work 
len  in  recent  times  is  presented  by  Andre 
i  Beranger  in  the  part  of  Maurice  Mans- 
:ld,  an  actor.  *  *  • 

TIMES—*  *  *  Miracles  do  happen  once 
a  while  in  this  turmoil  of  cross  purposes 
jJliown  as  picture-making.  And  one  of  the 
r  ight  miracles  of  the  year  is  "Are  Parents 
"  sople?"  Here  are  just  the  miraculous  al- 
ii lemy  of  story,  director,  scenario  writer 
;^  .d.cast.  •  •  • 

'^  Pictures    such    as    this    are    the    beginnings 
a  screen    literature.    *  *   * 


POST — ■*  *  *  "Beggar  on  Horseback"  is 
a  picture  which  gets  well  away  from  the 
beaten  track  of  film  dramas,  and  for  that 
reason,  if  no  other,  would  be  worth  seeing. 
There  are  other  reasons  as  well.  It  is  thor- 
oughly entertaining  if  viewed  simply  as  fancy 
run    wild    rather    than    satire    carefully    aimed. 

Stillman — Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  It  is  one  of  the  cleverest 
of  fantastic  photoplays  and  Jesse  Lasky  and 
James  Cruze,  the  producer  and  director, 
respectively,    can    well   feel    proud    of   it. 

It  is   the  movies  grown   up. 

PRESS—*  *  *  The  picture  is  as  unusual 
and  clever  as  it  is  appealing.  *  •  * 

TIMES—*  *  *  Satire  is  a  dif=ficult  thing 
to  get  across  via  the  silver  screen.  As  a 
matter  of  fadt,  it  hasn't  been  done  very 
often ;  and  never  has  it  been  done  more 
satisfactorily  than  in  the  picturization  of  the 
Kaufman-Connolly  comedy,  "Beggar  On 
Horseback.   *  *  ♦ 


PLAIN  DEALER—  *  *  *  Those  who 
have  demanded  their  plays  be  given  a  faith- 
ful translation  on  the  screen  will  have  no 
fault  to  find  on  that  score  with  regard  to 
"The  Fool  "  *  ♦  • 

There  are  only  two  adverse  criticisms  to 
offer.  The  production  is  just  a  little  long, 
and  secondly  the  villain  is  not  quite  slick 
enough.    ♦  *   * 

PRESS — *  *  *  The  film  is  rather  preachy 
throughout,  but  Edmund  Lowe  acts  the 
leading  role  with  less  foolishness  than  you 
might    expect.    »   •  ♦ 


"Bad   Company" — Assoc.    Exhib. 
Aztec — San  Francisco 


BULLETIN—*  *  *  Conway  Tearle  plays 
love-sick  bachelor  in  "Bad  Company". 
*  *  He  plays  it  just  as  well  as  though 
were  playing  a  cynical  man  about  town 
"Black  Oxen".  Mad,ge  Kennedy  *  •  « 
times,  borders  on  the  melodramatic.  *  *  ' 
CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  Conway  TearU 
s  a  role  that  dififers  from  anything  he  ha^ 
lyed  in  years  He  lends  to  the  part  and 
the  story  a  dignity  that  tends  to  keep  the 
.dacity  of  the  theme  toned  down.  As  a 
ipj  iult,  one  can  view  a  tempestuous  chronicle 
J  jm  an  artistic  angle,  wholly  without  of 
"fise.  *  *  * 

EXAMINER—    *  *  *    It    etches    a    vivid 


"Confessions  of  a  Queen" — M.-G.-M 
Metropolitan — Baltimore 

EVENING  SUN—  *  *  *  This  picture, 
with  one  exception,  is  one  of  the  most  en- 
joyable we  have  seen  this  summer  and,  to 
descend  to  the  vernacular  for  greater  em- 
phasis,   we    don't   mean   maybe.    *   *  * 


aJ  jry    of    night    life    as    it    is    supposed    to    be 


ed^  in  the  nifty  fifties  in  New  York  and 
times  causes  one  to  wonder  how  some 
the  more  daring  scenes  passed  the  censor. 

HERALD— *     *     *     Crowed    with    action 

ild    daring     scenes,     the    piece    moves     with 

M^iftness    and    tells    an   audacious    story    in    a 

fanner  that   could  not  offend  even  the  mosi 

■cumspect.  »  *  * 


lufBeggar  on  Horseback" — F.  P.-L. 
Orchestra  Hall — Chicago 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  The  movies  are  in 
pir  element.  The  stage  play  could  not  ap 
pach  the  results  obtained  by  Cruze.  Where 
stage  had  umpty-umpth  butlers  and  police- 
1.  Cruze  had  battalions  of  them.  Ht 
c^s  elevators  apparently  rising  from  nothing 
BS.  and  flying  toward  an  upper  void,  trick 
rniture,  countless  wedding  bouquets  o' 
liar  signs  extraordinary  costumes,  strange 
d  astounding  sets.  *  *  *  It's  an  imagina- 
e  and  intelligent  film,  packed  with  enter- 
nmerit.   *  *  • 

^IfHERALD— *  *  *    My    hat    is    off    to    the 
I  in  that  made  "Beggar  on  Horseback"   into 
screenworthy      motion      picture — Director 
■nes    Cruze. 

It  required  nerve,  imagination  and  a  keen, 
n  lucidity  to  translate  this  subtle,  satirical 
nance  into  the  terms  of  the  studio  with- 
t  losing  its  favor.  *  •  * 
rOURNAL— *  *  ♦  It  really  seems  it  was 
t  such  an  entertainment  as  "Beggar  on 
)rseback"  for  which  the  infant  industry 
i  been  waiting  during  the  twenty-nine 
irs  of  its  childhood.  In  it  there  is  every- 
ng  a  movie  audience  or  a  movie  director 
lid    wish.    *  •   * 

VEWS— *  •  *  One  of  the  leading  pictures 
m  this    season,    in    charm,    intelligent    concep- 
**i    and    execution,    in    range    of    imaginative 
ign.   ♦  *  ♦ 


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"The  Desert  Flower"— First  Nat'l 
Loew's  State — Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  Shows  a  new  vein 
of  dramatic  power  in  the  young  player,  (Col- 
leen Moore)  and  proves  fairly  entertaining. 
*  *  *  The  film  is  adapted  from  Dan  Mul- 
lally's  stage  success,  and  is  pleasant  enter- 
tainment,   *   *  * 

EXPRESS—*  *  *  She  (Colleen  Moore) 
is  not  called  upon  to  do  anything  clever,  and 
nothing  but  her  established  personality  will 
carry  the  picture  to  the  hieh  point  it  will 
undoubtedly    go   as   a   box   office   draw.    *   *   * 

RECORD—*  *  *  Little  Irish  Colleen  in 
a  gunny-sack  dress,  a  derby  hat  with  a 
l-.and-car,  is  certainly  a  splendid  opening. 
But,  for  the  first  time  in  Miss  Moore's 
movie  history,  she  takes  to  what  is  called 
"mugging" — making  funnv  faces  for  a  laugh, 
Some  are  funny  and  still  some  are  not  so 
funny.  *  ♦  ♦  I  can't  see  why  such  a  clever 
nerson  would  resort  to  such  crude  methods 
to   gain    the   laughs.    *   *   * 

TIMES—*  *  *  Colleen  Moore  is  as  full 
of  fresh  delight  and  charm  as  any  desert 
nosy  that  ever  bloomed.  Indeed.  T  think 
that  without  Colleen,  this  flower  would  have 
been  blighted  in  the  hud,  in  spite  of  tnany 
fresh  bits  of  business  and  comic  doings 
But  Colleen,  with  her  pranks  and  a  Int  of 
traes  that  are  macksennettcd  into  it.  is.  T 
believe,  going  to  make  ♦he  picture  a  big 
box-office    attraction.    •  *  * 


"The  Early  Bird"— East  Coast  (S.R.) 
Forum — Los   Angeles 

EXAMINEI?— ♦  *  *  Would  make  a  lively 
enough  two-''eeler.  but  stretching  it  out  to 
feature  length  results  in  dragging  in  the 
time-worn   flv-paper    *  *   * 

Johnnv  Hines  never  hesitates  to  bring  the 
steam-roller  into  action  to  put  across  his 
noints.    *   *   * 

KXPRECC— ♦  »  •  On  the  whole  the  lauch 
nnwer  of  "The  Early  Bird"  is  subnormal 
The  ti^le  writer  has  either  a  good  memnry 
or  faithful  scrapbooV.  The  wit  is  anything 
but  sDontaneotis  But  Hines  has  a'  e'eni.-il 
ne'"SonaHty  and  manages  to  nnt  over  enough 
new  pa^s  to  offset  those  which  have  been 
^ried    before,    *  *  * 

RFCOi?p— *  ♦  •  Subtitles  fe.itur'-  at  the 
Forum  this  week  "The  Early  Bird"  is 
"hnck  full  nf  s-'int'llatin"  catctiv  ones  which 
'■een  laughs  rinnlino'  throughout  the  ner 
^ormance.      Johnny    Hines    is    the   bird.    *   *  * 

TTME.S— *  *  *  Tud'Ted  by  the  screams^  of 
'-iiio-hter  from  the  kiddies  at  the  oneninc 
ni-'ttnee  and  bv  the  stnny  ronntenanrps  and 
""old  silence  on  the  mrt  of  the  adults,  von 
have  to  have  a  mind  of  ten  n*-  tmder  to 
f^niov  Tnhnnv  Hin^s  and  his  cinema  con- 
traption    entitled    "The    Early    Bird."     *   *  * 


"Grounds    for    Divorce"— F.    P.-L. 
California — San  Francisco 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  It  is  a  riotous  bur- 
lesque on  the  wealthy  folk  of  Paris  who  hold 
their  marriage  oaths  cheaply  Showing  how 
a  pretty  girl  can  upset  a  happily  married 
couple  and  eventually  bring  about  divorce, 
the  picture  flavors  of  humorous  and  original 
sequences.    *  *  * 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  Harry  Meyers 
and  Louise  Fazenda  furnish  the  more  hilari- 
ous situations,  although  the  whole  piece  is 
comedy  form  start  to  finish.  *  *  *  There  is 
some  excellent  photography,  pretty  women 
and    wonderful   scenery.    *   *   * 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  Paul  Bern  has 
handled  it  delicately,  with  some  masterful  di- 
recting.   ♦   •   • 

NEWS — *  *  *  It  is  a  delicious  satiriral 
comedy  on  the  divorce  question,  French  in 
its  characters  and  locale,  but  entirely  Ameri- 
can in  its  treatment  and  filled  with  many 
merry  mixups.  It  has  been  produced  on  an 
elaborate  scale.   *  *  * 


"Introduce  Me" — Assoc.  Exhib. 
Br  oa  dway-  Strand — D  etroit 

FREE  PRES.S — This  comedy  is  clean  as  a 
whistle,  wholesome  from  first  to  last,  tre- 
mendously amusing,  and  packed  with  thrills 
as  well.  The  comedy  starts  in  a  Paris 
rftilroad  station,  and  keeps  on  mounting  until 
it  reaches  the  highest  points  in  the  Alps,  and 
then  leaves  the  audience  almost  gasping  for 
breath,  after  an  hour's  riotous  laughter.  ♦  *   • 


"The  Fon1"_Fox 
Palace — Cleveland 

NFW.S — *  *  *  It  rnntpins  a  f'^w  stirrincr 
stretclies.  but  as  a  whetle  it  would  have  been 
infinitelv  more  no^^-e'-fnl  had  tnore  c^rp  hfpr< 
pvc-r'sed  in  cboosiniT  th"  nlavers  and  hnd 
the  director  used  somettiing  m-^r^  delicate 
than  a  sledge  hamr>ier  t--.  nound  home  the 
points   in  his   narrative.    ♦  ♦  * 


"Pretty  Ladies"— M.-G.-M. 
Capitol — New  York 

(Week    ending   Saturday.   July    18) 

TELEGRAM- ♦  *  *  "Pretty  Ladies"  is  a 
good  picture  in  those  parts  which  omit  the 
"olored  scenes,  for  the  latter  are  evesores. 
It  is  hard  to  understand  why  so  excellent  an 
h-'tress  as  Zasu  Pitts  must  have  the  galaxy 
of  stars  injected  in  her  picture.  Certainly 
anything  of  merit  in  it  is  her  own  hard 
work,    not   theirs.    •   •  • 

TIME.S — *  *  ♦  The  story  itself  is  very 
thin,  and  when  you  stop  to  analyze  how 
thin  It  is.  you  get  a  measure  of  the  director's 
skill  in  having  kept  things  moving  so  satis- 
factorily   by    other    means.    *   •   * 

It  is  a  nleasure  to  see  so  fine  an  actress 
as  Zasu  Pitts  in  a  role  worthy  of  her  gifts 
She  leads  this  cast  both  on  the  prof^ram  and 
on  the  screen.  Tom  Moore  Is  excellent  in  a 
part  which  is  not  rich  in  onporimities  The 
others  are  all  as  cray  and  colorful  and  beauti- 
ful as  thev  should  be.  But  the  picture  is  a 
triumph    first    of    all    for    the    director     •  *  ♦ 

\VORLp— *  *  *  "Pretty  Ladies"  is  a 
curious  picture.  For  two  points,  we  sup- 
pose. It  should  be  labeled  w-nrthv.  The  first 
of  these  Is  a  representation  of  the  "Zlecrfeld 
Follies'*  with  considerable  accuracy,  and  the 
second  is  an  tmexnected  twist  of  honesty 
in    the    etiding.    *  *  * 

Zasu  Pitts  and  Tom  Mnnrp.  featured  nlav- 
ers,  do  well  enough.  With  some  of  the 
surplus  atmosphere  deleted,  the  film  will 
carry    a    fair    return    for    the    purchase    price 


"The  One  Way  Street"— First  Nat'l 
Criterion — Los   Angeles 

EXAMINER—  *  *  *  The  mise-en-scene, 
the  beautiful  settings,  and  the  photography 
are  admirable.  That  the  story  is  weak  is 
perhaps  one  of  those  misfortunes  which  be- 
falls every  producer  now  and  again  John 
Francis  Dillon  directed  with  careful  atten- 
tion to  detail.   *   *   * 

EXPRESS—  *  *  *  Similar  to  "Black 
Oxen"  in  theme  this  transcription  of  Beale 
Davis'  novel  has  neither  the  sweep  or  breadth 
of  treatment  displayed  in  the  screen  ver- 
sion of  Gertrude  Atherson's  tale.  Yet  there 
is  much  of  interest  in  "One  Way  Street" — 
elaborate  sets,  good  acting  and,  important 
to  the  feminine  contingent,  Anna  Q.  Nils- 
son's   stunning   gowns.    *  •   * 

RECORD—*  *  *  Not  only  does  the  pic- 
ture end  happily  within  the  plot,  but  it  is 
good  dramatically,  from  the  standpoint  of 
directing,    and    especially    so    in    the    acting. 

Miss  Nilsson  has  a  difficult  role  to  per- 
form. *  *   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  Another  cinematic  asser- 
tion, with  proof,  that  to  every  woman  comes 
but  one  spring,  with  its  gay  times  and 
attentive  suitors.  Be  she  ever  so  blonde, 
ever  so  poised,  ever  so  clever,  she  simply 
hasn't  a  chance — in   the   final  close-up.   *  *  ♦ 


"Paths  to  Paradise"— F.  P.-L. 
Metropolitan — Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER— ♦  *  *  Its  brisk  action  is 
exhilarating  as  a  cold  shower.  Its  laugh 
provoking  episodes  are  as  good  as  a  tonic 
to    tired    nerves. 

Crookdom  is  seldom  counted  upon  to  fur- 
nish comedy.  It  lurks,  however,  there  amid 
the   sliding    panels    and   trap    doors,    when    the 

sun-arcs  obliterate  the  shadows  of  melodrama. 

*   *   * 

BECORD—  *  *  *  Suspense  should  be 
spelled  in  capital  letters  in  this  case.  It  is 
full  of  tricks;  not  of  the  old  magic-lantern 
kind  but  real  honest-to-goodness  gags,  which 
successfully  serve   as  boilers  of   laughing  gas. 

TIMES—  *  *  At  any  rate,  Raymond 
Griffith's  personality  is  a  hit.  The  latest 
picture  in  which  he  appears  "Paths  to  Para- 
dise" is  a  weak  sister,  but  Griffith  proves 
his  evident  skill  in  pantomime  and  puts  over 
a  good  long  list  of  gags  that  are  cleverly 
amusing.    *   *   * 


"Up  the  Ladder" — Universal 
Palace — Philadelphia 

INQUIRER— ♦  *  *  While  not  altogether 
new  the  story  revealed  in  "Up  the  Ladder," 
*  *  *  has  novel  and  amusing  angles  with 
breezy  touches  of  humor  and  has  quick 
action.   *   *   * 

RECORD—*  *  *  It  is  chiefly  interesting 
from  the  Introduction  of  a  possible  invention 
of  the  future,  the  Televislonphone,  a  device 
whereby  the  users  of  the  telephone  may  see 
each  other  while  using  the  instrument.    *  *   * 

Kings   and    Rivoli — St.    Louis 

POST-DISPATCH—*  *  *  _  The  plot  of 
"Up  the  Ladder"  can  be  told  in  a  very  few 
words — her  husband  and  her  best  friend. 
That's  all  there  is  to  it,  but  even  this  con- 
ventional idea  has  been  well  worked  out.  •  *  • 


"Kiss  Me  Again" — Warner  Bros. 
California — San  Francisco 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  Without  seeing  ♦  *  * 
"Kiss  Me  Again".  It  wonld  be  ha''d  to 
Imagine  how  a  theme  giving  indications  of 
anproaching  n'  domestic  dr-ima  coidd  be  so 
nleaslnelv  told,  yet  given  a  basicallv  humnr- 
ons  trend  without  a  sugeestion  of  the  f-r-re 
This  has  been  accomplished  by  Ernst 
Lubitscb.    ♦   »  * 

CALT,  AND  POST—*  *  *  Tt  is  one  of 
the  funniest  nf  the  season's  nroductions,  witt' 
all  the  P;"-Isi'an  g^vetv  and  view  of  mntri- 
motilril  nrnbtems,  ■>''Itbout  offense    and  abounH- 

ino-    in    hi^QvIoi's    situntinns      »    *    * 

FXAMTNER— *  *  •  If  "Kiss  Me  Afiln" 
tiad  been  tJerniittpd  to  disc.-i»-d  Its  "(^av 
Par^s'an  ^♦mo'^rihere"  there  would  be  nothinf 
wontr  with  the  r^Irture  Its  r,1ot  moves 
^lonfv  ciTioo+hlv,  tbe^e  Is  cnn<;iderable  rn 
mancp  to  enliven  the  sent^'^nces  nr»d  T.ub'tsct- 
has  handled  Ms  directorship  with  his  usual 
mastery.    *   *   * 


"Zander  the  Great" — Metro-Goldwyn 
Fox — Philadelphia 

INQUIRER— ♦  *  *  The  picture  is  weak 
in  spots,  due  not  to  the  acting,  but  the 
scenario.  However,  just  at  the  time  when  it 
begins  to  creak  a  bit,  Harry  Myers  draws  a 
laugh,  or  else  Holbrook  Blinn  reveals  a  bit 
of  bis  beautiful  acting  and  the  weak  spot  is 
passed.   *  *   * 

Holbrook  Blinn,  Miss  Davies,  and  Hobart 
Bosworth,  for  the  time  that  he  flashes  across 
the  screen,  do  the  best  acting.   *  *  * 

PUBLIC  LEDGER— *  *  •  The  screen 
version  of  Salisbury  Field's  stage  success, 
"Zander  the  Great."  provides  Marion  Davies 
with  plenty  of  opportunity  to  swank  around 
with    famous    screen   artists.    *    *    * 

Faithfully  as  the  original  story  has  been 
followed  in  developing  the  scenario,  there  is 
nlenty  of  room  for  improvement  and  much 
of  the  rich  humor  has  been  lost  through  the 
loss    of   the   lines.    *    *    * 

RECORD—*  *  *  The  thrill  of  the  story 
comes  in  the  ride  over  the  greater  part  of  the 
continent  in  a  "flivver,"  and  the  end  nf  the 
iourney  in  a'  kind  of  a  bandit  stronghold, 
which  turns  out  to  he  a  moonshiners'  hang- 
out.   *    *    * 


THE 


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The  Week's  Headlines 

Monday 

Split  imminent  between  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  and 
Allied  group,  reports  state.  National 
Board     of     Directors    tu    meet    in     Detroit 

July   30.  ,    -r.   ■     , 

James  K.  Grainger,  after  tour  of  United 
States  and  Canada,  believes  1925-26  will 
be  the  greatest  in  the  history  of  the  in- 
dustry 
Attorneys  for  West  Coast  Theaters  file  mo- 
tion to  quash  complaint  of  Federal  Trade 
Commission.  Extension  of  time  for  filing 
of    complaint    granted    West    Coast. 

Tuesday 

W  A.  Steflfes,  of  Allied  group,  declares  or- 
ganization is  going  to  Detroit  meeting 
demanding  to  rid  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  of  autoc- 
racy. 

H.  L.  Chambers  explains  new  buying  system 
vised  by  his   organization  in   London. 

Paramount    acting    school    opens. 

Wednesday 

North  American  Theater  Corp.,  a  subsidiary 
of  the  M.  P.  Capital  Corp.,  formed  to 
finance  theaters   on   wholesale  scale. 

Deal  near  closed  whereby  Famous  and  Nate 
Robbins    pool    their    up-State    houses. 

First  National  reports  212  cities,  out  of  255. 
sold    on    the    "Winner    Group"    for    1925-26. 

Thursday 

"Doc"  Shallenberg,  of  Arrow,  to  send  field 
representatives  into  territories  as  part  of 
new   selling    plan. 

"Natural  vision"  invention  of  Spoor,  of 
Chicago,    amazes    critics. 

Ernest  Shipman  interested  in  new  Florida 
studio    at    Sun    City. 

Department  of  Public  Relations  established 
by  Pathe  to  render  personal  contact  ser- 
vice to  exhibitors. 

Friday 

W  E.  Atkinson  leaves  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  to  join  "Roxy"  in  development  of 
local    theater    circuit. 

Joseph  Seider  and  Charles  Pettijohn  tilt  at 
A.  IM.  P.  A.  meeting  on  workings  of  ar- 
bitration   boards. 

West  Coast  Theaters  revealed  as  half  owner 
of  Egyptian,  Hollywood,  at  hearing  for 
new    bond    issue. 

Group  insurance  plan  being  discussed  by 
Hays  organization.  Cooperation  sought  to 
reduce    rates. 

Motion  filed  by  Apollo  Exchange  against 
Welhnont  Theaters  to  compel  latter  to 
submit  to  arbitration,  postponed  until  next 
week. 

Saturday 

Court  decides  trade  associations  may  with- 
hold credit  from  customers.  May  have 
bearing  on  arbitration. 

Famous  finally  closes  for  50<7c  interest  m  four 
.Schenectady,  N.  Y.  houses  of  William 
Farley.  . 

Fabians  take  over  Capital  theater  m  Passaic, 
N    J. 


Short    Subjects 


"Dr.  Pyckle  and  Mr.  Pride"— Stan 

Laurel— P.   D.   C. 

Story  Handicaps   This 

Type  of  production 2  reel  comedy 

This  latest  Stan  Laurel  is  a  bur- 
lesque on  Stevenson's  "Dr.  Jekyll". 
It  has  been  extremely  well-produced, 
but  the  story  is  not  one  that  lends 
itself  particularly  to  comedy,  although 
Laurel  does  fine  work.  The  story  has 
been  followed  closely  and  the  trans- 
formation from  Jekyll  to  Hyde  will 
send  a  shiver  of  recollection  through 
anvone  who  has  seen  the  original. 
The  sequences  in  which  "Pride" 
roams  the  streets  and  wreaks  his  evil 
deeds  are  the  funniest  of  the  picture. 
The  deeds  are  most  unexpected,  such 
as  stealing  a  child's  ice  cream,  trip- 
ping up  a  policeman,  bursting  a  bag 
over  a  lady's  head,  etc.,  and  cause 
"Pride"  to  jump  with  glee.  Laurel's 
work  in  these  scenes  is  excellent. 


"Tee  for  Two"— Sennett— Pathe 

Agreeable  Number 

Type  of  production 2  reel  comedy 

Hoot  mon!  This  is  a  Scotch  reel. 
Pretty  little  Alice  Day  makes  her  de- 
but as  a  star  as  a  Scotch  lassie.  Miss 
Day  is  sweet,  but  not  funny,  although 
the  comedy  will  supply  a  few  laughs 
because  of  some  amusing  business. 
Then  too,  as  the  title  indicates,  there 
is  a  large  slice  of  golf  tucked  into  the 
second  reel.  The  heroine  comes  from 
Scotland  where  golf  rules  and  shoots 
her  way  into  her  father-in-law's  heart 
with  a  "beautiful  long  shot  across  the 
fairway. 


What  About  Business? 

The  following  communication  has 
been  received  from  Manager  L.  M. 
Jones  of  the  Arcadia  Theater,  Van- 
dergrift.  Pa.: 

"In  THE  FILM  DAILY  of  July 
6,  the  sales  manager  of  the  Fox  Film 
Co.  has  a  full  column  under  the  head- 
ing, 'Business  is  Good'.  On  the  same 
day  I  talked  with  three  film  salesmen 
one  of  whom  was  one  of  the  good 
Fox  salesmen.  Every  one  of  them 
stated  that  they  had  never  experienc- 
ed   such   terrible   conditions   as    right 

now.  . 

"One  of  them  stated  that  he  was  satisfied 
from  personal  observations,  and  general  in- 
formation that  twenty  million  people  in  the 
good  old  U  S.  A.  on  account  of  either 
total  unemployment  or  part  time  work  are 
not  actually  getting  enough  money  to  pay 
their  rent  and  groceries.  I  agree  with  him. 
I  know,  and  the  salesmen  know,  and  I  have 
an  idea  that  Tames  R.  Grainger  and  the  other 
high  salaried  men  who  are  putting  out  this 
'bull'  about  good  times,  know  that  the  pic- 
ture  business    is   very    bad. 

"Now  on  July  6  comes  another  half  column 
of  optimistic  predictions.  I  do  not  know, 
and  he  does-  not  know  what  is  going  to  hap- 
pen. But  the  facts  are  that  conditions  are 
very  bad  now.  All  the  general  sales  mana- 
gers arc  putting  out  tliis  line  of  talk  in  order 
to  spur  their  salesmen  ill  to  get  more  monev 
from  the  exhibitor  for  good,  bad.  and  indif- 
ferent pictures.  I  can  read  a  lot  of  this 
bunk  without  getting  riled  as  long  as  it  is  all 
prediction.  But,  when  a  man  goes  far  enough 
in  the  face  of  present  conditions,  to  head 
an  article  with  'Business  is  Good',  it  is  too 
much   for  me." 


"Beware" — Mermaid — Educ'l 
Average  Only 

Type  of  production 2  reel  comedy 

They've  changed  the  scene  of  this 
Jack  White  comedy  to  .Switzerland 
and  an  ancient  Swiss  inn,  but  they've 
managed  to  bring  in  the  scared  color- 
ed servant  and  plenty  of  skeletons 
and  sheets,  trap  doors  and  even  a  live 
tiger  to  add  to  the  scaring  process. 
Nearly  everyone  in  the  comedy  gets 
frightened.  Falls  down  trap  doors  and 
through  walls.  Lige  Conley  is  the 
featured  plaver  and  Stephen  Roberts 
directed.  Should  give  average 
amusement. 


"After  a  Reputation"— Century 
Universal 

One  Bit  Stands  Out 

Type  of  production 2  reel  comedy 

The  funniest  bit  in  this  Century 
which  features  Edna  Marian  occurs 
wjien  Edna  takes  a  ride  in  a  taxi 
driven  bv  a  cross-eyed  driver.  The 
fellow's  name  is  not  mentioned  on 
the  screen  but  he  does  the  best  bit 
of  work  in  the  comedy,  really  get- 
liiXg  some  laughs.  The  rest  of  the 
action  is  rather  ordinary,  dealing 
with  an  unsophisticated  youth's  effort 
to  be  a  man  of  the  world  in  order 
to  be  the  sort  of  a  man  his  sweet- 
heart likes.  To  this  end,  a  few  chorus 
girls  are  framed  to  act  lovingly  to 
the  youth  before  his  sweetheart,  who 
finally  forgives  him.  William  Wat- 
son directed.     Not  particularly  funny. 


Incorporations 

.\lbaiiv,  N.  V. — Fanie-.Art  .\ttractions.  New 
York  'Capital  $10,C'00.  Incorporators,  M. 
Weinberg,  W.  R.ikofif  and  1.  Weinberg.  At- 
torneys, Weinberg  &  Weinberg,  63  Park 
Row,  New   York. 


"The  Greenhorn"- Bull's   Eye 

Universal 

Different  and  Enjoyable 

Tvpe  of  production 1  reel  comedy 

Here's  a  short  one  that  is  just  suf- 
ficiently dif?erent  to  make  them  laugh 
and  enjoy  it.  Charles  PufTy,  who  is 
making  the  most  of  a  pleasing  person- 
ality, puts  over  the  part  of  a  French- 
m?n  wlio  cannot  understand  English. 
All  he  wants  is  a  marriage  license 
but  he  gets  a  fighters  contract  instead. 
Then  seeing  a  couple  emerging  from 
the  police  station,  he  takes  his  sweet- 
heart there  to  get  married.  They  are 
taken  for  a  couple  of  bank  robbers 
and  answer  "yes"  to  everything  asked 
ihem.  A  final  fade-out  shows  the 
couple  after  ten  years  of  hard  labor 
—with  several  little  Puffy's  helping 
them  break  rocks. 


"Innocent   Husbands"— Roach 
Pathe 

A    Winner;   Grab   It 

Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  comedy 

Get  this.  Don't  let  it  get  by.  It's 
one  of  the  slickest,  sophisticated 
comedies  in  quite  a  while.  The  di- 
rection bv  Leo  McCarey  is  excellent 
Chase  is  fine,  and  the  rest  of  the  cast 
well  selected.  This  should  brnig 
howls  from  any  audience  It  tells 
the  tale  of  an  innocent  (?)  husband, 
whose  wife  .suspects  him,  and  how  he 
turns  the  tables  on  her  in  the  face 
of  all  possible  odds.     Fine  stufi. 


Roycroft  Making  Educational  Picture 
Roycroft  Pictures,  in  conjunction 
with  the  Stanley  Co.,  of  Philadelphia, 
is  producing  an  educational  in  fea- 
ture form,  titled  "Down  Through 
the  Ages",  for  the  LTnited  Gas  & 
Improvement  Assoc,  of  Philadelphia. 
Ernest  Maas,  head  of  Roycroft, 
wrote  the  script   and  is  directing. 


New    Company   Formed    in    Chicago 

Chicago— Midstate  Theaters  has 
been  formed  here  by  E.  Ramsey,  H. 
Ramsey  and  E.  Alger.  Capital,  $125, 
000 


Albany.    N      Y. — Movie    Star    Corporation 
of    America,    New     York.       Capital    $25,000., 
Incorporators,    O.    Riegel   and    C.    Chouinard 
Attorney,    E.    C.    Riegel,   225    West   34th   St.,- 
New   York. 


Trenton  N.  J,— Belleville  Theatrical  En- 
terprises, Newark.  Capital  $50,000.  Incor- 
porators, S.  Bratter,  S.  Pollak  and  D.  Bob' 
ker. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — lunior  Amusement  Co., 
Paterson.  Capital  $100,000.  Incorporators, 
M     Pulhame,    M.    Gilson    and    F.    Eathorne 


Trenton  N.  1. — Savoy  Theater  Holdin# 
Co  ,  Newark.  Capital  $125,000.  Incorporate 
ors",    L.    Stern,    N.    Kessler   and   J.    Stern. 

\'bany  N  Y. — Sahntag  Amusement  Corp. 
Brooklyn.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators 
A    Sointag,  H.  Sahn  and  L.  Cunningham. 


.\lbany,  N.  Y.— Queens  Palace,  Inc. 
Brooklyn.  Capital  $5,000.  Incorporators 
J     Monaco,   .-X.    Milana   and    V.   Tanzola. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Niba  Theaters,  Inc. ;  Rod 
Hill.  C;apital  $10,000.  Incorporators,  W 
Van   Panckc,  M.   Young  and  A.   Young. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Boone  Amusement  Co. 
Brooklyn.  Capital  $35,000.  Incorporators 
J.   Bruno,  F.  Strianese  and  L.  Buono. 


Albany.  N.  Y. — A.  G.  T.  Amusement  Cort 
Capital  $30,000.  Incorporators,  L.  Traut 
S.    Gladstone   and    H.    Ginsberg. 


Albany.  N.  Y. — Family  Theater,  Ulic 
Capital  $45,000.  Incorporators,  I.  Fhn 
r.   Augello   pnd   A.    Mailfhan. 


Trenton.  N.  J. — Greenville  Theater  Co 
Jersey  City.  Incorporators,  B.  Heyma- 
T.    Stein   and   A.    Gottesman. 

Albany,  N.  Y  — G.  R.  Film  Co.,  New  Yorl 
Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators,  R.  HandrC 
and    S.    Sellowin. 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Bertha  Kalicli,  Inc. 
corporators.  B  Kalich,  L.  Spachner 
L.   D.   Spachner. 


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Monday,  August  10,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


WARNING 

By  DANNY 

Ben  Schulberg  is  out  with  a 
warning.  The  industry,  says 
Ben,  is  "galloping  towards  dis- 
aster." 

This  he  bases  upon  the  "glut" 
of  pictures  in  sight.  Figures 
between  1,000  and  1,200  will 
have  been  made  by  the  end  of 
the  year. 

It  will  be  a  buyer's  market, 
he  adds,  which  means  "exhibi- 
tors will  sit  back  and  smile  while 
the  makers  fight  for  their  patron- 
age." Big  producers  who  own 
their  theaters  are  least  likely  to 
feel  the  pinch,  he  adds.  Many 
independent  producers  will  not 
regain  the  cost  of  their  negative. 

There  is  much  to  what  Ben  Schul- 
berg says.     A  long  time  ago  a  sur- 
vey made  by  THE   FILM   DAILY 
indicated     over    900     pictures     were 
promised  for  the  coming  season.    We 
never  have  believed  all  of  these  would 
be  made.     We  don't  believe  it  now. 
But    undoubtedly    there    will    be    a 
large     number    of     pictures     offered 
which  the  market  cannot  absorb. 
It  need  not  be  surprising  if 
by  the  end  of  the  year  condi- 
tions approached  what  Schul- 
berg  says  will   be   a   buyer's 
market.       The    first    rush    to 
book  will   be   over.    The  pro- 
grams will  be  pretty  well  set. 
And  for  the  rest  of  the  sea- 
son— unless    something    unus- 
ual happens — do  not  be   sur- 
prised to  see  a  buyer's  mar- 
ket. 

Schulberg  is  hitting  the  nail  on 
the  head  again  when  he  says  the 
producers  owning  theaters  will  be 
in  a  better  position  than  other 
producers.  He  might  have  added 
that  one  of  the  reasons  why  some  of 
these  producers  have  insisted  on  hav- 
ing theaters  of  their  own  is  to  ofifset 
what  they  claim  is  an  undue  advan- 
tage which  the  exhibitor  has  taken 
when  there  have  been  offered  more 
pictures  than  the  market  could  ab- 
sorb. 

Whether  the  independent  producer 
will  be  hit  as  hard  as  Schulberg 
points  out  remains  to  be  seen.  Un- 
deniably all  producers  will  be  affected 
if  a  buyer's  market  develops.  But 
this  should  have  been  considered 
(Continued    on   Page   2) 


Eight  for  Chicago 

Ascher  Bros.  Building  Four  Theaters 

and      Contemplate      As      Many 
More 

Chicago  —  Ascher  Bros,  have  in 
various  stages  of  construction  four 
theaters:  the  Terminal,  3,000  seat 
house  at  Lawrence  and  Spaulding 
Aves;  the  Sheridan,  3,000  seat  house, 
at  Sheridan  Road  and  Irving  Park 
Boulevard;  the  Colony,  2,000  seats,  at 
Kedzie  and  59th  Sts.,  and  the  Drake, 
2,000  seats  at  Montrose  and  Drake 
Aves. 

The  first  of  these  to  open  will  be 
the  Terminal,  to  be  ready  early  No- 
vember. 

Four  other  sites  are  under  consid- 
eration and  preliminary  plans  are  be- 
ing drawn  up  for  their  construction. 


Pasmezoglu  Leasing  Properites 

St.  Louis — Hector  M.  E.  Pasme- 
zoglu has  leased  the  Delmar,  at  4938 
Delmar  Boulevard,  to  Maurice  Stahl, 
for  $20,000  a  year;  the  Criterion  at 
207  North  Broadway,  to  H.  H.  Fie- 
rato  of  New  Orleans,  for  $22,500  a 
year,  and  the  Congress,  at  4023  Olive 
St.,  to  George  Skouras,  for  $12,000  a 
eyar.  Deals  for  leases  on  the  Plaza 
and  Yale  are  pending. 


Claim  Submarine  Film  Device 

Milwaukee  —  A  company  to  be 
known  as  the  Submarine  Pictures  and 
Salvage  Corp.,  is  to  be  organized  by 
Leo  A.  Kraemer.  The  corporation 
is  to  operate  a  diving  bell  invented 
by  Alexander  Tesch,  1220  Garfield 
Ave.,  and  will  make  motion  pictures 
of  deep  sea  life. 


Blank's   Omaha   Project  Certain 

Omaha — The  99  year  lease  by 
which  A.  H.  Blank  becomes  the  les- 
see of  a  site  at  20th  and  Farnam  Sts. 
has  been  signed.  Construction  will 
be  rushed  to  have  the  proposed 
Blank  house  ready  for  occupancy  by 
Oct.  1,  1926,  three  months  ahead  of 
original   plans. 


Pennsylvania  Bars  22  Subjects 

Harrisburg,  Pa.  —  Pennsylvania's 
censors  last  year  rejected  22  subjects 
involving  116  reels.  Within  the  year 
the  censors  approved  10,608  subjects 
embracing  16,720  reels.  There  were 
23,704  eliminations  covering  3,034 
subjects  and  15,282  reels  ordered  and 
made.  The  board  collected  $97,210 
from  all  sources  and  spent  $61,169. 


New   Project  on   Market 

Los  Angeles — "The  American  Cine- 
matographer"  reports  that  a  new 
automatic  camera,  operating  with  a 
spring  motor,  will  soon  be  placed  on 
the  market  by  the  De  Vry  Corp. 


Famous  in  New  Britain? 

New  Britain,  Conn. — Negotiations 
are  under  way  for  purchase  of  the 
Masonic  Temple  property  on  West 
Main  St.  and  the  erection  thereon  of 
a  building  with  stores  on  the  main 
floor  and  a  theater  in  the  rear.  It 
is  understood  that  the  cost  will  be 
$700,000.  It  is  reported  that  Fa- 
mous is  behind  the  purchase,  although 
confirmation  is  lacking. 


An  offilcial  of  Famous  yesterday 
denied  any  connection  with  the  New 
Britain  project. 


Meet  on  New  Contract  Soon 

Philadelphia — Oscar  Neufeld,  presi- 
dent of  the  Philadelphia  Film  Board 
of  Trade  which  operates  under  Hays 
auspices,  has  been  appointed  chair- 
man of  the  Equitable  Contract 
Committee  for  the  Independent  M. 
P.  Association  and  is  to  call  a  meet- 
ing of  his  committee  together  with 
a  committee  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
in  New  York  shortly  to  frame  a  new 
contract. 


Here  with  Raquel  Meller  Film 
Christian  Hemmick  is  here  with  a 
number  of  films  for  distribution  in 
this  market.  Among  these  is  "Prom- 
ised Land",  starring  Raquel  Meller. 
Hemmick  is  making  his  headquar- 
ters at  Rene  Batigne's  office,  at  the 
Societe  Generale  de  Films. 


M.-G.-M.  Additions  Under  Way 

Los  Angeles — A  new  stage,  a  com- 
ple  theater,  a  swimming  pool,  gym- 
nasium, commissary,  fire  extinguish- 
ing system  and  executives  offices  are 
to  be  added  to  the  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  Studios.  About  $500,000  has 
been  spent  so   far. 


Saengers  in  Mobile 

Mobile,  Ala. — The  Saenger  Amuse- 
ment Co.  will  build  a  $750,000  theater 
on  Joachim  St.,  in  the  square  bound- 
ed by  Joachim,  Cont  and  Jackson 
Sts.     The  house  will  seat  2,700. 


Selznick  Considers  Four  Sites 

Miami— Binders  have  been  placed 
on  four  prospective  sites  for  the  pro- 
posed Selznick  studio,  between  Mi- 
ami and  Stuart,  Charles  Apfel,  capi- 
talist and  associate  of  Lewis  J.  Selz- 
nick states. 


Zasu  Pitts  Injured 
Santa  Cruz,  Cal. — Zasu  Pitts  is  re- 
covering here  from  a  dislocation  of 
the  right  shoulder,  severe  cuts  and 
bruises  suffered  in  an  automobile 
accident  in  the  mountains  last  night. 


Buy  Piccadilly 

Broadway  Theater  Passes  to  Warner 

Brothers — Changes     in     Seating 

Planned 

Warner  Bros,  announced  on  Satur- 
day that  they  had  purchased  the  Pic- 
cadilly theater  from  The  Piccadilly 
Playhouse,  Inc.,  and  Lee  A.  Ochs. 
The  Warners  took  possession  as  of 
Saturday. 

Ochs  will  remain  at  the  theater  for 
a  week  when  G.  H.  Dumond,  at  pres- 
ent theater  supervisor  for  the  Warners 
will  become  managing  director,  while 
C.  R.  Martineau  will  continue  as 
house    manager. 

Changes  in  the  present  seating  ar- 
rangement are  planned.  Dumond  will 
install  a  28  piece  orchestra  and  in- 
crease the  program  from  five  and 
six  units  to  eight.  With  the  consum- 
mation of  the  deal  the  Warners 
dispose  of  the  problem  of  representa- 
tion on  Broadway. 

It  is  understood  that  Ochs  will 
join  the  War.iers  m  an  executive 
capacity  wit!  duties  concerning 
theater    operaton. 


English  Merger  Denied 
London  —   "Kine"   states   that  its 
report  of  Ir       week  that  Col.   A.   C, 
Bromhead         1    declined   to   make   a 
statement  egard  to  a  report  of  a 

Warner-Ga;  ont-Vitagraph  merger 
has  given  ris  to  a  certain  amount  of 
misunderstani.  ing.  "Kine"  adds  that 
while  Col.  Bromhead  did  not  think 
the  report  of  sufficient  importance 
to  call  for  an  official  announcement, 
he  intends  to  be  taken  as  conclusively 
stating  that  there  was  no  truth  what- 
ever in  it. 


Another  for  Stem 

Newark,  N.  J. — Joseph  Stern  has 
purchased  land  and  is  drawing  plans 
for  a  picture  theater  at  Cranford, 
N.  J.  The  house  will  seat  1,500  and 
will  cost  about  $250,000.  William  E. 
Lehman  of  Newark  is  the  architect 
and  Fatzler  Co.,  contractor.  The 
house  will  open  in  March. 


$1,000,OC(    House   for   Coast 

Portland-.  .  $1,000,000  theater  is 
to  be  erected  ny  Ackerman  &  Harris 
at  Broadway  and  Main  Sts.  A  35 
year  lease  has  been  taken  on  the  site, 
which  is  owned  by  Keller  &  Boyd. 
The  house  will  seat  2,500.  A.  E, 
Doyle  is  preparing  plans. 


Hayakawa  on  Leviathan 

Sessue    Hayakawa  arrives  in   New 
York  today  on  the   Leviathan. 


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Monday,  August  10,  1925 


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Quotations 

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Eastman  Kodak 105 J4   105"^  105^      100 

Famous   Players    ...107       106J4  107          500 

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Film  Inspection 6'A       6J4  6%       100 

First    National    . . . ., Not    quoted 

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M.  P.  Cap.  Corp.  ..   18}4     18  18          200 

Pathe    Exch 84^     8454  84^4       200 

Universal    Not   quoted 

Warners    ,..16         16  16          100 

Warners     "A"     20  Ji     205i     20%   1.700 


WARNING 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

months  ago.  Long  before  all  these 
pictures  were  planned.  And  made. 
It  is  a  silly  business  when  producers 
plan  to  turn  out  at  least  25  per  cent 
more  pictures  than  the  market  can  ab- 
sorb. And  sillier  still  when  these 
plans  are  carried  out.  It  only  re- 
sults in  trouble,  financial  embarrass- 
ment, and  the  filing  of  a  lot  of 
charges  which  are  not  alone  untrue, 
but  which  add  to  the  general  upset- 
ting of  a  business,  which  at  best,  is 
difficult  indeed. 


Ready  for  "Pony  Express"  Interiors 

Los  Angeles — Heading  a  company 
of  several  hundred  players  and  his 
technical  staff,  James  Cruze  is  back 
in  Hollywood  from  Cheyenne,  for  the 
interiors  of  "The   Pony  Express." 


Wm.  De  Mille  Begins  "New  Brooms" 

Hollywood — William  de  Mille  is  at 
work  on  "New  Brooms."  The  fea- 
tured players  are  Bessie  Love,  Neil 
Hamilton,  Phyllis  Haver  and  Robert 
McQuade. 


Harder  to  Make  New  Film 
Emil  Harder,  producer  of  "William 
Tell"   has  left  for  Europe  where  he 
will  make  "The  Danger  Sign".  Part 
of  it  will  be  made  in  Switzerland. 


On  Broadway 

Broadway — "Night     Life     in     New 
York". 

Cameo— "The  Trouble  With  Wives". 

Capitol— "The  Unholy  Three". 

Colony — "The   Home   Maker". 

Loew's     New     York  —  Today  —  "A 
Slave  of   Fashion". 
Tuesday — "Going    the    Limit"    and 

"The  Peak  of  Fate". 
Wednesday — "The      Heart      of     a 

Siren". 
Thursday — "The     Re-Creation     of 

Brian  Kent". 
Friday— "The    Wild    Bull's    Lair" 

"Lady    Robin   Hood". 
Saturday — "Not   So   Long  Ago". 
Sunday— "The    Mad    Whirl". 

Loew's    State— "The    Street   of    For- 
gotten   Men". 

Mark    Strand — "Sally    of    the    Saw- 
dust". 

Piccadilly — "Kiss   Me   Again". 

Rialto— "Wild  Horse  Mesa". 

Rivoli — "The    Ten    Commandments". 

Brooklyn   Mark   Strand— "The    Half 
Way  Girl". 

Next  Week 
Broadway — Not  yet  determined. 
Cameo — Not  yet   determined. 
Capitol — Not    yet    determined. 
Colony — Not  yet  determined. 
Mark  Strand— "The  Gold  Rush". 
Piccadilly— "Winds  of  Chance". 
Rialto — "The  Lucky  Horseshoe". 
Rivoli— "The  Ten  Commandments". 
Brooklyn    Mark    Strand — "Sally    of 
the   Sawdust". 


Educ'l    Improving    Studio 

Work  is  under  way  on  furniture 
storage  and  property  building  at 
Educational.  It  will  adjoin  the  new 
stage  just  completed  and  will  house 
all  furniture  and  props  used  by  all 
companies  on  the  lot. 


Elaine  Hammerstein  Working 

Hollywood — Elaine  Hammerstein 
has  started  her  3rd  Columbia  pro- 
duction "Ladies  of  Leisure",  at  Wal- 
dorf under  direction  of  Tom  Buck- 
ingham. 

George  Miles  Resigns 

Detroit — George  Miles,  general 
manager  for  seven  years  for  the 
Charles  H.  Miles  theaters  here  has 
resigned. 

In  Fairbanks'  Next 

Hollywood — Anders  Randolf  has 
been  cast  fqir  Douglas  Fairbank's 
"Black  Pirate". 


New  Thomson  Story 

Los  Angeles— "All  Around  the 
Frying  Pan"  has  been  purchased  for 
Fred  Thomson.  It  will  follow  "Rid- 
in'  the  Wind." 


Levy  Takes   Over  the   Colma 

San  Francisco — Ellis  Levy  has  re- 
signed as  manager  of  the  Coliseum 
to  take  over  the  New  Colma,  at  Col- 
ma on  a  percentage  basis.  Levy  is 
starting  a  Lobby  Display  Exchange, 
said  to  be  the  first  of  its  kind  in  San 
Francisco.  This  will  enable  small 
theaters  to  have  the  same  display  that 
the  larger  ones  have  and  at  a  small 
expense. 


Loew  Books  "Evolution" 

The  Loew  circuit  has  booked  "Evo- 
lution" for  115  days. 


Max  Schlessinger  &  Company 

Certified  Public  Accountants 

565   5th  AVENUE  N.  Y.  C. 

TELEPHONE 
VAN.  1017  VAN.  1018 


Ormsby  to  Manage  Strand,  Owosso 

Owosso,  Mich. — The  Strand  has 
been  leased  from  Eugene  S.  Brew- 
er to  the  owners  of  the  Lincoln, 
Harry  C.  Angell  and  Robert  Codd. 
William  Ormsby,  manager  of  the 
Lincoln  will  take  charge  at  the 
Strand. 


Old  House  to  be   Razed. 

Boston,  Mass. — The  Shawmut  gave 
its  last  performance  recently,  the  pro- 
ceeds going  to  the  employees.  It  will 
be  razed  and  replaced  with  a  house 
with  a  capacity  of  3,000  to  be  affili- 
ated with  the  New  England  Theater 
Operating  Co. 


Theater  Managers  Swap  Jobs 

Carthage,  Mo.— W.  W.  Holliday, 
manager  of  the  Crane  theater  and 
Jack  Gross,  who  manages  one  at 
Manhattan,  Kan.  have  exchanged 
positions.  Both  houses  are  owned 
by  the  same  company. 


New  Company  Opens  First  House 
Long  Beach,  Cal. — The  Brayton 
has  opened,  being  the  first  of  a  string 
of  five  houses  to  be  operated  by  the 
Brayton  Holding  Co.  The  new 
house  seats  1,000.  Joe  Howard  is 
general  manager  of  the  newly  form- 
ed company. 


Jane   Novak  in  Waldorf  Film 

Hollywood — Harry  Cohn  has  en- 
gaged Jane  Novak  for  the  leading 
role  in  "The  Lure  of  the  Wild,"  the 
next  production  on  the  Waldorf 
schedule.  Actual  production  will 
start  shortly  under  direction  of  Frank 
Strayer. 


Southern  Theater   To    Go 

Birmingham,  Ala. — The  old 
Lyceum  on  Church  St.  will  be  torn 
down,  after  the  local  authorities 
found  that  the  roof  had  badly  caved 
in.  It  has  been  dark  for  several 
years. 


Incorporations 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Catskill  Operating  Com- 
pany, Catskill.  Capital,  $50,000.  Incor- 
porators, W.  W  and  V.  J.  Farley.  Attorney, 
C.    R.    O'Connor,   32    Park    Row,   New   York 

City. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Union  City  Amusement 
Corp.,  Union  City.  Capital,  $10,000.  In- 
corporators, Abrahams  J.  Halprin,  Morris 
Winkler,  Edit  H.  Kunen  of  New  York  City. 
Attorney,  Abraham  J.  Halprin,  New  York 
City. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — West  Shore  Theaters, 
Kingston,  Ulster  County.  Capital,  $1,000. 
Incorporators,  I.  Miller,  E.  Sherry.  At- 
torney,   P.    Sherry,    Kingston. 


Trenton,  N.  J.— Steel  Pier  Co.  Atlantic 
City,  amusements.  5,500  shares,  no  par 
value.  Incorporators,  Frank  P.  Gravatt, 
Alva  J.  Hall,  John  H.  Krimm.  Attorneys, 
Thompson  and  Hanstein,  Atlantic   City. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Favorite  Plays  Corp., 
Woodhaven,  amusements.  Capital  $25,000. 
Incorporators,  R.  H.  Davies,  A.  B.  Trigge, 
C.  C.  Dunsing.     Attorneys  Rowe  &  Flagg. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— S.  J.  R.  Producing  Co., 
New  York  City.  Capital  $50,000.  Incor- 
porators, S.  Jacobs,  J.  Cohen,  H.  W.  Berg. 
Attorney,  W.   Klein,   1440   Broadway. 


Albany,  N  Y. — Ace  Film  Exchange,  New 
York  City.  Capital  $10,000  Incorporators, 
H.  Brasch,  E.  M.  Behrman,  H.  Sinder.  At- 
torneys, Burnstein  &  Cohn,  351  Stone  Ave., 
Brooklyn. 


Albany,  N.  Y.  —  Dearborn  Amusement 
Realty  Corp.,  Brooklyn.  30  common,  no 
par  value.  Incorporators,  L.  and  B.  and  C. 
Hirschorn.  Attorneys,  Axelrod  &  Mintzer, 
261    Broadway. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Fun  Shop  Corp.,  New 
York  City.  100  common,  no  par.  Incor- 
porators, D.  Blum,  B.  Zelenke,  J.  M. 
Eisenberg.  Attorney,  L.  Friedman,  1540 
Broadway. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Riviera  Pleasure  Park, 
Inc.  Belleville.  Capital,  $200,000.  Incor 
porators,  Leon  S.  Harkavay,  Daniel  Spieler, 
David  Kugel.  Attorney,  Max  N.  Schwartz, 
Newark. 


Helena',  Mont. — Lyric  Theater  Company, 
Billings.  Capital,  $50,000.  Incorporators, 
P.  J.  Brady,  H.  L.  Bancroft,  and  R.  E, 
Cooke. 


Boston,  Mass. — Parsons  Theaters  Enter 
prises.  Inc.,  Boston.  Capital,  $25,000.  In 
corporators,  Myron  C.  Parsons,  A.  Lillian 
Parsons,  and  Lillian  H.  Parsons. 


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Putting  It  Over 

A  Thorough  Campaign  for 
"Lost  World" 
Providence,  R.  I.— The  animal 
used  in  front  of  the  Astor,  New 
York  at  the  time  of  the  showmg 
there'  of  "The  Lost  World,"  was 
shipped  to  Providence  and  ^  placed 
in  the  window  of  Providence's  larg- 
est department  store  to  exploit  the 
showing  the  film  at  the  Albee.  In 
the  background  of  a  corner  two-side 
window,  a  special  drop  was  painted 
by  the  Albee  artist.  Frames,  rock 
and  imitation  grass  made  a  realistic 
display. 

A  thorough  billboard  and  sniping 
campaign  was  executed,  together 
with  the  distribution  of  5,000  "Lost 
World"  puzzles  to  the  school  chil- 
dren, and  5,000  oracles. 

All  the  school  teachers  of  both  the 
grammar  and  high  schools,  profes- 
sors from  Brown  University  and 
newspaper  people  were  invited  to  a 
premiere  to  view  the  attraction. 

A  tie-up  was  made  with  the  inter- 
state bus  lines,  of  which  there  are 
about  30,  running  to  all  towns  be- 
tween New  York  and  Boston  and 
especially  to  the  smaller  towns  sur- 
rounding Providence.  The  arrange- 
ment was  for  the  bus  line  to  give  a 
20  per  cent  reduction  to  passengers 
coming  in  from  outside  points,  the 
theater  to  also  give  20  per  cent  re- 
duction to  all  persons  holding  bus 
checks,  which  were  stamped  with  the 
date,  time  and  town  from  which  they 
came.  . 

A  special  card  was  placed  in  about 
40  factories  of  textile  mills  over  the 
time  clocks,  announcing  "The  Lost 
World."  Post  cards  from  a  preferred 
theater  list  were  mailed  out  to  5,000. 
Thirty  thousand  special  rotogra- 
vures were  sent  out  with  the  Sat- 
urday "Providence  News"  as  part  of 
the  paper. 


Getting  The  "Circus"  Idea  Over 

Canton,  O.— A  tie-up  with  a  dog 
and  pony  show  which  was  in  town 
at  the  opening  of  "The  Great  Cir- 
cus Mystery"  at  the  Odeon,  gave 
Manager  Halbert  one  of  the  best 
campaigns  in  Carl  Laemmle  s  Se- 
rial Exploitation  Contest,"  and 
helped   him   to   win    the   first   prize. 

He  borrowed  regular  circus  ban- 
ners, pennants,  and  a  cage  of  three 
monkeys,  and  an  orangoutang  as 
well.  With  these  additions  to  his 
lobby  he  had  the  Barnum  and  Bailey 
air. 

One  of  the  clowns  from  the  show 
drove  a  small  circus  wagon  about 
town  with  a  team  of  ponies  equip- 
ped with  goldstudded  harness  and 
pink  pom  poms  on  their  headdresses. 
Announcement  of  the  Odeon  en- 
gagement was  carried  on  the  side  of 
the  wagon.  Another  smaller  wagon, 
drawn  by  a  mule  and  driven  by  a 
small  red-haired  boy,  was  also  sent 
out.  Bells  on  the  animal's  harness 
attracted  attention. 

In  addition  to  the  monkeys  bor- 
rowed from  the  dog  and  pony  out- 
fit, cut-outs  from  the  "Hunting  Big 
Game"  paper  were  also  made  and 
put  up  in  the  lobby.  A  supply  of 
three-sheets,  ones,  two  sets  of  pho- 
tographers and  a  six-sheet  completed 
the  decorations. 


Halbert's  entire  campaign  began 
ten  days  in  advance  with  a  trailer, 
slides  and  lobby  display.  Then  700 
balloons  were  purchased  with  a 
clown,  the  title  of  the  picture  and 
the  play  dates  printed  on  them,  and 
were  given  away  to  children  at  the 
Sunday  matinee  one  week  before  the 
opening  of  the  new  serial.  These 
were  carried  all  over  town  and  gave 
the  picture  thorough  advertising. 

A  window  display  was  also  ar- 
ranged with  the  Stark  Clothing  Co. 
for  "Yankiboy"  clothes.  The  manu- 
facturer of  these  playsuits  put  out 
large  banners  which  looked  like  cir- 
cus paper. 

Special  Showing  Publicizes 
"Quo  Vadis" 

New  Haven,  Conn.— In  order  to 
get  "Quo  Vadis"^  before  his  public, 
Manager  Browning,  of  the  Olympia, 
effected   a  tie-up  with  "The  Union." 

Through  its  tie-up,  Philip  Troup, 
editor  and  publisher  of  the  paper, 
issued  2,000  letters  of  invitation  _  to 
a  preview  showing  of  "Quo  Vadis." 
The  newspaper  furnished  both  the 
letterheads  and  the  envelopes  and 
Troup  personally  signed  each  letter. 

These  invitations  were  sent  to  all 
school  teachers  in  New  Haven,  heads 
of  the  various  Italian  fraternities, 
to  all  Yale  University  professors  and 
to  most  prominent   Italian  citizens. 

The  letter  of  invitation  sent  out  by 
Troup  announced  that  "The  Union" 
had  arranged  with  Browning  for  an 
invitation  performance  and  told 
something  about  the  new  film  ver- 
sion of  Sienkiewicz's  novel. 

Freak  Wills  Used 

Butler,  Pa. — A  window  display  of 
freak  wills  was  used  recently  to 
stimulate  interest  in  "The  Last 
Laugh,"  when  it  played  the  Lyric. 
The  tie-up  came  through  the  "happy 
ending"  of  the  picture,  wherein  the 
dethroned  doorman  gains  fabulous 
wealth  through  an  extraordinary  will. 

The  window  secured  was  one  of 
those  belonging  to  the  Butler  Coun- 
ty Trust  Co..  the  largest  banking  in- 
stitution in  Butler  Country.  In  ad- 
dition to  the  legal  documents  there 
were  several  "Last  Laugh"  stills  and 
a  large  placard  which  read: 

"Last  Will  and  Testament  of  .  . 
To  the  man  in  whose  arms  I  shall 
fall  dead,  will  revert  the  entire  bulk 
of  my  worldly  goods."  That's  the 
freak  will  which  makes  the  interest- 
ing ending  to  "The  Last  Laugh," 
now  playing  at  the  Lvric  Theater. 
When  you  die  do  not  leave  a  freak 
will.  Let  the  Butler  Country  Trust 
Co.  act  as  your  executor.  Your  es- 
tate is  protected. 


Newspaper  Opinions 

"Black  Cyclone"— Pathe 
Strand,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *Another  of  the  great 
thrills  of  "The  Black  Cyclone"  is  when  Rex 
allows  a  man  to  mount  his  back  and  ride 
across  the  sagebrush  plain  to  rescue  Lady, 
who  has  fallen  into  the  hands  of  a  bad  man. 
Gus  Williams  is  the  rider  of  Rex,  and  dis- 
plays horsemanship  as  remarkable  as  the 
stride  and  speed  of  Rex — just  a  streak  of 
black  on  four  legs  with  the  speed  of  a  cy- 
clone.   *   •   *  ,,.,.,,, 

NEWS — *  *  *  almost  unbelieveable.  Kex, 
the  wild  horse,  who  made  his  debut  in 
"King  of  WSld  Horses,"  is  made  to  act  in 
a  marvelous  manner.  Unlike  its  predecessor, 
this  picture  intertwines  a  love  story  of  human 
beings  with  the  romance  of  horses.  * 


"Beggar  on  Horseback"— F.  P.-L. 
Columbia,  Washington 

HERALD — *  •  •  James  Cruze  continues 
with  each  new  production  to  add  to  his 
stature  as  a  director  in  "Beggar  on  Horse- 
back," his  picturizafion  of  the  fantastic  com- 
edy by  George  S.  Kaufman  and  Marc  Con- 
nelly, the  current  attraction  at  Loew's  Co- 
lumbia, he  has  caught  the  spirit  of  the  work 
so  admirably  that  his  film  version,  while  it 
diflfers  in  a  few  respects  from  the  stage 
original,  is  likely  to  create  as  great  a  sen- 
sation in  cinema  land  as  did  the  play  on 
Broadway.   •  •  • 

POST — *  *  *  The  picture  is  unlike  any- 
thing that  this  reviewer  has  ever  seen  on  the 
screen  It  is  at  once  a  comedy,  a  drama,  a 
satire,  and  a  fantasy.  Of  laughs  it  has 
plenty.  But  it  also  has  little  moments  that 
are    likely    to    inspire    some    serious    thought^ 

STAR *    *    *    It    is   a    most   unusual   and 

fantastic  production,  and  marks  the  "faj'fst 
approach  the  movies  have  made  to  the  Follies 
and   similar  extravaganzas.   *   •   • 


JOURNAL — *  *  *  Colleen  Moore,  wh 
combines  elfln  beauty  with  the  pep  and  e> 
plosiveness  of  a  firecracker,  is  starring  in  th 
screen  feature,  "The  Desert  Flovyer,"  whic 
is  proving  as  popular  an  offering  as  th 
same   fascinating   flapper's   "Sally."   *   *   • 

"Fine  Clothes"— First  Nat'l. 
Capitol,    Cincinnati 

TIMES-STAR—*  *  *  The  story  itself 
a  charming  bit  of  old-world  romance  ai 
satire,  seasoned  with  the  typical  Europea 
sophistication.    *   *   * 

State,   Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  A  cast  which  includes  sue 
capable  players  as  one  finds  in  "Fine  Clothes 
could  make  almost  any  story  convincii 
when  told  in  terms  of  lights,  shadows  ai 
sub-titles.  Here  they  have  a  fairly  engagin 
if  somewhat  impossible  narrative  to  work  wi 
and  the  result  is  quite  gratifying.  »  *   • 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  The  tale  is  a 
curately  without  being  basely  told,  and  it 
most  interesting  in  its  detail  and  accurac 
Highly  recommended.   *  *  * 

TIMES — *  *  *  is  so  well  directed  that 
piques   the  palate  imtil  the  final  foot  of  re 


"Chickie"— First  Nat'l 
Warfield — San  Francisco 

CALL  AND  POST—*  •  *  It  is  a  com- 
pelling and  verv  human  story,  from  begin- 
ning to  end— tile  story  of  the  little  moth 
which  thought,  by  flying  close  to  the  flame, 
it  might  become  a  butterfly— and  it  'S  sP'en- 
diilly  interpreted  by  a  big  cast,  headed  ^by 
Dorothy   MackaiU   in   the  name  role.      _ 

CHRONICLE — •*  *  *  The  story  is  ob- 
vious, but  is  interestingly  told  with  jazz  par- 
ties and  tetee-tete  dinners  in  bachelor  apart- 

EXAMTNER  —  •  *  *  Dorothy  Mackaill 
*  *  "plays  the  title  role  in  captivating  man^ 
ner  Miss  Mackaill,  with  that  abject  appeal 
about  her  acting— as  if  the  whole  world  was 
living  too  fast  a  clip  for  her— makes  an 
ideal   heroine.    •  *  * 

HERALD—*  *  *  Marks  a  step  forward 
in  the  screening  of  stories  already  popular 
in  their  printed  form.  Chickie  is  more  true 
to  life  than  nine  out  of  10  celluloid  dramas. 
John  Fr.-incis  Dillon,  who  directed  the  pic- 
ture has  ^iven  movie  fans  credit  for  a  bit 
more  intelligence  than  is  generally  occorded 
them.  The  result  is  a  film  drama  that  is 
both   sincere   and    convincine. 

NEWS *   *   *    "Chickie"    has    been    given 

an  elaborate  production.  Its  action  hold? 
the  interest  with  a  few  episodes  and  scenes 
bordering  on  censorable.  It  culminates  with 
a    gripping   climax.    *   •  * 


"Havoc"— Fox 
Palace,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  the  picture  is  far  too  loi 
*    *    *   Then   again,    it   deals   with   the   wo 
war,    and    war    pictures    are    becoming   a 
passe ;  there  having  been  so  many  of  them 

PLAIN   DEALER—*   *  *  The  only   cr 
cism    against    the    production,    which    by 
way  is  really  a  good  one,  is  its  length.*  *  • 

Kings  and  Rivoli,  St.  Louis 

GLOBE-DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  "Havi 
keeps  the  emotions  keyed  up  to  the  higt 
pitch.  There  have  been  war  pictures 
and  war  pictures.  But  it  is  doubtful  if  . 
one  combined  as  this  does,  the  sordidly  n 
istic  with  the  picturesque  in  such  hi 
chunks.  *  *  » 


To   Open  as  Picture   House 

Kansas  City.— The  Grand,  a  legi- 
timate house,  will  be  reooened  short- 
ly as  a  picture  and  vaudeville  house 
by  Earl  H.  Roraback.  The  house 
was  leased  recently  to  him  bv  the 
Scarritt  Realty  Co.  Roraback  is  also 
manager  of  the  World-in-Motion 
theater. 


"Head    Winds"— Universal 
Keith's,  Cincinnati 

ENQUIRER—*  *  *  At  last  the  ur, 
pected  has  happened.  A  sea  picture  wit 
marked  seasoning  of  humor  has  been  | 
duced.  *   *  * 



"I'll  Show  You  the  Town"— Unive 
al — Regent,  Rochester         I 

DEMOCRAT—*   *   *  A  talented   cast 
more  complexities  than  are  usual  in  slaps 
screen    tales   are   the   only   two    qualities 
lift    the   offering   above   the    standard   of 
slinging  contests,  assumed  by  certain  direc 
to  be  synonomous  with  wit.  *  *  • 

HERALD — *  *  *  This  picture  takes 
place  wih  "Oh,  Doctor  1"  as  a  consiste 
entertaining  and  cleverly  made  screen  c 
edy.  *  *  * 


Will  Name  House  "Embassv" 

Cliicaeo— The  S.  T.  Gregory  Thea- 
fricsl  Enterprises  have  chosen  the 
Embassv  as  the  name  of  their  new 
theater  at  3Sth  and  Archer  Ave. 


"The  Desert  Flower"— First  Nat'l. 
The  Chicago,  Chicago 

HERALD — *  *  *  Colleen  Moore  is  one  of 
the  few  real  humorists  of  the  screen,  as 
sensitive  to  the  suggestions  of  the  funny-bone 
as  a  lover  to  the  dilations  of  the  heart.  * 

TRIBUNE — *  *  *  Colleen  Moore  has  a 
nretty  eood  little  picture  in  "The  Desert 
Flower."  ...  .      . 

It's  the  sort  of  thing  that  she  loves  to  do — 
wear  old   clothes   and  be  a   tike.    *   *    *. 

POST *    *    •    In    "The    Desert    Flower" 

Colleen  Moore  continues  her  own  style  of 
clowning,  which  is  bringing  her  fame  and 
riches.   *  *  * 

Eastman,  Rochester 

DEMOCRAT — *  *  *  Colleen  Moore  is 
there  with  her  usual  bag  of  tricks  and  a  few- 
new  ones  added  to  the  old,  so  that  the 
legions  of  her  admirers  will  verv  likely  find 
the   offprinc  a    satisfying   one.   •   •   * 

HERALD — *  *  *  The  storv  has  been 
treated  with  a  lieht  touch  bv  Director  Irv- 
ing Cummintrs.  and  it  is  rather  picturesque 
in  places.  It  is  sentimental  as  all  things 
of  this  kind  are.  but  it  has  some  clever  and 
amusing  situations  which  make  it  a  mildly 
entertaining  story  •  •  • 


"Introduce  Me"— Assoc.  Exhib 
Lyric,  Cincinnati 

ENQUIRER — *  *  *  In  "Introduce 
he  (Douglas  Mac  Lean)  is  mistaken  fij 
famous  mountain  climber,  and  rather  I 
look  foolish  in  the  eyes  of  the  girl  he  love: 
climbs  one  of  the  most  formidable  peak| 
the  Alps.  His  adventures  in  so  doing  pro* 
a  steady  stream  of  mirth  and  hilarity.   *i 

TIMES-STAR—*  *  *should  prove  ej- 
ent  entertainment  for  those  who  enjoy  c 
sparkling  film  fun.   •  ♦  * 

POST — *  *  *  This  Douglas  as  a  mom 
climber — he  who  gets  sick  looking  out  an 
stairs  window — this  Douglas  is  the  most  f 
etically  comical  cuss  you  and  I  can  noli 
see.  *   *  * 


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"The  Lady  Who  Lied"— First  N 
Stanley,    Philadelphia 

INQUIRER — *  *  *  AH  the  elements 
go  to  make  an  interesting  plot  are  fotu 
"The  Lady  Who  Lied".  Lewis  Stoi 
seen  as  the  constant  lover,  who  pursue 
lying   lady   all   over   the   world.    *  *  * 

RECORD — *  *  *  This  story  of  a  tei 
arily  delayed  romance,  with  Lewis  ,'' 
Virginia  Valli  and  Nita  Naldi  in  the 
roles,  was  produced  with  a  wealth  of  s 
embellishments  that  made  it  stand  out 
notable  one  in  Edwin  Carewe's  fine  pi 
tions.  *  *  * 

Piccadilly,   Rochester 

DEMOCRAT— When    we    have    said 
the   settings   and  atmosphere  are  colorfi 
have  said  about  all  there  is  to  say_  m 
of    this    production.      The    cast,    with 
Stone,     Virginia     Valli     and     Edward 
in  the  "leads",  is  capable  enough  withu 
limits  as  the  familiar  ingredients  a  shej 
ture  aflEords.  *  *  * 


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lERALD— *  •  •  it  has  a  number  of  fine 
lings,  and  these,  together  with  the  popu- 
ty  of  the  cast,  combine  to  give  the  pic- 
5    those    qualities    which    are    defined    by 

:ion  picture  men  as  good  audience  materi- 

*  *  * 


"Lost  World"— First  Nat'I 
Lyric,  St.  Louis 

;L0BE-DEM0CRAT— *  ♦  *  stands  first, 
:most  and  alone  among  movie  novelties, 
is  curiously  amazing,  genuinely  entertain- 
,  and  to  a  degree,  educational.  There 
lothing  with  which  to  compare  it.  *  *  * 
■OST-DISPATCH—  *  *  •  Lewis  Stone, 
Ilace  Beery,  Bessie  Love  and  Lloyd 
ghes,    excellent    actors,    do    the    best    they 

with  their  impossible  parts,  but  the 
ors  really  go  to  the  splendidly  construct- 
pre-historic  monsters  which  are  shown 
itartingly  likelike  actions  and  to  a  little 
ikey  who  is  very  much  alive.  *  *  ♦ 
TAR —  «  ♦  ♦  xhe  mechanical  perfection 
he  great   laboratory   creatures   is   astonish- 

They  feed,  fight  and  play  with  convinc- 
realism.  The  scene  showing  their  flight 
ire  a   forest   fire   has    no   parallel   in  movie 

and  the  picture  unquestionably  is 
:hal     ♦  *  * 

IMES— *  ♦  *  In  "The  Lost  World"  and 
?re-historic  mammals,  the  cinema  is  within 
proper  field — the  presentation  in  a  real- 
:  way  of  the  impossible.   ♦  *  * 


lie    Making    of    O'MaUey"— First 
Nat'I. — Rivoli,    Baltimore 

MERICAN— ♦    *    *    If    you    like    Milton 
i,    or    if    you    enjoy    seeing    little    children 
them,   you  shouldn't  miss   "The  Making 
3'MalIey."   •  •   * 

UN—*  *  *  This  picture  marks  Milton 
i  debut  as  an  honest-to-goodness  "star", 
(vas  a  pretty  good  selection,  what  with 
rugged,  blustery  qualities.  There  is  a 
1  of  romance  that  is  quite  impossible 
for  that  matter,  is  the  "trick"  lightning) 
helps  to  round  out  the  story.   ♦  «  ♦ 

La   Salle   Garden,   Detroit 

REE  PRESS—*  *  *  There  are  thrilling 
es  of  wild  chases  after  burglars,  raids 
bootleggers'  joints  and  other  activities 
n  officer,  but  through  it  all  runs  a  story 
)ve  which  ends  with  the  final  fadeout  in 
ppy  wedding.  Mr.  Sills  makes  a  splendid 
and  Miss  Mackaill  a  most  charming 
itheart.  *  *  ♦ 


"The  Marriage  Whirl"— First  Nat'I. 
Olympia,   Boston 

POST — *  *  *  That  is  just  what  the  picture 
is — and  the  marriage,  too — a  merry  "whirl". 
There  are  lots  of  parties  and  Mr.  Harlan  per- 
sists in  looking  on  the  wine  when  it  it  red, 
with  the  very  willing  aid  of  the  "other 
woman",   *  *   * 

TRAVELER—*  *  *  Miss  Grifiith  does 
her  little  drunken  scene  extremely  well. 
But  even  well  done,  a  scene  of  this  sort  is 
distasteful,  and  all  the  more  so  when  so 
exquisite  and  ladylike  a  person  as  Corinne 
Griffith  is  the   victim.   *  ♦   * 

Ambassador,  Washington 

HERALD— ♦  *  *  In  this  drama  of  the 
jazz  era.  Miss  Griffith  reveals  a  breadth  of 
mimetic  art  she  has  not  heretofore  dis- 
closed.   *  *  ♦ 

POST—*  *  *  Just  what  "The  Marriage 
Whirl"  *  *  *  is  attempting  to  convey  is  not 
easily  perceived.  The  picture  is  taken  up 
with   wild  parties.    •   *   ♦ 

STAR — i*  *  *  Corinne  is  as  charming  as 
ever,  the  entire  cast  is  good,  but  the  story 
lacks   a    tangible   meaning.    *  *  * 

TIMES— *  *  *  exceedingly  well  done.  It 
jazzes  Its  way,  red-eyed  and  nervous.  It 
reflects  the  spirit— there  is  a  better  word 
but  It  escapes  me— of  the  age.  It  unfolds  a 
well-balanced  story.  Its  dramatic  touches 
are  skilled  in  direction.  It  has  distinction, 
plenty  of  action  and  color,  reality  and  human 
interest.    *   *  * 


"Oh,    Doctor"— Universal 
Family,    Cincinnati 

ENQUIRER—*  *  *  It  would  require 
almost  superhuman  will  power  for  anyone  not 
to  laugh  heartily  at  the  comedy  in  this  lively 
production.   ♦   *    • 

TIMES  STAR—*  *  ♦  Denny  gives  a 
clever  characterization  of  the  hypochondriac, 
Mary  Astor  is   charming  as  the  nurse     *  *    * 

POST--*  *  *  The  story  is  Harry  Leon 
Wilson  at  his  best.  The  acting  is  equally 
good.  The  result  is  a  long,  squealing  cackle 
of  joy.  *   •   • 


a  raging  sea  to   the  rescue  of  the  crew  of  a 
fast    sinking   schooner.    *  •  * 


"Rugged  Water"— F.  P.-L. 
Victoria,  Philadelphia 

..  INQUIRER—*  *  »  There  are  some  splen- 
aid  storm-at-sea  scenes  in  which  the  guards 
go  to  the  rescue  of  vessels  in  distress  and 
save  lives.  These  are  so  realistic  as  to  give 
one  the  impression  they  must  have  actually 
taken   place.   ♦   »   • 

RECORD — *  *  *  kept  spectators  in  many 
moments  of  suspense,  so  thrilling  were  the 
closing  scenes  of  the  picture.  The  picture 
gets  off  to  a  slow  start,  but  the  action  rapid- 
ly   gams    headway    as    the    story    is    unfolded 

ii'^  f  romance  of  the  lifesaving  service  and 
calls  for  water  scenes  in  which  there  is  ac- 
tion aplenty,  especially  near  the  end,  when 
the   life-saving  crew   battles   its    way   through 


Tracked   In   the   Snow   Country"— 
Warners— Reade's,      Cleveland 

NEWS—  *  *  *  Rin-Tin-Tin,  of  course, 
tracks  down  the  real  murderer  of  his  master 
and  things  end  happily.  One  can't  help  but 
admire  the  dog  hero's  dramatic  ability.  He 
does  what  he  is  told  by  his  invisible  trainer 
and  at  times  he  seems  to  have  almost  human 
irtelligence.    ♦  *  ♦ 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  This  picture  is 
probably  one  of  the  best  Rin-Tin-Tin  has 
appeared  in,  in  so  far  as  acting  goes.  One 
of  his  cleverest  tricks  is  the  springing  of  a 
trap  by  dropping  a  stick  on  it,  and  then 
getting    the    meat    unhurt.    *   *   * 

"The    Unholy    Three"— Metro-Gold. 
Capitol,  Detroit 

NEWS—*  *  *  in  a  class  by  itself  so  far 
as  crook  movies  are  concerned.  The  origi- 
nality of  the  plot  and  the  refreshing  per- 
formances by  every  member  of  the  cast  make 
It   a   big  picture   in   every  respect.   *   ♦   ♦ 

TIMES—*  *  *  Three  thieves,  a  giant,  a 
midget  and  a  ventriloquist,  a  lady  pickpocket 
and  a  gorilla  are  some  of  the  features  of 
the  production  which  holds  the  spectator  in 
excited  suspense  until  the  final  fadeout.  ♦  *  * 


"Marry   Me"— F.    P.-L. 
Park-Mall,   Cleveland 

.  N.EW-S— ♦  *  *  Don't  take  what  happens 
in  the  first  thousand  feet  of  "Marry  Me"  too 
seriously  because  it  really  doesn't  mean  any- 
thing except  to  lend  a  background  for  what 
is  to  come.  Wait  until  Hetty  Gandy  re- 
ceives the  telegram  from  John  Smith.  Then 
sit    back    and   enjoy   yourself     •    »    » 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  '«  There  are  no 
acting  honors  ;  the  entire  cast  plays  the  piece 
sufficiently   well.      Good   entertainment.    *    •    » 


mhattan  Madness"— Assoc.  Exhib. 
Orpheum,   Chicago 

ERALD— ♦  *  *  It  is  difficult  to  offer 
:e  on  "Manhattan   Madness."     As  a  pic- 

I  can  honestly  say  that  it  offers  noth- 
but  crude  action.  As  a  boon  to  Mr. 
psey's  ringside  worshippers — well,  where 
hey  want  him?  In  the  ring  or  in  the 
t  drama?    *    *    * 

)URNAL— •  •  »  Shy  Jack  Dempsey 
been  wooed  out  of  his  gentle  retirement 
won  for  the  screen,  where,  at  any  rate, 
uts  up  enough  good  fights  to  make  his 
r  and   unsatiated   opponents   of   the   prize 

see  what  they  are  missing.  *  *  ♦ 
DST — *   *   *   In   a  role   which   should   be 

and  debonair,  Dempsey  is  heavy  and 
ivard.       It's    evident    that,    except    when 

are  doubled  into  fists,  he  doesn't  know 
;  to  do  with  his  hands.  »  *  ♦ 


The  Manicure  Girl" — F.  P.-L. 
California — San  Francisco 

(Week  of  July  27) 
JLLETIN— *  •  *  Bebe  makes  a  most 
essive  httle  Italian  girl  manicurist.  The 
xe  IS  of  the  comedy-drama  type  and 
5  of  a  pretty  girl  whose  love  for  beauti- 
hings  lead  her  into  a  variety  of  adven- 
,  some  of  them  serious  and  some  of  them 
)rous.  *   *  ♦ 

ILL  AND  POST—*  ♦  *  It  is  a  drama, 
I  mighty  fine  one.  One  of  those  dramas 
on  t  see  enough  of,  and,  when  they  do 
IT  before  us,  make  us  extremely  glad 
they  are  not  comedies.  *  *  * 
IRONICLE— *  *  *  It  tells  an  entertain- 
■tory  of  the  temptations  that  come  to  a 
y    gjrl^   employed    where    men    are    cus- 

'AMJNER— »  *  •  In  "The  Manicure 
a  sadly  maligned  vocation,  or 
ssion,  or  trade,  has  been  vindicated 
ermore.  And  dark-eyed  Bebe  Daniels 
e  courageous  vindicator.  »  ♦  ♦ 
•WS — *  *  *  If  it's  entertainment  you're 
Jg  for,  you  won't  go  wrong  in  seeing 
Manicure   Girl."    »   ♦  • 

Missouri,  St.  Louis 

OBE-DEMOCRAT— *  *  *  Bebe  Dan- 
igures  in  a  usual  triangle  story,  that 
led  from  the  ordinary  because  of  its 
land  the  unexpected  funny  finish.   *   •   ♦ 


"Night  Life  In  New  York"— F.  P.-L. 
State,    Boston 

^V°^i^t!  *  ,"  '^''^  picture  depicts  most 
graphically  life  of  the  white  light  taxi-dodg- 
ers  m  the  big  city    *   *   •  * 

POST—*  *  *  The  bright  lights  of  Broad- 
way, along  the  Great  White  Way,  shine 
very  brightly  in  "Night  Life  of  New   York." 

Madison,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS-*  *  •  The  old-fashioned 
inelodrama  is  relieved  by  bits  of  clever  com- 
edy, which  IS  further  enhanced  by  a  lot  of 
witty  titles,  and  there  are  scenes  of  gay 
parties    and    cabaret    programs    which    intro- 

xi'^r^f?,"/'^^    °'    P'"^"y    dancers    scantily    clad. 

NEWIS— *  *  *  The  night  life  scenes  are 
the  paramount  issue  in  this  picture,  the  plot 
Itself  being  somewhat  inspid.  *  *  ♦ 

Grenada — San  Francisco 

(Week  of  July  27) 

BULLETIN-*  *  *  -"There  is  a  tragedy, 
but  everything  turns  out  happily,  tlie  entire 
story  being  told  in  a  lighter  vein.  With  a 
number  of  laughs  are  some  interesting  scenes 
^V^'v'^T  ^°''^   City   and   night   life.   *  *  • 

CALL  AND  POST— *  *  *  The  play  is  a 
slight  afl^air,  but  there  are  some  funny  scenes 
and  some  pictures  of  the  city's  night  clubs 
witli  a  transient  view  of  "Ziegfeld's  Follies" 
It  will  not  add  anything  to  the  reputation 
of  the  stars.   ♦  *  » 

CHRONICLE-  •  »  •  a  rather  accurate 
showing  of  the  gaiety  that  begins  along 
Broadway    when    midnight    sounds     *  *   • 

r^w^'^^n'^^V*  *  *  The  story  is  quite 
slight.  What  the  crowd  liked  were  the  cafe 
scenes,  confetti  pardes,  the  supper  and  night 
Clubs,  httle  Texas  Guinan  cracking  the  whip 
at  her  lobster  palace,  and  similar  ingred- 
ients.   ♦  •  ♦  »     " 

NEWS-*  •  *  Not  only  does  it  serve  as 
an  exposition  of  the  jazz  life  of  New  York 
pictured  in  the  very  locations  in  which  the 
action  takes  place,  but  its  story  interest  is 
supreme.    *  *  » 

Palace,  Washington 

POST—*  *  *  one  picture  which  really 
lives  up  to  Its  name.  The  story  is  all  about 
a  young  butter  and  egg  man's  adventures  in 
the  big  city,  and  of  course,  his  love  affair 
there.    *    *    * 


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"Not  So  Long  Ago"— F.  P.-L. 
Orchestra  Hall,  Chicago 

JOURNAL-*  *  *  There  is  not  a  great 
deal  of  action  in  "Not  So  Long  Ago."  There 
IS,  to  be  sure,  a  race  between  a  pedestrian 
and  Betty  s  papa's  steam  cart,  which  shows 
W'hat  the  movies  would  have  amounted  to  if 
all  the  chases  were  to  be  done  afoot.  *  *  * 


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lication. Much  of  this  news  service  is  of  an  exclusive 
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XXXIII     No,   38 


Thursday,  August  13,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


GET  THIS 

By  DANNY 

here's  a  picture  out  called 
e  Girl  Who  Wouldn't 
rk."  Get  it.  And  run  it.  And 
e  yourself  not  only  money, 
all  that  a  good  picture  helps, 
building  patronage.  B.  P. 
en")  Schulberg  is  the  pro- 
;r.  Franchise  rights  all 
ind  the  country  will  allow 
to  get  it  where  ever  you  are. 
you  should  have  it.  Because 
as  all  the  ear  marks  of  a 
ity  fine  box  office  attraction. 

is  happens  to  be  what  is  called 
independent"  production.  This 
pendent"  phrase  has  been  over- 
ed  to  the  limit.  Frankly  we 
know  just  what  an  "indepen- 
is,  or  is  supposed  to  be.  But 
ay  the  Schulberg  picture  is  a 
)0x  office  bet;  a  real  picture  and 
est  of  it  is  that  it  comes  from 
ically  a  brand  new  director — 
el  de  Sano.  He  made  two  for 
:rsal  several  years  ago.  But 
could  not  touch  his  latest.  It 
II  of  touches,  full  of  delightful 
ises,  and  with  a  tempo  that 
s  you  think  it  came  from  the 
sch  school  of  expression.  There 
its  all  the  way  that  make  you 
,  smile,  or  feel  good.  And  then, 
about  five  reels  the  tempo 
jes,  comedy  is  replaced  with 
dy — a  father  presumably  kills 
wn  daughter.  And  from  there 
e  finish  it  moves  with  real  dra- 
force.  This  looks  like  a  box 
bet  for  any  type  of  house, 
e  is  a  fine  cast.  Incidentally 
uerite  de  la  Motte  never  ap- 
d  to  such  advantage  as  in  this, 
^o  makes  her  troupe. 

I  Those  Fox  Comedies 
V  nine  reels  of  Fox  comedies — 
>  one  of  a  scenic  nature — yes- 
•f.  Now  eight  reels  of  comedy 
5t  of  comedy.  Especially  where 
ee  it  in  a  projection  room.  And 
one  knows  no  comedy  stands 
)r  its  real  value  when  seen  in  a 
;tion  room.  But  each  and  every 
f  these  did.  Yet  all  were  of  a 
snt    type;    from    the    slapstick, 

at  nothing  antics  of  a  Sid  Smith 
!•     to     O.Henry     and     Richard 

ng  Davis  humor.  And  there  is 
;;hty  difference  in  all  of  these, 
ihey   stood   the   test   splendidly. 

all  came  through.     Not  bored, 

ed,  for  even  a  second.    All  good 
And  eight  reels  of  comedy — 

'       (Continued  on  page  2) 


Washington  Deal  Set? 

Stanley's  Purchase  in  Crandall  Chain 

Said  to  be   75   Per   Cent— After 

Baltimore  Theater 

It  is  understood,  that  despite  all 
statements  to  the  contrary,  the  Stan- 
ley Co.,  of  America  has  closed  with 
Harry  Crandall  for  a  75  per  cent  in- 
terest in  that  chain,  the  remainder 
being  held  by  Crandall. 

Whether  the  deal  includes  the 
stock  in  First  National  given  to  Cran- 
dall when  he  relinquished  ownership 
of  the  Washington  exchange  many 
months  ago  is  a  question.  Crandall 
still  maintains  that  he  has  not  sold 

(Continued  on  page  2) 


Hopes  for  "Kontingent"  Relief 

Nathan  Burkan,  now  in  Germany, 
advised  his  office  yesterday  that  he 
has  had  conferences  with  Reichswirt- 
schaftsminister  Neuhas  relative  to  a 
modification  of  the  "kontingent"  sys- 
tem. Neuhas  promised  Burkan  a 
right  of  appeal  from  the  findings  of 
the  commission  which  issues  permits. 


Kaufman  Sailing  Saturday 
Albert  A.  Kaufman,  sails  on  the 
Paris  Saturday  to  assume  new  duties 
in  connection  with  the  Paramount 
theater  activities  in  Europe.  During 
his  last  stay  in  Europe  he  managed 
the   company's  production   interests. 


Xydias  on  Way  to  New  York 

Anthony  J.  Xydias,  President  of 
Sunset  Prod,  of  Hollywood,  is  on  his 
way  to  New  York  stopping  of?  en 
route  at  the  principal  distributing 
centers  in  the  interests  of  his  series 
of  six  "Epics  of  Frontier  Days"  and 
a  series  of  six  stunt  features  starring 
Dick   Grace. 


New  Acquisition  by  Wilson  Co. 

Sering  D.  Wilson  &  Co.,  Inc.,  have 
acquired  Norman  Dawn's  latest  pro- 
duction, "Typhoon  Love".  The  cast 
includes  Ruth  Cliflford,  T.  Roy  Bar- 
nes, George  Fisher  and  Mitchell 
Lewis. 


Expect  Peak  Year 

Famous    Players    Officials    Look    to 

1926  as  Top-Notcher  in  Corpor- 
ate Earnings 

Directors  of  Famous  Players  ex- 
pect 1926  to  be  the  best  in  the  com- 
pany's history  according  to  the  New 
York   American. 

Commenting  on  stock  fluctuations, 
the  American  continues: 

"Buying  has  started  in  Famous 
Players.  A  big  move  is  in  prospect 
for  this  issue.  The  stock  pays  $8 
a  share  annually  and  is  selling  low  in 
comparison    to    the    dividend.      The 

(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Eight  Shows  Daily 

For  "The  Gold   Rush"   at   Strand- 
Houses  to  Open  at  10  A.  M.  to 
Meet  Schedule 

The  Strand  will  run  eight  shows 
daily  during  the  engagement  of  "The 
Gold  Rush"  which  opens  with  a  spe- 
cial midnight  performance  Saturday 
night.  This  schedule  will  be  main- 
tained, except  on  Sunday  when  the 
theater  will  open  at  noon. 

However,  beginning  Monday  per- 
formances will  start  at  ten  o'clock. 
The  program  will  consist  of  an  over- 
ture, a  news  reel  cut  down  to  a  half 
reel,  a  prologue  and  then  the  feature 
which  is  9,700  ft.  in  length.  It  will 
be  recalled  that  when  the  same  house 

(Continued  on  page  2) 


Gade  to  Direct  Hugo  Story 

Svend  Gade  will  direct  "The  Man 
Who  Laughs,"  the  Hugo  story  which 
Universal  and  the  Societe  Generale 
de  Film  of  Paris  will  make  jointly. 
Mary  Philbin  will  complete  work  in 
"Stella  Maris"  as  fast  as  possible 
and  then  leave  for  France  to  play  the 
lead. 


Empire,  London  to  Loew 

Nicholas  M.  Schenck  said  yester- 
day he  had  not  received  definite  word 
from  London  concerning  the  sign- 
ing of  a  lease  for  the  Empire,  al- 
though he  anticipates  the  deal,  under 
way  for  months,  will  be  closed.  The 
house  will  be  remodeled  to  seat  3,500. 


Loew-Metro  Officials  Returning 
J.  Robert  Rubin,  E.  A.  Schiller, 
Leopold  Friedman  and  Thomas 
Lamb,  architect  are  aboard  the  Ma- 
jestic, which  sailed  yesterday  from 
Southampton.     They  arrive  Tuesday. 

May  Make  Film  in  England 

Peggy  Hopkins  Joyce  may  make 
her  next  picture  in  England.  She 
sails  for  Europe  shortly  on  vacation 
but  may  remain  in  London  to  appear 
in  a  Cosmo  Hamilton  story.  She 
has  a  two  year  contract  with  P.  A. 
Powers. 


Famous  Signs  Mildred   Davis 

Famous  has  signed  Mildred  Davis 
to  play  the  featured  role  in  "The 
Spoils  of  War"  which  Victor  Flem- 
ing will  direct.  This  will  be  her  first 
picture   in  three  years. 

New  Daniels'  Film 

Los  Angeles — Bebe  Daniels  will 
have  the  lead  in  "Polly  of  the  Ballet," 
William  de  Mille's  next  for  Famous. 
Work  starts  in  several  weeks. 


Ben  Blumenthal  Here 

Ben   Blumenthal  arrived  yesterday 
from  a  long  stay  in  Europe. 


Gutting  Prices 

Exhibitors    Report    "Independent" 

Distributors    Are    Now    Asking 

from  50  to  75  Per  Cent  Less 

Among  New  York  exhibitors  op- 
erating neighborhood  and  suburban 
houses,  it  was  reported  yesterday  that 
"independent"  distributors  were  now 
offering  their  product  at  prices  from 
50  to  75  per  cent  less  than  they  asked 
for  the  same  pictures  a  few  months 
ago. 

An  important  exhibitor  operating  a 
chain  of  considerable  size  said: 

"Several  months  ago,  indeed,  only 
several  weeks  ago,  'independent 
product  was  being  sold  on  the  same 
basis  as  the  product  of  the  larger 
companies.  We  were  told  the  pictures 
were  worth  it.  Perhaps  they  were, 
but  we  knew  pretty  well  what  to  ex- 
pect from  Famous,  First  National, 
Metro,  Universal  and  Fox.  And  we 
weren't  so  sure  of  what  we  were  go- 
ing to  get  elsewhere.  So  a  lot  of 
exhibitors  I  know  laid  off.  Mean- 
while the  companies  mentioned  came 
along  and  closed  for  deals  through- 
out the  territory.  Don't  worry;  they 
didn't  get  what  they  asked,  either. 
But  knowing  the  situation  they 
closed.  The  'Independents'  didn't. 
Now  they  are  after  play  dates, 
and  most  of  us  about  New  York  are 
pretty  well  booked  until  December, 
at  least;  some  up  to  January.  Now 
{Continued  on  Page  4) 


No  Operator  Trouble  Here 

Difficulties  between  exhibitors  and 
various  trade  unions  over  wage  scales 
for  1925-1926  will  not  be  reflected  in 
New  York,  insofar  as  operators  are 
concerned.  A  two  year  contract  with 
the  local  union  was  signed  last  year. 


Hobart  Denies 

Henry  M.  Hobart  yesterday  denied 
that  he  had  a  deal  under  way  with 
First  National  for  a  series  of  Sidney 
Olcott  Prod.,  as  reported. 


After  W.  G.  Fields 

Famous  Players  Not  Only  Company 

Seeking      Comedian's      Services, 

According  to  Report 

Several  of  the  more  important  pro- 
ducing organizations  are  understood 
to  be  negotiating  for  the  services  of 
W.  C.  Fields,  whose  work  in  "Sally 
of  the  Sawdust"  has  excited  consider- 
able comment. 

It  is  likely  that  by  early  next  week, 
a  deal  may  be  closed.  At  present 
Fields  is  doing  a  comedy  role  in 
"That  Royle  Girl",  D.  W.  Griffith's 
first  for  Paramount.  It  is  under- 
stood, however,  that  Famous  is  not 
the  only  organization  which  has 
made  offers  for  Fields'  services. 


DAILY 


Thursday,  August  13,  19 


ViLXXXIII  Ni.  38  Thursday  August  13. 192S  Price  S  Ceols 


Copyright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Busmess  Man- 
ager; Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
Ralph  Wilk,  Traveling  Representative.  En- 
tered as  second-class  matter  May  21,  1918, 
at  the  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  March  3,  1879,  Terms  (Postage 
free)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
York,  $10.00  one  year;  6  months,  $5.00;  3 
months,  $3.00.  Foreign,  $15.00.  Subscribers 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY,  1650 
Broadway,  New  Yorlo  N.  Y.  Phone  Circle 
4736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  address:  Filmday, 
New  York.  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980  London  Representative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  53a 
Shaftesbury  Ave.,  London,  W.  I.  Pans  Rep- 
resentative, La  Cinematographie  Francaise,  5, 
Rue   Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High 

Low 

Close 

Sales 

Balaban  &  Katz  . 

Not 

quoted 

Eastman    Kodak    . 

.107^ 

107 

107^ 

400 

Famous   Players    . 

.110 

106  J4 

109  J4 

14,500 

F.    P.    Pfd 

.107 

104^ 

107 

600 

F      P     "Rie-hts 

Not 

quoted 

Film    Inspection 

.     6 

6 

6 

100 

First    National    . . 

Not 

quoted 

Fox   "A"    

.   64 

62-4 

64 

4,400 

Loew's    Inc.    . . . 

.   32H 

31'A 

31'/^ 

4,500 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd. 

.   21 

20M 

2054 

300 

M.  P.  Cap.  Corp. 

.    18 

17/2 

18 

500 

Pathe   Exch.    ... 

.   83J4 

8O34 

82/2 

600 

Skouras   Bros.    . . 

.   44^ 

44 

4454 

40 

Universal     

..    37 

37 

37 

100 

. .    16}^ 

16 

16H 

80( 

Warners   "A"    . . 

..   2VA 

am 

2m 

7,000 

Washington  Deal  Set? 

(Continued  from  page   1) 
out,  while  officials  of  the  Stanley  Co. 
in    Philadelphia    keep   a   discreet   sil- 
ence. 

The  Crandall  houses  are  the  Am- 
bassador, Tivoli,  Metropolitan,  Savoy, 
Avenue  Grand,  York,  Central  and 
Strand,  Cumberland,  Md.;  Rialto, 
Roanoke,  Va.;  and  the  Apollo  and 
Strand,  Martinsburg,  W.  Va.  The 
Colony  is  under  construction  at  Geor- 
gia Ave.  and  Farragut  St.,  Washing- 
ton. Stanley  already  controls  the 
Ford  and  Victoria  in  Washington 
through    subsidiary    companies. 

There  was  a  report  in  circulation  in 
New  York  yesterday  that  the  first 
Stanley  theater  in  Baltimore  might 
be  the  RivoH  of  which  Guy  Wonders 
is  managing  director. 

Washington— The  Crandall  organ- 
ization yesterday  again  denied  the 
purchase  of  that  circuit  by  Stanley. 
Harry  Crandall  and  other  executives 
have  been  absent  from  the  city  for 
several  weeks  on  vacations. 


Eight  Shows  Daily 

(Continued  from  page   1) 
showed   "The   Kid"   the   picture   was 
shown  practically  every  hour  because 
the  running  time  of  the  feature  was 
in  the  neighborhood  of  45  minutes. 

Chaplin  to  Attend 

Despite  his  illness,  largely  brought 
on  by  overwork  and  fatigue,  Charlie 
ChapHn  is  certain  to  attend  the  mid- 
night premiere  of  "The  Gold  Rush" 
at  the  Strand  Saturday.  "He  will  be 
there",  said  one  of  his  party  yester- 
day, "even  if  he's  carried  on  a 
stretcher." 


Another  Strand  for  Albany 
Albany— The  Mark  Strand  inter- 
ests will  build  another  theater  in  Al- 
bany to  cost  $500,000.  The  Old  City 
Building  property  on  South  Pearl  St. 
has  been  secured  and  M.  Shapiro 
awarded  the  contract.  Razing  of  the 
present  structure  starts  shortly.  The 
theater  will  be  completed  on  or  about 
March   1. 


New  Gotham  Special 
Sam  Sax  has  purchased  the  screen 
rights  to  "The  Butter  and  Egg  Man", 
based  on  a  magazine  story  of  the 
same  name  by  Peggy  Gaddis.  It 
will  be  produced  as  a  Gotham  special. 
The  deal  made  through  the  Small 
office. 


GET  THIS 

(Continued  from  page    1) 

seen  in  a  projection  room — is  pretty 
near  the  acid  test.  If  they  will  stand 
out  and  seem  good  there  what  do 
you  think  they  should  do  in  a  theater? 
I  think  they  will  be  immense. 


Switched  to  Federal  Calendar 

A  suit  brought  by  the  Manufac- 
turers Trust  Co.  agamst  the  Associat- 
ed Exhibitors  has  been  transferred 
on  the  application  of  the  defendant 
from  the  Supreme  Court  to  the  Fed- 
eral Court.  The  amount  sued  for  was 
not  stated  in  the  papers,  but  it  was 
stated  to  be  in  excess  of  $3,000. 

Barnstyn  Buys  12 
J.  C.  Barnstyn  has  closed  with  A. 
G.  Steen  for  six  John  Ince  Prod., 
starring  Herbert  RawHnson  and 
Grace  Darmond  and  six  starring  T. 
Roy  Barnes  and  Gladys  Hulette. 
The  transaction  covers  world's  for- 
eign rights. 


Millard  Designing  Unique  Posters 

Claude  Millard,  poster  artist  of  the 
Rivoli,  Rialto  and  Criterion  is  at 
work  on  what  is  expected  to  be  one 
of  the  most  unique  poster  displays 
ever  created  for  a  picture  theater. 
It's  for  "The  Wanderer"  which  opens 
at  the  Criterion  on  the  19th,  and  will 
be  executed  in  the  modernistic  style. 

First  Mix  Film  at  Rialto 

Tom  Mix  in  "The  Lucky  Horse- 
shoe" has  been  booked  into  the 
Rialto  next  week.  This  is  the  first 
Mix  film  to  play  the  Rialto. 

Future  bookings  at  the  Rivoli  in- 
clude Tom  Meighan  in  "The  Man 
Who  Found  Himself"  and  Gloria 
Swanson   in   "The    Coast   of   Folly". 

Two  Guests  at  A.  M.  P.  A.  Today 

The  guests  of  honor  at  the  A.  M. 
P.  A.  today  will  be  H.  A.  Snow,  ex- 
plorer and  Hon.  S.  Wolfsson,  ex- 
British  High  Commissioner  of  Belize, 
British  Honduras. 


Brandts  Relinquish  the  Montauk 
The  Montauk,  Hanover  PI.  and  Liv- 
ingston St.,  Brooklyn,  recently  ac- 
quired by  William  and  Harry  Brandt 
has  been  turned  over  to  a  syndicate 
which  will  replace  the  house  with 
an  office  building.  The  original  deal 
provided  that  if  a  certain  price  was 
secured,  the  Brandts  would  relinquish 
their  lease.  The  resale  price  was 
$1,000,000,  sufficient  tor  a  tidy  margin 
of  profit  for  all  concerned. 


So! 

London — Returning  Britishers  c( 
tinue  to  bring  back  the  most  am: 
ing  information  about  America.  I 
example,  Arthur  Cunningham,  Lei 
member  of  the  C.  E.  A.  committee 
America  found  that  "Ben  Hur"  wo 
be  booked  at  a  legitimate  theater 
Broadway  for  two  years,  that 
price  of  admission  would  be  $2L 
seat,  and  that  people  best  able' 
judge  were  already  saying  that 
this  price  it  would  run  for  four  ye 

P.  D.  C.  at  Forum,  Los  Angele 
Los   Angeles — P.   D.   C.   has   c 

pleted  arrangements  to  hold 
world's  premiere  of  all  future  ; 
duct  at  the  Forum.  "Hell's  H 
road"  is  the  first,  to  be  followed 
"The  Coming  of  Amos",  Seven  D; 
and  "The  Road  to  Yesterday". 

Extra  Eastman  Kodak  Divide* 

Eastman  Kodak  yesterday  decl 
an  extra  dividend  of  75  cents  on 
common,  in  addition  to  the  reg 
quarterly  dividends  of  $1.25  on 
com.mon  and  $1.50  on  the  prefe; 
All  are  payable  Oct.  1  to  stoc 
record  Aug.  31. 

New  Portcheeter  House 

Portchester,  N.  Y.— Construi 
on  Jack  Ungerfeld's  new  theatei 
started. 


SEPTEMBER 
20th 

F.D.S.S.Q. 


Quits  Exchange  for  Exhibition 

Quebec — Irving  Sourkes,  Canadian 
Eastern  Manager  for  United  Artists 
for  five  years  covering  Quebec,  New 
Brunswick,  Nova  Scotia,  Prince  Ed- 
ward Island  and  New  Foundland,  has 
resigned  to  take  charge  of  the  Audi- 
torium, the  largest  theater  in  Eastern 
Canada   outside  of    Montreal. 


Refuses  Stock  Sale  Permit 
Sacramento,  Cal. — The  State  Cor- 
poration Commissioner  has  refused 
the  Atascadero  M.  P.  Co.,  permission 
to  sell  $1,000,000  worth  of  stock.  In- 
vestigation proved  that  the  company 
had  not  secured  41  acres  of  land  at 
Atascadero  as  a  studio  site, 
claimed. 


as 


Barthelmess  Holds  Studio  Party 

Richard  Barthelmess  entertained 
newspaper  writers  at  the  Tec-Art 
studio  yesterday  when  the  Chinese 
theater  episode  of  "The  Beautiful 
City"  was  shot. 

Wenger's  Life  in  Book  Form 

"John  Wenger,"  the  latest  of  the 
Contemporary  American  Artist  se- 
ries, has  been  published  by  Joseph 
La  wren:  It  was  written  by  Carlo  de 
Fornare,  poster  designer,  and  is  an 
intimate  view  of  the  man  who  has 
created  scenic  settings  for  many  the- 
aters  throughout   the    LTnited    States. 


Dan  Fish  Undergoes   Operati 

Dan  W.  Fish  is  at  the  Hospitf 
Joint  Diseases  where  he  is  recov 
from  an  operation  for  append 
His  condition  is   satisfactory. 

Salvador  Cancio  Here 
Salvador    Cancio,    of    Cancio 
Pujol    Havana   producers    of   si 
is  in  New  York. 


CHARLF 
CHASE 


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IN  HAL  ROACH'; 

2    REELS 

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Cutting  Prices 

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there  isn't  any  room.  And  no  one  is 
to  blame  except  the  'independents 
themselves.  I  don't  mean  to  sax  that 
no  'independent'  product  has  been 
sold;  far  from  it.  A  lot  of  it  has 
been.  But  if  some  of  these  distribu- 
tors had  been  willing  to  talk  turkey 
and  not  hold  off  for  drug  store  prices 
for  product  of  which  we  were  un- 
certain I  think  they  would  have  done 
a  lot  more  business." 

Henry  Siegel  of  Apollo  Exchange 
said:  "Exhibitors  are  giving  a  fair 
price  for  product  and  are  supporting 
the  independents  in  proper  manner. 
Neither  Nathan  nor  Melvin  Hirsh 
could  be  reached  at  Aywon. 

Capitol  Exchange  refused  to  make 
any  statement. 

Abe  Blumstein,  sales  manager  at 
Commonwealth  refused  to  make  any 
comment  in  the  absence  of  Sam 
Zierler. 

Efforts  to  reach  Dependable  Ex- 
change proved  unavailing. 

Frederick  H.  Elliott,  general  man- 
ager of  the  Independent  M.  P.  Ass'n. 
could  not  be  reached  for  a  statement. 
Moe  Kerman  of  Kerman  Films, 
Inc.,  was  another  who  could  not  be 
communicated  with. 

Harry  Thomas  at  Merit  said  he 
preferred  not  to  discuss  the  matter. 

Ben  Levine  at  Oxford  Exchange 
was  out  of  the  office  when  called  on 
the  telephone. 

Jack  Bellman  of  Renown  said: 
"When  exhibitors  buy  independent 
product,  they  are  paying  their  pro- 
portion and,  in  some  cases,  more  than 
their  proportion  in  price.  It  isn't 
true  that  national  distributors  have 
closed  the  market.  The  cream  of 
the  market  has  not  been  skimmed. 
It  may  be  true  that  big  distributors 
have  sold  their  product  in  spots,  but 
all  talk  of  sweeping  the  market  is 
bosh." 


Canadian  Taxes  Vary 

Toronto — Statistics  completed  here 
show  how  the  amusement  taxes  in  the 
respective  Provinces  fall  upon  the  in- 
dividual, the  figures  showing  the  per 
capita  average.  British  Columbia, 
which  has  comparatively  few  thea- 
ters, leads  with  a  tax  of  95  cents  per 
head.  Manitoba  came  next  with  46 
cents  per  capita  for  the  year.  Ontario, 
with  its  numerous  theaters  and  large 
population,  had  an  amusement  tax 
total  which  figured  out  at  43  cents 
per  capita.  Alberta,  in  fourth  place 
collected  35  cents  per  capita.  Nova 
Scotia  was  fifth  with  an  average  of 
26  cents  per  person  while  New  Bruns- 
wick was  sixth  with  16  cents  per 
head.  Prince  Edward  Island,  col- 
lected five   cents  per  person. 

There  is  no  provincial  tax  in  Que- 
bec. 


Elinor  Gljm  on  Vacation 

Hollywood — Elinor  Glyn  is  plan- 
ning a  short  vacation  trip  in  the 
mountains  before  beginning  a  new 
production  for  Metro-Gqldwyn-May- 
er. 


"Perfect  Clown"  Completed 

Los  Angeles— "The  Perfect  Clown" 
is  ready  for  release.  Supporting 
Larry  Semon  in  this  are  Dorothy 
Dwan,  Stuart  Holmes,  Kate  Price, 
Otis  Harlan,  Oliver  Hardy,  Alice 
Fletcher  and  Sam  Allen. 


Downs  Will  Manage  Loew  House 

Cleveland  —  Emory  Downs  will 
manage  Loew's  Allen  when  it  reopens 
this  month. 


To  Manage  Cleveland  House 

Cleveland— Tom,my  Carroll  is  here 
to  take  over  the  management  of 
Loew's  State. 


Walters  Resigns  as  Manager 

Toledo— Fred  E.  Walters  has  re- 
signed as  manager  of  the  Temple. 
J.  B.  Connors  will  succeed  him. 

Incorporations 

Sacramento,  Cal.— Biuce  Mitchell  Prod., 
Los  Angeles.  Capital,  $100,000.  Attorney, 
Francis  D.  Adams. 


Expect  Peak  Year 

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company  is  earning  at  the  rate  of  $16 
a  share,  or  double  its  dividend  re- 
quirements. Earnings  of  $16  a  share 
are  based  on  the  company's  present 
capital  and  do  not  take  into  con- 
sideration the  benefits  to  be  derived 
from  the  new  money  which  will  be 
used  for  expansion  and -which  will 
not  be  reflected  in  earnings  until 
probably  the  first  quarter  of  1926. 
Directors  of  the  company  expect 
that  next  year  will  be  the  best  in  the 
corporation's    history." 

Famous  common  was  active  yes- 
terday when  14,500  shares  changed 
hands.  The  stock  opened  at  107J/2 
and  closed  at  109^,  a  rise  of  1% 
points  over  the  previous  close. 

Big  House  for  Famous 

3,200  Seat  Washington  Theater,  Lar- 
gest in  That  City,  May  Go  to 
Paramount  on  25  Year  Lease 

Washington— The  National  Press 
Club  has  under  consideration  the  er- 
ection of  a  $9,000,000  club,  office, 
store  and  theater  building  at  14th 
and  F  Sts.,  on  the  site  of  the  Ebbitt 
Hotel. 

The  theater  involved  will  seat  3,200 
making  it  the  largest  in  the  city  and 
may  be  turned  over  to  Famous  Play^ 
ers  on  a  25  year  lease. 

Jones  to  Publish  Magazine 
Charles  Reed  Jones  has  resigned 
as  director  of  advertising  and  pub- 
licity with  Chadwick  Pictures  to  start 
publication  of  Film  Fans  Magazine, 
a  monthly  publication. 

Film  Fans  Magazine,  Inc.,  has  been 
incorporated  for  $100,000.  Jones  is 
president  and  Erwin  S.  Kleeblatt, 
treasurer. 


Madison,  Wis.— Lake  Theater  Co.,  Mil- 
waukee. Capital,  $10,000.  Incorporators, 
Arthur  J.  Straus,  Charles  F.  Puis,  Jr.,  J.  t. 
Novak. 


Austin.  Tex.— S.  &  M.  Amusement  Co., 
Terrell  Incorporators,  W.  E.  Stallmgs,  Lea- 
man   Marshall  and  L.  A.   Moore. 


McNeese  of  Texas  Leaves 

H.  G.  McNeese,  secretary  of  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  of  Texas  who  has  been  in 
town  for  several  weeks,  left  for  home 
yesterday. 

Lubitsch  Selecting  His  Leads 

Los  Angeles— Ernst  Lubitsch  has 
so  far  selected  May  McAvoy,  Clive 
Brook  and  Irene  Rich  for  leads  in 
"Lady   Windemere's   Fan". 

Detroit  House  Opens  Shortly 

Detroit — The  opening  date  of  the 
new  Roosevelt  at  Gratiot  and  May 
Aves.  has  been  set  for  Aug.  17.  The 
house  will  be  run  in  connection  with 
the  Cinderella  and  De  Luxe  by 
George  Sampson. 

Geo  Marion,   Jr.,  with   N.   A. 

Hollywood — John  W.  Considine, 
Jr.,  has  signed  Geo.  Marion,  Jr.,  to 
title  various  United  Artists  produc- 
tions during  the  next  two  years. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Joyce  Amusement  Corp., 
Manhattan.  lO'O  common,  no  par.  Incor- 
porators, I.  Bloom,  L.  Smgerman,  A. 
Abrams.  Attorneys,  M.  &  S.  Meyers,  42nd 
and    Broadway. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— South-Sea-Love,  Manhat- 
tan Capital,  $20,000.  Incorporators,  L.  J. 
Elias,  N.  Schenkman,  S.  Ulanoff.  Attorneys, 
Larazus,  Elias  &  Larazus,  154  Nassau 
Street.  


To  Give  Way  to  Hotel 

Salina,  Kan.— The  New  theater, 
one  of  the  oldest  buildings  in  town, 
will  be  demolished  in  order  that  a 
seven  story  hotel  may  be  erected. 

Switch  in  Gotham  Schedule 

The  sixth  in  the  Gotham  series  of 
12  will  be  "The  Shadow  on^the  Wall" 
instead  of  "Racing  Blood." 

Change  Title  for  England 
London— "The  Freshman"  will  be 
released     in     England     as     "College 
Days." 

"Sun-Up"  at  Capitol 

"Sun-Up"  plays  the  Capitol  next 
week, 


20  Scripts  Ready 

For  First  National   Releases — C. 

Yearsley    Preparing    Several   i 
the  East 

Los  Angeles  —  Continuity  writ 
for   First   National   Pictures   and 
producers   releasing  through   the 
ganization  are  at  work  on  nearl; 
score  of  scripts. 

Albert  Shelby  Levino  is  writing  the 
of    Corinne    Griiifith's   new   picture,    "Cae 
Wife." 

Rex    Taylor    will    prepare    continuity 
Colleen  Moore's  picture  to  follow   "We  1 
ems",  upon  which  she  is  now  at  work 
succeeding    picture    will    be     adapted 
I  "Irene." 

J.  G.  Hawks  is  making  the  adaptatic 
Vingie  E.  Roe's  novel,  "The  Splendid  R< 
to  be  a  Frank   Lloyd  Prod. 

Lois  Leeson  is  preparing  the  scni 
"Joanna",   for  production  by   Edwm   Ca 

Eve  Unsell  is  preparing,  under  super 
of  June  Mathis,  the  continuity  for  Sa- 
Lubin's  "Spanish  Sunlight",  in  which 
bara  La  Marr  and  Lewis  Stone  wi 
featured.  .  . 

Walter  Rivers,  under  supervision  of 
Mathis,  is  at  work  on  the  continue 
"The    Tidal    Wave".  . 

Jack  Fowler  is  adapting  Cosmo  Harai 
novel,   "Paradise." 

Continuities  are  also  being  prepare 
"Paris  After  Dark",  for  Norma  Talm 
and  "East  of  the  Setting  Sun"  for  Cons 
Talmadge. 

C.  L.  Yearsley,  former  directc 
publicity  and  adventising  for  ] 
National  and  later  with  Ritz  Picti 
is  now  writing  continuities  for 
former  company.  He  is  prepa 
iiThe  Lunatic  at  Large  Again"  an 
connection  with  Earle'  Snell, 
Savage",  by  Ernest  Pascal,  soo 
go  into  production.  Other  storie? 
in  preparation  for  Eastern  pre 
tion. 

Marion  Fairfax  is  doing  the  research 
on  "Man  of  Steel",  and  is  finishing  C 
Make  the  Pirate,"  starring  Leon   Errol 

Eugene  Clifford  is  adapting  Harry 
Wilson's   "Boss  of   Little   Arcady   . 

Raymond  Harris  is  at  work  on 
First",   by   Lee   Wilson   Dodd. 

Others    include    "Just    Suppose  ,    thf 
Barthelmess   picture;    "The   Cub      the  i 
Johnny    Hines    picture;    and    on    Rob< 
Kane's    second    picture    "Bluebeards 
Wives." 


WHO    NEEDS    'EM? 
Auditor    and    expert    production    cost 
accountant.      Studio    manager    experi- 
enced in  all   details   of  motion  picture 
production. 

Clever    publicity   writer    and    exploita- 
tion   expert    vnth    four    years    motion 
picture   experience. 
S.   317    c/o   Film   Daily. 


Two  First  Nat'l's  Shot 

First  National's  Eastern  unit, 
finished  "The  Knockout"  and 
Pace  That  Thrills."  "The  Ungu 
Hour"  was  placed  in  productior 
week  and  next  week,  "The  S- 
Saint"  goes  into  work. 

Sherlock  Managing  Gayetj 

Pittsburgh— Park  E.  Sherloc. 
been  appointed  manager  of  the 
ety.  He  was  formerly  adver 
director  for  12  years.  He  sue 
Fred  Waldmann,  transferred  to 
falo. 


SEPTEMBER 
20th 

F.D.S.S.Q. 


SAM  SAX- 


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'"the  butter  and  egg  man 


Another  comedy  knockout  soon  to  be  produced. 
Based  on  the  magazine  story  of  the  same  name 
by  Peggy  Gaddis. 

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Spectacle,  "THE  LAST  FRON- 
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can    exploitation     in     the     Glorious 
American     way!       Hundreds     upon 
hundreds   of  metropolitan  and  rural 
newspapers  are  carrying   syndicated 
feature  articles   on   Hunt   Stromberg 
and  his  great  mission  of  filming  the 
masterpiece  left  unfinished  by  Thomas 
H.  Ince. 
The  whole  world  is  watching  and 
waiting    for    Hunt    Stromberg's 
"THE    LAST    FRONTIER"— 
a   city   show — a  road   show  —  the 
greatest  sfioiv  on  earth! 


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BY  RUSSELL  J.  BIRDWELL 

NEA  Service  Writer 

HOLLYWOOD,  July  00.— Hunt 
Stromberg,  youngest  of  the 
biggest  producers,  is  to  carry  on 
for  the  late  Thomas  H.  Ince. 

Ince  left  one  task  unfinished  when 
death  came.  It  had  been  his  guid- 
ing ambition,  the  achievement  with 
which  he  hoped  to  top  his  long 
career   in    the    movie   game. 

And  now  Stromberg  is  to  com- 
plete the  job  Ince  left  undone.  He 
is  to  make  "The  Last  Frontier," 
mighty  epic  of  the  dying  west. 

It  is  fitting  that  Stromberg  has 
been  chosen  by  the  estate  of  the 
"Lone  Wolf"  to  make  this  produc- 
tion. For  many  years  Stromberg 
was  Ince's  publicity  man.  Then  he 
became  the  producer's  right-hand 
man.  From  Ince  he  absorbed  a  tech- 
nique rarely  found  in  this  burg  of 
imitation. 

Ince  was  a  genius  unto  himself. 
He  was  the  only  lone  wolf  who  was 
ever  victorious.  He  bucked  film  cor- 
porations and  won. 

Stromberg  is  Ince's  nearest  suc- 
cessor. The  youthful  film  magnate 
is  one  of  the  few  strong  men  in  the 
film  ranks.  He  takes  his  place 
along  side  DeMille  and  others  who 
have  stepped  out  of  stereotyped 
lines  to  buck  the  mechanical  film 
factories. 

Mrs.  Ince  is  financially  interested 
in  "The  Last  Frontier."  It  is  the 
only  picture  she  will  ever  be  inter- 
ested in  again.  Her  husband,  know- 


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brother  merchants,  left  her  his  for- 
tune on  the  condition  that  she  would 
never  be  actively  interested  in  the 
making  of  motion   pictures. 

Ince,  however,  provided  that  she 
might  be  concerned  with  the  making 
of  "The  Last  Frontier",  provided 
that  Stromberg  was  the  pilot  behind 
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The  Product  Counts 

An   Up-State   Exhibitor  on   Summer 

Business — Says  Showmanship  Is 

Necessary 

Supplementing  the  view  of  Harold 
B.  Franklin  and  J.  L.  McCurdy  on 
summer  business,  Charles  J.  Rose, 
district  manager  of  the  Schine  Theat- 
rical Co.,  Inc.,  at  Corning,  N.  Y., 
writes: 

"I  quite  agree  with  Mr.  Franklin 
that  our  theaters  must  at  all  times 
appear  cool  and  inviting  in  the  so- 
called  hot  spell,  but,  as  Mr.  McCurdy 
states,  the  work  does  not  end  there. 

"Pictures,  yes — we  must  have  them 
and  it  has  been  our  poHcy  to  book 
and  play  the  strongest  bets  obtainable 
for  this  period  and  as  Mr.  McCurdy 
states,  we  always  plan  early  in  the 
year  to  avoid  a  summer  slump  if  good 
pictures  will  keep  out  patrons  con- 
tented. 

"I  also  have  had  little  trouble  m 
securing  some  exceptionally  good 
product  for  this  season  and  wish  to 
join  in  McCurdy's  prayer  thatwe  be 
provided  with  a  greater  selection  for 
1926. 

"I  have  faith  in  the  judgment  of 
the  releasing  companies  and  I  feel 
that  they  will  get  this  angle,  for  un- 
less this  becomes  a  reality  there  won't 
be  anything  for  the  exhibitor  to  do 
except  to  close  for  the  summer, 
rather  than  ruin  his  following  with 
poor  product.  This  would  in  turn 
effect  the   gross  of  the  rentals. 

"The  old  days  of  people  gomg 
away  for  the  summer  and  not  return- 
ing until  fall,  have  gone  into  the 
discard  as  the  automobile  has  chang- 
ed the  mode  of  the  average  vacation- 
ist to  one  of  rambling  from  place  to 
place.  They  must  be  entertained.  I 
have  had  box  office  proof  that  our 
summer  business  can  be  held  to  a 
profit  basis  providing  we  keep  our 
theaters  cool,  inviting  and  supphed 
with  real  product. 

"My  towns  are  no  different^  from 
the  average  and  if  the  above  is  fol- 
lowed out  results  are  sure  to  come. 
This  is  truly  an  age  of  showmanship 
with  no  room  for  whiners  or  alibi 
makers. 

"Let's  hear  from  some  more  of  the 
Go    Getters." 


$100,000  Texas  Theater 

Lufkin,  Tex.— The  $100,000  Pines 
theater  will  open  here  Labor  Day. 

Miller-Harlan  to  Star  in  Three 

Los  Angeles— Patsy  Ruth  Miller 
and  Kenneth  Harlan  will  be  co-star- 
red in  three  pictures  to  be  made  this 
year  by  Warner  Bros. 

Expanding  Central  West  Chain 
Independence,  Mo.— The  New 
Lewis  has  been  sold  by  W.  T.  Boles 
and  G.  M.  Purcell  to  Glen  W.  Dick- 
inson of  Lawrence,  Kan.  He  also 
owns  houses  in  Lawrence,  Junction 
City  and  Manhattan,  Kan. 

"Gold  Rush"  in  Toronto  Saturday 
Toronto  —  The  Regent  re-opens 
Aug.  15  with  "The  Gold  Rush".  This 
feature  has  been  booked  in  for  two 
performances  daily  at  special  prices, 
seats  reserved,  for  an  indefinite  run, 
after  which  it  will  play  the  Famous 
Players  chain. 


Chesterfield   Closes   Deals 

Joe  Klein  of  Chesterfield  M.  P. 
Corp.  has  closed  the  following  deals: 

"9  and  3-5  Seconds" — to  Progress  Pictures, 
Inc.,   for    11    Southern    States. 

Six  two-reel  jungle  pictures  to  New  Eng- 
land   Dist.    Corp.,    for    New    England. 

Two  series  of  Westerns,  6  Eileen  Sedg- 
wick and  six  Bill  Patten  Prod,  to  Argen- 
tine American  Film  Co.,  for  Argentine,  Para- 
guay  and   Uruguay. 

A  series  of  six  Eileen  Sedgwick  Prod,  to 
Imperial    Pictures,    Philadelphia. 

Six  two-reel  jungle  pictures  to  De  Luxe 
Film   Co.,   Inc.,   Philadelphia. 


To  Build  2,000  Seater 
Cleveland — Abe  Kramer  and  Myer 
Fine,  who  are  connected  with  the 
Ohio  Amusement  Co.,  are  going  to 
build  a  2,000  seat  house,  independ- 
ently. The  theater,  which  will  not 
be  connected  with  the  circuit  will  be 
on  West  25th  St.,  at  Broadview  Ave. 
Architect,   Nicola  Petti. 


1st  Nat'l  Prize  Salesman  Here 

C.  W.  Ginger,  salesman  in  the 
Manchester  branch  of  First  National 
is  visiting  the  home  office.  He 
won  the  trip  to  America,  at  the  ex- 
pense of  the  company,  in  the  recent 
sales  drive,  known  as  "Pugh's  Push". 
He   sails   for   home    Friday. 


Pathe  Serial  in  Editing  Room 

"Play  Ball",  current  Pathe  serial 
is  being  cut  and  edited  by  Director 
Spencer  Bennet  and  Frank  Leon 
Smith,  who  adapted  the  story.  Al- 
lene  Ray  and  Walter  Miller  are  fea- 
tured. 


$1,000,000  Omaha  House 

Omaha — The  lease  for  the  corner 
of  16th  and  Douglas  Sts.  has  been 
signed  by  the  World  Realty  Co.,  as- 
suring the  construction  of  the  new 
theater  planned  by  World  which  ex- 
pects to  expend  $1,000,000. 


Lease    Signed   for   Texas   House 

San  Antonio,  Tex. — The  lease  for 
the  new  Lytle  to  cost  $1,500,000  has 
Ijeen  signed.  It  will  be  built  on 
Houston  St.,  near  the  river.  The 
lease  will  run  for  25  years,  at  an 
annual  rental  of  $90,000. 


To  Film  Tarpon  Tournament 

New  Orleans — The  Harcol  M.  P. 
Industries,  Inc.,  representing  Pathe 
Exchange,  has  accepted  the  invitation 
from  the  Pass  Christian  Chamber  of 
Commerce  to  film  the  national  tarpon 
tournament.  It  will  be  held  here, 
Sept.  2-3. 


100  Runs  for  "Shore  Leave" 

"Shore  Leave"  will  have  more  than 
100  showings  during  the  week  of  its 
release,  Sept.  6,  in  important  key 
city  points. 


Starring  Film  for  Jane  Novak 

Los  Angeles — Frank  Strayer  has 
been  to  Truckee,  to  look  over  loca- 
tions for  the  next  Columbia  produc- 
tion which  he  will  direct.  Jane  Novak 
is  to  be  starred. 


Fire-Swept  House  to  Reopen 

Erie,  Pa.— The  Columbia,  badly 
destroyed  by  fire  last  April,  is  sched- 
uled to  reopen  shortly.  The  entire 
house  had  to  be  done  over. 


New  Theaters 

Terrell,  Tex. — A  new  house  is  be- 
ing built  by  the  S.  &  M.  Amuse- 
ment Co.    It  will  be  ready  by  Sept.  1. 


Milwaukee — A  new  house  is  being 
erected  by  the  Lake  Theater  Co.  It 
will  seat  1000,  and  be  ready  by 
Thanksgiving. 

San  Francisco — A  new  theater 
building  and  stores  will  be  built  on 
Divisadero  St.,  between  Hayes  and 
Grove,  by  Milton  H.  Lees  and  Sam- 
uel H.  Levin.     It  will  cost  $500,000. 


New  England,  N.  D.— The  Rialto, 
under  the  management  of  Philip  B. 
Peitz,    has    opened.      Capacity   250. 


Dardanelle,  Ark. — The  lots  on  Quay 
St.,  now  occupied  by  the  Redfront 
restaurant  have  been  purchased  by 
John  Satterfield,  who  plans  to  build 
a  small  theater. 


Tekonsha,  Mich. — John  Ennor  has 
opened  a  house  here.  He  is  the  own- 
er of  the  Broadway-Strand  in  Union 
City.  The  local  house  will  seat  300. 
As  soon  as  he  can  secure  the  prop- 
erty  he   plans   to   build   another. 


Southampton,  Mo. — The  South- 
ampton Investment  Co.,  has  closed 
a  deal  for  a  picture  house  at  Lans- 
downe  and  Cherry  Aves.  The  build- 
ing will  cost  $65,000  and  will  have  a 
capacity  of  1,000. 


Ponca  City,  Okla. — A  theater  and 
stores  building  will  be  erected  short- 
ly, by  George  H.  Brett,  Eugene  Wet- 
zel, Charles  F.  Calkins  and  Dr.  J. 
A.    Douglas. 

Sac  City,  la.— W.  F.  Weary  has 
leased  the  Casino  from  W.  W. 
Watt. 


Pella,  la.-— The  Alamo  is  being  re- 
modeled. 


White    River,    S.    D.— L.    V.    Bur- 
rington  has  opened  a  theater  here. 


Sheldon,     la. — Charles     Sartorious 
has  opened  his  new  theater. 


Sylacauga,  Ala. — Wheeler  Smith 
and  Randolph  St.  John  have  leased 
part  of  a  new  building  and  will  use 
it  for  a  new  theater  to  run  two  days 
a  week. 


Calico  Rock,  Ark. — Wood's  Gem 
has  opened. 

Los  Angeles,  Cal. — Plans  are  being 
prepared  for  a  $100,000  theater  for 
John  W.  Hackett  at  Brooklyn  Ave., 
and  Gage  St. 

Whitehouse,  O.— The  Empress, 
owned  by  H.  A.  Sipher  has  been  com- 
pleted and  opened. 


Marion,  Ind. — The  Royal-Grand 
has  opened.  Billy  Conners  is  man- 
ager. 


Plainview,  Ark. — Earl  Boggess  will 
open  a  new  picture  house  here  short- 

ly. 


Another   For   Silliman   Circuit 

Milwaukee — Another  house  ha 
been  added  to  the  Silliman  circu 
which  has  taken  a  lease  on  the  $150 
000  structure  that  is  being  built  s 
Rusk  and  Delaware  Ave.  Bay  Viev 
It  was  also  announced  that  the  plan 
for  a  900  seat  house  at  Teutonia  Ave 
and  20th  St.  have  been  abandoned  j 
favor  of  a  much  larger  building 
seat  1,400  and  to  cost  $200,000. 


May  Film  Congressman 

Ithaca,  N.  Y. — Plans  are  under  wa 
to  make  a  moving  picture  of  Coi 
gressman  MacGregor,  now  at  Corne 
taking  a  summer  course.  As  Ma 
Gregor  was  influential  in  aiding  tl 
elimination  of  the  admission  tax, 
is  proposed  to  reward  him  in  th 
way.  William  A.  Dillon  is  backir 
the   idea. 


"U"  Building  Miniature  City 

Hermiston,  O  r  e. — Universal  i 
building  a  city  on  Switzler's  islar 
in  the  Columbia  about  ten  miles  fro 
here.  The  town  will  be  used  in 
Western.  A  number  of  Indians  w 
be  brought  from  the  Umatilla  rese 
vation  to  be  used  in  the  picture. 


Turpin   Loaned  to   Warners 

Los  Angeles — -Ben  Turpin,  who 
under   contract  to   Mack   Sennett, 
appearing     in     "Hogan's     Alley", 
Warner  production  being  directed  1 
Roy  Del  Ruth  with  Monte  Blue  ai^ 
Patsv   Ruth   Miller. 


Leases  Grand  Theater 
Kansas  City,  Mo. — The  Grand  h 
been  leased  to  E.  H.  Roraback  fro 
the  Scarritt  estate  for  a  year,  wi 
option  privileges  covering  four  mo 
j-ears.  Roraback,  operates  the  Woi 
in  Motion  and  the  American  here 


Maynard  in   Strongheart  Film 

Los    Angeles — Kenneth    Maynai 
who    has    been    starring    in    his    o\ 
productions,    will    play    the    lead 
"North    Star"   featuring   Stronghea 
Maynard    later     continues    his    o\ 


Rochester  House  Escapes  Fire 

Rochester,  N.  Y. — A  fire  recen 
destroyed  a  store  next  door  to  t 
Piccadilly  on  Clinton  Ave.,  during 
crowded  evening  performance.  T 
patrons  knew  nothing  about  the  f 
until   they   left   the   theater. 


Near   Panic   When   Fire    Occurs 

Hagerstown,  Md. — A  near  pa 
resulted  when  a  short  circuit  caus 
a  fire  at  the  Main  Street  in  Cli 
Spring.  The  audience  rushed  to  i 
street,  but  when  told  the  danger  1 
passed  returned.  There  was  no  da 
age. 


Mitchell   Heads   Coast   Compan; 

Los  Angeles — Bruce  Mitchell  Pr 
Inc.,  have  been  formed  here.  \ 
chell  will  shortly  begin  the  _  first 
five  pictures,  "The  Soul  of  Tai  Lun 
to  be  followed  by  "San  Franci 
Rose." 


Fox    Filming   Thousand    Island 

Alexandria  Bay,  N.  Y.— Iji 
cameramen  spent  several  days  rec(f 
ly  filming  scenes  on  Wellesley  Isl;|< 
for  a   travelogue. 


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DAILY 


Newspaper  Opinions 

"The   Home   Maker" — Universal 
Colony 

AMERICAN — *  *  *  Universal  might  have 
taken  Dorothy  Canfield's  story  of  "The 
Home  Maker"  and  movieized  the  "papa  love 
mamma"  element  and  made  it  ridiculous,  but, 
thanks  to  the  direction  of  King  Baggot,  there 
is  no  such  catastrophe.  The  father  stays 
at  home  and  mother  goes  out  to  work,  and 
they  all   live  happily. 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  'Tis  a  wistful, 
human  fragment  from  life,  reversing  the  or- 
dinary position  of  man  and  woman's  status 
in   the  scheme  of   life.   ♦  ♦  • 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  You  may  argue 
with  it.  You  may  break  down  and  have  an 
honest-to-goodness  weep.  But  you'll  love 
every   bit  of   it. 

"The  Home  Maker"  is  a  realistically  told 
drama  of  a  couple  nearing  middle  age  who 
have  never  achieved  happiness.  It  is  a  de- 
tailed, ruthlessly  accurate  picture  of  that 
couple.  Therefore  at  times  it  seems  as  dull 
as   life   itself.    ♦  ♦  ♦ 

EVENING  .TOURNAL— •  •  •  Wives  nod- 
ded their  heads  approvingly  and  husbands 
applauded  in  an  embarrassed  sort  of  way  at 
the  first  showing  of  "The  Home  Maker"  at 
the  Colony  yesterday  afternoon.  It's  a  sim- 
ple little  tale  of  a  husband  who  didn't  belong 
in  an  office  and  a  wife  who  was  tired  of  the 
household   drudgery.    *  •  * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  •  The  high- 
light of  this  picture  is  the  story  it  tells — and, 
of  course,  that  brings  a  good  share  of  the 
credit  to  Dorothy  Canfield.  It  isn't  a  bit 
violent  or  spectacular.  Just  a  human  story 
of  the  home  and  children,  but  it  is  one  of 
the  most  gripping  things  seen  on  a  Broadway 
screen  in  weeks.  •  *  * 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  Details  of  the  home 
life  that  are  so  natural  and  so  intimate  that 
they  compel  a  sympathetic  interest  make  up 
the  picture,  which  is  free  from  any  suggestion 
of  melodramatic  situations,   *  *  * 

HERALD  TRIBUNE—*  *  *  Unfortun- 
ately realism  on  the  screen,  unless  handled  by 
a  director  who  is  not  only  efficient  and  pain- 
staking, but  a  positive  genius  as  well,  has 
its  dangers.  In  the  case  of  "The  Home 
Maker",  the  director.  King  Baggot,  has  en- 
deavored to  show  the  drudgery  of  domestic 
labors  and  the  terrific  dullness  of  office  work 
to  an  unbusinesslike  man  and  he  has  suc- 
ceeded too  well.  For  in  the  process  his  pic- 
ture becomes  at  times  dull  and  laborious  and 
the  domestic  incidents  seem  unnecessarily 
multiplied.   •  *  » 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH— *  *  •  King 
Baggott's  direction  is  an  achievement.  We 
live  everyday  life  with  the  Knapps,  as  if  they 
were  neighbors  of  ours,  instead  of  accom- 
plished actors.  Clive  Brook,  as  the  hus- 
band, offers  as  touching  and  sincere  a  por- 
trait as  the  screen  has  seen.  Miss  Joyce 
makes  of  the  wife  a  wholly  convincing  figure. 


I  POST— *  »  *  The  story  of  the  Knapp 
I  family — of  Mr.  Knapp,  who  is  a  born  home- 
maker;  of  Mrs.  Knapp,  who  is  a  born  busi- 
ness woman,  and  of  the  circumstances  which 
unite  to  bring  about  a  reversal  of  their  re- 
spective occupations — is  interesting  and  in- 
telligently presented.  Mr.  Baggot  has  made 
it  all  very  real  somehow,  and  he  never  once 
allows  a  false  note  to  creep  in,  not  even  in 
the  settings.    *  *  • 

SUN — ■*  *  *seems  a  succession  of  anti- 
climaxes, and  it  fails  to  hold  the  attention 
despite  the  admiration  qualities  that  are  woven 
through  it.  I  haven't  read  Miss  Canfield's 
book,  but  I  imagine  that  it  is  far  superior 
to  the  photoplay — and  possibly  (this  is  very 
likely)  it  isn't  the  ideal  type  of  fiction  for 
transformation    into    celluloid.     *  •   * 

TELEGRAM—*  '  «  a  brave  effort  to  put 
Dorothy  Canfield's  book  on  the  screen.  To 
one  who  could  not  plough  through  the  book, 
the  picture  seems  quite  all  right,  because 
Clive  Brook  looks  his  part  and  the  central 
idea  that  there's  a  little  bit  of  the  mother 
m  every  husband  and  a  little  bit  of  the  bread- 
winner  in   every   wife  goes   over.    *  ♦  • 

TIMES—*  *  *  It  is  a  shadow  story  which 
tauses  one  to  sigh  frequently,  not  in  sym- 
pathy with  the  film,  but  with  one's  self,'  or 
becaupse  one  feels  that  one's  intelligence  is 
so  often  insulted.  There  are  subtitles  with 
artificial  baby  chatter  and  others  in  which 
the  characters  are  credited  with  preposterous 
utterances.  *  *  *  It  needed  a  man  with  Ernst 
Lubitsch's  imagination  to  make  a  pleasing 
picture  out  of  this   story. 

WORLD — *  •  ♦  I  have  not  seen  a  more 
sentimentally  sappy  cinema  this  year  than 
the  new  one  on  view  at  the  Colony  Theater. 
True  enough,  I  have  seen  a  great  many 
which  have  been  folly  as  bad.  *  *  » 


"Wild  Horse  Mesa"— F.  P.-L. 
Rialto 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  George  Seitz,  the  di- 
rector *  *  *  evidently  thinks  he  is  still  di- 
recting serials.  He  runs  on  and  on  like 
Tennyson's  immortal  brook,  with  everything 
traveling  but  the  action  in  the  picture.  ♦  *  * 

DAILY  MIRROR— »  *  *  It  takes  8  reels 
to  tell  this  weak  story.  It  could  be  told  in 
4  and  still  be  too  long.  Jack  Holt  squints 
his  eyes,  rides  horseback,  treats  the  Injuns 
kindly,  wins  Billie  Dove's  love,  and  calls 
it  a  day.   •  »  ♦ 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  The  scen- 
ery is  riotously  beauitful,  and  the  stampede 
of  all  those  wild  horses  is  thrilling.  It's  an 
unusually  well  done  picture  of  the  Western 
type,  and  one  can't  be  too  enthusiastic  about 

the  natural  settings  in  which  it  was  filmed. 
»  •  » 

EVENING  WORLD—  *  *  *There  isn't 
much  to  the  story,  but  if  you  like  these 
Western    pictures    you'll    have    a    good    time 

seeing    this    four-letter    word    for    a    plateau. 

•  •  • 

GRAPHIC — *  *  *  The  big  scenes  is  when 
the  herds  of  fear-crazed  animals  come  rush- 
ing into  view  and  Chane  dashes  madly  ahead 
to  swerve  the  mass  of  horses,  who  are  hurl- 
ing toward  their  doom.  This  "shot"  alone 
is  worth  the  price  of  admission.  It  is  a  mir- 
acle of  action  and  a  photographic  achieve- 
ment.  *  ♦  ♦ 

HERALD  TRIBUNE—*  *  *  Some  gor- 
geously rugged  scenery  among  the  canyons 
of  the  Southwest,  a  herd  of  wild  horses  and 
Noah  Beery  are  no  match  for  the  dullness 
of  Zane  Grey  in  "Wild  Horse  Mesa",  so 
the  picture  at  the  Rialto  this  week  remains 
a  bore  to  the  end.  There  is  really  some- 
thing almost  magnificent  about  the  way  this 
photoplay  resolutely  declines  to  become  in- 
teresting. It  is  oldtime  melodrama,  with  ail 
of  the  thrill  extracted.     *  *  ♦ 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  Di- 
rected, as  this  was,  by  tjeorge  Seitz,  of  ser- 
ial fame,  a  lot  of  thrills  might  have  been  ex- 
pected, but  they  are  few  and  do  not  come 
until  so  late  in  the  picture  that  they  are 
disappointing. 

The  faults  of  the  picture  are  many — a  slow 
story,  dull  people,  long  subtitles  and  loose 
direction.  The  honors,  such  as  they  are, 
all  go  to  Noah  Beery  and  the  scenery.  *  •  * 

POST— *  *  *  "Wild  Horse  Mesa"  pre- 
sents Zane  Grey  Plot  No.  34,  Division  C ; 
Locale  No.  6;  Hero  from  Subdivision  12, 
and  Villains  2  and  38  respectively.  Heroine, 
same  old  model.  Happy  Ending  Device 
(method  of  killing  off  villains  without  having 
the  hero  do  it)  is  one  about  the  Revenge- 
ful Indian,  who  shoots  from  afar,  then 
raises  his  rifle  to  the  sky  and  prays — to  the 
Great   Spirit   or   something.    ♦  ♦  * 

SUN^*  *  *  For  all  I  know  it  may  be 
a  "Western  epic",  but  if  it  is  then  all  of 
the  photoplays  that  come  from  Mr.  Grey's 
limited  imagination  are  epics.  His  photo- 
plays— as  do  D.  W.  Griffith's — ^follow  as  set 
and  unchanging  a  pattern  as  New  York's 
skyline  as  seen  from  a  ship  coming  up  the 
bay.    *  *  * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  It  would  perhaps  be 
kinder  to  regard  Zane  Grey's  "Wild  Horse 
Mesa"  not  so  much  from  the  standpoint  of 
a  film  epic  as  in  the  light  of  a  charging 
competition.  When  George  B.  Seitz  in- 
structed his  cast  to  charge  there  was  evi- 
dently not  to  reason  why.  Even  Panguitch, 
the  prancing  palfrey  of  the  big  open  spaces, 
who  owned  no  man  his  master,  had  that 
much    penetration.    •  *  ♦ 

TIMES—*  *  *  It  is,  after  all,  a  mere 
matter  of  taste,  but  we  must  confess  that  we 
found  "Wild  Horse  Mesai",  the  picturiza- 
tion  of  one  of  Zane  Grey's  stories,  quite  dull. 

*  *  *  There  are  too  many  old  tricks  and 
too  much  forced  villainy  and  love-making 
to  stir  up  interest  in  this  production,  which 
for  the  most  part  is  produced  without  much 
sense    of    humor.    *   *   * 

WORLD — When  you  combine  Jack  Holt, 
Zane  Grey  and  Noah  Beery  you  can  pretty 
well  chart  the  consequences  beforehand.  It 
will  be  a  Western  picture  in  which  Mr. 
Beery  is  shot  just  in  time  to  permit  Mr. 
Holt  to  enfold  the  lovely  lady  in  his  long, 
strong  arms.  It  will  probably  be  a  good 
picture  of  its  type.  "Wild  Horse  Mesa"  is 
a  sound  sample  of  these.   *   *  * 


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VOL.  XXXIII     No.  45 


Friday,  August  21,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


THE  KIDS 

By  DANNY 
Probably  the  greatest  hold 
Charlie  Chaplin  has  on  his  au- 
dience is  the  appeal  his  fun  has 
always  afforded  the  kids.  They 
have  helped  a  lot  in  making  him 
a  great  box  office  attraction. 
And  that  support  is  worth  a 
great  deal. 

In  "The  Gold  Rush"  there  are  not 
as  many  sequences  which  the  kids 
will  shriek  at  as  are  usually  found 
in  a  Chaplin  picture.  Of  course,  they 
will  pile  in — and  bring  their  parents 
with  them — and  this,  plus  the  fact 
that  it  is  several  years  since  Charlie 
appeared  in  a  picture  will  undoubted- 
ly cause  a  box  office  sensation  all 
over  the  country.  But  the  interest- 
ing question  arises  how  will  they  feel 
about  it  when  it  is  all  over? 
Equally  interesting  is  the  fact  that 
Harold  Lloyd's  latest,  "The  Fresh- 
man," to  be  released  in  September, 
will  naturally  conflict,  or  almost  con- 
flict, in  a  number  of  points  with  the 
Chaplin  release.  The  Lloyd  picture 
is  full  of  the  kind  of  stuff  that  the 
kids  love.  The  football  semie'nce 
which  closes  the  picture,  \jcin  give 
them  a  whirl  of  delight. 

A7id  the  question  i£ill  nat- 
urally   arise:    will    they    like 
"The  Freshman"    better   than 
"The  Gold  Rush"?     The^s  a 
hard  one  to  answer.    B 
kids  will  furnish  the  informa- 
tion.   Never  doubt  that. 
Chaplin   cannot   afford  to   lose   his 
youthful  admirers.     For  that  matter 
no  star  can. 

"The  Wanderer" 
The  latest  big  one  from  Famous. 
What  a  lot  of  money  it  must  have 
cost.  You  can  see  the  huge  fortune 
spent.  Right  in  front  of  you.  All 
the  time.  Tremendous  sets.  Strong 
cast.  (The  rights  to  make  a  picture 
of  the  play  cost  over  $200,000.)  Prob- 
abilities are  the  production  cost  stag- 
gers close  to  seven  figures.  Of  its 
type  it  is  a  splendid  example.  Nothing 
like  "The  Ten  Commandments".  And 
will  lack  the  box  office  appeal  that 
"The  Ten  Commandments"  had. 
But  to  a  certain  class  of  picture  goers 
it  will  doubtless  have  a  strong  ap- 
peal; especially  with  mothers  and 
their  sons.  The  disappointing  fea- 
ture of  the  big  production  is  that  it 
seems  to  lack  heart  interest.  But  the 
stupendous  production;  the  strong 
cast  and  the  big  scene  showing  the 
destruction  of  the  city,  all  combined 
make  for  certain  box  office  values. 
And  doubtless  it  will  have  a  strong 
exploitation  campaign  back  of  it.  It 
should  have. 


Gloria  in  No  Hurry 

Maurice   Cleary   Says   Star   Sees   No 

Need  to  Rusn  into  New  Contract 

— 3  More  for  Famous 

Reports  persisted  all  through  the 
week  that  Gloria  Swanson's  future 
alliance  had  been  made  and  that,  as 
published  from  Hollywood  many 
weeks  ago,  she  will  release  through 
United  Artists  for  a  period  of  two 
years. 

However,  Maurice  Cleary,  Miss 
Swanson's  business  advisor  stated 
yesterday  that  there  was  nothing  to 
reports  of  a  new  contract.  He  added 
that  Miss  Swanson  had  three  more 
pictures  to  make  for  Famous  Flayers 
— sufficient  work  to  keep  her  busy 
until  sometime  next  year.  According 
to  his  statements,  Gloria  sees  no  rea- 
son to  hurry  into  a  new  arrangement, 
especially  m  view  of  the  changes 
many  interests  are  now  undergoing. 
She  has,  added  Cleary,  evidenced  con- 
siderable interest  in  theater  align- 
ments and  intends  making  a  thorough 
survey  of  conditions  before  affiliating 
with  any  group 


New  Pathe  Serial,  "Green  Archer" 
A  new  Pathe  serial,  based  upon 
Edgar  Wallace's  novel,  "The  Green 
Archer"  has  just  been  placed  in  pro- 
duction at  the  Long  Island  studio  in 
Astoria,  L.  I.  Frank  Leon  Smith  is 
adapting  the  novel  and  Spencer  Ben- 
net  is  directing  with  Allene  Ray  and 
Walter  Miller  featured. 


Warners  to  Open  Brooklyn  "Lab" 

The  Warners  are  to  open  the  form- 
er Vitagraph  laboratory  in  Flatbush, 
in  conjunction  with  the  laboratory  in 
Hollywood.  This  does  not  mean  that 
the  eastern  studio  is  being  opened 
for  production.  The  Brooklyn  plant 
will  be  in  operation  in  about  sixty 
days  and  will  employ  350  people. 


Equipment    Dealers    Meeting 

Memphis  • —  The  Nat'l  Ass'n.  of 
Equipment  Dealers  will  meet  here 
Saturday.  Standardization  of  parts 
and  other  matters   will  be   taken   up. 


"U"  Signs  Nine  Cameramen 
Los  Angeles — Universal  has  signed 
long-term  contracts  with  nine  camera- 
men: Charles  Stumar,  Milton  Moore, 
Virgil  Miller,  Arthur  Todd,  Jackson 
Rose,  Edward  Shelton,  Harry  New- 
man, Max  Dupont  and  John  Stumar. 
A  course  of  training  has  been  intro- 
duced at  the  studio. 


Stanley-Crandall  Deal   Official 

Washington — Despite  persistent 
denials  from  all  parties  concerned, 
Harry  M.  Crandall  yesterday  an- 
nounced the  sale  of  his  chain  ot  thea- 
ters to  the  Stanley  Co.  of  America. 
Crandall,  as  noted,  retains  a  25  per 
cent  interest.  Operations  will  be  con- 
ducted by  the  Stanley-Crandall  Co., 
which  has  just  been  incorporated. 


Kane  to  Star  Dorothy  Sebastian 

Dorothy  Sebastian  has  been  signed 
on  a  long-term  contract  by  Robert 
T.  Kane  who  will  either  star  her  in- 
dividually or  co-star  her  in  a  series. 


Loew  Acquires  Reading  Theater 

The  Loew  circuit  has  acquired  the 
Colonial,  Reading,  Pa.  from  Carr  and 
Schad.  The  theater  seats  2,200  and 
will  open  under  its  new  auspices 
Sept.  14. 

New  B.  and  K.  Subsidiary 

Chicago — Balaban  and  Katz  have 
tormed  Great  States  Theaters,  Inc., 
to  serve  as  a  holding  unit  for  theaters 
controlled  outside  of  Cook  County. 
Many  of  the  Mid-West  Theaters 
group  are  included.  Sam  Katz  is 
president. 

Ochs  and  Warners 

Lee  Ochs  will  leave  on  Sunday  tor 
a  four  weeks'  trip,  thus  making  his 
tirst  journey  with  regard  to  Warner 
Brothers  theater  operations. 


Valentino  Incorporates  Company 

Sacramento,  Cal. — Rudolph  Valen- 
tino Prod.,  Inc.,  of  Los  Angeles  have 
been  formed  with  a  capital  of  $25,000. 


New  Export  Unit 

Henry  Arias,  president  of  Classplay 
Pictures  Corp.  has  formed  the  Mag- 
nus Film  Sales  Corp.,  1540  Broadway 
to  buy  product  for  foreign  associates. 
The  tirst  purchase,  made  from  J.  C. 
Barnstyn,  includes  six  Herbert  Raw- 
linsons  and  six  with  another  star  tor 
Argentine,  Uruguay,  Paraguay,  Chile, 
Bolivia,  Peru  and  Ecuador. 


Small  Town  Previews 

"U"  to  Screen  Pictures  Throughout 

Nation  Permitting  Little  Man  to 
See   What    He    Buys 

As  a  result  of  a  trade  show  held 
last  week  at  the  Willard,  Creston, 
la.,  at  which  exhibitors  in  a  radius  of 
from  50  to  75  miles  attended,  Uni- 
versal plans  four  more  for  other  sec- 
tions of  Iowa,  and  intends  extending 
the  system  to  all  parts  of  the  country. 

The  new  plan  was  instituted  by 
Carl  Laemmle  to  give  the  small  town 
exhibitor  an  even  break  in  the  mat- 
ter of  booking.  It  enables  every  ex- 
hibitor to  preview  before  he  books, 
a  policy  seldom  possible  for  the  thea- 
ter owner  living  out  of  range  of  the 
exchange  centers. 

The   use   of    the   Willard  was   ob- 
tained   from    Eller    Metzger,    for    a 
{Continued   on   Page    2) 


Warners  Add  Two 

Buy     Metropolitan,     Baltimore    and 
Take    Over    Circle,    Cleveland- 
After  More  First-Runs 

ihe  V^'arners  yesterday  forged  two 
additional  links  in  their  theater  chain. 
The  MetropoHtan,  Baltimore  was 
purchased  outright  and  the  Circle, 
Cleveland   taken  over  under  lease. 

The  Baltimore  theater  seats  1,800, 
is  located  on  Pennsylvania  Ave.,  and 
was  built  about  two  and  a  half  years 
ago.  Bernard  Depkin,  managing  di- 
rector will  continue  in  charge  under 
the  new  regime.  The  deal  includes 
the  theater  building  and  the  land  on 
which  it  stands.  It  is  planned  to 
change  the  name  to  the  Warner  and 
renovate  the  lobby. 

The  Circle,  Cleveland  is  located  at 
101st  St.  and  Euclid  Ave.  and  was 
leased  from  Martin  Printz,  who  will 
continue  to  operate  it  for  the  War- 
ners. The  house  seats  2,200  and  was 
built  five  years  ago  but  since  re- 
modeled to  bring  it  up-to-date.  It 
will  be  known  as  Warner's  Circle. 

In  these  two  houses,  as  well  as  in 
other  key  city  first-runs  which  the 
Warners  are  after,  the  program  used 
at  the  Piccadilly  in  New  York  will 
constitute  the  show.  There  will  be 
eight  units.  The  musicians  in  all 
houses  allied  with  the  Warners  will 
wear  a  standardized  uniform.  This, 
and  other  features  are  designed  to 
make  the  proposed  Warner  circuit 
conform  to  one  standard. 


Another  Chain  for  Texas 
Sherman,  Tex.— C.  C.  Lindsey, 
operating  houses  at  Lubbock,  has 
formed  a  membership  with  H.  C. 
Houston  in  the  operation  of  the  Gem 
and  Travis  here.  The  pair  contem- 
plate another  house  in  Memphis, 
Tex.  The  merger  is  believed  to  be 
the  cornerstone  of  another  "Texas 
chain. 


To  Build  in  Long  Island  City 
A  new  theater  for  Long  Island 
City,  with  a  capacity  of  more  than 
2,000,  is  indicated  in  the  purchase  of 
a  block  front  on  Queens  Blvd.,  be- 
tween Bliss  St.  and  Greenpoint  Ave. 
The  buyers,  acording  to  the  brokers, 
intend  to  erect  the  theater  with 
stores. 


Von  Sternberg  an  Independent 

Los  Angeles— It  is  reported  that 
Joseph  Von  Sternberg  has  been  ap- 
proached to  make  a  number  of  pic- 
tures with  his  own  unit. 


Edna  Purviance  Sails  Tomorrow 
Edna   Purviance  sails  on  the   Ma- 
jestic for  Europe  tomorrow.     She  is 
at  the  Ambassador. 


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DAILV 


Friday,  August  21,  1925 


Vol XXXIII Ni. 45     FridayAug.  21,IS?S     PrietSCeirts 


Copyright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor ; 
/.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager ;  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor ; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
Xalph  Wilk,  Traveling  Representative.  En- 
tered as  second-class  matter  May  21,  1918, 
at  tie  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  March  3,  1879.  Terms  (Postage 
free)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
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months,  $3.00.  Foreign,  $15.00.  Subscribers 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY,  1650 
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4736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  address:  Filmday, 
New  York.  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980  London  Representative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  53a 
Shaftesbury  Ave.,  London,  W.  I.  Paris  Rep- 
resentative, La  Cinematographic  Francaise,  5, 
Rue   Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High  Low  Close 

Balaban   &  Katz   ..    72?i     71  72'/4 

Eastman    Kodak    ..107^  10754  107}4 

Famous    Players    ..10654  105J4  106J4 

F.    P.    Pfd 104        104       104 

F.    P.    Rights    Not 

Film   Inspection    . .      65^        6  5^        654 

First  National    1015^  101}4  10154 

Fox   "A"    66         64J4  66 

Loew's,     Inc 34         3154  3354 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    .2154     21  21 

M.   P.   Cap.   Corp.      17J4     17?4  li'J4 

Pathe  Exch.  "A"   .   80^     76^  77 

Universal     3754     37  3754 

Warners    "A"    205i  2054  20^ 

Wbrners     1754      1754  1754 


Sales 


600 
6,800 

200 
quoted 

100 

100 

2,200 

16,500 

300 

200 
1,700 

600 
1,000 

200 


M.  P.  D.  A.  to  Publish  Paper 
Hollywood— The  M.  P.  D.  A.  re- 
futes a  current  report  that  "The  Di- 
rector", the  organization's  magazine 
will  cease  publication.  To  the  con- 
trary it  is  to  blossom  forth  as  a 
semi-fan  magazine.  The  M.  P.  D.  A. 
has  organized  a  separate  corporation 
known  as  the  Director  Publishing 
Co.  George  Sargent  will  remain  edi- 
tor, while  Leo  Wharton,  becomes  ad- 
vertising and  business  manager. 


Progress  Pictures  Chartered 

Springfield,  111. — Progress  Pictures 
Co.,  of  808  So.  Wabash  Av.,  Chicago, 
has  been  chartered  by  Frank  Zam- 
breno,  Lottie  Church  and  James 
Murtaugh,  to  operate  the  Progress 
exchange  at  the  above  address.  Cap- 
ital listed  at  $75,000.  Brundage  & 
Gorman,  of  111  West  Washington 
Street,   Chicago,   acted  as   attorneys. 

Increases  Directorate 

Springfield,  III— The  Secretary  of 
State  has  granted  permission  to  the 
American  Theaters  Corp.,  to  in- 
crease the  number  of  members  on  the 
board  of  directors  to  from  three  to 
eleven. 


no  West  40th  fitr.  Penn.  7534 

lohn  Michael  flick 

EDITING  —  TITLING  —  TRANSUTING 
Of  tlM  Better  Sort 


Small  Town  Previews 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 

morning  and  afternoon  showing.  W. 
E.  Troug,  Universal  assistant  sales 
director  M.  Gottlieb,  manager  at  Des 
Moines,  and  Dave  Bader,  represen- 
tative from  the  Home  Office,  coop- 
erated to  put  the  party  over.  Upon 
arriving  in  Creston  exhibitors  found 
they  were  the  guests  of  Carl  Laem- 
mle.  Meals,  entertainment,  and  other 
incidentals  were  "on"  Universal,  and 
even  transportation  was  refunded. 

The  next  "Carl  Laemmle  Universal 
Theater  Party"  will  be  held  in  the 
Temple,  Mt.  Pleasant,  la.  a  third 
in  Humboldt,  la.,  and  a  fourth  at 
New  Hampton,  la.  The  Omaha  ter- 
ritory is  next. 


Financing   Six  Theaters 

The  Meserole  Securities  Co.,  Inc., 
has  financed  and  placed  mortgages  on 
the  following  theaters  in  the  past  few 
weeks: 

Ogden,  Ogden  Ave.,  New  York; 
Strand,  Lakewood,  N.  J.;  Central, 
Cedarhurst,  L.  I.;  Carlton,  292  Flat- 
bush  Ave.,  Brooklyn;  Lef?erts, 
Brooklyn  and  Theater  on  Pitkin  Ave. 
and  Beriman  Sts.,  Brooklyn.  The 
latter  three  are  in  course  of  con- 
struction. 


Form  Editorial  Service  Bureau 

Mary  Pickford  and  Douglas  Fair- 
banks have  established  in  New  York 
an  editorial  service  bureau  to  supply 
special  material.  Arthur  Zellner  is 
in  charge. 


Datig  Succeeds  White 

Los  Angeles — Fred  Datig  on  Mon- 
day will  assume  the  duties  of  casting 
director  of  Paramount's  West  Coast 
studio,    replacing    Tom    White. 


Lee  Marcus  on  Sales  Trip 

Lee  Marcus,  general  sales  manager 
of  F.  B.  O.  left  on  a  sales  trip  to  sev- 
eral  Southern  exchanges  last  night. 


Exercise  Option  on  Gilmore 

Los  Angeles  —  Metro  -  Goldwyn- 
Mayer  has  exercised  an  option  on 
Douglas  Gilmore.  Gilmore  is  now 
a  member  of  the  M.-G.-M.  stock 
company. 


Faust  Ballet  for  "Phantom" 

Albertina  Rasch,  dancer  has  cut 
short  her  European  trip  to  direct 
the  Faust  ballet  for  the  prologue  of 
'Phantom  of  the  Opera,"  which  opens 
at  the  Astor,  Sept  6. 


Schable  Resigns 

Hollywood  —  Robert  Schable  has 
resigned  as  business  manager  of  Fitz- 
maurice  Prod.,  and  will  return  to 
acting. 


Powell  to  Direct  "Strongheart" 

Los  Angeles — Paul  Powell,  has 
been  engaged  by  Howard  Estabrook 
to  direct  "Strongheart"  in  "North 
Star"  for  Associated  Exhibitors. 


NATIONAL    EVANS 
LABORATORIFS,  Inc. 

Developing — Printing — Titles 


1476  Broadway 


Telephones 


Bryant'9330  9331 


Theaters    Closed   During   Test   Case 

Newcastle,  Ind. — George  Jeffrey, 
prosecuting  attorney,  has  ordered  all 
theaters  closed  on  Sundays  until'  the 
test  case,  resulting  from  arrest  of 
three  David  Cockrill,  Rollie  Sipe  and 
James  Greer,  is  decided. 

These  theater  owners  kept  their 
shows  open  Sunday  night,  and  church 
representatives  filed  affidavits  in  Cir- 
cuit court  against  them,  alleging  they 
violated  the  "blue  laws." 


Abrams  to  Direct  for   M.-G.-M. 

Los  Angeles^Louis  B.  Mayer  yes- 
terday signed  Leon  Abrams  to  a  long 
term  contract  to  direct  for  M.  -G.-M. 
Abrams  is  the  author  of  "The  Masked 
Bride"  in  which  Mae  Murray  is  now 
working. 


Hodge  Buys  Out  Opposition 

Winters,  Texas — H.  T.  Hodge  has 
bought  the  theater  operated  here  by 
J.  T.  Victor  and  H.  T.  Trammel, 
thereby  acquiring  complete  control  of 
the  town.  Hodge  intended  building 
a  new  house,  but  the  deal  will  cause 
the  project  to  be  abandoned. 


F.  &  R.  Make  Stafif  Changes 

Minneapolis — Several  changes  have 
been  made  in  the  publicity  staf?  of 
F.  &  R.  Ray  Peterson  has  been 
taken  on,  and  Al  Allard  has  taken 
the  place  of  Eddie  Gallinagh  who  was 
transferred  to  the  Minneapolis  Gar- 
rick. 


New  Twist  in   Children   Matinees 

Washington — Harry  E.  Lohmeyer, 
of  the  Tivoli,  has  instituted  an  in- 
novation at  the  Saturday  matinee  per- 
formance for  children.  Instead  of 
showing  a  picture,  he  established  the 
"Tivoli's  Junior  Follies,"  in  which 
kiddies  in  the  neighborhood  partici- 
pate. 


H.  O.  Martin  Joins  Warners 

Washington — H.  O.  Ma(rtin  has 
been  named  branch  manager  of  War- 
ners here,  succeeding  Stanley  Spoehr. 
Martin  formerly  managed  the  United 
Artists  exchange  in  Chicago  and 
prior  to  that  was  manager  for  Pathe 
in   that    city. 


Coal  Fields  Picking  Up 
Bristol,  Tenn. — Business  in  the 
coal  fields  in  this  section  is  becom- 
ing more  favorable  and  theater  own- 
ers are  feeling  more  optimistic  over 
the  Winter  season. 


Succeeds  as  Branch  Manager 

Kansas  City — Charles  Bessenbach- 
er  has  succeeded  Joe  Silverman  as 
manager  of  the  Independent  Film 
exchange. 


IF  YOU  ARE  IN  THE 
MARKET  FOR  ANY  KIND  OF 

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Motion  Picture   Apparatus   Co. 

llOWest  32dSt.,  New  York 

Phone    Penn.    6S64 


May  Bar  Prints  on  Street  Cars 
Washington — Backed  by  a  desire 
to  reduce  the  fire  hazard  caused  by 
the  carrying  of  film  on  street  cars 
and  busses,  tjie  Film  Board  of  Trade 
has  asked  the  local  Public  Utilities 
Commission  to  issue  a  ruling  pro- 
hibiting the  practice. 


Newman  Lands   Some  Prizes 

Los  Angeles — Frank  Newman  ha> 
booked  several  important  pictures  foi 
the  Rialto  and  Million  Dollar,  includ- 
ing 'The  Freshman",  "Little  Annie 
Rooney".  "Don  Q"  and  "Sally  of  the 
Sawdust." 


Off  to   Coast 

J.  I.  Schnitzer  of  F.  B.  O.  leaves 
for  the  Coast  today.  Will  be  away 
several  months. 

Accompanying  Schnitzer  will  be 
John  C.  I3ronwell,  scenario  editor. 


Leaves  F.  &  R.  to  be  Manager 

Minneapolis — Hugh  Andress  has 
severed  connection  with  F.  &  R. 
after  ten  years,  and  is  now  managing 
the  Tower,  St.  Paul,  the  only  first 
run  that  is  not  controlled  by  his  form- 
er concern. 


Bishop  to  Manage  2  Houses 

Ottawa — Leonard  Bishop,  manager 
of  the  Regent  has  been  appointed 
manager  of  the  Russell,  and  will  be 
in  charge  of  both  houses. 


"Her   Sister  From  Paris"  plays  at 
the  Capitol  next  week. 


Max  Schlessinger  &  Company 

Certified  Public  Accountants 

565    5th  AVENUE  N.IY.C. 

TELEPHONE 
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Survives  the  long  run. 
Distributed  exclusively  by 

SENSITIZED  FILMS,  Inc. 

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Newspaper  Opinions 

"The  Wanderer"— F.  P.-L. 
Criterion 

KVENING  JOURNAL— It  is  well  pre- 
?nted,  and  Dr.  Riesenfeld's  musical  score 
ihances  its  effectiveness.  The  photoplay 
too  long,  and  could  be  improved  upon 
y  judicious  cutting:,  but  Raoul  Walsh,  the 
rector,  has  done  good  work  with  the  mob 
■enes. 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  a  worthy 
iccessor  to  "The  Ten  Commandments".  It 
Ms  a  gripping  story  of  the  Prodigal  Son, 
ith  Sodom  and  Gomorrah  and  a  few  other 
lings  mixed  in,  and  it  is  one  of  the  most 
-autifuUy   luxurious    creations    ever   screened. 

In  it  William  Collier  Jr.,  Greta  Nissen 
id  Ernest  Torrence  do  the  best  work  of 
leir  careers.  *  *  *  "The  Wanderer"  is 
)und  to  Iiave  a  long  run  on  Broadway,  or 
lywheVe  else  it  is  exhibited.  It  is  a  dis; 
net  achievement  and  a  big  advancement  in 
reen  art, 

HERALD  TRIBUNE—*  *  *  this  story 
as  told  last  night  in  a  series  of  pictures  as 
ivishingly  beautiful  as  anything  we  ever 
w  on  the  screen.  *  *  *  It  owes  nothing 
I  the  story,  but  the  setting  and  the  photog- 
,phy  are  superb  and  the  acting  is  interest- 
g  throughout.  William  Collier  Jr.,  is  per- 
ct   in   the   title  role.    »  •  » 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH  —  It  is,  in 
ct,  wholly  technical  and  is  enjoyable  from 
at  standpoint  rather  than  any  other.    Beauty 

achieved  in  groupings,  in  rich  and  taste- 
1  settings,   and   especially   in   lighting,   which 

as  unmistakably  Raoul  Walsh's  as  was 
s  Thief  of  Bagdad.  *  *  *  The  new  pic- 
ire  is  heavy  in  treatment,  however,  and 
irelieved   by   comedy   save    when    it   is   found 

the  occasional  by-play  of  a  minor  char- 
ter.   *  *_  * 

"The  Wanderer"  is  distinctly  a  Bible  film 
'aiitifully  done,  mind  you,  but  singularly 
mote  and   unreal. 

POST — "The  Wanderer"  is  lavishly  and 
lendidly  produced  on  a  large  scale,  but  it 
aintains,  at  the  same  time,  a  sense  of 
)od  taste  which  is  seldom  violated.  All 
all.  it  is  a  worth  while  picture  and  good 
lertainment, 

SUN — *  *  *  It  is  beautifully  and  expen- 
ic\y  photog:raphed.  *  *  ♦  Throughout,  in- 
ed,  the  acting  is  clear  cut  and  expressive. 
*  *  But  despite  these  many  excellencies 
e  picture  is  in  a  measure  disappointing, 
lit  certainly  the  spectacular  elements  of 
rhe  Wanderer"  are  less  moving  than  were 
ose  elements  of  the  "Ten  Commandments." 

TELEGRAM  —  If  "The  Wanderer"  did 
thing  else  for  us,  it  sent  us  back  to  the 
!ble,  so  beautifully  phrased.  *  »  *  If  you 
b  inclined  to  spectacles  and  you  can  sec 
?  Prodigal  Son  through  them,  then  by  all 
cans  see  "The  Wanderer",  but  be  warned 
at  it  flows  slowly  and  ponderously  until 
e  orchestra  gets  its  chance. 
TIMES — One  of  those  spectacular  and 
?hly  exaggerated  documents  which  rely 
,'iefly  on  startling  scenic  effects  and  Bab- 
})nian  feasts  for  entertainment.  •  ♦  ♦  Pie- 
Hally  it  is  unquestionably  beautiful,  and 
e  players  acquit  themselves  with  disfinc- 
>n.  *  ♦  *  This  production  is  intentionally 
'derclad  and  overfed.  It  is  a  circus  con- 
ption  of  a  Babylonian  orgy  mixed  with 
cellent  stage  settings  and  impressive 
otrtgraphy     *   *   * 

WORLD — *  *  *  a  thing  of  great  pictorial 
icnilor.  *  *  *  I  do  not  know  that  I  have 
er  seen  a  more  liberal  or  a  handsomer 
:hitcctural  display.  Certainly  no  such  ex- 
jits  of  pagan  orgies  have  been  pictured  in 
lent  months.  And  all  this  tremendous 
ckground  is  but  a  setting  for  the  journey 
an  incorrigible  and  handsome  boy  to  the 
Jside  of  a  wanton  who  desired  him.  •  ♦  ♦ 
may  be  wrong,  and  stop  me  if  I  am,  but 
seems  to  me  that  it  is  about  time  to  leave 
interpreting  the  Scriptures  in  terms  of 
>ppy    stories.    •   •   » 

Additio7ial  New  York  newspaper 
ificisnis  will  be  published  in  a  sub- 
quent  issue. 


f  Warners  Set  in  Washington 

^Washington — The  Warner  product 
s  been  taken  from  Independent 
Im  and  turned  over  to  the  Vita- 
i.Hph  exchanges  in  Washington  and 
jiibdelphia.  Independent  has  been 
Indbng  the  Wa'rner  pictures  for 
me  time. 


Maryland  House  Threatened  by  Fire 

Frederick,  Md. — A  serious  fire  was 
recently  averted  at  the  Opera  House 
when  a  blaze  broke  out  in  the  acces- 
sory room,  due.  it  is  believed,  to 
spontaneous   combustion. 


Theater  in  Raleigh,  N.  C.  Destroyed 

Raleigh,  N.  C, — Fire  originating 
in  the  Almo  recently  destroyed  the 
three-story  building  and  damaged 
several  nearby  structures,  causing  a 
loss  estimated  at  $200,000. 


New  House  for  Kansas  City 

Kansas  City — iWork  starts  in  a 
week  on  a  new  $275,000  theater  to 
be  erected  at  38th  and  Main.  Jack 
Roth    will   manage. 


"Don  Q"  In  Kansas  City 

Kansas  City — "Don  Q,  Son  of 
Zorro"  has  been  booked  into  the 
Mainstreet  theater  for  two  weeks, 
opening  Sept.  20.  This  is  the  first 
time  a  picture  was  booked  at  the 
house  for  more  than  a  week. 


Kingsmore   Now  In  'Frisco 

San  Francisco — Howard  P.  Kings- 
more,  who  formerly  exploited  Para- 
mount product  in  Kansas  City,  and 
more  recently  manager  of  the  How- 
ard, Atlanta,  has  been  nained  mana- 
ger of  the   St.   Francis. 


Ronan  Appointed  Palace  Manager 

Detroit — Thomas  P,  Ronan  has 
been  appointed  manager  of  the  Pal- 
ace, Flint  by  the  Butterfield  interests. 


Schreiber  Bros  Split  Partnership 
Detroit — Take  and  Alex  Schreiber. 
operating  the  Blackstone,  on  Michi- 
a:an  Ave.,  and  the  Frontenac,  on 
Harper  Ave.,  have  dissolved  their 
partnership.  In  the  f:,''ire,  Jake  will 
operate  the  Blackstone  and  Alex,  the 
Frontenac. 


Fontaine    Shifted    to    Pittsburgh 

Pittsburgh — Owing  to  the  resigna- 
tion of  M.  C.  Hughes  as  branch  man- 
ager of  Paramount  due  to  illness,  J. 
F.  Fontaine  has  been  appointed  his 
urcessor.  He  was  transferred  from 
Detroit. 


Mertz  With  "U"  in  Cleveland 

Cleveland — Al  Mertz,  formerly 
with  Universal  in  Detroit,  has  been 
appointed  manager  of  the  local  "U'' 
branch. 


Butterfield  House  Reopens 

Grand  Rapids.  Mich, — The  Majes- 
tic-Gardens, one  of  the  Butterfield 
string,   has  reopened. 


Grenell    Moves    Offices 

Detroit— Fred  T.  Grenell,  who 
"specializes  in  theater  publicity,  has 
moved  his  headquarters  to  1057-1060 
Book  Bldg.  Grenell  handled  the 
local  publicity  for  "Greater  Movie 
Season". 


Ruben  Heads  Committee 

D  e  tr  o  i  t — Max  Ruben,  of  the 
Amusement  Supply  Co.,  has  been 
pppointed  chairman  of  the  local  com- 
mittee of  arrangements  in  connection 
with  the  1926  convention  of  the 
Assoc,  of  M,  P.  Equipment  Dealers, 
which  will  be  held  here. 


Theater  Changes 

Palmyra,   Mo. — S.   N.    Graham   has 
taken  over  the  Savoy. 


Carrollton,  Mo. — The  Royal  is  be- 
ing remodeled  by  A.  E.  Jarbos,  who 
has   leased  the  house  to   M.   Maybill. 


Springfield,  Mass. — The  Playhouse 
has  reopened  after  having  been  closed 
for    some   time,   undergoing  repairs. 


Derry,  N.  H. — The  Broadway  re- 
opened recently.  Manager  Clififord 
will   run    pictures   twice   a   week. 


Racine.  Wise. — The  Rex  is  being 
remodeled,  and  accordnig  to  F.  H. 
StefTen,   will   open   Sept.    1. 


McMlle,   N.  D. ^George  McMillan 
has  reopened  the  Gem. 


Marine-on-the-St.  Crois,  Minn. — 
Jack  Segal  of  the  Minneapolis  Uni- 
versal office  has  leased  the  Marine 
theater  and  will  present  shows  twice 
a  week. 


.\uburn,  Ind. — Irvin  Grimes  has 
sold  his  Empire  to  .A.llen  B.  Vick  who 
is  also  manager  of  the  Court. 


Dumas,  Tex. — The  Gen,  recently 
destroyed  by  fire,  has  been  rebuilt 
and  has  re-opened. 


Philadelphia — Harry  Perlnian  has 
purchased  the  \\'est  .\llegheny  at 
27th  and  Alleghenv  .'\ve.  from  Sam 
Balaman    for   $85,000. 


Parkin.  Ark. — Billy  Paterson  has 
taken  charge  of  the  Princess,  owned 
by  Gregory  Carey,  succeeding  Lena 
Byers. 

Little  Rock,  Ark. — The  Palace  has 
re-opened,  after  being  closed  for  re 
pairs.      W.    A.    Hodges    succeeds    A. 
Hanger  as  manager. 


Pemberville,  O. — B.  C.  Downs  of 
Bowling  Green  has  purchased  the 
Star,  and   will   show  pictures. 


Shenandoah,.  Pa^ — The  Strand  is 
closed,  undergoing  improvements  and 
repairs. 


Zanesville.  O. — L.  H.  Williams  has 
leased  the  Zane  to  L.  J.  Joseph. 


Pittsburgh — F.  L.  Watson  and  W. 
D.  Ray  have  taken  over  John  Han- 
do's  Garfield  at  5139  Penn  Ave. 


Pittsburgh  —  The  Cameo  will  be 
closed  for  a  week  during  which  a 
triple  shift  of  workmen  will  redecor- 
ate. 

Birtningham.  Ala. — The  Rialto  has 
been  purchased  by  R.  B.  Wilby,  and 
R.  M.  Kennedy. 


Wilson,  N.  C— Manager  Paul  V, 
Phillips  has  reopened  the  Wilson 
after   several    weeks    for   repairs. 


Harrisonburg,  Va. — Weinberg  & 
Sacks,  operating  houses  at  Staunton, 
Lexington  and  Clifton  Forge,  have 
leased  the  New  Virginia  for  ten 
years.    It  seats  1,100. 


Incorporations 

Richmond,  Va. — Star  Amusement  Co., 
Pembroke.  Capital  $15,000.  Incorporators, 
C.   A.   Lucas,  J.   A.   Reel  and  J.   B.   Reel. 


Raleigh,  N.  C— Carolina  Theaters,  Inc.; 
Asheville.  Capital  $100,000.  Incorpora- 
tors, E.  Turner,  F.  Barber  and  J.  Ander- 
son. 


Raleigh.  N.  C— Forsyth  Amusement  Co., 
Wmston-Salem.  Capital  $100,000  Incor- 
porators. A.  Sams,  Sr.,  A.  Sams,'  Jr.,  and 
V.   Johnson, 


Albany,  N.  Y.— One  Hundred  Twenty-Six- 
Second  Avenue  Corp.,  New  York.  Capital, 
$10,000.  Incorporators,  M.  Wallack,  M 
Lilling  and  S.  Prashkes.  Attorney,  L 
Prashkes,    165    Broadwav,   New   York. 


Albany.  N  Y.— A.  and  A.  Amusement 
Corp..  New  York.  Capital  $25,000.  Incor- 
porators, R.  Clarke,  F.  Taylor  and  J.  Asbury 
Attorneys,  Clarke  and  Clarke,  43  Beaver 
Street.    New    York. 


Springfield.  111.— B.  N.  Tudell,  Inc.  ;  808 
i,^^!!  Wabash  Avenue,  Chicago.  Capital. 
$1,600.  Incorporators,  B.  Judell,  A.  Robineau 
and  C.  Judell.  Attorneys.  Butz,  \'on  Amnion 
and   Marx,   Title   &   Trust    Bldg.,   Chicago. 

Springfield.  111.— Danville  Lincoln  Theater 
Co..  Inc.;  16-18  West  Main  Street,  Danville 
Capital  $20,000.  Incorporators,  E  Mc- 
Nevin,  C  Pyle  and  H.  McNevin.  Attorney, 
H.  L.  Jones,  Trevett-Mattis  Bank  Bldg., 
Champaign. 

Springfield  111.— Earl  C,  Darfler  Produc- 
ing Co.,  56  West  Randolph  Street,  Chicago 
Capital  $20,000.  Incorporators,  E.  Darfler 
H.  Rogers,  and  K.  Darfler.  Attorneys  s' 
Lowenthal,  F.  Lowenthal  &  H.  Munns, '  127 
.\orth    Dearborn    Street,    Chicago. 

Springfield.  111.— Progress  Pictures  Co 
80S  South  Wabash  .\venue,  Chicago  Can- 
.tal  $75,000.  Incorporators,  F.  Zamb  eno, 
L.  Church  and  J.  Murtaugh.  Attorneys, 
Krundage  &  Gorman,  111  West  Washingfm 
Street,    Chicago. 


Standard  Has  Banner  Series 

Detroit— On  the  1925-26  schedule 
>i  Standard  Film  Service  will  be  the 
sight  Banner  Prod,  The  complete 
hne-up  includes  the  Schulberg  pro- 
duct; the  Tiffany  "Big  12",  the  Chad- 
wick  output,  six  from  Columbia,  12 
from  Gotham,  14  Hoflfman-Truarts. 
six  Waldorfs,  the  Goldstone-Truart 
group,  three  with  Snowy  Baker,  eight 
■ailroad  mellers  and  49  Westerns, 


John  Creamer  Now  a  Manager 

Chillicothe,  Mo. — John  Creamer, 
who  has  been  acting  as  exploitation 
manager  for  the  Cuflf  Enterprises. 
'las  been  appointed  manager  of  Cuff's 
Strand. 


They  Beat  the  Band 

"KO-KO   SONG 
CARTOONS" 

"Very  wonderful" — Harriet  Un- 
derhill,  N.  Y.  Tribune. 

"Distinctly    a    novelty" — Trade 
Review. 

"Strike   a   new   chord"— N.    Y. 
Times. 


"A    laugh    a 
Telegraph. 


second" — N.     Y. 


729  7th  Ave.  H  JUEliUIuJ     N.    Y.    C. 
Edwin  Miles  Fadman,  Pre«. 


EXTRA  SHOW!— To  accomodate 

the  throngs,  doors  open  9  A.  M.; 

last  shoMT  starts  I0.Z5  P*  M. 


This  marvelous  box-office  attraction  made 
it  necessary  to  run  extra  shows  at  the 
Roosevelt  Theatre  in  Chicago. 

At  the  Imperial  Theatre  in  San  Francisco 
crowds  stood  in  line  from  eight-thirty  in 
the  morning  for  the  nine  o'clock  opening, 
and  the  theatre  has  been  doing  capacity 
business  ever  since. 


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Sunday,  August  23,  1925 


Price  25  Cents 


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The  Girl 

from 

His  Past 


It  was  his  wedding  night.  Sud' 
denly,outof  the  darkness  into 
the  bright  lights  of  the  mar- 
riage party,  stumbled  this 
bruised  flower  from  the  streets 
—the  girl  he  had  promised  nevei  to  see  again, 
the  girl  to  whom  he  should  have  given  the 
name  he  was  now  about  to  give  to  another 
woman.  .   .  .  . 

It  was  a  terrible  moment  in  his  life— even  more  ter- 
iible  than  he  knew.  For  because  of  the  coming  of  this 
strange.pale  girl,  one  of  the  party  was  to  become  forever 
an  outcast,  one  a  convict,  and  one  was  to  be  murdered! 


"Moments  as  tense  as  this  follow  each  other  tumultuously  in 

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The  outstanding  dramatic  success  of  New  York's  current  theatrical  season. 
Now  being  produced  as  a  great  photoplay  with  an  imposing  cast — 
directed  by    RUPERT    JULIAN    — under  the  personal  supervision  of 

CECIL  B.  De  MILLE. 

For  release  by 

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Sunday,  August  23,  1925 


Price  25  Cents 


)emonstration  Given 

Unusual  Machine  Which  Projects 
Continuously — Good  Idea  for 

Theaters  for  Exploitation 
)uring  the  past  few  years  there 
e  appeared  from  time  to  time 
ly  machines  which  were  intended 
)e  self  operating  and  to  give  con- 
lous  projection.  Few  of  such  ma- 
les have  ever  reached  the  market, 
demonstration  was  given  yester- 
,  however,  of  the  Capitol  projec- 
which  proved  of  surprising  inter- 
to  representatives  of  the  trade 
is.  The  machine,  upon  which  the 
;ntor,  William  C.  Raedeker  spent 
years,  and  upon  which  the  Capi- 
organization  has  spent  the  past  18 
iths  is  not  only  compact  (with  the 
light  screen  attachment  it  weighs 
told  not  more  than  about  30 
nds)  but  is  technically  and  me- 
nically  right.  The  projection, 
ch  is  fixed,  is  one  of  the  features 
the  machine  which  carries  the 
ivalent  of  1,000  ft  of  regular  sized 
I  on  16  m.m  stock. 

he  continuous  projector  has  been 
I  by  but  a  few  picture  men.  Harry 
ndall,  however,  has  one  of  them 
work  now  and  expects  to  use 
;rs.  He  will  run  trailers  of  the 
ys  he  will  present.  The  entire 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Jniversal  To  Do  Naval  Picture 

niversal  City  will  make  a  special 
1  the  novel  "The  Big  Gun"  by 
lard  Barry.  It  is  a  story  of  the 
y  and  Universal  expects  to  film 
iirtly  at  Annapolis  and  partly  on 
d  naval   vessels. 


"U"  Buys  Stage  Play 

5s  Angeles — Universal  has  pur- 
ed  the  rights  to  "Rolling  Home", 
age  play  which  ran  at  the  Ma- 
c  recently. 


Features  Reviewed 

Page 
he    Lucky   Horseshoe 
Fox    5 

un-Up 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer      5 

eacock  Feathers 

Universal     5 

he   Isle   of   Hope 

Film  Booking  Offices 5 

he  Circus  Cyclone 

Universal     g 

entucky    Pride 

Fox    8 

ghting   the    Flames 

Columbia — State    Rights     8 

|>rt   Frayne 

I  Davis    Dist.    Division     .._,....      8 

lort    Subjects    9 


Fox  in  Deal  with  West  Coast 
Los  Angeles  — •  James  R.  Grainer 
leaves  for  New  York,  via  San  Fran- 
cisco today.  It  is  understood  he  has 
closed  an  important  booking  deal 
with  the  West  Coast  circuit  which 
will  give  Fox  ample  representation 
next  year. 


King  to  Direct  "Partners  Again" 

Los  Angeles — Henry  King  will  di- 
rect "Partners  Again  with  Potash  and 
Perlmutter",  following  "Stella  Dal- 
las." The  Potash  picture  will  be 
Sam  Goldwyn's  second  for  United 
Artists. 


P.  D.  C.  Ally  Buys  Denver  House 

Denver — The  North  American 
Theaters  Corp.  is  understood  to  have 
purchased  the  Strand  theater  from 
Melton  Theaters,  Inc.  North  Amer- 
ican is  identified  with  M.  P.  Capital 
Corp.,  which  is  in  turn,  financing 
many  of  the  Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  units, 
including  Cecil  B.  De  Mille. 


Burkan,  Meighan  Returning  Together 
London — Nathan  Burkan  and  Tom 
Meighan  are  scheduled  to  sail  on 
the  Leviathan  Tuesday  for  New  York 
Meighan  will  complete  interiors  for 
"Irish    Luck"    in    New    York. 


Committee  to  Boost  Walker 

A  M.  P.  Division  of  the  James  J. 
Walker  Mayoralty  Campaign  has 
been  formed  and  headquarters  estab- 
lished at  1600  Broadway.  A  meeting 
is  scheduled  for  Monday. 


Murphy  Succeeds  Koenig  at  "U" 

Los  Angeles — Martin  Murphy  suc- 
ceeds William  Koenig  as  production 
manager  at  Universal. 


1st  Nat'l  Signs  Green 

Los  Angeles — First  National  has 
signed  Al  Green  on  a  long-term  con- 
tract. 


Elinor  Glyn  to  Direct 

Los  Angeles — Elinor  Glyn  has  been 
signed  to  direct  her  next  picture, 
"The  Only  Thing."  She  has  been 
supervising  her  M.-G.-M.  productions 
but  not  actually  directing. 


Belasco's  Next,  "5th  Avenue" 

Los  Angeles — Belasco  Prod,  will 
start  work  in  a  few  weeks  on  "Fifth 
Avenue".     P.  D.  C.  will  release. 


41   Houses  in  F.  &  M.  Chain 

Chicago — Fitzpatrick  &  McElroy 
now  have  41  theaters  in  their  string. 
Fifteen  are  in  Michigan. 


Consider  Shut-Down 

Complete  Elimination  of  Film  Service 

in     Connecticut     Being     Given 

Serious  Thought 

An  extremely  radical  step  to  meet 
the  situation  created  in  Connecticut 
by  the  special  Federal  Court  which 
has  legalized  the  collection  of  the  |10 
per  reel  tax  is  being  considered  by 
some  important  interests.  The  move 
constitutes  a  complete  isolation  of 
that  state  from  entertainment  by 
films  at  the  expiration  of  existing 
contracts. 

The  plan  which  is  yet  in  its  embry- 
onic form  provides  that  all  deliveries 
uf  film  are  to  be  cut  ofif.  Distributors 
j're  known  to  feel  that  the  mechanics 
of  the  business  will  not  permit  them 
to  operate  in  Connecticut  under  the 
conditions  created  by  the  new  law 
and  that,  despite  any  reluctance  on 
their  part  to  take  this  step,  they  see 
no  other  way  out. 

A  definite  decision  is  looked  for 
early  in  the  week. 


Some  Reasons 

By  DANNY 

Says  the  report  of  the  British  Federated  Industries  with  re- 
gard to  alleviating-  film  conditions  in  England:  "It  might  perhaps 
appear  that  to  regain  a  substantial  representation  of  British  films 
in  kinema  theaters  it  would  be  necessary  to  arrange  for  produc- 
tion on  an  exceedingly  large  scale.  All  that  is  reqtiired  is  to  see 
that  104  feature  films  (five  or  six  reel  subjects)  are  produced  an- 
nually. This  wotild  suffice  to  meet  the  maximum  demand  of  one 
British  film  of  importance  in  the  bi-weekly  change  of  program  of 
kinema  theaters.  A  reasonable  average  cost  of  these  films  would 
be  £8,000.  This  volume  of  production  would,  it  is  calculated, 
give  continual  employment  to  more  than  5,000  workers  a  year." 
"A  reasonable  average  cost  of  these  films  would  be  £8,000." 

The  italics  are  ours.  We  want  to  emphasize  these  figures. 
For  they — better  than  all  else — tell  the  story.  Of  why  neither 
England — nor  for  that  matter,  any  country — can  participate  in 
the  world  market  for  films.  Eight  thousand  pounds  is  approxi- 
mately $40,000;  in  fact,  less.  And  anyone  who  knows  even  the 
A  B  Cs  of  production  costs,  knows  that  you  can  get  nowhere  with 
pictures  which  cost  on  an  average  $40,000.  Yes;  they  are  pic- 
tures. Yes  ;  some  negatives  are  made  over  here  for  that  sum.  A  few 
— here  and  there — cost  less.  (We  are  not  figuring  those  out-door 
made  Westerns,  with  a  horse  and  gun  and  cowboy,  which  are 
thrown  together  for  $10,000  and  less.)     We  are  talking  about  real 

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Hartford,  Conn.— State  Tax  Com- 
missioner Blodgett  yesterday  ordered 
all  exchanges  in  New  Haven  to  sub- 
mit records  of  films  exhibited  be- 
tween July  8  and  Aug.  25  on  which 
date  direct  collection  of  the  tax  will 
be  in  force. 


Petition  Against  Blazed  Trail   Prod. 

A  petition  in  bankruptcy  has  been 
filed  against  Blazed  Trail  Prod,  by 
the  following  creditors:  Harry  Ben- 
jamin, claim  $151;  Joseph  Settle, 
$200  and  Ansel  Wells,  $700.  The 
liabilities  are  alleged  to  be  about  $57,- 
000  and  the  assets,  $10000.  Harold 
H.  Goldman  has  been  appointed  re- 
ceiver in  bond  of  $1,000. 


Lesser  Forms  New  Unit 
Albany— The  Hudson  Valley  Thea- 
ters  Corp.   has  been  formed  here  by 
Nathan  Burkan  of  New  York,  as  at- 
torney. 


Irving  M.  Lesser,  as  noted,  intends 
entering  the  theater  field  in  Beacon. 
N.  Y.  The  above  company  has  been 
formed  for  that  purpose. 


Menjou  Here,  Cast  Assembling 

Adolphe  Menjou  is  here  from  the 
Coast  to  star  in  "The  King  on  Main 
Street"  for  Famous.  Bessie  Love  is 
en  route  from  the  Coast  to  appear 
in  the  picture  which  will  also  include 
Greta  Nissen  and  Tom  Moore. 
Monta  Bell  will  direct. 


Will  Push  "Blue  Law"  Fight 

The  Lord's  Day  Alliance  intends 
renewing  its  agitation  for  a  "blue 
Sunday"  bill  at  the  next  session  of 
the  legislature  in  Albany. 


THE 


^^ 


DAILY 


Sunday,  August  23,  192. 


/o  , XXXIII N8. 46  SunilayAug.  23,1975    Prit«  25C8irts 

Copyright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor ; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager ;  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor ; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
Hsilph  Wilk,  Traveling  Representative.  En- 
tered as  second-class  matter  May  21,  1918, 
at  the  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  March  3,  1879.  Terras  (Postage 
free)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
York,  $10.00  one  year;  6  months,  $5.00;  3 
months,  $3.00.  Foreign,  $15.00.  Subscribers 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY,  1650 
Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Phone  Circle 
4736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  address:  Filmday, 
New  York.  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980  London  Representative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  53a 
Shaftesbury  Ave..  London,  W.  I.  Paris  Rep- 
resentative, La  Cinematographie  Francaise,  5, 
Rue   Saulnier. 


Police  Censor  to  Produce 

Detroit — Sergeant  Stephen  Geitz, 
for  four  years  police  censor  with 
Royal  A.  Baker,  has  resigned  to  head 
a  new  corporation,  the  American  M. 
P.  Co.,  capitalized  at  $100,000,  with 
offices  at  779  Sixth  St.,  Milwaukee. 
The  company  intends  starting  im- 
mediately on  a  series. 

McLaren  Plans   Radio  Station 

Detroit — W.  S.  McLaren  is  build- 
ing a  radio  broadcasting  station  atop 
his  Capitol  theater.  This  is  the  first 
permanent  local  station  and  will  be 
known  as  WHBM,  broadcasting 
daily. 


Moss  Books  "Where  Was  I?" 

"Where  Was  I?"  will  move  Sun- 
day into  the  Cameo  for  a  week,  fol- 
lowing which  it  will  be  shown  at  the 
Broadway. 


Michigan  Exhibitor   Dead 

Ionia,  Mich.— Mrs.  D.  A.  Alexan- 
der, of  the  Orpheum,  is  dead  here, 
following  an  illness  of  several 
months. 


Hansen  Returning  to  Sweden 

Lars  Hansen,  of  the  Metro-Gold- 
wyn-Mayer  stock  company,  will  sail 
Sept.  4  on  the  Drottingholm. 

Asher  to  Make  "Good  Luck" 

Los  Angeles— E.  M,  Asher  will  pro- 
duce "Good  Luck"  in  which  Conway 
Tearle  will  star. 


When  you   think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Picturt 

and  Theatrical  insurance  foi 

the  past  fifteen  years. 


Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C 

Bryant   3040 


Incorporations 

Sacramento,  Cal. — 'Hollywood  Music  Box, 
Inc.;  Los  Angeles.  Capital  $130,000.  In- 
corporators, C.  De  Haven,  C.  Bacon,  W. 
Tilleson,  C.  Cameron  and  K.  Armstrong. 
Attorneys,  Cohen  &  Kann,  Room  1209 
Broadway    Arcade    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles. 


Sacramento,  Cal. — William  Horsley  Enter- 
prises, ■  Inc. ;  Los  Angeles.  Capital  $750,- 
000.  Incorporators,  T.  Croteau,  A.  Miller 
and  M.  Bruce.  Attorney,  W.  I.  Gilbert, 
Room  822  Trust  &  Savings  Bldg.,  Los  Ange- 
les. 


Sacramento,  Cal. — ^The  Little  Symphony, 
Inc. ;  Los  Angeles.  Incorporators,  A.  Tand- 
ler,  E.  Loeffler  De  Zaruba,  C.  Thomas,  R. 
Alter  and  G.  Castlin.  Care  Robert  Alter, 
Room   515   Delat   Bldg.,   Los  Angeles. 


Sacramento.  Cal. — Coast  Amusement,  Inc. ; 
Santa  Monica.  Capital  $50,000.  Incorpor- 
ators. F,  Steinman,  W.  Kriotts  and  C.  Paige. 
Care  L.  G.  Susemihl,  Marine  Bank  Bldg., 
Ocean  Park. 


Springiield.  111. — ^Marshall  Square  Build- 
Imr  Corp.,  Chicago.  Capital  $500,000.  Incor- 
porators. J.  Goodman,  L.  Harrison  and  A. 
Goodman. 

Sacramento,  Cal. — Wyatt  Theater  Corp., 
Los  Angeles.  Capital  $350,000.  Incorpora- 
tors, T.  Buchanan,  D.  Crisp.  H.  Hail,  C. 
Wyatt,  M.  Albee,  A.  Hutchinson  and  W. 
Wyatt. 


Albany.  N.  W — Number  Five  Corp.,  New 
N'ork.  Capital  $10,000.  Attorneys,  Bennett 
&  Wattenberg,  36  West  44th  Street,  New 
V,.rl;. 


Sacramento,  Cal. — -M.  P.  Guild  of  America, 
Inc.;  Hollywood.  Capital  $50,000.  Incor- 
porators, E.  Chase,  R.  Maurice  and  C.  Fi- 
thian. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Suxten  Enterprises,  Inc., 
New  York.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorpora- 
tors.  H.    Suchman,    B.   Tendler  and  A.    Such- 


Sacramento,  Cal. — -Beacon  Films  Corp., 
Los  Angeles  Capital  $50,000.  Incorpor- 
ators,   G.    Blaisdell,    R.    Dillon,    and    L.    Ruck- 


Albany,  N.  Y. — James  J.  Fox  Hojmng 
Corp.,  Hudson.  Capital  $45,000.  /Incor- 
porators, W.   Decker,  A.   Elliot  and  B.   Park- 


Albany.  N.  Y. — Catskill  Operating  Co., 
Inc. ;  Catskill.  Capital  $50,000.  Incorpora- 
tors, W.  Farley,  V.  Farley  and  C.  <XConnor 


Alliany.  N.  Y. — Vital  Exchanges,  Inc.; 
New  York.  Capital  $100,000.  Attorney,  Max 
Gooseman,  218   West   42nd   Street,  New  York. 


Alba'ny,  N.  Y. — Ace  Film  Exchange,  Inc ; 
New  York.  Capital  $10,0Cfl.  Incorpora- 
tors,  S.   Brasch,  E.   Behrman  and  H.   Binder. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Thirtieth  Century  Prod. 
Inc. ;  New  York.  Incorporators,  M.  Ham- 
merstein,    B.    Zelencke   and    I.    Greenfield. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— S.  J.  R.  Producing  Co., 
New  York.  Capital  $50,000.  Incorporators, 
S.   Jacobs,   J.    Cohen   and   H.    Berg. 


Albany.  N.  Y. — West  Shore  Theaters,  Inc. ; 
Kingston.  Capital  $1,000.  Incorporators, 
I.    Miller,    P.    Sherry   and   E.    Sherry. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Deerhorn  Amusement  Real- 
ty Corp..  Bronx.  Attorneys,  Axelrod  &  Mint- 
zer,   261    Broadway,   New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Fun  Shop  Corp.,  New  York. 
Attorney,  Leo  Friedman,  1540  Broadway,  New 
York. 


Jin  jiDOPccD  son 

of  the  Motion  Picture  Industry  wishes 
to  connect  with  a  Distributing  Or- 
ganization in  the  sales  or  accounting 
divisions.  Equipped  with  a  college 
education  and  many  years  of  experi- 
ence in   the  industry. 

Box   K-129 
c-o    Fihn   Daily  1650    Broadway 


Demonstration  Given 

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outfit  occupies  less  than  three  feet 
of  space,  and  can  be  used  in  thea- 
ter lobbies,  windows  and  from  motor 
cars  or  trucks  (there  is  a  special  body 
built   for  use  of  the   projector). 

Arthur  Dunn,  an  attorney,  who  is 
interested  in  a  number  of  large  cor- 
porations, is  president  of  The  Cap- 
itol Machine  Co.,  and  Walter  E. 
Greene  of  the  Claremont  Laboratories 
is  first  vice-president.  Albert  H. 
Banzhaf,  well  known  in  picture  circles 
is  also  a  director.  These  are  the 
only  picture  people  interested  in  the 
corporation. 


Another  Bronx  House 

The  Interboro  Mortgage  Corp.  will 
finance  a  theater,  store  and  apart- 
ments to  be  built  on  E.  Tremont  Ave. 
between  Barkley  Ave.  and  Eastern 
Blvd.  at  Throgg's  Neck  in  East 
Bronx. 

The  Perri  Contracting  Co.  have 
been  awarded  the  contracts  for  two 
theaters  in  Brooklyn  and  College 
Point.  The  first  will  be  erected  at 
8th  Ave.  and  46th  St.,  will  have  a 
a  capacity  of  1,800  and  will  cost 
000.  The  College  Point  theater, 
which  will  be  built  on  the  east  side 
of  121st  St.  near  15th  Ave.  will  have 
capacity  of  1,800  and  will  cost 
$450,000. 


Conway  Gets  New  Assignment 
Los  Angeles — Jack  Conway  has 
been  assigned  the  direction  of  "The 
Mysterious  Island".  The  majority 
of  the  scenes  will  be  made  in  ihe 
West  Indies  with  underwater  scenes 
to  be  directed  and  photographed  by 
J.  E.  Williamson. 


"Feet  of  Clay"  Enjoined 
A  Times  cable  from  London  re- 
ports that  an  injunction  has  been 
granted  against  the  exhibition  of  part 
of  "Feet  of  Clay"  on  the  ground  that 
the  last  two  reels  had  been  taken 
bodily  from  Sutton  Vane's  "Out- 
ward Bound." 


New    England    Outing   the   25th 

Boston — New  England  exhibitors 
and  exchangemen  in  and  around  Bos- 
ton will  hold  an  outing  Tuesday  at 
Pemberton.  There  will  be  a  popu- 
larity and  beauty  contest,  baseball 
games,  swimming  races  and  the  like. 


Rensselaer  House  Opens 

Rensselaer,  N.  Y. — The  Bright 
Spot  which  has  been  closed  for  sev- 
eral months,  during  which  improve- 
ments were  made,  will  reopen  today 
under  management  of  Charles  Miller. 


Musician   Trouble    in    Cincinnati 

Cincinnati — Possibility  of  a  strike 
of  musicians  loomed  up  yesterday 
when  exhibitors  advised  the  union 
that  it  was  impossible  to  comply  with 
the  demand  for  a  20  per  cent  increase. 


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Reichenbach  Takes  on  Account 

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:tures.  With  a  drawing  cast,  with  names  which  mean  some- 
ing;  with  a  story  that  is  worth  while;  with  a  production  which 
least  shows  hnish  and  elegance.  That  you  cannot  make  for 
0,UUU;  nor  $50,U0U.  Hundreds  of  producers  have  tried  that  over 
re,  and  have  tailed.  Yes ;  occasionally— once  in  a  blue  moon- 
picture  which  costs  very  little  comes  along  and  does  real  busi- 
ss.  But  that  is  a  rarity.  I'he  Warner  Brothers  got  a  big  lift 
Awards  becoming  important  producers  with  two  pictures ;  each  of 
^ich  cost  unaer  $DU,000.  Today  the  average  production  of 
arners  costs  a  great  deal  more  than  that.  Ihey  won't  mince 
)rds  in  admitting  it. 

WHAT  THE  TRADE  KNOWS 

The  trouble  with  the  report  of  the  British  Federated  Indus- 
es  is  that  it  was  made — so  lar  as  it  is  known — without.anyone  of 
d  importance  in  the  industry  having  any  say  whatsoever  as  to 
lat  should  appear  in  the  report.  Therelore  no  one  in  the  trade 
1  be  blamed  for  such  statements.  Had  the  Chairman  of  the 
F.  I.  desired  he  could  have  learned  from  many  well-posted  Bri- 
ll producers  that  the  chief  trouble  in  England  was  the  desire  of 
)ducers  to  attempt  to  sell  pictures  here — and  elsewhere— which 
Jt  around  $40,000.  Or  less.  That  has  been  one  of  the  real 
sblems  of  producing  in  England.  Pictures  of  such  cost  might 
lily  develop  their  cost— and  some  profit— by  showings  within 
country  where  made.  But  such  pictures  cannot  hope  to  com- 
,e  with  pictures  made  at  an  average  cost  of  $100,000  and  more 
jthe  world  market.  To  this,  perhaps  more  than  anything  else', 
i  been  due  the  success  of  many  American  pictures.  The  pro- 
bers here  have  long  since  realized  that  (within  certain  figures) 
,ts  are  secondary.  The  first  thing  to  be  done  is  to  make  a  good 
•ture.  During  the  past  few  years  there  has  developed  a  sort  of 
Iget  system  wherei)y  many  productions  have  been  kept  within 
ertain  stated  sum.  But  often  the  budget  is  thrown  away  Or 
gotten.  This  was  definitely  so  with  regard  to  "The  Covered 
^gon    and      Ihe  Ten  Commandments."     And  the  whole  world 


f)ws  how  the  cost  of  "Ben  Hur"  has  mounted   in   millions  of 
liars  far  beyond  the  anticipated  cost. 

The  film  trade  of  England  knows  better  than  to  expect  to 

\elop  any  real  production  standing  in  the  world  market  with 

,000  negatives     And  to  the  B.  F.  I.  may  I,  as  a  rank  cmt- 

n,  say  this:  It  cannot  be  done.    At  all  events— for  the  sake 

England— do-  not  let  it  be  done. 

PROFESSORSHAPIRO 

^Ahen   Victor   Shapiro  was  en   route  home   from   Hollywood 
lere   he   had   conversed   with   Samuel   Goldwyn  about   all   the 
T!    .'T  '^  making)    he  stopped   in  Chicago.     And  ar- 

:ed  to  talk  over  the  radio.     He-but  see  how  the  Chicago  Eve- 
Post    A„o-    14  ,ssue  used  the  news  item-with  cut  and  all: 

"Victor  Shapiro,  authority  on  chemicals,  who 
recently  startled  the  scientific  world  by  re- 
nouncing his  sedate  career  to  go  into  the  mov- 
ies, will -be  heard  on  the  air  tonight  over  sta- 
tion WHT  at  10:30  p.  m.  Prof.  Shapiro,  who 
has  just  returned  from  Hollywood,  where  he 
made  an  extensive  study  of  the  psychology  of 
movie  stars,  directors  and  cinema  geniuses,  is 
in  Chicago  to  attend  the  opening  of  Balaban  & 
Ivatz  new  Uptown  theater.  When  he  speaks 
before  the  microphone  he  will  "take  the  movie 
stars  apart  and  tell  what  make  them  popular." 

I  BUYING  HORSES 

"Buxy"  was  trying  to  interest  a  local   exhibitor  in  showing 
le  Iron  Horse.       But  when  the  counter  o%r  came  from  the 


om   Page   1) 

exhibitor  as  to  what  he  would  pay  "Buxy"  said:  "Say,  we  are  try- 
ing to  sell  you  'The  Iron  Horse'  not  a  paper  mache  horse."  And 
walked  out. 

"WHAT'S  WRONG  WITH  THE  MOVIES?" 

Reprinted  by  special  permission  from  the  Saturday  Evening 
Post,  copyright  1925  by  the  Curtis  Publishing  Company: 

"it's  not  that  I  mind  keeping  movie  theayters  so  dark,  Ma- 
mie, hut  wh}'  do  I  always  got  to  sit  down  in  the  lap  of  an  im- 
perfect stranger?" 

"And  I  sez  to  him,  dearie,  'Ain't  you  got  no  manners,  fellah, 
coughm'  so  loud  folks  can't  hear  'emselves  read  the  captions?'" 

"I  told  Bill  where  he  got  ofif,  I  did.  It's  not  that  I  want  to 
get  took  to  the  pitchers  ev'ry  night,  I  sez  to  him.  But  a  girl 
does  like  a  little  attention  oncet  in  a  while,  and  they  change  the 
show  a  coupla  times  a  week." 

"  'Can't  you  wait  a  while,  kid?'  he  sez  to  nie.  That  fillum'll 
be  up  to  the  neighborhood  theayter  soon,  and  we  can  see  prac- 
tic'ly  the  same  show  for  a  fourth  the  money.'  I  jest  gives  the 
piker  one  look  and  sez,  'Tryin'  to  do  me  out  ot  a  prologue  ain't 
you  ? 

"I  told  my  boy  friend  I  don't  mind  sittin'  down  front,  Marie 
Un  the  level  I  don't.  I  only  gotla  give  that  drummer  the  eye 
a  tew  more  imies  and  I  betcha  I  nail  a  season's  pass  '  " 

"Vou  can  have  him,  Anne.  I  don't  want  that  bird.  No  dis- 
cretion. No  romance.  He  never  waits  for  the  big  love  pitcher 
but  starts  holdin'  your  hand  right  in  the  middle  of  the  comedy  '' 
Aint  It  the  same  with  all  you  girls  too?  Me  now  I  don't 
get  no  kick  outa  these  real  kings  and  princes  and  things  in  the 
news  reels.  Give  me  the  phony  ones  in  tne  feature' pitchers 
^^  ^y  t™^-  -Fairfax   Downey. 

"GEORGIA" 
Chaplin  has  many  clever  ideas  in  "The  Gold  Rush  "  But 
one— which  uill  doubtless  be  copied— by  many  producers  is  the 
manner  m  which  he  refers  to  "Georgia"— the  girl  Charlie  falls 
in  love  with.  Whenever  she  is  introduced  there  appears  but  a 
single  line  on  the  screen.  "Georgia."  Nothing  more.  And  it 
works  amazingly  well.  This,  however,  was  the  one  touch  to  the 
titles  which  was  worth  while.  As  a  rule  thev  were  of  the  old 
'fashioned  type. 

NO  WONDER 

.■\!)e  Warner  postcards  from  some  spot  in  Southeastern  Eu-^ 
roi)e    called    "Mocsba'.'    (Ever    hear   of    it?)    "No    FILM    DAILY 
here." 

We  guess  not.     The  Postal  authorities  probably  wouldn't 
deliver  it  there,  anywaij. 

RENTALS 

The  Hamilton  (Ohio)  Daily  News  editorially  commenting 
on  the  high  rentals  being  asked  for  certain  pictures,  stresses  the 
fact  that  such  actions  bar  the  playing  of  the  picture  in  tOAvns  like 
Hamilton,  while  it  is  new  and  closes  by  saying: 

"It  appears  to  the  NEWS  that  here  is  a  plain  and  specific 
duty  for  Mr.  Hays.  If  'Greater  Movie  Season'  is  to  be  the  na- 
tion-wide event  of  importance  that  he  wants  to  make  it,  then 
he  will  have  to  devise  ways  and  means  wherehv  Hamilton  and 
towns  of  like  size  mav  be  able  to  show  EVERY  PICTURE 
WHILE  IT  IS  STILL  NEW.  Then  and  then  only  will  we 
have  a   RE.\L  'Greater  Movie   Season!'" 

CORRECTING  A  SLIP 

In  commenting  on  "The  Unholy  Three"  last  week  w^e  said 
that  it  would  make  a  good  book.  And  so  Larry  Gififen,  Ralph 
Block  of  Famous,  and  others  slammed  us  a  few  and  sugo-ested 
that  it  is  a  book.  That's  good.  So  much  the  better.  'Though 
apparently  little  effort  was  made  by  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  to 
let  this  important  fact  he  used.  Perhaps  because  the  book  was 
published  in  1917. 

One  of  our  correcting  editors  writes:  "You'll  find  an  inter- 
esting chapter  in  the  vagaries  of  studio  editors  in  the  record  of 
the  number  of  times  it  was  rejected  at  Culver  City."  We  prob- 
ably would.  But  the  vagaries  of  studio  editors  is  only  a  phase  of 
production.  We  happen  to  know  that  it  took  Lon  Chaney  well 
on  to  five  years  to  finally  get  "The  Hunchback  of  Notre  Dame" 
produced. 


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Sunday,  August  23,  1925 


Independents  Busy 

Independent  producers  are  active. 
In  the  California  Studios  alone  nine 
units  are  working,  establishing  a 
record  there. 

John  Ince  is  making  "The  Big 
Adventure,"  with  Herbert  Rawlin- 
son  and  Grace  Darmond  in  the  leads. 
They  are  being  supported  by  Vola 
Vale,  John  Darby,  James  Gordon  and 
Carlton  Griffin.  This  is  the  second 
of  twelve. 

Rawlinson  is  also  working  at  the 
same  time  in  the  "Flaming  Fire" 
serial  that  is  being  directed  by  Bob 
Dillon.  Brenda  Lane  is  supporting 
Rawlinson. 

Harry  Ji.  Brown  Prod.,  with  Harry 
Brown  directing,  is  shooting  "The 
Danger  Quest,"  a  South  African 
drama  with  Reed  Howes  and  Ethel 
Shannon  in  the  leads,  and  a  cast  con- 
sisting of  David  Kirby,  J.  P.  McGo- 
wan,  William  Franey,  Fred  Kohler, 
Joseph  McGray,  White  Horse  and 
Daniel   Keys. 

William  Russell  is  starring  in  his 
own  production,  "Big  Pal,"  with  John 
Adolfi  directing.  In  the  cast  are 
Julanne  Johnston,  Mary  Carr,  Mickey 
Bennett,  Hayden  Stevenson,  Frank 
Harney,  and  Henry  Barrows. 

George  Jeske  is  directing  a  Gold 
Medal  comedy  featuring  Jack  Cooper 
and  Jack  Richardson. 

Samuel  Bischoff  is  producing  a  H. 
C.  Witwer  comedy,  "Classics  in 
Slang."  with  Charley  Delaney.  John- 
ny Sinclair  and  Johnny  Jones  are 
working  in  a  Biff  comedy.  J.  P.  Mc- 
Gowan  has  started  another  featurmg 
Helen   Holmes. 


De  MUle  Signs  Walter  Long 
Cecil  B.  De  Mille  has  placed  Wal- 
ter Long  under  a  long  term  contract. 


Claire  Adams  in  "Sea  Wolf" 

Claire  Adams  is  to  play  the  role 
of  Maud  Brewster  in  "The  Sea 
Wolf." 


Norma  Will  Start  New  Picture  Soon 

Norma  Talmadge's  next  starring 
vehicle,  "Paris  After  Dark,"  will  go 
into  production  Sept.  20. 


Corapletes    Film    in    Australia 

Louise  Lovely  has  completed  her 
first  film  in  Australia,  "Jeweled 
Nights,"  according  to  word  received 
here. 


Films  to  Show   Radio  Progress 

Motion  pictures  showing  radio's 
progress  will  be  shown  daily  at  the 
third  annual  National  Radio  exposi- 
tion, Sept.  5  to  12. 


Chinese  Like  Lloyd 

Harold  Lloyd  is  responsible  for 
making  China  laugh  in  the  opinion  of 
Alexander  Home,  an  American  ad- 
vertising man  who  has  returned  to 
the  Pacific  coast  after  17  years  in 
China. 


Three  in  Work  For  Artclass 

Artclass  has  started  work  on  "The 
Saddle  Cyclone,"  the  third  of  eight 
"Thunderbolt  Thrillers"  featuring 
Buffalo  Bill,  Jr.  This  week  also  saw 
the  start  of  "Galloping  On,"  third 
Wally  Wales  Prod.  "Action  Galore?', 
third  in  the  series  of  eight  five-ctel 
"Rough  Riding"  romances,  With 
Buddy  Roosevelt,  is  also  in  wofk. 

Gerson  Working  on  Feature 

Gerson    Pictures    is    making     ^e 
Pride  of  the  Force,"  by  Arthur  HoeW 
Duke  Worne  is  directing.    Tom  San 
tschi,    Gladys    Hulette,    Francis    X. 
Bushman,  Jr.,  and  Crauford  Kent  are 
in  the  cast. 

Start  Work  at  Berwilla 

"A  Daughter  of  the  Sioux,"  by 
General  Charles  King,  is  now  in  pro- 
duction at  the  Berwilla  studios  with 
Ben  Wilson  and  Neva  Gerber  in  the 
featured  roles. 

Three    from    Madeline    Brandeis 

During    the    coming   year,    accord- 
ing   to    a    contract    just    signed    with 
Sol  Lesser,  MadeHne  Brandeis  is  to 
produce  three  pictures.     She  expects 
'>    specialize    in    domestic    dramas. 


Cast    Completed   For   "Plastic   Age" 

A  number  of  names  were  added 
this  week  to  the  cast  of  "The  Plas- 
tic Age".  Henry  B.  Walthall,  David 
Butler  and  Joan  Standing  were 
signed.  The  leads  are  Clara  Bow 
and  Donald  Keith,  with  Mary  Alden 
and   Gilbert   Roland  supporting. 


rwood    Novel    Sold    to    Universal 

"The  Quest  For  Joan",  one  of 
James  Oliver  Curwood's  stories,  has 
been  purchased  by  Universal.  It  is 
being  adapted  by  Curtis  Benton. 

James  O.  Spearing  and  Emil  Forst 
are  working  on  an  original  story  in 
which  Mary  Philbin  will  be  starred 
under   direction  of  Charles   Brabin. 


FilmJolk  Frolic 
Exhibitors  and  exchange  men  of 
the  local  film  world  recently  turned 
out  at  Ocean  Park  for  their  fourth 
annual  froHc,  which  culminated  in  a 
dance.  Special  features,  contributed 
by  vaudeville  artists,  were  put  on  from 
practically  every  theater  in  Los  An- 
geles. 

Gregor  Completes  Lehar  Continuity 

Arthur  Gregor,  Austrian  director, 
and  John  Francis  Nattleford,  contin- 
uity writer,  have  completed  the  con- 
tinuity of,  "The  Count  of  Luxem- 
burg." I.  E.  Chadwick  is  to  make 
this  into  a  special  with  an  all-star 
cast.  George  Walsh  will  have  the 
title  role. 


Waldorf  Signs  Wellman 

William  Wellman,  who  resigned 
from  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  earlier 
in  the  week  has  been  signed  by  Wal- 
dorf Prod,  to  direct. 


"Go    West"    Nearly    Ready 

Buster  Keaton's  latest,  "Go  West", 
for  Metro-Goldwyn,  will  be  completed 

shortly. 

Cortez  in  Daniels'   "Martinique" 

Ricardo  Cortez  has  been  assigned 
the  male  role  in  "Martinique,"  with 
Bebe  Daniels  in   the  lead. 


Schulberg  Signs  Rob't  Frazer 
B.  P.  Schulberg  has  signed  Robert 
Frazer   for   the    lead   in   "The    Other 
Woman's  Story",  which  Gasnier  will 
direct. 


Boardman  To  Play  "Mary" 
Eleanor  Boardman  has  been  given 
the  role  of  "Mary"  in  "Sally,  Irene 
and  Mary",  which  Edmund  Goulding 
will  direct  for  Metro-Goldwyn-May- 
er. William  Haines  has  been  as- 
signed the  role  of  "James  Dugan." 

Carew  at  Lasky  Studio 

Arthur  Edmund  Carew  has  re- 
turned to  the  Famous  Players  lot 
where  he  is  playing  a  featured  role 
with  Bebe  Daniels  in  "Martinique" 
under  William  K.  Howard's  direc- 
tion. 


At  the  Metro-Goldwyn  Studio 

Alice  Miller,  Waldemar  Young  and 
Carey  Wilson,  scenarists,  have  post- 
poned vacations  in  order  to  complete 
scripts  for  new  films  which  must  be 
started  immediately. 

Ernest  Gillen,  a  recent  addition  to 
the  stock  company,  has  been  loaned 
to  C.  B.  C.  to  support  Elaine  Ham- 
merstein  in  "Ladies  of  Leisure." 


B:y 
Harvey  E.  Qausman 


6411  Hollywood  Blvp 


Josie    Sedgwick's    Next 

Josie  Sedgwick  will  be  starred  by 
Universal  in  "Outlaw  Love,"  a  West- 
ern melodrama.  The  supporting  cast 
includes  Earl  Metcalfe,  Joseph  Rick- 
son,  John  Elliott,  "Curly"  Baldwin 
and  Floyd  Shackelford.  John  B. 
O'Brien  will  direct. 


Four  New  Units  at  Warners 

Four  companies  are  at  work  and 
six  more  are  ready  to  start  at  War- 
ners. The  former  Vitagraph  studio 
is  also  busy  and  more  than  $50,000 
has  been  spent  in  equipping  it.  Pic- 
tures now  in  work  are:  "The  Sea 
Beast,"  "Compromise,"  "Hogan's 
Alley"  and  "The  Clash  of  the 
Wolves." 


Mae   Busch   Better 

Mae  Busch,  injured  a  week  ago  by 
falling  down  the  stairs  of  her  home 
is  now  back  at  the  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  studios. 

Eleanor  Boardman  has  also  re- 
turned to  the  studio.  Her  eye  was 
slightly  cut  by  a  piece  of  gravel 
thrown  by  a  passing  car. 


With  the  Directors 

Al  Green  will  direct  Barbara  1 
Marr  and  Lewis  Stone  in  "Spanis 
Sunlight"  for  First  National. 

Edmund  Mortimer  is  directir 
Harry  Carey  in  "The  Man  From  R« 
Gulch"   for   Hunt   Stromberg. 

Wesley  Ruggles  (instead  of  Ma 
eel  de  Sano)  will  direct  "The  Plast 
Age"   for   Schulberg. 

William  Christy  Cabanne  is  di 
ecting  "Dance  Madness"  for  M.-G 
M. 

Herman  Raymaker  will  dire 
•'The  Jazz  Bride,"  with  Mane  Pr 
vost,  for  Warner's. 

Emmett  Flynn  is  directing  To 
Mix  in  "Conquistador"  for  Fox. 

R     William    Neill    will    direct 
Mali  Four-Square"  with  Buck  Jon 
for  Fox. 

Harmon  Weight  is  directing  Ev 
lyn  Brent  in  "Three  Wise  Crook 
for  F.  B.  O. 

Maj  Gen.  Theodore  Lodijensk 
technical  director  for  "The  Midmg 
Sun"  at  Universal,  while  walku 
on  the  set  recently,  fell  over  a  cat 
and  broke  his  leg. 

Frank  Lloyd  has  purchased  t 
coast  packer  "Polly  Anna  ,  fro, 
Alaska  Packing  Co.,  and  has  start 
rebuilding  it  into  an  1849  clipper  {, 
his  newest  picture,  'The  bpienc 
Road." 

Harold    Grieve,    art    and    technui 
director     for     the     Marshall     Neill 
studios,   has   been  loaned  to  Warr| 
Bros,    to   act    in   a   like   capacity  t 
Ernst    Lubitsch    during    the    prodi 
tion  of  "Lady  Windemere  s  Fan. 

Robert  North  Bradbury  is  niakii 
"The  Battler,"  starring  Kenneth  Ml 
Donald  for  Bud  Barsky.  Flore^ 
Ulrich,  Richard  Anderson,  WilUl 
Bertram,  Muriel  Fisher,  Jay  MorM 
Emily  Gerdes,  Bartlette  Carre,  Jal 
Pierce  and  Walter  Maly  are  in  IJ 
cast. 


Ball  August  27 

Tickets    for    the    "Greater    MoJ 
Season"  Ball  to  be  held  at  the  A|l 
bassador    audhorium    Aug.    I/,    Wjp 
placed  on  sale  this  week. 


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"NONE  OF  HIS  PAST  CONTRIBU- 
TIONS  CAN  BE  COMPARED  TO 
THIS  ONE.  Mr.  Lloyd  is  certainly  en- 
titled to  feel  proud.  One  is  never  al- 
lowed to  stop  laughing  until  the  end." 
HARRISON'S  REPORTS 

"A  wow!  .  .  Chock-a-block  with  laugh- 
ter. .  .  .  Crammed  with  gags.  THE 
FINEST  THING  LLOYD  HAS 
DONE." 

TRADE  REVIEW 

"The  biggest  Lloyd  has  had.  IT  IS  A 
CINCH  AT  THE  PICTURE  BOX 
OFFICE." 

VARIETY 

"A  great  box-office  bet — a  combina- 
tion of  laughs  and  thrills  that  will  move 
any  audience  to  cheer  and  cry  with  it. 
SURE-FIRE  IF  A  PICTURE  EVER 
WAS." 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH 


"Even  the  most  frozen-faced  patron 
will  find  himself  rocking  with  laughter. 
THIS  IS  HIS  VERY  BEST  PRO- 
DUCTION." 

M.  P.  WORLD 

"Tops  Lloyd's  previous  best  for  real 
laughs  and  pathos.  Sets  a  new  stand- 
ard  for  well  placed  gags  beautifully 
timed  to  collect  100%  guffaws.  .  A  col- 
lege comedy  classic.  BEAT  YOUR 
COMPETITOR  TO  IT  iF  YOU  CAN. 
You  can  bank  on  it  to  do  capacity 
business." 

FILM  DAILY 

'i  THINK  IT  IS  THE  BEST  PICTURE 
HE  EVER  MADE." 

EXHIBITORS  HERALD 
"Lloyd's  funniest  picture.      A  sure-fire 
knockout.     WILL  MAKE  A  WOOD* 
EN  INDIAN  LAUGH." 

M.  P.  NEWS 


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If  one  man  calls  a  picture  "greatest 
and  best,"  you  may  or  may  not 
believe  it. 

But  when  TEN  skilled  critics  tell  you 
that,  you've  got  to  believe  it. 

A  big  audience  of  exhibitors  and 
critics,  at  a  private  showing — which 
is  the  toughest  possible  test  of  a 
picture,  shrieked,  yelled,  howled, 
roared,  and  mopped  their  eyes. 

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the  Screen* s  'Biggest  Star! 

A  Pafhe  Picture 

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PRODUCED     BY 

Harold  LlqydGvp. 


DAILY 


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Tom  Mix  in 

'he  Lucky  Horseshoe" 

Fox 
a  Whole  COLORFUL  RO- 
ANTIC  EPISODE  IN  DREAM 
SQUENCE  IS  WELL  DONE 
SfD  STORY  IS  SOMEWHAT 
F  A  VARIATION  FOR  MIX. 
.  .  .  .  Gets  in  his  usual  line  of  fine 
nits  that  includes  bold  rescues, 
ring  encounters  and  marvelous 
:apes.  Has  plenty  of  great  riding 
It  he  gets  over  in  his  own  fine 
rle. 

....Billy  Dove  suitable  opposite 
:  star.  J.  Farrell  MacDonald  con- 
butes  some  good  comedy  touches 
t  he  isn't  given  a  great  deal  to 
.  Others  Malcolm  Waite,  Clar- 
a  Selwynne,  Ann  Pennington,  J. 
mnis    Davis. 

i  of  Story.  ...  Romantic  western, 
he  Lucky  Horseshoe"  is  some- 
lat  along  the  lines  of  Mix's  "Dick 
irpin"  in  which  he  donned  a  sort 

courtier  regalia  and  went  out 
beat  the  world.  Only  this  time 
,x  does  his  battling  through  a 
;am  sequence.  This  is  a  highly 
orful  and  romantic  episode  in 
lich  director  Blystone  has  gone 
for  big  sets,  many  extras  and  a 
leral  outlay  of  money  to  make 
attractive  pictorially.  The  pro- 
ction,  all  the  way,  is  good  and 
:   story,   although   far   from   new 

outstanding,  will  undoubtedly 
d  the  average  audience.  There 
the  customary  action  with  Mix 
ng  his  stunts  and  some  comedy 
erjections  in  which  J.  Farrell 
icDonald  scores  some  laughs, 
ere  could  be  more  of  him. 
Story:  Rand  Foster's  little  west- 
i  sweetheart,  Eleanor,  returns 
im  a  trip  to  Paris  very  much 
.nged  and  bringing  with  her  a 
ice.      Rand    is    heartbroken    and 

fear  he  will  interrupt  the  forth- 
ning  wedding  the  fiance  has  him 
ckled  in  a  distant  cabin.  There 
nd  has  his  glorious  dream  of  the 
's  when  knights  were  bold.  The 
am,  wherein  he  makes  a  spec- 
ular rescue  of  Eleanor,  gives 
id  the  courage  and  inspiration 
go  out  and  stop  and  marriage, 
w  he  succeeds  supplies  some 
ther   excitement   and   ends   with 

reunion  with  the  girl  he  loves. 
Office  Angle.  . .  .Suitable  for  the 
rage  audience  and  the  Mix  fans 
I     probably     be     satisfied     even 
ugh  they  will  undoubtedly  pre- 

Tom  in  his  regulation  western 

s. 

Mtation.  .  .  .  You    can    talk   about 

elaborate   dream  sequence  and 

a  trailer  showing  the  big  set, 

ancient  castle,  with  Tom  doing 

rescue  stuff.     The  title  readily 

gests    exploitation    by    way    of 

Its   with    horseshoes,    etc.      Use 

star's    name    extensively    and 

them  he  goes  through  his  well 
iwn    line   of   stunts. 

tion   J.  G.  Blystone; 

Liitable 

)r    Robert   Lord 

rio    John   Stone 

raman   Dan  Clark 

•graphy    Good 

e The  West 

:h  4,949  feet 


"Sun-Up" 

Metro-Goldivyn-Mayer 

As      a      Whole STORY      OF 

SOUTHERN  MOUNTAIN 
FEUD  GIVEN  EFFECTIVE 
PRODUCTION  AND  DIREC- 
TION. CAST  WELL  SUITED 
AND  SOME  PERFORMANCES 
OUTSTANDING. 
Cast Conrad  Nagel  has  some- 
thing new  for  him.  Handles  the 
role  of  Rufe  splendidly  and  gets 
over  characterization  of  returned 
soldier  and  wiseacre  very  effective- 
ly. Pauline  Starke  delightful  as 
the  girl  and  Lucille  La  Verne  first 
rate  as  the  mother.  Others  Sam 
De  Grasse,  George  K.  Arthur, 
Arthur  Rankin,  Edward  Connelly. 

Type  of  Story Drama.  A  couple 

of  years  ago  Charles  Brabin  made 
"Driven,"  a  very  vivid  and  power- 
ful drama  of  the  Kentucky  moun- 
tain feuds.  Comes  along  Edmund 
Goulding  with  his  initial  directorial 
effort  that  compares  very  favorably 
with  the  work  of  the  more  exper- 
ienced Brabin.  Goulding  has  done 
a  splendid  job  in  his  first  attempt. 
The  story,  while  of  a  more  or  less 
familiar  brand,  is  compelling  and 
interesting  and  besides  containing 
effective  dramatic  sequences  which 
Goulding  brings  over  with  consid- 
erable punch,  he  has  injected  a  light 
comedy  relief  that  does  make  the 
feudal  plot  a  bit  different.  This 
has  to  do  with  the  return  of  the 
mountain  lad  from  France.  He 
had  gone  away  an  ignorant  youth 
coached  in  revenge  and  softened 
only  in  a  small  way  by  his  love  for 
a  mountain  girl,  Emmy.  He  re- 
turns a  wiseacre.  The  bit  where 
he  relates  his  part  in  fighting  the 
Huns  to  his  pipe  smoking  mother, 
all  the  while  a  cigarette  hanging 
on  his  lip,  is  a  noteworthy  bit  of 
direction  on  Goulding's  part  and 
a  clever  bit  of  pantomime  by  Con- 
rad Nagel.  While  the  atmosphere 
of  vengeance  may  be  a  trifle  over- 
stressed  through  the  character  of 
the  woman  whose  "pap"  and  hus- 
band both  had  been  killed  by  "re- 
venures"  there  is  so  much  of  in- 
terest in  the  picture,  and  what  with 
the  romance  between  Emmy  and 
Rufe,  it  makes  a  quite  absorbing 
entertainment.  There  are  some 
fine  shots  of  the  well  known  open 
spaces  that  add  splendid  pictorial 
appeal. 

Box    Office    Angle Entertaining 

and  with  enough  good  angles  of 
box  office  appeal  to  make  it  attrac- 
tive    for     exhibitors    everywhere. 

Exploitation If   you   can   secure 

a  trailer  showing  Nagel  in  his  pan- 
tomime wherein  he  relates  how  he 
killed  the  Huns  you  can  rest  as- 
sured they'll  be  interested  in  see- 
ing the  rest  of  the  picture.  Give 
them  an  idea  of  the  splendid  pic- 
torial values  and  promise  at  least 
three  outstanding  performances  by 
Nagel.  Pauline  Starke  and  Lucille 
La  Verne.  They  don't  know 
Goulding  yet  but  you  might  start 
getting  them  acquainted. 

Direction    Edmund  Goulding; 

many  effective  touches. 

Author   Lula   Volmer 

Scenario  Arthur  Statter 

Cameraman    John  Arnold 

Photography    Excellent 

Locale   Carolina  Mts. 

Length   5819  feet 


"Peacock  Feathers" 

Universal-Jewel 

As  a  Whole. ,  GOOD  DIRECTION 
AND  PRODUCTION.  STORY 
STARTS  OFF  IN  INTEREST- 
ING FASHION  BUT  DOESN'T 
SEEM  TO  FULFILL  ALL  ITS 
PROMISES. 

Cast Jacqueline   Logan   suitable 

as  the  girl  who  seeks  a  money 
marriage.  CuUen  Landis  the  chap 
who  persuades  her  to  marry  for  love 
and  Ward  Crane  the  moneyed  suit- 
or. Others  Edwin  J.  Brady,  Car- 
olyn Irwin,  Emmett  King,  Aggie 
Herring,  Helen  Dunbar. 

Type  of  Story.  .  .  .Dramatic  romance. 
"Peacock  Feathers"  promises  more 
than  it  fulfills.  At  the  outset  it  is 
absorbing  and  has  every  indication 
of  being  something  different.  But 
as  the  story  progresses  it  develops 
into  the  old  plot  of  the  girl  seeking 
a  wealthy  husband  in  order  to  save 
her  mother  and  her  self  from  fin- 
ancial embarrassment.  And  there's 
the  man  she  loves  but  who  isn't 
rich  enough  to  fulfill  requirements. 
Svend  Gade  has  done  much  to  over- 
come the  hackneyed  contents  by 
his  effective  directorial  touches,  fine 
atmosphere  and  considerable  worth 
while  detail  but,  on  the  whole,  it 
doesn't  hold  the  surprises  that  they 
may  look  for.  After  the  girl  elopes 
with  the  man  she  loves  and  decides 
to  marry  him  because  he  has 
suddenly  inherited  a  large  ranch 
the  story  settles  back  into  a  slow 
going  pace  and  the  remainder  of 
the  footage  concerns  the  girl's  con- 
flict as  to  v^-hether  she'll  stick  or 
shirk.  Mimi's  renovation  into  a 
farm  girl  contains  some  interest- 
ing bits  but  the  ending — that  she 
will  eventually  be  happy  with  her 
husband — is  so  obvious  all  along 
that  there  isn't  any  suspense.  There 
is  a  good  avalanche  sequence  with 
the  young  husband  trapped  on  a 
mountain  side  where  he  had  gone 
to  chop  down  a  Christmas  tree  for 
his  bride.  Meantime  the  rich  suitor 
had  arrived  at  the  ranch  and  was 
persuading  the  girl  to  leave  with 
him.  She  was  about  to  accede 
when  she  saw  her  husband's  beacon 
fire  calling  for  help  and  then  she 
knew  she  loved  him. 
Box  Office  Angle Good  pro- 
duction to  talk  about  but  .there  isn't 
much  that  can  be  said  for  the 
story. 

Exploitation There    isn't    much 

in  the  title  to  let  them  know  what 
the  story  is  about  so  you  might  use 
the  line.  "From  a  life  of  luxury  in 
the  East  to  feeding  pigs  on  a  west- 
ern ranch  is  what  happens  to  the 
heroine  of  'Peacock  Feathers'  ". 
LIse  the  names  of  Cullen  Landis 
and  Jacqueline  Logan  in  your  an- 
nouncements and  a  trailer  of  the 
snow  slide  might  bring  them  back. 

Direction    Svend   Gade; 

good  but  couldn't  do  much  with 
the  story. 

Author   Temple  Bailey 

Scenario    Svend    Gade, 

and  Jas,   O,   Spearing 

Cameraman Chas.  Stumar 

Photography    All   right 

Locale    ...    St.   Louis-Western  ranch 
Length    6,747   feet 


Richard   Talmadge  in 

"The  Isle  of  Hope" 

Film  Booking  Offices 

As     a     Whole FIRST     HALF 

CRAMMED  WITH  A  LOT  OF 
FINE  SPEEDY  STUNTS.  LAT- 
TER HALF  ISN'T  AS  GOOD 
BUT  MYSTERY  BUSINESS  ON 
TREASURE  ISLAND  MAY 
KEEP  THEM  INTERESTED. 
Star "All  the  stunts  in  this  pic- 
ture have  been  conceived  and  per- 
sonally executed  by  Mr.  Talmadge" 
so  reads  a  foreword  and  nobody 
is  going  to  doubt  it.  Sets  too  fast 
a  pace  for  himself,  however.  Of- 
fers a  fine  array  of  fancy  leaps  and 
bounds. 

Cast Helen    Ferguson    the    girl 

in  the  case  and  a  villainous  crew  of 
seaman  composed  of  suitable  types 
including  James  Marcus,  Bert 
Strong,  Howard  Bell,  Eddie  Gor- 
don, George  Reed;  the  latter  two 
in  comedy  roles. 

Type  of  Story Stunt  picture  with 

comedy,  meller  and  mystery,  Rich- 
ard Tahnadge's  latest  is  another  of 
his  whirlwind  flyers.  He's  one  of 
those  undaunted  heroes  who  goes 
forth  this  time  to  conquer  a  boat- 
load of  mutinous  sailors  and  a 
brute  captain,  Talmadge  crams 
the  first  half  of  his  picture  with 
stunts  that  furnish  great  thrills. 
His  mad  fight  around  a  sailing 
vessel,  up  and  down  the  decks, 
climbing  the  masts,  swinging  from 
one  mast  to  another,  etc.  supplies 
first  class  speed.  This  conies  to 
a  rather  abrupt  halt,  however,  about 
half  way  through  and  you  have  a 
meller  twist  in  a  fire  on  the  boat 
followed  by  the  old  desert  island 
sequence  with  hero  and  the  girl 
stranded.  The  mystery  business 
in  their  adventures  on  the  island 
searching  for  a  hidden  treasure  and 
the  plundering  of  the  three  remain- 
ing members  of  the  mutinous  crew, 
also  stranded  on  the  island,  eventu- 
ally run  into  some  more  action  by 
way  of  fights  between  hero  and 
the  crew  but  it  isn't  up  to  the  cork- 
ing good  business  of  the  early  reels. 
Of  course  there's  the  usual  bud- 
ding romance  and  it  all  ends  cheer- 
ily with  the  discovery  of  the  treas- 
ure, the  arrival  of  the  rescue  party 
and  the  marriage  of  hero  and  the 
girl  aboard  the  boat  that  carries 
them   back  to  civilization. 

Box  Office  Angle.... Will  work  in 
satisfactorily  if  you  know  your  pa- 
trons like  this  type  of  action  pic- 
ture and  a  live  stunt  star  like  Tal- 
madge. 

Exploitation.  ...  Show  them  some  of 
the  star's  stunts  in  a  trailer.  It's 
the  best  way  of  letting  them  know 
what  they'll  see  in  "The  Isle  of 
Hope".  If  they're  acquainted  with 
Talmadge  you  won't  have  to  do 
much  talking.  If  they  aren't  you 
might  get  them  interested  in  his 
stunts. 

Direction   Jack  Nelson; 

ample. 

Author    James    Bell    Smith 

Scenario    Same 

Cameramen    V/ni.    Marshall, 

Jack    Stevens. 

Photography    All   right 

Locale Aboard  ship 

Length    5,800  feet 


his  magnificent  photoplay 
^  a  veritable  box-office  bonanza- 
the  famous  novel  by  Courtney  %ley 
the  greatest  western  story  ever  filmed 
and  is  the  great  uncompleted  work 
of  the  late  Thomas  H.  Ince. 


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Sunday,  August  23,  1925 


Art  Acord  in 

"The  Circus  Cyclone" 

Universal 
As  a  Whole.... WESTERN  THAT 
IS  A  TRIFLE  OUT  OF  THE 
ORDINARY.  CIRCUS  AT- 
MOSPHERE MAKES  IT  FAIR- 
LY NEW  AND  INTERESTING. 
HAS  SOME  GOOD  BITS  OF 
ACTION. 

Star Doesn't    display    any    very 

winning  personality  but  for  the 
crowd  that  is  satisfied  with  the  ac- 
tion he  puts  over  the  personality 
may  not  be  missed. 

Cast.  .  .  .Nancy  Deaver  a  pretty  little 
heroine,  a  circus  bareback  rider. 
Cesare  Gravina  good  as  a  clown. 
Albert  J.  Smith  the  conventional 
villain. 

Type  of  Story.  .  .  .Western  circus  ad- 
venture. The  actual  plot  is  old 
enough  but  combined  with  circus 
atmosphere  in  a  western  setting  it 
becomes  a  little  out  of  the  ordinary. 
The  characters  present  are  all  more 
or  less  familiar  and  the  procedure 
of  the  well  known  hero-villain-girl 
formula,  runs  pretty  true  to  form. 
The  story  reaches  the  audience 
through  the  popular  elements  of 
action,  romance,  comedy  and  with 
its  strong  arm  hero  and  pretty  little 
heroine  there  is  probably  enough  iii 
"The  Circus  Cyclone"  to  make  it 
a  suitable  number  for  the  average 
audience. 

Story:      Jack    Manning    admires 
a  horse  owned  by  Brant,  manager 
of  a  small  circus.     Going     to  look 
at  the  animal  he  finds  Brant  attack- 
ing    Doraldina,     the     pretty     little 
rider.      Jack    upsets    Brant's    plans 
and  they  agree  to  stage  a  fight,  the 
winner   to   retain   the   horse.     Jack 
wins.     Brant  threatens  to  discharge 
Doraldina  and  her  father,  Popo,  the 
clown,  if  she  does  not  get  the  horse 
l)ack  from  Jack.     She  doesn't  suc- 
ceed   and    Brant's    further    plan    to 
get  Popo  out  of  the  way  and  have 
Doraldina  to  himself  consists  of  a 
bank    robbery    to    be    framed    on 
Popo.      The    plan   miscarries   for   a 
colored  boy  overhears  a  conversa- 
tion and  exposes  Brant  as  the  thief. 
There's  a  mad  auto  dash  with  Jack 
chasing  the  guilty   Brant  and  end- 
ing, as  per  usual,  happily  for  hero 
and  the  girl. 
Box  Office  Angle Average  pro- 
gram picture  that  will  give  adequate 
satisfaction  for  the   regulation  one 
time  showing. 
Exploitation.  ..  .Run   a  trailer  show- 
ing the    fight   staged   and   the   auto 
chase  thrill  that  supplies  the  climax 
punch.    They  may  be  familiar  with 
Art   Acord's   past    performances    in 
westerns  and  serials  so  you   might 
use    his    name    in    your    announce- 
ments.   Circus  atmosphere  suggests 
easy  exploitation  stunts  that  might 
help  interest  them. 

Direction    Alfred   Rogell; 

ample 

Author  Alfred  Rogell 

Scenario    Same 

Cameraman   Pliny  Home 

Photography    Good 

Locale   Small  western  town 

Length 4,397  feet 


"Kentucky  Pride" 

Fox 
Asa  Whole...  ENTERTAINING 
PICTURE  WITH  STORY 
THAT  IS  A  BIT  OUT  OF  THE 
ORDINARY.  DEALS  WITH 
RACE  TRACK  BUT  FROM  A 
NEW  AND  CHARMING 
ANGLE. 

Cast Henry   H.  Walthall   go  d   a? 

the   owner    of    thoroughbreds    who 
loses  his   fortune.     Gertrude  Astor 
suitable,  but  not  important,  as  his 
faithless  wife.     J    Parrell  MacDon- 
ald    easily    the    best    in    the    cast. 
Has   one   of   those   enjoyable   rolts 
similar  to  that  which   he  put  ovc" 
so     well     in     "The     Iron     Horse". 
Others    Peaches   Jackson,   Winston 
Miller,     Belle     Stoddard,     Malcolm 
Waite.       A    number    of    fine    race 
horses  with  some  close-ups  of  not- 
ables   such    a?    Morvitch,    Man    O' 
War,  Fair  Play,  Ladkin,  and  others 
Type    of    Story.  ..  .Drama.      They've 
used  a   novel  means  of  telling  the 
story  to  start  with.     Instead  of  the 
convcii'ional   sort   of   titles   to;d   i". 
i!ie  tliirii  person,  the  horse,  whose 
lite   Tidventures   make   up   the   talc 
i.-,  snj)i  osed  to  do  the  talking.  .''.-. J 
.inyone   v  ho   thiiXks   that   a   horse"^ 
life  'sn't  (  .-;<  'M.-.'  only  needs  to  .■" 
'Kentucky    Pride"    to    realize    that 
it  IS  very  much  t!  e  contrary.     Vir- 
ginia's  Future,    the   horse   in   quci- 
t  on,  has  a  mot  ■'omantic  an  1  r> 
citing   life    urd     ■    starts    witn    ber 
bnlh  in  a  Kentucky  stable  own<  d 
by  the  kin'il-,-   i'caumont  who  loi- s 
his   valuable  sf.ng   of  horses   in  a 
poker   game,    all   except    Virginia's 
Future.     He  places  all  on  her  firs", 
race  and  just  as  she  is  about  to  win 
sne    falls   and    Beaumont   loses   all 
Virginia's   best   friend   is   Donovan 
and  it  is  he  who  finally  locates  Vir- 
ginia,  broken   down  and   pulling   a 
junk  wagon,  and  brings  her  to  see 
her     offspring.     Confederacy,     win 
the   Futurity.     John   Ford  directed 
and  has  inj.;ctcd  a  wealth  of  heart 
interest  and  comedy,  with  an  occa- 
sional touch  of  pathos,  that  makes 
"Kentucky    Pride"    a    really    good 
bit  of  entertainment.     He  has  han- 
dled the  stoiy  splendidly  and  with 
J.    Farrell    MacDonald    doing    an- 
other of  his  inimitable  Irish  types 
it  sums  up  as  a  first  rate  number 
that  should  go  well  everywhere. 

Box    Office   Angle Has    first   rate 

box  office  qualities  and  should  sel! 
easily. 
E.^ploitation.  . .  .Play  this  up  as  ih.- 
romance  of  a  horse  and  the  life 
adventures  of  a  iiiare  born  f/  be  a 
racer  but  broken  in  her  first^  at- 
tempt. Let  them  know  there's  a 
combination  of  comedy,  heart  in- 
terest, pathos  and  romance  that  wdl 
delight  them  and  don't  fail  to  talk 
about  MacDonald's  delightful  char- 
acterization. A  trailer  showing  bits 
of  his  work  will  surely  bring  them 
back.  Say  that  "Kentucky  Pride" 
is  a  story  of  the  race  track  that's 
different. 

Direction John  Ford; 

very  good 

Author Dorothy  Yost 

Scenario   Dorothy  Yost 

Cameraman   Geo.   Schneiderman 

Photography    Good 

Locale  Ky.-N    Y. 

Length  6,597  feet 


"Fighting  the  Flames" 

Columbia  Pictures — State  Rights 

As  a  Whole ....  GOOD  AUDIENCE 
MATERIAL  WITH  EFFEC- 
TIVE HEART  INTEREST  AP- 
PEAL AND  FIRST  RATE 
THRILLS  IN  FIRE  SE- 
QUENCES. 

Cast William  Haines  a  hand- 
some hero  and  they'll  like  him  in 
his  fireman's  uniform.  Frankie 
Darrow  a  cute  and  clever  young- 
ster who  often  steals  the  picture 
with  his  own  little  bag  of  tricks. 
David  Torrence  the  stern  bank 
president  father  and  Sheldon  Lewis 
a  crook.  Max  Davidson  and  Char- 
lie Murphy  render  a  comedy  turn 
as  partners  in  a  pawnshop  busi- 
ness. Not  enough  of  this.  Doro- 
thy Devore  pretty  little  seamstress 
heroine. 

Type     of     Story Comedy-drama. 

"Fighting    the    Flames"    is   a   good 
audience   picture   and   consequently 
a   worth   while   box   office   number. 
It  has  all  the  elements  of  popular 
appeal,  the  sort  of  story   that  gets 
over  big  with  the  majority  of  audi- 
ences,— the      typical      fan      crowd. 
They'll   cat   up   a   picture   like   this. 
It     has     heart     interest,     romance, 
thrills,  comedy — all  the  well  known 
pullers    that    send    them    out    con- 
tented.    The  story  is  not  new  but 
it  is  reliable.     It  concerns  the  rich 
ne'er-do-well  youth,  disinherited  by 
an    irate    father    after    an    escapade 
which    lands    him    in    jail.      In    the 
same  prison  is  a  youngster  waiting 
to    be    sent    to    a    home,    his    crook 
father    being    sent    up    for    a    time. 
Hero  is  released  when  he  sobers  up 
and   Frankie   sneaks   out  under   his 
coat.     The   two   plan   to   work  out 
their  salvation.     Frankie's  fondness 
for  fires  leads  hero  to  become  a  fire- 
man by  way  of  making  a  man  of 
himself  and  winning  his  way  back 
into  his   father's  home.      Hero  and 
Frankie   work   an    alternate    regen- 
eration scheme.     Hero  becomes  an 
honor   man   in   the   fire   department 
and  Frankie  changes  from  a  street 
urchin    to   a   schoolboy.      It   works 
around   to   the  usual   happy  ending 
with  hero  making  good  and  pleas- 
ing   his    father    and    Frankie    win- 
ning a  new  home.     Hero's  romance 
with  a  little  seamstress  also  reaches 
the    clinch    stage. 

Box     Office     Angle First     rate 

audience  picture  that  should  go 
very  well.  Has  all  the  earmarks 
of  a  good  box  office  picture. 

Exploitation Plenty       to       talk 

about  in  connection  with  your 
showing  of  "Fighting  the  Flames". 
Let  them  know  it  has  romance, 
thrills,  comedy,  etc.  and  run  a 
trailer  of  the  fire  sequence.  Your 
local  fighters  might  be  very  willing 
to  cooperate  and  give  test  demon- 
strations that  will  exploit  their 
value  to  the  community  and  also 
help  you  get  the  picture  over. 

Direction    Reeves   Eason; 

very  good. 

Author    Douglas   Z.   Doty 

Scenario    Same 

Camerman   Dewey  Wrigley 

Photography    Good 

Locale   City 

Length  5,800  feet 


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Ben  Wilson  a)id  Neva  Gerber  in 

"Fort  Frayne" 

Producer:  Guaranteed  Pictures 
Dist)ibutor:  Davis  Dist.  Div.,  Inc. 
State  Rights 
As    a    Whole...  INDIAN    INSUR- 
RECTIONS    AND    ATMOS- 
PHERE  OF  THE  OLD   WEST 
MAKES  THIS   REMINISCENT 
OF    THE    EARLY    PICTURES. 
MAY  PROVE  VARIATION  TO 
MODERN    WESTERNS. 
Stars.  ..  .Fulfill    requirements    of    re- 
spective    roles     quite     capably     al- 
though   there    is    nothing    unusual 
demanded  of  them. 

Cast Bill    Patton    a    family    black 

sheep,  suitable  in  the  part  and  Ruth 
Royce    good    as    the    silent    suffer- 
ing   wife.       Others    Lafe    McKee, 
Major  McGuire,  Lou  Meehan,  Min 
na   Ferry   Redman. 
Type   of   Story.  ..  .Drama  of  the  old 
west.      Indian    attacks,    skirmishes, 
soldiers  on  duty  at  reservation  gar 
risons  and  other  atmosphere  typic 
al  of  the  early  day  westerns  make 
"Fort  Frayne"  quite  reminscent  oi 
the  days  when  a  western  wasn't  a 
western  unless  it  had  a  grand  rally 
of  Indians.    The  Indians  have  giver 
way  to  cowboys  who  whoop  it  uf 
and  serve  up  thrills  galore  for  ad 
miring  fans  but  perhaps  this  vari 
ation    will    whet    the    appetilies    o 
those   who  remember   having  oncf' 
been    thrilled    by    the    old    Indiai. 
massacres   and  the   bravery   of   th< 
pioneers.     "Fort  Frayne"  has  somi 
good  action,   a   romantic   thread,   ik 
mother     love     element     which    th(  r 
attendant  heart  interest  that  shouk 
make   it   fairly   good   entertainmen 
for  the   average   sort   of   trade.     I 
has   no   high    lights   in    either   cast 
story    or    production    but    all    an 
sufficiently    satisfactory    to    get    b; 
with   the   majority. 

Story:  Royle  Farrar,  black  shee 
of  his  family,  was  believed  dea 
by  his  mother.  Instead  he  becam 
implicated  in  a  round  of  ill  deed 
that  finally  brought  him  near  hi 
home.  His  father,  colonel  in 
western  garrison  which  kept  vig 
on  turbulent  Indian  tribes,  wa 
killed  in  a  skirmish.  Capt.  Leah 
in  love  with  Farrar's  sister  wa 
asked  to  watch  over  the  girl  an 
her  mother.  In  trying  to  kee 
Farrar's  woeful  existence  from  th 
mother  he  nearly  loses  the  gi 
he  loves.  It  ends  happily  for  th 
lover  with  Farrar  clearing  th 
doubt  when  he  dies  in  his  mother 
arms    asking   forgiveness. 

Box   Office  Angle Fair  entertah 

ment  that  will  no  doubt,  stand  tV 
test  adequately,  especially  with  tl 
average  neighborhood  clientele. 
Exploitation.  ..  .There  are  no  parti 
ularly  outstanding  talking  points  c 
this  one  either  in  cast,  productic 
or  story  but  you  might  intere 
certain  of  your  patrons  by  tcllu 
them  it  is  a  story  of  the  old  we 
when  the  garrisons  kept  watch  ( 
the  ever  prevalent  outbreaks  amoi 
the  Indians.  If  they're  famili 
with    Ben    Wilson     use     his  nan 

Direction   Ben  Wilson;  f; 

Author    Oen.   Chas.    Ki) 

Scenario    Geo   M.   Pyp 

Cameraman    Alfred   Gosd 

Photography   .  .   Lighting  not  alwa 
good 

Locale   W« 

Length  5,000  k\ 


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Short  Subjects 

'Felix  the  Cat  Trifles  With  Time"— 
Pat  Sullivan  Cartoon-Educ'al 
Clever  as  Ever 
Type  of  production. .  .1  reel  animated 
Here  is  a  novel  variation  in  the  life 
sf  Felix.  He  meets  Father  Time  and 
pomplains  of  the  tough  life  he's  hav- 
ng.  So  the  old  fellow  obligingly 
:urns  back  his  clock  to  the  stone  age 
o  Felix  can  try  out  another  life. 
Here  the  poor  feline  is  treated  so 
rough  by  the  stonemen  and  the  pre- 
historic beasts  that  he  is  glad  when 
i^'ather  Time  yanks  him  back  to  his 
egular  modern  existence.  This  holds 
ts  own  with  any  of  the  cat  cartoons. 


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Sunday,  August  23,  1925 


Watch  Out"— Bobby  Vernon  Com- 
edy— Educational 

Some  Bits  Need  Toning 
Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  comedy 

Bobby  Vernon  works  very  hard  all 
he  way  through,  but  only  succeeds 
1  rolling  up  a  lot  of  rough  and  tum- 
le  slapstick  that  seems  to  strain  too 
aboriously  after  the  laughs.  As  a 
lollege  boy  he  gets  mixed  up  with 
n  antique  collector  whose  chief  prize 
ithe  Czar's  watch.  A  Russian  rival 
rith  his  gang  is  after  the  watch, 
lobby  comes  into  its  possession  and 
he  entire  film  is  concerned  with  his 
nsuccessful  efiforts  to  return  it  to  the 
oUector's  granddaughter.  He  fol- 
)ws  her  into  a  department  store,  and 
is  attempts  to  place  the  prize  in  her 
ossession  result  in  some  very  orig- 
lal  stunts,  which  end  in  wrecking 
le  establishment.  The  final  sequence 
lows  one  of  the  wildest  chases  ever 
:reened.  This  is  screened  so  fast 
lat  it  makes  you  actually  dizzy 
atching  it.  Something  should  be 
Dne  to  tone  it  down.  Too  wild.  An- 
ther bit  that  should  be  cut  is  a 
:ene  in  the  department  store  where 
obby  watches  a  wax  figure,  mistak- 
g  it  for  the  girl.  A  steam  pipe  starts 
orking,  and  the  face  of  the  wax 
odel  melts  under  the  heat.  It  is 
irdly    an    inspiring   sight    to    watch 

detail  the  falling  out  of  the  various 
'atures  of  the  figure.  Such  bits  as 
1  eye  slowly  dropping  down  on  a 
ived-in  cheek  will  get  no  laughs 
om  sensitive  people.  Bobby  Ver- 
Jn    works    conscientiously    and    en- 

Sneers  some  unusual  athletic  stunts, 
hat's  why  it  is  tough  to  find  fault 
ith  bits  for  which  he  is  not  to 
ame. 


"The  Sky  Jumper"— Van  Bibber  Ser- 
ies— Fox 

Nice  Snow  Country 

Type  of  production 2  reel  comedy 

Young  Van  Bibber  continues  in  his 
adventures  by  going  in  for  ski  jump- 
ing in  the  latest  of  the  Van  Bibber 
releases,  "The  Sky  Jumper".  As 
heretofore  Van  Bibber  is  the  acciden- 
tal hero  whose  glory  is  wished  on 
him  rather  than  merited.  Van's  fian- 
cee and  her  father  are  conspicuously 
present  as  is  Van's  rival,  the  latter 
challenging  Van  to  a  ski  jumping 
contest,  the  winner  to  have  a  trip  to 
Europe.  The  rival  figures  that  he'll 
win  the  trip  and  take  the  girl  with 
him.  Van  doesn't  even  care  to  at- 
tempt to  win  and  the  day  of  the 
tournament  finds  Van  rocking  on  an 
icy  porch.  The  chair  skids  and  Van 
finds  himself  in  the  midst  of  the  con- 
testants. He  is  obliged  to  use  skis 
to  proceed  and  through  no  fault  of 
his  own  comes  out  the  winner  in  the 
jump.  Some  good  comjcdy  business 
and  a  lot  of  fine  shots  of  ski  jumping 
will    make    this    interesting. 

Pathe  Review  No.  34 
Unusual  Views 
Type  of  production..!  reel  magazine 
This  starts  witn  some  highly 
entertaining  incidents  in  the  lives 
of  those  peppy  and  scrappy 
Moroccans  who  do  the  kind 
of  stuff  that  belongs  nowhere 
else  but  on  the  screen.  Then 
follows  Pathecolor  views  of  Niort,  the 
town  in  southern  France  built  on  a 
canal  which  makes  Venice  look  like 
an  imitation  of  the  real  thing.  The 
latest  subject  shows  life  from  the 
fish's  point  of  view  at  Clearwater, 
Florida.  The  place  is  well  named, 
for  the  water  is  so  clear  that  the  shots 
seem  like  views  in  an  immense  aquar- 
ium. The  camerawork  is  remarkable. 
The  lens  catches  views  above  and  be- 
low the  water  simultaneously. 
Swimmers  diving  right  in  among  the 
fish  make  this  a  real  novelty. 


Through  the  Jura,"  showing  the 
grandeur  of  the  Franco-Swiss  moun- 
tains. 


"Seven  Ages  of  Sports"— Grantland 
Rice — Pathe 
For  Young  and  Old 
Type  of  production 

1  reel  sportlight 
A  very  entertaining  review  of 
sports  from  the  cradle  to  the  grave — 
showing  how  recreation  in  one  form 
or  another  is  sought  by  humanity  at 
all  ages.  The  kids  bathing  in  the  old 
swimming  hole  shows  the  joy  of  the 
boy  in  expressing  activity — fun  for 
fun's  sake.  Later  come  the  games  in 
camp,  where  discipline  and  team  work 
are  taught.  Then  the  college  days, 
where  the  one  thought  is  to  win — 
the  competitive  spirit.  Later  we  have 
the  business  man  deserting  the  grind 
at  the  call  of  the  golf  Hnks — which 
represents  recreation.  And  so  this  in- 
teresting reel  proceeds  right  up  to 
the  time  when  the  old  fellows — still 
boys  at  heart — find  diversion  in  a 
game  of  checkers.  Something  to  in- 
terest everybody  in  this  offering. 


may     resume    production     in     Fort 


"Buster      Be 


Cold  Turkey"— Mack  Sennett 
Pathe 

Funny  Action 
Kpe  of  production. .  .  .2  reel  comedy 
This  number  gives  Alice  Day  a 
iance  to  prove  that  she  is  a  real 
imedienne.  Raymond  McKee  takes 
e  part  of  her  husband.  They  are 
lebrating  their  eighth  week  of  mar- 
bd  bliss,  and  Alice's  efforts  to  cook 
the  guests  forms  the  basis  for 
iilding  the  fun.  The  laughs  are 
ined  through  the  fact  that  a  live 
rrot  gets  imprisoned  inside  the 
Id  turkey.  So  when  the  turkey 
irts  moving  on  the  platter,  it  af- 
ts  the  guests  in  various  ways. 
>me  very  ingenious  stunts  are  pulled 
th  this  gag  which  scores  a  good 
rcentage  of  laughs.  But  it  seems 
ther  thin  to  carry  as  the  main  mo- 
'e  throughout  the  length  of  the 
o  reels. 


Pathe  Review  No.  35 
Real  Entertainment 
Type  of  production..!  reel  magazine 
Something  very  out  of  the  ordin- 
ary in  a  scenic  is  "The  Cauldron  of 
Kiluea,"  the  Hawaiian  volcano, 
which  is  shown  with  shots  taken 
right  "on  the  ground."  In  fact,  you 
see  a  cameraman  right  on  the  edge 
of  the  boiling  cauldron,  picking  up 
a  piece  of  cold  lava,  breaking  it  and 
hokhng  it  up  for  your  inspection. 
.'\gain  is  shown  a  view  of  lava  break- 
ing over  the  top  and  flowing  down  the 
mountain-side.  An  awe-inspiring 
sight  is  that  of  the  waves  of  red  hot 
lava  breaking  against  the  side  of  the 
crater  and  spraying  up  like  surf  at 
the  seashore.  This  is  a  night  shot, 
with  weird  lighting  effects  staged  by 
the  volcano  itself.  Another  subject 
is  the  final  in  the  series,  "Tracing 
the  First  Man."  Here  is  seen  the 
scientific  expedition  in  Mongolia 
winding  up  their  adventures,  and 
starting  back  across  the  desert  to 
civilization,  while  the  bones  of  pre- 
historic monsters  they  have  shipped 
to  New  York  are  being  carefully  as- 
sembled and  mounted  by  the  e-xperts 
at  the  Museum  of  Natural  History. 
The    reel    concludes    with    "A    Jaunt 


Good" — Century- Uni- 
versal 

Will  Please  the  Kids 

Type  of  production 2  reel  comedy 

tiuster    Brown   is    featured   in   this 
second  of  the  series  with  a  toy  sedan. 
It  travels  through  traffic  just  like  a 
big     car,     and      Buster     with     Tige 
perched    on     behind    start    whizzing 
through  the  city  and  upsetting  things 
in   general.      Some   clever   stunts   are 
uncovered   in   this  sequence.     A   dog 
catcher  throws  his  net  over  the   car, 
which  speeds  on,  wiping  up  the  street 
with  the  owner  of  the  net.     Another 
time  the  car  smashes  into  a  fire  plug 
which   shoots   up  a   gusher  that   lifts 
the   car   high    in   air   and   balances   it 
there.      Most   of    the   picture   is   con- 
cerned with  the  adventures  of  Buster 
and  his  friends  who  raid  a  spiritual- 
ist    seance     and     play     the     part     of 
ghosts.     These   sequences  will  strike 
grownups  as  being  a  little  long  drawn 
out    and    repetitious.      However,    the 
series  is  quite  evidently  intended  for 
the  entertainment  of  the  youngsters, 
as  it  should  be.     There  is  hardly  any 
question  that  the  antics  of  the  mis- 
chievous kid  and  his  clever  dog  Tige 
will  set  them  wild  with  delight.     Both 
are    so    remarkably    brought    to    life 
from    the    famous    Outcault    cartoons 
that  they  will  create  a  sensation  with 
all    the    kids    who    read    the    Sunday 
supplements.    As  a  comedy  dog,  Tige 
looks  as  if  he  is  hanging  up  a  record 
that  will  be  hard  for  any  other  canine 
clown   of  the   screen  to   touch. 


"The  West  Wind"— Fox  Varieties 

Pretty    Vieivs 
Type   of  production 1    reel   comic 

"The  West  Wind"  is  a  hodgepodge 
of  pretty  shots  put  together  and  pre- 
sented in  a  sort  of  story  form.  You 
are  asked  to  follow  the  west  wind  as 
it  blows  its  way  about  the  country 
from  hill  top  to  valley,  from  ocean 
to  lake,  in  and  out  and  then  you  find 
the  west  wind  playing  about  sail 
boats,  kites  and  the  various  hobbies 
of  man  dependent  on  the  wind  for 
motion.  The  reel  contains  a  pic- 
turesque collection  of  views  that  make 
up  an  attractive  scenic. 


The  Weeks  Headlines 

Monday 

Glenn    Cross,    exposing    difficulties    in    M.    P. 

T     O.    A.,    asks    if    it    isn't    time    to    "pull 

off  the  false   whiskers"   and  get  somewhere 

m    exhibitor    organization. 
Frank    R.    Wilson,    of    M.    P.    Capital    Corp. 

which   is   identified  with  P.   D.    C.,  reported 

behind     expansion     of     Frank     Amusement 

Co.  of  Iowa. 
Universal 

Lee. 

Tuesday 

Special    Federal    Court    holds    Connecticut    tax 

of    $10    per    reel    to    be   legal.      Industry    to 
^  carry    appeal    to    Washington. 
Finkelstein    and     Ruben    buy     fifty    per    cent 

interest   in   eight   Minnesota   houses. 
"The  Gold   Rush"   breaks  all  one  day  records 

at    Strand. 
J.    D.    Williams    expresses    interest    in    British 

production     when     in     London,     but    denies 

harboring  any   such   plan   of  his   own. 
U.    C.    I     of   Italy   absorbs  big   Italian   theater 

circuit.        Fears     expressed     for     future     of 

production    there. 

Wednesday 

National  delivery  of  film  by  trucks  suggested 
to  Hays  office  by  prominent  automobile 
manufacturer. 

Recourse  to  injunction  action  possible  to 
bring     Connecticut    situation     to    climax, 

H.  C.  Hoagland  and  Ralph  Hanbury,  Stoll 
officials,  here  from  England  to  buy  American 
product. 

Pathe  to  hatidle  physical  distribution  of  As- 
sociated Exhibitors  product,  despite  change 
in   control. 

Eighth  annual  Paramount  Week  set  for  Sept. 
5-12. 

Thursday 

Independent  M.  P.  Ass'n  and  M.  P.  T.  O.  to 
ccnfer  on  new  equitable  contract  and  ar- 
bitration   system. 

Gus  Schlesinger  sailing  Saturday  to  spend  a 
year  coordinating  Warner  distribution 
system    in    Europe. 

Membersliip  in  Independent  M  P.  Ass'n  up 
to   105. 

Vital  Exchanges  ask  Joseph  M.  Seider  to 
draw  up  a  contract  for  their  use  nationally. 

Friday 

Warners  buy  Metropolitan,  Baltimore  and 
lease  Circle,  Cleveland  as  links  in  pro- 
posed   chain    of    first-runs. 

Reports  that  Gloria  Swanson  has  signed 
with  United  Artists  denied.  In  no  hurry 
to  make  new  deal,  Maurice  Cleary  points, 
out. 

Universal  plans  series  of  small  town  pre- 
views to  permit  exhibftors  removed  from 
e>  change  centers  to  see  pictures  before 
buying. 

Saturday 

Complete  shut  down  of  film  service  in  Con- 
necticut being  seriously  thought  of  by  im- 
portant   distrilnitors. 

Demonstration  of  unusual  projection  machine 
given.      Projects   continuously. 


Richey  to  Remain 
Detroit — H.  M.  Richey  has  de- 
cided to  remain  as  manager  of  the 
Michigan  exhibitors'  association,  in 
order  to  "carry  on"  the  many  im- 
portant projects  which  he  initiated 
for  the  organization. 


Fishman  Says  Business  is  Great 

Detroit — Jess  Fishman,  general 
manager  of  Standard  Film  Service, 
when  here  from  Cleveland,  said  he 
was  well  pleased  with  the  outlook 
for  the  coming  year  in  Michigan. 


New  Riviera  Opens  Monday 

Detroit — The  Munz  Theater  En- 
terprises announce  the  opening  of 
the  new  Riviera  on  Monday.  The 
house  is  at  Grand  River  and  Tov 
Road.  ^ 


Max    Allen    Building   in   Detroit 

Detroit — Max  Allen,  of  Windsor, 
Ont.,  is  erecting  a  new  theater  on 
West  Fort  St.,  in  the  Lincoln  Park 
section. 


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William  Fox  Presentation 

John  Golden's  Play  Hit 

By  Winchell  Smith  and  Tom  Gushing 

with 
George  O'Brien  Jacqueline  Logan 

J.  Farrell  MacDonald 
Cyril  <  Ihadwick 
Frankie  Bailey 
George  Fawcett 

Scenario  by  Frances  Marion 


Alec  B.  Francis 
Francis  Powers 
Marion  Harlan 
Mark  Fenton 


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Sunday,  August  23,  1925 


Newspaper  Opinions 

"Fighting  the  Flames" 
C  olumbia — Broadway 

AMERICAN — *  *  *  A  melodrama  as  frank 
and  unashamed  as  "Fighting  the  Flames," 
deserves  our  tenderest  consideration.  It  con- 
tains, generally  speaking,  a  little  bit  of  every- 
thing, including  the  judge's  son  who  reforms 
and  becomes  fireman,  an  exciting  fire  and  a 
villain  so  black  that  we  feel  like  applauding 
when  he  is  finally  put  out  of  his  misery.  ♦  •  • 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  The  story  is 
well  handled  and  the  fire  scenes  are  simply 
corking.  Boy,  howdy,  to  see  those  firemen 
slip  into  their  coats,  slide  down  the  old  pole 
and  swing  onto  their  respective  engines  is  a 
thrill  a  second.  *  ♦  * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  Frankie 
Darrow,  an  appealing  little  ragamuffin,  ap- 
points himself  Haines's  pal  and  walks  away 
with  all  the  acting  honors.  Dorothy  Devore 
is  the  leading  lady,  and  the  story  follows 
the  well  known  formula  of  the  young  idler 
succeeding  in  spite  of  himself.  *  *  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  If  you 
can  believe  in  Mr.  Haines's  ability  to  fight 
the  flames  and  quell  them,  and  Miss  Devore's 
ability  as  a  seamstress  with  marcelled  hair, 
you  will  find  the  picture  quite  entertaining 
in  spots,  though  there  are  periods  when  the 
action  is  slower  than  should  be  the  case  with 
a  melodrama.   *   *   * 

POST — *  *  *  No  one  who  has  ever  seen 
a  movie  or  read  a  magazine  story  could  fail  in 
anticipating  the  plot  step  by  step.  *  ♦  *  The 
film  moves  like  a  snail  and  even  the  fire 
scenes  are  not  very  exciting.  Sentimentality 
is  present  in  large  quantities.  *  *  * 


"The  Lucky  Horseshoe" 
Fox — Rialto 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  One  reason  I  find 
enjoyment  in  "The  Lucky  Horseshoe"  is 
because  the  story  is  less  garbled  and  better 
constructed.  There  is  some  glorious  Western 
scenery  that  helps  one  forget  New  York  in 
August  and  there  is  really  good  entertain- 
ment.  *   *   * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  However,  "The 
Lucky  Horseshoe"  has  the  smashing  thrill 
moments  that  has  made  Tom  Mix  a  big 
favorite  in  the  movies.  This  may  retrieve 
the  shabby  story,  the  long  drawn  out  action 
and  other  whatnots.  *  *  * 

DAILY  NEWS— Don  Juan  is  Tom  Mix. 
Shocking,  but  true.  Tom  must  have  a  lot 
of  fan  letters  saying  he  was  great  in  the 
costume  of  Dick  Turpin,  for  the  one  worn 
in  this  picture  looks  the  same — Gainsborough 
hat,    plenty    of    frills    and     shiny    hip    boots. 

EVENING  WORLD— *  *  *  Tom  Mix  has 
turned  actor  in  "The  Lucky  Horseshoe". 
For  not  more  than  one-third  of  this  picture 
is  given  over  to  the  spectacular  and  hair- 
raising  horse-play  which  one  has  been  led  to 
expect  from  this  cowboy  player.  Indeed, 
in  a  good  part  of  this  eftort,  'Tom  enacts  a 
love  story  afoot,  and,  despite  this  trespassing 
upon  new  ground,  does  it  extremely  well.  *  •  * 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  For  the  many  who  like 
Tom  Mix  this  should  be  a  gala  week,  for 
Tom  is  surely  doing  his  stunts  and  with  a 
romantic  Spanish  background  that  Valentino 
himself  wouldn't  disdain.  Tom  is  (for  screen 
purposes  only  be  it  understood)  none  other 
than  Don  Juan — he  of  the  irresistible  appeal 
and  the  gallant,  though  changeable  heart.  *  ♦  * 

HERALD  TRIBUNE  —  "The  Lucky 
Horseshoe"  is  quite  as  ingenious  as  it  sounds, 
but  we  could  stand  it  if  there  was  nothing 
to  it  but  three  reels  of  Tom  Mix  mounting, 
dismounting  and  riding  and  Ann  Pennington 
dancing,   walking  and   sitting  still. 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—  *  *  *  Tom 
Mix  in  "The  Lucky  Horseshoe"  brings  to  the 
Rialto  a  picture  that  has  everything  ex- 
pected of  Tom  Mix  and  a  lot  besides— a 
beauty  contest,  a  sequence  in  medieval  Spain 
and  some  delightful  dance  numbers  by  Ann 
Pennington.    *   *   * 

POST — *  *  *  Splendid  riding  is  to  be 
seen  in  abundance  in  this  film,  as  is  usual 
in  Mix  pictures,  but  the  story  is  insanity 
in   its    most   violent   form.    »  *  * 

.SUN — *  *  *  This  agile  frontiersman  very 
evidently  does  desire  to  enter  the  magic 
land  of  Fairbankisania' — that  realm  already 
so  adequately  occupied  by  its  creator.  There 
is  certainly  no  other  reason  why  there  should 
be  lugged  into  a  simple — all  too  simple — 
story  of  the  plains  an  interlude  in  which 
Mix  is  to  be  seen  cavorting,  vaguely  em 
barrassed,  in  very  ill-fitting  habiliments. 
*   »   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  After  seeing  Tom  Mix  in 
his  gorgeous  apparel  as  Don  Juan  in  the 
dream  r^nof'-s  of  "The  T.urWv  Horseshoe." 
one  would  think  he  had  bought  one  of  the 
minor  European  kingdoms  so  as  to  be 
able  to  wear  the  clothes  that  go  with  the 
job.  Mr,  Mix  is  usually  pleasing,  and  he 
can  ride  like   a   crack   cavalry   trooper.    •  *  * 


WORLD — *  *  *  as  drama,  is  quite 
Mixed  up,  but  if  you  see  only  the  gay  and 
dashing  gestures  of  a  handsome  lad  astride 
a  beautiful  horse,  you  will  have,  without 
much    doubt,    an    entirely    successful    party. 


"Sun  Up" 
M.-G.-M.— Capitol 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Hereafter,  when  Mr, 
Goulding  directs,  I  suggest  that  he  has  some- 
one else  write  the  scenario,  and  when  he 
writes  that  someone  else  direct.  It  is  too 
great  a  task  for  one  man.  Whereas  a  scen- 
ario writer  might  have  held  him  in  check 
when  he  reconstructed  Miss  VoUmer's  play, 
he  has  no  such  restraining  influence.  All  of 
the  dramatic  action  is  too  abrupt  and  un- 
convincing.    *    *   * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Director  Gould- 
ing has  turned  out  a  powerful  picture.  With 
a  heavy  revenge  story  of  ignorant  backwoods- 
men to  deal  with,  Goulding  has  injected 
flashes  of  humor  and  developed  his  character 
with    rare    deftness,    *   *   * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  Did  you  see  the 
play?  If  you  did  you  know  more  about  this 
movie  than  I  do.  The  director  has  left  great 
gaps  in  a  story  you  have  to  fill  in  yourself. 
If  you  don't  care  for  puzzles,  it's  rather  a 
hopeless    thing   to    attempt.    *   *   * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  The  back- 
grounds are  interesting,  and  Miss  La  Vertie. 
who  played  the  same  role  on  the  stage  ver- 
sion of  Lula  Vollmer's  play,  is  well  cast, 
but  she,  like  the  story,  lacks  the  convincing 
strength   expected    of    the   theme.    *   *  * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  For  "Sun- 
Up"  rates  extremely  high,  it  tells  a  deeply 
moving  story.  *  *  *  But  best  of  all  is  its 
direction.  Goulding  apparently  has  been 
thinking  a  long  time  about  wielding  a  mega- 
phone. For  here,  in  his  very  first  attempt, 
he  displays  an  almost  veteran  hand,  and  at 
the  same  time  he  brings  all  sorts  of  new 
touches    to    his    w^ork.    *   *   * 

HERALD  TRIBUNE—*  *  *  Many  of  the 
scenes  are  poignant  and  thrilling,  but.  if  you 
want  to  see  a  truly  great  picture,  leave  just 
after  you  see  the  rock  with  the  rude  epi- 
taph and  the  wild  figure  of  the  girl  leaning 
over    it        The    rest    is     silent     drama    at    its 

worst.    *    *    * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  Here 
is  a  picture  simple  in  design,  but  dealing 
with  the  biggest  emotions,  namely  hate 
love  and  vengeance.  Mr.  Goulding  has 
taken  these  ingredients,  so  often  misused 
in  pictures,  and  made  what  is  one  of  the 
finest   oflerings   of   the   year.    *  •   * 

POST — *  *  *  very  slow  in  reaching  it- 
point,  and,  although  there  are  touches  of 
expert  directing  here  and  there,  the  general 
impression  is  one  of  conscious  striving  for 
efifect.  Miss  La  Verne  gives  a  characteristi- 
cally fine  performance  and  Conrad  Nagel 
essays  an  entirely  different  part  from  any- 
thing we  ha've  ever  seen  him  do,  with  con 
siderable  success.   *   *   * 

SUN — *  *  *  serves  excellently  as  starring 
vehicle  for  Conrad  Nagel  and  is,  if  second 
hand  information  be  not  too  deceiving,  a 
moderately  faithful  transcription  of  the  play 
It  is  excellently  directed  and  acted  and 
convincingly    photogra-phed.     *  *   * 

TELEGRAM —  *  *  ♦  is  predestined  for 
popularity.  It  passes  the  supreme  test  where 
movie  votaries  are  concerned.  It  brings  the 
handkerchiefs  out  and  that  hint  of  moisture 
in    the  manly   eye.      And  that's    that.    *   *   * 

TIMES—*  *  *  Edmtjnd  Goulding  *  *  * 
directed  it.  His  direction  is  for  the  most 
part  smooth,  although  he  loses  time  by 
striving  to  obtain  the  usual  bromidic  photo 
graphic  effects,  which  may  be  the  silhouette 
of  a  woman's  figure,  unimpressive  scenes  of 
a  mother  and  her  son,  or  two  hands  trying 
to  get  a  hold  on  a  door.  *  *  *  This  is  an  ex- 
traordinary interesting  picture,  but  one 
which  will  probably  appeal  more  to  persons 
who   have  not  seen   the  play. 

WORLD — *  *  *  Unfortunately,  without 
the  dialogue  there  is  material  in  this  theme 
for  only  three  reels,  which  would  have  been 
perfectly  all  right  with  us.  The  director, 
however,  felt  the  obligation  to  wander  fur- 
ther, and  his  trail  leads  him  through  a 
meandering  love   story.    ♦  •  * 


"Where  Was  I?" 
Universal — Colony 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Frankly,  was  a  little 
disappointed.  "Where  Was  I?"  does  not 
measure  un  to  the  latest  Denny  comedies  by 
a  mile.  It  is  a  broad  fa'ce — possibly  too 
broad   and   rather    obvious.    •*♦*♦• 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  a  racy  amusing 
comedy — in  spots.  The  story  is  too  lorn? 
and  the  p'ot  thread  too  slender  to  register 
Denny's  latest  in  a  class  with  his  previous 
efforts'  However,  Denny,  along  with  T-ec 
Moran,    Chester    Conklin,    Pauline    Garon    and 


Marion  Nixon,  manage  to  carry  on  with 
commendable    results.    *   *  * 

DAILY  NEWS— suffers  from  lo\v  blood 
pressure.  What  it  needs  is  more  excitement, 
shorter    hours,    and    a    rousing    dose    of    tonic. 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  It  isn't  as 
good  a  picture  as  his  previous  ones,  but 
Denny  has  an  attractive  personality,  and 
Chester  Conklin,  as  the  taxi  driver  does 
seme    excellent    work.     *   *    * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  Compared  to 
Reginald  Denny's  last  two  starring  vehicles. 
"Where  Was  I?"  his  latest  feature,  is  a 
very  indifferent  effort.  But  the  fault  is  not 
his.  For  this  story  is  disjointed  and  uncon- 
vincing, it  grows  tiresome  long  before  the 
end  is  in  sight  and  its  action  affords  Denny 
scant  opportunity  to  display  his  unusual 
talents.    *   *   * 

HERALD  TRIBUNE—*  *  *  down  on 
the  program  as  "a  comedy  of  terrors,"  but 
it  also  is  a  comedy  of  errors — the  errors  being 
that  it  hasn't  enough  plot  for  a  comedy  and 
is  p'layed  too  slowly  for  farce.  Therefore, 
being  undecided,  it  wavers  between  the  two 
and  changes  its  tempo  whenever  it  feels 
like   it.    *    *   * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—  *  *  *  Like 
most  farces,  the  way  it  is  done  is  more  im- 
portant to  its  success  than  the  plot.  Regi- 
nald does  it  well.  He  does  it  very  well, 
aided  and  abetted  by  some  clever  actors. 
The  director  didn't  help  him  much,  nor  did 
he  person  who  wrote  the  film  version  of 
this   Edgar   Franklin   story.    *  *   * 

POST  — •  "Where  Was  I?"  maintains  its 
pace  very  nicely,  for  the  most  part,  and  it  is, 
in  our  opinion,  quite  as  amusing  as  Mr. 
Denny's  last  effort,  "I'll  Show  You  the 
Town." 

SUN — *  *  *  Reginald  Denny  bounds  for- 
ward with  a  marked  advance  in  comedic  tech- 
nic,  has  a  rush  of  incident  to  the  head  and 
becomes  the  center  about  which  revolves 
a  fast,  bright  and  gay  comedy.  Which  is 
by  way  of  saying  that  "Where  Was  I?" 
should  prove  quite  markedly  more  amusing 
than    the   average.    *   *   * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  The  picture  is  hardly 
up  to  the  standard  of  Reginald  Denny's  last 
as    a    mirth-inducing    medium.    *   *   * 

SUN — *  *  *  If  Mr,  Denny  is  to  join  the 
ranks  of  Harold  Lloyd,  Buster  Keaton,  Doug- 
las MacLean  and  others  he  must  have  more 
satisfactory  material.  There  are  no  novel 
twists  or  ingenious  situations  in  this  story, 
it  apparently  being  the  aim  of  the  author 
to  see  how  long  he  can  stave  off  the  nevit- 
able   end,    *   *   * 

WORLD—*  *  *  Rapidity  and  a  feeling 
for  wholesale  destruction,  those  cardinal  in- 
gredients for  cinema  humor,  are  in  active 
evidence.  Novelty  is  scarce.  A  good  many 
people  at  the  Colony  yesterday  afternoon 
seemed    to    be   laughing   anyway. 


"Winds  of  Chance" 
First  Nat'l— Piccadilly 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  has  neither  poignant 
d'ama  nor  relieving  comedy  to  save  itself 
from  being  commonplace.  It  drifts  along 
slowly  and  without  conviction.  The  char- 
acters are  so  many  they  crowd  each  other 
for  room  and  one  has  the  filing  that  the 
director,  Frank  Lloyd,  made  a  futile  effort 
to  get  in  as  much  action  and  as  many 
scenes  as  possible.    *   *   * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Much  of  the 
photography  is  beautiful  but  the  story  must 
he  weary  from  overwork.  There  are  end- 
less characters  to  take  care  of  and  de- 
crepit humor  in  the  form  of  two  old  men 
who  bicker  incessantly  which  helps  to  slow 
the  action.   *  ♦  » 


DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  blew  so  hard  that 
the  story  was  knocked  down  in  the  gale. 
*  *  *  The  director  has  used  ten  reels  to 
unfold  his  tale  of  Alasker  in  the  nineties, 
but  even  that  isn't  long  enough  to  patch 
up    a    ragged    continuity.    *   •   * 

EVENING    WORLD—    *   *  *    For    "The 
Winds    of    Chance"    is    an    excellent    achieve- 
ment.     It    is    a    gripping,    virile    Rex    Beach 
story    of    the    mad    rush    to    the    Yukon    gold 
fields,    and    it    is    admirably    enacted    by    one 
of    the    greatest    casts    ever    assembled.      It    is 
packed    from    beginning    to    end    with    breath- 
taking   thrills,    some    of    its    leading    players  .i 
facing  almost   certain   death   in   several   of   its : 
sequences.       It    has    the    vast    sweep    of    the  i 
Alaskan   wide,   and   Lloyd  has  imparted   to  it 
a    grinping    tempo.    *   *   * 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  a  story  of  the  Klon- 
dyke — that  region  being  featured  on  Broad- 
way the  current  week.  It  tells  of  the  mad 
rush  for  the  gold  fields  back  in  1910.  The 
scenes  are  actual  reproductions  of  the  snow- 
capped mountains,  the  torrents  and  the  daii' 
gerous    "passess'    of    Alaska.    *   *  *  J; 

HERALD  TRIBUNE—  *  *  *  Now,  aM 
there  is  no  reason  in  the  world  why  this 
should  not  be  a  great  picture,  we  suspect 
that  it  is,  and  that  it  is  only  our  ja'undiced 
viewpoint  which  prevents  us  from  seeing  it. 
The  screen  version  is  an  adaptation  of  Rex 
Beach's  novel  and  the  director  is  by  Franks 
Lloyd.    *  *   *  J 

MORNING   TELEGRAPH— *  *  *   Therrt 
is    enough    action    crammed    into    "Winds    of 
Chance"    to    supply    plots    for    a    half    dozen 
dramas.       Author    Beach    has    scattered    plots 
right    and    left    with    a    lavish    hand,    and    in 
attempting    to    crowd    every    available    situa-  , 
tion     into     his     picture.       Frank     Lloyd    has  i 
packed    it    somewhat    tightly.    *   *   * 

POST  _  ♦  ♦  ♦  The  trouble  with  Mr. 
Lloyd's  picture  lies  in  its  lack  of  dramatic 
power.  The  story  is  diffused  in  interest. 
Instead  of  following  the  career  of  one  central 
figure  it  tries  to  do  justice  to  a  number  of 
characters,  with  the  result  that  none  of 
them  becomes  sufficiently  interesting  to  war- 
rant close  attention.  *   *   * 

SUN — *  *  *  It  is  a  very  tinny  story,  this 
which  is  laid  in  the  scenes  of  the  gold  rush. 
It  is  rather  as  though  one  had  set  a  tale 
of  the  estimable,  if  somewhat  easily  satisfied, 
Horatio  Algerj  Jr.,  against  such  imposing 
background  as  might  be  offered,  say,  by 
the  French  Revolution.  Both  the  tale  and  ' 
the  background  suffer  sadly  and  the  resulting 
whole  is  confusing  and  productive  of  a  great  ; 
discouragement.    *   *   * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *    It    might   have   been  ' 

a     drawnout,     dull     proceeding     but     for     the  | 

fine    direction,    which    makes    it    an    orthodox  j 

thriller    truly    depicting    the    historical    period  • 
highly   colored  by    fictionists   of  early  Alaskan 

boom    days.       If    Rex    Beach    has    given    yoii  ! 

pleasure    with     his     tales,     then     you     should  ' 
certainly   see    "Winds   of   Chance."    ♦  »  » 


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'OL.  XXXIII    No,  47 


Monday,  August  24,  1925 


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ONE  WAY 

By  DANNY 
An  aggravating  situation  has 
eveloped  in  Connecticut.  The 
.pecial  Federal  Court  has  up- 
eld  the  constitutionality  of  the 
10  a  reel  tax.  Incidentally  the 
Censorship  section  of  the  bill, 
laturally  this  will  be  appealed. 
lUt  before  this  appeal  can  be 
ecided  thousands  of  dollars  will 
ave  been  paid  upon  this  tax. 
Naturally  this  tax  will  be  paid  by 
le  exhibitors  of  Connecticut.  That 
le  tax  is  confiscatory  and  will  prob- 
)ly  close  many  theaters  is  obvious, 
man  who  pays  from  $7.50  to  per- 
ips  $50  a  day  for  film  is  not  in  a 
Dsition  to  add  the  $10  a  reel  tax 
I  liis  purchase  and  live.  If  he  can 
len  all  the  presumed  ideas  of  values 
id  rentals  are  rubbish. 
The  organized  exhibitor  body  of 
onnecticut  is  moving  in  every  pos- 
ble  way  to  offset  this  situation, 
hey  are  being  backed  by  the  Hays 
"oup.  The  Independent  Producers 
•ganization  mut  back  the  exhibitors 
■  Connecticut  as  well.  They  may 
Dt  like  the  ideas  or  methods  of  the 
ays  group.  That  is  incidental.  The 
jht  is  being  waged  by  the  exhibi- 
■rs  of  Connecticut  and  all  forces 
ithin  the  industry  must  line  up  be- 
nd them  solidly. 

There  is  a  way  to  make  the 
lawmakers  of  Connecticut  re- 
alize the  absurdity  of  this  tax. 
It  is  a  drastic  measure.     But 
it  will  offset  the  equally  drastic 
tax — and  that  is  to  close  down 
every    picture    house    in    Con- 
necticut. To  show  not  one  sin- 
gle picture.  For  as  long  a  time 
as  is  necessary.  And   then  let 
the  people  of  Connecticut  de- 
cide whether  they  want  this  un- 
natural,   vicious    and   confisca- 
tory legislation  to  stand. 
This   is   going  a   long   way.     This 
carrying  the  fight  right  to  the  peo- 
e.     But  it  seems  the  best  way.     It 
not  new.     It  has  been  done  before. 
was  carried  out  in  Holland  several 
aars    ago    when    exhibitors    in    two 
nail  towns  faced  the  same  situation: 
confiscatory  tax.     And  in  the  end 
le   tax   was    removed.      It   is   being 
Dne    today — in    Cologne,    Germany, 
here  a  like  confiscatory  tax  measure 
as  passed  against  the  theaters. 
Taxing   the   motion   picture   indus- 
y  is  one  of  the  pastimes  of  the  day. 
/hen  new  roads  or  other  improve- 
ents  are  needed  it  seems  a  simple 
ling  to  propose  to  tax  motion  pic- 
ires.     Usually  these  lawmakers  see 

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"U"  in  Britain 

Expects     to     Produce     There — Carl 

Laemmle  Says  Preparations  Are 

Under  Way 

London — Universal  will  produce  in 
England  in  the  near  future  according 
to  statements  made  by  Carl  Laemmle 
to  the  Cinematograph  Exhibitors' 
Ass'n. 

"I  am  making  preparations",  said 
Laemmle,  "and  I  hope  to  produce  in 
this  country  films  which  will  please 
not  only  Britain  and  the  U.  S.  A.  but 
all  the  countries  of  the  world.  Al- 
though their  appeal  will  be  interna- 
tional, however,  they  will  be  known 
as  'British  made'  pictures." 

Laemmle  intimated  that  activity 
would  get  under  way  quickly. 


Hugo  Story  Abandoned 

Universal  will  not  produce  "The 
Man  Who  Laughs"  in  Paris  in  con- 
junction with  the  Societe  Generale 
de  Films,  as  originally  announced. 
The  French  company  will  make  the 
picture  on  its  own  in  Paris.  Univer- 
sal holds  an  option  for  American  dis- 
tribution. 


Paris — Raymond  Bernard,  director 
of  "The  Miracle  of  the  Wolves"  will 
direct  "L'Homme  qui  Rit"  ("The 
Man  Who  Laughs".)  The  produc- 
tion will  be  made  with  the  same 
Government  cooperation  used  in 
"The   Miracle  of  the   Wolves." 


Schoppel  to   Produce 

Paul  Schoppel  will  produce  four 
pictures  under  the  banner  of  Eternal 
Pictures,  Inc.  Arrangements  are 
being  completed  to  start  before  the 
first  of  the  year.  Several  stories  have 
already  been  purchased. 


30  Houses  to  Play  Fox  Jointly 

Cleveland— Starting  Sept.  13th., 
thirty  houses  will  run  five  Fox  spec- 
ials day  and  date.  The  first  one  will 
be  "The  Fool."  "The  Iron  Horse", 
"Havoc,"  "Lightnin'  "  and  "As  No 
Man  Has  Loved"  follow  in  order. 
A  special  co-operative  advertising 
and  exploitation  campaign  will  be 
conducted   by  the  houses. 


$14,000,000  Asked  in  Damage  Suit 

Arthur  Y.  Dalziel,  trustee  in  bank- 
ruptcy of  the  Selznick  Dist.  Corp.  on 
Saturday  filed  a  suit  in  the  Supreme 
Court  for  $14,000,000  in  damages 
against  Walter  Jerome  Green,  Will- 
iam C.  Doolittle,  Mark  Hyman  and 
Ralph  B.  Ittelson.  Among  the 
charges  it  is  claimed  the  corporation 
funds  were  mismanaged. 


P.  D.  C.  Angling  for  Schwalbe? 

Philadelphia  —  "The  Exhibitor" 
states,  that  according  to  report  Prod. 
Dist.  Corp.  is  angling  for  the  ser- 
vices of  Harry  Schwalbe,  who  is  at 
present  devoting  his  activities  to  his 
realty  operations  in  Conshohocken, 
where  he  owns  the  Riant  theater  and 
several    apartment    houses    . 


Raymond  Pawley  of  P.  D.  C.  had 
no  comment  to  make  on  the  Schwal- 
be report  Saturday. 


Frank  Acquires  Another  Theater 

Waterloo,  la. — The  Frank  Amuse- 
ment Co.  which  is  presumably  linked 
with  the  North  American  Theater 
Corp.  of  New  York  has  taken  over 
the  Majestic  at  Cedar  Rapids,  the 
largest  theater  in  Iowa,  effective 
Sept.  6.  The  Frank  chain  recently 
acquired  the  Isis  there. 


Stanley  Deals  Impending 

Philadelphia — Two  important  the- 
ater deals  are  said  to  be  hanging  fire 
at  the  Stanley  offices  with  definite 
announcement  scheduled  to  be  made 
shortly— alwalys  provided  no  hitch 
develops. 

Stanley  has  signed  Tetrazzini  for 
three  weeks  at  a  reported  figure  of 
$27,000  and  is  after  other  operatic 
and  concert  stage  stars  for  the  prin- 
cipal houses  in  the  chain. 


4  Albany  Houses  for  Strand  Group 

Albany — When  the  new  Strand  is 
completed  here,  the  Mark  Strand  in- 
terests will  have  four  houses,  all  lo- 
cated on  Pearl  St.  Anthony  De  Wolf 
Veiller,  resident  manager  of  the 
Lincoln,  Troy,  will  succeed  Herman 
Vineberg  as  manager  of  the  Albany 
Strand. 


Paramount  in  Reading? 
Reports  from  Reading,  Pa.  on 
Saturday  stated  that  Paramount  was 
after  a  theater  or  a  site  on  which  to 
build  there.  The  Colonial,  which 
the  Loew  circuit  has  purchased,  has 
been   the    Paramount   first-run   there. 


Want  Drive  Annually 

First  Request  for  Permanent  "Greater 
Movie  Season"  Comes  from   St. 
Louis    Exhibitors 

The  first  official  request  by  art  pr- 
Ranized  body  of  exhibitors  for  a 
"Greater  Movie  Season  Campaign" 
next  year  has  been  made  by  the  M. 
P.   Exhibitors   League  of  St.  Louis. 

According  to  a  wire  received  by 
Will  H.  Hays,  from  Joseph  Mogler, 
a  special  meeting  of  all  exhibitors 
was  held  to  discuss  the  results  of  the 
present  campaign.  They  decided 
the  season  should  be  made  an  an- 
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Again  Hits  at  Cohen 

W.  A.  Steffes  Waxes  Sarcastic  at  Re- 
fusal of  Sydney  to  Answer  the 
Former's  15  Day  Ultimatvun 

Minneapolis  —  "Greater  Amuse- 
ments" current  issue  publishes  the 
following: 

"  'Mr.  Cohen's  silence  on  my  chal- 
lenge that  he  either  put  up  or  shut 
up  in  substantiating  charges  he  said 
he  would  file  against  me  is  but  an- 
other demonstration  of  the  childish 
tactics  he  is  pursuing  in  his  attempts 
to  retain  his  throne  as  Dictator  of 
the  national  organization.  This  lat- 
est debacle  of  Mr.  Cohen  is  humor- 
ous in  the  extreme  but  its  serious- 
ness should  not  be  overlooked  by 
exhibitors  who  should  realize  just 
what  kind  of  man  is  controlling  the 
destinies  of  their  organization.'  " 

"This  was  the  comment  yesterday 
of  W.  A.  Steffes,  Allied  group  leader, 
on  the  failure  of  Cohen  to  answer 
his  challenge  within  the  fifteen  day 
period  of  grace  provided  for  in  the 
challenge  which  expired  yesterday, 
(Friday). 

"  'Cohen's  silence  constitutes  an 
apology  by  inference  and  is  accepted 
as  such  for  I  deeply  sympathize 
with  the  former  able  leader  whose 
lust  for  power  seems  to  be  depriving 
him  of  all  the  qualities  which  made 
him  valuable  to  the  association  a  few 
years  ago.'  " 


Sydney  S.  Cohen  is  visiting  his 
family  in  Vermont  and  was  therefore 
unavailable   on   Saturday. 


Coast  "Lab"  Deal 

Los  Angeles — The  Hirlagraph  M. 
P.  Corp.  has  made  a  deal  with  the 
Chester  Bennett  laboratory  to  rep- 
resent them  on  the  Coast.  A  new 
company  known  as  the  Hirlagraph- 
Bennett  Laboratory  Ass'n.,  Inc.,  has 
been  formed. 


Charles  Wilcox  En  Route 

London — Charles  Wilcox  of  Her- 
bert Wilcox  Prod.  Ltd.  is  aboard 
the  Olympic,  due  in  New  York  to- 
morrow. 


Jans  Sells  Canada 

A  deal  between  Jans  Prod,  and 
Charles  Lalumiere  of  Film  DeLuxe 
Ltd.;  for  Eastern  Canadian  rights 
practically  disposes  of  the  entire 
world  on  the  six  pictures  being  pro- 
duced by  Herman  F.  Jans. 


Jersey  After  "Blue  Law"  Repeal 

The  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  New  Jersey  is 
taking  its  campaign  for  the  repeal  of 
the  "blue  laws"  direct  to  the  public 
and,  to  this  end,  is  working  with 
women's  clubs  all  over  the  state. 


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Vot.  XXnil  Ni.  47  Monday Ang.  24. 1»25    Prtw  5  Cits 

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Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Eastman  Kodak 10754   106^   106^      300 

Famous  Players 108^4   107M   108       1,600 

F.  P.   Pfd 10554   105       105  300 

F.    P.    Rights    Not   quoted 

Film  Inspection  ....     6  6  6  100 

First    National    Not    quoted 

Fox    "A"     67         665^     67       1,700 

Loew's,    Inc 3454     33M     34       6,300 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd Not    quoted 

M.   P.   Cap.    Corp Not  quoted 

Pathe  Exch.  "A"   . .   79J|     79  J^     79  J^      100 

Universal    Not   quoted 

Warners  "A"  ....  2054  20^  2054  200 
Warners    Not    quoted 


ONE  WAY 

(Conlinxed  jrom  Page  1) 
daylight.  Before  it  is  too  late.  They 
realize  that  after  all  this  is  simply  a 
business.  Not  a  gold  mine.  But 
the  Connecticut  lawmakers  evidently 
thought  differently.  They  have  pas- 
sed a  law.  And  the  way  to  meet  that 
situation  is  obvious.  It  needs  a  lot 
of  guts  to  decide  upon  a  move  so 
drastic.  But  the  situation  is  one 
where  guts  are  needed.  Nothing  else 
will  meet  the  situation. 

It  may  be  said  that  through  such 
a    procedure    the    average    exhibitor 
would  be  forced  to  the  wall;  that  he 
would  go  bankrupt.    That  he  couldn't 
stand  the  gaff.     Perhaps  this  is  so. 
All   of   that   may   happen.     But  will 
they  not  go  bankrupt;  will  they  not 
be   forced   out   of   business   anyway? 
Won't    this    law — vicious    as    it    is — 
force  them  to  the  red  flag  anyway? 
If  not  will  someone  who  can  prove 
to  the  contrary  step  forward.       And 
earn  a  large  medal  for  himself.    Plus 
the  thanks  of  the  whole  business. 
One    concern — a    distributor 
^<mnounced  he  was  ready  to 
close  the  day  the  decision  was 
handed  down. 

A  meeting  is  to  be  held  in  a 
day  or  so.  To  decide  what  ac- 
tion to  take.  Gentlemen,  the 
situation  is  clear.  Talk,  chatter, 
discussing  "plans"  will  not  an- 
swer the  Connecticut  situation. 
Neither  can  exhibitors  afford  to 
wait  the  months  necessary 
pending  the  appeal.  They  can- 
not stand  the  gaff. 


Want  Drive  Annually 

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nual  affair.  Although  this  is  the  first 
offiiCial  action,  the  Hays  ofTice  states 
general  managers  of  the  various 
campaigns  report  that  their  cam- 
paigns are  giving  the  theaters  the 
best  August  they  have  had  in  years 
and  that  the  exhibitors  want  a 
'Greater  Movie  Season"  drive  every 
year. 

The  Louisville,  Washington,  Tulsa 
and  Minneapolis  campaigns  opened 
on  the  15.  Pittsburgh  opens  its  sea- 
son today.  Oklahoma  City  is  adver- 
tising the  season  which  will  open 
there  on  Sept.  7. 

Dr.  S.  Parkes  Cadman,  president, 
Federal  Council  of  Churches;  George 
Barr  McCutcheon,  president,  Author's 
League  of  America;  Richard  Wash- 
burn Child,  former  Ambassador  to 
Italy  and  Alice  Duer  Miller,  author, 
make  up  the  board  that  will  judge 
the  essays  submitted  in  the  National 
Greater  Movie  Season  Contest,  con- 
ducted by  prominent  newspapers  to 
select  the  best  essays  on  "What  the 
Motion  Picture  Means  to  Me."  or 
"What  the  Motion  Picture  Means  to 
My  Community."  The  three  national 
prizes  are  a  trip  for  two  around  the 
world  on  the  Belgenland;  a  trip  for 
two  to  Miami,  and  a  trip  for  two  to 
Los  Angeles. 


Schreck  Leaves  the  Herald 

Chicago  —  Jay  M.  Schreck,  news 
editor  of  the  Exhibitors  Herald  for 
five  years,  has  resigned.  His  future 
plans  are  undetermined. 


Sid  Davidson  with  "U" 

Sid  Davidson,  formerly  with  the 
Weshner-Davidson  Agency,  has 
joined  the  Universal  exploitation  de- 
partment, writing  copy  on  stunts  and, 
tie-ups. 


Victoria  Moore  Busy  on  Scripts 

Victoria  Moore  has  just  completed 
the  continuities  for  three  Gotham 
Prod,  and  for  "The  Cleaner  Flame" 
which  Whitman  Bennett  will  pro- 
duce. 


Triangle  Reissues  in  England 

London — Savoy  Film  Co.,  Ltd., 
193  Wardour  St.,  announces  a  series 
of  Triangle  reissues.  Many  of  the 
old  vehicles  of  Hart,  Fairbanks,  Tal- 
madge    and    Swanson    are   included. 


Missouri  Theaters  Change  Hands 

Hannibal,  Mo. — Mr.  and  Mrs.  C. 
W.  Lily  have  resigned  as  managers 
of  the  Star,  Broadway,  Orpheum  and 
Park,  effective  immediately.  John 
Price  will  assume  charge  of  the  four 
houses  which  are  owned  by  one  com- 
pany. The  stock  is  held  by  various 
business   people. 


16  Companies  at  F.  B.  O. 
Los   Angeles — Six   F.   B.   O.   com- 
panies  and   ten   independents   are   at 
work  on  the  F.  B.  O.  lot. 


255  W.  43rd  St.        New  York,  N.  Y. 

EDWIN  HOPKINS 

Continuities 

Continuities  Criticized  and 

Reconstructed 

What  To  Cut  Before  You  Shoot 

TITLES  EDITING  GAGS 


On  Broadway 

Broadway — "Kiss  Me  Again". 

Cameo — "Where  Was  I?" 

Capitol — "Her  Sister  From  Paris". 

Century — "Siegfried". 

Colony — "Hell's    Highroad". 

Criterion — "The  Wanderer". 

Embassy — ^"The       Merry       Widow" 
(starting  Wednesday). 

Loew's    New    York — Today — "Never 
the  Twain  Shall  Meet." 
Tuesday — "Was    it    Bigamy?"    and 

"High  and  Handsome." 
Wednesday — "Eve's  Lover." 
Thursday— "Light      of      Western 

Stars." 
Friday — "The    Police    Patrol"    and 

"The  Great  Sensation." 
Saturday — "Sun  Up." 
'Sunday— "His  Buddy's  Wife." 

Loew's  State— "The  Unholy  Three". 

Mark  Strand— "The  Gold  Rush". 

Piccadilly — "Winds  of   Chance". 

Rialto — "In  the  Name  of  Love". 

Rivoli — "The  Man  Who  Found  Him- 
self". 

Brooklyn    Mark    Strand — "Kiss    Me 
Again". 

Next   Week 

Broadway — Not  yet  determined. 

Cameo — Not  yet  determined. 

Capitol— "The   Mystic". 

Century — "Siegfried". 

Colony — Not  yet  determined. 

Criterion— "The  Wanderer". 

Embassy — "The  Merry  Widow". 

Mark  Strand— "The  Gold  Rush". 

Piccadilly— "Red  Hot  Tires". 

Rialto — "The  Man  Who  Found  Him- 
self". 

Rivoli— "The  Coast  of  Folly". 

Brooklyn  Mark  Strand— "The  Fool". 


Explorer  Film  in  London 
London — United  Kingdom  Photo- 
plays have  taken  over  "From  Red 
Sea  to  Blue  Nile",  a  film  made  in 
Africa  by  Mrs.  Rosita  Forbes,  the 
well-knowrt  explorer.  The  picture 
was  photographed  by  Harold  G. 
Jones,  official  cameraman  on  the 
Prince  of  Wales'  Eastern  tour. 


Two  Erie  Houses  Reopen 

Erie,  Pa. — After  having  been  closed 
many  months,  the  Columbia  has  re- 
opened. It  was  practically  rebuilt. 
The  Strand  has  also  reopened,  hav- 
ing undergone  remodeling. 


Costa  Handling  Theater  Exploitation 

Anthony  A.  Costa  has  joined  the 
Small-Strauseberg  Circuit  as  pub- 
licity head. 


"Siegfried"  Opens 
"Siegfried"  had  its  premiere  at  the 
Century  last  night. 


Italian  Producer  to  Make  "Aida" 
Rome — Verdi's  "Aida"  will  be  pro- 
duced by   Carucci.     Millions  of  lires 
are  scheduled  to  be  spent  on  it. 


Deny  Sale  of  "Pay  Gravel" 

The  Bobbs-Merrill  Co.  of  India- 
napolis denies  that  the  picture  rightt 
to  "Pay  Gravel",  by  Hugh  Pendexc 
ter  have  been  sold  to  any  producer 
Universal  is  making  a  story  of  thai 
name  with  Jack  Hoxie  as  star. 

Drummond  in  Chairgfe  for  P.  D.  C 

Seattle— Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  hai 
named  W.  J.  Drummond  manage 
of  the  local  branch.  He  was  form 
erly  with   First  National  in  Canada 

Babcock  Exploiting  United  Artists 

Seattle — Frederick  Babcock,  fornj 
er  dramatic  editor  of  the  Denve 
Post,  has  joined  United  Artists  % 
exploitation  man. 


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Newspaper  Opinions 
New  York 

"The  Wanderer"— F.  P.-L. 
Criterion 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  reveals  itself  as  a 
production,  filled  with  gorgeous  settings  and 
some  pictorial  effects  that  are  unequalled  in 
their  giandeur.  Some  of  the  scenes  with  the 
sheep  grazing  on  the  hillside  are  worthy  of 
Landseer's  conception  of  pastoral  beauty. 
To  offset  this,  there  is,  I  am  sorry  to  say, 
an  offensive  tone  of  studied  immorality.  *  •  ♦ 
DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  a  stupendous 
biblical  picture  only  because  of  its  prodigious 
cost,  the  number  of  extras  it  employed,  and 
the  amount   of   studio   space   it   occupied. 

The  story   drags   and   jerks   in   its   develop- 
ment, ending  with  a  glaring  anti-climax.  *  *  * 
DAILY    NEWS—*    *    *    The    picture    has 
beauty,   but  no   soul. 

It  is  a  shameless  piece  of  gaud  crying 
out   to   you   to   admire   its   pretty   colors. 

The  sets  are  gorgeous.  The  pictures  are 
worthy   of  a   place  in   your   memory.  *  *  * 

GRAPHIC — *  *  *  the  whole  picture  is 
William  Collier,  Jr.,  and  nothing  else  is  ot 
much  moment.  "Buster,"  in  this  picture, 
shoots  into  his  rightful  place  in  the  starry 
firmament,  as  a  bright  and  shining  light — 
second  to  on   one  in  the   films  today.   *    *   ♦ 

In  point  of  lavishness  and  artistic  photo- 
graphy, "The  Wanderer"  is  all  that  has  been 

claimed  for  it.  *  *  * 


TIMES — *  *  *  Colleen  Moore  was  never 
better  than  in  "The  Desert  Flower".  Her  girl- 
%^\,  enthusiasm,  her  spirited  naievette,  were 
given   limitless  room.    *  *  * 


Out-of-Town 

"Beggar  on   Horseback"— F.   P.-L. 
Strand,  Milwaukee 

SENTINEL—*  *  *  And  James  Cruze  who 
directed  the  effoit  let  his  imagination  run  riot 
in  making  this  as  charmingly  crazy  as  it  could 
be.  It  is  a  satire  oil  the  standardized  meth- 
ods of  business  and  the  pettiness  of  some  of 
our  big  business  men.  *  ♦   * 

NEWS — *  *  *  Your  appreciation  can  only 
equal  your  powers  of  imagination.  The  writer 
thinks  it  an  artistic  creation,  but  its  effect  on 
Milwaukee  audiences  is  radically  different.  A 
large  percentage  of  Saturday  afternoon  pa- 
trons laughed  almost  hysterically — others  sat 
V  ith  a  blank  expression  on  their  faces,  as  if 
wondering  v/hat   it  was  all  about.   *    *    * 


"Don  Q,  Son  of  Zorro" 
United  Artists — Colonial,  Boston 

liEKALD — *  *  *  Mr.  Fairbanks,  of  course, 
dominates  the  situation.  He  is  scarcely  off 
ihe  scene  for  a  moment.  He  is  his  familiar, 
-;raceful,  agile,  animated  self.  He  leaps  and 
bounds  and  climbs  with  all  his  old-time 
mettle.  His  flashing  sword  is  more  than 
a  match  for  his  hated  rival,  for  the  Outen 
a  match  for  his  rival.  He  rides  horseback 
with  the  reckless  abandon  that  is  character- 
istic of  his  work  and  makes  love  with  the 
impetuous  ardor  that  bears  his  own  par- 
ticular  trademark.    *  *  » 

POST — *  *  *  With  amazing  agility  and  a 
>lini-waisted  litheness  that  may  well  be  en- 
\ied  by  his  contemporaries,  both  on  and  oft 
Lhe  screen,  Mr.  Fairbanks  leaps  through  a  se- 
ries of  breathtaking  adventures  without  once 
losing  his  high  powered  smile.  His  trusty 
lieutenant  is  a  long,  snaky  whip,  which  he^ 
.vields  against  his  adversaries  with  deadly  re 
lilts.    ♦    ♦    ♦ 

TRA\'ELER — *  *  *  It  is  a  gorgeous  pro- 
luction,  with  sets  that  for  the  most  part  look 
leal  and  recklessly  extravagant  and  superb 
photography. 

The  cast  is  fine.  Fairbanks  is  his  old  bound- 
ing,  exuljerant,   smiling,   cocky  self.   ♦   *    » 


IlERALD— *  *  *  A  fine  r'ture,  I  think,  a 
picture  taking  Chaplin  closer  -to  the  serious 
.'mbition  that  evolved  "A  Worn  .n  of  Paris," 
l;ut  not  a  step  away  from  hilarious  buffoonery. 

JOURNAL—*  ♦  »  It  has  a  plot.  It  has 
dramatic  intensity.  It  has  laughs  of  an  order 
even  Chaplin  himself  has  not  roused  before. 
But  chiefly  it  has  pathos  to  mark  it  as  a  new 
adventure    in   a    great   comedian's   development. 

POST—*  *  *  "The  Gold  Rush"  is  gay  and 
I'athetic,  fantastic  and  human,  and  one  of  the 
most   charming    pictures    ever    made.    »    ♦    * 

Adams,   Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  '  The  object  of  "The 
(;oId  Rush"  is  laughter  in  the  locale  of  the 
frozen  north,  and  laughter  is  evoked  in  an 
abundance  that  has  never  lieen  exceeded  u. 
any  Chaplin  film.  But  there  are  moment 
when  the  great  audience  was  hushed  as  Chap 
lin    introduced   a   moment    of   pathos.    •    *    » 

NEWS — *  *  *  InnumeraJiIe  gags  and  situ 
;'lions  of  the  highest  laugh  order  are  sprinkle^ 
through  the  action  and  Chaplin  u  es  on  them 
every  spark  of  that  individual  originality  tha 
has  hoisted  him  to  the  top  of  the  acting' heap 
While  one  is  laughing  at  the  plight  of  the 
"lone  prospector"  in  the  snow  wastes  of  Alas 
ka.  one  consciously  feels  the  working  of  dram:: 
I.eneath  it  all — proof  that  high  art  lurks  in 
lew  corned V.    *   *  -^ 


"Black  Cyclone"— Pathe 
Capitol,    Cincinnati 

TIMES-STAR—*  *  ♦  On  paper  it  appears 
almost  silly  to  describe  the  romance  of  a  horse. 
In  the  picture  it  is  a  pulsating  drama  which 
grips  the  attention  of  the  spectator  from  first 
to  last.  Rex  is  ably  assisted  by  two  other  su- 
rerb   steeds.    *    ♦    * 

Eastman,  Rochester 

DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  The  photoplay  was 
short,  entertaining  and  full  of  action.  The 
work  of  the  horse,  both  the  imported  charac- 
ters, and  the  members  of  the  herd  showed  ex- 
cellent  direction.    ♦    ♦    * 

HERALD—*  *  *  It  is  a  remarkable  pic- 
ture, and  it  has  been  directed  with  intense 
realism  by  Hal  Roach.  The  settings  are  mag- 
liftcent..   *  *  * 

JOURNAL—*  *  ♦  "Black  Cyclone"  is  an 
exciting  picture.  When  it  gets  going,  the  au- 
dience sits  up  and  watches  the  scenes.  This 
is  something  that  can  not  be  said  always  of 
a  picture  which  has  a  human  star.  The  oc- 
casional dull  moments  in  "Black  Cyclone"  are 
the  scenes  which  have  humans  in  them.  All 
of  which  means,  we  are  "boosting"  the  equine 
actors  of  the  picture  highly.   *   •  • 

TIMES— UNION— *  *  *  After  sitting 
through  lurid  melodrama  and  unsweet  farce, 
"Black  Cyclone"  with  its  setting  of  sweeping 
mountain  ranges  and  valleys,  and  its  equine 
actors,   comes  as  a  breath  of   fresh   air.   ♦   •   ♦ 


"Drusilla  With  A  Million"— F.  B.  O. 
Garden,   Milwaukee 

SENTINEL—*  *  What  makss  "Drusilla 
\\  ith  a  Million"  stand  above  the  average  pic- 
aire  where  the  plot  follows  a  sentimental 
groove  is  that  the  director  by  means  of  a  cast 
)t  talented  players  has  managed  to  impart  a 
leally  beautiful  lesson  in  the  principles  of  un- 
elfishness  and  devotion  to  the  common  good 
.vithout  using  the  too  obvious  varieties  of  ho- 
,;iim.    *    ♦    * 

NEWS — *  *  *  It  is  a  picture  that  will  ap- 
ical to  most  every  movie  fan.  Rich  in  laughs, 
.tars  and  gripping  moments,  it  is  in  every 
way    decidedly    worth    seeing.    ♦  •  * 

Rialto,  Washington 

POST — ■"  *  *  tile  story  vividly  portrays  the 
1  aive  and  ingenuous  methods  adapted  by  the 
lelightful  little  old  lady  who.  being  forced  to 
uork  for  her  keep  in  a  charity  hoipe,  is  sud- 
denly  left   a   million  dollars.    ♦    ■»    * 

TIMES—*  *  *  It  tells  a  powerful  and  ap- 
pending story  and  is  rich  in  character  study. 
.Mary  Carr.  as  the  worn-out  old  servant,  who 
^l•d(lenIy  inherits  a  million  dollars  and  turns 
her  beautiful  home  into  a  nursery  for  unfor- 
tunate children,  gives  a  performance  that 
dv.arfs  all   her   previous   efforts.    *    •   * 


New    Seattle    House 

Seattle — E.  H.  Habrocuk  recently 
opened  his  new  500  seater  Rainliow 
theater  at  140  North  85th  St. 


"The  Early  Bird"— East  Coast  (S.R.) 
Lyric,  Cincinnati 

TIMES— STAR— ♦  ♦  ♦  Hines's  histrionic 
ability  is  largely  enthusiasm,  but  beyond  doubt 
he  possesses  a  magnetic  personality  and  a 
funny  face  that  are  certain  to  draw  laughter 
and   sympathy  from  his  audience.   *  ♦  * 


''The  Crimson  Runner" — Prod.  Dist. 
Corp. — Fay's,  Rochester 

HERALD—*  *  *  The  picture  is  well  cal- 
culated to  furnish  a  good  measure  of  enter- 
tainment to  both  the  devotees  of  romantic  mel- 
odrama and  the  admirers  of  Miss  Dean.  ♦  »  « 

j;OURNAL— *  *  *  The  acting  is  one  of  the 
main  features  contributing  to  the  success  of 
the  picture.  Miss  Dean  was  never  more  hap- 
rily  placed,  probably,  than  in  the  central  role 
of  this  offering. 


"The  Desert  Flower"— First  Nat'l. 
Metro,  Washington 

HERALD — *  ♦  *  Its  action  is  spirited  and 
diversified,  abounding  in  humor  of  the  most 
infectious    sort,    romance,    pathos    and    thrills 


"Fighting  Youth"— Columbia  (S.  R.) 
Scollay  Square,  Boston 

POST — *  *  *  The  story  starts  with  a  bang 
and  continues  with  action  that  races  along  at 
a  merry  clip.  Is  is  one  of  the  most  exciting 
scieen   plays  shown   in   Boston  for  a  long  time. 

"Greed" — Metro-Gold. 
Strand,  Minneapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  This  picture  is  the  screen 
adaptation  of  Frank  Norris'  American  classic, 
"McTeague,"  and  will  serve  to  divide  the  mo- 
tion picture  lovers  into  two  classes — those  who 
like  the  picture  and  those  who  don't  for  sel- 
dom is  there  a  picture  presented  on  the  sil- 
ver sheet  which  is  as  gripping  as  this  one 
and  which  produces  as  telling  an  effect  upon 
individual   spectators.    *  *  • 


In  the  Courts 

Supreme  Court  Justice  Donohue 
has  denied  an  application  by  the  In- 
ternational Bank  of  Washington,  D. 
C.  for  summary  judgment  against  the 
Sheridan  Theater  Co.,  Inc.,  in  a  suit 
on  a  note  for  $8,000,  which  was  one 
of  three  given  in  1922  for  a  loan  of 
$16,000.  The  court  refused  to  order 
judgment  because  the  answer  of  the 
defendant  denies  that  the  note  was 
legally  executed,  or  that  there  was 
any  consideration.  An  affidavit  by 
William  F.  Rafiferty,  president  of  the 
defendant  since  1922,  stated  that  the 
note  was  executed  by  Max  Spiegel 
but  that  he  had  no  authority  from  the 
corporation  to  do  so.  It  is  also  al- 
leged that  the  check  received  for  the 
entire  loan  was  deposited  to  the  ac- 
count of  the  Adeline  Amusement  Co., 
which  was  Spiegel's  own  private  en- 
terprise. 


Supreme  Court  Justice  Walsh  has 
dismissed  a  suit  of  the  Century  Film 
Co.  against  the  U.  S.  Fidelity  & 
Guaranty  Co.  for  $25,000  because  of 
lack  of  prosecution.  The  complaint 
alleged  that  a  contract  was  made 
between  the  plaintiff  and  the  Educa- 
tional Films  Corp.  of  America,  by 
which  pictures  taken  by  the  plain- 
tiff in  the  West  Virginia  coal  fields 
were  to  be  exhibited  by  Educational 
and  the  plaintiff  paid  Educational 
$25,000,  but  it  was  alleged  that  the 
contract  was  broken.  The  guaranty 
company  was  sued  on  the  bond  given 
for  Educational. 


"The   Gold   Rush"— United  Artists 
Orpheum,  Chicago 

AMERICAN— »  *  ♦  From  the  moment  he 
first  appears  in  the  film,  skidding  with  the 
famous  Chaplin  walk  around  a  dangerous 
mountain  trail,  to  the  final  fade-out  wherein 
he  kisses  the  lady  who.se  name  is  Georgia,  you 
Pnd  yourself  laughing  one  moment,  then  with 
moist  eyes  and  a  catch  in  your  throat  the 
next.  Indeed,  the  picture  passes  from  the  ri- 
diculous to  the  sublime  innumerable  times, 
giving  Charlie  ample  opportunity  of  proving 
that  he  is  one  of  the  foremost  living  ex- 
ponents   of    the    difficult   art    of    pantomime. 


In  the  application  by  the  Big  U 
Film  Exchange,  Inc.  to  compel  the 
Bardavon  Theater  Corp.  owner  of 
the  Stratford  at  Poughkeepsie,  to  ar- 
bitrate a  dispute  over  the  refusal  of 
the  defendant  who  paid  for  "The 
Last  Laugh",  it  was  consented  be- 
fore Justice  Walsh  that  the  dispute 
will   be   arbitrated. 


Reuben  Samuels  has  secured  a 
summary  judgment  in  the  Supreme 
Court  against  Jacob  G.  Bachmann 
for  $2,585  for  a  balance  due  on  an 
account  with  Reuben  Samuels,  Inc. 
which  he  agreed  to  pay  on  install- 
ment and  failed  to  do. 


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DAILY 


On  the  Educational  Lot 

Clem  Beauchamp,  assistant  direc- 
tor with  Stephen  Roberts,  who  is 
working  with  Al  St.  John  in  a  series 
of  Mermaid  comedies,  suflFered  three 
broken  ribs  when  he  was  thrown 
from  a  wagon  during  the  filming  of 
a  new  comedy. 

Louis  Hutton  is  playing  the  lead 
opposite  AI  St.  John. 

Two  companies  have  started  pro- 
duction on  the  new  series  of  24 
Cameo  comedies.  Cliflf  Bowes  will 
be  starred  in  one  company  under  the 
direction  of  Charles  Lamont.  Jules 
White,  brother  of  Jack  White,  will 
direct    the    other    company. 

Helen  Foster,  who  has  been  play- 
ing leads  with  Johnny  Arthur  in  Tux- 
edo comedies,  has  been  selected  to 
appear  opposite   Bowes. 


Hollywood  Happenings 

Roach  Going  to  "Quaker  City" 

Hal  Roach,  member  of  the  Mid- 
wock  Polo  Team  of  Los  Angeles 
will  spend  a  month  away  from  the 
studio  in  September,  playing  in  the 
national  tournament  at   Philadelphia. 


Rigby  Busy  on  Talmadge  Script 

L.  G.  Rigby,  scenarist,  whom  Jos. 
M.  Schenck  borrowed  from  M.-G.-M. 
to  do  the  continuity  on  "Tumble- 
weeds"  for  Bill  Hart,  expects  to  fin- 
ish the  concluding  sequences  of  Nor- 
ma Talmadge's  next  starring  vehicle 
"Paris  After  Dark,"  soon. 


Zanuck  to  Do  Script 
Darryl  Francis  Zanuck  will  write 
the  script  of  "Broken  Hearts"  of 
Hollywood"  for  Warner  Bros,  in 
which  every  Warner  player  will  ap- 
pear with  the  exception  of  John 
Barrymore  and  Lowell  Sherman. 


Rock   Starts   First  "Blue   Ribbon" 

Joe  Rock  has  commenced  produc- 
tion of  the  first  of  the  new  series  of 
13  two-reel  comedies  for  Standard 
Cinema  Corp.  to  be  released  by  F. 
B.  O.  under  the  brand  name  of  "Blue 
Ribbon"  comedies. 


Frances  Marion  Preparing  Script 

Frances  Marion,  scenarist  for 
Samuel  Goldwyn,  is  preparing  the 
script  for  "Potash  &  Perlmutter", 
from  the  story  of  Montague  Glass. 
This  will  be  released  this  fall  by 
United  Artists. 


Writes  Script  in  Ten  Days 
Mel  Brown,  scenarist  for  Univers- 
al, claims  a  record  for  scenario  writ- 
ers, in  completing  the  entire  script  for 
What  Happened  to  Jones?",  in 
which  Reginald  Denny  will  star,  in 
ten  days. 


Nixon  Signed  for  Denny's  Picture 

Marian  Nixon  has  been  selected  for 
her  third  leading  role  opposite  Re- 
ginald Denny  in  "What  Happened 
to  Jones."  William  A.  Seiter  will 
direct. 


Retained  By  Coogan 

Frank  B.  Good,  for  three  years 
chief  of  Jackie  Coogan's  camera 
staff,  has  been  retained  by  Jack  Coo- 
gan, Sr.,  to  supervise  the  photography 
of,  "Old  Clothes,"  now  in  the  mak- 
ing. 


Exteriors   Filmed   in   Texas 

King  Vidor,  wih  a  staff  of  camera- 

len  and  assistants,  is  in  Ft.  Houston, 

[Texas,    where    he    is    photographing 

final   scenes   for   "The    Big   Parade," 

ffor  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 


Bess  Meredyth  To  Adapt  "Don  Juan" 

Bess  Meredyth  has  been  chosen 
by  Warner  Bros,  to  prepare  the 
scenario  of  "Don  Juan".  Mary  As- 
tor  has  been  chosen  to  play  the  lead 
opposite  John  Barrymore. 


MacLean  Unit  Returns 

Douglas  MacLean  and  his  com- 
pany filming  "Seven  Keys  to  Bald- 
pate,"  returned  this  week  from  a 
location  trip  to  San  Diego.  Fred 
Newmeyer  is   directing. 


Two  Added  to  Cast  of  "His  People" 

Nat  Carr  and  Otto  Lederer  have 
been  added  to  the  cast  of  "His  Peo- 
ple," Edward  Sloman's  next  for  Uni- 
versal, in  which  Rudolph  Schildkraut 
plays  the  featured  role. 


Completes  Twelfth   Aubrey 

The  12th  of  the  new  series  of 
Jimmy  Aubrey  comedies,  which  Joe 
Rock  is  producing  for  Standard  Cin- 
ema, has  been  completed  at  Univer- 
sal City. 


Ince  Finishes  "Perfect  Crime" 

John  Ince.  who  has  established 
headquarters  in  the  California  studios, 
has  completed  "The  Perfect  Crime," 
with  E.  K.  Lincoln,  and  Wanda  Haw- 
ley. 


Svend  Gade  Writes  an  Original 

Svend  Gade,  Universal  director, 
and  Charles  Whittaker,  scenarist,  are 
collaborating  on  an  original  story 
which  Gade  will  direct  as  his  next  for 
"U". 


Mack  Sennett  Studios  Busy 

Mack  Sennett's  companies  are  ac- 
tive. Directors  Harry  Edwards,  Al- 
fred Goulding,  Del  Lord,  Lloyd  Ba- 
con, and  Eddie  Cline  are  at  work. 


Carey  Unit  on  Location 

Hunt  Stromberg  has  sent  the 
Harry  Carey  company  to  Belden, 
Calif.,  to  secure  scenes  on  Feather 
River  for   "The   Prairie   Pirate." 


Clarke  Back  From  Vacation 

After  a  vacation  spent  in  the  Pa- 
cific Northwest  regions,  Victor  H. 
Clarke,  assistant  to  Jesse  L.  Lasky, 
has  returned  to  Hollywood. 


Art  Acord's  Next 

"The  Sage  Brush  Sherlock,"  from 
L.  V.  Jefferson's  "Horse  Sense,"  is 
to  be  Art  Acord's  next  for  Univer- 
ial,   Cliff   Smith   directing. 


Earle  Finishes  Role 
Edward  Earle  has  completed  work 
in  "Viennese  Medley"  for  First  Na- 
tional. 


Martha  Sleeper  in  New  York 
Martha  Sleeper  will  return  to  the 
Roach    studios    Sept.    2    from    New 

York.  

Hal  Roach  Active 
The  Roach  units  filming  new  pro- 
duct for  Pathe  embrace  the  Rex  fea- 
ture   troupe    and    five    units    making 
comedies. 


Le  Saint  Writing  A  Stage  Hay 
Edward    Le    Saint,    who    recently 
completed  the  last  picture  under  his 
contract  with  Waldorf,   is  writing  a 
stage  play. 


Langdon  Finishes  Another 
Harry     Langdon     has     completed 
"There  He  Goes"  for  Mack  Sennett. 
Peggy    Montgomery    had    the    fem- 
inine lead. 


"The  Thrill  Hunter"  Begun 
"The    Thrill    Hunter"    is    the    new 
Edmund    Cobb   film   being   produced 
at  Universal  under  Ernst  Laemmle's 
direction. 


Fay  Wray  Signs 

Fay  Wray,  has  signed  with  Uni- 
versal to  play  leads  with  that  com- 
pany. She  formerly  was  under  con- 
tract with   Hal   Roach. 


Virginia   Faire  with  Universal 

Virginia  Brown  Faire  has  been  as- 
signed one  of  the  stellar  roles  in  "His 
People,"  which  Ted  Sloman  is  dir- 
ecting for  Universal. 


Dorothy  Seastrom  in  "We  Moderns" 

Dorothy  Seastrom  is  playing  the 
role  of  Dolly  Whipple  in  First  Na- 
tional's "We  Moderns,"  which  stars 
Colleen  Moore. 


Elaine  Hamjnerstein  Starts 
Elaine  Hammerstein  has  started  on 
"Ladies     of    Leisure,"     which    Tom 
Buckingham    is    directing    for    Wal- 
dorf. 


Gardner  James  Finishes 

Gardner  James  has  finished  his 
part  in  "The  Gilded  Highway,"  his 
second  role  under  J.  Stuart  Black- 
ton. 


Joyce  Finishes  "Skyrocket" 

Peggy  Hopkins  Joyce's  first  star- 
ring picture,  "Skyrocket,"  has  been 
completely  edited  by  Marshall  Neilan. 


Dooley  on   First   Picture 
Billy    Dooley,    has    started   on    his 
first  Christie  comedy.    William  Wat- 
son is  directing. 


Eason  Finishes  Hoffman  Film 

Reaves  Eason  has  finished  "The 
Shadow  on  the  Wall"  for  Renaud 
Hoffman   Prod. 


Nat  Carr  Added  to  Cast 
Nat   Carr  has  been  added  by  Uni- 
versal  to  the   cast   of  "Two   Blocks 

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Incorporations 

Albany,  N.  Y. — One  Hundred  and  Twenty- 
Six  Second  Ave  Corp.,  New  York.  Capi- 
tal $10,000.  Attorney,  Louis  Prashker,  165 
Broadway,   New   York. 


Albany.  N.  Y. — Wortham  Pictures,  New 
York.  Capital  $5,000,  Attorney,  E.  A. 
Meyer,   149   Broadway,  New  York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Hamilton  Operators,  Inc. ; 
New  York  Capital  $50,000,  Attorney,  O. 
A.    Meyerson,    44    Court    Street,    Brooklyn, 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Theater  Properties  Corp., 
New  York.  Capital  $25,000.  Attorney,  D. 
A.    Ticktin,    149    Broadway,    New    York. 


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Tuesday,  August  25,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


WALKER 

By  DANNY 

Since  1919 — when  the  bill 
egalizing  Sunday  opening  in 
*Jew  York  passed — ^James  J. 
"Jiinmie")  Walker  has  been  an 
mtstanding  friend  of  the  mo- 
ion  picture  industry. 

The  fight  was  long  and  hard. 
3ut  Sunday  opening  became 
egalized  in  the  Empire  State, 
rhis  fight  was  followed  by  the 
jattle  to  prevent  censorship  be- 
;oming  a  law.  This  was  lost. 
But  all  who  were  in  the  fight 
cnew  what  Walker  did  in  his 
iflfort  to  prevent  this  legislation 
iassing.  Lately  he  has  fought 
!or  its  repeal. 

*  *         * 

As  counsel  for  the  M.  P.  T.  O. 
)f  A.  Walker  toured  this  coun- 
:ry  and  made  a  strong-  impres- 
sion wherever  he  appeared.  For 
several  years  he  was  a  leading 
igure  in  this  organization,  and 
lis  addresses  and  appeals  al- 
A'ays  provoked  favorable  com- 
ment— ^because  he  was  so  sin- 
:erely  interested  in  the  motion 
picture — and  its  people. 

As  counsel  for  the  T.  O.  C.  C. 
^the  local  exhibitors'  organiza- 
:ion)  he  has  been  notably  ef 
icient. 

Only  a  few  months  ago — 
loubtless  because  of  the  possi- 
jility  of  becoming  a  candidate 
'or  the  Mayorality  of  New  York 
—he  was  compelled  to  forego 
;he  possibility  of  again  leading 
I  group  of  picture  men. 

Constantly  he  has  been  in  the 
service  of  picture  people.  Con- 
stantly, without  hesitation,  and 
)ften  without  a  reward,  he  has 
5een  in  the  forefront  of  battles 
A^aged  upon  picture  people. 

*  *         * 

By  his  never  failing  devotion 
;o  this  industry  "Jimmie" 
vValker  has  earned  the  love,  ad- 
niration  and  respect  of  every- 
)ne  in  New  York  interested  in 
notion    pictures.      It    is    not    a 

(.Continued  on  Page  2) 


Oppose  Shutdown 

Connecticut  Exhibitors  Against  Step 

Now    Under   Consideration   by 

Producers  and  Distributors 

New  Haven — Connecticut  exhibi- 
tors are  up  in  arms  against  the  pos- 
sibility ot  a  shutdown  as  a  result  of 
the  new  tax  law.  At  a  meeting  of 
practically  every  theater  owner  in  the 
state,  held  in  the  H>;)tel  Garde  Sun- 
day, it  was  the  unar  mous  sentiment 
that  the  Connecticit'^  owners  do  not 
want  any  measure  w'aich  approaches 
a    boycott. 

Not  only  will  exhibitors  refuse  to 
waive  contract  rights  on  films  but 
they  promise  "a  fight  to  the  last 
ditch"  to  prevent  producers  and  dis- 
tributors declaring  a  shutdown.  The 
direct  result  of  the  meeting  was  the 
appointment  of  a  committee  com- 
posed of  J.  P.  Walsh,  L.  M.  Sagal, 
1.  J.  Hoflnian,  C.  M.  Mansfield  and 
.N.  J.  Fournier  to  attend  a  meeting 
it  the  Hays  office  today. 

In  a  statement  made  following  the 
meeting,  Walsh  made  it  clear  that 
the  Connecticut  exhibitors  would  not 
close  up  unless  they  are  absolutely 
forced  to   do   so. 

"We  will   fight   to  the   last   ditch," 
li.»    said.      "No   one    can    expect    that 
theater  owners,  after  the  terrible  sum- 
mer— the  dullest  in  history  as  fas  as 
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Carewe  to  Film  "Oklahoma" 

I^os  Angeles — Edwin  Carewe  will 
produce  "Oklahoma"  which  First  Na- 
uonal  says  will  cost  $1,500,000.  "Ok- 
lahoma" will  be  months  in  prepara- 
tion and  actual  camera  work  will  not 
1  e  started  before  next  Spring.  In  th? 
rneantime,  Carewe  is  to  film  "Joanna 
With  a  Million." 


"Siegfried"  Surprises 

Opening    Night    Takes    at    the    Box 

Office— Over     $2,000     in     Total 

Receipts 

"Siegfried"  proved  a  surprise  at  the 
Century  Sunday  night  when  it  open- 
ed to  a  capacity  house.  Of  course, 
conjecture  centered  around  what  per- 
centage was  "paper"  and  what  per- 
centage actually  paid  to  witness  the 
premiere. 

Upon  investigation,  the  following 
information  was  advanced:  That 
press  and  invitation  tickets  number- 
ing about  1,000  were  distributed.  The 
remainder,  numbering  about  2,000 
seats  were  sold.  The  intake  from  the 
sale  totaled  over  $2,000  as  against  a 
possible  $4,000  were  the  entire  house 
sold  out.  Ufa  stated  yesterday  be- 
tween 800  and  900  were  turned  away 
at    the   box   office.     The   price    scale 

(Continued  on  Page  8) 


Walker  Committee   Meets 

A  large  number  of  important  exhi- 
bitors, exchangemen,  producers  and 
cuiers  mteresied  m  tne  Mayorality 
campaign  ot  James  J.  (."Jnnmie") 
Walker,  met  yesterday  for  the  first 
tune.  An  organization  was  etfected 
and  the  work  will  be  continued 
ihroughout  the  campaign.  The  Com- 
mittee anticipates  an  unwavering  sup- 
port for  Walker  throughout  tne  in- 
dustry, with  the  exhibiting  end  fore- 
most, because  of  Walkers  unswerv- 
ing support  of  exhibitor  problems 
while  in  public  life. 


Sends   Films   Via   Radio 

Madison,  Wis. — Douglas  F.  W. 
Coffey,  a  University  ol  Wisconsin 
student  claims  that  after  months  of 
application  he  succeeded  several  times 
this  week  in  transmitting  moving  pic- 
tures by  radio  from  his  station  in 
Madisqii  to  his  home  at  Sunny  Crest, 
on  the  other  side  of  Lake  Mendota, 
a  distance  of  seven  miles.  All  that  is 
Known  of  the  operation  is  that  light 
ihrown  through  a  strip  of  rotating 
fihn  at  the  sending  station  is  trans- 
muted into  electrical  vibrations  which, 
sent  with  an  especially  devised  radio 
transmitter  without  microphone  or 
key,  are  in  turn  changed  to  light  rays 
and  these  at.  the  receiving  end  repro- 
duce the  picture  on  a  screen. 


More  Opposition  to  America 

Toronto — Teachers  in  England  are 
striving  to  keep  their  pupils  from  at- 
tending theaters  where  American 
films  are  shown  in  the  belief  they 
are  propaganda,  according  to  Mrs. 
Elizabeth  Ord-Marshall,  secretary  of 
the  League  of  the  Empire  who  is  now 
here. 


Loew  Acquires  Empire,  London 

London — The  Loew  organization 
yesterday  signed  a  contract,  wherby 
it  secures  control  of  the  Empire 
theater. 


Contract  Drawn 

New  Equitable  Agreement  Prepared 
by   Joseph    M.    Seider   for    Con- 
sideration of  Joint  Committees 
The    committees    representing    the 
M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  and  the  I.  M.  P.  A. 
held   a    closed   meeting   yesterday   at 
national  exhibitors  headquarters  when 
a  new  form  of  uniform  contract,  de- 
signed   to    be    more    simple    in    con- 
struction, was  discussed. 

Joseph  M.  Seider,  president  of  the 
M.  P.  T.  O.  of  New  Jersey  entered 
the  meeting  with  a  contract  already 
drawn  and  ready  for  the  considera- 
tion of  the  committee. 


Chaplin  Holds  Record 

"Gold     Rush"     Grosses     $72,577     at 
Strand,  a  New  Mark  for  Others 

To  Shoot  At 
Charlie  Chaplin  has  established  a 
new  world's  record  for  one  week's 
gross  business  at  a  motion  picture 
theater.  "The  Gold  Rush"  grossed 
5^72,577.15  at  the  Strand  last  week,  .a 
pew   high   mark. 

All  during  the  week  the  business  at 
I  lie  Strand  was  phenomenal.  Joe 
Plunkett  said  yesterday  that  the  sec- 
ond Sunday  was  as  big  as  the  first 
when  18,000  paid  admissions  were  re- 
corded at  the  box-office.  By  this  new 
achievement,  Chaplin  outstrips  his 
own  record  at  the  Strand,  established 
with  "The  Kid"  several  years  ago 
when  the  high  gross  for  that  run  was 
in  the  neighborhood  of  $60,000. 

The  closest  approach  to  the  Strand 
record  is  the  business  rolled  up  by 
"He  Who  Gets  Slapped"  at  the  Capi- 
tol the  week  of  Nov.  15,  1924  wfhen 
the  total  was  $70,468.  It  must  be  re- 
membered, however,  that  the  Capitol 
scats  about  4,850  and  that  the  picture 
played  in  the  fall  while  the  Strand 
ieats  slightly  under  3,000  and  had  ad- 
'.  erse  theater  weather  to  contend  with 
most  of  the  week. 


Seven  Texas  Houses  Transferred 

Port  Arthur,  Tex. — All  the  picture 
houses  in  this  city  have  been  formal- 
ly taken  over  by  the  Jefferson  Amuse- 
ment Co.  of  Beaumont,  a  subsidiary 
of  Saenger  Amusement.  The  seven 
houses  acquired  are  the  Cameo  and 
Liberty  from  J.  P.  Pittman  and  the 
Strand,  People's  Pearce,  Green  Tree 
and  Victor  from  J.  A.   Holton. 


Managers  Gathering 

First  National  Sales  Force  from  All 
Over    Country    Meets   Today   in 

Annual  Conference 
District  and  branch  managers  of 
First  National  meet  today  at  the 
Roosevelt  to  discuss  selling  campaigns 
for  the  fall.  The  business  sessions 
will  continue  through  three  days. 

It  has  been  some  time  since  all  of 
the  branch  managers  have  gathered 
in  any  one  city,  the  custom  having 
been  to  invite  two  in  at  one  time 
to  observe  home  office  methods  of 
handling  the  force  in  the  field. 
Among  those  who  will  attend  are: 
A.  J.  Herman,  Albany;  C.  R.  Beacham, 
Atlanta;  T.  B.  Spry,  Boston;  F.  J.  A  Mc- 
Carthy, Buffalo;  F.  P.  Bryan,  Charlotte;  C. 
E.  Bond,  Chicago;  R.  H.  Haines,  Cincin- 
nati; G.  L.  Sears,  Cleveland;  Leslie  Wilkes, 
Dallas ;  J.  H.  Ashby,  Denver ;  E.  J.  Tilton, 
Des  Moines;  F.  E.  North,  Detroit;  Floyd 
Brown,  Indianapolis;  T.  O.  Byerele,  Kansas 
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Tuesday,  August  25,  192 


j(il.  XXXIII  N».  48  Tuesday,  tog.  25.1928  rrtMSCmts 

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Rue    Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High 

Low 

Close      Sales 

Balaban   &   Katz   ..   8OK2 

76 

77M    

Eastman    Kodak    ..107K 

loe-j/j 

106M      1,300 

Famous  Players  ...107^ 

106 

ioeys    5.200 

F.    P.    Pfd.    115 

115 

115        100 

Film   Inspection    

Not   quoted 

First  National    

Not   quoted 

Fox    "A"    67J4 

67 

67K      2,100 

Loew's,  Inc iSH 

34Ji 

35?^   27,300 

Metro-Gold.     Pfd...   ZXVs 

21H 

21J^         100 

M    P.  Cap.  Corp 

.   Not  quoted 

Pathe  Exch.  "A"  .  .    78^^ 

76}^ 

77          1,200 

Skouras     Bros.      .  .    46M 

45/2 

46}4 

Universal    

Not    quoted 

Wan.ers  "A" 20->i 

2054 

20'A      1,200 

Managers  Gathering 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
City ;  N.  H.  Brower,  Los  Angeles ;  Paul  E. 
Krieger,  Louisville;  H.  .1.  Fitzgerald,  Mil- 
waukee; L.  E.  Davis,  Minneapolis;  M.  H. 
Keleher,  New  Haven ;  J.  C.  Vergesslich,  New 
Jersey;  L.  Connor,  New  Orleans;  S.  W. 
Hand,  New  York  ;  E.  D.  Brewer,  Okla- 
homa City ;  J.  S.  Ambrose,  Omaha ;  W.  J. 
Heenan,  Philadelphia;  R.  S.  Wehrle,  Pitts- 
burgh ;  C.  W.  Koerner,  Portland ;  Harry 
Weiss,  St.  Louis ;  William  F.  Gordon,  Salt 
Lake  City;  Charles  H.  Miiehlman,  San 
Francisco;  Fred  G.  Sliter,  Seattle;  Robert 
Smeltzer,  Washington;  E.  H.  Teel.  Calgary; 
A.  Gorman,  Montreal;  William  J.  Melody, 
St.  John;  B.  D.  Murphy,  Toronto;  W.  H. 
Mitchell,  Vancouver;  J.  C.  James,  Winni- 
peg; Fred  Rodriguez,  Mexico  City;  R.  C. 
Seery,  Chicago;  H.  A.  Mandy,  Cleveland; 
W.  E.  Callawav,  New  Orleans;  Joseph  S. 
Skirboll,  Los  Angeles;  H.  T.  Nolan,  Den- 
ver  and   C.    J.    Appel,   Toronto. 


Kansas    City — Fox    has    taken    on 
George    Priest   as   salesman. 


GEVAERT 

RAW  STOCK 

Negative  —  Positive 

As  Good  As  The  Best 
JOHN  D.  TIPPETT,  Inc. 

GEVAERT       FILM 

1540  B'way     6040  Sunset  Blvd. 
N.  Y.  C.  Hollywood 


In  the  Courts 

In  the  suit  for  $14,000,0U0  damages 
brought  against  belznick  Distributing 
Corp.  by  Arthur  V.  Dalziel,  as  trustee 
in  bankruptcy,  Walter  Jerome  Green, 
William  C.  Doolittle,  Mark  Hymun 
and  Ralph  B.  Ittelson  are  charged 
with  nusmanagment  of  the  corpora- 
tion's lunds,  conspiracy  to  damage 
the  good-will  and  name  of  the  organi- 
zation, and  conspiracy  to  divert  con- 
tracts with  producers  from  the  Selz- 
nick  corporation  to  the  Selco  Pic- 
lures,  Inc.,  which,  it  is  alleged,  was 
-Tganized  by  the  defendants  to  com- 
pete with  the  Selznick  organization. 
The  various  corporations  owned 
and  controlled  by  Lewis  J.  Selznick 
Dccamc  bankrupt  in  the  latter  part  of 
1923,  the  complaint  relates.  At  that 
time  net  assets  and  good-will  were 
appraised  at  $14,0U0,0U0.  The  credi- 
tors appointed  a  committee  to  carry 
on  the  business  until  their  debts  might 
De  paid.  The  papers  state  that  the 
lour  defendants  were,  or  later  became 
members  of  this  committee,  which 
proceeded  to  organize  the  Selznick 
Dist.  Corp.  for  the  purpose  of  bring- 
ing all  the  assets  of  the  Selznick  in- 
terests under  one  head. 

It  is  further  alleged  that  the  de- 
fendants organized  a  corporation 
known  as  Selco  Pictures,  Inc., 
caused  to  be  issued  to  themselves  its 
capital  stock,  elected  or  caused  to  be 
elected  the  officers  and  directors 
thereof,  and  controlled  the  aflfairs  and 
lousiness  of   the  corporation. 


Robinson   to   Join   "Roxy" 

Clark  Robinson  has  resigned  from 
the  Capitol  to  join  "Roxy"  in  the  op- 
eration of  the  new  "Roxy"  theater. 
When  the  latter  sails  on  Sept.  5,  Rob- 
inson will  accompany  him  to  gather 
ideas  abroad. 


Hines    Finishes    "Live    Wire" 

Johnny  Jrlines  has  finished  "The 
Live  Wire"  for  First  National  and 
has  tried  it  out  at  the  Parthenon, 
Brooklyn  and  Rialto,  Whitestone. 


Adams  Buys  Western 

Ferdinand  H.  Adams  has  purchased 
loreign  rights  on  a  series  of  eight  Bill 
Bailey  western  comedy  dramas  star- 
ring Bailey  and  Alma  Rayford. 


Sax   Closes   Southwest   Deal 

Sam  Sax  has  sold  the  series  of  12 
Gothams  to  Jack  K.  Adams  of  the 
Home  State  Film  Co.  for  Texas,  Ar- 
kansas and  Oklahoma. 


SECRETARY-STENOGRAPHER 

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perienced in  film  work,  scenarios 
and  scripts.  Salary  $40  a  week. 
Available  now.  Tel.  Havemeyer  3895. 


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WALKER 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

question  of  politics,  or  poli- 
tical problems ;  personal  beliefs 
or  j)olitical  preferences.  Every 
per.son  interested  in  motion  pic- 
tures should  make  it  his  (ui 
herj  business  to  supi)cM-t  Walk- 
er towards  the  attainment  of  his 
desires.  Because  he  has  that 
coming  to  him.  He  is  entitled 
to  it. 

For  this  is  certain :  every  man 
in  public  life  is  watching  how 
the  picture  people  of  New  York 
City  act  towards  "Jimmie" 
V\  alker.  These  men  know  what 
Walker  has  done  for  motion  pic 
tures.  They  know  it  full  well. 
And  if  AValke*-  does  not  receive 
the  full,  whol*!^  hearted  support 
of  the  New  I'ork  picture  folk 
they  may  well  ask  themselves 
why  should  they  bother  with 
picture  problems?  Il  would 
seem  not.  This  is  purely  a  local 
matter,  it  is  true,  liut  the  re 
suit  is  being  watched  by  every 
man  in  public  life  in  this  coun- 
try. 


Friedman    Handling    Reissues 

London — Sidney  Friedman  one  of 
the  managing  directors  of  F.  B.  O. 
has  taken  over  the  London  and 
Southern  Counties  agency  for  Key- 
cities,  Ltd.,  and  will  reissue  a  number 
of  pictures  with  important  starring 
names. 


Heads  Theater  Combine 
Washington  — Col.  John  W.  Oeh- 
mann  has  been  elected  president  of 
the  Woodridge  Theater  Corp.  which 
will  erect  an  800  seat  house,  costing 
$100,000  at  15th  and  Rhode  Island 
Ave.   Northeast. 


IF  YOU  WANT 

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SEPT  E|M  B  E  R 
20— 

HARRY LANGDON 

IS  ONE  OF 

THE  BIG  NAMES 
IN 

F.D.S.S.Q. 


Oppose  Shutdown 

(Continued   from  Page   1) 

the  theater  business  is  concerned- 
wil;  close  up  their  theaters  just  whe 
the  cool  weather  is  starting.  If  w 
are  forced  to  close  now  it  will  mea 
that  practically  all  of  the  owners  vvi^ 
be   thrown  out  of  business." 

The  meeting  was  called  to  detei 
mine  just  what  the  Connecticut  ex 
hibilors  would  do  in  the  face  of 
shutdown.  It  is  believed  here  tha 
producers  hope  that  the  exhibitor 
might  see  their  way  clear  to  wan 
contract  rights,  so  that  the  issue  coul 
be  forced,  but  the  exhibitors  are  ap 
parently  unanimous  in  their  desire  t 
keep    their    theaters    open. 

A.  check  to  cover  taxes  on  films  ex 
hibited  in  Connecticut  houses  thi 
week  wi's  given  State  Tax  Commis 
sioner  W.  H.  Blodgett  to-day  b' 
Benedict  M.  Holden  counsel  for  th' 
Hays  office  here. 


Stop,  look 
and  laugh! 

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"A  girl  can  be  annoyed  by  men  or 
not — just  as  she  pleases." 

"I'm  just  a  lot  of  goods  which  is  try- 
ing to  get  together.  You've  got  to 
give  me  a  chance." 

"I  hate  a  man  who  thinks  the  country 
is  going  to  the  dogs  because  it's  run- 
ning out  of  ready-mades  like  himself." 

"When  a  man  comes  from  God  knows 
where  and  has  got  his  name  in  elec- 
tric lights  at  twenty-four — I'm  for 
him." 


"Sure  I  like  him.  He  had  his  pick  of 
a  flock  of  chickens — but  he  had  to 
have  me." 

"You'll  have  Joan  Daisy  Royle 
against  you  in  this  trial,  Mr.  District 
Attorney.  And  that's  something  for 
which  Harvard  Law  School  gives  you 
no  prepai'ation  a-tall," 

"That's  what  trouble's  for — to  make 
real  men  and  women  out  of  us." 

"How  can  I,  with  a  home  like  mine, 
dream  lovely  things  about  anybody 
or  get  an  ambition  for  something  big? 
Well— I'll  show  you!" 


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Whole 

with  laughter  at  picturization  of  Edgar  Franklin's  joy- 
ous story  at  B.  S.  Moss'    Colony  Theatre,    Broadway! 

Overwhelming    Deluge 

of  praise  from  all  critics  and  audiences! 


"Denny  an  artist — one  of  the  screen's  best 
cpmedy  bets". 

N.  Y.  Evening  World 

"Good  for  a  row  of  laughs.    Fast,  bright,  gay 
comedy". 

N.  Y.  Sun 

"A  good  many  people  at  the  Colony  seemed 
to  be  laughing". 

N.  Y.  World 


"A  broad  farce — better  than  the  average". 

N.  Y.  American 

"People    at    the     Colony     laughed     loudly. 
Denny  as  amusing  as  ever". 

N.  Y.  Herald-Tribune 

"A  racy,  amusing  comedy.     Action  speeds. 
Much  excitement". 

N.  Y.  Daily  Mirror 


"We  found  ourselves  laughing  continul 
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possesses  the  knack  of  being  funny". 
N.  Y.  Evening  }| 

"Moves  rapidly.  Many  funny  situJ 
Audiences  will  like  it.  Amusing,  inter«| 
and   well-produced". 

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Tuesday,  August  21 


*  *    an    unde- 
*  *    The    set- 


"Siegfried"  Surprises 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 

ranges  from  SO  cents  to  $2.20  at  night 
with  1,000  seats  being  sold  at  the 
low  figure. 

Excerpts  from  t  he  criticisms  of 
New  York  newspapers  follow: 

AMERICAN— Not  only  is  the  picturization 
of  the  Nibelungen  and  Norse  sagas  a 
worthy  accomplishment,  but  the  inspiring 
musical  score  taken  from  the  three  Wag- 
nerian operas  by  Hugo  Riesenfeld  is  an 
event  in  local  motion  picture  history.  *  ♦  ♦ 
I  recommend  it  as  one  of  the  most  artistic 
and  finest  screen  productions  I  have  seen 
this  year. 

EVENING  JOURNAL—* 
niably  powerful  production.  ' 
tings  and  photography  are  superb.  •  •  • 
Cutting  would  improve  the  production  as 
it  is  rather  long,  but  if  one  is  interested — 
and  I  was — even  its  length  cannot  tire  one 
of  the  visual  strength  and  magnificent  back- 
grounds. Acting,  direction  and  settings  are 
excellent — another  wonderful  production  by 
Ufa.    •  •  * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  a  startingly 
beautiful  picture  and  is  excellently  done  by 
a  company  of  European  players.  It  will  be 
loved  by  opera-goers  and  music  lovers  in 
general,  but  its  appeal  doubtless  will  end 
with  that  minority.  In  fact,  if  motion  pic- 
ture precedent  means  anything,  the  great 
majority  of  movie-goers  will  pass  it  up  as 
too  heavy  screen  menu.  •  •  •  might  also 
have  something  of  an  appeal  to  children, 
despite  the  weight  of  its  story,  for  it  ideals, 
as  all  Wagner  students  know,  with  fairies, 
ogres,   dragons,   dwarfs   and   such. 

HERALD-TRIBUNE— The  picture  itself 
is  one  of  those  massive  productions,  awe- 
inspiring  in  the  first  half  and  a  bit  tiring 
before  they  finally  reach  the  smashing  finish. 
'_*  *  All  of  the  massive  sets,  the  mobs 
of  real  actors,  the  tricks  of  photography 
and  the  splendid  effects  for  which  the  Ger- 
man films  are  famed  appear  in  Siegfried.  It 
must    have    cost    millions    and    taken     years 

to    make.      It    is   a   most    impressive    picture. 

•  •  • 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH— There  is  no 
doubt  that  it  is  an  important  contribution 
to  screen  literature,  and  as  it  is  presented 
with  the  grreat  Wagnerian  score,  it  stands 
quite  alone  as  a  unique  and  very  nearly  per- 
fect production. 

Once  again  the  Germans  have  lead  the 
way  to  strange  new  beauty  in  scenic  con- 
struction. There  is  a  definite  design  in 
every  scene,  yet  the  action  of  the  players  is 
never   lost. 

POST — ^Any  attempt  to  indicate  in  mere 
words  the  extraordinary  experience  which 
awaits  visiters  at  the  Century  Theater  dur- 
ing the  next  four  weeks  becomes  suddenly 
pale  and  feeble  in  the  midst  of  the  visions 
of  splendor  which  now  arise  magically  in 
our  mind  at  the  very  mention  of  the  name 
"Siegfried."  ♦  ♦  ♦  the  film  establishes  be- 
yond a  doubt  the  pre-eminence  of  the  Ger- 
man producers  in  developing  a  big  theme 
in    truly    magnificent    dramatic    style.     *  ♦  * 

It  is  an  inspired  and  thrilling  transcrip- 
tion, notably  lacking  in  cheap  pretentiousness. 
The  engagement  at  the  Century  is  limited  to 
four  weeks  only.  There  should  not  be  an 
empty   seat   in   the  theater. 

SUN — *  *  •  provides  a  tremendously  mov- 
ing evening.  How  far  this  is  to  be  credited  to 
the  picture  and  how  much  of  it  is  the  result  of 
the  music  and  its  exceptional  blending  into  the 
spirit  of  the  film  is  more  or  less  an  open 
question.  *  *  •  Certainly  the  film  itself  has 
certain  high  merits,  mostly  of  stagecraft  and 
setting. 

The   picture  is   a  scenic  triumph. 

On  the  other  hand,  it  presents  some  of  the 
most  wooden  acting  that  ever  projected 
itself.   •  •  • 

TELEGRAM— We  doubt  it's  commercial 
success   very   much,   because  the  film   is  high 


art,  a  delight  to  the  eye  and  the  technical 
mind,  a  finished  picture,  miles  over  the  heads 
of   the  movie  mob.   *   *  * 

"Siegfried"  is  undoubtedly  the  most  beauti- 
ful film  that  New  York  has  ever  seen,  Jor 
each  separate  scene  is  a  precious  bit  of 
studied  photography.  »  ♦  ♦ 

For  the  young  folk  there  is  a  great  fight 
with  the  dragon,  many  soldiers,  a  Viking 
ship,  queer  creatures  of  the  forest,  dwarfs, 
kings  and  spears  and  queens.  As  a  matter 
of  education,  as  well  as  entertainment,  you 
should    take   them    to    the    Century. 

TIMES—*  *  *  "Siegfried"  is  a  worthy 
effort,  remarkable  in  many  ways  and  an 
achievement  one  should  not  criticize  with 
flippancy.  The  story  *  *  *  is  a  serious  and 
enviable  accomplishment.  One  might  an- 
ticipate that  it  would  be  dull,  but  though 
much  of  its  contents  is  artificial  *  *  *  the 
narrative  itself  creates  a  steady  interest  and 
at    times    it   is   absolutely   fascinating. 

WORLD— There  is  much  of  utter  beauty 
in  "Siegfried."  *  *  *  I  am  as  well  aware  as 
the  next  one  that  there  is  a  far  more  cotn- 
pelling  drama  in  this  legendary  romance 
than  Mr.  Fritz  Lang  and  his  faithful  crew 
have  brought  to  the  surface  *  ♦  *  Even 
with  the  assistance  of  a  remarkable  and  im- 
pressive orchestral  score  supplied  by  Mr. 
Riesenfeld  from  the  Wagner  tetralogy,  no 
genuinely  high  or  ringing  climax  ever  came 
through.    *  *  * 

It  IS  in  their  indefinable  gift  at  pictorial 
subtlety  that  the  Germans  triumph.  •  ♦  » 
the  settings  shown  in  "Siegfried"  are  archi- 
tecturally magnificent,  and  both  distance  and 
size  have  been  photographed  with  remark- 
able effect. 

Additional  consensus  of  newspa- 
per opinion  on  "Siegfried"  will  ap- 
pear in  a  subsequent  issue. 


Incorporations 

Sacramento,  Cal. — Crystal  Theater  Co.,  Inc.; 
San  Francisco.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorpora- 
tors, L.  Hamm,  J.  Lima,  B.  Kragen  and  G. 
Kitchell.  Care  L.  S.  Hamm,  Flood  Bldg., 
San  Francisco. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Magnus  Film  Sales  Corp., 
New  York.  Capital  $5,000.  Incorporators, 
H.  Rias,  E.  Souhami  and  E.  Bragstein.  At- 
torney, H.  G.  Kosch,  1540  Broadway,  New 
York. 


Dover,  Del. — Keon  Realty  and  Amusement 
Corp.,  Wilmington.  Capital  $750,000.  At- 
torney,^   Delaware    Charter    Co.,    904    Market 

Street,   Wilmington. 

Sacramento,  Cal. — Marshall  Neilan  Studios, 
Inc.;  Los  Angeles.  Capital  $250,000.  Incor- 
pcrators,  L.  Baxter,  E.  Offerman  and  G.  Behy- 
mer. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Theater  Properties  Corp., 
New  York.  Capital  $25,000.  Incorporators, 
D.   Ticktin,   F.   Finger  and   M.   Finesilver. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — ^Coyle-Payne  Manufacturing 
Corp.,  New  York.  Incorporators,  A.  Von 
Bermuth,    O.    Stumpe    and    C.    Newton. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— S.  J.  R.  Producing  Co., 
New  York.  Capital  $50,000.  Attorney,  Wil- 
liam  Klein,   1440   Broadway,   New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Ace  Film  Exchange,  New 
York.  Capital  $10,000.  Attorneys,  Bernstein 
&   Cohen,   351    Stene  Avenue,   Brooklyn. 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Scott-Bansberg  Corp.,  New 
York.  Capital  $1,000.  Incorporators,  J. 
Scott,    L.    Bansberg   and    D.    Detjan. 


Hayakawa   to   Produce   Here? 

It  was  reported  yesterday  that 
Sessue  Hayakawa  will  make  a  picture 
in  the  East  in  the  fall  and  at  the 
same  time  appear  in  a  stage  play. 
"Mr.  Wu"  was  mentioned  as  the 
vehicle. 


Sexton  Mfg.  Co.  Now  Owns  Three 

^  Fairfield,  111.— Pr.  H.  R.  Pitner, 
"vet"  exhibitor,  has  disposed  of  his 
Rex  theater  to  the  Sexton  Mfg.  Co., 
operating  the  Pershing  here  and  the 
Orpheum  at   Flora,   111. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Coyle-Payne  Manufactur- 
ing Corp.,  New  York.  Attorneys,  Bearick, 
Dorr   &  Marshall,  New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Herkimer  Liberty  Corp., 
Gloversville.  Incorporators,  G.  Wallace,  P. 
Gloo  and  A.   Van  Waggeren, 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Yonkers  Operating  Co., 
Yonkers.  Incorporators,  D.  Blum,  I. 
Greenfield  and  B.  Selenke. 


Columbus,  O. — New  Southern  Theater  Co., 
Akron.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators,  E. 
Scheck,   F.   Nied,   et  al. 


Kane  Selects  New  Title 

The  title  of  Bob  Kane's  first  pic- 
ture for  First  National  has  been 
changed  from  "Invisible  Wounds"  to 
"The   New   Commandment". 


Mr.  Exhibitor:   A<k  at  the  Film  Exchange! 
for  the 


It'»  little  to   ask  for,   but    it'«    the    only 
reliable  aid  you  can  give  your  musicians 
to  help  put  the  picture  over,    r 


Powell  in  "Queen  Calafia" 
William  Powell  will  play  the  heavy 
in   "Queen    Calafia",   the   first  of   the 
Meador-Robertson   Prod,    which  will 
be  made  abroad. 


Olmstead  Vacationing 

Ed  Olmstead,  director  of  publicity 
for  the  Rialto,  Rivoli  and  Criterion 
is  en  route  to  the  Coast  on  a  vaca- 
tion. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Schaffner  and  Sweet,  Inc. ; 
New  York.  Incorporators,  I.  Weisman,  E 
Raflferty  and  M.   Lipp 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Joyce  Amusement  Corp., 
New  York.  Incorporators,  I.  Bloom,  L.  Sing- 
man   and   A.    Abrams. 


Columbus.  O.— New  Linden  Amusement 
Co.,  Columbus.  Incorporators,  W.  Pullin,  F. 
Smith    and    others. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Favorite  Plays  Corp  ,  'New 
Vork.  Capital  $25,000.  Attorneys,  Flagg  & 
Rrwe,    New    York. 


Madison,    Wis.— American    Motion    Picture 
Co.,   Milwaukee.     Capital  $100,000. 

Columbus        O.— Meyer-Mayo       Amusement 
Co.,    Springfield. 


Remy,  a  Fox  Supervisor 
Dallas — L.   B.  Remy  is  now  super- 
visor for  Fox  in  the  eleven  Southern 
States. 


TELEGRAM 


EDWIN  MILES  FADMAN, 
RED  SEAL  PICTURES  CORP 
729  SEVENTH  AVE.,  N.  Y. 

YOU  WOULD  GET  REAL  THRILL  IF  YOU  COULD 
SEE  RECEPTION  "DAISY  BELL,"  KO-KO  SONG  CAR- 
TUNE.  IS  GETTING  HERE  EACH  PERFORMANCE. 

VICTOR  WAGNER, 

MUSICAL  DIRECTOR, 
EASTMAN  THEATRE,  ROCHESTER 


Drought  Fails  to  Affect  Tis 

Dallas — The     weather     is 
Texas  and  the  major  portion 
state    has    been    hit    by    the 
drought  in  years.     Despite  thi;l 
ness  is  generally  reported  to  t| 
good. 


Strauss  Opera  in  Films 
Berlin— Richard    Strauss    wi 
duct  the   orchestra  during  the  . 
ing  of  his  opera  "Der  Rosenka^ 
on  the  screen  in  Dresden. 


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Wednesday,  August  26,  1925 


Price  5   Cents 


PROPHESY 

By  DANNY 

Some  day  there  may  be  no 
:hestras  ;  no  tremendous  gath- 
ng  in  the  pit ;  no  such  expense, 
worry  on  the  part  of  in- 
merable  exhibitors  when  they 
ntemplate  what  would  occur 
them  should  their  musicians 
ike.  Some  day  something  will 
;  place  of  this  expensive  por- 
n  of  the  program. 

Vnd  when  that  day  comes  that 
ich  will  take  the  place  of  the  big 
hestra  will  be  equally  as  enter- 
ling;  equally  as  delightful  to  the 
lience.  Should  this  development 
tie  it  will  prove  equally  as  valu- 
E  to  smaller  houses,  because  then 
se  houses  could  furnish  their 
rons  with  the  same  type  of  music 
ich  today  only  can  be  heard  in 
larger  houses. 

There  is  but  one  way  that 
this  development  can  come — 
through  radio.  Such  marvelous 
strides  have  been  made  that 
even  this  seemingly  impossible 
innovation  may  occur.  At  all 
events  do  not  be  surprised  if — 
ind  when — it  happens. 

Whether  this  development  can 
ig  with  it  proper  synchronization 
Tiusic  with  the  picture  is  still  an- 
er  story.  But  even  that  is  pos- 
e.  And  in  this  connection,  Ufa's 
eriment  of  last  night  in  attempting 
broadcast  the  "Siegfried"  music 
n  the  Century  to  Briarcliff  Lodge 
!re  the  picture  was  being  shown 
ntcrcsting. 

Get  This 

he  Capitol  this  week  is  showing 
ings   of   the    Fleet"   made   by    the 

S.  Navy  and  handled  through 
ry  Recruiting  Bureaus.  In  its 
;inal  form  it  ran  2,000  ft.,  but  has 
ti  cut  to  800  ft.  for  the  Capitol 
w.      The    editing   job    is    splendid 

might   well    be   retained    by   the 
'y    for    general    distribution. 
:    shows    some    remarkable    shots 

only  of  airplanes  leaving  and 
ling    on    the    decks    of    warships, 

also  splendid  shots  of  the  big 
leships.  the  submarines  and  vari- 
departments  of  the  Navy.    When 

featurette  ended  at  the'  Monday 
It  show  there  was  a  tremendous 
)reak  of  applause.  The  big 
vd  seemed  to  like  it  a  lot.  That 
'    did    is    easily    understood.      It 

a  mighty  fine  piece  of  entertain- 
it,  good  enough  for  any  house, 
e  or  small.     And  it  is  sufficiently 

(Continued  on   Page  2) 


Four  in  14  Months 

Marion  Davies'  Contract  with  M.-G.- 
M.  Revised— "The  Red  Mill"  May 
/  Be  the  Next 

Edgar  B.  Hatrick,  vice-president  of 
Cosmopolitan  Prod,  is  back  from 
Hollywood  where  the  Marion  Davies 
contract  with  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
was  revised. 

Under  the  terms  of  the  new  agree- 
ment Miss  Davies  will  appear  in  four 
pictures  over  a  period  of  14  months. 
"The  Red  Mill"  is  under  considera- 
tion as  the  next  picture,  although  a 
decision  in  favor  of  "Buddies"  may 
be  made.  There  will  be  three  other 
Cosmopolitan  Prod,  this  year  for 
which  production  plans  are  under 
way.  These  include  "The  Temptress" 
and  "The  Torrent". 


Raise  $60,000  Connecticut  Tax  Fund 
To  Keep  200  Houses  From  Closing 


Vogel  Returns  Today 

William   M.  Vogel  arrives  in   New 
York  today  from  Europe. 


Warners'  First  Four 

The  first  four  Warner  releases  for 
the  new  season  will  be  "The  Limited 
Mail",  "The  Wife  Who  Wasn't 
Wanted",  "His  Majesty,  Bunker 
Bean"  and  "Below  the  Line." 


Mattsson  Here;  Buying  Product 

Ernest  Mattsson  is  back  from  a 
six  weeks'  trip  through  Scandinavia 
where  he  reports  business  is  good. 
He  is  buying  for  Norway,  Sweden, 
Denmark  and  Finland  and  makes  his 
headquarters  at  220  West  42  St. 


Exchanges  Closing 

New  Haven— The  Franklin 
Film  exchange  has  received  or- 
ders from  Boston  headquarters 
to  ship  all  prints  out  of  the 
state  and  close  its  doors. 


John  D.  Powers,  Paramount 
manager  was  in  New  York  yes- 
terday attending  the  Board  of 
Trade  meeting  at  the  Hays  of- 
fice when  he  was  instructed  to 
close  his  exchange  at  134 
Meadow  St.,  New  Haven  at 
once.  It  is  understood  Lester 
Tobias  of  Yale  Film  will  be 
the  next  to  take  this  step  and 
that,  by  Saturday,  all  or  nearly 
all  of  the  16  exchanges  in  New 
Haven  will  have  ceased  opera- 
tions. 


Exchanges  to  Honor  Contracts 

Which  Expire   in   Spring — 

May  Shutdown  Then 


Annex  Their  25th  House 

The  Sniall-Strausberg  circuit  has 
purchased  the  Broadway  on  Stein- 
way  Ave.,  Astoria  from  the  Kneer 
.\muscment  Co.  The  theater  seats 
1.400  and  marks  the  25th  in  that 
chain. 


Filming  Tests  of  Dorothy  Knapp 

Inspiration  took  screen  tests  of 
Dorothy  Knapp,  Ziegfield  beauty  yes- 
terday. She  may  appear  opposite 
Dick  Barthelmess  in  "Just  Suppose" 
which  Kenneth  Webb  will  direct. 
Camera  work  on  "The  Beautiful  City" 
is  finished. 


Chair  of  Learning 

For  Motion  Pictures  in  Big  Univers- 
ity  Planned  by   Robert  T.   Kane 
—To  Endow  $5,000  Annually 

Robert  T.  Kane  has  offered  an  an- 
nual $5,000  endowment  for  a  univers- 
ity chair  in  motion  picture  learning 
as  a  step  toward  attracting  to  the  in- 
dustry college  graduates  trained  in 
various   branches   of   picture   making. 

(Continued  on   Page   3) 


Decision  by  Fall 

Examiner's  Report  in  Famous  Play- 
ers Case   Before  Trade  Commis- 
sion— Final  Argument  Later 

Washington — A  decision  in  the  Fa- 
mous Players  case  will  be  rendered 
by  the  Federal  Trade  Commission  in 
two  or  three  months.  This  is  the 
latest  development  in  the  long-pend- 
ing   action. 

The  examiner's  report  was  sub- 
mitted to  the  Commissioners  yester- 
day. This  will  be  studied  by  the 
Commission  and  a  date  then  set  for 
the  final  oral  argument.  Following 
this,  deliberations  will  be  entered  up- 
on and  a  decision  made. 


May  Make  Two  in  England 

It  is  understood  that,  in  addition 
to  "Nell  Gwynne"  to  be  made  in  Eng- 
land by  Herbert  Wilcox  Prod.,  Dor- 
othy Gisli  will  appear  in  a  second 
for  that  company. 

Charles  Wilcox  arrives  today  on 
the  Olymiiic. 


The  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Connecticut 
ana  the  Film  Boards  of  Trade  in  New 
Haven  and  Boston  yesterday  ar- 
ranged to  raise  a  revolving  fund  of 
$60,000  to  meet  tax  payments  under 
the  new  Connecticut  law.  It  is  un- 
derstood $30,000  will  be  turned  over 
to  Tax  Commissioner  Blodgett  in 
Hartford  as  the  first  installment. 

Connecticut  theaters  will  remain 
open  during  the  life  of  their  present 
contracts  which,  in  most  cases,  means 
until  February.  "After  existing  con- 
tracts have  bev'n  completed,"  read  an 
ofiicial  statement  from  the  exhibitor 
group  which  came  to  New  York  to 
confer  in  the  Hays  office,  "the  ex- 
hibitors will  leave  to  the  distributors 
the  problem  of  paying  the  tax."  It  is 
understood  on  excellent  authority  that 
distributors  are  agreed  to  cease  the 
sliipnicnt  of  film  into  Connecticut  as 
soon  as  their  contractual  obligations 
with  theater  owners  end  in  the 
Spring. 

It  was  also  learned  that  78  Con- 
necticut theaters,  by  virtue  of  their 
size  and  earning  power,  will  be  un- 
able to  pay  even  a  portion  of  the 
tax  and  that  their  obligations  will 
be  taken  over  by  the  remaining  122 
theaters  in  that  state  which  will  turn 
back  their  share  of  the  tax  into  the 
revolving  fund  by  a  series  of  weekly 
installments  until  their  obligations 
are  met. 

There  were  three  meetings  at  the 
Hays  office  yesterday,  all  concerned 
with  one  order  of  business:  Con- 
necticut. In  the  morning  exchange 
managers  comprising  the  Boston  and 
New  Haven  Boards  of  Trade  con- 
ferred with  Charles  C.  Pettijohn. 
Later  the  board  of  directors  of  the 
M.  P.  D.  A.  met  and  at  that  ses- 
sion    there     were     present      Edward 

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Stanley-Crandall  Co.  Formed 
Dover — The    Stanley-Crandall    Co. 
of  Washington  was  formed  vesterdav 
with  a  capital  of  $3,400,000.  " 


This  is  the  holding  company  for 
the  operation  of  the  Crandall  theaters 
in  Washington  by  the  Stanley  inter- 
ests. 


1st  Nat'l  Meets 

Distribution  Executives  Outline  Sales 

Policies  To  Visiting  Managers 

Another   Session  Today 

The  three-day  national  sales  con- 
vention, called  by  E.  A.  Eschmann, 
director  of  distribution  for  First  Na- 
tional met  at  the  Roosevelt  Hotel 
yesterday  morning  with  every  branch 
and  district  represented. 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


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Quotations 

High  Low?  Close  Sales 
Balaban  &  Katz  ..  77  75^  7554  900 
Eastman  Kodak  ..106J4  10654  1065i  600 
Famous    Players    ..107^   1065^    106J4     6,000 

F.  P.   Pfd 116        IISK    116  200 

Film    Inspection    ..      SJ4        5J4        5J4        200 

First    National    Not    quoted 

Fox   "A"    68}4     675^     67}4     3,000 

Loew's,     Inc 35}4     34         34       21,900 

Metro-Gold.,    pfd Not    quoted 

M.   P.   Cap.   Corp.  .   18         18         18  100 

Pathe  Exch.   "A"   .   79;^      77         77  1,100 

Skouras   Bros 46         45        

Universal     36}^     36         36  600 

WaTners    "A"    20^     20^     20!^      1,400 

Warner    17         17         17  100 


PROPHESY 

^Continued  from  Page  1) 

different  from  the  usual  shots  of  this 
kind  to  make  it  more  than  usually 
interesting.     Get  it. 

They  go  pretty  close  to  the 
line  in  "Her  Sister  from  Paris" 
but  it  makes  delightful  enter- 
tairmient.  And  Connie  Talmadge 
is  splendid.  The  big  problem 
of  handling  such  material  is  to 
get  all  of  its  value  and  yet  keep 
it  clean.  That  is  where  so 
many  producers  go  wrong. 
"Her  Sister  from  Paris"  is  so 
well  done  that  it  is  far  from  of- 
fensive. Some  other  producer 
using  the  same  theme  might 
spoil  it  completely  by  overplay- 
ing his  hand. 


Radio  Music  for  Film 

Last  night  at  Briarcliff  Lodge, 
"Siegfried"  was  shown  before  an  au- 
dience of  500.  There  was  no  or- 
chestra at  that  showing  but  for  the 
second  half  of  the  production,  there 
was  broadcast  from  the  Century  the- 
ater the  musical  score  arranged  by 
Hugo  Riesenfeld  for  the  New  York 
run. 

The  arrangements  were  made  by 
the  Ufa  through  the  Radio  Corpora- 
tion of  America  and  the  broadcasting 
through  Station  WJY.  It  was  in  the 
nature  of  an  experiment  to  try  out 
the  possibility  of  successfully  supply- 
ing fihns  in  small  towns  with  suit- 
able music  played  by  a  top-notch  or- 
chestra in  a  big  city.  Major  General 
J.  G.  Harbord,  president  of  the  Radio 
Corp.  of  America  was  a  guest. 

Additional  details  of  the  experiment 
will   appear  in  tomorrow's  issue. 


Additional  reviews  on  "Siegfried" 
follow: 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  "Siegfried"  is 
magnificent.  It  is  great  drama,  palpitating 
roirance,  and  dynamic  action.  Wonderful 
sets  and  exquisite  photographic  effects  *  *  * 
The  action  leading  up  to  Siegfried's  dramatic 
death  completes  one  of  the  most  magnificent 
productions  we  have  seen  in  many  a  long, 
long  day.  *  *  ♦ 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  "Siegfried"  is  the 
most  impressive,  most  dignified  picture  we 
have  ever  seen.  It  is  a  shiny  cloak  of  mediae- 
val splendor.  It  is  the  Norse  sagas  you  read 
about  in  childhood  come  to  life.  It  is  a 
richly  imaginative  piece  of  work  that  cannot 
be  overpraised  ♦  ♦  *  A  beautiful  experience — 
truly.    ♦    *    » 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  Certainly  the  picture  is 
a  triumph  and  answers  definitely  in  the 
affirmative  the  oft-discussed  question  as  to 
whether  the  cinema  art  may  effectively  be 
employed  to  recreate  the  impressive  grandeur 
of  classic  opera.  *  *  *  It  isn't  too  much  to 
say  that  *'Siegfried"  is  unquestionably  the 
most  nearly  perfect  production  of  a  great 
classic  that  the  screen  can  give  us.  »  ♦  ♦ 


When  you  think  of 

INSURANCE 

vou  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Pietur* 

and  Theatrical  insurance  fof 

the  past  fifteen  years. 

Ardiur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C 

Bryant  3040 


Radio   Voices  Timed  with   Film 

Los  Angeles — Monday  night  at 
Loew's  State  the  voices  of  Norma 
Shearer  and  Lew  Cody  were  syn- 
chronized with  the  showing  of  "A 
Slave  of  Fashion".  Their  voices  were 
also  produced  over  the  radio  from 
Station  KFI  simultaneously  at  twelve 
other  theaters  on  the  Coast. 


Arlen  Here  on  Negri  Script 

Michael  Arlen  will  arrive  in  Holly- 
wood Oct.  15,  to  aid  in  the  adaptation 
of  "Crossroads  of  the  World",  his 
original  for  Pola  Negri.  He  arrives 
from  Europe  today  on  the  Olympic. 


Sigrid  Holmquist  Returns 

Sigrid    Holmquist   is    back   from   a 
long  stay  in  Europe. 


1st  Nat'l  Meets 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 

At  the  forenoon  session  Eschmann 
and  his  assistants,  C.  M.  Steele,  A.  W. 
Smith,  Jr.,  Stanley  Hatch  and  C.  W. 
Bunn,  outlined  the  sales  policies  to 
be  put  into  effect  during  the  forth- 
coming season.  C.  F.  Chandler  of 
the  advertising  department  and  Allan 
Glenn,  supervisor  of  exploitation  ad- 
dressed the  managers  on  advertising 
and  exploitation  problems  during  the 
afternoon.  Bruce  Gallup,  manager  of 
advertising,  and  Lynde  Denig,  man- 
ager of  publicity,  will  talk  on  their 
problems  today.  Eschmann  and 
Richard  A.  Rowland  gave  a  dinner 
for  the  visiting  managers  at  the  Hof- 
brau  House  in  the  evening,  later  tak- 
ing them  to  see  Leon  Errol  in  "Louis 
XIV".  Rowland  and  Sam  Spring, 
secretary-treasurer,  will  tell  the  mem- 
bers of  the  convention  something 
about  the  company's  new  product  at 
to-day's  session.  Tonight  the  men 
will   banquetted   at  the   Ritz-Carlton. 

In  Thursday's  schedule  is  a  visit  to 
the  company's  New  York  studio 
where  "The  Unguarded  Hour"  and 
"The  Scarlet  Saint"  are  in  production. 


Havana  First  Run  for  1st  Nat'l 

By  agreement  between  First  Na- 
tional Pictures  of  Cuba  and  Fernando 
Poli,  Havana  exhibitor  the  Teatro 
Nacional  will  be  converted  into  a  pic- 
ture theater  and  will  open  Saturday 
with  "The  Sea  Hawk".  The  house 
seats  2,200  and  will  use  First  National 
pictures  as  the  basis  of  its  program. 


Betters  Record  at  L.  A.  Forum 

Los  Angeles — "Hell's  Highroad" 
broke  a  Sunday  record  at  the  Forum 
when  the  gross  reached  $2,218  as 
against  a  previous  record  of  $2,014. 


—  WANTED  — 

ONE  OR  TWO  GOOD 
TWO    REEL  COMEDIES 


BOX   M  260 

1650   B'WAY. 


FILM   DAILY 
N.  Y.  C. 


The   finishrni;   touch   of   refinement   on 

an   elaborate   production   is    the 

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■pRODUCERS  have  found  it  convenient  and  pro- 
*  fitable  to  have  us  finance  a  series  of  pictures. 
We  will  be  glad  to  explain  the  simplicity  and  effec- 
tiveness of  our  plan,  and  will  entertain  any  proposi- 
tion regardless  of  its  magnitude. 

CHROMOS  TRADING  COMPANY 

FINANCING 


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Famous  Buys  in  Lakeland 

Lakeland,  Fla. — Southern  Ente: 
prises.  Inc.  have  purchased  the  Palac 
and  the  Strand  and  will  build  a  thir 
for  vaudeville  and  plays.  The  house 
were  formerly  operated  by  the  Lakf 
land  Amusement  Co.  and  E. 
Sparks. 


Hines    Showing   at   Plaza         | 

"The  Live  Wire",  the  latest  Johnnj 
Hines  picture  will  be  shown  at  th' 
Plaza  Friday  night.  ' 


GLENN 
TRYON 


HAL    ROACH'S 

LATEST  FIND  IN  2  REEL 


SEPTEMBER 

20— 
AL.  St.  JOHN 

IS  ONE  OF 

THE  BIG  NAMES 

IN 

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awes,    William    Fox,    E.    H.    Gold- 

ein,  D.  W.  Griffith,  Earl  W.  Ham- 

ons,  Arthur  Kelly,  S.  R.  Kent,  Ray- 

ond    Pawley,    Saul    Rogers,    R.    A. 

jwland.    Nicholas    M.    Schenck,    H. 

S.   Thomson,   H.   M.   Warner  and 

lolph  Zukor.    A  third  meeting  took 

^ce  with  the  Connecticut  M.  P.  T. 

I  committeemen   present,   including 

seph  P.  Walsh,  Louis  M.  Sagal,  C. 

,    Mansfield,   N.   J.   Fournier,   L.   J. 

bffman  and  others. 

rhis  latter  group  issued  a  statement 

t  night  and,   while  nothing  eman- 

d    from    the    Hays    office,    it    was 

ted  that  both  groups  are  in  agree- 

nt.      Their   statement    pointed   out 

t    the    purpose    of    the    revolving 

id    was    to    relieve   exhibitors   who 

ht  be  the  first  to  receive  films  from 

erstate    common    carriers    and    be 

liged  to  pay  the  entire  tax  of  $10 

reel  before  exhibiting  them.    The 

:,  as  noted,  is  in  many  cases  sev- 

1  times   the   rental. 

The  committee  believed  that  many 

aters  which  hold  no  contracts  for 

ure    service    will    be    compelled    to 

se  down  because   the   fund  makes 

provision  for  cases  of  this  nature. 

ettijohn    will    confer    with    Bene- 

M.    Holden,    Hays    attorney    in 

iv  Haven  today.     Distributors  in- 

d  using  parcel  post  or  the  Amer- 

Railway  Express  for  service.    It 

nderstood  that   the  possibility  of 

ning  a  central  distributing  agency 

Port   Chester,   immediately  across 

Connecticut    state    line    is    still 

ced   upon    favorably. 

ax     Commissioner    Blodgett    has 

d    that    express    companies    and 

men  are  not  liable  to  taxation. 


Loophole  in  Law  Sought 

I  \v  Haven — It  is  understood  ex- 
igxs  are  endeavoring  to  broaden 
clause  of  the  Connecticut  law 
:h  exempts  religious  and  educa- 
al  films  from  taxation  to  include 
natic  features  embracing  material 
his  kind.  John  J.  Splain,  state 
It,  has  had  submitted  to  him  a 
of  100  features,  but  says  many  of 
claims  for  exemption  are  "flimsy 
le  extreme". 


^hat  Editors  Think 

■idgeport — The  Post  says  editor- 


Dr  the  showing  of  a  six-reel  feature 
iction  in  Bridgeport,  for  instance,  a 
;r  may  pay  $1,000.  In  some  cases  the 
es  for  first  release  run  as  high  as  $2,500 
HJ,00O.  The  tax  to  the  state  would  be 
reel,  or  $60  In  all.  Once  the  tax 
laid  the  film  might  be  shown  repeatedly 
it  was  worn  out.  Except  for  the 
|of  making  a  print  and  distributing  it, 
troducers  would  not  save  one  cent  by 
awing  a  picture  from  Connecticut.  As 
Itest  against  a  $60  tax  they  would  sacri- 
lousatids  of  dollars.  ♦  ♦  * 
ill  Hays  and  the  other  big  men  of  the 
business  are  justified  in  fighting  the 
cticut  tax,  which  is  a  badly  contrived 
but  they  had  better  drop  the  talk  of 
itt,  because  such  talk  sounds  silly  and 
ofiFence." 


tw   Haven — The  Journal-Courier 
[editorially: 

pe  film  tax  in  the  state  of  Connecticut 
ptriking  illustration  of  reckless  legisla- 
The  Waterbury  American  states  the 
clearly  and  convincingly  in  these  well 
1l  words ;  'There  is  nothing  to  be  said 
•lense   of  the  law   as   it   stands.      It  was 


The  Northwest  Again 

Seattle  —  Harry  C.  Arthur, 
vice-president  and  general  man- 
ager of  the  North  American 
Theaters  Corp.,  generally  linked 
with  Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  was 
here  the  other  day.  He  regist- 
ered at  the  Olympic,  but  ef- 
forts to  reach  him  were  un- 
availing. It  may  or  may  not 
be  significant  that  J.  C.  Von 
Herberg  was  likewise  "unavail- 
able." 

It  is  understood  they  held 
conferences. 


simply  one  of  those  cases  which  are  all  too 
common  in  this  free  and  unterrified  land 
w  here  a  group  of  legislators  saw  what  they 
thought  was  a  chance  to  pluck  a  luscious 
plum  from  an  overloaded  tree  and  pro- 
ceeded to  do  so.  The  financial  situation  of 
the  state  does  not  require  such  a  ta.x.  The 
moving  picture  industry,  whether  it  be  too 
prosperous  or  not,  is  not  to  be  reached  by 
any  such  method.  In  the  end,  by  one 
device  or  another,  the  tax  will  come  home 
to  roost  on  the  citizens  of  Connecticut,  and 
not  on  the  more  prosperous  class  of  citizens, 
but  on  those  who  are  least  able  to  bear  it. 
It  will  simply  make  recreation  more  ex- 
pensive for  those  who  have  difificulty  enough 
in  finding  money  for  recreation  as  it  is'.  *  ♦  ♦ 
"Should  the  extreme  measures  of  revenge 
be  taken  which  are  openly  threatened,  and 
as  a  result  scores  of  business  men  are 
forced  into  idleness,  it  will  be  in  order  to 
call  the  legislature  into  special  session  to 
right  the  wrong. 

The   Union   comments   as    follows: 

*'The  Union  for  a  number  of  reasons  does 
not  favor  the  new  film  law.  We  are  dubious 
about  its  value  as  a  revenue  raising  measure 
and  we  are  firm  in  our  conviction  that  its 
censorship  provision  is  wrong  in  principle 
and  will  eventually  prove  dangerous  in  prac- 
tice. The  real  remedy  for  this  situation, 
however,  rests  with  the  Connecticut  legisla- 
ture that  created  it.  Any  drive  that  is  made 
by  the  motion  picture  interests  should  be 
aimed  in  that  direction  and  not  at  the  mo- 
tion picture  fans  of  this  state,  who  are 
quite  as  much  the  victims  of  this  measure 
as  are  the  film  companies  and  the  exhibitors, 

"So  far  as  the  tax  is  concerned  it  can 
and      probably      will      be      shifted      upon      the 

shoulders     of     the     patrons     of     the     movies. 

*   *   * 

"Nothing  is  to  be  accomplished  in  a  situa- 
tion of  this  sort,  however,  by  a  threatening 
attitude  or  punitive  tactics.  Connecticut  got 
along  nicely  without  movies  for  many,  many 
years   and,   if   necessary,   can   do   so   again." 


Waterbury,  Conn. — The  Republi- 
can states: 

"The  folly  of  Connecticut's  hybrid  movie 
law  becomes  more  apparent  the  further  the 
producers  go  in  their  eflfort  to  evade  it. 
*  *  *  Joseph  P.  Walsh,  president  of  the 
theaetr  owners'  association,  is  probably  right 
when  he  says  that  talk  of  a  boycott  is  for 
effect.  It  has  the  genuine  movie  ring  to  it. 
The  theater  owners  have  shown  themselves 
determined  to  get  films  and  we  think  that 
the   law   will  be  found  on  their   side." 


SEPTEMBER 
20— 

ARTHUR  LAKE 

IS  ONE  OF 

THE  BIG  NAMES 

IN 

F,D.S.S,Q. 


J.  &  V.  In  Portland  Deal? 
Portland,  Ore.— W.  E.  Tibbetts 
and  Karl  Herbring  have  taken  over 
the  State  and  Nob  Hill  theaters  from 
E.  H.  Marsden.  There  is  some  con- 
jecture if  Jensen  and  Von  Herberg 
are  not  interested  in  the  deal. 


Warners  Boost  the  "Season" 

Warner  Bros,  boosted  "Greater 
Movie  Season"  yesterday  when  they 
gave  a  program  of  music  and  speech- 
making  from  the  steps  of  the  Sub- 
Treasury,  in  Wall  St.  Major  Andrew 
White  was  master  of  ceremonies. 
Among  the  speakers  were  Rev.  Mr. 
Phillips,  Father  Leonard  and  Dr. 
Isaac  Landman.  Harry  M.  Warner 
was  spotted  in  the  crowd  and  brought 
to  the  speaker's  platform  where  he 
delivered  a  few  remarks  on  the  de- 
velopment of  the  industry. 


Moomaw  Plans  Four 

Los  Angeles — Lewis  H.  Moomaw 
will  make  four  productions  for  As- 
sociated Exhibitors,  Inc.,  under  the 
terms  of  his  new  contract.  The  first 
two  will  be  made  in  Portland,  Ore. 
Alfred  A.  Cohn  will  write  the  initial 
story. 


Nadel,    La    Cava's   Assistant 

J.  H.  Nadel  has  been  appointed  as- 
sistant to  Gregory  La  Cava  who  is 
directing  Richard  Dix  in  "Woman- 
handled." 


Abrams'  First,  "Nocturne" 
Leon    Abrams    will    supervise    the 
making   of  "Nocturne"   as  his  initial 
iM.-G.-M.    production. 


Chair  of  Learning 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
Kane  limits  his  list  of  colleges  to 
Yale,  Harvard,  Princeton,  University 
of  California,  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania, University  of  Wisconsin, 
University  of  Chicago  and  Columbia. 
The  first  to  accept  the  offer  will  be 
granted  the  $5,000  initial  endowment 
payment.  Aside  from  the  annual 
gift  to  cover  instruction  in  college, 
Kane  will  arrange  for  expert  camera 
men,  directors,  scenarists  and  players 
to  co-operate  in  practical  teaching. 
Each  month  he  will  send  craftsmen 
to  the  classroom.  His  studio,  he 
states,  will  be  opened  to  the  specializ- 
ing students  in  order  that  they  might, 
when  possible,  study  picture  making 
at  first  hand. 

Kane  hopes  other  producers  will 
enter  into  the  idea.  Speaking  of  his 
plan  and  the  motivating  principle,  he 
said: 

"There  is  no  other  profession  or  business 
in  the  world,  wherein  the  financial  reward  is 
so  great  as  in  ours.  I  can  name  at  the 
moment  eight  young  men  earning  on  an  aver- 
age of  $1,000  a  week  in  New  York  studios, 
and  not  one  of  them  would  be  able  to  last 
a  week  if  pitted  against  college  trained,  highly 
specialized  and  serious  minded  contemporaries. 
We  must  have  creative  thought  and  competent 
coimsel.  This  is  the  only  way  of  obtaining 
it. 

"I  have  felt  for  years  that  we  in  the  in- 
dustry are  paying  genius  prices  to  mediocrity. 
This  must  be  curbed". 


Hurst  with  Bob  Kane? 

It  was  reported  last  night  that  W. 
O.  ("Bill")  Hurst  has  joined  Robert 
T.  Kane  Prod,  as  production  mana- 
ger. 


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the  screen's  genius — 
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a  foremost  director — 
a  romantic  lead  — 
an  eminent  author — 
a  recognized  critic — 
a  fashion  expert 
a  noted  sculptress — 


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inspiring  accomplishment 

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TOGETHER 

By  DANNY 

First  National  franchisers 
)se.  Closer  than  ever.  So  the 
Dort  goes.  Following  the  In- 
inapolis  meeting.  Plan  to  tie 
2  houses  together  still  up  in 
air.  Should  not  be  sur- 
ised  if  the  idea  came  from 
m  Katz.  Of  Balaban  &  Katz. 
ho  thinks  quick  and  fast. 
.tz  will  doubtless  deny  having 
ything  to  do  with  the  idea. 

erhaps  he  hasn't.     But  regardless 

A'ho  figured  it  out  it  seems  smart. 

St  National  consists  of  a  group 
xhibitors.     Who  banded  together 

le    years    ago.      For    "protection". 

vould  seem  that  if  they  decided  to 
together  then.  And  have  stuck 
e.  That  today  the  need  for  a 
e   cohesive    organization    is   more 

►hatic  than  ever. 

Some  of  the  largest  and  best 
lOHses  in  this  country.  Are 
iwned  by  individual  First  Na- 
ional  franchise  holders.  As 
ndividuals  controlling  their 
'wn  theaters  they  are  easily 
ipproachable.  Offers  for  their 
iroperty  have  already  reached 
normous  figures.  Only  recent- 
y  Harry  Crandall  made  a  deal 
nth  the  Stanley  Co.  More 
istant  was  the  sale  to  Fa- 
%oiis  by  Gordon.  Of  his  New 
Ingland  chain.  Lesser  and 
ke  West  Coast  were  sought 
y  Fox. 

acre  is  no  foretelling.  Of  where 
epidemic  of  theater  buying  will 
;.  Or  when.  Any  exhibitor  is 
i  to  part  with    his  holdings.  And 

the  big  men  in  First  National 
tied    together.       Or    rather    if 

properties  were.  It  might  make 
an    entirely    different    situation. 

tying   in    of    these    units    would 

millions  of  financing.  But  that 
Id  be  simple.  The  operation  of 
houses  under .  a  unit  method 
Id    prove    even    more    profitable 

exists  today.  It  would  seem  to 
gical  that  some  plan  of  this  kind 
iopted.  It  need  not  prove  sur- 
ig  if  it  happens. 

The  test  of  the  synchroniza- 
on  of  the  music  of  "Siegfried" 
ith  the  showing  of  the  pic- 
re  some  miles  away  proved 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Close   Together 

First     National     Franchise     Holders 

Line   Up  Solidly — Some   Talk  of 

Uniting  Theaters  for  Protection 

That  franchise  holders  of  First  Na- 
tional Pictures  are  closer  together 
than  they  have  been  for  a  long  time, 
is  the  report  brought  back  to  New 
York  by  important  officials  who  at- 
tended the  Indianapolis  meeting  last 
week.  A  number  of  the  more  im- 
portant franchise  holders  are  in  town. 

"Without  going  into  detail",  said 
an  official  of  importance  yesterday, 
"it  is  a  fact  that  the  franchise  holders 
are  closer  together  than  ever  before. 
These  men  realize  the  importance  of 
keeping  together,  and  they  will,  to 
prevent  further  invasion  of  other  in- 
terests   into    First    National. 

"A  suggestion  was  presented  of 
tying  the  various  theaters  of  the 
franchise  holders  into  one  organiza- 
(Continued  on  Page  5) 


Ford  Again 

Louella  Parsons  in  the  American 
said  yesterday: 

"AKain  the  hardy  and  perennial  rumor 
that  Kerry  Ford  is  going  to  take  a  plunge 
mto  motion  pictures  is  revived.  I  heard  it 
wliispcrtd  along  Hroadway  that  Mr.  Ford 
would  tiy  his  hand  at  some  clean,  whole- 
some films,  then  yesterday  ai  telegram  from 
the  west  coast  said  that  Mr.  Ford  is  talked 
of  as  contemplating  invading  Hollywood  for 
tlie  purpose  of  making  some  celluloid  art 
editions." 

Ford  recently  denied  that  he  was 
about  to  enter  the  exhibition  field. 


Loew    Declares    Dividend 

The  board  of  directors  of  Loew's, 
Inc.,  has  declared  a  quarterly  divi- 
dend of  50  cents  per  share,  payable 
Sept.  30  to  stockholders  of  record  at 
the  close  of  business  Sept.  12. 


Wilcox  Arrives;  at  Astor 

Charles  Wilcox  of  Herbert  Wilcox 
Prod,  arrived  yesterday  on  the  Olym- 
pic.    At  the  Astor. 


Famous  Undisturbed 

Adverse    Findings    of    Examiner    to 

Trade  Commission  Were  Looked 

For— Not   Binding 

An  official  of  Famous  Players 
stated  yesterday  that  his  company 
felt  no  reason  to  be  disturbed  over 
the  adverse  findings  of  the  examiner 
of  the  Federal  Trade  Commission 
filed  in  Washington  on  Tuesday, 
as  part  of  the  three  year  in- 
vestigation into  the  company's  opera- 
tions. 

He  added  it  had  been  expected 
right  along  that  the  preliminary  re- 
port   would    not    favor    Famous    but 

{Continued  on  Page  4) 


Radio  Film  on  Coast 

15  Theaters  Screen  Special  Reel  and 
Hear  Voices  of  Players  in  Per- 
fect Synchronization 

Los  Angeles — Fifteen  theaters  on 
Monday  night  projected  a  reel  spe- 
cially perpared,  and  at  the  same  time 
Isroadcast  through  their  radio  receiv- 
ing sets  a  talk  by  the  principals  in 
the  picture  in  perfect  synchronization. 

A  new  angle  touching  on  the  pos- 
sibilities of  the  radio  and  the  motion 
picture  is  believed  to  have  been  hit 
upon.  While  this  particular  attempt 
savors  strongly  of  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  publicilty  its  import  cannot 
be  overlooked.  The  studio  prepared 
a  picture  with  Norma  Shearer  and 
Lew  Cody  as  central  figures.  It  was 
designed  to  exploit  "A  Slave  of 
Fashion"  in  which  both  appear.  By 
arrangement  with  the  Examiner, 
Station  KFI  and  the  Freed-Eisemann 
Radio  Corp.,  the  picture  was  pro- 
jected simultaneously  at  nine  o'clock 
in  fifteen  theaters  of  the  West  Coast 
chain,   including  the   Cameo,   Alham- 

(Continued  on   Page  4) 


No  Trouble  Over  Meighan  Film 
Reports  in  circulation  that  Para- 
mount would  experience  difficulties 
with  Tom  Meighan  because  his  latest 
picture,  "The  Man  Who  Found  Him- 
self" had  been  substituted  by  "The 
Love  Hour"  at  the  Rialto  next  week 
were  declared  unfounded  at  Famous 
where  it  was  said  Vitagraph  had  in- 
sisted on  a  play  date  for  its  produc- 
tion. 


To  Ask  Extra  Session 

Connecticut   Exhibitors   Will   Appeal 

to  Governor  for  Relief— Meeting 

in   Hartford  Today 

New  Haven— It  is  understood  that 
at  a  meeting  of  the  Connecticut  M. 
P.  T.  O.  held  late  Tuesday  night,  it 
was  decided  to  appeal  to  Governor 
Trumbull  for  an  extra  session  of  the 
Legislature  to  act  on  the  tax  situa- 
tion. 

Frederick  H.  Elliott  and  Lin  Bon- 
ner of  the  Independent  M.  P.  Ass'n 
left  for  Hartford  last  night  where  a 
meeting  of  independent  exchanges  in 
Boston  and  New  Haven  will  be  held 
today.  It  is  understood  Charles  C 
Pettijohn  of  the  Hays  office,  a  com- 
mittee representing  the  Connecticut 
exhibitor  body  and  perhaps  R.  F. 
Woodhull,  president  of  the  M.  P.  T. 
O.  A.  will  also  attend. 

It  is  understood  further  that  plans. 

(Cnntinued  on  Page  2) 


Another  West  Coast  House 

Los  Angeles— West  Coast  Thea- 
ters, Inc.,  will  build  a  $350,000  theater 
on  the  southwest  corner  of  Wilshire 
Boulevard,  between  La  Brea  and  Syc- 
amore Aves.,  construction  to  begin 
immediately.  The  plans  call  for  a 
Class  A  fire-proof  structure,  with  a 
2,000-seat  theater  and  with  stores  as 
part  of  the  building. 


The  Embassy  Opens 

"The  Merry  Widow"  Feature  at  New 
Theater,  Splendid  Example  of  In- 
timate Type  of  Picture  House 

The  Embassy  at  Broadway  and 
46th  St.,  opened  last  night  with  "The 
Merry  Widow".  The  audience  was 
treated  to  an  opening  in  which  elab- 
orate  prologues   did   not   figure. 

The  one  picture  was  shown.  The 
introduction  was  simple  and  effec- 
tive. Nothing  more  than  the  strains 
of  the  famous  Franz  Lehr  music  ar- 
ranged and  harmonized  by  David 
Mendoza,  musical  director  of  the 
Embassy. 

Gloria  Gould,  daughter  of  the  late 
George  J.  Gould  and  Edith  Kingdon 
Gould,  and  the  first  woman  managing 
directress  of  a  picture  theater,  was 
present,  of  course,  and  the  audience 
included  many  well  known  person- 
ages. "The  Merry  Widow"  will  con- 
tinue indefinitely  as  the  attraction. 
Two  performances  daily  will  be  given 
hereafter,  at  2:45  and  8:45  with  a 
(Continued  on  Page  2)  i 


3,000    Seater  for  Jefferson   Park 

Chicago— The  Balaban  &  Katz- 
Lubliner  &  Trinz  combination  will 
build  a  3,000  seat  theater  in  the  Jef- 
ferson Park  district,  to  cost  $2,000,- 
000.  Work  is  to  start  shortly.  The 
building  will  be  erected  at  Lawrence 
and  Lipps  Aves. 


Asher  and  Principal  in  Deal 

Los  Angeles— C.  M.  Asher  and  Prin- 
cipal Pictures  are  jointly  interested 
in  the  production  of  "Good  Luck"  in 
which  Conway  Tearle  will  star. 
Principal  owns  the  property. 

Deal  On  With  Pathe 

Harry  Langdon  Asking  51,000,000  for 

Six     Pictures— To     Have     His 

Own  Unit 

Reports  from  the  Coast  yesterday 
indicated  that  Harry  Langdon  was 
about  to  sign  a  contract  with  Pathe 
to  make  six  pictures  for  $1,000,000. 

The  terms  of  the  agreement  are 
said  to  give  Langdon  complete  super- 
vision over  his  own  productions.  He 
is  to  have  his  own  unit,  his'own  direc- 
tor and  select  his  own  stories.  Three 
pictures  a  year  are  planned, 

Elmer  Pearson  at  Pathe  had  gone 
for  the  day  when  an  effort  was  made 
to   secure  a   statement. 


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Quotations 

High    Low    Close  Sales 

Balaban    &    Katz    ..    763^     76         IbVi    

Eastman     Kodak     ..106M    10654   106J4  100 

Famous     Players     ..107f^   WkVt,    10'654  3,800 

F.   P.   Preferred    ....117}4    117        H?^  300 

Film    Inspection    ...      554        S-H        5J4  200 

First    National     ....1025^   102^   1025i  100 

Fox     "A"     70         68^      70  3,400 

Loew's,    Inc 3454      i^V^     3354  5,700 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    ..   21/,      2I/2     21^4  100 

M.  P.  Cap.  Corp.   ..    17^4      17^      17!^  lOO 

Pathe  Exch.   "A"    ..    76         12V%     7354  1.700 

Skouras    Brothers     Not    quoted 

Universal       36'/,     36         36"^  500 

Warners     17          17          17  200 

Warners    "A"     20/      20/      20/  500 


TOGETHER 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

fairly  successful.  Another  un- 
usual test  of  radio  comes  from 
California.  That  which  was 
hinted  at  in  yesterday's  issue 
seems  closer  even  than  might 
have  been  imagined. 

Another  step  in  the  Federal  Trade 
action  against  Famous  has  been 
made.  Some  time  within  the  next 
year  a  final  decision  may  be  reached. 
Meanwhile  it  would  seem  that  com- 
ment  would  be  out  of  order. 


To  Ask  Extra  Session 

{Continued  from   Page   1) 

to    bring  about  a   special   session   of 
the  Legislature  will  be  discussed. 
Will  H.  Hays  said  yesterday 
that  distributors  will  make  no 
contracts  in  Connecticut  further 
than  those  now  in  existence. 
He    said    Connecticut    presented    a 
serious    economic    problem    and    that 
there  was  scarcely  any  option  left  for 
exhibitors,  producers  and  distributors. 


New  Haven — It  is  anticipated  the 
shutdown  of  exchange.s  here  will 
throw  400  out  of  work. 


W'aterbury.  Conn. — Local  papers 
state  that  a  communication  has  been 
received  from  Frederick  H.  Elliott 
in  which  he  states  that  the  Inde- 
pendent M.  P.  Ass'n  holds  a  fund  of 
,$500,000  to  "fight  the  political  aspects 
of  the  (Connecticut)  law".  The  Re- 
publican makes  this  comment: 

".A.ccording  to  the  local  movie  man 
what  is  meant  by  the  phrase,  'to  fight 
the  political  phase  of  the  law,'  is 
political  warfare  against  J.  Henry 
Roraback  and  the  Republican  state 
organization.  In  this  fight,  most  of 
the  state  movie  men  will  join,  accord- 
ing to  the  local  theater  manager. 


One  Closing  Reported 

Bridgeport,  Conn. — Carlos  Jose 
Reyes,  owner  of  the  Empire,  closed 
his   theater  Monday   night. 

"It  would  not  pay  me,"  Reyes  said, 
"to  keep  open  awaiting  the  outcome 
of  a  doubtful  proposition.  I  cannot 
afford  to  gamble  with  something 
which  may  happen  in  the  future.  I 
will  start  to  renovate  my  house  and 
l)robably  within  a  month  will  be  able 
to  re-open  with  a  stock  company." 

Reyes  called  at  New  Haven  ex- 
changes yesterday  afternoon  and 
asked  that  his  contracts  be  cancelled. 
The  various  exchange  managers  com- 
plied with  his  wish. 


Buys  Beacon  Theater 

Irving  M.  Lesser  Gets   Hold  There, 
But   Will    Build    New    Houses- 
More   Moves  Under  Way 

Beacon,  N.  Y. — The  Hudson  Valley 
Theaters  Corp.  has  purchased  the 
Memorial,  a  600  seat  theater. 


Irving  M.  Lesser  is  president  of 
the  Hudson  Valley  Theaters  Corp. 
and  under  this  name  will  acquire  and 
opreate  other  theaters  in  the  river 
valley   district   of   New   York    State. 

It  is  not  Lesser's  intention  to  run 
the  Memorial,  but  to  build  a  1,500 
seat  house  on  a  site  for  which  a  deal 
is  now  under  way.  There  is  one 
other  theater  in  the  town.  It  is 
understood  that  Lesser  has  a  number 
of  additional  transactions  on  tap,  not 
only  up-state   but  on  Long  Island. 

Reports  that  he  intends  entering 
I'oughkeeiJsie  and  Newburgh  arc  un- 
founded. 


Hartford  to  Produce  in  Detroit 
Detroit  —  The  David  Hartford 
Prod.,  a  new  company  which  will  be 
located  here,  was  incorporated  for 
$500,000  at  a  meeting  Monday  night 
and  officers  and  a  board  of  directors 
were    elected.      The   officers   are: 

David  Hartford,  president;  Edward 
.\lexander,  vice-president,  and  Paul 
E.  Fuller,  secretary  and  treasurer. 
They  also  are  directors  with  Edward 
Dold,  Edward  Lesczynski,  Mrs. 
Mary  Wright  and  Professor  F.  F. 
Gingerich,  of  the  University  of  Michi- 
gan. The  company  has  leased  the 
studio  of  the  Detroit  \[.  P.  Co..  in 
Grosse   Pointe. 


New   House  in  Blank  Circuit 

Sioux  City — The  Rialto  has  bee 
taken  over  by  the  Blank  circui: 
Harry  Wilkinson  has  been  transfei 
red  here  from  the  Strand,  Marshal' 
town,  where  he  i  s  succeeded  b 
Harry  Ward,  formerly  at  the  Rialtc 
Clinton. 


Davis  En  Route  to  Coast 

J.  Charles  Davis,  2nd,  head  of  tl 
Davis  Dist.  Division,  Inc.  is  en  rout 
to  the  coast,  to  speed  up  productioi 


Morris  Turns  Host 
George  Morris,  general  director  of 
publicity  at  the  Piccadilly  or  the 
Warner,  as  it  will  be  known  begin- 
ning Saturday  was  host  at  a  news- 
paper luncheon  at  the  Roosevelt  yes- 
terday. There  were  no  speeches.  Just 
•a   friendly  get-together. 


New   Serial   Producer 

Los  Angeles — George  Blaisdell  has 
incorporated  Beacon  Films  Corp., 
a  California  company,  which  will  pro- 
duce in  Hollywood.  The  company 
is  headed  by  Robert  .\nthony  Dillon, 
author,  as  president  and  Blaisdell  as 
secretary  and  treasurer.  The  first 
production  is  "The  Flame  Fighter"  a 
ten  episode  serial,  starring  Herbert 
Rawlinson.  It  will  be  released  by 
Ravart. 


Operator  Troubles  in  Atlanta  End 

Atlanta — .^.t  a  conference  held  be- 
tween representatives  of  the  theaters 
of  Atlanta  and  representatives  of  the 
local  operators'  union  a  two-years' 
contract,  to  become  effective  .Sept  1. 
was   signed. 


Three  Rayart   Units  at  Work 

Los  Angeles  —  Harry  J.  Brown 
Prod,  have  completed  work  on  "The 
Patent  Leather  Pug",  starring  Billy 
•Sullivan,  and  will  start  work  next 
week  on  "The  Windjammer"  featur- 
ing the  same  star.  Brown  also  has 
in  work  "The  Danger  Quest"  fea- 
turing Reed  Howes,  with  a  cast 
which  includes  Ethel  Shannon,  J.  P. 
McGowan  and  Billy  Franey.  Jack 
Perrin  another  Rayart  star  is  work- 
ing under  the  sujiervision  of  Harry 
Webb   on    "Dangerous    Fists '. 


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In  the  Courts 

The  Appellate  Division  of  the  Su- 
preme Court  in  the  case  of  Harry 
C.  (Bud)  Fisher  against  Gus  Hill, 
holds  tiiat  a  contract  for  dramatic 
presentation  does  not  imply  a  right 
to  produce  moving  pictures  or  ani- 
mated cartoons.  The  issue  arose  over 
Mutt    and    Jeff. 


The  Embassy  Opens 

it  (intitittrd    from    Poyc    1) 

price  scale  ranging  from  SI. 10  to  $2.20 
and  all  seats  reserved. 

The  Eml)assy  gives  Metro-Gold- 
vvyn-Mayer  a  third  house  on  Broad- 
way, the  others  being  the  Capitol 
and  .State.  The  house  seats  600  and 
has  no  balconies,  mezzanines  or 
boxes.  The  color  scheme  is  carmine 
red  and  gold.  The  motif  is  from 
I  he  Watteau  room  at  the  Chateau  de 
Bruschfal  ?nd  the  period,  Louis  the 
14th.  The  carvings  are  in  red  and 
lilack  lacquer  of  early  Chinese  design. 

Hcatitiful  crystal  chandeliers  adorn 
the  ceiling,  and  the  walls  harmonize 
with  the  rest  of  the  fittings.  The 
ceilings  are  of  a  light  cool  gr?y  and 
gilt  and  in  direct  contrast  with  the 
elaborations  of  the  lower  walls. 
The  lighting  effects  are  of  a  s\ibdued 
flame  amber  and  other  pastel  tones 
with   no  white  or  blue  lighting  used. 

Thomas  W.  Lamb  w?s  the  archi- 
tect.     Arthur    Oips    did    the    murals. 


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Radio  Film  on  Coast 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

ra,  Criterion,  Strand,  Circle,  High- 
/and,  Rivoli,  Rosebud,  Alvarado,  De 
Luxe,  Apollo  at  Hollywood  and  Li- 
berty  at   Long   Beach. 

While  Miss  Shearer  and  Cody 
talked  at  the  station,  the  operator  in 
each  of  these  theaters  donned  head- 
phones and  cranked  his  machine  in 
anison  with  the  tickling  of  the  met- 
ronome, all  metronomes  being  cali- 
brated in  harmony  with  the  master 
mechanism  at  KFI.  The  master 
film  was  also  shown  at  the  broad- 
casting station  in  order  to  give  the 
players  their  cues  when  to  talk, 
pause,  laugh  and  inflect  the  voice. 
The  picture  in  itself  was  out  and  out 
exploitation.  It  showed  Miss 
Shearer  and  Cody  leaving  their  homes 
for  KFI  and  their  arrival.  In  the 
last  portion,  extreme  close-ups  of 
them  speaking  into  the  microphone 
were  shown,  revealing  their  lip  move- 
ments for  an  extreme  synchronization 
test. 

The  results  were  proclaimed  in  no 
uncertain  fashion.  The  exploitation 
value  is  held  to  be  so  tremendous  by 
M.-G.-M.  that  another  performance 
will  be  staged  tonight  at  Loew's 
State  when  the  broadcasting  will  be 
done  in  full  view  of  the  audience, 
revealing  exactly  how  it  is   done. 

One  important  figure  here  ex- 
pressed the  opinion  that  the  test  was 
sufficient  proof  to  him  that  radio 
films  were  a  definite  possibility  and 
that  one  reel  dramas  with  all  action 
spoken  m_ight  soon  become  a  reality 
through  the  air. 

Douglas  Shearer,  brother  of  Norma 
worked  out  the  details  and  conducted 
the  first  experiment.  The  Los  An- 
geles critics  praised  the  effort  high- 
ly. 


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Static  Interferes  with  "Siegfried"  Ex- 
periment,   But    Sponsors    Claim 
It's  Feasible 

The  broadcasting  from  the  Century, 
of  the  Wagnerian  musical  score  for 
"Siegfried"  to  Briarcliff  Lodge  for  a 
special  showing  of  this  production  on 
Tuesday  night  may  mark  a  new  de- 
velopment. 

This  initial  experiment  is  the  first 
step  in  an  attempt  to  develop  a  prac- 
tical method  for  supplying  theaters  in 
small  towns  with  special  musical 
scores  played  by  a  high  grade  orches- 
tra in  a  big  city  first-run.  Joe  Flies- 
ler  of  Ufa  sponsored  the  idea  and  he 
arranged  with  Major  General  J.  G. 
Harbord,  president  of  the  Radio 
Corp.  of  America  to  broadcast  the 
score  through  station  WJY. 

By  way  of  contrast,  the  first  half  of 
the  picture  was  shown  without  any 
musical  accompaniment  to  the  hun- 
dreds of  guests  at  the  Lodge.  Along- 
side the  screen  stood  the  radio  sets 
ready  to  tune  in  for  the  second  half. 
Exhibitors  will  be  interested  to  know 
the  steps  necessary  to  bring  special 
orchestra  music  into  their  theater  to 
synchronize  with  their  screening  of  a 
feature. 

The  Century  screening  was  show- 
ing at  a  speed  of  85,  and  the  music 


Busy  on  Radio  Movies 

Writing  in  the  Evening 
World  yesterday,  George  R. 
Witte  stated  that  Col.  Edward 
H.  R.  Green,  son  of  Hetty 
Green,  is  experimenting  with 
the  sending  of  motion  pictures 
by  wireless.  He  has  conducted 
a  number  of  expensive  experi- 
ments but  to  date  has  kept  the 
extent  of  his  progress  secret. 

C.  Francis  Jenkins,  Washing- 
ton inventor,  has  likewise  been 
working  on  the  transmission  of 
motion  pictures  through  the  air 
and  only  recently  claimed  to 
have  perfected  his  invention. 
Even  more  recent  than  this  is 
the  word  from  Madison,  Wis., 
of  the  success  along  same  lines 
met  by  Douglas  F.  W.  Coffey, 
a  college  student  who  has  wire- 
lessed motion  pictures  a  dis- 
tance of  eight  miles. 


was  synchronized  to  that  speed.  The 
Briarcliff  operator  ran  his  machine  at 
the  same  speed.  The  radio  operator 
tuned  in  a  few  minutes  before  the 
given  time  of  the  screening  of  the 
second  half.  As  both  pictures  were 
being  screened  in  perfect  time  to- 
gether, the  synchronizing  over  the  ra- 
dio became  purely  automatic.  It  is 
held  to  be  easy  to  take  up  any  varia- 
tions in  the  music  by  increasing  the 
speed  of  the  projector. 

In  this  experiment,  results  were  not 
conclusive  as  the  wrong  broadcasting 
station  was  selected,  Briarclifif  Lodge 
being  badly  situated  to  pick  up  WJY. 
Static  was  present,  and  made  neces- 
sary tuning  out  at  frequent  intervals. 
But  there  were  stretches  when  the  or- 
chestration 35  miles  a  way  came 
through  perfectly,  and  in  accurate 
synchronization. 

The  Ufa  was  satisfied  with  results 
obtained  under  these  unfavorable  con- 
ditions. It  was  said  that  it  repre- 
sented only  the  first  step  in  a  series 
of  experiments.  The  opinion  was  ex- 
pressed that  ultimately  it  will  be  pos- 
sible for  example  for  Famous  through 
the  new  Paramount  theater  to  broad- 
cast the  musical  score  on  all  its  fea- 
tures to  every  house  in  neighboring 
towns  which  happens  to  be  playing 
the  current  feature. 

The  whole  plan  is  held  to  be  one  of 
mechanical  principles  involving  noth- 
ing but  proper  team  work  between  a 
radio  station,  and  the  theaters  which 
are  to  receive  the  synchronized  or- 
chestration. Any  problems  that  may 
arise  are  said  to  be  only  those  that 
confront  any  owner  of  a  radio  set. 
Ordinarily  the  director  of  the  orches- 
tra synchronizes  his  music  to  the  film. 
Here  the  process  is  just  reversed — the 
Film  is  synchronized  to  the  music.  The 
benefit  to  the  exhibitor  apparently  is 
that  it  gives  him  the  radio  to  appeal 
to  the  radio  fans,  as  well  as  excep- 
tional music  of  big  city  orchestras  not 
ordinarily  secured  even  over  the  ra- 
dio. 

The  reaction  of  the  audience  at  Bri- 
arcliff was  very  favorable,  judging 
from  comments  heard  after  the  per- 
formance. 


New  Stereoscope 

Paris — If  a  new  invention  of  a 
young  Rumanian  engineer  proves 
successful,  an  important  development 
in  projection  may  be  realized.  De- 
meter  Daponte  claims  he  has  invented 
a  stereoscopic  method  of  projection 
which  gives  to  the  characters  on  the 
screen  the  mass  and  the  relief  which 
have  not  until  recently  been  consid- 
ered  possible. 

The  figures  are  no  longer  flat,  but 
stand  out,  due  to  an  optical  illusion. 
At  a  recent  meeting  of  the  Academic, 
M.  d'Arsonval  presented  a  note  on 
this  subject,  explaining  the  invention. 
He  explained  the  stereoscope  makes 
use  of  two  photographs  correspond- 
ing to  the  vision  of  the  right  and  of 
the  left  eye,  and  when  these  photo- 
graphs are  regarded  through  the 
proper  glasses  an  impression  of  re- 
lief is  produced. 

Obviously  there  could  not  be 
thrown  upon  the  screen  two  separate 
images  unless  the  spectators  wore 
glasses  which  would  bring  them  to- 
gether. The  music  halls  have  lately 
ntroduced  a  two-colored  lorgnette  and 
have  obtained  curious  effects  by  the 
use  of  what  is  known  as  an  anaglyph. 

The  inventor,  observing  that  it 
would  be  impracticable  to  impose 
such  a  method  on  the  spectators,  has 
had  recourse  to  another  device.  He 
throws  upon  the  screen,  one  upon  the 
other,  the  two  stereoscopic  images. 
Naturally,  the  result  was  at  first 
confused.  To  make  this  vague  effect 
disappear,  Daponte  placed  before 
each  of  the  projectors  a  crystal  disc 
which  turned,  and  in  turning  gave 
various  pulsations  of  light.  Ingeni- 
ously he  contrived  that  the  right 
image  should  have  a  maximum  of 
luminosity  when  the  left  image  should 
have  a  minimum  and  vice  versa. 

The  general  effect  of  light  on  the 
screen  remains  the  same  but  each 
geometric  point  taken  separately  con- 
stantly varies.  By  dint  of  experiment 
he  managed  to  make  the  image 
oscillate  from  right  to  left.  The  two 
eyes  accommodate  themselves  to  the 
perpetual  variation  and  the  blurred 
effect  disappears,  precisely  as  it  dis- 
appears for  a  one-eyed  man  who  sees 
in  relief  objects  at  different  distances. 
The  figures  appear  to  have  a  pro- 
fundity: they  are  seen  in  mass.  Da- 
ponte has  produced  a  single  film 
which  is  the  result  of  the  combination 
of  the  two  discs.  It  is  claimed  that 
when  once  the  film  is  produced,  all 
special  apparatus  is  unnecessary. 


Mrs.  Leah  Solomon  Buried 

Funeral  services  for  Mrs.  Leah 
Solomon,  mother  of  Gus  Solomon  of 
First  National  were  held  yesterday 
with  a  number  of  exhibitors  and  ex- 
rhangemen  present.  Two  other 
Solomon  boys  are  well  known  in  the 
local  selling  field. 


London  House  on  Capitol  Lines 

London — The  Empire  in  Leicester 
Square  which  has  been  sold  to  Met- 
ro-Goldwyn-Maver  will  be  torn 
down  during  the  Winter  and  con- 
verted into  a  theater  along  the  lines 
of  the  Capitol  in  New  York.  It  will 
seat  over  3  500. 


Famous  Undisturbed 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

pointed  out  that  it  did  not  necessar 
ly  follow  that  the  final  decision  c 
the  Commission  would  coincide  wit 
the  examiner's  report.  He  also  sai 
that  it  should  not  be  overlooked  ths 
the  examiner  is  an  attache  of  tb 
Commission. 

Charges  of  attempt  to  form 
monopoly  are  understood  to  hav 
been  found  sustained  in  the  confi 
dential  report  of  the  examiner  to  th 
commission.  The  examiner's  repoi 
is  held  confidential  by  the  Commis 
sion,  although  copies  will  be  fui' 
nished  the  attorneys  for  the  respon 
dents  for  use  in  final  argument. 

It  is  believed  that  in  practical! 
every  paragraph  of  the  complaint  a 
adverse  finding  has  been  reached.  I 
the  Commission  finally  finds  that  th 
respondents  have  been  engaged  in  a: 
attempt  to  monopolize  the  industr 
through  the  control  of  studios,  plant 
and  theaters,  it  may  order  the  sepa 
ration  of  the  various  properties,  a; 
was  recently  done  in  the  case  of  i 
merger  between  two  manufacturer! 
in  another  industry. 

The  respondents  in  the  case  are  Fa- 
mous Players,  Realart,  the  Stanlej 
Co.,  Stanley  Booking  Corp.,  Black's 
New  England  Theaters,  Southern 
Enterprises,  Saenger  Amusement  Co,. 
Adolph  Zukor,  Jesse  L.  Lasky,  Jules' 
Mastbaum,  Alfred  S.  Black,  Stephen 
A.  Lynch  and  Ernest  V.  Richards, 
Jr.  They  are  charged  with  having 
conspired  together  to  secure  control 
of  and  monopolize  the  motion  pic- 
ture industry  through  the  acquisition 
of  all  the  corporate  stock  of  Bos- 
worth,  Jesse  L.  Lasky,  Feature  Play 
Co.,  Famous  Players  Film  Co.  and 
Paramount  Pictures  Corp.;  by  affill 
ation  with  certain  independent  pro- 
ducers; by  the  creation  and  exploita- 
tion of  the  Realart  Pictures  Corp., 
represented  by  the  respondents  as 
wholly  independents;  by  acquiring! 
the  control  of  numerous  corporations 
operating  motion  picture  houses 
throughout  the  country  by  building 
or  acquiring  or  attempting  to  acquire 
by  means  of  coercion  or  intimidationt 
numerous  houses  for  the  exhibition! 
of  respondents'  pictures  exclusively 
and  by  coercing  independent  exhibi-ijd 
tors  to  book  respondents'  films. 

Hearings  were  held  several  months 
ago  at  which  testimony  was  presented 
regarding  these  charges.  At  a  later 
date  a  time  will  be  set  for  final  argu-^; 
ment.  I 


SEPTEMBER 

20— 

STAN    LAUREL 

IS  ONE  OF 
THE  BIG  NAMES 

IN 

F.D.S.S.Q. 


At 


";  Thursday,  August  27,  1925 

Close  Together 

iContinued  from  Page  1) 

ion.  But  nothing  definite  has  been 
fi [etermined  upon;  the  matter  is  still 
,'  ip  in  the  air." 

Within  the  next  few  days  it  is 
:xpected  that  a  statement  will  be  is- 
sued by  First  National  with  reference 
to  President  Lieber  whose  health  has 
been   far  from  good   for   some   time. 


Visitors  Hear  Department  Heads 

Speakers   at   yesterday's   First   Na 
tional  Convention  were  Earl  Hudson, 
Mrs.    Florence    Strauss,   R.    W.    Per- 
kins, W.  C.  Boothby,  Mark  Kellogg 
and   Lynde   Denig. 

In   the   evening,    Richard   A.   Row 
and  and  E.  A.  Eschmann  gave  a  ban- 
quet for  the  visiting  managers  at  the 
Ritz-Carlton,  followed  by  a  dance. 


To  Attend  Hines  Premiere 

Arrangements  were  made  yesterday 
for  the  visiting  First  National  sales 
[orce  to  attend  the  premiere  of  "The 
Live  Wire"  at  the  Plaza  tomorrow 
light. 


Handling  Bray  Product  Abroad 

The  Bray  output,  composed  of  26 
subjects  will  be  handled  in  Europe 
by  J.  G.  Wainwright  according  to  a 
ieal  recently  closed.  Wainwright 
will  also  handle  the  Joe  Rock  come- 
lies  in  the  United  Kingdom  and  Eu- 
rope. There  are  26  in  two  series  of 
thirteen. 


Wilk  in  Cedar  Rapids  for  Frank 

Cedar  Rapids,  la. — E.  R.  Wilk  has 
been  appointed  manager  of  the  Ma- 
jestic which  passes  into  the  posses- 
sion of  the  Frank  circuit  on  Sept.  6. 
Wilk  was  former  manager  of  the 
Lyric,  Duluth  and  has  also  sold  film 


Hoy  Recovering  from  Operation 
C.  B.  Hoy,  secretary  of  the  In 
dependent  M.  P.  Asso'n.,  had  an 
operation  performed  on  his  eye  in  a 
New  York  hospital  two  weeks  ago. 
It  will  be  another  week  before  he  is 
out. 


H   A.  Kelly  Dead 

Tampa,  Fla. — H.  A.  Kelly,  pro- 
ducer, died  here  after  a  brief  illness. 
At  the  time  of  his  death  he  was  busy 
Dn  a  picture  at  Winter  Haven  for  the 
Haven  Villa  Co. 


New    East    Side   Theater 

The  Emesco  Amusement  Co.  has 
filed  plans  for  a  three-story  theater 
to  cost  $275,000,  at  44-54  Suffolf  St. 
H.   H.  Wiseman  is  the  architect. 


F.  &  M.  House  Entered  By  Yeggs 
Detroit — The  safe  of  Fitzpatrick  & 
Mc    Elroy's   Lyric   at   Traverse   City 
was  recently  blown  open  by  robbers 
who  made  away  with  $750. 


New  Paper  in  Germany 

Berlin — "The  Lichtbildbuehne".  one 
of  Germany's  leading  trade  publica- 
tions, will  issue  a  new  illustrated 
paper  commencing  Oct.  1. 


F.   B.   O.   Promotes  Katz 

Sidney  M.  Katz,  with  F.  B.  O.  since 
its  inception  has  been  appointed  as- 
sistant sales  manager. 


THE 


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DAILY 


Incorporations 

Albany,  i\.  i. — nuDeis  lUu^eum,  Inc.; 
i\e>v  lurK.  capital  5>1U,UUU.  lucorporaiors, 
Lj.  iDium,  i.  vjicenneiu  ana  B.  /.eienKO.  At 
lorncy,  1.  !■  neanian,  lo4U  iJroaaway,  JSiew 
1  oiv.. 


Columbus,  Ohio — jjucness  Theatrical  Amuse- 
.I.e.. I  i_o., '  ».-ievelaua.  Capital  ^lU.UUU.  In- 
ouipoiaiois,  J.  meuianuer,  n.  Lireeauaum,  L. 
>juiien*\o,    i\i.    61attery   and   iL.    McCarthy. 


Albany,  N.  V. — News  Projection  Corp., 
iNew  loric.  incorporators,  K.  MacJ-ean,  i . 
lay.or  ana  A.  Moore.  Attorney,  W.  M.  Clark, 
111    liroaaway,    New    York. 


Do\er,  Del. — Keen  Realty  and  Amusement 
Corp.,  u'umington.  Capital  $750,UUU.  At- 
loriicy,  Delaware  Charter  Co.,  yiJ4  Market 
otiecc,    \Vilmington. 


Columbus,  Ohio — New      Southern      Theater 

Co.,    AKron.  Capital    $10, QUO.      incorporators, 

t.    ShecK,  i'".  Nied,   V.   Lotze,  H.   Stevens  and 
W.   Jones. 


Dover,  Del. — Wilmington  Theater  Corp. 
Capital  $100,UU0.  Attorney,  Corporation  Trust 
Company  ot  America,  Du  Pont  Bldg.,  Wil- 
mington. 


Albany,  N.  V. — Sin-Kut  Amusement  Co., 
New  \ork.  Capital  $20,000.  Incorporators, 
M.  Singer,  H.   Kutinsky  and  D.   Goldberg. 


Austin,  Texas — C.  and  M.  Theater  Co., 
Littleheld.  Capital  $30,000.  Incorporators, 
A.    Chester,    M.    McClure  and   E.   Logan. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Religious  Motion  Picture 
Foundation,  New  York,  Incorporators,  W. 
Hanmen,   L.   Bryson  and    E.   Femding. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Neal  Manufacturing  Co., 
New  York.  Capital  $20,000.  Incorporators, 
H.    Neal,    S.   Turnball  and   G.    McKay. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — United  States  Laboratories, 
Jersey  City.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators, 
J.    Biand,   L.   Tarantino  and  J.   Turner. 


Trenton,  N.  J.— Cranford  Theater,  Inc.; 
Newark.  Capital  $125,000.  Incorporators,  F. 
Israel,    L.   Quinn   and   B.   Schwabacher. 


Fitzgerald  On  Way  East 

Dallas  Fitzgerald,  who  is  under 
contract  with  Arrow  to  make  four 
productions,  has  left  for  New  York, 
with  "Tessie,"  in  which  May  McAvoy 
is  starred. 


Leaves  for  Hollywood 

Paula  Gould,  general  press  repre- 
sentative for  F.  B.  O.  in  the  east, 
leaves  tomorrow  for  a  three  weeks' 
trip  to  the  Coast  studios. 


Director   Turns   Assistant 

Los  Angeles — Ernest  Laemmle  has 
resigned  from  Universal  as  director 
to  become  assistant  to  Ernest  Lu- 
bitsch. 


Curran  Sails  for  Australia 

San  Francisco — Thomas  A.  Curran, 
special  representative  of  Rayart  has 
sailed  for  a  six  weeks'  visit  to  Aus- 
tralia. 


Eldridge  at  A.  M.  P.  A.  Today 

Harry  Eldridge  will  be  the  guest 
at  the  A.  M.  P.  A.  today.  He  will 
bring  along  some  of  his  entertainers 


Wisconsin  Exhibitors  in  Session 

Milwaukee— The  M.  P.  T.  O.  of 
Wisconsin  ended  a  two  days'  session 
at  the  Wisconsin  Hotel  yesterday. 


Theater  Changes 

Seattle — E.  C.  O'Keefe  has  pur- 
chased the  Myrick  from  Lloyd  A. 
Pennington  and  changed  the  name 
to  the  Lyric.  O'Keefe  also  owns 
the  Babcock  and  Regent,  at  Billings, 
Mont. 


Shenandoah,  Pa. — T  he  New 
Strand,  purchased  recently  by  Lou 
L.  Berman  from  Al  Gottesman,  has 
opened  after  undergoing  extensive  re- 
modeling. 


Philadelphia — The  Germantown,  on 
Germantown  Ave.  and  School  Lane, 
reopened  recently  after  having  been 
closed  for  extensive  alterations. 


Detroit — Louis  Wisper  and  Al  Rut- 
tenberg,  new  owners  of  the  Gratiot 
have  reopened  the  house.  More  than 
$15,000  has  been  spent  in  remodeling. 


Jackson,  Mich. — The  Majestic,  now 
controlled  by  the  Butterfield  circuit, 
reopens  for  the  new  season  in  a  week 
with  Keith  vaudevUe  aind  pictures. 


Omak,  Wash.— R.  E.  Gulp  of  the 
Red  Apple  has  taken  over  the  Ton- 
asket  in  Tonasket,  Wash.  It  was 
known   as   the   Liberty. 


Trenton,  N.  Y. — Charles  Hilding- 
er  has  appointed  John  Barnes  mana- 
ger of  the  Rivoli,  which  reopens  in 
September. 


Muscatine,  la. — Ludy  Bosten,  form- 
er owner  of  the  Palace  and  Amuzu, 
has  purchased  the  Lyric  at  Columbia 
Junction. 


Tax  Society  Stops  Cancellations 
Philadelphia — As  a  result  of  pro- 
tests of  local  exhibitors  the  American 
Society  of  Composers,  Authors  & 
Publishers  has  discontinued  cancella- 
tion of  existing  contracts,  pending  a 
conference.  The  contracts  in  effect 
were  for  quarterly  periods  with  a 
30-day  cancellation  clause  which  the 
society  was  exercising  with  the  in- 
tention of  offering  new  contracts  on 
the  basis  of  annual  payments  in  ad- 
vance. 


Preparing  "Barbara  Worth" 

Los  Angeles — Jack  Cunningham  is 
writing  the  script  for  "The  Winning 
of  Barbara  Worth,"  which  Principal 
will  make  for  United  Artists.  The 
picture  will  be  released  in  the  Spring. 


Changed  to  "The    Two  Soldiers" 

Los  Angeles — "The  Spoils  of  War" 
which  Paramount  is  to  produce  fea- 
turing Mildred  Davis  and  directed 
by  Victor  Fleming,  will  be  released 
under  the  title,  "The  Two  Soldiers". 


Jacoby  in  Los  Angeles 

Los  Angeles — George  Jacoby  of  the 
Orplid  Film  Co.  of  Berlin,  and  Fitz 
Hulskampf,  exporter  in  Vienna,  have 
arrived  to  look  over  the  field  for  di- 
rectorial and  acting  talent. 


Goebel  Leaves  for  New  York 

Los  Angeles — Having  completed 
plans  for  "Flaming  Waters,"  to  be 
directed  by  Harmon  Weight,  O.  E. 
Goebel,  of  Associated  Arts  Corp.,  has 
left  for  New  York. 


Putting  It  Over 


Here  is  how  a  brother  exhib- 
iter  puts  hie  show  over.  Seitd 
along  your  ideas.  Let  the  other 
fellow  know  how  you  cleaned 
up. 


Contest  for  "Up  the  Ladder" 

St.  Louis — Maurice  Davis,  Univer- 
sal publicity  man,  did  some  good 
work  for  the  Kings  and  Rivoli  on 
the  showing  of  "Up  the  Ladder".  It 
resulted  in  $716  worth  of  display  ad- 
vertising space  and  30,000  tabloid 
newspapers  in  return  for  a  season's 
pass  and  59  pairs  of  passes. 

In  all,  the  Times  gave  Goldman 
4,298  lines  of  display  space.  This 
was  used  to  publicize  an  "Up-the 
Ladder"  contest,  in  which  the  passes 
were  prizes.  For  the  best  100-word 
opinion  whether  a  woman  should 
keep  pace  with  her  husband  as  he 
climbed  the  ladder  of  success,  or 
whether  she  should  be  satisfied  to 
stay  at  its  foot,  the  Times  gave  a 
season's  pass  to  either  the  Kings  or 
the  Rivoli.  The  other  passes  were 
given  to  the  authors  of  the  50  next 
best  answers. 

Goldman  used  the  tabloid  news- 
papers to  blanket  the  Kings'  neigh- 
borhood. The  first  page  of  the  "tab" 
announced  the  contest;  the  center- 
spread  publicized  the  picture  and  ex- 
plained in  full  how  passes  could  be 
won;  and  the  back  page  advertised 
various  newspaper  features  in  the 
Times. 

The  contest  was  also  publicized  by 
special  trailers  on  Goldman's  screens. 
Goldman  paid  for  the  trailers. 


Making  the  Picture  Attractive 

Waco,  Texas — When  Manager 
Harrison,  of  the  Hippodrome,  re- 
cently used  the  Song  Movie  Films 
he  decided  that  if  he  prepared  the 
films  with  local  talent  and  local 
scenes  the  result  would  be  more 
satisfying.  So  he  arranged  for  lo- 
cal talent  to  appear  and  used  beauty 
spots  of  the  home  town,  advertised 
them  extensively  and  the  result  wa» 
shown  at  the  box  office. 


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Newspaper  Opinions 

"Beggar  on  Horseback"— F.  P.  L. 
Missouri,  St.  Louis 

GLOBE-DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  As  was  said 
before,  the  nightmare  bit  is  excellent.  The 
photography  has  much  to  do  with  this,  the 
director's  ingenuity  aiding  by  the  swift  tran 
sition  from  scene  to  scene  that  one  experiences 
in  a  drama.  •  *  ♦ 

POST-DISPATCH—*  *  *  It  is  delightfully 
played  by  a  cast  new  to  the  screen  or  at  least 
new  to  leading  arts  and  the  production  and 
direction  is  all  that  could  be  wsihed  for  but 
it  will  appeal  only  to  a  certain  selected  and 
select  class  of  picture  goers  and  will  furnish 
no  amusement  or  entertainment  for  fully  90 
per  cent  of   its  audiences.   *   *   * 

STAR — *  *  *  is  a  satire  on  the  whole  jazz 
age,  veiled  as  a  comedy  broadside  at  grossness 
in  art  and  social  life  of  the  day.  Most  of  the 
characterizations  are  farcical,  but  there  is 
no  cheap  horse  play,  and  the  fun  from  first  to 
last   is   hilarious.   *   »   • 

TIMES — *  *  *  The  nightmare  is  really 
about  all  there  is  to  the  picture,  but  it's  funny. 


"California  Straight  Ahead" — 
Universal — Forum,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER — *  *  *  In  the  races  Denny's 
charm  is  masked  by  the  garb  and  goggles  of 
the  speedster.  This  is  ofJset,  however,  by  the 
star's  earlier  performance  in  which  his  genu- 
ine sense  of  humor  held  full  sway.   ♦  •  * 

HERALD — *  *  *  To  say  that  the  race  is 
exciting  is  putting  it  mildly.  All  the  hair- 
raising  stunts  known  to  man  are  utilized  to 
thrill  the  spine.   *  *   • 

RECORD — *  *  *  Thrills,  comedy,  novelty, 
a  little  pathos  and  much  romance — in  fact, 
there  is  a  good  bit  more  of  everything  in  "Cal- 
ifornia Straight  Ahead"  than  one  usually  sees 
in  the  average  comedi-drama.   *  *  * 

TIMES — *  *  *  It  is  great  entertainment — ■ 
so  great  in  fact  that  the  various  inconsisten- 
cies and  loop  holes  in  the  plot  take  a  remote 
back  seat  to  the   fun,  excitement   and  thrills. 


"Don  Q,  Son  of  Zorro"— Unit.  Art. 
Imperial,  San  Francisco 

(Week  ending  Aug.  15) 
BULLETIN — Douglas  Fairbanks  has  never 
before  produced  a  picture  which  offered  him 
the  latitude  and  scope  of  expression  that  is 
given  him  in  his  new  vehicle,  "Don  Q,  Son 
of  Zorro."   ♦   *   * 

CALL  AND  POST— "The  glory  that  was 
Spain's"  now  belongs  to  Douglas  Fairbanks, 
who  has  captured  it  and  put  it  into  his  new 
photoplay,   "Don  Q,   Son  of   Zorro."   *   ♦   * 

CHRONICLE—*  *  *  Douglas  Fairbanks  in 
"Don  Q,  Son  of  Zorro,"  is  drawing  all  San 
Francisco  to  the  Imperial  Theater  to  see  him 
again  in  his  old  form  as  a  daring  fighter  and 
an  intrepid  adventurer.  He  is  lithe  and  slen- 
der and  very  fit  in  the  picture  and  has  brought 
a  new  accomplishment,  his  skill  with  the  bull 
whip,   something  to  see,  to  enliven  it.   *   *  * 


"Fine  Clothes"— 1st  Nat'l 
Warfield,  San  Francisco 

(Week  ending  Aug.  15) 
BULLETIN—*  *  *  In  "Fine  Clothes"  the 
feature  we  are  brought  face  to  face  with  a 
condition  reflected  in  all  parts  of  the  world. 
Primarily  it  is  a  romantic  drama  and  while 
in  the  end  there  is  a  satisfactory  solution  of 
the  various  questions  presented  by  the  story, 
there  are  many  things  to  make  you  think. 
»   *    * 

CALL  AND  POST— *  *  *  Has  mare  in  it 
than  four  good  actors  and  a  lot  of  interesting 
episodes  and  action.  It  has  what  you  might 
call  a  soul.  The  soul  is  revealed  in  the  char- 
acter taken  by  Percy  Marmont,  the  shopkeeper 
who  goes  to  the  wall  through  extending  credit 
to    people    who    take    advantage    of    him.    *    *    • 

CHRONICLE—*  *  *  Stahl  is  always  good 
at  representing  domestic  bits,  making  them 
human  and  believable,  and  in  "Fine  Clothes" 
he  has  put  much  comedy  of  a  gentle  sort. 
*  *  *  An  unusually  good  cast  is  employed  in 
the    picture.    ♦   *    • 

EXAMINER— ♦  *  *  We  think  "Fine 
Clothes"  an  excellent  photoplay.  It  has  drama, 
the  players,  and  beyond  that  able  photography 
and  the  subtlety  of  direction  that  is  John  M. 
Stahl's.    *   •   * 

HERALD— •  *  *  It  is  the  sort  of  comedy 
drama  that  required  great  skill  for  translation 
from  paper  to  celluloid.  To  appreciate  how 
fully  this  transl.-ition  has  been  accotpplished, 
one  has  only  to  sit  in  the  theater  as  the  film 
ui:rolls  and  watch  the  reaction  of  the  spec- 
tators. «  *  *  The  chuckles  rippled  from  all 
parts  of  the  house  almost   constantly.   ♦   •   * 


"The  Half  Way  Girl"— First  Nat'l. 
Piccadilly,  Rochester 

DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  All  the  sordidness  of 
Iht  East  with  little  of  the  glamor  pervades  the 
him  "The  Half   Way  Girl."  *   *   * 

Sinagpore  is  the  scene  of   the  story    *  *  * 

JOUkNAL— *  *  *  The  "Half  Way  Girl" 
provides  a  picture  filled  with  action  and  spec- 
l.'fcular  ship   explosion.   *  *   * 

TIMES-UNION—*  *  *  Such  a  mountain 
of  melodramatic  incident  would  smother  al- 
most any  cast  and  there  is  not  much  to  be 
said    for   the   acting.    *    *    * 


"Her  Sister  from  Paris"- First  Nat'l. 
Capitol,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  The  film  is  a  typical 
Talmadge  vehicle,  filled  with  laughs,  a  gener- 
ous display  of  the  latest  styles  in  gowns  and 
lingerie,  ot  shapely  legs  and  of  situations  over 
which  the  censor  must  have  pondered  for  a 
few   minutes.    *    *    * 

NEWS—*  *  *  "Her  Sister  from  Paris" 
was  adapted  and  titled  from  an  old  German 
play  by  Hans  Kraly,  the  Lubitsch  scenario 
vender.  It  was  directed  in  almost  perfect 
n.anner  by  Sidney  Franklin.  For  sophisticated 
audiences  it  will  prove   highly  amusing.   ♦    ♦   * 

Regent,  Rochester 

DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  The  usual  Constance 
Talmadge  picture,  with  lots  of  fun  and  com 
I-licated  situations  *  *  *  This  time  Constance 
takes  two  parts,  as  twin  sisters,  making  dou- 
ble  fun   for  those  fond  of  her.    *    *    * 

TIMES-UNION—*  *  *  Why  Miss  Tal' 
H'adge  should  drag  her  undoubled  talents 
through  the  muck  and  mire  of  such  a  play  as 
this;  for  it  is  none  the  less  muck  and  mire 
[or  having  been  gilded  and  perfumed,  it  is 
bard  to  understand.  It  is  heralded  as  being 
■'for    the    sophisticates." — They    can    have    it. 


"His  Supreme  Moment"— First  Nat'l. 
La  Salle  Gardens,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  Miss  Sweet  is  shown 
as  a  beautiful,  luxury-loving  New  York  ac- 
tress who  falls  in  love  with  a  poor  mining  en- 
gineer. ♦  ♦  •  Then  another  girl  appears  and 
the  struggle  between  the  two  to  win  the  af- 
tection  of  the  man  provide  a  romance  tinged 
with    thrills    and    dramatic    sequences.    ♦  *  • 


"Just   a  Woman"— First   Nat'l. 
Karlton,  Philadelphia 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  *  •  "Just  a  Wo- 
man"; it  sounds  ordinary;  but  it  isn't,  due  to 
the  capable  performances  of  Claire  Windsor. 
Conway    Tearle    and    Percy    Marmont.    *    *    * 


"Kivalina  of  the  Icelands" — Pathe 
State,  Boston 

TRAVELER—*  *  *  is  an  unusually  suc- 
cessful example  of  the  exploring  type  of  pic- 
ture. In  fact,  it's  as  successful  as  ii  mads 
in  a  Hollywood  studio  with  the  added  value 
of    being   real.    *   *  * 


"The  Lady  Who  Lied"— First  Nat'l. 
Garrick,    Minneapolis 

STAR — *    *    *   A   series   of   dramatic   situa- 
tions bring  the   story  to  an  interesting  climax. 


"Lightnin'  "—Fox 
New  Aster,  Minneapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  Mr.  Hunt  lends  a  whimsical 
humor  to  the  role  of  Old  Bill  Jones  as  well 
as  the  necessary  pathos,  making  the  screen 
version   a   highly   commendable   offering.    *    *    * 


"A  Lost   Lady" — Warners 
Strand,  Cincinnati 

TIMES-STAR—*  *  *  We  can  think  of  no 
one  better  suited  to  the  role  of  "Marian  For- 
rester" than  Miss  Rich.  She  conveyed  not 
only  the  magnetic  charm,  graciousness  and 
beauty  of  the  heroine  at  the  height  of  her 
pcwers,  but  also  grippingly  depicted  the  moral 
and  physical  deterioration  that  fragically 
marked  this  woman's  life.   *   *   * 


"The   Lost  World"— First   Nat'l. 
Rialto,    Omaha 

EVENING  BEE—*  *  *  So  they're  pack- 
ing 'em  in.  For  certainly  there  is  no  other  pic- 
ture known  to  the  screen  like  this  one.  What 
marvels  of  trick  photoplay,  what  wonders  of 
craftmanship  and  what  patience  must  have 
been  required  to  produce  it  need  bother  the 
spectator  not  at  all.   *  *  * 


"The  Lucky  Horseshoe" — Fox 
Monroe,   Chicago 

HERALD — *  *  *  I  enjoyed  the  novelty  of 
"The  Lucky  Horseshoe."  it  has  lots  of  zip, 
not  a  little  humor,  some  spectacle  and  is  not 
too  long  for  its  subject  matter.  *  ♦  * 

JOURNAL — *  *  *  You  may  or  may  not 
like  Mix  in  velvet  breeches  and  lace  cuffs. 
But  even  if  you  prefer  him  in  chaps  and 
spurs  you  must  admit  he  scales  a  wall  in  ro- 
irantic  boots  as  well  as  ever  he  did  in  Arizona 
ones.   ♦   «    * 

POST — *  *  *  Mix,  the  cowboy,  becomes 
IJoii  Juan,  and  a  stately  spectacle  is  staged  in 
V.  ijich  he  is  the  central  figure.  This  makes 
the  jiicture  a  distinct  novelty  among  Mix  fea- 
tures. The  scenes  have  been  given  most  elab- 
orate settings  and  are  excellently  photographed 
and  tinted  in  sepia,  giving  to  many  of  the 
scenes    the    richness    of    rare    paintings.    *    *    * 


"The   Making  of  O'Malley"— First 
Nat'l. — State,  Los  Angeles 

E.XAMINER— *  *  *  Sills  is  picturesque  fill- 
ing for  a  policeman's  uniform,  and  he  is  more 
than   satisfying  in   scenes  of   vigorous   action. 

EXPRESS—*  *  *  Homely  bits,  too,  where 
the  policeman  helps  youngsters  across  the 
street,  before  and  after  school,  give  a  clean, 
true-to-life    touch    to    the    production.    •  *  * 

HERALD—*  *  *  All  in  all  the  story  is 
fast-moving  after  it  gets  started  and  Lam- 
bert Hillyer  who  directed  throws  in  a  little 
sob  stuff  but  not  too  obviously  according  to 
recipe. 

RECORD—*  *  *  It's  not  an  extraordi- 
nary photoplay,  and  Sills'  work,  while  satis- 
fying to  the  crowd,  is  not  extraordinary 
either.    •   ♦   » 

TIMES—*  *  *  should  prove  fair  enter- 
tainment because,  while  it  isn't  an  immensely 
well-knit  feature  in  plot  and  situation,  it  of- 
fers a  share  of  rather  good  incidents  and  ac- 
tion.   *    *    * 


"The    Marriage    Whirl"— First    Nat'l. 
Rivoli,   Baltimore 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Corinne  Griffith  suf- 
fers so  perfectly  in  being  made  a  jazz  wife 
that  you'll  probably  end  by  hating  jazz  your- 
self.  *   *   * 

NEWS—*  *  *  Corinne  Griffith  is  lovely 
and  intelligent  as  Marian.  Kenneth  Harlan 
and  Harrison  Ford  are  the  leading  men.  *  *  * 

SUN — *  *  *  Corinne  Griffith  is  the  lovely 
victim  of  the  marriage  whirl  in  the  current  in- 
stance, drinking  and  dancing  her  way  through 
a  lot  of  reels  not  especially  designed  to  en- 
hance her  value  to  screenland.  *  ♦  * 

State,  Minneapolis 

STAR — *  *  "  Another  of  the  lighter  so- 
ciety dramas  giving  Corinne  Griffith,  its  star, 
an  opportunity  of  appearing  in  numerous  at- 
tractive gowns  and  to  do  some  splendid  work 
in  the  many  emotional  scenes  of  "The  Marri- 
age Whirl."   *   *   * 


"Marry  Me"— F.  P,  L. 
Metro,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  From  the  first  lifting 
of  the  curtain  to  the  final  fadeout  on  "Marry 
Me"   there's   not   a   dull   moment.    »    ♦    ♦ 

EXPRESS—  *  *  *  in  the  screen  part  Hor- 
ton  does  about  the  best  work  he  has  achieved 
in  pictures.  He  gives  the  whimsical  char 
acter  life  and  is  responsible  for  frequent 
laughs.    *    *    * 

HERALD—*  ♦  *  It  is  light,  but  entertain- 
ing, with  the  directorial  hand  of  James  Cruze 
stickitig  out  all  over  it.  It  is  seen  in  Miss 
\idor's  and  Horton's  work,  in  the  clever 
portrayals  of  Helen  Jerome  Eddy,  Fanny 
Midgley    and    Ed    Brady. 

TIMES — *  *  ♦  Another  one  of  the  season's 
p.leasant'y  humorous  popular  successes  has 
found  its  way  to  the  screen  under  the  title 
of  "Marry  Me"  and,  garnished  with  Jimmy 
Cruze's  inimitable  treatment,  it  makes  a  dish 
suitable    for   almost   anyone's   theatrical   palate. 


"Never  the  Twain  Shall  Meet" 
Metro-Gold.— Merrill,  Milwaukee 

SENTINEL—*  *  ♦  Peter  B.  Kyne  wrote 
the  story  originally  for  the  Cosmopolitan  mag- 
.■7ine,  and  with  his  usual  deft  touch  he  com- 
bines thrills  and  pathos,  laughter  and  romance 
with  a  sob  in  it,  that  even  in  the  re-telling 
will  send  you   away  at  least   misty  eyed.    •   *   » 

NEWS — *  *  *  The  gorgeous  setting  is  in- 
terwoven with  a  theme  very  contrary  to  the 
kind  of  South  Sea  story  that  has  recently 
flooded  the  market.  It  is  rich  in  pathos  and 
heart  appeal.   *   ♦   » 


Warfield,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  The  picture 
principally  ot  the  adventures  of  a  half-c 
South  Sea  Island  princess,  brought  t 
trancisco  by  her  father.  The  latter 
overboard  when  he  discovers  he  has  an 
able  disease.  The  girl  is  cared  for  by  i 
and  meeting  a  young  man  the  two  f 
friendship  which  ripens  into  love.   *  *   * 

CALL — *  *  *  The  outstanding  feat 
the  production,  however,  is  not  so  mu 
fine  acting  or  the  dramatic  story,  but  tb 
ious  photography — most  of  which  was  d 
the  islands  of  Tahiti  and  Moorea,  it! 
atolls  of  tranquil  delight."  There  are  ; 
sand  and  one  South  Sea  "shots"  whic 
voke  gasps  of  awesome  ecstacy  on  the  j 
each  audience.    *    *    * 

CHRONICLE—*  *  *  made  by  A»j 
Tourneur  from  a  story  by  Peter  B.  K;t 
being  shown,  and  is  proving  itself  tol 
winner,  and  a  very  good  picture.   *   *  * 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  Not  before  i 
photoplay  has  the  life  of  the  South  Si 
its  gorgeous  aspect,  been  so  well  tran 
to  films.  Tourneur's  forte  lies  in  cc 
tion,  the  massing  of  lights  and  shade 
he  has  been  singularly  happy  in  acl 
those  effects   in  this  latest  picture.  *  * 

HERALD—*  *  *  a  screen  drama  r 
Franciscan  should  miss. 

The  scenes  are  laid  in  San  Francisi 
the  South  Sea  islands.  The  photogra 
something  to  shout  about.  The  story  ii 
mantic  one.  ♦  *  » 

NEWS—*  *  *  Maurice  Tourneur  d 
the  players  through  the  intriguing  acl 
the  Kyne  story.  He  took  them  to  the 
Seas  where  he  found  many  beautiful 
backgrounds.  He  made  real  actors  out 
natives,  a  novelty  in  itself,  and  whic: 
materially  to  the  realism  of  the  p 
events.  *  *  •  The  scene  picturing  ', 
Belmore's)  "going  away"  when  he  w; 
nounced  "unclean"  is  about  as  masterl-, 
of  direction  and  acting  as  has  eve! 
brought  to  the  screen    *  •  • 


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"Poisoned  Paradise 
Schulberg  (S.R.)— Wash'gt'n,  D 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  The  productior 
ceptional  m  every  detail,  and  is  desti 
surpass  m  popularity  the  novel,  which  i 
the  versatile  pen  of   Robert  W    Service 

NEWS—*  *  *  It  is  a  Robert  W.  .■ 
story  made  up  into  a  picture  replete  wii 
iratic  situations.  The  audience  is  ta 
London.  Pans  and  Monte  Carlo  for  t 
folding  of  the  plot.   •  ♦  ♦ 


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"The  Rainbow  Trail"— Foxf 
Moon,  Omaha 

EVENING  BEE-*  *  *  Tom  Mix  ha 
the  Rainbow  Trail"  with  swift  action 
dramatic   situations  and   an   abundance  i' 
Mix  thrills.  *  *  ♦ 


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"Romola"— Metro-Goldwyn  ',„ 
Criterion,  Los  Angeles     i  m 

EXAMINER-*    •    ♦    The   director  1 
tamed    the    strength   of    the    story   in    h 
ture    version    and    has    given    to    the 
some   beautiful    photography     ♦    ♦   • 

RECORD— •  •  •  There  is  great  bej 
the     film     besides     a     dramatic     thrill 
found   in   our  modern   stories  of  today. 

State,  St.  Louis 

GLOBE-DEMOCRAT— ♦    •    *    Histi 
correct,    this    picture   of    Florence    in   f 
teenth    century    shows,    an    abundance 
thentic    scenery    including    the    Leaning 
of    Pisa,    that    is    as   beautiful    as    it    is 
esting.   »   •   « 


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;T-DISPATCH— *  »  *  don't  recall 
.  seen  a  better  made  picture  from  a 
I  pictorial  standpoint  but  there  are  times 
the  story  drags  and  the  film  is  so  long 
ven  the  beauty  of  the  settings  gets 
I  le.  There  is  one  scene  also  which 
I,  be  eliminated  from  the  picture  en- 
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,1,  R — *  *  '  George  Eliot's  "Romola"  be- 
,1  a  great  spectacle,  as  well  as  a  beautiful 
li  f  torn  hearts,  in  the  film  version.  *  *  * 
J  ES — *  *  *  If  you  like  costume  plays 
,  you   will    glory    in    "Romola."    •    •    * 

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J 'Rugged  Water"— F.  P.-L. 
Metro,   Baltimore 

jltRICAN — *  *  *  wherein  are  depicted 
rors    of    the    Cape    Cod    Coast    and    the 

*  '  of  the  U.  S.  Life  Saving  force  there 
So  far  as  the  life  savers  are  con- 
the  picture  is  authentic 


Park,  Cleveland 

N  DEALER—*  •  *  Give  Mr.  \,illat 
with  the  salt  tang  in  it,  and  it's  as 
made,  and  well  made,  too.   *  ♦  • 


'  of  the  Sawdust"— Unit.  Art. 
t.  Francis,  San  Francisco 

(Week  ending  Aug.   15) 
,ETIN— *    •    *    Is    entirely    different 
y    of   the    former    Griffith    productions. 

is  really  a  story  taken  from  one  of 
?es  there   is  nothing  depressing  in  the 

Even    in   the   most    dramatic   moments 

always  a  vein  of  lightness  which  is 
ig  and  while  the  characters  on  the 
ppeal  to  your  sympathies  there  is  a 
mething  permeating  the  picture  which 
he  feeling  that  everything  will  be  all 
H  might  be  said  to  instill  confidence  in 
late   outcome.    *    •    * 

AND  POST—*  *  ♦  The  Griffith  pic- 
en  as  the  opening  attraction,  it  brings 
"ter  mind  of  motion  pictures"  back 
iblic  with  a  bang,  smacking  more  of 
imanship  of  the  maker  of  "The  Birth 
|tion"    and    "Broken    Blossoms"    than 

Griffith    has    contributed    in    a    long 

NICLE— •  *  *  Griffith  has  crowded 
of  incident  and  episode,  the  life  of 
I  people  being  especially  rich  in  corn- 
is,  and  the  pathos  of  the  girl's  situa- 

orced  home  with  almost  sledgeham- 
5    .  •  . 

INER— •  •  «  "Sally  of  the  Sawdust" 

those    pictorial    effects    that    Griffith, 

Rated   genius,    can   turn    out   every    so 


"A    Slave    of   Fashion" — Metro-Gold. 
Century,   Baltimore 

__  AMERICAN—*  *  *  Norma  Shearer  is  a 
"Slave  of  Fashion,"  wearing  gowns  that  will 
make  you  gasp  and  acting  beautifully  as  al- 
wxys,  in  the  somewhat  strained  situation  of 
an  imposter  in  a  rich  man's  home.   •  ♦  ♦ 

State,  Boston 

TRAVELER—*  '  *  Miss  Shearer  shows 
further  development  as  an  actress,  and  in 
other  directions.  That  youthful  freshness 
which  was  her  chief  charm  is  now  giving  way 
tt  the  sophistication  and  assurance  of  the  suc- 
cessful star.  She  has  ''arrived,"  and  she  is 
conscious  of  tile  fact.   ♦   ♦  » 

Madison,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  is  a  display  of  fash- 
ions such  as  will  delight  the  eye  of  every  wo- 
man, and  will  not  bore  the  men  who  chance 
to  see  it.  Miss  Shearer  shows  the  very  latest 
wrinkles  in  everything  worn  by  modern  wo- 
rsen from  the  daintiest  lingerie  to  gorgeous 
gowns   and   suits.    *   *   • 

NEWS—*  *  *  "A  Slave  of  Fashion"  at  the 
Jfadison  this  week  is  splendid  movie  pastime 
because  of  Norma  Shearer,  Lew  Cody  and 
seme   beautiful    settings    and   gowns.    *    *    * 

Stanley,  Philadelphia 

INQUIRER—*  *  *  is  just  about  one  of  the 
most  colorless  pictures  that  you  could  find^ 
?nd  at  that,  with  two  such  persons  as  Norma 
Shearer  and  Lew  Cody  to  carry  the  burden 
and  the  heat  of  the  day.  ♦  *  * 
.  PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  ♦  ♦  Norma  Shearer 
1.'  the  girl,  and  she  is  charming.  It  is  almost 
worth  a  roll  of  reels  to  see  her  in  profile,  not 
too  obviously  posed.  Besides  which  she  is  an 
intelligent  actress.  Lew  Cody  is  the  gentle 
villain,  with  a  nicely  skeptical  eye  on  innocent 
adventuresses.  *  *  * 

.  RECORD—*  *  •  A  plot  that  is  altogether 
improbable  but  not  quite  impossible  makes 
Samuel  Shipman's  "A  Slave  of  Fashion,"  a 
llohart  Henley  production  *  *  *  a  succession 
of    thrills.    *    •    * 


HERALD—*  *  *  This  comedy  gets  its 
laughs  by  means  of  hilarious  situations,  and 
trank  Strayer,  who  directed,  has  not  re- 
sorted to  the  slap-stick  variety  of  funmaking 
11.  order  to  get  his  results.   *   *   ♦ 

.  RECORD— *  »  •  The  picture  is  what  it 
is  meant  to  be— a  light,  laughable  thing,  neat- 
ly arranged  and  only  dull  at  one  or  two  mo 
ments.  Frank  Strayer  tried  to  hold  the  play 
withm  the  bounds  of  dramatic  discretion  and 
does  remarkably  well.  You  don't  double  up 
with  laughter  at  "Stepping  Out."  It  has  a 
refined,    smoother    chuckle-feeling.    ♦    «    • 

TIMES—*  •  »  The  cast  of  "Steppin' 
Out  is  so  far  superior  to  the  plot  and  di- 
rection that  it  seems  sad  indeed,  that  players 
a.5  capable  as  these  should  be  wasted  on  so 
insignificant    a    production.    *    »    * 


Scarlet  West"— First  Nat'l. 
Olympia,  Boston 

-*   *   *   The   picture   shows  army   life 

n  fighting  as  it  was  before  LTncle 
tamed  the  redskins.  A  spectacular 
the  photo  drama  was  a  reproduction 

mous    battle,    recorded    in    history    as 

,ast  Stand.    •  ♦   • 


"Siege"— Universal 
Fox,  Philadelphia 


?ER— *  *  •  Mary  Alden  as  the  old 
nsta  Ruyland,  gives  the  best  per- 
of  the  entire  picture — the  ruler  of 
id  clan  and  the  business  head  of 
<uyland  steel  and  iron  mills.  »  •  * 
""  LEDGER—*  ♦  ♦  Working  with 
material  the  director  of  "Siege," 
t  this  week.  Sven  Gade.  has  man- 
the  aid  of  Virginia  Valli.  Mary  Al- 
ftective  photography,  to  make  a  pic- 
airly  holds  your  interest.  But  there 
ng  lacking  in  '"Siege"  that  would 
ave  made  it  one  of  the  best  pictures 
T.  This  something  may  be  a  com 
Bt  the  producer  made  with  his  ma- 
«*'i"\  "'^    *"''    forcing   the    end    of 

'—*/,.•  Thin  though  the  plot  ma 
jsc  of  Sieee."  =killful  spinning  to- 
he  various  episodes  and  the  success 
m  turning  into  interesting  people 
ual  characters  of  the  story  make 
there    is    not    more    of    the    picture 

es  and  Rivoli.  St.  Louis 

DEMOCRAT-*    *    *    I,    ;,   ^„   ex- 
ured    account    of    life.      But.    in    all 

mu^t  be   said   that   it   is  the   acting 
.'den    as    Aunt    Augusta    and    Vir 

as  Frederfrka  that  puts  the  film 
r  char-.^tcri7ati(ins  st.ind  out  and 
n  be  fori'n'tpn.  •  »  • 
*  *  *  "Sieee"  i»  a  clever  movie 
lugene  O'Brien  as  Konnion  and 
111    as    Fredericka    are    splendid      I 


"A  Son  of  His  Father"— F.  P.  L. 
Granada,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  In  this  picture  the  fa- 
mous stunt  producers  of  the  screen  are  out- 
stunted  by  the  daredevil  accomplishments  of 
the  memliers  of  the  cast.  The  photoplay  is  a 
success  not  so  much  for  the  story,  but  it  is 
the  action  and  the  pleasing  comedy  element 
that  permeated  the  film  which  makes  it  en- 
tirely  enjoyable   entertainment     ♦   •    ♦ 

CALL—*  *  •  "A  Son  of  His  Father"— it's 
too  bad  w;e  couldn't  have  had  the  oI<l  man,  too. 

Not  being  a  Harold  Bell  Wright  addict    and 

not   having  been  taken   by  the   title,   we    rather 

expected    to   make   up    for  lost    sleep    *    *    ♦   at 

(he    Granada.      But   we  didn't   yawn   from   title 

to    final    fadeout.      And    that,    coming    from   us, 

T   '•^'r-^:^   a-!   more  than   a   compliment-it's    a 
'lo"-.,,-,„iit   tribute     •    ♦    » 

CHRONICLE-*  *  *  rather  a  plotless  af- 
f.-'ir.  yet  ,t  is  full  of  movement  and  action 
excitement  and  stirring  adventure,  with  a  roi 
mance  th,-.t  runs  .-ounter  several  times  and 
-ome  excellently  planned   suspense.    ♦   ♦    • 

"Soul  Fire"— First  Nat'l 
^P„.^,^J?consJn.   Milwaukee 

r^f   RoVti,  1  ,        *.    Bf'i^ps    the   fine   work 

-^f    R.irtbelme.s     ,f,e   r^icivre   has   spvernl    inter 

esting    personalities    in    the   cast.   Bessie    Love 

stnl   ^'''":'<-''   !'''•'"    '''^    ever   has    and    does    her 

P-  I       T    T,^    ,    ,      '^'    '•'   "le   evi-ellent    work   of 
I^irhnrd    Barfhebness.    not    nlnt   nr   seftinr  th^ 
's  the  outstanding  fe.-,tnre  of   "Soul   Fire"*** 

"Steppin*  Out"— Columbia    (S.   R) 
exam™-°'.^.°!  An!,t^«  ,       ,    , 

Tf^  Uu.h^r^    "A"    '?'    ^r    '^^   -"-',;  on 

^o   a    fit,in.;.,imax.      V^^l  ^i^  "I^.^Tatot   Z 
not    roar    with    laughter,    thev    keep    ,m    a    con 
t.nnous    chuckling    which    speaks    well    f^r    the 
■ntertaining   nualities   of  the   picture     •    *    * 


"The   Street  of   Forgotten   Men"— F, 
P--L- — Granada,  San  Francisco 

(Week  ending  Aug.  15) 
BULLETIN—*  *  •  Marmont  always 
wanted  to  do  something  different.  In  "The 
Street  of  Forgotten  Men"  he  is  given  his 
opportunity  and  as  if  realizing  this  he  seems 
to  throw  all  his  reserve  energies  into  this 
play  He  gives  it  everything  he  has.  The 
result^  IS    a    truly    splendid    dramatic    picture. 

CALL   AND   POST—*   ♦   *   Here  is  a  pic 

ture  which,  to  our  mind,  is  an  even  greater 
piece  of  work  than  "The  Unholy  Three,"  with 
Percy  Marmont  actually  outdoing  Lon  Chancy 
m  the  matter  of  character  and  makeup  and  the 
screen  story  itself  eclipsing  its  forerunner  ni 
both    conviction    and    fascination.    *    »    * 

CHRONICLE—*  ♦  *  Brenon  has  the  fac- 
ulty of  throwing  a  glamor  over  any  theme  he 
touches,  and  even  in  dealing  with  the  crim- 
inally mendicant,  the  fakers  who  prey  on  the 
charitably  inclined,  he  has  put  beauty  and 
a    certain    amount    of    romance    into    his    story. 


"Tracked  in  the  Snow  Country" 
Warners— Strand,   Detroit 

^EWS— *  *  *  Just  as  the  producers  in- 
tended, Rin-tm-tin,  famous  dog  actor,  is  the 
center  of  all  events  in  his  latest  picture*  *  * 
The  dog  supplies  pathos  and  thrills  to  a  story 
that  is  never  startling  in  its  plot  development. 

"Troubles  of  a  Bride"— Fox 
Reade's,    Cleveland 

PLAIN  DEALER-*  •  »  The  director 
probably  started  out  to  produce  a  farcical  mel- 
odrama but  has  succeeded  in  only  making  a 
picture  that  is  largely  "hokum,"  and  far- 
ietched    and    unconvincing    "hokum"    at    that. 


•  • 

.  EXAMINER— •  «  ♦  Marmont  can  make  any 
picture  pleasing,  and  does  well  in  this  unac- 
ci^stomed  role.  The  extreme  of  realism 
abounds  m  scenes  wherein  the  fakers  trans- 
ttrm  themselves  into  cripples  and  go  out  to 
impose  upon  the  charitable.    »    *    ♦ 

Palace,  Washington 

HERALD-*.  *  ♦  Percy  Marmont,  the  chief 
actor  in  this  production,  which  deals  with  the 
lile  of  professional  beggars,  displays  that 
same  degree  of  intelligence  which  has  char- 
•icterized  his  previous  cinema  appearances. 
Marmont,  and  such  others  like  him  as  the  mo 
fion  picture  industry  can  boast,  furnishes  the 
screen  with  an  element  of  truth  and  sincerity 
and  genuine  ability  of  which  it  stands  in  vital 
I'.C'ea.    *   *   * 

PqSJ-*  *  *  "The  Street  of  Forgolten 
Men  IS  not  likely  to  be  forgotten  soon  itself. 
The  story  told  by  this  picture  is  one  of  the 
most  amazing  ever  unfolded.  It  is  the  kind 
ot   story  that   haunts  you   long  afterward.  *  *  * 

STAR-—*  *  ♦  Percy  Marmont  is  a  bogus 
Mif.rK  ^^«f"  ■"  "The  Street  of  Forgotfen 
,i:^  '.  u-  "•'•^  '"'  """'e  'hat  is  more  closely 
i'  e  in  —Tf'Nr'?*  '"«erpietation  of  Mark  Sa- 
hre  in      If  Winter  Comes"  than  any  since  the 

"I'l   of'^r-t,"""''    "■•'?    "•"    "P°"    'he    screen 
.>II   of  which   means  that   this  artist   again   has 

geni"""'"*.''"'"   ^°'   '^'   "^''^P'^y   of   his   ra?e 

o-'^HerWr^  *   *    ^".-^^^   ever-capable   hands 

0  Herbert    Brenon.   director    of    "Peter    Pan" 
and     other     great     works    of    the    screen     this 

1  ,ther  obvious   story  becomes   close  to   being   a 
classic   of    Its    kind.    *    ♦    *  ^ 


"The  Unholy  Three"— Metro-Gold. 
Walnut,  Cincinnati 

TIMES-STAR-*  *  •  It  may  not  be  a 
contender  for  a  place  among  the  ten  best  pic- 
lures  of  the  year  on  sheer  artistic  merits,  but 
tor  entertainment  value  it  is  far  and  away 
the  best  thiiller  that  has  been  seen  on  a 
Cincinnati    screen    in   many    months.    •    *    * 

Allen,  Cleveland 

PLAIN  DEALER-*-*  *  Chancy  has  never 
done  better  work.  And  how  he  has  improved 
since  "The  Miracle  Man."  Every  movement 
is  expressive  of  the  mood  and  action  of  the 
story.  And  in  this  type  of  story  there  is 
none  to  e.xcel  him.  Particularly  good  is  his 
ij'Cial  work.  Its  naturalness  now  stands  in 
sharp  contrast  with  the  efforts  he  had  to  put 
irrlli   in  the  other  fine  picture.   »  »  ♦ 

Sun,  Omaha 

si^rtlfl^'l'^fl^~V  *,^''^  absorbing  from 
start  to  finish,  this  photoplay;  with  an  excel- 
unt  plot  and  a  grotesque  triumvirate  of  evil 
n^n  to  make  you  shudder  and  cheer  the  sight 
of  a  policeman.   ♦  •  »  *="' 


"The  Way  of  a  Girl"— Metro-Gold. 
Parkway,  Baltimore 

f^r^it^'^"  *..*  "^^'^  P'e'ure  is  just  a  bit  dif- 
ferent  from  the  rank  and  file  of  screen  offer- 
er re  tJ  "  f-  ,  <Je'.ghtfuIly  impromptu  and 
more  than  a  little  fantastic.  If  you've  been 
wanting  to  see  something  "light,"-  your  cure 
IS  awaiting  you.   *   ♦   ♦  *     '      ■*   "      "-""^e 


"Wild  Horse  Mesa"— F.  P.-L. 
State,  Cleveland 

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4  PICTURE 

By  DANNY 

/on  Stroheim  clicks.  Right 
the  box  ofifice.  Hits  the  bull's 
b  dead  center.  And  the  man 
lo  showed  what  he  knew  of 
ection  in  "Blind  Husbands" 
ps  right  over  "Foolish  Wives" 
"Greed"  and  produces  an 
tstandingly  beautiful  jiroduc- 
n,  rich  in  box  office  values — 
he   Merry  Widow." 

on  is  now  working  with  Connie 
niadgc.  With  Hans  Kraely  doing 
stories,  and  Von  handUng  the  di- 
ion  what  a  picture  should  result! 
y  have  been  saying  out  HoUy- 
Dd  way  for  a  long  time.  That  if 
a  could  be  "handled"  he  would 
the   greatest   director,   etc.,    etc. 

Someone  had  better  learn 
iow  to  "handle"  Von  Stro- 
ieim.  To  use  his  rich  talents. 
For  box  office  values.  Other- 
vise  one  of  the  greatest  direct- 
ors of  the  business  will  be 
vasted.  Mae  Murray  never 
■ooked  or  acted  as  she  does  in 
'The  Merry  Widow."  And  Von 
Tiade  this  one  almost  to  the 
ninute  of  the  schedule. 

Jl    the    time    various    critics    have 
nded   Vbn    we   have   been   strong 
him.     True   he   has   proven   diffi- 
as  a  business  proposition.  Chiefly 
luse   the   men   in   charge   did   not 
w    how    to    do    things    with    him. 
is   a   peculiar   temperament;    pe- 
r,    at    least,    to    Americans.      To 
je   who   know   the   foreigner    Von 
easily     understood.       In     making 
e  Merry  Widow"  there  were  con- 
it  wrangles  between  Mae  Murray 
Von.     If   Mae   knew   what   was 
d  for  her  she  would  beg  Von  to 
ct   her    for   the    rest    of    her    life, 
has    done    more    for    her   in    this 
picture  than  all  of  her  other  di- 
ors  combined.     And  he  has  made 
forget  that  pouting  make  up  and 
ilping  about  movement  which  has 
ic    helped    her    recent    pictures    the 
e  t    bit. 

v'liat  a  picture  he  has  made? 
J'liook  this  one  to  the  peril  of  your 
)c  office.  The  New  York  critics 
a;  about  the  picture.  Why  not? 
Its  in — all  the  way.  .John  Gilbert 
3tis  way  out  in  front.  But  the 
iKors  are  stolen  by  a  heretofore  un- 
kiwn,  Roy  d'Arcy,  the  typical 
C  wn  Prince  of  the  period  just  be- 
(Conttnued  on  Page  2) 


Henley  Renews 

To  Make  New  Series  for  Metro-Gold- 

wyn-Mayer — "Free      Lips"      the 

First   Under   Contract 

Los  Au^les — Following  the  expir- 
ation of  the  agreement  under  which 
he  has  been  directing  for  Metro- 
Goldvvyn-Mayer,  Hobart  Henley  yes- 
terday signed  a  new  long-term  con- 
tract.' 

The  new  contract  calls  for  a  series. 
The  first  will  be  "Free  Lips",  an 
original  by  Carey  Wilson.  Hope 
Loring  and  Louis  D.  Leighton  have 
been  assigned  to  prepare  the  scenario. 


Beyer  Seriously  Injured 

Charles  Ueyer  received  a  fractured 
neck  yesterday  when  he  toppled  over 
a  balcony  used  in  "The  Unguarded 
Hour,"  a  First  National  picture  in 
l)roduction  at  the  former  Biograph 
.-.tudio.  He  had  been  appearing  in  a 
fight  scciuence  with  Milton  Sills  but 
this  fall  resulted  as  a  loss  of  balance. 
His  situation   is  serious. 

^i..*  ■ 

JCaite  Buys  Arlen  Story 

Robert  Kane  has  purchased  "The 
Dancer  from  Paris"  by  Michael  >\r- 
len.  Al  Santell  will  direct  with 
Bmhche  Sweet  featured. 


ners  to  Producg^-SkSge  Plays 

Till  ^V  II  III  I II  iTrTii  to  invade  the 
play  producing  field  and  with  that  ob- 
ject in  view  are  buying  the  dramatic 
rights  to  many  novels  and  plays  now 
being  purchased  for  next  season's 
schedule. 

The  first  being  considered  are  "The 
Woman  Tamer"  by  Stanley  Shaw 
and    "The    Florentine    Dagger." 


Six  Educ'l  Series  Launched 

Los  .Vngeles — Six  different  series  of 
two-reel  comedies  on  the  Educational 
program  will  be  under  way  by  the 
end   of   September. 


Bernie  At  Rialto 

Hugo  Riesenfeld  Exercises  40- Week 
Option  on  Jazz  Band — A  Busi- 
ness Builder 

It  is  understood  that  Hugo  Riesen- 
feld has  exercised  a  40-weeks'  option 
on  the  services  of  Ben  Bernie  and 
his  jazz  band  and  that  Bernie  will 
continue  to  play  at  the  Rialto  during 
the  life  of  the  contract. 

The  Rialto  management  expects 
Bernie  to  do  a  great  deal  toward 
building  up  business  at  that  theater 
which  has  not  been  up  to  the  mark 
for  some  time.  Bernie's  initial  en- 
gagement at  the  Rivoli,  resulted  in  in- 
creased business  there.  Apparently 
the  novelty  appealed  to  New  Yorkers 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


14  Houses  Listen  In 

Metro-Goldwyn  Repeats   Radio  Film 

Stunt  on  Coast — Again  Success 

Achieved 

Los  Angeles — Fourteen  theaters  in 
the  West  Coast  Chain  tuned  in  from 
Station  KFI  last  night  to  again  wit- 
ness a  synchronization  of  motion  pic- 
tures and  the  voice. 

The  picture  was  the  same  shown 
on  Monday  night  when,  in  that  ex- 
periment, 15  theaters  timed  their  met- 
ronomes to  the  movements  of  the  ma- 
jor niechanism  at  the  broadcasting 
station  and  reported  satisfactory  re- 
sults in  catching  the  voice  attuned  to 
the  action  of  the  picture.  While  the 
synchronization  is  not  perfect  the  re- 
sults were  sufficiently  important  to 
attract   considerable  attention. 


Pearson  on  Langdon 

1-nnier  Pearson,  commenting  on  the 
coast  report  that  Harry  Langdon  was 
iibout  to  sign  with  Pathe  said  yester- 
day : 

"I  wish  it  were  true." 


Coast  Thinks  Deal  Is  Closed 

Los  Angeles — The  Examiner  yes- 
terday carried  a  story  to  the  effect 
that  Harry  Langdon's  deal  with 
Pathe  is  closed. 


Ayres  Damage  Suit  Dropped 

Los  Angeles — Agnes  Ayres'  action 
against  Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  for  $93,000 
was  stricken  from  the  calendar  yes- 
terday when  neither  attorney  for  Miss 
.A.yres  nor  the  defendant  appeared  in 
court. 


Belasco  Prod.  Engages  Vignola 

Los  Angeles — Belasco  Prod,  have 
engaged  Robert  G.  Vignola  to  direct 
■Fifth  Avenue"  for  P.  D.  C. 


Joe  Weil  Promoted 

Joe    Weil    has    been    appointed    ex- 
ploitation  director  of  Universal. 


Chaplin  To  Build  Theater  Here 

It  is  reported  Charlie  Chaplin  will 
build  a  $1,000,000  theater  on  Broad- 
way  for  legitimate  shows. 


Hits  Free  Shows 

Minnesota    Decision    Held    to    Bear 
Directly    on    Practice    in    That 

State 
Minneapolis — A  second  victory  in 
the  fight  of  Minnesota  exhibitors 
against  free  shows  was  scored  when 
conviction  and  line  of  William  Jamie- 
son,  Claremont,  Minn.,  was  upheld 
by  the  district  court  at  Mantorville. 
The  decision  is  held  to  strike  a 
blow    at    free    show    competition    in 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Joint  Fight  Planned 

Independents  and  Hays  Group  in  Ac- 
cord  on    Connecticut — Public    Is 

Awakening  There 
Hartford,  Conn. — Independent  ex- 
change owners  of  New  Haven,  mem- 
bers of  the  Independent  M.  P.  Assn. 
at  a  conference  at  the  Hotel  Bond 
yesterday  decided  to  work  in  accord 
with  the  Hays  organization  and 
drafted  a  set  of  recommendations 
which  will  be  presented  at  a  special 
meeting  of  the  executive  Committee 
of  the  I.  M.  P.  A.  today  for  final  ac- 
tion. 

■The  meeting  was  attended  by 
Harry  Asher,  of  American  Feature 
Fihn  Co.;  Joseph  McConville,  In- 
dependent Film  Corp.;  Edward  A. 
Golden,  Golden  Dist.  Corp.;  President 
Wallenstein,  Franklin  Film  Corp., 
and  Lester  S.  Tobias,  President,  Yale 
Film  Exchange. 

Frederick  H.  Elliott,  represented 
the  I.  M.  P.  A.  and  C.  C.  Pettijohn 
the  Hays  office.  Joseph  Walsh,  pres- 
ident of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Connecti- 
cut also   appeared. 

The  whole  situation  was  discussed, 
and  the  independent  exchange  own- 
ers decided  that  for  the  good  of  the 
industry  it  was  necessary  for  all  ele- 
ments to  join  together  in  the  existing 
emergency.  The  situation  is  rapidly 
reaching  a  critical  stage.  Many  thea- 
ter owners  report  inquiries  by  the 
nublic  as  to  when  theaters  will  be 
forced  to  close.  A  mass  meeting  of 
several  hundred  persons  thrown  out 
of  employment  through  closing  down 
of  the  exchanges  in  New  Haven  will 
be  held  at  New  Haven  this  morning. 
They  plan  to  march  to  City  Hall  and 
(.Continued  on  Page  10) 


Eastbound 

Chicago — F.  C.  Munroe,  president 
of  P.  D.  C.  and  Jeremiah  Milbank 
are  due  here  from  the  Coast  tomor- 
row in  the  latter's  private  car  in 
which  they  are  traveling  to  New- 
York. 


Flinn,  Christie  Leave 
Los    Angeles — John    C.    Flinn    and 
Charles    Christie   left   for   New   York 
yesterday. 


Ball  Held  on  Coast 


Los  Angeles — Close  on  to  5,000 
attended  the  "Greater  Movie  Season" 
ball  last  night  at  the  Hotel  Ambas- 
sador Auditorium. 


Walsh  In  Serial 

Los  Angeles — Sierra  Pictures  have 
signed  George  Walsh  and  Vivian 
Rich  to  appear  in  "Missing  Millions,", 
a  serial. 


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Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balalian    &    Katz     ..75  72  74        

Eastman    Kodak    ...107        107  107          300 

Famous    Players    ...106J4   105^4  lOSH  6,300 

F.    P.    Pfd ...116       116  116          200 

Film    Inspection    Not    quoted 

First    National     ..:.102'A    102'A  102!4       100 

Fox    "A"    70'A     69M  70^4   3,300 

Loew's,    Inc 34.>^      33^.  33-5^    5,200 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    ..   2154     2m  2m      900 

M.  P.   Cap.  Corp.   ..    ITA      17^  ITA      200 

Pathe  Exch.  "A"    ..   76/2      73^8  73^   2,200 

Universal     ...:.,.....  .375i     3654  36J4      400 

Warners    Not    quoted 

Warners    "A"    20^8     2C!4  20-4    1,500 


A  PICTURE 

^Continued   from  Page   1) 

fore  the  Great  War.  He  makes  an 
enormous  success  of  a  difficult  part. 

Oh,  yes;  the  new  Embassy;  the 
latest  of  the  Loew  houses  on  Broad- 
way. Only  holds  600  seats.  Two 
shows  a  day;  with  reserved  seats,  to 
be  the  policy.  A  big  undertaking  for 
such  a  small  house.  Maybe  it  will 
work.  But  a  delightful  little  house, 
which  has  cost  a  fortune  to  erect— 
and  shows  it. 

A  delightful  innovation.  A  picture 
house  in  which  only  pictures  are 
shown.  No  "spaghetti"  no  prologues; 
no  dancers,  no  soloists,  nothing  but 
a  picture.  Hooray!  At  last  we  have 
a  motion  picture  theater.  For  mo- 
tion pictures  exclusively. 


What  Others  Think. 

1. 

FINKELSTEIN  and  RUBEN 

"As  a  whole,  your  material  is 
very  fine.  The  Ko-Ko  Song  Car- 
Tunes  and  Out-of-the-Inkwell 
subjects  are  marvelous." 

729  7.hAve.  fffflffi     N.    Y.    C. 
Edwin  Miles  Fadman.  Pres. 


Bernie  At  Rialto      1     Business  Looks  Up 


(Continued   from  Page   1) 

and.  of  course,  that  sentiment  was  re- 
flected at  the  box-oflfice. 

According  to  Variety,  this  is  what 
the  Rivoli  grossed  during  the  four 
weeks  Bernie  played  there: 

Week  ending  Julv  18  with  "Night 
Life   in  New  York,"  30,804. 

Week  ending  Julv,  with  "The 
Street  of  Forgotten  Men."  $30,410. 

Week  ending  August  1,  with  "Not 
.So  Long  Ago,"  $24,746. 

Week  ending  .A^ugust  8,  with  "The 
Trouble    With   Wives,"   $21,320. 

At  the  Rialto,  the  gross  for  the 
ueek  ending  Aug.  8  when  "Wild, 
Wild  Susan"  was  the  feature,  was 
S15.216:  for  the  week  ending  Aug.  IS, 
with  "Wild  Horse  Mesa."  $18,323  and 
for  the  week  ending  Aug.  22,  with 
"The  Lucky  Horseshoe,"  $18,100. 

Just  what  results  are  traceable  to 
Bernie  and  what  results  to  the  class 
oi  pictures  is  a  doubtful  issue. 


Warners  Finish  Two 

Los  Angeles — The  Warners  have 
completed  "Hogan's  Alley"  and  "The 
Clash  of  the  Wolves".  The  former 
was  directed  by  Roy  Del  Ruth  and 
in  the  cast  are  Monte  Blue,  Patsy 
Ruth  Miller,  Louise  Fazenda,  Willard 
Louis,  Marj'  Carr  and  Ben  Turpin. 
Rin-Tin-Tin  is  the  star  of  "The 
Clash  of  the  Wolves".  Noel  Smith 
directed. 


Managers  and    Operators   Disagree 

Taconia,  Wash. — Managers  of  lo- 
cal theaters  have  refused  to  grant  an 
increase  of  IS  cents  per  hour  de- 
manded by  the  operators,  who  are 
now  receiving  $1.00  an  hour.  The 
theater  owners  threaten  to  close  their 
houses  rather  than  pay  the  increase. 
The  issue  is  to  be  decided  either  one 
way  or  the  other  on   Sept.   1st. 


O'Keefe  and  Duncan  Acquire  a  Third 

Fjjllings,  Mont. — Jean  O'Keefe  and 
M.  Duncan,  owners  of  the  Regent 
and  Babcock  theaters,-  have  bought 
out  Ed  Myrick's  theater  and  have 
changed  the  name  to  the  Lyric.  My- 
ric  sold  out  to  become  an  instructor 
in  the  new  Paramount  theater  man- 
agers' school  in  New  York. 


Perrin  Gets  New  Post 

.\lban3',  N.  Y. — Oscar  J.  Perrin,  for 
four  years  general  manager  of  the 
Lcland  and  Clinton  Square,  has  re- 
signed to  become  manager  of  the 
Shubert-Erlanger  Capitol  in  this  city. 
He  succeeds  Edward  J.  Lyons. 


Albany  and  Regent  in  New  Hands 

.Albany,  N.  Y. — Herman  \  ineberg. 
manager  of  the  Mark  Strand,  will 
take  over  the  Albany  and  Regent 
when  they  pass  into  the  hands  of  the 
Strand  Corporation  on  Aug.  31.  Wal- 
ler and  Norma  Suckno  have  been  op- 
erating the  theaters  since  the  death 
of  their  father. 


New  1,600  Seater  for  Yonkers 
•  The  Tremont  Terrace  Corp.,  headed 
by  Charles  Rush,  will  start  work  this 
iiionth  on  a  new  1.600  seat  house  to 
be  erected  at  Kraft  Ave.,  Yonkers. 
It  will  be  called  the  Bronx,ville  and 
opens  about  Christmas. 


Reports   from   Federal    Reserve   Dis- 
tricts Indicate  Satisfactory  Con- 
ditions in  Basic  Industries 

Washington  —  Business  signs  in 
July  and  August  are  favorable,  the 
Federal  Reserve  Board  reports.  The 
indicators  are  renewed  activity  in 
production,  increased  freight  car 
loadings,  advanced  prices,  notably  on 
farm  products,  and  expansion  in  the 
demand   for   commercial   credit. 

The  summary  points  that  sales  at 
departtnent  stores  showed  less  than 
the  usual  seasonable  decline  in  July 
and  were  3  per  cent,  larger  than  a 
year  ago.  Mail  order  sales  were  con- 
siderably above  those  of  July,  1924, 
Wholesale  trade  continued  at  the 
June  level  and  was  6  per  cent,  above 
tne  corresponding  period  a  year  ago. 

Freight  car  loadings  during  July 
were  larger  than  in  June  and  exceeded 
those  of  any  previous  July,  and 
weekly  figures  for  .\ugust  indicated 
a  continued  large  volume  of  traffic 
of  this  kind. 

"Demand  for  commercial  credit  at  mem- 
ber hanks  in  leading  cities  increased  in 
^Vugust,  and  the  volume  of  commercial  loans 
on  Aug.  12  was  larger  than  at  any  time 
since  the  middle  of  May,  hut  still  consider- 
ably below  the  level  at  the  beginning  of 
the  year,"  said  the  board  summary.  "Loans 
on  securities  increased  between  the  middle 
of  July  and  the  middle  of  August,  while  the 
banks'  investments  showed  little  change  for 
tlie   T'eriod. 

"Production  in  basic  industries  turned  up- 
ward in  July  :ifter  a  continuous  decline  since 
January  Wholesale  prices  advanced  further 
and  the  distribiitif>n  of  commodities  con- 
tinued in  large  volume.  Increased  output 
was  shown  for  lumber,  coal  and  cement,  cot- 
ton consumption  declined  less  than  usual 
at  this  season,  while  the  output  of  the  iron 
and  steel  industry  and  the  activity  in  the 
wool    industry    continued    to    decrease." 


Carr  as  Perlmutter 

T,os  .\ngeles — .^''amuel  Goldwyn  has 
signed  Alexander  Carr  to  play  Perl- 
mutter  in  "Partners  Again — with  Pot- 
ash  &   Perlmutter." 


Ricordo  Finishing  "The  Orphan" 

Ricordo  Films,  starring  Al  Joy,  will 
finish  "The  Orphan"  early  next  week 
and  will  immediately  commence  on 
"Thf  Old  Gang."  Production  at  the 
Ideal  Studio. 


Higgin  Finishing  Production 
Howard  Higgin  is  making  rapid 
lirogrcss  with  "The  New  Command- 
ment" ^nd  ?iiothcr  week  the  produc- 
tion, which  features  Blanche  Sweet 
and    Ben   Lyon,   will   be  completed. 


290  Subjects  from  Masterpiece 

i'..,i;i(lf  n  'ia— During  102S-26,  Mas- 
terpiece Film,  will  release  290  sub- 
jects, of  which  70  will  be  features  and 
the  remainder.  222,   short  reels. 


Named    Manager   of    Chain 
Trov.  X.  V. —  Harry  Rose  has  been 
named  district  manager  of  the  Rose- 
\vind    theater  chain.      He  will   devote 
part  of  his  time  at  the  Bijou. 


Kennedy  Buys  Birmingham  House 

Birmingham.  Ala. — Richard  M. 
Kennedy,  general  manager  of  the 
Marvin  Wise  theaters  here  for  some 
years,  has  bought  the  Rialto  from 
Mudd  &  Cooley.  Associated  with 
Kennedy  is  R.  B.  Wilby,  who  con- 
trols part  interest  in  the  Cameo. 


Hits  Free  Shows 

(Continued   from  Page   1) 

Minnesota.  The  opinion  is  also  hes 
that  it  may  presage  the  entire  eli 
ination  of  that  type  of  show. 

Jamieson  was  arrested  for  presei 
ing  an  outdoor  show  at  Claremont 
violation      of      the      recently-enact 
state    law    which    provides    that    si 
shows   must   be   licensed   by   the   f 
marshal,     with     an     indemnity    bo 
posted    for    potential    damages.      F 
arrest  was  made  on  complaint  of 
V.    Morse,    exhibitor    at    Claremo: 
who  determined   to  make  a  test  ca 
of  the   law. 

When  brought  to  trial  at  Clai 
mont,  Jamieson  waived  the  right 
Jury  trial  and  was  found  guilty  wi 
a  fine  of  $15.  This  was  done  to  e 
pedite  action  and  appeal  to  the  d 
trict  court  Avas  immediately  file 
That  there  may  be  appeal  taken 
the  supreme  court  is  considered  lik 
ly,  in  view  of  the  efifect  the  d 
cision  may  have  on  the  Communi 
Amusement  Ass'n. 


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"Go\d  Rush'*  Breaks 
Records  of  17  Years 

"CWarlie  CViaj)rm's  «TVte  Gold  RusU'  broke 
all  records  since  \W\s  house  was  ojpened 
seventeen  years  ago,"  telegrat>liecl  Aaron 
Jones,  of  Jones,  Linick  and  Sckaeffer,  to 
Hiram  Abrams,  president  of  United  Artists 
Corporation,  wken  tkis  new  Ckaplin 
dramatic  comedi)  opened  at  tke  Orpkeum 
tkeatre,  Ckicago.  "All  I  can  sa\)  is  tkat  it 
is  marvelous.      Congratulations." 


Now    BOOKING' 
UNITED    ARTISTS    CORPORATION 

IMary  Pickforc)  Cbarlej-  -Chaplin 

Douglaj-    Fairbanks  D.  W.  Qriffifh 


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"A  swi^t  ^»icturc  witU  f>lent\)  of  jpleasing  surf>rises 
an(i  ^(^ion.  An  ldea\  ^ar\  for  Mr.  Fairbanks.  No 
end  of  ntirtVi.  Outbursts  of  genuine  merrimeni 
and  a  f>ea\  of  af>f>)ause  at  end." — N.  Y.  Times. 

**As  winning  and  exuberant  a  Doug\as  Fairbanks 
as  ever  i)ou  kave  seen.  '  He  is  seen  in  a  wkir\- 
wind  of  stunts  and  stunners." — N.  Y.  Vyor\d. 

''The  finest  ta\e  of  adventure  tkat  kas  ever  been 
screened." — N.  Y.  American. 

"Tkc  best  (>icture  Fairbanks  kas  made.  It  kas 
dask,  ckarm,  and   an   abundance  of  wit." — News. 

*'Dbug's  greatest  (>roduction.     It  stands  in  a  c\ass 
a\l    b\j   itse\f    as    tke    most    marvelous    romantic 
;jme\odrama  ever  produced,"-^Pail\j  Mirror. 


Now  Booking 

UNITED   ARTISTS   CORPORATION 

CMary  Pickford  Charlej  Chaplin 

Douglaj   'JairBankj-  D.W Qriffifh 

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**A  Rogue  Of  a  Movie'' 

*'D.W. Griffith  may  Viave  made  bcUcr  movies,butI 
doubt  U.     At  least,  this  one  will  be  universalli) 
liked.      Gay  and  fun-streaked." — Daily  News. 
**  'Sally'  is  guaranteed  to  f>lease  botk  tVie  young 
and  tke  adults." — Daily  Mirror. 
**You'll  love  Sally,  and  \\  you  don't,   tkcn  there 
is  something  wrong  with  you." — Telegraph. 
**There  is  sentiment  to  burn  and,   as   a   matter 
of  fact,  all  is  as  it  should  be  in  this  film." — Post. 
"Living,     breathing    characters    that     sway    an 
audience  at  will   between   rollicking   mirth   and 
the  greatest  jpoignancy." — Evening  World, 

Now  Booking 

UNITED    ARTISTS    CORPORATION 

lAanj  Pickford  Charlej-  Chaplin 

Douglaj-   "Jairbanks  D.W.  Qnffifh 

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FRANKLIN,  LA. 
JACKSON,  MISS. 
LAFAYETTE,  LA. 
LAKE  CHARLES,  LA. 
McCOMB,  MISS. 
NEW  IBERIA,  LA. 
PLAQUEMINE,  LA. 
RUSTON,  LA. 
THIBODEAUX,  LA. 
BROOKHAVEN,  MISS. 
TUPELO,  MISS. 
CRYSTAL  SPRINGS,  MISS. 


21  SUBSEQUENT  RUNS 
IN  NEW  ORLEANS 


CAPITOL 

CARROLLTON 

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FINE  ARTS 

FOLLY 

HIPP 

ISIS 

PRYTANIA 

IVY 

MECCA 

NAPOLEON 


NATIONAL 

POPLAR 

VARIETY 

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AVENUE 

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DAILY 


Friday,  August  28,  1923 


Ballyhoo  Off 

Auto  To  Cross  From  Los  Angeles  In 

Seven  Days  Starts  As  Boost  For 

Christie  Film  of  That  Name 

Los  Angeles — Al.  Christie's  trans- 
continental ballyhoo  for  "Seven 
Days,"  in  the  form  of  an  automobile 
making  a  record  run  from  Los  Angeles 
to  New  York  in  seven  days  was 
started  Wednesday  when,  in  front  of 
the  City  Hall  amid  the  screaming  of 
sirens.  Mayor  Cryer  fired  the  starting 
pistol  and  the  car  was  oflf  to  a  flying 
start. 

After  passing  through  Needles, 
Flagstaff,  Albuquerque,  Trinidad  and 
Dodge  City,  the  "Seven  Days"  car  is 
due  to  arrive  in  Kansas  City,  at  5 
p.  m.  tomorrow  evening  where  it  will 
remain  for  six  hours  and  then  resume 
its  race  to  New  York  City  by  way  of 
St.  Louis,  Indianapolis,  Dayton,  Co- 
lumbus, Wheeling,  Baltimore  and 
Philadelphia. 

Barring  mishaps,  the  car  will  arrive 
at  the  Colony  in  New  York  City; 
during  the  run  of  the  Christie  feat- 
ure; at  noon  on  Wednesday,  Sept.  2. 
Appropriate  souvenir  postal  cards  will 
be  distributed  along  the  route  and 
special  screenings  of  the  feature, 
"Seven  Days"  will  be  made  at  each 
important  stop. 


Incorporations 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Jack  White  Comedy  Corp., 
New  York.  Capital  $100,000.  Incorpora- 
tors, I.  Michelman,  E.  Gibe  and  E.  Kray- 
chie. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Edmund  Enterprises, 
Inc. ;  New  York.  Capital  $50,000.  Incor- 
porators, E.  Rosenbaum,  Jr. ;  J.  P.  Bicker- 
ton,  Jr.,  and   S.   Stutsen. 


Wales  Now  in  Exhibition  Field 

Fort  Myers,  Fla. — Herbert  C. 
Wales,  formerly  with  Progress  in 
Atlanta  has  been  appointed  mana- 
ger of  the  Arvade. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Actors'  Directory  and 
Stage  Manual,  Inc. ;  New  York.  Capital 
$5,000.  Incorporators,  A.  Gross,  S.  Bert- 
hoff  and  E.  Waltzer.  Attorney,  L.  C. 
Schultz,    1674   Broadway,   New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Hudson  Valley  Theaters, 
Corp.,  New  York.  Incorporators,  M.  El- 
kin,  M.  Salit  and  A.  Eichel.  Attorney, 
Natl  an  Burkan,   1451   Broadway,  New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — United  States  Dist.  Co., 
New  York.  Capital  $5,000.  Incorporators. 
N.  Nathanson,  S.  Goldfarb  and  W.  Mason. 
Attorney,  S.  D.  Miners,  152  West  42nd 
Street,    New    York. 


Dover,  Del. — Symphonaer  Co.,  Wilming- 
ton. Capital  $1,500,000.  Attorney,  Corp- 
oration Trust  Company  of  America,  Du  Pont 
Bldg.,    Wilmington. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Jack  White  Comedy  Corp., 
New  York.  Capjtal  $100,000.  Attorney, 
Herman  Goldman,  120  Broadway,  New  York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Edmund  Enterprises,  Inc. ; 
New  York.  Capital  $50,000.  Attorney,  J. 
P.  Bickerton,  Jr.,  220  West  42nd  Street, 
New    York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Scott-Bangsberg  Corp., 
New  York.  Capital  $1,000.  Attorney,  J.  J. 
Robinson,   186   Front   Street,   New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Gramatan  Amusement 
Corp.  .Yonkers.  Attorney,  Wallin,  Beck- 
with   &  Edie,   Hudson   Street,   Yonkers. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Schaffner  and  Sweet,  Inc. ; 
New  York.  Attorneys,  O'Brien,  Malevinsky 
&  DriscoU,  Times  Square,  New  York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Yonkers  Operating  Corp., 
New  York.  Attorney,  Leopold  Friedman, 
1540   Broadway,   New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Deerhorn  Operating  Co., 
Bronx.  Capital  $10,000.  Attorneys,  Axel- 
rod  &  Mentzer,  261  Broadway,  New  York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Mac  Theater  Corp.,  Brook- 
lyn. Capital  $6,000.  Attorney,  Daniel 
Epstein,    299    Broadway,    New    York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — ^Alex  Greber  Productions. 
New  Y'ork.  Attorneys,  O'Brien,  Malevinsky 
&   Driscoll,   Times   Square,   New   York. 


Albany.  N.  Y. — Wleak  Sisters  Prod.  Inc.; 
New  York.  Capital  $20,000.  Incorpora- 
tors, J.  Harris,  C.  Hertxman  and  H.  Holde. 
Attorney,  C.  L.  Kahn,  140  West  42nd 
Street,  New  York. 


Toronto,     Ont. — Trans-Canada     Bookings, 
Ltd.;  Toronto. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Worthan  Pictures  Corp., 
New  York.  Capital  $5,000.  Incorporators, 
R.  Wortham,  R.   Sterling  and  R.  Hannessen. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — ^Mac  Theater  Corp.,  New 
York.  Capital  $6,000.  Incorporators,  W. 
Mancuso,   S.    Casalaro  and  F.  Alloca. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Theater  Properties  Corp., 
New  York.  Capital  $25,000.  Incorporators, 
D.  Ticktin,  F.  Finger  and  M.  Finessilver. 


Dover,  Del. — Altoona  Theaters  Co.  At- 
torney, Corporation  Trust  Company  of  Amer- 
ica,   Du    Pont    Bldg.,    Wilmington       Capital 

$100,000. 


Dover,  Del. — Irvin  Theater  Co.  Capital 
$100,000.  Attorney,  Corporation  Service 
Co.,    Equitable    Bldg.,    Wilmington. 


Golf  in  Mid- West 

Chicago — The  first  annual  Fa 
Midwest  Film  Golf  Tournament,  w; 
be  staged  at  the  Bob-o-link  Go 
Club,   Highland  Park  on   Sept.   16. 

This  event  will  mark  the  inaugur; 
tion  of  an  arrangement  whereby  tl 
Midwest  tournaments  will  be  sen- 
annual  affairs.  Judging  from  the  ra' 
at  which  entries  are  pouring  ini 
Committee  Headquarters,  the  entj 
list  for  the  Fall  Tournament  will  $ 
a  new  high-mark. 

The  Committee  in  charge  consis 
of,  F.  M.  Brockell,  general  manage 
Balaban  &  Katz  Midwest  Theater 
L.  H.  Mason  of  M.  P.  News;  Ashi 
Levy  of  the  Orpheum  Circuit;  J 
Jones  of  Jones,  Linick  and  Schaeff 
and  R.  C.  Seery  of  First  National 


SEPTEMBER 

20— 
LLOYD  HAMILTON 

IS  ONE  OF 
THE  BIG  NAMES 

IN 

F.D.S.S.Q. 


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REED  HOWES  UNDER  EXCLUSIVE  CONTRACT  TO  US  FOR  THREE  YEARS  COVERING 
TWENTY  FOUR  MORE  PICTURES  ANYONE  OFFERING  HIS  SERVICES    IS  DOING  SO 
WITHOUT  OUR  OR  HIS  KNOWLEDGE  AND   PARTIES   DOING  SO  UNLAWFULLY  AND 
SHOULD  BE  PROSECUTED  STOP    IT    IS  TIME  THIS  CLASS  OF  PEOPLE  BE  CLEANED 

OUT  OF    INDUSTRY   THERE  HAVE  ALWAYS   BEEN   TOO  MANY   GROUNDLESS  OFFERS^ 
HARRY  J    BROWN   PRODUCTIONS, 


First  on  the  screen  with  pictures  of  the  historic 
and  thrilling  attempt  of  Gertrude  Ederle, 
America's  foremost  girl  athlete,  to  swim  the 
English  Channel 


Furnished  without  additional  cost 
to  all  accounts  served  hy 


FoX  News 


Fox  Film  Oarporatioa. 


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Joint  Fight  Planned 

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■  bk  the  assistance  of  Mayor  Fitz- 
gerald in  ~°tting  their  case  before  the 
Governor  in  the  hope  of  getting  the 
special  session  of  the  Legislature  to 
repeal  tlie  obnoxious  law. 

An  offer  to  pay  the  tax  on  films 
under  any  arrangement  which  will  be 
satisfactory  to  the  Tax  Commissioner, 
has  been  made  to  Commissioner 
Blodgett  by   Pettijohn. 

Acting  Governor  Brainard  refuses 
to  take  seriously  Will  H.  Hays'  state- 
ment that  Connecticut  was  to  be 
virtually  boycotted  and  said  that  it 
was  absurd  to  think  of  calling  a  spec- 
ial session  of  the  Legislature  "to 
change  the  law  under  attempted 
duress."  Edwin  Brainard  estimated 
that  such  a  session  would  cost  about 
$60,000. 


Deny  Talk  of  "Surrender" 

New  Haven — The  Film  Board  of 
Trade  was  in  an  uproar  yesterday 
over  statements  that  distributors  had 
"surrendered"  in  their  fight  against 
the  tax  law,  following  a  conference 
between  Charles  C.  Pettijohn,  and 
State  officials,  at  which  Pettijohn 
said  distributors  would  pay  the  tax 
in  any  way  the  State  wished. 

Papers  all  over  the  state  handled 
Pettijohn's  oflfer  as  a  "surrender."  The 
intimation  was  branded  as  "absolute- 
ly without  foundation"  by  members 
of  the  Board  who  said  the  purpose  of 
the  meetings  with  State  officials  was 
to  devise  a  simplified  method  of  com- 
plying with  the  law  for  the  present. 

That  there  is  wide  public  interest 
in  the  tax  controver='"  is  indicated  by 
the  numerous  queries  received  by  lo- 
cal theater  ticket  sellers.  These  em- 
ploves.  who  are  the  direct  contact 
with  the  public,  report  that  patrons 
keep  up  a  steady  fire  of  questions, 
desiring  to  know  what  it's  all  about. 

One  of  the  details  to  be  arranged 
in  connection  with  the  operation  of 
the  law  is  establishment  of  a  local 
office,  or  a  trust  fund  with  some  local 
bank,  to  cover  tax  payments  and  give 
the  state  something  tangible  for  se- 
curity after  the  distributors  have 
moved  their  branch  offices  from  this 
city. 

Closing  theaters  would  mean  inac- 
tion in  $2,500,000  worth  of  theater 
real  estate  in  New  Haven  and  loss  of 
employment  for  more  than  400  per- 
sons connected  directly  with  the  ex- 
changes. 

Members  of  the  Board  of  Trade 
estimate  that  this  city  would  lose  an 
average  of  $7,500  a  week,  customarily 
paid    out    in    salaries,    and    that    the 


SEPTEMBER 

20— 
WALTER  HEIRS 

IS  ONE  OF 
THE  BIG  NAMES 

IN 

F.D.S.S.Q. 


State  would  be  deprived  of  thousands 
in  tax  revenues  which  the  exchange 
is  now  paying.  There  is  a  theater 
seat  tax  which  returns  from  $25  to 
$200  a  year  from  each  of  the  200  thea- 
ters. 


Bridgeport  Stands  Pat 
Bridgeport,  Conn.- — Harry  Cohen, 
president  of  the  theater  owners  as- 
ociation  of  Bridgeport  states  all  thea- 
ters have  contracts  extending  from 
two  months  to  a  year.  Cohen  an- 
nounced there  would  be  no  closing 
of  houses  or  increase  in  admission 
prices,  if  the  exhibitors  pay  the  tax. 


Similar  Tax  in  N.  Y.? 

The  Times  reported  from  New 
Haven  yesterday  that  statements 
were  current  there  that  New  York 
State  was  preparing  to  pass  a  film 
tax  worded  exactly  like  the  new  Con- 
necticut law. 


The  Connecticut  Law 

It  is  suggested  that  exhibitors  file 
the  text  of  the  Connecticut  tax  law 
for  reference.  Here  is  the  act  in  its 
entirety: 

AN  ACT  PROVIDING  FOR  THE  IM- 
POSITION OF  A  TAX  ON  FILMS 
FROM  WHICH  MOTION  PICTURES 
ARE  TO  BE  EXHIBITED  WITHIN  THE 
STATE. 

Section  1.  No  person,  firm,  corporation  or 
other  association  sliall  deliver  any  motion 
picture  film  or  copy  thereof  for  the  purpose 
of  exhibiting:  in  this  state  any  motion  picture 
therefrom  without  having  registered  the  same 
and  paid  the  tax  thereon  as  required  by  the 
provisions  of  this  act.  The  amount  of  such 
tax.  including  the  fee  for  registration  of  each 
such  reel  of  film  or  copy  thereof  of  one 
thousand  feet  or  less,  shall  be  ten  dollars, 
and,  for  each  one  hundred  feet  of  film  in 
addition  to  one  thousand  feet  contained  in 
any  reel,  fifty  cents,  which  amount  shall  be 
paid  to  the  tax  commissioner  at  the  time  of 
such   registration. 

Sec.  2.  On  receipt  of  the  amount  of  the 
tax  herein  specified,  the  commissioner  shall, 
by  such  means  as  he  may  employ  for  the 
administration  of  this  act,  place  on  or  con- 
nect with  each  such  reel  of  film  so  registered 
a  seal  or  other  mark  of  designation,  showing 
that  the  same  has  been  registered,  and  that 
the  amount  of  the  tax  thereon  has  been  paid 
The  commissioner  shall  make  such  rules  and 
regulations  as  may  be  necessary  for  the  ad- 
ministration of  this  act.  The  provisions 
hereof  shall  not  be  construed  to  require  regis- 
tration or  payment  of  any  tax  on  reels  com- 
monly called  news  reels  and  which  portray 
current  events,  On  application,  to  be  made 
on  forms  to  be  prescribed  and  furnished  by 
the  commissioner,  he  may  issue  permits  for 
the  delivery  of,  to  exhibitors,  without  pay- 
ment of  any  tax.  reels  of  films  from  which 
may  be  shown  pictures  of  a  strictly  scientific 
character  and  intended  for  the  use  of  the 
learned  professions,  and  reels  for  the  exhibi- 
tion of  pictures  for  the  promotion  of  educa- 
tinal,  charitable,  religious  and  patrotic  pur- 
poses and  for  the  instruction  of  employees  by 
employers  of  labor.  Each  such  reel  shall 
bear  a  seal  showing  that  permission  for  de- 
livery thereof  and  exhibition  of  pictures 
therefrom  has  been  granted  by  the  state, 
but  any  permit  so  granted  may  be  cancelled 
within  the  discretion  of  the  commissioner, 
and,  in  case  of  such  cancellation,  the  tax  due 
thereon  shall  be  paid  by  the  exhibitor  there- 
of. In  the  event  that  any  film  shall  have 
been  resigtered  which  the  commissioner  may 
find  to  be  immoral  or  of  a  character  to  of- 
fend the  racial  or  religious  sensibilities  of  any 
element  of  society,  he  may  revoke  such  reg- 
istration by  notice  in  writing  to  any  exhibi- 
tor, and  in  case  of  such  revocation  the 
amount  of  tax  paid  thereon  shall  be  forfeited 
to  the  state.  The  commissioner  may  require' 
exhibitors  to  keep  such  records  and  render 
such  reports  as  may  be  necessary  to  ascertain 
whether  films  from  which  pictures  are  or  have 
been  exhibited  by  them  respectively  have 
been  registered  and  the  tax  thereon  duly 
paid.  The  tax  commissioner,  by  himself  or 
by   zny  person   whom   he  may   designate  for 


such  purpose,  may  enter  the  place  of  busi- 
ness of  any  exhibitor  of  motion  pictures  for 
the  purpose  of  ascertaining  whether  the  pro- 
visions  of   this   act  have   been   complied   with. 

Sec.  3.  The  tax  commissioner  may  estab- 
lish a  branch  office  in  the  city  of  New  Haven, 
at  which  office  such  films  may  be  registered 
and  the  tax  thereon  may  be  paid.  The  tax 
commissioner  shall  appoint  an  agent  who, 
subject  to  the  direction  of  the  commissioner, 
shall  perform  the  duties  of  the  commissioner 
as  required  by  the  provisions  hereof.  The 
compensation  of  such  agent  shall  not  exceed 
four  thousand  five  hundred  dollars  per  ann- 
um, which  amount  and  the  compensation  of 
necessary  assistants  shall  be  fixed  by  the 
board  of  finance  and  board  of  control  in  the 
manner  provided  for  fixing  the  compensation 
of  other  employees  of  the  departments  of 
the  state.  Such  agent  may  be  discharged  by 
the  commissioner  at  any  time,  and  he  shall 
give  bond,  in  such  an  amount  as  may  be 
determined  by  the  board  of  control,  condi- 
tioned upon  the  faithful  performance  of  his 
duties.  The  traveling  e-xpenses  of  such  agent 
and  of  assistants  necessary  in  the  adminis- 
tration of  this  act  shall  be  paid  by  the  state. 
The  agent  shall  cover  all  funds  received  by 
^him  in  the  administration  of  his  office  into 
the  state  treasury  monthly  at  such  time  as  the 
tax  commissioner  may  require. 

Sec.  4.  Any  person,  by  himself  or  as  agent 
or  employee  of  any  corporation,  company  or 
association,  who  shall  deliver  any  film  or 
copy  thereof  in  violation  of  the  provisions 
of  this  act  shall  be  fined  not  more  than  one 
hundred  dollars  or  imprisoned  not  more  than 
sixty  days  or  both.  Any  motion  picture 
operator  or  exhibitor  who  shall  fail  to  com- 
ply with  the  regulations  of  the  commissioner 
authorized  by  the  provisions  hereof  shall  for- 
feit his  license  to  operate  a  moving  picture 
machine  within  this  state  for  a  period  not 
exceeding  six  months.  Any  motion  picture 
operator  who  shall  exhibit  any  picture  from 
any  film  required  to  be  registered  as  provided 
herein  which  has  not  been  so  registered  and 
the  tax  thereon  paid  shall  be  fined  not  more 
tlian  one  hundred  cVUars  or  imorisoned  not 
more  than  iitirty  days  or  both.  In  case  of  a 
second  conviction  of  any  licensed  operator 
for  violation  of  any  provision  of  this  act,  the 
license  of  such  operator  shall  be  suspended 
for  a  period  not  exceeding  one  year.  The 
registration  of  any  film  or  the  granting  of 
any  permit  for  the  exhibition  of  pictures  from 
any  film  shall  not  be  construed  to  relieve  any 
oflicer  from  any  duty  imposed  by  law  on 
such  official  in  the  enforcement  of  the  provi- 
sions of  the  general  statutes  relating  to 
moving  picture  operators  or  the  exhibition  of 
moving    pictures. 

Sec.  5.  No  film,  or  copy  thereof,  shall  be 
exhibited  unless  such  film  or  copy  shall  have 
been  sealed  and  the  tax  paid  according  to 
the  provisions  of   this  act. 


Cleveland  Operators  Want  Raise 

Cleveland — The  local  operators' 
union  has  presented  the  new  wage 
scale  to  exhibitors.  It  provides  for 
an  increase,  effective  Sept.  1.  The 
Cleveland  M.  P.  Exhibitors'  Ass'n. 
has  appointed  a  committee  to  confer 
with  the  union. 


World's    Premiere  of  "Thank   You" 

Cleveland— Roy  Crandall,  of  the 
Fox  staff,  is  here  on  behalf  of  "Thank 
You",  which  has  its  world's  premiere 
at  Keith's  Palace  Sept.  23. 


Favorite  Buys  New  McDonald  Series 

Detroit — Favorite  Film  has  closed 
with  Bud  Barsky  Prod,  for  the  dis- 
tribution of  the  third  series  of  Ken- 
neth McDonalds.  The  first  will  be 
ready  in  October. 


Six  in  Kleist  Michigan  Chain 

Pontiacj  Mich. — Wih  the  com- 
pletion of  the  new  ^theater  now  in 
course  of  construction  here,  A.  J. 
Kleist,  Jr.,  will  have  six  houses  in 
his  string.  .  _    , 


Sioley  Takes  Saginaw  Post 

Saginaw,  Mich. — Fred)  Cassin  is 
no  longer  of  W.  S.  Butterfield's  Re- 
gent having  resigned.  He  is  suc- 
ceeded by  F.  E.  Sipley. 


Newspaper  Opinionn 


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"Her  Sister  From  Paris"— First  £ 
tional — Capitol  j 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  If  Hans  Kraely  ' 
chosen  gay  Paree  for  his  locale  in  M 
Sister  From  Paris,"  instead  of  Vienna, 
might  ha-ve  characterized  Constance 
madge's  latest  comedy  as  a  smart  Fr4 
farce.  There  is  that  same  sophistication! 
subtlety  of  humor  that  makes  French  com 
so   sprightly  and  amusing.   *   ♦  *  ^ 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  The  story  l' 
bles  along  airily,  very  light,  but  at  tj 
hilariously  funny,  with  Connie  making  ^ 
most  of  her  twin  role.   •  *  ♦ 

DAILY     NEWS—*     *     ♦     The    deligk 


farce    written    by    Hans    Kraely    is    the   I 
that    we    usually    tag    "French" — slight,  | 


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tering  on    the   edge  of  the  naughty,  and  f' 
erous  with  dots  and  asterisks  that  you  fil 
with  your  imagination.   *  »  » 

EVENING  JOURNAI^-*  »  •  Hans  Kl 
ly  wrote  the  story,  and  he  has  a  chant' ' 
way  of  presenting  commonplace  situatt' ' 
with   a   scintillating   effect.    ♦   *    *  " 

EVENING  WORLD— *  *  *  Is  one  of' I' 
most  attractive  pictures  seen  on  Broai*'  "^ 
in  several  weeks.  True,  it  is  as  hoyda' '.' 
as  is  its  star,  Constance  Talmadge,  and*" 
places  it  gives  signs  of  becoming  a  trifle  il'- 
ing.  But  there  is  a  full-sized  chuckle, 
every  other  scene,  and,  as  a  whole,  the  c 
ture   is   altogether  charming.   ♦   *   »  | 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  We  cons 
"Her  Sister  From  Paris"  one  of  the  s 
amusing  pictures  of  1925.  The  directioi 
flawless,  the  acts  are  perfect  and  the  eB 
cast  acts  as  it  never  has  acted  before.  I 
Miss  Talmadge  must  have  enjoyed  mal| 
"Her  Sister  From  Paris"  I  This  joy 
reflected  all  over  the  picture.  *  *  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  •  ( 
stance  Talmadge  is  the  main  attraction  * 
and  when  we  say  attraction,  we  mean 
traction.  Connie  has  never  been  more 
and  more  charming  than  she  is  in  "Her  Si'  * 
From  Paris."  It's  as  good  as  "Her  Niglr'  ** 
Romance,"   and   you  know   what   that  me 


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POST— ♦  *  *  Constance  Talmadge  i; 
dual  role  is  enough  to  guarantee  the  I 
piness  of  most  audiences.  Miss  Talma' 
has  done  better  comedies,  and  funnier  c 
edies  as  well,  but  she  is  still  her  old  aa 
ing  self  with  a  dazzling  array  of  Paris  gV|  SL 
as  added  attractions.  *  *  *  , 

SUN — *  »  *  Blithely  atop  the  foamy  tri 
that  is  "Her  Sister  From  Paris,"  Const? 
Talmadge  rides  in  her  little  boat  of  wit, 
ing  aground  every  now  and  then  when; 
channel  is  too  shallow  for  even  her  d< 
guided  craft,  but  always  bobbing  gaylly 
again,  so  that  she  makes  withal  3  plea 
voyage.    *    ♦    ♦ 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  Constance  Talma- 
accompanied  by  a  steadfast  smile  and  a 
personality.   ♦   ♦  * 

The  dual  personality  may  have  had  s< 
thing  to  do  with  the  matter,  but  after  ni: 
minutes  of  more  or  less  applied  atten 
the  only  thing  that  emerges  against  a 
fused  background  of  silk  stockings,  flon 
"The  Blue  Danube"  and  perfume  is  that 
steadfast  smile  of  Miss  Talmadge.     With 


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provocation  she  smiles.  *  *  * 
S — *  ■*  *  Constaiice  Talmadge,  who 
in  a  dual  role,  adds  much  to  the 
)f  this  vehicle  with  her  captivating 
charm  and  vivacity.  Sidney  Frank- 
producer,  has  handled  the  scenes 
■aging  manner.  *  *  * 
.D— *  *  *  Her  "Sister  From  Paris" 
the  average  of  cinema  comedies,  and 
e  Talmadge  sits  high  in  the  clouds 
little  pinnacle  all  her  own  looking 
on  the  run  of  the  girls  who  are  try- 
witty  for  the  masses.  *  *   * 


U's   Highroad"— P.   D.   C. 
Colony 

.ICAX — '    *    *    Tliere    is    a    certain 

;ss    of    production    and    a    delightful 

n    both     the    titles    and    action     that 

ell's  Highroad"  above  the     average 

icture.       The    story     is    trite,     it    is 
the    direction    makes    up    for    any 
we    may    feel    at    too    much    wealth 
much  luxury.   *   *   * 
y  MIRROR — *  *  *  There  are  some 

g  original  touches  in  the  story, 
oves   along   smoothly    despite    breaks, 

in  the  action.  *  *  * 

r  NEWS  _  ♦  •  ♦  The  plot  is 
mprobable,  but  lends  itself  grace- 
gorgeous  gowns,  riotous  parties,  and 
seups    of    the    pifiu.uit    .Miss    Joy,    its 

ING  JOURNAL—  •  *  *  Say  what 
I — and  why  shouldn't  you? — Cecil 
s  pictures  may  not  be  art,  but  they'rc- 
rhen  it  comes  to  entertainment, 
lell's    Highroad,"    the    film    at    the 

t's  the  sort  that's  paved  with  good 
s.only  more  so.  *  *  * 
ING  WORLD—*  *  *  Certainly,  if 
De  Mille  hopes  to  compete  with 
er  employers,  he  will  have  to  turn 
!r  independent  productions  than  this 
ich  is  an  adaptation  of  a  novel  by 
Parsal,    directed    by     Rupert    Julian. 

HIC — *  *  *  Few  films  more  trashy, 
credibly  bad,  have  ever  met  your 
he     lurid     title     should    have    warned 

we    have    been    expecting    much    of 

De   Mille  policy.    *   ♦  * 

.LD-TRIBUNE— *  *  *  The  cast  is 
Leatrice    Joy    seems    to    have    ac- 

new    archness    and    is    a    fascinating 

Edmund  Burns  never  has  been  so 
id  Julia  Faye  is  decidedly  effective 
ole  of  a  poor  girl  who  knew — well, 
get   on   inthe    world.      Robert    Edeson 

finished  performance  as  the  philan- 
Gillespic,    whose   best   laid   plans   went 

*  *  * 

MING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  There 
itiful  clothes,  the  latest  haircuts,  and 
paraphernalia  of  the  dance-mad  rich, 
1  the  gaudy  fashion  so  dear 
eart  of  De  Mille.  The  whole  hears 
)lance  to  reality  nor  is  it  meant  to, 
will     coin     the     good     old     scheckels. 

-*  *  *  it  is  not  overly  long  before 
_  and  brocaded  bedrooms  heave  into 
They  remain  in  evidence,  with  ju- 
interruptions  in  the  shape  of  heavily 
ted     ballrooms     and     palatial     offices, 

remainder     of     the     picture,     which, 

e    look    back,    seems    a    long    time    in- 

*  * 

-*   *   *     It    is    n    long    "Hell's    High- 
id  it  has  no  turning.     At  the  Colony, 
is    being    unreeled,    it    stretches    on 
and,     since     it    started     falsely     fair, 
ds    steadily    to    its    end,    ever    hoping 
St     faint     promise     of     something     to 
d    the    banal    will    be    fulfilled.    *   *   * 
GRAM—*   *    *     The     hand     of     De 
spears    throughout    the    film    in    some 
ovel     bits.       Judy,     the    stenographer, 
ig     her      "hevay      sugar     papa"      how 
ul  her  lover  is  and  the  film  shows  the 
Washington,    Lincoln    and    Napoleon 
ssion    and    Roosevelt,    too.      The    in- 
sia     thus    gather     that     the    combined 
of    those     great     men    are     embodied 
's    vision    of    Ronald    McKane.    *    *    * 
i^S — *   *   *    As    a    story    it    is    not    ab- 
as   Mr.    De    Mille    usually    takes    ad 
of     his     characters.        But     there     is 
af    violent    entertainment    and    a    more 
plausible    love    story.      It    is    a    costly 

Is.    fact    which    can    he    readily    gauged 
e   settings,    the   dresses,    the   incidental 
es    and     the    novel     inclusions.     *   *   * 
:LD— *   *   *    Mr.    Dc    Mille    has    scat- 
is    own    lavish    direction    through    this 
I  ich    was   only   fairly   new    when    Frank 
i  wrote    **The    Pit."    *   *    *    This    latest 
t  ion    also    has    the    refined    and    elegant 
ithout    which    a    Cecil    De    Mille    film 
\  lOt    possibly    be    completed.    *   *   * 


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DAILY 


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"In  the  Name  of  Love"— F.  P.-L. 
Rialto 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  "In  the  Name  of 
Love"  reminds  me  of  the  game — "Animal, 
vegetable  or  mineral?"  Three  guesses  at 
what  it  is  intended  to  be — comedy,  drama 
or  burlesque.  One  has  the  feeling  that  the 
answer  is  a  musical  comedy  set  to  celluloid 
instead    of    music.    *   *  ♦ 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  For  no  reason 
at  all,  the  story  is  said  to  be  from  a  play 
by  Bulwer  Lytton,  It  is  an  incredible  hodge- 
podge, as  wearisome  a  picture  we've  viewed 
in  many  a  day.   *  »  * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  the  Cin- 
derella story  which  was  adapted  from  Bul- 
wer Lytton's  "The  Lady  of  Lyons",  is  as 
fragile  as  one  is  given  to  understand  Cin- 
derella's  glass   slipper  must   have  been.    ♦   *   * 

EVENING  WORLD—  *  *  *  "In  the 
Name  of  Love,"  is  all  fluff.  It  is  rather 
well  done  in  spots,  but  for  the  most  part 
its  story  is  altogether  implausible — the  kind 
of  story  in  which  the  right  character  finds 
himself   in    the   right   place   every    time.    *    *   * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  Sada  Cowan 
wrote  this  story  from  Bulwer  Lytton's  "The 
I^ady  of  Lyons".  She  lias  made  an  exceed- 
ingly human  tale  out  of  it,  and  the  titles 
are  most  amusing.  It  was  directed  by 
Howard  Higgin — that's  all.  We  tremble  to 
think  what  it  might  have  turned  out  in  less 
skillful    hands.    *   *  * 

POST — *  *  *  Conventional  as  the  title 
may  seem,  there  is  something  different  about 
this  picture.  The  heroine,  portrayed  by 
Miss  Nissen  in  a  highly  convincing  manner, 
is  not  a  sympathetic  character  at  all,  as 
movie    characters    go.     ^   *   * 

SUN — *  *  *  is  just  one  of  those  things 
which  the  producers  will  toss  off  at  odd 
moments,  in  this  case  to  keep  Ricardo 
Cortez  and  Greta  Nissen  busy.  It  would 
seem  to  have  been  a  rather  desperate  re- 
course   for    the    end    accomplished.    *   *   * 

TEELGRAM— *  *  *  Largely  because  of 
the  personality  that  the  several  stars  of  the 
picture  possess,  "In  the  Name  of  Love",  is 
entertaining.    *   *   * 

WORLD—*  *  *  She  (Greta  Nissen)  has 
an  edged,  a  sort  of  take-it-or-leaveit  technique 
that  we  do  not  recall  in  any  other  movie 
actress.  You  cannot  just  picture  her  with 
curls  down  her  back.  Though  some  director 
probably   will  before  long,   *   *    * 


"The  Merry  Widow"— M.-G.-M. 
Embassy 

AMERICAN— What  a  picture!  The  Von 
Stroheim  treatment  that  was  the  talk  of  the 
film  world  a  few  years  ago  illuminates  the 
story,  giving  it  an  almost  foreign  air  of 
sophistication.  There  are  touches  that  are 
so  original  and  so  brilliant  we  feel  an  im- 
patience that  Von  Stroheim  has  wasted  his 
time  without  giving  us  more  of  this  type 
of  entertainment.  •  •  •  No  matter  how 
temperamental  nor  how  expensive  Von  Stro- 
heim may  be  he  is  worth  every  penny  he 
costs. 

DAILY  MIRROR— -The  Merry  Widow" 
is  a  gem.  *  *  *  Tliis  profhiction  unfolds  with 
beautiful  precision,  artful  subtlety  and  mag- 
nificent sets.  Mae  Murray  and  Jack  Gilbert 
cover  themselves  with  glory  as  hero  and 
heroine    of    this    rich    romance. 

Yes,  for  once  in  her  life.  Mae  Murray 
acts    like    a    human    being.*   *    * 

The  picture  is  in  10  reels  and  could  stand 
cutting.  The  subtitles,  while  good,  arc 
cluttered    up. 


SEPTEMBER 

20— 
BOBBY  VERNON 

IS  ONE  OF 

THE  BIG  NAMES 

IN 

F.D.S.S.Q. 


Mae   Mur- 

*  *   gives  the  best  performance  of  her 

*   The   typical   Von   Stroheim   di- 


EVENING  JOURNAL 
ray   * 
career. 

rectorial  touches  are  fascinatingly  deft,  and 
the  settings,  the  costumes  and  the  royal  cus- 
toms are  splendid.  The  music,  which  con- 
sists of  selections  from  Franz  Lehar's  score 
for  the  operetta,  is  an  added  delight  to  the 
photoplay,  which  is  so  well  acted,  directed, 
so  colorful  and  so  brilliant.  And  one  can 
ask    no    more. 

EVENING  WORLD— It  is  far  one  of 
the  best  things  seen  on  a  Broadway  screen 
in  months,  and,  despite  one  or  two  minor 
faults,  will  prove  one  of  the  sensations  of 
the    season. 

And  it  has  done  for  John  Gilbert  *  *  * 
what  "The  Four  Horsemen"  did  for  Rudolph 
\alentino.  It  has  lifted  him  to  the  very 
pinnacle  of  stardom.  And,  further,  it  has 
made  a  genuine  actress  out  of  Mae  Murray, 
who    is    "The    Merry    Widow."    *   *   * 

Throughout,  the  picture  is  simply  crammed 
« itli  beauty,  .ind  its  climax  whicli  is  done 
in   natural   colors  is  positively   gorgeous. 

GRAPHIC — *  *  *  is  Von  Stroheim  at  his 
])cst.  In  point  of  artistry,  directing,  acting 
and  photography  nothing  better  has  ever 
been  seen  on  Broadway,  *  *  *  As  Sally  of 
"The  Manhattan  Follies,"  Mae  Murray  as 
an  actress  is  literally  seen  for  the  first 
time.  ♦  *  *  As  for  John  Gilbert — words  tai' 
us !  His  characterizations  is  beyonrl  even 
our    expectations.    *   *   * 

POST — *  *  *  It  provides  unusually  plc.-is 
ant  entertainment  with  that  toucli  of  so 
phistication  which  Von  Stroheim  always 
manages   to  give  to  his   stories.    »   *    « 

"The  Merry  Widow"  is  unusually  well 
routided  entertainment,  far  above  the  avr: 
age   movie   fare. 

HERAl.D-TRIHUNE- *  *  *  Erich  \'.i' 
.Stroheim's  pictures  are  jiecrlcss  pictures. 
Perhaps  another  director  could  have  inadt 
as  interesting  and  alluring  a  version  *  *  ' 
li  one  touched  on  all  tlie  fine  points  o' 
"Tlic  Merry  Widow"  one  wou'd  write  col 
umns  about  it,  but  it  is  much  too  late  and 
too  warm.  We  are  just  going  to  end  with  : 
"If    you    miss    it    you    deserve    to," 

MORXING  TELEGRAPH—  -  •  *  is  a 
predestined  success.  It  will  probably  be 
rated  as  Von  Stroheim's  most  entertainin'j 
picture    and    surely    his    most    successful.      It 


has  a  more  thoroughly  universal  appeal  than 
anything  he  has  ever  done.  There  is  less 
of  the  brittle  cynicism  he  usually  displays, 
and  more  heartwarming  romance.  He  has 
made    a    picture    for    the    millions    at    last. 

SUN — *  *  *  is  in  almost  all  respects  a 
captivating  picture,  fraught  with  the  exquisite 
beauty  of  a  new  Mae  Murray  who  does  not 
stand  wholly  upon  her  legs  and  having 
further  the  charm  of  John  Gilbert's  restrained 
and  intelligent,  yet  full  blooded  and  robust 
acting.   *  *   * 

It  is  a  masterpiece  of  direction;  a  singular 
exemplification  of  the  triumph  of  the  direc- 
tor's manner  over  matter  of  great  age  and 
doubtful    preservation. 

TELEGRAM— Von  Stroheim  is  popularly 
regarded  as  a  very  competent  director,  and 
thanks  to  his  work  there  are  choice  moments 
in  the  film.  *  *  *  He  has  managed  to  give 
us   a   lively   picture   of  life   in    the   little   town. 

*  *  *  and  he  has  put  across  the  old  time 
inhibitions  in  purple  breasts  against  mingling 
with  the  motley.  The  audience  applauded 
one  or  two  scenes  last  evening,  but  one  can- 
not honestly  report  any  overwhelmingly  aut- 
burst    for    the    film    or    for    any    part    of    it. 

TIMES — This  picture  is  one  of  strong 
passions,  and  it  is  in  many  respects  ably 
directed.  *  *  *  This  is  not  a  production  to 
which  one  ought  to  take  those  who  have  finer 
sensibilities.  It  is  meant  for  a  riotous  love 
story,  and  as  such  it  is  cleverly  pictured. 
And  the  closing  scenes  made  in  color  are 
beautiful,  as  one  perceives  the  colored  uni- 
forms, the  glittering  gems,  the  pearls  and 
the    ermine   in    the   gold    crown. 

WORLD — *  *  *  a  screen  play  which  is 
pictorially  brilliant,  and  Mr.  Stroheim,  not 
to  say  wholly,  but  certainly  to  a  consider- 
able degree,  has  restrained  himself  in  the 
fierce  decadence  which  has  marked  and 
marred     so     many     of     his     screen     products. 

*  *  ^  I  don't  think  that  I  have  ever  seen 
more  delightful  photographic  effects.  •  *  • 
By  all  means  go  and  see  this  motion  pic- 
ture, because  it  is  a  generally  handsome  ex- 
hibit. 


Danz  to  Reopen  American  Aug.  30 

Spokane,  Wash. — John  Danz  will 
reopen  his  American  theater  on  Aug. 
30.     Eddie  Rivers  will  manage. 


The  screen's  genius 
CHARLIE  CHAPLIN 

hails  the  new  find 
VILMA  BANKY 


"Miss  Banky  has  unusual 
qualities  for  the  screen — 
dramatic  power  with  refine- 
ment of  feeling— an  actress 
of  rare  beauty  and  magnet- 
ism and  an  unusual  finesse 
in  her  technique  which 
should  establish  her  as  one 
of  the  great  stars  of  the 
screen." 


AND 

RONALD  COLMAN 

plays  the  lead  — 

An  unbeatable  combination  in 

"THE  DARK  ANGEL" 

A  First  National  Picture 


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^o  Delay  On  Prints 

Tiers  to  Precede  All  Features  in 
Connecticut   to   Be   Affixed  to 
Pictures  in  New  York 

larles  C.  Pettijohn  and  Tax  Com- 
lion  William  H.  Blodgett  of  Con- 
e  icut  arranged  yesterday  to  ship 
r  ts  into  Connecticut  without  any 
eys. 

he  law  provides  that  all  prints  are 
5  arry  four  foot  trailers  bearing  the 
e  of  the  State  and  the  serial  taxa- 
c    number.      Rather    than    making 

inding  to  ship  prints  into  a  Con- 
c  icut  city  for  approval,  it  has  been 
ged  that  the  checking  of  prints  is 
0  36  handled  by  the  Hays  office, 
r;  ers  attached  and  prints  sent  to 
hr  destination  with  a  minimun  of 
li  cutly. 

I       Petition  Filed 

<v  Hearing  Before  Federal  Court 
ought  in  New  Haven  by  Dis- 
tributors 
lew     Haven — Application     for     a 
•fearing  on  the  constitutionality  of 
\  tax  law  and  request  of  distribu- 
c>  for  a  temporary  injunction  was 
rie  in  a  petition  filed  with  Charles  E. 
Pkett,   clerk   of    the   United    States 
Dtrict  court  here  yesterday, 
'he  petition  sets  forth  that  the  title 

(Xoniinuei  on  Page  2) 


Columbia   Denies   Selling   Out 

\ccording    to     Columbia,     reports 

h-e  been  current  that  the  corpora- 

tii  has   been   sold   to   another   pro- 

i  er.    This  is  denied  by  Jack  Cohn. 


Features  Reviewed 

Page 
The  Gold   Rush 

tJnited  Artists    4 

Siegfried 

Ufa     4 

The  Merry  Widow 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer     4 

Her  Sister  from   Paris 
First    National    4 

Where  Was  I? 

Universal     S 

Winds  of  Chance 

First  National   S 

Wreckage 

Banner — State    Rights     5 

In  the  Name  of  Love 

Paramount      5 

The  Wanderer 

Paramount    8 

Souls  for  Sables 

Tiffany — State    RighU     8 

The  Wheel 

Fox    8 

Hell's   Highroad 

P.   D.    C 8 

Short    Subjects     9 


Roosevelt  Film 

To  Be  Produced  by  F.  B.  O.  for  Re- 
lease In  1926-27 — Co-operation  of 
Mrs.  Roosevelt  Secured 

"The  Life  of  Theodore  Roogevelt" 
based  on  the  career  of  the  twenty- 
sixth  President  of  the  United  States, 
will  be  produced  by  F.  B.  O.,  Inc., 
on  a  lavish  scale. 

The  company  is  in  communication 
with  Mrs.  Theodore  Roosevelt,  who 
will  supply  F.  B.  O.  with  authentic 
biographical  data  on  which  the  pro- 
duction will  be  based.  It  will  be 
listed  as  one  of  the  "Gold  Bond  Spe- 
cials" on  the  1926-27  program. 


F.  B.  O.  Managers  on  Percentage 

Effective  Oct.  1,  all  F.  B.  O. 
branch  managers  throughout  the 
United  States  will  be  placed 
on  a  percentage  basis  for  remunera- 
tion of  services,  in  lieu  of  salary. 


Alhambra,  Milwaukee  Opens  Sept.  1 

Leo  Brecher,  general  manager  of 
theaters  for  Universal  is  on  his  way 
to  Milwaukee  to  supervise  the  open- 
ing of  the  Alhambra  as  a  Universal 
house.  The  theater  was  closed  three 
weeks  ago,  for  renovation  and  will 
open  Sept.  1.  There  will  be  an  elec- 
tric sign  12  ft.  wide  and  60  ft.  high, 
running  up  the  side  of  the  building. 


Norma  Shearer  in  "Free  Lips" 

Los  Angeles  —  Norma  Shearer's 
next  starring  vehicle  for  Metro-Gold- 
wyn-Mayer will  be  "Free  Lips."  It 
will  be  directed  by  Hobart  Henley, 
his  first  under  his  new  M-G-M  con- 
tract.    Lew  Cody  will  play  opposite. 


In  Washington  Only 

Stanley    Gets    Crandall    Theaters    in 

Capitol — Eleven  Houses  Included 

In  Deal 

Washington— T  h  e  purchase  by 
Stanley  of  a  seventy-five  per  cent 
interest  in  the  Crandall  houses  takes 
in  the  ten  theaters  operated  by  the 
latter  in  the  city  of  Washington  and 
the  Coloney  now  in  construction. 
They  are  the  Metropolitan,  Tivoli, 
Ambassador,  Central,  Savoy,  Avenue 
Grand,  Apollo,  York,  Home  and 
Lincoln. 

The  theaters  in  Cumberland,  Roan- 
oke and  Martinsburg  generally  in- 
cluded in  the  Crandall  circuit  are 
not  involved. 

The  First  National  franchise  and 
the  Exhibitors'  Film  Exchange, 
operated  as  an  independent  distribu- 
tor by  Crandall  are  included.  Cran- 
dall personally  is  under  a  long-term 
contract  to  continue  as  active  head  of 
the  new  Stanley-Crandall  Co.  There 
will  be  no  change  in  the  personnel. 


Cumberland  House  Not  In  Deal 

Cumberland,  Md.  —  Robert  Slote 
states  the  Strand  was  not  included  in 
the  gale  of  the  Crandall  theaters  of 
Washington,  to  Stanley.  The  Strand 
is  owned  and  operated  by  the  Cum- 
berland Amusement  Co. 


New   Stock  on   Curb 

The  N.  Y.  Curb  Exchange  has  ad- 
mitted to  trading  100,000  shares  of 
Class  A  common  stock  of  the  Trans- 
Lux  Daylight  Screen  Corp.  The 
shares  have  no  par  value. 


Burkan 


By  DANNY 

One  of  the  German  trade  papers  comments  on  the  recent 
visit  of  Nathan  Biirkan  to  Berlin : 

"Everybody  is  asking:  'Who  is  Nathan  Burkan?'  We  would 
not  advertise  this  party  who  up  to  the  present  time  was  not 
known  in  the  German  film  business,  if  it  was  not  for  the  reason 
that  during  his  short  stay  in  Berlin,  he  acted  with  true  Ameri- 
can nerve.  As  trustee  and  representative  of  the  United  Artists, 
a  film  producing  concern,  in  New  York,  he  obtained  an  audience 
in  the  German  Ministry  of  Economics  as  also  with  the  Minis- 
try of  Foreign  AflFairs.  Now,  we  might  say  that  this  has  al- 
ready been  accomplished  by  other  Americans.  However,  he 
took  advantage  of  this  opportunity  to  complain,  in  the  name  of 
the  American  film  industry,  of  the  German  Film  Import  So- 
ciety. 

"It  is  not  up  to  us  to  enter  into  discussions  here  of  the_  in- 
tent of  this  exceptional  step  of  his  which  must  be  recognized 
right  in  advance  as  useless.    We  only  want  to  make  some  closer 
(CoKlinued  o»  Page  3) 


Splits  With  P.  D.  G. 

Hunt  Stromberg  Seeks  New  Distribu- 

Tion  But  Sells  Advertised  Vehi- 
cles for  Latter  to  Produce 

Los  Angeles  —  Hunt  Stromberg 
stated  yesterday  he  had  servered  re- 
lations with  Producers  Dist.  Corp. 
and  was  about  to  close  a  new  dis- 
tribution   deal.      Stromberg   said: 

"We  have  served  connections  with 
Producers  Distributing  Corp.  and 
will  no  longer  distribute  our  produc- 
tions through  them.  In  order  to  ef- 
fect an  amicable  termination  of  our 
contracts  with  Producers  Distribut- 
ing Corp.  and  to  cooperate  with  them 
in  keeping  faith  with  the  exhibitor 
of  the  country  to  whom  they  have 
already  advertised  and  sold  certain 
of  my  story  properties  including  "The 
Last  Frontier",  we  have  sold  these 
certain  properties  to  Producers  Dis- 
tributing. 

"Definite  announcement  of  the  fu- 
ture distribution  for  my  own  special 
productions  and  also  for  the  Harry 
Carey  Prod,  will  be  officially  issued 
within  the  next  few  days  at  which 
time  I  will  also  state  titles  of  the 
special  productions  which  I  shall  per- 
sonally direct  under  a  new  affiliation 
and   distribution. 


F.  C.  Munroe  and  John  C.  Flinn 
of  P.  D.  C.  arrive  from  the  Coast 
Monday.  No  statement  could  be  se- 
cured yesterday  from  P.  D.  C.  rela- 
tive to  Stromberg. 


The  Loew  Dividend 

The  financial  editor  of  the  Evening 
Post  comments  on  Loew  stock  as 
follows: 

"Failure  of  the  Loew's  board  to  raise  the 
dividend,  created  disappointment  because  of 
a  wide  spread  opinion  tKat  the  rate  was 
to  follow  the  trend  o(  earnings.  It 
was  learned,  however,  that  accumulation  of 
the  stock  was  being  made  and  upwards  of 
30,000  shares  were  credited  to  a  pool  ac- 
count in  anticipation  of  a  demonstration  to 
be  staged  at   a  later  date." 


Sawyer  To  Accompany  "Roxy" 

"Roxy"  will  sail  on  the  Leviathan 
Sept.  5.  He  will  be  accompanied  by 
Arthur  Sawyer,  Clark  Robinson  and 
Yascha   Bunchuk. 


Booking  Combine 

Fifty    Mid-West    Theaters    Already 
Members — Cooney    Bros.    Be- 
hind Move 

Chicago — The  American  Theaters 
Corp.  has  been  formed  with  Joseph 
Hopp  the  organizer.  It  is  generally 
believed  here  that  Cooney  Bros,  are 
backing  it. 

Fifty  houses  are  already  members, 

according     to     report,     and      many 

more    are    expected   to   join    by    fall. 

Most    of    the    present    members    are 

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resentative, La  Cinema tographie  Francaise,  S. 
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Booking  Combine 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

exhibitors  in  Southern  Illinois.  Hopp, 
who  has  been  working  on  the  plan  for  a 
year,  was  at  one  time  to  operate  in 
conjunction  with  the  Chicago  exhibi- 
tor league.  Cooney  Bros,  operate 
five  Chicago  theaters  and  are  con- 
structing two  more. 


Stage  Presentations  to  Travel 

Chicago  —  Negotiations  have  been 
completed  between  Cooney  Bros,  of 
Chicago  and  Bert  Williams  of  De- 
troit whereby  the  Chicago  Capitol's 
stage  presentations  produced  by 
Francis  A.  Mangan,  will  go  into  the 
new  Grand  Riviera,  Detroit.  This 
arrangement  is  said  to  be  the  first 
incident  of  a  big  presentation  idea 
traveling  intact  from  city  to  city. 


Lawlor  Edits  Two  Features 

Hoey  Lawlor  has  just  completed 
editing  and  titling  two  eight-reel 
features  for  Bruce  Chester.  They 
are  "Joan  of  Flanders"  and  "Men  of 
Purpose." 


Adams   Buys   Foreign  Rights 
Ferdinand  H.  Adams  has  purchased 
foreign    rights    on    a    series    of    six 
Frank   Merrills   from   Hercules    Film 
Prod.,  Inc.  of  Los  Angeles. 


"U"  Buys  Original  Story 

It  is  understood  Universal  has  pur- 
chased "Signs",  an  original  story  by 
Dorothy  Grundy,  an  eighteen  year 
old  girl. 


When  you  think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Picture 

and  Theatrical  insurance  for 

the  past  fifteen  years. 

Ardiur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C 

Brrant    3040 


Petition  Filed 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 

of  the  act  and  the  estimated  revenue 
which  it  would  bring  in  clearly  indi- 
cates that  it  is  a  revenue  measure. 
Both  counsel  for  the  plaintiffs  and  the 
state  acted  under  this  assumption,  it 
is  set  forth. 

In  view  of  the  fact  that  the  court 
decided  the  constitutionality  of  the 
act  as  a  police  power  measure,  the 
new  petition  avers  that  it  "becomes 
necessary  for  the  court  to  deter- 
mine the  constitutionality  of  the  said 
act  of  Connecticut  as  a  revenue  or 
tax  measure." 

A  re-consideration  of  the  court's 
decision  which  holds  that  the  charge 
imposed  by  the  statute  does  not  di- 
rectly and  substantially  burden  inter- 
state commerce  carried  on  by  the 
plaintiffs,  is  also  asked. 


Edna  Gregory  Injured 

Los  Angeles — Edna  Gregory,  lead- 
ing woman  with  the  Jack  Hoxie  unit 
now  at  Deadwood,  S.  D.  was  burned 
about  the  head  and  shoulders  when 
she  was  thrown  from  a  prairie 
schooner  into  a  forest  fire. 


Bloom  Joins   Pathe 

Dewey  Bloom  resigns  from  the 
publicity  department  at  Associated 
Pictures  today  and  on  Monday  be- 
comes studio  press  representative  for 
the  Pathe  serial  unit  making  "The 
Green  Archer." 


Back   to   M-G-M 

Los  Angeles — Viola  Dana  returns 
to  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  where  she 
will  assume  the  leading  feminine  role 
in  "The  Great  Love,"  Marshall  Nei- 
lan's  production  which  is  now  being 
cast. 


Film  to  Boost  Membership 

.  Washington — The  feature  tracing 
the  history  of  labor  in  this  country, 
now  in  production  in  Chicago  by  the 
Rothacker  company  will  be  used  by 
the  American  Federation  of  Labor  to 
increase   its    membership. 


Sameth  Signs  MacDonald 
J.  Joseph  Sameth  has  signed  Ken- 
neth MacDonald  on  a  three  year 
contract.  Production  plans  for  the 
first  year  call  for  a  series  of  eight 
five  reel  stunt  pictures. 


Goldbeck  to  Direct? 

It  was  reported  yesterday  that 
Willis  Goldbeck,  who  has  written  the 
continuities  of  a  number  of  import- 
ant .pictures  will  direct, Pola  Negri 
shortly. 


"Movies,  Sabbath's  Greatest  Foe" 

Rev.  Dr.  Harry  L.  Bowlby,  secre- 
tary of  the  Lord's  Day  Alliance  as- 
serts that  pictures  constitute  the 
greatest  enemy  of  the  Sabbath,  re- 
placing the  doubtful  supremacy  until 
now  enjoyed  by  liquor.  Bowlby  says 
he  has  warned  producers  to  keep  their 
hands  clear  of  the  Sabbath  and  to 
devote  energies  to  cleaning  up  the 
business  during  the  other  six  days 
of  the  week. 


Three  Loew  Reopenings 

Loew's  Alhambra  in  Brooklyn  re- 
opens Sept.  1,  and  the  Freeman  in 
the  Bronx  on  Sept.  3. 


Reading,  Pa. — The  opening  of  the 
Colonial  under  Loew  auspices  on 
Sept.  14  will  include  a  street  pageant 
and  the  appearance  of  a  number  of 
stars. 


Fameart  Acquires  Walsh  Serial 

Harry  Kaplan,  president  of  the 
Fameart  Attractions  Inc.  has  closed 
with  Louis  L.  Mayer,  eastern  repre- 
sentative of  Sierra  Pictues  Inc.  for 
world's  distribution  of  the  15  episode 
serial,  entitled  "Missing  Millions", 
featuring  George  Walsh  and  Vivian 
Rich. 


Tolhurst  Producing  New  Series 
Louis  H.  Tolhurst,  scientist  who 
has  obtained  unusual  results  in  mak- 
ing microscopic  studies  of  minute  liv- 
ing creatures,  is  filming  a  new  series 
for  Pathe  Review,  under  the  title  of 
"The  Magic  Eye".  The  first  will  be 
in  Review  No.  39. 


"Evolution"   Sold  for  Holland 

Edwin  Miles  Fadman  of  Red  Seal 
has  sold  "Evolution"  to  the  City  thea- 
ter, at  Hague,  Holland,  for  that 
country.  The  City  is  controlled  by 
the  Wilton-Metro-Goldwyn  Dist.  Co. 


Dyckman  Theater  Resold 

The  Schulte  Real  Estate  Co.  has 
resold  the  Dyckman  on  the  south  side 
of  207th  St.,  between  Sherman  and 
Vermilyea  Aves.  to  Walter  M.  Gold- 
srnith,  an  attorney. 


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Bur  k  an 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
this    and    to 


observations  of  the  man  who  i  undertook  to  do 
whom  reference  is  made  also  in 'the  Foreign  Section  of  this  is- 
sue. He  is  a  well-known  American  attorney,  the  legal_  adviser 
and  representative  of  Charlie  CjhapHn;  he  is  also  in  intimate 
connection  with  other  large  trabs-atlantic  film  enterprises  and 
brought  along  with  him  on  his  European  trip,  a  power  of  attor- 
ney of  the  United  Artists.  We  dispute;  however,  that  he  had 
received  authority  to  undertakej  anything  in  the  name  of  the 
"American  Film  Industry,"  let  ajlone  to  take  such  a  step  which 
is  very  likely  to  bring  about  bittjer  feelings  between  the  Ameri- 
can and  the  German  film  industry."  ■  •    ■■■ 

GORGEOUS  PHOTOGRAPHY 

The  newer  pictures  are  all  rjeplete  with  magnificent  photog- 

hy.     Indeed,  it  seems  to  be  the  order  of  the  day  that  nothing 

i  than  first  class  camerawork!, will  be  accepted.   •  Which  is  as 

ihould  be.     And  while  discussing  photography  of  an  unusual 

er  note  the  work  of  Ollie  Maiish  in  the  Von  Stroheim  produc- 

1  of  "The  Merry  Widow."     ^^[hether  due  to  Von's  suggestion, 

to  Marsh  is  unknown.     But  Marsh  has  achieved  some  remark- 

e  eflfects.    Notably  some  of  tl^e  close  ups  of  Mae  Murray ;  the 

.hts  of  the  town  on  the  clifif,  and  the  early  morning  haze  of  the 

l'?l.     These  are  particularly   fiiie.     Incidentally  Von  Stroheim 

15    duplicated    here    the    splencjid    stuflf    he    shot    for    "Foolish 

\'ves"  but  which  was  largely  cut  out  of  the  picture  as  released. 

.e  diiel  detail  was  shown  to  tliie  most  minute  bit. 

GILBERT  ARRIVES 

Like  all  big  pictures  "The  ij^lerry  Widow"  produces  several 

at  artists.     Mae  Murray  gives|  a  delightful  performance.  (This 

n  Von  Stroheim — as  we  said 'some  years  ago — can  get  more 

;of  women  than  any  director  now  working  here).     But  Jack 

bert,  long  groomed  by  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,  steps  out  and 

i  probably  be  a  full-fledged  star  before  long.     Watch  for  him 

"The  Big  Parade."     And  then  this  Roy  D'Arcy  is  a  real  find  ; 

ypical  Crown  Prince.     How  Von  must  have  delighted  in  per- 

'ting  in  detail  all  the  bits  of  D'Arcy's  work;  the  sneering  grin, 

tfc  disdainful   gestures ;  the  various  bits  which  established  this 

Ji^racterization !     Understand  D'Arcy,  found  by  Von  Stroheim, 

his  a  five-year  contract  with  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 

i  HITTING 

This  Metro  organization  seems  to  be  hitting  again.  Just  as 
i'iid  last  season.  When  one  prbduction  after  another  proved  so 
s'ong  at  the  box  office  that  there  was  no  question  of  the  value 
c  M-G-M  product.  There  isn't|  a  p^^oducer  in  the  business  but 
\io  is  watching  the  output.  If  the  present  strength  can  be  held 
trough  the  season  it  is  going  to  mean  something — a  lot.  For 
te  next  year's  sales.  i 

WANTS   MONEY  BACK 

The  price  of  big  business.'  As  discovered  by  The  Strand 
^  th  "The  Gold  Rush."  Postal 'received  from  August  Northrup, 
i91  Second  Ave!,  says:  "I  would  consider  it  a  favor  if  you  would 
iturn  my  35  cents  as  I  did  not  see  the  show  at  all.  Because  you 
St  too  many  ushers  blocking  the  view  every  minute  or  so.  Be- 
des  I  think  Charlie  Chaplin  is  lazy.  Anyone  could  pull  ofif  that 
jndergarten  stuff.  Your  music  may  be  alright  but  I  didn't  en- 
y  it  as  I'm  deaf.  Send  my  35|cents  or  I'll  always  will  consider 
^lU,  a.  f  rook." ■-    - 


THAT  FILM  CHAIR 

Bob  Kane  wants  to  endow  ^  chair  in  a  large  university  for 
motion  picture  development.     And  he  wants  the  Universities  to 
decide  which  one  is  to  have  the  honor.     But  the  Universities  do 
inot  seem  wildly  scrambling  for  ihe  honor.     Wonder  why? 

PURSES 

Just  received  one  handsome!  seal  leather  note  purse.  With 
"personal  greetings  from  Richar|d  Talmadge,  A.  Carlos  and  M. 
H.  Hoffman."  Thanks  muchly,  j  gentlemen,  but  why  an  empty 
purse?    They're  so  darned  hard  to  keep  anything  in. 

SOPHISTICATION 

The  New  York  Graphic  canijot  understand  how  Billie  Dove, 
former  Follies  beauty,  can  be  expected  to  fulfill  Doug's  desires 
for  an  unsophisticated  girl  to  p^ay  opposite  him  in  "The  Black 
Pirate."  ; 

Well,  there  are  a  lot  of  thihgs  in  pictures  that  New  York 
newspapers  evidently  do  not  understand,  one  particularly  being 
what  kind  of  a  picture  constituteis  a  box  office  success. 

CRITICISMS  AND  THE  BOX  OFFICE 

It  has  long  been  an  outstanding  joke  among  well  posted  film 
folk  that  criticisms  in  the  New  ^ork  dailies  fail  materially  as  to 
box  office  results.  Most  of  the  critics  apparently  find  delight  in 
the  type  of  picture  which  fails  to  make  money  at  the  box  office. 
One  well  known  producer  recently  had  a  release  which  was 
scored  by  the  New  York  critics.  ,  "Gee,"  he  said,  "I'm  glad.  May- 
be we  have  a  chance  to  clean  up  with  this  one.  Every  other  pic- 
ture we  have  released  has  been  praised  to  the  skies  by  those 
critics,  and  boy,  how  they  have  fallen  down  at  the  box  office!" 

This  isn't  meant  to  convey  the  impression  that  the  New 
York  critics  don't  know  good  pictures.  They  do.  But  some  of 
them  find  particularly  pleasing  the  type  of  picture  which  does  not 
appeal  to  the  average  picture  goer — as  that  picture  goer  exists 
through  the  country.  One  of  the  best  reviews  seen  in  a  long  time 
in  the  local  dailies  is  the  work  of  Rose  Pelswick.  In  The  Even- 
ing Journal.  On  "The  Gold  Rush."  Her  paraphrase  of  the  Ser- 
vice poem  "The  Lady  Known  asi  Lou"  as  the  introduction  of  her 
criticism  was  unusually  clever.   [ 

NOW  COMES  BARRYMORE 

Warner  Brothers  (following  their  full  page  ads  on  Lubitsch), 
carried  pages  in  many  newspapers  referring  to  John  Barrymore 
as  "The  greatest  living  actor."     Good  piece  of  copy. 

UNUSUAL  PRESS  BOOK 

Issued  by  Standard  Film  Service.  Of  Cleveland,  Cincinnati 
and  Detroit.  Contains  all  the  press  books  of  Schulberg,  Chad- 
wick,  Tiffany,  Truart  and  Gotham  productions  in  one  book.    Very 

interesting.  \   .':... 

PUBLICIZING  A  THEATER 

You  need  no  great  Capitol;  no  important  Stratid  nor  out- 
standing Chicago  theater  as  the  background  for  a  lot  of  fine  pub- 
licity. It  can  be  done  for  many  houses.  If  someone  would  only 
take  up  the  work.  Take,  for  instance  the  Plaza,  over  on  59th  St., 
which  has  had  oodles  of  publicity  in  The  New  Yorker;  Screen- 
land,  and  The  Mirrors  of  Hollywood,  about  how  the  Plaza  gets 
the  well  dressed,  dinner-clothes  crowd  of  New  York.  Leo 
Brecher  should  feel  proud  of  this. 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  Augiist  30,  19: 


Charlie  Chaplin  in 

"The  Gold  Rush" 

United  Artists 
As  a  Whole.... CHARLIE  AGAIN 
SCORES  WITH  A  GREAT  BOX 
OFFICE     TREAT.       PITY     IT 
ISN'T  SHORTER. 

Star There  is  only  one  Charlie. 

He  makes  you  laugh  and  cry  as 
he  pleases — a  great  performance. 
Cast Few  have  little,  if  any- 
thing, to  do.  The  story  is  de- 
veloped about  the  great  comedian 
but  Georgia  Hale  wrho  made  an  out- 
standing success  in  "The  Salva- 
tion Hunters",  give  another  strik- 
ing performance.  Mack  Swain 
good.  Others  unimportant. 
Type  of  Story. ....  .Dramatic  com- 
edy. It  isn't  so  much  the  story  but 
what  Chaplin  does  with  it  that 
makes  this  stand  out.  The  story  is 
simple  enough.  A  lonesome  pros- 
pector and  what  happens  to  him 
when  he  reaches  Alaska  during  the 
gold  rush.  Upon  this  thread  Chaplin 
has  built  a  delightful  and  marvelous 
picture.  It  is  full  of  those  touches 
which  have  long  since  registered 
Chaplin  as  one  of  the  great  lumin- 
aries of  the  screen.  His  is  an  un- 
usual genius  and  he  proves  it  time 
and  time  again  in  his  latest  offer- 
ing. You  would  not  think  there 
was  much  possibility  of  audience 
interest  in  a  scene  showing  a  man 
waiting  for  folks  to  come  to  his 
New  Year's  party.  But  what 
Chaplin  gets  out  of  this?  At  the 
finish,  when  the  girls,  including 
Georgia,  fail  to  appear  and  he  real- 
izes he  has  been  the  victim  of  a 
hoax,  Charlie  brings  tears  to  the 
eyes  as  he  stands  in  the  doorway 
and  hears  the  strains  of  "Auld  Lang 
Syne"  wafted  from  the  dance  hall. 
Just  before  this  he  presents  the 
Oceana  Roll  in  which  he  uses  two 
rolls  and  a  pair  of  forks  to  present 
a  toe  dance.  This  is  one  of  the 
greatest  things  ever  caught  by  the 
camera.  Eventually  Mack  Swain 
and  Charlie  are  in  a  cabin  which  is 
blown  to  the  edge  of  a  precipice. 
It  seems  to  hang  to  the  edge  by 
the  merest  thread  but  the  occu- 
pants are  unaware  of  their  danger. 
With  every  move  the  cabin  tilts 
and  the  hysterical  shrieks  of  the 
audience  were  akin  to  those  heard 
when  Harold  Lloyd  climbed  the 
front  of  the  building  in  "Safety 
Last."  In  the  end  of  course  Chap- 
lin becomes  a  millionaire  and 
Georgia  joins   him. 

Box  Office  Angle Line  up  your 

police  protection  and  rivet  in  your 
front.     You  will  need  it. 

Exploitation A  few  electric  lights 

over  your  door  with  the  magic 
name  of  Chaplin.  Add  to  this  a 
brief  phrase,  "his  latest  sensation," 
and  you  can  forget  the  rest.  This 
one  is  in. 

Direction    Charlie   Chaplin; 

excellent. 

Author  Charlie  Chaplin 

Scenario    Charlie   Chaplin 

Cameramen R.  H.  Totheroh, 

Jack  Wilson. 
Technical  Director  . .   Chas.  B.  Hall 

Photography   Good 

Locale  Alaska 

Length  About  8,600  feet. 


"Siegfried" 

Ufa  Films 

As    a    Whole A    PICTORIAL 

TRIUMPH.  IMPRESSIVE  PRO- 
DUCTION BUT  NEEDS  SPE- 
CIAL LARGE  ORCHESTRAL 
ACCOMPANIMENT  THUS 
RENDERING  IT  UNFIT  FOR 
MANY  HOUSES.  GREAT  FOR 
SPECIAL  PRESENTATIONS. 

Cast. ..  .Practically  none  known  to 
America.  Paul  Richter  fair  but  at 
times  feminine-looking  as  "Sieg- 
fried." Hanna  Ralph  easily  the  out- 
standing artist  as  Brunhilde.  Mar- 
garet Schoen  weak  as  Kriemhild. 
Others  unimportant. 

Type  of  Story. . .  .Based  on  the  Wag- 
nerian "Nibelungen"  Ring  and 
Norse  Saga.  A  heavy,  somewhat 
fantastic  tale  without  a  light  touch 
but  which  is  set  in  such  grandeur 
that  it  easily  ranks  as  one  of  the 
outstanding  productions  of  the  day 
and  from  a  pictorial  viewpoint  has 
hardly  ever  been  surpassed  by  pic- 
ture makers  anywhere.  The  story 
is  replete  with  dwarfs,  underground 
grottoes,  enormous  castles  on  moun- 
tain tops,  with  a  hero  who,  bathed 
in  dragon's  blood  is  thus  rendered 
impervious  to  death,  all  of  which 
lends  for  an  air  of  enchantment. 
It  is  a  sort  of  legendary  tale  which 
accompanied  by  Wagner's  immor- 
tal music  presents  an  outstanding 
production  with  large  orchestral  ac- 
companiment but  which  will  hardly 
do  for  the  average  American  thea- 
ter. American  producers  and  direc- 
tors should  be  compelled  to  see  this 
production  to  appreciate  the  man- 
ner in  which  production  methods 
have  developed  abroad.  There  are 
some  shots  and  some  sets  which 
are  strikingly  effective,  in  particu- 
lar the  effect  of  the  Aurora  Bore- 
alis  in  the  Northland  sequence. 

Box  Office  Angle. ..  .Should  prove  a 
great  draw  for  music-lovers,  the 
crowd  that  loves  the  opera  and  the 
Wagnerian  devotees. 

Exploitation This    is   particularly 

fitted  for  handling  by  the  largest, 
highest  grade  type  of  house.  Those 
that  have  or  will  install  a  tremen- 
dous orchestra  to  accompany  the 
film,  if  an  exhibitor  operating  an 
average  sized  house  attempts  to  run 
this  without  special  musical  accom- 
paniment he  will  probably  be 
doomed.  It  is  not  the  type  of  pic- 
ture entertainment  the  average 
American  understands.  To  a  select 
number  this  will  undeniably  appeal, 
and  appeal  greatly.  Govern  your- 
self  accordingly. 

Direction Fritz  Lang; 

excellent 

Author....  Based  on  the  Nibelungen 
Lied — Musical  score  arranged  from 
Wagner's  opera. 

Scenario  by  Thea  von  Harbou 

Cameramen  Carl  Hoffman 

and  Gunther  Rittau 

Photography    Splendid 

Length About  9,000  feet 


"The  Merry  Widow" 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
As  a  Whole.... GREAT  BOX  OF- 
FICE TREAT.  MAE  MURRAY 
NEVER  SO  GOOD.  SUPERB 
DIRECTION  BUT  A  BIT  TOO 
LONG. 

Cast John  Gilbert  steps  a  long 

way  forward  by  his  splendid  char- 
acterization. Mae  Murray,  minus 
her  French  pout  and  without  the 
everlasting  wiggle,  a  sheer  delight. 
Long  list  of  players.  Roy  D'Arcy, 
an  unknown  heretofore,  but  watch 
him  hereafter.  Steals  the  picture  as 
the  Crown  Prince.  Others  George 
Fawcett,  Josephine  Crowell,  as  a 
marvelous  King  and  Queen.  Tully 
Marshall  outstanding  as  a  million- 
s    aire     baron.      Others     unimportant. 

Tjrpe  of  Story Romantic  comedy; 

adapted  from  the  musical  comedy 
of  the  same  name.  Von  Stroheim 
and  Benjamin  Glazer  have  taken 
Franz  Lehar's  beautiful  operetta, 
"The  Merry  Widow",  and  have 
made  it  into  first  class,  A-1  screen 
material.  The  story  tells  of  how 
Sally,  a  New  York  chorus  girl,  falls 
in  love  with  Prince  Danilo,  how  he 
is  prevailed  upon  by  his  parents 
not  to  marry  her  and  so  she  weds 
the  Baron  Sadoja  who  dies  immed- 
iately following  their  wedding.  Sal- 
ly thus  becomes  a  great  matrimon- 
ial catch  and  the  Crown  Prince  of 
this  mythical  kingdom  proceeds  to 
secure  her  as  his  bride.  His  cousin. 
Prince  Danilo,  follows  to  Paris, 
both  pursuing  Sally  ("The  Merry 
Widow").  There  is  a  row  and  a 
duel,  the  King  dies,  the  Crown 
Prince  is  assassinated  and  the  pic- 
ture ends  in  a  blaze  of  color  with 
Sally  as  the  Queen  and  Danilo  as 
the  King. 

Through  this  thread  of  a  story 
Von  Stroheim  has  injected  all  of 
the  unusual  power  which  he  pos- 
sesses and  the  result  is  a  magnifi- 
cent piece  of  entertainment  which 
makes  for  great  box  office  values. 
The  famous  waltz  from  "The  Merry 
Widow"  is  used  very  effectively 
and  the  Technicolor  sequence, 
which  closes  the  picture,  is  a  de- 
light to  the  eye.  Limited  space  pre- 
vents an  exposition  of  the  many 
splendid  features  of  this  attraction. 
It  is  a  trifle  too  long  and  could 
easily  be  cut  to  advantage.  Other 
than  this  trifling  fault  it  ranks  as 
one  of  the  great  pictures  of  the 
year. 
Box  Office  Angle A  great  attrac- 
tion for  any  type  of  house.  Don't 
let  this  one  get  by. 
Exploitation. ..  .Tons  of  material  to 
work  with.  First  the  use  of  the 
names  of  Mae  Murray  and  John 
Gilbert  for  which  you  can  make 
the  most  extravagant  promises  and 
you  will  not  go  wrong.  Mae  Mur- 
ray was  never  so  good.  Then  you 
have  the  well  known  waltz  theme 
which  everyone  will  remember,  the 
magnificent  production — what  else 
do  you  need? 
Direction  ....  Erich  Von  Stroheim; 
superb;  outstanding. 

Author   Franz  Lehar 

Scenario Erich  Von  Stroheim 

Cameraman Oliver  Marsh 

Photography Gorgeous ;  some 

marvelous   effects 

Locale Mythical  kingdom 

Length   10,027  feet 


Constance  Talmadge  in 

"Her  Sister  From  Patis 

First  National 

As  a  Whole DELIGHTFUL] 

RISQUE  TOUCHING  ON  BE 
ROOM  FARCE  SITUATIOI 
HER  BEST  IN  MANY  MOOt 

Star.... Just  eats  this  role  up.  B 
to  order  for  her  peculiar  and  inii 
table  type  of  comedy. 

Cast ....  Excellent.  Ronald  Coin 
very  fine  as  the  husband  who  sta 
an  affair  with  his  own  wife.  Geoi 
K.  Arthur  delightful  and  Marga 
Mann  also  fine. 

Type  of  Story Risque  firce.    T . 

is     Hans     Kraely's     first     for 
Schenck  organization.  Kraely  ca 
to    this    country    with    Ernst    I 
bitsch  and  has  prepared  all  of 
Lubitsch  material,  so  you  can  <  • 
ily    imagine    the    tyj)e   of    story 
presents,    only    this    time    he    gi 
quite  a  bit  further  and  some  of 
scenes    are    dangerously    close 
what  the  censors  will  kick  at. 

The  idea  of  the  story  relates 
twin  sisters,  one  a  dashing  dan 
and  the  other  the  wife  of  a  temp« 
mental  novelist.     The  latter  aftei| 
squabble  leaves  her  husband  to 
turn  to  her  mother,  meets  her 
ter,   and   together   they   connive 
get   the   husband   back.     And   1 
they  do  it!    The  wife  impersoni  ^ 
the  dancer,  and  under  the  danc  i 
direction  does  all  her  tricks  to  1 ; 
the  husband  on,  but  at  the  very   • 
ish,  after  the  husband  elopes,  {• 
sumably  with  his  sister-in-law,  :  I 
finds  himself  in  the  same  room  i 
the  same  hotel  in  which  he  and  i 
wife  spent  their  honeymoon,  he  - 
volts,  and  then  the  presumed  dan' 
lets  him  know  that  all  the  tim't 
is  his  wife  with  whom  he  has  b  i 
fussing  around.     This  meagre  <  ■ 
line  cannot  p.ossibly  furnish  an  a  ■ 
equate  idea  of  the  delightful  tri  ■ 
ment    and    the    splendid    direct  a 
which  results   in  a  lovely   piece  f 
entertainment. 

Box    Office    Angle Delightful 

tertainment  but  exceedingly  rise 
A  knock-out  for  the  right  crow 

Exploitation You    can    ea  y 

promise  that  this  is  the  best  C  ■ 
stance  Talmadge  release  that  s 
come  around  in  many  moons.  In 
can  excite  curiosity  among  y  r 
folks  by  letting  them  understd 
how  risque  a  situation  can  devep 
when  a  man  unknowingly  m£  s 
love  to  his  own  wife.  Indeed,  :- 
cepting  that  this  basic  situatioi  is 
known  to  the  audience,  the  cen  s 
might  kick. 

Direction  Sidney  Franl  i; 

splendid 

Author HaosJcrS 

Scenario Hans  Krl 

Cameraman   Arthur  Edtf 

Photography Fine,  double  t-l 

posure  timing  notably  worthwHJ 

Locale   . ._. New  "V  f 

Length  . .' 7,255 


Snday,  August  30,  1925 


DAILV 


Reginald  Denny  in 

"Where  Was  I?" 

Universal-Jewel 

i    Whole OPENS  UP  AT  A 

G)OD  CLIP  BUT  THE  REAL 
DMEDY  THINS  DOWN  AND 
HE  STORY  TURNS  OUT  TO 
E;  not  NEARLY  AS  GOOD 
A  SOME  DENNY  HAS  HAD. 
...Works    hard,    in    fact,    too 

iuously,  to  get  his  part  over 
.1  urial  doesn't  supply  him  with 
tl  sort  of  atmosphere  and  role 
Jt  suits  him  best. 
s  .  .  .  Pauline  Garon  good  as  the 
^t|  who's  hired  to  pose  as  Denny's 
i\  r       Marion    Nixon    pleasing    as 

iirospective    wife.      Lee    Moran 
^'les  bravely  with  an   uncomi- 

I  ole  and  others  are   Otis   Har- 

Tyrone  Power,  Chester  Conk- 

'I  of  Story. .  .  .Farce  comedy.  Ed- 
?  Franklin,  author  of  "Where 
Vis  I,"  had  a  rather  brilliant  lit- 
:1  comedy  idea  but  it  isn't  suffi.- 
■ntly  strong  enough  for  a  com- 
:  of  the  dimensions  for  which 
ithas  been  used.  It  might  have 
t  ved  readily  for  a  short  comedy 
I  as  a  feature  the  idea  isn't 
tiugh.  Just  as  Tom  Bedford  is 
a)ut  to  marry  Alicia  Stone,  a  girl 
p  s  in  her  appearance  and  claims 
tit  she  married  Tom  on  the  ninth 
(J  January,  1923  and  Tom,  having 
n  recollection  of  the  ceremony, 
;i;s,  "Where  Was  I?"  The  theme 
t  n  develops  into  a  long,  over- 
(1  \vn  series  of  chases  with 
sue  occasional  good  comedy 
h^:ness  injected  but  the  plot  de- 
\  opment,  meanwhile,  remains  at 
anaiidstill.  And,  as  is  often  the 
ce,  each  successive  comedy  bit 
i'  repeated  until  it  fails  to  pull 
1.  ghs  any  longer  and  injures 
viatever  original  humor  it  might 
he  contained.  There's  too  much 
Iter  skelter  action  and  not 
epugh  surefire  laughs.  They 
cjld  have  held  the  footage  down 
c^  this  and  obtained  much  better 
r:ults. 

Story:     In  order  to  marry  Alicia 

im  must  prove  that  Claire  isn't 
1  wife.  His  quest  of  someone 
\io  can  tell  him  where  he  was  on 
t;  night  he  was  supposed  to  have 
urried  Claire,  leads  to  some 
cmplications  from  which  Tom  ex- 
ticates  himself  with  some  difficul- 
tibut  finally  proves  that  he's  free 
t|  marry   Alicia. 

a  Office   Angle The    program 

Ms  it  as  "A  Bachelor's  Comedy 
I  Terrors"  which  may  be  appro- 
I'iate.  Denny  fans  may  be  satis- 
fd  but  they  have  come  to  expect 
I'tter  stories  from  him. 
rf.oitation.  .  .  .The  situation  where- 
i*  the  hero  finds  he  has  a  wife  he 
('esn't  know  anything  about  read- 
i'  suggests  interesting  catchlines 
lat  may  bring  in  a  curious  crowd. 

here  they  come  in  for  the  Regi- 
ild    Denny    comedies    you'll    only 

Ive  to  use  his  name.  Title  should 
■jrk    out    well    with     teaser    and 

'tchlines   also, 
•i  ction    Wm.    Seiter; 

■  s  done  better 

■V^or   Edgar  Franklin 

c  lario M.    Brown-Rex    Taylor 

a  eraman    Chas.    Stumar 

Icography    Good 

-£,ile    City 

*?th  6,630  feet 


"Winds  of  Chance" 

First  National 
As  a  Whole FINE  PRODUC- 
TION AND  EVERY  EVI- 
DENCE OF  A  BIG  UNDER- 
TAKING BUT  RUNS  TOO 
LONG.  THE  PLOT  IS  CON- 
VENTIONAL AND  DISJOIN- 
TED IN  ITS  TELLING. 

Cast Ben    Lyon    does    well    but 

he's  a  bit  light  for  the  type  of  hero 
he  portrays.  Victor  McLaglen, 
one  of  the  "Unholy  Three,"  is  well 
suited  and  gives  a  first  rate  per- 
formance as  the  kindly  French 
trapper,  'Poleon.  Anna  Q.  Nilsson 
is  a  fitting  type  as  Countess  Cour- 
teau  and  Philo  McCuUough  is  her 
husband.  Others  Claude  Gilling- 
water,  Viola  Dana,  Hobart  Bos- 
worth,  Dorothy  Sebastian,  Fred 
Kohler,    Lawrence    Fisher. 

Type    of    Story Drama    of    the 

gold  rush  days  adapted  from  Rex 
Beach's  story.  "Winds  of  Chance" 
shows  every  evidence  of  a  tre- 
mendous efifort  on  the  part  of  Frank 
Lloyd  and  his  co-workers  to  pre- 
sent a  vivid  and  actual  presentation 
of  Rex  Beach's  novel  of  the  gold 
rush.  They  have  gone  into  the 
frozen  North  and  there  is  no  doubt- 
ing the  hardships  that  must  have 
come  with  the  filming  of  such  scenes 
as  shooting  the  rapids  and  the  long 
march  of  stampeding  gold  seekers 
through  Chilkoot  pass.  There  are 
numerous  other  instances  of  fine 
effort  and  yet,  regretfully,  there  is 
something  missing  in  the  picture. 
The  actual  story  doesn't  seem  to 
have  warranted  the  great  effort. 
It  is  conventional  enough  and  not 
nearly  big  enough  for  the  almost 
ten  reels  consumed  in  its  telling, 
and  at  that  it  looks  as  though  much 
has  already  been  eliminated.  This 
may  be  the  reason  for  a  somewhat 
jerky  continuity. 

The  story  concerns  the  adventure 
of  hero  Pierce  Phillips  who  can't 
finance  a  trip  into  the  gold  country 
so  serves  as  packer  for  other  pros- 
pectors. He  falls  in  love  with 
Countess  Courteau,  his  employer, 
but  denounces  her  when  he  finds 
she  is  married.  Her  husband 
frames  Pierce  for  a  theft  but 
through  a  ruse  of  the  Countess  the 
boy  is  proven  innocent.  Later  he 
is  held  on  a  murder  charge  and 
after  some  further  complications  he 
is  cleared  again.  Meantime  the 
unnecessary  husband  has  been 
killed  and  there's  the  clinch. 

Box     Ofl&ce     Angle Wonderful 

shots  of  the  great  frozen  country, 
fine  production  values  and  some 
thrilling  sequences— all  these  may 
help  to  cover  up  the  plot. 

Exploitation Tell  them  it's  Rex 

Beach's  story  of  the  Alaskan  gold 
rush  and  you  can  say  that  Frank 
Lloyd  has  spared  no  effort  to  give 
it  a  vivid  presentation.  A  trailer 
of  shooting  the  rapids,  the  march 
through  Chilkoot  pass  and  other 
bits  of  action  should  bring  them 
back. 

Direction Frank  Lloyd; 

excellent  production  values. 

Author    Rex   Beach 

Scenario J.  G.  Hawks 

Cameraman    Norbert   Brodin 

Photography   Especially  good 

Locale    Alaska 

Length    9,753   feet 


"In  the  Name  of  Love" 

Paramount 
As  a  Whole. .  .  .ROMANCE  IN  RE- 
GAL SETTING  THAT  IS  SURE 
TO  GO  BIG  WITH  ROMANTI- 
CISTS AND  THE  CROWD 
THAT  LIKES  PLENTY  OF 
ATMOSPHERE  AND  COLOR. 

Cast.  ..  .Greta  Nissen  suitable  as  the 
peasant  girl  who  turns  snob  with 
the  advent  of  a  fortune.  Wears 
some  fine  looking  clothes  and  wears 
them  well.  Given  many  nice  close- 
ups.  Ricardo  Cortez  all  that  the 
hero  should  be  and  a  little  more. 
Raymond  Hatton  and  Wallace 
Beery  contribute  a  comedy  dialogue 
that  is  well  placed  and  wholly  amus- 
mg.  Lillian  Leighton  right  choice 
as  the  ambitious  mama  who  has  the 
cash    to   buy   her   daughter   a    title. 

Type  of  Story. . . .  Romantic  comedy- 
drama;  adapted  from  Edward  Bul- 
wer-Lytton's  play,  "The  Lady  of 
Lj'ons."  Highly  colorful  romance 
of  the  fairy  tale  variety,  told  in  rich 
and  elegant  surroundings,  makes 
"In  the  Name  of  Love"  an  appeal- 
ing morsel  of  entertainment.  It 
goes  right  after  the  crowd  that 
likes  its  romance  highly  flavored. 
It's  of  a  fictitious  order  mostly  but 
the  old  title  buying  angle  wherein 
ambitious  mothers  swap  fat  for- 
tunes for  weak  titles  is  sufficiently 
current  at  all  times  to  make  it  fair 
ly  plausible.  Howard  Higgin,  erst- 
while scenario  writer,  makes  his  di- 
rectorial debut  in  this  and  it  looks 
very  much  as  though  he  had  been 
studying  Cecil  DeMille.  He  hasn't 
neglected  to  show  his  heroine  in 
various  but  gorgeous  moments  oi 
dishabille.  There's  the  sumptuous 
boudoir  and  the  heroine  in  bed 
And  yet  this  is  all  very  appropriate 
and  it  provides  the  atmosphere  that 
goes  with  the  story.  The  produc- 
tion is  good  and  there  are  comedy 
nioments  that  are  pertinent  and  ef- 
fective. Wallace  Beery  and  Ray- 
mond Hatton,  as  titled  aspirants,  do 
a  comedy  dialogue  that  is  amusing. 
Meantime  there's  the  serious  side 
of  it  with  hero  Ricardo  Cortez  do- 
ing his  best  to  win  the  love  of  his 
childhood  sweetheart  who,  during 
his  absence,  had  inherited  a  fortune 
and  would  marry  a  titled  husband. 
Box  Office  Angle.  .  .  .Has  good  audi- 
ence appeal  especially  where  you 
know  your  folks  like  highly  sea- 
soned romance  and  dressy  atmos- 
phere. 
Exploitation.  .  .  .  Enough  points  for 
you  to  talk  about;  cast,  production, 
romance,  comedy.  Run  a  trailer  to 
give  them  an  idea  of  the  good  look- 
ing production  and  you  will  readily 
bring  in  the  romance  lovers  by  tell- 
ing them  Ricardo  Cortez  poses  as 
an  Italian  Prince  to  win  the  girl  he 
loves.  Let  Wallace  Beery's  follow- 
ing know  he  gets  in  some  of  his 
well-known  comedy. 

Direction    Howard  Higgin ; 

good 

Author Edward  Bulwer-Lytton 

Scenario   Sada  Cowan 

Cameraman   ..C.  Edgar  Schoenbaum 

Photography    Good 

Locale   .  .  > France 

Length  5,862  feet 


"Wreckage" 

Producer:  Ben  Verschleiser 
Distributor:  Banner — State  Rights 

As  a  Whole COMPOUND  OF 

POPULAR  SITUATIONS 
WITH  MANY  RECOGNIZED 
BITS  OF  AUDIENCE  APPEAL. 
COULD  HAVE  BEEN  TOLD 
IN  LESS  FOOTAGE. 

Cast May  Allison  pleasing  and 

wears  a  good  looking  array  of 
gowns.  Rosemary  Theby  suitable 
as  a  husband-grabber  who  doesn't 
succeed.  Holmes  Herbert  the  Stal- 
wart, handsome  hero.  John  Miljan 
the  necessary  evil.  James  Morri- 
son the  youth  who  kills  himself  for 
love  of  Rosemary. 

Type  of  Story Drama;  adapted 

from  Izola  Forester's  novel  "Sal- 
vage." Though  of  a  quite  conven- 
tional order  the  plot  of  "Wreck- 
age" is  one  of  the  more  or  less 
stock  formulas  that  seem  to  hold 
on  rather  well.  Audiences  still  find 
enough  in  it  to  interest  them  to 
warrant  the  repetitions.  It  has  the 
usual  romance,  society  atmosphere, 
villainous  proceedings  of  a  jealous 
suitor  and  includes  the  variety  of 
complications  necessary  before  they 
can  give  vou  the  age  old  clinch. 
Scott  Dunlap  has  provided  a  rather 
dressy  production. 

Story:  Dr.  Ames  is  acquitted  of 
having  killed  his  best  friend. 
Aboard  ship  he  meets  and  falls  in 
love  with  Rene.  In  a  wreck  Ames 
saves  her  life.  Later  they  part, 
Ames  going  to  Africa  to  forget  the 
past  and  Rene  back  to  the  U.  S. 
There  she  meets  Dysart  who  she 
believed  had  drowned  with  her 
father.  Meanwhile  Ames  arrives, 
ready  to  ask  Rene  to  marry  him. 
Dysart,  promising  her  news  of  her 
father,  lures  her  to  a  mountain 
cabin.  Ames  follows  and  is  in  time 
to  save  Rene  from  Dysart's  at- 
tack. There  is  a  fight  and  Dysart 
is  hurled  to  his  death  from  the  well 
known  cliff.  Rene's  friend,  Margot, 
who  had  once  failed  to  win  Ames' 
love,  is  also  shot  in  the  scuffle 
and  before  she  dies  she  confesses 
that  the  murder  for  which  Ames 
had  been  acquitted  was  an  accident 
and  that  the  man  had  been  killed 
in  his  attempt  to  wrestle  a  revolver 
from  her.  The  story  ends  with 
Rene  and  Ames  all  set  for  the  al- 
tar. 

Box  Office  Angle Suitable  type 

of  entertainment  for  a  good  ma- 
jority. Will  please  where  they  like 
a  sensational  romance  with  a  bevy 
of  complications  before  the  final 
clinch. 

Exploitation You  have  a  variety 

of  situations  to  talk  about  and  of 
course  such  bits  as  the  shipwreck 
and  the  rescue  of  the  heroine,  told 
by  means  of  a  trailer,  will  no  doubt 
bring  back  a  crowd  that  likes  this 
sort  of  excitement.  You  can  prom- 
ise a  thrilling  romance. 

Direction    Scott    Dunlap; 

suitable. 

Author    Izola    Forester 

Scenario Agnes  Parsons 

Cameramen King  Grey, 

Abe    Fried. 

Photography    Good 

Locale  U.  S.,  Europe 

Length   5,900  feet 


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^-^^^      1  spectacle,  — a  master  production  from  the  studios  of 

Cecil  B.  DeMille,  the  creator  of  screen  symphonies, 

'*'^      --^        made  under  the  direction  of  Rupert  Julian, —  reaches  the 

y  ^  heights  o/ her  meteoric  career  as  an  interpreter  o/ alluring  roles- 

"HELL'S  HIGHROAD"  is  the  story  of  a  woman's  insatiable  craving  for 
wealth  and  power,  that  she  might  insure  her  husband's  love  —  and  the 
astounding  reactions  of  a  man  who  let  lust  for  gold  nile  his  affections. 

An  avalanche  of  powerful  dramatic  sequences  thundering  onward  to  a 
vivid  and  unexpected  climax,  make  this  a  gripping  drama  of  love  and 
luxury  that  touches  the  heart  and  fires  the  imagination. 

The  settings  of  this  production  are  the  last  word  in  beauty  and 
sumptuousness. 

A  Qreat  Star  in  a  Poiverful  Drama  —  Lavishly  Produced  — 
from  the  Studios  of  Cecil  B.  DeMille. 


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"The  Wanderer" 

Paramount 

As    a    Whole TREMENDOUS 

PRODUCTION  WITH  SPEC- 
TACULAR DESTRUCTION  OF 
THE  ANCIENT  CITY  AS  A 
HIGH  LIGHT.  LACKS  HEART 
INTEREST. 

Cast Exceptionally    well    selected 

in  the  main.  William  Collier,  Jr., 
who  has  been  giving  promise  of 
fine  ability  in  a  varied  number  ot 
roles,  comes  into  his  own  as  the 
outstanding  performer  in  this  big 
production.  Ernest  Torrence,  as 
always  excellent.  Greta  Nissen 
makes  her  debut  as  a  vamp.  There 
have  been  better  vamps.  Others 
include  Wallace  Beery,  who  has  a 
hit  Tyrone  Power,  Kathlyn  Wil- 
liams, Kathryn  Hill.  None  import- 
ant. 

Type  of  Story Drama  laid  in  Bib- 
lical times  and  based  on  the  Bibli- 
cal characters.  It  is  the  well- 
known,  and  at  times  quite  popular 
theme,  of  the  young  son  lured 
from  his  home  by  a  vamping  crea- 
ture, spending  his  all  upon  her  and 
finally  returning  to  his  people, 
fully  conscious  of  his  mistake. 
Back  of  this  simple  story  the  Fa- 
mous production  department  has 
gone  to  some  lengths  in  the  pic- 
turization  of  this  well  known  play. 
Many  magnificent  sets,  some  of 
them  tremendous  in  their  extent, 
are  used  and  an  ef=fort  has  undeni- 
ably been  made  to  duplicate  the 
big  scene  from  "The  Ten  Com- 
mandments"—the  parting  of  the 
.^yaters — in  the  destruction  of  the 
city.  Unfortunately  the  destruc- 
tion is  nothing  like  as  good  as  the 
parting  of  the  waters. 

The  characterizations  are  well 
carried  out  excepting  Greta  Nissen's 
idea  of  vamping.  She  rolls  her 
eyes  and  shakes  her  big  mop  of 
hair  very  much  after  the  highly  ap- 
proved fashion  of  the  vamps  of 
the  series  of  1910-12.  Perhaps  that 
is  the  wav  the  Biblical  vamps 
turned  their  tricks.  It  seems  very 
old-fashioned    today. 

Box  Office  Angle.... A  big  picture, 
a  big  production  and  a  strong  cast. 
You  know  whether  your  people 
like   this  type   of  material. 

Exploitation You    have    the    fact 

that  "The  Wanderer"  is  based  up- 
on a  play  which  ran  for  many 
years  with  great  success.  It  is  the 
type  of  material  particularly  liked 
by  family  trade  and  you  must  play 
to  the  family  to  insure  your  suc- 
cess. A  trailer  showing  the  de- 
struction of  the  city  should  unde- 
niably interest  them.  Mention  the 
outstanding  members  of  the  cast 
Their  names  should  be  well  known 
by  virtue  of  their  past  perform- 
ances. 

Direction    Raoul   Walsh; 

lacks  heart  interest;  used  too  many 

obvious   back   drops 

Author    Maurice   B.   Samuels 

Scenario    ....    James   T.    O'Donohoe 

Cameraman    Victor  Milner 

Photography    Excellent 

Locale    Biblical  land 

J^ngth    8,173   feet 


"Souls  for  Sables" 

Tiffany   Prod. — State   Rights 

As  a  Whole A   BOX-OFFICE 

TITLE  BACKED  BY  A  BOX- 
OFFICE  PICTURE.  AN  IN- 
DEPENDENT PRODUCTION 
ANY  PRODUCER  MIGHT  EN- 
VY. THE  KIND  THAT  MOST 
WOMEN  RAVE  ABOUT. 
Cast.  ...  Claire  Windsor  proves  that 
she  can  act  when  they  give  her  the 
proper  role  with  sympathetic  direc- 
tion. And  how  she  c-a-n  wear 
clothes!  Eugene  O'Brien  also  out- 
does himself.  He  uncorks  a  sur- 
prise with  a  brand  of  natural  emo- 
tions finely  expressed.  Eileen  Percy 
as  the  girl  who  sells  all  for  sables 
races  Claire  close  for  honors. 
George  Fawcett  fine  as  usual  in  a 
typical  business  man's  part.  Rest 
of  cast  well  selected. 
Type  of  Story.  .  .  .Domestic  drama  in 
society  life.  Adapted  from  David 
Graham  Phillips'  story  "Garlan  & 
Co."  Phillips  knew  story  values 
And  Director  James  C.  McKay 
knows  screen  values.  Hence  is  now 
presented  to  showmen  a  super-he- 
terodyne of  an  attraction  on  which 
they  can  tune  in  with  any  woman 
within  broadcasting  distance  of 
their  screen.  The  kind  of  picture 
a  loving  mother  would  almost  leave 
a  sick  child  to  see.  Honest.  For 
it  is  a  gripping  story  of  the  everlast- 
ing lure  of  fine  clothes  told  with 
great  dramatic  power.  And  what 
two  women  do — the  lengths  they 
go — ^to  secure  said  raiment  in  the 
form  of  expensive  sable  coats.  Of 
course  their  husbands  do  not  sup- 
ply them.  The  drama  the  director 
extracts  from  these  two  pieces  of 
sable  is  an  outstanding  example  ol 
repeated  dramatic  punches  building 
toward  a  tense  and  tingling  climax. 
You  won't  believe  that  a  couple  of 
pieces  of  fur  can  hold  so  much 
drama  until  you  see  it.  Fine,  clever 
directorial  touches  all  the  way 
through.  Always  the  unexpected 
happens. — but  always  happens  in 
the  most  natural  manner.  For  in- 
stance: One  husband  discovers  the 
history  of  the  sable  his  wife  owns. 
She  clutches  him  in  her  arms,  coa.x- 
ing  and  caressing — talking  him  out 
of  it.  You  think  he  is  relenting — 
forgiving.  Then  wisps  of  smoke 
rise  up  in  back  of  the  two  figures. 
She  slowly  sinks  to  the  floor — mor- 
tally shot.  But  you  never  see  the 
gun  he  has  used.  Great.  The  pic- 
ture packs  a  great  moral  without 
preaching.  Magnificent  settings 
throughout. 
Box  Office  Angle Universal  ap- 
peal for  women.  Gorgeous  clotTies 
worn  by  Claire  Windsor. 

Exploitation The     title     tells     the 

story.  A  fine  teaser  campaign  can 
be  built  on  the  ideas  suggested  in 
the  title  alone.  There  is  a  fashion 
parade  that  can  be  tied  up  with  a 
department  store.  Or  a  fashion 
prologue. 

Direction  James  C.  McKay; 

excellent 

Author David  Graham  Phillips 

Scenario   A.  P.  Younger 

Cameraman   Paul  Terry 

Photography    Good 

Locale    City 

Length   7,500  feet 


"The  Wheel" 

Fox 

As     a      Whole SOME      NEW 

TWISTS  IN  DEVELOPMENT 
AND  EFFECTIVE  HEART  IN- 
TEREST TOUCHES  MAKE 
THIS  OLD  ROMANTIC 
THEME  INTERESTING  AND 
ENTERTAINING. 

Cast.  .  .  .  Harrsion  Ford  good  as  the 
hero  who  defies  his  rich  parents  by 
marrying  a  poor  milliner.  Claire 
Adams  pleasing  as  the  girl.  Mah- 
lon  Hamilton  the  usual  "I-get- 
what-I-want"  man  but  this  time  he 
doesn't  succeed.  Suitable  in  the 
part.  Georgie  Harris  contributes 
an  amusing  and,  later  on,  pathetic 
characterization  as  the  little  Jew- 
ish jockey.  Others  Clara  Horton, 
Margaret    Livingston,    David    Tor- 

^    rence. 

Type  of  Story.  .  .  .Dramatic  romance; 
adapted  from  the  stage  play  by 
Winchell  Smith.  "The  Wheel"  is 
one  of  the  John  Golden  produc- 
tions for  Fox  and  it's  a  good  piece 
of  entertainment.  The  basic  story 
is  the  little  old  romance  of  the  rich 
man's  son  and  the  poor  girl  but 
it's  worked  out  with  so  many  new 
twists  and  interesting  angles  that 
it  readily  loses  all  semblance  of  the 
commonplace.  Director  Schertzin- 
ger  has  injected  some  delightful 
comedy  touches  that  blend  later  on 
into  genuinely  sincere  pathos.  This 
is  in  connection  with  the  effort  of 
the  Jewish  jockey  to  win  a  race 
though  his  boss  has  told  him  to 
"throw"  it  and  his  failure  to  do  so 
will  lose  him  his  job.  The  acci- 
dent and  his  subsequent  confine- 
ment in  the  hospital  shows  the 
gameness  of  the  kid  and  great 
sense  of  humor.  When  his  boss 
hands  him  a  cool  thousand,  in  the 
midst  of  his  pain  he  counts  it  and 
calls  him  back  to  say  he's  ten  dol- 
lars short.  There's  a  lot  of  this 
natural  humor  and  the  sub-titles 
are  all  very  good. 

Story:  Ted  is  disowned  for 
marrying  Kate  O'Hara  and  Baker, 
gambling  house  owner,  is  jealous  of 
Ted.  He  frames  him  into  gambling 
away  his  firm's  money.  Kate  puts 
some  money  on  Baker's  horse  hop- 
ing to  win  enough  to  pay  the  debt. 
Baker  learns  her  intention  and 
warns  his  jockey  to  throw  the 
race.  The  jockey  is  injured  and 
Baker  has  a  change  of  heart.  Ht 
admits  he  was  cowardly  and  rights 
matters  by  making  Ted  and  Kate 
happy  again  and  restoring  the 
money  he  had  lured  Ted  into 
gambling  away. 

Box  Office  Angle.  . .  .Good  entertain- 
ment. There's  a  delightful  mix- 
ture of  entertaining  elements. 

Exploitation. . .  .You  can  make  prom- 
ises for  the  entertainment  this 
offers  and  boost  the  comedy  and 
heart  interest  combination.  Let 
them  know  there's  an  exciting  rac- 
ing sequence  and  some  good 
laughs.  The  title  can  be  played  up 
with  a  variety  of  stunts  suggested 
by  a  wheel. 

Direction   Victor   Schertzinger; 

good 

Author   Winchell  Smith 

Scenario    Edfrid  Bingham 

Cameraman  Glen  McWilliams 

Photography    Good 

Locale  N.  Y. 

Length 7,264  feet 


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Leatrice  Joy  in 

"Hell's  Highroad" 

Producers  Dist.   Corp. 

As    a    Whole SENSATIONS 

TWISTS  AND  SEX  APPE; 
WILL  UNDOUBTEDLY  PI 
THIS  OVER  BIG  WHERE  TI 
CROWD  IS  RIGHT  FOR  ] 
PLENTY  OF  THRILLS.  FIR! 
DEMILLE  PRODUCTION. 

Star Not  very  attractive  in  tl 

willy    nilly   role   of   girl' who   lo 
her  sweetie  so  much  she  caters 
a   rich   man   for   sweetie's   financ 
benefit.       Wears     poor     choice 
costumes. 

Cast Edmund  Burns  a  weakli 

hero  who  dances  to  the  tune 
lady  love  sings.  No  variation  to 
playing.  Robert  Edeson  the  us 
man-with-money  styled  by  a  si 
title,  "a  girl  fancier".  It  shot 
be  "girl  financier". 

Typc'df  Story Domestic  dra: 

Hell's    Highroad"    is    one    of    ' 
delicious    morsels    that    will    st 
the    tongues    wagging   and   all   • 
stout   and   otherwise   dames   of 
neighborhood  will  wend  their  w 
cagily    to    the — theater    to    enjoy 
promised    thrill    in    a    picture    tl 
IS  "supposed  to  be  naughty."     '. 
just   the    sort   of   thing   they   en 
and   they'll   get   a   big   kick   out  i 
the    way    Rupert    Julian    tells 
would-be    innocent    tale    of    a 
who  just  sacrificed  and  sacrificed 
her  loved  one  would  be  success: 
He  couldn't  sell  the  plans  for 
wonderful  bridges  he  drew  so  Jt 
out  and  picks  herself  a  rich  brokj 
Gillespie,   with    no   thought   but 
have    him    help    her    sweetie, 
dangerous  business  but  brave  Jt 
goes  through  with  it.     She  marti 
her   lover   with   Gillespie's  aid  i 
then  lo  and  behold,  hubby  gets 
wealthy    he    forgets    Judy    for 
rich  widow,  Anne  Broderick.    Ji 
begs   Gillespie  to  "break"  her  h 
band.     Complications  and  then 
w.  k.  clinch.     Rupert  Julian  ma 
ges  to  keep  on  the  brink  of  bel| 
daring   but   some   of   his    "touch 
may  see  clippers  yet.       One  she 
the  widow,  slightly  disarranged 
ter    a    petting    party    with    Juc 
husband.       She    remarks     to    Jt; 
that  she  just  had  a  delightful  gas 
(meaning     roulette)      with     Juc 
husband.     Judy  answers  "so  I  S 
as     she     rearranges     the     wido 
necklace.     It  may  get  by. 

Box     Office     Angle You    kr 

just  where  you  can  fit  this  in.  \ 
fill    certain    houses    to    capacitji 

Exploitation All    depends    u] 

how  hard  you  want  to  go  a 
them.  Plenty  to  talk  about  an 
trailer  showing  the  hobnobbing 
society  and  the  parties  staged 
the  ladies  of  wealth  will  no  do 
serve  as  sufficient  attraction.  L 
trice  Joy's  name  may  bring  then 
too. 

Direction Rupert  Juli 

some  clever  touches. 

Author Ernest  Pa: 

Scenario   Eve  Un; 

Lenore  Coffee. 

Cameraman   Peverell  Ma! 

Photography    Excel! 

Locale Paris,  N.i 

Length  6,084 


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to      Nuts" — Christie-Educa- 
tional 
Crowded  With  Fun 

e  of  production 2  reel  comedy 

here   is    enough   material   in    this 
stie  for  three  ordinary  comedies. 

plot  is  highly  entertaining  and 
s  very  nature  productive  of  many 
ihs  that  come  in  rapid  succession, 
t  is  no  trouble  for  Neal  Burns  to 
act  every  possible  bit  of  comedy 
I  the  various  situations — which 
oes.  He  is  ably  assisted  by  Vera 
[man,  William  Irving  and  Gale 
iry.  The  latter  is  such  a  good 
edienne  that  in  several  sequences 
gives  Neal  a  race  for  the  number 
aughs  scored.  The  fun  starts 
f  when  he  mistakes  Gale  Henry, 
sister-in-law  whom  he  has  never 

for  the  new  cook.  He  puts  her 
.ork  in  the  kitchen.  He  acts  so 
ir  she  thinks  he  is  a  "nut"  and 
n  Vera,  Neal's  wife  appears, 
ts  to  know  who  the  crazy  person 
So   Vera  introduces   him  as   the 

butler.  Then  Vera  sends  for 
old  sweetheart  to  take  the  part 
er  husband  for  the  evening  in  or- 
to  fool  her  sister.  As  the  butler, 
I  Burns  scores  one  laugh  after 
her.  He  cuts  up  some  soap  in 
ake  for  toast  and  puts  it  in  the 
\.  The  fun  extracted  from  this 
ition  must  be  seen  to  be  ap- 
iated.  One  absurd  bit,  but 
amingly  funny,  is  where  the  fake 
)and  takes  out  his  pipe  and  starts 
ring  bubbles  like  a  kid  in  the 
y  soup.  The  second  reel  is  taken 
nostly  with  a  fire  in  the  house, 
s  one  of  the  best  comedy  fire 
es  that  has  been  produced  in  a 
,  long  time.  Neal  rescues  his 
r-in-law  by  tying  her  in  a  bed 
tress  and  dropping  her  out  the 
low.  When  the  mattress  gets 
.nd  walks  down  the  street  before 

amazed    eyes    of    the    spectators 

good  for  a  big  laugh  anywhere. 

can  book  this  one  without  mis- 
IgS; 


winds  up  with  a  good  laugh  when 
Charlie  dresses  himself  in  the  detec- 
tive's clothes  and  has  his  mother-in- 
iaw  arrested  fofrabusing  the  boy.  Leo 
McCarey  directed  this  very  well, 
keeping  the  action  moving  fast,  and 
introducing  new  twists  continuously. 
Chase  has  an  easy,  natural  way  of 
getting  over  his  comedy  effects  which 
makes  the  entire  story  appear  very 
human.  Herein  his  work  differs  from 
most  comedies,  where  everything  is 
sacrificed  for  laughs,  no  matter  how 
improbable. 

.    "Richard   Wagner" — Fitzpatrick 
Music  Master  Series 

Pleasing  Number 
Type  of  production.  .1  reel  biography 
'I'hese  Fitzpatrick  Music  Master 
numbers  fit  in  very  appropriately  for 
program  openers  ana  used  in  con- 
junction with  orchestral  accompani- 
aients  in  which  music  from  the  great 
composer's  operas  are  played,  they 
make      especially      fitting      material. 

Kichard  Wagner",  the  latest  release, 
vvas  used  in  just  this  way  at  the 
Rivoli  and  seemed  to  win  the  favor  of 
ine  audience.  Selections  from  "Than- 
nauser"  and  "Lohengrin"  predomin- 
ated. The  reel  tells  of  Wagner's 
early  struggle  for  recognition,  of  his 
poverty  and  the  unhappiness  brought 
to  him  when  "Thanhauser"  is  recor- 
aed  as  a  failure  upon  its  premier.  The 
reel     closes     with     Wagner's     music 

inally  recognized  and  the  offer  of 
a  certain  King  to  establish  him  in  a 
/ilia  and  assist  him  financially.  The 
story  is  interestinn'lv  presented  and 
will  appeal  particularly  to  music 
lovers. 


Father    to    Guide     Him" — Hal 
Roach-Pathe 

Fun  at  the  Seashore 
of  production. .  .2  reel  comedy 
larlie  Chase  is  starred  as  the 
man  separated  from  his  wife  and 
by  a  tyrant  of  a  mother-in-law. 
his  day  off,  he  determines  to 
d  it  in  the  company  of  the  young- 
The  mother-in-law  has  hired  a 
ctive  to  keep  the  kid  from  his 
The  picture  js  occupied  with  the 
)us  ruses  of  Charlie  to  make  a 
way  with  the  boy,  and  dodge  the 
ctive  who  is  ever  on  his  trail.  He 
ly  gets  to  the  beach  where  he  and 
son  go  in  for  a  swim.  A  situa- 
is  cleverly  produced  where  Char- 
inds  himself  marooned  in  the  wa- 
Whhout  a  bathing  suit.  The  ef- 
i'  of  the  son  to  supply  dad  with 
>rment  so  he  can  come  out  of  the 
br  are  good  for  a  series  of  chuck- 
A  crowd  of  bathing  beauties  col- 
J  on  the  beach  and  thinking  he  is 
vning,  send  Duke  Kahanamoku, 
yaiian    swimmer,    in    after    him. 

effort    to    "save"    Charlie    who 

in't  want  to  be  saved  is  a  scream. 

Illy    the    detective    appears,    and 

1;    unique    gags    are    worked     in 

ring  him  from  taking  the  boy.     It 


"Pleasure  Bent"— Bull's  Eye 
Universal 

Female  Impersonator  Comedy 
Type  of  production. ...  1  reel  comedy 
Charles  Puffy,  the  fat  laugh-getter, 
has  a  good  chance  to  show  his  style 
as  a  female  impersonator.  He  is 
janitor  for  a  law  firm,  but  he  comes 
to  work  in  a  high  silk  hat.  Felix, 
the  head  of  the  firm,  is  after  divorce 
evidence  for  a  rich  woman  who  is  try- 
ing to  get  rid  of  her  flirtatious  hus- 
band who  has  a  fondness  for  fat 
girls.  So  Felix  dresses  his  janitor 
up  as  a  woman,  and  sends  him  out 
to  vamp  the  husband  in  the  park. 
Felix  is  close  at  hand  with  a  camera 
to  get  the  evidence.  Puffy  does  some 
great  vamping  which  is  good  for  a 
string  of  laughs  in  any  theater.  But 
every  time  the  lawyer  is  ready  to 
snap  the  "lovers"  in  a  compromising 
pose,  something  happens  to  spoil  the 
shot.  At  last  he  finds  himself  at  the 
bottom  of  the  lake,  where  he  takes 
a  flashlight  of  the  loving  couple  in 
a  rowboat  above  him.  Puffy  and 
his  boss  are  happy,  feeling  they  have 
triumphed  and  have  got  the  evidence. 
However,  when  the  lawyer  presents 
the  photo  to  the  woman  seeking  the 
divorce,  it  proves  to  be  but  the  photo 
of  a  fish.  Charles  Puffy's  fat  face 
is  funny  in  repose.  When  he  uses  it 
to  go  after  the  laughs,  he  has  no 
trouble  getting  them. 


"Ko-Ko    Nuts"— Out-of-the-Inkwell- 

Red  Seal 

Original  As  Ever 

Type  of  production. ...  1  reel  cartoon 

Max    Fleischer   discovers   when   he 

takes  Ko-Ko  out  of  the  inkwell  that 


he  is  acting  queer.  On  examining 
his  head  with  a  magnifying  glass  he 
sees  that  the  wheels  are  not  properly 
working.  So  he  puts  Ko-Ko  and  his 
dog  at  the  door  of  the  Nut  House, 
and  telephones  the  keeper  they  are 
waiting  to  get  in.  When  the  keeper 
appears,  Ko-Ko  is  wearing  a  keeper's 
uniform  also,  and  tells  the  other  that 
he  saw  two  "nuts"  walking  down  the 
street.  So  the  keeper  tells  Ko-Ko 
to  take  charge  till  he  comes  back.  Ko- 
Ko  and  his  dog  have  an  exciting  time 
with  the  various  inmates.  Finally 
they  let  them  all  out  for  a  lunch  hour 
and  when  they  fail  to  come  back, 
Ko-Ko  hangs  up  a  "For  Rent"  sign. 
Fleischer  brings  him  back  to  his 
desk  with  a  cord,  and  Ko-Ko  pro- 
ceeds to  tie  his  hands  with  it.  Then 
he  climbs  up  his  arm  to  his  face, 
and  proceeds  to  paint  him  like  a 
clown.  This  is  the  cleverest  bit  in 
the  cartoon,  and  will  have  them 
guessing  how  it  is  done.  Another 
clever  touch  is  having  a  man  dressed 
like  the  cartoon  of  the  asylum  keep- 
er step  in  and  arrest  Fleischer  as  the 
real  "nut."  As  usual,  for  downright 
originality,  Out-of-the-Inkwell  is  in 
a  class  by  itself. 


"The  Klynick"— Hey  Fellas  Comedy 
Davis  Dist.  Division 

Good  Kid  Comedy 
Type  of  production.  .  .  .2  reel  comedy 
This  two  reeler  is  patterned  very 
closely  after  the  "Our  Gang"  come- 
dies. In  fact,  it  contains  practically 
the  same  sort  of  material  and  line  of 
gags  that  Roach  has  made  such  a  hit 
with  in  his  kid  comedies.  The  Hey 
Fellas  comedy  hasn't  the  comical 
line-up  of  kids  that  the  "Our  Gangs" 
have.  There  is  a  bowlegged  little  col- 
ored kid,  a  fat  boy,  a  freckled  lad  and 
a  dolly  dimples  of  a  girl,  but  they 
haven't  the  comedy  proportions  of 
Roach's  kids.  The  material  is  of  a 
familiar  brand.  The  kids  rig  up  a 
hospital  clinic  where  they  pretend  to 
carry  out  operations.  Their  make- 
shift paraphernalia  and  their  use  of 
various  substitutes  for  medical  appli- 
ances indicate  the  ingenuity  of  kids 
and  there  are  some  pretty  good 
laughs  in  the  antics  they  go  through. 
And  still  "The  Klynick"  can't  be 
classed  as  especially  funny  because  it 
follows  too  closely  something  that 
has  already  been  done  and  done  very 
well. 


"Butter  Fingers" — Mack  Sennett 
Pathe 

Good  Baseball  Burlesque 
Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  comedy 
Here  is  a  comedy  that  is  bound  to 
go  over  with  almost  any  type  of  au- 
dience. It  is  crowded  with  fast  ac- 
tion and  the  laughs  are  generously 
sprinkled  throughout.  Billy  Bev^n 
is  at  his  best— and  that  means  hilari- 
ous fun.  He  is  ably  assisted  by  Andy 
Clyde,  Ruth  Taylor,  Kewpie  Morgan 
and  Madeline  Hurlock,  who  combine 
to  put  the  comedy  over  with  lots  of 
pep.  As  the  crack  pitcher,  Billy  is 
expected  to  win  easily  for  the  home 
team,  but  the  captain  of  the  oppos- 
ing team  gets  something  on  him  and 
makes  him  promise  to  throw  the 
game.  The  game  itself  is  splendidly 
burlesqued,  and  the  laughs  follow 
each  other  quickly.  Snappy  and  en- 
tertaining. 


The  Weeks  Headlines 

Monday 

W.  A.  Steffes  waxes  sarcastic  at  refusal  of 
Sydney  Cohen  to  answer  the  former's 
15    day    ultimatum. 

Universal  intends  producing  in  England,  ac- 
cording to  Carl  Laemmle,  who  states 
preparations    are    already    under    way. 

M.  P.  Exhibitors'  League,  of  St.  Loui^, 
makes  first  request  for  permanent  "Greater 
Movie    Season." 

Tuesday 

"The  Gold  Rush"  grosses  $72,577  at  first 
week    of    Strand    showing,    a    new    record. 

Connecticut  exhibitors  oppose  shutdown  now 
under  consideration  tjy  producers  and 
distributors,    because    of    $10    a    reel    tax. 

Opening  night  of  "Siegfried"  successful  at 
Century. 

New  equitable  contract  prepared  by  Joseph 
M.  Seider  for  consideration  of  joint  com- 
mittees of  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  and  I.  M.  P.  A. 

First  National  managers  assemble  in  New 
York   for   annual   convention. 

Wednesday 

Film  Boards  of  Trade  in  Boston  and  New 
Haven,  Conn.,  and  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Con- 
necticut raise  $60,000  tax  fund  to  keep 
200  houses  from  closing. 

Marion  Davies*  contract  with  Metro-Gold- 
wyn-Mayer  revised.  New  agreement  pro- 
vides  for  four  pictures   in   14  months. 

Distribution  executives  of  First  National 
outline   sales   policies   to   visiting  managers. 

Chair  of  learning  in  big  university  planned 
by  Robert  T.  Kane,  who  will  endow  $5,000 
annually. 

Examiner's  makes  adverse  report  in  Famous 
Players  case  before  Federal  Trade  Com- 
mission.     Decision    in   the   Fall. 

Thursday 

Connecticut  exhibitors  to  appeal  to  Governor 
for  extra  session  for  relief  in  tax  situation. 

First  National  franchise  holders  lining  up 
solidly,  it  is  learned,  following  Indianapolis 
meeting.  Some  talk  of  uniting  theaters 
for    "protection." 

Radio  film  makes  its  debut  at  Coast  experi- 
ment. Fifteen  theaters  screen  special  reel 
and  hear  voices  of  players  in  synchroniza- 
tion. Static  interferes  with  "Siegfried" 
experiment  in  New  York,  but  sponsors 
claim  it  is   feasible. 

Famous  not  disturbed  over  examiner's  ad- 
verse findings  to  Federal  Trade  Commis- 
sion. 

The  new  Embassy  theater  opens  with  "The 
Merry   Widow". 

Deal  under  way  between  Pathe  and  Harry 
Langdon.  Comedian  asking  $1,000,000  fo» 
six   pictures. 

Friday 

Independent  exchange  owners  in  New 
Haven  and  Hays  group  plan  joint  fight 
against  Connecticut  tax.  Public  is  awak- 
ening  in   Connecticut. 

Hobart  Henley  renews  contract  with  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer.       "Free    Lips",    the    first. 

Metro-Goldwy^-Mayer  repeats  radio  stunt  on 
Coast.     Again   successful. 

Hugo  Riesenfeld  exercises  40week  option  on 
Ben  Bernie  and  his  orchestra. 

Saturday 

F.  B.  O.  to  film  "The  Life  of  Theodore 
Roosevelt." 

Hunt  Stromberg  says  he  has  severed  rela- 
tions with  P.  D.  C.  and  will  release  else- 
where. 

Connecticut  prints  in  shipment  without  delay. 
Trailers  to  be  added  here  before  placing 
in  transit. 

Stanley  deal  with  Crandall  circuit  involves 
11    theaters   all   in   Washington. 

Cooney  Bros,  reported  behind  new  Chicago 
booking  combine. 


"Ving"  Fuller  on  Bray  Art  Staff 

"Ving"  Fuller,  well  known  sportj 
cartoonist  of  "The  New  York  Daily 
Graphic"  has  joined  the  art  staff  of 
the  Bray  Studios.  He  will  act  as  one 
of  the  animators  associated  with  Wal- 
ter Lantz  in  the  production  of  the 
new  "Unnatural  History"  cartoon  se- 
ries and  the  "Dinky  Doodle"  series. 

The  newest  of  the  "Dinky  Doodle" 
series,  "Dinky  Doodle  and  the  Babes 
in  the  Woods,"  has  been  completed. 

An  innovation  has  been  made  in 
the  Bray  organization  in  the  form  of 
a  series  of  weekly  meetings  at  which 
the  entire  staff  attends  to  discuss  pro- 
duction. 


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Sunday,  August  30,  1925 


6411  Hollywood  B' 


19  Fox  Films  Ready 

Fox  has  already  completed  19  films 
for  1925-26  and  has  several  more  in 
production. 

John  Ford  heads  the  list  of  direc- 
tors, with  five  completed  productions, 
"The  Iron  Horse,"  "Lightnin"', 
"Kentucky  Pride",  "Thank  You",  and 
"The  Fighting  Heart". 

Victor  Schertzinger  has  completed 
"The  Wheel",  and  "Thunder  Moun- 
tain". 

Frank  Borzage's  first  is  "Lazy- 
hones",  and  is  getting  ready  to  do 
"The  First  Year". 

Rowland  V.  Lee,  with  "Havoc" 
and  "As  No  Man  Has  Loved"  to  his 
credit,  is  at  Catalina  Island  doing 
location  stuff  for  "The  Silver  Treas- 
ure." 

,  John  Griffith  Wray  is  cutting  "The 
Winding  Stair". 

Emmett  Flynn  has  finished  "East 
Lynne". 

•Reginald  Barker  has  finished  his 
initial  picture  "When  The  Door 
Opened". 

Scenes  are  being  filmed  by  Henry 
Otto  for  the  sea  fantasy,  "The  An- 
cient Mariner."      ^ 

To  Pittsburgh  for  Locations 

•James  Hogan,  directing  'jSteel 
Preferred"  for  Metropolitan  P.  DC. 
felease  has  gone  to  Pittsburgh.  The 
Uoupe  includes  Vera  Reynolds  Wil- 
lam  Boyd,  Walter  Long,  William 
V  Mong  and  Nigel  Barrie.  E  J. 
BabSe  ^.s  business,  -^na^/^^^"'^ 
Douglas  Dawson,  assistant  director. 

Mac  Lean  Cast  Selected 
•  The  complete  cast  for  "Seven 
Keys  to  Baldpate,"  starring  Doug 
Mac  Lean  includes  Edith  Roberts, 
Betty  Francisco,  Wade  Boteler,  Wil- 
liam Orlamonde,  Mayme  Kelso,  Ed- 
win Sturgis,  Ned  Sparks  Anders 
Randolf  and  Crauford  Kent,  irea 
Newmeyer  is  directing. 

-. :.  Doug's  Cast  Complete 
"Douglas  Fairbanks  has  rounded 
out  his  cast  for  "The  Black  Pirate  • 
U  includes  Billie  Dove  Sam  De- 
Grasse  Donald  Crisp,  Anders  Ran- 
^^if  Charles  M.  Bolcher  and  Roy 
gulsom     Alb^_Parker  will  direct. 

."      Schildkraut  Gives  Up  Stage 

'.Toseph  Schildkraut  will  return  to 
the  Coast  after  finishing  his  stage 
w^k  in  "The  Firebrand"  to  appear  m 
DeMiUe  Prod,  only. 

.'       Pete  Morrison  to  "U" 
::Universal    has    signed    ?ete    Mor- 
rison  to  appear  in  a  series   of  two 

reel  westerns.  

.•;V.;Lasky  Signs  Shirley  Mason 
■',  Jesse  L.  Lasky  has  signed  Shirley 
Mason  for  the  femimne  lead  in    Lord 
Jim". 


Mechanical  Perfection  At  Hand, 

Subtlety  in  Direction  Next,  Says  De  Mille 

Some  interesting  and  unusual  ideas  on  productions  of  the 
future,  as  seen  by  Cecil  B.  De,  Mille: 

"The  purely  mechanical  side  of  motion  pictures  has  about  reached  its 
apex.  We  are  near  the  limit  of  the  great  advance  in  the  technical  lines 
of  trick  photography,  strange  lighting ,  unique  sets  and  startling  effects. 

"We  still  have  far  to  go,  however,  in  the  development  of  deft,  new, 
subtle  ways  of  transferring  thought  to  the  screen ;  of  inventing  unusual 
methods    of    driving    home    situations   and   ideas  of   especial   importance. 

"In  the  next  three  or  four  years  there  will  be  astounding  advances 
made  in  the  methods  of  screen  translation.  Every  day  directors  and  writers 
are  discovering  new  points  of  'technique'  whereby  a  thought  or  an  emotion 
will    be    registered    with   more    surety    and    less    effort. 

"The  day  of  the  purely  butterscotch  girl  and  peppermint  boy  love 
story  is  gone.  The  'theme'  photoplay  that  has  something  to  say  :  something 
to  add   ior  the   general   good   of  the   world,   m   addition   to   its   entertainment 

values,  will  continue  to  advance  and  increase  in   popularity  and  importance. 

*  *  * 

"So  far  as  stars  are  concerned,  we  will  have  them  just  as  long  a's 
personalities  arise  of  sufficient  strength  to  hold  public  interest.  Such  in- 
dividuals are  rare,  however,  and  always  you  will  find  'star'  pictures 
supplemented  by  productions  made  by  a  number  of  clever  players,  on 
the   merits    of   the    specific    story. 

"The  play's  the  thing ;  and  if  the  star  can  adequately  carry  the  play — 
splendid.  If  not,  then  we  will  have  the  all-star  cast.  But  whether  a  story 
have  a  star  or  be  without  a  star,  the  success  depends  entirely  on  the 
strength  of  the  tale." 


i 


Dillon  Starts  New  Rayart  Serial 

Robert  Dillon,  author-director  of 
the  Rayart  serial,  "The  Flame 
i^ighter",  has  started  production  on 
this  ten  episode  story,  with  a  cast  in- 
cluding Herbert  Rawlinson,  Brenda 
Lane,  N.  Murphy  and  Jerome  Le- 
gasse.  The  serial  is  being  produced 
ji  the  California  studios  by  Beacon 
Film  Corp.,  headed  by  George  Blais- 
dell. 


"Borrowed  Finery"  Near  Ready 

"Borrowed  Finery,"  third  of  the 
Tiffany  "Big  12,"  is  nearing  comple- 
tion. In  the  cast  are  Hedda  Hopper, 
Taylor  Holmes,  Gertrude  Astor,  Lou 
Tellegen,  Trixie  Fraganza,  Ward 
Crane,  Louise  Lorraine  and  Barbara 
fennant. 


De  Mille  Completing  "New  Brooms" 

William  De  Mille  plans  to  finish 
"New  Brooms"  soon.  He  made  this 
comedy  in  three  weeks. 

Clara  Beranger  will  remain  in 
Hollywood  long  enough  to  title  and 
edit  and  will  stat  for  New  York  about 
Sept.   1st. 

New   Cafe   At   M.-G.-M.   Studio 

One  of  the  latest  features  at_  the 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  studios  is  a 
new  cafe.  The  dining  rooms  and 
kitchen  occupy  a  one  story  concrete 
building,  the  former  with  a  seating 
capacity  of  200. 

Rawlinson  and  Darmond  Head  Cast 

Herbert  Rawlinson  and  Grace  Dar- 
mond have  the  leads  in  the  John  Ince 
production,  "The  Big  Adventure," 
now  being  made  in  the  California  Stu- 
dios.   Vola  Vale  also  is  in  the  cast. 


Schuessler   Succeeds    Datig 
Fred     Schuessler     succeeds     Fred 
Datig  as  casting  director  at  Univer- 
sal. — 


Brabin  Will  Patent  New  Device 

Through  Ray  Schrock  of  Universal, 
Charles  Brabin  has  applied  for  a  pat- 
ent on  the  device  used  during  "Stella 
Maris." 

Four  experts  were  assigned  to  work 
under  Brabin  in  carrying  out  his  con- 
ceptions. The  production  of  double- 
exposure  has  been  revolutionized,  ac- 
cording to  reports. 


Second  Mills  in  Production 

The  second  of  the  Marylyn  Mills 
series  released  through  Davis  Distrib- 
uting Division  and  Vital  Exchanges, 
is  being  cast.  Walter  Emerson  will 
play  opposite  Miss  Mills  and  James 
McLaughlin  will  play  the  heavy.  The 
picture  is  "Three  Pals,"  Wilbur  Mc- 
Gaugh  will  direct. 


Musician  To  Star  In  Films 
Earle  Douglass,  popular  Orph 
player,  while  playing  a  recent 
gagement  at  the  local  vaude 
house,  was  signed  by  Frank  Ya 
elli,  of  the  Yaconelli  Bros.'  pro 
tions  to  star  in  a  series  of  six  t 
dramas  which  will  be  released  by 
'erra  Pictures. 


Laemmle  Has  New  "Find" 

Janet  Gaynor,  Carl  Laemmle's  lat- 
est "find",  has  been  cast  in  the  lead- 
ing feminine  role  in  "Fade  Away 
Foster,"  a  W.  C.  Tuttle  story  in 
which  Universal  is  starring  Ben  Cor- 
bett  and  Gilbert  Holmes.  Vin  Moore 
is  directing. 


De  Mille  On  Night  Work 

Cecil  B.  De  Mille' has  reversed  the 
usual  schedule  of  working  hours  and 
for  the  next  ten  days  will  work  at 
the  stiidio  nights.  He  is  engaged  on 
two  night  sequences  for  "The  Road 
to  Yesterday." 


Lois  Hutchinson   Back  From  North 

Lois  Hutchinson,  scenario  writer 
for  B.  P.  Schulberg,  has  returned 
from  a  month's  vacation  and  will  be- 
gin immediately  writing  the  contin- 
uity for  "Lew  Tyler's  Wives." 


League  to  Boost  Mer 

The  Photoplay  League  as  nc 
has  been  formed  to  start  a  little  t 
ter  movement  for  films,  with  the 
pose  of  producing  and  presen 
films  of  merit  regardless  of  lengt 
who  makes  them. 

A  nation-wide  drive  is  being  sta 
to  gather  into  one  body  the  the 
goers  who  demand  a  better  grad 
pictures.  A  nominal  fee  of  $1  wi 
charged  for  membership.  Smal; 
expensive  theaters  will  be  establi 
in  each  community  and  the  le. 
programs   will  play  over  the   cir 

Hollywood  is  the  starting  p 
Plans  are  now  under  way  for  tht 
tablishment  of  a  small  theater  to 
500,  for  the  exclusive  use  of 
league.  It  is  expected  that  this 
be  ready  for  the  opening  progra: 

When  sufficient  money  is  raise' 
the  sale  of  memberships  in  the  leai 
from  presentations  of  programs  i 
from  patrons'  donations,  the 
move  will  be  the  production  o: 
own  pictures.  The  league  is  pub 
ing  a  monthly  bulletin,  the  first  i 
of  which  is  iiow  on  the  press  and 
soon  be  distributed.  The  first  n 
ber  will  set  forth  the  entire  policy 
plan  of  the  league  in  detail.  OtJ 
are  at  6363  Hollywood  Blvd. 


Tearle  To  Be  Featured 

TifTany  has  engaged  Con 
Tearle  for  the  principal  role 
"Morals  For  Men",  suggested 
"The  Luck  Serum",  by  Gouver 
Morris.  The  story  has  been  ada 
by  A.  P.  Younger,  who  will  also 
ervise  the  production. 


Clara  Bow  and  Keith  Again  Te* 

Clara  Bow  and  Donald  Keith, 
were    featured    in    "Parisian    Lc 
and  "Free  to  Love",  are  the  princi 
in    "The    Plastic    Age",    now    b 
filmed   by  Wesley  Ruggles. 


STUDIO  SPACE 

For  Independent  Producer, 
Excellent  facilities  with  ever 
convenience. 


CALIFORNIA  STUDIOS 

1438  Gower  St.,  Hollsrwood 

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roduction  Happenings  In  Hollywood 


^^est's  First,  "Help!  Police  1  l" 

lelp  Police!  !"  is  the  title  of  the 
of  a  series  of  four  five  reelers 
ing  Billy  West.  They  are  be- 
produced  by  West  Bros,  and 
;ted  by  Grover  Jones.  In  the 
will  be  Virginia  Pearson,  Lionel 
lont  and  Kathleen  Myers,  Ray- 
will   release. 

est  Prod,  will  also  produce  a 
is  of  two  reel  comedies  for  Ray- 
:o  be  known  as  Joy  Belle  Com- 
s,  starring  Goria  Joy.  The  first 
his  series,  "Wood  Simps",  has 
completed. 


McGregor  to  Support  Griffith 
dcolm  McGregor  will  support 
me  Griffith  in  "Ceasar's  Wife." 
rt  Shelby  LeVino  has  the  scen- 
completed  and  actual  production 
s  in  a  few  days.  Irving  Cum- 
;s  will  direct. 

le  At  Work  On  Roach  Comedy 

mes  W.  Home  is  completing 
ire  Goes  The  Bride,"  a  Roach 
:dy  with  Lucien  Littlefield,  Mar- 
Sleeper,  Noah  Young,  Walter 
■  B.  Wayne  Lament  and  "Hus- 
Haines. 


ison  Cutting  "The  Last  Edition" 
nory    Johnson    is    cutting    "The 

Edition",  starring  Ralph  Lewis, 
jnal  scenes  of  which  were  filmed 
week  in   the  press  room  of  the 

Francisco   Chronicle. 


lien  Foster  with  Lupino  Lane 

jlen  Foster,  formerly  with   Edu- 

nal-Tuxedo  comedies  as  leading 

with   Johnny   Arthur,   has   been 

:ted  to  play  the  lead  with  Lupino 


illen   Landis  in   "Sealed   Lips" 

illen  Landis  has  been  selected  by 

ry  Cohn   to  play  opposite   Doro- 

Revier  in  "Sealed  Lips,"  a  Wal- 

feature.    Antonio  Gaudia  will  di- 


Pandro  Herman  Returns 

^ndro  S.  Berman,  son  of  the  late 
ry  M.  Berman,  has  returned  to 
ywood  to  resume  work  as  assist- 
director  at  F.  B.  O. 


Alma   Rubens   Recuperating 
ma  Rubens  has  returned  to  her 
«  from  the  Hollywood  Hospital, 
re  she  underwent  a  slight  opera- 
a  few  days  ago. 


Saxton  With   Educational 

■larles  Gordon  Saxton,  formerly  a 
oonist  on  "The  New  York 
■Id,"  is  now  writing  gags  for  M"er- 
1  comedies. 


Bryan   Foy   Directing 

ryan  Foy,   Fox  comedy  director, 
I  son  of  Eddie  Foy,  is  preparing  a 
y   ior   a    new    2-ree!er   which    he 
direct. 


Marshall  to  Supervise  Fox  Comedies 

George  E.  Marshall,  who  has  been 
director-in-chief  of  the  Van  Bibber, 
Helen  and  Warren,  and  O.  Henry 
comedies,  has  had  his  domain  ex- 
tended to  include  all  Fox  two  reel 
comedies. 


Lipton,   A   Comedy   Constructor 

Lew  Lipton,  of  the  editorial  depart- 
ment at  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,  has 
been  assigned  by  Henry  Rapf  to  the 
Robert  Z.  Leonard  Prod.  "A  Little 
Bit  of  Broadway"  as  "comedy  con- 
structor". 


McCarey  Directing  Charley  Chase 

Leo  McCarey  is  directing  Charley 
Chase  in  his  latest  Roach  comedy. 
The  cast  includes  Katherine  Grant, 
Bull  Montana,  Evelyn  Burns,  Fred 
Kelsey,  Sue  O'Neil  and  "Husky" 
Haines. 


Player  To  Publish  Book 

James  Neill,  veteran  actor  who  is 
playing  a  lead  in  "New  Brooms,"  re- 
cently signed  a  contract  with  a  pub- 
lishing company  for  a  story  of  his  40 
years  on  the  stage  and  screen. 


Jones  Back  at  Work 
Buck  Jones  is  back  at  work  at 
Fox  following  a  slight  operation  on 
his  throat.  He  will  commence  "The 
Desert's  Price"  in  a  few  days.  W. 
S.  Van  Dyke  will  direct. 


Carson  Series   Completed 

Aywon  Film  announces  that  the 
last  of  the  series  of  six  Westerns 
starring  Kit  Carson  has  been  com- 
pleted. It  is  called  "The  Pony  Ex- 
press Rider". 


Dick  Talmadge  Title  Changed 

The  title  of  the  Richard  Talmadge 
nroduction  now  underway  has  been 
changed  to  "The  Prince  of  Pep,"  in- 
stead of  "Dr.  Jim"  as  first  announced. 


Conklin  and  Warren  Added  To  Cast 

Two  new  players  have  been  added 
to  the  cast  supporting  Mae  Murrav  in 
"The  Masked  Bride."  They  are  Ches- 
ter Conklin  and  Fred  Warren. 


Monty  Banks  Starts  Soon 

"Play  Safe"  is  the  name  of  Monty 
Banks'  next-  feature  comedy  for  As- 
sociated Exhibitors,  work  to  start 
early  in  September. 


First  Peggy  O'Day  Finished 

"Peggv  of  the  Secret  Service,"  the 
first  of  the  Peggy  O'Dav  series  being 
made  for  Davis  Dist.  Division,  has 
been  completed. 


Metropolitan  Buys  Story 
locky  Moon"  has  been  purchased 
'etropolitan    Pictures,    Inc.  The 
•is  by  Barrett  Willoughby. 


Lillian   Rich   Starts   With   DeMille 

Lillian  Rich,  having  completed 
work  in  "Simon  the  Jester."  has 
started  work  ooposite  Rod  La  Rocque 
in  "Red  Dice." 


Douglas  Gilmore  With  M-G-M. 

Douglas     Gilmore     is     the     newest 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  acquisition. 


Tessie  Burns  Adapting  Another 
Jessie  Burns,  who  wrote  the  adap- 
tation of  "A  Little  Bit  of  Broadway," 
is  now  at  wSjfkbn  "ariof her  ■  story. 


Gotham's  Next  Three 
With  the  completion  of  "The  Part 
Time  Wife",  the  fifth  of  a  series  of 
12  Gotham  Prod.  Sam  Sax  announ- 
ces the  titles  and  order  of  the  sixth 
seventh  and  eight  releases.  Sixth 
will  be  "The  Shadow  On  The  Wall." 
The  seventh  has  been  decided  on  as 
"One  Of  The  Bravest,"  a  fire  depart- 
ment story.  Ralph  Lewis  will  head 
the  cast.  Negotiations  are  under 
way  for  the  use  of  a  travelling  circus 
for  "Hearts  and  Spangles". 


;ompletes  "Flaming  Waters"  Scenario 

Fred  Kennedy  Myton,  West  Coast 
scenario  editor  of  F.  B.  O.,  has  com- 
pleted the  scenario  of  "Flaming 
Waters",  an  original  by  E.  Lloyd 
Sheldon,  to  be  produced  by  Associ- 
ated Arts  Corp.  for  F.  B.  O. 


"Dollar  Down,"  an   October  Release 

"Dollar  Down,"  a  Truart  Prod, 
with  a  cast  including  Ruth  Roland, 
Earl  Schenck,  Claire  McDowell, 
Henry  B.  Walthall,  Roscoe  Karns 
and  Otis  Harlan  is  scheduled  for  re- 
lease in  October. 


Robert  Florey,  Technical  Advisor 

Robert  Florey  is  to  be  technical 
advisor,  under  Cedric  Gibbons,  on 
"La  Boheme",  soon  to  go  into  the 
making  starring  Lillian  Gish,  with 
King  Vidor   directing. 


Wilson  Preparing  For  His  Next 

Ben  Wilson's  next  production  for 
Guaranteed  Pictures,  Inc.,  will  be 
filmed  at  the  Indian  reservation  near 
Orleans,  Calif.  It  is  "The  Worst 
Man  In  The  Troop." 


Ward  To  Assist  Beaudine 

Chance  Ward  will  assist  William 
Beaudine  in  directing  "Scraps,"  Mary 
Pickford's  current  production. 
Charles  Rosher  is  cinematographer. 


Ellis  Opposite  Hammerstein 

Robert  Ellis  will  play  opposite 
Elaine  Hammerstein,  in  "Ladies  of 
Leisure,"  a  Columbia  Prod,  which 
Tom   Buckingham  will  direct. 


Dane  In  "Sally,  Irene  and  Mary" 

Karl  Dane  has  been  signed  for  a 
role  in  "Sally,  Irene  and  Mary".  Wil- 
liam Haines  and  Joan  Crawford  have 
also  been' signed. 


Frances  Marion  Writing  Scenario 

Frances  Marion  is  preparing  the 
scenario  for  "Partners  Again — with 
Potash  &  Perlmutter,"  to  be  directed 
by  Henry  King. 


New  Blue  Ribbon  Film  In  Work 

"Marrying  Money",  one  of  the 
Blue  Ribbon-Truart  Prod.,  is  in  the 
i-ourse  of  production.  The  cast  is 
being  selected. 


Premiere  of  "Freshman"  Held 

"The  Freshman,"  Harold  Lloyd's 
latest  comedv,  had  its  world  premiere 
at  the  Million  Dollar  theater  .  on 
Thursday  night.  .. 


Incorporations 

Trenton  N.  J. —  Union  City  Amusement 
Corp.,  Union  City.  Capital  $10,000.  Incor- 
porators, A.  Halprin,  M.  Winkler  and  E. 
Kunen.  .,       ._,         _    ,. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Maple  City  Theaters,  Hor- 
nell.  Incorporators,  N.  Dipson,  J.  Osborne 
and  J.   Cranides. 


Albany.  N.  Y. — Butler-Haywood.  New 
York.  Capital  $3,000.  Incorporators,  W. 
Butler,   J.    Harwood  and  N.   Junkins. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — 2404  Amusement  Co.,  New 
York.  Incorporators,  F.  Goldstein  and  T. 
Goldberg. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Little  Neck  Amusement 
Co.,  Queens  County.  Capital  $5,000.  Incor- 
porators, D.  Kerner  and  B.  Michaelson.  At- 
torney, S.  Michaelson,  1  Madison  Avenue, 
New  York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Wellwood  Amusement  Co., 
Great  Neck.  Capital  $20,0G'0.  Incorporators, 
F.  Kilgour,  G.  Duck  and  H.  McKnight.  At- 
torneys,   McKnight    &    Heath,    Great   Neck. 


Dover,  Del. — Signal  Mountain  Holding  Co. 
Capital  $15,000,000.  Incorporators,  B.  Saye, 
et  al.  Attorney,  Corporation  Service  Co., 
Equitable   Bldg.,   Wilmington. 


Dover,  Del. — Amusement  Service  Corp., 
Wilmington.  Capital  $100,000.  Attorney, 
Corporation  Trust  Company  of  America,  Du 
Pont   Bldg.,   Wilmington. 


Paris,  France. — Les  Fjlms  Reniors,  IS  ./^ve- 
nue  Matignon,   Paris. 


Sacramento,     Cal. — Los     Angeles     Theatersi 
Inc.,   Los  Angeles.      Capital   $100,000. 


Sacramento,  Cal. — Fine  Arts  Building,  Inc.; 
Los  Angeles.  Capital  $1,000,000.  Incorpor- 
ators, G.  Edwards,  O.  Wildey,  L.  Dixoii,  A. 
Walker  and  W.   Chapman. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Favorite  Plays  Corp.,  New 
York.  Capital  $25,000.  Incorporators,  R. 
Davies,   A.   Trigge  and   G.   Dunsing. 


AlbL'ny,  N.  Y.— S.  J.  R.  Producing  Co., 
New  York.  Capital  $50,000.  Incorporators, 
S.  Jacobs,  J.   Cohen  and  H.  Berg. 


Albany.  N.  Y. — Suxten  Enterprises,  Bronx. 
Capita!  $10,000,  Incorporators,  H.  Suchman, 
A.   Suchman  and   B.  Tendler. 


Austin,  Texas — Little  Theater  Co.,  Fort 
Worth.  Incorporators,  L.  Gardner,  A.  Gard- 
ner,  Jr.    and    M.    Hartmen. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Frank  Steadman,  Inc.,  Yon- 
kers.  Capital  $60,000.  Incorporator%,  F. 
Steadman  and  F,    Steadman. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — 45th  and  Broadway  Corp., 
New  York,  Incdrporators.  D,  Blum,  I.  Green- 
field and   M.    Hammerstein. 


.Albany.  N,  Y.— We=t  Shore  Theaters,  Inc.; 
Kmgston.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators,  I. 
Miller  and   E.   Sherry. 


Albany,  N,  Y.— Swanee  Amusement  Co., 
New  York.  Incorporators.  S.  Brin,  -M.'  Can- 
?:ilos  and  L.   Gershel,  - 


SEPTEMBER 
JOSIE  SEDGWICK 

IS  ONE  OF 

THE  BIG  NAMES 
IN     • 

F.D.S.S.Q. 


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Newspaper  Opinions 
New  York 

"The  Man  Who  Fend  Himself"— F. 
P.-L^RiToU 

AMERICAN  _*•♦!{  only  Thomas 
Meighan  would  realize  that  he  cannot  play 
a  Horatio  Alger  hero  and  hope  to  interest 
a.  twentieth  century  audience.  A  man  so 
good  that  he  is  not  human  palls  after  a 
time.  We  long  to  see  him  return  to  be  a 
martyr.    ♦  ♦  ♦ 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  The  only  dif- 
ferences between  this  and  previous  MeighaTi 
features  is  new  film  had  to  be  purchased 
with  which  to  shoot  his  actions — not  ac- 
tion,   there    isn't    any.    ♦  •  • 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  "  As  "The 
Man  Who  Found  Himself",  Tom  finds  him- 
self perfectly  at  home  in  a  plot  which  gives 
him  a  chance  to  smile  forgivingly  when 
everybody  conspires  against  him,  and  tq 
go  to  prison  uncomplainingly  to  shield  his 
brother  and  his  brother's  little  ones  at  home. 

•  »  « 

EVENING  WORLD— For  once  in  his  life 
Tom  Meighan  is  not  called  upon  in  "The 
Man  Who  Found  Himself",  to  lick  the 
world  single-handedly.  And  the  result  is 
that  this  picture  is  probably  the  best  enter- 
tainment that  Tom  has  offered  in  some 
time.    *  •  * 

GRAHIC —  ♦  ♦  ♦  it  is  one  of  Tom 
Meighan's  best,  which  is  to  say  that  it  is 
a  whole  lot  better  thati  anything  that  popu- 
lar cinema  twinkler  has  done  for  a  long 
time.  The  picture  is  well-directed,  with 
none  of  the  long  drawn  out  and  unnecessary 
details  that  have  marred  so  many  of  the 
Meighan   films   of   late.    *  *  ♦ 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  One  glance 
at  the  cast  will  prove  to  you  that  you  musn't 
overlook  "The  Man  Who  Found  Himself, 
if  you  had  any  idea  of  doing  so.  Mr. 
Meighan  is  assisted  by  Virginia  Valli  as 
the  girl ;  Frank  Morgan,  who  plays  the  vil- 
lain; Ralph  Morgan,  as  the  weak  brother ; 
Lynn  Fontanne,  as  his  wife;  Julia  Hoyt, 
Norman     Trevor      and      Charles      Stevenson. 

•  •  » 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  There 
is  nothing  in  "The  Man  Who  Found  Him- 
self", *  *  *  to  suggest  that  he  wa;i  ever 
lost.'  It  is  one  more  portrait  added  to 
Thomas  Meighan's  gallery  of  noble,  self-sac- 
rificing  heroes.    ***.,,„.        ,  , 

POST *  *  *    Virginia    Valli,    who    makes 

a  very  pretty  picture  as  the  popular  lady, 
has  a  frightful  time  trying  to  make  up  her 
mind.  Ralph  Morgan  adds  a  sad  note  as 
the  poor  weak  brother,  and  sophisticated  at- 
mosphere is  scattered  about  here  and  there 
by   Lynn   Fontanne   and   Julia   Hoyt. 

SUN *  *  *  The  story  is  told  with  con- 
siderable less  than  the  usual  Meighan  pace. 
The  star  is,  as  always,  hearty  and  good  nat- 
ured.  He  goes  about  his  unlikely  activities 
with  all  the  good  will  in  the  world,  ably 
seconded  by  Miss  Valli  and  the  rest.  Every- 
body at  the  Rivoli  Sunday  seemed  to  ap- 
prove  *  •  * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  The  picture  has  some 
drama,  some  information  on  prison  methods, 
a  drivel  of  sentiment  all  through  it,  and 
Mrs.  Hoyt  as  a  widow  of  many  parts 
Perhaps  the  best  acting  is  that  of  Ralph 
Morgan,  as  the  weak  little  brother.  You 
will  hardly  wish  to  return  for  a  second  visit 
to  the  film,  though  you  might  be  able  to 
stand  it  once.  *  *  * 

TIMES—*  *  *  one  can't  say  very  much 
for  this  picture.  It  possess  little  or  no  sus- 
pense, and  the  acting  for  the  most  part  is 
only  fair.  *  *  *  Only  a  great  admiration  for 
Mr.  Meighan  will  keep^  this  picture  from 
wearying  a   spectator.    •  *  * 

WORLD  ♦  *  *  The  story  was  heralded  as 
"an  original  scenario  by  Booth  Tarkington  , 
but  on  thinking  it  over,  originality  doesn  t 
seem  to  be  its  strongest  point.  In  tact,  it 
gives  more  the  impression  of  a  prison  tract 
than  a  plot  by  that  sprightly  and  inventive 
author.    *   *   * 


Out-of'Town 

"The  Trouble  With  Wives"— F.  P.-L. 
California,  San  Francisco 

(V/tek  Ending  August  22) 
BULLETIN — *  *  *  in  this  enjoyable  com- 
edy treating  of  the  troubled  waters  surround- 
ing'a  pair  newly  launched  upon  the  seas  of 
matrimony.  Fort  Sterling  as  the  undiplomatic 
friend  of  the  husband  practically  monopolizes 
the  most  telling  scenes  of  the  picture. 

Sterling  unquestionably  has  his  hest  chance 
in  this  picture.  *  *  *  he  has  a  real  opportun- 
ity and  accepts  it.  There  are  a  number  of 
scenes  in  the  picture  when  he  keeps  the  audi 
ence  roaring.  *  •  » 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  August  30, 


CALL — *  *  *  Paramount's  picturization  of 
Sada  Cowan's  comedy,  and  while  rather  slight 
for  the  screen,  a  good  production  has  been 
made.  There  are  plenty  of  laughs  and  laugh- 
able situations,  furnished  mostly  by  a  blunder- 
ing best  friend  of  the  husband.   *  *  * 

CHRONICLE—*  *  *  Mai  St.  Clair  has 
done  a  skillful  bit  of  work  directing.  •  *  * 
He  has  caught  the  almost  farcical  mood  of  the 
little  story  and  has  handled  it  with  great  deli- 
cccy  and  yet  with  so  much  gusto  the  audi- 
erces  are  kept  in  a  continuous  state  of  laugh- 
ter.   ♦   ♦    * 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  If  your  brains  still, 
after  a  weekend  rest,  show  symptoms  of  fag 
you  might  leave  them  home  for  an  evening 
and  encamp  yourself  at  the  California.  You 
will  enjoy  yourself  all  the  more.  "The  Trou- 
ble With  Wives"  is  fluffy  nonsense,  uproari- 
ously   comical    and    refreshing. 

Even  the  flappers,  who  are  usually  obfruse 
to  genuine  comedy,  did  not  confine  themselves 
to  giggles — but  laughed  incessantly  right  out 
loud.   *   *   * 

NEWS — *  *  *  just  a  "giggly"  sort  of  thing 
in  which  the  frothy  foibles  of  wives  and  hus- 
bands are  cleverly  painted.   ♦   *   *  v 


"Little    Annie    Rooney" — United 
Artists — Garrick,  St.  Paul 

DAILY  NEWS— Mary  Pickford  is  once 
more  the  ingratiating,  tomboyish  little  raga- 
muffin of  the  screen.*  *  *  "Little  Annie 
Rooney"  will  delight  millions  of  theatergoers, 
since  it  has  ever  so  many  of  the  qualities 
(not  to  mention  the  star)  that  make  films 
popular.  It  is  wholesome,  sentimental  and 
occasionally  tearful,  with  reminiscences  now 
and  then  of  some  comical  childhood  days. 
This  film  is  probably  one  of  the  best  of 
Miss   Pickford's   products. 

PIONEER  PRESS— It  is  a  jewel  of  cast- 
ing and  directing.  »  •  *  Whereas  she  (Miss 
Pickford)  is  first  shown  as  a  rough-and-tum- 
ble little  girl  from  the  alleys  of  the  East 
Side,  the  end  of  the  story  does  not  find  her 
a  polished,  prosperous,  beautifully  gowned 
young  lady!  It  is  a  good  point  and  a  wel- 
come one. 


Joe  Portell  Acquires  Second 

Detroit — Joe  Portell  now  operates 
two  local  houses,  having  closed  a 
deal  for  the  Greenwood  theater  and 
property,  which  also  includes  stores, 
and  apartments.  The  price  involved 
is  $75,000.  Portell  will  devote  his 
time  to  his  new  acquisition,  with  Bill 
Schuttenhelm  looking  after  the  other 
house,  the  Delray. 


New  Theater   Supply  Company 

Seattle— The  Theater  .Supply  Co. 
Inc.,  chartered  with  a  capital  of  $10,- 
000  recentlv.  has  opened  headquart- 
ers at  2016"Third  Ave.  E.  C.  Searle 
is  manager  and  the  incorporators  are 
E.  Dorbin,  R.  Hillman  and  B.  Moore- 
house. 


Witham  in  Florida  for  Famous 

West  Palm  Beach,  Fla.— Matt 
Witham  is  here  from  Atlanta,  where 
he  managed  the  Alamo  No.  2,  to  take 
charge  of  the  Paramount  theaters  in 
this  territory. 


Schade  in  Political  Race 

Sandusky,  Ohio — George  Schade  is 
runrfing  for  a  second  term,  as  city 
commissioner. 


Missouri  Soldiers  to  Have  Free  Show 

St.  Louis — Col.  David  L.  Stone, 
in  charge  of.JeflPerson  Barracks,  has 
won  his  fight  for  free  picture  shows 
for  the  soldiers  at  the  camp.  Here- 
tofore, only  Army  pictures  could  be 
shown  but,  through  an  arrangement 
with  St.  Lpuis  exchanges,  regular 
programs  will  be  given. 

Roy  Campbell  Now  A  Theater  Man 

St.  Augustine,  Fla. — Roy_  Camp- 
hell,  of  Universal  for  some  time,  has 
been  appointed  manager  of  the  com- 
pany's two  houses  here. 


Theater  Changes 

Earlville,  N.  Y.— The  local  picture 
house,  run  by  H.  C.  Rawley  has  been 
sold  to  M.  Bricker. 


Haines  Falls,  N.  Y.— Robert  Grady 
has  given  up  the  lease  on  the  Wa- 
wanda  to  the  original  owners,  Rusk 
and  Andrews. 


Granville,  N.  Y. — Adolph  Kohn  has 
purchased  the  Pastime.  It  is  now 
closed  for  improvements  but  will  re- 
open in  a  few  weeks. 


Spring  City,  Pa. — The  Penn  thea- 
ter, the  only  one  in  the  Twin  Bo- 
roughs will  reopen  in  September. 


Winona,  Miss. — Manager  Davitts 
of  the  Dixie  has  closed  his  house  on 
account  of  a  recent  fire  and  wili  have 
the   seating  capacity  enlarged. 


Pittsburgh — The  Cameo  has  been 
closed  for  the  past  week  undergoing 
repairs,  but  is  now  open  again. 


Lake  Worth,  Fla.— The  Libetry  is 
closing  to  be  remodeled. 


Pe  Ell.  Wash.— L.  V.  Cleworth 
has  bought  G.  D.  Wilkinson's  Ideal 
theater. 


Cleveland — The  Majestic,  operating 
on  part  time  since  the  beginning  of 
the  summer,  is  again  running  on  a 
full   schedule. 


Geneva,  Ohio — Ward  Johnson  is 
new  owner  of  the  Liberty,  having 
bought  out  Bly  &  Miller. 


Saginaw,  Mich. — F.  E.  Sipley  has 
succeeded  Fred  Cassin  as  manager  of 
the  Regent.  It  is  a  Butterfield 
house. 


Little  Falls.  N.  Y.- 
opened. 


-The  Rialto  has 


Tonasket,  Wash. — Mrs.  M.  New- 
man has  sold  the  Liberty  to  R.  E. 
Culp,  who  owns  the  Red  Apple  thea- 
ter at  Omak.  He  has  renamed  it 
the  Tonasket. 


Wilmington,  Del. — A.  J.  Belair  has 
purchased  the  Park  at  3rd  and  Union 
Sts.,   and   will   take   control   shortly. 


Albion,  M<ich. — George  Brookins, 
has  sold  the  Family  to  A.  K.  Tucker 
and  J.  H.  Rogers. 


Owosso,    Mich. — The    Lincoln    is 
closed  undergoing  repairs. 


Comerford  Company  Plans  An 
Philadelphia — The  Comerford 
pany  is  to  build  a  new  house  in 
bondale  replacing  the  two 
Comerford  houses  now  in  that  t 
the  Majestic  and  Victoria.  The 
ing,  one  of  the  largest  of  the  c 
was  opened  in  Carbondale  abo 
a  year  ago. 


E^t  End  in  Detroit  to  Cloj 

Detroit — The  East  End  on 
ferson  Ave.,  operated  by  Glenn  '' 
kins,  will  be  demolished  to  make 
for  a  new  building,  which  will  inc 
a  theater  seating  1,000.  Watkins 
lease  the  new  house.  Razing  s  i 
Sept.   1. 


Butterfield  Transfers  Howard  S| 

Grand   Rapids,   Mich. — Howar 
Sweet  has  been  shifted  from  the  i| 
agement  of  the  Colonia,  at  Lanj 
to   the    Strand   here,   by   the    Bu 
field  interests. 


BiJiler  Returns  from  Europe. 

Philadelphia — Frank  Buhler,  o\ 
Stanley    Co.    has    rjeturned    fro 
vacation    in     Europe.      Jules     Mi 
baum  returns  the  latter  part  of  i 
tember. 


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Monday,  August  31,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


SCHOOLS 

By  DAN  'JY 

3r  some  years  we  have  been 
ling.  And  rying.  For 
iols  of  develop- aent.  Within 
industry.  So  far  Famous 
started  three.  One  for  the 
:lopment  of  s.:reen  artists; 
;cond  to  dev(  iop  salesmen 
a  third  for  the  development 
leater  managers. 

lis  school  for  managers  seems 
e   working   out    tine.      The    first 

totaling  42,  n  ;ets  daily  in  a 
ally    rigged    cla  ..    room    in    the 

York  Theater  3uilding.  About 
hird  of  the  memoership  have  had 
rience  in  varying  degrees  in  and 
t  motion   picture   theaters.      But 

ai<-  paying  their  tuition  fee 
rfully  because  .Iiey  expect  to 
!  a   great  deal.     They   doubtless 

indamentals  of  showmanship 
;  up  the  basic  idea  of  the  school. 
Is  are  taught  something  about 
I  branch  of  the  business  of  run- 
a  theater,  even  to  bookkeeping, 
ing  a  projection  machine,  light- 
lobby  display,  selection  of  prop- 
pes  of  material — and  Paramount 
res  are  not  favored  over  others — 
citation,  and  almost  every  thing 
you  can  imagine.  In  addition  to 
heoretical  ideas  the  pupils  secure 
.ical  experience,  naturally  of  a 
ed  degree.  Those  that  pass  in 
inal  examination  will  be  given  a 
ion  as  an  assistant  house  mana- 
;n  some  Famous  theater  or  they 
be  placed  elsewhere. 

fin't  get  an  idea  that  this  is  all 
iry.  Fred  Kress,  an  old  time  ex- 
pr  of  Ohio  is  responsible  for  the 
Iment  that  during  the  few  ses- 
>  he  attended  he  found  much 
h  would  help  any  theater  owner 
lanager.  And  Harold  Franklin 
(2sses  cheerfully  that  with  few 
btions  almost  every  manager  he 
j  operating  a  Famous  theater 
!d  have  been  a  better  manager 
;he  received  this  basic  instruction 
i  ago. 

litstanding  exhibitors  like  Sid 
jman  and  others  of  importance 
I  knowledge  of  the  theater  will 
i^ss    this    class    during    the    next 

y 

!;is  idea  is  highly  laudable  and 
Eves  all  the  success  that  it  will 
jibly  get.  In  the  new  Paramount 
iing  considerable  room  will  be 
ited  to  this  school. 


Pick  Bank  Agency 

Hartford  Institution  to  Hold  Funds 

for  Connecticut  Tax  Payments — 
Agents   to   Handle    Detail 

New  Haven  —  Designation  of  the 
Hartford-Connecticut  Trust  Co.  of 
Hartford  as  an  agency  for  payment 
of  taxes  on  all  films  exhibited  in  the 
state,  practically  completes  arrange- 
ments for  the  operation  of  the  new 
law. 

State  registration  of  all  future 
shipments  will  be  made  in  Boston  and 
New  York.  The  tax  will  be  paid 
from  records  kept  at  these  offices 
and  rechecked  by  another  special 
agent,  who  is  A.  Nelson  Frazier,  of 
West    Haven,    formerly   an   operator. 

George  Borthwick,  of  Stamford, 
has  been  named  by  the  distributors 
to  act  as  agent  in  any  negotiations 
which  may  be  necessary  with  the 
tax  department,  and  to  be  adminis- 
trator of  the  trust  fund  which  will  be 
a  revolving  fund  and  kept  at  $25,000. 
Borthwick  will  also  have  supervision 
of  the  distributors'  plans  for  receiv- 
ing  reimbursement   from   the  theater 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Smith  in  Charge  of  British  P.  D.  C. 

London — A.  George  Smith,  late 
managing  director  of  Goldwyn  and  at 
uresent  chairman  of  the  Kinemato- 
graph  Renters  Society,  has  been  ap- 
pointed managing  director  of  the 
Producers  Distributing  Corp.  which 
has  been  formed  here  by  William 
M.   Vogel. 


Fox   Seeking   Listing 

The  N.  Y.  Stock  Exchange  has  on 
file  an  application  to  list  400,000 
shares  of  Class  A  Fox  stock,  no  par 
value. 


Merrill  Becomes  a  First  Run 

Milwaukee — Setting  at  rest  reports 
concerning  the  future  of  the  Merill 
the  Saxe  Enterprises  have  advanced 
admission  to  50  cents  and  will  oper- 
ate the  house  as  a  first  run. 


$350,000  Long  Branch  Theater 

Maxmillian  Zipkes,  architect,  has 
been  commissioned  by  the  Lucinor 
Holding  Corp.  to  draw  plans  for  a 
theater  with  stores  at  North  Broad- 
way and  Second  Ave.,  Long  Branch, 
N.  J.,  to  cost  $350,000. 


New  F.  &  R.  House  Opens  Jan.  1. 

Sioux  Falls,  S.  D. — Work  has  been 
resumed  by  Finkelstein  &  Ruben  on 
the  new  theater  which  has  been  un- 
der construction  for  some  time. 
January  1  is  the  date  set  for  the 
opening. 


Talk  of  Road  Show 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer      Considering 

Special    Presentations    for    "The 
Big  Parade" 

Metro  -  Goldwyn  -  Mayer  officials 
have  under  advisement  a  road  show 
plan  for  "The  Big  Parade"  a  war 
picture  directed  by  King  Vidor  from 
a   story  by  Lawrence   Stallings. 

If  advance  reports  are  to  be  credit- 
ed the  picture  is  big.  John  Gilbert 
has  the  title  role.  The  history  of  the 
production  is  interesting.  Stallings 
who  wrote  "What  Price  Glory?"  was 
engaged  by  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  to 
do  special  work  at  the  studio.  This 
led  to  reports  that  M.-G.-M.  had  pur- 
chased the  latter  play  which  had 
been  frowned  upon  by  the  Hays  of- 
fice. 

Later  Stallings  wrote  "The  Big 
Parade"  as  an  original.  It  contains 
much  of  the  same  atmosphere  as 
"What  Price  Glory?" 


Piccadilly   Now    Warners 

The  Piccadilly  formally  came  under 
the  management  of  Warner  Bros,  on 
Saturday  night.  It  has  been  re- 
christened  Warners.  The  first  fea- 
ture presented  in  the  newly  named 
theater  is   "The  Limited  Mail." 


"XJ"  Fire  Loss  Down  to  $15,000 

Los  Angeles — A  revised  estimate  of 
the  fire  loss  at  Universal  City  when 
a  set  for  "The  Midnight  Sun"  burned 
places  the  damage  at  $15,000. 


After   London   First   Run 

London — When  the  tie-up  between 
Metro-Goldwyn  and  the  Tivoli  comes 
to  ah  end  it  will  not  be  at  all  sur- 
prising if  the  house  becomes  a  Fox 
or  a  United  Artists  first  run.  Both 
companies   are    negotiating. 


National  Boosters 

Permanent  Body  to  Exploit  Industry 

May     Develop     from     "Greater 

Movie  Season" 

A  national  organization  of  theater 
men  to  promote  a  concerted  move- 
ment to  exploit  the  industry  as  a 
whole,  may  develop  as  a  result  of 
"Greater  Movie  Season."  In  a  letter 
to  Will  H.  Hays,  Frank  W.  Buhler, 
managing  director  of  the  Stanley  Co. 
makes  the  suggestion  as  follows: 

"I  am  of  the  opinion  that  a  permanent 
organization  of  the  active  men  in  the  Greater 
Movie  Season  Campaign  might  be  perfected 
— not  only  for  Greater  Movie  Season  each 
year,  but  for  the  general  exploitation  of  the 
motion  picture  industry  as  a  whole,  bringing 
it   constantly   before   the  public." 

Acting  on  Buhler's  plan  "Greater 
Movie  Season"  headquarters  is  com- 

(.Continued  on  Page  2) 


$9  A  Share 

Earned     by     Pathe     During     1924 — 

Company    Expects    This    Year's 

Profits  to  Top  1923 

According  to  the  Wall  Street 
Journal,  Pathe  Exchange,  Inc.  earned 
approximately  $9  a  share  on  155,000 
shares  of  stock  outstanding  in   1924. 

In  discussing  the  company's  earn- 
ing power  and  financial  condition  for 
the  first  six  months  of  this  year, 
Bernhard  Benson,  vice-president  told 
a  Journal  representative: 

"Profits  for  the  first  six  months 
of  this  fiscal  year  should  be  fully  as 
large  as  in  the  corresponding  period 
last  year.  Fall  is  usually  the  best 
season  for  the  moving  picture  busi- 
ness, but  current  bookings  are  very 
satisfactory. 

"The  Pathex  camera  and  projector 
recently  placed  on  the  market  are 
meeting  with  pronounced  demand 
and  inquiries  are  coming  in  from  all 
parts  of  the  United  States.  Sub- 
stantial orders  have  been  received 
from  leading  department  and  sport- 
ing goods  stores. 

"Business  of  du  Pont-Pathe  Film 
Manufacturing  Corp.  is  showing  im- 
provement and  ratio  of  profits  to 
sales  is  satisfactory.  We  look  for  a 
very  good  year  for  Pathe  from  every 
standpoint." 


300  Convert  Crandall  Stock 
Washington — About  300  stockhold- 
ers in  the  Crandall  enterprises  have 
converted  their  holdings  into  the 
stock  of  the  new  Stanley-Crandall 
Co.  the  officers  and  directors  of  which 
for  one  year  follow: 

Jules  E.  Mastbaum,  president  and 
director;  Harry  M.  Crandall,  vice- 
president,  treasurer  and  director; 
Fitz  D.  I^ofTman,  comptroller  and  di- 
rector; George  A.  Crouch,  assistant 
treasurer  and  director;  Morris  Wolf, 
secretary;  Irving  D.  Rossheim,  as- 
sistant secretary  and  director;  Abe 
Sablosky  and  John  J.  McGuirk,  di- 
rectors. 


Coast  Studio  Deal 

Los  Angeles  —  Charles  and  Al 
Christie  have  disposed  of  their  in- 
terest in  the  Hollywood  Studio  to 
William  Sistrom  who  will  hence- 
forth call  it  the  Metropolitan  Studio. 


Neilan  at  Work  at  M.-G.-M. 

Los  Angeles — Marshall  Neilan  has 
started  work  on  "The  Great  Love" 
for  M.-G.-M. 


Borzage  Starts  New  Picture 
Los   Angeles — .Frank    Borzage   has 
started  work  on  "Wages  for  Wives" 
for     Fox.       Jacqueline     Logan     and 
Creighton  Hale  have  the  leads. 


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owners  on  tax  payments.  It  is  ex- 
pected that  his  headquarters  will  be 
ill   Hartford. 

According  to  J.  P.  Walsh  of  the 
Connecticut  M.  P.  T.  O.,  there  is 
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creased admission  prices.  This  may 
happen  in  isolated  cases,  but  the 
majority  of  exhibitors  plan  to  as- 
sume full  payment  of  the  tax. 

Eugene  Treiber,  secretary  of  the 
Connecticut  branch  of  the  M.  P.  Op- 
erators' union  says  there  is  possibil- 
ity of  a  nation-wide  strike  of  operat- 
ors, if  distributors  made  any  attempt 
to  boycott  Connecticut,  thus  throw- 
ing the  operators  of  the  state  ouj: 
of  work. 


Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Eastman  Kodak 10754    107!^    107^4       600 

Famous  Players IQSYi   104        104J4   3,200 

F.    P.    Pfd Not    quoted 

F.    P.    Rights    Not    quoted 

Film  Inspection  ....      5  5  5  500 

First   National   Pfd.    102        102       102  lOO 

Fox     "A"      71  70H      70^    1,500 

Loew's,    Inc      33J4     3354      33!4   2,400 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd 21!4      2VA      21^^       300 

M.    P.    Cap.    Corp Not   quoted 

Pathe  Exch.    "A"    . .  .ISVf.     T^Vi     75f4       100 
Trans-Lux  Screen    .  .      65i        6}4        (>'A       200 

Universal    Not    quoted 

WaTners     Not    quoted 

Warners     "A"     20^4      20         205i       500 


Palatka  Looks  for  Studios 

Jacksonville,  Fla. — .With  the  pur- 
chase by  the  Florida  Factors  Inc.,  of 
2300  acres  of  land  within  four  miles 
of  Palatka,  it  is  believed  locally  that 
production  companies  will  come  into 
this  section  and  establish  studios. 
The  purchase  was  made  through 
Jack  Livingston  and  associates. 
Identified  with  Livingston  in  the  pur- 
chase were  I.  Goldstein  of  New 
Haven,  Conn.,  and  Henry  G.  Lubin. 


Majestic  in  Cleveland  Drops  "Tabs" 

Cleveland — The  Majestic,  at  West 
2Sth  and  Bridge  Ave.,  which  has 
heretofore  had  a  picture  and  tabloid 
policy,  has  dropped  tabloids  for 
straight  pictures.  The  house  will  be 
open  only  on  Wednesday,  Saturday 
and  Sunday. 

The  Wade  Park  Orpheum  is  now 
closed  on  Tuesdays  and  Wednesdays, 
until  late  in  September. 


SEPTEMBER 


F.D.S.S.Q, 


Hartford — Tax  Commissioner  Blod- 
gett  states  "We  are  confident  that  the 
small  theaters  will  not  suffer  because 
of  tax.  It  seems  unlikely  that  any 
theater  will  be  hard  pressed  or  will 
have  to  close,  at  least  within  the  life 
of  their  contracts  with  the  producers. 
This  problem  will  have  to  be  met 
when  it  arises.  The  question  of  pro- 
tection for  the  small  theaters  has 
been  uppermost  at  every  conference 
held  on  the  tax  question.  Mr.  Petti- 
john  and  his  associates  have  been 
pre-eminently  fair  in  their  attitude 
toward  the  state,  the  small  distribu- 
tors and  the  small  theater  owners. 


"The   Ohio  Theater   News"  Appears 

Cleveland — "The  Ohio  Theater 
News",  a  new  trade  paper  published 
by  the  Ohio  Theater  News  Publish- 
ing Co.,  in  the  Film  E.xchange  Bldg., 
has  made  its  appearance.  The  paper 
covers  Northern  and  Southern  Ohio. 
KentuckA'  and  \^'^est  A'^irginia  and  will 
appear  weekly. 


Wooden  at  the  Garden,  Milwaukee 

Milwaukee — O.  J.  Wooden  has 
taken  over  the  Garden  theater,  one 
of  the  LTihlein  houses.  Until  Univer- 
sal took  over  the  Alhambra,  Wooden 
was  managing  director  of  both  the 
Alhambra   and    Garden. 


Color  in  New  Menjou  Picture 

Color  photography  will  be  used  for 
the  opening  and  closing  scenes  of 
"The  King  on  Main  Street",  which 
Monta  Bell  will  direct  for  Paramount, 
with  Adolphe  Menjou,  Greta  Nissen 
and  Bessie  Love. 


National   Boosters 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 

municating  with  the  general  mana- 
gers of  the  campaigns  to  get  their 
reactions.  If  they  favor  such  a  move, 
the  Hays  organization  will  assist  in 
every  possible  manner,  serving  the 
exhibitors  with  material  and  acting  as 
a  clearing  house.  Whether  or  not  a 
definite  organization  is  perfected,  the 
Hays  organization  plans  to  furnish 
exhibitors  who  can  use  such  material, 
a  service  of  publicity  and  advertising 
matter  that  can  be  used  as  a  follow 
up  on  this  year's  campaign,  and  lead- 
ing into  next  year's. 

Harry  Crandall  believes  that  plans 
should  be  made  for  carrying  on  the 
campaign  for  at  least  five  years. 


In  the  Courts 

The  Artclass  Pictures  Corp.  has 
filed  a  judgment  for  $3,689  against 
William  K.  Barr.  Suit  was  brought 
in  the  Supreme  Court  on  two  trade 
acceptances  made  by  Barr  directing 
payment  by  the  American  M.  P. 
Corp.  The  latter  agreed  to  pay  but 
failed  to  make  payment  when  the 
acceptances   were   presented. 


Suit  has  been  brought  in  the  Su- 
preme Court  by  the  Out-Of-The-Ink- 
well  Film  Co.,  to  enjoin  by  injunction 
Burton  Sillctte,  Benjamin  Harrison, 
Emanuel  Goldman  and  Edith  Vern- 
ick,  cartoonists  formerly  employed  by 
the  plaintiff  from  making  use  for  their 
own  benefit  of  secret  processes  they 
learned  while  working  for  the  plain- 
tiff. After  being  entrusted  with  trade 
secrets  and  the  processes  used  in 
liroducing  animated  film  cartoons, 
the  defendants  ,  it  is  alleged,  organ- 
ized the  A.  A.  Studio  and  are  now 
producing  animated  cartoons  using 
the  secret  processes  of  the  Out-Of- 
The-Inkwell  Film  Co..  which  says  it 
is  suffering  great  damage  through 
the  alleged  conduct  of  the  defendants. 


Sennett  Has  New  Director 

Hollywood — Mack  Sennett  has  a 
new  addition  to  his  directorial  force 
in  Jefferson  Moffit,  who  has  been 
writing  original  stories  and  acting 
as  "gag"  man. 


"U"    Signs   Comedian 

Los  Angeles — Universal  has  signed 
William  Austin,  comedy  lead  under 
a  long-term  contract. 


On  Broadway 

Broadway— "Where   Was    I?" 

Cameo — "Sally  of  the  Sawdust", 

Capitol — "The    Mystic". 

Century — "Siegfried". 

Colony — "Seven  Days". 

Criterion — ."The  Wanderer". 

Embassy — "The  Merry  Widow". 

Loew's      New      York — Today — " 
Unholy  Three". 
Tuesday — "Parisian     Nights" 

"The  White  Outlaw". 
Wednesday— "Rugged    Water" 
Thursday — "Wild   Horse   Mesa 
Friday — "If    Marriage    Fails" 

"The  Outlaw's  Daughter". 
Saturday — "The  Price  of  Succt 
Sunday — "The  Danger  Signal" 

Loew's     State — "Her     Sister     F 
Paris". 

Mark  Strand— ."The  Gold  Rush" 

Rialto — "The  Love  Hour". 

Rivoli— "The  Coast  of  Folly". 

Warners — "The  Limited  Mail". 

Brooklyn  Mark  Strand— "The  F 


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To  Manage  New  Cleveland  House 

Cleveland — O.  Setter,  manager  of 
the  Carlyon,  has  been  named  man- 
ager of  the  new  Ambassador  in 
course  of  construction.  Stotter  is 
also  part  owner  of  the  Ritz. 


Dolores  Cassinclli  has  comi)letcd 
a  part  in  "The  Unguarded  Hour". 
Milton  Sills'  latest  for  First  National. 


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EDWIN  HOPKINS 

Continuities 

Continuities    Criticized  and 

Reconstructed 

What   To    Cut    Be/o-e    You   Shoot 

TITLES  EDITING  GAGS 


"Tzvo  to  One  over  the  field" 

HAL  ROACH'S  RASCALS  in  "OUR  GANG"  2  Reel 


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Incorporations 

lover,  Del.— A.  H.  Blank  Theater  Co., 
Nebraska,  Inc.  Attorney,  Corporation 
ifice  Co.,  Equitable  Co.,  Wilmington, 
ital   $1,500,000. 


lover,  Del. — Brooklyn  Exhibition  Co. 
ital  $25,000.  Attorney,  Corporation 
St  Company  of  America,  Du  Pont  Bldg., 
tnington. 


lover,  Del. — Great  States  Theaters,  Inc. 
ital  $100,000.  Attorney,  Corporation 
St  Company  of  America,  Du  Pont  Bldg., 
tnington. 

over,  Del. — Gulfport  Amusement  Co. 
ital  $10,000.  Attorney,  United  State* 
foration    Co.,    Dover. 


over,  Del. — ^Guaranteed  Pictures,  Inc 
ital  $200,000.  Attorney,  United  States 
poration    Co.,    Dover. 

lover,  Del. — Keon  Realty  and  Amuse- 
t  Corp.  Capital  $750,000.  Attorney, 
mare  Charter  Co.,  904  Market  Street, 
mington. 


lover,  Del. — Mary  Maddaline  Films,  Inc. 
ital  $1,000,000.  Attorney,  F.  L.  Mettlef, 
tnington. 


lover,  Del. — Rhodes  Amusement  Enter- 
es.  Inc.  Capital  $1,000,000.  Attorney, 
ital   Trust   Company   of   Delaware,  Dover. 


lover,  Del. — Universal  Pictures  Corp.  of 
a,  Inc.  Capital  $10,000.  Attorney, 
poration     Trust     Company     of     America, 


lover,    Del. — Urban-Kineto    Corp.       Capi- 
$10,000,000.         Attorney,       Corporatioo 
rantee    &    Trust    Company,    927    Market 
et,     Wilmington. 


over,   Del. — William   Horsley   Enterprises, 
Capital     $1, 500, 000.       Attorney,     Cor- 
ition    Trust     Company    of    America,    Du 
t    Bldg.,    Wilmington. 


lover,  Del. — West  Woodridge  Theater  Co., 
Capital    $100,000.      Attorney,    Corpora- 
Trust    Company    of    America,    Du    Pont 
J.,    Wilmington. 


lover,  Del. — eWorld  Attractions,  Inc. 
ital  $5,000.  Attorney,  Capital  Trust 
r.pany    of    Delaware. 


harleston,  W.  Va.— Ford  Amusement  Co., 
ns.  Capital  $5,000.  Incorporators,  H. 
e,  W.  Whiteman.  C.  Johnson,  H.  Spiker, 
Phares,   C.   Kitsmiler,   G.   Skidmore  and   P. 


iadison.  'Wise. — Strand  Corp.,  Madison. 
Ital  $132,000.  Incorporators,  A.  Paunack, 
,evitan  and  A.   Desormeaux. 


acramento.  Cal. — Metropolitan  Pictures 
roration  of  California,  Inc.;  Lo.s  Angeles, 
ital  $100,000.  Incorporators,  S.  Wolfe, 
Thrall  and  W.  KelloKR.  Attorneys.  Low- 
lal.  Collins  &  Lowenthal,  Room  904,  Fi- 
lial Center  Bldg.,  Los  AnRelcs. 


Ihany.    N.    Y.— Play    C.     Co.,    Inc.,    New 
ic.       Incorporators,    C.    T.oreto,     R-    Joseph 

B.    Marx.      Attorney.    S.    R.    Golding,    .142 

ison  Aveniie,  New  York. 


reiiton.  N.  J. — East  Dorer  Amusement 
c  Co..  Dover.  Canital  $150,000.  Incor- 
tors.  J.  Bennett.  H.  Cook  and  D.  Treat, 
niey.   S.  W.    Smith.    Dover. 


pver,  Del. — Statiley  Crandall  Company  of 
ihincton.  Philadelplr's.  Canital  $,1,400.0(10. 
rney.  Cornnration  Guarantee  S,-  Tnist  Co., 
M.-irket    Street,    Wilminctnn. 


Ih;i"v.  N.  V. — HevVimer-T-ittle    Falls    Corn., 
^'ork.       Tncornorators,     H.     Hitches.     L. 
I   snrl    r.    Paine.      Attorney.    S.    F.    Hart- 
.  120  Broadway.  New  York. 


!h'"v.     N.     Y. — H      v..     R,     Laboratories, 

N»w   York.      Canitql    tionfin,      Tnrnrpor- 

Vt.    t^et-nstp^n    ^T-l    «;     Sterp       Attornev. 

Hreenlierc.    2'5     West    42nd    Street.     New 


Newspaper  Opinions 

"Are  Parents  People?"— F.  P.-L. 
Wisconsin,  Milwaukee 

SENTINEI^-*  *  *  "Are  Parents  People?" 
may  not  sound  like  a  comedy,  but  it  is.  A 
nice,  friendly,  natural  comedy  told  with 
smoothness  and  delightful   whimsicality.   *    •   * 


"Beggar  on  Horseback"— F.   P.-L. 
Century,  Baltimore 

NEWS — *  *  *  is  a  distinct  departure  from 
the  usual  form  of  motion-picture  entertain- 
ment   .*  ♦  • 


"California   Straight   Ahead" — Uni- 
versal— State,  Minneapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  There  are  some  particularly 
Rood  shots  in  this  picture,  in  which  the  attrac- 
tive Gertrude  Olmstead  plays  opposite  the 
star.    •   •   • 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  reveals  Reginald  Denny 
in  a  Wally  Reid  type  of  role,  that  of  a  reck- 
less youth,  who  finds  himself  in  the  bad  graces 
of    his   fiancee   and   her  parents. 


"Dangerous  Innocence" — Universal 
World,   Omaha 

BEE — *    *    *    an    interesting   photoplay  with 
scenes  in   England,  on  shipboard  and  in  India. 


"Fine  Clothes"— First  Nafl 
Olympia,  Boston 

GLOBE—*  *  *  A  thrilling  photo-drama 
of  London,  starring  Lewis  Stone,  Alma 
Rubens    and    Raymond    Griffith.    ♦  •  » 


"The   Forest   Flower"— First  Nat'l. 
La  Salle  Garden,  Detroit 

FREE    PRESS—*    »    *    One    of    the    most 

popular  of  all  screen  stars  just  now  is  Colleen 
Moore,  and  her  popularity  will  be  greatly  en- 
hanced through  the  splendidly  entertaining 
qualities  of  her  latest  film,   "The  Desert  Flow- 


"Don   Q"— United  Artists 
Strand,  Omaha 

BEE — *  *  *  It  is  a  romantic  melodrama, 
unadulterated  by  a  single  boresome  moment. 
There  is  an  unbelievable  amount  of  action, 
and  so  many  thrilling  situations  that  one  has 
small  chance  to  notice  whether  or  not  one's 
theater  chais  has  a  back,   •  •  * 


"Drusilla  With  A  MUlion"— F.  B.  O. 
Strand,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  is  literally  packed 
with  heart  appeal,  human  interest,  tears  and 
l.iughter,  is  powerfully  acted  and  artistically 
directed  and  produced.   *  *  * 

NEWS—*  *  •  It  is  a  colorful,  clean  dra- 
matic story  that  should  be  of  interest  to  all 
classes   of  picture   fans.    *    *   • 


Eve's   Secret"— Warners 
Lyric.  Minneapolis 

STAR—*  *  *  Irene  Rich,  Bert  Lytell  and 
Clara  Bow  all  help  to  make  "Eve's  Secret," 
an   amusing,    pleasant   little   comedy.    *    *    » 


"The  Girl  of  Gold"— Prod.  D.  C. 
'  Fay's,  Rochester 

HERALD—*  *  *  it  is  not  a  startlingly  or- 
iginal story,  hut  its  treatment  makes  it  seem 
fresh  and   interesting  to  a  good  degree. 


SEPTEMBER 
20— 

"THE  GUMPS" 

IN 

F.D.S.S.Q. 


Miss    Vidor    again    appears    as    a    charming 
girl  who  is  slighted  by  snobbish  society.  *  ♦  * 


"The  Gold  Rush"— United  Artists 
Victory,  Denver 

POST—*  *  *  it  is  typically  Chaplin.  1 
know  that  is  all  the  fans  want  to  hear.  This 
time  it  is  Chaplin  more  elaborate  and  possibly 
funnier  than  ever.  Whether  this  is  Charlie's 
greatest  comedy  is  a  question  time  alone  will 
decide.  The  thousands  who  saw  it  Saturday 
and  Sunday  will  tell  you  it  is  the  best  thing 
the  gentleman  with  the  funny  feet,  the  little 
derby,  the  baggy  trousers  and  the  cane  has 
e\er  done.   *  *  * 

Adams,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  Many  of  the  inci- 
dents and  situations  in  which  Chaplin  appears 
in  the  picture  are  as  excruciatingly  funny  as 
anything  he  has  ever  produced.  His  mimicry 
of  himself  doing  "The  Oceania  Roll,"  using 
two  forks  and  two  rolls,  is  marvelous.  *  *  * 

NEWS—*  *  *  Charlie  succeeds  in  develop- 
ing some  of  his  be.st  comedy  gags  and  at  the 
same  time  hits  the  high  point  of  his  efforts  at 
pathos,    *   *    * 

TIMES — *  *  *  If  you  do  not  visit  the  the- 
ater again  for  another  year  you  must  .see  ''The 
Gold  Rush."  It  is  one  of  those  films  that 
will  raise  the  art  of  the  screen  to  its  highest 
pinnacle.    *   *   * 


"The  Half  Way  Girl"— First  Nat'l 
Walnut,  Cincinnati 

TIMES-STAR—*   *   •    a    fine    cast    and    an 
elaborate     production,     making     it     good     en 
tertainment     for     those     wlio     like     plenty     of 
thrills    and    action.    *   *   ♦ 

State,   Cleveland 

NEWS—*  *  *  It  isn't.  It  is  verv  well 
dniie  almost  all  the  way  through  and  the  act 
ing  and  direction  are  such  that  you  willingly 
follow  the  characters  with  close  attention, 
never  once  (|uestioiiiiig  the  plansibilitv  c.f  it 
all.    *   *   * 

TIME.S— *  *  ♦  "The  Half-Wav  Girl'' 
moves  rapidly,  the  acting  generally  is  good, 
and  the  story  holds  interest.      »   «   ♦ 


"Her  Sister  From  Paris"— First  Nat'l. 
Colorado,  Denver 

POST — *  *  *  This  is  somewhat  of  a  risque 
story,  but  is  the  best  picture  Connie  has  had 
in  a  long  time.  If  it  is  necessary  for  Connie 
to  give  new  proof  that  she  is  a  clever  comedi- 
enne she  certainly  does  it  in  this  film;  also 
that  she   is  a   remarkable  pantomimist.   •   •   * 


"How  Baxter  Butted  In"— Warner 
Garden,  Milwaukee 

SENTINEL—*  *  *  Had  less  slapstick  been 
used  the  whole  thing  would  be  much  more  con- 
vincing. Under  the  circumstances  the  only 
thing  you  can  do  is  to  take  Baxter  for  a  plain 
sap,  for  he  acts  the  buffoon  considerably.  ♦  *  * 


! 


SID  GRAUMANN 

rates  VILMA  BANKY 
"Box-Office" 


"From  a  showman's  analy- 
sis, Vilma  Banky  has  the 
qualities  which  mean  box-of- 
fice appeal  and  in  my  opinion 
will  be  a  great  box-office 
attraction. 

"A  wonderful  actress — most 
beautiful  to  look  at  and  a 
personality  that  will  win  any 
audience.  Vilma  Banky  will 
be  a  great  star." 


RONALD  GOLMAN 

adds  double 
attraction  power 

in  "THE  DARK  ANGEL" 

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i^OL  XXXIII     No.  54 


Tuesday,  September  1,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


Oppose  Contract 

A/isconsin  M.  P.  T.  O.  Sees  Lack  of 

Equality  in  Existing  Form  and 

Will  Ask  for  Revisions 

'  Milwaukee— The  M.  fUj:.  O.  of 
^Visconsin  has  denounced  the  pres- 
ent uniform  contract  and  is  taking 
iteps  to  have  the  entire  system  of 
roning   out    disputes   revised. 

Arbitration  was  the  outstanding 
opic  of  the  convention  last  week.  A 
■.ommittee  of  three  exhibitor  mem- 
lers  of  the  arbitration  board  will  con- 
er  with  the  Film  Board  of  Trade  in 
jrder  to  bring  about  the  changes, 
ust  how  the  system  is  to  be  changed 
vas  left  more  or  less  to  the  discre- 
ion  of  the  conference;  but  it  was 
nade  plain  in  no  uncertain  terms  that 
Visconsin  exhibitors  will  not  tolerate 
Ittempts  which,  it  was  charged,  were 
icing  made  to  convert  arbitration 
foards  into  mere  collecting  agencies 
9r  exchanges. 

Complaints  against  the  existing 
ystem  were  numerous,  but  in  each 
ase  the  complaint  was  directed  en- 
rely  against  results  from  the  uni- 
jrm    contract. 

Second  in  importance  only  to  arbi- 
•ation  was  the  decision  of  the  exhibi- 
ts to  lend  their  full  support  and 
D-operation  to  Independence  Week 
1  October.  This  decision  is  of  con- 
iderable  significance  in  view  of  the 
let  that  Wisconsin  exhibitors  gener- 
lly  ignored  "Greater  Movie  Season." 
Contrary  to  advance  indications, 
le  fight,  anticipated  over  the  presi- 
ential  post,  failed  to  take  place  and 
red  Seegert,  of  the  Regent,  Milwau- 
ee,  was  returned  to  the  office  for  the 
lird  term  without  opposition.  Other 
ffficers  include:  F.  J.  McWilliams, 
ladison,  vice-president;  Max  Krofta, 
-llehour  theater,  Milwaukee,  record- 
ig  secertary,  and  Ernest  Lange,- 
lack.  Colonial,  Milwaukee,  treasurer. 


Roach  Here 

Hal  Roach  arrived  from  the  Coast 
ssterday  for  a  month's  stay. 


$52,000  Second  Week 

Gold    Rush"    Tops    First    Week    of 
"Girl   Shy"   at   Strand— Business 

Still  Holds  Up 
"The  Gold  Rush"  grossed  over  $52,- 
)0  at  the  .Strand  the  week  ending 
ug.  29,  the  second  of  its  run.  This  fig- 
■e  exceeds  the  $51,460  gross  of  the 
rst  week  of  "Girl  Shy",  for  the 
ven  days  ending  March  26,  1924. 
icidentally  the  latter  period  marked 
le  10th  anniversary  of  the  Strand. 
The  theater  reported  yesterday  that 
Jsiness  on  Saturday  was  as  big  as 
e  opening  Saturday  and  Sunday — 
c  third  of  the  run — as  big  as  the 
cond  Sunday. 


Connecticut 


A  grave  situation  has  developed  in  Connecticut,  where  a 
special  Federal  court  has  upheld  the  constitutionality  of  the 
$10  per  reel  tax.  Exhibitors  and  distributors  are  united  in 
facing  the  issue. 

Because  the  Connecticut  tax  carries  potentialities  which 
extend  far  beyond  the  borders  of  that  state  and  because  the 
industry  should  be  presented  with  the  facts  as  they  develop, 
THE  FILM  DAILY  yesterday  dispatched  a  special  corres- 
pondent to  the  scene  to  remain  there  a  day,  a  week,  a  month 
or  as  long  as  it  becomes  necessary.  Arthur  W.  Eddy  will 
interview  legislators,  leaders  in  public  life,  exhibitors,  the  m.3n 
in  the  street — in  short,  he  will  touch  on  every  angle  bearing 
on  the  present  problem. 


Cole  Quits  M.  P.  T.  O. 

Resigns    as    Director — His    Reasons 

Hinge       Around       Policies       of 

Sydney  S.  Cohen 

Dallas — H.  A.  Cole,  president  of 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Texas  has  resign- 
ed as  director  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
In  a  long  letter  to  R.  F.  Woodhull, 
national  president,  Cole  explains  he 
has  no  idea  of  attempting  to  split  the 
national  exhibitor  body  because  the 
association  "today  is  split  wide  open, 
no  matter  whether  any  of  us  resign 
or  not." 

He  takes  exception  to  the  policies 
and  methods  of  Sydney  S.  Cohen  and 
tells  why.  His  communication  to 
Woodhull  is  lengthy  and  takes  up 
in  some  detail  the  actions  to  which 
he   objects. 


Film    Folk    Back    From    Europe 

Among  those  who  returned  on  the 
Leviathan  yesterday  were  Thomas 
Meighan,  who  has  been  making  a  pic- 
ture in  Ireland  for  Paramount,  Lois 
Wilson,  Thomas  Geraghty,  scenarist; 
Victor  Heerman.  director;  Louis 
Sarecky,  production  manager;  Emmet 
Crozier,  publicity  representative. 
Nath?n  Burkan  was  also  in  the  pas- 
senger list,  which  included  Virginia 
Valli. 


10  Houses  Seat  14,400 
Washington — The    ten    houses    in- 
cluded   in    the    Stanley-Crandall    deal 
seat   14,400,   divided  as  follows: 

Metropolitan,  1800;  Tivoli,  2,500; 
Ambassador,  1,600;  Central,  1,000; 
Savoy.  1.300;  Apollo,  1,200;  Avenue 
Grand,  1,200;  York.  1,000;  Home, 
1,000  and  Lincoln.  1,800.  There  is 
one  house  under  construction. 


Buys  In  21  Houses 

A.  L.  Bernstein,  Coogan  Production 
Manager,    Pays   $500,000   for    In- 
terest in  Langley  Theaters 

Los  Angeles — A.  L.  Bernstein, 
production  manager  for  Jackie  Coo- 
gan Prod,  has  purchased  Clyde  L. 
Langley's  interest  in  the  West  Coast- 
Langley  Circuit,  composed  of  21  thea- 
ters in  Southern  California  towns. 
.About  $500,000  is  involved. 


Jack  Coogan,  Sr.,  announced  re- 
cently that  Jackie's  money  would  be 
used  to  build  a  3,000  seat  first-run  in 
Los  Angeles  and  that  this  was  the 
Inst   of  a  prospective  chain. 


Norma  to  Appear  in  "Kiki" 

Los  Angeles — Contrary  to  former 
plans,  "Kiki"  will  be  Norma  Tal- 
madge's  next  production  to  follow 
"Graustark".  which  opens  at  the  Cap- 
itol, New  York  Sept.  6.  "Kiki"  will 
go  in  production  Oct.  1.  Clarence 
Brown  will  direct.  William  Cameron 
Mcnzies  is  leaving  Hollywood  Sun- 
day for  Paris  to  consult  with  Ernest 
Gros  concerning  the  original  settings 
lor  "Kiki".  "Paris  After  Dark",  has 
been  postponed  and  "Kiki"  will  be  a 
First  National  release  instead  of  a 
Cnited  Artists. 


"Only   Way",   British   Hit 

By  ERNEST   W.  FREDUAN 
Tltc  Film   Renter  and  M.   P.  News 

London — "The  Only  Way"  achiev- 
ed a  tremendous  sucess  at  its  pre- 
miere Friday  night.  It  is  undoubted- 
ly the  greatest  picture  ever  produced 
in  this  country. 


No  Collections  Yet 

Distributors  Ready  to  Pay  Connecti- 
cut  Tax   but   State    Has   Yet  to 
Evolve  a  Method 

New  Haven -^  Tax  Commissioner 
Blodgett  and  hi^  assistantfs  have  not 
as  yet  conceived  a  plan  for  the  col- 
lection of  the  new  tax,  which  is  re- 
troactive to  July  8.  Exhibitors  and 
distributors  working  with  the  Hays 
organization  have  created  a  revolving 
fund  to  pay  the  assessments  due  but 
the  money  is  idle  pending  the  de- 
termination of  methods  of  collection. 

The  authorities  are  meanwhile  busy 
checking  up  on  a  list  of  films  to  be 
exhibited  in  the  state  during  the  next 
two  weeks  and  it  is  expected  that  the 
first  actual  payment  of  taxes  will 
change   hands   some   time   this   week. 


That  the  Independent  M.  P.  Ass'n 
will  not  work  in  co-operation  with  the 
Hays  office  in  the  fight  was  made 
clear  yesterday.  The  organization 
has  decided  to  adopt  a  "hands  off" 
policy  and  permit  each  exchange  to 
determine  whether  or  not  it  will  re- 
main open  or  close  down.  There  are 
five  independent  exchanges  in  New 
Haven.  Lester  Tobias  of  the  Yale 
Film  Exchange  has  gone  out  of  busi- 
ness. Edward  Golden  of  the  Golden 
Dist.  Co.,  has  decided  to  "stick  it 
out".  The  future  plans  of  the  other 
three  exchangemen,  Asher  of  the 
American  Feature  Film  Co.,  Mc- 
Connville  of  the  Independent  Film 
Co.  and  Wallenstein  of  the  Franklin 
Film   have   not   been   announced. 


Hartford — A  special  committee  of 
the  Connecticut  M.  P.  T.  O.  which 
had  planned  to  visit  Governor  Trum- 
bull at  his  Maine  camp  to  urge  a 
special  session  of  the  Legislature  to 
reconsider  a  repeal  of  the  film  tax 
has  deferred  its  departure  indefinitely. 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Bru  of  London  Here 

Ernest    Bru    of    Unity    Film    Co., 
London,  is  at  the  Astor.  -    — 


Four  to  P.  D.  C. 

De  Mille  to  Finish  "Last  Frontier" — 
Stromberg  to  Deliver  Two  from 

Harry  Carey 
F.  C.  Munroe,  John  C.  Flinn,  Jere- 
miah   Milbank   and    Charles    Christie 
constituted  a  group  of  P.   D.   C.   of- 
ficials   and    associates    who    reached 
New  York  from  the  Coast  yesterday. 
Flinn    said    that    Hunt    Stromberg 
who    has    severed    relations    with    P. 
D.    C.    has   turned   over   four   stories 
to   the   company:      "The   Last    Fron- 
tier" to  be  completed  by  Cecil  B.  De 
Mille;  "Flame  of  the  Yukon",  "Ship- 
wrecked"   and    "Whispering    Smith". 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


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Tuesday,  September  1,  1925 


ViL  XXXIII  Nt.  54  Tuesday,  Sept I.ISZS   Pnet&Culs 


Coryright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  FoUci, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS.  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager ;  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor ; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
italph  Wilk,  Traveling  Representative.  En- 
tered as  second-class  maitter  May  21,  1918, 
at  the  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  March  3,  1879.  Terms  (Postage 
free)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
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New  York.  Hollywood,  California — Hairvey 
E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980  London  Representative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredraan,  The  Film  Renter,  53a 
Shaftesbury  Ave.,  London,  W.  I.  Paris  Rep- 
resentative, La  Cinematographie  Francaise,  5, 
Rne   Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban   &   Katz    Not  quoted 

Eastman    Kodak    ...105J4    10554  10554       200 

Famous   Players    ...105M   103K  104J4  3,100 

F.   P.   Preferred 102        102  102          200 

Film   Inspection    ...     5           5  5          600 

First  National    Not  quoted 

Fox    "A"    707A     68ii  69}i  4,200 

Loew's,    Inc 34^     3354  3454   6,900 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    ..2154     2154  2154      200 

"   P.  Cap.  Corp.  ..   175i     1754  1754      200 

ihe  Exch.  Inc.   ..   7SH     745i  745i      500 

icouras    Bros Not   quoted 

frans  Lux   Screen    .      6H       6H  6Ji       100 

Universal     36         36  36          200 

\\ferners    Not    quoted 

Warners    "A"    205i     20  20          200 


Williams  Shifted  to  Chicago 

St.  Paul,  Minn. — Clarence  S.  Wil- 
liams, manager  of  the  Palace-Or- 
pheum  has  been  transferred  by  the 
Orpheum  interests  to  the  Riviera, 
on  the  North  Side  of  Chicago.  He 
is  succeeded  here  by  Edward  Furni. 


New  Roosevelt,  Detroit  Opens  Soon 

Detroit — The  New  Roosevelt  one 
of  the  Robertson  houses,  opens  Sept. 
17.  It  was  originally  intended  to 
open  sometime  this  month. 


R.  &  C.  Give  Up  House 

Indiana,  Pa. — Mrs.  Adda  P.  Elkin 
has  taken  over  the  Ritz,  from  Row- 
land-Clark  Theaters,   Inc. 


GEVAERT 

RAW  STOCK 

Negative  —  Positive 

As  Good  As  The  Best 
JOHN  D.  TIPPETT,  Inc. 

GEVAERT      FILM 

1540  B'way    6040  Sunset  Blvd. 
N.  Y.  C.  HoUywood 


To  Produce  Only 

Independent  Pictures  Corp.  Switches 

Operations     from     State     Right 

Distribution  to  Studio  Activity 

Upon  completion  of  the  present  se- 
ries of  Bill  Cody  westerns  for  state 
right  exchanges,  Independent  Pic- 
tures Corp.  will  discontinue  making 
productions  for  state  right  distribu- 
tion and  confine  itself  to  the  making 
of  productions  for  national  distribu- 
ting organizations  and  for  other  na- 
tional state  right  distributors. 

In  other  words,  Independent,  as  a 
state  right  distributing  organization 
will  cease  to  function.  Other  than 
maintaining  an  office  representation 
in  New  York,  the  Eastern  organiza- 
tion will  move  to  the  West  Coast. 
Jesse  J.  Goldburg,  who  returned  from 
Hollywood   yesterday    said: 

"I  find  that  one  must  specialize  in 
this  industry,  and  a  producer  must  be 
a  producer,  and  a  distributor  must  be 
a  distributor  only,  when  the  results 
;.re  dependent  largely  on  the  efforts 
of  the  individual." 

Jack  Lustberg  will  act  as  studio 
manager. 


Levy  in  Charge  of  Appell's  Finances 
York,  Pa. — Phil  Levy,  for  four 
years  manager  of  the  Lyric,  Allen- 
town,  has  been  placed  in  charge  of 
financial  affairs  of  the  Nathan  Appell 
enterprises,  operating  houses  in  Lan- 
caster, York,  and  Reading.  Levy 
is  succeeded  in  Allentown  by  Harry 
Gammet.  Levy  will  remain  here  in 
York,  in  charge  of  the  New  Strand, 
Hippodrome,  Wizard  and  Scenic. 


Legislature  Thanks  Exhibitors 
Atlanta — The  Georgia  State  Leg- 
islature has  adopted  a  resolution  ex- 
pressing its  appreciation  of  the  kind- 
ness and  courtesies  shown  its 
members  by  the  exhibitors  of  the 
state.  During  the  last  session  not  a 
single  measure  antagonistic  to  the 
industry  was  introduced. 


Marcus  Back  from  Trip 
Lee   Marcus,   sales   manager  of   F. 
B.   O.  is   back  from  a   Mid-Western 
sales  trip. 


Budd  Rogers  Returns 

Budd  Rogers  of  Lumas  Film  has 
returned  from  a  five-weeks'  sales  trip 
through  the  South  and  West.  He 
sold  the  12  Gothams  to  F.  and  R.  of 
Minneapolis  for  Minnesota  and  the 
Dakotas. 


Farewell  Lunch  for  Anna  Sessions 

New  Orleans — Before  her  depar- 
ture for  New  York,  the  F.  I.  L.  M. 
Club  of  New  Orleans  composed  of 
members  of  the  Film  Board  of  Trade 
held  a  farewell  luncheon  at  Turci's 
Italian  Gardens  in  honor  of  Mrs. 
Anna  H.  Sessions,  who  has  been  ap- 
pointed a  representative  of  First  Na- 
tional in  Europe. 


M.-G.-M.  Buys  "Single  Beds" 

"Single  Beds",  an  original  by  Fred- 
erick and  Fanny  Hatton  has  been 
purchased  by  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 


Eveljm  Brent  Here 

Evelyn  Brent  has  arrived  in  New 
York  from  the  Coast  on  a  three  weeks' 
vacation.     At  the   Chatham. 


Calls  Meeting 

New  Haven — A  special  meet- 
ing of  the  Connecticut  M.  P. 
T.  O.  to  consider  latest  devel- 
opments in  the  situation  and 
take  action  tending  to  protect 
the  future  interests  of  the  thea- 
ters, will  be  held  at  the  Hotel 
Garde  Sunday  afternoon.  The 
Board  of  Directors  will  meet 
here  tomorrow  in  order  to  pre- 
pare a  report  to  be  submitted 
to  the  meeting  on  Sunday. 


No  Collections  Yet 

{Continued   from  Page   1) 

This  decision  was  reached  when  it 
was  learned  that  the  Governor  will 
return  to  the  state  before  it  would  be 
necessary  for  the  committee  to  act, 
J.  W.  Walsh  of  Hartford,  president  of 
the  Connecticut  M.  P.  T.  O.,  stated. 

The  tax  will  place  an  additional 
burden  of  approximately  $2,500  upon 
the  houses  the  size  of  the  Rialto  in 
Hartford,  according  to  an  estimate 
made  by  Walsh.  About  $1,200  of  this 
amount  will  be  paid  directly  because 
of  the  assessment  while  the  remaining 
$1,300  will  be  due  to  the  increased 
cost  of  doing  business  with  exchanges 
in  Boston  and  New  York,  instead  of 
New  Haven. 


Two  for  Stevenson  Theaters,  Inc. 

Charlotte,  N.  C— -Stevenson  Thea- 
ters, Inc.,  operating  a  small  chain 
throughout  the  state,  have  in  course 
of  construction  two  new  theaters,  one 
in  Goldsboro  and  the  other  at  Bur- 
lington. Both  are  nearing  comple- 
tion. 


New  House  for  Philadelphia 

Philadelphia — Mayer  Milgram,  who 
built  the  Avon  at  23rd  and  South  Sts. 
which  he  sold  recently  to  Green  and 
Altman,  has  purchased  a  site  and 
building  thereon  in  North  Philadel- 
phia.   Milgram  will  build  a  500  seater. 

"U"  Buys  Three  Stories 

Los  Angeles — Universal  has  pur- 
chased "The  Big  Gun",  by  Richard 
Barry,  "Click  of  Triangle  T",  by  Os- 
car J.  Friend,  for  Hoot  Gibson,  and 
"Beautiful  Joe",  in  which  Muro,  the 
police  dog  will  appear. 

Mrs.  Thomas  Ince  Returns 

Mrs.  Thomas  H.  Ince,  widow  of 
the  director,  returned  to  New  York 
Sunday  night  after  a  two  months' 
trip  in  Europe  with  her  sons, 
Thomas,   Richard  and  William. 


Staying  Abroad 

Rex   Ingram  to   Make   Next  Pictur< 

in     Europe  —  "Mare     Nostrum" 

Now  Being  Cut 

Alice  Terry  has  completed  worl 
in  "Mare  Nostrum"  and  will  sail  oi 
the  Majestic  arriving  in  New  Yor! 
about  Sept.  8.  Miss  Terry  is  returr 
ing  on  a  short  vacation  after  whicl 
she  will  go  back  to  Europe  to  appea 
in  Ingram's  next  picture. 

"Mare  Nostrum"  has  practical! 
been  completed.  Tony  Moreno,  wh> 
played  the  leading  male  role,  is  plan 
ning  to  sail  for  America  shortly  afte 
the  middle  of  the  month.  Ingrar 
himself  will  probably  remain  i: 
France  until  after  his  next  picture  ha 
been    completed. 


Metro  Ball,  Oct  31 

The  third  annual  ball  of  the  Metre 
Goldwyn  Club  will  be  held  at  th 
Astor,  Saturday,  Oct.  31. 


Stop,  look 
and  Laugh! 

HAL  ROACH 

presents 

CLYDE  COOK 


In  «   new  series  of  two  reel  comedies 

that  will  make  *em  scream. 


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Presented  by  Carl  Laemmle 

Directed  by  Rupert  Julian 

Supplementary  Direction  by  Edward  Sedgwick 


With  LON  CHANEY 


Star  of  ^^The  Hunchback 
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ARY  PHILBIN  and  NORMAN  KERRY 


OF  "MERRY  GO   ROUND"  FAME 
and  Cast  of  Many  Thousands 


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Settings  of  Stupendous  Size  and  Rare  Grandeur 


Wild  -Weird  -Wonderful 


A  TRIUMPH  OF  THE  MOST  FANTASTIC  EVENTS  EVER  SCREENED 

MARKS  THE  PEAK  OF  ALL  PICTURE  ENTERTAINMENT 


This  Picture  is  Universal's  most  la^  ish  and  great- 
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wholesome,  thrilling  entertainment.  Packed 
from  beginning  to  end  with  sensational  events — 
thrilling  to  the  Nth  degree  —  fantastically  wild 
beyond  all  description. 


Phantom  Stage  Effects  by 

THURSTON,  THE  GREAT  MAGICIAN 

Corps  de  Ballet  under  the  direction  of 

ALBERTINA  RASCH 

Opens  Next  Sunday,  Sept.  6th 

Astor  Theatre 

Broadway  and  4Sth  St. 


Mail  Orders  Now    Prices:  Matinees,  50c  to  $1.00 — Evenings,  50c  to  $1.50 


Tuesday,  September  1,  19 


Labor  Troubles 

Musicians  Seek  Increase  in  Cleveland 

Operators    Make   Demands   in 

Milwaukee 
Cleveland — The  musicians'  union  is 
asking  a  40  per  cent  increase  of  the 
downtown  first  run  theaters.  An  of- 
ficial of  one  of  the  leading  circuits 
said  that  a  walk-out  is  not  improb- 
able. 


Incorporations 


Dover,  Del. — Capital  Amusements,  Inc. 
Capital  $100,000.  Incorporators,  A.  Miller, 
F.  Bogart  and  E.  Le  Hane.  Attorney,  Cor- 
poration Trust  Company  of  America,  Du 
Pont  Bldg.,  Wilmington. 


Dover,  Del.— Amusement  Service  Corp., 
Capital  $100,000.  Incorporators,  A.  Miller, 
F.  Bogart  and  E.  Le  Hane.  Attorney,  Cor- 
poration Trust  Company  of  America,  Du  Pont 
Bldg.,    Wilmington. 


Milwaukee— Demands  for  pay  in- 
creases ranging  from  five  per  cent 
in  outskirt  houses  to  thirty-two  per 
cent  in  the  de  luxe  down  town  houses, 
are  being  made  by  the  operators' 
union.  Thus  far  theater  owners  have 
rejected  the  demands.  Although 
some  members  of  the  union  are  talk- 
ing strike,  it  is  the  opinion  in  most 
quarters  that  an  amicable  adjustment 
will  be  reached  and  serious  trouble 
averted. 

Stage  hands  are  seeking  increases 
which  thus  far  likewise  have  been 
refused  and  the  two  unions  are 
working  together  in  an  effort  to  ob- 
tain advances.  Some  of  the  down- 
town houses  are  worried  over  the  de- 
mands because  they  are  inclined  to 
believe  that  the  outskirts  may  be 
swung  over  to  grant  the  increases. 

Golden  Plans  New  $250,000  House 
Detroit— John  G.  Golden  has  com- 
pleted financial  arrangements  for  a 
new  $250,000  theater  to  seat  1,200  in 
Brightmoor,  on  12th  and  Westbrook 
Sts.,  not  far  from  the  Virginia  thea- 
ter which  he  also  operates.  The 
building  will  contain  a  dance  hall  and 

/stores    and   offices.      Ground   will   be 

/  broken  in  about  a  week. 

Postal  Progress  Pageant  Pictured 

Nashville,  Tenn.— W.  E.  McCarton 
photographed  a  1000  ft.  film  of  the 
recent  Pageant  of  Postal  Progress 
and  turned  it  over  to  the  Post  Oi- 
fice  department  here  to  be  sent 
throughout  the  country. 

Split  Policy  House  for  Sterling,  111. 

Sterling,  111.— Plans  have  been 
drawn  by  Bradlev  &  Bradley,  archi- 
tects of  Rockford,  for  a  new  vaude- 
ville and  picture  theater  to  be  erected 
by  William  Scharder.  It  will  cost 
$50,000. 

New  Supply  Unit 
Seattle— The  Theater  Supply  Co., 
opened  offices  recently  at  2016  Third 
Avenue.  E.  C.  Searle  is  general  man- 
ager and  Roy  Peacock,  office  mana- 
ger.   

Federated  Acquires  Preferred  Series 

Pittsburgh— Federated  Film  Ex- 
change has  purchased  for  this  terri- 
tory, the  Preferred  series.  Federated 
will  release  208  subjects  during  1925- 
26. 


Dover,  Del. — Signal  Mountain  Holding  Co. 
Capital  $15,000,000.  Incorporators,  B.  Saye, 
L.  Christy  and  K.  Girven.  Attorney,  Cor. 
poration  Service  Co.,  Equitable  Bldg.,  Wil- 
mington. 

Albany,  N.  Y. — ^Sawyer  and  Lubin,  Inc. ; 
New  York.  Incorporators,  E.  Bregstem  and 
A.  Thompson.  Attorney,  H.  G.  Kosch,  1540 
Broadway,   New   York. 


Four  to  P,  D.  G. 

(Continued   jrom  Page   1) 

All  of  these  were  to  be  made  by 
Stromberg  as  specials.  There  re- 
main two  Harry  Carey's  to  be  de- 
livered to  P.  D.  C.  and  "The  People 
vs.   Nancy  Preston." 

Flinn  said  that  camerawork  on  1/ 
of  the  2>7  pictures  for  the  fall  season 
had  been  finished.  The  various  dis- 
trict managers  of  the  company  were 
gathered  here  yesterday  to  discuss 
fall  selling  plans. 


Leatrice   Joy   Plans  Trip   Easj 
Leatrice  Joy  is  planning  a  trip 
as  soon  as  she  completes  "The  V 
ding   Song." 

Mell  Brown  to  Adapt  "Love  Thl 

Mell  Brown,  Universal  scenal 
has  been  chosen  to  make  an  ada| 
tion  of  "The  Love  Thrill." 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Van  Amusement  Co., 
Newark.  Capital  $50,000.  Incorporators, 
L.   Van  Poznak,  L.   Kristeller  and  S.   Zucker. 


Austin,  Texas— S.  and  M.  Amusement  Co  , 
Terrell.  Capital  $20,000.  Incorporators,  W. 
Stallings,  L.   Marshall  and  L.  Moore. 

Albany,  N.  Y.— Ace  Film  Exchange,  New 
Nork.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators,  H. 
Brasch,    E.    Behrman   and    H.    Binder. 


Trenton,  N.  J.— G.  B.  Teneyck's  Gaiety 
Theater,  Inc. ;  Trenton.  Incorporators,  G. 
Teneyck,  J.   Bod  and   H.   Vanwart. 


Richmond,  Va. — Star  Amusement  Co.,  Inc. ; 
Pembroke.  Capital  $15,000.  Incorporators, 
C    Lucas,  J.  Reel  and  J.  A.   Reel. 


Mbany  N.  Y. — ^Cavendish  Club,  Inc. ; 
New  York.  Capital  $37,00'0.  Incorporators, 
J.  Arnold  and  F.   Crowninshield. 

Jackson,  Miss.— Ashburn  Park  Amusement 
Co.,  Natchez.  Capital  $1,200.  Incorpora- 
tors,  C.   Engle,   S.   Laub,  et  al. 


Expect  Ballyhoo  Today 

The  "Seven  Days"  ballyhoo  is  due 
in  New  York  today  from  Los  An- 
geles. The  auto  which  is  attempting 
to  cross  the  continent  in  a  week  ar- 
rived in  Kansas  City  twelve  hours 
ahead  of  the  train  which  brought 
John  C.  Flinn  and  Charles  Christie 
East.  It  was  due  in  Indianapolis 
yesterday. 

Renovating  Grand   Rapids  Houses 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich. — The  Strand 
is  the  only  Butterfield  theater  operat- 
ing at  present.  The  others  are  all 
closed  for  renovations  and  redecor- 
ating, reopening  in  a  few  weeks.  The 
local  Butterfield  houses  were  formerly 
operated  as  Consolidated  Theaters, 
Inc. 


"Plastic  Age"  Started 
Hollywood — Camera  work  has  been 
.'itarted'  on  "The  Plastic  Age"  by 
Wesley  Ruggles,  for  Schulberg  Prod. 
In  the  cast  are  Clara  Bow,  Donah! 
Keith,  Henry  B.  Walthall,  Mary  Al- 
den,  Gilbert  Roland,  David  Butler 
and  Joan  Standing. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Herkimer  Liberty  Corp., 
Gloversville.  Incorporators,  G.  Wallace,  P. 
Gloo   and  A.    Vanwiggeren. 


Dover,  Del. — Frank  Amusement  Co.,  Inc. 
Capital  $250,000.  Attorney,  United  States 
Corporation    Co.,    Dover. 


Dover  Del. — Consolidated  Theaters  Corp. 
Capital  '$10,000.  Attorney,  United  States 
Corporation  Co.,  Dover. 


Dover,  Del.— Animated  Advertising  Cu. 
Capital  $10,000.  Attorney,  George  L 
Schafer,    Wilmington. 

Mhaiiy  N.  Y.— Catskill  Operating  Co., 
Catskill.  Capital  $50,000.  Incorporators,  W. 
Farley  and  V.   Farley. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Attroy  Theaters  Corp., 
Buffalo.  Incorporators,  M.  Mark,  E.  Mark 
and   M.   Sharaf. 


Cheuvrot   Theater    Bankrupt 
Cleveland-The    Gem    theater,    at 
Barberton,  operated  by  H.  E.  Cheuv- 
ront,  is  in  the  hands  of  a  receiver. 

Crandall  Quits  Rowland  &  Clark 

Pittsburg,  Pa.— Milton  Crandall 
has  resigned  as  publicity  and  adver- 
tising head  of  Rowland  &  Clark  thea- 
ters,  effective    Oct.    1. 


Albany,  N.  Y.- -Dependable  Film  Corp., 
New  York.  Incorporators,  C.  (ioetz,  B.  Cioetz 
and   W.    Goetz. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Lariat  Productions.   New- 
York.      Attorney,    W.    Hall.    36    W.    44th    St. 


Austin,    Texas — Liberty 
Corp.,   New   Orleans,   La. 


Film     Distributing 
Capital    $50,000. 


Columbia.    S.    C. 
Co.,    .Spartanburg. 


—Lake    Lanier    Amusement 

Capital  $in,nno. 


Knipe  Promoted  By  Universal 
Kansas  City— C.  C.  Knipe,  who 
formerly  had  charge  of  the  acces- 
sories department  for  Universal  here, 
has  been  advanced  to  Central  West 
asscssory  manager. 


Ed.   Beck  with   Koppin 

Detroit — Ed.  Beck  is  now  associ- 
ated with  the  Henry  S.  Koppin 
Amusement  Enterprises,  having  se- 
vered his  relations  as  manager  of  the 
Strand. 


Standard    Gets   "Fun  from   Press" 

Detroit — The  series  of  "Fun  From 
the  Press"  Literary  Digest  reels  has 
been  acquired  by  Standard  Film  Ser- 
vice for  the  local  territory. 


Pictvu-es  Resumed  at   Majestic 

Harrisburg.  Pa. — Pictures  have 
been  resumed  at  the  Majestic,  which 
has  been  playing  musical  comedies. 


Mr.  Exhibitor:  A«k  at  the  Film  Elxchanges 
for  the 


It's  little  to  psk  for,  but  it's  the  only 
reliable  aid  you  can  give  your  musir-'vns 
to  help  put  the  picture  over.    '' 


SEPTEMBER 
20— 

"BUSTER  BROWN" 


What  Others  Think. 


HUGO  RIESENFELD:      \ 

"I  can  say    with  great    gratit 
cation  that  Red  Seal  product  hi 
been      consistently     fine     and 
delight  to  my  audiences." 


729  7th  Ave. 


N.    Y. 


Ekiwin  Miles  Fadman,  Pres. 


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By  HAMIET 
BEECHER  STOWE 


Now  Ready  For  Re'ease 

LEE-BRADFORD  CORPORATIO 

Arthur  A.  Lee.  President 
701  Seventh  Ave.  New  Yoi 


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I  XXXIII  No.  55 


Wednesday,  September  2, 1925 


Price  5  Cents 


^'Battle  of  Giants" 

1  and  Nebraska  the  Field,  and  the 
Ipoils  Theaters,  According  to 

"Greater  Amusements" 
inneapolis — A  tremendously  in- 
iting  article  appears  in  the  cur- 
issue  of  "Greater  Amusements" 
erning  theater  activities  in  Iowa 
Nebraska.  This  publication  sees 
territory  as  the  "battleground  of 
'big  interests' ". 

fe   article    points   out   how    Uni- 
lil     secured     a     strong     foothold 
fcgh  the  purchase  of  the  Hostett- 
ircuit  and  how  the  Frank  circuit 
/aterloo  is  stepping  to  the  fore 
quiring  additional  theaters.  Con- 
g,  the  article  states: 
'Metro-Goldjnvn,  it  is  declared, 
dickering    for    a    number    of 
ises  throughout  Iowa  and  Ne- 
ska,    first    of    which    is    the 
gion   theater.    Elk    Horn,    la., 
ich  the  distributing  firm  is  said 
have  taken  over  last  week." 
another   point,    this   appears: 
^ith  Metro-Goldwyn  declared  ac- 
a  three-cornered   fight  in   Iowa 

(.Continued  on  Page  4) 


P.  T.  O.  After  Business  M'g'r 
e  administrative  committee  of 
ll.  P.  T.  O.  A.  consisting  of  A. 
n  Brylawski,  Nathan  Yamins, 
y  Davis,  M.  E.  Comerford  and 
Wells,  has  been  proceeding  with 
iecuring  of  a  business  manager 
U  a  meeting  to  be  held  here  to- 
may  make  an  important  an- 
bement  in  this  regard. 


bmstein's  Interest  One  Third 
3  Angeles — The  purchase  of 
le  Langley's  one  third  interest 
!  West  Coast-Langley  circuit  of 
)uses  came  as  a  complete  sur- 
No  one  was  apparently  aware 
such  a  transaction  had  even 
discussed  with  A.  L.  Bernstein. 


ritain  Starts  Soon 

Committee  Representing  Trade 
thing      Production    —    Funds 
>oked  For  to  Launch  Studios 

BY  ERNEST  W.  FREDMAN 
'he  Film  Renter  and  M.  P.  News 

idon — A  big  discussion  took 
last  week  under  the  auspices  of 
inematograph  Exhibitors'  Assn. 
ie  recent  paper  read  by  T.  A. 
i  on  a  national  studio  at  the 
^w  Conference. 
!  president,  Thomas  Ormiston, 
•  iriven  the  scheme  his  blessing 
^fter  a  lengthy  discussion  it  was 
id  to  form  a  committee  of  ex- 
rs,    renters    and    producers    to 

(.Continued  on  Page  4) 


9  British  Branches 

For  P.  D.  C— William  M.  Vogel  Ex- 
pects  Organization  to  Be  func- 
tioning in  the  Near  Future 

William  M.  Vogel  who  formed  a 
1  reducers  Dist.  Corp.,  of  England 
while  in  London  said  yesterday  the 
oiiipany  will  operate  nine  branches  in 
the  united  Kingdom.  As  noted,  A. 
Oeorge  omitn,  lormer  sales  mana- 
ger lor  (joldwyn  (.lintish)  and  one  ot 
the  best  iiked  executives  in  England 
will  be  in  charge. 

The  organization  will  be  function- 
ing in  a  few  days,  according  to  Vogel. 
In  London,  the  former  Goldwyn  of- 
hces  have  been  taken  over.  While  he 
was  in  Germany,  Vogel  sold  the  cur- 
rent product  to  National  Film.  Na- 
tional was  the  former  Paramount  dis- 
tributor but  that  product  has  gone 
over  to  the  Ufa. 


Chandler  Succeeding  Kellogg? 

It  is  reported  C.  F.  Chandler  will 
shortly  be  officially  appointed  direc- 
tor of  publicity  and  advertising  at 
First  National,  succeeding  Mark 
Kellogg.  Charlie  Einfeld  will  take 
over  Chandler's  post. 


Warners  Control  Circle  for  Year 

Cleveland — It  is  said  here  that 
Warner  Bros,  have  not  permanently 
acquired  the  Circle  but  have  made  a 
working  arrangement  for  one  year, 
during  which  time  the  theater  will 
show  all  Warner  product. 


A.  M,  P,  A.  Election  Sept.  10 

The  annual  election  of  the  A.  M. 
P.  A.  will  be  held  at  the  Hofbrau 
House  Sept.  10.  Major  Edward 
Bowes  will  address  the  meeting  to- 
morrow. 


Coogans  Select  Theater  Site 

Los  Angeles— The  3,000-seat  Coog- 
an  theater  will  be  built  on  Western 
Ave.,  between  Sth  and  6th  Sts. 


K.  G.  Backing 

E.  O.  Van  Pelt  is  at  the  Astor.  He 
has  just  arrived  from  California  to 
arrange  distribution  for  a  series  of 
two-reel  psychological  dramas  and 
six  features  to  be  produced  by  the  M. 
P.  Guild  of  America,  a  new  Coast  pro- 
ducing unit  backed  by  Kansas  City 
interests.  E.  L.  Chase,  a  prominent 
clubman  in  that  town  is  one  of  the 
principal  figures. 

Space  has  been  engaged  at  the  Cal- 
ifornia Studio,  Hollywood  where 
work  on  the  first  two-reeler,  "Power" 
has  been  started. 


New  Tax  Danger  in  Connecticut; 

Industry's  Protests  Are  Resented 


Seek  Special  Counsel 

New  Haven — One  of  the 
orders  of  business  at  the  meet- 
ing of  the  directors  of  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  today  will  be  the  ap- 
pointment of  special  counsel 
to  represent  exhibitors  exclu- 
sively. 

The  agitation  for  a  special 
session  of  the  Legislature  to 
consider  tax  repeal  has  been 
abandoned  pending  the  return 
of  Governor  Trumbull  from 
Maine.  .It  is  the  opinion  of 
many  persons  in  close  touch 
with  the  situation,  including 
Tax  Commissioner  Blodgett 
that  chances  for  the  success  of 
this  plan  are  slight. 


Republican  Leaders,  Angered  by 

Objections,   Consider  More 

Drastic  Measure 


New  Haven  Deserted 

Only    One    Exchange    Open    There 
Where  All  Connecticut  Film  Ac- 
tivity Was  Once  Centered 

New  Haven — Tiie  Kilfeather  Build- 
ng,  formerly  the  center  of  all  film 
•activity  in  New  Haven  and  therefore, 
Connecticut,  has  now  the  appearance 
of  a  deserted  village. 

The  only  office  occupied  is  that 
used  by  Lester  S.  Tobias,  formerly  of 
the  Yale  Film  Exchange  who  is 
maintaining  a  service  bureau  to  help 
in  getting  prints  from  Boston  and 
New  Haven  and  to  assist  in  the  dis- 
tribution  of   advertising  matter. 

A.  Nelson  Frazier  of  West  Haven, 

ieputy   tax   agent   is  issuing  seals   to 

exchanges  in   New   York  and  Boston 

for    all    Connecticut    releases    during 

he  next  two  weeks. 

Interest  is  focussed  on  the  special 
meeting  o  fthe  M  .P.  T.  O.  scheduled 
!or  Sunday  at  the  Hotel  Garde  when 
further  action  in  the  campaign  and 
the  contemplated  test  case  will  be  dis- 
cussed. 


A.  and  H.  Extend  Their  Building 

Seattle — Ackerman  &  Harris  will 
probably  begin  operations  on  Seattle 
suburban  vaudeville  and  picture  thea- 
ters shortly,  in  their  campaign  of 
building  in  the  Pacific  Northwest. 
Officials  have  negotiations  under  way. 
Ground  was  broken  yesterday  in 
Portland  for  the  first  suburban  house 
at  Broadway  and  Salmon  St. 


By  ARTHUR  IV.  EDDY 
Hartford,  Conn. — Angered  by  the 
storm  of  opposition  to  the  film  tax, 
a  number  of  leaders  high  in  the  Re- 
publican party  are  threatening  to  pass 
a  more  drastic  tax  and  censorship  bill 
at  the  next  session  of  the  Connecticut 
legislature  which  meets  in  1927,  ac- 
cording to  information  gleaned  in  au- 
thoritative  circles. 

If  such  a  course  were  adopted,  the 
passage  of  such  a  measure  would  be 
a  certainty  as  the  party  has  an  over- 
whelming majority  in  both  Houses 
and  a  Democratic  governor  is  almost 
an  unheard  of  thing  in  this  State. 

Plans  of  the  Connecticut  M.  P.  T. 
O.  for  a  test  case  are  progressing.  It 
is  expected  they  will  be  completed  at 
a  meeting  of  the  board  of  directors  at 
the  Hotel  Garde,  New  Haven,  today. 
The  test  case  will  not  be  attempted 
for  several  weeks  as  the  state  is  not 
in  a  position  to  make  any  arrests  un- 
til after  its  check-up  in  films  is  fin- 
ished some  time  this  week. 

It  is  the  intention  of  the  M.  P.  T. 
O.  to  have  an  exhibitor  deliberately 
violate  the  law  by  screening  an  un- 
registered film  and  then  draw  the  at- 
tention of  the  authorities  to  the  inci- 

(Continued  on  Page  5) 


Trouble  with  Prints 

Hartford — Local  exhibitors 
are  experiencing  some  difficulty 
in  getting  prints  on  time  from 
exchanges  in  Boston  and  New 
York.  This  was  especially 
true  early  in  the  week.  At  the 
Strand  Sunday,  the  short  sub- 
ject advertised  on  the  program 
arrived  more  than  12  hours  be- 
hind schedule.  Theater  own- 
ers look  for  improved  service, 
but  deplore  the  increased  cost 
of  transportation. 


THE 


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DAILY 


Wednesday,  September  2, 192 


Vol.XUIIINo.S5  Wednesday,  Sept  2, 1925  Price 5  Cents 


Copyright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
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WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
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resentative, La  Cineraatographie  Francaise,  5, 
Rue   Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High    Low  Close      Sales 

Balaban   &   Katz    Not   quoted 

Eastman    Kodak    ...10554   105^4  105H       500 

Famous    Players    ...105H   1047^  105}^   3,400 

F.    P.    Pfd.    102       102  102          300 

Film    Inspection    ...      5            5  S          300 

First    National     ....102       lOm  lOlJi      200 

Fox    "A"    70         em  6854  1.000 

Loew's,    Inc 34%     33%  337/J   6,500 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd Not  quoted 

M.   P.    Cap.   Corp Not   quoted 

Pathe    "A"     74%     74  74          600 

Trans  Lux   Screen   .     6H       6%  6H      300 

Universal    Not   quoted 

Warners  "A" 20J^     20  20J^  2,300 

Warners    Not    quoted 


Errol  in  "Lunatic  At  Large" 

Three  books,  "The  Lunatic  at 
Large",  "The  Lunatic  at  Large 
Again"  and  "The  Lunatic  Still  at 
Large",  are  to  be  made  into  a  picture 
by  First  National  in  the  East.  Leon 
Errol  \will  be  starred. 


Xjje 


^ew  Beban  Film 
Los  An^eTes— George  Beban  has 
completed  the  scenario  of  his  latest 
picture,  "The  Loves  of  Riccardo". 
He  will  direct  and  build  the  picture 
to  permit  the  inclusion  of  a  spoken 
act. 


Now  A  First-Run  House 

St.  Paul,  Minn.— The  Strand  is 
now  operated  on  a  new  policy  show- 
ing only  first  runs. 


When  you  think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  •/ 

S  T  E  B  B  1  N  S 

SpeeialiitB  in  Motion  Pietur* 

mnd  Theatrical  inturanee  for 

the  past  fifteen  years. 

Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 

1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C 

Brrmnt  304* 


Montana  Badly  Off 

Seattle  —  Crops  in  Eastern 
Montana  are  aU  burnt  up,  ac- 
cording to  reports  brought  here 
by  film  men  who  have  recently 
covered  this  state.  Conditions 
confronting  the  exhibitors  are 
anything  but  optimistic.  The 
northwestern  part  of  the  state 
has  been  gutted  by  fires,  and 
in  the  zone  recently  visited  by 
earthquakes,  the  population  has 
decreased  considerably  owing 
to  the  fact  that  citizens  were 
terrified  and  have  fled  to  new 
districts  to  make  their  homes. 


St.  Louis  Chain  Grows 

Skouras-Koplar  Holdings  to  be  Aug- 
mented by  Lease  on  Cinderella, 

a  1,700  Seater 
St.  Louis — A  deal  whereby  the  St. 
Louis  Amusement  Co.  will  obtain  a 
long-term  lease  on  the  Cinderella, 
2731  Cherokee  St.,  may  be  consum- 
mated this  week. 

The  Cherokee  is  one  of  the  domin- 
ant theaters  of  South  St.  Louis  and 
is  owned  by  Freund  Bros.,  who  also 
own  and  operate  the  Woodland  and 
Kingsland.  It  has  1,722  seats  and 
is  considered  a  key  house  for  that 
part  of  town.  The  St.  Louis  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  which  is  controlled  by 
Skouras  Bros,  and  Harry  Koplar 
owns  many  of  the  dominant  outlying 
houses  and  airdomes  of  St.  Louis. 

It  is  also  reported  that  another  deal 
is  on  involving  one  of  the  smaller 
South  St.  Louis  theaters. 


Wisconsin  Off 

First  Half  of  1925  About  25%  Under 

1924  — Small    Theaters    Feeling 

the  Pinch 

Milwaukee — Business  in  Wisconsin 
for  the  first  half  of  the  year  was  25 
per  cent  under  the  same  period  of 
1924,  according  to  reports  reaching 
Fred    Seegert,    of   the    M.    P.    T.    O. 

The  slump  was  felt  mostly  by 
houses  in  the  smaller  communities 
and  in  outskirts  of  the  large  cities, 
the  reports  show,  and  although  Mil- 
waukee's downtown  theaters  are  be- 
ginning to  fill  up  the  trend  in  the 
neighborhood  shows  has  not  been  so 
favorable.  Various  explanations  are 
lieing  offered  for  the  drop,  but  prob- 
ably the  most  unique  was  that  given 
,by  Max  Krofta,  of  the  Idlehour,  Mil- 
waukee. His  house  is  in  the  vicinity 
of  a  park  and  he  declares  his  slump 
can  be  traced  almost  entirely  to  open 
air  dances  and  free  concerts  arranged 
in  the  park. 

"Too  many  poor  pictures  and  an 
educated  public  that  has  become  very 
critical  and  refuses  to  fall  for  any 
but  the  good  productions"  is  the  ex- 
planation of  Seegert. 


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20  Universals  in  Alhambra 

Milwaukee — Despite  the  fact  that 
it  is  a  Universal  house,  only  twenty 
Universals  will  be  used  at  the  Al- 
hambra. The  remainder  will  be  di- 
vided between  United  Artists  and 
Fox. 


Harlem  Theater  Reopening 

The  Mt.  Morris,  116th  St.  and  Sth 
Ave.  reopens  on  Friday  with  "The 
Crackerjack".  The  theater,  one  of 
the  M.  and  S.  chain  has  been  reno- 
vated. Mike  Edelstein  is  managing 
director.  Johnny  Hines  will  be  mas- 
ter of  ceremonies. 


■lew  Detroit  House  Opens  in  October 
Detroit — The  new  Hazel  Park,  at 
John  R  and  the  Nine  Mile  Road,  will 
open  in  October.  Tatu  &  Fluckas, 
who  now  operate  the  Davison,  will 
operate  the  new  house,  which  will 
seat  1,000. 


Musicians  Sign  New  Agreement 

Members  of  the  Associated  Musi- 
cians' Local  No.  802  began  work  yes- 
terday under  a  new  wage  scale.  The 
highest  wage  will  be  $83  a  week,  to  be 
oaid  musicians  at  the  Broadway 
'louses.  More  than  2000  men  are  af- 
fected. 


Labor  Trouble  In  Ottawa 

Ottawa — Exhibitors  have  been  hav- 
ing serious  trouble  through  the  de- 
mands of  stage  employes  and  opera- 
tors for  wage  increases.  The  new 
scale  demanded  by  the  operators  is 
as  high  as  10  per  cent  over  the  agree- 
ment for  1924-25,  while  the  stage 
hands  are  asking  as  much  as  20  per 
cent  more. 


The  finishing   touch   of   refinement   on 

an   elaborate  production   is   the 

handcoloring  by 


Hickman   Changes   Position 

Memphis — C.  L.  Hickman  has  re- 
signed from  F.  B.  O.  as  manager,  and 
is     now     connected     with     Warners. 


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From  the  popular  novel  by 
Coningsby  Dawson.  Adap- 
tation by  James  Creelman. 
Screen  play  by  Forrest 
Halsey. 


Riding  the  Crest  of  the  Box  Office  Wave! 


Gloria  Swanson.  The  greatest  feminine 
attraction  on  the  screen  today!  And 
"The  Coast  of  Folly"  is  the  finest 
money  picture  she  ever  made!  It  broke 
all  summer  records  at  the  Rivoli,  New 
York,  when  it  took  in  over  $7,000  the 
opening  Sunday.  It  is  establishing  new 
highs  in  every  town  it  plays. 


And  the  reviews?  "Bravo,  Gloria 
Swanson!"  enthuses  the  New  York 
Telegraph.  "Gloria  is  a  revelation",  de- 
clares the  Mirror.  "If  Gloria  is  one  of 
your  favorites— and  she  must  be  if  the  line- 
up at  the  Rivoli  means  anything — this 
is  your  gravy ! "  (Daily  News).  They  love 
Gloria  in  this  1926  society  drama,  boys! 


The  Greater  Forty  Tide  is  at  its   Height! 


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Wednesday,  September  2, 192! 


"Battle  of  Giants" 

(Continued   from  Page   1) 

-  A  Nebraska  is  seen,  with  possibili- 
lics  that  the  scope  of  distributing 
..rms'  activities  will  be  increased. 

"The  Frank  chain,  by  virtue  of  a 
hookup  with  Motion  Picture  Capital 
corporation,  is  believed  to  be  closely 
allied  with — or  a  subsidiary  of — 
Producers  Distributing  corporation. 
This  chain,  which  has  acquired  a 
number  of  Iowa  houses  in  recent 
weeks,  is  declared  to  be  preparing  to 
spread  fan-like  into  Minnesota  and 
Nebraska.  Thus,  it  would  seem  that 
aie  activities  of  the  Frank  company 
are  entitled  to  nationwide  attention, 
.or  the  comparative  inauspicious 
start  made  in  Iowa,  may  mean  the 
-  art  of  a  nationwide  circuit  of  small 
city  houses,  with  the  Iowa  headquar- 
ters as  the  nucleus. 

"Meanwhile,  Universal  is  reported 
planning  additions  to  the  Hostettler 
circuit,  which  it  now  owns,  with 
Blank's  proposed  Omaha  theater  de- 
clared the  forerunner  of  a  big  expan- 
sion program. 

"Famous  Players-Lasky,  with  its 
Lincoln  theater  interests,  is  not  ex- 
pected to  invade  other  'spots'  in  Iowa 
and  Nebraska,  although  if  the  battle 
waxes  as  warm  as  expected.  Para- 
mount can  be  expected  to  be  in  the 
thick  of  the  fight. 

"Just  what  Metro-Goldwyn's  activ- 
ities— unconfirmed  though  they  are — 
presage  in  Iowa  and  Nebraska,  is  not 
quite  clear,  but  there  is  every  indica- 
tion that  these  states — rich  as  they  are 
in  theater  possibilities — have  been 
selected  as  the  central  point  on  which 
to  concentrate  in  the  battle  of  the 
giants  now  definitely  under  way  in 
the  industry." 


Chadwick  Buys  Studio 

Los  Angeles — I.  E.  Chadwick  is 
now  owner  of  the  Independent  Stud- 
io, Sunset  Blvd.  and  Gower  St.  by 
buying  out  the  remaining  half  interest 
from  Jesse  J.  Goldburg. 


Warners    Chicago    Manager    Resigns 

Chicago — J.  A.  Seinson  has  re- 
signed as  manager  of  the  Warner  ex- 
change. His  successor  has  not  yet 
been  appointed. 


Brown  Promoted  By  Famous 

Toronto — D.  C.  Brown,  formerly 
manager  of  the  Algoma,  Sault  Ste. 
Marie,  has  been  promoted  by  Famous 
to  the  management  of  the  Regent, 
where  Charlie  Chaplin's  "The  Gold 
Rush"  is  having  its  Canadian  premi- 
ere. 


SEPTEMBER 
20— 

"FELIX" 

IN 

F.D.S.S.Q. 


Famous  Buys  "Is  Zat  So?" 

Famous  has  purchased  film  rights 
for  "Is  Zat  -S'O?"  at  a  reported  figure 
of  $90,000. 


Virginia  Valli  En  Route 

N'irginia  Valli  did  not  return  on  the 
Leviathan  Monday  despite  the  fact 
that  her  name  appeared  in  the  pas- 
senger list.  She  is  returning  on  the 
Aquitania,  due  late  in  the  week. 


Beth  Brown,  Editor  of  Inkwell 

Beth  Brown  lias  been  appointed 
editor-in-chief  of  the  Out-of-the-Ink- 
well  Studios  and  Red  Seal  Prod,  and 
will  assist  Max  Fleischer  in  writing 
scenarios. 


16,739  See  "Coast"  in  Two  Days 

On  Sunday  9,424  persons  paid  $7,- 
000  to  see  "The  Coast  of  Folly". 
Paramount  regards  this  as  exceptional 
business  for  a  hot  day.  On  Monday 
7,315  paid  $3,700  to  see  the  Rivoli 
show. 


Theater  for  Tuckahoe 

Arthur  J.  Meyers  has  purchased 
the  northeast  corner  of  Main  street 
and  Cameron  place,  Tuckahoe.  It 
contains  three  and  four-story  stores 
and  dwellings.  The  dwelling  part 
will  be  improved  with  a  LOGO  seat 
picture  theater. 


Britain  Starts  Soon 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

evolve  a  scheme  which  they  could 
place  before  the  Government.  In 
view  of  the  great  interest  that  is  be- 
ing taken  by  exhibitors  in  the  col- 
lapse of  British  films  there  is  every 
indication  that  money  will  be  forth- 
coming in  the  next  few  months 
whereby  one  or  two  studios  will  be 
re-started. 

The  feeling  in  the  trade  is  that 
the  salvation  of  the  British  film  in- 
dustry lies  through  the  industry  itself 
and  Government  help  is  not  looked 
upon  with  any  great  degree  of  expec- 
tation, particularly  in  view  of  the 
fact  that  subsidies  are  pretty  difficult 
to  obtain  at  the  moment. 


There  is  quite  a  deal  of  activity  in 
the  British  Trade  at  the  present  mo- 
ment. One  of  the  principal  items  of 
news  is  that  concerning  Marcus 
Loew  who  has  taken  over  the  Empire 
and  rebuilding  whereby  this  famous 
Leicester  Square  house  will  have  a 
seating  capacity  of  3,500.  The  rental 
is  said  to  i)e  in  the  neighborhood  of 
£20,000. 


Carl  Laemmle's  withdrawal  of  "The 
Phantom"  has  given  universal  satis- 
faction in  this  country.  There  is  no 
shadow  of  doubt  that  it  would  have 


been  impossible  to  put  the  picture 
because,  not  only  were  the  exhibil 
determined   to   boycott   the   film, 
if  it  had  been  forced  on  the  mai 
there  would  have  been  a  great  pu 
outcry.    Mr.  Laemmle's  action  in 
mediately    withdrawing    the    pici 
from  the  market  is  a  very  wise 
cision  and   has  enhanced  his  repi 
tion  in  this  country.     Meanwhile  1 
Perez,    publicity    manager    who 
over  the  stunt,  has  been  recalled 
■  s   sailing  for   America   next  weel 


go   Beauties  in   "American   Venu 

Frnnk  Tuttle  will  direct  porti 
of  "The  American  Venus"  at 
pagent  in  Atlantic  City  next  w 
when  eighty  beauties  from  all  c 
America  will  take  part.  Jesse 
Lasky  and  Walter  Wanger  are 
ing  down  to  watch  the  proceedii 


JafTe    Enters    Independent    Fiel 

Louis  N.  Jaffe,  lawyer  and  real 
has  entered  .the  independent  { 
ducing  field,  under  the  name  of 
JafTe  Art  Film  Corp.  of  which  hi 
the  president.  He  will  product 
number  of  pictures  during  the  IS 
26  season.  The  first  already  neai 
completion  at  Tec-Art  will  star  ] 
Lee,  supported  by  Maurice  Schwa 
Offices  are  located  in  the  JafTe  Bl 
317  Broadway. 


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'  Wednesday,  September  2, 1925 


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Finds  Tax  Unjust 

New  Haven — Commenting  on 
a  statement  on  the  tax  by 
Lieut.-Govemor  Brainard  that 
'The  ultimate  consumer  is  the 
only  one  who  pays  anything" 
and  that  "you  and  I  and  the 
others  who  paid  20  cents  to  go 
to  a  show  will  now  pay  a 
quarter",  the  Journal-Courier 
says  editorially: 

"*  *  *  *  Not  one  excuse  can 
be  found  for  it  (the  tax)  *  *  *  *. 
The  state  does  not  need  the 
revenue  which  the  tax  is  in- 
tended to  create.  There  is  no 
assurance  that  in  the  economic- 
al administration  of  the  state 
government  any  additional  re- 
venue from  any  source  is 
needed". 


New  Tax  Danger 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

lit.     It  is  then  anticipated  that  the 
.  )se(|uent     developments     will    give 

uliilors  an  opportunity  to  bring  in 
IV  arguments  which  will  stress  their 
;  lation,  rather  than  that  of  the  dis- 
■)utor. 

n  a  statement  issued  yesterdey  J. 

Walsh  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  ex- 
)  ssed  dissatisfaction  with  the  treat- 
jnt  of  the  situation  by  the  Hays  or- 
Jiization. 

^'Beginning  this  week,"  he  said, 
^:hibitors  are  forced  to  bear  the 
Irdens  intended  for  the  large  pro- 
bers and  distributors.  By  moving 
;:ir  exchanges  out  of  the  state,  dis- 
butors  can  ship  in  films  untaxed, 
'sealed  and  unregistered  without  be- 
lt exposed  to  prosecution." 
"harles  C.  Pettijohn  and  Jack  Con- 
lly  of  the  Hays  office  were  here 
tsterday  to  confer  with  Tax  Com- 
Issioner  Blodgett  and  others. 
iGeorge  W.  Borthwick  of  Starhford, 
("egistered  public  accountant  is  rep- 
ienting  exhibitors  and  distributors 
I  keeping  the  records  of  all  pictures 
Dwn  in  the  state.  He  is  maintain- 
j  temporary  headquarters  at  the 
Dtel  Bond,  pending  the  renting  of  a 
rmanent   office. 


.  Succeeds  Exchange  Manager 

^Albany — Jacob  Klein  has  suc- 
eded  Sam  Burns  as  manager  of  the 
^al  Warner  exchange. 


Perrin   Managing  Capitol,  Albany 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Oscar  Perrin  has 
icn  named  manager  of  the  Capitol, 
cceeding   Edward   Lyons. 


Dubin  Now  Exchange  Manager 

Chicago — Dave  Dubin  has  been  ap- 
linted  exchange  manager  of  the  Ed- 
ational  exchange  as  successor  to  I. 
.  Schwartz,  resigned. 


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Hightal  Standard  Wotk  on  the  Market 


Canon  Chase  Speaks 

Offers  an  Explanation  on  Workings 

of  the   Connecticut  Tax  and 

Censorship  Law 

In  a  letter  to  the  Evening  Post 
yesterday  Canon  William  Sheafe 
Chase,  reformer,  who  appeared  at 
several  of  the  Connecticut  hearings 
in  favor  of  the  bill  said: 

"The  charge  that  the  tax  of  ten  dollars 
per  reel  for  a  registration  fee  of  every  pic- 
ture exhibited  in  Connecticut  is  confiscatory 
is  ridiculous.  The  $10  tax  on  a  reel  does 
noi  pay  for  only  one  exhil)ition  of  the  reel, 
'nit  for  jiliout  500  exhihitions.  or  as  long  as 
the  reel  lasts.  This  makes  a  tax  of  2  cents 
per  reel  for  each  exhibition.  If  a  theater 
should  use  ten  reels  per  day,  it  would  add 
20  cents  to   its  expenses  per  day. 

"The  claim  that  the  Connecticut  law  is  cen- 
sorship is  equally  ridiculous.  There  is  no 
more  censorship  in  tlic  Connecticut  law  than 
in  the  decision  of  the  judge  in  any  court 
of  law.  The  Connecticut  law  permits  no 
previewing  of  the  films.  All  criticism  of  the 
morality  of  a  film  must  ve  after  the  film  has 
been    exhibited. 

"The  Tax  Commissioner,  who  has  power  to 
revoke  the  registration  of  a  film  for  its  im- 
morality, will  doubtless  wait  until  the  public 
makes  a  complaint  before  he  revokes  its 
registration.  If  he  exceeds  or  abuses  his 
power  he  can  be  reversed  by  a  court  of  re- 
view. There  is  no  censorship,  but  the  public 
will  have  an  effective  way  to  register  its 
protest  against  the  immorality   of  motion  pic- 


Wilmer  &  Vincent  Active 

Harrisburgh,  Pa. — Wilmer  &  Vin- 
cent are  rebuilding  the  Orpheum  at 
a  heavy  outlay.  Extensive  al- 
terations and  improvements  are  also 
under  way  at  the  Colonia.  The  Vic- 
toria, at  Allentown,  will  shortly  be 
reopened   as   the   State. 


"Quaker  City"  House  in  Deal 

Philadelphia — The  Equity  Finance 
jt  Realty  Co.,  in  which  George  P. 
:irons,  M.  P.  T.  O.  secretary  is  in- 
erested,  has  sold  the  Wayne  on 
Wayne  Ave.,  to  Elliot  Goldman,  who 
acted  for  an  undisclosed  purchaser. 
The  deal  brought  $57,000. 


Itanley  House  in  Camden  by  Jan.  1 

Camden,  N.  J. — Work  is  being 
rushed  on  the  new  Stanley  theater 
to  complete  it  in  time  for  opening  on 
New  Year's  Day.    It  cost  $900,000. 


Sig  Samuels  Due  Back  Oct.  1 

Atlanta — Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sig  Samu- 
els, who  left  New  York  on  Aug.  9 
for  Europe,  are  expected  to  return 
Oct.   1. 


Oklahoma  House  Destroyed 

Eufaula,  Okla.— In  a  recent  fire 
the  Palace  theater,  owned  by  R.  L. 
Creason,  was  burned. 


SEPTEMBER 
20— 

"KO-KO" 

IN 

F.D.S.S.Q. 


Nebraska-Iowa  Theaters  Change 

Omaha — The  buying  and  selling  of 
theaters  in  the  Nebraska-Iowa  terri- 
torj'  during  the  past  month  has  been 
active,  with  20  and  30  houses  chang- 
ing hands,  according  to  reports  from 
the   Film   Board  of  Trade. 

Among  those  reported  are: 

Palace  at  I^ong  Pine,  Neb.,  from  Florence 
McCarthy  to  Botsford  Bros.  Opera  House, 
Strang.  Neb.,  from  I.  Theobold  to  Jack  Pur- 
cell;  Casino  at  Sac  City,  la.,  from  W.  W. 
Watt  to  W.  F.  Weary;  Isis  at  Arnold,  Neb., 
from  Anna  Erwin  to  Hamley  Webeley;  Op 
era  House  at  Alvord,  Ta..  from  E.  M.  Eisen 
traeger  to  Fred  Wenzel;  Royal  at  Ainsworth, 
Nel).,  from  C.  B.  Sellars  to  H.  B.  Tyler; 
Elite  at  Meadow  Grove,  Neb.,  from  D.  E. 
Cottrell  to  E.  J.  Krivanek;  Strand  and  Lin- 
coln at  Chariton.  la.,  from  E,  P.  Smith  to 
S.  H.  Edmiston;  Crystal  at  Arapahoe,  Neb., 
from  A.  E,  D'AlIemand  to  W.  A.  Neuhall  of 
McCook.  Neb.;  Star  at  Litchfield.  Neb.,  from 
[.  A.  Tate  to  W.  B.  Daniels;  Moon  at  Tek- 
amaii.  Neb.,  from  Frank  Houston  to  Frank 
Ueinert.  Jr.;  Isis  at  Cedar  Rapids  from  I.  M 
Blv.eschel  to  Alexander  Frank;  Orpheum  at 
Clinton  from  Ceorge  Munroe  to  Alexander 
Frank;  C.raiid  at  Oelwein,  la.,  from  J.  O. 
Brownell  to  .\lexander  Frank;  Hiland  at  Des 
Moines,  la.,  from  R.  O.  Jones  to  J.  A.  Veen- 
schooten;  Lyric  at  Yankton,  S.  D.,  from 
A  L.  Hess  to  O.  C.  Johnson;  Princess  at 
Parkersburg,  la.,  from  Prusha  &  Bean  to 
W.  R.  Gurney;  Majestic  at  Seymour.  la., 
from  Mr.  Coons  to  A.  Madison;  New  Casino 
at  Glidden,  la.,  from  C.  M.  Corbin  to  E. 
Goeler;  New  Theater  at  Faulkner,  S.  D., 
from  Elmer  Irwin  to  Levi  Roberts;  Princes-^ 
at  Kiester,  la.,  from  M.  J.  Herrick  to  W. 
Snakenherg;  Mr.  Curry  has  sold  the  Audi- 
tcrium  at  Oxford.  la.;  Joe  Smith  has  sold 
the  Majestic  at  Ft.  Dodge,  Ta.,  C.  Gurnett 
has  sold  the  Opera  House  at  Dike,  la.;  R.  W. 
Crawford  has  taken  over  the  Lyric  at  Ft. 
Dodge,  la.,  which  has  been  repaired  and  will 
be  under  management  of  J.  W.  Alstott.  The 
Rex  at  Minden.  la.,  was  also  sold  by  Gus 
Schween  to  Fred  Polzin;  Idle  Hour  at  Tama, 
la.,   from   H,    C,   Jarnagin  to  John   Waller. 


Lang  Returns  To  Montreal 

Montreal — B.  E.  Lang  has  been  re- 
appointed manager  of  His  Majesty's 
theater.  Lang  spent  several  months 
in  Asbury  Park,  N.  J.  He  had  been 
manager  of  His  Majesty's  before  go- 
ing to  Jersey. 


Franklin  Disposing  of  Ottawa  House 

Ottawa — J.  M.  Franklin  will  relin- 
quish his  lease  of  the  Franklin  in  or- 
der to  devote  his  attention  to  B.  F. 
Keith's  theater,  of  which  he  is  gener- 
al manager. 


Mertz  Now  a  "U"  Manager 

Cleveland — Al  Mertz  has  been  ap- 
pointed Universal  manager  here,  suc- 
ceeding J.  O,  Brooks,  who  resigned 
to  become  assistant  general  manager 
of  the  Butterfield  circuit. 


Wildman  Again  with  P.  D.  C. 

Omaha,  Nebr. — Truly  B.  Wildman, 
lias  rejoined  P.  D.  C.  as  a  special 
representative  and  assistant  to  the 
district  manager. 


Banner-Royal  Product  to  Favorite 
Detroit — Through      a      deal      just 
closed,  Favorite  Film  has  secured  the 
Banner  and  Royal  product  for  Mich- 
igan.   There  are  six  in  each  series. 


Stock  Company  at  the  Howard 

Atlanta — Under  the  regime  of 
Charles  G.  Branham,  many  innova- 
tions will  be  made  at  the  Howard 
theater.  He  has  added  a  stock  com- 
pany for  prologues. 


ELINOR  GLYN 

says  VILMA  BANKY 
has  "IT" 


"Vilma  Banky  is  a  great  find 
for  the  screen,  because  there 
is  something  about  her 
which  suggests  'background' 
and  that  she  has  suffered. 
Her  eyes  have  magnetism 
and  are  not  just  *blah'  beau- 
ty eyes. 

"Miss  Banky  has  IT'! 
So  that's  that.  'Tis  a 
major  quality!" 


RONALD  COLMAN 


is  also  tagged 
with   "IT"  in 


"THE  DARK  ANGEL' 

A  First  National  Picture 


He  said  it  was  a  great  picture/ 
And  told  millions  so/ 
Over  the  radio/ 
Sunday  night  / 
WEAF  station/ 

oAnd  that  it  would  he  the 
big  attraction  at  the 

CAPITOL  THEATRE  NX. 
begining  ^ugvist  30  th 


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JOSEPH    M.  SCHENCK. 
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AOIMITRI  BUCHOWETZKI  PRODUCTION 

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^        ^  f^ 

Major  Bowes  is  right  /  It  is  the 
biggest  NORMA  has  ever  made 
and  one  of  the  biggest  on  the 

"JirAt  national  program 

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L  XXXIII    No.  56 


Thursday,  September  3,  1925 


Price  5   Cents 


PICTURES 

By  DANNY 

Sveryone  puts  his  best  foot 
ward  in  September.  Lots  of 
)d  pictures  come  around.  One 
them,  "Souls  for  Sables" 
pped  in  without  much  fuss. 
thout  much  noise.  And  when 
fteps  out  you're  going  to  hear 
tai  it. 

'his  one  is  out  in  the  indepen- 
A  market.  Made  for  Tiffany  by 
aes  C.  McKay.  Don't  know  much 
mt  McKay  but  he's  done  a  mighty 
!  piece  of  work  with  this.  He  has 
ded  it  with  box-office  values,  and 
has  used  a  mighty  fine  cast:  Claire 
ndsor,  Eugene  O'Brien,  Eileen 
rcy,  George  Fawcett,  Robert  Ober 
1  Anders  Randolf  and  they  go 
jough  their  paces  in  a  mighty  fine 

//  this  release  came  from 
one  of  the  half  dozen  larger 
companies  in  the  business 
you'd  hear  a  lot  about  it.  Be- 
cause it  deserves  it.  It's 
darned  good  box-office  ma- 
\  terial. 

"The  Live  Wire" 

Another  fine  box-office  treat.  From 

^nny    Hines.      His    first    for    First 

itional.  And  he  lives  up  to  the  pace 

this  that  brought  him  the  big  na- 

mal   release.      The    picture    runs   to 

iout  6500  feet,  thus  allowing  a  fine 

Irn    over,    and    keeps    going    every 

linute.     It  never  slacks  in  fun  or  in- 

Irest  and  the   finish   is  a  roar  when 

le  circus  troupe   bowl  over  the  vil- 

i;n  and  his  crew  and  Johnny  rescues 

ie  heroine.     Gags  a-plenty.     Partic- 

iarly    funny    is    the    swimming    inci- 

nt    of    the    hobos    and    all    through 

ere  are  bits  which  cause  everything 

om  chuckles  to  belly  laughs.     John- 

'   sure    proves   a    live    wire    in    this. 

ats  off!     He's  made  the  grade. 

"The  Merry  Widow" 
Just  cannot  overlook  the  chance  to 
Ik  again  about  "The  Merry  Wid- 
V."  Chiefly  because  Von  Stroheim 
IS  been  panned  so  long  that  he  can 
ijoy  this  period  of  getting  back  to 
le  sunshine.  For  the  showman  it  is 
pity  that  the  picture  will  not  be  cut 
:cause  in  a  short  seven  reels  this 
ould  give  a  great  opportunity  for 
le  proper  kind  of  a  show  to  be  built 
■ound  it  and  allow  the  exhibitor  a 
jicker  turnover  than  it  has  in  its 
resent  form.  It  is  a  great  drawing 
ird,  however,  as  it  stands. 


New  Warner  House 

The   State,   Pittsburgh,   Leased  from 

Rowland    and    Clark  —  Changes 

Hands   Oct.   19 

The  Warners  have  secured  a  first- 
run  house  in  Pittsburgh  where  Lee 
Ochs  has  closed  a  long-term  lease 
with  Rowland  and  Clark  for  the 
State. 

The  house  is  directly  across  the 
street  from  the  Grand  in  the  down- 
town section.  It  is  probable  that  im- 
provements will  be  made  and  the 
name  changed  to  the  Warner.  R.  and 
C.  will  turn  over  the  theater  on  Oct. 
19.  Warners  now  have  their  own 
houses  in  New  York,  Baltimore, 
Cleveland,  Seattle,  Portland,  Ore., 
with  another  building  in  Los  Angeles. 


Boston  State  Righters  Face  Arrest; 

Fail  To  List  Connectic"  J^^  1  rints 


Missouri  Governor  Favors  Tax 

Kansas  City,  Mo. — A  tax  on  amuse- 
iiis,  including  sports  and  theaters, 
is  proposed  by  Uovernor  Baker  to  ob- 
tain   revenue    for    the    State's    educa- 
tional  institutions. 


Boothby,  First  Nat'l  Comptroller 

First  National  has  appointed  W.  C. 
Boothby,  formerly  of  the  First  Na- 
tional Baiik  of  Boston,  financial 
comptroller,  succeeding  C.  S.  Pinker- 
ton,  resigned. 


Grainger  Due  Tuesday 
Chicago- — James  R.  Grainger  ex- 
pects to  reach  New  York  Tuesday 
from  his  long  sales  trip.  He  has 
closed  a  number  of  first-runs  on  "The 
Iron  Horse." 


Baltimore  Operators  Get  Raise 

Baltimore — ^VVith  one  exception,  all 
exhibitors  accept  the  increased  wage 
scale  demanded  by  the  operators' 
union  and  thereby  averted  a  strike. 


Trimble   Stays  with  "U" 

Los   Angeles — Larry   Trimble   who 
was   engaged   by  Universal  to   direct 
My  Old  Dutch",  will  make  another 
for    the    company. 


Arthur  Beck  Here 

.\rtlnir  Beck  is  at  the  Astor  with 
prints  of  two  pictures  for  release 
through    Associated    Exhibitors,    Inc. 


Jewels  Up  To  34 

Universal  is  considering  34  Jewels 
for  1926-1927,  an  increase  of  four  over 
the  present  schedule.  Three  would 
he  of  the  type  of  "The  Phantom  of 
the  Opera"  which  opens  at  the  Astor 
Sunday. 

For  Reginald  Denny,  two  stories 
have  been  bought:  "Rolling  Home" 
and  "Signs".  Three  more  are  to  be 
secured  for  him.    "Perch  of  the  Devil" 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


No  Break  With  Hays 

New  Haven — Contradicting 
reports  printed  in  Connecticut 
papers,  officials  of  the  M.  P.  T. 
O.  yesterday  denied  that  the 
organization  plans  to  open  an 
exchange  to  handle  shipments 
of  film  from  distributors  now 
outside  the  state.  Joseph  W. 
Walsh  emphatically  denied  any 
split  with  the  Hays  organiza- 
tion. An  interview  with  him 
published  in  the  Hartford 
rimes  and  which  criticised  dis- 
tributors for  "high  handed 
methods"  gave  rise  to  the  re- 
ports. 


Forms  Central  Bureau 

Connecticut  M.  P.  T.  O.  Creates  Of- 
fice to  Handle  Tax  Payments  Out 
of  New  Haven 

New  Haven — Establishment  of  a 
central  bureau  to  handle  tax  pay- 
ments of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  was  voted 
by  the  board  of  directors  meeting 
yesterday  at  the  Hotel  Garde.  Thea- 
ters in  the  association  have  been  as- 
sessed according  to  seating  capacity 
and  the  money  will  be  turned  over 
(1  the  revolving  fund  instituted  by 
.he  Hays  office,  with  the  backing  of 
distributors.  Eventually,  it  will  be 
paid  to  Tax  Commissioner  Blodgett 
via  the  Hartford-Connecticut  Trust 
Company. 

Quarters  for  the  Bureau  are  to  be 

(Continued   oh  Page   4) 


Galls  Tax  Unfair 

Independent  M.  P.  Ass'n  Says  Con- 
necticut Measure  Is  Not  Popular 
With  the  People 

I'rederick  H.  Elliott,  general  man- 
ager of  the  Independent  M.  P.  Ass'n 
yesterday  forwarded  a  statement  in 
which  he  characterized  the  Connecti- 
cut tax  as  unfair,  to  the  editors  of  35 
intluential  newspapers  in  that  state 
and  to  every  daily  paper  in  this  city. 
Elliott  said  he  had  information 
which  showed  that  the  law  is  not 
)opular  with  the  people  there.  "The 
Independent  M.  P.  Ass'n  of  America 
*  *  *  believes  that  this  law  should  be 
repealed,  but  it  also  believes  that  the 
people  of  Connecticut,  as  part  and 
parcel  of  a  free  commonwealth,  have 
the  right  to  settle  their  own  proposi- 

(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Massachusetts     Data    Sought — 

First  Tax  Payment  to  State 

Totals  $50,000 


By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 

Hartford — Independent  exchange 
men  located  in  Boston  who  are  send- 
ing prints  into  Connecticut  without 
registering  films  are  facing  almost 
.mmediate  prosecution  by  State  Tax 
Commissioner  Blodgett. 

George  Borthwick,  agent  for  the 
Hays  office  it;  the  checking  of  pic- 
cures  coming  into  Connecticut,  and 
representatives  of  the  Tax  Depart- 
ment will  go  to  Boston  today  to 
.irmally  request  a  complete  list  ot 
films  distributed  by  independents  who 
are  outside  of  the  revolving  fund 
created  to  handle  the  tax.  Five  ex- 
changes will  be  interviewed  on  the 
subject.  These  exchangemen  have 
elected  to  stay  outside  the  fund  and 
adopt  their  own  plan  of  procedure. 

Blodgett  will  demand  a  list  of  films 
sent  into  the  state  since  July  3  when 
the  law  became  operative.  In  prac- 
tically every  case  it  is  expected  that 
large  amounts  due  will  be  beyond 
the  financial  limitations  of  exchanges, 
who  thereby  assume  a  precarious 
position.  Blodgett  states  operators 
who  show  these  unregistered  films 
will  have  their  licenses  revoked  as 
provided  in  the  law.  Exchanges  out- 
side the  revolving  fund  represent 
about  two  and  one  half  per  cent  of 
he  total  importations  of  film  into 
the  state. 

The  new  tax  law  will  bring  Con- 
necticut between  $75,000  and  $100,000 

(Continued  on  Page   4) 


Tax  Questionnaire 

Connecticut  Operators  to  Ask  Mem- 
bers of  Legislature  Their  Opin- 
ions  on   Repeal   of   Measure 

New  Have  n — O  bservers  are 
awaiting  with  interest  replies  to  a 
letter  sent  out  by  Eugene 
T  r  e  i  b  e  r,  president  of  M.  P. 
Operators'  Union,  asking  members  to 
get  in  touch  with  the  representatives 
and  senator  from  their  district  in 
connection  with  their  attitude  toward 
the  tax.  He  requests  that  they  ask 
the  legislators  if  they  voted  for  the 
measure  or  not,  and  why,  and  also 
if  they  would  be  willing  to  repeal 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


THE 


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Vol.XUIIINo.56    Thursday,  Sept  3, 1925  Price  5|Ceiits 


Copyright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
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J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager; Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
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Shaftesbury  Ave.,  London,  W.  I.  Paris  Rep- 
resentative, La  Cinematographic  Francaise,  5, 
Rue   Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High    Low    Close 
Balaban   &   Katz    .  .    73K     73         73 
Eastman    Kodak    ..105%    105}^   105 Ji 
Famous    Players    ..10854    10454   106 
F.    P.    Preferred    ..105       102       102 
Film   Inspection    . .     5  5  S 

First   Nat'l    102        102       102 

Fox   "A"    6854     67         68 

Loew's,   Inc 34H     23'A     33'A 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd Not 

M.   P.   Cap.   Corp Not 

Pathe  Exch.  "A"   .   73         66%     6654 

Skouras  Bros 47^     4754     48 

Trans  Lux  Screen  .     65^       654       65l 

Universal   Not 

Warners    1654     16J4     1654 

Warners   "A"    205i     20       "205i 


Sales 

200 

11,000 

900 

1.100 

200 

4,000 

6,400 

quoted 

quoted 

73 

S5 

400 

quoted 

100 

1,100 


Scouts  Combine 

Report  Saenger,  Stanley,  B.  &  K.  and 
West  Coast  Were  to  Merge  "Mis- 
construed,"  Says  Crandall 

The  current  issue  of  "Billboard," 
placed  in  circulation  here  yesterday, 
declared  that  Harry  M.  Crandall  had 
"strongly  intimated"  a  merger  of 
Saenger,  Stanley,  Balaban  &  Katz 
and  West  Coast  in  a  $120,000,000 
company.  The  publication  added 
that  Crandall  refused  to  ofifer  any  de- 
tail as  to  what  stage  negotiations  had 
reached. 

Crandall  told  the  Washington  cor- 
respondent of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
yesterday  that  a  misconstruction  had 
been  placed  on  his  statement.  He 
said  that  in  discussing  his  recent 
merger  with  Stanley  he  pointed  out 
the  combined  organizations  were  on 
a  par  with  the  other  three  and  that 
the  four  aggregated  $120,000,000  in 
capital.  He  pointed  out  that  the 
tendency  was  toward  mergers  and 
said  further  moves  along  this  line 
would  take  place  from  time  to  time 
but  did  not  mean  that  any  of  the  four 
chains  mentioned  would  necessarily 
be  involved. 


Jewels  Up  To  34 

(Continued  from  Page    1) 

and  "The  Vehement  Flame"  have 
been  secured  for  Louise  Dresser.  For 
Norman  Kerry  there  are  available 
"The  Big  Gun"  and  "This  Way  Out". 
Mary  Philbin  will  star  in  "Another 
/  Woman's  Life"  and  "Folle  Farine". 
I  Only  one  Laura  La  Plante  vehicle, 
V'Brides  Will  Be  Brides"  has  been 
sought.  Hoot  Gibson  will  make 
"Click  of  the  Triangle"  and  "Cow 
Jerry".  There  will  be  a  number  of 
all-star  pictures,  including  "The 
Quest  of  Joan",  "The  Old  Soak", 
"Crimes  of  the  Arm  Chair  Club", 
"Spangles",  "The  Whole  Town's 
Talking",  "The  Cow  Girl"  and  "Cap 
Fallon,  Fire  Fighter". 


Shea   Leaves   Cleveland 
Cleveland — Jos.    Shea    has    finished 
an   eight  weeks'   Fox   publicity   cam- 
paign in  Cleveland  and  has  returned 
to  New  York. 


A      COMPLETE      LABORATORY 
AND    TITLE    SERVICK 


The  Standard  of  the  Industry 

723  7th  Ave.,  N.Y.C.       Bryant  5450-1 


"Seven  Days"  Ballyhoo  Arrives 

The  transcontinental  auto  ballyhoo 
for  "Seven  Days"  drew  up  at  the 
Colony  yesterday,  completing  the 
trip  in  six  days,  21  hours,  and  40 
minutes;  the  driving  time  being  105 
hours.  Emblazoned  with  lettering  ad- 
vertising the  Christie  feature  and  be- 
decked with  pennants  of  the  cities 
through  which  it  had  dashed  the  car 
came  here  in  charge  of  Mike  New- 
man. 


"Pony  Express"  Opening  in  'Frisco 

San  Francisco  — The  premiere  of 
"The  Pony  Express"  will  be  held 
tomorrow  at  the  Imperial.  Among 
those  leaving  Hollywood  on  a  special 
car  to  attend  the  Cruze  premiere  are 
Charles  Eyton,  Kathlyn  Williams, 
Tack  Holt,  Irvin  Willat,  Billie  Dove, 
Wallace  Beery,  Neil  Hamilton,  Mary 
Brian,  William  Collier,  Jr.,  Noah 
Beery  and  Warner  Baxter. 


Silton  Back;  Cast  Selected 

Eddie  Silton  has  returned  from  the 
Coast  where  he  selected  the  cast  for 
"The  Counsel  for  the  Defense",  in 
which  Betty  Compson  and  House 
Peters  are  to  be  featured  for  Asso- 
ciated Exhibitors  release.  Others 
will  be  RockclifTe  Fellowes.  lav  Hunt, 
William  Conklin,  Bernard  Randall 
and  Emmett  King.  Burton  King,  di- 
rector. 


Versailles  Fountains  in  Newsreel 

International  Newsreel,  issue  No. 
69,  is  showing  scenes  of  the  famous 
fountains  in  the  garden  of  Versailles. 
The  scenes  were  filmed  at  night  by 
the  aid  of  arcs  and  an  immense  light- 
ing system.  For  almost  two  years 
International  has  been  trying  to  ob- 
tain permission  from  the  authorities 
to  film  the  fountains  at  night. 

Conklin  Reoresenting  Moomaw 
Frank  Conklin  has  been  appointed 
^astern     representative     for     Lewis 
Moomaw  Prod. 


Los  Angeles — Lewis  Moomaw  has 
arranged  with  Universal  to  borrow 
Jean  Hersholt  for  "To  the  Brave." 


"Season"  Next  Year 

Hays  Office  States  Exhibitors  Want 

One — Some   Figures   On   Results 

In  Small  Towns 

.  According  to  the  Hays  office,  there 
is  no  question  now  as  to  whether 
there  will  be  a  "Greater  Movie  Sea- 
son" campaign  next  year  because  ex- 
hibitors are  unanimous  in  declaring 
that  the  drive  should  be  made  an  an- 
nual affair. 

Among  the  exhibitors  in  smaller 
towns  who  have  written  asking  for 
another  campaign  next  year  is  Billy 
Connors,  of  Marion,  Ind.,  who  wired 
that  his  business  was  "about  40  per 
cent  better  than  last  year.  We  cer- 
tainly do  want  another  next  year." 
John  C.  Ingram,  for  the  Midwest 
Amusement  and  Realty  Co.,  of  Scotts- 
blufif,  Neb.,  writes,  "We're  for  'Great- 
er Movie  Season'  strong.  Please  put 
our  name  down  at  the  top  of  the  list 
for  1926." 

Charles  W.  Krebs,  general  manager 
of  the  Louisville  campaign,  writes: 

"I  am  informed  that  the  box  office  receipts 
m  a  number  of  theaters  increased  from  20  to 
50  per  cent  over  the  same  week  last  year  in 
spite  of  the  fact  that  the  weather  here  Sunday 
to  Wednesday  was  the  hottest  we  have  had 
m  Louisville  this  summer.  I  have  no  doubt 
that  Louisville  will  celebrate  'Greater  Movie 
Season'   every  year." 

Earle  D.  Wilson  of  New  Bedford,  Mass., 
writes,  "Unquestionably  this  campaign  should 
be  made  an  annual  affair.  Its  business  and 
showmanship  possibilities  are  too  evident  to 
need    even    discussion". 


Free    Shows    Disturb   Wisconsin 

Milwaukee — The  free-show  evil, 
reported  to  be  making  serious  inroads 
in  attendance  at  regular  theaters  in 
the  northern  part  of  the  state,  is  cre- 
ating concern  among  officials  of  the 
M.  P.  T.  O.  An  effort  is  also  being 
made  to  obtain  the  classification  of 
him  shipments  as  perishable.  A  com- 
mittee has  been  appointed  to  work 
with   express   companies. 


Pantages  Plans  New  House 

Seattle— Alexander  Pantages,  on  a 
recent  visit  here  made  known  plans 
[or  /  large  picture  house  he  will 
build  here.  He  stated  he  would  have 
other  theaters  in  several  important 
tcans  in  the  Northwest. 


After  California,  Los  Angeles  Lease 

Los  Angeles  — Sol  Lesser  admits 
that  negotiations  are  pending  between 
West  Coast  Theaters,  Inc.,  and  Ar- 
thur Hammerstein  for  the  lease  on 
the   California. 


Hansen  Gets  Columbia  Contract 

Columbia  has  contracted  for  the 
services  of  Arnold  Hansen,  film  color 
specialist.  He  will  make  inserts  on 
the  current  output. 


Arrow's  Export  Head  in  'Frisco 

Louis  Loeb,  manager  of  the  export 
department  of  Arrow,  is  in  San  Fran- 
cisco to  meet  a  group  of  Chinese  "and 
Japanese    buyers. 


STUDIO  MANAGER 
Who   knows   production    costs.      Now 
available.      Would    work    Coast   or   in 
East. 

Tel.    Lafayette   6248 

or 

Box    W.  31,    Film    Daily,    New    York. 


Thursday,  September  3,  19 


Buys  Famous  Worl 

Paris   Cable   Reports  W.   C.   Gn 
Has     Secured    More    Importaj 

Anatole  France  Stories 
According  to  a  cable  received  • 
terday  by  Frank  G.  Conklin  f; 
Paris,  W.  C.  Graves  who  has  n 
several  pictures  on  the  Coast  has 
cured  the  film  rights  to  the  more 
portant  works  of  Anatole  France 
It  is  understood  Conklin  has  b 
negotiating  with  John  S.  Woodj 
Associated  Exhibitors,  Inc.  rela 
to  a  release. 


Kerry  in  "Barrier";  Hill,  Directt 

Los   Angeles — Norman    Kerry 
been      signed     by      Metro-Goldw 
Mayer  to  play  the  lead  in  "The  1 
rier".     George   F.    Hill  will  direc 


CHARLEY 
CHASE 


KNOCKING    'EM    DEAD! 

IN  HAL   ROACH'l 

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CURTAIN   CONTROL 

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for  an  extended  run! 

UNIVERSAUS  COLOSSAL  SPECTACLE 

Presented  by   CARL   LAEMMLE 

and  starring 

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with  a  cast  of  thousands 

Directed  by  RUPERT  JULIAN 
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DAILY 


Thursday,  September  3,  1925 


Theater  Man  Hurt  in  Accident 

Worcester,  Mass.  —  Hyde  Smith, 
president  of  the  S.  A.  Amusement 
Co.,  operating  in  Putnam,  Rockville 
and  Danielson,  Conn.,  is  recovering 
from  an  accident  in  which  he  dis- 
located one  shoulder  and  received 
other  minor  injuries.  A  taxicab  in 
which  he  was  riding  was  in  collision 
with  another  machine. 


"Gold  Rush"  in  Cleveland 

Youngstown,  O. — The  first  show- 
ing in  Ohio  of  "The  Gold  Rush"  took 
place  at  the  Park.  Max  and  Joe 
Shagrin  covered  the  town  with  paper 
on  the  engagement,  including  street 
arrows  attached  to  lamp  posts,  all 
pointing  to  the  Park. 

Templin  To  Manage  New  Capitol 

Cleveland — Forrest  Templin  has 
been  named  manager  of  the  Capitol, 
the  new  |500,000  house  now  being 
erected  by  the  Tri-State  Amusement 
Co.  and  due  to  open  Labor  Day. 
Templin  has  been  manager  of  the 
Duchess  at   Warren. 


F.  B.   O.   Employe  Killed 

Milwaukee — Evelyn  Benson,  an 
employe  of  F.  B.  O.,  was  killed  and 
Bob  Turner,  of  the  same  company, 
suffered  a  fractured  leg  when  an  au- 
tomobile in  which  they  were  return- 
ing to  Milwaukee  left  the  road  and 
crashed  into  a  tree. 


"Pawnee  Bill"  Here 

Major  Gordon  W.  Lillie,  known 
as  "Pawnee  Bill,"  has  come  on  from 
Pawnee,  Okla.,  to  confer  with  Cath- 
rine  Curtis  on  her  forthcoming  pro- 
duction, of  the  life  of  Buffalo  Bill. 


Fire  Threatens  Loew's,  St.  Louis 

St.  Louis — An  audience  of  4,000, 
hurriedly  left  Loew's  State  recently, 
when  a  back-stage  fire,  caused  by 
a  short-circuited  electric  wire,  dam- 
aged three  curtains. 


Graham  in  Cleveland 

Cleveland — Garrett  Graham,  ad- 
vance man  for  "Doc"  Holah  and  his 
Universal  train,  has  arrived  in  Cleve- 
land and  is  arranging  for  Holah's  ar- 
rival next  week. 


Fineman  Denies  Switch 
Los  Angeles — B.  P.  Fineman  states 
that  a  report  appearing  in  New  York 
that  he  would  resign  as  production 
manager  for  F.  B.  O.  is  without 
foundation. 


Howe,   Cameraman,   Here 

James  Wong  Howe,  who  photo- 
graphed "Not  So  Long  Ago",  is  here 
from  the  Coast  and  is  doing  the  cam- 
erawork   on    "The    King    on    Main 

Street." 


St.  Louis  House  Robbed  of  $5,500 

St.  Louis — Two  youthful  bandits 
held  up  three  employees  of  the  Grand, 
-■iH  Market  St.,  recently,  and  escaped 
with  two  days'  receipts,  $5,500. 


Mid-West  Golfs  Sept.  16th 

Chicago— The  Fall  Mid-West  Golf 
Tournament  will  be  held  at  the  Bob 
O'Link  Club,  Highland  Park,  on  the 
16th. 


How  Theaters 

Will  Meet  The  Tax 

Connecticut    theaters 

will    pay    $2,642 

a    week 

into 

the 

revolving 

fund  which  has 

been  created  to 

meet  the 

bulk 

in- 

stallments 

on  the  tax.     The  200  houses  in 

the  state  have  been            | 

divided  as 

follows: 

Class 

No.  Theaters 

Paying  per  Wk.      Total  per  Wk. 

A 

32 

$31 

$992 

B 

42 

21 

882 

C 

48 

16 

768 

D 

78 

In  other  words,  78  theaters  will  pay 

nothing,  ^ 

while 

122 

theaters  will  carry  the  burden  of  200. 

Ind'p'ts  Face  Arrest 

{Coiitinited  from   Page    1) 

.11  revenue  annually,  according  to  an 
estimate  worked  out  by  Charles  C. 
Pettijohn  who  was  in  conference 
yesterday  with  Commissioner  Blod- 
gett.  Approximately  5,000  reels 
will  have  come  under  the  law  dur- 
ig  a  two  week  period  ending  Sep.  12 
and  this  figured  at  $10  per  reel  makes 
the  sum  of  $50,000  due  the  state. 


Blodgett  Praises  Pettijohn 

Hartford — Commissioner  Blodgett 
yesterday  warmly  denounced  the 
press  for  what  he  termed  mislead- 
ug  reports  and  threatened  to  dis- 
continue furnishing  them  with  news 
of  the  situation.  He  praised  Charles 
J.  Pettijohn  for  his  efforts  toward 
readjusting  difficulties  facing  the  Tax 
Department,  and  said  that  he  is  one 
jf  the  few  men  who  knows  what  it 
is  all  about. 


Forms  Central  Bureau 

^Continued  from   Page   1) 

.'stablished  at  once  at  the  office  of 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  in  the  Kilfeather 
Building.  Miss  Miller,  who  was  sec- 
retary of  the  Film  Board  of  Trade, 
will  be  in  charge.  All  public  matters 
oncerning  the  activities  of  the  organ- 
zation  in  the  campaign  will  be 
landied  through  this  bureau. 

Charles  C.  Pettijohn  addressed  the 
gathering  concerning  the  situation 
and  afterwards  returned  to  New 
York. 


"Bootleg" Film  Out 

New  Haven  —  Independent 
Connecticut  exchangemen,  in 
conference  with  Char'es  C.  Pet- 
tijohn yesterday  agreed  not  to 
attempt  to  do  business  in  the 
state  under  present  circum- 
stances and  to  co-operate  in 
the  fight  against  the  film  tax. 
The  Independent  M.  P.  Ass'n. 
of  which  they  are  members, 
has  decided  to  stay  clear  of  the 
battle  and  allow  its  members 
in  this  state  to  follow  whatever 
program  they  may  choose.  The 
exchangemen,  who  met  at  the 
Pathe  office  have  not  sold  film 
since  last  Friday.  Pending  ad- 
justment of  the  situation  the 
arbitration  board  and  the  film 
board  of  trade  will  continue  to 
function. 


Tax  Questionnaire 

{Continued  from   Page    1 ) 

the  law  or  sign  a  petition  to- have  tin. 
ogislation  repealed. 

The  communication  requests  that 
the  operators  call  attention  to  the 
fact  that  President  Coolidge,  in  his 
message  to  Congress,  urged  reduction 
of  ta.xation  and  declared  that  the  edu- 
cational and  amusement  feature  ot 
.he  motion  picture  should  not  be 
taxed.  Emphasis  is  also  placed  on 
the  fact  that  exchanges  in  New 
Haven  are  closed  and  that  517  em- 
ployees are  out  of  work. 

Denial  is  made  of  reports  that  the 
operators  are  contemplating  institut- 
ing a  national  strike  to  protest 
against  the  new  law.  The  union  has 
agreed  to  work  in  cooperation  with 
the  state  theater  owners.  The  cam- 
paign to  reach  members  of  the  Leg- 
islature through  the  questionnaire 
rocess  is  expected  to  exert  an  m- 
fluence  which  will  go  a  considerable 
ways  toward  bringing  about  a  special 
session  of  the  General  Assembly  to 
reconsider   the   tax   law. 


Galls  Tax  Unfair 

{Continued  from   Page   1) 

tions  without  outside  interference" 
read  the  statement  which  starnyi  \iii* 
this: 

"The  Independent  M.  P.  Ass'n  of  America, 
representing  producers,  distributors  and  ex- 
changes to  the  number  of  105,  has  no  war 
with  the  people  of  the  State  of  Connecticut. 
It  I)elieves  that  the  tihri  tax  imposes  a  hard- 
ship which,  if  duplicated  in  the  other  states, 
would  cripple  the  motion  picture  business, 
and  which  in  the  State  of  Connecticut  im- 
poses too  great  a  penalty  on  an  already  too 
heavily    taxed    industry. 

"This  association  is  against  depriving  the 
people  of  the  State  of  Connecticut  of  its 
amusement  in  the  motion  picture  theaters 
by   any   boycott    or   other   reprisal. 

"It  believes  that  the  entire  matter  can 
be  left  witli  safety  to  the  judgment  and  sense 
of  fairness  of  the  people  of  the  State  of 
Connecticut  and  that  the  local  motion  pic- 
ture theater  owners  are  capable  of  present- 
ing their  case  to  the  people  fairly  and  openly, 
without  the  annoying  aid  and  blundering  in- 
terference on  the  part  of  paid  attorneys  rep- 
resenting certain  well  meaning  but  misguided 
persons   in   the   motion   picture   business. 

"The  motion  picture  theater  men  of  Con- 
necticut have  their  business  existence  at 
stake  and  they  foresee  the  sweeping  away 
of  their  investments  by  the  operation  of 
this  tax,  because  to  them  it  is  a  problem 
as  to  how  it  is  possible  for  tlie  public  to 
absorb    the    burden. 

"For  the  present  at  least  nothing  can  be 
done  toward  having  this  burden  shared  by 
the  public,  the  motion  picture  theaters  of 
Connecticut    have    had    to    expend    thousands 


of   dollars  in   the  middle  of  one  of  the  woi 
seasons  in  their  history,  and  there  is  no  w, 
that    they    nowr    see    that    they    can    get 
back. 

"As  far  as  the  independent  motion  pictii 
exchanges  are  concerned,  some  have  clos 
their  New  Haven  offices,  not  from  a  desi 
to  boycott  anybody,  but  because  their  si: 
resources  are  in  danger  of  being  wiped  c 
by  the  tax. 

"This  association  is  not  in  favor  of  a 
carpet-bagging  activities,  and  does  not  < 
sire  in  any  way  to  enter  into  the  situatk^ 
except  to  give  such  aid  as  is  necessary 
keep  the  theaters  open  and  the  busim 
running." 


Appoints  Legislative  Committee 

Before  leaving  for  the  Coast  earli 
in  the  week,  I.  E.  Chadwick,  pre! 
dent  of  the  I.  M.  P.  A.  appoint 
the  following  legislative  committe 
Oscar  A.  Price,  Tri-Stone,  chairma 
W.  E.  Shallenberger,  Arrow;  Jose; 
riraiidt,  Columbia;  M.  H.  Hoflma 
Tiffany;  B.  P.  Schulberg,  W.  R 
Johnston,  Rayart  and  Sam  Zierh 
Commonwealth.  Its  first  order 
business  will  be  concerned  with  Co 
necticut. 


Completed   In   Three   Months 

Milwaukee — Setting  a  record  i 
construction,  the  new  AUis  will  op 
.n  West  Allis,  a  suburb,  tomorro 
three  months  after  work  was  begt 
The  Allis  will  seat  1,000.  Euge 
Phalen   is   owner. 


Rork  Considers  Stage  Play 

Sam  Rork  is  considering  a  sta 
version  of  "Clothes  Make  the  Pira) 
which  Leon  Errol  is  now  making 
pictures.      Dorothy    Gish   and   Jan 

ennie  are  mentioned   for  the  pi; 


Schulberg   Scenarist   Here 

Following    the    completion    of 
script     for     "The     Other     Woma 
Story, "^    John     Goodrich,     Schulb( 
scenario   writer,   has   arrived   in   N 
York  on  a  vacation. 


Hansen  Signed  by  M.-G.-M. 

Lars  Hansen,  a  Continental  plaj 
has  been  signed  on  a  long  term  c( 
tract  by  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.  '. 
sails    from    Stockholm   tomorrow 

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Bachmeyer  Resigns  From  Fox 

Detroit^W.  C.  Bachmeyer  has  ■ 
signed  as  division  manager  for  Fo:, 


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XXXIII    No.  57 


Friday,  September  4,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


Probe  Nears  End 

of  Justice  Investigation  of  Film 
jrds    Goes    Before    Attorney- 
General  Soon 

shington — The  investigation  of 
department  of  Justice  into  the 
tions  of  the  Film  Boards  of 
;  is  drawing  to  a  close.  The 
lony  will  be  presented  to  At- 
y  General  Sargent  shortly. 
e  probe  which  was  begun  at  the 
of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  convention 
tlwaukee.  and  first  recorded  then 
HE  FILM  DAILY  has  been 
essing  steadily  since  that  time. 


Times"  Article  Deplored 

ose  familiar  with  the  situation 
day  deplored  a  lengthy  article 
.ring  in  "The  New  York  Times" 
stated  that  the  entire  industry 
mder  Government  investigation, 
was  stated  not  to  be  in  accord- 
with  the  facts.  The  "Times" 
£  dwelt  at  length  on  the  Famous 
Ts  probe  and  the  Film  Board  in- 
;ation  and  said  the  Attorney 
ral  was  influenced  to  make  the 
sweeping. 


After   Baltimore   Site 

ishington — Harry  M.  Grand 
iresident  of  the  Stanley-Grau.rfall 
S  negotiating  for  a  site  in  d^wn- 
Baltimore  on  which  to  'erect 
re  theater. 


arade  for  Walker 

lebnstration    Scheduled   for   Wed- 
n  day — Move  On  to  Enroll  the 
Industry 

le  Motion  Picture  Division  of  the 
■ '•     campaign     intends     demon- 
^    publicly    what    the    industry 
of     "Jimmie"     Walker     next 
>day    when    a    parade    along 
ay  will  be  held. 
71st  Regiment  band  will  sup- 
^ic.    Efforts  are  under  way  to 
IS  many  companies  as  possible 
-r   to  make   the   display   corn- 
representative  of  the  industry, 
reported  yesterday  that  among 
\ho  will  figure  prominently  in 
'  bration  will  be  Gharlie  Chap- 
Tom  Meighan,    It  is  possible 
"cireets  in  the  Times  Square  dis- 
■i(l\vill  be  roped  off  by  the  police 
I    hich  to  concentrate  the  partici- 

Allowing  the  parade,  there  will  be 
Ijicheon  at  the  Astor. 


j  Monday,  September  7,  being 
abor  Day  and  a  legal  holiday, 
ere  will  be  no  issue  of  THE 
IfLM  DAILY  published. 


Now  It's  Missouri 

Jefferson  City,  Mo. — Gover- 
nor Baker  is  considering  a  spe- 
cial state  tax  of  five  or  ten  per 
cent  on  theater  receipts  and 
luxuries  to  finance  state  schools 
and  higher  educational  institu- 
tions. 

He  plans  to  submit  a  consti- 
tutional amendment  at  the 
General  Election  in  November, 
1926,  creating  this  exclusive 
fund  for  education.  The  Gov- 
ernor originally  planned  a  sepa- 
rate tax  of  two  mills  on 
real  estate  and  personal  prop- 
erty, but  in  the  past  few  weeks 
has  grown  to  favor  the  theater 
tax.  One-third  of  all  Missouri 
revenues  is  used  for  public 
schools. 

The  Legislature  does  not 
meet  until  January,  1927.  At 
the  last  session,  a  special  tax 
on  cigars  and  cigarettes  was 
defeated. 


Fear  of  "Bootleg"  Film  Is  Now 

Disturbing  New  Haven  Exchanges 


No  Word  from  Golden 

Ed.  A.  Golden  was  asked  by  tele 
graph  for  a  statement  concerning  the 
Associated  Press  report  that  he  was 
about  to  contintie  selling  in  Connec- 
ticut. At  press  time,  no  reply  had 
been  received. 


Stromberg  With  M.-G. 

Becomes    Associate    Producer — Will 

Direct   Specials  and   Supervise — 

Carey   Series   Continues 

Los  Angeles — Hunt  Stromberg  has 
been  engaged  by  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  to  supervise  production  and 
also  direct  a  limited  number  of  pic- 
tures yearly. 

Stromberg's  post  is  akin  to  that  of 
Harry  Rapf  and  Irving  Thalberg. 
For  the  production  of  his  own  pic- 
tures, he  will  keep  his  present  or- 
ganization intact.  Charles  R.  Rogers, 
his  partner  will  take  over  production 
of  the  Harry  Carey  series  for  which 
a  new  distribution  is  practically  set. 
Trilby  Clark  and  Harriet  Hammond  ^^ 
who  have  been  appearing  as  Carey's  ^  /! 


leads   will  continue. 


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Chaplin  Film  Nears  Close  ■<'^- 

"The  Gold  Rush"  enters  upon  its 
fourth  and  presumably  last  week  at 
the  Strand  on  Sunday.  The  theater  re- 
ports 102,000  paid  admissions  the  first 
week,  over  83,000  the  second  and 
more  than  80,000  thus  far  this  week. 


Abe  Warner  Returning 

Abe  Warner,  now  in  Europe,  is 
scheduled  to  sail  for  New  York  on 
the  Berengaria  tomorrow,  -provided 
the  seaman's  strike  does  not  inter- 
fere. 


Bischoff  Starts  East  Today 
Los    Angeles   —    Samuel    Bischoff 
leaves  for  New  York  today. 


Deliveries  Better 

New  Haven  Service,  Exhibitor  Sup- 
ervised, Getting  Prints  to  Thea- 
ters with  Little  Delay 

New  Haven  —  What  virtually 
amounts  to  an  exchange  is  being 
conducted  by  A.  Rosen,  who  is  run- 
ning a  delivery  service  between  ex- 
changes which  have  been  moved  to 
Boston  and  New  York.  For  some 
time  he  has  been  engaged  in  the 
delivery  business  in  conjunction  with 
the  exchanges  formerly  located  here, 
conveying  prints  to  exhibitors  in  the 
outlying  districts  around  the  city. 
Now  he  has  increased  his  scope  and 
is  daily  bringing  into  the  state  films 
which  were  booked  before  distribu- 
tors decided  to  eliminate  Connecticut 
from   their  schedule. 

Under  this  plan,  Rosen  acts  as 
agent  for  the  exhibitors,  who  have 
temporary  headquarters  in  the  Kill- 
fealher  Bldg.  where  films  are  left 
pending  distribution.  The  system  has 
its  econoniical  advantages  to  the  the- 
ater men  inasmuch  as  it  permits  bulk 
shipment  instead  of  individual  de- 
(.Continued  on  Page  6) 


Several  State  Righters  Reported 

About  to  Continue   Selling 

There — Exhibitors  Firm 


By  ARTHUR  IV.  EDDY 

New  Haven — Many  independent 
exchangemen  and  exhibitors  here  are 
disturbed  over  the  report  emanating 
from  New  York  that  several  indepen- 
dents will  continue  selling  film  in 
Connecticut. 

In  fact,  the  impression  was  definite- 
ly created  yesterday  that  a  split  be- 
tween Connecticut  members  of  the 
Independent  M.  P.  Ass'n  and  the 
latter  association  might  result,  follow- 
ing the  reception  accorded  an  Asso- 
ciated Press  dispatch,  quoting  Fred- 
erick H.  Elliott,  as  follows: 

"We  are  going  to  operate  as  we 
think  we  should.  The  Golden  Dis- 
tributing Co.  and  one  or  two  others 
will  continue  regardless  of  what  Will 
Hays  and  his  group  do.  They  will 
resume  as  soon  as  the  situation  is 
clarified.  We  don't  intend  to  fight 
a  lot  of  politicians  but  we  hope  to 
educate  the  people  against  the  spread 
of  the  movie  tax  to  other  states." 

The  Elliott  statement  was  featured 
in  newspapers  here  and  in  Hartford, 
but  failed  to  get  a  cordial  reception 
in    New    Haven. 

Lester  Tobias  of  Yale  Film  and  a 
regional  director  of  the  I.  M.  P.  A. 
(.Continued  on  Page  6) 


jp-ew  Hamden,  Conn.  Theater  Can 't  Open; 
^'^  Exhibitor  Unable  To  Get  Enough  Product 

New  Haven — The  initial  example  of  the  drastic  ef- 
fects of  the  film  law  is  found  in  the  case  of  Charles 
Schneider  who  is  unable  to  open  his  new  picture  house 
in  Hamden,  just  outside  of  this  city,  owing  to  his 
inability  to  secure  bookings.  After  being  engaged  in 
the  real  estate  and  tailoring  business  Schneider  de- 
cided to  enter  the  exhibition  field  and  erected  a  build- 
ing which  embraces  a  theater  seating  about  800  and 
four  stores. 

Schneider  had  intended  opening  his  house  next  week 
but  now  must  cancel  his  plans.  It  is  understood  that 
an  effort  is  to  be  made  to  induce  the  Hays  organiza- 
tion to  adjust  the  matter  owing  to  the  critical  situa- 
tion but  the  opinion  prevails  that  the  M.  P.  P.  D.  A. 
will  be  obliged  not  to  interfere. 


THE 


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For  Better  Prints 

Warners    to    Recall    Copies    in    Use 
After     Certain     Service     Periods 

for  Renovations 
The  Warners  have  evolved  a  plan 
which  they  expect  will  do  much  to 
eliminate  the  annoyance  of  bad 
prints.  The  move  is  designed  to  ap- 
peal particularly  to  small  exhibitors. 
Following  a  certain  period  of  ser- 
vice, all  prints  are  to  be  shipped  to 
the  Eastern  and  Western  laboratories 
where  scratches,  torn  sprocket  holes 
and  other  defects  will  be  remedied. 


Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban    &    Katz    Not    quoted 

Eastman    Kodak    ...106       lOSyi    106  600 

Famous    Players    ...107Ji   106       106^   3,600 

F.    P.    Pfd 104       104       104  100 

Film    Inspection    ...     S'A        5  S'A  3,700 

First     Nat'l Not     quoted 

Fox    "A"     CTA     67         67'A   1,100 

Loew's,    Inc 34^     33J^     34^   3,700 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    ..   21         2054     20)4      400 

M.   P.    Cap.    Corp Not   quoted 

Pathe  Exch.   "A"    ..   70         66^     70       3,500 
Trans  Lux  Screen  .       6ii       6^       65^       100 

Universal    Not  quoted 

Warners     "A"     20^     20J^     20J^      200 

Warners     16)4      16^      1654       100 


Some  Field  Changes 

The  following  additions  and 
changes  in  the  Warner  field  ■  force 
are  announced:  v 

Jacob  M.  Klein  has  been  appointed  man- 
ager of  the  Albany  exchange.  Lloyd  Willis 
as  a  new  special  representative  out  of  the 
home  office  and  in  Chicago,  Edwin  Silver- 
man, in  addition  a  district  supervision  of  that 
territory,   will  manage  the   Chicago  exchange. 

George  H.  Dumond,  general  manager  of 
Warner  theaters  reports  tliat  B.  H.  Stough, 
former  manager  of  the  Rialto,  Birmingham, 
Ala.,  is  now  assistant  manager  of  the  Broad- 
way,   Charlotte,    N.    C. 

Ed.  C.  Pearce,  former  owner  of  the  Amusa, 
Winston-Salem,  N.  C,  has  been  appointed 
manager  of  the  Broadway,  Columbia,  S.  C. 
Ed.  W.  Williamson,  formerly  of  Columbia, 
is  new  manager  of  the  Lexington,  Lexing- 
ton, Lexington,  S.  C,  and  M.  Merriweather, 
of  Winston-Salem,  N.  C,  becomes  manager 
of  Warners  New  Concord,  at  Concord,  N.   C. 


Theater  'Way  Downtown 

Nos.  2  and  3  South  Street  will  be 
built  into  a  picture  theater  at  a  cost 
of  $100,000  and  under  the  supervision 
of  Charles  N.  Whinston  &  Brother, 
architects.  The  Whitehall  Amuse- 
ment Corp.,  Mrs.  L.  Gillespie,  presi- 
dent, is  paying  a  gross  rental  in  ex- 
cess of  $400,000. 


Tourneur  Back  with  Famous? 

It  is  understood  Maurice  Tourneur 
will  return  to  Famous  to  direct  Gilda 
Gray  in  "Aloma  of  the  South  Seas." 


Operators  Arrested  for  Picketers 

Five  members  of  Operators'  Union 
No.  306  were  arraigned  before  Mag- 
istrate O'Neill  in  the  5th  Ave  Court, 
Brooklyn  yesterday  and  held  in  $1000 
hail  each  on  charges  of  disorderly 
conduct.  Eugene  H.  Pulch,  who 
issued  the  complaint,  said  they  had 
oaraded  in  front  of  his  theater,  the 
Electra,  with  signs  announcing  that 
the  theater  did  not  employ  members 
of  their  union. 


Agnes   Ayres   in   "Morals   for    Men" 

Los  Angeles — Agnes  Ayres  has 
been  added  to  the  cast  of  the  fourth 
Tiffany  Prod.,  "Morals  for  Men", 
adapted  by  A.  P.  Younger.  Conway 
Tearle  has  been  engaged  to  play  the 
male  lead. 


Theater  for  Jerome  Ave 

Plans  have  been  filed  by  the  Ham- 
ford  Realty  Corp.,  for  the  erection  of 
a  one  story  theater  on  the  west  side 
of  Jerome  Ave,  100  feet  south  of 
190th  St.  Eugene  De  Rosa,  archi- 
tect, estimates  cost  at  $300,000. 


Adam  Buys  Foreign  Rights 
Ferdinand  H.  Adam  has  purchased 
all  foreign  rights  to  "The  Northern 
Code",  starring  Eva  Novak,  and  a 
series  of  24  comedies  with  Eddie 
Gordon. 


NATIONAL    EVANS 

LABORATORIES,  Inc. 

Developing — Printing — Titles 


1476  Broqdw^ay 


Telepbonfts 


Bryant  Q.lin  933] 


Averts    Atlantic    City    Panic 

Atlantic  City — Two  fires  in  the 
business  section  nearly  resulted  in 
a  theater  panic  yesterday.  Quick 
action  on  the  part  of  Edward  J. 
O'Keefe,  of  the  City  Square  averted 
a  panic. 


Cameo  Holds  Over  "Sally" 

The  Cameo  will  hold  "Sally  of  the 
Sawdust"  for  a  second  week. 


Max  Schiessinger  &  Company 

Certified  Public  Accountants 

565    5th  AVENUE  N.  Y.  C. 

TELEPHONE 
VAN.   1017  VAN.   1018 


POWERS  FILM 

Survives  the  long  run. 
Distributed  exclusively  by 

SENSITIZED  FILMS,  Inc. 


A.  G.  STEEN.  PnsiJtnl 


Phone 
Circle  8981 


1650  Broadway 
N.  Y.  C. 


Montreal  Prospering 

Theaters   There    Enjoying   Profitable 

Summer,    According    To    Tax 

Figures  For  July 

Montreal — P  i  c  t  u  r  e  theaters  in 
Montreal  have  been  prosperous  this 
summer,  according  to  figures  of  the 
city's  Amusement  Tax  Dept.  For  July, 
they  show  the  total  patronage  at  all 
local  theaters  to  be  1,529,964,  as  com- 
pared with  1,155,085  during  July, 
1924,  an  increase  of  374,879  admis- 
sions. 

The  tax  revenue  shows  an  increase 
for  July,  over  July  1924,  of  $9,800.18. 
In  tlie  Province  there  is  no  Provincial 
Amusement  Tax,  the  municipalities 
being  authorized  to  collect  their  own 
tax  for  the  benefit  of  local  charities. 
The  city's  revenue  from  this  source 
during  last  July  amounted  to  $41,740 
all  told. 

An  interesting  detail  is  that  the 
Montreal  theaters  are  divided  into 
two  clas.sifications:  In  the  bonded 
class,  patrons  during  July,  totaled 
1.079,623,  the  revenue  therefrom  be- 
ing $33,406,  as  against  a  total  in  July, 
1924.  of  890,054,  giving  a  revenue  of 
^30,142.  In  the  theaters  where  tax 
tickets  are  employed,  the  number  of 
r.dmissions  was  450,341  during  last 
July,  the  revenue  in  the  amusement 
tax  being  $8,333.54. 


Bowes  and  Miss  Gould  at  A.  M.  P.  A. 

The  A.  M.  P.  A.  yesterday  had  as 
guests  managing  directors  of  two 
Broadway  theaters.  Major  Edward 
Bowes  of  the  Capitol  and  Gloria 
Gould  of  the  Embassy. 


Plan  Fire  Prevention  Filr 

Los  Angeles— Jay  W.  Stevei 
marshall  ofthe  State  of  Cal 
and  Louis  B.  Mayer  have  e 
upon  an  agreement  for  the  p 
tion  of  a  feature  dealing  wit 
prevention.  Many  M.-G.-M.  f 
will  have  parts.  A  large  perc 
of  the  proceeds  will  go  to  v 
fire  department  sick  funds. 
Thomas,  formerly  with  Thon, 
Ince   figured   in   the   negotiatio 


Veteran  Film  Man   Deac 

Springfield,   Mass. — Fred   P. 
advertising    manager    for    the 
stein  Bros.  Amusement  Co.  wh 
suddenly   at    the    Springfield   r; 
station  Monday,  was  formerly 
ger  of  the  old  Hartford  Theater, 
ford.  Conn.,  for  S.  Z.  Poli.    Des 
one  of  the  first  operators  in  th« 
ness. 


Canada  Accepts  Some  Films  b; 

Washington — Canada's  re 

imposed    prohibition    upon    th 

portation    of   films   by  mail   doi 

nply    to    noninfiammable,    or 

1ms,    the    Post    Office    Depai 

here   has   been   advised.     Such 

may  be  sent  to  Canada  by  mail 

•oi)erly   packed  and  forwarde 


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Norma  at  Capitol 

Norma  Talmadge  in  "Grau 
will  be  the  feature  at  the  Capitc 
week. 


Dorothy  Cummings  has  beei 
ed  to  the  cast  of  "Womanhand 


FRED  M.  HALL 

of  the  N.  Y.  Times 
says: 


"Vilma  Banky  is  not  only  a 
radiant  beauty,  but  also  an 
actress  who  performs  with 
ease  and  charm. 

"Her  loveliness  will  be  a 
feature  in  any  screen  story 
in  which  she  appears,  as  no- 
body will  be  surprised  at  a 
hero  falling  a  victim  to  her 
soft  pleading  eyes.  A  pretty 
girl  is  always  a  srong  reason 
in  a  love  story." 


RONALD  COLMAN 
and  VILMA  BANKY 

t^e  romantic  ideal ! 
A  box  office  duo! 

THE  DARK  ANGEL 

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Fear  "Bootleg"  Film 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

wrote  Elliott  yesterday  that  if  the 
organization  persisted  in  that  atti- 
tude, he  would  resign.  He  said  that 
every  individual  both  independent  and 
national  who  came  into  his  office  held 
a  copy  of  the  statement  and  that  each 
was  angered  and  displeased  over  its 
tone. 

Criticizing  the  statement,  Tobias 
emphasized  the  necessity  of  keeping 
from  public  attention  talk  of  friction 
ween  the  Hays  group  and  the 
independents  in  view  of  the  critical 
situation.  He  said  he  appreciated 
the  financial  assistance  provided  by 
M.  P.  P.  D.  A.  to  independent  ex- 
changemen  in  the  hour  of  need  and 
pointed  out  his  concern,  like  others 
would  have  been  in  an  embarrassing 
nosition  on  Aug.  24,  when  the  new 
tax  was  due,  had  it  not  been  for  the 
reHef  furnished  by  the  Hays  organiza- 
tion. Other  independent  exchange- 
men  and  exhibitors  likewise  regis- 
tered disapproval  of  the  statement. 

New  Haven  exhibitors  are  remain- 
ing steadfast  in  their  refusal  to  buy 
"bootleg"  films  from  out  of  state  ex- 
changes of  minor  importance.  Sever- 
al Boston  film  men  have  been  in 
town  trying  to  sell  product,  but  thea- 
ter men  have  stuck  together  in  ignor- 
ing the  overtures.  More  trouble  de- 
veloned  yesterday  for  Connecticut 
exhibitors  when  news  reels  failed  to 
arrive  on  schedule.  Ordinarily  they 
are  received  by  post  at  houses  the 
"-vious  night.  Up  to  the  afternoon 
they  had  not  been  received  at  New 
Haven,    Hartford    and    other    places. 


At  the  ofifices  of  the  I.  M.  P.  A., 
""iott  was  out  of  town,  but  it  was 
stated  that  the  disputed  phraseology 
was  something  taken  upon  himself 
by  an  Associated  Press  correspondent 
who  had  spoken  to  Elliott  at  the 
latter's   home  Wednesday   night. 

Lin  Bonner  said  it  had  its  origin 
in  an  explanation  offered  by  ElHott 
when  the  latter  attempted  to  point 
out  that  his  association,  as  such, 
could  not  control  the  policies  of  in- 
dividual members  in  Connecticut  or 
any  other  state. 


"World"  Editorial  Hits  The  Tax 

New  Haven— "The  Register"  reprints  the  following  pointed 
editorial  from  "The  New  York  World." 

"A  peculiarity  of  the  film  war  on  the  Connecticut  front  is 
that  the  prospects  of  a  retreat  of  the  enemy,  the  film  industry, 
does  not  please  the  victors.  The  Connecticut  authorities  do 
not  want  the  enemy  to  retreat.  They  are  anxious  for  hun  to 
remain,  but  insist  that  he  shall  take  punishment  while  he  tames. 
When  he  presents  a  picture,  some  one  man  as  censor  shall  sit 
in  solemn  judgment  upon  the  moral  and  artistic  merits  of  the 
film  and,  in  the  event  it  fails  to  meet  with  his  approval,  he  will 
turn  thumbs  down.  It  was  not  for  nothing  that  Connecticut 
was  a  leader  in  the  blue-law  days. 

"The  high  taxation  of  the  movie  industry,  described  by  Will 
H.  Hays  as  'of  a  confiscatory  nature,'  does  not  impress  Acting 
Gov.  Brainard  as  important.  Why  should  the  industry  worry? 
'The  ultimate  consumer  is  the  only  one  who  pays  anything,' 
says  the  Acting  Governor  with  delicious  levity.  And  why 
should  any  one,  least  of  all  the  law-makers  and  the  Governor, 
concern  himself  with  the  'ultimate  consumer'?  Is  it  not  con- 
ceded that  the  ultimate  consumer  is  legitimate  prey? 

"But  it  is  possible  that  this  ultimate  consumer  may  not) 
meekly  pay  the  tax  but  may  remain  away  from  the  theaters,  in 
which  event  the  industry  would  suffer.  Mr.  Hays  evidently 
has  a  higher  opinion  of  the  'ultimate  consumer'  than  Gov. 
Brainard  and  fears  just  that.  Thus  the  decision  to  withdraw 
from  the  State. 

"This  may  make  the  usually  inarticulate  ultimate  consumer 
vociferous  and  the  Connecticut  politicians  may  get  a  reaction 
they  do  not  expect." 


Full  Co-operation 

Charles  C.  Pettijohn  Promises  Com- 
missioner   Blodgett    Every    Aid 

on  Collections 
Hartford— The  Hays  office,  in 
■onjunction  with  the  Connecticut  M. 
P.  T.  O.  will  ofifer  the  State  authori- 
ties every  cooperation  on  the  collec- 
tion of  the  tax.  Following  a  meet- 
-r  with  Tax  Commissioner  Blodgett, 
Charles  Pettijohn  said  yesterday: 

"Irrespective  of  anything  that  has 
been  said  by  anybody,  the  motion 
picture  industry  is  going  to  pay  the 
state  of  Connecticut  every  cent  that 
is  due.  To  that  end,  we  have  co- 
operated with  the  tax  commissioner 
hi  the  fullest  possible  way  and  we 
H-ill  continue  to  do  so  at  all  times. 
We  appreciate  the  dilemma  of  the  tax 
department  necessarily  arising  from 
the  passage  of  this  impractical,  un- 
workable and  non-producing  piece  of 
legislation.  Without  our  sincere  co- 
operation it  would  cost  the  state 
much  more  to  administer  the  law 
than  ever  could  be  collected  in  film 
taxes.  But  with  our  honest  co-opera- 
tion at  all  times  it  may  show  profit. 
"Therefore,  let  our  position  be 
-learly  understood.  We  oppose  this 
-w  and  will  continue  to  oppose  it. 
Tt  is  bound  to  work  a  hardship  on 
the  small  theater  owners  of  the  state, 
■^^ou  will  find  as  the  time  goes  on 
that  the  gentlemen  who  sold  this 
'gold  brick'  to  the  Legislature  vvill 
not  be  able  to  point  to  a  single  in- 
stance in  which  our  sincerity  in  pur- 
■^ose  can  be  questioned,  or  where  our 
hands  are  unclean." 


Arrested  On  Test  Case 

Sikeston,  Mo.— O.  W.  McCutchin, 
owner  of  the  local  picture  house,  has 
been  arrested  on  a  charge  of  operat- 
ing on  Siindav.  McCutchin  expected 
to  be  arrested  and  test  the  state  law 
pgainst  employing  labor  on   Sundays. 


Deliveries  Better 

(Continued  from   Page   1) 

liveries  to  the  various  houses.  Under 
this  plan  the  uncertainties  of  delivery 
by  railroad  express  and  parcel  post 
are  eliminated.  This  exchange  dif- 
fers from  the  ones  which  have  been 
laken  out  of  the  state  in  the  fact  that 
it  is  operated  under  the  supervision 
of   exhibitors   instead   of   distributors. 


Bruen  Plans  Three  New  Houses 

Seattle — H.  W.  Bruen  will  have  his 
i;ew  Arabian  theater  in  suburban  Se- 
attle open  by  mid-September.  Con- 
struction has  already  begun  on  his 
new  Woodland,  near  Woodland  Park. 
Bruen  will  build  three  houses,  of 
which  the  Arabian  is  the  first. 


Red    Seal    Enlarges    Staff 

Harry  Bernstein,  manager  of  Red 
Seal's  New  York  exchange,  an- 
nounces three  additions  to  the  sales 
stafif.  Charles  Vanderbilt  is  covering 
Long  Island;  Harry  Fogarty  has 
charge  of  the  New  York  division;  S 
Rubinstein  is  covering  Brooklyn  and 
Joim   Duffy,  New  Jersey. 


"Scarlet  Saint"  Cast  Completed 

Casting  for  "The  Scarlet  Saint," 
which  First  National  is  producing  in 
New  York,  was  completed  this  week 
\vith  the  addition  of  Jack  Raymond. 
Principals  now  include  Mary  Astor. 
Lloyd  Hughes,  Frank  Morgan,  Jed 
Prouty  and  Raymond. 


Mississippi  Governor  Lauds  Pictures 

Jackson,  Miss. — In  a  letter  to  Will 
Hays,  Governor  Henry  L.  Whitfield 
stated  that  he  was  greatly  interested 
in  "Greater  Movie  Season"  and  "pic- 
tures that  characterized  the  lives  of 
our  citizens". 


Incorporations       jj] 


Alb.iny,  N.  Y. — Allegheny  Theaters  Co 
Batavia.  Incorporators,  J.  Osborne,  E.  W 
cott  and  C.  St.  John.  Attorney,  E.  A.  W; 
burn,    Batavia. 


( 


Trenton,   N.   J. — Atlantic   Coast   Amusen 
Co.,     Bayonne.       Capital    $50,000.       Incorf 
tors,    T.    Janulis,    H.    Janulis    and    T.    TH 
fanidies.      Attorney,    Leo   J.    Cain,    Bayonnii 


Dover,  Del. — Hansen  Theaters,  Inc.; 
mington.  Capital  $1,000,000.  Attorney, 
poration  Trust  Company  of  America,  Du 
Bldg.,     Wilmington. 


Albany,     N.     Y.— Hal     Hodes     Short 
Ej-changes,   Inc..  New  York.      Capital,  $5 
Incorpora'tors,    I.    Steinberg,    H.    Hodes 
P.     Poger.       Attorney,     M.     J.     Junger, 
Broadway,   New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— J.  L.  Marks,  Inc.,  I 
York.  Capital  $5,000.  Incorporators,  J. 
Marks,  T.  Marks  and  F.  Marks.  Attori 
J.  M.  Hirsch,  149  Broadway,  New  York  C 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Edco  Producing  Unit,  1 
.Mew  York.  Incorporators,  I.  Michelman, 
Liebhoff  and  A.  Johnson.    Attorney,  H.  G 

man,    120    Broadway,    New    York. 


Alb;iny,    N.    Y. — College    Point    Amusen  j 
Co.,     Brooklyn.       Incorporators,     A.     Hoffn] 
.\I.    Fox    and    R.    Epstein.      Attorney,    L. 
Goldstein,   No.   1    De   Kalb  Ave.,   Brooklyn. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Nathaniel  I.  Brown,  I:( 
Kent,  Incorporators,  N.  Brown,  G.  Hal 
and  K.  Hughes.  Attorney,  C.  Ryders,  (J 
mel. 


Dover.    Del. — Utah    Theaters,    Dovr.      Cl 
Ul    $100,000.      Attorney,    Unjted    States   ( 
poration    Co.,    Dover. 


Dover,  Del. — Washington  State  The^ 
Dover,.  Capital  $100,000.  Attorney,  Uttl 
States    Corporation    Co.,    Dover. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — La  Societe  Pantheon' 
-a  Gueree,  Inc.;  New  York.  Atton 
Charles   F.    Murphy,   New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Rosaltifer  Realty  & 
'.ynbrook.  Capital  $10,000.  Attorney,  S'. 
Davison. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Madison  Mansion,  I 
New  York.  Capital  $10,000.  Attorney, 
len   &    Giden,    New    York. 


Alljany,     N.     Y — Sawyer     &     Lubin,    11 
New    York.      Attorney,    H.    G.    Kosch,  I| 

York. 


Albany,     N.     Y. — Hubert's     Museum, 
Capital    $10,000.      Incorporators,    D.    BlumJ 
ireenfield   and    B.    Selnks. 


Boston,      Mass. — Parson's     Theater     Erl 
prises.    Inc. ;    Boston.      Capital    $25,000. 
corporators,   M.   Parsons,   A.    Parsons  and. J 
Parsons. 


Jefferson  City,  Mo. — Columbus  Amusei 
Co.,  St.  Louis.  Incorporators,  George 
Skouras,    et    al. 


Dover,     Del. — Northwest    Theater     Circ 
Wilmington.       Capital    $4,750,000.       Attm 
Corporation    Trust    Company    of    Americ;i 
Pont   Bldg.,    Wilmington. 


Dover,  Del. — School  Craft  Pictures,  Do  . 
Capital  $300,000.  Attorney,  United  St  . 
Corporation    Co.,    Dover. 


Albany,   N.   Y.— William  Anthony  McGi  . 
B.   Stoddard  and  A.   Sheriden. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Madison  Mansion  (  ■ 
cert  and  Hotel,  Inc. ;  New  York.  Cat  I 
$10,000.  Incorporators,  H.  Fass,  M.  Lei 
and   Y.   Fass. 


Columbus,  O. — New  Linden  Amusen 
Co.,  Columbus.  Capital  $500.  Incorporat 
W.   Pullin,  et  al. 


Columbus,     O. — General     Amusement 
Buckeye  Lake.     Capital  $500.     Incorporat , 
A.   Bland.  E.   Meyer,   H.   Haynes,   P.  Heii  • 
and   A.  Hulsey. 


^  September  4,  1925 


ZJB^t^k 


DAILY 


Hollywood  Happenings 


Agnes  Ayres  to  Leave  U.  S. 

is  said  Agnes  Ayres  is  going  to 

I  >pe  to   be  starred.     Although  no 

date    has    been    set    for    her 

ire,   it   is   understood   that   the 

,    and    her    husband,     S.    Manuel 

t;hi,  will  sail  within  a  month. 


Sidney  as  "Potash" 
(;orge   Sidney  will  play  "Potash" 
(Partners  Again,  with  Potash  and 

c  mutter." 


'U"  Promotes  Humberstone 

liiversal  has  promoted  H.   Bruce 
iibtrstone  from  assistant  director 

rector. 


;s;eline    Day   in  "Splendid   Road" 

lank  Lloyd  has  signed  Marceline 
a  to  play  in  "The  Splendid  Road." 


Stromberg  Ready  to  Start 
hilt    Stromberg   expects   to   actu- 
h  begin    shooting    soon    on    "The 
a   Frontier." 


liree  Additions  to  Denny  Cast 

Tree  leading  women  have  been 
sin  Reginald  Denny's  next  "What 
a  )ened  to  Jones."  They  are 
aan  Nixon,  Margaret  Quimby  and 
ii   Romao. 


ai;  on  "Ben  Hur"  Publicity  Staff 

Erdinand  Earle  has  been  added  to 
e  force  publicizing  "Ben  Hur" 
it  the  assistance  of  Gordon  B. 
)1  ck. 


Rtcalfe  in  "The  Midnight  Sun" 

El   K.  Metcalfe   has   been  added 

e  cast  of   "The   Midnight  Sun", 

lii   Dimitri   Buchowetzki  is  mak- 

-'  >r  Universal. 


iers'  Latest,   "Off   His  Beat" 

■'  If  His  Beat"  is  the  first  of  the 
V  series  of  Educational-Walter 
H  '  comedies. 


Earle   With   Frank  Lloyd 

uard  Earle  has  been  engaged  by 
c     Lloyd     for     "The     Splendid 


Vidor   Starts   Next  Week 

Kig    Vidor    will    start    production 
xlweek   on   "La    Boheme." 


Sea  Going  Stage 

[A  seagoing  stage  is  planned 
I'  the  United  Studios,  and  will 
^obably  be  put  in  commission 
i  the  next  few  months. 
IThe  stage  will  consist  of  an 
ilean  liner,  fully  equipped  with 
<ery  detail  of  the  modern 
5,adio.  It  will  be  used  in  film- 
h  sea  pictures,  and  is  the  idea 

I  M.  C.  Levee.  At  present 
-I'vee  pointed  out  in  discussing 
ft;  new  stage,  sea  pictures  often 
i/olve  a  great  deal  of  unneces- 
S'ry  expense  and  inconvenience. 
jJnder  the  new  plan  producers 
Tth  a  sea  picture  will  be  able 

II  charter  the  "seagoing"  stage 
■  d  make  the  entire  produc- 
t  n  aboard  ship. 


In    Another   for   Columbia 

Ford  Sterling,  featured  in  "Steppin' 
Out,"  which  Frank  Sarayer  directed, 
is  to  appear  in  another  for  Columbia. 


Marion   Ainslee,   Title    Writer,   Signs 

Marion  Ainslee,  one  of  the  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer  staff  of  title  writers, 
has  been  put  under  a  long  term  con- 
tract. 


Art  Accord's  Next,  "The  Sage 
Brush" 

"The  Sage  Brush,"  is  to  be  Art  Ac- 
cord's next  picture  for  Universal.  The 
film  will  be  directed  by  Cliff  Smith. 


Alberta    Vaughn    in    "Mazie"    Series 

Alberta  Vaughn,  having  completed 
the  first  episode  of  her  new  "Mazie" 
series  for  F.  B.  O.,  is  at  work  on  the 
second  episode  under  direction  of 
Ralph  Ceder. 


June  Mathis  Coming  East 

June  Mathis,  who  is  supervising 
"The  Viennese  Medley,"  is  planning 
a   short  vacation  in   New   York. 


Bebe  Daniels  To  Remain  Here 

Bebe  Daniels  will  probably  make 
several  pictures  for  Paramount  before 
returning  east. 


Prevost  Starts  "Jazz  Bride" 

Marie  Prevost  has  started  "His 
Jazz  Bride",  her  third  starring  pic- 
ture this  year.  Herman  Raymaker 
is  directing. 


Barbara  Starr  Opposite  Tyler 

Barbara  S'tarr  will  play  opposite 
Tom  Tyler  in  his  first  Western  pro- 
luction,  "Let's  Go  Gallagher",  for 
F.  B.  O. 


Paul  Ellis  Arrives 

Paul  Ellis  has  returned  from  New 
York  where  he  completed  a  role  in 
"Pace  That  Thrills"  fur  First  Na- 
tional. 


"Joanna"  To   Start  Sept.  20 
"Joanna,"  Edwin  Carewe's  new  pic- 
ture    for     First     National,     will     be 
started  at  the  United   Studios,   Sept. 
20th. 


Goulding  Making  Another  Comedy 

Alf  Goulding  is  directing  the 
seventh  two-reeler  in  which  Alice 
Day  is  featured  for  Sennett. 


Cobb's   Next,   "Pep  of  the  Lady  J" 

"Pep  of  the  Lady  J"  is  the  title 
of  the  next  Western  in  which  Uni- 
versal  will  star  Edmund   Cobb. 


To    Resume    Work    in    Cast 

E.  H.  Griffith  here  following  a 
month's  fishing  trip  in  Montana.  He 
will  likely  resume  directing  in  the 
East. 


Borzage  To  Direct  "The  First  Year" 

Frank  Borzage  is  casting  for  "The 
First  Year"  which  Fox  is  to  produce. 
Borzage  just  completed  "Lazybones." 


Mix  Making  "Yankee  Senor" 

Tom  Mix  is  busy  at  the  Fox  studios 
on  "A  Yankee  Senor,"  from  the 
novel,    "Conquistador"'. 


Additions   to   "Martinique"    Cast 

Edith  Yorke,  Brandon  Hurst,  Eve- 
lyn Sherman  and  Billy  Franey  have 
been  added  to  the  cast  of  "Martin- 
ir|ue",  which  William  K.  Howard  is 
directing,    featuring    Bebe    Daniels. 


V/ eight  To  Direct  Two  For  F.  B.  O. 

Harmon  Weight  is  now  directing 
Evelyn  Brent  in  "Three  Wise 
Crooks,"  and  will  later  direct  "Flam- 
ing Waters". 


Dunbar  in  Fred  Thomson's   Newest 

David     Dunbar     has     finished    the 

heavy  with  Fred  Thomson  in  "Riding 

the  Winds". 


ANNO UNC  I  NG 

general    release   of   the 
Twin  2-Reel  Specials 

"THE  SILVERY  ART" 

and 

"FLIRTING    WITH   DEATH" 

The  Sensational  Skiing  Thrillers. 
Pre-rcleased  at  the  Capitol,  N.  Y. 


729  7th  Ave.   H  JUBSjIW      N.    Y.    C. 
Eldwin  Miles  Fadman,  Pres. 


// 


one 

of  the  best  bets  on 
the  market  today." 


Says 


SM.  Miller 

Paikway  Theatre 

Hollis 


\ 


{p  be 


Always 
at  the 


sb-ines 
box  office' 


F 


ilm 


folk  in  every  branch  of  this  great  industry  have  been 
reading  with  interest  and  confidence  the  contents  of  the 
FILM  DAILY  for  years. 


Daily 


s 


this  paper  is  read  by  thousands  of  exhibitors,  produc- 
ers, distributors,  directors,  stars,  in  fact,  every  one  of  im- 
portance who  is  interested  in  what's  what  and  who's 
who  in  this  business. 


hort 


subjects  play  a  very  important  role  in  the  lives  of  the 
exhibitors  who  realize  that  they  are  the  pep  of  the  pro- 
gram and  very  often  MAKE  their  program.  It  has  been 
acknowledged  and  is  conceded  that  the  short 


iDubject 


is  now  just  as  important  to  the  exhibitor  as  the  feature. 
Most  exhibitors  are  well  aware  of  this  and  pay  particu- 
lar attention  to  the  selection  of  these  reels.  In  our  next 
short  subject — 


uarterly 


we  will  publish  more  real  data  about  short  subjects  than 
has  ever  been  printed  before,  by  anyone.  Every  exhibi- 
tor owes  it  to  himself  to  read  carefully  the  contents  of 
this  issue  of  the  FILM  DAILY. 

Out— 

SEPTEMBER  20™ 


iTHE 

4e  BRADSTREET 
/*  FILMDOM 


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Authority 


L  XXXIII     No.  58 


Sunday,  September  6,  1925 


Price  25  Cents 


WHOLE  CITY  ROCKED 

with  laughter  at   picturization   of   Edgar   Franklin's 
joyous  story  at  B.  S.  Moss'  Colony  Theatre,  Broadway. 

OVERWHELMING   DELUGE 

of  praise  from  all  critics  and  audiences! 


(nny  an  artist.  One  of  the   screen's 
comedy  bets!"— N.  Y.  Evening  Wor/d. 

!>od  for    a    row    of   laughs.      Fast, 
)riht,  gay."  — N.  Y.  Sun 

'/good  many  people    at    the    Colony 
ejned  to  be  laughing."  —  N.  Y.   World 

'>)ves    rapidly.       Many    funny    situa- 
ic  s.     Audiences  will  like  it." 

— N.  Y.  Morning  Telegraph 


"A    racy    amusing  comedy.     Much   ex- 
citement." —  N.  Y.  Daily  Mirror 

"Found    ourselves   laughing    continu- 
ously. Denny  funny." — N.  Y.  Ei'eningPost 

"People-  at  the  Colony  laughed  loudly. 
Denny  as  amusing  as  ever." 

— N.  Y.  Herald-Tribune 

"A    broad    farce — bettei-   than    the 


average ! 


— N.  Y.  Anierican 


WILUAM  SEITER 

Production 

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CARL  LAEMMLE 
UNIVERSAL  -  JEWEL 


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Cecil   B    DeMille  ''^^^  ROAD  TO  YESTERDAY^'  IS 

*    , ,  THE  SUPER  SCREEN  SPECTACLE 

adapted  by  T7A/f  F  r 

Jeanie  Macpherson  and  ^^    /i-Ll-    lliVlr:,. 

Beulah  Marie  Dix 

troin   the  play  by  Beulah  Marie  Dix 
and  E.  G.  Sutherland 

Released  by 

PRODUCERS  DISTRIBUTING  CORPORATION 


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Authority 


'OL  XXXIII  No.  58 


Sunday,    September   6,    1925 


Price  25  Cents 


Why  Cole  Resigned 

Qit   M.    P.   T.   O.   Not    Because   of 
'lay  Dates  or  Finance   Commit- 
tee But  Because  of  Cohen 

);illas — Difficulties  in  the  M.  P. 
r  O.  A.  arose,  not  over  the  Flay 
I)  c  Bureau  or  the  Finance  Commit- 
.   Init  because"  Sydney  Cohen  takes 

pon  himself  to  do  what  he  pleases 
nilie   Association,"    explains    H.    A. 

'■  who,  as  noted,  has  resigned  as 
lor     of     the     national     exhibitor 

n  a  long  letter  to  R.  F.  Woodhull, 
states  in  full  the  reasons  for  his 
Irawal: 

im    going   to    write    you    quite   a    lengthy 

and   for  fear  you   don't   find   it   interest- 

iiough    to    read    the    thing    through,     I'll 

t'\i  the   gist  of   it   right   now.      I   wish  to 

my  resignation  as  director  of  the  M.  P. 

1     ',    of    America. 

don't    want    you    to    think    that    this    step 
IS  iPcen    hastily    or    without    thought.      I    had 
(Continued  on  Page  12) 


Intern'l  Claims  a  Beat 

(crnational  News  claimed  a  beat 

iday  by  delivering  special  prints 

oljictures  showing  the   Shenendoah 

wckage      to      Broadway      theaters 

il  ut  noon. 


(centers  Production 

Mrion  Fairfax  Resigns   From  First 
National    to    Make    Own    Pic- 
tures   Again 

farion  Fairfax,  editorial  writer  of 
li  I'irst  National  units  in  the  East, 
h:  resigned  to  re-enter  the  produc- 
ii  field.  It  will  be  recalled  that 
1,  ral  years  ago  she  made  several 
il  ion   Fairfax   Prod. 

liree    stories    have    already    been 

I  based.     Miss  Fairfax  resigned  as 

i  Illy  9  but   was  asked   by   Richard 

\  Rowland  and   Sam   Rork   to   first 

rvise      production      of      "Clothes 

the  Pirate." 


Features  Reviewed 

Page 
California   Straight   Ahead 

Universal     5 

'he   Mystic 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer     5 

leven   Days 

Prod.    Dist.    Corp 5 

"he   Man  Who   Found  Himself 

Paramount    5 

Ireater  Than  A   Crown 

Fox     8 

"he   Thoroughbred 

Truart — ^S.    R 8 

"he    Call    of    Courage 

Universal     8 

ligh  and  Handsome 

Film  Booking  Offices 8 

hort  Subjects 9 


POLITICIANS  BEGIN  TO  DOUBT 

WISDOM  OF  CONNECTICUT  TAX 


Many  Legislators  Passed  Tax  Bill 

With  Scant  Insight  Into  Its  Purpose 

New  Haven — Judging  from  reports  from  various  sections  of 
the  state  a  substantial  number  of  legislators  were  not  familiar 
with  details  of  the  tax  bill,  at  the  time  of  its  passage. 


South  Manchester,  Conn. — At  least  two  members  of  the 
Legislature  would  never  have  voted  for  the  Durant  tax  bill 
providing  they  had  realized  that  it  would  place  hardships  upon 
exhibitors.  They  are  Senator  Johnson  and  Representative 
R.  Marshall  Smith  of  East  Haddam,  who  were  mterviewed 
on  the  subject  by  A.  Germaine,  former  theater  man.  He 
talked  with  the  assemblymen  at  the  request  of  President 
Treiber  of  the  M.  P.  Operators'  Union  of  New  Haven,  who 
has  asked  all  members  to  interview  members  of  the  Legisla- 
ture  concernmg   their   attitude  toward  the   measure. 

Both  men  said  that  they  were  not  aware  that  the  bill  would 
place  the  burden  upon  theater  men  and  bring  about  the  clos- 
ing of  the  exchanges.  They  called  attention  to  the  fact  that 
when  the  measure  came  up  for  consideration  the  impression 
was  created  that  it  would  make  big  distributors  pay  the  bills. 
The  legislators  did  not  make  it  clear  whether  or  not  they  fa- 
vored calling  a  special  session  oi  the  Assembly,  as  desired 
by   many   opponents   of  the  law. 


May  Go  To  Public 

Connecticut       Exhibitors       Seriously 

Contemplate  Passing  the  Levy  on 

to  Patrons 

New  Haven — The  question  of 
whether  or  not  Connecticut  exhibi- 
tors will  raise  admission  prices  to 
shift  the  tax  burden  to  the  public 
will  probably  be  considered  at  the 
meeting  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  tomorrow 
(Sunday). 

An  agreement  of  the  pro  rata  basis 
nn  which  the  organization  will  pay 
the  tax  into  the  revolving  fund  crea- 
ted by  the  Hays  office  has  been  made, 
as  noted.  Many  theater  men  are  ap- 
parently of  the  opinion  that  an  in- 
crease in  prices  is  inadvisable  in  view 
of  the  depressing  effect  it  is  certain 
to  have  on  attendance. 

Effort  to  stop  conflicting  state- 
ments on  future  plans  are  being  made 
by  President  Walsh  who  has  issued 
uislructions  that  all  information  must 
(Continued  on  Page  9) 


Back  From  Coast 

Burton  King  has  returned  from  the 
Coast,  where  he  directed  "Counsel 
for  the  Defense."  He  expects  to  con- 
tinue   work    in    Hollywood. 


Labor's  Aid  Sought 

Connecticut    Operators  to   Ask  Fed- 
eration for  Assistance  in  Bring- 
ing About  Tax  Repeal 

New  Haven — Aid  of  the  Connecti- 
cut branch  of  the  American  Federa- 
tion of  Labor  in  working  for  the 
ch'mination  of  the  Durant  film  tax 
law  will  be  sought  by  the  M.  P.  Op- 
erators Union  of  New  Haven.  When 
the  labor  organization  holds  its  annual 
state  convention  at  New  Britain 
Tuesday  and  Wednesday,  next,  the 
members  will  ask  that  the  body  inter- 
view legislators  from  their  districts 
concerning  their  attitude  towards  the 
m.easure,  if  they  voted  for  the  bill  and 
if  they  favor  a  special  session  of  the 
Assembly  to  reconsider  the  act. 

The  matter  will  be  brought  to  the 
ttcntion  of  the  Federation  by  Presi- 
dent   Eugene    Treiber    of    the    New 
Haven    local    and    Forest    Morriarty, 
business     representative    of    the    or- 
(Continued  on  Page  9) 


Waldron  Arrives 

J.  A.  Waldron,  general  manager  of 
the  Mack  Sennett  studios,  has  arrived 
in  town  from  the  Coast  to  confer  with 
Pathe  officials  on  production  plans. 


Situation  Changing 


Grave     Position    of     Exhibitors 
And  Continued  Protests 
Cause  Reflection 


By  ARTHUR    W.    EDDY 

Hartford — Has  the  Republican  or- 
ganization bitten  off  more  than  it  can 
chew,  politically  speaking,  in  the 
passage  of  the  Durant  film   tax  bill? 

That  is  the  question  which  is  the 
subject  of  much  speculation  in  this 
state  among  observers  of  the  situa- 
tion which  is  playing  havoc  with  the 
picture  industry  within  its  borders. 
Many  of  these  observers  even  go  so 
far  as  to  predict  that  the  machine  ad- 
ministered by  J.  Henry  Roraback 
may  find  its  Waterloo  in  this  battle 
despite  the  fact  that  it  always  had 
been  successful  in  the  removal  of 
obstacles  in  its  path. 

A  few  days  ago  a  number  of  prom- 
inent leaders  were  quietly  discussing 
ilans  for  the  "spanking"  of  the  film 
people  by  the  enactment  of  a  more 
drastic  law,  embodying  severe  cen- 
sorship provisions,  at  tlie  next  ses- 
sion of  the  Legislature  in  1927.  Those 
high  in  the  councils  of  the  party 
were  not  talking  for  publication,  how- 
ever, and  when  interviewed  on  the 
subject,  replied  that  the  present  is 
■ntirely  too  early  to  forecast  what 
the  next  Legislature  will  do  with 
reference  to  the  film  industry.  It 
vas  impossible  to  get  the  Roraback 
ipinion  as  he  was  out  of  the  state 
on  a  vacation. 

-    A  New  Aspect  Appears 

Now  the  situation  is  apparently 
"aking   on    a   new   aspect.      The    new 

mpression  prevails  that  the  Republi- 
can   politicians    will    be    satisfied    to 

'let  sleeping  dogs  lie"  about  the  time 
the  State  Capitol,  reawakes  with 
legislative  life.  It  appears  that  the 
organization  now  is  aware  of  the  fact 

(Continued   on   Page   9) 


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Labor  Day  and  a  legal  holiday, 
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Rue   Saulnier. 

Northwest  Adopts  New  Rulings 

Seattle — The  Northwest  Film 
Board  of  Trade  has  adopted  a  resolu- 
tion that  has  several  clauses.  It  pro- 
vides that  all  shipments  be  sent  C. 
O.  D.,  and  places  all  advertising  ac- 
cessories on  a  cash  basis.  It  also  in- 
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which  makes  it  necessary  to  have  a 
separate  contract  for  each  picture  and 
each  engagement,  even  where  a  book- 
ing combination  signs  for  all  houses. 


Barsky   Secures   MacDonald 

By  arrangement  reached  on  the 
Coast  on  Thursday,  Bud  Barsky  will 
continue  to  make  the  Kenneth  Mac 
Donald  features,  instead  of  J.  Joseph 
Sameth  who  had  previously  announc- 
ed a  three  year  contract  with  Mac- 
Donald.  The  question  was  one  of 
options,  but  Sameth  stated  yesterday 
he  had  waived  his  rights. 


Cohen  Testimonial  Oct.  18 
The  testimonial  dinner  to  be  ten- 
dered Sydney  Cohen,  will  take  place 
probably  at  Hotel  Commodore  on 
Oct.  18  and  will  usher  in  "Inde- 
pendent Week". 


Leave  on  Leviathan 

S.  L.  Rothafel,  Arthur  H.  Sawyer, 
Clark  Robinson  and  Mrs.  Rudolph 
Valentino  are  included  in  the  passen- 
ger list  of  the  Leviathan  which  sails 
today. 


Hanbury  Sails 

Ralph  Hanbury  of  Stoll  Film,  Lon- 
don, sails  on  the  Leviathan  today. 


When  you  think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Speoialiats  in  Motion  Pieturt 

and  Theatrical  inauranee  for 

the  past  fifteen  year*. 


Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C 

Brymnt    S040 


Pathex  Camera  Ready 

Pathex,  Inc.,  a  subsidiary  of  Patlie 
Exchange,  is  promoting  the  new  cam- 
era and  projector  in  America  under 
license  from  Pathe  Cinema  of  Paris. 
The  invention  has  already  been  dem- 
onstrated in  France  and  other  Euro- 
pean countries  and  is  designed  for 
non-theatrical   use   in   this   country. 

The  invention  can  be  enclosed  in  a 
small-sized  hand-bag,  the  combined 
weight  of  both  machines  being  about 
five  pounds.  Both  camera  and  pro- 
jector are  said  to  represent  25  years 
of  experiment.  The  specially  manu- 
factured stock  to  be  used  in  this  ap- 
paratus is  alleged  to  be  superior  to 
the  slow-burning  stock  now  available 
for  non-theatrical  uses.  The  entire  _ 
Pathex  set  cost  less  than  $100. 

The  camera  is  3H  inches  long,  4^  inches 
high  and  15-8  of  an  inch  wide.  Close-ups  can 
be  made  at  five  feet,  and  the  camera  used 
thereafter  to  photograph  distant  views  with- 
out adjustment.  The  stock  is  of  the  reversi- 
lile  variety;  that  is,  the  negative  exposed  is 
reversed  liy  a  special  process  to  a  positive. 
Accordingly,  the  same  film  is  used  in  the 
projector  that  has  been  previously  exposed  in 
the  camera.  The  magazine  contains  30  feet 
of  film,  is  light-proof,  and  can  thus  be  in- 
serted  in  the  camera  in  daylight. 

A  special  feature  of  the  film  is  that  the 
perforations  are  located  in  the  center  of  the 
film  strip  lietween  the  individual  frames  in- 
stead of  on  the  edges  as  in  the  case  of  the 
stpndard  film.  The  projector  is  equipped  with 
a  12-volt  lamp,  current  for  which  is  secured 
from  the  ordinary  house  circuit  by  merely 
plugging  into  an  outlet.  A  sheet  or  wall  space 
lip  to  3  liy  4  feet  can  be  used. 


Some  Foreign  Deals 

Interocean  Film  Co.  has  closed  a 
deal  for  the  Gotham  series  of  1925- 
26  for  Mexico,  with  Charles  N.  Ja- 
witz  and  Cy  Braunstein,  who  repre- 
sent General  Norberto  C.  Olvera,  of 
the  Ajusco  Pictures  Co.  of  Mexico 
City.  General  Olvera  is  making  his 
ciifice  while  in  New  York  at  Jawitz 
Pictures. 

Ajusco  has  also  bought  for  Mix- 
ico,  "The  Fighting  Cub"  and  "Pas- 
sionate  Youth." 

The  Parodi  M.  P.  Co.  of  Caracus, 
Venezuela,  has  purchased  the  entire 
Warner  output  for  Venezuela.  Also 
the   Columbia  subjects. 


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The  Week's  Headlines 

Monday 

Pathe  Exchange,  Inc.  earned  $9  a  share 
during    1924    on     155,000    shares. 

Hartford-Connecticut  Trust  Co.,  of  Hartford, 
Conn.,  designated  as  agency  for  payment 
of    Connecticut   taxes. 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  considering  roadshow- 
ing   "The    Big    Parade". 

National  organization  of  theater  men  to  ex- 
ploit the  industry,  may  develop  fr.om 
"Greater    Movie    Season." 

Tuesday 

Distributors  in  Connecticut  ready  to  pay 
State  tax,  but  authorities  have  yet  to 
evolve    method    of    collection. 

Wisconsin  M.  P.  T,  O.,  in  annual  convention 
voices    disapproval    of    uniform    contract. 

H.  A.  Cole  resigns  as  director  of  M.  P.  T. 
O.  A.,  because  of  policies  and  methods  of 
Sydney    S.    Cohen. 

A,  L.  Bernstein,  Jackie  Coogan's  production 
manager,  pays  $500,000  for  interest  in  21 
Langley     theaters    in     Southern     California. 

"Gold  Rush"  grosses  $52,000  during  second 
week,  topping  first  week  of  "Girl  Shy" 
at    the    Strand. 

Hunt  Stromberg  turns  over  four  stories  to 
Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  De  Mille  to  finish 
"The  Last  Frontier".  Stromberg  will  de- 
liver   two    Harry    Carey    productions. 

Wednesday 

Republican  legislators  in  Connecticut,  an- 
gered by  objections  to  tax,  threaten  to  pass 
more  drastic  tax  and  censorship  bill.  Only 
one  exchange  open  in  New  Haven.  Hart- 
ford exhibitors  experiencing  trouble  with 
prints. 

"Greater  Amusements"  sees  Iowa  and  Ne- 
braska as  battle  ground  of  "big  theater  in- 
terests." 

Producers  Distributing  Corp.  to  operate  nine 
branches    in    England. 

Joint  committee,  representing  trade  in  Eng- 
land, probing  producing  possibilities.  Funds 
looked    for   to   launch   home   studios. 

Kansas  City  capital  to  finance  M.  P.  Guild 
of  America,   new    Coast  unit,  in  production. 

Thursday 

Independent  exchangemen  of  Boston,  who 
are  sending  prints  into  Connecticut  without 
registering  them,  are  facing  prosecution. 
First  tax  payment  totals  $50,000.  Con- 
necticut   M.    P.    T.    O.    officials    deny    break 


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j  A.  SCHROTTMAN 

3  Upholsterer   for   all  leading  theaters   m 

J  We  would  like  to  bid  on  the  con-  g 

B  tract  for  your  summer  slip  covers.   | 

I  Recovering    and   upholstering   of  B 

g  auditorium  chairs   a  specialty,   g 

H  Highest  references  furnished  from  B 

M  leading  exhibitors  of  this  country.   B 


with   Hays.     Connecticut  M.   P.   Oper: 

Union   to   send  qucstionnaaire  to  state 

islators. 
Warners    take    over    the    State,    Pittsburg 

long    term    lease    from    Rowland    &    f 

effective    Oct.     19. 
Universal    Jewels    for    1926-27    to    total 

Friday 

New  Haven  exchanges  fear  "bootleg" 
will  reach  Connecticut.  Exhibitors  fir 
rejecting  advances  of  Boston  e.xclia 
Deliveries    reported    vastly    improved.      i 

Department  of  Justice  probe  into  worll 
of   Film   Boards  of  Trade  near   end. 

Industry  plans  huge  demonstration  for  j 
J.    Walker,    Mayoralty    candidate. 

Hunt  Stromberg  joins  Metro-Goldwyn-1 
as  associate  executive.  Charles  R.  R^ 
to    continue   Harry    Carey    series.  ; 

Saturday 

Connecticut    Republican    politicians    begi 
dcubt   the   wisdom   of    State   $10   a  ree 
M.    P.    Operators'    Union,    of    New    H 
to  seek  aid  of  Federation  of  Labor  in 
ing   tax. 

H.  S.  Cole,  of  Texas,  explains  why  h 
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The  most  thrilling  events  of  two  years  of  adventure 
in  the  darkest  jungles.  The  "high  spots"  of  thousands 
of  feet  of  close-ups  of  wild  animals  taken  at  constant 
peril  to  the  lives  of  Hutt  and  his  brave  and  charming 
wife. 

A  sensation  when  shown  in  five  reels  in  San  Fran- 
Cisco 

"The  finest  views  of  elephant  herds,  monkeys, 
cat  animals  and  snakes  ever  secured." 

—San  Francisco  Call  and  Post 


THE 


Reginald  Denny  in 

"California  Straight 
Ahead" 

Uiiiversal-J  ewel 

p..  a   Whole FINE   LINE-UP 

DF  COMEDY  AND  THRILLS 
N     DENNY'S    LATEST.      BIG 

'  MPROVEMENT  IN  MATER- 
AL.  A  LITTLE  LONG  BUT 
iAS  GOOD  SPEED. 

5r....Has  a  part  quite  reminiscent 
f    the    old    Wally    Raid    pictures. 

Zii.  ■  ■  .Tom  Wilson,  as  Denny"s  coi- 
led valet,  runs  star  a  close  second 
3r  comedy  honors.  Gets  over  some 
lie  laughs.  Gertrude  Olmstead  the 
111  in  the  case.  John  Steppling  and 
red  Esmelton  the  race  car  owners 
hose  squabbles  over  their  respect- 
v-e  cars  furnishes  the  excitement. 
)thers  Lucille  Ward,  Leo  Nomas, 
'harles  Gerrard. 

Ipe  of  Story.  ..  .Comedy.  There's 
raft  of  good  comedy  situations  in 
Penny's  latest,  which,  incidentally, 
i  a  big  improvement  over  "Where 
Vas  I,"  his  last  picture.  Nothing 
iiusual  about  the  story  but  Harry 
'ollard,  co-author  and  director,  has 
oUen  in  several  corking  good  situ- 
tions,  especially  that  in  which  wild 
iiimals  from  a  circus  are  turned 
jose  on  a  camp  of  desert  tourists, 
oast  bound.  This  sequence  is  a 
iot  of  laughs  with  Reginald  Den- 
y.  Tom  Wilson  and  Charles  Ger- 
ard offering  a  series  of  humorous 
scapes  from  the  beasts.  The  one 
here  Gerrard  is  dreaming  he  is 
i?sing  the  girl  he  loves  is  a  knock- 
ut.  He  cuddles  and  kisses  a  great 
ig  ape  and  there  are  a  lot  of 
lughs  before  he  wakes  up  and  dis- 
overs  the  deception.  A  cross  coun- 
■y  touring  coach. with  all  the  con- 
eniences  of  home,  is  another  inter- 
sting  feature  and  serves  for  some 
ne  comedy  possibilities.  When 
)enny  wants  to  get  rid  of  the  girl's 
bjecting  parents  (he  and  the  girl 
re  riding  in  the  towing  car)  all  he 
oes  is  press  a  lever  and  the  coach 
oes  rolling  down  hill.  There  are 
irills  mixed  in  too  and,  of  course, 
le  auto  race  in  the  climax  is  the 
ig  one.  Some  mighty  fine  camera 
rork  in  this  sequence.  The  story 
I  the  age-old   struggle   of  hero  to 

I  in  the  girl  in  spite  of  parental  ob- 
ction.     The  picture  runs  too  long, 
should  be  cut. 
ujt  Office  Angle.  ..  .First  rate  com- 

idy  number. 
Et)ioiitation .  .  .  .  Play  up  the  high- 
[ghts  of  the  picture;  the  wild  ani- 
hals  on  a  rampage,  the  runaway 
puring  coach,  hero's  escape  from 
le  lion  and  the  auto  race.  A  trail- 
r  of  any  one  sequence  should  bring 
lem  back.  Tell  them  Denny  has  a 
ood  one  in  his  latest  and  it  deliv- 
rs  the  laughs.  Title  is  good  and 
jhould  ofifer  first  rate  ideas  for 
tunt  advertising  by  way  of  street 
igns. 

E action Harry  Pollard; 

rst  rate 

Athors   Harry  Pollard  and 

iyron  Morgan 

S  nario Harry  Pollard  and 

ieatrice  Van 

Cneraman  Gilbert  Warrenton 

Pjtography   . . , Fine 

Road  to  Cal. 

7,238  feet 


L:ale 
Ligth 


"The  Mystic" 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
As  a  Whole. .  .SOMETHING  NEW 
IN  THE  WAY  OF  ATMOS- 
PHERE AND  SUSPENSE. 
GOOD  PRODUCTION  AND 
FIRST  RATE  CAST,  TOO. 

Cast Conway    Tearle    a    master 

mind  crook  who  does  his  work 
very  well.  Aileen  Pringle  a  beau- 
tiful gypsy  accomplice.  Mitchell 
Lewis  splendid  in  character  part, 
that  of  Poppa,  the  leader  of  the 
band  of  gypsy  fakers.  Others  Rob- 
ert Ober,  Stanton  Heck,  David 
Torrence,  Gladys  Hulette,  Dewitt 
Jennings. 

Type  of  Story.  ..  .Mystery  romance; 
Tod  Browning's  production  of  his 
own  story.  "The  Mystic"  is  a  tri- 
fle similar,  and  yet  in  a  vague  way, 
to  "The  Unholy  Three".  That  is 
it  deals  with  the  fakers  who  ha\e 
singular  methods  of  acquiring 
wealth.  Browning's  story,  how- 
ever, contains  some  new  twists  in 
that  it  offers  some  interesting  ex- 
poses of  the  tricks  of  mediums  and 
their  seances.  He  shows  you  how 
they  work  the  mysterious  voices 
and  how  they  manipulate  the  pres- 
ence of  ghosts  by  uses  of  sliding 
panels,  electrical  appliances  and  the 
like.  There  is  a  mystery  element 
in  the  person  of  the  leader,  a  mas- 
ter mind  crook,  who  uses  this 
means  of  fleecing  rich  patrons. 
The  story  works  through  in  inter- 
esting detail  and  will  no  doubt 
hold  the  average  crowd  quite 
thrilled. 

Story:  Burton,  master  crook, 
decides  to  use  the  tricks  of  a  gypsy 
band  in  a  big  way.  He  imports 
them  to  America,  sets  up  a  fashion- 
able seance  parlor  and  lures  willing 
and  unsuspecting  patrons  who 
marvel  at  the  wonders  wrought  by 
Zara,  the  Mystic,  a  beautiful  gypsy 
girl.  Burton  picks  the  rich  Doris 
Merrick  as  a  victim  but  when  he 
reforms  and  fails  to  carry  through 
his  plan  Zara  accuses  him  of  being 
in  love  with  Doris.  The  workings 
of  the  band  is  exposed.  Burton 
escapes  and  Zara  and  her  gypsy 
partners  are  deported.  Later  Bur- 
ton joins  them  in  Hungary  and 
convinces  Zara  of  his  love  for  her. 

Box  Office  Angle. . .  .Mystery  atmos- 
phere and  fact  that  the  picture  con- 
tains expose  of  the  workings  of  the 
mediums  and  seances  will  make  this 
sure  bait   for  certain   crowds. 

Exploitation. ..  .You  may  be  able  to 
bring  in  many  by  promising 
them  that  "The  Mystic"  exposes 
the  workings  of  fake  mediums. 
Promise  them  some  interesting 
revelations  and  tell  them  that  Tod 
Browning  shows  how  it  is  done 
in  his  picture,  "The  Mystic".  Use 
names  of  Aileen  Pringle,  Conway 
Tearle  and  Mitchell  Lewis  in  your 
announcements. 

Direction  Tod  Browning; 

good 

Author   Tod   Browning 

Scenario    Waldemar  Young 

Cameraman Ira  Morgan 

Photography   Good 

Locale    Hungary-U.    S. 

Length    6,147    feet 


"Seven  Days" 

Producer :   Al  Christie 
Distributor:    Prod.    Dist.    Corp. 

As  a  Whole.... RATHER  FAMIL- 
IAR COMEDY  COMPLICA- 
TION BUT  IT  SERVES  FOR  A 
GAY  LOT  OF  LAUGHS  AND 
WILL  NO  DOUBT  PROVE 
AMUSING  FOR  THE  AVER- 
AGE AUDIENCE. 

Cast. . .  .Creighton  Hale  handles  light 
comedy  role  very  nicely  and  Eddie 
Gribbon  takes  the  slap-stick  rough 
bits  without  any  trouble.  Lilyan 
Tashman,  Mabel  Julienne  Scott 
and  Lillian  Rich  are  an  attractive 
trio  who  form  part  of  the  comedy 
complex.  Others  William  Austin, 
Rose  Gore,  Hal  Cooley,  Tom  W^il- 
son. 

Type  of  Story. ...  Comedy;  adapted 
from  the  play  "Tumble  In"  drama- 
tized by  Mary  Roberts  Rinehart 
and  Avery  Hopwood  from  Mrs. 
Rinehart's  story  "When  A  Man 
Marries".  Al  Christie  offers  an- 
other of  his  laugh  riots  in  "Seven 
Chances",  a  comedy  that  may  truth- 
fully be  said  to  contain  familiar 
situations,  but  which  nevertheless 
furnishes  good  amusement  and  has 
enough  laughs  to  get  it  by  as  good 
comedy  entertainment  in  spite  of 
any  familiarities.  It  is  the  old 
quarantine  idea  with  a  group  of 
people  imprisoned  in  one  house  and 
with  compromising  situations  on  all 
sides.  Husbands  and  wives  are  in 
for  a  general  scrambling  and  there's 
an  old  maid  aunt  with  a  bevy  of 
scruples  whose  idea  of  ethics  is 
trying  to  be  respected.  Trying  to 
keep  her  ignorant  of  certain  facts 
is  what  supplies  the  fun.  Scott 
.Sidney  has  injected  some  first  rate 
laughs  and  most  of  his  gags  are 
gotten  over  very  well.  He  does 
make  the  familiar  mistake  of  re- 
peating his  stunts  until  they  lose 
their  pulling  power.  This  holds 
true  in  the  dumbwaiter  sequence 
which  they  keep  up  until  it  gets 
tiresome.  Less  of  this  would  help 
a  lot.  The  plot  consists  of  Jim 
Wilson's  attempt  to  keep  his  di- 
vorce a  secret  from  his  aunt.  When 
she  arrives  unexpectedly  a  friend. 
Kit,  is  pushed  in  as  a  substitute 
wife.  The  house  is  quarantined  and 
the  ensuing  complications  afiford  the 
fun  and  wind  up  with  the  aunt 
eventually  learning  the  truth. 

Box  Office  Angle. ..  .Good  comedy 
fare  that  has  enough  laughs  to  send 
them   out   satisfied. 

Exploitation You    can    promise 

them  an  amusing  comedy  number 
in  Al  Christie's  latest  feature  come- 
dy entertainment.  Give  them  an 
idea  of  the  fun  by  saying  that  hero 
is  forced  to  keep  up  the  pretense  of 
being  married  to  a  woman  who  is 
not  his  wife  when  his  aunt  makes 
an  unexpected  visit  and  hero  must 
present  a  wife.  Lillian  Rich, 
Creighton  Hale  and  others  in  the 
cast  may  be  mentioned  in  your  an- 
nouncements. 

Direction  Scott  Sidney; 

usually  all  right 

Author Mary  Roberts  Rine- 

hart-Avery    Hopwood 

Scenario   ....    Frank  Roland  Conklin 

Cameramen    Alec   Gillick- 

Gilbert  Warrenton 

Photography   Good 

Locale  N.  Y. 

Length    6,974    feet 


Thomas  Meighan  hi 

"The  Man  Who  Found 
Himself" 

Paramomit 
As  a  Whole.... TOMMY  HEROES 
IN  FINE  STYLE  AND  EVEN 
HIS  RATHER  UNCONVINC- 
ING ACTS  OF  SELF-SACRI- 
FICE MAY  THRILL  THE  HE- 
RO WORSHIPPERS. 

Star Seems  to  be  running  at  ebb 

tide  on  story  material.  He's  too 
much  the  goody  good  hero  and  not 
the  virile  sort  his  fans  first  knew 
him  as.  Better  stories  needed  badly. 

Cast. ..  .Virginia  Valli  is  a  sad  hero- 
ine most  of  the  time.  She  hasn't  a 
chance  to  smile  until  the  last  shot. 
Frank  Morgan  is  the  by-hook-or 
crook  suitor  who  frames  Tommy 
into  a  Sing  Sing  term  while  he 
walks  ofif  with  Virginia.  Suitable 
type.  Ralph  Morgan  the  weakling 
brother  who  permits  hero  Tom's 
sacrifice.      Others   not   important. 

Type  of  Story.  .  .Dramatic  romance; 
written  for  Meighan  by  Booth 
Tarkington.  Even  this  niade-to- 
order  story  doesn't  fit  Meighan  cor- 
rectly. Of  course  it  makes  him  the 
glorified  hero  and  gives  him  every 
chance  in  the  world  to  prove  him- 
self the  sacrificing,  undaunted  big 
brother  who  saves  the  family  black 
sheep  by  accepting  disgrace  himself 
and  yet,  with  it  all,  there's  some- 
thing lacking  in  "The  Man  Who 
Found  Himself."  It  doesn't  make 
Meighan  the  virile  type  of  hero  he 
set  out  to  be.  Maybe  there  are 
those  who  will  admire  his  pluck  but 
instead  of  taking  the  blame  for  a 
theft  he  didn't  commit  you'd  expect 
hero  to  go  after  the  man  who 
framed  the  expose  of  the  bank 
shortage  and  get  him.  He  does  this 
eventually,  as  you  know  he  will, 
but  then  it  comes  down  to  that — 
"eventually, — why  not  now?"  There 
are  some  good  prison  scenes  and  a 
fairly  effective  climax  suspense 
when  hero  plans  to  turn  the  tables 
on  his  enemy  by  framing  him  into 
Sing  Sing  iust  as  he  had  been 
framed.  The  man  is  killed  while 
robbing  his  own  bank  which  frees 
the  girl  and  makes  way  for  her 
marriage  to  hero. 

Box  Office  Angle The  loyal  Mei- 
ghan followers  and  the  real  hero 
worshippers  may  find  this  interest- 
ing fare.  Not  likely  to  thrill  a  blase, 
skeptical  crowd. 

Exploitation Where   Meighan's 

name  brings  them  in  you'll  proba- 
bly only  have  to  announce  the  title 
of  his  latest  to  get  them  in.  Recall 
his  picture,  "The  City  of  Silent 
Men,"  and  say  that  "The  Man  Who 
Found  Himself"  is  a  prison  story 
also. 

Direction Alfred  E.  Green- 

usually  good  ' 

Author  Booth  Tarkington 

Scenario   Tom  J.   Geraghty 

Cameraman   Alvin  Wyckoff 

Photography    q^^^ 

Locale  N.  Y.-Sing  Sing 

Length  7,354  feet 


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MAHLON  HAMILTON 
CLAIRE  ADAMS 
HARRISON  FORD 


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"Greater  Than  A  Crown" 

Fox 
As  a  Whole.  .  .MYSTERY  DRAMA 
THAT  SURVIVES  ITS  FOOT- 
AGE FAIRLY  WELL  BUT 
NEVER  REALLY  REACHES  A 
BAFFLING  STAGE. 

Star Suitable  and  handles  the  part 

capably  but  it  doesn't  call  for  any- 
thing out  of  the  ordinary  in  the 
way  of  acting. 

Cast Dolores      Costello      rather 

pretty  lead  and  the  mystery  heroine 
who  is  slated  for  a  European 
throne  but  prefers  the  Yankee 
hero  from  Yonkers. 

Type  of  Story Mystery  drama. 

There  is  not  a  new  plot  nor  any 
especially  prominent  highlights  in 
Edmund  Lowe's  latest  and  the 
story  isn't  as  interesting  as  some 
of  his  recent  vehicles.  Neverthe- 
less it  has  an  atmosphere  of  mys- 
tery that  carries  a  medium  amount 
of  suspense  and  which  may  serve  to 
get  it  over  with  a  crowd  that  likes 
to  do  some  guessing.  It  is  the  old 
idea  of  the  girl  princess  who  would 
marry  the  man  she  loves  rather 
than  the  choice  selected  by  her 
royal  court  for  political  alliance. 
There  is  an  effective  development 
that  does  not  let  you  in  on  this 
angle  of  it  until  well  on  in  the 
story.  You  do  not  know  just  who 
the  mystery  heroine  is  when  she 
happens  to  come  under  the  protec- 
tion of  the  hero  from  Yonkers. 
Director  R.  Wm.  Neill  has  man- 
ipulated this  business  very  well  and 
managed  thereby  to  inject  a  pretty 
fair  suspense.  He  supplied  an  ap- 
propriate production  and  handled 
the  cast  satisfactorily. 

Story:  Hero  rescues  a  girl  from 
kidnappers.  She  refuses  to  divulge 
her  identity  other  than  that  her 
name  is  Frances.  Molly,  an  actress 
and  friend  of  hero's  is  purport- 
ed to  have  lost  jewels.  Frances  has 
in  her  possession  some  jewels  and 
hero  figures  her  out  to  be  a  crook. 
The  suspicion  is  unfounded  and 
finally  hero  learns  she  is  a  Princess 
and  royal  agents  are  after  her  to 
return  her  to  her  own  country 
where  she  is  to  be  married.  After 
complications  Frances  _  marries 
hero,  the  man  of  her  choice. 

Box  Office  Angle Fair  number  for 

average  neighborhood  house.  They 
will  undoubtedly  find  enough  to 
satisfy  them  in  the  mystery  busi- 
ness and  the  romance  of  the  Euro- 
pean Princess  and  the  Yankee  hero 
from  Yonkers. 

Exploitation The   title    suggests 

the  usual  catchlines,  as:  "What  is 
'Greater  Than  A  Crown?'  See 
what  the  Princess  Frances  found 
to  be  greater  in  the  picture  at  the 
blank  theater".  Use  Edmund 
Lowe's  name  and  mention  that 
Dolores  Costello  is  the  daughter  of 
the  old  time  Vitagraph  player, 
Maurice  Costello. 

Direction   R.  Wm.  Neill; 

all  right 

Author   Victor   Bridges 

Scenario   Wyndham  Gittens 

Cameraman    Joe    August 

Photography    All  right 

Locale   Europe 

Length   About  5,000  feet 


"The  Thoroughbred" 

Trnart — State  Rights, 

As  a  Whole.... ANOTHER  THAT 
GETS  OFF  TO  A  FLYING 
START  BUT  FAILS  TO  HOLD 
THE  PACE.  SOME  REALLY 
DELIGHTFUL  BUSINESS  IN 
THE   EARLY    REELS. 

Cast Theodore    Von    Eltz    and 

Carter  DeHaven  hand  over  some 
very  amusing  bits  in  the  opening 
reels.  Gladys  Hulette  is  the  chorus 
girl  who's  "different".  Macklyn 
Arbuckle  suitable  as  the  rich  uncle 
and  others  Hallam  Cooley,  Thomas 
Jefferson,  Edith  Yorke. 

Type    of    Story Comedy-drama. 

Just  about  the  time  you've  thor- 
oughly settled  yourself  to  enjoy  a 
rollicking,  original  comedy  picture 
something  snaps  and  all  your  hopes 
go  bla-a-a.  They  had  a  corking 
good  idea  but  whoever  was  respon- 
sible for  bringing  on  the  old  bed- 
room business  helped  considerably 
to  spoil  the  picture.  It  was  going 
great  up  to  this  point.  The  con- 
dition upon  which  hero  would  in- 
herit his  uncle's  fortune  was  that 
he  get  into  society.  Instead  hero 
was  in  love  with  a  chorus  girl. 
The  pretense  by  which  he  hoped 
to  put  it  over  on  the  uncle  and  win 
the  fortune  was  handing  out  some 
first  rate  laughs.  Then  comes  along 
one  of  familiar  I-get-what-I-want 
males  and  you  find  the  girl  m  his 
apartment  being  handed  a  fancy 
negligee  and  then  you  have  the 
villain  going  about  his  regular  rou- 
tine of  seducing  her.  All  very  in- 
appropriate and  out  of  place.  If 
"The  Thoroughbred"  hadn't  gotten 
off  to  such  a  fine  start  perhaps  this 
incident  wouldn't  have  appeared  so 
conspicuous.  Director  Oscar  Apfel 
probably  wasn't  responsible  forthe 
turn  the  story  took  but  he  might 
have  toned  down  the  sequence  and 
given  it  less  prominence.  Certainly 
the  sex  angle  need  not  have  been 
stressed.  The  plot  winds  around 
to  a  more  or  less  conventional  end- 
ing after  that  with  hero  knocking 
out  the  girl's  annoyer  for  the 
count.  He  proves  a  regular  fairy 
godfather  to  her  poor  father  and 
mother  so  it  all  ends  happily  with 
their  marriage  and  uncle  satisfied 
with  things. 

Box    Office    Angle Difficult    to 

figure.  If  you  believe  they'll  over- 
look the  short  sex  angle  incident  it 
might  do  very  well. 

Exploitation They  may  imagine 

this  to  be  a  regulation  race  track 
picture  but  you  might  make  it 
clear  that  the  race  Is  incidental  to 
the  plot.  You  can  promise  some 
amusing  bits  in  the  early  reels  and 
talk  about  the  hero  who  had  to 
break  into  society  in  order  to  inherit 
a  legacy  from  his  uncle. 

Direction Oscar  Apfel; 

very  good  at  the  start. 

Author   Leete   Renick   Brown 

Scenario  Geo.  Hively 

Cameraman Rowland  Price 

Photography    All   right 

Locale  City 

Length   About  5,000  feet 


Art  Acord  in 

"The  Call  of  Courage" 

Universal 
As  a  Whole.... WESTERN  THAT 
DEALS  OUT  GOOD  LINE  OF 
ACTION  AND  THRILLS  PLUS 
A  BIT  OF  MYSTERY  AND 
THE  CUSTOMARY  RO- 
MANCE. 

Star Fulfills  all  the  obligations  of 

the  role  wherein  it  calls  for  action 
and  stunts  but  doesn't  quite  meas- 
ure up  to  the  romantic  angle  of  it. 

Cast Olive   Hasbrouck  suhable 

lead.  Hasn't  very  much  to  do. 
Duke  R.  Lee  the  wicked  brother 
who  tries  to  frame  a  murder  charge 
on  innocent  hero.  Turner  Savage 
a  fat  youngster  who  supplies  some 
comic  turns.  A  trained  horse  and 
dog  are  interesting  performers  also. 

Type   of   Story Western;   adapted 

from  Harold  Shumates'  story, 
"Red  Lawn."  "The  Call  of  Cour- 
age" stacks  up  favorably  with  the 
better  entertainments  of  this  type. 
Its  plot,  although  including  the  us- 
ual elements  found  in  westerns  and 
running  through  to  the  same  con- 
clusion, manages  to  take  on  an  ap- 
pearance of  originality  and,  on  the 
whole,  is  an  entertaining  number 
that  will  no  doubt  suit  the  action 
and  thrill  fanciers  first  rate.  It  has 
one  of  those  dauntless  heroes  who 
comes  through  clean  in  spite  of 
great  odds  against  him  and  this 
time  it  happens  to  be  his  brother 
who  does  the  plotting.  A  dog  and 
a  horse  supply  some  interesting 
touches  that  will  win  the  admira- 
tion of  animal  lovers.  One  bit 
where  the  dog  and  horse  manage 
to  bring  hero  to  after  he  has  been 
knocked  unconscious  shows  pa- 
tience and  good  training.  Story: 
"Sleepy  Steve  and  his  brother  Sam 
work  on  the  same  ranch.  Disap- 
pointed when  he  hears  that  Hazel- 
ton's  (the  owner's)  daughter  is  to 
inherit  the  ranch  Sam  shoots  the 
old  man  and  makes  it  appear  that 
Steve  did  it.  Sam  urges  Steve  to 
disappear.  He  is  caught  but  escapes 
again.  In  his  wanderings  he  finds 
old  man  Hazelton,  wounded  and  a 
prisoner  in  an  old  mine.  In  trying 
to  capture  his  brother  Sam  and 
bring  him  to  justice  Steve  brings  in 
an  exciting  chase.  Sam  dies  and 
.Steve  is  the  hero  of  the  day  and 
the  prospective  husband  of  Hazel- 
ton's  daughter. 
Box  Office  Angle.  ..  .Good  western 
entertainment  with  the  popular 
line-up  of  action,  thrills,  romance 
and  the  sort  of  stunts  that  the 
western  loving  crowd  likes. 
Exploitation ....  Run  a  trailer  show- 
ing how  hero's  dog  and  horse  bring 
their  master  back  to  consciousness 
when  he  falls  from  the  horse.  This 
is  a  clever  bit  and  they're  going  to 
want  to  see  more  of  these  clever 
animals.  Tell  thein  Art  Acord's 
latest  has  a  good  mystery  touch  as 
well   as  action   and   thrills. 

Direction    Clifford  S.   Smith; 

good 

Author   Harold  Shumates 

Scenario  Not  credited 

Cameraman  Edward  Linden 

Photography    Good 

Locale    West 

Length    4,661    feet 


Lefty  Flynn  in 

"High  and  Handsome 

Film  Booking  Offices 

As  a  Whole GOOD   FAI 

TRADE  PICTURE  WITH 
DIENCE  APPEAL  TI 
WILL  MAKE  IT  FIRST 
ATTRACTION  FOR  MA; 
ITY   OF  EXHIBITORS 

Star Has  a  very  compen 

role,  that  of  a  policeman  hero 
of   the    finest"  and   plenty  of 
tions  that  make  him  the  granc 
hero. 

Cast.  .  .  .Kathleen  Myers  the  big 
heroine  who  hasn't  much  to  c 
wait  around  for  the  clinch 
Kennedy  and  John  Gough  the 
ers  of  the  band  out  to  "get"  tl 
hero.  Lydia  Knott  pleasii 
hero's  mother. 

Type   of    Story Adventuresj 

policeman.  The  famed  "blue 
comes  into  his  own  in  "Hig 
Handsome."  He's  more 
than  ever  in  Lefty  Flynn's  la 
tale  of  adventure,  romance,  n 
love  and  thrills.  It  is  good 
ence  material,  the  type  ths 
proven  successful  time  and 
Given  a  likable  hero,  a  swee 
old  mother,  a  pretty  sweethej 
the  one  hand  and  a  gang  tha 
to  "do"  hero  on  the  other,  ar 
have  the  makings  of  an  au 
go-getter.  Of  course  hero's  \ 
is  practically  assured  from  th 
but  even  this  obviousness  ai 
more  or  less  circuitous  rot 
which  the  final  victory  is  arri' 
fails  to  spoil  the  interest.  1 
a  corking  fine  fight  that  will 
tlie  picture  popular  with  men 
director  has  overlooked  one  ■ 
detail  in  this  sequence.  Hi 
shots  are  evidently  from  : 
bout,  with  both  contestants  ir 
trunks.  The  close-ups  of  thi 
staged  for  the  picture  she 
fighter  in  black  and  the  ot 
white  trunks  and  the  hall 
closer  pictures  is  plainly  of  s 
proportions  than  that  in  thi 
shots.  The  plot  concerns  t 
forts  of  a  fight  promoter  t' 
hero  Hanrahan  from  his  pc 
cause  hero  has  warned  him  ti 
lery  in  his  fight  auditorium 
safe.  Hero  is  framed  and 
plenty  of  excitement  while  M 
tricate,s  himself  and  comes  fo  I 
victor.  •; 

Box  Office  Angle. . . .  Has  var  ifK 
popular  elements  of  audience  pH 
and  should  make  good  numl_I^ 
family  trade  and  general  nei 
hood  house  business. 

Exploitation.  .  .  .Get  your  local 
force  interested  if  you  can  ar 
up  the  heroism  of  the  officer 
law  and  the  obstacles  that  h 
fight  in  the  course  of  duty 
your  men  folks  interested 
fight  angle  and  for  the  beril 
the  women  folks  mention  the" 
er  love  angle  and  romance.  A  aJ^ 
showing  the  balcony  collapse 
work  well. 

Direction  Harry  C 

good 

Author   Gerald  Be;  n( 

Scenario  Rex  i! 

Cameraman   Ernest 

Photography   An 

Locale    

Length  5,7 


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Short  Subjects 

Party" — Bull's  Eye — Universal 
Good  Juvenile  Comedy 
of  production.  . .  .1  reel  comedy 
hur  Lake  is  featured  in  this  as 
ivcnile  comedian.     The  comedy 
rns   the   doings   of  his   girl   and 
riends,    and    therefore    holds    a 
1    appeal    for   the    younger    ele- 
Arthur    is    come    of    a    nice 
■.  and  his  parents  are  very  prop- 
d   dignified.     They   give   him   a 
hut    in    inviting    the   girls    and 
of  his  set,  they  also  include  hy 
ce  a  list  of  jazzy  bo3^s  and  girls 
the   tough   section   of   the   city, 
r  has  been  selling  vanity  cases 
;  side,  and  they  are  his  custoni- 
When  Arthur  discovers  the  err- 
is   too  late.     The   jazzy  crowd 
the     nice    atmosphere    of    the 
and  Arthur  is   disgraced  with 
ce   friends.      In    desperation   he 
es    with    his    chum     Eddie    to 
fake  fight  and  lure  the  rough 
s  outside   the   house.      But    the 
boys    and    their    girl    friends 
the  fight  is  for  their  entertain- 
So  they  join  in  merrily,   and 
d  to  break  up  the  house.    The 
:    ends    with     this     free-for-all 
Young  folks   may   find   enter- 
;nt    in    this    adventure    of    the 
e  comedian,  but  it  holds  little 
t    for    adults.      The    situation 
have  been  made  funny  enough 
educe     a     fine     assortment     of 
But   the  director  handled  it 
a    heavy    hand    and    only    suc- 
1    in    extracting    a    rough-and- 
i  fight. 


le  Big  Game  Hunter" — Van 
Bibber  Series-Fox 

Certain  to  Please 

of  production.  . .  .2  reel  comedy 
is  one  of  the  best  of  the  Van 

r     pictures      so     far     released. 

ve  a  better  plot  and  with  more 

le  comedy  situations  than  some 
preceding  numbers.  This  time 
Van  is  the  unwilling  hero  who 
through  a  marvel  at  capturing 
All  Africa  is  worried  over 
Assassin"    when    Van    arrived 

a  net  and  announces  that  he  is 
to  capture  "The  Assassin."  But 

efers  to  a  certain  species  of  bug. 

nisunderstanding  leads  Van  into 

at  fix  and   he's  forced  to  make 

by  going  out  to  capture  the  lion 
Of     course     he      succeeds. 

gh  no  fault  of  his  own,  and 
Van     returns     with     the     lion 

pling  in   a   net.   in   the   back   of 

flivver,     the     crowd     is     aghast. 

!   good    laughs    that    should    get 

me  over  very  well. 


1  Other  Lands"  (Italy)— Post 
Nature  Scenic 

The  Eternal  City 
!  of  production.  ...  1  reel  scenic 
:turesnue  Italy  is  the  subject  of 
latest  Post  scenic  and  in  the  in- 
:e  used  at  the  Capital  it  made 
rticular  appropriate  number.  It 
:ded  a  number  called  "In  Sunny 
'"  and  the  last  shot  faded  into 
stage  setting.  The  picture  con- 
the  usual  shots  of  the  Eternal 
s  noted  spots  of  interest  and 
tv  with  the  Tiber,  St.  Peter's, 
Vatican  and  other  locations  af- 
ng  excellent  material  for  pic- 
(  appeal. 


Doubt  Wisdom  of  Tax 

(Ci'iitiiiiicd   fiovi   Paijc    1) 

that  the  "railroading"  of  the  Durant 
.neasure  has  aroused  more  opposition 
and  criticism  than  its  leaders  had  an- 
ticipated. 

Regardless  of  whether  or  not  the 
iniblic  has  an  accurate  understanding 
of  the  situation  its  sympathies  arc 
with  the  exhibitor  and  indications  are 
that  the  machine  is  becoming  aware 
jt  (he  fact.  In  the  event  that  dis- 
rihutors  do  carry  out  their  promise 
to  refuse  to  ship  films  into  the  state 
after  the  expiration  of  contracts  now 
in  effect  the  situation  will  undoubted- 
\-  make  matters  worse  for  the  powers 
.hat  be.  The  backbone  of  the  ruling 
|)arty  is  found  in  the  residents  of  the 
rural  districts,  a  large  percentage  of 
\\h(.)m  arc  old-time  New  Englanders, 
and  these  people,  with  the  aid  of  light- 
model  automobiles,  rely  ujion  the  mo- 
tion picture  as  practically  their  only 
means  of  entertainment. 

Proof  of  this  statement  can  be 
found  in  any  Connecticut  town  ot 
city  especially  on  a  Saturday,  shopping 
day.  With  this  inexpensive  and  easi- 
'>•  accessible  entertainment  prohibited 
to  them  by  a  law  adopted  by  the 
overwhelming  majority  in  the  Legis- 
lature, it  is  logical  to  expect  that  their 
ittitude  towards  the  leaders  of  that 
'xirty  will  not  become  more  cordial. 
On  the  other  hand,  however,  any  fair- 
nn'mled  observer  of  the  situation  must 
(Imit  that  Republicanism  is  deep- 
•^oted  in  hundreds  of  the  rural  resi- 
dents and  is  not  easily  amputated  de- 
spite the  policies  of  the  part5',  and 
regardless  of  how  misguided  they 
may  be. 

New  Haven,  A  G.  O.  P.  Menace 

New  Haven  offers  a  menacing  front 
to  the  G.  O.  P.  regulars.  It  is  a  fore- 
gone conclusion  that  a  group  of  in- 
surgents in  that  city  would  be  happy 
to  line  up  with  motion  picture  inter- 
ests in  attacking  the  Durant  law  and 
the  persons  responsible  for  its  pass- 
''Qfe.  The  Democratic  politicans  in 
New  Haven,  including  Mayor  Fitz- 
gerald, have  expressed  sympathy  with 
the  plight  of  exchangemen  and  exhi- 
bitors and  stand  ready  to  contribute 

heir  support  in  making  life  uncom- 
fortable for  the  Roraback  faction. 

Some  of  this  attitude  may  be  dis- 
nlayed  in  the  coming  mayoralty  elec- 
tion   scheduled    for   early    November. 

Mthough  the  election  does  not  con- 
cern seats  in  the  Legislature  it  pro- 
i-idcs  sn  opportunity  to  talk  about 
the  Durant  measure. 

The  Origin  of  the  Bill 

The  tax  bill  is  known  in  film  circles 
as  a  "spite"  measure  projected  by 
Harry  C.  Durant,  of  Guilford,  a  rep- 
resentative in  the  Legislature.  Dur- 
'int  was  formerly  connected  with  Fa- 
nous  Players-Lasky  and  when  he 
"■nded  his  association  with  this  con- 
■ern  it  is  said  that  ill  feeling  existed. 
.\ccording  to  report  he  was  deter- 
'liiied  to  "get  back"  at  Famous  and 
this  desire  crystalized  in  a  tax  bill 
aimed  at  the  large  producers  and  dis- 
tributors. Durant  "put  over"  the  bill 
nartly  thru  explanations  that  it  would 
not  levy  taxes  against  film  concerns 
within  the  state  but  instead  at  the 
rich    producers    outside    Connecticut. 

He  laid  stress  on  the  fact  that  these 


Merchants  Complain 

New  Haven — With  the  Kil- 
feather  Building,  center  of  film 
distribution  in  Connecticut, 
stripped  of  equipment  and  517 
employees  out  of  work,  busi- 
ness in  this  section  of  Meadow 
St.,  is  undergoing  a  powerful 
slump.  A  n  'mber  of  stores  in 
the.  immedia  e  vicinity  have 
been  replying  upon  the  ex- 
change workers  for  the  greater 
percentage  of  their  trade  and 
now  are  bewailing  the  situa- 
tion which  hits  the  cash  regis- 
ter. 

Several  proprietors  have 
written  to  members  of  the  State 
Legislature  to  protest  against 
the  film  tax  bill  and  to  urge 
its  removal  from  the  statute 
books.  Included  in  the  list  of 
concerns  which  have  directed 
attention  to  the  matter  are  a 
restaurant,  tailoring  concern, 
jewelry  store  and  confectionary 
store. 


corporations  are  paying  extraordin- 
arily high  salaries  to  their  stars  and 
could  well  afford  to  help  bear  Con- 
necticut's fiscal  problems.  The  meas- 
ure went  thru  both  bodies  on  voice 
votes,  only  inconsequential  opposition 
being  encountered.  Then,  despite 
the  protests  of  film  interests,  Gover- 
lor  Trumbull  attached  his  signature 
to  the  bill,  which  has  miscarried  and 
instead  of  hitting  distributors  will 
reach  Connecticut  exhibitors  and 
probably  the  Connecticut  public 
eventually. 

There  are  several  other  theories  as 
to  what  prompted  the  introduction 
of  the  measure.  One  report  states  it 
was  partialh'  due  to  a  statement  made 
bv  Louis  Sagal  at  the  annual  con- 
vention of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  at  Mil- 
waukee where  Sagal,  who  is  general 
manager  of  the  Poli  Theatrical  En- 
terprises, made  the  statement  that 
film  men  in  Connecticut  were  not 
afraid  of  any  legislation  of  an  in- 
jurious nature.  Some  of  the  political 
leaders  were  said  to  have  been  irri- 
tated by  his  assurance  in  the  matter. 

Persons  who  defend  the  Republi- 
can party  for  its  sponsoring  of  the 
measure  are  apt  to  declare  that  the 
sole  motive  behind  its  introduction  was 
the  need  of  raising  additional  rev- 
enue, and  that  the  industry  was  selec- 
ted as  the  victim. 


Labor's  Aid  Sought 

(Continued  from    Page    1) 

anization,  affiliated  with  the  labor 
body.  In  addition  to  querying  the 
legislators  as  to  their  attitude  toward 
the  situation  other  plans  of  cam- 
paign may  be  suggested  and  adopted. 
Treiber  will  emphasize  the  fact  that 
three  theaters  playing  pictures  three 
nights  a  week  have  already  suspended 
operations.  They  are  located  at  Pine 
Orchard,  Short  Beach  and  the  Wood- 
mont  Country  Club,  all  places  near 
N'cw  Haven.  More  operators  have 
been  cut  off  from  earning  extra  money 
through  the  abandoning  of  shows  by 
the  tuberculosis  sanitorium  at  Shel- 
ton,  the  St.  Francis  Orphanage 
Aslyum  in  New  Haven,  three  church- 
es in  New  Haven  and  Derby  and  a 
public  school  in  New  Haven.  These 
institutions    in    the    past    have    been 

howing  pictures  one  evening  each 
week  but  have  discontinued  perform- 
iiices  owing  to  the  uncertainty  of  the 
situation  and  inability  to  secure  films. 
New  Haven  Local  No.  73  has  a 
membership  of  43  operators  and  the 
state  organization  has  a  roster  of 
ibout  280  names. 


May  Go  To  Public 

{Continued   fro7n   Page    1) 

come  from  him  alone.  Various  re- 
ports published  in  the  state  press  have 
^aused  considerable  embarassment  to 
officials. 

Bridgeport  Against  Increase 
Bridgeport,     Conn. — Local     exhibi- 
tors at  a  meeting  attended  by  repre- 

I'litatives  of  13  theaters  voted  to 
continue  the  present  scale  of  prices. 
They  reported  they  are  still  experi- 
encing difficulty  in  securing  prints  on 
lime  from  Boston  and  New  York. 
Tack  Schwartz  of  the  Strand  states 
he  will  pay  the  tax  out  of  his  own 
socket  rather  than  risk  the  non-de- 
''very  of  prints.  Exhibitors  look  to 
the  meeting  in  New  Haven  for  a  solu- 

ion  of  their  problems. 


Lancaster  Joins   M.-G.-M. 

Los  Angeles — John  Lancaster  is 
the  latest  acquisition  to  the  executive 
force  of  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 
where  he  will  supervise  a  number  of 
tiepartnients,  among  them  the  casting 
riepartment  and  the  permanent  stock 
players. 


Chicago  Musicians  Threatening 

Chicago — Musicians  employed  in 
several  hundred  theaters  outside  of  the 
loop"  are  demanding  a  ten  per  cent 
wage  increase.  They  threaten  a 
strike. 


DEBRIE  METAL  MODEL  CAMERA 

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ZINES,    CASE    FOR    CAMERA,    REWINDER, 
SUNSHADE 

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HOLLYWOOD 
HAPPENINGS 


o/^FILHDOM 


2»«RE(0CNiZEP 

Authority 


By 

Harvey  E.  Qausman 


Telephone  Granite  3980 


Sunday,  September  6,  1925 


6411   Hollywood  it 


Ambitious    Schedule    For    Century 

Century  Fihii,  produciiiK  Century 
Comedies,  is  entering  upon  an  ambi- 
tious program  for  1925-26. 

The  schedule  shows  a  release  of  52 
comedies,  one  a  week  from  Aug.  5, 
1925,  to  July  28,  1926.  In  addition, 
there  will  be  a  special,  "Little  Red 
Riding  Hood,"  a  two-reeler  made 
with  Peter  the  Great  and  Baby  Peg- 
gy,   partly    in    color. 

The  52  Centuries  consist  of  a  se- 
ries of  12  Buster  Browns,  12  Wanda 
Wileys,  12  with  Edna  Marian,  six 
featuring  Eddie  Gordon,  six  featur- 
ing AI  Alt  and  four  featuring  Charles 
King. 


New  $1,000,000  Home  For  Lloyd 

Harold  Lloyd  has  disclosed  de- 
tails for  a  mansion  to  be  erected  by 
him  in  Beverly  Hills  at  a  cost  of  $1,- 
000.000. 

The  site  to  be  developed  by  Lloyd 
comprises  15  acres  of  land  in  the  cen- 
ter of  a  group  of  hills  in  Benedii 
Canvon,   Beverlv   Hills. 


Clara  Horton  in  Series  of  Shorts 

Clara  Horton  is  playing  the  lead 
in  a  series  of  six  speed  comedy- 
dramas  for  Hercules  Films.  "Speed 
Madness"  is  the  first,  with  Joseph 
Gerard,  Gene  Corado  and  Jerry 
O'Dell    supporting. 


Editors  Collaborate   On  "U"  Picture 

Ten  members  of  the  National  Edi- 
torial Assn.  will  write  a  ten-episode 
chapter  play  for  Universal.  From 
the  synopses  submitted,  the  ten  best 
will  be  chosen.  One  will  be  used 
and  the  writers  of  the  other  nine  will 
be  asked  to  outline  in  detail  the  ac- 
tion of  one  of  the  chapters  of  the  se- 
rial. Each  of  the  ten  winners  will 
receive  $500. 


New  Producing  Unit 

Standard  Prod.,  a  newly  organized 
ompany  with  headquarters  at  Cali- 
fornia Studios,  has  started  work  on 
their  initial  production  of  the 
"Screen  Smiles"  scries.  Fred  A. 
Jefferson  will  direct  this  scries,  which 
will  be  in,sitig1e  reels.  ~~^~-^^ 


Film  Rights  of  Operattas  Purchased 

The  screen  rights  to  "The  Dollar 
Princess",  "The  Girl  in  the  Train", 
"Rose  of  Stamboul"  and  other  of  Leo 
Fall's  works  have  been  acquired  by 
Harry  Lichtig. 

^^i^urstjialf  of  Gotham  Completed 

With  the  editing  and  titling  of 
"The  Shadow  on  the  Wall"  com- 
pleted, Gotham  Prod.,  has  finished 
ind  delivered  50%  of  the  season's 
-;chedule   of   12. 


Pantaees  Theater  Celebrates 

The  Pantages  quarter-century  anni- 
versary was  honored  last  week  by  the 
Personal  appearance  of  players  from 
the  Schulberp'  and  the  Columbia  Pic- 
tures. 


Preparing  Goldwyn  Scenario 
Frances    Marion    is    preparing    the 
scenario    for    "Partners    Again — with 
Potash    and    Perlmutter",    to    be    dir- 
ected by  Henry  King. 


Edward's  Son  Makes  Picture  Debut 

T.  Gordon  P^dwards,  Jr.,  20-year- 
old  son  of  the  director,  will  make  his 
screen  debut  as  an  actor  in  "The 
Plastic  Age." 


Ford  To  Make   Film  On  Location 

John  Ford  plans  to  make  "Three 
Bad  Men,"  his  next  Fox  feature, 
without  a  single  scene  taken  at  the 
studio. 


To  Make   One   For  Weaver 

H.  C.  Weaver  plans  to  uroduce  an- 
other film  in  Tacoina.  Lloyd  Ingra- 
ham  has  been  engaged  to  direct. 


Griffith    Completes   "He's   A   Prince" 

Ravmond  Griffith's  first  starring 
picture  for  Paramount,  '  'He's  A' 
Prince,"   is   finished. 


"Flaming  'Waters"  Started 

Production  is  under  way  at  F.  B. 
O.  on  the  next  "Gold  Bond"  special 
to  be  made  by  Associated  Arts  Corp., 
titled  "Flaming  Waters." 


Mitchell    Has   Two  in   Preparation 

Bruce  Mitchell  Prod,  will  shortlv 
befin  on  "The  Soul  of  Tai  Lung," 
nid  "San  Francisco  Rose,"  the  first 
'wo  of  a  new  series. 


"Let's    Go    Gallagher"     Completed 
Work  h,TS  been  completed  at   F.   B. 
n.  on  "Let's  Go  Gallao-her,"  the  first 
of   the    new    series    of   Westerns   with 
Tom   Tyler, 


Exhibitors   Optimistic 

Local  picture  exhibitors  and  side- 
show managers  sav  business  is  pick- 
'ng  up.  A  sign  of  an  influx  of  tour- 
ists. 


Sloane  to  Direct  Leatrice  Joy 

"Made  for  Love,"  Leatrice  Joy's 
next  starring  nicture  for  De  Mille,  is 
lo  be  directed  bv  Paul   Sloane. 


Newmever  to  Direct  for  Gotham 

'^red  Newmever  has  been  entraged 
to  make  "McFadden's  Row  of  Flats" 
for    Gotham    Prod. 


May  McAvoy  Preparing 

May  Mc.^voy  is  preparing  to  start 
work  in  Ernst  Lubitsch's  "Lady 
Windermere's  Fan". 


Edward -Horton   In  "La  Boheme" 

.-Edward  Everett  Horton  has  been 
signed  to  play  the  role  of  "CoUine" 
in   "La  Boheme." 


Denny  to  Star  in  "Rolling  Home" 

Reginald  Denny  will  be  starred  in 
"Rolling  Home",  recently  purchased 
l)v  Universal. 


Horner  Starts  New  Series 
Bob  Horner,  who  is  writing  and 
directing  a  series  of  six  Westerns, 
featuring  Kit  Carson,  and  released 
throi'gh  Aywon,  has  his  sixth  and  fi- 
nal picture  completed.  Horner  will 
immediately  start  production  on  a 
new  series  of  six  society-thrill  dramas 
with  all-star  cast.  "The  Fire  Alarm" 
is    the    first. 


$100,000   Improvements  at   F.    B.    O. 

The  completion  was  announced 
yesterday  of  improvements  at  the  F. 
B.    O.    s'tudios    aggregating    $100,000. 

With  five  F.  B,  O.  companies  at 
work,  and  ten  other  independents  on 
a  rental  basis,  the  plant  is  now  func- 
tioning at  full  blast. 


Schulberg   Scenarist   Back 

Lois  Hutchinson,  scenario  writer 
for  B.  P.  Schulberg,  has  returned 
from  a  month's  vacation  and  is  now 
rounding  out  the  continuity  of  "Lew 
Tyler's  Wives",  by  Wallace  Irwin. 
Marcel   DeSano  is  to  direct. 


To  Film  Three  Garwood  Stories 

Guaranteed  Pictures  will  film  "The 
Courage  of  Captain  Plum."  "Tenta- 
cles of  the  North"  and  "The  Wolf 
Hunters,"  all  by  James  Oliver  Cur- 
wood. 


A   New   Contract 

Walter  Pidgeon  has  been  signed 
bv  Joseph  M.  Schenck  to  appear  as 
leading  man  in  Norma  and  Constance 
Talmadge    productions. 


Frank  Lloyd  Engages  Earle 

Edward  Earle,  who  appeared  last 
in  "The  Viennese  Medley,"  will  soon 
-tart  work  for  Frank  Lloyd  in  "The 
Splendid    Road." 


Ralph  Lewis  In  Fire  Picture 

Ralph  Lewis  lias  Ijeen  signed  for 
the  stellar  role  in  "One  of  the  Brav- 
est," the  seventh  Gotham  Prod,  for 
this   season. 


Color  Photograohy  For  Mix  Film 

An  entire  Spanish  sequence  of  Tom 
Mix's  current  picture  "The  Yankee 
Senor"  is  being  filmed  in  color. 


Cobb's  Next  Selected 

"Pep  of  Lazv  J"  will  be  the  next 
Fdnnmd  Cobb  film  at  Universal.  "Vic- 
tor Nordinger  will  direct. 


Nigel    Barrie    Back 

Nigel  Barrie  has  returned  to  Hollv- 
wood  to  re-enter  pictures  after  two 
years  abroad. 

^  Lasky  Denies 

Lasky  denies  that  Herbert  Brenon 
"ill  film  "Alice  in  Wonderland",  for 
Paramount. 


Barnes    Signed 

George  Fitzmaurice  has  given  a 
year's  contract  to  George  Barnes, 
cameraman. 


Grauman  Starts  House  Sooi 

Sid  Grauman  will  break  grout) 
his  new  Hollywood  house  about 
15. 

Grauman  plans  to  inaugurr 
novel  scheme  during  the  first  30 
of  construction.  A  grandstand 
be  erected  where  newspaper 
may  gather  to  watch  the  pourii 
the  concrete.  Jazz  bands  will 
and  other  entertainers  will  pr 
(livertissment. 


Leads  Selected  For  "Steel  Prefe 

Vera   Reynolds   and   William 
are   playing   the   leads   in   "Steel 
ferred,'    'which    James    Hogan    : 
recting  for  Metropolitan  Prod. 
Clawson    wrote    the    scenario. 
Jennings    is    cameraman.      Worl 
started   at   the    Hollywood   stud 


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Another    Series    With    Wolf-Fi 

Joe  Traub  reports  the  last  c  it 
series  of  Wolf-Heart  dog  piiii 
with  "Big  Boy"  Williams  and  ( 
leen  Collins,  is  now  being  cu 
new  series  is  to  be  commence 
Nat    Levine's   arrival   from 


cecl  a 
the  l 


Paul  Bern  On  Location 

Paul  Bern,  director  of  Pola  N  -i 
lew  picture,  "Flower  of   Night,  a 
left  Hollywood  with  his  compar 
Crass   Vallev  in   Northern  Calif 


Vignola  To  Direct  "Fifth  Ave 

Robert    G.    Vignola    has    bee 
gaged    by    Belasco    Prod,    to 
"Fifth    Avenue,"    to    be    release 
Prod.   Dist.   Corp. 


Mitchell   Has  Two  in  Prepan 

Bruce    Mitchell    Prod,   will   si 

begin    on    "The    Soul    of    Tai    I 

nd   "San   Francisco   Rose,"   the 

of  a  new  series. 


Von   Eltz  at   Work 

Theodor  van  Eltz  is  appear! 
a  featured  role  in  "The  Sea  Wcl 
Ralph  Ince  production  of  Jack 
don's  story. 


Dunbar  Completes  Part 

David  Dunbar  has  complete 
role  in  the  new  Fred  Thor 
western,  "Riding  the  Winds". 


Melford  Cutting  "Simon  the  J, 

George     Melford     is     cutting! 
editing  "Simon  the  Jester". 


STUDIO  SPACE 

For  Independent  Produc 
Excellent  facilities  with  evt 
convenience. 


CALIFORNIA  STUDIOS 

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I  ith  the  "U"  Scenario  Writers 

Jjarles  Whittaker  and  Svend 
are  adapting  the  latter's  story, 
lues  O.  Spearing  and  Emil  Forst 

working    on    a    story    for    Mary 

in.     Charles   Brabin  will   direct. 

rtis    Benton    is    working   on   the 

rio  of  "The  Quest  of  Joan"  by 

s   Oliver  Curwood. 

nn  Lee  is  writing  the  script  of 
Click  of  Triangle  T"  by  Oscar 
iijid  for  Hoot  Gibson. 

1  Brown  is  writing  the  scenario 
"Ifhe  Love  Thrill'  by  Byron  Mor- 


Schulberg   Official   Arrives 
tj.    Bachniann,    vice-president   of 
Iberg    Prod.,    has    arrived    here 
New   York. 

rhmann  will  spend  several  weeks 
pllywood  conferring  with  Schul- 
on  the  program  for  the  ensuing 
He  will  make  a  tour  of  the 
inges  soon, 
s  planned  by  Schulberg  to  dou- 

f  le  production  schedule  next  year. 

"output  this  year  will  be   18  pic- 


iarry  Cohn  Lines  Up  Cast 

th  the  engagement  of  Forrest 
ey  for  the  lead,  Harry  Cohn, 
aldorf  studios,  announces  the  fol- 
g  to  support  Dorothy  Revier  in 
Penalty  of  Jazz":  Tom  Rick- 
Ethel  Wales,  Maude  Wayne, 
k  Weed  and  Erwin  Connely. 


0  Return  To  Own  Company 

mediately  following  his  work  in 
th  Star,"  a  Howard  Estabrook 
action.  Ken  Maynard  will  re- 
his  place  at  the  head  of  his  own 
icing  company.  He  is  making 
Ses  of  eight  for  Davis  Distribu- 
Division. 


sl  Barrymore  in  "Splendid  Road" 

jnel  Barrymore  has  been  engaged 
irst  National  to  play  one  of  the 
important  roles  in  "The  Splen- 
Road."  Anna  Q.  Nilsson  and 
rt    Frazer    have   the    other    two. 


Alice   Calhoun   Finishes 
ce  Calhoun  has  completed  "The 
r    of    the    Weak"    for    Jesse    J. 
jerg    at    Independent.      William 
s  Craft   directed. 


lird  Wally  Wales  Completed 

)duction  on  "Galloping  On,"  the 
in  the  series  of  eight  five-reel 
thrillers  featuring  Wally  Wales, 
een  completed. 


[ersholt  in  "To  The  Brave" 

fffis    H.    Moomaw,    by    arrange- 
with  Universal  has  signed  Jean 
nolt   to   play   the   stellar   role   in 
he  Brave". 


'Additions  To   Roach   Staff 

fink    Terry    and    ('.    R.    Wallace 

•   l"<n    added    to    the    staff    of    F. 

1   Jones  at   the   Roach   plant. 


Vola  Vale  Signed  By  Ince 

:i  X'ale  has  been  engaged  to 
,d  part  in  "The  Great  Advent- 
which  John  Ince  is  directing. 


Vacationists 

Marian  Nixon  is  playing  the  lead 
role  opposite  Reginald  Denny  in 
"What  Happened  to  Jones".  She 
has   been   vacationing  at   Arrowhead. 

Ruth  Clifford,  after  spending  two 
weeks  at  June  Lake,  is  again  in  Holly- 
wood. 

Helene  Chadwick  is  vacationing  at 
Santa  Monica,  where  she  owns  a 
home. 

Huntly  Gordon  is  now  on  a  vaca- 
tion. 

Edmund  Lowe  has  returned  after 
a  ten-day  visit  to  San  Francisco. 

Diana  Miller  is  visiting  her  old 
home  town,  Seattle. 

John  Roche,  is  now  on  a  five-week 
rest. 


New  West  Coast  House 
Work  on  the  West  Coast  and 
South  Side  Theaters,  Inc.,  new  the- 
ater at  87th  and  Vermont,  is  pro- 
gressing rapidly.  R.  B.  Crunauer,  de- 
clares that  the  Wasco  Construction 
Co.  has  scheduled  completion  about 
Dec.   1. 

The  house  will  seat  1500. 


A  New  Twist  Promised 

Something  original  in  lighting  and 
photography  is  promised  when  "The 
Midnight  Sun,"  reaches  the 'screen. 
Jackson  J.  Rose,  the  veteran  cam- 
eraman with  the  Buchowetzki  unit, 
says  he  has  devised  a  system  of  dif- 
fused lighting. 


Lehrman  Starts  Warner  Film 

"The  Fighting  Edge,"  featuring 
Kenneth  Harlan  and  Patsy  Ruth  Mil- 
ler, has  been  put  in  production  for 
Warner  Bros.,  with  Henrj'  Lehrman 
directing. 

This  is  Lehrman's  first  picture  for 
the    Warners. 


Morrison  With  Universal 

Pete  Morrison,  western  star,  has 
been  signed  by  Universal.  He  will  do 
J  series  of  two-reel  westerns  released 
under  the  Mustang  Brand. 


Cody    In    "Shooting    Straight" 
"Shooting    Straight,"    starring    Bill 
Cody,   has  been   started   at   the    Inde- 
pendent   studios.      Jesse    J.    Goldberg 
is    supervising. 


Jetta  Goudal  Opposite  Ames 
Jetta     Goudal     has    been    cast    for 
"Three  Faces  East,"  and  will  be  fea- 
tured with  Robert  Ames.  Directed  by 
Rupert    Julian. 


Hiers  Finishes  Another 

Walter  Hiers  has  completed  an- 
other of  his  new  series  of  two-reel 
comedies  which  Educational  is  re- 
leasing. 


New  Forum  Orchestra 

The  Forum  on  West  Pico  St.,  has 
iritroduced  a  new  large  orchestra.  It 
is  under  the  direction  of  Ted  Henkel. 


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Womack  Assistant  To  Mclntyre 

~  .,Gus  Womack  has  been  appointed 
as.s>^ant  to  Robert  Mclntyre,  casting 
dirgrtor    of    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 


Newspaper  Opinions 


"The    Coast    of    Folly" — Famous 
Rialto 

AMERICAN — *  *  *  There  is  no  denying 
"The  Coast  of  Folly"  holds  interest,  but  not 
the  interest  we  e.xpect  in  a  CJloria  Swanson 
piodiiction.  Miss  Swanson  is  too  finished  an 
actress  to  he  persuaded  into  adopting  a  make- 
up as  ghastly  as  the  one  she  effects  in  Na- 
dine.   *   *   * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Gloria  portrays 
three  different  roles.  As  the  \'ictorian  gal. 
she  shows  jiromise  of  being  the  Mommer  she 
later  becomes.  She  gives  a  splendid  account 
of  herself  in  this  part.  Her  walk  is  a  mar- 
vel, her  pecky  affectations  very  good,  and 
her  makeup  a  work  of  art.  As  the  modern 
flapper,  she  manages  to  act  with  youthful 
l)Uoyanc\'.    •"   *    * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  Gloria  has  had  bet- 
ter pictures — much  better,  hut  a  great  deal 
of  interest' will  center  in  this  one,  to  check 
uj)  on  the  ability  of  the  outrageously  youthful 
Miss  Swanson  to  play  the  role  of  an  old  wo- 
man who  thinks  that  pearls  and  peroxide  can 
make  a  mock  youth.   *  *   * 

EVENING  JOURNAI^*  *  *  has  several 
amusing  touches,  and  is  entertaining.  But 
(Gloria  shouldn't  have  essayed  the  mother  jjart. 
*  *  *  And  while  as  a  piece  of  characteriza- 
tion it  is  unquestionably  fine  acting,  her  fans 
may    find   it    unsympathetic.    *   *  • 

EVENING  WORLD— *  *  *  This  feature 
is  all  Swanson.  In  fact,  this  story  is  over- 
shadowed by  the  star's  characterizations.  *  *  * 
In  all  three  she  is  admirable,  and  in  the  last 
named    character    her    makeup    is    a    marvel. 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  The  more  we  think  of  it 
the  more  we  wonder  if  Famous  Players  were 
trying  to  see  how  bad  a  thing  they  could  turn 
out.  They  didn't  overlook  anythjng,  and  if 
there  is  a  more  incapal>le  title  writer  in  cap- 
tivity than  the  person  who  wrote  those  for 
thit;  film,   we've  been   sjiared   something.    *   *    * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  If  every  one 
concerned  in  the  making  of  "The  Coast  of 
Folly"  is  as  ashamed  as  he  should  be,  then  it 
would  l)e  unnecessarily  mikind  for  us  to  say 
too  much  about  it.  Taking  it  for  granted 
that  this  is  so,  still  we  must  say  that  we  had 
the  biggest  disappointment  of  our  career  when 
we  sat  through  the  new  Gloria  Swanson  pic- 
ture.   *    «    ♦ 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  ♦  It  is 
not  the  story,  though  the  Coningsby  Dawson 
tale  has  been  beautifully  and  comiietently 
mounted,  that  gives  one  pause--*  *  *  it  is 
Miss  Swanson's  sincere  effort  and  her  suc- 
cessful attempt  with  a  difiicult  and  exacting 
|iart  as  the  hard  woman  of  the  world,  domi- 
r.eering  and  vain  glorious,  she  gives  one  of 
the    best    characterizations    of    her    career.  *  *  * 

POST—*  *  *  As  the  Countess  de  Tauro 
the  star  tilts  about  on  hifh  heels  in  a  semi- 
rheumatic  manner  and  affects  a  number  of 
c|uick  French  gestures.  She  also  does  some- 
tl.ing  with  her  mouth.  We  are  not  sure  what 
it    is,    but    it    is    a    very    annoying    something. 

SUN — *  *  *  In  her  impersonation  of  the 
elderly  countess  *  ♦  ♦  Mjgs  Swanson  gives 
(icrhaps  the  most  interesting  study  that  she 
has  yet  revealed  to  the  camera.   *   •   ♦ 

"The  Coast  of  Folly"  is  a  good  box  office 
entertainment.    *    *    * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  Gloria  is  a  master- 
piece of  makeup  as  the  hag  of  a  Countess,  anri 
she  never  once  leaves  the  part.  It  is — is  it  not? 
— a  commendalile  thing  in  a  good  looking  wo- 
man to  appear  tiuite  ugly  for  three-fourths  of 
her  characterization  i    ♦    »    ♦ 

TIMES—*  *  *  One  gathers  through  her 
mipersonation  of  an  elderly  and  rather  vajn 
woman,  in  a  chapter  or  two  of  this  produc- 
tion, that  Miss  Swanson  is  making  a  bold  bid 
t^o  be  known  as  a  Bernhardt  of  the  screen. 
Making  up  as  an  elderly  woman  is  all 
very  well  in  its  way,  but  it  was  not  at  all 
necessary  to  carry  the  story,  and  perhaps  a 
dozen  other  players  would  have  filled  the  role 
of  the  gray-haired  mother  even  better  than 
Miss   Swanson.   *    *   * 

_  WORLD—*  *  *  Perhaps  Mr.  Dwaii  in 
''The  Coast  of  p'olly"  is  only  giving  to  an 
eagerly  waiting  public  the  thing  which  it  most 
wants,  but  to  me  it  is  a  picture  almost  en- 
tirely devoid  of  thought,  and  certainly  lacking 
in  anything  even  remotely  resemliling  dramat- 
ic life.  Like  so  many  other  of  those  early 
film  plays  in  which  she  appeared.  Miss  Swan- 
son is  shown  here  usually  posing  for  por- 
traits  or  exhibiting   her  gowns.    *    *    * 


"The  Limited   Mail" — Warners 
Warners   Theater 

AMF:RICAN — *  *  *  I  am  sure  there  are 
many  people  who  will  enjo)-  "The  Limited 
Mail."  It  is  an  action  play  with  never  a 
dull  moment.  From  the  time  Monte  Blue 
forsakes  his  boon  companions,  two  gentlemen 
of  the  road,  to  take  up  engineering  instead 
of  tramping,  he  finds  himself  the  hero  in 
many   big  situations.   *   *   * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  But  railroad  wrecks 
arc  only  a  sideline  for  the  picture.  It  has 
everything,  simply  everything,  even  the  blonde 
girl  who  is  iiad  and  the  dark  mouse  who  is 
good.    *    *    * 

EVENING  JOURNAL— ♦  *  *  The  scen- 
ery is  gorgeous,  and  the  railroad  wreck  is 
excitingly  etTective.  The  picture  is  very  long, 
however,  and  introduces  several  other  char- 
acters such  as  Willard  Louis,  whom  you 
uouldn't  have  recognized  if  I  hadn't  told  you 
about    it.    *    *    * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  There  is  a 
deeply  thrilling  train  wreck  in  "The  Limited 
Mail."  and  the  entire  picture  is  packed  with 
stirring  stiuations.  Hut  the  story  it  tells  is  a 
trifle  absurd,  and  the  plot  is  so  forced  in 
spots  as   to   be   absolutely   unconvincing.    •   ♦   ♦ 

HERALD  TRIBUNE— *  *  *  The  appeal  of 
"The  Limited  Mail"  is  very  limited,  we  fear. 
It  meanders  .along  in  the  fashion  of  fifteen 
years  ago,  bringing  to  the  screen  everything 
which  was  once  dear  to  "movie"  goers.  Monte 
Blue,  minus  all  those  endearing  young  charms 
which  were  once  his.  is  a  tramp  who  reforms 
and   becomes   an   engineer.    *    *   * 

POST — *  *  *  although  we  did  not  keep  a 
full  record,  our  impression  is  that  nothing  of 
any  melodramatic  account  has  been  overlooked. 

SLTN — *  *  *  Outside  of  an  excellent  train 
wreck  and  a  few  striking  views  of  an  en- 
gine with  its  subsequent  coaches  winding 
through  rocky  cliffs  and  caverns  there  is 
Jittje  of  interest  in  "The  Limited  Mail," 
*  *  *  Certainly  the  story  is  hardly  worth 
the  telling— which  was  doubtless  realized 
around  the  studios.  Hence  the  train  wreck 
as    a    life    saver,    *   *   * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  is  an  old  time  thril- 
ler done  up  in  modern  style.  Several  times 
an  infant  is  snatched  from  the  very  jaws 
of  a  locomotive  demise  by  willing  and  lov- 
ing hands.  There  is  also  much  talk  about 
the  fast  train.  But  the  redeeming  feature  of 
the  orthodox  thrill  stuff  is  a  superb  wreck, 
the  most  realistic  observed  in  months.  *  ♦  • 
TIMES — *  *  *  one  of  those  popular  films 
calculated  to  bring  a  tear  to  the  eyes  of 
some  young  people.  It  is  called  "The  Lim- 
ited Mail,"  *  *  *  Some  of  the  situations, 
which  were  obviously  intended  to  elicit  sighs 
of  sympathy  from  the  spectators,  are  very 
apt  to  make  one  chuckle.  ♦  •  ♦ 
^  WORLD—*  *  *  Fully  half  of  the  film 
*  *  it  seemed,  was  occupied  with  vistas 
faT  and  near  of  huge  railroad  trains  careen- 
ing through  the  Rockies,  Some  of  them 
went  through  tunnels  and  some  of  them 
around  curves.  Engines  hard  at  work,  en- 
gines at  ease ;  switch  engines  and  freight 
engines.    *   ♦   » 


"The   Love   Hour" — Vitagraph 
Rialto 

__  AMERICAN—*  *  ♦  Oh,  what  is  the  use, 
"The  Love  Hoi]r"  is  the  type  of  film  that 
makes  reviewers  leave  home  and  encourages 
blacksmiths  to  go  into  the  producing  busi- 
ness.   ♦  •  • 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  Ruth  Clifford  is 
sweet  as  Betty  the  Beautiful  and  Huntly 
Gordon   does    well    enough   as    the   millionaire. 

The  whole  production  smacks  of  a  Ben- 
nett comedy  mingled  with  a  soppy  movie 
vintage   of    1912. 

EVENING  WORLD—  *  •  •  the  nio,st 
charitable  thing  which  could  be  said  of  it  is 
that  it  must  have  been  written  fifteen  or 
twenty  years  ago,  when  convincing  plots 
didn't  mean  so  much  to  the  average  movie 
fan.  because  most  of  its  action  is  so  stereo- 
typed and  hackneyed  that  it  borders  closely 
upon   the  ridiculous.    *   *   * 

POST — *  *  ♦  Somebody,  it  is  quite  clear, 
carne  across  an  old  movie  scenario  in  the 
attic  and  somebody  else  in  the  Vitagraph 
Company  thought  it  would  be  great  to  film 
it.    *   *   * 

SUN — *  *  *  is  a  strange  compendium  of 
semi-slapstick  farce  and  sentimental  melo- 
drama, offering  nothing  out  of  the  way  of 
the    usual    run    of    movie    hokum.    *   •   * 

TELEGRAM  _  •  ♦  .  one-third  seaside, 
amusements  and  two-thirds  babies  and  vic- 
ious schemings  to  wreck  the  financier.  In 
a     sense     the     first     third     of    the     picture     is 


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Sunday,  September  6, 


unique;  certainly  no  film  hitherto  has  so 
frankly  cast  all  thought  of  plot  or  sequence 
or    introduction   to   the   winds.    *  *  * 

TIMES — *  *  *  Some  of  the  scenes  in  this 
presentation  are  on  a  par  with  "The  Great 
Train  Robbery,"  but  as  it  is  longer  it  suf- 
fers  in    comparison.    *  *   • 

WORLD—*  *  *  The  millionaire  marries 
the  shop  girl  in  this  movie,  *  ♦  •  Louise 
Fa'zenda  and  Willard  Louis  contribute  sam- 
ples of  slap-stick  table  manners  from  the 
fine  old  school  of  Mack  Sennett. 


"The  Mystic"— M.-G.M. 
Capitol 

AMERICAN—*  *  •  in  spite  of  its  wild 
plot  and  certain  unconvincing  situations,  is 
rattling  good  entertainment.  Who  doesn't 
like  to  see  the  tricks  of  a  successful  medium 
revealed  in  a  way  that  makes  one  chuckle  at 
one's     stupidity? 

DAILY  MIRROR  —  *  *  *  The  seance 
scenes  will  hand  you  a  thrill  and  a  laugh. 
They're   meant  to. 

"The  Mystic"  is  an  enthralling  crook 
drama  with  a  refreshing  new  touch.  Its 
weakness  lies  in  its  development  similarity 
to    "The   Unholy    Three."    *  *  * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  is  bound  to 
prove  very  poptilar  if  only  for  its  revelations 
of  fraudulent  tricks  employed  at  spiritualistic 
seances  and  for  the  ingenious  manner  in 
which  these   revelations   are  screened. 

But  the  effort  could  ha-ve  been  improved 
materially    as    to    plot    and    situation.    *  ♦   • 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  is  one  of 
the  dullest,  most  ^nnoying  pictures  we  ever 
sat  through.  The  plot  deals  with  spiritual- 
ism and  shows  up  fake  cults  that  produce 
materialization.    »   *  ♦ 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  ♦  *  It  is 
distinctly  of  the  ten-twenty-thirty  variety  of 
film.  *  *  *  This  time.  Mr.  Browning  wrote 
his  own  story,  and  doubtless  made  a  good 
bit  of  it   up  as  he  went  along.   *  *  * 

POST — *  *  *  The  amazing  events  which 
take  place  during  the  seances  make  very 
good  screen  material.  »  •  •  Perhaps  Mr. 
Tod  Browning  will  be  able  to  put  film 
melodrama  on  a  new  basis.  He  ha's  an  excel- 
lent  start.    *   ♦   * 

SUN — *  *  *  Mr.  Browning  reveals  him- 
self once  more  as  possessed  of  an  unusual 
aptitude  for  casting  a  weird,  tense  atmo- 
sphere around  a  given  melodramatic  plot, 
but  here  he  permits  the  sentimental  side 
of  a  thriller  to  gain  the  whip  hand  over  the 
thrills,  and  as  a  result  "The  Mystic"  tends 
to   wander   ofl   into    banality.    *  •  • 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  If .  the  true  test  of 
any  form  of  entertainment  is  its  capacity  for 
holding  interest,  which  many  of  us  believe 
it  is,  then  "The  Mystic"  is  good  enter- 
tainment, for  you  never  weary  of  it  during 
the  hour  it  is   on.   *  *   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  This  is  a  fascinating  story 
and  one  in  which  Mr.  Browning  never  strikes 
an  unpleasant  note.  He  has  an  original  and 
dramatic  method  of  unfolding  a  narrative 
and  while  there  are  gripping  situations  they 
are  offset  by  natural  comedy  which  as  a  re- 
lief is  only  humorous  to  the  spectators  and 
not   to   any   one    character. 

WORLD — *  *  ♦  For  ways  that  are  dark 
and  tricks  that  are  vain  this  film  is  not  only 
peculiar  but  consistently  interesting.  It 
concerns  a  band  of  fake  spiritualists  domi- 
nated by  a  master  mind  in  the  person  of 
Conway   Tearle 


»  «  • 


"Seven  Days"— P.  D.  C. 
Colony 

AMERICAN—*   *   *    has    its    moments    of 

being    good    fun.      A    little    judicious    cutting 

would  emphasize   the   laughs   and   improve  the 

picture,   althou.orh   as   it   stands   it   is   a   rattling 

good    comedy    with    much    to    recommend    it. 
*  #   » 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  You'll  en- 
joy "Seven  Days"  «  *  *  It's  packed  with 
every  conceivable  comedy  gag,  and  even  in- 
troduces   spiritualism.    *  •   * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  This  is  the 
farce  which  registered  a  great  hit  several 
years  ago  in  its  stage  version,  as  written 
by  Mary  Roberts  Rinehart  and  Avery  Hop- 
wood.  *  *  *  it  is  much  too  long  in  film 
form.  Parts  of  it  are  screamingly  funny, 
but  these  situations  are  too  few  and  far 
between   to   save    it   as   a   full   length    feature. 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  The  story  is  frankly 
a  lot  of  nonsense.  It  depends  for  its  amus- 
ing qualities  upon  the  cleverness  with  which 
the  players  handle  it  and  the  subtitles 
which  are  very  good.  »   •   * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  »  *  Al  Christie 
has  gathered  together  a  most  effective  cast 
for  this  comedy,  which  really  sticks  rather 
closely   to   the   play   *  ♦   *   Being   deprived   of 


its  dialogue,  it  has  been  necessary  to  add  a 
great  deal  of  slapstick,  which  is  mostly  of 
the  policeman-chasing-a-burglar  variety.  But 
in  spite  of  an  excess  of  this  popular  form  of 
amusement  we  found  the  picture  entirely 
diverting     *  *  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  How- 
ever, after  the  fun  gets  started  it  continues 
to  increase  in  pace  and,  liberally  sprinkled 
with  the  good  old  Al  Christie  ^ags,  provides 
a  !'it  o(  laughs.   •  *  • 

POST—*  *  *  Once  upon  a  time  the  plot 
was    no    doubt    amusing,    and    perhaps    even 

novel,    but    it    cannot    be    called    either    row. 

*  *  ♦ 

SL'iS — *  *  *  I  can  overlook  the  subtitles, 
as  witless  as  they  are,  but  I  was  intensely 
annoyed  at  the  laborious  effor:s  oi  every 
one,  including  the  director,  to  hammer  hu- 
morous   points    until    it    hurt.    *   *   * 

TELEGRAM  _  ♦  •  ♦  There  are  some 
mitth-inducing    moments    during    the    picture, 

*  *  *  The  tangible  evidences  of  the  presence 
of  the  spirit  control  were  responsible  also 
for    a   number   of   laughs.    *  *  * 

TIMES—*  *  *  This  film  falls  far  short, 
of  standing  any  comparison  with  "Charley's 
Aunt".  It  is  all  the  banana  peel  type  of 
comedy,  and  most  of  the  ideas  are  kept  going 
too    long.      It    is    a   pretty   dull    affair.    *  •  * 

WORLD — *  *  *  there  is  much  to  laugh 
at,  as  the  picture  stands,  and  Mr.  Hale,  al- 
ways a  free  and  easy  light  comedian,  is 
worth  anybody's  trip  there  to  see  him  no 
matter  how  far  in  the  suburbs  >ou  may  live. 
He  and  the  person  who  thought  up  snappy 
sayings  with  which  to  h.ng  together  the 
episodes  have  made  the  film  quite  worthy 
of    Broadway    showing.    *   *   * 


Why  Cole  Resigned 

(Coutiinicd  from  Page  1) 
planned  to  present  it  in  person  at  Detroit,  but 
decided  to  wait  awhile  and  think  it  over. 
However,  the  more  I  think  the  more  I  am 
convinced  it  is  the  best  and  only  thing  to  do. 
I  am  not  doing  it  with  the  idea  of  splitting 
up  the  Association,  even  in  a  small  way.  That 
split  has  already  occurred,  in  effect,  and  the 
Association  today  is  split  wide  open,  no  mat- 
ter whether  any  of  us  resign  or  not. 

"The  trade  paper  reports  and  two  or  three 
statements  given  out  so  far  by  different  di 
rectors  of  the  Association,  have  not  touched  on 
'he  real  issue.  Whether  this  has  been  inten- 
tional or  not  with  a  view  to  beclouding  the 
real  situation,  I  do  not  care  to  say,  though 
I  have  a  very  definite  opinion  on  the  matter; 
'lui  it  is  fallacious  and  hypocritical  to  say  that 
■he  trouble  arose  over  the  Play  Date  Bureau 
ir  came  about  through  disagreements  concern 
ing  the  Finance  Committee.  I  am  not  speak- 
ing for  all,  or  even  any  one  of  the  other  direc- 
tors, but  for  myself  I  say  plainly  that  neither 
-if  those  two  trnuliles,  no  matter  what  decis- 
ion regarding  them  the  Board  of  Directors 
might  make,  would  have  caused  me  to  with- 
draw from  the  Board.  I  am  a  strong  be- 
'iever   in   majority   rule  and    I   am   no   (juitter. 

Those  things  were  merely  indications,  how- 
ever, of  the  situation  in  the  Association.  The 
whole  thing,  boiled  down,  is  that  Sydney  Co- 
hen takes  it  upon  himself  to  do  what  he 
pleases  in  the  Association,  no  matter  what  a 
majority  of  the  Board  of  Directors  may  de- 
cide; and  I  certainly  cannot  remain  on  the 
Board  while  so  intolerable  a  situation  con- 
tinues. 

''You  may  think  I  overstate  the  matter,  but 
Pete,  let's  take  up  one  or  two  qiiestions  that 
ha\'e  arisen  and  follow  them  out  to  their  logi- 
cal conclusion.  At  New  York,  back  there  in 
Tune,  when  we  held  the  first  meeting  of  the 
iiresent  Board  of  Directors,  there  were,  I  be- 
lieve, 22  present.  There  was  a  resolution 
iiassed — I  refer  you  to  the  minutes  of  that 
mceing  for  the  exact  wording — absolutely  di- 
vorcing and  sei>arating  the  Play  Date  Bureau 
from  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  There  was  lengthy 
discussion  of  this  resolution,  and  it  carried 
with  it  only  one  or  tw<o  dissenting  votes.  To 
make  it  even  clearer,  we  refused  to  appoint 
five  directors  to  help  start  the  Play  Date  Bur 
eau  with  as  many  producer  representatives, 
hut  appointed  instead  five  theater  owners,  spe- 
cifically wording  the  resolution  so  that  there 
might  he  no  misunderstanding.  In  spite  of 
this,  Mr.  Cohen  used  the  seal  of  the  Associa- 
tion and  the  Association's  return  envelopes 
in  furthering  this  movement;  at  Detroit  he 
called  for  the  report  of  our  committee  on  the 
Play  Date  Bureau,  and  overruled  the  point  of 
order  made  that  we  had  no  such  committee. 
If  this  does  not  constitute  an  absolute  over- 
riding of  the  action  taken  in  New  York  by 
the  Board  of  Directors,  I  am  incapable  of  any 
judgment    on    the    matter. 

''While  on  1h:it  subject,  I  want  to  call  your 
attention   to   Mr.   Cohen's   amazing  ruling   that 


h'i  could  vote  as  a  director  and  then  vote  a 
second  time  as  chairman  in  order  to  break  a 
lie!  I  happen' to  be  a  graduate  in  parliamen- 
tary practice  and  know  it  pretty  well,  and  J 
want  to  say  that  that  was  the  most  remark- 
able display  of  ignor.ince  I  have  ever  heard 
from    the    chairman    of    any    meeting. 

"Now  about  the  Finance  Committee  propo 
sition.  This  to  me  was  far  more  serious  be- 
cause practically  all  the  work  we  accomplished 
at  our  New  York  meeting  was  nullified  by  the 
illegal  and  arbitrary  stand  of  Mr.  Cohen.  If 
you  will  remember,  there  was  quite  a  lot  of 
discussion  as  to  the  appointment  of  this  com- 
mittee. A  majority  of  the  directors  present 
felt  it  necessary  that  we  have  on  this  com- 
mittee a  majority  whom  we  knew  would  carry 
out  the  purposes  of  the  Board,  and  in  order 
to  see  that  that  was  done  we  very  specifically 
named  a  majority  on  that  committee  whom  we 
felt  would  carry  out  our  wishes.  We  called 
it  the  Finance  Committee;  it  was  noted  at  the 
time  that  the  constitution  provided  for  a  Fi- 
nance Committee  of  three,  but  after  discus- 
sion we  agreed  that  five  would  be  better,  and 
there  was  no  objection  raised  to  that.  Mr. 
Cohen,  himself,  I  remember,  agreed  in  that 
conclusion.  Then  what  happened  ?  Two  or 
three  weeks  later,  when  the  committee  met  to 
tiansact  the  business  intrusted  to  it  by-  the 
directors,  Mr.  Cohen  ran  in  two  additional 
memliers,  giving  him  a  majority  on  that  com- 
mittee, something  never  thought  of  when  the 
committee  was  appointed  Iiy  the  Board  of  Di- 
rectors. By  what  authority  he  did  this,  no 
one  knows.  He  claimed  it  was  not  a  Finance 
Committee,  since  the  constitution  provided  for 
only  three  members  of  that  committee,  and 
statefl  that  a  Finance  Committee  of  three  was 
electefl  at  Milwaukee,  before  we  Allied  direc 
tors  came  into  the  Board.  At  Detroit  we 
asked  in  open  meeting,  man  by  man  who  had 
been  at  \\'ilwaukee.  and  they  knew  nothing 
ai)out  such  a  committee.  Only  Mr.  Cohen 
seems  to  remember  it!  If  it  ever  happened, 
why  was  not  this  piece  of  information  given 
lis  in  New  York,  so  that  we  could  have  acted 
on  it?  In  addition,  Mr.  Cohen  has  never  yet 
explained  how  he  justified  his  contention  that 
Mr.    Sagal  was  a  member  of  this  committee. 

"The  net  result  of  Mr.  Cohen's  remarka- 
ijle  actions  is  that  nothing  has  been  done  that 
was  ordered  by  the  Board  of  Directors  in 
their  regular  meeting  in  New  York.  The  ac 
tivities  of  the  whole  organization  are  at  a 
standstill,  and  this  by  reason  of  the  fact  that 
the  chairman  of  our  Board  of  Directors,  an 
official  of  the  Association  subject  to  the  or 
ders  of  the  Board,  has  blocked  the  construc- 
tive work  which  had  been  started  by  our  first 
Board    meeting    . 

"It  is  entirely  useless  to  say  that  such  a 
condition  caTi  he  remedied  by  another  meeting 
of  the  Board  of  Directors  to  instruct  Mr.  Co- 
hen what  to  do.  We  did  that  in  New  York, 
but  he  refused  to  obey  those  instructions.  Cer- 
tainly there  is  no  use  in  repeating  so  futile 
a  performance.  It  was  very  rnifortnnate,  and 
I  don't  know  who  was  to  l)Iame,  that  the 
whole  situation  in  our  meeting  at  Detroit  was 
bandied  in  an  inten.sely  partisan  manner,  and 
iiot  on  its  merits.  I  cannot  conceive  anyone 
iustifying  the  situation — certainly  not  anyone 
not  hopelessly  prejudiced.  That  prejudiced 
cor.dition  was  there,  and  it  was  something  no 
wgument,  no  cpiestion  of  fact  could  move  one 
iota. 

"While  I  am  at  it,  I  might  as  well  men- 
tion the  so-called  charges  made  by  Mr.  Cohen. 
I  hardly  think  the  most  ardent  follower  of  Mr. 
Cohen  cculd  justify  or  excuse  the  ridiculous 
statements  he  made  without  one  scintilla  of 
evidence  to  hack  them  up.  It  is  a  very  odd 
thing.  Pete,  but  if  you  will  look  back  over 
the  history  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  and  Sydney 
Crhen's  connection  with  it,  you  will  find  that 
every  year  Mr.  Cohen  has  brought  some  such 
idiotic   accusations    against    different    men.      At 


Washington,  Jimmy  Walker  was  talkei 
for  President  of  the  Association,  and  imi 
ately  Jimmy  Walker  was  accused  of  hen 
the  pay  of  Famous  Players-Lasky  Corp. 
Chicago  he  could  not  use  any  such  ta! 
this  on  Jim  Ritter,  but  the  fool  accus 
went  around  that  Henry  Ford  was  bai 
Jim  Ritter  to  obtain  control  of  the  exh. 
organization.  Now  here  at  Detroit  tw 
the  men  ranged  in  opposition  to  Mr.  ( 
are  slandered  and  calumniated  without 
or  foundation.  Pete,  is  this  to  continui 
ever?  Does  Mr.  Cohen  really  believe  thai 
man  who  opposes  him  must  be  in  the  er 
of  the  octopus,  since  he — Sydney  Cohet 
the  only  hope  of  the  poor,  dovvn-trodder 
hibitor  in  this  country?  Really,  Pet 
would  l)e  laughable  if  it  were  not  so  exs 
ating.  I  don't  blame  Mr.  Cohen,  for  it  i 
only  way'  he  can  get  by.  but  I  wonder 
long  you   men   are  going  to   stand  for  it. 

''I  don't  know  whether  you  have  v 
through  thus  far,  but  I  had  to  get  it  of 
chest.  Incidentally,  since  you  have  rut 
man's  statement  in  the  trade  papers.  I 
you'd  carry  another  to  the  effect  thai 
difficulty  had  nothing  to  do  with  Play 
Bureau.  So  far  as  I  am  concerned,  I 
the  Play  Date  Bureau  is  a  feeble  effort 
will  not  do  much  harm  even  if  the  M.  '. 
O  A.  carried  it  through,  except  that  it  ; 
keep  them  from  doing  something  really 
ful  in  its  place.  To  me  it  is  like  talking 
ent  medicine  for  cancer  and  putting  oi 
operation   that    may   save   the   patient's   lif 

"Now  to  sum  it  all  up,  I'm  through  I  I 
you  the  liest  of  luck  in  the  world,  but  li 
ture  to  say  that  some  day  you  are  goii 
agree  with  me." 


New  Tuttle  Story  In  Work 

Production  of  "A  Cinch  for 
Gander",  W.  C.  Tuttle  story  has 
gun  under  direction  of  Vin  Mc 
Ben  Corbett  and  Gilbert  Holmes 
being  starred   in   this   "U"   series 


Sennet  Signs  Five  Players 

Mack  Sennett  has  signed  Eug 
Gilbert,  Ruth  Hiatt,  Thelma  I 
Ruth  Taylor  and  Marion  McDoi 


Buys  Interest   In   Exchange 

Los  Angeles — Howard  W.  5 
bins  has  purchased  an  interest  ir 
Co-Operative   Film   Exchange. 


The    Hopkinson    Amusement 
1   Illinois  corporation,  has  been 
olved. 


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In  your  modern  motion  picture  house 
every  detail  of  projection,  decoration,  ventila- 
tion, temperature,  seating,  has  been  carefully 
worked  out  to  make  the  theatre  attractive 
and  comfortable. 

But  there's  one  thing  more  you  can  do — 


and  it's  a  real  factor  from  the  box  office  point 
of  view:  make  sure  the  picture  is  printed  on 
Eastman  Positive  Film,  the  film  that  safe- 
guards for  the  screen  the  quality  of  the  nega- 
tive so  your  public  may  enjoy  it. 


Eastman  film  is  identified  in  the 
margin  by  the  black-lettered 
words  ^'Eastman"  and  ''Kodak" 


EASTMAN   KODAK  COMPANY 

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y. 


Anna  Q.   Nilsson  as 
Countess    Courteau 


^ithe  Klondike  gold  ruJh  by 

Beach 

Q  Nilsson  Ben  Lyon 
Yic^m^cnA.  anrf  Victor  McLaglen 


Days  of  madness — nights  of  des- 
J^-"*^  pair — the  terr6rs  of  Chilkoot  Pass 
^      — the  thrill  of  gold — the  roar  of 
the  rapids  and  the  frenzy  of  the 
JUj^^ce  hall. 

AfT  these  are  vividly  portrayed 
under  Frank  Lloyd's  direction, 
with  a  supporting  cast  of:  Dor- 
othy Sebastian,  Hobart  Bosworth, 
1^  -Claude  Gillingwater,  Philo  Mc 
Cullough  and  John  T.  Murray. 

"Winds  of  Chance"  will  live  to 
entertain,  a  permanent  screen  rec- 
ord of  the  Yukon  gold  rush. 


Starting  the   long   trail,   left   to 

right :    Viola    Dana,    Victor 

McLaglen  and  Ben  Lyon 


Says  Motion  Picture  News — 

"BIG  ENOUGH  FOR  ANY  HOUSE" 

AlirAt  national  Picture 


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Zi^^RECOCKIZEl 

Authority 


:,  XXXIII  NO.  59 


Tuesday,  September  8,  1925 


Price  5   Cents 


HE  PHANTOM 

By  DANNY 

[fniversal's  newest  big  one. 
S.e  Phantom  of  the  Opera."  A 
ijfine  picture. 

(j)out  six  months  ago  we  saw  "The 
bitoni"  in  Hollywood.  Since  then 
nin  changes  were  made,  notably 
einish,  which  now  gives  a  definite 
•^office  kick,  an  improvement  over 
dormer  ending. 

Int    of    water    runs    under    the 

luring  six  months.     But  while 

c    raving    about    this    one    in 

od,    here    are    some    of    the 

wo  said: 

(oney-getting.       Marvelous.       A 

'      that    will    build    and    build. 

-P  the  quarters  and  the  dimes 

J.     In  the  little  old  cash  box. 

lung    time.      A    real    money- 

♦  * 

icy  gives  another  gr  at  char- 
ization.  *  *  *  His  make-up  is 
11)  liorrible.  The  most  tiendish 
'1 1  or-stricken   faces.      He   is   the 

I  toin.     And  he  lives  it. 

lit  the  real  triumph.  Is  little 
.1  i'hilbin.  Whose  work  places 
r.till  further  along  the  line.  As 
of  the  great  assets  of  the  screen. 
Ks  magnificent.  Entire  cast  fine, 
ijthe  production  is  stupendous, 
"jere  Universal  has  gone  the 
B     And    Rupert   Julian   has   been 

SI  full  swing.  The  magnificent 
ia  House  of  Paris  is  reproduced. 
nil  lifelike  scale.  The  stage  and 
Ojcnium  arch  look  real.  Probably 
e;largest    interior    set    ever    built. 

II  it    is    a    riot    of    beauty.      They 
vi  used     color    in    a     number    of 

;}  *   *    * 

'jiese  colored  sequences  are  a  de- 
Hto  the  eye.  *  *  * 
Jie  weirdness,  mystery  and  thrill 
4.S  great  drama  hold  from  begin- 
lito  end.  And  when  scored  with 
"  i.eht  music  should  prove  a  tre- 
box-office     asset     for     any 

iiouse.     Naturally,  it  properly 
'    I  he  big  houses". 
^    taking  back  a  single  word.     If 
-:    "The    Phantom"    is    better 

lan    when    originally    shown. 
''   |iass  this  one  by. 


Chaplin  Deal  On 

Eight  1st  Nat'Is  to  Go  to  New  Dis- 
tributors—$1,000,000     Reported 
Involved 

The  eight  pictures  made  by  Charlie 
Chaplin  tor  First  National  distribu- 
tion are  to  be  turned  over  to  another 
distributor  and  again  placed  on  the 
market.  Arthur  Kelly,  Chaplin's 
representative  admits  that  such  a  deal 
is.  under  way,  but  denies  the  comple- 
tion of  a  contract  with  Pathe,  as  re- 
ported late  last  week. 

The  ownership  of  the  negatives  re- 
verts back  to  Chaplin  five  years  after 
the  release  of  each  picture.  Four  arc 
now  clear:  "A  Dog's  Life",  released 
in  1918;  "Sunnyside"  and  "Shoulder 
Arms",  released  in  1919  and  "A  Day's 
Pleasure",  released  in  1920.  The  re- 
maining four  which  are  still  in 
possession  of  First  National  are  "The 
Kid"  and  "The  Idle  Class",  released 
first  in  1921  and  "Pay  Day"  and  "The 
Pilgrim",  released  in  1922. 

The  amount  involved  is  reported 
In  the  neighborhood  of  $1,000,000. 


How  the  Tax  Works 

There  have  been  a  number 
of  inquiries  made  concernmg 
the  exact  meaning  of  the  Con- 
necticut tax  law. 

Ihe  law  provides  that  every 
prmt  m  circulation  must  be  reg- 
istered and  taxed  on  the  basis 
of  $10  per  reel  of  1,000  ft.  or 
less  and  fifty  cents  additional 
tor  each  100  ft.  over  that  limit. 

Each  print  is  taxable  only 
once.  1  nus,  a  picture  which 
has  Its  first  run  in  New  Haven 
is  taxed  when  it  plays  that  en- 
gagement and  is  thereafter  free 
lo  circulate.  All  prints  in  the 
state  when  the  law  is  passed 
are  taxable.  The  titles  have 
been  registered  and  the  first 
txiuoiior  to  get  a  prmt  m  such 
ciassihcation  pays  the  tax.  De- 
liveries are,  or  course,  governed 
by  piay  dates  and  existing  con- 
tracts. 


Warner  Leaves  for  Coast 

ry  M.  Warner  has  left  for  t... 
on  a  quick  trip.     Back  here  in 

.  three   weeks. 


:haney  in  "Mocking  Bird" 

Angeles — Lon  Chaney's  next 
ig  vehicle  will  be  "The  Mock- 
ird  "  an  original  story  bv  Tod 
ling  who  will  direct  for  IM.-G.- 


Schenck  Denies 

Nicholas  M.  Schenck  denies  re- 
l)orts  from  the  Middle  West  that 
Metro-Goldwyn  intended  entering  the 
theater  field  in  Iowa  and  Nebraska. 
He  pointed  out  that  the  company  rep- 
resentation in  that  territory  was  ade- 
f|uate. 


Gorky  Writing  Scenario 

Berlin — German  newspapers  report 
that  Maxim  Gorky,  famous  author,  is 
writing  a  scenario  for  "The  Lower 
Depths,"  a  version  of  liis  own  story, 
produced  in  New  York  by  Arthur 
Hopkins.  He  is  said  to  have  received 
SI 0,000  for  the  script,  the  money  em- 
cii.ating  from  America. 


Plans  Short  Reel   Exchange 

Chicago — I.  Maynard  Schwartz, 
for  six  years  Educational  manager, 
has  resigned  and  contemplates  open- 
ing a  short  reel  exchange.  He  will 
be  at  the  Astor,  New  York,  today  to 
close  several  deals  for  product. 


Meador  To  Produce  "Kim?" 

,The  Daily  Mirror  reports  that  J. 
E.  D.  Medor  will  produce  "Kim"  for 
release    through    First    National. 


Hease  in  "^ronx 

A  new  theater  with  a  capacity  of 
4,500  will  be  erected  on  East  Tre- 
mont  Ave.,  in  the  Bronx,  by  Fox. 

Harry  Carr  Here 

Harry  Carr.  special  writer  on  films 
for  the  Los  Angeles  Times  is  at  the 
Algonquin. 


New  Haven  Wonders 

Conjecture      Over     Arthur      Friend's 

'i  heater — Won't  Have  Trouble 

Over   Films,    Says   Sponsors 

New  Haven — There  is  considera- 
ble speculation  here  concernmg  the 
future  of  the  Roger  Sherman  theater, 
which  is  now  under  construction  on 
the  site  of  the  old  Rialto.  Arthur  S. 
Friend  is  the  owner  of  the  house,  the 
foundation  of  which  is  already  in 
place.  The  structure  is  designed  to 
have  120  offices  in  addition  to  the 
theater,  which  was  to  be  operated  on 
a  straight  picture  policy.  An  expend- 
iture of  approximately  |800,000  is  en- 
tailed. 

It  is  expected  that  the  destiny  of 
the  house  will  remain  undetermined 
.pending  a  final  adjustment  of  the  sit- 
uation. 


Arthur  S.  Friend  said  yesterday  he 
didn't  see  why  he  should  not  he  able 
to  get  pictures  for  the  Roger  Sher- 
man which  is  slated  to  open  in  No- 
vember. He  declined  to  state  what 
his  source  of  supply  would   be. 

friend  has  no  intention  of  delaying 
his  new  London  theater  which  will 
go  up  on  State  St.  and  seat  1,600. 
This  second  venture  is  to  be  a 
straight   picture   theater. 


Exchangemen   Dubious 

A  number  of  New  Hayen  exchange 
managers  were  in  New  York  late  last 
week  and  over  the  weekend.  They 
expressed  surprise  over  Friend's 
statement  and  openly  stated  they 
thought  the  latter  a  bit  too  optimistic. 


Legislators  Regret 

Two     More     Members    Admit     Uth 
Hour  Law-Making  Rush  Pre- 
vented Learning  Tax  Detail 

By  ARTHUR   IV.   EDDY 

Milford,  Conn.— Two  more  mem- 
bers of  the  Connecticut  Legislature 
have  expressed  regret  that  they  voted 
for  the  Durant  tax  measure  and  have 
said  that  if  thy  had  known  the  dif- 
ficulties the  bill  produces  for  the  ex- 
hibitors, they  would  have  opposed  it. 
Those  statements  were  made  to  Mrs. 
W.  A.  Gill,  proprietor  of  the  Colonial 
and  Tower  theaters  at  Walnut  Beach 
near  Milford,  by  David  A.  Clarke  and 
Hubert  L.  Piatt,  representatives  from 
that  district. 

Clarke  said  he  favored  a  special 
i-ljection  to  reconsider  the  law,  Mrs. 
Gill  states.  Both  men  explain  their 
votes  for  the  measure  by  saying  that 
during  the  avalanche  of  eleventh  hour 
i)ills  at  the  close  of  the  session,  they 
failed  to  learn   the  details. 

Mrs.  Gill's  houses  are  summer  thea- 
ters and  give  performances  daily. 
The  Tower  closed  yesterday  for  the 
season  but  the  Colonial  will  continue 
to  do  business  indefinitely.  Mrs.  Gill 
says  she  will  immediately  close  the 
Colonial  if  she  experiences  any  dif- 
ficulty in  getting  her  prints.  Last 
week  this  house  was  inconvenienced 
by  four  changes  in  features  due  to  the 
tax  law  situation. 

Mrs.  Gill,  who  is  one  of  the  few 
women  exhibitors  in  Connecticut,  ad- 
vocates that  theater  owners  maintain 
their  present  scale  of  prices  regardless 
of  the  tax.  The  theaters  can  ill  af- 
ford to  cut  down  their  business  by  an 
ucrease.  she  says,  especially  in  the 
face  of  the  keen  competition  provided 
by  the  radio.  She  considers  the 
Durant  law  absolutely  unfair  and 
strcssess  the  fact  that  the  theater 
gave  the  Federal  and  State  govern- 
ments their  hearty  co-operation  dur- 
ing the  World  War  at  considerable 
trouble  and  expense. 


How  the  Tax  Bill 
Was  Rushed  Through 

Hartford — This  is  the  history 
of  how  the  Durant  tax  bill 
caught   the   industry   unawares: 

The  measure  was  introduced 
on  the  Monday  of  the  final 
week  of  the  legislative  session. 
It  was  reported  favorably  from 
committee  that  afternoon, 
passed  by  the  House  Tuesday 
morning  and  by  the  Senate 
that  same  afternoon.  The  Leg- 
islature adjourned  on  Wednes- 
day. 


Tuesday,  September  8,  19: 


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House  Found  Safe 

Milwaukee— Individuals  alleged  to 
have  spread  reports  that  the  Wiscou- 
sni  theater  building  is  unsafe,  have 
caused  such  a  noticeable  falling  off 
in  business  that  Tom  baxe  has  of- 
fered a  reward  of  $1,00U  for  intorma- 
tion  leading  to  discovery  of  those  re- 
sponsible. 

baxe,  in  order  to  prove  that  the 
reports  were  without  foundation,  in- 
vited city  authorities  and  newspaper- 
men to  make  a  minute  inspection  of 
the  entire  building.  These  investigat- 
ors announced  loUowing  their  tour 
that  the  building  was  a  safe  struc- 
ture. 


Quotations 


Selznick  Buys  Studio  Site 
West  Palm  Beach— Lewis  J.  Selz- 
nick has  purchased  16  square  miles  of 
land  in  the  Gomez  grant,  embracing 
the  entire  township  of  Olympia,  and 
IS  to  maintain  ofhces  over  the  Kettler 
theater  here.  He  intends  building  a 
studio  city. 


High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban  and   Katz    Not  quoted 

Eastman   Kodak    Not   quoted 

Famous  Players  ....107}4    106^   lO^J''*    ''1°° 

F.    p.    Pfd 103^   103%    103'4       1C« 

Film  Inspection SH       5^       5)4       ^'^^ 

First    National    Not    quoaed 

Fox     "A"     69         68         69       1,100 

Loew's,    Inc Wi     33/.      335^   2,900 

MStro-Gold.    Pfd Not    quoted 

M.   P.    Cap.   Corp Not   quoted 

Pathe  Exch.   "A"    ..    747/3      70/      747/8    LOOO' 

Skouras   Bros Not  quoted 

Trans-Lux  Screen   ..      ej-i        6]A        6]A       300 

Universal Not    quoted 

Warners     17         17  17  100 

Warners    "A"    ....   20/     20/     20/       200 

These  quotations  are  as  of  Saturday, 
Sept.  6. 

Beresford  Writing  Scripts 
Gordon  Beresford  who  has  been  at 
Bar    Harbor   writing   scripts   will   re- 
turn Sept.   15. 

Niles  Building  Chain 
Anamosa,  la.— Clifford  Niles  has 
purchased  three  houses,  the  Cascade 
at  Cascade,  Princess,  Monticello  and 
the  Opera  House  at  Vyyoming.  He 
is  contemplating  a  chain. 


Warrick  in   Charge 

Cayuga,  N.  Y.— Stanley  C.  War- 
rick denies  that  Matt  Withani  is  to 
handle  the  Paramount  theaters  in 
West  Palm  Beach,  Fla.,  as  reported. 
All  the  houses  in  Palm  Beach  and 
West  Palm  Beach  are  controlled  by 
the  Stanley  Co.  Inc.,  jointly  owned  by 
Warrick  and  Famous.  Warrick  is  in 
charge. 


Interest  In  S.  F.  House  Sold 

San  Francisco — Mortimer  Thomas 
has  sold  his  interest  in  the  Golden 
State  theater  and  Realty  Corp.  The 
transaction  involves  the  sale  of  10,000 
shares  of  the  company,  which  was 
taken  over  by  his  associates.  The 
concern  operated  a  chain  in  North- 
ern California.  Thomas  has  retained 
individual  holdings  in  various  houses 
here  and  in  Oakland. 


On  Broadway 

Astor— "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera." 
Broadway — "The    Scarlet    West." 
Cameo — "Sally   of  the   Sawdust." 
Capitol — "Graustark." 
Century — "Siegfried." 
Colony— "The  Coming  of  Amos." 
Criterion — "The    Wanderer." 
Embassy — "The    Merry    Widow." 
Loew's      New      York— Today— "Her 
Sister   From   Paris." 
Tuesday — -"A  Woman's  Faith"  and 

"In  Bad  Lands." 
Wednesday— "Wild,  Wild  Susan." 
Thursday— "Tracked    in    the    Snow- 
Country." 
Friday — "Love's  Gamble"  and  "The 

Circus  Cyclone." 
Saturday— "The  Wreckage." 
Sunday — "The    Desert   Flower." 
Loew's  State— "The  Man  Who  Found 

Himself." 
Mark  Strand— "The  Gold  Rush." 
Rialto — "The    Coast  of  Folly." 
Rivoli — "The    Golden    Princess." 
Warners— "The    Wife    Who    Wasn't 

Wanted." 
Brooklyn    Mark    Strand — "Winds    of 
Chance." 

Next  Week 

Astor— "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera." 
Broadway — Not  yet  determined. 
Cameo — Not   yet   determined. 
Capitol — "Graustark." 
Century — "Siegfried." 
Colony — Not  yet   determined. 
Criterion — "The    Wanderer." 
Embassy — "The   Merry  Widow." 
Mark  Strand — "Shore  Leave." 
Rialto — "A   Son  of   His   Father." 
Rivoli — ^"The   Pony  Express." 
Warners— "His     Majesty,     Bunker 

Bean." 
Brooklyn    Mark    Strand — "The    Gold 

Rush." 


Phonofilm    Version    of    "Siegfi 

De  Forest  Phonofilm  is  considi 
a  plan  to  photograph  the  m 
score  of  "Siegfried"  in  conjut 
with  the   picture. 


P.  D.  C.  Opens  London  Offices 

London— Prod.  Dist.  Co.,  Ltd.,  has 
opened  English  headquarters  at  12 
Great  Newport  St. 


Lexington,  Ky.  House  Afire 

Lexington,  Ky.— The  Kentucky 
was  damaged  by  a  fire  that  destroyed 
the  adjoining  building. 


The  interests  of  Producers'  Inter- 
national Corp.,  foreign  distributor  for 
F.  D.  C,  are  being  supervised  for 
France,  Belgium,  Switzerland,  Spain, 
Portugal  and  Italy  by  F.  de  Saca- 
dura  with  offices  in  Paris.  An  office 
will  be  opened  soon  for  supervision 
of  Central  and  Northern  European 
countries  from   Berlin. 


Garrett   Graham  in  Town 

Garrett  Graham  is  in  New  York 
from  the  Middle  West  where  he  acted 
as  advance  man  for  the  Universal 
motor  ballyhoo  which  reaches  New 
York  next  month. 


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Tuesday,  September  8,  1925"*" 


Indict  Block  Booking 

British  C.  E.  A.  Blames  Exhibitors- 
Universal     Starts    English     Pro- 
duction  Soon — The   English 


May  Ease  Code 


BY  ERNEST  IV.  FREDMAN 
Of   The  Film   Renter  and  M.    P.   News 

London— The  C.  E.  A.  have  issued 
a  remarkable  indictment  of  block- 
booking  and  are  preparing  a  cam- 
paign against  this  pernicious  system. 
They  characterize  much  of  it  as  be- 
ing due  to  sheer  laziness  on  the  part 
of  the  exhibitor  and  generally  con- 
demn it  in  no  unmeasured  terms. 
Coming  from  an-  exhibitor  organiza- 
tion their  views  are  important. 


Carl  Laemmle  announced  at  a 
meeting  held  w^ith  exhibitors  last 
week  that  he  is  prepared  to  make  pic- 
tures in  this  country  and  anticipates 
starting  on  definite  production  in 
about  four  weeks  time.  The  stars 
and  technicians  will  be  '.American, 
but  the  supporting  cast. ..will  be  En- 
glish, and  this  move  should  give  an 
impetus  to  British  film  production. 


J.  D.  Williams,  who  is  over  here, 
is  reported  to  be  responsible  for  a 
scheme  for  the  making  of  British 
pictures.  Nothing  definite  is,  how- 
ever, known  at  the  moment  as  to  his 
plans. 


The  Phillips  Film  Co.  is  in  negoti- 
plion  for  the  buying  of  Film  Booking 
Offices'  assets  which  include  the  Top- 
ical Budget._  If  the  deal  .goes  through 
F.  B.  O.  will  still  continue  as  an  in- 
dependent renting  concern,  but  the 
l')ctures  they  now  possess  will  be 
marketed  my  Phillips.  H.  S.  Cham- 
bers, their  managing  director,  was  a 
recent  visitor  to  the  States. 


Stringent     Building     Regulations     in 
Harti  Drd  May  Be  Slightly  Modi- 
fied Soon 
Hartford— The  City  Building  Com- 
mission will  ask  the  Common  Council 
to  make  the  building  code,  as  it  ap- 
plies to  picture  theaters,  more  lenient 
At    the    present    time    it    is    said    the 
t^artford  code  is  more  stringent  than 
that   of  New   York   City.     The   local 
code  requires  that  picture  houses  have 
a  passage  way  to  the  street  both  from 
the   front  and  the   rear  while  in   the 
case  of  the  New  York  code  it  is  only 
necessary  to  have  one  passage. 
.    The     Commission     was     favorably 
impressed    by   the    appeal    of   several 
local  men  who  are  contemplating  the 
erection  of  a  theater  on  State  St     In 
the  meantime  the  fire  department  in- 
spectors  will   be  asked   to   look   into 
the  situation  and  make  some  recom- 
mendation. 

Supervisor  Mason  recommended 
that  the  commission  favor  a  20  per' 
cent  reduction  in  fees  for  all  new 
construction  involving  more  than  $1,- 
000.  He  said  a  study  of  the  depart- 
nient  receipts  for  the  past  five  years 
justified  such  a  reduction  as  the 
amount  to  be  brought  in  would  be 
ample  to  meet  the  costs  of  running 
the  department.  He  said  the  cost  of 
handling  permits  for  $1,000  or  under 
were  such  as  to  warrant  the  higher 
proportionate  fee. 


F.  &  R.  Won:t  Build  in  Chippewa 

Minneapolis— Finkelstein  &  Ruben 
know  nothing  of  plans  for  a  theater 
at  Chippewa  Falls,  Wis.,  J.  F.  Cub- 
berley,  general  manager  of  the  firm's 
theaters    declares. 

The  proposed  house  hasn't  even 
been  discussed,  he  said,  commenting 
oil  a  statement  of  John  E.  Nason, 
c^'p^tI^°"^^  would  be  constructed  for 
t.  it  R.  by  the  Northern  States  The- 
ater Co.,  which  is  engaged  in  erecting 
a  house  at  Eau  Claire,  leased  to  Fin- 
kelstein &  Ruben.     ' 


Back  From  Germany 

Bud  Pollard  who  has  been  makii 
tvvo-reel  comedies  in  Germany  for  tl 
rnanon    Film    Co.,    has    returned 
New  York. 


Prints  Getting  Better.' 
Alinneapolis— With    regard    to    the 
print      situation,      "Greater      Amuse- 
ments    says: 

•'^.t  is  gratifying  to  note  the  improved  con- 
mt.ou  m  the  .mattej  of  prints.  Every  week 
sees    improvement    made,    with    indications    that 

n.?s'r;'rrtoo'.'""'^^'=^^-''''^^^'^"p^'i-''" 

■Too    much    cannot   be    said    on    the    subject 
of.  pruit    condition    which    often    is    the    de  er 
m.n,,,«    factor    in    the    success    or    failure    of    a 

"E.xhibitors'  reports  disclose  a  surprising 
shortage    of    complaints    on    prints,    a    s?rik     S 

Hm~  he°/'d    '"-'r  ^'^°^'   "-■"«  --^e"° 
eliminate  the  bad  print  menace.   ♦   *   »" 


Redmond    With    Eternal    Picture 

Robert  Redmond  has  been  engagi 

by  Paul  Schoppel,  president  of  Fte 

nal  Pictures,  Inc.,  to  handle  exploit 

tion. 


Community  Pictures  At  Bladen,  No 

Bladen,  Neb. — Community  pi'ctun 

have    been    resumed,    with    ten    cen^ 

admission   price   charged. 

Western  Has  Over  70  Features 

Seattle— The  Western  Film  Corn 
state  right  exchange,  will  release  ove 
inor  ^3"''^^   ^"^   ^0   comedies   durin 

tyz5-2o. 


Hall  Buys  Three  Houses 
Dublin     Ga.-B.    H.    Hall,    of    the 
e,rystal  has  acquired  a  chain  of  thea- 
ters,  consisting  of  the   Batesburg    S 
C,     the    Dixie,    at    Wrightsville,    Ga 
and  the  Grand  at  Swainsboro    Ga 


In  Charge  of  Two  Houses 

.    Kenosha,     Wis.— James     Morrissey 
IS  now  manager  of  the  Majestic  and 
Burke   operated   by   Saxe   enterprises 
He  recently  was  transferred  from  the 
Jeffries  at  Janesville. 


Bill  Prass,  "U"  Exploiteer 

Minneapolis— William    (Bill)    Prass 
pToiteen"   """'""   '""^^^    U"'^'^"^'   ^- 


Caldwell  Resigns  As  Aldine  Manage 

Pittsburgh— Walter  S.  Caldwel 
connected  with  Loew's  Aldine  sine 
Its  opening,  has  resigned  and  wil 
engage   m    another   line    of   business 

Kan-  Adds  to  Missouri  String    . 

Pierce  City,  Mo.— M.  L.  Kart! 
owner  of  the  Strand,  at  Monett,  anc 
a  chain  of  other  houses  in  the  state 
has    added    the    local    theater    to    hi< 

string. 


Amusement  Company  Formed 

Danville,  111.— The  Eastern  Illinois 
Amusement  Co.  hias  been  formed 
by  A  E.  Kerger,  Robert  D.  Colemaa 
and  A.  D.  Miller.  ^ 


"The  Gold  Rush"  opens  at  the  Ti- 
voh  on  Sept.  14  for  a  ten-weeks'  sea- 
son, "Don  Q,"  the  big  Fairbanks  su- 
per, commenced  a  season  of  five 
weeks  on  Tuesday  at  the  London 
Hippodrome  which  is  the  first  time 
this  house  has  been  used  for  pictures 
whilst  "Sally  of  the  Sawdust,"  goes' 
mto  the  Empire  for  a  season  of  four 
weeks.  "Little  Annie  Rooney"  is 
having  a  three  weeks'  premiere  at  the 
Marble  Arch  Pavilion,  commencing 
Sept.  27.  ~ 


Lambert   Transferred   to    K.    C. 

St.    Louis— Jim    Lambert,    of    the 
ocal   Metro-Goldwyn,  staff  has  gone 
to  Kansas  City,  to  become  oflnce  man- 
ager of  the  M.-G.-M.  ofifice  there. 


Robbers  Secure  $1000 
Traverse       City,       Mich.-Robbers 
broke  into  the  safe  of  the  Lvric  re- 
cently and   secured   nearly   $1,000   in 
cash. 


GEORGE  FITZMAURICE 

who  developed  her  talents,  says: 


I 


Rudolph  Solomon,  general  mana- 
ger of  _  the  Graham  Wilcox  Prod. 
Ltd..  will  be  a  visitor  to  New  York 
in  the  near  future.  He  plans  to  sail 
shortly. 


Little  Succeeds  Anna  Sessions 
Atlanta— George   F.   Lenehan,   dis- 
trict   manager    of   P.    D.    C.    has    ap- 
•^ointed  Thomas  Little,  of  Charlotte 
manaeer   of  the   local  exchange  tak- 
ing   the    place    left    vacant    by    Mrs 
.Anna   Sessions. 


Turns  Down  $300,000  Offer 
According  to  the  Times,  Godfrev 
Tearle  stated  in  London  that  Ameri- 
can rush  methods  prevented  him  from 
signing  a  contract  which  would  have 
netted  him  $300,000  in  three  years 
He   said    Famous   made   the   offer. 


Takes  Over  K.  of  C.  House 

Haverstraw,  N.  Y.— N.  Shan  field  of 
-moklvn  has  taken  over  the  Knights 
'•  tohimbus  Auditorium  for  five 
-ears.  It  is  said  that  he  is  associated 
'  ith  Fox, 


Changes  in  "U"  Force  in  South 

Atlanta— W.  B.  Fulton,  Universal's 
salesman  in  Georgia  and  South  Caro- 
ina_  has  been  transferred  to  Alabama 
to  fill  the  nlace  left  vacant  by  Roy 
h.  Campbell,  now  in  St.  Augustine, 
to  take  charge  of  Universal's  two  the- 
aters there. 


Sunday  Shov/  Election   Demanded 

_  Superior.  Neb,— Petitions  .demand- 
ing a  special  ^lection  to  test  senti- 
ment on  Sunday  shows,  are  beinj? 
circulated  here.  The  town  has  been 
without  Siindav  shows  for  years  but 
s^ntunent  now  is  said  to  favor  aboli- 
tion of  the  "Blue  Sabbath  " 


"Vilma  Banky  has  great 
dramatic  ability,  natural 
acting  capacity,  plus  beauty 
and  charm. 

"She  has  mastered  the  dis- 
tinctively American  art  of 
emotional  repression  in  one 
picture. 

"Vilma  Banky  is  bound  for 
the  top." 


with  kONALD  COLMAN 


in 


"THE  DARK  ANGEL" 

Fi/ma  Banky  makes 
her  American  debut 


Maintaining  its  high  standard 

of  service 

box      N  E  >yV  .  S 

MIGHTIEST  OF  ALL 

promptly  furnished  TO  ALL  OF  ITS 
ACCOUNTS  THROUGHOUT  THE 
UNITED  STATES  a  most  complete  and 
a  most  graphic  pictorial  story  of 

THE 

SHENANDOAH 
DISASTER 

Utilizing  every  known  means  of  fast  transpor- 
tation, land  and  air,  FOX  NEWS  filmed  and 
delivered  from  New  York  and  Chicago 
laboratories  a  total  of  over  600 
feet  of  scenes  covering  all 
phases  of  the  event. 

Fox  Film  CbrporatiorL 


THE 


ruesday,  September  8,  IQaif 


Chadwick    Product   Sold  for  Cuba 

Chadwick  Pictures  has  completed 
arrangements  with  Carrera  and  Medi- 
na, prominent  exchange  of  Cuba,  for 
the  distribution  of  14  pictures  in  that 
territory.  Besides  operating  an  ex- 
change, Carrera  and  Medina  also 
own  a  string  of  theaters  in  Cuba. 

Arrangements  have  also  been  made 
with  the  China  Film  Sj-ndicate,  of 
shanghai,   for  distribution   there. 


State   Has   Five   Health   Films 

Albany,  N.  Y.— The  New  York- 
State  Dept.  of  Health  now  has  five 
short  films  on  the  subjects  of  health, 
which  take  only  from  two  to  six 
minutes  to  show.  Four  of  the  five 
trailers  are  animated  cartoons.  The 
films  are  loaned  without  charge  with- 
in the  limits  of  the  state. 


60    Subjects   From  Greater   Features 

Seattle — Greater  Features,  Inc.. 
with  headquarters  here  and  branches 
in  Butte  Denver,  Portland  and  Salt 
Lake  Citv,  will  release  24  features 
and  38  short   subjects  in   1925-1926. 


Overrides    Mayor   on    "Blue"    Law 

Moberly,  Mo. — The  City  Council 
has  voted  on  a  motion  to  override  the 
veto  of  the  Mayor  in  rejecting  the 
ordinance  repealing  the  local  Sunday 
closing  law. 


De   Luxe   Gets   MacFadden   Series 

Seattle — Among  recent  purchases 
l)y  De  Luxe  is  the  series  of  eight 
MacFadden   "True   Story"   features. 


Fox,  Detroit,  Moves 

Detroit — The  Fox  exchange  has 
moved  to  the  new  building  at  66  Sib- 
ley St.  The  branch  was  formerly 
in  the  Film   Bldg. 


Handling  "Charley's  Aunt"  Publicity 

^linneapolis — Bert  Walter,  has 
been  named  exploiteer  for  "Charley's 
Aunt"  in  this  territory. 


3  Close  in  St.  Louis  Territory 
St.    Louis — Recent    house    closings 
include    the    theaters    at    Odin,    111.: 
Delta,  Mo.  and  Bethel,  Mo. 


Galvin  Managing  Poll,  Hartford 
Hartford,    Conn. — John    J.    Galvin 

'•■as  taken  charge  as  manager  of  the 

Poll. 


New   Orpheum  House   For  Seattle 

Seattle — Seattle  may  shortlv  be 
definiteh'  selected  for  a  new  Orpheum 
theater,  according  to  Marcus  Heiman 


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MARKET  FOR  ANY  KIND  OF 

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PICTURE 
APPARATUS 

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SEND  FOR  OUR  PRICE  LIST 


Motion  Picture   Apparatus   Co, 
110We»t32dSt.,  New  York 

Phone    Penn.    6564 


New  Theaters 


St.    Joseph,    Mo. — The   new    Rivoli, 
on    Frederick   Ave.,    has    opened. 


Humboldt.  Tenn.— J.  P.  Sharp  will 
erect   a   new  $20,000   house. 


Providence,     R.     I.— Conn's     City 
theater  has  opened. 


Hobart,      Okla.— The     Rialto     will 
ni^cn  in  October. 


Dardanelle,  Ark.— John  Satterfield 
will  build  a  new  $10,000  house  on 
Quay   St. 


Crystal  Lake,  111.— Fred  C.  Dierk- 
ing  will  build  a  900-seat  theater,  of- 
fice  and   apartment   building. 

Paragould,  Ark.— The  new  Capitol, 
to  be  operated  by  J.  A.  Collins,  will 
open   shortly. 


Lamcsa,  Tex. — Contracts  have 
been  let  for  a  new  $45,000  theater. 
Harvey  O.  Allen  will  operate  it. 


Slaton,  Tex.— Jefif  Custer  has  a  new 
theater  in  course  of  construction.  It 
will  seat  700. 


Orwell,  Ohio.— J.  Walters  has 
oncned  the  Orwell  Temple,  a  new 
300   seat  house. 


Waxajachic,  Tex. — John  Saved  is 
going  to  build  a  new  house  here.  It 
will   cost  $35,000. 


Nokomis.  111.— Harry  Tanner  will 
open  his  new  house  about  Sept.  25.  It 
seats   500  and   cost  |2S,000. 


Woodstock.  N.  Y.— The  Studio 
Hall  has  been  opened.  James  Shul- 
tis  operates  it. 


Salem.  Ark.— Will  Landers,  who  op- 
erates a  theater  at  Melbourne,  is  plan- 
ning a   new  house. 


Topeka,  Kans. — A  new  theater  will 
be  erected  on  the  site  of  the  old 
Crosby  property  on  Jackson   St. 


Pacific  Grove.  Cal.— The  Grove  has 
been  opened  with  Mark  Keller  as 
manager.     Caps  citv  1,000. 


Madison  Wis — Work  on  the  ne^^• 
Ornbpum  is  to  be  started  earlv  thi< 
month. 


Santa  Ana.  Cal.— William  Lutz  will 
sncnd  ,'?;?nO  000  on  a  new  theater  here 
to  scat  2,000. 


Farrfax,  Wash.— The  Communitv 
<"liib.  a  local  organization  has 
oncned  a  new  theater. 


_  ALnj-shfield.   Ore.— The  New  Fevn- 
•■-n    ;s    n-'nrinc'    completion    and    will 
'^e  oncned  shortlv. 


•"leveland.  O.— Paul  Guadannvic 
"•'■II  erert  p  new  house  to  cost  $90  - 
000  at  11609  Lorain  Ave. 

Oinah,-'— A.  R.  Hansen  has  in  the 
rr.1^r^^o  nf  rnn c;truction  p  new  tbepter 
-,f  40M-,  nnd  D^dpp  which  Tm  will  call 
the  Dundee.     If  will  seat  600. 


Nashville,  Tenn.— The  Belmont. 
the  new  $200,000  theater  will  open 
shortly.  It  is  at  21st  Ave.,  South 
and    Blakcmore.      Capacity,    1,300. 

Youngstown.  O. — Tom  Birming- 
liani,  of  the  Hazelton  Dome  ,is  build- 
ing a  new  SOO-seat  house  in  East  Liv- 
erpool. 


Detroit— The  new  theater  at  Nine 
Mile  Road  and  John  R  St.,  seating 
1,000  which  Kimmel  Bros.,  are  erect- 
ing opened  last  week. 


Onamia,  Minn. — Lindquist  &  Son 
have  started  construction  of  a  new 
theater.  The  house,  which  is  a  brick 
structure,  will  seat  275  and  be  named 
the  Arrowhead. 


New  Orleans,  La.— Work  has  been 
started  on  a  new  $90,000  suburban 
theater  at  Phillip  and  Baronne  Sts.  by 
the  Isis  Amusement  Co.  It  will  be 
called  the   Granada. 


Portsmouth,  Va.— A  new  theater 
will  be  built  by  the  Portsmouth  Im- 
nrovement  Co.,  at  a  cost  of  $56,000. 
It  will  replace  the  old  Orpheum  and 
will  seat  1,000. 


Memphis,  Tenn.— A  $60,000  house 
will  be  erected  bv  the  Linden  Dev- 
elopnnent  Co.,  at  298  Somerville  St. 
It  will  be  known  as  the  new  Linden 
Circle. 


Hot  Springs,  Ark.— C.  N.  Jenkins, 
wbo  formerly  operated  houses  in  Hel- 
en? and  Forman,  .A.rk  .  will  soon  open 
a  new  house  in  South  Hot  Springs, 
a  suburb. 


Omaha,  Nebr.— The  new  North 
S'tar,  Omaha's  suburban  house  at 
24th  and  Ames  .A.ve.,  has  opened.  J. 
E.  Kirk  is  the  ownpr.     He  also  owns 

1  operates  the  Grand. 


Wavnesboro,  Va.— Max  Patterson 
^nd  Carl  Loth,  owners  of  the  Star, 
;innounce  that  the  new  Wayne,  now 
in  construction,  will  open  on  Nov 
11.     Cost  $100,000. 


Ponca  Citv,  Okla.— C.  Calkins,  G 
Brett.  E.  Wetzel  and  Dr.  T.  Douglass 
are  interested  in  the  erection  of  a 
"'roun  of  new  huildin.gs,  among  them 
a  theater  for  pictures. 


Detroit--Tom  Lancaster,  of  the 
Grand  River  Rouge  is  erecting  a 
new  ?S25n.000  house  on  the  site  of  the 
old  Lancaster.  It  will  be  called  the 
New  Lancaster,  seating  1,800  and 
opening  in  January. 


Nutlev.  N.  T  —Permission  has  been 
n-rantcd  the  Economy  Construction 
Co.,  of  Newark  to  erect  a  theater 
here.  It  will  cost  about  $150,000. 
seatinp-  1500.  The  location  is  at 
Franklin   Ave.   and  William   Sts 


Moscow,  Ida.- M.  Kenworthy  is 
to  build  a  theater  here  seating  620. 
When  completed,  it  will  be  called 
the  Kenworthv  and  the  house  now 
"a,, led  tlie  Kenworfhv  re-titled  ■  the 
Tf';.ho.  The  present  Idahu  will  be 
dismantled. 


Opposition  for  J.  &  V. 

^^'cnatchee,  Wash. — Plans  are  c 
pleted  and  construction  about  td 
gin  on  an  opposition  theater  to  | 
sen  &  Von  Herberg,  who  own! 
only  two  houses.  The  new  ho  k 
which  a  M.  Lillis  will  own,  will 
directly  opposite  one  of  the  J.  & 
houses.  It  will  operate  on  a  25-' 
policy. 


Gross  To  Invade  Seattle 

Seattle— W.  D.  Gross,  prom^l 
.\laskan  exhibitor,  is  here  on  a  v 
It  is  reported  he  is  seekine  one 
mote  suburban  houses,  either  oi 
lease  or  outright  purchase.  If  a  ( 
is  completed,  he  will  make  his  h 
quarters  here,  instead  of  in  Ket' 
kan,  Alaska. 


Election  To   Decide 

Shelhyville,      111.  —  ShelhvviHe 
scheduled   to  vote   soon   on   an  o 
nance   to  permit   the  showing  of 
tures  on  Sundays.     Considerable  i 
'iment  in  favor  of  Sunday  shows 
been  worked  up. 


Fire    Destroys   Town's    Only    Ho 

Stoneboro,  Pa. — Twenty  mini 
after  the  audience  left  fire  complet 

'"stroyed  the  Coliseum,  with  a  1 
of  $20,000.     T.  K.   Greer  owned  i 

-nerated  the  house.  He  expects 
rebuild. 


Cornerstone  of  House  Laid 

Chicago — The    cornerstone    of 
Palace     and     the     Eitel     Building 
La    Salle,    Randolph   and    Vv'ells    E, 
'v?s  laid  with  impressive  ceremon; 
The    theater    will    be    readv    in 
Spring  of  1926. 


Film    to    Boost    Washington  j, 
Washington— The    Department 

Commerce    will    produce    a    film 

boost  the  capital. 

The  expense  will  be  borne  by 

local  chamber  of  commerce. 


Explosion  and  Fire  Empty  Theat 

Boston — Two  explosions  follcfti 
by  fire  in  the  projection  booth  of.< 
Day  St.  Theater,  West  Somerr] 
caused  1000  people  to  leave 
house.     Damage  $3,000. 


Busy  At  First  Nat'l. 

Two  pictures   arc   scheduled   tOi 
into   production   shortlv  at    First 
tional:    "Mismates"   and   "The    Lt 
tic  at   Large." 


First  Nat'l.,   Calgary   Moves 

Calg?r>-   —    First      National      h 
lieen  moved  from  405  8th  Ave..  W! 
to  300  Traders'   Building.     A.   E 
Teel   is  manager. 


Krafft  Titling  "Pace  That  Thrirl" 

John  W.  Krafft  is  working  'P 
comedy  titles  for  "The  Pace  1  ii 
Thrills." 


Erie  House  Open  Again      ; 

Erie.  Pa.— The  Columbia,  wllh' 
was  visited  by  fire  last  Spring  is 
•'"am  open,  after  having  been  oi- 
pletely  remodeled.  I 


Indiana    House   Totally   Destroyjl 

Syracuse,  Ind.— The  Oakland  '^s 
totally  destroyed  by  jfire  recer^'. 
Loss  $8,000. 


uesday,   September  8,  1925 


THE 


DAILY 


**ewspaper  Opinions 

Cngerous    Innocence" — Universal 
California,    San   Francisco 

(Week    Ending    Aug.    29) 
I   I   ETI.\' — *    *    *    The   story    is   pleasing 
lit,    treating    as    it    does    of    a    girl's 
ntures    in  .love.      She    is    young,    at- 
.md    unsophisticated.    *   •   ♦ 

AN'D    POST — *    *   *    gossamer-thin 

lot,    but    some    beautiful    photography 

c.vcerctil     acting    of    the    pn".c  _  ai? 

iiipp/>rting  artists  make  it  exception- 

-jii.vab'e.   *   *  * 

7.  ;-"s — *  *  *  Laura  La  Plante  is  delight- 
iul  at  times  strikingly  beautiful,  as  the 
Eugene  O'Brien  is  his  own  clever 
nding  self.  A  clever  bit  of  work  is 
by  Jean  Hersbolt  in  one  of  the  un 
\/  characterizations  which  seem  to  fall 
i    lot.    *   *    * 


"Don  Q"— .United  Artists 

(Imperial,  San  Francisco 
'  (Week    Ending    Aug.    29) 

J  1,  LET  IN — »  *   *    Full    of    comedy    and 
r  .    .it    the    same    time    hnmo  ous.      As    a 
Sir    of    fact,    were    it    not    for    the    comedy 
furnished  in  the  star's  laughable  pranks. 
Itension     of    the     picture     would     be    too 
on  any  audience.  ♦  •  ♦ 
LL    AND    POST—"   *   *    A    long    Aus- 
n   bull-whip,    the    manipulation    of    which 
lero  has  cleverly   and   completely  master- 
jgures   largely   through    the   story.      Doug 
^g    his    way    to    safety    and    high    favor 
that  novel  weapon   on   several   occasions, 
tually,     however,     he     is-    forced     to     fall 
upon   the   use  of  the  rapier,   with   which 
trforms  doughty  deeds.  *  *  * 
[RONICLE— *   *   *     Virility     and     vigor 
:he    dominant    notes    of    the    production. 
Douglas    doing    impossible    things    with 
ase  of  a   miracle   worker  and   interesting 
pectator    immensely.    *   *   * 


"Drusilla  With  A  MUlion" 
Scollay  Square,  Boston 

.ORE — *   *   *   presents  a  powerful  story; 

that    throbs    with    emotion    anil    delights 

its    touches    of    delicate    comedy.    ♦    ♦    * 

Forum,  Los  Angeles 

tPRESS—*  *  *  ''Drusilla  With  A  Mil- 
the  sheerest  fairy  concoction,  with  an 
diblc  (Dllection  of  incidents,  but  the  mo 
ins  will  love  it.     They    will   take  passage 

the  author  in  his  chariot  of  imagination, 
illions   have  tione    in   the    case   of    Cinder- 

and  go  the  limit  with  him  in  playing 
■believe.    »    *    • 


"The    Freshman"— Pathe 
Million    Dollar,    Los    Angeles 

tAMINER — *   *   *    This    popular    conie- 

finds    an    itiexhaustible    source    of    lively 

)r    on    the    college     campus.       Although 

ut  scratches   the   surface   of   the   possibili- 

he    has    his    audiences    at    the     Million- 

ir     Theater     rocking     in     their     seats     at 

vicissitudes    of    the    young    collegian    he 

rsonates.    ♦  *  * 

SPRESS— *   ♦   *     You'll     laugh.       You'll 

a  little    catch    at    the    throat.      You'll    go 

r    saying    that     it    is     one    of     the    most 

iesome    screen    comedies    you    have    ever 
«  «  * 

JERALD— •  ♦  *  Lloyd  has  given  us 
iiy  enjoyable  hours  through  his  past  ef- 
»S  at  comedy,  but  it  can  be  truthfully 
i.J;d  that  this  has  them  all  beaten, 
jever  have  I  ever  witnessed  such  a  storm 
fepproval  for  any  film  as  that  yesterday 
Brnoon  during  the  first  performance.  The 
^ence  shouted  and  cheered  at  the  top  of 
■lungs.  *  *  * 
LAIES — *  *  *  one  of  Lloyd's  big  top- 
'h  triumphs.  It's  a  hit  over  and  above 
ithing  almost  that  he  has  done  since 
laiidma's  Boy."  The  only  picture  that 
thas  niade  since  then  that  could  approach 
;in  appeal  is  "Girl  Shy."  For  all  the 
<its  of  that  feature.  1  think  that  the 
^ent  one  is  just  a  hit  more  novel  and 
&.  whole  more  uproarious.    *  *  * 


Ir.  Exhibitor:  Ask  at  the  Film  Exchanges 
for  the 


'?■    l"'®  -'°   ^^^   '°'''   ''"'    '''    '^'    ""'y 
suable  aid  you  can  give  your  musiriar.s 

to  help  put  the  picture  over,    e' 


"The   Half-Way  Girl" 
Olympia,  Boston 

GLOBE—*  *  *  is  crammed  full  of  thrills. 
It  starts  off  fairly  slowl>'  in  the  first  reel, 
but  after  [bat  it  is  hard  for  the  audience 
to  keep  up  with  the  plot,  because  it  goes 
r.o     fast.    *   *   * 

HERALD — *  *  •'  The  picture,  adapted 
I  om  t'..j  story  by  E.  Lloyd  Sheldon,  is  a 
'licr  and  realistically"  filmed.  *  *'* 
TRAVELER—*  *  *  There  are  some  ter- 
rifying and  supposedly  realistic  scenes  of 
underworld  life  in  Singapore,  with  atmos- 
'liere  aplenty.  The  picture  contains  more 
t!  an  its  share  of  thrills  and  gasps  and  heaves 
ind  the  movie  fans  should  pronounce  it  a 
"corlier."    *   *   * 

Criterion,    Los    Angeles 

rypRF.SS  -♦  *  *  In  spite  of  the  obvious 
thrills  and  situations  in  the  story  the  picture 
i  I  directed  \viith  skill  by  John  Francis  Dillon. 
There  is  a  spectacular  touch  to  the  fire  at  sea, 
ill  hough  the  fire  burns  a  seemingly  long  time 
liefore  the  dynamite  aboard  hears  of  it  and 
decides  to  demolish  the  vessel.   *   *    * 

'Hell's  Highroad"— Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 
Forum,  Los  Angeles 

(Week  Ending  Aug.  29) 
HERALD — *  *  *  Scenes  spectacular  and 
.gorgeous — scenes  of  mammoth  social  func- 
tions, beautifully  gowned  women,  magnifi- 
cently furnished  mansions — scenes  typically 
De  Millean — these  constitute  the  greatest 
feature.    *  *  * 

RECORD—*  *  »  Rupert  JuHan's  handling 
of  the  megaphone  has  some  new  angles,  even 
though  he  is  a  bit  sensational  with  several 
daring  scenes.  However,  he  never  allows 
any  dragging;  always  moves  the  thing  right 
along  and  he  does  nicely  with  this.  *  *  * 
TIMES—*  *  *  Very  deftly  treated  the 
id  ,a  might  have  had  some  appeal,  even 
though  it  is  somewhat  deficient  in  newness. 
There  is  too  little  comedy  in  the  story  as 
it  stands  to  make  the  theme  appealing.  Sen- 
timent, and  a  very  false  sentiment,  is  what 
predominate,  and  the  picture  as  a  whole 
is    very    disappointing.    *  *  * 


"Her    Sister   from    Paris"— 1st    Nat'l 
Rivoli,   Baltimore 

NEWS — *  *  *  "Her  Sister  From  Paris"  is 
rather  snappy,  and  as  Helen  Miss  Talmadge 
has  a  part  which  she  twists  around  her  little 
finger.    *    *    * 

Warfield,  San  Francisco 

(Week    Ending    Aug.    29) 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  Constance  Talmadge 
has  been  surrounded  by  an  unusual  support- 
ing bill  for  her  newest  comedy,  "Her  Sister 
from    Paris."    *  *  • 

CALL  AND  POST— *  *  *  It  is  the  most 
impossible  of  plots  and  plays,  but  it  is  well 
presented  and  has  had  ai  good  director.  It 
is  really  funny  at  times  and  is  exceptionally 
well  titled.  'The  titles  are,  in  fact,  funnier 
than    the   play.    *  *   * 

EXAMINER— •  *  *  How  subtle  may  a 
comedy  be  without  missing  fire?  Moving 
lips,  the  sudden  tipping  of  a  waiter,  a  wink 
— ^sraall  change  like  this  in  "Her  Sister  From 
Paris"  hits  the  mark  with  the  crash  of  a 
cannon-shot,  and  the  spectators  roar  more 
mirthfully   than   at   a    three-ring    circus.    *  *   * 

HERALD—*  *  *  By  her  work  in  "Her 
Sister  from  Paris",  the  Talmadge  girl  must 
be  reckoned  as  a  real  artist  of  the  first  cali- 
ber. She  has  a  dual  role,  and  never  have 
the  films  given  us  a  more  convincing  presen- 
tation  of   one   actress   in   two   roles.    *  *   * 

NEWS — *  *  *  is  a  thoroughly  delightful 
though  somewhat  astonishing  farce  comedy 
with  Connie  Talmadge  in  the  sort  of  a 
characterization  in  which  she  revels.  The 
role  is  a  dual  one.  *   *   * 


"The    Iron    Horse"— Fox 
Capitol,    St.    Louis 

GLOBE-DEMOCRAT  _  «  ♦  •  Yes,  we 
would  include  this  in  the  list  of  so-called 
"great"    pictures.    *   *  * 

POST  DISPATCH  _  ♦  ♦  •  "The  Iror 
Horse"  is  a  good  Western  nieller,  just  about 
as  good,  in  fact,  as  "The  Covered  Wagon". 
"The   Thundering   Herd"    or    "North   of   36." 


STAR—*  *  *  Historical  facts  are  follow- 
ed closely,  but  with  a  delightful  romance 
woven  into  the  narrative.  The  scenes  in- 
clude realistic  flashes  of  track-laying  races 
between  competing  gangs  on  the  Union 
Pacific  built  westward  from  Omaha  and  the 
Central    Pacific,    begun   in    Sacramento.    *   *   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  Pioneer  romance  is  inter- 
woven with  the  thrills  of  Indian  fights,  the 
greed  of  men,  hardships,  and  the  steady  pro- 
saic building  of  a  railroad.  Out  of  all 
this  comes  a  sweeping  picture,  vast  and  fine 
because  it  suggests  the  fundamental  struggle 
of  white  man  and  Indian — the  building  of 
a   new   country.   •  *  * 


'Neiv  York's  Big  Three 

CAPITOL 
Now  Playing 

"My  Bonnie  Lies  Over 

The  Ocean" 

A  Ko-Ko  Song  Car — Tune 

RIVOLI 
Now  Playing 

"Marvels  of  Motion" 

STRAND 
Next  Week 

An  "  Out-of-the-Inkwell" 


729  7th  Ave.  ff'JLBiUKU     N.    Y.    C. 
Edwin  Miles  Fadman,  Pres. 


am  waiting  patient- 
ly^ to  play 

next- 


Says 


A.  E.  Hanger 

Palace  Theatre 

Little  Rock 

Arkansas 


o;(>^^^  of  ath«A 

Eveijlive  wire  exhibitor  will  play  it/ 


-  all  roads  in  NewTbrk^ 


led  to  the  Capitol  Theatre 
Sunday^  where 

NORMA  TALMADGE 

i»  GRAUSTARRa  love  ^ry  of 
to-day,  was  voted  by  the  greed  crowds  as 
being  one  of  the  greater p'ldures  ever  made. 


J'rtientecL  i, 
JOSEPH    M.  SCHENCK. 

EUGENE  O'BRIEN 

Sl,r,  i,  GEORGE  BARR  McCUTCHEON 

icrunymtonbi/fBANCiS  MARION 

A  DIMITRI  BUCHOWETZKI  PRODUCTION 

fktffrvhy  fry    ANTONIO    CAUDIO,     X  Direction    »v    CEDRIC  GIBBONS  anit   RICHARD  DAY 
li/vdribe  »y   ETHEL  T.  CHAFFIN,     Jssiitanf-  Director    WILLIAM    COWAN 


national 
Picture 


Fuji  MiiKWul  P«iurt.  Uu;  ] 


Membert  cf  Molion  Picture  Producer*  »nd  Distributors  of  America  Inc. -^ Will  Hays  Jhtsuient 


!^  BRADSTREET 
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Authority 


XXXIII     No.  60 


Wednesday,  September  9,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


Fox  In  'Frisco  r 

s  Site   for   5,000   Seat  Theater- 
earner    Brothers    Are    Still 

Angling  There 
1  Francisco — The  Chronicle  re- 
sthat  a  deal  is  pending  between 
nd  the  Bancitaly  for  a  plot  on 
It  St.  near  Polk  as  the  site  of 
■)Osed  5,000  seat  theater.  The 
a  would  be  about  $250,000  an- 
li 

al  Warners    are     also    reported 
rng  for  a  big  downtown  house." 


Fox  in  Los  Angeles 

Angeles — It  is  understood  re- 
hat  Fo.x  will  build  a  5,000  seat 
on   Figueroa   St. 


In  Chicago,  Too 

:igo — Fox  still  owns  a  plot  in 

iwn  Chicago.     It  is  quite  likely 

.^tive  plans  for  a  first-run  thea- 

kl  be   launched  soon.     A   3,500 

ns  talked  of. 


Grainger  Back 

is  Conditions    Excellent    Every- 
h'C — Many  Contracts  for  New 
Fox  Product  Closed 

rs  R.  Grainger,  general  sales 
8  T  for  Fox  returned  yesterday 
1  five  weeks'  sales  trip,  having 
it|l8  weeks  out  of  the  past  22 
hi;  road. 

raiger  reported  conditions  every- 
ffwere  splendid.  "I  don't  like 
e)jat  that  much  abused  phrase," 

{Continued  on  Page  2) 


ei; 

i 


Bond  Joins   B.   &    K. 

hiigo — C.  E.  Bond  has  been  ap- 

ti  to  an  executive  position  with 

i:;anization    Balaban     &    Katz, 

^t     Theaters.       He     resigned 

-t    National    managership    to 

P  he  post. 


[jrges  Gov't  Help 

N  "Kontingent"  at  Ufa's  Door, 
;:^ashington  Post  Suggests 
U.  S.  Intervene 

ijiington— The  Post  editorially 
ij  the  German  "kontingent"  is 
Kenious  arrangement"  between 
wvernment  and  the  Ufa  prear- 
*jto  "prevent  the  conquest  of 
wy   l)y    American    picture    pro- 

Jewspaper  asserts  that  the  Ufa, 
le  of  a  practical  monopoly  of 
man  field  and  because  of  the 
ve  "kontingent"  can  control 
niiiber  of  American  and  foreign 
Jr-  brought  into  that  country; 
|t .  only  necessary  to  release  an 
ic  German  picture  within  that 
''rs  confines  to  show  a  money- 

{Contimied   on   Page   3) 


$30,610  In  Two  Days 

Capitol  Rolls  Up  New  High  Gross — 

Broadway    Week-End    Business 

Unusually   Heavy 

The  Labor  Day  week-end  was  a 
profitable  one  along  Broadway.  Busi- 
ness was  very  heavy  in  all  picture 
theaters.  So  heavy  in  fact  that  one 
individual  whose  business  it  is  to 
observe  tlie  flow  and  ebb  of  box-of- 
hce  receipts  was  moved  to  remark: 

"If  there  had  been  40  picture  houses 
along  Broadway  yesterday  (Mon- 
day), all  of  them  would  have  played 
to  capacity". 

At  the  Capitol,  a  new  high  mark  was 
reached.  Sunday  receipts  were  $16,- 
126.70  and  Monday's,  $14,483.90,  mak- 
ing a  total  of  $30,610.60  for  two  days. 
The  theater  advanced  the  claim  that 
these  figures  were  a  world's  record 
for  two  days'  business  with  a  pic- 
ture. The  film  at  the  Capitol  is  Nor- 
ma Talmadge  in  "Graustark". 

The  tremendous  intake  at  the  box- 
offices  was  due  to  several  reasons. 
First  perhaps,  was  the  weather  which 
was  decidedly  that  of  the  theater. 
The  crowds  on  Broadway  Monday 
niglit  were  unusual.  Secondly,  thou- 
sands returned  early  to  avoid  the 
traffic  crush  and  then  found  them- 
selves in  town  facing  a  stretch  of 
tlireatening  weather  and  nothing  to 
do. 


Would   Maintain  Australian  Tariff 

Washington — Sydney  advices  state 
that  the  Australian  tariff  commission 
has  recommended  to  Parliament  that 
British  films  be  admitted  free  into 
the  Commonwealth  and  all  others 
ta.xed  three  cents  per  foot,  the  pre- 
sent impost. 


Paul  Perez  Returns 

Paul  Perez,  director  of  publicity  for 
European  M.  P.  Co.  Ltd.  arrived  in 
New   York   Monday  from   London. 


Lapworth  Joins  Gainsborough 

London  —  Charles  Lapworth  has 
joined  the  directorate  of  Gainsbor- 
(Uigh  Pictures,  Ltd.,  with  the  title 
of  editorial  director. 


Walker  Parade  Today 

.Adolph  Zukor  and  Marcus  Loew 
arc  aniong  the  important  executives 
who  will  attend  a  luncheon  for  James 
J.  Walker  at  the  .^stor  today.  The 
luncheon  will  be  part  of  a  demonstra- 
tion staged  by  the  M.  P.  Division  to 
boost  his  mayoralty  candidacy.  A 
committee  w-ill  meet  Walker  at  58th 
and  7th  Ave.  and  escort  him  through 
the  film  district.  A  huge  banner  will 
be  tied  across  the  front  of  the  build- 
ings on  7th  Ave.  between  48th  and 
49th  Sts.  Many  exhibitors  are  active 
in  the  arrangements. 


Pinch  Is  Now  Felt  in  Connecticut; 
Tax  Pressure  Becoming  Pronounced 


"Paramount    Month"    May    be    Cancelled — Kilfeather    Bldg.    in 

New  Haven  Covered  with  Signs  to  Arouse  Public  Sympathy — 

Theater  Forced  to  Close  Because  of  Tax  Burden 


$55,2 10 First  Payment 

The  State  of  Connecticut  will 
receive  $55,210  as  the  first  tax 
payment  under  the  new  law. 
This  figure  has  been  arrived 
at  by  Tax  Commissioner 
Blodgett  and  Charles  C.  Petti- 
john  and  includes  all  prints  up 
to  Sept.  12. 


Hearing  In  October 

West  Coast  Theaters,  Inc.  Action  to 

Come  Up — Defendant  Denies  the 

Allegations 

Washington — Briefs  have  been  filed 
rtith  the  F'ederal  Trade  Commission 
on  behalf  of  the  West  Coast  Theaters, 
Inc.,  it  was  learned  yesterday.  Prepa- 
rations are. believed  to  be  under  way 
tor  a  hearing  on  the  Coast  aliout  the 
middle    of    next    month. 

It  is  the  policy  of  the  Commission 
to  withhold  all  information  in  advance 
of  a  decision  whether  or  not  a  case 
shall  be  proceeded  with.  With  re- 
spect to  West  Coast,  officials  of  the 
Commission  declare  that  the  matter 
has  not  advanced  far  enough  to  per- 
mit of  the  throwing  open  of  the  rec 
nrds  to  the  public.  From  other 
sources,  it  is  learned  that  the  charges 
■re  specifically  denied. 


Famous   Acquires   Pawtucket   House 

Pawtucket,  R.  I. — The  Imperial 
which  has  just  passed  to  the  control 
of  Famous  closed  Saturday  night  for 
in  indefinite  period  during  which  im- 
Tovements  will  be  made.  Walter  G. 
Hartford  and  Thomes  E.  Marsden, 
,vtio  disposed  of  their  interests,  open- 
ed the  house  in  February,  1916. 

Famous  also  owns  a  controlling  in- 
'erest  in  the  Strand. 


Schwalbe  Building  Bie  Theater 

Philadelphia — It  is  understood  Har- 
ry C.  Schwalbe  and  H.  A.  Winter's 
are  having  plans  drawn  for  a  large 
theater,  store  and  garage  operation 
Tn  the  west  side  of  Fifty-second  St., 
below  Wvalusing  Ave.  The  house 
will   seat  2  000. 


By  Ainurii  ;r.  eddy 

One  day's  developments  in  Con- 
necticut, herewith  explained  in  de- 
tail, indicate  how  the  pressure  is  be- 
conn'ng  more  acut-e: 

Hartford — It  is  reported  that  ow- 
ing to  the  tax  situation  Famous  has 
postponed  plans  for  staging  a  state- 
wide "I'aramount  Month",  during 
which  a  high-powered  advertising 
cami)aign.  was  to  be  conducted  in 
Connecticut  newspapers. 

\'ohmtown,  Conn.  —  Union  Hall, 
has  closed  owing  to  its  inability  to 
ijcar  its  proportionate  share  of  the 
tax  which  is  being  paid  by  exhibitors. 


New  Haven — .Although  practically 
strip])ed  of  all  traces  of  exchanges  the 
Kilfeather  Bldg.  is  mutely  directing 
attention  to  the  injustice  it  has  sut- 
I'ered.  The  block  is  bedecked  with 
approximately  40  signs  deploring  the 
tax  law  which  caused  the  abandon- 
aient  of  the  building. 

Facing  the  business  section  on  the 

ont  of  the  structure  is  the  largest 
lign,  which  is  two  and  one  half 
stories  in  height  and  equally  as  wide. 
It  reads:  "inis  buildmg  is  vacant. 
J17  former  employees  out  of  work. 
$500,000  payroll  lost  to  New  Haven 
each  year.  Why?  Connecticut 
-State  film  tax  law.  Forced  out  of 
business." 

Some  of  the  other  sympathy-at- 
iracters  read:  ."Don't  misjudge  us 
for    closing.      Ask    those    who    were 

{Continued  on   Page   3) 


Won't  Shift  Tax 

Connecticut  Exhibitors  Vote  Against 

Increased   Admissions — Survey 

of  Product  Launched 

New  Haven  -  Connecticut  exhibi- 
tors will  not  shift  the  film  ta.x  burden 
onto  their  patrons  through  increased 
admissions,  for  the  time  being,  at 
least.  This  action  was  indicated  when 
at  a  meeting  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  voted 
to  table  the  matter  indefinitely.  The 
decision  means  that  in  practically 
every  house  the  present  scale  will 
be   continued. 

Under  the  supervision  of  President 

{Continued  on  Page   3) 


VoLXXtlllNo.  G0Weilne$ilay.Sept.9,1925  PriceSCents 

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Quotations 

High    Low    Close  Sales 

■alaban    &    Katz    ..77  75  76J-2    

iiastman    Kodak    Not    quoted 

Famous    Players    ...107^    106^    106^5  4,500 

F.   P.   Pfd 11754    11654   117^4  200 

Film    Inspection    ...      5!4        4^        5-4  3,900 

Fir^   National    Not   quoted 

Fox    "A"    70         6954     70  2,200 

Loew's    Inc 34"4      33^      3354  3,300 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    ..   215^     2154     2^  100 

M.  P.  Cap.  Corp.   ..    17!4      17^4      1754  200 

Pathe  Exch.   "A"    ..    78^     745i     78  3,500 

Trans   Lux   Screen    .      654        654        654  100 

Universal      36!^      35          37  300 

Warners    "A"     2C54      205^      2054  800 

Warners     1754      1?          17  500 


"Phantom"    at    the    Stillman 

Cleveland — Joe  Levy,  assistant 
sales  manager  of  Universal,  yester- 
day closed  a  deal  with  Fred  Dcsberg, 
of' Loew's  Ohio  Theaters,  whereby 
"The  Phantom  of  the  Opera"  will  be 
shown  at  the  Stillman  late  in  the  fall 
for  a  run. 


Buys  "The  Four  Stragglers" 

Los  Angeles — "The  Four  Strag- 
glers, by  the  author  of  "The  Miracle 
Man,"  lias  been  purchased  l)y  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer.  The  story.  by 
Frank  L.   Packard,  is  a  mystery. 


Manheim  Sails  Today 

Southampton —  N.  L.  Manheim,  ex- 
port manager  of  Universal  sails  on 
the  Olympic  today. 


When    yen    think    of 

INSURANCE 

yni/    nrfi    thinking    nf 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

SperialiKtu  tv   Motion   Picturt 

and    Thcdtrirot   i)i8'>'rn  itcf   fnt 

the   past   fifteen   years. 

Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 

1540    Broadway  N.   Y.   C 

Rrv«nt     S040 


Earnings  Jump 

Famous  Players  Six  Months'  Report 
$700,731    Higher   Than   Corres- 
ponding   Period    in    1924 

Famous  Playcrs-Lasky  in  its  con- 
solidated statement  which  includes 
the  earnings  of  subsidiary  companies 
reports  net  profits  of  $695,724.61  for 
April,  May  and  June  and  $2,051,532.71 
for  the  six  months  to  June  27,  after 
deducting  all  charges  and  resources 
for   Federal  income  and   other  taxes. 

After  allowing  for  payment  of  divi- 
dends on  the  preferred,  earnings 
amount  to  $2.16^  per  share  for  the 
three  months  and  $7.04  per  share  for 
tiie  six  months,  on  the  243,431  shares 
of  common  stock  outstanding  on 
June  27. 

The  current  earnings  indicate  a 
considerable  increase  over  the  first 
six  months  of  1924.  Comparison  of 
six  months'  statements  for  several 
years  past  show  a  great  improvement 
this  year: 

First  Six  Months'  Profit 

1921    $3,078  697 

1922    2.018,337 

1923    1,891,048 

1924    1,350,801 

1925    2.051,532 


"U"  Theater  Party  Tomorrow 

Minneapolis  —  Universal  will  hold 
nnother  theater  party  at  Alexandria 
on  Thursday.  Exhibitors  from  many 
small  towns  will  attend  in  order  to 
.■e  considerable  of  the  product  of- 
fered by  the  companv  for  the  fall. 


F.  B.   O.  Program  Mostly  "Mellers" 

Fifty-eight  of  the  60  V.  B.  O.  re- 
leases for  1925-1926  will  be  melo- 
dramas. The  company  states  sex  pic- 
tures are  l)anned. 

Bach  with  1st  Nat'l 

Toronto — William  .\.  Bacii  has 
been  appointed  Canadian  district 
manager  for  First  National  in  place 
■f    Louis    Bache,   resigned. 


400  Book  News  Reel  Special 

"Life's  Greatest  Thrills."  the  special 
two-reeler  prepared  by  International 
News  and  offered  gratis  to  exhibitors 
will  play  in  400  local  theaters  in  the 
next  two  weeks.  The  picture  is  a 
compilation  of  thrill  shots,  complied 
from   International's  archives. 


Playing  F.  and  R.  Houses 

I^uhith — Sissle  and  Blake  formerly 
(if  ".Shufifle  Along"  are  playing  the 
(iarrick,  an  F.  and  R.  house  this 
week,  thus  completing  an  engage- 
uent  at  the  more  important  l-".  and 
R.   theaters. 


Fox  In  'Frisco? 

(Contiinipd   from    Patie    1) 

he  said,  "but  I  really  think  this  will 
be  the  biggest  season  on  record. 
There  is  not  a  single  spot  through- 
out the  country  wherein  cunditions 
are  bad.  Exhibitors  everywhere  are 
.-satisfied  with  business". 

F'ox  will  liave  ample  pioLcction  on 
the  North  and  South  Sides  of  Chica- 
go by  virtue  of  deals  closed  by  Grain- 
ger with  Ascher  Bros.,  Cooney  liros. 
and  .^Ildrew  Karzas.  Each  contract 
will  run  for  three  years.  On  the 
Coast,  he  closed  with  Ackerman  and 
Harris  in  Oakland  and  with  the  T. 
and  D.  Jr.,  Circuit  for  Sacaramento 
and  seven  other  Northern  California 
towns. 


Cleveland   Operators  Win 

Cleveland  —  The  operators'  wage 
scale  has  been  settled.  Operators  in 
Class  -A.  and  B  houses  received  an  in- 
crease of  10  per  cent.  Operators  in 
Class  C  houses  received  an  increase 
of  15  per  cent.  The  houses  are  clas- 
>ified  according  to  capacity,  admission 
>rice  and  running  time.  The  scale 
covers  two  years,  starting  Sept.  1. 
Local  exhibitors  claim  the  increase 
\'  ill  cost  them,  between  $60,000  and 
,70,000  a  year. 


Start    Shows   at   Midnight 

Ocean  City,  N.  J. — The  Plaza  and 
Mooriyn  opened  immediately  after 
the  stroke  of  midnight  Monday. 

Tlie  owners  of  the  theaters  con- 
sulted with  City  Solicitor  Boswell, 
who  told  them  there  could  be  no  legal 
oljjection  to  shows  starting  Monday 
morning. 


Two   Theaters    Robbed 

Tliievch  entered  the  Electra  75th 
■it.  and  3rd  Ave.  Brooklyn,  and  ran- 
sacked the  office  early  yesterday 
morning. 


Pittsburgh — Harry  Turner,  assist- 
int  manager  of  the  Cameo  was  held 
up  Monday  night  and  robbed  of 
M.118. 


De   Luxe   Buys  "High   Speed   Lee" 

Arniw  reports  the  sale  of  "High 
Speed  Lee"  to  DeLuxe  of  Philadel- 
phia,  for  their   territory. 


The    finishing    touch    of    refinement    on 

an     elaborate     production     is     the 

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New  Haven  —  Screen  public- 

/   for    the    industry's    side    of 

I,  le  tax   fight   was   secured   by 

le     Olympia     through     Kino- 

=  rams.     The  news  reel  showed 

;  ctures    of   the    mass    meeting 

fid  at  the  Kilfeather  Bldg.  at 

hich   Mayor  Fitzgerald  spoke 

;  a  champion  of  exchangemen 

id  exhibitors. 


Pinch  Now  Felt 

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1  erly  employed  in  this  building;" 

1   are  closed.     All  our  former  em- 

jl  les  are  idle.     Why?    Connecticut 

i    picture     tax.       Not     just — not 

500,000    formerly    paid    out    each 

in    this    building   for   salaries   is 

:  to  New  Haven;  "Ask  your  local 

=  'sentative    why    this    building    is 

at?" 

,'e  are  sorry  we  h?d  to  discharge 
elp.    They  are  residents  of  New 


jrtford— J.  F.  Clancy,  manager  of 
s  Palace  sees  a  gloomy  future 
is  house  under  the  new  tax  law. 
house  which  plays  vaudeville  and 
res  h?s  a  50  cent  top. 
ould  it  be  necessary  to  increase 
ulmission  price  to  60  in  order  to 
care  of  the  assessment,  he  figures 
his  house  would  get  a  single  cent 
d{  each  admission  to  help  pay  it 
ixpense  and  trouble. 
fi  admissions  over  50  cents  there 
Federal  tax  of  six  per  cent,  which 
d  eliminate  six  cents,  and  the 
:  of  Connecticut,  which  takes  one 
of  the  amount  required  by  the 
•al  assessment,  would  receive 
;  cents,  leaving  the  house  a  one 
balance.  Incidentally,  Clancy 
Jcts  that  the  box  office  reports 
d  suffer  as  a  consequence  of  the 
d  admission. 


imotions  From  F.  B.  O.  Ranks 

C.  C.  Thomson,  president  of  F 
).  announced  the  following  pro- 
ons: 

D.  Weislianni.  niaiicigcr  in  Denver  has 
romoled  to  San  r"rancisco.  W.  E.  Mat 
niaiiasrer  in  Portland  protnoted  to  Den 
H.    F.    Moore,    salesman    in    San    Fran 

promoted   to   manager    in    Portland. 


Montreal    Still   Concerned 

jntreal — The  labor  problem  is 
causing  concern,  the  unions  hav- 
rejected  the  offer  of  a  five  per 
increase  by  the  Montreal  Thea- 
lanagers'  Ass'n. 


,000  Steubenville  House  Opens 

lubcnville,  O.— The  new  $1,000,- 
"apitol,  opened  Labor  Dav  with 
Wife  Who  Wasn't  Wanted." 
theater  was  built  by  the  Tri- 
Amusement  Co.  which  controls 
tin  in  Ohio  and  West  Virginia. 
'Papulias  is  president  and  A.  G. 
tant,  general  manager. 


Won't  Shift  Tax 

(Colitiiilu'd   from    Fiuji'    1) 

Walsh  a  survey  is  being  made  to  de- 
termine how  members  are  fixed  for 
product.  Blanks  have  been  distribu- 
ted and  they  will  l)e  returned  to  a 
special  committee.  The  check-up  will 
enable  the  association  to  form  an  ac- 
curate idea  of  the  promised  film  fam- 
ine situation  and  to  make  plans  for 
its  relief.  The  survey  is  based  upon 
statements  of  producers  and  distribu- 
tors that  they  will  not  make  any  more 
contracts  when  the  agreements  now 
n  effect  expire. 

As  expressed  at  the  meeting,  which 
was  attended  by  about  150  exhibitors, 
the  sentiment  is  that  it  would  be 
inadvisable  to  pass  the  tax  along  to 
the  public  through  higher  admissions. 
This  attitude  is  taken  with  recogni- 
tion of  the  fact  that  the  increased 
ost  to  each  theater  is  but  slight  and 
not  a  heavy  burden  for  the  average 
louse  to  carry.  Exhibitors  against 
the  proposal  to  raise  prices  point  out 
that  should  an  increase  be  effected 
it  would  either  be  so  trivial  that  pub- 
lic sympathy  in  their  cause  would  be 
reduced  or  so  unnecessarily  large 
that  when  their  patrons  learned  the 
truth,  their  sympathy  would  turn  into 
resentment.  Some  favor  an  increase 
in  order  to  arouse  more  public  in- 
terest in  the  situation  but  they  ap- 
parently are  a  minority. 

A  l?rge  part  of  the  session  was  de- 
voted to  a  discussion  of  technical 
problems  arising  out  of  the  removal 
of  the  exchanges  from  the  state.  Ap- 
proval was  made  of  arrangements 
whereby  theater  men  will  contribute 
to  the  revolving  fund  created  by  the 
distributors  to  pay  the  tax.  A  rep- 
resentative of  the  Rosen  Film  De- 
livery Co.  of  New  Haven  outlined 
■)lans  for  improved  service.  Prac- 
tically all  of  the  larger  houses  are 
low  using  this  service  to  handle  its 
films  and  to  perform  various  "person- 
il"  services  which  are  beyond  the 
ictivities  of  regular  express  services. 
This  arrangement  costs  the  exhibitors 
apiiroximately  15  per  cent  more  than 
ordinary  express  service. 

During  the  discussion  of  the  print 
transportation  facilities,  stress  was 
laid  upon  the  difficulties  encountered. 
.•\n  incident  concerning  the  Grand 
Hartford  was  cited  as  a  typical  case 
of  inconvenience.  The  house  had 
a  film  scheduled  for  screening  at  10 
o'clock  Labor  Day  morning  but  was 
Ml  a  quandarv  at  how  to  get  the 
iirint  in  time  from  Putnam,  where  it 
was  exhibited  at  the  Bradley  the 
urevious  night.  Providing  the  film 
was  sent  via  train  it  would  not  arrive 
until  after  noon.  No  other  prints 
were  available  as  the  distributors  are 
not  sending  any  more  copies  into  the 
tate  under  the  present  agreement. 
R.  F.  Woodhull,  president  of  the 
M.  P.  T.  O.  A.,  addressing  the  gather- 
ing pledging  cooperation.  The 
meeting  approved  the  special 
conimittee's  actions  in  cooperating 
with  Tax  Coniiiiissioner  Blodgctt 
and  Special  Agent  Splain  to  facilitate 
payment  of  the  tax. 


Lambert  Transferred 

lisas   City — O.   H.   Lambert,  \\  ho 

i  salesman  here  for  Goldwyn  hc- 

:he  Metro-Goldwyn  merger,  has 

transferred    from    St.    Louis    to 

he  ical  hrancli  as  assistant  manager. 


Copyright   Conference 

Canadian  Organizations  Discuss  For- 
mation ot  Performing  Rights 
Society  in  Dominion 
Toronto — At  a  conference  on  Mu- 
sical copyright  and  performing  rights 
in  the  oflice  of  the  Distributors'  & 
I'.xhibitors'  Assn.,  picture  interests 
were  represented  by  Col.  John  A. 
Cooper,  president  of  the  association 
and  Jack  Arthur,  musical  director  for 
Famous.  The  Canadian  Society  of 
authors  and  composers  was  repre- 
sented by  Prof.  Watson  Kirkconnell 
of  Winnipeg.  Musical  writers  and 
Ijublishcrs  were  represented  by  Mr. 
(',.   \' .  Thompson. 

The  main  toi_)ic  was  what  attitude 
should  be  taken  towards  the  Canad- 
ian Performing  Right  Society  recent- 
ly formed  in  this  country,  at  the  in- 
stance of  the  Performing  Right  So- 
ciety of  London.  While  the  confer- 
■nce  was  informal  it  is  expected  the 
result  will  have  a  considerable  effect 
upon  the  musical  copyright  situation 
in  Canada.  Professor  Kirkconnell 
will  make  a  report  on  the  subject  to 
!iis  association. 

It  will  be  recalled  that  the  amend- 
ments   to    the    copyright    law    whic"h 
came  up  in  Parliament'  last  year  were 
supported   officially   by   the    Canadian 
So-iety    of    Authors.      The    theatrical 
ntcrests  are  now  endeavoring  to  per- 
iiade  the  Society  of  Authors  tliat  the 
inendnients    to    the    bill    were    unfair 
nd  should  not  receive  their  support. 


Smith  Resigns  to  Enter  Radio 
Cleveland— H.      K.      Smith,      Pathe 
'.bort     subject    representative    for    six 
vears,  has  resigned  to  enter  the  radio 
f.usiness   in    Lima. 


Urges  Gov't  Help 

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making  American  film  and  that  this 
policy  is  serving  to  create  a  giant 
corporation,  backed  by  the  German 
government  "which  no  doubt  hopes 
eventually  to  become  strong  enough 
to  undertake  a  struggle  with  Amer- 
ican film  producers  in  all  world  mar- 
kets." 

The  Post  further  declares  that  87 
per  cent  of  the  Ufa  stock  is  ownedby 
one  of  the  big  German  banks  which 
is  borrowing  money  in  this  country 
to  support  its  enterprises.  In  con- 
clusion, the  paper  states  Americans 
have  a  right  to  ask  their  governrnent 
to  protect  them  against  discrimina- 
torv^treatment  by  foreign  govern- 
ments and  to  insist  on  "fair  and  equal 
competition." 

Benefit  for  Steamer  'Victims 

Pawtucket,  R.  I. — Local  exhibitors 
are  cooperating  with  the  Red  Cross 
and  others  to  swell  the  relief  fund 
for  the  survivors  of  the  excursion 
steamer  Mackinac.  Through  courtesy 
of  Manager  Linehan  and  the  Gold- 
stein Bros,  the  State  was  used  Sun- 
day night  for  a  benefit  entertainment. 
A  similar  event  was  held  last  week 
at  the  Leroy  Theater  through  the  co- 
operation of  Manager  Storin,  more 
than  $5,000  being  raised. 


George  .'\rchainbaud,  director,  has 
launched  production  on  "The  Scarlet 
Saint,"  at  First  National's  studio  in 
the  Bronx.  Marv  Astor,  Lloyd 
Hughes,  Frank  Morgan  and  Jed 
Proutv  will  be  seen  in  the  cast. 


MADAME  FRANCES 

fashion  expert,  says: 


"I  have  had  the  extreme 
pleasure  of  meeting  Miss 
Vilma  Banky,  and  the  pleas- 
ure of  dressing  her. 
"I  found  her  an  extreme  in- 
spiration. 

"She  has  a  charm  which  is 
rare  in  an  artist,  as  its  naive- 
ness  is  extraordinary.  Her 
beauty  of  face  is  the  mirror 
of  her  soul. 

"The  public  should  be  grate- 
ful that  such  femininity  will 
he  screened  for  their  pleas- 
ure." 


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Newspaper  Opinions 

"The  Coast  of  Folly" — Famous 
State,    Minneapolis 

JOURNAL—*  ♦  *  Many  of  the  scenes  arc 
laid  at  Palm  Beach  and  the  detail  of  the  story 
has  been  done  in  excellent  fashion  with  An- 
thony Jowitt  as  the  yonthful  hero  and  with 
Miss  Swanson  acting  with  forcefnlness.  and 
good   comedv.    *    •    ♦ 

TRIBUNE—*  *  ♦  It  reveals  the  popnlar 
star  in  a  type  of  story  that  is  different  from 
her  recent  "Madame  Sans  (lene."  and,  laid 
against  the  fashionable  background  of  Palm 
Beach,  affords  her  ample  opiiortunity  to  dis- 
play her  talents   in   a   dual   role.    *    *    * 

Columbia,  Washington 

HERALD — *  *  *  a  romance  of  upper-cla?s 
American  life,  filmed  amid  the  luxuries  of 
Palm  Beach  and  giving  Miss  Swanson  her 
first    big   dual    role.    *    *    * 

STAR—*  *  *  Gloria  Swanson  plays  both 
the  mother  and  the  daughter  cleverly.  While 
pleasing  her  host  of  personal  admirers  as  the 
flapper  daughter,  and  in  that  role  giving  a 
few  additional  hints  along  modish  lines,  she 
displays  decided  ability  as  the  mother  who 
throws  her  hardly  won  respectability  to  the 
windi  to  protect  her  daughter  in  her  moment 
of    need.    *    *    * 

TIMES—*  *  *  The  plot  is  farfetched  and 
impossible.  Miss  Swanson's  acting  as  the 
Countess  de  Taure  is  convincing  in  just  one 
re  pect — that  she  had  better  stick  to  flapper 
roles.  She  was  presumaijly  portraying  a  wo- 
man in  her  early  forties.  She  made  her  ceem 
aiiout    sixty. 


*    *    « 


"Drusilla  With  A  Million"— F.  B.  O. 
Crystal,  Indianapolis 

STAR  -♦  *  *  The  stor>-  of  ihe  charming 
little  o-d  lady  raided  from  direst  poverty  in 
an  old  ladies'  home  to  the  pos  essitni  of  a 
million  dollars  and  how  she  spent  the  money, 
with  the  delightful  romance  interwoven  in  the 
story  and  the  antics  of  the  large  flock  of 
babies,  has  proved  one  of  the  big  attractions 
of   the    season.    ♦    *    * 


"Fighting    Youth"— Columbia    (S.R.) 
Central,  Washington 

HERALD-*  *  *  The  plot  is  sprinkled  with 
unusual  situations  and  the  clima.xes  are  fre- 
quent   and    of    stirring   quality.*    *    * 


"The  Gold   Rush"— United  Artists 
Alhambra,  Milwaukee 

WISCONSIN  NEWS—*  *  ♦  It  is  a 
dramatic  comedy  and  it  is  safe  to  say,  the 
masterpiece  of    Chaplin's  career.    *   •   ♦ 

SENTINEL— *  *  *  Through  it  all  Chaplin 
is  the  central  figure,  making  you  laugh  and 
making  you  cry,  but  just  before  the  tears  fall 
sending    you    again    into    a    spasm    of    laughter. 


"Graustark"— First    Nat'l. 
Circle,   Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  The  picture  was  directed 
by  Dimitri  Buchowetski.  who  gave  it  some 
unusual    .settings.    »    *    * 


"Havoc" — Fox 
New  Aster,  Minneapolis 

.lOURNAL— '  *  *  Transformed  to  the 
'creen  it  prove;  a  good  story  that  does  not 
depart  much  from  the  conventional  and  told 
with    many    sentimental    incidents.    ♦    «    • 


"Hell's  Highroad"— Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 
Reade's,    Cleveland 

NEWS—*  *  *  can  hardly  I.e  called  an 
auspicious  start  for  Cecil  l)e  Mille  .'ind  his 
new'  protluction  company.  As  a  story  it  is 
not  absorbing  though  it  dt.es  contain  a  goodly 
portion  of  violent  entertainment  and  a  more 
or    less    (probably    less)    plausible    love    theme. 

PLAIN  DEALER-*  *  *  While  the  action 
is  a  trifle  slow  in  spots,  so  excellent  is  the 
general  sty'e  that  all  shortcomings  can  be 
overlooked.    *    *    * 

TIMES — *  *  *  The  opening  audience  liked 
Ihe  production,  which  is  filled  with  ilramatic 
ii  stance^.   *  *   * 


"Her  Sister  From    Paris"— First  Nat'l. 
Allen,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  It  is  a  comed\ .  to  be  sure, 
but  all  of  the  fun  is  more  or  less  natural  and 
never  once  does  the  director  stoop  to  slapstick 
for   his   humorous   effects.    *    *    * 

PRE.SS — *  *  *  The  picture  is  clever, 
sophisticated,  amusing,  light  (and  a'together 
charming).    *    *    * 

TIMES — *  *  *  the  picture  is  everything 
good  that  has  been  said  about  it  and  more — 
'^ave  that  it  may  disappoint  some  who  ex- 
pected  to   see   something    real   naughty.    *    *    * 

Melro,  Washington 

HERALD—*  *  ♦  A  new  Constance  Tal- 
mc'dge — .sophisticated,  mature,  poi'ed,  capable 
and    intensely    fafcinating.    *    *    * 

POST — *  *  *  The  story  is  comedy  with- 
out slap^'tick  or  grimace  to  push  it  across 
and  built  around  situations  that  are  the 
natural   development   of  the   story   itself.    *   *    * 

STAR — *  *   *  A  rollicking  dome  tic  comedy 
drama  is  *'Her  Sister   From   Pahis,"  *  *  *  and 
featuring   Constance   Talmadge    in    a  dual   role. 

TIMES—*  *  *  The  best  thing  that  can  be 
s;;i(l  of  "Her  Sifter  from  Paris,"  *  *  *'  and 
starring  Constance  Talmadge,  is  that  it  is 
magnificently  mounted.  Many  of  the  sets 
show  craftsman,  hip  of  exceptional  merit.   *  *   * 


Regent,    Rochester 

DEMOCRAT-*  *  *  Life  is  ju-t  one  fight 
after  another  to  Milton  Sills  in  hi;  later  pic- 
ture, appropriately  entitled  "The  Knockout," 
*  *  *  if  you  are  a  fight  fan,  perhaps  you  will 
find  diversion  in  the  series  of  fistic  encounters 
ip.  which  the  \irile  hero  engages.  *  *   * 

HERALD—*  *  *  There  are  three  fights  in 
this  |>icture.  and  each  one  of  them  is  a  gen- 
uine   "he    man"    ])attle. 

Two  of  these  battles  take  place  in  the  prize 
ring.   *   *    * 

JOURNAL — *  *  *  The  adventures  and 
br.ttle.  '  *  *  are  spectacular  and  thrilling 
enough  for  the  most  balse  fan,  culminating  in 
Ibc  explosion  of  the  largest  log  jam  ever  seen 
in    Canada.    *   *   * 


"The   L'ght   of   Western   Stars"— Fa- 
mous— Riviera,  Detroit 

TIMES  *  *  ■'  is  es  entially  an  ad\'entur 
ous  drama  of  thrilling  action  with  a  compelling 
love  interest  that  takes  the  most  unexpected 
turns.    *    *    * 


"The    Home    Maker" — Universal 
Rialto,   Washington 

STAR — *  *  *  However,  nrst-class  acting 
and  the  appealing  charm  of  little  Billy  Kent 
Schaeffer  in  the  role  of  ''Stevie"  make  the 
|)icture  interesting  despite  the  rather  pessi- 
mistic theme.    *   *    * 


"How    Baxter    Butted   In" — Warners 
Keith's,    Cincinnati 

POST — '  *  '  Matt  Moore  portrays  comical- 
ly a  day  dreaming  clerk  in  the  classified  oftke 
of    a    dailv    new;  paper.    *    *    * 

TIMES-STAR—*  *  *  Instead  of  being  a 
si:i)er-production.  *'How  Baxter  Butted  In." 
*  *  *  is  superficial  and  almost  supercilious. 
I  is  one  of  tho.^e  nondescript  photoplays  which 
is  neither  comic  nor  tragic.   *  *   * 


"In  The  Name  of  Love" — Famous 
Madison,  Detroit 

NEWS  •  "  "  It  C(.n(.uns  a  slight  thread 
nf  story,  around  which  is  woven  an  interesting 
little  love  theme.  ♦   *    * 

TIMES—*  *  *  Produced  on  a  lavish  scale 
it  is  not  t^  be  taken  seriously  if  it  is  to  be 
really  enjoyed.  For  there  is  little  of  the  plot 
that  is  real,  though  good  direction  saves  it  from 
total  triteness.    *   *   * 

Strand,    Milwaukee 

WISCONSIN  NEWS-  *  *  ■  A  laughable, 
entertaining    romance    of    the    old    world,    well 

atiated  with  the  sophistication  of  the  new 
one.    *    *    ■* 

SENTINEL-  *  '  *  It  is  a  very  much 
niodernized      version     of      Bnlwer-Lytton     love 

lory,  "The  Lady  of  Lyons,"  a  famous  ro- 
mance-idyll, ♦  •  •  But  motor  cars  and  ,gai;ages. 
profiteers  and  war  fortunes  have  been  intro- 
duced   and    the   costmnes   are   very    chic.    *    *    * 


"The    Knockout"— First    Nat'l. 
Capitol,  Cincinnati 

POST  •  »  *  Well,  as  long  ;is  we're  com- 
pelled to  reconcile  ourselves  to  romance  in 
>li  ries  of  the  pa<lded  fist,  let's  concede  that 
■'■|'he    Knockout"    gets   by   with    il    very   nicely. 

TIMES-STAR  *  »  *  There  is  not  much  to 
(be  plot  or  action  except  fights—  but  if  you 
like  fights,   here  .'ire  plenty  of  them.    *    *   * 


"Lightnin'  "—Fox 
Colonial,    Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  The  chief  character  is  in 
the  capable  hands  of  Jay  Hunt,  a  stranger 
to  most  picture  fans.  He  fits  the  part  per 
fect'y  and  gains  from  the  start  that  sympathy 
and    pity    reerved    for    the    old    and    shiftless. 


"The    Lucky    Devil" — Famous 
Lyric,    Minneapolis 

JOURNAL- ♦  *  *  And  "The  Lucky 
Devil"  is  one  of  those  light,  airy,  who-cares- 
about-accidents  picture^,  in  which  Dix  smiles 
per-'orably,  drives  daringly,  and  makes  love 
ably,  all  to  round  out  an  excellent  sample 
1)1   the  picture-for-the-family.   •   *   » 


"The  Lucky  Horseshoe" — Fox 
Washington,  Detroit 

NEWS--*  *  *  This  is  a  higly  colorful  and 
rt  mantic  episode  in  which  the  Fox  forces  have 
gone    in    for    some    Co  tly    settings    and    effects. 

TIMES — *  *  *  Different  than  the  usual  Mix 
picture,  the  "Lucky  Horseshoe"  still  retains 
.ill  the  action  of  a  dashing  sort  of  which  Mix 
is  known  and  loved.    *    *    ♦ 

Fox,   Philadelphia 

LNCJUIRER- ♦  *  *  The  |)h.t  <if  the  story 
is  rather  better  than  ordinary  for  Tom.  and 
inasnnich  as  he  is  either  climbing  buildings 
fighting  or  riding  a  horse  most  of  the  time, 
his    acting    is    not    brought    into    painful    relief. 

PUBLIC  LEDGER— »  *  *  And  yet.  withal 
"The  Lucky  Hor.  eshoe"  manages  to  have 
s(  mething  to  suit  every  one's  taste.  Tom 
.■Vlix  in  his  stream-line  cowpuncher  costume  is 
I"  und    to    make    every    feminine    heart    flutter. 


"Man  and  Maid" — Mstro-Gold. 
Logan,  Philadelphia 

INgiTRER  *  ♦  -  The  story  is  chuck  full 
,)f  interest  throughout  and  has  been  well  dir- 
ccte<l.    *   *    ' 


"The    Marriage    Whirl"— First    Nat'l. 
Tivoli,   Washington 

HERALD — *  *  *  Many  scenes  are  laid  in 
the  gayest  fi)ots  in  Paris,  and  the  entire  pro 
.luction  possesses  a  \'crve  ;nid  a  fim'sh  rarely 
ei  countered.  *   *  * 


"The    Mystic"— Metro-Gold. 
Apollo,  Indianapolis 

STAR—*  *  *  It  is  a  picture  th.it  grips 
:be  attention  from  the  \ery  start  and  works 
■.■radual'y  up  toward  a  grand  climax  that 
fairly    \'ibrates    with   tense   drama.    *    *    * 


"Night   Life  of  New  York"— F.  P.  L. 
Wisconsin,  Milwaukee 

WISCONSIN  NEWS  *  '  *  Much  comedy 
enough  sentiment  and  a  touch  of  the  melo- 
ilrpma,  combine  to  make  (un'te  an  entert.iinini' 
rreation    in    "The    Nitht    Life   of    New    Vcn-k." 

SENTINEL-  *  *  *  It  is  a  sort  of  glorified 
Cook's  tour  of  the  f^ny  White  Way  that  takes 
von  stepping  to  the  gidrly  night  clubs  and  is  a 
rtal  education  in  how  to  dance  and  where — 
in    Ntw    ^'ork.    *   *   * 


"Never   The   Twain   Shall    Meet" 
Metro-Gold. — Strand,   Cincinnati 

•  I'O.ST  '  ■  "  This  is  an  adaption  of  Peter 
U.  Kyne's  .slory  of  the  .South  Seas,  in  which 
.1  half-caste  Malay  maiden  infatuates  an  Ameri- 
can with  her  pi(|uant  paganism  and  insinuating 
charm-  and  In  be  soure.  Anita  .Stewart  in- 
sinuates be.iutifullv.   *   *  * 


TIMES-STAR- *     •     *     Miss     Stewart 
vests  the  part   with  considerable   ingenuous 
and   spontaneity.      It    is   not   her  fault   that ' 
character     is     artificial     and     the    story    hi| 
improbalile.    *    *    ^ 


"Not  So  Long  Ago" — Famous 
Walnut,  Cincinnati 

POST — ^'ou    get    the    idea    from     "Not 
Long  Ago,"   ♦   *   ♦  that  here  are  a  lot  of 
dre  sed    in    their    parents'    clothes,    tryin( 
fool    you.      They're    self-conscious    and    im 

TIMES-STAR--*  *  *  One  has  the  idea 
Sidney  Olcott,  who  directed  it,  was  tr 
to  repeat  his  work  in  "Little  Old  New  Yc 
If  so.   he  did  not  succeed.   *   ♦   * 


; 


Nat 


"Poisoned    Paradise" — First 
Park-Mall,  Cleveland 

NE\\'S — *   *   *   is  a  conglomeration  of 
■>ut    together    without    serious    ihought    of  ! 

inuity    and    with    little    regard    for    the    in 

ence  of  those  who  seek  -Jieir  entertain 
ii;  cinema  theaters.    *   *    * 

PLAIN  DEALER--*  *  *  This  tale  of  !■ 
Carle,  aiming  to  be  a  little  sensational  i 
^xpose    of    that    palatial    gaming    resort. 

ittle  sensational.  It  also  combines  ) 
;hat  is  good  and  much  that  is  crude,  an 
ill   is  much  too  long.   *   *   * 

TIMES—*    *    *   The   picture,  is  draggy, 
the   story   is   told    in   amateurish   fashion, 
acting   is   listless,    and    the   leads   act   more 

luppets  than  human  beings.   *   *   ♦ 


"Pretty   Ladies"— Metro-Gold 
Sun,  Omaha 

BEE — *  *  *  The  plot  is  a  lime  honorec 
lilt  put  acro.ss  in  com  incing  manner. 
Pitts  is  Maggie  Keenau,  star  comedienr 
he    "Divinities.''    *    *    * 


"Raffles"— Universal 
Family,  Cincinnati 

POST — *    *    *    1-lonse    Peters    is    the    . 

crook  who  lifts  a  pearl  necklace  from  a  w( 

m   beard    ship.      He's   clever,   this   Raffles, 

,ou   respect   him   for  being  able  to  sideste] 

hrewde  t    minds   in    England.    *    *    * 

TIMES-STAR-  *  *  *  The  famous  stoi 
he  gentleman  crcok  is  .rans'.ated  into 
luloid  in  an  adequate,  if  not  inspired  mai 
with   House  Peters   in  .he  litle  role.   ♦   *   * 


"The   Re-Creation  of   Brian   Ken 
Principal — Victoria,   Philadelph 

INUl'lREK— *  *  -  It  is  a  worth  whiR 
-ure,  if  for  on  other  reason  than  it  teaci 
vhole  ome  moral  lesson.  But  it  also  ha 
ertainment  finalities  as  well.   *   *    * 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  *  *  The  scene; 
icturesque  and  the  photography  is  an 
tanding  feature.   *   *   * 


"School    For   Wives" — Vitagras 
Victoria,   Rochester 

HERALD--*  *  ♦  The  story  affords 
Mr.  Tearle  and  Miss  Holmquist  opport 
Tor  exceptional  acting  and  the  suppc 
company  is   competent   in   all  respects.   * 


"Shore    Leave" — First    Nat'L 
Capitol,  Detroit 

Did   i;   -^[[oi   SL'   puxp;   ;siif    S|    ^    ^    ,. — g^-^' 
lure  as   you   could   hope   for.      The  cast  is 

mil    lo    it   the   atmosphere,    *    *    * 
TIME.S — *    *   *    Barthelmess  by  his  ca 

less    and    splendid    acting    creates    in  this 

luction  another  portrait  worthy  to  hang  : 
'.lall  of  best  characters.   *   *  * 

Stanley,    Philadelphia 

INQUIRER--*  *  *  Dick  Barthelmess 
seagoin,g  tough  is  a  new  one  for  the  mul 
of  his  admirers,  yet  he  gets  away  with 
fine    fashion.    *    *    * 

PUBLIC    LEDGER—*    *    *    The   plot 
lypically  toward  the   unlikely,  but  has  a 
rf  small  and  worthy  laughs.     John  S.  Robi 
made   the    picture,    and   the    plot    is    credit 
Hubert   Osborne's  stage  play.  *   *  * 


"A   Slave    Of   Fashion"— Metro-C: 
Garrick,    Minneapolis 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  In  the  role  of  Katl*!! 
Emerson,  Norma  Shearer  gives  an  intenj 
portrayal  and  will  undoubtedly  pleasejl 
many  admirers  with  the  large  assorlraej 
g(jwns  which  she  displ.iys  in  the  latter! 
of    the   picture,    *    "    *■ 

Piccadilly,  Rochester 


DEMOCRAT 


'I'he    storv    has  1 


in    itself    to    commend    it,    lint     the    abilil 
the    cast    in    general,    the    elaborateness    cl 


THE 


dnesday,  September  9,  1925 


luction   and  the   appealiiiB   intermingling  of 

,tc  ..f  comedy  with  the  generally  dominant 

„f   melodramatic   i.atho,^~all   contribute   to 

almost  unqualified  success  of  the  photoplay. 

■pijAI  IJ *     *     *     Miss     Shearers    acting 

ie'iiot'at  all  limes  consistent  is  unusual 
times,  and  the  little  touches  of  humor 
odnced  into  the  action  carry  along  the  pic- 
„    a    pleasing    and    enlertainmK    fashion. 

Palace,  Washington 

(EKALD— *    *     '    "A    Slave    of    Fa?hion 
mit/the  display  of  exquisite  gowns.      Mns 
arer  has  the  role  of  a  small-town^  girl  who 
out  to  conquer  New  York.   *  *     .      _,    . 

.()fc;X *    *    *    "A    Slave   of    Fashion      is    a 

shtful  comedy.  *  *  *      „    ,  ,        , 

TAK—*  "  *  Lew  Cody,  as  the  lover 
,  wins  the  girl,  a  departure  from  his 
al  assignments  of  the  "other  man",  and  one 
which  he  acquits  himself  well,  revealing 
ide  that  should  make  a  hit  with  the  fem- 
e  fans  at  least.   *   ♦  ♦  .      ,.  , 

■IMES ♦  ♦  *  "A  Slave  of   Fashion     has  a 

el    plot,    a    manifestly    absurd,     improbable 

liut    considerably    amusing 
fed.    *   *    * 


if    well 


pre- 


he   Sporting   Venus"— Metro-Gold. 
Karlton,    Philadelphia 

XtK'IRER — *  *  *  Marshall  Neilan  is  gen- 
ily"  dependable  as  a  director  and  Blanche 
;el  is  always  reliable  as  a  charming  actress 
woman,  but  the  combination  has  fallen 
-ifle  short  of  furni.^hing  more  than  a  mildly 
■rtaining  picture  in  "The  Sporting  Venus". 
'UBI,1C  LEDGER—*  *  *  for  several 
igs.  First,  it  presents  an  entirely  familiar 
le  of  the  love  story  in  an  original  and  in- 
:stiiig  way;  second,  Marshall  Neilan,  the 
:ctor,  has  cho;en  to  film  many  of  the  scenes 
he  countries  in  which  the  story  is  laid.  *  *  * 


Theater  Manager   Resigns 
Seattle— Floyd   E.   Wesp,  manager 
of  the  Blue  Mouse  for  the  past  year 
has  resigned. 

Exchange    Manager    Now    Exhibitor 

Willitts,  Cal— William  C.  Wheel- 
er who  for  several  years  was  ex- 
change manager  for  Vitagraph  in  San 
Francisco  office  has  purchased  the 
Majestic   here. 

Ferri   With   Fox   in    Cleveland 

Cleveland— Roger  Ferri  is  here  to 
take  charge  of  the  local  Fox  public- 
ity and  service  departments  for  North- 
ern Ohio. 


Toledo    Musicians   Ask   Increase 

Toledo,  Ohio — Union  musicians  are 
asking  for  a  20  per  cent  increase  in 
wages.  It  is  expected  managers  will 
refuse. 


"Sun   Up"— Metro-Gold. 
Stati,  Cleveland 
>IEWS — *     *    *    As    a    whole,     "Sun-Up" 
kes    a     rather     impressive     feature,     but    it 
uld   have    been    even    more   powerful,    I    be- 
te,   had    Goulding   been   content    to   prepare 

script  and  let  some  one  else  direct  or  vice 
ja.   *    *   * 

PLAIN   DEALER—*   *   *   The   outsanding 
■forniance    is   given    by    Miss    La    Verne,    as 

mountain  woman,  who  created  the  same 
e  on  the  stage.  She  makes  love  and  hate 
vital  as  they  have  ever  been  on  the  screen. 
PRESS — *  *  *  A  good  story  well  filmed. 
TIMES-*  *  •  Lucille  La  Verne  plays  the 
•ty  of  Widow  Cagle  splendidly.  She  por- 
!ys  hate,   fear,   sorrow,   remorse,   and   desire 

revenge  with  startling  reality.    *   *   * 


Skrboll    Buys    Several 

Cleveland— Ohio  rights  to  Banner 
and  Royal  Prod,  have  been  bought 
bv  Skirboll  Gold  Seal  Prod.  A  new 
office  has  l)cen  established  in  Cin- 
cinnati. 


Paterson    Employees    After   Increase 

Paterson,  N.  J.— It  has  been  learned 
that  both  the  musicians'  and  opera- 
tors' unions  are  preparing  to  make 
demands  for  increases  in  salary,  fol- 
owing  a   special  meeting. 


Trunk  Building  New  2,000  Seater 

Youngstown — Ground  has  been 
broken  lor  the  new  2,000  seat  New 
Orpheum  theater  which  will  be  built 
by  Joe  Trunk,  former  owner  of  the 
Dome. 


Incorporations 

Dover,     Del. — Reliance     Productions,     IiiC 
Capital    $500,000.      Attorney,    Colonial    Chart- 
er  Co.,  Room  304   Ford  Bldg.,  Wilmington. 


Dover,  Del. — American  Pictorial  Tabloid, 
Inc.  Capital  $250,000,  Attorney,  Capital 
Trust  Company  of   Dover. 


New  Theater   Unit   in   Little   Rock 

Little  Rock,  Ark— The  Ensor  Pic- 
Uire  Corp.  has  been  chartered  with  a 
capital  of  $25,000  to  erect  a  new  the- 
ater. The  incorporators  are  J.  M. 
hnsor,  president  and  Gus  Fulk  and 
L.  U.  Cassinelli,  directors.  Ensor  at 
I'.resent   operates   the   Crescent. 


Austin,  Texas. — Ritz  Theater,  Inc. ;  Tulsa. 
Capital  $250,000.  Incorporators,  R.  Talbot, 
H     Castle   and   W.   Talbot. 


-Albany,  N.  Y. — Welcome  Pictures,  New 
Vo-k.  Capital  $20,000.  Incorporators,  A. 
Goldstein,  H.  Krein  and  B.  Marmor.  At- 
torney, A.  S.  Friend,  .!6  West  44th  Street, 
New    York. 


Lloyd  Signs  Gladys  Brockwell 
Hollywood— Having  completed 
work  in  "El  Pasado",  the  Mexican 
story  made  by  Samford  Prod., 
Gladys  Brockwell  has  been  signed 
by  Frank  Lloyd  for  "The  Splendid 
Road." 


Mayor  Vetoes  Sunday  Bill 

Moherly.  Mo. — Mayor  Jeffries  has 
vetoed  the  city  ordinance  repealing 
the  Sunday  Closing  law.  As  an  alibi 
for  his  action,  Jeffries  said  that  if  he 
signed  the  bill  it  would  have  pro- 
voked a   "long  vexatious   struggle." 

F.  B.   O.  Film  Honored  in  Canada 

Tcirontd,  Out. — ICvery  year,  during 
!he  two  weeks  of  the  Canadian  Na- 
tional Exhibition,  a  film  is  presented 
;.t  Massey  Music  Hail  as  a  "big  time" 
-eillraction.  This  year  the  feature  is 
"Drusilla  With  A  Million." 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Producers  Credit  Corp., 
New  York.  Capital  $100,000.  Incorporators, 
S.  Lipshitz,  J.  Safalow  and  S.  Magidson. 
Attorney,  P.  S.  Birnbaum,  280  Broadway, 
New    York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Careda  Theaters  Corp., 
New  York.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators, 
M.  Jones,  Jr.;  R.  Beattie  and  R.  Rosen- 
blatt. Attorney,  W.  H.  Adams,  5  East  44th 
Street,  New   Y'ork. 


Albany,  N  Y. — Easy  Terms  Corp.,  New 
Y'ork.  Incorporators,  M.  Elkin,  M.  Salit 
and  A.  F^icbel.  Attorney,  Nathan  Burkan, 
1451    Broadway,    New    Y'ork. 


Dover,  Del. — World  In  Pictures,  Inc.; 
Wilmington.  Capital  $1,000,000.  Attorney, 
Corporation  Trust  Company  of  America,  Du 
Pont   nidg..    Wilmington. 


Dover,  Del. — Wunder  and  Hasson,  Inc. 
Capital  $50,000.  Incorporators,  W.  Wunder, 
et  al.  Attorney,  Capital  Trust  Company  of 
Delaware,    Dover. 


'racked    In    The    Snow     Country" 
Warners — Fay's,    Rochester 

DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  Rin-Tin-Tin,  the 
:ed  dog  performer,  displays  unusual  agility 
i  intelligence,  and  Mitchell  Lewis.  June 
iriowe  and  David  Butler  do  capable  act- 
,    #  *  » 

JERALD — *  *  *  The  scenes  are  laid  in  the 
at  North  Woods,  and  the  atmosphere  are 
!ged  life  of  the  region  are  made  convincing, 
e  scenes  colorful,  and  the  story  continues 
be  more  or  less  exciting  most  of  the  way. 

?he    Unholy    Three"— Metro-Gold. 
Eastman,   Rochester 

DFMOCR  AT-  •  *  *  ^^.^verful.  compelline- 
Jorbim.'.  "The  I'uholv  Three."  ♦  •  »  will 
rely  rank  atnong  the  best  photoplays  of  the. 
Irrent  year.   ♦   *  * 

HERALD — *  *  *  A  criminal  romance 
lich  employs  none  of  the  conventional 
ethods  of  attaining  hair  raising  effects,  with 
plot  worked  out  in  exact  and  plausible  de- 
i1,  a  study  in  psychology,  and  enough 
man  interest  and  unexpected  happenings  to 
•ep  the  attention  of  the  audience  from  the 
:ginning.  •  *   ♦ 


"eive  vs  more 

picjtures." 


Says 


Watt  Smith 
Orpheum  Theatre 
Okmlgee 
Oklt. 


"Wild,    Wild    Susan"— Famous 
Palace,  Montreal 

STAR—*  *  *  The  chief  role  in  the  picture, 
isan,  portrayed  by  Bebe  Daniels,  is  more 
lyful  than  wild,  and  her  taste  for  excite- 
t  'is  thrilling   rather  than  romantic.   •   •   ♦ 


F 


"The   Woman    Hater" — Warners 
Garden,    Milwaukee 

■SVNTI  VI.'I,_ -♦  «  »  Tlie  ^tory  has  been 
iapted  from  Dorothy  Davis'  novel.  "The 
'leventh  Virgin"  and  James  Flood  has  pro- 
iced  it  for  Warner  Brothers  with  an  at- 
tctive  setting.  It  is  the  type  of  romance 
men    like,    althnuyh    c>l>vi..nsly    theatrical. 


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Always 


shines 


at  tKe   <^^ ybox  office 


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-And  what  a  live  wire  star  he  is  ! 


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subjects  play  a  very  important  role  in  the  lives  of  the 
exhibitors  who  realize  that  they  are  the  pep  of  the  pro- 
gram and  very  often  MAKE  their  program.  It  has  been 
acknowledged  and  is  conceded  that  the  short 


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Most  exhibitors  are  well  aware  of  this  and  pay  particu- 
lar attention  to  the  selection  of  these  reels.  In  our  next 
short  subject — 


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has  ever  been  printed  before,  by  anyone.  Every  exhibi- 
tor owes  it  to  himself  to  read  carefully  the  contents  of 
this  issue  of  the  FILM  DAILY. 

Out— 
SEPTEMBER  20 


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of  FILHDOM 


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Authority 


VOL  XXXIII    No.  61 


Thursday,  September  10,  1925 


Purpose  Fulfilled 

«.  p.  T.  O.  Says  Play  Date  Bureau 
Has   Proved   "Sales    Resistance" 
for  Which  it  was  Created 

In  a  lengthy  statement  issued  yes- 
:rday,  the  Board  of  Trade  and  Com- 
lerce  explained  the  reasons  which 
rought  it  into  being  and  dealt  at 
sngth  with  the  operations  of  the 
'lay  Date  Bureau  which  has  been 
nder  fire  against  which  several  at- 
icks  have  been  aimed  by  leaders  of 
fie  Allied  group. 
The  statement  maintained  that  the 
lay  Date  Bureau  had  accompHshed 
;  purpose:  that  of  a  sales  resistance 
id  a  stabilizer  against  the  frenzied 
d  indiscriminate  buying  by  exhibi- 
ts generally.  Touching  on  buying 
Miditions,  the  statement  explains 
3w  the  Board  of  Trade  and  Com- 
erce  came  into  being  and  tells  of 
le  subsequent  formation  of  the  Play 
ate  Bureau.  In  connection  with  the 
tter,  the  statement,  in  part,  reads: 

"The  Play  Date  Bureau  has  fulfilled  that 
r  which  it  was  promoted.  By  virtue  of  its 
edge  cards  it  has  acted  as  a  sales  resist- 
ce.  Theater  owners  are  buying  more  sen- 
5!y  and  in  a  more  businesslike  manner 
an  ever  before.  They  have  diversified  their 
ograms  by  a  wider  range  of  buying  and 
e  results  will  be  and  are  being  shown  at 
e  box  office.  But  the  Play  Date  Bureau, 
iile  a  hvmg,  breathing,  working  entity,  has 
mystic  or  magic  powers.  It  cannot  by 
e  mere  pressing  of  ai  button  cause  battal- 
is  of  play  dates  to  issue  forth  as  water 
>m  a  faucet  all  ready  and  prepared  for  the 
lependent  distributor.  Worthwhile  things 
;  not  gained  that  easily. 
"  'The  Lord  helps  those  who  help  them- 
ves.'  The  play  Date  Bureau  did  not  at- 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Price  5  Cents 


Cohen  Again  Declines 

Sydney  S.  Cohen  has  written  I.  E. 
ladwick  insisting  that  plans  for  a 
stimonial  dinner  to  him  be  aban- 
iied.  Cohen  again  stated  that  the 
iner,  slated  for  Oct.  18,  should  be 
Id  m  the  cause  of  independence. 


Pathe  Signs  Carey 

To   Make   12   Westerns   Under  New 
Contract— Charles  R.  Rogers  Be- 
comes the  Producer 

Los  Angeles— With  Hunt  Strom- 
berg's  withdrawal  from  the  ranks  of 
Producers  Dist.  Corp.,  Charles  R. 
Rogers,  treasurer  of  the  Stromberg 
Corp.  announces  that  Harry  Carey 
has  signed  on  a  new  contract,  to  be 
starred  in  twelve  westerns  for  release 
by  Pathe. 

Rogers  is  moving  to  Los  Angeles 
to  devote  his  attention  to  the  produc- 
ing of  these  pictures  and  to  others 
which  he  will  make  during  the  com- 
ing season.  All  of  these  will  be  made 
at  Universal  City. 

"Buck  Up"  by  Basil  Dickey  and 
Harry  Haven,  will  be  the  first  Carey. 
Harvey  Gates  has  completed  the  con- 
tinuity and  Scott  R.  Dunlap  will  di- 
rect. 


Move  Under  Way  To  Bring  About 

SpecieJ  Session  In  ^onnecticut 


Schwartz   Here   for  Product 

I.  Maynard  Schwartz,  of  Chicago 
who  intends  opening  a  short  reel  ex- 
change to  serve  Illinois  and  Indiana 
is  at  the  Astor.  He  has  several  deals 
under  way. 


$800,000  Houston  St.  Theater 

S.  J.  Kessler  has  drawn  plans  for 
a  $800,000  theater  to  be  built  at  96- 
106  East  Houston  St.  for  the  No  100 
E.  Houston  St.  Corp. 


Tax  Not  Fair 

Bridgeport— "The  Telegram" 
states   editorially: 

"The  tax  levied  by  Connecti- 
cut is  not  a  fair  one.  The  cen- 
sorship provision  which  was 
slipped  into  the  tax  bill  is  par- 
ticularly objectionable.  If  the 
motion  picture  men  conduct 
themselves  properly  in  the  in- 
terval before  the  next  session 
of  the  legislature,  public  opinion 
in  the  state  will  aid  them  in 
getting  the  law  repealed.  But 
boycotts,  or  threats  of  boycotts, 
do  not  help  at  all." 


Governor  A-  aits  Action  by  M. 
P.  T.  O,—  Canvass  of  Leg- 
islators to  Start  Shortly 


Boom  Walker 

(  Autos  in  Parade  and  400  at  Lunch- 
eon— Many   Executives  at 
Astor 

iThe  M.  P.  Division  of  the  Walker- 
ir-Mayor-Campaign  swung  behind 
H  VValker  drive  yesterday  with  a 
iPgeance. 

■^  fleet  of  60  automobiles  gathered 

E159th   St.  and   7th  Ave.,  about  one 

J,lock  and   proceeded    slowly    down 

I    Ave.      Each    car    was    decorated 

li  campaign  slogans.     At  the  God- 

y.   Bldg.     hundreds    had    gathered 

aiting  the  parade  and  as  Walker's 

t;  approached,  many  jumped  on  the 

•■imng    board     to     grasp     Walker's 

Id  and  wish  him  luck.    The  air  was 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Fraser   Here  from   Hollywood 

William  R.  Fraser,  general  mana- 
ger of  the  Harold  Lloyd  Corp.  is  in 
New  York  from  the  Coast. 


Launch  Hollywood  House  Soon 

Los  Angeles— The  Warners  intend 
starting  work  on  their  Hollywood 
theater  in  about  a  month. 


Hart  Joins  Hays  Group 

The  William  S.  Hart  Co.  was 
elected  to  membership  in  the  Hays 
association  yesterday. 

Ramish  Coming  Back? 

Reported     Principal     Behind    A.     L 

Bernstein's     Purchase     Into     21 

Langley  Houses 

.u^^^a/^?^^'*^^— ^'  's  reported  here 
that  Adolph  Ramish  is  getting  back 
into  the  theater  field.  Although  he 
denies  being  interested  in  the  deal 
between  A.  L.  Bernstein  and  Claude 
Eangley  whereby  the  former  pur- 
chased a  one-third  interest  in  the 
Langley  circuit  of  21  houses,  the 
tact  that  Bernstein  is  Ramish's  nep- 
hew lends  credence  to  the  belief  that 
Kamish  is  again  seeking  to  reenter 
the  exhibition   field. 


New  Seating  Law 

Connecticut  Will  Require  Automatic 

Springs    on    Theater    Seats — Up 

in  1927 

Hartford — Connecticut  is  to  have 
a  new  law  requiring  automatic 
springs  on  theater  seats,  according  to 
information    from    authentic    sources. 

The  measure  will  be  presented  at 
the  next  regular  session  in  1927  and 
the  object  is  to  provide  a  clear  pas- 
sage between  rows  of  seats  in  the 
event  of  fire  or  other  occurrences  ne- 
cessitating the  quick  emptying  of 
theaters.  At  present,  it  is  understood 
two  theaters  in  the  state  have  seats 
equipped  with  automatic  springs. 
They  are  the  Palace  here  with  a  ca- 
pacity of  3,100  and  the  Globe,  New 
Haven,  seating  550.  The  springs 
will  cost  exhibitors  about  fifty  cents 
each. 


By   AR.    iUR    IV.    EDDY 

Hartford  —  onnecticut  exhibitors 
are  preparing  to  request  the  legisla- 
tors who  voted  for  the  Durant  tax 
law  to  go  on  record  as  favoring  a 
special  session  of  the  Assembly  for 
an  opportunity  to  reconsider  the 
measure. 

Governor  Trumbull  will  mark  time 
pending  the  movement  on  the  part 
ot  exhibitors.  This  action  indicated 
when  he  returned  Tuesday  from  his 
vacation  in  Maine.  The  Governor 
had  originally  planned  to  return  to 
Hartford  early  in  October.  His  early 
return  is  interpreted  by  some  as  an 
indication  he  is  ready  to  listen  sym- 
pathetically to  pleas  for  a  special  ses- 
sion   to   reconsider   the    Durant    law. 

New  Haven— President  Joseph  W 
Walsh  and  other  members  of  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  have  discussed  the  matter 
ot  a  special  session  with  a  number  of 
.-Vssemblymen  throughout  the  state 
who  regret  their  support  of  the  bill 
which  they  attribute  to  the  hurry  and 
bustle  of  the  closing  of  the  session. 
Many  of  the  legislators  have  declared 
that  providing  they  have  another 
chance  to  act  on  the  matter  they  will 
vote  to  kill  the  bill. 

Plans  for  this  angle  of  the  cam- 
paign will  be  formed  at  a  meeting  of 
the   special   committee  of  the   M.   P. 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Hartford  House  Switches 
Hartford — After  operating  on  a 
straight  picture  policy  for  three  years 
Poll's  Palace  is  now  playing  both 
vaudeville  and  films,  having  eflfected 
tlic  change  on  Labor  Day.  Manager 
Charles  L.  Benson  states  that  the 
change  is  not  due  to  the  situation 
caused  by  the  new  film  tax,  as  re- 
ported. 


Metropolitan  to   Star  Seena  Owen 

Los  Angeles  —  Metropolitan  Pic- 
tures have  signed  Seena  Owen  on  a 
starring  contract. 


Joint   Run   for   "Pony    Express" 

"The  Pony  Express"  will  play  the 
Rialto  and  Rivoli  jointly  next  week. 


Up  Go  Costs 

One  Exhibitor  Spends  $7  in  'Phone 
Calls   to   get  $3    in    Posters  for 

Connecticut  House 
Hartford  — The  increased  cost  of 
theater  operation  due  to  the  new 
tax  imposed  under  the  Durant  law  is 
slight  compared  with  other  expenses 
caused  by  the  removal  of  the  ex- 
changes from  Connecticut,  according 
to  the  managers  of  local  first-runs 
Not  only  are  the  financial  burdens  of 
exhibitors  being  augmented  but  the 
failure  of  prints  to  arrive  on  time  is 
making  life  miserable  for  them. 

The  trouble  experienced  by  Poll's 
theater    is    typical    of    the    hardships 
which  are  falling  upon  other  theaters 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


THE 


DAILY 


Thursday,  September  10,  1925 


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WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM   FOLKS,   INC. 

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Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban    &    Ka-tz    ..    76^/4     76         76        

Eastman    Kodak    ...106       106       106  700 

Famous   Players    ...108^  1065^   107^  8,100 
F.    P.    Preferred    ...118       11754   118  500 

Film    Inspection    ...      S'A       5J4        5^       100 

First   National    Not   quoted 

Fox   "A"    71         70        71       4,100 

Loew's,   Inc 34^^     34         34^4  3,000 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    ..   2VA     21^4     2lH      100 

M.   P.   Cap.   Corp Not  quoted 

Pathe  Exch.  "A"   ..   79>4     78^     78^  2,200 

Skouras    Brothers    Not    quoted 

Trans  Lux  Screen    .     6J^       6%       6H  1,200 

Universal     37         37         37  400 

Warners     20/,     20^^     205^   1,000 

Warners   "A"    Not    quoted 


Purpose  Fulfilled 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
tempt  to  make  pictures,  nor  sell  pictures 
to  exhibitors,  nor  to  the  public.  The  Play 
Date  Bureau  is  an  intelligence  or  publicity 
station.  It  helped  independent  producers  and 
distributors  to  help  themselves;  it  has  made 
the  first  move.  Independent  producers  and 
distributors  are  carrying  on  and  must  con- 
tinue to  carry  on.  The  Play  Date  Bureau 
has  and  will  continue  to  strive  to  restrain 
the  mad  stampeding  of  previous  years.  It 
will  help  to  have  play  dates  held   open. 

"But  the  Play  Date  Bureau  is  not  his 
salesman  to  sell  his  product  for  him;  nor 
his  broker  to  put  his  product  in  on  these 
open  dates.  If  those  open  dates  are  worth 
securing  by  the  independent  distributor — and 
God  knows  they  are  worth  going  after  ag- 
gressively. 

"The  Play  Date  Bureau  has  brought  about 
greater  cooperation  between  all  independent 
units  than  has  heretofore  existed.  It  has 
acquainted  each  with  the  other's  trails  and 
tribulations  and  shown  that  without  the  other, 
neither  can  exist.  They  must  continue  to 
stand   together   aiding   each   other. 

"The   Play   Date   Bureau   had  as   its   incep 
tion  a  purely  protective  measure.     A  measure 
tinged   with   no   more  selfish  motive   than   the 
common     interests    of    all        Independents. 

"Theater  owners  have  kept  faith !  The 
year  1925-1926  will  bring  to  the  independent 
producer  and  distributor  the  greatest  volume 
of  business  he  has  ever  had.  Evidence  of  this 
has  already  been  given  to  us  by  some  of  these 
producers  and  distributors.  The  jury  is  still 
out  for  its  final  verdict.  We  are  living  too 
close  to  the  situation  to  fully  appreciate 
its  beneficial  results  not  only  for  the  inde- 
pendent producers  and  distributors  but  for 
the    independent    theater    owners. 

"The  Play  Date  Bureau,  as  has  been 
pointed  out,  has  this  modest  record  of 
achievement.  It  has  helped  keep  more  play 
dates  open  for  diversified  bookings  than  ever 
before  in  the  history  of  the  Industry.  By  its 
honest,  fearless  and  sincere  propaganda  it 
has  createH^n  interest  in  the  principals  of 
independence  and  independent  pictures  that 
has  never  before  existed." 


M.P.T.O.  Collecting 

New  Haven  —  Payments  on 
assessments  levied  by  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  to  go  into  the  revolv- 
ing fund  for  the  film  tax  are 
coming  in  to  the  office  of  the 
organization  fairly  satisfactory. 
Helen  M.  Miller,  former  secre- 
tary of  the  Film  Board  of 
Trade,  mailed  out  the  third 
batch  of  bills  yesterday.  She 
is  located  in  quarters  formerly 
occupied  by  the  Independent 
Film  Corp.  in  the  Kilfeather 
Bldg. 


Boom  Walker 

(Continued  from  Parje   1) 

filled  with  confetti  and  paper.  The 
crush  at  one  time  was  so  tremendous 
that  traffic  was  entirely  held  up  at 
48th  and  49th  Sts.  until  the  demon- 
stration continued  down  Broadway. 

Many  prominent  executives  and  ex- 
hibitors were  among  the  400  which 
gathered  at  the  Aster  luncheon.  Sen- 
ator Herrick  and  Nathan  Burkan 
spoke.  The  latter  as  toastmaster  de- 
livered a  eulogy  of  Walker's  accom- 
plishments. 

It  was  distinctly  "Jimmie"  Walker  s 
party. 


D'Arcy  Stays  With  M.-G.-M. 

Los  Angeles— Louis  B.  Mayer  yes- 
terday exercised  the  option  on  ser- 
vices of  Roy  D'Arcy. 

Constance  Bennett  arrived  at  the 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  studios  where 
she  is  to  play  in  "Sallv,  Irene  and 
Mary." 

Hobart  Henley  begins  work  on 
"Free  Lips,"  starring  Norma  Shearer 
and  featuring  Lew  Cody,  the  end  of 
the  week. 


Held  as  Alleged  Embezzler 
San  Francisco— F.  B.  O.  Manager 
Sidney  J.  Goldman,  was  arrested  here 
charged  with  embezzling  funds /ag- 
gregating $13,000.  The  alleged  /em- 
bezzlement was  revealed  by  the  ar- 
rival here  of  J.  I.  Schnitzer.  D  :tec- 
tives  declared  that  Goldman  adm  tted 
taking  $4,000. 

Judgment  Against  Troy  Exhibitor 

A  default  judgment  for  $1,448  has 
been  filed  in  the  Supreme  Court  by 
the  Metro-Goldwyn  Picture  Corp. 
against  the  Ilion  Amusement  Co.  of 
Troy,  N.  Y.,  owner  of  the  American 
there,  because  the  defendant  failed 
to  pay  for  "Where  the  Pavement 
Ends." 


H.  E.  R.  Studios  Expanding 

The  H.  E,  R.  Studios  have  moved 
from  150  to  130  W.  46  St.,  where  the 
entire  second  floor  has  been  taken 
over.  A  large  title  studio  including 
laboratory  is  being  installed.  The 
plant,  when  completed  will  be  one  of 
the  largest  of  its  type  in  the  East. 


Up  Go  Costs 

^  (Continued  from  Page   1) 

Manager  J.  F.  Clancy  figures  that 
the  different  expenditures  required 
doing  business  under  the  present  sit- 
uation will  total  approximately  |25,- 
000  for  a  single  year. 

Clancy,  like  others  finds  it  neces- 
sary to  keep  on  hand  one  or  two 
extra  reels  as  emergency  nurnbers. 
This  precaution  is  made  advisable 
in  case  films  fail  to  arrive  owing  to 
the  inadequate  express  service  be- 
tween the  exchanges  in  Boston  and 
New  York.  Long  distance  telephone 
calls  are  another  big  item  of  expense 
nowadays  in  rounding  up  pictures. 
Ordinarily  Clancy  goes  to  New  York 
one  day  each  week  to  transact 
business  with  exchanges,  return- 
ing to  Hartford  the  same  day.  At 
present,  however,  he  must  remain 
in  New  York  more  than  one  day  in 
order  to  attend  to  matters  which  in 
the  past  have  been  handled  through 
exchanges   at   New   Haven. 

Another  illustration  of  additional 
expense  is  found  in  the  case  of  Henry 
Needles,  managing  director  of  the 
Strand  and  Princess.  Hartford  and 
the  Strand,  Waterbury,  who  recently 
spent  $7  in  telephone  calls  in  secur- 
ing posters  which  cost  him  $3.  The 
posters  were  on  "What  Fools  Men". 
It  is  also  estimated  that  during  a 
single  week  Needles  spent  much 
more  than  $100  on  'phone  calls  in 
getting  pictures  for  the  three  houses 
under  his  jurisdiction. 


Seek  Special  Session 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

T.  O.  which  will  probably  be  held 
tomorrow  at  the  Hotel   Garde 

Preparations  will  be  made  for  se- 
curing the  written  requests  of  mem- 
bers of  the  Assembly  for  a  special 
session.  It  is  expected  that  the  thea- 
ter men  will  be  asked  to  interview 
the  representatives  and  senators  from 
their  districts.  These  petitions  will 
be  taken  to  the  Governor  in  a  formal 
appeal  for  a  special  session.  Further 
indications  of  public  sentiment  in  the 
matter  will  be  obtained  by  petitions 
which  will  be  circulated  throughout 
Connecticut.  These  will  be  used  as 
a  reserve  force  of  opinion  to  persuade 
Governor  Trumbull  of  the  widespread 
demand  for  reconsideration  of  the 
Durant  act. 

The  support  of  Chambers  of  Com- 
merce, Kiwanis,  Lions  and  Rotary 
Clubs  will  be  sought. 

Governor  Trumbull  has  previously 
pointed  to  the  large  expense  involved 
by  a  special  legislative  session  in  ar- 
guing against  reconsideration  of  thf 
law.  An  expenditure  of  $60,000  woulc 
be  required.  President  Walsh  call; 
attention  to  the  fact  that  the  monej 
paid  to  the  state  under  the  new  lav 
could  easily  finance  the  session. 


First  Fairfax,  "Desert  Healer" 

The  first  Marion  Fairfax  Prod, 
will  be  "The  Desert  Healer"  by  E. 
M.  Hull.  It  will  be  recalled  that  Im- 
perial Pictures  was  originally  sched- 
uled to  produce  it.  Maurice  Tourneur 
will  direct  with  Nita  Naldi  featured. 


A      COMPLETE     LABORATORY 
AND    TITLK    SERVICF 


Rili 

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The  Standard  of  the  Industry 

723  7th  Ave..  N.Y.C.       Bryant  5450-1 


Seeks  to   Restrain   Stock   Sale 

Attorney  General  Ottinger  has  ap- 
plied to  Supreme  Court  Justice  Strong 
in  Brooklyn  for  an  injunction  to  re- 
strain Prominent  Pictures,  Inc.,  of 
145  West  45th  St.,  and  Walter  Lan- 
noy  Brind,  Emily  Rose  Brind  and 
Joseph  Falco,  all  connected  with  the 
corporation,  from  continuing  the 
sale  and  distribution  of  stock. 

The  Attorney  General  alleges  10,- 
000  shares  of  common  at  $10  a  share 
have  been  authorized  and  5,225  shares 
actually  issued.  The  company's  en- 
tire assets,  the  Attorney  General  al- 
leccs  consist  of  14  pictures,  for 
which  there  is  no  market. 


Change  in  Golf  Plans 

Chicago   —   The     Mid-West    Gol| 

Tournament  will  be  held  at  OlympiijJ 

Fields  instead  of  Highland  Park.  Thf 

date  is  unchanged,  Sept.  18. 


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I 


Thursday,  September  10,  1925 


Production  Happenings  In  Hollywood 


News  From  F.  B.  O. 

J.  I.  Schnitzer,  vice  president  and 
lolin  Brownell,  scenario  editor  of  F. 
B,   O.,   have  arrived  from  the  East. 

Fred  Thomson  has  completed 
■Riding  The  Winds"  and  is  prepar- 
ng    "All    Around    Frying    Pan." 

Roger  Manning  has  been  appointed 
iroduction  manager,  replacing  Clar- 
■nce  White,  who  has  resigned  to  be- 
-ome  production  manager  for  S.  S. 
-futchinson. 

j.  Grubb  Alexander  is  writing  the 
ontinuity  for  "The  Midnight  Flyer." 

Dick  Talmadge  has  completed 
The  Prince  of  Pep,"  under  Jack 
•Jelson's  direction. 

Jacqueline  Gadson  appeared  oppo- 
ite  Fred  Thomson  in  "Riding  The 
Vind." 


Neilan  Starts  "Great  Love" 

Marshall  Neilan,  who  recently  com- 
pleted "The  Skyrocket,"  starring 
Peggy  Hopkins  Joyce,  has  returned  to 
the  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  studio 
and  begun  direction  of  "The  Great 
Love". 

The  cast  includes  Bobby  Agnew, 
Vera  Stedman,  Chester  Conklin, 
Frank  Currier,  Junior  Coughlin  and 
Malcolm  Waite. 


West's  Largest  Pool  At  Studio 

The  largest  swimming  pool  in  the 
Vest  is  being  built  at  the  Pickford- 
airbanks  studio.  One  unit  of  this 
ink  will  hold  600,000  gallons  of  wa- 
T,  and  the  area  covered  is  more  than 
vo  city  blocks. 

The  pool  will  be  used  in  Doug's 
jrthcoming  production,  "The  Black 
irate,"  for  closeup  shots  of  "water 
ufT." 


"Penalty  of  Jazz"  Cast 

Harry  Cohn  announces  the  cast  for 
"The  Penalty  of  Jazz,"  starring  Dor- 
othy Revier,  as  follows:  Forrest  Stan- 
ley. Tom  Ricketts,  Ethel  Wales, 
Maude  Wayne  and  Erwin  Connley. 
Dorothy  Arzner  and  Paul  Ganglin 
wrote  the  story.  William  Wellman 
will  direct. 


Title  Again   Changed 

The  title  of  Edwin  Carewe's  re- 
cently completed  production,  made 
under  the  title  of  "The  Sea  Woman," 
Ister  changed  to  "Dangerous  Cur- 
rents," has  been  given  the  permanent 
title  of  "Barriers  Aflame." 


MacRae  at  Work  on  Crutches 

Henry  MacRae  has  returned  to  the 
niversal  lot  after  an  enforced  ab- 
nce  of  seve.al  weeks.  MacRae, 
hile  working  on  a  picture,  slipped 
id  fell,  shattering  the  bones  in  his 
jlit  ankle.  He  is  now  at  work  on 
iitches,  preparing  "Strings  of  Steel," 
serial. 


Gilmore  In  "The  Only  Thing" 

Douglas  Gilmore  has  been  cast  for 
^hc  Only  Thing,"  which  Elinor 
Lvn  wrote  and  which  she  is  to  di- 
et lierself.  Aileen  Pringle  and  Con- 
iy  Tearle  have  the  leads. 


Location    Hunting 

Henry  McCarty  and  James  I.  Ty- 
nan, of  Renaud  Hofifman  Prod.,  are 
m  Santa  Cruz  in  search  of  locations 
for  "The  Phantom  of  the  Forest  "  an 
original  story  by  Tynan,  which 'Mc- 
Carty  will   direct. 


Two  More  Warners   Finished 

.'The    Clash    of   the    Wolves,"    and 

jOmpromise"  wre  finished  this  week 

.}  Warners.     The  first  stars  Rin-Tin- 

n.     Irene  Rich  is  starred  in  "Com- 

lomise. 


Flynn  Completes  "Heads  Up" 

Maurice  ("Lefty")  FIvnn  has  com- 
.'■ted     'Heads    Up,"    a    comedy    laid 
"i^oufh  America  during  a  revolution 
Reduced    by    Harry    Garson    for    F 


Humberstone    Made    A    Director 

H.  Bruce  Humberstone  has  been 
elevated  from  assistant  to  direc- 
tor at  Universal.  He  has  just  com- 
pleted "The  City  of  Stars,"  his  own 
tale  of  Universal  City.  He  will  direct 
two-reelers. 


Syd   Chaplin's   Next 

Darryl  Francis  Zanuck,  scenario 
writer,  and  "Chuck"  Reisner,  direc- 
tor for  Syd  Chaplin,  have  gone  to 
'i  osemite  Park  to  write  and  adapt 
the  next  story.  No  title  has  been  an- 
nounced. 


MacGregor  Signed  For  Lead 

i-falcolm  MacGregor  will  play  the 

(■  role  in  "Shotgun  Jones"  for  the 

l"'iond  S.  Productions  at  the  Selig 

^  'IT'S.     Colin   Campbell   will   direct. 

-angdon  At  Work  On  Another 

'"-ry  Langdon  begins  shortly  on 
^  two-reeler  featuring  a  war-time 

'-liboy  in  France.  Vernon  Dent 
\atalie  Kingston  are  in  the  cast. 

Hutchison  To  Start  Shortly 
■roduction   will    soon    start   at   the 
0    American    Film    studio   in    Santa 
Hbara       S.    S.    Hutchison    recently 
P  chased  the  studio  for  $150,000. 


Fourth  Roosevelt   Feature   Started 

Action  Pictures  announces  the 
^tart  of  nroduction  on  "Thundering 
Through,"  the  fourth  in  the  serie.  of 
eight  five-reel  "Rough  Riding  Ro- 
mances    featuring   Buddy   Roosevelt. 

"Rudy's"  Newest  Finished  Soon 

Rij-ssell    Simpson    has    been    added 

R  i^'  ,,"1r  ?^  '"^^^  Lone  Eagle- 
Rudolph  Valentino's  first  United 
;'t,,ts  production  which  will  be  fin- 
ished in  two  weeks. 


Constance    Bennett   to    Play   "Sallv" 

Constance    Bennett    has    been    en- 
gaged to  play  the  role  of  "Sally"  in 
Sallv.  Irene  and  Mary",  for  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Maver.     Miss  Bennett  is  al- 
ready at  work. 


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Now  "Madam   Behave" 

The_  title    of    the    forthcoming    A1 

(hristie   feature,  in   which    Tulian   EI- 

mge  will  be  starred,  will  be  released 

"AT    .^^^^i""      Rehave"      instead      of 
Madam  Lucy." 


Strayer  Completing  Columbia  Picture 

Frank  Strayer,  directing  Jane  No- 
vak in  the  Columbia  production,  "The 
Lure  of  the  Wild,"  has  returned  from 
location  and  is  now  completing  the 
picture  at  the  Waldorf  Studios  with  a 
cast  including  besides  Miss  Novak, 
Alan  Roscoe,  Richard  Tucker,  Mario 
Carillo,  Pat  Harmon,  Baby  Billie 
Jean  and  "Ginger,"  the  dog. 


Universal  Co.  Leaves  Deadwood 

Jack  Hoxie's  company  has  com- 
pleted work  at  Deadwood,  S.  D.,  and 
will  leave  immediately  for  Universal 
City. 

The    company,   with    Al    Rogell    as 
director,    journeyed    there     to    shoot 
.scenes    for     "Deadwood     Dick"    and 
Red    Hot   Leather." 


Guts  and  Flashes 

Lumas,  distributing  Gotham  Prod 
announces  a  change  in  the  release 
schedule.  "The  Phantom  of  the  For- 
est, 111  which  Thunder,  the  dog,  will 
be  featured,  will  take  the  place  of 
Ihe  Forest  of  Destiny." 


William  E.  Armstrong  wrote  the 
(-hinese  sequence  in  "The  Beautiful 
City  starring  Richard  Barthelmess 
and  directed  by  Kenneth  Webb 


A.  G.  Penrod  has  finished  photo- 
graphing "Hell  and  the  Way  Out" 
directed  by  Dr.  J.  K.  Shields. 


Borzage   Starts   "Wages   for   Wives" 

Frank  Borzage  has  commenced 
work  on  'Wages  for  Wives".  Jac- 
queline Logan  is  the  feminine  lead 
and  Creighton  Hale  opposite  The 
cast  includes  Earle  Fox,  Zasu  Pitts 
David  Butler.  Claude  Gillingwater,' 
Dan  Mason,  Tom  Ricketts  and  Mary 
S'udden. 


Alvm  Wyckoff  is  completing  the 
photography  on  "Irish  Luck",  star- 
ring Thomas   Meighan. 

Gladys  Valerie  has  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  "Womanhandled",  starring 
Richard   Dix. 


Script   Of  Carewe   Film   Under   Way 

While  Edwin  Carewe  is  in  Yose- 
mite.  Lois  Leeson  is  completing  the 
script  of  "Joanna  With  A  Million  " 
which  will  be  Carewe's  first  produc- 
tion  under  his   new   contract. 


Afary   Foy   has   been   added   to   the 
■ast  of  "Irish  Luck." 


Davis  Negotiating  with  Maynard 

Los  Angeles— J.  Charles  Davis, 
head  of  the  Davis  Dist.  Division  is 
here  to  confer  with  Ken  Maynard, 
relative  to  a  new  series.  Davis  is  al- 
ready handling  one  group  of  eight 
Maynards. 


New  Famous  Exchange  Ready 

Los  Angeles  —  Paramount's  new 
exchange  at  20th  St.  and  South  Ver- 
mont Ave.  will  open  in  the  next 
month. 


Sally  James 
Farnham 

noted  sculptress,  says: 


"Vilma  Banky  has  the 

greatest  asset  in  the  world 
— fascination. 

Her    wistful     eyes     have 
smiles  and   tears   together. 

"Her   face    is    perfectly- 
modeled  for  pictures." 


Ronald  Colman 

Romance! 

Vilma  Banky 

Beauty! 

in 
The  Goldwyn-Fitzmaurice  Prod 

"THE  DARK  ANGEL" 

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POMY  EXPRESS 


"World  premiere  of  'The  Pony  Express'  at  Imperial  Thej 
tre,  San  Francisco,  at  $2.50  was  most  brilliant  event  i 
theatrical  history.  Traffic  stopped  for  blocks  for  first  timt 
in  San  Francisco  atnusement  history.  A  complete  artisti: 
and  financial  success.  Unanimous  opinion  of  public  ani 
newspaper  critics  alike  that  The  Pony  Express'  is  greatc 
picture  than  'The  Covered  Wagon'." 

Edward  B,  Baron,  Charles  M.  Pincus,  Jack  Partingtc 


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"Have  been  to  Imperial  Theatre  for  four  performances  since  premiere  and  crows 
are  even  more  enthusiastic  than  at  opening,  if  such  a  thing  is  possible.  Six  sho^s 
a  day  and  every  one  a  sell-out."  Charles  Eyt 

"  'The  Pony  Express'  is  a  truly  great  historical  picture  wonderfully  conceiv 
and  magnificently  done."  Senator  Samuel  Shortridge  of  Calif  on 

"  'The  Pony  Express'  is  a  vivid  picture  of  the  old  West  and  carries  one's  interest 
the  point  of  enthusiasm.  The  perils  of  the  trail  that  led  to  California  enham 
love  for  the  pioneers,  their  courage  and  fortitude." 

Senator  James  Z),  Phelan  of  Calif  on 

"  'The  Pony  Express'  is  a  greater  picture  than  'The  Covered  Wagon.'  "  ■' 

Sid  Graumn 


"A  worthy  successor  to  'The  Covered  Wagon'  and  carries  on  splendidly  the  1 
tory  of  planting  of  civilization  in  the  far  West."  San  Francisco  Chroni\ 


Opening  Sunday  at  the  Rivo 


JAMES  CRUZE/     " 

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Following  the  tremendously  brilliant  world  premiere 
opening,  *The  Pony  Express'  is  sweeping  regular  crowds 
tito  Imperial  Theatre.  Line  a  block  and  a  half  long  waited 
jt  eleven  o'clock  this  morning  for  opening  show  today. 
-iS  I  write  this  at  10:30  P.  M.  I  can  see  a  line  nearly  a 
llock  long  still  lining  Market  Street  awaiting  admission, 
ffhe  picture  is  shattering  all  box  office  records  at  the 

'nperial."  j^rch  Reeve 

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Most  influential  and  prominent  personages  of  San  Francisco  present  at  opening 
3  'The  Pony  Express.'  It  was  a  night  long  to  be  remembered.  Audiences  unan- 
I  ous  in  opinion  Tony  Express'  is  one  of  best  pictures  ever  shown.  Newspaper 
rtics  loud  in  praise.    We  look  for  a  long  run."  Edward  B.  Baron 

truly  great  picture— a  truly  constructive  picture— one  that  must  not  be 
^^^"'  San  Francisco  Call 

greater  picture  than  The  Covered  Wagon'  in  plot,  more  thrilling,  greater  his- 
oically,  with  true  epic  sweep  against  which  is  set  a  moving,  thrilling,  humor- 
.li  and  emotional  story."  San  Francisco  News 

"he  Pony  Express'  has  swing,  sweep,    thrill.     There   is   romance,   suspense, 
tnngth,  beauty,  in  its  tale  of  the  brave  men  who  rode  the  pony  express." 

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Newspaper  Opinions 


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Thursday,  September  10,  192S 


"The  Phantom  of  the  Opera 

Universal 

Astor 

AMERICAN—*  ♦  •  If  Rupert  Julian  had 
kept  up  the  suspense  to  the  very  end,  Univers- 
al would  have  had  a  masterpiece,  but  there 
is  much  to  be  desired  in  the  way  of  direc- 
torial coherence.  *  *  *  One  cannot  but  com- 
pliment Carl  Laemmle  on  the  magnificence 
of  his  production.  Any  directorial  shortcom- 
ings are  small  in  comparison  with  the  splen- 
dor of  the  production.  *  •  * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  •  *  Director  Julian 
has  made  every  member  of  the  cast  overact 
to  the  point  of  being  laughed  at,  after  one  gets 
through  being  bored.  Lon  Chaney  has  abso- 
lutely nothing  to  do  in  the  name  part,  other 
than  wear  a  grotesque  makeup  which  looks 
like  an  overdose  of  putty  distributed  to  the 
most  hideous  advantage  over  his  face. 

DAILY  NEWS — *  *  *  Much  praise  should 
be  given  for  the  glittering  replica  of  the 
Opera  House  of  Paris,  the  lavish  staging  of 
the  ballets,  the  atmosphere  attendant  on  the 
life  of  the  opera  and  the  colored  sequences 
during  the  bal  masque.  *  »  •  The  entire  pic- 
ture is  carried  oflE  on  the  grand  scale.  Never 
is  the  large  gesture  stopped  or  hampered  by 
intimacies  of  detail.  *  ♦  * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  •  *  An  ambi- 
tious effort.  And  the  settings  are  so  gor- 
geous, and  the  atmosphere  of  the  under- 
ground caverns  so  uncanny,  that  one  wishes 
it  had  been  better  directed.  Much  of  the 
action  is  jerky,  and  the  story  doesn  t  move 
as  smoothly  and  arrestingly  as  it  should.     _ 

But  even  so,  the  film  is  great  entertain- 
ment. *  *  * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  This  adap- 
tion of  the  eerie  Gaston  Leroux  novel  shows 
all  sorts  of  signs  that  too  many  hands  and 
too  many  minds  went  into  its  making.  And, 
as  is  so  often  the  case,  the  mmds  gave  otf 
a  lack  of  unanimity  and,  therefore,  the  pic^ 
ture  falls  short  of  perfect  cohesion. 
Lon  Chaney  is  seen  behind  a  makeup  which 
is  positively  repulsive.  It  makes  shivers  dance 
up  and  down  one's  spine.  *  *  * 

GRAPHIC — *  *  *  Certainly  Rupert  Julian, 
the  director  in  this  case,  has  no  cause  for 
self-congratulation.  There  is  a  jumble  oi 
scenes,  a  confused  mass  of  sets  and  People 
and  alleged  mysterious  happenings,  and  that 
is  all  No  one  in  the  cast  looks  or  acts  in 
the  least  either  afraid  or  mystified,  or  even 
interested  The  subtitles  do  little  beyond 
adding  to  the  confusion.  •  *  * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  It  opened 
auspiciously ;  and  as  a  matter  of  fact  all 
that  "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera  lacked  was 
in  the  spirit.  In  construction  it  is  peerless 
*  ♦  »  Lon  Chaney  does  all  that  any  one  could 
humanly  be  expected  to  do  in  the  role  of  the 
Phantom,  but  the  trouble  is  no  one  wanted  the 
Phantom  to  be  human.  »  •  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  Score 
another  triumph  for  Lon  Chaney's  characteri- 
zations *  *  *  Universal  has  made  a  picture 
that  is  a  pleasure  to  look  at  and  Chaney,  as 
usual,  stands  out  as  an  exceptional  actor  in 
a  none  too  easy  part.  *  *  *  .  .        „ 

The  plot  Of  this  particular  picture  hasn  t 
hiunan  appeal,  but  the  production  is  interest- 
ing and  at  times  impressive,  sets  massive  and 
sufficient  action  has  been  injected  into  the 
latter  part  to  carry  the  audience  along. 

POST *  *  *  The  setting  *  *  *  is  unusually 

fine,  a  really  notable  piece  of  work,  and  the 
scenes  in  color,  on  the  whole,  lend  a  Pictur- 
esque note  to  the  opera  crowds  and  the 
bal  masque.  Miss  Philbin  is  good  as  the 
prima  donna,  with  Norman  Kerry  equally 
effective  in  a  number  of  striking  uniforms. 
Mr  Chaney,  naturally  enough,  dominates  the 
picture,  even  when  he  is  not  in  evidence. 
Any  one  who  enjoys  melodramatic  thrills  with 
a  goodly  share  of  the  horrible  will  have  a 
splendid  time.  •  *   * 

SUN *    *    *    Must   be   accounted    a    suc- 

successful  pictorial  melodrama,  and  as  such  is 
worth  a  visit  by  those  to  whom  sliding  trap- 
doors, underground  torture  chambers,  etc., 
are  the  ideal  cinema  bill  of  fare.  *  *  * 

This  delightfully  trashy  tale  is  told  rather 
smoothly,  with  a  fair  measure  of  suspense 
and,   perhaps,   one  or  two   real   thrills. 

TELEGRAM — *  *  *  Is  the  most  brazenly 
ghoulish  performance  that  the  silent  drama 
has  yet  produced.  Carl  Laemmle  has  clam- 
ored for  effect  regardless  of  expenditure,  and 
the  picture  is  staged  with  ai  lavish  extrava- 
gance that  at  intervals  seems  scarcely  warr- 
anted. *  *  *  ,  .  , 

TIMES — •*  *  *  Is  an  ultra  fantastic  melo- 
drama, an  ambitious  production  in  which  there 
is  much   to  marvel   at  in   the   scenic   effects. 


It  has  been  produced  with  a  sort  of  mechan- 
ical precision.  *  *  *  As  it  stands  it  will 
strike  popular  fancy,  and  the  stage  settings 
will  appeal  to  everybody.  ♦   »  ♦ 

This  is  a  well-dressed  thriller,  with  a 
caoable  acting  by  the  villain,  a  stiff  and 
stilted  hero  and  an  insipid  heroine.  So  far 
as  the  story  is  concerned,  it  looks  as  if  too 
many  cooks  had  rather  spoiled  the  broth, 
which  was  served  up  in  novel  form  by  Gaston 
Le  Roux.  *  *  * 

WORLD — *  *  *  It  seems  now,  after  more 
than  a  year  of  "fixing,"  that  "The  Phantom" 
is  in  condition  to  go  bravely  before  the 
country  as  a  typical  Universal  thriller.  Art- 
less for  the  most  part,  to  be  sure,  and  choppy 
in  many  of  its  sequences,  it  is  still  sufficiently 
charged  with  that  mysterious  element  of 
ghostliness  to  cause  it  to  be  clasped  to  the 
bosoms  of  great  hordes  of  the  population.  *  *  * 


Theater  Changes 

Batavia,  N.  Y.— The  Dellinger  has 
closed  for  repairs. 

Pittsburgh— The  Cameo  having 
oeen  closed  for  over  a  week,  under- 
,oing  repairs,  has  reopened. 

San  Francisco  — The  interests  of 
Sid  Darling  of  the  Majestic,  Willets, 
have  been  taken  over  by  Bill  Wheel- 
er, formerly  manager  for  Vitagraph 
in   San  Francisco. 


Changes  Around  Cleveland 
Cleveland — Innumerable  changes 
have  taken  place  in  theaters  in  this 
State,  some  closing  down  part  time 
until  business  is  better,  others  chang- 
ing hands  and  many  undergoing  re- 
modeling. 

The  Globe,  Columbianna,  is  operating  only 
one  day  a  week.  C.  O.  Frederick  has  bought 
the  Gilger,  at  Norwalk  and  after  extensive 
alterations  will  rename  it  the  Moose.  The 
Toledo,  at  Toledo,  controlled  by  M.  Sour- 
beer,  of  Indianapolis,  will  reopen  as  a 
straight  picture  house  under  Howard  Feigley. 
G  O  Dupuis  has  purchased  the  Marvin, 
Findlay,  and  wUl  alter  it.  W.  L.  Bristol 
is  the  new  owner  of  tlie  Victory,  at  Find- 
lay,  having  bought  out  P.  J.  Marquard.  The 
W!eber,  at  Dover,  and  the  State,  at  Uhrichs- 
ville,  have  been  bought  by  Howard  Frankel. 
V.  Rakestraw,  owner  of  the  State  and  Strand 
at  Salem,  will  remodel  the  State.  The  May- 
field,  1230  Mayfield  Road,  has  closed  two 
days  a  week  until  the  season  starts.  The 
Elk,  St.  Clair  Avenue,  Toledo,  is  closed, 
temporarily.  The  Diamond,  on  Broadway, 
Toledo,    reopens    Sept.    15. 

Mclntyre  Out  of  M.-G.-M. 

Los  Angeles— Robert  Mclntyre  has 
resigned  as  casting  director  at  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer  to  be  succeeded  by 
John  Lancaster.  R.  E.  Naumann, 
mechanical  superintendent  has  also 
resigned. 

Next  Christie  Feature  Selected 

Los  Angeles— Scott  Sidney,  direc- 
tor of  "Madame  Behave",  latest 
Christie  feature  will  next  direct  "The 
Million  Dollar  Handicap",  a  version 
of  "Thoroughbreds",  by  W.  A. 
Fraser. 


Baltimore,  Md.— The  Sunset,  1110 
So.  Charles  St.,  has  been  sold  by 
Mary  Wasolowski  to  the  Provident 
Savings  Bank,  for  $25,000.  It  seats 
401).  ' 


Watertown,  N.  Y.— The  Avon  The- 
ater Corp.  has  purchased  the  Grand 
in  Johnstown.  Frank  Empsall  heads 
the  company. 

Creal  Springs,  111.— W.  P.  Walker 
has  bought  the  theater  at  Vienna,  111., 
and  has  sold  his  house  here  to  M. 
Whitehead. 


New  $250,000  Coast  House 
Lankershim,  Cal. — Plans  are  afoot 
for  a  $250,000  theater  for  Lanker- 
shim. Weddington  Investment  Co. 
has  leased  the  southwest  corner  of 
Lankershim  Blvd.  and  Weddington 
Ave.,  to  Hollywood  Theaters,  Inc.,  of 
which  Mike  Gore  is  president  and  Sol 
Lester,  secretary,  and  which  is  as- 
sociated with  West  Coast  Theaters 
The  lease  is  for  99  years  and  involves 
an  expenditure  of  $850,000  in  rentals 
and   construction. 


Temple,  Texas— The  Crescent  has 
been  closed  for  remodeling  and  re- 
decorating. A  second  story  is  to 
be  added. 


"Freshman"  in  12  Houses 
Pittsburgh— "The  Freshman"  will 
be  shown  day  and  date  in  12  theaters 
in  this  territory  the  week  of  Sept.  21 
The  houses  include  the  Strand,  al 
Erie;  the  State,  at  Washington;  Vir 
ginia,  Wheeling;,  State,  Altoona;  Cap 
itol,  New  Castle;  Metropolitan,  Mor 
gantown;  Liberty,  Sharon;  State,  Al 
lentown,  and  the  Cambria,  at  Wash 
ington. 

Resigns  From  Saxe;  Joins  "U" 

Milwaukee — Mrs.  Ann  McMurd;  ■ 
has  left  the  employ  of  the  Saxe  pub 
licity  department  and  is  handlin  { 
publicity  for  the  Universal  theaters  J 
the  Alhambra  and  the  Palace  Orpl) 
eum. 


Schenectady,  N.  Y.— Mrs.  Cather- 
ine Farrell  has  sold  the  Lincoln  to 
Jacob  Feltman  &  Son.  The  house 
seats  800. 


San  Francisco — Eugene  Golden  will 
shortly  open  his  Golden  Pavillion  at 
Etna  Mills,  showing  three  days  a 
week. 


"Stella  Dallas"  Finished 
Los  Angeles — After  four  months  of 
actual  filming,  "Stella  Dallas"  has 
been  finished.  Samuel  Goldwyn  will 
take  the  print  to  New  York  in  Oc- 
tober. 


Toledo— Ed.  Souerbeir  is  renovat- 
ing the  old  Toledo  and  making  it 
entirely  modern  at  a  cost  of  $150,000. 

San  Francisco  —  The  ^ay  Point 
theater.  Bay  Point,  is  being  remodel- 
ed  by    Manager    Eaton. 

Lake  Wales,  Fla.— N.  W.  Remond, 
has  reentered  the  field  with  the  pur- 
chase of  the  Scenic. 


Ramsdell  Joins  Universal 
Lon  B.  Ramsdell,  publicity  and  e: 
ploitation  man,  has  been  engaged  t 
Universal  to  handle  exploitation  at 
publicity  in  the  Pittsburgh  territor 
He  will  succeed  Jack  Hays,  resigne 

P.  D.  C.  Leases  St.  Louis  Quart* 

St.  Louis— Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  h 
leased  the  old  Pathe  offices  on  t 
ground  floor  of  the  Plaza  Theal 
Building.  Extensive  alterations'  a: 
improvements  will  be  made. 

Two  New  Managers 

W.    J.    Morgan,    sales    manager. 
Prod.  Dist.  Corp.,  announces  appoi 
ment   of   C.  A.   Schultze  as  mana{ 
of  Kansas  City  branch  and  Tom  I 
tie  at  Atlanta. 


Marshall,  Mich.— L.  E.  Larkin  of 
the  Larkin  Theater  Co.  has  purchased 
the   Garden. 


Lascelle  Signs   Ruth  Mix 

Los  Angeles— Ruth  Mix  has  signed 
a  new  contract  with  Ward  Lascelle 
to  appear  in  Westerns. 

Brown  Succeeds  Gallagher 
Pittsburgh — Ray   C.    Brown   is   the 
new  manager  of  the  Cameo,  succeed- 
ing Gerald  Gallagher. 

Plunkett  Back  from  Cuba 

Joseph  Plunkett  of  the  Mark 
Strand  return  to  New  York  yester- 
day from   Havana. 

Alice   Terry    Returns 
Alice  Terry  is  back  in  New  York 
from   France.     She   returned  on   the 
Majestic. 

Rubin   Back 

J.  Robert  Rubin  is  back  from  a  bus- 
iness trip  to  Europe. 


Long  Pine,  Neb.— A.  F.  Bossford 
has  purchased  the  theater  at  Long 
Pine. 


Waynesboro,  Ga.  —  The  Grand  is 
now  under  management  of  F.  Hay- 
good. 

Zanesville,  O.— L.  J.  Joseph  has 
leased  the  Zane  from  L.  H.  Williams. 


Great  Falls,  Mont.  — W.  W.  Free- 
man has  closed  the  Imperial. 

Seymour,  la.— C.  R.  Coons  sold  his 
house  to  Peter  Madison. 


Pete  Egan  Again  Strand  Manag' 
Calgary — Pete    Egan   has  been 
appointed    manager    of    the    Stra 
after  a  few  weeks  in  Winnipeg. 


HAIL! 


Langdon,    N.    D.— N.    F.    Charrier 
has  leased  the   Electric. 


Wynne,  Ark. — John  Collins  is  now 
in  control  of  the  Dixie. 


Dike,  la.— C.  Grunnet  has  sold  the 
Opera  House,  Iowa. 


5^'*Trv- 


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^<?RE(OCMIZEi 

Authority 


XXXIII     No.  62 


Friday  September  11,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


OX  On  Big  Board 

,  Shares  Admitted  to  Trading 
i24  Profits  Reported  as  Total- 
ing   $2,009,044 
^  Board    of    Governors    of    the 
ork  Stock  Exchange  have  ad- 
to    trading   400,000    shares    of 
stock  of   Fox  Film  outstand- 
The     shares     previously    were 
in    on    the    New    York    Curb 

s  statement  filed  with  the  ex- 
,  Fox  reported  net  profits  of 
2    for     the     12     weeks     ended 

21,  1925,  the  latest  figures 
le  .  This  report  was  compiled 
time  the  stock  was  introduced 
Vail  Street  banking  syndicate, 
e  full  year  1924  the  cor.-.pany 
^d  net"  profits  of  $2,099,044, 
;  $1,808,165  in  1923. 

stock  reached  a  high  of  72 
lay  and  a  low  of  71%  while 
Dse    was    yiyi.      Sales    totaled 


adway  House  for  Ind'p'ts? 

as  reported  yesterday  a  group 
ndependents  had  entered  upon 
ata  arrangement  to  finance  the 
tion  of  a  legitimate  theater  on 
t.  for  conversion  into  a  first- 


]rd  Barrymore  for  Warners 
ijAngeles — John  Barrymore  has 
jwith  the  Warners  to  appear  in 
picture. 

cw  Books  "The  Gold  Rush" 

Locw  circuit  has  booked  "The 
^ush"   in   New   York   giving  it 
^ek  engagements  in  houses  that 
ihlv  have  a  spHt  week  policy. 

, 1 — 

Btie  En  Route  to  Continent 

iies   H.   Christie   is  aboard  the 
idue  in  Havre  today. 


r,t  Buys  "The  Bat" 

'5,000  for  Film  Rights  to  Stage 
-United    Artists    Will    Dis- 
tribute in  Spring 

id  West  vesterday  closed  for 
rights  to  "The  Bat"  for  $75,- 

Bat"  will  be  put  into  imme- 

oduction  in  Hollywood.  West 

incorporate  several  new  mys- 

ejmcnts  which  do  not  appear  in 

The  picture  will  be  released 

ed  Artists  in  January. 

Initiations    were    completed    by 

lals    and    Kemper,    theatrical 

:^who  represented  the  authors, 

Roberts    Rinehart    and    Avery 

)d. 


6  Months'  Release 

C.     E.     A.     Moves     Against     Block- 
Bookings  in  England — May  Ask 
Government  Aid 

London — The  Cinematograph  Ex- 
hibitors' Ass'n  yesterday  passed  a 
drastic  resolution  against  block-book- 
ings, providing  that  after  January, 
1927  release  dates  must  be  not  more 
than  six  months  after  the  dates  on 
which   contracts  are   signed. 

If  it  should  become  necessary. 
Government  legislation  to  this  end 
will   be  sought. 


Allvine  Heads  A.   M.   P.   A. 

Glendon  Allvine  was  elected  presi- 
dent of  the  A.  M.  P.  A.  yesterday. 
Walter  F.  Eberhardt,  is  new  vice- 
president;  S.  Charles  Einfeld,  treasur- 
er and  A.  S.  Rittenberg.  secretary. 

The  following  were  elected  to  serve 
on  the  board  of  directors;  Charles 
Barrel!,  E.  O.  Brooks,  Gordon  White, 
Charles  P.  Cohen  and  A.  L.  Selig. 


Negotiating    with    Zangwill 

The  recently  organized  Jaffe  Art 
Film  Corp.  which  has  already  com- 
pleted its  first  "Broken  Hearts"'  is 
negotiating  with  Israel  Zangwill  for 
an  original  specially  written  for  films. 
JafTe  is  also  preparing  to  produce  a 
picture  based  on  one  of  the  Biblical 
stories.  Oswald  Schuller  is  now  in 
Europe  securing  data  and  will  later 
go  to  Palestine  to  supervise  erection 
of  a  studio  where  part  of  the  picture 
is  to  be  filmed. 


Golden  to  Sell 

New  Haven — When  asked 
yesterday  if  he  intended  re- 
suming selling  in  Connecticut, 
"Doc"  Golden  of  the  Golden 
Dist.  Corp.,  Boston  said: 

"The  chances  are  hundred  to 
one  that  I  will". 

Golden  promises  more  de- 
finite word  on  Wednesday. 
Local  exchangemen  express  re- 
gret over  his  attitude,  pointing 
out  such  a  move  would  tend  to 
disrupt  a  situation  which  now 
gives  promise  of  straightening 
out.  A  break  in  the  ranks  of 
distributors,  they  declared, 
would  go  a  long  way  toward 
hampering  the  campaign  for  the 
defeat  of  the  Durant  tax  law. 


"The    Phantom"   Does   S.    R.    O. 

Despite  the  warm  weather,  "The 
Phantom"  has  been  doing  capacity 
business  both  afternoon  and  evening 
since  the  opening  Sunday. 


Pathe  Gets  Biblical  Films 

Pathe  has  acquired  a  series  of  Holy 
Land  pictures  produced  by  the  Holy 
Land  Film  Co.,  of  Cincinnati.  There 
are  20  in  the  series,  each  in  one  reel. 


Buy  In  Bridgeport 

Warners    Take    Over    the    Cameo,    a 

1,600    Seat    House    from    Brandt 

Interests 

Another  theater  has  been  added  to 
those  recently  acquired  by  the  War- 
ners in  the  purchase  of  the  Cameo 
at  Bridgeport,  Conn.  The  Warners 
acquire  full  title  to  the  property,  in- 
cluding the  ground  on  which  the 
building  stands.     The  theater  will  be 

(Continued  on   Page   5) 


I '       Hof  .     or  Session 

ipression    u;    ws   that    Connecticut 
Governor  Wi!l  Call  Special  Leg 
islative  Session 

By  ARTHUR  IV.  EDDY 
Hartford    —    There    is    a    growing 
opinion  that  Governor  Trumbull  may 
decide    to    call    a    special    session    of 
the   Legislature   to  again   act   on   the 
Durant  film  tax  law  when  he  receives 
the  formal  petition  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O. 
When     interviewed     at     the     Capitol 
yesterday  he  was  asked  if  he  conterr 
plated    ordering   a    special    legisla. 
session.     He  replied  that  such  actir, 
had  not  been  formally  requested  and 
consequently  he  had  no  statement  to 
make   concerning  the   matter. 

Governor  Trumbull  was  queried  if 
he  signed  the  Durant  measure  under 
the  impression  given  him  by  its 
sponsors  that  it  would  place  the  tax 
burden  upon  outside  distributing 
corporations  and  not  exhibitors  with- 
in the  state.  He  declined  to  answer 
this  and  other  questions  concerning 
the  situation. 

"It  is  up  to  me  to  see  that  the  law 
is  administered  as  effectively  as  pos- 
sible."  he   said. 


The  M.  P.  T.  O.  Stand 

president  Walsh  Explains  Origin  of 
Tax    Bill    and    Shows    How    De- 
fense was  Impossible 
Hartford  —  Desiring    to    correct 
the    widespread    and    erroneous    im- 
pression  regarding   the    origin   of   the 
Durant   film   tax   bill,    President   Jos- 
eph  W.   Walsh   of  the   M.    P.   T.    O. 
said  yesterday: 

"Reports  published  in  various  Con- 
{Continued  on  Page  3) 


Fore! 


The  Fall  Film  Golf  Tournament  will  be  held  at  the 
Winged  Foot  Golf  Club,  Mamaroneck,  N.  Y.,  on  Tues- 
day, October  13.  This  course,  which  is  used  by  mem- 
bers of  the  New  York  Athletic  Club  only,  is  one  of  the 
finest  in  the  East. 

The  Committee  wishes  to  express  its  thanks  to  W.  H. 
Rabell  for  his  efforts  in  arranging  for  the  film  tourna- 
ment to  play  there. 


New  Britain,  Conn. — The  State 
Federation  of  Labor  in  convention 
vesterday  passed  a  resolution  asking 
for  an  extra  session  of  the  assembly. 
The  resolution  reported  by  the  com- 
mittee on  resolutions  was  introduced 
by  Eugene  Treiber,  Secretary  of  the 
{Continued  on  Page  5) 


No  Prosecutions 

Delinquent     Boston     State     Righters 

Now  Parties  to  Revolving  Fund 

in  Connecticut 

Hartford  —  Boston  state  righters 
who  were  delinquent  in  lining  up  with 
the  national  distributors'  revolving 
fund  devised  to  pay  the  film  tax  have 
now  come  into  the  field.  All  have 
either  submitted  lists  of  their  prod- 
uct sent  into  Connecticut  since  the 
Durant  law  became  operative  or 
^crreed  to  without  further  delay.  Tax 
Commissioner  Blodgett  recently 
liir^atened  to  prosecute  them  for  non- 
payment of  assessments  already  due. 

The  exchange  which  were  originally 
on  the  Tax  Commissioner's  list  of  de- 
linquents were: 

Golden  Dist.   Corp. 

American    Feature    Film    Co. 

Astor   Producing   Corp. 

Grand-Arow  Film   Exchange. 

Pioneer  Film  Co.  and  Supreme 
Film    Co. 

Charles  C.  Pettijohn  of  the  Havs 
office  yesterday  turned  $15,000  over 
to  Ta.x  Commissioner  Blodgett  as 
the  first  payment  for  1.500  registra- 
tion leaders  which  must  be  attached 

{Continued  on   Page   5) 


Friday,  September  11,  1' 


VsLXUIIINo.  62    Friilay,SepL11,1925    Price  5  Cents 


Copyright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  FoUtt, 
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vVlU'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
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}.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager ;  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor ; 
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free)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
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should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY,  1650 
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\ew  York.  Hollywood,  California — HaTvey 
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Jhaftesbury  Ave..  London,  W.  I.  Pans  Rep- 
*sentative.  La  Cinematographic  Francaise,  5, 
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Quotations 

High    Lovy    Close      Sales 

Balaban    &    Katz    ..    76j4      76}^     76^    

Eastman    Kodak    ...106M   106       106  700 

Famous  Players   ....108^4   10754    10?^   2,800 

F.   P.   Pfd 117K2   117!4   117}^      200 

Film    Inspection    ...      5^4        Syi       Syi      900 

First   National    Not  quoted 

Fox     "A"     72         71H      71/2   6,000 

Loew's,    Inc 34^4      3354      34        4,000 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    ..   21^     215^     215i       100 

M.    P.    Cap.    Corp Not   quoted 

Pathe  Exch.  "A"    ..    78J4     78         78M   1.000 

Skouras    Bros 58         57?^      57;^    

Trans   Lux   Screen    .      6%       65i       6^   1,100 

Universal     36^8      >6  36  300 

Warners    "A"     20/^      20Ji      20^^    1,200 

Warners     Not    quoted 


Yale  Seeks  Detail  from  Kane 

New  Haven— Robert  T.  Kane  will 
come  to  New  Haven  next  week  to 
explain  his  proposal  to  endow  a  chair 
in  motion  picture  technique  at  sever- 
al universities.  He  will  visit  the  city 
at  the  invitation  of  George  Parmly 
Day,  treasurer  of  Yale  Unversity, 
who  desires  detailed  information 
which  he  will  submit  to  the  Yale  cor- 
poration. 

Michigan  Meets   Oct.  7-8 

Detroit — Preparations  are  under 
way  for  the  annual  convention  of 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Michigan,  which 
will  be  held  at  the  Hotel  Pantlind, 
Grand  Rapids,  Oct.  7  and  8.  Arbi- 
tration will  occupy  a  prominent  part 
in   the   discussions. 


Whelan   on   Promotion   Trip 

Leslie  Whelan,  exploitation  mana- 
ger of  the  Harold  Lloyd  Corp.,  has 
left  New  York  on  an  extended  trip 
through  the  Middle  West  to  exploit 
"The    Freshman." 


Experienced  man  seeks  connection  in 
production  field.  Six  years  experience 
at  >tudio  auditor    and    manager.      Will 


work  anywhere. 

M-264 

1650    Broadway 


c-o    Film    Daily 
New    York    City 


1,248  Units  Chartered 

In  The  Industry  Since  Jan.  1st,  Rep- 
resenting  $359,817,181    In   Active 
Capital 

During  August,  146  companies 
were  chartered  in  this  industry,  list- 
mg  $31,995,600  in  active  capital.  Fifty- 
unc  did  not  list  capital,  but  capital 
slock  instead,  according  to  the  regu- 
lar monthly  survey  by  THE  FILM 
DAILY.  The  total  for  the  month  is 
the  same  as  July,  in  point  of  number 
of  charters,  although  the  amount  of 
capital  exceeds  July  by  $4,404,600. 
Companies  formed  in  July  listed  a 
capital  of  127,591,000. 

So  far  this  year,  1,248  companies 
nave  received  corporate  papers  within 
the  industry,  representing  a  total  ac- 
tive capital  of  $359,817,161.  Both 
these  figures  are  the  highest  for  any 
previous  12  months,  with  only  eight 
months  of  1925  spent.  A  resume  of 
charters  filed  and  capital  listed  since 
January  follows: 

Month                 No.  of  Not   Listing 

Companies  Capital       Cap. 

Jan 166  $66,809,000          53 

Feb 86  21,241,000          23 

March     222  36,946,000          63 

April     115  42,582,500          35 

May    232  29,010,721          74 

June     135  103,640,900          30 

July     146  27,591.000          42 

Aug 146  31,995,600         51 

Totals:  1,248  $359,817,161        371 

New  York,  as  usual,  leads  in  num- 
ber of  charters  filed  in  August,  and, 
?gain,  Delaware  is  first  with  regard 
to  the  amount  of  capital  listed.  There 
were  62  charters  granted  in  New 
York  State,  compared  with  66  the 
month  before;  Delaware  is  second  in 
this  respect,  with  19  and  California 
a  close  third,  with  18.  The  Delaware 
corporations  were  chartered  with  a 
capital  of  $25,795,000.  California  has 
the  second  highest  total,  $2,615,000 
:.nd  New  York  ,third,  with  $920,000, 
This  month's  survey  includes  com- 
|;anies  chartered  in  17  states,  Canada 
and  Switzerland,  divided  as  follows: 

State                  No.   o{  Not   Listing 
Companies         Capital  Cap. 

^3] 18          $   2,615,000  7 

Del 19           25,795,000  — 

III 8  616,000  3 

Ky 1  2,000  — 

Mass 2  75,000  — 

Mich 1  500.000  — 

Mo 1  30,000  — 

Mont 1  50,000  — 

S.    J 9  535,000  4 

K.    Y 62  920,000  27 

N.    C 3  200,000  1 

Ohio    4  20,000  2 

Penn 3  155,000  — 

Tax 5  300,000  3 

Va 2  40.000  — 

W.    Vt 2  10,000  — 

Wis 3  132,000  2 

Can 1                 I 

Switzerland    1                 1 

Totals:  146         $31,995,600         51 


^^B^iathtS^iM 


Look  BetterandWear  longer 


One  outstanding  charter  in  point 
of  capital  was  the  Signal  Mountain 
Holding  Co.,  chartered  in  Delaware 
with  a  capital  of  $15,000,000.  Others 
listing  $1,000,000,  or  more,  include: 
the  Stanley-Crandall  Co.  of  Washing- 
ton, Inc.,  chartered  in  Delaware  with 
$3,400,000;  the  Blank  Theater  Co.  of 
Nebraska,  Inc.,  also  a  Delaware  com- 
pany, SI, 500,000;  the  Smvphonaer 
Co.,"  Delaware,  $1,500,000;  the  Fine 
Arts  Biiildinw,  Inc.,  of  California, 
listing  $1,000,000,  and  Mary-Madda- 
leine  Films,  Inc.,  holding  Delaware 
papers,  $1,000,000. 

As  usual,  there  were  more  theater 
companies  chartered  than  any  otfiers. 


Twin   City   Theaters   Sold 

Ceiitralia,  Wash. — A.  F.  Cormier, 
L.  T.  Robinson  and  J.  E,  Fitzgerald 
have  disposed  of  their  interests  in  the 
Twin  City  theaters  to  A.  C.  St.  John 
of  Chehalis  and  Frank  A.  Graham, 
other  members  of  the  corporation. 
Tiie  corporation  operates  the  Liberty, 
Grand  and  Rialto  in  Centralia  and  the 
St.  Helens,  Liberty  and  Dream  in 
Chehalis. 

Graham  will  be  general  manager 
for  both  cities,  in  direct  charge  of  the 
Centralia  houses,  and  Harry  Packin- 
ham  will  manage  the  Chehalis  thea- 
ters. 


Omaha  Musicians  Strike 

Omaha,  Neb. — Three  of  Omaha's 
leading  down  town  theaters,  the 
Rialto,  Strand  and  Sun,  are  without 
musicians,  following  a  walkout  of 
the  union  when  managers  refused  to 
grant  an  increase  of  from  $45  and 
$50  to  $60  a  week. 


Goldberg  Robbed 

Omaha,  Neb. — Harry  L.  Goldberg, 
of  the  World  Realty  Co.,  operating  a 
string  of  local  theaters,  was  held  up 
recently  and  robbed  of  $1,500  in 
jewelry  and  cash. 


Glenn  Hunter  Completes  "The 
Clodhopper" 

Final  scenes  of  "The  Clodhopper," 
starring  Glenn  Hunter,  were  filmed 
last  week  at  the  LTniversal  Studios, 
Fort  Lee,  N.  J.,  under  direction  of 
Joseph    Henaberry. 


Freedom  Buys  Arrow  Franchise 

Arrow  has  sold  its  group  of  24 
"Golden  Arrow"  productions  for 
1925-26  to  Freedom  Film  Corp.,  of 
"^ufTalo,  for  Upper  New  York  State. 


POWERS  FILM 

Survives  the  long  run. 
Distributed  exclusively  by 

SENSITIZED  FILMS,  Inc. 


A.  G  STEEN.  P«W€n< 


Phone 
Circle  8981 


1650  Broadway 
N.  Y.  C. 


NATIONAL    EVANS 
LABORATORIES,  Inc. 

Developing — Printing— Titles 


1476  Broadway 


Telephonp^ 


Bryant  9.130  9331 


Limit  On  Theateil 

Minnesota      Town      Decrees      i 
Houses     Are     Sufficient  —  M  ■ 
Against  Seasonal  Enterprise 

Thief  River  Falls,  Minn. — An; 
ed   with   the   spirit   of  rendering  f 
ter    protection    to    present    bu 
enterprises  the  city  council  has 
steps  to  pass  ordinances  limitin 
number    of    pool    rooms    of    a    ] 
nature  to  two,  also  placing  the 
limit  on   picture   houses,   there 
two    here,    under    one    manage 
This   step   on   the   part   of   the 
men,   it  is   believed  will  enable 
ent    owners    to    enjoy    larger    \ 
during  the  winter  season,  which 
tofore    have    been    impossible 
short-lived  enterprises  would  O) 
the  approach  of  cold  weather  an 
continue  in  the  spring. 


Baggott  Signs  with  Univer 

Los  Angeles  —  King  Baggoi  3 
signed  a  long  term  contract  ,1 
Universal  to  direct.  It  is  efllii 
upon  completion  of  "Tumblew;ij 
Bill   Hart's  new  picture.  ij 

Chandler   Succeeds   Kellogiij 

First  National  announced  yes  Hi 
that  C.  W.  Chandler  has  beeii( 
pointed  director  of  advertisinj  Ji 
publicity  to  take  effect  Set'!; 
He  succeeds  Mark  Kellogg,  wih 
resigned,  M 

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Amusement  Co.  owns  and  ofil 
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New  York  state  devoted  to  o 
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jie  M.  P.  T.  O.  Stand 

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icut  newspapers  and  New  York 
5  papers  and  circulated  from 
r  sources  have  given  some  peo- 
he  idea  that  the  measure  passed 
the  original  bill  which  exhibitors 
5sted  against  at  a  hearing  held 
he  judiciary  committee  of  the 
'  Legislature  early  in  the  past 
on.  This,  however,  is  not  a  fact 
le  first  bill  was  strictly  a  cen- 
lip  measure  and  was  never  re- 
:d  out  of  committee.  The  ex- 
i)rs  received  the  impression  at 
time  that  there  was  no  real  sen- 
it  in  favor  of  censorship, 
he  bill  which  finally  became  a 
originated  and  was  rushed 
igh  both  houses  at  the  last  min- 
•y  way  of  the  finance  committee, 
strictly  tax  measure.  The  ex- 
irs  were  given  no  opportunity 
committee  hearing  before  the 
g  of  the  session.  If  my  mem- 
5  correct  only  two  days  elapsed 
the  time  the  bill  was  introduced 
it  was  passed  by  both  houses. 
r  these  circumstances  it  was  a 
cal  impossibility  to  defend  our 
ists  prior  to  the  time  the  bill 
i.  We  did,  however,  immediately 
ge  for  a  pubhc  hearing  before 
jovernor  an  after  stating  our 
on  in  the  matter,  asked  him 
ithhold  his  signature  from  the 
ire.  The  Governor,  however, 
licated  by  his  statement  at  the 
of  the  signing  of  the  measure, 
id  to  be  thoroughly  convinced 
lo  hardships  would  be  imposed 
dthe  theater  men  of  the  state  or 
ijublic. 

llwever,  the  tax  has  not  worked 

t  s  was  apparently  intended  and 

■  xhibitors  of   the  state  are  now 

uJ  in  a  very  precarious  position 

dhrough  the  mechanical  workings 

le    law,    the    whole    industry    in 

iiicticut    has    been    thrown    into 

i       We  do  not  believe  that  is 

ire  of  anyone  concerned  in  the 

i  gc   of   this    law   to    work   these 

II hips  on  the  exhibitors  of  Con- 

ci  ut  who  have  always  cooperated 

:e   fullest   extent   with   the   state 

it  Is  and  we  sincerely  believe  that 

\e  our  serious  plight  is  explained 

t  m  that  we  will  be  accorded  just 

it 

lilso  wish  to  reiterate  the  state- 

1    which    I    have    made    several 

u  before  that  the  theater  men  of 

nrcticut  are  not  taking,  and  will 

t  like,  any  steps  to  embarrass  the 

Tic'ls  whose  duty  it  is  to  enforce 

IS '.w.    Our  attitude  from  the  first 

s  een  to  cooperate  with  them  in 

r  way  possible  and  we  shall  con- 

u  to   do   so   as   long  as   the   law 

in;is    on    the    statute    books,    al- 

3ijh  our  business  is  being  serious- 

hmpered  and  we  are   put  to  an 

djjnal   expense    far    in    excess   of 

y!:venue  which  the  state  can  hope 

rieive." 


^rhard  Quits  Evening  World 

Girge  Gerhard,  motion  picture  edi- 
r  the  Evening  World  has  re- 
rnl.  and  will  be  succeeded  by  Pal- 
5rj.mith.     The  change  is  effective 


Bischoff  Here 

Sauel  Bischoff,  comedy  producer 
ifflrom  the  Coast.     At  the  Astor. 


An  Unusual  Situation 

Alleged  Failure  To  Pay  Rent  Starts 

Unique  Battle  at  Casper,  Wyo., 

Houses 

Casper,  Wyo. — This  city  witnessed 
a  unique  occurrence  when  at  both  the 
America  and  Iris  ,two  pictures  were 
shown  simultaneously  as  rival  fac- 
tions souglit  to  assert  their  right  to 
possession  of  the  houses. 

The  fight  started  when  the  Rex  In- 
vestment Co.,  owner  of  the  theater 
properties,  took  possession  of  the 
houses  because  of  alleged  failure  of 
the  Bishop-Cass  Co,  to  pay  the  rent. 

The  fight  started  when  the  invest- 
ment company  installed  a  projector 
at  the  America  and  attempted  to  pre- 
sent an  attraction  it  had  booked.  The 
theater  firm  presented  its  matinee  as 
scheduled,  with  two  pictures  pro- 
jected on  the  same  screen  at  the  same 
time.  At  the  Iris,  two  pictures  also 
were  competing  on  the  screen,  but 
there  the  fight  was  a  more  bitter  one 
for  at  the  America  both  pictures 
could  be  presented  simultaneously, 
but  at  the  Iris  it  was  necessary  to 
stop  one  while  showing  the  other. 

This  arrangement  caused  a  con- 
stant fight  between  the  rival  opera- 
tors, with  first  a  part  of  one  film 
shown  and  then  a  part  of  another. 
A  comedy  booked  by  the  theater  firm 
was  burned  during  one  of  the  strug- 
gles. In  the  box  office  a  similar  fight 
was  being  waged.  Both  firms  had 
representatives  on  hand  selling  tick- 
ets, with  patrons  experiencing  con- 
siderable difficulty  in  determining 
v\ho  should  be  paid,  while  police  pa- 
trolled the  lobbies  of  the  two  thea- 
ters  to   prevent   disturbances. 

Rent  of  the  two  theaters  is  $3,333.44 
i  month,  which  the  theater  firm  says 
is  excessive  under  present  conditions. 
According  to  Manager  Stewart,  the 
nvestment  company  is  "broke"  and 
;annot  meet  its  payments  on  the  the- 
aters. The  Bishop-Cass  firm,  he  says, 
has  virtually  bought  the  houses,  hav- 
ng  paid  a  $50,000  bonus  for  the  lease. 


Theater  Party  To  Be  Tried  Again 

Minneapolis — Following  closely  on 
the  success  of  the  first  Universal 
"theater  party"  held  in  Creston,  la., 
Phil  Dumas,  has  decided  to  utilize 
the  same  idea  for  Minnesota  and 
Wisconsin  exhibitors.  Dave  Bader, 
special  representative,  who  is  intro- 
ducing this  new  idea  to  this  part  of 
the  country,  reports  that  the  first  two 
of  the  Universal  theater  parties  were 
successful. 

The  "theater  party"  consists  of  a 
gathering  of  exhibitors  in  a  desig- 
nated town,  invited  to  review  pictures, 
and  to  enable  them  to  become  famil- 
iar %yith  new  product.  Carl  Laemmle 
originated  this  plan  with  the  idea  of 
giving  the  small  town  exhibitors  an 
opportunity  to  "look  before  you 
book.' 


Bader  in  Southern  Exchanges 

Minneapolis — Dave  Bader,  special 
Universal  representative  who  has 
leen  very  busy  arranging  Universal 
theater  parties  is  scheduled  to  visit 
St.  Louis,  Kansas  City,  Denver,  Ok- 
lahoma City,  Dallas,  Atlanta,  New 
Orleans  and  other  Universal  offices 
in  the  same  connection. 


Louella  Parsons 

who  judges  film  entertainment  for 
the  millions  of  readers  of  the  New 
York  American  says  about  the 

Goldwyn  -  Fitzmaurice  Prod. 


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The  Dark  Angel 

A  First  National  Picture 


"I  have  just  seen  'The  Dark  Angel' 
and  it  is  all  you  promised  and  more. 
Vilma  Banky  will  prove  a  sensation. 

She  has  beauty,  ability  and  a  person- 
ality that  is  different.  I  am  delighted 
with  her  sympathetic  portrayal  of  the 
girl  and  with  the  character  she  has 
created. 

"I  have  always  had  a  warm  spot  in 
my  heart  for  IRonald  Colman  and 
he  certainly  justifies  my  faith  in  him 
as  Alan. 

"I  am  confident  you  have  a  box  office 
winner  that  will  delight  the  soul  of 
all  my  exhibitor  friends  even  those 
who  write  me  pessimistic  letters  and 
wail  that  the  films  are  going  to  the 
bow  wows.  I  like  your  picture  very 
much." 

Ronald  Colman 

MAGNETISM 

Vilma  Banky 

FASCINATION 

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DAILY 


[ope  For  Session 

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ederation  and  president  of  the 
[aven  operators'  local.  He  re- 
situation  resulting  from  the 
V  and  predicted  that  all  thea- 
II  be  closed  within  six  months 
something  is  done  to  relieve 
lation.  He  said  300  operators 
thrown  out  of  work  when  ex- 
;ontracts  with  distributors  ex- 
about  six  months, 
resolution  asks  delegates  to 
:  the  movement  for  a  special 
ive  session  and  to  ascertain 
:presentatives  and  senators  in 
stricts  their  views  on  the  bill 
they  favor  a  special  session. 


Btnount  Studio  5   Years   Old 

iiiy  the  Paramount  Long  Island 
c  will  celebrate  its  fifth  anni- 
V  of  its  founding  with  one  of 
tsiest  whirls  of  production  it 
s  r  had.  Six  companies  are  at 
Besides  Meighan's  "Irish 
:'  Dix's  "Womanhandled"  and 
c's  picture,  Monta  Bell  is  dir- 
g\dolphe  Menjou  in  "The  King 
Mn  Street,"  D.  W.  Griffith  is 
II  "The  Royle  Girl,"  and  Frank 
ks  about  to  begin  "The  Ameri- 
^nus". 


Nw  Exchange  in  Argentine 
1  s  have  been  received  by  E. 
,fuer  telling  of  the  opening  of 
wiParamount  exchange  at  Ros- 
i-gentina.  This  exchange  ^vill 
i]  under  direction  of  Frederick 
ji  manager  of_  the  company's 
irlna  organization,  with  head- 
ier at  Beunos  Aires. 


Dew  in  Reading  Sept.   14 

int,'.  Pa. — Formal  possession 
■  Iduial  will  be  taken  by  Loew 
^  14.  The  house  was  acquired 
I  jirr  &  Schadd  on  a  lease  which 
W;  ten  years  to  run.  The  build- 
is  o  revert  to  the  owners  of  the 
n  at  the  expiration  of  the  lease. 
ii;h  no  definite  details  are  forth- 
.11  it  is  understood  that  Loew  is 
•  ;her  houses  in  this  territory, 
■eiMetro-Goldwyn  pictures  are 
r  civing    satisfactory    represen- 


Dlicies    at    Robertson    Houses 

lit — The  Robertson  Theatrical 
ises  have  placed  the  Cinder- 
aif;  De  Luxe  under  their  regular 
etjpolicies,  that  of  pictures  and 
e  lie.  The  new  Roosvelt,  seat- 
01  f  2,000,  opens  soon. 


isvania  Exhibitor  Drops  Dead 

iljatia.  Pa. — James  McFadden, 
'6  old,  former,  owner  of  the 
c !;  Kulpmont,  dropped  dead  re- 
y  t  his  home. 


'ejn  Brent  Meets  the  Editors 

irdn  Brent,  F.  B.  O.  star  who  is 


York  on  a  vacation  was  the 
'I.  t  a  Biltmore  luncheon  yes- 
lywhen  she  was  introduced  to 
ioipicture  editors  and  critics. 


wn's  First  for  Pathe  Bought 

3s  Angeles — "Stop,  Look  and 
eri  has  been  purchased  by  Larry 
oi|as  his  first  comedy  for  Pathe 
IS      Semon   will   direct. 


Burden  of  Tax  in  Connecticut 

Is  Carried  by  the  Larger  Theaters 

Hartford — In  order  to  correct  any  misunderstanding  of  the 
revolving  fund  assessments.  President  Joseph  W.  Walsh  of  the 
M.  P.  T.  O.  yesterday  issued  the  following  explanation  to  THE 
FILM  DAILY: 

As  arranged  by  the  special  committee  32  theaters  comprise  the 
Class  A  division,  each  house  contributing  $30  weekly  or  a  total 
of  $960.  Theaters  listed  under  this  heading  are  first-run  houses 
in  the  big  cities.  In  Class  B  are  42  theaters,  each  of  which  pay 
$20  per  week  or  a  total  of  $840.  These  houses  play  subsequent 
runs  in  the  large  cities  and  the  first-runs  in  the  smaller  cities. 
Class  C  comprises  48  theaters  and  each  pays  $15  per  week,  which 
amounts  to  $720  collectively.  This  class  consists  of  the  smallest 
houses  in  the  big  cities  and  the  first  runs  in  the  small  towns. 
All  of  the  above  classes  apply  to  houses  operating  every  day  in 
the  week. 

Class  D  represents  houses  operating  less  than  six  nights  per 
week  but  more  than  two.  There  are  26  of  these  theaters,  each 
of  which  pays  $5  or  a  total  of  $130.  Class  E  comprises  52  houses 
running  one  or  two  nights  per  week.  Each  house  contributes  $3 
which  totals  $156. 

Under  this  system  the  200  theaters  in  the  state  contribute 
$2,806  weekly. 

The  plan  now  in  effect  places  a  generous  portion  of  the  burden 
upon  the  larger  houses  which  are  in  a  better  financial  position 
to  carry  it  when  compared  with  the  smaller  theaters.  However,  if 
an  assessment  was  made  on  a  footage  basis  or  by  a  charge  of  so 
much  per  reel,  the  same  as  the  tax  is  levied,  the  smaller  theaters 
which  change  their  bills  daily  would  then  be  required  to  pay; 
seven  times  as  much  tax  as  the  large  houses  which  change  their 
bills  but  once  a  week. 


No  Prosecutions 

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to  each  reel  of  film,  according  to  the 
Durant  law.  The  leaders  will  be 
affixed  to  Pathe  and  Universal  prints 
as  it  happens  that  their  number  of 
films  on  which  tax  is  due  fits  the 
number  of  leaders  available  at  pres- 
ent. A  second  payment  will  be  made 
in  about  a  week  when  additional 
leaders  will  be  ready.  Although  the 
law  requires  that  the  registration  be 
attached  to  each  reel,  it  will  be  per- 
missible, when  the  pictures  are 
screened,  to  cut  ofT  each  seal  and 
run  them  ahead  of  the  actual  film. 
Matters  relating  to  this  phase  of 
the  situation  were  discussed  by  'Pet- 
tijohn,  George  Borthwick,  special 
representative  of  the  distributors,  and 
A.  Nelson  Frazier.  assistant  to  Spe- 
cial Tax  Agent  Splain,  at  a  confer- 
ence in  the  Hotel  Bond.  President 
Joseph  W.  Walsh  of  the  Connecticut 
exhibitors  also  conferred  with  Petti- 
iohn  regarding  the  exhibitors'  cam- 
paign. 


De  Mille  Signs  Hale 
Los  Angeles — Cecil  B.  De  Mille 
has  signed  Alan  Hale  on  a  long-term 
contract.  His  first  picture  was  "The 
Wedding  Song"  to  be  followed  bv 
"Braveheart". 


Sebastian  En  Route  East 
Los  Angeles — A.  Sebastian  of  Bel- 
asco  Prod,  is  en  route  to  New  York 
where  "Fifth   Avenue"  will  be  made 
for   P.  D.   C. 


Select  Beauty  Winner  Today 

Atlantic  City — The  winner  of  the 
American  Venus  Trophy  today  will 
be  awarded  the  title  role  in  "Tlie 
\merican  "Venus"  which  Famous  is 
making  here.  The  annua!  beauty 
pageant  is  under  way. 


New  St.  Louis  Deals 

The  American  Sold — Transfer  of  the 
Cherokee    Completed — Pasme- 
zoglu  House  Bought 

St.  Louis — The  American,  12th  and 
Barton  Sts.,  has  been  purchased  by 
Sam  Lewis,  who  also  conducts  the 
New  Shenandoah,  Broadway  and 
Shenandoah  Ave.  The  American  was 
owned  by  Joseph  Wagner,  who  ope- 
rates the  adjoining  airdome.  Lewis 
also  closed  a  deal  for  the  New  Shen- 
andoah theater  building.  He  has  op- 
erated the  house  under  lease  for  some 
time.     It  seats  1400. 

It  is  reported  that  the  deal 
whereby  the  St.  Louis  Amusement 
Co.  leases  the  Cinderella  theater  on 
Cherokee  St.,  has  been  closed.  The 
St.  Louis  Amusement  Co.,  controlled 
by  Skouras  Bros,  and  Harry  Koplar, 
owns  14  theaters  and  several  large 
airdomes  in  St.  Louis. 

Maurie  Stahl  has  taken  over  the 
New  Delmar,  Delmar  Blvd.,  near 
Kings  Highway  and  has  changed  the 
name  to  the  Embassy.  It  was  form- 
erly operated  by  Hector  M.  E.  Pas- 
mezoglu. 


Buy  In  Bridgeport 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 

known  hereafter  as  Warners'  Cameo. 
The  purchase  was  made  from  the 
Brandt  interests.  The  Cameo,  which 
seats  1,600,  was  built  two  years  ago. 
Howard  W.  Foerste  has  been  ap- 
pointed manager  of  Warners  Cameo. 
He  came  east  from  Los  Angeles  to 
accept  this  position. 


Reichert,   Kansas   City   Manager 

Kansas  City — Louis  Reichert  is 
now  manager  of  the  Warner  exchange 
here. 


More  for  F.  &  R. 

In    Deal    at    Brainerd   and    Virginia, 

Minn,  with  Clinton-Meyers 

Interests 

Minneapolis — Elimination  of  com- 
petition at  Brainerd,  and  narrowing 
of  the  fight  at  Virginia  to  two  op- 
posing factors  took  place  this  week 
in  a  deal  closed  by  Finkelstein  & 
Ruben  with  J.  B.  Clinton  of  Clinton- 
Meyers. 

The  deal  gives  F.  and  R.  posses- 
sion of  the  Lyceum  at  Brainerd, 
which  for  years  has  been  run  by 
Clinton-Meyers  in  opposition  to  the 
Park.  At  Virginia,  F.  and  R.  takes 
over  the  Lyceum  and  Rex.  The  firm 
for  several  years  has  owned  the  Gar- 
rick. 

Roy  McMinn  operates  the  Royal 
at  Virginia,  in  addition  to  his  Capitol 
Superior,  Wis.  Virginia  fof  several 
months  has  been  in  the  throes  of  a 
price  war. 


Fox  Seeks   New  Decision 

Duluth,  Minn. — Requests  for  re- 
opening of  its  case  against  J.  Edel- 
stein,  of  the  Garden  theater,  made  by 
Fox  ,was  granted  at  last  week's  meet- 
ing of  the  Minneapolis  arbitration 
board.  The  Fox  hearing  was  made 
on  the  ground  that  an  award  in  its 
favor  made  by  the  board  "doesn't 
mean  anything,"  with  an  enforceable 
decision  now  sought.  Fox  won  its 
case  to  force  the  exhibitor  to  fulfill 
his  contract,  with  a  decision  in  the 
company's  favor,  instructing  Edel- 
stein  to  play  or  pay  as  soon  as  he  re- 
opened the  Victory.  Because,  it  is 
said,  Edelstein  may  never  reopen  the 
Victory,  Fox  wants  a  new  decfsion. 


Stock  Sale  Probe  in  Wisconsin 

Milwaukee — Wisconsin's  state  rail- 
road rate  commission  is  investigating 
sale  of  stock  of  the  Washington 
Amusement  Co.,  organized  in  Chi- 
cago. A  theater  and  office  building 
in  the  Chicago  loop  was  planned,  the 
promoter,  Gordon  R.  Cowie,  is  de- 
clared to  have  told  investors. 


Philadelphia   Exhibitor  III 

Philadelphia — John  E.  Evans,  own- 
er of  the  Tioga  and  Drury  theaters, 
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Newspaper  Opinions 

"The  Coming  of  Amos" 

Prod.   Dist.  Corp. 

Colony 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  ♦  *  melodrama,  not 
exactly  pure  and  far  from  simple.  It  lias 
the  ear-marks  of  being  a  box  office  wow!   *  *  * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  Direction— careful. 
Sets — splendiferous.  Acting — fine.  Effect? — 
Just  swell.   *    •    * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—'  *  *  Ifs  nonsen- 
sensically,  melodramatically,  delightfully  amus- 
ing. Rod  does  excelletit  work,  Jetta  emotes 
in  broken  English.   *  *   * 

EVENING  WORLD— •  *  *  it  is  melo- 
drama with  a  romantic  comedy  touch,  and,  be- 
ing a  De  Mille  story,  it  is  full  of  carnivals, 
gorgeous  settings  and  Continental  sophistica- 
tion. The  net  result  is  a  picture  which  will 
afford  entertainment  for  most  movie  fans,  but 
which  will  not  rank  very  high  in  a  list  of  the 
season's  best  work.   *  *   * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—  •  »  ♦  However, 
it  is  a  melodrama  of  a  past  day,  bungled  in  a 
manner  past  understanding.  It  is  filled  with 
castles  in  the  air,  painted  on  canvas,  and  trees 
which  are  such  thorough  props  that  nothinrr 
short  of  an  earthquake  could  move  them.  It 
fairly   shrieks   artificiality.    *    *    * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH— ♦  ♦  *Flip  and 
wise-cracking  titles  in  the  earlier  episodes  of 
the  story  are  out  of  key  with  the  charm  and 
sympathy  of  Amos,  and  this  mood  of  the  title 
writer  is  never  quite  shaken  off,  which  seems 
a  pity.  La  Roche,  however,  achieves  stardom 
and  minor  defects  in  the  picture  are  unimport- 
ant   details.    *    *    * 

POST— *  *  *  The  climax  is  thrilling  in- 
deed, giving  the  hero  a  splendid  chance  to  do 
amazing  execution  with  a  number  of  make- 
shift  boomerangs.    *    *    * 

Rod  La  Rocque  is  energetic  and  engaging 
as  the  uncouth,  but  well  meaning  Australian, 
and  Jetta  Goudai  is  well  cast  as  the  much 
■sought  after  Russian.  Noah  Beery  handles 
the  super-villainy  in  matchless  fashion,  as  us- 
ual.   *   ♦    * 

SUN—*  *  ♦  The  first  half  of  the  film  fol- 
lows the  line  of  hokum  romantic  comedy.  The 
1;  St  half  is  cheap  melodrama.  Naturally,  since 
"The  Coming  of  Amos"  comes  from  the  De 
Mille  factory,  there  are  carnivals  every  reel 
or  so,  and,  naturally,  there  are  ten  cent,  wise 
cracking   subtitles.    *   *    * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  Cecil  B.  de  Mille's 
film  is  principally  remarkable  for  the  unusual 
charm  of  a  lady  by  the  name  of  Jetta  Goudai. 
who  plays  the  part  of  leading  woman.  Added 
t')  her  charm  Miss  Goudai  holds  the  eye  and 
rejoices  the  heart  by  her  knack  of  wearing 
clothes  like  a  Parisian  mannequin.  Rod  La 
Rocque  as   Amos    Burden   was   good.    *    ♦    * 

TIMES — *  *  *  This  is  an  unusually  jolly 
picture,  with  capable  acting  by  all  the  cast.  It 
is  beautifully  photographed,  and  while  some 
of  the  scenes  and  settings  are  not  strongly 
reminiscent  of  the  Riviera,  they  are  neverthe- 
less interesting.   *   *   * 

WORLD—*  *  *  This  master-sinner  is 
played  by  Noah  Beery  with  a  robust  thorough- 
ness which  made  his  horrilile  death  *  *  *  all 
the  more  affecting.  Although  he  was  finally 
(rapped   and   drowned    for   his    sins,    he   seemed 


to  be  the  only  member  of  the  cast  who  really 
enjoyed  his  role,  for  Mr.  La  Rocque  as  the 
hero  and  Jetta  Goudai  as  the  helpless  Russian 
Princess  took  far  less  interest  in  the  plot  than 
we  did.   *   *  * 


"The  Golden  Princess" 

Famous 

Rivoli 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Frances  Agnew's  job 
in  adopting  Bret  Hart's  story  is  accomplished 
with  much  better  results  than  Clarence  Bad- 
t>er's  direction.  His  work  is  uneven  and  at 
times  he  lets  the  story  get  beyond  his  control. 
The   comedy,  too,   is  forced.   *   *   * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  '  Betty  Bronson 
gives  a  delicious  performance  in  the  name 
part.  Indeed,  "Peter  Pan"  is  a  twinking  star 
and  her  whimsical  charm  steals  right  into 
one's  heart. 

"The  (iolden  Princess,"  however,  is  poor 
fare  to  give  her.  She'll  starve  on  many  more 
like   this.    *    *    > 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  Betty  Bronson  is 
the   lovalile,  wild   child  of  the  mountains. 

Without  Betty  the  picture  would  .stand  on 
its   own    feet.      With    Betty   it    is    pure    gold. 

The  direction  is  smooth,  the  continuity  a 
nonder,   and  the   scenery   gorgeous.    ♦   *    * 

EVENING  JOURNAL— *  *  *  It's  a  pleas- 
ing little  picture,  with  little  suspense  or  ac- 
tion, but  it  gives  Betty  a  chance  to  display 
her  winsome  charm  and  her  natural  talent  for 
acting.  The  scenery  is  interesting;  Phyllis' 
make-up  as  a  mi<ldle-a,ged  woman  is  good;  and 
Hamilton's  contribution  to  the  film  is  an  at 
tractive  profile.   *    *   ♦ 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  This  feature 
is  an  ingratiating  thing  which  makes  small 
pretense  of  weighty  matters.  It  is  part  light 
drama  and  part  comedy,  but  the  mirth  is 
somewhat  forced.  It  is  a  story  of  the  open 
spaces,  and  its  natural  mountain  scenery  is 
superb.    *    *    * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE- *  ♦  *  We  believe 
that  the  author  himself  is  responsilile  for  a  lot 
of  incorrigible  comedy  which  did  its  best  to 
clog  the  machinery  and  spoil  the  story.  But 
what  author  could  spoil  a  story  when  he  has 
had  the  remarkable  fortune  to  draw  Miss 
Bronson,  Neil  Hamilton,  Rockcliffe  Fellowes 
and   Phyllis  Haver  to  interpret  his  characters? 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH--*  *  *  If  Betty 
Bronson  were  not  at  her  best  in  this  picture, 
if  she  weren't  consistently  ingratiating,  a  baby 
by  the  name  of  Mary  Schoene  would  triumph- 
antly walk  off  with  the  honors.  For  little 
Mary  is  the  cunningest,  most  expressive  baby 
I  have  ever  seen  on  the  screen.  Hut  Betty  is 
eclipsed  by  no  one  when  it  comes  to  personal 
charm.      »  »   » 

POST — *  *  *  is  entertaining  and  it  boa.sts 
some  unusually  beautiful  Western  scenery. 
The  film  will  never  rouse  any  one  to  the  point 
of  cheering,  but  it  .should  .'end  any  audience 
away  in   a  i)!easant   frame  of  mind.    ♦   *    ♦ 

.SUN — *  ■"  *  This  is  a  very  free  and  easy 
adaptation  of  Bret  Hart's  "Tennessee's  Pard- 
ner,"  from  which  all  vestige  of  the  original 
have  been,   must   have  been,   removed. 

It  is  still  another  hack  screen  romance, 
winding    up    in    an    orgy    of    cheap    melodrama. 

TELEGRAM—*  *  »  some  of  the  naive  and 
elfin  quality  that  sparkled  so  happily  through 
"Peter  Pan"  seems  to  have  gathered  a  little 
of  the  rust  of  sophistication  in  Miss  Bron- 
son's  interpretation  of  "The  Golden  Princess." 

TIMES — *  *  *  Aside  from  the  mere  men- 
tion of  Bret  Harte's  name  •  ♦  »  there  isn't 
even  the  foggiest  suggestion  of  that  author's 
tienchant  sketch.  "Tennessee's  Partner,"  in 
the   photoplay.    "The   Golden    Princess."    *    *    * 

Those  who  anticipate  an  evening  with  Bret 
Harte  will  be  disappointed  with  this  photo- 
drama,  and  those  who  don't  mind  whether  it 
is  Bret  Harte  or  Bill  Hart  will  discover  the 
story  to  be  a  jerky  potpourri  of  eloping,  mur- 
der,  robbery  romance  and   silly   fighting.   ♦   ♦   ♦ 

WORLD—*  •  »  Whether  Miss  Bronson  is 
actually  capable  of  performing  with  distinc- 
tion before  the  camera  in  the  regulation  mo- 
tion picture  melodrama  it  is  difficult  to  say 
after  having  witnessed  "The  Golden  Prin- 
cess." Her  task  here  is  largely  one  of  posing 
with  a  smile  and  struggling  for  naturalness 
which,   of  course,    is   fatal  to  naturalness.  ♦  *  ♦ 


"Graustark" 
First   Nat'l 
Capitol 
AMERICAN—*   *  »   Miss  Talmadge  is  ex- 
quisite as  the  princess.      Her  admirers  will  be 
delighted    witli   her   performance.      "Graustark" 
is  an    audience   jiicture.    *    *   * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Director  Buchow 
etski  permits  this  picture  to  take  a  flop  toward 
the  end,   which   is  a   pity,   for  till   then   the   ac- 


tion was  so  impossible  and  sweet!  Francis 
Marion  took  liberties  with  the  story,  but  no 
harm  done.    *   *   * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  The  story  is  skill- 
fully set  forth,  and  if  the  direction  is  a  little 
stilted,  it  is  because  we  have  come  to  expect 
too  much  of  a  director  with  a  name  like  Di- 
mitri. 

The  scenes  are  prints  from  a  fairy  tale. 
The  sets  are  glittering,  magnificent,  and  in 
keeping  with  the  rest  of  the  modernized  lirau- 
stark.  Mot.lernized  means  that  this  isn't  a 
costume  drama,  but  the  royal  purple  is  cut 
according  to  the  latest  mode.    *   *   * 

EVENING  JOURNAI^*  *  *  Norma  is 
lovely.  .She  always  is.  And  the  royal  cos- 
tumes make  her  even  more  so.  You're  all  fa- 
miliar with  the  story,  so  there's  no  point  in 
repeating  it,  except  to  say  that  Eugene 
O'Brien  is  the  young  American  who  meets 
S'etive  in  New  York,  and  follows  her  to  the 
mythical  kingdom,  only  to  discover  she's  a 
princess  and   he's  a   commoner.    »   ♦   » 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  One  of  the 
most  notable  features  of  this  picture  is  the  di- 
lection  of  l^imitri's  Buchowetski.  *  *  *  Here 
he  has  injected  a  truly  Continental  touch  to 
his  work  and  has  achieved  what,  for  want  of 
a  better  word,  may  be  termed  as  atmosphere. 
The  result  is  that  "Graustark'  'is  the  best 
picture  he  has  m,ade  in  America.  ♦  •  ♦ 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  The  screen  version  of 
the  story  has  been  modernized  rather  to  its 
detriment.  Much  of  the  romance  and  high 
tension  that  made  the  book  one  of  the  most 
popular  novels  of  a  decade  seems  to  have  lieen 
lost  in  the  filming.  Although  htere  is  the  ele- 
ment of  suspense  and  danger,  it  fails  to  be- 
come  tense    or    fascinating.    *    *    * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  »  a  delightful 
picture.  Norma  Talmadge  and  Eugene 
O'Brien  has  come  back — all  the  way  back— 
and  Miss  Talmadge  has  been  here  all  the 
time.  •  ♦  •  Dimitri  Buchowetski  directed 
"Graustark"  and  it  is  the  best  picture  he 
ever  made.  Frances  Marion  made  the  screen 
version  and  we  hope  that  she  wrote  the  titles, 
rhey  seemed   like  her,  at  any   rate.    *   ♦    » 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH— *  *  •  One 
should  dwell  for  a  moment  on  the  "modern 
ized"  version  of  "Graustark."  It  is  in  no 
sense  a  costume  picture,  though,  of  course, 
tlie  kingly  robes  are  worn  in  the  mythical 
kingdom  locale.  Sets  are  sumptuous,  there  is 
idcnty  of  comedy  relief  and  the  story  will 
quite  obviously  please  the  fans.    ♦    ♦    « 

POST  -  *  *  *  Like  many  others,  we  have 
become  accustomed  to  expecting  something  es- 
pecially fine  from  Norma  Talmadge's  studios, 
and  "Graustark"  is  a  distinct  disappointment. 
Far  be  it  from  us  to  object  to  changes  in  the 
■tory  if  they  make  for  entertainment,  but  th< 
iiresent  tale  is  lacking  even  in  that  depart- 
ment. What  might  have  been  a  dashing  light 
romance  is  nothing  but  bits  of  old  movie  twad 
die    strung  together.    •    *    » 

SUN—*  *  '  One  can  see  that  Miss  Tal 
inadge  is  having  a  good  time  as  the  inspira 
tion  of  the  hero  and  that  she  feels  that  she  is 
on  sure  and  pleasant  and  fertile  ground  when 
she  is  treading  the  land  of  "Graustark."  That 
she  gives  one  of  her  charming  and  competent 
ind  workmanlike  romantic  performances  al- 
mo.st   .goes   without   saying.    •    »    ♦ 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  Without  casting  any 
slur  upon  her  histrionic  propensities  we  must 
record  that  Miss  Talmadge  appeared  infinitelj 
more  at  ease  in  the  earlier  part  of  the  film 
travelling  incognito  in  America.  •  •  ♦  than 
draped  in  royal  robes  with  the  Graustak  crown 
;ewels  barnacled  about  her  person.  But  ii 
was  a  conscientious  piece  of  work,  and  though 
the  regal  stamp  goes  a-missin',  the  attractive 
ness  that  is  Miss  Talmadge's  own  asserts  it- 
elf   instead.    *   ♦   • 

TIMES— *  *  *  It  is  apparent  from  the 
■jpening  seciuence  of  this  current  attraction 
that  it  has  been  handled  by  an  expert  who  en 
joyed  putting  life  into  situations  that  might 
be  dull.  He  elicits  laughter  unexpectedly 
without  the  aid  of  a  caption,  and,  implausible 
as  such  mythical  kingdom  tales  are,  Mr. 
Buchowetski  succeeds  in  sustaining  suspense 
and  in  unfolding  the  love  story  with  charming 
simplicity.   *    *    * 

WORLD— *  «  *  It  has  taken  "Graustark" 
tvventy  years  to  reach  the  screen  and  the  de- 
lay has  resulted  in  an  uncommonly  fine  pic 
ture.  *  *  *  After  all  these  years,  it  has  again 
lieen  retold  as  never  before  with  the  romance 
and  excitement  that  invests  this  Latest  screci 
version  of  the  half -forgotten  original.   •   •   • 


ring    Indians,    the    friendly    Redskins,    Genet 
Custer's  last   stand  and  the  army  posts.   *  * 

DAILY  MIRROR--is  curiously  amateuri 
in  its  story  development  and  lack  of  dramas 
effectiveness,  yet  much  of  the  scenery  is 
optical  treat.  However,  this  is  just  anotb 
photo.grajihlc  echo  of  "The  Covered  Wagon 
\'ery  echo-ish,   in   fact.   ♦   ♦    » 

EVENING  JOURNAL— This  picture  h 
missed  being  a  really  excellent  spectacle.  T 
titles  are  tco  long  and  involved  and  too  mu 
action  is  crowded  into  too  little  space.  But 
has  everything  in  it — covered  wagons,  po: 
expresses,    army    posts    and    Indian    massacn 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  is  the  type 
movie  one  used  to  see  upon  screens  of  fifte 
years   ago,  only  at   that  time  one  saw  them 
one   and   two   reels. 

In    it    Robert    Frazer    paints    himself    all 
and  portrays  the  role  of  a  young  Indian.  *  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  is  e 
dently  intended  as  another  great  Weste 
epic.  It  succeeds  in  only  half  its  aim — no  c 
can  deny  that,  at  least,  it's  a  Western,  witi 
really  remarkable  all-star  cast,  and  plot 
gredients  that  should  have  made  an  exciti 
film,  the  direction  is  so  itiept  and  the  cont 
uity  so  confused  that  the  picture  is  aim' 
dull.  I  say  "almost"  because  of  Robert  F 
zer,  whose  acting  is  quite  the  most  outstai 
ing  feature  of  the  picture.    *   *  ♦ 

POST — *  *  *  Several  thousand  Indians  a 
United  States  cavalrymen  fight  the  old  fro 
ier  battles  over  again  *  *  "The  well-  kno 
"Custer's  Last  Stand"  Is  staged  before 
camera  in  all  its  colorful  detail  and  the 
vance  of  the  "pale  face"  into  the  territory 
the    Red    Man    is    told    in    sweeping    fashi( 


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"The  Scarlet  West" 
First  Nat'l 
Broadway 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  contains  a  little  bit  of 
every  drama  dealing  with  the  early  settlers 
that  has  as  yet  been  filmed.  There  is  the  trail 
nf  covered  wagons,  the  pony  express,  the  war- 


"The  Wife  Who  Wasn't  Wanted 

Warners 

Warners  Theater 

AMERICAN— *  *  *  Oh,  there  is  a  wi.. 
make  no  mistake  about  that.  A  charm; 
wife   played   by    Irene   Rich    in    her    best   styi 

DAILY   MIRROR—*   *  *   Everything  isj 
this   flicker — from  berdoom  scenes,  to  an  an' 
mcbile    accident,    to   a    jail,    an    unhealthy  p{ 
tlcal   set-up,   a    forest   fire    with   fleeing  aninii 
ind  birds,  to  a  blah-blah  happy  family  enditt 

EVENING   JOURNAL—*    *    *    The  ine|| 
she  can  suffer,  the  better  Irene  Rich  seems  i^ 
like     it.       And    as    "The     Wife    Who    Was 
Wanted."   *  *  *   she   suffers   even   more  ft\ 
usual    because    she    has    to    live    up    to    a  t: 
that    has    little,    if    anything,    to    do    with 
story.    •    ♦    * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  There  is  evi! 

ort  of  thrill*   *  *  but  about  half  of  them  ii! 

the   ai'pearance   of  having   been   dragged   in  . 

the  scruff  of  the  neck,  as  they  have  little  be 

ing  upon  the  story's  action. 

HERALD— TRIBUNE— *  *  *The  storyi 
utterly  something,  and  everybody  cocereJ 
seemed  to  realize  this  and  say,  "If  this  U 
failure  it  won't  be  my  fault.  God  knows  I 
acting!"  Irene  Rich  is  the  coy  wife  a 
Huntly  Gordon  is  the  strong,  silent  husl 
It  seems  to  us  that  his  performance  was  s] 
up  to  his  standard.  The  titles  are  unbdij 
able.  •  •  • 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  If 
Rich,  who  can  always  be  counted  on  for  J; 
cerity  in  her  work,  plays  the  mother  witV 
great  deal  of  pathos.  It  must  have  been  h 
for  her  to  be  sincere  in  a  role  like  tl 
Huntly  Gordon  is  effective  as  the  husba 
and    Johnnv    Harron    is    well    cast   as   the  : 

POST—*  *  *  The  plot  is  a  bit  rambi; 
and  distinctly  fantastic  in  spots,  but  it  m'l 
ages  to  include  more  catastrophes  than  tb' 
ordinary  pictures  usually  offer.   *   *  *  ) 

SUN — *  *  *  Irene  Rich  again  demonstn^ 
that   she   is  one  of   filmdom's  most  sympath' 
actresses   and   that    she  alone   can   almost 
an    indifferent   photoplay   interesting, 
far  as   I  could   make  out,  the  heroine  is  a 
ron,    yet    Miss    Rich    sustains    interest    in  1 
This    unquestionably    is    one    of    the    main 
umpbs  of  the  vear.   *  *  * 

TELEC;RAM— *  *  *  Irene  Rich,  who 
starred  in  the  picture,  plays  the  part  of 
wife  who  wasn't  wanted,  though  we  ne 
could  decide  just  who  it  was  who  didn't  w 
her.  Miss  Rich  has  been  cast  in  happier  n 
before,  and  in  the  soggy  sob  stuff  she  is  ca. 
upon  to  put  over  she  is  certainly  not  seer 
the  best  advantage.   ♦   *   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  begins  in  a  restrained,  .' 
sible  fashion,  then  it  slumps  Into  an  obvi 
stage,  eventually  winding  up  In  the  glow 
a  forest  fire  and  a  kissing  scene  on  a  sir 
lawn.  The  %'e  has  little  or  nothing  to 
with  the  story;  It  would  suit  dozens  of  ot  i; 
films    equally   well,    perhaps   better.    *    •  •     ' 

WORLD-*  *  *  Miss  Rich  was,  as  USi 
thoroughly  capable  both  when  angry  and  wl 
terribly   hurt.    *    *    ♦ 


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day  September  11,  1925 


Favor  Tax  Cut 

Chicago  —  Representative 
Martin  B.  Madden,  chairman  of 
House  Appropriations  Com- 
mittee is  in  favor  of  eliminat- 
ing all  nuisance  taxes,  includ- 
ing the  levy  on  amusements. 


I  In  an  address  before  auto- 
mobile dealers  in  Poughkeep- 
!  sie,  Representative  Hamilton 
jFish,  Jr.,  asserted  that  Congress 
lis  likely  to  reduce,  and  perhaps 
repeal,  the  tax  on  amusements. 


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New  Theaters 

.ongview,  Wash.— The  Peekin,  a 
,•  $25,000  house,  will  be  opened  by 
W.  Swope  in  about  90  days. 
ope  is  a  former  California  exhi- 
or.  The  new  house  will  be  in 
inese    architecture    and    will    seat 


{.yderwood,  Wash.— The  new 
derwood  has  opened. 

iraham,  Okla.— Following  the  dis- 
ery  of  oil  here,  Messrs.  Key  and 
luHng  have  opened  a  theater. 

•lainview.  Ark.— Earl  Boggess, 
o  formerly  operated  a  house  at 
rdanelle,  has  opened  a  new  house 
e. 


Terrell,  Tex.— The  S.  &  S.  Amuse- 
nt  Co.  has  opened  its  new  theater. 

/Vewoka,  Okla.— A  new  600  seater 
planned  by   the   Rex   Theater   Co. 
house    will    be   adjacent   to    the 
rmpic. 

.ittle    Rock,    Ark.— T.    W.    Sharp 
contracts  on  the  new  theater  he 
erect    at    Beach    and    Prospect 
,    Pulaski    Heights.      The    house 
be  one  story  and  cost  $25,000. 


Itamont,  III- The  Rialto  has 
ned.  It  will  operate  on  Thursday 
Friday  evenings,  until  further  no- 


asm,   Mont.— W.    G.    Hunter   has 
led  his  new  theater. 

.noxville,  Tenn.— The  building  at 
West  Clinch  St.,  will  shortly  be 
down  to   make  way   for  a   new 
se.    The  site  is  opposite  the  Far- 
it  Hotel.     C.  B.  Atkin  and  Peter 
are  behind  the   project,   which 
involve  $800,000. 


aragould.    Ark. — The    new    Gem 

opened.     The   site  is   located  on 

■south  side  of  Main   St.,  between 

et    and    Second.      It    seats    1,285 

is  managed  by  Marion  Sims. 

awhuska,    Okla.— Fred    and    Al- 
Jackson  will  reopen  the  Jackson 

jtly. 

Lsville,    Tex.— A.    V.    Gade    has 
led  his  two  new  houses  here. 


5ilestine,  Tex.— J.   S.   Bonner  has 
1  appointed  manager  of  the  Best. 


Strand,  Reading  Turns  to  Vaudeville 

Reading,  Pa. — Carr  &  Schad  have 
changed  the  policy  of  their  Strand 
from  straight  pictures  to  pictures  and 
vaudeville.  The  Strand  will  split  the 
week  with  the  Colonial,  Lebanon, 
also  a  C.  &  S.  house. 


Managers    Want    Law    Changed 

Edmonton,  Alta — Theater  mana- 
gers of  Calgary  and  Edmonton  have 
filed  petitions  with  the  authorities,  re- 
(juesting  changes  in  the  Theater  Act 
Regulations.  The  law,  at  present,  it 
is  claimed,  is  much  too  stringent,  par- 
ticularly in  the  examination  of  appli- 
cants for  a   license  as  operators. 


Worried  Over  Wage  Demands 
Ottawa — Local  exhibitors,  who  are 
facing  a  serious  problem  in  the  de- 
mands of  both  stage  employees  and 
operator.s  for  increases  in  wages,  are 
worried  over  the  outcome.  The  op- 
erators ask  as  high  as  10  per  cent  over 
the  last  schedule,  while  the  stage  em- 
ployees seek  20  per  cent  more. 


Lobby  Advertising  Causes  Stir 

Cedar  Rapids,  la. — Lobby  advertis- 
ing is  causing  a  stir  here,  with  the 
council  unable  to  reach  an  agreement 
as  to  the  publication  of  the  ordinance 
regulating  such  advertising. 


Dancing,  Pictures,   For   One   Price 

St.  Paul,  Minn. — Picture  entertain- 
ment is  combined  with  dancing,  for 
one  admission  under  a  new  policy 
adopted  at  the  Tower.  The  house 
has  just  been  remodeled  and  redeco- 
rated at  a  cost  of  $25,000.  The  fourth 
floor  of  the  building  in  which  the  the- 
ater is  located  has  been  turned  into  a 
dance  hall.  The  Tower  is  operated 
hy  Joseph  Friedman. 


Another  for  T.  &  D.  Jr.  Circuit 

San  Francisco — The  T.  and  D. 
Junior  Theater  Co.  has  purchased  a 
lot  at  Meyer's  street  and  Robinson 
street,  Oroville,  upon  which  a  thea- 
ter, t  ocost  1175,000,  will  be  erected. 


New  Houses  for  University  Theaters 

Cambridge,  Mass. — Ground  will  be 
broken  next  week  for  a  theater  build- 
ing in  Harvard  Square,  from  plans  by 
Mowll  &  Rand  for  the  University 
Theaters,  Inc.,  of  which  Charles  E. 
Hatfield  is  president  and  treasurer. 
The  building,  which  will  have  a  seat- 
ing capacity  of  2,000,  will  be  located 
back  of   College   House. 

Dembow  Reopens  His  Houses 

Philadelphia — The  Grant,  at  40th 
find  Girard,  and  the  Star,  in  Easton, 
have  reopened.  The  former  has  been 
c  pcrating  part  time.  Both  are  owned 
bv   Harrv  Dembow. 


Theater  Changes 

Baltimore,  Md. — The  Victoria  has 
.copcned.  H.  A.  Blum  will  continue 
us  manager. 


Hudson,  N.  Y. — The  Playhouse  is 
being  repaired  and  repainted. 


Corry,    N.    Y. — C.    R.    Rogers    has 
purchased  property  from  Anna  Shuss 
n  enlarge  the  Grand. 


Birmingham,  Ala.— About  $25,000 
lias  been  spent  to  improve  and  en- 
large the  Lyric. 


Wilmington,  Del. — The  Aldine  has 
reopened,  showing  vaudeville  and 
pictures.  Oscar  W.  Ginns  will  man- 
age. 


Kingston,    N.    Y. — The    Orpheum, 
as  reopened. 


Altoona,  Pa.— Wilmer  and  Vin- 
cent's Mishler  has  reopened  for  the 
fall. 


Culver,  Ind. — The  Home  has  been 
taken  over  by  William  Link. 


Tomah,  Wis. — A.  J.  Cooper  of  the 
LaCrosse  Amuse.  Co.,  has  purchased 
the  Casino,  here;  and  the  Bell  at 
Sparta. 


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hearing  the  audience  reaction 
at  the  CIRCLE  THEATRE. 


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SHORE  LEAVE 

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Jivm  iheplaybtf  HUBERT  OSBORNE 
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Tricked! 


Faced  by  death,  Jim  Warren  refused  to  say  one 
word  to  save  himself — until  this  pretendercin 
priestly  garb  lured  from  him  the  confession  he 
had  never  meant  to  make. 

Haltingly  he  had  unburdened  his  heart  of  its 
two  most  precious  secrets,  only  to  find  at  the  cru- 
cial moment  that  he  had  been  tricked — duped  by 
this  wolf  in  sheep's  clothing. 

His  blood  boiled.    He  sprang — 
This  is  hut  one  of  the  tremendous  moments  in  Max  Marcin's  drama 


ILENCE 


The  outstanding  dramatic  success  of  New  York's  current  theatrical  season. 
Now  being-  produced  as  a  great  photoplay  with  an  imposing  cast — under 
the  personal  supervision  of 

CECIL  B.  DeMILLE. 

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Probe  In  Texas? 

[aid  Development  of  Chain  Theaters 
ay     Result    in     Official     State 
Investigation 

his  is  the  first  of  a  series  of 
ift  articles  dealing  with  theater 
oiitions  in  the  Southwest  and  par- 
klarly  Texas.  The  second  will  ap- 
•€•  in  Monday's  issue. 

allas^The  development  of  the 
hn  theater  is  experiencing  a  great 
iiiientum  in  Texas  where  anti-trust 
ii;   are    very   stringent. 

ircuits  are  being  formed  rapidly 
n  the  squeeze  against  the  small 
oitry  exhibitor  growing  more  pro- 
icnced.  He,  in  turn,  is  beginning 
o:omp!ain   and   there   is,    therefore, 

•eat  deal  of  talk  now  of  investi- 
;apns  by  the  state  of  the  different 
i^jits,  who  controll  them  and  how 
hi-  have  been  doing  business. 

hen,  too,  other  interests  aside 
ni  those  engaged  in  exhibition  have 
lei  running  rather  "wild"  in  Texas 
n  doing  a  great  many  things  that, 
n  ome  quarters,  are  said  to  be  not 
n  eeping  with  these  laws. 

eterans  in  the  business  here  re- 
a  the  receivership  of  the  General 
?h  Co.  of  Texas  and  how  the  com- 
la:  was  fined  $1,000,000  for  refusing 
o:rve  Clemens  Bros,  in  Beaumont. 
ri  Standard  Oil  Co  was  fined  $5,000,- 
'0:  and  ousted  from  the  state,  and 
oe   insurance   companies   and   also 

K  plumbing  company  met  with 
re  hie  under  this  state's  severe 
nt  legislation. 


Features  Reviewed 

Page 
"he   Phantom   of   the   Opera 

Universal     6 

"he  Coast  of  Folly 

Paramount      6 

"he  Limited  Mail 

!  Warner    Brothers     6 

i/ith  This  Ring 

'  iSchulberg   Prod 6 

'"he  Golden   Princess 

Paramount    8 

he  Wife  Who  Wasn't  Wanted 

Warner    Brothers     8 

he  Haunted  Ranch 

Davis.    Dist.    Div. — S.    R 8 

he  Great   Sensation 

Perfection   Pictures — S.    R 8 

avoc 

Fox    9 

ioing  the  Limit 

•  Gerson — S.    R 9 

he   Police   Patrol 

Lumas    Film — S.    R 9 

he   Speed   Demon 

Barsky    Prod. — S.     R 9 

jhort  Subjects II 


British  Nat'l  Studio 

Trade     in     London     in    Accord     on 
Production  Plans — After  Ameri- 
can Supremacy 

London — In  addition  to  the  strong 
resolution  against  block  bookings 
adopted  at  the  C.  E.  A.  meeting  on 
Thursday,  the  move  to  organize  a 
national  studio  received  added  im- 
petus. 

It  was  determined  to  seek  Govern- 
ment aid  in  developing  the  scheme. 
The  trade  is  in  accord  but  the  ques- 
tion of  financing  has  to  be  determin- 
ed. It  is  in  this  way  that  the  trade 
expects  to  counter  America's  suprem- 
acy in  production  and  revive  dor- 
mant studio  activity  here.  The  studio 
would  be  built  some  distance  from 
London  to  avoid  annoyances  from 
the  fogs. 


Jannings  May  Visit;  Not  Certain 

There  is  a  possibility  that  Emil 
Jannings  will  visit  America  shortly. 
This  is  dependent  entirely  upon 
whether  there  is  a  lapse  in  produc- 
tion after  completion  of  "Variety." 


A.  M.  P.  A.  Seeking  Own  Home 

The  A.  M.  P.  A.  intends  staging 
an  annual  affair  similar  to  the  "Wam- 
pas"  Frolic  on  the  Coast  with  a  view 
to  raising  funds  with  which  to  estab- 
lish its  own  home. 


Fliesler  Going  to  Berlin 

Joe  Fliesler,  publicity  director  for 
the  American  Ufa  expects  to  sail  on 
the  Berengaria  Wednesday  for  Ber- 
lin to  line-up  material  for  future  use. 


Swedish  Players  Arrive  on  Coast 

Los  Angeles  —  Greta  Garbo  and 
Mauritz  Stiller,  recently  signed  by 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,  arrived  here 
from  Sweden  yesterday. 


Willat  Back  from  Europe 

C.  A.  ("Doc")  Willat  has  returned 
from  a  trip  to  Europe  and  leaves  to- 
day  for  the   Coast,   via  automobile. 


$24,509,469  Assets 

Fox  Has  $8,334,761  Cash  on  Hand- 
Profit    Over   $44,000   Weekly   at 
One  Period 

The  consolidated  balance  sheet  of 
Fox  as  of  March  21,  1925  places  as- 
sets at  $24,509,469.  The  profits  for 
the  12  weeks  ended  March  21,  totaled 
$535. .352  or  an  average  of  about 
$44,612  weekly. 

Assets:  Cash  $8,334,761;  market- 
able securities  and  mortgages  $143,- 
352;  accounts  receivable  $637,402; 
inventories  $6,541  439;  cash  in  hands 
of  trustees  $11,833;  land,  buildings, 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


May  Stay  Out 

New  Haven  Speculating  if  National 

Distributors     Will     Ever     Have 

Exchanges  There  Again 

New  Haven  —  That  national  dis- 
tributors will  never  re-open  exchanges 
at  New  Haven  is  the  belief  of  a 
majority  of  persons  familiar  with  the 
situation  caused  by  the  new  film  tax. 
This  opinion  is  expressed  by  Lester 
Tobias  of  the  Yale  Film  Exchange, 
regional  director  of  the  I.  M.  P.  D.  A. 
and  the  leader  of  the  local  exchange- 
men. 

In  a  statement  to  THE  FILM 
D.'MLY  Tobias  scouts  reports  that 
independent  distributors  are  planning 
to  do  business  in  the  state  and  regis- 
ters the  opinion  that  harmony  prevails 
between  the  national  and  independent 
distributors  in  their  efforts  to  bring 
about  a  satisfactory  settlement  of  the 
situation. 

Following  is   Tobias'   statement: 
"So  far  as  I   can  see  the  situation 
as   regards   the   Connecticut   film   tax 
(Continued  on  Page  3) 


New  Unemployment  Wrinkle 

New  Haven — About  one-half  of 
the  women  employed  at  local  ex- 
changes who  were  taken  to  New  York 
to  handle  the  details  with  which  they 
are  familiar,  have  now  returned.  Ap- 
nroximately  30  stenographers  and 
secretaries,  were  imported  to  the 
headquarters  of  several  of  the  dis- 
tributors. The  entire  Universal  staff, 
which  was  sent  to  the  home  office, 
has  also  returned  and  is  in  search  of 
employment. 


More  Dire  Effects 

Bridgeport  Exhibitor  in  Trouble  Over 

Print  Deliveries — How  He  Helps 

His  Friends 

Bridgeport — M.  Calegman,  owner 
and  manager  of  the  Capitol  is  having 
his  troubles  getting  pictures  on  time, 
like  many  other  exhibitors  through- 
'ut  the  state.  On  Labor  Day  his 
feature  failed  to  arrive  in  time,  hav- 
ing been  shipped  from  a  house  at 
^Vauregan  in  the  eastern  part  of  the 
state.  Again  on  Thursday  he  ex- 
perienced more  hard  luck  when  the 
feature  due  failed  to  arrive  per  sched- 
ule   from    South    Manchester. 

Calegman  has  been  assisting  his 
as.sociates  in  the  exhibitor  field  by 
bringing  their  pictures  to  them,  as 
he  travels  daily  between  Bridgeport 
and  his  home  in  New  Haven.  He 
has  recently  brought  films  to  the 
Capitol,  Milford;  the  Stratford  at 
Stratford  and  the  Tower  at  Walnut 
Beach. 


Depend  On  Session 

M.   P.   T.   O.  Feels  It   Offers   Only 

Relief   for  Tax   Situation  in 

Connecticut 

By  ARTHUR    IV.    EDDY 

New  Haven — Connecticut  exhi- 
bitors are  depending  on  the  chance  of 
a  special  session  being  called  to  se- 
cure relief  from  the  Connecticut  tax. 

A  special  committee  of  the  Con- 
necticut M.  P.  T.  O.  held  a  meeting 
yesterday  to  discuss  ways  and  means 
of  eliminating  the  tax  when  it  de- 
veloped hat  the  consensus  of  opinion 
was  that  only  through  a  special  ses- 
sion did  there  exist  any  chance.  An- 
other meeting  will  be  held  soon  for 
further  discussions. 

Charles  Schneider,  owner  of  the 
Strand  now  under  construction,  has 
asked  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  for  aid  in  ar- 
ranging bookings  for  his  house  which 
will  be  ready  in  a  few  days. 


Deliveries  Annoy 

Situation    Continues    Acute,    Despite 

Valiant  Efforts   Made  by  Rosen 

Service   of   New   Haven 

New  Haven — The  delivery  situa- 
ion  in  Connecticut  remains  acute  with 
little  or  no  indication  to  suggest  that 
it  will  be  fully  remedied  under  present 
arrangements. 

The  uncertainty  and  chaos  which 
resulted  from  the  Durant  tax  law 
has  been  partly  alleviated  through 
the  Rosen  Film  Delivery  Service, 
which  is  working  day  and  night  to 
help  the  exhibitors  carry  out  their 
programs. 

More  than  160  of  the  200  theaters 
in  Connecticut  are  receiving  their 
prints  through  Rosen.  With  the  in- 
auguration of  a  daily  trip  to  New 
London  early  next  week,  the  com- 
pany, which  has  been  endorsed  by 
(.Continued  on  Page  3) 


St.  Clair  Leaves  for  Hollywood 
Mai  St.  Clair  left  yesterday  for 
Hollywood  after  three  weeks  here 
conferring  with  Carl  Van  Vechten 
on  the  filming  of  "The  Tattooed 
Countess",  Pola  Negri's  next  pro- 
duction. Pierre  Collings,  who  is 
adapting  the  novel,  accompanied  St. 
Clair. 


N.  W.  Exhibitor  League  Forming 

Seattle— The  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Wash- 
ington meets  on  Nov.  14  at  which 
time  it  is  quite  likely  that  an  organi- 
zation to  embrace  Washington,  Mon- 
tana, Oregon  and  Idaho  will  Jae  dis- 
cussed. 


Gish  in  "Scarlet  Letter" 

Los     Angeles — It     is     understooV 
Lillian     Gish    will    appear    in    "Tl 
Scarlet  Letter"  to  be  directed  by  Vic- 
tor Seastrom. 


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-    "The  Exhibitor"  Praises  Walker 

Philadelphia— "The  Exhibitor,"  ed- 
itorially, comments  as  follows  on  the 
candidacy  of  James  J.  Walker  for 
Mayor  of  New  York: 

"Pennsylvania  can  do  little  to  aid  the  Ma- 
yoralty fight  of  Jimmy  Walker,  other  than  to 
wish  him  success,  which  the  local  industry 
does   in  unstinted  measure. 

"For  if  ever  there  was  a  friend  of  the  ex- 
hibitors, that  friend  has  always  been  Jimmy 
'  Walker.  While  his  activities  on  behalf  of 
the  industry  have  been  confined  chiefly  to 
New  York  State,  including  the  memorable 
Sunday  opening  victory  there,  his  services  on 
behalf  of  the  national  exhibitors  organization 
are  well  remembered  here,  his  every  appear- 
ance being  the  signal  for  a  packed  meeting 
and  remarkable  outbur.sts  of  enthusiasm. 
.  "  *  *  *  The  movie  industry  in  New  York 
is  indeed  fortunate  in  having  such  .staunch 
'  friends  as   Jimmy   Walker   and   Al    Smith." 


The  Weeks  Headlines 


Goldsteins  In  Easthampton? 

Easthampton,  Mass.' — It  is  under- 
stood that  the  Goldstein  Bros. 
Amusement  Co.,  of  Springfield,  has 
leased  the  recreation  building  of  the 
West  Boylston  Manufacturing  Co., 
and  plans  to  operate  it  as  a  theater. 
The  building  seats  about  1000.  There 
has  been  keen  competition  among 
theater  interests  to  get  control  of  it. 


STAGE    RIGGING 

AND 

CURTAIN   CONTROL 

J.  H.   WELSH 

270  W.  44.TH  ST.    NEW  YORK. N.Y. 


When  you   think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialiats  in  Motion  Picturt 

and  Theatrical  inturanoe  fof 

the  past  fifteen  years. 

Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C 

Btrant   3040 


Monday 


Labor    Day. 

Tuesday 

Connecticut  Legislators  regret  they  voted 
for  the  passage  of  $10  a  reel  tax.  Eleventh 
hour  rush  prevented  learning  detail,  they 
say. 

Eight  pictures  made  by  Charles  Chaplin  for 
First  National  to  be  turned  over  to  new 
distributors.       Deal     involves     $1,000,000. 

Wednesday 

Pinch  now  being  felt  in  Connecticut.  Tax 
pressure  becoming  pronounced.  "Para- 
mount Month"  may  be  cancelled.  Ex- 
hibitors vote  against  shifting  tax  to  the 
bo.x  office. 

Fox  reported  after  site  in  San  Francisco 
for  5,000  seat  theater.  Warners  still  ang- 
ling. 

Capitol  theater  rolls  up  $30,610  in  two  days, 
a  new  high  gross.  Broadway  business  over 
Labor  Day  week-end  unusually  heavy.  ^ 

West  Coast  Theaters'  action  to  come  up  be- 
fore Federal  Trade  Commission  in  Oc- 
tober. 

Thursday 

Move  under  way  to  bring  about  special  ses- 
sion of  legislation  in  Connecticut  to  vote 
on  repeal  of  $10  tax.  E.xhibition  operat- 
ing costs  go  up  in  Connecticut.  New  seat- 
ing law  will  require  automatic  springs  on 
all   seats. 

M.  P.  T.  O.  statement  says  Play  Date  Bur- 
eau has  fulfilled  its  purpose. 

M.  P.  Division  of  Walker-for-Mayor-Cam- 
paign  holds  public  demonstration  for 
"Jimmy." 

Adolph  Ramish  reported  about  to  re-enter 
theater    field    on    Coast. 

Pathe  signs  Harry  Carey  to  make  12  West- 
erns. 

Friday 

Impression  grows  in  Connecticut  that  Gov- 
ernor Trumbull  will  call  a  special  session 
of  legislature.  Delinquent  Boston  state 
righters  join  revolving  fund  in  Connecticut. 

New  York  Stock  Exchange  admits  400,000 
shares  of  Fox  Film  to  trading.  Profits 
for    1924    total    $2,009,044. 

Cinematograph  Exhibitors'  Ass'n.  in  England 
passes  drastic  resolution  against  block 
booking. 

Roland  West  buys  rights  to  "The  Bat"  for 
$75,000.     United  Artists  to  release. 

Saturday 

M.  P.  T.  O.  feels  extra  session  of  legislature 
offers  only  relief  for  tax  situation  in  Con- 
necticut. Film  folk  in  New  Haven  specu- 
lating if  national  distributors  will  ever  have 
exchanges  there  again.  Delivery  situation 
continues   to    annoy    exhibitors. 

Development  of  chains  in  Texas  may  be 
subject    of    state    investigation. 

National  studio  for  British  production  ap- 
proaching  a   reality. 

Fox  assets  placed  at  over  $24,00'0,000. 


New  Automatic  Curtain 

Akron,  O.— The  E.  J.  Vallen  Elec- 
trical Co.,  headed  by  E.  J.  Vallen, 
has  placed  on  the  market  a  new  au- 
tomatic curtain  machine  with  noise- 
less tracks.  More  than  25  were  in- 
stalled in  theaters,  auditoriums  and 
public    schools    during    August. 


May  Revive  "Caligari" 

It  was  reported  yesterday  that  "The 
Cabinet  of  Dr.  Caligari"  originally 
distributed  here  by  the  old  Goldwyn 
company  will  pass  into  the  hands  of 
a  new  national  distributor  when  the 
present  option  expires  in  November. 


Barnstyn  Buys  Foreign  Rights 

J.  C.  Barnstyn  of  the  British  and 
Continental  Trading  Co.  has  pur- 
chased world's  foreign  rights  on  a 
series  of  six  Francis  X.  Bushman's, 
Jr.  from  Good- Will  Pictures  Corp. 


Party   at   the   Capitol 

Major  Edward  Bowes  was  a  host 
at  a  midnight  supper  party  last  night 
at  the  Capitol.  A  number  of  celeb- 
rities attended  the  last  performance 
of  "Graustark"   before   the   supper. 


Epstein  in  Pittsburgh  for  "U" 

Pittsburgh — Morris  Epstein  is  new 
manager  of  the  Universal  branch, 
filling  the  vacancy  caused  by  the 
resignation  of  C.  W.  Dickinson. 
Epstein  has  been  with  "U"  for  nine 
years  and  recently  has  been  in  charge 
in   Washington. 


Strand,  Toronto,  Showing  Burlesque 

Toronto — The  Strand  which  has 
had  a  picture  policy,  a  vaudeville  pol- 
icy and  a  combination  policy,  at  var- 
ious times,  has  changed  to  burlesque. 


Welch   Joins    Educational 
Vancouver,  B.  C. — 'Jack  Welch,  for- 
mer assistant  manager  of  the  Toron- 
to branch  of  Regal,  has  become  man- 
ager  of   Canadian   Educational   here. 


Alice  Terry  in  Kane  Picture 

Alice  Terry,  according  to  reports, 
will  star  in  "The  Show  Down"  for 
Robert  T.  Kane. 


Austin    House    Damaged    By    Fire 
Austin,  Tex. — The  Crescent  recent- 
ly  suffered   considerable   damage   by 

fire. 


Kansas  City — Lou  Nathanson  re- 
cently with  P.  D.  C,  is  now  with 
United  Artists. 


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(Continued  from  Page  1) 

machinery,  equipment,  etc.,  less 
serves  $7,594,646;  charges  aga 
foreign  branches  $265,756;  defei 
charges  $980,280;  total  $24,509,4i 
Liabilities:  Notes  payable  $350,( ; 
accounts  payable  $802,742;  fed  I 
taxes  $86,664;  advance  payments  r 
film  service  $215,067;  remittals 
from  foreign  branches  held  in  al  - 
ance  $605,182;  funded  debt  gua- - 
teed  by  Fox  Film  Corp.  $3,207,!; 
other  inortgages  $509,677;  cajll 
stock  and  surplus  (represented  ) 
400,000  no  par  shares  of  Class  \ 
stock  and  100,000  no  par  shares  if 
Class  B  stock)  $18,732,237;  til 
$24,509,469. 


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Prosperity  Ahead,  Declares  Merejfc 

Detroit — Agricultural  conditB 
were  never  better,  Edwin  T.  Vii- 
dith,  former  secretary  of  agricul  . 
and  publFsher  of  Des  Moines,  st  % 
during  a  stop-off  here  recently,  \  le 
en  route  east.  Farm  returns  fo;  le 
first  few  months  of  1926  will  sur  ss 
those  of  this  year  by  more  tha  {1 
per  acre,  Meredith  predicts. 


Minnesota  Town  Without  Their 

Swansville,  Minn. — The  local  ifr 
ater  has  been  closed  by  Vincent* 
weija  and  the  town  is  now  with<  t 
house.  Soweija  has  become  as  el- 
ated with  the  Lyric,  at  Little  1  Is 
in  a  working  capacity. 


New  Field  Camera 

Chicago — A  new  light  weight, '] 
able    standard    camera   has    beet  If 
signed  and  built  by   Bell  &  He 


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Deliveries  Annoy 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

1  M.  P.  T.  O.,  will  be  acting  for 
i' theaters. 

'hen  the  New  Haven  exchanges 
cad  their  doors  on  Aug.  29,  Rosen 
):  steps  to  help  the  exhibitors 
dugh  extending  his  service.  He 
lincreased  his  fleet  of  trucks  from 
lie  to  seven  and  plans  to  secure 
ce. 

nder  the  schedule  now  in  effect 
i(  Hartford  truck  leaves  New 
;en  daily  at   11  p.  m.,  connecting 

lartford   with   a   "Decker"   truck 

I  h  leaves  Boston  at  7  p.  m.  The 
:;ford  truck  carries  shows  for  all 
)ts  in  the  locality  of  its  route, 
tiding  Bridgeport  and  excepting 
ccville,  South  Manchester,  New 
aian,  Danbury,  Bethel  and  Ridge- 
;1  The  New  York  route  schedule 
a;s    New    York   at    11    p.   m.   and 

II  to  New  Haven.  The  trip  is 
a:  via  Stamford  to  Danbury  and 
4des  orders  for  Bethel,  New 
aian,  Ridgefield.  Bridgeport  is 
s|  included  on  its  itinerary.  Re- 
irng  the  truck  goes  via  Bridge- 
ji  Westport,  Norwalk  and  Stam- 
r  This  truck  also  connects  with 
leiew  shore-line  route  which  covers 
nford,  Guilford,  Clinton,  Madison, 
rtyton,  Deep  River,  Chester,  New 
piion,  Norwich,  Willimantic  and 
!aford,  returning  to  New  Haven 
iijigh  Middletown. 

'ie  charges  made  by  the  Rosen 
il  Delivery  Service  are  similar  to 
ic;  of  the  American  Express  Co. 
oi  carrying  accessories  and  paper 
leotal  cost  to  exhibitors  is  approxi- 
aly  10  per  cent  additional.  Houses 
iih  subscribe  to  the  service  fur- 
Sja  list  of  their  bookings  a  week 
Ivance. 

der  present  arrangements,  when 
isary,    films    are    stored    at    the 
uarters    of    the    concern    at    58 
St.,  a  little  more  than  one  hun- 
yards  from  the  Kilfeather  build- 
in   a   garage    owned    by   Rosen, 
imber  of  privately  owned  auto- 
les   are   kept   there   now   but   as 
as  other  arrangements   can   be 
for    their    storage    elsewhere, 
of  constructing  a  film  vault  will 
lence     without     further     delay, 
vault   will   measure    15x15   feet. 

ictically  the  only  theaters  which 
.lot  using  his  service  are  the 
er  houses,  largely  situated  in 
ural  districts  which  operate  but 
al   nights    each   week. 


Resigns  As  Saxe,  Manager 

ij'waukee — Sid  Lawrence,  mana- 
;r,f  Saxe's  Modjeska,  has  resigned. 
•itn  Harmon,  for  four  years  at 
ps  Princess  as  assistant  manager, 
uHU  the  vacancy. 


"Reveille"  in  Canada  Soon 

E.Tionton — One  of  the  first  thea- 
r.'of  the  Canadian  West  to  an- 
3U;e  a  showing  of  the  British  pro- 
BOn,  "Reveille,"  starring  B€tty 
al'ur,  is  the  Capitol. 


I'ew  Auditor  for  Arrow  Film 

fliis    L.    Beaudry    has    been    ap- 

t'd  auditor  of  Arrow,  succeeding 
Davis,  resigned. 


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G.  O.  P.  Leader  Believes  Tax  Necessat  y. 

Holds  Special  Session  Improbable 

New  Haven — Here's  an  insight  into  the  workings  of  the 
political  mind. 

The  opinion  that  the  film  tax  is  necessary  as  a  source  of 
revenue  is  held  by  Clarence  G.  Willard,  tegular  G.  O.  P. 
leader  in  New  Haven  and  a  member  of  the  Republican  State 
Central  Committee.  Willard,  who  handles  publicity  for 
various  Republican  state  campaigns  and  is  allied  with  J.  Henry 
Roraback,  did  not  care  to  discuss  the  Durant  law  or  its  re- 
sults on  the  exhibitors  and  producers. 

The  political  leader  said  that  the  industry  was  the  only 
large  business  in  Connecticut  which  was  escaping  taxation 
and  the  industry  is  obviously  financially  capable  of  bearing  its 
share  of  the  burden.  "None  whatever"  was  his  positive  reply 
to  the  question  of  the  possibility  of  a  special  session  of  the 
General  Assembly  to  again  pass  upon  the  Durant  law.  When 
asked  if  he  thought  that  the  next  Legislature  will  pass  a  more 
drastic  law  aimed  directly  at  the  producers  and  distributors, 
as  forecast  by  some  persons  in  intimate  contact  with  the  in- 
side workings  of  the  Republican  machine,  he  explained  that 
what  the  Legislature  will  do  at  its  next  session  is  purely  a 
matter  of  speculation. 


May  Stay  Out 


{Continued   fi 

problem,  is  going  along  to  a  very 
satisfactory  manner  in  spite  of  rumors 
to  the  effect  that  independent  film 
distributors  were  contemplating  com- 
ing into  Connecticut  to  distribute 
their  goods.  In  spite  of  the  general 
feeling  that  this  was  not  a  profitable 
move,  it  is  evident  that  this  assump- 
tion was  erroneous.  The  soliciting 
of  new  contracts  for  films  in  this 
state  has  been  definitely  discontinued 
by  all  distributors  both  national  and 
independent. 

Much   Depends   on   Trumbull 

"A  significant  phase  of  this  propo- 
sition is  seen  in  the  return  of  Gov- 
ernor Trumbull,  and  it  is  hoped  that 
this  will  mean  that  he  has  returned 
chiefly  to  give  the  theater  owners  of 
the  State  of  Connecticut  a  hearing  as 
to  the  probability  of  calling  for  a 
special  session  of  the  legislature. 

"The  theater  owners  of  the  state 
of  Connecticut  are  greatly  worried 
over  the  future  when  their  present 
contracts  shall  have  expired  and  are 
therefore  bringing  every  possible 
pressure  to  bear  oji  the  state  officials 
to  eff'ect  some  release  of  this  situation. 
Much  speculation  is  evident  among 
exhibitors  as  to  the  return  of  the  film 
exchanges  to  New  Haven  after  the 
situation  is  clarified,  the  majority  feel- 
ing that  now  that  the  film  companies 
have  had  a  test  of  distributing  from 
an  outside  source  with  a  much  lesser 
overhead,  it  is  not  likely  they  will 
feel  inclined  to  again  make  New 
Haven  a  distributing  center.  I  can 
remember  back  a  few  years  when 
there  were  no  film  exchanges  in  this 


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city,  the  representatives  of  the  dif- 
ferent offices  coming  into  this  state 
solicited  business,  shipments  being 
made  at  that  time  from  Boston  or 
New   York, 

Exhibitors  Would  Regret  Removal 
"There  is  no  question  in  my  mind 
that  the  exhibitor  does  not  welcome 
the  idea  of  losing  New  Haven  as  a 
center.  For  the  shipment  of  films 
and  advertising  matter  from  Boston 
is  not  by  any  means  as  satisfactory 
as  it  was  when  they  were  here. 

"In  regard  to  the  feeling  between 
the  national  distributors  and  the  in- 
dependent distributors,  I  feel  that  the 
situation  has  been  somewhat  ironed 
out,  and  both  of  these  factions  of  the 
lousiness  are  now  working  along  lines 
that  will  lead  eventually  to  the  solv- 
ing of  this  very  dangerous  tax  prob- 
lem. There  has  been  no  evidence  of 
infringement  on  the  open  market  by 
smaller  exchanges  since  the  large  ex- 
changes have  been  out  of  the  field, 
to   my   knowledge. 

"I  firmly  believe  that  it  will  not 
be  very  long  before  this  entire  situa- 
tion will  have  been  alleviated  for  both 
the  distributors  and  exhibitors,  and 
once  and  for  all,  all  concerned  will 
have  established  themselves  as  ready 
to  combat  any  unfair  action  that  may 
be  enacted  against  the  progress  and 
life  of  their  business.  Personally,  I 
am  staying  in  New  Haven  for  the 
purpose  of  being  in  the  battle,  and 
will  stay  here  so  long  as  I  am  able. 
We  are  all  marking  time,  waiting  for 
something  definite  to  occur  and  we 
do  not  really  know  what  the  next 
definite  move  will  be." 


Maas  Joins  Kane 

Ernie  Maas  of  Roycroft  Pictures. 
Inc.,  has  joined  the  Robert  T.  Kane 
organization,  as  assistant  to  Kane. 


Chipman  Moves 
Chipman  Pictures  Corp.  has  moved 
from  the  6th  floor  to  Room  724-25, 
Aeolian  Bldg. 


Hugh  Davis  Back  from  Vacation 

Hugh  G.  Davis,  after  a  vacation  in 
Virginia,  has  taken  up  his  duties  as 
assistant  treasurer  and  comptroller  of 
Davis    Dist.    Division. 


Carlos  En  Route  to  Coast 

Abe   Carlos  is  en  route   to   Holly- 


wood. 


Among  Exchangemen 

Philadelphia — Bill  Smith,  who  has 
been  associated  with  Fox  and  Stand- 
ard, has  joined  Pathe  covering 
Wilkes-Barre,  Scranton,  Harrisburg, 
Allentown  and  Easton. 


Detroit — The  newest  addition  to 
the  selling  force  of  A.  B.  C.  Films  is 
E.  R.  Brounzel,  who  formerly  sold 
for  Metro-Goldwyn  and  United 
Artists. 


Milwaukee — John  De  Lorenzo 
formerly  with  Celebrated  Players  has 
joined  the  sales  force  of  Progress 
Pictures,  and  will  travel  Wisconsin. 


Milwaukee — Elmer  Lund  has  been 
placed  in  charge  of  the  local  adver- 
tising department  of  Fox,  succeeding 
Kenneth  Coone. 


Baltimore,  Md. — Arthur  Melvin, 
formerly  Virginia  salesman  for  Fox, 
has  been  assigned  to  the  Baltimore 
territory. 


St.  Louis — Ray  Curran,  formerly 
with  Vitagraph,  is  now  office  man- 
ager   for    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 


Oklahoma  City,  Okla.— C.  W.  Pot- 
ter formerly  with  Pathe  in  Des 
Moines  has  joined  the  local  office. 


Salt  Lake  City — Jack  Connors, 
formerly  with  United  Artists  has 
joined    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 


Seattle — Harold  Boheme,  booker 
for  First  National  goes  back  on  the 
road  for  that  organization. 


BufiFalo,    N.    Y. — Chester    Saunders 
has  resigned  from  the  Warners  stafif. 


Detroit — Louis  D.  Hick  has  joined 
Standard  Film. 


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Lon  Chaney  in 

"The  Phantom  of  the 
Opera" 

IJniversal-J  evjel 

As  a  Whole A  MARVELOUS 

MONEY  GETTING  PICTURE. 
CHANEY'S  MAKE-UP  AND 
CHARACTER,  WHILE  REPUL- 
SIVE TO  PERHAPS  SOME,  IS 
A  GREAT  PIECE  OF  WORK. 
GREAT  PRODUCTION. 

Star The    question    may    arise 

whether  women  will  like  the  ap- 
pearance of  Chaney  as  the  Phan- 
tom. He  is  first  shown  with  a 
mask  which  is  horrible  enough  but 
when  the  mask  is  pulled  away  the 
distorted  features  may  prove  un- 
pleasant to  some  but  at  that  he 
gives  a  great  performance  and 
again  demonstrates  that  he  is  a 
master  of  make-up. 

Cast Mary    Philbin,     sweet     as 

ever,  gives  a  lovely  performance. 
Norman  Kerry  excellent  as  her 
lover.  Gibson  Gowland  fine. 
Others   unimportant. 

Type  of  Story Dramatic  mystery; 

adapted  from  the  novel  by  Gaston 
Leroux.  Thrilling  mystery  story. 
Rupert  Julian  has  done  an  exceed- 
ingly fine  piece  of  work  although 
this  was  supplemented  by  Edward 
Sedgwick.  All  of  the  thrills,  the 
creeping  sensations,  the  mystery 
of  the  Phantom  of  the  grand  opera 
house  of  Paris  is  sustained  almost 
from  the  very  start  of  the  picture. 
This  vicious  character,  superbly 
portrayed  by  Chaney,  makes  you 
hate  him  step  by  step  and  you  are 
glad  when,  at  the  end,  he  is  thrown 
into  the  river  by  the  infuriated  mob. 
The  story  tells  of  the  hold  which 
the  Phantom  has  on  Mary  Philbin 
who  works  in  the  opera,  how  the 
Phantom  develops  her  voice  and 
how  in  the  effort  to  repay  him  she 
almost  gives  up  her  lover.  Once 
she  sees  the  horrible,  distorted  fea- 
tures of  the  Phantom,  however,  she 
returns  to  her  lover  and  pleadswith 
him  to  save  her.  How  this  is 
eventually  accomplished  makes  up 
the  story.  The  conclusion  is  full 
of  thrills  of  a  most  uncanny  nature. 

Box  Office  Angle A  great  pic- 
ture. Should  get  a  lot  of  money 
in  the  larger  houses  particularly. 

Exploitation You  have  the  at- 
mosphere of  the  grand  opera  of 
Paris,  the  thrills  and  mystery  of 
this  great  story,  plus  Lon  Chaney 
and  since  this  was  made  Chaney 
has  gone  further  ahead,  if  such  is 
possible,  through  his  work  particu- 
larly in  "The  Unholy  Three".  Run  a 
trailer  of  this  by  all  means  which 
will  surely  get  them  back.  Use 
Mary  Philbin's  name  plus  Chaney's. 

Direction    Rupert   Julian ; 

splendid. 

Supplementary    Director Edward 

Sedgwick;   fine. 

Author   Gaston  Leroux 

Scenario   Raymond  Shrock, 

Elliot  J.  Clawson. 

Cameramen   Chas.  Van  Enger, 

Virgil  Miller,  Milton  Bridenbecker. 

Photography Magnificent; 

color  sequences  outstandingly  beau- 
tiful. 

Locale   Paris 

Length 9,200  feet 


Gloria  Swanson  in 

"The  Coast  of  FoUy" 

Paramount 

As  a  Whole. . .  .GLORIA  LOVELY 
AS  HERSELF  BUT  SHE  ISN'T 
HERSELF  OFTEN  ENOUGH. 

Star Lovely  when  she  is  al- 
lowed to  be  Gloria  but  as  the  rheu- 
matic old  adventuress  her  char- 
acterization is  overdone. 

Cast Anthony    Jowitt    probably 

makes  his  first  and  last  appearance 
as  Gloria's  leading  man.  He  has 
no  expression,  no  grace,  no  ap- 
parent personality.  A  poor  choice. 
Dorothy  Gumming  seems  perfectly 
at  ease  as  an  unfaithful  wife. 
They're  likely  to  look  for  her  again. 
Others  Alec  Francis,  Jed  Prouty, 
Eugenie  Besserer,  Arthur  Haus- 
man.  Lawrence  Gray,  who  is  to  be 
Gloria's  next  leading  man,  has  a 
small  part. 

Type  of  Story Drama;  adapted 

from  Connmgsby  Dawson's  story. 
There  are  two  outstanding  disap- 
pointments in  "The  Coast  of  Folly". 
One  is  Anthony  Jowitt  and  the 
other  is  the  fact  that  Gloria  is  made 
to  look  and  act  so  terribly  as  the 
Countess  de  Tauro.  That  Gloria 
makes  a  convincing  old  lady  is  not 
discredited  and  that  her  make-up 
completely  hides  the  real  Gloria 
is  also  admitted  but  just  how 
twenty  years  would  make  such  a 
decrepit,  frowsy  old  women  of  her 
is  not  at  all  convincing.  She  hides 
her  youth  beneath  dozens  of  ropes 
of  pearls,  tulle  veiling  and  a  wig 
that  comes  well  down  over  her 
eyes.  In  fact  Gloria  may  readily 
have  patterned  her  make-up  after 
the  manner  of  dress  of  one  of  the 
greatest  actresses  of  all  time,  now 
dead.  Just  whether  her  legion  of 
admirers  are  going  to  like  having 
the  real  Gloria  diguised  is  apparent. 
On  all  sides  at  the  Rivoli  they 
wanted  the  real  Gloria.  Allen 
Dwani  has  injected  some  cl'ever 
touches  in  the  story  and  with  the 
exceptions  noted  there  is  nothing 
wrong  with  his  end  of  it.  It  does 
slow  up  a  trifle  about  half  way 
through  but  this  is  no  great  fault. 
The  story  concerns  the  plan  of  a 
woman,  a  former  adventuress  but 
now  old  and  happily  married,  to 
make  up  for  the  past  neglect  of 
her  daughter  by  clearing  away  tbe 
scandal  attached  to  her  name  and 
bringing  about   her   happiness. 

Box  Office  Angle Not  a  bit  of 

doubt  but  that  the  picture  will 
draw.  Gloria's  name  alone  will 
start  the  line  forming  to  the  right. 

Exploitation ....  Hardly  needs  ad- 
vice. You  know  what  you  can  do 
on  the  strength  of  the  star's  name. 
Whether  or  not  they'll  like  her 
latest  probably  isn't  a  matter  that 
will  worry  the  box  office.  It's 
mostly  a  matter  of  their  liking 
Gloria  to  "be  herself". 

Direction  Allan  Dwan ; 

good  but  exaggerates. 

Author    Conningsby  Dawson 

Scenario    Forrest    Halsey 

Cameraman Geo.  Webber 

Photography    Excellent 

Locale  Europe-America 

Length 7,001  feet 


"The  Limited  Mail" 

Warner  Bros. 
As  a  Whole.... RAILROAD  MEL- 
LER  THAT  IS  STOCKED 
WITH  QUANTITY  OF 
THRILLS.  VIVID  PRODUC- 
TION BUT  STORY  RUNS  TOO 
LONG. 

Cast. . .  .Monte  Blue  good  in  the  role 
of  reformed  tramp  who  makes  good 
as  railroad  engineer.  Vera  Rey- 
nolds adequate  as  the  girl  in  the 
case  and  Dorothy  Devore,  in  a 
blonde  wig,  a  lightweight  sort  of 
vamp.  Others  Willard  Louis,  Tom 
Gallery,  young  Jackie  Huff,  Ed- 
ward Gribbon,  Otis  Harlan,  Lydia 
Yeamans  Titus. 

Type  of  Story Melodrama;  adapt- 
ed from  Elmer  E.  Vance's  play. 
Of  the  heroes  of  everyday  life  who 
come  in  for  a  prominent  bit  of 
glorifying  in  pictures  the  railroad 
engineer  seems  to  be  getting  his 
share  of  the  laurels.  The  latest  ex- 
ploitation is  Warner  Brothers'  "The 
Limited  Mail",  a  picture  that  is 
well  stocked  with  comedy,  thrills 
and  romance  and  with  such  a  com- 
bination of  r^ognized  audience 
pullers,  it  should  make  for  good 
box  office  material.  There  are 
train  wrecks,  shots  of  express  fliers 
dashing  around  dangerous  bends 
and  in  and  out  of  tunnels,  flashes 
of  trains  riding  head  on  to  collision, 
etc.  All  of  this  makes  for  well 
founded  suspense.  There  is  just 
a  bit  too  much  of  it  though.  Too 
many  shots  of  mad  dashing  en- 
gines. They  make  for  a  fast  tempo 
but  they  get  you  a  bit  dizzy  after 
a  while.  There  is  also  an  anti- 
climax, which  furnishes  a  first  rate 
thrill,  but  which  wasn't  at  all 
necessary. 

Story:  Hero  Bob  Wilson,  a  wan- 
derer because  a  girl  deserted  him 
at  the  altar,  saves  the  Limited 
from  a  wreck.  He  is  given  a  job 
on  the  road  and  five  years  later 
finds  him  being  honored  by  the  po- 
sition of  engineer  on  the  Limited. 
On  his  first  trip  Bob's  train  is 
wrecked  by  a  head-on  smash.  He 
is  injured  but  recovers.  All  this 
while  Bob  has  been  falling  in  love. 
There  is  a  misunderstanding  but  it 
is  eventually  cleared  away  and 
there  is  the  reunion. 

Box  Office  Angle. . .  .Good  box  office 
possibilities.  Plenty  of  big  thrills 
to  get  them  in  and  enough  talking 
points  to  interest  them. 

Exploitation. .  ..Best  way  to  bring 
them  in  on  this  one  is  a  trailer 
showing  the  wreck  and  other  shots 
showing  the  Limited  Mail  flying 
through  the  canyons  of  the  west. 
You  can  promise  plenty  of  fine 
thrills  and  say  that  hero  Monte 
Blue  starts  out  as  a  tramp  and  ends 
up  as  a  railroad  engineer  in  "The 
Limited  Mail".  Or  use  the  line: 
"From  riding  the  bumpers  to  driv- 
ing the  train.  That  is  Monte  Blue's 
record   in   'The   Limited   Mail' " 

Direction   George  Hill;   Good 

Author   Elmer  E.  Vance 

Scenario Darryl    Francis    Zanuk 

Cameraman Chas.  Van  Enger 

Photography   Good 

Locale Western  R.  R. 

Length  6,700  feet 


"With  This  Ring" 

B.  P.  Schulberg  Prod. 

As  a  Whole CONSIDERABI 

SEX  APPEAL  BUT  STOl 
WILL  NO  DOUBT  APPEi 
TO  BIG  MAJORITY.  DESEJ 
ISLAND  FORMULA  WIT 
SOME  VARIATIONS. 

Cast. . . .  Alyce  Mills  a  pretty  hero 
and  does  good  work.  Donald  Ke 
fair  hero,  Lou  Tellegen  overacts 
usual.  Others  Joan  Standi! 
Eulalie  Jensen,  Martha  Matt 
Dick   Sutherland,    Forrest   Stanl 

Type  of  Story Dramatic  roman 

You  have  the  shipwreck-desert  i 
and  theme  once  again  but  there  ; 
occasional  variations  that  mj 
"With  This  Ring"  just  a  trifle  ( 
ferent.  It  contains  a  rather  flj 
rant  sex  appeal  which,  howev 
does  not  reach  any  really  objectii 
able  stage.  The  "in  the  sight 
God"  marriage  which  hero  and 
girl  perform  for  themselves,  wi 
out  benefit  of  clergy,  is  used  la 
on  in  the  story  for  another  way 
having  a  man  offer  a  woman 
benefit  of  his  protection  but  i 
his  name.  When  the  girl  as 
"Are  you  oiifering  me  marriag 
his  answer  is  "Yes,  in  the  sight 
God."  Fred  Windemere  has  pas 
up  the  chance  of  injecting  a  s 
prise  twist  and  fair  suspense 
letting  the  audience  know  that 
girl's  desert  island  husband  did  i" 
die.  This  might  have  been  sai' 
up  for  a  surprise  denouement. 

Story:  Claire  Vaughn,  actn 
and  Donald  Van  Buren,  rich  sci 
are  shipwrecked  and  stranded 
an  island.  They  perform  their  o 
marriage  ceremony.  Later  CIj 
is  rescued  by  pearl  fishers  i 
leaves  the  island  thinking  Don^ 
is  dead.  A  year  later,  with 
baby,  she  seeks  aid  of  Donal 
people  who  refuse  to  recognize  I 
Wendell,  trustee  of  Donald's  esti 
offers  her  the  protection  of 
name.  Immediately  after  th 
marriage  Donald  returns  and  lea~ 
that  his  hypocrite  brother  had  f; 
ed  to  tell  Claire  of  a  cable  wh' 
announced  he  was  alive.  Went 
steps  aside  through  an  annultn 
and  there  is  the  w.  k.  reunion. 

Box  Office  Angle.  .Typical  womj! 
picture.  They'll  like  it  first  r 
but  there  isn't  much  in  the  st* 
that  will  appeal  to  men  folks. 

Exploitation You  can  readily: 

your    doting,    romantic    women" 
by  telling  them  about  the  marrii 
ceremony  performed  without  be 
fit  of  clergy  by  a  man  and  won* 
shipwrecked  on  a  desert  island  ;i 
destined  to  spend  the  rest  of  tir 
days    there.      No    particularly   \  1 
known    names    but    you    can     t 
stills  of  Alyce  Mills  in  your  lob'. 
She's  a  good  looker. 

Direction    Fred    C.   Win  ■ 

mere;     doesn't    always    make    e 
most  of  situations 

Author Fanny  Heaslip    a 

Scenario Douglas  Z.  D  y 

Cameraman  A.  Fi  d 

Photography   G  i 

Locale    Island-N.  j". 

Length 5,333  't 


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Betty  Bronson  in 

"The  Golden  Princess" 

Faramount 

As  a  Whole.... PRETTY  LITTLE 
ROMANCE  OF  THE  GOLD 
RUSH  DAYS.  HAS  GOOD 
DRAMATIC  SITUATIONS  AND 
A  THRILLING  CLIMAX. 
FIRST  RATE  CAST  THAT 
HELPS,  TOO. 

Star Winsome     and     appealing. 

They'll  like  her  real  well  as  the 
little  girl  who  seeks  her  father  in 
the  klondike  region.  Cute  in  quaint 
costumes. 

Cast Neil    Hamilton    a    handsome 

hero.  The  girls  will  be  envying 
Betty's  role  in  this.  Rockcliffe  Fel- 
lowes  in  a  new  forte  for  him,  that 
of  villain.  He  tries  very  hard  but 
he  can't  be  convincing.  Phyllis 
Haver  is  splendid  as  the  faithless 
wife.  Others  Joseph  Dowling,  Ed- 
ward Kennedy,  George  Irving. 
Mary  Schoene  a  darling  youngster 
who  is  going  to  grab  all  the  at- 
tention in  the  prologue  sequence. 

Type  of  Story Drama;  adapted 

from  a  story  by  Bret  Harte.  The 
gold  rush  and  the  days  of  '49  make 
up  the  atmosphere  of  "The  Golden 
Princess",  a  yarn  by  Bret  Harte 
that  makes  for  entertainment  just 
a  bit  out  of  the  ordinary.  It  is 
Betty  Bronson  at  her  best  and  with 
the  exception  of  the  prologue  se- 
quence which  little  Mary  Schoene 
steals  with  her  cute  smile  and  her 
big  tears,  the  picture  is  all  Betty's. 
In  the  quaint  costumes  of  the  period 
she  makes  a  delightful  heroine  and 
Neil  Hamilton  an  ideal  hero.  The 
plot  contains  effective  dramatic 
situations  and  even  though  it  slows 
up  toward  the  middle  of  the  pic- 
ture it  gains  its  speed  again  and 
works  through  to  an  exciting  clim- 
ax that  carries  a  first  rate  thrill 
and  good  suspense.  Clarence  Bad- 
ger offers  some  fine  locations  and 
all  told  there  isn't  much  fault  to  be 
found  with  his  effort. 

Box  Office  Angle. . .  .Good  attraction 
with  angles  of  audience  appeal  that 
should  make  it  first  rate  number 
for  majority  of  exhibitors. 

Exploitation. ..  .Tell  them  this  is  an 
appealing  story  of  the  gold  rush 
days  and  run  a  trailer  giving  an 
idea  of  the  atmosphere,  showing  the 
quaint  costumes  of  the  time.  A 
trailer  of  the  mine  cave-in  with 
hero  and  heroine  trapped  within 
might  bring  them  back  also.  Use 
Betty  Bronson's  name  and  recall 
her  recent  productions.  Stills  and 
the  usual  lobby  display  are  in  order. 

Direction   Clarence  Badger; 

very  good 

Author  Bret  Harte 

Scenario   Frances   Agnew 

Cameraman   Not  credited 

Photography    Very    good 

Locale    The   West 

Length    6,546  feet 


"The  Wife  Who  Wasn't 
Wanted" 

Warner  Bros. 

As  a  Whole.... MOTHER  LOVE 
THEME  THAT  OFFERS 
GREAT  LOT  OF  DRAMATIC 
SITUATIONS.  GOES  TO  EX- 
TREMES FOR  ITS  APPEAL 
BUT  THEN  IT  WILL  LIKELY 
PLEASE  MANY  PATRONS. 

Cast.  . .  .Irene  Rich  does  her  custom- 
ary fine  work.  Certainly  manages 
to  gain  your  sympathy  although 
you  do  give  her  credit  for  having 
better  sense  than  to  fall  for  the 
frame-up  that  is  put  over  on  her. 
Huntley  Gordon  always  suitable  in 
this  sort  of  husband  role.  Johnny 
Harron  the  son  who  causes  all  th^ 
heart  aches.  June  Marlow  the 
pretty  little  "girl  next  door"  who 
loves  Johnny.  Others  Gayne  Whit- 
man, Gertrude  Astor,  Elinor  Faire. 

Type  of  Story. . .  .Melodrama.  Mother 
love  in  the  nth  degree  is  doled  out 
in  "The  Wife  Who  Wasn't  Want- 
ed", a  title,  incidentally,  that  isn't 
exactly  suited  to  the  story.  Irene 
Rich,  as  the  wife,  was  very  much 
wanted  by  her  husband.  The  ex- 
tent to  which  a  mother  will  go,  and 
the  sacrifice  which  she  will  endure 
for  her  child  constitute  the  theme 
of  the  plot.  It  is  quite  exaggerated 
and  probably  the  extreme  method 
which  Irene  Rich  employs  to  save 
her  son  from  the  clutches  of  the 
law  may  not  be  convincing  to  a 
critical  spectator.  On  the  other 
hand  there  is  a  big  majority  who 
will  accept  it  for  the  action,  thrills, 
suspense  and  heart  interest  which 
it  does  entail.  Certainly  Irene  Rich 
makes  the  mother  a  very  real  per- 
son and  her  work  alone,  plus  the 
efficient  support  of  Huntley  Gor- 
don, should  make  it  interesting.  The 
forest  fire  climax,  while  it  suffices 
for  a  thrill,  seems  a  bit  superfluous. 
Story:  As  district  attorney,  Gor- 
don is  prosecuting  his  own  son, 
held  for  killing  a  woman  in  an 
auto  accident.  She  enters  into  a 
pact  to  prevent  her  husband's  re- 
election, his  rival  promising  to  free 
her  son  if  elected.  The  plan  in- 
cludes a  roadhouse  raid  which  will 
expose  the  D.  A.'s  wife  and  kills 
his  chances.  The  mother  loses  out 
and  after  numerous  twists  and  turns 
everything  turns  out  happily  with 
the  family  reunited. 

Box  Office  Angle. ..  .Contains  some 
popular  elements  of  appeal  that  can 
no  doubt  be  used  to  pull  them  in. 
The  frame-up  on  the  D.  A.'s  wife 
and  the  forest  fire  are  good  talking 
points. 

Exploitation.  . .  .Run  the  usual  trailer 
of  the  more  important  moments, 
especially  shots  showing  Irene  Rich 
trapped  on  a  burning  bridge.  Talk 
about  her  splendid  work  and  men- 
tion Huntley  Gordon's  name  also. 
Should  please  the  average  crowd. 

Direction James  Flood; 

adequate 

Author Gertie  Wentworth  James 

Scenario    Bess    Meredyth 

Cameraman John  Mescall 

Photography   Good 

Locale    Large   city 

Length    7,125   feet 


Ken  Maynard  in 

"The  Haunted  Ranch" 

Davis  Dist.  Div.  Inc. — State  Rights 

As  a  Whole GOOD  ACTION 

WESTERN  WITH  THE  USUAL 
BATTLES,  FAST  RIDING, 
STUNTS  AND  ROMANCE. 
SHOULD  SUIT  THE  FAN 
CROWD. 

Star Ken      Maynard      likeable; 

puts  oyer  his  action  bits  with  ease 
and  sureness  that  should  make  him 
popular  with  the  crowd  that  favors 
cowboy  heroes. 

Cast Alma     Rayford     a    pretty 

heroine,  but  hasn't  a  great  deal  to 
do.  Bob  Williams  her  wayward 
brother  who  eventually  reforms. 
Harry  Moody  the  villain. 

Type   of   Story Western.     The 

usual  battles,  action,  stunts,  thrills, 
fast  riding  and  the  popular  roman- 
tic angle,  make  up  the  chief  ingre- 
dients of  the  plot  in  "The  Haunted 
Ranch,"  a  western  whose  plot  is 
of  a  conventional  order  generally 
but  which  will  nevertheless  suit 
the  crowd  that  comes  in  for  excite- 
ment. "The  Haunted  Ranch"  ful- 
fills their  wish.  It  has  an  exciting 
plot  consisting  of  the  old  idea 
wherein  hero  inherits  a  ranch 
coveted  by  the  foster  brother  of 
the  man  who  willed  it  to  him. 
Naturally  the  jealous  one  is  anxious 
to  do  away  with  hero.  It  is  a  dif- 
ficult job.  They  inject  a  mystery 
angle  which  they  do  not  use  to  the 
best  advantage.  They  fail  to  get 
in  a  suspense.  You  are  never  in 
doubt  as  to  who  the  ghost  really 
is.  Maynard  puts  over  one  or  two 
very  good  stunts  and  some  fancy 
fast  riding  and  in  the  chase  where 
he  overcomes  all  his  enemy's  ob- 
stacles and  comes  out  the  winner, 
he  again  proves  he  is  thoroughly 
at  home  in  the  saddle. 

Story:  Terry  Baldwin  inherits 
his  uncle's  cattle  ranch  but  must 
uncover  the  ghost  that  haunts  it 
and  clear  his  uncle's  name  of  a 
murder  charge.  He  is  given  six 
months  to  do  it  or  the  ranch  will 
pass  to  Forester,  half  brother  of  the 
dead  man.  Judith  and  Ralph, 
children  of  the  uncle,  are  trying 
to  run  the  ranch  but  Ralph  is 
under  the  influence  of  cattle 
thieves  of  which  Forester  is  secret- 
ly the  leader  and  Titus  his  chief 
henchman.  How  hero  succeeds 
and  eventually  wins  the  hand  of 
Judith   furnishes   some  fast  action. 

Box  Office  Angle Good  western 

fare  that  should  satisfy  your  patrons 
if  they  like  westerns  at  all. 
Exploitation Run  a  trailer  show- 
ing the  ghost  riding  the  trail  at 
midnight.  Ask  them  to  come  in 
and  solve  the  riddle  of  "The 
Haunted  Ranch".  Tell  them  Ken 
Maynard  is  the  western  hero  and 
has  a  clever  trained  horse,  Tarzan. 
You  can  make  the  us  al  promises 
for  stunts,  thrills,  action,  romance. 

Direction    Paul   Hurst ; 

good. 

Author   Frank  Howard  Clark 

Scenario    Same 

Cameraman Frank  Cotner 

Photography   Good 

Locale    The   west 

Length   ,..   4.900  feet 


William  Fairbanks  in 

"The  Great  Sensatiom 

Perfection  Pictures — State  JBi| 

As  a  Whole.... NOT  AS  M\ 
ACTION  NOR  AS  Mi 
THRILLS  AS  FAIRBANKS 
UALLY  DEALS  OUT  ] 
THERE'S  AN  EXCITING  ' 
MAX  TO  SEND  THEM  ' 
SATISFIED. 

Star. . . .  Poses  as  a  chauffeur  to  e 
the  thrills  that  his  real  rol 
rich   youth   won't   permit. 

Cast. ..  .Pauline  Garon  the  fls 
heroine  who  makes  hero 
Lloyd  Whitlock  a  society  ci 
Others  William  Franey  and  ^ 
fred  Landis. 

Type    of    Story Crook    story 

romance.  "The  Great  Sensa 
is  sought  by  Pauline  Garo 
flapper  who  is  out  for  thrills, 
banks,  rich  neighbor,  decide 
help  supply  the  thrills  and  ] 
as  a  chauffeur  applying  for  th 
of  driving  Pauline  around  afte 
wrecks  her  racer  and  is  forbi 
to  drive  again.  Pauline  diso 
hero's  real  identity  but  decidi 
let  him  keep  up  his  masque 
Meanwhile  she  thinks  up  va 
ways  of  humiliating  him.  Mu 
the  film  is  consumed  with  Pau 
tricks  on  Fairbanks,  letting  th 
out  of  the  tires  so  he  will 
to  fix  them,  forcing  him  to  pi 
the  top  of  her  auto  and  ta 
down  according  to  her  whim, 
the  like.  As  a  side  issue  the 
a  society  crook  working  on  ir 
line's  affections  and  with  an  e; 
her  mother's  jewels.  Of  c 
hero  discovers  the  true  statt 
things  and  is  the  means  of  ca 
ing  the  crooks  and  winning 
line  as  a  reward.  There  is 
good  action  in  the  last  reel  i 
with  hero  battling  the  crook 
his  accomplice.  Pauline,  do: 
mad  chase  to  the  scene  of  acti 
the  vegetable  peddler's  Ford, 
plies  some  more  excitement. 
Great  Sensation"  is  more  Pz 
Garon's  picture  than  it  is 
banks'.  He  hasn't  as  much  c! 
for  his  well-known  line  of  s 
but  he  puts  over  a  first  rate  ' 
for  a  finale. 

Box  Office  Angle. . .  .Average  a| 
tion.     Not  a   great   deal   of  J) 
but    fights    and    chases    in    c 
will  likely  serve  to  send  ther 
satisfied. 

Exploitation A    trailer   she ; 

the  auto  dashing  off  the  clifl 
Pauline  Garon  jumping  out 
hero  Fairbanks  coming  to  th( 
cue  might  be  enough  to  get 
interested.  Or  scenes  from  1 
fight  with  the  crooks,  his  r 
of  Pauline  when  she  nearly  dr 
etc.  They  promise  action 
thrills  and  bring  back  the  ( 
that  likes  this  sort  of  ente 
ment.  Use  Pauline  Garon's 
in   addition  to  the   star's. 

Direction Jay  Marc 

ample 

Author  Douglas  Z. 

Scenario   

Cameraman  Geo.  M 

Photography    All 

Locale   Call 

Length   About  5,00' 


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ANNE  CORNWALL,  ROBERT  EDESON 

and  a  stellar  cast 

produced  by  Howard  Estabrook 

story  by  Herman  Raymaker  L  Clyde  BrucKinan 

directed  by 
Albert  Austin  &  Gilbert  W  Pratt 

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iI^Tection    ,  ... 

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■a  -mi  ^:^^'^vA  KCTW  NEWS 

ALICB  JOYCE 

MALCOLM  McGRFGOR, VIRGINIA 
LEE  CORBIN,  ELLIOTT  NUGENT  and 
HARRY  T.  MORJEY  in 

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■""   C>r.r'"     "ho  has  kept  s.ce,  .h.  .' 
woman  feature  wruLr  j,,,„h,er    but  from, 

fact  that  she  has  .a  B'°«"  f"«X'  ,«ne  she 

of    independence.      1""    '""  ,5    ;,   „,hcr 

ja„   amosphere   and   ihe   »"    '"^"     „„ 
daringly  s«gB.s.ed  ■"  »™  »'   ""  ^'"" 

Alice   Joy^c 


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^r/«ed,.ahl     a„h„„gh   Ell.ot,    Nogen, 
■'^^  ihc   city   ediior- 

are    adequate.    ' 

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no  beaten,  a^und  tb':  S  .Xl„ZZ7  f?.'^  '''T  '""' 
ilTeel  aetion.  The  sponsors  hL.  r^  ^.  "'  ^"^  "'  ^""P'', 
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eonredy,  „„rodue..g  ,he' old  f.l  0  V  wl,o  ^r,,"  |,et ''l"'""'  f""'= 
The  charaelcre  arc  uMl  nlanle.l      T ,.  I  ,       I""'"™  eolumi.. 

that  she  ha,  .  daughto  and  trie      „  T°""  '"'  ''^P'  ''  "  ""'<■ 

^;.tSdi-i~Hs~----- 

youth.  "'  "eilare.  Ijic  relationship  to  the  ardent 

■flapp:r^r;;rd":r,;.e,"'r„e';tTt"L"'",  '"'"''"^  ^-j^  <"  "■= 

giddj  time  ,vi,h  her  various  escorts  Tl"°  >"-'■-'"''''  ""J  ''"^  ••' 
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excellent  type  lor  the  flap^r  H.,  1  "^'""'  ^'  '^•"''•"  ''  "" 
mother,  por.'Jaycd  by  AI^Tvce  ""JiTo.  """'  "  "'"■''  ""■ 
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aelion  IS  the  eljnini:    Jn  I  -.  '  'MerS  home.     This  bit  „l 

.nian's  wife  Lrp'S  Mm  ItT'ZTf,  '""'7'  ''"'""'"«  "  'be 
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sca™fl^onh°rtS?,°'=  '"t"'">  ""'««  '"  bringing 
happinessTro":ncVa„d  ^hAYl  "^f  ^hter-s  honor.     pLSf 

PRODUCTION  HIGHuShTs'th:   "'  ^''■'-    ■ 
Alice  Joyce   who  wa,  H=V ■;     '"=  sincere  acting  by 

The  cim'^e  en,  °u7por,     aLT"h^''  '°  P'">'  ^  """"-er  role"^ 
The  cabaret  scene"^  The  cl  mf^    i'  m  newspaper  office, 
defend  her  daughter      Th.  c?  .     "'''"  "'^  """her  lies  to 
DIRECTION     h'  continuity. 

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.Wild    pIcaiQ'}!. 


rttiiy  and 


MOTION  PICTURE 
WORLD 


UNDER  THE   ROUGE 

Attocuittd  Erhitnlor!  photoplay  Slury  ona 
Scenario.  A  P  Youngtr  Dtrtclor.  Lrwis 
H   Mocmaw     Length.  6.055  fen 


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tdi-      WhKcr    tmnin   Kiih    Dctec 


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«virir    icBd    Jlckinai,    Andi    Ihil     Ff«lr.    , 
ih»    binlii    bond..    rcfOMi    K.ny    from    lu.cid 


roughput 


iidc    any    niimbef    of    t«ci|ing    tctacn. 
■    "-    """" ■-•■    of    r-"-' "^ 


picasanincss        From     h.s    talc     il     apMir, 
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lespned  cops  i 


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ast  in  the  role  of  a  dcsnicahte  lounge  liz. 
ind  makes  the  rnoit  of  hn  many  opportuni- 
!ie!  to  win  the  hisses  that  arc  as  cheers  to  a 
^allam      ^fa^lha     Maynard     makes    a    tneet 
mother   and   the   rest    of    ihc   easi  contribute 
their   shares   to   roundintt   otjt   a    first    elas'i 
picture.      In    m.nor    fr,l,s    sprciil    mention 
should   be  g,*en   In   W  illiam   V     M.mn    as  a' 
peddter    of    po„    cards    and    reli(tion.    and 
Llaire  L)e  Lorer  as  a  colorful  cabaret  vamp. 
In    vour   exoloitstion    make   the   most    of 
an  attractive  title,  feature  the  names  of  tl 
leadint-    players,    atid    stress    the    crook    9 
mospherc    with   tiDndbills    fttTerinR   rewar. 
for  the  apprehension  of  Whitey. 


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Encore 
Pcture5 


iday,  September  13,  1925 


DAILY 


"Havoc" 

Fox 
a  Whole.... SOME  WORTHY 
RAMATIC  MOMENTS  AND 
UTSTANDING  BITS  OF  ACT- 
MG.  WAR  SEQUENCE 
PLENDIDLY  DONE  BUT 
UNS  TOO  LONG. 

1: George  O'Brien,  Walter  Mc- 

rail  and  Leslie  Fenton  (the  lat- 
r  a  newcomer)  are  outstandingly 
le  as  a  trio  of  war  buddies, 
argaret  Livingston  a  poor  vamp 
iid  her  character,  though  inten- 
imally  unsympathetic,  is  a  bit 
('erdone.  Madge  Bellamy  has 
!tle  to  do. 

(e  of  Story.  .  .  .War  drama;  adap- 

id  from  Henry  Wall's  stage  play 

(  the  same  name.     Havoc  wrought 

\    war  is   the  theme  of  the   story 

;d    you    are    given    two    distinct 

:pes     of     disaster,     physical     and 

lintal.      Of   the   two   the    physical 

imbat,   the    actual    war    sequence, 

i  by  far  the  more  compelling  and 

i:eresting.       The     experiences     of 

Iro    in    the    trenches    are    vividly 

jesented  and  Rowland  V.  Lee  has 

iected  some  thrilling  atmosphere 

'Iroughout   this    part   of   the    story. 

'lere    is    one   fault,    however,    and 

lit  is  extreme  footage.     There  is 

U   much   war.      Hero's   love    con- 

);t    is   not   as    absorbing,    perhaps 

(e  to  the  fact  that  the  girl  in  the 

(56  is  made  such  an  unsympathet- 

i  hard    creature.      Had    she   been 

iirthy    of    the    love    of    either    of 

t-  two   war   buddies   who   wanted 

1-  there  might  have  been  a  better 

cuse    for    their    struggle    to    win 

1-.     Margaret  Livingston  is  badly 

(it    in    the    part    of    the    "woman 

vhout   a   soul".     The    manner   in 

\  ich    Director    Lee    has    handled 

t'    dramatic    moments    is    highly 

ciiinendable  and,  in  all,  "Havoc" 

i  I  really  entertaining  film  except 

t    its  length.     In  its   present  ten 

rls    interest    at    times    lags.      The 

sry    concerns    the    love    of    Dick 

al  Roddy  war  buddies,  for  Violet 

lering.     She  loves  whoever  hap- 

pis  to  be  on  furlough  and  engages 

Iself    to    each    in    turn.      At    the 

light  of  battle   Roddy  learns   she 

h;  switched  her  affection  to  Dick. 

Jlous,  he  sends  Dick  out  to  the 

fnt    lines.       He    is    blinded    but 

nkes    his    way    back.      Still    loyal 

t  his   pal   Dick   lies   to   saves   the 

nn    who    sent    him    to    apparent 

d  th.     Roddy   is   killed   and   later 

Ik    marries     Roddy's     sister,     a 

Use.  and  his  sight   is   restored. 

lOiOffice  Angle ....  Cut  to  a  reason- 

ae  length,   "Havoc"  should  make 

'  g)d  entertainment. 

Ixuitation You    can    tell    them 

avoc"  is  a  story  of  the  war  and 
t!  disaster  it  brought  not  only 
0  the  battlefields  but  in  the  lives 
0  those  who  fought  there.  Tell 
tlm  about  the  two  buddies  who 
-  k-ned,  at  the  height  of  battle, 
t|t  they  loved  the  same  woman. 
^  trailer  of  the  war  sequence 
sluld  get  them  interested. 

'"'tion  Rowland  V.  Lee; 

ood  but  far  too  long 

W>r   Henry   Wall 

■*  rio Edmund  Goulding 

itraman G.  O.  Post 

W'graphy   Good 

"*  s   France 

S?,h  9,283  feet 


Richard  Holt  in 

"Going  the  Limit" 

Gerson  Pictures — State  Rights 
As  a  Whole.... MYSTERY  BUSI- 
NESS AND  WHIRLWIND 
CLIMAX  WILL  MAKE  THIS 
FIRST  RATE  FARE  FOR  THE 
CROWD  THAT  LIKES 
THRILLS  AND  WON'T  MIND 
IF  THEY'RE  OF  A  HECTIC 
NATURE. 

Star Much    better    at    his    stunts 

than  in  the  many  close-ups  they 
give  him.  Good  type  for  the  sort 
of  role  the  story  affords  him. 
Makes  the  most  of  it  too. 
Cast....  Ruth  Dwyer  a  captive  hero- 
ine who  has  little  to  do  but  wait 
around  for  the  clinch  ending.  Hal 
Stevens,  Miriam  Fouche  and  Rob- 
ert Cosgriff  are  a  villainous  trio 
who  fleece  rich  and  unsuspecting 
victims  by  means  of  seances.  Ru- 
pert Drum  is  the  victim.  Garry 
Odell  does  a  good  bit  as  a  Chinese 
laundryman  and  G.  E.  Kelley  is  a 
detective. 

Type    of     Story Mystery-meller. 

There's   a    popular    combination   of 
entertaining     elements     in     "Going 
the  Limit",  a  mystery  meller  that 
supplies  some  fairly  good  suspense 
and  enough  action  episodes  to  keep 
it  going  at  a  pretty  good  tempo  all 
the  way.    The  plot,  wherein  it  con- 
cerns the  mysterious  kidnapping  of 
an    heiress    and    the    plan    of    the 
crooks  to  fleece  her  father,  is  not 
especially    new,    but    it    has    been 
worked    out    with    considerable    ef- 
fective   suspense    and    finished    ofif 
with   a   crackerjack,   whirlwind   cli- 
max  that   supplies    some   new   and 
first  rate  thrills.     You  have  a  mad 
chase    with    hero    pursuing    one    of 
the    crooks    who    is    making    away 
with    the   girl.      The    pursuit    leads 
up     and     down     San     Francisco's 
many   hills   and  there   are   a  lot  of 
good  shots  that  will  certainly  send 
some    folks    out    reeling   and   confi- 
dentially glad   that   they  don't   live 
in    Frisco.     There   is  some   novelty 
in    the    method   the   crooks    use    to 
rob   their  victim.     They  secure  his 
confidence    by     posing    as     seance 
performers  and  securing  his  power 
of    attorney.       Of    course    with    a 
hero   on    the   job    the   scheme   falls 
through  but   not  until  you've  been 
handed     some     first     class     excite- 
ment. 
Box  Office  Angle . .  Sure  food  for  the 
meller   lovers.      They'll   get    a   real 
kick  out  of  the  dizzy  chase  in  the 
climax. 
Exploitation ......  A    trailer    showing 

hero  after  his  men  in  a  series  of 
ups  and  downs  in  Frisco's  hilly 
section  will  surely  get  them  inter- 
ested. A  title  in  the  picture  sug- 
gests that  there  are  only  three  cit- 
ies in  the  U.  S.  where  romance 
thrives:  New  York,  New  Orleans 
and  San  Francisco.  You  might  run 
catchlines  on  this  and  teaser  lines 
to  bring  them  in.  No  well  known 
names    to    use. 

Direction    Duke  Worne ; 

adequate. 

Author    Grover  Jones 

Scenario    Grover  Jones 

Cameraman    Alfred   Gosden 

Photography    All   right 

Locale    San   Francisco 

Length    About   5,000   feet 


"The  Police  Patrol" 

Producer:  Gotham  Prod. 
Distributor:  Lumas — State  Rights 
As  a  Whole.  . .  .THE  POLICEMAN 
HERO  AGAIN  EXPLOITED 
TO  THE  TUNE  OF  GOOD 
BOX  OFFICE  APPEAL.  THEY 
WILL  LIKE  THE  COP  HERO 
AND  THE  MYSTERY  ANGLE 
ATTENDING  HIS  ROMANCE. 
Cast.  . .  .James  Kirkwood  makes  good 
in  the  role  of  officer  Jim  Ryan 
who  hands  in  his  badge  in  order 
to  prove  his  sweetheart's  inno- 
cence. Bradley  Barker,  the  master 
mind  of  a  gang  of  fur  thieves. 
Others  Joseph  Smily,  Edward 
Breese,  Tammany  Young. 
Type  of  Story. ..  .Dramatic  romance. 
The  bluecoat  is  running  the  flap- 
per and  the  trio  of  the  eternal 
triangle  a  close  second  for  popu- 
larity in  current  picture  plots. 
Here  he  is  again  in  "The  Police 
Patrol",  a  bit  of  good  box  office 
appeal  that  will  suit  the  majority 
of  audiences  very  nicely.  It  glori- 
fies the  officer  of  the  law  and  pre- 
sents that  ever  popular  conflict  of 
love  and  duty.  This  time  hero 
picks  love  and  when  he  has  fin- 
ished proving  his  sweetheart  inno- 
cent of  implication  in  fur  robberies 
he  gets  back  to  duty,  more  glorified 
than  ever.  Burton  King  has  in- 
jected an  effective  suspense  that  is 
sure  to  keep  them  guessing.  You 
are  not  able  to  fathom  out  whether 
the  girl  is  innocent  or  whether  she 
is  playing  a  dual  role.  It  isn't  until 
well  on  in  the  story  that  they  estab- 
lish her  innocence  and  prove  that 
her  resemblance  to  the  girl  in  the 
gang  of  thieves  was  the  reason  for 
suspicion  being  cast  upon  her. 
This  denouement  is  carefully  con- 
cealed until  the  proper  time. 

Hero  is  suspended  from  the 
force  when  he  refuses  to  arrest 
his  sweetheart.  In  plain  clothes 
he  goes  about  the  job  of  finding 
the  real  girl  thief.  He  arranges  to 
have  his  sweetheart  pose  as  the 
girl  thief  in  order  to  obtain  the 
address  of  the  crooks'  hiding 
place.  How  this  is  accomplished 
furnishes  some  good  mystery  busi- 
ness and  thrills  and  leads  to  the 
usual  happy  ending  with  hero 
rounding  up  the  notorious  band, 
clearing  his  girl's  name  and  win- 
ning back  his  place  on  the  force. 

Box    Office    Angle First   rate 

amount  of  audience  appeal.  Good 
mystery  angle  that  is  sure  to  keep 
them  guessing. 
Exploitation.  ..  .The  title  is  good  for 
exploitation  and  you  can  tell  them 
that  the  story  deals  with  a  police- 
man hero  who  was  told  his  sweet- 
heart was  a  crook  and  who  gave 
up  his  place  on  the  force  to  prove 
her  innocence.  A  trailer  showing  the 
round-up  of  the  fur  thieves  will 
get  them  interested  and  use  the 
names  of  James  Kirkwood  and 
Edna  Murphy  in  your  announce- 
ments. 

Direction Burton  King; 

good 

Author   A.  Y.   Pearson 

Scenario    Victoria   Moore 

Cameraman    C.  J.   Davis  and 

J.  Brown 

Photography   All  right 

Locale    New   York 

Length  S,SOO  feet 


Kenneth  MacDonald  in 

"The  Speed  Demon" 

Bud  Barsky  Prod. — State  Rights 
As  a  Whole.. OLD  TIME  FORM- 
ULA THAT  SEEMS  TO  STAND 
THE  REVIVAL  FAIRLY 
WELL.  HAS  THE  CUSTOM- 
ARY INGREDIENTS  THAT  GO 
TO  MAKE  UP  THE  OLD 
HORSE  RACE  THEME. 
Star. ..  .Likeable  and  does  his  stunts 
easih-  and  interestingly.  Has  the 
advantage  that  a  true  hero  role  al- 
ways affords  but  doesn't  often  over- 
do things. 

Cast. . . .  Peggy  Montgomery,  pretty. 
Hasn't  a  great  deal  to  do  but  be 
pretty.  That's  easy  for  her,  how- 
ever. B.  Wayne  Lament  appears 
very  much  satisfied  with  himself 
as  the  villain.  Not  likely  to  have 
his  audience  agree  with  hirrL  Too 
obviously  acting  his  part.  Art 
Manning,  his  tough  accomplice. 
Clark  Comstock  suitable  as  the 
Southern  Colonel  who  says  "yo" 
for  "you". 

T}rpe  of  Story Melodrama.     Once 

again  the  good  old  horse  race  and 
all  the  rest  of  the  trimmings.  "The 
Speed  Demon"  includes  them  all. 
There's  the  hospitable  old  colonel, 
his  charming  daughter,  the  Yankee 
hero,  the  villain  who  plans  a  clean- 
up at  the  colonel's  expense  and 
goes  about  it  by  first  winning  the 
old  man's  confidence.  Comes  hero 
to  the  rescue,  saves  the  day  for  the 
old  colonel  and,  wins  his  daugliter  as 
a  reward  .  You  know  it  all  the  time 
so  perhaps  "The  Speed  Demon" 
won't  be  so  very  entertaining  after 
all.  It's  been  nicely  made  and  the 
cast  isn't  bad  but  the  plot  is  such 
a  threadbare  one  that  it's  doubtful 
if  it  can  survive  further  repetition. 
Director  Bradbury  has  supplied  a 
completely  satisfying  production 
and  he's  instilled  first  rate  Southern 
atmosphere  and  included  some 
good  bits  of  action  that  help  to 
keep  things  going.  There  is  a 
chance  that  his  efforts  in  these  di- 
rections may  help  to  somewhat 
overcome  the  familiarity  of  the  plot. 
It  concerns  the  attempt  of  Blake, 
a  race  track  shark,  to  fleece  a 
trusting  old  colonel  who  takes  him 
into  his  house  merely  because  of 
a  mutual  fondness  for  horses.  The 
colonel's  trust  is  soon  violated  and 
Blake  is  on  the  way  to  cleaning  up, 
but  of  course,  hero  is  on  the  job 
and  spoils  the  scheme.  There's  a 
romance  present  which  is  also  a 
prominent  factor  in  leading  hero 
to  protect  the  colonel's  interest. 
Box  Office  Angle Fairly  good  pic- 
ture from  production  standpoint. 
The  only  drawback  is  a  convention- 
al plot. 
Exploitation Stills,  trailer,  catch- 
lines  and  the  regulation  line  of  ad- 
vertising will  take  care  of  this 
adequately  enough.  If  they  are 
familiar  with  Kenneth  MacDonald 
use  his  name  in  announcements. 
Direction  Robt.  North  Brad- 
bury;   satisfactory 

Author  Samuel  Pyke 

Scenario Not  credited 

Cameraman  Not  credited 

Photography All  right 

Locale California 

Length  About  5,500  feet 


HOLLYWOOD 
HAPPENINGS 


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Harvey  E.  Qausman 


Telephone  Granite  3980 


Sunday,  September  13,  1925 


6411  Hollywood  Bf 


Associated  Exhibitors 

"How  to  Train  A  Wife"  is  the 
title  of  the  new  Lewis  Moomaw  pic- 
ture just  placed  in  production.  In 
the  cast  are  Claire  Windsor  and  Bert 
Lytell,  who  are  featured;  Jean  Hers- 
holt,  Walter  Long,  George  Fawcett 
and  Walter  Mc  Graill.  Virginia 
Valli  and  Eugene  O'Brien  have  been 
signed  by  Moomaw  to  head  the  cast 
of  "To  the  Brave,"  to  go  into  work 
shortly.  Others  cast  are  Bryant 
Washburn,  Cissy  Fitzgerald,  George 
Nicholls  and  Boris  KarlofT.  King 
Gray  will  be  chief  cameraman  while 
Eddie  Sowders,  assistant  to  Von 
Stroheini  for  seven  years,  will  dir- 
ect. 

Virginia  Lee_  Corbin  has  started 
work  as  feminine  lead  in  "North 
Star",  the  Howard  Estabrook  Prod. 
Paul  Powell  is  directing.  "Strong- 
heart,"  the  dog,  is  featured.  Stuart 
Holmes  plaj's  the  lead  opposite  Miss 
Corbin. 

It  is  understood  that  Miss  Corbin 
will  next  be  starred  in  a  picture  for 
Associated,  probably  opposite  Monty 
Banks,  or  in  one  to  be  made  in  the 
East. 

Edgar  Norton  has  been  signed  for 
a  part  in  "The  Lady  from  Hell," 
which  Stuart  Paton  is  directing,  with 
Blanche  Sweet  and  Roy  Stewart 
featured. 


Educational 

Walter  Hiers  has  returned  from  a 
Vacation  in  Yellowstone  Park  and 
has  started  work  in  a  new  comedy. 
Duane  Thompson  plays   opposite. 

Norman  Taurog  is  directing  Lige 
Conley  in  a  new  comedy  dealing 
with  auto  polo,  for  Jack  White. 

Helen  Foster,  who  appeared  with 
Johnny  Arthur  in  his  first  Tuxedo 
comedy,  "The  Tourist,"  will  next  be 
seen  as  leading  lady  with  Lupino 
Lane  in  a  new  two  reeler. 

Lloyd  Hamilton  is  resting,  follow- 
ing treatment  for  an  infected  foot. 
His  last  apearance  was  in  "The 
Movies". 

Jess  Robbins  is  directing  a  new 
Cameo  comedy,  the  cast  for  which 
includes  Helen  Marlowe,  Phil  Dun- 
ham, George  Davis  and  Babe  Lon- 
don. 

Rence  Marvelle  is  playing  leads 
opposite  Cliff  Bowes  in  Cameo  com- 
edies under   direction  of  Hugh    Fay. 


Famous  Players 

Three  new  pictures  were  conii- 
pleted  during  the  week.  One  is  "The 
Ancient  Highway,"  featuring  Jack 
Holt,  Billie  Dove  and  Montague 
Love,  and  directed  by  Irvin  Willat. 
George  B.  Scitz  finished  "The  Vanish- 
ing American"  in  which  Richard  Dix, 
Lois  Wilson,  Noah  Berry  and  Mal- 
com  MacGregor  play  prominent  parts. 
Victor  Fleming  filmed  final  scenes  on 
"Lord  Jim"  with  Percy  Marmont, 
Shirley  Mason,  Noah  Beery,  Ray- 
mond Hatton  and  Joseph  Dowling. 
Fannie    Hurst's    prize    story,    "The 


Pay    Dispute   Terminated 

A  solution  of  the  wage  dispute  be- 
tween theater  managers  and  their 
unionized  musicians,  operators  and 
stage  hands  appears  as  certain. 

Frank  Newman,  managing  director 
of  the  Famous  Players  theaters, 
stated  that  an  agreement  virtually 
had  been  reached  on  the  wage  ques- 
tion, and  that  the  only  matter  remain- 
ing to  be  threshed  out  was  that  of 
working  conditions. 


Shortage   of   Leading   Men? 

Joseph  M.  Schenck  says  the  screen 
needs  new  leading  men.  Schenck 
emphasizes  the  importance  of  cast- 
ing new  players  in  all  the  semi-im- 
portant roles  in  pictures,  so  that  they 
might  rapidly  be  developed  to  a  suf- 
ficient artistry  to  provide  support  for 
all  stars. 


Beaudine's   Plans 

William  Beaudine  refutes  the  re- 
port that  he  will  not  return  to  War- 
ner Bros,  after  he  finishes  "Scrap,s" 
for  Mary  Pickford.  The  director 
states  that  he  has  a  long  term  con- 
tract with  the  Warners. 


Carpentier  In  Pictures 

Word  reaching  here  from  Paris 
indicates  that  Georges  Carpentier,  the 
French  puglist  champion,  has  signed 
a  contract  to  go  to  Hollywood  this 
fall  and  be  featured  in  a  series. 


Professionals   See   Lloyd   Film 

Frank  L.  Newman  arranged  a  spec- 
ial "professional"  matinee  for  Harold 
Lloyd's  "The  Freshman"  at  the  Mil- 
lion Dollar  theater,  last  night. 


New   Theater   to    Start   at   Once 

Wallace  &  Dunham  have  been 
awarded  the  contract  for  a  new  thea- 
ter and  office  building  to  be  built  on 
the  east  side  of  Alvarado,  just  north 
of  Westlake  Ave.  for  the  Wholesale 
Properties  Co.  and  to  cost  $290,000. 

The    structure   will   be    115    by    179 
ft.  and  will  contain  an  auditorium  to 
eat  1800.    West  Coast-Langley  Thea- 
ter   Circuit    will   operate    the    theater 
upon  its  completion. 


Another   New    House 

Paying  $70,000  the  Chotiner  Thea- 
ter interests  have  purchased,  through 
Jess  Patten,  the  southwest  corner 
of  Eighth  St.  and  La  Brea  Ave.  The 
corner  has  a  frontage  on  La  Brea  of 
103  feet,  with  an  Eighth  street  front- 
age of  135  feet. 

According  to  Patten,  the  company 
will  improve  the  site  with  a  new 
house  to  cost  $150,000  and  to  seat 
1500. 


"Ham"   Beall   Hurt 

Harry  Hamilton  ("Ham")  Beall, 
was  slightly  injured  and  Bud  Jones, 
scenario  writer,  was  badly  cut  and 
bruised  when  the  automobile  in  which 
they  were  riding  crashed  into  a  Paci- 
fic Electric  mail  car. 


Charles  Mack  Arrives 

Charles  Emmet  Mack,  juvenile 
with  D.  W.  Griffith  in  the  East, 
has  arrived  in  Los  Angeles  from  New 
York.     This  is  the  first  visit. 


Actress  Changes  Her  Name 

Lucille  Le   Sueur  has  changed  her 
name  to  Joan  Crawford. 


Moving  Finger,"  has  been  assigned 
to  James  Cruze.  Miss  Hurst  is  now 
at  the  Lasky  lot  to  assist  in  produc- 
tion. 

Dorothy  Dwan,  it  is  understood, 
will  appear  in  the  next  comedy  starr- 
ing Harold  Lloyd. 

Victor  Fleming's  new  contract  ties 
the  director  up  with  Paramount  for 
some  time.  His  old  agreement  still 
has  a  number  of  months  to  run. 

Bebe  Dainels,  who,  as  noted,  will 
remain  in  the  West  for  some  time, 
will  next  appear  in  "Polly  of  the  Bal- 
let".    William  De  Mille  will  direct. 

"Two  Soldiers",  with  Mildred 
Davis  in  the  stellar  role,  will  be  dir- 
ected by  Victor  Fleming. 

Negotiations  are  under  wav  with 
George  M.  Cohan  to  title  Douglas 
Mac  Lean's  "Seven  Keys  to  Bald- 
pate". 

Gaylord  Lloyd,  brother  of  Harold, 
has  resigned  as  casting  director  of 
the  Lloyd  Corp.  to  resume  acting. 
He  will  remain  with  his  brother's 
unit  playing  character  parts.  Nora 
P21y  will  succeed  Lloyd. 


First  Notional 

The  past  week  witnessed  the  com- 
pletion  of   photography  on    two   new 


nictures:  "We  Moderns,"  directed 
by  John  Francis  Dillon,  and  "Mem- 
ory Lane,"  made  by  John  M.  Stahl. 

Camera  work  has  been  started  by 
Edwin  Carewe  on  "Joanna  With  A 
Million".  .  In  addition  to  Dorothy 
Mackaill,  the  cast  thus  far  includes: 
George  Fawcett,  George  Nicholson, 
John  T.  Murray  and  Yvonne  Carewe. 

"Spanish  Sunlight,"  which  is  now  in 
the  early  stages  of  production,  will 
probably  bear  a  different  title  when 
released.  No  definite  selection  has 
as  yet  been  made.  Alfred  E.  Green 
is  the  director. 

Colleen  Moore  is  due  to  start  work 
in  "Irene"  early  in  October.  John 
Francis  Dillion  who  directed  "We 
Moderns,"  will  handle  it.  Rex  Tay- 
lor is  preparing  the  continuity.  The 
cast  so  far  comprises  Charlie  Mur- 
ray, Kate  Price  and  Dorothy  Sea- 
strom. 

"Caesar's  Wife,"  starring  Corinne 
Griffith,  has  been  placed  in  produc- 
tion. 

"Oklahoma,"  an  original  by  Finis 
Fox,  which  Edwin  Carewe  will  pro- 
duce following  "Joanna  With  a  Mil- 
Ion,"  will  have  an  all-star  cast. 

Clarence  Brown  will  direct  Norma 
Talmadge  in  "Kiki".  production  on 
which    starts    in    about    three    weeks. 


F.  B.  O. 

Fred     Thomson     has     comme  :i 
work  in  "All  Around  the  Frying  I  ,' 
V   Frank  Richardson  Pierce.    E  H 
Kirkland  prepared  the  continuity 

"The  Midnight  Flyer"  will  shi  |y 
;o  into  production.  This  will  be  le 
f   the   "Gold  Bond"  specials. 

Emory    Johnson    is    editing   ' 
Last    Edition". 

J.  Leo  Meehan,  will  direct  am  ;r 
Gene  Stratton-Porter  novel  at  .n 
early  date. 

Frank  Ormston,  art  directoi  is 
back  at  the  studio,  following  a  to  oi 
Europe. 

Roger  Manning  has  succe  id 
Clarence  White  as  production  rr  i- 
9;er.  Manning  has  been  with  le 
organization  for  the  past  two  yea 


Fox 

Although  Fox  units  are  i 
ahead  of  schedule,  there  will  b' 
slackening  of  activity  at  th";  H 
wood  plant. 

With  "Lazybones"  compl 
Frank  Borzage  has  started  shoe 
on  "Wages  for  Wives."  from  "CI 
en  Feed".  Cast  includes  Jacqu 
Logan,  Crieghton  Hale,  Zasu  I 
Earle  Fox,  David  Butler,  Ci 
Gillingwater,  Margaret  Seddon, 
Mason  and  Tom  Ricketts. 

John  Ford  is  in  Jackson's  1 
filming  "Three  Bad  Men".  Cas 
eludes  George  O'Brien,  Olive  Bo 
J.  Farrell  MacDonald,  Tom  Sai 
Frank  Campeau.  Lou  T'ellegen, 
Harlan,  Jay  Hunt,  Georgie  H 
and  Walter  Perry. 

Casting  is  under  way  on  Tom  J 
next,  as  yet  untitled.  Mix's  ne 
is  "The  Yankee  Senor",  directfr 
Emmett  Flynn. 

"The  Silver  Treasure",  is  no' 
the  cutting  room. 

The  fantasy  sequences  in  ' 
Ancient  Mariner",  have  been  ' 
pleted  by   Henry   Otto. 

Buck    Jones    is    at    work   in   i 
Desert's     Price",    by    William 
Leod  Raine.     W.   S.  Van  Dyke,. 
ector. 

Matt    Moore    will    play    the   i 
lead     in     "The     First     Year", 
Golden's  stage  play.     Casting  is  i- 
way. 


STUDIO  SPACE 


For  Independent 
Excellent  facilities 
convenience. 


Produce 
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Production  Happenings  in  Hollywood 


jteorge  O'Brien  has  been  cast  for 
%t  Golden  Strain",  first  of  the  Pe- 
e  B.  Kyne  stories. 

Vith  four  of  the  Van  Bibber  series 
ished,  "The  Big  Game  Hunter," 
'le  Sky  Jumper,"  "The  Wrestler" 
il  "A  Parisian  Night,"  Director 
$ert  Ker  has  the  fifth,  "The  Feud", 

he  cutting  room.     Earle  Foxe  is 


ti 

ihree  units  are  at  work  producing 
ti)erial  Comedies.  Six  of  the  new 
rbp  have  already  been  completed. 
i  directors  are  Bryan  Foy,  Lew 
0er  and  Benjamin  Staloff. 


\ietro  -  Goldwyn  -  Mayer 

dmund  Lowe  has  been  borrowed 
(1  Fox  to  play  the  male  lead  in 
Ire  Only  Thing". 

reduction  on  "La  Boheme",  star- 
n  Lillian  Gish,  is  well  under  way, 
UlT  direction  of  King  Vidor. 
■yndham     Gittens     is     preparing 
Fe    Mysterious    Island,"    by    Jules 
^le,  in  scenario  form. 
1-0.  D.   Westover  is  at  the   Santa 
ejHospital,    suffering    i-om    severe 
u's   sustained    when    an   aluminum 
4  iiig  torch   came   in   contact   with 
e    wire,    during    the    filming    of 
ite  scenes  for  "The  Big  Parade." 
lirman  Kerry  has  been  borrowed 
o\  Universal  to  play  the  male  lead 

!The  Barrier,"  to  be  placed  into 
o  in  the  near  future,  under  the 
r  tion  of  George  Hill. 
Aola  Dana  has  been  signed  to 
ai  the  lead  in  "The  Great  Love", 
[afehall  Neilan's  new  production, 
o-rt  Agnew  plays  the  opposite 
II  with  the  support  including  Mal- 
'i;  Waite,  Chester  Conklin,  Frank 
mrr  and  Junior  Couglin. 
(rmel  Myers  will  appear  in  a 
\  picture,  to  go  into  production  at 
IQ  The  title  has  not  yet  been 
I^ed.  Benjamin  Christiansen  will 
rtlt. 

Ahie  Mayo,  comedy  director,  has 
:t\  signed  for  special  work.  He 
illdirect  scenes  in  which  comedy 
c'ils. 


Pathe 

C  iicras  have  started  grinding  on 
f'  Semon's  initial  Pathe  picture, 
^t''.  Look  and  Listen".  Semon  is 
rej.ing  and  H.  F.  Koenekamp  is  in 
a'c  of  cinematography. 

Roach 

Ode  Cook  has  completed  "Moon- 
'h'i)nd   Noses".      Stan   Laurel   dir- 

I  Richard  Jones,  has  returned   to 
e  :udio,  following  a  vacation. 
Lm   McCarcy   is   at   work   on    the 

t  Charles'  Chase  two  reeler. 

other  "Our  Gang"  comedy  is  in 
Robert  McGowan   directing. 

les    W.    Hornc    has    completed 

w  two  reeler  for  which  he  took 
p|)ple  to  Yosemite  on  location. 

Sennett 

Goulding  is  directing  Alice  Day 

ew  comedy. 

Lord  has  been  given  a  new  con- 
icl  The  director  has  left  on  a 
caon.     He  will  commence  a  new 


Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 

Renaud  Hoffman  has  purchased  the 
original  story  by  Dorothy  Farnum, 
written  to  fit  his  title,  "The  Unknown 
Soldier". 

Cecil  B.  De  Mille  is  supervising  the 
editing  of  "The  Road  to  Yesterday". 

Marshall  Neilan's  new  contract 
calls   for  four  pictures. 

Rupert  Julian  will  portray  the 
part  of  the  Kaiser  in  "Three  Faces 
East",  soon  to  be  filmed  at  the  De 
Mille  studio.  Others  in  the  cast  will 
be  Jetta  Goudal,  Robert  Ames  and 
Clive  Brook. 


Un  ited  A  rtis  ts 

Eugene  Honbostel  has  been  ap- 
pointed company  manager  of  the 
Rudolph  Valentino  unit. 

Editing  and  titling  are  under  way 
on  "The  Lone  Eagle",  "Rudy's"  new 
picture. 

William  S.  Hart  is  on  location  film- 
ing exteriors  for  "Tumbleweeds". 

Tom  McNamara,  cartoonist,  is 
assisting  William  Beaudine  in  the 
direction  of  "Scraps". 


Universal 

Leete  Renick  Brown,  scenarist,  is 
on  a  month's  vacation,  following 
completion  of  the  continuity  of  "The 
Whole  Town's  Talking". 

Eddie  Gribbon  has  returned  from 
Pcndelton,  Ore.,  where  he  has  been 
working  with  Edward  Sedgwick 
filming   "Under   Western    Skies". 

William  Austin,  character  player, 
denies  he  has  signed  a  long  term 
contract  with  "U". 

Clifif  Smith  is  directing  "The  Sage 
Brush    Sherlock",    with    Art    Acord. 

Neely  Edwards  denies  he  will  re- 
turn to  the  stage.  He  is  under  a  long 
term   contract. 

Al  Rogell,  who  has  had  a  company 
at  Deadwood,  S.  D.,  filming  scenes 
for  two  pictures,  has  moved  to  Rapid 
City. 

Mel  Brown,  scenarist,  has  left  for 
Vancouver,  to  study  the  activities  of 
the  rum  runners.  He  may  remain 
long  enough  to  direct  a  picture  cen- 
tering  around    the    bootleggers. 

Victor  Nordlingcr  is  filming  "The 
Saddle  Tramp",  a  two  reel  Western 
staring  Edmund  Cobb. 

Vin  Moore  is  making  "Eggs-Act- 
ly",  another  of  the  W.  C.  Tuttle 
series. 


n^Oct.  15. 


Warners 

By  arrangement  with  Samuel  Gold- 
wyn, Ronald  Colman  has  been  se- 
cured for  the  part  of  Lord  Darlington 
in   "Lady   Windermere's   Fan". 

Two  more  of  the  "Warners'  40" — 
"The  Clash  of  the  Wolves"  and 
"Compromise" — have  been  finished. 
Rin-Tin-Tin  is  featured  in  the  form- 
er. Smith  directed.  Irene  Rich  is 
starred  in  "Compromise". 

George  O'Hara  is  playing  in  "The 
.Sea  Beast",  starring  John  Barrymore. 

Production  on  "The  Fighting 
Edge"  was  started  this  week.  The 
cast  so  far  includes  Kenneth  Harlan, 
P?tsy  Ruth  Miller.  Gayne  Whitman, 
Charles    Conklin,    Pat    Hartigan    and 


Eugene  Palette.  Henry  Lehrman  is 
directing. 

Mabel  Julienne  Scott,  who  last 
played  in  "Seven  Days",  is  in  the  cast 
of  "The  Jazz  Bride". 

"The  Gilded  Highway,"  J.  Stuart 
Blackton's  first  for  Warners,  is  be- 
ing cut  and  titled.  In  the  cast  are 
John  Harron,  Dorothy  Devore,  Flor- 
ence Turner,  Macklyn  Arbuckle, 
Myra  Loy,  Andre  Tourneur,  Sheldon 
Lewis,  Tom  Mills,  Mathilde  Comot 
and  Gardner  James. 


Among  the  Independents 

Embassy  Pictures  will  produce 
"The  Transcontinental  Limited"  for 
Chadwick.     Nat  Ross  will  direct. 


Camera  work  has  commenced  on 
three  more  of  the  series  of  36  com- 
edies being  made  by  Bischoff  Prod. 
They  are  "Account  of  Monte  Carlo"; 
"The  Starvation  Hunter"  and  "Vauda 
Villains". 


Ken  Maynard,  following  comple- 
tion of  work  in  "North  Star",  will 
finish  the  remaining  three  Westerns, 
in  the  series  of  eight  he  is  making 
for  Davis  Dist.  Division. 


William      Russell      has      purchased 
"Pals"    and    will    produce    it    shortly. 


The  newest  of  the  James  Oliver 
Curwood  stories  to  reach  the  screen 
is  "The  Gold  Hunter",  directed  by 
Paul  Hurst  and  featuring  David 
Butler  and   Hedda   Nover. 


Harry  Cohn,  of  the  Waldorf 
Studios,  has  signed  Harry  Kerr  as 
production   manager. 


Indeiiendent  Pictures  has  in  course 
of  production,  "The  Power  of  the 
Weak".      .Mice    Calhoun    is    starred. 


Dorothy  Revier  has  started  work 
orj  the  fifth  at  the  Waldorf  Studios.  It 
is  not  yet  titled.  William  Wellman  is 
directing.  Cast  includes  Forrest 
Stanley,  Tom  Ricketts,  Ethel  Wales, 
Frank  Weed.  Maude  Wayne  and  Er- 
wiu    Connelly. 


Vin  Moore  is  directing  "Fade  Away 
■^oster",  with  Janet  Gaynor,  Ben  Cor- 
bett  and  Gilbert  Holmes  featured. 


Walter  Irving  is  directing  "The 
Code  of  the  Pony  Express"  for  Jerry 
Myer.  Eric  Stanley  and  June  Norton 
have  the  leads. 


Marilyn  Mills  has  started  on  her 
second  film  for  Davis  Dist.  Division, 
titled  "True   Pals". 


William  Patton  has  completed  the 
third  of  his  series  of  Westerns  being 
produced  by  Sierra  Pictures  for  re- 
lease   through    Chesterfield. 


Short  Subjects 

"Felix  Dopes  It   Out"— Pat  Sullivan 
Educational 

Amusing  Cartoon 

Type  of  production. . .  .1  reel  cartoon 

Felix  is  dissatisfied  with  the  mon- 
otony of  life  in  the  present  age  so 
Father  Time  obligingly  turns  back 
to  the  Stone  Age.  You  see  Felix 
wandering  leisurely  around  a  Stone 
Age  tailor  shop  in  which  a  long 
haired  man  is  trying  on  the  latest 
thing  in  clothes.  He  can't  be  suited 
with  a  bearskin  rug  suit,  a  leopard 
skin  or  the  other  available  garments. 
Suddenly  the  tailor  discovers  Felix 
standing  outside  and  lures  the  cat 
in.  The  next  you  see  the  customer 
walking  out  with  a  cat  skin  garment 
while  Felix,  minus  his  coat  of  fur, 
is  left  to  shivver.  The  customer 
heads  straight  for  the  shore  and  while 
he  is  taking  a  dip  Felix  retrieves  his 
lost  skin  and  Father  Time  restores 
him  to  his  rightful  "age"  very  thank- 
ful that  he  isn't  actually  living  in  the 
Stone  Age.  Some  amusing  twists  to 
this  cartoon  number. 


"Marvels  of  Motion" — Fleischer 
Novograph-Red  Seal 

Short  But  Good 

Type  of  production J^   reel  slow- 
motion  analysis. 

The  Novograph  process  which  al- 
lows action  in  a  film  to  be  halted  at 
any  particular  point  and  to  thence 
proceed  either  forward  or  backward 
or  repeat  itself  over  and  over  is  used 
with  interesting  eflfect.  Several 
liorses  are  seen  in  action,  exhibiting 
more  grace  than  is  usually  observed. 
A  champion  broad-jumper  is  seen 
taking  the  jump,  halting  in  mid-air 
so  that  the  perfect  co-ordination  of 
nniscles  can  i)e  noticed,  and  finally 
finishing  the  jump;  then  a  coop  full 
of  chickens  show  how  the  well-known 
"Charleston"  dance  step  originated. 
This  is  a  very  amusing  bit.  The  reel 
is  short  enough  to  be  tucked  into 
any   program. 


Alvin  J.  Neitz-  has  signed  with 
.Sierra  Pictures  to  direct  a  15  episode 
serial  starring  William  Fairbanks. 
Vivian  Rich  will  play  opposite. 


"Somewhere  in  Somewhere" — Roach 

Pathe 

Overworked  Idea 

Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  comedy 
This  Hal  Roach  two  reeler  fea- 
tures Charlie  Murray  and  Lucien 
Littlefield  who  are  seen  trying  to 
sf|uceze  some  humor  out  of  a  series 
of  situations  involving  the  trenches 
and  no-man's-land.  The  war  at  best 
is  not  a  particularly  fertile  field  for 
comedy.  And  at  this  date,  it  seems 
slightly  overworked.  However,  there 
mav  be  those  who  will  enjoy  the 
antics  of  the  dumb  private  and  his 
Irish  buddy  who  pacifies  his  com- 
rade's fears  in  the  midst  of  the  fray 
by  saying  "What're  you  afraid  of? 
Ain't  I  here?".  The  finish  shows 
them  enjoying  a  *en-day  leave  by 
rolling  in  poison-ivy. 


Will  Not  Build  in  Pennsylvania 

Lansford,  Pa.— The  Panther  Creek 
Valley  Amusement  Co.,  which  recent- 
ly turned  over  the  Valley  to  the 
Chamberlain  interests,  has  abandoned 
its  original  plan  of  building  theaters 
in   several   small   towns. 


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Sunday,  September  13,  1 


Newspaper  Opinions 

"The   Air  Mail"— Famous 
Bowdoin  Square,  Boston 

POST — *  *  *  proved  a  highly  enjoyable 
and  attractive  card.  The  cast  is  particularly 
strong,  introducing  the  high  lights  of  filmland 
including  Warner  Baxter,  Billie  Dove,  Mary 
Brian  and   Douglas   Fairbanks.   •  *   • 


"As  No  Man  Has  Loved"'    —Fox 
Monroe,  Chicago 

AMERICAN — *  *  *  And  it  makes  a  gen- 
uinely splendid  picture.  Transferred  to  the 
screen  with  sincerity  and  fine  appreciation  of 
its  values,  the  narrative  proves  one  of  the 
most  interesting  and  moving  told  in  the  Mon- 
roe this   season.   *   *   * 

POST — *  *  *  When  you  discover  that  this 
is  the  title  given  to  Edward  Everett  Hale's 
famous  story,  "The  Man  Without  a  Country," 
in  its  film  version,  you  will  be  slow  to  believe 
that  the  production  itself  is  so  dignified  and 
thoroly  worthwhile  as  it  turns  out  to  be.  *  *  * 


"Beggar  On  Horseback"— F.  P.  L. 
Capitol,  Cincinnati 

POST — *  *  *  It  materializes  the  vagaries 
of  a  dream,  and  while  this  was  accomplished 
as  well  as  facilities  would  permit  in  the  stage 
play  from  which  it  was  taken,  the  camera 
achieves  the  fantastic  impossibilities  that  can 
occur  nowhere  but   in   dreams.   *   *   * 

California,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  Like  a  wild  dream 
after  a  night  of  lobsters  or  Welsh  rarebit, 
"Beggar  on  Horseback"  might  fittingly  be 
termed  a  reckless  hallucination.  Intently  imag- 
inary, highly  artistic,  *  ♦  ♦  different,  entirely 
entertaining  and  in  the  point  of  originality  the 
outstanding  feature  of  the  year's  product.  ♦  *  * 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  If  you  miss 
"Beggar  On  Horseback"  you  are  missing  a 
screen  epic — but,  for  the  love  of  Pete,  get  in 
at  the  beginning.  If  you  miss  the  first  two 
reels  you  are   lost  I   ♦   *  * 

CHRONICLE—*  *  *  James  Cruze  has 
done  a  wonderful  thing  in  filming  "Beggar  on 
Horseback,"  made  from  the  satiric  comedy  by 
George  S.  Kaufman  and  Marc  Connelly.  He 
has  caught  the  dream  technique  perfectly — the 
disordered  happenings  that  come  with  a  nar- 
cotic. The  result  is  as  weird  and  irresponsi- 
ble a  mixture  of  fact,  fancy  and  foolishness 
as  may  be  imagined.  ♦  *  * 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  This  comedy  by  James 
Cruze  is  a  celluloid  cataclysm.  Ninety-nine 
and  nine-tenths  of  films  are  book  stories  retold 
in  another  medium.  This  is  a  visual  produc- 
tion of  a  state  of  mind.  In  a  word,  pure 
cinematic  art.   *   *  * 

NEWS—*  *  *  While  one  is  continually 
amused  at  the  fantastic  comedy  of  the  piece 
he  is  more  often  amazed  at  the  demonstration 
of  directoral  skill  and  camera  technic  dis- 
played by  James  Cruze  and  his  assistants. 
Here  surely  has  the  motion  picture  art  reached 
a  new  frontier,  the  movies  moved  a  step  for 
ward.  *  *  * 


"California  Straight  Ahead" — Univer- 
sal— Granada,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN— ♦  *  *  simply  radiates  action. 
There  is  not  a  second  that  there  is  not  some- 
thing doing  on  the  screen.  There  are  thrills  in- 
termingled with  smiles  and  there  is,  of  course, 
the  very  necessary  girl  in  the  case.   •  ♦  * 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  a  picture— a 
thrilling,  chilling,  spilling,  crackling  good  pic- 
ture. 

The  title  sounds  like  a  bit  of  propaganda. 
But  the  picture  doesn't  look  at  all  like  propa- 
ganda. It  is  one  of  those  fast  and  furious, 
killingly  funny  things.  Therefore  we  shrewd- 
ly suspect  it  is  propaganda,  the  subtlest  kind 
imaginable.   ♦  *   * 

CHRONICLE—*  *  *  There  are  plenty  of 
laughs,  for  the  picture  is  a  gag  comedy,  which 
means  it  has  little  consistency  and  no  logic, 
but  is  made  up  of  comic  sequences,  many  of 
which   are   "wilibes"   for   laughs. 

But  Denny  is  such  a  good  actor  really  it 
seems  a  shame  to  waste  him  on  a  story  an  au- 
tomaton could  star  in  and  get  as  many  laughs. 


"The    Coast   of   Folly"— Famous 
Chicago,  Chicago 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  In  this  picture  about 
the  frivolties — and  some  of  the  serious  enter- 
prises— of  the  rich  set,  Gloria  (Swanson) 
makes  it  clear  that  she  has  attained  long- 
sought  eminence  as  a  pantomomist  by  the  bold 


expedient  of  poking  delightful  fun  at  the 
"clothes  horse"   Gloria  of  other  days.   *   •  * 

HERALD — *  *  *  Without  any  reservations, 
here  is  Gloria  Swanson's  best  picture.  In  it 
Gloria  demonstrates  that  she  isn't  just  a 
clothes-horse,  a  clown,  a  flapper-girl — or  what- 
ever others  including  myself)  have  called  her. 
She  is  an  actress  of  fire  and  intelligence,  and 
she  gives  one  of  the  best  character  perform- 
ances of  the  season.   *   *    * 

JOURNAL — *  *  *  As  a  character  actress. 
Miss  Swanson  decidedly  isn't,  whether  or  not 
you  approve  of  her  courage  in  trying.  But 
her  acting,  as  always,  is  showy,  and  no  doubt 
will  pass,  and  "The  Coast  of  Folly"  generally 
is  the  sort  of  stuff  of  which  box-office  suc- 
cesses are  made.  *  *  * 


"The  Fool"— Fox 
Tremont   Temple,   Boston 

GLOBE — *  *  *  The  audience  vented  its 
appreciation  of  the  photoplay  by  spontaneous 
applause  at  the  critical  moments  in  the  plot, 
and  made  it  evident  that  the  story  is  as  good 
in  the  films  as  it  was  in  the  play.  There  were 
numerous  little  touches  put  in  by  Harry  Mil- 
larde,  the  director,  which  would  have  been  im-^ 
possible  in  a  stage  play,  but  which  made  the 
film  more  realistic.   *   *  * 

POST— *  *  *  faithfully  follows  the  play 
and  in  dramatic  moments  eclipses  it.  Through 
the  art  of  the  camera,  many  absorbing  details 
which  helped  to  hold  the  interest  of  the  spec- 
tators throughout,  were  given,  details  which 
the   speaking  stage  did  not  permit.   *   * 


"Hell's  High  Road"— P.  D.  C. 
Beacon,  Boston 

POST—*  *  *  It  is  a  finely  developed 
drama  with  interest  constantly  on  tap  and  ad- 
mirably played  by  the  cast.   ♦  •  ♦ 


"In  The  Name  of  Love" — Famous 
Family,   Cincinnati 

POST — *  *  *  One  of  the  cleverest  comedies 
in  a  long  time.  *  *  * 


"The  Lucky  Devil"— Famous 
New,  Baltimore 

SUN — *  *  *  is  one  of  those  zippy  automo- 
bile stories  that  used  to  be  popular  back  in 
the  days  when  Wallace  Reid  was  at  the  height 
of  his  popularity.   •  *   • 


"Not  So  Long  Ago" — Famous 
Century,    Baltimore 

AMERICAN — *  *  *  Betty  Bronson  is  very 
lovely  as  the  little  dressmaker  and  very  se- 
rious, except  when  the  director  turns  his  back. 
Sidney  Olcott  has  done  a  good  job  in  his  di- 
recting and  has  chosen  his  subtitle  writers 
with  care.   *   *   ♦ 

SUN — *  *  *  Aside  from  filling  in  some 
pretty  poses  in  costumes  of  the  1850  period. 
Miss  Bronson  and  Mr.  Cortez  fail  to  lend  any 
distinction  to  the  film.  Sidney  Olcott's  stag- 
ing has  but   few  inspiring  moments.   *  ♦  • 


"Sally  of  the  Sawdust"— United  Ar- 
tists— Rialto,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  The  picture,  with  its 
moments  of  drama,  its  scenes  of  conflict  and 
its  more  or  less  hackneyed  story,  is  deliciously 
funny. 

*  *  *  proved  a  sensation  and  a  surprise. 
The  Griffith  "touches"  are  there,  to  be  sure. 
But  how  amazing  the  story.  Instead  of  tears, 
ruin  and  disaster,  there  is   a   riot  of  laughter. 

RECORD—*  *  *  D.  W.  Griffith  has  cracked 
our  funny  bone  again  and  has  also  brought 
forth   the  handkerchiefs. 

With  two  chief  characters,  Carol  Dempster 
as  Sally  and  W.  C.  Fields  as  Professor  Eus- 
tace McGargle,  informally  known  as  Pop, 
we  find  ourselves  wandering  through  a  series 
of  adventures  with  them,  sharing  their  heart- 
breaks and  their  giggles.   •  *   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  One  glorious  circus  picture 
was  just  bound  to  be  made  some  day — and  of 
course  it  was  D.  W.  Griffith  who  did  it!  Its 
name  is  "Sally  of  the  Sawdust,"  and  it  opened 
yesterday  at  the  Rialto,  but  judging  from  the 
enthusiasm  of  the  spectators,  their  sympathet- 
ic little  inarticulate  sounds  of  merriment,  sym- 
pathy and  thrill,  the  Lord  knows  when  it  will 
stop  running.  •  •  • 


"Seven  Days"— P.  D.  C. 
Forum,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  "Seven  Days"  is  the 
last  word  in  merriment.   *  ♦   * 

The  audiences  roared,  chuckled,  giggled  and 
shrieked  all  day  yesterday  at  the  Forum,  where 
this  new  Al  Christie  production  is  playing. 
The  film  abounds  in  plot,  situations  and  gags. 


and  Christie  and  his  players  have  done  one  of 
the  best  transcriptions  of  a  stage  comedy  to 
the  screen  which  cinema  history  records.  *  *  * 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  The  film  at  the  Forum 
is  short  on  decorum,  and  hence  it  is  worth 
while  to  see.  As  they  watch  it  fiicker,  the 
cash-patrons  snicker  and  frequently  chortle 
with  glee.(  At  that,  they  had  nothing  on  me). 

This  rollicking  picture  is  sure  a  hot  mix- 
ture. ♦   *  * 

HERALD — *  *  *  Laughing  incessantly  un- 
til their  sides  ached,  the  first  night  audience 
Saturday  accorded  a  riotous  welcome  to  "Sev- 
en Days."   *   *   * 

Recent  comedies  have  been  notoriously  lack- 
ing in  plot,  but  here  s  a  picture  that  not  only 
has  a  main  plot  that  is  bound  to  be  humorous, 
but  also  sub-plots  galore.  •  *  * 

RECORD—*  *  *  The  plot  is  one  of  those 
rapid-fire  situation  things,  which  have  always 
been  good  since  the  days  of  the  hokum  musi- 
cal  comedies.    *    *    * 


TIMES— *  *  *  It  could  easily  have  b 
melodrama,  brimming  with  hokum.  It 
c&uld  with  equal  facility  have  been  a  so- 
gripping  drama.  Happily,  it  is  nt 
Which  is  why  it  is  the  excellent  entertaii 
that    it    is.    *    *    * 


"Shore    Leave"— First    Nat'l 
Rivoli,   Baltimore 

NEWS — *  *  *  "Shore  Leave,"  in  which 
Francis  Starr  appeared  on  the  speaking  stage, 
is  now  doing  duty  as  a  screen  vehicle  for 
Richard  Barthelmess.  *  *  ♦  I  like  it  much 
better    in   screen   form.    *    *    * 

POST—*  *  *  is  by  far  one  of  the  joUiest 
pictures  we've  ever  seen,  and  if  you're  suf- 
fering from  a  bad  case  of  blues  or  just  plain 
indigestion  we  recommend   you  go   see  it.  *  *  * 

SUN — *  *  *  It  reveals  a  Barthelmess  with 
a  sense  of  humor  a  bit  more  nicely  adjusted 
and  far  more  sincere  than  the  brand  he  un- 
corked   in    that    awful    "New    Toys."    »    *    » 

Olympia,   Boston 

POST — *  *  *  There  is  much  comedy,  many 
thrills,  and  fascinating  romance.  One  of  the 
unusual  settings  which  was  filmed  shows  a 
cabaret  show,  staged  on  the  deck  of  an  old 
schooner  for   all   the  Smiths  of  the  navy.  ♦  ♦  * 

TRAVELER—*  *  *  It  has  a  human  story 
that  is  both  touching  and  amusing,  and  all 
the   more   so    for   the   acting   of    the    principals. 

Loew's  State,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  Once  in  a  while  we 
get  a  picture  that's  so  good  that  it  becomes  an 
obligation.      Such   a  picture  is    "Shore  Leave." 

The  performance  of  Barthelmess  is  a  fault- 
lessly sustained  characterization.  Every  ges- 
ture,  every  expression  is  consistent  with  the 
part.   •  •  * 

EXPRESS—*  *  *  The  smoothness  of 
"Shore  Leave,"  for  which  the  director,  John 
S.  Robertson,  is  probably  responsible,  is  one 
o  fthe  things  which  makes  it  high  class  enter- 
tainment, but  the  playing  of  Barthelmess  is 
the  actual  appeal  of  the  film.   ♦  ♦  • 

The  picture  is  one  of  the  really  first  rate 
comedies   of   the  year.   •  •  • 

HERALD—*  *  *  After  the  reception  the 
fans  accorded  Richard  Barthelmess  in  "Shore 
Leave"  *  *  ♦  it  is  doubtful  if  he  ever  will  be 
allowed  to  return  to  the  more  serious  roles  in 
which  he  has  starred  heretofore.  Though  he 
piobably  thrilled  the  fair  maidens  in  his  form- 
er romantic  parts  the  manner  in  which  he 
plays  "Bilge"  Smith  in  this  comedy  drama 
paints  a  character  that  sticks  in  one's  mind, 
after  thoroughly  enjoying  one  laugh  after  an- 
other.  *   *   ♦ 

RECORD — *  *  ♦  a  ship  shape  comedy  that 
would  have  easy  sailing  in  the  hardest  of  au- 
diences. First  nighters  at  Loew's  State,  al- 
ways shell  hard,  buckled  over  in  tears  of  hap- 
piness and  merriment  when  this  highly  drama- 
tized picture  flashed  its  laughable  circum- 
stances on  the  silver  sheet.   *   •   ♦ 


"The  Street  of  Forgotten   Men 
F.  P.  L.— Metropolitan, 
Los   Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  Herbert  Breno; 
striven  for  realism  but  not  morbidness, 
interpretation  throughout  is  sincere  ev 
avoiding    a    sugar-coated    ending.    *    ♦    » 

EXPRESS—*  *  *  Percy  Marmont 
a  sincere  and  sympathetic  portrayal  of  a 
acter,  that  is  overdrawn.  *  *  * 

HERALD—*  *  *  it  will  go  down  as  c 
those  rare  films,  beloved  of  the  true  blui 
that  contain  such  a  wealth  of  choice  pai 
to  make  of  nearly  every  player  an  outsta 
artist.    ♦    »    * 

RECORD—*  *  *  Herbert  Brenon 
brought  Turner's  yarn  to  the  silver  sehet 
like  ability.  His  knack  of  portraying  1; 
irterest  is  extraordinary.  Personally,  I 
he  will  continue  with  this  style  of  dire 
He  is  excellently  suited  for  this  type  o 
terial.  You  will  like  and  enjoy  the  pr 
tion. 

TIMES—*  *  *  Were  it  not  for  Percy 
mont,  "The  Street  of  Forgotten  Men" 
well  be  forgotten.  But,  in  the  inimitable 
mont  manner,  he  has  again  managed  to 
nate,  apparently  without  effort,  a  qui! 
adequate  vehicle.  *  *  *  is  another  exa 
into  the  underworld,  where  cripples  are,' 
not  cripples  at  all,  but  spongers  on  the  '•' 
charity.  Yes,  indeed,  these  vile  wretclu 
tually  simulate  deformities  just  to  wini 
pathy— -expressed  by  the  welcome  clW 
coins   in  the  battered  tin  cup.   *   *   • 


"Spook  Ranch"— Universal 
Randolph 

POST—*    *    *    The    idea   of    combinin 
thrills  of  a  "western"  with  those  of  a  c< 
detective    story    is    a    good    one,    but    it 
have    been    more    effectively    employed   th 
has   in    "Spook  Ranch."   ♦   ♦   » 


"Wild     Justice"— United    Artii 
Criterion,  Los  Angeles 

SUN—*  *  *  What  Bebe  Daniels  net 
pictures  with  speed  and  plenty  of  that  in, 
ent,  "pep."  In  this  picture  at  the  Meti 
tan  you  find  about  all  the  speed  and  pe 
self  respecting  picture  should  be  expect 
carry.    *   *    * 


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XXXIII     No.  64 


Monday,  September  14,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


Frowns  on  Tax 

:iinent    New    Haven    Clergyman 
^lagrees      with      Sponsors      of 
I         Connecticut  Law 

I  By  ARTIIUK    W.    EDDY 

|v  Haven — Disagreement  with 
IX  feature  of  the  Durant  law  is 
ilssed  by  Rev.  Oscar  F.  Maurer, 
,i-  of  the  Center  Congregational 
Bih  and  one  of  the  leaders  in  New 

II  civic  as  well  as  religious  acti- 
He  agrees  that  there  is  too 
taxation  at  present  and  be- 
n  that  the  state  ought  to  avoid 
eg  a  direct  assessment  on  the 
try. 

I .  Mr.  Maurer's  attitude  towards 
stribulors  migration  from  New 
VI  is  censorious.  "In  taking  this 
p  hey  have  irritated  and  antag- 
zl  the  people  of  the  state,"  he 
siiid  declares  that  "they  seem  to 
g  that  good  will  is  an  asset." 
e  eactioii  of  this  movement  upon 
ihlic  has  produced  "an  entirely 
airable  sentiment,"  the  clergy- 
n  sserts.     In  his  opinion  the  dis- 

II  IS  erred  in   this  action,  which 
nis    "a    short-sighted    policy." 

ctling  to  Rev.  Mr.  Maurer  it 
ul  have  been  better  for  them  to 
'eiaid  the  tax  under  protest  and 
n  orked  for  the  repeal  of  the  law 
hit  abandoning  their  exchanges 
h:  the  state. 

.\  tioii  pictures  have  assumed  a 
hi  moral  tone  under  the  super- 
lo  of  Will  Hays,"  the  minister 
s.  Although  he  is  not  familiar 
h  he  details  of  the  censorship 
astof  the  Durant  law  he  believes 
t  he  films  need  have  no  fear  of 
I  lip"  owing  to  their  improved 
ilibre. 

.ricism  of  the  sponsors  of  the 
t-ause  they  failed  to  call  in  rep- 
'  lives  of  the  industry  for  a 
^1  ation  before  they  framed  the 
!.  ^made  by  another  New  Haven 
n  irominent  in  the  business  and 
ic  je.  Providing  Governor  Trum- 
1  c:ides  to  call  a  special  session  of 
:  Igislature  the  political  leaders 
?hjo  "get  together"  with  the  him 
jpliand,  if  they  still  feel  the  need 
a  Venue-producing  measure,  pre- 
e  jie  which  is  fair  to  the  industry 
icljias  to  pay  the  bills,  according 
th|  citizen. 

["hjman  heartily  disapproves  of  a 
;-rtn  censorship  on  general  prin- 
les|declaring  that  no  one  person 
luffied  to  pass  judgment  on  what 
IS  je  not  to  be  shown  in  the  state. 
e  lirant  law  now  in  effect  makes 
air  assistant  to  Tax  Commission- 
Bligett,  a  "czar"  in  either  ap- 
'vn   or  banning  pictures. 


Saenger  Very  Active 

Annexing     Texas      Houses     Almost 

Daily — Backing    Rapidly    Growing 

Dent-Musselman  Chain? 

The  second  of  a  series  of  articles 
concerning  Texas  and  the  Southwest. 

Dallas — The  Saenger  Amusement 
Co.  of  New  Orleans  continues  to  be 
intensively  active  in  the  Texas  thea- 
ter field.  New  acquisitions  are  so  num- 
erous that  it  would  seem  there  is  a 
new  deal  closed  daily. 

Film  Row  here  is  inclined  to  credit 
the  report  that  Saenger  is  sponsoring 
the  development  of  the  Dent-Mussel- 
man circuit  which  has  been  growing 
rapidly  and  is  now  entrenched  in  the 
following  towns: 

Abilene,  Amarillo,  Breckenridge, 
Denton,  Eastland,  El  Paso,  Paris, 
Ranger,   Tyler   and   Wichita   Falls. 

Saenger,  as  such,  is  now  operating 
the  Old  Mill  here  which  was  formerly 
run  by  Famous.  The  company  is  al- 
so operating  the  Liberty  and  Capitol 
m  Houston  that  are  under  lease  to 
Famous  and  have  until  now  been 
operated  by  the  latter. 


Brand  Returning  to  Coast 

Harry  Brand  leaves  for  the  Coast 
riuirsday  via  the  Canal  to  resume 
h.is  former  post  as  director  of  studio 
publicity  for  Joseph  M.  Schenck 
Prod.  Brand  came  East  two  months 
ago  to  head  an  exploitation  depart- 
ment at  United  Artists  where  he 
will  be   succeeded  by   Fred   Schaefer. 

Marc  Lachniann,  Curtis  Melnitz 
and  other  friends  gave  Brand  a  fare- 
well party  at  the  Owl  Club  Friday 
night.  Brand  made  a  host  of  friends 
while    here. 


New  Local  Exchange 

Formed    by    Chas.    Hodes    and    H. 
Sonenshine — Take  Over  Ambass- 
ador  Output 

Articles  of  incorporation  for  the 
(loodwill  Dist.  Corp.  were  filed  in 
Albany  on  Saturday  by  Charles 
Hodes  and  H.  Sonenshine,  who  in- 
tend operating  the  company  as  an  in- 
dependent distributor  in  the  Greater 
New  York  territory.  Offices  will  be 
maintained  in  Rooms  605-606,  God- 
frey Bldg. 

The  company  has  secured  a  series 
of  six  features  starring  Francis  X. 
Bushman,  Jr.,  a  series  of  five  with 
Johnny  Fox  and  Jack  Meehan,  eight 
"Bill  Bailey"  westerns  and  52 
"Movie  Marvels,"  each  in  a  single 
reel  and  designed  for  weekly  release. 
In  addition,  arrangements  have  been 
made  to  take  over  the  product  until 
now  handled  by  the  Ambassador  Pic- 
ture Corp. 


1st  Nat'l  Officials  Sailing 
Robert  Lieber  and  Mrs.  Lieber, 
Richard  A.  Rowland  and  Mrs.  Row- 
land and  M.  L.  Finkelstein  sail  on  the 
Deutschland  Thursday  for  a  tour  of 
the  Continent. 


Langdon  Deal  Not  Closed 

Los  Angeles — It  is  understood  that 
the  Langdon  deal  with  Pathe  has  not 
been  closed,  despite  reports  to  the 
contrary.  Other  negotiations  are 
still  on. 


Look  for  New  Fox  Dividend 

Directors  or  Fo.x  are  scheduled  to 
meet  early  this  week  to  inaugurate 
dividends  on  the  capital  stock.  Ac- 
cording to  reports  dividends  will  be 
paid  at  the  rate  of  $1  a  share 
quarterly. 


Fox  House  to  Cost  $2,500,000 

Los  Angeles — The  proposed  Fox 
theater  will  cost  $2,500,000  and  will 
be  built  at  8th  and  Figueroa  Sts. 


Garyn   Resigns 


W.  P.  ("Pat")  Garyn,  one  of  the 
best  known  sales  managers  in  the 
country  has  resigned  from  Metro- 
Goldwyn  where  he  was  in  charge  of 
the  Middle  Western  division  and  had 
11    exchanges   under   his   jurisdiction. 


Zambreno    Buys    Exchange    Interest 

Chicago — Frank  Zambreno,  presi- 
dent of  Progress  Pictures  Corp.  has 
purchased  an  interest  in  two  ex- 
changes in  Cleveland  and  Cincinnati, 
owned  by  J.  S.  Jossey  and  operated 
as  Progress  Picture  Corp.  This 
now  gives  Zambreno  an  interest  in 
five  exchanges. 


L.  A.  to  Aid  'Quake  Victims 

Los  Angeles — Local  exhibitors  have 
agreed  to  set  aside  a  certain  day  upon 
which  extra  admissions  will  be  charg- 
ed. The  funds  will  go  to  the  Santa 
Barbara    earthquake    relief. 


Contract  Up  Again 

M.  P.  T.  O.  and  I.  M.  P.  A.  Commit- 
tees to  Meet  Wednesday  to  Dis- 
cuss New  Agreement 

The  contract  committees  of  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  and  the  I.  M.  P.  A.  are 
scheduled  to  hold  another  meeting 
on  Wednesday  to  discuss  the  new 
uniform  contract  drawn  up  by  Joseph 
M.  Seider. 

There  still  remain  a  number  of 
changes  to  iron  out.  Originally,  the 
I.  M.  P.  A.  committee  composed  of 
Frederick  H.  Elliott  and  Oscar  Neu- 
feld  prepared  a  contract.  Seider, 
acting  for  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  did  like- 
wise. When  the  committees  met  a 
(.Continued   on   Page   2) 


"U"  Invading  Canada 

After  Theaters  There   on   Extensive 

Scale — Three  in  Winnipeg  Secured 

in  First  Deal 

Winnipeg — Universal  is  going  into 
the  Canadian  theater  field  on  a  big 
scale. 

This  is  held  here  to  have  been 
amply  demonstrated  by  a  deal  closed 
late  last  week  for  long-term  leases 
on  the  Lyceum,  Starland  and  College 
theaters.  While  this  is  the  first  to 
be  closed,  local  reports  have  it  that 
it  is  only  the  forerunner  of  a  big  pro- 
gram of  theater  expansion  in  the 
Dominion.  A.  R.  McNichol  is  own- 
er of  the   three   local  theaters. 

The  Lyceum  is  being  remodeled 
and  reseated  at  a  cost  of  $50,000. 
Charles  A.  Meade,  Lyceum  manager 
will  take  charge  of  all  three  for  Uni- 
versal. 


Louis  in  "Fifth  Avenue" 
Willard  Louis  has  been  loaned  by 
the  Warners  to  Belasco  Prod,  to 
appear  in  "Fifth  Avenue."  Others  in 
the  troupe  which  arrived  Saturday 
are  A.  H.  Sebastian,  the  producer, 
Robert  G.  Vignola,  Marguerite  De  La 
Motte,  Allan  Forrest  and  Phil  Carle, 
Vignola's   assistant. 


Warners  in  "Legit" 

Los  Angeles — Upon  his  arrival  from 
the  East,  Harry  M.  Warner  said  his 
company  will  enter  the  legitimate 
production  field  in  New  York. 


Warner  Scenarios  in  Work 

Los  Angeles — The  following  scen- 
arios for  future  Warner  releases  are 
near  completion:  "Nighty,  Night, 
Nurse"  for  Syd  Chaplin;  "The  Cave 
Man"  for  Matt  Moore;  "Don  Juan" 
for  John  Barrymore  and  "Hearts  of 
Hollywood,"  "The  Agony  Column," 
and  "Maryland,  My  Maryland." 


New  Chicago  Distributor 

Chicago — Premier  Films,  Inc.  have 
been  formed  by  I.  E.  Chadwick  who 
is  president  and  Henry  Ginsberg, 
vice-president.  The  company  will 
handle  the  Chadwick  and  Banner 
Prod,   in  this  territory. 


Walsh  to  Make  "Hassan" 
Los  Angeles — R.  A.  Walsh  is  pre- 
paring  to    place   "Hassan"   in   work. 
Irvin   Willat's    next   will    be    "The 
Enchanted   Hill." 


Arrow    Directors    Meet 
At  a  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Di- 
rectors of  Arrow,   Louis   L.   Beaudry 
was  elected   secretary. 


THE 


Monday,  September  14,  1< 


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few  days  back  both  were  gone  over. 
Some  discrepancies  developed.  There 
were  changes  desired  by  the  I.  M. 
P.  A.,  principally  in  phraseology,  it 
is  understood. 

The  Hays  office  has  received  a  copy 
but  refuses  to  make  any  comment. 
Other  copies  have  been  given  wide- 
spread circulation,  having  been 
brought  to  the  attention  of  the  presi- 
dents of  all  the  important  companies 
in  the  business. 


Akra  Buys  Foreign  Rights 

Akra  Pictures  Corp.  has  purchased 
the  foreign  rights  to  "Four  from 
Nowhere",  featuring  Francis  Ford 
and   Peggy  O'Day. 


Further  Particulars 
in  Sept.  20th  Issue 


Trade  In  London 

Springer,  Ltd.  Goes  Into  Liquidation 

— Rudolph  Salomon  Coming  Over 

After  Product 

By  ERNEST  W.  FREDMAN 
The  Film  Renter  and  M.   P.  News 

London — Joseph  Springer,  Ltd., 
the  big  accessory  firm  and  renting 
house,  has  gone  into  liquidation.  The 
share  capital  of  this  company  was 
close  upon  £200,000.  It  was  re- 
sponsible for  the  marketing  of  Ger- 
man pictures. 


Rudolph  Solomon,  general  mana- 
ger of  Graham  Wilcox  Prod,  has  left 
for  New  York.  He  is  going  over  in 
search  of  product  and  is  hoping  ^to 
get  some  big  independent  pictures 
tor  his  1926  program.  He  is  out  for 
big  pictures  only  and  will  stay  at  the 
Astor. 


Trans-Lux  Assets  $5,821,530 
The  statement  of  the  Trans-Lux 
Daylight  Picture  Screen  Corp.  as  of 
June  1  after  giving  effect  to  recapital- 
ization and  new  financing,  shows  total 
assets  of  $5,821,530  and  capital  sur- 
plus arising  from  donations  of  stock, 
cash,  property,  valuation  of  patents, 
etc.,  of  $1,131,300.  Current  assets, 
including  $209,090  cash,  amounted  to 
$556,026  and  current  liabilities  were 
$185,052.  Capital  stock  consists  of 
498,424  no  par  shares  of  common  with 
a  declared  value  of  $3,738,178  and 
100,000  no  par  share  of  Class  A  com- 
mon valued  at  $750,000. 


Ruby   Lafayette   Here 

Ruby  Lafayette  who  has  appeared 
in  a  number  of  mother  roles  on  the 
Coast  is  in  town  from  Hollywood. 


New  Phila.  House  Opens  Soon 

Philadelphia — The  Howard,  Front 
and  Leigh,  which  is  being  built  by 
George  Chapman  and  Son,  will  open 
l;itc  this  month.  The  hof.se  will  seat 
700. 

L.  S.  Littleton  expects  to  open  his 
new  Littleton,  at  40th  and  I^ancaster 
next  week.  The  theater  replaces  the 
Tu.xedo. 


Elbee  Theaters,  In  New  Quarters 

Stattlc — The  Elbee  Theaters,  Ins., 
o[5crating  houses  in  Aberdeen,  Astor- 
ia and  Ellensburg,  has  opened  head- 
(|uarters  at  812  American  Bank  Bldg. 
J.  I.  Lowenstein  is  president.  L.  K. 
Brin   is   booking. 


On   Broadway 

Astor — "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera". 
Broadway — -"The  Coming  of  Amos". 
Cameo — -"The  Ten  Commandments". 
Capitol — "Graustark". 
Century— "  Siegfried". 
Colony — "Souls  for  Sables". 
Criterion — "The  Wanderer". 
Embassy — "The  Merry  Widow". 
Loew's      New      York — Today — "The 
Man  Who  Found  Himself". 

Tuesday — "Spook       Ranch"       and 
"Kivalina  of  the  Ice  Lands". 

Wednesday — "The  Love  Hour". 

Thursday — -"Off  the  Highway". 

Friday — -"Lorraine    of    the    Lions" 
and  "Easy  Going  Gordon". 

Saturday — "The  Mystic". 

Sundav — -"Kiss  Me  Again". 
Loew's  State— "The  Coast  of  Folly". 
Mark  Strand — "Shore  Leave". 
<iaIto — "The  Pony  Express". 
Rivoli — "The  Pony  Express". 
Warners — "His       Majesty,       Bunker 

Bean". 
Brooklyn    Mark    Strand— "The    Gold 

Rush". 

Next  Week 
Astor — "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera". 
Broadvvay — Not  yet  determined. 
Cameo — Not   yet   determined. 
Capitol — "The    Circle". 
Colony — Not  yet  determined. 
Criterion — "The   Wanderer". 
Embassy — "The    Merry   Widow". 
Mark  Strand — Not  yet  determined. 
Malto — Not  yet  determined. 
Rivoli — "The  Iron  Horse". 
Warners — "Below  the  Line". 
Brooklyn    Mark    Strand— "The    Gold 
Rush". 


Stoll  Secures   12  Gothams 
Inter-Ocean       lias       sold       British 
rights     for     the     new     series     of     12 
Gotham    Prod,    to    Sloll    Films,    Ltd. 
rif    London. 


Klein  En  Route  to  Coast 

Joe   Klein  of   Chesterfield   Pictures 
left  for  the  Coast  Saturday. 


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Newspaper  Opinions 

"Sun-Up"— M.-G.-M. 
Warfield,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN — *  *  *  a  drama  of  the 
Suuthern  mountains  and  its  people.  They  live 
ill  ignorance  and  poverty.  They  knovir  no  laws 
except  the  most  primitive.  It  is  the  survival 
of  the  fittest.   ♦  *   ♦ 

CALL  AND  POST—*  ♦  »  It  is  a  great 
jilay,  well  presented.  Even  if  the  drama  it- 
.'-elf  were  not  so  grippin  gand  forceful,  the 
.Tcting  of  Lucilla  La  Verne  .should  draw  every 
tleatergoer  in  San  Francisco  to  the  house. 
She  disproves  all  statements  that  a  great  ac- 
tress on  the  boards  cannot  be  equally  great 
on  the   screen.    *    *    * 

CHRONin.E— *  *  *  one  of  those  unusual 
films  which  come  once  or  twise  a  season.  Ed- 
mund Goulding's  picturization  of  "Sun-Up," 
the  North  Carolina  mountain  play  by  Lula 
VoUmer.  Its  story  is  stark  and  simple,  much 
as  the  peaple  concerned  are  creatures  of  few 
interests,  living  almost  animal  lives  with  hate 
and  love  balancing  the  gamut  of  their  emo- 
tions.  ♦  ♦   ♦ 

EXAMINER—*  ♦  *  "Sun-Up"  is  one  of 
the  goo  dthinCTS  of  the  year,  and  of  the  seven 
months  that  have  passed  the  study  of  Mr  Ca- 
glo  is  far  and  away  the  liest  things  in  films. 
The    photograhy    is    worthy    of    highest    praise. 

HERALD — *  *  *  as  nearlry  perfect  enter- 
tainment as  one  has  any  right  to  expect,  con- 
sidering the  wide  appeal  necessary  for  a  stac- 
cesful    screen   drama.    ''    *    * 

NEWS — *  *  *  commands  immediate  atten- 
tion. And  commands  it  purely  through  its 
dramatic  intensity,  drama  which  goes  beneath 
th^  veneer  of  the  viewer  because  it  has  to  do 
with  people  who  have  no  veneer,  people  in  the 
crude,  who  love  with  undisguised  fervor,  who 
hate  with  the  ferocity  that   kills.    ♦   ♦   • 


"Wild,  Wild  Susan"— Famous 
Metro,   Baltimore 

POST—*   *   *   Bebe  Daniels,   Rod  LaRocque 
and    a    title-writer    make    the    picture    dance   to 
i  a  jazz  tune.      I"  never  again  be  satisfied  with 
I  Bebe  in  drama.   ♦  *   * 

j  Strand,  Cincinnati 

EXAMINER— ♦  ♦  *  Peter  the  Great  metes 
'  out    punishment    quietly,    effectively    and    ap- 
'  pealingly  *  *  *  the  story  gets  off  to  a  feeble 
I  start,   almost  dies  of   mal-nutrition  at  the  end 
'  of    the    second    reel,     but     recovers    speedily, 
j  gains  second  wind  about  the  end  of  the  third 
'■  and  finishes  with  red  c/orpuscles  to  spare.  *  * 
I      HERALD—*  *  *  Melodrama  when  proper- 
I  !y  directed  is  one  of  the  most  enjoyable  forms 
(  of    entertainment,    but    when    it    is    presented 
I  as  in  "Wild  Justice,"  *  *  *  it  is  ai  trifle  tedi- 
ous.    The  story  appears   to  have   been   sacri- 
ficed to  exploit  the  dog  Peter  the  Great  and 
'j  falls  short   of   making  an    evening's  entertain- 
ment. «  »  • 

I  RECORD—*    »    ♦    It    is    quite    the    usual 

II  thing  in  curent  photoplays  for  the  acting 
fi  honors  to  go  to  the  dogs,  and  "Wild  Justice" 
!  is  no  exception.  Peter  the  Great,  a  splendid 
'  German  police  pup,  romps  his  way  through 
.  the    picture    leaving    scant    opportunities    for 

mere  humans  to  "do  their  stuff". 

!  It  is  a  widly  improbable  drama  of  the 
great  frozen  spaces.  *  •  * 

!  TIMES—*  *  *  Dog  fanciers  and  lovers  of 
the  great  open  spaces,  especially  when  said 
open  spaces  are  beautifully  covered  with  snow 
and  salt,  will  undoubtedly  find  the  picture  a 
great  treat.  Photographically,  it  will  rank 
with  the  best  of  the  year's  output,  for  at 
times  the  scenes  have  such  depth  as  to  seem 
stereoscopic.   »   ♦  * 


Two  Oklahoma  Houses  in  Fires 

Eufaula,    Okla. — The     Palace    was 

I  completely  destroyed  by  fire  recently. 

It   will    be    rebuilt    shortly.      Fire    in 

the    projection    booth    of    the    Main 

Street  theater,   Tulsa   destroyed   sev- 

j  eral  reels. 


Three  Added  to  Warner  Staff 

Philadelphia— The     Warners     have 
■  taken   on   three    salesmen,   A.   Fisher, 
Harry  Weiner  and  Tom  Mason. 


Whitcomb  in  Charge  of  Bennett  Plant 

Whitman  Bennett  has  placed   Paul 

j  Whitcomb  in  charge  of  the  Glendale 

studio.     Work   on    four   new   Arrow 

pictures   will   be   started   at    Glendale 

I  shortly. 


First   National   Units   Busy 

This  month  will  see  five  new  pro- 
ductions for  First  National  in  work. 
The  first  is  already  in  production,  the 
new  Griffith  picture  "Caesar's  Wife." 
A  new  title  will  be  selected  later.  Irv- 
ing Cummings  is  directing.  Next,  will 
be  Edwin  Carewe's  "Joanna  With  A 
Million."  Johnny  Hines  in  "Rain- 
bow Riley,"  Richard  Barthelmess  in 
"Just  Suppose,"  and  the  second  of 
the  Kane  series,  "Bluebeard's  Seven 
Wives." 


Non-Theatrical  Competition  in  Texas 

Waxahachie,  Tex. — A  movement  is 
under  way  here  for  the  erection  of  a 
theater  to  accommodate  civic  page- 
ants. The  Chamber  of  Commerce  is 
one  of  the  sponsors. 


Miles  to  Dispose  of  Ferry  Field 
Detroit — Charles    H.    Miles    is    re- 
ported   prepared    to    dispose    of    his 
Ferry  Field  theater. 


Bishell    Resigns;   Joins    L.    K.    Brin 

Spokane,  Wash.— Art  Bishell  has 
resigned  as  general  manager  of  the 
Will  Starkey  Amusement  Co.,  to  take 
over  management  of  the  Connell, 
Aberdeen,  for  L.  K.  Brin. 


Educational,  Seattle  Moves 
Seattle — Educational  has  moved  to 
the    corner    of    Third    Avenue    and 
Virginia   Sts.,   where   the   old   L.    K. 
Brin  office  was  located. 

Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  has  moved  into 
the  offices  formerly  occupied  by  Edu- 
cational. 


Blank  Refuses  Increase 

Des  Moines,  la. — Local  theaters 
are  without  music  as  a  result  of  the 
refusal  of  A.  H.  Blank  to  comply 
with     demands      of     the     musicians' 

union. 


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Hostettler  Takes    Over   Theater 

St.  Joseph,  Mo.— The  Tootle  has 
been  taken  over  by  the  Hostettler 
Amuse.  Co.,  which  controls  four 
houses  in  this  city,  the  Tootle,  Or- 
pheum,  Colonial,  and  Royal.  They 
will  be  under  management  of  Barney 
Dubinsky. 


Back  From  European  Trip 

Philadelphia — Morris  Wax,  owner 
of  the  Royal,  Believue,  Keystone  and 
Stratford,  has  returned  from  a  two- 
months'   vacation   in    Europe. 


TWELVE  WESTERN  THRILLERS! 

Six  Eileen   Sedgwick's 
Six  Bill  Patton's 

Four  Ready  Now!  !       Five  Reels  Each!  ! 
Six  —  Two  Reel  Jungle  Dramas! 


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house  record  over 
all  \  other  stars " 


Says 

John  Eckhardt,  fngK 
Fairmont  Theati-e, 
Philadelphia, 
Pa. 


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Los  Angeles  wild 
about  his  latest! 


Examiner:  ''Once  in  awhile 
a  picture  is  so  good  it  be- 
comes an  obligation  to  see 
it.  Such  a  picture  is  'Shore 
Leave'." 

Herald:  "Paints  a  character 
that  sticks  in  ones  mind 
after  thoroughly  enjoying 
one  laugh  after  another.' 


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Express:  "The  picture  is 
one  of  the  really  first  rate 
comedies  of  the'year." 

Record:  "A  ship  shape  com- 
edy that  would  have  easy 
sailing  in  the  hardest  of 
audiences." 

Times:  "Excellent  enter- 
tainment." 


Greater  than  ''Classmates'' 
is  this  popular  star's  latest 


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Presented  by 

Inspiration  Pictures,  Inc. 

with 

DOROTHY 

MACKAILL 


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A  JOHN  S. 

ROBERTSON 

PRODUCTION 


From      the      play 

by 

Hubert       Osborne 

as       produced      by 

David    Belasco 


Scenario  by 
Josephine 
Lovett. 


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)L  XXXIII     No.  65 


Tuesday,  September  15,   1925 


Price  5  Cents 


avor  Special  Session 

sonia,  Waterbury,  Naugatuck  and 
Vatertown  Legislators  Ready  to 
Act  on  Connecticut  Tax 

By    ARTHUR    W.    EDDY 

Jew  Haven — About  one-half  of 
30  legislators  who  have  been  in- 
/iewed  in  the  past  few  days  by 
jectionists  favor  the  calling  of  a 
cial  session  of  the  Assembly  to 
onsider  the  Durant  tax  law. 
is  statement  was  made  by  Eugene 
;iber  of  the  New  Haven  M.  P. 
erators  at  a  meeting  yesterday 
Trades  Council  Hall, 
n  accordance  with  a  request  of 
iiber  members  of  the  union  are 
iting  upon  the  legislators  from 
|ir  districts  to  learn  if  they  voted 
i  the  Durant  measure  and  if  they 
|)rove  of  the  exhibitors'  plan  to 
iure  a  special  legislative  session. 
[e  30  legislators  who  have  just  been 
lirviewed  are  from  Ansonia, 
literbury,  Naugatuck,  and  Water- 
Un.  Practically  all  expressed  sym- 
hy  for  the  theater  men  and  op- 
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New  Record  at  Capitol 

'Graustark"  established  a  new 
ord  at  the  Capitol  last  week  when 
'  gross  reached  $72,577.  The 
tivious  record  was  held  by  "He 
ho  Gets  Slapped"  which  did  a 
al  business  of  $70,488. 


Saenger  Opposition 

Competitors    Spring   Up   in   Orange, 

Beaumont,       Shreveport  —  More 

Looked  For 

The  third  in  a  series  of  articles 
touching  on  the  circuit  situation  in 
Texas  and  the  Southwest. 

Dallas — The  latest  Saenger  move 
in  Texas  was  the  acquisition  of  all 
theaters  in  Orange,  Port  Arthur  and 
Beaumont.  In  the  latter  town  the 
company  operated  in  connection  with 
the  Jefiferson  Amusement  Co.  which 
is  controlled  by  Clemens  Bros,  and 
Gordon. 

By  the  move,  the  Saenger  inter- 
ests, of  course,  were  under  the  im- 
pression that  they  had  these  towns 
sewed  up.  However,  opposition  the- 
aters have  developed  in  both  Orange 
and  Beaumont.  In  Shreveport,  La. 
where  there  has  been  no  opposition 
to  Saenger  for  three  years,  a  man 
named  Thompson  will  have  a  theater 
by  October.  He  is  likewise  about  to 
enter   Texarkana. 

It  is  also  understood  opposition  is 
contemplated  for  the  New  Orleans 
company  in  many  Louisiana  and 
Arkansas  towns. 


Bachmann    Returns 

?.  G.  Bachmann  of  Schulberg 
Dd.  returned  from  Hollywood  yes- 
day. 

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Dorothy    Seastrom    Signs 

Dorothy  Seastrom  has  signed  a 
e  year  contract  with  First  Na- 
hal. 


[After  Theater  Sites 

ntages  Circuit  Reported  Active  in 
Minneapolis,  Milwaukee,   Omaha 
and  Des  Moines 

Minneapolis — Milwaukee^  Minne- 
olis  and  probably  Omaha  and  Des 
Dines  will  be  selected  as  key  cities 
which  to  erect  first  run  theaters, 
they  measure  up  to  the  demands 
a  survey  conducted  by  Alexander 
ntages. 

This   is   the   report   reaching    Min- 

lapolis    which    further    states    that 

ntages  is  coming  to  this  city  in  a 

I V   weeks.      Pantages,    who    is    said 

'  be  planning  to  enter  the  produc- 

in  field,  intends  to  build  a  nation- 

de    chain   of   houses,    according   to 

iort. 

The  local  Pantages  office  yesterday 
tnitted  having  heard  of  reports  in- 
tving  new  theaters,  but  referred  all 
juires   to   Los   Angeles   headquart- 


Fredman  In  Control 

London — Ernest  W.  Fredman,  the 
popularly  and  highly  esteemed  "Fred- 
die" has  assumed  complete  charge  of 
"The  Film  Renter."  F.  Norman- 
Wright  has  resigned  as  managing 
director  and,  in  the  future,  this  im- 
portant English  publication  will  be 
operated  entirely  under  Fredman's 
supervision. 


Demurrer  Sustained 

Cleveland    Film    Board    Wins    Point 

in    Conspiracy    Charge    Brought 

by  Akron  Exhibitor 

Cleveland — The  demurrer  filed  by 
Squires,  Sanders  and  Dempsey,  at- 
torneys for  the  Film  Board  of  Trade 
and  several  Cleveland  exchanges, 
against  the  petition  of  John  Rom- 
webber.  State  theater,  Akron,  charg- 
ing the  Board  and  exchanges  with 
conspiracy  in  restraint  of  trade,  has 
been  sustained  by  Federal  Judge  E. 
C.  Westenhaver. 

The  demurrer  was  sustained  on 
two  counts:  first  on  the  ground  that 
jurisdiction  of  the  Federal  Court 
cannot  rest  upon  diversity  of  citizen- 
ship, for  the  reason  that  the  plaintiff, 
John  Romwebber,  is  a  citizen  of 
fAkron,  and  that  the  defendants  are 
corporations  duly  organized  and  ex- 
isting under  and  by  virtue  of  the 
laws  of  the  State  of  Ohio;  second, 
that  the  plaintiff  failed,  in  his  peti- 
tion, to  raise  any  allegations  involv- 
ing a  Federal  question,  and  that, 
therefore,  the  petition  does  not  come 
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A.  r  Kane  To  Produce 

Will  '      -e  Pictures  on  His  Own  for 

Disti..      ion   Through   Universal — 

'ay  Work  on  Coast 

Arthi  S.  Kane  who  joined  Uni- 
versal me  months  ago  as  "con- 
tact" e>  utive  between  the  produc- 
tion an  sales  departments  has  re- 
signed. V  tentative  deal  has  been 
entered  on,  however,  whereby  he 
will  pre  ce  his  own  pictures  for  re- 
lease   t      >ugh    Universal. 

The  <  :tail  has  yet  to  be  arranged. 
It  is  p  )bable  that  the  first  group 
will  in  lude  about  six  subjects. 
Product'on  headquarters  have  not 
been  escablishedj^  but  there  are  in- 
dications that  a  decision  may  be 
made  to  work  at  Universal  City. 


Laemmle  Sails  on  the  26th 
Carl       lemmle   is   expected   to   sail 
from    t'       other    side    on    the    26th. 


Goldstein  to  Coast 
E.  H.  ("Manny")  Goldstein,  treas- 
urer of  Universal. J&_en  .route  to  the 
Coast. 


On  8  Film  Boards 

United  Artists  has  instructed 
branch  managers  to  apply  for  mem- 
bership in  all  Film  Boards  of  Trade 
where  its  exchanges  are  not  mem- 
bers. 

Up  to  the  present  time  United 
Artists  held  membership  in  Boards 
of  Trade  in  Boston,  Butte,  Cincin- 
(Continued    on    Page    2) 


Golfers,  Attention! 

Sign   this   and    forward    to    any    member    of    the    committee: 
Here    is   my    entry   for    the    Fall    Film    Golf    Tournament    to 

be    held    Tuesday,    Oct.    13    at    the    Winged    Foot    Golf    Club, 

Mamaroneck,    N.    Y. 


My  check  herewith  ($10  for  players,  including  lunch,  dinner 
and  prizes).  It  will  simplify  matters  for  the  handicap  com-, 
mittee  if  you  will  send  us  your  last  three  scores. 

THE   COMMITTEE: 

Felix  Feist,  Metro-Goldwyn,  1540  Broadway. 

G.  B.  Gallup,  First  National,  383  Madison  Ave. 

Abe  Warner,  Warner  Bros.,  1600  Broadway. 

E.  K.  Gillette,  Motion  Picture  News,  729  7th  Ave. 

Danny,  The  Film  Daily,  1650  Broadway. 


Molnar  to  Write  M.-G.-M.  Originals 

Hollywood  —  Metro  -  Goldwyn- 
Mayer  has  signed  Franc  Molnar, 
Hungarian  dramatist,  to  write  three 
original    stories. 


Mctro-Goidwyn-Maycr  has  pur- 
chased "Bellamy  the  Magnificent"  by 
Roy  Horniman.  It  is  scheduled  for 
early  production. 


Santell  to  Make  Two 

Al  Santell  will  direct  two  pictures 
for  Kane  Prod.,  "The  Seven  Wives 
of  Bluebeard"  and  "The  Dancer 
from   Paris." 


Second  Indiana  Deal 

Fitzpatrick     and     McElroy     Follow 

Michigan     City     Purchase    with 

Lease  on  Richmond  Theater 

Chicago — Following  the  announce- 
ment that  Fitzpatrick-McElroy  had 
widened  their  territory  by  going  out- 
side of  Michigan,  Illinois  and  Wis- 
consin and  starting  a  chain  in  In- 
diana, by  purchasing  four  theaters 
in  Michigan  City,  comes  word  of  a 
new  activity  in   Indiana. 

The  latest  deal  which  is  held  to 
point  to  still  further  development 
in  the  near  future,  is  at  Richmond, 
Ind.  and  embraces  a  long  time  lease 
on  a  theater  to  be  built  by  the 
Quaker  City  Realty  Co.  Like  the 
Michigan  City  deal,  Harry  Katz, 
brother  of  Sam  Katz  of  Balaban  & 
Katz,  is  associated  with  Fitzpatrick- 
McElroy.  The  new  theater  will  be 
located  on  the  northeast  corner  of 
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2 


THE 


Tuesday,  September  15,  192 


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V8LmillNo.E5  Tuesilay,Si|it15,1925  PrietSGtirts 

Copyright  192S,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folki, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
16S0  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager; Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
Ralph  Wilk,  Traveling  Representative.  En- 
tered as  second-class  matter  May  21,  1918, 
at  the  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  March  3,  1879.  Terms  (Postage 
free)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
York.  $10.00  one  year;  6  months,  JS.OO;  3 
months,  $3.00.  Foreign,  $15.00.  Subscribers 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY,  1650 
Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Phone  Circle 
4736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  address:  Filmday, 
Vew  York.  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
I.  G«utman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Grknite  3980  London  Representative — Er- 
je»t  W.  Fredmati,  The  Film  Renter,  53a 
Jhaf«e«bnry  Ave.,  London,  W.  I.  Paris  Rep- 
usentative.  La  Cinematographic  Francaise,  5, 
2ue   Saalnier. 

Quotations 

High    Low  Close      Sales 

Balaban    &    Katz    .    80         7854     78^4    

Eastman    Kodak    ..106       105%  106             400 

Famous    Players    ..11454    109J4  HO         7,800 

F.    P.    Preferred    ..117J4    117  117             300 

Film    Inspection    . .     7H       6^  7H     1.700 

First    National    Not    quoted 

Fox    "A" 71H     70  Tiyi     2,800 

Fox    Not   quoted 

Loew's,     Inc 34J4     34  34}4    10,600 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    .   215^     21!4  2154        100 

M.    P.    Cap.    Corp Not    quoted 

Pathe    Exch.    "A"      79          77^  77-^         400 

Skouras    Bios.     Not    quoted 

Universal      3654      35  54  35 5i         300 

Warners    "A"    ....    16J4      1654  ^6}i         100 

Warners      2054      2054  20'54      1.400 


On  8  Film  Boards 

(Continiii'd  from  Page    1) 

nati,  Cleveland,  Dallas,  Denver,  Des 
Moines,  Detroit,  Kansas  City,  Min- 
neapolis, New  Haven,  Omaha,  Port- 
land, Salt  Lake  City,  Seattle,  St. 
Louis  and  Washington.  Joining  At- 
lanta, Buffalo,  Chicago,  Los  Angeles, 
New  York,  Philadelphia,  Pittsburgh 
and  San  Francisco  will  be  a  move 
toward    complete    representation. 


Famous  Declares  Dividend 

At  a  meeting  held  yesterday,  the 
board  of  directors  of  Famous  de- 
clared a  regular  quarterly  dividend 
of  $2  per  share  payable  Nov.  2,  1925, 
to  stockholders  of  record  at  the  close 
of  business  of  Oct.  15,  1925.  The 
books  will  not  close. 


WHO  WANTS 
TO  BUY- 

A  NEW  ONE-REEL 
EDUCATIONAL  FEATURE? 

WILL    SELL     OUTRIGHT 
FOR    CASH 

BOX  M.272 

care  of  FILM  DAILY 

1650  Broadway  New  York  City 


Favor  Special  Session 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

erators  and  said  they  had  the  im- 
pression that  the  outside  distributor 
would  pay  the  tax  rather  than  the 
film   interests   within   the   state. 

Treiber  reported  that  the  American 
Federation  of  Labor  convention  at 
New  Britain  last  week  heartily  en- 
dorsed the  New  Haven  M.  P.  Opera- 
tors' Union  fight  for  a  special  ses- 
sion and  agreed  to  help  in  every  pos- 
sible way.  He  said  that  five  pro- 
jectionists have  lost  work  because  of 
the  situation  due  to  the  Durant  law. 
All  are  residents  of  New  Haven. 
Two  men  have  lost  full-time  jobs 
while  the  other  three  are  minus  part- 
time  assignments.  Treiber's  actions 
were  enthusiastically  endorsed  and 
he  was  instructed  to  go  ahead  with 
his  fight  against  the  law. 

He  goes  to  Hartford  today  to  con- 
fer with  Benedict  Holden,  attorney 
for    distributors. 


Decision  on  Hearing  in  October 

New  Haven — Whether  or  not  the 
constitutionality  of  the  Durant  film 
tax  law  will  again  be  passed  upon 
by  a  special  Federal  court,  will  be 
known  in  October,  it  is  anticipated. 
Distributors,  through  American 
Feature  Film,  of  Boston,  and  Fox  of 
Nl'w  York,  have  filed  a  petition  for 
a  rehearing. 

The  constitutionality  of  the  law 
was  upheld  by  the  special  court  fol- 
lowing a  hearing  held  at  New  Haven 
.Inly  10.  The  petitioners  based  their 
case  on  the  claim  that  the  measure 
inlerfercs  with  interstate  commerce. 
Pile  three  judges  who  comprise  the 
s()ccia]  court  are:  Henry  W.  Rogers 
of  the  Circuit  Court,  New  York,  and 
Henry  W.  Coddard  and  Thomas 
Thatcher  of  llic  District  Coiirl,  New 
York. 


Deny   Kilfeather  Bldg.   Sale 

New  Haven — Reports  that  the  Kil- 
feather Bldg.,  former  exchange  cen- 
ter is  to  be  leased  by  the  New  Hav- 
en Railroad  were  officially  denied 
yesterday.  According  to  report,  the 
railroad  was  planning  to  abandon  its 
several  offices  in  this  city  and  cen- 
tralize these  departments  in  the  Kil- 
feather Bldg.,  which  is  a  few  hun- 
dred yards  from  the  railroad  head- 
quarters on  Meadow  St.  The  build- 
ing was  built  five  years  ago  especial- 
ly for  the  exchanges. 


Poll  Booked  to  Jan.  1 

Hartford — The  Poli  houses  are  re- 
ported   to    have    product    booked    up 


DO  YOU  LAUGH? 

IF  SO 
THEN  WAIT  AND  SEE 


Watch  This  Space 


to  Jan.  1  and  their  short  subjects 
for  a  considerably  longer  period.  Out 
of  12  houses,  nine  play  vaudeville  in 
addition  to  pictures.  They  are  lo- 
cated as  follows:  Bridgeport,  4; 
Waterbury,  1;  New  Haven,  3; 
Meriden,  2;  Hartford,  2. 


Blames  Films  for  Shutdown 

It  was  reported  in  afternoon  dailies 
from  Stockholm  yesterday  that  Al- 
bert Ranft,  owner  of  seven  theaters 
in  that  city  and  in  Gothenburg  had 
been  forced  to  close  his  legitimate 
theaters  because  of  competition  of- 
fered by  American  films. 


Schenck  Buys  Bank  Control 

Los  Angeles — Joseph  M.  Schenck 
has  purchased  a  controlling  interest 
in  the  Federal  Trust  and  Savings 
Bank. 


"Shebo"  To  Follow  "Irene" 

Los  Angeles — "Shebo,"  by  Tiffany 
Wells  has  been  purchased  for  Col- 
leen  Moore.     It  will  follow  "Irene". 


Demurrer  Sustained 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

under  the  constitution  or  the  laws  of 
the  United   States. 

The  Romwebber  case  was  the  first 
case  filed  in  Ohio  charging  the  Film 
Board  of  Trade  with  restraint  of 
trade  by  arbitrarily  refusing  him 
service.  The  other  exchanges  involv- 
ed in  the  suit  are  the  Ohio  Educa- 
tional, Pathe,  Gold  Seal  Prod,  and 
Progress    Pictures    Corp. 

This  does  not  mean  that  the  Rom- 
webber case  is  dead.  It  is  not.  It 
dots  mean,  however,  that,  in  order 
to  .tjet  a  hearing  in  the  Federal  court 
of  this  district,  the  petition  must  be 
re-vamped  so  that  a  Federal  ques- 
tion is  raised.  Then  the  case  can  be 
recognized  as  such  by  the  Federal 
court  and  proper  action   follow. 


WILL  BUY  ANY  FILM  SCRAP 

All  Kinds  Celluloid  Scrap.  Send 
Samples,  stating  approximately  per- 
centage black  or  colored.  Quote 
lowest  pound  price.  Charmette  Co. 
461    Eighth    avenue,    New    York    City. 


STAGE    RIGGING 

AND 

CURTAIN   CONTROL 

J.  H.  WELSH 

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Second  Indiana  Dea 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Main  and  9th  and  will  seat  1,500. 
is  planned  to  open  in  May. 

During  the  past  year  Fitzpatri 
McElroy  have  been  rapidly  expai 
ing  and  are  now  operating  45  th 
tcrs  in  Michigan,  Illinois,  Wiscor 
and    Indiana. 


Jossey  Buys  24  Arrows 

Cleveland — J.    S.   Jossey,   of   Pr« 
ress    Pictures    has   purchased   for 
Ohio,    the    Arrow    franchise    for  • 
24  productions. 


Stop,  look 
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HAL  ROACH 

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Tuesday,   September  15,   1925 


Theater  Changes 

Tama,  la.— H.  C.  Jarnagin  has  sold 
the  Idle  Hour  to  John  Waller,  who 
owns  houses  at  Osceola  and  Leon.  He 
is  looking  for  a  new  house  in  the 
vicinity  of  Clinton. 

Tama,  la.— 'The  new  Mills  has  been 
bought  by  Ernest  Michaels,  former 
owner  of  the  Strand  at  Leon,  which 
he  recently  sold  to,  his  brother,  G.  M. 
Michaels. 


St.  Cloud,  Minn.— Fred  Larkin, 
formerly  with  the  Zelda,  Duluth,  has 
been  appointed  manager  of  the  Sher- 
man, by  Finkelstein  &  Rubin. 

Milwaukee— More  than  $20,000  is 
to  be  spent  on  remodeling  the  Com- 
fort at  24th  and  Hopkins  Sts.  Ed- 
ward Maertz  is  manager. 

Decatur,  111.— The  Empress,  under 
management  of  Elmer  Jerome,  has 
reopened  for  the  season  with  pictures 
and  vaudeville. 

Denver— Dick  Robertson  has  re- 
signed as  manager  of  the  Rialto  and 
Victory  theaters,  owned  by  Famous 
Players-Lasky. 

San  Francisco— Joe  Carrara  has 
taken  over  the  Crown  on  Union  St., 
near   Fillmore.     He  is  redecorating. 

Dazey,  N.  D.— Berg  &  Roth  are 
managing  the  Legion  for  the  local 
American  Legion  post. 


Grafton,  111.— C.  R.  Johnson  has 
taken  over  the  Gem  and  will  immedi- 
ately start  remodeling. 

Flint,  Mich.— Thomas  P.  Rohan 
has  been  appointed  manager  of  the 
Butterfield  Palace. 


Lisbon,  la.— L.  D.  Hendrix  has 
sold  the  Garden  to  Gilbert  Goft,  of 
Washington,  la. 

New  Orleans,  La.— The  St.  Charles, 
closed  for  repairs  since  spring,  will 
reopen   shortly. 

Chicago — Brunhild  Bros,  have  been 
redecorating  their  Temple,  5241  N. 
Clark  St.  

Waterford,  N.  Y.— The  Casino  has 
been  reopened  by  Mrs.  Elizabeth 
Meeker. 

Chicago— The  Prairie  has  re- 
opened, after  having  been  redeco- 
rated. 

Rensselaer,  N.  Y.— Charles  Miller 
has  reopened  his  house,  the  Bright 
Spot. 

Chariton,  la.— Ed.  Smith  has  sold 
the  Strand  to  Harry  Dawson. 

Decatur,  111. — The  Avon  has  closed 
for  two  weeks  for  repairs. 


St.    Louis— The    Famous   reopened 
last  week. 


See  Move  to  Block  Steffes 

Minneapolis — ^Jealousies  of  north 
side  exhibitors  have  cropped  out  in 
the  Minneapolis  council,  when  four 
theaters  applied  for  dance  hall  li- 
censes, in  what  is  regarded  as  an 
effort  to  block  the  application  of  W. 
A.  Stefifes  for  a  license  for  the  new 
theater    at    2031    West    Broadway. 


"The  Dark  Angel"  in  Paterson 

Paterson,  N.  J. — The  pre- 
miere showing  of  "The  Dark  An- 
gel" took  place  at  the  Garden  last 
night. 


The  New  York  showing  is  sched- 
uled for  the  Strand,   Oct.   11. 


Ohio  Pioneer  Dead 

Cleveland — George  Robert  Moore, 
one  of  the  best  known  exhibitors  in 
Northern  Ohio,  and  a  pioneer  in 
Bellevue  and  Bucyrus,  is  dead  of 
peritonitis. 


Olmstead  Back  from  Coast 
Edward    Olmsted,    publicity    direc- 
tor of  the  Rialto,  Criterion  and  Riv- 
oli,  has  returned  from  a  vacation  trip 
to   California. 


Anna  H.  Sessions  Sails 

Anna  H.  Sessions  sailed  on  Sat- 
urday to  become  assistant  to  J.  A. 
Koerpel,  European  director  general 
of  First  National. 


Council   Bluffs   House   Sued 

Council  Blufifs,  la. — The  owners 
of  the  Strand  have  been  sued  by 
music  interests  for  alleged  playing  of 
copyrighted  music. 


New  Manager  At  Loew's  Aldine 

Pittsburgh — Albert  E.  Kochen- 
doerfer  has  been  appointed  resident 
manager,  to  succeed  Walter  Cladwell, 
resigned. 


New  Publicity  Manager  for  Howard 

Atlanta — Mrs.  Jacques  Futrelle, 
has  been  appointed  publicity  mana- 
ger of  the  Howard. 


Topeka,    Kan. — The    Orpheum   has 
reopened. 


Fox,  Detroit,  In  New  Building 

Detroit — The  Fox  exchange  is  now 
housed  in  its  new  building  at  66 
Sibley  St. 


All    Butterfield    Houses    Open 
Detroit— All  of  the   35    Butterfield 
theaters   are  now   open  for  the   new 
season. 


Still  in  Business  at  78 
Detroit — E.  R.  Reed,  of  the  Metro- 
Goldwyn  exchange,  recently  celebra- 
ted his  78th  birthday. 


Arthur  Caesar  has  finished  titling 
"Mountain  Men,"  which  will  be  re- 
leased  by   Universal. 


Mr.  Exhibitor:   Ask  at  the  Film  Exchanges 
(or  the 


It's  little   to   ask  for,   but    it's    the    only 

reliable  aid  you  can  give  your  musicians 

(       to  help  put  the  picture  over,    r 


Among  Exchangemen 

Seattle — Percy  Hurst  is  temporari- 
ly covering  the  territory  east  of  the 
mountains  for  First  National,  until 
Harold  Boehme  gets  back  on  the 
road.  A.  Bruce  and  Fred  Jack,  sales- 
men, have  resigned. 


Philadelphia — Al  Fisher,  Jr.,  sales- 
man for  Metro-Goldwyn,  is  now  as- 
sociated with  American  Feature  Film 
Exchange,  which  is  releasing  the  18 
Preferreds. 


Seattle — William  H.  Rankin,  who 
has  been  on  the  road  for  Universal, 
has  resigned  and  joined  Warner 
Bros,  as  Western  Washington  repre- 
Nsentative. 


Seattle — Two  F.  B.  O.  salesmen 
have  switched  territories.  Rex  Thom- 
son travelling  Eastern  Washington, 
and  L.  V.  Lamb,  the  Western  sec- 
tion. 


More   New   Houses  for   Omaha 

Omaha — In  addition  to  new  the 
ters  planned  by  A.  H.  Blank,  Wor 
Realty  and  one  being  built  in  Du 
dee  two  others  have  been  announce 
Henry  Hower,  who  now  operates  t 
Victoria,  at  24th  and  Fort  has  pi 
chased  property  at  33rd  and  Califc 
nia  where  he  plans  a  new  theat 
Epstein  Bros.,  operating  the  Ro 
land  in  South  Omaha,  have  bougJ 
three  lots  at  16th  and  Corby,  thtt 
blocks  south  of  the  Grand.  It  is  q 
derstood  they  contemplate  a  w 
house. 


f 


"Doc"  Holah  Here 

"Doc"  Holah,  who  has  been  har 
ling  the  Universal  auto  ballyhoo 
"California     Straight     Ahead"     is 
New    York.      The    ballyhoo    is    c 
here  next  month. 


Atlanta — E.  M.  Adams,  fornierlj 
of  the  Monach  Mfg.  Co.,  Atlanta,  is 
traveling  North  Georgia  for  Para- 
mount, succeeding  R.   B.  Wilbanks. 


Atlanta — Bill  Specht,  who  has  been 
covering  Alabama  for  Liberty  Film, 
has  been  transferred  to  Tennessee  be- 
cause of  illness  of  Fred  Martin. 


Seattle — A.  J.  Sullivan  is  no  longer 
assistant  manager  of  Producers  Dis- 
tributing, having  joined  Metro-Gold- 
wyn as  booker. 


What  Others  Think 

3. 
SID  GRAUMAN: 

"I  believe  Red  Seal  Pictures  tc 
be  an  achievement  in  Short  Subjects 
I  have  never  seen  anything  to  com-< 
pare  with  them  from  a  novelty  stand*! 
point  or  for  short  feature  entertaiib 
ment    value." 

729  7th  Ave.  ^S^fflfC     •••    Y.   C 

Edwin  Miles  Fadman,  Pre«. 


WANTED! 

THE  PHOTOPLAY  LEAGUE  organized  for  a  Little  Thea- 
tre Movement  announces  that  it  is  now  ready  to  view  and 
select  pictures  for  its  first  program,  to  be  presented  early  in 
October. 

WE  WANT 

Original,  realistic,  daring,  uncensored,  symbolic,  psychologi- 
cal, artistic,  novel,  revolutionary  pictures,  regardless  of  length, 
nationality  or  who  made  them.  One  reel  is  as  desirable  as  ten, 
if  the  film  has  merit. 

They  must  be  clever;  they  must  have  character;  they  must 
NOT   be   stereotyped   typical  box  office  affairs. 

Subjects  may  be  ^rama,  comedy,  satire,  education — but  they 
must  be  different. 

Communicate  at  once  with  one  of  the  League's  representa- 
tives if  your  have  any  subjects  of  interest. 

THE   PHOTOPLAY  LEAGUE 

Better  pictures  CAN  and  Will  be  shown. 


WESTERN    OFFICE 

Tamar    Lane 

Sidney    K     Bennett 

6363    Hollywood   Blvd. 

Hollywood,    Cal. 
Phone:      Gladstone    5908 


EASTERN    REPRESENTATIVE 

Anabel   Lane 

29    W.    50th    St. 

New    York    City 


lesday,  September  15,  1925 


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New  Theaters 

Carnegie,  Okla. — Two  new  theaters 
:  announced  for  this  town.  C.  M. 
rtman,  owner  of  the  Liberty,  will 
ct  a  new  house,  while  M.  COons,  of 
adarko,  will  shortly  open  a  new 
ater  in  construction  for  some  time. 


hiladelphia— Richard  Nelly,  archi- 
t,  is  drawing  plans  for  a  1,200  seat 
ater,  to  house  vaudeville  and  pic- 
es, which   H.   C.   Goodwin  and   G. 

Carry,  of  this  city,  will  build  at 
ester,  on   Third  and   Central   Sts. 

leading,  Pa. — Another  addition  to 
fading's  list  of  theaters  is  nearing 

npletion,  at  1018  Penn  St.  It  will 
I  called  the  New  Moose  Temple. 
i^deal  for  the  lease  is  under  way. 


'hiladelphia — Plans  are  being  pre- 
)  ed  by  Hodgens  and  Hill,  archi- 
(ts,  for  a  new  1,000-seater  to  be 
•cted  at  City  and  Bala  Aves.  for 
1  Rala  Theater  Co. 


'iieblo,  Colo. — Foundation  work 
(  the  new  theater  at  Abriendo  Ave- 
I  and  Broadway,  the  Arcade  has 
,1-ted.  There  will  be  a  theater  and 
(f  garden. 


ft  Holly,  N.  Y.— Herman  Odlen, 
ivVest  Collingswood,  N.  J.,  contem- 
1  es  building  a  theater  and  apart- 
!  It  building  on   Main   St. 

Jardanelle,  Ark. — John  Satterfield 
(templates  building  a  $10,000  thea- 
t  on  Quay  St.  It  will  be  of  brick 
i  struction. 


hermopolis.  Wyo. — W.  T.  Slane 
1^  broken  ground  for  the  new 
3  adway   theater    he    will    erect    on 

^adwav. 


airport,  N.  Y.— C.  E.  Clark,  of 
1  Schine  Theatrical  Co.,  says  the 
I.     local    house    will    be    called   the 

- -itol. 


letroit — Henry  S.  Koppin  recently 

itjned  his  New  Piccadilly,  at  Fenk- 

Ave.,    near    Livernois.      It    seats 


ankton,  S.  D. — O.  J.  Johnson  has 
led  the  Hess.  "The  Ten  Com- 
idments"  was  the  attraction. 


:ighland   Park,   111.— The   new  Al- 
1  on  East  Central  Ave.,  will  open 
month. 


maha.  Neb. — The  new  North 
•,  a  suburban  house,  has  been 
aed. 


[enjou,  la. — M.  Eichor  has  re- 
leled  a  building  into  a  picture 
se. 


beubenville,  O.— The  new  $500,000 
_;itol   has    opened.      The    capacity, 


Kountain     Lake,     Minn. — A     new 
le  has  been  opened  here. 


juth  Wayne,  Wis. — A  new  house 
ianned  for  this  town. 


ivoli,  Tex. — L.  M.  Swift  is  erect- 
la  new  theater  here. 


Exploiting  "The  Freshman" 

A  ballyhoo  for  "The  Freshman"  in 
the  form  of  a  sightseeing  car  made 
its  appearance  yesterday.  About  50 
men  were  dressed  in  gaudy  colored 
sweaters  and  caps,  presided  over  by 
a  cheer  leader,  who  at  short  inter- 
vals leads  the  "students"  in  loud 
cheers  acclaiming  "The  Freshman". 
Banners  on  the  car  announce  that 
it  will  open  at  the  Colony  Sunday. 


Theater  Merger  in  New  Britain 

New  Britain — Israel  J.  and  Ber- 
nard E.  Hoffman  of  Ansonia,  Conn., 
and  New  Haven,  have  purchased  a 
half  interest  in  the  Capitol,  Palace 
and  Scenic  and  Contaras  Bros,  and 
Perokas,  owners  of  these  houses, 
have  purchased  a  half  interest  in  a 
new  $500,000  theater  which  the  Hoff- 
man Bros,  intend  to  build  here. 


Gloria  Swanson  Sailing 

Gloria  Swanson  will  leave  for  a 
brief  vacation  in  Europe  as  soon  as 
she  completes  "Stage  Struck".  She 
will  sail  in  a  week  with  her  husband, 
and  they  will  be  away  three  weeks. 
When  she  returns  she  probably  will 
be  accompanied  by  Arlette  Marchal 
who  is  coming  to  America  to  be  fea- 
tured in   Paramount  pictures. 


F.  &  R.  in  Huron,  S.  D.? 

Huron,  S.  D. — Finkelstein  &  Ruben 
are  seeking  a  theater  at  Huron,  S.  D., 
according  to  the  Herald.  A  repre- 
sentative of  the  firm  was  in  the  city 
recently,  endeavoring  to  locate  inter- 
ests who  would  erect  a  house  for 
lease  to  F.  &  R.  A  house  of  1,000 
is  sought. 


1st  Nat'l  Completing  Two 

Work  on  Milton  Sills'  latest  pic- 
ture, "The  Unguarded  Hour"  and 
"The  Scarlet  Saint,"  in  which  Mary 
Astor  and  Lloyd  Hughes  will  be 
featured,  is  being  rapidly  completed 
at    First    National's    Eastern   studio. 


King  to  Direct  Jans  Film 

Burton  King  will  start  work  Mon- 
day on  "Ennine  and  Rhinestones", 
for  H.  F.  Jans.  Production  at  the 
Whitman  Bennett  studio,  Glendale. 
Williain  B.  Lamb  has  prepared  the 
continuity. 


"U"   House   in    Grand   Island 

Grand  Island,  Neb.— About  $250,- 
000  is  to  be  spent  in  erecting  a  new 
house  here  for  Universal.  The  pro- 
posed theater  will  seat  1,200. 


Mc  Curdy    With    The    Alhambra 

Milwaukee — Ann  McCurdy  has 
been  placed  in  charge  of  the  adver- 
tising department  at  the  Alhambra 
a  Universal  house. 


Valentino  Plans  Parisian  Trip 

Hollywood  —  Rudolph     Valentino 
plans  to  sail  in  two  weeks  for  Paris. 


Incorporations 

Jefferson  City,  Mo. — Missouri  Amusemen-t 
and  Construction  Co.,  St.  Joseph.  Capital 
$.'?0,000.  Incorporators,  M.  Verneita,  L. 
Marks  and  R.  Hendricks, 


Helena,  Mont. — Lyric  Theater  Co.,  Bill- 
ings. Capital  $50,000.  Incorporators,  P. 
Brady,   R.   Cooke  and  H.   Bancroft. 


Trenton,  N.  J.— City  HoWinpr  Co.,  Newark. 
Incorporators,  S.  Greenherg,  A.  Holl  and  J. 
Weintraub. 


Richard  Halliday 

who  tells  over  two  million  film  fans 
of  Liberty  Magazine  what's  what  in 
pictures  says  about  the 


Samuel  Goldwyn's 

George  Fitzmaurice  Prod. 

The  Dark  Angel 

A  First  National  Picture 


"  'The  Dark  Angel'  will  disappoint 
no  one.  It  is  one  of  the  important 
films.  It  places  on  view  to  advantage 
Samuel  Goldwyn's  commendable  new 
discovery,  Vilma  Banky.  Truly  she 
is  a  find.  In  addition  to  her  physical 
loveliness,  she  has  brains.  She  can 
act.  Also  she  suggests  good  breed- 
ing. Her  acting  is  suggestive  of  the 
best  the  American  stage  offers  us. 

"Ronald  Colman  is  the  hero,  a  whole- 
hearted, serious-minded  lover. 

"The  story  is  a  tense  one  and  holds 
you  tight— charged  to  the  splendid 
directing  of  George  Fitzmaurice. 

"Yes,  see  The  Dark  Angel.'  You'll 
realize  you  really  wanted  to." 


Ronald  Colman 

Great  Dramatic  Artist  and 

Vilma  Banky 

The  Geeat  Scrten  Find 

Incomparable! 


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Wednesday,  September  16, 1925 


Price  5  Cents 


Not  Enough  Leaders 

jnnecticut     Machinery     Inadequate 
to     Meet     Distributor     Needs- 
Move   to   Simplify   Work 

By  ARTHUR  11'.  EDDY 
New  Haven — Distributors  will  not 
required  to  furnish  a  list  of  future 
okings  two  weeks  in  advance  to 
IX  Commissioner  Blodgett  from 
,w  on.  In  a  letter  received  yester- 
y  by  the  secretaries  of    Film  Boards 

New    Haven,    Boston    and    New 

Drk  and  sales  managers  of  all  na- 

mal    distributors,    C.    C.    Pettijohn 

ites  the  tax  commissioner  is  unable 

deliver     tax     leaders     to     keep 

with  reports  that  distributors  in 
jnnecticut  are  making. 
As  soon  as  he  is  able  to  provide 
lOUgh  leaders  to  be  attached  to  all 
ptive  films  in  the  state,  individual 
Btributors  will  report  all  new  pic- 
res  in  advance  for  taxation  under 
simple  plan  which  will  be  devised 
ter.  Blodgett  has  written  to  Pet- 
ohn  informing  him  of  plans  for 
,e  tax  leader  to  be  attached  to  reel 
mber  one  of  each  picture  and  thus 
ve  putting  leaders  on  each  separate 
il. 

This  arrangement  will  simplify  the 
jrk  of  distributors  and  projection- 
s  will  not  be  compelled,  in  order 

^Continued  on  Page  3) 


New  $14,000,000  Unit  Formed 

Dover,  Del. — Color  Cinema  Prod. 
IS  chartered  here  yesterday  with  a 
pital  of  $14,000,000.  John  Whit- 
n,  James  Hayes  and  Courtland 
ilmer,  all  of  New  York,  are  the  in- 
rporators. 


Niles  Plans  String  in  Iowa 
Anamosa,  la.— The  nucleus  of  a 
ain  of  a  dozen  or  more  houses  in 
wa  has  been  secured  by  C.  L.  Niles, 
1  the  Grand.  Already  Niles  has  ob- 
;ined  the  Princess,  Monticello; 
ipera  House,  Wyoming,  and  the 
iscade,  at  Cascade.  He  has  op- 
ms  on   others. 


Goulette  Here  from  Manila 
i  Frank  H.  Goulette  prominent  ex- 
jange  man  and  theater  operator  of 
anila,  has  arrived  in  New  York  and 
stopping  at  the  Astor  Hotel.  He 
s  established  headquarters  at  the 
i-Mark  Film  Sales  Co. 


FAMOUS-B.  &  K.  DEA  L 
NOW  REPORTED  SET 


Walker  Wins 

ate  Senator  James  T.  Walker 
ithe  Democratic  nomination  yes- 
ay    for    Mayor    with    a    majority 

Itimated     at      100,000     votes     over 

ayor  Hylan. 


Separate  Theater  Unit  Planned, 

Divorced  Entirely  from  Famous 

Famous  will  divorce  its  theater  department  from  the 
parent  corporation,  according  to  present  plan.  This  is 
scheduled  to  happen  upon  the  completion  of  the  impend- 
ing deal  with  Balaban  and  Katz,  but  will  take  place 
even  should  the  unforeseen  occur  and  the  Chicago  deal 
fall  through. 

However,  this  is  considered  remote.  Future  theater 
operations  will  then  be  conducted  under  a  separate  cor- 
porate identity,  but  the  stock  in  the  proposed  unit  will 
be  owned  100  per  cent  by  Famous  Players. 

It  was  reported  yesterday  that  when  this  change  is 
made,  the  theater  activities  as  embraced  in  the  new  com- 
pany will  be  operated  from  headquarters  completely  re- 
moved from  the  Famous  executive  offices. 


$30,907,809  in  Tax 

Collected  by   Government  from  Ad- 
missions— Exemption   Cuts  $47,- 
000,000  Over  Previous  Year 

Washington — Preliminary  figures 
issued  yesterday  by  the  Bureau  of 
International  Revenue  show  $30,907,- 
809  collected  from  the  tax  on  admis- 
sions during  the  fiscal  year  which 
ended  June  30,   1925. 

This  was  the  first  full  year  under 
the  present  revenue  law,  which  pro- 
vided for  the  exemption  of  admis- 
sions of  not  exceeding  50  cents,  the 
result  of  which  was  to  reduce  the 
Government  revenue  from  this  source 
by  approximately  $47,000,000,  the 
collections  during  the  fiscal  year  end- 
ed  June   30,    1924,   being  $77,712,523. 

{Continued    on    Page    2) 


Chaplin  Again  Victor 

Charles  Amador  Denied  Motion  for 
New  Trial,  FoUovring  Injimction 

Against  "The  Race  Track" 
Los  Angeles  —  Declaring  that 
Charles  Amador,  F.  M.  Sanford  and 
G.  B.  Sanford  have  already  produced 
one  picture,  "The  Race  Track," 
which  was  "deliberately  planned  and 
executed  as  imitation  of  Charles  Chap- 
lin," Supreme  Judge  John  J.  Hudner 
has  handed  down  a  final  decision 
in  the  Chaplin-Amador  case,  deny- 
ing the  defendants'  motions  for  a 
new   trial   or   a   change  of  judgment. 

Judge  Hudner,  in  denying  the 
motions,  sustained  his  earlier  injunc- 
tion order  which  forbids  Amador 
and  the  Sanfords  to  produce,  sell,  ad- 

iContinued    on    Page    2) 


Welsh  Leaves  World 

Editor  for  Past  Four  Years  to  Sever 
Connection    With   That    Publica- 
tion Early  in  October 
Robert  E.  Welsh,  for  the  past  four 
years     editor      of      Moving      Picture 
World,    has   tendered   his   resignation 
fioni  that  post,  to  take  effect  early  in 
October.     The  retiring  editor  declares 
(.Continued   on   Page    2) 


Theaters  In  One  Unit 


Subsidiary     Company     to      Be 

Formed — Katz   and    Franklin 

to    Operate    All    Houses 


Florida  Studio  City 

Lewis    J.    Selznick    to    Build    Studio 
Near  Palm  Beach,  Financed  By 

Northern  Capitalists 
Palm  Beach,  Fla. — A  syndicate  of 
Northern  capitalists,  headed  by 
Ciiarles  L.  Apfel,  has  purchased  the 
city  of  Olynipia  and  also  the  tract  of 
land  adjacent  to  Olympia,  known  as 
{Continued  on  Page  3) 


Chicago — A  dc  il  between  Ba- 
laban and  Katz  and  Famous 
Players   is   practically   set. 

On  the  best  of  authority  it 
can  be  stated  that  negotiations 
pending  for  some  time  between 
these  two  organizations  have 
reached  a  point  where,  it  is  con- 
fidentially anticipated,  an  an- 
noimcement  will  be  made  short- 

The  deal  will  place  the  power- 
ful Balaban  and  Katz  chain  un- 
der the  wing  of  Famous  in 
what  will  be  known  as  "a  joint 
management  plan."  It  will  be 
provided  in  the  agreement  that 
a  separate  and  distinct  corpora- 
tion will  be  formed  to  control 
all  of  the  Paramount  theaters 
and  the  Balaban  and  Katz 
group.  It  will  be  provided  that 
Sam  Katz  will  assume  charge 
of  the  Paramount  theater  ac- 
tivities in  the  United  States,  in 
association  with  Harold  B. 
Franklin,  at  present  general 
director  of  the  Famous  Players 
theater  department. 

Contrary  to  report,  it  is  not 
cxi)ected  that  the  deal  will  in- 
volve the  issuance  of  a  special 
issue  of  Famous  Players  pre- 
ferred, but  the  subsidiary  com- 
pany may  have  an  issue  of  its 
own. 


No    statement    could    be    se- 

(Continued  on  Page  i) 


THE 


Wednesday,  September  16, 1925 


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Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban    &    Katz    ..    7954      78^      79        

Eastman  Kodak  ..1065^  106H  106!4  300 
Famous     Players     ..108        10654   10754   6,100 

F.    P.    Pfd.    11754   117       117  200 

Film    Inspection     ..754       7  754      500 

First     National     Not     quoted 

Fox    "A"     715^     70Ji     70M  2,300 

Loew's,     Inc 345i     33J4     34       7,000 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.  .  2034  20J4  20j4  100 
M.  P.  Cap.  Corp.  .  1854  1754  IS'A  800 
Pathe   Exch.    "A"    .   785i     7654     76^^      800 

Skouras   Bros Not   quoted 

Universal      35  35  35  1001 

Warners    "A"     205^     205^      205i  2,400 

Warners      Not     quoted 


Welsh  Leaves  World 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

that  he   is  not  yet  at   liberty   to  an- 
nounce his  plans  for  the  future. 

Welsh  entered  the  field  back  in  the 
pioneer  da^'s  with  the  original  Kalem 
Co.,  where  his  experience  ranged 
from  advertising  to  production.  For 
five  years  following  that  he  was  man- 
aging editor  of  M.  P.  News,  later 
joining  M.  P.  World  as  editor-in-chief 
after  a  brief  excursion  into  distribu- 
tion with  the  Wid  Gunning  Corp. 


Robinson  to  Head  Extra  Bureau 
Los  Angeles — Dr.  Webster  Robin- 
son will  organize  the  free  central 
bureau  through  which  all  the  extras 
will  be  employed  by  the  members  of 
the   Ass'n  of  M,   P.    Producers. 


When  you  think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Pictur* 

and  Tlieatr^cal  ins^tranee  fof 

the  past  fifteen  years. 


Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 

1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C 

Bryant   3040 


Chaplin  Again  Victor 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

vertise  or  exhibit  any  picture  in 
which  any  character  imitates  Chaplin 
in  make-up  or  mannerisms  to  such  an 
extent  that  the  public  might  be  de- 
ceived into  believing  that  it  was  Chap- 
lin  himself. 

Attorneys  Isadore  Morris,  Ben  M. 
Goldman  and  J.  J.  Liberman,  repre- 
senting Amador  and  the  Sanfords, 
filed  their  motions  on  technical 
grounds,  holding  that  the  appearance 
of  Amador  in  a  role  and  costume 
resembling  those  used  by  Chaplin 
was  not  imitation,  but  original  work, 
and  that  Chaplin,  who  they  asserted, 
had  not  originated  the  costume  and 
style  of  acting,  had  no  right  to  a 
monopoly. 

Judge  Hudner  based  his  decree 
principally  on  the  point  of  deceit, 
holding  that  when  the  imitation 
reached  a  point  at  which  it  would 
be  possible  to  use  the  resemblance 
to  make  theatergoers  believe  that 
they  were  about  to  see  a  Chaplin 
film,  a  definite  right  was  being  en- 
croached upon. 


May  Act  on  Sunday  Shows 

New  Brunswick,  N.  J. — Supreme 
Court  Justice  Kalisch  in  opening  the 
fall  term  of  the  Middlesex  County 
Court  yesterday  said  he  would  return 
to  bring  the  attention  of  the  Grand 
Jury  to  certain  violations  of  the  vice 
and  immorality  act.  Prosecutor 
Strieker  said  the  Justice  had  refer- 
ence to  the  operation  of  theaters  in 
Perth   Amboy  on   Sunday. 


Pearl  Keating  with  P.  D.  C. 

Pearl  Keating  who  resigned  re- 
cently as  scenario  head  of  Warners 
in  the  East,  has  joined  Prod.  Dist. 
Corp.     She  has  left  for  the  Coast. 


To  Finish  "Last  Frontier"  in  S.  D. 
Pierre,  S.  D.— Cecil  B.  De  Mille, 
who  is  to  complete  "The  Last  Fron- 
tier" will  film  Custer's  last  stand  at 
Chaniberlin.   beginning   Sept.   22. 


Brown   Dead;   Planned  Theater 

Jamestown,  N.  Y. — Percy  E. 
Brown,  52  years  old,  died  the  same 
dav  he  received  a  permit  to  build  a 
$100,000  theater  on  Taylor  St.  He 
operated  the  Royal  here. 


"Phantom"  Booked  by  B.  &  K. 

Chicago — Balaban  &  Katz  have 
"looked  "The  Phantom"  for  a  long 
run  at  the  Roosevelt  opening  in  No- 
vember. 


$30,907,809  in  Tax 

(Coutinned  from  Page   1) 

In  its  preliminary  report,  the 
bureau  shows  the  ten  districts  re- 
porting the  largest  collections  from 
admission  taxes,  as  follows: 

First  California,  $998,120.54;  Sixth 
California,  $1,429,907.39;  First  Illi- 
nois, $3,018,337.53;  Maryland,  $901,- 
728.30;  Massachusetts,  $1,723,602.42; 
First  Michigan,  $1,064,133.07;  First 
New  York,  $1,395,939.84;  Third  New 
York,  $6,113,904.28;  Eighteenth  Ohio, 
$920,890.50;  First  Pennsylvania,  $1,- 
362,333.61. 


Midwest  Ind'p'ts  Working  Together 
St.  Louis — Columbia  Pictures 
Corp.,  the  St.  Louis  Film  Exchange 
^nd  Enterprise  Distributing,  of  this 
ity,  and  Midwest  Film  Distributors, 
Standard  Films  and  the  Independent 
Film  Corp.,  of  Kansas  City,  are 
lined  up  on  a  cooperative  advertis- 
ng  campaign. 


New  England  Optimistic 
Boston — Exhibitors  in  Maine,  New 
Hampshire,  Vermont  and  Massachu- 
setts, are  reported  to  be  optimistic 
over  the  outlook  for  the  coming  sea- 
son. In  the  past  two  weeks,  more 
'ban  160  houses  have  reported  for  the 
new   season. 


McCoy  To  Leave   Colony 
Howard    McCoy   will    resign    from 
the  Colony  on  the  25th  to  join  Loew's, 
Inc.,  in  the  South. 


Olcott   Renews   With   Famous? 

Los  Angeles — It  was  reported  yes- 
terday that  Sidney  Olcott  had  signed 
a  new  contract  with  Famous. 


Sidney  Franklin  Signs 
Los    Angeles — Joseph    M.    Schenck 
has  signed  Sidney  Franklin  on  a  two 
vcar   contract. 


Beauty  Winners  at  A.  M.  P.  A. 

"Miss  America",  winner  of  the 
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Inesday,  September  16, 1925 


ills  Tax  "Outrage" 

Osborn,  Connecticut  Leader,  De- 
inces     Legislation  —  Says     it 

Hits  Small  Exhibitor 
w  Haven — "An  outrage"  is  the 
er  in  which  Col.  Norris  G.  Os- 
owncr-editor  of  the  New  Haven 
lal  Courier  and  one  of  the  fore- 
figures  in  Connecticut  public 
describes  the  Durant  tax.  He 
lisapproves  of  the  law  inasmuch 
provides  for  censorship. 
ht  bill  should  never  have  been 
d,"  declared  Col.  Osborn,  in  as- 
g  the  measure  in  an  interview 
rday,  and  asserted  that  "the 
does  not  need  the  revenue." 
legislation  which  places  an 
rgo  on  the  people's  amusements 
ad  thing,"  he  said.  Col.  Osborn 
res  that  the  law,  "bad  as  it  is," 
d  be  tested   by   its   operation. 

)viding  picture  interests  organ- 
sffectively  they  stand  a  good 
e  of  eliminating  the  law,  the 
[  sa)'s,  especially  if  they  secure 
ympatliies  and  interest  of  their 
ns. 

Durant  law  docs  not  jeopardize 
prosperity  of  the  large  interests 
he  Poll  enterprises,  Col.  Osborn 
s  out,  but  places  a  heavy  burden 

small  exhibitors  who  are  not 
position  to  pay  the  assessments 
incidental     expenses.       Further- 

the  legislation,  inasmuch  as  it 
ces  the  business  of  the  theater 
in  the  smaller  communities, 
eres  with  tine  social  life  there, 
ys.  In  attacking  censorship  of 
jrts  Col.  Osborn  deplores  the 
ncy  to  "put  the  American  peo- 
1  straight-jackets." 

I.  Osborn  is  known  throughout 
ecticut  and  far  beyond  the  bor- 
of  the  state  as  a  vigorous,  inde- 
:nt.  well  -  informed  editorial 
r  and  observer.  He  has  been 
;  in  Connecticut  politics  for  a 
term  of  vears. 


ot  Enough  Leaders 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

^sten  one  reel  to  another,  to 
oflf  and  replace  leaders.  Whether 
)t  this  regulation  will  be  adopt- 
not  certain  owing  to  the  lan- 
e  employed  in  the  statute.  In- 
ion  has  been  made  of  the  prob- 
y  of  a  regulation  providing  for 
eplacement  of  damaged  or  lost 
rs  which  must  be  accounted  for 
distributors.  The  suggestion  is 
t  of  a  replacement  fee  of  25 
per  seal. 

ett  specifies  reports  of  the 
3  must  be  furnished  him  with- 
le  week  from  delivery  to  Petti- 
er the  Hays  ofifice,  each  report 
g  the  name  of  the  picture  and 
umber  of  reels  to  which  each 
r  has  been  attached.  Leaders 
ittached  should  be  accounted  for 
separate  list. 


State  Collects  $15,000   More 

|irtford  —  Fifteen  hundred  more 
^•<''ntion  seals  and  the  necessary 
mcnt  of  $15,000  have  been 
-J  lo  Tax  Commissioner  Blod- 
■\  A  third  delivery  will  be  made 
li'wcek. 


Why  Hoyt  Voted  for  the  Tax 

New  Haven — Attorney  Samuel  E.  Hoyt  one  of  New 
Haven's  two  Representatives  in  the  Legislature  voted 
for  the  Durant  bill  upon  representation  of  its  author 
that  it  would  make  distributors  pay  and  finance  the 
Committee's  recommendation. 

In  an  interview  he  said  he  heard  no  opposition  to  the 
measure  when  it  came  up  in  the  House.  Hoyt  recalls 
Durant  sold  the  idea  that  distributors  could  well  afford 
to  pay  tax  and  that  the  bill  would  provide  a  moderate 
income  for  the  State.  Hoyt  who  is  an  Ullman  supporter 
and  therefore  lined  up  against  the  Roraback  group  does 
not  understand  why  exhibitors  were  not  on  hand  to 
argue  against  the  measure. 

Mr.  Hoyt  has  overlooked  the  manner  in  which  the 
measure  was  rushed  through  the  Legislature. 


Florida  Studio  City 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

the  Gomez  grant.  They  will  both  be 
combined  and  formed  into  Picture 
City. 

Lewis  J.  Selznick  has  been  looking 
for  a  site  to  erect  a  studio  and  devel- 
op a  colony  since  last  June  and  it  was 
due  to  him  that  the  syndicate  was 
formed  and  the  Olympia  property 
purchased.  Selznick  will  take  over 
250  acres  on  which  will  be  built  an 
up-to-date  studio. 

Governor  Martin  is  said  to  have  as- 
sured those  behind  the  project  of 
Florida's  100  per  cent  support.  The 
city  will  extend  a  distance  of  seven 
and  a  half  miles  from  the  north  line 
of  Jupiter  to  the  south  line  of  Sa- 
lerno. 


Prices  May  Go  Up 

Louis  M.  Sagal  Sees  Increase  Neces 
sary  in  Connecticut  Unless  Tax 

Law  is  Repealed 
New  Haven — Unless  the  Durant 
tax  law  is  repealed,  Connecticut  the- 
aters will  find  it  necessary  to  raise 
their  prices.  This  is  the  opinion  of 
Louis  M.  Sagal,  general  manager  of 
the  Poli  Theatrical  Enterprises  and 
one  of  the  outstanding  figures  in  the 
New   England  amusement  field. 

Asked  if  he  thought  that  the  pub- 
lic is  interested  in  the  fight  now 
being  waged  by  the  M.  P.  T.  O., 
Sagal  replied  that  the  people  outside 
the  industry  will  take  heed  of  what 
is  going  when  the  battle  "touches 
their  purse  strings"  through  in- 
creased admission  charges.  In  speak- 
ing of  the  financial  weight  placed 
upon  the  larger  houses  he  said  that 
the  Poli  theaters  are  averaging  10 
reels  each  week  in  each  house.  As 
a  large  percentage  of  these  pictures 
are  first  runs,  figuring  on  this  basis 
the  cost  to  the  circuit  would  be  ap- 
proximately $100  per  week. 

He  pointed  out  that  the  Poli  time 
could  book  a  new  print  and  play  it 
from  house  to  house,  thus  saving  con- 
siderable money  through  avoiding  the 
Durant  tax,  except  in  the  one  in- 
stance. However,  he  said,  the  circuit 
is  contributing  to  the  distributor's 
revolving  fund  and  is  consequently 
bearing  some  of  the  smaller  exhibi- 
tors'  burden. 


Italy  Refuses  to  Sell  Tkeaters 

Harrisburg,  Pa.  —  Peter  Magaro, 
who  returned  from  a  trip  to  Europe 
recently  states  he  sought  to  negotiate 
lor  over  100  theaters  in  Italy  for 
.\mcrican  interests,  but  Italian  film 
men,  however,  declined  to  sell  out. 


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Big  Deal  Set 

(Continued  from  Page    1) 

cured  yesterday,  from  Famous 
Players.  Sam  Katz  is  in  New 
York,  but  efforts  to  reach  him 
proved  unavailing. 


"Tlie  Wall  Street  Journal" 
reports  the  following  from  Chi- 
cago : 

"Barney  Balaban,  vice-presi- 
dent of  Balaban  &  Katz,  says 
prospects  lor  closing  a  transac- 
tion with  Famous  Players-Lasky 
are  bright.  Mr.  Balaban  was  in 
New  York  last  week  and  re- 
turned for  consultation  with 
other  principals  in  the  company. 
He    is    leaving    for    New    York 


Wisconsin   to    Hold    Picnic 

^niwaukee — Exhibitors  and  distri- 
butors in  this  territory  will  attend  a 
picnic  and  golf  tournament  Friday  at 
Jefferson.  James  Keough,  of  Saxe 
enterprises,    is    in    charge. 


Moreno  Sails  on  26th 

A  cable  from  Rex  Ingram  in 
Nice  states  Tony  Moreno,  who  has 
been  playing  one  of  the  leads  in 
"Mare  Nostrum,"  sails  on  the  George 
Washington   on   the   26th. 


"Bill"    Forster   Dead 

Calumet,  Mich.— William  ("Bill") 
Forster,  39  years  old,  for  ten  years 
manager  of  the  Calumet  died  here. 


"The  Iron  Horse"  at  Rivoli 

"The  Iron  Horse"  will  play  at  the 
Rivoli   next   week. 


Film  Board  Bulletin  Makes  its  Bow 
"The  Film  Boards  of  Trade  Bul- 
letin" has  made  its  first  appearance. 
It  will  be  published  semi-monthly 
for  the  benefit  of  members  of  the 
Film  Boards  throughout  the  country. 


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Wednesday,  September  16, 1 


More  Labor  Troubles 

Musicians'  Strike  on  in  Des  Moines 

and  Omaha — Chicago  Settlement 

Reached — Other   Points 

Des  Moines — The  music  situation 
here  is  acute.  There  is  no  music 
in  any  of  the  picture  theaters. 

Exhibitors  will  sit  tight  in  their 
demand  that  musicians  live  up  to 
their  agreement  to  arbitrate  their 
wage  demands.  No  strike  orders 
were  received  from  national  head- 
quarters, so  it  is  considered  likely 
that  there  will  be  an  investigation  of 
the  local  union.  Stage  hands  have 
been  granted  a  slight  increase  ,with 
all  operators  working  on  last  year's 
scale. 


Omaha  —  Musicians  have  walked 
out  of  the  Sun,  Strand  and  Rialto. 
Theater  owners  declaring  no  further 
conferences  with  the  union  are  con- 
templated. 


Chicago  Musicians  Get  Rise 

Chicago — The  local  musicians  have 
been  granted  a  10  per  cent  increase  in 
pay.  The  old  agreement  provided 
for  a  minimum  weekly  salary  of  $55. 
The  new  contract  calls  for  a  32-hour 
week.  More  than  1,100  musicians 
are  affected. 


Davenport  Strike  Still  On 
Davenport,  la. — The  strike  of  mu- 
sicians, operators  and  stage  hands 
is  still  on,  with  no  relief  in  sight. 
The  Columbia,  an  Orpheum  house 
is,  the  only  theater  affected.  Non- 
union employees  are  filling  the  va- 
cancies. 


Operators   Raid   Non-Union    School 

Kansas  City — Members  of  the  op- 
erators' union  recently  invaded  the 
non-union  operators'  school,  operated 
in  conjunction  with  the  M.  P.  T.  O. 
of  Kansas  and  Missouri.  They  were 
held  off  by  O.  H.  Lime,  manager  of 
the    school. 


Bern's  First,  "Paris" 

Los  Angeles  —  Paul  Bern's  first 
for  Metro  -  Goldwyn  -  Mayer  studios 
will  be  "Paris". 

Agnes  Christine  Johnston  has  en- 
tered into  a  long  term  agreement  with 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer    as    scenarist. 


Edgar  Rhind  in  Town 

Edgar  D.  Rhind,  of  the  Bates  thea- 
ter, Attleboro,  Mass.,  is  in  New 
York. 


Gregor   Casting   "Luxembourg" 

Hollywood — Arthur  Gregor  is  cast- 
ing "The  Count  of  Luxenbourg",  to 
be  made  by  Chadwick. 


Arrested  for  Operating  on  Sunday 

Lil)erty,  Mo. — Police  arrested  C. 
R.  Wilson,  local  theater  owner,  for 
operating  his  theater  last  Sunday,  in 
violation  of  the  Sunday  closing  act. 


Klein  Closed  Stoll  Deal 

The  sale  of  the  12  Gotham  Prod,  to 
Stoll  for  the  United  Kingdom  was 
closed  by  Edward  L.  Klein  Co. 


Schulte  Buys  Brooklyn  Theater 

The  Schulte  Real  Estate  Co.  has 
purchased  the  one-story  taxpayer  and 
Park  theater,  containing  1,600  seats, 
between  44th  and  4Sth  Sts.,  Brooklyn. 


Incorporations 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Easy  Terms  Corp.,  New- 
York.  Attorney,  Nathan  Burkan,  1451 
Broadway,    New    York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Walker-Hamilton  Dis- 
tributing Co.,  New  York.  Attorney,  S.  G. 
Spoor,  Great  Neck. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Motion  Producing  Unit, 
New  York.  Attorney,  Herman  Goldman, 
120    Broadway,    New    York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— College  Point  Amusement 
Co.,  Brooklyn.  Attorney,  L  E.  Goldstein, 
1    DeKalb   Avenue,    Brooklyn. 


A  bany,  N.  Y.— Lariat  Productions,  New 
York.  Attorney,  W.  A.  Hall,  36  West  44th 
Street,    New    York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— J.  L,  Marks  Theater  Tick- 
ets, Inc.;  New  York.  Capital,  $5,000  At- 
torney,   J.    M.    Hirsch,    149    Broadway,    New 


York 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Anthony  Bagarozy,  Inc.; 
!Sew  York.  Capital  $5,000.  Incorporators 
A.  Bagarozy,  N.  Bagarozy  and  A.  Bagarozy 
Attorney,  A.  Teitler,  261  Broadway,  New 
\  ork. 


Albany,     N.      Y.— Daly     Avenue     Theater 
t.orp..    New    York.      Incorporators,    F.    Gold- 
stem  and   B.   Sherman.     Attorney,   M.    Shein 
art,   305    Broadway,   New    York. 

Albany,  N.  Y.— Kitby-Marlowe.  Inc  ■ 
New  York.  Incorporators,  M.  Singer  M 
Vogel  and  S.  Streit.  Attorneys,  Epstein 
A.xman  &  Hirshfield,  175  Fifth  Avenue, 
New    \  ork. 


Trenton,  N.  J.— Triangle  Theatrical  Enter- 
prises, Newark.  Incorporators,  A.  Grasso 
r.  Kane  and  B.  Minichiello.  Attorney  l' 
A.    Matthews,    Newark. 


Dover,     Del.— Waige     Corp.,     Wilmington, 
Capital      $100,000.        Attorney,      Corporation 
trust   Company  of  America,   Du   Pont   Bldg 
Wilmington.  ' 


Albany,  N.  Y.— 145  West  45th  St.  Corp., 
!\e\v  \ork.  Incorporators,  A.  Derose  W 
Gresliam  and  S.  Berger.  Attorneys,  Goldie 
&    Guiin,    1540    Broadway,    New    York 


Albany,  NT.  Y.— Rogowsky  Amusement  Co., 
Fort  Chester.  Incorporators,  S.  Rogowsky 
J.  Rogowsky  and  S.  Rogowsky.  Attorney' 
S.    l.aross,   Pbrt    Chester. 

Albany,     N.     Y.— Carada     Theaters     Corp., 
iNew   York.      Capital   $10,000.      Attorney,   W 
ti.  Adams,  Five  East  44th  Street,  New  York 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Welcome  Pictures,  Inc  ; 
r^vew  York.  Capital  $20,000.  Attorney,  A 
S.   iriend,   36   West   44th   Street,   New    York. 

Albany,  N.  Y.— Play  C  Co..  Inc.;  New 
Vork.  Attorneys,  Hirson  &  Bertnie,  Park- 
side    Avenue,    Brooklyn. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Murrah  Hotel  Corp.,  Og- 
densberg.  Capital  $75,000.  Attorney,  George 
K.    Van    Kennen,    Ogdensberg. 

Kirkland   to   Direct   Thomson 

Hollywood  — David  Kirkland  will 
supplant  Del  Andrews  as  director  of 
Fred  Thomson.  Andrews  recently 
completed  "Riding  the  Winds." 

Tom  Tyler  in  Tuttle  Story 

Hollywood — The  next  story  to  fea- 
ture Tom  Tyler,  F.  B.  O.'s  new 
V"^estern  star,  will  be  "Sir  Piegan 
Passes,"  by  W.  C.  Tuttle.  Produc- 
tion  will  begin  in  a  few  weeks. 

Poli  Theater  Reopens,  Wilkes-Barre 

Wilkes-Barre,  Pa.— The  Poli  has 
reopened.  The  house  was  closed 
(luring  the  summer,  when  extensive 
remodeling   was   made. 


Bob  Welsh, 

editor  of  the  Moving  Picture  World, 
shrewd  analyst  of  film  values,  says 
about 

Samuel  Goldwyn's 

George  Fitzmaurice  Prod. 

The  Dark  Angel 

A  First  National  Picture 

■  > 
"A  great  woman's  picture.  A  great; 
man's  picture,  too,  at  that.  Yes,  I 
guess  we  can  say  a  good  all  around 
audience  picture.  And  that  only 
tells  the  half  of  it. 

*'The  other  half  is  Vilma  Banky.  A 
new  face,  a  welcome  face,  and  a  face 
that  before  the  year  is  out  is  going 
to  be  one  of  the  stellar  ones  of  the 
screen. 

"There's  the  whole  story.  Two  plus 
two  making  four.  Audience  hokum 
— and  we  are  using  the  word  in  its 
best  showmanship  sense — plus  Vilms 
Banky  makes  a  picture  that  register} 
straight,  true  and  right." 


Ronald  Colman 

T^e  Screen's  Magnetic  Lover  and 

Vilma  Banky 

The  Sensational  hind 

What  a  Box-officel 


jf||£ 

7A6  brAdsiheet 

of  FILHDOM 


Authority 


OL  XXXIII     No.  67 


Thursday,  September  17,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


$55,210  Paid  In 

onnecticut    Taxes    Up   to    Sept    12 
Turned    Over    to    Commissioner 
I  Blodgett  in  Hartford 

1  By  ARTHUR    IV.    EDDY 

I  Hartford  —  Tax  Commissioner 
'lodgett  yesterday  had  received  all 
ixes  due  up  to  Sept.  12.  the  total 
lyment  from  the  revolving  fund 
ispresenting  $55,210. 

George  Borthwick  of  Stamford, 
ipresentative  of  the  distributors  in 
uidling  the  tax,  and  A.  Nelson 
razier,  assistant  to  Deputy  Tax 
igent  Splain,  came  here  to  attend 
i  the  matter  of  making  the  third 
liyment  which  totaled  $25,210  and 
ipresented  2,521  seals  at  $10  per 
?gistration.     Another  batch  of  seals 

r  the  period  extending  from  Sept. 
fi  to  26,  inclusive,  will  be  ready  for 
|;livery  later  this  week  when  the  tax 
(le  will  be  paid. 


55  Tax  Exemptions 

;ientific    and    Educational    Subjects 
Tax    Free   in    Connecticut — Law 
Made  Such  Provision 

New  Haven — Fifty-five  exemptions 
om  the  operations  of  the  Durant 
X  law  have  been  granted  by  John 

Splain,  agent  of  Tax  Commissioner 
lodgett.  These  exemptions  are 
i.sed  on  the  clause  in  the  law  which 
jads: 

?"0n    application,    to    be    made    on 
iContinncif  or  Page  4) 


"Blue"  Laws  Stay  in  Moberly 

Moberly,  Mo. — The  City  Council 
s  failed  to  override  the  veto  of 
ayor  Jeffreys  on  the  repeal  of  the 
y's  Sunday  closing  ordinance. 
hen  the  show-down  came,  all  that 
;  backers  of  Sunday  shows  could 
jster  was  five  votes,  by  which 
;  repeal  bill  originally  passed.  Six 
re  needed  to  beat  the  Mayor.  J. 
.  Cotter,  owner  of  the  Fourth  St. 
':atcr  will  open  his  house  on  Sun- 
ly  to  test  the  law. 


Maryland  Endorses  M.  P.  T.  O. 
jThe  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  America  is  in 
j;eipt  of  an  official  communication 
J)m  the  secretary  of  the  M.  P.  T. 
'  of  Maryland,  Inc.,  advising  that 
•  a  meeting  the  organization  en- 
<rsed   the   national    organization. 


New  Classes  Every  Six  Months 

Famous  Players  will  organize  new 
Jjsses  of  20  pupils  every  six  months 
r  the  Paramount  Theater  Managers 
'aining  School.  The  next  class  will 
1   formed  January,    1926. 


"The   Circle"  at  Capitol 

'The  Circle"  will  play  at  the  Capi- 
'    next  week. 

li 


Price  In  Control 

Assumes   Charge  of  Associated   Ex- 
hibitors— John  S.  Woody  to 
Handle  Sales 

According  to  an  announcement 
issued  late  yesterday,  Oscar  Price 
assumes  the  office  of  president  of  the 
Associated  Exhibitors,  and  the  con- 
trol of  this  organization  passes  from 
the   hands   of   Pathe    Exchanges. 

The  announcement  is  made  with 
little  surprise  as  it  has  been  reported 
for  some  time  that  such  a  deal  was 
in  the  making.  According  to  Price 
there  will  be  no  change  in  the  per- 
sonnel of  the  organization  other  than 
that  of  John  S.  Woody's  relinquish- 
ing the  post  of  president  for  that 
of  general  manager.  In  his  new 
capacity  Woody  will  have  complete 
charge  of  the  selling  organization 
while  Price  will  lend  his  efforts  to 
the  production  of  pictures. 

The  company  now  has  several 
special  productions  on  hand  that  have 
not  been  announced  to  date  in  ad- 
dition to  the  two  pictures  produced 
by  Price  prior  to  entering  the  organ- 
ization. These  feature  Glenn  Hunter. 

Price  states  the  new  board  of  dir- 
ectors  will   be   announced  next  week. 


Metropolitan    Signs   Dean 

Los  Angeles — Priscilla  Dean  has 
signed  a  contract  to  make  four  starr- 
ing vehicles  for  Metropolitan  Pic- 
tures. 

Edward  Dillion  will  direct  the  first. 


Atlanta    Musicians    Resume 

Atlanta — After  several  weeks  of  in- 
activity the  local  musicians  have  gone 
back  to  work.  They  were  discharged 
because   of   a   wage   controversy. 


Pollard   Renews  with  "U" 

Los  Angeles — Harry  Pollard  iias 
signed  a  new  contract  with  Univer- 
sal covering  a  period  of  several  years. 


Agree  On  Contract 

M.  P.  T.  O.  and  1.  M.  P.  A.  in  Accord 

On  Exhibition  Agreement — Almost 

Identical  With  Form  Drawn 

The  final  meeting  of  the  Joint  Con- 
tract and  Arbitration  Committees  of 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  and  the  Independent 
M.  P.  Ass'n  was  held  at  the  head- 
quarters of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  yesterday. 

The  work  of  the  Committees  was 
completed  and  a  contract  form  was 
agreed  upon.  The  final  form  is  vir- 
tually the  same  as  recently  promul- 
gated with  the  addition  of  a  provision 
limiting  the  time,  after  the  rendering 
of  the  aAvard  of  the  local  arbitration 
board,  in  which  the  award  can  be  re- 
viewed by  the  National  Arbitration 
Commission,  and  a  provision  for  the 
right  to  both  the  distributor  and  ex- 
(Continued  on  page   2) 


Famous  At  Peak 

Doing   Biggest  Business  In   History 

With   1925   Now  28%   Ahead  of 

1924,  Survey  Shows 

According  to  "The  Wall  Street 
Journal,"  Famous  is  now  doing  the 
biggest  business  in  its  history,  ex- 
ceeding even  that  of  1924,  which  made 
a  new  high  record  in  profits.  In  the 
first  eight  months  of  1925  business 
was  28%  ahead  of  the  same  period 
in  1924,  while  foreign  receipts  were 
39%  ahead  of  the  1924  period. 

F'or  the  first  six  months  earnings 
this  year  were  $2,051,532,  equal  to 
$7.04  a  share  on  243,431  shares, 
against  $1,350,801,  or  $4.32  a  share, 
in  the  first  half  of  1924.  Earnings  for 
the  full  year  1924  were  $5,422,349, 
equal  to  $20.08  a  share  and  from 
present  indications  this  will  be  con- 
siderably exceeded  this  year. 

Financial  position  of  the  company 
at  end  of  first  half  year  was  stronger 
than  at  any  other  similar  period  on 
record  according  to  this  publication's 
survey.  This  is  without  giving  ef- 
fect to  sale  of  new  common  stock, 
which  will  add  over  $10,000,000  to  the 
(Continued  on  page  2) 


$6,000,000  Theater  for  St.  Louis 

St.  Louis — An  unnamed  syndicate 
has  purchased  the  northwest  corner 
of  11th  and  Pine  Sts.  as  the  site  for 
a  22  story  office  and  theater  building 
to  cost  $6,000,000. 


Manheim  Back 

N.  L.  Manheim,  foreign  manager 
for  Universal  returned  earlier  in  the 
week  from  a  seven  weeks'  business 
trip  to  Europe. 


Grimm   Leaves    M.    P.    World 

Ben  H.  Grimm,  advertising  man- 
ager of  the  M.  P.  World  has  re- 
signed,  effective  early  in  October. 


Presentations 

How     Broadway     Theaters    Arrange 

Their  Programs — New  Feature 

Starts   Today 

THE  FILM  DAILY  today  begins 
a  neiv  feature  %vhrch  xoill  deal  tJiith 
the  manner  in  which  Broadway  first- 
runs  build  their  programs.  The  ar- 
ticles will  be  written  from  the  angle 
of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

It  is  hoped  that  the  reviewer's  de- 
tailed descriptions  will  prove  of 
practical  aid  to  exhibitors  in  develop- 
ing ideas  for  their  own  programs. 

The  Capitol  and  Rivoli  are  re- 
viewed today. 

Capitol 

Unit    No.    1. — Capitol    Grand    Or- 
chestra.    David   Mendoza,  conductor. 
Finale,   "Fifth   Symphony"  by  Tchai- 
(Continued   on   Page   9) 


Langdon  To  First  Nat'l 

Long-Term     Contract     Signed     Yes- 
terday— Four   FuU-Length   Com- 
edies in  First  Series 

Los  Angeles — Harry  Langdon, 
yesterday  signed  a  contract  with 
First  National. 

Langdon  will  start  work  on  his 
first  picture  November  15. 


Langdon  has  been  sought  after  by 
practically  every  important  company 
in  the  industry.  A  time  ago.  Coast 
reports  stated  he  had  signed  a  two 
year   contract    with    Pathe. 

First  National  refused  to  divulge 
figures  yesterday,  but  was  content  to 
characterize  the  contract  as  "the  big- 
gest individual  contract  of  the  year, 
insuring  an  almost  fabulous  income 
for  the  star."  In  view  of  the  ofifers 
made  Langdon  by  competitive  com- 
(Continued    on    Page    2) 


Stars  to  Help  Benefit 

Los  Angeles — Marion  Davies,  Lil- 
lian Gish,  Lon  Chaney,  Norma 
Shearer,  Ramon  Novarro,  Buster 
Keaton,  Jackie  Coogan,  Mae  Mur- 
ray, Lew  Cody,  Eleanor  Boardman, 
Aileen  Pringle  and  Pauline  Starke  will 
represent  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  in 
the  gigantic  benefit  arranged  by  the 
Examiner  to  raise  funds  to  rebuild 
the  Santa  Barbara  Mission,  destroyed 
by  the  earthquake.  The  performance 
will  take  place  on  Oct.  3  at  the 
Olympic. 


1st  Nat'l  Group  Sails  Today 

Robert  Lieber,  and  his  wife;  Rich- 
ard A.  Rowland  and  Mrs.  Rowland, 
Miss  Gladys  McCracken,  a  nice  of 
the  Rowlands,  and  M.  L.  Finkelstein 
of  Minneapolis  sail  today  on  the 
Deutschland  for  Europe.  The  party 
will  be  gone  about  five  weeks. 


Corinne  in  "Anna  Karenina" 

Los  Angeles — Corinne  Griffith's 
next  picture  will  be  Tolstoy's  "Anna 
Karenina." 


Abe  Warner  Returns 

Abe  Warner  has  returned  from  an 
extended    trip    through    Europe. 


"Gulliver"  In  Films 

Famous    Work    by    Jonathan    Swift 

To   Be   Filmed   by   Universal  as 

A  Special 

Universal  will  produce  "Gulliver's- 
Travels,"  written  by  Jonathan  Swift, 
in  1726. 

The  picture  will  be  a  combination 
of  gigantic  sets  and  trick  photogra- 
phy. "Gulliver's  Travels"  is  com- 
posed of  four  different  sections.  It 
is  not  yet  known  whether  Universal 
will  embrace  all  four  in  its  versions. 


THE 


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Thursday,  September  17,  192; 


ViLUIIIINo.  67  Thur$day,Sipt17,1S25  PrieiSCiits 

Copyright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  excei)t  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  Vork,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg.  President  and  Editor; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager ;  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor ; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
Ralph  Wilk,  Traveling  Representative.-'  En- 
tered as  second-class  matter  May  21,  1918, 
at  the  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  March  3,  1879.  Terms  (Postage 
free)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
York,  $10.00  one  year;  6  months,  $5.00;  3 
months,  $3.00.  Foreign  $15.00.  Subscribers 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY,  1650 
Broadway,  New  Y'ork,  N.  Y.  Phone  Circle 
4736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  address  :  Filmday, 
New  York,  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London  Representative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  53a 
Shaftesbury  Ave.,  London,  \V.  I.  Paris  Rep- 
resentative. La  Cinematographic  Francaise,  5, 
Rue  Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High 

Lov» 

Close 

Sales 

Balaban   &   Katz    . 

.    78 

7654 

77J4 

Eastman    Kodak    . 

.107 

106  J^ 

107 

600 

Famous    Players    . 

.1125^ 

107 

112^ 

18,200 

F.    P.    Preferred    . 

A17H 

117 

11754 

1,800 

Film    Inspection    . 

.     6-/s 

6 'A 

6H 

400 

First    National     . . 

Not 

quoted 

Fo.K     "A"     

.    715/s 

roVi 

71 

2,200 

fox                    

Not 

quoted 

Loew's,    Inc 

.   i-iVs 

34 

6,300 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd. 

.   21% 

2m 

2VA 

100 

M.   P.    Cap.   Corp. 

19^ 

18 

19 

3,300 

Pathe    Exch.    "A" 

78^ 

75^ 

77 

1,300 

Not 
56^ 

quoted 

Skouras   Bros.    . . . 

.   565^ 

57 

Warners    "A"    ... 

.  2154 

20-H 

2154 

6,700 

.   17^ 

1754 

17H 

200 

Agree  On  Contract 

(ConfinueJ  from  Page   1) 

hibitor  to  challang^  the  arbitrators 
appomted  or  selected  by  the  other 
side.  Each  side  is  limited  to  three 
challenges. 

The  Committees  will  submit  the 
contract  to  their  respective  organiza- 
tions with  the  recommendation  for  its 
acceptance.  The  I.  M.  P.  A.  will  hold 
a  convention  in  the  very  near  future, 
at  which  time  its  contract  committee 
will  render  its  report  and  recommen- 
dation. 


STAGE    RIGGING 

AND 

CURTAIN   CONTROL 
J.  H.   WELSH 

270,W.  44TH  ST.    NEW  YORK.  N  .Y. 


MANAGER     WANTED— 

For    Motion    Picture    Theater 

Near   New  York. 

State    Experience,    Salary    and 

References. 

Box  No.  273        c/o  Film  Daily 
1650  B'way.,  N.  Y.  C. 


Famous  At  Peak 

{CuntiimeJ   from  Page   1) 

company's  resources.  Cash  on  hand 
June  30  was  $3,748,000  compared  with 
$3,197,000  at  end  of  Tune,  1924,  while 
bills  payable  were  only  $2,000,000 
compared  with  $4,450,000.  The  Jour- 
nal states  that  inasmuch  as  the  middle 
of  the  year  is  the  height  of  the  pro- 
duction season,  when  obligations  for 
new  films  are  at  their  peak,  this  posi- 
tion is  particularly  good  and  shows 
the  success  of  the  company's  efiforts 
to  handle  their  production  without 
the  aid  of  the  banks.  In  former 
vears,  notes  pavable  at  this  season 
ran  as  high  as  $6,000,000. 

The  article  further  states  that  pro- 
ceeds from  the  sale  of  stock  will  go 
in  a  large  part  into  theatrical  proper- 
ties which  will  more  than  provide  for 
dividends  on  the  additional  common. 
Commenting  on  the  company's 
growth,  the  paper  goes  on:  "Ex- 
pansion in  the  last  five  years  has 
been  largely  out  of  earnings  although 
from  time  to  time  small  amounts  of 
common    have    been    issued    in    ex- 


change for  new  properties.  This  is 
the  first  important  increase  in  com- 
mon stock  since  1919." 

At  another  point  appears  this: 
"As  Famous  Players  has  been  im- 
proving its  financial  position  from 
year  to  year  the  investment  qualities 
of  its  common  and  preferred  are  be- 
coming more  and  more  evident.  In 
the  past  the  only  Haw  in  the  posi- 
tion of  Famous  has  been  its  large 
bank  loans  but  now  these  have  been 
cleared  up.  Famous  has  the  extra- 
ordinary record  of  having  earned  a 
total  of  $90.16  a  share  on  its  com- 
mon in  the  last  five  years  an  annual 
average  of  $18.03  a  share.  In  this 
time,  only  $40  a  share  has  been  paid 
out  in  dividends." 

"In  a  recent  statement  to  stock- 
holders Adolph  Zukor,  pointed  out 
that  in  the  last  six  years  over  $18,- 
000.000  has  been  spent  by  the  com- 
pany in  fixed  assets,  amortization  of 
mortgages  and  retirement  of  pre- 
ferred stock. 

Earnings  and  financial  position  in 
recent  j'ears  as  of  Dec.  31  have  been 
as  follows: 


1924  1923  1922  1921 

Earnings    $5,422  349  $4,245,724  $4,110,987  $4,695,499 

Per    share    $20.08  $14.98  $14.72  $19.01 

Cash        2,700,829  3,260,602  2,310,022  2,350,693 

Bank    loans    None  3,385,000  2,957,418  3,845,222 

Current    assets    21,224,331  20,486,898  18,872,526  20,662,811 

Current    liabilities     5,491,654  7,401,086  8,237,069  9,839.589 

Working  capital 15,732,677  13,085,812  10,635,457  10,823,222 


Langdon  To  First  Nat'l 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 

panics,  fabulous  is  an  adequate  word 
to  use. 

John  E.  McCormick,  general  man- 
ager of  production  for  First  National 
on  the  Coast,  represented  his  organi- 
zation after  conferences  between 
William  H.  Jenner,  general  business 
manager,  and  Jerry  Geisler,  attorney, 
representing  Harry  Langdon.  Sol 
Lesser,  vice-president  of  First  Na- 
tional, signed  on  behalf  of  that  or- 
ganization. Attorney  Geisler  of  Wool- 
wine  and  Geisler,  represented  Lang- 
don and  Blaire  Evans,  of  Cruick- 
shank.  Brooks  and  Evans,  represented 
the  film  company's  interests.  The 
contract  covering  a  period  of  years 
provides  for  full  length  comedies 
which  will  be  made  under  personal 
supervision  of  Langdon.  The  first 
series  consists  of  four  pictures  and 
\\\\\  consume  si.xteen  months  in  the 
making. 


Richard   Dix   in   Houston 

Houston  —  Richard  Dix  and  his 
leading  lady,  Esther  Ralston  are  due 
here  to  malse  exteriors  for  the  West- 
ern sequence  in  "Womanhandled", 
an  Arthur  Stringer  story  being  di- 
rected bv  Gregorx-  La  Cava. 


A      COMPLETE     LABORATORY 
AND    TITLE    SERVICE 


Bmh^S 


The  Standard  of  the  Industry 

723  7th  Ave.,  N.Y.C.       Bryant  5450-1 


Buy  Three  Houses 

Dallas — The  Robb  and  Rowley  in- 
terests have  secured  control  of  the 
Aldine,  Amusu  and  Ideal  in  Corpus 
Christi    from    H.    Elliot. 

Other  new  theater  deals  include 
the  sale  of  the  Strand  Topic  at  Henry 
Grove  by  O.  and  R.  Gill  to  M. 
Wheeler  of  Commerce  and  the  pur- 
chase by  W.  Sonneman  of  Waco  of 
E.  C.  Robinson's  two  theaters  in 
Fayettesville,  Ark.  The  Gills  have 
bought  houses  at  Van  Alstyne  and 
Wolfe  City. 


Premier  in  Charlotte 

Charlotte,  N.  C— "The  Vanishing 
American"  will  have  its  world's  pre- 
miere at  the  Imperial  Sunday  at 
midnight,  Sept,  20.  The  opening  will 
be  made  a  social  event,  the  Govern- 
ors of  North  and  South  Carolina,  and 
Alabama,    attending. 


Trixie  Friganza  in  New  York 

Trixie    Friganza    is    in    town    from 
Hollywood  on  a  vacation. 


IF  YOU  ARE  IN  THE 
MARKET  FOR  ANY /flND  OF 

MOTION 
PICTURE 
APPARATUS 

CONSWLT  US- AND  SAVE  MONEY 
SEND  FOR  OUR  PRICE  LIST 


Motion  Picture  Apparatus   Co. 

llOWest  32dSt.,  New  York 

Phone    Penn.    6564 


Film  Stocks  Rise 

Famous  Common  Jumps  Five  Poinii 
— Other  Important  Issues  Show  \ 
Increase 

Speculative  buying  on  the  stoc 
exchange  yesterday  caused  a  genera 
rise  in  prices.  This  was  reflects 
among  film  stocks. 

The  most  notable  increase  ws 
that  of  Famous  common  whia 
jumped  from  a  closing  price  of  107j 
on  Tuesday  to  112^  yesterday,  a  di.| 
ference  in  range  of  five  point)! 
Trading  was  heavy,  the  turnover  bd 
ing  18,200  shares.  Famous  preferre' 
closed  at  117^^,  an  increase  of  ;■ 
over  Wednesday.  Sales  totaled  \M 
as  compared  with  200  the  previbi 
day. 

Loew's,  Inc.  closed  at  34^,  an  ii 
crease  of  %  over  Tuesday;  Metn 
Goldwyn,  preferred  jumped  froi 
20^  to  2\yi;  Pathe  showed  an  ii 
crease  of  J^  with  a  closing  price  ( 
77  as  compared  with  76^^  the  prv 
vious  day  while  Warners  "A"  vvei 
from  20^  on  Tuesday  to  21 J^  ye; 
terdav. 


Fox  Declares  Dividend 

Fox  yesterday  declared  a  dividen 
of  $1  on  the  Class  A  and  B  commc 
stocks,  payable  Oct.  15  to  stock  ( 
record  October  1,  This  is  the  fir 
dividend  on  the  stock  of  the  compan 
since  the  change  in  capital  structui 
last   May. 


CHARLEY 
CHASE 

"KNOCKING    'EM    DEAD" 

IN  HAL   ROACH'S 

2    REELS 

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GIVE    COMPLETE    DATA. 


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At  every  performance  (matinee  and  evening)  to 
date  —  now  in  its  second  week  on  Broadway ! 
Standing  Room  Only  every  time  the  curtain 
goes  up!    That's  the  kind  of  a  picture 


THE 


PHANTOM 


OF  THE 


is.   A  regular  S.R.O.  sell  out  for  every  box  office 
in  the  country! 

A  Universal  Production 

Starring 

LON  CHANEY 


MARY  PHILBIN 

Directed  by 
RUPERT  JULIAN 


NORMAN  KERRY 

Supplementary  direction  by 
EDWARD  SEDQWICK 


Presented  by  CARL  LAEMMLE 


NOW  PLAYING 
AT  THE 


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Thursday.  September  17,  1925 


Object  To  Chase 

Connecticut  Exhibitors  Disagree  Over 

Interpretation    Placed    by     Him 

on  Tax  Application 

riartford  —  Prominent  Connecticut 
exhibitors  took  censurious  exceptions 
to  the  statement  issued  by  William 
S.  Chase,  general  secretary  of  the 
Federal  M.  P.  Council  in  America, 
and    published    in    newspapers    here. 

In  his  statement  Chase  said  that 
"the  life  of  a  reel  is  about  eighteen 
months,  which  is  547  days,"  and  de- 
clared that  "the  tax  of  $10  pays  for 
500  days."  The  theater  men  con- 
tradict this  statement  by  pointing 
out  that  the  average  reel  is  good  for 
about  30  runs  and  some  are  frequent- 
ly junked  in  a  briefer  period. 

Chase  further  said:  "If  the  reel 
should  be  exhibited  only  50  days  in 
165  theaters  in  Connecticut  the  tax 
would  amount  to  20  cents  a  day." 
Exhibitors  state  that  this  is  deceiv- 
ing inasmuch  as  it  gives  the  public 
the  impression  that  the  tax  is  much 
smaller  than  it  actually  is.  They  say 
that  a  fairer  and  more  accurate  con- 
ception of  the  matter  would  be  pro- 
vided had  Chase  stated  that  the  av- 
erage feature  is  in  six  reels  and  figur- 
ing on  his  basis,  the  assessment 
amounts    to    $1.20    per    feature. 


55  Tax  Exemptions 

iCoutimtcd  from  Page   1) 

forms  to  be  prescribed  and  furnished 
by     the     commissioner     he     (Splain) 
)     may    issue    permits    for    the    delivery 
I     of,  to  exhibtors,  without  payment  of 
4     any    tax,    reels    of    films    from    which 
4'      may.  be  shown  pictures  of  a   strictly 
'        scientific   character   and   intended   for 
the    use    of    the    learned    professions, 
and    reels    for   the   exhibition   of   pic- 
tures for  the  promotion  of  education- 
al,  charitable,  religious  and  patriotic 


Finds  Tax  Futile; 

Favors  Its  Repeal 

New  Haven  —  "The  Durant 
tax  law  is  unnecessary  and 
should  be  repealed,"  according 
to  Rev.  Orville  A.  Petty,  pas- 
tor of  the  Plymouth  Congrega- 
tional Church  and  president  of 
the  New  Haven  Council  of 
Churches.  He  characterizes  the 
tax  as   "excessive." 

In  discussing  the  censorship 
provisions  the  clergyman  said 
that  as  a  general  rule  a  three- 
person  censorship  board  is  far 
better  than  a  single-man  cen- 
sorship. He  believes  that  the 
pictures  need  little  or  no  of- 
ficial supervision  and  that  their 
moral  tone  has  improved  con- 
siderably under  the  guidance 
of  Will  Hays.  Today's  films 
are  much  better,  from  a  moral 
standpoint,  than  stage  produc- 
tions, in  his  opinion.  He  says 
that  "it  is  up  to  the  industry 
to  continue  a  high  moral  tone 
because  of  the  tremendous  edu- 
cational influence  of  its  pro- 
duct." 


Golfers,  Attention! 

Sign   this   and    forward    to    any    member    of    the    committee: 
Here    is    my    entry    for    the    Fall    Film    Golf    Tournament    to 

be    held    Tuesday,    Oct.    13    at    the    Winged    Foot    Golf    Club, 

Mamaroneck,    N.    Y. 


My  check  herewith  ($10  for  players,  including  lunch,  dinner 
and  prizes).  It  will  simplify  matters  for  the  handicap  com- 
mittee if  you  will  send  us  your  last  three  scores. 

THE   COMMITTEE: 

Felix  Feist,  Metro-Goldwyn,  1540  Broadway. 

G.  B.  Gallup,  First  National,  383  Ma^dison  Ave. 

Abe  Warner,  Warner  Bros.,  1600  Broadway. 

E.  K.  Gillette,  Motion  Picture  News,  729  7th  Ave. 

Danny,  The  Film  Daily,  1650  Broadway. 


purposes,   and   for   the   instruction  of 
employees    by    employees    of    labor." 

The  following  have  .  been  issued 
exemptions:  Connecticut  State  De- 
partment of  Health,  G.  Van  Alstyne, 
American  Brass  Co.,  Pathe  (for  two 
pictures,  "Dixie"  and  "Columbus," 
made  by  the  Yale  University  Press), 
Congregational  Church,  Lyme; 
Americanization  Department  of  M. 
P.  Corp.;  Portland  Cement  Ass'n., 
Connecticut  State  Highway  Commis- 
sion; Prepass  &  Harris,  Bureau  of 
Commercial  Economics,  Washing- 
ton; International  Correspondence 
School;  Church  Film  Co.,  Detroit; 
American  Woodmen  of  the  World; 
Attornev  Bernard  Greenberg,  Hart- 
ford. 

Several  of  the  applicants,  including 
the  department  of  health,  have  been 
given  exemptions  for  a  number  of 
films.  No  applications  have  as  yet 
been  received  from  any  of  the  pro- 
ducers and  distributor  of  national  im- 
portance. 

Splain  finds  that  considerable  con- 
fusion exists  in  the  minds  of  exhibi- 
tors throughout  the  state  as  to  the 
application  of  the  tax  feature.  Some 
persons  have  the  impression,  gained 
in  many  cases  through  inaccurate 
news  reports,  that  every  time  a  reel 
is  shown,  the  exhibitor  must  pay 
a  tax  of  $10,  he  points  out. 

An  illustration  of  the  misunder- 
standing of  the  law  and  of  the  work- 
ings of  the  distributors  and  theater 
men's  revolving  fund  is  found  in  the 
following  case.  Rev.  Robert  E.  Car- 
ter, pastor  of  the  Congregational 
Church  at  Washington,  Conn.,  was 
perplexed  when  he  received  a  bill 
from  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  for  a  small 
sum  required  for  the  revolving  fund. 
He  wrote  to  Tax  Commissioner 
RIodgett  for  light  on  the  matter  and 
the  communication  was  turned  over 
to  Splain.  The  agent  replied  that 
the  state  has  no  connection  with  the 
fund  and  that,  as  far  as  he  knows, 
it  is  simply  a  medium  through  which 
the  exhibitors  are  paying  the  dis- 
tributors for  tax  money  advanced  to 
meet  the  past  assessments  under  the 
Durant    law.      Whether    or    not    the 


church  pays  the  bill  is  up  to  the 
congregation,  at  least  from  the  state's 
point  of  view.  As  the  church  is 
showing  pictures  which  are  taxable 
in  character,  it  will  probably  have 
to  pay  an  assessment  unless  the  bur- 
den is  shifted  elsewhere. 

Chronicle  Series  Not  Taxable 

New  Haven — It  is  understood  that 
the  Chronicles  of  America,  produced 
by  Yale  University,  will  be  exempt 
from  the  workings  of  the  Durant  law 
as  they  come  under  the  classification 
of  educational  pictures.  Officials  in 
charge  of  the  productions  have  learn- 
ed this  from  a  semi-ofiicial  source. 
Thirty-tliree  pictures  comprise  the 
series. 


Connecticut  Theater   Sold 

South  Manchester,  Conn.  —  John 
Sullivan  has  sold  the  Circle  to  Lock- 
wood  and  Peters,  who  operate  houses 
in  various  parts  of  Connecticut. 


Annex  New  Haven  House 

New  Haven — Fishman  Bros,  take 
over  the  Lyric  from  L.  Luippold  Oct. 
1,    adding   the   house    to    their    chain. 


De  Sano  to  Leave  Schulberg 

Los  Angeles — Marcel  De  Sano  has 
been  released  from  his  contract  with 
B.  P.  Schulberg,  due  to  his  ill  health. 


Robb  &  Rowley  House  Burns 

Palestine,  Texas — The  Gem,  one  of 
the  Robb  &  Rowley  houses  has  been 
completely    destroyed    by    fire. 

Buffalo    Buyer    Here 

F.  C.  Moynihan,  of  Freedom  Film 
Corp.,  BufYalo  is  in  New  York.  At 
the  Empire. 


Brand  and  Graham  Sailing 

Harry  Brand  and  Garrett  Graham 
sail  on  the  Mongolia  for  Los  Angeles 
todav. 


Again  Texas  History 

Tentative  Plans  Under  Way  for  Pic- 
ture Dealing  with  Developments 
of  the  Lone  Star   State 

Dallas — A  meeting  of  local  and 
state  authorities  and  production  fig- 
ures from  Hollywood  has  resulted 
in  the  formation  of  tentative  plans 
for  the  filming  of  "The  Birth  ol 
Texas." 

National  guard  troops,  public  build- 
ings and  important  civic  personages 
would  take  part  in  the  i\\m.  The 
story  was  written  by  Mrs.  Betty  B. 
Strong.  Finis  Fox  and  Jack  Sherrill, 
casting  director,  were  among  the 
group  from  the  Coast  who  partici- 
pated   in    the    discussions. 


It  is  three  or  four  years  now  since 
liscussions  have  been  held  on  the 
suggestion  that  the  history  of  Texas 
be  perpetuated  in  screen  form.  Im- 
portfnt  civic  leaders  are  said  to  be 
.nteresled,  but  to  date  there  has  been 
no  development  of  a  definite   nature. 


Vancouver  First  in   Drive 

First  National  reports  its  drive  for 
summer  play  dates  has  been  a  suc- 
cess, raising  the  national  percentage 
of  summer  business  for  the  year  to 
115.50.  The  Vancouver  branch,  man- 
aged by  W.  H.  Mitchell,  won  first 
place;  Atlanta,  C.  R.  Beacham,  man- 
ager, second  place  and  Philadelphia, 
with   W.  J.   Hennan,   manager,  third. 


Watts,  Springfield  Exhibitor,  in  Cuba 

Springfield,  III.— W.  W.  Watts,  lo- 
cal exhibitor,  is  in  Cuba  on  a  vaca- 
tion. 


"Seven  Days"  Car  Turns  Around 

The  "Seven  Days"  Transcontinental 
exploitation  car,  which  has  been  in 
New  York  during  the  past  several 
days,  has  started  on  its  return  journey 
to  the  Coast,  again  in  charge  of 
Mike  Newman.  The  return  trip  will 
consume  54  days,  and  will  include  a 
visit  to  every  principal  town  between 
here   and    Los    Angeles. 


Censor  Chaplin  Ad 
According  to  the  Herald-Tribune, 
the  Billposters'  Ass'n  of  London  has 
decided  that  a  lithograph  of  Chaplin 
having  his  throat  threatened  with  a 
comedy  knife  must  be  banned.  The 
Herald-Tribune  reports  that  press  no- 
tices on  "The  Gold  Rush  have  been 
almost    universally    favorable. 


Film  Board  in  Cleveland  Elects 

Cleveland — Morris  Safier,  United 
Artists  manager,  was  elected  presi- 
dent of  the  Film  Board  of  Trade  at 
a  recent  meeting.  Ward  Scott,  of 
Fox,  was  elected  vice-president;  Wil- 
liam Oney,  of  Standard  Film,  treas- 
urer, and  Howard  Christman,  secre- 
tary  and  assistant  treasurer. 


Lewis  Handling  Steen  Sales 
Jerry  Lewis,  formerly  with  Pathe 
has  been  placed  in  charge  of  sales 
for  A.  G.  Steen.  "The  Head  of  the 
Law",  fourth  Bruce  Gordon  and  "The 
Big  Adventure",  a  John  Ince  Prod. 
with  Grace  Darmond  and  Herbert 
Rawlinson  have  arrived  from  the 
Coast. 


Finney    in   "Just    Suppose" 

Ben  Finney  has  been  added  to  the 
cast  of  "Just  Suppose,"  Dick  Barthel- 
mess'  new  picture  which  will  be 
placed  in  production  in  a  few  weeks. 


THE 


Thursday,  September  17,  1925 

If  iiiii— miiii  m  I  nmm— — M^ 


Agreement   on   Lobby  Advertising 

Cedar  Rapids,  la. — The  building 
'si)ector  is  to  be  called  upon  to 
regulate  lobby  advertising  at  local 
theaters.  This  was  decided  at  a  con- 
rence  between  the  inspector  and 
counsel  for  theater  owners.  Lobby 
advertisements  will  be  governed  by 
the  .size  of  the  lobby,  sizes  of  exits 
.Mid  general  nature  of  building.  This 
ends  the  stir  caused  by  the  ordinance 
directed  at  such  advertising. 


Censors  Reject    10,799  Posters  in  Year 

Montreal — T  h  e  Poster  Censor 
Bureau  of  this  city  has  filed  its  an- 
nual report  for  the  12  months  ending 
Sept.  1.  It  shows  that  109,249 
posters,  window  cards  and  stills  were 
examined.  More  than  one-tenth  of 
the  paper  was  rejected  as  "unfit  for 
public  view",  the  number  passed 
totaling  98,450  with  10,799  rejections. 


Revolving    Stage   in    Cooney    House 

Chicago. — The  Cooney  Bros,  will 
equip  their  new  Paradise  theater 
with  a  revolving  stage,  70  by  30  ft. 
■1  size.  An  innovation  in  construc- 
tion will  be  a  balcony  on  each  side 
the  auditorium.  There  will  be 
"'0   seats   and  the   cost  will   exceed 

?;2,S00,000.     

Nevf  House  for  Northwest  Chicago 
Chicago — The  Hollywood  Theater 
""n.  has  been  formed  to  erect  the  new 
Holh'wood  theater  on  the  corner  of 
Grcenview  and  Hollywood  Aves.  H. 
,-\.  Hill,  owner  of  the  Star,  is  presi- 
dent, and  E.  Hakerkamp,  former 
owner  of  the  Rivoli  on  Elston  Ave., 
reasurer.     The  house  will  seat  1,500 


Hansen  Theaters  Expanding 

Walnut  Park.  Cal. — Hansen  Thea- 
ters, Inc.,  headed  by  Mark  M.  Han- 
sen, has  acquired  control  of  the 
Lyric  and  plans  are  under  way  for 
extensive  remodeling,  including  con- 
««^ructing  a  balcony  which  will  add 
400  seats  to  the  house. 


Schultz  Takes  Over  New  Post 

Kansas  City — C.  A.  Schultz  has 
taken  over  his  new  post,  that  of 
manager  of  the  local  exchange  for 
Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  Schultz  formerly 
managed  the  Warner  -  Vitagraph 
branch. 


Floyd  Morrow  With  Columbus 
New  Kensington,  Pa. — F  1  o  y  d 
Morrow,  who  handled  publicitv  for 
Rowland  &  Clark's  State,  Pittsburgh 
h?s  joined  Columbus  Amusement 
Co.  in  a  similar  capacity,  succeeding 
A.   L.  Hicks. 


4,000  Seat  Newark  House  Ready 

Newark,  N.  J. — Jacob  Fabian's 
new  Mosaue  in  the  Salaam  Temple 
r'lflg.  on  Broad  St.  near  Clinton  will 
onen  in  the  near  future.  It  is  a  4,000 
seater. 


"Steel  Preferred"  Unit  At  Work 

Pittsburgh — The  unit  filming  "Steel 
Preferred"  for  Metropolitan  Pictures, 
h-'s  arrived  here  from  Los  Angeles  to 
'Tiake  scenes  aroimd  the  steel  mills. 
Tames  Hogan  is  director.  Release 
through  P.  D.   C. 


Columbia  Acquires  Three  Pictures 

Pittsburgh — Columbia  has  pur- 
iliased  for  release  in  this  territory. 
"Wpckage."  "Big  Pal"  and  "Wan- 
dering Footsteps,"  from  Banner  Prod. 


Deny  Walkout  Impends 

Birmingham,  Ala.^ — Reports  that 
there  are  serious  difficulties  between 
theater  operators  and  their  employes 
or  that  there  is  any  threat  of  a  walk- 
out are  belittled  by  several  of  the 
leading  theater  managers.  The  re- 
port said  that  operators,  stage  hands 
and  musicians  had  demanded  pay 
raises  which  the  managers  refused  to 
meet. 


Return   From   Location 

Members  of  "The  Unguarded 
Hour"  company  have  returned  from 
the  Commodore  Benedict  estate, 
Greenwich,  Conn.,  where  exteriors 
(or  the  picture  were  filmed.  Milton 
Sills  appears  in  the  stellar  role,  with 
Doris  Kenyon  featured.  Lambert 
Hillyer  is  directing. 


Managers    Switched    Following    Deal 

Virginia,       Minn. — Following       the 

sale  of   the   Rex  and   Lyric   b}'   Clin- 

on-Myers    to    Finkelstein    &    Ruben, 

loward    Whelpley,    manager    of    the 

houses,     has     been     shifted     to     the 

Doric,   Duluth,  while   H.    E.   Billings, 

f  the   Garrick.   is   transferred  to  the 

theaters  here. 


United   Theaters   Acquire  A  Third 

Kenosha.  Wis. — The  Lincoln,  on 
'"'reemont  Ave.  has  been  acquired  by 

'nited  Theaters  Co.,  marking  their 
third.  The  company  operates  a 
string    of    30    theaters    in    Wisconsin 

nd    Upper    Michigan.      Charles     H. 

"oHins  is  in  charge  here. 


Becomes  Theater   Manager 

Hamilton — B.  J.  McKilliem,  former 

ritic  of  "The  Hamilton  Herald,"  has 

been      appointed      manager      of      the 

Strand  by    Famous.      McKilliem   suc- 

eeds    H.    F.   Wilton,   now   in   charge 

of  the   Savoy. 


Bard  Bros,  to  Build  Another 

Los  Angeles — Bard  Bros,  will  l)uild 

■nother     house.       Plans     have     been 

'ed    for    a    two-storv    theater     store 

d  office  building  at  5919-33  Hollv- 
vood  Blvd.  It  will  cost  $200,000  and 
eat    1,600. 


New  House,  "The  Metropoli'an" 

Boston — The       new       Keith-Albec 

'aramount,    at    the    corner    of    Trc- 

nont   and    Hollis   is   to   be   known   as 

he    Metropolitan.      It    will    open    in 

November. 


Another    in    Real    Estate    Ranks 

Pittsburgh — Charles  Schwerin  has 
joined  the  exchangemen  who  are 
entering  real  estate  in  Florida. 
Schwerin,  former  manager  for  Metro- 
Goldwvn  has  left  for  Miami. 


Asheville  Corp.   Starts  Soon 

Asheville,  N.  C— The  Asheville 
\I.  P.  Corp.,  states  it  will  shortly 
tart  production.  W.  W.  Neal  of 
Marion,  is  president  of  the  company, 
and  A.  A.  Caldwell  of  New  York,  a 
director   and   production   manager. 


"Phantom"  Opens  Oct.  24  in  K.  C. 

Kansas  City — Oct.  24  has  been  set 
as  the  date  of  the  opening  of  "The 
Phantom  of  the  Opera"  at  the  Liber- 
ty. 


James  Quirk, 

astute  and  discriminating 
picture  guide  and  critic — 
Publisher  Photoplay  Magazine 

wired  to 

George  Fitzmaurice 

Director  of  the  Inspiring  Accomplishment 


n 


The  Dark  Angel 


A  First  National  Picture 


"Congratulations  on    your 
masterful  work. 


(  (  c 


The  Dark  Angel'  is  almost 
a  perfect  motion  picture. 

"Extend  my  congratulations 
to  Mr,  Goldwyn,  Ronald 
Colman,  Miss  Banky  and 
everyone  connected  with  the 
picture." 


And  you  knoAV, 
Quirk  knows. 


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trow  G>a5t  to  Coast,  A  Scnsatioji 
New  Yoric 


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'^e  Ponu  Express  is  plauitiq 
two  BroacfivaiJ  first  run  theatres 

-the  Rivoii  £tR§alto-lhe  same 
week  &  breaking  records  at  both  / 

r — ~  ,  — -  -  —  —  __  .-  . -^— ^i.^—^-^.^^^^- 

$11,000  the  opening  dai(  / 

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At  10 '30 AN'  the  day  after 
the  opening,  lines  over  a  block 
long  at  botn  houses  waiting 
to  get  in  / 

Crowds  d  receipts  mounting  everq  dat|/ 


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j*;;«S!«f« 'Hie  PONY  Express 

and  WALTER  WOODS        Qgmmwunt^iduK 


WITH 

BETTY  COMPSON 
RICARDO  CORTEZ 
ERNESTTORRENCE 
WALLACE  BEERY 


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iWiU  Do  tW  5ame  to  Your  Town 
San  Fiancisco  — — 


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All  records  for  the  cetii  smashed 
by  'Hlie  Ponq  Express'opening 
night  at  the  Imperial  Theatre. 

S.R.O.  at  everq  subsequent  per-- 
formance  despite  extra  shows 

at  9 A.N. and  midnight. 

Newspapers  unanimouslii  hail  it 
as  greater  than  The  Covered  Wagon ' 

AND  YOU  GET  IT  AS  ONE    OF 
THE  REGULAR  GREATER  FORTY 

Qamnumnt  ffictures 


THE 


DAILY 


Thursday,  Septembei 


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Newspaper  Opinions 

"As  No  Man  Has  Loved"— Fox 
Fox,   Philadelphia 

INQUIRER—*  ♦  *  "As  No  Man  Has 
Loved,"  the  screen  adaption  of  Edward 
Everett  Hale's  story,  "The  Man  Without  a 
Country,"  *  *  *  is  a  thing  of  lieauty.  The 
adapters  have  taken  some  minor  liljerties  with 
the  theme  of  the  book,  but  they  have  only 
served   to    enhance   its    tragic    beauty. 


«    •    * 


"The  Bad  Lands"— P.  D.  C. 
Moon,    Omaha 

BEE — *  *  *  This  is  a  real  western  melo 
drama,  a  tale  of  romance  and  adventure  in 
the  days  when  brave  hearted  and  sturdy  cav 
alrymen  outwitted  and  outfought  the  Indians 
to    push   America's   boundary    westward.    ♦  *  * 


"Beggar    on    Horseback" — Famous 
Stanley,   Philadelphia 

BUI.LETIN — *  *  *  scores  but  a  ineagrf 
triumph  as  a  "hit".  Broad  as  the  humor 
of  the  spoken  drama  version,  the  sc  eening 
proves  but  a  weak  attempt  at   fun.    *    •   • 

INQUIRER—*  *  ♦  suffers  from  the  too 
vivid  imagination  of  its  producer  in  it? 
screen  adaptation  *  •  ♦  Everett  Horton.  as 
Neil  McRae.  "the  beggar,"  is  excellent,  and 
well  supported  by  the  charming  Esther  Ral 
ston   as  "Cynthia."   ♦   *  * 

PUBLIC  LEDGER— ♦  ♦  ♦  The  main  fault 
of  the  picture  lies  in  too  long  a  dream. 
With  the  Kaufman  and  'Connelly  wit.  Rn 
land  Young  and  George  \V.  Rarhier  it  neve-- 
lagged ;  on  the  screen  it  is  inclined  to  be- 
come somewhat   wearisome.    *    *    * 


"California     Straight     Ahead" — Uiii- 
versal — Strand,  Detroit 

NEWS — *  *  *  The  new  Denny  picture  is 
due  to  cause  many  explosions  of  mirth  in 
the  theater.  It  hasn't  the  dramatic  unity 
of  some  other  Denny  films,  hut  few  pro- 
ductions can  boast  of  so  much  diversified 
comedy.  *   *  * 


"The    Coast   of   Folly"— Famous 
Wisconsin,    Milwaukee 

SENTINEI *  *  *  Miss  Swanson  plays  a 

triple  role  and  practically  carries  the  story 
alone  on  her  slender  shoulders.  The  tale 
itself  is  a  bit  spicy  but  chiefly  in  retro- 
spect.   •   •   • 

Strand,  Omaha 

BEE — *  *  *  In  which  Gloria  Swanson 
plays  two  roles  in  striking  contrast,  is  a 
picture  which  has  a  strong  appeal.  It  is 
superior  in  story  interest  and  in  the  ex- 
cellent   manner    of    Allan    Dwan's    direction. 

*  »    * 

Stanton,   Philadelphia 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  Were  it  not  fnr  Miss 
Swanson's  excellent  acting  and  an  able  sup- 
porting cast,  *  *  *  the  picture  would  be  left 
with    scarcely    a   commendable    feature.    »    *    • 

INQUIRER — *  *  *  Gloria  Swanson  old 
and  Gloria'  young  in  Coninshy  Dawson's 
"Coast  of  Folly"  is  very  much  Gloria,  but 
no  so  stellar  a  personage  as  she  was  in 
"Madame  Sans  Gene."  Possibly  by  a  pro- 
cess of  absorption,  she  was  able  to  typify  the 
French  spirit,  whereas  the  current  produc- 
tion at  the  Stanton  practices  a  repression  on 
her    usually    ebullient   spirits    which    works    ill. 

*  «   * 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  •  *  Is  a  well-knit 
story  in  which  the  director,  Allan  Dwan, 
has  kept  his  tangle  of  believable  human  be- 
ings moving  pretty  naturally  in  a  locale  and 
atmosphere  easily  stereotyped — Palm  Beach, 
millions   and   clothes.    *    *    * 


"Drusilla  With  a  MUlion"— F.  B.  O. 
Fay,  Philadelphia 

INQUIRER — *  *  *  It  is  a  picture  which 
will  pull  at  the  heartstrings  and  cause  the 
teardrops  to  trickle  down  the  cheek,  but 
one  feels  the  better  for  it.  Mary  Carr  is 
the  little  old  woman — no  one  could  improve 
on   her  portrayal  of  the  part. 


so  subtly  connected  and  interwoven  with 
the  plot  that  the  continuity  practically  is 
unbroken.   *   *   * 


*   »  » 


"I'll    Show    You    The    Town"— Uni- 
versal— Reade's,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  It  is  a  diversion  with  few 
plausible  moments,  but  it  contains  situa- 
tions which  defy  almost  anyone  to  keep  a 
straight  face.   *  *  * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  The  most  en- 
joyable feature  of  the  picture  is  that  at  no 
time  does  Reginald  resort  to  slapstick  com- 
edy  for   his   amusing  effects;    the   "gags"   are 


"Lightnin'  " — Fox 
Washington,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—;  *  *  The  keynote  of 
tlic  story's  appeal  lies  in  the  character  that 
gives  it  the  title,  "Lightnin'  "  Bill  Jones,  a 
thorou,ghly  human  and  lovable  old  fellow 
with  a  heart  of  gold  and  strong  sense  of 
hiunor.    *    *   * 

NEWS — *  *  *  The  high  spot  arrives  in  the 
courtroom  scene  where  Bill,  at  his  own 
divorce  trail,  unconsciously  dramatizes  him- 
self and  all  of  his  type  of  ne'er-do-well  hus- 
bands. This  is  a  fine  piece  of  acting  on  the 
part  of  Jay  Hunt,  who  takes  over  the  lead- 
ing ro'e.  and  a  touching  scene,  venerable 
hokum  though  it  be.  *  *  * 

TIMES—*  *  *  The  film  version  follows 
the  stage  play  closely  but  gives  a  wider 
scope  for  emotional  scenes  which  are  utilized 
to   great  advantage  by  the  director.   *  *  * 


"The    Limited    Mail" — Warners 
Circle,  Cleveland 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  All  the  train 
wrecks  which  are  calculated  to  bring  forth 
the  gasps  and  thrills  are  there  in  full  force. 
Mingled  with  the  sensationalism  is  a  compli- 
cated love  theme  which  keeps  you  guessing 
up  to   the  climax   and  even   after  that.   *   *   * 


"The    Man    Who    Found    Himself" 
Famous — Allen,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  I  am  at  a  loss  to,  explain 
just  which  man  "found  himself,"  but  I  feel 
fairly  certain  only  the  greatest  admiration 
for  Mr.  Meighan  will  keep  this  effort  from 
wearying    the    spectaotor.    *    *    * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  "The  Man  Who 
Found  Himself",  is  pretty  good  melodrama, 
but  the  man  who  should  find  himself  is 
still    lost.    *    ♦   * 

TIMES—*  *  *  The  picture's  best  scenes 
are  its  prison  scenes  which  occur  in  a  simple 
succession  with  subtle  pathos.  There  are 
too    many    events    crowding    the    play.    *    *    * 

Ohio,  Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  It  is  certainly  a  new  type  of 
prison  picture.  As  usual  Mr.  Meighan  has 
no  acting  tio  do.  He  smiles  prettily,  both 
inside  and   outside  the  prison 


*    *   « 


"Romola"— Metro-Gold. 
Garrick,    Minneapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  Here  is  a  picture  mammoth 
in  its  proportions  and  stupendous  in  its  por- 
trayal.   *   ♦   * 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  The  production,  which 
was  based  on  George  Eliot's  novel  of  the 
fifteenth  century  Florence,  is  replete  with 
pictorial  beauty.   *  *  * 

Sun,   Omaha 

HEE — *  *  *  Most  startling  of  all,  perhaps, 
is  the  scene  of  the  battle  between  the  ancient 
vessels,  manned  by  scores  of  galley  slaves 
and  fighting  with  Chinese  fire  and  other 
ancient    weapons.    *    *    * 


"Seven    Days" — Prod.    Dist.    Corp. 
Colonial,    Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  Nothing  has  been  omitted 
in  transferring  the  play  to  the  screen,  with 
the  result  that  those  who  like  speedy  action, 
involved  situations  and  precarious  predica- 
ments  will  be  overjoyed   with   this   one.   •  »  • 

Garden,   Milwaukee 

SENTINEL—*  *  *  It  must  he  admitted 
that  this  new  picture  is  no  "Charley's  Aunt," 
but  it  is  a  hilarious  piece  of  fun  making  with 
plenty  of  horseplay  and  a  cast  of  well  known 
people.    •    *    * 


"Shore    Leave"— First    Nat'l 
Circle,  Indianapolis 

STAR— ♦    *    *    "Shore    Leave"    has    been 
wonderfully  well  directed   and   admirably  cast. 
The  comedy  with  which   the  picture  bubbles 
over   is   of   that   kind   that   strikes   deep   down 


"The  Street  of  Forgotten  Men"— Fa- 
mous— Madison,  Detroit 

NEWS — *  *  *  It  is  an  absorbing  story 
played  by  a  cast  of  people  who  really  know 
how  to  act  and  directed  in  a  skillful  manner 
by   Herbert   Brenon,    *    •   * 


"The  Trouble  With  Wives"— Famous 
State,  Cleveland 

NEWS—*  *  •  Mr.  St.  Claire  has  no  heavy 
dramatic  climax  in  this  piece,  no  stand- 
ardized sequences  in  which  villains  are  polished 


off  and  heroes  rewarded.  He  doesn't  need 
them  because  he  is  traveling  on  the  road  of 
light  comedy,  which,  thanks  be,  tlie  movie 
producers  are   gradually   coming   to.    *    *   * 


"Wild    Horse    Mesa" — Famous 
Capitol  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  In  a  spectacular  on- 
slaught against  the  advancing  horses.  Holt 
rides  at  them  and  turns  them  from  the  trap, 
then  swings  in  with  the  lierd,  beating  them 
to  Sue  just  at  the  edge  of  a  precipice.   *  *   * 

NEWS—*  *  *  Any  Zane  Grey  film  is 
sure  to  provide  entrancing  natural  back- 
grounds since  all  are  taken  ni  or  close  to 
their  oi.gina!  Western  location-; — rni  'Wild 
Horse  Mesa"  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  of 
the   series.    *    *    * 

New  Lyric,  Minneapolis 

STAR—*  *  *  Is  a  well  filmed  story,  oi 
wild  horses,  exceptional  mountain  scenes  and 
any  number  of  love  themes,  but  in  spite  of 
its  many  side  tracks,  holds  your  interest 
to    the    finish.    ♦    *    * 

Rialto,   Omaha 

BEE — *  *  *  The  virile,  romantic  appeal  oi 
Zane  Grey's  novels  of  the  west  is  well  re- 
produced in  the  screen  portrayal  of  his 
"Wild   Horse   Mesa".   *   *   * 

Victoria,  Philadelphia 

INQUIRER—*  *  *  Wild  horses  there  are 
and  the  white,  untamed  one  is  a  superb  ex- 
ample of  equine  wildness.  But  the  story 
lacks  in  interest  and  is  badly  broken  in 
places.    *    •    * 


"Wild,    Wild    Susan"— Famous 
Park,  Cleveland 

NEWS—*  *  *  The  picture  has  its  ludi- 
crous moments,  but  I  have  to  think  of  a 
possible  popular  demand  for  such  contrap- 
tions. Those  whose  tastes  run  to  serials 
and    impossible    stories — as    mine    does    not — 

may  get  a  lot  of  fim  out  of  it — as   I  did  not. 

*   *  # 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  If  you  want 
light  and  most  of  the  time  pretty  amusing 
entertainment,    this    is    recommended.    *    •    • 

Apollo,    Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  Miss  Daniels  is  particularly 
good  in  the  kind  of  role  she  essays  in  this 
picture  and  she  has  the  able  support  of  Rod 
LaRocque.    •    *    * 

Strand,   Milwaukee 

SENTINEL—*  *  *  Bebe  Daniels  takes  a 
whack  at  some  old  time  slapstick  comedy  in 
"Wild,  Wild  Susan,"  and  what  a  comedienne 
she   is.    *   *    * 

Karlton,  Philadelphia 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  There  is  some  good 
acting,  a  few  complicated  positions  that  the 
star  in  the  role  of  an  amateur  detective  gets 
into,  and  some  witty  captions  written  into  the 
picture.    *   *    * 

INQUIRER— ♦  *  *  Bebe  Daniels  in 
"Wild,  Wild  Susan"  was  the  delightful  of- 
fering *  *  *  It  is  a  bright  and  breezy  com- 
edy in  which  the  star  does  some  of  her  very 
best    acting    in    the   title    part.    *    *    * 

PUBLIC  LEDGE—*  *  *  "Wild,  Wild 
Susan"  has  hard  sleighing,  but  makes  the 
grade   as   an    entertaining   picture.    *    *    * 


Bugs   Ruin  Prints  in  Kansas  City 

Kansas  City — Exhibitors  in  this 
territorj'  are  warned  of  a  new  annoy- 
ance which  has  just  made  its  ap- 
pearance. A  small  green  bug  is  held 
rcspon.sible  for  the  destroying  of 
prints.  Several  of  these  insects  were 
foimd  in  a  can  of  film  which  had 
been  returned  to  First  National. 


Old   Monroe   in  "Windy   City"   Sold 

Chicago — Fox  Monroe  in  the  heart 
of  the  "loop"  is  reported  sold  by  its 
owners,  heirs  to  the  Adsit  estate,  to 
a  client  for  the  Chicago  Title  &  Trust 
Co.  The  deal  involves  $1,000,000  and 
the  lease  of  the  house  held  by   Fox. 


Wildman   Joins   P.   D.   C. 

Kansas  City — Truly  B.  Wildman 
has  joined  with  Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  as 
special  representative  and  assistant  to 
the  district  manager. 


Among  Exchan 

St.   Louis — Jim  Lambert 
cal  M.-G.-M.  staff  is  now 
ager  of  the  Kansas  City  c 


Seattle^Fred  Babcock, 
l^loiteer,  is  succeeded  by  , 
ncdy,  formerly  with  Ii 
Babcock  resigned. 


Charlotte,      N.      C— Jac 
former  Paramount  salesmai  -, 
for    Florida   to   enter   tiie 
business. 


Detroit — Jack  Goldhar,  : 
years  with  Standard,  ha; 
to  handle  the  state  for  Unit 


New  Orleans,  La. — K. 
ham,  salesman  for  Paran 
resigned   to  travel  for   Wa 

St.  Louis — Ray  Curran 
with  X'itagraph  is  now  offic 
for    Mctro-Goldwyn-Mayei 


Detroit — J.  M.  Duncan,; 
years  with  Vitagraph  has 
He  hails  frotn  Chicago. 


Kansas  City — Frank  Baj 
erly    with    Universal,    has 
Warner   staff. 


Butte,    Mont. — Bill    Misjj 
Portland,  Ore.,  is  now  with] 


Chicago — F.    O.    NielsonJ 
added  to  the  local  Pathe  f(l 


Kansas     City — George    ij 
been  added   to  the   Fox  foil 


Kansas    City — William    (J 
joined   l.^niversal. 


Cleveland — George      C. 
formerly   in    Chicago,   Salt 
Isansas    Cit.v,    is    now   hanc| 
for  Associated   Exhibitors. 


Kansas  City — C.  A.  Schw; 
erly  with  \'itagraph  in  St 
now  a  salesman  for  Prod.  I! 


\ 


-attle— Bill     Hugheart 
'oined   Fox,   traveling  Mon 


Kansas  City— J.  H.  p 
formerly  managed  the  Isis, 
City,  Kans.,  and  the  Rainbo" 
City  Mo.,  has  joined  Metro 
as  salesman. 


St.  Louis — W.  C.  Haines. 
with  Metro-Goldwyn  has  jo: 
versa]  as  a  member  of  t! 
force. 


Philadelphia — Al  Fisher, 
"riy  with  Metro-Goldwyii' 
now  with  American  Film  E 


Philadelphia — R.  C.  Meigi 
salcman  for  Pathe  has  be 
ferred   to  Albany. 


Salt  Lake  City,  Utah— 
W.  Hyde  and  Harry  Gib 
been  added  to  the  Warner  • 


St.    Louis — Ray    Curran    f 
ith    Vitagraph,   is   now  of^ 
ngcr  for  Metro-Goldwvn. 


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eptember  17,  1925 


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DAILY 


the  Courts 

of  the  Municipal  Bank 
Export  and  Import  Film 
e  defendant  has  filed  an 
in  the  Supreme  Court 
the  Jans  Prod,  and  Her- 
he   named   as   party   dc- 

lon    states    that    the    suit 

on    a    note    of    the    Jans 

for  $S,nnO   to  the   dcfend- 

was    negotiated    by    the 

ading  Co.  and  later  trans- 

e    hank.      Export    &    Im- 

1  that  the   note  was  exe- 

for  the  account  of  Jans 

agreed    tliat    Export    & 

d  not  he  held  liable. 


Broadway  Theater  Presentations 


rkins  Promoted 
eth  D.  Perkins,  for  sev- 
Metro-Goldwyn  manager 
:en  promoted  to  district 
/er  Seattle,  Salt  Lake  and 
-t  Lamb  will  be  super- 
ortland,  'Frisco  and  Los 
Clarence  Hill,  recently 
lanager  in  Los  .\ngek'S, 
rkins  as  branch  manager 


Seat  K.  C.  House 

ity.  Mo. — Contracts  have 
,ed  by  the  Blackstone 
Co.  for  a  new  theater 
n  St.  Spanish  architec- 
:vajl.  It  will  cost  $200,- 
)0  and  open  New  Year's 
Roth,  who  now  manages 
I  have  charge. 


ryn,  St.  Louis,  May  Move 

-Metro-Goldwyn  is  con- 
k^ing  its  local  exchange, 
lie  that  the  old  United 
Selznick  offices  at  3332 
1  be  taken  over.  If  that 
e.  United  will  move  into 
Metro-Goldwvn     head- 


ockwood  Operating  Thr 
)nn. — Louis  Gordon,  for 
s  field  manager  of  the 
eaters,  Inc.,  Boston,  has 
riated  with  Arthur  Lock- 
ler  booker,  in  the  opera- 
Connecticut  houses,  at 
•ington  and   South   Man- 


3  House  Changes  Policy 

ns — The  Dauphine  form- 
the  leading  legitimate 
t  city,  and  later  used  for 
ut  closed  for  the  past 
1  has  reopened  with  pic- 
iller  will  manage. 


g  Working  in    Ohio 

-Harris  Wolfberg,   Met- 

home    office    representa- 

Jing  several  weeks  in  the 

iiio    territory    on    special 


uina  Theater  Manager 

alem,  N.  C— A.  L.  An- 
is  now  the  manager  of 
He  was  formerly  with 
m   Exchange. 


Circuit   Adds   Another 

ty,   Tenn. — The    ConsoH- 
Co.,  has  added  another 
circuit  by  annexing  the 
:owah. 


{Continued  f 

kovsky.  Green,  purple  and  amber 
lighting  thrown  on  gold  drop  forming 
a  color  symphony  with  theme  of 
overture.     Time:   10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2. — "The  Dahlia,"  a  flow- 
er study  in  natural  colors.  Time: 
(  minutes. 

L'nit  No.  3. — Diverlissments.  (a) 
..  uN.^  l^ice,  soloist.  "Eili,  Eili!,"  the 
.r;.ditional  Hebrew  melody.  Scene: 
.\  blue  gray  sky.  Siberian  wilder- 
ness. Dmi  lighting.  Jewish  pilgrim 
s  seen  on  rocks  at  left,  while  bright 
.star  high  up  at  right  is  only  cheerful 
note  to  somber  scene.  All  overhead 
-ighting  effects.  As  pilgrim  in  sha- 
dow finishes  song,  a  solitary  ray  of 
light  is  thrown  on  singer  on  last 
note.  (1))  Pietro  Capodiferro,  first 
cornet.  "\w<i  Maria,"  by  Gounod. 
Gold  drop  gave  effect  of  church  tap- 
estry, which  was  heightened  by  pur- 
ple and  green  lights  suggesting  cathe- 
dral lighting.  Spot  on  cornetist.  (c) 
Mile.  Gambarelli,  prima  ballerina. 
'Mignonette."  l)y  Friml.  Scene: 
Black  drop  in  form  of  large  medal- 
lion revealing  blue  sky  in  which 
dancer  appears  and  enters  on  full 
stage.  A  crystal  column  is  placed 
on  each  side  of  inside  rim  of  medal- 
lion. Unusual  lighting  efTects  ob- 
tained against  .solid  blue  oval  of  sky, 
and  pink  and  magenta  lighting  on  full 
stage.     Time:  10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4. — Magazine — A  com- 
pilation of  pictorial  news.  Time:  8 
minutes. 

L'nit  No.  5. — William  Robyn,  solo- 
ist. "Love  Me  And  I'll  Live  For- 
ever," by  Ted  Snyder.  Scene:  Co- 
lonial setting,  Southern  atmosphere. 
P. lending  tints  give  a  peach  color 
—a  warm  sunset  effect,  and  typi- 
fying Youth.  A  marble  terrace 
runs  across  stage.  Large  vase  at 
right.  Solitary  tree  seen  over  ter- 
race identifies  it  as  being  a  scene 
above  a  garden.  A  girl  in  Colonial 
costume  sits  reading  on  marble  bench 
down  right.  Singer  is  heard  off 
stage.  Girl  listens.  Singer  appears 
and  makes  love  to  her  with  his  song. 
Time:  4  minutes. 

l'nit  No.  6.— "Montana  Clouds," 
a   scenic.     Time:  2  minutes. 

Unit  No.  7. — "Nutcracker  Suite," 
by  Tchaikovsky.  Mile  Gambarelli. 
Doris  Niles  and  ballet  corps,  (a) 
Scene:  .Arches  giving  effect  of  cave. 
"Valse  de  Fleurs"  is  the  dance  num- 
ber. Lighting  consists  of  delicate 
tones  and  tints,  (b)  "Dance  Chin- 
oise,"  by  Miss  Niles.  This  scene  is 
entirely  Chinese  atmosphere.  Black 
velvet  curtains  give  effect  of  deep 
background.  Eight  colored  lanterns 
are  suspended  against  this  drop  at 
irregular  heights,  building  up  the  illu- 
sion of  distance  against  dark  back- 
ground. A  red  silk  tab  panel  with  a 
Chinese  dragon  in  gold  painted  upon 
it  is  hung  from  center  of  drop  at 
top  and  drapes  down  to  center  of 
stage.  The  dancer  in  Chinese  cos- 
tume of  gay,  solid  colors  dances  in 
front  of  this  panel,  using  gold  para- 
sol, (c)  "Dance  Russe  Trepak."  Miss 
Niles  and  ballet  corps.  This  Russian 
ballet  is  done  with  solid  colors  against 
a  heavy  black  background.  Light- 
ing and  costumes  are  all  solid  colors. 
Note    that    color    schemes    in    these 


roiy\  Page   1 ) 

three  numbers  are  all  contrasting. 
Time:  9  minutes. 

Unit  No.  8. — "Graustark,"  feature. 
This  being  a  story  of  royalty,  the 
royal  purple  was  effectively  used  on 
the  title,  and  the  color  gradually 
faded  out  as  the  first  few  scenes  were 
screened.  Musical  score  by  Dr.  Wil- 
liam Axt,  of  Capitol  staff.  Time:  1 
hour,  2  minutes. 

Ujiit  No.  9. — "My  Bonnie,"  Ko-Ko 
Song    Car-tune.      Time:    10    minutes. 

Unit  No.   10. — Organ.   Finale. 


Rivoli 

The  program  opens  with  an  over- 
ture by  the  RivoH  orchestra,  "Tunes 
of  1860."  This  includes  many  popu- 
lar melodies  and  well  known  refrains 
and  the  concluding  selection  is  sung 
by  August  Werner,  baritone.  Mr. 
Werner  sings  from  the  orchestra  pit 
evidently  to  avoid  delay  since  the  fea- 
ture, "The  Pony  Express"  is  thrown 
on  the  screen  immediately  following 
his  number.  The  overture  and  solo 
time  is  7  minutes.  During  the  screen- 
ing of  the  feature  the  orchestra  ren- 
ders patriotic  airs  chifly  and  war  time 
tunes  with  "There'll  Be  a  Hot  Time 
in  the  Old  Town  To-night"  promi- 
nent among  them.  Due  to  the  unus- 
ual length  of  the  feature  there  are  no 
other  numbers  on  the  Rivoli  program 
this  week  and  no  special  presentation 
effects.  The  feature  runs  1  hour  and 
49    minutes. 


Architect  Sues  Theater  Owners 

Williamsport,  Pa.— W.  H.  Lee, 
architect  has  brought  suit  against  the 
Majestic  asking  $9,000  with  interest 
from  March  1.,  1925.  Lee  contends 
that  he  was  retained  to  supervise  the 
enlarging  and  remodeling  of  the 
house  on  a  basis  of  8  per  cent  of 
the  expenditures.  As  $150,000  was 
spent,  he  claims  his  commissions 
should  be  $12,000  and  that  he  received 
only   $3,000. 


First    Nat'l    Changes    Titles 

Titles  of  two  new  First  National 
productions  have  been  changed.  Ed- 
win Carewe's  "The  Sea  Woman"  will 
be  released  as  "Why  Women  Love" 
and  "Spanish  Sunlight"  has  been 
changed  to  "The  Girl  from  Mont- 
marte." 


Basil   Rathbone  Arrives 

Masil  Rathbone,  English  actor,  has 
arrived  in  town  from  the  Coast.  He 
appeared  in  Mae  Murray's  "The 
Masked   Bride.'  ' 


Clayman  Rejoins  Film  Board 

Oklahoma  City — Rescinding  its  ac- 
tion some  time  ago  when  that  organi- 
zation withdrew  from  the  Oklahoma 
City  Film  Board  of  Trade,  the  Okla- 
homa Independent  Film  Service, 
headed  by  Sam  Clayman,  has  again 
joined  itself   with   the  Board. 


United    Studios    Lease    New    House 

Springfield,  Mo. — Construction  will 
shortly  start  on  the  new  $150,000 
theater  to  be  erected  at  325  St.  Louis 
Ave.  by  M.  E.  Gillioz.  The  United 
Studios,  Inc.,  of  Chicago,  is  reported 
to  have  leased  the  theater,  which  will 
seat    1,700. 


Box   Office  Robbed  During  Show 

St.  Louis — During  a  recent  per- 
formance, thieves  entered  the  box 
office  of  the  Lindell  Airdome,  on 
Grand  Blvd.  and  Natural  Bridge  Ave. 
and  made  away  with  the  night's  re- 
ceipts, $305. 


Another  New  One  for  St.  Louis 

St.  Louis — Plans  are  being  prepared 
by  Theodore  Steinmeyer,  architect, 
in  the  International  Life  Bldg.,  for 
an  800  seater  to  go  up  at  8200  North 
Broadway  by  Steve  Kaiman,  owner 
of  the  O'Fallon  Park  nad  Baden. 


Lillys  Again  in  Theater  Field 

Hannibal,  Mo.— Mr.  and  Mrs.  S. 
W.  Lilly  have  bought  the  Irma  on 
Bartmer  Ave.  St.,  Louis,  from  Dave 
Nelson.  They  were  recently  active 
in  theater  circles  here. 


Steinson   Resigns 

Chicago — John  S.  Steinson  has 
tendered  his  resignation  as  manager 
of  the  Warner-Vitagraph  exchange 
and  has  left  for  his  home  in  Grand 
Beach,    Mich. 


"The  Film  Journal"  to  Change  Name 

Seattle  —  "The  Northwest  Film 
Journal,"  commencing  with  the  first 
anniversary  number,  Oct.  31,  will  be 
known  as  "Motion  Picture  Record." 


Bradley    Fish    Back   in   Field   Again 

Salt  Lake  City — Bradley  Fish,  one 
time  district  manager  for  Vitagraph 
in  the  West,  has  reentered  the  dis- 
tributing field  as  Fox  manager. 


Chandlee   to   Edit  "Wanton  Kisses" 

Harry  Chandlee  has  been  engaged 
to  edit  and  title  "Wanton  Kisses", 
directed  by  J.   Ray  Friedgen. 


Pictures  Now  at  Colonial,  Akron 

Akron,  Ohio — L.  B.  Cool  has  re- 
opened the  Colonial  with  a  picture 
and   vaudeville  policy. 


TIFFANY  PRODUCTIONS,  Inc. 

1540  Broadway,  N.  Y.  C. 

announces  that  it  has  in  the  course  of  production  a 
motion  picture  entitled 


"THE  HUSBAND  HUNTERS 

By  A.  P.  Younger 
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OTHER  TELEGRAMS 


CIRCLE— Indianapolis 
"Shore  Leave  best  box  office  Barthelmess  ever  made, 
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REGENT— Paterson,  N.  J. 
"Shore  Leave  Playing  Regent  Paterson  to  enormous 
business  patrons  are  more  than  pleased." 

GORDON'S  OLYMPIA— Boston 
"Shore  Leave  very  big  Gordons  yesterday  and  today." 


T  &  D— Oakland,  Calif. 
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Friday,  September  18,  1925 


Price  S  Cents 


EAL  IN  Die  A  TES  FAMOUS 
IS  IN  CONTROL  OF  B.  &  K. 


)LLYWOOD 

By  DANNY 

s,  deals,  deals.  That's 
I  hear.  A  deal  for  this 
ar  that  leading  man — or 
— or  what  have  you? 
'ery  day  it  grows  harder 
irder.  Because  all  the 
while  people  are  tied  up. 
;ted  for.  In  hard  knots. 
ey  are  hard. 

one  producer.  Wants 
;  under  contract  to  another 
•;  well  you  should  hear  the 
f.  And  more  than  that. 
the   time   the   deal   is   being 

1  an  instance — duplicated  in- 
ily,    almost    day    after    day: 
producer    has    very    clever 
ler    contract.      Another    pro- 
ants    her    for    a   certain   pic- 
ist  the  type;  just  the  girl  he 
Wants.      Must    have.      And 
sy  start   dickering.     After   a 
s  they   get   to   prices.     Pro- 
wants  $2500  a  week  for  his 
roducer    B    says    he    guesses 
50    much;    much    too    much. 
Two    days    later   negotia- 
sumed    by    Producer    B.      A 
at.     B  wants  a  cut.     "Start- 
bad     precedent"     says      he, 
pay   that   kind   of   a   price." 
r  A   sits    tight.   "Why   not?" 
"you   think   you    need   her. 
Sit  her.     What  difTerence  will 
i^  dollars  make?"     Then   Pro- 
won't  budge;  the  picture  is 
ithout   the    star   desired,   and 
inbappy.     Or  if  he  gives  in 
s   the   price — a    big   increase 
It  Producer  A  has  been  get- 
this    star — he    knows    he    is 
g|  precedent  and  the  next  pro- 
ho    wants    this    certain    star 
>i  more. 

Fi)duction  costs  are  higher 
tlever.  They  are  going  to 
ij'ip.  There  is  hardly  avail- 
l{  a  single  individual  of 
ai'ing  power  at  the  box  of- 
Contracts  held  by  all  o/ 

{Conttmied  on  Page   2) 


Fox  Building  Up 

Theater  Protection 


Constructing    First    Runs — Sec- 
ond Philadelphia  House — 
J.  and  H.  Deal  On 


The  consummation  of  the  Famous 
— B.  &  K.  deal  has  been  looked  for 
in,  a  number  of  directions.  This 
move  and  others  of  a  similar  nature 
which  might  develop  have  caused 
several  producers  and  distributors  to 
make  plans  of  their  own  for  adequate 
theater   representation. 

One  of  the  principal  factors  is 
Fox.  The  development  of  more 
theaters  is  progressing  rapidly  with 
that  organization.  It  is  understood 
that  a  second  theater  for  Philadelphia 
has  been  determined  upon.  It  will 
seat  5,000  and  will  give  the  company 
two  there. 

It  is  further  reported  that  J.  H. 
Von  Herberg  of  Jensen  and  Von 
Herberg  who  control  three  houses 
in  Seattle  and,  in  association  with  J. 
J.  Parker,  five  in  Portland,  Ore.,  has 
been  conferring  with  William  Fox  on 
a  possible  transfer  of  interest  in  those 
theaters. 

As  noted,  the  company  owns  a  site 
on  Washington  St.  near  Randolph 
on  which  work  will  start  soon.  In 
San   Francisco,  a  theater  is  planned 

(^Continued  on  Page   2') 


New  Mid-  West  Move 

It  was  reported  last  night 
that  B.  &  K.  would  shortly 
acquire  an  interest  in  the  Blank 
holdings  in  Des  Moines,  Oma- 
ha, Davenport,  Cedar  Rapids, 
Rock  Island  and  Marshall- 
town. 

At  present  there  is  in  ex- 
istence between  both  organi- 
zations what  has  been  described 
as  a  "friendly  agreement." 
This  is  understood  to  be 
essentially  founded  on  bookings. 


Katz  Won't  Talk; 

Zukor  Unavailable 

Sam  Katz  when  reached  at 
the  Ambassador  last  night  re- 
fused to  make  any  comment 
in  addition  to  the  official  state- 
ment issued  earlier  in  the  eve- 
ning. 

Efforts  were  made  to  reach 
Adolph  Zukor,  Sidney  R. 
Kent  and  Harold  B.  Franklin, 
but  in  each  instance,  the  ef- 
fort failed. 


The  Statement 

The  following  statement  was 
issued  last  night  by  Famous : 

"Famous  Players-Lasky  Corp. 
decided  to  separate  their  theater 
interests  from  their  production 
and  distribution  departments.  A 
new  corporation  will  be  formed 
under  separate  management,  but 
will  be  wholly  owned  by  the  Fa- 
mous Players-Lasky  Corp.  The 
theaters  will  thus  be  operated  as 
a  separate  unit  and  will  rent  and 
exhibit  both  Paramount  and 
other  pictures  strictly  according 
to  their  merit  and  suitability. 

"After  protracted  negotiations 
Famous  Players-Lasky  Corp. 
have  been  able  to  effect  a  mutu- 
ally satisfactory  agreement  with 
Balaban  &  Katz  Corp.  of  Chi- 
cago, whereby  Famous  Players- 
Lasky  Corp.  secures  the  advan- 
tage of  the  Balaban  &  Katz  man- 
agement for  the  new  theater  cor- 
poration, working  in  association 
with  those  officers  who  have  al- 
ready built  up  the  Famous  Play- 
ers theater  department  to  its 
present  efficient  standard. 

"The  enviable  record  and  rep- 
utation   of    Messrs.    Balaban    & 

(Continued  on   Page   2) 


Katz  To  Supervise 
Combined  Theaters 


Plan  for  Separate  Unit  Carries — 

L.  and  T.  and  Mid-West 

Reported  Involved 


Official  announcement  was 
made  last  night  of  the  consum- 
mation of  the  deal  between  Fa- 
mous and  Balaban  &  Katz. 
In  several  quarters  which  are  us- 
ually well-informed,  the  opinion 
was  advanced  that  the  deal 
meant  the  control  of  the  B.  and 
K.  holdings  had  passed  to  Fa- 
mous. 

A  forecast  in  these  columns  on 
Wednesday  stated  that  this  tre- 
mendously important  transac- 
tion was  about  to  take  place.  Fa- 
mous officials  announced  its  in- 
tention of  divorcing  exhibition 
from  production  and  distribution 
through  the  formation  of  a  sep- 
arate theater  company  which,  so 
the  statement  avers,  will  "secure 
the  advantage  of  the  Balaban  & 
Katz  management."      As  indica- 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Franchise,  Too? 

In  several  discussions  last 
night  on  the  inside  of  the  Fa- 
mous-B.  &  K.  deal,  those  who 
believed  it  involved  the  acqui- 
sition of  the  B.  &  K.  holdings 
by  Famous  advanced  the 
opinion  that  the  First  National 
franchise  for  Illinois  was  also 
included. 

Efforts  to  reach  E.  A.  Esch- 
mann  last  night  at  his  home 
for  a  statement  were  unsuc- 
cessful. 


2 


THE 


Friday,  September  18,  192! 


ViLUIIIINo.  68    Frl(ia)r,SepL18,1925    Price SCtits 


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Quotations 

High  Low  Close 

Balaban  &   Katz    ..    79J4  78         78J4 

Eastman    Kodak    .AOS'A  107%  108 

Famous    Players    ..112^  109^  112 

F.    P.    Pfd llSJi  118J4  118}^ 

Film    Inspection    . .      65^  6           6 

First    National    Not 

Fox   "A"    71M  71         71 

Loew's,    Inc 35J4  34J4  35 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    .   21  21  21 

M.  P.   Cap.   Corp.   .   19>4  19  19 

Pathe  Exch.   "A"   .  77%  76^  76 J^ 

Skouras   Bros 59  58J4  59 

Universal     35  35  35 

Warners    "A"    22  215i  21% 

Warners     18^  18  IS'/i 


Sales 


1,200 

17,600 

1.600 

500 

quoted 

3,000 

10,700 

100 

300 

600 


100 

3,700 
1,400 


ii 


HOLLYWOOD 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 

them.  One  reason  why  it  is  so 
difficult  to  cast  productions; 
whether  by  "independents"  or 
the  larger  liyie  companies.  No 
Qne  free, 

Deveiopiiietit  of  newer  people  must 
follow.  But,  as  one  producer  put 
it;  "How  many  exhibitors  are  will- 
ing to  try  them  out;  when  will  they 
stop    demanding   'names'?" 

And  he  is  right — when  will  exhi- 
bitors realize  the  value  of  new  faces? 


Presentations 

THE  FILM  DAILY  today  contin- 
ues a  new  feature  which  deals  with 
the  manner  in  which  Broadway  first 
runs  build  their  programs.  The  ar- 
ticles will  be  written  from  the  angle 
of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

It  is  hoped  that  the  reviewer's  de- 
tailed    descriptions     will    prove     of 
practical  aid  to  exhibitors  in  devel- 
oping ideas  for  their  own  programs. 
Cameo 

Unit  No.  1. — Orchestra — Overture, 
"Caucasian  Sketches,"  by  M.  Ippoli- 
taw  Iwanaw.  (a)  "In  the  Mosque." 
(b)  "Procession  of  the  Sirdar."  This 
number  is  specially  adapted  for  aiaing 
the  presentation  of  the  feature,  "The 
Ten  Commandments,"  carrying  out 
the  oriental  theme.    Time:  5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2. — News  Pictorial.  Time: 
10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3. — A.  Lange,  soloist. 
"The  Wandering  Jew."  This  number 
serves  as  the  prologue  to  the  feature, 
and  with  its  manner  of  presentation 
was  made  very  appropriate.  Both  the 
cloud  and  storm  effects  were  thrown 
on  the  screen  together  from  the  pro- 
jector. In  this  dim  lighting  the  solo- 
ist appears  (before  the  screen),  with 
a  baby  spot  thrown  on  him.  He  is 
dressed  in  appropriate  costume.  As 
song  dies  out,  the  title  of  the  picture 
appears  and  the  storm  and  cloud  ef- 
fect also  die  out.  In  this  way  the  tie- 
up  with  the  feature  is  emphasized. 
Time:  3  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4.— Feature— "The  Ten 
Commandments."  Time:  1  hour,  50 
minutes. 


Welch  Managing  Canadian  Office 

Vancouver,  B.  C. — Jack  Welch, 
former  assistant  manager  of  the  To- 
ronto branch  of  Regal  Films,  is  now 
managing  the  local  office  of  Canad- 
ian Educational  Films,  Ltd. 


Further  Particulars 
in  Sept.  20th  Issue 


Colony 

Unit  No.  1.- — Colony  Melody  Mas- 
ters. Special  arrangement,  "The  Land 
of  Jazz."      Time:    7    minutes. 

Unit  No.  2. — Theodore  Alvin,  solo- 
ist. "Save  Your  Sorrow,"  a  vocal 
novelty  with  song  pictured  on  screen. 
Chorus  also  screened  for  audience  to 
join  in  singing.     Time:  6  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3. — News  Pictorial,  with 
synchronized  orchestra  selections. 
Time;   11  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4. — Divertissement.  When 
curtains  are  drawn,  a  gold  streamer 
drop  giving  tapestry  effect  is  seen. 
Behind  this  six  girl  harpists  are  ar- 
ranged on  a  rising  platform  in  a  semi- 
circle, all  dressed  alike  in  modern 
frocks.  Lighting  consists  of  over- 
head spots  and  floodlights  from  sides. 
Black  velvet  background.  They  ren- 
der a  selection  or  two,  followed  by  a 
dance  team  in  a  novelty  number.  A 
girl  soloist  in  a  French  selection,  an- 
other dance  number,  ending  with  a 
selection  by  the  harpists.  Time:  14 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  5. — Feature,  "Souls  for 
Sables."     Time:   1   hour,    10  minutes. 

Unit   No.   6. — Organ.      Finale. 


Springfield,  111.  Theater 
Springfield,  Ill.^O'Shea  Brothers 
have  been  awarded  the  contract  for 
the  construction  of  a  new  theater  at 
1214  East  Jefferson  St.,  to  cost  $250,- 
000.  It  will  be  a  one-story  structure. 
Theodore  Gray,  of  South  Eleventh 
St.,  will  operate  it. 


Famous  In  Control? 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 

ted  previously,  this  means  that 
Sam  Katz  will  be  placed  in 
charge  of  all  Paramount  theater 
operations  in  the  United  States, 
in  association  with  Harold  B. 
Franklin  and  the  staff  the  latter 
has  developed. 

By  this  move,  Katz  steps  into 
the  national  limelight  in  an  even 
more  pronounced  fashion  than 
the  extensive  operations  of  his 
company  had  caused.  He  will 
have  under  his  direction  the  larg- 
est circuit  of  theaters  in  the 
country. 

For  Famous,  the  move  means 
the  dominating  voice  in  one  of 
the  most  splendid  group  of  thea- 
ters to  be  found  anywhere  in 
America.  In  Chicago,  Balaban 
&  Katz  at  present  operate  the 
Chicago,  seating  4,300;  the  Ri- 
viera, seating  1,800;  the  Uptown, 
seating  4,500;  the  Roosevelt, 
seating  1,800  and  the  Tivoli, 
seating  3,500.  The  New  Ran- 
dolph, a  4,000-seat  theater  is 
building  and  plans  are  under 
way  for  three  4,000-seat  houses 
in  various  Chicago  suburbs. 

It  means  a  fifty  per  cent  con- 
trol of  the  Lubliner  &  Trinz  cir- 
cuit, acquired  by  the  Balaban  & 
Katz  Corp.  in  May.  This  interest 
embraces  26  theaters,  nineteen  in 
the  outlying  sections  of  Chicago 
and  seven  in  construction  and 
are: 

Ellentee,  Vitagraph,  Logan  Square, 
Paramount,  Madison  Square,  Bio- 
graph,  Lakeside,  Crawford,  Windsor, 
Dearborn,  Orchestra  Hall,  Covent 
Garden,  Knickerbocker,  Michigan, 
Oak  Park,  Pantheon,  Pershing,  Sen- 
ate, West  End,  Wilson,  Congress, 
Harding,  Belmont,  Tower  and  State, 

It  also  {ricltides  a  fifty  per  cent 
interest  in  Mid-West  Theaters, 
Inc.,  operating  about  21  houses 
in  nine  Illinois  towns.  In  this 
group  are  nine  houses  in  Aurora, 
Joliet  and  Elgin  which  B.  &  K. 
own  outright.  It  likewise  em- 
braces a  25  per  cent  interest  in 
the  State  which  John  H.  Kunsky 
is  building  in  Detroit,  but 
whether  the  new  Ambassador 
which  B.  &  K.  are  to  build  in 
that  same  city  is  included  was 
not  known  last  night.  In  this 
latter  house,  Kunsky  will  hold  a 
one-quarter  interest. 


K.  C.  Branch  Manager  Leaves 

Kansas  City — Harry  Hollander, 
former  Universal  branch  manager  of 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,  has  been 
transferred  to  Kansas  City. 


Fox  Active 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

for  Market  St.,  and  in  Los  . 
on    7th   and   Figueroa.     The: 
the  possession  of  the  compan 
in    Detroit    where    activity 
looked  for  soon. 

Fox  officials  feel  that  the 
pansion  is  necessary  to  pe 
organization  to  progress.  T 
record  made  by  James  R.  ( 
since  his  Fox  association  is  lit 
of  remarkable.  He  recently  i 
weeks  on  the  road  out  of  a 
twenty-two  and  has  closed  c 
for  1925-26  product  in  many 
prices  which  the  Fox  orga 
had  always  hoped  for  but  n 
ceived. 


The  Statement 

(Continued  from   Page   1) 

Katz     as     eminently    sue 
and    progressive    theater 
tors      is     generally     recc 
among   those   familiar   w; 
film  industry." 


Talbot  House  Opens  in 

Tulsa,        Okla. — Excavatioi 
foundation    work   is    finished 
new    Ritz.      Ralph    Talbot, 
sponsoring    the    project,    exp 
open  about  April  1. 


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GREETINGS: 
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"Mt  cortial  thanks,     Om  of  „,  «Ptra,o„  of  out 

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Wti.  HOSTBJOR 
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HARSY  H.  PETA 
T  W.  WISNER 
E-  W.  MAHAN 


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The  four-page  advertisement  reproduced 
above,  appeared  in  "Motion  Pictures  Today" 
issue  of  September  12th.  It  is  an  unsolicited 
testimonial  to  Carl  Laemmle,  inserted  without 
his  knowledge  and  paid  for  by  satisfied  exhi- 
bitors who  are  using  Universal's  Complete 
Service  Contract. 


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The  exhibitors  who  have  tendered  this 
unique  expression  of  appreciation  to 
Carl  Laemmle  are  a  very  small  part  of 
the  many  who  have  signed  his  Com- 
plete Service  Contract  and  are  reaping 
its  benefits.  To  date  there  are  2525  of 
them  with  more  coming  every  day. 
These  exhibitors  from  every  section  of 
the  country  are  loud  in  their  praise  and 
sincere  in  their  thanks  because  Univer- 
sal's  Complete  Service  Contract  will 
keep  their  theatres  running  in  season 
and  out.  It  will  make  money  for  them 
every  week  in  the  year. 

Look  at  this  from  a  purely  business  an- 
gle. Isn't  it  convincing  evidence  of  the 
live-and-let-live  policy  inaugurated  by 
Carl  Laemmle  with  this  contract? 
These  exhibitors  have  tried  and  tested 
it  and  have  found  it  to  be  just  what  Mr. 
Laemmle  said  it  was — a  Godsend  to 
exhibitors. 

That's  the  reason  we  reproduce  this 
testimonial  here.  We  want  you  to  know 
from  other  exhibitors  just  what  a  won- 
derful business  proposition  it  is.  We 
want  you  to  call  in  your  Universal  sales- 
man and  get  your  share  of  this  pros- 
perity.   NOW! 


THE 


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DAILY 


Friday,  September  18,   1925 


Charge  Coercion 

West  Coast  and  Other  Respondents 
Accused   of    Unfair    Trade    Tac- 
tics in  Briefs  of  Trade  Comm. 

Washington  —  The  Federal  Trade 
Commission  yesterday  made  public 
its  complaint  against  the  West  Coast 
Theaters,  Inc.,  West  Coast  Theaters, 
Inc.,  of  Northern  California;  Venice 
Invesment  Co.,  Hollywood  Theaters, 
Inc.,  All  Star  Feature  Distributors, 
Inc.;  Educational  Film  Exchange, 
Principal  Pictures  Corp..  H.  M.  Tur- 
ner, Fred  Dahnken,  C.  L.  Langley 
and  F.  W.  Livingstone,  partners,  do- 
ing business  under  the  name  of 
Turner,  Dahnken  &  Langley,  and  A. 
T-.  Gore,  Michael  Gore,  Sol  Lesser, 
Adolph    Ramish   and    Dave    Bershon. 

Those  among  them  who  are  ex- 
hibitors, the  complaint  sets  forth,  op- 
crate  or  control  the  operation  of  more 
than  100  theaters  in  30  or  more  of  the 
larger  cities  and  towns  in  California. 
Because  of  this  control,  it  is  asserted, 
respondents  are  able  to  exert  great 
influence  and  power  upon  the  busi- 
ness of  distributors,  enabling  those 
among  the  latter  upon  whom  they 
may  confer  their  patronage  to  do  a 
successful  and  lucrative  business,  or, 
on  the  other  hand,  by  withholding 
their  patronage,  prevent  distributors 
from  so  doing. 

The  Commission  charges  that  for  a 
period  of  more  than  five  years  last 
erated  with  each  of  the  other  respon- 
dents named  above,  and  all  of  said 
respondents  have  combined  and  co- 
operated themselves  for  the  purpose 
of  (1)  hindering,  restraining  and  pre- 
venting producers  and  distributors  of 
motion  picture  films  in  other  States 
from  leasing  their  said  films  to  said 
competitors  of  respondents  or  any 
of  them  and  from  shipping  said  films 
into  the  State  of  California_  and  de- 
livering them  to  said  competitors,  and 
(2)  restraining  and  preventing  com- 
petition among  the  respondents  and 
i>etween  respondents  and  other  ex- 
hibitors in  the  State  of  California^  in 
negotiating  for  and  leasing  motion 
picture  films  to  be  shipped  from  other 
States  and  delivered  to  said  exhibi- 
tors respectively  in  the  State  of  Cali- 
fornia as  aforesaid.  In  pursuance  of 
and  to  carry  out  said  mutual  purposes 
respondents  and  each  of  them  are  al- 
leged to  have  done  and  still  do  the 
following  acts  and  things: 

(a)  "Seek  by  threats  of  withhold- 
ing patronages  and  by  actually  with- 
holding patronage,  to  coerce  and 
compel,  and  do  coerce  and  compel  said 
motion  picture  producers  and  dis- 
tributors to  discontinue  dealing  with 
competitors  of  respondents  and  to 
furnish  their  films  to  respondents' 
theaters  in  all  towns  where  respon- 
dents or  any  of  them  have  competi- 
tion. 

(b)  "Seek  by  similar  threats  and 
action,  to  coerce  and  compel,  and  do 
coerce  and  compel  said  producers  and 
distributors  to  cease  from  dealing 
with  particular  competitors  of  the  re- 
spondents, or  to  withhold  certain  pic- 
tures from  said  competitors  from  the 
purpose  and  with  the  efTect  of  pre- 
venting said  competitors  from  ob- 
taining an  adequate  and  necessary 
supply  of  suitable  films  for  the  opera- 
tion  of  their   respective   theaters. 


Golfers,  Attention! 

Sign   this   and    forward   to    any    member    of    the    committee: 
Here    is    my    entry    for    the    Fall    Film    Golf    Tournament    to 

be    held    Tuesday,    Oct.    13    at    the    Winged    Foot    Golf    Club, 

Mamaroneck,    N.    Y. 


My  check  herewith  ($10  for  players,  including  lunch,  dinner 
and  prize*).  It  will  simplify  matters  for  the  handicap  com- 
nMttee  if  you  will  send  us  your  last  three  scores. 

THE   COMMITTEE: 

Felix  Feist,  Metro-Goldwyn,  1540  Broadway. 
G.  B.  Gallup,  First  National,  383  Madison  Ave. 
Abe  Warner,  Warner  Bros.,  1600  Broadway. 
E.  K.  Gillette,  Motfon  Picture  News,  729  7th  Ave. 
Danny,  The  Film  Daily,  1650  Broadway. 


(c)  "Seek  by  similar  threats  and 
action  to  coerce  and  compel,  and  do 
coerce  and  compel  such  producers 
and  distributors  to  withhold  from, 
and  refrain  from  leasing  to  competing 
theaters  for  repeat  runs,  films  that 
have  been  previously  run  in  respon- 
dents' theaters,  until  after  the  expira- 
tion of  such  a  long  time  after  such 
previous  run  that  said  films  have 
Iiccome  practically  valueless  for  ex- 
hibition purposes. 

(d)  "Seek  by  threats  of  withhold- 
ing patronage  and  by  actually  with- 
holding patronage  to  coerce  and  com-, 
pel  and  do  coerce  and  compel  said 
producers  and  distributors  to  lease 
their  films  to  respondents  at  prices 
arbitrarily  fixed  by  respondents,  with- 
out regard  to  the  cost  of  production 
and  distribution  of  said  pictures,  and 
at  prices  substantially  less  than  the 
usual  and  normal  exhibition  values 
of  said  films  in  the  respective  towns 
and  cities  in  which  respondents  ex- 
hibit them,  and  at  prices  substantially 
less  than  competitors  of  respondents 
would  have  been  willing  to  pay  for 
them  in  the  same  towns  were  they 
not  prevented  by  said  acts  of  the  re- 
spondents from  having  an  opportun- 
ity to  lease  said  films. 

(e)  "Lease  films  which  they  can- 
not use  and  do  not  expect  to  use,  in 
order  to  prevent  their  exhibitors  from 
securing   same   for   their   theaters. 

(f)  "Use  other  cooperative  and  in- 
dividual means  to  carry  out  and  make 
effective  their  aforesaid  purposes  and 
undertakings. 

"The  effect  and  result  of  the 
above  alleged  acts  and  things  done 
by  respondents  have  been  and  now 
are  to  unduly  hinder  and  restrain 
interstate  commerce  between  the  said 
nroducers  and  distributors  on  the  one 
hand  and  the  said  exhibitors  on  the 
other  hand  in  the  distribution,  leas- 
ing, transportation  into  the  State  of 
California  and  delivery  to  exhibitors 
of  motion  picture  films:  to  close  to 
both  said  producers  and  distributors 
and  said  exhibitors  certain  of  the  out- 
lets or  channels  through  which  they 
would  otherwise  be  enabled  to  obtain 
trade  and  pursue  their  respective 
business:  and  to  deprive  them  of  the 
advantages  which   they  would  enjoy 


under  the  natural  and  normal  condi- 
tions of  competition  which  would  ex- 
ist among  respondents  and  between 
respondents  and  the  other  exhibitors 
in  the  absence  of  the  matters  and 
things   herein  set  out. 

Supplementary  Complaint  Filed 

A  separate  complaint  was  also  is- 
sued against  West  Coast  Theaters. 
Inc.,  West  Coast  Theaters,  Inc.,  of 
Northern  California:  T,  &  D.  Jr.,  En- 
terprises, Inc.;  Herbert  L.  Rothchild 
Entertainment,  Inc.,  and  H.  M.  Tur- 
ner, Fred  Dahnken.  C.  L.  Langley 
and  F.  W.  Livingstone,  doing  busi- 
ness as  Turner,  Dahnken  &  Langley. 
In  that  it  is  charged,  with  the  same 
effect  and  results  as  are  set  forth 
in  the  first-named  complaint,  that 
they  have  joined  for  the  purpose  of 
(1)  hindering,  restraining  and  pre- 
venting said  producers  or  distributors 
of  motion  picture  films  in  other 
States  from  leasing  their  said  films 
to  said  competitors  of  respondents 
or  any  of  them,  and  from  shipping 
said  films  into  the  State  of  California 
and  delivering  them  to  said  competi- 
tors, and  (2)  restraining  and  prevent- 
ing competition  among  the  respon- 
dents and  between  respondents  and 
other  exhibitors  in  the  State  of  Cali- 
fornia in  negotiating  for  and  leasing 
motion  picture  films  to  be  shipped 
from  other  States  and  delivered  to 
said  exhibitors  respectively  in  the 
State  of  California  as  aforesaid. 

In  pursuance  of  and  to  carry  out 
said  mutual  purposes  resoondents 
and  each  of  them  are  alleged  to  have 
done  the  following  acts  and  things: 

Ca")  Enter  into  and  observe  agree- 
ments and  understandings  among 
Uiemselves  or  between  two  or  more 
-^f  them  whereby  they  combine  under 
'oiiit  manaeement  and  ownership  any 
Micatcrs  which  two  or  more  of  them 
may  then  own  or  ooerate  in  the 
■^amc  towns  and  cities:  agree  to 
niutuallv  refrain  from  entering  into 
♦  he  business  of  exhibiting  motion  pic- 
tures in  anv  towns  or  cities  wherein 
another  respondent  is  already  engaged 
'11  that  business;  and  or  acree  to 
nnituaHv  refrain  from  acquiring  ad- 
ditional theaters  in  new  territory  or 
mutuallv  competitive  territory  with- 
out first  giving  the  other  party  or 
parties    to    the    agreement   an   oppor- 


tunity to  participate  on  a  basis  o 
joint    ownership    and    management. 

(b)  In  other  towns  and  citie; 
where  two  or  more  respondents  ari 
operating  tkeaters,  they  enter  int< 
and  observe  agreements  and  under 
standings  with  one  another  that  the; 
will  not  compete  with  each  other  ii 
negotiating  for  or  offering  to  leas 
any  motion  picture  film;  agree  amon 
themselves  as  to  which  films  eacl 
shall  exhibit  ;and  mutually  refraii 
from  negotiating  for  or  leasing  an; 
others. 

(c)  Exchange  information  as 
the  motion  picture  films  which  eacl 
desires  to  exhibit  in  order  to  mor 
fully  carry  out  their  understandinj 
set  out  in  sub-paragraph   (b)  hereoi 

Charge   of   Boycott   Made 

(d)  Coerce  and  compel  aforesait 
producers  and  distributors  by  threat 
of  boycott  and  by  actual  boycott 

(1)  refrain  from  leasing  any  of  thef 
motion  picture  films  to  certain  ex 
hibitors  who  are  competing  with  re 
spondents   or  one   or   more  of  then 

(2)  refrain  from  leasing  to  certai 
competitors  particular  films  which  ar 
from  time  to  time  specified  by  re 
spondents  or  some  of  them,  (3)  r« 
frain  from  leasing  to  competitors  fC 
repeat  or  subsequent  showings,  film 
that  are  previously  shown  or  are  t 
be  previously  shown  in  respondent 
theaters,  until  after  the  expiration 
such  a  long  period  of  time  after  th 
dates  upon  which  they  are  exhibits 
by  the  respective  respondents  th^ 
said  films  lose  the  greater  part 
their  distribution  and  exhibition  valui 
and._  or  (4)  refrain  from  leasing  an 
motion  picture  films  to  comnetito 
of  said  resDondcnts  unless  paid  con 
petitors  will  increase  their  admissin 
price  for  their  theaters  to.  and  mail 
tain  it  at,  specified  sums  fixed  by  or 
or  more  of  the  respondents. 

(e)  Refuse  to  lease  films,  somi 
times  altogether  and  sometimes  onl 
for  exhibition  in  particular  towns  an 
cities  where  respondents'  theatei 
have  no  competition  from  those 
said  producers  and  distributors,  wk 
fail  or  refuse  to  comply  with  n 
spondents'  demands  as  set  forth 
sub-paragraph    (d)    hereof. 

(i)  Use  other  cooperative  and  Ji 
dividual  means  to  carry  out  an 
make  effective  their  aforesaid  pa 
noses  and   undertakings. 

Respondents  File  Denials 

Concurrently  with  the  publicatic 
of  these  complaints,  the  Feder 
Trade  Commission  made  public  tl 
answers  of  Principal  Pictures  Cor 
and  Sol  Lesser,  and  of  Herbert 
Rothchild    Entertainment,    Inc. 

The  first-named  denies  that  60  pi 
rent  or  more  of  its  stock,  as  chargii 
bv  the  Commission,  or  that  any  oei 
rent  or  part  of  I'ts  stock  is  owned 
held  bv  West  Coast  Theaters.  It 
Toininp'  with  this  concern  in  its  a 
swer.  Lesser  denies  that  he  is 
"asred  in  the  leasing  of  films  or  fi 
oneratinn  of  theaters.  All  of  tho 
named  above  denv  the  charges  of  t 
Commission  insofar  a'  they  furtW 
relate  to  combination  in  restraint 
trade. 

It  is  under<;tood  that  answers  h# 
been  received  from  others  of  the  i' 
snondents  but  that  thev  have  not  be 
made  available  for  public  inspect! 
a.^   vet. 


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Friday,  September  18,  1925 


THE 


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DAILY 


Questionnaire  Out 

[.   p.   T.   O.   Querying   Connecticut 
Legislators     on     Durant    Law — 
Move  for  Special  Session 

By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 
Hartford— The  M.  P.  T.  O.  j-ester- 
ay  mailed  letters  to  members  of  the 
.egislature  querying  them  on  their 
ttitude  toward  the  Durant  tax  law. 
ome  local  legislators  have  already 
;ceived  similar  communications 
cm  the  operators'  union. 
The   Empire  will   raise   admissions 

I  case  the  tax  law  is  not  killed,  ac- 
arding  to  Edward  J.  McMahon,  one 
f  its  two  owners.  The  house,  which 
lianges  daily  during  the  warm 
•eather  is  having  a  difficult  time 
specially  in  securing  its  short  sub- 
lets as  per  bookings  ind  the  resull- 
ig  inconvenience  is  getting  on  Mc- 
lahon's    nerves. 

When  anything  went  wrong  with 
is  pictures  during  the  days  when 
>cchanges  were  situated  at  New 
laven  it  was  an  easy  and  inexpen- 
ivc  matter  for  McMahon  to  'phone 
is  enquiries.  However,  now  it  is 
ecessary  to  call  New  York  and 
ioston  frequently. 

Inability  to  get  paper  en  t'me  is 
Mother  hardship  imposed  upon  the 
!mpire.  McMahon  has  had  to  play 
everal  pictures  without  this  form 
f  advertising.  Occasionally,  like 
iiany  other  exhibitors,  the  film 
'coked  fails  to  put  in  its  appearance 
n  time  and  some  other  unannounced 
•icture  is  used.  He  has  his  features 
coked  for  two  years  and  his  short 
ubjects  for  a  similar  period. 

The  reputed  prosperity  of  the  in- 
ustry  is   the   reason   why   the   state, 

II  searching  for  a  lucrative  source 
f  revenue,  passed  the  law.  This  is 
he  belief  of  William  H.  Mead,  sec- 
etary  of  the  Hartford  Chamber  of 
Commerce,  who  says  that  producers 

nd  distributors  lost  out  in  the  mat- 
er because  of  the  widespread  re- 
jorts  concerning  the  high  salaries 
iiaid  the  stars  and  executives  of  the 
•usiness. 

Like  other  members  of  the  Assem- 
)ly  Senator  Samuel  C.  Doty,  senator 
rem  the  first  district  and  well  known 
^eal  estate  man  was  "sold"  on  the 
dea  advanced  by  Representative 
^arry  Durant  that  the  law  would 
nake  "the  wealthy  motion  picture 
■•ompanies"  stand  the  bills.  He,  too, 
/oted  for  the  bill  because  the  dis- 
ributors  "could  well  afiford  to  pay 
axes  to  the  State  of  Connecticut." 


Hope   Hampton   Sails 
Hope    Hampton    is    on    the    Paris 
jound    for    New    York    after    a    two 
nonths'  sojourn   in   Paris. 


Wright  Story  at  Rialto 

"A  Son  of  His  Father."  by  Harold 
'Bell  Wright  will  be  the  feature  at 
!:he  Rialto  next  week. 


"Don  Q"  at  Strand 

"Don  Q"  will  be  the  feature  at  the 
^Mark    Strand    begiinning    Sotnday. 

I  Detroit  House  Opens 

;  Detroit— The  Roosevelt,  a  2,000 
•seat  theater  has  opened.  It  is  at 
^ratiot  and  May  Sts. 


Air  Mail  Won 't  Help 

Hartford — Practically  no  re- 
lief from  the  present  situation 
caused  by  uncertain  deliveries 
is  found  by  Connecticut  exhi- 
bitors in  tne  Federal  Govern- 
ment's plans  for  the  establish- 
ment ot  an  air  mail  service  be- 
tween this  city.  New  York  and 
Boston.  The  postage  rate  on 
cuns  ot  reels  will  be  high  to 
a  prohibitive  point. 

m  discussing  the  matter 
Postmaster  Harry  K.  Taylor 
stated  that  the  rate  for  the  de- 
livery of  films  between  Hart- 
ford and  the  two  distributing 
centers  will  probably  be  lO 
cents  per  ounce.  Figuring  on 
this  basis  the  shipment  of  a 
can  containing  two  reels  v/ould 
cost  approximately  $28,  which, 
of  course,  is  prohibitive.  There 
is  also  a  question  as  to 
whether  or  not  the  service  will 
handle  such  inflammable  ma- 
terials as  films. 


In  the  Courts 

A  suit  for  an  accounting  of  the 
management  of  the  West  End  theater 
has  been  filed  in  the  Supreme  Court 
by  Max  Weber,  a  stockholder, 
against  Bernard  K.  Bimberg,  presi- 
dent of  the  Bimweb  Corp.  which  was 
organized  to  operate  the  theater. 
Weber  alleges  that  on  Feb.  26  last, 
the  entire  property  of  the  corpora- 
tion was  transferred  to  the  W.  E. 
Theater    Corp. 

He  said  that  Bimberg  owned  two- 
thirds  of  the  stock  and  alleges  he 
squandered  the  money  of  the  corpora- 
tion and  conducted  its  affairs  in  the 
interest  of  several  other  theaters 
owned  by  him.  Weber  alleged  that 
Bimberg  in  booking  pictures  for  all 
the  theaters  made  excessive  charges 
against  the  West  End,  and  caused 
money  to  be  paid  to  himself  and  two 
brothers,  to  which  they  were  not  en- 
titled. 


William  H.  Wood  has  filed  suit  in 
the  Supreme  Court  against  the  Inde- 
pendent Pictures  Corp.  and  Jesse  J. 
Goldberg  to  restrain  them  from  us- 
ing the  name  "Billy  the  Kid"  for  a 
film,  and  for  an  accounting  of  the 
profits  from  a  film  of  that  name  made 
and  released  by  them.  The  complaint 
alleges  that  prior  to  1906.  William 
H.  Wood,  a  playright,  in  cooperation 
with  Joseph  Santley,  wrote  a  play 
of  that  name  and  because  of  its 
popularity  the  title  became  a  "house- 
hold name."  Wood  alleges  that  he 
acquired  the  rights  to  the  play  in 
1912,  which  includes  the  right  to  use 
it  for  a  film,  and  that  the  defendants 
have  made  use  of  it  without  his  au- 
thority. He  alleges  that  $50,000  was 
spent  in  making  the  name   popular. 


New  P.  D.  C.  Office  Opens 

Portland,  Ore.— R.  C.  Hudson  has 
resigned  as  Universal  manager  at 
Butte,  to  become  assistant  manager 
of  the  Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  exchange, 
which  opened  this  week. 


Mayer  Coming  East 

To  Confer  on  Winter  M.-G.-M.  Pro- 
gram —  Looks     for      Production 
Peak  on  Coast 

Los  Angeles — Louis  B.  Mayer, 
vice-president  in  charge  of  produc- 
tion for  Metro  -  Goldwyn  -  Mayer, 
leaves  the  Coast  on  Monday  for 
New  York  where  he  will  hold  con- 
ferences with  Marcus  Loew,  Nicho- 
las M.  Schenck  and  other  M.-G.-M. 
officials  on  pictures  for  the  winter 
producing  season. 

Preparations  are  now  under  way 
to  house  activities  of  a  record  num- 
ber of  producing  units  at  the  plant 
operating  under  the  supervision  of 
Irving  G.  Thalberg,  Harry  Rapf  and 
Hunt  Stromberg.  Mayer  is  also 
coming  East  to  confer  on  the  presen- 
tation of  "Ben  Hur"  and  "The  Big 
i-'arade." 

Following  his  stay  in  New  York 
he  will  attend  the  International  con- 
vention of  Fire  Chiefs  at  Louisville, 
Kentucky,  where  plans  will  be  out- 
lined for  the  production  of  the 
fire  prevention  film  M.-G.-M.  has 
agreed  to  make.  Pete  Smith,  direc- 
tor of  publicity  will  come  to  New 
York   with   Mayer. 


Los  Angeles  —  Antonio  D'Algy, 
and  Gwen  Lee  have  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  "Free  Lips,"  Norma 
Shearer's  next.  Hobart  Henley  is 
the  director  and  Lew  Cody  has  the 
leading   male   role. 


Fox   Buys   "Family  Upstairs" 

It  is  reported  that  Fox  has  pur- 
chased "The  Family  Upstairs,"  now 
playing  on   Broadway. 


To  Film  "Rocking  Moon"  in  Alaska 

Holljwood — George  Melford  has 
left  for  Alaska  with  members  of  the 
cast  of  "Rocking  Moon"  and  a  tech- 
nical crew.  The  picture  will  be 
filmed  at   Sitka. 


F.  B.  O.  Branch  Holds  "Open  House" 

Minneapolis — Manager  Eph  Rosen 
held  an  "Open  House"  week  at  the 
¥.  B.  O.  exchange  recently.  More 
than    100    exhibitors    attended. 


Tennessee  House  Destroyed  By  Fire 

Cooper  Hill,  Tenn. — The  Bonita 
is  a  total  ruin  from  fire.  The  blaze 
started  in  the  theater  and  spread  to 
several  adjacent  buildings,  destroy- 
iiiK  all  of  them. 


Overbaugh  to  England 

Roy  Overbaugh  will  sail  for  Eng- 
land on  the  Olympic  tomorrow  where 
he  will  photograph  Dorothy  Gish 
in  "Nell  Gwynne,"  to  be  made  by 
Herbert  Wilcox. 


Theater  Managers  Resign 

Medford,  Mass. — William  J.  Pres- 
ton, manager  of  the  Fenway  has  re- 
signed to  take  charge  of  the  Victory 
in  Holyoke,  Mass.  William  Burke 
has  resigned  from  the  Capitol,  Lynn, 
to  become  manager  of  the   Fenway. 


Bradley  Buys  Standard  Film  Service 

Boston — Winfield  H.  Bradley  has 
purchased  the  Standard  Film  Service 
at  23  Piedmont  St. 


Paramount  Signs  Alice  Joyce 
Alice  Joyce  yesterday  signed  a 
long-term  contract  with  Paramount. 
Her  first  role  will  be  in  "Mannequin," 
James  Cruze's  next  picture  which  is 
an  adaptation  of  Fannie  Hurst's 
$50,000  prize  winning  story. 

Pawley  Sailing  Tonight 
Raymond  Pawley  of  P.  D.  C.  sails 
on  the  Olympic  tonight  in  connection 
with  the  establishment  of  the  com- 
pany's own  offices  in  England  and 
interests  on  the   Continent. 


Morgan  on  Tour 
W.  J.  Morgan,  sales  manager  of 
P.  D.  C.  started  an  extensive  sales 
tour  this  week,  with  an  itinerary 
that  embraces  a  visit  to  all  branches 
except   those   in   the   West. 


Seymour  Resigns 

W.  F.  Seymour,  Eastern  district 
sales  manager  of  P.  D.  C.  has  re- 
signed. 


Davis  Here  from  Coast 

J.  Charles  Davis,  2nd,  of  the  Davis 
Dist.  Division,  Inc.,  has  returned  to 
New  York  after  a  flying  visit  to  the 
Coast. 


Zukor  Heads  Charity  Drive 

At  a  luncheon  at  the  Pennsylvania 
yesterday,  Adolph  Zukor  pledged 
himself  to  raise  $1,000,000  from  the 
theatrical  and  film  industries  on  be- 
half of  the  Federation  for  the  Sup- 
port of  Jewish  Philanthropic  Socie- 
ties. 


To   Build  Two  in  Detroit 

Detroit— Arthur  D.  Baehr,  general 
manager  of  the  Crystal,  and  his  two 
associates,  William  Burnstein  and 
Jacob  Cohn,  will  erect  two  new 
houses  in  Detroit.  Both  on  Michi- 
gan Avenue,  one  will  seat  2,000  and 
go  up  between  Cicotte  and  Gilbert 
Sts.  and  the  other,  at  Michigan  and 
Lawndale   will   seat   1,000. 


AUvine  Presides  at  A.  M.  P.  A. 

Glendon  Allvine  assumed  the  post 
of  president  at  yesterday's  A.  M. 
P.  A.  meeting  which  was  incidentally 
a  record  in  point  of  attendance.  Mi.ss 
America  and  a  number  of  beauties 
who  participated  in  the  Atlantic  City 
beauty  pageant  were  present  A 
letter  signed  by  former  presidents  of 
the  A.  M.  P.  A.  extended  felicitations 
to  Allvine. 


The  American,  St.  Louis  Sold 

St.  Louis — The  American  has  been 
bought  by  Ben  Lewis  from  Joseph 
Wagner. 


ALL  READY  FOR  YOU! 

95 

Red  Seal  Featurettes 

of 

Surpassing  Charm, 
Interest  and  Novelty. 

729  7th  Ave.  f^H^^W]     W.    T.    C. 
Bdwln  Miles  Padsuui,  Pr«. 


'^  DARK  ANGEL  will  be  on  ever 
J  list  o£  the  TEN  BEST  PICTUBJ 


Says 

Louella  Parsons 

of  N.  Y.  American 

^^1  have  just  seen  ^The  Dark 
Angel'  and  it  is  all  you 
promised  and  more. 

"Vilma  Ranky  will  create  a 
sensation. 

"As  for  the  picture,  it  is 
the  best  thing  George 
Fitzmaurice  has  ever  made 
and  will  prove  a  box  office 


wmner. 


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Georga     Fit«nauric« 
director   of   this 
inspiring 
masterpiece. 


Says 

Robert  Welsh 

Ed,  Moving  Picture  World 

^'A  great  woman's  picture. 
A  great  man's  picture,  too, 
at  that— and  that  only  tells 
the  half  of  it. 

"The  other  half  is  Vilma 
Banky.  A  new  face,  a  wel- 
come face,  and  a  face  that 
before  the  year  is  over  is 
going  to  be  one  of  the 
stellar  ones  of  the  screen. 

^A  picture  that  registers 
straight,  true  and  right." 


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the  year"' 


Says 

Richard  Halliday 

Liberty  Magazine 

^'One  of  the  important  films. 
Places  on  view  to  advantage 
Samuel  Goldwyn's  com- 
mendable new  discovery, 
Vilma  Banky.  Truly  she  is 
a  find. 

'*The  story  is  a  tense  one, 
and  holds  you  tight. 

"Yes,  see  The  Dark  Angel.' 
You'll  realize  you  really 
wanted  to." 


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Samuel  Goldwyn 

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Friday,  September  18,  IS  I 


Newspaper  Opinions 

"His   Majesty,   Bunker  Bean" — War- 
ners— Warners  Theater 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Not  that  I  blame  Matt 
Moore  for  his  performance.  I  place  the  blame 
on  the  scenario  writer  and  on  Harry  Beau- 
mont, the  director.  Between  them  they  have 
managed  to  turn  out  a  picture  that  not  even 
its  own  producer  could  love.  Matt  Moore 
should  not  be  wasted  on  another  picture  of 
this  sort.   ♦   ♦   ♦ 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Little  can  be 
said  in  defense  of  Matt  Moore  as  the  sap. 
He  overdraws  the  character  and  makes  him 
a  miserable,  spineless  hero.  Dorothy  Devore 
has  an  impossible  part  as  the  heroine  and 
her  portrayal  is  pathetic.   •   *   * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  The  director  has 
gone  in  for  Sennett  gymnastics,  and  Matt 
Moore  as  Bunker  Bean  clowns  all  over  the 
set  I  can  imagine  nothing  of  less  conse- 
quence than  his  performance.  He  doesn  t 
look  Bunker,  act  Bunker,  nor  for  a  moment 
i-„-0-et  he   is   Matt   Moore.   »   *    * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  What  might 
have  been  an  amusing  film  has,  through  bad 
direction,  become  an  overacted  exaggeration 
of  a  farce.  Moore  goes  through  absent-mind- 
ed facial  contortions,  and  Dorothy  Devore 
registers  emotion  by  hopping  about  with  kit- 
tenish steps  and  clapping  her  hands  glee- 
fully. *  *  * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  Offers  plenty 
of  good  laughs  for  any  one  who  appreciates 
the  Harry  Leon  Wilson  brand  of  humor. 
With  a  trifle  more  restraint  on  the  part  of 
Matt  Moore  the  picture  would_  be  as^well 
done    as    "Ruggles    of    Red    Gap."    * 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  Matt  Moore  as  Bunker 
Bean  is  seen  in  the  role  of  a  young  man 
with  too  much  imagination  and  an  inferiority 
complex.  That's  the  original  idea,  we  take 
it  Even  with  such  a  handicap  the  role  might 
be  made  funny  and  at  the  same  time  pre- 
serve a  semblance  of  plausibility,  but  as  it  is 
interpreted  by  Matt  the  character  is  a  crea- 
ture half   lunatic   and   half   idiot.   * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  Harry  Leon 
Wilson's  Bunker  Bean  was  an  amusing  boy, 
pathetic,  but  imaginative  and  lovable.  One 
would  think  that  Matt  Moore  would  be  the 
last  person  in  the  world  chosen  to  portray 
Bunker  Bean.  But,  having  been  assigned 
to  it,  probably  there  was  nothing  left  to^do 
but  make  a  slapstick  comedy  out  of   it.   * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  Harry 
Leon  Wilson's  famous  novel  should  have  made 
an  hilarious  screen  farce,  full  of  laughs,  but 
it  is  much  more  likely,  instead,  to  bring 
on  an  acute  case  of  coma.   *  *   ♦ 

SUN — *  *  *  Possibly  the  producers  did 
right- from  the  box  office  viewpoint— in  vul- 
garizing the  priceless  Wilsonian  humor.  Mr. 
Moore  is  fairly  amusing  in  himself,  and  in- 
asmuch as  he  has  played  nothing  but  movie 
Bunker  Beans  for  ever  so  long,  this  photo- 
play may  bring  in  receipts  on  the  strength  of 
the  fact  that  Mr.  Moore  does  nothing  new. 
♦  «  *■ 

TELEGRAM — *  *  *  Matt  Moore  has  play 
ed  the  role  of  Bunker  Bean  throughout  with 
a  touch  that  is  as  light  as  a  mealsack  and 
with  no  more  subtlety  than  one  might  look 
for   in   a   Mack   Sennett   comedy.    »   ♦    * 

TIMES — *  *  *  It  is  a  pity  that  the  truly 
humorous  incidents  have  been  spoiled  by  a 
repetition  of  action,  which  manifests  a  tend- 
ency on  the  part  of  the  director  to  employ 
the  sledge  hammer  rather  than  the  gimlet. 
Therefore,  although  one  is  never  actually  an- 
noyed by  this  feature,  it  is  obvious  that  the 
influence  is  that  of  the  illustrious  Mack  Sen- 
nett. ♦  ♦  » 

WORLD — *  *  *  Of  the  guileless,  wistful 
dreams  of  the  young  clerk,  of  his  transfor- 
mation from  a  timid  failure  *  *  *  of  all 
this  shrewd  and  touching  study  of  famous 
youth  nothing  remains  but  a  heavily  earnest 
comedian,  bouncing  about  rather  wearily  in 
the   mazes   of   a   second-rate    slapstick   comedy. 


"Shore    Leave"— 1st    National 
Mark  Strand 

AMERICAN — *  *  *  Is  not  a  great  smash- 
ing story,  it  is  simple,  light  and  full  of 
human  interest.  Any  picture  that  helps  the 
underdog  to  happiness  always  holds  an  au- 
dience. *  *  * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  What  little  ac- 
tion there  is  in  the  long  reels  of  "Shore 
Leave"  is  weakened  by  repetition.  You'll 
delight  in  Barthelmess  as  the  gob.  He  does 
excellent  work,  humanizing  the  role  of  "Bilge" 
Smith,  swaggering  U.  S.  A.  sailor,  as  only 
he  could.   •   •  • 


DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  This  is  the  first 
human  role  Barthelmess  has  had -for  a  long 
while,  and  it  brings  him  back  with  a  bang. 
His  Bilge  Smith  has  overtones  of  the  old 
tragic  Barthelmess,  but  what  he  lacks  in 
comedy   the    subtitles    supply.    *    *    * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  Dick  does 
great  work  as  the  slangy  sailor,  and  another 
chap  by  the  name  of  Ted  McNamara  gives  a 
delightful    characterization. 

EVENING  WORLD— *  *  *  As  recruiting 
propaganda  it  suggests  that  Col.  Mitchell  has 
something  of  a  case  for  charges  of  naval 
incompetence.  As     an     entertainingly,     im- 

probable comedy  is  it  not  so  bad.   •   ♦   * 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  Is  100  per  cent  better 
than  was  "Classmates,"  which  we  understand 
has  been  a  big  money  maker.  If  so,  then 
this  story  of  the  navy  ought  to  make  its  pro- 
ducers a  coupla  million.  We  hope  so,  for  it's 
something  worth  while  to  give  us  a  picture 
that  is  clean  and  interesting  and  full  of  the 
two  elements  that  go  to  make  up  a  popularly 
successful  picture — heart  interest  and  humor. 
"Shore   Leave"   has  both   in  abundance.    *   ♦   * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  Has  been 
transferred  to  the  screen  with  such  fidelity  that 
even  something  of  the  Belasco  spirit  has  been 
retained.  Do  not  miss  it — ^the  picture,  we 
mean.  ♦  ♦  • 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  Bar- 
thelmess is  jaunty,  tough,  roughly  tender  and 
wholly  delightful.  He  makes  no  compro- 
mise to  make  Bilge  a  sympathetic  character 
until  the  final  scenes,  and  I  liked  that.  •  *  ♦ 
Barthelmess  shows  a  keen  understanding  of 
this  type  of  man.  ♦  *  ♦ 

POST—*  *  *  The  United  States  Navy  has 
co-operated  with  Mr.  Barthelmess  to  the  ex- 
tent of  furnishing  a  battleship  for  purposes 
of  realistic  background,  and  the  activities  of 
the  gobs,  both  at  sea  and  ashore,  are  vastly 
amusing.  Even  more  amusing,  however,  is 
Mr.  Barthelmess  himself,  turned  comedian  with 
great  success  as  the  hard-boiled  and  generally 
easy-going    "Bilge."    *    *    * 

SUN—*  »  •  I  think  "Shore  Leave"  will 
make  as  much  money  as  "Classmates,"  and  I 
am.  certain  that  it  will  prove  far  more  enter- 
taining to  those  few,  isolated  freaks  who 
want,  nay  demand,  of  their  motion  picture 
entertainment  that   it  make  sense.   *   •   ♦ 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  There  is  an  atmo- 
sphere of  the  briny  about  Richard  Barthel- 
mess' new  picture,  "Shore  Leave,"  that  is 
mildly  bracing  without  carrying  with  it  suflS- 
cient  realism  to  make  the  audiance  aware  of 
the  motion  of  the  ocean.  ♦  *  ♦ 

TIMES—*  *  *  There  are  moments  that 
are  quite  good  in  this  story,  and  Mr.  Bar- 
thelmess is  a  little  more  natural  than  usual  in 
his  performance.   *   *   * 

WORLD—*  *  *  In  his  faithfulness  to 
character,  his  assumed  toughness,  his  shy 
"boldness,"  his  deft  and  unlabored  touch  in 
his  comic  scenes,  Mr.  Barthelmess  is  price- 
less, and  it  seems  that  considerable  research 
has  been  made  into  the  manners  and  customs 
of  the  boys  who  patrol  the  seas  in  the  shad- 
ows  of  the  guns.   *   *   * 


Weinberg  Back  in  Field 

Buffalo,  N.  Y.— E.  O.  Weinberg, 
well  known  in  upper  New  York 
State,  is  back  in  the  business  again. 
He  is  now  manager  of  the  Catar- 
act, in  Niagara  Falls. 


Managing   Buffalo    Theater 

Buffalo,  N.  Y.— L.  Weidrich,  form- 
er manager  of  theaters  in  Costa  Rica 
and  Panama,  is  here  to  take  charge 
of  the  Ellen  Terry  recently  ac- 
quired by  M.  Kreiger. 


Midwest  Film  Moves 

Kansas  City — The  Midwest  Film 
Distributors,  Inc.,  has  moved  from 
130  West  18th  to  1718  Baltimore  St., 
where  they  will  occupy  an  entire 
building.     E.  C.  Rhoden  is  manager. 


Jacobs  Promoted  by  Loew 

Pittsburgh — Larry  Jacobs  has  been 
promoted  from  publicity  director  of 
Loew's  Aldine  to  manager  of  Loew's 
Colonial,   Reading. 


Martin  in  Indiana  for  United 
Chicago — F.  R.  Martin  has  left 
Vitagraph  in  Milwaukee  to  become 
supervisor  of  sales  for  United  Artists 
for  Indiana.  He  will  make  his  head- 
quarters  here. 


Masard  Joins  Wilmer  &  Vincent 
'     Reading,  Pa. — William  Masard  has 
joined  Wilmer  &  Vjncent  as  mana- 
ger  of   the    Hippodrome,   succeeding 
Frank  S.   Mickley. 


Lightning  Hits  Ohio  Theater  I 

Hamilton,     O. — During     a     reel 
thunder   storm,   a    lightning  bolt 
the   Palace,   and  although   the   hoi 
was    filled,    there   was   little   comtj 
tion.     Little  damage  was  done. 


Chamberlains  Reopen  House 

Shamokin,     Pa. — The    Strand 
been  reopened  for  the  new  season" 
the    Chamberlain   enterprises. 


Dickering  for   New   Reading   Ho 

Reading,  Pa.  —  Several  exhibiti| 
are  reported  to  be  negotiating 
control  of  the  theater  in  the  nl 
Moose  Temple,  which  will  soon  ii 
completed. 


New  Musical  Head  for  B.  &  K 

Chicago — Louis  Lipstone,  who  1 
had  charge  of  music  at  the  Ro 
cvelt,  has  been  placed  in  charge 
all  the  Balaban  &  Katz  thea 
orchestras. 


New  Exchange  Building  for  Famous 

Buffalo,  N.  Y. — Paramount  will 
erect  a  new  exchange  building  on 
North  Pearl  St.  It  will  be  ready 
shortly  after  Jan.    1. 


Changes  in  Force  of  Chase  Pictures 

Buffalo,  N.  Y. — Eugene  Sternman 
has  been  named  representative  in  Al- 
bany for  Chase  Pictures  Corp. 
Harry  Levy  will  cover  Rochester, 
and  Jess  Kauffman,  Syracuse. 


COLUMBIA'S   NEWEST 

TRIUMPH! 

"When  Husbands  Flirt" 

From  The  Story 

"Penalty  of  Jazz" 

by  Dorothy  Arzner  and  Paul  Gangelin 

A   SURE-FIRE    COMEDY    DRAMA 
LAUGHTER— PATHOS-POWER 

Packed  With  Situations  That  Will 
Thrill   and   Tickle  Your  Audience 

A    GREAT    PICTURE    WITH    A 
GREAT    CAST! 

Dorothy  Revier — Forrest  Stanley 

Tom  Ricketts — Ethel  Walei 

Maude  Wayne — Frank  Weed 

Edwin  Connelly 

GET  YOUR  DATE  SET  NOW 

Produced  by  Waldorf  Production 

for   COLUMBIA    PICTURES    CORP. 

1600  Broadway,  N.  Y.  C. 


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'  /  HE    Splendor   of   Kings  —  the    Wealth    ot    Midas  — 
the  Beauty  of  Aphrodite! 

The  Master  Magician  beckons— and  out  from  the  glorious 
days  of  a  Golden  Age  of  Romance  there  troop  across  the 
silver  screen  a  wondrous  array  of  heroic  and  adventurous 
spirits!  Just  one  scene  from  Cecil  B.  De  Mille's  great 
Special,  "THE  ROAD  TO  YESTERDAY,"  his  first  person- 
ally directed  independent  production — a  photodrama  en- 
trancing in  pictorial  lovelinessandthrillingindramaticaction. 

Joseph  Schildkraut,  Jetta  Goudal,  Vera  Reynolds,  William 
Boyd  and  Julia  Faye  are  the  featured  players  in  a  distin- 
guished cast.  Adapted  by  Jeanie  Macpherson  and  Beulah 
Marie  Dix  from  the  play  by  Beulah  Marie  Dix  and  E.  G. 
Sutherland. 

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A  New  Wrinkle 

onderance  of   Rural   Representa- 
n    in    Connecticut    May    Help 
Tax    Fight 

By   ARTHVli   iV.   EDDY 

w  Haven — Connecticut's  antiq- 
I  system  of  representaton  in  the 
plafure,  long  deplored  by  citizens 
ng  to  modernize  the  adminis- 
n  of  the  state's  af^irs  and  dis- 
te  the  voting  power  on  an  ar- 
iment  based  upon  population, 
work  to  the  advantages  of  film 
;sts  in  their  attack  on  the  Durant 

is  is  the  opinion  of  some  ob- 
rs  of  the  situafion  who  point 
lat  the  rural  districts  have  a  sub- 
ial  majority  in  the  House  of 
esentatives  compared  with  the 
.  Should  the  law  be  permitted 
main  on  the  statute  books  the 
;nts  of  the  country  sections  will 
labtedly  be  the  first  to  suffer 
ess  of  their  favorite  entertain- 
er at  least  an  increase  in  prices, 
pointed  out,  as  the  rural  houses, 
■ally    speaking,    may    be    unable 

(.Continued   on     Page  2) 


Presentations 

'£  FILM  DAILY  today  contiv- 
netu  featine  which  deals  with 

lanner  in  which  Broadway  first 

bmld  their  programs.  The  ar- 
will  be  written  from  the  angle 

e  who  sits  out  front. 

is  hoped  that  the  reviewer's  de- 
descriptions  will     prove     of 

ical  aid  to  exhibitors  in  devel- 
ideas  for  their  own  programs. 

Warner's  Theater 

No.  1. — The  opening  number 
Herman  Heller  and  his  orches- 
The  theater  is  flooded  with  light 
[radually  darkens  with  the  light 
ntrated  upon  the  orchestra  pit 
Heller  and  his  men  are  ren- 
j  as  their  first  number  "Beauti- 
alathea"  by  Franz  von  Suppe. 
second  selection  is  th^  popular 
1,  "Brown  Eyes,  Why  Are  You 
(Continued  on  Page  8) 


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iFt'Otures  Reviewed 

I  Page 

le    Pony    Express 

Paramount    4 

is  Majesty  Bunker  Bean 
Warner   Brothers    4 

'le   Storm   Breaker 
Universal     4 

•  austark 
First  National    4 

iiort  Subjects   32 


Renews  St    Jo  Lease 

First    National  to   Continue   Produc- 
tion  at    Biograph — Three    Series 
Outlined 

Before  he  sailed  for  Europe,  Rich- 
ard A.  Rowland,  general  manager  of 
First  National  outlined  plans  for  win- 
ter  production. 

According  to  Rowland  the  present 
slack  for  four  or  five  weeks  is  neces- 
sary to  allow  the  scenario  department 
to  prepare  stories. 

"During  the  coming  year,"  Row- 
land stated,  "production  both  in  the 
East  and  in  the  West  is  to  be  gradu- 
ally expended.  We  intend  to  follow 
our  original  plans  for  New  York 
production  and  in  keeping  with  our 
(Continued   on     Page   2) 


Einfeld  Promoted 
C.  F.  Chandler,  director  of  adver- 
tising and  publicity  for  First  National 
has  appointed  S.  Charles  Einfeld  in 
charge  of  the  Exhibitor's  Service 
Division  of  the  advertising  depart- 
ment. Einfeld  formerly  was  assist- 
ant   to    Chandler. 


Short  Subjects 

Proponents  of  short  subjects 
have  often  decried  the  indiffer- 
ence of  many  exhibitors  to  the 
advertising  and  exploitation 
phases  of  this  type  of  subject. 

In  presenting  its  Fall  Short 
Subject  Quarterly  today,  THE 
FILM  DAILY  wishes  to  point 
out  that  the  entire  number 
deals  with  exactly  this  situa- 
tion except  that  it  recalls  what 
can  be  done  when  the  show- 
manship angle  comes  to  the 
fore.  From  a  mass  of  ex- 
ploitation material  there  has 
been  culled  a  limited  number 
of  splendid  campaigns.  These 
are  the  fruits  of  exhibitor  ex- 
perience and  speak  well  enough 
for    themselves. 

Exhibitors,  producers  and 
distributors  all  talk  about  ad- 
vertising and  exploitation.  This 
special  section  begins  on 
Page   9. 


New  Faces 

By  DANNY 

Hollywood — What  a  lot  has  been  written  about  new  people? 
And  how  seldom  do  you  find  them.  Of  course,  as  pointed  out  in 
yesterday's  issue,  one  of  the  reasons  is  that  exhibitors  are  con- 
stantly demanding  "names" — which  means  that  a  certain  round 
of  well  tried  out  individuals  are  constantly  being  presented.  Any 
one  with  sense  knows  that  this  is  dangerous — that  the  public  will 
eventually  become  weary  and  tired  of  seeing  the  same  old  faces — 
exceptions  of  course — but  it  takes  a  daring  producer  to  show  new 
faces.     Without  taking  a  big  risk. 

GOLDWYN'S  PLUNGE 

Sam  Goldwyn,  how-ever,  is  going  after  new  people  all  the 
time.  His  Viennese  find — Vilma  Banky — makes  her  first  appear- 
ance in  "The  Dark  Angel."  And  she  makes  good  all  the  promises 
Goldwyn  made  for  her.  And  more.  Banky  brings  to  the  screen 
a  new  and  unique  individuality.  She  has  class  appearance,  she 
knows  how  to  wear  clothes.  She  looks  like  an  aristocrat.  (There 
are  mighty  few  of  such  types  in' picture.s — Florence  Vidor,  Irene 
Rich.  .Alice  Joyce  and  then  you  stop  short  looking  for  morey 
She  doesn't  wear  a  mess  of  jewel|;  or  bizarre  clothes.  And  she  can 
troujie.     Incidentally  she  is  very  beautiful. 

Ronald  Colman — another  Goldwyn  find — is  also  in  "The 
Dark  Angel."     Here  is  another  fine  addition   to  screen  players. 

(Continued  on  Page  3) 


British  Deal  On 

Loew     Negotiating     for     P.     C.     T. 

Chain — Jury   and   Evans    Now 

En  Route 

London — Sir  William  Jury  and 
Evans,  head  of  the  Provincial  Cin- 
ematograph Theaters,  the  most  im- 
portant circuit  in  the  United  King- 
dom  are   aboard    the    Leviathan. 

It  is  understood  that  the  trip  con- 
cerns a  conference  scheduled  to  be 
held  with  Marcus  Loew  who  is  re- 
ported interested  in  securing  a  ma- 
jority interest  in  the  P.  C.  T.  chain. 


Wyoming    Exhibitors    Organize 

Casper,  Wyo. — Wyoming  exhibi- 
tors have  formed  the  Wyoming  Thea- 
ter Owners  and  Managers  Ass'n. 
James  Lynch  of  Laramie  was  elected 
first  president  and  M.  T.  Todd  of  the 
Rialto,  Casper,  secretary  and  treas- 
urer. 


$3,000,000    St.    Louis    Deal 

St.  Louis — A  deal  for  the  purchase 
of  the  Liberty  and  residence  just  east 
of  it  on  Delmar  Blvd.,  for  about  $3,- 
000,000  is  completed  by  Henry  Chou- 
teau, owner  of  the  Odeon  building. 


Evelyn  Brent  in  New  Series 

Los  Angeles — Evelyn  Brent  will 
start  work  on  a  new  series  of  eight 
pictures  upon  her  return  from  New 
York.      Release   through    F.    B.    O. 


Drinkwater  in  Films? 

Los — Anglese — The  Times,  in  a 
special  cable  from  London,  intimates 
that  John  Drinkwater  dramatist  may 
try    his    hand   at    picture   work    here. 


"U"  After  Theaters 

Four  in  Middle  West  Purchased  and 

Two  Deals  for  Circuits  Reported 

Under  Way 

Kansas  City — Universal  has  taken 
over  the  Apollo  here  and  will  operate 
it  in  conjunction  with  the  Liberty, 
its  first-run. 

The  Royal  and  Crystal  at  Atchi- 
son, Kans.  have  been  purchased  from 
Lee  Gunnison  and  the  Best  at  Par- 
sons, Kans.  from  Feess  Bros.  Lee 
Jones  will  manage  the  Atchison  the- 
aters and  Walter  Fenney,  former 
manager  of  the  Pantages,  the  Par- 
sons house. 

It  is  reported  Universal  has  two 
more  important  deals  under  way,  one 
involving  the  Capitol  Enterprises 
and  the  other,  the  Sears  circuit. 


Leo  Brecher,  director  of  theaters 
for  Universal  confirmed  the  deals  in 
Kansas  City.  Atchison  and  Parsons 
yesterday  but  when  queried  about 
the   latter   two   circuits    merely   said: 

"Deals  that  aren't  closed  don't 
count." 


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Sunday,  September  20,  1' 


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Shaftesbury  Ave.,  London,  W.  I.  Paris  Rep- 
resentative, La  Cinematographic  Francaise,  5, 
Rue  Saulnier. 


Renews  Studio  Lease 

iContiniied  from  Page  1) 
schedule,  we  have  renewed  the  lease 
of  the  former  biograph  studios  in 
the  Bronx.  Our  Eastern  scenario 
department  is  being  materially 
strengthened  with  the  addition  of 
several  noted  screen  writers.  Among 
the  acquisitions  are  Olga  Printzlau, 
John  Fish  Goodrich,  Charles  Whit- 
taker,  Jane  Murfin  and  Harvey 
Thaw." 

Rowland  stated  that  A.  L.  Rockett 
has  succeeded  Herman  Bruenner  as 
general  business  manager  of  the 
Eastern  studios. 

This  week  will  see  the  completion 
of  "The  Scarlet  Saint,"  directed  by 
George  Archainbaud,  with  Mary  As- 
tor  and  Lloyd  Hughes.  "Tlie  Un- 
guarded Hour,"  starring  Milton  Sills, 
with  Doris  Kenyon  featured,  was 
completed  last  week.  The  next  cycle 
of  pictures  is  to  go  into  production  be- 
tween Oct.  1  and  15.  These  are  to 
be  "Men  of  Steel,"  starring  Milton 
Sills,  "The  Lunatic  at  Large,"  star- 
ring Leon  Errol  and  "Mismates," 
with  Doris  Kenyon.  The  second 
series  will  include  "The  Savage,"  with 
Lloyd  Hughes.  "The  Boss  of  Little 
Arc^dy"  and  "Mademoiselle  Modiste," 
probably    with    Dorothy    Mackaill. 


Washington    Meets   in    Nov. 
Seattle — The  Washington  M.  P.  T. 
O.    will    meet    in    annual    convention 
here  on  Nov.  4. 


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Sjirrialiittg  in  Motion  Pieturt 

and   Theiitrieal  insurance  for 

the  past  fifteen  yoan. 


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1540    Broadway  N.   Y.  C 

Bnmnt  3040 


A  New  Wrinkle 

(Contiiiui'ii  from   Page   1) 

to  bear  the  additional  burden.  This 
situation,  it  is  expected,  would  have 
a  potent  inliuence  upon  the  legisla- 
tors from  the  outlaying  districts  who 
would  be  subjected  to  the  protests 
of  their  constituents. 

The  system  of  representation  in  the 
House  is  a  hang-over  from  the  Col- 
onial Days,  when  each  village  jeal- 
ously guarded  its  individual  rights. 
L'nder  it.  provision  is  made  that  some 
communities  of  several  hundred  popu- 
lation have  the  same  number  of 
members  of  the  lower  body  of  the 
Assembly  as  New  Haven,  which  has 
a  population  of  more  than  162,000. 
Thus  the  house  is  controlled  by 
"stones  and  tree  stumps,"  as  one 
citizen  puts  it.  Its  power  is  aug- 
mented by  the  fact  that  any  measure 
can  be  passed  by  the  Legislature 
over  the  Governor's  veto  by  a  ma- 
jority vote.  The  Senators,  however, 
are  proportioned  according  to  sena- 
torial districts  each  of  which  em- 
brace a  number  of  places.  In  this 
body  the  cities  exert  their  greatest 
legislative   influence. 


Corporation  Changes 

Wilmington,  Del. — The  Specialty 
Film  Corp.,  head(|uarters  at  Dallas, 
Tex.,  has  filed  an  increase  in  capital 
of  from  $125,000  to  $250,000.  The 
Corporation  Service  Co.,  acted  as 
attorney. 


The  Landee  Film  Co..  of  Pitts- 
burgh, holding  Delaware  papers,  has 
increased  its  capital  from  $25,000  to 
$75,000. 


-\lbany,  N.  Y.— The  Smyrna  The- 
ater Co.,  of  Kerhonkson,  has  been 
dissolved. 


Frank  Lloyd  Prod.,  a  Delaware 
corporation,  has  surrended  its  author- 
ity to  do  business  in  New  York 
State. 


Exchangemen   Shifted 

Washington — Harry  Levy,  former- 
ly covering  Virginia  for  Exhibitors' 
Film  Exchange,  has  returned  to  LTni- 
versal  and  is  covering  the  same  ter- 
ritory. Stanley  Spoehr,  for  a  long 
time  manager  for  Vitagraph.  and 
more  recently  for  Warners-Vita- 
eraph,  has  become  a  salesman  for 
P.  D.  C,  covering  Virginia.  J.  B. 
Walsh,  until  recently  a  salesman  for 
Independent  Film,  is  now  with  Ex- 
hibitors' Film  Exchange.  Harry 
Bachman  has  quit  Metro-Goldwyn 
and  joined   Educational. 


Liberty  To  Distribute  Hines  Pictures 

Atlanta — Liberty  Film  Distributing 
has  taken  over  distribution  on  the 
Fohnnv  Hines  picturfs.  "The  Early 
Bird."  "The  Crackerjack"  and  "The 
Speed  Spook."  These  pirtures  were 
formerly  handled  in  this  territory  by 
Home   State   Film. 


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Stone  film  Library 

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Progress  in  Britain 

London — English  exhibitors 
generally  are  beginning  to  re- 
alize to  a  fuller  extent  the  value 
of  short  subjects.  The  best 
gauge  is  offered  by  the  experi- 
ence of  Ideal  and  Pathe,  the 
two  big  short  subject  firms  in 
the  United  Kingdom  whose 
business  is  growing  A^nek  by 
week. 


College  Reel 

Combination     Cartoon     and     Action 

Subject    to    be    State    Righted — 

26  Releases  a  Year 

"College  Humor"  is  the  title  of  a 
new  one-reeler  to  be  state  righted 
by  Jules  Bunstein,  1540  Broadway. 
The  scries  is  being  produced  by  Jules 
Ollendorff,  artist  who  has  produced 
in  the  past  for  distribution  through 
Educational  and  Pathe. 

The  reel  will  be  issued  one  every 
other  week  in  cooperation  with  the 
Collegiate  World  Publishing  Co.,  of 
Chicago.  publishers  of  "College 
Humor",  a  college  monthly  magazine 
which  holds  republication  rights  of 
over  100  collegiate  publications. 
"College  Humor"  is  a  combination 
reel  composed  of  cartoon  work  and 
action. 


Miller  Succeeds  Matt  Witham 

Atlanta — Raymond  Miller  has  been 
appointed  manager  of  the  Alamo,  No. 
2,  filling  the  vacancy  caused  by  the 
resignation  of  Matt  Witham,  who  has 
gone  to  West  Palm  Beach,  Fla.,  for 
the  Stanley  Company,  a  new  organi- 
zation owned  by  Stanley  Warrick  and 
Southern  Enterprises.  Witham  will 
have  charge  of  the  Kettler  theater, 
West    Palm   Beach. 


T.  &  D.  Circuit  Plan  Another 
Monterey,  Cal— The  T.  &  D.  in- 
terests will  build  another  house,  to 
cost  $200,000  and  seat  1,500,  on  Al- 
varado  St.  Besides  the  theater,  there 
will  be  an  office  building.  Read 
Bros,  of  San  Francisco,  are  architects. 


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s  manly  looking,  can  act,  and  knows  how  to  handle  himself, 
^oldwyn  has  two  fine  finds  to  his  credit.  Little  Lois  Moran 
lother — but  we  haven't  seen  her — yet. 
EDINGTON  BACK 
H.  E.  Edington,  long  with  the  old  Goldwyn  company,  and 
ad  for  the  past  few  years.  Is  back  in  Hollywood.  Just 
ed  from  Rome — where  he  has  been  settling  affairs  of  the 
I  Hur"  organization  in  the  Holy  City.  And  how  glad  he  is 
back !  Future  plans  uncertain — should  find  a  good  place  for 
elf.     Deserves  it. 

Talking  of  "Ben  Hur"  reminds — that  Horace  Jackson,  of  the 
lical  staff  of  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.  Holds  an  unusual 
"d.  It  took  the  old  Romans  years  to  build  the  Circus  Maxi- 
— plus  thousands  of  slaves.  But  Jackson  duplicated  this  huge 
tture  in  three  months  in  Rome.  And  then  came  on  to  Holly- 
L  And  rebuilt  the  set  again.'  Which  is  somewhat  of  a  record. 
More  of  "Ben  Hur"  later. 

SAVING  UP 

Harry  Warner  is  the  head  of  Warner  Brothers.  So  he  wor- 
more  about  things.  Than  his  brothers.  Harry  plays  a  little 
Uses  tees — which  cost  25  cents  a  box.  Day  or  so  ago  he 
getting  ready  to  play  a  round.  And  was  busy  digging  in 
ets,  going  through  his  locker,  and  wildly  searching  for  these 
pensive  tees. 

What's  the  idea?"  someone  asked. 

Got  to  save  money  somewhere,"  said   Harry,  "don't  forget 
re  paying  John   Barrymore  $10,000  a  week,  plus   expenses. 
;  to  economize." 
That's  the  picture  business. 

UNIQUE  STAGE 

Being  built  by  Jack  White.    At  the  new  Educational  studios. 

two  stories.     Which  permits  of  elevators,  slides,  etc.,  being 
,  and  being  "shot"  at  the  same  time  from  both  floors.     Prob 

only  stage  of  its  kind  here.     Several  in  Germany. 

A  VON  STROHEIM  SCRIPT 

[n  Harry  Rapf's  office  is  a  huge  volume;  probably   10  or  11 
;s  in  height.     Very  thick. 

'Looks  like  a  Von  Stroheim  scenario,"  someone  suggested 
'No,"  said  Harry,  "just  a  Webster  dictionary." 

DEFINITION 

Sol  Lesser  and  Jack  White  happened  to  be  at  the  same  lunch 

.     In  the  party  was  a  young  lady  who  did  not  understand 

ish   (not  unusual  in  Hollywood).     Jack  has  taken  over  the 

er  Lesser  studio  and  was  talking  about  changes  being  made. 

'Oh,"  he  said,  "we've  having  our  tzorhas  out  there".     Both 

led. 

The   young   lady   wanted    the   unusual    word    translated    into 

ish. 

'Well,"  said  Lesser,  "tzorhas  is  a  Jewish  \\  .'nl  for  comedy." 

NEW  MAXIM 

Sam   Goldwyn  talking. 

'There  is  nothing  wrong  in  this  business  that  a  fine  picture 

Dt  cure." 

What  a  world  of  truth ! 


THE  SURPRISE  PICTURE 

Of  the  season.  Probably  of  the  year :  "Never  the  Twain 
Shall  Meet" — made  by  Hearst's  Cosmopolitan  organization.  Re- 
leased through  M.-G.-M.  Has  proven  a  surprising  hit  all  along 
the  line.  Making  the  wiseacres  out  here  ponder  and  wonder. 
Cannot  understand  why  it  is  drawing  so  well.  Has  even  the 
wisest  of  them  puzzled.     Doing  tremendous  business  locally. 

MAN  POWER 

Only  here  a  few  days.  Haven't  been  to  many  studios.  But 
it  is  surprising  to  find  the  activity  existing.  Considering  it  is 
September- — usually  a  lay  off  period.  With  many.  But  even  in 
these  few  days  one  striking  fact  asserts  itself — all  along  the  line: 
that  more  and  more  producers  generally  are  looking  for  aids. 
To  help  and  supervise  production.  One  question  invariably 
asked :  "Who  do  you  know  that  can  take  charge  of  several 
units?"  , 

And  when  you  try  to  think  it  over  ;  and  find  such  men  ;  a  tough 
problem  results.  One  important  producer,  ready  to  step  in  and 
make  a  big  picture-release  all  set — will  not  start  until  he  can 
find  such  a  man. 

An  indication  of  how  important  this  development  is :  M.-G.- 
M.  made  it  so  profitable  for  liunt  Stromberg.  That  he  gave  up 
making  pictures  on  his  own.  And  is  supervising  for  them.  Few 
if  any,  knew  the  move  was  afoot. 

For  over  a  year  we  have  been  commenting  on  the  success 
Stromberg  has  made.  Since  he  started  on  his  own.  He  is  one  of 
he  coming  men  of  the  production  end  of  the  business.  And  yet, 
among  all  the  producers  (jut  here.  Harry  Rapf  was  apparently 
he  only  one  who  figured  on  the  possibility  of  getting  Stromberg 
away  from  his  own  productions.  And  when  the  announcement 
was  made  that  he  had  joined  the  Culver  City  organization  there 
were  a  lot  of  people  tremendously  surprised. 

They  shouldn't  have  been. 

DEVELOPMENT  NEEDED 

Such  development  is  needed  and  needed  badly.  In  practi- 
cally all  of  the  larger  organizations.  It  is  true  that  as  these  op- 
portunities come,  and  new  people  are  developed,  that  there  is 
always  the  probability  that  they  will  have  a  "swelled  head."  It 
is  true  that  the  producer  who  takes  the  chance  of  developing 
such  men  often  finds  himself  up  against  annoyance  and  trouble. 
To  hold  them  ;  once  they  make  good. 

You  cannot  avoid  this  underground  competition  and  the 
praise  of  folks  who  have  ulterior  motives.  That  is  part  of  the 
price  which  must  be  paid.     In  the  effort  to  develop  people. 


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"The  Pony  Express" 

Pararaount 
As  a  Whole CHECK  UP  AN- 
OTHER BIG  WINNER 
AGAINST  DIRECTOR 
CRUZE'S  NAME.  "THE  PONY 
EXPRESS"  COMES  THROUGH 
WITH  FLYING  COLORS. 

Cast Betty  Compson  pretty  and 

pleasing  as  the  heroine  although 
her  role  doesn't  give  her  a  great 
deal  to  do.  Ricardo  Cortez  at  his 
best.  Does  better  here  than  ever 
before.  Ernest  Torrence  good  as 
always  but  he,  too,  isn't  very  much 
in  the  foreground.  Wallace  Beery, 
in  one  of  his  rollicking  comedy- 
villain  roles  takes  over  the  act- 
ing honors.  Delightful  as  "Rhode 
Island"  Red,  the  rover,  who  never 
gets  back  to  Rhode  Island  because 
he  always  loses  his  "stake"  in  a 
poker  game.  Geo.  Bancroft  is 
splendid  also  and  little  Vondell 
Darr  a  cute  youngster. 

Type      of      Story Western      of 

pioneer  days.  James  Cruze  has 
done  it  again.  His  latest  big  ef- 
fort is  "The  Pony  Express,"  an- 
other historical  pageant  that  deals 
with  the  old  frontier  days.  Like 
"The  Covered  Wagon"  the  cur- 
rent production  concerns  the  set- 
tlement of  the  west  in  general  but 
where  "The  Covered  Wagon"  con- 
centrated on  the  journey  west  and 
the  wagon  train,  "The  Pony  Ex- 
press" dwells  upon  the  establish- 
ment of  the  first  "fast"  mail.  The 
"fast"  mail,  incidentally,  took  ten 
days  from  St.  Joseph,  Mo.  to  Sa- 
cramento, Cal.  and  required  80  men 
and  400  ponies  to  complete  it. 
The  picture  is  packed  with  absorb- 
ing historical  detail  so  aptly  ap- 
plied by  Director  Cruze  and  be- 
sides its  interesting  plot  it  has  a 
comedy  vein  that  cannot  fail  to 
make  it  sure-fire  entertainment. 
Story:  It  is  early  in  1860  just 
about  the  time  of  Lincoln's  elec- 
tion. California  threatens  to  se- 
cede. In  a  certain  western  town 
there  are  two  factions,  those  in 
favor  of  the  Union  and  those  who 
favor  secession.  The  plot  deals 
in  the  eflforts  of  the  secession 
party  to  prevent  the  pony  express 
from  carrying  news  to  the  LInion 
leaders  and  of  the  gallant  work  of 
hero  Jack  Weston  who  finally 
spoils  the  opposition  and  wins  fame 
and  a  wife. 
Box  Office  Angle A  brief  syn- 
opsis cannot  do  the  story  jus- 
tice. It  has  to  be  seen  and  your 
folks  should  see  it.  Looks  like 
a  big  box  office  bet. 
Exploitation Plenty  of  sure- 
fire talking  points  and  no  mistake 
this  one  is  in — right  in  the  foot- 
steps of  "The  Covered  V/agon". 
Get  your  order  in  early  and  a^^oid 
the  rush.  Tell  them  about  the  big 
production,  great  comedy,  fine 
thrills  and  delightful  romance. 
No  end  to  your  talking  points. 
Boost  the  cast  and  run  the  usual 
trailer. 

Direction    James    Cruze; 

mighty   fine. 

Authors   Henry  Jas.   Forman, 

W?lter  Woods. 

Scenario    Walter  Woods 

Cameraman    Karl   Brown 

Photography    Excellent 

Locale  The  West 

Length    9,929   feet 


"His  Majesty  Bunker 
Bean" 

Warner  Bros. 

As  a  Whole ABSURD  SITU- 
ATIONS BUT  A  LOT  OF  GOOD 
HUMOR  IN  THE  ECCENTRI- 
CITIES OF  "BUNKER  BEAN". 
HAS  A  FIRST  RATE  SET  OF 
TITLES  THAT  BRING  MANY 
LAUGHS  ALSO. 

Stars Matt   Moore   is   well   suited 

to  this  type  of  role  but  he  is  in- 
clined to  overdo  it  in  this  one. 
Dorothy  Devore  pleasing  as  the 
girl.  George  Nichols  first  rate  as 
her  "gouty"  Pa.  Gertrude  Claire 
amusing  as  a  "flapper"  Grandma. 
David  Butler  good  as  star  pitcher. 
Others  Helen  Dunbar,  Frank- 
Leigh,  Lucille  Ward,  Gayne  Whit- 
nian.  ,_ij,. 

Type  of  Story Comedy;  ad- 
apted from  the  play  by  Lee  Wilson 
Dodd  and  the  novel  by  Harry  Leon 
Wilson.  Famous  Players  made  the 
Wilson  play  into  a  picture  in  1918. 
Now  comes  Warner  Brothers 
with  a  brand  new  version.  Matt 
Moore  is  the  timid  Bunker  Bean, 
stenographer,  whose  ambition  to  be 
great  leads  him  into  a  merry  set  of 
complications,  some  of  them  ab- 
surdly farfetched  but  then  they 
afiford  some  first  rate  amusement 
so  that  their  improbability  may  be 
readily  overlooked.  Gerald  Beau- 
mont displays  again  his  aptitude 
for  this  type  of  comedy  and  handles 
the  story  quite  cleverly.  A  laugh- 
getting  set  of  sub-titles  help  the 
comedy  over  also. 

Story:  Bunker  Bean  visits  a  for- 
tune teller  and  is  told  that  he  is  a 
reincarnation  of  Napoleon.  There- 
upon Bunker  goes  forth  to  conquer 
the  world  but  in  reality  he  cannot 
even  prevent  his  boss  from  wearing 
the  stiff,  detachable  cuffs  which 
he  abhors.  Bunker's  visions 
wherein  he  sees  himself  as  the 
great  statesman  and  later  as  the 
Egyptian  King  are  wholly  amus- 
ing and  his  attempt  to  carry  his 
visions  into  his  everyday  exist- 
ence make  for  plenty  of  fun. 
Bunker  is  in  love  with  his  boss' 
daughter  which  makes  matters 
still  more  complicated.  How  he 
comes  through  safely  and  success- 
fully by  making  a  fortune  and  win- 
ning  the   girl   completes   the  story. 

Box  Office  Angle Comedy  that 

gets  away  from  the  general  trend 
of  laugh  makers.  Should  offer 
pleasing  variation  and  satisfy  with 
its  laughs. 

Exploitation If    your    folks    are 

acquainted  with  Matt  Moore  and 
his  line  of  comedy  playing  use  his 
name  prominently  and  tell  them 
that  he  is  again  the  timid  soul  who 
comes  forth  the  grand  hero  in  the 
finale.  Use  Dorothy  Devore's 
name  and  pictures  in  your  lobby. 
The  title  should  be  well  known 
and  you  can  tell  them  about  the 
hero  who  thought  he  was  another 
Napoleon. 

Direction Gerald  Beaumont; 

good 

Author Harry  Leon  Wilson 

Scenario    Julian    Josephson 

Cameraman Byron  Haskins 

Photography   Good 

Locale    Any   city 

Length 7,291    feet 


House  Peters  in 

"The  Storm  Breaker" 

Universal 

As  a  Whole.  ONE  OF  THE  MOST 
REALISTIC  SEA  STORIES 
EVER  SCREENED.  STRONG 
STORY  FULL  OF  HUMAN  IN- 
TEREST. CHARACTERS  ARE 
REAL  FLESH  AND  BLOOD 
FOLK  YOU'D  LIKE  TO 
KNOW. 

Star The  role  gives  him  a  chance 

for  some  serious  character  work.  No 
bunk  melodrama..  A  "strong  man's' 
part,  in  every  sense  of  the  word. 

Cast.  .  .  .So  finely  picked  that  most  ol 
them  deserve  special  mention.  Ruth 
Clittord,  Nina  Romano,  Ray  Hallor 
and  Lionel  Barrymore  stand  out. 
Characterizations  are  well  devel- 
oped  right  through   the   cast. 

Type  of  Story.  ..  .Drama  of  sea  life 
m  a  tishnig  village  of  Nova  Scotia. 
It  IS  a  story  ot  thwarted  ambitions. 
I  ne  tragic  note  is  screened  all  the 
way  through.  It  is  essentially  "lite 
as  It  is" — not  as  you  read  about  it 
in  story  books.  House  Pete/s  as 
master  ot  a  fishing  schooner,  is  a 
physically  courageous  type  who  be- 
lieves that  his  strong  will  can  over- 
come every  obstacle.  He  lives  with 
his  aged  mother,  his  poetic  brother 
Neil,  and  Judith,  an  orphan  who  is 
secretly  in  love  with  him.  He 
meets  a  delicate,  imaginative  girl, 
Lysette,  and  marries  her,  much  to 
the  consternation  of  Judith,  who 
had  set  her  heart  on  marrying  the 
hero.  Naturally  the  wife  and  the 
poetic  brother  are  drawn  to  each 
other.  A  secret  love  affair  develops. 
The  husband  eventually  discovers 
it.  In  a  great  storm,  the  brother's 
boat  is  upset.  House  Peters  at 
first  refuses  to  aid  in  the  rescue, 
but  at  last  sees  the  light  of  truth — 
Lysette  and  his  brother  belong  to 
each  other.  He  goes  forth  and  in 
a  great  struggle  rescues  his  brother. 
It  is  a  strong  story  of  regeneration 
and  self-sacrifice.  It  gives  the  star 
a  powerfully  sympathetic  role.  It 
is  not  a  "happy  ending"  story — 
but  it  is  true  to  life,  and  carries  a 
great  punch  all  the  way.  It  will 
certainly  please  all  admirers  of 
House   Peters. 

Box  Office  Angle A  feature  with 

a  serious  theme  and  real  sea  atmos- 
phere. Characterizations  will  be 
recognized  as  genuine  by  all  those 
who  know  fishing  folk.  Strong  heart 
interest  put  over  with  a  punch. 

Exploitation Play  up  House  Pet- 
ers in  one  of  the  best  things  he  has 
ever  done.  There  is  a  corking  res- 
cue at  sea  that  will  make  a  dandy 
trailer. 

Direction   Edward  Sloman; 

good 

Author   Charles  Guernon 

Scenario E.  T.  Lowe,  Jr. 

Cameraman    Jack   Rose 

Photography   Good 

Locale    Nova   Scotia 

Length    6,064   feet 


Norma  Talmadge  in 

"Graustark" 

First  National 
As  a  Whole.  ROYAL   ROMAN 
AND     FAIRY     TALE     ATJ 
SPHERE  PLUS  NORMA  T, 
MADGE  AND  HER  DELIGl 
FUL     ACTING     MAKE     T) 
INTERESTING. 
Star.... An   appealing    Princess  ■ 
wins     your     sympathy     when 
can't  have  the  American  she  lo 
Beautiful    as    always. 
Cast. ..  .Eugene    O'Brien    the    gi 
lover   who   fights   his   way   bacli 
Graustark     and     the     woman  | 
adores.     Marc  McDermott  the; 
lain    who    fails    to   get    him   ou 
the  way. 
Type  of  Story. ..  .Romance;  ada  i 
from    George    Barr    McCutche 
novel  of  the  same  name.    Of  co 
romance     lovers     everywhere. 
Norma  Talmadge  admirers  all  ( 
are    waiting    for    "Graustark." 
will  undoubtedly  please  them  ■» 
it    gets    to    them.      The    story 
just  exactly  as  McCutcheon  vi  l 
it  and  perhaps  there  isn't  as  Dig 
of    a    thrill    in    the    romance    s 
comes    to    the    screen,    but    it 
safe  bet  they'll  be  well  pleased  ;  i 
the    modern   fairy    tale   atmosp  « 
and  the  happy  finale  to  a  threj  is 
ed  romance.     It  does  look  g\a  t 
for  Norma  and   Eugene  at  sei  m 
points  but  they  weather  the  sii  jj 
successfully   and   come   throug,  n 
the  usual  fade-out  clinch.     Nf  ei 
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O'Brien  is  still  the  polished  li 
Dimitri   Buchowetzki  has   proii 
regal    atmosphere    with    manyi^ 
and   extensive   settings   and   ty 
royal  pomp  and  ceremony. 

Plot:      Lorry,    American,    iji 
Yetive    and    follows    her    to 
rope    where     he     finds     she 
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she    does    not    love.      The    P 
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crediting       a       murder       to 
Yetive  is  about  to  marry  the  P 
when    Lorry    returns    bringing 
would-be  murder  victim  withl|ii 
The  Prince  is  denounced  and 
ive's  people  willingly  permit  h 
break  the  rule  and  marry  the 
she  loves  even  though  he  is  fflftf 
royal  blood. 
Box   Office  Angle.... A  Norma 
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the   way   Buchowetzki  has  haij  jf 
it. 

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O'Brien  is  again  her  leading 
Direction  ....  Dimitri  Buchow 
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Century  Plans  52 

Release  Weekly  Through   Univer- 
sal— Six     Series     Included     on 

Schedule 
he  Century  Comedy  schedule  for 
5-1926   shows   a    contemplated   re- 
le  of  52  comedies,  one  a  week  from 
J.  5,  1925,  to  July  28,  1926. 
he  12  Centuries  consist  of  a  series 
12   Buster    Brown-Century   Come- 
;,    a    series   of    12    Wanda    Wiley- 
itury     Comedies,    a    series    of    12 
la     Marian-Century    Comedies,    6 
ledies   featuring   Eddie    Gordon,   6 
uring    Al    Alt    and     4    featuring 
rles  King, 
he  Buster  Browns  are  being  made 

Charles  Lamont,  with  Arthur 
ftible  as  Buster..  The  Wiley  com- 
;s  include  "Won  By  Law,"  "Cu- 
s  Victory,"  "A  Winning  Pair,"  "A 
edy  Marriage,"  "Going  Good," 
r    Lucky    Leap"    and    "Yearning 

Love." 
1  addition  there  will  be  a  special 
Auction,       "Little       Red       Riding 
Dd,"    a    novelty    two-reeler    made 
fi     Peter     the     Great     and     Baby 

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Daugherty  in  "U"  Serial 

.OS  Angeles — Jack  Daugherty  will 
ieatured  in  the  serial,  "The  Radio 
ective"  which  Universal  will  pro- 
e.  Margaret  Quimby  will  play 
osite  and  the  supporting  cast  in- 
les  Jack  Mower,  John  T.  Prince, 
a  James,  Howard  Enstedt  and 
rs.      William   Chinley  will   direct. 


Fourth  "Maisie"  at  Work 
lOS  Angeles — Jimmy  Wilkinson  is 
icting  the  fourth  of  the  "Adven- 
;s  of  Maisie"  series  with  Alberta 
ighn,  Larry  Kent,  Al  Cook  and 
Guard. 


!0  Holy  Land  Films 

e-Reelers  Annexed  by  Pathe  In- 
clude  Many   Suitable   Subjects 

for  Christmas  Season 
ncluded  in  the  series  of  Holy 
id  films  acquired  by  Pathe  are  six 
jects  held  to  be  highly  suitable 
the  Christmas  season. 
A  Pilgrimage  to  Palestine,"  is  the 
,eral  title  of  the  20  one-reel  sub- 
is  in  the  series  which  was  pro- 
ed  by  the  Holy  Land  Film  Co.  of 
cinnati.  The  first  six  treat  of 
■ist  and  the  other  fourteen  deal 
h  stories  of  both  the  Old  and  New 
itaments. 

'he  first  six  subjects,  which  are 
ticularly  suitable  for  Christmas 
wings  are:  Bethlehem;  Nazareth; 
nes  of  Christ's  Early  Ministry; 
wing  the  Sea  of  Galilee,  Caper- 
|m  and  adjacent  territory;  Scenes 
Christ's  Later  Ministry,  showing 
pes  around  Jerusalem  and  Beth- 
;  Gethsemane,  showing  the  scenes 
the  Trial,  the  home  of  Caiphas, 
high  priest,  etc..  Via  Dolorosa 
le  Sad  Way),  showing  the  road 
:he  Cross,  the  Church  of  the  Holy 
tulchre,  Christ's  Tomb  and  scenes 
^Jerusalem. 

_'he  first  six  will  be  available  on 
-:  4  when  all  Pathe  branches  will 
1  e  prints  ready  for  screening.  Ex- 
1  itiTs  will  be  able  to  book  the  sub- 
I  s  separately  or  as  a  group.  The 
i'jccts  will  be  released  at  the  rate 
i.one  every  two  weeks. 


On  Sennett  Lot 

Del   Lord   Signs   Contract,   Effective 
Oct.   15 — All  Companies  on  Ac- 
tive Schedule 

Los  Angeles — Del  Lord,  who  has 
made  more  than  il  comedies  released 
oy  rathe  and  produced  by  Mack  Sen- 
nett the  past  two  years,  has  just 
signed  a  new  contract.  He  will  com- 
aience  a  new  series  of  Sennett  come- 
dies Oct.   15. 

Alice  Day  has  finished  "Hot  Cakes 
for  Two,"  Alf  Goulding  directing, 
iiddie  Cline  is  handling  a  new  Day 
comedy. 

V  eriion  Dent  continues  as  Harry 
LangUoii  s  toil  in  a  new  two-reeler, 
airecied  by   Harry   Edwards. 

Lloyd  Bacon  is  finishing  a  new 
comedy    with    Ralph    Graves. 

Billy  Bevan  is  making  a  new 
comedy,  supported  by  Madeline  King- 
ston  and  Andy   Clyde. 

"Flame  Fighters"  for  Rayart 

Los  Angeles — Bob  Dillon  is  direct- 
ing a  serial,  "Flame  Fighters"  at  the 
Calitornia  Studio.  It  will  have  ten 
episodes.  William  H.  Duffy  is  the 
production  manager.  Herbert  Raw- 
unson  and  Brenda  Lane  have  the 
leads  and  are  being  supported  by 
Puriiell  Pratt,  Steve  Murphy,  Doro- 
thy Donald,  Eddie  Featherstone.  Re- 
.ease   through   Rayart. 


O'Brien   on   Coast  for   Red   Seal 

San  Francisco — Thomas  O'Brien, 
formerly  special  representative,  has 
oeen  appointed  resident  manager  of 
the  Red  Seal  West  Coast  exchanges, 
with  headquarters  at  209  Golden  Gate 
Ave.  C.  P.  Thostenson  has  been 
added  to  the  force  at  Los  Angeles. 


"Winking    Idol"    Finished 

Los  Angeles — Francis  Ford  has 
completed  direction  of  "The  Wink- 
ing Idol",  a  Universal  serial  with 
William  Desmond.  Henry  McRae 
is  preparing  the  next  Desmond  serial, 
"Strings  of   Steel." 


Sennett    Signs    Eight    Girls 

Los  Angeles — Mack  Sennett,  has 
placed  eight  girls  under  contract. 
They  are  Alice  Day,  Madeline  Hur- 
lock,  Natalie  Kingston,  Eugenia  Gil- 
bert, Ruth  Hiatt,  Thelma  Parr,  Ruth 
Taylor  and  Marion  McDonald. 


"U"  Schedule  Heavy 

Kennedy,  Smith,  Nordlinger,  Moore, 

Summerville     and      Cliff      Smith 
Making  New  Short   Reels 

Universal  City — Included  in  the 
short  subject  units  which  are  busy 
here  are  the  following: 

Edgar  Kennedy  is  directing  a 
"Sweet  Sixteen"  comedy  with  Arthur 
Lake,  Eddie  Clayton  and  Isabel 
Stressel. 

Dick  Smith  is  directing  Neely  Ed- 
wards in  a  new  comedy. 

Edmund  Cobb  is  at  work  on  a 
new  Western.  Victor  Nordlinger  di- 
recting. 

Vin  Moore  is  directing  Peewee 
Holmes  and  Ben  Corbett  in  a  Tuttle 
story. 

Slim  Summerville  is  directing 
Charles  Puffy. 

"The  Scrapping  Kid"  is  the  title 
of  a  Western  starring  Art  Accord. 
Cliff  Smith  is  directing. 


Christies  Active 

70    Per    Cent    Increase    Over    Same 

Time  Last  Year — Many  Comedies 

Now  in  Work 

Los  Angeles — Christie  activities  are 
varied. 

Jimmie  Adams  is  finishing  a  pro- 
duction, as  yet  untitled.  His  leading 
lady  is  Molly  Malone. 

Walter  Hiers  just  started  a  new 
comedy  with  Duane  Thompson  as  his 
lead. 

Bobby  Vernon,  with  his  leading 
lady,  Frances  Lee,  just  finished  "Slip- 
pery West." 

Billy  Dooley  and  Natalie  Joyce  are 
working  in  "A  Goofy  Gob"  under  di- 
rection-of  William  Watson. 

Neal  Burns  and  Vera  Steadman 
just  started  a  new  comedy,  title  un- 
announced, directed  by  Harold  Beau- 
dine. 

There  is  approximately  a  70  per 
cent  increase  in  activity  on  the  Chris- 
tie lot  this  season  over  last. 


With    Educational    Units 

Los  Angeles — Steve  Roberts  is  di- 
recting Lige  Conley  and  Estelle  Brad- 
ley in  a  new  Mermaid  Comedy. 

Norman  Taurog  is  directing  Lloyd 
Hamilton. 

William  Goodrich  is  making  a  new 
Johnny  Arthur  picture  for  Tuxedo 
Comedies.  Virginia  Vane  is  in  the 
support. 

Charles  Lamont  is  making  a  Ju- 
venile Comedy  with  Jack  McHugh. 

Jess  Robbins  is  directing  Cliff 
Bowes  and  Helen  Marlowe  in  a  new 
Cameo   Comedy. 


New   Mid-West   Distributor 
St.  Louis — Midwest  Film  Distribu- 
tors has  closed  for  the  Bischoff  fran- 
chise    that     includes     three     comedy 
series  of  twelve  each. 


At  The  Fox  Plant 

Third    O'Henry    Finished— Al    Ray, 
Ben    Stoloft    and    Lew    Seller 
Making  New  Shorts 

Los  Angeles — Current  short  sub- 
ject production  at  Fox  follows: 

Daniel  Keefe  has  just  completed 
the  third  in  the  O.  Henry  series. 
Harvey  Clark  is  preparing  the  fourth. 

Al  Ray  is  directing  "The  Peace 
Maker,"  one  of  the  Helen  and  War- 
ren group.  Hallam  Cooley  and  Kath- 
erine   Perry  are  in  cast. 

Ben  Stoloff  is  directing  "East  Side, 
West  Side,"  with  Barbara  Luddy 
and  George  Harris. 

Lew  Seiler  is  directing  "All  at  Sea" 
with  Sid  Smith  and  Judy  King. 


"Salute,"  Ardell   Comedy 

Los  Angeles — The  Standard  Cin- 
ema Co.  has  completed  the  second 
Blue  Ribbon  Comedy,  "Salute,"  star- 
ring Alice  Ardell.  The  cast  includes 
Lee  Moran,  Billy  Franey,  Milton 
Farney  and  Eddie  Harris.  These 
comedies  are  distributed  through 
F.  B.  O. 


Sierra  Plans  Western  Serial 

Los  Angeles — Sierra  Pictures  will 
produce  a  IS  episode  serial  from  a 
Western  story  by  Alvin  J.  Neitz. 
Vivian  Rich  and  William  Fairbanks 
will  be  featured.  Probably  for  state 
rights. 


Roach  Plant  Busy 

Vacations    Over    and    Fall    Schedule 

Under   Way — All   Units   Busy 

on  New  Product 

Los  Angeles — Production  activities 
on  new  Pathe  comedies  are  now  in 
full  swing  at  the  Roach  studios,  fol- 
lowing  the  vacation   lull. 

Leo  McCarey  has  completed  a 
Charley  Chase  comedy  in  which 
Katherine  Grant  plays  the  lead.  This 
troupe  recently  completed  "The  Un- 
easy Three,"  with  Miss  Grant,  Fred 
Kelsey,  Bull  Montana  and  "Husky" 
Hanes  supporting  Chase. 

Robert  McGowan,  director  of  the 
"Our  Gang"  series,  is  producing  a 
Christmas  comedy. 

Fred  L.  Guiol  is  directing  Glenn 
Tryon  in  a  new  comedy  with  Jack 
Clifford,  Cissy  Fitzgerald  and  Vivian 
Oakland  in  the  cast. 

C.  R.  Wallace,  associated  with  Uni- 
versal the  past  two  years  in  a  sce- 
nario and  co-directorial  capacity,  and 
Frank  Terry,  have  been  added  to  the 
staff.  Wallace  is  directing  Clyde 
Cook. 

James  Home  is  preparing  his  next 
all-star  comedy  with  Lucien  Little- 
field  and   Martha   Sleeper. 


Making  "Green  Archer"  Exteriors 

Exteriors  for  "The  Green  Archer" 
are  being  made  along  the  Hudson 
River  and  in  the  Storm  King  Moun- 
tain district  under  Spencer  Bennet, 
the  director.  Work  has  progressed 
into  episode  three.  AUene  Ray  and 
Walter  Miller,  play  the  featured  roles, 
supported  by  Burr  Mcintosh,  Frank 
Lacteen,  Stephen  Grattan,  Wm.  R. 
Randall,  Walter  Lewis  and  Earl  B. 
Powell. 


11  Scripts  Ready 

But  Chronicles  of  America  Will  Have 

18  on  Hand  Before  Resuming 

Production 

The  Chronicles  of  America  Pic- 
tures Corp.  which  has  made  a  number 
of  two  and  three-reelers  tracing  the 
historical  development  of  America  is 
about  to  resume  production  after  a 
quiescent  period  of  some  months. 

Eleven  scripts  are  ready  but  it  is 
the  intention  of  the  company  to  have 
18  on  hand  before  starting  actual  pro- 
duction. There  is  a  vast  amount  of 
detail  to  be  met  with  because  the 
pictures  must  be  historically  exact  be- 
fore the  camera  enters  into  the  pro- 
ject. The  sets  are  made  from 
sketches  which  have  to  be  approved 
by  a  committee  of  Yale  historians 
and  the  exact  historical  locations  se- 
cured. 


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Navy  Shorts  Free 

Three    Two-Reelers    Made    Available 

to   Exhibitors — Not    Propaganda, 

But  Entertainment 

Upon  application  to  the  U.  S.  Navy 
Fublicitv  Bureau,  South  and  White- 
hall Sts.",  New  York,  Capt.  Robert  L. 
Berry,  officer  in  charge,  exhibitors 
may  obtain  for  showing  without 
charge  three  two-reel  pictures  of  va- 
rious phases  of  naval  life  and  activi- 
ties. The  pictures  are  all  good  and 
do  not  contain  one  foot  of  the  old 
time  propaganda  or  "Join  the  Navy" 
stuff  that  so  utterly  ruined  the  former 
Navy  pictures. 

These  films  were  produced  by  B. 
M.  Powell,  formerly  with  the  Navy. 
The  three  subjects  made  for  the  Navy 
by  Powell  are  "The  Shakedown 
Cruise  of  the  U.S.S.  Concord," 
"China— 'Cross  the  Bay"  and  "Wings 
of  the  Fleet."  The  "Shakedown 
Cruise"  recently  ran  at  the  Colony 
and  Cameo  with  "Charley's  Aunt" 
for  14  consecutive  weeks  and  the  lat- 
ter two  pictures  have  been  recent 
units  on  the  Capitol  programs. 

The  subjects  have  been  well  pho- 
tographed and  contain  plenty  of  in- 
terest and  action.  The  pictures  can 
be  secured  in  Recruiting  Bureaus  in 
any  city. 


Presentations 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

Blue,"  and  the  second  time  through 
it  is  sung  by  a  male  soloist  from  the 
pit.     Time:    10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2.— Warners'  News 
Weekly.     Time:    10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3. — This  is  termed  "War- 
ners' Tabloid  Film  Production"  and 
consists  of  an  industrial  subject  pro- 
duced by  General  Electric  and  is  in 
the  form  of  general  propaganda  for 
the  local  coal  industry.  Time:  8  min- 
utes. 

Unit  No.  4. — Walker  Moore,  who 
renders  "Susan"  and  "All  Because  of 
You."  The  lightings  are  from  the 
stage  with  black  side  drops  forming  a 
border  for  a  white  curtain  upon  which 
colored  lights  are  played  giving  a 
rainbow  effect.     Time:   4  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5.— Tino  and  Bell,  Ar- 
gentine society  dancers.  The  stage 
is  dimly  lighted  with  a.  spot  focussed 
on  the  male  dancer  who  appears 
alone  in  the  first  number,  singing  "La 
Paloma."  For  their  second  number 
the  lights  are  raised  revealing  a  back 
drop  picturing  an  old-fashioned  gar- 
den gate.  The  woman  dancer  comes 
upon  the  stage  and  together  the  two 
dance  the  Spanish  Tango  to  the  tune 
of  "El  Choclo."  Spot  light  focussed 
upon  them  al!  the  time.  Time:  6 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  6. — Preceding  the  feature 
are  "Warners'  Singers,"  a  female 
quartette  with  the  women  attired  in 
quaint  crinoline  costumes  with  ap- 
propriate back  drop.  Lighting  on 
stage  direct.  They  sing  three  num- 
bers not  listed  on  the  program.  Time: 
8  minutes. 

LTnit  No.  7. — Feature:  "His  Majesty 
Bunker  Bean."  Time:  1  hour  and  16 
minutes. 


The  Weeks  Headlines 

Monday 

Universal    after    theaters    in    Canada.       Three 

in    Winnipeg    secured. 
Saenger   active   in    Southern    field.      Acquiring 

Texas    houses    almost    daily. 
M.    P.    T.    O.    and    I.    M.    P.    A.    committees 

to    meet    to    discuss    new    contract. 

Tuesday 

Arthur  S.  Kane  to  make  pictures  on  his 
own,    for    release    through    Universal. 

Several  Connecticut  legislators  favor  special 
session    for    repeal    of    tax. 

Opposition  theaters  developing  to  Saenger 
houses    in    Texas    towns, 

Cleveland  Film  Board  wins  point  in  con- 
spiracy charge  brought  by  Akron  exhibitor. 

Pantages  Circuit  seeking  theaters  in  North- 
west. 

Ernest  W.  Fredman  assumes  complete  charge 
of    "The    Film    Renter,"    British    paper. 

United    Artists   join    all    Film    Boards. 

Wednesday 

Famous  Players- Balaban  &  Katz  theater 
now  reported  set.  All  houses  in  one  unit. 
Separate    theater    company    to    be    formed. 

James  J.  Walker  wins  Democratic  nomina- 
tion for   Mayor  of   N.   Y. 

Government  collects  $30,907,809  in  admission 
taxes    for    fiscal    year    ending   June    30. 

Charles  Chaplin  victor  in  Charles  Amador 
suit. 

Robert  E.  Welsh  to  resign  as  editor  of 
"M.    P.    World." 

Lewis  J.  Selznick  to  build  studio  city  in 
Florida. 

Thursday 

First    National    signs    Harry    Langdon. 

Connecticut    receives     $55,210    in     taxes. 

Oscar  Price  in  control  of  Associated  Exhibi- 
tors.     John    S.    Woody    to    handle    sales. 

Famous  doing  biggest  business  in  history 
with    1925   now   28  per   cent   ahead   of   1924. 

M,  P.  T.  O.  and  I.  M.  P.  D.  A.  agrees  on 
exhibition    contract. 

Theater  presentations,  new  feature  starts  in 
THE    FILM    DAILY. 

"Gulliver's  Travels,"  to  be  filmed  by  Uni- 
versal. 

Friday 

Deal  between  Famous  and  Balaban  &  Katz 
consummated.  Sam  Katz  to  supervise  com- 
bined theaters  Famous  reported  in  con- 
trol.    A  separate  theater  unit  to  be  formed. 

Saturday 

Loew  negotiating  for  Provincial  Cinema- 
tograph   Theaters,    English    chain. 

Preponderance  of  rural  representation  in 
Connecticut   may   help   the   tax    fight. 

First  National  renews  lea,se  on  Biograph 
Studio    in    the    Bronx. 

Universal  after  more  theaters  in  the  Middle- 
West.  Four  purchased  and  negotiations 
on    for    two    circuits. 


4  Davis  Series 

And     Two     Serials     in     Company's 

Line-Up    of    Short    Subjects    for 

1925-1926 

The  Davis  Distributing  Division, 
Inc.,  has  four  series  of  short  sub- 
jects and  two  serials  on  its  1925-1926 
schedule. 

There  is  a  series  of  26  "Sheiks  and 
Shebas"  Comedies  which  are  to  be 
released,  one  every  other  week:  a 
series  of  26  "Hey  Fellas"  Comedies, 
also  for  release  every  other  week; 
a  group  of  six  two-reelers  without 
sub-titles  to  be  known  as  "Frag- 
ments of  Life;"  and  52  "Cinema 
Stars,'  in  one  reel.  These  will  be 
released  weekly. 

The  serials  include  "The  Mystery 
Box"  with  Ben  Wilson  and  Neva 
Gerber  and  "The  Power  God,"  star- 
ring the  same  principals.  In  some 
territories,  the  Davis  product  has 
been  sold  to  state  right  exchanges, 
but  where  this  condition  does  not 
exist,  the  pictures  will  be  handled 
through  Vital  Exchanges  Inc.  There 
is  a  large  number  of  features  like- 
wise released  through  Davis. 


New  Cartoon  Series 

One  Reelers,  26  All  Told,  to  Be  Sold 

On    State    Rights    Market — 

Two  Ready 

L.  B.  Cornwell,  Inc.,  a  firm  which 
has  been  producing  animated  and  in- 
dustrial films  will  state  right  a  series 
of  26  one-reel  cartoons. 

Two,  "Ebony  Cleans  Up"  and  "The 
Stowaway,"  are  ready  for  October 
and  November  release.  Additional 
subjects  will  be  ready  every  other 
week.  Lester  B.  Cornwell  is  presi- 
dent of  the  company  which  makes  its 
headquarters  at  1600  Broadway.  Wil- 
liam A.  Gilmartin  is  vice-president 
and  John  J.  Reilly,  secretary-treas- 
urer. 


Wintergarden  Raises  Admissions 
Seattle — The    Wintergarden,     long 
known   as   "the   only   first  run   house 
charging    a     dime,"    has    raised    the 
admission  prices  to  15  cents. 


Trailer  Service 

New    Company    in    Field — Suppljmi 

45  Ft.  Strip  to  Exhibitors  on  Both 

Features  and  Short  Subjects 

The  Ad-Vance  Trailer  Servj' 
Corp.  of  111  Westchester  Sq.,  Nj 
York  is  supplying  theaters  with  i 
proximately  45  ft.  trailers  of  for'; 
coming  attractions  on  all  releases,  J 
eluding  features  and  short  subjectlj 

Although    a    comparatively    reo 
innovation    the    company    states    t; 
service  has  already  been  adopted  1 
many    circuits    and    theaters    and 
designed    primarily    to    properly    si' 
the  show  to  the  audience. 

One    of   the    attractive   features 
this   service  is  the  moderate   price. 


Theater   Manager  Joins   Sales  Foi 

Arkansas  City.  Kans. — J.  H.  Kd 
former  manager  of  the  Isis  here  d 
the  Rainbow  in  Kansas  City,  I 
joined  the  sales  force  of  Metro-Ga 
wyn-Mayer  at  Kansas  City. 


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The  SHORT  SUBJECT 


By  HAL  HODES 


AM  THE  SHORT  SUBJECT. 

I  unfold  to  the  human  eye  the  wonders  and  the  mys- 
teries of  foreign  lands. 

Neither  time  nor  space  are  barriers  to  me.  I  take  Man 
from  out  the  rounds  of  daily  toil  and  transport  him  to 
the  hidden  places  of  his  dreams. 

I  bring  to  the  jaded  city  the  charms  of  murmuring 
brook,  the  sun-bathed  fields  of  golden  wheat,  the  peace 
of  the  forest,  the  grandeur  of  mountain  peaks. 

I  bring  to  the  dwellers  in  quiet  places  the  roar  of  the 
city's  crowded  streets,  the  rush  and  tension  of  the 
world's  marts.  Before  their  eyes,  to  them  miraculous, 
I  display  the  urban  commonplace. 

I  show  to  Man,  blinded  by  the  obvious,  the  universe 
contained  within  a  single  drop  of  water.  I  reveal  the 
hitherto  unknown  and  unseen  in  such  simple  fashion 
that  even  the  child  may  understand. 

The  heart  bowed  down  I  gladden  with  the  antics  of  the 
clown.  In  my  train  I  bring  laughte  r — the  gift  granted 
by  the  gods  so  that  mankind  bear  up  under  each  day's 
burden.  None  may  see  the  humor  I  offer  and  retain  a 
heavy  heart. 

I  reveal  events  which  stir  the  world.  The  life  of  Ruler, 
Citizen,  Slave,  are  chronicled  by  me.  The  holocaust 
which  plunges  nations  into  grief,  the  celebrations  which 
cause  a  people  to  burst  into  joyous  song — all  these  do  I 
spread  upon  the  silver  screen  almost  at  their  time  of 
happening. 

I  am  the  newest  force  for  education  and  enlightenment. 

In  time  to  come  I  shall  succeed  the  printed  word. 

I  am  the  Short  Subject. 


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Do  Tou  Know  That 


The  famous  phrase,  "give  the  public  what  it  wants/'  originated 
with  the  theatre  owners  of  ancient  Greece? 

We  have  given  the  Greeks  a  lot  of  credit  for  knowing  all  about 
Grecian  dances,  Grecian  urns  and  Grecian  curves — ^but  it  is  about 
time  we  take  off  our  hats  to  them  for  this  Grecian  gray  matter. 

In  the  days  when  Euripides  and  Aristophanes  were  the  Belasco 
and  George  M.  Cohan  of  the  theatre  world,  the  old  Greek  come- 
dies and  tragedies  were  performed  before  a  jury  of  citizens  who 
represented  the  voice  of  the  people. 

The  public,  through  this  jury,  indicated  their  approval  or  disap- 
proval of  a  play,  and  determined  the  kind  of  theatre  entertain- 
ment they  wanted. 

The  best  poets  and  playwrights  vied  with  one  another  for  the 
approval  of  these  citizens.  Their  performances  for  the  jury 
amounted  to  a  contest.  The  cleverest  work  of  the  finest  brains 
in  Athens  was  presented  to  the  people  for  their  verdict. 


And    the    contest    still    goes     on 

The  public  continues  to  decide 
w^hat  it  shall  see  in  the  theatre. 

A  jury  of  115,000,000  motion  picture  fans 
has  chosen  for  its  yearly    entertainment 

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Advertising  Pays 

By  EARL   W.  MAMMONS 
Frcsident,  Educ'l  Film  Exchanges,  Inc. 

Advertising  and  exploitation  of 
lort  subjects  are,  and  should  be,  a 
)ld-blooded  business  proposition  as 
r  as  the  exhibitor  is  concerned. 
et's  keep  all  our  discussions  of  the 
-oblem  on  a  pure'y  business  basis — 
basis  of  profits  at  the  box-office  now 
id  tomorrow. 

It  may  be  true — it  is  true — that  the 
hole  industry  got  its  tremendous 
art  with  short  subjects;  it  was  years 
•fore  the  multiple  reel  feature  came 
to  vogue.  It  is  equally  true  that 
)nie  of  the  most  famous  big  theaters 
the  land  have  been  built  up  in  the 
St  few  years  to  their  present  con- 
tion  of  national  importance  through 
le  careful  selection  and  wise  hand- 
ig  of  short  subjects. 
But  these  things  mean  less  than 
jthing  to  the  average  exhibitor  when 
;  is  considering  the  advertising  of 
lort  subjects  unless  they  point  the 
ay  to  greater  profits  for  him;  unless 
;  sees  in  them  evidence  that  he  can 
lake  more  money  through  a  more 
beral  po'icy  of  exploitation  for  his 
riefer    pictures. 

After  all,  it  is  not  at  all  a  question 
f  "being  fair  to  your  short  subjects." 
:  is  purely  a  question  of  "being  fair 
J  yourself."  And  if  a  fair  trial  of 
dvertising  the  short  subjects  proves 
lat  they  will  not  bring  in  added  bus- 
■ess  at  the  box  office,  then  every  ar- 
ument  that  has  been  advanced  as  to 
hy  exhibitors  should  do  more  to 
ush  their  one  and  two-reel  pictures 
,11s  flat. 

But  right  here  is  where  we  find  the 
liort  subject  getting  onto  a  solid  rock 

lundation    as    the    new    season    gets 

nder  way.  The  work  of  the  big 
;ade  publications  is  repeatedly  point- 

ig  out  to  exhibitors  the  injustice  to 
heir  own  businesses  in  neglect  of  the 
hort  subject;  the  increased  attention 
j-aid  to  one  and  two-reel  pictures  re- 
lently  by  newspapers  and  magazines, 
'nd  perhaps  a  closer  study  of  the  at- 
iitude  of  the  public  itself  toward  these 
.'ictures,  are  being  reflected  in  a 
[hanged  attitude  on  the  part  of  many 
!epresentative  showmen — and  the  re- 
lult  is   a   fast   accumulating   mass   of 

vidence  that  short  subjects  will  bring 
11  added  business  if  given  half  a 
ihance. 

j  No  theater  owner  who  has  to  make 
[lis  house  turn  a  profit  to  make  a  liv- 
ing, or  manager  who  has  to  show  a 
|iet  profit  to  hold  his  job  would  ad- 
i^.ertise  unless  it  paid  in  cold  dollars 
(It  his  box-office.  And  this  is  the  an- 
iiwer — the  only  answer — to  the  ques- 
lion  of  whether  advertising  short  sub- 

ects  pays    in   added   profits. 


Exploitation  Counts 

By  FRED    C.   QUIMBY 
Fox  Film  Corporation 

The  increasing  number  of  exhibi- 
tors booking  one  reel  productions, 
such  as  Fox  Varieties,  is  the  first  ap- 
parent result  to  come  from  the  drive 
by  the  producers  and  distributors  to 
perfect  cooperation  between  them- 
selves and  the  theater  owners  to  ex- 
ploit shorts  up  to  their  unquestioned 
value. 

Talking  about  this  gratifying  de- 
mand reminds  me  of  an  actual  experi- 
ence my  department  had  with  an  ex- 
ecutive of  one  of  the  biggest  houses 
in  New  York  who  had  been  passing 
up  one-reelers  in  favor  of  singing 
and  dancing  acts,  acrobatic  troupes 
and  the  like. 

This  exhibitor,  who,  by  the  way, 
is  recognized  as  a  genuine  shov/man, 
found  that  his  immediate  opposition 
was  getting  better  results  and  pleas- 
ing more  patrons  than  he  was,  and 
he  sought  the  cause.  A  survey  show- 
ed him  that  almost  every  house  but 
his  own  had  cut  extraneous  presen- 
tations to  a  minimum  and  were  giv- 
ing more  time  on  their  bills  to  pic- 
tures. 

He  was  not  pig-headed.  Admitting 
his  fault  to  himself,  he  sought  us  out 
and  related  his  troubles  and  endeavor- 
ed to  book  a  number  of  Fox  Varie- 
ties. We  were  sympathetic  but  could 
not  help  him.  Every  one  reel  pro- 
duction so  far  released  by  Fox  had 
been  played  in  one  or  another  of  the 
theaters  in  his  vicinity  and  those 
contemplated  were  booked  so  far 
in  advance  by  opposition  houses  that 
the  searching  showman  had  to  be 
sent  away  disappointed  and  a  little 
surprised  that  the  nice  bit  of  money 
he  had  set  aside  to  buy  one-reelers 
had  to  go  a-begging. 

Some  of  the  two-reel  comedies 
that  Fox  is  producing,  and  which  are 
suitable  for  the  house  in  question, 
were  offered,  but  the  showman  said 
he  couldn't  spare  the  time  on  his 
program  for  a  two-reeler.  His  refusal 
to  consider  the  two-reelers,  however, 
was  tempered  by  a  request  for  a 
screening  of  one  picture  from  each 
series.  This  was  done.  He  was  all 
ready  to  sign  on  the  dotted  line  for 
the  entire  lot  when  he  emerged  from 
the  projection  room,  but  said  that  he 
would  have  to  consult  his  board  of 
directors. 

The  meeting  has  been  called  for  a 
future  date  and  that  is  how  the  mat- 
ter stands  now. 

For  obvious  reasons,  it  would  not 
be  fair  to  divulge  the  name  of  the 
showman,  a  picture  exhibitor  first, 
last  and  all  the  time,  who  let  his 
own  desire  to  see  pretty  things  on 
the  stage  run  away  with  his  good 
judgment  as  to  what  pleases  a  mo- 
tion picture  theater's  audience.  He 
realizes  his  mistake  and  wants  to  rec- 
tify it.  A  willingness  to  compromise, 
even  when  one's  pride  is  at  stake,  is 
the   first  test   of  greatness. 


It's  Worth  While 

By  JOHN  E.  STOREY 
Fathe  Exchange,   Inc. 

This  is  the  year  of  the  short  sub- 
ject. Wherever  we  look  in  the  mo- 
tion picture  field,  we  see  definite  and 
determined  efforts  to  bring  it  to  the 
position  of  prominence  in  the  mind  of 
exhibitor  and  public  that  is  its  due. 
Millions  are  being  spent  annually  to 
produce  good  short  subjects.  There 
should  be  no  stinting  of  effort  or  ex- 
pense in  making  them  a  handsomely 
paying  investment  for  the  exhibitor, 
the  producer,  and  the  distributor. 

It  therefore  becomes  our  duty  to 
accompany  each  picture,  as  part  and 
parcel  of  itself,  with  every  possible 
accessory  of  advertising,  exploitation 
and  publicity  material  and  to  offer  the 
added  service  of  showing  each  buyer 
of  I'athe  short  subject  product  the 
most  effective  ways  of  utilizing  it. 

This  step  has  already  been  taken. 
Pathe  now  has  special  short  subject 
exploitation  men  in  the  field,  and  it  is 
their  duty  to  prove  to  exhibitors  that 
the  short  subject  can  be  made  a  vital 
drawing  force  at  the  box-office.  These 
men  might  be  called  "advertising  mis- 
sionaries." They  are  spreading  the 
gospel  of  advertising,  publicizing  and 
exploiting  short  subjects;  to  show  the 
cxliibitor  how  to  build  up  their  im- 
portance in  the  public  mind;  to  in- 
form him  why  it  is  necessary  to  give 
them  a  just  proportion  of  his  news- 
paper advertising  and  his  poster  and 
lobby  space, — even  to  dress  his  lobby 
with  that  in  view,  if  necessary. 

Another  important  step  in  this  di- 
rection recently  taken  by  Pathe  is  the 
organization  of  a  Department  of  Pub- 
lic Relations.  The  duty  of  this  de- 
partment is  to  bring  the  exhibitor 
into  closer  touch  with  his  public;  to 
show  him  how,  by  careful  selection  of 
comedies  and  short  subjects,  he  can 
build  up  programs  with  a  far  wider 
appeal  than  is  possible  by  concentrat- 
ing on  the  feature.  This,  of  course, 
presupposes  the  exhibitor's  willing- 
ness and  desire  to  advertise  and  ex- 
ploit this  section  of  his  program  in  a 
way  that  will  bring  it  very  promi- 
nently to  the  attention  of  his  patrons 
and  prospective  patrons. 

These  are  just  two  ways  in  which 
Pathe  is  seeking  to  obtain  just  recog- 
nition for  the  merits  of  short  subjects. 
In  the  development  of  each,  many 
possibilities  present  themselves,  and 
these  will  be  diligently  followed  up. 
It  is  our  aim  and  purpose  to  make 
the  coming  year  witness  a  tremen- 
dous awakening  of  interest  in  the 
short  subject — an  interest  which  shall 
ultimately  vie  with  that  which  now 
surrounds  the  feature.  Such  a  devel- 
opment will  vastly  advance  the  inter- 
ests of  motion  pictures  in  general  for 
it  will  concentrate  attention  on  a  field 
that  has  been  to  a  large  extent 
slighted  in  the  past. 


Tie-Ups  Help 

By  CARL  LAEMMLE 
President,    Universal    Pictures    Corp, 

National  tie-ups  on  the  short  prod- 
uct released  by  Universal  are  making 
the  Century  Comedies,  Gumps,  Blue- 
bird Comedies  and  Mustang  Westerns 
well   known. 

The  first  of  these  tie-ups  was  with 
the  Loose-Wiles  Biscuit  Co.  which 
makes  an  Andy  Gump  Biscuit.  The 
biscuit  company  has  prepared  a  win- 
dow card  reading,  "Andy  Gump — a 
scream  in  the  newspapers — a  riot  in 
the  movies — but  Oh  Mini  in  the 
cracker  box!"  and  urges  its  dealers  to 
cooperate  with  theaters  showing  the 
Gump  comedies. 

More  than  300  newspapers  with 
over  20,000,000  readers  run  the  Gump 
comic  strip.  Universal  has  prepared 
a  number  of  clever  Gump  ads  calling 
attention  to  the  cartoons  and  the  the- 
ater playing  the  comedies  which  many 
of  these  newspapers  have  arranged  to 
use   in   return   for   screen  advertising. 

The  Buster  Brown  comedies  have 
already  been  linked  with  the  Buster 
Brown  shoes.  Buster  Brown  stock- 
ings, Kellogg's  Corn  Flakes  and  Car- 
nation Milk.  Buster  Brown  stills  are 
being  used  by  the  shoe  company  in 
;.ds  and  window  displays.  The  hos- 
iery manufacturer  has  adopted  a  pic- 
ture of  Buster  and  Tige.  Photo- 
graphs of  Mary  Jane  and  Buster  eag- 
erly devouring  Kellogg's  Corn  Flakes 
now  appear  in  breakfast  food  adver- 
tisements, and  a  picture  of  this  pair 
drinking  their  morning  portion  of 
Carnation  Milk  is  having  widespread 
use.  Both  Amory  Brown  and  Co., 
distributors  of  Buster  Brown  hosiery, 
and  the  Buster  Brown  Shoe  Co.  have 
irepared  w-indow  displays  and  have 
instructed  dealers  to  work  with  the 
theaters  in  their  towns. 

Universal  has  made  up  a  series  of 
special  tie-up  stills  using  their  short 
product  stars.  One  shows  Charles 
luffy  writing  with  a  Parker  Foun- 
tain Pen.  Another  has  Marceline 
Day,  leading  woman  in  Bluebird 
Comedies,  and  Edna  Marian,  of  Cen- 
tury, munching  Sunshine  Fig  Bars, 
put  out  by  the  Loose-Wiles  Co. 
Josie  Sedgwick,  Blue  Streak  West- 
ern star,  is  shown  with  Venida  hair 
nets  and  eating  a  "Cake  Eater"  can- 
dy bar.  Arthur  Lake,  star  of  "Sweet 
Sixteen"  comedies,  with  Olive  Has- 
brouck,  Eddie  Clayton  and  Zion  My- 
ers, photographed  beside  a  new  Nash 
sedan  in  front  of  the  Nash  agency  in 
Los  Angeles  is  being  placed  with  au- 
tomobile dealers. 

These  tie-up  stills  are  being  added 
to  constantly  and  are  proving  in- 
valuable exploitation  aids.  The  prac- 
tical results  of  proper  exploitation 
have  evidenced  themselves  on  innum- 
erable occasions.  The  results  are 
there  if  they  are  gone  after  properly. 

If  more  attention  of  feature  calibre 
were  paid  to  the  short  subjects,  the 
exhibitor  indifference  to  this  type  of 
picture  which  is  so  often  complained 
of,  would  disappear. 


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Sunday,  September  20,  19  ji 


HERE'S  CONCRETE   PROOF  THAT  THi 


Pirate  Ballyhoo 

Captain  Kidd,  Long  John  Silver, 
Black  Bear,  Morgan  and  other  pirates 
of  adventurous  days  led  a  hunt  for 
buried  treasure  at  Merced,  Calif., 
when  "Sunken  Silver"  opened  at  the 
Merced  on  Aug.  25. 

The  pirate  band  swanked  and  swag- 
gered and  clanked  their  swords  while 
they  mingled  with  the  crowds  and 
passed  out  colored  tickets.  Citizens 
were  directed  to  proceed  to  the  Sun- 
Star  ofhce  where  the  cards  given  out 
were  exchanged  for  cards  of  another 
color.  They  then  followed  a  trail 
to  other  business  houses  and  street 
corners  where  they  made  further  ex- 
changes of  cards  until  they  at  last 
reached  the  lot  where  the  coins  were 
buried. 

By  the  time  the  lot  was  reached, 
several  hundred  persons  had  joined 
the  modern  silver  rush.  The  pirate 
ballyhooers  and  many  of  the  treas- 
ure seekers   carried  banners  reading. 

We  Are  Seeking  "Sunken  Silver" 
Pathe  Serial 

Starting  at  the   Merced  Theater 
Tomorrow 

The  successful  treasure  hunt  was 
staged  by  Manager  M.  J.  Cohen. 


Made  New  Patrons 

Last  summer  Christy  Deibel  of  the 
Liberty,  Youngstown,  figured  to  turn 
the  unprofitable  noon  hour  to  advan- 
tage, so  he  arranged  to  play  a  special 
eleven-to-one  o'clock  noon  program 
composed  only  of  short  subjects.  The 
object  was  to  attract  noonday  pass- 
ersby  into  the  Liberty. 

He  got  the  merchants  on  the  main 
downtown  streets  to  co-operate  with 
him  to  the  extent  of  including  a  free 
pass  to  the  first  noonday  program  of- 
fered in  every  employee's  pay  enve- 
lope. The  stunt  opened  well  and  con- 
tinued well  for  a  time.  Other  exhibi- 
tors throughout  the  territory  adopted 
the  same  plan  for  bolstering  up  the 
11-1  business  with  varied  success. 
While  it  didn't  bring  in  a  lot  in  actual 
cash,  Deibel  reports  that  it  did  get 
folks  coming  into  his  theater  who 
were  not  formerly  in  the  habit  of 
coming  and  who  became  "regulars." 
So,  in  the  long  run,  the  stunt  was  a 
good  one. 


In  His  Ads  Daily 

Joe  Calla,  manager  of  the  Strand, 
Youngstown,  is  another  exhibitor  in 
the  Cleveland  territory  who  believes 
that  the  short  subject  is  entitled  to  a 
place  in  the  advertising  sun.  Calla 
devotes  thirty  per  cent  of  his  ad- 
vertising space  every  day  to  the  short 
subject  material  in  the  program  and 
he  says  it  pays  well  to  give  it  an  im- 
portant place  along  side  of  the  feat- 
ure. 

He  has  followed  this  practice  for 
years,  so  he  speaks  from  experience 
and  with  authority.  In  addftion  to 
the  feature,  Calla  uses  a  two-reel 
comedy,  a  Grantland  Rice  Sportlight, 
and  a  Pathe  Review  every  week,  year 
in  and  year  out.  That  shows  how 
much  confidence  he  places  in  novelty 
and  short  reel  subjects. 


Comedy  Gets  Equal  Break  With  Feature 


1  he  Rothchild  interests  in  San  Francisco  posted  22  of  these  24  sheet  s'ands 


Campaign  For  Serial 

A  comprehensive  campaign  serial 
was  put  over  by  Universal  for  the  se- 
rial, "The  Fighting  Ranger." 

Thirty-three  metropolitan  newspa- 
pers, including  the  New  York  Tele- 
gram-Mail. Cleveland  News,  Denver 
Rocky  Mountain  News,  Detroit 
News,  Indianapolis  Star,  Milwaukee 
Sentinel,  Los  Angeles  News,  St. 
Louis  Times  and  Washington  Post, 
and  several  hundred  weeklies  and 
small-town  dailies  have  run  a  day  by 
day  story  of  this  serial  and  have  back- 
ed the  feature  with  half  page  and 
quarter  page  ads  tied  up  with  thea- 
ters playing  it.  Trucks  delivering  the 
newspapers  to  dealers  throughout  the 
city  carried  "Fighting  Ranger"  ban- 
ners on  the   sides. 

A  baseL)all  called  "The  Fighting 
Ranger"  baseball  is  one  of  the  novel- 
ties whicii  Universal  has  ready  for 
cxhiijitors  showing  the  serial.  A 
complete  novelization  of  "The  Fight- 
ing Ranger"  is  put  out  in  a  16-page 
booklet  which  many  oxhii)itors  pur- 
chase to  give  away  to  their  patrons 
just  before  the  opening  of  the  serial. 


He's  A  Showman 

"Educating  Buster,"  the  first  of  the 
two-reci  Buster  Brown  comedies,  re- 
cently played  the  Forum,  Los  Ange- 
les. Manager  John  P.  Goring  real- 
ized the  cartoon  comics  of  R.  F.  Out- 
cault,  from  which  these  comedies  are 
made,  are  familiar  to  hundreds  from 
the  Atlantic  to  the  Pacific,  and  so  he 
ciecidecl  to  let  the  public  know  that 
Busier  had  at  last  come  to  the  screen. 

Buster's  name  went  up  in  lights 
over  the  entrance  to  the  house;  the 
comedy  received  nearly  a  third  of  the 
Forum's  ad  copy  in  the  newspapers, 
and  a  prominent  space  on  the  thea- 
ter's 24-sheet  boards. 


Komedy  Karnival 

When  Messrs.  Scoville,  Essick  and 
Reif¥  introduced  a  Komedy  Karnival 
of  short  subjects  at  their  Sunbeam, 
Cleveland,  on  Sept.  9th,  they  decor- 
ated their  entire  lobby  with  cut-outs 
of  favorite  comedy  characters.  They 
draped  the  marquee  with  a  big  banner 
announcing  to  the  world  the  coming 
of  the  Komedy  Karnival.  Banners 
v\ere  also  hung  in  the  lobby  with 
names  of  the  comedies  and  names  of 
the  comedy  stars. 

Outside,  in  a  set  of  lobby  frames, 
they  placed  five  sets  of  photos  of  each 
comedy  in  the  program.  Slides  were 
run  daily  for  several  weeks  in  ad- 
vance of  the  showing.  Business  is 
reported  as  having  been  above  nor- 
mal.     Scoville,    Essick  and    Reiff   are 

the  first  Cleveland  circuit  owners  to 
[iresent  an  all-short-subject  program. 
Capacity,  450. 


Comedy  Replaces  Act 

Keith's  Palace,  Cleveland,  the  larg- 
est vaudeville  house  in  that  territory, 
and  said  to  be  the  most  elaborate  the- 
;iter  in  the  world,  features  the  Hal 
Roach  comedies  as  its  only  picture  at- 
traction. These  comedies  open  the 
p.rogram  at  each  performance  at  the 
Palace.  This  program  was  inaugur- 
ated the  week  of  Sept.  7.  Folders  tell- 
ing about  the  comedies  and  giving  the 
names  of  the  stars  appearing  in  them 
were  included  in  every  program  given 
out  during  the  entire  week. 

It  is  the  intention  of  Manager  John 
Royal  to  give  the  comedies  the  place 
rn  the  program  formerly  occupied  by 
the  acrobats — namely  the  opening  act. 
The  comedies  are  being  advertised 
equally  with  the  vaudeville  numbers, 
thus  giving  them  more  prominence 
than  they  have  ever  before  enjoyed. 


"Long"  On  "Shorts" 

Harry  J.  Carey  owner  of  the  nev 
completed  Roycroft  in  suburbs 
Seattle,  is  "long"  on  "shorts."  ] 
was  for  years  owner  of  the  Got 
Luck,  another  Seattle  suburban  hott> 
He  says: 

"I  am  a  great  believer  in  all  t 
shorts.  1  can  crowd  in  on  my  sho 
and  I  frequently  have  as  high  as 
reels  on  my  schedule.  This  gets  t 
projectionist  sore,  but  it  gets  me  bu, 
ness." 

Here  are  samples  of  two  of  his  pi 
grams: 

Sunday  and  Monday 
W  elcome  Stranger  7  Rei 

Dog  Days   (Our  Gang)  2      '' 

Fox  News  1       ' 

Pathe   Review  1       ' 

Felix  the   Cat  1       '' 

12  re. 
Friday  and  Saturday  i 

Black  Cyc'one  6  Re 

Serial  "Play  Ball"  2      '' 

Sheiks  of  Bagdad  1 

The  Bull  Fight  (Edu'l)  1 

Topics  of  the  Day  1 


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11  Rei 
Note  how  Carey  goes  after  the  l|t 
business.      Most    children    go   to  iL 
show   on   Sunday,   Friday  and  Sat'fjQ 
day.     If  he  fails  to  please  them  \v' 
the  feature,  he  is  sure  to  catch  th||i^ 
eye   with   one   or  more   of  the  sho 
which  are  advertised  in  the  lobby  ^ 
ing  one  sheets  and  11x14  stills.    T\g. 
are  also  always  advertised  on  the  pll 
grams  which  are  given  neighborhc 
distribution.      Slides   are   used   on  i 
comedies. 

"If  one  has  a  good  organ,"  s< 
Carey,  "the  best  chance  to  show  it 
is  via  the  medium  of  a  scenic.  If  : 
comedy  fails  to  get  a  laugh.  Topics 
the  Day  can  always  be  depem 
upon. 

"So — the  more  subjects  you  p 
vide  the  less  chance  of  your  sh 
falling  flat.  You  are  bound  to  pie; 
them  somewhere.  I  sometimes  pui!.l 
two-reel  Western  on  to  take  care  ilj- 
the  kids  when  I  know  the  title  a 
paper  of  a  feature  is  misleading  a 
does  not  provide  them  the  kind  of  i) 
tcrtainment  they  think  they  are  pi' 
ing  to  see.  All  this  appeals  to  t 
grown-ups  whom  the  kids  br: 
along." 

The  Roycroft  seats  750. 


Dividing  Honors 

Managers  LeBolt  and  Brady  of  ;i 
Princess,  Toledo,  are  two  exhiibti 
who  believe  in  dividing  honors  1 
tween  their  feature  attraction  and  i 
short  subject  attractions.  Each  w< 
Bolt  and  Brady  advertise  both  CO 
edy  and  feature  alike.  Their  lob 
displays  are  made  up  of  stills  of  sh'j 
subjects  as  well  as  stills  of  featu:^ 
and  stars.  Not  only  inside,  but  0\ 
side  their  theater  they  carry  dispi, 
frames  naming  short  subjects  alo' 
with  features.  In  this  manner  1' '' 
Bolt  and  Brady  have  acquainted  th 


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-1^  with  comedy  trade  marks  and 
iiiedy  stars. 

look  for  their  favorite  corned- 
well   as    for    favorite    feature 
Viid  there  hasn't  been  a  week 
J  ist  four  years  that  they  have 
liiiwn    an    Educational    comedy. 
!   record.     They  attribute  the 
nterest   in   the   short   subjects 
manner   of   presenting   their 
iractions   along   side    of   their 
thus    balancing    a    program, 
i  apacity,  800. 


Circus  Advertising 


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ALL-PATHE  COMEDY 

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SYPTIAN 

THEATRE 

MARKET  AT  JONES 


JIG  DAYS 
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Rain  or 
Shine 


This  Is  Enterprise 

Bob  Wilkinson,  manager  of  the 
Cozy,  Cleveland,  plastered  up  his 
whole  neighborhood  with  carnival 
one-sheets,  heralds,  placards  and  wm- 
dow  cards  to  let  his  patrons  know 
about  his  all-comedy  program  which 
he  offered  last   Sunday  and  Monday. 

Slides  played  a  big  part  in  his  local 
advertising  and  he  also  used  the 
newspapers.  The  big  stunt  about 
Wilkinson's  advertising  of  the  short 
program  was  the  consistency  with 
which  he  kept  hammering  his  an- 
nouncements. He  ran  slides  every 
clay  for  several  weeks  in  advance  of 
the  experimental  engagement.  He 
kept  the  idea  of  short  subjects  con- 
stantly in  the  minds  of  his  patrons. 
He  got  them  acquainted  with  the  pho- 
tographs of  the  short  reel  players  by 
nteans  of  the  carnival  one-sheets. 

He  went  after  the  business  hard. 
And  he  got  it.  Wilkinson  plans  to 
repeat  the  short  subject  program 
again  soon.  His  program  was  made 
up  of  the  following  subjects:  "Boobs 
in  the  Woods,"  with  Harry  Lang- 
aon;  "Good  Morning  Nurse,"  a  Sen- 
nett;  "The  Love  Bug"  and  Our  Gang 
comedy;  "Royal  Four  Flush,"  Spat 
Family;  "Sure  Mike,"  a  Martha 
Sleeper,  and  "The  Window  Washer," 
an  Aesop   Fable.     Capacity,   500. 


fIN  ATTRACTION! 

HARRY 

i^NGDON 

i  the  SHOOT-'EM-UP-KID  in 

trace  Greeley,  Jr. 
JR    GANG 

fBoys  Will  Be  Joys" 


ALICE  DAY  in 

Lck   Sennett's 

TEE  FOR  TWO" 


's!    Yes!    Nanette" 

^  Hal  Roach  Scream 

ir  MONEY  BACK 
Du  DON'T  LAUGH 

!»0K    KIDS! 

pOUPON  AND  5  CENTS  WILL 
r  YOU  ANY  DAY  FROM  10  to  3 


gyptian,  San    Francisco,  covered 
(own  with  these  half-sheets  for 
All-Comedy  Week 


This  Is  A  Peach 

The  Temple,  Toledo,  is  a  well  es- 
tablished 100-seat  theater  which  was 
recently  acquired  by  the  Collins 
Amusement  Co.,  of  which  E.  Mandel- 
baum  is  the  head.  Recently  under 
the  management  of  Fred  E.  Walters, 
an  elaborate  exploitation  campaign 
was  put  on  for  "The  Sunken  Silver." 
This  is  a  ten  chapter  Pathe  serial, 
but  Walters  played  it  up  in  two-reel 
episodes,  and  advertising  it  as  short 
subject    material. 

In  one  corner  of  the  theater  lobby 
lie  built  an  elaborate  aquarium,  con- 
taining as  many  different  specimen  of 
small  fish  as  he  could  secure.  At  the 
bottom  of  the  aquarium  were  small 
l;oxes,  looking  like  treasure  chests, 
and  money  bags,  and  such  things  as 
are  expected  to  be  found  on  any  ocean 
l)ed.  In  another  corner  he  built  other 
sunken  treasures — things  hidden  be- 
hind rocks,  and  under  sea-growth. 
This  lobby  display  lasted  for  the  run 
of  the  scries  of  episodes,  and  attracted 
wide  attention. 

Walters  also  advertised  the  attrac- 
tion as  a  two-reel  novelty  entertain- 
ment in  chapters,  and  got  people 
coming  in   for  it  regularly. 


Maybe  The  Kids  Didn't  Love  This 


Mr.  Bamum,  himself,  would  have  approved  of  the  Bijou  Theatre,  Trenton, 

N.  J.,  when  "The  Great  Circus  Mystery"  opened  there. 

What  a  little  ingenuity  will  do! 


Song  Tie-Up  on  "Our  Gang"  Comedy 

"Vour  Own  Back  Yard,"  an  "Our 
Gang"  comedy,  was  inspired  by 
"Stay  in  Your  Own  Backyard,"  so 
the  Pathe  exploitation  department  has 
effected  a  tie-up  with  M.  Witmark  & 
Sons  for  the  publication  of  an  "Our 
Gang"  edition  of  the  song. 


Our  Gang  Boosted 

"Giants  vs.  Yanks",  an  "Our 
Gang"  comedy  was  given  a  special 
showing  at  the  Atlantic  theater  in 
Atlantic,  Mass.,  in  connection  with 
their  initial  "Greater  Movie  Season" 
program,  and  at  the  same  time  Mana- 
ger Kessler  invited  the  local  baseball 
club  to  be  there  when  this  baseball 
comedy  was  run. 

The  members  of  the  Atlantic  Ath- 
letic Club  accepted  the  invitation  one 
hundred  per  cent.  Officers  of  the  city 
league  were  also  invited.  By  invit- 
ing the  local  ball  club,  Manager  Kes- 
sler secured  considerable  space  in  the 
local  newspaper.  He  issued  a  special 
program  folder  announcing  "Greater 
Movie  Season"  in  which  he  billed  the 
"Our  Gang"  comedy,  "Giants  vs. 
Yanks"  in  true  baseball  fashion,  list- 
ing the  various  "Gang"  members  and 
the  position  they  play  on  the  team  as 
follows: 

"  'Fatty'  Joe  Cobb,  pitcher;  Mickey 
Daniels,  catcher;  'Angel  Face',  Jack- 
ie Condon,  four  ball  chaser;  for  chal- 
lenges apply  to  Farina,  the  Manager." 


All-Short  Bill 

Managers  Crockett  and  Burton  of 
the  Lincoln  offered  Cleveland  fans 
the  first  all-short  subject  program 
shown  in  the  city.  Not  only  the  ex- 
periment but  also  the  results  proved 
very   interesting. 

They  booked  ten  reels  of  one  and 
two  reel  comedies  and  newsreels  and 
advertised  the  three  day  engagement 
as  a  comedy  carnival.  They  used 
regular  carnival  one-sheets  for  dis- 
play purposes  and  ran  slides  several 
weeks  in  advance  of  the  novelty.  The 
first  day  of  the  engagement  business 
was  fair,  reports  Manager  Crockett. 
The  second  day  it  doubled  the  first 
day's  business,  and  the  third  day  was 
the  biggest  business  in  the  history  of 
the  house. 

The  managers  report  that  they  were 
so  delighted  with  the  interest  shown 
in  the  short  subject  program  that 
they  will  adopt  it  as  a  monthly  at- 
traction. The  program  shown  at  the 
Lincoln  consisted  of  the  following: 
"Raspberry  Romance,"  a  two  reel 
Ken  Turpin;  "The  Love  Bug"  and 
"Our  Gang"  comedy;  "Good  Morn- 
ing Nurse,"  a  Sennett;  Pathe  Review; 
Sportlight  and  "The  Woman  Star." 
Capacity,   1,000. 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  September  201 


HOW  TO   PUT  OVER  THE  NEWS  REE 


By  One  Who  Knows 

There  is  an  exhibitor  down  in 
Kentucky  who  has  some  ideas  that 
are  worth  passing  on.  He  is  a  show- 
man, of  that  there  is  no  doubt.  If 
proof  were  necessary,  witness  what 
he  has  done  with  his  news  reel,  how 
he  set  his  town  talking  about  it  and 
made  his  regulars  inquire  more  dil- 
igently about  Kinograms  than  about 
the  feature.  Earl  Hall  Payne  is  his 
name,  and  the  Kentucky  theater, 
Lexington,  Ky.,  the  house.  But  let 
Payne  tell  the  story: 

It  is  our  belief  that  the  news  reel 
is  not  a  "filler,"  or  something  we  have 
to  show  because  it  has  been  done  in 
the  past.  Our  idea  is,  that  it  is  a  fea- 
ture number  of  our  program.  We 
have  plugged  it  for  some  time  in  our 
regular  ads,  giving  it  a  good  break 
in  space.  Whenever  a  particular  is- 
sue carried  anything  of  importance 
we  hammered  it  hard.  I  watched  the 
papers,  and  when  they  carried  a  storj' 
over  from  day  to  day,  and  our  Kino- 
grams came  through  with  it,  a  spe- 
cial ad  was  taken  calling  attention  to 
that  fact. 

By  this  method  of  bringing  the 
news  reel  before  our  public,  and 
making  them  realize  how  soon  the 
news  was  on  the  screen  after  it  hap- 
pened, they  began  to  talk  about  va- 
rious incidents  and  furthermore, 
mentioned  them  to  me. 

On  several  instances  I  had  people 
ask  me  when  we  would  get  the  pic- 
tures of  a  certain  event.  I  would 
remember  that  question,  and  when 
the  issue  came  through  with  that  sub- 
ject, I  would  telephone  and  advise 
that  we  now  had  the  pictures  asked 
for.  If  the  inquirer  was  a  lady,  I 
would  write  a  letter. 

After  deciding  to  push  the  news 
reel,  as  well  as  other  short  subjects, 


I  noticed  the  great  interest  we  had 
aroused.  The  interest  had  always 
been  there,  but  it  just  took  a  little 
push  to  make  the  public  realize  what 
they  were  really  getting  in  the  short 
features  of  the  program. 

Then  one  day  I  received  a  book 
from  Kinograms,  the  reel  we  use  ex- 
clusively, tracing  the  history  of  the 
ciganization,  and  how  it  was  built. 
I  read  it  through  from  "cover  to 
cover,"  and  the  high  quality  of  its 
copy  brought  me  the  idea  that  there- 
in was  contained  great  material  for 
a  series  of  ads.     I  laid  out  the  series. 

There  were  sixteen  in  number.  I 
ran  two  each  week,  one  on  Sunday 
and  one  on  Thursday.  Here  and 
there  I  changed  the  copy  to  make  it 
read  correctly  from  an  audience 
standpoint,  in  preference  to  the  ex- 
hibitor   standpoint.     When   a   special 


event,  like  the  Santa  Barbara  earth- 
quake occurred,  I  used  my  own  copy. 
The  copy  came,  in  the  most  part, 
from  the  booklet  issued  by  Kino- 
grams. ■  The  idea  of  framing  it  for 
local  use  is  my  own,  but  the  copy  is 
not,  except  in  some  paragraphs,  and 
a  few  of  the  ads  in  whole. 

When  Kinograms  carried  something 
such  as  the  Derby,  the  falling  of  the 
l:uilding  of  the  Pickwick  Club  in 
Boston,  etc.,  I  had  a  special  banner 
made  for  the  front  of  the  theater,  and 
billed  it  like  a  feature  in  addition  to 
newspaper  advertising.  Did  the  "an- 
gry public"  notice  it?  I'll  say  they 
did. 

We  have  proven  that  our  news  reel 
can  be  made  to  bring  in  money,  and 
not  used  just  as  a  reel  of  film  to  open 
the    show    with,    in    order    to    kill    12 


minutes.  With  long  shows  wl 
feature  runs  to  such  a  great 
that  we  are  jammed  for  time,  o 
a  prologue  consumes  seven  r 
minutes  and  it  means  that 
thing  must  come  out,  it  is  nei 
r.ews  reel.  I  edit  each  issue  d 
four  or  five  of  the  best  st 
sometimes  only  three,  but  Kin 
goes  on  every  show.  Our  pui 
mands  it.  They  don't  worry 
"turn  overs"  and  schedules,  ai 
up  to  us  to  get  part  of  that  ne; 
into  our  programs  at  any  cost 

The  money  we  have  spent  i 
ging  Kinograms  has  been  wel 
It  is  now  firmly  etsablished 
are  not  letting  them  forget 
are  everlastingly  hammering 
every  day's  ad,  and  pushing  t 
rial  events  in  individual  ads. 

The  Shenandoah  disaster  is 
ample.  The  story  of  the  disas^ 
published  Thursday  afternooti. 
mediately  wired  Kinograms  to 
tain  when  the  special  print  w( 
shipped.  I  was  advised  the  ne 
that  it  would  leave  that  nighl 
mediately,  our  printer  rushed  1 
cards  which  were  mailed  that 
ing,  they,  of  course,  arrived  Sa 
The  town  knew  about  the  spec 
lieve  me. 


Theater  Sees  Opening  on  Own' 

Chicago — Those  who  attem 
opening  of  the  Diversey  wei- 
prised  when  a  little  over  ai 
after  they  had  taken  their  sea 
found  themselves  gazing  at  thi 
pictures  on  the  screen.  Th 
performed  by  Kinograms  as 
of  its  free  service  to  Asher 
manager  of  the  new  house. 


Institutional  Copy  on  News  Reel 


ENTER  TAINMENT— 


Exclusively   at 


It  is  the  magic  that  draws  people  to 
the  theatre.  Sure  of  entertainment 
they  become  regular  patrons.  Father 
and  the  boys — and  the  girls  and 
mother,  too,  find  entertainment  in  the 
news  reels,  a  reel  which  appeals  to 
everybody. 

This  is  the  first  of  a  series  of  ad- 
vertisements which  will  tell  you  how 
KINOGRAMS  has  advanced  the  news 
reel  and  set  new  standards. 

They  will  reveal  the  romance  of  the 
news  cameraman  and  contain  interest- 
ing data  heretofore  unknown  to  the 
general  public. 


Thts  shows  how  The  Kentucky  Theater,  Lexington,  Ky.  started  to  build    One  of  the  16  ads  used  by  The  Kentucky  Theater,  Lexington, 


Telling  the  World  of  the  News  Reel 


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overtng 
the  field 


Shown    Exclusively 


KINOGRAMS  began  its  job  bj 
building  up  a  camera  staff  of  meiT 
who  knew  news  and  also  knew  photog' 
raphy.  That  staff  has  grown  and  beei 
strengthened  in  important  places.  Be 
hind  it  has  been  built  a  news  gather 
ing  force  that  keeps  the  editors  ii 
touch  with  the  wide,  wide  world,  S( 
that,  instantly,  the  nearest  camerr 
available  may  be  on  hand  when  th< 
news  breaks. 

Advance  information  is  carefully  sifta 
and  filed  away.  KINOGRAMS  coul( 
give  you  as  much  information  abou 
what  the  President  is  booked  to  d' 
next  week  as  could  his  own  secretary 

(Continued    Thursday) 


its  Kinograms  campaign. 


make  Kinograms  a  feature. 


uy,  September  20,  1925  ^^F*^^  DABLV  *■  ^* 


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Laughs  are  the  main  thing — but  good  comedies  have  something 

else  besides  laughs — 

HAL  ROACH  COMEDIES 

(Half  the  bill  on  any  program) 

Have  all  the  elements  of  cast,  story,  direction,  sets  and  photography 
that  are  the  mark  of  distinguishment  which  good  features  show 

over  bad  features. 

The  Players 

CHARLEY  CHASE  GLENN  TRYON  CLYDE  COOK 

"OUR  GANG* 


LUCIEN  LITTLEFIELD  KATHERINE  GRANT 

TYLER  BROOKE  MARTHA  SLEEPER 

JIMMIE  FINLAYSON  SUE  "BUGS"  O'NEIL 

And  additional  players  in  every  cast  whose  names  are 
well  known  through  their  work  in  the  longer  features 

Directors 
ROBERT  McGOWAN  JAMES  W.   HORNE  STAN  LAUREL 

LEO  McCAREY  and  FRED  GUIOL 

F.  RICHARD  JONES         —        —         DIRECTOR-GENERAL 
H.  M.  WALKER  —        —         TITLE  EDITOR 

Hal  Roach  Studios     Warren  Doane,  General  Manager,  Culver  City,  California 

Path^comedy 

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DAILY 


Sunday,  September  20,    5 


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For  Your  Public 

The  Cincinnati  branch  of  Pathe  has 
just  completed  the  mailing  of  a  series 
of  ten  teaser  cards  to  exhibitors  in 
that  territory  in  which  has  been 
brought  out  the  importance  of  short 
subjects  to  showmen.  Only  a  para- 
graph of  copy  was  used  on  each 
card,  but  this  was  worded  in  a  strik- 
ing manner  and  signed  only  "Short 
Subjects." 

Four  pieces  of  copy  are  reproduced 
on  this  page  because  it  is  felt  that 
the  ingenious  exhibitor  can  utilize 
the  same  idea  in  pushing  home  the 
importance  of  the  short  subject  with 
his  public   in  a  similar  manner. 


I  deserve  the  same 
mention  in  your  news- 
paper "ads,"  that  you 
give  to  your  FEAT- 
URE— and  yet  if  I  am 
mentioned  at  all  it  is 
with  the  word  "ALSO." 

—SHORT  SUBJECTS 


When  are  you  going 
to  wake  up  and  give  me 
the  credit  and  recogni- 
tion that  I  am  justly 
entitled  to? 

Try  it  a  few  times  in 
your  "ADS,"  and  you 
will  be  surprised  at  the 
results. 
—SHORT  SUBJECTS 


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You  would  not 
dare  open  the  doors 
of  your  theater 
without  knowing 
that  I  was  in  the 
house. 
—SHORT  SUBJECTS 


Your  patrons 
would  never  let  you 
hear  the  end  of  it, 
if  they  failed  to  see 
me. 
—SHORT  SUBJECTS 


A  "Felix"  Suggestion 

A  big  theater  in  the  North- 
west is  planning  a  Felix  The 
Cat  review  to  inaugurate  the 
new  Educational  series.  The 
Pat  Sullivan  studio  has  cooper- 
ated in  developing  several  ideas. 
One  calls  for  a  skit  with  a  per- 
former dressed  as  a  cat;  a  sec- 
ond, for  two  dancers,  one  as  the 
cat  and  the  other  his  "girl 
friend"  a  third,  for  a  cat  and 
several  children  dressed  as  cats. 
Permission  to  stage  any  of 
these  numbers  must  first  be  se- 
cured. Exhibitors  who  have 
booked  the  series  will  get  quick 
service  with  diagrams  and  data 
from  the  Educational  home  of- 
fice. 


"Play  Ball"  Campaign 

Changing  a  large  circuit  of  theaters 
into  an  imaginary  baseball  league  and 
placing  each  unit  in  direct  opposition 
to  its  neighbor  is  the  novel  idea  car- 
ried out  by  Manager  Jack  Hatton  of 
the  S-S  Circuit  of  New  York. 

Hatton  booked  "Play  Ball"  and  he 
wanted  to  take  full  advantage  of  the 
picture's  timeliness.  Calling  his  man- 
agers together,  he  organized  his  own 
league,  gave  out  a  schedule  of  ex- 
ploitation data,  and  told  his  captains 
the  serial  was  to  be  played  simultan- 
eously and  in  opposition  to  each 
house,  and  this  in  spite  of  the  fact 
that  many  of  the  theaters  were  in 
close  proximity  to  others. 

The  managers  set  out  to  fatten 
their  average  and  get  into  the  world's 
series.  At  Maspeth,  L.  I.,  Manager 
Weiser  of  the  Maspeth  promptly 
booked  two  crack  baseball  teams  to 
play  a  game  near  his  theater  and  the 
"umps"  announced  after  the  game 
that  the  big  league  teams  would  open 
inside  the  Maspeth  on  the  screen. 
The  entire  show  was  made  up  of 
Pathe  product,  feature,  serial,  com- 
edy, news  and  review. 

Every  theater  in  the  circuit  follow- 
ed the  pressbook  information  about 
giving  out  balls,  bats,  gloves,  masks 
and  chest  protectors.  Several  thea- 
ters printed  programs  for  the  local 
baseball  teams,  score  boards  were 
erected,  cutout  puzzle  pictures  of  big 
league  players  distributed,  and  ban- 
ners given  away. 


Short  Replaces  Act 

Omaha — ^"Zowie",  and  Ives- 
Leventhal  "Stereoscopiks"  (Pa- 
the) was  played  as  an  act  by  the 
World  recently,  and  the  local 
newspapers  gave  it  much  praise 
in  their  columns. 

In  all  newspaper  advertising 
on  his  program.  Manager  Ralph 
Goldberg  devoted  a  third  of 
his  advertising  space  to  this 
novelty.  Taking  into  conside- 
ration that  the  World  is  a 
vaudeville  house  playing  big 
acts,  the  amount  of  advertising 
display  given  "Zowie"  was  un- 
usual. However,  the  experi- 
ment worked. 


*A   ¥irst  Run  Serial  For  First  Run   Theatres" 


HARRY  KAPLAN 


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THE  SUPERSERIAL 
in  15  chapters 

Written  and  Directed  by 

ALVIN  J.   NEITZ 
FEATURING 

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AND 

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Supported  by  a  Cast  of  Big  Money  Getters 

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and  other  notables 

Elaborate  Society  Sets  Big  Ships 

Thrills  Aeroplanes 

Train  Wrecks  Stunts 

Mystery  Action 

Suspense  Adventure 

A  Chapter  Story  of  Modern  Life  From  The  Slu 
To  High  Society  That  is  Sure-Fire  Guarantee  Fo 

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Tt£}o  Tleel  Comedies 


A  year  ago  we  advised  you  to  keep  your  eyes  on  Charley 
Chase. 

We  told  you  that  the  way  he  was  coming  the  sky  was  the  only 
limit  to  his  future. 

What  has  happened  ?  During  the  past  year  he  has  appeared 
in  an  uninterrupted  succession  of  really  big  comedies,  with  not 
one  poor  or  just  fair  one  in  the  lot.  Each  one  has  delivered 
a  really  startling  number  of  laughs;  each  has  been  gilt-edged 
in  production  quality. 


Have  these  latest  rib-rockers  screened  for  you,  if  you  are 
out  to  get  the  best  in  two  reel  comedies. 

Keep  your  eye  on  Charley  Chase 

lC/>ar/cj^  Chase  means  ejcfra  money  at  the  bojc 
oJ\fice,   IF  you  let  'em  Knotaf  he's  on  your  bill. 

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Madame  San4'  Jane 

(Madame  Don't  Give  a  Whoop) 

He  wanted  the  girl  but  her  father  didn't  want  him. 

To  lose  him  the  old  man  set  sail  for  Europe  with  his  daughter.  But 
on  the  same  boat,  disguised  as  a  movie  vamp,  was  the  boy,  prepared 
to  do  or  die  and  stand  the  old  man  on  his  addled  bean. 

Tryon  as  the  movie  vamp  is  one  of  the  choicest  bits  of  humor  your 
eyes  have  seen  in  many  a  long  day.  It  will  outshine  all  but  the  very 
biggest  features. 

you  can  only  get  all  ihafj  coming  io  you  IF  you  ad'VeriUe  it. 

F.  Richard  Jones,  Supervising  Director 

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Solid  Week  of  Shorts 

Max  Marcus  of  the  1,400 
seat  U.  S.  theater,  Cleve- 
land, has  booked  a  solid 
week  of  short-subject  pn- 
grams,  changing  every 
day.  That's  how  well 
Marcus  thinks  of  the  short- 
subject  program. 

There'll  be  eight  reels 
of  one-and-two  reel  films 
in  each  program  for  the 
entire  seven  days.  That 
makes  a  total  of  no  less 
than  fifty-six  shorts  shown 
at  the  U.  S.  in  one  week. 
Marcus  has  full  confidence 
in  the  power  of  the  short 
reel  to  keep  his  house  filled 
and  amused  for  this  novel 
booking. 


Educ'l  Suggests 

roni  the  splendid  advance  exploi- 
tain  prepared  by  Educational  for  its 
rfases,  the  following  suggested 
CJipaigns  have  been  selected  as 
t>ical  of  this  type  of  material: 

"Wlid   Beasts   of    Borneo" 
ell  the   children   they   can   obtain 
nal  outline  drawings  at  stationery 

book  stores.  Window  display 
ips  can  be  secured  with  grocers 
>  sell  animal  crackers.  The  Na- 
al  Biscuit  Co.,  have  2,200  sales- 
1   throughout    the    United    States. 

one  of  these  will  be  glad  to  assist 

grocer    in    arranging    a    window 

l-:v  at  the  grocer's  request.     Stills 

I  l)e  used  generoi:sly.    The  one- 

i     poster     and     sometimes     the 

c-sheet   can  also  be  used. 

I  lire  from  a  local  taxidermist  or 
I' r  stuffed  jungle  animals  and 
^et  colored  drawings  and  photo- 
li>  of  wild  beasts  to  add  to  your 
')    display    and    window    displays. 

nal     bookstores      will      welcome 

ilM'ortunity  to  make  a  tie-up  with 

The  bookstore  can   display  its 

'1     and     adventure     books,     sur- 

iilcd   by  plenty  of  stills.     Papier 

he  reproductions  of  animals  rang- 

;n  size  from  a  few  inches  to  sev- 

leet   in    height    can    be    obtained 

l>il)hy   and    window    displays    and 

street    ballyhoos.       The     smaller 

•    probably    can    be    obtained    at 

1  stores.     National  dealers  in  this 

'  of  noveltv,  however,  include  the 
smore  and  Damon  Co.,  404  West 

vnty-seventh    street,    New    York. 


"Pleasure    Bound" 

lie  skidding  of  the  elongated  fliv- 
v^  in  this  release  offers  an  ex- 
"ejnt    chance    to    arrange    a    tie-up 


your  local  automobile  accessory 

er.     Have   him    make   a   window 

ly  of  skid-preventing  chains  and 


cai  attention  to  the  fact  that  the 
cc.equences  of  skidding  are  not  al- 
w  s  as  humorous  as  in  "Pleasure 
Bind." 


"Lewis-Munn    Wrestling    Bout" 

Wrestling  is  a  very  popular  sport 
throughout  the  United  States  and 
this  picture  is  without  a  doubt  the 
best  ever  taken  of  a  championship 
bout.  It  is  crammed  with  action 
shows  every  move  of  the  moi:  excit- 
ing points. 

Invite  your  local  sporting  editor.5 
to  a  pre -view  showing  of  the  pic- 
tures as  well  as  the  regular  motion 
picture  critics.  This  will  give  you 
good  advance   notices. 

Circularize  athletic  clubs,  boy 
scout  headquarters,  American  Le- 
gion posts,  etc.,  etc.  They  will  be 
interested  in  the  picture. 


Up  Go  Receipts 

A  campaign  which  increased  the 
daily  average  receipts  exactly  100  per 
cent  during  the  three  daj's  that  the 
picture  showed  was  put  on  by  Mana- 
ger Frank  A.  Graham  of  the  Grand, 
Centralia,  Wash.  ,and  Frederic  Bab- 
cock,  Universal  exploiteer,  for  the 
opening  chapter  of  "The  Fighting 
Ranger,"  a  serial. 

First  they  staged  a  "Days  of  Forty- 
Nine"  show  and  picnic  at  the  city 
park  and  held  cowboy,  Indian,  rang- 
er, potato  and  bicycle  races.  Lemon- 
ade was  given  away  to  nearly  1000 
youngsters  and  grown-ups. 

A  parade,  which  they  organized, 
had  500  children  in  line  with  a  boys' 
!)and  leading  the  way  through  the 
main  streets  of  the  city. 

A  Shetland  pony  was  put  to  work 
two  weeks  before  the  opening.  Rides 
v;ere  given  daily  on  him  to  hundreds 
nf  kids. 


Sample  Card  for  Treasure  Hunt 


I  Am  Hunting  For 

"SUNKEN  SILVER" 

A  Thrilling  Serial  of  the  Florida  Everglades 


STARTS 
TOMORROW 


Merced  Theatre 


Used   in  various  hues   by   Merced   Theater,    Merced,   Calif., 
to  lead  contestants  on  a  merry  chase. 


52  "Movie  Marvels"  in  Series 

The  Goodwill  Dist.  Corp.  formed 
last  week  to  distribute  in  the  local 
territory  has  taken  over  a  series  of 
52  "Movie  Marvels,"  each  release 
is  one  reel.  They  will  be  available 
weekly. 


Good  Anywhere 

A  window  display  tie-up  arranged 
by  the  Rialto,  New  York,  in  one  of 
the  most  prominent  locations  on  the 
Great  White  Way,  offers  a  sugges- 
tion for  an  exploitation  stunt  for 
"The  Tourist." 

The  display  was  in  the  window  of 
the  Picard  Motor  Sales  Co.,  Ford 
dealers,  on  Broadway  near  the  Rial- 
to. A  life-size  painted  cut-out  of 
lohnny  Arthur,  showing  him  seated 
before  his  dilapidated  Ford,  was  fea- 
tured opposite  a  new  Ford  coupe. 

In  the  foreground  were  displayed 
a  number  of  stills  from  "The  Tour- 
ist,'' each  l)earing  a  caption  tying  up 
the  Ford  dealer,  the  comedy  and  the 
theater.  A  card  on  an  easel  an- 
nounced the  showing  at  the  Rialto. 
Here  is  a  simple  but  most  effective 
tie-up  that  can  be  worked  in  any 
town. 


A  Front  for  a  Circus  Serial 


The  Dome,  Akron,  O.,  after  Manage    r  Allen   T.   Simmons   finished  dolling 
it  up  for  "The  Great  Circus  Mystery." 


Stunt  For  Cartoon 

H.  M.  Messiter,  of  the  Whitehurst 
theaters  in  Baltimore,  gave  an  unus- 
ual exhibition  of  showmanship  recent- 
ly when  "Vaudeville,"  an  "Out-of-the 
Inkwell"  cartoon  played  at  the  Park- 
way. 

Impressed  by  a  pre-view,  Messiter 
played  "Vaudeville"  up  in  his  ads  and 
announcements,  treating  it  as  though 
it  were  an  actual  vaudeville  perform- 
ance. He  handled  it  in  the  same  way 
during  the  showing.  For  example, 
during  the  part  that  showed  Galla- 
gher and  Shean  activities,  his  orches- 
tra played  the  song  that  the  team 
made  famous.  The  part  in  which  the 
pianist  rendered  his  number  was 
played  entirelj'  by  the  pianist  with  ap- 
propriate music,  the  orchestra  re- 
maining silent,  and  so  on  until  the 
end  of  the  reel. 

This  arrangement,  he  reports,  de- 
lighted the  audience,  and  brought 
forth  newspaper  reviews.  It  is  an- 
other example,  Messiter  maintains, 
where  proper  exploitation  and  man- 
agement of  a  short  subject  can  bring 
results  to  the   box-office. 


Don't  Neglect  Kiddies 

The  New  Mission  and  New  Fill- 
more, San  Francisco,  secured  much 
valuable  space  in  the  Bulletin  for  the 
opening  chapter  of  "Perils  of  the 
\Vild,"  through  a  tie-up  with  the 
newspaper's  Junior  Club.  In  addition 
to  the  top  of  the  column  stories  with 
four  line  heads,  the  paper  also  used  a 
three-column  cut  in  connection  with 
the   opening  story. 

The  theater  invited  all  the  children 
wearing  Junior  Club  badges  to  be 
their  guests  at  the  initial  Saturday 
matinee.  When  the  kids  arrived  they 
found  free  candy  was  also  being  dis- 
tributed, through  the  courtesy  of 
Bunte  Bros.  This  added  the  finishing 
touch.  But  there  was  more  than  this 
to  the  stunt.  A  trip  to  Universal  City 
was  offered  to  the  two  boys  or  girls 
who  wrote  the  best  essay  on  "Perils 
of  the  Wild."  It  was  necessary  to 
see  all  ten  chapters  of  the  new  serial 
before  the  essays  could  be  written, 
and  since  there  were  no  more  free 
theater  parties,  this  arrangement 
meant  profits  for  the  theaters. 


Fred 


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Jack 
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Action  I  Punch!  Pep/| 

These  fast  stepping  wild-and- 
wooly  Westerns  are  packed 
with  all  the  thrills  and  zip  of 
feature  pictures,  concentrated 
into  two  reels.  The  kind  of 
rough-riding  cowboy  stuff  that 
audiences  clamor  for.  Action 
entertainment  that  brings  the  . 
people  to  your  house  and  puts  i 
your  program  over  with  a 
bang.  I 


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ONE    EACH    WEEK 


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Funniest  Fellers 

ON  THE  SCREEN 

These  three  hilarious  audience- 
tested  mirth-makers — Charlie 
Puffy,  the  three  hundred  pound 
triple-action  laugh  producer, 
joyous  Neely  Edwards  with 
his  thousand  funny  faces,  and 
breezy  Arthur  Lake  in  snappy 
comedies  of  the  younger  set, 
A  real  one-reel  comedy  line-up 
with  real  box-office  power ! 

1   REEL   EACH 

ONE    EACH    WEEK 


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The 
.ucky  Six 

Ciatest  group  of  program 
blders  ever  listed  under 
o:  banner. 

PERILS  of  the 
WILD 

starring  Bononio 
Margaret   Quimby 
and  Jack  Mower 

''illiam   Desmond 

and  rs. 

lileen   Sedgwick      J[i^ 

starring  in  'Ti/i? 

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starring  in 

strings  of  Steel 
The  Radio  Detective 

starring  Bonomo 

William   Desmond 
^ary  McAllister 

starring  in 

'he  Winking  Idol 
lack  Daugherty 

starring  in 

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Thrills  galore.  Action.  Suspense.  Every 
episode  is  packed  with  big  scenes  and  stirring 
moments.  Real  showmanship  scenes  that 
sell  your  pictures  and  put  money  in  your 
box-office. 


sparkling  two-reel  comedies 
from  the  famous  newspaper 
cartoons  by  Sydney  Smith 
appearing  in  more  than  300 
newspapers  daily.  See  your 
Universal  Exchange  for  de- 
tails of  the  big  exploitation 
tie-up  with  your  local  paper. 


SAMUEL  VAN  RONKEL  PRODUCTIONS 


hilarious  comedy  gems,  two 
reels  each,  made  from  the 
world  -  famous  newspaper 
cartoons  by  R.  F.  Outcault. 
Featuring  the  famous 
comedy  characters.  Buster 
Brown,  Mary  Jane  and  Tige, 
enjoyed  and  loved  by 
readers  of  all  ages  for  years 
and  years. 


Produced  by  CENTURY  COMEDIES 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  September  20,  1 


25-Minute  Comedies 

By   HAL    ROACH 

The  sooner  that  exhibitors  come  to 
realize  just  what  a  good  two-reel 
comedy  means  to  a  theater  program, 
they  will  properly  exploit  this  unit 
oi  their  screen  entertainment  and  at- 
tract additional  patrons,  as  well  as 
beneht  the  motion  picture  business  as 
a  whole. 

ioday,  more  and  more,  people  are 
shop_ping  tor  their  screen  entertain- 
ment than  ever  before.  If  the  exhibi- 
tor advertises  only  his  teature,  with 
the  star's  name  in  lights,  billing,  ad- 
vertisements, etc.,  and  slights  his 
two-reel  comedy,  he  is  limiting  the 
r.umber  of  prospective  patrons  he 
may  hope  to  draw  to  the  box-office. 
If  the  prospective  patron  does  not 
happen  to  care  for  the  particular  star 
featured  at  the  theater,  he  will  shop 
around  until  he  finds  a  picture  with 
a  star  he  likes.  Whereas,  if  the  ex- 
hibitor takes  cognizance  of  the  popu- 
larity of  two-reel  comedies  and  di- 
vides his  advertising  and  other  an- 
nouncements between  his  feature  unit 
and  his  comedy  unit,  he  can  make 
two  appeals  to  the  prospective  pa- 
tron. 

.  Vaudeville  has  always  prospered 
because  it  offers  a  diversified  program 
— a  variety.  Every  program  is  so 
booked  that  there  is  something  to  ap- 
peal to  all  tastes,  and  consequently, 
the  vaudeville  theater  has  prospective 
patrons  everywhere.  In  the  advertis- 
ing, all  the  acts  are  listed  and  the 
theater-goer  will  usually  find  at  leasi 
one  act  to  attract  him.  If  motion  pic- 
ture exhibitors  would  follow  some  o. 
the  vaudeville  advertising  ideas  the} 
would    add   to   their   clientele. 

We  have  found  featured  players 
p;;t  over  situations  with  the  best  ef- 
fect. Situations  and  business  that 
would  be  mere  giggles  as  played  by 
the  average  comedy  player  are  abso- 
lute laugh  riots  at  the  hands  of  these 
experienced  players.  From  the  exhi- 
bitor's angle  we  are  also  giving  him 
casts  with  players  whom  his  patrons 
will  recognize  as  appearing  in  fea- 
tures. Thus  we  are  bringing  the  two- 
reel  comedy  up  to  the  feature  plane  in 
the  movie-goer's  mind.  Settings  are 
also  made  fully  in  keeping  with  the 
other  'feature'  elements  of  the  com- 
edies. 

In  giving  the  two-reel  comedy  its 
due  recognition  and  exploitation  on  a 
par  with  the  features,  the  exhibitor 
adds  further  prestige  to  the  screen  as 
a  whole.  Whereas,  if  the  comedy  is 
hardly  mentioned,  patrons  gather  tlie 
idea  that  the  comedy  is  not  as  good  a 
movie  as  a  feature,  and  any  idea  that 
gives  the  impression  that  any  poor 
pictures  are  produced  and  shown  is 
detrimental  to  the  statics  of  the  screen 
as  a  whole. 

The  logical  length  for  a  comedy  is 
two-reels,  which  take  up  twenty-five 
minutes.  That  is  long  enough  a  per- 
iod for  anv  audience  to  laugh  contin- 
uously. When  comedies  are  extended 
into  feature  length  they  cease  to  be 
comedies  in  their  entirety,  as  other 
elements  must  be  added  to  fill  the 
footage. 

The  exhibitor  will  find  it  good 
business  to  recognize  the  good  two- 
reel  comedy  at  its  real  worth  and  ex- 
ploit  it   accordingly. 


"Laugh  Only  Universal  Idea"—Sennett 

Mack  Sennett  was  recently  asked  why  so  many  producers  are 
stampeding  toward  comedy  this  season.  Sennett  gave  the  fol- 
lowing explanation: 

"I  think  the  stampede  of  producers  toward  comedy  is  due  to 
this:     That  the  laugh  is  the  only  universal    idea. 

"Sometimes  producers  will  find  a  sex  play  which  is  a  riot  in  the 
large  cities,  but  fails  in  the  country  towns. 

"Again  you  will  find  a  heated  love  drama  which  makes  the 
flappers  gurgle  for  joy;  but  bores  older  people.  Again  a  play 
will  attract  women,  but  wearies  men. 

"The  great  problem  vi  the  producer  is  to  find  an  idea  which 
will  cover  the  whole  territory;  which  will  stack  them  up  in  front 
of  the  box-office  in  Medicine  iHat  and  Broadway. 

"A  good  comedy  does  this  as  no  other  kind  of  play.  They  all 
seem  to  laugh  at  the  same  things. 

"Many  of  these  adventurers  in  Laughland  will  discover,  how- 
ever, that  there  is  more  grief  in  making  comedies  than  in  drama. 
People  have  an  almost  pathetic  eagerness  to  laugh;  but  it  is  hard 
to  make  them  do  it. 

"In  making  my  own  comedies  I  find  that  we  have  to  use  better 
directors  and  better  stories  than  ever  before.  The  fact  is,  mak- 
ing laugh  plays  has  become  almost  inconceivably  difficult.  The 
slapstick  and  custard  pie  have  gone  forever  to  their  great  reward. 
A  comedy  in  these  days  has  to  be  built  with  brains  and  real 
drama  as  a  foundation." 


Why  the  Short  Deserves  Advertising 

By    ELMER    R.    PEARSON 
]"icc  President,    General    Manager    of   Paths    Exchange,   Ine. 


In  a  trade  journal  luimljer  dedi- 
cated, like  the  present  issue  of  THE 
FILM  DAILY,  to  the  cause  of  ade- 
quate advertising  and  exploitation  for 
.'he  short  suljject  emphasis  is  more 
ikely  to  fall  on  individual  cases  of 
proper  presentation  than  on  any  gen- 
.M-al  discussions  of  the  subject.  We 
would  like,  however,  to  indulge  in  one 
generalization  because  it  lies  in  back 
->f  and  is  vitally  connected  with  this 
.iitirc  campaign  in  Iiehalf  of  short 
■subject  advertising. 

After  all,  no  great  amount  of  ad- 
vertising effort  is  put  behind  any 
.'ommodity  unless  it  embodies  selling 
|)oints  worthy  of  being  exploited.  Jusl 
l)ccause  a  bit  of  screen  entertainment 
happens  to  be  one  or  two  reels  is  no 
iiKire  justification  for  its  being  fea- 
tured in  the  advertising  copy  or  the 
niar<iuee  lights  than  is  the  greater 
length  of  the  more  favored  feature. 
The  short  suljject  must  embody  qual- 
ities wcrtliy  of  special  attention  if  it 
is  to  be  given  more  intensive  adver- 
lising  by  the  exhibitor,  and  it  is  the 
purpose  of  this  present  discussion  to 
■iliow  that  our  short  subjects  emljody 
just  such  re(|uisites. 

It  is  no  secret  that  until  a  few  years 
ago  the  production  of  short  subjects 
as  a  class  of  screen  entertainment  was 
rondu/cted  in  a  rather  cheap  way.  The 
short-length  producer,  if  he  were  to 
survive  at  all  in  the  face  of  feature 
competition,  had  necessarily  to  limit 
costs  in  every  departn.ent.  The  cream 
of  the  acting,  directorial,  and  story- 
writing  professions  gravitated  to- 
wards the  feature  field  where  both 
compensation  and  recognition  was 
better  and  quicker.  In  the  past  few 
years  this  situation  has  been  almost 
reversed.  On  the  Mack  Sennett  and 
Hal  Roach  lots  today,  just  to  cite  two 


examples,  there  are  names  of  featun 
inportance  in  every  department  o 
llie  studio  operations.  In  fact,  man} 
members  of  the  stock  companies  oi. 
hoth  these  lots  have  been  recruited 
directly  from  the  dramatic  and  fea- 
ture fields.  Nor  is  the  matter  of  qual- 
ity talent  restricted  to  stars  and  fea- 
tured  players. 

The  same  care  that  has  been  excr- 
■ised  in  the  selection  of  player  talent 
Is  applied  to  the  directorial,  camera, 
iiul  lighting  departments.  Many  of 
.>ur  short-length  comedy  directors  are 
receiving  higher  salaries  than  their 
associates  in  the  feature   field. 

After  all  unless  advertising  of  short 
sulijects  pays  the  exhibitor,  everyone 
knows  he  is  not  going  to  adopt  it  as 
I  iiernianent  policy. 

There  have  been  so  many  theaters 
whose  short-subject  advertising  has 
Seen  an  outstanding  success,  a  few  of 
whom  have  taken  the  trouble  to  tell 
•IS  and  the  trade  journals  about  it. 
Tlu-.s  we  know  wc  are  not  asking  the 
•xhil)itors  to  advertise  short  subjects 
for  our  sake  alone  but  because  it  will 
■lav  them  at  the  l)ox  ofifice. 

Theater-owners  are  being  urged  to 
n crease  the  space  devoted  to  short- 
■  ubject  attractions  in  their  "ad"  copy, 
loster  and  loliby  displays  and  lights, 
'ot  because  of  any  partisan  bias  in 
'lehalf  of  the  short  as  opposed  to  the 
'eature-length  production,  l)ut  because 
\vc  know  that  inherent  in  the  short 
•subjects  are  found  the  qualities  of  fea- 
'ure  entertainment  plus  variety  that 
'iroperly  advertised  will  win  increased 
iiatronage  at  the  box-office. 

Children  are  the  best  advertisers  of 
■something  they  like,  that  an  exhibitor 
''an  have.  They  carry  the  message  of 
-enthusiastic  satisfaction  to  their  as- 
sociates and  elders  as  can  no  herald 
or  advertising  copy. 


Trade  Name  Help 

By    AL    CHRISTIE 

A  motion  picture  may  be  just  i 
tion  picture — but  a  good  corned) 
•find." 

For  the  past  years,  Christie  6 
dies  have  been  leaving  the  studio 
regular  schedule,  leaving  thS 
changes  on  a  regular  schedul^, 
reaching  the  screen  patrons  onj 
Lilar  schedule.  -^ 

In  a  measure,  this  was  neces 
lO  meet  the  demand  which  has 
created  on  the  part  of  the  discrim 
ng  screen  patron  in  his  or  h^ 
iheir  search  for  clean  laughs- 
clement  of  human  nature  so  esse 
l(j  good  living. 

tor  the  past  few  years  the  nai 
Christie  Comedies — has  been  e 
lished.  More  so  perhaps  thai 
average  person  in  the  industry 
-zes.  It  has  meant  much  for 
Christie  Company — it  has  n 
much  to  the  exhibitor  and  it 
meant  a  great  deal  to  the  screen 

When  the  manufacturer  of  a  ) 
iict,  regardless  as  to  the  nature  o 
I'Toduct — markets    a    piece    of 
chandise     that     has     merit — he 
guard    his    product    with    an    ey 
L'livy.  It  must  always  retain  the 
.ngredients,  it  must  not  deviate 
.ts  first  perfected  condition.     Aik 
^ame  is  true  of  comedy. 

Laughs   are   the   most   essentia' 
gredient    in    comedy-making, 
are  comedy— ^but  they  must  come 
iiral.  A  forced  laugh  is  the  most 
ful  thing  imaginable.     Christie  i 
L'dies  are  founded  upon  clean  la' 
natural     laughs     and     the     form 
laughter  contained  in  the  first  C 
tie    Comedies    can    be    found    in 
cciiuedies   which    we    are   makii 
da.v. 

The  success  of  the  Christie  co: 
is  founded  upon  a  few  important 
First  the  laughs  must  be  well 
that  is,  they  must  come  une' 
edly  and  in  a  natural  maniier- 
1  trifle  in  advance  of  the  antici] 
'dea  formed  by  the  patron  witiie 
the  comedy — it  is  unnecessar 
travel  far  afield  to  find  laughs- 
are  all  around  us.  The  type  of  la 
ter  one  patron  enjoys  might  be  lo 
upon    with    disdain    by    another, 

lean  laughs  are  marketaiile  the  v^ 
over. 

Injured  dignity  is  al'ways  gooi' 
-I  laugh — in  fact  it  'was  Chaplin 
first  introduced  this  form  of  laii; 
tc  the  pujjlic — long  before  his  ta 
and  ability  were  recogiiTzed.  It 
his  manner  of  portraying  this 
that  brought  him  to  fame.  !E-^ 
tors  have  been  educated  by  thci 
lions  to  market  for  comedy  pn 
tions — more  so  than  for  their 
tures.  And  the  exhibitors  now  a 
ire  shopping  for  a  comedy  pr( 
that  they  know  will  get  over. 

A   brand   of   comedy  must  nc 
mere  than  a  mere  "trade  name, 
must    assure    both    the   exhibitor 
the  patron  that  it  is  a  comedy, 
'oday    Christie    Comedies   are   ri 
nized  i)etter  than  a  trade  named 
edy.     Exhibitors  are  now  denial 
a   Bobby   Vernon   Comedy,  a  W 
Hiers     Comedy,     a     Jimmie    Ai 
Comedy — the      answer      is     obv 
Christies   have   trade   named  a 
net  and  have  backed  it  up  with  a 
sistently  fine  product. 


YOU'VE  GOT  TO  SELL  YOUR  PICTURES 

MR.  EXHIBITOR 
NOT  JUST  BUY  THEM! 


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what  it's  all  about.  They're  just  as  wise  buyers  as  you 
are,  Mr.  Exhibitor,  and  want  to  be  told  in  Plain  English 
why  they  should  spend  their  money  to  see  the  pictures 
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WHAT  BROADWAY  WANTS  IN  SHORT 


Bright  Numbers 

By   MAJOR   EDIVARV    BOH'ES 
Managiny  Director,  Capitol  Theater 

We  maintain  at  the  Capitol  a  very 
diversified  bill  outside  of  the  feature 
picture.  And  we  have  found  that  it 
suits  our  purpose  best  to  use  in  the 
supplementary  program  short  sub- 
jects of  about  500  feet  in  length.  It 
has  been  our  experience  that  when  we 
use  units  of  ten  to  twenty  minutes  it 
slows  up  our  bill  and  destroys  thv 
snap  and  swing  that  we  try  to  main- 
tain. A  short  subject,  boiled  down  to 
two  or  five  minutes,  makes  an  ideal 
unit. 

I  believe  very  strongly  in  the  use 
of  short  units.  Beyond  a  certain 
number  of  minutes  you  cannot  hope 
to  hold  the  interest  of  your  audience, 
and  before  you  know  it  they  are 
sqpirming  in   their  seats. 

It  is  impossible  to  please  everybody 
with  each  number,  but  by  offering  :; 
variety  of  (piick,  bright  numbers  wt 
strike  a  happy  average  in  the  enter- 
tainment so  that  there  is  something 
that  everybody  can  enjoy.  Thus,  if 
a  person  doesn't  like  a  particular  type 
of  number,  he  knows  that  within  a 
few  minutes  at  the  most  it  will  be 
over  and  he  can  hope  to  see  some- 
thing that  he  does  enjoy.  We  have 
to'  remember  always  that  we  have  a 
great  audience  to  please,  an  audience 
that  is  made  up  of  every  walk  of  life. 
We  try  to  strike  a  happy  medium — 
a  level  that  will  be  human  and  enter- 
taining, that  will  have  something  in 
it  for  each  spectator.  And  all  the  time 
we  try  to  keep  our  finger  on  the 
pulse  of  public  taste  and  modify  and 
alter  our  programs  accordingly. 

It  is  difficult  to  say  just  what  par- 
ticular type  of  short  subject  is  most 
needed.  It  is  the  same  as  if  one 
would  look  over  a  table  of  new  book:, 
and  be  able  to  find  only  three  or  four 
that  suited  his  particular  taste. 

We  find,  in  our  program,  no  par- 
ticular place  for  the  slapstick  com- 
edy. But  outside  of  that  we  are  not 
limited  in  any  w&y.  There  is  a  wide 
variety  of  suljjects  that  we  are  per- 
mitted to  draw  on  and  for  which 
there  is  a  constant  need.  Natur= 
studies  that  are  interesting,  cartoons 
that  are  amusing  and  novelty  films. 
We  are  specially  interested  in  suli- 
jects  that  lend  themselves  to  musical 
interpretation. 

No  mention  of  the  short  subjec* 
v.'ould  be  complete  without  inclusion 
of  that  reliable  item — the  weekly  news 
reel.  It  has  taken  its  definite  place 
in  the  program  and  as  much  care  is 
given  to  its  cutting  and  editing  as 
any   other  part  of  the  entertainment. 

At  the  Capitol  theater  we  have 
evolved  a  system  of  preparing  the 
news  reel  which  is  in  a  good  many 
respects  similar  to  the  editing  of  a 
newspaper.  We  arrange  the  subject.- 
in  a  'ogical  se<|uence  and  one  which 
will  bring  out  the  dramatic  contrasts 
and  effects  in  the  shots.  The  open- 
ing shot  is  imi)()rt;int  and  the  climax 
is  important.  And  here,  too,  we  give 
si:ecial  attention  to  the  musical  in- 
tcri)retation. 


Infinite  Variety 

By    HUGO    KIESENFELU 
Miiitatiing    Director,    Rialto-Rivoli 

When  the  designer  of  national  per- 
sonalities set  to  work  to  fashion  the 
species  Americanum,  he  apparently 
'.aid   to  himself: 

"The  dominating  characteristic 
will  be  an  insatiable  craving  for 
novelty". 

.^nd  so  the  United  States  is  peo- 
pled with  a  nation  that  is  constantly 
lemanding  change.  In  no  other  land 
do  ideas,  books  fads  and  national 
heroes  so  quickly  become  old  and 
sliopworn.  In  September  we  hear  a 
whole  country  p?ying  lusty  tribute  to 
a  popular  song  that  in  October  it 
relegates  to  the  scrapbasket.  One 
season  we  see  the  feminine  of  the 
species  battering  down  nature  and 
radition,  and  emerging  with  a  figure 
that  resenibles  her  brother's.  The 
next  season  we  behold  I'.er  reverting 
to  the  curves  of  Venus  de  Milo. 
What  has  become  of  the  blues  songs, 
cross  word  puzzle  books,  walking 
sticks  and  what-not  that  served  their 
period  of  indispensability ? 

"Novelty — novelty!"  is  the  eternal 
cry.  It  makes  no  exception  of  mo- 
tion pictures.  If  a  theater  manager 
is  to  please  his  patrons,  he  must  keep 
'h?t  cry  constantly  in  mind.  It  is 
here  that  the  short  subject  film  serves 
as  a  life  saver.  By  the  simple  device 
of  adding  an  ingenious  one  or  two- 
reel  film,  an  exhibitor  can  give  an 
aopearance  of  freshness  to  a  program 
that  is  otherwise  not  at  all  unusual. 
It  is  like  making  last  season's  hat 
look  new  liy  adding  a  different  hat- 
band. 

The  full  length  film  is  subject  to 
certain  restrictions.  It  has  to  be — 
or  at  least  it  invariably  is — comedy, 
^'ram?,  melodrama,  or  perhaps  farce. 
But  there  are  no  barriers  where  the 
siiort  subiect  is  concerned.  The  whole 
world  is  its  playground.  It  need  not 
be  molded  into  a  particular  form.  It 
can  deal  in  any  way  with  any  kind 
of    material. 

Frequently  I  am  asked  what  the 
niblic  likes  in  the  way  of  short  sub- 
iect films.  My  observation  has 
>'ielded  only  two  conclusions.  First 
't  likes  infinite  variety.  Second,  it 
's  still  susnicious  of  anything  that 
macks  of  the  educational.  However. 
if  an  educational  film  is  disguised 
with  high  heels,  rouge,  joie  de  vivre 
nd  other  frivolities,  the  public  ac- 
-"ots  it  and  likes  it  surorisingly  well. 
The  general  distaste  for  the  educa- 
■onal  is  merely  psychological.  A 
dever  producer  can  make  an  audience 
"^njoy  a  motion  picture  on  the  disin- 
"trration  of  the  molecule  or  the  man- 
ufacture of  hooks  and  eyes.  All  tliat 
's  necessar>'  is  that  he  eninlovs  the 
'-.ame  noint  of  view  and  spirit  that 
'"•oes  into  the  creation  of  a  good 
musical  comedy  or  revue. 

The  short  subiect  can  turn  its 
back  on  heroes  and  heroines  and  deal 
with  shoes  sIu'ds  and  sealing  wax, 
c;il)b;itres  and  kings.  The  only  pro- 
viso is  that  the  result  must  be  inter- 
esting. 


Diversity 


By   JOSEPH    I'Ll'NKETT 
Alaiiaifiiif/    Director,    Mark    Strand 

Just  what  I  wrote  last  year  on 
"The  Short  Subject  on  Broadway" 
still  stands,  with  some  added  empha- 
sis— give  them  more  and  more  short 
subjects! 

Entertainment  standards  haven't 
changed  in  the  last  year  as  far  as  the 
public  and  their  money's  worth  are 
concerned.  The  pul)lic  now  expects 
:i  diversified  program,  not  just  a  fea- 
ure  photoplay.  The  public  has  been 
jducated  to  expecting  a  program  in 
which  short  subjects  have  a  vital  part, 
md  the  only  problem  on  "short  sub- 
jects," it  seems  to  me,  is  to  gauge  the 
Mitertainment  values  of  the  many 
hort   subjects  ofifered  the  exhibitor. 

The  feature  producer  must  cut  the 
'ength  of  the  feature  to  allow  the  use 
of  short  subjects.  This  helps  the  fea- 
'ure  and  adds  diversity  to  the  pro- 
gram, and  the  public  likes  diversity 
'n  a  bill.  A  feature  running  one  hour 
and  ten  minutes  allowing  the  use  of 
t'wo  short  subjects  rounds  out  an 
•deal   program. 

With  more  short  subjects  pro- 
duced, the  exhibitor  has  a  larger  stock 
from  which  to  select  the  film  for  his 
urogram  to  suit  the  taste  of  the  local- 
ity. 

"More    short    subjects" the 

short   subject  is  essential   to  program 

and    the    problem,    I    repeat,    is 

selecting  "the   best." 


Variety 

By  HOIVARD  McCOY 
Maiuu/iiHi  Director,   Colony   Theater 

The  short  subjects  of  the  modern 
■picture  program  are  just  as  import- 
■mt  to  its  success  as  scenery,  the 
•horus,  and  specialties  are  to  a  musi- 
■al  production.  They  are  the  season- 
'ng  that  spices  the  bill  in  genera' 
makeup  and  often  contain  such 
niusement  or  artistic  merits  that 
*hev  steal  the  plaudits. 

The  program  of  the  modern  pic- 
'ure  theater  is  not  unlike  that  of  the 
'  audeville  theaters  where  'variety'  is 
'he  keynote  of  its  popularity.  The 
short  i)hotopIay  subjects  such  as 
news,  topics,  scenic  and  comedies 
suijplemented  with  stage  divertisse- 
■iients  present  that  element  of  'variety' 
'o  the  program  that  permits  every  pa- 
'ron  to  find  amusements  to  fit  his 
';!ste. 

Frequently  a  short  subject  will 
steal  the  honors  away  from  the  fea- 
'rre.  This  frequently  happens  with 
•omedies  and  scenics  and  often  with 
stage  presentations.  A  case  in  ijoint 
■I'-curred  several  months  aeo  at  the 
''olonv  when  a  novelty  entitled.  'The 
(■\r\  of  a  Thousand  Faces'  celelsrated 
Its  initial  New  York  presentation  and 
was  accorded  more  praise  from  the 
visitors  than  the  principal  photoplay. 

So  in  conclusion  we  can  say  that 
I  he  short  subiects  are  indispensable 
as  entertainment  and  are  as  import- 
ant a?  that  of  the  feature. 


' 


More  Scenics 

By    HERMAN    HELLER 
Musical  Director,  li'arner  Theater 

During  these  days  when  pre 
ganda  is  afoot  for  the  better  ty 
of  screen  entertainment,  it  seems 
me  that  a  i"nore  concerted  efl 
should  be  made  to  produce  si 
scenic  subjects  of  qnaliiv. 

Little  attention  has  been  paid 
late  to  this  character  of  film,  ; 
those  scenics  which  have  been  { 
duced  have  been  photographed  v 
little  finesse  and  discriminati, 
especially  has  there  been  a  lack 
scenic  pictures  with  .'Line  element 
action.  This  latt;r  ^actor  is  hig 
important  since  it  creates  a  cei 
of  interest  for  the  audience.  It 
been  my  personal  experience  t 
when  a  thread  of  a  story  is  in 
woven  with  clouds,  mountains  . 
expanses  of  the  great  out-of-do' 
that  it  helps  considerably  from 
standpoint  of  entertaining  edt 
tion. 

Before  the  advent  of  the  popt 
n;'ws  reels,  the  scenic  of  course  'i 
in  the  hey-day  of  its  glory,  for  r 
the  modern  current  events  are  filri 
with  some  scenic  elements.  T 
for  example  the  war  game  fi 
which  were  made  of  the  Atlat 
fleet,  or  the  recent  Hawaiian  flig^ 
conducted  by  the  Navy  Departm! 
Here  were  subjects  that  contai 
much  natural  beauty  and  there 
hundreds  of  other  subjects  on 
screens  to-day,  portrayed  throi] 
news  reels,  that  steal  the  fire  of 
scenic.  Perhaps  the  rise  of 
news  reel  may  be  responsible  for 
degeneration  of  the  scenic.  I, 
one,  hope  that  this  will  not  be ) 
together  so. 

There  is  another  reason  why  tli 
might   be   a   shortage   of  scenics  ;!, 
that  reason  can  also  be  traced  to  J 
news     reel.       Most    individuals    v,i 
care    to    take    the    trouble    will   p- 
bably   observe   that    the   attention  •? 
in  audience   is   almost   constant  d- 
'ng  the  time  it  is  watching  a  reel  t 
-urrent   events,   whether   that  reel|i 
six   minutes   long   or   twelve  minft 
'ong.      The   result   of  this    interest 
just  this:  When  a  program  is  map  I 
out  and  it  is  a  question  of  five  or  : 
minutes    that    must    be    consumed  li 
make    up    a    two    hour    de    luxe  y-i 
formance,    many   managers   have    tf 
oerfectly  safe  in  extending  the  leni? 
of  the  news  topics. 

While  this  is  by  no  means  a  p.-) 
eral    practice,    still    it    has   worked  i4 
iiiany    instances    to    the   detriment  :{ 
the   scenic   which   was   often  used  i  • 
the   past   for  a   program   filler.     I  •  j 
sonally     I     regret     exceedingly 
scenic  shortage  because  there  is  ( 
tainly  a  considerable  percentage  t 
'akes    readily    to   moving   pictures 
n-itural  settings. 

I  would  like  to  state  in  conclus 
that  the  scenic  is  an  excellent  I 
(hum  through  which  to  present  a  I 
tyjie  of  music,  and  having  a  devot 
to  this  latter  art  I  hope  th?t  so 
enterprising  i)roducer  of  short  n 
will  niake  it  a  particular  point  to  t' 
out  some  worth  while  scenics  in 
very  near  future. 


PRESENTS 


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LLOYD  HAMILTON 

"The  Movies' 

Directed  by  WILLIAM  QOODRICH 

It  is  not  Educational's  policy  to  talk  about  each  new  comedy  in  superlatives. 
Every  exhibitor  knows  that  each  new  comedy  cannot  set  a  world  record, 
and  we  believe  anyone  who  makes  such  claims  for  each  new  picture  is  only 
kidding  himself.  And  so  when  we  do  use  a  superlative,  IT  MEANS  SOME- 
THING. And  you  know  what  it  means  when  we  say  that  Hamilton  begins 
his  new  series  of  six  two-reel  Hamilton  Comedies  with  the  finest  work  and 
the  finest  picture  of  his  long  career  in  "The  Movies." 

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^       'THE  SPrCE  OFTHE  PROGRAM"      , 


Member.  Motion  Picture  Producers 

and  Distributors  of  America,  Inc. 

Win  H.  Hays.  President 


EDUCATIONAL 
FILM  EXCHANGES,  Inc. 


There's  Added  Profit — 
Plenty  of  It — in 
Short  Features. 
Are  You  Getting  Yours? 


THE  SPICE  OFTHE  PROGRAM" 


Yf 


The  Only  Way  to  Get 
These  Extra  Dollars 
Is  to  Advertise 
Your  Whole  Show. 


Are  You  "Throwing  In 'Amusement 
— or  Selling  It? 


At  no  time  since  the  advent  of  the  five-reel  picture  has  the  shorter  product 
received  the  attention  it  is  getting  today. 


Yet  there  is  more  to  be  done, 
remain  in  certain  quarters. 


Remnants  of  the  ancient  misapprehensions 


'The  common  practice  seems  to  be  to  regard  the  show  as  made  up  of  items 
only  up  to  the  point  of  advertising  it.  At  this  point  the  unit  composition  of 
the  program  is  forgotten  and  the  single  item — the  long  feature  in  which  most 
money  is  invested — is  remembered.  This  puts  the  theatre  in  the  curious  light 
of  a  merchant  selling  half  a  dozen  items  and  advertising  but  one  of  them — 
in  other  words,  a  man  selling  one  unit  and  'throwing  in'  four  or  five  more 
'for  good  measure.' 

Such  sales  methods  are  long  since  outworn,  in  other  lines  as  well  as  in  the 
theatre  business. 

"Representation  of  all  program  units  is  vital. 


Read  what 

EXHIBITORS 

HERALD 

says  about 

advertising 

Short 

Features. 


EDUCATIONAL 
FILM  EXCHANGES,  Inc. 


Member,  Motion  Picture  Producers  and 

Distributors  of  America,  Inc. 

Will  H.  Hays,  President 


"it  would  be  foolish  to  employ  Sousa  as  orchestra  leader,  then  keep  his  iden- 
tity a  secret.  It  would  be  ridiculous  to  own  the  biggest  theatre  in  the  world 
and  conceal  the  fact  of  its  size  predominance.  It  would  be  the  height  of  folly 
to  run  'The  Ten  Commandments'  and  advertise  nothing  but  a  newsreel. 
It  is  just  as  ridiculous  to  run  any  picture,  of  any  size,  style  or  title,  without 
letting  the  public  know  it  is  being  shown. 

"if  1,000  people  will  pay  to  see  one  good  picture,  more  than  1,000  people 
will  pay  to  see  that  one  and  another. 

"if  an  exhibitor  buys  four  pictures  to  sell  on  a  certain  day,  he  wastes  three- 
fourths  of  his  investment  if  he  seeks  to  sell  but  one  of  them. 

"if  Short  Features  are  necessary  to  complete  program  satisfaction,  patrons 
to  whom  such  satisfaction  is  to  be  given  are  entitled  to  know  what  the  Short 
Features  are. 

"if  Short  Features  are  worth  rental  money,  shipping  charges,  program  time, 
exhibition  expense,  theatre  consideration  of  any  kind  in  any  degree — they  are 
worth  space  in  theatre  advertising." 


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PRESENTS 


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Wild  Beasts 


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Borneo 


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The  Hutt  expedition  was  an  emi- 
nently successful  one  and  its 
results  should  be  appreciated 
wherever  pictures  are  shown. 
There  have  been  other  wild  ani- 
mal pictures,  but  none  better  ar- 
ranged or  showing  the  beasts  un- 
der more  intimate  conditions. 

— M.  P.  News 


Produced  by 
Mr.  and  Mrs.  LOU  C.  HUTT 

This  picture  is  one  of  the  few  good  films  de- 
picting animal  life  in  the  jungle  that  have 
been  brought  before  the  eyes  of  the  public. 
"W^ild  Beasts  of  Borneo"  has  thrills  galore, 
holding  the  attention  of  the  spectator  through- 
out .  .  .  Exploit  this  as  a  "Short"  of  a  dif- 
ferent type,  chock  full  with  thrills.  Also 
play  up  the  different  animals  that  inhabit  the 
jungles,  and  put  on  a  jungle  grass  lobby  with 
a  cage  and  a  live  animal,  a  bear  for  instance, 
to  attract  the  youngsters. 

— Exh.  Trade  Review 


'Wild  Beasts  of  Borneo"  is  one 
of  the  most  thrilling  and  complete 
two-reelers  of  big  game  in  their 
native  haunts  that  has  ever  been 
caught  by  the  camera's  eye  .  .  . 
Every  inch  of  the  picture  should 
prove  a  genuine  box-office  hit  with 
every  audience  in  the  country. 

— M.  P.  V/orld 


Here  is  a  two-reel  Special  with  drawing  power  equal  to  the  finest  long  feature, 
and  offering  exploitation  possibilities  without  limit.  It  will  put  over  any  show. 
It  will  make  a  fine  feature  for  an  All  Short  Subjects  Program.  It  will  make 
Added  Profits  for  you  if  booked  as  a  co-feature  with  a  longer  subject,  such  as 
a  feature  comedy.  But  any  way  you  book  it,  or  any  time  you  show  it,  you 
cannot  afford  not  to  advertise  and  exploit  it. 


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KINOGRAMS 

ISlEVER  CHARGES  'SKm 

"EXTRA     SERVICE" 


A  Kinograms  contract  has  no  strings  to  it 

Any  of  its  exhibitor   friends  will  tell  you  that 

It  promises  full  service  and  during  its  six  years 
of  progress  its  promise  has  never  been  broken 

When  an  "extra  special"  news  happening  occurs 
the  exhibitors  get  the  benefit 

No  matter  how  much  extra  expense,  extra  time 
and  extra  trouble  KINOGRAMS  is  put  to, 
nothing  extra  is  asked  of  the  exhibitor 

Remember  the  Roma  disaster,  Japanese  earth- 
quake, Kentucky  Derby,  and  the  more  recent 
Shenandoah  crash 

Each  a  special  with  extra  service  to  the  exhibitor 
without  extra  charge 


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HOW    NEWS    REELS   SUPPLY   SERVICE 


Fox 

"lie  apparent  desire  of  the  powers 
t.t  control  the  destinies  ot  fox  to 
r  der  prompt  and  efficient  service 
tiexhibitors  is  borne  out  by  the  tact 
tit  among  the  agencies  that  con- 
tnute  toward  the  compiling  oi  their 
iivs  reel,  is  the  Fox  News  airplane, 
lis  recent  r  ddition  to  the  hi'.nian 
al  mechanical  devices  that  a-t  m 
oTation  for  Fox  News  day  and 
iiht  has  more  than  once  demon 
Sited  its  value  as  a  time-saver  in 
t  transporting  of  cpmeramen  n 
s  nes  of  importance,  in  the  retiu-n- 
ji  of  exposed  negative  to  the  Fox 
l;oratories,  and  in  the  conveying  of 
puts  to  branch  exchanges  foi  quick 
dtribution  to  first-run  accounts. 

""ox  News,  according  to  Trnman 
I  Talley,  director-in-chief,  i)oints 
vh  pride  to  its  achievements  as  a 
rvs-gathering  agency  daring  the 
p.t  year,  the  general  makeup  of 
eh  issue  of  the  News  and  the  man- 
n  in  which  the  wants  of  the  exhi- 
bsrs  have  been  carefully  anticipated. 

We  feel  that  the  exhibitor  who 
Ks  Fox  News  is  entitled  to  the 
.sue  service  that  a  newspaper  gives 
i'  readers,"  says  Talley,  "and  with  a 
sierior  staff  of  thoroughly  trained 
rvspapermen  in  our  editorial  de- 
p  tment,  a  force  of  competent  cam- 
emen  that  covers  the  world  and 
I  most  complete  laboratory  equip- 
rnt,  we  are  in  a  position  to  render 
s  h  service". 

\  careful  check  of  many  of  the 
1  re  important  theaters  in  the  coun- 
t,  that  make  up  current  event  reels 
fm  two  or  more  of  the  prints  dis- 
t)Uted  by  companies  engaged  in  the 
pduction  of  news  reels,  has  been  in 
1  ny  instances  flattering  to  Fox. 
i'  is  check,  covering  a  period  of  ap- 
[jximately  a  year,  has  shown  a 
Iger  percentage  of  Fox  subjects 
tin  any  other  competitive  reel,  ac- 
I'ding  to  Fred  C.  Qimby,  sales 
rnager. 

Fox  News,  in  addition  to  its  dir- 
i  or-in-chief  and  those  immediately 
iicerned  in  the  compiling  of  its 
mi-weekly  reels,  boasts  an  editorial 
tjiisel  that  comprises  a  number  of 
):n  who  have  had  long  experience 
i  the  editorial  departments  of  many 
(the  country's  leading  newspapers. 

This  counsel  is  composed  of  John 
'  Spurgeon,  chairman;  Edwin  C. 
.11;  Charles  Sarver;  Rav  Hall;  Eliz- 

eth    Pickett;    Gerald    K.    Rudolph; 

illiam    A.    "White    and    James     E. 

irst. 

Directly  under  Talley  are  William 
White,  associate  director;  James 
Darst,  associate  editor  and  Harry 

iwrenson,  foreign  editor. 


Jokes  Basis  of  New  Series 

Los  Angeles — The  Standard  Prod., 
ed  Jefferson  director,  T.  I.  Daniels, 
eduction  manager  and  Ray  Garon, 
niera  man,  are  producing  "Screen 
niles,"  a  series  of  illustrated  jokes 
th  stars  interpreting  them.  In  the 
St  series,  'V\''anda  Hawlev,  Pauline 
iron,  Gladys  Brockwell,  Marguerite 
■■i  La  Motte,  Carmel  Meyers.  John 
5wers  and  little  Thelma  Doll  An- 
ews  appear. 


International 

Internaiional  News  reel  prides  it' 
self  upon  the  large  number  ot  its 
exclusive  pictures  or  "beats  '  and  al- 
so upon  extreme  measures  taken  by 
.he  agents  ot  that  company  to  give 
special  service  to  the  theater   owner. 

uiscussmg  the  plans  International 
.las  tor  the  coming  year,  R.  V.  An- 
derson,  sales  manager  says: 

"in  the  news  reel  game  we  can- 
not promise  a  rapid  succession  ot 
great  news  pictures  any  more  than 
[he  weather  man  can  promise  a  year's 
supply  of  good  weather,  or  the  news- 
papers promise  startling  front  page 
stories  from  month  to  month.  Our 
news   depends   upon  actual   events. 

"The  past  has  proven,  however, 
that  startling  and  interesting  news 
events  come  along  with  regular  fre- 
quency, and  the  theater  owners  can 
be  assured  of  plenty  of  interesting 
uewsreel  material  for  his  screen 
week  in  and  week  out. 

"What  we  can  promise,  however, 
and  what  International  does  promise 
for  the  coming  twelve  months,  is  a 
100  per  cent  break  on  every  impor- 
tant news  event  which  takes  place, 
whether  it  happens  around  the  cor- 
ner from  the  International  office  or 
in  far-off  Timbuctoo.  We  are  all 
set  to  cover  the  world's  news  and 
rush  it  to  the  screen  of  every  Ameri- 
can theater. 

"We  also  promise  the  highest 
possible  service  in  getting  this  news 
to  the  screen.  This  service  will  in- 
clude the  pre-release  of  important 
news  subjects  as  soon  as  they  can  be 
turned  out  of  the  laboratory.  This 
phase  of  the  newsreel  business  has 
taken  on  large  proportions.  Ameri- 
can fans  want  to  see  newsreel  news 
while  it  is  hot,  and  we  are  in  a  posi- 
tion to  give  it  to  them.  Air  mail, 
special  aeroplane  service,  and  other 
forms  of  high  speed  transportation 
are  used  to  rush  prints  to  the  various 
liarts  of  the  country  when  a  big 
news  event  breaks.  This  type  of  ser- 
vice is  what  makes  International 
Newsreel  valuable  to  the  exhibitor. 
We  frequently  have  been  able  to 
reach  the  screen  with  news  pictures 
jefore  the  newspaiJers  can  reach  the 
itreets  with  pictures  of  the  same 
•vents.  This  is  service  in  its  highest 
orm. 

"We  do  not  stop  with  perfecting 
our  arrangements  for  handling  big 
news  stories.  The  International 
Newsreel  is  constantly  searching  the 
world  for  unusual  subjects,  organiz- 
ng  expeditions  to  unusual  places  for 
pictures  of  more  than  ordinary  in- 
terest and  otherwise  assuring  a 
steady  supply  of  high  grade  news  pic- 
tures. In  the  year  1924.  we  had  ex- 
actly 100  important  exclusive  news- 
reel  features.  This  year  we  will  go 
far  above  that  mark.  Our  work  in 
getting  on  the  screen  far  ahead  of  all 
others  with  the  Shenandoah  wreck 
pictures  alone  is  felt  to  be  a  glorious 
achievement  for  the  year   1925. 

"Our  new  posters,  illustrated  with 
three    news    photographs    from    the 
by  International  for  the  new  pear." 
another  great  forward  step  just  taken 
by  International  for  the  New  Year." 


Kinograms 


Kinograms,  the  news  reel  released 
by  Educational,  announces  that  it 
nas  the  most  ambitious  year  of  its 
career  at  hand,  most  important  ot 
which  is  a  guarantee  to  exhibitors 
that  at  no  time  will  they  be  subjected 
CO  any  extra  tax  for  "news  specials" 
no  matter  what  they  may  be. 

In  fact  it  is  Kinograms'  boast  that 
111  its  six  years'  career  no  exhibitor 
.jas  ever  been  asked  to  pay  extra  for 
'specials".  Some  of  these  specials 
wnich  have  been  given  gratis  in  ad- 
dition to  the  regular  release  have  been 
special  editions  on  the  Japanese 
earthquake,  Coolidge's  inauguration, 
[he  Roma  disaster,  Kentucky  Derby, 
Indianapolis  Speedway  races,  Shen- 
andoah crash.  In  the  case  of  the 
Kentucky  Derby  and  Speedway  races 
a  special  crew  was  sent  to  Chicago 
CO  cut  and  title  and  make  the  prints 
m  that  city  to  expedite  the  delivery 
of  the  pictures.  While  the  e.xtra  cost 
of  these  specials  ran  into  the  thous- 
ands, not  one  cent  was  asked  of  reg- 
ular Kinograms  exhibitors  above 
iheir  regular  contract. 

Kinograms  comes  to  exhibitors 
this  season  with  a  highly  augmented 
staff  of  editors  and  cameramen. 
Forrest  Izard  remains  as  managing 
editor,  with  J.  V.  Fitzgerald  and  Her- 
bert E.  Hancock,  as  associate  editors. 
Fitzgerald  is  a  newspaper  man  of 
wide  experience,  having  been  at- 
tached for  ten  years  to  the  staff  of  the 
New  York  Morning  "World.  He 
comes  to  Kinograms  from  the  Wash- 
ington Post,  where  he  held  the  posi- 
tions of  sporting  editor,  city  editor 
and  acting  managing  editor.  Han- 
cock is  well  known  as  the  organizer 
of  Fox  News,  of  which  he  was  dir- 
ector in  chief  for  four  years,  as  well 
as  organizer  of  the  Fox  educational 
departments.  Izard  has  been  con- 
nected with  Kinograms  since  its  in- 
ception six  years  ago  and  is  one  of 
the  most  experienced  editors  in  the 
news  reel  field. 

Mr.  Izard  recently  returned  from  a 
three  months'  tour  of  Europe,  where 
he  greatly  strengthened  and  added  to 
the  Kinograms  foreign  staff  of  cam- 
eramen. Arrangements  for  com- 
pletely covering  news  happenings  of 
the  British  Isles  were  made  first. 
Then,  with  a  headquarters  established 
in  Paris  for  Continental  Europe, 
other  connections  were  made  in  Ber- 
lin, Stockholm  and  Italy.  Contracts 
were  signed  with  some  of  the  leading 
gazettes  in  Europe  whereby  Kino- 
grams is  given  the  services  of  several 
cameramen  in  each  country.  Kino- 
grams believes  that  its  foreign  ser- 
vice is  now  the  best  that  could  be 
had  by  any  news  reel.  Through  the 
Paris  office,  which  consists  of  a  man- 
ager and  camera  staff,  connections 
have  been  made  with  points  in  Asia 
and  the  Orient.  Staff  representatives 
in  Australia  and  South  America  com- 
plete the  list  of  foreign  cameramen. 


Pathe 


Mid-West  Educ'l  Changes  Name 

Kansas  City — The  Mid- West  Edu- 
cational Film  Exchange  has  changed 
its  name,  dropping  the  word  Mid- 
west. 


"Service  to  Exhibitors"  is  the 
watchword  of  Pathe  News,  according 
lo  Emanuel  Cohen,  its  editor  who 
says: 

"Service  to  exhibitors  means  cov- 
."ring  thoroughly  the  news  activities 
of  the  entire  world.  Service  to  ex- 
hibitors means  rushing  shipments  on 
special  stories  by  ocean  liner,  by  ex- 
press and  by  airplane  to  the  editorial 
rooms.  Service  to  exhibitors  means 
.lispatching  news  prints  with  the  ut- 
most speed  to  the  theaters  so  that 
the  exhibitor  may  show  the  pictures 
vvhile  the  news  is  still  hot. 

"These  are  the  aims  of  the  Pathe 
News — the  fundamentals  of  its  rela- 
.ionship   with   exhibitors. 

"In   the   first  place  genuine   service 
.o   exhibitors   constitutes   getting   the 
news.      It   necessitates  a  great  world- 
vN'ide    organization    with    hundreds    of 
ameramen  posted  at  every  important 
ipot   on   the   globe.      It   requires   con- 
..lant  and  immediate  contact  with  all 
hese    cameramen    by    telephone,    by 
wire   and   by    cable.      It   means   unre- 
axed  alertness  on  the  part  of  the  en- 
tire 'Pathe  Army,'  from  editor  down 
o   the   last   outpost   of  a   cameraman, 
in  short,  it  means  keeping  faith  with 
he    exhibitor    by     photographing    in 
motion  pictures  all  current  events  in 
order  that  the  exhibitor,  in  turn,  may 
keep   faith  with   his  patrons. 

"To  serve  exhibitors  thoroughly 
the  newsreel  must  also  deliver  the 
news  with  greatest  possible  speed. 
Pathe  cameramen  must  do  more  than 
film  news  events — they  must  rush  the 
pictures  on  to  the  exhibitor.  F^very 
jffort  must  be  made  to  deliver  the 
news  film  "fresh,"  while  it's  still 
news. 

"Take  the  record  of  the  recent 
Santa  Barbara  earthquake,  as  covered 
i)y  Pathe  News  cameramen.  News  of 
the  quake  at  11  a.  m.  Monday.  From 
Los  Angeles  to  Santa  Barbara  by 
plane — on  to  San  Francisco  by  plane 
(and  bj'  auto  when  the  plane  crashed) 
— then  3,000  miles  across  the  conti- 
nent by  airplane  to  flash  pictures  of 
Alt  disaster  on  New  York  City 
screens  at  6:30  p.  m.  on  Wednesday 
— a  feat  never  accomplished  before  in 
newsreel  history.  This  was  done  to 
live  up  to  the  motto  of  service  to  ex- 
hibitors. 

"A  similar  record-breaking  effort 
was  made  when  President  Coolidge 
was  inaugurated.  The  President  took 
the  oath  shortly  after  1  p.  m.  In  ten 
minutes'  time  the  film  with  pictures 
of  the  ceremony  was  in  the  air  on  its 
way  to  New  York.  It  was  trans- 
ported over  230  miles  in  1  hour  and 
26  minutes — the  plane  averaging  150 
miles  an  hour.  Before  7  p.  m.  com- 
plete pictures  of  the  inauguration 
were  delivered  to  Broadway  exhibi- 
tors— a  remarkable  bit  of  service. 

"Service  to  exhibitors  actuates 
every  department  of  the  Pathe  News. 
It  is  an  underlying  principle.  In  a 
condensed  form  it  amounts  to  this: — • 
Get  the  news — rush  the  film  at  top 
speed  always — deliver  to  the  exhibi- 
tors at  the  earliest  possible  moment 
put  out  specials  on  all  big  events." 


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"Ko-Ko    On    the    Run"— Out-of-the- 
Inkwell-Red   Seal 

Aniynated  Magic 

Type  of  production.  .  .1  reel  animated 

cartoon. 

There  is  one  thing  to  be  said  in 
favor  of  Max  Fleischer's  clever  series 
— he  never  fails  to  find  a  new  and 
original  idea  for  combining  his  car- 
toon clown  with  natural  photography. 
This  trick  of  working  human  beings 
with  the  resultant  human  interest  in- 
to the  adventures  of  the  csrtcon 
character  makes  the  latter  st'em  to  be 
almost  human  also.  They  are  some- 
thing ;!.oie  *han  merely  a  clever  car- 
toon characterization.  For  instance, 
in  the  current  offering  Fleischer  and 
another  artist  start  drawing  their  re- 
spective clowns.  They  decide  to  race 
them  togct,-.cr  tor  the  winning  of  the 
cartoon  championship.  As  the  race 
proceeds,  the  artist  keeps  coming  in- 
to the  cartoon  with  all  sorts  of  as- 
sistance. The  finish  is  especially 
original.  Both  the  cartoons  hop  in 
a  toy  airship  on  the  cartoonists'  desk, 
lly  around  the  room,  out  the  window 
— and  come  back  and  hop  right  in 
Fleischer's  eye.  The  other  artist 
digs  them  out,  and  drops  them  back 
in  the  inkwell.  It's  novelty  enter- 
tainment  plus. 


"Uncle  Tom's  Gal"— Century 

Universal 
Edna  Marian's  Work  Fine 
Type  of  production.  .  .  .2  reel  comedy 
This  Century,  featuring  Edna 
Marian  should  be  good  for  quite  a 
few  laughs.  It  is  perhaps  the  best 
thing  that  Miss  Marian  has  done  so 
far,  both  as  to  story  and  her  work. 
It  deals  with  a  movie  company  v^'ho 
come  to  Edna's  father's  farm  to  make 
"Uncle  Tom's  Cabin".  The  leading 
lady  leaves  the  company  in  the  lurch 
and  the  director  employs  Edna.  She 
plays  Eva,  Topsy,  and  'Liza.  Much 
burlesque,  heavy  grief,  and  several 
original  gags  are  employed.  The 
finish  will  get  a  laugh,  also.  While 
the  director  is  taking  the  last  shots 
needed  to  complete  the  epic,  Edna 
opens  the  cans  of  as  yet  undeveloped 
film  and  unwinds  it  all  in  an  effort 
to   "see   her   picture". 


"Fish  for  Two"— Emery  Bronte 
Scenic 

Not  A  Fish  Story 
Type  of  production....^  reel  scenic 
At  least  the  boy  hero  of  this  in- 
teresting and  pretty  little  short  reel 
subject  didn't  have  to  go  to  a  fish 
store  on  his  way  home.  He  got  a 
"ducking"  but  it  was  worth  it  for 
he  landed  the  fish.  There's  a  cute 
boy  and  a  dog  that  will  make  them 
say  "ah"  and  "oh".  Between  the  two 
"Fish  for  Two"  makes  an  interesting 
little  number,  not  very  long,  however, 
that  will  fit  in  nicely  for  variation  on 
your  program.  Hero  sets  out  for  a 
shady  brook  accompanied  by  his  pet. 
Lassie.  They're  all  set  to  land  a 
"whopper"  when  hero's  "bite"  proves 
stronger  than  he  and  in  he  goes  for 
a  wetting.     Lassie  rescues  him  from 


drowning  and  then  goes  in  after  the 
rod  which  is  floating  down  stream. 
W'hen  Lassie  returns,  rod  in  mouth, 
hero  finds  his  reward — a  nice  whop- 
|)er  right  on  the  hook. 


"Cuba  Steps  Out" — Fox  Variety 
interesting    1  raveling    Theme 

Type  of  production  1  reel  travelogue 
this  offering  shows  that  the  Isle 
of  Cuba  is  right  up  to  the  minute  in 
every  respect.  The  social  life  is 
shown  along  the  boulevard  in  Ha- 
vana, also  glimpses  of  the  cabaret 
life  where  Americans  go  to  indulge 
in  that  famous  drink  denied  them  in 
this  country.  The  rest  of  the  reel 
concerns  the  industrial  life  of  the 
little  republic.  We  see  the  tobacco 
fields,  and  the  various  processes  of 
planting  and  preparing  the  ripened 
leaf  for  the  market.  It  is  a  revela- 
tion to  find  that  Cuba  is  equipped 
with  the  most  modern  machinery  for 
handling  the  tobacco  crop.  This  also 
applies  to  the  sugar  plantation.  The 
whole    subject    is    highly    interesting. 


"The  Fight  Within" — Mustang- 
Universal 
The  Royal  Mounted 
Type  of  production. .  .  .2  reel  western 

The  old  "get  j'our  man"  hero  takes 
his  place  in  "The.  Fight  Within"  and 
you  have  the  old  yarn  about  the 
mounty  that  is  forced  to  arrest  the 
brother  of  the  girl  he  loves.  Then 
comes  the  love  versus  duty  problem. 
But  hero  sticks  to  duty.  The  girl 
ijreaks  the  engagement  and  proceeds 
to  join  her  brother's  gang  in  an  ef- 
fort to  get  him  out  of  jail.  Comes 
the  flight,  the  old  fight  on  the  cliff, 
the  wounding  of  the  mounty  and  the 
struggle  of  law  and  outlaw.  It  works 
through  with  some  fairly  good  thrills 
and  is  followed  by  the  happ}'  reunion 
of  hero  and  the  girl.  Average  good 
short  reel  that  will  fit  nicely  on  your 
program. 


"The    Dahlia" — Prizma-Service    Film 

Flowers  l)i  Color 
Type  of  production....!  reel  scenic 
The  dahlia,  one  of  the  favorite 
garden  flowers,  is  here  pictured  in 
all  its  beauty  and  with  the  presence 
of  natural  colors  the  flower  takes  on 
a  semblance  of  reality  that  makes  for 
added  beauty.  A  huge  dahlia  garden 
containing  the  blossom  in  every  color 
but  blue  and  with  a  variety  of  species 
is  photographed  and  besides  being 
given  close-ups  of  the  more  beautiful 
and  unusual  dahlias  the  reel  shows 
how  two  flowers  of  different  species 
are  grafted  together  and  another 
species  formed.  Besides  pictorial  ap- 
peal the  reel  offers  considerable  of 
educational  value  and  will  no  doubt 
be  enjoyed  by  all  especially  lovers  of 
flowers. 


"Taking     Chances" — Mustang 
Universal 

Never  Convinces 
Type  of  production.  .  .  .2  reel  western 
Aside  from  a  good  rescue  from  a 
burning  buckboard  near  the  start  of 
this  western  drama,  the  action,  while 
rapid  is  only  ordinary  and  the  film 
scarcely      ever      convinces.        Fred 


Humes,  a  newcomer,  is  featured.  The 
story  deals  with  the  manner  in  which 
d  cowboy  wins  the  daughter  of  a 
rancher  and  marries  her  in  the  face 
of  many  difficulties  which  include  a 
villainous  suitor  and  an  ill-tempered 
father.  The  acting  of  the  entire  cast 
might  well  have  been  less  theatrical. 
However,  where  westerns  are  relished 
ihis  may  please. 


■'The    Ugly    Duckling" — Aesop's    Fa- 
bles— Pathe 
Diverting 

Type  of  production.  .  .1  reel  animated 

cartoon. 

This  time  Aesop's  Film  Fables  con- 
cerns itself  with  adventures  of  a 
brood  of  chicks  among  which  is  an 
ugly  duckling.  The  hen  is  about  to 
disown  the  unfavored  one,  but  the 
chicks  plead  with  her  to  keep  it.  She 
IS  glad  she  did,  for  the  duckling  be- 
comes the  hero — or  is  it  heroine? — 
and  saves  the  lives  of  the  brood  after 
the  cat  has  dropped  them  in  a  bag 
into  the  river.  A  funny  sequence  is 
where  the  rooster  flies  to  the  top  of 
the  barn  and  wakes  up  the  whole 
neighborhood  crowing  when  the  eggs 
are  hatched.  Then  the  laugh  is  on 
him  when  he  goes  back  and  discovers 
the  duckling  is  one  of  the  arrivals. 
This  animated  is  up  to  the  usual 
standard,  and  will  please  the  army  of 
admirers   of  the   Fables. 


"Props  and  the  Spirits" — Earl  Hurd- 
Educational 
Clever  Pen  and  Ink 
Type  of  production....!  reel  cartoon 
In  this  animated  cartoon  Earl  Hurd 
introduces  the  property  man  in  the 
vaudeville  show  called  upon  to  help 
out  in  a  couple  of  acts.  First  he  as- 
sists the  Five  Flying  Dumbbells  in 
their  acrobatic  stunts  and  adds  a  lot 
of  pep  to  the  performance.  Then  he 
helps  the  professor  with  the  great 
medium  act  to  bring  the  spirits  out 
of  the  stage  cabinet.  This  is  highly 
original  and  very  cleverly  done.  It 
scores  a  lot  of  chuckles  all  the  way 
to  the  end.  These  pen  and  ink 
characters  are  so  well  developed  that 
you  become  as  interested  in  them  as 
if  they  were  real  human  beings  in- 
stead of  cartoon  creations.  Earl 
Hurd's  pen  and  ink  vaudeville  is  good 
entertainment  for  old  and  young.  It 
is  the  type  of  material  that  will  appeal 
to    any   audience. 


"In  a  China  Shop" — Fox  Educational 

Study  in  Porcelain 
Type  of  production.  .  .  .!  reel  educat'l 
Another  branch  of  German  artistry 
is  pictured  in  this  latest  Fox  Educa- 
tional, a  one  reel  release  which  shows 
the  making  of  porcelain  ornaments 
and  dishes.  The  moulding  of  the  ob- 
jects and  the  construction  of  elabo- 
rate pieces  being  put  together  are 
very  interesting  scenes  and  perhaps 
the  majority  of  people  viewing  the 
picture  have  never  realized  the  ex- 
tent to  which  porcelain  is  used  and 
the  possibilities  of  it.  It  seems  to  be 
gaining  in  popularity,  according  to 
the  picture,  and  the  fad  for  gifts  of 
porcelain  includes  the  especially  life- 


like statues  of  animals,  some  aim 
in  life  size.  A  museum  containing 
odd  and  beautiful  array  of  object 
included  in  the  views. 


"Westward    Ho!"— Blue    Bird-i 
Universal 
The  Fat  Comedian 
Type  of  production. .  .  .1-reel  come 
The    best    laugh    in    this    one-i 
comedy  conies  in  the  very  first  si 
They   iris   in  showing   Charles  Pu 
the  fat  comedian,  with  a  pack  on 
back     bearing     the      sign,      "walk 
dround    the    world."      When   you 
the   entire   picture   you   discover  t 
the  "walker"  is  hitching  a  ride  on 
back  of  an  auto.     Hero  is  hanging 
to  the  spare  tire;  it  rolls  off  carry 
Puffy  whh  it,  down  a  hill  and  int 
saloon  where  he  bumps  into  the  tc 
bad    man,   knocking    him    out.      H 
becomes  the  idol  of  the  town.  Pufi 
later    encounters    with    the    bad   f 
and  his  romance  with  the  town  b 
furnish  some  fairly  good  comedy: 


"Babes   in   the    Woods" — Dinkil 
Doodle  Comedy-F.  B.   O. 

Good  Cartoon  Number 

Type  of  production 2  reel  conn. 

Cartoons    combined    with    the 
pearance  of  the  cartoonist,  similar 
the  Inkwell  numbers  of  Max  Fleis 
er„  are  gaining  in  popularity.    "Ba 
in  the  Woods"  has  two  amusing  ) 
characters  who  steal  away  from 
confines  of  the  artist's  room  and 
skylarking  in  the  woods.     They  br 
in   the   old   fairy   tale  yarn  about 
old  witch  who  enticed  little  child 
into  her  hut,   fattened   them  and 
them.    The  cartoon  babes  have  a  v 
of  their  own  to  save  their  hide  wh 
makes   for   some   fairly  good  amu 
ment.      Good    cartoon    number 
will  amuse. 


"My  Bonnie" — Ko-Ko  Song  Cai 
tune-Red  Seal 

Features  Popular  Song 
Type  of  production.  ...  1  reel  nov« 
This  is  the  third  of  the  series* 
animated  cartoons  featuring  popn' 
songs.  The  Ko-Ko  quartette  of  t 
'oon  characters  are  brought  outi 
.he  ink  well  and  start  singing 
Bonnie  Lies  Over  the  Ocean".  Tl 
a  subtitle  invites  the  audience  to  j 
in  singing  the  old  melody  as 
orchestra  plays.  The  verses  and 
frains  are  thrown  on  the  screen 
this  purpose.  A  clever  stunt  , 
timing  the  singing  is  the  empl 
nient  of  an  animated  ball  that  is  k 
jumping  from  one  word  to  the  ot 
in  perfect  unison  with  the  orches 
or  organ.  Some  of  the  boys  in 
projection  room  showing  star 
singing  the  song  as  the  animated  ! 
acted  as  their  leader — and  of  coui 
without  any  music.  A  good  time  v; 
had  by  all.  So  it  is  not  hard  to  j 
agine  how  this  old  song  favorite  j 
warm  up  a  theater  audience  with 
aid  of  music,  and  make  this 
thoroughly  delightful  number.  If  ; 
want  to  create  a  neighborly,  frien 
atmosphere,  here  is  a  specialty 
will  turn  the  trick. 


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Educational 

No.  1 


Subject 

Kinograms 

Beware 

Wild  Beasts  of  Borneo 

The  Tourist 

Kinograms 

Dragon  Alley 

Only  a  Country  Lass 

The  Dome  Doctor 

The  Mellow  Quartette 

Kinograms 
Below  Zero 
Mexican  Melody 
Air  Tight 

Kinograms 
A  Misfit  Sailor 

Felix  the  Cat  Thru 

Toyland 
Watch  Out 

Kinograms 

Felix  the  Cat  Busts  Into 

Business 
Pleasure  Bound 
The  Story  Teller 
The  Movies 


Star 


Title 
On  The  Go 

Fox  News 

Shoes 

The  West  Wind 

Sky  Jumper 

A    Business    Engagement 
Fox  News 
Love  and  Lions 
In  a   China   Shop 
The  Wrestler 

Transients  in  Arcadia 
Fox   News  _ 
Sweet   Marie 
The  Sky  Tribe 
Big  Game  Hunter 

The   Peacemakers 
Toiling  for  Rest 
Heart   Breaker 
Fox    News 
A  Parisian  Knight 

Fox  News 

All  Abroad 

My  Own  Carolina 

Failure 

Cuba   Steps   Out 

Cloudy    Romance 


Title 

Pathe  News 
Boys  Will  Be  Boys 
Why  Kids  Leave  Home 
Play  Ball 


Topics  of  the  Day 
Bugyille  Field  Day 
Cupid's  Boots 
Pathe  Review 
Innocent  Husbands 


Lige  Conley 

Johnny  Arthur 
No.  2 


Larry  Semon 

No'.  3 

Lige  Conley 

Bobbv  Vernon 
No.  4 

Biily  boiley 
Vera  Steadman 


Bobby  Vernon 
No.  5 


Lige  Conley 
Lloyd  Hamilton 

Fox 

No.  1 
Star 


No.  2 


No.  3 


No.  4 


No.  5 


Pathe 

No.   1 
Star 


Allene   Rav  and 
Walter  Miller 
No.  2 


Ralph  Graves 
Charlev  Chase 


No.  3 


Series  No.  Reels 

News  1 

Mermaid   Comedy  2 

Special  2 

Tuxedo   Comedy  2 

News  1 

Juvenile  2 

Fables  in  Color  1 

Comedy  2 

Hudl  Cartoon  1 

News  1 

Mermaid  Comedy  2 

Howe  Hodge-Podge  1 

Comedy  2 

News  1 

Christie  Comedy  2 


Cartoon  1 

Comedy  2 

News  1 

Cartoon  1 

Mermaid  Comedy  2 

Howe   Hodge-Podge  1 

Comedy  2 


Series  No.  Reels 

Imperial   Comedy  2 

News  1 

O.    Henry    Comedy  2 

Variety  1 

Van   Bibber  Comedy  2 

Helen  &  Warren  Comedy     2 

News  1 

Imperial  Comedy  2 

Variety  1 

Van  Bibber   Comedy  2 

O.  Henry  Comedy  2 

News  1 

Imperial    Comedy  2 

Variety  1 

Van  Bibber  Comedy  2 

Helen  &  Warren  Comedy      2 

Variety  1 

Imperial  Comedy  2 

News  1 

Van  Bibber  Comedy  2 

News  1 
Helen  &  Warren  Comedy      2 

Variety  1 

O.   Henry  Comedy  2 

Variety  1 

Imperial  Comedy  2 


Pathe  News 
Tee  For  Two 
Sons  of  Swat 
Madame  Sans  Jane 

A  Yarn  About  Yarn 
Topics  of  the  Day 
Pathe  Review 
The  Iron  Hag 
Tame  Men  and  Wild 
Women 

Seven  Ages  of  Sport 

Soap 

Mary,  Queen  of  Tots 

Lucky  Stars 


Title 
Big  Chief  Ko-Ko 
Day  with  the  Gypsies 
Animated  Hair  Cartoon 
Thru  Three   Reigns 
The    Magic    Hour 
Film   Facts 
Marvels   of   Motion 
My  Bonnie  Lies   Over  the 
Ocean 

Should  a  Husband  Tell?     , 

Ko-Ko  Trains  'Em 

Up  the  River  with  Molly     . 

Film   Facts 

Marvels   of    Motion 

Animated  Hair  Cartoon 

Bill 

Ta-Ra-Ra-Boom-De-Ay 

Ko-Ko  On  the  Run 
Do  You  Remember? 
Film   Facts 
Marvels   of   Motion 
Animated   Hair  Cartoon 
The  Silvery  Art 
Zoo's   Who's   Who 

Swanee   River 


Alice  Day 

Glenn  Tryon 
No.   4 


Roach  Stars 

No.   5 


Harry  Langdon 

Red  Seal 

No,  1 

Star 


News 
Comedy 
Sportlight 
Comedy 

Aesop's  Fables 
Magazine 
Magazine 
Comedy 

Comedy 

Sportlight 
Aesop's  Fables 
Our  Gang  Comedy 
Comedy 


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No.  2 


No.  3 


Series  No.  i 

Inkwell  Cartoon 

Gem  of  the  Screen  (seen 

Novelty  Cartoon 

Historical 

Gem  of  Screen   (novelty) 

Novelty  Review 

Fleischer-Novagraph 

Song    Car-Tune 

Gem  of  Screen  (comedy'; 

Inkwell   Cartoon 

Gem  of  Screen   (scenic) 

Novelty   Review 

Fleischer-Novagraph 

Novelty  Cartoon 

Drama 

Son    Car-Tune 

Inkwell   Cartoon 

Gem  of  Screen  (trick  see 

Dance  of  all  Nations 

Fleischer-Novagraph 

Novelty  Cartoon 

Skiing  Subjects 

Gem   of   Screen    (Animal 

novelty) 
Song    Car-Tune 


Series 
News 

Our  Gang  Comedy 
Sportlight 
Serial 


Magazine 
Aesop's   Fables 
Sennett   Comedy 
Magazine 
Roach    Comedy 


No.  Reels 
1 
2 
1 
2 


1-3 

2-3 
2 
1 
2 


Title 

International  News 
Pleasure  Bent 
Perils  of  the  Wild 
Stranded 

The  Fight  Within 

International  News 
Westward  Ho! 
Perils  of  the  Wild 
Officer  No.  13 
Tricked 

International  News 
One  Wild  Night 
Perils  of  the  Wild 


Universal 

No.  1 
Star 


Series 

News 

Bluebird  Comedy 

Serial 

Century  Comedy 

Mustang  Western 

News 

Bluebird  Comedy 

Serial 

Century  Comedy 

Mustang  Western 

News 

Bluebird  Comedy 
Serial 
Too  Much  Mother-In-Law  Constance  Darling  Century  Comedy 


No. 


Edna  Marian 
No.  2 

Eddie  Gordon 


No.  3 


Taking  Chances 

International    News    . .    . . 
The    Green-Eyed    Monster 
Perils   of  the  Wild 
Educating  Buster 

The   Raid 

International   News 
Andv  Takes  a  Flier 
Perils  of  the  Wild 
Cupid's    Victory 
Just   Cowboys 


No.  4 


Mustang  Western 

News 

Bluebird  Comedy 

Serial 
Arthur  Trimble 
and  Doreen  TurnerCentury  Comedy 

Mustang  Western 


No.  5 


Wanda  Wiley 


News 

Gump   Comedy 

Serial 

Century  Comedy 

Mustang  Western 


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Han't  Ignore  Shorts 

liy   HAROLD   B.   FRANKLIN 
.Later  Department,   Famous  Flayers 

cli  has  been  written  on  the  val- 
(  the  short  subject  as  an  import- 
iiiit   of   the   motion   picture   pro- 
No  one  can  question  the  en- 
nnient  value  of  the  short  subject 
iu(jperly  selected,  and  no  up-to- 
.iiiution  picture  theater  is  taking 
tai^e    of    what    the    field    offers 
:  the  short  subject  is  ignored. 
'i^rossive    managers    realize    that 
lort  subject  is  not  merely  a  "fill- 
)ut    an   important    part   of    their 
lani.      It  is  frequently   the   short 
:t  that  makes  an  entertainment 
enjoyable.      The    right   subject, 
t  right  place,  can  be  both  rest- 
|d  diverting,  and  adds  entertain- 
value  as  well  as  color  and   in- 
lality    to   the    program. 
)  not  think  that  a  manager's  ob- 
ph  is   fulfilled  when  the  subject 
iked.     This  is  but  the  first  step. 
IS  important  to  make  the  short 
t  the  object  of  the  same  show- 
lip,   the   same   care   in    arrange- 
and   accompaniment,  as   in   the 
)f  an   important   feature.      It   is 
:ant,  too,  to  have  just  the  right 
It  of  footage  on  the  short  sub- 
_.  in  other  words,  not  to  merely 
in  the  program,  but  to  fit  it  in 
I  definite  object  in  view. 

fine  theaters  have  long  since 
d  that  a  short  subject  worth 
g  is  worth  advertising.  The 
:er  who  does  not  adequately  ad- 
such  subjects  fails  to  take  ad- 
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A  New  Regime 

By    E.    OSWALD    BROOKS 
Patheserial    Sales   Manager 

In  our  capacity  as  Patheserial  sales 
manager,  wejare  glad  of  the  oppoir'tun- 
ity  presented  through  the  courtesy  of 
ikin.  FILM  DAIL^  to  address  its 
great  body  of  exhibitor  readers  on 
the  matter  of  the  new  regime  in 
Patheserials. 

We  long  ago  decided  that  there  was 
no  logical  reason  why  the  millions  of 
readers  of  magazine  serial  stories 
should  not  be  delighted  to  see  the 
same  type  of  story  run  serially  on 
the  screen. 

It  is  common  knowledge  that  all 
of  the  million  circulation  magazines 
such  as  The  Saturday  Evening  Post, 
l^iberty.  Collier's,  Cosmopolitan,  de- 
pend mainly  upon  dramatic  serial  sto- 
ries for  the  maintenance  of  their  huge 
week'y  or  monthly  circulations. 

We  compared  magazine  circulation 
with  film  distribution.  Our  line  of 
reasoning  was  that  the  average  thea- 
ter audience  is  made  up  for  the  most 
part  of  the  kind  of  people  who  read 
the  popular  magazines,  the  Sunday 
supplements,  and  the  newspapers 
which  cater  to  the  masses. 

There  is  a  large  amount  of  pride 
in  being  able  to  state  that  Patheserials 
have  been  playing  regularly  for  the 
past  18  months  in  such  houses  as  the 
Newman,  Kansas  City;  the  Missouri, 
St.  Louis;  the  Crandall  Circuit;  many 
of  the  Loew  Circuit  theaters,  and 
hundreds  of  others  of  equal  caliber; 
and  that  Frank  Newman  recently  in- 
augurated a  Patheserial  policy  at  the 
Metropolitan,  Los  Anoreles,  starting 
with  "Play  Ball." 

Just  as  the  newspaper  or  magazine 
can,  and  does,  increase  its  circulation 
and  maintain  that  increase  steadily, 
by  running  high  class  dramatic  fic- 
tion serials,  so  do  enterprising  show- 
men increase  and  maintain  their  "cir- 
culation" (i.  e.,  their  regular  weekly 
attendance)  by  properly  presenting 
Patheserials. 

Furthermore,  a  "direct  to  the  pub- 
lic" advertising  campaign  on  Pathe- 
serials has  been  utilized  by  our  ad- 
vertising department  on  the  last  six 
releases,  by  means  of  which  literal'y 
tens  of  millions  of  new  prospective 
serial  "fans"  were  reached.  Contests 
of  various  kinds  have  been  run  in 
these  campaigns,  notably  the  Ideal 
American  Family  Contest  on  "Idaho" 
and  the  Beauty  Contest  on  "Sunken 
Silver,"  and  our  home  office  has  been 
swamped  with  fan  mail  as  a  con- 
sequence. 


Music  and  Shorts 

By    EDWIN    MILES    F  ADM  AN 
President,  Red  Seal  Pictures   Corp. 

One  of  the  greatest  items  in  the  cost  of 
running  a  first-class  motion  picture  house 
to-day  is  the  expense — both  as  far  as  the 
initial  cost  and  the  upkeep  are  concerned— of 
the  musical    presentation. 

Just  how  much  does  the  average  exhibitor 
realize  on  that  investment?  Probably  only 
a  few  get  as  much  out  of  it  as  they  should. 

Red  Seal  has  to  offer  as  a  genuine  selling 
factor  an  aid  to  realizing  on  that  invest- 
ment. For  example,  the  Ko-Ko  Song  Car- 
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"HEY  FELLAS^'/ 

COMEDIES 

The  Doin's  and  Disasters  of  Young  America 
(Released  Every  Other  Week) 

Womack  Productions,  Inc. 

TWO-REEL  UNIQUE  FEATURETTES 

"FRAGMENTS  OF  LIFE" 

TALES  TOLD  WITHOUT  TITLES 

(FOUR  NOW  READY) 
Produced  By  F.  Herrick  Herrick 

SINGLE  REEL  NOVELTIES 

"CINEMA  STARS" 

Intimate  Glimpses  of  Film  Favorites 

At  Home,  At  Work  and  At  Play 

(RELEASED  ONE  A  WEEK) 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  September  20,  1925 


RELEASES,  APRIL  TO  NOVEMBER   1925 


Anchor  Film  Dist.  Inc. 

Bobby  Ray  Series— 2  Reels 

Call  a  Cab 
In  and  Our 

Series  of  12,  State  rights 


Arrow  Pictures  Corp. 

Billy  West 

Series- 

-2 

Reels 

Copper  Butt-ins 

4-15-25 

West  is  West 

5-15-25 

Fiddlin'  Around 

6-15-25 

The   Joke's    On 

You 

7-15-25 

So  Long  Bill 

8-15-25 

Bobby  Ray  Series- 

-2 

Reels 

Stick  Around 

3-1-25 

Hey  I    Taxi! 

N 

4-1-25 

Dog   'On   It 

5-1-25 

Cagey    Love 

6-1-25 

Hop  To   It 

7-1-25 

They   All    Fall 

8-1-25 

Bray  Enterprises 

Bray   Magazine — 1   Reel 

One  every  two  weeks 

Bray  Romances — 1  Reel 

Romance  of  the  Skies  4-10-25 

Captured  Electricity  6-10-25 

New  York  The  Wonder  City  5-10-25 
What  Causes  Earthquakes  7-10-25 
Romance  of  the  Oil  8-10-25 

Romance   of   the   Planets  9-10-25 

Romance   of   Anthracite  10-10-25 

Nature  Pictures — 1  Reel 
Hands  vs.   Feet  4-1-25 

The  Buzzard  4-10-25 

Spring  4-15-25 

Nature's  Gliders  5-1-25 

Tragedy  of  the  Sea  5-15-25 

The  Labyrinth  Spider  6-1-25 

The  Sea  6-15-25 

The  Rook  7-1-25 

Nature's  Armour  7-15-25 

Path  Through  the  Woods  8-1-25 

Water  Babies  8-15-25 

Where  the  Moose  Run  Loose  9-1-25 
Motoring  Through  Cloudland  9-15-25 
Where  Beauty  Dwells  10-1-25 

A    Scenic   Wonderland  10-15-25 


Bischoff  Comedies 

Biff  Comedies— 2   Reels 
Live  Agent  8-10-25 

Holb'wouldn't  9-10-25 

Working  for  the  Rest  10-10-25 

Gold  Medal  Comedies— 2  Reels 
Assorted  Nuts  8-20-25 

Hollywouldn't  9-20-25 

Working  for  the  Rest  10-20-25 

Witwer  Comedies — 2  Reels 
Mac's  Beth  8-1-25 

'Merchant  of  Weenies  9-1-25 

Account  of  Monte  Cristo  10-1-25 


Broadway  Dist.  Corp. 

Allsun  Comodies — 2  Reels 
Goosey  Gus  9-15-25 

Tea   for   Fore  9-29-25 

Released  one  every  other  week,  24  in 

series. 
Buddy  Messenger  Comedies — 2  Reels 
All  for  a  Girl  10-1-25 

Breaking  into  the  Movies         10-15-25 
The    Homing    Birds  10-29-25 

Released  one  every  other  week,  24  in 

scries. 


Chesterfield  Pictures  Corp. 

Jungle  Pictures— 2  Reels 
A  Jungle  Heroine 


The  Were  Tiger 
The  Last  Man 

The  Lion's  Mate 
A   Jungle   Tragedy 
Beasts  of  the  Veldt 


L.  B.  Cornwell,  Inc. 

Cartoon  Series — 1  Reel 

Kbony  Clean   Up  10-15-25 

The  Stowaway  11-1-25 

Released  one  every  other  week,  26  in 
series. 


Cranfield  and  Clarke,  Inc, 

International  Twelve — 1  Reel 

Tulip  Land   (2  reels)  9-14-25 

Let's  Go  Fishing  9-28-25 

Wooden  Shoes  10-5-25 

Heroes  of  the  North  Sea  10-19-25 

Beautiful  Britain  10-31-25 


Columbia  Pictures 

Screen  Snapshots — 1   Reel 
One  every  second  week 

Davis  Distributing  Div. 

"Cinema  Stars"  Series — 1  Reel 

"Fragments  of  Lifp"  Series — 2  Reels 

No.   1  6-15-25 

"Hey   Fella's"    Comedies— 2    Reels 

Saturday  6-15-25 

Fireflies 

Tin   Hoss 

What  Price  Orphans 

The   Klynick 

Six   Faces  West 

Crooked 

Serials 
The   Mystery   Box,    10  chapters 

starting     6-1-15 
The   Power  God,   15  chapters 

starting  6-15-25 
Tales  Without  Titles— 2  Reels 
II    Might   Happen  to  You 
The   Invention 
Crooked 

"Sheiks    and    Shebas"    Comedies 
Peggy  the  Vamp 
Peggy's   Pests 
l^eggy's  Putters 
Peggy  in  a  Pinch 
Peggy's   Heroes 


Educational 

Adams  Comedies — 1 

Reel 

Be  Careful 

9-27-25 

Cameo  Comedies — 1 

Reel 

Inside    Out 

4-12-15 

Ship    Shape 

4-26-25 

Rock  Bottom 

5-10-25 

Wild  Waves  ' 

5-24-25 

Fun's   Fun 

6-7-25 

Wake  Up 

6-21-25 

Never  Fear 

7-5-25 

Permit    Me 

7-19-25 

Look  Out 

8-2-25 

In   Deep 

9-13-25 

Who's    Which 

9-27-25 

Dog  Daze 

10-11-25 

Scrambled   Eggs 

10-25-25 

Christie   Comedies — 2 

Reels 

Why    Hesitate 

4-26-25 

Sit  Tight 

5-31-25 

Call   a    Cop 

6-28-25 

Soup  to  Nuts 

8-30-25 

A    Misfit   Sailor 

10-4-25 

Fables   in    Color — 1 

Reel 

In  the  Spider's  Grip 

4-12-25 

Only  a  Country  Lass 

5-10-25 

Felix  the  Cat— 1  Reel 

Felix  the  Cat  Trifles  with  Time 

8-23-25 
Felix   the    Cat    Busts   into    Business 

9-6-25 
Felix  the  Cat  Trips  Thru  Toyland 

9-20-25 
Felix  the  Cat  on  the  Farm 

10-4-25 
Felix  the  Cat  on  the  Job 

10-18-25 
Hamilton   Comedies — 2   Reels 
King    Cotton  5-3-25 

Waiting  7-19-25 

The   Movies  10-4-25 

Walter    Hiers    Comedies — 2    Reels 
Tender    Feet  5-10-25 

Oh,  Bridget  7-5-25 

Off    His    Beat  9-13-25 

Howe's  Hodge-Podge — 1   Reel 
The  Village  School  4-19-25 

Earth's    Other   Half  5-17-25 

Mexican  Melody  6-14-25 

Mexican    Melody  6-14-25 

Travel    Treasures  7-12-25 

Pictorial  Proverbs  8-23-25 

The  Story  Teller  9-20-25 

Knickknacks  of  Knowledge     10-18-25 

Earl  Hurd  Cartoons— 1  Reel 
The  Mellow  Quartet  4-5-25 

Monkey   Business  5-3-25 

Two  Poor  Fish  5-31-25 

Props'    Dash    for    Cash  6-28-25 

Bobby   Bumps  and  Co.  7-26-25 

Props  and  the  Spirits  8-30-25 

Judge's    Crossword    Puzzle — 1    Reel 
Puzzle  4-5-25 

Puzzle  4-12-25 

Puzzle  4-19-25 

Puzzle  4-26-25 

Puzzle  5-3-25 

Juvenile   Comedies — 2  Reels 
Dragon    Alley  5-3-25 

Baby    Blues  6-21-25 

Baby    Be    Good  10-18-25 

Kinograms — 1   Reel 
Issued  Twice  Weekly 

Lupino  Lane  Comedies — 2  Reels 
Title   later  10-11-25 

Mermaid  Comedies — 2  Reels 
Red    Pepper  4-S-25 

Wide   Awake  4-26-25 

Fares,    Please  5-10-25 

Hello  Goodby  5-24-25 

Going  Great  6-21-25 

Below    Zero  7-12-25 

Hot   and    Heavy  7-26-25 

Beware  8-9-25 

Pleasure  Bound  10-6-25 

Fair   Warning  10-27-25 

Spot  Light  11-25-25 

Larry    Semon    Comedies — 2    Reels 
The  Dome  Doctor  4-19-25 

The    Cloudhopper  5-7-25 

Tuxedo   Comedies — 2   Reels 
The  Iron  Mule  4-12-25 

Curses!  5-17-25 

The  Tourist  9-20-25 

Bobby    Vernon    Comedies — 2    Reels 
Don't  Pinch  4-19-25 

Air   Tight  6-14-25 

Watch   Out  9-6-25 

Specials 
Balto's  Race  to  Nome  5-17-25 

Lewis   Munn  Wrestling   Bout 

Special  6-28-25 

Wild  Beasts  of  Borneo  8-16-25 


Fameart  Attractions,  Inc. 

'Missing  Millions,"  15  episode 

serial  starting  10-31-25 


F.  B.  O. 

Adventures  of  Mazie — 2 

Amazing   Mazie 
The  Constant  Simp 
What  Have   You? 
Mazie   Won't  Tell 

Alice   Ardell   Comedies — 2 
Lame   Brains 
Title    not   decided 

Jimmy    Aubrey    Series — 2 
He  Who  Gets  Crowned 
Meet   the  Ambassador 
Home    Scouts 
Etiquette 
Book  Bozo 
Saving  a  Safe 

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The    Bad    Man  9-20-2 

How  the  Elephant  Got  His  Trunk 

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Have  a   Man 

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Songs   of    England 


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3-29-25 

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5-10-25 

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8-23-25 

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9-6-25 

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9-20-25 

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10-4-25 

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10-18-25 

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11-1-25 

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11-29-25 

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12-13-25 

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The   Lion's   Share 
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S-O-S 

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Deep   Stufif 

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The  End  of  the  World 

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Bugville  Field   Day 

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Wildcats  of  Paris 

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Alice  Day  Comedies — 2  Reels 

Tee  for  Two  8-2-25 

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Chasing  thhe  Chaser  7-5-25 

Ves,    Yes,    Nanette  7-19-25 

The   Bouncer  8-30-25 

Unfriendly  Enemies  9-13-25 

The  Big  Kick  9-27-25 

Solid   Ivory  10-11-25 

Roach  Star  Series — 2  Reels 

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Tell  It  to  a  Policeman  5-24-25 

Thundering  Landlords  6-21-25 

Daddy  Goes  a  Grunting  7-19-25 

Somewhere  in  Somewhere  9-20-25 

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Mack  Sennett  Comedies — 2   Reels 
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A   Rainy   Knight  9-20-25 

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Ben  Turpin  Comedies — 2  Reels 

The    Marriage    Circus  4-12-25 


Rayart  Pictures  Corp. 

Butterfly  Comedies — 2  Reels 

Artists    Blues  7-1-25 

The  Raid  8-1-25 

Moonlight    Nights  9-1-25 

Flame    Fighter  9-15-25 

Hay  Fever  Time  10-1-25 

Merry  Widower  11-1-25 

Serials — 2  Reels 
The  Flame  Fighter,  10  episodes,  first 

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8-15-25 

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10-15-25 

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Gems   of  the    Screen — 1 

Reel 

Up  th 

e  River  with  Molly 

4-15-25 

The  Magic   Hour 

5-15-25 

Zoo's 

Who's   Who 

6-15-25 

Do  You   Remember 

7-15-25 

A  Day  with  the  Gypsies 

8-15-25 

Shake 

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9-15-25 

Rubberneckin'  in   London 

10-15-25 

On  tb 

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11-15-25 

Ko-Ko  Song  Car-Tunes— 1  Reel      | 

Swanee    River 

7-15-25 

Daisy 

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8-15-25 

My    B 

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9-15-25 

Ta-Ra 

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10-15-25 

Schwartz  Enterprises 

25  Years  Ago— 1  Reel 
Series  of  12 — one  every  two  weeks 


Service  Film  Corp. 

High  Lights  of  London — 1  Reel 

Dicken's    London  5-10-25 

Palace  of  Dreams  6-10-25 

Novelty    Scenics — 1    Reel 

Working  the   Scenery  6-15-25 

Nipping  Them  in   Nipogon       6-15-25 


Short  Films  Syndicate,  Inc. 

Adventure  Series — 1  Reel 

The    Lion's   Charge 

The    Rhinocerous    Hunt 

The  Water  Hole 

Released  one  a  month,  12  in  series. 

Mutt  and  Jeff  Cartoons — 1   Reel 
Accidents    Won't    Happen 
Soda   Clerks 
Invisible  Revenge 
Where  Am  I 
Bear   Facts 
Mixing   In   Mexico 
All  at   Sea 
Released  one  every  two  weeks,  26  in 

series. 

Novelty  Series — 1  Reel 

Betty  and  Her  Beasties 

The   Orphans  of  Mother  O'Phe 

Released  one  a  month,  12  in  series. 

Old  Fashioned  Movies — 1  Reel 

Thirty  Years  Ago 

Old  Time  Movie  Show 

Released  one  every  other  month,  6  in 

series. 

One-Reel   Comedies 
I'itles  not  determined.     Released  two 

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Ralph  Spence  Comedies — 2  Reels 
'•'gged  On 
Released  one  a   month.   12  in   series. 

Technicolor  Series — 1  Reel 

.'V   Garden   Romance 

Released  one  a  month,  12  in  series. 

Venturini  Series — 2  Reels 
I    Remember 
One  Day   In  June 
Released  one  a  month,  12  in  series. 


A.  G.  Steen 

Hunt  Miller  Westerns — 2  Reels 

The  Young  Sheriff 

The   Mad   Miner 

The   Man   Who    Rode   Alone 


Sailing,    Sailing,   Over  the   Bounding 

Main  11-15-25 
Marvels  of  Motion — 1  Reel 

Issue  A  7-15-25 

Issue  B  8-15-25 

Issue  C  9-15-25 

Issue  D  10-15-25 

Issue  E  11-15-25 

Out  of  the  Inkwell— I   Reel 

Ko-Ko  the  Barber  4-15-25 

Big  Chief  Ko-Ko  5-15-25 

Ko-Ko   Trains   'em  6-15-25 

Ko-Ko    Celebrates  7-15-25 

Ko-Ko  Sees   Spooks  8-15-25 

Ko-Ko  on  the  Run  9-15-25 

Ko-Ko  Nuts  10-15-25 

Ko-Ko  Eats  11-15-25 


Universal  Pictures  Corp. 

Adventure  Pictures 

The  Great  Circus  Mystery  10  Chap. 

The  Fighting  Ranger  15  Chap. 

Perils  of  the  Wild  10  Chap. 

Ace  of  Spades  10  Chap. 

Blue   Bird    Comedies — 1  Reel 

Title  not  decided  9-7-25 

Title   not  decided  9-14-25 

Title  not  decided  9-21-25 

Bv  the  Sea  9-28-25 

The    Cat's    Whiskers  10-5-25 

Muddled   LTp  10-12-25 

Don't   Forget  10-19-25 

Bull'e   Eye   Comedies— 1    Reel 

A    Nice    Pickle  4-6-25 

No   Place   to   Go  4-13-2.=^ 

Locked   Out  4-20-25 

City   Bound  4-27-25 

Here's  Your  Hat  5-4-25 

Nearly  Rich  5-11-25 

Nobody  Wins  5-18-25 

Rolling   Stones  5-25-25 

Ice    Cold  6-1-25 


Unwelcome  6-8-25 

Dog   Biscuits  6-15-25 

Nicely    Rewarded  6-22-25 

Heart    Trouble  6-29-25 

The  Lucky  Accident  7-6-25 

Discord   in   "A"    Flat  7-13-25 

The    Milky  Way  7-20-25 

Short    Pants  7-27-25 

The  Green   Horn  8-3-25 

His    New    Suit  8-10-25 

Speak  Easy  8-17-25 

The    Party  8-14-25 

Pleasure  Bent  8-31-25 

Century   Comedies — 2   Reels 

Puzzled  by   Crossword  4-1-25 

Putting   on  Airs  4-8-25 

Getting    Trimmed  4-15-25 

Tourists    De    Luxe  4-22-25 

Almost  a   Husband  4-29-25 

Itching   for    Revenge  5-6-25 

Queen    of    Aces  5-13-25 

Love    Sick  5-20-25 

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Speak   Freely  6-3-25 

Kicked    About  6-10-25 

Gridiron  Gertie  6-17-25 

Married    Neighbors  6-24-25 

Plenty  of  Nerve  7-1-25 

A   Rough    Party  7-8-25 

Just  in  Time  7-15-25 

The    Polo   Kid  7-22-25 

Dry  Up  7-29-25 

After   A    Reputation  8-5-25 

Paging  A  Wife  8-12-25 

Won  by  Law  8-19-25 

Crying  for  Love  8-26-25 

Stranded  9-2-25 

Officer  No.  13  9-9-25 
Too   Much   Mother-in-Law       9-16-25 

Educating  Buster  9-23-25 

Cupid's  Victory  9-30-25 

1  Tncle  Tom's  Gal  10-7-25 

Piping  Hot  10-14-25 

A  Winning  Pair  10-21-25 

Buster  Be  Good  10-28-25 

International    News — 1    Reel 

Twice  a  week. 

Mustang    Pictures — 2 

The   Valley   of   Rogues 

The  Wild  West  Wallop 

The    Line    Runners 

The   Bashful   Whirlwind 

The    Rim    of    the    Desett 

One    Glorious    Scrap 

Roaring   Waters 

The    Close    Call 

The  Show  Down 

Oueen  of  the  Round-Up 

The   Outlaw 

The  Pronto  Kid 

Beauty   and   the   Bandit 

The  Ropin'  Venus 

The  Knockout  Man 

The  Battle  of  Wits 

raptured   Alive 

TItp    Fighting   Srhoohnarm 

Spiders  of  the  North 

The    Best    Man 

'^tand   LTp   and    Fight 

Ttynamite's   Dauehter 

The   Fight  Within 

Tricked 

Tqkine    Chances 

The   Raid 

T'ist    Cowboys 

The    Gold   Trap 

The   Road    from   Latigo 

Universal    Soec'al — 2 

The    Gnmns.    N-^.    1? 
New    Gtnnps,    No.    1 


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Weiss  Bros. 

Gues<:  Who — 1   Reel 
Series  of  6 


Sering  D.  Wilson 

The  Buzzing  Orient — 1  Reel 

Yarns  of  Old  Kashmir  7-1-1 

Toilers  of  the  Sea  8-1-; 

Liquid   Gold  9-1-1 

Food  for  Millions  9-15-1 

The  Yellow  Streak  10-1-1 

Salt  of  the  Earth  10-1S-. 

Color  Shots— 1  Reel 

Thundering  Waters  4-2-2 

A  Floral  Feast  5-2-;' 

Divertissement  6-2-i 

In  A  Cottage  Garden  9-15-! 

The  Color  World  10-15-1 

Ebenezer    Ebony    Comedies — 1    Re! 


The  Flying  Elephant 
An   Ice   Boj' 
Gypping  the  Gypsies 
Fire  in  a  Briinstone 
High  Moon 
Love,  Honor  and  Oh! 
Foam,   Sweet  Foam 
Fisherman's  Luck 


Boy! 


Komics — 1 


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6-22-; 
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10-1- 
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4-7-: 

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Karlo   Kolor 

Love's    Tragedy 
Honeymoon    Heaven 
A    Ripe    Melodrama 

Kid   Noah— 1    Reel 
The  Old   Family  Toothbrush  6-27-; 
The  Cat's  Shimmy  8-1- 

The    (Joldfish's    Pajamas  9-1 

Pot  Luck  10-1 

New  Redhead  Satires — 1   Reel 
Why  Sitting  Bull  Stood  Up     4-12-; 
Nero's  Jazz  Band  5-12-: 

What  Did  William  Tell?  6-12-: 
Rip  Without  A  Wink  7-1-, 

A  Whale   of  a  Story  8-1-; 

Napoleon  Not  So  Great  9-1- 

Columbus  Discovers  A  New 

Whirl  9-10- 

C'leopatra  and  Her  East  Mark  10-1-: 
How  Troy  Was  Collared  10-10-. 
The  James  Boys'  Sister  10-20-! 

kidding  Captain  Kidd  10-31- 

Robinson  Crusoe  Returns  on 

Friday  11-10- 

Who  Zoo— 1  Reel 

Ferocious   Flowers  7-1- 

The   Kankajou  8-1- 

Out  of  the  Eggshell  9-1- 

The   Flying  Dog  9-15- 

Camouflage  10-1 

That  Monkey  Business  10-15 


Wonder  Books- 
Wonder  Book,  Vol.  I 
Wonder  Book,  Vol.  II 
V^olume  Three 
X'olume   Four 


1   Reel 


5-17. 
6-17-; 
9-1-: 
11-1-: 


M.  J.  Winkler 

Alice  Comedies — 1   Reel 


Egg   Plant 

4-3-: 

Loses    Out 

4-29-; 

Alice    Stage   Struck 

10-1-i 

Alice  Wins  the  Derby 

10-15-: 

Alice  Picks  the  Champ 

11-1-: 

Alice's  Tin   Pony 

11-15-1 

Felix  Cartoons — 1 

Reel 

Full   of   Fight 

4- 13-; 

Outwits    Cupid 

4-27-; 

Monkeys  with  Magic 

S-8-; 

Cops  the  Prize 

5-2S-, 

Gets    the   Can 

6-8-: 

Krazy  Kat  Series — 

1  Reel 

Hot   Dogs 

10-1-: 

The  Smoke  Eater 

10-15- 

The  Flight  that  Failed 

11-1- 

The    Hair    Raiser 

11-15- 

The    New   Champ 

11-30- 

One  Thine-  More 


In  your  modern  motion  picture  house 
every  detail  of  projection,  decoration,  ventila- 
tion, temperature,  seating,  has  been  carefully 
worked  out  to  make  the  theatre  attractive 
and  comfortable. 

But  there's  one  thing  more  you  can  do — 


and  it's  a  real  factor  from  the  box  office  point 
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Eastman  film  is  identified  in  the 
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NORMA  TALMADGE 

in 

"GRAUSTARK" 

A    Modern    Romance 
with 

Eugene  O'Brien 
By   George   Barr   McCutcheon 

Screen   Version   by   Frances    Marion 

A     Dimitri     Buchowetzki     Pro- 
duction 

A  First   National  Picture 

Presented  by 
Joseph  M.  Schenck 


World's  record  with  ^72075.35 
in  1st  week  at  Capitol.  N.Y. 


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RICHARD  BARTHELMESS 

in 

"SHORE  LEAVE" 

With  Dorothy  Mackaill 

Screened    with    the    co-operation 
of  United  States  Navy 

From   the    play   by    Hubert    Osborne   as 
produced    by    David    Belasco 
Scenario  by  Josephine  Lovett 

A   John    S.    Robertson   Pro- 
duction 

Presented  by 
Inspiration   Pictures,    Inc. 


CONSTANCE  TALMADGE 

in 

"Her  Sister  From  Paris" 

with 

Ronald  Colman 

Story  by  Hans  Xraely 

A  Sidney  Franklin  Production 

Presented  by 
Joseph  M.  Schenck 


Her  greatest  picture" 
Jndianapolis  ileivs 


The  JOHN  M.  STAHL 
Production 

*'FINE  CLOTHES" 

With     Lewis     S.     Stone,     Percy 

Marmont,      Alma      Rubens, 

Raymond  Griffith,  Eileen 

Percy   and    William 

V.     Mong 

From  the  famous  stage  play.   "Fashions 
for   Men,"   by   Franz   Molnar 

Adapted  by  Benjamin   Glazer 

Presented  by 
Louis    B.    Mayer 


■■ — ■■ 
PL-PI 


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MILTON  SILLS 


"THE  KNOCKOUT" 

Adapted  from  the  "Come-Back" 
by  M.  D.  C.  Crawford 

Directed  by  Lambert  Hillyer 

Produced   under  the   Super- 
vision  of   Earl    Hudson 

Presented  by 
First    National    Pictures,    Inc. 


By  far  his  biggest 
money  maKer- 


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♦'The  Half  Way  Girl" 

with 

DORIS  KENYON  —  LLOYD  HUGHES 
AND  HOBART  BOSWORTH 

Adapted     from     an      original     story     by 
E.     Lloyd    Sheldon 

Directed    by    John    Francis 
Dillon 

Produced      under      the      Supervision      of 
Earl   Hudson 

Presented  by 
First  National  Pictures,  Inc. 


Breaking  records  everywhere. 
Better  than  "Classmates" 


Best  picture  oP  its  kind 
the  screen  has  ever  had. 


"JtrAt  national  have  the 

big  money  making 


pictures 


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Mcmbfrs  0/  Motion  Picture  Producers  am  Distributors  of  America  kic.—Wlirflaysv^T^rfBftKV 


'Wbrth  going  miles  to  see " 
Ky.  Ivening  Journal. 


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Authority 


OL  XXXIII     No.  70 


Monday,  September  21,  1925 


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Price  5  Cents 


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\gainst  Durant  Tax 

Ss.     Mary     Hooker,     Representing 

Hartford  in  Connecticut  Lci 

lature,  To  Seek  Repeal 

lartford — "I  am  certainly  in  favor 

•evising  the  Durant  film  tax  law  at 

next  regular  session  of  the  Legis- 

sire,"     declared      Mrs.      Mary      M. 

foker,    one    of    the    representatives 

11    Hartford,   in   an    interview.     "I 

'  that  when  the  measure  passed  the 

Ifislature,  of  which  I  am  a  part,  it 

»!  misunderstood.     I  voted  for  the 

1     under     the     impression     that     it 

•MlcJ  affect  New  York,  not  Hartford 

I    Connecticut  in  general.     As  I  be- 

(Continued  on   Page  6) 


]lampaign  On  Shortly 

.  p.  T.  O.  of  Connecticut  Preparing 
for  Action  Against  Tax — Com- 
mittee of  Five  Busy 

By  ARTHUR    IV.    EDDY 

Hartford — Interviewed       Saturday 

ncerning   the    developments    in   the 

ht  against   the    Durant  law    Presi- 

•nt  Joseph  W.  Walsh  of  the  M.  P. 

■  0.  said: 

■'The  committee  of  five  which  was 
jpointed  at  the  first  meeting  of  the 
ihibitors  to  work  out  a  solution  of 
l!  difficulties  of  the  producers  and 
(.tributors  has  been  made  a  perma- 
ip.l  conmiittee  to  handle  the  inter- 
(S  of  the  Motion  Picture  Theater 
ivners  of  Connecticut  in  the  cam- 
|ign  being  conducted  for  relief  from 
I:  film  tax  law.  The  committee  at 
^■ecent  meeting  held  in  New  Haven 
Ijd  plans  for  an  intensive  campaign, 
celopnients  from  which  are  expect- 
lin  about  ten  days.  The  plan  de- 
Hed  upon  is  one  of  peaceful  negoti- 
nns  with  the  lawmakers  and  state 
[(Cers. 

("We  feel  that  the  sensible  way  out 
[our  difficulties  is  to  try  to  convince 
t  officials  of  the  state  that  the  law 
h  miscarried  and  placed  the  burden 
I  ere  if  was  never  intended.  The  M. 
I  T.  O.  has  at  all  times  since  the 
I  uble  started  tried  to  maintain  an 
in  balance  and  find  the  solution  of 
I    problem    in   a    sane,    constructive 

?■  ■     ■ 

f'l  want  to  express  my  appreciation 

the  members  of  our  state  organi- 
rion  for  the  manner  in  which  they 
|l'e  conducted  themselves  and  for 
'  splendid  united  front  they  are  pre- 
i  ting  in  the  face  of  the  most  trou- 
3 us  times  that  the  industry  has  ever 
in  in  Connecticut. 

They  have  unanimously  backed  up 
t  ir  state  officers  and  the  committee 
"five  in  all  steps  which  they  have 
':-tr\  to  date  and  have  expressed  thejr 
:ifidence   in   their   leaders."  ,•' 


$1,000,000  Studio 

British  Production  To  Have  Its  Own 

Home  —  Exhibitors      to      Confer 

With   Board  of   Trade 

By   ERNEST    IV.    FREDMAN 
The  Film   Renter 

London — Thomas  Ormiston,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Cinematograph  Exhibitors 
Ass'n  has  met  a  representative  num- 
ber of  British  producers  to  discuss 
with  them  means  by  which  produc- 
tion can  be  started  again.  After  a 
protracted  discussion  a  committee 
was  appointed  to  act  with  the  C.  E.  A. 
committee  to  meet  the  Board  of 
Trade. 

Ormiston  announces  that  the 
scheme  which  will  be  put  forward  is 
for  the  erection  of  a  national  studio, 
the  cost  of  which  is  expected  to  be 
not  greater  than  £200,000.  It  is  no- 
Mr.  Ormiston's  intention  to  ask  thf 
Government  for  any  considerablf 
amount  of  money,  something  Hkf 
(Continued  on   Page   2) 


Two  New  Baltimore  Houses? 

Baltimore — It  is  understood  that 
the  Crandall  interests,  of  Washingi 
ton,  and  the  Stanley  Company, 
Philadelphia,  contemplate  erectirfg 
new  theaters  here.  Crandall,  it/is 
said,  is  negotiating  for  a  site  in /he 
vicinity  of  North  Avenue,  vfhWt 
Stanley  is  dickering  for  property/near 
Park    Avenue    and    Fayette    Stgeet. 


Famous  Players  Dividend 

The  Board  of  Directors  of  Famous 
Players  have  declared  the /regular 
quarterly  dividend  of  $2.00/ a  share 
on  the  preferred  stock,  pay/ble  Nov. 
2,  to  stockholders  of  redSrd  as  of 
Oct.    15.      The   books   will/ not   close. 


M.-G.-M.  Buys  "Mon/e  Carlo" 

Hollywood  —  "MonXt  Carlo,"  an 
original  by  Carey  Wil/on,  has  been 
purchased  by  Metro-Goldwy  11 -flayer. 


Warners  Buy  Two  Stories 

Hollywood — "The    Footloose    Wid 
ow,"  by  Beatrice  Burton,  and  "Whit)\ 
Flannels,"  by  Lucian  Cary,  have  been 
pfTTcTiased    by    Warner    Brothers    for 
the    1926-27   season.  .' 

^  Censorshi|)  Bin  for.. Atlanta ? 
^ATTanTa^?Ri  orainance  is  before 
the  City  Council,  presented  by  Coun- 
cilmen  Russell,  Moon  and  White, 
which  would  impose  censorship  on 
all  prologues,  acts  and  special  num- 
bers in  Atlanta  theaters.  The  pro- 
posed law  would  carry  a  fine  of  $200 
or  a  30-day  jail  sentence. 


Marsh    Given   Long   Term   Contract 

Hollywood  —  Oliver  Marsh,  Cam- 
eraman, has  bef '1  olaced  under  long 
term  contract  by  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer. 


$6,000,000  Theater  Unit 
Dover,  Del.— The  Far  West  Thea- 
ter Corp.  has  been  fp'rmed  with  a 
capital  of  $6,000,000.  The  incorpora- 
tors are  Oscar  M.  Bate,  Winthrop 
H.  Kellogg  and  S.  M.  Wolfe  of  New 
York. 


Dorothy    Gish    Sails 

Dorothy  Gis)<  sailed  early  Satur- 
day morning  , 'on  the  Olympic  for 
Loudon  to  appear  in  "Nell  Gwynn" 
for  Herbert  .Wilcox  Prod. 


"Man  Oythe  Box"  Opens  Sept.  26 

The  premier  of  "The  Man  on  the 
Box,"  starring  "Syd"  Chaplin,  will 
take  pWce  at  Warners'  theater  on 
Saturday,  Sept.  26. 
y 

ibio  Cutting  "Ben  Hur" 
llywood — Fred  Niblo  is  super- 
visjiig  the  editing  of  "Ben  Hur." 
With  the  exception  of  the  chariot 
rarce,    the    picture   is   completed. 


Germany  Amazes 

Making    Big    Strides    in    Production, 

N.    L.    Manheim   of    Universal 

Found  While  There 

Nate  L.  Manheim,  foreign  manager 
for  Universal  who  returned  several 
days  ago  from  a  six  weeks  trip 
through  P~urope,  reports  amazing 
progress  in  production  in  Germany. 
Many  revolutionary  inventions  have 
been  instituted  into  the  technical  ends 
of  the  business  over  there,  he  states. 

He  also  brought  reports  of  a  sales 
convention  h(eld  in  Berlin  several 
weeks  ago.  attended  by  all  of  Uni- 
versal's  Continental  managers  and 
other  executives.  This  was  the  first 
big  sales  convention  ever  held  by 
Universal  outside  of  the  United 
States.      Distribution    was    discussed 


Eight  Yearly  from  Thomas  Ford 

Los  Angeles — Richard  Thomas 
Prod,  will  make  eight  a  year,  each 
costing  $100,000.  according  to  plans 
itist  completed.  Work  on  the  first 
will  begin  as  soon  as  negotiations  are 
completed  for  a  studio.  The  first 
,t\vil!  be  "What  Women  Love",  bv 
William   Dudlev   Pelley. 


N.  L.  Nathanson  Back  Home 

Toronto,  Ont. — N.  L.  Nathanson, 
managing  director  of  the  Famous 
Players  Canadian  Corp.,  has  returned, 
following  a  business  and  pleasure 
tour  of  three  months  through  the 
British    Isles    and    the    Continent. 


Standard  Film  Has  200  Releases 

Cleveland — Harry  Charnas,  presi- 
dent of  Standard  Film  Service  an- 
nounces 200  releases  for  1925-26,  for 
Ohio,  Michigan,  West  Virginia  and 
Western    Pennsylvania. 


To  Build  In  France 

Reginald    Ford   Takes    Over   Societe 

Phocea — Plans   First-Runs   in 

Big  Cities 

By  Arrangement  with 
■•LA    CINEMATOGRAPHIE  FRANCAISE" 

Paris — Reginald  Ford  has  taken 
over  the  Societe  Phocea,  one  of  the 
most  important  distributing  com- 
panies in  France  and  Belgium. 

The  company  operates  eight  bran- 
ches in  important  cities  and  has  its 
own  first-runs  in  many.  With  these 
as  a  nucleus.  Ford  intends  annexing 
a  number  of  houses  here  in  Paris  and 
building  others  here  as  well  as  in 
the  Provinces. 

Through  another  move.  Ford  as- 
sumes control  of  the  Societe  Grandes 
Productions  which  makes  40  pictures 
a  year.  He  plans  to  engage  in  inter- 
national production  and  will  make 
many  of  his  future  pictures  with 
American  stars  and  technical  stafifs. 


Thorpe  Prod.  Starts;  To  State  Right 

Hollywood  —  Rex  Thorpe  Prod., 
has  been  organized  to  produce  eight 
pictures  for  the  state  right  market. 
The  first  is  "The  Desert  of  the 
Damned,"  a  six  reeler.  Rex  Thorpe 
is  president  and  general  manager, 
and  R.  D.  Saunders,  business  man- 
ager. Headquarters  at  318  Taft 
Bldg.  In  addition  to  its  own  pro- 
duct, the  company  will  release  that 
of  other  organizations,  including  a 
series  Saunders  is  making  on  his  own, 
four  of  them  having  been  completed. 


Weiss  Sells  Short  Reel  Series 

Louis  Weiss  has  disposed  of  the 
new  series  of  six  single  reelers  titled 
"Guess  Who?",  to  Lhiity  Film,  Ltd., 
of  London,  for  the  U.  K.  and  Con- 
tinental   Europe. 


Howard  Dietz  Vacationing 

Howard  Dietz,  director  of  adver- 
tising and  publicity  for  Metro-Gold- 
wyn-Mayer,  has  left  on  a  brief  va- 
cation. 


Presentations 

THE  FILM  DAILY  today  contiv- 
ues  a  new  feature  which  deals  wH'i 
the  manner  in  which  Broadway  first 
ritvs  build  their  programs.  The  ar- 
ticles will  be  written  from  the  angle 
of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

It  is  hoped  that  the  reviewer's  de- 
tailed descriptions  will  prove  of  prac- 
tical aid  to  exhibitors  in  developing 
ideas  for  their  own  programs. 
Aster 

LTnit  No.  1 — The  prologue  consists 
of  a  ballet,  conceived  and  produced 
by  Albertina  Rasch.  It  is  made  up  of 
about  sixteen  girls  in  white  ballet  cos- 
tumes. The  stage  is  lighted  by  side 
(.Continued  on  Page  6) 


THE 


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Monday,  September  21,  1' 


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In  the  Courts 


Testimony  has  been  filed  in  the  Su- 
preme Court  in  the  suit  of  Harry  C. 
Tripplett  and  Monty  Banks,  owners 
of  "Racing  Luck"  against  the  Grand 
Asher  Dist.  Corp.,  Samuel  D.  Grand, 
and  Kenneth  Sherburne  to  cancel  a 
distributing  contract  with  Grand 
Asher  for  the  film.  The  testimony 
was  given  by  Edward  M.  Jones,  vice- 
president  of  Grand  Asher  who  said 
that  Grand  resigned  as  president  on 
Sept.  16,  1924,  and  that  James  was 
elected  vice-president  on  April  10th 
bst,  on  which  date  Benjamin 
Schwalbe,  who  succeeded  Grand  as 
president,   resigned. 

James  testified  that  Grand  Asher 
assigned  all  its  property  to  Sherburne 
because  he  paid  all  the  obligations  of 
the  company  and  it  owed  him  a  total 
of  1250,000.  The  witness  said  that 
the  total  value  of  the  assets  was  not 
more  than  $50,000.  He  said  that  As- 
sociated Exhibitors  which  obtained 
a  distribution  contract  from  Grand 
Asher  advanced  $40,000  on  it  and  that 
part  of  the  money  was  used  to  pay  a 
lien  of  $15,000  held  on  the  negatives 
by  a   Hollywood  laboratory. 


Winnipeg  Theater  Collapses 

Winnipeg,  Can. — The  Classic  thea- 
ter, being  constructed  at  St.  James, 
a  suburb  of  Winnipeg,  at  a  cost  of 
$30,000,  collapsed  recently.  No  one 
was  hurt.  The  theater  was  to  have 
replaced  a  former  picture  house  of 
the  same  name  destroyed  by  fire  in 
1924. 


^^MadeiS^OtU 


Look  Better andVear  longer 


$1,000,000  Studio 

(Continued    jrom    Page    1) 

£20,000  being  all  that  he  has  in  mind. 
The  C.  E.  A.'s  president  announces 
that  the  national  studio  idea  is  not  the 
last  word,  but  it  will  represent  some- 
thing towards  a  scheme  whereby  Bri- 
tish films  can  be  made. 

One  of  the  most  important  moves 
that  the  C.  E.  A.  have  ever  initiated 
is  the  campaign  against  block-book- 
ng  which  is  to  be  pushed  with  vigor 
.hroughout  the  country.  The  whole 
;.iii).iect  came  up  for  discussion  at  the 
(.cneral  Council  meeting  and  at  the 
meeting  which  Mr.  Ormiston  had 
ivith  the  British  producers.  Seen  in 
London  Ormiston  declared  that  the 
.ssociation  intended  to  wage  an  un- 
.easing  campaign  against  this  perni- 
cious system. 

The  following  resolution  was  pro- 
posed and  carried  at  the  General 
Council  meeting,  namely: 

"On  and  after  Jan.  1,  1927,  no  film 
lo  be  booked  unless  it  has  first  passed 
the  censor,  then  to  be  trade  shown 
md  the  playing  date  is  not  to  be  more 
than  six  months  of  the  date  of  signing 
i\    the    contract." 

Or]iiision  and  his  associates  are  in- 
iisteni  tliat  no  films  should  be  blind- 
oooked,  every  picture  to  be  trade 
shown  and  more  important  still  de- 
:lared  that  they  will  ask  for  Govern- 
incut  legislation  if  necessary.  If  the 
C.  E.  A.  are  sincere,  and  there  is  no 
rcr.son  to  doubt  their  sincerity,  this 
s  tlie  greatest  movement  ever  initia- 
led against  block-booking  at  any  time 
n  tlie  history  of  the  trade. 


Florida  Boom 

Actual  Theater  Construction  In  Sev- 
eral Sections   Of  That  State — 
Three  New  Ones 

Tampa,  Fla. — Theater  building  is 
booming  in  several  sections  of  the 
state.  New  houses  are  in  work  in 
several  towns  and  three  more  have 
been  announced. 

D.  A.  Stewart,  owner  of  the  Hyde 
Park  Airdome  in  Tampa,  will  build 
on  Seventh  Ave.,  Ybor  City.  Harold 
Moore,  of  Atlanta,  announces  com- 
pletion of  plans  for  a  new  house  in 
Haines  City,  which  will  open  Jan.  1. 
The  Wolfson-Meyer  Enterprises,  of 
Miami,  will  construct  a  theater,  to  be 
named  the  Capitol,  on  North  Miami 
Ave.,  Miami.     It  will  be  a  first  run. 


On  Broadway 

Astor — ^"The  Phantom  of  the  Opera" 
Broadway — "The  Girl  Who  Wouldn't 

Work" 
Cameo — "Souls   for  Sables" 
Capitol — "The    Circle" 
Colony — "The    Freshman"         "^ 
Criterion — "The    Wanderer" 
Embassy — "The    Merry    Widow" 
Loew's     New     York:     Today — "The 

Coast  of   Folly" 

Tuesday — "Seven  Days"  and  "9  3-5 
Seconds" 

Wednesday — "The    Scarlet    West" 

Thursday — "The     Homemaker" 

Friday — "Without       Mercy"       and 
"The  Fear  Fighter" 

Saturday — "Stepping   Out" 

Sunday— "Dru.silla  With  A  Million' 
Loew's    State — "Grauslark" 
Mark      Strand — "Don      Q,      Son      of 

Zorro" 
Rialto — "The    Pony   E.xpress" 
Rivoli — "The    Iron    Horse" 
Warners — "Below   the    Line" 
Brooklyn    Mark    Strand— "The    Gold 

Rush" 


Next  Week 
Astor — "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera." 
Broadway — "Not  yet  determined 
Cameo — Not  yet  determined 
Capitol — "The  Tower  of  Lies" 
Colony — -"The    Freshman" 
Criterion — "The  Wanderer" 
Embassy — "The    Merry   Widow" 
Mark  Strand— "Don   Q,  Son  of  Zor- 
ro" 
Rialto— "A    Son   of   His    Father" 
Rivoli — "The   Iron   Horse" 
Warners — "The  Man  on  the  Box" 
Brooklyn    Mark    Strand  —  "Shore 
Leave" 


New  Cleveland   House  Opens 

Cleveland — Messrs.  Lustig,  Stot- 
ter  and  Berkovitz,  owning  and  oper- 
ating a  chain  have  opened  their  new- 
est, the  Ambassador,  a  neighborhood 
theater. 


Chicago  Suburb  Loses  Fight 

Chicago — The  suburb  of  Glenn 
Ellyn  has  lost  its  fight  for  Sunday 
shows.  The  "blue"  advocates  carried 
the  election  by  a  majority  of  two 
hundred. 


Completes   "The    Sixth    Degree" 

Camera  work  has  been  finished  on 
"The  Sixth  Degree,"  produced  by 
Henri  Diamant  Berger  at  Fort  Lee, 
for    Associated    Exhibitors. 


"Tzvo  to  One  over  the  Held" 


HAL  ROACH'S  RASCALS  in  "OUR  GANG"  2  Reel 

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The  Ginsberg  Lineup 

The  Henry  Ginsberg  Dist.  Co 
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The  Royal  series,  of  which  the  f 
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Pal,"  have  already  been  complet 
will  be  followed  by  "A  Desper 
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Presentations 

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lights  with  a  black  back  drop  against 
which  stand  tall  fir  trees  in  bold  re- 
lief. 

The  finale  of  the  above  number  is 
tlie  sudden  flickering  of  the  lights 
with  colored  effect  and  the  scrambled 
disappearance  of  the  dancers,  scream- 
ing. "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera" 
fades  in  on  this  scene  and  runs  for 
approximately  1  hour  and  45  minutes 
with  the  first  intermission  after  50 
minutes  running  time. 

The  Astor  ushers  are  attired  in  cos- 
tumes of  the  new  Phantom  red  with 
slippers,  stockings,  breeches,  capes 
and  feathered  cap  all  in  the  new 
color.  The  Astor  lobby  is  dressed  to 
represent  the  cellar  dungeons  which 
play  a  prominent  part  in  the  picture. 


Criterion 

The  special  run  of  "The  Wanderer" 
has  a  presentation  by  Hugo  Riesen- 
feld.  The  prologue  is  staged  by  Da- 
vid Bennett,  and  the  setting  by  John 
Wenger.  The  scene  depicts  the  in- 
terior of  the  temple  where  the  image 
of  the  goddess  is  placed  at  the  top  of 
a  wide  flight  of  steps  facing  the  main 
court.  Two  shell  columns  resembling 
the  masonry  of  the  Babylonian  city 
are  right  and  left  of  the  proscenium. 
Joining  these  at  the  opening  above  is 
a  wide  strip  of  fabric  material  carry- 
ing out  the  heavy  masonry  effect. 
These  are  toned  gray,  as  are  the 
painted  drop  curtains  showing  a  shep- 
herd on  a  hillside  looking  out  upon  a 
pastoral  landscape.  Blue  on  gray 
background  is  the  treatment  of  this 
motif.  Egyptian  designs  on  masonry 
and  curtains  complete  the  effect. 

The  scene  opens  on  four  dancers  of 
the  Babylonian  temple  at  right.  A 
scrim  is  highlighted  green,  which 
shows  the  dancers  against  a  dim 
background.  Shadowy  columns  are 
seen  in  rear  at  sides.  A  shepherd  boy, 
representing  the  Wanderer,  is  seen 
reclining  at  left,  lighted  by  an  amber 
spot.  He  shows  various  emotions  as 
he  watches  the  girls  in  their  dance. 
Lights  are  dimmed  for  a  moment  and 
yre  brought  up  on  the  main  scene  of 
the  Babylonian  revel.  Now  is  seen 
the  full  set — large  columns  at  sides, 
the  wide  stairway  full  length  of  stage, 
with  platform  above  on  which  appears 
immense   cutout   of  the   temple   idol. 

The  stage  is  filled  with  dancing 
couples  in  scanty  attire  in  the  midst 
of  the  wild  revel.  At  left  the  high 
priestess,  representing  Tisha  in  the 
play,  sits  on  a  throne.  At  her  feet 
onf  of  the  young  princes  of  the  city 
makes  passionate  love  to  her.  Besides 
the  guests,  there  are  dancing  girls  al- 
most nude  who  heighten  the  effect  of 
wild  abandon.  At  the  end  the  final 
effect  is  obtained  with  a  striking  bit 
of  pantomime.  The  Wanderer  ap- 
pear.s  at  the  top  of  the  stairway,  and 
as  he  makes  his  way  down  to  the  rev- 
elers, the  girls  surround  him.  He 
pushes  them  aside,  seeking  the  high 
priestess.  She  comes  toward  him.  At 
sight  of  her  beauty,  he  is  overcome. 
Then  a  nude  figure  of  a  girl  appears 
in  the  center  of  the  idol.  At  this  sight, 
the  revellers  reach  the  height  of  their 
orgy.  An  effective  climax  is  secured 
as  the  male  dancers  bring  down  an 
immense   filmy  white  cloth.     This   is 


kept  waving  above  heads  of  all  the 
dancers  in  a  canopj'  effect,  while  blue 
and  amber  lights  play  on  scene.  Fin- 
ally the  waving  cloth  covers  them  as 
they  kneel,  and  the  title  of  picture  ap- 
pears. Time,  prologue:  10  minutes. 
Picture:  1  hour,  35  minutes. 


Strand 
(Week  of  September  13th) 

Unit  No.  1. — The  Strand's  bill  is 
made  up  of  eight  numbers  with  the 
Strand  Orchestra,  Carl  Eduoarde, 
conductor,  opening  the  program  with 
the  overture  "Capriccio  Italien"  by 
Tschaikowsky.  Theater  dimly  lighted 
with  bright  spots  centered  on  orches- 
tra.    Time:    11  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2. — A  soprano  solo  by 
Kitty  McLaughlin  who  renders  the 
"Bird  Song"  from  "Pagliacci."  The 
singer  is  attired  in  peasant  costume. 
The  curtains  part  revealing  Miss  Mc- 
Laughlin standing  against  a  drop  cur- 
tain similar  to  the  parted  side  cur- 
tains. Side  spots  are  used.  Time:  3 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  3, — "Return  engagement 
of  the  World's  Greatest  Mandolin 
Virtuoso."  M.  De  Pace  offers  several 
selections  on  the  mandolin.  Titles 
not  given  on  program.  Fore  part  of 
stage  dark  with  curtains  parted  in 
shape  of  triangle.  Player  seated  on 
high  box  in  center,  garbed  in  costume 
of  Pagliacci.  Back  drop  of  light  col- 
or with  varied  colored  lights  playing 
in  rainbow  effect.     Time:   8  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4— Mark  Strand  Topical 
Review.  Includes  various  items  of 
news  interest  and  one  or  two  scenic 
bits.     Time:  8  minutes. 

LTnit  No.  5. — Prologue  to  feature. 
Scene  is  the  deck  of  a  ship  with  gun 
turret  silhouetted  against  back  drop 
upon  which  lighting  gives  effect  of 
water  and  clouded  sky.  Strand  Male 
Ensemble  in  sailor  outfits  sitting  on 
deck.  Edward  Albano,  baritone,  sing- 
ing "Bombay."  Ensemble  next 
dances  "Sailor's  Hornpipe."  Opening 
of  picture  fades  in  on  this  number. 
Time:  5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  6. — Richard  Barthelmess 
in  "Shore  Leave."  Time:  1  hour,  14 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  7.— Film  cartoon,  "Ko-Ko 
On  The  Run,"  a  Max  Fleischer  Ink- 
well  Novelty.     Time:   5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  8.— Organ  solo  as  exit 
number.     House  brightly  lighted. 

Cast   of    Moomaw    Picture    Changed 

Hollywood — The  cast  of  Lewis 
Moomaw's  "How  To  Train  A  Wife" 
has  been  changed  and  is  now  headed 
by  Virginia  Valli  and  Eugene  O'Brien 
with  Jean  Hersholt,  George  Nichols. 
Boris  Karloff,  Bryant  Washburn  and 
Cissy  Fitzgerald  in  the  support. 


Fred  Beers  Joins  Warners 

Hollywood  —  Fred  C.  Beers  has 
been  appointed  casting  director  for 
Warner  Bros.  He  formerly  acted 
in  a  similar  capacity  for  Famous 
Players. 


Thomson's  Next,  An  Original 
Hollywood — An  original  by  Buck- 
ley Oxford,  as  yet  untitled,  has  been 
purchased  by  F.  B.  O.  as  the  next 
vehicle  for  Fred  Thomson,  following 
"All   Around  the   Frying  Pan." 


Tax  Up  At  Confab 

Reported  Important  Connecticut  Pol- 
iticians Discuss  Workings  of  Dur- 
ant  Bill — No  Comment  Made 

Hartford — A  report  is  in  circulation 
to  the  effect  that  when  men  intimately 
connected  with  the  affairs  of  the  Re- 
publican part}'  held  an  outing  the 
other  day  with  Senator  Bingham  at 
his  summer  home  at  Salem,  Mass., 
the  trouble  being  kicked  up  by  the 
Durant  law  was  one  of  the  chief  top- 
ics of  conversation.  Persons  present 
at  the  gathering,  however,  say  that 
the  matter  received  only  casual  or  in- 
consequential attention.  The  impres- 
sion is  given  that  other  matters  of 
"greater  political  importance"  re- 
ceived consideration. 

The  group  of  state  officials  and 
leaders  who  participated  in  the  affair 
is  regarded  as  significant  from  the  tax 
law  angle.  J.  Henry  Roraback,  di- 
rector of  the  destinies  of  the  state  Re- 
publican organization,  was  present. 
He  is  not  due  to  officiallv  return  to 
Hartford  until  Oct.  1,  THE  FILM 
DAILY  was  informed  at  his  office  in 
the  Allyn  House.  Others  in  attend- 
ance were:  Governor  Trumbull,  Tax 
Commissioner  Blodgett,  Robert  T. 
Hurley,  superintendent  of  state  po- 
lice; Robbins  B.  Stoeckel,  head  of  the 
highway  department;  Clarence  Wil- 
lard  and  J.  Frederick  Baker,  two  of 
Roraback's  most  stalwart  supporters 
in  New  Haven  and  Harry  McKenzie, 
commissioner  of  labor.  These  men, 
cither  officially  or  unofficially,  are 
known  to  be  interested  in  the  situa- 
tion caused  by  the  operation  of  the 
law  and  would  likely  sit  in  any  coun- 
cil called  to  consider  the  organiza- 
tion's future  attitude  toward  film  in- 
terests. 


Against  Durant  Tax 

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lieye  the  workings  of  the  act  were 
misinterpreted  I  am  wondering 
whether  or  not  it  can  legally  stand 
rs  a  law." 

The  Senator  has  aligned  herself 
with  the  film  interests  on  several  oc- 
casions in  the  Legislature.  She 
worked  against  the  passage  of  an 
act  which  would  bar  children  from 
entering  a  theater  without  an  adult 
escort  and  its  defeat  is  partly  credited 
to  her  influence.  Mrs.  Hooker  also 
voted  against  a  measure  requiring 
each  house  to  have  a  chaperone  to 
take  charge  of  its  children  patrons; 
the  object  being  to  prevent  deaths  or 
serious  injuries  in  event  of  fire  or 
other  kinds  of  disturbances. 


Ind'p'ts  Not  Selling 

State    Righters    Have    Not    Resumed 

In  Connecticut,  Despite  Reports 

So  Indicating 

New  Haven — Reports  to  the  effect: 
that  independent  exchanges  are  to  re- 
sume selling  in  Connecticut  are  un- 
founded, according  to  Lester  S.  To- 
bias of  the  M.  P.  Service  Bureau  and 
regional  director  of  the  I.  M.  P.  A.' 
In  a  statement  he  said: 

"There  is  hardly  any  change  in  the' 
situation  here  in  Connecticut,  except' 
for  the  occasional  unfounded  report 
that  some  independent  exchanges  are 
going  to  go  on  with  their  selling.: 
Each  of  these  after  being  run  down 
is  found  to  be  without  any  foundation. 

"So  far  as  the  exchange  center  here 
in  New  Haven,  it  takes  on  the  ap- 
pearance these  days  of  a  stricken  and 
deserted  village.  Several  of  the  man- 
agers of  former  exchanges  are  mak- 
ing periodical  visits  to  New  Haven  in 
an  effort  to  recoup  play  dates  on  con 
tracted  business.  The  exhibitor  in  I 
general  seems  to  be  marking  time 
awaiting  some  movement  on  the  pail 
of  State  officials  and  is  in  the  firm 
hope  of  having  some  relief  given  to 
the  situation.  It  is  understood  that 
the  theater  owner  committee  is  going 
to  call  upon  the  Governor  some  time 
\n  the  near  future  and  present  to  him 
the  lay  of  the  land  in  an  effort  to  get 
him  to  call  a  special  session  of  the 
legislature." 


Another  for  Goldstein  Bros. 

Springfield,  Mass.  —  The  Goldstein 
Brothers  have  bought  the  State 
Street  Baptist  Church  property  and 
will  remodel  the  church  into  a  1.600 
seat  temporary  theater,  with  stores 
and  offices.  Later,  the  Goldsteins 
will  tear  down  the  structure  and  on 
the  site  erect  a  theater  costing  $1.- 
000,000  and  seating  3,000. 


May  Change  Name  of  House 
Pittsburgh — The  State,  recently; 
I  urchased  by  the  Warners  from  Row- 
land and  Clark  will  probably  be 
known  as  Warners'  Theater.  The 
transfer  of  the  house  takes  place  on  i 
Oct.  13.  Bert  C.  Wild,  present  as- 
sistant manager  will  become  mana-: 
ger. 


Tiffany  to  Film  Parker  Story 

Hollywood  —  Tiffany  Prod,  will 
produce  "The  Lodge  in  the  Wilder- 
ness," by  Sir  Gilbert  Parker,  follow-* 

ing  "Morals  for  Men." 


TWELVE  WESTERN  THRILLERS! 


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Tuesday,  September  22,   1925 


Price  5  Cents 


A  Way  Out? 

ew  Haven  Attorney  Reads  Law  as 
Tax  on  Delivery,  Not  Films  and 
Espies  a  Loophole 

iNew  Haven — Hope  of  escaping  the 
Wdens  imposed  by  the  Durant  film 
X  law  was  stimulated  yesterday 
'lien  Connecticut  exhibitors  dis- 
ssed   the   opinion   that   the  act  can 

evaded.  The  idea,  provided  by 
ihn  W.  Ailing,  president  of  the 
•curity  Insurance  Co.,  of  this  city 
d  printed  in  the  New  Haven  Re- 
3ter  Sunday,  is  based  on  the  fact 
at  the  law  specifies  that  the  delivery 
prints,  not  the  films  themselves, 
e  subject  to  tax. 

He  suggests  that  if  the  distributors, 
(rough  amending  their  contracts  with 
hibitors  provide  for  delivery  out- 
le  this  state,  no  assessment  can  be 
;ide  against  films  when  shown  in 
iinnecticut. 

iAlling  says:  "I  do  not  think  the 
i'tute  can  possibly  accomplish  what 
(;  legislators  who  drafted  it  sup- 
'  ed  they  had  accomplished  by  it." 

sees   the   seat-ticket   tax   as   "the 

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Station  WBNY  Opens  Friday 

The  opening  of  Warners'  Theater 
lio  station,  WBNY  will  be  held 
fiday  instead  of  Saturday  as  pre- 
i.usly  planned.  The  change  was 
i.de  by  Herman  Heller,  director  of 
padcasting  in  view  of  the  program 
lit  will  be  presented  on  the  25th. 
iVIusical  features  are  to  be  offered 
conjunction  with  "The  Man  on 
Box."  The  program  will  com- 
nce  at  11:30. 


Jury  and  Evans  Arrive 

iir  William  Jury,  of  Jury-Metro- 
lldwyn,  and  Major  William 
tans,  of  the  Provincial  Cinemato- 
iiph  Theaters,  of  England,  arrived 
■.terday  on  the  Leviathan  and  left 
iTiediately  for  Marcus  Loew's  home 
)  Long  Island. 


Presentations 

THE  FILM  DAILY  today  renews 
'  Warners'  program  as  part  of  a 
I)  feature  which  deals  with  the 
nner  in  which  first  runs  build 
ir  programs.  T'he  articles  will  he 
itten  from  the  angle  of  one  who 
t  out  front. 

t  is  hoped  that  the  reviewer's  de- 
''■ed  descriptions  will  prove  of  prac- 
hl  aid  to  exhibitors  in  developing 
lis  for  their  own  programs. 

Warners'  Theater 
ilnit    No.    1. — Herman    Heller   and 
^  orchestra.      Director    enters    rear 
•  theater    through    audience.      Spot 
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Tax  Confab  Today 

New  Haven — J  o  s  e  p  h  W. 
Walsh,  president  of  the  Con- 
necticut M.  P.  T.  O.  will  be 
in  New  York  today  to  confer 
with  the  Hays  office  and  of- 
ficials of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
on  the  tax  situation. 


Trial  In  Atlanta 

Suit     Over     "Ten     Commandments" 

Scenario  Comes  Up  On  Thursday 

— Accounting  Sought 

Atlanta  —  Jeanie  MacPherson  and 
Neil  S.  McCarthy  arrived  here  yes- 
terday for  the  opening  of  the  trial 
against  Famous  Players  and  Cecil 
B.  DeMille  over  "The  Ten  Com- 
mandments." 

The  action  is  for  an  accounting  and 
was  brought  by  Mrs.  Mattie  B. 
Thompson  of  Eufaula,  Ala.  who  al- 
leges the  De  Mille  picture  involves 
an  infringement  of  one  of  her  scen- 
arios. 1  he  suit  has  been  pending 
for  some  time.  In  September  of  last 
year,  Famous  put  up  a  bond  of  $10,- 
000  to  prevent  interference  with  the 
showing  of  the  picture  here.  De 
Mille  and  Famous  conducted  a  con- 
test for  ideas  and  out  of  this,  "The 
Ten  Commandments"  came  into,  be- 
ing. 


Ralph  A.  Kohn  of  the  Famous 
legal  staiif  left  for  Atlanta  last  night 
to  represent  his  organization  at 
Thursday's    trial. 


Hirlaman    Returns 

Charles  Hirlaman  of  the  Hirla- 
graph  M.  P.  Corp.,  has  returned  from 
the  Coast. 


A  Unique  Record 

Advanced     for     "The     Freshman" — 

Opening     Day     at     the     Colony 

Tremendous 

"The  Freshman"  has  played  about 
20  or  25  engagements  throughout  the 
country  and  in  each  instance,  accord- 
ing to  Harold  Lloyd's  Eastern  repre- 
sentatives, has  broken  theater  rec- 
ords. 

The  picture  opened  at  the  Colony 
on  Sunday  to  tremendous  business. 
At  seven-thirty  in  the  evening,  there 
were  three  lines  extending  from  the 
box-office  and  about  200  ft.  into  53rd 
St.  Three  policemen  had  to  handle 
the  crowd.  Pedestrians  passing  the 
theater  found  it  impossible  to  find 
a  passage-way  along  the  sidewalks 
(.ContinHed  on  Page  2) 


First  Nat'l  Abroad 

Offices    To    Be    Opened    in    Poland 

Austria,     Hungary    and    Czecho 

Slovakia   and    Italy 

E.  Bruce  Johnson,  foreign  mana- 
ger of  First  National  is  aboard  the 
berengaria  which  docks  on  the  other 
side  today.  His  trip  concerns  the 
opening  of  First  National  offices  in 
five  Continental  countries:  Poland, 
Austria,  Hungary,  Czecho  Slovakia 
and  Italy.  This  represents  the  latest 
expansion  of  the  organization  in  the 
foreign  field. 

Johnson  will  be  gone  for  several 
months. 


Wilcox  Deal   Still   Pending 

It  is  understood  that  the  deal  be- 
tween First  National  and  Herbert 
Wilcox  Prod,  for  the  American  re- 
lease of  "The  Only  Way"  which  the 
distributing  company  is  to  handle  in 
England  is  still  hanging  fire.  Charles 
Wilcox  is  still  in  New   York. 

First  National,  however,  will  re- 
lease "The  Only  Way"  and  "Nell 
Gwynne,"  which  goes  into  produc- 
tion in  London  shortly,  in  all  foreign 
countries. 


1st  Nat'l  Reports  iCeavy  Sales 

First  National  reports  more  than 
1,250  contracts  having  been  closed, 
excluding  all  franchise  sales,  on  the 
"Winner  Group." 


Griffith   Predicts  A   Change 

Cleveland — D.  W.  Griffith,  visiting 
here  said  yesterday  there  must  be 
a  radical  change  in  either  production 
or  exhibition.  "We  make  well-con- 
structed movies  with  beginning  and 
end — and  show  the  end  first.  Three- 
quarters  of  audiences  of  continuous 
performance  houses  see  end  before 
beginning.  We  might  as  well  go 
back  making  old  plotless  one  and 
two-reelers,"  he  said. 


Buy    Saenger    Bonds 

Hemphill,  Noyes  &  Co.,  Hibernia 
Securities  Co.,  Inc.,  and  Merrill, 
Lynch  &  Co.,  have  purchased  $1,500,- 
000  Saenger  Theaters,  Inc.,  first  mort- 
gage 15  years  6>4  per  cent  bonds, 
which  will  probably  be  offered  in  the 
near  future.  It  is  understood  that 
the  bonds  will  bear  detachable  war- 
rants for  the  purchase  of  common 
stock  of  the  company  at  various 
prices. 


"Wanderer"  Leads  in  "Hassan,"  Too 

Los  Angeles — Ernest  Torrence, 
William  Collier,  Jr.  and  Greta  Nis- 
sen  have  already  been  chosen  for 
prominent  parts  in  "Hassan"  Raoul 
Walsh's  next  for  Paramount.  This 
group  also  appeared  in  "The  Wan- 
derer." 


Ghaplins  To  Pathe 

Big  Campaign  for  Comedies  Origin- 
ally Released  Through  First 
National 

Pathe  has  closed  a  contract  with 
representatives  of  Charlie  Chaplin 
for  the  distribution  of  the  eight 
comedies  originally  handled  through 
First  National. 

As  noted  the  five  year  distribution 
clause  held  by  First  National  has  ex- 
pired on  four:  "A  Dog's  Life,"  "The 
Idle  Class"  revert  back  to  Chaplin 
next  year  and  "Pay  Day"  and  "The 
Pilgrim  "  in  1927. 

loathe  expects  to  release  the  first 
in  November  and  others  that  are 
now  available  at  three  or  four  month 
intervals.  An  extensive  advertising 
and  exploitation  campaign  is  planned. 


Coast    Departures 

Los  Angeles — Louis  B.  Mayer  left 
for   New    York  yesterday. 

Harry    Rapf    is    leaving    the    first  i 
week   of    October    for   the    East    en- 
route  to  Europe  where  he  will  spend/ 
his  vacation.     He  will  be  accompan-' 
ied  by  his  wife  and  Harry  Cohen  of 
Waldorf  Prod.  1\ 

Joe   Schnitzer,   F.  B.   O.  is  leaving 
for    East    tomorrow. 

Harry  Warner  also  leaves  for  New 
York   tomorrow. 


5  Year  Leases  on  Winnipeg  Houses 

Winnipeg — C  a  n  a  d  i  a  n  Universal 
Films,  Ltd.,  deal ,  for  the  Lyceum, 
Starland  and  College  Theaters  pro- 
vides for  five  year  leases.  The  three 
theaters  have  an  aggregate  valuation 
of  $500,000,  with  a  combined  capacity 
of  4,000.  Universal  was  after  a  de- 
finite outlet  in  opposition  to  Famous, 
which  controls  the  Capitol  and  Met- 
ropolitan. 


Crabb  Gets  Metropolitan,  Boston 

Boston — Earl  L.  Crabb,  for  some 
months  the  Paramount  theater  dis- 
trict manager  of  the  Texas  territory, 
has  been  appointed  managing  director 
of  the  new  Metropolitan  which  opens 
about  Oct.  10.  John  J.  Friedl,  until 
recently  manager  of  the  Palace,  Dal- 
las, has  been  appointed  Crabb's  suc- 
cessor. 


Weather  Forecasts 

Predictions  to  Cover  Entire  Seasons 
Declared     Feasible    by     Astron- 
omers 

Minneapolis  —  Accurate  prediction 
of  weather  conditions  for  an  entire 
season  is  a  possibility,  according  to 
the  American  Astronomical  Society 
which  met  at  Carleton,  Minn,  last 
week. 

If  there  is  to  be  a  particularly  hot, 
warm,  dry  or  cobi  summer,  the 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


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resentative, La  Cinematographie  Francaise,  5, 
Ru«  Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban  &  Katz    ...    78^     77 J4     78J4    

Eastman    Kodak    ...UOH   109  109       1,600 

Famous    Players    ...llO'^    IO8/2  lOm   5,200 

F.    P.    Preferred    ...109^   109  109          300 

Film   Inspection    Not   quoted 

First  National    Not  quoted 

Fox    "A"    ..71/8     70  70       1,500 

Loew's,    Inc.    34^8     33'^  34       3,300 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd Not  quoted 

M     P.    Cap.    Corp.      19^      19^  19/8       100 

Pathe    Exch     "A"    .   78/8     77J^  78/8   1,000 

Universal     34/8     34/.  34/a      200 

Warners     18J4      18  18          400 

Warner      Bros 22M     2^  2iH   h^OO 


A  Unique  Record 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

and  had  to  walk  in  the  street.  No 
figures  were  made  public,  but  it  was 
learned  that  the  day's  gross  repre- 
sented a  figure  which  in  some  m- 
stances  approached  the  Colony  gross 
for  a  week. 

Special  shows  at  11:45  at  night 
are  being  added  to  the  usual  schedule. 

Two  New  Paramount  Supervisors 

Julian  Johnson  and  Townsend 
Martin  have  been  appointed  super- 
visors of  production  at  Paramount, 
making  a  total  of  five  at  the  Eastern 
studio.  The  others  are  William  Le- 
Baron,  editor-in-chief,  Tom.  J. 
Geraghty  and  E.  Lloyd  Sheldon. 
Johnson  will  handle  the  Herbert 
Brenon  and  Betty  Bronson  units 
and  Martin,  Frank  Tuttle  and  Rich- 
ard Dix. 


Ford  "Starred"  in  German  Film 
The  Evening  Post  reported  Satur- 
day that  Henry  Ford,  thinly  disguised 
by  the  alias  of  Henry  Flips,  is  the 
hero  of  a  film  which  has  just  had  its 
premiere  in  Berlin.  Ford  is  the  hero 
whose  inventions  bring  blessings  to 
mankind,  and  the  inventor  of  the 
death  ray,  also  under  an  alias,  is  the 
villain  bent  upon  human  destruction. 
The  drama  is  called  "Curve  to  the 
Left,   a   Drama   of   Mechanism." 


A  Way  Out? 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

economic   method  of  taxing  the   film 
industry." 

Part  of  the  statement  issued  by 
Ailing,  who  is  an  attorney,  is  as  fol- 
lows: 

"Now  in  the  case  of  these  contracts 
there  is  nothing  to  prohibit  the  con- 
tracting parties  from  making  an 
amendment  to  their  contracts,  which 
will  provide  distinctly  for  the  deliv- 
ery of  these  films  at  the  New  York 
exchange,  and  the  distributor  could 
well  say  to  the  exhibitor  as  an  in- 
ducement for  the  amendment,  in  sub- 
stance, this:  'L  the  distributor,  if 
I  deliver  these  films  to  you  in  Con- 
necticut according  to  my  contract 
have  to  pay  $10  for  every  1,000  feet 
of  reel.  If  I  deliver  these  films  to 
you  in  New  York,  I  do  not  have  to 
pay  that  tax.  If  now  we  agree  that 
you,  the  exhibitor,  will  accept  deliv- 
ery of  these  films  in  New  York,  I, 
the  distributor,  will  reduce  my  price 
to  you  by  half  the  amount  of  the 
tax.'  By  this  means  the  exhibitor 
adds  to  his  profits  one  half  of  that 
tax,  and  the  distributor  loses  by  way 
of  tax  only  half  of  what  he  would 
be  compelled  to  lose  if  he  delivered 
in  this  State  according  to  the  un- 
amended contract." 

The  operation  of  the  Durant  law 
is  not  jeopardized  by  the  Ailing  sug- 
gestion, Tax  Commissioner  Blodgett 
said  owing  to  the  penalty  imposed 
upon  operators  who  show  unregis- 
tered films.  He  points  out  that  for 
first  ofifense  the  operator  may  have 
his  license  suspended  for  not  less 
than  six  months  and  not  more  than 
one  year. 

J.  W.  Walsh  said  the  plan  is  un- 
feasible because  projectionists  would 
be  held  liable.  He  stated  that  thi? 
phase  had  been  examined  some  time 
ago. 

Special  tax  agent  Splain  had  not 
read  the  Ailing  article  but  felt  the 
judges  who  have  found  the  law  con- 
stitutional must  have  considered  this 
possibility. 

Harry  C.  Durant.  author  of  the 
law  was  not  available  as  he  was  in 
New  York  on  business. 


For  Special  Session 

Mrs.    Hannah    D.    Townshend,    New 
Haven  Legislature,  Favors  Re- 
consideration of  Tax 

New  Haven — Another  advocate  of 
a  special  session  of  the  Legislature  to 
again  consider  the  Durant  law  is  Mrs. 
Hannah  D.  Townshend,  one  of  New 
Haven's  members  in  the  House 
of  Representatives.  Mrs.  Townshend, 
whois  distinctly  anti-Roraback  in  her 
sentiments,  said  in  an  interview  to- 
day: "My  sympathies  are  emphatical- 
ly with  the  movie  people." 

Although  she  was  present  on  the 
day  the  measure  was  adopted  by  the 
House  Mrs.  Townshend  did  not  vote. 


STOCK  SCENES 

NEGATIVE  AND   POSITIVE 
P  R  f  N  T  S 

Stone  Film  Library 

220  w.  4.2nd  st.  room  303 

Tel.  chickerinq  21 10 


She  states  that  the  bill  popped  up  just 
before  the  close  of  the  session  and  she 
heard  no  one  speak  in  opposition 
to  it.  Her  decision  not  to  vote  on  the 
proposition  was  twofold  in  its  origin. 
She  was  not  familiar  with  the  con- 
tents of  the  measure,  like  practically 
every  other  legislator,  judging  from 
statements  from  every  part  of  the 
state,  and,  in  her  own  words,  she 
''lacked  confidence  in  Mr.  Durant  be- 
cause of  past  experiences."  She  says, 
laughingly,  that  "she  was  surprised 
that  so  important  a  bill  should  come 
up  for  consideration  at  the  eleventh 
hour  of  the  legislative  season." 

Mrs.  Townshend  is  not  enthusiastic 
over  one-man  censorship,  as  provided 
under  the  Durant  law.  She  believes 
that  three  persons,  including  a  wo- 
nian,  should  comprise  a  board  of  re- 
view. 

^  Mrs.  Townshend  is  known  in  the 
Capitol  as  a  progressive,  intelligent 
legislator,  disdainful  of  the  Roraback 
organization  and  absolutely  indepen- 
dent. She  is  vice-chairman  of  the  Re- 
publican Town  Committee  of  New 
Haven. 


Deliveries    Prove   Annoying 

Walnut  Beach,  Conn.— Confusion 
in  obtaining  pictures  has  caused  the 
Colonial  to  run  its  features  two  days 
instead  of  changing  daily,  as  in  the 
past.  Mrs.  W.  A.  Gill,  owner  of 
the  house,  is  frequently  annoyed  by 
the  loss  of  paper  and  the  late  arrival 
of  prints. 


Labor   Troubles    End 

Omaha  —  Omaha  operators  and 
musicians  have  secured  a  three  year 
agreement  and  wage  increases  as  a 
lesult  of  a  three  day  strike  at  the 
Rialto,  Sun  and  Strand.  Muscians 
will  get  $55  a  week  for  the  win- 
ter and  $60  a  week  for  the  following 
two  years. 


Des^  Moines— Musicians  at  A.  H. 
Blank's  theaters  have  returned  to 
work,  having  agreed  that  they  would 
stand  by  their  previous  agreement 
to  arbitrate  wage  diflferences  and 
called  off  the  unofficial  strike,  which 
has  left  the  city's  theaters,  with  the 
exception  of  the  Orpheum,  without 
music  since  Sept.   1. 


Sax  Takes  on  New  Release 

Sam  Sax  has  taken  over  for  dis- 
tribution by  Lumas  Film,  "The 
Northern  Code"  for  release  as  an 
individual  production.  The  cast  is 
headed  by  Eva  Novak  and  Robert 
Ellis  and  the  picture  produced  by 
Jerry  Mayer.  Territories  already 
closed  include  New  York  City  and 
State,  to  Chas.  S.  Goetz,  Depend- 
able Pictures,  Pennsvlvania  to  20th 
Century  Film  Co.,  Washington.  D. 
C.   to   Jerry   Marks. 


Weather  Forecasts 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

astronomers  hope  to  be  able  to  pr 
diet  it  by  comparison  of  conditioi 
on  the  sun.  Thus,  if  in  the  sprir 
of  the  year,  the  exhibitor  wou 
know  just  what  kind  of  summer  1 
was  going  to  experience,  and  pU 
his  schedule  accordingly.  Bookii 
of  pictures  could  be  done  with 
certainty  of  just  what  weather  coi 
ditions  would  prevail  at  the  time  tl 
pictures  are  played,  advance  know 
edge    of    inestimable    value. 

Putting    the    sun    to    work    as 
weather  forecaster  is  little  more  th; 
an  idea   as  yet. 


Frank  Zucker  has  completed  pho- 
tographing "Broken  Hearts",  starr- 
ing Lila  Lee. 


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George  Zehrung  Operated  On 

George  J.  Zehrung,  director  of  tl 
M.  P.  Bureau  of  the  Y.  M.  C.  fi 
is  at  the  Manhattan  Eye  and  E; 
Hospital,  recovering  from  a»  open 
tion. 


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in  New  York,  Chicago  and  Newark  on  Sunday,  Sept,  20. 

Prints  for  the  rest  of  the  United  States  were  shipped  to 
the  rest  of  the  country  the  same  day. 

So  great  was  the  speed  with  which  these  most  fascinating  and  timely 
pictures  brought  to  New  York,  that  the  metropolitan  newspapers  used 
enlargements  from  the  film  for  their  first  pictorial  record  of  the  event. 

The  PN9  No.  1  landed  at  Kaui,  Hawaiian  Islands  on  Sept.  11.  Pathe 
News  cameraman  Hutt  flew  to  meet  her  when  she  arrived,  the  only 
news  cameraman  on  the  job. 

Only  nine  days  later,  the  pictures  were  on  the  screen,  many  thousands 
of  miles  away. 

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Tuesday,   September  22,   1925 


Newspaper  Opinions 

"The  Pony  Express" 

Paramount 

Rialto-Rivoli 

(Week    Ending    Sept.    19) 

AMERICAN — *  *  *  Cruze  seems  to  know 
his  stuff.  The  same  man  who  produced  "The 
Covered  Wagon"  gives  us  "The  Pony  Ex- 
press," a  melodrama  that  deals  with  the  estab- 
lishment of  the  mail  service  from  Missouri 
to  the  West  Coast.  The  Golden  State  of  Cal- 
ifornia is  much  involved  in  the  villainous  plot 
which  seeks  to  prevent  the  Lincoln  election 
from   being   circulated.    *    *    * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  James  Cruze, 
who  gave  us  "The  Covered  Wagon",  has  scored 
another  sensational  winner  in  this  stirring 
dramatization  of  the  American  West  of  1S60. 
He  has  enhanced  it  with  a  Hkarat  gold  cast. 
Wallace  Beery  is  superb  as  "Rhode  Island" 
Red.  a  humurous  disreputable  soul — the  dia- 
mond  in  the   rough  sort.   *  *   • 

D-AILY  NEWS—*  *  *  has  a  deal  of  dash 
and  with  about  it  that  lifts  it  high  above  the 
usual   efforts  of  this  sort.   •   •   • 

EVLNING  JOURNAL — *  *  *  There  are 
^everal  amusmg  touches,  and  the  photography 
is  marveleous.  The  photography  isn't  a  "Cov- 
eiea  wagon' — but  it  isn  t  supposed  to  be. 
Cruze  tens  his  story  in  a  straightforward 
way.    *    *    * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  It  offers  a 
quick-running,  clear  cut,  melodramatic  story 
that  gives  opportunity  for  plenty  of  action, 
for  excellent  photographic  effects,  and  for  the 
weaving  ot  the  slender  love  thread  into  the  final 
bridal  veil.  It  is  infinitely  better  than  most 
of  the  "almost-covered  wagons"  of  recent 
years.   *  *  * 

GRAPHIC — *  *  *  Cruze  is  a  master  direc- 
tor and  excels  in  Western  themes.  Perhaps 
he  learned  from  "The  Covered  Wagon"  just 
how  to  maintain  an  unswerving  interest,  for 
this  latest  effort  contains  all  the  thrills  and 
suspense,  the  clever  by-play  which  tells  so 
much  in  so  little,  and  none  of  the  over-long 
scenes  we  found  in  "The  Covered  Wagon." 
In  this  latest  picture  the  action  moves  with 
swift,  logical  and  fascinating  sequence  from 
start  to  finish.   *  *  • 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  Many  of  the 
scenes  in  "The  Pony  Epress"  are  delightful, 
and  the  photography  has  a  peculiar  quality 
which  makes  the  oliject  photographed  take  on 
a  third  dimension.  It  seemed  to  us  that  the 
picture  needs  to  be  concentrated  *  *  *  It 
would  have  pleased  us  twice  as  much  if  it  had 
been  only  half  as  long.  •  •  • 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  It  is  a 
genuinely  thrilling  tale ;  people  with  glorious 
characters,  replete  with  humor  and  doubly  ap- 
pealing because  it  is  the  history  of  our  fore- 
bears. It  is  a  super-Western  or,  in  other 
words,  a  glorified  dime  novel.  *  •  • 

POST — *  *  *  It  happens  that  "The  Pony 
Express"  furnished  our  weary  bones  with  a 
thrill  of  excitement  such  as  they  never  encoun- 
tered at  "The  Covered  Wagon,"  or,  for  that 
matter,  at  a  large  number  of  other  "super- 
movies"  widely  advertised  as  "events."  The 
spectacle  of  those  pony  express  riders  dashing 
across  the  two  thousand  odd  miles  of  territory 
which,  at  the  beginning  of  the  Civil  War, 
separated  California  like  an  almost  impassable 
barrier  from  the  rest  of  the  Union,  makes  a 
highly  dramatic  scene.   •  •  • 

SUN — *  *  *  The  melodramatic  romance 
that  is  unfolded  in  "The  Pony  Express"  is 
appealing  and  rather  thrilling,  and  in  this 
respect  the  prints  at  the  Rivoli  and  Rialto 
are  superior  to  "The  Covered  Wagcn."  ♦  ♦  * 
Most  of  the  characters  are  the  conventional 
ones  of  "Western  melodfani.T.'  and  so  are 
most  of  the  situations,  Ijut  when  a  Cruze 
goes  to  work,  these  characters  take  on  sem- 
blance of  life  and  the  si'.ua'ions  are  effec 
lively    heiahtened.    ♦    •    * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  What  Mr.  Cruze  ba.. 
managed  to  convey  is  the  spirit  rf  those  days, 
with    an     imaginative    backsrour.il     of    Indian 


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skirmishes,  routs  and  discomfitures  and  vague 
rchemes  lor  political  aggrandizement  and  in 
the  remoter  background,  scarcely  impinging 
on  the  plot,  Abraham  Lincoln  and  the  con- 
flict of   I860.  •   ■•   « 

TIMES — *  *  *  In  this  production  there  is 
a  nice  little  romance,  restrained  comedy, 
glimpses  of  pathos  and  finely  executed  villainy. 
The  cast  includes  Wallace  Beery,  Betty  Comp- 
son,  Ernest  Torrence  and  Ricardo  Cortez. 
The  outstanding  performance,  however,  is  en- 
acted by  a  man  whose  name  is  not  in  the 
larger  letters.  He  is  George  Bancroft,  who 
imperyonates  the  unscrupulous,  scheming  Jack 
Slade,  a  man  who  bossed  Julesburg,  Col., 
and  who  kills  his  enemies  in  the  most  non- 
chalant manner.  With  the  fine  assistance  of 
Mr.  Bancroft.  Mr.  Cruze  has  heaped  stellar 
laurels  on  this  heavy's  head.   *   *   * 

WORLD— For  fully  half  its  distance  "The 
Pony  Express"  is  a  savorous,  e.xciting  his- 
torical melodrama  in  motion  pictures.  *  •  • 
What  seems  to  constitute  an  appalling  short- 
sightedness on  the  part  of  its  makers  is  the 
fact  that  the  story  has  been  made  boresome. 
bungled  and  at  times  grotesquely  improbable 
by  their  determination  to  stretch  it  out  into 
a  "feature  film,"  when  surely  it  would  have 
been  returned  a  dramatic  triumph  had  it 
been  at  least  .several  thousand  feet  shorter 
over  all.   *   ♦   • 


Adventist  Opposes  "Blue"  Law 
The  "blue"  law  which  the  Lord's 
Day  Alliance  is  preparing  to  intro- 
duce at  the  next  session  of  the  Legis- 
lature is  "contrary  to  the  wishes  of 
the  great  bulk  of  the  citizens,"  ac- 
cording to  Carlyle  B.  Haynes,  presi- 
dent of  the  Greater  New  York  Con- 
ference of  Seventh  Day  Adventists 
and  the  New  York  State  secretary  of 
the  American  Religious  Liberty 
Ass'n. 


Bader  Back  from  Mid-West 
David  Bader,  is  back  in  New  York 
from  the  Middle  West  where  he 
spent  a  number  of  weeks  arranging 
the  "Universal  Theater  Parties"  for 
small  town  exhibitors.  It  was  at 
these  gatherings  that  "U"  screened 
many  of  the  its  fall  output,  this  per- 
mitting the  small  exhibitor  to  see 
what  he  i)ouglit  before  signing  con- 
tracts. 


Dana,  Agnew  In  Neilan  Picture 
Hollywood — Viola  Dana  and  Bob- 
by Agnew  have  been  chosen  as  the 
leads  ill  Marshall  Neilan's  "Ups  and 
Downs."  Neilan  and  his  unit  have 
left  for  New  York  to  be  gone  three 
weeks.  Leeds  Baxter  is  business 
manager,  Thomas  Held,  assistant  di- 
rector and  David  Kesson,  cameraman. 


Washington  Back  to  Regular  Policy 

Detroit— Walter  Safer,  of  the 
Washington,  has  introduced  the  reg- 
ular Winter  policy  at  his  house,  that 
of  big  pictures  at  advanced  prices. 
The  new  admission  scale  is  eve- 
nings, 75,  60  and  40  cents  and  35  and 
30  at  matinees. 


Third  MacFadden,  "Broken  Homes" 

Alice  Lake,  Gaston  Glass,  Betty 
Jewell,  Rita  Allen  and  J.  Barney 
Sherry  were  placed  under  contract 
yesterday  for  the  third  MacFadden 
Prod.  "Broken  Homes,"  by  Astor 
Dist.  Corporation.  Hugh  Dierker 
will   direct. 


Clark  Handling  Regional  Publicity 

Dallas — James  W.  Clark,  for  two 
years  art  and  publicity  director  of 
the  Majestic,  Tulsa,  has  been  ap- 
pointed to  take  charge  of  M.-G.-M. 
publicity  and  exploitation  work  for 
its  Oklahoma  City  and  Dallas  ex- 
changes. 


Incorporations 

Sacramento,  Cal. — Morality  Motion  Pic- 
tures, Inc.  Los  Angeles.  Capital  $200,000. 
Incorporators,  J.  Roy  Steawart,  R.  Lans- 
downe,  K.  Douglas,  E.  Bertrand  and  A. 
Routhe.  Care  A.  C.  Routhe,  Room  307 
Western    Mutual    Life    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles. 


Sacramento,  Cal. — Underwood  Productions, 
Inc. ;  Los  Angeles.  Capital  $50,000.  In- 
corporators, L.  Underwood,  M.  Compton, 
R.  Graham,  L.  Vremsak,  and  W.  Hoising- 
ton.  Attorney,  Ccmmercial  Corporation  Co., 
Room    408    Lincoln    Bldg.,    Los    Angeles. 


Sacramento,  Cal.  —  Continental  Feature 
Film  Corp.,  San  Francisco.  Capital  $20,000. 
Incorporators,  H.  Budde,  H.  J.  Budde,  F. 
Bucde,  £.  Gade  and  M.  Budde.  Attorney, 
Daniel  O'Connell,  900  Balboa  Street,  San 
Francisco 


Sacramento,  Cal. — Rudolph  Valentino  Pro- 
ductions, Inc.;  Los  Angeles.  Capital  $25,000. 
Incorporators,  S.  G.  UUman,  B.  UUman  and 
R.  Gugllelml.  Attorney,  14.  W.  Stewart, 
Room   714  Taft   Bldg.,   Los  Angeles. 


Dover,  Del. — Washington  State  Theaters, 
Inc.  Capital  $100,000'.  Incorporators,  E. 
Craig,  A.  Raughley  and  M.  Cook.  Attor- 
ney,   United    States    Corporation    Co.,    Dover. 


Dover,  Del. — Utah  Theaters,  Inc.  Capi- 
tal $100,000.  Incorporators,  E.  Craig,  A. 
Raughley  and  M.  Cook.  Attorney,  United 
States    Corporation    Co.,   Dover. 


Dover,  Del. — School-Craft  Pictures,  Inc. 
Capital  $300,000.  Incorporators,  E.  Craig, 
J.  Townsend  and  M.  Cook.  Attorney,  United 
States   Corporation   Co.,    Dover. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — George  Choos,  Inc.;  New 
York.  Attorneys,  O'Brien,  Malevinsky  & 
DiiscoU,  Fitzgerald  Bldg.,  Times  Square, 
New     York. 


Simmons  Returns 
Michael  L.  Simmons  is  back  from 
a  nine  months'  stay  in  Europe.  The 
major  portion  of  his  time  was  spent 
in  London  where  he  was  exploitation 
director  for  European  M.  P.  Corp., 
Ltd. 


Lois  Moran  in  Lead 

Lois  Moran  will  have  the  lead  op- 
posite Richard  Barthelmess  in  "Just 
Suppose"  which  Kenneth  Webb  will 
direct.  The  cast  will  include  Bijou 
Fernandez,  Ben  Finney  and  Henry 
Vibart. 


A  Correction 

In  the  review  of  "His  Majesty, 
Bunker  Bean,"  published  in  Sunday's 
issue  the  name  of  the  director  was 
published  as  Gerald  Beaumont  when, 
of  course,  Harry  Beaumont  ,  was 
meant. 


Walthall  in  "The  Barrier" 

Los  Angeles— Henry  B.  Walthall 
has  been  signed  by  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  for  "The  Barrier."  to  be  di- 
rected by  George  Hill.  Norman 
Kerry  will  play  the  male  lead. 


Writes  an  Original 

William  de  Mille  has  written  an 
original  called  "Magpie"  which  will 
be  his  next  production  instead  of 
"Polly  of  the  Ballet."  Bebe  Daniels 
will  be  featured. 


Goulding    Starts    Today 

Los  Angeles  —  Edmund  Goulding 
begins  shooting  on  "Sally,  Irene  and 
Mary."  Sally  ONeill  was  yesterday 
cast  in  leading  role. 


Gilda    Gray    Here   Today 

Gilda  Gray  arrives  back  from 
Paris  today  to  start  work  in  "Aloma 
of  the  South  Seas." 


Presentations 

iCoiitinited    from    Page    1) 

light  follows  him  in.  Theater  ligl 
up.  First  number  "Southern  Rha 
iody,"  by  Hosmer,  a  collection 
Southern  melodies.  "Old  Kentuc 
Home"  solo  number  on  French  hor 
theater  darkened  for  this  number  w' 
v.hite  spot  on  soloist  and  amber  sp 
on  director.  Second  number,  "Rhyt 
mical  Ragtime,"  Heller  arrangemeij 
featuring  "Let  Me  Linger  Longer 
Your  Arms"  and  "I  Miss  My  Swiss' 
Theater  bright.     Time:  15  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2.— Warners  News  Wee 
ly.     Time:   11  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3. — Cartoon  pictui 
"Alice's  Tin  Pony,"  adventures  of  t' 
tiny  film  star  in  cartoon  setting 
Time:  8  minutes. 

Ihiit  No.  4. — Mary  Merker,  S 
praiio.  Appropriate  decorative  cu 
tain,  stage  lighting  and  spot  on  sin; 
er.  Two  numbers:  "Romeo  and  Ju 
et"  and  "Comin'  Thru  the  Ryt 
Time:  5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5. — Royal  Accordion  O 
chestra.  Silk  back  curtain  with  va 
ied  colored  lighting  effect.  Soft  ligh 
ing  for  first  number,  spot  on  lead 
in  second  number  and  dim  for  thii 
again.  Six  accordion  players  dresst 
in  dark  trousers,  blue  satin  smocl 
and  velvet  tams.  Render  three  nun 
bers:  "Light  Cavalry  Overture 
"Popular  Medley"  and  "Chop: 
Waltz."     Time:    7  minutes. 

Unit   No.   6. — Feature:    "Below  tl 
Line,"    with    Rin-Tin-Tin.      Time: 
hour,  7  minutes. 


Butterfield  Chain  Up  to  37 

Detroit — The  Dawn  at  Hillsdai 
hits  been  sold  by  Nick  Pappas  to  th 
Bijou  Theatrical  Enterprise  Co.  < 
Detroit,  better  known  as  the  Buttei 
field  organization.  This  means  th 
Butterfield  circuit  now  has  a  total  c 
37  theaters  in  operation  in  Michigai 


Pathe  Claims  A  Beat 

Pictures  showing  the  rescue  o 
the  Pacific  flyers  were  shown  i 
Pathe  News  on  Broadway  Sunda 
night.  The  pictures  were  transportC' 
6,500  miles  from  this  scene  of  actio 
in  10  days  and,  according  to  Path*! 
constitute  a  beat. 


Another  for  F.   &   R. 

Minneapolis — Finkelstein  &  RubC' 
on  Oct.  1  will  take  over  the  Palace 
Mandan,  N.  D.  by  a  deal  closed  witl 
Joseph  Maitland.  The  house  will  b. 
mangged  by  Dale  Simon,  in  con 
junction  with  the  Eltinge  at  Bis 
marck. 


What  Others  Think. 

4. 
MAX  BALABAN: 

"I  wish  to  advise  you  that 
your  Ko-Ko  Inkwell  Cartoons 
are  giving  excellent  satisfaction 
to  our  Chicago  Theatre  au- 
diences." 


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XXXIII  No.  72 


Wednesday,  September  23,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


PICTURES 

By  DANNY 

Hollywood 
iave  just  seen  "The  Dark 
igel" — S  a  m  u  e  1  Goldwyn's 
;st  for  First  National.  A 
Orge  Fitzmaurice  production. 
d  it's  a  picture.  Strong  box 
ce  appeal,  delightful  love 
ry.  And  a  production  dressed 
only  Fitz  knows  how. 

any  important  film  folk.  Un- 
tatingly  agree.     Tliat  this  is   the 

"box  office"  that  Fitz  has  made, 
bably  so.  Don't  like  to  match 
judgment  against  an  organized 
Drity.     But  "A  Thief  in  Paradise" 

a  pip,  and  I  think  Fitz  will  have 
ble  to  pass  this  record.  But 
y,  production,  and  Vilma  Banky's 

appearance,  plus  Colman's  fine 
ig,  may  easily  do  this.     Undeni- 

it  is  a  mighty  fine  piece  of  work. 
It  pictorial  appeal;  a  lot  of 
hs — what  more  do  you  want? 

There  is  one  gag — where  a 
oldier,  returning  from  .  the 
>ar,  is  confronted  by  his  wife, 
'ho  shows  him  a  new  baby, 
iat  is  a  pip.  The  soldier  can- 
ot  believe  that  it  is  his  child. 

0  he  counts  on  his  fingers, 
nd  then  ; certain  and  sure — 
e  hugs  his  wife  gleefully.    It 

a  great  kick. 

hether  or  not  this  is  Fitz's  best 
cidental.  It  is  mighty  fine  en- 
inment.      That's    enough. 

Clara   Bow  a  Delight 

n  Schulberg's  1  a  t  e  s  t — "The 
:ic  Age"  is  a  riotous  success  for 
Bow.  What  a  delight  she  is! 
;S  so  flufify  and  sweet;  so  charm- 
appealing,  that  you  just  want 
ke  her  in  your  arms.  And  have 
:uddle  up.     She  is  delightful. 

lere  your  folks  like  stories  of 
1 — and  where  don't  they? — this 
d    go    over    very    well.      It    is 

1  on  boy  and  girl  stuflf  at  col- 
and  there  is  a  fine  football 
at  the  finish.     Hero  triumphant, 

jurse.      But    all    the    way    little 

.  Bow  just  walks  away  with  this 

And     she     sure     is     cunning. 

Id  Keith  is  the  boj'.     Your  folks 

d    like    him.      Wesley    Ruggles 

rjed — but      you      can      see      Ben 

cJl  berg's   hand   in  this — a   lot. 


Sills  Renews 

Signs     Three     Year     Contract     with 

First    National — "Men    of    Steel" 

His    Next,   A   Special 

Milton  .Sills  yesterday  signed  a 
new  contract  with  First  National 
Pictures  covering  a  period  of  three 
years  following  the  expiration  of  his 
present   contract. 

His  most  recently  completed  star- 
ring vehicle  is  "The  Knockout,"  and 
his  next  will  be  "The  Unguarded 
Hour."  In  "Men  of  Steel,"  now  in 
preparption,  Sills  will  have  what  is 
planned  as  one  of  the  biggest  spe- 
cials on  the  First  National  list.  It 
will  be  made  under  supervision  of 
Earl  Hudson  with  the  co-operation 
of  Judge   Elbert   H.   Gary. 


Scenarists   Arrive         ~^^^^^ 

John  F.  Goodrich,  Harvey  Thew 
and  Olga  Printzlau  have  arrived 
from  the  Coast  to  join  the  First  Na- 
tional's Eastern  studio  staff.  Good- 
rich is  writing  the  continuity  for 
"Men  of  Steel,"  which  will  star  Mil- 
ton   Sills. 

Ind'p'ts  To  Meet 

It  is  understood  a  national  con- 
vention of  state  right  producers,  dis- 
tributors and  exchanges  is  slated  to 
he  held  in  New  York  early  in  Oc- 
tober. 


Solomon  In  from  London 

Rudolph  J.  Solomon,  controlling 
factor  in  Graham  Wilcox  Prod., 
London  is  at  the  .\stor.  He  is 
here   to  secure  product  for  the  U.  K. 


London  —  Graham     Wilcox     Prod, 
will    release    12    pictures    next    year. 


May  Affiliate  With  M.  P.  T.  O. 

Casper,  Wyo. — The  Wyoming  The- 
ater Owners  and  Managers'  Assn., 
formed  recentlv  mav  affiliate  with  the 
M    P.  T.  O.  A. 


Barker  to  Direct  "Flood" 

Los  Angeles — Reginald  Barker  has 
been'  assigned  direction  of  "The 
Tohnstown    Flood"    for    Fox. 


Booking  Deal 

Several  Wilmer  and  Vincent   Houses 

Contract  with  Famous  for  Whole 

Year — No  Purchase 

Harrisburg,  Pa. — The  Victoria, 
Harrisburg,  and  the  Capital  and  Hip- 
nodrome  in  Reading,  Wilmer  and 
Vincent  houses,  have  contracted  for 
the  entire  Paramount  product  for  the 
coming  .year.  All  of  the  Paramount 
(Cniitinued  on   Page   6) 


Circuit  For  Sale 

It  was  reported  yesterday 
that  one  of  the  most  important 
independent  theater  circuits  in 
Greater  New  York  has  been 
thrown  on  the  market  and  has 
yet  failed  to  find  a  buyer. 


More  For  "U" 

Take  Over  Sears  Circuit  in  Missouri 
— Deal    for    Capitol    Chain     Re- 
ported   Off 

Kansas  Citj' — Charles  T.  Sears  has 
sold  his  theaters  in  W'estern  Mis- 
souri to  Universal  and  Sears  has  be- 
come general  manager  of  Universal 
theaters  in  the  Kansas  City  territory. 
The  deal  does  not  include  the  pur- 
chase of  the  property,  which  Sears 
still    owns. 

The  houses  involved  are  Lyric, 
Boonville,  Mo.;  Star,  Nevada,  Mo.: 
De  Graw,  Brookficld,  Mo.,  and  Audi- 
torium, Marshall,  Mo.  The  con- 
sideration was  not  made  known. 

Scars  returned  from  New  York 
last  week.  He  says  that  the  deal 
with  Capitol  Enterprises  is  off  and 
cxnressed  little  belief  that  LTniversai 
will  resume  negotiations.  The  pur- 
chase by  LTnivcrsal  of  the  .\polIo,  ?t 
.^.Srd  and  Troost  came  as  a  surprise 
here.  Martin  Finkelstein  will  remain 
as  manager. 


More  Departures  for  East 

Los  ,\necles — The  second  section 
of  the  California  Limited  which  left 
for  the  East  yesterday  carried  M.  H 
Hoffman  and  .Abe  Carlos  in  addition 
to  Joe  Schnitzer.  Harrv  Cohen. 
Harry   Rapf  and   Harrv   M.   Warner 


Wellman  Reolaces  De  Sano 

Los  Angeles — B.  P.  Schulberg,  has 
signed  W^illiam  A.  \\''ellman  replacing 
Marcel  De  Sano  who  w?s  recently 
released  from  his  contract  owing  to 
ill  health.  Wellman's  first  will  be 
"Lfw   Txlcr's   Wives." 


Funds  Not  Needed 

Status  of  Connecticut  Treasurv  Dis- 
proves Contention  Tax  was  Need- 
ed  to    Raise    Revenue 

B-  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 
Hartford — An  amount  not  exceed- 
ing SlOO.nOn  which  the  state  expects 
to  (It-rive  from  the  Durant  law  will 
'lot  be  used  for  any  soerific  mirpose 
but  instead  will  be  contributed  to  the 
generril  treasury.  This  statement, 
M'hicb  comes  from  the  office  of  the 
Board  of  Finance  at  the  State  Capi- 
(Continued  on  Pane  fil 


After  Whitehurst? 

Stanley     Reported    About     to    Close 

for       Baltimore       Circuit  —  Four 

Houses  Involved 

Baltimore — It  is  reported  that  the 
Stanley  Co.  of  America  is  about  to 
take  over  the  Whitehurst  theaters, 
including  the  Century,  Garden,  Park- 
way and  New. 

John  J.  McGuirk  and  Abe  Sablot- 
sky  have  been  here  on  several  occa- 
sions recently.  The  Century  and 
Parkway  are  owned  by  the  C.  E. 
Whitehurst  estate  and  the  Federal 
Title  and  Trust  Co.  The  Garden 
and  New  are  part  of  the  Whitehurst 
estate  and  are  now  being  managed 
by    W.    C.    Whitehurst. 

As  noted  Stanley  holds  options  on 
two  sites  here,  but  if  the  Whitehurst 
deal  goes  through,  it  is  questionable 
if  any  new  houses  will  go  up. 

Frank  Buhler,  in  charge  of  the  lo- 
cal Stanley  office  refused  to  make  any 
comment  on  the  above  dispatch  yes- 
terday. 


Fleischer   Signs   With   Red    Seal 

Ma.x  Fleischer  has  signed  a  new 
contract  with  Edw^in  Miles  Fadman, 
President  of  Red  Seal  to  distribute 
the  entire  output  of  the  Fleischer 
Studios,  including  "Out-of-the-Ink- 
well"  Cartoons,  "Ko-Ko  Song  Car- 
Tunes,"  "Marvels  of  Motion"  and 
"Film  Facts"  for  an  additional  three 
years. 


Leave    on    Vital    Exchange   Business 

David  R.  Hochreich,  president  and 
general  manager  and  his  assistant. 
Milton  Kempner,  are  on  a  tour  of 
\'ital  Exchanges.  They  will  cover 
the  Esst  and  South  and  Max  Goos- 
man,  assistant  general  manager, 
Canada  and  the  Middle  W^est. 


Irwin  Returns  from  Europe 

\\'altcr  M.  Irwin  of  the  Railway 
Express  Film  Transport  returned  on 
the  Leviathan  Monday  from  a  Euro- 
pean  vacation. 


Neilan    and    Baxter    Here 

Marshall  Neilan  and  Leeds  L. 
Baxter,  his  business  manager  are  in 
New  York,  stopping  at  the  Ambas- 
sador. Here  for  scenes  for  "Ups 
and    Downs." 


De  Mille  Special      ' 

$1,000,000    for    Early    American    His- 
torical Drama — Denison  Clift  to 
Aid   Direction 

It  was  reported  j^estcrday  that 
Denison  Clift  had  signed  a  contract 
with  Cecil  B.  De  Mille  to  direct  a 
special  dealing  with  early  American 
history.  The  picture,  according  to  re- 
(Continncd  on  Page  2) 


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Quotations 

High    Low  Close      Sales 

Balaban    &    Katz    ..    77         ^W^     76        

Eastman     Kodak     ..108^    108  108          900 

Famous    Players    ...109?^   108  108J^   6,100 

F.    P.    Preferred    . .  .WlVi.    \\b%  116^       600 

Film    Inspection    Not   quoted 

First    National     10254    102!4  102}4       200 

Fox    "A"     70M     70  lQy%  1,600 

Loew's,   Inc ^^V^     33?4  34       4,500 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    ..   21i^     21}^  21i^       200 

M.   P.    Cap.    Corp.    .    19         19  19           100 

Pathe  Exch.  "A"   . .   1%%     78  78          600 

Universal    Not    quoted 

Warners    Not    quoted 

Warner     Bros 2154     21 J^  21  Ji  2,400 


New  Short  Reel  Series 

Self-Protection  Pictures,  Inc.,  140 
W.  42nd  St.  is  making  a  series  known 
as  "The  Scandal  of  America"  with 
Leander  de  Cordova  directing.  The 
pictures  are  single  reelers  dealing 
with  the  crime  wave.  Grace  G. 
Girard,  jiu  jitsu  authority  is  featured. 
Earl  Roseman,  producer  of  "Kivalina 
of  the  Icelands"  has  charge  of  cam- 
era work. 


May   Not  Build  in   Paris 

Philadelphia — Fred  Sully  writes 
"The  Exhibitor"  that  Stanley  may 
not  build  in  Paris  because  the  French 
taxes  on  receipts  are  so  heavy.  Jules 
Mastbaum  sails  for  home  on  the 
Olympic  today. 


When  you  think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

SpeeialittB  in  Motion  Pieturt 

and  Theatrical  inturanee  fot 

the  past  fifteen  year$. 


Ardiur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 

1540   Broadway  N.   Y.   C 

Bryant    S040 


Presentations 

THE  FILM  DAILY  today  pub- 
lishes the  Capitol  program  as  part 
of  a  new  feature  tvhich  deals  with 
the  manner  in  which  first  runs  build 
their  programs.  The  articles  will  be 
written  from,  the  angle  of  one  who 
sits  out  front. 

It  is  hoped  that  the  reviewer's  de- 
tailed descriptions  prove  of  prac- 
tical aid  to  exhibitors  in  developing 
ideas  for  their  own  programs. 

Capitol 

Unit  No.  1. — Capitol  Grand  Or- 
chestra, David  Mendoza,  conductor, 
renders  "Second  Hungarian  Rhap- 
sody," Liszt.  Orchestra  brightly 
lighted,  amber  color  light.  Stage 
drapes  half  parted,  revealing  back 
drop  drape,  all  shadowed  in  soft  red 
and  blue  lighting.  Violin  Cadenza 
played  by  first  violinist,  white  spot  on 
soloist.     Time:  10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2.- — Divertissements,  (a) 
Doris  Niles  in  "Persian  Sword 
Dance."  Blue  back  drop  against 
which  is  draped  purple  velvet  in  the 
shape  of  a  tree.  The  dancer  parts  the 
fold  representing  the  trunk  of  the  tree 
and  makes  her  appearance  through 
the  opening.  Upon  the  "tree"  are 
played  varied  lighting  effects.  Stone 
garden  bench  decorates  stage  and  is 
draped  with  red  velvet.  Dancer  in 
red  Persian  costume.  Music:  "Dance 
of  the  Amazon"  by  Liadow.  (b)  Mile. 
Gambarelli,  prima  ballerina,  in  a 
dance  number,  "Scherzo"  from  "La 
Source"  by  Delibes.  Black  drop 
against  which  is  silhouetted  dancer 
sitting  in  box  to  represent  boudoir 
powder  box.  This  is  surrounded  by 
a  number  of  boudoir  cushions.  Pink 
spot  on  dancer.  (c)  Caroline  An- 
drews, soprano,  singing  the  "Waltz 
Song"  from  "Romeo  and  Juliet"  by 
Gounod.  Stage  setting  representing 
balcony  with  sunset  effect  lighting. 
Singer  in  costume  of  Juliet.  Time:  11 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  3. — Capitol  Magazine. 
Time:  8  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4.— "Kol  Nidre"  by 
Bruch,  sung  by  William  Robyn  and 
Douglas  Stanbury,  assisted  by  the 
Capitol  Singers.  Stage  dark  revealing 
temple  window  with  Hebrew  inscrip- 
tions. Singers  in  black  gowns  and 
caps.  Face  lit  by  pale  spot  from  side 
of  stage.     Time:  5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5.— Feature:  "The  Cir- 
cle."   Time:  58  minutes. 

Unit  No.  6.— "Wild  Beasts  of  Bor- 
neo," Educational  short  reel  subject. 
Time:  20  minutes. 


De  Mille  Special 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

port,  will  cost  $1,000,000  and  will  be 
released  in   1926. 

It  is  understood  Clift  has  been  at 
work  on  the  story  for  four  months, 
that  he  will  write  the  scenario  and  as- 
sist De  Mille  in  the  actual  direction. 
At  P.  D.  C.  no  information  could  be 
secured. 


Clift  to  Return  to  England 

London — Denison  Clift  is  expected 
here  some  time  next  year  to  direct 
three  pictures  with  British  back- 
grounds. 


Tilford  Remodeling  Studio 

Miami — Walter  F.  Tilford  is  re- 
modeling the  former  Brickell  studio 
on  South  Miami  Ave.,  and  expects  to 
have  it  ready  for  actual  shooting  in 
the  very  near  future.  He  will  make 
a  series  here.  During  the  winter,  he 
intends  to  return  to  New  York  to  ar- 
range the  affairs  of  the  Tilford  Cine- 
ma  Corp.,  his  former  company. 


Turns  To  Grind  Policy 

Providenc  e — The  Albee  has 
adopted  a  grind-policy,  in  past  years 
having  given  two  performances  daily. 
It  has  cut  down  its  vaudeville  bill 
and  filled  up  its  program  with  more 
pictures.  This  week's  line-up  included 
"Pretty   Ladies." 


Wilson  in  Aviation  Series 

Al  Wilson  has  signed  a  contract 
with  Davis  Dist.  Division,  Inc.,  for 
a  series  of  six  aviation  pictures  to  be 
released    through    Vital    Exchanges. 

Producing  In  Hartford 

Hartford — Frank  Melford,  director, 
is  making  "A  Hartford  Romance"  for 
the  Grand.  Vera  Silbert  and  Walter 
L.  Haynes  are  featured. 


Take  Over  Connecticut  House 

New  Haven — E.  M.  Cascioli  and  A. 
Tommasini  are  now  operating  the 
Majestic,  having  acquired  the  house 
from  Mike  Tommasini. 


The   finishing   touch   of  refinement   on 

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Detroit  Houses  To  Go 

Detroit — The    widening    of    M 
gan  Ave.  which  will  start  next 
will  eliminate  three  theaters. 

The  front  part  of  the  Crystal  1 
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Kramer  must  be  removed  and  the 
gle  and  Ritz  destroyed  entirely. 


Schreck  Joins  Famous 

Jay  M.  Schreck,  formerly  witt 
Exhibitors'  Herald,  has  joined' 
publicity  department  at  Famous. 


Another  Third  Dimension  Fil: 

George   K.   Spoor  left  for   Chi 
yesterday  to  start  work  at  the  old 
sanay  studio  Monday  on  a  new 
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Funds  Not  Needed 

(Continued  from  j*a(/c    1) 

tol,  would  tend  to  indicate  that  there 
is  no  "crying  need"  for  additional 
revenue,  accordnig  to  opponents  of 
the  law,  who  view  it  in  the  light  of 
a  "spite  measure." 

Connecticut,  they  point  out,  is  high 
on  the  list  of  states  in  excellent  finan- 
cial condition,  having  no  debt.  In 
substantiating  this  remark  they  di- 
rect attention  to  the  fact  that  the 
close  of  the  Commonwealth's  fiscal 
year  June  30,  1924,  the  state  had  a 
balance  of  $3,164,905.41,  which,  they 
say,  is  something  to  be  proud  of  com- 
pared with  the  books  ol  other  states. 
They  stress  the  statement  that  the 
theater  men  already  pay  a  series  of 
taxes  to  the  state,  the  assessments 
including  a  special  inspection  tax  re- 
quired by  the  state  police,  manager's 
license,  city  license  in  some  places, 
etc.  Ji^ictures  comprise  an  entertain- 
ment which  is  within  the  financial 
reach  of  the  masses  which  cannot 
afford  to  patronize  more  expensive 
amusements,  they  assert,  and  con- 
sequently any  law  which  hampers  the 
industry  is  detrimental  to  the  social 
life  of  the  state. 

Citizens  who  argue  that  the  legis- 
lation was  necessary  as  a  method  of 
raising  additional  revenue  state  that 
the  tax  on  admissions  was  produc- 
tive of  $583,795.25  for  the  year  end- 
ing June  30,  1924.  The  state  kept 
one-half  of  the  amount  received  for 
its  general  treasury  and  allocated  the 
balance  to  the  counties  which  requir- 
ed financial  assistance  owing  to  the 
loss  of  liquor  taxes.  They  point  out 
that  the  Federal  Revenue  Act  of  1924, 
approved  by  President  Coolidge  June 
2,  that  year,  has  reduced  the  state's 
income  from  this  source  inasmuch  as 
it  eliminates  from  tax  all  admissions 
of  fifty  cents  or  less.  The  exhibitors' 
contribution  to  the  tax,  however,  is 
comparatively  small,  the  major  por- 
tion of  the  money  coming  from  base- 
ball games,  entertainments,  dances, 
etc. 

Practically  no  theaters  devoted  ex- 
clusively to  films  have  come  under 
the  influence  of  this  taxation  as  their 
admission  prices  are  below  the  50  cent 
mission  prices  are  below  the  50  cent 
mark.  The  only  houses  which  ap- 
proach this  price  are  playing  both 
vaudeville  and  pictures,  such  as  Poli's 
Palace  in  this  city.  Providing  thea- 
ters of  this  class  should  raise  their 
rates  the  Federal  Government  would 
take  six  per  cent,  and  the  state  one- 
half  of  the  amount  required  by  the 
national  government.  Furthermore, 
according  to  Connecticut  theater 
men,  the  effect  of  such  an  increase 
would  positively  reflect  in  the  at- 
tendance. 

Repeal  of  the  admission  tax  law 
was  recommended  by  Tax  Commis- 
sioner Blodgett  in  his  report  for  the 
biennial  period  of  1923  and  1924. 
However  the  Legislature,  at  its  1925 
session,  did  not  adopt  this  suggestion 
but  instead  passed  the   Dnrant   bill. 


Grimm  Joins  Warners 
Ben.  H.  Grimm  former  advertising 
manager  of  the  M.  P.  World,  has 
joined  Warner  Bros.  Theaters,  Inc., 
and  will  be  in  charge  of  publicity  and 
advertising   for   all    Warner   theaters. 


Expense  Jumps  42% 

Essex,   Conn.    House   Finds   the   Go- 
ing Difficult   Since  the  Tax   Be- 
came  Effective 

Essex,  Conn. — Hal  Coleman,  who 
operates  the  Thelma  four  days  a 
week,  figures  that  his  running  ex- 
penses are  now  approximately  45  per 
cent  heavier  than  they  v^'ere  be- 
fore the  tax  law  became  effective. 
To  make  matters  worse  he  is  having 
trouble  from  day  to  day  in  securing 
his  paper  and  his  prints  on  time.  A 
large  part  of  this  particular  phase  of 
trouble  is  due  to  short  subjects  arriv- 
ing late. 

Coleman  is  using  his  screen  as  a 
medium  of  telling  his  patrons  about 
the  difficulties  imposed  upon  him  by 
the  new  law.  On  three  slides  he  ex- 
plains that  the  cost  of  operating  his 
house  has  been  greatly  increased  be- 
cause of  the  legislation  and  informs 
his  patrons  that  only  heavier  patron- 
age will  permit  him  to  continue  pro- 
viding them  with  entertainment. 

In  recent  weeks,  principally  since 
the  operation  of  the  Durant  act,  the 
Thelma's  business  has  dropped  off. 
Coleman  attributes  some  of  this 
lump  to  the  fact  that  frequentlj'  when 
he  advertises  a  certain  feature  it  fails 
to  arrive  and  he  has  to  find  a  sub- 
stitute, thus  disappointing  his  audi- 
ences. He  has  eliminated  some  of  the 
trouble  in  getting  his  paper  by  order- 
ing two  weeks  in  advance.  Often 
paper  he  has  previously  paid  for 
comes  in  C.  O.  D. 

This  exhibitor  terms  the  law  as 
"outrageous." 


Melnitz  to   Coast 

Curtis  Alelnitz,  who  has  been  hand- 
ling Charlie  Chaplin's  publicity  here 
leaves  for  the  Coast  where  he  will 
do   special   work. 

Chaplin  is  still  in  and  around  New 
York  and  may  leave  for  Hollj'wood 
the   end  of  the  week. 


Hogan  Returns 

Pittsburgh — James  Hogan,  direc- 
tor and  the  company  filming  "Steel 
Preferred"  have  returned  from  a  two 
weeks'    location    trip    to    Pittsburgh. 


Sofer  Again  With  Sid  Grauman 

Hollywood — Jan  Sofer,  orchestra 
leader  has  returned  again  to  conduct 
for  Sid  Grauman  at  the   Egyptian. 


To   Manage   Little   Rock   House 

Little  Rock,  Ark. — Gene  Oliver  is 
the  new  manager  of  the  Majestic 
which  reopened  recently.  The  house 
is  owned  by  the  Interstate  Amuse. 
Co. 


Walker  Back  on  the   Coast 
Los  Angeles — Johnnie  Walker,  who 
has   been  doing  a  vaudeville  skit  on 
Pantages   time,  has  returned. 


B.  &  K.'s  Riviera  Has  New   Policy 

Chicago — The  policy  at  Balaban  & 
Katz's  Riviera  has  been  changed  from 
de  luxe  picture  presentations  to  pic- 
tures   and    vaudeville. 


Crosby  Named  Theater  Manager 
Batavia,  N.  Y. — Harry  Crosby,  has 
been  appointed  manager  of  the  New 
Lafayette,  controlled  by  M.  F.  Zim- 
merman who  operates  a  chain  in 
Western    New   York. 


Misunderstood 

New  Haven — Twelve  legis- 
lators of  Torringrton,  Williman- 
tic,  Southington,  New  Milford. 
Plainville  and  Winsted  in  re- 
ports received  by  Eugene  Trei- 
Der,  president  of  the  New  Hav- 
en M.  P.  Operators'  Union  ad- 
mit that  when  the  bill  passed 
they  acted  under  the  impres- 
sion that  it  would  place  the  tax- 
ation burden  upon  the  distribu- 
tors, not  exhibitors. 


Costs  Increase 

Connecticut  Law  Costs  Alpine  Thea- 
ter,  New  Haven  $50  a  Week  in 
Additional  Expense 

New  Haven — The  Durant  law  has 
added  $50  per  week  to  the  overhead 
of  the  Alpine,  according  to  its  owner 
and  manager,  B.  -G.  Zunner.  This 
house  changes  its  bill  daily. 

Uncertain  deliveries  have  had  a 
depressing  effect  upon  attendance, 
Zunner  reports,  owing  to  the  fact 
that  often  when  he  advertises  a  cer- 
tain picture  it  fails  to  arrive  and  he 
has  to  substitute  something  else,  thus 
disappointing  his  patrons.  When  the 
exchanges  v\ere  located  in  New  Hav- 
en it  was  easy  to  run  over  and  get 
a  print  if  his  pictures  failed  him. 
But  now  he  must  spend  large 
amounts  in  telephone  calls  and  ex- 
pend much  time  in  trying  to  get  to- 
gether his  programs. 

Zunner  provides  the  following 
illustration  of  the  additional  expense 
iicqueathed  him  by  the  new  law. 
The  other  day  his  feature  did  not 
put  in  its  scheduled  appearance. 
Finally  lie  got  hold  of  a  picture  which 
had  successively  arrived  late  at  houses 
in  Stratford  and  Bridgeport  and  had 
to  pay  the  express  on  the  print  during 
its  illfated  travels  from  one  city  to 
the  other.  When  patrons  protest  that 
he  is  not  showing  the  films  announced 
Zunner  never  fails  to  tell  them  that 
the  trouble  is  due  to  the  tax  law. 


Blackstone  to   Erect  $200,000   House 

Ivansas  City  ■ —  The  Blackstone 
Amuse.  Co.,  under  management  of 
Jack  Roth  will  operate  a  large  sub- 
urban house  to  cost  $200,000.  It  is 
at  38th  and  Main  Sts.  and  is  now 
l)eing   constructed. 


Royal  Changes  Policy 

Kansas  City — The  Royal  has 
changed  its  opening  day  from  Sunday 
to  Saturday,  effective  with  "The  Ten 
Commandments".  It  is  expected  that 
the  Newman  will  follow  suit.  The 
Pantages  and  Liberty  have  started 
their  week  on  Saturday  for  some  time. 


Adolfi  to  Direct  Banner  Film 

Hollywood — John  Adolfi  will  dir- 
ect the  fourth  Banner  Prod.,  "The 
Checkered  Flag."  The  cast  is  now 
being  assembled. 


Bradley  Running  Dramatic  School 

Cleveland — Samuel  Bradley,  who 
formerly  operated  the  Bradley  Film 
Laboratories,  has  organized  "The 
Bradley  Players,"  a  school  of  drama- 
tics with  an  office  in  the  Hippodrome 
Bldg. 


Blames  The  Tax 

New     Haven     Church     Can't     Hr 
Shows    Now    to    Help    Pay    o£ 
Debt    on    Auditorium 

New  Haven — Perplexity  over  t 
situation  caused  by  the  Durant  . 
has  prevented)  St.  John's  Catht 
Church  from  holding  shows  to  ht 
pay  off  the  debt  on  its  new  $150,'( 
auditorium.  The  pastor,  Rev.  Jc' 
D.  Coyle,  states  that  when  he  start 
construction  on  the  building  he  ' 
lied  upon  his  film  entertainments 
assist  in  raising  the  money  but  ni 
he  is  worried  over  the  matter.  ] 
has  abandoned  his  shows  as  he 
afraid  that  his  parish  might  r 
afoul  of  the  new  law. 

1  he  church  has  gone  to  considi 
able  expense  to  purchase  a  proji 
ion  macnine,  whicn  has  been  standi 
idle  since  its  installation  just  befc 
the   law   became  operative. 

Rev.  Coyle  calls  the  law  "a  grc 
injustice"  and  heartily  recommeii 
a  special  Legislative  session  to  i 
peal  it.  As  far  as  the  censors! 
clause  does,  however,  he  is  satisfi 
with  the  selection  of  John  J.  SpU 
as  special  agent  in  charge  of  the  m; 
ter.  He  fears  that  the  house  will 
compelled  to  close  in  January  unle' 
relief   is    provided   for   them. 


Booking  Deal 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
product  will  be  played  at  the  Victo 
in  Harrisburg,  while  half  of  the  ) 
leases  will  be  shown  in  the  Capit 
Reading  and  the  other  half  in  t 
Hippodrome.  These  houses  will  ; 
cordingly  be  known  as  Paramot 
houses  in  these  cities. 

The    closing    of    this    contract   1 
tween    the    Wilmer   and    Vincent 
terests    and    Paramount    is    held 
set  at  rest  the  reports  that  have  be 
current     to     the     effect     that     th( 
houses    with    one    or    two    others 
Pennsylvania    key    cities,    have    be 
purchased  or  leased  by  Famous. 


Penn.  Pact 


Chamberlain  and  Comerford  Circu, 
in  Working  Agreement,  Accord* 
ing  to  Report — To  Build  Jointly 

It  was  reported  from  Philadelpli 
yesterday  that  the  Chamberli 
-•\musement  Co.  of  Shamokin  a 
the  M.  E.  Comerford  Amusemf 
Co.  of  Scranton  had  entered  up 
some  sort  of  a  working  agreemt 
to  cover  Pennsylvania  towns  whi 
both  organizations  have  theater 
terests. 

Further    credence    was    placed 
the    report    in    view    of   the   arranf 
ment    between    Chamberlain,    Comi 
ford    and    local    interests    to    build 
large  hotel  and  2,500  seat  theater 
Center   St.,   Pottsville. 


Cleveland   M.-G.-M.   Office   Expat^ 

Cleveland  —  Metro-Goldwyn  I 
moved  from  the  fifth  floor  of  f 
Film  Exchange  Bldg.,  to  m( 
spacious   quarters   on   the   eighth, 


Beck  With  P.  D.  C. 

Cleveland — J.    E.    Beck   has  joir 
Prod.    Dist.    Corp.    as    sales    rep 
sentative,  covering  Youngstown. 
formerly     managed     the      Clevela 
Vitagraph  exchange. 


I 


Wednesday,  September  23, 1925 


THE 


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DAILY 


Michigan  To  Meet 

Eth     Annual      Convention      Slated 
or    Grand    Rapids    on    October 
5  and  6 

Detroit — The    Michigan    M.    P.    T. 

will  hold  its  sixth  annual  conven- 
n  at  the  Pantlind  Hotel,  Grand 
pids,  October  5  and  6. 
hie  matters  to  be  discussed  in- 
[de  arbitration,  carnival,  and  taxa- 
n  problems.  Among  the  events  of 
erest  will  be  addresses  by  Martin 
Quigley  of  the  Exhibitor's  Herald 
d  the  presence  of  John  M.  Lovett, 
the  Michigan  Manufacturers 
s'n. 
\n    invitation    has    been    extended 

Will  H.  Hays  and  in  his  repl> 
j  assured  the  committee  that  ht 
juld  make  every  effort  to  be  pres- 


his  will  be  the  first  convention 
be  held  in  the  western  part  of  thi 
te.  On  the  5th  theater  owner; 
1  exchange  men  who  play  gol. 
1  assemble  at  the  Cascade's  Coun 

Club  to  start  the  third  annua 
impinship  fight.  H.  M.  Richey 
nager  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Michi 
i,  is   offering  a   silver   loving   cup 

inches  high,  as  the  manjfiger'; 
?hy  to  the  winner. 


"Passion   Play"   for   Atlanta 

Atlanta — Joseph  Di  Lorenzo,  re 
sentative  of  the  Passion  Play  i: 
anging  for  a  showing  of  the  Frei 
?g  "Passion  Play." 


ivini  Has  "Fun  from  the  Press" 
Ulanta — Savini  Films  has  acquirei 
il  distribution  to  the  Literary  Di 
t  series,  "Fun  from  the  Press." 


Dastellow   A   Theater   Manager 

IVinder,  Ga. — S.  A.  Castellow,  wh< 
etofore    has    been    identified    witl 
tribution  has  become   manager  o. 
Strand. 


may  Managing  Universal  Theater 

'arsons,     Kans. — Walter     Fenney 
merly    a     salesman    for    Warner 
agraph  in   Kansas   City,  has  beei 
lointed  manager  of  the  Universa. 
ater  here. 


ansas  City  Film  Delivery  Moves 

Cansas  City — The  Bruce  &  Stew- 
Film  Delivery  &  Transfer  Co.. 
moved  from  1807  Wyandotte  St., 

118  West   18th  St. 


Nathanson  With  "U" 

Cansas  City — Lew  Nathanson  has 
tome  special  representative  for 
iversal.  He  was  recently  with 
ited  Artists. 


^ew   Liberty   Exchange   Opens 

Dallas — Oscar   Oldknow   opened  a 

V  branch  of  Liberty  Film  Dist. 
rp.  at  Charlotte,  N.  C.  this  week, 
fus  A.  Davis  is  in  charge.    Liberty 

V  has  offices  at  New  Orleans, 
lahoma    City,    Dallas    and    Char- 


!  Mitchel  Managing  Chicago  House 

"hicago  —  Lee  Mitchell  is  now 
nager  of  the  New  Julian,  at  918 
imont  Ave.  The  house  has  been 
ecorated  and  refurnished.  It  was 
•nerly  known  as  the  Julian. 


Golfers,  Attention! 

Sign   this   and   forward   to   any    member   of   the    committee: 
Here   is   my    entry   for   the    Fall    Film    Golf    Tournament   to 

be   held    Tuesday,    Oct.    13    at    the    Winged    Foot    Golf    Club, 

Mamaroneck,    N.   Y. 


My  check  herewith  ($10  for  players,  including  limch,  dinner 
and  prizes).  It  wUI  simplify  matters  for  the  handicap  com-, 
mittee  if  you  will  send  us  your  last  three  scores. 

THE   COMMITTEE: 

Felix  Feist,  Metro-Goldwyn,  1540  Broadway. 

G.  B.  Gallup,  First  National,  383  Madison  Ave. 

Abe  Warner,  Warner  Bros.,  1600  Broadway. 

E.  K.  Gillette,  Motfon  Picture  News,  729  7th  Ave. 

Danny,  The  Film  Daily,  1650  Broadway. 


Theater  Changes 

Cleveland — William  Bilverberg  is 
ncreasing  the  capacity  of  his  Ball 
Park  theater  from  200  to  400,  and  re- 
nodeling  the   whole   house. 


Grafton,   III. — C.  R.  Johnson  is  re- 
nodeling  the   Gem. 


Takamah,    Neb.  —  Frank    Houston 
las  sold  the  Moon  to  Frank  Reinert, 

rr. 


Fort    Dodge,    la. — Joe    Smith    has 
old  the  Majestic. 


Dike,    la. — C.    Gurnette    has    sold 
he   Opera   House. 


Cedar  Rapids,  la.^ — I.  M.  Blueschel 
has  sold  the  Isis  to  Alexander 
Frank. 


Oelwein,    la. — J.    O.    Brownell    has 
sold  the  Grand  to  Alexander  Frank. 


Des  Moines,  la. — R.  A.  Jones  has 
■old  the  Hyland  to  J.  A.  Veenshouten. 


Parkersburg,  la. — Pruscha  &  Bean 
have    sold    the    Princess    to    W.    R. 

Gurney. 


Seymour,  la. — Mr.  Coons  has  sold 
he   Majestic   to  A.   Madison. 


Glidden,    la. — C.    M.    Corbin    has 
sold  the   New   Casino   to   E.   Goeler. 


Faulkner,  S.  D. — Elmer  Irwin  has 
sold  the  New  to  Levi  Roberts. 


Kiester,    la.  —  M.    J.    Herrick    has 
sold  the  Princess  to  W.  Shakenberg. 

Little  Rock,  Ark— Mrs.  S.  E.  Feid- 
ler  is  remodeling  the   Majestic. 


Dallas — The  seating  capacity  is 
being  increased  at  the  Midway. 

Midland,  Tex. — Following  a  num- 
ber of  improvements,  the  Rialto  has 
opened. 


Richmond,  Mo. — E.  J.  Lime  and 
Guy  Cooper  are  here  from  Kansas 
City  to  reopen  the  Gayety  which  has 
been  closed  for  the  summer. 


New  Theaters 

Cordell,  Okla. — A  new  theater  will 
be  constructed  here  by  Dr.  Baum- 
garten. 


In  the  Courts 

An  application  for  a  receiver  for 
the  film  "Yizkur"  has  been  filed  ie 
the  Supreme  Court  by  Maurice 
Schwartz,  against  William  Gold 
berg,  Charles  Penser  and  Samuel 
Geyer,  Inc.  Schwartz  alleges  he 
made  an  agreement  with  Goldberg 
and  Penser  to  perform  in  a  filn. 
which  they  were  to  finance  and  which 
was  to  be  directed  by  Sidney  M. 
Goldin.  The  defendants,  he  says, 
were  to  get  50  per  cent  of  the  profits 
and  $15,000  which  they  had  advanced. 
He  also  alleges  that  he  performed 
in  the  film  and  that  Goldin  and  Gold- 
berg went  to  Vienna  last  suinmer 
and  completed  it. 

Goldberg  and  Penser,  he  further 
asserts,  agreed  to  form  the  Yiddish 
Art  Theater  M.  P.  Corp.  to  take 
over  the  film  and  that  the  stock  was 
to  be  divided  between  himself,  Gol- 
din, Goldberg  and  Penser,  and  that 
the  defendants  have  refused  to  carry 
out  the  agreement  and  are  distribut- 
ing the  film  through  Samuel  Geyer, 
Inc.  and  that  they  have  already  re- 
ceived $25  000  while  he  has  received 
only   $2,000. 


Midland,    Tex.— W.    H.    Williams 
will  open  his   new   house  soon. 


Kansas  City — The  Blackstone 
Amusement  Co.,  George  Trmastich, 
presiaent,  is  buuding  a  new  house  on 
ivlam  bt.  It  will  seat  3,000.  DeFoe 
>>£  tJesecke,  architects. 


Asheville,  N.  C. — A  new  theater 
.viu  be  erected  here  by  Mrs.  Olive  T. 
Dargan. 


Richwood,  Va.  —  The  Cherry 
River  Amusement  Co.  has  a  new 
house  in  the  course  of  construction. 
Keady  Jan.  1. 


Louisburg,  Minn.— Carl  G.  Hagen 
is  planning  a  new  house  for  Louis- 
burg. 


Stanton,  N.  D.— The  American 
Legion  has  opened  the  new  Legion 
theater. 


Little  Falls,  Minn. — Under  the 
management  of  A.  J.  Hand,  the  new 
Lyric  has  opened. 


Forest  City,  Pa.— The  new  fire- 
proof theater  owned  by  JuHus  Freed- 
man   has  opened.     It  seats   1,000. 

Lynwood,  Cal.— A  1,400  seater  is 
to  be  erected  shortly  on  Long  Beach 
Blvd.,  near  the  center  of  Lynwood. 
It  will  be  of  Egyptian  design  and 
will  be  managed  by  J.   D.   Marian. 

Chicago — Glen  EUyn,  a  suburb,  is 
to  have  a  new  $250,000  theater,  seat- 
ing  1,200. 


Springfield,  111.— The  Pekin,  a 
negro  house,  has  opened.  Amos 
Duncan  is  the  owner. 


Waterloo,  la.  —  Alexander  Frank 
has  opened  his  new  Plaza  with  "A 
Slave  of  Fashion'. 


Omaha— The    Tivoli,    24th   and    N 
Sts.,  has  opened.    It  is  a  new  house. 


The  suit  of  the  Mingold  Produc- 
tions against  Samuel  W.  Manheim 
has  been  settled  and  discontinued  by 
an   order   of   Supreme   Court   Justice 

Mahoney. 


Stough  Appointed  Assistant 

Charlotte,  N.  C— Nat  Royster  of 
the  Warner  theaters,  has  appointed 
S.  H.  B.  Stough  assistant  manager 
of  the  Broadway.  Beginning  this 
week,  the  Broadway  will  have  a  10 
piece  orchestra  and  vaudeville  will 
be  combined  with  the  picture  pro- 
gram. 

Decision  Made  on  Ferry  Field 

Detroit — Charles  H.  Files  confirms 
the  report  that  he  intends  disposing 
of  the  Ferry  Field.  A  sign  in  the 
front  of  the  house  announces  the 
sale.  This  will  give  Miles  only  two 
houses  here  for  the  present,  the  Re- 
gent and  Miles,  although  he  will 
build  another  on  West  Adams  in  the 
near  future. 


Radio  Station  Opens  at  Capitol 

Jackson,  Mich. — This  city's  first 
permanent  radio  broadcasting  station, 
WHBM,  has  been  opened  atop  the 
Capitol  theater.  Programs  will  be 
broadcast  daily  from  noon  to  6:30 
P.   M. 


F.   B.   O.   Managers  Transferred 

Portland,  Ore. — William  Matthews, 
F.  B.  O.  manager  here  has  been 
transferred  to  Denver,  to  take  charge 
of  the  Inter-Mountain  section.  Ha- 
rold Moore,  San  Francisco  salesman, 
is  promoted  to  manage  here. 


Prass,  "U"  Exploitation  Manager 

Minneapolis — William  Prass,  for- 
merly of  the  publicity  staff  of  the 
Metropolitan  is  the  new  Universal  ex- 
ploitation  manager. 

Sharp    May    Enter    Exhibition 

Little  Rock,  Ark.— J.  W.  Sharp, 
veteran  exchange  manager  in  this 
territory,  is  contemplating  the  erec- 
tion of  a  new  theater  here. 


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44 


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and   Fanny   Hatton 

from  the  play  by 
Cosmo  Hamilton 


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Wednesday,  September  23, 1925 


M.-G.-M.  Schedule 

Block  of  Pictures  Assigned  to  Irving 

Thalberg  and  Hunt  Stromberg 

for  Fall  Production 

Los  Angeles — M  e  t  r  o-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  yesterday  listed  the  program 
of  tall  productions  to  be  made  under 
supervision  of  Irving  Thalberg  and 
Hunt  Stromberg. 

One  of  the  first  pictures  under  su- 
pervision of  Thalberg  will  be  the  next 
Marion  Davies  vehicle,  "Beverly  of 
Graustark."  By  courtesy  of  Joseph 
M.  Schenck,  Syd  Franklin  will  direct. 
Another  unit  soon  to  start  will  be 
Lon  Chaney  in  "The  Mocking  Bird," 
an  original  by  Tod  Browning  to  be  di- 
rected by  Browning.  The  script  by 
Waldemar  Young,  is  near  completion. 

Upon  completion  of  "La  Boheme," 
King  Vidor  will  direct  "Bardelys  the 
Magnificent."  This  will  be  done  in 
color  and  will  star  John  Gilbert.  An- 
other picture  soon  to  be  produced 
by  Thalberg  will  be  "The  Temp- 
tress," a  Cosmopolitan  production. 
Among  the  pictures  now  being  pro- 
duced by  Thalberg  is  "Ben  Hur,"  "La 
Boheme"  and  "The  Great  Love." 

Preliminary  work  on  six  pictures  to 
be  produced  under  supervision  of 
Hunt  Stromberg  is  already  under 
way.  The  initial  production  will  be 
"The  Barrier,"  which,  as  noted, 
George  Hill  will  direct.  "Monte  Car- 
lo," an  original  by  Carey  Wilson  will 
be  another.  This  will  feature  Erte 
costume  creations.  Robert  Z.  Leon- 
ard will  direct.  "The  Mysterious  Is- 
land" and  "The  Torrent"  by  Ibanez 
are   other  Stromberg  productions. 

Archie  Mayo  has  been  signed  to 
direct  "Money  Talks,"  by  Rupert 
Hughes,  which  will  soon  go  into  pro- 
duction. 


$500,000   Improvements    Under   Way 

Hollywood— More  than  $500,000 
worth  of  improvements  are  under 
way  at  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.  There 
will  be  a  new  stage,  which  will  be 
"No.  14"  and  which  will  be  even 
larger  than  "number  11,"  which  meas- 
ures 210  by  330,  with  a  height  of  35 
feet.  A  new  mechanical  fire  extin- 
guishing apparatus  has  been  erected. 

A  reservoir  is  being  built,  to  hold 
603,000  gallons  and  an  emergency 
tank  holding  100,000  has  already  been 
erected.  A  large  Roman  plunge,  out 
of  doors,  is  shortly  to  be  laid  on  the 
studio  green.  A  theater  is  to  be  built 
where  previews  and  special  vaudeville 
programs  will  be  given  once  a  week 
and  an  equipped  gymnasium  opened. 


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Lasky  Plant  Busy 

New   Production   Schedule    Prepared 

While  tight  Other  Pictures  Are 

in  Editing  Stages 

Los  Angeles — There  will  be  no  lull 
III  production  at  the  Lasky  studio. 
The  final  cutting  and  editing  of  eight 
productions,  had  not  been  completed 
when  Hector  TurnbuU,  announced  a 
new  schedule. 

James  Cruse  will  commence  work 
this  week  on  "The  Mannequin."  "The 
Tattooed  Countess"  will  furnish  Pola 
iNlegri  her  next  vehicle  under  direc- 
tion of  Mai  St.  Clair. 

Raymond  Griffith  is  soon  to  com- 
mence work  on  "Stage  Door  Johnny," 
under  direction  of  Clarence  Badger. 
With  Bebe  Daniels  starring,  William 
de  Mille's  next  will  be  "Magpie". 

After  an  absence  of  nearly  three 
years,  Mildred  Davis  will  appear  in 
"The  Two  Soldiers,"  supported  by 
Wallace  Beery  and  Raymond  Hatton. 
Victor  Fleming  will  direct.  "Hassan" 
is  the  next  Raoul  Walsh  Prod.,  and 
Irvin  Willat  will  start  work  on  "The 
Enchanted  Mill." 

At  the  laboratories  six  pictures  are 
in  process  of  cutting  and  editing. 
These  are  "The  Vanishing  American", 
"Flower  of  Night",  "He  s  a  Prince", 
"New  Brooms",  "The  Best  People", 
and  "The  Ancient  Highway."  "Lord 
Jim"  and  "Volcano"  are  nearing 
final  stages  of  cutting. 


Arlen  Due  on  Coast  Oct.  15 
Hollywood — Michael  Arlen  is  due 
lo  arrive  here  about  Oct.  15  to  aid 
in  the  adaptation  of  "Crossroads  of 
the  World,"  his  original  for  Pola 
Negri. 


Brenon  Starts  Work 

Herbert  Brenon  started  production 
of  "The  Song  and  Dance  Man,"  at 
Paramount  studio  yesterday.  The  cast 
includes,  Tom  Moore,  Harrison  Ford, 
Bessie  Love,  George  Nash,  William 
B.  Mack  and  Josephine  Drake. 


Bell  and  Menjou  to  Coast 

Monta  Bell  yesterday  took  the  final 
shots  of  "The  King  on  Main  Street". 
He  and  Adolphe  Menjou,  who  played 
the  king,  will  start  to  the  Coast  in  a 
few  days.  Greta  Nissen  will  also 
go  to  the  Coast  to  appear  in  "Hass- 
an". Bessie  Love  began  work  yes- 
terday in  "The  Song  and  Dance 
Man." 


Newr    Coast   Production   Unit 

Hollywood — Standard  Prod,  a  new- 
ly organized  company,  has  started 
work  at  the  California  studios  on  a 
series  of  one  reelers  to  be  known  as 
"Screen  Smiles,"  with  Fred  A.  Jef- 
ferson directing. 


"Sea  Beast"  Nearly  Finished 

Hollywood — John  Barrymore  will 
complete  "The  Sea  Beast"  in  three 
weeks  and  will  start  work  immedi- 
ately on  "Don  Juan." 


Clara  Horton  Opposite  Thomson 

Hollywood — Clara  Horton  appears 
opposite  Fred  Thompson  in  "All 
Around  The  Frying  Pan." 


Rin-Tin-Tin's  Next 

Hollywood— "The  Night  Cry"  is 
being  prepared  as  Rin-Tin-Tin's  next 
Warner  picture.  • 


"Three  Faces  East"  Cast 
Hollywood — Cecil  Be  DeMille  has 
completed  the  cast  for  "Three  Faces 
East,"  which  Rupert  Julian  is  to  di- 
rect. It  includes  Henry  Walthall, 
Jetta  Goudal,  Robert  Amos,  Clive 
Brook  and  Edythe  Chapman.  Adap- 
tation by  C.  Gardner  Sullivan  and 
Monte  Katterjohn. 


Added  to  "Morals"  Cast 

Los  Angeles — Robert  Ober,  Mary 
Beth  Miltord  and  Otto  Matieson  have 
been  added  to  the  cast  of  the  fourth 
Tiffany  "Morals  For  Men,"  from  the 
"Love  Serum,"  by  Gouverneur 
Morris.  The  story  was  adapted 
by  A.  P.  Younger.  Conway  Tearle 
and  Agnes  Ayres  are  featured. 


Monte  Blue  In  "The  Agony  Column" 

Los  Angeles — Monte  iiiue  will  next 
appear  in  "The  Agony  Column"  for 
Warner  Bros.  This  is  an  Earl  Derr 
diggers'  story,  and  will  be  released 
under  a  new  title.  Earle  Kenton  will 
direct. 


Moore's  Next,  "The  Cave  Man" 
Hollywood — The  Warners  have 
made  a  change  in  their  plans  for 
Matt  Moore,  instead  of  "The  Sap", 
nis  next  production  will  be  "The 
Cave  Man."  Louis  Milestone  will 
direct. 


De    Mille    Leads   in    Steel    Film 

Hollywood — Iheir  parts  in  "The 
Road  to  Yesterday"  having  been 
completed,  Vera  Reynolds  and  Wil- 
uam  Boyd  have  been  loaned  by  Cecil 
jL)eMille  to  Metropolitan  for  "Steel 
^referred." 


Hale  Ready  To  Start 

Hollywood — Alan  Hale  will  soon 
start  shooting  on  "Braveheart"  with 
Rod  La  Rocque  in  the  leading  role 
and   Lillian   Rich  opposite. 


Finishes  "Thunder  Mountain" 

Hollywood — "Thunder  Mountain" 
has  been  completed  by  Victor  Schert- 
zinger,  his  second  for  Fox. 


Norvin  Haas,  Red  Seal  Manager 

Los  Angeles — Norvin  Haas,  for- 
merly with  Pathe,  has  been  appointed 
branch  manager  of  Red  Seal.  His 
new  headquarters  will  be  at  915  So. 
Olive  St. 


Borzage   Starts  "Wages  for  Wives" 

Hollywood — Frank  Borzage  is  dir- 
ecting "Wages  for  Wives"  for  Fox. 
Jacqueline  Logan  is  playing  the 
feminine  lead  and  Creighton  Hale 
opposite.  The  cast  includes  Earle 
Foxe,  Zasu  Pitts,  David  Butler, 
Claude  Gillingwater,  Dan  Mason, 
Tom  Ricketts  and  Mary  Sudden. 


Pasadena    House    Robbed 

Pasadena,  Cal. — The  Raymond  was 
robbed  Sunday  night  of  over  $1,800. 
The  house  is  one  of  the  West  Coast- 
Langley  chain,  which  was  acquired 
three  weeks  ago  by  Arthur  L.  Bern- 
stein. 


Sidney  Assigned  New  Production 

Los  Angeles — Scott  Sidney  has 
been  selected  to  direct  "The  Million 
Dollar  Handicap."  Production  will 
begin   in   late   September. 


Start  Six  At  "U" 

With   Five    Other    Pictures   Now    , 
Work — Brabin    to    Direct    Mary 
Philbin  ! 

Los  Angeles — With  six  featur 
ready  to  start  this  week,  and  five  nc 
being  filmed.  Universal  City  is  < 
penencing  an  extremely  busy  pericj 

Charles  Brabin,  having  just  finish; 
direction  of   "Stella  Maris,"  will  d 
ect  an  original  as  yet  untitled,  writt 
by  Raymond  L.  Schrock,  with  Ma 
ir'hilbin  as  the  star. 

Svend   Gade   is   collaborating   wi 
Charles  Whittaker  on  a  story  bas 
on  a  Swedish  novel,  entitled  "Wii  i 
For  Rent,"  and  expects  to  start  wo 
immediately. 

Reginald  Denny,  having  finish 
"What  Happened  To  Jones"  y, 
start  work  on  "Skinner's  Dress  Sui 
with  William  A.  Seiter  directing. 

Henry  McRae  is  lining  up  the  c: 
to     support     William     Desmond 
Strings    of    Steel,"    a    serial    on   t 
building  of  the  railroads. 

Jack  Daugherty  will  be  featured  | 
"The  Radio  Detective,"  a  serial  ij 
apted  from  Arthur  B.  Reeve's  m}| 
tery  novel.  i 

In  addition  the  regular  schedule  j 
comedies,    starring    Neely    Edwar 
Charles   Puffy,   and  the   "Sweet  S 
teen"  troupe,  headed  by  Arthur  Lalj 
will    be    made.      Edgar    Kennedy  ' 
directing    the    latter    series,    Richc 
Smith     is     directing     Edwards,    a 
George   Summerville  is  handling  t 
Puffy     company.       All     the     com« 
units  are  under  supervision  of  Set 
Darling. 

Features  now  in  production  i 
"The  Midnight  Sun",  "Two  Bloc 
Away".  An  untitled  historical  pi 
duction,  directed  by  Edward  Set 
wick  with  Hoot  Gibson  and  "T 
Scrapping  Kid"  starring  Art  Ago 
under  Clif  Smith's  direction. 


Dwan  To  Start  Direction  Soonj 

Hollywood — Norman    Dwan,    w, 
was    recently    added   to    the    stafif 
Universal,  is  expected  to  resume  d 
ection  in  the  near  future. 


Sedgwrick  Unit  Back 

Hollywood — E  d  w  a  r  d  Sedgwi(j 
who  is  making  a  historical  prodtj 
tion  for  Universal,  as  yet  untitl<| 
has   returned   from   location. 


"Sealed  Lips" 

Hollywood — "Sealed  Lips",  thii 
Waldorf  Prod.,  featuring  Dorotj 
Revier,  with  Cullen  Landis  aj 
Lincoln  Stedman,  Scott  Turner.  Jo 
Miljan  and  Barbara  Luddy,  direct, 
by  Antonio  Guadio,  has  been  cut  a! 
titled. 


Story  Purchases 

Hollywood — "Hot  Air   Husband  | 
written  by  A.  P.  Younger,  has  be 
bought   by   Famous.  _  } 

Universal  has  purchased  an  origi' 
al,  "Signs".  The  story  will  be  us 
as  a  vehicle  for  Reginald  Denny. 


Le  Vanway  Cutting  ,, 

Holly  wood^William  Le  Vanway  f 
cutting  "A  Little   Bit  of  Broadwa 
co-starring  Charles  Ray  and  Paul 
Starke. 


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THE 

Wednesday,  September  23, 1925  ^W  ^^^  ' PAILV 11_^ 1^ 


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TIONAL NEWSREEL,  and  particularly  some  of  those  which  ap- 
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tion, "LIFE'S  GREATEST  THRILLS,"  which  is  creating  such  a 
tremendous  sensation  throughout  the  country,  are  being  offered 
for  sale  to  various  producing  companies. 

Attention  is  hereby  called  to  the  fact  that  every  issue  of 
INTERNATIONAL  NEWSREEL  is  copyrighted,  and  that  every 
scene  appearing  in  each  issue  is  fully  protected  under  these  copy- 
rights. This  protection  covers  also  all  scenes  in  the  two-reel  pro- 
duction, "LIFE'S  GREATEST  THRILLS."  All  persons  are 
warned  against  showing  these  pictures,  either  publicly  or  privately, 
unless  authorized  by  INTERNATIONAL  NEWSREEL,  which 
is  released  exclusively  by  Universal  Film  Exchanges,  Inc.  Any 
violation  of  this  warning  will  be  prosecuted  to  the  fullest  extent 
of  the  law. 

Attention  is  also  called  to  the  fact  that  the  title,  "LIFE'S 
GREATEST  THRILLS,"  is  registered  in  the  patent  office  at 
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Newspaper  Opinions 
New  York 

"Souls    for    Sables"— Tiffany 
Colony 

(Week   Ending   Sept.    19) 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Claire  Windsor  *  *  * 
I'ses  very  little  makeup  and  is  so  devastat- 
ingly  beautiful.  *  *  * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Director  James 
McKay  has  turned  out  an  obvious  but  fairly 
entertaining  picture,  featured  by  a  stunning 
fun  show.  The  feminine  section  of  the  au- 
dience will  enjoy  this.   *  •  * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  The  picture  has 
a  fur  show,  gorgeous  gowns  worn  by  Claire 
Windsor,  who,  by  the  way,  is  at  her  best, 
and    showy   sets. 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  It's  an  enter- 
taining picture,  of  the  sort  that  is  techni- 
cally known  as  having  box  office  pull.  Claire 
wears  a  variety  of  beautiful  gowns,  and  there 
/■  also  a  fur  fashion  parade  which  never  fails 
to  interest  that  part  of  the  audience  that 
wears    its   hair  shingled.    ♦    *   * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  Is  a  good  re- 
liable old  staple  that  needs  to  be  done  over 
each  year  to  keep  up  with  the  changing  styles 
in  wraps,  hats  and  gowns.  The  Tiffany 
Studio  has  supplied  the  need  in  a  perfectly 
finished  and  completely  standardized  prod- 
uct.  ♦   »   * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE— *  *  *  There  are 
about  six  directors  in  the  motion  picture  bus 
iress  who  do  not  need  to  go  and  see  "Soul 
for  Sables."  Let  all  the  others  go  and  sit 
and  watch  and  learn  about  pictures  from  him. 
James    C.    McKay    is    the    name    of    the    man 

who  directed  this  film.   •  *  •  What  a  director! 

»   »   * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  Ofifers  a 
real  box  office  picture.  And  that  doesn't  mear 
it  will  appeal  only  to  those  who  check  their 
brains  with  the  hats.  There  is  humor  as 
well  as  heart  throbs;  sophistication  as  well  as 
sentiment — an  ideal  combination  for  every- 
body   *   *   * 

POST — *  *  •  An  entrancing  display  of  the 

newest  in  fur  models  is  a  feature  of  the  film. 

»  ♦  * 

SUN — *  *  *  A  rather  preposterous  yet 
curiously  entertaining  bit  of  screen  trade 
goods.    *   *   * 

TELEGRAM— •  »  •  It  might  be  kinder  to 
consider  "Souls  for  Sables"  *  ♦  *  from  the 
standpoint  of  a  garment — especially  a  fur  gar- 
ment— parade  rather  than  to  treat  it  seriously 
as  a  contribution  to  the  problem  of  "Why 
Girh  Go  Wrong."  *  *  • 

TIMES — *  *  *  There  is  no  gainsaying  the 
fsct  that  the  title,  "Souls  for  Sables,"  is  a 
fitting  one.  *  *  *  It  is  a  photoplay  which  be 
gets  little  sympathy  as  it  treats  its  femalp 
characters  in  an  ignoble  fashion.  *  *  *  The 
continuity  *  *  ♦  is  weak.  It  lacks  imagina- 
tion, even  in  scenes  where  there  is  an  op- 
portunity to  bring  out  something  like  dra- 
matic nrtion.  *  *  * 

WORT  D- *  *  ♦  It  is  said  to  be  a  mark  of 
an  excellent  title  that  it  epitomizes  the  story. 
"Souls  for  .Sables"  seems  to  us  to  epitomize 
not  wi<:e'y  but  too  well.  You  can  be  pretty 
sure  that  you  are  going  to  see  a  young  lady 
who  has  transferred  the  price  tag  from  a  fur 
wrap  to  herself.  You  have  seen  the  story  in 
previous  movies.  »  *  ♦ 


O'lt-of-To^Am 

"The    Boomerang"— Schulberg 
Gifts,  Cincinnati 

TIMES—*  *  *  Is  a  delightful  film  ver- 
sion of  David  Belasco's  successful  stage  play 
of  the  same  name.  The  picture  is  excep- 
tionally well  di'ected  and  has  the  rare  virtue 
of  cleverly-written  sub-titles.  •  ♦  • 


"Fine  Clothes"— First  Nat'l 
Rivoli,  Baltimore 

^  NEWS — •  •  *  'Tis  the  cast  presenting 
"Fine  Clothes"  which  saves  the  photoplay's 
face.  The  scenarist  and  director  are  not 
surefooted  Lewis  Stone,  Percy  Marmont, 
Alma  Rubens.  Raymond  Griffith  and  Eileen 
Percy  play  the  principal  parts.   •   *  » 


"The    Freshman"— Pathe 
Roosevelt,   Chicago 

POST— •  *  •  The  little  drama  has  been 
worked  out  with  great  care.  Each  incident  is 
neatly  and  expertly  presented  with  its  hum- 
orous possibilities  brought  out  well.  Slap- 
stick   as    such    has    been    avoided.      No    one 


Wednesday,  September  23,  IS 


«i 


tumbles  and  no  one  is  struck  to  make  you 
laugh.  When  such  accidents  do  occur,  they 
come  in  as  part  of  the  story.  *  *   * 

*  *  *  Harold  Lloyd  has  had  pictures  which 
were  more  thrilling  in  their  stunts  and  more 
hilarious  in  mirth,  but  "The  Freshman"  is 
very  entertaining  and  has  a  charm  all  its 
own.   *    *   * 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  I  just  love  "The  Fresh- 
man!" Haven't  seen  its  like  in  good,  clean, 
original,  spontaneously  funny  entertainment 
for  an  aeon — more  or  less.  Do  you  know 
you  can  almost  BANK  on  Harold  Lloyd  to 
turn  out  winners,  and  it  doesn't  take  him 
three  years   either.   *   •   * 

The  picture  is  full  of  thrilling,  funny,  and 
pathetic  incident,  with  all  the  folk  in  the 
supporting  cast  doing  great  work  and  the 
star    outshining    his    always    clever    self.  *  *  * 


"The  Goose  Woman" — Universal 
Colonial,  Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  A  picture  far  above  the 
ordinary.  ♦  •  *  Not  only  is  it  an  enthralling 
mystery  story,  but  in  it  Louise  Dresser, 
hitherto  practically  unknown  to  film  fans, 
does  the  best  piece  of  characterization  seen 
on  the  screen  since  Emil  Jannings  portrayed 
the  hotel  doorman  in  "The  Last  Laugh." 
The  Universal  company  has  made  some  good 
pictures  under  the  Universal-Jewel  trade- 
mark, but  "The  Goose  Woman"  is  the  best 
ever  exhibited  here.  *  *  ♦ 


"Graustark" — First   National 
Stillman,   Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  Despite  the  implausibility 
and  the  usual  flatness  of  mythical  kingdom 
tales  when  they  are  made  into  pictures.  Dir- 
ector Dimitri  Buchowetzki  has  succeeded  in 
unfolding  a  delightful  love  story  with  charm- 
ing  simplicity.    *   *   * 

Norma  Talmadge  gives  an  extraordinarly 
fine  performance  as  Princess  Yetive,  always 
restrained   and   alwavs    effective.    ♦    *    * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  Norma  Tal- 
made  undoubtedly  gives  one  of  the  best  per- 
formances of  her  career  in  her  latest  picture, 
"Graustark."  The  story,  which  is  an  ad- 
aptation of  George  Barr  McCutcheon's  pop- 
ular novel,  makes  a  splendid  vehicle  with 
plenty  oi  opportunities  for  her  to  display  her 
charms  and   talents,    which    she   does   capably. 

The  director,  Dimitri  Buchowetzki  has 
transferred  the  story  to  the  "silver  sheet" 
with  a  fidelity  that  is  pleasing  to  any  one 
who  has  read  the  novel.  He  has  brought  it 
up  to  date,  given  it  a  few  more  dramatic 
high  lights  and  pictured  it  with  such  simpli- 
city and  fitness  that  even  without  sub-titles 
it  still   would  be  clear.   •   •   * 


"The  Half  Way  Girl"— First  Nat'l 
Capitol,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  a  real  vessel  is 
blown  up  at  sea  to  provide  the  climax.  *  •  ♦ 
It  is  a  bit  of  melodrama  that  makes  the 
picture  highly  entertaining  and  provides  just 
the    smashing    scene    needed    to    put    it    over. 

TIMES—*  *  *  A  murder,  a  bitter  fight 
in  the  dark  between  the  hero  and  his  father, 
an  ocean  liner  burning  at  sea,  with  ferocious 
leopards  roving  the  decks,  while  the  hero 
is  loc3<ed  in  a  cell  below,  are  only  a  few 
of    the    wild    thrills.    ♦   *  » 


"Hell's    Highroad"— P.    D.    C. 
Orchestral  Hall,  Chicago 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  A  particularly  De- 
Milleish  quality  is  the  extravagantly  staged 
party  at  which  the  plot  reaches  its  climax. 
Although  the  high-life  carnival  is  not  as 
original  a  thing  as  the  candy  ball  of  "The 
Golden  Bed,"  it  is,  nevertheless,  a  bizarre 
function,  with  wheels  of  fortune,  roulette 
wheels  and  other  games  of  chance,  not  to 
mention    the    serpentines.    *   •  * 

It  is  as  gaudy  a  piece  as  most  of  those 
which  have  come  from  the  DeMille  lot. 
»   *   # 

JOURNAL — *  *  *  The  sumptuous  mode 
and   manner   of   Cecil   De   Mille  are   displayed 

*  *  *    a    film    dabbling    in    realism,    but    not 
enough    so    to   remove    its   picturesque    effect. 

*  *  « 

TRIBUNE — *  *  *  The  picture  is  showy, 
cheap  candy.  It  hasn't  a  moment's  whole- 
some sincerity  of  any  kind  to  recommend 
it.  Old  plot,  mediocre  direction,  forced  act. 
ing,  dyed  with  eye-catching  photography 
and  tied  with  a  flashy  bow  of  gaudy  staging 
— and     that's     "Hell's     Highroad"     for     you. 


"Her  Sister  From  Paris"— First  Nat'l 
Olympia,  Boston 

TRAVELER—*  *  »  an  extremely  amus- 
ing but  somewhat  spicier  farce  than  one 
has  become  accustomed  to  expect  from  Con- 
stance  Talmadge.    *  »  * 

The  film  would  be  too  much  for  the  cen- 
sors to  bear  were  it  not  so  funny.  But  the 
whole  thing  is  handled  lightly  and  the 
vivacious  Constance  turns  everything  in  for 
laughs.    •   ♦   ♦ 

Walnut,  Cincinnati 

POST — *  *  *  is  one  of  the  brightest  sau- 
ciest farces  contributed  by  Constance  Tal- 
madge, the  screen's  chief  e-xponent  of  bed- 
room comedy.  The  reason  it  isn't  hurt 
much   by   censorship   is   because   the  producer 

of    the    film    was    smarter    than    the    censor. 

»  *  * 

TIMES — *  *  *  reveals  sparkling  and  viv- 
acious Constace  Talmadge  in  her  sprightliest 
comedy  mood.  The  play  makes  use  of  an 
idea  that  has  done  service  before,  but  it  is 
cleverly  handled  in  this  picture,  and  the 
improbability  of  the  theme  does  not  detract 
from  the  entertainment  value  of  a  light  and 
airy    farce    of    this    nature.    *   *   * 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  There's  one  thing  sure 
about  a  Constance  Talmadge  comedy — it's 
free  from  waste  motion.  ♦  ♦  •  It's  a  clean- 
cut  and  altogether  amusing  little  comedy  of 
marital  ups-and-downs.  Time  was  when 
Connie,  always  delightful,  was  a  bit  obvious  in 
her  methods.  Lately  she  has  shown  that 
she  is  the  most  deft  of  the  screen's  polite 
comediennes.  Certainly  she  proves  herself 
to   be  so   in   this   latest    picture.    *   ♦   * 

Grand  Riviera,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  The  picture  from 
first  to  last  is  one  continuous  laugh  and 
Miss  Talmadge  has  seldom  had  a  vehicle 
in  which  she  could  reveal  her  talent  as  a 
comedienne  to  better  advantage.  ♦  ♦   * 


"He's  A  Prince"— F.  P.-L. 
McVickers,  Chicago 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  you  discover  that  gay 
little  gentleman  of  the  top  hat,  Mr.  Ray- 
mond Griffith,  in  his  newest  laugh  pro- 
ducer. ♦  ♦  ♦  "He's  a  Prince"  is  a  pleasant 
little  conceit,  with  plenty  of  laughable  inci- 
dent and  some  skillful  acting.  It's  well 
produced    and    photographed.    ♦   ♦   * 


"Kentudky   Pride"— Fox 
Reade's,    Cleveland 

NEWS— »  »  *  is  far  off  the  beaten  pic- 
ture path  and  therefore  it  is  delightfully 
interesting  to  watch.  One  seldom  sees  horses 
playing  together  like  giant  dogs,  schooling 
their  young  and  behaving  like  happy  hu- 
mans   when   the   spirit   moves    them. 

Not  all  of  the  subtitles  fit  the  action  in 
the  picture,  but  when  one  considers  it  is  all 
"horse  talk"  there  is  cause  for  overlooking 
this   defect.    *  *   * 

PLAIN  DEALER— *  *  *  As  a  story  of 
horses  and  race  track  life,  "Kentucky  Pride" 
is  probably  one  of  the  best  pictures  we  have 
ever    seen    on    the    subject. 

The  narrative  is,  in  brief,  an  autobiography 
of    a    racing    horse.    *   *   * 

TIMES—*  *  *  This  story  is  so  different 
from  the  usual  racing  pictiu'e,  and  the  di- 
rection so  superb,  in  spots,  that  the  aver- 
age theatergoer,  who  says,  "Oh  gosh! 
Another  racing  picture,"  is  agreeably  stw- 
prised.    *   *  * 

Washington,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  a  picture  that  has 
all  the  fascinations-  of  a  racing  drama,  but 
is  unique  and  interesting  owing  to  the  fact 
that  a  horse  is  telling  his  own  story  as 
the   picture   unfolds.    ♦   *  ♦ 

TIMES— *  *  *  a  lot  of  horse  flesh,  con- 
sidering the  presence  of  Morvich,  Man  o' 
War,  Fair  Play,  Ladkin  and  other  noted 
cquines.     *   *   * 


"Lightnin'  "—Fox 
Century,   Baltimore 

SUN — *  *  *  is  but  a  sad  reminder  of  the 
delightful  old  hokum  drama  that  served  as 
a  vehicle  for  the  late  Mr.  Bacon.  The  movie 
adaptation  is  quite  feeble — not  so  bad,  per- 
haps, as  "Not  So  Long  Ago,"  but  distinct- 
ly   disappointing. 

Capitol,    Cincinnati 

POST — *  *  *  As  in  the  stage  play,  to 
which  it  adheres  closely,  the  picture  drags 
hard  at  the  cockles  of  the  heart.  •  *  •  I 
don't  think  the  screen  should  have  been  so 
faithful  to  the  stage.  In  lieu  of  the  funny 
lines  in  the  play,  the  film  needs  more  ac- 
tion to  hold  interest.  It  grows  tiresome 
before    the    end.    ♦  *   » 


TIMES—*  *  *  Even  as  in  the  stage  pl< 
the  chief  charm  of  the  film  version 
"Lightnin,  "  is  as  a  character  study.  Th« 
isn't  much  drama  to  it.  The  plot  is  tl 
and  uneven,  and  on  the  screen  its  lack 
action  is  more  apparent  than  ever.  But  t 
underlying  human  quality  of  "Lightnin'  B 
Jones,"  lovable,  despite  his  numerous  fa 
ings,  fully  atones  for  all  other  shortcoi 
ings.    *   *   * 


"The  Limited  Mail"— Warners 
Metropolitan,  Baltimore 

NEWS—*  *  *  truly  a  thriller.  The  ru' 
away  locomotive  scenes  and  the  big  tra 
wreck  had  a  plump  woman  near  me  hangi: 
excitedly     onto     the     seat    in     front    of     he 


•  *  « 


SUN — *  *  *  Perhaps  a  railway  expejL 
might  detect  some  silly  hits  of  railw; 
logic  and  traincraft  as  applied  herein.  B 
the  average  moviegoer  is  not  concerm 
with  technical  finesse  when  his  pulse  is  so 
in  high  gear.  "The  Limited  Mail"  mak 
a  bang-up  program  offering — one  that  tl 
youngsters    can   eat   alive.    *  ♦  ♦ 

EVENING  SUN—*  *  *  There  is  a  hea, 
on  collision  that  furnishes  the  climax  of  tl 
picture  and,  incidentally,  just  about  01 
of  the  biggest  punches  of  the  year.  It  lool 
as  a  real  as  rain  and  we  grabbed  hold 
the  arms  of  our  chair  and  barely  suppressi 
a  strong  inclination  to  yell.   *  ♦  * 


"Lorraine    of    the    Lions" — Univers* 
Randolph,  Chicago 

JOURNAL—*  *  *  it's  all  most  excitin, 
fairly  acted,  with  good  sets  and  good  effect 
After  all,  what  difference  does  it  make  wh; 
it's  all  about?  Mysteries  are  very  muc 
the  thing  nowadays.   •  •  ♦ 

NEWS — ■  ♦  ♦  ♦  Among  screen  mysten 
tales   this    is   one   of   the   better. 

Isadore  Bernstein  wrote  the  story  aoi 
marshals  his  puppets  with  a  showraani 
ability. 

Much    credit    is    due    Edward    Sedgwici 
who   directed.    *  *  * 


"The    Lost    World"— First    Natiton* 
Circle,  Indianapolis 

STAR—*  *  *  Not  only  are  the  effec 
obtained  almost  beyond  belief,  even  in  th' 
day  of  advanced  photography,  but  the  stor 
is  one  that  holds  the  audience  spellbout 
from  the  first  reel  to  the  last.  From  i 
entertainment  viewpoint,  "The  Lost  World 
is  a  truly  great  picture  and  should  not  I 
missed  by  any  who  can  beg,  borrow  ( 
earn   the   necessary    admission   price.    *  *  • 


"The    Man   Who    Found    Himself"-' 
F.P.-L. — Granada,    San    FranciBco< 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  A  surprising  featui 
*  *  *  is  that  Meighan  introduces  son 
laughable  situations  to  offset  the  heavit 
portions  of  the  story.  The  scenario  is  a 
original  Booth  Tarkington  contribution  i 
the  screen.  It  is  a  romantic  drama  with  i| 
prison  background,  but  the  fact  that  it  i 
told  in  a  pleasant  vein  robs  it  of  any  n 
semblance  to  the  drab  heavy  variety  I 
drama'.    *   *  * 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  "The  M»1 
Who  Found  Himself,"  revealing  'Thoma 
Meighan  as  a  young  banker  who  "takes  < 
fall"  to  save  the  honor  of  his  brother,  loM 
the  girl  he  loves  and  "goes  up  the  rivi 
for  a  stretch,"  is  an  unusual  melange,  pal 
heavy     swell     stuff,     part     crook     play      *  * 

CHRONICLE  —  *  *  *  has  a  typici 
Meighan  story  and  was  well  directed.  1 
is  bound  to  please  the  great  host  that  loTt 
Tommy.    *   *   * 

NEWS — *  *  *  We  have  rather  come  t 
expect  to  find  Thomas  Meighan  in  coni 
edy  drama  but  though  there  are  clever  bit 
of  comedy  relief  here  and  there  *  *  *  fo 
the  most  part  is  intense  drama  with  a  dc 
cided  tinge  of  melo.  And  as  such  it  offer 
excellent    entertainment.    »  *  * 


"The  Marriage  Whirl"— First  Nat'l 
LaSalle   Garden,   Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  How  a  young  girl' 
unsuccessful  effort  to  reform  her  drunke 
husband  in  failure  and  came  dangerous! 
near  to  tragedy,  is  the  theme  of  Corinn 
Griffith's    latest    photoplay.    *   *   * 


"The  Mystic"— M.-G.-M.  i 

Park,    Mall,    Cleveland  I 

NEWS—*  *  *    Aileen    Pringle    has    neve' 
been   seen   to  a  better   advantage  than   in  th 
role   of   Zara.      She   looks   and   lives   the   par 


Wednesday,  September  23, 1925 


! 

■nil  is  positively  beautiful  in  her  display 
f  anger,  savage  but  quiet.  Conway  Tearle 
icveVops  a  strong  character  in  Burton.  It 
;  tlie  best  work  he  has  done  for  the  screen 
1  a  couple  of  years.   *   *   * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  is  another  fine 
icture  by  Tod  Browning  that  surpasses  his 
The  Miracle  Man"  and  perhaps  equals  the 
Iter  and  better  production,  "The  Unholy 
Chree."  For  interest  and  finesse  of  direc- 
ion.  it  is  probably  one  of  the  best  pictures 
if  the  year.  The  gruesomeness  prevalent 
h  Browning's  other  works  is  missing  here, 
jnd  in  its  stead  is  a  clever  idea  far  more 
(leasing  and  entertaining. 


*   *   ♦ 


"Never  the  Twain  Shall  Meet"— 
M.-G.-M.— Loew's   State, 
Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  The  story  is  one  of 
itense  dramatic  interest,  strong  characteri- 
ations    and   vivid    acting. 

This  Cosmopolitan  production  shows  a* 
realth  of  detail,  sincerity  of  interpretation, 
nd    carefulness    in    editing.    *   *   * 

EXPRESS—*  *  *  No  money  has  been 
pared,  apparently,  to  make  this  a  picture 
f  beauty.  The  photographer,  at  least,  has 
one  his  share.  There  are  marine  shots  that 
ire  lovely.  These  alone  make  the  film  worth 
pe's   attention. 

!,  The  story  is  another  matter.  It  is,  on 
|he  whole,  rather  hackneyed.  *  *  • 
;  TIMES — *  *  *  high  spots  are  high  enough 
|o  make  the  picture  a  very  well  worth  while 
me,  even  though  one  be  pretty  tired  of  the 
";eme.    *   *   * 


"Off  the  Highway"— P.   D.  C. 
Forum,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER— **  *is  well  named.  It  is 
uite  out  of  the  beaten  path.  Motion  pictures 
11  too  often  foster  the  theory  that  wealth  a'nd 
owcr  bring  happiness.  "Ofif  the  Highway," 
dapted  by  Dorothy  Farnum  from  Tom 
Jallon's  novel,  "Tatterly,"  refutes  this,  and 
lemtonstrates  how  happiness  results  only 
/hen  these  elements  are  applied  to  a  worthy 
urpose.    *   *  * 

EXPRESS^*  •  *  William  V.  Mong  por- 
rays  well  the  blending  of  the  stern  master 
nd    the    tender    servant.    *   *  * 

John  Bowers  and  Marguerite  de  la  Motte 
re  unaffected  as  the  young  artist  lovers 
laving  to  characterize  the  upright,  loving 
lephew  and  his  sweetheart,  they  in  no  way 
iflfend  with  self-righteousness  of  overdone 
thics.    *  ♦  • 

TIMES—*  •  *  Rather  surprisingly,  "Off 
he  Highway"  is  a  title  which  really  mean": 
omething.  Unlike  most  films,  the  current 
ffering  at  the  Forum  bears  a  close  relation 
hip  to  its  name.  *  *  *  is  interesting  and 
musual.  Based  on  the  novel,  "Tatterly,"  it 
ctually  takes  one  far  from  the  beaten 
aths  into  the  strange  life  of  a  stern  old 
jan,  autocrat  by  reason  of  his  wealth, 
vho,  nevertheless,  is  so  weak,  or  so  brave 
hat  he  longs  to  discover  how  his  fawninr 
ontemporaries  really  regard  him.  *  •  * 
ften  moves  at  a  pace  which  is  unbearably 
low.      But    the   ironic    touches    are    masterly. 


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"The  Overland  Limited" — Lumas 
(S.    R.)— Union    Sq.,    San    Fran. 

BULLETIN—*  *  »  not  only  one  of  the 
astest  and  most  exciting  railroad  dramas 
ver  filmed,  but  which  fittingly  dramatize' 
he  romantic  part  played  by  the  Overland 
Jmited  transcontinental  line  in  the  develop- 
Dent   of   California.    *   •   ♦ 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  one  the  most 
hrilling  railroad  dramas  ever  made — and  yet 
t  has  the  romance,  comedy,  beautiful  pathos 
,nd    action    galore.    *   *  * 

CHRONICLE—*  *  *  has  a  terriffic  thrill 
!or  its  punch — a  great  passenger  train  in 
he  clutches  of  an  idiot,  who  is  at  the  throttle 
iid  is  dashing  for  a  bridge  that  has  been 
weakened.    *  •  • 

HERALD — *  *  *  If  you  like  your  screen 
rama  with  hair  on  its  chest,  this  is  for 
"OU.  *  *  *  is  powerful  melodrama,  with  its 
Umax  occurring  when  a  madman  makes 
lis  way  from  s  Pullman  car  to  the  engine 
ab  on  the  Overland  Limited,  throws  the 
freman  out  of  the  cab,  knocks  the  engineer 
mconscious  and  takes  control  of  the  throttle. 

NEWS —  *  *  *  a  smashing  melodrama 
ith  a  series  of  startling  situations  to  hold 
he  interest  and  culminating  in  a  hair-raising 
hrill  as  the  mighty  monarch  of  the  rails, 
torn  which  the  story  draws  its  title  goes 
^er    the    embankment    in   a    crashing   wreck. 


"The  Pace  That  ThrUls"— First  Nat'l 
State-Lake,   Chicago 

NEWS — *  *  *  Quite  a  few  things  in  a 
surprising    way    in    the    opening    reels    ♦   *   * 

The  most  regular  and  habitual  of  movie- 
goers will  find  it  hard  guessing  to  say  what 
is  going   to   happen    next. 

It  swings  away  from  a  swift  melodrama 
and  in  a  short  time  we  are  looking  at  a 
serio-comedy  with  the  hero  as  a  motion- 
picture    player.    •  ♦  ♦ 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  Ben  Lyon  as  Danny 
Wade  has  a  hard  row  to  hoe  before  he  final- 
ly succeeds  in  accomplishing  the  twin 
achievements  of  doing  his  duty  by  his  mother 
and  convincing  a  skeptical  world  that  he's 
the   dauntless   boy   he   really   is. 

But  he  does  his  stuff  in  great  style.  •  »  • 
is  a'  mighty  interesting,  human  and  well  done 
piece  of  work.  Anybody  that  had  anything 
to    do    with    it    should    be   proud  i    *   *   * 


"Pretty    Ladies"— M.-G.-M. 
Chicago,  Chicago 

AMERICAN —  *  *  *  In  this  piece  about 
New  York  stage  life  are  to  be  found  innum- 
erable bits  of  business,  wise-cracks  and  views 
of  musical  comedy  specialties.  But  the 
story — at  least,  as  here  developed — is  thin, 
aimless    and    ill    proportioned. 

Of  greatest  interest  in  the  picture  is  the 
work    of    Zasu    Pitts.    *   ♦  * 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  Smooth,  sparkling,  so- 
phisticated stuff,  this,  against  a  velvet  back- 
ground of  humanness. 

It  is  a  story  of  stage  life  from  the  pen  of 
Adele  Rogers  St.  John  who  knows  her  sub- 
ject, and  that  extremely  clever  and  sym- 
pathetic director,  Mr.  Monta  Bell,  has  made 
it   glow    upon   the   screen.    *   *   * 


"Shore  Leave"— First  Nal'l 
Allen,   Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  After  a  rather  discouraging 
start,  however,  the  film  becomes  downright 
entertaining.  And  I  for  one,  despite  the 
knowledge  that  unhappy  endings  are  looked 
upon  by  producers,  exhibitors  and  customers 
as  being  sacriligeous,  felt  rather  dubious 
about  the  possibility  of  "Bilge's"  return  to 
the  modest  modiste  who  fell  so  desperately  in 
love  with  him  at  first  sight.  Of  course 
he  returns,  but  the  suspense  is  admirably 
maintained. 

Mr.  Bartehlmess  gives  one  of  his  finest 
performances  in  "Shore  Leave"  and  receives 
able  support  from  Do' othy  Mackaill,  despite 
her   penchant   for  posing.    *  *  * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  tells  an  inter- 
esting tale  of  the  navy  and  the  gob's  merry 
life  on  shore.  It  does  not  appear  to  be  par- 
ticularly well  directed  but  it  has  plenty 
of  salty  atmosphere  and  humor.  The  story 
^s  rather  sketchy  and  unconvincing  but  with 
such  a  pleasing  actor  as  Richard  Barthel- 
mess  in  the  lead,  such  shortcomings  can  be 
overlooked.    *   •   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  an  exceptionally  good  pic- 
ture  from    every   angle.    *   *   * 


"Siege" — Universal 
Broadway-Strand,    Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  Occasionally  there 
comes  to  town  a  photoplay  of  which  little  has 
xen  heard  in  advance,  but  which  proves  to  be 
an  outstanding  success — powerfully  acted,  cap- 
ably directed  and  possessing  a  story  of  unusual 
brills.  *  *  * 

TIMES—*  *  *  The  settings  are  authen- 
tic, the  photography  exc<;llent  and  the  pro- 
duction in  general  much  above  the  average. 
"Siege"  is  one  of  thofe  films  that  come  all 
'no  seldom.  Indeed,  we  are  quite  confident 
that  "Siege"  will  stand  high  in  the  ]92,S  list 
of  the   10   l)e-t  motion  pictures.   *   *    * 


"A   Son   of  His  Father"— F.   P.-L. 
State,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  It  is  a  stereotyped  western 
which  follows  the  well-trodden  path  with  its 
stalwart  hero,  its  black-hearted  villain,  its 
demure  little  heroine  and  her  weakling  broth- 
er. The  director  used  hut  little  imagination 
in  making  the  picture,  but  left  much  to  the 
imagination   of  the   audience.    »   •    • 

PLAIN-DEALER—*  *  *  A  sure-fire  book 
has  been  turned  into  a  sure-fire  seven-reel 
movie  by  Paramount,  under  the  capable  di- 
rection of  \'ictor  Fleming.  »  »  ♦  And  we 
venture  to  i)redict  that  the  lady  in  the  box 
office  window  at  Loew's  State  this  week  will 
he  kept  busy  clicking  out  tickets  and  making 
chanf^e     »   »   • 

TIMES — *  *  ♦  A  thrilling  western  play 
liy  Harold    Bell    Wright.    ♦   ♦    » 


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Seven  Coast  Units 

Formed     in     Sacramento — Corporate 

Activity    Shows    Slump   in   Past 

Few  Days 

Sacramento,  Cal. — Corporate  ac- 
tivity has  shown  a  sharp  decline  dur- 
ing the  past  few  days.  Seven  pro- 
ductions units  were  chartered  recent- 
ly, and  one  theater  company.  They 
are: 

Rudolph  Valentino  Productions,  Inc.,  of 
Los  Angeles,  formed  with  a  capital  of  $25,- 
000,  by  S.  George  Ullman,  B.  M.  Ullman 
and    Rudolph    Guglielmi.      To    produce. 

Conway,  Pictures  Corp.,  Los  Angelefe. 
Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators,  B.  Van 
Tress,  L.  Kaufman  and  Z.  Goldsmith.  To 
produce. 

Continental  Feature  Film  Corp.,  San 
Francisco.  Capital  $20,000.  Incorporators, 
H.  Budde,  H.  J.  Budde,  F.  Budde,  M.  Budde, 
and   E.   Gade.     To  produce. 

Larry  Semon  Prod.,  Inc.,  Los  Angeles. 
Capital  $100,000.  Incorporators,  P.  Ellis, 
A.  McCha-les,  W.  Muller,  W.  Casson  and  L. 
Peters.     To   produce. 

Marshall  Neilan  Prod.,  Inc. ;  Los  Angeles. 
Capital  $50,000.  Incorporators,  M.  Neilan, 
P.  Powers,  L.  Baxter,  E.  Offeman  and  G. 
Eehymer.      To  produce. 

Western-Majestic  Theaters,  Inc. ;  Los 
Angeles.  Capital  $100,000.  Incorporators, 
L.  Burns,  J.  Gysin,  M.  Corper,  H.  Caul- 
field  and  R.  Dunnigan.  Attorney,  R.  A. 
Dunnigan,  Room  323  Stock  Exchange  Bldg., 
Los    Angeles.      Ope'-ate    theaters. 

Morality  Motion  Pictures,  Inc. ;  Los  Ange- 
les. Capital  $200,000.  Incorporators,  J. 
Roy  Stewart,  R.  Lansdowne,  K.  Douglas,  E. 
Bertrand,   and    A.    Routhe.      To   produce. 

Underwood  production.  Inc. ;  Los  Ange- 
les. Capital  $50,000.  Incorporators,  L. 
Underwood,  M.  Compton,  R.  Graham,  L. 
Vremsak    and    W.    Hoisington.      To   produce. 


Incorporations 

Hai-tford,  Conn.- — Circle  Theater,  Inc. ; 
Hartford.  Incorporators,  D.  Peters,  A. 
Lockwell   and    Judge    Russel    Mink. 


Dover,  Del. — Northwest  Theater  Circuit, 
Inc.  Capital  $4,750,000.  Incorporators,  T. 
Croteau,   A.    Miller   and    E.    LeHane. 


Dover,  Del. — Color  Cinema  Productions. 
Capital  $14,000,000.  Inco'porators,  J.  Whit- 
son,  J.   Hayes  and  C.   Palmer. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Club  Don  Quizote,  New 
York.  Capital  $6,000.  Incorporators,  S. 
B.  Acker,  M.  Bovis  and  A.  Eisen.  Attor- 
ney,  H.    Berlin,    1440   Broadway,   New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Luxor  Candy  Co.,  New 
York.  Capita!  $20,000.  Incorporators,  H. 
Schuman,  M.  Kozinn  and  B.  Fink.  Attor- 
ney,  H.   London,   302   Broadway,  New   Ycrk. 


Dove',  Del. — ^Hansen  Theaters,  Inc.  Capi- 
tal $1,000,000.  Incorporators,  T.  Croteau, 
A.  Miller  and  E.  Lehane.  Attorney,  Cor- 
poration Trust  Company  of  America,  Du 
Pont    Bldg.,   Wilmington. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Union  City  Theatrical 
Corp.,  Union  City.  Capital  $100,000.  In- 
corporators, A.  Nicolletti,  D.  NicoIIetti  and 
R  Atti.  Attorney,  Fred  Eichman,  Union 
City. 


Dover,  Del. — Irne  Summerly  Players,  Inc. ; 
Wilmington.  Capital  $25,000.  Attorney, 
Corporation  Service  Co.,  Equitable  Bldg., 
Wilmington. 


Little  Rock,  Ark. — Ensor  Picture  Corp., 
Little  Rock.  Capital  $25,000.  Incorpora- 
tors, J.   Ensor,  G.   Fulk  and  L.   Cassinnelli. 


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Look  BetterandWear  longer 


Wainwright  to  Handle  Comedies 
J.  G.  Wainwright,  London,  has  ac- 
quired    the     two-reel     comedies     Joe 
Rock  is  producing  for  the  U.  K.  and 
Continental   Europe. 


Skouras  Forms  Amusement  Co 
St.  Louis — George  P.  Skouras  has 
organized  the  Columbia  Amusement 
Co.  to  operate  his  theaters.  He  re- 
cently took  over  the  Congress  from 
H.    M.    E.    Pasmezoglu. 


Traffic  Film  Finished 
St.  Louis— "Food  For  Thought," 
designed  to  educate  motorists  and 
pedestrians  to  obey  traffic  laws,  has 
been  produced  by  the  Film  Corp.  of 
America  for  the  Automobile  Club  of 
Missouri. 


Joins  Ricordo  Films 

Ivan  Bankoff,  Russian  dancer,  has 

entered     production      with      Ricordo 

F'"ilms,  Inc.,  which  is  featuring  AI  Joy 

in  comedies.     C.  Brooke  is  directing. 


Fox   House  to  Seat  4,500 
The   new    Fox  theater  to  be  I 
on  East  Tremont  Ave.,  between  I 
and    Washington    in    the    Bronx 
directly   across    the    street    from 
Crotona  also  owned  by  Fox.     In 
dition   to   the   new  house,  which 
seat    4,500    there    will    be    an    of 
building. 


Byers  To  Manage  Three  Houst 

Waterloo,     la. — Fred     Byers 

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1.  XXXIII    No.  73 


Thursday,   September  24,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


Appeal  To  Public 

ihibitors  to  Deliver  Short  Talks  on 
:onnecticut     Tax     Direct     from 
Theaters 

j  B.v   ARTHUR    W.    EDDY 

Hartford  —  Recommendation  that 
iiibitors  stop  their  shows  and,  in  a 
)rt  address,  tell  their  patrons  of 
hardships  imposed  on  them  by 
Durant  law,  ib  made  by  C.  M. 
iLxfield,  secretary  of  the  M.  P.  T. 
in  a  letter  sent  to  members  of 
i  organization  explaining  the  latest 
use  in  the  campaign  against  the 
tute.  He  urges  that  the  theater 
in  explain  that  they  will  be  forced 
iclose  their  houses  upon  expiration 
I  present  contracts  owing  to  their 
(bility  to  get  pictures. 
The  communication  states  that 
;:ds  have  been  sent  each  exhibitor 
il  that  they  should  be  passed 
nund  in  the  theaters  with  the  re- 
i;st  that  patrons  sign  them  to  reg- 
!:r  their  disapproval  of  the  law.  It 
isuggested  that  some  of  the  cards 
I  left  in  a  popular  store  and  the 
:.tter  explained  by  a  sign  reading: 
''  you  want  moving  pictures  to  con- 
;ue  in  Connecticut  please  sign  one 
:  these  cards.  The  cards  are  to  be 
•urned  as  promptly  as  possible  to 
:  Strand,  Hartford.  The  letter 
sesses  the  importance  of  the  co- 
: -ration  of  the  theater  men  in  this 
{Continued  on  Page  6) 


Spoor  Ready 

Starts     "Price     of     Prairie,"     Third 

Dimension   Film,  in  Chicago  on 

Monday 

"The  Price  of  the  Prairie",  a  story 
of  early  life  in  Kansas  adapted  from 
the  novel  of  the  same  name  by  Mar- 
garet Hill  Mc  Carter  will  be  the 
first  picture  to  be  made  by  George 
K.  Spoor  of  Essanaj',  who,  with 
John  Berggren  has  perfected  a  "third 
dimension"    camera. 

Actual  production  will  get  under 
way  in  Chicago  on  Monday.  Through 
the  oifice  of  Edward  Small  in  New 
York,  Paul  Ellis,  J.  Moy  Bennett, 
Robert  Lowing,  Gareth  Hughes,  and 
Mary  McAllister  have  been  secured 
for  the  cast.  Norman  MacDonald 
will  direct. 

Four  months  will  be  spent  on  pro- 
duction. The  completed  picture,  ac- 
cording to  plans,  will  be  shown  simul- 
taneoush'  in  five  leading  cities.  The 
screen  used  for  projection  must  be 
40  by  22  ft.  and  involves  special  ar- 
rangements. 


Loew-Metro  Ball  Oct.  31 

The  Loew-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
trd  annual  ball  will  take  place  Oct. 
.  at  the  Astor.  Practically  every 
usical  comedy  hit  on  Broadway,  the 
i/ues  and  popular  night  clubs  will 
1  well  represented.  Edward  Bowes, 
'airman  of  the  Committee,  is  ar- 
iiging  some  novelties,  aided  by  the 
iff  of  the  Capitol.  Nils  Granlund 
'II  be  in  charge  of  the  show,  stars 
d  chorus  girls. 


Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
r  in  which  first-rwns  build  their 
ograms  and  written  from  the  an- 
',  of  one  who  sits  out  front. 
Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
nveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
ed  in  developing  their  own  shows. 

Rialto 
The  entire  presentation  consists  of 
:  feature  and  a  Beauty  Review  with 
n  Bernie's  orchestra.  Olive  Ann 
corn,  the  dancer,  heads  the  review, 
lich  consists  of  six  of  the  prize 
nners  in  the  Atlantic  City  beauty 
?eant.  Miss  Alcorn  first  appears 
i  illustrates  in  a  short  talk  how 
:  built  up  her  beautiful  physique 
a  few  simple  exercises.  Then  she 
reduces  the  six  beauties  who  rep- 
{Continued  on  Page  6) 


Golfers,  Hurry! 

There  has  been  a  rush  of 
entries  for  the  Fall  Film  Golf 
Tournament,  to  be  held  at  the 
Winged  Foot  Athletic  Club,  on 
Tuesday,  October  13. 

Many  of  those  who  have 
been  prominent  figures  at  pre- 
vious tournaments  have  not  as 
yet  entered  for  the  fall  tourney. 
They  had  better  hurry.  The 
club  is  making  accomodations 
for  a  stipulated  number  and 
those  who  are  not  yet  in  had 
better   get  in — pronto. 

Nat  G.  Rothstein  announced 
yesterday  F.  B.  O.  will  offer  a 
beautiful  cup  for  the  birdie 
trophy.  It's  a  peach.  And 
there  is  no  secret  in  the  fact 
that  Nat  hopes  to  win  it  him- 
self. 


New  Unit  Capitalized  at  $25,000,000 

Dover,  Del. — The  Cine  Manufac- 
turing Corp.  was  chartered  here  yes- 
terday, listing  capital  of  $25,000,000, 
divided  as  follows:  250.000  shares, 
of  which  50,000  is  preferred,  no  par 
value,  and  200,000  shares  of  common 
stock,  no  par  value.  The  Corpora- 
tion Trust  Co.  of  America,  Du  Pont 
Bldg.,  Wilmington,  acted  as  attor- 
neys. 


Pathe  Stock  Up  4^/^  Points 
Pathe  exchange  stock  jumped  4^/2 
points  yesterday  over  Tuesday's 
close.  The  final  quotation  yesterday 
was  83^  as  against  79  the  previous 
day.     Sales  totaled  7,200. 


Eastman  Reduces  Price 

Rochester,  N.  Y. — Eastman  Kodak 
yesterday  announced  a  reduction  of 
one  half  cent  per  foot  on  Eastman 
Super-speed   negative    film. 


10%  Jump  in  Goerz  Positive 

The  Fish-Scliurman  Corp.,  Amer- 
ican distributors  of  the  Goerz  raw 
stock  yesterday  announced  that,  when 
present  stocks  are  exhausted,  a  ten 
per  cent  increase  in  price  will  become 
effective.  The  stock  will  then  sell 
at  $1.65  cents  per  foot. 


Pathe    District    Managers    Here 

The  district  managers  of  Pathe 
assembled  here  last  night  to  open  a 
three  dav  sales  convention. 


A  Sensation 

By  DANNY' 

Hollywood — "The  Big  Parade"  now  being  completed  by- 
King  Vidor.  For  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.  "Will  be  the  sensation 
of  the  year.  When  released.  It  will  probably  be  some  time 
before  it  reaches  picture  houses.     For  it  will  be  roadshown  first. 

The  first  day  I  was  in  Hollywood  Sol  Lesser  of  West  Coast 
Theaters  met  me.  "You  will  see  the  greatest  motion  picture  ever 
made,"  he  said,  "if  you  are  lucky — 'The  Big  Parade.'  " 

A  few  days  later  talking  to  Joe  Schenck.  Rambling  along 
about  various  matters.  Schenck  always  an  interesting  talker. 
Quite  incidentally  he  said :  "I  just  saw  the  greatest  picture  ever 
made — 'The   Big  Parade'.     It   is   marvelous.     You  must  see  it. 

(.Continued  on  Page  3) 


Hayward,  The  "Czar" 

To  Head  Independent  M.  P.  Ass'n  In 

A    Post    Like   That   of    Will   H. 

Hays 

Col.  William  ("Bill")  Hayward, 
former  United  States  district  attorney 
in  this  State  is  understood  to  have 
signed  a  contract  to  head  the  Inde- 
pendent M.  P.  Ass'n,  composed  of 
108  state  right  producers,  distributors 
and  exchanges. 

It  is  understood  the  arrangement 
was  made  a  week  ago  and  that  Hay- 
ward will  assume  his  new  duties  on 
October  1.  The  position  is  designed 
to  be  identical  with  that  of  Will  H. 
Hays. 

Hayward  is  an  attorney  of  promi- 
nence in  New  York.  He  was  colonel 
of  the  15th  Regiment,  National  Guard 
of  New  York  State  and  took  this  col- 
ored troop  to  France  where  it  en- 
gaged in  active  fighting  as  the  115th 
Regiment.  He  later  became  U.  S. 
district  attorney  and  in  that  capacity 
dealt  with  a  number  of  cases  con- 
cerning the  operations  of  the  prohi- 
bition law.  He  resigned  some  months 
ago  and  was  succeeded  by  Emory 
Buckner. 

Hayward  is  married  to  Mrs.  Henry 
Flagler,  whose  first  husband  achieved 
a  national  reputation  through  his  de- 
selopment  of  the  East  Coast  of  Flor- 
ida. 


Sheehan  Arrives  Tomorrow 

Winfield  R.  Sheehan,  general  man- 
ager of  Fox  is  aboard  the  Aquitania, 
due  in  New  York  late  tomorrow 
night. 


New  English  Sales  Manager 
London — R.    Sutton    Dawes,    Man- 
chester  manager   for    Fox,   has    been 
appointed  general   sales  manager. 


Plans 

Schenck  Eastbound  on  Fall  Line-Up 

— Warner  Expects  to  Arrange  for 

Pre-releases 

Los  Angeles — Additional  depart- 
ures on  Tuesday's  California  Limited 
include  Joseph  M.  Schenck  and  Nor- 
ma Talmadge,  Ben  Schulberg  and 
Mrs.  Schulberg  and  Joe  Engel.  Sel- 
dom has  such  an  important  group 
left  for  the  East  on  the  same  train. 

Schenck  said  he  was  traveling  East 
to  look  into  plans  for  next  year,  but 
it  will  prove  surprising  if  he  does 
not  delve  into  the  details  of  the  big 
deal  between  Famous  and  Balaban  & 
Katz. 

Harry  M.  Warner,  who,  as  noted, 
is  on  the  train  will  perfect  plans  for 
next  season  and  hopes  to  arrange 
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Copyright  1935,  Wid'i  Filmi  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
»650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
loieph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treaaurer  and  Butineu  Man- 
tger;  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor; 
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tered as  second-class  matter  May  21,  1918, 
>t  the  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  March  3,  1879.  Terms  (Postage 
iree)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
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•lonths,  $3.00.  Foreign  $15.00.  Snbscriber* 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
-Bunications  to  THE  FILM  DAILY,  1650 
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New  York,  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
E.  Garnsman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London  Representative — Er- 
«csl  W.  Fredman,  The  Fihn  Renter,  53a 
Shaftesbury  Ave.,  London,  W.  I.  Paris  Rep- 
resentative, La  Cinematographie  Francaise,  5, 
Rue  Sanlnier. 


rr : 

Quotations 

High 

Low 

Close 

Sale; 

Balaban  &   Katz    . 

.    74  K 

73 

73/ 

Eastman    Kodak    . 

.107J4 

107^ 

10754 

500 

Famous    Players    . 

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10854 

3,200 

F.   P.   Preferred    .  . 

Not 

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Not 

First    National     . . 

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102  !4 

10254 

300 

Fox    "A"    

.    70}^ 

70H 

70^8 

500 

Loew's,    Inc 

.    35K 

33H 

3554 

11,400 

Metro-Gold     Pfd. 

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M.   P.   Cap.  Corp. 

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19 

600 

Pathe    Exch.    "A" 

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79 

83/ 

7,200 

Skouras    Brothers 

.    52-4 

51 

5254 

Universal    

Not  quoted 

Warner     Pictures 

.      17/2 

17 

1754 

300 

Warner  Brothers  . 

.    21/8 

21/8 

21H 

200 

Cuts  And  Flashes 

Ernest  Haller  and  Archie  Jacob- 
son  will  photograph  "Bluebeard's 
Seven  Wives,"  to  be  directed  at  the 
Cosmopolitan  studio  by  Al  Santell. 
Work  on  this  production  has  been 
started. 


Barton  Adams,  formerly  with  the 
Rudolph  Valentino  unit,  has  re- 
turned from  the  Coast  and  has  joined 
Allan  Dwan  as  assistant  director. 


Milwaukee  Refuses  Unions'  Demands 
Milwaukee — Demands  for  pay  in- 
creases made  by  members  of  the 
operators'  and  stage  hands'  unions 
have  been  rejected  by  theater  owners. 
Both    unions    are    working    together. 


Musicians  in  Olda.  City  May  Strike 
Oklahoma  City — A  strike  of  musi- 
cians at  picture  houses  is  expected, 
following  the  refusal  of  managers  to 
meet  demands  of  pay  increases. 


Sun  Amuse.  Co.  Opens  New  Theater 

St.  Joseph,  Mo. — A  new  house  has 
been  added  to  the  string  of  the  Sun 
Amusement  and  Realty  Co.  when  the 
Rivoli  opened.  Ben  Greenberg  is 
manager.    The  theater  cost  $75,000. 


J.  B.  Warner  Series  Sold 
First   Graphic   Exchanges,   Inc.,   of 
Albany  and  Buffalo,  has  secured  the 
rights  to  eight  J.  B.  Warner  pictures 
produced  by  Sunset  Prod. 


Incorporations 

Dover,    Del,^ — Cartoons   and    Movies    Maj. 
zines,    Inc.      Capital   $24,600.      Incorporators, 
W.    Hubbard,    A.    Roberts   and    E.    Hubbard. 
Attorney,    Colonial    Charter    Co.,    Room    304 
Ford    BIdg.,    Wilmington. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Open  House,  Inc. ;  New 
York.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators,  R. 
Joseph,  C.  Collins,  Jr.  and  J.  Rosenfeld.  At- 
torney, S.  Go'.ding,  342  Madison  Avenue. 
New    York. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Harder  Hall  Players,  Inc.; 
Passaic.  Capital  $25,000.  Incorporators, 
William  Harder,  E.  Hall  and  H.  Goldhart. 
Attorney,     Irving     Simon,     Passaic. 


Dover,  Del. — Lavater  Dorette,  Inc. ;  New 
York.  Capital  $100,000.  Incorporators,  J. 
Burnstein  and  L.  Kahn.  Attorney,  S  F. 
Kelly,  44  Pine  Street,  New  York. 


Dover,  Del. — Far  West  Theater  Corp. 
Capital  $6,000,000.  Incorporators,  O.  Bate, 
W.  Kellogg  and  S.  Wolfe.  Attorney,  United 
States    Corporation    Co.,    Dover. 


Dover,  Del. — -Associated  Realty  Operators, 
Inc.  Capital  $2,250,000.  Attorney,  Corpor- 
ation Trust  Company  of  America,  Du  Pont 
Bldg.,    Wilmington. 

Dover,  Del. — Schumann-Heink  Corp.  Cap- 
ital $1,000,000.  Attorney,  Corporation 
Trust  Company  of  America,  Du  Pont  Bldg., 
Wilmington. 


Five   German   Offices   Set 

.'\.  C.  Herman,  in  charge  of  United 
.\rlists  interests  in  Germany,  which 
recently  purchased  the  Ifa  Film  has 
appointed  the  following  sales  mana- 
gers : 

Berlin,  8  Friedriclistrasse,  Alfred  Peters; 
Dutseldorf,  46  Graf  Adolfstrasse,  Rudolf 
Saklikower;  Frankfort  am  Main,  52-60 
Taunesstrasse,  Benno  Lachmann ;  Ham- 
burg, 6  Esplanade,  Louis  Segall  and  Leip- 
zig,   1    Karlstrasse,   Arthur   Peters. 


Syd  Chaplin  Won't  Attend 

Owing  to  a  ruling  of  the  postal 
authorities  that  the  carrying  of  "live 
stock"  in  air  mail  is  prohibited,  Syd 
Chaplin  will  not  be  present  at  the 
opening  of  "The  Man  on  the  Box." 
which  opens  Saturday  at  Warners. 
Arrangements  had  been  made  for  his 
passage  by  air  but  at  the  eleventh 
hour  the  Government  decided  other- 
wise. 


Dover,  Del. — Weirs  Amusements,  Inc. 
Capital  $25,000.  Attorney,  Corporatiton 
Trust   Company  of  America,   Du   Pont   Bldg., 

Wfilmington. 


Dover,  Del. — Chotiner  Amusement  Corp. 
Capital  $275,000.  Attorney,  Corporation 
Trust  Company  of  America,  Du  Pont  Bldg., 
Wilmington. 


Dover,  Del. — Capital  Amusements,  Inc. 
Capital  $100,000.  Attorney,  Corporation 
Trust  Company  of  America,  Du  Pont  Bldg., 
Wilmington. 


Dover,  Del. — Hansen  Theaters,  Inc.  Cap- 
ital $1,000,000.  Attorney,  Corporation  Trust 
Company  of  America,  Du  Pont  Bldg.,  Wil- 
mington. 


Dover,  Del. — Amusement  Service  Corp. 
Capital  $100,000.  Attorney,  Corporation 
Trust  Company  of  America,  Du  Pont  Bldg., 
Wilmington. 


Dover,  Del. — United  Theaters,  Inc.,  of 
Michigan.  Capital  $2,000.  Attorney,  Cor- 
poration Service  Co.,  Equitable  Bldg.,  Wil- 
mington. 


Dover.  Del. — World-In-Pictures,  Inc.  Cap- 
ital $1,000,000.  Attorney,  Corporation  Trust 
Company  of  America,  Du  Pont  Bldg.,  Wil- 
mington. 


Dover,  Del — Stanley- Crandall  Company  of 
Washington.  Capital  $3,400,000.  Attorney, 
Corporation  Guarantee  and  Trust  Company, 
Dover. 


Dover,  Del. — Washington  State  Theaters, 
Inc.  Capital  $100,000.  Attorney,  United 
States  Corporation  Co.,   Dover. 


Chaplin  Breaks  English  Records 

London  —  Returning  a  gross  of 
£5,930  or  approximately  $29,650,  ex- 
clusive of  tax,  "The  Gold  Rush"  in 
its  first  week  at  the  Tivoli,  broke  all 
records  for  London  and  the  British 
Isles,  according  to  Allied  Artists. 
This  total  exceeded  all  previous  fig- 
ures for  Tivoli  receipts  by  £2,500 
or  $12  500. 


Keith   Theater    Bond    Offered 

Columbus,  O.— An  issue  of  $750,000 
first  mortgage,  6^4  per  cent  bonds 
on  the  new  Keith  theater  to  be 
known  as  the  Keith-Albee  Palace  be- 
ing erected  at  Front  and  Wall  Sts., 
has  been  offered  to  the  public,  by 
the  First  Citizens  Corp.,  and  the  L. 
R.  Ballinger  &  Co.,  of  Cincinnati. 
The   new   house  will   cost   $1,500,000. 


Rathner   Back  from  Trip 

Harry  Rathner,  President  of  Astor 
Dist.  Corp.  has  returned  to  New  York 
from  a  tour  of  the  country  and  is 
completing  plans  for  the  production 
of  "Child  Wives."  It  is  probable 
the  picture  will  be  made  in  Holly- 
wood. 


Beck   Returning  to   Coast 

Arthur  Beck,  who  came  East  with 
the  prints  of  "The  Unnamed 
Woman,"  and  "The  Primrose  Path," 
returns  to  Hollywood  Saturday,  tak- 
ing with  him  a  number  of  stories  to 
be    made    for    Arrow. 


Rubenstein  in  from  Europe 

Maurice  Rubenstein  of  the  Ruby 
Camera  Exchange  has  returned  from 
a  nine  weeks'  tour  of  Europe. 


CHROMOS      TRADING     COMPANY 
1123    BROADWAY. 

A  FINANCING  ORGANIZATION  EQUIPPED  FOR 
INTELLIGENT  HANDLING  OF  MOTION  PICTURE 
PROBLEMS.  CONVENIENT  ARRANGEMENTS  AND 
MODERATE  CHARGES  ARE  APPEALING  FEATURES 
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A  Sensation 

(ConlinueA    from    Page    1) 

William  Randolph  Hearst  who 
saw  it  at  the  same  time  I  did 
declared  it  is  the  greatest  pic- 
ture he  has  ever  seen.  Norma 
(Talmadge)  says  the  same  thing. 
It  is  wonderful." 

Talking  to  Norma  an  hour 
later.  Asked  her  if  she  liked 
"The  Big  Parade."  "Did  I?" 
she  asked,  "Well,  it  knocked  me 
out.  It  is  perfectly  marvelous. 
I  think  it  is  the  greatest  picture 
ever  made."  And  Sid  Grauman 
says :  "It  is  a  marvelous  pic- 
ture.   A  showman's  delight." 

TRYING  TO  SEE  IT 

If  five   people  of  the  import- 
ance  of   Joe    Schenck,    William 
jR.    Hearst,    Norma    Talmadge, 
jSol    Lesser    and    Sid    Grauman 
'told    you    such    a    thing    what 
1  would    you    do?      Would     you 
jtry    to    see    it?      I'll    tell    the 
world    you    would.      But    when 
the  idea  was  suggested  to  Louis 
B.  Mayer  and  his  aides,  Irving 
Thalberg  and  Harry  Rapf  it  was 
another  story.     A  very  different 
sort  of  story,  indeed.    There  was 
much   shaking  of  heads ;   many 
negatives.       "You      see,"     said 
Mayer,  "we  haven't  really  com- 
pleted it  yet.    We  are  still  shoot- 
ing.   Yes ;  it  is  practically  ready 
for    showing,   but — "   And    that 
'but'  was  ominous. 

It  took  a  long  time  to  argue  them 
out  of  their  position.  But  two  days 
igo  I  saw  it. 

"The  Big  Parade"  is  a  mar- 
velous picture.  A  very  great 
picture  indeed.  It  may  be  the 
greatest  of  all  pictures  ever 
made.  If  it  isn't,  it  is  so  close 
to  it  that  I  don't  want  to  be  on 
the  jury  deciding  the  point. 
And  "The  Big  Parade"  makes 
King  Vidor  a  place  way  on 
top.  Way  up  front.  Among 
the  greatest  of  picture  di- 
rectors. 
And    while    Vidor   is    entitled   to   a 


tremendous  amount  of  credit  much 
is  also  due.  To  Laurence  Stallings, 
the  author,  to  the  M.-G.-M.  organi- 
zation and  Thalberg  personally.  Who 
deserves  the  most  is  incidental.  There 
is  glory  enough  for  all.  And  still 
some  to  spare. 

The   Story 

A  rich  man's  son;  apparently  an 
idler,  enlists,  with  millions  of  Ameri- 
can boys  for  The  Great  War.  Al- 
though practically  engaged  to  a  girl 
in  his  home  town  he  falls  in  love 
with  a  French  girl  in  the  little  vil- 
lage where  the  company  is  quartered, 
and  in  the  end  returns  to  her,  his 
American  fiancee  having  fallen  in 
love  with  his  brother  during  the  war. 

But  on  this  skeleton  of  a  story 
Stallings  has  built  the  life  of  the 
American  boy  "over  there."  And 
how  he  has  done  it!  He  has  put 
"What  Price  Glory"  on  the  screen 
plus.  And  plus  what  you  will  see. 
When  you  see  the  picture.  There 
pre  titles  that  make  you  laugh.  As 
you  laugh  at  Lloyd  or  Chaplin.  There 
are  scenes  that  make  you  dig  for  your 
handkerchief  and  you  weep  all  over 
the  place.  And  how  it  is  built!  A 
laugh  here — a  tear  to  follow.  It  has 
magnificent  construction,  and  mar- 
velous tempo.  During  the  first  seven 
reels — the  first  part — I  had  no  idea 
of  whether  1  was  seeing  two  reels 
or  ten.  They  swept  along  vividly, 
all  absorbing,  leading  up  to  the  great 
climax.  Here  is  shown  the  French 
girl  finding  her  Jimmie  absorbed 
with  a  letter.  It  contains  the  photo 
of  the  .\merican  girl.  She  realizes 
in  a  flash  that  her  romance  is  dead. 
Stricken  with  grief  she  goes  into  the 
woods  to'  cry.  Jimmie,  upset  is 
dazed.  And  at  this  crucial  moment 
orders  come  for  his  regiment  to  go 
to  the  front. 

What  a  Scene! 
Here  follows  probably  the  greatest 
sequence  ever  put  together  for  pic- 
tures. Trucks,  cannon,  airplanes, 
motorcycles  flash  by.  Troops  are 
marching  to  the  big  trucks.  To  go 
to  the  front.  Wild  excitement  on  the 
part  of  the  villagers  who  have  come 
to  love  "the  laughing  Americans." 
The  girl,  sensing  something  is  hap- 
pening leaves  the  woods  to  learn  of 
the  order.  Immediately  she  forgets 
her  grief  in  her  desire  to  say  good 
bye  to  Jimmie.  She  starts  looking 
for  him.  He  also  is  looking  for  her. 
This  keeps  up  until  the  suspense  is 
almost  stifling.  You  are  frightened 
they  won't  meet.  The  agony  is  in- 
tense. .\nd  then  she  finds  him.  They 
rush  into  each  others'  arms.  And 
how  you  cry!     You  live  through  that 


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Now  in  course  of  production 

"IN  A  HOLLOW  OF  THE  HILLS" 

from  the  novel  by  Bret  Harte 
A  Gotham  Production 
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LUMAS  FILM  CORPORATION 

Sam  Sax  Pres.  1650  Broadway,  New  York  City 


parting  with  them.  A  sergeant  final- 
I3'  breaks  them  apart  and  pushes  Jim- 
mie on  the  truck.  The  girl  hangs  on 
to  a  rope  at  the  tail  gate.  Jimmie 
throws  kisses;  she  struggles  to  keep 
her  balance,  and  is  finally  dragged 
along  the  road  until  exhaustion 
comes  and  she  sinks  on  her  knees. 
Then  they  give  you  a  flash  of  The 
Big  Parade.  And  what  is  it?  Miles 
of  trucks  going  over  a  road  as 
straight  as  a  die.  You  thought  3'ou 
saw  something'  in  "The  Covered 
Wa.gon"  when  you  saw  wagons  as 
far  as  the  eye  could  trail.  Well, 
wait  until  you  see  "The  Big  Parade." 
It  is  a  marvelous  shot;  trucks  for 
miles  ?nd  miles.  Where  they  got 
them  from  Heaven  only  knows.  And 
then  the)'  flash  back  to  the  girl  on 
her  knees,  all  alone  on  the  road. 
What  a  scene!     What  a  touch! 

There  is  a  tremendous  lot  of  war 
stuff  in  the  second  part.  Frankly. 
I  think  too  much.  That  is  incidental. 
Jimmie  returns  when  the  war  is 
over,  ?nd  you  know  the  home  town 
girl  is  in  love  with  his  brother. 
Back  he  goes  to  France.  The  girl 
is  working  in  the  fields,  ploughing, 
linimie — one  leg  gone — hobbles  to 
her.  She  rushes  to  him.  And  again 
your  tears  break  loose.  Of  course, 
this  is  the  end.  What  more  could 
you  want? 

The  Cast 

Jack  Gilbert  is  splendid  as  Jimmie. 
Renee  Adoree  typifies  the  French 
eirl.  She  is  magnificent.  But  Karl 
D?ne  a  type  character,  as  one  of 
Jimmie's  buddies,  steals  the  picture. 
He    is    a    sheer    delight.      You    laugh 


with  him  right  along.  And  when 
the  Huns  "get  him"  in  the  battle  and 
Jimmie,  going  to  his  rescue  cries  in 
his  agony:  "God  damn  you",  you 
feel  it.     And   how! 

Oh  what  a  picture  And  oh,  what 
a  lot  of  money  it  is  going  to  get! 
If  it  doesn't  prove  the  sensation  of 
the  year,  I'm  making  a  mighty  rot- 
ten guess. 


Return  with  Exteriors 
Director  J.  A.  Fitzgerald,  Alice 
Lake,  Ruth  Stonehouse,  Orville  Cald- 
well, Violet  Mersereau,  Jane  Jen- 
nings, Warner  Richmond,  Harlan 
Knight,  Harry  Lee,  Cameraman  Lar- 
rv  \\  illiams  and  Assistant  Director 
Walter  R.  Sheridan  have  returned 
from  Harrisburg,  Va.,  where  they 
took  exteriors  for  "Wives  of  the 
Prophet"  to  be  released  by  Lee-Brad- 
ford.     Interiors   at   Tec-Art. 


Glendale  Studio  Resumes  Operations 

Whitman  Bennett's  Glendale  Stud- 
io has  resumed  activity  with  three  un- 
its producing  for  .\rrow.  Major  Mau- 
rice Cainpbell  starts  this  week  on  a 
new  feature,  as  yet  unnamed.  Ben- 
nett, will  direct  a  second  and  Jane 
Novak  will  begin  the  second  of  her 
series. 


Smith   on   Sales   Trip 

A,  W.  Smith,  Jr.,  assistant  to  E. 
.-\.  Eschmann  at  First  National  left 
yesterday  on  a  three  weeks'  trip  to 
the  Mid- West  and  the  Central  dis- 
tricts. 


NOTICE! 

To  avoid  confusion  in  the  Public  Mind  with 
a  feature  of  thit  name,  released  by  Paramount 

The  Title  of  our   SuperSCHal 
which  we  announced  as 

"MISSING  MILLIONS" 

is  now  changed  to 

"VANISHING  MILIIONS" 


All  Rights  Protected 


in  addition  to 


WILLIAM  FAIRBANKS 

and 

VIVIAN  RICH 

and  the  other  players  previously  announced,   we 

have  added 

SHELDON  LEWIS  and  EDWARD  CECIL 

To  The  Cast  of  This  Exceptional  Serial 

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Newspaper  Opinions 

"Sally  of  the  Sawdust"— United  Art. 
Loew's  State,  Boston 

GLOBE — *  *  *  For  film  purposes  the 
story  has  been  slightly  altered,  but,  as  is 
unusual  when  a  plot  is  changed  for  the 
pictures,  the  rewriting  has  accomplished 
really    tine   results. 

What  characterizes  the  picture,  however 
is  not  the  plot,  but  the  remarkable  acting 
of  Miss  Dempster  and  Mr.  Fields.  The  two 
work  together  perfectly.  Their  comedy 
touches    are    irresistible.    *  *  * 

HERALD—'  *  *  is  a  departure  from  the 
usual  Griffith  type  of  film,  in  that  comedy 
lather  than  melodrama  prevails.  It  is  found- 
ed upon  the  musical  comedy,  "Poppy,"  and 
«  ♦  »  retails  the  adventures  of  the  circus 
quack,    Prof.    Eustace    McGargle.    *    *    ♦ 

The  picture  is  notable  for  the  excellent 
acting   of   Carol   Dempster.   *  *   * 

POST—*  *  *  A  movie  triumvirate,  D. 
W.  Griffith,  producer-director;  Carol  Demp- 
ster, charming  little  comedienne,  and  W. 
C.  Fields,  the  Star  comedian  of  the  foot- 
lights, turns  out  a  mighty  amusing  pic- 
ture-play.   ♦  ♦  * 

TELEGRAM — *  *  *  For  entertainment, 
for  tears  tossed  away  by  laughter,  for  lovable 
characters  and  the  quick  trend  of  exciting 
action,  never  has  D.  \V.  Griffith  done  any- 
thing   finer.    •    »   » 

It  is  all  sunny  laughter,  merry  jest,  quaint 
drolleries  tucked  into  an  interesting  story 
that  marches  along  to  a  finish  as  funny 
and  exciting  as  anything  that  has  ever  been 
delivered   to    the   silver   screen.    *  *  * 


"Shore    Leave"— First    Nat'l 
Warfield,   San   Francisco 

BULLETIN — *  *  *  Barthelmess  has  made 
better  pictures  than  "Shore  Leave";  he  has 
made  many  with  more  consistent  and  con- 
vincing stories,  but  he  has  never  made  one 
that  contained  as  large  an  element  of  pure 
entertainment  as  the  present  film.  It  is  one 
of  the  few  motion  pictures  that  can  be  thor- 
oughly  enjoyed   two  or  more  times.    *   *   * 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  Is  quite  as 
juUy  and  satisfactory  a  comedy  as  you'll  want 
to  see — and  promises  to  take  many  a  carefree 
voung  citizen  of  this  and  other  countries  on 
the  double  step  to  the  nearest  recruiting  sta- 
lii.n.   *    ♦   * 

CHRONICLE—'  *  *  Richard  Barthelmess 
has  another  winner.  *  *  *  Does  a  real  imper- 
jonation  as  "Bilge,"  getting  the  mannerisms 
uf  the  gob  into  his  characterization,  and  dig- 
ging down  into  the  heart  and  soul  of  just 
such  a  commonplace  boy  as  this  able  seaman 
is.    *    ♦    * 

EXAMINER—*  »  *  "Shore  Leave"  is  the 
l>est  photoplay  Barthelmess  has  done  since 
"Tol'able  David,"  though  the  plot  is  almost 
wholly  comical,  giving  the  likeable  Dick  a  role 
in  which  he  is  thoroughly  at  home.  *  •  ♦ 

HERALD—*  *  *  Director  John  S.  Rob- 
ertson has  given  the  screen  one  of  the  finest 
film  dramas  of  the  year.  The  direction  is 
flawless,  the  story  is  interesting  and  amusing 
from  the  first  sub-title  to  the  final  closeup, 
and  the  acting  of  Richard  Barthelmess  and 
Dorothy  Mackaill  has  all  of  the  sincerity  and 
simplicity  that  make  for  highly  artistic  achieve- 
ment. Barthelmess  rises  to  new  heights  as  a 
screen   comedian.    •    *    • 

NEWS — *  *  *  Is  essentially  a  comedy  and 
a  righly  diverting  one,  with  a  little  quick 
heart-throb  of  happiness  rather  than  of  sorrow, 
that  helps  a  lot  to  make  it  the  entirely  inter- 
esting film  play  that  it  is.   *  *  * 


"The  Ten  Commandments"— F.  P.-L. 
Ohio,    Indianapolis 

STAR—*  •  *  One  of  the  greatest  films 
of  the  past  decade  and  the  most  spectacular 
picture  ever  made  by  Cecil  B.  DeMille,  noted 
for  his  elaborate  productions.  *  •  •  The  pic- 
lure  has  one  of  the  most  splendid  casts  ever 
gathered   together  for  a  motion  picture.   ♦   *   * 


"The  Wife  Who  Wasn't  Wanted"— 
Warners — Circle,  Cleveland 

NEWS—*  *  *  The  director  of  this  un- 
worthy piece  makes  no  effort  to  conceal  from 
the  audience  what  the  next  chapter  in  the 
narrative  will  be.  You  know  long  before  a 
sequence  is  introduced  just  what  will  trans- 
pire   *   *  * 

PLATN-DEALER— *  •  »  A  picture  that 
endeavors  to  portray  a  heart-wringing  bit  of 
life.  There  are  improbable  situations  galore 
nnd  from  start  to  finish  the  picture  is  a  con- 
tinuous round  of  bombastic  emoting  with 
enough  tears  shed  to  float  a  battleship.   •   *   • 


Presentations 

(.Coiitiinied  from  Page   1) 

resented  San  Francisco,  Boston, 
Brooklyn,  Detroit,  Birmingham  and 
Newark.  They  appear  one  at  a  time 
before  the  curtain  under  a  spot.  Miss 
Alcorn  picks  one  outstanding  beauty 
feature  in  each  and  then  illustrates 
how  the  women  in  the  audience  can 
attain  this  feature  by  some  physical 
exercise.  Ben  Bernie  then  takes  the 
six  girls  in  hand  as  they  promenade 
down  on  a  runway  in  front  of  the 
orchestra,  and  gets  laughs  from  the 
audience  with  a  little  comedy  chatter 
about  each.  As  they  troop  off.  Miss 
Alcorn  appears  before  a  dark  drop 
with  a  spot  and  does  a  classic  waltz. 

The  orchestra  plays  "Headin'  for 
Home"  and  "By  the  Waters  of  Min- 
netonka,"  which  completes  the  pres- 
entation.     Time:      25    minutes. 

The  feature,  "The  Pony  Express," 
follows.     Time:     1  hour,  30  minutes. 

Cameo 

Unit  No.  1  Overture  (Popular 
Melodies)  (a)  "Yes  Sir,  That's  My 
Baby,"  (b)  "Dream  Melody,"  (c) 
"Sonya."  Theater  bright  with  lights 
gradually  lowering  and  finally  bright 
again.     Time:  5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2  Cameo  Pictorial.  Time: 
10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3  Aesop's  Fables  (short 
reel)  "Little  Pills  of  Wisdom,"  by 
Paul  Terry.     Time:   6  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4  Soprano  Solo,  "Listen- 
ing," by  Irving  Berlin,  sung  by  Miss 
Evelyn  Darville.  Curtain  back- 
ground.    Time:    3   minutes. 

Unit  No.  5  Comedy.  Lige  Con- 
Icy  in  "Pleasure  Bound."  Time:  19 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  6  Feature.  "Souls  for 
Sables."     Time:   1   hour,  20  minutes. 

Unit  No.  7  Organ  Solo.  Time:  5 
minutes. 


Attempt  East  Side  Robbery 

Fire  broke  out  early  yesterday 
morning  in  the  Florence,  as  a  re- 
sult of  an  attempt  to  blow  the  safe. 

The  house  which  seats  1200,  is 
owned  by  the  Allwon  Theater  Corp. 
Rosenzweig  and  Katz,  who  operate  it 
and  12  Brooklyn  theaters  and  five 
others  on  the  East  side,  were  insured 
through  the  Herbert  R.  Ebenstein 
Co.,  against  both  fire  and  burglary. 


Calls  Baltimore  Exchange  Menace 

Baltimore — Walter  R.  Hough, 
president  of  the  Fire  Board  declared 
that  the  exchange  at  412  East  Balti- 
more St.,  constituted  one  of  the 
"most  serious  menaces  in  the  city". 
He  says  he  has  asked  Charles  H. 
Osborne,  head  of  the  Bureau  of  Build- 
ings to  close  it. 


Cohen  Going  Abroad? 

London — English  trade  papers  state 
Sydney  S.  Cohen  is  expected  here  to- 
ward the  close  of  the  year. 

Cohens'  plans  are  not  definite.  He 
contemplates  a  trip,  but  it  may  be  to 
Florida,   not   Europe. 


To  Continue  Split  Week  Policy 
Cleveland  — Reade's     Hippodrome 

will  continue  the  policy  of  split  weeks 

during  the  coming  season. 


Plans 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

pre-release  showings  of  "The 
Sea  Beast,"  starring  John  Barrymore 
and  one  other  Barrymore;  two  Lu- 
bitschs  and  two  Syd  Chaplins'  in  ad- 
vance of  the  remaining  34  pictures 
on  the  1925-1926  program. 

Adolph  Linick  of  Jones,  Linick 
and  Schaefer  was  also  aboard.  He  is 
bound  for  Chicago.  Frank  Newman, 
likewise  a  passenger,  will  drop  off  at 
Kansas  City. 

Departures  yesterday  were  Joe 
Schnitzer  of  F.  B.  O.  and  Charles 
Whittaker.  The  latter  will  stop  at 
the  Plaza,  New  York. 


Levy   Back  from   Europe 

Col.  Fred  Levy,  of  Louisville,  Ky., 
a  member  of  the  board  of  First 
National,  arrived  on  the  Paris  yes- 
terday. He  visited  First  National 
branches  in  England,  France  and 
Germany  and  declared  he  found  the 
picture  business  in  a  greatly  improv- 
ed condition. 


Hays  Approves  Protection   Plan 

Directors  of  the  Hays  organization 
have  set  the  seal  of  approval  on  the 
public  protection  plan  of  the  National 
Better  Business  Bureau  of  the  As- 
sociated Advertising  Clubs  of  the 
World.  The  plan  deals  with  adver- 
tising before  the  public. 


Ina  Featherstone  has  joined  the 
publicity  department  of  Associated 
Exhibitors. 


Appeal  To  Public 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 

move    and    urges    them    to    do    their 
part. 

Cards  requesting  Governor  Trum- 
bull to  call  a  special  session  of  the 
Legislature  to  again  act  on  the  Dur- 
ant  measure  have  been  forwarded  to 
the  297  legislators  who  comprise  the 
General  Assembly.  Accompanying 
letters  note  the  hardships  imposed 
by  the  statute  and  asks  them  to  line 
up  for  a  special  session.  Secretary 
Maxfield  has  also  written  to  the  as- 
sociation members  requesting  that 
they  stage  a  follow-up  campaign  by 
getting  in  personal  touch  with  the 
senators  and  representatives  from 
their  district  and  see  to  it  that  they 
sign  the  card  and  mail  it  at  once.  It 
is  suggested  that  providing  anyone 
should  raise  the  objection  that  ta 
special  session  is  too  expensive,  they 
should  be  informed  that  the  amount 
of  tax  already  paid  (the  figure  is 
given  at  $62,000)  will  more  than 
cover  the   expense. 


Mclntyre  Joins  Sam  Goldwyn 

Hollywood — Samuel  Goldwyn  has 
engaged  Robert  B.  Mclntyre  as  pro- 
duction director,  in  charge  of  the 
three  units.  Mclntyre  was  casting 
director  of  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 


10  Shows  Daily  for  "The  Freshman" 

The  operating  schedule  for  "The 
Freshman"  at  the  Colony  calls  for 
ten  shows  a  day.  The  first  is  held  at 
10:30  in  the  morning  and  the  last  at 
11:45  at  night. 


1.65c  per  foot  will  be  the  price  of 


Positive  M.  P.  Raw  Stock 

when  present  stock  is  exhausted. 

It  was  a  question  of:  Maintaining  the  price  and  cheap- 
ening the  product,  or  continuing  the  present  superior 
quality  with  a  slight  increase  in  price. 

MEZ  Positive  Raw  Stock 

is  superior  to  all  others 

as  to  photographic  qualities: 

more  gradation — more  latitude — better  half  tones — more 
detail  in  the  shadows — aplastic  effects. 

as  to  mechanical  properties: 

no  static,  stronger  pliable  celluloid —  therefore    longer 
wearing  qualities. 

It  costs  a  little  more,  but  it  is  warranted  by  results  on 
the  screen,  and  by  the  need  of  fewer  prints. 

Sole  Distributors: 

Fish-Schurman   Corporation 

45  West  4Sth  Street 

New  York  City. 

1050  Cahuenga  Avenue  IN  CANADA: 

Hollywood,  Cal.  John  A.  Chantler  &  Co. 

226    Bay    Street,    Toronto,    Ont. 


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Authority 


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Friday,  September  25,  1925 


Price  5   Cents 


Blodgett  Complains 

says  Distributors  Are  Tardy  in  Sup- 
plying Names  of  Pictures  Already 
Passed 

By  ARTHUR    W.    EDDY 

H  a  r  t  f  o  r  d — Tax  Commissioner 
ilodgett  yesterday  expressed  himself 
is  being  quite  impatient  with  dis- 
ributors  for  their  failure  to  supply 
he  list  of  pictures  on  which  seals 
lave  recently  been  affixed. 

He  threatened  to  act  at  once  un- 
ess  the  list  on  which  the  tax  has  al- 
eady  been  paid  is  turned  over  with- 
)ut  further  delay.  The  work  of  speci- 
il  agent  Splain  at  New  Haven  in 
;hecking  up  is  at  a  standstill  because 
)f  this  "lack  of  cooperation." 


Hartford    Uninformed 

rhat  City's  Legislators  Voted  for 
Connecticut  Tax,  Believing  Dis- 
tributors Would  Pay 
Hartford — A  canvass  of  Hartford 
nembers  of  the  Legislature  made  by 
rHE  FILM  DAILY  reveals  that 
»ractically  each  one  voted  for  the 
Ourant  bill  while  under  the  impres- 
ion  that  the  tax  would  be  paid  by 
Ihe  big  distributors  and  not  the  Con- 
lecticut  exhibitors  or  the  Connecti- 
ut  public. 

Louis  A.  Samuel's  Republican,  said 
le  believes  that  the  law  will  be  killed 
t  the  next  regular  session  of  the 
..egislature.  He  recommends  that 
he  film  people  "stomach  the  statute" 
intil  that  time,  when  he  will  use  his 
jallot  against  the  law.  Samuels  be- 
ieves  that  the  revenue  produced  by 

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Clift  To  Direct  Own  Story 

Denison  Clift  signed  a  contract  at 
he  Ambassador  yesterday  to  direct 
lis  own  story,  "The  City  of  Play," 
or  A.  H.  Sebastian  for  P.  D. 
Clift  has  been  here  shoot- 
bg  scenes  at  Coney  Island,  New- 
jort  and  in  Wall  Street  for  the 
)icture,  which  will  be  completed  in 
926,  after  which  he  will  join  Cecil 
3.  De  Mille  in  the  production  of  his 
>wn  story,  for  which  Clift  has  been 
[athering    first-hand     data     in     New 

ngland. 


Coast  Chain  Grows 

funior  Circuit  Takes  OverThree  Los 

Angeles    Theaters    and    Three 
I  in  Redlands 

Los  Angeles- — The  Junior  Theater 
Circuit,  the  $2,000,000  organization 
A'hich  recentiv  became  affiliated  with 
vVest  Coast  Theaters.  Inc.,  has  closed 
several  new  deals.  The  company  is 
leaded  by  Mike  Rosenberg  and  Har- 
y  Sugarman. 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


40  From  Warners 

Plans    for    1926-27     Set— C  u  r  r  e  n  t 

Schedule    to    Be    Completed    by 

Jan.  1 

So  far  advanced  are  the  Warners 
with  their  1925-26  schedule  that  the 
company  is  already  announcing  plans 
for  next  season.  According  to  H. 
M.  Warner,  who  arrives  from  Los 
Angeles  tomorrow  his  company  will 
make  40  for  1926-27.  Vehicles  are 
now  being  bought  so  that  work  can 
be  prepared  with  the  completion  of 
the  current  program  around  Jan.  1. 

Warner  said  the  program  would  be 
headed  by  six  specials,  they  will  con- 

iContnnicd  on  Page   2)' 


"Rudy"  in  Columbus  FUm 

Following  the  completion  of  "The 
Eagle"  and  one  other  picture,  Ru- 
dolph Valentino  is  to  appear  in  a 
picture  that  deals  with  Christopher 
Columbus  and  the  discovery  of 
.\merica,  it  is  stated  by  Enrique  de 
Meneses,  just  returned  from  Holly- 
wood. The  film  will  be  taken  from 
"El  Gran  Capitan,"  a  novel  by  de 
Meneses  that  deals  with  Spain  in  the 
ISth  century. 


East  Bronx  Theater 

The  Rosedale  Engineering  Corp. 
will  start  active  work  Monday  on  a 
1.400-seat  theater  at  Westchester 
Ave.  and  St.  Lawrence  St.,  East 
Bronx.  Matthew  Chrystos  will  oper- 
ate the  house  upon  its  completion. 
Sofferman's  arranged  the  deal. 


Fore! 

You  had  better  hurry.  The 
committee  in  charge  of  the 
Fall  Film  Golf  Tournament  ad- 
vises there  is  little  time  left  to 
complete  arrangements  for  the 
big  party  at  the  Winged  Foot 
Athletic  Club  on  Tuesday,  Oc- 
tober 13. 

There  is  a  flock  of  names 
in,  but  some  of  the  regulars 
again  failed  to  enter  yesterday. 
What  about  it? 


Pathe  Listed 

156,209    Shares    of    Stock    Admitted 

to    Trading    on    the    Big    Board 

—No  Par  Value 

The  Board  of  Governors  of  the  N. 
Y.  Stock  Exchange  has  admitted  to 
trading  156,209  shares  of  Class  A 
common  stock  of  Pathe  Exchange, 
Inc  .  The  stock  is  without  par  value. 
The  company  will  reserve  the  right  to 
increase  the  issue  to  189,733  shares  on 
official  notice  of  exchange  for  out- 
standing  stock   option  warrants. 

The  company's  consolidated  state- 
ment for  the  eight  months  ended  July 
11,  1925  as  submitted  to  the  exchange 
officials  shows  gross  sales  of  $8,805,- 

(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Theater  Boom  In  Omaha 

Omaha — .\t  least  six  new  theaters 
have  been  announced  for  Omaha  dur- 
ing the  past  few  weeks  and  now 
comes  word  of  another,  to  be  built  in 
the  suburbs.  The  Metclafe  company 
is  behind  the  new  project  and  will 
build  on  the  Country  Club  grounds, 
between  Omaha  and  Benson. 


Norma's    Schedule 

Norma  Talmadge,  who  is  due  in 
from  the  Coast  on  Saturday  with 
Joseph  M.  Schenck,  her  husband,  will 
return  to  Hollywood  in  time  to  be- 
gin work  in  "Kiki"  on  Oct.  20. 


"Suicide  Club" 

Charlie    Chaplin's    Next — Goes    into 

Work    Soon — Comedian    Leaves 

for  Coast  Sunday 

Charlie  Chaplin  leaves  for  Califor- 
nia Sunday  to  start  work  at  once  on 
"The  Suicide  Club",  a  slapstick  com- 
edy. The  picture  will  be  ready  in 
about  six  months,  according  to  pre- 
sent expectations.  While  Chaplin  has 
been  in  the  East,  his  studio  force  has 
been  preparing  for  the  picture  so  that 

(Continued   on   Page  4) 


Iowa  Chain  In  Deal 

Des  Moines — Miles  and  Coston,  of 
Chicago,  have  bought  the  chain  of 
Iowa  theaters  owned  by  Clifford  R. 
Niles,  of  Anamosa.  The  deal  involves 
seven  houses:  the  Crystal,  at  Ana- 
mosa; the  theaters  at  Louden,  Cas- 
cane,  Mechanicsville,  Byersville  and 
Wyoming,  and  the  Princess  at  Mon- 
ticello,  which  Niles  recently  pur- 
chased from  E.  T.  Landis. 


Exhibitors'  Review  Out  Oct.  5 

Exhibitors  Trade  Review,  publish- 
ed weekly  for  nine  years  will  issue 
a  daily  beginning  Monday,  Oct.  S. 
It  will  be  known  as  Exhibitors'  Re- 
view. 


Powers  Heads  Board 

Chairman     of    Associated     Exhibitor 
Directorate — Ehner    Pearson    A 

Member 
Associated  Exhibitors,  Inc.,  an- 
nounced yesterday  that  "at  the  insti- 
gation of  the  banking  interests  in- 
volved in  the  purchase  of  the 
company,"  P.  A.  Powers  was  ap- 
pointed chairman  of  the  board  of  di- 
rectors.     The    other     directors    are 

(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Commission  Basis 

Famous-B.  ^   K.  Deal  Move  to  Ef- 
fect Economies  in  Theater  Opera- 
tions, Says  "Wall  St.  Journal" 

Famous  will  turn  over  its  theater 
holdings  to  Balaban  &  Katz  manage- 
ment on  a  commission  basis,  "The 
Wall  Street  Journal"  said  last  night. 
In  so  doing,  this  publication  con- 
tinues, "Famous  not  only  gets  the 
benefit  of  their  (B.  &  K.)  theaters 
in  distributing  Paramount  pictures 
but  receives  the  advantage  of  their 
able  management  and  will  be  able  to 
make  important  savings  in  overhead 
and  executive  expense." 

The  article  concludes  by  saying 
that  the  arrangement  merely  pro- 
vides that  Balaban  &  Katz  take  over 
the  management  of  the  properties 
and  is  in  no  sense  a  sale  or  a  merg- 
er. 

"The  Wall  Street  Journal"  calls  the 
step  an  important  one  in  the  revamp- 
ing process  on  which  the  management 
of  Famous  has  been  engaged  for  sev- 
eral years  and  proceeds  to  explain 
the  company  entered  the  theater  field 
to  secure  "show  windows"  for  its 
product.    Then  appears  this: 

"Consequently  the  company  en- 
gaged in  an  extensive  program  of 
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British  Universal  Prod.  Formed 
London — Universal  pictures  made 
here  will  be  known  as  British  Uni- 
versal Productions.  A  studio  has 
been  secured  and  several  stories  are 
under  consideration.  Shooting  will 
commence  shortly. 


Ag^a  Cuts  Price 
Jack    Cosman    of   Agfa    announced 
yesterday  that  the  price  on  Agfa  Su- 
per-speed  film    had   been    reduced   to 
3.75  cents  per  foot. 


$1,500,000  Bond  Issue 

Floated  By  Saenger  Interests — Com- 
pany Operates  44  Houses,   with 

Holding  Interests  in  23  Others 
New  Orleans  —  Saenger  Theaters, 
Inc.,  through  the  Hibernia  Securities 
Co.,  Inc.,  of  New  Orleans;  and 
Hemphill  Noyes  &  Co.  and  Merrill. 
Lynch  &  Co.,  of  New  York,  has 
sold  a  $1,500,000  first  mortgage  and 
collaterial  trust  gold  bond  issue, 
paying  6J^  per  cent,  and  due  in  15 
years. 

When  the  company  was  chartered 
in  1913,  it  operated  five  theaters. 
Since  then,  the  circuit  has  expanded 
until  now  it  includes  44.  In  addi- 
tion, an  interest  is  held  in  23  others. 
Of  the  44  theaters,  16  are  o'vned  out- 

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THE 


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Friday,  September  25,  1925 


MXUDIIIg.74/Fri#y,Sipt25,i1US    PriuiCnts 


Copyright  1925,  Wid't  Filmi  and  Film  FoUn, 
Inc.  Publi«hed  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
loteph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treaaurer  and  Buiineit  Man- 
ager; Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor; 
Donald  M.  Meracrcau,  AdTcrtiaing  Manager; 
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tered aa  second-clat*  matter  May  21,  191S, 
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free)  United  Sutei,  ootaide  of  Greater  New 
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jhoold  remit  with  order.  Addrcas  all  com- 
■Bunicationa  to  THE  FILM  DAILY,  1650 
Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Phono  Circle 
4736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  addreaa ;  Filmday, 
New  York,  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
E,  Gmaman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London  Repreaentative — Er- 
•cat  W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  S3a 
Shaftesbury  Ave.,  London,  W.  I.  Paria  Rep- 
resentative, La  Cinematographie  Francaiae,  S, 
Rue  Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban    &    Katz    ..    75J4     73  73^    

Eastman  Kodak  ....107 ?i  107  107  2,000 
Famous    Players    ...108       107        107 Ji   4,500 

F.   P.   Pfd 116       115}i   1155^      200 

Film     Inspection     ..614        6  6'A       500 

First     National     Not    quoted 

Fox    "A"    705i     691/2     69 J4      800 

Loew's,    Inc.    35K     34         34J4   6,500 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.  ..  21!^  21^  21^  300 
M.  P.  Cap.  Corp.  ..  18^  18Ji  18H  100 
Pathe    Exch.    "A"     ..85  80J4      82        4,700 

Universal      34M      34J4      34J4       100 

Warner    Pictures    Not    quoted 

Vv^arner    Brothers    ..    2V/a     20Ji     20J4      500 


40  From  Warners 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 
sist  of   two  by   Ernst   Lubitsch,  two 
starring  John  Barrymore  and  "Syd" 
Chaplin  in  two. 

Twenty-five  of  the  40  comprising 
the  1925-26  schedule  have  been  com- 
pleted. Only  15  remain  to  be  made 
and  12  of  these  underway. 


Start  Accessory  Campaign 
The  Warners  have  started  a  con- 
test in  the  sale  of  advertising  acces- 
sories. The  exchange  selling  the 
largest  quantity  proportioned  to  the 
percentage  allottments  of  each  branch, 
will  receive  a  silver  loving  cup.  In 
addition,  prizes  for  bookers  and  post- 
er clerks  will  be  awarded.  The  ^on- 
test  closes  Dec.   12. 


Gregory  to  Build  in  "Chi"  Suburb 

Chicago — S.  J.  Gregory,  head  of 
the  Indiana  circuit  bearing  his  name, 
will  build  a  $600,000  house  in  Cicero, 
largest  of  the  West   End  suburbs. 


^^MaObuM, 


Properly  Present  Your  Photoplay 


Presentations 

,  A  feature  dealing  with  the  man 
n^r  in  which  first-runs   build   their 
programs  and  written  from  the  an 
gle  of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
conveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to   be 
used  in  developing  their  own  shows 
Colony 

Unit  No.  1. — Overture.    "Jolly  Fel 
lows,"  by  Suppe. 

Unit  No.  2. — News  Pictorial.  Time: 
7  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3.— Prelude  to  the  feature, 
"The  Freshman."  This  prologue  is 
titled  "Campus  Capers,"  supervised 
by  George  Choos.  It  is  a  musical 
melange  and  the  scene  represents  the 
entrance  to  the  college  campus.  A 
blue  sky  drop,  the  background  being 
a  high  wall  with  the  entrance  gate  in 
the  middle.  At  right  is  the  entrance 
to  a  club  house,  and  at  left  is  a  foun- 
tain. The  scene  is  supposed  to  rep- 
resent Tate  College  in  •  the  feature. 
Hill's  Blue  Devil's  orchestra  dis- 
penses jazz  throughout  the  review. 
They  are  grouped  on  the  porch  of  the 
club  house.  The  University  of  So. 
California  Trojan  Five  render  the 
college  songs  and  yells.  They  are 
grouped  back  center.  A  large  ensem- 
ble of  twenty  boys  and  girls  do  sev- 
eral dance  and  song  numbers 
throughout  the  revievv.  They  are  con- 
tinuously on  the  stage.  Two  special- 
ty dancing  numbers  are  executed  by 
Jack  Broderick  and  Betty  Felson. 
The  college  atmosphere  is  very  well 
developed,  the  costumes  being  typical 
college  sport  clothes.  One  of  the  boys 
is  made  up  to  imitate  Harold  Lloyd, 
horn-rimmed  spectacles  and  all.  They 
follow  out  the  idea  of  the  feature  and 
give  him  a  little  razzing,  winding  up 
by  tossing  him  in  a  blanket.  He 
proves  to  be  a  "regular  fellow"  just 
like  Harold  in  the  picture,  by  doing  a 
good  dance  number  at  the  close.  The 
entire  scene  is  in  the  spirit  of  the  fea- 
ture, and  places  the  audience  in  a 
proper  frame  of  mind  to  receive  the 
opening  of  the  photoplay.  Time:  20 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  4. — Feature — "The  Fresh 
man."     Time:   1  hour,  10  minutes. 


Rivoli 

Unit  No.  1. — Overture.  "Mignon," 
by  Ambrose  Thomas,  played  by  or- 
chestra. 

Unit  No.  2. — This  presentation  is 
specially  designed  for  the  feature, 
"The  Iron  Horse,"  and  duplicates  ac- 
tual incidents  in  the  picture.  It  is 
called  "Progress,"  a  Riesenfeld  class- 
ical jazz,  and  as  the  orchestra  plays, 
scenes    are    shown    representing    (a) 


Covered  \\'agon  Days,  (b)  Pony  ex- 
press Days,  (c)  -Iron  Horse  Days. 
The  curtains  are  -first  drawn  on  a 
scene  of  men  and  ;women  pioneers  in 
picturesque  costutnes.  Then  an  ac- 
tual scene  from -the  picture  of  laying 
the  railroad  tracks,  while  the  workers 
chant  their  song.  They  are  dressed 
to  represent  the  characters  in  the 
photoplay.  A  very  effective  scene  is 
that  of  the  Pony  Express.  A  rider 
on  a  white  horse  rides  furiously  to 
the  accompaniment  of  appropriate  or- 
chestration. Rider  and  horse  are 
lighted  by  spots  and  side  lights 
against  a  dark  background.  Another 
scene  shows  a  miniature  train  travel- 
ing at  night  across  the  mountains  in 
the  distance,  while  a  river  flows  in 
front.  This  stage  setting  is  made  of 
crepe  paper.  The  final  scene  is  the 
arrival  of  the  train  at  the  end  of  the 
completed  track.  The  setting  is  en- 
tirely' dark.  All  that  shows  is  the 
headlight  of  the  train  and  the  two 
side  lights.  As  the  Ijell  clangs,  the 
headlight  slowly  approaches  to  the 
front  of  the  stage.  Just  before  it 
stops  a  trainman  jumps  in  front, 
swinging  his  lantern.  The  orchestra- 
tion on  this  number  is  worked  up  to 
a  very  effective  climax.  Time:  18 
minutes. 

Unit    No.    3. — Feature — "The    Iron 
Horse."     Time:   1   hour,  45  minutes. 


Strand 

Unit  No.  1. — Overture. — Orchestra. 

Unit  No.  2. — Topical  Review. 
Time:  7  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3. — Prologue  to  feature. 
"Doii  Q."  (a)  "La  Pintura  Blanca," 
by  Elisco  Grenet.  The  scene  is  the 
exterior  of  a  beautiful  Spanish  home, 
similar  to  one  shown  in  the  feature. 
Steps  lead  down  from  an  upper  bal- 
cony to  the  stage.  Mile.  Klemova  and 
Jose  Enriques  do  a  Spanish  dance. 
The  atmosphere  of  the  setting  is 
Spanish  throughout,  and  harmonizes 
perfectly  with  the  settings  in  the  fea- 
ture, (b)  "Moonlight  Dreams,"  by 
Gruenberg.  This  is  a  tenor  solo  by 
Everett  Clark,  in  Spanish  costume, 
utilizing  the  same  setting,  as  he 
makes  love  to  a  Spanish  girl  on  the 
steps  leading  up  to  the  balcony. 
Time:  5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4.— Feature— "Don  Q, 
Son  of  Zorro."  Time:  1  hour,  45  min- 
utes. 


Coast  Chain  Grows 

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The  Royal  at  17th  and  M^in  h. 
been  taken  over  under  leas6  :inv6l 
nig  $40,000  a  year  and  the  Cryst 
and  Jewell  on  Whittier  Blvd  und 
leases  involving  |125,000. 

In  Redlands,  the  circuit  has  leas< 
three  houses,  including  the  Ope; 
House  which  will  house  legitimate  a 
tractions  and  road  shows. 


Redlands,  Cal. — Remodeling  of  tli 
two  theaters  the  Liberty  and  the  M. 
jestic,  and  also  of  the  Wyatt,  tl 
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Majestic.  Junior  Theaters  will  coi 
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Commission  Basis 

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building  and  buying  theaters  all  over 
the  country.  Large  modern  theater 
and  office  buildings  were  erected  in 
a  number  of  so-called  key  cities.  Fa- 
mous now  owns  or  has  a  controlling 
interest  in  358  theaters  scattered  over 
the  United  States  giving  satisfactory 
distribution  to  film  production. 

"Recently  Famous  has  entered  the 
foreign  theatrical  field  for  the  same 
reason  that  it  acquired  its  chain  of 
theaters  in  the  United  States,  to  as- 
sure proper  distribution  and  advertis- 
ing. Holdings  abroad  comprise  about 
10  houses,  including  the  Vaudeville 
Theater  in  Paris  bought  at  a  cost  of 
25,000,000  francs.  Two  theaters  are 
being  built  in  London,  one  of  which 
will  cost  about  £250,000. 

"Famous  is  consequently  the  most 
important  owner  of  theaters  in  the 
world.  Purchase  of  these  properties, 
however,  tied  up  large  surns  that 
were  needed  in  working  capital  and 
compelled  Famous  to  carry  large 
bank  loans  each  year  during  the  pro- 
duction season.  Lately,  however,  it 
has  been  arranging  purchases  with- 
out the  outlay  of  such  large  sums  as 
formerly.  The  Putnam  building,  for 
example,  will  be  handled  as  an  ordin- 
ary real  estate  transaction  without 
any  great  drain  on  the  company's  re- 
sources. 

"In  the  last  two  years  out  of  earn- 
ings Famous  has  built  up  its  cash  and 
working  capital  to  the  most  favor- 
able position  in  its  history  and  the 
recent  ofTerings  of  about  120  000  new 
shares  to  stockholders  at  $90  a  share, 
which  will  bring  in  about  $10,000,000, 
will  provide  for  the  needs  of  the  com- 
pany for  a  long  time.  It  will  remove 
the  necessity  of  going  to  the  bank  for 
working  capital  and  will  furnish  funds 
for  any  expansion  that  may  be 
planned. 

"Having  finally  attained  the  finan- 
cial position  toward  which  they  have 
long  been  working  the  management 
proceeded  to  the  second  step  in  put- 
ting their  house  in  order. 

"By  separating  the  producing  and 
distributing  end  of  the  business  from 
the  theatrical  end  it  is  believed  the 
earning  power  of  each  department 
can  be  better  gauged.  Balaban  & 
Katz  are  in  the  first  rank  of  success- 
ful theatrical  managers,  have  a  large 
chain  of  theaters  of  their  own  and 
can  be  expected  to  increase  the  in- 
come from  Famous  Players'  houses." 


Trading  Oct.  1. 

New  Block  of  126,683  Famous  Play- 
ers   Common    on    Exchange — 
450,000  Shares  In  Toto 

A  new  block  of  126,683  shares  of 
Famous  Players  common  will  be  ad- 
mitted to  trading  on  the  N.  Y.  Stock 
Exchange,  effective  Oct.  1.  The  com- 
pany will  then  have  an  authorized  to- 
tal of  450,000  shares  on  the  market. 

This  presages  no  move  of  unusual 
import,  but  merely  means  that  Fa- 
mous is  carrying  out  the  final  step  in 
a  financial  program  outlined  some 
time  ago.  Stockholders  have  already 
taken  up  the  stock  which  now  goes 
into   active   trading. 

Famous  common  closed  yesterday 
al  107}4,  a  decline  of  one  point  over 
Wednesday.  The  turnover  was  4,500 
shares. 


Pathe  Listed 

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208  and  net  income  of  $705,058  after 
interest,  depreciation  , taxes. 

The  consolidated  balance  sheet  as 
of  July  11: 

Assets:  Cash  $1,247,252;  advances 
to  producers  $3,017,168;  inventories 
$1,168,352,  other  current  assets  |883,- 
619,  real  estate,  equipment,  etc.,  after 
depreciation,  $757,172,  investments  at 
cost  $150,000,  residual  value  of  films, 
written  off,  $1,  deferred  charges  $226,- 
885,  goodwill  and  contracts  $2,214,- 
907;  total  $9,665,356. 

Liabilities:  Accounts  payable  and 
federal  taxes  $655,533,  advance  pay- 
n:ents  on  film  rentals  $197,378,  re- 
serve for  amortization  of  contract 
$819,915,  8%  gold  bonds  due  1931 
$1,184,600,  87c  preferred  stock  $848,- 
.:;00,  common  stock  (represented  by 
150,133  no  par  shares  of  class  A  and 
10,000  no  par  shares  of  class  B) 
,S2,073,254,  reserve  for  sinking  fund 
tor  retirement  of  preferred  stock  $86, 
surplus  $3,886,390;  total  $9,665,356. 

The  first  day's  trading  on  the  big 
board  showed  this  range:  high,  85; 
low,  80K  and  close,  82.     Sales  4,700. 


Pathe    Convention   in    Full    Swing 

The  convention  of  Pathe  district 
managers  got  into  full  swing  yester- 
day at  the  Roosevelt.  Harry  Scott, 
general   sales   manager,   is   chairman. 


Hartford    Uninformed 

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the  tax  is  not  needed  and  advocates 
Lhat  taxes  be  reduced  rather  than  be 
increased  in  number.  This  legislator 
condemns  the  censorship  clause  in 
the  law  and  thinks  that  the  super- 
vision of  pictures  should  be  left  with 
ihe  state  police  and  the  mayors  of 
the    various    cities. 

Samuels  was  one  of  the  principal 
battlers  against  the  bill  which  would 
have  provided  for  a  jail  sentence  for 
theater  men  who  permitted  minors  in 
their  houses.  This  feature  was  elimi- 
nated. He  did  not  vote  on  the  Dur- 
ant  measure  owing  to  the  fact  that 
he  was  out  of  the  state  on  the  day  it 
came    up    for   consideration. 

State  Senator  Joseph  B.  Griffin  did 
not  care  to  discuss  the  Durant  law 
at  present  as  he  "wanted  to  be  free 
to  form  his  judgment"  providing  the 
matter  again  comes  before  the  As- 
sembly. He  did  not  state  how  he 
voted  on  the  question  but  let  it  be 
known  he  favors  censorship. 

Mayor  Stevens  of  Hartford  declin- 
ed to  be  interviewed  on  the  subject, 
explaining  that  he  is  not  familiar 
with  the  law. 


Next  Week  on  Broadway 

"The  Tower  of  Lies,"  will  be  the 
feature  at  the  Capitol  next  week. 

"Don  Q"  will  be  held  for  a  second 
week    at    the    Strand. 

Instead  of  "The  Iron  Horse"  re- 
maining at  the  Rivoli  for  a  second 
week,  it  will  move  down  to  the 
Rialto.  "He's  A  Prince,"  will  be  at 
the    Rivoli. 


Williamson  Coming  East 

Los  Angeles — Ernest  Williamson 
leaves  for  the  East  shortly  to  make 
underwater  scenes  for  "The  Myster- 
ious Island"  in  the  Nassaus. 


$1,500,000  Bond  Issue 

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right  and  the  others  operated  on 
long  term  leases.  They  are  located  in 
Louisiana,  Texas,  Mississippi,  Flor- 
ida and  Arkansas,  distributed  in  17 
cities. 

The  new  bond  issue  will  be  se- 
cured by  a  first  mortgage  on  the  real 
estate  holdings  of  the  company,  ap- 
praised as  ot  August  1st,  1925,  al 
$2,313,003. 

Consolidated  net  earnings  of  the 
company  and  its  subsidiaries  after 
depreciation,  available  for  bond  in- 
terest and  Federal  taxes,  for  the  five 
years  and  six  months  ended  June  30, 
1925,  averaged  over  $411,570  per 
annum.  For  the  year  ended  Dec.  31, 
1924,  such  net  earnings  were  over 
$486,500. 

The  consolidated  balance  sheet  of 
the  company  as  of  June  30,  1925, 
shows  net  assets  of  $4,526,425. 

The  company  owns  one-third  of  the 
capital  stock  of  the  Canal  Realty  & 
Improvement  Co.,  Inc.,  and  has  a 
contingent  liability  as  co-guarantor, 
with  two  other  parties,  of  a  total 
amount  of  $500,000  first  mortgage 
bonds,  issued  by  the  Canal  Realty  & 
Improvement  Co.,  Inc. 


May  Build  in  Hartford 

Hartford  —  Plans  for  a  1600-seat 
theater  and  business  block  are  being 
considered.  Harry  S.  Bond,  manag- 
ing director  of  the  Bond  Hotel,  has 
had  Pennington  &  Lewis,  New  York 
architects,  prepare  drawings  of  the 
proposed  building  which  would  be 
four  stories  high  and  occupy  a  site 
directly  across  from  the  Bond  on 
.\sylum  St.  The  house  would  be 
known  as  the   Bond. 


Two   More  for  Chadwick 

Los  Angeles  —  George  Walsh  is 
now  at  work  on  "The  Count  of  Lux- 
emburg" for  Chadwick.  He  has  two 
more  to  make  for  that  company  and 
shortly  after  the  first  of  the  year 
will  go  to  Paris  to  appear  in  a  pic- 
ture there.  Walsh  denies  he  in- 
tends   making   a   serial,   as    reported. 


Sunday  Concerts  at  Rivoli 

Hugo  Riesenfeld  is  about  to  in- 
augurate another  musical  innovation 
at  the  Rivoli.  Beginning  Oct.  4  a 
series  of  popular  Sunday  morning 
concerts  is  to  be  held.  The  Rivoli 
orchestra  is  to  be  augmented  and 
special  soloists  engaged.  The  con- 
certs will  begin  at  12:30  o'clock  and 
continue  for  about  an  hour. 


Colleen   in   Limehouse   Tale? 

Los  Angeles — Colleen  Moore  may 
star  in  "Twinkletoes,"  one  of  Thomas 
Burke's  Limehouse  stories.  Charles 
Brabin  may  direct,  by  arrangement 
with    Universal. 


Change  Name  of  Famous'   House 
London — Famous  has  changed  the 
name  of  its  new  theater  under  con- 
struction   at     Haymarket    from    the 
Paramount  to  the  Plaza. 


Wilcox  to  Screen  "Lovers'  Knots" 

London — Herbert  Wilcox,  upon  the 
completion  of  "Nell  Gwynne",  will 
make  "Lovers'  Knots"  -by  Marjorie 
Bowen. 


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Suicide  Club" 


(.Continued   from    Page    1) 

upon  his  arrival  in  Hollywood  the 
latter  part  of  next  week,  the  stage  will 
be  set  for  immediate  work. 


Percentages  in  Pathe  Deal 

It  is  understod  that,  in  addition  to 
the  cash  payment  made  by  Pathe  for 
the  Chaplin  comedies  originally 
handled  by  First  National,  there  is 
also  included  a  percentage  arrange- 
ment over  a  certain  figure. 


More  Expansion  Planned 

Monte  Steele,  foreign  manager  of 
United  Artists,  is  in  South  America. 
Expansion  in  that  direction  is  looked 
for. 


"Doug"   Busy  on  Pirate   Yam 

Los  Angeles — Douglas  Fairbanks 
has  about  six  or  eight  weeks  more 
shooting  on  "The  Black  Pirate" 
which  is  being  made  in  Technicolor. 


Two  Bookings  at  Strand 

"Little  Annie  Rooney",  Mary  Pick- 
ford's  latest  goes  into  the  Strand  on 
Oct.  18.  "The  Eagle,"  first  of  the 
Valentinos  for  United  Artists  opens 
there  Nov.  8. 


Powers  Heads  Board 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

Elmer  Pearson,  Oscar  Price,  W.  B. 
Levy,  R.  M.  Hamilton,  Henry  Kelly 
and  Harold  Donnegan.  Levy  is 
treasurer  and  Hamilton,  secretary. 
Oscar  Price  is  president,  and  John 
'  S.  Woody,  general  manager,  while 
Jay  A.  Gove  remains  general  sales 
manager. 

The  releasing  program  will  num- 
ber thirty  productions.  This  does 
not  include  several  specials  to  be 
added. 


Glasgow  to  Have  Largest  Theater    ' 

Glasgow — Glasgow  will  apparently:' 
have  the  largest  cinema  house  in  the 
kingdom.  A  5,000  seat  house  is 
planned.  The  building  will  also 
house  a  dance  hall  for  1,500,  a  billiard 
saloon,  restaurant  and  tea-rooms. 


Ufa  Starts  "Faust" 

Berlin — F.  W.  Murnau  has  started' 

work    on    "Faust",      Emil    Jannings 

will  play  the  part  of  Mephisto.    Carl 

HofTman  is  in  charge  of  camera  work. 


Anxious  to  Locate  in  Sheffield? 

London — "Kine"  reports  that  two 
big  American  firms  are  anxious  to 
secure  theaters  in  Sheffield.  It  is 
openly  stated  that  negotiations  are 
pretty  well  advanced. 


Buys  Interest  in  Oxford  'Change  i 
Jack  Levy,  formerly  with  Fox  has  I 
purchased  an  interest  in  the  Oxford  ? 
Film  Exchange  and  assumes  the  I 
title  of  vice-president.  Ben  LevinC  J 
is  president  of  the  exchange  which 
controls  the  MacFadden  pictures  in 
the  local  territory. 


Warners    Sign    Crosland 
Los   Angeles — Alan   Crosland,   has 
been  signed  under  a  long  term  con- 
tract by  Warner  Bros.     He  will  di- 
rect John  Barrymore  in  "Don  Juan." 


Friday,  September  25,  1925 


THE 


■c&al 


DAILY 


News  Reel  Expands 

Forrest    Izard,    Back    from    Europe 

Where     He     Bolstered     Foreign 

Facilities    of    Kinograms 

Bringing  with  him  long-term  con- 
tracts for  news  reel  pictures  and 
cameraman  service  from  some  of  the 
biggest  news  reel  producers  in  Great 
Britain  and  Continental  Europe,  For- 
rest Izard,  managing  editor  of  Kino- 
grams has  returned  from  an  extended 
trip  abroad,  having  completed  ne- 
gotiations for  Kinograms'  foreign 
expansion. 

For  Continental  Europe,  Izard  es- 
tablished a  main  office  in  Paris  which 
served  as  a  shipping  point  for  all 
negative  from  Europe  (except  Eng- 
land), Turkey,  Asia  Minor,  Africa, 
Arabia  and  India.  Points  in  the 
Urient,  such  as  China  and  Japan, 
will  continue  to  ship  across  the  Pa- 
cific. The  Paris  office  consists  of 
a  manager,  Louis  Da  usee  and  a  staff 
of  cameramen,  who  cover  Belgium, 
Austria,  Switzerland  and  France. 
Dansee  was  formerly  a  cameraman 
attached  to  the  home  office  in 
New   York. 

Another  important  affiliation  was 
made  in  Germany,  with  one  of  that 
country's  leading  news  reel  producers, 
whereby  Kinograms  is  assured  of 
service  from  Germany,  Holland  and 
Russia.  Another  contract  was  made 
in  Stockholm,  giving  Kinograms 
service  in  Sweden,  Norway,  Finland 
and  Denmark. 

Izard  visited  Rome,  where  a  staff 
was  organized  to  cover  Itah'  and 
Greece.  Special  staff  representatives 
were  also  secured  in  .Spain.  Portugal 
and    Malta. 


In  the  Courts 

The  Kinogram  Publishing  Cor- 
poration has  filed  an  injunction  suii 
in  the  Supreme  Court  against  the 
Bay  State  Film  Sales  Co.  Inc.  to 
restrain  the  defendant  from  attempt- 
ing to  collect  a  claim  of  $16,335 
against  the  plaintiff  alleged  to  be  due 
on  a  note  on  account  for  which  the 
plaintiff  has  given  trade  acceptance? 
and  bills  of  exchange.  The  papers 
assert  that  the  plaintiff  has  purchased 
nearly  all  of  its  raw  stock  from  th^ 
defendant  for  several  years  under  an 
agreement  by  which  it  was  to  be 
charged  the  same  prices  fixed  by  the 
Eastman  Company.  It  is  alleged 
that  when  the  agreement  for  the  pres- 
ent year  was  made,  the  plaintiff  was 
entitled  to  a  credit  for  $34,260  l)ec;)use 
the  prices  charged  by  the  Eastm-- 
Company  were  lower  than  the  de- 
fendant charged. 

The  plaintif?  contends  that  $36,000 
is  now  due  it  but  that  the  defendant, 
after  failing  to  keep  an  agreement 
to  make  a  satisfactory  adjustment  of 
t'-ie  nlaintiflf's  account  is  now  going 
ahead  in  an  effort  tn  collect  on  the 
paner  of  the  plaintiff  given  for  film 
delivered. 


I  Operator   Burned  in   Fire 

Davenport,  la. — Harold  Cook, 
onerator.  was  severely  burned  about 
the  face,  head  and  arms,  and  nrop- 
ertv  damage  estimated  at  il^lO  000  was 
caused  bv  a  fire  at  the  Fami'v,  re- 
jcently.  when  film  exiilodod  in  the 
Iprojection  booth. 


Engineers  To  Meet 

Up-State    Mountain    Resort    Selected 

for    1925    Meeting — Program   In- 
cludes  Many   Features 

The  Society  of  M.  P.  Engineers 
will  hold  its  1925  Fall  meeting  at 
Lakewood  Farm  Inn,  Roscoe,  N.  Y. 
A  record  attendance  is  expected  at 
the  sessions,  which  open  on  Oct.  5, 
and  terminate  on  the  8th.  Many 
important  papers  will  be  read,  among 
them: 

"High  Intensity  Arc,"  "Importance 
of  Proper  Splicing,"  "Handling  of 
Motion  Picture  Film  in  the  Field 
Under  Climatic  Conditions,"  "Color 
Photography  Patents."  "Importance 
of  the  Village  Theater."  "Transmis- 
sion of  Pictures  Over  Telephone 
Lines,"  ".A.  New  Incandescent  Spot 
Light,"  "A  Prefocusing  Base  and 
Socket,"  "Washing  of  Motion  Pic- 
ture Film,"  "Air  Bells  on  Motion  Pic- 
ture Film,"  "Problems  of  the  Thea- 
ter Manager,"  "The  Movies  for 
Teaching,"  "The  Proof  of  Their  Use- 
fulness," "The  Questionable  Value  of 
Motion  Pictures,"  "Reflector  Art 
Projection"  in  Theory  and  Practice," 
"The  Effect  of  Scratches  on  Strength 
Motion  Picture  Film  "  "Race  Marks 
and  Air  Bells  Produced  in  the  De- 
veloomcnt  of  Motion  Picture  Film, 
by  the  Rack  System." 

Entertainment  will  o'-cui)\'  a  nart 
•n  the  program.  J.  C.  Kroesen  is  ii' 
charge  of  arrangements. 


Among  Exchangemen 

Atlanta — L.  C.  Lowe,  who  hereto- 
fore travelled  North  and  South  Caro- 
'ina  for  Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  has  been 
*^ransferred  to  Alabama  and  Ten- 
nessee. 


Minneanolis — R.  C.  McCnllock.  for- 
merly with  Universal  has  gon^to  Des 
Moines   to   become   assistant   t 
Young,  manager  of  F.  B.  O.  theater! 


Atlanta — Ernest  Neiman,  Prod. 
Dist.  Corn,  district  reoresentative, 
who  has  been  visitng  the  local  ex- 
change, has  returned  to  Washington. 


Kansas  City — C.  A.  Schwann  has 
■oined  the  P.  D.  C.  sales  force.  He 
"as  formerlv  connected  with  Vita- 
-Traph  in  St.  Louis. 


Salt  Lake  City— W.  H.  Hughart 
•las  been  added  to  the  ■^ales  force  of 
*he  local  Fov  office.  He  was  previ- 
ouslv   with    First    National. 


Salt  Lake  Citv— Da-id  T.  McEI- 
hennev  has  been  priAo^  to  fho  sale'^ 
'orce  of  LInited  Artists  and  will  cover 
Montana. 


Cleveland — G.  C.  Johnson  has  quit 
P.    D.    C.    to   join    Fox   in    Cincinnati. 


Grand,  Hartford  Wins  Case 
Hartford — The  Grand  won  a  vic- 
tory when  the  Supreme  Court  sus- 
tained Judge  Wohe  of  the  Superior 
Court  in  setting  aside  a  jury  verdict 
of  $2,127  returned  against  Abraham 
D.  Goldberg  and  Isadore  E.  Gold- 
berg, owners  of  the  house,  and 
Charles  Finberg,  former  house  man- 
ager, in  favor  of  Ernest  W.  Michel- 
felder  of  New  Rochelle.  The  plain- 
tiff sued  in  a  fraud  action  in  which 
he  claimed  the  defendants  had  mis- 
represented a  lease  of  the  theater 
which   he  had  taken  from   them. 


Gets  New  Lease  on  the  Majestic 
Springfield,  111. — The  Orpheum  cir- 
cuit has  renewed  its  lease  on  the  Ma- 
jestic for  a  seven-year  period.  The 
Chicago  office  of  the  Orpheum  Com- 
oany  will  have  direct  management  of 
both  the  Ataiestic  and  the  new  Or- 
pheum at  Fifth  and  Jefferson.  The 
new  theater  under  construction  is  to 
be  taken  over  by  the  circuit.  The 
oictures  for  both  theaters  will  be 
booked  by  the  Orpheum  circuit,  in 
conjunction  with  Balaban  and  Katz 
of  Chicago,  and  Great  States  Thea- 
^crs,   Inc. 


"Flames,"  Fire  Prevention  Film 

Los  .A.ngeles — Hunt  Stromberg 
who  will  supervise  production  of  the 
ire  prevention  film  to  be  made  by 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  in  cooperation 
'vith  the  International  Order  of  Fire 
Chiefs  and  Pacific  Coast-  Fire  Chiefs 
\ss'n  has  purchased  C.  Gardner  Sul- 
Hvan's  original,  "Flames"  for  that 
vehicle. 


Siffrts    Alice   Duer   Miller 

Lo^/Angeles — Louis  R.  Mayer  has 
sig^red  Alice  Duer  Miller  on  a  new 
cjaifitract   to  write   continuities   exclu- 

ely    for    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 


ans  Starts  Work  Monday 
.  Niles  Welch  has  been  engaged  for 
nne  of  the  leads  in  "Ermines  and 
Rhinestones,"  the  next  Jans  Prod 
to  go  in  work  at  the  Glendale  studio 
on  Monday.  Burton  King  will  di- 
rect. 


De  Mille   Gets   Radio   Permit 

Los  Angeles — Cecil  B.  De  Mille 
has  received  a  designation  for  the  re- 
ceiving and  sendine  station  at  his 
"■tudio  in  Culver  Citv.  De  Mille  will 
not  broadcast  but  will  use  his  radio 
^olelv    for    business    communications 


Kansas  Citv — H.  F.  Butter  has 
'oined  the  sales  force  of  Warners- 
Vitagraph. 


Kansas  Citv — Bert  Edwards,  form- 
erly with  First  National,  is  now  sell- 
ing  for    Associated    Exhibitors. 


Kansas  Citv — C.  A.  Smith,  has  re- 
turned to  exhibition,  taking  over  the 
Electric. 


F-xhibitor  Acouitted 

Columbia,  S.  C. — Lawrence  T.  Les- 
ter, owner  of  several  lora1  houses 
was  acnuitted  bv  a  jurv  in  the  '~ircul* 
"ourt  of  a  charee  of  arson.  Lester 
was  accused  of  hiring  men  to  set  fire 
^o  insured  property  connected  with 
his  theaters. 


Goldberg  Returns 
Harry  D.  Goldberg  of  Famous  has 
returned  from  a  seven  weeks'  vacation 
trip  to  the  Coast. 


The  Goerz  Increase 
The   increase   in   Goerz   raw  stock, 
commented    upon    vesterday,    makes 
the    new    price    1.65    cents    per    foot 
and  not  $1.65,  as  noted. 


Allege  Infringement 

Famous    the     Defendant    in     Action 
Over     Laboratory     Patent — Suit 

Up  In  Coast  Court 
Los  Angeles  —  Famous  Players 
Lasky  has  been  sued  in  U.  S.  District 
Court  for  an  injunction,  accounting 
and  settlement  by  attorneys  for  Grace 
Seine  Thompson,  legal  assigiiee  of 
Frederick  B.  Thompson,  who  have 
filed  a  bill  in  equity  over  a  patent 
claim. 

It  is  asserted  in  the  petition  that 
Thompson  in  1915  invented  and  ap- 
plied for  patents,  later  secured,  on  a 
device  known  as  the  Photographic 
Film  Laboratory  Apparatus,  which 
later  became  so  popular  among 
studios  as  to  be  almost  standard 
equipment.  Thompson  assigned  his 
patent  to  Mrs.  Thompson  and  she  in 
turn  gave  the  exclusive  rights  to 
manufacture  and  sell  to  the  Chester 
Bennett  Film  Laboratories  of  Los 
Angeles.  The  Bennett  concern  joins 
her  as  a  complainant  against  the  al- 
leged infringement.  * 


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Incorporations 

Dover,  Del. — Reading  Theater  Corp.  Capi- 
tal $10,000.  Attorney.  Corporation  Trust 
Company  of  -America,  Du  Pont  BI<ig.,  Wil- 
mington. 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Thompson-Miller  Amust- 
ment  Engineering  Co.  Incorporators,  F. 
McCa'uIey,  F  Booth  and  J.  Armstrong.  At- 
torneys, McDonald,  Ackley  &  C^sey,  IS 
William    Street,    New    York. 


Albany.  N.  Y. — Alta  Productions,  New 
York.  Attorney,  H.  M.  Goldblatt,  New 
York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Thompson-Miller  Amuse- 
ment Engineering  Co.,  New  York.''  Attor- 
neys. MacDonald,  Ackley  &  Casey,  New 
York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.-— Kitby-Marlowe,  Jnt. ;  New 
York.  Attorneys,  Eppstein,  Axfnan  & 
Hirshfield,    New    York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Anthony  Bagarozy,  Inc.; 
New  York.  Capital  $5,000.  Attorney,  Alex- 
ander  Teitler,   New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Adams  Lecture  Bureau, 
Inc.;  New  York.  Capital  $20,000.  At- 
toi  ncy,     S.     Hoflfman,    New    York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Ernest  Struck,  Inc.;  New 
York.  Capital  $10,000,  Herman  Lubctkin, 
New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Self-Projection  Pictures, 
New  York.  Capital  $10,000.  Attorney,  R. 
Souffront,    New    York. 


Springfield.  111. — Premier  Films,  Inc.;  810 
South  Wabash  Avenue.  Chicago.  ;  Capital 
$5,000.  Incorporators,  H.  HoUister,  !L.  Egan 
.-ind  H.  W  )lf.  Attorneys,  Rosenthal,  Kurz 
it  Ticdebohl.  Contiental  &  Commercial  BaiJ. 
Bldg.,    Chicago. 


T hero's  a  Reason  Why 

More  Than   700    Exhibitors 
Have  Booked 

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Friday,  September  25,  1925 


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Newspaper  Upinions 

New  York 
"Below  The  Line" 

Warners 
Warners'  Theater 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  If  you  like  fast-mov- 
ing melodrama  with  the  hero  getting  all  the 
honors  and  the  villain  being  put  in  his  place, 
you  will  enjoy  "Below  The  Line"  and  even 
if  you  are  a  highbrow  and  scorn  the  Nick 
Carters  of  the  '•fillums,"  you  will  adore  Rin- 
Tin-Tin  and  wish  you  had  him  in  your  family. 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Herman  Ray- 
maker  has  turned  out  a  picture  that  is  a  credit 
to  him  while  Cameraman  John  Mescall  con- 
tributes greatly  by  splendid  photographic  ef 
fects.   *  •   * 

DAILY  NEWS — *  *  *  For  you  who  ad- 
mire Rin-Tin-Tin,  that  noble  canine.  For 
you  who  enjoy  a  good  brisk  melodrama.  In 
fact,  for  you  and  you  and  you.  "Below  The 
Line"  is  heartily  recommended.  The  director 
has  a  clever  way  of  whipping  up  your  interest. 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  It's  a  melo- 
dramatic picture  that  has  been  made  unusually 
interesting  by  the  presence  of  Rin-Tin-Tin. 
By  Sirius,  that  dog  can  act.  He's  a  beauti- 
ful animal,  and  his  understanding  intelligence 
is   something  to  write   home   aliout.    *    *    * 

GRAPHIC — *  *  *  Rindy  dominates  every 
scene  in  which  he  appears,  and  even  those 
wherein  he  is  away  from  the  camera  somehow 
are  pervaded  with  his  spirit  of  high  courage. 
If  you  think  you've  seen  this  cleverest  of 
animal  actors  do  everything  possible  for  a  ca- 
nine to  accomplish,  you  will  have  a  few  sur- 
prises  in   "Below   The   Line."    ♦    *    * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  a  very  simple 
tale  fitted  to  the  talents  of  Rin-Tin-Tin.  "film- 
land's wonder  dog."  Because  it  is  so  unpre- 
tentious we  rather  liked  it  and  were  tickled 
to  death  every  time  Rin-Tin-Tin  kil'ed  n 
bully   or   saved   the   life   of   a   friend.    *  *  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  is  the 
best  dog  picture  that  has  been  made  in  some 
months.  Rin-Tin-Tin,  in  himself,  is  enough 
to  put  over  a  film  among  fans  who  love  dogs, 
and  here  he  has  been  given  a  good  story,  with 
great  suspense,  excellently  directed  by  Her- 
man  Raymaker.  *   *  * 

POST—*  *  *  There  is  a  splendid  fight  be- 
tween the  police  doe  and  a  pack  of  blood- 
hounds which  is  thrilling  indeerl.  and  many  of 
the    scenes    are    unusually    well    photographed. 

SUN — *  *  *  There  is  something  intriguing 
ibout  Rin-Tin-Tin.  He  seems  eloquent.  I 
have  not  yet  tired  of  seeing  him  in  photoplays 
but  it  does  seem  that  there  could  be  more  var- 
iation of  incident  in  his  pictures.  However, 
his  admirers  may  go  to  "Below  The  Line" 
with  the  assurance  that  they  will  lie  at  least 
partiallv   satisfied.    *    •    • 

TFLEGRAM— *  *  *  In  a  can  described  im- 
pressively as  "all  star"  there  is  nothing  tn 
focus  the  attention  or  intrigue  the  interest*  *  * 
beyond  the  fights  and  yaps  and  general  gym- 
nastics nf  this  extraordinarily  well-trained  ani- 
mal. The  picture  can  be  summed  up  as  offer- 
inir  an  admirable  demonstration  of  canine  in- 
telligence.   *  •  ♦ 

TIMES—*  *  ♦  There  are  several  good 
scenes  in  this  picture,  but  it  is  on  the  whole 
an   overdose  of  melodrama.    ♦    ♦   ♦ 

One  of  the  praiseworthy  portions  of  this 
si'b;ect_  is  where  Rin-Tin-Tin  climbs  a  tree 
which  is  bent  and  old.  He  makes  two  or  three 
attempts  and  finally  pulls  himself  up  to  the 
stra'^^b'no'  branches.  *  *  ♦ 

WORLD—*  *  *  Rin-Tin-Tin.  the  brightest 
of  the  dog  stars,  romps  through  this  screen 
melodrama  with  his  usual  zest.  There  is  no 
rt,rna=sing  the  art  of  this  youno-  actor;  his 
tp'-hninue  can  only  be  rnmnar^d  with  the 
snave,  incisive  grace  of  John  Barrymore  in 
much  the  same   sort  of  movie  part. 


DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  One  snip  of  the 
shears  an-l  this  woulii  have  been  a  good  pic- 
ture. The  finale  should  be  severed  from  the 
re  t  of  the  film. 

The  story  is  lirightly  and  intelligently  told, 
and  the  sets  are  in  the  usual  good  taste  of 
this  company.  The  sul)-titles  sparkle,  and 
,.-,rv  r-t-e  in  the  ca  t  .seems  to  be  enjoying  his 
role.'  *  *   * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  much  of  its 
-harm  is  lost  because  sparkling  dialogue  can- 
not i)e  picturized.  Since  it  is  (ih%i()us  that  the 
play  wasn't  screenable  material  in  the  first 
-'lace,  the  characters  do  their  best  to  make  it 
a  greatly  entertaining  comedy,  and  Eugenie 
Besserer,     George    Fawcett,     Francis    and    the 

thers  do  very  gootl  work.    *    *   * 
HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *   *  the  next  time 

vc  'r'o  to  see  a  play  which  has  been  trans- 
ferred to  the  screen  we  shall  up  anil  leave  at 
the  end  nf  the  fifth  reel,  no  matter  what  hap- 
pens,  *   ♦   * 

MORNlXt;  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  Between 
*he   cen  ors    and   the   adapter,    however,    all   the 

vo^\-  has  been  zealously  plucked  out  and  an 
ending  tjuite  different  from  that  of  the  play 
tacked  on.  This  stunt  completely  defeats  the 
intention  of  the  author.  What  remains  is  mod- 
erately   entertaining.    *    *   * 

PO.ST — *  *  *  Mr.  Borzage  has  doggedly 
fc'lowed  the  play,  almost  scene  for  scene,  un- 
'il  the  very  end.  when  he  makes  that  rapid 
departure  from  the  original  familiar  to  movie 
goers  everywhere.  We  need  only  say.  that  in 
the  ending  of  Mr.  Maugham's  play  lays  much 
^f  its  cleverness  and  all  of  its  intention  as 
indicated  in  the  title.   •   ♦  * 

SUN—*    *    *    Through    half    its    length    W. 
Somerset    Maugham    might    remain    aware   that 
'The    Circle"    *    ♦    •    was    a    photograhpic   ver- 
sion—or at  least  an  attempt  at  a  photographic 
er  ion — of    his    w'itty.     ironic    comedy    of    the 
;ime   name.     After  the  unreeling  of  that  half, 
h(  wever.    he    might    believe    that    he    was    wit- 
nessing a    scren    drama   by    Clara    Beranger   or 
Anita    Loos,    or    indeed,    any    experienced    sce- 
lario  writer.      He  wouldn't   like  it  either.  ♦  »  ♦ 
TELEGRAM—*     *     *     The    possibilities    of 
'he    theme    have    i)een    handicapped    by    the    en- 
leavor   of    the    producer    to    adhere   too    rigidly 
n    the    character    grouping    and    essentials    of 
he    sta'-e    version,     in.stead    of    developing    the 
notenti.-iJifies   of   film   techniciue   in   a   more  pro- 
'on-ced  degree.   *   *   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  The  operation  of  convert- 
ng  W.  Sumerset  Maugham's  play  "The  Cir- 
-le"  to  the  screen  has  been  performed  in  such 
'  heartless  fashion  that  it  emerges  from  the 
t.-din  sapped  of  its  soul  and  stripped  of  the 
author's  style,  with  little  to  recommend  it  but 
'he  acting  of  a  few  of  the  players,  the  scenic 
and    stage    effects    and    the    germ    of    the    main 

(lea.     ♦     »    • 

WORLD—*  *  •  The  picture  was  best  in 
Its  earlv  reels  when  the  mood  of  high  comedy, 
about  the  most  difi'cult  of  all  moorls  for  the 
Imrvios.  w.-is  "uccessf ully  and  amusingly  main- 
'niued.    *    *    * 


"The  Circle" 

Metro-Goldwyn 

Capitol 

AMERICAN- ♦  *  *  Frank  Borzage.  chosen 
to  direct  this  difficult  piece  of  nropertv.  was 
f.iced  with  the  herculean  task  nf  tm-isferrin" 
to  the  screen  a  n'ay  with  very  little  action  and 
rn'"'h    conversation. 

That  he  failed  to  do  iusfice  to  the  Maugham 
-^'av  is  nnt  pntirMv  Mr.  Borzaee's  fault.  It 
is  one  of  those  dramas  that  are  more  for  the 
e-^r  tliin   the  eve    *  •   • 

DATT.V  MTRROR_As  a  play.  "The  Cir- 
rV      snarWed     enchanted,    amused    with    its    so- 

r  *"■,:*!''  o""/,:'^  ''"'""  ='^"'""-  As  a  Pic- 
ture "T»,e  r,rrV  ninds  through  manv  reels, 
b;.-dened  hv  wholesale  supply  of  cheap  sub- 
titles and  little  action.  •  •  • 


"The  Freshman" 
Pathe 
Colony 

AMERICAN—**  *  Seeing  "The  Fresh 
man"  is  as  good  as  a  doctor's  presciption 
for  it  makes  vou  forget  everything  but  the 
laugh  you  will  surely  get  out  of  Harold's 
ndventures    at    Tate    College.     »   ♦   ♦ 

DAILV  MIRROR—*  ♦  *  The  climax  is 
'■apped  by  a  thrilling  football  game  in  which 
Haro'd  covers  himself  with  glorv  and  wins 
the    girl. 

^  cs,  Haro'd  IJoyd  triumphs  again  in  his 
latest  comedy.  "The  Freshman."  This  is 
one  picture  we  go  on  record  as  advising 
^v-vbodv   to    see.    •   *  * 

DAILY  NEWS— *  *  *  "Your  money  re 
funded    if    you    don't    laugh." 

The  Colony  would  have  been  perfectly 
safe  in  handing  out  laugh  insurance  to  its 
audiences  yesterday— and  for  all  davs  to 
come. 

It's  a  Harold  Llovd  comedy,  and  to  his 
reviewer's    way   of   thinking    his   gayest     ♦   ♦   • 

EVENING  JOURNAL— *  *  ♦  It  is  verv 
d»-ftlv  directed  bv  Sam  Taylor  and  Fred 
Newmeyer,  and  the  various  gags  and  situa- 
tions are  ioyously  effective.  All  of  Lloyd's 
comedies  have  been  excellent,  bitt  this  one 
surpasses  everything  he's  done.  And  the 
cliinax,  the  football  game,  is  a  tremendous 
th'-ill.  He  scores  a  touch-down,  not  only 
in.    but    also    with    this    picture.    ♦  *   ♦ 

EVENING  WORLD-*  *  •  has  been 
J-ast.  staged  atid  photographed  in  a  thorough- 
ly adequate  manner.  It  is  a  hilarious  en- 
tertainment from  first  to  last  and  the  ioy- 
ous  faces  leaving  the  theater  were  the  best 
insurance  for  holding  the  crowds  that  be- 
bieged   the  ticket  office  at   the  early  showings 


"The  Freshman"  is  perfect  material  for 
the   comedian.    •  *   * 

GRAPHIC — *  *  *  a  succession  of  laugh- 
ter-producing gags,  each  one  funnier  than 
the  other.  Harold's  marked  personality  is 
particularly    suited    to    this    character.    ♦   *   * 

HERALD  TRIBUNE—*  *  *  it's  quite 
funny  enough  to  suit  the  most  exacting, 
and,  thank  heaven,  most  of  its  humor  is 
derived  from  situations  and  not  from  throw- 
ing things  and  kicking  people  about.  Even 
in  the  scene  where  Harold  offers  himself 
as  a  target  for  the  football  team  to  prac- 
tice on  it  isn't  so  funny,  because  he  falls 
all  over,  even  into  the  cellar,  as  it  is  be- 
cause he  falls  all  over,  even  into  the  cellar, 
as  it  is  because  the  spectators  know  that 
Harold  thinks  that  he  is  getting  on  finely 
in    his    practice    games.    *   *   * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH— You'll  forget 
that  it  is  a  symbol  of  bad  manners  to  laugh 
out    loud    when    you    view    "The    Freshman" 

*  *  *  In  fact,  you'll  be  lucky  to  be  able 
to  control  your  laughter  at  all.  Just  as  soon 
as  you  are  about  over  one  good  roar,  some- 
thing happens  on  the  screen,  and  you  start 
all  over  again.  Which  is  my  subtle  manner 
of  informing  you  that  Harold  Lloyd's  lat- 
est picture  is  just  about  the  funniest  film 
he   has    ever   made.    *  *  * 

POST — •  *  •  a  very  funny  movie,  and, 
tike  all  really  funny  movies,  it  contains, 
likewise,  a  distinct  element  of  pathos.  The 
freshman    may    be   the    college    boob,    but    he 

means     well    and    he    has     grit — lots     of     it. 

*  «  » 

SUN — ♦  *  •  Laughter,  loud,  hearty  laugh- 
ter, filled  the  Colony  when  Harold  Lloyd's 
new  comedy,  "The  Freshman" — a  striking 
humorous  slapstick  affair  which  turned 
academic  ways  to  burlesque  account  *  •  • 
Indeed,  there  has  not  been  such  an  unblush- 
ing, out-and-out  side  splitting  cinema  shown 
on  the  local  screens  since  Buster  Keator 
and  his  blank,  vacant  look  were  revealed 
in  "The  Navigator."  "The  Freshman"  is 
funny.      Very  funny,   *   *   * 

TELEGRAM  —  *  *  *  There  are  a  few 
novel  twists  and  surprises  in  the  picture. 
But  even  had  the  situations  been  less  time- 
worn  it  is  doubtful  that  "The  Freshman" 
could  have  caused  the  audience  more  amuse- 
ment, judging  by  the  response  of  yesterday's 
attendance.  Lloyd  is  at  his  best  in  his 
characterization  of  the  well-meaning  boob. 
He  is  nearly  always  funny  and  seldom  tire- 
some.   *  ♦  * 

TIME.S— *  *  *  While  it  Is  a  decidedly 
boisterous  affair,  it  is  evident  that  Mr 
Lloyd  knows  Ws  public.  He  gives  them 
something  easy  to  laugh  at.  *  *  •  It  is  a 
story  which  deserved  more  gentle  handling 
but  there's  no  gainsaying  that  the  buffoon 
ery  gained  its  end  in  its  popular  appeal. 
Occasionally  this  jazz  jester  rubs  in  the 
fun  by  repeating  his  action,  and  he  also 
anticipates   laughter.    *  *   * 

WORLD—*  •  *  The  gag  which  most 
unset  the  crowd,  was  one  which,  unless  I 
am  mistaken,  has  been  used  somewhere  be 
fore.  This  consisted  of  a  scene  on  a  dance 
floor  in  which  the  star  lost  his  trousers 
inch  by  inch,  until,  finally,  be  stood  fright 
ened  in  his  underwear  in  the  midst  of  the 
gazing,     giggling    throne. 

But  the  new  Lloyd  film  is  not  second 
late  merelv  because  of  its  bam  stunts.  It 
fails  to  induce  the  expected  continuous 
rumble  of  mirth  largely  because  of  the 
f'^ct  that  its  story  is  incrediblv  weak,  far 
fetched  and  almost  childishly  pointless.   ♦  •  * 


tion.  *  *  *  It  is  his  (De  Sano's)  first  fea 
turc  picture,  and  there  are  frequent  touche 
tliat  suggest  fine  capabilities  with  a  raor 
possible   script.    *  *  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH  —  *  *  •  Th^ 
plot  *  ♦  ♦  has  been  done  times  without  num 
ber.  In  this  case  it  has  been  treated  intel 
ligently  and  with  some  restraint,  so  tha 
it  isn't  nearly  as  bad  as  most  of  them ;  bu 
there  isn't  a  new  angle  to  it,  and  after  reel 
you  know  exactly  what's  going  to  happei 
in   reel   7.   *  *  * 

POST — *  •  *  Certainly  the  plot  itsel 
boasts  little  that  can  be  called  out  of  thi 
ordinary,  or  even  passably  entertaining.  Ye 
Mr.  De  Sano  has  turned  out  a  moving  pic 
ture  that  may  be  called  both  without  feai 
of  contradiction.  *  *  *  It  is  Mr.  De  Sano'i 
direction  that  saves  the  day.  •  •  ♦ 

WORLD — *  *  *  a  holding  and  generallj 
absorbing  film  play,  credit  for  which  shouh 
be  accorded  to  each  and  every  player  pres 
ent,  which  also  includes  Henry  B.  Walthal 
and  Forrest  Stanley,  and  to  the  director 
one  Marcel  De  Sano.  Of  the  lot,  perhaps 
Mr.  Barrymore's  performance  is  brightest 
He  is  as  natural  and  as  attractive  a  wol 
of  the  avenues  as  any  the  screen  has  pic 
tured  in  months.  In  fact,  he  is  far  too  goo( 
to  miss.    »   *  * 


Out-of-Town 

"Fine   Clothes"— 1st    NatT 
Metro,  Washington 

HERALD — *  *  *  Leaves  little  to  be  desired 
'or  it  pre  ent s  an  inspiring  character  study  a 
■  the  same  time  that  it  tells  a  dramatic,  intei 
esting   >tory.    *   *   * 

POST  -*  *  *  An  appeal  both  humorous  am 
oathetic  is  to  be  found  in  "Fine  Clothes."  *  * 

STAR — *  *  *  Delightful  satire  on  severs 
^f  the  customary  tangles  in  the  game  of  love 
nicely  lialanced  witii  some  moments  of  reall 
poignant  pathos  make  the  screen  version  o 
Franz  Molnar's  play,  "Fashions  for  Men 
cenarioized  as  "Fine  Clothes"),  an  unusually 
iltractive   feature. 


#    #    » 


"The  Goose  Woman" — Universal 
Karlton,  Philadelphia 

RECORD—*  *  *  One  needs  to  see  but 
few  feet  of  the  reel  of  the  main  feature  a 
the  Karlton  this  week  to  sit  up  and  take  notic 
that  the  woman  there  depicting  a  drtinke 
slattern  in  the  uninviting  environments  of  a 
ill-kept  apartment  is  a  genuine  artist,  an 
from  this  first  impression  through  an  intricat 
and  somewhat  difficult  plot  there  is  no  devij 
tion.   *  *  * 


"The  Girl  Who  Wouldn't  Work" 

Schulbers: — State  Rights 

Broadw?v 

AMERICAN  —  •  •  *  If  you  like  you- 
drama  dished  up  with  a  new  angle  vou  wiV 
«nd  "The  Girl  Who  Wouldn't  Work,"  a  film 
after  your  own  heart.  Here  is  a  picture 
made  with  as  much  attention  to  direction 
production  and  action  as  if  it  had  been 
widely  heralded  as  the  greatest  super-spe- 
cial   of    the    vear.    *  *      * 

DAILY  MIRROR  —  •  ♦  •  ^vith  Lione' 
Barrytnore  and  Marguerif-  de  'a  Motte,  is 
splendid  entertainment.  The  story  has  seen 
many  public  appearances.  Dire-tor  De  San 
however,  offers  it  in  a  new  dish,  flavored 
with   salt,   pepper,    and    snice. 

EVENING  TOURNAT,— *  *  *  It's  a  de. 
lightfiilly  adroit  piece  of  work,  with  Mar- 
guerite de  la  Motte  in  the  title  role.  a"d 
I  ionel  Barrvmore  cast  as  a  comedv  villain, 
whi'-h    lie    emotes    to    perfertinn      •   •   • 

KVKMTNTG  WOPT,n_f  *  •  A  better 
and  freshier  story  would  make  stronger  the 
case  of  discrimination  the  Scbiilhergs  would 
like  to  establish.  In  spite  of  the  story  there 
are    flashes   of   good    acting    and    good    direc- 


"Her   Sister    From   Paris" — 1st   Nat 
Rialto,   Omaha 

BEK — *  *  *  This  photoplay  features  Mis 
Talmad'^e  in  a  dual  role.  It  is  a  comed.-' 
Irama  and  is  one  of  the  screen  laugh  hits  ( 
'he  season.   *   *    * 


"The  Iron  Horse"— Fox 
Fox,   Philadelphia 

P'lBI.IC  LEDGER—*  *  *  It  would  he  fai 
'ions  to  attempt  to  put  into  words  all  tli 
'irendth  of  vision,  the  pulse  and  surge  e 
human  passions,  the  far  horizons  of  gre! 
"rairie-  the  mighty  masses  of  gigantic  moui 
'ain<^.  the  humor  of  men  who  could  laugh  whe 
'aughter  was  close  to  tears  and  all  the  swee 
less  of  the  love  of  a  man  for  a  maid  wliic 
make   up   this   picture.    *    *    * 


'Lightnin'  "—Fox 
Sun,  Omaha 

Certainly      it's      hokum. 


BFE- 

'Lightnin'  "   goes  across 


bu 


as  surely  as  i 
aas  gone  across  the  footlights   for  these  man 


"The  Lucky  Horseshoe" — Fox 
Fay's,   Philadelphia 

IXQUIRER— *  *  *  There  are  many  twist 
to  the  story  and  the  scenes  include  a  beaut; 
^niitcst,  a  senuence  in  mediaeval  Spain  an* 
fme  very  pleasing  dance  numbers  by  Am 
Pennington.  Mix,  of  course,  is  most  of  th 
show.   *  *  * 


"The    Man    Who    Found    Himself- II 
F.  P-L.— Strand,  Omaha  I 

BEE — *    *    *    There    are    elements   of   hear  a 
interest,    suspense,    thrill,    tempered    by    flashej 
nf    humor.      The    principals,    all    stars,    are  s  : 
their    best    and    the   plot    moves    smoothly   am 
pleasantly.    *  *   » 


THE 


riday,  September  25,_1925^ 

•Mi 


■JXI^^ 


DAILV 


Palace,  Washington 

HERALD — *  *  *  This  screen  play,  by  the 
,ergetic  and  admirable  Booth  Tarkington,  is 
ftly  handled  by  Director  Alfred  Green.  To 
;  sure,  it  lacks  comedy.  To  be  sure,  it  is 
iprobable.  But  that  doesn't  unfit  it  as  pal- 
able    screen    fodder    for    lovers    of    Meighan. 


Meet" — 


"Never   the    Twain    Shall 
Metro-Gold. 
Stanley,  Philadelphia 

PUBLIC  LEDGER — *   *   *    bo  much  is  the 
The    acting    is    fair.       Anita    Stewart 


ory. 


but 


ays     the     half-caste     girl     well     enough, 
)esn't    look    exactly    like    untamed    impulse   tn 
lite  of  much  hair  and  sketchy  clothes.   *   ♦   ♦ 


"The  Wanderer"— F.  P-L 

Aldine,  Philadelphia 

INQUIRER — *  *  *  It  is  a  spectacle,  and 
tremendous  one.  The  settings  are  magnifi- 
;nt  beyond  description,  but  there  is  little  of 
le  claptrap  which  usually  features  such  a 
reduction.  Just  as  much  attention  has  been 
aid  to  the  minor  details  of  action  and  of 
ress  as  to  the  crashing  in  ruins  of  the  licen- 
ous  city  to  which  the  son  had  gone  with  his 
ortion  of  his  father's  wealth.  *  ♦  ♦ 
PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  *  *  Is  one  of  the 
lost  satisfying  pictures  of  the  spectacle  va- 
iety  that  has  been  filmed  for  many  a  day. 
t  is  hard  to  put  a  finger  on  the  reason  that 
lakes  it  so,  for  there  is  not  one  reason  only — 
lere  are  many  of  them.  Raoul  Walsh,  the 
irector,  has  done  an  excellent  piece  of  work, 
nd  the  cast  is  that  rare  thing,  ideally  chosen. 

RECORD — *  *  *  As  the  story  is  told,  it  is 
lothed  with  the  classic  simplicity  of  the  orig- 
lal  tale,  and  if  the  persons  concerned  in  the 
reduction  did  not  feel  conscious  of  the  al- 
lest  sacred  story  they  were  recreating,  the 
igh  level  ef  restraint  and  the  quiet  power  of 
lie  acting  at  least,  give  one  the  impression 
liat    it    may    have    been    so    with   the    players. 


"WUd  Horse  Mesa"— F.  P.-L. 
Metropolitan,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINLK — *  *  "  Many  angles  of  de- 
elepment  are  suggested  in  the  thrilling  epi- 
5des  of  the  story,  but  none  is  followed  to  a 
igical  conclusion.  Under  the  impression  that 
le  public  wants  action,  the  producers  have 
■2en  evergenerous  in  detail,  but  the  thread 
nding  the  sequences  together  is  decidedly 
im.    *    *   • 

EXPRESS—*    *    *    There's    plenty    doing, 

ith  fisticuffs,  shooting  and  also  some  wooing. 

*    *   All   of   the  actors  of   praise   are  deserv- 

ig.      While    we    are    about    it    we    don't    mind 

pserving  the  picture   is  very   well  cast.    *   *   * 

[TIMES — *    *    *   A  concoction   of    fast-riding 

pion    and    homely    hokum    which    exploits    at 

reat  length  several  hundred  more  square  miles 

I    the    great    American    West.       It    has    vir- 

ially  all  of  these  elements  which  the  habitues 

the    cinema    are    supposed   to    consume   with 

'idity,   such  as  a  stalwart,  but  misunderstood 

jre,    a   trusting,    pulchritudinous   heroine,    and 

couple  of  dastardly  villains.      Thrown   in   for 

lod     measure    are     several       thousand       wild 

ifseS.      The   latter   run  away  with  .several   se- 

ences   of   the   picture.    ♦   •   • 


P.-L. 


CHRONICLE—*  *  *  The  picture  is  full 
of  comedy  episodes — a  merry  trifle,  rather 
different  from  the  things  Miss  Daniels  has 
been  doing  recently.  There  are  many  laughs 
e\er  the  action,  earned  laughs.  There  is  a 
humorous  note  in  the  captions,  many  of  them 
having  a  tart  flavor  that  sets  the  risibilities 
going.  Miss  Daniels  looks  extremely  well  in 
.ac  iiian>      mart   gowns  she  wears.   *   *    * 

NEWS — *  *  *  The  play  is  one  of  those 
light  irothy  affairs  full  ol  snappy  action  mixed 
.1    .  iiiiu-ui..,   Luinpacations.    *    *    * 


'  Wildfire"— Vitagraph 
i  drKway,   Baltimore 

E\"F.\!.\(,  SIN-'  '  -  Is  one  of  those 
i]il  fashioned  products  that  used  to  form  our 
regular  fare  ;ome  years  ago,  but  in  these 
super-sophisticated  days  we  find  it  hard  to 
ake   such   antiquities    seriously.    *    *    * 


Txcmnation    For    Operators 

Portland,  Me. — A  special  examina- 
.011  was  held  recently  by  the  opera- 
jrs'  examining  board  at  Portland 
High   School   Auditorium. 

Some  criticism  has  been  injected  at 
the  method  of  giving  examination 
which  has  prevailed  in  the  past,  thea- 
ter managers  claiming  that  these  ex- 
aminations should  be  written  instead 
of  oral.  Investigation  by  the  board 
discloses  that  Massachusetts,  after 
considerable  experimentaiion,  has 
adopted  the  oral  examination  in  prac- 
tically the  same  form  as  that  which 
prevails    in    Portland    today. 


Theater  Changes 


Houghton,  Mich, — New  seating 
equipment  has  been  installed  at  the 
Kerredge. 


Davenport,  la. — Milton  Overman, 
who  has  been  temporarily  in  charge 
ot  the  house,  has  been  named  man- 
ager of  A.  H.  Blank's  Capitol. 


Primghar,  la. — L.  B.  Mackrill  has 
leased  tne  Opera  House  from  Albert 
bros.  and  Harold  Aldinger. 


Okmulgee,  Okla. — Robert  Hum- 
phries and  J.  P.  Shipley  are  new 
owners  of  the  Cozy.  Mew  equipment 
lias  been  installed. 


McKean  Goes  To  Memphis 

St.  Louis — Claude  McKean  has 
gone  to  Memphis,  to  take  over  his 
new  duties  as  manager  of  the  new 
Fox  exchange.  Prior  to  his  depart- 
ure, he  was  presented  with  a  brass 
engraved  desk  by  rfiends.  The  Fox 
lorce  remembered  him  with  a  dia- 
mond   Masonic    pin. 


Wirt,  Okla.— W.  H.  Clover  has 
bought  the  Liberty  from  M.  John- 
sou.  Johnson  contemplates  a  new 
house. 


El  Dorado,  Tex. — The  Mission  is 
undergoing    extensive    remodeling. 


Detroit — The  Montclair  on  Mack 
Ave.,  which  has  been  closed  most 
of  the  summer,  reopens  late  this 
month  under  new  ownership.  It  has 
ueen  completely  remodeled. 

Klk  River,  Ida. — Tom  Scondras 
has  sold  the  Rex  to  Lee  Denavan, 
who  also  owns  the  Bovil  at  Bovill, 
Ida. 


Waterloo,  la. — Arthur  E.  Weld,  for 
four  years  manager  of  the  Strand,  has 
resigned  to  enter  another  line  of  busi- 
ness. The  house  is  operated  by  Ford 
&  Diebold. 


Cleveland — William  Silverberg  is 
increasing  the  capacity  of  the  Ball 
Park  theater  from  200  to  400. 


Kansas     City — The     Mayfield    has 
been   purchased  by   D.   Costa. 


Malvern,  Ohio — Henry  S.  Vogt  has 
sold  the  Odeassa  to  Park  C.  Beatty, 
who  also  has  a  house  in  Carrollton. 


Akron,   O. — Mrs.  V.  E.  Sager  has 
sold  the  Southern  to  Ethel  Cooper. 


Seattle — The  Anzier,  a  suburban 
house  catering  to  colored  folk,  has 
changed  hands.  F.  S.  Barkus,  form- 
erly with  the  West  Coast  circuit  in 
California,  is  the  new  owner. 


Bray    Cartoons    Sold   for   Japan 

The  Japanese  rights  for  the  two 
new  series  of  Bray  Cartoons,  consist- 
ing of  13  "Unnatural  History"  car- 
toons, have  been  sold  to  U.  Ono  for 
Japan,  who  has  been  distributing  the 
Bray  output  for  the  last  eight  years. 


"WUd,  Wild  Susan"— F, 
Madison,  Detroit 

I|FREE  PRESS— *  •  *  A  lively  romantic 
imedy  in  which  Miss  Daniels  runs  away 
ith  the  picture  from  first  to  last.  She  is  an 
tra-modern  miss  whose  escapades  drive  her 
ifher  almost  to  distraction,  and  harass  the 
iced  cops  in  her  native  town  until  they  are 
ady  to  jail  her  for  life.  ♦  *  * 
TIMES — *  *  *  Bebe  is  vivacious  as  ever, 
intrihutes  the  usual  costly  wardrobe  which 
le  displays  to  great  advantage  and  packs 
e  films  with  laugh  after  laugh  and  thrill 
ter  thrill.    •    ♦    ♦ 

California,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN—*  *  *    The    pep    aTid    go    to 
Wild.    Wild     Su^an"    really    makes    the    pic- 
re.      It    is    the    last    word    in    screen    action 
'd    neht   at   the  beginning    you    are   given    an 
ea    what    to    expect    with    the    brunette    star 
iCapins:   from    a    traffic    cop    in    order   to    lead 
|e    fire    department    to    a    fire    which    coinci- 
•rtallv  happens  to  he  in  her  own  home.  •  •  • 
CALL   AND   POST-'   •    *   It   ;,  the   sort 
play   thnt    suits    Bebe— who,   off  the   screen, 
s    had    some    little    experience    in    speeding 
d   with    unfeeling  officers   of   the   law.      The 
av   IS   absolutely   ridiculous,   but   it   is   funny 
ri  rts  action  !s  swift.     Who  could  ask  more? 


St.  Louis  House  Opens  Oct.  10 

St.  Louis— The  St.  Louis  Grand 
Blvd.  at  Morgan  St.,  is  scheduled  to 
open  Oct.  10.  "Drusilla  With  A  Mil- 
lion"  will   be   the   opening  attraction. 

Gottesman  Interested  in  Real  Estate 

Alfred  Gottesman,  who  sold  his 
Strand,  Shenandoah,  recently  to  Louis 
Herman,  of  Philadelphia,  is  now  in- 
terested in  the  real  estate  business 
here. 


Waterloo,  la. — Alexander  Frank's 
Plaza  has  reopened.  It  is  the  largest 
house  in  town. 


Omaha,  Neb. — M.  H.  Garvin,  who 
recently  purchased  the  Hamilton  is 
remodeling  his   house. 

Little  Rock,  Ark.— The  Palace  has 
reopened.  W.  A.  Hodges  is  mana- 
ger. 


Sherman,  Tex. — C.  C.  Lindsey  and 
H.  C.  Houston  have  taken  over  the 
Travis  and  Gen  and  will  remodel. 


Winters,    Tex. — J.    T.    Hodge    has 
acquired  the  Hodge  and  Trammel. 


St.  Louis  Theaters  Reopening 
St.  Louis — The  Famous,  on  Frank- 
hn   Ave.,  has  reopened.     Many  other 
neighborhood  houses  will  reopen  dur- 
ing the  next  two  weeks. 


Ward    Buys   Four   Arrows 

Detroit— W.  D.  Ward,  former 
manager  of  the  Fox  exchange,  and 
now  operating  an  independent  ex- 
change at  567  Insurance  Bldg.,  has 
acquired  from  Arrow,  for  the  Lower 
Michigan  Peninsula,  four  features, 
including  "Lost  in  the  Big  City," 
North  of  Nome,"  "The  Lost  Chord" 
and  "Lena  Rivers". 


Plan  New  Oakland  House 
Oakland.   Cal.— Transbay  Theaters 
Corp.  will  build  a  new  $250,000  house 
on  the  east  side  of  Broadway,  near 
40th  St.    It  will  seat  2,500. 


Lyons,  111.  —  Elmer  and  Julius 
Herschberg,  owners  of  the  Grove, 
Morton  Grve  have  taken  over  the 
Peverley. 


Bloomington,  111. — The  Rialto,  first 
run  house,  has  been  sold  to  E.  E. 
Alger  and  H.  Ramsey,  who  operate 
a  chain  in  Illinois.  Walter  Taylor 
was   former  owner. 


Kendrick,  Ida.— O.  A.  McPher- 
son's  lease  on  the  Kendrick  has  ex- 
pired and  the  owners  of  the  property, 
have  decided  to  operate  the  house. 
McPherson  is  retained  as  house  man- 
ager; 


Estherville,  la. — O.  C.  Johnson 
and  H.  S.  Waldorf  have  taken  over 
the  Grand  from  F.  H.  Graaf.  Waldorf 
will  operate  the  Grand,  Johnson 
owning  a  house,  the  Dakota,  at 
Yankton,  S.  D. 


Bode,  la. — Plans  are  under  way  for 
the  reopening  of  the  Princess,  under 
new  management. 


Everly,  la. — C.  M.  Cronk  has  pur- 
chased  the    Faust. 


Milaca,  Minn. — Dr.  F.  O.  Krejci 
and  Herbert  J.  Nelson  have  pur- 
chased the  Casino.  William  H.  Swad- 
ling  is  to  continue  as  manager. 


Waterloo,  la. — M.  C.  Ames  has 
succeeded  Arthur  E.  Weld  as  man- 
ager of  the  Strand.  Ames  formerly 
managed  several  houses  of  the  Hos- 
tettler  chain  with  headquarters  at 
Norfolk,  Neb. 


Hawley,    Minn. — -McCarthy   Broth- 
ers have  reopened  the  Garrick. 


Letcher,  S.  D. — Edward  Welch  is 
now  managing  the  Shamrock.  His 
father,  W.  H.  Welch,  recently  pur- 
chased the  Opera  House  at  Doland. 


Bisbee,  N.  D.— I.  K.  Lund  has 
taken  over  the  Opera  House  from 
Charles  Gerrard. 


Kiester,  Minn.  —  Warren  Snaken- 
burg  has  purchased  the  Princess. 


Long  Pine,  Neb. — Botsford  Bros. 
have  purchased  the  Palace  from  Mrs. 
Florence   McCarthy. 


Flora,  III. — The  Pitney  is  now  un- 
der management  of  Frank  Hocking. 


Lovington,  111. — The  Photoplay  has 
been  reopened  by  the  Ferris  Bros. 
circuit. 


Makoqueta,  la. — The  Pastime  is  be- 
ing remodeled. 


Iowa  City,  la. — The  Garden  is  be- 
ing redecorated. 


Long  Pine,  Neb. — Botsford  Bros. 
has  bought  the  Palace  from  Florence 
McCarthy. 


Sac  City,  la. — W.  F.  Weary  has 
purchased  the  Casino  from  W.  W. 
Watt. 


Paragould,   Ark. — John   A.   Collins 
has  leased  the  new  Majestic. 


Iowa  City,  la. — New  projection 
equipment  and  new  seats  are  among 
improvement!  planned  at  the  Garden. 


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WRITE  YOUR  OWN  TICKET 

The  Box-Office  Value  of  Pathe  Two  Reel 
Comedies  is  up  to  You! 

Under  a  new  long  term  contract  with  the  Hal  Roach  Studios,  Pathe  agrees  to  ad- 
vance to  the  producer  for  production  purposes  every  dollar  indicated  by  an  expec- 
tancy table  that  quite  reliably  forecasts  at  six  month  intervals,  what  the  eventual 
collections  per  picture  are  going  to  be. 

If  there  has  been  another  similar  contract  between  producer  and  distributor,  I 
have  yet  to  hear  of  it.  If  there  is  a  fairer  contract  to  producer,  distributor  and  ex- 
hibitor, I  don't  know  of  it. 

Increased  receipts  are  at  once  reflected  in  pictures  that  cost  more,  are  worth 
'  lore,  and  will  bring  more  at  the  box  ofl&ce. 

The  chief  concern  of  every  exhibitor  is,  and  should  be,  not  so  much  what  a  pic- 
ture costs  him  but  what  it  will  bring  him.  If  a  moderate  increase  in  film  rentals  will 
insure  him  an  immoderate  increase  in  profits,  it  is  mighty  good  business  to  pay 
more  to  get  more. 

A  producer  must  get  an  adequate  return  on  his  pictures  in  order  to  go  on  produc- 
ing. Better  pictures  mean  increased  production  cost.  The  business  is  not  inter- 
ested in  more  pictures.    It  only  wants  better  ones. 

The  production  cost  of  a  feature  picture  that  is  just  fair,  is  low  at  $25,000.00  per 
reel.  Mr.  Wm.  A.  Johnston  of  the  Motion  Picture  News  in  their  issue  of  Sept.  19 
says:  "The  cry  everywhere  is  against,  not  for,  the  moderate  cost  program  feat- 
ure.   Yet  comedy  producers  would  be  happy  if  they  could  have  as  much  per  reel 

to  spend  as  the  ordinary  feature  costs Distributors  of  comedies  will  increase 

their  advances  to  the  producer  just  as  soon  as  the  exhibitor  will  permit  the 
increase." 

Putting  the  biggest  part  of  your  program  cost,  reel  for  reel,  into  the  feature,  and 
giving  to  the  comedy  what's  left,  is  neither  fair  to  the  comedy,  nor  is  it  good  busi- 
j  ness  for  you.  On  a  footage  basis,  entertainment  value  considered,  the  comedy  is 
as  important  to  you  as  your  feature. 


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To  make  the  most  money  you've  got  to  get  the  best  pictures  that  it  is  possible  to 
make.  The  public  is  hungry  for  quality  entertainment.  You  and  you  only  can 
make  it  possible,  by  encouraging  the  producer  to  make  his  pictures  better. 

You,  then,  write  your  own  ticket.  Both  the  production  cost  of  Pathe  Two  Reel 
Comedies  and  their  value  at  your  box  office  are  up  to  you! 


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'  ELMER  PEARSON 

Vice  President  and  General  Manager  i 
PATHE  EXCHANGE,  Inc. 


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Authority 


Vol.  XXXIII     No.  76 


Monday,  September  28,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


NEILAN 

By  DANNY 

Hollywood 
The  irrepressible.  Back  on 
his  own  again.  Producing  in- 
dependently. With  .  four  pic- 
tures. To  go  through  Pro- 
ducers Distributing.  And 
Mickey  isn't  figuring  beyond 
that.  Now  in  New  York.  To 
see  P.  A.  Powers.  Before  the 
latter  gets  away  to  Europe. 

Neilan — a  strange  combination  of 
seriousness  and  wit.  In  many  ways 
a  genius.  Has  made  some  mighty 
fine  pictures.  Admits  himself  that 
it  is  time  he  got  down  to  earth.  And 
stay  there.  Only  34 — and  what  a 
crowded  life  he  has  had! 

Now  has  his  own  studio.  The 
former  Garson  studio.  Out  Glendale 
way.  And  it  is  as  beautiful  a  place 
as  one  could  imagine.  Neilan  has 
decorated  it  with  flowers  and  plants 
until  it  looks  like  fairyland.  An  ideal 
atmosphere  for  the  making  of  pic- 
tures. And  a  most  compact  place. 
Stage  will  be  enlarged  until  there  will 
be  ample  room  for  two  units  to  work 
at  one  time.  And  Neilan  says  that 
is  all  he  will  handle. 

Many  agree  with  Neilan 
that  handling  two  nnits  at  the 
same  time  is  quite  enough  of' 
a  job.  Studio  officials  of 
standing  declare  that  the  limit 
of  supervision,  even  with  a 
large,  well-organized  staff,  is 
about  four. 

Neilan  takes  with  him  into  his  own 
productions  Benjamin  Glazer.  And 
those  who  know  Glazer's  work  out 
here  say  he  is  a  definite  find.  He  is 
responsible  for  many  of  the  fine 
scenes  of  "The  Merry  Widow."  Mae 
Murray  says  he  is  largely  responsible 
for  what  she  did  in  that  picture. 

"I'm  happy,"  said  Mickey  before 
he  boarded  the  train  for  New  York, 
"happier  than  I  have  been  for  years. 
I_  just  cannot  work  in  an  organiza- 
tion. The  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
people  were  fine  to  me — marvellous. 
But  while  there  are  some  directors 
v^ho  work  easily  with  an  organiza- 
tion I  happen  to  be  one  of  the  kind 
that  must  work  on  my  own.  I  have 
proven  that  to  my  own  satisfaction. 
Froni  now  on  it  will  be  Neilan  pro- 
ductions, made  in  our  own  studio. 
That's   certain." 

From  the  way  he  has  started  fixing 
up  that  studio  it  looks  as  if  he  means 
it. 


Pathe  Growing 

$18,000,000     Expected     1925     Gross, 

Compared     with     $16,459,385     in 

1924 

It  is  understood  officials  of  Pathe 
expect  to  do  a  gross  business  of 
$18,000,000  in  the  current  year,  from 
which  net  profits  of  $1,500,000  will 
be  available  for  dividends. 

This  figure,  after  dividends  on  the 
$848,200  of  eight  per  cent  preferred 
stock  outstanding,  would  be  equiva- 
lent to  nearly  $9  a  share  on  the  out- 
standing 160,133  common  shares.  In 
1924  on  a  gross  of  $16,459,385  the 
net  was  $1,312,609,  or  $777  a  share 
on  the  common.  For  the  first  28 
weeks  of  the  current  year  a  net  of 
$705,058  was  realized  on  sales  of 
$8,805,268,  or  $4.19  a  share. 

Pathe  has  .shown  consistent 
growth  during  the  past  eight  years, 
gross  revenue  rising  from  $4,277,003 
in  1916  to  $16,459,386  last  year.  In 
the  same  period  net  profits  rose  from 
$676,271  to  $1,312,609. 

Welsh  Joins  Associated 

Robert  E.  Welsh,  former  editor  of 
the  M.  P.  World  this  morning  joins 
Associated  Exhibitors,  Inc.,  as  direc- 
tor of  publicity  and  advertising. 


Reilly,  Editor  of  M.  P.  World 

William  J.  Reilly  has  been  appoint- 
ed editor  of  the  M.  P.  World,  suc- 
ceeding Robert  E-  Welsh  who  re- 
signed recently. 


Brecher  Opening  New  Theater 

Leo  Brecher  will  open  his  Boston 
Road  Theater,  at  Boston  Road  and 
Stebbins  Ave.  in  the  Bronx  on  Oct. 
9.  The  house  will  be  operated  along 
the  lines  of  the  Plaza. 


$450,000  for  Wilmington  House 

Wilmington,  Del. — It  is  understood 
the  Loew  circuit  paid  $450,000  for  the 
.\ldine  on   Market  above  8th. 


Meriden  Against  Tax 

Officials  of  That   Connecticut   Town 

Believe    It    Has    Miscarried — 

Favor  RetJeal 

Bv   ARTHUR    IV.    EDDY 

Meriden.  Conn.— THE  FIL^f 
DAILY'S  investigation  of  public  sen- 
timent in  connection  with  the  film 
tax  on  Saturday  lead  to  Meriden. 
where  officials  and  other  citizens  in- 
terviewed were  unanimous  in  declar- 
ing that  the  measure  has  miscarried 
inasmuch  as  it  does  not  assign  the 
taxation  burden  outside  of  Connect!'. 
rut  but  instead  drops  it  on  the  ex- 
hibitors and  perhaps  ultimately  the 
public. 

Representative  Andrew  F.  Fox  has 
little  or  no  sympathy  for  the  law 
and  does  not  approve  of  imnecessary 

{Continued  on   Page  2) 


Golf  Rush! 

Enthused  by  a  tournament  of 
their  own  held  on  Friday,  many 
of  the  prominent  exhibitors  in 
Greater  New  York  entered  "en 
masse"  the  Fall  Film  Golf 
Tournament   on   Saturday. 

No  less  than  16  signified 
their  intention  to  play.  And 
they  are  out  after  the  trophies 
at  that.  However,  they  are  not 
the  only   ones. 

Some  of  those  regulars,  are 
still  missing.     What  about  it? 


May  Golf  Weekly 

Local  Exhibitors  Consider  Permanent 
Play — First    Held    and    A    Suc- 
cess, Too 

There's  a  red  hot  group  of  exhibi- 
tors in  this  city  out  after  the  big 
prizes  lined  up  for  the  Fall  Film  Golf 
Tournament  to  be  held  at  the  Winged 
Foot  Golf  Club  ne.xt  Tuesday,  Oc- 
tober  13. 

This  is  how  the  excitement  came 
to   pass: 

Marty  Schwartz  and  Hy  Gains- 
boro,  both  well-known  in  local  ex- 
hibiting circles,  staged  a  tournament 
at  the  Glen  Oaks  Country  Club,  Lit- 
tle Neck  on  Friday-  It  was  one  of 
those  clannish  affairs — exhibitors  only, 
although    it    is    a    fact    that    through 

{Continued  on   Pane   2) 


Jersey  M.   P.  T.   O.   Directors  Meet 

-A.sbury  Park.  N.  J. — The  reduction 
in  power  rate  was  the  most  import- 
ant discussion  at  the  recent  meeting 
of  directors  of  the  M.  P.  T-  O.  of 
New  Jersey,  at  which  it  was  decided 
to  present  to  the  Public  Service  Com- 
mission the  data  gathered  during  the 
past  year  liy  a  committee  of  the  or- 
ganization. Among  those  in  attend- 
ance at  the  meeting  were:  Joseph 
Seidcr.  Charles  Hildinger,  Peter 
.A^danis  and  Louis  Rosenthal,  Leon 
Rosenblatt,  William  Keegan.  and  Sid- 
ney Samuelson.  Benjamin  Schindler, 
I.  Hirshhlond,  Jacob  Fox,  J.  Unger, 
Lcc  Newbury,  E.  Kelly  and  L.  Gold. 


-■         Many  in  from   Coast 

Saturday  and  Sunday  arrivals  from 
the  Coast  included  Abe  Carlos.  Harry 
Cohen,  M.  H.  Hoffman  Louis  B. 
Maver.  Harrv  Rapf,  Joseph  M. 
Schenck.T.rn  Srhulbefp.  Joe  Schnit- 
zcr.  Pete  Smith  and  Norma  Tal- 
madge.  ^-^''^'^ 

Fox   Closes  with  Jake   Wells 

Richmond  Va. — James  R.  Grain- 
crcr  has  closed  with  Take  Wells  for 
Richmond  and  Norfolk.  Fox  pro- 
duct will  play  100  per  cent  in  those 
two  cities. 


Famous  Preparing 

Actual    Operations   of    New   Theater 

Company  Start  Soon — Preparing 

Offices 

Famous  has  taken  over  the  fifth 
floor  of  16  East  42nd  St.,  the  build- 
ing which  now  houses  the  theater 
department.  This  space,  in  addition 
to  present  offices  on  the  seventh  floor 
will  constitute  the  headquarters  of 
the  new  theater  corporation  which 
is  about  to  be  formed. 

To  all  intents  and  purposes,  Sam 
Katz  has  already  become  active  under 
the  new  affiliation.  He  and  Harold 
Franklin  returned  from  Boston  on 
Saturday  where  both  went  to  look 
over  the  new  Metropolitan  theater, 
which,  as   noted,  opens  on  the   16th. 

The  process  of  incorporating  the 
new  company  is  routine  and  is  re- 
ported to  be  under  way-  It  is  con- 
sidered likely  that  Katz  will  bring 
on  several  of  his  organization  from 
Chicago  as  his  aids. 


55    Piece    Orchestra    Planned 

Boston  —  The  new  Metropolitan 
will  have  a  55  piece  orchestra  and 
special  presentations  by  John  Mur- 
ray Anderson,  prominent  musical 
comedy   producer. 


Swanson   Sails 

Gloria  Swanson  sailed  on  the 
Paris  Saturday  for  a  brief  vacation 
in    France. 

Nita  Naldi  was  a  reported  passen- 
ger on  the  same  boat. 


Plan  Northern  Ohio  Chain? 

Cleveland — Frankel  &  Malott  have 
bought  the  Weber  in  Dover,  from 
Sinkovitz  and  Lewis.  This  is  the 
second  house  in  this  territory  that 
the  pair  have  purchased  in  the  past 
two  weeks.  It  is  said  they  intend 
developing  a  chain  in  Northern  Ohio> 

Undisturbed 

American     Society     Refuses    to     Be- 
come Rufifled  over  Coneressmran 

MacGregor's  Music  Probe 
The  .American  Society  r-A  Authors. 
Composers  and  Publishers  on  Satur- 
dav  refused  to  become  alarmed  over 
the  music  nrobe  prorr  ised  in  Wash- 
ington bv  Concressrnan  MarGregor. 
The  Sociftv  stated  the  Congressman 
was  not  familiar  v>rith   his   subject. 

M^'-G'"eo'or    Coin"    Before    Conpress 

Washinorf^n  —  T'ongressman  Mac- 
Greffor  of  New  York  announced  on 
^nfiirdav  that  "it  the  onenjng  of 
Congress  h'"  w'H  psk  for  an  investi- 
"atio"  of  the  "Music  Trust."  as  he 
describes  the  American  Society  of 
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THE 


Monday,  September  28,  1925 


VoL  XXXIII  No.  76  Monday,  Sept.  28, 1925,  PriciSCents 

Copyright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager;  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
Ralph  Wilk,  Traveling  Representative.  En- 
tered as  second-class  matter  May  21,  1918, 
at  the  post  oiBce  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  March  3,  1879.  Terms  (Postage 
free)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
York,  $10.00  one  year;  6  months,  $5.00;  3 
months,  $3.00.  Foreign  $15.00.  Subscribers 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY,  1650 
Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Phone  Circle 
4736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  address :  Filmday, 
New  York,  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
E.  Gansman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London  Representative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  53a 
Shaftesbury  Ave.,  London,  W.  I.  Paris  Rep- 
resentative, La  Cinematographic  Francaise,  5, 
Rue  Saulnier. 


Quotations 

HiKh    Ixiw    Close      Sales 

Eastman  Kodak 115        lllH   113       5,200 

Famous  Players 108Ji    1075^    107}^    1,200 

F.    P.    Pfd Not   Quoted 

Film    Inspection    Not    Quoted 

First    National    Not    Quoted 

Fox     "A"     70         69J4     69J^       600 

Loew's,    Inc 35J4     34%     35H    1,700 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd Not    Quoted 

M.   P.   Cap.   Corp Not  Quoted 

Pathe  Exch.   "A"    ..    83         80J4     82^    1,700 
Trans-Lux     Screen..      6'A        6ii        6!4       100 

Universal    Not   Quoted 

Warner    Pictures     ..    16^      16K      16^       100 
Warner    Brothers    . .  Zl'A     20%     20Ji   1,000 


May  Golf  Weekly 

(Continued  from  Pagi  1) 
Joe  Hornstein,  two  exporters,  Ben 
Howells  and  Chester  Sawyer,  were 
permitted  to  play.  It  was  a  great 
party  and  golf  enthusiasm  is  now 
above  par. 

A  qualifying  round  was  played  in 
the  morning  and  after  lunch,  18  ad- 
ditional holes  for  golf  clubs  as  prizes. 
The  affair  worked  out  in  such  sat- 
isfactory fashion  that  the  partici- 
pants may  hold  one  every  week. 
Those  who  played  include:  Lou 
Geller,  William  and  Harry  Brandt, 
Louis  F.  Blumenthal,  Lee  A.  Ochs, 
Charles  L.  O'Reilly,  Arthur  Hirsh, 
Marty  Schwartz,  Hy  Gainsboro. 
Charles  Schwartz,  Joe  Hornstein, 
Ben   Howell   and   Chester    Sawyer. 


•^  ,New   Ordinance  in  Little  Rock 

Liti'Je  Rock,  Ark.— The  city  council 
has  parsed  a  new  ordinance  regulating 
the  construction  of  theaters.  It  pro- 
vides that  .no  machine  shall  be  in- 
stalled in  an>'  building  that  does  not 
abut  directly  on  a  street,  and  that  all 
such  theaters  shall  have  at  least  two 
separate  exits,  one  in  the  front  and 
the  other  in  the  rt;ar,  both  leading  to 
unobstructed  outlets  and  to  be  not 
less  than  five  feet  in  width. 


Hartford  to  Produce  in  Detroit 

David  M-  Hartford  will  make  a 
series  of  pictures  in  Detroit,  using 
the  plant  of  the  Detroit  M.  P.  Corp. 
He  has  engaged  Frank  Mayo,  Cullen 
Landis,  Mildred  Ryan,  Blanche 
Craig  and  Tom  Maguire  for  the  cast. 


Meriden  Against  Tax 

iCoiitinned  from  Page  1) 
taxation.  He  stated  he  will  vote  to 
repeal  it  at  the  next  regular  session, 
which  takes  place  in  1927.  He  is  not 
familiar  with  the  censorship  angle  of 
the  statute.  Fox  declares  he  is  an 
"independent"  and  will  not  be  bossed 
by  any  factions.  He  could  not  under- 
stand why  the  film  interest  did  not 
state  their  side  of  the  question  before 
the  bill  passed  but  was  apparently 
satisfied  with  the  explanation  pro- 
vided. 

"If  the  Durant  act  places  hardships 
upon  the  exhibitors  I  will  vote  to 
have  it  repealed  at  the  next  session  of 
the  Assembly."  This  statement 
came  from  Representative  J.  Di- 
Pcrsio,  realtor,  who  says  he  doesn't 
remember  how  he  voted  on  the  mat- 
ter and  directs  attention  of  the  bustle 
and  excitement  of  the  eleventh  hour 
adoption  of  the  measure.  "Durant 
told  nie  personally  that  the  bill  would 
hit  the  distributors  who  were  paying 
big  salaries  to  their  stars,"  he  said. 
When  the  measure  came  up  for  con- 
sideration he  had  had  no  opportunity 
to  study  it,  Di  Persio  asserts. 
Furthermore,  the  bill  was  recom- 
mended by  the  finance  committee. 
He  is  not  acquainted  with  the  details 
of  the  censorship  feature. 

Mayor  Henry  T.  King  of  Meriden 
declared:  "I  am  against  additional 
ta.xatioii  of  the  people,"  in  talking  of 
the  film  tax  law,  and  declared  that 
if  this  statute  produces  this  mull,  he 
is  heartily  opposed  to  it.  He  pro- 
phesies that  all  efforts  to  obtain  a 
special  legislative  session  will  be 
futile.  "The  legislators  who  voted  on 
the  bill  should  have  known  what  they 
voted  for,"  he  said,  in  subscribing  to 
the  impression  that  the  law  was  aimed 
to  hit  the  distributors  beyond  the 
confines  of  the  state. 

A  prominent  Meriden  citizen,  active 
in  civic  affairs,  admitted  that  he  was 
not  familiar  with  the  law  but  was 
"against  any  measure  which  would 
exclude   motion    pictures." 

Whether  or  not  the  Life  theater 
will  find  it  necessary  to  raise  its 
prices  is  problematical,  it  was  stated 
at  the  house  which  seats  900  and  is 
the  propertj'  of  S.  F.  Meadows.  The 
theater  has  been  experiencing  but 
little  trouble  in  recent  days  in  get- 
ting its  pictures  on  time  but  is  bur- 
dened by  the  extra  expense.  It 
changes  its  shows  three  times  a  week. 
The  only  other  theaters  in  town  are 
two  houses  owned  by  the  Poli  in- 
terests. 


Baltimore  Exchange  Ordered  Closed 

Baltimore,  Md. — Charles  H.  Os- 
borne, head  of  the  Bureau  of  Build- 
ings has  issued  an  order  closing  the 
exchange  at  412  E.  Baltimore  St. 
He  acted  on  the  complaint  of  Walter 
Hough,  president  of  the  fire  board, 
who  stated  that  it  constituted  one 
of  the  "most  serious  fire  menaces  in 
the  city."     Peter  Oletsky  operates  it. 


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Faithfully  Portray  Full  Ne^ativeValues 


Undisturbed 

{Continued  from   Page    1> 

Composers,  Authors  and  Publishers, 
in  order  to  determine  how  the  or- 
organization  is  using  the  copyright 
law. 

"It  is  unthinkable,"  said  Mac- 
Gregor,  "that  the  American  Society 
of  Composers,  Authors  and  Publish- 
ers should  be  permitted  to  continue 
the  practices  it  indulges  in  under 
cover  of  the  Copyright  Act.  I  pro- 
pose immediately  upon  the  opening 
of  Congress  to  ask  for  the  appoint- 
ment of  a  committee  to  investigate 
its  practices  to  the  end  that  there  be 
some  curb  put  to  the  indefensible 
methods  it  has  pursued  in  extracting 
money   from   the   public. 

"I  understand  that  every  movie 
iiouse.  every  broadcasting  station, 
every  hotel,  every  place  in  the  United 
States  where  music  is  played  or 
songs  sung  for  the  pleasure  of  the 
people  that  can  in  any  way  be  class- 
ed as  for  profit  must  pay  tribute  to 
this   Society. 

"It  is  unthinkable  that  any  person 
or  grou|)  can  be  permitted  to  con- 
tinue such  a  course.  It  is  contrary 
to  the  American  sense  of  fairness  or 
decencv  " 


London  Expects  Ginsberg 

London  —  Henry  Ginsberg  is  ex- 
pected here  from  New  York  shortly 
in    connection    with    distribution. 


Kershaw  Appeals  Case 

Winnipeg — Raymond  Kershaw, 
owner  of  the  Osborne  has  appealed 
his  case  against  United  Artists  to 
the  Manitoba  Court  of  Appeals. 
Kershaw  sued  United,  when,  it  is 
claimed,  the  latter  gave  a  picture  to 
a  rival  house  after  the  exchange  man- 
ager had  made  a  verbal  contract  with 
Kershaw,  and  the  latter  went  ahead 
and  advertised. 


Nathanson  and  Brady  in  Winnipeg 
Winnipeg — H.  L.  Nathanson,  vice- 
president  of  the  Regal  and  C.  J. 
Brady,  chief  sales  manager  of  Cana- 
dian Distributors,  Toronto,  have  left 
here,  en  route  farther  West. 


Scenarist    Here    from    Coast 

Thelma  Lanier,  who  has  written 
several  scenarios  for  Hugh  Dierker 
productions,  has  arrived  from  the 
Coast. 


Pathe    Will    Offer    Feature    Version 

The    Pathe    serial,    "Wild    West," 
will  also  be  released  in  feature  form. 


On  Broadway 

Astor — "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera". 
Broadway — "The   Lucky  Devil". 
Cameo — ■"What   Fools   Men". 
Capitol — ^"The  Tower  of  Lies". 
Colony — -"The  Freshman". 
Criterion— "The   Wanderer". 
Embassy — "The   Merry  Widow". 
Loew's   New   York — To-day — "Grau- 
stark". 

Tuesday — "The  Lovers  Oath"  and 
"Some   Pun'kins". 

Wednesday — -"The    Limited    Mail". 

Thursday — -"Hell's    Highroad". 

Friday — "Sealed    Lips"    and    "The 
Pride    of    the    Force". 

Saturday — "The  Circle". 

Sunday— "The   Wife   Who   Wasn't 
Wanted". 
Loew's  State — "The   Pony   Express". 
Mark  Strand— "Don  Q". 
Rialto— "A  Son  of  His  Father". 
Rivoli — "The  Iron  Horse". 
Warners — "The  Man  on  the  Box". 
Brooklyn      Mark      Strand — "S  h  o  r  e 

Leave". 


Jans    Signs    Burton    King 

Jans  Prod,  has  engaged  Burton 
King  to  direct  "Ermine  and  Rhine- 
stones." Production  starts  today  at 
the  Whitman  Bennett  studio  in  Glen- 
dale.  In  the  cast  are  Edna  Murphy, 
Niles  Welsh,  Ruth  Stonehouse,  Brad- 
ley  Barker  and   Coit  Albertson- 


West    Indian    Exhibitor   Here 

W.  P.  Humphreys,  owner  of  sev- 
eral theaters  in  the  West  Indies  has 
arrived  in  New  York  from  Trinidad 
to  arrange  for  bookings  for  the  com- 
ing season.  He  is  making  his  head- 
quarters with  Roy  Chandler,  505  5th 
Ave.,  who  is  his  American  represen- 
tative. 


STAGE    RIGGING 

AND 

CURTAIN  CONTROL 

J.  H.   WELSH 

270  W.  44.TH  ST.    NKWYORK.N.Y. 


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CURTAIN  MACHINES 

AND  NOISELESS  TRACKS 

ARE  SUPREME 


E.J.VALEEN  Electrical  Co. 

AKRON,      OHIO. 


"Tzvo  to  One  over  the  field' 


HAL  ROACH'S  RASCALS  in  "OUR  GANG"  2  Reel 

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DAILY 


Hollywood  Happenings 


Dodds  Appointed  Assistant 

[arold  Dodds  has  been  appointed 
stant  casting  director  of  Universal, 
ng  the  position  left  by  Fred 
eussler  when  he  was  advanced 
lead  of  the  casting  office. 


IcGowan  Directing  Peg  O'Day 

IcGowan  has  been  directing  Peg- 
O'Day  in  a  series  of  "Peggy  of  Se- 
;  Service"  stories  for  the  Davis 
t.  Division. 


Leeson  Adapted  Story 

,ois  Leeson  adapted  and  wrote  the 
pt  of  Edwin  Carewe's  next  First 
ional  production,  "Joanna  With  a 
lion." 


Leonard  Finishes  Production 
obert  Z.  Leonard  has  finished  "A 
le  Bit  of  Broadway." 


Strongheart  Finishes  Picture 

nder  the  supervision  of  Howard 
ibrook  the  finishing  touches  have 
1  made  on  "North  Star."  the 
el  by  Rufus  King,  in  which 
ingheart  is  the  star. 


Jack  Cunningham  at  Work 

ick  Cunningham  has  started  his 
k  as  editorial  supervisor  at  Met- 
,)litan  Studios.  He  will  supervise 
ures  which  are  listed  for  produc- 
during  the  current  year. 


Signs   with  Universal 

arian  Warren  has  signed  a  con- 
tt  with  Universal,  according  to 
1  Schuessler  casting  director. 
:j    is    her    first    venture    into    pic- 


New    Hollywood    Periodical 

iollywood  Life"  is  the  name  of 
w  periodical  which  has  made  its 
[;arance.  L.  E.  Wheeler-Reid  is 
iisher,     with     Douglas     Doty     as 


Dwers  Signed  by   Metropolitan 

hn    Bowers    has    signed    a    long 
I       contract      with      Metropolitan 


Henley   Starts  "Free  Lips" 

"ree  Lips."  the  new  Hobart  Hen- 
i  production  starring  Norma 
:irer    and    featuring    Lew    Codi^-, 

ow   in  production  at  the    Metro- 

Iwyn-Mayer. 

nes  Johnston  Still  at  M.-G.-M. 

?nes  Christine  Johnston  has 
2d  a  new  agreement  to  write 
arios  for  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 


Marion    Nixon    Finishes 

arion  Nixon  completed  her  role 
>isite  Reginald  Denny  in  "What 
tpened     to    Jones,"     a     Universal 

xire. 


\i   Marcin  Returns  from  Vacation 

IX  Marcin.  who  adapted  "Dance 
S.  ness,"  to  be  produced  by  Christy 
a  nne,  has  returned  from  a  six 
f  s'  vacation  in  New  York  with 
II  draft  of  an   original  and   as  yet 

med  story. 


To  Prepare  Script 

Mel  Brown  of  Universal  will 
adapt  and  write  the  continuity  of 
"Poker    Faces,"    an    Edgar    Franklin 

story. 

Stories  Wanted  for  Seena  Owen 

Metropolitan  Pictures  are  negotiat- 
ing for  a  series  of  starring  vehicles 
for  Seena  Owen,  whom  they  have 
signed  on  a  long-term  contract. 

Andrews  to  Direct  "Gumps" 

Del  Andrews  has  been  signed  to 
direct  the  series  of  "Andy  Gump" 
comedies  to  be  released  by  Universal. 


House  Peters  in  "Tall  Timber" 

House  Peters  will  star  in  "Tall 
Timber"  as  his  next  for  Universal. 
Lvnn  Reynolds,  who  recently  signed 
v\'ith  Universal,  will  direct,  and  is  now 
lining   up    the    cast. 

WiJlat    Starts    New    Film 

With  Jack  Holt,  Florence  Vidor 
and  Noah  Beery  as  the  cast,  Irvin 
Willat  has  started  filming  "The  En- 
chanted  Hill,"   by    Peter   B.    Kyne. 


Patsy   Miller    Opposite    Syd   ChapHn 

Patsy  Ruth  Miller  will  play  the 
feminine  lead  in  the  new  Syd  Chap- 
lin vehicle,  "Nightie  Night  Nurse," 
adapted  l)y  Darryl  Francis  Zanuck. 
Charles  ("Chuck")  Reisner  has  been 
chosen  to  direct. 


Pearl    Keating    Here 

Pearl  Keating,  who  lately  joined 
Prod.  Dist.  Corp.,  is  now  in  Holly- 
wood for  a  special  conference  with 
the  Metropolitan  unit. 


Flynn's  Next,  "Between  Men" 

"Between  Men,"  has  been  selected 
for  Lety  Flynns  next  F.  B.  O.  pic- 
ture, to  be  produced  and  directed  by 
Harry    Garson. 

Bebe    Daniels'    Newest,   "Volcano" 

"Volcano"  is  the  new  title  of  the 
production  William  K.  Howard  has 
been  producing  at  Paramount,  frofn 
"Martinique,"  with  Bebe  Daniels, 
Ricardo  Cortez,  Wallace  Beery,  Ar- 
thur Edmund  Carewe,  Dale  Fuller. 
Eulalie  Jensen,  Brandon  Hurst,  Mar- 
iorie  Gav.  Robert  Perry,  Emily 
Barrye,  Bowditch  "Smoke"  Turner, 
Edith  Yorke,  Billy  Franey  and  Eve- 
lyn  Sherman. 


Yaconelli  Bros.   On  Their   Own 

Yaconelli  Bros,  formerly  with  Lar- 
ry Semon,  have  started  production  at 
the  California  Studios  on  "Keep  Go- 
ing." a  comedy-drama  which  Ed 
Luddy  wrote  and  is  directing.  In 
the  cast  are  Earl  Douglas,  Duane 
Thompson,  Henry  Barrows,  Mel- 
bourne McDowell  and  Tom  O'Brien. 
Frank  Yaconelli  is  production  mana- 
ger. 


Editing  "Borrowed  Finery" 

"Borrowed  Finery,"  the  third  of 
Tiffany's  has  been  completed  and  is 
now  being  edited.  In  the  cast  are 
Gertrude  Astor,  Lou  Tellegen,  Hed- 
da  Hopper,  Ward  Crane,  Louise  Lor- 
raine, Trixie  Friganza,  Taylor 
Holmes   and    Barbara   Tennant. 


Agreement  in  Cleveland 

Cleveland — The  musicians'  union 
and  exhibitors  belonging  to  the 
Cleveland  M.  P.  Exhibitors  Ass'n 
have  come  to  an  agreement  relative 
to  a  new  wage  scale.  The  scale  is 
for  two  years  and  provides  for  a 
slight  increase  and  better  working 
conditions.  The  large  first  run 
houses  are  not  members  of  the  exhi- 
bitors' organization  and  are  there- 
fore not  included  in  the  agreement. 
Thej'   made   a   separate   agreement. 


New    State    Theater,    Denver   Opens 

Denver — The  new  State  on  Curtis 
St.,  in  the  heart  of  the  theatrical 
district,  was  opened  recently  by 
Harold  Home  and  Floyd  Rice.  A 
first  run  policy  will  prevail.  "Hell's 
Highroad"   was   the   feature. 


Cleveland  Houses  to  Aid  Campaign 

Cleveland — One  hundred  local 
theaters  have  donated  their  screens 
to  show  100  feet  of  Safety  First  film 
in  conjunction  with  the  convention 
of  the  National  Safety  Council,  which 
takes  place  here  soon. 


B.    C.    Censor   Board   Reorganized 

Victoria,  B.  C. — Premier  Oliver  has 
announced  the  reorganization  of  the 
British  Columbia  Board  of  Censors. 
J.  H.  Fletcher  and  J.  H.  Leslie  are 
new  members.  John  R.  Foster  has 
been  dismissed.  Backers  of  Foster, 
who  is  president  of  the  M.  P.  Opera- 
tors' Union,  plan  a  fight  against 
political  heads  because  of  his  dis- 
missal. 


F.    L.    Olds   Sells    His  Two    Houses 

Middleficld,  O. — The  Opera  House 
at  West  Farmington,  and  the  Opera 
House  here,  have  been  sold  by  F. 
L.  Olds  to  Garland  Shetler. 


Take   Over  Garrick,  Winnipeg 

Winnipeg — The  Garrick  is  now^  in 
control  of  D.  E.  Fisher,  who  secured 
a  number  of  creditors'  claims,  and, 
with  other  creditors,  formed  a  com- 
pany to  operate  the  house.  The  house 
was  promoted  and  built  by  Walter 
("Woodrow")  Wilson,  now  manager 
of   the   Capitol,    Edmonton. 


Missouri  House  Destroyed 

Jonesburg,  Mo. — The  Opera  House 
is  a  total  loss  from  fire. 


Finishes  "Just  Suppose"  Scenario 
C.    Graham    Baker,    of    Inspiration 
Pictures,    has    finished    the    scenario 
for   "Just    Suppose,"   which   will   star 
Richard  Barthelmess. 


Incorporations 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Prestofol  Chair  Co.,  New 
York.  Incorporators,  L.  Bresalicr,  H. 
Drusbach  and  R.  Atkinson.  Capital  $100,- 
000.  Attorney,  H.  A.  Dushkind,  66  We»t 
4Cth   Street,   New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Alleghany  Theaters  Corp., 
Batavia.  Incorporators,  J.  Osborne,  E. 
Westcott   and    C.    St.   John. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Supreme  Amusement  Corp,. 
New  York.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporator!, 
M.  Stern,  J.  Clierniavsky  and  A.  Stern.  At- 
torney, L.  Muraskin,  110  West  40th  Street, 
New   York. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Rosenthal,  Birnbaum  and 
Casman,  Inc. ;  Camden.  Attorney,  Corpora- 
tion  Guarantee   &   Trust   Co.,    Camden. 


Sacramento,  Cal — Larry  Semon  Production!, 
Inc.;  Los  Angeles.  Capital  $100,000.  In- 
corporators, P.  Ellis,  A.  McCharles,  W. 
Muller,  W.  Casson  and  L.  Peters.  Attor- 
ney, H.  C.  Harms,  Room  807  Garland  Bldg., 
Los   Angeles. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — La  Societe  Pantheon  De- 
laguerre.  New  York.  Incorporators,  C.  Mar- 
vin  and    R.    McClelland. 


Columbus,  Ohio — Ammon  Bros.  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  Greenville.  Capital  $10,000.  In- 
corporators, E.  Ammon,  R.  Ammon,  E. 
Amnion,   A.  Ammon  aiid   D.  Armstrong. 


Columbus,  Ohio — New     Southern    Theater 

Co.,  Akron.  Capital  ,$10,000.     Incorporators, 

E.  Sheck,  F.  Nied,  V.  Letze,  P.  Stevens  and 
W.    Jones. 


Columbus,  Ohio. — Interstate  Amusement 
Co.,  Columbus.  Capital  $500.  Incorpora- 
tors, W.  Meyers.  W.  Houck,  L.  William!,  H. 
Kiefer  and  R.   Pegg. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Rogowsky  Amusement 
Co.,  Port  Chester.  Capital  $10,000.  In- 
corporators, S.  Rogowsky,  J.  Rogowsky  and 
Samuel    Rogowsky. 


Sacramento,  Cal. — San  Francisco  M.  P. 
Corp.,  San  Mateo.  Capital  $1,000,000.  In- 
corporators, H.  McMuUin,  A.  Leonard,  E. 
Scott,  M.  Colhurst,  S.  Rhein,  P.  Towne 
and   F.    Campbell. 


Dover,  Del. — Amusement  Service  Corp., 
Wilmington.  Capital  $100,000.  Attorney, 
Corporation  Trust  Company  of  America,  Du 
Pont    Bldg.,    Wilmington. 


FOR   RENT 

Fully   Equipped   Studio. 

Largest  in  the  East. 

Apply — Real  Estate  Dept. 

UNIVERSAL     PICTURES 

CORPORATION 

730-Sth  Avenue 

New  York  City 


SIX 

EILEEN 

SEDGWICK'S 


TWELVE  WESTERN  THRILLERS! 

"THE  WEB"— "THE  SAGEBRUSH  LADY" 
—"GIRL  OF  THE  WEST"— "AGAINST 
ALL  ODDS"— "THUNDERING  SPEED"— 
"THE  LURE  OF  THE  WEST." 

"FANGS  OF  FATE'VFLASHING  STEEDS" 
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Tuesday,  September  29,  1925 


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CASTING 

By  DANNY 

Hollywood 

Why  don't  they  cast  directors 
as  they  do  stars?  Seems  a  sim- 
ple question,  doesn't  it?  And  if 
you  ask  some  big  producers 
about  it  they  will  probably  tell 
you  they  do.     But  do  they? 

Look  over  some  of  the  releases; 
figure  to  yourself  whether  director  A 
would  not  have  been  much  better  on 
this  particular  picture  than  the  one 
who  did  it?  And  often  you  will 
find  yourself  wondering.  Wonder- 
ing why  the  certain  director  picked 
for  the  job  could  not  have  been  im- 
proved upon. 

When  producing  organiza- 
tions appreciate  that  directors 
are  better  in  one  type  of  work 
than  what  they  are  given,  we 
will  get  far  better  pictures. 

Of  course  producers  are  going  to 
make  an  outcry.  And  say  it  is  done. 
But  we  happen  to  know  of  a  number 
of  instances  where  far  better  selec- 
tions could  have  been  made.  For 
certain  big  pictures.  For  the  bet- 
terment of  those  pictures.  But  un- 
fortunately, in  the  larger  organiza- 
tions, directors  work  on  schedules. 
And  if  Director  A  should  do  the  pic- 
ture; and  the  picture  should  go  in 
work,  that  is  the  end  of  it.  They 
just  don't  wait  for  him  to  handle  it. 
Some  other  director  is  given  the  as- 
signment. 

Catching  Releases 

One  of  the  worst  problems  of  the 
large  studios.  One  of  the  few  that 
isn't  is  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.  They 
make  retakes  until  the  sales  depart- 
ment cries  in  grief.  But  it  avails 
nothing.  When  the  picture  is  ready 
it  is  sent  on.  Not  before.  Hurrying 
to  make  release  dates  is  the  one  prob- 
lem which  worries  all  producers,  big 
and  little.  Many  studios  are  up  to 
schedule.  Which  is  fine.  Others  are 
in   a    constant  scramble. 

The  usual  fall  shut  down 
will  occur  earlier  this  year  than 
ever  in  Hollywood.  Probably 
about  November  10.  Many 
studios  are  cleaning  up  their 
last  pictures  for  1925  now. 
Warners  are  making  their  first 
for  1926  Fall  season. 


Katz  Says  Deal  With  Famous  Won't 

Affect  B.  &  K.-First  National  Status 

Balaban  and  Katz's  deal  with  Famous  will  in  no 
way  alter  their  long-standing  affiliation  with  First  Na- 
tional, according  to  a  telegram  sent  by  Sam  Katz  yester- 
day to  all  original  franchise  holders.     The  wire  read : 

"Knowing  your  interest  in  the  negotiations  between 
Balaban  and  Katz  and  Famous  Players,  I  want  to  advise 
you  that  our  board  of  directors  today  ratified  our  deal 
with  Famous  Players.  The  first  and  most  important 
thing  is  that  the  status  of  Balaban  and  Katz  remains 
unchanged.  Balaban  and  Katz  remain  the  original  fran- 
chise holder  of  First  National  and  intend  to  contribute 
in  the  future  as  they  have  in  the  past  to  the  continued 
development  and  success  of  First  National.  The  success 
of  First  National  is  an  integral  part  of  your  business  and 
ours  and  our  efforts  will  be  directed  to  maintain  the 
important  position  First  National  now  holds  in  the 
industry." 


26  Sales  Supervisors 

First    National's    Franchise    Holders 
to  Control  Sales — District  Mana- 
gers Abolished  Entirely 

First  National's  franchise  holders 
are  to  become  sales  representatives  in 
their  various  districts.  This  is  one 
of  several  alterations  in  the  distribu- 
tion machinery  of  that  concern,  just 
announced  by  E.  A-  Eschmann. 

It  involves  complete  abolishment 
of  district  managers  and  the  substi- 
tution of  franchise  holders  in  their 
places.  The  former  district  managers 
will  remain  with  the  company  as 
branch    managers. 

By     virtue     of     this     arrangement, 

(Continued   on   Page   3) 


Durant    Attacks    Producers 

New  Haven — C.  Durant.  author  of 
the  Connecticut  tax  bill,  yesterday 
issued  a  statement,  charging  produc- 
ers with  bad  faith  in  attempting  to 
influence  public  opinion  against  the 
operations  of  the  law. 


Exhibitors  Won't  Buy 

Golden  Dist.  Corp.  to  Resume  Selling 

In  Connecticut  But  May  Fail  to 

Find  a  Market  There 

New  Haven — There  was  nothing 
to  indicate  yesterday  whether  inde- 
pendent exchanges  operating  in  Con- 
necticut will  resume  selling  following 
the  statement  of  the  Golden  Dist. 
Corp.,  that  it  would  again  do  business 
in   Connecticut. 

President  Walsh  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O. 
exliibitors     and     Lester    Tobias,     rc- 

(Coiitiiuicd   oil    Pafir    ^^ 


Warners  In  Germany 

Will  Produce  There  to   Meet  "Kon- 

tingent"   Requirement — France   a 

Possibility,  Too 

The  Warners  are  considering  pro- 
duction in  Germany  in  order  to  secure 
adequate  distribution  of  their  Ameri- 
can product  there,  the  matter,  which 
will  be  determined  shortly  now  that 
Harry  M-  Warner  has  returned  from 
the  Coast,  is  being  considered  as  an 
agency  to  meet  the  "kontingent"  sys- 
tem of  admitting  one  foreign  picture 
for  every  German  shown  within  that 
country's    confines. 

.Should  this  be  determined  upon 
tlic  Warners  will  open  their  own  dis- 

iCoutinucd  on   Page  2) 


Graf  Here;  Duncans  Signed 
Max  Graf  is  in  New  York  from 
.^an  Francisco.  It  is  reported  his 
business  here  concerns  production 
nians  for  the  Duncan  .Sisters  whom 
he   has   signed- 


Planning  "Kim" 

Maude  Adams  and  J.  E.  D.  Meador 

Sail   to   Confer  with   Kipling   on 

This  and  Other  Works 

Maude  .'\dams.  J.  E.  D-  Meador  and 
J.  P.  Bickerton,  secretary  of  the 
Meador-Robertson  Prod,  are  en  route 
to  Europe  on  the  Homeric  to  confer, 
with  Rudyard  Kipling  on  the  pro- 
duction  of  "Kim." 

Actual  work  will  not  begin  for 
several  months  and,  Meador  said  it 
was  possible  that  Robert  J.  Flaherty, 
(Conti'mied  on  Page  3) 


London  Expects  Deal 

Booking    Arrangement    Between    P. 

C.  T.  and  Loew  Looked  for — 

Denied  in  New  York 

London  —  The  presence  of  Will 
Evans,  head  of  tlie  P.  C.  T. — Provin- 
cial Cinematograph  Theaters  —  to- 
gether with  Sir  William  Jury  in  New 
York  is  considered  to  be  highly  sig- 
nificant here,  as  the  belief  is  preva- 
lent that  he  is  going  to  tie  up  with 
Metro-Goldwyn.       , 

The  impression  here  is  that  P.  C. 
T.,  who  controls  ne  irly  100  theaters, 
have  broken  with  Famous  and  must 
have  a  releasing  ou*put.  Metro-Gold- 
wyn is  known  to  want  theaters.  This 
would  make  an  effective  tie-up  with- 
out actually   building  or  acquiring. 


Marcus  Loew  denies  t"hat  there  is 
any  deal  under  way  involving  the 
P.  C.  T.  chain,  the  most  important  in 
England. 


Elinor    Glyn   a    Free    Agent 

Los  Angeles — Elinor  Glyn  states 
she  has  amicably  terminated  her 
contract  with  M.-G.-M.  and,  follow- 
ing a  trip  to  England,  will  return 
here  with  the  idea  of  producing  a 
story  dealing  with  the  South  before 
the  Civil  War  and  a  second  dealing 
with  the  West. 


Barrymore  in  "Tavern  Night" 

Los  Angeles — "The  Tavern  Night" 
by  Raphael  Sabatini,  has  been  select- 
ed for  John  Barrymore's  third  War- 
ner picture.  It  deals  with  Cromwel- 
lian   England. 


Mastbaum,  Winik  in  Today 

Jules  E.  Mastbaum,  of  the  Stanley 
Co.  and  Hyman  Winik,  exporter  are 
on  the  Majestic,  due  here  today. 


N.  W.   Directors  to  Meet 

Minneapolis  —  Directors  of  the 
Northwest  Exhibitors  Ass'n  are 
scheduled  to  meet  here  tomorrow. 


Far  West  To  Build  9 

New    Coast    Circuit   to    Embrace   36 

Southern   California   Theaters   in 

Initial   Growth 

Los  -Angeles — Far  West  Theaters, 
Inc..  the  new  circuit  formed  here  last 
week  by  a  consolidation  of  theaters 
controlled  by  L.  L.  Bard  and  Fred 
Miller  intends  building  nine  houses, 
all   in    Southern    California   and   each 

trf  cost  $.=;on.onn. 

Bard  and  Miller  brought  six  houses 
each  into  the  combination  and  leases 
on  IS  others  have  been  acquired,  thus 
bringing  the  complete  expansion 
planned  up  to  ,36  houses.  Of  the  nine 
to  be  built,  four  will  be  in  Los  An- 
geles. Of  the  15  taken  over  by  lease, 
five   arc   in   this   city-     Two   of  them 

(Continued  on   Page  2) 


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Quotations 

Higb    Low    Clos*      Sales 

Balaban   &   Katz    Not  quoted 

Eastman    Kodak    ...1145i    111}^  113Ji  6,600 

Famous    Players    ...107^    105K  106J4  4,300 

F.    P.    Preferred    Not   quoted 

Film    Inspection    ...      5J4       554  554       100 

First   National    Not  quoted 

Fox    "A"    69J4      68%  69          400 

Loew's,    Inc iSy^     i^Yt  35       3,600 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd Not    quoted 

M.   P.    Cap.    Corp.    .   25}^     25J4  25>4       100 

Pathe  Exch.   "A"    ..   825i     80  80 J4    USOO 

Trans- Lux  Screen   ..      6}4        654  6}4     ^OO 

Universal    Not    quot 

Warner  Bros.  "A"    .   20%     20J^  20%       600 

Warner   Pictures    Not   quoted 


Far  West  To  Build  9 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 

out  of  the  city  are  the  Ridge  at  Long 
Beach  and  Bard's  Pasadena.  Miller 
brought  into  the  company  the  Circle, 
Carthay  Center,  Figueroa  and  Sym- 
phony. Bard  brought  in  the  College, 
Glendale,  West  Adams  and  Holly- 
wood. 

Far  West  Theaters,  Inc.,  is  being 
financed  by  the  North  American  The- 
aters  Corp. 


Junior  Circuit  to  Number  60 
Los  Angeles — The  Junior  Theater 
Circuit,  which  recently  affiliated  with 
West  Coast  intends  establishing  the- 
aters in  every  city  in  Southern  Cali- 
fornia in  which  there  is  not  a  West 
Coast  house.  Plans  call  for  a  cir- 
cuit of  from  SO  to  60  theaters.  A 
new  house  has  been  started  in  On- 
tario to  seat  1500  and  cost  $200,000. 


More  for  'Frisco  Bay  District 

San  Francisco — It  is  understood  the 
West  Coast  group  plans  an  even 
more  active  building  program  in  and 
around  the  bay  district. 


STOCK  SCENES 

NEGATIVE  AND   POSITIVE 
P  R  t  N  T  S 

Stone  Film  library 
220  w.  42nd  st.  room  303 

TEL.  CHICKERING  2110 


Warners  In  Germany 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 

tributing  system  there.  When  Abe 
Warner  was  in  Berlin  recently  he 
went  over  the  situation  and  discovered 
that  German  producers  are  making 
one-third  of  the  market's  needs  which 
are  about  500  features  a  year.  He 
also  discovered  that  old  sources  of 
supply  which  have  been  drawn  on 
to  meet  requirements  are  being  de- 
pleted rapidly  and  that,  therefore, 
Germany  would  shortly  face  a  short- 
age of  pictures. 


May  Produce  in  France,  Too 

Paris — When  Abe  Warner  was 
here,  he  said  in  an  interview  that 
Vitagraph  and  Warner  will  eventual- 
ly make  French  productions  from 
French  stories  and  with  French 
artists.  Referring  directly  to  the 
future  of  Vitagraph  and  Warner 
business  in  France,  he  stated  distribu- 
tion would  be  carried  out  by  the 
Compagnie  Vitagraph  de  France,  and 
by  the  Etablissements  Jacques  Haik, 
working  separately  but  in  harmony. 

Warner  said  he  will  most  probably 
be  back  again  in  Paris  and  London 
in    about    two    or    three    months. 


After   London   First-Run? 

London — The  Warners  continue  to 
be  mentioned  in  connection  with  re- 
ports of  a  new  first-run.  They  have 
been  frequently  linked  with  the  new 
Carlton   theater   in   Haymarket. 


A  French  "Monte  Carlo"       \ 
Paris — Louis    Mercanton    has    pro- 
duced "Monte  Carlo,"  featuring  Car- 
lyle  Blackwell  for  Paramount  Phocea. 
It  opens  at  the  Marble  Arch  Pavilion 
m  Nov.  9  for  two  weeks.        ,. 


Los  AngeIe5=''MT5ivte^  Carlo"  is  on 
the  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  schedule. 
Robert  Z.  Leonard  will  probably  di- 
rect. 


May  Equalize  German  Taxes 

Berlin — There  is  some  discussion 
here  of  a  plan  to  make  the  tax  levies 
against  theaters  standard.  In  various 
municipalities,  the  percentage  ranges 
from  15  to  30  per  cent.  German  ex- 
hibitors have  long  protested. 


Vienna   Theaters   Badly   Off 

Berlin — Business  in  Vienna  is  in 
a  bad  state  again.  Taxes  continue 
high  and  now  musicians  have  walked 
out. 


England  May  Have  A  "Season" 

London— The  B.  M.  P.  A.— British 
M.  P.  Advertisers — are  discussing  a 
"Greater  Movie  Season"  for  England. 


A  Pointed  Remark 

London — Discussing  English 
production  and  reciprocity  with 
America,  President  Ormiston 
of  the  C.  E.  A.  states  in  "The 
Film    Renter": 

"They  (British  pictures)  can- 
not possess  that  merit  unless 
they  are  made  in  proper  stu- 
dios, that  is  why  I  think  the 
national  studio  will  be  a  big 
advantage.  Personally,  I  be- 
lieve that  American  producing 
houses  are  wise  and  sensible 
enough  to  see  that  it  will  be 
to  their  advantage  to  take  a 
number  of  British  pictures  to 
be  released  in  their  programs 
in  return  for  the  enormous 
number  of  pictures  that  they 
show  here.  If  they  do  not, 
then  we  shall,  as  exhibitors, 
have  to  bring  pressure  to  bear, 
but  I  do  not  think  this  is  likely 
to  be  necessary." 


British  Upset  Over  "Just  Suppose" 

London — Publicity  issued  here  in 
connection  with  "Just  Suppose,"  A. 
E.  Thomas'  play  now  in  production  in 
New  York  starring  Richard  Barthel- 
niess  states  the  play  is  founded  on  the 
Prince  of  Wales'  visit  to  America. 
Gavazzi  King,  secretary  of  the  C.  E. 
A.  said  he  intended  cabling  Will  H. 
Hays  against  production  because  it  is 
held  to  be  a  breach  of  good  taste. 


Joe  May  to   Direct   Murray 

Berlin — Joe    May    will    direct    Mae 
Murray  in  her  first  for  Ufa. 


FOR    RENT 

Fully   Equipped    Studio. 

Largest  in  the  East. 

Apply — Real  Estate  Dept. 

UNIVERSAL     PICTURES 
CORPORATION 

730-5th  Avenue 

New  York  City 


Smith  Exlpains 

J.  Boyce  Smith,  general  manager  of 
Inspiration  issued  a  statement  yes- 
terday which  said,  in  part: 

"The  story  as  rewritten  for  the  screen  is 
carefully  designed  to  prevent  any  conclusion 
that  the  Prince  of  Wales  was  intended.  Not 
only  does  Mr.  Barthelmess  play  the  role  of 
the  second  son  of  the  ruler  of  some  mythical 
kingdom,  but  it  is  expressly  represented  to  be 
a  central  European  Kingdom  and  the  uniforms 
and  atmosphere  throughout  are  characteristi- 
cally those  of  Central  Europe.  Furthermore 
'atmosphere'  shots  to  be  incorporated  in  the 
film  were  specially  taken  in  Central  Europe  in 
order  that  the  motion  picture  when  completed 
might  not  have  even  a  remote  connection  with 
England  or  the  Prince  of   Wales. 

"In  view  of  the  cabled  statement 
that  a  protest  had  been  made  to  Will 
Hays  we  have  submitted  to  his  organ- 
ization a  copy  of  the  scenario  in  or- 
der that  he  may  inspect  it  and  allay 
the  fears  which  have  been  aroused  in 
England  on  the  subject." 


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Berlin  Exhibition 

FuU    Technical    Display   and   Actual 

Production   Shown — First  of  Its 

Kind  in  Germany 

Berlin — The  Berlin  Motion  Picture 
and  Photo  Exhibition  opened  last 
week  and  will  terminate  Oct-  4.  All 
the  branches  of  the  industry  are  re- 
presented. The  space  available  in 
the  large  exhibition  hall  at  Kaiser- 
damm,  is  entirely  booked. 

The  Berliner  Messe  Amt,  which 
arranged  the  exhibition,  is  endeavour- 
ing to  give  the  exhibition  as  realistic 
a  character  as  possible.  All  apparatus 
and  technical  devices  will  be  shown 
in  operation,  and  even  the  work  in 
the  dark  rooms  of  laboratories  will  be 
demonstrated  to  spectators.  A  speci- 
al feature  of  the  exhibition  is  a  com- 
plete studio,  erected  in  the  Automo- 
bile Hall  in  the  exhibition  grounds, 
and  which  gives  an  opportunity  to 
approximately  4.000  spectators  to 
watch  the  making  of  a  modern  film. 


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HALF  ROACH 

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HKEaO 


26  Sales  Supervisors 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

First  National's  field  forces  will  now 
operate  under  26  district  managers, 
instead  of  seven,  as  heretofore. 
Canada  will  remain  under  the  super- 
vision of  a  general  manager,  who  will 
act  as   district  manager,  as   well. 

In  this  manner.  First  National 
believes  that  considerably  greater 
strength  can  be  maintained  in  the 
field.  For,  while  functioning  ordin- 
arily in  the  territory  mapped  out  for 
them,  provision  is  also  made  where- 
by any  one  or  more  of  the  branch 
managers,  as  required,  can  be  switch- 
ed at  a  moment's  notice  to  any  other 
territory.  It  is  Eschmann's  intention 
that  executives  from  the  distribution 
department  will  circulate  constantly 
around  exchanges  so  that  there  will 
be  no  loss  of  direct  contact  between 
them  and  the  home  office. 

C.  W.  Buiin  has  been  placed  in 
charge  of  the  open  market  selling 
exclusive  of  the  specials.  The  ap- 
pointment went  into  effect  yesterday. 

"Connie"  Leaves  for  East 

Los  Angeles — Constance  Talmadge 
eft  for  New  York  yesterday  on  a 
month's  vacation.  She  will  return  to 
make   "East  of  the   Setting   Sun." 

Buster  Keaton  is  going  East  later 
for  the  world's  series. 


Bernstein,  Weingarten  Coming  East 

Los  Angeles — Arthur  Bernstein, 
production  manager  and  Larry  Wein- 
garten, publicity  head  of  Jackie 
Coogan  Prod  leave  for  New  York  on 
Oct.  10  with  a  print  of  "Old  Clothes." 
Bernstein  goes  on  business  for  the 
elder  Coogan  and  Weingarten  will 
make  his  semi-annual  tour  of  key 
cities. 


'Frisco  Fines  for  Crowding  Lobbies 

San  Francisco — After  months  of 
controversy  over  the  proposed 
changes  in  the  ordinance  governing 
the  crowding  of  theater  lobbies  and 
standing  in  aisles,  it  was  agreed  to 
let  the  old  ordinance  stand,  with  an 
amendment  providing  a  fine  of  $500 
for  crowding  of  lobbies. 


102,911   See  "Graustark" 

Emil  Jensen  of  Schenck  Prod,  has 
compiled  some  statistics  on  the  show- 
ing of  "Graustark"  at  the  Capitol.  He 
declares  102.911  saw  the  picture  the 
first  week  of  its  engagement. 


West  Indian  Theater  Seeks  Films 
J.    H.    Hoffberg,   220   W.  42nd   St. 
has  been  appointed  booking  agent  for 
the     Gaiety     Theater     Co.,     Ltd-,    of 
Kingston,  Jamaica. 

This  firm  owns  a  modern  theater 
and  seeks  bookings  from  both  nation- 
al organizations  and  independents. 


Tourneur    Starts    "Alohma"    Oct.    5 

Production  is  scheduled  to  start 
on  "Alohma  of  the  South  Seas"  Oct. 
5.  Maurice  Tourneur  will  direct, 
with  Fred  Fleck  as  his  assistant. 
Harry  Fischbeck  will  do  the  camera- 
work. Gilda  Gray  starred  for  Fam- 
ous   release. 


Bishop  Made  Title  Editor 

John  Peale  Bishop  former  manag- 
ing editor  of  Vanity  Fair,  has  been 
appointed  title  editor  of  Paramount 
Eastern-made  productions. 


Doug   Deeds    Mary  $1,000,000 

Los  .^.ngeles  —  Douglas  Fairbanks 
has  transferred  to  Mary  Pickford 
and  her  mother,  Mrs.  Charlotte  P. 
Smith,  forty  deeds  to  property  worth 
$1,000,000.  The  property  is  all  in 
Los    Angeles    County. 


Thomas  on  Tour 

Winnipeg,  Man. — H.  M.  Thomas, 
Western  director  of  Famous  Players 
is  on  a  tour  of  his  territory,  inspect- 
ing Paramount  houses. 


Stroheim  May  Direct  Peggy 

Los  Angeles — Reports  persist  that 
Erich  Von  Stroheim  has  been  en- 
gaged by  P.  A.  Powers  to  direct 
Peggy  Hopkins  Joyce  in  a  picture 
:o  be  made  abroad. 


Famous  Signs  Marmont 
Percy   Marmont   yesterday   became 
1    Paramount    player    under    a    long 
term  agreement. 


Alberta  Operators  May  Strike 
Calgary,  Alberta— Operators  at 
theaters  here  and  also  those  in  Ed- 
monton threaten  to  strike  unless 
granted  an  increase  in  pay.  They 
want  $50  a  week.  The  present  scale 
is  $47.50  for  five  hours  a  day. 


Exhibitors  Won't  Buy 

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gional  director  of  the  independent 
M.  P-  Ass'n  both  dechned  to  com- 
ment on  the  change  in  the  situation 
which  threatens  to  disrupt  plans  of 
distributors.  Tobias,  speaking  for  the 
Yale  Film  Exchange,  said  the  con- 
cern will  not  resume  selling.  It  was 
impossible  to  reach  other  state  right- 
ers  owing  to  the  observance  of  the 
Jewish  holiday. 

Golden  has  sent  letters  ft-om  Bos- 
ton to  various  exhibitors  offering  to 
sell.  Intention  of  the  concern  to  re- 
sume was  published  in  an  exclusive 
story  in  T'HE  FILM  DAILY  on 
Sept.  11.  Actual  selling  will  prob- 
ably start  today.  The  impression 
prevails  that  a  substantial  majority 
of  exhibitors  will  stick  together  in 
refusing  to  buy.  It  was  pointed  out 
the  theater  man  who  makes  contracts 
will  be  regarded  as  an  "outlaw." 

In  a  statement  in  which  he  an- 
nounced his  intention  to  resume 
operations,    A.    A.   Golden   said: 

"Now  that  the  working  arrangement  ipr 
the  administration  of  the  law  has  been  made 
and  the  confusion  that  heretofore  existed  has 
partially  subsided,  the  Golden  Dist.  Corp., 
finds  itself  in  the  position  where  one-fourth 
of  its  income  will  be  cut  oil  if  it  does  not 
take  steps  to  obtain  additional  Connecticut 
business,  which  would  be  totally  lost  if  an 
effort   is   not   immediately   made   to   obtain    it. 

"The  position  of  the  Golden  Dist.  Corp., 
in  resuming  business  activities  in  Connecti- 
cut is  one  of  self-preservation,  and  were  it 
not  for  its  obligations  to  its  producers  whose 
pictures  it  is  distributing,  which  can  only  be 
met  with  the  revenue  it  expects  to  derive  in 
Connecticut,  it  would  be  content  for  the  time 
being  confidently  to  await  the  action  of  the 
people  of  the  State  of  Connecticut  to  bring 
about  a  repeal  of  this  unjust  law  which,  if 
permitted  to  stand,  will  eventually  force  the 
motion  picture  business  out  of  the  State  of 
Connecticut." 


turning  them,  the  round  trip  cover- 
ing 76  miles,  which  constitutes  am 
additional  cost.  His  overhead  is  also 
added  to  by  parcel  post  charges  on 
paper  and  long  distance  phone  calls 
due  to  the  remoteness  of  the  ex- 
changes. Additional  bookkeeping  is 
also  necessitated. 

This   is  a  typical   instance   of  how 
the  tax  is  hitting  small  exhibitors. 


Straw  Given  A  Bigger  Post 

Brandon,  Man. — Charles  A.  Straw, 
for  the  past  few  months  manager  of 
the  Strand  here,  has  been  transferred 
to  Fort  William,  where  he  will  have 
charge  of  the  Paramount  theaters 
there. 


Terminates   Stedman   Contract 

Los  Angeles— According  to  report 
First  National  has  abrogated  its  con- 
tract   with    Myrtle    Stedman. 

Planning  "Kim" 

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who  made  "Nanook  of  the  North," 
would  act  as  associate  director  of 
the  film  with  John  S.  Robertson. 
Meador  said  that  it  was  furthermore 
ithe  desire  of  his  company,  to  film 
;  Mandalay"  and  "Gunga  Din." 
>  Meador's  chief  reason  for  going 
ibroad  is  to  arrange  details  for 
ubanezs  story,  "Queen  Calafia,"  the 
ixteriors  of  which  are  to  be  photo- 
IJraphed  in  Spain. 


Cine   Machine  Corp.   Designated 

Albany,  N.  Y.— The  Secretary  of 
State  has  granted  the  Cine  Machine 
Corp.,  a  Delaware  corporation,  per- 
mission to  do  business  in  New  York 
State. 


Grauman    Starts    Building    Oct.    7 

Los  Angeles — Actual  construction 
on  Grauman's  Chinese  theater  at 
Hollywood  Blvd.  and  Orchid  Drive, 
will  begin  Oct.  7. 


WANTED 

FILM   SALESMEN 

Who  are  calling  on  exhibitors  through- 
out the  country  to  handle  a  non-com- 
petitive article.  We  are  not  a  Film 
House.  Answer  in  confidence.  Suite 
No.    305—33    W.    60th    St. 


Small  Houses  Hit 

Connecticut  Tax  Making  Operations 

Prohibitive — What   Happened   in 

Essex 

Essex,  Conn. — The  crushing  burden 
being  placed  on  Connecticut  exhibi- 
tors by  the  Durant  law,  and  especial- 
ly upon  the  ones  who  operate  small 
houses,  is  effectively  exemplified  by 
the  case  of  Hal  Coleman,  who  runs_^ 
the  Thelma  here-  Depressed  because* 
of  the  unbearable  expenses  resulting 
from  the  situation,  Coleman,  stated 
he  has  no  alternative  but  go  out  of 
business  if  the  present  conditions  con- 
tinue. His  house,  seating  312,  runs 
four  days  a  week. 

Coleman's  troubles  were  multiplied 
when  he  received  a  bill  for  $19.44  for 
carrying  prints  from  exchanges  at 
Boston  to  New  Haven.  The  films 
covered  by  the  charges  were  four 
features  and  six  short  subjects,  rep- 
resenting four  shows.  Each  show, 
he  figures,  cost  him  nearly  $5  extra 
owing  to  the  Durant  law.  Such  an 
expense   is   "killing,"   he   said. 

Coleman  is  bringing  his  pictures 
from   New   Haven  to   Essex  and   re- 


Galls  It  "Spite  Bill" 

Senator    from    New    Haven    Against 

Durant     Tax— Unfamiliar     with 

Bill's  Text 

New  Haven  —  "The  Connecticut 
Legislature  should  not  be  a  party  to 
a  'spite  bill' ",  declared  Attorney 
George  E.  Hall  in  discussing  the  tax 
law.  Hall,  who  is  a  senator  from 
the  district  which  embraces  New 
Haven,  is  against  a  one-man  censor- 
ship believing  that  no  single  person 
should  have  the  authority  to  decide 
what  the  public  should  see  in  enter- 
tainment- 
Attorney  Hall  does  not  recall 
whether  or  not  he  voted  for  the  Dur- 
ant bill.  He  says  he  did  not  hear 
any  discussion  of  the  measure. 
The  general  impression  seemed  to 
prevail  that  film  interests  outside  the 
state  would  be  affected  by  the  tax, 
not  those  in  Connecticut. 

Like  a  substantial  number  of  other 
legislators  he  did  not  know  the  pro- 
visions of  the  act  when  it  passed  the 
Senate,  but  he  had  faith  in  the  judg- 
ment of  the  chairman  of  the  finance 
committee,    which    reported   the   bill. 


May  Vote  Against  Law 
New  Haven — Joseph  M.  Tone,  one 
of  New  Haven's  senators,  declines  to 
definitely  state  his  attitude  toward 
the  Durant  law  or  the  proposal  to 
hold  a  special  session  to  reconsider 
it.  In  an  interview  he  pointed  out 
that  he  is  a  "liberal"  and  has  always 
worked  with  "organized  labor."  As 
the  state  branch  of  the  American 
Federation  of  Labor  has  registered 
its  disapproval  of  the  statute  it  may 
be  figured  that  he  would  vote  against 
the  law  if  an  opportunity  was  pre- 
sented- Tone  expressed  surprise  that 
the  measure  went  through  without  a 
storm  of  opposition  but  was  informed 
of  the  political  railroading  the  bill 
received. 


Mr.  Exhibitor:  Ask  at  the  Film  Exchange! 
for  the 


It*s  little  to   ask  for,  but    it's    the    only 

reliable  aid  you  can  give  your  musicians 

to  help  put  the  picture  over. 


Valentino   Sailing  in   October 
Los   Angeles  —  Rudolph   Valentino 
leaves  for   Europe   the   first  week  in 
October.      He    will    visit    Italy    and 
France. 


What  Others  Think 


ERIC  T.  CLARKE 

Mgr.    Eastman    Theatre, 
Rochester 

"I  need  not  tell  you  that  I  think 
highly  of  Red  Seal  Product.  The 
quantity  we  have  used  during  the 
last   year  speaks   for  itself." 


729  7th  Ave.  H  JUHiiHlUJ     M.    Y.    C. 
Edirin  Miles  Padman,  Prea. 


with 


LEWIS  STONE 

Shirley  Mason,    David  Torrence 
and  Barbara  Bedford 


The  popular  Lewis  Stone 
in  another  big  "Winner 
Group"  hit. 

The  battle  of  a  powerful 
business  man  against  un- 
scrupulous associates  to 


keep  them  from  cleaning 
him  out  and  his  fight  to 
save  his  daughter  from 
the  society  whirl  in 
which  he  at  fiist  thought 
he  wanted  for  her. 


Adapted  from  Henry 
Kitchell  Webster's 
novel,  "JOSEPH 
GREER  and  his 
DAUGHTER."  Di- 
rected by  George 
Archainbaud:  June 
Mathis,  editorial  di- 
rector: continuity  by 
Eve  Unsell.  Presen- 
ted by  First  National 
Pictures  Inc. 


A    FIRST    NATIONAL   PICTURE 


7Ae  BRADSTREET 
o/'  FILMDOM 


;S^«RE(OCKIZEi 

Authority 


Vol.  XXXIII     No.  78 


Wednesday,  September  30,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


Tax  Like  Connecticut's  Slated 

For  4  More  States,  Says  Durant 


West  Coast  and  Allied  Circuits 

Will  Embrace  Over    50  Theaters 


Maine,  New  Hampshire,  Mass., 

and  Kentucky  Mentioned — 

Hays  Group  Attacked 


By  ARTHUR   W.   EDDY 

New  Haven,  Conn. — Measures  sim- 
ilar to  the  one  now  in  effect  in  Con- 
necticut are  to  be  considered  in 
Maine,  New  Hampshire,  Massachu- 
setts and  Kentucky  shortly,  accord- 
ing to  Harry  C.  Durant,  author 
of  the  Connecticut  measure-  In  a 
statement  in  which  he  broke  his 
silence  for  the  first  time,  Durant 
assailed  the  Hays  group  for  attempt- 
ing to  stir  up  public  opinion  to  have 
the  statute  here  killed. 

He  said  that  the  Legislature  \yas 
not  under  any  delusions  concerning 
who  should  pay  the  tax  and  went  on 
as  follows: 

"It  is  simply  bluff  on  the  part  of 
the  Hays  group  to  stir  up  public 
opinion  here  in  Connecticut  and  thus 
■lave  the  bill  repealed.  If  they  are 
uccessful  in  this  it  will  be  a  great 
weapon  for  the  producers'  association 
to  use  in  Maine,  New  Hampshire, 
i>Iassachusetts  and  Kentucky  where 
-dmilar  bills  are  to  be  considered  in 
he   near   future. 

"There  are  eight  other  states  where 
producers  are  taxed  on  their  pictures. 
Why  has  this  howl  not  been  raised 
before  this  in  one  of  the  other  states? 
The  Connecticut  case,  then  is  a  test 
i.ase,  so  to  speak,  and  producers  are 
riiaking  every  effort  to  m?ke  the  pub- 
lic feel  that  they,  the  public,  are  be- 
ing wronged. 

"Eventually,  the  tax  will  be  paid 
by  producers,  although  at  presetit 
the  exhibitors  throughout  Connecti- 
cut have  formed  an  association  and 
are  assessing  each  member  accord- 
ing to  the  seating  crnarity  of  his 
theater.  From  funds  thus  collected 
exhibitors   refund   the    producers    the 

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Must  Have  Seals 

Connecticut    Authorities     to    Watch 
Selling      Activities      of      Golden 

Dist.  Corp. 
Hartford,  Conn.  —  If  the  Golden 
Dist.  Corp.  releases  its  pictures  in 
Connecticut  without  registeiing  them 
as  specified  bv  the  Durant  law,  it 
will  be-  immediately  prosecuted.  T?x 
Commissioner  Blodgett  told  THE 
FILM  DAILY  yesterday  that  no 
warning  will  be  given  Golden  but 
.  .      (Continued  on  Page  4)  , 


Gov't.  Asks  Divorce  of  Theaters 

From  Other  Paramount  Activities 

Washington — Counsel  for  the  Federal  Trade  Commission,  in  a 
brief  filed  with  the  Commission  in  support  of  its  case  against 
Famous  Players,  and  others,  ask  for  an  order  directing  those  in- 
terests among  the  respondents  who  are  engaged  in  production  and 
distribution  to  divest  themselves  of  theater  holdings-  These  hold- 
ings are  estimated  to  be  in  excess  of  $100,000,000. 

The  Commission's  attorneys  admit  that  the  combination  of 
distribution  and  exhibition  is  not  sufficient  to  form  such  a  mono- 
poly and  would  be  reached  under  the  anti-trust  laws,  but  that 
this  action  involves  situations  that  come  under  provisions  of  the 
Federal  Trade  Commission  act-  Control  of  the  industry  by 
Adolph  Zukor  and  his  colleagues  is  sought  to  be  proven  in  th's 
brief,  which  is  280  pages  in  length.  It  goes  into  all  of  the  rami- 
fications of  the  activities  of  the  respondents  interests  and  show 
wherein  Famous  Players  own  from  40  to  100  per  cent  of  the  var- 
ious theater-owning  corporations  throughout  the  country. 

The  original  complaint  was  filed  Aug.  30,  1921.  The  Commis- 
sion is  anxious  new  to  bring  the  matter  to  a  close  and  have  set 
Nov.  10  as  the  date  for  hearing.  The  attorneys  for  the  resoon- 
dents  have  20  days  in  which  to  answer  the  complaint.  Those 
named  are  Famous  Players,  Realart  Pictures,  Stanley  Companies. 
Black's  New  England  Theaters,  Saenger  Amusement,  Adolph 
Zukor,  Jesse  L.  Lasky,  Jules  Mastbaum.  Alfred  S.  Black,  Stephen 
A.  Lynch  and  V.  Richards,  Jr. 

Famous  has  already  signified  its  intention  of  divorcing  its  thea- 
ter interests  from  production  and  distribution. 


Banks  Disturbed 

New  Haven  —  The  First  National 
and  Mechanics  banks,  two  leading 
institutions  which  handle  practically 
all  film  money  in  this  city,  anticipate 
a  reduction  in  their  business  through 
the  removal  of  the  exchanges  due 
to  the  Durant  law.  The  presidents 
of  both  banks  regret  the  passage  of 

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Saenger  In  Cuba 

Havana — The  Saenger  Amusement 
Co.  of  New  Orleans  is  building  a 
$2,nn0,000  theater  on  the  Pardo.  the 
principal  street  in  Havana.  It  is 
understood  a  theater  company  has 
been  formed  here  by  this  American 
organization  and  that  additional 
houses   will   be  built. 

(Continued  on  Pacie   4) 


Hollvwood — Time  always 
tells.  You  can't  beat  it.  For 
instance:  on  February,  19, 
1924 — s  0  m  e  t  h  i  n  g  over  18 
months  ago — commenting  on 
the  purchase  of  "Stella  Dallas" 
by  Sam  Goldwyn.    We  said : 

"If  some  director  doesn't 
muff  this  one  H  should  be 
sweet.  It  is: one  of  the  finest 
mother  love  stories  ever  writ- 


TEARS 

B%j  DANNY 


ten.     And  has  a  punch  at  the 

end  that  should  send  the  irom-^^ 

en  folk  out  all  wei  and  teury." 

And  we  have  just  seen  "Stella  Dal 

las"  as  Henry  King  picturized  it.  And 

all   that   need  be  added  to_  what   was 

said   18  months  ago,  is  this: 

Henry  King  hasn't  muffed 
it.  He  has  made  a  marvelous 
picture  of  "Stella  Dallas." 
Your  women  fans  will  cry  to 
their  heart's  content.  Not  only 

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75  Houses  in  Northern  Califor- 
nia Ultimate  Goal — Spread- 
ing Into  Colorado 


Los  Angeles — West  Coast  Theaters 
of  Northern  California,  Inc.,  Mike 
Nafy  and  Nasser  Bros,  have  formed 
the  Bear  State  Theaters  Corp.,  a  $2,- 
000,000  company  which  will  take  over 
the  T.  and  D.  Junior  Circuit.  Half 
interest  of  the  new  unit  is  owned  by 
West  Coast  and  the  remaining  portion 
by  Nafy  and  Messer. 

West  Coast  is  likewise  about  to  in- 
vade the  Colorado  theater  field-  This 
deal  is  now  developing.  Bear  State 
Theaters  Corp.,  while  it  does  not 
secure  complete  control  of  the  T.  and 
D.  theaters,  does  hold  a  majority  in- 
terest. The  T.  and  D.  holdings  in- 
clude about  30  houses  and  will  eventu- 
ally be  augmented  to  embrace  75  thea- 
ters, all  in  Northern  California  towns. 
At  a  later  date,  it  is  quite  likely  that 
the  seven  theaters  controlled  indi- 
vidually by  Nafy  and  the  eight  by 
Nasser  Bros,  will  be  added  to  the 
holdings  of  this  company.  The  T. 
and  D.  building  program  at  present 
provides  for  five  new  theaters. 

The  expansion  of  West  Coast  and 
its  allied  circuits,  West  Coast  Junior 
in  Southern  California  and  Bear 
State  Theaters  Corp.,  in  Northern 
California  will  embrace  at  least  250 
theaters- 

The  nipjor  circuit.  West  Coast  is 
now  operating  111  theaters  in  all 
California  key  cities  such  as  Los 
Angeles,  San  Francisco,  Sacramento, 
San  Diego.  Oakland.  Fresno,  Long 
Beach.  Bakersfielrl.  Santa  Barbara. 
Pasadena  and  San  Jose  and  has  17 
others  in  various  phases  of  construc- 
tion. The  Imi'ding  program  involves 
over   $8,000,000. 

Through  the  operntions  of  the 
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P.  p.  C.  In  Seattle 

3,000  Seat  Theater  to  Be  Company's 

Outlet.    According    to    Report — 

Financing  Arranged 

•Seattle — Announcement  has  been 
made  of  the  construction  of  a  thea- 
ter, store  and  office  building  at  5th 
and  University  on  the  site  of  the  old 
Hippodrome  dance  hall.  Work  is 
to  start  within  30  days.  Building 
will  cost  $1,500,000. 

The  theater  will  be  called  the  Fifth 
(.Continued  on  Page  4) 


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Wednesday,  September  30,  1925 


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E.  Garusman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  "Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London  Representative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  53a 
Shaftesbury  Ave.,  London,  W.  I.  Paris  Rep- 
resentative, La  Cinematographic  Francaise,  5, 
Rue  Saulnier. 


Quotations 

HiKh    U>w    Clot*  SalM 

Balaban  &   Katz    ...    74J4      7^'A  74J4    

Eastman    Kodak    ...115        112^  113^  8,800 

Famous    Players    ...107J4    106K  10'7  3,300 

F.    P.    Pfd 115K    11454  114J4  200 

FiUn    Inspection    ...      5K        5K        SJ4  600 

First    National    Not    quoted 

Fox     "A"     69         68^  69  700 

Loew's,    Inc 35!4     34>4  35  1,600 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    ..   21H      2m  21^  300 

M.  P.  Cap.  Corp.    ..    19          18J4  19  600 

Pathe  Exch.  "A"    ..81         80  80>4  1,000 

Trans-Lux    Screen    .      6K        6'A       6Ji  300 

Universal     35          35  35  100 

Warner  Bros.  "A"   .   20^     20^  20H  600 

Warner    Pictures     ..    17/,      17/^  17K  100 


Won't  Affect  Detroit,  Says  Trendle 
Detroit — George  W.  Trendle,  gen- 
eral manager  of  the  Kunsky  Enter- 
prises states  the  B.  &  K-  deal  with 
Famous  does  not  presage  any 
changes   in   the   Detroit   situation. 

Ince   and    Thomas    Here 

Ralph  Ince  and  D.  M.  Thomas, 
general  manager  of  Ince  Prod,  are 
in  New  York  from  Hollywood  with 
a  print  of  "The  Sea  Wolf,"  first  of 
five  Jack  London  stories  for  Asso- 
ciated Exhibitor  release.         ^^^- 


Marcin  to  Direct 

Los  Angeles — Max  Marcin,  scen- 
ario writer  for  M.-G.-M-  will  direct 
his  original  story  "I  Can  Do  It, ' 
after  he  completes  the  script  for  an 
untitled    film. 


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(.Continued  from  Page  1) 
at   the   end;    but  all   the   way 
along.     It  is  a  great  picture 
for  women. 

New  York  will  have  the  first  op- 
portunity to  see  this.  It  opens  for  a 
run  in  a  few  weeks.  In  a  Broadway 
house.  Meanwhile  it  is  being  trim- 
med and  made  ready.  They  are  try- 
ing it  out  at  previews  here;  in  nearby 
small  towns,  and  Henry  King,  Fran- 
ces Marion  and  Sam  Goldwyn  are  al- 
ways on  the  job.  The  result  will 
prove  that  Goldwyn  has  a  splendid 
picture  which,  when  cut  to  running 
length — and  if  not  allowed  to  run  too 
long — should  prove  an  outstanding 
box-office  attraction. 

The  picture  holds  more  intensity, 
more  realism,  than  the  book.  The 
v\ork  of  Belle  Bennett  as  Stella  is 
splendid,  but  little  Lois  Moran  is  the 
outstanding  performer.  She  is  only 
16  and  is  a  delight.  Jean  Hersholt  is 
excellent;  and  Ronald  Colman  and 
Alice  Joyce  are  also  splendid. 

But  it  is  in  King's  direction  that  the 
picture  finds  itself.  He  has  injected 
many  touches  which  are  sure  fire; 
and  the  finish,  with  Stella  Dallas 
watching  her  daughter's  marriage  is 
the  triumph  of  the  picture.  She  is 
pretty  far  down  the  social  scale;  and 
she  looks  it;  but  as  she  peers  through 
the  rain  and  cries  every  mother  in  the 
audience  cries  with  her.  It  is  great 
stuff. 

Audience  Reactions 

They  have  a  clever  idea  out  here. 
At  previews.  They  offer  the  audience 
postals;  addressed  to  the  producer, 
and  many  in  the  audience  give  their 
opinions  of  the  picture.  Naturally 
there  is  a  variety  of  expression.  That 
is  to  be  expected. 

After  the  Pasadena  preview — where 
incidentally  the  local  paper  headlined 
it  as  "destined  to  be  the  greatest  pic- 
ture of  the  year"  several  hundred  pos- 
tals were  received  by  Goldwyn.  Here 
are  some  of  the  expressions:  "With- 
out a  doubt  one  of  the  best  pictures  I 
have  ever  seen  and  certainly  the  best 
this  year."  Another  said:  "An  excep- 
tonally  fine  picture;  ranks  with  the 
few  really  worth  while  ones."  And 
another  said  "I  felt  that  it  (the  book) 
was  being  given  back  to  me  in  real 
life."  Among  the  postals  received 
was  one  from  Thomas  E.  Morrison  of 
the  English  Department  of  the  Pasa- 
dena High  School,  which,  in  part, 
said:  "One  of  the  few  remarkably  fine 
pictures  I  have  seen."  And  H.  L. 
Gadshall  wrote:  "Much  better  than 
Humoresque.  In  my  opinion  this  is 
the  finest  picture  of  1925. 

And  many  more  postals,  with  the 
same  idea. 


August  Exports 

United     Kingdom     As     Best     Cus- 
tomer,      Ihen       France       and 
Canada 

Washington  —  Preliminary  figures 
issued  by  the  Department  of  Com- 
merce show  that  exports  sensitized 
but  not  exposed,  to  all  countries 
reached,  in  August,  1925,  a  total  of 
9,577,243  ft.  valued  at  $175,816.  This 
is  nearly  13,000,000  ft  under  the  un- 
precedented total  of  22,000,000  ft  of 
raw  film  exported  in  July  1925,  but 
it  tops  by  slightly  over  3,000,000  ft 
the  amount  exported  in  August,  1924. 

Reports  of  negatives  for  August, 
1925  amounted  to  1,760,117  ft  valued 
at  $260,475  as  against  $671,765  ft 
valued  at  $106,559  in  July  and  1,188,- 
238  ft  valued  at  $244,339  in  August, 
1924. 

Exports  of  positives  also  showed 
a  slight  increase  for  August,  1925 
over  the  two  previous  periods,  the 
figures  reading,  20,368,923  ft  valued 
at  $572,782  for  August,  1925,  as 
against  17,589,806  ft  valued  at  $552,- 
633  in  July  and  19,636,791  ft  valued 
at  $685,140  in  August,  1924. 

The  United  Kingdom  continues  to 
be  the  largest,  though  shipments  of 
negatives  and  positives  to  that  coun- 
try were  about  2,000,000  ft  less  than 
in  August,  1924.  France  ranked  sec- 
ond for  August,  1925,  exports  of  nega- 
tives and  positives  being  over  three 
times  the  amount  in  July  and  about 
500,000  ft  more  than  in  August,  1924. 
Third  on  the  list  is  Canada,  followed 
by  Argentine  and  Australia. 


Machine  Exports  Increase 
Washington — Preliminary  Depart- 
ment of  Commerce  figures  show  that 
166  machines  valued  at  $38,890  were 
exported  during  August  as  against 
99  valued  at  $23,699  in  July  and  64 
valued  at  $16,484  in  August,   1924. 


F.  B.   O.   Officials  Return 

J.  I.  Schnitzer,  F.  B.  O.  vice-presi- 
dent; John  Brownell,  East  Coast 
scenario  editor,  and  Paula  Gould,  of 
the  publicity  department  have  arrived 
in   New   York   from   the   Coast. 

Richard  Talmadge  is  also  in  town- 


Outlining  Coast  Production 

Los  Angeles — P  aramount  has 
scheduled  eight  pictures  for  Novem- 
ber and  December,  and  preliminary 
plans  are  being  made  for  production 
beginning  Jan.  1. 


The  finishing  touch  of  refinement   on 
an     elaborate    production    is    the 


handcoloring    by 


Young  Absorbs  Murray  Prod. 

Los  Angeles — The  Briant  S.  Young 
Prod  has  assumed  control  of  the 
Murray  Prod.,  and  all  operations  of 
the  former  company  will  be  carried 
on  under  the  new  name.  Young 
Prod,  has  established  headquarters 
in  the  California  Studios,  where  three 
units  will  begin  in  the  near  future. 
The  Plum  Center  Comedies  will  be 
ncluded. 


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Laemmle  Would  Use  Nat'l  Studio 
London — Carl  Laemmle  was  host 
at  a  C.  E.  A-  luncheon  on  Friday  the 
day  before  he  sailed  for  New  York. 
He  said  he  would  be  glad  to  use 
space  in  the  national  studio,  if  that 
project  should  ever  develop,  as  the 
home  of  the  producing  unit  Univers- 
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Wednesday,  September  30, 1925 


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West  Coast  Deal 

{Continued  from   Page   1) 

Junior  Circuit  which  will  develop 
theaters  in  the  smaller  towns  in 
Southern  California,  it  is  expected 
60  additional  houses  will  be  annexed. 
The  Junior  Circuit,  under  the  guid- 
ance of  Mike  Rosenberg  and  Harry 
Sugarman  has  been  active  in  sign- 
ing leases  and  only  last  week  secured 
three  more  Los  Angeles  theaters  and 
three  in  Redlands.  Those  leases  in- 
volve close  on  to  $2,000  000. 

A.  L.  Gore,  vice-president  of  West 
Coast  is  in  New  York  on  First  Na- 
tional business.  From  him  the  fol- 
lowing information  was  secured  rela- 
tive to  the  T.  and  D.,  Jr.  holdings: 

Alameda,  3  houses;  Lodi,  2;  Mer- 
ced, 1;  Pasa  Roblcs,  1;  Petaluma,  1; 
Oakland,  1  Cthe  State);  Reno,  3; 
Sacramento,  3;  Selma,  1;  Susanville, 
1;  Tulare,  1;  and  large  interests  in 
10  or  12  others,  in  various  California. 
towns. 

West  Coast  is  building  four  thea- 
ters in  Oakland-  Nafy  and  Nasser 
Bros,  are  interested  with  the  company 
in  the  Senator  and  Capitol  in  Sacra- 
mento. T.  and  D.  also  operates  a 
theater  in  Oak  Park,  a  suburb  of 
Sacramento  and  is  interested  in  the 
Royal,  San  Fr^"'-is'-ri  and  a  2,000  seat 
lionse  now  building  there. 

In  addition  to  tnese  import?  nt  and 
varied  activities.  West  Coast  is  con- 
rerned  in  the  developinent  of  the 
Irving  Theaters  Corn.,  of  which  Irv- 
ing M.  Lesser  is  president.  This  com- 
pany is  now  operating  five  houses 
and  is  negotiatinc  for  many  more  in 
small  New  York  and  New  Jersey 
towns. 


Saenger  In  Cuba 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
The  house  now  in  construction 
will  be  operated  along  strictly 
American  lines  and  will  use  First 
National  pictures  as  the  basis  of  its 
shows. 


Butterfield  Takes   Over  Another 

Detroit — The  Butterfield  circuit 
has  acauired  the  Dawn  at  Hillsdale 
from  Nick  Pappas.  The  circuit  now 
includes  37  houses  in  operation  and 
several    building. 


To  Confer  on  Fire  Film 
Louis  B.  Mayer  will  go  to  Louis- 
ville later  in  the  week  to  attend  the 
convention  of  International  Fire 
Chiefs  in  connection  with  the  pro- 
duction of  "Flames"  which  M.-G.-M. 
will  make. 


P.  D.  C.  In  Seattle 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Ave.  theater,  and  will  seat  3,000. 
Harry  C.  Arthur,  Jr-,  vice-president 
and  general  manager  of  North 
.\mencan  Theaters  Corp.,  has  been 
made  president  of  the  Washington 
State  Theaters  Corp.,  a  subsidiary  of 
the  Alotion  Picture  Capital  Corp., 
and  is  in  charge.  Incorporators  of 
the  Fifth  Ave.  Bldg  Co.,  which  will 
handle  construction  are  William 
Edris,  Thos.  D.  Stimson,  E.  H. 
Stuart,  D.  E.  Skinner  and  George 
S.  Douglas,  all  Seattle  capitalists- 
The  incorporation  was  for  $498,000. 

Producers  Dist.  Corp.  is,  of  course, 
linked  with  the  deal  although  the 
lease  will  be  held  in  the  name  of  the 
Cinema  Corp.  of  America. 


Orpheum  May  Build,  Too 

Seattle — From  \\cll  authenticated 
sources  comes  the  report  that  four 
lots  on  the  corner  of  5th  Ave.  and 
Stewart  St.  are  being  negotiated  for 
as  a  site  for  a  new  Orpheum  theater. 
When  Orpheum  officials  were  here 
they  admitted  that  Seattle  was  in- 
cluded in  their  building  program. 
The  circuit  now  leases  the  Moore. 
Carl  Reiter  denies  the  report,  stating 
that  it  is  highly  improbable  any- 
thing will  be  done  for  some  time, 
bccau'^c  the  lease  on  the  Moore  has 
icvcral    vears    to   run. 


Stewart  Arrives  On  Coast  Today 

Los  Angeles — Donald  Ogden.  Stew- 
art, author,  is  due  at  the  Metro-Gold- 
\\vn-M;ner  studio  today  and  will  be- 
gin work  immediately  on  an  original. 


Expects  Tie-up  With  Daily 

Famous  Players  has  effected  a  tie- 
up  with  "The  Daily  News,"  for  a  girl 
to  play  a  prominent  role  in  "New 
York."  In  addition  the  girl  will  be 
given  a  year's  contract. 


Seery  In  Charge  of  Chicago  Branch 

Chicago — R.  C.  Seery  has  been 
named  manager  of  the  local  branch 
of  First  National  in  place  of  C.  E. 
Bond,   resigned. 


H'nes  Star  in  "The  Brown  Derby" 

C.  C.  Burr  has  purchased  the  rights 
to  "The  Brown  Derby,"  for  Johnny 
Hines.  It  will  go  into  production  ini- 
niediatelv   after   "Rainbow    Riley." 


Lesser   Back  from  Vacation 

Irving  M.  Lesser,  president  of 
Irving  Theaters  Corp.,  is  hack  from 
a  vacation  and  business  trip  to  Flor- 
ida  and    Canada. 


CHROMOS      TRADING     COMPANY    1 

1123    BROADWAY                              ; 

LOANS   ARRANGED   FOR   RELIABLE   INDIVIDUALS. 
WE    SPECIALIZE    IN    MOTION    PICTURE    PROPOSI- 
TIONS.     WK    ARE    INTERESTED    IN    BIG    PROPOSI- 
TIONS. 

A  Fair  Priced,  Confidential  Service 

Suite  1207-8                                                                   'Phone  .Watkins  4522 

' i,    ,  __      ,  ,,     .           .                                  .      .-    . .. 

State  Taxes 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

amount  of  tax  paid.  Even  now  the 
majority  of  theaters  are  collecting  a 
revenue  under  a  guise  of  license  tax 
or  something  just  as  absurd  which 
legally  they  have  no  right  to  collect. 
Originally  this  tax  was  the  tax  im- 
posed by  the  Government  during  the 
war  but  when  the  Government  took 
away  the  tax  theater  owners  did  not 
cease  collecting  it  and  are  putting 
the  proceeds  in  their  pockets. 

"It  is  all  a  game  then  that  the  pro- 
ducers are  playing  on  the  exhibitors 
in  their  effort  to  stir  up  public  opin- 
ion in  their  favor." 


Banks  Disturbed 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

the  law  which  has  deprived  the  city 
of  a   $500,000   payroll  annually. 

President  Thomas  Steele  of  the 
First  National  Bank  said  in  an  inter- 
view that  as  yet  he  has  not  heard 
his  film  patrons  complain  and  no  ac- 
counts have  been  withdrawn.  He  has 
no  sympathy  for  the  law. 

"The  motion  picture  tax  is  unnces- 
sarj',"  declared  President  F.  B.  Fris- 
bee  of  the  Mechanics  Bank  in  criticiz- 
ing the  Durant  statute.  He  is  "ab- 
solutely against  the  law"  and  con- 
siders the  censorship  feature  unfair. 
Frisbee  looks  for  a  decrease  in  de- 
posits on  savings  and  checking  ac- 
counts of  employees  of  the  exchanges 
which  are  now  closed. 


Must  Have  Seals 

(.Continued  from  Page  I) 

that  the  authorities  will  keep  watch 
of  the  theaters  to  take  "positive  mea- 
sures" when  any  film  without  the 
required   seal   is   shown. 

It  is  held  that  Golden,  by  resum- 
ing his  selling,  assumes  a  precarioui 
usition  because  he  has  no  arrange- 
ments through  the  revolving  fund  for 
the  payment  of  the  tax  on  his  prints. 
He,  therefore,  becomes  liable  at  once. 

A  change  of  plans  will  bring 
Charles  C.  Pettijohn  of  the  Hays 
office  to  Hartford  today,  instead  of 
yesterday-  He  will  confer  with 
Blodgett   and   Joseph   Walsh. 


Haye  Returns  from  Europe 

Ned  Haye,  chief  assistant  to  Fred 
Niblo  on  the  production  of  "Ben 
Hur"  in  Rome,  has  returned  from 
Europe- 


CAMERAMEN! 
ORIGINAL  NEGATIVES  WANTED 

Reels  suitable  to  make  complete  SO  feet 
subjects,  such  as  bathing  beauties, 
cabaret  scenes,  slapstick,  westerns, 
thrillers,  unusual  shots,  slow  motion, 
athletics,  etc.  Can  use  a  lot  if  price 
is  right.  Send  clips  with  description 
immediately.  Will  not  be  used  in 
photoplays. 

William  Pabkin 

641  Gardner  St.  Union  City,  N.  J. 


Christie  Comedies 


The  name  Christie  Comedy  is  a  never-fail- 
ing guarantee  of  real  comedy — of  a  picture 
sparkling  with  the  pep  of  youth,  a  produc- 
tion of  real  feature  quality,  full  of  funny  gags 
and  hilarious  laughs,   but  all  built 
around  a  fine  story  that  leaves  your 
patrons  something  to  laugh  about  .. 
for  days.  And  it's  a  name  that  means 
Added  Profit  in  your  advertising. 


Presents 

"SOUP  TO  NUTS" 
with  Neal  Bums 


"tA  real  howl  ....  altogether  as  good 
a  comedy  as  any  exhibitor  could  hope 
for."— N.  Y.  {TMorning  Telegraph 


and 


'A  MISFIT  Sailor- 

with  Billy  Dooley 


The  debut  of  a  new  star  who's  going 
to  take  your  audiences  by  storm. 


f&d<u:citunxal  U'lctwie^ 


■THESPICE  OFTHE  PROGRAM' 


7Ae  BRADSTREET 
o/*  FILHDOM 


^ol.  XXXIV     No.  1 


Thursday,  October  1,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


25  Per  Gent  Slump 

Connecticut  Business  Drops  As  Com- 
pared With  Last  Year — Durant  Tax 
Held  Responsible 

By  ARTHUR  IV.  EDDY 
Hartford — Connecticut       exhibitors 
are  experiencing  a  slump  in  business 
which  approximates  25  per  cent  com- 

4  pared  with  last  year.  This  statement 
is  based  on  a  canvass  of  exhibitors 
from  various  sections  of  the  state. 

It  is  the  almost  unanimous  opinion 
that  the  depression  is  attributable  to 
the  confusion  brought  on  by  the  tax 
law.  Theaters  are  advertising  certain 
pictures  and  then  are  unable  to  show 
them  to  their  audiences  which  are 
naturally  disappointed  and  provoked. 
Sometimes  when  a  patron  goes  to  his 
favorite  house  to  see  a  highly-touted 
drama  he  is  instead  provided  by  a 
comedy  by  way  of  entertainment,  or 

\  again,  the  case  may  be  vice-versa.  The 
theater  men  are  in  no  respect  to  blame 
for  these  shifts  and  are  telling  their 
patrons  so,  but  the  situation  has  a  re- 
grettable    influence     upon     the     box- 

^    office. 


Market  Limited 

Connecticut     State     Righter    Thinks 

Golden    Will    Have    Trouble    In 

Making  Sales 

New  Haven — "Where  is  Golden 
going  to  sell?"  was  the  question  asked 

,1  yesterday  by  one  independent  ex- 
changeman  commenting  upon  the 
statement  that  the  Golden  Dist.  Corp. 

»  is  to  resume  its  operations  in  Con- 
necticut.    "Except  in  one  or  two  in- 

iContinitcd  on  Page  4) 


Wainwright  Arrives 

Dick  Wainwright  of  J.  G.  and  R. 
B.  Wainwright,  London,  is  in  New 
York,  having  arrived  on  the  Majestic. 
He   is  stopping  at  the   Belmont. 


Rupert   Hughes   Here 

Rupert  Hughes  is  in  town  from 
Hollywood.  Leaves  for  the  Coast 
in  a  day  or  so. 


4 


Aimed  at  America 

The  Associated  Press  re- 
ported yesterday  from  Mel- 
bourne, Australia  that  the  Vic- 
torian Legislative  Council  had 
passed  a  law  making  it  com- 
pulsory for  all  pro^TPms  to  in- 
clude at  least  1,000  ft.  of 
British  films  after  June  30, 
1926. 

There  was  little  doubt  in  ex- 
port circles  yesterday  that  the 
measure  was  directly  aimed  at 
America. 


Dix  In  Road  Show 

"The    Vanishing  American"   in   Spe- 
cial   Class— Opens    at    Criterion 
Oct.  IS 

Famous  will  road  show  "The  Van- 
ishing American,"  in  which  Richard 
Dix  plays  the  lead.  The  picture  will 
open  at  the  Criterion  on  Oct.  IS,  re- 
placing "The  Wanderer,"  and  will 
remain  there  for  an  indefinite  run. 

This  means  the  picture  which  is 
held  by  Famous  to  be  the  biggest 
production  ever  turned  out  by  its 
studios,  not  excepting  "The  Ten 
Commandments"  and  "The  Covered 
Wagon"  will  not  reach  first  and 
subsequent    runs    until    next    season. 


Giannini   Returns 

A.  H.  Giannini  of  the  East  River 
National  Bank  returned  from  a  vaca- 
tion in  Europe  late  Tuesday. 


Glazer  in  Town 

Benjamin  Glazer,  well-known  Coast 
scenarist,  is  at  the  Ambassador. 


Powers  Sells  Plant 

Factory     in     Rochester      Purchased 

By  City — To  Locate  Nearer 

New   York 

Rochester,  N.  Y. — The  plant  of 
Powers  Film  Productions,  Inc.  at 
Ridgway  and  Marigold  has  been  pur- 
chased by  the  City  of  Rochester  as 
the   site  of  a  future  public  school- 


P.  A.  Powers  intends  securing  a 
plant  for  future  raw  stock  manufac- 
ture in  some  city  nearer -New  York, 
although  no  decision  has  been  made 
as  yet.  The  Rochester  factory  has 
been  keyed  to  a  capacity  of  over 
1,000,000  ft.  a  week.  Of  late,  particu- 
lar attention  has  been  paid  to  photo- 
graphic paper  for  use  in  printing 
stills. 


Lopez  in  Two  Heelers? 

The  Daily  Mirror  reports  that  Vin- 
cent Lopez  is  going  to  enter  pictures 
as  the  star  of  a  series  of  2-reelcrs 
to  be  produced  in  natural   colors. 


Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  'man- 
ner in  which  first-runs  build  their 
programs  and  written  from  the  an- 
gle of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
conveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
used  in  developing  their  own  shows. 

Capitol 

Unit  No.  1 — Capitol  Grand  Orches- 
tra, David  Mendoza,  conductor. 
Overture:  "Queen  of  Sheba,"  Gold- 
mark.  Theater  dim,  orchestra  bright- 
ly lighted  with  green  and  red  light- 
(.Conlinued  on  Page  4) 


Fox  Angling  for  Half  Interest  In 

Ascher's  14  Chicago  Theaters 


Baltimore 

Baltimore — It  is  understood 
the  Stanley  Co.  of  America 
holds  an  option  on  the  White- 
hurst  houses:  the  New,  Park- 
way, Century  and  Garden. 

However,  James  R.  Grainger 
of  Fox  was  here  the  other  day. 
His  visit  is  held  to  be  signifi- 
cant. 


Building  19  Houses 

West  Coast  Program  Calls  for  Nine 

Los   Angeles  Theaters — Four   in 

Oakland 

Los  Angeles — West  Coast  Thea- 
ters, Inc.,  has  acquired  the  fifty  per 
cent  interest  in  the  Silver  Gate  Thea- 
ter Co.  of  California  held  until  now 
by  R.  E.  Hicks.  The  other  share 
was  already  owned  by  West  Coast 
(.Continued  on  Page  11) 


Ganna  Walska  in  "Napoleon" 

Paris — Ganna  Walska  McCormick 
has  been  signed  by  the  Cines  Com- 
pany to  appear  as  Josephine  in  "Na- 
poleon," to  be  made  by  Abel  Gance. 
The  picture  will  take  two  years  to 
produce  and  will  be  made  in  cycles. 


Conway  to  Make  "Reason  Why" 

Hollywood — Jack  Conway  has  been 
selected  by  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
to  direct  "The  Reason  Why,"  in 
which  Aileen  Pringle  will  be  fea- 
tured. 


Ready  to  Film  Chariot  Races 

Hollywood — Filming  of  the  char- 
iot races  for  "Ben  Hur"  will  take 
nlace  either  Saturday  or  Monday. 
Preparations  have  been  under  way 
for  some  time- 


Four  New  Serials 

On    Pathe    List — Greater    Attention 

Being  Given  to   Features — Sales 

Meeting   Ends 

Pathe  has  lined  up  four  new  ser- 
ials for  release  within  the  next  year. 
The  first  will  be  "Wild  West"  and 
the  others,  "The  Green  Archer," 
"Janie"  and  a  story  of  the  Coast 
Guard. 

The  district  managers'  convention 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Would  Offer  Competition  to  B. 

&  K.— All  in  Windy  City 

Suburbs 


Chicago — It  is  reported  that  Fox  is 
negotiating  with  Ascher  Bros.,  for  a 
fifty  per  cent  interest  in  that  circuit, 
composed  of  14  houses  in  suburban 
districts.  ■  The  theaters  and  their 
capacities  are; 

Frolic.  900;  Commercial,  1,500; 
Vista,  1000;  Crown,  1,450;  West 
Englewood,  2,600;  Calo,  900;  Term- 
inalj  900;  Lane  Court,  1,000;  Metro- 
politan, 1,500;  Oakland  Square,  1,200; 
Forest  Park,  1,400;  Portage  Park, 
1,600;  Chateau,  1,700  and  Columbus, 
1,000. 

The  Aschers  have  no  downtown 
house,  but  Fo.x  owns  a  site  on  Wash- 
ington St.  near  Randolph  St.  If  the 
deal  goes  through,  it  is  understood  a 
theater  will  be  built  jointly  in  the 
downto    a  section. 

It  is  impossible  to  secure  any  state- 
ment for  publication.  The  deal  would 
ofTer  opposition  to  B.  &  K.  There 
has  been  no  business  transacted  be- 
tween Fox  and  B.  &  K.  this  year. 
James  R.  Grainger  has  divided  up  the 
output,  securing  what  is  held  to  be 
adequate  representation  without  mak- 
ing a  deal  with  B.  &  K. 


It  was  impossible  to  secure  any 
statement  at  Fox  yesterday  regarding 
the  Chicago  report.  Saul  Rogers 
could  not  be  reached  and  James  R. 
Grainger  refused  to  discuss  the  re- 
port in  any  manner. 

It  is  an  open  secret  that  the  Fox 
(Continued  on  Page  11) 


Ruben    Becomes   Vice-President 

Chicago — J.  J.  Ruben  of  Joliet  has 
been  made  general  manager  and  a 
vice-president  of  B.  &  K.  Mid-West 
Theaters,  Inc.  and  Great  States  The- 
aters, Inc. 


Blank  Here;  Silent 

A.  H.  Blank  is  in  town  from 
Des  Moines  but  refuses  to  talk 
about  the  Balaban  &  Katz  deal 
with  Famous  and  its  effect  on 
the  Blank  circuit.  He  did  say, 
however,  that  work  on  his  new 
Omaha  house  is  getting  under 
way. 


THE 


DAILY 


Thursday,  October  1,  1925 


VoLIXXIV  No.  1<  Thursday,  Oct  1,  1925  Price  5  Cents 

Copyright  1925,  Wid'a  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
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J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager ;  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor ; 
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Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balabau   &   Katz    ...    liy,      75^      75J4    

Eastman    Kodak    ...lljyi    111        111 'A  3,100 
Famous     Players     ..107        105 Ji    106>^   6,100 

F.    P.    Preferred    Not    quoted 

Film  Inspection   ....      514        S'A        5J4       500 
First     National     ....103        103        103  100 

Fox   Film    "A"    71  69J^      70i^   2,300 

Loew's,    Inc 35^      34}^      34}^    2,400 

Metro-Gold.     Pfd Not    quoted 

M.   P.  Cap.  Corp.   ..    18}4      18^4      18^^       100 
Pathe  Exch.   "A"    ..    80^      79         79       1,100 

Skouras    Bros 62^>     62         62        

Trans-Lux  Screen    ..      6J4        574        6^    4,100 

Universal     '.35  35  35  200 

Warner   Pictures    Not   quoted 

Warner    Brothers    .  .    20J^      20^^     20;^    1,500 


Four  New  Serials 

{Continued  jiom  Page  1) 
which  started  last  week  was  extended 
into  this  week  and  came  to  a  close 
Tuesday  night.  During  the  various 
sessions,  the  questions  of  new  prod- 
uct came  up,  and  at  that  time,  the 
line-up  of  features  was  gone  into. 
In  addition  to  "The  Freshman," 
"Black  Cyclone,"  "Kivalina  of  the 
Icelands"  and  "The  Devil  Horse", 
there  will  be  the  Harry  Carey  west- 
erns, the  Semon  features  and  the 
Chaplin  reissues. 


WANTED 

FILM   SALESMEN 

Who  are  calling  on  exhibitors  through- 
out the  country  to  handle  a  non-com- 
petitive article.  We  are  not  a  Film 
House.  Answer  in  confidence.  Suite 
No.    305—33    W.    60th   St. 


A'   COMPLETE     LABORATORY 
AND    TITLE    SERVICE    ' 


The  Standard  of  the  Industry 

723  7th  Ave,,  N.Y.C.       Bryant  5450-1 


Warns  Theater   Managers 

San  Francisco — In  an  editorial, 
"The  Pacific  Coast  Independent  Ex- 
hibitor" advises  theater  managers  to 
watch  their  step,  with  regard  to  ad- 
verse legislation.     The  article  reads: 

"It  is  time  for  theater  owners  to  recognize 
two  very  definite  and  far-reaching  facts.  One 
is,  that  their  business  is  expanding  by  leaps 
nnd  bounds.  The  other  is,  a  tendency  for  leg- 
islative control  of  your  Imsiness,  in  many  in- 
stances and  respects  through  unreasonable  lo- 
cal ordinances  and  regulations  and  State  laws. 
One  of  the  deep  reasons  for  bringing  these 
conditions  about,  is  the  laxity  upon  the  part 
of  managers  to  carefully  guard  against  causes 
that  create  antagonistic  criticism.  Courtesy 
and  tact  should  be  the  watchword.  If  you  do 
nut  enjoy  the  personal  acquaintance  of  the 
nutu  or  woman  who  seeks  information  about 
your  theater,  or  the  business  in  general,  at 
least  be  guarded  in  what  you  say  and  do.  *  *  ♦ 


Fisher   In   Control   of   Garrick 

Winnipeg — The  Garrick  is  now 
under  the  control  of  D.  E.  F"isher, 
who  has  had  charge  of  the  house  for 
some  months.  The  Garrick  was 
erected  with  local  capital  by  Walter 
Wilson,  now  manager  of  the  Capitol 
at  Edmonton,  and  struck  a  financial 
snag  in  1924,  but  the  creditors  ar- 
ranged to  have  the  theater  continue  in 
operation  with  Fisher  as  managing 
director. 


Lively  Program  at  A.  M.  P.  A.  Today 

The  following  program  has  been 
prepared  for  the  regular  A.  M.  P.  A. 
meeting   today: 

Phil  Baker,  comedian  of  "Artists 
and  Models";  H.  A.  Snow,  producer 
and  explorer;  Eileen  Stanley,  phono- 
graph artiste;  Jackie  Taylor  and  his 
Rue  de  la  Pais  Orchestra,  and  pos- 
sibly (if  he  is  in  town)  Michael  Ar- 
len. 


Allvine,   Guest  at  Luncheon 

The  former  presidents  of  the  A. 
M-  P.  A.  including  John  C.  Flinn, 
P.  A.  Parsons,  Bill  Yearsley,  Victor 
Shapiro,  A.  M.  Botsford,  Arthur 
James  and  Paul  Gulick  gave  a 
luncheon  at  the  Lorraine  yesterday 
for  Glendon  Allvine,  new  president. 


"Lost  World"  at  Strand 

"The    Lost    World"    goes    into   the 
Strand    on    Sunday. 


Incorporations 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Forest  Avenue  Studios, 
Inc.;  New  York.  Capital  $25,000.  Incorpor- 
ators, A.  D'Agostino,  C.  Ohmenn  and  A. 
Mannon.  Attorney,  E.  Petigor,  239  East  42nd 
Street.   New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Bryant  Park  Ticket  Ser- 
vice, New  York.  Capital  $20,000.  Incorpor- 
ators, B.  Rosenblum,  P.  Rein  and  R.  Roller. 
Attorney,  O.  Marks,  277  Broadway,  New 
York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Universal  Artists,  New 
York.  Incorporators,  R.  Sherman,  M.  Borr- 
man  and  P.  Kaufman.  Attorneys,  Hays,  Po- 
dell    &    Schulman,    1440   Broadway,   New   York. 


All)any,  N.  Y. — Swingalong  Movie  Prod., 
New  York.  Capital  $50,000.  Incorporators, 
E,  Hart,  W.  Bitzer  and  B.  Hart.  Attorney, 
A.    E,    Schwartz,    1540    Broadway,    New    York, 


Charleston,  W.  Va. — Walzin  Theater  Co,. 
Conncllsville.  Pa.  Capital  $10,000.  Incor 
porators,  H.  Wallace,  E.  Zimmerman,  K. 
Zinimerni.-m,    R.   Mathews  and    D.    Higbee. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Sears  Amusement  Corp., 
New  York.  Incorporators,  L.  Mehl,  A.  Rade- 
loff  and  A.  Schimel.  Attorney,  S.  F.  Hart- 
man,   120   Broadway,   New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— K.  W.  F.  Prod.,  New  York, 
Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators,  C.  Ross,  M, 
Dixon  and  D.  Hein.  Attorney,  W.  E.  Rns 
-ell.    149    Broadway,    New    York. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — New  Theatrical  Co.,  New- 
ark. Capital  $100,000.  Incorporators,  S. 
Ross,  E,  Michelstein  and  L.  Semel.  Attorney, 
M,    M,    Semel.    Newark. 


Dover,  Del. — Velde-Kaisell  Picture  Corp., 
Xeu  York,  Capital  $100,000.  Attorney, 
L'nited    States    Corporation    Co.,    Dover. 


Olympia,      Wash.- 
Co,,    Seattle. 


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Better  Film  Committee  Elects 

Atlanta — At  the  monthly  meeting 
of  the  Atlanta  Better  Films  Commit- 
tee, Mrs.  Frank  McCormack  was 
elected  president,  Mrs.  Newton  King, 
vice-president;  A.  L.  Jameson,  second 
vice-president;  Mrs.  Ira  Farmer,  sec- 
retary and  editor  of  "The  Bulletin," 
and  Mrs.  George  Price,  treasurer.  It 
was  decided  to  invite  all  local  civic 
organizations  to  have  representatives 
on  the  Committee. 


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"Siegfried"    Heads    October   List 

The    October    list    of    "Exceptional 
Photoplays,"   issued  by  the   National 
Board  of  Review,  is  headed  by  "Sieg-' 
fried."      Others    follow:    "The    Gold' 
Rush,"  "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera,"^ 
"Don  Q,"  "The  Merry  Widow,"  "Ha-  , 
voc,"      "M  a  r  r  y      M  e,"      "Kentucky 
Pride,"    "The    Goose   Woman,"   "The 
Unholy      Three"     and      "A      Lover's"] 
Oath." 


Fox,  Detroit,  In  New  Quarters 

Detroit — The  local  Fox  exchange, 
managed  by  Frank  Drew,  has  moved 
into  its  new  quarters  at  66  Sibley  St 


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THE 


Thursday,  October  1,  1925 


Pinch  In   Connecticut  Acute 


Exhibitors  Complain 

One's  Expenses  Jump  $3,000  Yearly 
— Another  Expects  Added  Bur- 
den Of  $7,000 
New  Haven — A  staggering  addi- 
tional burden  of  $3,000  per  year  is  be- 
ing placed  by  the  tax  law  upon  the 
three  theaters  operated  by  the  1^'ish- 
man  Bros,  here  and  in  Fairfield.  This 
stalement  comes  from  Abe  Fishman, 
who  says  that  the  houses  will  either 
have  to  close  or  raise  their  admission 
prices.  The  Fishman  theaters  are: 
at  New  Haven,  the  Lawrence,  seat- 
ing 700,  and  Dixwell,  seating  600, 
and  at  Fairfield,  the  Community,  700 
capacity. 

"Sometimes  we  don't  get  any  fea- 
tures at  all  and  then  again  they  come 
in  bunches,"  states  Fishman,  in  de- 
ploring the  existing  confusion.  "We 
advertise  a  certain  feature  and  then 
have  to  play  some  other  picture." 

He  cites  an  instance  in  which  he 
had  "Seven  Chances"  booked  for  a 
Saturday  show  when  children  would 
comprise  a  large  percentage  of  his 
audience.  Instead  he  got  "Confes- 
sions of  a  Queen,"  a  film  which  has 
practically  no  appeal  to  kiddies. 

Fishman  Bros,  have  pictures  con- 
tracted for  to  take  care  of  them  for 
about  five  months-  Abe  Fishman  be- 
lieves that  the  large  first-run  houses 
like  Poli's  should  contribute  more  to 
the  revolving  fund  owing  to  the  num- 
ber of  their  seats. 


In  Branford,  This 

Branford,  Conn. — When  Morri 
Nunes  asked  his  patrons  the  first  ti 
to  sign  cards  requesting  a  s 
ial  session  of  the  Legislature  X)  re 
peal  the  Durant  law,  he  was  ao^orded 
a  100  per  cent  response.  Niy^es,  who 
operates  the  Park  here  a./  well  as 
three  other  houses,  briefly/addressed 
the  audience,  enumerating  the  hard- 
ships the  statute  imposed  upon  him 
and  other  Connecticut  exhibitors.  He 
said  that  providing  the  la\t  is  contin- 
ued it  would  "cost  them  their  amuse- 
ments." When  he  finished  his  talk 
six  1)oys  distributed  cards  and  pen- 
cils. 

In  addition  to  his  350-seat  house 
here,  Nunes  runs  the  Community, 
seating  400,  at  Guilford,  the  home  of 
the  representative  responsible  for  the 
passage  of  the  troublesome  law;  Fine 
Arts  at  Westport,  seating  500,  and 
the  Lyric  at  Stony  Creek,  with  a  ca- 
pacity of  200.  He  estimates  that  the 
total  additional  cost  of  running  his 
four  theaters  for  one  year  will  be 
approximately  $7  000  under  the  Dur- 
ant legislation.  To  increase  admission 
prices  would  be  suicidal  to  business, 
he  l)elieves. 

Nunes  recentlj'  interviewed  Ernest 
L.  Averill  and  Albert  B.  Plant,  mem- 
l)ers  of  the  House  from  Branford,  and 
both  admitted  that  the  law  has  failed 
to  function  as  its  operation  had  been 
cxplamcd  to  them  before  its  passage. 
Both  legislators  said  they  would  like 


Poll  Not  Booking 

New  Haven — Denial  that  the 
Poll  Enterprises  are  now  book- 
ing pictures  was  made  yesterday 
by  A.  J.  Vanni,  booker  for  the 
circuit.  A  report  to  that  ef- 
fect was  in  circulation  here. 


to    provide    relief.      They    had    both 
voted  for  the  measure. 

Sarah  B.  Crawford,  a  representa- 
tive from  Westport,  was  also  inter- 
viewed by  Nunes,  who  was  informed 
she  cast  her  ballot  for  the  bill.  When 
he  explained  the  hardships  it  is  put- 
ting upon  the  theaier  men  she  imme- 
diately enquired  "the  quickest  way  to 
help"  and  agreed  to  sign  a  petition 
calling  for  an  extra  legislative  session 
to  rectify  the  matter.  Like  her  as- 
sociates in  the  Assembly  representa- 
tion was  made  to  her  that  the  burden 
would  be  placed  upon  the  distributors 
and,  also  that  the  statute  would  raise 
$200,000  per  year  in  revenue. 

This  last  statement  has  been  prov- 
en mcorrect  as,  accorduig  to  the  latest 
tigures  announced  troni  the  office  of 
lax  Commissioner  Biodgett,  the  tax 
will  not  exceed  :jlOO,OOU  and  out  ot 
tnis  amount  ^jflO.UOO  at  least  will  be 
devoted  to  expenses  incident  lo  the 
admiius+ration   of   the   law. 


Disagree  With  Durant 

Friends    Of    Industry    Still    Maintain 

Purpose    Of    Tax    Was    Never 

Made  Clear 

Hartford — Connecticut  citizens  op- 
posed to  the  film  tax  law  yesterday 
were  taking  exceptions  to  the  state- 
ment of  its  sponsor,  Harry  Durant, 
a   representative   from    Guilford. 

Durant,  in  part,  declared  that  the 
Legislature  was  not  under  any  de- 
lusions concerning  who  should  pay 
the  tax.  Opponents  contradict  this 
statement  by  pointing  out  that  every 
legislator  interviewed  concerning  the 
bill  admitted  tiiat  Durant  "sold"  the 
idea,  in  speaking  in  the  House,  that 
the  "wealthy  distriljutors"  would  pay 
the  tax.  When  the  Governor  signed 
the  act  it  is  said  he,  too,  had  tiie  im- 
pression that  the  tax  would  not  fall 
upon  the  Connecticut  section  of  the 
film  industry. 

Durant's  statement,  coming  after 
a  prolonged  period  of  silence  in  the 
face  of  w?rm  attack,  is  regarded  as 
an  indication  that  he  is  aware  of  the 
trouble  being  kicked  up  by  the  law 
which  lie  had  passed.  The  statement 
made  its  first  public  appearance  in  the 
Hartford  Courant,  which  is  known  as 
the  official  newspaper  mouthpiece  of 
the  Roraback  organization.  After 
this  paper  had  used  it  the  statement 
was  generally  released  through  th 
Associated    Press. 


Sees  Ultimate  Relief 

If   Exhibitors   Are   Pinched,   Legisla- 
tion   Can    Be    Rectified,    Says 
Official 

Hartford — "It  is  too  early  yet  to 
say  how  the  film  tax  law  will  work 
out,"  said  Harry  MacKenzie,  State 
Commissioner  of  Labor,  in  an  inter- 
view at  his  office  in  the  State  Capitol 
yesterday.  "However,  if  the  law  hurts 
the  exhibitors  it  can  be  rectified  at 
the  next  session  of  the  Legislature. 
Connecticut  has  always  given  its  peo- 
ple fair  treatment  and  stands  ready  to 
adjust  any  wrongs." 

He  said  the  statute  was  "not  an  at- 
tempt to  hurt  the  exhibitors"  and 
agreed  that  the  measure  was  aimed 
at  the  distributors,  who  have  escaped 
the  taxation  by  recalling  their  ex- 
changes from  the  state.  "The  dis- 
tributors have  long  desired  to  aban- 
don their  distribution  centers  in  Con- 
necticut," MacKenzie  asserted,  and 
said  "this  situation  has  provided  them 
w;ith   the   excuse   they   wanted." 

Before  the  tax  law  passed  the  Leg- 
islature, the  Commissioner  said,  some 
opponent  of  the  measure  shouted 
about  the  fact  that  the  assessment 
placed  on  the  delivery  of  films  would 
obstruct  interstate  commerce  and 
v\as  therefore  unconstitutional.  This 
statement  indirectly  led  to  the  incor- 
porating of  more  careful  wording  to 
make  it  "fool-proof."  One  of  the 
clauses  inserted,  the  one  making  op- 
erators liable  for  the  displaying  of 
unregistered  pictures,  put  the  final 
"teeth"  into  the  law,  he  explained. 

MacKenzie  regards  the  censorship 
provision  as  a  "dormant  feature  of  the 
!;;\v"  which  will  only  be  exercised,  in 
bis  opinion,  in  rare  cases  and  will 
serve  as  a  "suspended  sword"  as  an 
influence  over  the  type  of  pictures 
produced.  Its  inclusion  in  the  sta- 
tute, he  said,  was  largely  prompted 
by  a  film  exhibition  in  the  state  some 
time  ago  and  which  was  considered 
proijaganda  against  a  certain   race. 

Etforts  to  induce  the  distributors 
to  recall  the  picture  failed  and  as  the 
company  handling  the  film  was  out- 
side ihe  Haj-s  organization,  no  action 
through    this    mediu    mwas    possible 


Market  Limited 

i^Cotttittucd  from  Faye    1) 

Stances  there  is  no  one  in  the  market 
for  pictures  at  present  as  all  theaters 
are  booked  up  for  six  months  or 
longer-" 

Kxeeption  was  taken  to  Golden's 
explanation  that  payments  due  on 
contracts  he  had  made  for  pictures 
necessitated  the  resumption  of  selling 
in  Connecticut.  During  the  four 
(lays'  grace  given  the  distributors  be- 
fore the  suspension  of  business  all  ex- 
changes were  reported  to  have  made 
a  large  nuiiii)er  of  contracts.  Some 
distributors,  it  is  said,  did  nearly  a 
'ear's  business  in  that  brief'  period 
wing  to  the  fact  that  exhibitors, 
nticipating  a  shutdov\n  on  bookings, 
were  anxious  to  provide  against  the 
emergency. 


Presentations 

(Continued  from  Page     1) 

iiig  on  curtain  drapes  on  stage.    Time, 
Iz  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2 — Divertissements,  (a) 
Betsy  Ayres  singing  "The  Lorelei," 
by  Liszt.  Setting  representing  rocky 
coast  with  singer  in  mermaid  cos- 
tume sitting  on  high  rock.  Wave 
eitect  on  rocks.  Stage  dimly  lighted 
with  spot  on  singer,  (b)  Mile.  Marie 
Gambarelli,  prima  ballerina,  in  a 
dance  "Autumn  Leaf."  Music:  "A 
la  bieu  aimee"  by  Schutt.  Effect  ot 
falling  leaves  on  drawn  curtains- 
Parted  they  reveal  a  forest  setting 
with  sunset  background.  Dancer 
lounging  on  tree  trunk,  arises  throw- 
ing off  leaves,  dances  and  returns  to 
sleeping  position  at  end  of  dance, 
(c)  Rudy  Wiedoeft,  saxophone  vir- 
tuoso, in  four  numbers,  "Land  of 
Sky  Blue  Water,"  Cadman;  "Llewel- 
lyn Waltz,"  and  "Saxophun,"  Wiedo- 
eft; "Indian  Summer,"  Victor  Her- 
bert. Setting  western  background 
with  bench  in  foreground  of  stage. 
Saddle  on  bench  and  Wiedoeft  sit- 
ting there  playing  opening  number  as 
curtain  rises.     Time,  20  minutes. 

LTnit  No.  3.  Capitol  Magazine. 
Time,    8   minutes. 

Unit  No.  4.  "Home  Sweet  Home 
the  World  Over."  J.  Bodewail 
Lampe-  Doris  Xiles  and  Capitol 
Ballet  Corps.  A  musical  fantasy  il- 
lustrating how  the  composition, 
"Home  Sweet  Home"  might  be  in- 
terpreted by  the  following  nationali- 
ties: Dutch,  Spanish,  Russian,  Ital- 
ian, Scotch,  Hungarian,  Chinese, 
Irish  and  American.  Stage  dark  with 
spot  on  dancers  who  appear  singly  at 
first  and  in  enseinl)le  in  the  finale. 
Time,  7  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5.  Feature:  "The  Tower 
of  Lies."     Time,   1   hour,   13  minutes. 

Unit  No.  6.  Short  subject,  "The 
I'Viendly  Breast  of  Earth,"  Yosemite 
\'alley,  Cal.  An  Artcolor  Scenic. 
Time,    5    minutes. 

Rialto 

Unit  No.  1.  Ben  Bernie  and  the 
Rialto  Gang  at  the  Country  Club. 
Orchestra  plays  opening  number, 
"Manhattan."  Curtains  are  drawn 
revealing  back  drop  representing  golf 
green  with  performers  in  sport  cos- 
tumes. First  comes  Ruby  Keeler  in 
a  clog  dance.  Carl  Rollins,  baritone, 
next  sings  "The  Midnight  Waltz," 
followed  by  the  introduction  of  Ross 
Sobel,  professional  golfer,  who  gives 
some  pointers  on  driving.  The 
Rialto  Dancers,  four  girls,  appear 
next  in  a  dance  number.  In  the 
midst  of  an  off-stage  clatter  a  Chinese 
in  cook's  costume  enters  and  Bernie 
asks  him  to  entertain.  He  sings 
"Yes,  We  Have  No  Bananas."  in 
Chinese  and  then  "Yes  Sir,  That's  My 
Baby"  in  English,  to  his  own  ukelele 
accompaniment.  Curtain  drawn  and 
Bernie's  orchestra  finishes  with  one 
more  number.     Time.  2.S  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2-  The  Rialto  Magazine. 
Time.  12  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3.  Feature:  "A  Son  of 
His  Father."  Time,  1  hour  and  17 
minutes. 


Six  Arrested  in  Theater  Holdup 

S?cramento,  Cal. — Two  wonicn  and 
four  men  are  being  held  in  jail, 
charged  with  holdine  un  the  Senator 
theater  and  robbing  $4,000. 


"I    Defy    Any    Producer 
Bring    Forth 
reater    Production^' 


Says  C.  Lester  Barnard,  Editor  of  Denver  Post, 
who  wrote  this  remarkable  review. 

GOME    ON,    CALAMITY    HOWLERS,  where  producers  ape  each  other.  In  this  case, 

do  your  stuff!  as  in  others,  it  is  a  good  thing  because  it  makes 

STRUT  YOUR  STUFF,  SOB,  WAIL  AND  for  progress  of  the  screen. 

weep  with  all  the  genius  of  your  ilk.    Step  on       WHEN  A  PRODUCER  GOES  TO  THE 

it  now  or  forevermore  hold  your  peace.  lengths  that  Laemmle  has  in  making  this  mar- 

YOU  WHO  HAVE  BEEN  HARPING  velous  production  it  is  a  good  omen.  It  means 
about  the  screen,  its  shortcomings,  its  lack  of  that  he  is  keeping  faith  with  his  public;  making 
originality  and  all  the  other  "faults"  you  find  good  his  promises  and  working  for  the  better- 
it  so  easy  to  conjure  and  pile  upon  the  infant,  '^^nt  of  the  industry. 

consider  "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera,"  the       THIS  PICTURE  WAS  SCREENED  RE- 

mammoth    special    production    recently    pro-  cently  at  the  America  Theatre  after  the  regu- 

duced.    If  this  production  be  any  criterion  of  lar  evening  performance  had  closed.     It  was 

what  is  to  be  expected  of  the  big  producers  then  an  invitation  affair  and  quite  private.    Local 

you  niost  certainly  will  be  out  of  a  job  in  your  film  and  theatre  folk  were  invited  while  there 

moaning  and  groaning.  was  a  goodly  assortment  of  general  motion  pic- 

OF  COURSE    THAT   IS   RATHER   A  ^^^^  fans.    The  attendance  was  probably  the 

rash  statement,  because  the  calamity  howlers,  largest  ever  seen  at  a  local  private  showing, 
like  the  poor,  will  always  be  with  us.  But  the        IF    THE    ENTHUSIASM    OF    THAT 

"infant"  which  they  have  picked  on  so  unmer-  first  showing  is  any  indication,  "The  Phantom 

cifully  is  no  longer  an  infant.    It  is  a  husky,  of  the  Opera"  should  do  a  wonderful  business 

fearless  champion  that  brings  forth  pictures  when  it  is  shown  here.    In  my  opinion  it  is  the 

like  "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera"  to  silence  biggest  picture  of  the  year.    /  defy  any  pro- 

your  mouthings  and  mutterings.  ducer  to  bring  forth  a  greater  production. 

MANY  CLAIMS  ARE  MADE  BY  MO-   LAST  YEAR  CARL  LAEMMLE  GAVE 

tion  picture  producers,  it  is  true.    But  in  the  the  picture  world  "The  Hunchback  of  Notre 

case  of  "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera"  it  would  E)ame."    It  was  thought  to  be  the  last  word  in 

appear  every  claim  was  justified.  When  a  pro-  massive  sets,  in  finished  acting,  in  perfect  nar- 

ducer  steps  out  and  accomplishes  what  Carl  native  in  the  translation  of  the  Victor  Hugo 

Laemmle  has  in  this  great  film  it  is  certain  that  masterpiece. 

other  great  pictures  will  follow.    History  re-      NOW  LAEMMLE  HAS  OUTDONE  HIM- 

peats   itself,  especially  in   the  film   business  self  in  "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera." 


ADVT. 


FirstChoice— CecilB.DeMille 

"The  policy  of  this  theatre  has  always  been  to  show  only 
carefully  selected  pictures — Pictures  that  could  offend  no 
one — yet  can  delight  and  entertain  the  most  particular 
people.  Realizing  the  place  the  Rialto  occupies  in  the 
hearts  of  the  theatre-goers  of  this  section,  the  manage- 
ment has  recently  made  arrangements  to  be  the — 

Cecil  B.  DeMille  House 

in  the  future  in  Enid,  showing  all  of  this  great  director 
and  producer's  pictures. 

It  is  with  a  great  deal  of  pride  that  we  make  the  above 
announcement  because  we  believe  the  Rialto  patrons  are 
entitled  to  the  best." 

In  addition  to  the 

Cecil  B.  DeMille  Productions 

we  will  continue  to  show  all  of  the  FIRST  NATIONAL 
PICTURES.  The  Pictures  that  have  already  made  the 
Rialto  famous  among  lovers  of  good  shows. 


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Thursday,  October  1,  1925 


Crosland  to  Direct  "Don  Juan" 

Los  Angeles — Alan  Crosland  will 
direct  John  Barrymore  in  "Don 
Juan,"  the  star's  next  for  the  Warners. 
Two  more  pictures  on  the  1925-26 
schedule  have  started.  These  are 
"The  Night  Cry,"  in  which  Rin-Tin- 
Tin  will  be  starred  and  "The  Cave 
Man."  starring  Marie  Prevost  and 
Matt  Moore.  Herman  Raymaker 
will  direct  the  former  and  Lewis 
Milestone,    the    latter. 


Two  Theaters  In  Pontiac 

Pontiac,  Mich — This  city  will 
shortly  have  two  new  theaters.  One 
the  Orpheum,  is  being  built  by  the 
Kleist  Amusement  Enterprises,  Inc., 
and  is  fast  nearing  completion.  The 
other  is  backed  by  C.  B.  and  D.  R. 
Wilson  and  will  be  leased  to  the  But- 
terfield  interests.  Both  are  located 
on  South  Saginaw  Street. 


Grelle   Buys   Arrow   Franchise 

The  franchise  for  the  24  "Golden 
Arrow"  features  for  1925-26  for  West- 
ern Pennsylvania  and  West  Virginia 
was  sold  by  W.  E.  Shallenberger,  to 
Harrv  Grelle,  who  operates  Supreme 
Photo  Prod.,  Pittsburgh. 


Little  Theater  Movement  in  Boston 

Boston — This  city  is  to  have  a 
Little  Theater,  incorporation  papers 
having  been  granted  the  Little  Thea- 
ter of  Boston.  The  Drama  League 
of  America  is  behind  the  project. 


Al  Joy  Working  On  His  Second 

AI  Joy  has  commenced  work  at  the 
Ideal  studio  in  New  Jersey,  on  his 
second  two-reel  comedv  for  Ricordo 
Films.  The  title  is  "The  Old  Gang." 
The  first  is  "The  Orphan." 


P.    D.    C.    Managers   Assume    Duties 

C.  A.  Schultze,  recently  appointed 
manager  for  Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  at 
Kansas  City,  and  Tom  Little,  new 
manager  at  Atlanta,  have  taken  over 
their  new  posts. 


Walter   Woods   Coming   East 

Hollywood  —  Walter  Woods,  pro- 
duction editor  of  the  James  Cruze 
unit,  is  en  route  to  New  York,  to 
do   research   work. 


Films   Stolen  From  Theater 

Montour  Falls,  N.  Y. — \  case  of 
films  was  stolen  from  a  theater 
owned  by  George  Starkel-  The  case 
included  several  F,   B.   O.  releases. 


To   Porto   Rico  for  "Aloma"   Scenes 

Gilda  Gray  ?nd  the  "Aloma  of  the 
South  Seas"  company  sail  for  Porto 
Rico  on   Oct.  8th   to  shoot  exteriors- 


Pathe  Studio  Party  Oct.  9 

Pathe  is  giving  a  studio  party  in 
honor  of  Allene  Ray  on  Oct.  9,  at  the 
Long  Island  studios. 


Lyons  Here 

Eddie  I,\'ons  producer  of  Broad- 
\\-ay  romodies,  is  in  New  York  from 
the    Coast. 


Ha»-vev  Thew  Arrives 
H^rvi'v  Tlif"'    si'cunr'st.  is  in  Ni^w 
Vnrk    f'Tim    TTollvwood    to    ioin    the 
First  National   Eastern  units. 


Preparing   Six   Features 

By  November  1,  the  Henry  Gins- 
berg Dist.  Corp.  will  have  all  details 
of  the  second  half  of  the  year's  sched- 
ule of  Banner  and  Royal  Prod,  com- 
pleted. The  Banners  will  be  "The 
Checkered  Flag,"  "Whispering  Can- 
yon," and  "Brooding  Eyes."  The 
Royals  will  be  "The  Millionaire  Po- 
liceman," "A  Desperate  Moment," 
and    "The    Phantom    Express." 


Knappen  Replaces  P.  A.  Schmuck 

Pathe  announces  the  following 
changes  in  its  branch  manager  person- 
nel just  effective;  H.  L.  Knappen  has 
been  appointed  manager  at  New 
Orleans,  succeeding  P.  A-  Schmuck, 
transferred  to  Charlotte.  E.  E. 
Heller,  formerly  Charlotte  manager 
has  been  appointed  special  district 
serial  representative. 


Still  Negotiating 

Washington — Negotiations  between 
musicians,  stage  hands  and  exhibitors 
to  reach  an  agreement  on  a  wage 
scale  for  the  ensuing  year  are  still  in 
progress.  The  musicians  and  stage 
hands  have  demanded  an  increase  oi 
30  per  cent. 


To  Make  Jewish  Charities  Film 

Ernest  Marks  of  Roycroft  Pictures 
has  been  commissioned  by  Adolph 
Zukor  to  make  a  film  for  the  Federa- 
tion of  Jewish  Charities  which  will 
be  used  in  a  forthcoming  drive.  It 
will  be  called  "Not  One  Shall  Want." 


Whittaker  in  from   Coast 

Charles  E.  Whittaker,  who  with 
Svend  Gade,  scenarized  "Wives  for 
Rent."  for  Universal,  is  here  from 
the  Coast.  He  and  Jane  Murfin  will 
write  the  continuity  of  "Mile.  Mo- 
diste,"  for    First   National. 


Caldwell  Here  from  Location  Trip 

Orville  Caldwell,  who  plays  the 
male  lead  in  "Wives  of  the  Prophet," 
is  in  New  York  from  a  location  trip 
in  West  \'irginia.  Interiors  are  now 
being  shot  at  the  Peerless  studio  in 
New  Tersev. 


Ufa  Signs  Charles  Rosher 

Los  Angeles  —  Charles  Rosher, 
cameraman  with  Mary  Pickford  for 
eight  years,  has  signed  a  contract 
with  Ufa  and  will  go,  abroad  after 
the  completion  of  "Scraps." 


F.  B.  O.  Feature  at  Town  Hall 

"The  Keeper  of  the  Bees,"  will  be 
shown  privately  on  Oct.  5,  at  Town 
Hall.  J.  Leo  Meehan.  the  director 
who  is  here  from  the  Coast,  will  at- 
tend- 


Keatons  Arrive  Today 

Constance  Talmadge  her  mother. 
Buster  Keaton.  Natalie  T?lmadge  and 
Mrs.  Roscoe  Arbuckle  arrive  in  New 
York  from   the   Coast  today. 


MacLean  May  Come  East 

Los  Angeles — Douglas  MacLean 
will  leave  shortlv  for  a  trip  through 
the  Canal  to  Havann.  Florida,  and 
perhaps  New  York  City. 


O'Brien  Arrives  In  Portland 
Porth'nd.      Orp  — Eup-ene      O'Brien 
has   nrrived    in    Porf'nnd   from    Hollv- 
woorl  to  npripnr  in   Lewis  Moomaw's 
"Only  The  Brave." 


Labor  Troubles  Adjusted  in  Ottawa 

Ottawa  —  Labor  trouble  between 
tiieater  owners  and  the  operators' 
union  have  been  settled  amicably. 
Differences  between  stage  hands  and 
musicians  have  also  been  straighten- 
ed out.  The  projectionists  received 
a  small  increase  in  wages,  and  also 
the  stage  hands  while  the  musicians 
signed  to  continue  with  the  same 
agreement. 


Guaranteed  Pictures  Ready  for  '26-'27 

Los  Angeles  —  Guaranteed  Pic- 
tures Inc.  has  completed  its  program 
for  this  season  and  within  a  fortnight 
will  begin  work  on  a  new  schedule. 
Among  pictures  produced  by  this 
concern  are  "The  Gold  Hunters," 
"Tonio,  of  the  Sierra,"  "My  Neigh- 
bor's Wife"  and  others.  Ben  Wilson 
made   several- 


Book  Tie-Up  for  "The  Freshman" 

For  the  first  time,  a  book  tie-up 
is  available  to  exhibitors  playing  a 
Lloyd  comedy.  Grosset  &  Dunlap 
are  issuing  a  75-cent  edition  of  "The 
Freshman."  The  novelization  was 
made  by  Russell  Holman,  of  the 
Paramount    advertising    department. 


Felix  Adler  with  Fox 

Hollywood — Felix  Adler  has  been 
added  to  the  Fox  staff  as  chief  title 
writer   for   the   comedy   units- 

Adler  comes  to  the  Fox  organiza- 
tion after  several  years  in  the  same 
capacity  at  the  Sennett  Studios. 


Urges   Ind'p'ts  to   Supply  Trailers 

R.  F.  \\'oodhull,  president  of  the 
M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  has,  at  the  request 
of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Brooklyn, 
asked  the  Independent  M.  P.  Ass'n 
to  furnish  theater  owners  with  free 
trailers   on   their   productions- 


Three  Finished  by  Paramount 

The  past  few  da3's  saw  completion 
of  camera  work  on  three  Paramount 
uictures  at  the  Long  Island  studio. 
They  are  "The  King  on  Main 
Street,"  "Stage  Struck,"  and  "That 
Rovle   Girl" 


Syd    Chaplin    Injured 

San  Diego,  Cal. — Syd  Chaplin/l'e 
ceived  painful  injuries  when  he  pove 
from  the  Coronado  ferry  durin^^he 
filminc  of  a  scene  for  "Nightie,  Nigl^t, 

Nurse." 

B.  &  K.  Books  "Phantom" 

Chicago — "The  Phantom  of  the 
Opera,"  wliich,  as  noted  will  olay 
Balaban  &  Katz's  Roosevelt,  has  been 
booked  over  the  entire  B.-  &  K.  cir- 
cuit. 


Smith     Jr..    On   Three   Weeks'    Trin 

A.  W.  Smith,  Tr-,  assistant  to  E. 
\.  Eschmann  ?t  First  National  hn  = 
'"ft  on  a  three  wp"'":'  trin  to  the  Mid- 
West  and  Central  districts. 


"Ti-pckless  Train"  ■Reach'^s  Oklahoma 

Tu1«a       Okln_The      M^tro-Gold- 

wvn-Maver     "Trackless     Train."     en 

t-niifp    to    T  05     .Anfeles    from     Ne,w 
"S''ork,    hns    arrived    here. 


M«len  Ffre'upon  In  New  'Vnrk 

Hp'p'i      pprn'i'son     b^s     arrived 
V.-M-   Vnrk   to  ,nnnp-ir  in   n   prominent 


Seeks  Order  for  Arbitration 

The  Metro-Goldwyn  Dist.  Corp. 
has  filed  an  application  in  the  Su- 
preme Court  to  compel  the  Hilder 
Amusement  Co.  of  Mt.  'Vernon,  to 
arbitrate  a  dispute  over  the  refusal 
of  the  defendant  to  accept  a  number 
of  films  purchased  from  the  plaintiff 
for  $5,410.  including  "The  Circle," 
"Beauty  Prize,"  "The  Bandelero," 
"The  Great  Divide,"  and  "The  Red 
Lily." 


Riesenfeld  Concert  Sunday 
Hugo  Riesenfeld's  first  morning 
concert  will  be  held  next  Sunday 
morning  at  12:30.  The  theater  will 
open  at  11  A.  M-  and  a  special  film 
program  given  until  the  opening  of 
:he  concert.  The  orchestra  will  be 
augmented  and  Riesenfeld  will  con- 
duct. Regular  admission  prices  will 
prevail. 


Industrial  Firm  Uses  Films 
Dayton — The    National    Cash    Reg- 
ister  Co.,   in  a   lengthy  article  in   its 
house    organ,   "The    NCR    Progress," 
■states  the  company  has  in  vaults  77. 
877  feet  of  positive  and  244,702  fe| 
of  negative. 


Exhibitor's  Tilt  Ends  in  Closing 

George,      la. — Difficulties     betwee 
Adolph   Hokuf,   owner  of  the   Roy^ 
and  the  City  Council,  have  reached 
climax,  with  the  Royal  closed,  follow-]) 
ing  the  filing  of  a  landlord's  lien. 


Theater  for  Westchester  Square 

John  J.  Reynolds  has  resold  for 
William  T.  Keoh,  the  northeast  cor- 
ner of  Benson  St.  and  Westchester' 
Square,  to  an  unnamed  party  who  will 
build  a  theater  and  stores. 


Morton  Office  In  New  Quarters 

San  Francisco — The  local  branch  of: 
the  Robert  Morton  Organ  Co.  is  now 
established  in  new  quarters  at  168-70 
Golden  Gate  Ave.,  J.  A.  G.  Schiller 
^s  manager. 


Block  Leaves  Shortly 

Ralph  Block,  managing  editor  of 
the  story  department  at  Famous 
leaves  for  the  Coast  today  or  to- 
morrow. 

■ / 

Lubitsch  En  Route  to  Toronto 
.  Toronto — Ernest  Lubitsch  and  his- 
company  are  en  route  to  Toronto  to 
film  scenes  for  "Lady  Windermere's 
Fan." 


Three  Weeks  at  Warners 

"The  Man  on  the  Box,"  now  in 
its  first  week  at  the  Warner  theater, 
will  play  a  total  of  three  weeks  there. 


"Midshipman"    Premiere    Saturday 
Los  Angeles — The  premiere  show- 
ing of  "The  Midshipman"  will  be  held 
Saturday  at  Loew's  State. 


Next  Week  on  Broadway 

"He's   A   Prince."  will  be   the  fea- 
ture  at   the    Rivoli   next  week. 

"Thank  You"  goes  into  the*  Rialto 


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1  Pathe  in  the  East. 


Tuttle   May  Direct  Gloria 

Frank  Tiittle  mav  direct  Swaii 
son's  next  an  original  by  Fanni' 
Hurst. 


straight  wire  from 

CARSON  DAHNKEN 

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DAILY 


Thursday,  October  1,  1 


New  Theaters 

New  projects,  or  important  devel- 
opments i)i  projects  previously  an- 
nounced, us  reported  by  THE  FILM 
DAILY,  follow: 

22  Theaters  Open 

ARKANSAS 
Gould 

Gould,  Ark. — The  New  Star  has 
opened,  it  is  owned  by  D.  W.  Strong, 
of  Pine  Bluff,  and  operated  by  Max 
Cook. 


CALIFORNIA 
Wasco 
Wasco,  Cal. — The  New  Wasco  has 
been  opened  by  A.  W.  Thresher.     It 
seats  600. 


FLORIDA 
Bushnell 

Bushnell,  Fla.— Hawkins  &  Hud- 
son who  operate  a  theater  string  in 
cities  in  central  Florida,  opened  a  new 
liouse  here,  recently.  It  is  named  the 
Sunland. 


ILLINOIS 
Springfield 

Springfield,  111. — The  Pekin.  a 
negro  house  has  been  opened  by 
Amos   Duncan. 


IOWA 
Montour 

Montour,  la. — The  Community  has 
opened.  Radio  programs  are  offered 
in  conjunction  with  pictures. 


MICHIGAN 
South  Lyons 

South  Lyons,  Mich. — The  Temple, 
seating  500,  has  been  opened  by  C.  L. 
O'Brien. 


Portland,  Ore. — Roach's  new  Ore- 
gon, a  $60,000  theater,  has  been 
opened.  The  house  is  at  Division 
and    Aiarguerite   Ave. 


PENNSYLVANIA 
Erie 

Erie,      Pa. — Rowland      &      Clark's 
newest,  the  Aris,  has  opened. 


Sewickley 

Scwickley,  Pa. — The  Sewickley  has 
opened,  M.  Wheat,  manager.  It  is 
still  uncompleted  but  pictures  are  be- 
ing  shown. 


TEXAS 
Lufkin 
Lufkin,  Tex. — The  Pines  has  been 
completed  at  a   cost  of  $100,000.      It 
seats     1,000.       The     management     is 
vested  m  Non  Binion. 


Sweetwater 
Sweetwater,    Tex. — The    Palace    at 
Snyder  has  opened.     It  cost  $35,000. 


Terrell 

Terrell,  Tex — -Terrell's  Finest  the- 
ater was  opened  recently. 


WASHINGTON 
Morton 

Morton,  Wash. — A.  G.  Pecchia  has 
opened  his  new  house  in  the  Odd 
Fellows  Bldg. 


Seattle 

Seattle — The  new  Moreland,  Mil- 
waukee and  Bybee  Sts.,  has  opened. 
It  is  the  second  house  owned  by  Mr. 
and   Mrs.   E.  J.   Potter. 


Cunningham 

Cunningham,   Tex. — L.    K.   Wright 
will    open   a    new    theater   shortly. 


Lamesa 
Lamesa,    Texas — Audrey    Cox   will 
open  his  new  house  Oct.  15.     It  will 

seat  800. 


Midlan 

Midlan,     Tex.— U.      H.      Williams 
w  ill  soon  open  a  new  theater  here. 


Tivoli 
Tivoli,  Tex. — L.  M.  Swift  is  open- 
ing a   new   house   here. 


WASHINGTON 
Hoquiam 

HoQuiam,  Wash. — The  new  thea- 
ter built  by  H-  T.  Pierson  has  been 
completed  and  will  have  an  early 
opening.  It  will  be  called  the  Capi- 
tol and  seats  500. 


31  Houses  Planned 

CALIFORNIA 

Los  Angeles 

Los  Angeles — Southgate,  a  suburb 

of  this  city  will  have  a  picture  house. 

It  will   seat   600,  and   is   situated  on 

State  St. 


MISSOURI 
Shelbina 

Shelbina.  Mo. — The  Opera  House 
has  opened.  Capacity  700.  Dale 
Smith  is  manager. 


NORTH  CAROLINA 
Charlotte 
Charlotte,     N.     C— The     Charlotte 
theater    on    West   Trade    St.,   opened 
■  recently.     The    Ideal   formerly   occu- 
pied the  same  site.     It  seats  500. 


High  Point 
High    Point,    N.    C— The    Broad- 
hurst,     High     Point's     new     theater, 
opened  recently.     It  cost  $100,000. 


OKLAHOMA 
Braham 

Braham,    Okla. — Key    &    Spaulding 
have  opened  a  new  theater. 


Okmulgee 
Okmulgee,     Okla. — J.    W.    Shipley 
and    Robert    Humphries    opened    the 
Cozy,   recently. 


Spokane  i 

Spokane,    Wash. — John    Danz    has 
opened   his   new   American. 


Ontario 

Ontario,  Cal. — Dr.  Calvert  Em- 
mons is  building  a  new  theater  at 
C  and  Euclid  Sts.,  which  will  cost 
$75,000.  He  has  entered  on  a  15 
year  lease  with  West  Coast  theaters, 
who  will  occupy  the  building.  The 
house    will   seat    1,000. 


WEST  VIRGINIA 
Morgantown 

Morgantown,  W.  Va. — The  New 
Grand  has  opened  under  manage- 
ment  of    H.    P.   W'allace. 


10  To  Open  Soon 

MONTANA 
Basin 

Basin,  Mont. — W.  H.  Hunter  has 
finished  his  new  theater.  It  will  have 
a  road  show  and  picture  policy,  with 
three  shows  a  week. 


NORTH  CAROLINA 
Goldsboro 

Goldsboro,  N.  C. — Rudolph  Mason, 
who  is  at  present  operating  the  Acme, 
is  building  a  $750,000  house,  to  be 
called  the  Mason.  It  will  seat  1,000 
and  open  this  month. 


OREGON 
Hillsboro 
Hillsboro,    Ore. — The    Venetian,    ? 
new   house   was    opened    recently    by 
Manager  Phelps. 


NORTH  DAKOTA 
Valley  City 

Valley  City,  N.  D.— John  Filler  is 
planning  to  open  his  new  theater 
some  time  next  month.  Work  on  the 
house  has  been  practically  completed. 


COLORADO 
Denver 

Denver — The  Capitol  Properties 
Co.  has  purchased  property  at  East 
Colfax  Ave.  and  Grand  St.,  a  cor- 
ner site,  on  which  will  soon  be  built 
a   large   first  run  and  office  building. 


FLORIDA 
Orlando 

Orlando,  Fla. — A  new  house  which 
which  will  cost  $200  000  will  be  built 
erected  by  the  Orlando  Enterprises 
Inc.     Capacity,   1,000. 


Titusville 

Titusville,  Fla. — A  new  theater 
which  will  coast  $200,000  will  be  built 
bv  Arthur  E.  Van  Croix,  It 
will  seat  1,500. 


IDAHO 

Moscow 
Moscow,    Ida. — Ground    has    been 
broken     for     M.     Kenworthy's     new 
house. 


Portland 
Portland,    Ore. — The    Moreland,    at 
Milwaukee   St.,  and   Bybee   Ave.,  has 
opened.     Ellsworth  J.  Potter  is  man- 
ngcr. 


OHIO 

Cmcinnati 
Cincinnati — The       Overlook       will 
open  early  in  November.    It  is  a  sub- 
urban house. 


TEXAS 
Ciprksville 
riarksvil'c.     Tex.— J.     R.      Rainey 

I  will  oi>cn  his  new  house  shortly. 


INDIANA 
Gary 

Grry,  Ind. — Piroosky  Bros,  and 
Kozmannoff  are  going  to  build  a 
new  house  on  Broadway  near  25th  St. 


the  theater  started  immediately. 
Patrick   &   McElroy   will   operati 
new   house   on  a  20-year  lease. 


IOWA 
Minlow 

Minlow,   la.  —   M.      Eichor 
a    new    theater    for    this    town,   '} 
started   soon. 


KENTUCKY 
Owensboro 
Owensboro,  Ky. — John  Dittm; 
Fieeport,  111.,  has  leased  the  ne-w  '' 
ater    being   built    here    by    I.   an 
Robertson.     The  structure  repre 
an   investment  of  §200,000  and 
cated  on  the  J.  R.  Hays  propert 
will  seat  1,500. 


LOUISIANA  \ 

New  Orleans 

New  Orleans — ^Work  has  sti 
on  the  new  State  to  be  built  b; 
Loew-Saenger-Erlanger  interes' 
Canal  and  South  Rampart.  It 
seat  3,000.  Thomas  W.  Lan 
the  architect. 

New  Orleans — A  new  ): 
.o  cost  $150  000  to  be  locate 
Washington  Ave  near  Broad 
will  be  built  by  the  Central  E 
prises. 


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MASSACHUSETTS      *. 
Cambridge 

Cambridge,  Mass. — Contracts 
been  awarded  to  J.  M.  and 
Buckley,  of  Boston,  for  a  thea 
Harvard  Square.  Plans  are  by  ] 
and  Rand,  Boston,  and  call  for  a.j 
structure,  one  story  high. 


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MICHIGAN 
Detroit 

Detroit — Actual  construction 
started  on  the  new  Capitol,  Bay 
the  latest  in  the  Butterfield  c' 
It  is  understood  announcemen. 
be  made  shortly  of  other  theat 
be  built  in  various  Michigan  cit 
Butterfield. 

Detroit — A  new  theater,  tcP' 
1.200,  is  in  course  of  construct'  ''" 
Brightmoor,  near  Grand  Rivei* 
It  will  have  10  stores  and  12  ■,; 
J.  G.  Golden,  owner  of  the  Vi[ 
;n  Brightmoor,  is  owner. 


nil 


MISSOURI 
St.  Louis 
St.  Louis — Contracts  have  bei 
for  a  house  to  be  known  as  thi 
ate.      It   has    been    leased   to  C| 
Goldman  and  Julius   Leventhalil 


NEBRASKA 
Crete 

Crete,    Neb. — Contracts   havi 
let  for  a  new  theater  here. 


Richmond 

Richmond,  Ind. — A  group  of  Indi- 
anapolis business  men  have  formed 
the  OtJaker  City  Realtv  Co.  to  erect 
a  $250,000  theater  in  Richmond.  A 
09-year  lease  has  been  taken  on  prop- 
erty at  Main  St.  and  Ninth.  Business 
structures  now  on  the  site  will  be 
torn  down  Jan.  1  and  construction  on 


Omaha  '  '' 

Omaha,    Neb.— Samuel    I.    I  * 
man  is  sponsor  of  a  theater  an 
building    to    be    erected    at   30 
Cuming    St.      The    site    was    ! 
recently   by    Kesselman   for  $i 


NEW  JERSEY 
Newark 

Newark,   N.   J. — A  number 
buildings    will    be    erected    oi 
Street,    between    Prospect    an 
stead,   among  them   a  new  2 
theater    to    be    built    by    the 


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oon.  ll  is  not  likely  that  the  con- 
truction  company  will  operate  the 
lOuse. 


Newark,    N.    J — A    new    theater    at 
94  Clinton  Ave.,  will   be  erected  at 
cost  of  $125,000- 


NEW  YORK 
Buffalo 

Buffalo,  N.  Y. — A  house  will  be 
uilt  at  822  Tonawanda  St.,  and  will 
robably  be  leased  to  the  Shea 
imusement  Co. 


NORTH  CAROLINA 
Durham 

Durham,  N.  C. — The  new  theater 
eing  erected  on  Morgan  St.,  will  be 
eadv  about  Jan.  1.  It  will  seat  2,- 
00." 


Greensboro 

Greenboro,  N.  C. — X.  Miran  is 
uildin,g  a  colored  theater  to  seat 
00. 


NORTH  DAKOTA 
Minto 
Minto,  N.  D. — Plans  for  a  new 
iieater  to  seat  1.200  have  been  an- 
ounced  by  J.  M.  Wilson,  owner  of 
le  Orpheum.  iSeveral  sites  are  now 
nder  consideration  for  the  proposed 
ouse,  work  on  which  will  be  started 
3on.' 


»  OKLAHOMA 

Carnegie 
"arnegie,    Okla. — C.    H-    Hartman 
1  erect  a  new  house  shortly. 

Wewoka 
Wewoka.     Okla.-The     Rex    Thea- 
sr    Co.,     is    going    to    erect    a     new 
lOUse  here. 


OREGON 
Portland 
Portland,  Ore. — Erection  of  a  new 
850,000  theater,  to  he  called  the  Hip- 
odrdme,  will  start  immediately  on 
he  half  block  west  of  Broadway,  be- 
ween  Salmon  and  Main  Sts.  It  will 
eat  2,500.  Keller  &  Boyd,  owners  of 
he  property,  will  hiiild  the  house  for 
ickerman  &  Harris. 


TEXAS 
Waxahachie 

_Waxahachie,    Tex. — A    new    open- 
ir  house  will  be  built  here  shortly. 


;        WEST  VIRGINIA 
Richwood 

Ri^hwood,  W:  ■  Va. — Charles  and 
ohn  Holt  head  a  sjmdicate  which 
'ill  ibuild  a  two  story  theater  and 
ffic^  building  on  the'site  of  the  thea- 
:r  Building  on  East  Main  St.,  de- 
Toyed  by  fire  four  years  ago. 


WISCONSIN 
Kenosha 

Kenosha,  W^is. — Work  is  to  start 
>on  on  the  $235,000  theater  which 
axe  enterprises  is  to  erect  here. 


Milwaukee 

Milwaukee — Mai  Investment  Co. 
■ill  spend  $1,000,000  on  a  new  2,220- 
iater  to  be  built  at  Farwell  and  Ivan- 
oe.  Work  will  begin  as  soon  as  plans 
re  completed.  The  company  is  now 
uilding  a  theater  at  27th  and  Wells. 


Building  19  Houses 

( C-mtiiiiicd  from  Page    1) 

wliich  now  comes  into  full  possession 
of  the  Balboa  and  the  Cabrillo  in  San 
Diego. 


34,350  More  Seats 

West  Coast's  building  program, 
touched  upon  briefly  yesterday,  cm- 
braces  19  theaters,  34  350  additional 
seats  and  $5,525,000  in  construction 
outlay,  divided  as  follows: 
Town  Seats         Cost 

Chico    2,000  $300,000 

Huntington    Park    2,000  300,000 

Los    Angeles    1,600  250,000 

2,500  300,000 

1,700  300,000 

1,700  300,000 

2,000  350.000 

1,500  200,000 

1,800  400,000 

1,500  200,000 

Long    Beach     1,000  150,000 

Marysville     2,000  300,000 

Oakland     2,400'  400,000 

1,600  225,000 

2,000  300,000 

1,500  150,000 

Oroville      1,400  150,000 

San    Tose   2,500  500,000 

S.     Pasadena     1,650  250,000 

Totals  34,350     $5,525,000 

In  the  Cit\'  of  Los  Angeles  and 
outlying  districts,  nine  theaters  are 
in  various  stages  of  construction, 
totiiling  14, ,^00  seats  and  a  financial 
outlay  of  $2,500,000.  In  Oakland  and 
surrounding  districts  there  will  be 
four  theaters  which  will  seat,  in  total, 
7,500  people  and  cost  $1,075,000  to 
build. 

The  Los  Angeles  locations  are: 

Slauson  and  Mesa  Drive,  a  1,600  seat  the- 
ater   lo   cost    $250,000.      Ready    in   January. 

.Mvarado  and  Wilshire,  a  2.500  seat  theater 
to  cost   $500,000.      Ready   in   May. 

First  and  \'ermont,  a  1,700  seat  theater  to 
cost   $300,000.      Ready    Nov.    IS. 

Maplewood  and  Western,  a  1,700  seat  the- 
ater  to    cost    $300,000.      Ready    in    April. 

Manchester  and  Moneda,  a  2,000  seat  the- 
ater  to   cost   $350,000.      Ready    Dec.    15. 

87tli  and  Vermont,  a  1,500  seat  theater  to 
cost  $200,000.      Ready   Feb.    15. 

Wilshire  and  La  Brea,  an  1,800  seat  thea- 
ter to  cost  $400,000.      Ready  in  June. 

Pasadena  Ave  and  26th,  a  1,500  seat  thea- 
ter to  cost  $200,000.     Ready  in  March. 

In  addition  according  to  Abe  Gore 
who  is  now  in  New  York,  the  circuit 
has  purchased  property  at  West  Jef- 
ferson and  Webster  Ave.  and  at 
Whittier  and  Lorraine  Blvds.,  Los 
An.geles  for  development.  Signs  sn- 
noimcing  future  theaters  are  already 
on  the  property. 

Several  of  thi-  theaters  are  sched- 
uled to  open  in  the  Fall,  while  others 
will  not  be  ready  until  the  Spring. 
West  Coast  has  acquired  the  Walker 
theater,  a  1,400  seat  house  in  Santa 
An?.'.  In  Hunting1,on  Park,  the  cir- 
cuit .already  operates  one  house  and 
in  ''San  Jose,  the  West  Coast  house 
now  in  operation  is  the  California 
with  the  new  theater  to  be  modeled 
after  the  Senator  in  Sacramento. 

In  Oakland,  the  sites  of  the  four 
houses  are  as  follows:  Grand  Lake, 
a  2,400  seat  house  to  cost  $400,000; 
Hopkins  and  Frnitvale  Aves.,  a  1,600 
seat  house  to  cost  $225,000;  40th  and 
Telegraph  Aves.,  a  2,000  seat  house 
to  cost  $300,000  and  a  fourth  in  the 
outskirts  of  Berkeley.  This  will  seat 
1  500  and  cost  $150,000.  Gore  said 
yesterday  all  of  the  houses  are  being 
built  with  full  stages  to  accomodate 
musical  numbers  and  special  presen- 
tations. 


L.  &  T.  Active 

Building  Nine  Theaters  in  Chicago — 

All    of    Them    Large    and 

Costly 

Chicago — Lubliner  &  Trinz,  associ- 
ates of  B.  &  K.,  are  building  nine 
theaters  in  Chicago,  representing  an 
outlay  of  $19,000,000.  Among  the 
theaters  are: 

A  $1,500,000  theater,  seating  2,500 
at  Cicero  and  Belmont  avs. 

The  Harding,  .  nearly  completed, 
Milwaukee  and  Sawyer,  seating  3,500 
and  valued  at  $2,000,000.  It  will  open 
Oct.  12. 

The  State,  5814-34  W.  Madison  St.. 
to  open  Oct.  19.  It  will  seat  2,500 
and  valued  at  $2,000,000. 

The  Belmont,  on  Belmont  Av.,  just 
east  of  Lincoln  to  be  completed  soon. 
It  will  cost  more  than  $2,000,000  and 
seat  3  300. 

The  Tower,  63rd  St.  and  Harper,  to 
open  Jan.  1,  seating  3,500  and  cost 
$2,500,000. 

The  Grove,  76th  St.  and  Cottage 
Grove  Ave.,  valued  at  $1,000,000,  to 
seat  2,500. 

The  Congress,  Milwaukee  Av.  and 
Rockwell  St.,  to  seat  3,500  and  to 
cost  more  than  $2,000,000. 

A  theater  on  Lawrence  Av.,  be- 
tween Artesian  and  Campbell  Avs., 
to  seat  3,000,  and  to  cost  $2,000,000. 

A  $2,000,000  theater  at  Lawrence 
and  Lipp  Av.,  of  Moorish  design,  to 
seat  3,000. 

A  theater  to  cost  $4000,000  at 
Washington  Blvd.  and  Crawford  Av., 
expected   to   be   ready  by  Spring. 


After  Half  Interest 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

organization  is  determined  to  en- 
trench itself  in  those  spots  where  it 
feels  its  position  needs  strengthening. 
Such  moves  will  either  involve  build- 
ing theaters  or  taking  over  existing 
houses.  In  San  Francisco,  Los  An- 
geles, and  Philadelphia,  the  company 
has  determined  to  build. 


Building  Race  In  Madison 

Madison,  Wis. — A  building  race  is 
in  prospect  here,  with  two  theater 
companies  preparing  to  begin  work 
on  big  houses  on  the  city's  East  Side. 
Both  companies  had  completed  plans 
for  a  new  East  Side  house  without 
the  knowledge  of  the  other,  with  the 
Strand  Theater  Corp.  getting  the 
jump  with  its  announcement  of  a  pro- 
posed 1,200  seat  theater,  part  of  a  re- 
ported $200,000  project.  Immediately 
after  the  Strand  plans  were  made 
|)ublic,  Edmund  Michelson,  who  ope- 
rates the  Orton  and  Palace,  an- 
nounced that  for  two  years  he  has 
been  planning  an  P'ast  Side  house 
and  intends  to  carry  out  his  plans. 
Other  than  to  state  that  his  proposed 
house  will  be  larger  than  the  Strand 
theater  and  will  cost  $350,000,  Mi- 
chelson has  declined  to  divulge  plans. 


Receiver    Sells    Ohio   House 

Sidney,  Ohio — The  Majestic  has 
been  sold  to  Morris  Straus  for  $81,- 
000  at  a  receiver's  sale.  The  De  Weese 
Co.  were  the  owners. 


Bobby  Vernon 

Puts  Pep  in  Your 

Program  and  EXTRA 

Cash  in  Your  Till 


There  is  no  comedy  star  in  all 
Filmdom  ■who  can  be  relied  on  with 
greater  confidence  than  Bobby 
Vernon  for  a  performance  of  pep 
and  snappy,  vigorous  action  in 
every  picture  he  makes. 

Watch  Bobby's  smoke  in  his 
new  series  of  six  two-reel 

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Starting  with 

"Watch  Out" 

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'Vol.   XXXIV     No.  2 


Friday,   October  2,   1925 


Price  5  Cents 


.  LUBITSCH 

By  DANNY 

Hollywood 

Who  has  brought  to  the 
screen.  More,  perhaps,  in  a  few 
years,  than  falls  to  the  lot.  Of 
many.  For  Lubitsch,  known  in 
•Germany,  as  a  director  of  cos- 
tume productions,  has  inaugu- 
rated here  the  school  of  light, 
bubbly,  highly  diverting  come- 
•  dies. 

And  having  inaugurated  one  school 
of  expression.  It  is  interesting  to 
find  his  ideas.  On  what  will  probably 
come  to  the  screen.  On  the  next  turn 
.of  the  wheel. 

"I  think,"  said  Lubitsch,  while  Ron- 
■  aid  Colman,  Corinne  Griffith,  Mae 
McAvoy,  Bobby  Agnew  and  others 
disported  in  his  swimming  pool,  "that 
there  will  come  another  school  of  ex- 
pression. I  know  what  has  happened 
since  I  made  'The  Marriage  Circle' 
and  'Kiss  Me  Again.'  I  have  seen 
many  pictures  which  have  used  the 
same  idea  of  light,  intimate  comedy. 
That  is  fine.  But  something  else  must 
come.  I  wonder  what  it  will  be?  Of 
course  it  will  not  develop  in  a  day. 
It  never  does.  But  it  will  come.  Be- 
cause in  many  ways  we  have  reached 
our  limits." 

This  is  certain:  Russian 
backgrounds  will  appear  in 
several  productions  7iow  being 
made;  and  if  the  Chinese  at- 
mosphere does  not  incident- 
ally develop  it  will  surprise 
some  who  think  this  is  on  the 
way. 

If  any  producer  wants  the  Chinese 
atmosphere  used  as  a  rich  back- 
ground he  can  consider  doing  a  Mar- 
co Polo  story.  Indeed,  Donn  Byrne's 
"Messer  Marco  Polo"  a  fine  treatment 
of  this  great  character,  is  an  almost 
ideal  setting  for  this  type  of  produc- 
tion. With  certain  changes  this 
should  make  a  great  picture. 

Lubitsch  thinks  the  Russian  back- 
ground offers  an  unusual  opportunity. 
"If  a  producer  could  work  in  Russia," 
he  declared,  "he  could  get  some  mar- 
vellous  stuff." 

He  leaves  with  his  company  for 
Toronto  this  week,  and  before  return- 
ing home  will  spend  a  week  in  New 
V'ork.  Chiefly  because  Mrs.  Lubitsch 
loves  New  York. 


Censor  Need  Nil 

Connecticut  Records  Show  That  Vio- 
lations of  Police  Regulations  Are 
Fewr  and  Far  Between 

IJy  AKIHLK   H'.   ISDJjy 

Hai'Ltora — £,vidence  uidicatmg  that 
Connecticut  has  "no  crying  uccU  oi 
ccnsorsnip  sucli  as  proviued  m  the 
uuraiu  law  is  louiiu  in  tlie  reports 
ui  tne  state  police  wliicii  liave  juris- 
uiccioii  01  an  mspeciion  nature  over 
lUeatcrs.  oiiicc  beptemuur,  1921, 
wucii  llie  statute  giving  ihe  authori- 
ties power  to  suspeua  or  rescind  the 
iicensLS  of  managers  showing  pic- 
tures of  "an  immoral,  degraUiiig  or 
criminal  character,  '  not  a  single  per- 
niU  has  been  rescinded  or  suspended. 

On  a  number  ot  occasions  exhibi- 
tors have  been  warned  and  the  warii- 
nigs  have  always  sutticcd  without  the 
necessity  ot  a  restraining  action, 
uuring  the  past  year  but  one  objec- 
iioii  was  raised  to  a  film,  the  picture 
in  question  being  screened  at  a  New- 
Haven  theater.  Some  person  w'ho 
considered  that  the  production  re- 
flected on  a  certain  race   complained 

iContuuicd  on  Fayc   o> 


Famous    Leasing    More    Space 

Famous  has  leased  additional  space 
at  9  t,,  41st  St.,  where  the  auditing 
and  legal  department  of  the  Southern 
ilieatcr   operations   are   housed. 


Raze  Putnam  Bldg.  Soon 

The  store  fronts  in  the  Putnam 
Bldg.  have  been  vacated.  The  build- 
ing will  be  demolished  at  once  to 
make  W'ay  for  the  29  story  building 
I'aramount  is  to  build  there. 


Beaumorit  'Quits    Warners 

Los  Angeles — Ilarrj^  Beaumont 
lias  resigned  from  the  Warner  organi- 
zation. 


Urban-Kineto     Corp.     Reorganized — 

Operating  Plant  at  Irvington  with 
1,600    Ft.    Capacity    Weekly 

Out  of  the  litigation  involving  the 
Urban  M.  P.  Industries,  there  has 
developed  a  new  company  known  as 
the  Urban-Kineto  Corp.,  a  Delaware 
corporation  which  is  now  operating 
the  former  company's  large  plant  at 
Irvington.   N.   Y.  as  a  laboratory. 

The  new  corporation,  capitalized 
at  1(10,000  shares  of  no  par  value  and 
$10,000,000  for  taxation  purposes  is 
controlled  by  a  group  of  Pennsyl- 
vania banking  interests,  new  to  this 
l>usincss.  I.  M.  Bortman,  a  graduate 
chemist  is  president  and  in  active 
charge. 

The  laboratory  can  turn  out  1,000,- 
000    feet    pei    week.      Bert    Ward,    a 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Realty  Values  Jump 

city  s  Assessments  on  Theater  Prop- 
erties  tor    192b    Show    Increases 

Over  1925 
Real  estate  vaiue  ot  important  pic- 
cure  ineaters  along  broaaway  has  in- 
creased, according  to  city  tax  as- 
sessments lor  Lv^b.  Ttie  following 
chart  reveals  comparative  valuations; 

1  heater  1925  1926 

cayiLol      $2,bUU,UUU  $2,850, OUO 

cntt:iion-.\ew     Vork     .  J,oaU,UUU  J,;jU,OUU 

i^oevv  s    .American    yiU,UUU  1,02U,UUU 

i^oews    State    4,15U,U'UU  ^(,2/3,000 

i<iaiio      2,liU,UU(J  2,^3U,uyU 

Kivoh     1,44U,UU(J  l,4SU,Ui;'U 

ot.  and     .' J,U25,UUU  J,2UU,UU(J 


10,000    in   "Ben    Hur"    Race 

Los  .fvngeics — Thousands  ot  ex- 
tras to  appear  in  the  chariot  race 
scene  ot  ■ueii  Hur",  which  will  take 
iJiace  tomorrow  were  being  rounded 
up  by  Aletro-Goldwyn-Mayer  yes- 
terday. 

i  ne  section  of  the  Circus  erected 
lor  this  scene  will  scat  10,000.  The 
site  is  a  00  acre  section  of  Westview 
Park. 


Schwartz  Exchange  Open 

Chicago — L  Maynard  Schwartz  has 
opened  his  exchange  at  806  S.  Wa- 
bash Av.,  under  the  name  of  Short 
.subject  Exchange.  He  has  closed 
with  Rayart  for  "The  Flame  Fighter," 
a  serial  and  12  Rayart  Comedies. 
From  Anchir  Film  IDistributors,  he 
has  acquired  a  series  ot  Bobby  Ray 
comedies. 


"A  Dog's  Life",  First  Release 

".\  Dog's  Life"  will  be  the  first  of 
the  Chaplin  comedies  to  be  released 
bv  Pathc.     November  22  is  the  date. 


Jury  Sails  Tomorrow 

Sir  VVilliam  Jury  of  Jury-Metro- 
Goldwyii  sails  for  London  tomorrow 
on  the  Leviathan.  He  carries  with 
him  the  memory  of  many  good  wishes 
extended  to  him  at  a  dinner  giveit 
?t  the  Ritz  Carlton  in  his  honor  Wed- 
nesday evening. 


Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
ner in  which  first-rnns  build  their 
programs  and  written  from  the  an- 
gle of  one  who  sits  out  froyit. 

Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
conveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
used  in  developing  their  own  shows. 
Warners 

Unit  No.  1.  Herman  Heller  and 
his  orchestra  in  "Milestones  to  Jazz." 
Leader  enters  through  center  aisle 
of  orchestra,  theater  dark,  bright  spot 
follows  Heller  to  his  place  in  the  or- 
chestra pit.  Number  consists  of  com- 
bination of  popular  tunes  of  other 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


T.  O.  G.  G.  To  Meet 

Uniform  Contracts  and  Circuit  Oper- 
ations   Up    at   Tuesday    Session, 

First  of  the  Pall 
The  T.  O.  C.  C.  will  hold  a  meet- 
ing at  the  Astor  Tuesday,  its  first 
ni  some  time.  Uniform  contracts  and 
the  development  of  circuits  will  be 
discussed. 

The  former  subject  will  include 
the  new  contract  drawn  up  by  the 
M.  P.  T.  O.  and  the  I.  M.  P.  A. 
The  original  draft,  as  prepared  by 
Joseph  M.  Seider  and  committee  has 
undergone  several  changes  not  held 
to  be  vitally  important.  These  re- 
visions came  as  a  result  of  sugges- 
tions from  the  I.  M.  P.  A.  In  a 
letter  to  Will  H.  Hays,  Seider  takes 
exception  to  an  added  clause  to  the 
form  now  used  by  Hays  members 
and  declares  it  unethical  to  add  any- 
thing to  a  contract  which  purports 
to  be  a  uniform  exhibition  contract. 
Seider  claims  the  reason  for  this  is 
an  effort  to  overcome  sales  resistance 
and  a  move  against  a  possible  deci- 
sion opposing  the  form  now  used  by 
the  Hays  office. 


Laemmle  Arrives  Today 
Carl  Laemmle  arrives  from  Europe 
today  on  the  Berengaria.  One  of  the 
most  important  pieces  of  business 
conducted  while  in  Europe  was  a 
sales  convention  in  Berlin  at  which 
representatives  from  all  Continental 
countries   were   present. 


Big  Long   Island  City   House 

As  a  site  for  a  $1  250.000  theater 
in  the  Thompson  Hill  section  of  Long 
Island  City,  Grob  &  Nolsle  have 
bought  from  Fred  G.  Randall,  the 
block  bounded  by  Roosevelt  and 
Lincoln  avenues.  Acme  Boulevard 
and  Foster  St.  The  structure  will 
scat  2,500  and  will  be  erected  by  the 
Grand  Boulevard  Holding  Corp. 
with    M.   J.    Kramer    Co.   as    builder. 


Weaver  to  Make  18  Features 

Tacoma,  Wash. — Contracts  for  the 
production  of  18  features  have  been 
closed  by  H.  C.  Weaver.  The  deals 
are  with  Vital  Exchanges,  and  the 
Associated  Exhibitors. 


Booking  Gombine 

F.  A.  Gudger,  Former  Goldwyn  Vice- 
President   Interested   in   Carolina 
Development 

Frances  A.  Gudger,  a  former  vice- 
president  of  the  Goldwyn  Dist.  Corp. 
is  now  treasurer  of  Carolina  Thea- 
ters, Inc.,  a  north  Carolina  company 
operating  out  of  Charlotte  which  is 
endeavoring  to  form  a  booking  com- 
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VtLIXXIVNo.2     Friday,  OcL  2,  1925    Price  5  Cents 

Copyright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor ; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager ;  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor ; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
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resentative, La  Cinematographie  Francaise,  5, 
Rue  Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban   &    Katz    Not   quoted 

Eastman     Kodak     ..11354    lllVs   112       2,20-0 

Famous    Players    ...i07'A    1065^  106^4   2,500 

F.  P.  Pfd Not  quoted 

Film  Inspection    Not  quoted 

First   National    Not   quoted 

Fox    Film    "A"    7054     69  69^4       700 

Loew's,    Inc.     35          Si'A  34%  2,000 

Metro-Gold,    Pfd.     ..21^     21 54  21  }4       100 

M.  P.  Cap.   Corp.    ..    18^      18fi  18}4      200 

Pathe  Exch.   "A"    ..    79 J<      76J4  77       2,100 

Trans-Lux  Screen   . .      6'A        SVa  65^2,400 

Universal     Not    quoted 

Warner    Pictures     ..    16^      16yi  \6'A      200 

Warner    Brothers    ..    20J4      19^  19%  2,200 


In  "Lab"  Field 

(^Continued  from  Page    1) 

well-known  figure  in  this  field, 
is  operating  the  plant.  Ward  was 
at  one  time  general  manager  for 
Powers  Film  Products,  inc.,  in 
Rochester  and  later  with  Claremont 
Laboratory.  The  Irvington  factory 
also  has   studio   space. 


L.   A.   Exchange  Bldg.   Ready 

Los  Angeles — Gore  Bros.  Film 
Exchange  Bldg.  at  Washington  and 
Vermont  is  ready.  Every  Los 
Angeles  exchange  except  that  of 
United  Artists  and  Fox  has  leased 
space.  The  upper  stories  are  to  be 
used  as  offices  by  allied  amusement 
interests. 


Labruzzo  Joins  Ricardo 
Lucio  B.  Labruzzo  has  joined 
Ricardo  Film  Corp.  as  vice-president. 
He  is  a  chemist  and  will  help  in  the 
development  of  a  color  process.  The 
company  has  moved  from  1547 
to   1674   Broadway. 


Manheimer  Back 
E.  S.  "Manheimer  has  returned  from 
a  trip  through  the  Middle  West  and 
South. 


"Go    Straight"   at   Broadway 

Abe  Blumstein  of  Commonwealth 
has  closed  with  the  Broadway  thea- 
ter to  show  "Go  Straight"  next  week. 


Presentations 

(^Continued  from  Page    1) 

aays  and  commg  down  to  the  present 
luiic  with  "Tea  tor  Two"  the  con- 
..luding  number.     Time,  15  minutes. 

Unit  l\o.  Z.  Warners  JNevvs  Week- 
ly,     i  ime,   5   minutes. 

Unit  i\o.  3.  "ilie  Smoke  Eater," 
Krazy  Kat  Cartoon-  Time,  8  minutes. 

Unit  ^io.  4.  A  i'atch-yuilt  ot  Danc- 
ing. (,a;  "Moonlight  and  Roses," 
sung  by  Barney  \"veber,  tenor.  Bal- 
lei  interpretation  by  Helen  Mae  Cox. 
Back  drop  represents  garden  scene. 
l,bj  A  Bit  of  Russia.  Alfred  Brower. 
aancer,  in  Russian  costume.  Back 
drop  Russian  snow  scene,  (c)  From 
Waikiki.  Helen  Mae  Cox,  dancer, 
ill  South  Sea  Island  girl  costume. 
Backdrop  beach  scene,  (.d)  Southern 
Impression.  Jack  Ivner,  banjoist,  in 
overalls  and  cap  and  Ross  A.  Himes, 
dancer-  Back  drop  shows  cotton 
field,  (e)  On  Broadway.  Helen  Mae 
Cox,  dancer.  Roof  garden  scene 
back  drop.  Ross  Himes  concludes 
this  number  in  a  dance  demonstra- 
tion of  "The  Man  on  the  Box."  Time, 
10   minutes. 

Unit  No.  5.  Feature:  "The  Man 
on  the  Box."  Time,  1  hour,  18 
minutes. 


New    Philadelphia    Exchange 

Philadelphia — Oscar  Neufeld,  own- 
er of  the  De  Luxe  Film  Exchange 
has  formed  the  Ben  Franklin  Exr 
change  to  handle  short  subjects  in 
Eastern  Pennsylvania  and  Southern 
Jersey.     Leon  J.   Behal  is  manager. 


Wood  to  Direct   Students 

Sam  Wood  is  here  from  the  Coast 
to  confer  with  Jesse  L.  Lasky  rela- 
tive to  a  special  from  a  Byron  Morgan 
story  in  which  members  of  the  Para- 
mount School  for  Acting  will  appear. 
It  will   be   made  in   the   East. 


Election  To  Decide  Sunday  Question 

Alexandria,  Minn. — On  Oct.  23, 
residents  of  this  town  will  decide 
for  themselves  whether  or  not  they 
want  Sunday  shows.  The  special 
election  will  culminate  a  spirited 
campaign  on  this  issue.  Alexandria 
has  two  theaters,  the  State  and  How- 
ard. 


Orpheum  Makes  Managerial  Changes 

Duluth,  Minn. — Edward  Furni,  for- 
mer Orpheum  manager  here  is  the 
new  manager  of  the  St.  Paul  Palace- 
Orpheum.  Clarence  Williams,  form- 
er manager  there,  is  now  managing 
the  Riviera,  Chicago;  the  Orpheum 
circuit's   North   Shore  house. 


Gem  Destroyed  by  Fire 

Inskter,  N.  D. — The  Gem  is  a 
total  loss  by  fire.  J.  A.  Hilden,  own- 
er, plans  to  immediately  start  work 
on  a  new  theater. 


Booking  Combine 

(^Continued  from  Page   1) 
bine   composed   of   North    and    South 
Carolina    theaters. 

It  is  understood  the  company  is 
now  active  in  Hickory,  Wilmington, 
West  Asheville  and  Newbern,  in 
North  Carolina  and  in  Lexington, 
S.  C,  while  options  are  held  on  18 
theaters  in  other  towns.  The  move  is 
designed  to  embrace  small  theaters 
only.  Carolina  Theaters,  Inc.  pro- 
poses to  take  them  over,  it  is  under- 
stood, and  charge  a  certain  percent- 
age against  each  house  for  booking 
purposes.  Ed  Turner  is  general 
manager   of  the   company. 


Change  Griffith  Title 

The  title  of  Raymond  Griffith's 
new  picture  has  been  changed  from 
"He's  A  Prince"  to  "A  Regular 
Fellow".  It  opens  at  the  Rivoli  to- 
morrow. 


Doug   and    Mary   Going   Abroad 

Los  Angeles — Douglas  Fairbanks 
and  Mary  Pickford  again  plan  a 
European  trip.  And  again,  there  is 
talk  of  producing  abroad,  this  time 
to  meet  a  release  date  in  September, 
1926. 


F.  B.  O.  Division  Manager  Here 
Cleve  Adams,  Central  Western  Di- 
vision   Manager    for    F.    B.    O.    is    in 
New  York  for  a  few  days  conferring 
with   the   home  office  executives. 


Honey  Reenters  Business 

Tecumseh,  Nel). — F.  M.  Honey, 
who  operated  the  Isis,  Cedar  Rapids, 
la.,  until  its  recent  purchase  by  the 
Frank  Amusement  Co.,  has  repur- 
chased the  Moon,  Tecumseh,  which 
he  sold  a  year  ago  to  L.  M.  Greene. 


Kenyon  Takes  Over  Blank  House 
Des  Moines — Omer  J.  Kenyon, 
who  managed  the  Majestic  for  A.  H. 
Blank,  has  taken  over  the  house  on  a 
lease  ,in  conjunction  with  R.  B.  Arm- 
strong. The  house  will  be  converted 
for  musical  comedies  and  features. 


Hazza    Drops    Vaudeville 

Calgary,  Alta. — John  Hazza  has 
discontinued  Pantages  vaudeville  at 
the  Capitol  and  the  house  has  re- 
verted back  to  first  runs.  He  had 
been  offering  five  acts  of  vaudeville 
in   conjunction  with   pictures. 


Paramount    Sells    in    San    Antonio 

San  Antonio,  Texas — W.  J.  Lytle 
and  Famous,  who  own  the  stock  in 
the  San  Antonio  O.  H.  Co.,  owners 
of  the  Grand,  have  sold  the  house  to 
H.  L.  Ranson.  of  Ranson  &  Silsbee, 
clothiers,   for  $275,000. 


Insure  Your  Screen 


Fire   Destroys    California    House 

Fetters  Springs,  Cal- — Fire  recently 
destroyed  William  Collins'  Fetters 
theater. 


POWERS  FILM 

Survives  the  long  run. 
Distributed  exclu«!ivelv  by 

SENSITIZED  FILMS,  Inc. 

A.  G    STEEN,  Pnsidtnl 


Phone 
Circle  8981 


1650  Broadway 
N.  Y.  C. 


Incorporations 

Albany,  N.  Y. — A.  and  A.  Amusement 
Corp.,  New  Ylork.  Capital  $25,000.  In- 
corporators,    R.     Clarke,    F.     Taylor    and    J. 

Aspbury. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Wortham  Pictures  Corp. 
New  York.  Capital  $5,000.  Incorporators, 
R.  Wortham,  S.  Sterling  and  R.  Hannesen. 


Albany,  N.  Y.-^Iex  Gerber,  Inc.;  New 
York.  Incorporators,  I.  Weisman,  E.  Raftery 
and   C.    Keller. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Theater  Properties  Corp., 
New  York.  Capital  $25,000.  Incorpora- 
tors,  F.    Finger  and  M.    Finesilver. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — City  Theater  Irvington, 
Inc. ;  Newark.  Incorporators,  C.  Rogers, 
A,    HoU   and   J.    Weintranb. 


Sacramento,  Cal. — Western-Majestic  The- 
aters, Inc.;  Carson  City.  Capital  $100,000. 
Incorporators,  P.  Ellis,  A.  McCharles,  W. 
Muller,  W.  Casson  and  L.  Peter*,  all  oi 
Carson    City. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — George  Choose,  Inc.! 
York.  Incorporators,  E.  Clarke,  G.  Choos 
and  J.  Elliot.  Attorneys,  O'Brien,  Malt' 
vinsky  &  Driscoll,  152  West  42nd  Street, 
New    York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Alta  Productions.  Incor- 
porators, H.  Schiffman,  M.  Rice  and  B. 
Carter.  Attorney,  H.  M.  Goldblatt,  1540 
Broadway,    New    York. 


Albany,  N.  Y, — Adams  Lecture  Ourran, 
Inc. ;  New  York.  Capital  $20,000.  Incor- 
porators, F.  Emmerich,  N.  O'Hara  and  R. 
Haberman.  Attorney,  S.  HoSman,  1476 
Broadway,    New    York. 


Dover,  Del. — Extraordinary  Pictures  Corp., 
Philadelphia.  Capital  $10,000.  Atttorney,, 
Corporation    Guarantee    &  Trust   Co.,   Dover 


Albany,  N.  Y.  —Self- Protection  Picturet, 
New  York.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators, 
M.  Lowenthal,  A.  Gratz  and  G.  Aheam. 
Attorney,  R.  N.  Souffront,  165  Broadwaji 
New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Cohen- Weidberg  Theater 
Corp.,  New  York.  Capital  $420,000.  In- 
corporators, J.  Gulkis,  I.  Katz  and  M.  Kay. 
Attorney,  M.  H.  Rothstein,  132  Nassau 
Street,    New    York. 


Dover,  Del,— Nation  Builders,  Inc.  Capi- 
tal $100,000.  Incorporators,  L.  Corgan,  J. 
Corgan  and  H.  Weier.  Attorney,  Charles 
G.    Guyer,    Wilmington. 


Springfield,  111. — Winnetka  Parent-Teachers 
Association,  Inc. ;  Skokie  School,  Elm  and 
Glendale  Avenues,  Winnetka.  Attorneys, 
Fisher,  Boydano,  Kales  &  Bell,  134  South 
La    Salle    Street,    Chicago. 


Sacramento,    Cal. — Conway    Pictures   Corp., 
Los   Angeles.      Capital    $10,000. 


NATIONAL    EVANS 
LABORATORIES,   Inc. 

Developing — Printing — Titles 


1476  Broiidway 


Ttlepbones 


Bryant  9Xm  9331 


FOR    RENT 

Fully    Equipped    Studio. 

Largest  in  the  East. 

Apply — Real   Estate   Dept. 

UNIVERSAL     PICTURES 

CORPORATION 

730-5th  Avenue 

New  York  City 


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TViis  Dog  Fi\m  in 

B\uc   Ribbon   C\ass 

"StraigViV  mc\o<lrama  VViaV  sViouW  ^o  wcU 
witK  juvenile  jpatrons  awd  offers  entertain- 
ment c\assvj  enougVt  for  elders."     — News. 

"Peter  easily  qualifies  for  tVie  blue  ribbon 
class.  TWis  dog  is  good.  All  dog  lovers  wil\ 
want  to  see  tViis  one."  — Film  Dail\j. 

"TWis  is  one  of  the  most  tVirilling  of  tUc 
dog  ^)ictures,  and  sVtould  jprove  above  tbc 
average  witW  most  audiences.  TViere  is  lots 
of  action  and  )plent\j  of  melodrama,  witU  ex- 
ce^)tional  puncU"  — Motion  Picture  World. 

"Peter  tVic  Great  is  just  about  tbe  best  of 
tUe  screen's  dog  performers,  and  tUis  film 
is  well  wortVt  seeing."  — Dailij  News 


AcVion 

Mc\oclrama 

TViriHs 


SEPTEMBER 

Started  "The  Winner  Group"  off 
m  with  such  money  makers  as 

RICHARD  BARTHELMESS  m 

"SHORE  LEAVE"  with  Dorothy  Mackaill. 
From  play  by  Hugh  Osborne  as  produced  by 
David  Belasco.  A  John  S.  Robertson  Production. 
Scenario  by  Josephine  Lovett.  An  Inspiration 
Pictures  Inc.  presentation. 

JOHNNY  HINES  m 

"THE  LIVE  WIRE"  from  "The  Game  of 
Night' '  by  Richard  Washburn  Child.  Directed 
by  Charles  Hines.      Presented  by  C.  C.  Burr. 

"WHAT  FOOLS  MEN" 

adapted  from  Henry  Kitchell  Webster's  famous 
novel  Joseph  Greer  and  His  Daughter" — with 
LEWIS  STONE  and  Shirley  Mason,  David 
Torrance  and  Barbara  Bedford.  Directed  by 
George  Archainbaud.  Editorial  director  June 
Mathis.     Continuity  by  Eve  Unsell. 

"The  DARK  ANGEL" 

a  George  Fitzmaurice  Production,  with 
Ronald  Colman  and  Vilma  Hanky,  from  stage 
play  by  H.  B.  Trevelyan.  Scenario  by  Frances 
Marion.      Presented  by  Samuel  Goldwyn. 


OCTOBER 

and  another  month   of    **  Winner 
Group**  product  that  tops  the  field 


CORRINE  GRIFFITH 


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Edna  Ferber's  ^'CLASSIFIED"  with 
Jack  Mulhall  and  Charles  Murray.  Directed  by 
Al  Santell.  Editorial  Director  June  Mathis. 
Presented  by  Corinne  Griffith  Productions  Inc. 

MILTON  SILLS  i» 
"The  Unguarded  Hour" 

by  Margaretta  Tuttle  with 

DORIS  KENYON 

directed  by  Lambert  Hillyer.  Produced  under 
the  supervision  of  Earl  Hudson. 

"The  Pace  That  Thrills" 

adapted  from  an  original  story  Byron  Morgan 
with  BEN  LYON,  MARY  ASTOR  and 
Tully  Marshall.  Directed  by  Webster  Camp- 
bell. Produced  under  the  personal  supervision 
of  Earl  Hudson. 

"Why  Women  Love" 

Adapted  from  Willard  Robertson's  famous  play, 
"The  Sea  Woman",  with  BLANCHE 
SWEET,  Robert  Frazier,  Charles  Murray, 
Dorothy  Sabastian  and  Russel  Simpson.  Pre- 
sented and  directed  by  EDWIN  CAREWE. 


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WINNER 
GROUP 

k  the  bigged  bug  on  the  market 
todau. 


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r  Firsi  fJaiiona)  Pittures  Inc  J 

^383  Maditon  Avenue.  New  York  ^ 


"yixhK  national  Ptcture^^ 

Membew  §r  Motion  Pi«lui«  Pioducevs  and  DiWributow  of  America  lnc.-~\Mll  H^  finsidtnt 


NOVEMBER 

and  5  more  tremiendous  Winner  Group  ticket  sellers  . 


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John  McCormick  presents 

COLLEEN    MOORE 


in 


"fVE     MODERNS'* 


Adapted  from  ISRAEL  ZANGWILL'S 
stage  success.  Directed  by  John  Francis 
Oillion.    June  Mathis,  Editorial  Director 


The  crowning  achievement  of  a 
most  marvelous  career. 

Another  great  money  maker  for  this 
very  popular  star. 

Never  so  charming,  so  captivating 
as  we  see  her  in  the  screen  adapta- 
tion of  this  stage  success. 


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Fight  ?  Wait  until 
you  see  him. 

He  battles  through 
a  life  of  poverty, 
lawlessness  and  bleak 
despair  but  in  the 
end  regains  his  faith 
in  life  with  the  girl 
he  loves. 


RICHARD  BARTHELMESS 


with  DOROTHY  GISH  in 

-TH£:  BEAUTIFUL  CITY 

written  for  the  screen  by  Edmund  Goulding 
Directed  by  Kenneth  Webb-  Presented  by 
Inspiration  Pictures,  Inc. 


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Remember  Leon 
Errol  in  "Sally?" 
Well,  you  have  not 
seen  anything  until 
you  see  him  in  this 
one  where,  because 
he  wears  the  clothes 
of  one,  he  has  to 
lead  a  gang  of  pir- 
ates. Oh,  Boy!  This 
is  the  laugh  of  all 
times. 


LEON  ERROL  _  DOROTHY  GISH 
*»  ''CLOTHES  MAKE  The  PIRATE" 

with  NITA  NALDI,  TULLY   MARSHALL,  JAMES 

RENNIE,  GEORGE   MARION.   EDNA   MURPHY 

Adapted  by  and  produced  under  supervision  of 

Marion  Fairfax.    Directed  by  Maurice  Tourneur. 


Drama!  tense!  thril- 
ling! who  does  not 
love  it  —  especially 
when  it  is  visualized 
on  the  screen  as  has 
been  done  with  this 
picture. 

This  is  another  great 
prestige  builder. 


"The  NEW  COMMANDMENT 

with  BLANCHE  SWEET,  BEN   LYON 

from  the  novel  "Invisible  Wounds"  by  Col.  Frederick 
Palmer.  Directed  by  Howard  Higgin.  Screen  adapta- 
tion by  Sada  Cowan  and  Howard  Higgin.  Presented 
by  Robert  T.  Kane. 


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One  of  the  most  won- 
derful of  love  stories 
—  sprinkled  with  a 
well  timed  mixture  of 
gripping  drama  is 
"The  Scarlet  Samt." 
Another  First  Na- 
tional knockout  for 
any  theatre. 


''The   SCARLET    SAINT" 

with  MARY  ASTOR—  LLOYD  HUGHES 

adapted  from  "The  Lady  Who  Played  Fidele" 
by  Gerald  Beaumont.  Directed  by  George 
Archainbaud,  Producer  under  the  supervision  of 
Earl  Hudson. 


DAILY 


Friday,   October  2,   1925 


Censor  Need  Nil 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

to  the  State  authorities  and  the  two- 
reeler,  a  comedy,  was  immediately 
withdrawn  upon  recommendation  of 
the  police. 

The  operation  of  the  Durant  law 
does  not  reduce  the  jurisdiction  of 
the  state  police,  who  issue  various 
Hcenses  in  connection  with  theater 
operation.  A  new  theater  permit  re- 
quires a  fee  of  $10,  a  projection  booth 
license  $5,  an  operator's  permit  $3  and 
$1  for  renewals  and  a  manager's  li- 
cense $10. 

It  is  under  the  provisions  of  the 
manager's  license  amendment,  passed 
at  the  session  of  1921,  that  the  state 
police  may  exercise  indirect  censor- 
ship over  films.  When  a  permit  is 
issued  the  commissioners  are  sup- 
posed to  ascertain  if  the  applicant 
is  of  "good  moral  character."  If  any 
pictures  exhibited  in  his  house  are 
found  objectionable  suspension  or 
cancellation  of  his  permit  are  pos- 
sible. Operating  a  theater  without 
proper  authority  may  bring  a  fine  not 
exceeding  $1,000,  a  jail  sentence  of 
not  more  than  one  year,  or  both. 

There  are  332  places,  including 
churches  and  schools,  licensed  to 
show  pictures  in  Connecticut.  Of 
this  number  221  are  known  as  regu- 
lar picture  houses.  The  larger  thea- 
ters are  inspected  by  the  state  of- 
ficers once  a  month  and  the  smaller 
houses  occasionally.  About  2,000  in- 
spections are  made  annually.  Reven- 
ue produced  by  the  various  license 
fees  is  utilized  for  the  maintenance 
of  the  inspection  activities.  One  re- 
sult of  the  inspection  is  that  of  the 
number  of  projection  room  fires 
which  have  occurred  throughout  the 
state  during  the  past  year,  not  one 
broke  out  of  the  booth. 


Further  Opposition 

Two  Legislators  from  Shelton,  Conn. 

Against    Tax  —  Exhibitor    There 
Faces  More  Expense 

Shelton,  Conn.  —  Shelton's  two 
members  of  the  House  of  Represen- 
tatives, John  H.  Hill  and  John  N. 
Sinabough,  are  both  "against  the 
Durant  film  tax  law."  according  to 
M.  J.  Culhane,  owner  of  the  Shelton, 
who  has  talked  with  them  personally 
on  the  subject.  Like  practically  every 
other  legislator  in  Connecticut  they 
were  "sold"  on  the  idea  that  the  bill 
would  charge  the  tax  against  dis- 
tributors and  not  film  interests  within 
the  state.  They  feel  that  "something 
ought  to  be  done  about  the  situation 
at  once." 

Culhane,  whose  house  has  550 
«cats,  reports  frequent  "switches"  in 
pictures  tend  to  cause  him  some 
trouble.  The  law  is  working  to  cost 
him  approximately  $2,000  per  year 
more  in  overhead,  he  states.  His 
contracts   cover   a   year. 


Closes  Florida  House 

Sebring,  Fla.— R.  H.  Palmer  Jr., 
has  closed  his  house  at  West  Frost 
Proof  to  accept  a  position  with  the 
Highlands  Amuse.  Co.,  here. 


Pacv    Acquires    Mc    Henry    Theater 

Baltimore — Walter  D.  Pacy.  oresi- 
dont  of  the  Maryland  M.  P.  T.  O., 
and  owners  of  Pacy's  Garden  has 
taken  over  the  Mc  Henry,  1032  Light 
St. 


Business  Drop 

New  Haven  Exhibitor  Says  Decrease 

is   25    Per   Cent — His    Operating 

Costs  Up  $3,000 

New  Haven — Another  New  Haven 
theater  sufifering  from  the  Durant 
law  is  the  De  Witt,  operated  by  M. 
Hadelman,  who  figures  that  under 
present  circumstances,  the  additional 
cost  of  running  will  approximate 
$3,000  per  year.  His  house  changes 
five    times    weekly   and   seats   500. 

"Although  pictures  are  better  than 
ever  before,"  this  exhibitor  says, 
"business  is  falling  ofif.  I  estimate 
that  it  is  about  25  per  cent  lower 
than  it  was  this  time  last  year.  I 
advertise  a  certain  film  and  it  fails 
to  arrive.  Consequently  my  patrons 
are  disappointed.  I  frequently  put 
my  order  for  paper  in  two  weeks  in 
advance  and  then  don't  get  it  on 
time.  Frequently  my  pictures,  both 
features  and  short  stuff,  fail  me  and 
I  have  to  borrow  from  some  other 
theater." 


Kilfeather  Sign  Down 
New  Haven — The  Kilfeather  Bldg-, 
former  home  of  Connecticut's  ex- 
changes, has  lost  its  mammoth  sign 
which  criticized  the  Durant  law.  The 
other  day  a  severe  wind  storm  ripped 
part  of  the  sign,  which  was  two 
and  one-half  stories  high,  from  the 
building  and  its  entire  removal  fol- 
lowed. 


Near  Panic  in  New  Britain 

New  Britain,  Conn. — A  print, 
catching  fire  in  the  operator's  booth 
at  the  Scenic  Sunday  night,  caused  a 
panic  when  smoke  poured  into  the 
auditorium.  Several  seats  were  broken 
in  the  rush  for  exits  but  no  one  was 
injured.  House  pttaches  and  firemen 
quieted  the  crowd.  The  trouble  was 
confined  to  the  booth. 


Newspaper  Opinions 

"As   No  Man  Has  Loved" — Fox 
Washington,  betroit 

TIMES — *  *  *  Patriotic  in  nature,  you  will 
say,  but  yet  this  tale  is  vividly  romantic  in 
every  reel.   *  *   * 


"California    Straight    Ahead" — Univ. 
Sun,  Omaha 

WORLD-HERALD—*  *  •  Mr.  Denny 
works  with  his  customary  dash  and  gaiety  in 
this  funny  farce  comedy  which  has  been  ex- 
cellently  directed  by  Harry   Pollard.    *    •    * 


"The  Circle"— Metro-Gold. 
Park,  Cleveland 

NEWS—*  *  *  "The  Circle"  should  either 
have  remained  exclusively  on  the  stage  or 
have  I)een  produced  in  pictures  by  a  director 
who  was  a  little  more  adroit  in  handling  his 
players  and  used  a  little  more  imagination  in 
staging  his   scenes.    *   *   * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  The  story  begins 
like  a  tragedy,  warms  up  to  melodrama  and 
finishes  as  a  near  farce.   *   *   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  Although  essentially  a  stage 
play.  "The  Circle"  loses  none  of  its  dramatic 
qualities  in  the  screen  version.  Creighton 
Hale  does  credit  to  his  role  of  the  husband 
and  Eleanor  Broadman  enacts  her  role  to  per- 
fection.   *   *    * 


Strupler  Has  Competition 

Pullman.  Wash.— P.  W.  Strupler, 
local  exhibitor,  is  complaining  of  com- 
petition as  a  result  of  the  school  here 
showing  pictuics  m  direct  opposition 


Ohio  Theater   Changes 

Canton,  O. — Messrs.  Frankel  and 
Malott  have  bought  the  Windsor 
from  Hoffman  and  Waggoner.  Ho- 
ward   Frankel   will   manage. 


Fire  Damages  Tennessee  House 
Copper     Hill.    Tenn. — The     Bonita 
was  badly  damaged  by  fire  recently 
when    several    other    buildings    were 
caught  in  the  same  blaze. 


"The   Coast   of   Folly"— Famous 
Century,  Baltimore 

NEWS — *  *  *  Gloria  Swanson  acts  the  role 
of  the  Countess  de  Tauro  as  if  she  had  once 
seen    Mrs.    Leslie   Carter.    *    *    * 

SI^N — *  *  *  As  Nadine.  Gloria  remembers 
her  Mrs.  Fiske ;  as  the  Countess  she  struts 
the  Leslie  Carter  stuff;  as  Joyce  she  behaves 
pretty  much  like  La  Marquise  de  la  Falaise 
de  la  Coudray.  Dorothy  Cummings  is  capital 
as  the  cruelly  frigid  Mrs.  Jowitt.  who  affects 
'^ilver   negligee.    *    *   * 

California,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  "The  Coast  of  Folly" 
is  an  unusually  good  picture,  but  best  of  all 
is  the  performance  of  the  star.  In  this  pro- 
duction Miss  Swanson  demonstrates  she  is  a 
veritable    screen   marvel,    *   *    * 

CALL  AND  POST—*  ♦  *  As  the  young 
I'irl  Gloria  is  all  that  could  be  desired:  as 
fhe  mother,  not  so  good.  Her  makeup  is 
splendid,  but  there  is  too  much  of  it.  She 
Dortrays  Nadine  as  a  bedizened  hag — sure'v 
a  very  old  woman — more  like  the  flapper's 
"reat     great     grandmother     than     her     mother.' 

CHRONICLE— *  *  *  Miss  Swanson  plays 
two  role' — mother  and  daughter — and  in  play- 
ing these  parts  she  makes  so  wide  a  difference 
in  the  women  it  hardly  seems  possible  the 
ame  person  is  nlaying  them.  Miss  Swanson 
'ives  new  i>roof  of  her  mastery  of  the  tech- 
n'l'tue  of  actinf  in  her  assumption  of  age,  and 
igp  tlinf   ;^  t.-vincr  to  be  young.    *   ♦  ♦ 

EXAMINER-*  ♦  *'  Lavish,  and  exnen 
=  ively  mounted,  this  nicture  will  entertain 
9;-anson  fans  Imt  will  add  nothing  to  her 
reputation.    ♦   *   * 

MFWS— *  *  *  The  three  impersonations  are 
pntirelv  distinct  and  certainly  well  done,  par- 
»iriila'-lv  the  third.  But  paradoxically,  this 
last  burts  the  nicliire  since  Miss  Swan=on 
s.-i^riPres  entertainment  for  the  display  of  a 
friumph  in  makeup  and  "acting"  which  is. 
nevertbeV^s.  the  outstanding  feature  of  the 
play,    *    ♦    • 


Receipts  of  Three  Houses  Stolen 

Wichita  Kan, — Three  youths  held 
up  the  Miller  recently  and  escaped 
with  the  day's  receipts  from  the  Mill- 
er,   Palace   and   Wichita, 


Price  Now  Has  Ten 

Gainesville  Ga, — C.  L.  Price,  who 
operates  nine  theaters  in  various 
sections  of  Florida,  has  taken  over 
the  Alamo  here  from  Bob  Adding- 
ton. 


Wiesian,   New  U-   A.   Exoloiteer 

Minneppnlis — Tack  Wiesian  is  the 
new  local  ITnited  Artists  exploitation 
representative.  He  succeeds  William 
Biesel. 


"The  Desert  Flower" — First  Nat'l. 
Karlton.  Philadelphia 

BT'LLETTN— *  •  »  Ever  h.imorous  with  a 
fa'cmatme  a"d  contaeinus  smile,  she  is  per 
nectly  fitted  for  the  role  of  Maggie  Fortune, 
the  nnnr  Httle  girl     *   •   • 

INQUIRER—*  *  ♦  There's  a  good  old-fash. 
'nr.ed  molodrama  in  "The  Desert  Flower," 
with  Colleen  Moore  as  the  heroine.  Colleen 
is  nbo..t  a=  hardv  a  desert  bloom  as  one  could 
well    imagine,    *    ♦    • 


"Fine  Clothes"— First   Nat'l. 
Wisconsin.   Milwaukee 

SENTINFL— •  *  •  Tn  "Fine  Clothes."  an 
adaption  of  the  Hungarian  playwright's 
"Fnsibons  for  Men  "  more  of  the  fine  sar- 
donic humor  and  subtlety  of  the  author  have 
been  raui'ht  and  preserved  than  in  "The 
Swan,"  For  this  Director  John  M,  Stahl  by 
reason  of  his  direction  and  an  excellent  cast 
are   responsible,    •    *    • 


"The  Freshman"— Pathe 
Apollo,  Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  »  There  is  a  laugh  during 
every  minute  of  "The  Freshman"  and  there 
are  many  minutes  when  it  would  be  •impossi- 
ble to  tell  where  one  laugh  ended  an  another 
began.  It  is  the  funniest  film  Harold  Lloyd 
has  ever  made  and  when  that  is  said,  it  is 
only  a  step  farther  to  say  that  it  is  the  funni- 
est any  one  ever  made,     I  believe  it   is,    *   *   * 

Merrill,  Milwaukee 

SENTINEL—*  *  *  From  the  very  first 
scene  of  "The  Freshman,"  you  gather  a  chuc 
kle  which  in  time  develops  into  a  laugh  and 
finally  leaves  the  spectator  on  the  verge  of 
hysteria,    *   *   * 


"The  Gold  Rush"— United  Artists 
Strand,  Omaha 

WORLD-HERALD— •  ♦  *  The  fact  that 
it  includes  satire,  drama,  comedy  and  pathos 
all  rolled  up  into  one  great  laugh,  makes  it 
decidedly  different  from  other  comedies.  Each 
episode  is  faultlessly  constructed  anl  complete 
in  itself.  The  great  and  vital  story  of  the 
Alaskan  gold  rush  is  unfolded  with  an  utmost 
simplicity   at   another.    ♦    •   * 

Stanton,  Philadelphia 

BULLETIN— ♦  *  *  Changing  rapidly  from 
tragedy  to  side-splitting  comedy,  Charlie  Chap- 
lin proves  conclusively  in  "The  Gold  Rush," 
that  he  is  an  artist  of  high  order.  The  same 
old  Charlie,  wide,  flapping  trousers,  bamboo 
cane,  and  derby  hat,  provokes  a  smile  now 
and  then,  but  by  his  facial  expression  and 
gestures,  registers  not  only  pathos,  but  the 
sensations  that  make  men  do  things.  •  •  • 

INQUIRER—*  *  *  underneath  the  humor, 
you  will  find  in  some  magic  way  the  impres- 
sion borne  in  of  the  suffering  of  the  "Klon- 
dikers,"  subtle,  it  is  true,  a  minor  note,  but 
there.  It  is  a  difficult  task  to  tell  in  words 
just  what  the  picture  is,  for  there  has  never 
been  another  like  it,  just  as  there  has  never 
been  another   Chaplin,    ♦   *    ♦ 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  ♦  ♦  "The  Gold 
Rush"  is  less  of  a  burlesque  on  the  old-fash- 
ioned story  of  the  mining  industry  than  one 
might  suppose.  The  film  has  its  drama  and 
melodrama,  as  well  as  its  superlative  clown- 
ing   ♦   *   * 

RECORD — *  *  *  is  crowded  with  the  sort 
of  humor  that_  made  the  name  of  Chaplin  a 
synonym  for  merriment  throughout  the  world, 
with  some  new  variations  that  reveals  new 
dramatic  qualities  of  a  very  striking  character. 
In  the  sentimental  asides  in  which  Chaplin 
figures  he  is  sincere  but  never  maudlin,  *  *  * 


"The  Goose  Woman" — Universal 
Reade's,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  is  an  unusually  interesting 
production  in  which  Louise  Dresser  demon- 
strates her  talent  as  a  screen  actress.  Her 
performance  *  *  *  is  so  remarkable  it  has 
been  the  talk  of  the  film  world  for  the  last 
two    months,    *    *    * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  The  picture  has 
all  the  necessary  ingredients  that  go  to  make 
a  good  entertainment — an  absorbing  and  plau- 
sible plot,  a  love  theme,  suspense,  dramatic 
moments   and   a   well   suited  cast,    »   ♦    * 

TIMES — *  *  *  Louise  Dresser  plays  the 
title  role  very  splendidly  and  portrays  hate, 
scorn  and  love  with  unusual  ability.  Jack 
Pickford  plays  the  part  of  the  son  effectively. 

State,  Minneapolis 

STAR—*  *  *  Melodramatic  though  it  is, 
there  are  some  very  fine  dramatic  moments  in 
this  play  which  have  mother  love  for  its  un- 
derlying theme,    *    *    * 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  With  a  thrilling  mystery 
and   newspaper   yarn   as  the  theme,   it   is  a  de- 
parture   from   the    usual    type    of    Beach    story. 
Louise    Dresses    does    some    imiisual    character   ' 
work   in   the  title    role.    *    *    * 


"The  Half  Way  Girl"— First  Nat'l. 
Strand,  Minneapolis 

STAR—*  *  *  Here  is  an  Oriental  drama 
set  against  the  colorful  background  of  Singa- 
pore and  the  Indian  ocean  and  it  presents 
some  fascinating  screen  pictures,  even  though 
its  story   is  not   altogether  commendable.   *   •   * 


"He's    A    Prince"— Famous 
State,  Cleveland 

NEWS—*  *  *  Raymond  Griffith  is  hilari 
ously  funny  in  some  of  the  sequences,  but  he 
is  worthy  of  better  vehicles  than  this.  Mary 
Brian   is  still   Mary   Brian.   *   *  * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  Here  is  a  farci- 
cal comedy  that  affords  hilarious  amusement 
from  the  opening   scene  to  the  end. 


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"He's  a  Prince"  is  a  pleasiiiR  concoction  of 
nonsense  and  satire,  with  the  satire  painted 
»'ith   broad   and   telling  strokes.   •   *   ♦ 

TIMES—*  *  •  is  the  best  Raymond  Griffith 
picture  filmed,  which  is  saying  a  great  deal 
fo."  any  picture,  as  most  of  his  pictures  have 
been    more    than    worth    while    entertainment. 


"His  Majesty,  Bunker  Bean" — Warn. 
Circle,  Cleveland 

k      NEWS — *    *    •    you    can    hardly   class    it   as 
■  being  better  than  a  mediocre  diversion  because 
r  the    narrative    has    been     handled     in    such    a 
clumsy  fashion.  *  *  * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  Matt  Moore  com- 
pletely wins  one's  sympathies  as  the  moron- 
like hero  who  wanders  around  like  a  lost  soul. 
As  the  demure,  little  flai]per,  Dorothy  Devore 
cannot  be  excelled,  while  as  her  father,  George 
Nichols  is  at  his  best.   ♦   *   • 

TIMES — *    *    *    is    good    comedy    entertain- 
i    ment.     There  are  many  laughs — and  there  are 
many  attempts  at  laughs  which  fizzle,  and  be- 
come   merely    silly.      But    the    biggest    flaw    in 
the  production   is   its  unusual  length.   *    *   • 


"I'll  Show  You  The  Town"— Univer. 

Family,  Cincinnati 

TIMES-STAR—"  *  *  Reginald  Denny  adds 
to  his  rapidly  growing  reputation  as  a  co- 
median. The  handsome  star  makes  the  most 
of  his  opportunities,  with  the  result  that  a 
very  satisfactory  entertainment  is  offered.  •  *  * 


"The  Iron  Horse"— Fox 
Alhambra,  Milwaukee 

SENTINEL — *  ♦  *  John  Ford  in  directing 
this  picture  for  the  Fox  company  has  caught 
the  mightiness  of  this  project  and  woven  it 
into  a  piece  of  entertainment  that  accom- 
plishes the  difficult  feat  of  being  instructive 
without   appearing  to   be.    *    *    * 


"The   Knockout"— First   Nafl. 
Rivoli,  Baltimore 

NEWS — Milton  Sills  makes  a  manly  Sandy, 
while  Lorna   J-)uveen   is   a  nice  big-eyed   lassie. 

SUN— ^*  *  *  The  film  opens  with  a  fight 
and  ends  with  a  fight  and,  just  to  add  to  the 
ecitement,  there  is  a  grand  and  glorious  setto 
in  the  middle  reel.  It's  the  most  up  and 
doing    picture    since    the    last    Fairbanks    film. 


"Little  Annie   Rooney" — United  Art. 
Stanley,  Philadelphia 

BULLETIN—'  *  ♦  Annie's  gang  of  small 
companions  are  comparable  to  the  humorous 
charm  of  "Our  Gang."  It  is  perliaps  the  great- 
est of  the  star's  ability  for  her  to  act  as  a 
child  with  these  children.  She  fulfills  the  re- 
(juirements   l)eautifully.    ♦   »   ♦ 

INQUIRER—*  ♦  *  "Our  Mary"  is  just  as 
charmingly  juvenile  as  she  was  quite  a  few 
years  ago,  as  for  instance,  in  "Little  Lord 
Fauntleroy."  It  is  a  charming  picture,  though 
a  bit   inclined  to  the   improbable.    *   *    * 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  *  *  "Little  Annie 
Rooney"  is  pretty  much  the  type  of  picture 
that  Mary  Pickford  used  to  make  several  years 
ago  It  is  more  than  an  average  sentimental 
little  story.  In  spite  of  the  handicap  of  rather 
stereotyped  characters,  the  director,  William 
Eeaudine — and  whoever  wrote  and  cnuuingly 
pieced  together  the  continuity,  have  made  a 
remarkably   dramatic  story   of   it.    *    *    * 

RECORD—*  ♦  *  the  whiffiest,  snappiest 
:nid  sauciest  characters  in  the  play  is  little 
■  Vtinie  Rooney  herself  ,as  impersonated  by 
Mary   Pickford. 

There  is  little  of  a  plot — only  the  cheap  one 
of  a  policeman  who  is  a  devoted  father  and 
an  amiable  man.  *   *   * 


^       "Lovers    In    Quarantine" — Famous 
til  McVickers,  Chicago 

»|l    ^  AMERICAN—*     »    *    Bebe    Daniels    is    de- 
,  I,  'Is*"*"'-   Harrison  Ford   is  a  gentlemanly  hero. 
And    between    them    they    do    considerable    to 
enliven   a   none   too    flashing  narrative.    ♦    •    ♦ 


"The  Man  Who  Found  Himself" 
Famous — Capitol,    Detroit 

TIMES—*    *    *    Meighan,    like    in    the    old 

days,  wins  the  sympathy  of  his  audience  right 

'    \  k'    ^^'^ •   ^''T'-    ^"''     makes    everyone    feel    his 

„l  [  hurts,  happiness  and   adventures  as   few  actors 

;  c.in.    *   *    * 


"Never   The   Twain   Shall   Meet"— 
Metro-Gold. — Chicago,  Chicago 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Kyne's  story  is  likely 
to  be  more  popular  as  a  motion  picture  than 
it  Vas  as  a  book  or  serial.  The  genuine  trop- 
ical setting  is  responsible  for  the  picture's 
having  gorgeous  beauty  and  a  compelling  note 
of   realism.    *   *   * 

HERALD— *  *  •  In  fact,  it's  one  of  the 
best  of  the  season — a  thrilling  entertainment 
anc!  an  achie\-ement  in  honest,  exciting  story 
telling.     Don't  miss  it.   *   *  * 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  The  film,  in  the  main,  is 
interesting,  and  some  of  it  is  decidedly  allur- 
ing— the  wedding  scenes,  for  instance.  It  is 
well  acted  throughout.  But  it  lacks  something 
-personality,  I  should  say.  It's  too  much  on 
a  pattern  with  dozens  of  other  productions 
>'ou've  seen;  and,  somehow,  it  doesn't  ring 
true.    »    »    * 

Metro-Gold. — Madison,  Detroit 

TIMES—*  *  *  Just  as  "Never  the  Twain 
Shall  Meet"  was  a  best  seller  in  story  form, 
o  as  a  cinema  it  is  one  of  the  most  excellent 
offerings   in  many  seasons.   *   *   * 


"Parisian  Nights"— F.  B.  O. 
Colonial,  Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  it  would  not  be  too  much  to 
say  that  the  author  and  rlirector  of  "Parisian 
Nights"  have  conspired  to  make  the  most  bi- 
zarre, the  most  wildly  improljahle  and  most 
melodramatic  melodrama  >een  in  this  city  in 
a  long  time.    *  *  * 


"Pretty    Ladies" — Metro-Gold. 
Garrick,  Minneapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  Ziegfeld's  Follies  are  shown 
in  all  their  splendor,  in  "Pretty  Ladies,"  the 
lo\-ely  pinks  and  blues  and  the  shimmering 
sil\-er  of  the  costumes  showing  up  magnifi- 
cently on  the  screen  under  the  new  Techni- 
color process.   *   *  * 

Capitol,  Montreal 

GAZETTE—*  *  ♦  Upon  a  thread  of  plot, 
worn  thin  through  many  representations,  is 
hinig  a  succession'  of  scenes  of  the  musical 
comedy  stage,  its  spectacular  effects  and  its 
beautiful  mummers.  Incidents  and  intrigue 
uf  back-stage  life  season  the  offering.  Many 
of  the  shots  are  in  color.  The  plot  of  the  pic- 
tiire  is  Pagliacci   parodied.    *   *   * 


"Romola" — Metro-Gold. 
Circle,    Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  There  is  much  more  of  trag- 
edy than  of  comedy,  which  is  to  be  expected, 
but  the  two  Gish  girls  play  their  parts  so  de- 
lightfully that  the  tragical  atmosphere  does 
not  seem  to  weigh  quite  so  hea\'ily  as  it  might. 

"Sally  of  the  Sawdust" — United  Art. 
Allen,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  The  picture  is  far  too  long 
antl  through  inserting  pet  sequences  to  create 
illegitimate  pathos  Mr.  (Jriffith  has  more  than 
once  made  the  story  incoherent.  There  is  also 
a  great  deal  of  exaggerated  action  in  scenes 
which  even  to  the  masses  would  be  more  con- 
vir.cing  if  the}-  had  been  depicted  with  aver- 
age restraint.  There  are  fights  and  struggles 
which  are  ridiculous.  *   *  * 

PRESS—*  *  *  is  interesting  chiefly  for  the 
comic  role  played  by  W.  G.  Fields,  who  dis- 
tinguishes himself  in  the  picture  just  as  he 
di(';  in  the  musical  comedy  version  of  the  same 
tale  there   called    "Poppy."    ♦    ♦    • 

TIMES — *  *  *  is  an  exceptionally  good 
production  in  that  it  runs  the  whole  gamut  of 
hiimati  emotions  and  portrays  very  realistic- 
rdly   the  life  of  the  circus  performer.    *   *   • 


Back  With  A  Bans! 

This  week,  the  New  York  papers 
have  devoted  more  than  TWENTY 
columns  to  the  topic  of 


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EVOLUTION 


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729  7th  Ave.  n'JliBJiafJJ      N.    Y.    C. 
Edwin  Miles  Fadman,  Prei. 


"The   Shock   Punch"— Famous 
Strand,  Milwaukee 

SENTINEL  *  *  *  There  are  thrills 
aplenty,  a  hairbreadth  fight  on  the  edge  of  a 
skyscraper  and  some  complicated  melodrama 
to  offset  a  rather  thin  plot.  Besides  there  is 
the  infectious  personality  of  Richard  Dix, 
an<l  it  takes  more  than  a  trite  story  to  sub 
merge  that.   *    *   * 


"Shore    Leave" — First   Nat'l. 
Palace,  Montreal 

CiAZETTE — *  *  *  Richard  Barthelmess  has 
here  a  vehicle  that  fits  his  requirements.  He 
ccnvey.-,,  without  overemphasis,  the  atmosphere 
of  the  sea,   easy,    breezy  going.    *    *    * 


"Siege" — Universal 
World,  Omaha 

WORLD-HERALD—*  *  *  It  is  not  every 
day  that  you  are  permitted  to  see  such  a  fine 
characterization  as  Miss  Alden  gives.  The 
manner  in  which  she  presents  the  old-fashioned 
woman  who  dictates  her  will  to  the  clan  and 
to  the  town  alike,  leaves  nothing  to  be  desired. 


"The  Tower  of  Lies" — Metro-Gold 
Warfield,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN — Maintaing  in  every  par- 
ticular the  dramatic  standard  set  in  hii 
other  success,  Lon  Chancy,  the  past  master 
of  scree  nmake-up,  has  created  a  new,  an 
impressive  character,  in  Victor  Seastrom's 
new    picture,    "The    Tower    of    Lies."    ♦  •»  ♦ 

Disregarding  any  attempt  for  the  spec- 
tacular or  so-called  necessary  comedy  ap- 
peal, "The  Tower  of  Lies"  holds  its  au- 
dience by  the  sheer  power  of  its  dramatic 
worth  arid  the  splendid  interpretation  of  the 
cast.  It  treats  of  a  page  from  life's  trag- 
edies and  the  picture  is  so  realistically  drawn 
as    to    make    it    almost    startling.    ♦  ♦   » 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  Another  mag- 
nificent characterization  by  the  marvelous 
Lon    Chaney — quite    as    fine    as    anything    he 


has  done  before — an  almost  equally  startling 
portrayal  of  a  Swedish  peasont  mother  by 
Claire  McDowell ;  Norma  Shearer  exceed- 
ing even  her  arresting  work  in  "He  Who 
Gets  Slapped"  and  "Lady  of  the  Night;" 
marvelous  photography,  deft  direction  and 
a    heart-burning    narrative — 

These  are  highlights  of  "The  Tower  ot 
Lies."    *  *   * 

CHRONICLE—*  *  •  Lon  Chaney,  Nor- 
ma Shearer,  Claire  McDowell,  William 
Haines  and  Ian  Keith  have  principal  char- 
acters to  play,  and  Chaney  and  Miss  Shearer 
set  the  pace  for  the  others  to  follow.  It's 
a  good  fast  race  to  the  goal,  with  Chaney 
giving  one  of  the  finest  performances  of  his 
brilliant  career.    •   •   * 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  Usually  fine  photog- 
raphy, subtle  direction  and  a  setting  of 
Arcadian  loveliness  make  all  this  a  pretty 
and    moving    tale.    *  *  * 

HERALD—*  *  •  The  story  has  a  tragic 
climax  that  even  the  conventional  happy 
ending   fails   to   lessen. 

Seastrom  has  given  the  story  a  realistic 
mounting,  but  his  realism  is  not  the  ruth- 
less kind  that  Von  Stroheim  brought  to 
the   screen    in   "Greed."    •  •  • 

NEWS—*  *  *  Another  wonderfully  fine 
character  portrayal  by  Lon  Chaney  in  the 
role  of  Jan,  the  crazed  "emperor."  plus 
some  very  excellent  direction  by  Seastrom. 
particularly  in  the  opening  episodes  of  the 
story,  which  are  marked  by  some  unusual 
scenes.    *  *  ♦ 


"The   Wheel"— Fox 
Monroe,   Chicago 

NEWS — *  *  *  As  a  screen  presentation  of 
a  stage  play  this  comes  off  better  than  the 
general  run  of  them.   *   •   ♦ 

POST — *  *  *  The  story  has  been  pleasantly 
set  forth,  under  the  direction  of  \'ictor  Schert- 
zinger.  The  characters  are  interesting  and 
for  the   most   part   win   our   sympathies.    *    *    * 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  "The  Wheel"  has  been 
nicely  staged  and  intelligently  directed.  It  has 
some    thrilling    momerts. 

There's  no  doubt  but  that  it  will  be  a  box 
office  success — and  there  seems  no  reason  why 
'u  shouldn't  be.   *  *  * 


"Time  to  Wake  Up!" 


You're  sleeping  on  the  job  if  you 
are  not  making  extra  profit  out  of 
your  comedies.  Exhibitors  in  all 
sections  of  the  country  are  prov- 
ing it  can  be  done  by  DOING  IT 
through  better  advertising  and 
exploitation. 

WALTER  HIERS 
COMEDIES 

provide  a  double  appeal  in  your  "ads" 
as  well  as  on  the  screen — a  star  known 
to  all  and  pictures  guaranteed  in  story, 
production  and  laugh  values  by  Christie. 

Walter  Hiers 


4.  A-  "Jij, 


LOUIS  N.  JAFFE 

PRESENTS 

LILA    LEE 

and 

MAURICE  SCHWARTZ 


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Vol.   XXXIV   No.   3 


Sunday,  October  4,  1925 


Price  25  Cents 


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''Enormous  audiences  literally 
shook  the  house  with  laughter. 
Denny's  best!" 
— Forum  Theatre,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

"No  reason  why  this  picture  should 
not  go  over  with  a  bang  anywhere 
or  any  place.   All  Universal  claims 

and  more."'  —Florence  Theatre, 

West  Coast  Langley  Circuit,  Pasadena,  Cal. 


liteTEASER 

LAURA  LA  PLANTE  wA 

PAT  O'MALLEY 

-m*he  W. A. Brad 4  sfa^e  success 
A.Matthews  and  Martha  M.Stanley 

W'LLIAMA.SEITER  PRODUCTION 


other  production." 

—Forum  Theatre,  Los  Angeles,  CaJ. 

"Most  gripping  in  manytnonths." 

—  Los  Ange/cs  Times 

"Amongthe'best  ten'of  the  year." 
—  Billboard 


PEACOCK 
FEATHERS 

Bif  TEMPLE  BAILEY  with 
JACQUELINE  LOGAN  andCULLEN  LANDIS 
JIndan  exceptional  Cast 

A  SYEND  CADE  PRODUCTION 


"Held  the  audience  spellbound!" 
-^West-Coast  Langley  Circuii,  Cal. 
"Bet  ydtir  shirt  on  it  to  get  over 
big.   We  did  and  it  did." 

—  Colony  Theatre,  Netv  York  Cily 
"You  can't  help  but  like  it.  Well 
worth  seeing!" 

—  New  York  Daily  Netix 


REGINALD  DENNY//7 

CALIFORNIA 

STRAIGHT  AHEAt) 


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■onful  melodrama.  Will  cause 
lood  to  stir  with  excitement. 
A  story  that  will  always  be  pop- 

— Exhibitors  Trade  Rei  ieu' 
.  full  of  action  and  excitement. 


Directed  by  HARRY  POLLARD 
A  HARRY  POLLARD  PRODUCTION 


"Pleasing  large  audiences.    De- 
lightful picture." 
—Forum  Theatre,  Los  Angeles,  Cal. 

"Any  audience  will  revel  in  it." 
—  Netti  York  Tclegr«/>h 

"One  of  the  season's  best  crm- 

SWKlllllllMSmMS' 

SIECE 

starr/ng 

VIRGINIA VALU  and  EUGENE 

O'BRIEN  «^Man|Alden,MarcMcOenno{t 
A  SYEND  CADE  PRODUCTION 


"Should  draw  well  in  any  locality." 
—Motion  PictiiresTotlay 
"Holds  interest.    Pleasing  enter- 
tainment.  Excellent!"  ] 

—Moving  Picture  World 
"Offers  an  entertaining  evening. 
Different!" 

—  Exhibitors  Trade  Revieiv 


DorothMCanField's 
The  HOME 

MAKERix/i^ 

Alice  Joqce«nd  Cli've  Brook 

A  KING  BACCOT  PRODUCTION 


— Motion  Pictiires  Today 


HOOTGIfiSON 


in 


SPOOK  RANCH 

6t^  RaMmond  Shrockjnd  Ed.Sed^tvick. 

AN  EDWARD LAEMMLE  PRODUCTION 


Thrills  piled  up  sky-high!",/ 

-Motion  Pictiov  fiews 

/" 

Good  entertainment.    Plenty  of 
punch  and  excitement." 

—  Mot'ing  PictMiv  U'oi/d 

Well-liked.    Went  over  big." 

CVniral  Thaitre,  E/)hr<(ta,  Teim. 


From  the  famous  magazine  storq  bij  Ed^ar 
Franklin  uHh  ftuline  Garon,  Marian  Nixon 

and  a  great  cast 
AWILUAM  SEITER  PRODUCTION 


"One  of  the  greatest  successes  e\cr 
accorded  a  picture.  Hold  out  busi- 
ness.     —  Fornni  Theatre,  Los  An^elo,  Cal. 

"Pleased  100  per  cent- good  busi- 
ness. A  box-office  attraction  to  any 
theatre.  Wonderful  production." 

Wasfiin^'foii  Theatre,  Qranite  City,  ///. 

"One  of  the  best  in  many  months! 
Good  criticisms  from  patrons! 

F.  E.  Horry,  Jacl<!.onThcalie,Yii<k,  Pa. 


SPORTING  LIFE 

^/eaturing 

BERT  LYTELL^PAULEnE  DUVAL 
MARIAN  NIXON<YRILCHAD\VICK 

A/ SEYMOUR  HICKS 
and  CECIL  RALEIGH 


"S.  R.  O.  all  day.  100  per  cent 
better  than  any  so  far.  Thrilling. 
A  great  picture  to  keep  them 
coming." 

—  Cjitiiid  Theatre,  Ko/<omo,  Iml. 

"Should  do  well  at  the  box  office. 
Well  up  to  Hoot's  best!" 

— .Motion  Pictures  Todtiv 


NormanKemfandPatsij  Ruth  Miller 

in 

LORRAINE 

OFTHE  LIONS 

i^nd  an  excellent  supporting  cast 

Stoftfbtf  ISADORE  BERNSTEIN 

AN  EDWARD  SEDCWICK  PRODUCTIOIta 

"High  hilarity;  Denny  at  his  hap- 
piest mood."-Motion  Picture  Neus 
"Denny  scores  again!  Never  a 
dull  moment!" 

—  Mot'ing  Picture  World 
"People  laughed  loudly.  Denny 
as  amusing  as  ever!" 

—  NciD  York  Hci(i/d-Tiihnne 


REX  BEACH'S 

ideGooseWoman 

uiUh 

JACK  PICKFORD-LOUISE  DRESSER 

a»d  CONSTANCE  BENNETT 
A  CLARENCE  BROWN  PRODUCTION 


UNIVERSAL'sRl»J<  WHITE  LIST 


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MILES  AHEAD 


THRILLS  1925 


Cecil  B,  DeMille's 

Production 

"The  Road  To 
Yesterday" 

with  Joseph  Schild- 
kraut,  Jetta  Goudal, 
Vera  Reynolds,  Wil- 
\  Ham  Boyd  and  Julia 
Faye. 


I  MAGINE  a  twelve-wheel-drive  loco- 
motive, speeding  down-grade,  crash- 
ing headlong  into  and  overturning  a  train  of 
Pullmans!  The  result— a  terrifying  cata- 
clysm that  is  the  last  word  in  graphic  and 
realistic  train-wrecks.  Pullmans,  freight  cars, 
coaches,  engines— piled  up  in  smoking  ruins ! 

This  appalling  disaster  provides  the  med- 
ium for  bridging  the  gap  between  1925  and 
1625  in  Cecil  B.  De  Mille's  great  Special 
'The  Road  To  Yesterday."  Back  to  the  Sev- 
enteenth Century  the  modern  characters  in 
the  story  are  transported  and  are  the  central 
figures  in  a  stirring  drama  of  chivalry,  ad- 
venture and  witchcraft  worthy  of  Alexander 
Dumas'  most  exciting  romances. 

Adapted  by  Jeanie  Macpherson  and  Beulah 
Marie  Dix  from  the  play  by  Beulah  Marie 
Dix  and  E.  G.  Sutherland. 


RELEASED    BY 


THRILLS  1625 


PaODUCEKS  DISTKIBUTINC  COKPOKATION 

F.  C.  MUNROE,  President       RAYMOND  PAWLEY,  Vice-Presideni  and  Treasurer       JOHN  C.  FLINN,  Vice-President  and  General  Manager 


VOL  XXXIV     No.  3 


Sunday,  October  4,  1925 


Price  25  Cents 


New  Warner  House? 

May  Build  in  New  London,  Conn. — 
Report    Involving    New    Haven 

Untrue 
New  London — The  Warners  are 
reported  to  have  closed  a  deal  for 
land  in  New  London,  in  the  heart 
of  the  business  section,  for  a  theater 
and  office  building  to  cost  $700,000. 


New  Haven — Information  is  in 
circulation  that  Warner  Bros,  are 
financially  back  of  the  new  house 
now  in  construction  on  College  St., 
opposite  Hotel  Taft.  The  building, 
which  is  to  house  offices  and  a  res- 
taurant in  addition  to  the  theater,  is 
to  cost  about  $1,200,000.  The  struc- 
ture will  be  ready  early  next  spring. 


Sam  Morris  refused  to  comment 
on  the  New  London  report,  but  de- 
clared his  company  was  not  involved 
in  the  New  Haven  house  which  is 
being  built  by  Arthur  S.  Friend  and 
a  syndicate.  The  latter  likewise  de- 
nied the  project  had  any  connection 
with   the   Warners. 

Friend,  as  noted,  will  build  in  New 
London.  '  He  has  closed  for  a  site 
on  State  St.,  at  a  cost  of  $130,000 
and  will  build  a  theater  and  office 
building,  the  total  investment  to 
reach  $750,000.  The  theater  will  seat 
1,800. 


M.   and   S.    Reenter   Brooklyn 

\  The  M.  and  S.  circuit,  which  with- 
drew from  the  Brooklyn  theater  field 
5ome  time  ago  when  a  deal  for  its 
Brooklyn  holdings  was  made  with 
Small-Straseberg,  will  reenter  Brook- 
lyn with  two  large  theaters.  Plots 
have  been  purchased  but  the  location 
is  being  held  secret. 


Features  Reviewed 

Page 
The  Love  Hour 

Vitagraph    5 

The  Bad  Lands 

Prod.   Dist.   Corp 5 

The  Fighting  Heart 

Fox   5 

The  Plastic  Age 

Schulberg  Prod.— S.  R.  . .  5 
The  Circle 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  . .  8 
'The  Cyclone  Cavalier 

Rayart   Pictures— S.    R 8 

Bustin'  Through 

Universal     8 

Let's  Go,  Gallagher 

Film  Booking  Offices  . .  8 
Short  Subjects 9 


Durant  Again 

Another    Virulent    Attack    Launched 
On  Industry — His  Remarks  To 

Be  Ignored  / 

By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 
New  Haven — Harry  Durant,  spon- 
sor of  film  tax  law,  yesterday  declared 
he  would  welcome  a  special  session 
of  the  Legislature.  He  said  he  would 
like  nothing  better  than  to  go  to  the 
mat  with  "these  picture  producers." 
His  attack  which  was  concentrated 
on  distributors  included  such  phrases 
as  "a  bunch  of  bandits"  and  "a  lot  of 
squawks."  In  referring  to  distribu- 
tors in  part,  Durant  said: 

"  There  is  a  certain  element  in  the 
picture  industry  which  has  never  had 
any  regard  for  law  and  order  and  fair 
play.  The  best  evidence  of  this  is  the 
recent  report  of  the  Federal  Trade 
Commission  concerning  the  oppres- 
sion of  firms  in  the  trade  as  expressed 
in  their  methods  when  dealing  with 
exhibitors    and    public   and    it   is    this 

(Continued  on   Page   3) 


Schulberg  Plans  in  Work 

B.  P.  Schulberg,  here  from  the 
Coast,  will  probably  remain  until 
plans  for  next  season  are  formulated. 
About  fifty  per  cent  of  the  1925-26 
program  has  been  completed. 


Signs   Wellman 

Los  Angeles  —  William  Wellman 
has  signed  a  long-term  contract  with 
Schulberg  Prod. 


Rumor  Mongers 

The  silly  stories;  crazy 
rumors,  and  wildcat  tales  that 
have  been  circulated  lately  with 
reference  to  Louis  B.  Mayer, 
Irving  Thalberg  and  Harry 
Rapf  leaving  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  were  met  yesterday  by 
this  statement  from  Nicholas 
M.  Schenck: 

"Louis  B.  Mayer  and  his  as- 
sociates  will   not   only   remain 
with      Metro-Goldwyn-Maye 
during  1925,  '26  and  '27,  but^ 
long  as  they  are  in  the  oitrfure 


Brooklyn  Values 

Interesting  Figures  on  the  Worth  of 

Theater  Real  Estate,  Based  on 

City  Tax  Assessments 

The  value  of  theater  real  estate  in 

Brooklyn,   as   compiled   by   the   city's 

tax  assessors,  has  increased  in  many 

instances,    while    in    others    the    1925 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Another  House  for  Universal 
Kansas  City — Chas.  T.  Sears,  gen- 
eral manager  of  Universal  theaters 
in  this  territory,  reports  the  consum- 
mation of  a  deal  for  the  Beldorf, 
Independence,  Kans.  Mrs.  Katherine 
Wagner  is  the  former  owner. 


Such  Is  Fame 


'.By  DANNYi 


Hollywood  —  Harold  Lloyd  was  shooting  some  street  car 
stuflf.  On  Larchmont  Ave.  Cameras  all  about;  reflectors,  props, 
company  and  all.  Half  a  block  away  Harry  Langdon  was  work- 
ing. Same  outfit.  And  would  you  believe — not  a  soul  stopped 
to  see  either  of  these  great  comedians  at  work.  Nary  a  kid ;  nary 
a  cop.     Nobody. 

If  either  of  these  outstanding  stars  were  to  shoot  a  street 
scene  in  New  York.  You  would  need  the  reserves.  To  hold  off 
the  crowds.     Out  here  no  one  pays  any  attention  to  it. 

JENNER  WITH  LANGDON 

"Bill"  Jenner,  long  in  the  distributing  end  of  the  business. 
Is  to  be  Langdon's  business  manager.  And  Jenner  is  having  a 
great  time.  Getting  settled  in  his  new  job.  Langdon  will  start 
shooting  at  the  United  'Studios  for  First  National  early  in  Novem- 
ber.    And  Jenner  has  his  job  cut  out  for  him.     Getting  ready. 

.-  -       .— —  -  •■    — (-Continued  on-Page-4')  ■-     -■--■  —  •     -      ••  " 


Zukor  On  Theaters 


Explains   B.   &   K   Deal — Famous  in 
Exhibition  Field  "Because  There's 

Money  In  It" 
By  \VILLIAM  A.  JOHNSTON 

Copyright,  1925,  by  M.  P.  News,  Inc. 

(Repainted   by   Special   Permission   of 
\  M.    P.   News) 

There/  have  been  a  thousand  and 
one  sufmises  about  the  Famous  Play- 
ers-Ba1aban  &  Katz  theater  deal — ■ 
it  was  and  what  it  portended, 
ourselves  did  some  surmising. 
So  we  decided  it  would  be  a  good  idea 
to  go  direct  to  Adolph  Zukor  and  let 
him  tell  about  it;  that  this  might  clear 
the  air. 

"Certainly  I'll  tell  about  it,"  said 
Mr.  Zukor.  "There's  nothing  at  all 
to  conceal,  and  just  a  few  simple  facts 
to  state. 

"Famous  Players-Lasky  owns  thea- 
ters. We  are  in  the  theater  business 
because  there's  money  in  it.  That's 
our  privilege,  I  take  it. 

Discusses  Balaban  &   Katz  Deal 

"We  own  a  good  many  theaters. 
The  investment  is  large.  We've  got 
to  have  the  best  management  obtain- 
able. Mr.  Lasky  attends  to  produc- 
tion, Mr.  Kent  to  distribution;  I  don't 
know  anything  about  theater  opera- 
tion. It  has  grown  to  be  a  highly 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Another  Big  Deal  Reported 

Chicago — It  is  reported  that  Bala- 
ban &  Katz  have  made  a  deal  with 
Fitzpatrick  &  McElroy  and  will  op- 
erate the  chain  of  houses  owned  by 
the  latter..  The  deal  is  similar  to 
that  which  B.  &  K.  recently  made 
with    Lubliner   &  Trinz. 


Sam  Katz  said  yesterday  that  he 
had  nothing  to  say  with  reference 
to   the    report. 


Grey  Prod,  to  Make  Pathe  Serial 

Grey  Prod,  will  produce  "Enem- 
ies of  Uncle  Sam,"  a  Coast  Guard 
serial  for  Pathe  distribution.  Helen 
Ferguson  and  George  O'Hara  will 
play  the  leads,  with  Bill  Nigh  direct- 
ing. Exteriors  will  be  made  in  Con- 
necticut, beginning  next  week. 


Warner  on  Trip 

Abe  Warner  of  Warner  Brothers 
leaves  today  for  a  trip  to  Chicago  and 
the  Central  West.  Away  about  two 
weeks. 


Sam  Grand  Dead 

Boston — Sam  Grand  died  yesterday 
morning.  Funeral  services  will  be 
held  -on  -Sun4ay. _.—  ..- _ 


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Brooklyn  Values 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

valuation  remains  the  same  for  1926. 
Some  of  the  comparative  values  fol- 
low: 

Theater  1925  1926 

Amphion     $115,000  $115,000 

Benson    125,000  140,000 

Berkshire    135,000 

Beverly     177,500  185,000 

Cameo 320,000  320,000 

Coliseum     125,000  150,000 

Colonial      260,000  296,000 

Commodore    220,000  220,000 

De    Kalb    285,000  285,000 

Flatbush     .  .^ 210,000  250,000 

Folly     .' 240,000  250,000 

Hollywood   90,000  125,000 

Keeney's    Theater    . . .  450,000  450,000 

Kinema     128,600 

Kingsway     265,000  265,000 

Loew's  Borough  Park  375,000  375,000 

Loew's   Coney   Island  250,000  800,000 

Loew's    Gates     600,000  600,000 

Loew's    Metropolitan  1,225,000  1,325,000 

Loew's    Palace    200,000  275,000 

Midwood    175,000  178,000 

Premier     500,000  510,000 

Republic     425,000  425,000 

Shore    Road    220,000  230,000 

Films  Destroyed  in  Hamburg  Harbor 

The  Associated  Press  reported  from 
Hamburg,  Germany  yesterday  that 
150  cases  of  American  films  were 
destroyed  by  explosion  aboard  the 
Japanese  steamer  Jufuku  Maru,  from 
Baltimore. 

Return  from  Europe 

"Roxy",  Arthur  H.  Sawyer  and 
Clark  Robinson  returned  on  the 
George  Washington  yesterday  from 
a  European  trip. 


When  you  think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Speeialitte  in  Motion  Picture 

»nd  Theatrical  inturanee  for 

the  past  fifteen  yeare. 


Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
IHO   Broadway  N.  Y.  C 

Bryant   SM« 


Zukor  On  Theaters 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

specialized  business.  We  have  our 
own  theater  department,  a  very  good 
one.  But  we  wanted  the  best.  Bala- 
ban  and  Katz  have  specialized  in  the- 
aters all  during  the  20  years  I  have 
specialized  in  pictures.  They  have 
developed  a  man-power  organization 
of  the  finest:  they  have  vision,  initi- 
ative. Their  wonderful  success  speaks 
altogether  for  itself.  What  more  nat- 
ural than  that  we  should  seek  their 
management  for  our  theaters?  I  put 
the  proposition  to  them  some  time 
ago  .  They  held  back  at  first.  'Well, 
think  it  over,'  I  said.  And  now  the 
terms  of  management  have  been 
agreed  upon  and  the  matter  closed. 
They  get  a  commission  as  managers, 
a  share  in  the  profits. 

Will  Book  Best  Product 

"These  theaters  must  make  money. 
We  expect  they  will.  Balaban  and 
Katz  expect  they  will.  That's  their 
business.  Therefore  the  theaters  will 
be  run  strictly  on  their  own  bottoms. 
Do  you  think  Balaban  and  Katz  or 
any  other  management  would  be 
agreeable  to  having  them  run  any 
other  way? 

The  theaters  will  book  the  best 
product  available.  They  will 
have  to.  And  they  will  pay  the 
right  rentals.  They  will  have  to 
— to  succeed.  And  we  intend 
they  will  succeed." 

"Will  you  buy  more  thea- 
ters?" I  asked. 

"I  don't  know,"  said  Mr.  Zu- 
kor. "Any  more  than  any  other 
theater  concern  knows  at  the 
moment.  Theater  conditions 
are  changing  all  the  time.  We 
buy;  we  may  sell.  I  simply  re- 
peat I  am  in  the  theater  busi- 
ness to  make  money,  like  any 
theater  firm.  And  I  propose  to. 
I  will  act  accordingly.  What 
that  action  will  be  I  don't  now 
know.  I  will  announce  it  when 
I  do  know." 

"Has  your  ownership  of  the- 
aters an5rthing  to  do  with  your 
production  and  distribution 
problems?" 

"No.  I  see  it  only  as  a  thea- 
ter enterprise.  It  is  purely  an 
economic  matter  all  its  own." 

"Exhibiting  End  Is    The  Best" 

"The  exhibiting  end  of  this 
business  is  the  best  end — by 
far.  It  is  about  time  someone 
said   so  and  said   it   fearlessly. 


WANTED 

FILM    SALESMEN 

Who  are  calling  on  exhibitors  through- 
out the  country  to  handle  a  non-com- 
petitive article.  We  are  not  a  Film 
House.  Answer  in  confidence.  Suite 
No.    305—33    W.    60th    St. 


It  is  the  stable,  substantial, 
profitable  side.  Production  is 
pure  and  simple  speculation; 
stars  are  grief  and  worry.  I 
know.  Making  pictures  is  a 
heart-breaking  game. 

"I  put  five  hundred  thousand  dol- 
lars— or  six  or  seven  hundred  thou- 
sand— into  a  picture.  At  its  best,  it's 
speculative.  For  the  same  money  I 
could  buy  a  beautiful  theater  and 
safely  make  money  on  product  on 
which  the  other  fellow  risked  his 
money  and  health.  I  repeat — the  sta- 
ble, sure  end  of  the  business  is  the 
exhibiting  end.  The  profits  have  been 
vast  and  swiftly  had.  They  are  in- 
creasingly alluring.  The  people  who 
have  my  sympathy,  my  utter  sym- 
pathy, are  the  producers — every  one 
of  them.  Nobody  ever  weeps  over 
them;  but  most  everybody  takes  a 
whack  at  them. 

If  anyone  thinks  production 
is  profitable,  let  them  try  it.  Let 
them  at  least  get  a  fair  notion 
of  what  it  means  to  build  and 
run  a  producing  unit,  to  create 
entertainment  ideas,  to  buy  at 
high  competitive  prices  all  the 
values  demanded  by  the  box- 
office  success  everyone  clamors 
for.  It  is  high  time  the  producer 
had  some  sympathetic  and  in- 
telligent understanding  and 
recognition  of  the  fact  that  he, 
with  his  courage,  nerve-wrack- 
ing enterprise  and  heavy  risk, 
has  advanced  the  industry  and 
its  theater  profits  as  far  as  they 
are  today. 

A  Plain,  Candid  Statement 

"I  have  now  given  you,"  said  Mr. 
Zukor,  "a  plain,  candid  statement 
about  my  own  business  affairs.  It's 
my  business  and  my 'affair.  Yet  I 
give  it  willingly,  to  correct,  as  you 
say,  a  lot  of  gossip.  But  why  must 
this  gossip  be?  The  greatest  trouble 
with  this  business  is  that  everyone  is 
minding  the  other  fellow's  affairs. 
And  knowing  very  little,  he  imagines 
very  much.'  Let  him  devote  himself 
to  his  own  business  and  thereby  not 
only  improve  his  own  fortunes  but 
those  of  the  whole  industry.  We  have 
plenty    of    big    problems    facing    us. 


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There's    the    European    situation,    for. 
instance. 

We  have  brought  these  mud- 
dles on  by  our  own  sheer 
thoughtlessness.  If  each  man 
would  spend  in  serious  thought 
and  analysis  the  time  he  uses 
in  gossiping  about  his  neigh- 
bor's affairs  we  would  all  be 
better  off.  We  would  stop  but- 
ting our  heads  blindly  against 
stone  walls." 


Famous  Engages  Anderson 

John  Murray  Anderson  has  bee* 
engaged  by  Famous  as  Director  oi 
Production  for  the  new  Metropolitan 
Boston.  After  the  Metropolitan  pre 
sentation  has  been  organized  it  is  ex 
pected  they  will  be  brought  to  Nev 
York  to  play  in  one  of  the  Paramoun 
houses  here. 


M.-G.-M.  Signs  Constance  Bennett 

Los  Angeles — Constance  Bennet 
has  signed  a  long  term  contract  wit 
Metro-Gold  wyn-Mayer. 


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DAILY 


The  Weeks  Headlines 

Monday 

'.'Actual    operations    of    Famous    Players'    new 
l       theater   company   to   start   soon, 
li   Pathe    officials    expect    to    gross    $18,000,000 
r.      this      year,      compared      with      $16,495,000 
gross  in    1924. 
Officials    of    Meriden,    Conn.,    against    Con- 

(necticut    tax   of   $10   a   reel.      They   believe 
the   measure   has   miscarried   and   favor   re- 
peal. 
Local    exhibitor    group    plans   a    weekly    golf 

tournament. 
.\merican    Society   of   Authors,    Composers    & 
Publishers    refuses   to    become   ruffled   over 
Congressman   MacGregor's   proposed  music 
probe. 

Tuesday 

Booking  arrangment  between  Provincial  Cine- 
matograph Theaters,  of  London,  and  Loew 
looked   for   in   England. 

First  National  abolishes  district  managers. 
Franchise  holders  to  control  sales. 

Warner  Brothers  will  produce  in  Germany 
to   meet   "kontingent"   requirement. 

Independent  exchanges  in  Connecticut  not 
decided  as  to  whether  they  will  reopen. 
Golden   Dist.    Corp.   to  resume  selling. 

Maude  Adams  and  J.  E.  D.  Meador  to  con- 
fer with  Rudyard  Kipling  on  production 
of    "Kim." 

Far  West  Theaters,  Inc.  to  build  nine  new 
houses  in   Southern   California. 

Wednesday 

West   Coast  Theaters  and  allied   circuits  will 

embrace   over   250    theaters   as   a   result   of 

expansion    program. 

Tax   similar    to    $10   a   reel   measure   in    Con- 

I  I     necticut    slated    for    four    more    states,    de- 

1       clares  Harry  Durant,  author  of  Connecticut 

bill. 
I  I  P.    D.    C.    reported    interested    in    3,000   seat 
theater   in   Seattle. 

Thursday 

JFox  angling  for  a  half  interest  in  Ascher's  14 
I     Chicago    theaters. 

iConnecticut  business  drops  25  per  cent  as  re- 
j     suit    of    Durant    tax. 
yFamous     will     road     show     "The     Vanishing 
(      American,"    starring    Richard    Dix.      Opens 

at    Criterion    Oct.    15. 
P.  A.   Powers  sells  raw   stock   plant   to   City 

of  Rochester.     To  locate  near  New  York. 
Four  new   serials   on    Pathe   schedule.      Sales 

meeting  ends. 
West  Coast  expansion  program  calls  for  nine 

new    houses    in    Los    Angeles    and    four    in 

Oakland,   Cal. 

Friday 

\j  Uniform       contracts       and       circuit       opera- 
.    tions    to    be    brought    up    at    T.    O.    C.    C. 

meeting  on  Tuesday,  the  first  of  the  Fall, 
jlecords  of   Connecticut  tax  authorities  show 
■    that  violations  of  police  regulations  are  few. 
Jrban-Kineto    Corp.    reorganized    to    reenter 

laboratory    field, 
ieal    estate    value    of    important    Broadway 
I   !    theaters     greatly     increased,     according     to 

I  Ij   1926  city  tax  assesments. 

II  Saturday 

''Ldolph  Zukor  explains  Balaban  &  Katz  deal. 
I   (:   Says  Famous  is  in  exhibition  field  "because 
'    '    there's  money  in  it." 
\    Seymour,  Connecticut,  Chamber  of  Commerce 

>i    f  enters  fight  against   State   Durant  tax. 
f'igures   on    value   of   theater   real    estate   in 
.    I    Brooklyn. 

Varner  Brothers  may  build  theater  in  New 
London,    Conn. 


English  P.  D.  C.  Organized 

London — P.  D.  C.  has  rounded  out 
ts    organization.      The    country    has 
)een   divided   into   North   and    South, 
"leorge   Pearson   has   been   appointed 
louthern     manager,     while     Keith 
|Vdams    becomes     London    manager, 
ind  Ernest  Larking  will  represent  P. 
).  C.  on  the  South  coast.     N.  Dick- 
on   will    look    after    the    East    Side, 
)ick  File  the  South  Side  and  Puddi- 
^ot  the  Eastern  and  Home  Counties, 
apt.  Ferguson  is  Glasgow  manager; 
I.  Favell,  Newcastle;  Jack  Goddard, 
iverpool;    Reggie    Yorke,    Manches- 
r;     Clifford     Hogg,     Leeds;     F.    S. 
lowning,  Sheffield.  Harold  Lipson  is 
orthern      sales      manager;      George 
iniels  is  in   Cardiff;  Arthur  Cowan 
Birmingham. 


Durant  Again 

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same  element  which  first  sought  to 
buy  off  the  present  Connecticut  law. 
Then  failing  in  that,  by  a  lot  of  vicious 
propaganda  they  tried  to  make  Gov- 
ernor Trumbull  veto  the  bill.  Again 
failing  they  went  to  court,  meanwhile 
trying  their  case  every  day  in  news- 
papers. But  verdict  was  against  them. 

"So  at  present  we  are  having  a  lot 
more  of  their  misleading  propaganda 
to  the  effect  that  if  the  law  is  not 
changed  it  will  drive  the  theaters  out 
of  the  state.  Of  course,  that's  unadult- 
erated bunk.  In  my  opinion  the  only 
thing  which  will  ever  change  the  film 
tax  law  is  proof  that  the  law  is  unjust 
and  unfair  and  until  such  proof  is  of- 
fered, the  public  is  not  going  to  be 
mislead  by  a  lot  of  squawks. 

"Well,  if  there  are  a  bunch  of  ban- 
dits in  the  producing  end  of  pictures 
who  think  they  can  club  the  State  of 
Connecticut  as  they  have  clubbed  ex- 
iiibitors  and  authors  ever  since  they 
l^ecame  fat  with  profits  and  power 
they  have  bitten  off  more  than  they 
can  chew.  Every  other  industry  pays 
taxes  in  Connecticut.  Every  other 
monopoly  pays  for  right  to  reap  prof- 
its in  this  state  and  so  why  should 
not  the  picture  industry  pay  their 
small  bit? 

"Connecticut  is  a  four  per  cent  ter- 
ritory. This  means  that  on  the  gross 
cash  return  from  a  film  which  cost 
POO.OOO  to  make,  in  this  state,  the 
producer  can  count  on  four  per  cent 
of  the  cost,  to  wit:  $8,000.  If  the  pro- 
ducer uses  one  print  to  get  in  this 
$8,000  he  pays  a  tax  of  $60  and  so  on, 
but  it  is  seldom  that  more  than  two 
prints  are  used  in  order  to  clean  up 
the  lousiness.  Are  they  going  to  re- 
fuse to  sell  pictures  in  Connecticut? 
It  is  silly  to  believe  anything  of  the 
sort.  Connecticut  is  too  rich  in  pic- 
ture proceeds  to  be  abandoned  and  if 
they  really  attempted  what  they 
tiireaten,  the  United  States  Govern- 
ment would  step  in  again  as  it  has  al- 
ready and  show  plainly  just  where 
they  get  off  in  pulling  that  sort  of 
stuff." 

Film  interests,  it  is  understood,  will 
pay  no  official  recognition  to  Durant's 
attack.  However,  theater  men  em- 
l)hatically  denied  the  statement  that 
"the  exhibitors  have  given  out  that  a 
picture  has  to  pay  a  tax  every  time  it 
is  shown."  No  such  erroneous  im- 
pression has  officially  come  from 
either  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  or  distributors. 
Durant  also  said  with  "characteristic 
propaganda." 

Producers  have  stated  that  the  bill 
was  rushed  through  the  Legislature 
on  the  last  day  of  the  session.     Ex- 


ception is  taken  to  this  statement.  He 
said  the  measure  was  introduced  in 
February.  It  is  pointed  out  that  the 
bill  presented,  as  he  explains,  had  a 
strong  censorship  feature  and  was 
killed  in  the  judiciary  committee.  The 
bill  which  passed  was  a  new  one  and 
came  from  the  finance  committee 
near  the  termination  of  the  session. 
Durant  discounts  the  claims  of  pic- 
ture people  that  the  state  does  not 
need  the  revenue  produced  by  the  law. 


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Weekly  Profit.  Start  using  at  any  time. 
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More  Public  Support 

Seymour,    Conn.    Chamber   of    Com- 
merce     Enters     Fight     Against 
Tax  Law 

Seymour,  Conn. — Connecticut  busi- 
ness men  outside  of  the  industry 
formally  entered  the  fight  against  the 
Durant  tax  law  when  the  Seymour 
Chamber  of  Commerce  unanimously 
went  on  record  as  favoring  a  special 
session  of  the  Legislature  to  repeal 
the  statute.  After  W.  A.  Morse  of 
the  Seymour,  had  explained  the  hard- 
ships resulting  from  the  law  the 
organization  adopted  a  resolution  in- 
structing its  secretary  to  write  to 
Governor  Trumbull  concerning  the 
matter. 

Morse's  talk  was  sympathetically 
received  by  the  business  men.  He 
said  that  many  of  the  houses,  especi- 
ally the  smaller  ones,  cannot  afford 
to  operate  in  the  face  of  conditions 
origniating  from  the  obnoxious  law 
and  will  eventually  have  to  close. 
The  exhibitor  declared  that  as  long 
as  the  statute  remains  on  the  books 
the  theater  men  will  have  to  pay  the 
bill  as  the  distributors  will  not  return 
to  the  state.  He  told  of  the  crushing 
expenses  being  imposed  upon  the 
theaters. 

Seth  N.  Beecher,  a  representative 
from  Seymour,  expressed  himself  as 
desiring  a  special  legislative  session 
to  reconsider  the  law.  E.  A.  Piatt, 
former  member  of  the  House  said  he 
wondered  how  the  Governor  and 
Legislature  ever  figured  that  the  dis- 
tributors would  pay  the  tax.  Among 
others  who  spoke  in  condemnation  of 
the  statute  was  Ira  Creelman,  prin- 
cipal   of   the    local   high    school,   who 


stressed  the  educational  value  of  pic- 
tures and  pointed  to  them  as  worthy, 
wholesome  entertainment  for  youth. 
So  far,  Morse  has  secured  about 
1,500  signatures  to  cards  asking  for 
a   special   session. 


Signatures  Grow 

Excellent  Results  Reported  in  Lining 

Up      PubUc      Opinion     Against 

Connecticut  Tax 

Hartford — Suggestion  has  been 
made  that  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  adopt  a 
"flying  squadron"  plan  as  part  of  its 
campaign  to  win  public  support  in 
the  effort  for  a  special  session  of  the 
Legislature  to  repeal  the  Durant  law. 
According  to  this  proposal  a  special- 
ly selected  team  of  two  exhibitors 
would  tour  the  state,  speaking  at 
every  theater  to  explain  the  situation 
caused  by  the  statute.  Proponents 
of  the  plan  say  that  more  could  be 
accomplished  in  securing  signatures 
to  the  cards  asking  for  reconsideration 
of  the  law  through  such  an  arrange- 
ment as  the  speakers  appointed  would 
be  men  who  are  intimately  acquainted 
with  every  phase  of  the  campaign  and 
are   capable   talkers. 

Present  indications  are  that  such 
a  move  will  not  be  made,  however,  as 
the  system  of  signature-getting  now 
in  motion  is  reported  to  be  producing 
excellent  results.  Theater  men  are 
distributing  cards  among  their  pa- 
trons and  in  some  instances  are  ad- 
dressing their  audiences  to  stimulate 
interest  in  the  battle. 


A.  M.  P.  A.  to  Probe  Circulation 

The  A.  M.  P.  A.  has  appointed  its 
Space  Buyers'  Audit  Committee  of 
Trade  Papers  and  Other  Amusement 
Mediums  composed  of  Nat  Roth- 
stein,  chairman;  Vivian  Moses,  P.  A. 
Parsons,  A.  M.  Botsford,  Bruce  Gall- 
up, A.  L.  Selig,  Gordon  White,  J. 
M.  Solomon,  Russell  Holman,  John 
Flinn  and  Paul  Gulick. 

The  committee  will  inquire  not 
only  among  publishers  and  advertis- 
ing managers,  but  also  among  ex- 
hibitors in  an  effort  to  ascertain  facts 
on  circulation. 


ATTENTION :— PRODUCERS 


Length  244  ft. 
Breadth  43  ft. 
Depth     23  ft. 


Fully 
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Sunday,  October  4,  1925 


Such  Is  Fame 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 


GREAT  PICTURES 

What  with  Sol  Lesser  of  West  Coast,  Joe  Schenck,  Norma, 
Hearst  and  others  declaring  "The  Big  Parade"  is  the  greatest 
picture  ever  made.  This  naturally  causes  much  interest — plus 
discussion — of  that  production.  Undeniably  it,  is  a  great  and 
marvelous  picture.  But  as  Abe  Lehr — of  Sam  Goldwyn's  organi- 
zation— pointed  out:  it  is  a  brave  man  indeed  who  will  commit 
himself  to  an  expression  of  any  picture  being  the  greatest.  "For 
the  reason,"  said  Lehr,  "that  there  are  so  many  different  kinds 
of  great  pictures." 

And  Abe  Lehr  is  right.  When  you  think  of  some  of  the 
really  great  pictures  ever  made.  And  ponder  for  a  moment. 
You  must  appreciate  that  nearly  all  of  the  great  pictures.  Have 
had  different  themes.  Have  had  different  treatment.  And  in 
itself  this  may  have  caused  many  to  figure  one  great  picture. 
As  better  than  the  other. 

"The  Ten  Commandments"  is  one  of  the  greatest  pictures 
ever  made.  But  thousands  of  people  have  argued.  That  it  would 
have  been  better.  Had  the  modern  story — the  last  half  of  the 
picture — been  handled  in  some  other  way. 

"The  Covered  Wagon,"  a  great,  outstanding  production,  met 
criticism  from  many  who  thought  the  wagons  looked  too  white; 
too  clean.    But  who  will  say  it  is  not  a  marvelous  picture? 

"The  Four  Horsemen,"  a  marvelous  picture  in  many  ways, 
and  which  put  Metro  on  the  map,  has  often  been  declared  the 
greatest  picture  ever  made ;  while  there  are  those  who  recall  that 
for  years  "The  Birth  of  a  Nation"  was  regarded  as  the  best  of 
all  pictures.  Certainly,  it  was  a  tremendous  achievement  for  its 
time.  _li. 

Many  expert  picture  makers  insist  today  that  "The  Miracle 
Man"  was  the  greatest  of  all  pictures.  Undeniably  it  was  a  fine 
picture ;  a  very  fine  picture.  And  then  there  is  "Over  the  Hill," 
which,  while  not  a  great  production,  bathed  the  country  in  tears, 
and  took  in  millions  at  the  box  office.  "Way  Down  East"  was 
another  very  great  picture.  From  an  artistic  viewpoint  "The 
Thief  of  Bagdad"  was  a  great  picture;  but  it  lacked  heart  interest 
to  many.  And  if  Doug  gets  back  his  investment  he  will  be  lucky. 
"The  Sea  Hawk"  was  a  very  great  picture.  Frank  Lloyd  hasn't 
equalled  it  yet.  "The  Hunchback  of  Notre  Dame"  was  another 
great  picture. 

And  so  it  goes.  But  if  you  analyze  all  these.  You  will  note 
how  different  in  theme  and  treatment  they  were.  And  so  Lehr— 
and  for  that  matter  others— who  hesitate  in  saying  any  one  pic- 
ture is  the  greatest  of  all.    Can  easily  be  understood. 

It  may  be  better.  To  hesitate  in  saying  that  this  or  that 
picture.  Is  the  greatest  of  all.  But  this  is  certain:  "The  Big 
Parade"  lines  right  up  with  all  of  the  big  ones.  All  of  the  great 
ones.  It  is  a  great  picture.  And  will  prove  a  sensation.  No 
doubt  of  that.    Not,  at  least,  to  me. 

DEVELOPING  DIRECTORS 

Bernie  Fineman.  Of  F.  B.  O.  Believes  in  developing  new 
people  And  is  proving  that  it  can  be  done.  For  instance,  a  year 
or  so  ago  Jimmy  Wilkinson  and  Bob  De  Lacey  were  cutting 
pictures  for  Bernie.  In  one  of  those  jams  which  develop  in  the 
best  of  studios  Bernie  needed  quick  relief.  In  direction  And 
so  he  called  on  these  boys.  And  made  them  directors,  ihe  hrst 
day  De  Lacey  was  out  on  location.  He  came  back  a  nervous 
wreck  Fineman  thought  he  might  have  made  a  mistake.  But 
the  next  day  the  rushes  showed  that  De  Lacey  knew  what  was 
wanted.  And  got  it.  So  both  he  and  Wilkinson.  Have  been 
directing  since. 

What  between  Fineman  in  the  studio,  Schnitzer  in  New  York 
—and  the  late  Harry  Berman— F.  B.  O.  made  tremendous  strides 
during  the  past  year.     Schnitzer,  just  leaving  for  New  York,  be- 


lieves the  outlook  even  better.     Because  the  personalities  they 
are  developing  into  stars.     Are  getting  somewhere. 

"We  know  where  pictures  such  as  we  are  making  have  a 
market,"  said  Schnitzer,  "and  our  market  is  enlarging  all  the 
time.  Evelyn  Brent  and  Fred  Thomson  are  getting  more  first 
runs  every  day." 

THOMSON  AND  SILVER  KING 

Missed  Evelyn  Brent.  She  is  in  New  York.  Or  was,  any- 
way. By  the  way,  that  little  girl  has  had  a  remarkable  experience. 
When  she  came  to  this  country  she  had  a  contract  with  Doug. 
Who  expected  to  enlarge  his  production  activities.  This  did 
not  develop.  And  Evelyn  Brent  found  herself  on  the  shelf.  She 
knew  what  she  wanted  to  do.  But  it  was  a  hard  job  to  get  going. 
Once  she  did  she  established  herself.  In  comparatively  short 
order.  In  many  houses  she  is  a  definite  bet,  and  a  big  drawing 
card. 

But  back  to  Thomson — and  his  marvelous  horse.  They  were 
working  in  the  studio  when  I  caught  this— and  Thomson  kriew 
nothing  about  it.  They  had  a  sequence  where  Silver  King,  with- 
out a  rider,  was  to  gallop  to  the  store  front  and  stop  dead.  Back 
of  him  is  the  sheriff's  posse;  right  on  his  heels.  Anyone  who 
knows  anything  about  horses.  Knows  that  when  a  horse  is  run- 
ning free — without  a  rider — with  other  horses  behind  him,  that 
he  wants  to  run  away.  They  rehearsed  Silver  King  twice.  On 
each  try  he  overran,  and  passed  the  front  of  the  store.  But  the 
third  time  he  stopped  dead.  Just  where  they  wanted  him.  And 
when  they  shot  the  scene  he  did  it  again.  A  marvelously  trained 
animal. 

THOMSON  ON  AUDIENCES 

Fred  Thomson,  trained  for  the  clergy,  and  now  a  rapidly 
rising  Western  star,  has  his  own  ideas  on  pictures.  "I  don't  know," 
he  said,  "that  I  want  to  make  pictures  for  the  audiences  that 
can  attend  legitimate  theaters.  I  want  to  make  pictures  for  those 
people  who,  living  far  away  from  the  big  cities,  can  get  their 
only  entertainment  from  pictures.  They  are  the  folks  who  really 
appreciate  pictures.  They  aren't  fed  up ;  they  aren't  jazzy.  They 
are  the  real  people  of  this  country.  And  I  know^  if  I  can  please 
them  that  I  have  done  my  job — and  done  it  well." 

And  Thomson  is  pleasing  them.  And  a  lot  of  city  folk  as 
well. 

HOLLYWOOD'S  SIXTY  CLUB 

Patterned  after  the  old  Sixty  Club  of  New  York.  Organized 
by  Frank  Elliott;  an  English  actor,  and  solely  for  picture  folk. 
For  the  last  year  he  has  been  conducting  the  Club  every  other 
Saturday  at  the  Biltmore.  And  if  you  want  to  see  a  ball  room 
containing  the  best  dressed  women  of  the  world  you  should  get 
a  glimpse  of  one  of  their  affairs.  The  spirit  and  decorum  of  the 
affair  is  very  delightful;  would  do  credit  to  the  most  fastidious 
gathering  in  the  world.  Now  Elliott  is  spreading  out.  He  has 
secured  the  Bernheim  mansion,  one  of  the  most  palatial  nomes 
in  the  world,  and  will  develop  the  Sixty  Club  there.  Over  lOU 
bungalows  will  be  built  on  the  14  acres,  and  the  mansion  will  be 
rebuilt  along  club  lines.    Only  picture  folk  will  be  admitted. 

MAKEUP 

Doug  MacLean  had  a  visitor  a  few  days  ago— J.  M.  Edgar 
Hart,  now  managing  one  of  Bill  Gray's  houses  in  New  England, 
and  who,  years  ago,  was  an  expert  in  makeup.  He  taught  hun- 
dreds of  young  actors  how  to  put  on  grease  paint.  Back  in  New 
York  Hart  says  the  art  of  make  up  consists  of  knowing  where 
to  leave  it  off.  And  how  right  he  is.  Talking  of  make  up,  there : 
is  a  new  liquid  make  up— Seigelman's— which  is  growing  m 
popularity  here.  Particularly  good  because  it  comes  off  so  easily  | 
when  the  day's  work  is  finished.    No  powder  needed,  either. 


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DAILV 


"The  Love  Hour" 

Yitagra'ph 

As    a     Whole STARTS     OFF 

WITH  SOME  RIP-ROARING 
COMEDY  AT  CONEY  ISLAND. 
THE  LAST  HALF  MOSTLY 
UNCONVINCING  DRAMA. 

Cast Louise  Fazenda  and  Wil- 

lard  Louis  in  their  comedy  dialogue 
easily  the  outstanding  and  saving 
graces  of  the  picture.  Huntley  Gor- 
don and  Ruth  Clifford  both  do  good 
work  and  strive  very  hard  to  save 
the  dramatic  end  of  it.  John  Roche 
a  good  looking  roue. 

'Tsrpe   of    Story Comedy-drama. 

The  first  half  of  "The  Love  Hour" 
oflfers   a   delightful    bit   of   comedy 
that  is  wholly  amusing  and  sure  to 
get  them  interested  in  the  picture 
that  in  its   latter  half  is  likely   to 
disappoint.      The    dramatic    situa- 
tions    following     the     preliminary 
r    comedy    business    lack    conviction. 
You  are  acquainted  with  Rex  West- 
.|    more,  banker  and  broker  and  to  all 
appearances  a  man  of  intelligence, 
and  yet  he  lets  his   "business   ad- 
viser" put  over  the  worst  deal  im- 
aginable by  pretending  to  ruin  him 
■    financially  and  by  hiring  a  doctor 
I    to  tell  him  his  health  requires  an 
operation   that  must  be  performed 
in  Switzerland.     It  all  proves  very 
false.     And  it  is  all  the  more  pity 
because  "The  Love  Hour"  gets  off 
to   such   a   fine    start.     The   intro- 
j     ductory  episode  of  comedy  is  de- 
cidedly funny  and  contains  a  great 
many  laughs.     Louise  Fazenda  and 
Louis,  of  recognized  comedy  abili- 
ty, are   the  principals  in  a   Coney 
Island  escapade  that  is  well  stocked 
with  humor.     Imagine  Louise  Fa- 
zenda and  Louis  riding  the  scenic 
railway    and    then    follow    this    up 
;  with    Louise    going    through    the 
',  "House  of  Mirth"  where  unexpected 
(  breezes  trifle  with  her  skirts  and  a 
'  I  passage  way  in  the  form  of  a  roll- 
ing barrel   tossing  her  about  with 
,     Louise   supplying  her   own   line   of 
laughs    on    the    side.      This    is    all 
incidental   to   the    romance    of   the 
shop   girl,    Ruth    Clifford    and    her 
wealthy    suitor,    Huntley    Gordon. 
There  is  the  jealous  "best  friend" 
who   wants   Ruth   for   himself  and 
who  after  her  marriage  to  Huntley 
f  Gordon  he  goes  about  a  systema- 
■  tic  method  of  separating  them.    Of 
course  he  fails  and  there  is  the  in- 
:  evitable  reunion. 

J*ox  Office  Angle The   comedy 

'     in  the   first  part  of  the  picture  is 
so   good   that   perhaps   they   won't 
•  mind  the  unconvincing  drama  that 
i  follows. 

xploitation Boost  this  from  its 

*    comedy  angle.     Just  run  a   trailer 
i  showing  Louise   Fazenda  enjoying 
I  some  of  the  Coney  Island  amuse- 
ments.    Rest  assured  her  promise 
of   laughs    will    bring    them    back. 
,  Willard    Louis    can    be    mentioned 
I  iaiso  in  connection  with  the  laughs. 
'    The  title  isn't  very  explicit  so  you 
might   play   it  up  as  the   romance 
,  of  a  shop  girl  and  the  rich  man. 

.    |irection Herman  Raymaker; 

J  good  on  comedy  end  of  it. 

■uthor    Gregory   Rogers 

enario Bess  Meredyth 

imeraman E.  B.  Dumar 

lotography    Good 

>cale  . . .  Coney  Island — New  York 
■ngth  7,036  feet 


Harry  Carey  in 

"The  Bad  Lands" 

Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 
As  a  Whole.  .A  MELLER  OF  OLD 
FRONTIER  DAYS  WITH  ALL 
THE  FAMILIAR  "PROPS." 
INTERESTING  PLOT  AND 
HARRY  CAREY  SAVE  IT 
FROM  "RUBBER  STAMP" 
CLASS. 

Star. . . .  As  a  famous  scout,  gives  lots 
of  color  to  a  picturesque  role.  As 
usual,  he  fits  the  part — not  just 
dressed  for  it  before  a  camera. 

Cast. . .  .Trilby  Clark  as  the  colonel's 
daughter  brightens  the  military  at- 
mosphere of  the  frontier  fort.  Buck 
Black,  a  kid  who  pals  with  Carey, 
is  "all  boy"  and  a  delight  every 
time  he  shows.     Rest  of  cast  so-so. 

Type  of  Story. . . . Melodrama  of  fron- 
tier days.  The  only  thing  they 
overlooked  in  this  one  was  a  stam- 
pede of  wild  horses  or  buffaloes. 
But  the  plot  has  a  couple  of  good 
twists  and  lots  of  human  interest. 
This,  combined  with  fine  work  of 
the  star,  holds  the  interest.  Carey 
takes  the  part  of  a  scout  who  is 
filled  with  a  lot  of  droll  humor.  He 
plays  this  up  to  good  advantage  all 
the  way,  and  builds  a  characteriza- 
tion that  grows  more  appealing 
right  to  the  end.  Colonel  Owen,  in 
charge  of  Fort  Sumner,  has  his  son 
Hal  in  his  regiment.  Only  Carey 
the  scout  knows  that  he  is  a  coward 
at  heart.  To  cover  a  gambling  debt, 
Hal  robs  the  pony  express  rider 
and  kills  him.  Scout  Carey  is 
blamed.  He  knows  that  Hal  is 
guilty,  but  to  save  the  Colonel's 
daughter  from  her  brother's  dis- 
grace, he  takes  his  courtmartial. 
While  the  fort  is  in  charge  of 
young  Hal — the  garrison  having 
gone  to  reconnoiter — Indians  at- 
tack. The  scout  inspires  the  cow- 
ardly Hal  to  fight  like  a  man,  with 
the  few  remaining  soldiers.  The 
garrison  returns  in  time  to  save  the 
fort.  Hal  is  mortally  wounded. 
He  confesses  to  his  crime.  The 
scout  is  freed.  Lots  of  twists  in  this 
story — a  cavalry  captain  who  is  the 
villainous  rival  for  the  girl's  hand 
keeps  Carey  busy.  The  Indian  at- 
tack on  the  fort  is  crude.  A  few 
other  scenes  do  not  strike  realism. 
But  if  they  like  Carey  and  frontier 
life,  this  will  please  them.  The 
story  holds  real   suspense. 

Box  Office  Angle.... If  the  big  epic 
westerns  have  not  fed  your  people 
up,    this    should   go    over   nicely. 

Exploitation.  ..  .Harry  Carey's  name 
is  the  best  bet.  A  trailer  of  the  cav- 
alry in  action  will  arouse  interest. 
Play  up  the  frontier  atmosphere 
with  lobby  stills. 

Direction   Dell  Henderson; 

fair 

Author   Kate  Corbaley 

Scenario   Harvey  Gates 

Cameramen  Sol  Polito, 

George   Benoit 

Photography    Good 

Locale    Western  frontier 

Length  4,956  feet 


George  O'Brien  in 

"The  Fighting  Heart" 

Fox 

As  a  Whole A  STORY  OF  A 

PRIZE  FIGHTER  THAT  IS 
DIFFERENT.  FULL  OF 
HEART  INTEREST.  ALL 
KINDS  OF  ATMOSPHERE. 
LOTS  OF  PUNCH. 

Star Has  an   easy,   natural   way 

about  him  that  should  win  him  lots 
of  friends.  Also  has  a  knack  of  get- 
ting your  sympathy  and  holding  it. 

Cast. . .  .Billie  Dove  has  very  little  to 
do,  but  she  scores  with  her  win- 
someness.  Bert  Woodruff  as  a  G. 
A.  R.  veteran  dies  too  early  in  the 
story,  for  his  character  portrayal  is 
something  to  remember.  A  lot  of 
"hick"  types  are  so  overdrawn  that 
they  give  a  burlesque  air  to  other- 
wise lifelike  situations. 

Type  of  Story Drama  of  small 

town  life.  Adapted  from  Larry 
Evans'  novel,  "Once  to  Every 
Man."  A  typical  "sympathy"  story. 
Everybody  against  the  hero,  who 
by  sheer  grit  conquers  and  humbles 
all  his  enemies.  The  kind  of  hero 
stuff  they  never  tire  of.  Lots  of 
human  interest  and  wholesomeness. 
-A.  plausible  story,  filled  with  color- 
ful incidents.  O'Brien's  old  grand- 
dad gets  some  bootleg  liquor  from 
the  town  bully,  "Soapy"  Williams, 
and  disgraces  himself  in  the  Mem- 
orial Day  parade.  O'Brien  gives 
"Soapy"  a  good  licking  in  front  of 
the  whole  town.  Judge  Maynard 
has  taken  a  dislike  to  O'Brien,  and 
turns  a  lot  of  the  townspeople 
against  him.  His  only  friend  is  Bil- 
lie Dove.  Later  "Soapy"  becomes 
a  famous  pugilist.  O'Brien,  real- 
izing that  he  once  licked  this 
champ,  also  becomes  a  fighter. 
Eventually  he  meets  "Soapy"  in  the 
ring,  but  is  knocked  out.  Here  is 
the  surprise  kick.  You  think  all  the 
time  the  hero  is  going  to  win.  La- 
ter O'Brien  meets  his  rival  on 
crowded  Broadway  and  knocks  him 
cold.  The  hero  then  returns  in 
triumph  to  the  home  town.  Direc- 
tor John  Ford  has  made  this  fine 
entertainment.  A  scene  where  the 
drunken  G.  A.  R.  vet  is  ridiculed  by 
the  crowd  at  the  parade  is  not  so 
good.  Such  an  incident  would  only 
arouse  pity — anywhere.  But  this 
is  a  trifle  compared  to  all  the  fine 
points  in  directing  this  picture. 

Box   Office   Angle Something   of 

interest  for  every  member  of  the 
family.  A  story  of  the  hero  over- 
coming all  sorts  of  odds  is  always  a 
good  bet.  Also  the  small  town 
youth  who  makes  good  in  the  big 
city. 

Exploitation ....  Play  up  the  fights. 
This  one  has  three  that  are  all  dif- 
ferent and  carry  a  real  punch.  Use 
lobby  photos  of  fight  scenes.  Tie 
up  with  book  store  on  original 
novel. 

Direction   John  Ford; 

good 

Author Larry  Evans 

Scenario  Lillie  Hayward 

Cameraman Joe  August 

Photography   Good 

Locale   Small  town 

Length    6,978  feet 


"The  Plastic  Age" 

B.  P.  Schulberg  Prod. 

As  a  Whole...  SHOULD  GET  A 
LOT  OF  MONEY.  SURE-FIRE 
ENTERTAINMENT  THAT  IS 
GOING  TO  PLEASE  THEM. 
HAS  SMASHING  FOOTBALL 
CLIMAX. 

Cast. . . .  Clara  Bow  a  gem  as  the  flap- 
per heroine.  Gives  a  delightful  per- 
formance. Donald  Keith  does  his 
best  work  so  far  as  the  college  boy 
hero.  Splendid  in  the  part.  Gil- 
bert Roland,  a  new  comer,  also 
very  fine.  Mary  Alden  and  Henry 
B.  Walthall  well  suited  as  the 
mother  and  father  of  hero.  All  care- 
fully selected  types  and  suitable. 

Type  of  Story. ..  .College  story.  B. 
P.  Schulberg's  production  of  the 
widely  popular  novel  makes  one  of 
the  best  pieces  of  entertainment  of 
recent  release.  And  this  in  view  of 
the  skeptical  outlook  at  the  time  of 
the  undertaking  due  to  the  more  or 
less  risque  atmosphere  of  the  book. 
But  "The  Plastic  Age"  comes 
through  with  nothing  to  offend 
even  though  there  are  some  petting 
parties  and  a  fraternity  dance  that 
is  the  last  word  in  modernism.  It 
happens  in  the  best  colleges  and  a 
lot  of  people  know  it  so  you  can 
hardly  blame  anyone  for  injecting 
realism.  No  one  is  likely  to  raise 
any  fuss  over  these  scenes,  how- 
ever. Clara  Bow's  baby  vamping 
can  barely  be  objectionable.  She's 
delightful  every  minute.  And  so  is 
Donald  Keith,  her  college  boy 
sweetie.  All  this  business  of  youth 
has  plenty  of  kick  but  the  real 
knock-out  of  the  picture  is  the  foot- 
ball game  climax.  It  has  punch, 
thrills,  enthusiasm  galore,  with  hero 
the  last  minute  victor  in  the  game 
which  saves  his  college  team  and 
brings  him  to  a  glorious  finish.  The 
realism  and  pep  injected  into  this 
game  are  unmistakable  and  gives 
the  picture  a  wallop  of  an  ending. 
Story  concerns  the  four  years  hero 
spends  at  college,  of  his  love  for  a 
little  flippant  creature  of  the  cam- 
pus, of  his  failure  in  athletics,  the 
reprimand  of  his  folks,  and  his  los- 
ing out  with  the  girl.  It  all  ends 
triumphantly  with  the  boy  the  hero 
of  the  football  team  and  finishing 
with  honors  in  his  senior  year,  fol- 
lowed by  his  reunion  with  the  little 
girl  of  his  dreams. 

Box  Office  Angle. . .  .This  one  is  in — 
way  in.  Should  make  a  clean  sweep 
but  you  must  get  your  order  in 
early  if  you  want  to  give  your  folks 
a  rare  treat. 

Exploitation.  ..  .Who  doesn't  love  a 
story  of  college  life,  its  thrills,  friv- 
olities, .he  more  serious  side  of  it 
and  all  the  rest  that  goes  to  make 
it  interesting?  You  get  it  all  in 
"The  Plastic  Age."  Plenty  of  talk- 
ing points  and  nothing  to  worry 
about.  It  should  go  big.  Start 
working  to  get  them  in. 

Direction Wesley  Ruggles; 

splendid;  football  climax  supreme. 

Author  Percy  Marks 

Scenario Eve  Unsell  and 

Wesley  Ruggles 

Cameramen  Allen  Seigler  and 

Gilbert   Warrenton 

Photography   Good 

Locale   College  town 

Length    6,488  feet 


Y 

starine  diis  seasons 


assemUed  by  a  producer  for  any  year's 
product  ;"^*^the  men  now  making  the 
big  William  Fox  pictures  for  this 
season 


-iheir  loorfi  has 

hood  the,  te^  ~ 

the  acid  tdf  of  tho 

BOX  OFFICE 


Their  Skill  Means  Your  Profit 

from 

THE  IRON  HORSE 
*LIGHTNIN' 

THE  LUCKY  HORSESHOE 

AS  NO  MAN  HAS  LOVED 

KENTUCKY  PRIDE 
*THANK  YOU 

HAVOC 
*THUNDER  MOUNTAIN 

LAZYBONES 
*THE  FIRST  YEAR 

EAST  LYNNE 

THE  FIGHTING  HEART 

THE  WINDING  STAIR 

WHEN  THE  DOOR  OPENED 

THE  JOHNSTOWN  FLOOD 

THE  SILVER  TREASURE 

THE  FOOL 
*THE  WHEEL 
*WAGES  FOR  WIVES 

THE  ANCIENT  MARINER 

THE  BEST  BAD  MAN 

*]ohn  Golden  Unit  of 
Clean  American  Pictures 


semational  FOX  successes! 


JOHN  FORD — mention  his  name 
and  you  think  of  "The  Iron 
Horse,"  one  of  the  greatest  pic 
tures  of  all  time.  He  has  also  pro' 
duced  "Lightnin' "  and  "Thank 
You" — John  Golden  plays — "Ken' 
tucky  Pride"  and  "The  Fighting  Heart." 


REGINALD  BARKER,  master 
director  of  outdoor  pictures,  has 
produced  a  screen  triumph  for 
Fox,  based  on  James  Oliver  Cur' 
wood's  "When  the  Door  Opened." 
Now  he's  preparing  to  film  "The 
Johnstown  Flood,"  a  dynamic  American  epic. 


JOHN  GRIFFITH  WRAY  has 

made  A.  E.  W.  Mason's  novel, 
"The  Winding  Stair,"  into  a 
photoplay  that  breathes  the  ro' 
mance  of  Morocco  and  the  dash 
of  the  French  Foreign  Legion.     It 

strengthens  Wray's  well  earned  reputation  for  pro' 

ducing  artistic  box  office  successes. 


J.  G.  BLYSTONE  has  added  to 
the  pleasure  of  millions  of  Tom 
Mix  fans  with  "The  Lucky  Horse- 
shoe,"  which  followed  the  Ely 
stonc'Mix  production,  "Dick  Tur' 
pin."  Now  they  are  filming  a 
popular  Max  Brand  novel,  "The  Best  Bad  Man." 


VICTOR  SCHERTZINGER  has 

made  "Thunder  Mountain,"  based 
on  "Howdy  Folks,"  a  real  drama 
of  love  in  the  hills  of  hate.  "The 
Wheel"  has  all  the  punch  of  the 
stage  play.  Both  are  Golden  sue 
cesses,  with  proved  audience  appeal. 


|mn  FRANK    BORZAGE    has    done 

.^M    some  of  the  best  work  of  his  dis' 

^M    tinguished  career  in  filming  "Lazy 

'^^M    bones,"     Owen     Davis'     gripping 

r^^^l    stage  drama.    Bor2;age  will  also  di' 

rect    "Wages    for    Wives"     and 

"The  First  Year,"  John  Golden  plays.     All  three 
have  proved  their  box  office  pull. 


ROWLAND  V.  LEE  has  made 
"Havoc"  into  a  powerful  film.  In 
"As  No  Man  Has  Loved"  he  has 
caught  the  adventure  and  romance 
of  Hale's  story,  '"The,  Man  With' 
out  a  Country."  He  packed  all 
the  thrills  of  Conrad's  "Nostromo"  into  "The  Sil' 
ver  Treasure,"  a  colorful  South  American  romance. 


HARRY  MILLARDE  has  made 
the  screen  version  of  Channing 
Pollock's  play,  "The  Fool,"  with 
the  same  intelligent  sympathy  that 
he  put  into  world'renowned  "Over 
the  Hill,"  one  of  the  greatest 
moneymakers  the  screen  has  known. 


EMMETT  FL'iT^N'S  name  re- 
calls "The  Connecticut  Yankee." 
Now  he's  made  another  master' 
piece,  "East  Lynne."  It's  better 
than  the  original  melodrama,  which 
has  always  drawn  patronage  for 
three  generations.    The  picture  will  pack  them  in. 


Henry  otto  is  celebrated  for 
his  skill  in  bringing  fantasy  to  the 
screen.  In  "The  Ancient  Mari' 
ner"  he  gives  his  imagination  free 
play,  and  it  promises  to  beat  his 
former  greatest  achievements. 


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DAILY 


"Sunday,  October  4,  1925 


"The  Circle" 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

a  Whole HAS  A  MORAL 

FOR  THE  ULTRA  MODERN 
BUT  THERE  ISN'T  VERY 
MUCH  TO  THE  STORY. 

ist Eleanor  Boardman  handi- 
capped by  shortcomings  of  the 
role.  Gives  her  very  little  to  do. 
Malcolm  McGregor  too  much  a 
hero  for  the  role  of  "other  man". 
Creighton  Hale,  the  weakling  hus- 
band, who  turns  brute  to  keep  his 
wife.  Alec  Francis  interesting,  as 
always.  Others  Eugenie  Besserer, 
Eulahe  Jensen,  George  Fawcett, 
Otto  Hoffman. 

•ype  of  Story Domestic  drama ; 

adapted  from  the  play  by  W.  Som- 
erset Maugham.  At  least  the  au- 
thor is  daringly  unique  in  his 
grouping  of  characters.  Imagine  a 
wife  returning  to  her  first  hus- 
band's home,  after  an  absence  of 
thirty  years,  and  bringing  along 
his  best  friend,  the  man  she 
eloped  with,  and  then,  on  top  of 
that,  fancy  her  urging  her  son's 
wife  to  run  off  with  her  son's  best 
friend.  It  is  certainly  a  demo- 
cratic gathering.  And  true  to  its 
name  the  story  runs  around  in  a 
circle.  It  ends  just  where  it 
started  and  ends  abruptly.  It  is  a 
logical  enough  ending  but  it  is 
apt  to  seem  a  bit  unfinished  to 
some. 

Story:  Cheney  Castle  had  been 
handed  down  from  one  generation 
to  another.  The  first  scandal  oc- 
curred about  thirty  years  ago 
when  the  current  master  had  twin 
beds  installed.  So  says  the  title. 
His  wife  eloped  with  his  best 
friend.  At  the  present  time  the 
owner,  Lord  Cheney,  now  an  old 
man,  is  entertaining  his  former 
wife  and  his  best  friend  (her  hus- 
band) and  Arnold,  the  next  heir  to 
the  castle  is  struggling  to  keep  his 
young  wife  who  threatens  to  run 
off  with  her  husband's  best  friend. 
How  Arnold  uses  cave  man  tactics 
to  prevent  it  stops  a  continuation  of 
"the    circle." 

Box  Office  Angle Fair  enter- 
tainment. Not  a  very  weighty  story 
but  if  they  are  satisfied  with  some 
clever  suggestion  and  some  very 
modern  ideas  it  may  go. 

Exploitation "The     Circle",     as 

a  title,  may  be  effectively  exploited 
in  teaser  fashion  and  you  can  play 
up  the  old  slogan  of  "like  father 
like  son",  or  "A  chip  of  the  old 
block,"  etc.  They  should  be  in- 
terested if  you  tell  them  about  the 
man  who  entertains  his  former 
wife  and  her  present  husband.  At 
least  they'll  admit  it  is  unique. 
You  have  some  rather  well  known 
names  in  the  cast  as  well. 

Direction Frank  Borzage; 

injects    some   clever    touches. 

W.  Somerset  Maugham 

B.    Clarke 


Reed  Howes  in 

"The  Cyclone  Cavalier" 

Prod.:  Harry  J.  Brown 

Dist:  Rayart — State  Rights 

As  a  Whole.. THE  STAR  BRINGS 


Author   . 

Scenario    Kenneth 

Cameraman    Chester    Lyons 

Photography   Good 

Locale     England 

Length    5,511    feet 


A  CYCLONE  OF  PEP  AND 
FUN  INTO  A  SOUTH  AMERI- 
CAN REVOLUTION.  COMIC 
OPERA  PLOT  PROVES  REAL 
SCREEN      ENTERTAINMENT. 

Star This  human  dynamo  of  ener- 
gy carries  the  story  along  at  a  racy 
clip.     Performs  a  variety  of  athlet- 
ic stunts,  mixed  with  Hght  comedy. 
Has  the   sparkle   of  youth   that  al- 
ways appeals. 
Cast. .  .Carmelita  Geraghty  looks  like 
a  real  comer.     She  steps  away  out 
in    front    as    a    charming    senorita. 
When   they   discover   she   is  a   real 
comedienne — and    not    maybe — her 
producer  will  make  a  lot  of  money. 
Johnny   Sinclair   as   a   laugh-maker 
has  several  big  comedy  stars  faded. 
Just     naturally     funny — that's     all. 
Treat   rest   of   cast   as   good   back- 
ground. 
Type  of  Story . . .  Comedy,  with  comic 
opera  setting.     Reed  is  sent  by  his 
father  to  a  South  American  repub- 
lic on  business  with  the  president. 
He  meets  the  president's  niece,  Ro- 
sita,   and   gets   himself   in   the   bad 
graces    of    the    president    without 
knowing   who   they   really   are — on 
board  ship  to  South  America.     Ar- 
rived at  the  capital.     Reed  is  pre- 
vented from  reaching  the  president. 
He    bumps    into    a    revolution    just 
starting.     From  here  on  the  action 
is    fast    and    funny.      Reed    and    an 
American     sailor — that      comedian, 
Johnny    Sinclair — are    kept    on    the 
hop  between  the  revolutionists  and 
the  loyal  troops.     No  matter  what 
they  do,  their  prospects  grow  more 
dubious.      Reed    finally  outwits   the 
leader    of    the    rcvokitionists.      He 
saves  the  president  and  niece  in  the 
palace  in  a  slashing  fight  on  a  stair- 
way,  holding   back   the    revolution- 
ists   until    the    loyal    troops    arrive. 
None  of  it  to  be  taken  seriously — 
but  if  your  people  enjoy  fast  action, 
with  light   comedy  and  the  joy  of 
youth  running  through  it,  this  will 
give  them  a  stjmulating  kick.     Reed 
Howes,    as    usual,    works   overtime 
with  his  athletic  stunts.    They  can't 
get  drowsy  watching  him  travelling 
fast. 

Box  Office  Angle Good  light  en- 
tertainment. Zippy  action  and  com- 
edy touches,  with  star's  breezy 
work  will  stir  up  a  lot  of  jaded  fans. 

Exploitation. .  .Play  up  Reed  Howes, 
if  your  people  know  him.  The 
sword  fight  on  the  stairway  will 
make  a  teasing  trailer. 

Direction   Albert  Rogell; 

good 
Authors Krag  Johnson, 

Burke  Jenkins 

Scenario    Same 

Cameramen  Lyman  Broening, 

William  Tuers 

Photography    Good 

Locale  South  America 

Length    4,928  feet 


Jack  Hoxie  in  \ 

"Bustin-Through" 

Universal 
As  a  Whole.... WESTERN  THAT 
STACKS  UP  THE  USUAL 
CONCOCTION  OF  ACTION 
AND  THRILLS.  STORY  OF 
THE  CONVENTIONAL  FOR- 
MULA VARIETY. 

Star True-to-type  hero.     Has  a 

villainous  band  to  outwit  and  a 
girl  to  win  and  goes  about  it  in 
the  customary  he-man  fashion. 

Cast Helen    Lynch    the    blond 

heroine  who  just  knows  hero  isn't 
a  bad  man.  William  Norton  Baily 
the  not-so-sHck  villain  and  others 
Alfred  Allen,  George  Grandee. 

Type  of  Story Western.    Hoxie 

continues  in  his  role  of  cowboy  hero 
and  his  work  consists  of  the  usu- 
al outwit-the-villain-and-win-the- 
girl  policy.  Of  course  there  is 
some  outwitting  to  be  done  and  it 
includes  the  regulation  display  of 
action,  stunts,  thrills,  with  Hoxie 
the  daring  rider,  fighter,  rescuer 
and  hero-gallant  in  general.  Dir- 
ector Cliff  Smith,  minus  an  original 
yarn,  manages  to  make  up  for  it 
somewhat  in  the  action  and  holds 
the  interest  effectively  at  that. 
Probably  the  biggest  thrill  is  where 
liero  makes  a  mad  dash  after  the 
runaway  horse  and  carriage  and 
drags  the  girl  off  the  seat  just  as 
the  carriage  goes  off  the  cliff. 

Story:  Savage  refuses  to  sell 
his  ranch  and  the  buyers  refuse  to 
buy  from  neighboring  ranchers  un- 
less Savage  sells  also.  Merritt,  the 
buyer,  tells  his  man,  Gregg,  to  get 
the  ranch  in  spite  of  Savage. 
Gregg  enters  into  a  crooked  scheme 


to  cheat  hero  of  his  ranch  but  hero 
is  equal  to  his  man  and  finally 
proves  to  Merritt  that  Gregg  had 
included  a  plan  to  double  cross 
Merritt.  It  takes  hero  some  time 
to  get  the  "goods"  on  Gregg  but 
he  finally  shows  him  up  in  his  true 
colors.  This  makes  way  for  the 
romance  of  hero  and  Merritt's 
daughter. 

Box  Office  Angle Action  west- 
ern that  will  satisfy  them  where 
they  come  in  for  action  and  thrills. 

Exploitation Play  up  the  at- 
mosphere of  excitement  and  show 
them  a  trailer  including  the  best 
bits  of  action  such  as  the  runaway 
and  rescue,  fights,  etc.  If  Hoxie 
is  popular  use  his  name  and  tell 
them  he  does  good  work  in  "Bust- 
in'  Through,"  his  latest  Universal 
release. 

Direction Cliff  Smith ; 

ample. 

Author    Not   credited 

Scenario   Buckley  Oxford 

Cameraman   Wm.  Nobles 

Photography   Good 

Locale    The    West 

Length    4,505  feet 


"Let's  Go,  Gallagher" 

Film  Booking  Offices 
As  a  Whole...  TYPE  WESTERN 
WITH  WELL-KNOWN  CUT- 
AND-DRIED  FORMULA.  HAS 
PLENTY  OF  GOOD  ACTION 
AND  THRILLS  EVEN  IF 
THEY  ARE  NOT  BRAND 
NEW. 

Cast Tom  Tyler  the  ever  victori- 
ous hero  who  gallops  through  five 
reels  of  excitement  and  turns  off 
rescues,  fights  and  thrill  stunts  in 
rapid  succession.  Barbara  Starr  a 
pretty  heroine  and  Olin  Francis  the 
usual  heavy  set  villain.  Frankie 
Darro  a  cute  youngster  who  has 
quite  a  prominent  part.  Others, 
Sam  Peterson,  Alfred  Huston. 

Type  of  Story Western.  A  west- 
ern isn't  complete  without  a  fight 
on  the  cliff  or  hero  rescuing  the 
girl  from  a  runaway.  This  time 
they  alternate  with  the  runaway 
and  as  per  usual  the  carriage  is  just 
headed  for  a  steep  grade  when  the 
girl  is  snatched  from  certain  death. 
This  is  but  one  of  the  many  thrills 
that  hero  pulls  off  in  "Let's  Go, 
Gallagher."  And  Gallagher  does 
go — steadily.  There  is  no  end  to 
his  difficulties  but,  like  the  true 
hero  he  is,  he  comes  out  the  victor. 
The  plot  has  a  decidedly  familiar 
ring  and  there  is  no  obvious  effort 
to  conceal  the  fact  but  where  the 
action  is  the  thing,  "Let's  Go,  Gal- 
lagher" has  it. 

Story:  When  Dorothy  Manning 
discharges  her  foreman  he  gets 
even  by  stealing  her  cattle,  buying 
over  the  mortgage  on  her  ranch 
with  the  proceeds  and  then  goes 
about  the  business  of  calling  it  in. 
Meantime  Dorothy  has  made  hero 
Tom  Gallagher  her  new  foreman. 
He  discovers  where  villain  has  the 
cattle  hidden  and  makes  a  quick 
cash  sale,  arriving  with  the  money 
in  time  to  prevent  villain  from  car- 
rying out  his  foreclosure.  Hero 
still  has  villain's  pal  to  capture  and 
the  girl  to  rescue  but  this  is  all  tak- 
en care  of  in  due  time  and  with  due 
thrills  leaving  hero  and  the  girl 
ready  for  the  clinch. 

Box  Office  Angle Western  of  av- 
erage merit  although  if  they  like 
this  kind  of  action  they  will  prob- 
ably find  plenty  of  thrills  and  for- 
get about  the  trite  plot. 

Exploitation A   trailer   is   always 

the  best  bet  on  these  action  west- 
erns. Select  the  runaway  sequence 
or  hero's  fight  with  villain  to  give 
them  an  idea  of  the  thrills  pre- 
sented. Tom  Tyler  is  a  likeable  hero 
and  you  might  play  him  up  in  your 
announcements.  No  well  known 
names  to  bank  on.  Say  there  is 
some  good  comedy  business  also. 

Direction  Robt.  De  Lacey, 

Jas.   Gruen;  adequate 

Authors   Percy  Heath, 

Jas.  Gruen 

Scenario    Same 

Cameramen   John  Leezer. 

John  Thompson 

Photography    Gooc 

Locale    Wes> 

Length    5,182   fee 


Pathe'  pays  Half  a 

privilege  of  bringing  back  to 

Charlie  Chaplin 

famous  Million  Dollar 

with  First  National 


Pafhepicture 


MARK, 


Million  for  the 

the  screen  the  FirSt  FOUT 


Pictures  made  under  his 

Eight  IHcture  Contract 

Four  triumphant  successes,  "A  Dog's  Life,**  "Shoulder 
Arms,"  ''A  Day's  Pleasure"  and  **Sunnyside,"  which 
include  some  of  the  greatest  pictures  this  amazing 
screen  personality  has  ever  made! 

Never  before  have  pictures  for  re- presentation  brought 
such  a  price.  Only  Chaplin  productions  could  have 
done  it. 

These  Chaplin  pictures  are  always  first  runs.  As 
box  office  attractions  today  they  are  in  a  class 
by  themselves. 


The  first,  "A  Dog's  Life,"  will  be  released  Nov.  22. 


For  the  first  time  in  the  business, 
rights  for  re-presentation  of  pictures 
have  cost  as  much  as  on  original 
release  — -They  are  Charlie  Chaplins 
of  course 


When,  a  number  of  years  iago,  First  National  made  a  million  dollar 
contract  with  Charlie  Chaplin  for  eight  two-reel  pictures,  the  price 
was  considered  very  high. 

Since  that  time  it  has  been  amply  demonstrated  that  the  price,  far 
from  being  excessive,  made  that  contract  one  of  the  very  best  buys 
any  distributor  has  ever  made. 

Every  one  of  those  pictures  was  good.  Among  them  are  some  of 
the  outstanding  successes  of  the  business. 

Chaplin's  screen  career  is  absolutely  unique.  His  pictures  have 
undoubtedly  played  over  500,000  bookings,  yet  who  ever  heard  of 
a  booking  that  wasn't  a  success? 

All  of  hb  pictures  have  made  money  for  everyone.  Tliere  is 
probably  not  one  exhibitor  in  the  many  thousands  all  over  the 
world  but  what  has  money  he  wouldn't  have  if  he  hadn't  played 
Chaplin. 

PATHE  HAS  JUST  PAID  HALF  A  MILLION  DOLLARS  FOR 
THE  PRIVILEGE  OF  BRINGING  BACK  TO  THE  SCREEN  THE 
FIRST  FOUR  CHARLIE  CHAPLIN  PICTURES  MADE  UNDER 
HIS  FAMOUS  MILLION  DOLLAR  CONTRACT  WITH  FIRST 
NATIONAL  FOR  EIGHT  PICTURES 

AND— 

THE  PRICE  PAID  IS  THE  SAME  PRICE  THAT  WAS  PAID  FOR 
THEM  ON  ORIGINAL  ISSUE. 

••A  Dog's  Life"  will  be  released  on  Nov.  22nd.  "Shoulder  Arms," 
"A  Day's  Pleasure"  and  "Sunnyside"  will  follow. 

In  all  honesty  I  do  not  know  where  so  much  box-oflice  value  can  be 
secured,  dollar  for  dollar  and  foot  for  foot. 

If  there  is  any  box-office  certainty  in  any  product,  it  is  in  these 
pictures.  Like  diamonds  their  value  has  grown  with  time.  They 
are  PROVEN  product,  the  best  that  can  be  bought. 

To  be  able  to  offer  pictures  so  certain  to  make  money  for  exhibitors 
is  a  privilege  indeed. 

We  are  confident  that  exhibitors  will  be  as  eager  to  welcome  them 
as  we  were  to  get  them. 

ELMER  PEARSON, 
Vice-President  and  General  Manager, 
PATHE  EXCHANGE,  INC. 


Sunday,  October  4,  1925 


THE 


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Reviews  of  New  Short  Subjects 


"Stranded" — Century-Universal 

Comedienne  Is  Clever 

Type  of  production 2  reel  comedy 

The  action  moves  at  a  lively  clip 
and  keeps  Edna  Marian  busy  doing 
the  stuff  that  is  responsible  for  the 
biggest  part  of  the  laughs.  The  pic- 
ture opens  at  the  railroad  station 
of  a  hick  town,  where  Edna  and  a 
fat  boy  are  rival  taxi  drivers.  When 
the  train  pulls  in,  they  work  an  in- 
genious string  of  gags  for  taking  the 
fares  away  from  each  other.  Here 
the  chuckles  start  early.  They  are 
all  finally  landed  in  the  town's  only 
hotel.  You  get  a  good  general  idea 
of  the  place  and  its  hick  owner  by 
the  sight  of  the  cash  register  which 
IS  covered  with  cobwebs.  A  theatri- 
cal troupe  are  among  the  guests. 
Edna  not  only  drives  the  taxi,  but 
also  does  the  work  of  porter,  cook 
and  waitress.  A  good  gag  is  shown 
at  the  dining  table,  where  all  the 
plates  are  lowered  from  the  ceiling 
suspended  by  cords  to  a  mechanical 
contrivance.  One  guest  owes  his 
board.  As  he  is  about  to  eat,  Edna 
shoots  the  plate  up  to  the  ceiling 
sgain.  When  he  settles  his  bill,  the 
plate  is  restored.  This  gets  a  good 
laugh.  A  good  bit  also  is  where  Edna 
is  swabbing  up  the  hall,  and  does  a 
fancy  skating  act  with  mops  on  her 
feet.  At  the  windup  the  theatrical 
troupe  leaves  through  a  window  with- 
out paying  their  board,  but  Edna  and 
the  proprietor  overhaul  them  and  re- 
turn to  the  hotel  in  triumph  with  all 
their  baggage.  Edna  Marian  shows 
real  comedy  ability  and  out  of  a  story 
that  is  not  highly  original  manages 
to  keep  it  entertaining  and  amusing 
all  the  way. 


"Spooky    Spooks"— Gold    Medal 
Bischoff 

Hilarious  Fun 

Type   of  production.  .  .2-reel   comedy 

There  is  nothing  new  in  the  plot  of 
this  one,  which  is  based  on   the   old 
idea    of    a    spooky    house    where    all 
sorts  of  weird  things  happen  to  the 
inmates.     It  concerns  the  adventures 
of  Jimmy  the  messenger  boy  who  is 
)  told  by  two  mysterious   strangers  to 
deliver  a  threatening  note  to  an  En- 
glishman   demanding    certain    papers 
or  his  life.     Jimmy  falls  in  love  with 
the   Englishman's    daughter,   and    of- 
fers  to  aid  him  in  getting  a  detective. 
He  returns  with  the  famous  Sherlock 
Bones.    Then  the  two  villains  appear 
ind  the  fun   grows  fast  and  furious. 
Skeletons,    spooks,    and    persons,    in 
irmored  suits  and  other  strange  dis- 
ijutses  appear  everywhere  and  take  a 
land  in  trying  to  gain  possession  of 
he  coveted  papers.    The  usual  darky 
s  also  in  evidence.     This  is  a  sample 
)f    the     old     gags     which    are    used 
hroughout    the     film.       But    history 
iroves    that    these    wild    and    spooky 
lappenings  in  a  mysterious  house  are 
Iways   good  for  a   lot  of  hilarity  in 
he   average    audience.      This    one    is 
lO  better  or  worse  than  all  the  others 
>f  the    same   pattern   that   have   pre- 
eded  it. 


"Moonlight   and   Noses" — Roach 

Pathe 

Here's  A  Lily 

Type  of  production 2  reel  comedy 

Here's  one  that  should  be  in. 
Sure.  Clyde  Cook's  hrst  for  Pathe. 
Directed  by  Stan  Laurel.  With  a  cast 
that  includes  Jimmie  Finlayson,  who 
does  remarkably  good  work,  Tyler 
^rooke  and  Fay  Wray.  There  have 
.jetn  comedies  with  the  spook  atmos- 

nere  ever  since  Griffith's  "One  Ex- 
citing Night".  Many  of  them  aren't 
funny  at  all.  More  aren't  even 
spooky.  But  "Moonlight  and  Noses" 
is  both.  Cook  is  seen  as  the  reluctant 
helper  of  a  tough  crook.  They  are 
caught  in  the  act  of  robbing  a  safe 
in  a  professor's  home.  He  promises 
to  let  them  go  if  they  will  secure  a 
certain  corpse  from  the  cemetery  so 
that  he  can  experiment  on  it.  Of 
course,    Cook   is   selected   to   dig  the 

orpse  up  and  carry  it  home.  Mat- 
ters are  complicated  by  the  profes- 
sor's daughter's  beau  who  has  been 
forbidden  in  the  house  but  who  plans 
to  impersonate  the  corpse  and  thus 
gain  entrance.  The  titles,  it  should  be 
mentioned  are  excellent.  The  dir- 
ection fine.  And  the  comedy  genuine. 
To  say  nothing  of  Cook's  excellent 
work. 


"Marvels     of    Motion"— Issue     "D"- 
Red  Seal 

Slow  Motion  Specialties 
Type  of  production. ..  .1  reel  novelty 
In  this  number  of  the  Fleischer 
Novagraph  process  series  are  shown 
various  riders  in  a  steeplechase,  and 
what  happens  to  horse  and  jockey  as 
they  go  over  the  hurdles.  First  in 
regular  motion  you  see  one  take  a 
tumble,  then  in  slow  motion  is  shown 
in  detail  exactly  what  happened. 
After  you  have  seen  this  you  begin 
to  appreciate  just  what  risks  a 
steeplechase  rider  takes.  Finally  the 
process  is  reversed,  and  the  rider  and 
horse  get  up  from  their  spill  and  go 
backwards  to  the  starting  point.  An- 
other subject  is  that  of  a  broad 
jumper.  In  slow  motion  the  flying 
figure  is  held  actually  motionless  in 
mid-air  at  one  point,  so  that  you  can 
see  the  tenseness  of  his  muscles  and 
the  physical  exertion  that  he  is  put- 
ting into  his  effort.  What  occurs 
when  lumps  of  sugar  are  dropped  in- 
to a  glass  of  milk  is  shown.  The 
novelty  of  these  slow  motion  special- 
ties does  not  seem  to  wear  off,  for  the 
arious  subjects  are  always  new  and 
entertaining. 


Pathe  Review  No.  40 

Splendid  Subject 
Type  of  production..!  reel  magazine 
Three  subjects  only  make  up  this 
issue  of  Pathe's  Review  but  all  three 
?re  dealt  with  in  more  detail  than 
usual.  "The  Rock  of  Ages"  shows 
scenes  of  granite  mining  in  the  larg- 
est quarries  in  the  world  at  Barre, 
Vermont.  Pathe  color  scenes  deal 
with  Salina-les-Bains,  a  vacation  re- 
sort, while  the  third  subject  will  bring 
jazz  fans  a  thrill.  It  shows  Ann  Pen- 
nington dancing  the  famous  "Charles- 
ton" in  multiple  action,  by  means  of 
Alvin    Knechtel's    "process    camera". 


"The   Movies" — Hamilton 

Educational 

Gags  Put  This  Over 

Type  of  production 2  reel  comedy 

Lloyd  Hamilton  has  employed 
some  trick  photography  in  his  latest 
comedy  with  telling  effect.  The  com- 
edy deals  with  Hamilton's  struggles 
to  get  along  in  the  city.  He  manages 
to  have  a  man  who  is  annoying  him 
arrested,  and  finally  wanders  into  a 
well-known  restaurant  where  film 
folk  dine  without  removing  their 
make-up.  After  some  funny  gags,  a 
double-exposure  sequence  is  used 
showing  Hamilton  in  make-up  and 
Hamilton  "straight"  dining  at  near- 
Dv  tables.  Hamilton  "straight"  has 
aurt  his  foot  and  Hamilton  as  the 
country  boob  is  employed  to  double 
lor  him  so  that  a  picture  may  be  com- 
pleted. A  love  scene  with  the  boob 
acting  as  Anthony  to  a  beautiful 
vamp's  Cleopatra  is  a  riot,  but  when 
Ccasar  appears  on  the  scene  and  is 
found  to  be  the  man  whom  the  boob 
has  had  arrested,  a  riot  starts  on  the 
sets.  Anthony  jumps  clear  over  the 
cameramen  and  out,  never  stopping 
till  he  reaches  his  mother's  arms.  A 
very  funny  bit  is  injected  here,  when 
the  old  lady  is  seen  to  take  a  flying 
leap  from  the  porch  to  her  son's  arms. 
Another  amusing  bit  is  used  at  the 
beginning  and  repeated  at  the  finish 
with  equal  success.  This  occurs  when 
Hamilton  sets  forth  from  his  country 
cottage  to  go  to  the  City  and  only 
iKs  two  or  three  steps  from  the 
.  ural  country  before  he  is  in  the  ! 
heart  of  the  City. 


"The  Invention" — Fragments  of  Life 

Series — Davis  Dist.  Div. 

Good  Short  Drama 

Type    of   production. ..  .2-reel    drama 

This  number  purports  to  be  a  "tale 
without  titles"  and  as  far  as  titles  go, 
it  has  none  but  it  is  not  strictly 
"wordless"  for  there  are  several  let- 
ters and  a  memorandum  introduced  to 
impart  various  bits  of  information. 
Nevertheless  the  story  development 
does  rest  mostly  with  the  picture,  and 
it  is  coherent  and  interesting  all  the 
way.  There  is  a  good  cast,  also.  It 
includes  Elinor  King,  very  pretty  and 
a  pleasing  heroine,  and  Reginald 
Simpson  a  suitable  hero.  William 
Calhoun  is  a  typical  small  town  sher- 
iff and  Harry  Stone  is  good  as  the 
tramp.  The  story  tells  of  the  ambi- 
tion of  hero  Simpson  to  perfect  his 
invention  for  color  photography  but 
of  his  inability  to  do  so  because  of 
his  lack  of  funds.  Simpson  had  also 
i)een  forced  to  suppress  his  desire  to 
own  a  hunting  rifle.  The  sheriff  had 
seen  hero  admiring  the  gun  in  a  lo- 
cal shop  window  and  when  the  bank 
is  robbed  and  the  president  killed  he 
suspects  hero.  The  real  thief,  how- 
ever, had  hidden  himself  in  hero's 
laboratory  where  his  curiosity  had 
caused  him  to  spill  an  acid  which 
blinded  him.  He  is  found  and  the 
real  thief  is  exposed.  Meantime  hero's 
invention  is  bought  for  a  large  sum 
and  he  tops  off  his  good  fortune  by 
marrying  his  village  sweetheart.  ' 


STATEMENT  OF  THE  OWNERSHIP, 
MANAGEMENT,  CIRCULATION,  ETC, 
REQUIRED  BY  THE  ACT  OF  CON- 
GRESS OF  AUGUST  24,   1912. 

Of  "THE  FILM  DAILY,"  published  daUy 
State  of  New  York,  ) 

County  of  New   York,     {     *^-- 
at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  for  October   1,  1925. 

Before  me,  a  notary  public,  in  and  for  the 
State  and  County  aforesaid,  personally  ap- 
peared Joseph  Dannenberg,  who,  having  been 
duly  sworn  according  to  law,  deposes  and 
says  that  he  is  the  Editor  of  "THE  FILM 
DAILY,"  and  that  the  following  is,  to  the 
best  of  his  knowledge  and  belief,  a  true  state- 
ment of  the  ownership,  management  (and  if  a 
daily  paper,  the  circulation),  etc.,  of  the 
aforesaid  publication  for  the  date  shown  in 
the  above  caption,  required  by  the  Act  of 
August  24th,  1912,  embodied  in  Section  443, 
Postal  Laws  and  Regulations,  printed  on  the 
revel se  of  this  form,  to  wit: 

1.  That  the  names  and  addresses  of  the 
publisher,  editor,  managing  editor,  and  busi- 
ness managers  are: 

Publishers,  "Wid's  Films  &  Film  Folk," 
Inc.,  1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y. ; 
Editor,  Joseph  Dannenberg,  1650  Broadway, 
New  York,  N.  Y.;  Managing  Editor, 
Maurice  D.  Kann,  1650  Broadway,  New 
York,  N.  Y.;  Business  Manager,  John  W. 
Alicoate,   1650  Broadway,   New   York,  N.   Y. 

2.  That  the  owners  are :  "Wid's  Films  & 
Film  Folk,"  Inc.,  1650  Broadway,  New 
York,  N.  Y.;  John  W.  Alicoate,  1650  Broad- 
way. New  York,  N.  Y. ;  Joseph  Dannen- 
berg, 1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y. 

3.  That  the  known  bondholders,  mortga- 
gees and  other  security  holders  owning  or 
holding  1  per  cent  or  more  of  total  amount 
of  bonds,  mortgages,  or  other  securities  are : 
None. 

4.  That  the  two  paragraphs  next  above, 
giving  the  names  of  the  owners,  stockholders, 
security  holders,  if  any,  contain  not  only  the 
list  of  stockholders  and  security  holders  as 
they  appear  upon  the  books  of  the  company, 
but  also  in  cases  where  the  stockholder  or 
security  holder  appears  upon  the  books  of  the 
company  as  trustee  or  in  any  other  liduciary 
relation,  the  name  of  the  person  or  corpora- 
tion for  whom  such  trustee  is  acting,  is  given  ; 
also  that  the  said  two  paragraptis  contain 
statements  embracing  afSant's  full  knowledge 
and  belief  as  to  the  circumstances  and  con- 
ditions under  which  stockholders  and  security 
holders  who  do  not  appear  upon  the  books 
of  the  company  as  trustees,  hold  stock  and 
securities  in  a  capacity  other  than  that  of  a 
bona'  fide  owner ;  and  this  affiant  has  no  rea- 
son to  believe  that  any  other  person,  associa- 
tion, or  corporation  has  any  interest  direct  or 
indirect  in  the  said  stock,  bonds  or  other 
securities  than  as  so  stated  by  him. 

5.  That  the  average  number  of  copies 
of  each  issue  of  this  publication  sold  or  dis- 
tributed, through  the  mails  or  otherwise,  to 
paid  subscribers  during  the  six  months  pre- 
ceding  the   date,   shown  above   is   5,205. 

JOSEPH  DANNENBERG,  Editor. 
Sworn    to    and    subscribed    before    me    this 
1st  day  of  October,  1925. 

(Seal)         John  E.   Koster. 
(My    commission    expires    March    30,    1927.) 


To   Build   "Legit"    House   on   Coast 

Los  Angeles — Plans  have  been 
completed  for  a  legitimate  theater  a.t 
0120  Hollywood  Blvd.,  ground  for 
which  will  be  broken  in  five  weeks. 
It  will  be  called  the  Music  Box  and 
will  be  operated  by  the  Hollywood 
Music  Box,  Inc.,  of  which  Carter  De 
Haven  is  president;  William  S.  Hol- 
nian,  of  Christie  Film,  secretary  and 
treasurer,  and  the  following,  the 
board  of  directors:  Bert  Lytell, 
Lewis  Stone,  Jack  Warner  and  Ray- 
mond Schrock.  Many  have  sub- 
scribed to  stock  in  the  company.  The 
house   will   cost   $1,000,000. 


Ekman  in  "Faust" 

Berlin — Gosta  Ekman,  Swedish 
actor,  will  play  the  part  in  "Faust" 
for  which  John  Barrymore  was  first 
discussed- 


HOLLYWOOD 
HAPPENINGS 


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Telephone  Granite  3980 


Sunday,  October  4,  1925 


6411  HoUywood  Blvd. 


"Met"  Engages  New  Prod.  M'g'rs. 

George  Bertholon,  of  the  Metro- 
politan Studios,  is  lining  up  a  staff  of 
assistant  production  managers,  one 
for  each  unit.  E.  J.  Babille,  recently 
with  Cosmopolitan,  has  been  assigned 
to  the  "Rocking  Moon"  company, 
and  Bob  Ross  has  taken  charge  of 
the  "Steel  Preferred"  company.  Ad- 
ditional unit  managers  will  be  en- 
gaged later. 


"U"  To  Film  Reeve  Mystery  Tale 

"The  Radio  Detective,"  mystery 
story  by  Arthur  B.  Reeve,  is  soon  to 
go  into  production  at  Universal  as  a 
serial.  Jack  Daugherty  will  be  fea- 
tured and  Margaret  Quimby  will 
play  opposite. 


"Free  Lips"  Cast  Completed 
The  complete  cast  of  "Free  Lips," 
Norma  Shearer's  next  vehicle  being 
made  under  direction  of  Hobart  Hen- 
ley, includes  Lew  Cody,  Willard 
Louis,  Gwen  Lee,  Estelle  Clark,  Wal- 
ter Perry,  Mary  Carr  and  Karl  Dane. 


Beaudine  To  Stage  Fashion  Show 

William  Beaudine,  Mary  Pickford's 
director,  is  to  supervise  the  staging  of 
the  mammoth  style  pageant  for  the 
Eastern  Star  Fashion  and  Home  Ex- 
position to  be  held  in  Los  Angeles 
Oct.  5  to  10. 


"Golden  Sin,"  New  Title  of  "Hassan" 

"The  Golden  Sin,"  in  which  Ernest 
Torrence  is  to  have  a  featured  role, 
will  go  into  production  shortly  at 
Lasky,  with  Raoul  Walsh  directing. 
The  story  is  from  the  play,  "Hassan." 


Share  Writing  Another  Original 
Maxwell  Shane,  who  joined  the 
ranks  of  scenario  writers  with  the 
sale  of  his  two  originals,  "Married 
Men's  Morals"  and  "The  Jazz  Train," 
is  busy  on  another  original  "Own 
Your    Own." 


Forman  Unit  Returns 

Tom  Forman  has  returned  from 
Big  Bear  with  F.B.O.'s  "Midnight 
Flyer"  company.  In  the  cast  are  Dor- 
othy Devore,  Cullen  Landis,  Claire 
McDowell  and  Buddy   Post. 


Hoxie   Unit   Back 

Jack  Hoxie  has  returned  to  Univer- 
sal after  a  location  trip  in  which  he 
made  two  Westerns,  "Overland 
Train"  and  "Red  Hot  Leather,"  un- 
der direction  of  Al   Rogell. 


Daumery    Engaged   By   Lubitsch 

Carrie  Daumery,  who  just  finished 
a  part  in  "The  Viennese  Medley,"  has 
been  cast  by  Ernst  Lubitsch  for 
"Lady  Windermere's  Fan." 


"Surprise"   Production   Promised 

Plans  are  under  way  for  a  series  of 
Westerns  to  be  produced  by  Fred 
Thomson  on  an  elaborate  scale  for 
F.  B.  O.  A  "surprise  production"  is 
promised  by  Thomson. 


In  Serial  for  Patton 

Dorothy  Phillips  has  signed  with 
C.  W.  iratton  rrod.,  to  appear  in 
"Janie  and  the  Waning  Glories,"  a 
serial  which  Pathe  will  release. 
Robert  t*.  Hill  will  direct.  Cast  in- 
cludes Wallace  MacDonald,  Philo 
McCullough,  Victor  Potel,  Wilhara 
tlletcher,  Johnny  Fox,  Fred  Kohler, 
Violet  Schramm,  Al  Hart,  Bob  Irwin, 
Fred  de  Silva,  White  Horse,  Tom 
London  and  James    Corey. 


Pola's  Newest  Ready 

Final  cutting  and  editing  of  "Flow- 
er of  Night"  has  been  completed, 
o'upporting  the  star  are  Joseph  Dow- 
ling,  Warner  Oland,  Cesare  Gravina, 
Edwin  J.  Brady,  Eulalie  Jensen  and 
Youcea  Troubetzoky. 


Warners  At  Height  of  Activity 

The    Warner    schedule    is    now 
a  peak.    Both  the  Warner  and  the  ol 
Vitagraph   lots   are   active.      Over   5 
per  cent  of  the  1925  program  is  com- 
pleted   and    12    pictures    are    now    in 
l)reparation,  shooting  and  cutting. 


Hand  Ball  Court  at  Roach  Studio 

A  hand  ball  court  has  been  con- 
structed at  one  end  of  the  Roach 
Studios  and  at  the  front  end,  near  the 
administration  building,  is  a  big 
plunge  for  the  use  of  the  Roach 
staff. 


Cast  Chosen  For  "Luxembourg" 

Work  has  begun  on  "The  Count  of 
Luxembourg,"  Chadwick's  newest. 
The  principal  roles  will  be  played  by 
George  Walsh,  Helen  Lee  Worthing, 
James  Morrison,  Lola  Todd  and  Joan 
Meredith.  Directed  by  Arthur  Gregor. 


Metropolitan  Signs  Benoit 

George  Benoit,  A.  S.  C,  has  been 
signed  under  a  long  term  contract  to 
photograph  Metropolitan  Prod.  The 
Metropolitan  staff  now  includes  Dev- 
ereaux  Jennings,  Charles  G.  Clarke, 
Rube   Boyce   and  Joseph   La   Shell. 


Sedgwick  in  "Strings  of  Steel" 
Eileen  Sedgwick  has  been  added 
to  the  cast  of  "Strings  of  Steel,"  the 
serial  which  Henry  MacRae  is  dir- 
ecting with  William  Desmond  for 
Universal. 


Prevost  and  Moore  In  Leads 
Marie  Prevost  and  Matt  Moore 
have  been  selected  for  the  featured 
roles  in  "The  Cave  Man,"  which 
Lewis  Milestone  will  direct  for  War- 
ners. 


Woodhouse  Joins  Universal 
Universal  serial  department  has  en- 
gaged J.  Stewart  Woodhouse  to  write 
its    next    serial,    a    London    mystery 
story. 


De  Mille  Back  From  Vacation 

Cecil  De  Mille  has  returned  from 
a  two-weeks'  outing  on  his  yacht  and 
will  now  title  "The  Road  To  Yester- 
day." 


To  Handle  Foote  Series 

A  deal  has  been  closed  between 
M.  Foote  Prod,  and  the  Hollywood 
Film  Sales  Service,  whereby  the  f^t 
ter  will  distribute  the  Foote  seri 
"Modern  Madness,"  the  first,  has  just 
been  completed.  Dorothy  Hope  is 
teatured. 


12  More  With  Edwards  For  "U" 

Neely  Edwards  will  return  to  Uni- 
versal tollowing  the  completion  of  his 
role  opposite  Leatrice  Joy  in  "Made 
For  Love,"  which  Cecil  B.  De  Mille 
IS  producing.  Twelve  more  comedies 
are  to  be  made  featuring  the  comed- 
ian. 


iysterjr,"  Third  Royal 
he  third  Royal  picture  of  a  series 
of  six  will  be  "The  Taxi  Mystery." 
Pioduction  starts  Monday,  with  Da- 
vid Butler  in  the  lead.  "The  Taxi 
Mystery"  is  an  original  by  Jules 
"urthman. 


Zasu  Pitts  In  "Mannequin" 
Zasu  Pitts  has  started  work  in 
"Mannequin"  which  James  Cruze  is 
producing  for  Paramount.  In  the 
cast  are  Alice  Joyce,  Warner  Baxter, 
Dolores  Costello  and  Walter  Pidgeon. 


Willat  Engages  Mary  Brian 

Mary  Brian  has  been  assigned  a 
role  in  Irvin  Willat's  new  production, 
"The  Enchanted  Hill,"  by  Peter  B. 
Kyne. 


Pre- View  on  All  Universals 

Raymond  L.  .Schrock  has  ordered 
a  pre-view  of  all  Universal  pictures 
at  the  studio  so  that  players  and  tech- 
nicians may  see  the  result  of  their 
work. 


Buckingham  With  Fox 
George    E.    Marshall,    Fox   comedy 
supervisor,      announces      that      Tom 
Buckingham  has  returned  to  the  dir- 
ectorial staff  of  the  Fox  comedy  unit. 


Cadman  To  Write  Musical  Score 

Charles  Wakefield  Cadman,  com- 
poser, has  been  engaged  by  Lasky  to 
write  the  musical  score  for  "The  Van- 
ishing American." 


Von  Elitz  In  Reid  Picture 

Theodore  von  Elitz  is  playing  the 
male  lead  in  "The  Red  Kimona," 
which  Mrs.  Wallace  Reid  is  pro- 
ducing. 


Agnew  Signs  New  Contract 

Robert  Agnew  has  signed  another 
rontract  with  Marshall  Neilan  and 
will  play  opposite  Viola  Dana  in  "Up 
and  Down." 


Rupert  Hughes  Building 

At  a  cost  of  $100,000,  a  residence  is 
being  built  for  Rupert  Hughes,  from 
plans  by  W.  F.  Olerich  of  Los  Ange- 
les. 


Hiers  Laid  Up  for  Six  Weeks 

Walter  Hiers  will  not  return  to 
work  for  six  weeks,  following  an 
accident   which   nearly   cost   a   finger. 


"Golden    Strain,"    First    Kyne    Story 

The  10th  U.  S.  Cavalry,  stationed  at 
Fort  Huachuca,  will  assist  in  the  pro- 
duction of  "The  Golden  Strain,"  the 
first  of  a  series  of  four  Peter  B.  Kyne 

£tures  to  be  made  by  Fox,  starting 
earTy'Ttej^t  week. 

Victor  Schertzinger  will  direct  and 
Madge  Bellamy,  Ann  Pennington, 
Kenneth  Harlan,  Hobart  Bosworth, 
Frank  McGlyn  and  Lawford  David- 
son  comprise   the  support. 


Jackman  Unit  Back 

The  entire  Fred  Jackman  company 
has  returned  to  the  Roach  studios 
from  the  location  trip  in  Eastern 
Montana  where  they  have  been  for 
four  months  filming  "The  Devil 
Horse."  Yakima  Canutt,  Gladys 
McConnell  and  Robert  Kortman  are 
the  principals  in  the  cast.  Rex,  the 
horse,  is  featured. 


Travel  Bureau  Established 

.\  travel  bureau  is  being  organized 
by  William  Sistrom,  general  manager 
of  Metropolitan  Studios.  It  will  sup- 
ply information  on  atmospheric  con- 
ditions especially  regarding  light  and 
temperature   of   various    locations. 


News  of  the  F.  B.  O.  Units 

Muarice  Flynn  is  at  Saugus  filming 
scenes  for  "Between  Men,"  which 
Harrj'  Garson  is  directing  for  F.  B.  O. 

Fred  Thomson  has  completed  "All  i 
Around   the    Frying   Pan." 

Tom     Forman    is    filming    railroad  f 


STUDIO  SPACE 

For  Independent  Producers 
Excellent  facilities  with  every 
convenience. 


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scenes  for  "Tlie   Midnight   Flyer"  at 
Chatsworth. 

"Knight  of  the  Range"  will  be  Tom 
'Tyler's   second    Western. 

Sam  Hellman's  "Fighting  Hearts" 
and  H.  C.  Witwer's  "Bilgrim's  Prog- 
ress," both  two-reel  series,  will  short- 
ly go  into  production. 

Emilie  Johnson,  mother  of  Emory 
Johnson,  has  left  for  New  York  with 
a  print  of  "The  Last  Edition." 

Albert  Vaughn  has  compelted  tbe 
fourth  episode  of  the  "Mazie"  series. 
Jimmy  Wilkinson  is  directing. 

Pauline  Garon  has  been  signed  for 
\  a  role  in  "Flaming  Waters,"  to  be 
!  filmed  by  Harmon  Weight  and  Asso- 
,  ciated  Arts. 


Ayres  In  "Morals  For  Men" 

An    erroneous    report    stated    that 
Alyce  Mills  will  kave  the  leading  role 
''  in  "Morals  For  Men."     The  featured 
players  are   Conway  Tearle   and  Ag- 
nes Avres. 


Edythe  Chapman  Engaged 
Edythe    Chapman,    who    portrayed 
Uhe  mother   in   "The  Ten   Command- 
ments," has  returned  to  the  De  Mille 
fold  for  "Three  Faces  East." 


Sally  Rand  In  "Braveheart" 

Sally  Rand  has  been  engaged  for  a 
.  part  in  support  of  Rod  La  Rocque  in 
'  "Braveheart,"  which  Alan  Dale  is  di- 
recting for  Cecil  B.  DeMille. 


Two  New  Series  Started 

Two  of  Educational's  comedy 
-tars,  Lloyd  Hamilton  and  Lupino 
'.ane,  are  getting  under  way  with 
lieir  new  series. 


To  Resume  Van  Bibbers 

Fox  will  resume  production  on  the 
i  an  Bibber  series  early  in  December, 
vith  Earle  Foxe  and  Florence  Gilbert 
n   the  leads. 


Badger  Starts  Griffith's  Newest 
Clarence  G.  Badger  has  commenced 
reduction     on     Raymond     Griffith's 
ext   picture,   "Stage   Door   Johnny". 


Final  Title  for  Davis  Vehicle 

"Behind  the  Front"  is  the  final 
tie  for  the  picture  that  will  mark 
[ildred  Davis'  return  to  the  screen. 


Andrews  To  Direct  'Gumps' 

J  Del    Andrews    has    been    signed    to 
*   vrect  the  forthcoming  series  of  "An- 
i'  Gump"  comedies  for  Universal. 


Marian  Warren  Signed  By  "U" 
Marian  Warren  has  signed  a  long- 
rm  contract   with   Universal.     This 
her  first  venture  into  pictures. 


Jniversal  Zoo  Gets  New  Animals 

Universal's  zoo  has  been  increased, 
•ven  leopards,  five  tigers  and  six 
Ills  are  recent  arrivals. 


Hamilton   In  Another   De   Mille 

VVijliam  de  Mille  has  selected  Neil 
irnilton     to     play     opposite     Bebe 
1  niels   in   "Magpie". 


Murray  In  "Joanna" 

John  T.   Murray  is  plaving  a   part 
==>  i  "Joanna." 


In  Eastern  Studios 


"Green  Archer"  Nears  Completion 

"The  Green  Archer"  starring  Allene 
Ray  and  Walter  Miller,  is  nearing 
completion  at  the  Long  Island  Studio. 
Spencer  Bennet  is  directing.  It  is  a 
Pathe  serial  in  10  chapters,  of  which 
seven  have  been  completed.  The 
cast  includes  Burr  Mcintosh,  Frank 
Lacktween,  Walter  P.  Lewis,  Stephen 
Gattan,  Dorothy  King,  Ray  Allan, 
William  R.  Randall,  and  Wally 
Oettel. 


Tourneur  Leaves  for  Location  Soon 

Maurice  Tourneur  leaves  for  San 
Juan,  Porto  Rico,  Oct.  8,  to  film 
"Aloma  of  the  South  Seas"  with  Gilda 
Gray.  Percy  Marmont  is  in  the  cast. 
Arthur  Cozine,  location  man,  and  C. 
M.  Kirk,  of  the  art  department,  leave 
Saturday  to  prepare. 


Tom  Meighan's  "Irish  Luck" 

Victor  Heerman  is  still  at  work 
directing  Thomas  Meighan  in  "Irish 
Luck".  Outside  of  Lois  Wilson 
most  of  the  cast  was  brought  here 
from  Ireland  when  Meighan  was  on 
location  recently.  Scenario  by  Tom 
Geraghtv.  Cameraman,  Alvin  Wyck- 
off. 


Bennett    Studio    Active 

The  next  Jans  Production.  "Ermine 
and  Rhinestones"  started  this  week 
at  Whitman  Bennett  Studio.  Edna 
Murphv  and  Niles  Welch  head  the 
cast  which  includes  Ruth  Stonehouse 
and  Coit  Robertson.  Burton  King 
is  directing. 


Barthelmess   on   Location 

Richard  Barthelmess  is  on  location 
in  Philadelphia  filming  "Just 
Suppose".  Direction  by  Kenneth 
Webb.  The  cast  includes,  Lois 
Moran,  GeofTrey  Kerr,  and  Bijou 
Fernandez.  Stuart  Kelson  is  doing 
the  camera  work.  Upon  the  return 
from  Philadelphia,  interiors  will  be 
shot  at  Tec  Art  44th  St.,  and  the 
Jackson   S'tudio. 


Working  on  Bob  Kane's  Next 

Work  on  "The  Seven  Wives  of 
Bluebeard"  has  begun  at  Cosmopoli- 
tan Studios.  It  is  being  directed  by 
Al  Santell.  Ben  Lyon,  Blanche 
Sweet,  Dorothy  Sebastian  and  Trini 
head  the  cast,  while  additions  yester- 
day include  Wilfred  Lytell,  Sam  Har- 
dy, Betty  Jewel  and  Andrew  Mack. 
A  Robert  Kane  Production,  for  First 
National. 


nines  on  Location 

Johnny  Hines  with  a  cast  of  35 
and  21  others,  consisting  of  technici- 
ans have  left  for  Delaware  Water 
Gap,  where  they  will  be  for  four 
weeks  filming  exteriors  on  "Rainbow 
Riley,"  an  adaptation  of  "The  Cub" 
by  Thompson  Buchanan.  Charles 
Hines  will  direct.  Charles  Gilson  and 
Al  Wetzel  will  do  the  camera  work. 


"Song  and  Dance  Man"  Started 
Herbert  Brenon  has  begun  "The 
.Song  and  Dance  Man"  at  Paramount. 
The  cast  includes  Tom  Moore,  Har- 
rison Ford,  Norman  Trevor  and  Bes- 
sie Love.  Paul  Scofield  wrote  the 
scenario.    James  Howe  is  cameraman. 


Frank  Tuttle  Busy 

Frank  Tuttle  is  progressing  on 
"The  American  Venus"  in  which 
"Miss  America,"  F?y  Lanohier; 
Esther  Ralston,  Ford  Sterling,  Louis 
Brooks,  and  Larry  Gray  appear.  Jay 
Rov  Hunt  is  cameraman. 


Maglin  Prod,  at  Ideal  Studio 

The  first  of  the  series  of  12  Maglin 
Comedies  h?s  been  completed  at  the 
Ideal  Studio.  "Scare  'em  Hooch " 
features  Deck  Reynolds.  Direction 
bv  TefTt  Johnson.  Cameraman,  Lee 
Rossi. 


Again   Opposite   Gilbert 

After  a  short  vacation,  Virginia 
Brown  Falre  will  resume  work  as 
leading  lady  onposite  "Hoot"  Gibson 
in  "Chip  of  the  Flying  U."  which 
Universal  will  produce. 


Dillon  to  Direct  Dean 

Preparations  are  now  under  w?v 
for  the  first  Metropolitan  picture  in 
which  Priscilla  Dean  will  star.  Wil- 
liam Sistrom  has  signed  Edward  Dil- 
lon to  direct. 


Hawks   Joins  F.   B.   O. 

T^rk  G.  Hawks  has  be^n  en'iap'od 
l^v  F  B.  O.  PS  hppd  of  the  scenario 
department,  which  alreadi'  ifrhldes 
Frod    Mvton   and    Perrv   Heath. 


^ower  "id  Acker  Arld^fl  *o  Ca<:«^ 
Tvro"p  Pover  ^nd  Te^n  A''V"r  have 
been    nddefl    tn    thp    r-ict    of    "Bf^'f- 

Iionrf."   •n-li''-'i    Ainn    TTnle   is   directing' 
,Tt  the  De  Mille  studio. 


Herbert  Assigned  To  Negri  Film 

Pola  Negri  is  to  have  Holmes  Her- 
bert for  her  next  leading  man.  The 
production  calls  for  another  male 
lead,  which  has  been  assigned  to 
Charles    Emmett    Mack. 


F.  B.  O.  Searching  For  A  "T.  R." 

Already  more  than  50  candidates 
for  the  role  of  Theodore  Roosevelt 
in  F.  B.  O.'s  production  to  be  based 
on  the  stateman's  career,  have  regis- 
tered at  the  studios. 


Work  Halted  On  Semon  Comedy 

Production  has  halted  on  Larry  Se- 
mon's  "Stop.  Look  and  Listen"  due 
to  the  illness  of  William  Gillespie, 
one  of  the  featured  players. 


Lionel  Barrymore  Signed 

Hunt  Stromberg.  who  will  super- 
vise "The  Barrier,"  for  M.-G.-M..  has 
signed  Lionel  Barrymore  to  play  the 
role  of  Stark  Bennett. 


Four  New  Ones  Started 

Work  on  four  new  pictures  was 
started  at  the  California  studios  this 
week,  making  a  total  of  18  in  the  last 
three  weeks. 

Harry  Joe  Brown  has  begun  work 
on  "Racing  Romance",  with  Reed 
Howes.  Virginia  Browne  Faire 
plays  opposite.  The  support  con- 
sists of  Harry  Northrup,  Victor  Potel, 
Mathilde  Brundage,  Ethan  Laidlaw 
and  Hank  Brooks. 

Al  St.  John  started  work  on  the 
first  of  a  series  of  five  two  reelers 
for  Samuel  Bischoff.  St.  John  wrote 
the  story,  will  direct  it  and  is  play- 
ing the  lead,  with  Johnny  St.  Clair, 
Anite  Garvin  and  Ethel  Moore  in  the 
cast. 

J.  P.  McGowan  is  directing  "The 
Open   Switch,"   with   Helen   Holmes. 

Frank  Merrill  is  starring  in  "The 
Gentleman  Roughneck"  for  Hercules 
Prod. 

Beacon  Prod.,  is  filming  final 
scenes  of  "Fighting  Flames,"  with 
Herbert  Rawlinson  and  Bob  Dillon 
directing. 


Late  Vacationists 

Sol  Lesser  will  leave  Oct.  13  for 
Tucson,  where  he  will  join  a  party 
headed  by  Harold  Bell  Wright,  for  a 
three  weeks'  hunting  and  fishing  ex- 
cursion in  the  Gulf  of  Mexico  wilder- 
ness. 

Following  "Good  Morning,  Judge," 
Roach  comedy,  which  Fred  Guiol  di- 
rected, Glenn  Tryon  is  taking  a  four 
week's  vacation.  He'll  spend  most  of 
it  in   Southern  California  resorts. 

Tom  Little,  property  director  at  the 
United  Studios,  is  on  his  vacation.  He 
is  motoring  to  Lake  Mono. 

Grant  Withers  has  returned  from  a 
week's  sojourn  at  Coronado.  Grant 
will  soon  be  seen  in  Fox's  Helen  and 
Warren   stories. 

Ned  Sparks  will  leave  for  a  hunting 
trip  to  his  ranch  in  Northern  Califor- 
nia. He  has  just  completed  a  comedy 
role  in  support  of  Douglas  MacLean 
in  "Seven  Keys  to  Baldpate." 


Stedman  in  Sloane  Production 

Lincoln  Stedman  has  been  added 
to  the  cast  of  "Made  for  Love," 
which  Paul  Sloane  is  directing  for  C. 
B.  De  Mille  and  starring  Leatrice 
Joy. 


Rupert  Julian  Acting,  Too 
Rupert     Julian,     who     is     directing 
"Three  Faces  East"  is  also  portraying 
the  role  of  "Kaiser  Wilhelm"  in  the 
same  production. 


Marian  Nixon  Finishes 
Marian    Nixon    has    completed    her 
role     opposite     Reginald     Denny     in 
"What   Happened  To  Jones." 


Leslie  Gets  Reed's  Post 

Walter  Leslie  will  succeed  Tom 
Reed  as  head  of  the  publicity  depart- 
inent  at  Universal. 


Sebastian  Signs  Sally  Long 

Sally  Long  has  been  signed  on  a 
five  year  contract  by  A.  H.  Sebastian, 
of    Scbastian-Belasco    Prod. 

Fox   Starts  Big  Comedy  Program 

Fox  has  started  an  extensive  com- 
edy program. 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  October  4,  1925 


Incorporations 

Dover,  Del. — Shumann-Heink  &  Compa'ny, 
Inc.  Capital  $1,000,000.  Incorporators,  T. 
Croteau,  A.  Miller  and  E.  LeHane.  At- 
torrey,  Corporation  Trust  Company  of 
America,    Du   Pont   Bldg.,   Wilmington. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Z.  R.  Amateur  Film 
Finishing  Co.,  Queens  County.  Capital  $10,- 
000.  Incorporators,  A.  Zwillinger,  J.  Roz- 
gonyi  and  S.  Rozgonyi.  Attorney,  S.  Fried, 
185    East    79th    Street,    New    York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Landscape  Amusement 
Corp.,  New  York.  Capital  $50,000.  Incor- 
porators, M.  Chrystmos,  F.  Chrystmos  and  A. 
Terzis.  Attorney,  Levy,  Gutman  &  Gold- 
zerg,   277    Broadway,    New    York. 


Dover,  Del. — Greater  Detroit  Theaters  Co. 
Co.  Capital  $450,000.  Incorporators,  C. 
Black,  M.  Ramseyer  and  W.  Lindsay.  At- 
torney, Corporation  Service  Co.,  Equitable 
Bldg.,    Washington. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — John  G.  Permon,  Inc. ; 
New  York.  Capital  $50,000.  Incorporators, 
J.  Permon,  I.  Broadwin  and  P.  Jacobs. 
Attorney,  Broadwin  &  Manheimer,  Cedar 
Street,   New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.  —  Goodwill  Distributing 
Corp.,  New  York.  Capital  $10,000.  Incor- 
porators, T.  Hodes,  R.  Sonenshine  and  J. 
Ferst.  Attorney,  E.  K.  Ellis,  1482  Broad- 
way,  New    York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Exton  Prod.,  New  York. 
Capital  $75,000.  Incorporators,  J.  Dooley, 
W.  QuisuUivan  and  I.  Waldman.  Attorneys, 
Dooley  &  Waldman,  36  West  44th  Street, 
New   York. 


Springfield,  III. — Chicago  Parif  Theater 
Co.,  Room  1515  First  National  Bank  Bldg,, 
Chicago.  Capital  $2,500.  Incorporators,  V. 
Von  Ehrensing,  M.  Roderick  and  M.  B. 
Roderick. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Cimino  and  Pingnuolo, 
New  York.  Capital  $25,000.  Incorporators, 
N.  Cimino  and  P.  Pingnuolo.  Attorney,  C. 
A.  Dunham,  19  West  44th  Street,  New  York. 


Springfield,  111. — Rubens  Enterprises,  Inc  ; 
Room  1505,  111  West  Washington  Street, 
Chicago.  Capital  $l,000i.'  Incoppora1]ors, 
E.    Shapiro,    M.    Leonard   and    L.    Gevirtz. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Calderone  Valley  Stream 
Corp.,  Hempstead.  Incorporators,  S.  Cal- 
Iderone  and  C.  Carman.  Attorney,  G.  L. 
Maggie,  261  Broadway,  New  York. 


Dover,  Del. — Cine  Manufacturing  Corp., 
Wilmington.  Capital  $25,00'0,000.  Attorney, 
Corporation  Trust  Company  of  America,  Du 
Pont    Bldg.,    Wilmington. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Little  Neck  Amusement 
Co.,  Little  Neck.  Capital  $5,000.  Incor- 
porators, S.  Baker,  D.  Kerner  and  B. 
Michaelson. 


Raleigh,  N.  C. — Liberty  Amusement  Co., 
High  Point.  Capital  $1 00, 000.  Incorpora- 
tors,   H.    Cecil,    G.    Crater   and   W.    Cecil. 


Hartford,  Conn. — Colonial  Theaters,  Inc. ; 
Bristol.  Capital  $142,000.  Incorporators, 
D.    Pietroria,    A.    Lockwood    and    S.    Mink. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Hubert's  Museum,  Inc. ; 
New  York.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators, 
D.   Blum,  I.   Greenfield  and   B.   Selenks. 


Dover,  Del. — Tip  Top  Shows,  Inc.  Cap- 
ital $500,000  Attorney,  Caiptal  Trust  Com- 
pany   of    Delaware,    Dover. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Westside  Theater  Co. 
Incorporators,  B.  Helman,  L.  Stein  and  A. 
Gottesman. 

Salt  Lake  City,  Utah — Louis  Marcus  En- 
terprises, Inc. ;  Salt  Lake  City.  Capital 
$150,000. 


Newspaper  Opinions 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Daly  Avenue  Theater  Corp. 
New  York  Attorney,  Max  Sheinart,  New 
York. 


■•■Alliatry.W.   Y.— Jaffe' Art  Film   Co.,   New 
York.  .■•■•■•    -■■•• 


"The   Man  on  the  Box" — Warners 
Warners  Theater 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  If  you  feel  in  need 
of  a  laugh,  take  yourself  to  the  Warner 
Theater.  It  is  there  waiting  for  you.  While 
some  scenes  lack'  spontaneity,  there  are 
others  that  make  up  for  it.  As  comedies 
go,  I  am  willing  to  go  on  record  as  saying 
that  "The  Man  on  the  Box"  is  near  the 
top  in  the  percentage  of  entertainment  and 
laughter.    *  *  * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  This  laughfest 
is  a  mixture  of  straight  comedy,  burlesque 
and  slapstick.  Even  the  Sphinx  would 
shriek  at  Syd  Chaplin's  canny  giftie  o'  fun, 
his  clever  acrobatics  and  female  impersona- 
tion on  order  of  that  in  "Charley's  Aunt." 
*  *  * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  The  picture  is 
much  too  long,  the  situations  are  stretched 
to  the  breaking  point,  and  no  one  in  the 
cast  gives  the  star  any  support.  But  per- 
haps they  shine  dimly  when  compared  with 
his    brilliancy. 

Chaplin  shoves  the  piece  to  high  points 
of     hilarity     with     his    matchless    pantomine. 

■   *  * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  a  comedy 
riot.  Yesterday  afternoon's  audience  shriek- 
ed at  his  exploits ;  and  while  Harold  Mc- 
Grath's  novel  was  funny,  this  is  one  of  those 
rare  cases  where  a  picture  is  an  improve- 
ment  on   the   original   script.    *  *  * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  »  was  a  lively 
novel  and  a  good  melodramatic  comedy.  The 
film  version  takes  so  many  liberties  with 
the  original  that  a  good  share  of  the  melo- 
drama disappears  and  is  succeeded  by  cheap 
and  tawdry  clowning  and  slapstick  plus  a 
female  impersonation,  in  which  role  Syd 
Chaplin  seems  to  fancy  himself.   ♦  *  * 

GRAPHIC — *  *  *  there  are  no  new  gags 
in  what  comedy  there  ever  was  in  the 
story,  but  Syd  Chaplin  is  a  mighty  good 
comedian.  He  makes  the  most  of  the 
funny    situations.    *  *  * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE — *  *  *  Just  because 
Syd  Chaplin  was  a  big  success,  so  they 
tell  us,  in  "Charley's  Aunt,"  we  see  no 
reason  why  he  should  again  don  skirts  in 
"The   Man   on   the   Box."   *  *   * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  it  is  a 
pleasant,  laugh — provoking  farce  with  enough 
merriment  to  please  any  audience,  even 
though  it  doesn't  go  to  the  head  of  the 
comedy    class.    *  *  * 

POST — *  *  *  It  is  slap-stick,  and  for 
genuine  slap-stick.  It  is  slow.  Long  wastes 
in  which  nothing  in  particular  happens  tend 
to  annoy  an  audience  which,  obviously,  has 
come  in  to  see  something  broken  every  min- 
ute. •  *  *  Chaplin's  pantomimic  ability  is 
given  more  chance  during  the  lulls  in  the 
action,  and  it  is  this  part  of  the  comedian's 
activity    that    we    found    amusing.    »  *  * 

SUN — *  *  •  a  scrambled  slapstick  ver- 
sion of  Harold  MacGrath's  novel  of  the  same 
name.  It  is  only  so-so  as  a  laugh  getter, 
but  Mr.  Chaplin  is  amusing  at  various  points 
during  its  unwinding  therby  saving  the 
honor  of  the  family.   •  •  * 

TELEGRAM — *  *  *  bids  fair  to  snatch 
the  laurels  from  "The  Freshman"  as  the 
principal  mirth  provoking  medium  among 
current  movie  attractions  •  *  *  credit  for  the 
smothness  of  the  production  is  due  in 
considerable  measure  to  Charles  Reisner,  the 
director.  With  little  straining  after  effect 
and  not  a  few  novel  twists  the  picture  romps 
along  from  start  to  finish  in  boisterous  good 
humor.    *  *  * 

TIMES—*  *  *  Sydney  Chaplin's  portray- 
al in  "Charley's  Aunt"  suited  Brandon 
Thomas's  well-knit  farce,  but  Sydney  has 
no  such  clever  vehicle  in  "The  Man  on  the 
Box,"  and  perhaps  for  that  rea.son  he 
slumps  into  acting  that  would  make  a  pan- 
tomine clown's  gyrations  with  a  strij^^oj 
sausages    look    like   high-class   comedy. 

WORLD — *  •  *  a  series  of  sprawls  which, 
on  the  authority  of  large  numbers  of  sup- 
possedly  san  adults  in  Warners  Theater 
yesterday,  are  so  excruciatingly  mirthful  that 
you  will  not  be  able  to  check  the  flow  ot 
deep,  musical  laughter  until  an  hour  or  so 
after  dinner  time.  *  *.  1*      .     


"The    Tower    of    Lies"— Metro-Gold. 
Capitol 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Mr.  Seastrom  comes 
from  Sweden  where  truth  is  never  downed  to 
please  the  public.  Not  only  is  Mr.  Seastrom 
true  to  his  own  people,  but  he  is  also  a  di- 
rector of  sympathy  and  intelligence.  He  has 
taken  "Tower  of  Lies"  *  ♦  ♦  and  by  his  deft 
tieatment  managed  to  get  over  what  he  wishes 
without  actually  picturing  the  objectionable 
scenes.    *    *    * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Attempts  to  be 
realism.  Realism  can  be  monotonous  and  trite 
and  nerve  prodding.  So  is  this  picture  in  its 
tendency  to  harp  on  unpleasantness,  to  dupli- 
crte  doleful  scenes,  to  cleave  to  the  pathos  that 
blankets  the   lives  of   its  principals.   *   «    * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  Here,  you  feel,  are 
great  gifts.  Rarely  has  a  director  put  a  story 
on  the  screen  with  such  fine  restraint,  such 
poetical  simplicity.  "The  Tower  of  Lies"  is 
drama  at  its  best.  It  is  realism  coated  with 
romance.    *    *    * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  Is  an  absorb- 
ing drama  of  the  lives  of  simple  folk,  simply, 
beautifully  and  convincingly  portrayed  on  the 
screen.  It  is  a  credit  to  all  concerned  in  the 
making,  but  most  of  all  to  the  director,  Victor 
Seastrom.   *   *  * 

GRAPHIC--*  *  *  The  alluring  but  quite 
Inappropriate  title  of  the  picturized  version  of 
"The  Emperor  of  Portugallia."  *  *  *  The  pic- 
ture, while  it  is  a  triumph  of  artistic  directing 
and  acting,  is  not  one  with  which  to  while 
away   an   idle  afternoon. 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  But  for 
those  who  love  a  sincere  photoplay,  smacking 
of  the  earth,  and  people  whose  joys  and  sor- 
rows are  compounded  of  the  real  issues  in  life, 
will  find  "The  Tower  oi  Lies"  an  elating  and 
profoundly  moving  recital  of  a  family's  strug- 
gles.   •    •    • 

POST—*  *  *  The  film  *  *  *  is  brilliantly 
conceived  and  acted  with  a  sincerity  that  is 
impressive.  Yes,  impressive  is  the  only  word 
for  it.  Down  to  the  smallest  detail  it  is 
effectively  worked  out  and  executed  with  a 
smoothness  not  often  encountered  in  week  to- 
week  movie  lare.   *   *  * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  There  is  none  of  the 
nutomatic  "going  through  the  motions"  when 
the  director  pulls  the  strings.  We  have  four 
clearly  defined  studies  of  the  foiir  leading 
characters,  each  carefully  conceived  and  sin- 
cerely portrayed.  And  the  genius  of  Victor 
Seastrom,  who  credits  the  average  spectator 
with  a  grain  of  intelligence  and  a  suspicion  of 
imagination,  has  combined  them  into  one  of  the 
most  harmonious  and  well  constructed  pictures 
that  Broadway  has  seen  in  a  long  while.  *  *  * 

TIMES — *  *  *  The  necessity  for  strong 
dramatic  action  in  the  course  of  telling  a  grim 
'tory  has  been  overlooked  in  translating  to 
the  screen  Selma  Lagerlof's  novel,  "The  Em- 
peror of  Portugallia."  *  •  ♦  Nevertheless  this 
is  a  worthy  picture  in  many  respects  and 
throughout  its  length  one  is  impressed  by  the 
sincerity  and  earnestness  with  which  it  has 
l)een   wrought.    *    *   * 

WORLD—*  *  *  Lon  Chaney's  perform- 
ance in  "The  Tower  of  Lies,"  an  ostentatious 
and  sentimental  drama  of  father-love,  »  *  * 
is  one  of  the  most  fascinating  which  he  has 
seen  in  months.  The  impression  is  becoming 
more  distinct  almost  by  the  week  that  this 
serious-minded  and  prolific  screen  actor  is  one 
of  the  very  best  and  certainly  the  foremost 
player  of  parts  whose  moods  are  primarily 
those   of   grotesque  tragedy.    *   •    • 


Among  Exchangemen 

Seattle — A.  A.  Bruce  has  fully  re- 
covered from  his  recent  illness  and 
has  joined  Al  Rosenberg's  De  Luxe 
exchange  as  salesman. 


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Portland.  Ore.— H.  M.  Glandfield 
has  resigned  from  First  National  and 
is  now  a  salesman  for  United  Artists. 


Astoria,  Ore. — Fred  Normand 
who  formerly  managed  the  Riviera 
is  now  with  the   Pathe  in  Portland. 


Pittsburgh — Roy  Davis,  for  several 
years  an  advertising  sales  manager, 
has  joined  the  Warner  force. 


Winnipeg,  Man. — Will  Mitchell, 
head  salesman  in  Toronto  for  First 
National,   has   been  shifted  here. 


Seattle — Charley  Code,  recently 
with  Warners  in  Portland,  is  now 
selling  for  Fox  here. 


Salt   Lake   City— L.  W.   Hyde  has  i 
been  added  to  the  Warner  staff.  i 


Pittsburgh — Mike    Hogan    has    re- 
joined Universal- 


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Vol.  XXXIV     No.  5 


Tuesday,  October  6,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


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By  DANNY 

Hollywood 
Finishi  g  "The  Road  to  Yes- 
terday." Thinks  it  is  going  to 
be  big.  And  particularly  worth 
while.  Because  of  what  will  be 
shown  by  his  leading  trio — 
Schildkraut,  Vera  Reynolds 
and  William  Boyd.  De  Mille  a 
strong  believer  in  "new  faces." 

Schildkraut  was  with  Griffith  in  one 
production.  Reynolds  has  been  in 
several  for  Famous.  Boyd  has  been 
'nursed  along,"  as  CB  puts  it.  For  a 
ong  time.  "But  I  think  he  has  ar- 
rived," he  says,  "and  I  believe  his 
ivork  will  be  .  treat  to  picture  goers." 
Incidentally,  De  Mille  says  he  has 
lever  been  so  happy.  In  his  work, 
ie  looks  happy  enough.  That's  cer- 
ain.  The  usual  grandeur  of  the  De 
Mille  setting  is  reflected  in  his  office. 
t  is  without  doubt  the  most  gorge- 
)us  office  in  all  Hollywood.  Just  the 
ort  of  office  that  you  would  imagine 
le  would  have. 

CB  is  interested — like  all  the  big 
lien — in  the  big  moves  now  being 
>  nade.  The  theater  question  interests 
■im.  But  above  all  he  is  more  inter- 
ested in  production  than  anything 
Ise.  And  for  a  simple  reason — he 
ealizes  that  the  only  thing  that 
ounts  is  pictures.     Nothing  else. 

"Developments  of  the  business  are 

Iways    of    interest,"    he    says,    "but 

.rothing  counts  so  much  as  good  pic- 

lires;  fine  pictures.  Nothing  can  stop 

,ieir  progress." 

f  That  is  why  he  is  so  interested  in 

The  Volga  Boatman"  which  will  be 

is  next  big  one  following  "The  Road 

)  Yesterday."     Naturally  it  will  have 

;  Russian  background.    He  sent  Kon- 

I'id  Bercovici  to   Russia  to  work  on 

jie  idea  of  the  story.     CB  found  this 

lea  when  he  saw  a  painting  in  a  gal- 

ry  in  New  York.     Of  course,  he  is 

eeping  the  idea  secret.     Right.     And 

i  is  casting  this  very  carefully.     He 

romises  that  it  will  be  big,  however; 

:ry  big. 

No  more  at  the  moment  from  CB. 
ut  later — well,  that's  another  story. 


Prime  Pictures  Corp.  Starts 
Prime  Pictures  Corp.  has  opened 
fices  at  729  7th  Ave.,  and  will  re- 
ise  a  series  of  12  two  reel  "Blue 
bbon"  comedies,  a  series  of  12  two 
el  Westerns  and  a  series  of  52  one 
Jlers.  The  first  release,  however, 
"When  Winter  Went,"  a  five  reel 
■  medy  with  Raymond  Griffith. 


Shortage  By  Jan.  1 

Lack  of  Product  in  Connecticut  Will 
Become   Pronounced   Then,   Ex- 
hibitor Official  States 

By  ARTHUR    W.    EDDY 

Hartford — -The  crisis  in  the  film 
exchange  situation  originating  from 
the  Durant  law  will  not  come  before 
Jan.  1,  according  to  Henry  Needles 
of  the  Princess  and  Strand  and  a 
member  of  the  executive  committee 
of  the  M.  P.  T.  O. 

He  expects  at  that  time  many  con- 
tracts will  expire  and  the  houses  will 
be  without  product,  as  the  distributors 
are  determined  not  to  send  any  new 
product  into  Connecticut  until  mat- 
ters are  satisfactorily  adjusted.  As  a 
result  of  conditions,  he  points  out, 
many  exhibitors  are  being  compelled 
to  show  pictures  of  inferior  quality 
which  they  ordinarily  would  not  use. 
He  says  that  the  fact  that  the  aid  of 
the  public  is  being  sought  in  the  fight 
against  the  law  is  one  of  the  indica- 
tions of  the  seriousness  of  the  situa- 
tion. 


Active  In  Bridgeport 

Exhibitors    Secure    5,000    Signatures 

for     New     Hearing     on     Tax 

Law 

Bridgeport  —  Considerably  more 
than  5,1)00  signatures  on  cards  asking 
the  Governor  to  have  the  Legislature 
again  act  upon  the  Durant  law  have 
been  secured  by  the  houses  operated 
by  the  Strand  Amusement  Co.  The 
theaters  and  their  seating  capacity 
are  as  follows:     Strand,  830;  Strand- 

{.Continuei  on  Page  3) 


35  Cameras  Shoot  Race 

Los  Angeles — Fred  Niblo  used  35 
cameras  on  the  chariot  race  sequence 
for  "Ben  Hur"  on  Saturday.  Over 
7,500  extras  appeared  in  the  scenes, 
and  192  horses  drawing  chariots. 
Thirty  assistants  aided  Niblo  in 
shooting  these  scenes  which  were 
handled  through  a  microphone.  Many 
notables  were  on  the  sidelines  watch- 
ing the  set  which  is  said  to  be  the 
largest  ever  built  in  America. 


Hutchinson  Back 

Former  "Flying  A"  President  to  Pro- 
duce for  Release  Through  Associ- 
ated Exhibitors 

S.  S.  Hutchinson,  former  president 
of  the  American  Film  Co.,  producers 
of  the  "Flying  A"  brand,  has  organ- 
ized a  unit  to  make  a  series  of  pic- 
tures for  release  through  Associated 
Exhibitors.  Lloyd  Ingraham  will 
direct  the  first,  "The  Nutcracker"  and 
Zazu   Pitts  will  be  featured. 

Associated  stated  yesterday  that  it 
(.Continued  on  Page  2) 


Special  Trophy 

So  many  exhibitors  living  in 
and  around  New  York,  are  en- 
tered in  the  Fall  Film  Golf 
Tournament,  that  it  was  decided 
yesterday  to  issue  a  special  tro- 
phy for  the  best  score  turned 
in  from  this  particular  group. 
Many  are  members  of  the  T. 
O.  C.  C.  Don't  forget  the 
date — Tuesday  next.  At  the 
Winged  Foot  Golf  Club  course, 
Mamaroneck,  Westchester 
County. 

List  of  entries  and  an  applica- 
tion blank  will  be  found  on 
page  6. 


Fox  Has  22  Ready 

For     Next     Year's     Release — Three 

Units  at  Work  and  Five  to 

Start  Very  Soon 

Los  Angeles — -With  22  productions 
completed  for  1925-26,  Sol  M.  Wurt- 
zel,  general  superintendent  of  the  Fox 
studios,  is  preparing  for  another  se- 
ries. 

Productions  already  in  exchanges 
or  somewhere  along  the  route  from 
the  cutting  room  to  the  exhibitor  in- 
clude five  of  the  John  Golden  unit, 
three  Tom  Mix's  and  four  Buck  Jones. 

"Lightnin,'  "  directed  by  John  Ford, 
heads  the  Golden  list.  The  other  four 
(Continued  on  Page  6) 


Swedish  Film  Leader  Here 

Charles  Magnusson,  president  of 
the  Swedish  Film  Industry,  Inc.,  of 
Stockholm,  and  one  of  the  film  lead- 
ers in  that  country,  is  here,  studying 
conditions.  He  is  making  his  head- 
quarters with  Ernest  Mattson,  220  W. 
42nd  St.,  and  is  stopping  at  the  Com- 
modore. Magnusson  leaves  for  Hol- 
lywood in  two  weeks. 

Pennsylvania  Chain 

Philadelphia  Exchangemen  Hope  To 

Have  15  Houses  by  1926— To 

Build  3  At  Once 

Philadelphia  — The  Independent 
Theater  Corp.,  of  which  L.  L.  Ber- 
man,  owner  of  the  Independent  Film 
Exchange,  is  head,  announces  plans 
for  the  erection  of  three  theaters.  The 
company  now  owns  the  Strand,  Shen- 
andoah and  the  Savoy,  formerly  the 
Lorenz,  in  Bethlehem,  which  is  being 
remodelled  and  will  open  this  month. 
Complete  plans  call  for  a  circuit  of 
15  first  run  theaters  in  this  territory 
in  a  year. 

A  contract  for  a  1,600-seat  theater, 
stores  and  dance  hall  at  4th  and  Vine, 
(.Continued  on  Page  2) 


"U"  In  German  Deal 

15    Pictures    Sold   to    Bruckman    of 
Berlin — Tom    Bentley   to   Direct 

Enghsh  Production 
Carl  Laemmle  closed  a  deal  for 
distribution  in  Germany  when  he  was 
in  Berlin.  He  said  yesterday  15  Uni- 
versal pictures  had  been  placed  with 
the  brucKuian  interests  which  main- 
tain their  own  exchange  system  in 
that  country. 

Plans  for  production  in  England 
have  been  formulated,  said  Mr. 
i^aemmle,  and  Tom  Bentley  has  been 
engaged  to  direct  the  first.  The 
English  venture  will  embrace  but  one 
picture  for  the  time  being,  in  order 
to  ascertain  exactly  what  reception 
IS  accorded  the  "reduction  in  Eng- 
land. No  story  has  been  selected. 
The  vehicle,  however,  will  have  an 
English  background.  Production 
will  be  centered  in  a  London  studio, 
and,  it  is  quite  likely,  one  or  two 
Universal  players  will  be  sent  from 
Hollywood   to  appear   in   the   leads. 

If  the  picture  is  received  in  an  ap- 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Hayakawa  With  Famous 
Sessue  Hayakawa's  first  picture 
work  in  this  country,  after  an  ab- 
sence of  several  years  abroad,  will  be 
in  "Aloma  of  the  South  Seas."  The 
company,  headed  by  Gilda  Gray, 
leaves  for  Porto  Rico  Thursday.  In 
the  cast  are  Percy  Marmont,  William 
H.  Powell,  Harry  Morey,  Harry  Se- 
mels,  Frank  Montgomery  and  Joe 
Smiley.  Maurice  Tourneur  directing 
for  Famous. 


Michigan  Meets  Today 
Grand  Rapids,  Mich. — The  6th  an- 
nual  convention  of  the  Michigan  M. 
P.  T.  O.  opens  at  the  Pantlind  Hotel 
today  and  terminates  tomorrow. 


First  Nat'l  Lists  13 

Thirteen  pictures  are  scheduled  for 
release  by  First  National  during  Oc- 
tober, November  and  December  and 
are  a  part  of  the  "Winner  Group." 


Stricter  Censorship 

Governor    Pinchot    Calls    for    More 
Rigid    Enforcement   in   Pennsyl- 
vania— Four  New  Inspectors 
Harrisburg,    Pa.  —  The    censorship 
ban    is    tightening    in    Pennsylvania. 
Governor   Pinchot   has   issued  a   call 
for    a    stricter    enforcement    and    to 
make  sure  that  the  law  is  complied 
with  in  a  more  rigid  manner,  has  ap- 
pointed  four    new   inspectors.     It   is 
claimed    that    flagrant    violations    of 
exchanges    and    exhibitors    have    re- 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


THE 


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PAIUY 


Tuesday,  October  6,  1925 


Vol  XXXIV  No.  5  Tuesday,  Oct  6,  1925  Price  5  Cents 

Copyright  1925,  Wid'i  Films  and  Film  FoUci, 
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Rue  Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High    Lovr    Close 

Balaban   &    Katz    Not 

Eastman    Kodak    ..111        llOJ^    111 
Famous    Players    ..109^   106}^    107M 

F.    P.    Preferred    Not 

Film    Inspection    . .      4Ji        4%       4Ji 
First    National     ...105        104J4   105 
Fox  Film    "A"    ...    72j4      70J4      71Ji 

Loew's,    Inc 35H     34^^     35 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    .   21^     21  ^     21}4 

M.    P.    Cap.    Corp Not 

M.   P.    Cap.   Pfd.    'Not 

Pathe  Exch.   "A"    .   80%     78J4     80 
Trans-Lux    Screen        6J4        6  654 

Universal     34         34         34 

Warner   Pictures    . .    16^^      16"^      16^ 
Warner  Brothers   . .    19K      19K      19J4 


Stricter  Censorship 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

suited  in  a  more  careful  survey  oi 
the   industry  here. 

It  is  not  the  type  of  films  that  cen- 
sors are  finding  fault  with,  but  vio- 
lations on  the  part  of  exhibitors  and 
exchanges.  In  the  northern  part  oi 
the  state,  it  is  said,  pictures  are  being 
shown  without  permits,  the  theaters 
there  receiving  their  prints  from 
Buffalo. 

Managers  of  ten  Philadelphia  ex- 
changes when  brought  to  court  were 
fined  $25  each  for  violations,  most 
of  them  failing  to  make  eliminations 
when  ordered. 


Sales 

quoted 

1,100 

10,500 

quoted 

100 

300 

5,700 

6,200 

500 

quoted 

quoted 

2,300 

1,200 

lOO 

100 

100 


Hutchinson  Back 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 

will  release  "The  Skyrocket,"  pro- 
duced by  Marshall  Neilan  and  star- 
ring Peggy  Hopkins  Joyce.  The  com- 
pany is  undergoing  a  reorganization 
in  its  selling  and,  for  that  purpose, 
has  called  into  New  York  Harry  E. 
Lotz,  Melville  E.  Maxwell,  Claude  E. 
Ezell  and  Floyd  Lewis,  field  repre- 
sentatives. The  company  states  over 
$200,000  has  been  set  aside  for  special 
advertising  most  of  which  will  be 
spent  in  reaching  the  exhibitor  direct. 


Two  New  Local  Theaters 

Samuel  Beilin  has  filed  plans  for  a 
three-story  theater  which  he  will 
erect  on  Morris  Ave.,  the  Bronx,  to 
cost  $200,000.  Joseph  Orlando  is 
the  architect. 

A  syndicate  headed  by  Charles 
Katz  and  Louis  Shulsky  has  pur- 
chased property  on  Myrtle  and  Wyc- 
koflf  Aves.,  Brooklyn,  on  which  they 
will  build  a  3,000  seat  theater,  with 
stores,   offices   and   apartments. 


STOCK  SCENES 

NEGATIVE  AND  POSITIVE 
P  R  l_N_T  S 

Stone  film  Library 

220w.42ndst.  room  303 

Tel.  Chickering  2110 


Walska  Arrives  Today 

Ganna  Walska  arrives  on  the 
Olympic  today  in  connection  with 
the  reported  financing  of  the  Napol- 
eonic cycle  to  be  made  in  France  by 
Abel  Gance.  This  director  was  origin- 
ally to  secure  his  backing  from  the 
Stinnes  organization  which  has  met 
with  financial  difficulties.  Walska  will 
appear  as  Josephine. 


One  of  New  Chain  Nearly  Finished 

Los  Angeles — Construction  on  the 
new  Figueroa,  at  Figueroa  and  San- 
ta Barbara  Sts.  is  rapidly  nearing 
completion.  The  house  will  be  ready 
for  opening  in  about  two  weeks.  This 
is  one  of  the  theaters  included  in  the 
building  program  of  Far  West  Thea- 
ters, Inc. 


Pennsylvania  Chain 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

South  Bethlehem,  has  been  awarded 
to  Frank  B.  Glassmire.  William  H. 
Lee,  architect,  is  also  drawing  plans 
lor  another  theater  to  be  located  on 
Main  St.,  Shenandoah.  Independent 
also  owns  the  Strand,  Shenandoah, 
which  was  recently  remodelled. 

In  Easton,  on  Northampton  St., 
the  Independent  theater  Corp.  will 
erect  a  1,600-seat  theater,  four  stores 
and  a  dance  hall. 

It  is  also  Berman's  intention  to  de- 
velop the  scope  of  the  Independent 
Film  Corp.  exchanges  in  Philadelphia 
and  Washington,  simultaneously  with 
the  creation  of  his  theater  circuit. 


Neilan  to  Make  "Gambling  Chaplin" 

"The  Gambling  Chaplin"  is  the  title 
of  the  picture  for  which  Marshall 
Neilan  will  make  scenes  here.  Viola 
Dana,  Bobby  Agnew  and  Jerry  Miley 
of  the  cast  are  here  from  the  Coast. 
Tom  Held,  Jr.,  Neilan's  assistant  and 
Donald  Keyes,  cameramen  are  as- 
sisting the  director  who  is  seeking 
East  Side  atmosphere.  Benjamin 
Glazer  is  responsible   for   the   script. 


Too  Many  Theaters  in  Moscow? 

According  to  an  Associated  Press 
despatch  yesterday,  the  Soviet 
authorities  intend  taking  steps  to  rid 
Moscow  of  some  of  its  344  theaters. 
Many  of  them  will  be  converted  into 
picture  houses. 


Lubitsch  Troupe  in  Toronto 

Toronto — The  Lubitsch  company- 
making  "Lady  Windermere's  Fan" 
for  Warners  is  here  from  Hollywood. 
Irene  Rich  will  sail  for  Europe  when 
the  scenes  are  finished. 


Jeanie   Macpherson   Here 

Jeanie  Macpherson,  scenarist  for 
Cecil  B.  De  Mille  arrived  from  At- 
lanta yesterday  where  she  had  been 
testifying  in  the  suit  brought  by  Mrs. 
Mattie  B.  Thompson  against  Famous 
and  De  Mille  over  the  authorship  of 
"The    Ten    Commandments." 


"U"  In  German  Deal 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

preciative  manner,  Laemmle  fully  in 
tends    going    ahead.      His    ideas    o 
picture-making    in    Britain    are    ver 
definite.     "England  has  treated  Ur 
versal   splendidly.      We   have   alwaj 
drawn    a    lot    of    business    from    th 
United    Kingdom.      I    think    makin , 
pictures    in    England    embodies    tf 
principal    of    fair    play.      They    thin 
over   there   that    America    should   dj 
something    to    stimulate    productic 
activity.     Universal   stands   ready  l| 
do   so   and   hopes  its   efforts  are   r'; 
ceived  in  a  kindly  light." 


Sierra  Files  $250,000  Suit 

Los  Angeles — Sierra  Pictures  have 
filed  a  suit  for  $250,000  against 
Hampton  Del  Ruth  and  Chadwick 
Pictures  Corp.,  alleging  they  failed 
in  having  George  Walsh  appear  on 
the  date  of  production  of  "Mission 
Millions,"    a    serial. 


Goldwyn  May  Leave  Today 

Los    Angeles — Sam    Goldwyn    ex- 
pects to  leave  for  New  York  today. 


Allwon  Theater  Corp.  Dissolved 

The  Allwon  Theater  Corp.  has 
been  dissolved.  This  decision  was 
reached  at  a  board  of  directors'  meet- 
ing, when  9  out  of  12  directors,  it  is 
reported,  determined  the  company 
should  be  dissolved  because  of  in- 
ternal strife. 


The  Henry  Ginsberd   pistributiti^  Corp. 
"  AN  Open  book-- 


CHAPTER  ONE 

"THE  LOVE   GAMBLE" 

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MOTION  PICTURE  NEWS 


A  woman's  story. 
Lillian  Rich  acts  as  if 
she  were  living  the  part. 

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MOVING  PICTURE  WORLD 

Fast  moving  melo- 
drama—  exciting 
sequences. 

EXHIBITORS  REVIEW 

C^ST 

Lillian  Rich  Robert  Frazer 

Pauline  Garon      Arthur  Rankin 

ji  BANNER  PRODUCTION 


Goldstein  Returns 

E.  H.  ("Manny")  Goldstein,  gend^ 
al  manager  and  treasurer  of  Unive  '' 
al,  returned  from  the  Coast  yesterda 


Stop,  look 
and  Laugh! 

HAL  ROACH 

presents 

CLYDE  COOK 

In  a  new  series  of  two  reel  comediM 

that  will  make  'em  scream* 

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I  OF  THE   BETTER   KIND 

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I  1600  Broadway  Nf  w  York  City 

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BRVANT     ST-JO-a?-*.* 


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1540  broadway 
NewYork 

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Tuesday,  October  6,  1925 


Yner 


DAILY 


Outlook  Promising 

"Times"  Survey  Covering  32  Cities — 
.        Chamber    of    Commerce    Offi- 
l|  cials  Indicate  Optimism 

\   "The  Times"  on  Sunday  published 
ik   consensus    of   opinion   on   business 
'conditions     as    seen    by    officials    of 
Chambers  of  Commerce  in  32  import- 
ant cities.     The  opinion  seemed  to  be 
that   the    business    outlook   was    "big 
with  promise  of  prosperity." 
5[    In    introducing    the    reports,    "The 
'  Times"  said,  in  part. 
:    "The  drought  in  the  Southern  and 
Mississippi  Valley  States  has  not  ma- 
,  terially     affected     grain     and     forage 
*  crops  and  has  apparently  given  an  ex- 
traordinary   cotton    crop.      In    some 
States,  especially  true  of  the   Middle 
West,  both  crops  and  prices  are  bet 
ter  than  for  several  years. 

"Industrially  the  country  is  ap- 
proaching new  records.  In  the  Pitts- 
burgh district  this  fact  is  overshadow- 
''ing  possible  effects  of  the  coal  strike, 
the  steel  industry  having  increased  its 
forces. 

"Factories  are  working  overtime  on 
the  Pacific  Coast  and  the  lumber 
business  there  is  showing  greater  ac- 
tivity through  heavier  domestic  de- 
mand. 

"The  automobile  factories  of  De- 
troit and  other  industries  in  that  dis- 
iSrict  are  attaining  new  high  produc- 
tion figures. 

"Construction  work,  railroad  build- 
nsr  and  public'improvements,  totaling 
argp  amounts,  are  beine  rushed  in 
he  West  and  South  with  prospects 
Viat  this  activitv  will  continue  well 
nto  next  year." 


i  Dublin  Far  Behind,  Meighan  Says 

i   Thomas  Meighan,  who  went  to  Ire- 
land to  make  a  picture  for   Famous, 
■las  this  to  say  of  conditions  in  Dub- 
Jin: 

1    "Dublin  exhihitors   are    about   five   years   be- 

■  ind  their  American  contemporaries  in  picture 

rcientation.      The    Irish    feel   that    if   the    pic- 

:!re  is  in  focus,  and  accompanied   by  a  six  or 

n  piece  orchestra,  they  owe  no  further  ob- 

fion  to  their  patrons.     And  the  Dublin  pic- 

,ire  jjoer    expects    nothing   more. 

j  "The   Government  tax   cuts   heavily   into  the 

'rish  theater  revenue,  for  one  fifth  of  all 
le  money  taken  in  at  the  box-office  s^oes  to 
le   tax    collector,    and   consequently    admission 

!i-ices  are  relatively  high,  averaging  more  than 

i»o  shillings. 
"There   are  five   or   six   cinemas   in   Dublin, 

jone  of  which  is  anything  like  as  large  as  the 

rincipal  ones  on  Broadway,  nor  are  their  ap- 
ointments  anything  to  compare  with  the  New 
'ork  theaters.      In    Belfast,   however,   there   is 

J  new  theater  seating  about  2,500  which  com- 
ares   favorably  with   the  best   on   Broadway." 


First  of  Series   Near  Finish 

Cutting  and  editing  the  first  of  the 
eries  of  "The  Scandal  of  America" 
i  under  way,  under  direction  of  Le- 
jnder  de  Cordova.  The  series  is  be- 
jig  produced  by  Self-Protection  Pic- 
ires,  Inc. 

Ulrich  With  P.  D.  C. 

Charles  K.  Ulrich,  for  many  years 
ditor  of  Paramount  press  sheets,  is 
jow  associated  with  Prod.  Dist. 
i'orp.  in  the  same  capacity. 


O'Connell  Now  Theater  Manager 
Toledo,       Ohio — Jack       O'Connel, 
i)rmer  film  salesman,  has  taken  over 
lanagement  of  the  Temple,  succeed- 
]  g  Fred  Walters,  resigned. 


Exhibitor  Troubles 

Windsor  Locks,  Conn. — The 
Rialto,  operated  by  Leo  Viola, 
is  suffering  from  the  late  arri- 
val of  pictures  owing  to  the 
situation  caused  by  the  Durant 
law.  "Business  is  off"  at  this 
house. 

C.  D.  Burbank,  who  runs  the 
Franklin  in  Thompsonville,  al- 
so reports  trouble  in  getting 
both  his  prints  and  paper  on 
time. 


Active  In  Bridgeport 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Palace,  748;  Hippodrome,  1048;  Park 
City,  650;   ]3arnum,  650. 

Approximately  $7,000  per  year  is 
being  added  to  the  overhead  of  the 
circuit  through  the  law,  according  to 
Jack  Schwartz.  Non-arrival  or  late 
arrival  of  prints  keeps  the  houses 
continually  switching  their  pictures 
and  disappointing  their  patrons.  Bor- 
rowing from  each  other  has  become 
an  established  practice.  Paper  fre- 
quently arrives  behind  schedule  and 
its  lateness  sometimes  makes  it  of 
no  value. 

Schwartz  is  running  a  slide  ex- 
plaining to  the  patrons  that  the  stat- 
ute is  responsible  for  changes  in 
program.  He  states  he  has  not  so- 
licited signatures  for  the  cards  but  his 
patrons  instead  have  voluntarily  sign- 
ed, and  have  in  many  instances  ex- 
pressed to  him  personally  their 
disapproval  of  the  law.  A  table  bear- 
ing the  cards  is  prominently  in  view 
in  the  lobby. 


Education  via  Films 

Bridgeport — Local  exhibitors  are 
co-operating  with  the  board  of  edu- 
cation with  its  visual  education  pro- 
gram. Under  the  plan  pupils  of  the 
fifth,  sixth,  seventh  and  eighth  grades 
of  the  public  schools  once  a  month 
view  four  reels  of  films  provided  by 
the  theater  men  and  approved  by  the 
board.  In  turn  the  schools  are  aid- 
ing the  exhibitors  in  boosting  pictures 
of  educational   and   historical   value. 


New  Deal  on  Print  Service 

Bridgeport — The  Brido-eport  M.  P, 
T.  O.  has  made  a  flat-rate  acreement 
with  the  Rosen  Film  Dcliverv  Ser- 
vice which  is  transportino-  nr'nts  froni 
exchantres  at  Boston  and  Nn-"'  Y'^rI,- 
All  local  theaters  have  piibsrrihed  tn 
the  plan  which  has  iust  been  nut  in- 
to oneration.  The  f'-e  agreement  is 
dated  back  to  Aug.  30. 


Law  Adds  !il!l,50n  To  TTynense 
Bridgeport — Dr.  Rudolp'^  Stawow- 
czyk.  who  runs  the  Biiou.  fi"-"res  that 
the  Durant  law  is  costiner  h'm  ^n  ad- 
rlitinnal  burden  of  between  SL.'iOO  and 
^2,000  per  vear.  Irregular  deliveries 
of  both  pictures  and  paper  are  re- 
peated sources  of  annoyance  and  ex- 
pense. 


Agnes  Johnson   Signs 

Los  Angele  s — Apnes  Christine 
Johnson  has  slerned  a  new  lone-term 
contract  to  write  scenarios  for  M.-G.- 
M. 


Pantages   Musicians   Dispute   Settled 

Tacoma.  Wash. — The  differences 
between  the  management  of  the  Pan- 
tages and  the  musicians  have  been 
settled  amicably.  The  dispute  arose 
when  the  theater  refused  to  meet  de- 
mands made  by  the  musicians.  Vau- 
deville was  dropped  from  the  split 
policy,  and  a  straight  picture  program 
introduced.  Now,  vaudeville  has 
again  been  resumed. 

Florida  Musicians  Get  Increase 

West  Palm  Beach,  Fla. — The  three 
local  theaters  reopened  recently  with 
full  orchestras,  after  Arthur  Amm, 
district  manager  of  Famous  Players, 
granted  demands  of  musicians  and 
operators.  The  salary  increases  vary 
from  $10  to  $20  per  week. 


Demands  for  Increases  Met 

Trenton,  N.  J. — Vaudeville  and  pic- 
ture theater  managers  have  granted 
an  increase  to  musicians,  stage  hands 
and   operators. 


Producing  Industrials 
B.  K.  Blake  and  A.  Pam  Blumen- 
thal  are  now  in  their  new  offices  at 
220  W.  42nd  St.,  where  they  are  en- 
gaged in  the  production  of  both  in- 
dustrial and  theatrical  films.  They 
?ay  thev  have  perfected  a  new  plan 
of  distribution  for  industrial  and  edu- 
cational films  in  the  theatrical  field. 


Hillyer  Returns  to  Hollywood 

After  eight  months  in  New  York 
Lambert  Hillyer  has  left  for  Holly- 
wood. While  here,  Hillyer  directed 
Milton  Sills  in  three  pictures,  "The 
Making  of  O'Malley,"  "The  Knock- 
out" and  "The  Unguarded  Hour." 


"Vet"  Theater  Man  Kills  Self 

Chicago — William  Herschbery,  a 
pioneer  in  the  theater  field,  shot  and 
killed  himself  yesterday  in  his  home 
at  4908  Sheridan  Drive.  Herschberg 
was  associated  with  Balaban  &  Katz 
some  15  years  back. 


Betty  Bronson  On  Coast 

Los  Angeles — Betty  Bronson  has 
returned  to  the  Lasky  studios  and  is 
preparing  for  her  next  which  will  be 
directed  by  William  K.  Howard,  un- 
titled as  yet. 


Virginia    Theater    Opens 

Harrisonburg.  Va. — The  New  Vir- 
einia  had  an  auspicious  opening  last 
night.  "The  Ten  Commandments" 
^vas  the  attraction.  J.  Weinberg  is 
manager. 


F.  B.  O.  Showing  at  Town  Hall 

F.  B.  O.  sponsored  a  showing  of 
"The  Keener  of  the  Bees"  at  the 
Town  Hall  last  night.  J.  Leo  Mee- 
han.   the   director  was  present. 


Washington  Theater   Man   Dead 

P  o  m  e  r  o  V,  Wash. — Claude  A. 
Thompson,  44  vears  old,  local  theater 
man.  died  at  his  home  here  from  a 
lingering  illness. 


Davies  Premiere  on  Coast 

Ins  Angeles — The  ^vorld  premiere 
of  Marion  Davies  in  "Lights  nf  Old 
Broadwav"  will  take  place  on  Oct.  31 
at   Loew's   State. 


Vienna  Protests 

3,000  Actors  Parade  Against  Ameri- 
can     Films — Seek      Government 
Restrictions 

Vienna — Three  thousand  film  actors 
marched  through  Vienna  streets  on 
Sunday  as  a  protest  against  the  im- 
portation of  foreign  films. 

At  a  mass  meeting  after  the  parade 
a  resolution  was  adopted  protesting 
against  the  importation  of  American 
pictures  and  a  deputation  sent  to  the 
Government  a  demand  for  the  enact- 
ment of  necessary  legislation  for 
such  exclusion. 

One  of  the  leaders  made  the  asser- 
tion that  American  comoetition  had 
ruined  seventeen  companies  here  and 
forced  thousands  out  of  work. 


M.-G.-M.  Activities 

Los  Angeles — Among  activities  re- 
ported by  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  are 
the  casting  for  "The  Reason  Why" 
by  Jack  Conway,  the  fact  that  King 
Vidor  is  now  on  location  taking 
scenes  with  Lillian  Gish  for  "La  Bo- 
heme"  and  Director  George  Hill 
leaves  next  week  for  Idaho  with  Nor- 
man Kerry,  Henry  B.  Walthall  and 
Lionel  Barrymore  to  make  scenes  for 
"The  Barrier."  Theodore  Kosloff  has 
been  added  to  the  cast  of  "Time,  The 
Comedian," 


Hamrick    Expected    Here    Soon 

John  Hamrick.  head  of  the  Blue 
Mouse  Theater  Circuit  in  the  North- 
west, will  visit  New  York  in  the 
near  furture. 


Bronx  House  Opens  Friday 

The  Boston  Road  Theater,  Boston 
Rd.  and  Stebbins  Ave.  opens  Friday 
night.  It  will  be  part  of  the  Brecher 
chain. 


Wood  Leaves  for  Hollywood 

Walter  Wood,  production  editor 
for  the  James  Cruze  unit,  has  left  for 
Hollywood  following  a  short  stay 
here. 


Colman  In  "Kiki" 
Los  Angeles — Ronald   Colman  has 
signed    as    leading    man    for    Norma 
Talmadge's  next  picture,  "Kiki." 


Griffin  Here 
C.    C.    Griffin,   prominent    figure   in 
exhibitor  organizations  in  San   Fran- 
cisco, is  in  New  York. 


"The  Iron  Horse"  in  General  Release 

"The  Iron  Horse"  has  been  placed 
in  general  release  by  Fox,  eflfective  as 
of  Saturday  last. 


Thomson  Satliro-  Saturday 
Major    H.    C.    S.    Thomson,    of   F. 
B.  O.  sails  for  Europe  on  Saturday. 


What  Others  Think 

6 

DAVID^LOEW 

I  consider  Red  Seal  product 
the  best  in  the  short  subject 
market. " 


729  7th  Ave.  rClLHiUmj     W.    Y.    C. 
Edwin  Miles  Fadman,  Pret. 


"The  PHANTOM"  Beats 
"The  HUNCHBACK"  in 
PITTSFIELD,  MASS. 


"The  Phantom"  played  to  tremendous  busi- 
ness topping  every  established  "Hunchback" 
figure  for  that  city.  As  a  result  The  Gold- 
stein Circuit  has  booked  "The  Phantom"  for 
all  their  houses  in  New  England. 


X 


"The  PHANTOM"  Beats 
"The  HUNCHBACK"  in 
SAN  FRANCISCO,  CALIF. 


"  'The  Phantom'  opened  better  than  'Hunch- 
back.' Consider  it  twice  as  good  a  picture 
from  standpoint  of  good  theatre  entertain- 
ment." 

Homer  Curran,  Mgr., 
Curran  Theatre, 
San  Francisco,  Calif 


X 


"The  PHANTOM"  Beats  % 
"The  HUNCHBACK"  in 
KINGFISHER,  OK  LA. 


"  'The  Phantom'  is  most  wonderful  pro 
tion  shown  in  my  theatre  for  many  yei| 
Far  greater  than  'The  Hunchback.'    A  g  t 

success." 

I 


Homer  C.  Jones,  Mg, 
Temple  Theatre, 
Kingfisher,  Okla, 


pRODu!?foN  ""^"f  LON  CHANEY 


NOFII 


HUNCHBACK 


1 


2  PHANTOM"  Beats 
Fe  HUNCHBACK"  in 
V   ROCKAWAY,  N.  Y. 


X    "The  PHANTOM"  Beats 
"The  HUNCHBACK"  in 
LONG  BEACH,  N.  Y. 


s]  e  of  the  fact  that  the  resort  season  is 
r, 'The  Phantom"  has  smashed  every 
ar  of  "The  Hunchback"  for  receipts  and 
snlmce  at  The  Columbia  Theatre,  Far 
ly,  N.  Y. 


At  the  Castle  Theatre  "The  Hunchback" 
figures  seemed  the  high-water  mark  of  box 
office  receipts  but  they,  too,  were  bowled 
over  by  "The  Phantom"  figures. 


X 


what  all  New  York  and 
every  exhibitor  knows — 

NOW  PLAYING  TO 

S.    R.    O. 

business  every  performance  at  the 

ASTOR  THEATRE,  broadway 

at  $1.50  top 

watch  for  the  opening  at  the 

ALDINE  THEATRE 

Philadelphia,  Pa. 
at  $1.50  top.  OCTOBER  12th,  1925 


lIBIN 
filRY 


and  a  cast  of  more 
than  5000. 


Directed  by  RUPERT  JULIAN 

Supplementary  direction  by 

EDWARD  SEDGWICK 


Presented  by 

CARL  LAEMMLE 


Tuesday,  October  6,  1925 


Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
ner in  which  first-runs  build  their 
programs  and  written  from  the  an- 
gle of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  f-or  the  purpose  of 
conveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
used  in  developing  their  own  shows 

Capitol 

Unit  No.  1.  Capitol  Grand  Or- 
chestra, David  Mendoza,  conductor. 
"Les  Preludes"  (Symphonic  Poem) 
by  Liszt.  Orchestra  and  curtain 
drapes  lighted  in  series  of  red,  green 
and  amber  lightings  casting  mingled 
shadows  of  color  upon  curtains.  Vary 
during  rendition  of  overture.  Time, 
10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2. — William  Robyn,  tenor 
"Onaway!  Awake,  Beloved!"  from 
"Hiawatha's  Wedding  Feast"  bv  S 
Coleridge-Taylor.  Backdrop  show- 
ing western  scene  with  mountin  peaks 
predominating.  Lighting  sunset  ef- 
fect on  sky  of  drop.  Soloist  in  Indian 
costume  mounted  on  peak  with  bow 
and  arrow  posed.  In  foreground  tee- 
pee with  girl  in  Indian  costume  sit- 
ting alongside  campfire.  Foreground 
of  stage  dimly  lighted.  Time,  4  min- 
utes. 

Unit  No.  3. — "Tomorrow's  Prom- 
ise." A  Robert  C.  Bruce  Overture 
Scenic.  Consists  of  but  one  scene, 
showing  a  sunset  which  finally  fades 
into  stage  tableau  of  "Miss  Colum- 
bia," posed  by  Doris  Niles.  The  Cap- 
itol offers  this  in  a  tribute  to  Aviation 
Week.     Time,  3  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4. — Rudy  Wiedoeft,  saxo- 
phone virtuoso.  Backdrop  a  western 
scene  with  cabin  in  foreground.  Wie 
doeft  in  cowboy  costume  sitting  on 
bench  in  front  of  cabin.  Plays  four 
numbers:  "At  Dawning"  by  Cadman 
"Erica  Waltz,"  "Saxarella"  and  "Sax- 
aphobia"  by  Wiedoeft.  Side  lights 
Time,  S  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5. — Mile.  Maria  Gambar- 
elli,  prima  ballerina  in  a  dance,  "Tres 
Delicat."  Music:  "Whispering  Wil- 
lows" by  Victor  Herbert.  Dancer 
posed  in  center  of  stage  standing  un- 
der large  lamp  of  which  she  is  sup- 
posed to  represent  a  Dresden  doll 
base.  Wears  dainty  ballet  costume. 
Dances  and  returns  to  pose  at  base 
upon  conclusion  of  dance.  Pink  spot 
on  dancer  during  dance.  Time,  5 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  6. — Capitol  Magazine. 
Time,   10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  7.— "Dance  of  the  Elves." 
Music:  "Prelude"  by  Armas  Jarnefelt. 
Doris  Niles  and  the  Capitol  Ballet 
Corps.  Back  drop  of  fantastic  origin 
showing  large  mushrooms  in  forms  of 
umbrellas,  houses,  etc.  Dancers  in 
costumes  of  elves  with  Doris  Niles  in 
flowing  pink  chiffon.  Side  lights  and 
spots.     Time,   6  minues. 

Unit  No.  8. — Feature:  "Exchange 
of  Wives."    Time,  55  minutes. 

Unit  No.  9. — Organ  solo.  Time,  5 
minutes. 


New  Stock  Brings  Out  Color 

Los  Angeles  —  A  production  has 
been  completed  at  Lasky  using  pan- 
chrornatic  film.  This  stock  is  said 
to  bring  out  the  true  color  values  of 
the  players  and  the  sets.  Every  foot 
of  film  used  for  "The  Grand  Duchess" 
which  Mai  St.  Clair  directed  is  pan- 
chromatic. 


Golfers,  Attention! 

Sign   this   and    forward    to    any    member   of    the    committee: 
Here    is    my    entry   for    the    Fall    Film    Golf    Tournament    to 

be    held    Tuesday,    Oct.    13    at    the    Winged    Foot    Golf    Club, 

Mamaroneck,    N.   Y. 


My  check  herewith  ($10  for  players,  including  lunch,  dinner 
and  prizes).  It  will  simplify  matters  for  the  handicap  com-, 
mittee  if  you  will  send  us  your  last  three  scores. 

THE   COMMITTEE: 

Felix  Feist,  Metro-Goldwyn,  1540  Broadway. 

G.  B.  Gallup,  First  National,  383  Madison  Ave. 

Abe  Warner,  Warner  Bros.,  1600  Broadway. 

E.  K.  Gillette,  Motion  Picture  News,  729  7th  Ave. 

Danny,  The  Film  Daily,  1650  Broadway. 


The  Golf  List 

At  press  time  vesterdav  the  list  of 
golf  entries  included  the  following: 

Abrahams.    Geo..    Nat'1    Kvans    Laboratory 
AHroate.    Jack,    Film    Dai1v 
Anderson,    R.    V.,    Intern'l    News. 

Baker.    C.    Graham.    Inspiration 

Barnstyn.   J.   C.    British   &  Con.  Trading  Co. 

Baum,    Lou.    1540   Broadway 

Beach,    F.    A..    United    Artists 

Beatty.   Jerome,   M.    P.    P.    D.   A. 

Beecroft.    Jim,    Fxhihitors    Herald 

Blair.    Georee.    Fastman    Kodak 

Rlumbere,   Milton.   Renheri   Samuels,  Inc. 

Bhimenthal.    Louis.    1650    Broadway 

Bradv.    Richard,    Eastman    Kodak 

Brandt.    Harry 

Brandt,   Wm. 

Brock,    Louis,    First   National 

Brown.    Geo.     Universal 

Bruenner,    Herman 

Camn.   Walter.    Tnsniration 
Ohatkin.    D.    T.,    Educational 
flark,     Tohn     D..     Paramount 
riark.   W.    F..    Cranfield    A    Clark 
Cohen.    Paul    H..    1540    Broadway 
Cohn     Tack.    C.    B.    C. 
Cranfield.    R.    T..    Cr.infield    &    Clarke 
Creske.    Henry.    Creskp-Fverett    Affy 
Cron.    James    A  .    Fxhihitnrs    Review 
Curtis,    E.    P.,   Eastman    Kodak 

Tianny    Film   Daily 

Hav.    Harvey.    Kinoprrams 

Dillon.    Geo.,    P.   D.   C. 

Fbenstein,    Arthur,    Herbert    Ebenstein     Co. 

'="hen'<teln.    H.    R. 

Fsrhmann.    E.    A..    Fi'-st    National 

Evans.    Torn,    Nat'l    Evans    Lab. 

Evarts,    Wra.,    Consolida'ted    Film    Industries 

Feist     Felix,    Metrn-Goldwvn 
Wausel     Ous..    1\T     P.    World 
Frank,  W.  B..  Roach  Co. 
Friedman,    Leopold,    Loew's,    Inc. 

Gainsboro,    Hy. 

GalluD,    Bruce,    First    National 

Gavlor,    E.    S.,   Jr.,   Morgan    Litho.    Co. 

Geller.    Lou. 

Glucksmann.    Jacobo. 

Goetz,    Henrv.    Consolidated    Film    Industries 

Goldberg,    Albert    S. 

Graham.    Arthur    Butler 

Grev,   Albert.   T)    W.    Griffith 

Gulick.    Earl,    O.    J.    Gude   Co. 

"all,    Fred     N.    V.    Times 

Harinsr.    Cha«..    Harine'    ^    Blumenthal 

Hatscheck.    Eufrene.    455    7th    Atc. 

W^>!«     Gabri»1    L,.,   Hays    Office 

wirsh.    Arthur 

Hornsfein.    Toe!    Howells    Cine    Fqiiin.    Co 

Howe     W'Mlard    C.    Exhibitors   Trade   Review 

Hnwells,    Ben. 

Humm,    John,    Pathe 

Tarobson,     T.ou.    Arrow. 
Johnston,   W.   A.,   M.   P.   News 

Kann.   R-d.   Film   Daily 
Wellv.    Wm     D. 

Kraiiss,    Maurv.    Krauss    Mfe.     Co. 
Kreh,    John,    Chipman    Pictures 
Leahy,  Tim,  Exhibitors  Herald 


Le   Blang,   Joe 

Lesser,    Irving,    Principal    Picttires 

Lesser,    Myron 

Lovett,    Shaw,    Inspiration 

Lupine,  Wm.,  c/o   Dr.   Shallenberger,  Arrow 

Lynch,    Oscar,   Morgan   Litho.   Co. 

Marcus,    Lee,    F,    B,    O. 

Massce.    Wm 

May,    Mitchell,    Jr..    Ebenstein    Co. 

Mersereau,    Don,    Film    Daily 

Miles,    Jos.,    Llovds    Film    Storage 

Millifran,    Tim,    Morning   Telegraph 

Morris,    Sam,    Warner    Bros. 

North,    Bobby 

Ochs.    Lee  A.,   Warner  Bros. 
O'Reilly,  Chas,  L. 
Pearson.    Elmer,    Pathe 
Pelterson,    Arthur,   Ebenstein   Co. 
Pettijohn,    C.    C. 

Rabell.  Wra.,  Independent  Movie  Supply  Co. 
Riley.   Wm.,   M.   P.   World 
Ritchey,   J.   V.,   Ritchev   Litho.    Co. 
Ritchey.    J.    V..    Jr..    Ritchey    Litho.    Co. 
Rothstein,    T.    T.    Morgan    Litho.    Co. 
Rothstein    Nat,  F.   B.   O. 
Rowley.    J.    T..    Korean    Litho    Co. 
Rubenstein,    Sam'l.    L.,    Lloyds    Film    Storage 

Sawyer.    Chester 

Shallenberger.    W.   E.,   Arrow. 

Scheiber.    Walter.    United    Artists 

Schlessinger,    Mayer,    Times    Bldg. 

Schottenfels.   C.  T.,  M.   P.  World 

Schwartz,   Chas. 

Schwartz,    Marty 

Simmonds,     Toe,     Simmonds-Kann     Ent. 

Simmons.   Mike.   Exhibitors  Trade  Review 

Smith,    J.     Boyce.    Inspiration 

Spargo,    John,    Exhibitors   Herald 

Stallings.    George 

Stebbins.    Arthur 

Steele.    Chas.,   First  National 

Steiner,    Chas. 

Storey,    J.    E..    Pathe 

Sullivan,    John,    Ind.    Movie   'Supply    Co. 

Terris.   Tom 

Tierney,   Howard  S. 

Urbach,    Larry.    M.    P.    World 

Wilson.    Geo.    C. 

Woody,    J.    S..    Assoc.    Exhibitors 

Young,    Lon,    Gotham    Prod. 


Permanent    Golf    Organization 

Seattle — As  a  result  of  the  success 
of  the  first  "Northwest  Film  Journal" 
Golf  Tournament,  a  movement  is 
afoot  among  exhibitors  and  exchange- 
men  in  this  territory  to  form  a  per- 
manent organization.  The  second 
tournament  will  be  held  in  either 
Spokane   or  Butte. 


Fox  Has  22  Ready     "^ 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 
are  "Thunder  Mountain,"  directed  by 
Victor  Schertzinger;  "Thank  You," 
directed  by  John  Ford;  "The  Wheel," 
directed  by  Schertzinger  and  "Wages  » 
For  Wives,"  directed  by  Frank  Bor- 
zage.  ,^ 

Tom   Mix's  three  are  "The  Lucky^P 
Horseshoe"     and     "The     Everlasting 
Whisper,"  directed  by  J.  G.  Blystone  , 
and  "The  Yankee  Senor,"  directed  by  k 
Emmett  Flynn.     Mix  is  now  working  ' 
on  "The  Best  Bad  Man"  under  direc- 
tion of  J.  G.  Blystone.     He  has  three 
more  to  make. 

Buck  Jones  has"  completed  "The 
Timber  Wolf"  and  "The  Desert's 
Price,"  directed  by  W.  S.  Van  Dyke; 
"Durand  of  the  Bad  Lands,"  directed 
by  Lynn  Reynolds  and  "The  Man 
Four  Square,"  under  direction  of  R. 
William  Neill.  He  has  started  work 
on  "Her  Cowboy  Prince,"  also  under 
Neill's  direction.  He  has  two  more 
to  make. 

Other  pictures  on  the  finished  lisl^ 
are  "Kentucky  Pride,"  directed  bj 
John  Ford,  "As  No  Man  Has  Loved,' 
directed  by  Rowland  V,  Lee,  "Hav- 
oc," directed  by  Lee;  "The  Iror 
Horse,"  directed  by  Ford;  "The 
Winding  Stair,"  directed  by  Johr 
Griffith  Wray;  "The  Fighting  Heart,' 
directed  by  Ford;  "The  Fool,"  di- 
rected by  Harry  Millarde;  "Lazy-i 
bones,"  directed  by  Frank  Borzage 
"When  the  Door  Opened,"  directec 
by  Reginald  Barker;  "The  Silvei 
Treasure,"  directed  by  Rowland  V 
Lee  and  "East  Lynne,"  directed  bj 
Emmett   Flynn. 

Three  companies  are  shooting  or 
the  lot,  in  addition  to  the  corned) 
units,  and  five  more  will  begin  worb 
in  a  week  or  ten  days.  John  Ford  i: 
making  a  big  historical  picture,  as  ye 
uititled,  for  next  year's  release;  Mh 
is  finishing  "The  Best  Bad  Man"  an( 
Buck  Jones  is  doing  "Her  Cowboi 
Prince."  The  companies  to  start  worl 
almost  immediately  are: 

"Daybreak,"  directed  by  Rowlan( 
V.  Lee;  "The  Golden  Strain,"^  di 
rected  by  Victor  Schertzinger;  "Th' 
Chicken  Wagon  Family,"  to  be  re 
titled;  "The  Golden  Butterfly,"  di: 
rected  by  John  Griffith  Wray;  "M;, 
Little  Pal,"  with  Tom  Mix,  directei 
by  J.  G.  Blystone;  and  "TJie  Firs- 
Year,"   directed  by   Borzage. 

"The  Ancient  Mariner"  has  beej 
completed  by  Henry  Otto.  This_  i 
the  Fox  line-up  at  this  time,  to  whic 
must  be  added  the  O.  Henry,  Hele 
and  Warren,  Van  Bibber  and  Imper 
ial  comedies  under  the  supervision  c 
George  E.  Marshall. 


Frank  Lloyd  to  Rest 

Los  Angeles — Frank  Lloyd  will  go 
to   the   Orient   for   three  months   fol- 
lowing the  completion  of  "The  Splen- 
did Road".     Lloyd  is  in  ill-health. 


Lane   May   Do   Five    Reelers 

Los  Angeles — The  Express  report  ^ 
that   Lupino   Lane  may   do  five  ree 
comedies     upon     completion     of    hi 
present    contract    with    Educational. 

Brooks    on    Sales    Trip 

E.  Oswald  Brooks,  serial  sales  mar 
ager  of  Pathe,  left  New  York  Sur 
day  for  an  extended  tour  of  the  fieli 

Adler  With  Warners 

Bert  Adler  has  joined  Warner  Brc 
where  he  is  doing  special  exploitati 
work,  I 


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Tuesday,  October  6,  1925 


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Incorporations 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Heyson-Peppaxd,  Inc.; 
New  York.  Capital  $10,000.  incorporators, 
G.  Heyson,  J.  Peppard  and  M.  Heyson. 
Attorney,  H.  Herzbrum,  220  West  42na 
Street,  iNew   York. 

Trenton,  N.  J. — Artclass  Film  Exchange 
Corp.,  Camden.  Capital  :fl2U,UU'J.  Incor- 
porators, J.  iirehm,  J.  Andersjn  and  o. 
Krug.      Attorney,    M.    J^.    iakm,    Camden. 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Goldrab  Realty  Corp.,  Me,. 
VorK.  Lapiial  $ZU,OUU.  incorporator^,  s. 
boldman,  b.  Kabniowitz  and  1^.  (joldbcig.  Al- 
toruey,  Ji.  Morganlander,  1540  Broadway, 
r>«ew    York. 


Springfield,  111. — Lake  Shore  Drive  Thea 
ter  Co.,  410  South  Michigan  Ave.,  Chicago. 
Capital  $5,000.  Incorporators,  li.  Weil,  K. 
Bryant  and  L.   Bryant. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Ludlow  Theater  Co., 
Yonkers.  Capital  $100,000.  Incorporators, 
W.  tarley,  U.  Graves  and  V.  iariey.  At- 
torney,   A.   J.    Parker,    Albany. 


More  Nebraska-Iowa  Houses  Sold 

Des  Moines — Changes  of  owner- 
ship of  theaters  in  Nebraska  and 
Iowa  include  the  following: 

The  Princess,  at  Elkhorn,  la.,  sold  by  J.  W. 
Kelley,  representing  the  American  Legion,  to 
C.  Jones;  Opera  House,  Elk  Creek,  Neb., 
trora  N.  C.  Stanton,  to  Collins  &  Beckham; 
h'eldhans  theater,  Galva,  la.,  from  Feldhans 
tiros.,  to  Loeb  Motor  Co.;  Elite  and  Royal, 
i^e  Mars,  la.,  from  Mrs.  W.  Hofifman,  to 
diaine  Cook  and  M.  Scott;  Franklin,  Omaha, 
.rom  A.  Melcher  to  George  Adams;  Pearl, 
jhelby.    Neb.,   from   K.   Blake  to  John   Duren; 

_iun,    Sioux   City,   la.,    from   Homer   Gill  to   L. 

.arnes;    Rialto,    Orleons,    Neb.,    from    L.     C. 

ichallburg  to  George  Rubenthaler;  Folly, 
Sterling,  Neb.,   from  B.   Schmidt  to   B.   Smith; 

ipera  House,  Surprise,  Neb.,  from  James 
Jrapenhoft  to   George   Miller. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Careda  Theaters  Corp., 
New  York.  Capital  $10,OU0.  Incorporators, 
M.  Jones,  Jr.;  K.  Beatlie  and  K.  Rosen- 
blatt. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Highway  Theater  Corp., 
Brooklyn.  Incorporator;,,  H.  Jacobson,  A. 
Aaronson  and  1.  Feinberg.  Attorneys,  Ja- 
cobsonn  &  Pollock,   165   Broadway,  New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Peeansee  Theater  Co.,  New 
York.  Capital  $11,000.  Incorporators,  S. 
Crystal,  A.  Uetich  and  A.  Crystal.  Attorney, 
U.   Leisnow,    135    Broadway,   New    Y'ork. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Playhouse  At  The  Cross 
Streams,  Inc.;  HopeweiT  Junction.  Incorpor- 
itors,  M.  Robertson  and  V.  Royer.  Attorney, 
\.  D.  Van  Buren,   16   East  42nd  New    York. 


^  Albany,  N.  Y.— 145  West  54th  Street 
;orp..  New  York.  Capital  $10,000.  Incor- 
orators,  A.  Derose,  W.  Gresham  and  S. 
■>erger. 


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Dover,  Del. — Northeast  Theater  Circuit, 
Vilmington.  Capital  $4,750,000.  Attorney, 
orporation  Trust  Company  of  America,  Du 
I'ont   Bldg.,    Wilmington. 


Dover,  Del. — Hansen  Theaters,  Inc.;  Wil- 
mington. Capital  $1,000,000.  Attorney,  Cor- 
3ration  Trust  Company  of  America,  Du  Pont 
rldg.,  Wilmington. 


'  Dover,  Del. — Weirs  Amusements,  Wilming- 
n.  Capital  $25,000.  Attorney,  Corporation 
ijrust  Company  of  America,  Du  Pont  Bldg., 
Vlilmington. 



:  Dover,    Del.— Greater    Detroit    Theaters    Co. 

apital     $450,000.       Incorporators,     C.     Black, 

1 .    Ramseyer    and     W.     Lindsay.       Attorney, 

|nited    States    Corporation    Co.,    Dover. 

^  Albany,  N.  Y.— John  G.  Jermon,  Inc.; 
sw  York.  Capital  $50,000.  Incorporators, 
I  Broadwin,   P.  Jacobs  and   J.   Jermon. 


Competition  Again  At  Rapid  City 

Rapid  City,  S.  D.— Competition  at 
Rapid  City,  which  ended  some  time 
ago  with  the  taking  over  of  the  Elks 
by  the  Black  Hills  Amusement  Co-, 
which  operates  the  Auditorium,  is 
again  in  prospect,  with  remodeling 
of  a  building  to  house  a  new  theater, 
which  will  seat  350.  It  will  be  op- 
erated by  Zack  Watterson  and  A.  L. 
Brown,  who  formerly  operated  the 
Dreamland  and  more  recently  the 
Grand   at    Moorhead,    Minn. 


Two  In  Detroit  To  Open 

Detroit — Two  more  new  local  the- 
aters are  scheduled  to  open  in  the 
next  few  weeks.  They  are  the  Hazel 
Park,  at  John  R.  and  the  Nine  Mile 
-Road  and  the  Fenkell,  on  Fenkell 
Ave.,  backed  by  Sam  Brown.  Besides 
these  two,  John  Kunsky  expects  to 
open  his  new  State,  at  Woodward  and 
Elizabeth  Sts.  in   November. 


New   Music    Policy   At   The    Palace 

Charlotte,  N.  C— A  new  musical 
policy  has  been  introduced  at  the  Pal- 
ace, similar  to  that  being  used  by  Hugo 
Riesenfeld  in  the  presentation  of  Ben 
Bernie  and  his  band.  Dave  Love, 
director,  formerly  in  charge  of  the 
orchestra  at  the  Metropolitan  in  At- 
lanta, is  offering  a  band  at  the  Palace, 
playing  only  jazz  music. 


[Albany,  N.   Y. — Supreme  Amusement    Co., 
!w  York.     Capita!  $10,000.     Incorporators, 
Stern,  J.   Cherniavsky  and  A.   Stern. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Alleghany  Theaters  Corp., 
Havia.  Incorporators,  J.  Osborne,  E. 
,  sstcott,   C.    St.   John. 


(Dover,  Del. — School  Craft  Pictures,  Dover, 
•pital  $300,000.  Attorney,  United  States 
trporation   Co.,   Dover. 

I     j)over,    Del. — Utah    Theaters,    Inc.;    Dover. 

,     Jbital    $100,000.      Attorney,     United     States 
tlporation  Co.,   Dover. 


bover,     Del. — Washington     State     Theaters, 
Ver.      Capital    $100,000.      Attorney,    United 
j'l    ytes  Corporation  Co.,  Dover. 

;'  iprlngfield.  II!.— Chicago  Park  Theater  Co., 
l.»aeo.  Capital  $2,500.  Incorporators,  V. 
V    Ehrensing,  M.  Roderick  and  L.  Laemmle. 

pringfield,   II!.— Rubens   Enterprises,   Inc.: 
C  :ago.     Capita!   $1,000. 


Circle  Theater,  Inc.,  Formed 
Hartford,  Conn. — Daniel  S.  Peters, 
Judge  S.  Russell  Mink  and  A.  D. 
Lockwell  have  formed  the  Circle 
Theater,  Inc.,  to  operate  the  Circle 
in  Manchester,  which  they  have  just 
acquired.  The  trio  also  control  the 
Bristol,  Princess  and  Palace  theaters 
in  Bristol. 


Bishop  Appointed  Manager  of  "Met" 
Winnipeg— Harold  Bishop,  who 
managed  the  Capital  here,  has  be- 
corne  manager  of  the  Metropolitan, 
which  is  now  running  picture-vaude- 
ville. This  is  the  former  Allen  thea- 
ter. 


Crosbie   In   Theater   Field 

Winnipeg,  Man.— Fred  Crosbie, 
with  various  local  distributing  com- 
panies for  the  past  seven  years,  has 
become  indentified  with  the  Play- 
house theater,  owned  by  John  T. 
Fiddes. 


Regent,   Ottawa   Slashes   Admissions 

Ottawa — Effective  at  once,  the  Re- 
gent, managed  by  Leonard  Bishop, 
has  cut  admission  prices  to  65  and 
50  cents  for  adults  and  25  cents  to 
children.  Pictures  and  vaudeville  is 
the  policy. 


Theater  Changes 

Webster,  S.  D. — W.  J.  Roggenbuck 
has  leased  the  Coteau  O.  ri.  and 
changed  its  name  to  the  Liberty. 
The  i-yric,  Webster's  other  house,  is 
operated  by  C.  F.  Bailley. 


New  London,  la. — J.  O'Connor  is 
the  new  owner  of  the  Alamo,  which 
he  purchased  from  Perkins  &  Mar- 
tin. 


Milwaukee — The  California  style 
of  theater  will  be  used  by  Max 
Krofta,  who  is  remodeling  the  Idle 
Hour,  suburban  house. 


Rush  City,  Minn — Ball  &  Prin  are 
the  new  owners  of  the  Shadowland, 
purchased  recently  from  H.  B.  John- 
son. 


Amherst,  Wis — The  Colonial, 
which  has  been  dark  for  several 
months,  has  been  reopened  by  P.  E. 
Boynton. 


Kewanee,  111. — T-  C.  Pierce  after 
having  the  Peerless  closed  for  sever- 
al weeks  for  improvements  has  re- 
opened. 


Jewell,  la. — Stanley  G-  Fuller,  of 
Milford,  is  operating  the  Lyric,  which 
he  recently  leased  from  Ray  Wood- 
ward.   The  house  was  remodeled. 


North  Bend,  Neb. — The  Lyric, 
which  has  been  dark  for  several 
months,  is  to  be  reopened  by  A.  Her- 
man. 


Columbus  Junction,  la. — Harry 
Dilley  is  the  new  manager  of  tjie 
Lyric,  recently  purchased  by  Ludy 
Bosten. 


Grant,  Neb. — Fred  Arterburn,  of 
Lamar,  now  is  operating  the  Grand. 
The  house  was  built  in  1920. 


Redfield,  S.  D.— H.  E.  Barnes, 
former  Wolsey  exhibitor,  has  taken 
over  the  State. 


Maquoketa,  la. — The  Pastime,  re- 
cently closed  for  redecorating,  has 
been  reopened- 


Pella,  la. — C.  N.  Nelson  of  Avoca, 
has  purchased  the  Alamo  from  Young 
&  Van  Dyke. 


Mondamin,  la. — Charles  Behm, 
Jr.,  and  L.  H.  Johnson  have  leased 
the  Opera  House. 


Clark,  S.  D. — James  Leslie  has  re- 
opened the' Idle  Hour,  which  was 
closed  for  remodeling. 


Lu  Verne,  la.— W.  B.  Frank  has 
taken  over  the  Strand,  formerly 
operated  by  Anderson  &  Schneider. 


Federal    Dam,    Wis. — F.    J.    Mack 
has  taken  over  the  Palace. 


Goldfield,  la. — Leland  Hansen  has 
assumed  management  of  the  Princess. 

Tingley,  la. — The  Community  has 
been  reopened- 


Grinnell,    la. — The     stage    of    the 
Strand  is  being  enlarged. 


Trouble   Over  "Blue"   Law 

Moberly,  Mo. — J.  W.  Cotter,  of  the 
4th  St.  theater,  continues  to  experi- 
ence legal  trouble  because  he  had  the 
temerity  to  open  on  Sunday.  Cot- 
ter was  first  arrested  and  fined  $50 
and  costs  for  violating  the  town's 
ordinance.  He  appealed  and  now,  the 
prosecuting  attorney  has  issued  a 
warrant  for  alleged  violation  of  the 
law. 


Washington  Protests  Music  Tax 
Seattle— The  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Wash- 
ington, in  conjunction  with  state  con- 
gressmen, has  forwarded  a  brief  to 
the  Congressional  Committee  in 
Washington,  D.  C,  strongly  pro- 
testing the  music  tax. 

Feiber  &  Shea  Acquire  Two  More 

Cleveland — Feiber  &  Shea,  opera- 
ting a  string  of  theaters  have  ac- 
quired control  of  the  Castro  and  Pal- 
ace at  Ashtabule,  formerly  owned  by 
Ward  Johnson  and  Louis  Mueller. 


State  Theater,  Denver,  Opens 

Denver,  Colo. — The  State,  formerly 
the  Strand,  has  reopened  after  com- 
plete renovation  and  remodeling  at 
a  cost  of  $150,000.  Harold  Home  and 
Floyd  Rice  bought  the  house. 


$100,000  Theater  for  Orlando 
Orlando,  Fla. — A  theater  to  cost 
$1U0,UU0,  and  to  be  ready  Jan.  1,  will 
be  erected  by  the  Orlando  Enter- 
prises, Inc.,  proprietors  of  all  theaters 
at  present  operated  in  this  city.  The 
house  will  seat  1,000. 


Montreal  Leads  in  Lieber  Drive 

At  the  end  of  the  first  week  in  the 
"Lieber  Month"  drive  being  con- 
ducted by  First  National,  Montreal 
is  at  the  head  of  the  race.  Indiana- 
polis holds  second  place. 


Crescent   Amus.   Co.,   Starts 
Hicksville,    O. — C.    F.    Pfister   and 
R.  A.  Werner  have  formed  the  Cres- 
cent Amusement  Co.  and  have  pur- 
chased the  Crescent  and  Capitol  here. 


Missouri  House  In  Ruins 
Jonesburg,  Mo. — The  Opera  House 
is  a  total  loss  from  fire.    The  entire 
business    section    of    the    town    was 
destroyed. 


Archer  New  Manager  In  Vancouver 

Vancourver,  B.  C. — J.  E.  Archer 
has  succeeded  W.  H.  Mitchell,  as 
First  National  manager  here. 


New  Chicago  Theater  Unit 
Chicago,  Sept.  26.— The  Lake  Shore 
Drive   Theater   Co.,   has  been  incor- 
porated by  Lester  Bryant,  Raymond 
Bryant  and  Edwin  A.  Weil. 

Truart  Series  Sold  For  Havana 
Roy    Chandler    has    purchased    for 
Carrera  y  Medina,  of  Havana,  whom 
he  represents,  the  latest  Truart  series. 


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7q\.  XXXIV     No.  6 


Wednesday,  October  7,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


WAY  AHEAD 

By  DANNY 

Hollywood 
The  Fox  organization.  Mov- 
ng  rapidly.  Schedule  for  pres- 
nt  season  well  in  hand.  So 
auch  so  that  John  Ford  is  al- 
eady  working.  ( »n  the  big 
pecial.  Which  will  be  one  ui 
he  Fox  supers  for  next  season. 
Across  the  Border." 

All  of  which  makes  Sol  Wurtzel. 
a  charge  of  Fox  studio  here.  Happy, 
ideed.  And  if  you  have  any  idea, 
hat  Wurtzel  isn't  one  of  the  busiest. 
•f  the  busy  folk  out  here.  You're 
jessing  all  wrong. 
"It  has  been  a  great  season,"  said 
/urtzel,  "and  I  believe,  on  the 
hole,  the  result  will  be  more  than 
e  expected.  Wc  have  turned  out 
)me  mighty  fine  pictures  here  this 
ason,  and  the  best  of  all  is  that  the 
jtlook  for  next  season  is  even  bet- 
';r.  We  are  sparing  no  expense  to 
;t  the  best  of  material;  stage  plays, 
)Oks,  originals.  I  think  it  is  pretty 
all  known  now  that  we  have  bought 
/hat  Price  Glory'  and  other  big 
ts.  And  we  fully  expect  to  have  a 
c  more.  Mr.  Fox  is  more  deter- 
ined  than  ever  that  only  the  best 
f  \\  do  for  our  program,  and  we  are 
iaded  for  bigger  accomplishments 
.    the  time." 

If  you  had  seen  John  Ford  prepar- 
i?  to  go  to  Victorville.  To  shoot  the 
hd  rush  sequences.  For  "Across 
\t  Border"  you  would  have  appre- 
uted  what  Wurtzel  was  talking 
iout.  Motor  trucks;  wagons, 
Irses,  by  the  hundreds,  were  pouring 
<t  to  the  locations.  And  for  two 
cys  trains  dumped  equipment,  extras 
id  provisions  on  the  plains.  Some- 
t  ng  like  60  odd  carloads  were  nec- 
t-ary.  To  get  ready  for  the  shoot- 
ij  of  this  one  sequence.  And  Ford, 
«d  his  stafiF,  were  going  like  mad. 
Now  John  Ford  isn't  the  type  of 
In  who  talks  much.  The  man  who 
J  de  "The  Iron  Horse"  is  just  natur- 
al secretive.  And  he  had  little  to 
S'  about  the  big  one  for  next  sea- 
si  except  this:  "I  think  it's  going 
t  be  mighty  fine.     It  looks  great  as 

V  plan  it.  I  hope  it  will  be  better 
en  than  'The  Iron  Horse.'  " 

•Jow  that,  as  you  might  say,  is  a 
ndest  little  hope.  Because  "The 
I  n  Horse"  is  one  of  the  real  pic- 
ti;s  of  the  day.  A  mighty  fine  box- 
o  ce,  too. 

'hey   are   awaiting  the   arrival   of 

V  liam  Fox.  At  the  studio.  To  plan 
n  t  season's  schedule.  That  is — to 
g  i  it  the  final  Okeh.  Due  here  next 
trith. 


Connecticut  Sentiment  Against  Tax; 

Legislators  Favor  Special  Session 

New  Haven — By  a  ratio  of  ten  to  one,  Connecticut 
legislators  favor  a  special  session  to  consider  the  repeal 
of  the  Durant  law  which  is  playing  havoc  among  exhibi- 
tors in  this  state.  Joseph  P.  Walsh,  president  of  the 
state  M.  P.  T.  O.  said  yesterday  that  cards  returned  from 
80  members  of  the  Assembly  indicated  that  the  senti- 
ment against  the  statute  was  overwhelming. 

The  executive  committee  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  met  yes- 
terday afternoon  to  discuss  details  in  connection  with 
this  new  and  important  development. 


Bristol  Chain  Hit 

Colonial  Theaters,  Inc.  Finds  Operat- 
ing   Costs    Jump    $6,000    Yearly 
As  Result  of  Tax 

By  ARTHUR    W.    EDDY 

Bristol,  Conn. — Along  with  other 
new  burdens  the  Durant  law  has 
imposed  an  additional  annual  over- 
head cost  of  approximately  $6,000  on 
the  five  houses  operated  by  the  Col- 
onial Theaters,  Inc.,  which  has  its 
eadquarters  here.  The  chain  consists 
of  the  Bristol,  Princess  and  Palace 
here,   the    Circle   at   Manchester   and 

(Continued  on  Page  4) 

Another  In  Consolidated  Chain 

The  Milnat  Realty  Corp.  has 
leased  for  21  years  to  the  Cluster 
Holding  Corp.,  a  subsidiary  of  Con- 
solidated Amusement  Enterprises,  the 
theater  to  be  constructed  at  Mount 
Eden  and  Inwood  Aves.  The  theater 
will  contain  about  1,500  seats  and 
eleven  stores. 


Fox  Finishes  18  Comedies 

Los  Angeles — Eighteen  comedies 
have  been  finished,  and  six  more  are 
in  work  under  George  E.  Marshall, 
comedy  supervising  director  for  Fox. 


Sax  to  Produce  In  East 
Sam  Sax  will  resume  production  in 
the  East.     Plans  are  being  discussed, 
but  no  date  has  been  set. 


Ready  for  Second  26 

Louis  B.  Mayer  To  Coast  Soon  On 
New  M.-G.-M.  Schedule— Go- 
ing Abroad  Later 

Following  conferences  with  Mar- 
cus Loew  and  Nicholas  M.  Schenck, 
Louis  B.  Mayer  leaves  in  a  few  days 
for  the  Coast  to  launch  the  second 
half  of  the  "Quality  52."  Associated 
with  Mayer  will  be  Irving  Thalberg, 
Harry  Rapf  and  Hunt  Stromberg,  but 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Pledges  Not  Kept 

Philadelphia  State  Right  Exchanges, 
Facing  Crisis,  Charge  Exhibitors 

Did  Not  Fulfill  Promises 
Philadelphia  —  "The  Exhibitor," 
current  issue,  publishes  a  highly  in- 
teresting article  dealing  with  the  pres- 
ent condition  of  Philadelphia  state 
righters  and  the  reasons  which  led  up 
to  the  situation.  The  article,  in  full, 
follows: 

"The  independent  exchanges  in 
Philadelphia  are  in  a  precarious  state, 
due  to  the  surplus  of  film  the  current 

(Continued  on  Page  5) 


Archainbaud  Gets  Steel  Special 

George  Archainbaud  will  direct 
"Men  of  Steel,"  First  National's  big 
special  of  the  steel  mills. 


National  Studio  Site  Assured? 

London — "The  Film  Renter"  re- 
ports that  tentative  offers  have  been 
made  to  purchase  Kingsclere,  a  fa- 
mous racing  stable,  surrounded  by 
beautiful  grounds,  as  a  site  for  -the 
national  studio. 


Phil  Ryan  Leaves;  Back  Soon 

Phil  Ryan  of  Capitol  Enterprises, 
Kansas  City  was  called  home  sud- 
denly yesterday,  but  will  return  in 
about  a  week. 


Fields  To  Famous 

Negotiations  Reported  Near  Consum- 
mation— Contract  To  Cover 
Two  Years 

It  is  understood  that  negotiations 
are  about  to  close  between  W.  C. 
Fields  and  Famous  Players  whereby 
the  former  will  star  under  the  Para- 
mount banner  for  two  years.  The  sal- 
ary is  over  $5,000  weekly. 

Fields,  however,  is  understood  to 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Bookings  Organized 

Paramount  Tneaters  to  Be  Handled 

1  nrougti     ii  ive     Districts  —  bam 
Dembow  in  Charge 

Permanent  organization  of  a  book- 
ing department  providing  for  central- 
ized booking  under  the  control  of  the 
i-amous  theater  department  is  now 
being  effected  under  the  direction  of 
ij'ara  Dembow,  Jr.  William  Saal, 
who  recently  came  to  the  home  otnce 
trom  the  Missouri  theater,  St.  Louis, 
will  he  in  charge  of  ail  bookings, 
under  Dembow's  supervision. 

A  master  book  will  be  maintained 
in  New  York,  while  the  details  of 
physical  operation  will  b,e  handled 
by  districts  in  order  to  take  advan- 
tage of  the  convenience  attorded  by 
the  close  proximity  of  exchanges. 

Five  district  booking  otticcs  are 
beng  established.  District  No.  1  will 
have    Its    headquarters   at    the    home 

(Continued  on  Page  5) 

NewT  One  For  Loew  in  Cleveland 

Cleveland— The  Cameo  will  open 
under  the  Loew  banner  Nov.  1st.  The 
Cameo  was  formerly  the  old  Star,  or- 
iginal home  of  burlesque.  It  has  been 
entirely  rebuilt.  It  is  the  ninth  Loew 
house  in  Cleveland.  Its  policy  has  not 
yet  been  determined. 


T.  O.  C.  C.  Meets 
The  first  fall  meeting  of  the  T.  Q. 
C.  C.  was  held  yesterday.  A  number 
of  general  topics  came  up  for  discus- 
sion, more  particularly  the  various 
forms  of  uniform  contracts.  Ihis 
question  will  again  be  gone  over  at 
the  next  meeting  on  Oct.  15. 

Newmeyer  to  Direct  Errol       ^ 

Fred  Newmeyer,  who,  with  Sam 
Taylor,  directed  Harold  Lloyd  in 
'Ihe  Freshman,"  has  been  loaned  to 
^irst  National  and  will  direct  Leon 
S°\.  '"  "^'^^  Lunatic  at  Large" 
which  goes  into  production  in  New 
York  in  two  weeks. 


Aroused   by    Parcel    Post    Costs 

Omaha— Overcharging  exhibitors 
on  parcel  post  shipments,  is  costing 
Nebraska  and  western  Iowa  theater 
owners  thousands  annually  and  the 
practice  must  be  stopped.  This  was 
the  notice  served  on^  exchanges  by 
the   exhibitor   association. 

40  Houses,  Saxe  Aim 

Four    Acquired    in    Milwaukee— Ten 

In     That     City     Now     and     20 

Throughout  Wisconsin 

Milwaukee— A  series  of  deals  in- 
volving about  $4,000,000  has  added 
four  theaters  to  the  Saxe  circuit. 
Forty   is    the   aim    by   another   year. 

One  deal  was  the  outright  pur- 
(Continued  on  Page  5) 


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DAILY 


Wednesday,  October  7,  1925 


fdL  XXXIV  No.  6  Wednesday.  0cL7, 1925  Price  5  Cents 


Copyright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  FoUca, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager ;  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor ; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
Ralph  Wilk,  Traveling  Representative.  En- 
tered as  second-class  matter  May  21,  1918, 
art  the  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  March  3,  1879.  Terms  (Postage 
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New  York,  Hollywood,  California — Harrey 
E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London  Representative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  53a 
Shaftesbury  Ave.,  London,  W.  I.  Paris  Rep- 
resentative, La  Cinematographie  Francaise,  5, 
Rue  Saulnler. 


Quotations 

High    Low  Close      Sales 

Balaban  &  Katz   . .    77         76         76       

Eastman    Kodak    .  .lll'A   109J4  110^      1,300 

Famous    Players    ..110^    107^4  108J4    17,500 

F.   P.   Pfd 115?4   115J4  11SJ4        100 

Film    Inspection    ..      4J4       45i  4J^         900 

First    National    Not    quoted 

Fox   Film  "A"    ...   72H     71H  7i'A     2,200 

Loew's,    Inc 36^     35H  36       35,400 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd Not   quoted 

M.  P.  Cap.  Corp.   .   18J4     18'A  18J4        300 

M.   P.    Cap.    Pfd Not  quoted 

Pathe  Exch.  "A"    .   81J4     80  80        2,800 

Skouras   Bros 60 J4      6054     60%    

Trans-Lux   Screen  .     6H       6J4  654     1.200 

Universal     Not    quoted 

Warner  Pictures   ..   16^4     1654  1654        100 

Warner   Brothers    .    19%     19^  19H     1.000 

Seek  Receivership  in  Cleveland 
Cleveland — A  receivership  has  been 
asked  for  the  Ohio  Amusement  Co., 
operating  a  chain  of  11  neighborhood 
theaters,  by  Davd  Schumann,  Meyer 
Fine  and  Abe  Kramer.  If  the  re- 
ceivership is  granted  ,they  say  they 
expect  to  effect  a  dissolution.  Fail- 
ure to  agree  as  to  policies  with  other 
members  of  the  company,  is  the 
cause  for  the  action. 


Brent  Concludes  Radio  Tour 
Evelyn  Brent,  F.  B.  0._  star,  has 
concluded  her  country-wide  radio 
speaking  tour.  She  will  return  to 
Hollywood  to  immediately  begin 
work  on  "Light  Fingers." 


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Hays  Promises 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich. — The  M.  P. 
T.  O.  of  Michigan  launched  its  sixth 
annual  convention  at  the  Pantlind 
yesterday.  One  of  the  features  of 
the  banquet  at  the  hotel  last  night 
was  the  address  delivered  by  Jerome 
Beatty,  director  of  the  Greater  Mov- 
ie Season  campaign.  The  end  of  his 
speech  embodied  a  message  from 
Will  H.  Hays  who  said: 

"You  may  further  say  for  me  to 
the  exhibitors  that  this  determina- 
tion on  our  part  to  do  everything 
possible  for  them  and  to  promote  to 
the  fullest  extent  the  plan  of  coop- 
eration, goes  to  the  extent  of  assur- 
ing them  that  if  any  exhibitor  in 
Michigan  or  anywhere  in  the  coun- 
try has  a  real  grievance  against  any 
of  the  producers  or  distributors  who 
are  members  of  this  association  and 
will  call  my  attention  to  such  griev- 
ance, that  the  good  offices  of  the  as- 
sociation will  be  immediately  and 
sympathetically  used  to  bring  about 
such  conferences  and  consideration 
of  such  real  grievance  by  the  part- 
ies interested  that  a  fair  solution 
may  be  quickly  sought.  It  is  our 
purpose  to  do  everything  possible 
to  bring  about  an  adjustment  of 
every  real  grievance  wherever  and 
whenever  any  such  grievance  ex- 
ists. I  know  that  the  exhibitors  of 
Michigan  will  appreciate  the  value 
both  to  exhibitors  and  to  distributors 
of  this  possibility." 

Beatty,  in  the  main,  spoke  on  the 
benefits  accruing  from  Greater  Movie 
Season  and  gave  Michigan  credit  for 
having  done  the  best  and  most  pro- 
ductive job  of  all  state  exhibitor 
units.  He  said  that  when  he  joined 
the  Hays  office  he  thought  he  was 
working  for  producers  and  distribu- 
tors, but  discovered  that  he  and 
everyone  else  in  the  organization 
spent  most  of  their  time  on  behalf  of 
exhibitors. 

During  the  day,  there  were  reports 
by  Glenn  A.  Cross,  president;  H.  M. 
Richey,  general  manager  and  John 
H.  Niebes,  treasurer.  Martin  Quig- 
ley  spoke  on  "The  Trade  Paper's 
Part   In  The   Industry." 


To  Build  14  Houses 

San  Francisco — Construction  of  14 
new  theaters  at  a  cost  of  about  |2,- 
000,000  is  under  way  in  Northern 
California  by  the  Golden  State  The- 
ater and  Realty  Corp. 

A  lease  was  signed  this  week  for  a 
theater  to  be  built  on  Haight  St.,  be- 
tween Steiner  and  Fillmore.  This 
house  will  seat  1,500,  and  will  cost 
about  $2,000,000.  Of  the  theaters, 
many  are  designed  for  San  Francisco. 


Urges  Film  League  of  Nations 

Commenting  on  the  Viennese  pro- 
test against  American-made  pictures, 
Louis  N.  Jaffe,  president  of  the  JafiFe 
Art  Film  Corp.,  stated  yesterday  he 
thought  the  solution  would  be  found 
in  "the  selection  of  a  representative 
committee  of  American  motion-pic- 
ture producers  to  meet  an  equally 
representative  European  committee, 
and  for  these  two  bodies  to  work  out 
a  modus  operandi  based  on  the  old, 
truly  American  motto:  'Live  and  Let 
Live!'" 


Waller  Heads  Color  Film  Dep't 

Fred  Waller  has  been  appointed 
director  of  cinematographic  illusions 
and  color  photography  at  the  Famous 
succeeding  Philip  H.  Whitman,  who 
has  gone  to  the  Coast.  Matty  Cohep 
is  photographer  in  Waller's  depart- 
ment. 


Arkansas  Convention  Oct.  11-12 
Little    Rock,    Ark. — The    semi-aii- 
nual  convention  of  Arkansas  exhibi- 
tors will  be  held  Oct.  11-12. 


Talmadge  Filming  Exteriors 
Richard  Talmadge,  now  in  New 
York,  will  make  some  local  scenes  for 
his  latest,  "The  Prince  of  Pep."  Tal- 
madge expects  to  stay  here  for  three 
weeks. 


The  finishing  touch   of  refinement   on 

an    elaborate    production    !s    the 

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Wednesday,  October  7,  1925 


Attendance  Flops 

Bridgeport  Exhibitor's  Business  Off 

— uurant  Tax  Cost  Him  $5,000 

in  Added  iixpense 

Bridgeport — A  reduction  in  atten- 
dance IS  one  ot  the  deplorable  etiects 
ot  the  Durant  law  on  the  Bostwick 
and  Colony,  owned  by  Lou  Anger. 
He  attributes  some  of  the  depression 
m  business  to  the  fact  that  he,  like 
exhibitors,  is  unable  to  get  new  pic- 
tures except  the  ones  he  booked  be- 
fore Connecticut  went  under  the  ban 
of  the  distributors.  Another  condi- 
tion which  has  a  depressing  influence 
on  attendance  is  that  wherein  he  ad- 
vertises a  certain  film  and  when  it 
fails  to  arrive  on  schedule,  he  has 
to  substitute  another  picture,  fre- 
quently to  the  disappointment  of  his 
audiences. 

Anger  figures  that  the  law  is  cost- 
ing him  an  additional  $5,000  a  year. 
He  has  enough  bookings  to  take  care 
of  his  programs  until  March.  This 
exhibitor  has  secured  about  1,000  sig- 
natures to  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  cards  call- 
ing for  a  special  legislative  session 
to  reconsider  the  Durant  statute. 
The  Colony  changes  five  times  a 
week  and  the  Bostwick  each  day. 


Seals  in  Wrong  Place 
New  Haven — Some  films  shown  in 
various  Connecticut  theaters  have  the 
registration  seals  required  by  the 
Durant  law  in  the  wrong  place.  Soon 
after  the  operation  of  the  statute 
George  Borthwick,  agent  for  national 
distributors,  advised  the  companies 
to  cement  the  leaders  on  the  prints 
just  before  the  title.  However,  a 
number  of  concerns  have  placed  them 
between  the  title  and  the  cast,  thus 
causing  a  blank  space  on  the  him 
when  it  is  screened.  With  the  leader 
in  this  position  it  is  apt  to  throw  the 
picture  out  of  the  frame. 

Funeral  Held  For  W.  J.  Rau 

Los  Angeles— Funeral  for  Williain 
T  Rau,  unit  production  manager  with 
Universal  was  held  recently.  At  the 
time  of  his  death,  he  was  working  in 
conjunction  with  Harry  Pollard,  di- 
rector of  "Two  Blocks  Away. 

Aldino    Books    "The    Phantom" 

Philadelphia— "The  Phantom  of  the 
Opera"  has  been  booked  into  the  Al- 
dine  theater  for  an  extended  run,  com- 
mencing Oct.  12. 

Wolfe  Producing  In  London 

London— Bruce  Wolfe  is  making  a 
film  of  the  life  of  Nelson  for  New  Era 
Films. 


Next  Week  on  Broadway 
"The    Everlasting   Whisper,"   star- 
ring Tom  Mix  comes  to  the  Rialto 

next  Sunday.  

"Lovers  in  Quarantine'  will  be 
next  week's  feature  at  the  Rivoli. 

New  House  for  Third  Ave. 

W.  Salkin  has  filed  plans  for  a 
two-story  theater,  to  cost  $125,000, 
at  1852-1860  3rd  Ave.  Weinberger 
&  Weishoff,  architects. 

Ryan    Leaves   for    Coast 

Don  Ryan,  assistant  to  George 
Archainbaud  on  the  production  of 
several  Eastern-made  First  National 
productions,  is  on  his  way  to  the 
Coast 


Golden  Not  Selling 

New  Haven— "We  are  not 
selling,"  said  I.  Levine,  local 
representative  of  the  Uolden 
oist.  Corp.,  when  asked  it  the 
concern  was  again  doing  Dusi- 
ness  in  accoraance  with  plans 
recently  announced.  Apparent- 
ly, there  is  little  or  no  market 
at  present. 


Bristol  Chain  Hit 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 

itie   Rialto  at  Tornngton. 

'Complete  shows  seldom  happen 
nowadays,"  said  A.  H.  Lockwoocl  of 
the  circuit  in  an  interview  yesterday. 
■■Just  the  other  day  each  one  ot  our 
nve  theaters  was  compelled  to  pre- 
sent programs  with  changes  owing 
to  the  non-arrival  of  prints.  Our 
paper,  too,  is  frequently  late  in  arriv- 
ing and,  we  ouen  have  to  chase 
around  the  state  to  get  our  features." 

tie  illustrated  the  last  statement  by 
telling  ot  his  efforts  to  get  a  certain 
teature  recently.  When  the  film  fail- 
ed to  arrive  he  left  Bristol  for  New 
Haven,  expecting  to  find  it  there, 
from  New  Haven  the  trail  lead  to 
Hartford  and  then  doubled  back, 
i^ockwood  overtook  the  truck  carry- 
ing the  print  and  then  hurried  it  to 
Its  destination  in  Bristol. 

The  situation  is  having  a  depressing 
effect  upon  business,  Lockwood 
states,  as  the  public  is  never  certain 
that  it  is  going  to  see  the  picture  ad- 
vertised, the  circuit  has  enough  films 
to  last  until  next  Spring. 


Ennis  to  Open  Own  Office 

Bert  tinnis,  director  of  publicity  for 
Roxy  Theaters  Corporation  and 
Sawyer-Lubin,  will  open;  his  own 
office.  He  will  continue  to  handle 
these  accounts  as  well  as  direct  the 
national  advertising  campaign  of  the 
Standard   Radio   Corp. 


'      "Mutt  and  Jeff"  at  Capitol 

"Mixing  in  Mexico,"  is  the  title  of 
a  "Mutt  and  Jeff"  cartoon  at  the 
Capitol  this  week.  The  picture  was 
produced  by  Associated  Animation, 
Inc.  for  Bud  Fisher. 


Gerson  Completes  Shooting 

W.  Ray  Johnston  announced  that 
Gerson  Pictures  have  completed  a 
series  of  6  "Superior  Melodramas" 
for  Rayart  release. 


Tomorrow's  A.  M.  P.  A.'s  Guests 

Mabel  Normand  and  Richard  Tal- 
madge  will  be  the  guests  at  tomor- 
row's luncheon  of  the  A.  M.  P.  A. 
at  the  Hofbrau  House. 


Frisco   League   Against   Law 

San  Francisco— The  Civic  League 
of  Improvement  Clubs  and  Ass'ns 
recently  declared  that  they  were 
against  the  proposed  new  city  ordi- 
nance governing  fire  regulations  in 
theaters  as  they  considered  the  law 
too  drastic. 


Beck  Returns  to  California 
Arthur  Beck  has  returned  to  Cali- 
fornia, where  he  will  select  two  stories 
he  will  make  for  Arrow,  with  Harry 
O.  Hoyt  directing. 


Suit  Over  Theaters 

14    Stockliolders    of    AUwon    Corp. 

tfiie  injunction  i^roceedings  Over 
iijuiioing  of  Houses 

An  injunction  suit  over  the  erec- 
tion ol  lour  theaters  south  ot  /Jrd  bt. 
in  alleged  violation  oi  an  agreemeiiL 
made  with  tne  stockholders  of  the 
Aliwoii  ineaters  Corp.,  was  hied  in 
the  supreme  Court  yesterday  by  l4 
stockholders  ot  tne  corporation 
against  tlarry  Blinderman,  diaries 
bteiner,  JacoD  i'Cliwartz,  and  rier- 
man  VVeissner.  the  compiamt,  luea 
by  the  law  hrm  ot  George  vv.  Ui- 
vany,  leader  ot  Tammany  tlaii,  al- 
leges that  the  oeiendanc  s  nameu 
own  814  shares  ot  slock  in  in.- 
plaintiff  corporation,  whue  tne  piaiii 
tiffs  hold  l,5Ji  shares. 

i  he  injunction  is  asKcd  lor  uii  ih^ 
ground  that  the  piamntt  corporaiioi. 
was  organized  in  i^Z^  to  acquire  cm. 
t^lorence  at  h,ast  iiroadway  ana 
Market  St.,  the  bunshine  at  141  £.. 
Houston,  the  New  14th  bt.  at  2.5i 
t.  1 4th  St.,  and  the  i\ew  Delancey 
St.  and  that  in  192J  the  New  At- 
lantic Garden  was  brought  into  the 
corporation.  It  is  alleged  that  under 
an  agreement  the  stock  was  all  placed 
in  the  hands  of  four  voting  trustees 
and  all  the  stockholders  agreed  not 
to  become  interested  in  other  thea- 
ters south  of  23rd  St.  untl  1927. 

The  complaint  alleges  that  Steiner 
is  president,  member  of  the  executive 
committee,  and  a  director  of  the  plain- 
tiff corporation,  and  that  the  other 
defendants  are  directors  and  stock- 
holders. It  is  alleged  that  Blinder- 
man  and  Steiner  own  and  control 
.ine  leading  Harlem  theaters,  and  that 
in  violaton  of  their  authority,  and  by 
usurping  the  power  of  the  executive 
committee  they  made  contracts  last 
summer  with  Fox,  Warner  Bros., 
Merit,  Renown,  and  other  distribu- 
tor to  book  pictures  for  the  Harlem 
theaters  as  well  as  those  owned  by 
the  plaintiff  corporation,  and  that  the 
prices  agreed  to  be  paid  were  gross- 
ly excessive,  that  the  contracts  were 
for  the  benefit  of  the  Harlem  district, 
and  that  if  enforced  they  will  cause  a 
loss  of  $50,000  to  the  plaintiff  cor- 
poration "which  amounts  to  a  fraud." 
■  The  plaintiffs  finally  alleged  that 
Blinderman  and  Steiner  in  violation 
of  their  agreement  have  acquired 
property  for  four  new  theaters  in  the 
vicinity  of  Clinton  and  Delancey  Sts. 
in  order  to  compete  with  the  plain- 
tiff, are  about  to  let  contracts  for  the 
construction  of  these  theaters,  and 
have  arranged  with  the  American 
Bond  &  Mortgage  Co.  to  finance  the 
new  houses  and  for  the  sale  of  a 
bond  issue  of  $1,225,000. 

Efforts  made  to  reach  Steiner  yes- 
terday proved  unavailing. 


"The  Midshipman"  Opens  in  Wash. 

Washington — Monday  night  was 
Navy  Night  at  Loew's  Palace  when 
Secretary  of  the  Navy  Curtis  D. 
Wilbur,  Will  Hays  and  others  at- 
tended the  opening  of  "The  Mid- 
shipman." 


Lawren   Testifies  in  Appraisal  Case 

Joseph  Lawren  of  the  Theater 
Realty  Co.  is  back  from  Washington, 
where  he  appeared  before  the  U.  S. 
Board  of  Tax  Appraisals  as  a  thea- 
ter realty  expert  on  a  problem  relat- 
ing to  theater  real  estate  exemption. 


Fields  To  Famous 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 
have  contractual  obligations  with  Fl 
Ziegfeld  and  Philip  Goodman  whic 
must    be    fulfilled.      It   was   reporte 
yesterday    that    Goodman's    interet 
had  been  purchased  by   Famous,  a 
though  it  was  impossible  to  secure 
statement  from  Goodman.    No  info' 
mation  could  be  secured  at  the  Ziegji] 
feld  office.  jj 

Fields  has  so  far  made  only  on 
public  appearance  in  films.  This  wa 
n  ■'Sally  of  the  Sawdust"  wherei 
lus  work  excited  considerable  core 
luent.  l^roducers  began  to  make  hi^l. 
y  attractive  otters,  all  on  the  basis  ( 
.nis  one  effort.  The  offers  finall 
.cached  a  level  that  occasioned  an  ir 
dividual  close  to  Fields  to  remark: 

"1  didn't  know  there  was  so  muc 
money  in  the  world.  It  certain! 
^rows  on  trees." 

Fields'  second  role  is  in  "Thj 
Royle  Girl." 


Ready  for  Second  26 

(Continued  from  Page   I) 

Other  supervisors  are  about  to  be  at 
nexed. 

"Under  the  producing  schedule  ju 
prepared,  provision  has  been  made  f< 
vacations  among  the  members  of  tl 
executive  staff',"  said  Mayer  yeste: 
day.  "Harry  Rapf  will  shortly  mal 
a  trip  to  Europe  with  his  ia.xav 
where  he  will  combine  pleasure  wit: 
M.-G.-M.  business.  Upon  his  retur 
Irving  Thalberg  will  take  a  wei 
earned  rest  and  later,  I  myself  w; 
spend  a  month  abroad.  The  additic 
ot  Hunt  Stromberg  and  others  wii 
whom  we  are  now  in  negotiation,  w. 
make  it  possible  for  members  of  tl 
executive  staff  to  take  vacatioi 
which  have  thus  far  been  denied  the. 
because   of  the   rush   of  production 


Levine  Back  From  Trip 

Nat   Levine,  of  Bischoff,   Inc.,  h 
returned   from    an   extensive   tour 
the  country,  during  which  he  closi 
the  following  sales: 

Bischoff  comedies  to  Eltabran  Film,  for  , 
lanta;  to  Specialty  Film,  for  Dallas;  to  Bo 
Photoplays,  for  Upper  New  York  State;  M; 
terpiece  Film,  for  Philadelphia  and  Washii 
ton;  Lande  Film  Co.,  for  Pittsburgh;  Juc 
Film  Exchange,  for  Chicago;  Midwest, 
Kansas  City,  Celebrated  Film,  for  Minnea 
lis,  Peerless  Film  Exchange,  for  San  Fr 
Cisco;  Greater  Features,  for  Seattle  and  D 
ver;  A.  B.  C.  Film  Corp.,  for  Detroit,  Am 
lean  Featare  Film,  for  New  England;  M( 
Film,  for  Greater  New  York  and  Northt 
New  Jersey,  and  to  Bobby  North,  for  all 
foreign  market. 


Activity  at  Picture  City 
Stuart,  Fla.— Leo  R.  Kenneall 
publicity  director  for  Picture  City  r 
ports  that  preliminary  work  on  tl 
$1,000,000  studio  is  under  way,  beii 
done  by  Ossinoff  Bros,  of  New  Yor 


Efforts  on  the  part  of  THE  FIL 
DAILY  to  communicate  with  Gs! 
noff  Bros.,  yesterday,  were  unsu 
cessful. 


Operator  Burned  in  Theater  Fir 

Smithfield,  N.  C— Quick  work 
the  fire  department  prevented  coi 
plete  destruction  of  the  Victory.  T' 
blaze  originated  in  the  projecti« 
room,  and  Clarence  Brady,  operate 
yvas  severly  burned. 


THE 


Wednesday,  October  7,  1925 


^"-- ■  -    —-—•■-»— "J 


■e^m 


DAILY 


Pledges  Not  Kept 

(Continued  from  Page    1) 

year  and  the  failure  of  the  exhibitors 
to  accord  them  the  support  promised 
at  and  following  the  Milwaukee  con- 
vention. 

"Men  who  have  years  of  experience 
in  distributing  and  have  been  through 
depressions  and  ofT-seasons  before 
feel  that  the  situation  that  confronts 
them  at  present  is  the  most  uncertain 
one  in  their  career.  They  are  averse 
to  having  their  plight  paraded  be- 
fore the  eyes  of  the  industry  because, 
they  say,  they  do  not  want  to  receive 
any  business  through  sympathy  or 
sentiment.  On  the  other  hand,  they 
feel  that  they  have  preached  the  gos- 
pel of  support  for  the_  state  righters, 
meaning  self-preservation  to  the  the- 
ater-men until  they  are  hoarse  and 
exhausted. 

"The  reaction  to  the  overtures  of 
the   independents'   campaign,   accord- 
ing to  the  complaining  film  men,  has 
been  practically  nil  because  the  little 
exhibitors   have   declared   their  avail- 
able time  is  filled  and  those  who  have 
been  able  to  find  a  play  date  here  and 
there  for  the  state  righters  have  done 
so  only  at  a  figure  that  has  meant  the 
[difTerence  between  a  total   loss  or  a 
;big  one  to  the  exchangemen. 
(     Milwaukee  Promises   Not   Kept 
i     "The   aftermath  of  the   Milwaukee 
^convention  was   the   great  play  date 
independent  rally  in   Philadelphia,  at 
■which  the  exhibitors  present  pledged 
S3  per  cent  of  their  business  to  the 
state  right  exchanges.     Very  largely 
on    this     promise    the    independents 
bought  heavily  in  the  market,  believ- 
ing that  there  would  be  a  big  outlet 
tor  their  product.     With   the   season 
well  along  the  independents  have  yet 
:o   receive   any   material   part   of  the 
ilay  dates  promised  them  by  the  the- 
itermen.     The  number  of  play  dates 
pledged  by  the  exhibitors  in  this  terri- 
/ory  over   their  own  signatures  at  a 
neeting  here  following  the  Milwaukee 
■onvention  was  as  follows: 

itiefel    Amusement    5         70 

'  ?apoport    1  50 

lyman    2  100 

Person     2         60 

)embow    1         40 

'oselsky    2         50 

(ecker    2         50 

ipicRfel    1         50 

!oodman    1         80 

.iell    1         75 

'■  'Unn   1         75 

■'erlin     1  80 

■  ; .   Stiefel    '. 2         80 

ogrove    1  60 

prince    1  50 

ftamper    1  33  1-3 

laves 2         50 

•nith     1         50 

[artin     1         35 

izor    4  50 

esnick     1  35 

osentha!     4         60 

reen   &  Altman    6         40 

oldman     1  66  2-3 

lerelman     1  33  1-3 

'  orowsky     3  60 

a'-balow    &    Kantor    2         25 

'ilson.    Felton     1         25 

olf    &    Berger     3 

'Cmez  2         25 

ncman     2         75 

B.    Fox    3         50 

B,   Hulse    1  30 

^mhow      1  40 

indie    &    Rovner    5  25 

II 2 

rw    Lyric    1  33  1-3 

Harrison    1  20 

isenberger     1  50 

verba     1  100 

•mbnk     1  40 

mbok     1  40 

rr    &    Schad,    Inc 9         50 

ied     ' 2  33  1-3 

"Realized   pledges   by   independent 
'  changes  Rave   varied.     Some   have 


received  absolutely  no  bookings  as 
the  result  of  pledges.  Others  have 
received  five,  ten  and  even  twenty- 
five  per  cent  of  the  promised  support 
while  a  very  few  exhibitors  have  lived 
up  to  100  per  cent  of  their  pledges. 

"When  asked  to  analyze  the  reason 
for  the  failure  to  get  the  business  to 
which  they  confidently  looked  for- 
ward, the  exchangemen  for  the  most 
part  blame  the  large  amount  of  re- 
leases this  year  by  the  producers  and 
their  own  inability  to  meet  the  prices 
for  which  the  product  of  the  larger 
companies  is  oftered  to  the  exhibitor. 

"One  independent  distributor 
pointed  out  that  the  present  situation 
is  the  outgrowth  of  careful  analysis 
and  concerted  action  of  the  big  com- 
panies. 'Seeing  the  widespread  in- 
dependent movement,'  the  exchange- 
men  continued,  'sales  managers  deter- 
mined to  ofTset  this  by  an  intensive 
selling  campaign.  A  greater  numbre 
of  pictures  than  has  ever  before  been 
produced  was  put  on  the  market  and 
sold  at  prices  with  which  the  inde- 
pendent exchange  could  not  hope  to 
successfully  compete.' 
First  Runs  Closed  to  Independents 

"Supplementing  this  statement  the 
distributor  said  that  competing  sales- 
men were  instructed  to  get  business 
regardless  of  the  price  at  which  it  had 
to  be  attained  relying  on  the  volume 
for  profit.  When  the  sales  represen- 
tatives of  the  state  righters  came 
around  to  realize  upon  the  share  of 
business  which  they  expected  to  re- 
ceive they  were  informed,  the  inde- 
pendents declare,  that  national  prod- 
uct had  been  taken  at  a  better  figure 
than  they  could  meet.  As  a  result, 
it  was  pointed  out,  it  has  been  impos- 
sible to  get  only  a  very  small  per- 
centage of  business  and  then  it  has 
been  compulsory  for  the  independents, 
according  to  his  own  story,  to  sell 
a  better  product  at  practically  one- 
tenth  the  price.  Towns  from  which 
some  exchanges  expected  to  realize 
$3,000  and  $4,000  worth  of  business 
are  vielding  only  $700  and  $800  and 
product  that  last  year  brought  from 
$100  to  $125  is  this  year,  by  virtue  of 
absolute  necessity,  being  sold  for 
$12.50  and  $15. 

"This  situation  apolies  primarily, 
according  to  the  State  righters' 
analysis,  to  the  second  and  third  run 
houses,  while  the  first  run  houses 
have  practically  a  closed  door  to  the 
independents  because  of  the  financial 
alliances  with  the  national  distribut- 
ine  companies.  Buving  bv  the  bie 
first  run  interests,  it  is  claimed,  is 
influenced  by  a  desire  to  rem?in  in 
close  harmony  with  the  big  com- 
panies. 

"It  looks  like  a  roueh  voyage  for 
the  indenendent.  but  thev  are  hone- 
fnllv  facing  the  situation,  believins' 
that  the  exhibitor  will  be  far-seeine 
enough  to  look  bevond  next  Saturdsv 
nicht  and  heed  to  his  crv  that  the 
salvation  of  the  indenendents  is  the 
salvation  of  the  small  exhibitor." 


^MaOeti^i 


Properly  Present  Your  Photoplay 


40  Houses,  Saxe  Aim 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
chase,    from    George    Bauch,    of    the 
Mirth  in  the  Bay  View  section. 

Through  another  transaction,  Saxe 
acquired  long-term  leases  on  two 
large  houses  being  erected  on  oppo- 
site sides  of  the  city  by  the  Mai  In- 
vestment  Co. 

A  third  venture  concerns  the  build- 
ing of  house  by  Saxe  interests 
on  property  acquired  some  time  ago 
at  North  and  Lisbon  Aves. 

These  deals  bring  the  total  of  Saxe 
houses  in  the  city  to  ten  with  twenty 
more   in    various    parts    of   the    state. 

Already  Saxe  controls  the  most  im- 
portant house  on  the  South  Side 
Modjeska.  The  Mirth  gives  it  the 
most  desirable  location  in  the  section 
still  further  south  known  as  Bay 
View. 

The  Mirth  is  a  1,000  seat  theater 
which  was  almost  entirely  rebuilt 
two  years  ago.  The  Saxe  interests 
will  buy  adjoining  property,  so  that 
the   capacity  can  be   doubled. 

One  of  the  two  houses  leased  from 
the  Mai  Investment  Co.,  will  be  com-' 
pleted  in  a  few  months.  It  is  situat- 
ed at  27th  and  Wells  Sts.  and  will 
have  a  capacity  of  2,200.  It  will  be 
known  as  the  Tower. 

The  other  obtained  throuefh  the 
lease  is  expected  to  be  called  the 
Ivanho.  The  capacitv  will  be  2,300. 
Saxe's  own  theater  is  to  be  known 
as  the  Uptown.  It  will  accommodate 
2,000. 


Here  to  Photograoh  Serial 

St.  Elmo  Boyce  is  here  from  the 
Coast  to  nhotogranh  "Enemies  of 
XTncle  Sam."  a  serial  to  be  made  bv 
Grey  Prod,  for  Pathe.  Edward  F. 
Roseman  has  been  added  to  the  cast. 


Colman  Here 

Ronald  Colman  arrived  in  town 
vesterdav  t«  attend  the  New  York 
nremier  of  "Thp  Dark  Aneel."  which 
opens   at  the   Strand   Sunday. 


Cuts  ntid  Flashes 

lane  Tenninsr?:  -vi'ho  ?nnpqrpd  in 
"Broken  Homes,"  directed  by  Huph 
Tlierker  hps  ioined  the  cast  of  "The 
Sonrr  and  D?nce  Man". 


Leon   Rosenblatt  has  reopened  his 
Lyceum  theater  at  Bayonne. 


Ed  Canter  is  the  new  manacer  of 
the  Crescent  in  the  Bronx.  He  form- 
erly  managed   the    Congress. 


Murray  Weiser  has  taken  over  the 
manacrement  of  the  125th  St..  theater. 
He  formerlv  managed  the  Masneth. 


Bookings  Organized 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 
office  with  Saal  in  charge.  This  of- 
fice will  handle  bookings  for  New 
York  State;  Kansas  City,  St.  Louis, 
Bay  City,  Denver,  Lincoln,  Los 
Angeles,  San  Francisco  and  other 
widely  separated  point  not  included 
in  other  districts.  District  No.  2, 
North  and  South  Carolina,  will  have 
its  headquarters  in  Charlotte.  This 
office  will  be  in  operation  about 
Nov.   1. 

District  No.  3,  Georgia,  Alabama 
and  Tennessee,  will  be  booked  from 
Atlanta  with  A.  C.  Cowles  in  charge. 
This  office  wll  be  in  operation  about 
Oct.  15.  District  No.  4.  Florida,  al- 
ready in  operation  will  be  booked 
bv  J.  N.  Thomas  from  Jacksonville. 
District  No.  5  will  be  served  by  Miss 
Bray  from  Dallas  after  Nov.  15. 
Eventually  a  booking  office  will  be 
established  on  the  Coast. 


Promotions  in  Texas 

The  apointment  of  Earl  L.  Crabb 
as  managing  director  of  the  Metro- 
politan. Boston,  and  the  promotion 
of  John  J.  Friedl  to  succeed  him  as 
d'strict  manager  in  Dallas,  have  en- 
tailed the  following  promotions  in 
the  Paramount  theater  organization 
in  Dallas: 

Bary  Burke  succeeds  Fredl  as 
manaerer  of  the  Palace,  Dallas;  Harry 
Gould  succeeds  Buke  as  manager 
of  the  Palace,  Forth  Worth;  Luther 
Strong  succeeds  Gould  as  manager 
of  the  Hippodrome,  Fort  Worth,  and 
Tom  Owens,  formerly  at  the  Melba. 
Dallas,  goes  to  the  Crystal.  Dallas,  as 
manager,    succeeding    Strong. 


Satisfy  Musicians 
Gloversville,     N.     Y. — The     Schine 
Theater  Corp.  have  satisfactorily  ad- 
irsted  their  trouble  with  musicians  at 
the  Hippodrome. 


TWO  BIG  OPPORTUNITIES! 

(with  apologies  to  Danny) 

Florida.  Is  one  of  them.  I'm  the  other. 
How  come?  Because.  I'm  an  all-around 
Dublicity.  advertisinfr  and  exploitation  man. 
Lookine  for  a  newr  connection.  10  years  at 
it.  Some  of  the  biegest  oomoanies.  Have 
done  everything:.  From  manaerins:  a  d^nart- 
ment._  To  writinff  press  books.  Know 
i~;oec!aIly  how  to  hit  the  newspapers. 
Now  at  Fox.  For  the  past  4  years.  That's 
•some  record  itself.  Ask  Viv  Moses  about  me. 
Also  10  yars  on  newspaners  and  film  trade 
paoers.  SI  00  per  week.  My  minimum 
salary.     Write  Box  M  275. 

FILM  DAILY 
1650  Broadway  N.  Y.  C. 


CHROMOS      TRADING     COMPANY 
1123    BROADWAY 

Our  Representative 

HARRY  I.  LUBER 

will  be  at  the 

Ambassador  Hotel 

Hollywood,  Calif. 

After  October  7th 

See  him  there  regarding  finance  for  production 
or   for    advances    against   finished   negatives. 


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This  is  Miss  Griffith's  greatest 
achievement.  The  story  is  by  Edna 
Ferber,  directed  by  Al  Santell,  with  edi- 
torial direction  by  June  Mathis,  and  has 
Jack  Mulhall  and  Charles  Murray  in 
support  of  star.  Presented  by  Corinne 
Griffith  Productions,  Inc. 


RICHARD  BARTHELMESS 

with  DOROTHY  GISH 
in  '">e  BEAUTIFUL  CITT" 

Another  money  making  picture  for 
Dick.  It  was  written  for  the  screen  by 
Edmund  Goulding  and  was  directed  by 
Kenneth  Webb.  Presented  by  Inspira- 
tion Pictures,  Inc.  Just  the  tjrpe  of  pic- 
ture the  fans  love  to  see  him  in. 


"%€  PACE  THAT   THRILLS" 
with  Ben  Lyon  and  Mary  Astor 

Here's  a  fast  one.  Adapted  from  an 
original  story  by  Byron  Morgan,  di- 
rected by  Webster  Campbell,  and  pro- 
duced under  the  supervision  of  Earl 
Hudson.  Editorial  director,  Marion 
Fairfax. 


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"WHY  WOMEN  LOVE" 

with  Blanche  Sweet 

One  of  the  most  powerful  dramas 
ever  screened.  From  the  famous  play, 
"The  Sea  Woman,"  by  Willard  Robert- 
son. Produced  and  directed  by  Edwin 
Carewe.  Robert  Frazer,  Charles  Mur- 
ray, Dorothy  Sebastian  and  Russel 
Simpson  in  cast.  Scenario  by  Lois 
Leeson. 


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Thursday,  October  8,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


STEEL,  Pfd. 

By  DANNY 

Hollywood 
Nothing  to  do  with  the  Stock 
[arket.  Not  at  all.  But  the 
tie  of  what  Producers  Distri- 
uting  believes.  Will  be  one 
[  the  real  pictures  of  the  sea- 
)n.  Not  built  along  the  lines 
I  a  big,  stupendous  production, 
ut  for  box  office  attractiveness. 

And  this  always  helps.  For  often, 
the  effort  to  make  a  production 
5  and  outstanding.  Many  other 
lues  are  lost.  There  are  few,  in- 
i;ed,  of  the   big  specials.     Tha*  are 

ed.      They   are   often   accir'  nts. 

h,  dis'  red  in  time,  ai  -  e- 
1  re-planncd  and  worked  up.     _ig 

big  productions,  have  never  yet 
|de  a  great  picture.  You  need  a  lot 
re  than  that. 

nd  so  in  "Steel,  Preferred"  Pro- 
cars  Distributing  is  building  for  the 
t-office.  And  it  looks  as  though 
}y  have  some  great  stuff.  Picture 
[t  completed  yet.  Probably  six  or 
jit  weeks  before  it  sees  daylight. 
director  Jimmy  Hogan  is  feeling 
id  over  what  he  has  shot.  And 
fjhould. 

week  was  spent  by  Hogan  and 
troupe.     At  the  plant  of  the  Na- 
al  Tube  Co.,  McKeesport,  Penn. 
they  got  some  stuff.     Some  real 
Including  some  shots  that  are 
thrillers.      For    instance — where 
!|;1  Barrie,  the  villain,  is  picked  up 
^i  monster   crane,   operated   by   a 
Ti?iTian,   and   carried  over   the   fiery 
•a;  of  steel.      Here  is  a   thrill.     Of 
'"■  "St  order.    And  again,  where  the 
rain.     Carrying  burning  metal 
rturned.      Boy;    it's    real    stuff. 
:reat  audience  material.     Never 
'■'•i  lor  that. 
Bght  be  unfair  to  talk  too  much 
the  story.    That  can  come  later. 
ou    might    know    that    Charley 
lu, ay  is  the  comedy  lead;  that  Ben 
"uiin  comes  from  his  retirement  for 
-acting  as  a  bartender,  and  that 
in  V.  Mong  has  one  of  his  well 
lion  characterizations. 
T;re  has  been  a  lot  of  talk.     For 
Icj  time.     That  this  or  that  com- 
an  intended  making  a  big  steel  pic- 
Well,  Producers  have  done  it. 
others  have  planned.     It  isn't 
the  sense  of  great  production 
But    it    certainly    looks    box 

ItlCi,-. 


Signal  Run  for  "Stella  Dallas" 

"Slla  Dallas,"  Sam  Goldwyn's 
rstbr  United  Artists  will  go  into 
le  hollo  Nov.  15,  for  a  special  run. 


Few  Sales  Closed 

No  Volume  Business  in  Connecticut 
—Talk  of  $600,000  Gross  Exag- 
gerated 

By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 
New  Haven  — ■  Published  reports 
that  the  independents  have  closed 
contracts  aggregating  $600,000  in 
Connecticut  appear  to  be  without 
foundation.  It  is  possible  that  some 
selling  is  being  done  without  bally- 
hoo but  officials  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O. 
and  Lester  Tobias,  regional  director 
of  the  independents,  state  they  have 
heard  of  no  transactions. 

Officially,  at  least,  no  new  pictures, 
other  than  the  ones  booked  prior  to 
the  ban,  are  coming  into  Connecticut 
as  far  as  John  J.  Splain,  deputy  tax 
commissioner,  knows.  Unless  dis- 
tributors register  these  films  and 
make    preparations    for    the    payment 

(Continued  on  Page  4) 


How  Deal  Works 

Commenting  on  the  Famous- 
B.  &  K.  deal,  Harold  B.  Frank- 
lin says  in  "The  Close-Up": 

"Both  organizations  will  re- 
tain their  identity  and  will  co- 
operate to  the  fullest  extent  in 
conducting  their  theaters  better 
than  ever  before.  With  the 
'ultimate'  as  the  goal,  this  will 
mean  greater  opportunities  for 
every  man  of  both  organizations 
for  a  fuller  development  along 
progressive,  constructive  lines." 


Date   Set  For  Tax   Hearing 

Washington — The  House  Ways 
and  Means  Committee  has  set  Oct. 
24,  upon  which  they  will  hear  argu- 
ments for  the  repeal  of  nuisance  taxes, 
including  that  on  admissions. 


Chadwick  Returning  East 

Hollywood — I.  E.  Chadwick  plans 
to  return  to  New  York  on  the  25th 
taking  with  him  a  print  of  "The  Count 
of   Luxembourg." 


12  Specials  from  F.  B.  O. 

F.  B.  O.  will  produce  at  least  12 
specials  next  season.  Plans  for  1926- 
1927  are  being  discussed. 


In  Washington 

Famous   to   Occupy   Theater  in   Big 

Building  Which  Will  Also  House 

National  Press  Club 

W  a  s  h  i  n  g  t  o  n — Work  will  start 
shortly  on  the  site  of  the  old  Ebbitt 
Hotel  on  a  $9,000,000  office  building 
which  will  contain  a  Paramount  thea- 
ter. 

On  the  top  floor  the  National  Press 
Club  will  have  its  headquarters.  The 
financing  is  being  arranged  by  P.  J. 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


"U"  Explains 

Retrenching  At  Coast  Studio  Because 

1925-1926  Program  Is  So  Far 

Advanced 

There  have  been  a  number  of  re- 
ports in  circulation  in  Hollywood  re- 
garding impending  changes  at  Uni- 
versal City  and  wholesale  discharges 
of  employees. 

E.  H.  Goldstein,  general  manager 
nnd  treasurer  who  returned  from  the 
Coast  Monday  explained  yesterday 
that  a  number  of  employees  had  been 
'et  go  because  the  company  was  so 
far  advanced  on  the  1925-1926  sched- 
ule. "Reductions  at  the  studio,"  he 
said,  "have  been  in  keeping  with  a 
policy  of  retrenchment.  There  is 
nothing  of  a  radical  nature  on  the 
nav.  We  are  way  ahead  on  release 
dates." 

Latest  reports  to  reach  New  York 
concerned    the    resignation    of     Ray 

(Cofitinued  on  Page  2) 


McCarthy   and    Kiesling   Here 

Neil  McCarthy,  attorney  and  Bar- 
rett C.  Kiesling,  director  of  publicity 
for  Cecil  B.  De  Mille  are  in  New 
York,  following  a  trip  to  Atlanta 
where  they  appeared  in  connection 
with  the  Thompson  suit  against  De 
Mille  and  Famous  over  "The  Ten 
Commandments."  Kiesling  will  visit 
several  exchanges  en  route  to  the 
Coast. 


Kohn  Here;  to  Atlanta  Again 

Ralph  Kohn,  who  is  representing 
Famous  in  the  Thompson  suit  is  back 
in  New  York  but  returns  to  Atlanta 

today. 


Century   Comedy   Heads   Return 

Julius  and  Abe  Stern,  officials  of 
the  Century  Film  Corp.,  will  arrive  in 
New  York  tomorrow  from  Europe 
aboard  the  Mauretania.  They  are  re- 
turning to  start  the  new  season  for 
the   Century  Company. 


All  Short  Program 

Weiss  Bros.  See  No  More  Profit  in 
Westerns — And    So    Enter    New 

Field 
Weiss  Bros,  who  are  at  present 
distributing  four  series  of  westerns 
intend  changing  their  policy.  Present 
plans  call  for  an  entire  program  of 
short  subjects. 

Louis  Weiss  stated  yesterday  that 
the  flood  of  Westerns  in  the  field  has 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Loew  In  South 

More  Expansion  Contemplated — Ho- 
ward Mc  Coy  in  Atlanta  Office — 
To  Build  in  Canton,  O. 

Expansion  of  the  Loew  interests  in 
the  South  are  seen  in  the  re-establish- 
ment of  an  office  in  Atlanta  under 
management  of  Howard  McCoy, 
who,  as  noted  several  weeks  ago,  has 
resigned  as  managing  director  of  the 
Colony  to  accept  that  post. 

Theaters  are  either  building  or 
planned  for  Richmond,  Norfolk,  New 
Orleans  and  other  cities  in  that  sec- 
tion. The  Loew  office  here  has  ex- 
perienced difficulty  in  handling  details 
so  removed  from  the  scene  of  opera- 
tion and  has  therefore  appointed  Mc- 
Coy. 


Canton,  O.— A  3,000  seat  theater 
will  be  built  at  Market  Ave.  and  5th 
St.  by  the  Loew  organization.  The 
house  will  cost  $750,000  and  will  be 
ready  in  the  Spring.  The  lease  is 
being  held  in  the  name  of  the  Canton 
Market  Theater  Corp.,  Marcus  Loew, 
president. 


Carlos  In  Charge 

Abe  Carlos  has  taken  over  all 
duties  pertaining  to  the  executive 
end  of  Tiffany,  Truart  and  Renown, 
following  the  resignation  of  M.  H. 
Hoffman.  Carlos  will  continue  as 
president  of  Carlos  Prod. 


Barnstyn   Sailing 

J.  C.  Barnstyn  of  the  British  and 
Continental  Trading  Co.  sails  for 
Europe  on  the  Mauretania  on  the 
14th. 


"Roxy"  Ready  Oct.  '26 

Theater  Project  Going  Right  Ahead 
— Sponsors  Deny  Any  Difficulty 

Over  Finances 
"The  Roxy"  will  be  open  in  Octo- 
ber, 1926,  according  to  Herbert  Lubin 
of  Sawyer  and  Lubin  who  are  as- 
sociated with  "Roxy"  in  the  Roxy 
Theater  Corp. 

Plans  are  being  carried  out,  as 
per  schedule.  Architects  are  busy 
"night  and  day,"  so  Lubin  puts  it, 
in  order  to  complete  all  preliminary 
detail.  Construction  will  begin  as 
soon  as  this  work  is  completed. 
Lubin  characterized  as  ridiculous  a 
published  report  which  declared  that 
the  sponsors  had  run  into  financial 
straits.  He  also  denied  the  report 
which  has  again  been  discussed  lo- 
cally^ in  the  past  few  days  that  B. 
&  K.  had  assumed  control  of  the 
project. 

The  house,  when  completed,  will 
represent  an  outlay  of  $8  000,000. 


BBBBOH 


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Thursday,  October  8,  1925 


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Inc.  i-ublished  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
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WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS  INC. 
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J  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
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Granite  3980.  London  Representative — Er- 
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Rue  Saulnier. 


August  Exports  Drop 


Monthly    Total   $1,004,073    As    Com 

pared   with   $1,045,733    in   July— 

U.  K.,  Best  Customer 

Washington — Exports  during  Au- 
gust, as  reported  by  the  Department 
of  Commerce,  included  9,577,243  ft. 
of  unexposed  iilm,  valued  at  $170,816; 
1,760,117  ft.  of  negative,  worth  $260,- 
475,  and  20,368,923  ft.  of  positives, 
with  a  value  of  $572,782.  Totals  for 
the  month  are  31,706,283  in  footage 
and  $1,004,073  in  valuation.  In  July 
exports  totaled  $1,045,733. 

The  principal  markets  during  Au- 
gust were  the  United  Kingdom,  to 
which  shipments  totaled  approximate- 
ly $334,000;  France,  $69,000  and  Can- 
ada, $68,000. 


Quotations 


Balaban  &  Katz  . . . 
Eastman  Kodak  . . . 
Famous  Players  . . . 

F.    P.    Pfd 

Film  Inspection  . . . 
First  National  ... 
Fox   Film   "A"    . . . 

Loew's,    Inc     

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.  . 
M.  P  Cap.  Corp. 
M.  P.  Cap.  Pfd.. 
Pathe  Exch.  "A"  . 
Skouras  Bros.  . . . 
Trans-Lux     Screen. 

Universal    

Warner  Pictures  . . . 
Warner    Brothers    . 


High 

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109J4       300 

109        5,000 

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AVs       500 

Not    quoted 

71!4    1.200 

35J4  4,000 

21  400 

Not   quoted 

25  200 

78H  1.200 

59  J4     

614   3,300 

Not   quoted 

16J4       100 

19J4       600 


"U'  Explains 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 

Schrock,  Goldstein  said  this  was  en- 
tirely untrue. 

Changes  In  Europe 

When  Carl  Laemmle  was  in  Eu- 
rope he  appointed  Max  Schach  to 
take  charge  of  Universal's  activities 
in  Germany.  He  will  also  succeed 
Henry  H.  Henigson,  who  returned 
a  few  days  ago  to  assume  an  execu- 
tive position  at  Universal  City. 

Another  change  was  the  opening  of 
a  distributing  organization  in  Po- 
land. Sam  Burstein  has  been  ap- 
pointed manager.  To  succeed  I. 
Blofson,  who  has  resigned  as  mana- 
ger of  the  Paris  office,  Laemmle  has 
advanced  Charles  L.  Brookheim, 
formerly  in  charge  in  Spain.  A. 
Torres  will  succeed  Brookheim. 

Ned  Depinet  Returns 

Ned  Depinet,  Universal  sales  dir- 
ector, has  returned  from  a  trip  to  the 
Southern  territory.  His  trip  was 
taken  primarily  in  the  interests  of 
"The  Phantom  of  the  Opera.'  He 
reports  a  very  encouraging  situation 
throughout  the  entire  South  as  it 
affects  the  business. 


British  Imports  Jump 

Washington— A  report  released  by 
the  Dept.  of  Commerce,  from  the 
Consulate  General,  London,  gives  an 
interesting  analysis  of  British  foreign 
film  trade  for  the  first  six  months 
of  1925,  in  comparison  with  similar 
periods  in  1924  and  1923.  The  report 
follows: 

"Coincident  with  the  announcement  that 
the  McKenna  duties  on  British  imports  of 
films  would  be  re-imposed  on  July  1,  1925, 
there  was  a  great  increase  in  the  quantities 
received  during  the  first  half  of  the  current 
year,  far  transcending  the  decrease  recorded 
in  1924  (compared  with  1923)  when  ship- 
ments were  withheld  pending  the  removal  of 
such  duties  in  August,  1924.  Two  years 
ago  the  amount  imported  aggregated  58,940,- 
968  linear  ft;  last  year  the  total  was  48,89,631 
linear  ft;  while  in  the  current  period  154,742,- 
426  linear  ft  were  imported.  Against  an 
average  import  value  on  total  receipts  in 
1923  of  2d.  per  linear  ft,  the  rate  rose  last 
year    to    just    under    3d,    and    decreased    in 

1925   to    l^d.  .  „,n7nQfiR 

"Of  the  present  years  imports,  112,070,968 
linear  ft  (£316,070)  comprised  blank  films, 
contrasted  with  36,715,356  linear  ft  (£122,- 
213)  a  year  ago,  and  44,997,838  linear  It 
(£128,107)  in  1923.  Positives  rose  to 
36,051,101  linear  ft  (£186,100),  against 
8.961,679  linear  ft  (£74,638)  in  1924,  and 
10,020,170  linear  ft  (£83,011  two  years  ago  ; 
while  negatives  increased  to  6,620,357  linear 
ft  (£427,833)  contrasted  with  3,221,596 
linear  ft  (£376,866)  and  3,922,960  linear  ft 
(£250,943)  in  1924  and  1923  respectively. 
Countries  of  origin  are  not  shown  in  the 
official    returns.  . 

"British  exports  in  the  current  period  ag- 
gregated 54,894,482  linear  ft,  valued  at 
£198  749,  compared  with  27,598,472  linear 
ft  (  £124,313)  last  year,  and  21,063,515  Imear 
ft  (£77  147)  in  1923;  40,096,413  linear  ft 
(£104  410)  comprised  blank  films,  against 
16.552,254  linear  ft  (£42,219)  in  1924,  and 
222,180  linear  ft  (£1,012)  m  1923 ;  posi- 
tives increased  from  10,498,473  '"«■"  ft 
(£68,364)  two  years  ago,  and  10,825,9UU 
linear  ft  (£71,380)  in  1924,  to  .14,545,347 
linear  ft  (£87,532)  in  the  current  six  months, 
the  comparatively  small  balances  consisting 
of    negative    films.  ^      i       , 

"Figures  of  total  re-exports  do  not  show 
any  extensive  movement,  except,  Proportioiv 
atelv,  in  value,  the  aggregate  of  6,875,880 
ft  're-exported  in  1923.  being  valued  at 
£146,410;  of  8,268,949  linear  ft  a;  year  ago, 
at  £102,264;  and  in  1925  the  total  of  7,6;j6,- 
105   linear  ft  declining  to    £87,661. 

"Midshipman"   at  the   Capitol 

"The    Midshipman"    opens    at    the 
Capitol  on  Sunday. 


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New  England  Exch. 


Pictures-In-Motion,  Inc.  Make  First 

Purchase     from      Lee  -  Bradford 

Corp. 

Boston — Pictures-In-Motion,  Inc., 
a  producing  company  with  othces  at 
Washington  St.,  has  decided  to  enter 
the  exchange  field  and  has  purchased 
from  Lee-Bradford  of  New  York,  the 
following  pictures  for  New  England: 
"She,"  "The  Blackguard,"  "Suwanee 
River"  and  "Lure  of  the  Track." 

The  company  has  three  features  of 
its  own,  "Stubborn  Fools,"  "Idle 
Gossip"  and  "Lure  of  Love"  and  the 
first  three  two-reelers  based  on  poems 
of  Edgar  A.  Guest.  These  two-reel- 
ers will  be  continued  and  others  based 
on  writings  of  Dr.  Frank  Crane  and 
Bruce  Barton  are  contemplated.  This 
product  and  in  addition,  "Cyrano" 
comprise  the  initial  line-up. 


Alvord  Quits  As  Gov't  Counsel 

Washington— C.  C.  Alvord,  chief 
counsel  for  the  Federal  Trade  Com- 
mission, who,  with  Gaylord  R.  Haw- 
kins, handled  the  case  against  Famous 
has  resigned. 

Tumbull  to  Confer  with  Lasky 

Los  Angeles — Hector  Tumbull,  su- 
pervisor of  production  for  Para- 
mount, will  leave  for  New  York  to- 
morrow,   to    confer    with    Jesse    L. 

Lasky. 

While  in  New  York,  Hector  Turn- 
bull  will  attend  the  semi-annual  con- 
vention of  Paramount's  department 
of  distribution. 


All  Short  Program 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

resulted  in  considerable  market  de- 
preciation. "On  all  sides  we  are  tolc 
a  Western  is  a  Western  and  we  can'i 
make  any  money  on  them,"  he  said 
"Therefore,  we  are  going  to  stoii 
handling  them." 

The  company  is  figuring  on  eigh;! 
series  of  two-reelers,  13  in  each  series' 
possibly    two    serials    and    a    numbe: 
of    novelty    reels.      Weiss    said    eaci 
two-re^ler  will  cost  $10,000  to  make. 
The    product    will    be    state    righte( 
either  on  a  franchise  basis  or  througl 
the   formation   of   new   exchanges   t< 
handle  this  type  of  picture.     Produc 
tion  will  get  under  way  shortly  afte 
the  first  of  the  year  in  California  i 
order   to   meet   first   release   dates  i 
August,   1926. 

The  Westerns  now  state  righte 
through  Weiss  Bros,  are  the  Budd 
Roosevelt,  Buffalo  Bill,  Jr.,  Wall 
Wales  and  Leo  Maloney  series,  eighj 
subjects  in  each  group. 


In  Washington 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Chapman  and  Co.,  F.  R.  Sawyer  and 
Co.  and  the  Love-McCumber  Co.  It 
is  understood  the  club  whose  mem- 
bers, many  assert,  control  the  news 
pulse  of  the  nation  is  paying  a  rental 
of  $1  a  year  and  that,  at  the  end  of 
25  years,  will  come  into  full  posses- 
sion of  the  building.  The  club  ac- 
cepted Famous'  proposition  on  a  re- 
solution drawn  up  by  Under  Sec- 
retary of  the  Treasury  Winston  who 
has  charge  of  all  Federal  Buildings 
and  by  Assistant  Attorney-General 
Donovan. 

The  move  is  considered  significant 
n  some  quarters,  especially  in  view 
of  the  Government  action  against 
Famous. 

Famous  will  operate  the  theater 
under  a  25  year  lease.  The  house  will 
be   the  largest  in  Washington. 


Frank  Amus.   Co.   Acquires   Sevent 

Waterloo,  la.- — The  Frank  Amusi, 
ment  Co.  operating  the  Plaza  an 
Rialto,  Waterloo;  the  Isis  and  M; 
jestic.  Cedar  Rapids;  the  Orpheur 
Clinton  and  the  Grand,  Oelwein,  h; 
taken  over  the  Plaza,  Sioux  Cit; 
under  a  long  term  lease.  It  sea 
1,000. 


Five  Music  Suits  in  Sioux  City 

Sioux  City,  la. — -It  is  understoc 
that  suits  have  been  started  again 
three  Sioux  City  exhibitors  and  tv 
operating  suburban  houses,  charg( 
with  violation  of  the  music  tax  la' 

Irene  Rich,  Lubitsch  Here  Tomorrc 

Ernst  Lubitsch  and  Irene  Rich  a 
rive  in  New  York  tomorrow  fro 
Toronto  where  a  Warner  Compai 
made  scenes  for  "Lady  Windermen 
Fan." 


Levy  on  Sales  Trip 

Jules  Levy,  Sales  Director  for  Uni- 
versal, having  jurisdiction  over  the 
East,  and  Canada,  left  yesterday  on 
an  extended  sales  tour,  principally 
in   the   interests   of   "The    Phantom." 


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Miss  Underbill, 

0/  the  N.  Y.  Herald  Tribune, 
who  said: 

"Everybody  is  going  to  laugh  im- 
moderately at  'A  Regular  Fellow' 
as  everybody  did  yesterday.  Ray- 
mond Griffith  has  reached  a  point 
where  every  one  is  going  to  crowd 
into  any  theatre  where  he  happens 
to  be  playing." 


Mr.  Martin, 

of  the  Worlds  who  said : 

"  'A  Regular  Fellow'  is  a  comedy 
from  every  point  of  view  smart 
and  fast  and  truly  witty.  When  it 
arrives  in  your  community  you  will 
be  perfectly  safe  in  saying,  'If  it's 
this  Paramount  picture,  it's  the 
best  show  in  town.'  Every  one  who 
touched  or  suggested  a  touch  for 
this  picture  deserves  congratula- 
tions." 


as  well  as  the  other  New 
York  critics,  all  of  whom 
were  so  enthusiastic. 


and  the  thousands  of 
laugh-bvmg  NewYoik- 
ers  who  are  breaking 
records  at  the  Rivoli 
this  weekfor  his  FIRST 

PARAMOUNT  SIARCOMEEY 

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REGULAR 
PtLLOW 

aui^h    MARY   BRIAN 

BY  REGINALD  MORRISano  JOSEPH  MITCHELL 
SCREEN  PLAY  •  •  •  BY  KEENE  THOMPSON 
DIRECTED    BY   •  •    EDWARD  SUTHERLAND 


Member  Motion   Picture   Producers   &   Distributors  of   America,   Inc.     Will    H.    Hays,   President. 


THE 


Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
ner- in  which  first-runs  build  their 
programs  and  written  from  the  an- 
gle of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
conveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
used  in  developing  their  own  shows. 

Rivoli 

Unit  No.  1. — "Serenade"  from  Don 
Juan,  Mozart.  Sung  by  Marcel  Sa- 
lesco,  baritone.  J.  Yaltoff,  mandolin- 
ist.  Composed  of  back  drop  repre- 
senting balcony  scene  with  singer  in 
costume  of  cavalier  singing  serenade. 
Mandolinist,  in  costume  also,  seated 
on  bench  in  foreground  playing  ac- 
companiment. "Serenade"  is  also  ren- 
dered by  the  orchestra.  Effective 
lighting  on  stage.  Side  lights  of  green 
with  light  coming  through  branches  of 
tree  on  one  side.  Gives  shadow  effect. 
Time,  3  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2.— "Mozart-Haydn." 
James  A.  Fiazpatrick's  Music  Master 
Series.  Bits  in  the  lives  of  the  great 
composers  with  musical  accompani- 
ment by  the  Rivoli  orchestra.  Time, 
12  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3. — Riesenfeld's  Classical 
Jazz.  The  orchestra  plays  the  popu- 
lar number,  "Cecelia,"  supplying 
some  original  variations.  Instead  of 
playing  or  singing,  when  they  come 
to  the  word  "Cecelia,"  the  players 
make  a  sissing  sound.  The  number 
is  pla/ed  rnce  through  on  the  organ 
also.  Pit  flooded  with  red  light  most 
of  the  time.    Time,  4  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4. — "Charleston  Every- 
where." Novelty  number  which  is 
introduced  by  a  singer  in  the  pit  who 
announces  the  scene  to  come.  The 
first  is  Holland  with  the  dancers  in 
native  costume.  They  first  do  a  na- 
tive Dutch  dance  and  end  up  with  the 
Charleston.  Stage  shows  black  oval 
frame  revealing  back  drop  typical  of 
Dutch  scene.  Side  drop  and  top  light- 
ing amber  color.  The  next  number 
is  the  Charleston  as  it  might  be  done 
in  China.  Dim  lighting.  Suitable 
back  drop  with  dancers  in  costume. 
Ends  in  Charleston  also.  The  next, 
Russia.  Again  native  costumes  and 
suitable  back  drop.  Red  chancel  light, 
incense  burners  and  draped  settee. 
Magenta  lighting.  Next  comes  the 
Charleston  as  it  might  come  from 
Arabia.  Girl  in  harem  costume.  The 
finale  includes  all  the  dancers  in  uni- 
form costumes  of  particular  novel  or- 
der. Different  color  spot  lights  give 
the  costumes  a  different  appearance. 
The  effect  is  remarkably  fine.  Ends 
in  Charleston  ensemble.  Time,  14 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  5. — "Ives-Leventhal  pre- 
sentation: "As  You  Like  It"  (Not 
Shakespeare).  A  film  novelty.  Takes 
up  in  humorous  fashion  the  difficulty 
of  pleasing  everyone  in  an  audience 
when  it  comes  to  ending  a  picture. 
Some  like  happy  endings.  Some  like 
sad  endings.  To  this  end  Ives-Leven- 
thal offer  a  solution.  The  stereo- 
scopic film,  viewed  through  colored 
glasses,  contains  both  endings  and 
you  can  take  the  one  you  like  best. 
Man  in  orchestra  pit  imitates  the 
sounds  that  might  come  from  a  typi- 
cal gallerycrowd  viewing  the  picture. 
Time,  including  distributing  of  glass- 


es throughout  audience,  11  minutes. 

Unit  No.  6.— Rivoli  Pictorial.  Time, 
9  minutes. 

Unit  No.  7. — Harold  Ramsbottom 
at  the  Wurlitzer  playing  "The  Mid- 
night Waltz."  Words  flashed  on 
screen  during  rendition  of  number. 
Spot  on  organist.     Time,   5  minutes. 

Unit  No.8. — Feature:  "A  Regular 
Fellow." 


Few  Sales  Closed 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 
of    the   tax   provided    by   the    Durant 
law,  they  are  facing  prosecution,  Tax 
Commissioner  Blodgett  has  stated. 

It  seems  logical  to  expect  that 
some  contracts  are  being  made  quietly 
m  various  parts  of  the  state.  What- 
ever exhibitors  are  entering  into  con- 
tracts, however,  are  earnestly  avoid- 
ing the  light  of  publicity  as  such 
action  might  result  in  their  being 
ostracized  from  the  exhibitor  or- 
ganization. It  is  known  that  sales- 
nien  from  outside  the  state  are  mak- 
ing overtures  to  theater  owners. 
This  week  four  salesmen  represent- 
ing Boston  exchanges  have  been  in 
the  Bridgeport  territory.  What  luck 
they  had  is  not  generally  known  as 
neither  exchangemen  nor  exhibitors 
would  be  apt  to  talk  about  contracts 
under  the  circumstances.  So  far  the 
only  concern  to  announce  its  inten- 
tion of  resuming  business  at  once  is 
the  Golden  Dist.  Corporation  of 
Boston.  As  reported  in  THE  FILM 
DAILY  yesterday  a  representative 
of  this  concern  has  denied  that  any 
contracts  have  been  made  as  yet. 

A  report  still  persists  in  New 
Haven  that  the  Kilfeather  Bldg.,  will 
again  house  the  exchanges  not  later 
than  Thanksgiving.  Represenatives 
of  distributors  disclaim  any  knowl- 
edge of  plans  to  return  to  this  city. 
All  express  the  opinion  that  the  re- 
sumption of  business  here  is  conting- 
ent upon  the  nullification  of  the  Dur- 
ant statute. 


Ask  150  Exemptions 

Distributors    Seek   Relief  from   Con- 
necticut Tax  Under  Clauses  Cov- 
ering Educationals 

New  Haven — A  decision  as  to 
whether  or  not  such  pictures  as  "The 
Ten  Commandments"  and  "Romola" 
are  exempt  from  the  tax  imposed  by 
the  Durant  law  will  be  rendered 
within  a  few  days  by  John  J.  Splain, 
agent  of  Tax  Commissioner  Blodgett. 
Although  Splain  has  not  as  yet  ex- 
amined the  150  odd  petitions  for  ex- 
emption, indications  are  that  these 
films  will  not  be  allowed  to  exhibit 
in  Connecticut  without  paying  the 
assessment  of  $10  per  reel. 

George  Borthwick,  representative 
of  national  distributors,  on  Tuesday 
turned  over  to  Splain  57  claims  for 
exemption  from  five  companies — Fa- 
mous, Metro-Goldwyn,  United 
Artists,  Educational  and  Fox.  Eight 
of  the  pictures  specified  in  the  peti- 
tions may  be  classified  as  "big  pro- 
ductions" and  because  of  their  enter- 
tainment character,  are  apparently 
liable  for  the  tax. 

Famous,  in  petitioning  in  behalf  of 
"The  Ten  Commandments,"  gives  as 
its  reason  the  fact  that  it  is  "of  a  Bi- 
bical    nature."      Exemption    is    asked 


for  four  prints,  totaling  44  reels.  Free 
exhibitorial  permission  for  "The 
Covered  Wagon"  (one  print  of  10 
reels)  is  asked  on  the  grounds  that 
"this  picture  is  a  portrayal  of  early 
American  pioneer  life  and  of  a 
strongly  patriotic  nature."  "Peter 
Pan"  is  described  as  "non-theatrical 
as  this  was  our  last  year's  Christmas 
picture,  which  was  released  for  the 
entertainment  of  children."  It  is  fur- 
ther described  as  educational.  Ex- 
emption is  sought  for  three  prints 
making  a  total  of  30  reels.  In  seek- 
ing exemption  for  "A  Kiss  for  Cin- 
derella" (six  prints  totaling  48  reels) 
it  is  stated  that  the  picture  will  be 
"exhibited  Christimas  week  in  all 
cities,  as  each  year  we  release  a  sim- 
ilar subject  for  the  entertainment  of 
children.  Therefore  it  is  mostly  used 
by  all  non-theatrical  accounts  such 
as   churches   and  schools." 

United  Artist's  single  plea  for  ex- 
emption is  for  "America,"  in  two 
prints  of  11  reels  each.  The  reason 
is  that  "it  portrays  incidents  in  con- 
nection with  the  American  Revolution 
and  is  of  a  strictly  patrotic  nature." 

Included  in  the  Metro-Goldwyn  list 
is  "Janice  Meredith,"  in  two  prints  of 
11  reels  each.  "This  picture  portrays 
the  historj'  of  the  American  Colonial 
life  and  the  history  of  the  American 
Revolution,  George  Washington  and 
other  American  patroits,  and  is  of 
educational  and  historical  nature." 
Exemption  is  requested  for  one  10- 
reel  print  of  "Scaramouche"  which 
"portrays  the  history  of  France,  pre- 
vious, during  and  after  the  French  Re- 
volution, and  shows  the  causes  for  the 
Revolution  and  is  of  educational  na- 
ture." "Romola"  (two  prints  each 
of  11  reels)  depicts  "the  early  history 
of  Italy  and  also  the  history  of  the 
Roman  Catholic  Church  and  is  edu- 
cational and   religious." 

Educational  files  claims  for  22  pic- 
tures and  Fox  27.  Practically  all 
films  named  are  of  a  travel,  scientific 
or  industrial  nature.  Educational 
lists  two  prints  of  one  reel  each  of 
"Cross  Word  Puzzle,"  "which  are 
educational  in  character  in  that  they 
tend  to  stimulate  mental  processes." 
On  the  same  list  is  mentioned  one 
print  of  two  reels  of  "Lewis  Munn 
Wrestling  Special."  This  is  "a  pic- 
ture analyzing  the  art  of  wrestling 
and  is  of  an  educational  nature." 

The  petitions  from  Famous,  Metro- 
Goldwyn  and  United  Artists  are  re- 
garded in  the  light  of  tests  to  de- 
termine just  what  type  of  films  can 
show  in  Connecticut  without  being 
taxed.  Splain  has  received  more  than 
150  petitions  for  exemption  up  to 
the   present  time. 


Two   Local   Houses   Sold 

The  North  Avenue  theater.  New 
Rochelle,  has  been  sold  by  Oscar 
Rothman  to  Rosenthal  Bros.  &  Gelt- 
man,  who  plan   improvements. 

The  Danforth,  Danforth  Ave., 
Jersey  City,  has  been  leased  by  Ern- 
est Michelfelden,  who  is  renovating 
the  house.  Wm.  J.  Smith  was  the 
broker  in   both   transactions. 


Fitzgerald    Cutting 

"Wives  of  the  Prophet,"  which  J. 
A.  Fitzgerald  directed,  is  being  cut 
in  the  Miles  projection  room  by  the 
director.  Release  through  Lee-Brad- 
ford. 


Thursday,  October  8,  1925 


Vogel  Leaves  for  Europe 

William  Vogel,  President  of  Pro- 
ducers International  Corp.,  foreign 
branch  of  P.  D.  C.  sailed  for  Europe 
on  the  Berengaria  Wednesday.  He 
will  join  Raymond  Pawley  in  London 
and  together  they  will  visit  the  nine 
exchanges  now  opened  in  Great 
Britain. 


Vogel  has  appointed  Walter  W. 
Kofeldt  Berlin  representative.  Ko- 
feldt  was  Pathe  manager  in  San 
Francisco  for  some  time  and  is  nowi 
en  route  to  Germany. 


Dawe  To  Take  Over  Tivoli 

London — It  is  understood  Tommy 
Dawe  is  forming  a  syndicate  to  take 
over  the  Tivoli.  The  shares  of  the 
company  were  originally  held  by  a 
few  members  of  a  syndicate.  Dawe 
has  now  made  arrangements  whereby 
he  will  purchase  all  shares  and  to 
carry  this  out  is  forming  a  company 
with  a  capital  of  $2,000,000. 


Many  Reports  at  Grand  Rapids 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich. — Included  in 
the  reports  submitted  at  the  second 
day  of  the  Michigan  M.  P.  T.  O. 
convention  were  the  following:  ar^bi- 
tration  by  E.  E.  Kirchner,  budgets 
by  Blair  Mc  Elroy,  and  resolutions 
by  John  E.  Niebes.  : 


"Vanishing  American"  Oct.  IS 
"The  Vanishing  American"  will 
have  its  premiere  Oct.  15  at  the  Cri- 
terion, which  will  be  decorated  with 
Indian  rugs,  Navajo  blankets,  Hopi 
pottery,  Zuni  baskets,  and  a  large 
collection  of  Indian  relics. 


Weber   &   Fields  in  Picture   Houses 

Weber  and  Fields,  are  to  make  a 
tour  of  the  picture  theaters  through- 
out the  country.  The  first  engage- 
ment is  at  the  Lafayette,  Buffalo 
next  month. 


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West  Coast  Signs  Dance  Team 

Los    Angeles — West    Coast    Thea- 
ters,   Inc.    has    signed    Fanchon    and 
Marco,     dancers     to     appear     in    all. 
houses  of  the  circuit. 


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Luncheon  for  Richard  Talmadge 

F.  B.  O.  will  tender  Richard  Tal-i 
madge  a  luncheon  in  the  Crystal; 
Room  of  the   Ritz  tomorrow. 


George   O'Hara  in  Town 

George  O'Hara  is  in  the  city  having 
been  loaned  by  Warner  Bros,  to  ap- 
pear in  a  serial  for  Pathe  release. 


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Vol.  XXXIV     No.  8 


Friday,  October  9,   1925 


Price  5  Cents 


ONE  MAN 

By  DANNY 

Hollywood 
Out  here.  In  this  colony  of 
picture  folk.  Where  they  talk 
inly  of  what  is  going  on  in  the 
studios.  And  where  all  the  rest 
)f  the  business  seems  forgotten, 
rwo  men  are  constantly  being 
ncntioned.  For  what  they  have 
iccomplished.  The  one  is  the 
lead  of  a  big  studio  organiza- 
ion.  Which,  within  two  years, 
■fas  become  the  talk  of  the  com- 
nunity.  (We  have  written  a 
Dt  about  him  and  pass  him  by 
ior  the  moment.)  The  other 
lan  constantly  talked  about. 
s  Harry  Warner.  Of  Warner 
Jrothers. 

Those  in  the  know.  (They  are 
w  enough.)  Realize  wliat  a  tre- 
iendous  job  he  has  accomplished, 
•hey  know  that  he  brought  the  War- 
■r  Brothers  outfit.  From  almost 
)\vhere.  To  a  point  where  the  or- 
,iiization  he  heads.  Is  looked  upon 
'ith  tremendous  respect.  And  a  lot 
'  admiration. 

It  wasn't   but  a  few  years 
ago.    When  the  Warners  were 
■  far  from  opulent.     They   had 
made    several    good    pictures; 
decided  on  expanding,  and  ran 
into  trouble.    But  the  trouble 
I  they    faced    only    seemed     to 
1  stimulate  them  the  more.    To- 
day— look   at   Warner   Broth- 
,  era! 

fv[ot  only  have  they  developed  a  big 
s  dio  organization,  and  are  turning 
o  about  40  pictures  a  year.  But 
tly  have  John  Barry  more  as  their 
Oistanding  star;  Lubitsch — one  of 
tl  greatest  of  modern  directors — 
a  i  others,  Prevost,  Blue.  Syd  Chap- 
lij  notably.  In  addition  they  bought 
o^  Vitagraph,  tried  to  buy  another 
bi  producing  organization,  and  are 
biing.  or  building  houses  where  they 
fl  m  they  cannot  get  first  run  repre- 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Ochs  Out 

je  A.  Ochs  who  joined  the  War- 
ne  as  a  theater  scout  after  the  sale 
oftie  Piccadilly  (Warners')  theater 
is  so  longer  with  the  organization. 
It  I  understood  Ochs  was  to  operate 
enely  on  his  own,  but  that  a  super- 
vis  n  was  insisted  upon  by  one  of 
the-nembers  of  the  firm. 


Dead  Against  Cohen 

Michigan  Definitely  Out  of  National 

Exhibitor  Politics  While  Sydney 

is  a  Factor 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich. — In  his  report 
to  the  Michigan  M.  P.  T.  O.  Glenn 
Cross  recommended  that  Michigan 
stop  pioneering  for  a  national  organi- 
zation until  Sydney  Cohen  ceased  to 
be  the  head  of  the  so-called  national 
organization.  The  cheers  that  greet- 
ed this  statement  left  little  doubt  as 
to  how  Michigan  feels  about  the  pres- 
ent   national    organization. 

General  Manager  Richey's  report 
was  a  careful  resume  of  the  activities 
of  the  association  which  now  shows 
a  membership  of  475  theaters  and  a 
financial  surplus  just  short  of  $50,000. 
Over  $12  000  was  added  to  the  sur- 
plus this  year.     He  recommended  an 

(Continued  on   Page   3) 


Will  Smith  Dead 

Tulsa,  Okla. — Will  Smith,  owner 
of  the  Orpheum  and  other  houses 
here,  and  one  of  the  best  known  ex- 
hibitors in  this  section,  died,  after 
a  protracted  illness  on  Wednesday 
night.  Smith  has  been  at  Battle 
Creek  and  other  sanitariums  for  some 
time. 


Bischoff  Leaves  to  Finish  Series 

Sam  Bischoff  left  for  California 
yesterday  to  complete  16  more  two- 
reel  comedies.  Twenty  of  the  36 
he  will  make  have  been  finished. 
There  are  three  series. 


Myton  to  Write  Special   Stories 

Fred  Myton,  scenario  writer,  will 
remain  with  F.  B.  O.  to  handle  spe- 
cial assignments. 


Sohmer  Joins   Warners 

Dave  Sohmer,  general  manager  of 
Biltmore  Exchange  has  resigned  to 
join  the  Warner  sales  department. 


176  Units  Show  Loss 

1923   Tax   Returns   Place   Producers' 
Deficit   at   $4,803,665— Some    In- 
teresting Figures 

Washington— A  deficit  of  $4,803,665 
was  reported  for  the  calender  year 
1923  by  176  corporations  engaged  in 
production,  according  to  an  analysis 
of  income  tax  returns  for  that  year 
bv  the  Bureau  of  Internal  Revenue. 
Only  105  of  the  281  corporations  in 
that  industry  reported  a  net  income, 
the  total  for  the  105  companies  being 
$10,058,562,  from  which  $843,882  was 
deducted  as  loss  for  prior  years;  the 
income  and  profits  taxes  paid  by  these 
corporations  totaled  $1,141,519. 

A  total  of  1,712  corporations  re- 
ported themselves  as  engaged  in 
(Continued  ri  Page  8) 


Theater  Deal  On 

It  is  understood  Famous  is 
about  to  close  at  least  two  im- 
portant theater  deals.  One 
covers  one  of  the  largest  houses 
now  being  built  in  the  East 
and  the  other  a  3,000  seat  house 
in  the  Middle  East.  The  deals 
are  for  long-term  leases. 


After  Stroheim 

Negotiations     On     with     Associated 

Exhibitors — More     from     Peggy 

Joyce 

It  is  understood  Associated  Exhibi- 
tors, Inc.  is  negotiating  with  Eric 
Von  Stroheim  to  direct  a  series  of 
Stroheim  Prod. 

There  is  a  possibility,  as  noted, 
that  he  will  direct  Peggy  Hopkins 
Joyce  in  one  picture  and  then  follow 
with  a  series  of  his  own.  "The  Sky- 
rocket," the  first  Joyce  picture  di- 
rected by  Marshall  Neilan  is  reported 
to  have  influenced  Associated  Ex- 
hiljitors  to  exercise  the  company's 
option  for  three  more. 


Peggy   Joyce    Sails 

Peggy  Joyce   sails   on   the   Olympic 
tonight. 


I.  M.  P.  A.  Meets 

The  I.  M.  P.  A.  held  a  meeting 
yesterday  at  which  a  number  of  mat- 
ters were  discussed,  among  them  the 
contract  form  drawn  up  by  Joseph  M. 
Seider.  No  decision  relative  to  it  was 
made. 


Lyric,    Reading   Burns 

Reading,  Pa. — Fire  destroyed  the 
Lvric  yesterday.  The  loss  was  esti- 
mated at  $250,000.  The  blaze  started 
in  the  basement  of  the  theater,  owned 
by    Carr    &    Schad. 


Moreno  to  Coast  Sunday 

.A.ntonio  Moreno,  who  returned 
from  France  recently  where  he  ap- 
peared in  "Mare  Nostrum,"  leaves  for 
the  Coast  Sunday. 


Olympia,  Paramount's  Miami  House 

Miami — Famous  has  definitely  de- 
cided to  call  the  new  theater  now  un- 
der construction  here  the   Olympia. 


A.M.P.A.  Picks  Zukor 

As  Leader  of  the  Industry — He  and 
11  Others  to  Be  Invited  to  Make 

Addresses 

One      hundred      and      eighty-three 

members   of   the    A.    M.    P.    A.    have 

selected  Adolph  Zukor  as  the  leader 

of  the  industry.     Twelve  votes  were 

(Continued  on   Page  2) 


To  India  for  "Kim" 

This  and  Two  Other  Kipling  Stories 
for  1926  Production— John  Rob- 
ertson to  Direct 

"Kim,"  Rudyard  Kipling's  famous 
story  of  India  will  be  produced  by 
John  E.  D.  Meador  actually  where 
the  action  took  place.  Kipling  will 
be  present  to  advise.  Maude  Adams 
will  likewise  be  present  to  collaborate. 

Two  other  Kipling  works  will  be 
produced  in  1926.  While  production 
on  "Kim"  is  progressing,  another 
picture  will  be  under  way.  John  S. 
Robertson,  at  present  directing  "The 
Amazon,"  based  on  Ibanez's  "Queen 
Calafia"  will  direct.  This  develop- 
ment which  stands  out  as  one  of  the 
most  important  in  some  time,  will 
ftiially  crystallize  shortly.  Meador, 
Miss  Adams,  Joseph  P.  Bickerton  and 
Dudley  Field  Malone  sail  for  Paris 
tonight  on  the  Olympic.  On  the 
other  side,  they  will  meet  Kipling 
and  go  over  the  entire  program.  The 
party  was  scheduled  to  sail  two 
weeks  ago  on  the  Homeric,  but  a  last 
minute  change  prevented  its  depar- 
ture. 

Meador  said  yesterday  he  owns  the 
rights  to  eight  of  the  Kipling  works 
and  indicated  that,  following  the  three 
slated  for  1926  ,there  will  be  more. 
"tnued  on  Page  8)\ 


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Famous  Buys  "The  Show-Off" 

Famous  has  purchased  "The  Show- 
XDff."  The  purchase  price  is  placed 
a>e^id  the  $100,000  mark. 


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Vital  "Ejteeutives  Retu^ 

David  R.  Hochrefch,  "pfesTdent  and 
general  manager  and  Max  Goosmar 
assistant  general  manager  of  Vital 
Exchanges,  Inc.,  have  returned  to 
New  York.  They  will  leave  again 
shortly  for  another  trip,  this  time 
Hochreich  will  go  to  the  Coast  where 
he  will  meet  J.  Charles  Davis,  of  the 
Davis  Dist.  Division. 


Barker   Eastbound 

Los    .A.ngeles — Reginald    Barker   is 
en  route  to  New  York. 


Up  to  Supreme  Court 

Federal  Trade  Commission  Asks  Rul- 
ing on  Extent  of  Its  Authority 
in  Monopoly  Cases 

Washington — The  U.  S.  Supreme 
Court  has  been  asked  to  determine 
the  extent  to  which  the  Federal 
Trade  Commission  can  go  to  preveat 
the  continuance  of  unfair  methods 
of  competition  and  attempts  at  mon- 
opoly, a  petition  having  been  filed 
by  the  Commission  for  a  review  of 
the  decision  of  the  Circuit  Court  of 
Appeals,  in  which  it  was  held  that 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


AUTHO«TY 


foLXXXIVND.  8    Friday,  Oct  9, 1925      PriceS Cents 


Cop}  right  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
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New  York,  Ilollywood,  California — Harvey 
E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London  Representative — Er- 
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resentative, La  Cinematographic  Francaise,  5, 
Rue  Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High    Lrf>w    Close      Sales 

Balaban  &  Katz    Not  quoted 

Eastman    Kodak    ...110       109        109J4      800 
Famous    Players    ...109H   108J4   109       3,100 

F.    P.    Pfd Not    quoted 

Film    Inspection    ...      5  S  5  100 

First     National     Not    quoted 

Fox  Film    "A"    72         71         71        1,700 

Loew's,    Inc 36H     35%     33%  3,400 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    . .   21         21         21  300 

M.  P.   Cap.   Corp.   ..    18J4      18J4     18Ji       100 
Pathe  Exch.   "A"    . .    79         7SH     79  900 

Skouras     Bros 59         59         59        

Trans-Lux    Screen    .      654       6}4       6^   1,700 

Universal    Not    quoted 

Warner    Pictures    Not    quoted 

Warner    Brothers    . .    19-5i      19^      19^      300 


In  The  Courts 

St.  Louis — Arthur  S.  Martin  and 
Fred  C.  Breitt,  real  estate  men,  claim 
they  are  enlitled  to  flO.OOO  commis- 
sion for  closing  a  99-year  lease  on  the 
Columbia  property,  6th  and.  St 
Charles  Sts.  They  have  asked  the 
Circuit  Court  to  enjoin  the  Supreme 
Realty  Co.  and  the  Columbia  Theater 
Co.  from  paying  the  commission  to 
S.  J.  Bernheimer. 

The  property  was  leased  recently 
to  the  McCrory  Stores  Corp.,  which, 
as  noted,  plans  to  demolish  the  Co- 
lumbia and  Strand  and  erect  a  store 
building  on  the  site.  A  temporary 
restraining  order  was  issued  by  Cir- 
cuit Judge   Rosskopf. 


Mae  Murray  Here,   Oct.  27 

Mae  Murray  will  arrive  here  on 
Oct.  27,  on  her  way  to  Berlin  to  be- 
gin work  for  Ufa. 


"Dark  Angel"  at  Strand 

"The  Dark  Angel"  will  be  the  fea- 
ture at  the  Strand  next  week. 


ONE  MAN 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

sentation.  Today  they  have  about  14 
theaters,  including  a  Broadway 
house,  and  will  be  heard  from  further. 
In   the   theater   field. 

If  that  isn't  moving.  And  mov- 
ing fast.  Within  two  years.  Please 
show  me  the  speed  of  the  others. 
And  all  of  this  is  due,  primarily,  to 
Harry  M.  Warner.  Make  no  mis- 
take about  that.  He  has  excellent 
aids  in  his  brothers,  Abe,  Sam  and 
Jack.  But  after  all  it  is  Harry  who 
leads  the  procession.  And  plays 
papa.  And  the  godfather  of  the  fam- 
ily. Who  should  be  named  here,  al- 
so. Is  no  other  than  Motley  Flint. 
The  Los  Angeles  banker.  Who 
stood  by  the  Warners.  Through 
thick  and  thin.  Finally  seeing  Gold- 
man, Sachs  &  Co.  The  big  New 
York  bankers.  Underwrite  their 
stock   issue. 

Looks  to  me.  That  the  Hollywood 
crowd  was  right.  In  mentioning 
Harry  Warner.  As  one  of  the  two 
men.  Who  had  accomplished  won- 
ders.    During  the  past  few  years. 


"Speed  Spook"  Car  in  Canada 

The  "Speed  Spook"  car,  which  C. 
C.  Burr  is  sending  out  on  a  transcon- 
tinental trip  to  exploit  Johnny  Hines 
pictures  released  through  First  Na- 
tional and  which  was  used  in  many 
eastern  cities,  is  now  in  Canada,  un- 
der supervision  of  Murray  Lafayette 
who  handled  it  in  all  its  exploits  dur- 
ing the  past  year.  The  car  has 
broken  into  front  page  newspaper 
copy  in  Toronto,  Hamilton  and  Mon- 
treal. 


Missouri  Houses  Robbed 

St.  Louis — Two  armed  bandits  held 
up  the  Alaffitt,  2812  North  Vande- 
venter  Ave.,  recently,  escaping  with 
f530. 

The  Maffit  is  owned  by  the  St. 
Louis  Amusement  Co. 


Jefferson  Citj',  Mo. — Yeggmen  re- 
cently robljed  the  safe  of  the  Jeffer- 
son, getting  Saturday  and  Sunday  re- 
ceipts  totaling  $1,000. 


Hawkins«n  Goes  to  Montana 

J.  L.  Hawkinson,  who  produces  the 
Grantland  Rice  "Sportlights"  for 
Pathe,  left  yesterday  for  Whitehall, 
Mont,  to  photograph  scenes  for  a 
forthcoming   picture. 


Texas  Exhibitor  Dies 

Cleburne,  Texas — W.  A.  McDonald, 
64  years  old.  who  for  the  last  eleven 
years,  has  operated  a  theater  here,  is 
dead. 


To    Produce   in    Hollywood 

Marion  Fairfax's  first  picture,  "The 
Desert  Healer"  will  be  made  at  the 
United  Studio,  Hollywood.  The  sec- 
ond will  be  a  Russian  story.  It  is 
understood  First  National  will  re- 
lease. 


Leeper  to  Coast  for  Product 

Dwight  C.  Leeper,  vice-president 
of  Richmount  Pictures  leaves  today 
for  the  Coast  to  look  for  new  product 
for  the  foreign  market.  Leeper  will 
make  his  headquarters  at  the  Cali- 
fornia  studio. 


Up  to  Supreme  Court 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

the  Commission  was  without  author- 
ity to  order  Eastman  Kodak  to  dis- 
pose of  its  laboratories. 

It  is  the  contention  of  the  Commis- 
sion that  it  has  authority  to  issue  such 
orders,  when  it  is  found  that  the  ac- 
quisition of  property  was  part  of  a 
deliberate  purpose  and  intent  to  mon- 
opolize interstate  commerce  and  pre- 
vent the  importation,  in  foreign  com- 
merce, of  any  commodity,  in  this 
case  raw  positive  film. 

The  company,  in  a  brief  opposing 
the  petition,  denies  that  the  acqui- 
sition and  ownership  of  the  labora- 
tories was  unlawful  and  asserts  it 
cannot  be  considered  an  unfair 
method  of  competition  in  interstate 
commerce.  The  authority  of  the 
Commission  to  order  its  disposal  is 
also  challenged. 


"U"  BaUyhoo  Here 

Universal's  "See  America  First" 
tractor  and  trailer,  which  has  been  on 
tour  is  now  in  New  York.  The  bally- 
hoo which  embraces  facilities  for 
making  pictures  will  make  scenes  in 
and  around  New  York  for  inclusion  in 
a  symposium  of  "See  America  First" 
pictures.  It  also  is  conducting  a 
beauty  contest  in  connection  with  the 
Daily  Mirror,  the  winner  of  which 
will  be  sent  to  Universal  City  with  all 
expenses  paid,  under  a  six-months' 
contract.  In  a  number  of  cities  such 
contests  have  been  held. 


Dempsey  in  New  Enterprise 
Sacramento— Jack  Dempsey  has 
formed  a  company.  Articles  of  in- 
corporation of  the  Barbara  Corp.  of 
Los  Angeles  have  been  filed  with  Sec. 
of  State  Frank  C.  Jordan.  The  com- 
pany has  a  capital  stock  of  $300,000 
and  was  formed  for  the  purpose  of 
building  theaters,  amusement  halls, 
wrestling  and  boxing  pavilions. 


Three  Changes  in  Exch.  Managers 

Des  Moines — A.  W.  Kahn  has  re- 
signed as  manager  of  the  Educational- 
Premier  exchange  to  enter  other  lines 
of  business.  He  is  succeeded  by 
James  Winn,  who  comes  here  from 
Omaha.  Winn,  in  turn,  is  succeeded 
by  Leo  Blank,  formerly  with  First 
National. 


Zimmer  Managing  Universal  Houses 

Atchison,  Kans. — A.  R.  Zimmer,  re- 
cently a  First  National  salesman,  and 
former  exhibitor  of  Marysville  and 
Axtell,  has  been  appointed  manager 
of  the  Royal  and  Crystal,  recently  ac- 
quired by  Universal.  He  succeeds  Lee 
Jones,    resigned. 


Warners  Circle  Changes  Date 

Cleveland — Warner's  Circle  has 
established  a  new  precedent  for  a 
local  first-run  opening  the  new  week 
on  Saturday  instead  of  Sunday.  This 
policy  was  inaugurated  with  "The 
Man  on  the  Box." 


FILM  SALESMEN 

Wanted  for  Nev»  England  territory 
to  handle  high  grade  independent 
product.  Correspondence  strictly  con- 
fidential 

Apply    Box    M-280 
c-o  Film  Daily      1650  B'way,  N.  Y.  C. 


Friday,  October  9,  1925 


A.M.P.A.  Picks  Zuko 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

cast    in   each   ballot   for   the   purpo!' 
of  obtaining  the   12  leaders,   each   I 
be  invited  to  address  the  oiganizatic 
at  intervals  of  four  weeks. 

The  other  eleven  are:  D.  W.  Gri^ 
fith,  Marcus  Loew,  Will  H.  HaV; 
Jesse  L.  Lasky,  Sydney  R.  Kei,i 
Carl  Laemmle,  Joseph  M.  Schencil 
William  Fox,  S.  L.  Rothafel,  Richa'| 
A.  Rowland  and  Sam  Katz.  i 


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Famous  Signs  Playwrights        ' 
Earnest     Vajda,    Hungarian    pla; 
wnght    has    been    engaged    to    wri ; 
originals  for  the  company.  Will  arri') 
today   on  the   Mauretauia.     Melcho' 
Longyel,    who    came    here    about 
month  ago  has  also  signed  with  F, 
mous.     1  he  negotiations  were  closi 
through  Dr.  Edmund  Pauker,  of  tl 
Society  of  Hungarian  Playwrights. 


To  Rebuild  Heights  Theater 

Abraham  Satfir  has  sold  for  Fre« 
erick  AmbroseClark  to  an  investc 
the  two  story  business  building  co; 
taining  a  theater  and  five  stores, 
165th  St.  and  Amsterdam  Ave.  Tl 
new  owners  contemplate  the  ir 
mediate  rebuilding  of  the  theate 
which  will  be  operated  by  them. 


Ricardo  Cortez  111 

Los  Angeles — Stricken  with  illne, 
on    a    vacation    trip,    Ricardo    Cortl^' 
has    been    confined   in    a    hospital    !| 
Fresno. 


Cortez's  illness  has  made  necessaif 
the  substitution  of  Sessue  Hayakav 
in  "Aloma  of  the  South  Seas." 


Kiesling   Leaves 

Barett  C.  Kiesling  of  the  De  Mil: 

organization  left  for  the  Coast  yestej 

day.    He  will  make  a  swing  of  all  e:j 

change  centers  in  November.  i 


Doing    Special    Work    in    Dallas 

Dallas — H.  W.   Peters,  represent 
tive   for   the   Harold   Lloyd   Corp., 
here  from  New  York  to  handle  speci' 
work  on  "The  Freshman." 


"Annie  Rooney"  Preview 

A  dinner  and  preview  of  "Litt 
Annie  Rooney"  will  be  held  at  tl 
Ritz  on  Oct.   16. 


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Hartford— A  total  of  $60,260  has 
een  paid  to  the  state  by  exhibitors 
firough  the  revolving  fund,  it  was 
tated  yesterday  at  the  office  of  the 
;tate  Treasurer  at  the  Capitol.  An- 
ther payment  is  expected  within  a 
:w  days. 


New  Regulations 

Hartford — New  regulations  in  con- 
ection  with  the  operation  of  the  tax 
iw  will  be  drawn  early  next  week 
nd  mailed  out  a  few  days  later,  Tax 
Commissioner  Blodgett  informed 
'HE  FILM  DAILY  yesterday.  Al- 
hough  he  did  not  reveal  the  exact 
ature  of  the  regulations  he  stated 
liat  "they  will  not  impose  any  ad- 
itional  burdens  upon  operators  or 
xhibitors."  He  said: 
"They  will  be  of  further  assistance 
1  ascertaining  what  films,  if  any, 
re  being  shown  without  the  regis- 
ation  required  by  the  statute."  Just 
hen  the  new  regulations  will  be 
fected  has  not  been  determined, 
lodgett  said. 

The  commissioner  discounts  re- 
Drts  that  independent  distributors 
•e  doing  any  large  volume  of  busi- 
:ss  in  Connecticut.  He  has  in- 
>rmation  to  the  effect  that  salesmen 
e  trying  to  sell  and  a  small  quan- 
■y  of  film  has  been  confracted  for. 
he  state  police  will  be  used  to 
'  eck-up  pictures  being  exhibited  in 
te  state  with  object  of  learning  if 
:  bear  the  necessary  leaders.  Blod- 
jtt  has  previously  made  it  clear 
tit  prosecutions  will  be  made  swift- 
1  when  violations  of  the  statute  are 
t  covered. 


Less  Censor  Need  in  Ft.  Worth 

Fort  Worth,  Tex.— Agitation  for 
t ;  censorship  is  on  the  wane,  it  has 
dveloped  from  a  survey  of  the  situa- 
t  n  by  authorities.  No  appointment 
0  censors  will  be  made  until  the  oc- 
cion  arises  that  seems  to  merit  an 
itfestigation.  A  few  years  ago  the 
be  laws  were  clamped  down  on 
F-t  Worth  which  made  Dallas  the 
cective  of  thousands  of  week-end 
t!;.s.  This  condition  increasing  in 
t)  portions  is  believed  responsible 
fc>  lifting  the  ban  which  was  in  force 
oiy  a  few  months. 


V  tiring.  Schreiber  Form  Partnership 

letroit — Glenn  Watkins  and  Alex 
S'Teiber  have  formed  a  partnership 
ai  have  taken  over  the  Plaza,  on 
E|t  Jefferson  St.,  from  Harry  Gold- 
stn.  The  company  will  also  oper- 
atthe  new  East  End  now  in  course 
of  onstruction.    It  will  seat  1,800. 


I  BarcH  Reopens  As  First  Run 
l:heneetady.  N.  Y.— The  Barcli  in 
B;,rett  St..  which  has  been  dark  for 
m.;y  months,  has  reopened  and  here- 
afi-  will  be  conducted  as  a  first-run 
inoniunction  with  the  State  and  the 
Stjnd. 


Lease    Buffalo    Houses 

liffalo,  N.  Y.— Vassiladis  Bros. 
ba'<,  taken  over  the  Linden.  It  is 
als'  reported  that  they  have  leased 
tte'enttal.ParJk.      _      . 


Working  for  Repeal 

Another    Connecticut    Assemblsrman 

in  Line  for  Tax  Relief — Petitions 
Still  Circulatmg 

Thompsonville,  Conn. — One  of  the 
best  stunts  in  the  campaign  against 
the  Durant  law  was  worked  by  Clar- 
ence D.  Burbank  of  the  Franklin. 
He  persuaded  Rep.  Harold  J.  Brom- 
age  to  speak  against  the  statute  from 
the  stage  of  his  theater.  The  as- 
semblyman said  he  voted  against  the 
bill  and  declared  he  will  work  for  a 
special  session  of  the  Legislature  to 
repeal  the  law. 

He  explained  the  hardships  it  is 
imposing  upon  theater  men  through- 
out the  state.  William  Hyland,  Jr., 
the  other  member  of  the  House,  is 
also  lined  up  with  exhibitors.  Bur- 
bank,  who  has  been  ill,  has  not  as 
yet  interviewed  the  senator  from  his 
district. 

More  than  1,200  have  signed  the 
"special  session  cards"  distributed 
through  the  Franklin,  which  is  being 
maintained  at  an  approximate  addi- 
tional cost  of  $1,500  per  year  caused 
by  the  law. 


Another  Victim 

350     Seat     House     in     Connecticut 

Compelled    to     Pay    $2,500     in 

Added  Expense 

New  Haven — Another  victim  of  the 
Durant  law  is  the  Life,  operated  by 
the  Life  Theater.  Inc.  This  small 
house,  seating  350,  must  carry  an 
additional  overhead  of  about  $2,500 
under  the  objectionable  statute,  ac- 
cording to  an  estimate  made  by  one 
of  its  owners,  H.  Blume.  To  make 
matters  worse  business  is  off  ap- 
proximately 25  per  cent,  compared 
with  this  time  last  year,  he  says. 
Some  of  the  falling  off  is  attributed 
to  circumstances  which  prevent  the 
house  from  sometimes  showing  the 
pictures  it  ballyhoos. 

The  first  batch  of  cards  asking  for 
a  special  session  of  the  Legislature 
were  signed  by  patrons  within  three 
davs. 


Minister  Can't  Get  Films 
New  Britain — Rev.  George  W.  C. 
Hill,  pastor  of  the  South  Congrega- 
tional Church,  is  worrying  about  ob- 
taining pictures  for  his  Sunday  night 
shows  because  the  distributors  have 
stated  that  they  will  send  no  more 
nrints  into  Connecticut  while  the 
Durant  law  is  in  effect. 

Recently  Rev.  Mr.  Hill  wrote  to 
Governor  Trumbull  to  learn  if  the 
films  he  is  showing  are  taxable  and 
the  replv  came  from  Tax  Commis- 
sioner Blodgett,  to  whom  the  Chief 
Executive  had  turned  over  the  letter. 
As  they  are  not  first-run  pictures  they 
will  not  come  under  the  assessment 
imposed   by  the   statute,   he  learned. 


Enterprise   Secures  Three  Films 

Omaha — Enterprise  Disf.  Corp.  has 
secured  for  local  distribution,  three 
Principal  Pictures.  "A  Lover's  Oath," 
"Business  of  Love"  and  "The  Shining 
Adventure." 


Dolan  Leases  Conn^ll  from  FiHe 
Aberdeen.  Wash. — The  Cnnnell  has 
been  turned  over  to  Ed  Dolan  by  the 
Elbe  Theater   Co.,   on   a  long  term 
leasCj 


Seeks  New  Contract}, 

Grand  Rapids,  Mich.  —  The 
arbitration  committee  of  the 
Michigan  M.  P.  T.  O.  has  rec- 
ommended to  the  state  organi- 
zation an  investigation  of  the 
state  law  relative  to  arbitration 
and  the  writing  of  an  equitable 
uniform  contract.  The  report 
was  submitted  by  E.  E.  Kirch- 
ner,  chairman  of  the  committee. 


Dead  Against  Cohen 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 

investigation  of  the  arbitration  law 
and  a  drastic  non-theatrical  and  free 
show  policy. 

In  his  address,  Martin  J.  Quigley 
of  the  Exhibitors  Herald  said  that, 
sitting  as  he  was  on  the  side  lines, 
he  could  see  the  death  of  independents 
unless  there  was  a  change  of  heart  on 
the  part  of  exhibitors.  Whether  this 
was  good  or  bad  the  exhibitors  would 
have  to  decide,  he  asserted. 

Two  hundred  and  fifty  exhibitors, 
representing  400  theaters,  attended 
the  convention.  It  was  tfie  largest 
state  gathering  ever  held. 


Five  Additions  To  Warner  Staff 
Omaha — A  number  of  new  addi- 
tions have  been  made  to  the  local 
staff  of  Warner  Bros,  including  F. 
Baxter,  formerly  with  Fox  in  Kansas 
City;  B.  Reisman,  formerly  with 
Paramount  in  Des  Moines;  Ben 
Weissenbach,  of  Warners  Chicago 
offi!ce;  E.  Oehler,  from  the  Warner 
branch  in  Indianapolis,  and  J.  D. 
Blossom.     E.  A.  Bell  is  manager. 


"The   Michigan  Review"  Moves 
Detroit— "The  Michigan  Film  Re- 
view"   has    taken    new    and    larger 
quarters  in  the  Transportation  Bldg.. 
formerly  the  Film  Bldg. 


Me  Neese  Joins  Pierce  Co 
Dallas — H.  G.  Mc  Neese,  late  man- 
ager of  the  Texas  M.  P.  T.  O..  has 
joined  the  Phil  H.  Pierce  Co.,  organ 
distributors,  as  salesman.  Mc  Neese 
has  sold  the  Queen  at  Alice  to  L. 
Miller. 


In  Real  Estate  Deal 

Cedar  Rapids,  la. — F.  M.  Honey, 
who  operated  the  Isis  until  its  recent 
purchase  by  the  Frank  Amusement 
Co.,  has  bought  the  buildine  contain- 
ins'  the  Moon  theater  at  Tecumseh, 
Neb.  The  theater  is  operated  by  L. 
M.  Greene,  under  lease. 


Kinograms  Offers  Prizes 

To  stimulate  interest  among  its 
cameramen,  Kinograms,  has  inau- 
gurated a  monthly  prize  offer  for  ex- 
clusive pictures. 


Buys  "The  Passionate  Adventurer" 

Clevptand — Meyer  Fischer,  of  Ti"is- 
rher  Films,  has  purchased  "The 
Passionate  Adventurer"  from  Lee 
Bradford,  for  Ohio.  He  has  also  con- 
tracted for  30  new  Alice  comedies. 


Now  With  P.  D.  C.  Cleveland 
Cleveland— T.      E.     Beck,     former 
Vitaffraph  exchanee  manas'er   is  now 
handling   city  sales   for  Prod.   Dist. 
Corp. 


Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  matt/- 
ner  in  which  first-runs  build  their 
programs  and  written  from  the  an- 
gle of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  fvr  the  purpose  of 
conveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
used  in  developing  their  own  ahow$. 

Rialto 

The  presentation  of  the  feature 
consists  of  a  review  called  "Toyland," 
which  is  supplemented  with  Ben  Ber- 
nie  and  his  jazz  orchestra.  The  back- 
ground of  this  scene  represents  the 
outside  walls  of  the  city  of  Toyland, 
such  a  structure  as  children  might 
build  out  of  blocks — only,  of  course, 
on  a  gigantic  scale.  A  scrim  with 
tinsel  streamers  hangs  before  drop, 
giving  scene  a  fairyland  effect.  Large 
animal  toys  on  stage. 

An  orchestra  number  is  the  opener, 
the  musicians  being  dressed  in  clown 
costumes.  On  stage  left  are  five  girls 
dressed  as  toy  soldiers.  At  right  stand 
two  figures  representing  Fiji  Island- 
ers. A  clown  appears  and  renders  a 
song  number.  An  acrobatic  team  fol- 
lows. There  follows  an  eccentric 
dance  by  the  Fiji  team.  Then  a 
Chinaman  in  native  costume  sings 
one  of  his  native  songs,  and  plays  a 
mandolin.  After  this  is  a  novelty 
dance,  with  a  man  dressed  as  a  frog. 
This  is  put  over  very  well  with  or- 
chestra effects  imitating  croakings  of 
frogs,  etc.  The  concluding  number 
is  a  dance  of  the  wooden  soldiers  by 
the  five  girls.  As  the  curtain  drops, 
the  orchestra  strike  into  a  novelty 
jazz  number,  an  original  creation  of 
Ben  Bernie's.  As  the  music  proceeds, 
different  members  of  the  orchestra 
stand  up  in  the  pit  and  chant  comic 
words  as  the  spot  plays  on  them.  It 
proves  a  good  novelty.  Time,  25  min- 
utes. 

News  Magazine.    Time,  7  minutes. 
Feature— "Thank  You."     Time,   1 
hour,  15  minutes. 

Strand 

Unit  No.  1.— Prelude— Orchestra. 

Unit  No.  2.  —  Topical  Review. 
Time:     7  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3.— Prologue  to  the  fea- 
ture. On  the  screen  a  dark  blue  sky 
effect  is  thrown,  with  stars  and  the 
world  revolving  in  space.  A  soloist 
renders  a  short  number,  and  the 
scene  fades  into  the  opening  titles  of 
the  feature.    Time:    5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4.— Feature— "The  Lost 
World."    Time:    1  hour,  45  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5.— Organ  Finale. 


A  REAL  BARGAIN! 

BRAND  NEW 

EINNBMAN    (De   Brie   Model) 

CAMERA 

400  ft.— Fitted  with  2"  focus  CAKL 
ZEISS  TBSSAR  lens  f.  3.S  and  120 
nun.  CARL  ZEISS  TESSAR  f.  4.S. 
including;    six    (6)    metal    magmdne*. 

ESPECIALLY  PRICED 

$385.00 

Regularly  Priced  at  $850.00 

New  York  Camera  Exchangi 

109  Fulton  St.  New  York  Chy 


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THE  UNHOLY  THREE       A  SLAVE  OF  FASHION 


Starring  Lon  Chaney,  with 
Mae  Busch,  Matt  Moore. 
Tod  Browning's  production 
of  the  story  by  Tod  Robhins. 


SUN  UP 

With  Pauline  Starke,  Conrad 
7<lagel,  Lucille  La  Verne. 
Edmund  Qoulding's  produc- 
tion of  Lula  Vollmer's  play. 


Starring  "Norma  Shearer, 
with  Lew  Cody.  Hobart 
Henley's  production  of  the 
story  by  Sarjiuel   Shipman. 


■     THE  MYSTIC 

With  Aileen  Pringle,  Con- 
way Tearle.  Tod  Browning's 
production  of  his  own  story. 


PRETTY  LADIES 

With  Zasu  Pitts,  Tom  Moore, 
Lillian  Tashman,  Ann 
Pennington.  Monta  Bell's 
production  of  the  story  by 
Adela  Rogers  St.  Johns. 


EXCHANGE  OF  WIVES 

With  Lew  Cody,  Eleanor 
Boardman,  Renee  Adoree, 
Creighton  Hale.  Hobart 
Henley's  production  of 
Cosmo  Hamilton's  play.f^ 


NEVER  THE  TWAIN 
SHALL  MEET 

With  Anita  Stewart,  Bert 
Lytell  and  All  Star  Cast. 
By  Peter  B.  Kyne.  Maurice 
Tourneur,  director.  A  Cos' 
mopolitan  Production. 

THE  TOWER  OF  LIES. 

StarringT^orma  Shearer, Lon 
Chaney.  Victor  Seastrom's 
produaion  ofSelmaLagerlof$ 
novel  WithWilliam  Haines. 


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176  Units  Show  Loss 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 

"moving  pictures"  of  which  517  re- 
ported no  net  income,  having  a  deficit 
of  $3,492,285,  while  1,195  reported  a 
total  net  income  of  $16,208,944.  from 
which  $887,998  was  deducted  on  ac- 
count of  prior  losses,  the  income  and 
profits  taxes  paid  being  $1,725,640. 

Of  the  452  corporations  engaged  in 
theaters  or  theatrical  organizations, 
169  reported  a  deficit  of  $1,919,126 
and  283  had  net  income  aggregatmg 
$11,239,831,  from  which  prior  losses 
of  $485,532  were  deducted,  the  tax 
payments  aggregating  $1,307,749. 

Corporations  numbering  3,001  re- 
ported themselves  engaged  in  other 
amusements,  1,329  reporting  deficits 
aggregating  $9,736,059  and  1,672  re- 
porting  net  income  ot  $iy,lD^,^i^, 
from  which  $952,049  was  deducted  on 
account  of  prior  losses,  the  tax  pay- 
ments totaling  $2,058,640. 

Of  the  5,446  corporations  engaged 
in  amusement  enterprises  in  1923, 
2 191  suffered  losses  aggregating 
$19,951,135,  while  3,255  had  net  in- 
come aggregating  $56,659,551,  from 
which  $3,169,461  was  deducted  on  ac- 
count of  losses  in  prior  years.  The 
income  and  profits  taxes  paid  totaled 
$6233,548. 

To  India  for  "Kim" 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 

Robert  J.  Flaherty,  who  produced 
"Nanook  of  the  North"  and  recently 
returned  from  Samoa  where  he  pro- 
duced "Maori  of  the  South  Seas"  for 
Famous,  will  supervise  the  atmos- 
pheric shots  ,  and  Robertson  the 
dramatic  direction.  The  lighting  pro- 
cess developed  by  Miss  Adams  in  the 
laboratories  of  the  General  Electric 
Co.,  in  Schenectady  will  be  utihzed. 
This  invention  embraces  color  as  well, 
but  it  is  not  probable  that  color  will 
appear  in  the  Kipling  pictunzations. 
Meador  will  be  away  for  six  or  eight 
weeks,  with  the  possibility  that  a 
hurried  return  to  New  York  before 
that  time  will  become  necessary. 

Columbia  Buys  Feature 

St.  Louis— Columbia  has  acquired 
the  latest  Tiffany  production,  "Souls 
for  Sables."  Columbia  also  has  se- 
cured "The  Flame  Fighters,  a  10- 
episode  serial. 

Skouras  Forms  Operating  Co. 

St  Louis— George  Skouras  has 
formed  the  Sarah  &  Olive  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  to  operate  the  Congress, 
which  he  leased  from  Hector  Pasme- 
zogli.    Capital  is  listed  at  $10,000. 

Exhibitors  Aid  University 
P  i  1 1  s  b  u  r  g — Theater  owners  of 
Western  Pennsylvania  have  started  a 
campaign  to  raise  between  $10,000 
and  $15,000  for  the  building  of  the 
University  of  Pittsburg's  Cathedral  of 
Learning.  The  owners  pledged  sup- 
port to  the  movement  with  advertis- 
ing on  their  screens. 

Razing  Burned  Building 
Parkersburg,  W.  Va.— Work  of 
tearing  down  the  Strand  has  started 
and  P.  W.  Barrett,  manager  will  start 
building  a  new  house  as  soon  as  the 
ground-is  cleared. 


Theater  Changes 

Paris,  Mo.— L.  C.  Crow  has  sold 
the  Star  to  K.  K.  Stephens,  who  has 
changed  its  name  to  the  Liberty. 

Edinburg,  111.— J.  W.  Etherton  has 
disposed  of  the  Opera  House  to  P. 

A.  McCarthy. 

Rockport,  111. — The  Star  is  now  in 
the  hands  of  H.  W.  Haines. 


Mammoth  Springs,  Ark. — The  Ma- 
jestic has  closed. 


Seattle — Roy  Cooper,  who  managed 
the  Anzier  until  the  recnt  change  in 
ownership,  is  now  with  Danz  & 
Carey,  managing  their  Roycraft. 

Davenport,  la. — The  Liberty  has 
reopened.  The  house  has  been  taken 
over  by  Fred  Leiser,  redecorated  and 
refurnished. 

Springfield,  Mass. — Louis  Cohn  has 
acquired  the  Strand.  He  also  oper- 
ated the  Jefferson  and  the  Phillips 
in  conjunction  with  Harry  Cohen. 

Metropolis,  111.— J.  A.  Weece  has 
sold  his  interests  to  Louis  K.  Bren- 
ner who  has  formed  a  company  to  be 
known  as  the  Elite-Kozy  Theater  Co. 

Bloomington,  111.— A.  E.  Alger, 
having  taken  over  the  RialtOj  has  ap- 
pointed Tom  Larson  manager. 


Incorporations 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Mandell  and  Rose,  Inc.; 
New  York.  Incorporators,  J.  Mandell,  D. 
Rose  and  L.  Payton.  Attorney,  H.  M. 
Goldblatt,    1S40    Broadway,   New    York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Rawig  Amusement  Corp., 
New  York.  Capital  $100,000.  Incorporators, 
N.  Ravitz,  M.  Gordon  and  S.  Witfin.  At- 
torneys, Levy,  Gutman  &  Goldberg,  277 
Broadway,  New  York. 


Des  Plaines,  111.— The  Echo  is  be- 
ng  remodeled  and  enlarged  to  1,100 
seats. 


Belvidere,  111.— The  Majestic  has 
reopened  and  is  now  operating  seven 
days  a  week. 

Hazelton,  Pa.— The  Knights  of 
Pythias,  who  bought  the  Pleasure 
Parlors  some  time  ago,  have  renamed 
and  remodeled  the  house.  It  is  now 
Temple  Hall. 


Shenandoah,  Pa.— The  Arcade,  now 
being  rebuilt,  has  been  renamed,  the 
Capitol. 

Stroudsburg,  Pa.— After  four 
months  of  repairs  the  Grand  has  re- 
opened. The  house  now  accommo- 
dates 500. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Albany  Regent  Theater 
Corp.,  Buffalo.  Incorporators,  M.  Mark,  M. 
Sbaraf  and  E.  Mark.  Attorneys,  Failk, 
Phillips    &    Schlenker,    Buffalo. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Buffalo  Strand  Theater 
Corp.,  Buffalo.  Incorporators,  S.  Falk,  R. 
Williams  and  I.  Smith.  Attorneys,  Falk, 
Phillips  &  Schlenker,  Buffalo. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— The  Life  Is  Sweet  Co., 
Inc.;  New  York.  Caipital  $5,000.  Incor- 
porators, R.  Lemaire  and  J.  Sullivan.  At- 
torney, E.  Raf,  198  Broadway,  New  York. 


Dover,    Del. — Color    Cinema    Productions, 
Inc.     Capital  $14,000,000. 


Dover,  Del. — Extraordinary  Pictures  Corp. 
Capital  $10,000.  Attorney,  Corporation 
Guarantee  &  Trust  Co.,  927  Market  Street, 
Wilmington. 

Harrisburg,  Pa. — Radio-Theatrical  Enter- 
prises,  Inc.;   Pittsburgh.     CapiUl   $5,000. 

Jefferson  City,  Mo.— Sarah  and  Olive 
Amusement  Co.,  St.  Louis.     Capital  $10,000. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Swingalong  Movie  Prod. 
Inc.;  Capital  $50,000.  Incorporators,  E. 
Hart,   W.    Bitzer  and   B.   Hart. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Sears  Amusement  Corp., 
New  York.  Incorporators,  L.  Mahl,  A. 
Radeloff  and  A.   Schimel. 


Albany,  N  Y.— Forest  Ave.  Studios, 
Inc.;  New  York.  Capital  $25,000.  Incor- 
porators, A.  D'Agostino,  C.  Ohmann  and 
A.  Maimon. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— K.  W.  F.  Prod.  Inc.; 
New  York.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators, 
C    Rose,   M    Dixon  and  D.   Hein. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Universal  Artists,  Inc.; 
New  York.  Incorporators,  R.  Sherman,  M. 
Borrman  and   P.   Kaufman. 


Baltimore,  Md.— Jack  Whittle  and 
Arthur  B.  Price  have  sold  their  in- 
terests in  the  Blue  Bell  to  Harry 
Mann. 

Sacramento,  Cal.— R  e  m  o  d  e  1  i  n  g 
work  has  been  started  at  the  National. 
More  than  $25,000  will  be  spent  in 
improving  the  house,  which  is  owned 
by  National  theaters. 

Rochester,  N.  Y.— Al  Root  will 
take  over  the  Thurston  Road.  It  will 
open  about  Nov.  1. 

Elmira,  N.  Y.— The  Amusu  is  be- 
ing remodeled  and  a  $30,000  organ  in- 
stalled. It  will  be  renamed  the  Capi- 
tol. 


Albany  N.  Y. — Landscape  Amusement 
Corp.,  New  York.  Capital  $50,000.  Incor- 
porators, M.  Chrystmos,  N.  Chrystmos  and 
F.   Chrystmos. 


Hope  to  Gut  Costs 

Ufa,  Using  German  Invention  Wl 
"U"   Owns   Here,   Is   Scrappin 

Big  Sets 
When  Carl  Laemmle  was  in  Bei 
he  purchased  American  rights  for 
invention  which  makes  possible 
proposed  production  of  "Gullir 
Travels."  Edgar  Ansel  Mowrer, 
a  special  radio  dispatch  to  the  £ 
ning  World  and  Chicago  Daily  Ne 
yesterday  explained  how  the  meet 
ism  works  and  what  its  influence 
German  production  is  expected  to 
He  says,  in  part: 

"An  elaborate  series  of  mirrors 
magnifiers  does  the  trick  and  the 
vention  consists  of  the  met! 
whereby  sucli  double  photogra 
can  be  accomplished  satisfacto 
Already  the  Ufa  Film  Co.,  has  sh 
the  first  film,  'Jealousy',  which 
made  with  the  new  process.  Th« 
suit  is  only  partly  satisfactory,  s 
the  line  of  separation  between 
model  and  the  real  size  backgrc 
can  be  detected.  But  a  new 
'Metropolis,'  which  is  soon  to  be 
leased,  eliminates  these  difficulti« 
"Now  the  Ufa  people  are  scrap 
nearly  all  huge,  elaborate  sets  in  ) 
'movie  town'  at  Neubabelsberg  , 
Berlin  and  the  Universal  Film  pe 
imagine  they  are  about  to  overc 
all  their  American  competitors,  Oi 
to  their  ability  to  economize  on  ( 
of  production. 

"The  possibilities  of  the  new  t 
nique  are  immense.  Baby  crocQi 
can  be  shown  as  man-eating  drag 
Lilliputians  can  swarm  over  Qui 
and  man  and  crocodiles  and  Lil 
tians  and  Gulliver  can  be  tJ 
simultaneously  as  a  complete  scei 
"Another  possibility  is  in  taking 
scenery  in  one  place  and  the  acta 
another  thousands  of  miles  away 
proper  relation  between  the  two  b 
given  by  mirrors  and  magnifiers. 
"The  inventor  of  the  method,  Ei 
Schuefftan,  is  a  painter  who  for 
years  experimented  and  finally  3 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Calderone  Valley  Stream 
Corp..  Hempstead.  Capital  $100,000.  In- 
corporators, S.  Calderone,  C.  Carman  and 
G.   Maggie. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— B.  R.  Producing  Co., 
Inc.;  New  York.  Incorporators,  H.  Baron, 
M.   Weiss  and  F.  Risser. 


ceeded  in  selling  his  patent  to  the 
Company  and  now  to  the  Unive 
The  Soviet  Government  is  negoti; 
for  the  Russian  rights. 

"Schuefftan    hopes    only    to 
enough  money  to  enable  him  t« 
turn  soon  to  his  paint  and  canva 


I 


I 


Albany,  N.  Y.— E.  C.  Fielder  Co  ,  Inc. 
Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators,  W.  Worrall, 
E.   Fielder  and   M.   Warner. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Ace  Prod.  Inc.  Capital 
$10,000.  Incorporators,  J.  McClellan,  A. 
Saul  and  H.  Goldman. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Bellcress  Amusement  Corp., 
Brooklyn.  Incorporators,  H.  Freider  and  F. 
Farrel.  Attorney,  S.  Price,  1175  Boston 
Road,   New  ork. 


Springfield,  111.— Premier  Films,  Inc  ;  Chi- 
cago. Capital  $5,000.  Incorporators,  H.  Hol- 
lister,   L.   Egan  and   H.   Wolf. 

Dover,  Del. — National  Amusement  Device 
Corp.,  Wilmington.  Capital  $150,000.  Attor- 
ney,  Charles  G.   Guyer,  Wilmington. 


Kershaw  Appeals  His  Cast 
Winnipeg — Raymond  KershaT 
the  Osborne,  has  taken  his 
against  the  United  Artists  to  the  ; 
itoba  Court  of  Appeals,  after  li 
out  in  the  lower  courts.  Kershaw 
United  for  damages,  claiming 
after  the  local  manager  of  Unitei 
entered  into  a  verbal  agreement 
him  for  a  contract  to  show  a  0 
picture,  the  manager  sold  it  to  a 
house. 


New  London,  la.— M.  D.  Martin 
and  E.  S.  Perknis  have  sold  the  Ala- 
ma  to  J.  O'Connor. 


Dover,  Del.— Utah  Theaters,  Inc.  Capital 
$100,000.  Attorney,  United  States  Corpora- 
tion  Co.,   Dover. 


Jefferson  City,  Mo. — New  American  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  St.  Louis.  Incorporator!  O. 
Lehr,   et  al. 


Pictures  Only  In  Chamberlain  I 
Lansford,  Pa.— The  Chamb' 
Amuse.  Co.,  which  took  over  tht 
ley  Theater  announced  vaudevill 
be  discontinued  and  pictures  S 
exclusively. 

Old  Timer  Dies 
Pomeroy,     Was  h.— C  laud 
Thompson  died  here  recently.  H 
a  pioneer  in  the  business. 


John  W.  Considine,  Jr.  pt^esetOB 

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UNITED    ARTISTS   CORPORATION 

yiary  Pickford  Charlej-  Chaplin 

Douglaj^   "Jairbanks  D.W.Qriffffh 


Joseph  M.Jchenck, 
Chairman ,  Roard  of  DirectoM 


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A   Dog   S^ar   Thai 

Has    Human   Trails 

"Peter  tV»c  Grca*  is  no  scrcett  co«scrij>h  He  seems 
to  enjoy  *kis  stirrmg  melodrama  into  wliick  he  t>uts 
tlic  big  j)uncK  He  displays  real  intelligence  and 
sieems  tlie  boss  of  tlie  film."     — M.  P.  News. 

"Every  movement  of  this  dog  Vtolds  you.  He 
registers  all  emotions,  from  fear  to  snarling  rage. 
He  J>erforms  so  naturally  that  it  seems  it  must 
be  brains  ratbcr  tlian  training."      — Film  Daily. 

"Peter  the  Great  actually  registers  liis  emotions 
from  cowardly  fear  to  bristling  rage.  He  |)uts 
over  bis  role  witb  startling  zest."— M.  P.  World. 


Friday,  October  9,  1925 


Many  New  Houses 

Activity  in  the  theater  field  con- 
tinues without  any  apparent  let-up. 
Included  in  new  projects  and  theater 
openings  in  various  sections  of-  the 
country  are  the  following: 
Albany,  N.  Y. 

Albany,  N.  Y.— Albany's  newest, 
which  is  to  be  constructed  on  the  site 
of  the  old  city  building  at  South  Pearl 
and  Howard  St.,  will  cost  $250,000. 
The  old  building  will  be  razed  within 
the  next  two  weeks  when  excavations 
for  the  new  foundations  will  be 
started.  It  is  expected  to  continue  the 
work  throughout  the  winter. 

Allentown,  Pa. 

Allentown,  Pa.— Another  new  thea- 
ter has  opened  here.  J.  J.  McArdle, 
for  many  years  in  the  hotel  business 
in  Bethlehem,  has  opened  his  new 
Southern  theater. 

Brownstown,  Ind. 
Brownstown,  Ind.— The  New  thea- 
ter  has   opened.     J.    F.    Lee    is   the 
owner. 


Omaha— The  Metcalfe  Co.,  is 
planning  a  new  house  for  Benson,  a 
suburb. 


Rockford,  lU. 
Rockford,    111.— The    Majestic    has 
opened.    C.  W.  Spanuth  is  the  lessee. 

Stoneboro,  Pa. 
Stoneboro,  Pa.— Plans  are  being 
made  by  Thomas  Greer  for  the  con- 
struction of  a  theater  here.  The  Col- 
iseum, owned  by  Greer,  was  recently 
destroyed  by  fire  and  since  then  there 
has  been  no  house  in  Stoneboro. 
Greer  has  two  sites  under  construc- 
tion. 


Stoneboro,  Pa.— Thomas  Greer  will 
build  a  new  theater  here.  The  Coli- 
seum, owned  by  Greer,  was  recently 
destroyed  by  fire. 


Charlotte,  N.  C. 

Charlotte,  N.  C— The  new  Char- 
lotte, operated  by  the  Sunset  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  has  opened.     It  seats  750. 

Chatham,  Va. 
Chatham,     Va.— The      Cyril     has 
opened  for  the  fall  season.    D.  A.  Jef- 
ferson is  manager. 

Eugene,  Ore. 

Eugene,  Ore.— Eugene's  new  Co- 
lonial, located  on  11th  Ave.,  East, 
near  Alder  Street,  has  been  opened 
by  Raymond  K.  Slauson. 

Franklin,  Pa. 
Franklin,     Pa.— Straub     &     Cun- 
ningham have  purchased  property  up- 
on which  they  intend  erecting  a  new 
theater. 


St.  Louis 

St.  Louis— The  contract  for  the 
new  Senate  theater  has  been  let.  The 
house  will  be  on  N.  Broadway  and 
will  be  leased  by  Charles  Goldman 
and  Julius  Leventhal. 

South  Boston,  Va. 
South    Boston,  Va.— The   Princess 
has  opened  for  the  winter.     One  per- 
formance is  given  daily. 

Tracy,  la.  .    ^  ... 

Tracy.  la.— B.  A.  Voltsey  is  build- 
ing a  new  house  here.  The  name  has 
not  yet  been  decided  upon. 


New  Texas  Theaters 

Developments  in  the  theater  field 
in  Texas  embrace  the  following  new 
projects  in  eight  towns: 

Abielene,  Tex.— The  new  Majestic, 
on  Cypress  St.,  has  opened.  The 
house  has  been  leased  by  J.  and  W. 
Shackelford.     It  cost  $100,000. 

Clarendon,  Tex.— Homer  Mulker 
will  open  a  new  house  here. 

Childress,  Tex.— Rapid  progress  is 
being  made  on  the  new  $60,000  Pal- 
ace theater,  recently  placed  in  con- 
struction. 


Broadway  Circuit  Acquires  House 
Cleveland— Dr.  B.  I.  Brody,  presi 
dent  of  the  Broadway  Circuit,  ha 
leased  the  new  theater  now  in  cours 
of  construction  on  Lee  Road,  Cleve 
land  Heights,  for  a  period  of  17  year; 
at  an  aggregate  rental  of  $300,00( 
The  lease  was  taken  from  the  Cedai 
Lee  Realty  Co.  The  house  will  t 
completed  in  two  months,  and  wi 
seat  1200.  Brody  also  owns  and  or . 
erates  the  New  Broadway,  Kinsman  i 
Homestead  and  Detroit  theaters. 


Ferris,  Tex.— Rockett  &  Ginck  are 
building  a  new  house. 

Garland,  Tex.— The  new  theater 
erected  by  C.  M.  Brown  has  opened. 
It  is  located  on  the  Bankhead  High- 
way and  seats  400. 

Robstown,  Tex.— "The  Cotton  Pal- 
ace" is  the  name  selected  for  Robs- 
town's  new  house  being  erected  on 
Main  St.  by  J.  A.  Talbert.  The 
house  will  seat  750  and  will  be  opera- 
ted by  P.  S.  Preddy,  of  Sinton,  Tex. 

San  Antonio,  Texas— A  $500,000 
house  will  be  built  soon  at  Main  and 
McKinney  Sts  Robert  Kelley  is  ar- 
chitect. 


Little  Rock,  Ark. 

Little  Rock,  Ark.— The  Prospect, 
new  Pulaski  Heights  house  to  be 
located  on  Beach  St.  will  be  com- 
pleted by  Jan.  1. 

Little  Rock,  Ark.— J.  W.  Sharp 
will  erect  a  new  theater  here. 


Lsmchburg,  Va. 

Lynchburg,  Va.— The  Trenton  has 
reopened.  It  has  been  idle  for  the 
past"  five  weeks,  undergoing  repairs. 

New  Orieans     ^  ^    . 
New  Orleans,  La.— P.  A.  Fabacher 
has  opened  the  new  Wonderland. 

Newport,  Tenn. 

Newport,  Tenn.— A  new  theater, 
seating  2,000,  with  a  stage  for  road 
shows,  may  be  built  in  the  immediate 
future  by  Dr.  E.  C.  Lunsford,  of 
Newport  and  his  brother,  J.  L.  Luns- 
ford, of  Cincinnati. 

Newport,  Vt. 

Newport,  Vt.— The  Burns,  a  new 
house  has  opened.     Capacity  is  70U. 

Omaha 

Omaha— A  picture  house  will  be 
built  at  520-524  North  33rd  St.,  by 
H.  A,.  Hower. 


York,  S.  C. 

York,  S.  C— J.  Q.  Wray,  whose 
theater  was  destroyed  by  fire  several 
weeks  ago,  has  opened  a  new  house 
in  the  Nicholas  Building. 

Start  Bellaire  House 

Jamaica,  N.  Y.— Contractors  have 
started  digging  at  207th  St.  and  Ja- 
maica Ave.  for  the  new  Bellaire  pic- 
ture house  to  be  erected  at  a  cost  of 
$250,000.  The  house  will  seat  1,200 
and  is  to  be  completed  Feb.  L 

To  Improve  Two  "U"  Houses 

St.  Augustine  Fla. R.  S.  Camp- 
bell who  came  here  recently  to  man- 
age the  Jeflferson  and  Orpheum  the- 
aters has  secured  authoritv  from_  Uni- 
versal, owners  to  spend  $8,000  in  re- 
modeling and  improving  the  two  the- 
aters. 


New  Canadian  Theater 
Cobalt,  Ont. — Cobalt,  one  of  th; 
chief  centres  of  the  Northern  Ontari 
mining  district,  is  to  have  a  new  th( 
ater  and  hotel  combined.  The  con 
pany  is  to  be  known  as  the  Coba 
Hotel  &  Theater  Co.,  Ltd.,  and  is  caj 
italized  at  $100,000. 

New  Detroit  Theaters  j 

Detroit — Bids  are  being  asked  fc 
two  new  local  theaters.  One  to  I 
erected  on  Michigan  Ave.  by  tl 
owners  of  the  Crystal.  It  will  se; 
1,500.  The  other  will  go  up  ; 
Michigan  and  Lawnsdale  and  se 
2,000.  Contracts  have  been  left  f< 
the  new  house,  Jules  Pinket  will  bui 
a  Gratiot  and  the  Seven  Mile  Road 


Work  on  $1,000,000  House  Begun 

Birmingham,  Ala.— Work  on  the 
$1,000,000  house,  which  the  Mudd  & 
Collev  Amusement  Co.  is  going  to 
erect 'has  been  started.  It  will  be  on 
2nd  Ave.,  west,  between  1/th  and 
18th  and  will  seat  2,000. 

Theater  Auctioned 

Utica,  N.  Y. — A  combination  thea- 
ter and'  roller  skatiner  rink  was  sold 
at  public  auction  in  the  salesroom  of 
the  courthouse  to  Louis  E.  Krohn,  a 
lawyer,  for  $26,000.  The  property  was 
owned  bv  Louis  Rossi  and  was  sold 
in  connection  with  a  mechanic's  hen 

Church  To  Run  Theater  ^ 

Newark,  N.  T.— St.  Aloysius 
Church  in  the  Ironbound  section  has 
opened  a  new  theater  for  showing  pic- 
tures. The  object  is  to  raise  funds 
for  support  of  a  day  nurser/. 


San  Benito,  Tex. — A  new  theater, 
to  cost  $50,000  and  seat  1,000,  is  plan- 
ned by  E.  F.  Brady  and  associates. 
Two  buildings  near  the  railroad  sta- 
tion will  be  torn  down  immediately. 

Many  Iowa  Theater  Changes 

Des  Moines — Many  theaters  in 
Iowa  and  Nebraska  have  changed 
hands.  The  Franklin,  of  Omaha,  and 
the  Victoria,  also  in  Omaha,  are  both 
included.  The  Franklin,  recently 
bought  by  George  Adams,  has  been 
resold  by  Adams  to  H.  A.  Taylor. 
Taylor  also  owns  the  Rolfe  in  Omaha. 
The  Victoria  was  bought  from  Henry 
Howers  by  J.  Pierson.  Other  changes 

include.  ,,  .     .         , . 

I.  T.  Johnson,  of  Holdrege,  Neb.,  has  sold 
the  Auditonum  to  the  Hostettler  Amus.  Co. ; 
Frank  Adamec.  of  Chelsea,  la.  has  sold  the 
Empress  in  Chelsea  to  E.  H.  Dickinson,  of 
Glandbrook,  la.;  the  Cozy,  of  Dyersville,  la., 
passes  from  the  hands  of  S.  Fachenthal  to 
Niles  &  Costen. ;  the  Alamo,  in  New  Lon- 
don, la.,  sold  by  Perkins  &  Martm  to  J. 
O'Connor. ;  the  Alamo,  Pella,  la.,  taken  over 
by  Chris  Nelson  from  Van  Dyke  &  Young. ; 
the  Rialto,  Bedford,  la.,  goes  from  H.  Stan- 
ley, to  M.  Smith,  of  Eagle  Grove,  la. 

Poli  Theater  Opens 
Scranton,  Pa.— The   New  Poli  has 
opened,    featuring    Keith    vaudeville 
and  pictures.    It  is  owned  by  the  Un- 
ion Theater  Co. 


Pittsburg  House  Burned 

Pittsburg,  Pa.— A  fire  damaged  t 
building  in  which  the  Lyric  is  locat<i 
A.  Melnick,  owner,  placed  his  loss 
$5,000. 

15  Story  Building  for  Roanoke  | 
Roanoke,    Va. — The    new    theat* 
building  to  be  erected  on  South  Je 
erson  St.,  by  the  Sun  Investment  C  m) 
will  be  15   stories  high,  with  400  (p 
fices. 


Third  House  in  Missouri  Town 

Maplewood,  Mo. — Contracts  have 
been  let  for  the  New  Marshall  thea- 
ter, Manchester  and  Sutton  Aves.  It 
will  have  1,500  seats  and  cost  $150,- 
000.  Maplewood  has  two  other  thea- 
ters, the  Powhattan  and  the  Maple- 
wood. 


Reconstruct  Trenton  Theater 

Trenton,  N.  J.— The  Strand,  on' 
Hermitage  Ave.,  has  opened  after  1 
ing  completely  transformed  inside  a 
out.     Renovations  cost  $100,000. 

t 

$1,000,000  Theater  Building 

Springfield,  111.— Kaiser  &  Ducr, 
of  Joliet,  have  been  awarded  the  de- 
tract for  the  new  $1,000,000  Lnici 
Square  theater,  Fifth  and  Jeffer.-i 
Sts.  It  will  be  three  stories  and  o- 
tain  stores,  offices  and  apartments. 

2,000-Scatcr  for  East  Orange 
East  Orange,  N.  J.— Frank  J.  B 
will  build  a  house  west  of  Harri 
St.  on  Central  Ave.    Henry  Boecl 
of  Newark  is  drawing  the  plans. 

To   Build   in   Seattle 

Seattle— The  Arabian,  in  Woodl 
Park,  opened  recently.  H.  W.  Bn 
the  owner,  will  build  two  other 
burban  houses. 


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Stoll  Buys  Two  Ohio  Houses 

Marvsville,  O.— The  Rex  and 
Strand  have  been  purchased  from  C. 
B.  Moore  bv  John  Stoll,  who  also 
owns  the  Linwood  Square  in  Nor- 
walk. 


Work  Starts  On  New  Saenger  He  |e 

New  Orleans,  La.— Construe' n 
has  started  on  the  new  $1,500,000  'i- 
ater  to  be  erected  by  the  Saenger  i- 
terests.  The  site  is  directly  oppc  -^ 
the  new  Saenger-Loew  house,  wl  n 
is  also  in  course  of  construction. 

Working  on  New  Blank  Hou» I     ^. 

Omaha,  Neb.— Work  on  the  w 
A.  H.  Blank  $1,000,000  house  as 
started.  It  will  be  at  20th  and  i' 
nam. 


day,  October  9,  1925 


DAILY 


11 


Battle  Seen 


Canada    Over    Music   Tax,    With 
Performing  Right  Society  Op- 
posing Exhibitors 

roronto — An  action  over  the  ques- 
ii  of  copyright  royaUies  for  music 
yed  in  the  picture  theaters,  with 
tanized  exhibitors  on  one  side  and 
Performing  Right  Society  of 
ndon,  England,  on  the  other,  is 
ked  for.  The  copyright  question 
>  been  a  live  issue  since  last  win- 
,  when  E.  R.  E.  Chevrier,  Federal 
mber  for  Ottawa,  introduced 
endments  to  the  Canadian  Copy- 
ht  Acts  in   the   House   to  provide 

the  payment  of  royalties  on  music 
yed  by  theater  orchestras, 
rhe  changes  were  strenuously  op- 
;ed  by  the  Canadian  M.  P.  T.  O. 
i  the  M.  P.  Dist.  and  Exhibitors  of 
nada,  with  the  result  that  the 
lendments  died  in  the  committee 
ge  in  Parliament.  There  has  been 
new  development,  however,  indi- 
ed  by  the  incorporation  of  the  Ca- 
iian  Performing  Right  Society, 
i.,  with  headquarters  at  Toronto, 
e  capital  stock  is  10,000  shares  of 
'  par  value.  The  Canadian  com- 
iiy  is  a  branch  of  the  Performing 
i;ht    Society,    England,    which    had 

viously  organized  in  South  Africa 
i  which  had  also  invited  the  So- 
:r  of  Composers  and  Authors  in  the 

ited  States  to  enter  into  a  working 
jeement. 


1    St.  Louis  Deals 

MOO.OOO  Theater  Building  Planned 
rOscar       Lehr       Adding       to 

Circuit 
11  Louis — A  large  theater  will  be 
nuded  m  a  $1,000,000  building  to 
t;rected  at  Skinker  Blvd.,  Clayton 
r  Oakland  Ave.  Plans  are  being 
T)ared  by  local  architects, 
'scar  Lehr  and  associates  have 
ced  the  New  American,  2406  S. 
2|i  St.,  and  the  New  Shenandoah, 
Jiadway  and  Shenandoah  Ave.,  to 
hr  string  in  South  St.  Louis.  A 
le  corporation  known  as  the  New 
Ir^rican  Amusement  Co.,  has  been 
0}ied  to  operate  the  houses,  which 
ft',  formerly  owned  by  Sam  Lewis. 
ri;  American  seats  704  and  the 
)F.iandoah,  1381.  Both  have  air- 
loes. 

;orge  Skouras'  new  1,500  seat 
hiter  at  Southwest  and  Columbia 
V\5.   is  under  way. 


i  Fox  Exchange  in  Australia 
■y  d  n  e  y,    Australia — The    corner 
t(e  for  the  new  Fox  exchange  was 
ii  recently  by  Clayton  Sheehan,  of 
h((iome  office. 


,  Sfturday  Morning  Shows  Started 

'le  Missouri,  Paramount's  local 
rs  run,  is  giving  Saturday  morning 
hi's  for  children.  An  admission  of 
^    nts  is  charged. 


J  ligedom  Reopens  Star  in  Elgin 
:',  Ifpn,  111. — A  syndicate  headed  by 
^.  (  Hagedorn  has  taken  a  ten  year 
l^asi  on  the  old  Star  in  South  Grove 
'Tt  and  has  reopened  the  house. 

^^Vi  Secretary  for  Cleveland  Board 

i- -Cveland— Mrs.     G.     MofTett     has 
••^.kI  appointed  secretary  of  the  Film 
i'^'i     of     Trade.       She     succeeds 
0  ird  Christman. 


New  British  Rulings 

Censorship  Made   More   Severe,    Be- 
cause of  Increase  in  Crime  Films 

—The  Text 
London — The  British  Board  of 
Film  Censors  has  issued  a  new  ruling 
relative  to  crime  in  pictures.  The 
new  ruling  was  made,  it  is  explained 
by  T.  P.  O'Connor,  "in  view  of  a  re- 
crudescence of  films  coming  within 
this  category."  The  principals  for  ex- 
amining crime  films  in  the  future  are 
as  follows: 

(A)  No  serial  dealing  with  crime 
will  be  examined  except  as  a  whole. 

(B))  No  film  in  which  crime  is  the 
dominant  feature,  and  not  merely  an 
episode  of  the  story,  will  receive  a 
certificate. 

( C)  No  film  will  1)6  passed  in 
which  the  methods  of  crime  arc 
shown  or  illustrated. 

(D)  No  crime  film  will  be  passed, 
even  in  cases  where,  at  the  end  of  the 
film,  retribution  is  supposed  to  have 
fallen  on  the  criminal,  or  where  actu- 
al crime  is  treated  from  the  comic 
point  of  view. 


Newspaper  Opinions 

"Exchange  of  Wives" 

Metro-Goldwyn 

Capitol 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Director  Hobart 
Henley  has  fashioned  a  oubbly,  effervescent 
little  story,  spiced  with  risque  scenes,  oster- 
moor  closeups.  a  concentrated  round  of  kiss- 
ing, and  more  than  the  usual  clinches.   *   *   • 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  Though  the 
situations  are  exaggerated,  it's  an  amusing 
little  comedy,  and  Cody  is  a  great  comedian, 
even  thougli  he's  always  been  cast  as  the 
villain.    *    *    * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  Settings,  in- 
cluding negligees,  are  consistently  beautiful, 
and  the  bedroom  scenes  occur  either  before 
the  exchange,  or  after  the  re-exchange.  *  *  * 

GRAPHIC— *  *  *  just  as  hectic  as  the 
title  suggests.  No  French  farce  that  ever 
found  its  way  from  the  Place  de  Theater 
to  the  Gay  White  Way  afforded  more  thrills — ■ 
not  to  mention   four  beds.   *  *   • 

HERALD-TRIBUNE— *  »  *  There  are 
only  four  characters  in  this  picture  and  it 
seemed  to  us  that  there  should  have  been  four 
times  as  many.  Then,  at  least,  they  would 
have  served  as  a  background.  It  isn't  fair 
to  expect  a  quartet  to  carry  your  entire  plot 
and   then    give   them    nothing    to   carry.    •    •    * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  "Ex- 
change of  Wives"  is  well  directed  and  all 
possible  effort  has  been  made  to  relieve  the 
telling  of  the  story  with  humorous  touches. 
For  the  most  part  they  succeed,  for  yester- 
day's audience  frequently  gave  signs  of  mod- 
erate   enjojnient.    *    *    * 

POST — *  *  *  Eleanor  Boardman  and 
Creighton  Hale  are  always  unusually  capable 
in  the  field  of  light  comedy,  and  while  it 
may  be  stretching  a  point  to  call  Exchange 
of  Wives".  *  *  *  comedy,  it  is  at  least  gen- 
erally amusing  and  undoubtedly  light.   *   *   f 

SUN — *  *  *  It  is  middle  class,  daring, 
teasing,  yet  laden  down  with  morals  fore 
and  aft.  This  gives  it  a  somewhat  vulgar 
aspect,  yet  it  is  not  vulgar.  It  is,  for  the 
most  part,  slightly  sluggish  social  comedy, 
possessing  neither  pictorial  wit,  delicacy  nor 
charm.  It  is  to  the  Lubitsch  drawing  room 
comedies  as  stale  herring  is  to  caviar.   *   *   • 

TIMES — *  *  *  a  mildly  amusing,  frivolous 
photoplay  called  "Exchange  of  Wives."  which 
was  translated  to  the  screen  from  one  of 
Cosmo  Hamilton's  plays.  The  sophisticated 
comedy  in  the  original  effort  has  been  brought 
down  to  earth,  or  popularized,  by  the  inocula- 
tion of  movie  ideas,  with  the  result  that  al- 
though quite  a  number  of  the  scenes  are  apt 
to  make  one  smile  they  are  ncverthless  silly. 


DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Director  Frank 
O'Connor  has  checked  in  a  crackerjack  crook 
picture.  Owen  Moore  slouches  with  custom- 
ary insouciance  in  the  hero  role.  Gladys 
Hulette  evidently  enjoyed  her  part,  for  she 
manages   ai  neat  performance.   *   *   * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  The  working 
girl  heroine  is  not  a  clothes  horse  for  Parisian 
styles,  and  she  does  not  return  to  her  simple 
little  home  modeled  on  the  general  line  of 
the  grand  ball  room  of  a  Fifth  Avenue  Hotel. 
If  you  enjoy  a  lively  and  intelligently  pre- 
sented crook  play,  "Go  Straight"  is  well 
worth   seeing.    ♦   *   ♦ 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *is  a 
good,  swiftly  moving  crook  melodrama  that 
is  something  of  a  novelty  because  part  of  the 
action  takes  place  in  Hollywood  and  actual 
studio  scenes  are  shown.  While  it  is  nothing 
sensational,  it  is  well  acted  and  logically  de- 
veloped.   *   *   * 

POST — *  *  *  Miss  Hulette  seems  to  ha-ve 
discovered  the  secret  of  conveying  a  cer- 
tain amount  of  mild  emotion  without  unneces- 
sary ranting.  Robert  Edeson  chews  a  larger 
cigar  and  looks  very  much  mussed  up  as  the 
hard-boiled  leader  of  the  gang.  ♦  *   » 

TIMES — *  *  *  is  one  of  those  robust  old 
melodramas  which,  if  one  cares  to  look  at 
It  from  a'  s.itiric  angle,  furnish  some  amuse- 
ment, as  it  has  moments  of  unconscious 
humor  and  a  mi.xture  of  good  and  bad  acting. 
*    »   » 


"Go  Straight" 
Schulberg 
Broadway 

AMERICAN—*  •  *  You  will  have  a  feast 
and  you  will  get  the  same  excitement  out  of 
the  suspense  in  this  picture  that  you  get  out 
of  reading  a  thrilling  detective  yarn.  •  *   • 


"A  Regular  Fellow" 

Paramount 

Rivoli 

A.MKKICAX— *  *  *  "He's  A  Regular  Fel- 
low" is  a  burlesciue  on  "Graustark,"  "The 
.Merry  Widow"  and  every  other  romance  that 
boasts  of  an  imaginary  kingdom.   »   *   * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  This  picture 
Muffs  merrily  through  royal  palaces,  in  the 
air,  atop  a  gigantic  black  horse,  and  in  idyllic 
fields  of  rmiiance.  It  falls  short,  however,  of 
equalling  the  hilarious  pace  Griffith  set  in  his 
previous  offerings.  Perhaps  this  is  due  to  Di- 
rector Eddie  Sutherland,  who  over-emphasizes 
and   repeats   many  .scenes.   *    *    * 

DAILY  NEWS--*  *  *  The  picture  is  a 
hlend  of  satire,  slapstick  and  nonsense.  It 
is  a  good-natured,  ably  directed  piece  that  can 
look  down  on  most  efforts  of  this  kind.   •   *    ♦ 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  Griffith, 
whose  least  twist  of  an  eyebrow  is  a  panto- 
mimic delight,  is  a  marvelous  comedian,  and 
ihe  picture  is  amusing,  even  though  it  drags 
at  times  by  too  much  repetition  of  various 
gags.    *   *   • 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  Raymond  Grif- 
fith was  the  man  for  the  part.  There  are 
long  seiiuences  where  he  develops  the  best  of 
the  possibilities,  and  the  film  is  very  good  in- 
deed. The  harassed  Prince,  driving  madly 
from  function  to  function,  changing  clothes 
en  route,  and  depending  on  the  guidance  of 
the  Prime  Minister,  who  "calms  the  waters 
with    banana    oil."    makes    first    class    comedy. 

HERALD  TRIBUNE— ♦  *  *  Every  one  is 
tjoing  to  laugh  immoderately  at  Raymond  Grif- 
fith in  "A  Regular  Fellow"  and  as  a  matter 
of  fact  every  one  did  laugh  immoderately  at 
i'    yesterday.    ♦   *    * 

.MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  Griffiths 
suave  manner,  his  inherent  charm,  his  broad 
sense  of  comedy  and  his  mastery  of  its  tech- 
nique have  won  such  instant  recognition  that 
the  theater  was  packed  all  day.  No  one  could 
have   been   disappointed.    •   •    * 

POST — *  •  *  Mr,  Griffith  is.  as  usual,  ex- 
cellent, and  Mary  Brian  appears  to  advantage 
as  the  girl  in  the  piece.  All  in  all,  "a  Reg- 
ular Fellow"  is  above  the  a-verage  in  come- 
dies. It  should  have  been  much  better  than 
that.    *    *   * 

SUN — *  *  *  a  mildly  amusing  affair,  non- 
sensical and  silly  r,-»ther  than  really  comic, 
ranking  higher  up  the  golden  scale  of  laugh- 
ter than  the  latest  Syd  Chaplin  comedy,  but 
several  thousand  miles  lower  in  the  scale  than 
such  widelv  different  masterpieces  as  "The 
Gold    Rush'"'    and    "The    Freshman."    *    *    * 

TELEGRAM— Ray  Griffith,  top  hat,  coy 
moustache,  arch  eye  and  wittering  fingertips, 
started  off  with  a  burlesque  of  the  Prince  of 
Wales'  busy  life  at  the  Rivoli  yesterday  and 
then  descended  to  dependable  slapstick  and 
thrill  .stuff  of  the  "Safety  Last"  variety.  *  *  * 

TIMES — *  *  *  The  story  of  this  merry  ef- 
fort begins  in  sparkling  fashion,  but  the 
latter  chapters  are  a  little  too  tumultous,  too 
feverish,  too  gusty  even  to  live  up  to  the  no- 
tions of  such  a  yarn,  and  also  too  many  scenes 
have  been  devoted  to  tossing  bombs  about  a 
palace.    *   *   • 

This  film,   in   spite  of  its   slump  toward  the 


end,  is,  for  the  most  part,  very  amusing.     Mr. 
Griffith   handles  his  role  quietly  and   cleverly. 


"Thank  You" 

Fox 

Rialto 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  'jut  the  picture  is  filled 
with  such  absurdities  that  one  canot  take  it 
as  seriously  as  it  was  doubtless  intended  to 
be  taken.   *  *  * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  If  this  picture  is 
dedicated  to  the  down-trodden  ministry,  said 
ministry  should  rise  in  indignant  wrath.  It 
reveals  Alec  Francis,  in  the  thank  you  role, 
in  a  terribly  derogatory  light.  He  makes  the 
most  of  his  role,  giving  the  only  creditable 
performance  of  the  22  players.   *  *  * 

EVENING  WORLD— *  *  *  the  picture 
would  be  a  rather  sorry  effort  if  it  were  not 
for  the  work  of  Alec  Francis,  who  plays  the 
part  of  the  overworked  and  underpaid  clergy- 
man. Even  though  he  preserves  the  theatrical 
atmosphere,  he  does  contrive  to  lift  is  above 
Ibc  level  of  caricature.  He,  and  George  Faw- 
cett  in  the  role  of  the  testy  and  affluent 
fatlier,   give   the  occasional   touches   of   reality. 

HEKALD-TRIBUNE— *  *  *  This  was  an 
entertaining  play  when  John  Golden  produced 
it  a  few  years  ago  and  now  is  an  entertaining 
picture  as  William  Fox  presents  it  on  the 
screen.  Mr.  Francis  does  some  beautifully- 
moving  acting  as  an  underpaid,  underfed  par- 
son  in   a   small   middle  West  town.   *    *   * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  The 
humor  in  the  picture  is  rather  far-fetched  and 
many  of  the  characters  are  so  overplayed  that 
they  seem  like  caricatures.  The  picture's  ap- 
peal lies  in  its  simplicity  and  freedom  from 
gaudy  scenes  and  sophisticated  people.  It  is 
just  a  kindly,  human  story,  devoid  of  any 
great  dramatic   clash.    *   *   * 

POST—*  *  *  "Thank  You"  is  undoubtedly 
clean.  Any  washing  powder  in  the  country 
might  use  it  for  advertising  purposes  and  re- 
cord   a    sensational   increase   in   sales. 

"Thank  You"  as  a  stage  play,  it  seems, 
Iku!  its  moments,  but  we  are  informed  on  re- 
liable authority  that  "Thank  You"  on  the 
screen  has  been  boiled  dry  or  something  equal- 
ly  destructive.    *    *    * 

SUN — *  *  *  It  is,  of  course,  overly  senti- 
mental and  naive,  but  it  is  directed  with  a 
certain  amount  of  sincerity  and  feeling  and 
therefore  it  should  appeal  to  those  for  whom 
it  was  designed. 

In  its  essence,  I  suppose,  it  is  propagandist 
work  for  those  numerous  underpaid,  kind 
hearted  ministers  of  the  Gospel  who  do  dot 
the  big  hearted  small  towns  of  big  hearted 
.America.   *   *   * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  There  may  have  been 
some  opportunities  for  exercising  the  lachry- 
mal glands  that  John  Ford  overlooked  in  the 
production  of  "Thank  You."  ♦  •  ♦  If  such 
there  be,  however,  we  don't  think  he  should 
distress  himself  unduly  about  it,  because 
liandkerchiefs  are  kept  quite  busy  enougli  as 
it   is.   *   *   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  This  subject  was  directed 
by  John  Ford,  but  in  this  picture  he  has  evi- 
flently  not  found  much  inspiration,  and  per- 
haps for  that  reason  one  remarks  that  the 
players  give  too  much  thought  to  the  camera 
and  not  enough  to  the  moods  of  the  charac- 
ters.  *  ♦   » 

WORLD—*  *  *  But  while  "Thank  You" 
has  been  filmed  in  a  smooth  and  easy-going 
fashion,  with  little  or  nothing  in  it  which 
could  by  any  stretch  of  the  imagination  shock 
even  me.  it  lacks  the  spark  of  vitality  and 
vigor  essential  in  making  sound  successes  of 
these  sombre  stories  of  love  and  sacrifice  in 
the  hamlets  where  taffy-pulling  is  still  the 
principal  Saturday  night  pastime.  *  *  * 


A  Colorful 
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With  Marvelous  Hand-Painting 

by  Brock 

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the  cost.  Now  she  was  facing 
woman's  supreme  test — only  to 
find  that  the  man  she  had  loved 
too  well  was  about  to  cheat  her, 
as  he  had  so  often  cheated 
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who  lived  by  his  wits,  ^was  not 
only  £l  crbpk,  but  a  coward. 

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protection  —  his  name.  Instead 
she  found  herself  deserted  at  the 
most  crucial  moment  of  her  life. 

Violently  she  turned  on  him— 


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"Satan"  On  Big  Scale 

D.    W.    Griffith   to    Produce   Corelli 

Novel    on    Lavish    Basis — Starts 

Dec.  1 

Famous  is  making  plans  for  the 
production  of  "The  Sorrows  of  Sa- 
tan," the  Marie  Corelli  novel  which 
will  be  D.  W.  Griffith's  next  picture. 
Production  will  start  Dec.  1. 

Roy  Pomeroy,  who  handled  the 
special  effects  in  "The  Ten  Com- 
mandments" and  "The  Wanderer," 
will  cooperate  with  Griffith.  There 
is  a  possibility  that  the  company  may 
go  to  Europe  for  several  of  the  se- 
quences and  to  Hollywood  for  the 
others.  The  opening  sequences  will 
be  on  location  in  the  East. 

Griffith  intends  making  the  picture 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Mayer  To  The  Coast 
Louis    B.    Mayer    leaves    for    the 
Coast  on  Sunday.  - 


Robertson  After  "'Saint  Joan"  Rights 

London — It  is  understood  John  S. 

Robertson    has    made    an    offer    to 

George    Bernard    Shaw   for    the    film 

rights    to    "Saint    Joan."      Shaw    has 

vTejected  the  offer. 


Tvs^o  Courses 

Golfers  Promised  Finest  Playground 
They  Have  Ever  Enjoyed  for  Tues- 
day's Tournament 

When  the  film  golfers  assemble 
Tuesday  next  at  Winged  Foot  Golf 
Club,  Mamaroneck,  Westchester 
County,  for  the  semi-annual  Fall 
tournament  they  will  see  the  most 
beautiful  course  that  the  film  folk 
have  ever  had  the  opportunity  of  play- 
ing upon. 

Not  only  one,  but  two  courses,  are 

{Continued  on  Page  2) 


Features  Reviewed    I 

Pige" 
The   Tower    of   Lies 

Mctro-Goldwyn-Mayer     6 

The  Man  on  the  Box 

Warners     6 

The  Primrose  Path 

Arrow-State   Rights    6 

Off  the  Highway 

Prod.  Dist.  Corp 5 

The  Timber  Wolf 

Fox    7 

Ea"!y  Going  Gordon 

GersonJState    Rights    7 

Law  or  Loyalty 

Davis  Dist.  Div 7 

Without   Mrrcv 

Prod.  Dist.  Corp 7 

Three  Wise   Cro.-Its 

Film   Booking   Offices    10 

A   Son  o{  His   Father 

Paramount    10 

The  F-ar  Figl-ter 

Rayart-Sta'e  Rights   10 

Wandering    Fires 

Arrow-State    Rights    10 

What  Fools   Men 

First    National     11 

A  Daughter  of  the  Sioux 

Davs    Dist.   Div...  11 

C1a'«ified 

T--  •     national    11 

'j>--  Ti^lgarv  Stampede 

'Jnivcrsal   '  1 

Short     Subjects     12 


May  Drop  State  Tax 

Tentative  Missouri  Amendments  Dc 
Not   Embrace   Levy  on  Amuse- 
ments As  First  Decided 
Jefferson    City,    Mo. — There    is    a 
possibility    that    the    special    five    o\ 
ten    per    cent    state    admission    tax 
originally      proposed      by      Governor 
Baker  to  finance  the  Missouri  school 
fund  may  never  become  a  fact. 

At  a  conference  held  yesterday, 
additional  taxation  was  discussed  and 
a  tentative  plan  of  constitutional 
amendments  to  be  submitted  to 
voters  in  November,  1926  drawn.  No- 
where in  these  drafts  appeared  men- 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Corinne  in  "Mile.  Modiste'' 
Los  Angeles— A  change  in  produc- 
tion plans  makes  "Mile.  Modiste," 
Corinne  Griffith's  next  picture  instead 
of  "Anna  Karenina."  It  may  be  made 
in   the    East. 


Universal  Sells  English  House 

Leeds.  England — Savoy  Cinemas, 
Ltd.  has  taken  over  the  Briggate 
I  heater  from  European  M.  P.  Co.  J. 
Pearce  will  manage   the  house. 


Connecticut  Tax  Problem  Nearing 
A  Settlement;  Many  Conferences  On 


News 

THE  FILM  DAILY,  in  five 
daily  issues  beginning  with 
Monday  last,  published  534 
news  items,  many  of  which 
were  exclusive  in  its  columns. 
This  total  does  not  embrace 
editorials  or  special  features 
which  are  published  regularly. 


Renew  With  Negri 

option  on  Her  Services  Exercised  by 

Famous — Covers  Several  More 

Years 

Famous  has  exercised  its  option  on 
the  services  of  Pola  Negri.  The  con- 
tract signed  a  number  of  months  ago 
contained  the  usual  optional  clause 
which  has  now  been  taken  up. 

Under  its  terms,  Miss  Negri  will 
contine  with  Famous  for  several 
more  years. 


Lloyd's  Latest  Titled 

Los  Angeles — "For  Heaven's  Sake" 
is  the  title  of  Harold  Lloyd's  next 
comedy  which  will  he  released  by 
Famous. 


Moving  Fast 


•   "     UWJWJ*J 


By  DANNY 


Hollywood — First  National  Western  studio.  Sure  busy. 
Moving  fast.  Everybody  anxious  to  meet  schedule.  Very  im- 
portant for  big  distribution  organization.  To  get  those  prints 
out.  And  it  looks  as  if  First  National  should  have  some  mighty 
good  stuff  coming  along.     From  what  is  going  on. 

Colleen  Moore  just  finishing  "We  Moderns,"  with  John 
Francis  Dillon  directing.  And  while  you  just  can't  tell  how  they 
will  look  when  finally  completed,  this  one  has  every  evidence 
of  keeping  Colleen  way  up.  Her  next,  to  follow  this,  will  be 
"Irene."  And  there  Colleen  should  romp  her  way  through.  This 
should  be  a  pip.  Alfred  E.  Green,  whose  work  with  Tommy 
Meighan,  and  for  the  "Potash"  product  makes  him  stand  out 
with  comedy,  will  direct.  And  there  is  a  lot  of  underground 
going  on.  That  "Irene"  should  top  everything  that  Colleen  has 
thus  far  done. 

Over  on  the  other  side  of  the  big  United  studio.  Is  June 
Mathis'  ofifice.    And  maybe  she  hasn't  had  her  hands  full.    Getting 

(Continued  on  Page  8) 


Public     Reaction     Carrying 

Weight  with  State  Officials 

Who  See  Law  in  New 

Light 


It  is  understood  that  leaders  of  the 
Administration  in  Connecticut  have 
extended  the  olive  branch  to  leaders 
in  the  industry  and  that  a  settlement 
of  the  obnoxious  tax  situation  in  that 
state  may  be  expected  in  the  near 
future. 

This,  in  brief,  represents  the  most 
important  development  in  the  Con- 
necticut problem  since  the  Durant 
statute  became  operative.  The  change 
in  attitude  in  Hartford  is  attributed 
to  the  unfavorable  reaction  of  the 
public  to  the  workings  of  the  law. 
Complaints  against  late  shows,  peti- 
tions signed  by  the  picture-going 
public  and  protests  of  exhibitors 
against  increased  operating  costs  to 
various  members  of  the  Legislature 
have   had  their  eflfect. 

Charles  C.  Pettijohn  has  been  in 
Hartford  on  several  occasions  of  late 
and  not  without  sufficient  reason.  It 
is  iniderstood  that  when  he  was  in 
French  Lick  recently  he  met  Gov- 
ernor Trumbull  of  Connecticut. 
There  has  been  much  activity  under 
way  without  any  undue  mention  be- 
ing made. 


Lubitsch  Arrives 
Ernst    Lubitsch    arrived    in    town 
from  Toronto  yesterday.  At  the  Am- 
bassador. 


Katz  Won't  Talk 

Refuses  to  Discuss  Deals  Linking  B. 
&  K.  with  Ljmch  and  Gregory 

Circuits 
Sam  Katz  yesterday  refused  to 
comment  on  reports  from  the  Middle 
West  linking  B.  &  K.  with  the  Lynch 
and  Gregory  circuits.  Both  deals 
are  understood  to  be  similar  to  the 
arrangement  with  Lubliner  and  Trinz 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


No  Paper  Monday 

Monday,  October  12th,  being 
Columbus  Day  and  a  legal  holi- 
day, there  will  be  no  issue  of 
THE  FILM  DAILY  pub- 
lished. 


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Michigan  Elects 

Detroit — A.  J.  Kreist,  of  Pontiac, 
was  elected  president  of  the  M.  P. 
T.  O.  of  Michigan  at  the  final  session 
of  the  annual  Grand  Rapids  conven- 
tion. E.  E.  Kirchner,  of  Detroit, 
was  elected  vice-president,  John  E. 
Niebes,  treasurer,  and  H.  T.  Hall, 
of  Detroit,  secretary. 

The  new  board  of  directors  in- 
cludes: J.  C.  Ritter,  Fred  De  Lod- 
der,  George  W.  Trendle,  Ruby  Fisher, 
C.  W.  Porter,  all  of  Detroit;  W.  S. 
Butterfield,  Battle  Creek;  W.  S.  Mc- 
Laren, of  Jackson;  G.  A.  Cross, 
Battle  Creek;  A.  E.  Eiseman,  Flint; 
Roy  Adams,  of  Mason;  P.  C.  Schram, 
Kalamazoo;  J.  R.  Denniston,  Mon- 
roe; Charles  Carlisle,  Saginaw;  G. 
L.  Wilier,  Grand  Rapids;  Harry 
Angell,    Adrian    and    H.    M.    Richey. 


Newmeyer  Here 

Fred  Newmeyer,  who  will  direct 
Leon  Errol  in  "The  Lunatic  at 
Large,"  arrived  from  Hollywood  yes- 
terday and  said  he  expected  to  start 
work  Oct.  15.  Nick  Barrows  is  also 
here  to  handle  the  gags.  Jack  Mul- 
hall,  member  of  the  cast,  is  another 
arrival,  while  Dorothy  Mackaill  is  ex- 
pected later. 


Goldwjrn  to  Leave  Today 

Los  Angeles — Samuel  Goldwyn 
leaves  for  New  York  today.  He  was 
Originally  slated  to  depart  early  in  the 
week. 


When  you   think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are   thinking   of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Speoiali$t8  in  Motion  Pieturt 

*nd  Theatrical  inturanee  for 

the  past  fifteen  year*. 

Artilur  W.  Steblnns  &  Co.,  Inc. 

1540   Broadway  N.   Y.   C 

Bryant    S040 


"Satan"  On  Big  Scale 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

on  a  large  scale.  Like  his  other  pic- 
tures, considerable  time  will  be  spent 
on  actual  shooting.  If  it  measures  up 
— and  Famous  officials  are  inclined  to 
think  it  will — the  production  may  be 
sent  out  as  a  road  show.  Griffith  is 
at  present  cutting  "That  Royle  Girl." 


New  Schedule  Started 

Famous  has  finished,  or  has  in  the 
final  stage,  all  of  the  23  pictures  it 
will  release  in  the  next  four  months. 
Several  for  next  season  are  under 
way,  including:  "Behind  the  Front", 
with  Mildred  Davis,  Wallace  Beery 
nd  Raymond  Hatton;  "The  Song  and 
Dance  Man,"  with  Bessie  Love  in  the 
cast  and  Herbert  Brenon  directing; 
"Aloma  of  the  South  Seas,"  which 
will  star  Gilda  Gray  and  will  be  dir- 
ected by  Maurice  Tourneur,  and  "The 
Lucky  Lady,"'  with  Greta  Nissen, 
Lionel  Barrymore,  William  Collier, 
Jr.,  and  Marc  MacDermott.  Pro- 
duction will  commence  on  Nov.  9, 
on  the  picture  in  which  Paramount's 
school  will  appear.  Sam  Wood  will 
direct  this  and  Byron  Morgan  will 
write  the  story. 


Kinograms  Claims  Scoop 

Kinograms  is  claiming  a  scoop  in 
filming  the  opening  game  of  the 
World's  Series.  Kinograms  asserts 
it  is  the  first  news  reel  to  reach  the 
screens  of  Pittsburgh  theaters  and 
that  within  12  hours  after  the  closing 
of  the  game,  prints  wereon  their  way 
to  exhibitors  all  over  the  rest  of  the 
'■Quntry.  Kinograms  a  week  ahead  of 
the  opening  game  made  arrangements 
with  a  Pittsburgh  laboratory  to  make 
its  prints   there. 


Shamray  Arrives  Tuesday 

Peter  L.  Shamray,  editor  and  la- 
boratory supervisor,  arrives  in  New 
York  Tuesdav  from  Tacoma.  with 
a  print  of  "Hearts  and  Fists,"  pro- 
duced by  H.  C.  Weaver  and  to  be 
released  by  Vital  Exchanges.  He 
will  stop  at  the  Astor. 


Pathe  Party  At  Studio 

Pathe  entertained  newspaper  folk 
at  the  Long  Island  Studio  vesterday 
vi'here  "The  Green  Archer,"  a  serial 
is  being  made. 


Katz  Won't  Talk 

(Continued  from  Pnrie    1) 

and  embrace  bookings.  In  the  in- 
stance of  the  Lynch  circuit,  it  is 
reported  B.  &  K.  have  purchased  a 
25  per  cent  interest. 


Chicago — It  is  understood  the 
Coston  and  Karzas  interests  are  per- 
fecting a  booking  combination  to  em- 
brace about  60  theaters.  The  Ex- 
hibitors Herald  reports  that  Coonev 
Bros,  will  build  a  theater  in  the  "loop" 
near  the  New  Morrision  Hotel. 


Raw  StorV  for  OT7ALTTY 

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FISH-SCHTJRMAN    CORP. 

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Jersey  Chain  Growing 

Joseph   Stem   Enterprises  Has   Five 

Theaters    in    Construction — One 

In  Kearney 

Newark,  N.  J. — Joseph  Stern  The- 
atrical Enterprises,  operating  a  string 
of  Jersey  houses,  has  launched  an 
extensive  building  program,  with 
construction  already  started  on  five 
theaters,  and  plans  just  completed 
for  a  sixth.  The  program  provides 
for  a  theater  each  in  Kearney,  New- 
ark, Bloomfield,  Irvington.  Red  Bank 
and  Cranford,  with  a  total  seating 
capacity  of  11,100.  Four  of  the  thea- 
ters will  have  a  vaudeville-picture 
policy  and  the  remaining  two, 
straight  pictures.  The  new  houses 
and  their  locations  follow: 

Bloomfield — A  2,000  seat  vaude- 
ville-picture theater,   to  open  Jan.   1. 

Cranford — A  1,500  seater  with  a 
straight  picture  policy,  opening 
March  1. 

Irvington — The  new  Sanford,  seat- 
ing 1,800,  will  have  a  split  policy,  to 
open  Jan.  15. 

Kearney — A  vaudeville  and  picture 
house,  to  seat  1,800,  to  be  built  at 
63-73  Kearney  Ave.  and  52-66  Maple 
St.  Cost,  $275,000.  W.  E.  Lehman, 
of  Newark,  is  the  architect  and  the 
Fatzler  Co..  Newark,  the  contractors. 
Opening   March   1. 

Newark — The  new  Ritz,  seating 
2,000,   opening   Feb.    1. 

Red  Bank — A  2,000  seat  vaudeville- 
picture  house,  opening  March   1. 


Hans,  E.  K.  Executive,  Dead 

Rochester,  N.  Y. — Simon  V.  Haus, 
Kodak  executive,  is  dead  after  a 
protracted  illness.  He  was  one  of 
the  veterans  in  the  organization 
having  served  the  Kodak  firm  for 
more   than  36  years. 


May  Drop  State  Tax 

(Continued  from   Page    I) 

tion  of  a  tax  on  admission,  although 
cigars  and  cigarettes,  minerals,  in- 
heritance, property  and  foreign  in- 
surance taxes  were  touched  on. 

However,  the  discussions  were  pre- 
liminary and  are  to  be  followed  by 
another  conference  on  Oct.  19.  The 
admission  tax  danger  is  far  from 
being  totally  removed. 


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Two  Courses 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

available,  and  while  it  is  a  tough 
course,  with  a  72  par,  those  who  break 
100  will  know  they  have  been  play- 
ing real  golf.  It  is  a  peach  of  a 
course,  and  beautifully  laid  out. 

The  grill  room,  in  which  the  lunch  1 
and  dinner  will  be  served  is  not  only'| 
amply  large  but  very  beautiful,  and 
there  is  every  indication  that  with 
good  weather  the  Fall  tournament  will 
have  more  players  than  ever.  The 
entrance  list  yesterday  was  close  to 
125  and  as  usual,  the  last  few  days 
always  bring  out  a  strong  overflow. 
For  instance,  over  20  members  of 
the  T.  O.  C.  C.  will  compete  for  a 
special  trophy.  More  exhibitors 
from  New  York  than  have  ever 
turned  out  before.  There  will  be  sev- 
eral entrants  from   England  as  well. 


Dick  Talmadge  May  Sue 
Richard  Talmadge  was  the  guest 
of  honor  at  a  luncheon  given  by  F. 
B.  O.  at  the  Ritz  yesterday.  He  made 
an  unusual  entrance  into  the  Crystal 
Room  by  jumping  balustrades  and 
turning  somersaults  that  made  the  75 
people  present  gasp.  There  is  some 
talk  that  he  may  sue  a  publication 
or  $500,000,  alleging  libel.  The  publi- 
cation is  alleged  to  have  stated  that 
Talmadge  used  a  double  in  his  stunts. 

M.-G.-M.   Signs  Constance  Bennett   ' 
Los    Angeles    —    Metro-Goldwyn- 

Mayer    yesterday    signed    Constance 

Bennett    on    a    long    term    contract. 

She   is   now  appearing  as   "Sally"  in 

"Sally,  Irene  and  Mary." 

Another  contract  places  Bernie  Hy- 

man,    formerly   general   manager   foi 

Phil  Goldstone  and  Tiflfany  Prod.,  ir 

the  editorial  department. 

Van  Enger  Here 

Charles  Van  Enger,  cameraman  ot 
"Lady  Windemere's  Fan,"  arrivec 
from  Toronto  yesterday  where  ex 
teriors  were  made. 


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WASHINGTON 

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KINOGRAMS 

WINS 

1st     in     4 


Washington  wins  the  opening  game  of  the 

World's  Series  in  Pittsburgh 

Kinograms  won  the  opening  scoop  in 


PITTSBURGH 


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12  hours  after  the  close  of  the  game 


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Newspaper  Opinions 

"The  Bad  Lands"— Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 
Beacon,  Boston 
GLOBE—*  *  •  Mr.  Carey  lives  through 
spectacular  adventures  in  the  Western  plains. 
It  is  a  story  charged  with  thrills  proceeding 
from  strong  dramas  seething  with  mystery 
and   colored    with   romance.    •  *  • 


"Below  The  Line"— Warners 
Circle,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  Aside  from  Rin-Tin-Tin's 
performance  there  is  nothing  noteworthy 
about  the  picture.   *  *  *.  ,  ^,  , 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  If  one  is  a  dog 
enthusiast,  he  wUl  find  the  "doggy"  atmos- 
phere interesting  if  he  can  overlook  the  sen- 
timental love  theme  that  is  earned  to  the 
nth  degree.   •  •  • 

"The  Freshman"— Pathe 

Walnut,   Cincinnati 

ENQUIRER—*  *  *  Harold  Lloyd  *  *   * 

in  "The  Freshman,"  has  given  us  one  of  the 

most    hilarious    farces    that    ever    brought    a 

movie   audience    to    the    verge    of    hysterics. 


"The  Goose  Woman"— Universal 
Capitol,  Philadelphia 

INQUIRER—*  •  *  Louise  Dresser,  in  the 
title  part,  gives  a  remarkably  vivid  portrayal 
of  the  woman  who  almost  sent  her  own 
ton  to  the  executioner  in  revenge  for  haying 
lost    her    voice    and    prestige    at    his    birth. 


13  Releases  In  Three  Months 

1-irst  National  has  13  releases  for 
the  next  three  months,  exclusive  of 
uvo  specials,  "The  Lost  World,"  and 
•VVnicIs  Ot  Chance,"  The  produc- 
lions,    in    the    order   of   their   release, 

are : 

Oct.  4,  "The  Pace  That  Thrills";  Oct.  11, 
"Classified";  Oct.  18,  "Why  Women  Love"; 
Oct.  25,  "The  Beautiful  City";  Nov.  1,  "The 
Kew  Commandment";  Nov.  8,  "We  Mod- 
erns"; Nov.  15,  "Clothes  Make  The  Pirate"; 
Nov.  22,  "The  Unguarded  Hour";  Nov.  29, 
"The  Scarlet  Saint";  Dec.  6,  "The  Splendid 
Road";  Dec.  13,  "Caesar's  Wife";  Dec.  20, 
"The  Girl  From  Montmartre";  Dec.  27, 
"Kiki." 


"Kivalina  Of  The  Ice  Lands"— Pathe 
State-Lake,  Chicago 
AMERICAN—*  *  *  As  a  novelty,  "Kiv- 
alina" is  a  decidedly  attractive  production. 
As  education,  although  that  is  a  matter  sel- 
dom stressed  in  this  column,  it  is  not  with- 
out great  merit.  As  a  pictorial  record  of  a 
disUnt  land  it  exercises   its   greatest   appeal. 


"Some   Pun'kins"— Chadwick    (S.  R.) 
Castle,  Chicago 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  A  trepid  yarn,  but  well 
acted.  It's  pretty  well  produced  and  boasts 
lome    comic    moments. 


"The  Sporting  Chance"— Truart  (SR) 
Gifts,  Cincinnati 
ENQUIRER — *  *  *  it  follows  submissive- 
ly the  path  of  least  resistance,  and  incorpor- 
ates in  its  story  all  those  elements  which  are 
to  be  found  in  any  respectable  and  law- 
abiding  race  track  melodrama. 


Ideal   May   Film  "London" 
London — Harry      Rowson      states 
that   ideal  is  preparing  the  story  of 
a  him  to  be  launched  by  a  national 
campaign,  entitled  "London." 

Phoebus  To  Release  Piel  Series 

BerUn— Phoebus  Films  will  release 
tlie  next  four  productions  starring 
Harry  Piel. 


Slenker  Managing  Blank  House 

Rock  Island,  HI.— Fred  O.  Slenker 
has  been  made  manager  of  the  Spen- 
cer, a  first  run  under  management 
of  the  Blank  circuit.  The  house  has 
been    closed    during    the    summer. 


Incorporations 

Charlestown,  W.  Va. — Ford  Amusement 
Co.,  Elkins.  Capital  $5,000.  Incorporators, 
H.  Nine,  W.  Whiteman,  C.  Johnson,  H. 
Spiker,  V.  Phraes,  C.  KitsmUler,  G.  Skidmore 
and  P.   Cook. 


Columbus,  Ohio.— Canton  Market  Theater 
Co.,  Cleveland.  Capital  $500.  Incorporators, 
H.  Van  Tassel,  A.  Hershman,  E.  Donley,  J. 
Van  Tassel  and  D.  Donley. 


Trenton,  N.  J.— Clinton  Theatrical  Enter- 
prises, Newark.  Capital  $50,000.  Incorpora- 
tors, R.  Flatt,  C.  Preuss  and  C.  Bobker.  At- 
torney,  D.    Bobker,   Newark. 


Charleston,  W.  Va.— Matewan  Theater  Co., 
Matewan.  Capital  $20,000.  Incorporators, 
F.  Leckie,  H.  Hope,  G.  Wagner,  O.  P. 
Hodge  and   G.   Blankenship. 


New  Theaters 

Colchester,  III. — T.  H.  Smith  con- 
templates building  a  theater  and  busi- 
ness block"  on  the  buildings  recently 
destroyed  by  fire.  The  house  will  seat 
400  and  will,  have  a  picture-road  show 
policy. 


Fond  Du  Lac,  Wis. — Construction 
work  on  the  new  Retlaw,  being 
erected  at  Sheboygan  and  South 
Main  Sts.,  is  finished  and  workmen 
have  started  the  interior  decorating. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Prelude,  Inc.;  New  York. 
Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators,  R.  Sattler 
and  A.  Meoff.  Attorney,  H.  Ascher,  1540 
Broadway,  New  York. 


Indianapolis,  Ind. — Stratford  Amusement 
Co.,  Indianapolis.  Capital  $10,000.  Incor- 
porators, G.  Schmidt,  R.  Hesseldenz  and  U. 
Ostrom. 


Springfield,  111.— James  Pickard  ^Enter- 
prises, inc.;  Chicago.  Capital  $2,500.  In- 
corporators, J.  Dwork,  J.  Pickard  and  W. 
Jacobs. 


To    Distribute   Tom    Mix   in   U.   K. 

London — Cosmopolitan  Prod.,  has 
acquired  tlie  U.  K.  rights  for  five 
Tom  Mix  films  which  are  said  never 
to  have  been  exhibited  in  this  coun- 
try   before. 


G.  A.  Falkner  Resigns 

Washington— G.  A.  Falkner  has 
resigned  as  manager  of  Prod.  Dist- 
Corp.,  to  take  charge  of  a  chain  of 
theaters  owned  by  his  father  in  New 
York. 


"Souls   for    Sables"— Tiffany 
Kings,  St.  Louis 

POST-DISPATCH  —  *  *  *  It  was  a 
good  book  originally,  and  it  has  been  made 
into  a  good  movie,  although  there  is^  not 
much    resemblance    between    the    two. 

STAR—*  *  *  "Souls  for  Sables," 
has  an  honest  title  that  not  only  fits  the 
Story  but  tells  it,  a  thing  rare  nowdays  in 
photoplays.  The  plot  deals  with  the  experi- 
ences of  two  young  wives  whose  love  ot 
finery  makes  them  easy  victuns  of  a  rich 
old  roue.  •  *  * 


"The  Tower  of  Lies"— Metro-Gold. 
State,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  Victor  Seastrom  di- 
rected it.  Lon  Chancy  and  Norma  Shearer 
are  co-sUrred  in  it,  and  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  sponsor  the  production.  These  tactors 
combine  to  make  a  picture  of  ^extraordinary 
individuality  and  interest.  ,  .  ,    . 

EXPRESS—*  *  *  To  a  role  which  is  not 
of  itself  appealing  Chaney  brings  an  ardent 
sympathy  which  assures  sincere  response 
from  the  spectator.  The  merit  of  ,the  pic- 
ture rests  ahnost  solely  on  Chaney  s  shoul- 
ders. •  •  • 


"Winds  of  Chance"— First  Nat'l 
Arcadia,  Philadelphia 

BULLETIN—  *  •  *  One  could  hardly 
suess  wrong  on  what  the  end  wil  be.  But 
even  so,  there  is  a  well-sustained  suspense 
that  makes  one  want  to  linger  to  confirm 
one's   guess.    •  •  •  .  ..     • 

INQUIRER — •  *  •  An  excellent  picturi- 
zation  of  the  background  as  well  as  the  char- 
acters of  the  Klondike  gold  rush.   *  *  *     .     , 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  *  *  It  is  a  typical 
Rex  Beach  film,  and  to  those  who  enjoy  his 
style  nothing  else  matters.   *  *  * 


Hutton,  Publicity  Director 

London — J.  V.  Bryson  has  ap- 
pointed C.  Clayton  Hutton  d'.rector 
ot  advertlsirg  and  publicity  ior  ihe 
iiuropean    M     P.   Co.,  Ltd. 

O.  Henry's  "Failure"  Completed 
"Failure,"    third   of   the   O.    Henry 

stories,  has  been  completed  by  Fox. 

The  leads  are  played  by  Harvey  Clark 

and  Kathryn  McGuire. 

Appointed  Manager  By  West  Coast 

Glendale,  Cal. — Tom  McDonald  has 
been  appointed  resident  manager  of 
the  Alexander.  West  Coast  Theaters 
operate  the  house. 

Corrine  Griffith  To  Make  "Ashes" 
Corinne     Griffith's    next    following 
"Caesar's  Wife,"  will  be  "Ashes."  She 
will  have  Walter  Pidgeon  as  her  lead- 
ing man. 

Bennett  Scenario  Finished 
Victoria  Moore  has  completed  the 
scenario  for  "Share  and  Share  Alike", 
by  Reginald  Kauffman,  for  Whitman 
Bennett. 


Indianapolis,  Ind.— Grand  Theater  Operat- 
ing Co.,  Terre  Haute.  Capital  $12,000.  In- 
corporators, E.  Fairbanks,  B.  FaUey  and  F. 
Ijams. 


Tacoma,  Wash.— Anzier  Theater  Co., 
Seattle.  Capital  $20,000.  Incorporators,  i. 
Barcus,  C.  Anderson  and  P.  Frazier. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Ludlow  Theater  Corp., 
Yonkers.  Capital  $100,000.  Incorporators, 
W.  Farley,  G.  Graves  and  V.  Farley. 

Austin,  Tex.— Ritz  Amusement  Co.,  Fort 
Worth.  Capital  $1,500.  Incorporators,  W. 
May,  U.  Simon  and  M.  Smith. 

Madison,  Wis.— Arcadia,  Inc. ;  Milwaukee. 
Incorporators,  A.  Tiller,  A.  Schroeder  and 
H.  Newman. 


Oakland,  Cal. — Application  has 
been  made  by  the  Eastbay  Theaters, 
Inc.,  for  a  permit  to  erect  a  Class  A 
theater  on  Telegraph  Ave.,  near  39th 
St.,  to  cost  $175,000. 

Portland,  Ore.— John  H.  DeHoney 
has  purchased  a  corner  of  21st  and 
Washington  Sts.,  for  over  $100,000. 
He  intends  building  a  theater  and 
apartment  building. 

Vanaville,  Cal.— W.  J.  Clarke  who 
purchased    the    Strand,    will    erect   a 
new   house   on    the   present   site.     Iti 
will  have  double  the  capacity  of  the 
old  house. 

Omaha — A  suburban  theater,  to  bei 
built  near  S2nd  St.,  in  the  vicinity  oft 
Krug  Park,  is  planned  by  the  Metclafe( 
Co.     The  house  will  seat  450. 


Biesel  Goes  to  Winnipeg 

Minneapolis — William  A.  Biesel, 
United  Artists  exploiteer,  has  been 
assigned  temporarily  to  the  Winnipeg 
territory. 


Clark  Paramount  Manager 

I  Louisville,  Ky.— William  J.  Clark 
ha?  assumed  new  duties  as  manager 
of  the  Paramount  exchange  here. 


Jefferson  City,  Mo.— Sarah  .and  Olive 
Amusement  Co..  St.  Louis.     Capital  $10,000. 

Des  Moines,  Ida.— Harris-Vollmer  Thea- 
ters,  Inc.;   Rupert.     Capital  $24,000. 

Toronto,  Ont.— Canadian  Performing 
Rights  Society,  Ltd.,  Toronto. 

Government  Films  Listed 
Toronto— Col.  W.  H.  Price,  K.  C., 
Ontario  Provincial  Treasurer,  has  is- 
sued a  list  of  releases  made  by  the 
Ontario  Government  studio  at  Toron- 
to The  bureau  now  has  2,500  sub- 
scribers for  the  pictures  made  by  the 
Province,  these  being  educational, 
scenic,  industrial,  farming  and  recre- 
ational. 

Exhibitors  Supply  Standard 

Minneapolis— Stock  of  Standard 
Equipment  Corp.,  equipment  dealer, 
has  been  taken  over  by  Exhibitors 
Supply  Co.  The  deal  gives  lixln- 
bitors  Supply  the  Minneapolis  a^en;y 
for  Power's  prejectors. 

Astra  Secures  Rights 

London— Astra  National  has  se- 
cured the  film  rights  of  "The  Flag 
Lieutenant,"  a  naval  story. 

Christman  Resigns  As  Secretary 

Cleveland— H  o  w  a  r  d    Christman, 
secretary  of  the  Film  Board  of  Trade, 
1  has  resigned. 


Cloverport,    Ky.— The   Arcade   has! 
been    formerly    opened.      The    initial 
picture    was    "The    Ten    Command- 
ments." 


Richwood,  Va.— The  Cherry  Riven 
Amuse.  Co.  has  begun  construction 
of  a  theater  here.  It  will  be  ready 
Jan.  1.  

Winfield,   Kans.— O.    Mason's   new' 
Regent  has  opened.     It  occupies  the 
site  of  the  old  Grand. 


Seattle— H.  W.  Bruen's  new  Ar- 
abian, at  Woodland  Park  Ave.  and 
77th  St.,  has  opened. 

Highland  Park,  111.— William 
Pearl's  Alcyon  has  opened.  It  seats 
1,200.  f 

Rialto,  Cal.— S.  L.  Webber  has 
opened  the  RiaUo  here. 

Portsmouth,  O.— Law's  Hollywood 
opened  recently.  H 

Edentown,  N.  C— The  Taylor  ha* 

been  opened. 

■.-  i 

Urges  Stringent  Fire  Law  ; 

Los  Angeles— In  the  interest  of  re- 
ducing fire  hazards,  it  is  claimed,, 
Fire  Chief  F.  R.  Scott  has  suggested 
enactment  of  an  ordinance  regulating 
the  manufacture,  developing  and  ex- 
hibiting of  films. 

Home  State  Film  Designated 
Dallas— The  Home  State  Film  Co 
Inc.,  of  Little  Rock.  Ark.,  has  re 
ceived  permission  of  the  Secretary  c 
State  of  Texas  to  do  business  in  thi 
state,  listing  capital  of  $30,000. 

In    Lupino    Lane's    Support    _ 
Helen  Foster  will  be  leading  lady  i 
support   of   Lupino   Lane,   in   a   ne^ 
comedy  . 


Harry  Nolan,  First 
National  franchise  holder 
of  Colorado,  Knows  pictures 
Read  this! 


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September  20.  1925 


Mr  WlUiaro  ^°^   .  „ 
Fox  Film  Corporauon 

New  York  City 

Dear  Mr.  Fos:-^  HORSE"  shozving  in 

Congratulations  on      mu  .^  ^^^  ^„„,  .^at 

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IRON  HORSE- ought  not  too   P 

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Yours  very  truly, 

^Signed)  H.  T.  NOLAN 


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Sunday,  October  11,  1925 


Norma  Shearer  and  Lon  Chaney  m 

"The  Tower  of  Lies" 

Metro-Goldivyn-Mayer 

As   a   Whole ANOTHER    OF 

THOSE  REALLY  DISTINC- 
TIVE AND  RARE  ARTISTIC 
ACHIEVEMENTS.  A  VERY 
WORTHY  EFFORT  AND  YET 
PROBABLY  NOT  THE  BEST 
BOX  OFFICE. 

Stars Lon   Chaney   passes   by   his 

usual  grotesque  characterization 
and  does  something  just  a  bit  dif- 
ferent. Excellent  as  the  man  who 
can  see  no  wrong.  Norma  Shearer 
at  times  very  good  but  she  is  not 
entirely   well   suited   as   the   girl. 

Cast Claire     McDowell     first-rate 

as  the  mother  and  Ian  Keith  suit- 
able as  the  villain.  William  Haines 
pleasing  though  not  an  important 
hero.  David  Torrence  good  in 
small  part. 

Type  of  Story Drama;  adapted 

trom  "The  liniperor  of  i'ortugalha 
by    Selma    Lagerof.      Victor    Sea- 
strom  again  proves  himself  a  great 
director.     You  have  only  to  witness 
his    hne    work   in   his    latest   effort 
to   be   convinced   of   the   fact.     He 
seems   to   have   an   uncanny  knack 
of   putting   realism   and   humanism 
into  his  direction.     His  use  of  the 
symbolic    is   particularly    outstand- 
ing in   "The   Tower   ot    Lies"   and 
without  undue   explanation,  a  shot 
here   or    a    bit    there,    he    tells    his 
story,  a  rather  stark  piece  of  drama 
which   has   an    unusual    fascination 
but   which   may   not   prjDve  of   box 
office  calibre.    Selma  Lagerof  takes 
life  as  it  is  and  presents  it  without 
any    furbelows— and    at    that    the 
screen    version    is    not    the    stark 
tragedy  the  novel  was.    It  has  been 
toned      down     somewhat     and     a 
happy  ending  tagged  on  but  even 
with  these  alterations,  "The  Tower 
of  Lies"  is   by  no  means  a  happy 
theme      Too  much  cannot  be  said 
in    favor   of    Seastrom's    fine    work 
and   Lon   Chaney's   excellent  char- 
acterization but  lack  of  space  pre- 
vents further  detail. 

Story:  Briefly  it  concerns  the 
downfall  of  a  girl  whose  father 
could  believe  nothing  but  good  ot 
her  of  his  subsequent  madness  and 
the  belief  that  he  is  an  emperor  and 
his  daughter  and  empress,  of  the 
girl's  return  to  her  home,  her  dis- 
grace, the  death  of  her  father  and 
her  eventual  happiness  with  the 
sweetheart  of  her  youth. 

Box      Office      Angle .Will      be 

heartily  received  by  intelligent, 
thinking  people  who  are  interested 
in  intensely  dramatic  offerings  and 
artistic  efforts.  . 

Exploitation AH  depends  on  the 

people  you  cater  to.  If  you  have 
The  crowd  referred  to  above  you 
can't  go  too  strongly  on  this  one. 
Be  sure  to  boost  Seastrom  s  name 
and  tin  them  Lon  Chaney  offers 
something  different  in  the  way  of 
characterization. 

Direction   Victor  Seastrom; 

superb. 

Author    Selma  Lagerof 

Scenario  . .  Agnes  Christine  Johnson 

Cameraman   Percy  Hilburn 

Photography  Very  good 

Locale  ki^^Z 

Length    6.849   feet 


Syd  Chaplin  in 

"The  Man  on  the  Box" 

Warner  Bros. 

As     a     Whole PLii-NTY      OF 

GOOD    LAUUHS    AMD    AMUJs- 
H>JU    S  1  X  U  A  1  J.  U  IM  S    W I  in 
CtiAfL,iti    UOINU    ANOlHiiK 
UJ:<       Hlb      Jb\tmALil.      IMFER- 
iiuNAllONS.       KUNS     A     iSii 
iOU  LUNU. 
Star.... is  the  whole  show.     As  the 
aniaicur  detective  he  dons  a  maids 
niak.e-up  and  gets  over  some  more 
01  the  numor  that  made  his   work 
in  "Lharley  s  Aunt'   such  a  success. 
Cast.  ..  .Alice    Calhoun    suitable    but 
not   given   very    much   prominence, 
(thanes    Gerrard    plays    the    villain 
in  convincing  style  and  Charles  F. 
Keisner     is     his     gangster     accom- 
plice.     Others    Kathleen    Calhoun, 
Ihcodore    Lorch,    Helene    Lostello, 
t..  J.  Ratchtfe. 
Type   of    Story. ..  .Comedy;    adapted 
irom  the  stage  play  and  the  novel 
by     Harold     MacCrath.       Having 
made  a  great  success  of  his  temale 
impersonation  in  "Charley's  Aunt" 
it   isn't   surprising  that   byd   Lhap- 
Im  has  attempted  the  same  -sort  ol 
thing     again.       Certainly     Harold 
MacCrath  s  "The  Man  on  the  Box' 
was  a  good  selection.       The  story 
comes  to  the  screen  as  a  quite  hu- 
morous entertainment  that  will  no 
doubt  serve  enough  laughs  to  make 
it    a    winner    with    the    public.      It 
doesn't  reach  the  hilarious  comedy 
stage    that    "Charley's    Aunt"    did, 
or  at  least  it  is  not  as  continuously 
uproarious.  Nevertheless        the 

laughs  come  fairly  steadily  and 
with  an  occasional  tightening  up  in 
spots  would  keep  its  laughs  still 
closer  together.  The  ending  could 
stand  cutting.  Reisner,  the  direc- 
tor, makes  the  common  mistake  of 
holding  his  gags   too   long. 

Story:  Bob  Warburton,  in  order 
to  protect  his  prospective  father-in- 
law  against  the  loss  of  valuable 
government  plans  which  thieves  are 
planning  to  steal,  poses  as  a  butler 
in  his  home.  Then  when  discovery 
is  threatened  he  switches  to  im- 
personating a  maid.  These  situa- 
tions suggest  ready  humor  that 
work  out  with  some  first  rate 
laughs.  Of  course  his  identity  is 
finally  disclosed  when  he  has  suc- 
ceeded in  saving  the  plans.  The 
reward  is  the  usual  one— the  girl's 
hand.  ,  . 

Box  Office  Angle..  ..Good  comedy 
entertainment  that  will  no  doubt 
prove  good   box  office  bet. 

Exploitation Recall  Syd  Chaplin's 

work  in  "Charley's  Aunt"  and  if 
you  showed  that  picture  tell  them 
that  he  again  does  a  female  im- 
personation. Follow  this  up  with 
a  trailer  showing  Chaplin  in  the 
maid's  uniform.  You  can  promise 
some  good  laughs  and,  of  course, 
the  title  is  a  well  known  one  and 
can  be  put  over  with  some  original 
stunts  such  as  having  a  man  driv- 
ing a  hansom  cab  about  the 
streets.  . 

Direction    Chas.   Reisner; 

usually   all  right 

Author    Harold    MacGrath 

Scenario Chas    Logue 

Cameraman    Nick    Barrows 

Photography    Good 

Locale •  •  ■ ;  y*'; 

Length  7,481  feet 


"The  Primrose  Path" 

I'lod.:  Embassy  Pictures-Dist.:  Ar- 
row— i>tate  Rights 


As   a   Whole SOME   WORTH- 

Wriili^  DRAMATIC  SITUA- 
TIUNS  THAT  ARE  DEVEL- 
OPH-D  INTO  QUITE  FORCE- 
FuZ  CLIMAX  WELL  ACTED 
AND  WELL  DIRECTED, 
^ast  Wallace    MacDonald    gives 

a  inorougniy  nne  pertormance  as 
me  sower  oi  wad  oats  and  young 
rai  iVioore  is  splendid  as  the  little 
criupieU  urouier.  i-ydia  Knott  is  a 
sviuuauieiic  motner  and  Glara  Bow 
uoes  well  as  the  chorus  girl  who 
SUCKS  to  me  man  she  loves,  iem- 
piai-  saxe,  bluart  Holmes  and  iom 
isantschi  make  up  a  villainous  trio. 

lype  of  Story Drama.    Here's  a 

Tiory   mat  Uoesn  t  beat  around  the 
busn    m    its    development,    a    tact 
which  IS  unusual  m  a  plot  that  in- 
cludes a  murder,      i  hey  have  hero 
cnarged   with   the   crime  with  little 
posbiuuiiy   ot  any   chance  ot   being 
saved  irom  paying  the  penalty,  ihe 
one  person  wiio  could  save  him  has 
saieiy  lied  the  country.    At  the  last 
minute,   without  the  old  stock  sus- 
pense  tncks,— no   close-ups   ot   the 
nands  oi  the  clock,  no  dashing  boat 
rate,    or    speeding    train,— the   man 
appears  and  proves  that  hero  killed 
111  selt-detence.    And  yet  they  have 
not  spoiled  the  suspense  entirely.  It 
IS  just  worked  through  in  a  better 
way.      the    actual    basic   plot   isn  t 
outstandingly  new   but  with  excel- 
lent   treatment,    good    acting    and 
good  direction  it  tails  to  resemble 
tne   commonplace. 

Story Bruce  Armstrong  has  two 

weaknesses:  drink  and  gambling. 
The  former  causes  him  to  injure  his 
young  brother  and  the  subsequent 
paralysis  is  ever  a  reminder  to 
tiruce  whose  conscience  bothers 
him  but  he  can't  keep  away  from 
the  cards.  To  square  a  debt  he  en- 
ters into  a  diamond  smuggling  deal 
which  ends  in  a  murder  for  which 
Bruce  is  held.  His  young  brother 
has  witnessed  the  shooting  and  is 
called  to  give  testimony.  Rather 
than  have  this  Bruce  confesses.  At 
the  last  minute  one  of  the  smug- 
glers comes  forth  and  proves  that 
Bruce  shot  in  self-defense. 

Box-Office  Angle Should  hold 

them  in  their  seats  and  if  you  know 
your  folks  favor  a  dramatic  number 
with  a  murder  mystery  climax  you 
can  be  assured  this  will  go  very 
well. 
Exploitation.  .The  title  can  be  played 
up  with  attractive  catchlines  and 
you  will  probably  find  them  com- 
ing in  at  mention  of  the  title.  It 
may  suggest  a  more  spicy  theme 
than  they  get  but  they  are  not  apt 
to  go  out  disappointed.  Say:  "'The 
Primrose  Path'  leads  but  in  one  di- 
rection. Follow  it  to  the  blank  the- 
ater and   find   out  where  it  goes.' ' 

Direction Harry  O.  Hoyt; 

effective 

Author  E.  Lanning  Masters 

Scenario  Leah  Baird 

Cameraman Andre  Barlatier 

Photography Good 

Locale  New  York 

Length".'. 6,800  feet 


"Off  The  Highway" 

Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 
As  a  Whole.... UNU SAL  STORY. 
HAS  POWERFUL  GRIP.    WIL- 
LIAM  MONG'S  GREAT  DUAL 
CHARACTERIZATION  FASCI- 
NATES.   A  STORY  OF  SHAD- 
OWS   MADE    BRILLIANT 
WITH  FINE  DIRECTING  AND  I 
ACTING. 

Cast William  V.  Mong  proves: 

himself  a  great  character  actor  in 
dual  role.  He  changes  from  masteri^ 
to  servant  and  vice  versa  as  you 
watch  him.  Marguerite  De  La  Motte 
plays  with  intelligence  and  artistry. 
John  Bowers  proves  capable. 
Charles  Gerrard  does  an  unusual 
heavy  role  in  impressive  style.  Bud- 
dy Post  makes  a  small  part  go  over 
big. 

Type  of  story Drama.     Adapted 

from  Tom  Gallon's  novel,  "Tatter- 
ly."    Your  screen  will  seldom  show 
a  story  with  so  much  meaty  human 
interest  as  this  one.     A  real  plot- 
real  characters.     An  unusual  story 
that  will   hold  the  audience  tense. 
Not    altogether    a    pleasant    story. 
Mostly  shadows.    But  so  well  acted 
by  William  Mong  in  the  dual  role 
that   it  grips  you.     The  love  story 
of  John   Bowers  as  the  struggling 
young  artist  and  Marguerite  de  La 
Motte,  his  sweetheart,  becomes  sec- 
ondary to  the  strange  and  fascinat- 
ing story   of  his   mysterious  uncle 
Caleb  Fry  (William  Mong).  Wher 
his  old  servant  dies,  Fry  takes  his 
place,  the  two  bearing  a  striking  re 
semblance.    Then  he  continues  lif< 
as  his  own  servant,  and  in  this  waj 
satisfies  his  curiosity  as  to  just  wha 
his  poor  relatives  think  of  him.    Hi 
finds  out  with  a  vengeance.     Fron 
here  on  the  story  is  most  unusua 
and  fascinating.     Mong  creates  om 
of   the   most   diflicult,   finished  am 
interesting  dual  roles  ever  screened 
The  English  atmosphere  is  a  credi 
to  the  director.     In  fact  the  entip 
direction  is  what  you  naturally  ex 
pect  of  Hunt  Stromberg — a  finishei 
production.     The  work  of   Charle 
Gerrard  stands  out.  He  is  the  poo 
relative  who  inherits  the  old  bache 
lor's  fortune.     He  creates  the  par 
of  a   clever  rogue  that  is  diflferen 
from  anything  you  have  ever  seer 
Of   course   he   is   playing   the   par 
the  author  wrote  for  him.    But  ho 
he  does  make  it  stand  out!    A  rea 
ly    fine    offering,    showing   the   tn 
umph  of  love  over  selfishness. 

Box-Office  Angle A  powerfu 

wholesome  story — a  fine  family  pi< 
ture.     Good  for  any  locality. 

Exploitation Play    up    the    arti: 

model  idea  in  the  story.  A  pn 
logue  of  living  statue  tableaux  wi 
also  carry  out  the  artist  theme.  Fe; 
ture  Mong  in  a  great  dual  role. 

Direction    Hunt  Stromberj 

fine 

Author    Tom  Gallc 

Scenario Dorothy  Farnu 

Cameraman   Not  credit 

Photography    Go< 

Locale    Englai 

Length  7,641  fe 


Sunday,  October  11,  1925 


THE 


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DAILY 


Buck  Jones  in 

"The  Timber  Wolf" 

Fox 

As  a  Whole JONES'  LATEST 

DOSEN'T  COMPARE  VERY 
FAVORABLY  WITH  HIS  PAST 
SUCCESSES.  NOT  MUCH  AC- 
TION AND  CAVE-MAN  TYPE 
OF  ROLE  DOES  NOT  FIT. 

Star Has  one  good  fight  at  the 

start,  another  toward  the  close  of 
the  story  and  a  stretch  of  fast  rid- 
ing. Otherwise  there  isn't  much 
for  Jones  to  do. 

Cast Dave  Dyas,  who  probably 

thinks  he  looks  like  Douglas  Fair- 
banks, is  hero's  opposition.  Of 
course,  he  wilts  under  Jones'  hero- 
ics. Elinor  Fair  suitable  lead. 
Others  Sam  Allen,  William  Wall- 
ing, Robert  Mack,  Jack  Craig. 

Tjrpe   of  Story Western.     This 

is  about  the  most  feeble  vehicle 
Jones  has  had  in  many  days.  It 
fails  to  supply  him  with  his  cus- 
tomary line  of  action  and  stunts 
and  for  the  most  part,  is  a 
slow-moving,  uneventful  yarn 
well  below  the  standard  that  the 
star  has  set  for  himself.  In  this 
he  plays  the  part  of  cave-man  who, 
for  no  very  evident  reason,  decides 
to  tame  a  certain  girl  in  the  same 
manner  he  tamed  his  horse.  There 
is  no  basis  for  his  procedure  and 
subsequently  no  conviction  in  the 
incidents  that  follow.  In  the  open- 
ing reel  Jones  puts  over  a  fairly 
good  fight  and  in  the  final  shots 
there  is  another  exciting  scrap  and 
a  mad  dash  on  horseback  when 
Jones  rushes  to  the  old  prospector's 
rescue.  Otherwise  the  development 
is  without  excitement.  The  titles 
are  poor  and  the  film  has  been 
carelessly  edited. 

Story:      Jones,    known    as     the 
Timber  Wolf  for  the  way  he  rules 
those   about   him,   is   at   odds   with 
Deveril,  another  would-be  power  in 
the    lumber    camp.      Timber    Wolf 
kidnaps  Deveril's  girl,  Renee,  after 
she  shoots  him  while  he  is  attack- 
ing Deveril.     He  forces  her  to  take 
:are  of  his  wound  and  finally  when 
her  kindness  to  him  beats   him  at 
"lis  game,  he  releases  her.     Later 
n  another  encounter  with  Deveril. 
Timber  Wolf  again   meets   Renee. 
?v  this  time  she  realizes  she  loves 
Timber  Wolf  and  there  is  the  usual 
■nding. 

Ix  Office  Angle Not  very  much 

or  you  to  talk  about  in  Jones' 
itest.  His  followers  who  come  in 
xpecting  a  live  action  picture  are 
oing  out  disappointed. 

Eoloitation Unless    you    figure 

lat  the  star  has  a  loyal  following 
nd  they  won't  be  discouraged  by 
ne.  that  does  run  true  to  form,  it 
on't  do  to  get  them  in  on  the 
rength  of  his  name.  A  trailer  of 
e  one  good  fight  might  whet  their 
ipetites  but  there  isn't  any  other 
tion  to  back  you  up  by  showing 
em  this  bit. 

3J  ction W.  S.  Van  Dyke: 

<n  do  better. 

^liior  ■ Jackson   Gregory 

>ci  ario John  Stone 

-«!^eraman   Allen  Davey 

"'  ography Fair 

le  Lumber  camp 

th 4,809  feet 


Richard  Holt  in 

"Easy  Going  Gordon" 

Geri'on.  Pictures  Corp. — State  Rights 

As  a  Whole STORY  HAS  A 

PLOT  LOOSELY  STRUNG  TO- 
GETHER. LOTS  OF  WILD  AC- 
TION BRINGS  FAIR  PERCEN- 
TAGE OF  LAUGHS  —  BUT 
STAR  IS  NO  COMEDIAN 

Star....  Does  not  make  any  marked 
impression.  Puts  a  lot  of  pep  into 
the  action  stuff,  and  gets  it  over  sat- 
isfactorily. Personally  he  does  not 
build  any  comedy,  but  manages  to 
get  the  laughs  out  of  any  humorous 
situations  given   him. 

Cast Katherine    McGuire    as    the 

heroine  has  a  very  unimportant 
part.  Two  stick-up  men  who  later 
become  the  hero's  partners  do  some 
good  character  work  and  are  the 
real   comedians. 

Type  of  Story Usual  state  rights 

brand  of  comedy-drama.  It  is  built 
with  the  sole  idea  of  piling  up  a  lot 
of  excitement  and  fast-moving  ac- 
tion, with  a  fair  average  of  comedy 
situations.  In  this  it  succeeds.  But 
if  you  attempt  to  take  the  story  se- 
riously, you  are  out  of  luck.  It  is 
just  one  of  those  things  that  is  not 
meant  to  be  taken  seriously.  Ap- 
proached in  this  spirit,  an  audience 
can  derive  a  fair  amount  of  enter- 
tainment out  of  the  wild  adven- 
tures of  the  hero.  The  director 
started  with  a  good  idea,  but  the  au- 
thor gave  him  no  support  in  the 
plot  construction  to  make  it  a  real- 
ly entertaining  story.  It  is  really  a 
two-reel  comedy  brand  of  plot 
which  has  been  stretched  to  feature 
length.  Holt  appears  as  a  rich 
youth  with  no  pep  or  ambition — 
a  spineless  lad  entirely.  To  make 
good  with  his  fiancee  and  to  save  his 
father  from  financial  ruin  at  the 
hands  of  the  villain  he  suddenly  re- 
forms and  becomes  a  human  dyna- 
mo. Two  stick-up  men  treat  him 
so  rough  that  they  bring  him  to  his 
senses.  So  with  them  he  organizes 
a  company  that  guarantees  to 
straighten  out  all  sorts  of  trouble 
of  an^•  kind  for  anvbodv.  They  tac- 
kle the  ioh  of  eettine  the  proxies 
for  his  father  on  a  big  stock  deal 
nn  short  notice.  This  srives  the 
hero  his  chance  for  fast  and  snappy 
work,  such  ps  eettintj  a  proxy  from 
a  man  on  a  fast  train,  another  in  an 
nir^'anp,  and  one  in  a  sneed  boat. 
And  the  vi"aiii's  P'ang  of  conrse  is 
on  hi";  tmil  all  the  time.  Flimsv 
rnntprial  for  a  fivp-reeler.  No  hie 
=«nnts  to  make  it  stand  out.  No 
r°->l  rom°Hv.  pither.  A  lot  of  breezy 
arf'on  is  the  best  it  ofTers. 

o.nv-Offlre  Anarlp A   fair   propram 

ri'Mnt^pr       Not   for   fussv  audiences. 

'''■..n'o.'tafJon A  trailer  showing  the 

rhpz^  of  fViP  express  or  aeroplane  is 
fhp  hpst   bet. 


on  Duke  Wc 


O'VoPti 

fair 

*"«^bor    Crover    Tones 

''f^'^narlo    Same 

'^'mpraman    Not   credited 

I'hotoo'raphy    Good 

^'Ocale    :........    City 

Length   5,500  feet 


"Law  Or  Loyalty" 

Prod.    Lawson   Haris — Dist.:    Davis 
Dist.  Div. — State  Rights 

As  a  Whole.... MOUNTED  PO- 
LICE STORY  THAT  HAS 
RATHER  EFFECTIVE  DE- 
VELOPMENT. POOR  CHOICE 
OF  HEROINE  DETRACTS 
FROM  INTEREST  CONSIDER- 
ABLY. 

Cast.  .  .Lawson  Haris  well  suited  and 
capable  as  the  kindly  Pierre  who 
commits  murder  to  protect  the  girl 
he  loves  and  Robert  Walker  good 
as  his  policeman  buddy  who  is 
forced  to  arrest  him.  Dolores  Do- 
rian amateurish  as  the  heroine.  Not 
attractive  either  although  with 
more  careful  make-up  she  would 
look  a  lot  better.  Others  Richard 
Sutherland,  the  villain,  James  Ste- 
vens, Ray  Brooks,  Thos.  Price, 
George  Fox,  Steve  Ludlow. 

Type  of  Story. .  .Northwoods  drama. 
"Law  or  Loyalty"  deals,  in  a  general 
way,  with  the  ever  popular  mount- 
ed police  slogan,  duty  spelled  with 
a  big  D.  Friendship  counts  for 
naught  up  in  the  North  and  when 
the  policeman  finds  that  the  man  he 
seeks  is  his  friend  the  arrest  stands 
ju.st  the  same.  They  build  to  this 
situation  quite  effectively,  however, 
and  there  is  no  long  drawn  out  pur- 
suit nor  delayed  capture.  The  de- 
velopment is  smooth  and  logical 
with  a  resultant  well  sustained  in- 
terest. There  are  no  outstanding 
dramatic  high  lights  but  the  direc- 
tor has  injected  some  fair  punch  in 
his  climax  sequence,  a  court  room 
scene,  and  in  a  fight  between  Pierre 
and  the  villain.  Storj':  Jeanne  goes 
to  join  her  sweetheart,  a  mounted 
police  officer,  and  finds  he  has  been 
sent  to  the  coast.  While  awaiting 
his  return  she  is  attacked  by  the 
bully  of  the  post  and  rescued  by  a 
Frenchman,  a  stranger,  who  kills 
the  bully.  He  flees  and  in  his  wan- 
derings meets  his  war  buddy.  They 
recognize  each  other,  but  the  bud- 
dy, who  is  the  girl's  '.over,  realizes 
this  is  the  man  he  must  arrest.  In 
spite  of  friendship  duty  prevails  and 
he  brings  in  his  man.  Pierre  is 
froed  bv  a  jury  and  departs  leaving 
his  buddy  to  the  girl  although  he 
loves  her  too. 

Box-Office  Angle  ....  Average  enter- 
tainment that  will  suit  the  smaller 
town  audience  better  than  a  metro- 
politan, and  probably,  more  critical 
crowd. 

Exo'oitation Unless    you    think 

they  are  already  fed  up  on  mounted 
police  stories  you  can  play  this  up 
from  the  angle  put  forth  in  the  ti- 
t'p  With  hero  it  is  a  case  of  friend- 
ship versus  duty.  This  can  be  set 
no  in  catchlines  and  your  patrons 
invited  in  to  see  how  hero  meets  the 
problem. 

Dirpction  Lawson  Haris; 

fair 

Author Lawson  Haris 

Scenario   Lois  Zellner 

Cameraman    ..........    Not  credited 

Photography   All  right 

Locale    Northwest 

Length .4,800  feet 


"Without  Mercy" 

Prod.  Metropolitan  Prod. — Dist. 
Producers'  Dist.  Corp. 
As  a  Whole DRAMATIC  OF- 
FERING THAT  BUILDS  TO 
GOOD  CLIMAX  AND  IN- 
CLUDES VARIED  FORMS  OF 
SUSPENSE.  VERY  WELL 
ACTED  AND  NICELY  DI- 
RECTED. 
Cast.  ..  .Dorothy  Phillips  sedate  and 
well  suited  as  the  woman  who 
plans  a  long  delayed  revenge 
against  the  man  who  ruined  her 
husband  and  left  her  for  dead. 
Rockcliffe  Fellowes  good  as  the  vil- 
lain. Robert  Ames  the  hero  and 
Vera  Reynolds  the  girl.  Others, 
Tempe  Piggot  and  Lionel  Belmore. 
Type  of  Story.  ..  .Drama.  Revenge 
is  the  keynote  of  this  plot,  one  that 
builds  to  a  rather  forceful  climax 
and  includes  in  its  development  a 
strong  suspense,  a  few  good  thrills 
plus  some  worthy  dramatic  mo- 
ments. Double-dealing  in  politics 
is  also  a  prominent  element  in  the 
plot.  This  affords  additional  inter- 
est and  suspense  and  provides  the 
avenger  with  a  weapon  with  which 
to  attack  the  object  of  her  revenge. 
Director  Melford  has  supplied  a 
first-rate  production  and  a  good 
cast  which  he  has  used  to  the  ut- 
most advantage.  His  story  develop- 
ment is  first  rate  also. 

Story:  Garths,  in  London,  is  a 
famous  house  of  finance  and  its 
proprietor,  Mrs.  Garth,  a  shrewd 
business  woman.  Back  of  the  insti- 
tution which  she  has  built  has  been 
the  plan  by  which  she  seeks  to 
avenge  the  wrong  done  her  hus- 
band years  before  when  Melmoth 
Craven,  now  candidate  for  parlia- 
ment, had  robbed  him  of  a  mine 
after  beating  Mrs.  Garths  into  tell- 
ing him  of  its  whereabouts  and 
leaving  her  for  dead.  Mrs.  Garths 
backs  the  opposing  candidate,  John 
Orme,  her  daughter's  suitor.  Cra- 
ven wins  by  fraud  but  is  found  out. 
He  resorts  to  drastic  measures  to 
cover  himself  up,  even  to  murder 
and  to  kidnapping  Mrs.  Garths' 
daughter  when  he  learns  it  was  she 
who  had  financed  his  campaign, 
planning  to  call  in  the  loan  when 
she  knew  he  could  not  pay.  How 
Mrs.  Garths  gets  her  revenge  offers 
action  and  suspense  and  ends  in  the 
conviction  of  Craven  and  happiness 
for  Mrs.  Garths. 
Box-Office  Angle ....  Good  dramatic 
number  if  your  folks  enjoy  some- 
thing of  a  little  weightier  enter- 
tainment. 
Exploitation.  .Talk  about  the  shrewd 
business  woman  who  w-aited  twenty 
years  to  avenge  a  wrong  done  her 
husband  and  promise  plenty  of 
thrills  and  suspense  in  the  elaborate 
scheme  which  she  lays.  Use  Doro- 
thy Phillips'  name  in  your  an- 
nouncements and  tell  them  she 
gives  an  interesting  performance. 
A  trailer  showing  any  one  of  the 
dramatic  moments  should  get  their 
attention. 

Direction   George  Melford; 

very  good 

Author   John  Goodwin 

Scenario   Monte  Katterjohn 

Cameraman  Chas.  Clarke 

Photography    Good 

Locale   London 

Length 6,597  feet 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  October  11,  1925 


Moving  Fast 

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"The  Viennese  Medley"  just  the  way  she  wants  it.  June  is  a 
stickler  for  getting  what  she  wants,  and  she  usually  gets  it.  This 
is  her  biggest  job  yet  for  F.  N.  And  she  aims.  To  get  this  story 
of  Vienna,  just  following  the  war,  to  be  not  only  big  But  human 
as  well  The  touches,  showing  how  the  women  of  Vienna  sutter- 
ed  in  the  aftermath  of  the  Great  War— but  wait  a  minute.  It 
isn't  fair  to  tell  too  much  about  these  specials.  You  lose  the 
kick.     When  you  see  them.     Anyway  it  promises  big. 

Frank  Lloyd— not  looking  so  well,  finishing  "The  Splendid 
Road"  with  Anna  Q.  Nilsson  and  Bob  Frazier  in  the  leads.  As 
soon  'as  he  finishes  this.  Lloyd  is  just  going  to  pack  "P-  And  go 
to  Honolulu  or  some  place  further  East.  To  rest  up.  Needs  it. 
Has  been  going  hard  since  "The  Sea  Hawk. 

Eddie  Carewe,  tanned  and  bronzed  as  the  Indian  he  is,  was 
pushing  work  along  on  "Joanna,"  in  which  Dorothy  Mackaill 
will  be  featured.  Dorothy  is  filling  out,  looks  prettier  than  ever, 
and— didn't  know  her  in  fact,  at  first— Eddie  says  this  will  be  a 
good  one,  also.    But  then  these  directors  always  like  the  picture 

thev  are  working  on.  ,         .  ,    r     •       ^u 

Corinne  Griffith— there  is  one  of  the  prettiest  girls  lacing  the 
camera— looked  even  more  beautiful  than  ever  in    Caesar  s  Wife, 
a  strong  drama  by  Somerset  Maughan,  which  Irving  Cummings 
is  directing.     It  looks  as  if  Cummings  has  finally  come  into  his 
own     He  is  one  of  the  steadiest,  safest  directors  in  the  business. 

There  is  a  certain  exotic  beauty  about  Corm"e-y^"  Jf  Vl  nor 
you  see  her  working.  She  certainly  has  that  It  Jat  Elinor 
Glyn  is  always  talking  about.  (By  the  way  that  "It  means  a 
cross  between  sex  attractiveness.  Beauty.  Power  And  a  few 
other  things.  Exclusively  coined-and  used-by  the  lady  who 
knows    all    about    Three    Weeks,    One    Hour,    and    other    such 

""^"as  soon  as  Corinne  finishes  this  one,  she  will  do  "Ashes," 

^"°  ATtruSttd  7tudio.  Norma  will  make  "Kiki/'  supported  bv 
Ronald  Colman,  as  soon  as  she  returns  from  the  East  This  will 
give  Norma  a  new  type  of  characterization.  It  should  be  mter- 
fslfne  to  see  What  she  does.  With  this  gamin  of  the  streets 
of  Paris  Bv  the  way  Colman  is  in  tremendous  demand  these 
days.  Sam  Goldwvn's  star  has  certainly  come  ^e"  "P^^™f  ■.,  ^ 
^  Incidentally,  the  Schenck  organization  is  ^^i:^'"^  °"  Z';^, 
script  for  Connie's  next,  to  be  done  by  Von  Stroheim.  East  of 
Se  Setting  Sun."  Von.  as  usual,  prepared  a  script  which  went 
ntomi^ufe  detail.  And  was  so  big.  When  it  fi^^t  -PPf-^f^ 
That  the  boys  were  frightened.  But  now  it  is  down  to  something 
like  shooting  proportions. 

DOUG  AND  MARY 

Thin-s  are  certainly  humming  at  the  Pickford-Fairbanks 
studio  Dou^  is  more  than  busy.  On  his  pirate  story.  To  be 
shot  ail  in  color.  Mary  is  doing  "The  Baby  Farm."  Another  of 
her  tvpical  gamin  characterizations. 

Here  vou  find  probably  the  most  unusual  atmosphere  of  anv 
.tudio  5.  the  world.     Here  are  two ^  great  artists ;  two  splend,. 
,s^„,,,-t,V<;.    Each  doing  their  best  m  making  pictures^         ^lll 
r.ith  s";ch  fine,  wholesome  regard  for  the  work  of  the  other.    Tha 

seems  unnatural.  Rare,  indeed,  is  the  ^^^^^'.^^l^^^^X ,  tn  each 
husband  and  wife;  working  in  pictures,  equally  interested  in  each 
other's  work.    But  Doug  and  Mary  are  the  exception. 

It  is  splendid  to  see  the  manner  in  which  Mary— a  great  star 
before  Doug  entered   pictures-accepts  the   great  PoP^^^jf^^^ 
her  husband.     The  onlv  real  difficulty  they  have  ever  had  was 
when  Mary  was  making  pictures  in  which  her  hisr  ^^"^  Tl'L  ^i 
not  like  her:  and  when  it  registered  at  the  box  ?ffi^^-    /^s  it  al 
ways  does.)     Dou-.  for  the  only  time  m  their  ^^^'.^^^v'Tf^ 
troubled,  and  worried.     But  now  that  she  is  back  agam.  doing 
the  tvne  of  pictures  in  which  she  became  the  greatest  of  favorites. 
And  Doug  is  smiling  again.     Hanpy  in  her  triumph. 

Now  to  that  pirate  picture.    Thev  had  inst  started  sh<^ot,ng. 


And  Doug  is  all  enthusiasm.  (You  don't  know  what  that  wore 
means  until  you  see  Doug  really  enthused  about  something.) 
He  is  all  over  the  set;  all  the  time.  Never  still  a  moment.  He 
has  constant  suggestions;  constant  ideas,  for  director  AlbeA 
Parker.  He  is  not  too  big;  not  too  important  to  bother  with  the 
tiniest  of  detail.  He  helped  the  makeup  man  go  over  some  tat 
tooing  on  the  chest  of  one  of  the  most  ferocious  of  the  pirates 

He  never  tires.  .        ■   .j 

This  is  being  shot  in  Technicolor.  But  not  in  vivid  tones 
I  saw  several  reels  of  the  first  day's  shooting,  and  afterwards 
learned  from  Doug  that  about  $100,000  and  about  four  months  o< 
time  were  spent  in  synchronizing  tone  colors,  so  that  the  Techni 
color  effects  would  look  natural.  They  are.  The  tones  are  dowr 
to  the  wood  colors  of  a  ship ;  dull  browns,  with  here  and  there  ; 
trifle  of  green.  But  very  easy  on  the  eyes.  Very.  You  shoulc 
be  able  to  watch  20  reels  of  this  without  tiring  the  eyes.  Am 
this  is  important  in  color  work.  _ 

Of  course  it's  a  typical  Fairbanks  story.  Doug  is  the  youti) 
hero  who  saves— and  gets— the  gal.  And  all  that  sort  of  stufl 
And  maybe  you  don't  think  Billy  Dove  makes  a  beauteous  heroine 
Oh,  boy,  she  is  any  eyefull. 

There  are  two  tremendous  sets  of  pirate  ships,  and  prop 
are  scattered  all  over  the  place.  There  is  enough  phoney  jeweir; 
to  start  a  shop  in  Atlantic  City.  Enough  guns  to  start  a  Soutl 
American  revolution. 

DOING  ONE  TOGETHER 

The  big  idea  that  Mary  has  had.  For  a  long  time.  Looks  a 
if  it  will  eventuate  very  soon :  A  picture  in  which  she  and  Dou 
will  appear.  As  soon  as  Doug  completes  the  pirate  picture  the 
are  going  abroad.  And  it  is  Mary's  idea  to  shoot  some  of  th 
scenes  of  their  joint  starring  vehicle  in  various  cities  abroad.  (L 
course  that  wouldn't  put  a  few  hundred  thousand  more  on  th 
negative  value.  Oh.  no ;  not  at  all.  What  an  idea  that  is  f) 
MAE  MURRAY'S  IDEA 

On  producers.  Comparing  American  producers  to  the  Ge 
mans  TMae  is  going  to  Ufa  to  make  pictures  in  Berlin  tor 
year)  Says  Mae:  "In  America,  when  you  sign  a  contract  ever 
bne  smiles.  Everyone  is  happy.  When  I  signed  my  contra  A 
with  Ufa  they  smiled.  But  they  also  presented  me  with  a  han; 
some  diamond  bracelet.  And  gave  me  a  castle  to  live  in  whi 
working  over  there." 

Yes.  Mae:  there  is   some  difference.  ,    , ,    ,,       f,j  1" 

Incidentally.    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer    have    held    Mae    hcj  [, 
much  longer  than  had  been  planned.    They  liked  her  so  muchj    • 
"The  Merry  Widow"  that  they  prevailed  upon  her  to  do  anotW 
with  Christy  Cabanne  directing,  and  now  they  want  her  to  sX> 

and  do  just  one  more.  -r.-  i  r     j»         ^..^^.n, 

Charles  Rosher.  who  has  been  Mary  Pickford  s  cameram 
for  years.  Will  eo  to  Ufa  with  Mae.  Rosher  ^e els  that  a  ye 
spent  in  a  big  German  studio  organization.  Should  help  h 
a  lot  He  expects  to  pick  up  a  lot  of  valuable  information,  t^. 
ticularly  is  he  interested  in  the  gyroscopic  camera.  With  wni 
the  Ufa  has  done  such  fine  work. 

"BREEZY"  EASON'S  CHARIOT  CREW 
"Breezy"  Eason  famed  out  here,  for  his  knowledge  of  hon 
pnd  drivers.  Is  in  charge  of  the  chariot  races.  For  Ben  Hu 
And  mavbe  vou  think  he  isn't  getting  some  stuff.  Then  thi 
I'again.  He  has  12  chariots  tearing  about  the  big  arena  at  c 
time:  eight  go  around  the  bie  curves  abreast.  Maybe  V 
shouldn't  be  a  thrill !     And  a  spill ! 

GOING  HOME 
Three  weeks  in  Hollywood  is  enough.     Going  back  hoT 
To  look  into  some  of  those  theater  deals.    It  s  darned  near  ti 
Of  course  the  Famous-Balaban  &  Katz  deal  would  be  cloJ 
When  I  was  3.000  miles  away.    Big  stuflf  always  breaks  when  . 
leave  home. 


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Mae  Busch 

Owen  Moore,  Harry  T.  Moray  and  Burr  Mc  Intosh 

in  Camille  of  the 

bast 


CamiUeoftheBarbanTCoast^ 


iRevie-ed   by   Laure 


MOTION 

PICTURE 

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TORY 
^SING 

HAT 
ENDS. 
RAGE 
SOME 

D-UP. 
breezy 
'<e  him 
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Fail 

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carries 
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and 

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saloon. 
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audi- 
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for  the 
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histling 
novelty 
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nille  of  the  Barbary  ' 
Coast" 

Prod.:    Encore   Prod. 
D-ist-:    Asso.    Kzkibitors 
As  a  Whole,   MUCH  GOOD  ACT- 
ING   ANIJ    ^OMl:    VkkY^T- 

FpTTYf-EMfenraj-wr 

STOKY  NEtDS  SOME  KIND 
OF  S>'£EDING  UP.  CUTTING 
MIGHT  DO  IT. 
Cast  .  -  Mae  busch  excellent  as  a 
dance  hdi;  girl  who  is  the  means  of 
making  a  man"  ol  htro,  played 
particularly  well  by  Man  Moore. 
]  ammany  Voung  contributes  some 
comedy  business  that  gets  over 
nrst  rate.  Burr  Mcintosh  is  one 
of  those  unrelenting  parents  and 
others  are  Harry  Morey,  Dorothy 
King,  \\  illiam  Robert  Daley. 
Type  of  Story. .  Drama.  There  is  a 
lamiliar  ring  about  Forrest  Halsey's 
"Lamille  ot  the  Barbary  Loast." 
il  has  to  do  with  a  dance  hall  girl 
vkho  isn't  all  bad  and  of  her  regen- 
eration of  a  wealthy  down-and- 
ouler.  But  there  is  such  a  lot  of  ^ 
good  atmosphere  and  good  acting 
mat  It  does  make  tor  pretty  inter- 
esting  material  at  that.  It  is  slow 
in  getting  started  and  even  when 
they  do  git  hero  and  heroine  team- 
ed up  It  doesn't  step  along  as  live- 
ly as  ii  might.  This  coul  1  proba^ 
bly  be  improved  with  some  cutting, 
especially  the  over-long  close-ups 
ol  Mae  Busch.  They  are  mostly 
all  far  loo  long  Hugh  Dierker  has 
surrounded  the  characters  with 
some  great  atmosphere.  The  dance 
ha'l  and  its  patronizing  elemejit  is 
ty  ical  and  Tammany  Young's 
CO  jedy  contributions  are  good.  He 
maxes  some  easy  change  by  escort- 
ing -ladieB"  into  the  dance  hall 
when  they  come  unaccompanied  by 
a  "Kent." 

Box  Ottice  Angle Frctty  elTective 

box  ofricc  niaienal  and  with  a  heart 
interest       uunch      gltm3\    THai    Win 
iliake  It  pleasingly  "sad"  I'or  a  good    " 
many. 

Exploitation Good  cast  and  names 

to  work  with.  TalK  about  the  good 
work  ot  Mae  Busch  and  Matt 
Moore.  Regarding  the  story,  let 
them  know  it  deals  with  a  rich 
youth  who  was  "down"  and  of  a 
dance  hall  girl  who  brought  him 
"up  "  Has  hrst  rate  angles  for  ex- 
pii.ii(ation  and  a  trailer  including 
Tanimany  Young's  comedy  slant 
should  get  them  interested. 

Direction Hugh    Dierker;   good, 

but  a  bit  slow  on  development. 

Author    Forrest   Halsey 

Scenario Forrest  Halsey 

Cameraman   Frank  Zukor 

Photography   Good 

Locale    City 

Length About  6,000  feet 

Release  <l^te  Nov.  1 


DAILY 


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I    '-'ke"T    ^«-d     4"  ""Pea,,  ■/^^^  Barba., 

■^''■-  o;.  L  ""'"■<'^-     '^°-"'"'s  SOT,,     ■'""^ 

'  '%iat  „\  """.►    e.L.ri  "  -"ore  rj""   '^ 


Our  hixt  rV  in  the  ring! 

For  real  entertainment,  red-blood 
strength,  QUALITY,  just  beat  this  one 
if  you  can! 


Story  by  Forrest  Halsey 


A  Hugh  Dierker  Production 


Associated     E 


PHYStCAL    DISTRIBUTOR 
PATHE'    EXCHANGE,  IMC. 


X 


John  S.Woodv, 


PRESIDENT 


1  1:   o   r  s 

FOREIGN  REPRESENTATIVE 
INTER-GLOBE  EXPORT  CORraSmai 


Glenn  Hunter 

and  Edna  Murphy 

in  His  Buddy's  Vife 

with  Dou0las  Gilmore.  Flora  Finch  and  Marcia  Harris 


MOTION  PICTURE g  TOOA/ 


As  a  Whol«  ^    ^   sMAVV  L    GET 


FILM 

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"°'!i      HrdV'"y-  ,V  a  drama   o' 
laai"    ''■•        ,    roiuancc  tvery 

-Ifei^ifk^.,,.- ,, 


:\\n>a'< 
J  end- 

husband  stie  .^   o"  ,1,3, 

->'°  >°;rn,  V  »dhrov.g>'°3„a  JO 

an.'    ''r/BUVs'-i'-^.^olan^''", 
look   alur    "     i^undef  *\°"  v,e-,KVit  ol 

?he  ;ca,^da    B,^^,  eve 

dead-      '  ?V,m  P>a"  '°  ^!  tow"-  aP" 
Mary  and  V^  >'^,ding  m  w 

«^°':nd"nrmyo"^\r>c,V.eg"> 
iKars  anu  -         „,ving  "' 
r.acrifi"  '^Ir  husband  cftce 

be  loves  'o  tor  Qoodbox^^ 

Ibox  Oft«,„fjga-i|S^ave  tbe 

^^^^^^^^Tio.  -'     CHy  P=°P>„3ted 
rigb<  "°",„  the  ratber  exagk 
-';r^,;rn-n,ospbere.^„,         ..c 


Encore 

pictures 


1  ■yb<;ro«d'-;V3.berexag8-- 

ialrVo:ra.n.o^--rb.uUbe..o 

I  \  E,plm<a«'°%3,-  v-en,    a-^W         back 

*  '      ^"''  ,her  ■  ol  >h=  °"!ha,  arose  «ben  | 
<og?'^^=J\„uaUon  that    ^^^  ^,,     of   , 

=;e^tabou.'o-»«,,camebacU 

'-^^".fdea'  Terr-.ss;  usna^'V 

(rom  <be  Tom  ^"'ip  angle  a  1 

I  \  Direction  ,,  ,own  goss'v 

'^     Ctve;st;.-r.H-;\^ 

\  Author  • '    croniager 

\  Scenario  ■  ■  ■  ■  ■       . .  Henry  ^^,j  „ghi 

,    Cameraman  .■• ptance- 

I     Photography    .-• 

,^->lrewEng'3"-l»<''^V.5,200^r.l 
^e'^s.'iate 


FINE  B.  O.  FILM 

"HIS  BUDDY'S  WIFE."  Asso- 
ciated Exhibitors'  Photoplay.  Stars 
Glenn  Hunter.  Director  Tom  Ter- 
iss.  Length,  7  Reels.-A  cracker- 
iack  audience  picture,  this  starring 
vehicle  for  Glenn  Hunter  should 
exert  wide  appeal.  There  is  noth- 
ing new  in  the  way  of  a  story, 
but  It  is  the  type  of  photoplay  thai 
the  fans'  delight  in:  ltltf»i  is^EalhOS 
action  and  scntimenl,  wiina~nurri; 
K.r  nl  vivid  war  sequences  tiiroyn 
1"  tor  good  measure.  1  he  atmos- 
■pv..r.  "  inii;  lo  liie  and  colorlul. 
U    nirelv    worked    out    so 


tt/o, 


CI. 


'^'*  Buddy 


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^ife 


■"•■"•J  SiJl°*''"<=«(  .V    .. 


.Jnall 


gjand 


Hell 

i£;«VVa, 


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the      Plot      IS      ni^riv       »...,^^.^      .-v.- 

t"0-T;iTri'  UD  to  the  end.TTteeps 
^in„  fiiessine  ki  lo  Ihe  Jinal  uul--1 
come  Ihere  i5  nuilllHg  lieie  lliaT 
Tias  not  been  done  legions  of  times, 
but  since  the  fans  seem  to  like 
them  this  way  this  is  a  point  m  its 
favor   rather   than    otherwise. 

The   narrative   may   be   described 
as     Enoch    Arden    brought    up    to 
date     Two  chums  at  the  outbreak 
of  the  war  are  buddies  in  No  Man's 
Land       They    both    love    the    same 
girl    but  Bin  was:  lucky  enough  to 
marry    her    before    embarking    for 
France.       Through     all     the     grim 
tragedy    of    war    with    it>   stark    re- 
alities   and    sordidness,    they    both 
cherish    the    memory   of  this   sweet 
girl      When  Bill  is  called  on  to  per- 
from     a     hazardous      mission,     he 
leaves    his    wife's   picture   with    his 
best    pal,    telling    him    in   the    event 
of   his   death,   to  go  back  and   take 
care  of  the  girl.     Bill  is  swept  down 
in  the  melee  of  battle,  and  his  pal 
faithful    to    his    trust   goes    back    to 
the    girl.     Complications   arise,   and 
to   silence   the   wagging   tongues   of 
idle  gossips,  he  marries   Bill  s  wile 
When  all  is  going  well,  the  ghost 
from  the  dead  appears  in  the  flesh 
and     Bill's     pal,     with     a     nobility 
prompted    partly    by    unsemshness 
and  partly  by  love,  leaves  the  twb 
lovers  together. 

Glenn  Hunter  as  the  youth,  is 
well  cast  and  Edna  Murphy,  as  the 
wife  is  daintily  wistful  and  win- 
some. Others  deserving  of  a  word 
of  mention  are  Flora  Finch  and 
Gordon  Begg.  The  piece  was 
adapted  by  Tom  Terriss  from 
story  in  Smart  Set  by  T.  Howard 
Kelley,  and  capably  directed  by 
Mr,  Terris;.. 


lion    n''^  '"■'s"  and  "°'y  i-y  T    w  

"'•  Uie  h      "'''  'o  the  h      "°a7fflF^2_££aut^ 

"■^« W^"/"'  'o%,y'y  er.^:irr''" 

'"g  hin,  aL'"^''<l  her  f'"""''e  der         "'  ' 
missing   .   ™°Wh  her        /"'"^"f'on  of       """"e  1 
^_    "Shusba„j      "^"^  real  Jove  u,        '"'"■'■y-  ' 
■1^^^^^^^^  'or  her 


Now  that  folks  are  back  from  their  vacations,  full  of  pep  and 
enthusiasm,  they  crave  virile  stories,  full  of  red  blood  and  iron. 
Here's  one  that  will  grab  their  heart  strings  and  start  the  tears. 
They'll  talk  about  it.  Everyone  who  sees  it  will  mean  several  more 
at  your  box  office.    You  can't  keep  a  good  picture  a  secret. 

Story  By  T.  Howard  Kelly 
Produced  and  directed  by  Tom  Terriss 


Associate 


d     E 


.    ..yt.lCAL    DISTRIBUTOR 


JOHN  S.  WOODY. 


b  i  t    o   r   s 


PRESIDENT 


fOHEIGM  HEPBESEt^TATIVE 
1NI£R-G10BE  EXOORt  CORPORATIOK 


Lionel  Barrymore 
Hope  Hampton 


and  Louise  Glaum 


in 


ii«ot«e         „i„»'>     ,  ..,\,i-  pi'"''  .         „\e  "",  .  (ot  re'' 

'    -■•  of  >>«  ;    a  Kto' 


FIFTY 


^uounu-d  Eirhibaors  Pholotia^ 
Ataii  Du-an  Direcio'.  H.-.k; 
Bcrp.r     LengHi.  5.5J1  /.-tv 

CAST  AND    SYNOPSIS 


Fifty 

■FIFTY  I  ^W 


"iLKi 


Hjmpisn 
B»rryniore 


T^ 


HIS  one  i 


ill  bring  the  old-iimcrs  mcmn 
don.:   h\    \..rm: 

k 


Tfllmadp''  some  >car5  aRo  b  n  :n:  r^  ^.^^^ 
picture  then,  and  it  is  a  good  one  ji'^Vf  It 
has  been  brought  up  tn  the  niinuie  and  shouM 
pro\e  ^  salisfacfory  box-offic?-^tiraction  for 
ihc  3\eragc  house. 

Thrre   is   nlenrv   o(  etr\icmpni     lou   nf 


nng 


n^ 


background,  plefv 
(JsHlfti 


(  the  local  coT- 
ih&\vs   ano    love   scenes' 


lur  lilt  ^^  omen,  and  a  cQupie  oi  ^ood  hg^js 
for   the   men  . 


The  film  opeis  with  a  sort  of  Pari-ian 
Iravelogue  showine  the  various  arcs,  towers 
cathedrals  that  embroider  ihe  city  on  the 
Se  nc  Later  there  arc  Apache  resorts,  wild 
dances  and  villainous  characters  galore 
That  they  are  all  "atmosphere"  for  resort 
proprietors  does  not  lessen  iheir  realism 

Thtt 


-re  are  ■ 


5rTTnn 


TT7 


his. 


-TKJl 


^-ra 


feis 


show  shfvts  in 


and   thn 


IS  Some 


Ginette  and  Jean  are  placed  in  a  decidedly 
compromising  position  by  \ina.  with  the  aid 
of  ihe  Grand  Duke,  a  firm  of  shyster  law- 
yers and  a  photographer 

There  is  not  a  little  of  the  comedy  element 
in  the  film,  most  of  it  being  supplied  by  the 
American  cabaret  proprietor.  Charles  O'- 
Mallcy.  and  the  old  fraud  of  a  Grand  Duke. 
who  seeks  to  eke  out  an  existence  through 
expedients  that  we  hope  he  would  have  passed 
up  under   the  regime  of   ihe  Romanoffs 

li  is  a  pleasure^tp  welcorne  Louis 
back   lo   Irie   screen   in   one  of   thp   v.i'rup   i 


'   v-Hich^ 


L±£i! 


^!^^  >n.     h,. 


TfuTi 


jioaif 


"toqch   w^hich  jiaintd   licr    Dr.jm:cicnn'    in   oiher 

days.        A^     \^na     Olmstpail     •.hr     jfjv^S    one    o( 

the  best  poTiravals  in  the  r.roduciion. 

Hope  Hamntnn  is  a  blonde  Ginetie.  who 
proves  that  she  knows  not  only  how  to  win 
a  husband,  hut  also  how  to  hold  one  I  lo- 
nel  Barrymore  is  convincing  as  an  American 
m  llionaire  who  is  somewhat  susceptible  to 
Ihe  charms  of  femininity  The  remainder 
of  the  cast  is  wholly  adequate,  Arthur  Don- 
aldson being  especially  good  as  the  pompous 
and  rascally  Grand  Duke. 

There    are    a    doien    exnl(ii[a'i-^n    anyt^c    i» 


-FiTTyTTTn 


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apflcne    fli-mrnl      Ihr  ' 


>jeiL_£ 

uiling 


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■tJAL 


lure  Miss  Glai 
of  Hope  Hampton  and  Lionel  Barrymore 
She  has  many  friends  who  w  11  be  glad  to  sc« 
her  again 


i  MOTION  PICTURE 
REVIEW 


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Encore 

irec 


■Ao/-'' 


Crisp  and  spicy  like  a  rare  tropical  fruit. 

Settings  and  costumes  that  fairly  dazzle. 

French  underworld.  American  high-life,  all  in  one  picture. 

Looks  class,  IS  class. 

Has  nemies  that  count  on  your  theatre  front. 

A  Henri  Diamant  Berger  Production 


ssociate 


d     E  X  1l 


PHYSICAL    DISTRreuTOR 
FATHG'    EXCHAtsiGE.  INC 


JOHN  S.  WOODY, 


PRESIDENT 


1  t   o   r   s 

FOREIGN   REPFSESEMTATIVE 
INTER-GLOBE  EXPORT  COI^POHATlON 


Hal  Roach 


presents 


Harold  Lloyd 

Never '^Vfeakeri 


i^he  Second  of  the  Populay  Demand  Series) 


ecom 

'Nether  Weaken" 


Hare 


— o—Ur  CKocW 

R...e«e*  b,  c.    ■  .   program 

^°'  ''r,.lM    Lloyd   rc.ss«     N-^^^j.^^j^,^ 
is   a 

Tliis  . 

one 

a  romance   w'         ,    ■     ^^^\  »>«•  com- 

M--   ""foi  another  he  de^r-n.^sj",,,  ^^ 

'^-^K  he  has  mistaken   .he  ^-J^f  ^.,,°„',  Te 
^(ter  h«   has  ".P°'Vw    his  chair  oul 

electric   glohe    tor  ^^^  ,,(„  u.s  c. 

>^-"<doVad  "P  to  '>^!  ir:  removed 'a 
of  *e  «'^f^*,i,„,t,on  where  h  J^^^  ,g„,e 
^"T  Trom  his  eyes  »"^  ^f  b„i,ding  and 
handag-^J  "■"„„  the  corner  of  ^  ^  ^^  <,n  a 
"'   *"  .hf  angeVs    chorus   be  ng    V  j 

rr;^"Ae^^s°rythehest  comedy 

t^-^^.n'e^rf^-"^,,     ,oUo..,JUtKH^ 

ually   meet.ng     -jhisjW^li^J^JJjJ^pfl^ 
ine   iml^  I..   I..    .Ill   ^.  ■ 


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girders     K'^"''ousJy 

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cons,..?.  .  "P    in    , 


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/'■me     V"  .'"'■'"nK  .  PP''^' 

■h         "   "le  n,v,     "^    mosi    -     "'oiig 
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HAPPENINGS 


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Harvey  E.  Qausman 


telephone  Granite  3980 


Sunday,  October   11,   1925 


6411  HoUywood  Blvd. 


15  New  Units 

Ihartered    In    California — Nine    To 
Operate  Theaters  and  Six  To  Pro- 
duce—$5,320,000    In    Capital 

Fifteen  companies  were  granted 
barters  by  the  Secretary  of  State  of 
'ahfornia  this  week,  representing  a 
apital  of  $2,000,000  to  operate  those 
jrmed  to  operate  theaters  and  the 
smainder  to  produce. 
One  of  the  most  prominent  is  Bear 
tate  Theaters,  Inc.,  formed  with 
apital  of$2,000,000  to  operate  those 
ouses  merged  by  T.  and  D.  and 
Vest  Coast. 

The  new  companies,   incorporators 
nd  capital  follows: 

Art  Theater   of   Hollywood,   Inc.,   Los  An- 
des.     Incorporators,    E.    Martin,    H.    Reed, 
I.   Olesen,   et   al.     To   operate   a   theater   for 
ducational    and    artistic    purposes.      Address, 
;.   Martin,   810   West   6th   St.,    Los   Angeles. 
Barbara  Corp.,  Los  Angeles.     Capital  $300,- 
OO.      Incorporators,    Jack    Dempsey,    J.    H. 
Jempsey    and    L.     Stannard.      To    own    and 
uild   theaters,    amusement    halls    and   boxing 
avilions.     Attorney,  Kenneth  E.  Grant,  1215 
litizens'    Nat'l    Bank     BIdg.,    Los    Angeles. 
'o  produce. 
Bear  State  Theaters,   Inc. ;   San   Francisco. 
[apital  $2,000,000.     Incorporators,  M.  Rosen- 
prn,  M.  Parker,  J.  Samuels,  O.  Samuels,  M. 
taSord    and    A.     Thomson.      To    own    and 
aerate  a  circuit  of  theaters.     Care  J.  Samuels, 
5   Montgomery    St.,    San    Francisco. 
Bradbury   Productions,   Inc. ;    Los   Angeles, 
pital  $10,000.     Incorporators,  E.  Kauffman, 
Nash,  P.  Gerson.  Attorney,  R.  E.  Sanders, 
|oom   408   Lincoln   Bldg.,   Los   Angeles. 
Chotinger  Amusement   Corp.,   Los  Angeles, 
ipital    $300,000.      Incorporators,    L.    Rosen- 
ans,    O.    Emme    and    M.    Westman.      Care 
sencrans  &  Emme,  Room  423  Black  Bldg. 
s  Angeles. 

Far  West  Theaters  Corp.,  Los  Angeles, 
corporators,  O.  Bate,  W.  Kellogg  and  S. 
olfe.  To  operate  theaters.  Attorney,  Wil- 
m  G.  McAdoo,  Bank  of  Italy  Bldg.,  Los 
igeles. 

iGiauman's  Greater  Hollywood  Theater, 
ic. ;  Los  Angeles.  Capital  $1,000,000.  In- 
rporators,  Syd  Grauman,  Joseph  M. 
:henck  and  Sol  Lesser.  To  operate  theaters 
ttomeys,  Loeb,  Walker  &  Loeb,  Room  610 
icific  Mutual  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles. 
Great  Western  Productions,  Inc. ;  Los 
igeles.  Capital  $25,000.  Incorporators,  H 
ibson,  F.  Morrell,  L.  Skillen  and  F.  Burke. 
)  produce.  Care  H.  Babson,  Room  820 
Jtweiler  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles. 
Harry  Langdon  Corp.,  Los  Angeles.  Cap- 
1  $500,000.  Incorporators,  Harry  Langdon, 
Giesler  and  W.  Jenner.  To  produce, 
torneys,  Woolwine  &  Giesler,  Room  1315 
nanci^  Center  Bldg.,  Los  Angeles. 
Pacific  Pictuies  Corp.,  Los  Angeles.  Cap- 
1  $500,000.  Incorporators,  F.  Stivers,  F. 
jome,  F.  Biggy,  M.  Compton,  E.  Scudder, 
.  Burns  and  E.  Livingston.  To  produce, 
.torney,  R.  E.  Sanders,  Room  408,  Lincoln 
dg.,  Los  Angeles. 

Parkside  Theater  &  Improvement  Co.,  San 
.ancisco.  Capital  $150,000.  Incorporators, 
..  McWood,  S.  Boeder,  A.  Newburgh,  M. 
.  Strom  A.  McClure  and  H.  Raphael.  Care 
J  Newburgh,  Humboldt  Bank  Bldg.,  San 
ancisco. 

ichoolCra'ft  Pictures,  Inc. ;  Los  Angeles, 
'pital  $300,000.  Incorporators,  E.  Craig, 
JTownsend  and  M.  Cook.  To  produce.  At- 
tney.  Commercial  Corporation,  Room  408 
licoln    Bldg.,   Los   Angeles. 

jeaboard  Amusement  Co.,  Los  Angeles. 
()ital  $100,000.  Incorporators.  D.  Croft. 
(  Cleveland,  A.  Bernstein,  A.  Bowles  and 
J  Goldberg.  To  operate  concessions  and 
titers.  Attorneys,  Schweitzer  &  Button, 
1 3m  1225  Citizens'  National  Bank  Bldg., 
1 1  Angeles. 

'housand  Oaks  Theater  &  Realty  Co.,  San 
Jrcisco.  Capital  $125,000.  Incorporators, 
V  McWood,  S.  Roeder,  A.  Newburgh,  M. 
I  trom  and  A.  McClure.  To  build  and  ac- 
q  e  theaters.  Care  A.  Newburgh,  Humboldt 
B  k  Bldg.,  San  Francisco. 
_  /elch  Pictures  Corp.,  Los  Angeles.  Cap- 
it  $10,000.  Incorporators,  L.  Underwood, 
*  Compton  and  F.  Scudder.  To  produce. 
A)rney.  R.  E.  Sanders,  Room  408  Lincoln 
B  J.,   Los  Angeles. 


$6,000,000  Schedule 

During  E.  H.  Goldstein's  recent 
visit  at  the  Universal  studio,  a  sched- 
ule entailing  the  expenditure  of  more 
than  $6,000,000  was  drafted  for  1926. 
This  sum  will  be  spent  on  pictures 
starring  Reginafd  Denny,  Laura  La 
Plante,  Norman  Kerry,  Mary  Philbin, 
Hoot  Gibson,  Jackie  Hoxie,  Art 
Acord,  William  Desmond,  Jack 
Daugherty,  Pete  Morrison,  Josie 
Sedg\vick  and  Eilleen  Sedgwick. 


Five  New  P.  D.  C.  Releases  Shipped 

Prints  of  five  productions  in  the 
second  batch  of  1925-26  pictures  were 
forwarded  to  New  York  this  week 
by  P.  T).  C.  They  are:  "The  People 
vs.  Nancy  Preston",  "Simon  The 
Jester,"  "The  Man  From  Red  Gluch," 
"The  Wedding  Song"  and  "Madam 
Behave". 


Universal  Starts  Two  Chapter  Plays 

Two  serial  pictures  vvere  put  into 
production  at  Universal  this  week. 
They  are  "Strings  of  Steel,"  starring 
William  Desmond  and  Eileen  Sedg- 
wick, directed  by  Henry  McRae,  and 
the  "The  Radio  Retective,"  starring 
Jack  Daugherty  with  William  Crinley 
directing. 


Pitts  Loaned;  Bennett  Returns 

Zasu  Pitts  has  been  loaned  by 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  to  play  the 
lead  in  "The  Nut  Cracker." 

Katherine  Bennett  has  returned  to 
the  M.-G.-M.  studio,  having  finished 
her  work  as  the  lead  in  "'Brain 
Storms"  for  Fox. 


Conway  Commences  Glyn  Story 

Jack  Conway  has  begun  photo- 
graphy on  "The  Reason  Why,"  from 
the  novel  by  Elinor  Glyn.  Aileen 
Pringle  has  the  feminine  lead;  Ed- 
mund Loew,  borrowed  from  Fox  by 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,  plays  op- 
posite. 


Nissen  In  Cast 
Greta  Nissen  has  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  "The  Lucky  Lady"  by 
Famous.  Others  are  Lionel  Barry- 
more,  William  Collier,  Jr.,  Marc  Mc- 
Dermott,  Mme.  Daumery  and  So. 
Jin.     Director  Raoul  Walsh. 


Reception   At   Educational 

A  reception  to  mark  the  inaugura- 
tion of  the  new  Educational  Studios 
at  7250  Santa  Monica  Blvd.,  was  held 
at  the  studio  following  completion  of 
the  final  stage.  They  now  have  five 
acres  of  stage  space. 


Tyler  in  "Knight  of  the  Range" 

"The  Knight  of  the  Range"  has 
been  chosen  as  Tom  Tyler's  next 
F.  B.  O.  vehicle. 


Two  Dividends 

The  M.  P.  Capital  Corp.  has  de- 
clared a  dividend  of  37y2  cents  per 
share,  payable  to  stockholders  of 
record  as  of  Sept.  10.  This  is  ap- 
proximately double  the  return  to  the 
stockholders  of  the  former  Cinema 
Finance  Corp.,  now  a  part  of  the  M. 
P.  Capital  Corp.  Hea-dquarters  are 
in  New  York,  with  Maurice  Barber 
in  charge  of  the  Coast  office. 

The  Western  Costume  Co.,  has  de- 
clared a  regular  quarterly  dividend  of 
2  per  cent  and  an  extra  dividend  of 

1  per  cent  for  the  quarter,  payable 
Oct.  15,  on  all  outstanding  preferred, 
to  stockholders  of  record  as  of  Sept. 
30.  This  makes  a  total  of  11  per  cent 
in  dividends  thus  far  this  year  on  the 
8  per  cent  issue.  When  the  regular  2 
per  cent  dividends  were  declared  in 
April  and  July,  an  extra  dividend  of 

2  per  cent  was  issued. 


Arrivals 

Betty  Bronson  has  returned  from 
New  York  after  an  absence  from 
Hollywood  of  two  months. 

After  an  absence  abroad  of  almost 
a  year,  Alice  Terry,  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer   star,   has   returned. 

Ray  Hatton  and  Greta  Nissen, 
Paramount  players  have  returned  to 
the  West  Coast  studio.  Hatton  will 
begin  work  on  "Behind  the  Front," 
in  which  Mildred  Davis  will  be  fea- 
tured. Miss  Nissen  will  start  soon 
on   "The   Golden   Sin." 

Monta  Bell  is  due  here  from  the 
East  soon  and  goes  back  to  M.-G.-M. 
where  he  is  under  contract. 

Lloyd  Hughes  accompanied  by  his 
w'iie,  Gloria  Hope  has  arrived  from 
New   York. 

Gertrude  Astor,  after  an  absence 
of  six  weeks  has  returned  to  resume 
activities    in    Los    Angeles. 


New    Fox    Series 

Georgie  Harris  and  Barbara  Luddy, 
juveniles,  have  been  signedt  on  la 
long-term  contract  by  Fox.  They 
will  make  a  series  of  New  York  at- 
mospheric stories  called  "East  Side, 
West    Side." 

Arlette  Marchall  is  coming  from 
France  to  be  featured  in  Paramount 
productions. 

John  Patrick  and  Myrna  Loy,  have 
been  added  to  the  cast  of  "The  Cave 
Man,"  which  Warner  Bros,  are  pro- 
ducing. 

Marion  McDonald  has  been  signed 
on  a  long-term  contract  to  appear  in 
Sennett    comedies. 


Lipton    Given    New   Assignment 

Lew  Lipton  has  been  assigned  to 
the  Edmund  Goulding  unit,  produc- 
ing "Sally,  Irene,  and  Mary,"  as 
"comedy  constructor."  Lipton's  last 
two  pictures  were  "The  Midshipman" 
and  "A  Little  Bit  of  Broadway." 


School  for  Players 

Started  By  Ray  Schrock  At  Universal 

— Actors  and  Directors  Will  Be 

The  Instructors 

A  new  school  for  the  advancement 
of  embryo  actors  has  been  inaugur- 
ated at  Universal  City  by  Raymond 
L.  Schrock.  Stars  and  directors  will 
be  the  instructors  and  will  give  lec- 
tures every  Friday  night  on  the  sub- 
jects which  they  are  best  qualified. 

Any  player  under  contract  to  Uni- 
versal, and  those  in  the  stock  com- 
pany are  eligible  to  enroll.  No  tui- 
tion will  be  charged.  Monthly  tests 
will  be  held  by  the  board  of  examin- 
ers, composed  of  Schrock,  Norman 
Sproul,  business  manager,  Edward 
Montague,  scenario  editor,  and  Frank 
Lawrence,  editorial  chief.  Promotions 
will  follow  as  a  result  of  these  ex- 
aminations. 

The  subjects  for  this  month  include 
'The  Screen  Novice,"  with  Pat 
O'Malley  as  lecturer;  "Screen  Poise," 
Laura  La  Plante;  "Conquering  Cam- 
era Shyness,"  Reginald  Denny;  "Art 
of  Make  Up,"  Lguise  Dresser  and 
"Emotional  Registration,  Mary  Phil- 
bin.  The  initial  class  comprises: 
Blanche  Fisher,  Janet  Gaynor,  Dor- 
othy Gulliver,  Matty  Kemp,  Evelyn 
Lendon,  Marian  Warren,  Florence 
Allen,  Teddy  Criswell,  Irene  Franks 
and  Grace  Parent. 

Winners  of  the  beauty  contest,  who 
are  now  under  contract  to  Universal 
as  a  result  of  the  contests  held  in  con- 
nection with  the  "California  Straight 
Ahead"  ballyhoo,  will  also  attend. 


New  Player  Contracts 

Mabel  Van  Buren  has  been  signed 
for  a  role  in  M.-G.-M. 's  "Free  Lips." 

William  V.  Mong  has  been  signed 
by  Belasco  Prod,  for  "Fifth  Avenue." 

Malcolm  MacGregor,  Mary  Carr 
and  Pauline  Garon  have  been  engag- 
ed to  play  the  leads  in  "Flaming 
Waters,"  to  be  made  by  Associated 
Arts  for  F.   B.   O. 

Diana  Miller  has  been  cast  for  a 
role  in  Buck  Jones'  next  picture,  "Her 
Cowboy    Prince." 

Ena  Gregory  has  signed  a  long- 
term  contract  with  Universal. 

Virginia  Lee  Corbin  has  been  sign- 
ed by  Famous  as  one  of  the  leading 
women  opposite  Raymond  Griffith 
in   "Hands   Up." 


STUDIO  SPACE 

For  Independent  Producers 
Excellent  facilities  with  every 
convenience. 


CALIFORNIA  STUDIOS 

1438   Gower  St.,   Hollywood 

Jack    Mintz,    Studio    Mgr. 
Phone    HO-0162 


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Sunday,  October  11,  1925 


Jivelyn  Brent  in 

"Three  Wise  Crooks" 

Film  Booking  Offices 
As  a  Whole.  . .  GOOD  HOKUM  IN 
CROOK  YARN  AND  SOME  EF- 
FECTIVE COMEDY  RELIEF. 
WILL  GET  OVER  NICELY 
WITH  AVERAGE  AUDIENCE. 

Star Likeable    as    the    girl    crook 

who  goes  out  to  clean  up  a  small 
town  but  instead  is  regenerated  by 
a  kindly  old  lady.  Quite  appealing 
in  the   role. 

Cast Fannie   Midgley   pleasing  as 

the  little  old  lady  and  John  Gough 
the  comedy  accomplice  of  Evelyn. 
Bruce  Gordon  the  other  member 
of  her  gang  and  her  sweetheart. 
Others  William  Humphrey,  Carroll 
Nye,  Dodo  Newton. 

Type  of  Story.  . .  .Crook  story.  Under 
a  critical  analysis  there  probably 
is  not  a  great  deal  in  the  plot  of 
"Three  Wise  Crooks"  that  has  not 
been  used  before.  Crooks  have 
pulled  jobs,  hidden  themselves  away 
in  the  country  and  been  regenerat- 
ed by  some  plain  country  folks  be- 
fore but  the  fact  that  it  happens 
again  in  Evelyn  Brent's  latest 
doesn't  seem  to  spoil  its  entertain- 
ment value.  With  a  good  cast  and 
some  effective  comedy  relief  it 
suffices  for  a  good  program  num- 
ber that  will  no  doubt  please  many. 
The  regeneration  angle  brings  in 
a  mother  love  angle  with  the  little 
old  lady's  influence  causing  the  girl 
crook  to  reform.  There  is  the  cus- 
tomary romance  worked  in  which 
ends  with  the  popular  clinch.  The 
opening  sequence  contains  some 
clever  twists  in  the  two  different 
get-aways  which  the  crooks  make. 
The  first  time  fhey  make  use  of 
a  dentist's  office  to  disguise  their 
theft  and  the  second  time  they  use 
an  ambulance. 

Story:  "Flash"  Annie  is  the 
leader  of  her  band  which  consists 
of  Spug,  hero  Dan  and  herself. 
When  it  gets  dangerous  in  the  city 
they  hide  away  on  a  farm.  Annie 
begins  to  fall  for  the  mothering  of 
the  little  old  lady  and  finally  she 
robs  the  town  bank  to  restore 
money  stolen  from  Ma,  returns 
loot  stolen  in  the  city  and  is  head- 
ed for  the  straight  road  and  mar- 
riage at  the  close  of  the  picture. 

Box    Office    Angle Good    average 

entertainment  that  will  suit  the 
general  run   of  audiences. 

Exploitation The   title    is    a   good 

one  and  you  can  tell  them  the 
story  deals  with  a  girl,  a  leader 
of  a  crook  band,  who  is  regenerated 
by  a  little  old  lady  whom  she  once 
befriended.  A  trailer  showing  the 
crooks  in  one  of  their  original  get- 
aways should  help  get  them  inter- 
ested. Use  Evelyn  Brent's  name 
and  recall  her  recent  releases. 

Direction   Harmon  Weight; 

good 

Authors John  Brownell- 

Fred  Kennedy  Myton 

Scenario    Same 

Cameraman    Roy   Klaflfki 

Photography    Good 

Locale  Small  up-state  town 

Length    6,074   feet 


"A  Son  of  His  Father" 

Paramount 

As  a  Whole  ...NOTHING  VERY 
NEW  ABOUT  THIS  WESTERN 
PLOT  BUT  SOME  COMEDY 
BUSINESS  HELPS  TO  MAKE 
IT  FAIRLY  ENTERTAINING. 
INCLUDES  ALL  THE  FAM- 
ILIAR TWISTS. 
Cast.  ...  Warner  Baxter  a  splendid 
hero  who  makes  the  most  of  a 
none  too  compensating  role.  Bes- 
sie Love  pleasing  as  the  girl  and 
Raymond  Hatton  contributes  some 
good  laughs  as  the  self-inflicted  in- 
valid who  doesn't  realize  how  good 
he  is  until  he  captures  a  bandit. 
Walter  McGrail  is  a  collegiate 
looking  villain.  Doesn't  seem  to 
get  much  of  a  thrill  out  of  his  vil- 
lainy. Others  Carl  Stockdale,  Billy 
Eugene,  James  Farley,  Valentina 
Zemina. 
Type  of  Story.  ..  .Western;  adapted 
from  Harold  Bell  Wright's  story 
of  the  same  name.  "A  Son  of  His 
Father"  is  one  of  Paramount's 
periodical  western  releases.  It 
furnishes  the  customary  amount  of 
action  and  thrills  without  getting 
very  far  in  the  way  of  originality. 
In  spite  of  any  way  they  may 
twist  and  turn  it  you  can  weed  out 
the  old  trio  of  hero-villain-girl  and, 
minus  the  dressing,  thej'  are  run- 
ning about  it  in  the  same  circle: 
hero  after  villain,  villain  after  girl, 
and  girl  after  hero.  Harold  Bell 
Wright  hasn't  gotten  away  from 
the  formula  at  any  time — but  he 
injects  some  good  comedy  se- 
quences and  there  are  some  first- 
rate  bits  of  action  and  an  occasion- 
al good  thrill. 

Story:  Nora  arrives  fresh  from 
Ireland  to  visit  Morgan  on  his 
ranch  and  her  brother  who  is  liv- 
ing with  him.  Morgan  is  about  to 
lose  his  ranch  and  Holdbrook  is 
the  villain  who  is  calling  in  a  mort- 
gage and  not  giving  him  a  chance 
to  keep  his  home.  Holdbrook  de- 
cides to  get  Nora  in  the  bargain. 
He  has  already  implicated  Nora's 
brother  in  his  smuggling  deals,  un- 
known to  Nora,  however.  Rather 
than  expose  Holdbrook  and  Nora's 
brother  at  the  same  time  Morgan 
is  about  to  let  Holdbrook  secure 
the  ranch  but  Nora  overhears^  and 
finallv,  after  some  complications, 
Holdbrook  gets  his  just  reward 
while  Nora  and  Morgan  are  head- 
ed for  matrimony. 
Box  Office  Angle ....  Average  enter- 
tainment of  the  western  variety. 
Perhaps  comedy  angles  may  give 
it  a  better  break  than  it  would 
ordinarily  receive. 

Exploitation A     little     girl     fresh 

from  Ireland  mixed  up  with  crooks 
on  a  desert  ranch.  That  might 
serve  to  give  them  an  idea  of  some 
fun.  Bessie  Love  as  Nora  isn't  to 
be  baffled  by  any  western  bad  men. 
Use  her  name  in  your  announce- 
ments, also  Warner  Baxter's  and 
Ravmond  Hatton's.  Use  the  au- 
thors name  and  the  usual  book 
store  tie-up  can  be  arranged. 

Direction    Victor    Fleming; 

all    right 

Author    Harold   Bell   Wright 

R'-enario Anthony  Cold^wav 

■Photography    Good 

Locale West 

Length  7,009  feet 


Billy  Sullivan  in 

"The  Fear  Fighter" 

Producer — Harry  J.  Brown  Prod. 
Rayart — State  Rights 

As  a   Whole REACHES   OUT 

MOSTLY  TO  MALE  AUDI- 
ENCES BOTH  IN  COMEDY 
ANGLES  AND  FIGHT  ATMOS- 
PHERE. NOT  VERY  MUCH 
OF  APPEAL  FOR  WOMEN. 
Star.  ..  Rather  likeable  chap  who  ful- 
fills all  requirements  quite  readily. 
Role  is  an  easy  one  to  win  with,  so 
there  isn't  verj-  much  by  which  to 
judge  his  capabilities. 
Cast.... J.  P.  McGowan  suitable  as 
a  fight  promoter  and  Ruth  Dwyer 
I)leasing  as  his  daughter.  Jack  Her- 
rick,  Billy  Franey  and  others  not 
important. 
Type  of  story.  .  .Comedy.  "The  Fear 
I'ighter"  is  essentially  a  man's  pic- 
ture. At  a  transient  trade  house 
catering  mostly  to  men  it  appeared 
to  be  heartily  received,  the  comedy, 
which  is  mostly  of  a  slap-stick  va- 
riety, getting  many  laughs.  The 
story  moves  along  quite  swiftly  and 
although  the  plot  is  a  fairly  con- 
ventional one  it  makes  up  in  action 
what  it  misses  in  originality.  Billy 
Sullivan,  as  the  fighter  hero,  offers 
some  good  stunts  and  the  one  in 
particular,  where  he  jumps  from 
the  roof  of  one  speeding  taxi  to  the 
roof  of  another  is  a  first  rate  thrill. 
There  is  a  romance  on  the  side  but 
this  is  not  played  up  to  any  great 
extent. 

Story:  Curtis,  a  fight  promoter, 
agrees  to  allow  his  daughter  to 
marry  young  Griffin  providing 
Griffin  will  meet  him  (Curtis)  in  a 
boxing  match.  Griffin  reluctantly 
agrees.  Curtis  loses  his  head  and 
strikes  a  blow  that  knocks  hero 
senseless  and  leaves  him  with  loss 
of  memory.  While  in  this  condi- 
tion hero  meets  an  ex-champion 
who  sees  possibilities  of  a  great 
fighter  in  hero.  After  he  has  trained 
him  and  planned  for  a  big  fight 
hero  recovers  his  mind  but  forgets 
recent  events.  Nevertheless  he 
goes  through  with  the  fight,  and 
comes  out  a  winner,  of  course. 
Box-Office  Angle... Go  out  for  your 
men  folks  and  tell  them  the  story 
concerns  the  making  of  a  fighter. 
Should  get  them  in. 

Exploitation A  trailer  of  the  fight 

sequence  will  be  enough  to  bring 
them  back  if  they  are  interested  in 
the  pugilistic  art  and  you  can  talk 
about  the  comedy  element  as  well. 
There  are  no  names  to  use  in  ex- 
ploiting the  picture  so  you  will  be 
obliged  to  stick  to  the  routine  form 
of  advertising  to  bring  them  in. 
Where  you  cater  largely  to  men 
play  up  the  hero  who  becomes  a 
fighter  and  doesn't  know  it.  They 
should  be  interested. 

Direction   Albert  Rogell; 

adequate 

Author   Grover  Jones 

Scenario Not  credited 

Cameraman   Ross  Fisher 

Photography    Fair 

Locale   Any  city 

Length   About  5,000  feet 


"Wandering  Fires" 

Producer:   Maurice  Campbell 
Distributor:  Arrow — State  Rights  i 

As  a  Whole... DRAMATIC  RO- 
MANCE THAT  CONTAINS 
EFFECTIVE  HEART  INTER. 
EST  AND  BUILDS  TO  GOOE 
CLIMAX.  FIRST  HALF  NEEDS 
CUTTING. 

Cast Constance    Bennett    stops  ; 

"flapping"  and  becomes  a  much 
wronged  heroine  who  sacrifices 
her  reputation  to  save  her  soldier 
sweetheart's  name  from  disgrace. 
Does  very  well.  George  Hacka- 
thorne  well  suited  as  the  soldier. 
Wallace  MacDonald  good  as  the 
young  man  whose  imagination  gets 
the  best  of  him.  Others  Henrietta 
Crossman  and  Effie  Shannon. 

Type  of  Story. . .  .Dramatic  romance. 
Warner  Fabian  who  wrote  "Flam- 
ing Youth"  is  also  the  author  ol 
"Wandering  Fires,"  a  story  thai 
shows  the  modern  girl  in  a  whollj 
different  light.  Constance  Ben 
nett,  who  has  "flapped"  her  waj 
to  no  little  fame  of  late,  for  hei 
characterization  of  the  modern  girl 
comes  forth  in  a  contrasting  role 
This  time  she  is  not  what  the) 
say  she  is  and  instead  of  being  tht 
guilty  one  in  the  scandal  she  wa; 
completely  innocent  of  wrong-do 
ing  and  had  risked  ruining  her  owr 
reputation  to  save  her  soldiei 
sweetheart's  name  from  disgrace 
The  story  contains  some  eflfectivi 
dramatic  situations  and  a  clima; 
that  carries  a  first  rate  heart  inter 
est  in  the  return  of  the  soldier  re 
ported  dead  and  the  fact  that  h' 
comes  to  his  own  home,  a  wander 
ing  singer  who  calls  himself  "Joe' 
and  recalls  nothing  of  his  past 
Director  Maurice  Campbfell  has  ar 
rived  at  this  point  very  satisfac 
torily  but  his  early  reels  need  t< 
be  speeded  up  quite  a  little.  H' 
takes  too  long  to  get  into  the  rea 
plot.  Production  and  cast  botl 
given  good  attention. 

Story:  Believing  her  sweethear 
dead,  Guerda  Anthony,  admits  tha 
she  spent  the  night  before  he  saile 
with  him  in  his  rooms  thereb 
proving  that  he  would  not  hav 
been  implicated  in  the  conspirac 
of  spies.  Guerda  marries  Norma 
Yuell  who  never  overcomes  h; 
jealousy  for  her  dead  lover  bi 
when  the  latter  returns,  alive,  an 
Guerda  proves  she  loves  only  Not 
man  he  overcomes  his  fear  of  lo! 
ing  her.  ,j. 

Box   Office  Angle Will  appeal  t 

a  good  majority.  Needs  tightenin 
up  in  early  reels  to  give  it  bett( 
sustained   interest   at   the   start. 

Exploitation.  ...  Good  names  to  u; 
and  you  might  play  up  the  fa 
that  the  storv  is  bv  the  author  i 
"Flaming  Youth."  Let  them  kno 
Constance  Bennett  is  the  heroii 
of   this   war   romance. 

Direction    Maurice   Campbe' 

usually    good. 

Author   Warner  Fabi; 

Scenario G.  Marion  Burtoi 

Maurice  Campbell 

Cameraman Harry  Stradlii^ 

Photography   Go( 

Locale    New   Yo'   ^^ 

Length    6  500   fe  ifj 


Sunday,  October  11,  1925 


"What  Fools  Men" 

First  National 

s   a   Whole SOCIETY    AND 

JAZZ  ANGLES  AND  LEWIS 
STONE  IN  A  TYPICAL  CHAR- 
IaCTERIZATION  may  SUIT 
MANY.  MYSTERY  ATMOS 
PHERE  THAT  GETS  NO- 
WHERE. 

ist Lewis  Stone  is  himself  once 

more  in  one  of  those  typical  char- 
acterizations   of    the    man    "at    the 
;angerous  age."     He's   sought  after 
I  by   women,   as   usual.      Stone   does 
very  good  work  and  Shirley  Mason 
adds  zest   in   the  role   of  his  jazzy 
young    daughter.      Hugh    Allen,    a 
hew  comer,   is   the   latest   in   hand- 
some "finds."     He  is  a  good  looker, 
>io    arguing    it.      Barbara    Bedford 
ceeps    you    guessing.       You    don't 
<now  whether  she  is  a  prim  secre- 
tary    or     a     camouflage     mistress. 
Others    Ethel     Grey    Terry,    John 
Patrick,  David  Torrence,  Tom  Wil- 
lon. 
Ipe  of  Story.  Drama;  adapted  from 
.ienry    Kitchell    Webster's    novel. 
('Joseph  Greer  and  His  Daughter." 
director  Archainbaud  establishes  a 
Certain    amount    of    suspense    and 
hystery  in  "What  Fools  Men"  and 
hen  nothing  comes  of  it.     It  may 
ot   have  been   intentional  but  you 
re    led    to    expect    some    unusual 
wist    to    the    development.      They 
iever  make  the  secretary's  place  in 
le  plot  very  clear  so  you  are  led 
)   believe   that    she    may   be   more 
lan  just   "secretary"   to   her   boss. 
j.nd  then  yon  can't  make  out  her 
ibnnection  with  his  business.     She 
Ppears    as    a    tailored,    prim    and 
Sectacled  stenographer  at  one  min- 
te   and   the    next    thing   she   is   in 
,issy    evening    clothes,    minus    the 
':ake-up  of  specs,  etc.     After  you 
ive  decided  that  you  were  off  on 
•e   wrong  track   it   is  easy   to  see 
,iat  the  story  is  destined  to  revolve 
i^out  the  boss's  daughter  and  her 

zz  mania. 

Story:  Greer  had  never  seen  his 
,iughter.  She  arrives  a  grown-up 
ipper    who    attends    wild    parties, 

rts  with  her  chaufifeur,  etc.  The 
■max  arrives  when  her  father  or- 

rs    the    chauffeur    ofif    the    place. 

■atrice  has  learned  to  love  him, 
i'lows  and  they  are  married.  Lat- 
<  she  learns  her  father  has  been 
lined  by  his  business  associates. 
■  e  locates  him  and  brings  along 
.nnie,  his  former  secretary,  to 
like  him  happy. 

J&Office    Angle Jazz    business 

fd  flapper  heroine  will  undoubted- 
1  give  this  a  good  polling  if  you 
c  er  to  a  crowd  that  likes  pep. 
•<  oitation.  .  .  .Lewis    Stone's    name 

nds    for   something   so   you    can 

■St    it    in    your    announcements. 

;0  tell  them  that  Shirley  Mason 
i:in  the  cast.  Say  that  the  story 
iM  drama  of  high  society  and  fi- 
nicial  intrigue.  A  trailer  showing 
ti  bathing  or  jazz  party  will  get 
tlm   in. 

"■  'ion   Geo.  Archainbaud; 

3'  quate 

ut  Jr  ....  Henry  Kitchell  Webster 

•^  "o    June   Mathis 

■tr  raman    Norbert   Brodin 

lic.graphy    Good 

^e N.  Y. 

S -l»th  7,349  feet 


"A  Daughter  of  the  Sioux" 

Davis  Dist.   Division — State  Rights 

As  a  Whole.... WESTERN  WITH 
HISTORICAL  ANGLE  THAT 
MAKES  IT  INTERESTING 
AND  SOMEWHAT  OUT  OF 
THE  ORDINARY.  SOME 
GOOD  BITS  OF  ACTION. 

Cast Neva    Gerber    suitable    as 

the  supposed  half-breed  suspected 
of  helping  the  Indian  tribes.  Ben 
Wilson  the  hero  who  eventually 
learns  that  she  is  innocent.  Both 
capable.  Robert  Walker  adequate 
as  a  family  black  sheep  who  gets 
his  excitement  by  joining  a  rene- 
gade Indian  tribe.  Others  Fay 
Adams,  William  Lowery,  Rhody 
Hathaway. 

Type  of  Story Western   of  old 

frontier  days.  "A  Daughter  of  the 
Sioux"  is  a  story  of  frontier  days 
when  Indian  attacks,  wagon  trains, 
the  pony  express,  and  other  events 
typical  of  the  pioneer  period,  were 
holding  the  people's  interest.  The 
plot  contains  the  usual  intrigue, 
action  and  romance  and  as  a  story 
is  not  outstandingly  new  but  there 
is  the  atmosphere  to  give  it  dis- 
tinction and  with  a  quite  vivid 
presentation  it  makes  for  rather 
good  entertainment.  Ben  Wilson 
has  injected  some  of  the  color  of 
"The  Covered  Wagon"  in  his  ef- 
fective, though  not  nearly  as  pre- 
tentious, wagon  train  episode  and 
Indian  attack.  His  production  all 
the  way  is  good  and  shows  con- 
siderable careful  detail.  There  are 
several  good  bits  of  action  that 
include  the  riding  of  a  trooper,  the 
fight  on  the  clifif  and  the  flash-back 
of  the  wagon  trains  and  the  ford- 
ing of  the  river. 

Story:  Field,  a  Government 
surveyor,  suspects  Nanette,  the  ad- 
opted daughter  of  Major  Webb,  of 
aiding  the  Indians  by  disclosing 
Government  information.  The 
Sioux  attack  and  a  white  woman 
is  killed.  Field  sees  Nanette  talk- 
ing to  an  Indian  and  captures  this 
man  during  the  attack.  They  bat- 
tle and  the  Indian  is  killed.  Field 
brings  in  his  man  and  the  major 
recognizes  him  as  his  black  sheep 
son.  It  is  then  disclosed  that  Nan- 
ette had  been  giving  him  money 
to  keep  him  quiet  and  save  her 
benefactor  from  disgrace.  It  is 
also  disclosed  that  Nanette  is  not 
a  Sioux  but  a  white  girl  stolen  in 
infancy.     She  marries  Field. 

Box   Office  Angle Will   f^ll   the 

bill  very  nicely  if  you  know  your 
folks  enjoy  a  story  of  the  old  west. 
Good  production  and  action  bits 
that   should   hold   them. 

Exploitation Tell  them  that  the 

story  deals  with  the  days  when  the 
settlers  were  in  constant  dread  of 
Indian  attacks  and  bring  in  the 
angle  wherein  a  major  is  brought 
face  to  face  with  his  own  son 
masquerading  as  a  red  man.  Run 
a  trailer  of  the  more  exciting 
moments. 

Direction   Ben  Wilson; 

good. 

Author    Brig.   Gen.   Chas.   King 

Scenario   Geo.  W.   Pyper 

Cameraman   Wm.  Fildew 

Photography    Good 

Locale    The    West 

Length    5,000    feet 


Corinne  Griffith  in 

"Classified" 

Prod.:  Corinne  Griffith  Prods.,  Inc. 
Distributor:  First  National 

As  a  Whole.. GREAT  AUDIENCE 
APPEAL  AND  GENUINE 
GOOD  COMEDY  BUSINESS 
WITH  CORINNE  GRIFFITH 
IN  AN  IDEAL  ROLE. 

Star.... As  the  luxury-craving  shop 
girl  she  has  all  the  opportunities 
for  displaying  gorgeous  clothes 
which  she  wears  so  well  and  at  the 
same  time  wins  the  sympathy  of 
her  audience.  Makes  the  most  of 
humorous  bits  that  come  her  way 
also. 

Cast Charles  Murray,  as  Corinne's 

pa,  a  sure  enough  delight  and  Car- 
rol Nye  injects  considerable  up- 
to-the-minute  gags  with  a  home- 
made radio.  Ward  Crane  is  typi- 
cal as  the  rich  patron  of  the  shop 
girl  and  Jack  Mulhall  right  at 
home  as  the  rollicking,  easy-going 
sweetie.  Others  Edythe  Chap- 
man,   Jacqueline    Wells. 

Type  of  Story Romantic-comedy; 

adapted  from  Edna  Ferber's  novel. 
"Classified"  is  all  about  a  young 
girl  whose  ambition  is  to  ride  in 
a  Rolls  Royce  and  live  on  Fifth 
Avenue.  Edna  Ferber  has  made 
her  the  central  figure  in  a  delight- 
ful story  that  combines  romance 
and  comedy  in  ideal  fashion.  There 
are  many  fine  situations  working 
out  of  the  girl's  dream  of  luxury 
and  her  romance  with  a  young  me- 
chanic. Babs  rides  to  work  each 
morning  in  a  different  car  but  in- 
variably, walks  the  last  few  blocks 
when  the  driver  "gets  fresh."  One 
of  the  cleverest  bits  in  the  picture  is 
Babs'  pretense  that  she  lives  on 
Fifth  Avenue  and  is  forced  to  en- 
ter the  house  to  which  she  takes 
her  escort,  then  only  to  learn  that  it 
is  her  escort's  home.  The  entire 
run  of  the  story  is  full  of  amusing 
situations  and  ends  in  true  "audi- 
ence appeal"  fashion  by  having 
Babs  give  up  the  prospect  of  rich- 
es to  marry  her  mechanic  sweetie. 
It  is  delightfully  told  and  director 
Al  Santell  has  kept  it  moving  all 
the  way.  The  New  York  Times, 
where  Babs  works  in  the  Classified 
Ad  department,  is  given  some  great 
publicity  in  the  picture. 
Box  Office  Angle Sure-fire  enter- 
tainment. The  story  hits  home  to 
the  majority  and  you  can  rest  as- 
sured they  will  enjoy  the  adven- 
tures of  Babs. 

Exploitation This  is  decidedly  the 

best  entertainment  that  Corinne 
Griffith  has  made  in  some  time.  It 
has  a  wide  appeal  and  you  cannot 
go  too  strongly  on  convincing 
them  that  it  is  delightfully  amus- 
ing and  contains  a  pleasing  ro- 
mance besides.  Boost  the  star's 
name,  saying  she  wears  some  more 
stunnin.g  costumes.  Use  Charlie 
Murray's  name  also.  Use  the 
regulation  book  store  tie-up  and 
exploit  the  title  and  its  popularity 
as  one  of  the  "best  sellers." 

Direction  Alfred  A.  Santell; 

excellent 

Author    Edna   Ferber 

Scenario    June    Mathis 

Cameraman    Hal   Rosson 

Photography    Very   good 

Locale    New    York 

Length    6,927    feet 


Hoot  Gibson  in 


"The  Calgary  Stampede" 

U7iiversal 

As  a  Whole TEEMS  WITH  AC- 
TION AND  THRILLS.  CORK- 
ING FINE  WESTERN  THAT 
HAS  UNUSUAL  STORY  AND 
GREAT    RODEO   CLIMAX. 

Star Has  an  excellent  role  and  is 

certain  to  delight  his  admirers  in 
his  latest. 

Cast Virginia    Browne    Faire,    the 

girl,  hasn't  a  very  important  role, 
jim  Corey,  the  villain.  Others 
Clark  Comstock,  Ynez  Seabury 
W.  J.  McCulley,  Philo  McCullough, 
Ena   Gregory. 

Type  of   Story Western.     Hoot 

Gibson's  latest  is  a  real  "wow"  of 
a  western.  It  races  off  to  a  great 
start  with  a  buffalo  stampede  and 
a  kilhng,  speeds  through  with  fine 
action  and  ends  up  in  a  whirlwind 
rodeo  contest,  actual  shots  of  the 
Calgary  Annual  Stampede  that 
carries  it  through  to  a  great  climax. 
This  last  sequence  alone  has 
enough  thrills  for  the  whole  pic- 
ture. Shots  of  the  various  con- 
testants and  the  different  events 
offer  unusually  realistic  thrills  that 
cannot  be  mistaken  for  "staged" 
thrills.  They  are  the  real  thing. 
There  is  a  first  rate  yarn,  too,  one 
that  does  get  somewhat  away  from 
the  regulation  cut-and-dried  form- 
ula. It  has  a  good  comedy  angle 
besides. 

Story:  Malloy,  champion  Ro- 
man rider,  is  accused  by  a  ranch- 
er's daughter  of  having  killed  her 
father.  Unable  to  prove  his  inno- 
cence Malloy  disappears,  masquer- 
ades as  a  boob  and  works  on  a 
distant  ranch.  To  continue  riding 
would  be  to  give  himself  away  so 
Malloy  stands  by  watching  his  new 
employer  wagering  his  ranch 
against  his  neighbor's  in  the  forth- 
coming stampede.  Malloy  knows 
that  his  boss'  rider  can't  win.  At 
the  last  minute  when  the  rider 
breaks  his  leg  and  the  boss  has  no 
one  else  to  ride  for  him  Malloy 
braves  capture  to  go  in  and  win. 
He  succeeds  and  at  the  same  time 
it  is  proven  that  he  did  not  commit 
the  murder  which  naturally  patches 
up   the   old   romance. 

Box     Office     Angle A-1     western 

that  will  send  them  out  tingling 
with  the  excitement  which  the  at- 
mosphere creates.  Excellent  cli- 
max punch  in   stampede  sequence. 

Exploitation Be   sure   to   play   up 

the  unusual  action  and  the  fine 
thrills.  Run  a  trailer  showing  the 
stampede  sequence  and  a  few  shots 
of  the  more  exciting  spills.  This 
is  sure  to  bring  them  back.  Tell 
them  Hoot  Gibson  is  offering  a 
real  thriller  in  his  latest  and  work 
to  get  them  in.  You  can  count 
on   sending   them  out    satisfied. 

Direction    Herbert    Blache; 

very  good 

Authors E.  Richard  Shayer- 

Don  Lee 

Scenario    Same 

Cameraman   Harry  Neuman 

Photography   Good 

Locale    West-Canada 

Length    5,924  feet 


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Sunday,  October  11,  1925 


Short  Subjects         1  The  Weeks  Headlines 


"Piping  Hot"— Century-Universal 
Gags  Good;  Construction  Poor 
Type  of  production.... 2  reel  comedy 
There  is  a  good  deal  of  good 
comedy  stufiE  in  this,  so  far  as  gags 
are  concerned.  However,  the  tirst 
and  second  reels  seem  entirely  un- 
related to  each  other  and  might  easily 
be  different  pictures,  except  for  the 
fact  that  the  same  team  of  comedians 
take  part.  Al  Alt  is  one  of  the  team 
the  other  chap  not  being  featured 
by  name.  There  is  a  good  deal  of 
"scare"  stuf^  in  the  first  reel  when 
Alt,  who  is  supposed  to  be  a  som- 
nambulist walks  on  the  roo  -tops 
ledges,  telegraph  wires,  etc.,  m  h  s 
sleep  The  second  reel  shows  Alt 
rnThis  pal  as.  high-class,  plumbers 
who  go  to  work  in  a  limousine.  1  hey 
Create  considerable  disturbance  by 
drill  ng  holes  in  water-pipes  which 
?hey  afterwards  try  to  stoP  "P^^^^^ 
oarty  is  broken  up  and  all  the  guests 
swept  out  of  the  windows  by  the 
K  of  the  stream  of  water.  Some 
o°  the  titles  might  have  been  selected 
with  more  care. 

"Barrier  Busters"-Grantland  Rice 
Pathe 
Women  In  Sports 
Tvpe  of  production.  1-reel  sporthght 
A  very  interesting  subject  devo  ed 
to  the  progress  of  the  so-called 
"weaker  sex"  in  the  world  of  sport. 
tTc  work  of  the  male  champions  in 
ie  vrr?ous  athletic  contests  is  shown 
then  in  contrast  the  all-women 
events  The  latter  certainly  make  a 
commendable  showing  in  every  de- 
oar  ment.  It  will  be  a  revelation  to 
mos"  people  to  realize  that  m  college 
Tthleti's  t'he  girls  have  taken  up  mos^ 
of  the  strenuous  games.  They  even 
put  the  shot  and  hurl  the  javelim  In 
dimming  especially  they  'nalce  a  re- 
markable showing,  and  are  not 
very  far  behind  the,  men  in  sprinting 
and  the  high  jump.  The  tenms  cham^ 
pions  are  also  shown.  Here  is  a  field 
of  sDort  where  few  men  can  hold 
their'  own  with  the  women  cham- 
pions. Altogether  a  very  interesting 
number  which  is  bound  to  please  all 
ages  and  classes  of  women. 

"A    Misfit    Sailor"— Christie 
Educational 

Funny,  In  Spots  Only 
Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  comedy 
Billy  Dooley  and  Vera  Steadman 
are  featured  in  this  Christie  comedy 
which  deals  with  a  dunib  sailors 
struggles  to  deliver  a  mon l:ey  to  his 
captlin's  niece.  The  girl  is  a  good- 
looke?,  from  the  picture  the  captain 
has,  and  a  tough  gob,  played  by  fcddie 
Baker,  sets  out  to  get  the  monkey 
and  deliver  it  himself.  This  he  does 
by  a  devious  route.  Dooley  gets 
there  however,  but  without  the  mon- 
key. The  tough  sailor  has  told  the 
girl  and  her  guests  that  Dooley  is 
crazy  and  when  he  gets  violent  they 
throw  pails  of  water  on  him.  Some 
of  the  action  is  funny.  Some  not 
quite  so  funny.  One  gag,  that  in 
which  shaving  cream  is  squeezed  on 
French  pastry  with  the  resultant  nati- 
sea  being  accurately  photographed,  is 
carried  far  too  long.  Dooley's  marked 
resemblance  in  make-up  and  action 
to  Harry  Langdon  should  be  noted. 


Monday 

English  exhibitors  disturbed  over  producer- 
owned  theaters. 

Connecticut-Dtu-ant    tax     situation     easing. 

"Roxy",  back  from  Europe,  found  the  Con- 
tinent far  behind  in  exhibition. 

M.  H.  Hoffman  retires  as  head  of  Tiffany, 
Truart    atid     Renown,    because    of    illness. 

Jules    Mastbaum's    Paris   house   probably    off. 

Tuesday 

Fifteen  Universal  pictures  sold  to  Bruckmann 
interests    in    Germany. 

Shortage  of  product  in  Connecticut  will  be 
felt    Jan.    1. 

S.  S.  Hutchinson,  former  "Flying  A  presi- 
dent, to  reenter  production,  releasing 
through    Associated    Exhibitors. 

Independent  Theater  Corp.  to  build  Penn- 
sylvania chain  of  15  houses. 

Governor  Pinchot  tightens  Pennsylvania 
censorship    ban. 

Wednesday 

Famous  reorganizes  booking  department. 
Paramount  theater  department  to  be  hand- 
led   through    five    districts. 

Bristol,  Conn,  chain  hit  because  of  Durant 
tax.  Operating  costs  jump  $6,000  yearly 
as    result. 

Philadelphia  state  rights  exchanges  say  they 
face  crisis,  because!  exhibitors  did  not 
keep  play  date  pledges. 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  ready  to  start  second 
group    of    26.  ~ 

W.    C.    Fields   to   star   for    Paramount. 

Tom  Saxe  extending  chain  to  40  Wiscon- 
sin   houses. 

Thursday 

More  expansion  of  Loew  interests  in  South 
contemplated. 

Connecticut  independent  exchanges  have  not 
closed  large  sales,  despite  reports  to  the 
contrary.  . 

Famous  to  occupy  theater  in  Washington 
in  building  which  will  also  house  National 
Press    Club. 

"Roxy"  theater  ready  in  October,  1926. 

Universal  state  retrenching  at  Coast  studios 
due  to  1925-26  schedule  being  so  far  ad- 
vanced. ,     ..  ^  .,    . 

Weiss  Bros,  to  drop  features  and  distribute 
only    short   subjects. 

Friday 

JED  Meador  to  produce  "Kim"  and  tvio 
'  other    Kipling    stories    in    India.      John    S. 

Robertson    to    direct. 
Michigan    M.    P.   T.    O.   definitely   out  of  na- 
tional     exhibitor     politics      while      Sydney 

Cohen    is   a   factor. 
Tax   returns    for    1923    show    176    production 

units  suffered  loss. 
A.    M.    P.   A.    picks  Adolph   Zukor   as  leader 

of   industry.  .  ,  ,. 

Federal    Trade    Commission    asks    ruling    on 

extent   of   its   authority   in   monopoly   rases. 
Associated    Exhibitors    negotiaitng    for    h-ricli 

Von    Stroheini. 

Saturday 

Settlement  of  l.ix  problem  in  Connecticut 
looked  for  soon.  Political  leaders  extend 
olive   branch    to    industry.  „ 

D  W.  Griffith  to  produce  "Sorrows  of  batan 
for  Famous  on  tremendous  scale. 

A  J  Kreist  elected  president  of  Michigan 
M.   P.   T.  O. 


In  Eastern  Studios 


Boston   Road   Theater   Opens 

The  Boston  Road  Theater  opened 
last  night  with  "Sally  of  the  Saw- 
dust." Leo  Brecher  and  a  number 
of  prominent  vaudeville  and  picture 
players  attended. 


W/ien  in  Hollywood 

stop  at 

THE  NEW  HOTEL  REGENT 

Ewery  room  nvith  Bath  and  Radio 

A  beautifully  appointed  moderately 
priced  hotel. 

In  the  heart  oj  Hollywood 

6162  HOLLYWOOD  BLVD. 

Phone:  Holly.  0487 


Whitman  Bennett  Resumes  Work 

Whitman  Bennett  has  started  work 
on  Reginald  Wright  Kaufmans  story, 
"Share  and  Share  Alike".  Jane  Novak 
will  be  starred,  and  the  cast  includes 
Renaud  Randall,  Henri  Mynal  and 
Joe  Burke.  Virginia  Moore  is  re- 
sponsible for  the  scenario.  This  pro- 
duction will  be  the  second  of  the 
Novak  series  for  Arrow. 

Activity  on  "Men  of  Steel" 

John  Fish  Goodrich  is  writing  the 
continuity  for  "Men  of  Steel,"  in 
which  Milton  Sills  will  star.  George 
Archainbaud  will  direct  and  Roy 
Carpenter  will  be  cameraman.  Ihe 
cast  includes  Doris  Kenyon,  May  Al- 
lison, Claude  Gillingwater,  Victor  Mc- 
Lagen  and  George  Fawcett. 

Doris  Kenyon  in  "Mismates" 

Doris  Kenyon  will  be  seen  m  'pAxs 
mates"  after  she  finishes  wo*  on 
"Men  of  Steel"  with  Milton  Sil\At 
present  the  script  is  being  prepXcd 
by  Earl  Snell  and  Bill  Yearsley.  F^ 
First    National. 

To  Join  Johnny  Hines 

A  crew  of  36  additional  people  to 
be  used  in  a  feud  sequence  has  joined 
Johnny  Hines  at  Delaware  Water 
Gap,  where  "Rainbow  Riley"  is  be- 
ing made.  Location  work  will  be 
continued  for  at  least  two  weeks. 

"Green  Archer"  Company  Kept  Busy 

"The  Green  Archer"  company  re- 
turned from  location  at  Bear  Moun- 
tain to  the  Long  Island  Studios  yes- 
terday, and  will  leave  shortly  agam 
for  location  at  Rhinebeck. 

Paramount  Cutting  Room  Active 

Three  Paramount  pictures  are  now 
in  the  process  of  cutting,  "That  Royle 
Girl,"  "Stage  Struck,"  and  "A  Kiss 
for   Cinderella." 

Writing  Script  on  "Pals  First" 
Olga  Printzlau  is  writing  the  script 
for  "Pals  First,"  from  the  novel  and 
play  by   Francis   Perry   Elliott.    First 
National  will  produce. 

Schoefield  Busy  on  "Sea  Horses" 

Paul  Schoefield  is  busy  preparing 
"Sea  Horse,"  a  noved  by  Francis 
Bret    Young.  Allan    Dwan  will  direct. 


Leon  Errol  to  Begin  Shortly 

Leon  Errol  will  begin  work  c 
The  Lunatic  at  Large"  at  First  N, 
tional  on  the  15.  Fred  Newmejri 
will  direct.  At  present  the  cast  ii 
eludes  Dorothy  Mackail  and  Ja« 
Mulhall.  Eugene  Clifford  and  R: 
Harris  are  now  completing  the  CO 
tinuity. 


Ralph  Maglin  Cutting  Picture 

Ralph    Maglin   is   cutting   the   fir 
of  the  Ralph  Maglin  comedies,  "Sea 
'Em    Hooch,"    at   the    Ideal    Studic  j 
Deck    Reynolds    was    featured,    at 
Billie  Rainsford  appeared  in  the  cas  I 
It    is    a    two-reeler.     Maglin   is  prj 
paring  the  second.  1 

iotham  to  Produce  in  East 

Gotham  Productions  will  produ' 
"The  Butter  and  Egg  Man,"  adapti 
from  the  Droll  Stories  magazii 
story  by  Peggy  Gaddis.  It  will 
made  at  the  Whitman  Benne 
Studios.     Casting  is  now  under  wa 


Harvey  Tliew  Busy  for  F.  N. 

Harvey  Thew  is  writing  the  scri 
for  "The  Boss  of  Little  Arcady",  i 
First  National.  It  is  an  adaptati( 
of  Harry  Leon  Wilson's  magazii 
story  of  the  same  name. 


Monta  Bell  to  Attend  Premier 

Monta  Bell  will  journey  to  Was 
ington  to  attend  the  premier  of  1 
latest  production,  "The  King  on  Ma 
Street"  at  Loew's  Palace. 


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Eastman  experts  safeguard  for  the  screen 
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Look  for  the  identification  '^Eastman" 
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It's  the  story  of  a  movie  star — 
who  refused  to  take  chances  and 
as  a  result  was  branded  a  coward. 

The  climax  comes  when  he 
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Something  doing  every  minute 
from  the   first   reel  to   the  last. 

Another  great  "Winner  Group" 
picture. 


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Tuesday,  October  13,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


SHOWS 

i  By  DANNY 

"The  play's  the  thing."  Said 
one  Willum  Shakespeare.  A  few 
hundred  years  ago.  And  he  was 
as  right  then.  As  if  he  was 
saying  it  today.  Only  today  he 
would  say  "The  show's  the 
thing."  For  it  is.  No  question 
of  that. 

Every  once  in  a  while — too  sel- 
Jom,  unfortunately,  a  whale  of  a  pic- 
;ure  comes  along.  And  you  need  lit- 
le  else  on  your  bill.  To  put  it  over. 
But  that  is  the  exception.  Week  in; 
,veek  out;  you  need  more  than  a  pic- 
ure.  And,  boy;  you  know  it.  No  one 
aiows  it  better. 

So  every  little  help;  every  little  aid 
'OU  can  get.  Grab  it.  To  help  de- 
•elop  your  show.  A  good  sliow  saves 
nany  a  poor  picture.  Never  forget 
;hat. 

I  Just  in  from  the  Coast.  Was  tipped 
0  see  Riesenfeld's  show.  Put  on 
/ith  Raymond  Griffith's  picture,  "A 
'egular  Fellow."  At  the  Rivoli. 
'hanks  for  the  tip. 

The  latest  Griffith  comedy  is  short, 
ull  of  fun.  Good  laughs.  But 
eeds  a  real  program  about  it.  And 
;[err  Doktor  sure  put  one  on.  It  was 
jjite  different.     From  anything  seen 


Metro  In  England? 

London     Credits     Report     Company 

Wia  Build  Large  Studio  and  fro- 

duce  on  lixtensive  Scale 

in  its  current  issue  received  in  New 
ioiK  yesterday,  •'Kiiie"  ol  London 
reports: 

•Kumors  that  at  least  two  im- 
portant American  organizations  were 
pianmrtfe  the  erection  of  studios  in 
Che  neighborhood  of  London  have 
been  in  circulation  for  some  time. 

"As  regards  one  of  the  companies, 
Metro-Goidwyn,  we  have  been  ac- 
quainted with  certain  facts  which  sug- 
gest that  arrangements  for  this  pur- 
pose are   very  far  advanced. 

"Our  iniormation  is  tnat,  as  a   re- 

{CoHtiiiiied   on  Page   4) 


Two  Circuits  May  Go  To  Famous, 

Butterfield's  46  and  Skouras'  20 


Kunsky  to  Build  Three   Houses 

Detroit — It  is  reported  John  H. 
Kunsky  will  build  at  least  three 
neighborhood  theaters  with  large 
seating  capacities,  during  the  next  two 
years.  One  of  them  is  to  be  in  North 
Woodward.  None  will  have  less  than 
i.OUO  seats. 


Fraying^, 

Wherever  folks  pray  in  Ma- 
maroneck  some  member  of  the 
Film  Golf  Committee  was  on 
hand  last  night.  Praying  for 
good  weather  today.  For  the 
i<all  tournament.  If — well,  the 
weather  today  will  be  the  an- 
swer. Rain  means  postpone- 
ment. 


j.i  Broadway.     T'or  a  long  time.    And 


I  )u  can   do  it   in  your   house   easily, 
cincli  bill  to  put  together. 

The  Bill 
Riesenfeld  started  off  with  the 
ierenade"  from  Don  Juan,  by  Mo- 
;rt  and  followed  with  the  Fitzpat- 
t:k  Music  Master  release  of  "Mo- 
irt-Haydn."  They  liked  it.  Then 
dnie  "Charleston  Everywhere"  one 
ijthe  Riesenfeld  Classical  Jazz  ideas; 
Rowing  the  Charleston  as  it  is  danced 
i  Holland,  China,  Russia,  Arabia  and 
Ire.  Ran  a  bit  too  long;  but  again 
tpy  seemed  to  like  it.  Following 
Wile  the  Ives-Leventhal  novelty  "As 
B|iu  Like  It"  with  special  orchestral 
ejects,  during  which  the  gallery  gods 
vire  mimicked.  This  made  a  big  hit. 
Ct  close  to  the  audience.  Sort  of  a 
fnily  parlor  gathering  result.  A 
vy    decided    hit    if    used    the    same 

"he  organist  then  gave  "The  Mid- 
ti'M  Waltz"  on  the  big  Wurlitzer. 
Fe.  But  some  one  got  up  some 
sles  for  this;  and  they  sure  looked 
al  wrong  for-  this  type  of  house. 
V\  uld  have  been  much  more  effect- 
ivif  stock  film  had  been  used.  There 
ar  miles  of  dance  stuff  in  the  vaults. 
Tin  came  the  feature.  And  the 
(.Continued  on  Page  2) 


Pathe  Buys  Amundsen  Film 

it  is  understood  Pathe  has  pur- 
chased the  pictures  made  by  the 
Amundsen  expedition  to  the  North 
Pole  and  will  release  them  as  a  spe- 
cial. 


Profits  $451,616 

First  National  Pictures  Inc.,  reports 
for  the  quarter  ending  June  27,  1925 
an  operating  income  of  $1,852,538  and 
a  total  net  profit  of  $451,616,  after  all 
expenses  and  Federal  taxes  are  paid. 

Tippett  Here  Again  Soon 

London — John  D.  Tippett  expects 
to  sail  for  New  York  on  the  Majestic 
tomorrow. 


17  Branches  Ready 

Vital  Exchanges  Ready  to  Function 

— Associated  Banking  Corp. 

Interested 

By  Nov.  1,  Vital  Exchanges  will  be 
operating  in  31  exchange  centers, 
according  to  David  R.  Hochreich  who 
stated  yesterday  that  17  will  be 
functioning  in  a  week. 

Interested  in  the  financing  of  the 
exchange  system  is  the  Associated 
Banking  Corp.  The  personnel  of 
Vital  Exchanges  now  includes:  Hoch- 
reich, president;  Arthur  L.  Price, 
first  vice-president;  J.  Charles  Davis, 

(Continued  on  Page   4) 


Exporter  Going  to  England 

Peter  H.  White,  exporter,  leaves 
for  England  tomorrow  on  a  sales 
trip. 


Cohen  In  Florida 

Sydney  S.  Sohen  is  in  Florida  on 
a  combined  pleasure  and  real  estate 
trip. 


Bickerton  To  See  Shaw 

Joseph  P.  Bickerton,  Jr.,  who  saifed 
on  the  Olympic  Friday  with  Maude 
Adams  and  J.  E.  D.  Meador  to  con- 
fer with  Rudyard  Kipling  regarding 
"Kim,"  will  also  consult  with  George 
Bernard  Shaw  relative  to  the  possi- 
ble filming  of  his  works. 

Clavering  Arrives  Tomorrow 

Arthur  Clavering  of  London  is 
aboard  the  Homeric,  due  from  South- 
ampton tomorrow.  He  will  stop  at 
the   Biltmore. 


Former  Circuit  in  13  Michigan 
Towns— S  k  o  u  r  a  s  Deal  In- 
cludes New  Ambassador, 
St.  Louis 

it    is    understood    that    Famous    i« 
"egotiatmg  to  take  over  the  manLe 
njent    of    the    Butterfield    cSt^fn 

hr,M  ^  ^^  P^^"  's  to  merge  these 

h     l^^'  T'T^  ^'^'^"^  ''^  hocuses    in 
cne    new    theater    corporation    to    he 
lormcd  by  Famous  and  B    &  K 
ihe  Bijou  Theatrical  Enterorises— 

he  Butterheld  circuit,  includTng  ^heU 

roll.M"'^     T"^""''    houses^   con- 

,n   )      ^  booking  deals  and  others 

OU  Idnig,    embrace   46   theaters   in   13 

Al.chigan  towns.     They  are- 

hutiZt  '''''''''"''  ^^"''^-    New  house 

.^  Bay  City-Orpheum  and  1,600  house  build- 

Hm'Vp^rf"'  R^e^ent,   Palace. 
Hillsdale — Dawn 

Jcn.a— Regent,    Orpheum,    Family 
Jackson-Majestic,   Regent.   Rex 
Kalamazoo— Capital,    Majestic 
Lansnig— Colonial,    Strand. 

pt"'°H,^:::''^n  "'^'  ^"^p"°'  ^^^Mmg. 

Pnnt  ,r;^"?°"'^>   Majestic,    Family 

ready    FerV.''^'""''       '"^      *250,boO       h^use 
^^Sagnaaw-Strand.    Regent,    Franklin,    Wol- 

Included  in  the  St.  Louis  deal 
which  involves  the  St.  Louis  Amuse- 
ment   Co    controlled   by   Spyros   and 

{Continued  on  Page  5) 


Beaumont  Signs  with  Fox 

Los  Angeles— Harry  Beaumont  be- 
comes a  Fox  director  on  Dec.  1. 


Williams  To  Produce 

J.   D.,  Together  with  Sir  Harold  de 

Courcy  Moore  and  George  C. 

Eaton,  Forms  English  Unit 

BY  ERNEST  W.  FRED  MAN 
Of   The  Film   Renter  and  M.    P.  News 
London — Two  new  companies  have 
been   registered  with  the  avowed  in- 
tention of  making  British  pictures. 

The  first  is  W.   &  M.,  Ltd.,  com- 
posed   of    Herbert    Wilcox    and    Sir 

(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Tax  Hearing  Oct.  24 

Charles  C.  Pettijohn  to  Argue  Against 
Admissions  Before  House  Com- 
mittee in  Washington 

Washington  —  Argument  against 
the  admission  tax  will  be  presented 
by_  Charles  C.  Pettijohn  of  the  Hays 
office  at  a  hearing  set  by  the  House 
committee    for    Saturday,     Oct,.    24. 

Owing  to  the  fact  that  40  witnesses 
will  be  heard  within  the  brief  period 
of  10  days  it  is  doubtful  that  the  film 
industry  will  be  alloted  adequate  time 
to  register  its  objections. 


To  Commemorate  News  Reels'  Start 

Vice  President  Dawes  will  be  the 
principal  guest  among  other  political 
military  and  naval  officials  at  a  dinner 
commemorating  the  15th  anniversary 
of  news  dissemination  by  motion  pic- 
tures at  the  Hotel  Plaza,  Nov.  14  it 
was  announced  yesterday  by  Emanuel 
Cohen,  editor  of  Pathe  News,  which 
has  engaged  a  special  train  to  convey 
*-,'}'''"et  members,  ambassadors  and 
other  officials  to  the  dinner 


Denial  No  Surprise 

Rehearing    Refused    on    Connecticut 
l<iim   Tax   Law— Case   Going  to 
U.   S.   Supreme   Court 
By  ARTHUR  W.  EDDY 
New   Haven— The  decision  of  the 
special   Federal   Court   denying  a   re- 
nearing  to  test  the  validity  of  the  film 
tax  lavv  does  not  come  as  a  surprise. 
Ihe    object    in    seeking    another    ex- 
amination of  the  statute  by  the  court 

(Continued  on  Page  4) 


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Plan  Film  Guild 

London  Now  Has  Society  To  Sponsor 

Artistic    Pictures— First    Perfor- 
mance Oct.  25 

London — This  city  now  has  a  Film 
Guild  of  its  own.  The  organization, 
named  the  Film  Society,  will  sponsor 
the  showing  of  artistic  pictures  and 
will  also  revive  a  number  of  films  of 
by-gone  days. 

The  society's  program  will  get  un- 
der way  Sunday,  Oct.  25,  when  the 
first  of  a  series  of  eight  performances 
will  be  held  at  the  Tivoli.  The  ex- 
perimental films  to  be  exhibited  in- 
clude those  of  a  scientific  character. 
It  is  intended  to  revive  the  old  pic- 
tures made  during  the  period  of  1905 
to  1915. 

The  initial  program  includes  "Wax 
Figures,"  a  stylistic  film  with  Emil 
Tannings,  Werner  Krauss  and_  Con- 
rad Veidt.  Future  programs  will  em- 
brace all  the  cubistic  work  that  has 
been  done  in  Europe. 


SHOWS 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

crowd  was  all  set  for  it.  The  pro- 
gram was  described  in  full  under 
"Presentations"  in  the  issue  of  Oct. 
8. 

Just  a  light,  airy,  pleasmg  program. 
All  the  way  along.  Made  for  excel- 
lent entertainment.  And  best  of 
all.  There  was  little  to  do  that  cost 
very  much. 


Making  Cartoon  Series 

The  "Wots  in  a  Name  Company" 
has  been  formed  to  produce  a  series 
of  52  one-reel  cartoons  on  the  sub- 
ject of  the  origin  of  names.  E.  B. 
Block,  owner  of  the  Berkshire  Press, 
heads  the  concern.  Released  every 
other  week,  beginning  tomorrow. 


Godal  Making  New  Series 

London — Godal  International  Films 
have  completed  production  of  the 
first  of  a  new  series  of  12  two  reelers, 
titled  "The  Art  of  Love."  The  first 
stars  Mai  Bacon.  Eliot  Stannard  is 
writing  the  scenario  and  Henry 
Harris  is  cameraman. 


Grauman  Unit  Chartered 
Sacramento,  Cal. — Sid  Grauman  has 
formed  Grauman's  Greater  Holly- 
wood Theater,  Inc.,  capital  $1,000,000. 
In  addition  to  Grauman,  Joseph  M. 
Schenck  and  Sol  Lesser  are  the  in- 
corporators. 


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A.  S.  Dwarsky,  pioneer  theater 
owner  of  Minneapolis  has  patented 
two  machines,  one  for  the  recondi- 
tioning of  old  prints  and  the  other  for 
'he  processing  of  new  films.  The  new 
machines  weigh  125  lbs.  and  are  small 
and  compact.  The  length  of  time  re- 
nuircd  to  handle  one  reel  is  five  min- 
utes. Dwarsky  says  the  poor  condi- 
tion in  which  he  received  some  of  his 
prints,  when  he  was  an  exhibitor, 
prompted  him  to  seek  a  remedy. 

Herrick  Directing  for  Davis 

F.  Herrick  began  production  yes- 
terdav  at  Tec-Art  on  a  new  feature 
for  Davis.  Dist.  Division.  It  will 
be  a  five  reeler  titled  "Keep  It  Up." 
and  will  star  Eleanor  King.  This  is 
the  first  of  a  series  for  Davis.  He  will 
later  begin  a  series  of  two  reel 
comedies. 


Detroit  Chain 

Brown    Interests    to    Build    Another 

Theater  There — Four  in  String 

Now 

Detroit — The  Brown  chain,  which 
now  includes  the  Woodward-Grand 
and  Acme  in  Highland  Park,  the  As- 
tor  on  12th  St.  and  Blaine,  and  an- 
other 1200  seat  house  on  Fenkell  near 
Livernois  almost  ready  to  open,  has 
completed  plans  to  erect  a  1600-seat 
theater  at  Dexter  Blvd.  and  Webb 
Ave. 

Work  on  the  new  house  commenced 
October  10.  The  theater  building 
will  include  a  number  of  stores  and 
offices. 


Non-Theatricals  Defeated  in  K.  C. 
Kansas  City — Non  theatrical  com- 
petition has  been  defeated  after  a  trial 
period  covering  several  months.  Un- 
der strict  fire  regulations  of  the  state 
covering  projection  booths,  and  an 
unwritten  agreement  with  th?  local 
Film  Board  of  Trade,  not  to  serve 
non-theatrical  enterprises,  exhibitors 
are  held  to  be  virtually  free  from 
trouble  of  this  nature. 


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St.  Regis  will  soon  start  production 
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Iris  Buys  New  Series  for  N.  Y. 

Five  single  reel  novelties  entitled 
"A  Trip  Through  the  Samoan  Isl- 
ands," have  been  bought  froni  the 
International  Distributors  by  Iris. 


English  Fans  Pick  "Ten  Best" 

London^In  a  contest  just  finished 
by  "The  Daily  Chronicle"  to  deter- 
mine "The  Ten  Best"  pictures  of  the 
year,  the  following  were  selected: 
"The  Ten  Commandments,"  "The 
Hunchback  of  Notre  Dame,"  "Abra- 
ham Lincoln,"  "The  Thief  of  Bag- 
dad," "Zeebrugge,"  "Secrets,"  "Moon 
f  Israel,"  "Koenigsmark,"  "The  Love 
Story  of  Ailette  Brunton"  and  "Hot 
Water." 


Harding,   Chicago,   Opens 

Chicago — Lubliner  &  Trinz's  Hard- 
ing theater.  Milwaukee  and  Sawyer 
Aves.,  a  $2  000,000  house  opened  yes- 
terdav.  The  Harding  is  the  first 
theater  under  L.  &  T.'s  $19,000,000 
building  program  to  be  completed.  It 
will  give  the  northwest  side  a  theater 
rivaling  the  Uptown  on  the  north 
side. 


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PRISCILLA  BONNER 

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Tuesday,  October  13,  192 


Williams  To  Produce 

(ConliiiiicJ  from  t'age   1) 

Harold  de  Courcy  Moore  who  are 
interested  in  the  making  of  "Nell 
Gwynne."  Sir  Harold  is  a  prominent 
figure  in  the  city  where  he  is  a  sheriff. 
Until  recently  he  was  a  director  of 
First  National  Pictures  and  has  a 
large  and  extensive  knowledge  of  the 
industry.  Herbert  Wilcox  is,  of 
course,  too  well-known  to  need  any 
introductTon. 

The  other  company  is  British  Na- 
tional Pictures  which  has  just  been 
formed  and  which  consists  of  Sir 
Harold  de  Courcy,  J.  D.  Williams 
and  George  C.  Eaton.  The  intriguing 
character  in  the  directorate  of  this 
company  is  J.  D.  Williams,  whose 
movements  always  excite  interest 
both  here  and  on  the  other  side. 

From  the  moment  of  Williams'  ar- 
rival some  few  weeks  ago  he  has 
been  interesting  himself  in  the  making 
of  British  pictures  of  which  he  is  a 
profound  believer  and  has,  I  believe, 
during  the  past  couple  of  weeks,  con- 
summated a  deal  with  C.  M.  Woolf,  of 
the  W.  &  F.  Film  Service  by  which 
he  has  secured  "The  Rat,"  the  big 
Graham  G'  'ts  super,  for  the  United 
States.      •*; 

Mljy  ap^-xently  Williams  is  to  in- 
teres  lir  'f  directly  in  the  making 
of  Briti?!  /pictures,  and  it  will  be 
very  inl  .isting  indeed  to  see  the  ex- 
tent of  ..-s  activities. 


London — Dorothy  Gish  upon  her 
arrival  went  straight  into  production 
of  "Nell  Gwynne"  which  Herbert 
Wilcox  is  now  making. 

Pat  Sullivan,  the  creator  of  "Felix," 
was  the  guest  of  honor  at  a  welcome 
luncheon  given  by  Ideal   Films. 


Rosher  to  Photograph  Murray 

Los  Angeles — Mae  Murray  advises 
THE  FILM  DAILY  that  Charles 
Rosher  has  been  engaged  by  the  Ufa 
to  photograph  her  pictures  in  Ger- 
many. 


Russell  to  Work  Here 

Los  Angeles — William  Russell  has 
signed  a  contract  to  appear  in  pictures 
made  in  New  York.  He  will  later 
work  in  Florida. 


Woman  Censor  Appointed 

Kansas  City — Fern  Bauersfeld  has 
been  appointed  a  member  of  the  state 
censorship  board,  succeeding  Etta  B. 
Bevcrs. 


"Fighting  Stranger"  for  Carey 

Hollywood — "The  Fighting  Strang- 
er" is  the  final  title  given  the  new 
Harry  Carev  starring  vehicle  by 
Pathe. 


M.-G.-M.  Buys  New  Story    ~~^ 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  has  ac- 
quired the  rights  to  "Altars  of  De- 
sij^,"   by    Maria    Thompson    Davies. 

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Howard  to  Direct  Brcnscn 

Los  Angeles — William  K.  Howard 
will  direct  Betty  Bronson's  next, 
"The   Splendid   Crime." 


Mayo  To  Direct  "Money  Talks" 

Los  Angeles — Archie  Mayo  has 
been  assigned  direction  of  "Money 
Talks,"   for   M.-G.-M. 


Denial  No  Surprise 

(CuiUiHued  fivm  Fuge  i) 
was  to  insert  lunher  potent  argu- 
mei.ls.  J.  here  was  no  expectation 
Uiat  ilie  tliree  judges  comprising  the 
court  would  grant  the  petition  lor  an- 
oUicr   nLuring. 

i  he  case  will  next  be  brought  in- 
to the  supreme  C^ourt.  Papers  have 
Decn  prepared  and  will  probably  be 
hied  this  week. 

i-oUowing  is  the  text  of  the  deci- 
sion denying  the  petition  for  a  rehear- 
ing: "ihe  motion  for  reargument  is 
denied,  ihe  application  is  based  on 
the  theory  that  the  court  disposed  of 
the  case  upon  the  theory  that  the 
statute  was  passed  in  the  exercise  of 
the  police  power,  but  the  court  de- 
cided that  whether  the  act  was  passed 
111  the  exercise  of  police  power  or  the 
laxing  power,  it  is  valid.  "  The  deci- 
sion IS  signed  by  Judges  Rogers, 
Goddard  and  Thatcher. 

A  hearing  on  the  constitutionality 
of  the  law  v\as  held  here  on  July  10 
and  about  four  weeks  later,  the  court 
handed  down  a  decision  which  favored 
the  state  and  which  denied  the  peti- 
tion for  an  injunction.  In  the  motion 
for  a  rehearing  the  plaintiffs  charged 
that  the  court  had  passed  its  judg- 
ment while  considering  the  law  as 
passed  under  the  police  powers  of  the 
state.  It  was  argued  that  the  court 
should  pass  upon  the  validity  of  the 
law  as  a  revenue  measure. 


Poli  Not  Buying 

Denial  Made  Circuit  Is  Closing  with 

Golden  Dist.  Corp.  for  New 

Product 

New  Haven — A.  J.  Vanni,  booker  for 
the  Poli  circuit,  reiterates  his  state- 
ment that  he  has  not  bought  pictures 
since  national  distributors  ended 
operations  in  Connecticut.  A  report 
was  in  circulation  that  a  Poli  thea- 
ter in  Bridgeport  was  playing  a  film 
just  bought  from  the  Golden  Dist. 
Corp.,  which  has  announced  plans  to 
esume  business.  Golden  could  not  be 
reached  for  a  statement. 

I.  Levine,  Golden  representative 
last  week  interviewed  J.  J.  Splain, 
deputy  film  tax  commissioner,  con- 
cerning compliance  with  the  law  if  pic- 
lures  are  shown.  As  yet  he  has  not 
informed  Splain  that  films  have  been 
sold. 


Sax  Going  To  California 

Sam  Sax  leaves  for  California  this 
week  to  make  final  preparations  for 
the  remaining  four  pictures  on  the 
Gotham  schedule.  They  are:  "Hearts 
find  Spangles";  "Racing  Blood"; 
"The  Speed  Limit"  and  "The  Sign  of 
the  Claw." 


$1,250,000  House  For  Bronx 

^■^A  $1,250,000  house,  seating  3,000, 
will  be  erected  in  the  West  Bronx  by 
Benjamin  Sherman.  The  block,  which 
will  embrace  20  stores,  will  be  on 
Tremont  Avenue,  between  Harrison 
Avenue  and  Macombs  Road. 


1,800-Seater  in  Topeka   Hotel 

Topeka,  Kan. — A  theater  seating 
1,800  will  form  part  of  the  new  Jaw 
Hawk  hotel.  A  lease  has  been  signed 
with  a  local  theater  owner.  The  the- 
ater portion  of  the  structure  will  cost 
$150,000. 


Metro  In  England? 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
suit  of  investigations  made  while 
Robert  Rubin,  the  vice-president,  was 
recently  in  London,  Metro-Goldwyn 
has  acc[uired  a  site  and  will  shortly 
begin  the  erection  of  a  studio  close 
to  North  Acton  station  and  that  it 
will  engage  in  production  on  a  large 
scale  in  England. 

"Acton,  according  to  Air  Ministry 
statistics,  suffers  less  from  fog  than 
any  other  London  district,  and  to  this 
supporting  circumstance  should  be 
added  the  further  one,  that  of  the 
several  British  producers  who  have 
just  returned  from  the  States,  some 
are  believed  on  the  other  side  to  be 
on  a  production  mission  for  Metro." 

Efforts  to  secure  a  statement  from 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  yesterday 
were  unsuccessful. 


$200,000  Philadelphia  House 

Philadelphia — A  permit  has  been 
issued  by  the  Bureau  of  Building  In- 
spection to  the  George  Kessler  Con- 
tracting Co.  for  the  erection  of  a  two- 
story  theater  at  4739  Frankfort  Ave. 
for  William  Freihofer,  to  cost  $200,- 
000. 


1,500-Seater  for  Stroudsburg 

Soft'erman  &  Sofferman  are  arrang- 
ing for  the  building  of  a  1,500-seat 
theater  at  Stroudsburg,  Pa.  Horn 
&  Horn  are  drawing  the  plans. 


"Pony  Express"  Shown  on  Train 

Memphis — "The  Pony  Express" 
was  shown  during  the  initial  trip  of 
the  'Frisco  Sunnyland  flyer,  new 
Kansas  City-Florida  train.  Railroad 
executives  and  newspapermen  were 
present. 


Brandts  Lease  New  House 

William  and  Harry  Brandt  have 
leased  from  plans  the  2,000-seat  the- 
ater contemplated  for  Sutter  Ave.,  be- 
tween Ralph  Ave.  and  98th  St., 
Brooklyn. 


Coogan  Officials  Coming  East 

Los  Angeles — Arthur  Bernstein, 
production  manager  and  Larry  Wein- 
garten,  director  of  publicity  of  Coo- 
gan Prod.,  leave  for  New  York  to- 
morrow. 


Cuts  and  Flashes 

Tom  Waller  has  resigned  from  the 
M.  P.  World  to  join  the  publicity 
and  advertising  department  at  Asso- 
ciated Exhibitors,  under  Robert  E. 
Welsh. 


A.  P.  Waxman  has  been  engaged 
to  assist  in  the  exploitation  campaign 
for  "Stella  Dallas,"  opening  at  the 
Apollo,  Nov.  15. 


Mr  Exhibitor:   A«k  at  the  Film  Exchange* 
for  the 


It's  little  to   psk  for,  but    it't    the    only 

reliable  aid  you  can  give  yourmusirians 

to  hcilp  put  the  picture  over. 


17  Branches  Ready 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

2nd,    second    vice-president;    Walt 
Cohen,  secretary-treasurer  and  Leo 
Price,    chairman    of    board    of    dire 
tors.    The  directors  aside  from  Pric 
include   David   R.   Hochreich,  Arth 
L.     Price,     J.     Charles    Davis,    2r 
Joseph  Shimel,  Walter  Cohen,  J. 
Adams,    William    Hedwig,    who    h 
just   closed   for   the    laboratory  wo 
on    all    Vital    releases,    and    Senat 
Abraham  Kaplan,  general  counsel.    ' 
Vital  holds  a  five  year  distributiij 
contract   with   the   Davis   Dist.   Diij 
sion.  Inc. 


Rex-Hedwig  Deal  with  Vital 
Wm.  K.  Hedwig  and  J.  A.  Kei 
president  and  vice-president  of  Re 
Hedwig  Laboratories,  Inc.,  have  s 
cured  the  processing  of  the  enti 
output  of  Vital  Exchanges,  Inc.  He 
wig  is  enlarging  the  capacity  of  I 
laboratory  to  handle  this,  which  w 
average  about  750,000  ft  per  wet 
The  contract  covers  five  years. 


Cutts  To  Direct  Betty  Balfour 

London — Graham  Cutts  will  dirt 
Betty  Balfour  in  her  next  product!',' 
for  W.  and  F. 


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New  Famous  Deals 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

larles   Skouras   and   Harry   Koplar 
e  20  theaters,  all  in  that  city.   They 

>}ew  Grand  Central,  West  End  Lyric, 
lenal,  Capitol,  Grand  Florissant,  Gravois, 
dell,  Lyric,  Maffitt,  Manchester,  La- 
ette,  Pageant,  Novelty,  Shaw,  Shenan- 
>h,  Cinderalla  and  the  4,500  Ambassador, 
»  building. 

[n  July,  the  circuit  made  a  booking 

il  with    William    Goldman   involv- 

the    King's,    Garden    and    Rivoli, 

)resenting    the    Goldman    interests 

d  the  Capitol,  New  Grand  Central, 

est  End  Lyric,  and  Lyric  Skydrome 

0  the    Skouras    chain.      The    circuit 

pictically  dominates  the  theater  sit- 

ilHon  there. 

i,3oth  Skouras  brothers  were  in 
n  yesterday,  but  efforts  to  reach 
m  at  the  Chatham  failed.  Harold 
E  Franklin  of  Famous  was  in  Buffalo 
a.\  Sam  Katz  was  not  available. 


>t.  Louis — It  was  reported  here 
\':terday  Skouras  Bros.,  will  take 
o.'r  the  operation  of  the  Missouri 
tlater,  owned  bj^  Famous. 


Langdon  Forms  Company 
racramento,  Cal. — The  Harry 
Lngdon  Corp.  has  been  chartered 
wh  a  capital  of  $500,000.  The  in- 
ciporators  are  Harry  Langdon,  H. 
L  Giesler  and  William  Jenner. 


E.  F.  To  Have  Own  Exchanges 

-ondon — The  B.  E.  F.  will  open 
gjhanges  in  all  the  important  centers 
"^i  new  production  program  calls  for 
*|uch  larger  output  than  heretofore. 


i  Ward  Buys  24  Arrow  Prod 
/.   D.  Ward,   president  of  W.   D. 
Ard  Prod.,  of  Detroit  has  purchased 
'i  24   "Golden   Arrow   features   for 
higan. 


1    Nafl  Purchases  "Gun  Gospel" 
OS     Angeles — "Gun     Gospel,"     a 
tern  by  W.  D.  Hoffman,  has  been 
hased  bv  First  National. 


Arkansas  Exhibitors  Meet 

ittle  Rock— The  M.  P.  T.  O.  of 
ansas  completed  a  two-day  con- 
ion  here  yesterday. 


lampton  in  Associated  Release 

,  jope    Hampton    starts   work   in    a 
"*•_  picture    shortly    for    Associated 
jbitors'  release. 


Wilcox  and  Solomon  Sail 

larles  Wilcox  and  Rudolph  Solo- 
are  aboard  the  Olympic,  now  en 
B  to  England. 


"U"  Not  Seeking  Any 
Theaters  in  England 

London  —  One  of  the  last 
statements  made  by  Carl  Laem- 
mle  before  his  recent  departure 
for  New  York  was  that  he 
would  not  acquire  theaters  in 
this  country  unless  he  was 
forced  to  do  so.  Owing  to 
pressure  by  Leeds  exhibitors  he 
has  given  up  the  Briggate  Pic- 
ttire  House  which  he  had  in 
that  city. 

He  also  declared  that  Regi- 
nald Denny  will  make  a  picture 
over  here  in  the  near  future. 


"U"  Preparing 

Los  Angeles — The  Universal  sce- 
nario department  is  whipping  into 
shape  the  first  batch  of  pictures  for 
the  1926-1927  "White  List."  Edward 
J.  Montagne,  scenario  writer,  outlines 
the  following: 

The  next  Philbin  vehicle  will  be 
"Going  Straight,"  an  original  by  Ray- 
mond L.  Schrock,  being  prepared  by 
Monte  Katterjohn.  Three  stories  are 
in  preparation  for  Reginald  Denny: 
"The  Love  Thrill,"  scenarized  by 
Don  Lee:  "Follow  the  Signs";  which 
Roy  O'Connor  is  preparing  and 
"Rolling  Home,"  script  by  Rex  Tay- 
lor. Laura  La  Plante  will  play  in 
"Brides  Will  Be  Brides."  scenario  by 
Charles  Kenyon.  Hoot  Gibson's  next 
will  be  George  W.  Ogden's  "The 
Jerry."  Script  is  now  being  written, 
by  Marian   Jackson. 

Herbert  Blache  is  making  his  own 
adaptation  of  "Crimes  of  the  Arm- 
chair Club,"  which  will  be  a  special. 

Montagne  and  Harry  Dittmar  are 
collaborating  on  the  next  Edward 
Sedgwick  production,  "The  Big 
Gun,"  bv  Richard  Barry.  Harry  Pol- 
lard will  direct  "Poker  Faces,"  by 
Edgar  Franklin,  scenario  bv  Me' 
Brown.  An  indoor  feature  which  will 
he  made  in  the  fall,  is  "The  Yukon 
Trail,"  by  William  McLeod  Raine, 
being  prepared  by  James  Spearing. 

Curtis  Benton  is  putting  "The  Trail 
of  the  Tiger,"  a  circus  story,  into 
continuity  form.  Svend  Cade  begins 
production  on  a  new  Jewel,  "Wives 
for  Rent,"  next  week;  William  A. 
Seiter  has  started  Reginald  Denny's 
new  vehicle,  "Skinner's  Dress  Suit": 
and  Lynn  Reynolds  commences  "The 
Rowdy,"  House  Peter's  next,  in  a 
week. 


THE  DWORSKY  FILM  RENOVATING 
and  PROCESSING  MACHINES 

Makes  it  possible  for  every  exchange,  no  matter  how  large  or  how 
imall,  to  process  their  own  film  at  a  cost  of  less  than  8  cents  per 
j^«'-     The  time   required   for   the   whole   operation   is   only   FIVE 

THERE  IS  NO  EXCUSE  FOR   OILY.  DIRTY,  FILM 
„    ^  And  the   Exhibitor   KNOWS   it. 

MACHINES    ARE    COMPACT    AND    LIGHT— CAPACITY 
60  REELS  DAILY 
■Ai  Write  for  Catalog  to 

1   ,.  „,    DWORSKY  FILM  MACHINE  CORP. 

U  ^^  West  50th  Street  New  York  City 


On  Broadway 

Astor — "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera." 
Broadway — "The   Live   Wire." 
Cameo — "Shore  Leave." 
Capitol — -"The    Midshipman." 
Colony — "The  Freshman." 
Criterion — Today — "The    Wanderer," 
Beginning  Thursday  "The  Vanish- 
ing American." 
Embassy — "The  Merry  Widow." 
Loew's      New      York — Today — "The 
Trouble   With   Wives." 
Tuesday — "My    Lady's    Lips"    and 

"Riding  the  Wind." 
Wednesday — -"The  Gold  Rush." 
Thursday — "The  Crackerjack." 
Friday — "The  LTnwritten  Law"  and 
"His   Master's  Voice." 
Loew's   State — "The  Tower  of  Lies" 
Mark  Strand— "The  Dark  Angel." 
Rialto — "The   Everlasting  Whisper." 
Rivoli — "Lovers  in  Quarantine." 
Warners — "Satan   and   Sables." 
Brooklyn    Mark    Strand— "The    Lost 
World." 

Next    Week 
Astor — "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera." 
Broadway — Not  yet  determined. 
Cameo — Not  vet  determined. 
Capitol— "Fine  Clothes." 
Colony — "Not  yet  determined. 
Criterion — "The     Vanishing     Ameri- 
can." 
Embassy — -"The    Merry   Widow." 
Mark  Strand — "Little  Annie  Roonev." 
Rialto— "Best   People." 
Rivoli— "Flower  of  the  Night." 
Warners — Not  vet  determined. 
Brooklyn    Mark    Strand— "The    Dark 
Angel." 


IF  YOU  ARE  IN  THE 
MARKET  FOR  ANY  KIND  OF 

MOTION 
PICTURE 
APPARATUS 

CONSULT  US— AND  SAVE  MONEY 
SEND  FOR  OUR  PRICE  L»ST 


Motion  Picture  Apiparatus  Co. 

110  West  32d  St.,  New  York 
Phone    Pcna.    •SC4 


Cook  Heads  M.  P.  Engineers 

Ottawa — At  the  fall  convention  of 
the  Society  of  M.  P.  Engineers,  at 
Roscoe,  N.  Y.,  the  election  of  Officers 
placed  Raymond  S.  Peck  on  the 
board  of  governors.  Other  officers 
elected  were:  President,  Willard  C. 
Cook  Pathescope  Co.  of  America, 
Inc.;  vice-president,  M.  W.  Palmer, 
Famous  Players;  treasurer,  W.  C. 
lubbard,  Cooper-Hewitt  Company; 
secretary,  J.  A.  Summers,  Edison 
Lamp  Works,  Harrison,  N.  J. 


What  Others  Think 


RICHARD  WATTS,  Jr. : 

"A   considerable   part   of  the 
advancement     in     the    field    of 
screen  novelties  is  due  to   Red 
Seal   Pictures." — 
N.  Y.  Herald-Tribune,  Oct.  11 


729  7th  Ave. 


M.   Y.   C. 


Edwin  Miles  Padnui.     Pre*. 


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rights  to  all  Charlie  Chaplin 
Keystone   negatives. 

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Wednesday,  October  14,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


>$422,473,961  Capital 

^ted  In  1,34 J  Charters,  Filed  S.nce 
|Jan.  1 — Corporate  Activity  for 

bepiember  bhows  Decline 
,  eptember  was  a  quiet  month,  in- 
j«(ir  as  new  charters  in  the  industry 
"e  concerned.  Minety-eight  units 
e  chartered,  listing  capital  of  ^02,- 
,800,  according  to  the  regular 
fa'ithiy  survey  of  THE  FILM 
JILY. 

lie  number  of  charters  filed  is  the 

oest  since  February,  which  had  80, 

'Ugh  the  amount  of  capital  listed 

Ptember  greatly  exceeds  that  oi 

11  last   two  momhs. 

lice  Jan.  1,  1,346  companies  were 

0  led  to  do  business  in  the  industry, 
vii^  a  total  active  capital  of  $42z,- 
■  '01.  It  is  expected  that  the  figure 

-xcecd  half  a  million  by  the  end 

1  iie  year.     All   of   the    1,J46   units 

(Loiitinued  on   Patje   b) 


aking  Over  Small  Towrn  Sales 
isociated  Exhibitors  will  take 
IV  sales  in  towns  of  less  than  2,500 
oilation,  according  to  a  policy  out- 
nl  when  the  company's  special 
q;sentatives  were  here  last  week. 
ae  has  been  handling  these  book- 
ij  until  now. 


r.T,  w  ^^  Oklahoma  '  featuring  Ruth  Mix  is  the  first  of  a  series  of  six 
BrL^  w'"?;^'"^"  features-Supported  by  a  notable  cast  including 
Bryant  Washburn  and  Elinor  Fair.  Now  being  released.  Produced  by 
Ward  Lascelle  Productions,  Beverly  Hills,  Cal.— Advt. 


Schenck  Non-Committal 

^hen  Nicholas  M.  Schenck  of 
Vo-Goldwyn-Mayer  was  asked 
nher  or  not  there  was  any  truth 
I  e  report  that  his  company  would 
^cuce  in  England,  he  said: 
',  can  neither  confirm  nor  deny." 

Sheehan  En  Route  West 

licago— Winfield       R.       Sheehan 
!d     through     here     Sunday,     en 
to  the  Coast. 


$1,000,000  St.  Louis  House 
Louis— A  $1,000,000  theater  and 
^ent  is  to  be  built  at  Gravois 
Mlenwood,  by  Rupert  &  Levine 
igo  architects.  It  will  seat  380o' 
en  Levme  is  the  owner  of  the 
I  project.  He  stated  St.  Louis 
,  er  men  will  handle  the  house 
It  is  completed. 


T/ie  Tournament 

&'  participants  in  the  Fall 
}a  Tournament  yesterday 
imd  the  two  18  hole  courses 
i  Wmged  Foot  rather  tough 
«  to  play,  but  charmed  by 
perfect  weather  and  the 
pUty    of    the    club,    the    day 

^•ned  out  to  be  one  of  those 

p-fect  affairs. 
Details    of    the    tournament 

a  1  a  hst  of  the  winners  will  be 

t<  nd  on  page  6. 


Famous  Wins 

Thompson  Suit  on  "Ten  Command- 

ments"  Origin  Thrown  Out  of 

Atlanta  Court 

Famous  was  advised  yesterday  that 
the  action  for  an  accounting  of  the 
earnings  of  "The  Ten  Command- 
ments," filed  in  Atlanta  by  Mrs 
Mattie  B.  Thompson,  of  Eufalia,  Ala., 
has  been  thrown  out  of  court 

According  to  Ralph  A.  Kohn,  who 
represented  Famous  during  the  trial 
Judge  Sibley  said,  in  his  decision,  that 

(.Continued   on  Page  7) 

Gilmore  to  Rebuild  Chain 

Oswego,  N.  Y.— Charles  P.  Gil- 
more  who  for  many  years  controlled 
the  theater  situation  in  this  city,  until 
selling  to  Schine,  plans  to  reenter  the 
held  again.  He  now  has  the  Qr- 
pheum  in  this  city,  and  also  the  Hip- 
podrome, these  two  being  his  original 
houses.  Last  week  he  secured  con- 
trol of  the  Temple  and  the  Hohman 
Upera  House  in  Pulaski,  and  recently 
opened  the  Palace,  Syracuse. 

For"The  Critics 

Here's  a   Way  to  Stimulate  Interest 
in  Your  Column— A  Sure  Circu- 
lation Builder 
Mr.  Picture  Critic;  do  you  want  to 
build  circulation  for  your  paper? 

Do  you  want-  your  paper  more 
talked  about  by  picfure  fans,  and  thea- 
ter   goers    generally    than    any    other 

{Continued  on   Page  7) 


Skouras  Denies 

Declares  He  Is  Not  Negotiating  with 
Famous  for  Change  in  Manage- 
ment of  St.  Louis  Houses 

Spyros  Skouras  of  the  St.  Louis 
Amusement  Co.  denied  yesterday  that 
there  was  any  deal  under  way  involv- 
ing a  transfer  in  management  of  the 
20  St.  Louis  theaters  in  which  he  is 
interested    to    Famous    Players. 

"Skouras  Bros,  have  no  such  idea 
in  mind,"  he  said.  "We  intend  dis- 
posing of  the  management  of  our 
properties  to  nobody.  We  own  the 
First  National  franchise  and  have 
millions   involved." 


Stock    Oversubscribed 

St.  Louis— The  issue  of  12,000 
shares  of  Class  A  stock  of  the  St. 
Louis  Amusement  Co.,  has  been  over- 

(Continued  on  Page  7) 

Barker  Arrives 
Reginald      Barker      arrived      from 
Hollywood  yesterday.     He  is  at  the 
Biltmore. 


Intern'l  Pact  Over 

Pathe-Westi    Alliance    Terminated— 
Abel  Gance  to  Finish  First  "Na- 
poleonic" Film 

By  Arrangement  with 

"LA    CINEMATOGRAPHIE  FRANCAISE" 

Paris— The   failure   of   the    Stinnes 

Consortium,    and    with    it    the    West! 

Consortium,    which    was     financially 

(.Continued  on  Page  7) 


3,200  Using  Service 

'U",  Finaing  "Complete  Service  Plan" 

csuccessiui,     consiaers     Carrying 

It  on  inaennitely 

Thirty-two  hundred  exhibitors 
most  OI  tnem  m  small  towns,  are 
using  Universal's  "Complete  bervice 
i'lan.  '  io  successiui  is  the  experi- 
ment that  the  company  is  considering 
a  method  to  carry  it  out  indefi- 
nitely. 

Lou  Metzger,  sales  director  for  the 
Service,  hab  just  returned  from  a  five 
weeks'  trip  to  exchanges  and  states 
hundreds  of  small  town  exhibitors 
report  they  were  able  to  keep  open 
during  the  summer  only  by  the  ad- 
vantages offered  by  this  form  of  con- 
tract, while  others  admitted  it  has 
enabled  them  to  make  money  during 
a  time  when  the\    ,  .v|,ccK'd  losses. 

One  thing  which  Universal  was 
anxious  to  determine  was  whether  this 
contract  would  prove  to  be  different 
in  one  section  of  the  country  and  not 
so  good  in  other  sections;  whether  it 
was  exclusively  a  small-town  book- 
ing success  or  whether  the  same  plan 
could  be  adapted  to  the  larger  thea- 
ters and  theaters  located  in  more 
populous  centers.  From  the  booking 
charts  and  also  from  his  trip,  Metz- 
ger says  there  seems  no  place  in  the 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Olcott's  Contract  with  Famous  Ends 

Sidney  Olcott  will  arrive  in  New - 
York  from  the  Coast  today.  He  has 
terminated  his  relations  with  Para- 
mount and  has  come  East  to  talk 
over  terms  and  conditions  of  a  new 
contract.  He  expects  to  return  to 
Hollywood  within  two  weeks. 


Meador  Unit  Formed 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Meador-Robertson 
Pictures,  Inc.,  of  New  York,  has  been 
chartered  here,  listing  1,000  shares  of 
common  stock,  no  par  value.  The- 
incorporators  are  J.  E.  D.  Meador 
and  S.  R.  Fleisher.  J.  P.  Bickerton, 
Jr.,  is  attorney. 


Goldwyn  Arrives  Today 

Samuel  Goldwyn  arrives  from  the 
Coast  today  to  make  arrangements 
for  the  opening  of  "Stella  Dallas"  at 
the  Apollo  on  Nov.  IS. 


Heads  New  Dep't 

A.    M.    Botsford    Heads    Advertising 

and    Publicity    of    New    Famous 

Players  Theater  Unit 

A.  M.  Botsford,  for  years  advertis- 
ing manager  of  Famous,  will  take 
over  new  duties  as  head  of  the  adver- 
tising, publicity  and  exploitation  de- 
partment to  be  formed  in  conjunction 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Vol  XXXIV  No.U  WedDCsday. Oct.  U,  1925  PriceSCents 


Copyright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks. 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S. FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS.  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager; Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
Ralph  Wilk,  Traveling  Representative.  En- 
tered as  second-class  matter  May  21,  1918, 
»t  the  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
Ihe  act  of  March  3,  1879.  Terras  (Postage 
tee)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
fork,  $10.00  one  year;  6  months,  $5.00;  3 
months,  $3.00.  Foreign  $15.00.  Subscribers 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY,  1650 
Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Phone  Circle 
4736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  address  :  Filmday, 
New  York,  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London  Representative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  53a 
Shaftesbury  Ave.,  London,  W.  I.  Pans  Rep- 
resentative, La  Cinematographic  Francaise,  5, 
Rue  Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban  &  Katz    Not   quoted 

Eastman    Kodak    ...110/,    110/,    110^       600 
Famous    Players    ...109^   109       109       4,100 

F.  P.  pfd myi  myi  \\iv%     loo 

Film   Inspection    Not   quoted 

First  National    Not   quoted 

Fox   Film   "A"    ....   73}4     72/,     72-/8  2,000 

Loew's,    Inc 36/,     36         3654   2,500 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    ..   2154     21         21  400 

M.   P.  Cap.   Corp Not  quoted 

Pathe  Exch.   "A"    . .   81         80         80       1,400 
Trans-Lux    Screen    .     6f4       6/,       6^   2,200 

Universal    Not    quoted 

Warner    Pictures     ..21/,     21J4     21!4   2,800 
Warner    Brothers    ..    17^     175^     17^      200 


3,200  Using  Service 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 
country  in  which  the  "Complete  Ser- 
vice Plan"  is  any  more  popular  than 
in  any  other.     He  said  yesterday: 

"Of  course,  it  is  perfectly  apparent  that 
inasmuch  as  this  contract  was  originally  de- 
vised for  the  smaller  exhibitor  that  it  is 
more  successful  among  the  smaller  exhibitors 
than  among  the  larger  ones  to  whom  we 
originally  had  no  thought  of  offering  it.  But 
1  was  amazed  at  the  type  of  theaters  which 
are  signing  contracts  every  day  for  the  more 
recent  Complete  Service.  We  are  now  serv- 
ing many  medium-size  key  cities  and  other 
larger  houses.  It  works  out  to  their  ad- 
vantage because  they  are  open  seven  nights 
a  week  and  have  no  difficulty  in  placing  all 
of   Universal's   brands   of   service. 

"Now  the  exhyjitor  who  is  using  our 
Complete  Service,  has  the  entire  year's  out- 
put of  Universal  short  product  to  choose 
from.  He  not  only  can  balance  his  feature 
show  and  put  on  a  program  which  puts 
him  in  the  big  town  class,  but  he  can  builcl 
up  a  short  product  program  for  one  ol 
liis  other  show  nights.  Many  even  are  add- 
ing an  extra  show  night,  and  giving  a  short 
product    show." 

The  "Complete  Service  Plan"  is  a 
weekly  service  plan,  by  which  the 
exhibitor  is  served  with  a  year  s  sup- 
ply of  pictures,  including  features, 
comedies,  serials,  short  westerns  and 
special  short  product  series,  all  for  a 
stipulated  and  f^xed  weekly  rental. 
The  weekly  payment  varies,  of  course, 
for  diflferent  theaters,  but  it  is  de- 
signed to  be  low  enough  to  give  the 
small  exhibitor  a  break  and  enable 
him  to  make  a  profit. 


The  Vital  Exchanges 

The  first  links  in  the  chain  of  Vital 
Exchanges  which  opened  on  Monday 
or  will  open  later  this  week,  with 
managers,  are  as  follows: 

Albany — Richard   C.   Fox. 

Boston — Harry    Segal. 

Buffalo— Richard   C.    Fox, 

Chicago — Si    Greiver. 

Cincinnati— Harry   A.    Lande. 

Cleveland— Harry    A.    Lande. 

Indianapolis— Harry  A.  Lande. 

Milwaukee — Walter  A.   Baier. 

Montreal— R.  J.   Romney. 

Philadelphia — Dave  Segal. 

Pittsburgh— O.    R.    Kurtze. 

St.  John.  N.B.  — R.  J.   Romney. 

Toronto— R.   J.   Romney. 

Vancouver— R.  J.  Romney. 

Winnipeg— R.  J.  Romney^. 


When  you  think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Pictur* 

and  Theatrical  insurance  foi 

the  past  fifteen  years. 

Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C 

Bryant   3040 


Britain  Forms  Committee  of  20 

London— Thomas  Ormiston,  presi  , 
dent  of  the  C.  E.  A.  has  held  confer- 
ences with  the  Kinematograph  Kent- 
ers'  Society  and  the  Kinematograph 
Manufacturers'  Ass'n.  in  furtherance 
of  his  policy  of  consulting  all  sections 
of  the  trade  in  connection  with  the 
plan  to  revive  British  production.  As 
a  result,  a  committee  of  20  has  been 
appointed  to  draw  up  a  scheme  to 
place  before  Sir  Philip  Cunliffe  Lister 
and  the   British  Board  of  Trade. 

Chaplin  Film  Closing  Coast  Run     _ 

Los  Angeles— "The  Gold  Rush 
will  terminate  its  long  run  at  the 
Grauman  Egyptian  on  Nov.  1.  The 
picture,  at  the  end  of  the  engagement 
will  have  played  19  weeks.  It  will 
be  followed  by  "The  Big  Parade. 

Chaplin  in  Chicago 
Chicago— Charles    Chaplin   stopped 
ofiE  here  yesterday,  en  route  to  Holly- 
wood from  New  York. 

$45,000,000  Increase 
Dover,  Del.— North  American  The- 
aters Inc.;  of  New  York,  originally 
capitalized  at  $55,000,000.  has  in- 
creased its  capital  to  $100,000,000;  or 
from  500,00  shares,  no  par  value,  to 
1  000,000  shares,  no  par  value,  of 
which  20,000  shares  will  be  Class  A. 
The  United  States  Corporation  Co., 
of  Dover,  acted  as  attorney. 

Morgan  Returns  from  Sales  Trip 
W.  J.  Morgan,  sales  manager  of 
P  D  C.  has  returned  after  a  business 
trip  that  took  him  to  every  branch  in 
the  mid-western,  central,  southern, 
and  eastern  districts. 

Sudekum  Plans  Another 

ShelbvviUe,  Tenn.  — Tony  Sude- 
kum, of  the  Crescent  Amusement  Co. 
of  Nashville,  will  build  a  $50,000  thea- 
ter here. 


Indian  Films  Gain 

Home       Product       Nearly       Driving 
American     Serial     Out— Produc- 
tion Increasing 

Washington — "Made  in  India"  pic- 
tures have  nearly  driven  the  Ameri- 
can serial  out  ol  the  Indian  market, 
according  to  William  Keblmger, 
Consul  at  Bombay  in  a  Department 
ol  Commerce  report.  The  illiterate 
Indian  gets  enjoyment  Irom  Ameri- 
can serials  without  understanding  the 
slory  but  is  just  as  much  amused  now 
by   the  cheaper  Indian  pictures. 

The  following  firms  are  producing  in 
in  the  Bombay  Presidency;  The  Kohi- 
noor  I-ilm  Co.,  Uadar,  Bombay;  Hin- 
dustan Film  Co.,  Giragaon  Back  Road, 
Bombay;  Deccan  Pictures  Corp.,  Roy- 
al Art  Mudios,  blater  Road,  Bombay; 
United  Pictures  Syndicate,  Slater 
Road,  Bombay;  Shri  Krishna  Film 
Co.,  Dadar,  Bombay;  Maharashtra 
Film  Co.,  Kolhapur;  Saurashtra  Kin- 
ematograph Co.,  Rajkot,  Kathiawar; 
Eastern  Film  Co.,  Baroda.  Madran 
Theaters  Limited,  and  the  Aurora 
Film  Co.  Calcutta,  also  produce 
Indian  pictures. 

In  the  beginning  of  the  industry, 
producers  used  religious  themes  to 
a  large  extent  but  these  have  been 
found  unsatisfactory  owing  to  the 
varied  religious  sects.  The  compan- 
ies which  are  increasing  have  been 
suffering  from  a  lack  of  capital  and 
distribution  facihties.  Two  theaters 
in  Bombay  are  showing  first-run  In- 
dian pictures  exclusively,  the  Majes- 
tic and  Imperial. 

Keblinger  says  there  are  15  picture 
theaters  in  Bombay  that  might  be 
placed  in  the  first  class,  for  India. 
Several  buildings  have  been  recently 
erected  for  pictures.  These  compare 
very  favorably  with  the  ordinary  pic- 
ture theaters  in  the  United  States. 


Next  Week  at  Rivoli  and  Rialto 

"Flowers  of  Night,"  starring  Pol 
Negri,  opens  at  the  Rivoli  on  Sun 
day.  The  feature  at  the  Rialto  wr 
be  "The  Best  People." 


Off  to  Join  "Aloma"  Unit 

E  Lloyd  Sheldon,  who  will  super- 
vise the  Maurice  Tourneur  unit  mak- 
ing "Aloma  of  the  South  Seas,  has 
gone  to  Porto  Rico,  where  exteriors 
are  being  taken.  Harrison  Ford, 
Percy  Marmont  and  Pat  Gallagher, 
who  will  be  one  of  the  assistant  di- 
rectors,  leave   Thursday. 

Heads  New  Dep't 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
with   the   theater   organization   grow- 
ing out  of  the  deal  between   Famous 
and  B.  &  K. 

The  department  will  be  operated  as 
an  individual  entity.  Botsford  will  co- 
ordinate the  efTorts  of  his  own  staff  in 
New  York  with  the  work  of  various 
advertising  men  in  Paramount  the- 
aters scattered  throughout  the  coun- 
try. He  assumes  his  new  duties  in 
about  a  month. 

Russell  Holman,  for  some  time 
past  Botsford's  assistant,  will  step 
into  the  latter's  present  post. 

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■■•  flashy.     "The  RivoH  audiences  shrieked  with  deHght,"  reports 
the  New  York  Daily  Mirror,  and,  boys,  that's  putting  it  mildly. 

"Bebe's  best  picture  to  date,"  declares  the  American.  "A  mer- 
ry, rollicking  comedy  with  laugh  after  laugh."  The  Herald  Trib- 
une: "One  of  the  funniest  things  ever  put  on  the  screen.  It  is 
filled  with  little  touches  that  are  irresistible.  Bebe  is  better  than 
in  anything  she  has  ever  done.  The  people  at  the  Rivoli  screamed 
with  merriment." 

Bebe  has  no  equal  in  the  screen  world  when  it  comes  to  the  type 
of  de  luxe  comedy  like  "Lovers  in  Quarantine."  It's  a  big  bet  for 
any  theatre  anywhere ! 

From  the  big  Broadway  hit  "Quarantine"  by  F.  Tennyson 
Jesse.    Screen  play  by  Townsend  Martin  and  Luther  Reed. 


And  Still  The  Greater  40  Hits  Come! 


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HAILED    WITH    PRAISE 
BY   THE    CRITICS 


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SUPER  SPECTACLE 

Super  spectacle  has  been  used  to  describe  pre- 
vious photoplays  so  it  is  a  little  pale  for  this 
film.  Take  that  adjective  and  raise  it  to  the 
Nth  degree.  Then  throw  it  in  a  bushel  with 
a  half  dozen  superlatives  for  good  measure  and 
it  would  be  about  right! 

— The  Sun 

THRILLINaSTUPENDOUS 

One  of  the  most  thrilling  photoplays  ever 
screened — 1001  adjectives  laid  end  to  end 
would  scarcely  suffice  to  describe  adequately 
the  grandeur  of  this  stupendous  spectacle  pro- 
duced by  Carl  Laemmle. 

— Public  Ledger 


MASTERPIECE 

The    latest    masterpiece    by    that    wonderful 

master  of  disguise,  Lon  Chaney one  of  the 

greatest  and  most  intriguing  spectacles  of  the 
present  season. 

— The  Inquirer 

AUDIENCE  STOOD  UP 
AND  APPLAUDED 

"The  Phantom  of  the  Opera"  is  the  weirdest 
and  most  fantastic  photodrama  the  films  have 
thus  far  produced.  The  audience  stood  up 
and  applauded  during  the  final  flickers  of  the 
play  on  the  screen — a  thing  almost  unheard 
of  in  Philadelphia. 

— Daily  News 


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This  Wir 
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President  of  the  StaT 
Company  of  America  J|^ 
crating  the  Aldine  'j 
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WESTERN    UNION 

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Philadelphia,  Penn.  Oct.  12,  1925 

^rl  Laemmle 

Jiiversal  Pictures  Corp.,  New  York 

Congratulations  on  splendid  opening  Phan- 
oa  of  the  Opera  at  Aldine  Theatre.  House 
D  J  out  at  eight  o'clock.  Hundreds  turned  away, 
i  vonderful  start  for  a  truly  wonderful  picture. 

Jules  Mastbaum 


starring 

LON 
CHANEY 

MARY  PHILBIN 
NORMAN  KERRY 

From  the  Internationally  famous  story  b)' 
QASTON  LEROUX 

Directed  by 
RUPERT   JULIAN 
Supplementary  Direction  by 
EDWARD  SEDQWICK 

UNIVERSAL    PRODUCTION 

Presented  by 

CARL    LAEMMLE 


Hunchback  of  Notre  Dame  Everywhere! 


DABI.V 


Wednesday,  October  14,  19Ji 


SaOBB 


120  Play  Golf 

Fall    Tournament    Outdistances    All 

Previous    Events — Links    Splendid, 

Clubhouse  Charming 

Approximately  120  golfers  played 
at  Winged  Foot  yesterday  where  the 
ninth  semi-annual  golf  tournament 
was  held.  The  general  consensus  of 
opinion  was  that  the  event  was  the 
best  to   date. 

Many  contributory  reasons  were 
held  responsible.  The  weather  was 
perfect,  although  there  was  slightly 
too  much  wind.  The  links,  divided 
into  an  East  and  West  course  were 
in  splendid  condition  and  the  club- 
house, a  thorough  delight.  So  en- 
thused were  the  various  players  that 
last  night  at  the  dinner  which,  as  al- 
ways, terminates  these  events,  three 
cheers  were  voted  for  William  H.  Ra- 
bell  of  the  Independent  Movie  Supply 
Co.  through  whose  efforts  the  tourna- 
ment secured  Winged  Foot  courtesies. 

Eddie  Eschmann  of  First  National 
was  the  toastmaster.  When  the 
prizes  were  distributed,  the  -  Com- 
mittee intended  holding  over  the  J. 
P.  Muller  contribution,  a  silver 
cocktail  shaker  for  the  next  tourna- 
ment iDecause  there  was  alre?dv  avail- 
able a  placque,  likewise  donated  bv 
the  Muller  agency  but  held  over 
from  the  spring  tournament.  Frank 
Hushes,  however,  insisted  on  its  dis- 
posal whereupon  the  assemblage  al- 
most to  a  man  voted  it  to  Brure 
Gallup  of  First  National  whose  work 
in  arraneing  handicaps  and  general 
plavine  rules  received  the  commenda- 
tion of  all  present. 

Chris  Deibel  of  Y  o  u  n  g  s  t  o  w  n 
pledged  a  $100  cup  for  the  snring 
tournament.  At  the  instance  of  Esch- 
mann. a  risiner  vote  of  thanks  was 
extended  to  Dannv  and  Tack  Alicoate 
of  THE  FILM  DAILY  for  their  ef- 
forts. 


Putts 

The  first  hard-luck  the  Film  Golf 
Tournament  encountered  developed 
vesterday  when  owine  to  the  Colum- 
bus Dav  holidav  on  Monday  a  larce 
number  of  plavers  who  have  alwavs 
participated  found  it  !mpos<;ib1e  to 
take  a  three  dav  holidav  and  there- 
fore were  compelled  to  be  absent. 

Mondav  was  the  first  time  in  the 
historv  of  the  industry  that  the  lai-trer 
companies  observed  Columbus  Dav 
and  manv  of  the  bovs  felt  it  was  un- 
fair to  ask  for  an  extra  day  off. 

However,  with  the  glorious  weather 
there  was  auite  a  representative 
crowd   and  with  the   snlendid   greens 


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Winners  of  Tournament 

Winners  of  the  special  prizes  at  the  Fall  Film  Golf  Tourna- 
ment, held  yesterday  at  the  Winged  Foot  Golf  Club  follow: 

Low  net  (Reuben  Samuels  Cup)  by  T.  C.  Young  with  a  score 
of  75. 

Low  net  runner-up  (Palhe  Exchange  Cup)  by  Mitchell  May 
at  toss  of  coin  with  Walter  Scheiber.     Score,  77. 

Low  gross  (Warner  Bros.  Cup)  by  Chris  Deibel,  with  a  score 
of  88. 

Low  gross  runner-up  (M.  P.  News  Cup)  by  E.  P.  Curtis  with 
a  score  of  91. 

Leg  on  THE  FILM  DAILY  Cup  by  Chris  Deibel  with  a 
score  of  88. 

Jules  Mastbaum  Cup  for  lowest  exhibitor  score  by  Chris  Dei- 
bel with  a  score  of  88. 

F.  B.  O.  Cup  for  birdie  by  Walter  Scheiber  after  toss  of  coin 
to  decide  between  Scheiber,  Paul  H.  Cohen,  William  H.  Rabell 
and   E.   P.   Curtis. 

Carl  Laemmle  Cup  for  putting  by  Earl  W.  Hammons. 
J.    P.   Muller   Placque  offered   as  special   New  York  exhibitor 
prize  by   Harry   Brandt  after  toss  of  coin  on  tie  with   Bernard 
Edelhertz. 

Class  A— range  70-100  (Watterson  R.  Rothacker  Cup)  by  Wil- 
liam H.  Rabell  with  score  of  92. 

Class  B— range  101-120  (Arthur  W.  Stebbins  Cup)  by  Arthur 
S.  Kane  with  score  of  105. 

Class  C — range  121-170  (Jack  Cosman  Cup)  by  Hy  Gainsboro 
with  score  of   121. 

Winners  of  foursomes:  Pat  Garyn,  Paul  H.  Cohen,  G.  E. 
Berry,  W.  K.  Scott,  Harry  Brandt,  Jacobo  Glucksmann,  Arthur 
Hirsh,  Lee  Gainsboro,  Jack  Kreh,  George  Wilson,  Elmer  Pear- 
son, J.  V.  Ritchey,  A.  L.  Pratchett,  G.  H.  Oliphant,  J.  S.  Dicker- 
son,  Bill  Nolan,  Dan  W.  Fish,  F.  W.  Crosbie,  Arthur  G.  Whyte, 
Walter  Scheiber,  Lee  A.  Ochs,  D.  J.  Chatkin,  E.  P.  Curtis,  Earl 
W.  Hammons,  Stanley  Hand,  Kenneth  Harris,  E.  A.  Golden,  C. 
C.  Griffin,  S.  R.  Burns,  W.  B.  Frank,  Gene  Picker,  Louis  Brock 
and  Mr.  Casey. 

Runners-up  in  their  foursomes  :Henry  Creske,  Arthur  Brilant, 
Hyman  Winik,  Lou  Geller,  Eugene  Hatscheck,  Albert  Sawtell, 
Nat  G.  Rothstein,  John  Theiss,  Eddie  Eschmann,  John  S.  Spargo, 
Samuel  Rubenstein,  W.  Scott,  Richard  Anderson,  E.  L.  Smith, 
John  Humm,  Walter  Futter,  Chester  E.  Sawyer,  Cy  Fields,  Joe 
Hornstein,  W.  F.  Clarke,  Mitchell  May,  Lon  Young,  Bobby 
North,  Joe  Miles,  H.  M.  Scully  and  Messrs.  Cummings,  Mitchell, 
Bunn  and  Wheeler. 

Booby  prize  won  by  Jess  Gourlay  with  score  of  168. 


$422,473,961  Capital 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

formed  since  Jan.  1st  do  not,  ho\ 
ever,  represent  $422,473,961,  becau 
403  listed  capital  stock  instead  of  a 
tive  capital.  This  means  that  $42i 
473,961  was  listed  by  only  943  coi! 
panics.  A  resume  of  corporate  acti 
ity  for  the  nine  months  of  this  yc 
follows: 

No.  of 


Month  Co. 

January    166 

February     86 

March    222 

April    115 

May 232 

June    135 

July    146 

August     146 

September     ....  98 


Capital 

$66,809,000 
21,241,000 
36  946,440 
42;582,500 
29,010,721 

103,640,900 
27,591,000 
31,995,600 
62,656,000 


Listii. 
Capiii 

S3 
23 
63 
35 
74 
3C 
42 
51 
31 


and  thirty-six  holes   everyone   had  a 
good  time. 

*  *         * 

E.  A.  (Doc')  Golden  of  the  Golden 
Exchange,  Boston,  and  H.  M.  Scully, 
United  Artists'  crackplayer  from  New 
England,  came  down  for  the  party. 
Scully  is  the  long  lean  individual  who 
perpetrated  a  terrible  trick  on  Dannv 
by  acting  one  day  as  Golden's  chauf- 
feur. This  story  has  gone  all  around 
New   England.     Its  old,  but  good. 

*  *         * 

The  T.  O.  C.  C.  contingent  was  out 
in  force  early. 

*  *         * 

Many  of  the  producers  had  a  good 
laugh  on  the  Committee  when  they 
discovered  thev  were  bringing  thea- 
ter tickets  with  which  to  make  pur- 
chases in  the  club.  This  was  the 
best  system  possible  under  the  cir- 
cumstances and  for  the  first  time  in 
manv  years  people  in  the  picture 
business  boucht  theater  tickets. 

*  *         * 

Nat  Rothstein  was  all  up-stage  be- 
cause he  and  Mrs.  Rothstein  von  the 
best  ball  foursome  at  Oak  Ridge  on 
Columbus   Day. 

*  *         * 

With  a  four-leafed  shamrock  bril- 
liantly  displayed   on    the   wind-shield 


of  his  car,  Harvey  Day  arrived.  Con- 
sidering his  score — and  he  says  he's 
honest — he   needed   it. 


Earl  Hammons  was  anxious  to 
win  a  trophy  but  informed  the  Com- 
mittee that  if  he  won  anything  that 
resembled  a  cock-tail  shaker  he  would 
assassinate  the  entire  committee.  His 
wife  is  still  giving  away  cock-tail 
shakers  won  in  previous  tournaments. 

*  ♦        * 

Emil  Luks  came  up  from  Philadel- 
phia on  behalf  of  "The  Exhibitor" 
and  snapped  some  of  the  players. 

*  *        * 

Cranfield  and  Clarke  were  the  only 
firm  in  the  business  represented  by 
complete  partnership  attendance. 

*  *         « 

Joe  Hornstein  of  the  Howells  Soip- 
oly  Co.  was  a  vision  in  white,  all 
freshly   laundered. 

*  *         * 

Bernie  Edelhertz  showed  his  con- 
temnt  for  eood  golf  form  by  smoking 
a  Corona  Corona  as  he  teed  off. 

*  *         * 

The  Brandt  brothers  from  Brooklyn 
were  late.  They  were  still  counting 
Columbus  Day  receipts  at  seven  A. 
M.  Tuesdaj'  morning. 


Totals  ...  1,346  $422,473,961  40; 
Several  large  corporations  we 
chartered,  most  of  them  in  Delawai 
The  Cine  Manufacturing  Corp.  i 
corded  the  highest  capital  in  Septe! 
ber,  $25,000,000.  This  is  the  thi 
largest  corporation,  in  point  of  ca) 
tal,  formed  this  year.  The  largest; 
North  American  Theaters,  with 
capital  of  $55,000,000,  and  next,  U; 
versal  Pictures  Co.,  Inc.,  with  $3i 
000,000.  Both  are  Delaware  corpoi. 
tions.  Following  is  a  list  of  thd 
units  chartered  in  September  wilt 
capital  of  $1,000,000  or  over: 

Stt« 
Company  Capital     Chaitlirl 

Cine    Mfg.    Corp $25,000,000 

Color    Cinema    Prod 14,000,000 

Far  West  Theater  Corp.  6,000,000 
Northwest  Theater  Cir..  4,750,000 
Far  West  Thea.,  Inc...  4.500  000  C 
Assoc.  Realty  Operators.  2,250.000 
Hansen  Theaters,  Inc...  1,000,000 
San  Fran  M.  P.  Corp.  1,000.000  C 
Schumann  Heink     Corp..      1,000.000    _       . 

New   York,   as   usual,   leads  in 
number  of  companies  formed.     D 
ware  is  first  in  the  amount  of  cap 
listed.      New    York   granted    char 
to  48  companies.     In  the  latter  cla 
fication,  Delaware  is  second,  with  V- 
new  units,  and  Cahfornia.  third,  \^r 
nine.      The    Delaware    charters  \hf 
^55,171,600    in    capital,    Californiaii 
second,    listing    $5,880,000    and   >f 
York,  third,  with  $948,000.     Twei 
two    of    the     New    York    compaf 
listed  capital  instead  of  active  cap> 

Two  companies  were  charterec* 
England,  and  one  in  France.  Be/ 
is  a  list  of  the  September  corpi; 
tions,  by  states  and  countries::     i 

li 
No.  Of 
State  Co.         Capital 

Arkansas     1  $25,000 

Calif  ornia    9  5,880.000 

Connecticut     1  

Delaware     20  55,171,600 

Illinois     1  5,000 

Mississippi     1  1,200 

Missouri     2'  30,000 

New    Jersey    7  575,000 

New    York    48  948,000 

Ohio    3  11,000 

South   Carolina    ...      1  10,000 

Wyoming      1  .« 

England    2  

France    7  


Li., 


Totals     98 


$62,656,800 


Rehearing  Granted  in  Minneap 

Minneapolis  —  Declaring  that 
local  arbitration  board  was  at 
when  it  granted  damages  to  G< 
Legeros,  Watertown,  S.  D.,  ag 
Famous,  counsel  for  the  latter  ap 
ed  before  the  board  requesting 
'hearing,  which  was  granted. 


151 

lis 


Inesday,  October  14,  1925 


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>tock    Oversubscribed 

I  iContinued  from  Page  1) 

ibscribed.  The  offer  was  sold  at 
58  a  share. 

Class  A  stock  will  have  priority 
JCT  Class   B   common   to   non-cumu- 

tive  dividends  of  $4.50  per  share  a 
ear.  The  company  is  capitalized  at 
b.OOO  shares  ot  Class  A  with  2U,000 
hares  outstanding  and  JO, 000  shares 
(  Class  B  with  30  000  shares  out- 
anding.  The  company  was  formed 
I  1921,  with  an  outstanding  bonded 
fdebtedness  of  $887,452.75  and  $300  - 
ijO  capital  stock.  The  indebtcdncs: 
is  been  reduced  out  of  earnings  tc 
J28.125  and  was  recently  refunded 
V  the  sale  of  $600,000  in  new  bonds 
(Earnings  for  two  years  prior  to 
fee.  31,  1924,  were  sufficient  to  pay 
Si  per  share  on  Class  A  stock  and 
ir  six  months  ended  June  27,  1925, 
irnings  were  $45,246  or  more  than 
sfficient  to  pay  $4.50  per  share  on 
Cass  A. 

Future  plans  include  the  acquisi- 
ijn  of  many  theaters.  Deals  now 
uder  way  involve  the  leases  on  11 
l^iaters  in  the  city  and  suburbs. 

JThe  company  now  owns  ten  thea- 
tis:  Arco,  Grand-Florissant,  Gra- 
vis, Lindell,  Mafifitt,  Manchester, 
hvelty,  Pershing,  Shenandoah  and 
Cand-Florissant  Airdome;  operates 
uder  lease  the  Arsenal.  Lafayette, 
fgeant,  Tivoli,  Russell  Airdorne, 
Nrth  Grand  Airdome,  Zelphia  Air- 
dne,  Compton  Airdome,  Pageant 
A-dome,  Shenandoah  Airdome  and 
Ciderella  and  has  a  half  interest  in 
tl  Shaw.  The  total  seating  capacity 
Dits  holdings  is  28,005. 


Intern'l  Pact  Over 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

J.  ked  by  Hugo  Stinnes,  has  closed 
;\ry  one  of  Westi's  foreign  branclfcs, 
r.uding  Cine-France-Film,  of  Paris. 
P;he  Consortium  has  arranged  for 
[li  distribution  of  "Ame  d'  Artiste," 
'(0,000  Francs  par  Mois,"  "Le 
P'nce  Charmant"  and  "Michel  Stro- 
?(  ,"  but  several  other  pictures  which 
.V  e  to  have  been  made  jointly  by 
P  he  and  Westi  will  not  be  produced 
jier  the  original  terms. 

fhe  failure  of  Westi  also  involves 
:h'  afifairs  of  Films-Abel  Gance,  of 
Af  ch  Wengeroff  of  Westi  was  a 
lie  tor.  Westi  has  waived  its  claim 
;o;the  Gance-Cine-France  studios. 
ri  first  episode  of  "Napoleon," 
wlch  Gance  is  producing,  is  not  yet 
rdipleted,  and  although  it  probalsly 
.VI  be,  the  remainder  of  the  series 
s  ot  expected  to  be  made  for  a  time 
Jeiuse  of  lack  of  financial  support. 


Jfa  Takes  Over  Italian  Office 
lerlin — The  Italian  office  of  Westi 
la  been   taken    over   by   Ufa.     The 
jtnan  interests  of  Westi,  as  noted, 
la  been  secured  by  Deulig. 


5TOCK    SHOTS 

o/eoery  Jescripthn 

RIGINAL      NEGATIVES 

MORRIS  J.  KANDKL 
General  Film  Llhrary 
5  West  46th  Street  Sixth  Floor 

■yant  6500  1  N.  Y.  C. 


For  The  Critics 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 
paper  in  your  city? 

It  so,  here  is  the  way  to  accom- 
plish this:  get  your  readers  interest- 
ed in  the  list  ot  the  10  best  pictures 
ihown  in  your  city  during  1925.  It 
is  simple;  easy,  sure  fire — incidentally 
without   cost. 

iiun  a  list  of  the  pictures  shown  by 
.iie  more  important  picture  houses 
.1  your  city  since  January.  Ask  your 
readers  to  signify  which  of  these 
were,  in  their  opinion,  the  10  best. 
Any  girl  in  the  office  can  tabulate 
Jie  returns  without  trouble..  Ar- 
range with  several  of  the  theaters  to 
ontLrtain  as  honor  guests  the  ten  or 
twelve  whose  opinions  generally 
agree. 

Make  the  closing  date  about  Nov. 
1 ;  not  much  later. 

The  publishers  of  THE  FILM 
YEAR  BOOK  have  asked  for  your 
selection  of  the  10  best  pictures  shown 
in  your  city.  But  how  much  more 
valuable  would  such  a  list  be  if  you 
could  show^in  addition  to  your 
choice — what  your  hundreds  of  thou- 
sands of  readers  considered  the  10 
best? 

After  you  have  concluded  your  con- 
test please  forward  the  results  to 
THE  FILM  YEAR  BOOK.  The 
information  will  be  materially  appre- 
ciated. It  will  help  make  the  Year 
Book,  1926,  even  more  attractive  than 
it  has  ever  been. 

Louella  Parsons  of  the  N.  Y.  Amer- 
ican, Chester  Bahn  of  the  Syracuse 
American,  and  "Q.  E.  D."  of  the 
Evening  Sun,  Baltimore,  have  already 
started   this   idea  working. 


Fresno  Theater  to  Open  Dec.  1 
Fresno — Dec.  1  is  the  date  for  the 
opening  of  the  $600,000  Wilson  thea- 
er.  Ackerman  &  Harris  have  secured 
a  25-year  lease  from  L.  W.  Wilson,  of 
Fresno. 


Jersey    House    Changes    Policy 

Passaic,  N.  J. — The  Capitol,  which 
played  acts  last  season  has  changed 
hands  and  will  be  devoted  in  the  fu- 
ture to  pictures  only.  The  Harris 
Bros.,  owners  have  sold  it  to  the  Fa- 
bian interests,  which  also  control  the 
Montauk. 


CH  ARLI E 
CHAPLIN 

in 

"AfBog^Life 

Released  Nov,  ZZ 

.     -'afheolcture 


"The  Phantom"  in  Philadelphia 

Philadelphia  —  "The  Phantom  of 
the  Opera"  opened  at  the  Aldine 
Monday  night  when  1,200  were  turn- 
ed away,  i'he  advance  publicity  and 
advertising  campaigns  were  conducted 
by  Al  Feinman  of  Universal  who  will 
continue  to  represent  the  company 
during  the  run. 


Title  of  Brent's  First  Selected 
Hollywood — The    title    of     Evelyn 
Brent's    first    picture    in    her    second 
series   of  eight   for   F.   B.   O.  will  be 
"Calico  and  Silk." 


"Windy  City"  Censors  Cause  Stir 

Chicago — Chicago  censors  have  re- 
fused to  pass  "Her  Sister  from 
Paris."  B.  &  K.  obtained  a  man- 
damus to  run  it  at  the  Chicago  with- 
out a  permit. 


Pathe,  Ltd.  to  Release  Car-Tunes 
Pathe,   Ltd.,   his   signed   a   contract 
with    Edwin    Miles    Fadman,   of    Red 
Seal,    to    distribute   the    Ko-Ko   Song 
Car-tunes  in  England. 


Burr  Signs  Brenda  Bond 
C.     C.     Burr     has     signed     Brenda 
Bond,  to  play  the  leading  role  oppo- 
site  Johnny   Hines   in   "Rainbow    Ri- 
ley." 


Casper  Leaves  R.  &  C. 

Pittsburgh — Owing  to  continued  ill 
health,  Jerome  Casper,  for  the  past 
eleven  years  identified  with  Row- 
land and  Clark,  has  resigned  to  take 
a  long  rest. 

Harold  B.  Dygert,  for  some  time 
with  the  advertising  department,  has 
taken  up  his  new  duties  as  advertis- 
ing manager,  succeeding  Milton  D. 
Crandall,  resigned. 


New  Theater  for  Le  Roy,  N.  Y. 

Rochester,  N.  Y.— Ralph  E.  Blou- 
vet,  owner  of  the  Family,  in  Le  Roy 
is  planning  another  theater  on  a  site 
he  has  just  purchased  there.  Tenta- 
tive plans  call  for  a  two  story  build- 
ing with  offices  on  the  second  floor 
and  the  theater  and  stores  on  the 
ground  floor. 


Famous  Wins 

(.Continued   from  Page   1) 

he  couldn't  conceive  that  an  organi- 
zation which  had  spent  so  much 
money  in  acquiring  liierary  material, 
would  spend  ^il, 000,000  in  producing 
a  picture  based  on  plaganzed  prop- 
erty. _  Mrs.  'i'hompson  alleged  that 
the  picture  was  based  on  a  scenario 
submitted  by  her  to  Famous  in  1919 
and  which  had  never  been  returned. 
The  trial  necessitated  the  appearance 
in  Atlanta  ot  Neil  McCarthy,  Jeanie 
Macpherson,  Barrett  C.  Kiesling  and 
others  who  journeyed  in  from  Cali- 
fornia to  testify. 


Noy  Completes  Arrow  Release 

Wilfred  Noy,  who  directed  "The 
Substitute  Wite,"  has  finished  the  pic- 
ture which  is  for  Arrow  release. 


"Lab"  Deal  on  Future  Releases 

The  deal  between  Vital  Exchanges, 
Inc.  and  the  Rex-Hedwig  Labora- 
tories, Inc.  covers  the  future  Davis 
Dist.  Div.  releases.  The  Horsley 
plant  on  the  Coast  and  Cromlow  in 
New  York  are  handling  past  releases. 


$250,000  Theater  for  Miami 

Miami — -Plans  are  ready  for  a  1,500 
seat  theater  to  cost  $250,000  at  N. 
Miami  Ave.  and  Third  St.,  by  the 
Rosa  Properties,  Inc.  The  house  will 
be  known  as  the  Capitol. 


FOR   RENT 
February  1926 

1200  Feet  Office  Vault  Space 
Projection   and    Cutting    Rooms 

Chas.  Abrams  Bryant  5627 

729  7th  Ave.  Room  409 


Utmost  in  Screen  Bdlliancj 


The  Henry  Ginsberd   pistributin^  Corp. 
"  AN    OPEM  BOOK- 


CHAPTER  TWO 

"BEFORE  MIDNIGHT" 

One  exciting  situation 
dovetails  into  another. 
William  Russell  gives  con- 
vincing    performance 

MOVING  PICTURE 
WORLD 

Good  m  e  1  o  d  r  a  m  a — 
moves      along      at      lively 
pace — Suspense      holds 
spectator     right     up      to 
the    end 

MOTION    PICTURES 
OF    TODAY 


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ingredients,  suspense, 
clearly  developed  plot  and 
a  surprise   ending   with  a 

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FILM    DAILY 

In  spite  of  being  an 
independent  release,  is 
eligible  for  any  type  of 
theatre — first    run    houses 

included 

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Vol.  XXXIV     No.  12 


Thursday,   October  15,   1925 


Price  5  Cents 


Cleveland  Hit 

Independents    There     Find     Getting 

Business    DifHcult — Similar    to 

Philadelphia   Situation 

Cleveland — A  survey  of  the  inde- 
pendent market  in  this  territory  re- 
veals facts  which  substantiate  the 
article  appearing  in  "The  Exhibitor" 
of  Philadelphia  in  which  exhibitors 
were  accused  of  failure  to  keep 
pledges  made  at  the  Milwaukee  con- 
vention to  support  state  right  ex- 
changes. 

Local  independent  exchanges 
which  have  gone  through  years  of 
vicissitudes  state  that  they  are  worse 
off  today  than  they  have  ever  been. 
One  Ohio  distributor  stated  that  he 
is  doing  less  business  today,  in  the 
height  of  the  season,  than  he  did  in 
June. 

The  reasons  for  this  are  held  to 
be  two-fold.  One  argument  advanced 
is  that  national  producers  are  out  for 
quantity  business  this  season  with 
price  no  object  and  that  the  exhibitor 
s  able  to  buy  at  pretty  nearly  his  own 
jrice.  Those  who  argue  along  these 
ines  assert  this  does  not  mean  the 
irst  run  engagements,  but  the  subse- 
luent   run    business    that    is    shot    to 

(.Continued   on  Page   2) 


Fox  in  Washington 

Theater  in  Press  Club  Building  Now 

Secured — Famous      Had      It 

Originally 

Washington — Fox  has  secured  the 
4,000  seat  theater  which  will  be  part 
of  the  National  Press  Club  building. 
The  house  will  be  ready  by  Jan.  1, 
1927  and  will  be  operated  by  Fox 
under  a  25  year  lease. 

This  is  the  theater  which  Famous 
was  to  operate  when  the  project  first 
came  up  for  discussion. 


Famous  considers  Washington  a 
strategic  point  for  a  theater  of  its 
own  and  is  therefore  making  other 
plans  to  build. 


"Phantom"  In  Paris 

o    Open    at    New    Imperial,    Now 

i^  Building — Changes  in  Paramount 
Organization  Still  Looked  For 
By  Arrangement  zvith 
LA   CINEMATOGRAPHIE  FRANCAISE" 

\  Paris — It  is  understood  that  the 
tew  Imperial  Cinema,  which  will 
]iat  2,000  or  more  will  be  opened  at 
le  end  of  the  year,  if  not  before, 
ith  "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera." 
t  is  not  unlikely  that  certain  cuts 
fill  be  made  in  the  film,  following 
(riticisms  in  regard  to  historical  ac- 
iiracy. 


i 


The  Paris  ofifice  of  Paramount  de- 
les the  report  that  there  are  to  be 
jianges  in  the  administration  of  the 
•ench  company.  Elek  J.  Ludvigh 
still  here  examining  the  books  with 
Kaufman,  and,  despite  what  is 
there  will  be  changes,  prob- 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


1 


French  Pass  A  Ban 

Paris — The  French  Govern- 
ment has  issued  a  decree,  which 
will  become  a  law  on  Jan.  1,  pro- 
hibiting the  employment  of 
i  celluloid  film  in  theaters.  After 
this  date,  no  celluloid  film  will 
be  shown  except  that  which 
was  made  before  the  end  of  this 
year.  All  new  films  for  projec- 
tion must  be  of  acetoid  base. 


Coast  Circuit  Incorporates 

Sacramento,  Cal. — The  combination 
formed  by  West  Coast  Theaters  of 
Northern  California  and  the  T.  and 
D.  Circuit  has  resulted  in  the  incor- 
poration of  the  Bear  State  Theaters 
Corp.,  capital  |2,000,000  divided  into 
20,000  shares  of  $100  each.  The  in- 
corporators are  Maurice  Rosendorn, 
M.  E.  Parker,  J.  Samuels,  Oscar  Sam- 
uels, M.  C.  Stafifard  and  A.  D.  Thom- 
son, all  of   San    Fransicco. 


Sacramento  Houses  Merged 

Sacramento,  Cal.- — Seven  local  thea- 
ters have  been  merged,  following  a 
conference  attended  by  Sol  Lesser 
and  A.  M.  Bowles,  of  West  Coast, 
and  Michael  Naify,  of  the  T.  and  D. 
circuit. 

Included  in  the  merger  are  the  Sen- 
ator, Capitol,  State,  Hippodrome, 
California,  Liberty  and  Goddards.  The 
Senator  and  Capitol  were  already  un- 
der West  Coast  management,  the 
other  five  being  added.  These  houses 
are  included  in   Bear  State  Theaters 


^^orp. 


Plan  Sunday  Closing 

"Blue     Law"     Forces     in     Alabama 
Would  Pass  Law  to  Shut  Thea- 
ters on  the  Sabbath 

Montgomery,  Ala.  —  Another  at- 
tempt is  to  be  made  to  enact  a-  Sun- 
day closing  law  aim.ed  at  theaters. 
The  fight  will  be  staged  next  January 
when  a  special  session  of  the  Legis- 
lature will  be  held.  Governor  Bran- 
don is  not  expected  to  include  the 
subject    in    his    program,    however. 

"Blue  law"  forces  are  reported  to 
be  actively  engaged  in  arousing  sup- 
port for  the  bill,  which  will  be  sub- 
mitted by  Senator  Bonner  of  Wilcox, 
their  leader.  He  introduced  a  similar 
law  during  the  1923  session,  the  mea- 
(.Contimied  on  Page  4) 


3  More  Against  Tax 

Legislators    Representing    Plainfield, 

Conn.  Heartily  Oppose  Durant 

Law 

By   ARTHUR    W.    EDDY 

Moosup,  Conn.- — All  three  legisla- 
tors from  the  town  of  Plainfield  are 
heartily  opposed  to  the  Durant  Law 
and  desire  a  special  session  to  kill  it. 
Napoleon  J.  Fournier,  proprietor  of 
the  Best  theater  and  also  a  member 
of  the  House,  has  interviewed  both 
his  colleagues.  Senator  Urgle  La 
France  and  Rep.  Charles  D.  Salis- 
bury, concerning  the  matter.  Both 
legislators  had  the  impression  that 
the  tax  was  to  be  paid  by  the  out- 
side distributors  and  not  foisted  upon 
Connecticut  theater   men. 

Operation  of  the  Best  under  the 
law-  is  costing  Fournier  about  $1,500 
a  year,  he  estimates.  He  has  put 
over  an  intensive  campaign  for  the 
signing  of  cards  calling  for  a  special 

{Continued  on  Page   4) 


Saenger  House  to  Cost  $1,125,000 

New  Orleans  —  Construction  has 
started  on  the  new  Saenger  house, 
Canal  and  North  Rampart  Sts.  The 
theater,  which  is  to  cost  $1,125,000,  is 
to  be  completed  by  January.  1927. 
George  J.  Glover  is  building  the  the- 
ater, which  was  designed  bv  Emtle 
Weil   and   will   seat   3,800. 


Looks  for  Pathe  Dividend 

The  financial  editor  of  "The  Even- 
ing Telegram"  declared  j-esterday 
that  a  report  on  the  street  was  to 
the  effect  that  a  Pathe  dividend  of 
100  per  cent  was  looked  forward  to 
about  the  first  of  the  vear. 


Fox  Declares  Dividend 

Fox  has  declared  a  dividend  of  $1 
a   share. 


Levee  and  Asher  Coming  East 

Los  Angeles — M.  C.  Levee  and  E. 
M.  Asher  plan  to  go  East  to  confer 
with  First  National  on  future  pic- 
tures.    They  leave  Saturday. 


Drops  Damage  Suits 

William  Goldman  Settles  Difficulties 

With  Metropolitan  Theater  Corp. 

Out  of  Court 

St.  Louis — William  Goldman  has 
ended  his  legal  efforts  to  establish  an 
interest  in  the  St.  Louis,  owned  by 
the  Metropolitan  Theater  Corp., 
which  will  open  soon.  He  dismissed 
his  $260,000  damage  suit  when  the 
controversy  was  settled  out  of  court. 

Soon  after  the  suit  was  filed  Gold- 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Loew  Negotiating 

Reported   After  Whitehurst   Theaters 

In   Baltimore — May   Get   Two 

of  Four 

It  is  understood  that  the  Loew  or- 
ganization is  negotiating  for  the  con- 
trol of  the  Whitehurst  theaters  in 
Baltimore.  The  Stanley  Company  of 
America  is  likewise  to  be  considered 
in  connection  with  the  transfer  of 
these  properties,  with  the  Fox  organi- 
zation   somewhere    in   the   offing. 

Reports  from  Baltimore  indicate 
that  many  stockholders  are  in  favor 
of  turning  over  two  of  the  four  the- 
aters to  Loew,  and  the  remaining  two 
to  Stanley.  There  is  also  a  likeli- 
hood of   Loew  getting  all  four. 

Those  familiar  with  the  Baltimore 
situation  point  out  that  if  Loew 
should  acquire  the  Whitehurst  houses, 
the  necessity  of  building  there  will 
have  been  eliminated.  This  step  has 
been  under  consideration  for  some 
time. 


No  Hitch  in  London  Deal 

London — Reports  in  circulation 
here  yesterday  were  to  the  effect  that 
the  Loew  deal  for  the  Empire  the- 
ater had   fallen   through. 


J.  Robert  Rubin,  of  Metro-Gold- 
wyn-Mayer,  denied  the  London  re- 
port. 


National  Ad  Campaign  for  Theaters 

One  of  the  first  developments  plan- 
ned by  A.  M.  Botsford,  who  will  head 
the  advertising  and  publicity  depart- 
ment of  the  new  Paramount  theater 
organization,  will  be  a  national  insti- 
tutional advertising  campaign  for  all 
Paramount  houses.  This,  it  is  be- 
lieved, will  be  the  first  of  its  kind. 


Lieber,   Rowland  Returning 

London — Robert  Lieber  and  Ricjj- 
ard  A.  Rowland  of  First  National 
sail  for  New  York  Saturday  on  the 
Berengaria. 


Brandt  on  Trip 

Will    Talk    to    Columbia    Franchise 

Holders     on     National     Exchange 

System — May  Increase  Output 

Joe  Brandt  of  Columbia  will  leave 
on  a  sales  trip  shortly  to  confer  with 
various  territorial  exchanges  on  a 
plan  to  bring  all  Columbia  distribu- 
tors  into  one   releasing  system. 

Columbia  is  anxious  to  have  the 
exchanges  bear  the  name  of  the  pro- 
ducing company  and  efforts  in  this 
direction  will  be  made.  The  move  is 
in  line  with  ambitions  held  by  Brandt 
and  Jack  and  Harry  Cohn  to  develop 
a  national  trade-mark  for  their  organ- 
ization. Columbia's  current  schedule 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


— .5BK1 


DAILY 


Thursday,   October   15,   1925 


Vol  XXXIV  No.  12|Thursday,  Oct.  15,  1925  Price  5  Cents 


Copyright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
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Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban   &   Katz    Not   quoted 

Eastman     Kodak      ..111J4    llO'A    HO-j^   2,700 
Famous    Players     ...110J4    109J4    109f^    5,700 

F.    P.   Pfd 117}i    117        117  300 

Film   Inspection    Not    quoted 

First   National    Not   quoted 

Fox   Film   "A"    73"^      72§^     73!^    1,200 

Loew's    Inc 36J^     36         36       2,900 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    ..21         21         21  300 

M.   P.    Cap.    Corp Not  quoted 

M.   P.   Cap.   Corp.   Pfd Not  quoted 

Pathe  Exch.   "A"    .  .    80-^      79-54     795^       800 

Skouras    Bros 62  62  62        

Trans-Lux    Screen    .      6J4       65^        6^    1,700 

Universal     Not    quoted 

Warner    Brothers    .  .    2\V%      IWa,      21 K    2,500 
Warner   Pictures    Not   quoted 


American  Films  Popular 

Washington — American  films  are 
popular  in  Czecho-Slovakia,  although 
in  recent  months,  there  has  sprung  up 
a  strong  demand  for  Czecho-Slovakiari 
pictures,  made  in  that  country  with 
Czech  players,  slates  Sidney'  O'Dono- 
ghue,  American  consul  at  Prague,  in 
a  report  just  made  pul^lic  by  the 
Dept.  of  Commerce. 


CH  ARLI E 
CHAPLIN 

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ADpg^Lifi 

Released  Nov,  ZZ 

-kfhepicture 


Brandt  on  Trip 

(ContjHiied  from  Page    1) 

is  practically  finished.  There  is  a 
possibility  that  the  1926-1927  output 
may  be  increased.  There  will  be  18 
at  least  and  perhaps  more. 

David  A.  O'Malley,  secretary  of 
Columbia  has  just  returned  from  a 
six  weeks'  trip.  He  made  a  study  of 
the  independent  situation  and  has  re- 
turned with  the  opinion  that  the  corn- 
ing year  will  be  the  best  yet  experi- 
enced by  independent  producers  and 
distributors. 


Wolfheart  and  Williams  Series  Sold 

Nat    Levine    reports    the    following 

additional  deals,  closed  on  his  recent 

trip: 

Six  Wolfhearts  and  the  Big  Boy  Williams 
series  to  Nathati  Hirsh,  for  New  York ;  First 
l^raphic  Exchanges,  for  Upper  New  York 
State;  Tony  Luchese,  for  Philadelphia;  Abe 
Steinberg,  for  Pittsburgh;  Meyer  Fischer,  for 
Cleveland;  Max  Levey,  for  Chicago;  Charley 
Trampe,  for  Milwaukee;  H.  O.  Mugridge,  for 
Minneapolis;  Joe  Stern,  for  Omaha;  Frank 
Warren,  for  Kansas  City;  Sam  Werner,  for  St. 
Louis;  Jack  Adams,  for  Dallas;  Tom  Bran- 
iion,  for  Atlanta  and  New  Orleans;  Sam  Flax, 
for  Washington;  W.  H.  Hoffberg,  for  the 
foreign    market. 


"Siegfried"  Sequel  in  England 
London — Granger's  will  release 
"Kriemhild's  Revenge,"  the  sequel  to 
"Siegfried"  as  "The  She  Devil"  in 
England.  Kine  says  the  picture  has 
"the  amazing  breadth  and  fierce, 
heavy  dignity  of  its  predecessor." 


It  is  understood  "Kriemhild's  Re- 
venge" is  being  held  by  the  Ufa- 
Usa  for  possible  release  here  at  a 
later  date. 


Changes    To    Burlesque 

Kansas  City— The  12th  St.  theater, 
originally  a  down-town  first  run,  has 
changed   to  burlesque. 


In  the  Courts 

In  the  suit  by  Metro-Goldwyn  to 
compel  the  Hildar  Amusement  Co., 
owner  of  the  Westchester,  Mt.  Ver- 
non, to  arbitrate  a  dispute  over  the 
refusal  of  the  defendant  to  accept  16 
films  purchased  for  $5,410,  Supreme 
Court  Justice  Mitchell  has  granted 
the    application. 


Max  Garber  has  filed  suit  in  the 
Supreme  Court  against  Irving  Pearl- 
stone  to  restrain  him  from  collecting 
sums  due  both  of  them  as  partners  in 
making  sales  for  the  De  Forest  Phono- 
film  Corp.  Garber  alleges  that  Pearl- 
stone  has  refused  to  pay  him  his 
share  of  commission  and  has  threat- 
ened to  keep  all  the  money  he  col- 
lects. 


Cleveland  Hit 

(^Continued  from  Page  1) 
pieces  by  the  ability  and  the  willing- 
ness of  the  national  producer  to  sell 
his  last  year's  product  at  practically 
nothing.  One  Cleveland  exhibitor, 
who  owns  a  chain  of  downtown  and 
neighborhood  houses  was  heard  to 
say  that  he  had  bought  a  block  of  180 
pictures  from  a  national  distributor 
for  five  dollars  apiece. 

The  second  argument  concerns 
trade  marks.  A  leading  exhibitor  of 
this  city  told  J.  S.  Jossey,  president 
of  Progress  Pictures,  an  important 
independent  Ohio  distributing  organi- 
zation, that  he  wouldn't  look  at  an 
independent  picture.  He  wants  trade 
marks.  Jossey,  after  a  recent  trip 
through  the  territory  said  that  the 
general  attitude  of  the  exhibitors  is 
in  favor  of  the  national  distributor 
and  against  the  independent  distri- 
butor. 

"Exhibitors  told  me  that  they  were 
waiting  to  get  back  approved  contracts 
from  national  distributors."  he  said. 
"If  some  contracts  are  rejected,  then 
the  exhibitor  will  give  me  a  chance. 
But  onh-  after  a  contract  has  failed  to 
go  throiigh.  There  are  only  two  times 
when  the  average  exhibitor  will  give 
the  independent  distributor  an  oppor- 
tunity to  show  his  pictures.  One  is 
to  tide  him  over  an  emergency,  while 
waiting  for  approved  contracts  to  be 
returned.  The  other  is  when  he's  hard 
up  and  won't  spend  much  money  for  a 
picture." 

The  exhibitor  is  not  living  up  to  his 
agreement  made  at  the  Milwaukee 
Cxmvention,  Jossey  says,  not  by  a 
jug  full. 


Drops  Damage  Suits 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
man  sought  to  compel  David  Som- 
mers,  president  of  Metropolitan,  and 
Harry  Koplar,  also  connected  with 
the  company,  to  answer  questions 
tending  to  establish  Koplar's  alleged 
association  with  the  theater.  The  pe- 
tition was  overruled  by  the  special 
ommissioner,  who  was  later  sustained 
bv  the  Missouri  Supreme  Court. 

The  St.  Louis  has  been  leased  by 
the  Orpheum  Circuit  and  will  be  de- 
voted to  both  first-runs  and  vaude- 
ville. 


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"It  is  a  good  and  satisfying 
picture-play    of    the    roaring 
West,  and  I  will  take  it  almost 
any  time  in  preference  to  the 
average  modern  society  film 
drama  acted  by  a  cast  of  ane- 
mics  in  a  living-room  full  of 
plaster-of-Paris  statues .... 
Tom  Mix  is  a  cowboy  who 
easily  rides  at  the  head  of  all 
his  predecessors." 


NOW  PLAYING 


Rialto   Theatre 


You  know  the  Rialto  Theatre 
and  its  standing  as  a  first-run 
on  Broadway.  Tom  Mix  is 
playing  the  Rialto  this  week — 
and  taking  every  audience  by 
storm.  Wise  audiences,  smart 
audiences — audiences  that  sit 
back  and  say  "Show  me!"  Tom 
Mix  showed  'em!  And  he'll 
show  the  same  profitable  re' 
suits  in  any  first'run  theatre 
in  the  land ! 


"The 


WILLIAM  FOX  presents 

TOM    MIX 

with  TONY,  the  wonder  horse,  in 

EVERLASTINQ  WHISPER' 

Tax  Film  Oarpoiatiori, 


Rayart  Units  Busy 

W.  Ray  Johnston  to  Confer  Regard- 
ing  1925-1926   Series— Will  Visit 
Exchanges 

W.  Ray  Johnston  of  Rayart  has 
gone  to  Hollywood  to  spend  a  month 
confering  with  various  producers. 
With  him  is  Dwight  C.  Leeper  of 
Richmount    Pictures. 

Six  companies  are  shooting  on  Ray- 
art releases  at  present.  Johnston  will 
assist  in  the  casting  of  several  pic- 
tures and,  with  Leeper,  look  over  a 
number  of  stories.  He  will  also  start 
a  new  series  of  Jack  Perrin  comedy- 
dramas  to  be  produced  by  Beacon 
Films  Corp.,  under  direction  of  Rob- 
ert Dillon  and  will  begin  a  new  series 
of  six  two-reelers  to  be  known  as  the 
Joybelle  Comedies.  While  in  the 
West  Johnston  will  visit  several  ex- 
change centers. 

Peck    Heads    Community    Orchestra 

Ottawa— Raymond  S.  Peck,  direc- 
tor of  the  Canadian  Government  M. 
P.  Bureau,  operated  by  the  Canadian 
Dept.  of  Trade  and  Commerce,  Ot- 
tawa, at  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
Ottawa  Community  Orchestra,  was 
elected  president. 

Atlantic  City  House  Sold 

Atlantic  City,  N.  J.— The  Savoy, 
formerly  the  Park,  at  Ohio  and  At- 
lantic Avenues,  has  been  sold  by  Abe 
Zable  for  $200,000.  Charles  Hudson 
is  the  new  owner. 


Thursday,  October  15,  1925 


"Phantom"  In  Paris 

(Contuiued  irom  Page   1) 

ably  before  Christmas,  and  certainly 
before  next  Spring.  Builders  are  now 
conmiencing  work  on  the  Paramount 
cinema,  but  before  that  is  finished 
and  opened  the  Imperial  may  have 
changed  hands  and  become  the  Pans 
"shop  window"  of  an  American  con- 
cern, a  rival  of  Paramount. 


^  Now  -liic  Kighway 

Somer's  Highway,  in  Brooklyn  has 
reopened.  The  name  has  been 
changed  to  the  Highway. 

3  More  Against  Tax 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

session.  He  recently  spoke  to  his 
patrons  from  the  stage  and  after  se- 
curing their  signatures  dispatched 
boys  throughout  Moosup  to  obtain 
more  names.  He  has  gotten  about 
1,500  signatures.  Fournier,  whose 
house  seats  480,  is  being  inconveni- 
enced by  switches  in  films.  He_  is 
not  having  as  much  trouble  getting 
his  paper  as  is  a  large  majority  of 
other  exhibitors. 


Extra  Expense  Added 

Strand,    Wallingford,    and    Lyceum, 
New  Britain  Feel  Increased  Bur- 
den Brought  on  by  Tax 

Wallingford,  Conn.— Business  has 
fallen  oflf  approximately  25  per  cent, 
compared  with  last  season,  at  the 
Strand,  run  by  I.  W.  Smith,  who  lays 
the  depression  to  the  situation  caused 
by  the  Durant  law.  Patrons  are  con- 
tinuallv  disapDointcd  owing  to  the 
failure' of  scheduled  pictures  to  arrive. 
Shioments  of  papers  come  in  irregu- 
larly. .  ,  ,  •  ^ 
Smith  figures  that  the  law  is  cost- 
ing him  more  than  !!;2,000  additional 
expense  per  year.  His  house,  which 
changes  its  nrogram  five  times  a 
week,  seats  550. 


There  is  talk  of  the  United  Inter- 
national Corp.,  Sir  Samuel  Instone's 
company,  producing  a  spectacular  film 
in  collaboration  with  a  well-known 
French  firm.  Isidore  Isaacs  and 
Gustave  Instone  have  recently  been 
here  to  confer  on  the  proposition, 
and  have  met  Maurice  de  Canonge, 
recently  over  from  America. 

Robert  Lieber  and  Bruce  Johnson 
had  many  conferences  with  Robert 
Schless  and  J.  A.  Koerpel  when  they 
were  here.  First  National,  working 
on  French  lines  of  business,  is  doing 
exceedingly  well  in  France,  and  fast 
making  friends,  or  rather,  cementing 
friendships    among    the    exhibitovs. 

There  is  a  terrible  crash  at  the 
Salle  Marivaux  to  see  "The  Gold 
Rush,"  and  it  is  impossible  to  hiirt 
room  for  all  the  spectators.  Not 
since  "The  Kid"  has  a  Chaphn  film 
caused  such  a  sensation. 

Jacques  Haik's  great  costume  film, 
"The  Duke's  Motto,"  which  Warner 
Bros,  have  bought  for  presentation 
in  the  United  States,  has  iust  com- 
menced a  special  run  at  the  Cine- 
Max-Linder.  It  is  a  very  big  draw; 
next,  in  fact,  to  "The  Gold  Rush. 

Pathe  Consortium  has  just  pre- 
sented "Fanfan-la-Tulipe,"  made  by 
the  Societe  des  Cineromans,  and  fea- 
turing Aime  Simon-Girard,  It  is  the 
most  beautiful  costume  serial  film  that 
the  Societe  has  ever  produced  and 
the  scenes  taken  in  and  around  the 
Palace  of  the  Versailles  are  marye  - 
ous:  particularly  so  the  grand  brill 
in  the  Galerie  des  Glaces.  The  tech- 
nique and  lighting  of  this  fiim  are 
far  above  the  average,  and  the  scen- 
ario is  very  adroitly  planned  1  ne 
action  is  rapid,  and  the  film  is  cram- 
med with  interesting  and  beautiful 
incidents. 


Hornell  Studio 

Up-State  Company  Intends  Building 

There— Joe     Smiley     to     Direct 
Series 

According  to  John  Jordan,  vice- 
president  of  the  Hornell  M.  P.  Corp. 
which  makes  its  offices  in  the  Burdette 
Bldg.,  at  Hornell,  N.  Y.,  the  company 
will  build  a  studio  and  produce  there. 

Construction  will  not  start  for 
several  months  and  for  that  reason, 
it  may  become  necessary  to  make 
the  first  picture  in  New  York.  Joe 
Smiley  who  leaves  for  Porto  Rico  to- 
morrow to  join  the  "Aloma  of  the 
South  Seas"  company,  will  direct  and 
will  start  work  upon  his  return.  The 
first  story  will  be  "The  Tenderfoot. 

The  company  is  seUing  20,000 
shares  of  stock,  par  value  $10  each. 
The  officers  are  Benjamin  Liebmann, 
president,  John  Jordan,  vice-presi- 
dent and  Howard  W.  Pascoe,  secre- 
tary-treasurer. 

Worley  Succeeds  Charles  Nathan 
Peoria,  111.— Leonard  Worley  has 
succeeded  Charles  Nathan  as  man- 
aging director  of  the  Theaters  Op- 
erating Co.  which  controls  most  of 
the  larger  houses   here. 

William   V.    ("Pop")    Hart   Dies 

William  V.  ("Pop")  Hart,  aged  58, 
died  Tuesday  at  his  home,  461  W. 
148  St.  He  started  with  the  General 
Film  Co.     Funeral  services  tomorrow. 


Plan  Sunday  Closing 

(Conlimied  from  Page   1) 

sure  failing  by  a  slim  margin.  Be- 
fore the  session  ended  Bonner  claim- 
ed he  had  rounded  up  enough  strength 
to  pass  it  but  decided  to  let  the 
project  wait  until  the  next  session. 
Advocates  of  Sunday  closing  will 
rely  somewhat  upon  Gypsy  Smith, 
evangelist,  to  stir  up  interest  in  their 
cause.  He  is  coming  to  Montgomery 
next  month.  It  is  possible  that  an 
organization  will  be  formed  to  pro- 
mote the  bill,  which  would  eliminate 
Sunday  baseball,  vaudeville  and  other 
amusements  where  an  admission 
price  is  charged.  The  state  admini- 
stration is  willing  to  leave  the  Sun- 
dav  closing  matter  to  each  munici- 
pality to  settle  itself  but  the  Legisla- 
ture has  been  divided  upon  the 
subject. 


Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
ner in  which  first-runs  build  their 
programs  and  written  from  the  an- 
gle of  one  vjho  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
conveying  to  exhibitors  id,eas  to  be 
used  in  developing  their  own  shows. 

Rivoli 

Unit  No.  1.— Harold  Ramsbottom 
at  the  Wurlitzer  playing  "Brown 
Eyes."  Words  flashed  on  screen  and 
audience  invited  to  join  in  the  chorus. 
Spot   on   organist.     Time,   5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2.— Rivoli  Pictorial.  Time, 
15  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3.— Riesenfeld's  Classical 
Jazz.     Dr.   Riesenfeld  conducting  the 
orchestra.     Opening  shows  members 
of  orchestra  entering  pit  through  sub- 
way turnstiles  located  on  either  side 
of  stage  with  guards  calling  out  sta- 
tion.     Back   of    pit,   directly   in   front 
of    stage,   represents    interior    side    of 
jubway   car   with    strap   hangers,   ad- 
vertising cards,  etc.     Flickering  run- 
ning light  outside  of  windows  to  in- 
dicate train  rushing  past  tunnel  lights. 
Several   members   of   orchestra  hang- 
ing on  straps  a  la  subway.     Opening 
scene   shows  ferry  pulling  into  dock. 
Orchestral  effect  of  subway  starting 
off.      First   stop   "Mott   Street."     Set- 
ting   den    in    Chinatown    with    opium 
bunks,  red  hanging  lanterns  and  dan- 
cers  in  costume.  Burnoff  and  Joseph- 
ine,   dancers,    do    an    Apache    dance. 
Second      stop,      "Mulberry      Street." 
Ghetto  setting  with  ensemble  in  cos- 
tume, singing  "Yes  We  Have  No  B_a-. 
nanas   Today"   to   operatic   air.     Girt 
dancing  to  tune  of  hand  organ  as  cur-< 
tain  rises.  Third  stop  "Hester  Street." 
Fourth    stop    "Harlem."      Plantation 
Revue  presented  with  Bessie  Allison, 
Leonard    Harper   and    the    Plantation 
Girls.     Time,  30  minutes. 

Unit    No.    4. — Feature:    "Lovers  in 
Quarantine." 


Now  Britain,  Conn.— The  Lyceum, 
oner?  ted  hv  Frank  De  Tack,  is  carrv- 
ine  ?n  additional  burden  of  apnroxi- 
nmtelv  $1,500  per  vear  owing  to  the 
trnnbl''  orieinating  from  the  Durant 
Itw  The  management  is  having  dif- 
ficultv  in  petting  its  paper  on  time. 


The  Madeleine  Cinema  is  going 
strong  with  "The  Navigator"  and  this 
is  to  be  followed  bv  another,  prob- 
ablv  "Romola."  It  is  understood 
that,  this  autumn.  G.-M.-C.  will  pre- 
sent "Charley"s  Aunt"  at  one  of  the 
Boulevard  cinemas,  not  necessarily 
the  Madeleine. 

Under  the  title  "Docteur  T.-ick"  Reg- 
inald Ford  is  presenting  this  Harold 
Llovd  film  which  is  known  in  Kng- 
land  as  "College  Davs." 

Since  Ford  took  over  the  Cameo, 
and  started  running  it  on  Ame'^;"" 
Une  sadanted  to  French  taste,  the  hall 
has  been  extraordinarily  popular. 

Flint  Financing  Theater 

Los  Angeles— Motley  H.  Flint  of 
the  Pacific  Southwest  Trust  and  Sav- 
ings Bank  is  financing  the  5,300-seat 
house  to  be  built  on  Seventh  bt. 
Fox  will  lease  it  for  25  years. 


CHARilE 
CHAPLIN 

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Released  MfJ^UZ 

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SOMEONE  NEEDS  ME 

I  Am  Trying  To  Find  Out  Who: 

I    am    a    real    film    salesman    and    branch; 
manager,    one    who    knows    and    understand 
every    angle    of    the    seUing    end    of   the   fill  ] 
industry,  the  exhibitor,  the  salesman  and  tb  f 
branch  manager.     I  have  made  the  sticks  an    ■ 
key-centers,    managed    exchanges,    understan 
the   art    of   intensive   cultivation   of    territor: 
the  selecting  and  handling  of  the  sales  fort 
to   obtain   the  maximum   revenue   at   a  min 
mum   expense.      I    fully   realize   the   value   ( 
creating    good    will.      I    fully   understand   ta 
ploitation:      ten  years   on  the  advertising  d 
partraent  of  the  largest  daily  newspapers,  fi« 
years    branch   manager,    and   two   years   ro» 
man.      I    have   a    wonderful   system   of   che« 
on    salesmen    making    their    territory    and 
follow    up    system   that   brings    new    businea 
I  am  personally  acquainted  with  all  exhibito 
in  the  entire  Northwest  territory  out  of  Ml 
neapolis,   also  know   Los  Angeles  and  Bostt 
territory,  will  take  branch  anywhere.     I  ha», 
a   clean  successful  record.     As  to  salary,  pi 
me  what  you   pay  the  average  manager,   yi 
will   pay   me  more   later.      It   is   the   increa 
in    collection    and    the    decrease    of    overhe 
that    counts.      I    have    no    pull,    I    knowt 
business    and    I    want    to    sell    my    sennici 
Results     are     appreciated     anywhere.       A| 
thirty-eight,   married  and  am  of  Jewish  fait 
I    am    at    present    employed    by    one    of   I 
largest    film    companies    in    the     country 
road  man.     If  interested  write  or  wire  wh<| 
I    can    meet    home    office    representative, 
will  come  to   New  York  if  desired. 

FILMMAN 
114  So.  4th  St.  Minneapolis,   Mrt 


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2i^«RE(OGMIZED 

Authority 


^^ol.   XXXIV     No.   13 


Friday,  October  16,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


WORK 

By  DANNY 
A  clever  man  once  said.  That 
L  genius  was  a  person  with  un- 
isual  capacity  for  hard  work. 
Look  over  the  Hst  of  men  who 
ire  getting  somewhere  in  this 
jusiness.  And  you  will  find  that 
:hey  work — and  work  hard. 

Take  for  instance  John  Fiinn. 
Producers  Distributing.  One  of  the 
lardest  working  men  in  the  business. 
Mever  seems  to  tire.  Then  there  is 
Srainger,  "Jimmy,"  of  Fox,  who, 
luring  the  past  six  months.  Has 
hpent  about  two  weeks  in  town.  On 
he  firing  line  the  rest  of  the  time. 
\nd  the  answer  is  that  Fox  sales, 
since  Grainger  went  over.  Have  al- 
nost  been  doubled.  For  reference: 
A'^all  Street.  And  the  climbing  of 
he   Fox  stock. 

Nick  Schenck  works  longer 
— and  harder — tha7i  perhaps 
any  other  executive  in  the 
business.  From  11  A.  M.  until 
way  into  the  next  morning. 
Is  not  an  unusual  day's  work 
for  him.  The  result  is  shovAng. 

.\nd  so  it  goes.  There  are  others. 
Vlany  of  them.  But  there  are  some. 
Who  wonder  why  their  concerns 
irea't  getting  where  they  should. 
Perhaps   the   above   will   tell   them. 

Fine  Box  Office  Stuff 
In  Emory  Johnson's  latest:  "The 
!^ast  Edition."  A  typical  Johnson 
licture.  With  an  explosion,  a  fire; 
he  fire  department  racing  through 
he  streets  of  'Frisco;  and  Ralph 
l^ewis  again  in  one  of  his  manly  char- 
icterizations.  Not  a  sensational  pro- 
luction — big  enough  to  be  sure — but 
lepending  on  those  old  reliable  box 
)ffice  pullers  to  interest  the  crowd. 
Vnd  Johnson  knows  how  to  get  them 
n.  Would  not  be  surprising  if  the 
atest  went  over  just  as  well  as  the 
)thers  of  his  series.  And  you  know 
what  they  have  done. 
I  Broadway  Chatter 

Along  Broadway  there  Is  a  lot  of 
)uzzing.  Relative  to  "The  Sky- 
(■Qcket."  In  which  Peggy  Joyce  ap- 
)ears.  (Associated  Exhibitors  re- 
lease.) They  do  say  that  Peggy 
oyce  is  going  to  surprise  picture 
foers.  Bv  the  way  she  looks.  And 
roupes.  Out  on  the  Coast  Mickey 
eilan — -who  directed  this — predicted 
he  would  prove  a  surprise.  And 
(low  along  Broadway  the  tip  is  out 
;igain. 

Well,  well!  Let's  wait  and  see  this 
urprise. 


FOUR  THEATER  DEALS 
UNDER  WAY  BY  F.  P.-L, 


Famous  Considers  Cut  in  Releases; 

May  Have  One  A  Week  in  1926-1927 

Famous  is  considering  a  reduction  in  the  number  of 
releases  to  be  included  in  its  Second  Forty  for  1925-1926. 
It  is  understood  the  number  will  be  25  instead  of  forty. 
George  Weeks,  general  manager-  of  distribution  said 
yesterday  no  decision  had  been  reached,  but  indicated 
that  a  reduction  might  be  made. 

It  is  understood  Famous  will  release  52  in  1926-1927, 
as  compared  with  the  announced  80  for  this  year.  In 
this  connection,  Weeks  said  no  plans  had  been  made  for 
next  year  and  that  if  any  curtailment  was  made,  the  total 
number  would  be  fixed  somewhere  between  70  and  75 
pictures.     He  added  52  was  out  of  the  question. 


No  Depression  Here 

Independent    Exchanges    Report    No 
Trouble    Over   Play   Dates   Such 

As  Philadelphia  Experience 
The  depression  in  the  independent 
exchange  business  which  is  being  felt 
in  Philadelphia  and  Cleveland  be- 
cause of  the  failure  to  receive  play 
dates  expected  from  the  Milwaukee 
convention  action  is  not  duplicated 
in    New    York.      This    THE    FILM 

{Continued   on  Page   4) 


Ufa  Official  Here  Monday 

.A.lexander  Grau.  head  of  the  educa- 
tional and  scientific  department  of  the 
Ufa,  and  Dr.  Nicholas  Kaufman,  who 
assisted  Grau  in  the  production  of 
"The  Way  to  Strength  and  Beauty," 
arrive  from  Germany  Monday  on  the 
Deutschland. 


"Roxy"  Leases  Offices 

"Roxy"    has    leased    offices    in    the 
Steinwav  Hall. 


On  Warner  Board 

Waddill  Catchings  of  Goldman,  Sachs 
and    Co.    Becomes   Head   of    Fi- 
nance   Committee 
Waddill     Catchings     of     Goldman, 
Sachs   and   Co..   Wall   Street   brokers 
who  are  handling  an  issue  of  Warner 
stock  has  been  elected  a  member  of 

(^Continued   on   Page   4) 


Fox  Earns  $1,212,024 

In  Six  Months'  Period  Ending  June 
27 — Assets       Now       Placed       at 

$25,016,344 
The  net  earnings  of  the  Fox  Film 
Corp.  for  the  six  months  ending  June 
27,  1925  totaled  $1,212,024.  equivalent 
to  %7 .27-  a  share  on  the  average 
amount  of  stock  outstanding. 

The     company     now     has     400,000 
shares  of  Class  A  common  stock  and 

(Continued  on  Pape   2) 


First  National  Meeting 

The  semi-annual  meeting  of  the 
r.oard  of  Directors  of  First  National 
v.  in  take  place  early  in  November. 
1  he  e.xact  date  will  be  determined  up- 
on the  arrival  of  General  Manager  R. 
■\.  Rowland,  who  sails  for  hotne  to- 
morrow. 


Christie  Returns 

Charles  H.  Christie  is  back  from  a 
trip  to  Europe.  Arrived  on  the  Paris 
and   is   now   at  the   Gotham. 


Williams  Returning 

Coming  Back  to  New  York  to  Settle 

His    American    Interests — A.    J. 

Callaghan,  His  Associate 

J.    D.   Williams   who  is   now  inter- 
ested   in    British    National     Pictures, 
Ltd.    an    all-British    company    which 
will    endeavor    to    place    England    in 
{Continntd  on  Pagt  4) 


To  Build  One 


Shea  in  Buffalo  and  HoblitzeUe 

in  Texas  Key  Points  Reported 

Ready  to  Sell 


It  is  tinderstood  Famous  is 
about  to  close  four  new  theater 
deals.  Two  involve  circuits; 
the  third,  a  3,000  seat  theater  in 
Kansas  City  and  the  fourth,  a 
big  up-to-date  first-run  in  Den- 
ver. 

There  are  several  other 
moves  under  way,  involving 
important  circuits  in  various 
sections  of  the  country.  In 
this  category  are  three  dis- 
tinct chains  which  are  de- 
signed to  become  part  of  the 
new  Paramount  theater  or- 
ganization under  a  joint 
operative  contract  covering 
a  period  of  years. 

One  of  the  circuits  is  that 
operated  by  Mike  Shea  in  Buffa- 
lo. This  will  be  an  outright  buy, 
if  the  arrangement  as  now  dis- 
cussed goes  through.  And  there 
is  every  indication  that  there 
will  be  no  slip. 

Shea  at  present  operates  the 
Hippodrome,  a  picture  house; 
the  North  Side,  a  picture  house 
in  the  suburbs  and  the  Cort  St. 
Theater,  showing  Keith  vaude- 

(Co)itiiiucd  on  Page  4) 


Form  Holding  Unit 

Albany — The  Famous  Play- 
ers Realty  Corp.  has  been  chart- 
ered here. 


This  company  will  be  the 
holding  corporation  for  the 
combined  Paramount  and  B.  & 
K.  houses.  The  operating  unit 
has  not  been  incorporated  as 
yet  but  it  is  in  formation. 


THE 


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DAILY 


Friday,  OctoDer  16,  1925 


VoLXXXIVNo.13     Friday,0ct.16. 1925     PriccSGents 


Copyright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
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J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
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Rue  Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High 

Low 

ClMC 

SalM 

Balaban    &    Katz    . 

.    76 

75 

76 

Eastman    Kodak    . 

.112 

110^, 

uiy. 

1,200 

Famous    Players    . 

.nz'A 

109K 

11054 

22,600 

F.    P.    Pfd 

.117 

ney^ 

117 

400 

Film    Inspection    . 

.      5 

5 

5 

1,000 

First   National    .  . . 

Not 

quoted 

Fox    Film   "A"    .  . 

.   7554 

73H 

7SH 

9,700 

Loew's   Inc 

.    37J4 

iS^A 

37/2 

24,000 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd. 

.   2154 

2m 

2l!4 

2C0 

M.  P.  Cap.   Corp. 

.     187/8 

iS'A 

im 

300 

M.    P.    Cap.    Pfd. 
Pathe  Exch.   "A" 

Not 

quoted 

.    84^8 

79^ 

8254 

10,500 

Skouras   Bros.    .  . . 

.    62J/2 

62 -^ 

62/2 

Trans- Lux   Screen 

.       6^8 

6H 

6H. 

2,600 

Universal     

.    34 

34 

34 

300 

Warner    Brothers 

.    22/2 

21  J/2 

22-4 

3,000 

Warner    Pictures    . 

.    17H 

17H 

17H 

300 

Fox  Earns  $1,212,024 

(^Continued  from  Page    1) 

100,000  shares  of  Class  B.  The  con- 
trol of  the  company  is  vested  in  the 
Class   B. 

The  balance  sheet  of  the  corpora- 
tion and  its  subsidiaries  shows  total 
assets  of  $25,016,344,  of  which  $15,- 
029,728  represents  current  and  work- 
ing assets.  The  current  liabilities 
are  $894,336. 

The  company  occupies  a  strong 
cash  position,  the  statement  showing 
$8,200,000    on   hand. 

Fox  "A"  closed  yesterday  at  75ys, 
■av  increase  of  2J4  points  over  Tues- 
day's close.  The  range  was  high, 
7b]/,  and  the  low,  735/^.     Sales,  9,700. 


Wall  Street  reports  have  it  that 
the  strong  advance  made  by  Fox 
Film  stock  is  due  to  the  earnings  of 
the  corporation  which  are  said  to 
have  been  almost  double  so  far  over 
last  year. 


Film  Stocks  Active 

Famous,  Fox,  Loew  and  Pathe  Show 
Increases  in  Yesterday's  Specu- 
lative Market 

Four  film  issues  showed  increases 
and  heavy  trading  yesterday  in  a 
market  which  was  speculative  and 
v\hich  was  noteworthy  for  the  heavi- 
est trading  in  nine  years. 

Famous  closed  at  IIOJ^,  an  increase 
of  %  points  over  Tuesday's  close. 
The  turnover  was  22,600  shares.  Fox 
"A"  showed  an  increase  of  2^  points, 
closing  at  75yn  with  a  sale  of  9,700 
shares.  Loew's,  Inc.,  jumped  lyi 
points  over  the  previous  close,  reach- 
ing a  level  of  37y2  with  sales  totaling 
24,000.  Pathe  "A"  was  another  ac- 
tive issue.  Sales  totaled  10,500.  The 
close  was  82^/2,  an  increase  of  2^ 
points    over    Tuesday's    market. 


Surt  "Skinner's   Dress   Suit"  Today 

Los  Angeles  —  "Skinner's  Dress 
Suit,"  is  to  go  into  production  as  a 
Reginald  Denny  vehicle  at  Universal 
City  today.  VVilliam  A.  Seiter  will 
direct  it  and  Laura  LaPlante,  will 
be    featured    with    Denny. 

The  Behrendt-Levy  Co.  has  insured 
Denny  for  $500,000. 


Irene  Rich  Going  Abroad 
Irene    Rich    sails    tonight    on    the 
Homeric. 


Finds  Studio  Busy 

Winfield     R.     Sheehan    Arrives     On 

Coast  After  Three  Months'  Trip 

In   Europe 

Los  Angeles — Back  at  the  Fox 
studio  after  a  three  months'  business 
trip  in  Europe,  VVinfield  R.  Sheehan, 
who  arrived  yesterday  found  the  lot 
humming  with  activity.  Two  pic- 
tures have  just  been  completed  and 
five  new  ones  are  being  launched. 
Three  finished  pictures  are  being  ed- 
ited, two  were  in  preliminary  stages 
and  three  more  are  in  work.  Six 
comedies  are   in  actual  production. 

Tom  Mix  has  finished  "The  Best 
Bad  Man"  and  is  starting  "My  Little 
Pal."  Having  completed  "Wages  for 
Wives,"  Frank  Borzage  will  soon  be- 
gin shooting  on  "The  First  Year." 
"The  Golden  Strain,"  the  first  of  the 
Kyne  stories  will  be  made  by  Victor 
Schertzinger.  John  Griffith  Wray's 
next  will  be  "The  Golden  Butterfly." 
Buck  Jones  is  making  "Her  Cowboy 
Prince"  and  Henry  Otto  is  busy  with 
"The  Ancient  Mariner,"  scheduled 
for  Christmas  release.  Rowland  V. 
Lee's  next  will  be  "Daybreak." 

In  the  comedy  division  "Hold 
Everj-body,"  fourth  of  the  Helen  and 
Warren  series,  "Failure,"  and  "The 
Brain  Storm,"  are  complete.  Robert 
P.  Kerr  is  to  resume  production  on 
the  Van  Bibber  series,  Daniel  Keefe 
is  to  start  on  "Cupid  a  la  Carte"  and 
Thomas  Buckingham  will  make  "The 
Silent  Witness,"  the  fifth  Helen  and 
Warren  comedy.  Ben  Stolofif,  Bryan 
Foy  and  Lew  Seller  are  working  on 
Imperial   comedies. 


Walker  to  Lay  Cornerstone 

James  J.  ("Jinimie")  Walker  will 
lav  the  cornerstone  of  the  new  Fox 
exchange,  342-45  W.  44th  St..  Wed- 
nesday. In  addition  to  many  ex- 
hibitors in  the  metropolitan  area,  a 
number  of  stars  will  attend. 


NATIONAL    EVANS 
LABORATORIES,   Inc. 

Developing — Printing — Titles 

■""'^         1476  Brfv<»dway 
Telephones  Bryant  9330-9331 


Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
ner in  which  first-runs  build  their 
programs  and  written  from  the  an- 
gle of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
conveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
used  m  developing  their  own  shows. 

Capitol 

Unit  No.  1.  Capitol  Grand  Orches- 
tra. Selections  from  "Pagliacci"  by 
Leoncavallo.     Time:    10    minutes 

Unit  No.  2.  Fritz  Zimmerman  and 
Marcelle  Grandville,  mterpreters  of 
old  bwiss  tunes  and  mountain  yodels, 
singing  four  numbers:  "Switzerland 
My  Homeland,  "  "Yodel  Refrain," 
"My  Herd  of  Cattle"  and  "The  Swiss 
Girls."  The  scenic  picture,  "Alpine 
Echoes,"  is  thrown  upon  a  screen 
with  the  singers  visible,  in  a  sort  of 
double  exposure  effect,  in  one  corner 
throughout  the  screening.  .A-^iear  in 
native  costume.     Time:  4  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3.  Divertissements.  (a) 
Doris  Niles  and  Capitol  Ballet  Corps 
in  "A  Dance  of  India."  Wide  red 
drape  extending  from  invisible  posi- 
tion above  to  ground  and  appearing 
in  bold  relief  against  dark  back- 
ground. Four  girls  in  harem  garb  re- 
clining on  cushions  upon  stage. 
Amber  color  lighting.  (b)  Mile 
Maria  Gambarelli,  prima  ballerina,  in 
a  dance,  "The  Little  Red  Doll,"  music 
by  Poldini.  Mile.  Gambarelli  dressed 
like  doll  and  with  mechanical  move- 
ments in  her  dancing  indicative  of 
doll-like  motion.     Time:     6  minutes? 

L'nit  No.  4.  Capitol  Magazine. 
Time:     8  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5.  Joseph  Green,  xylo- 
phone virtuoso.  Setting:  The  deck 
of  ship  with  stairway  on  either  side 
of  player  and  girls  in  sailor  costumes 
at  attention  on  either  side.  Girls 
dance  sailor's  hornpipe  to  xylophone 
accompaniment.  Numbers  played  by 
Joseph  Green:  "Whirlwind"  and 
"Dance  of  the  Toy  Regiment."  Time: 
4  minutes. 

Unit  No.  6.  Feature:  "The  Mid- 
shipman".    Time:  79  minutes. 

Unit  No.  7.  Felix  the  Kat  Trips 
Thru    Toyland.      Cartoon.      Time:    6 

minutes. 

Unit  No.  8.  Organ  Solo.  Time:  5 
minutes. 


Warner    House  for  Colored  Patrons 

Winsiou-Salem,  N.  C.  —  War»er 
Bros,  plan  to  improve  the  Lincoln 
and  convert  it  into  a  negro  theater, 
G.  H.  Dumond  of  New  York,  gen- 
eral manager;  H.  S.  Bareford  of  New 
York,  counselor,  and  Miller  Meri- 
wether, manager  of  several  Warner 
houses  in  North  Carolina  are  confer- 
ring. 


Advertising  Single  Reelers 

Cranfield  &  Clarke  have  devised  a 
novel  method  of  exploiting  single 
reelers.  Through  Doubleday  &  Page, 
and  Mrs.  W anger,  of  "The  National 
Garden  Magazine,"  they  are  sending 
out  special  radiograms  to  all  the  first 
runs,  following  with  a  brief  talk 
through  one  of  the  local  radio  sta- 
tions. 


Hammeras  on  New  Assignments 

Ralph  Hammeras,  who  furnished 
the  cinematographic  illusions  on 
"Clothes  Make  the  Pirate,"  will  do 
similar  work  on  "The  Lunatic  at 
Large"  and  "Men  of  Steel."  He  is 
in  charge  of  trick  photography  at  the 
First  National  studio  here. 


Acquire   Italian  Films 

Berlin — It  is  understood  the  Bruck- 
mann  interests,  which  have  purchased 
a  number  of  Universal  productions 
for  Germany,  will  distribute  "QuO' 
N'adis"  and  "The  Last  Days  of  the 
Pompeii'  in  Central  Europe.  The 
pictures    are    Italian    made. 


In  from  Coast 

Roland  G.  Edwards  and  Betty 
Scott  of  the  Hollywood  Dollies  Corp.i 
are  in  New  York.  The  company 
which  makes  star  dolls  for  exploita- 
tion purposes  will  open  an  office  at 
723  7th  Ave. 


Regge   Doran  in   Chicago 

Regge  Doran,  director  of  the  new 
public  relations  department  of  Pathe, 
has  gone  to  Chicago,  where  she  will 
appoint  the  first  field  representative 
to  cooperate  with  exhibitors  in  the 
Mid-West. 


13   F.   B.   O.   Nov.   Releases 

Thirteen  releases,  comprising  five 
features  and  eight  shorts  are  on  F. 
B.  O.'s  November  schedule. 


II 


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PROGRAM  COVERS 

IIFXP  SELL    VOIR  SHOW. 

THE  HENNEGAN  CO.,  CINCINNATI,  0. 

WRIIE    FOR  S.\MPLES 


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FOR   RENT 

February  1926 

1200  Feet  Office  Vault  Space 

Projection   and    Cutting    Rooms 

Chas.  Abrams  Bryant  5627 

729  7th  Ave.  Room  409 


New  Berman  House  Open 

Bethlehem,    Pa. — The    Savoy,    one' 
of  the  chain  of  15  houses  planned  for 
Pennsylvania   by   Independent  Thea- 
ters   Corp.,    of   which    L.    Berman   is 
president,   has  opened. 


CH^iilE 
CHAPtlN 

Pafhepicture 


COMEDIES 

Released  as  part  of  tlie 

C;9  /^ENTURV 

tJ^       \^    COMEDIES       X         1925 


Four  Theater  Deals 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

ville.  There  is  now  building  a 
4,500  seat  theater  to  be  known 
as  the  Metropolitan.  In  con- 
nection with  this  deal,  there  is 
no  statement  forthcoming  from 
Harold  B.  Franklin. 

The  second  circuit  is  the  Hob- 
litzelle  chain,  which  controls 
houses  in  all  Texas  key  points, 
with  two  theaters  in  Houston 
and  one  each  in  Forth  Worth, 
Dallas,  and  San  Antonio.  It 
likewise  embraces  a  theater  in 
Little  Rock,  Ark.  and  another  in 
Birmingham,  Ala.,  where  Fa- 
mous has  been  considering  a 
theater  for  some  time.  This  deal 
is  reported  to  be  an  outright 
purchase.  Franklin  declares 
there  is  nothing  to  it. 

The  Kansas  City  theater  is  be- 
ing built  by  Shamburg  and  Wolf 
and  will  be  ready  soon. 

In  Denver,  the  company  is 
understood  to  have  experienced 
difficulty  in  securing  the  desired 
site  but  that  trouble  has  now 
disappeared.  Famous  has  two 
of  the  Ellison  houses  there,  but 
they  are  not  considered  adequate 
for  the  city. 

Boston  House  Opening 

Metropolitan   Has   Premiere  Tonight 

— Important     Group    to .  Attend 

from  New  York 

The  Metropolitan  theater,  the  4,400 
seat  house  to  be  operated  jointly  by 
E.  F.  Albee  and  Famous  will  open 
in  Boston  tonight. 

Leaving  in  two  special  cars  at  one 
o'clock  today  will  be  an  important 
group  of  individuals  who  are  making 
the  trip  to  attend  the  premiere,  re- 
turning from  Boston  at  midnight. 
The  opening  will  be  preceded  by  a 
dinner  at  the  Copley  Plaza. 

The  feature  will  be  "The  King  on 
Main  Street,"  directed  by  Monta  Bell 
and  produced  in  the  East.  John 
Murray  Anderson  will  handle  the 
stage  effects  and  put  on  the  divertis- 
sements. Nat  Finston  has  been 
brought  on  from  Chicago  by  B.  &  K. 
to  conduct  the  orchestra.  Included 
in  the  party  will  be  Adolph  Zukor 
Eugene  Zukor,  Jesse  L.  Lasky,  Sam 
Katz,  Harold  B.  Franklin,  J.  J.  Mur- 
dock,  Pat  Casey,  Felix  Kahn,  Walter 
Wanger,  Ralph  Kohn,  Watterson  R. 
Rothacker,  R.  W.  Saunders,  H.  L. 
Saulsbury,  E.  E.  Shauer,  George 
Weeks,  Monta  Bell,  ATike  Shea,  Phil 
Reisman,  Frank  Buhler,  Earl  W. 
Hammons,  Sam  Dembow,  Jack  Mans- 
field, Tom  Meighan,  Bessie  Love, 
Lois  Wilson,  Esther  Ralston,  Tom 
Moore,  Harrison  Ford,  Dr.  Emanuel 
Stern,  Fay  Lanphier,  Vincent  Mc- 
Fall,  Mike  Lewis  and  J.  L.  Ryan. 


Bombay  Film  Man   Here 
Alex  Hague  of  Pathe-India,  Bom- 
bay  is   in   New   York   on   a   business 
trip. 


To  Fight  Invasion 

British  and  Madrid  Companies  May 
Merge     to      Combat     American 

Invasion 
London — From  Spain  come  re- 
ports that  Film  Espanola  of  Madrid 
and  an  important  British  producing 
company  are  planning  a  move  to  com- 
bat the  invasion  of  American-made 
pictures.  Under  this  project  produc- 
tions will  be  made  in  Spain. 

The  Spanish  kinematograph  press 
is  seriously  viewing  the  American  in- 
vasion of  the  European  theater  field, 
calling  attention  to  the  fact  that 
houses  are  being  acquired  in  various 
sections  of  the  Continent.  Although 
no  definite  move  has  been  made  to 
block  American  control,  reports  are 
in  circulation  that  steps  are  to  be 
taken  soon.  For  some  years  the  prin- 
cipal American  producers  .  have  had 
their  own  renting  offices  abroad  after 
having  employed  local  renters  to  in- 
troduce their  films  to  the  market. 
When  the  initial  contracts  expired 
they  established  local  offices.  In 
some  instances  these  offices  have  not 
done  very  well  owing  to  a  failure 
to   learn   local   conditions. 


Kaminsky  Arrives  from  Paris 

Jacques  Kaminsky,  of  Films  Ka- 
minsky, Paris,  is  in  New  York  for 
the  purpose  of  purchasing  American 
product  for   Europe. 

It  is  also  Kaminsky's  intention  to 
affiliate  with  the  Broadway  Dist.  Co., 
where  he  is  making  his  headquarters, 
and  produce  in  this  country  and 
abroad. 


Cabanne  Continues  with  M.-G.-M. 

Los  Angeles — Following  comple- 
tion of  "The  Masked  Bride,"  \yilliam 
Christy  Cabanne  has  signed  a  new 
contract  with  M.-G.-M.  It  is  a  long- 
term   arrangement. 


New  Bronx  Theater 

Plans  have  been  filed  for  a  new 
theater  for  Jerome  Ave.,  north  of 
176th  St.,  for  the  Jerome  Exhibition 
Corp.  Moore  &  Landseidel,  are  the 
architects. 


On  Warner  Board 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 
the  board  of  directors  and  chairman 
of  the   finance   committee  of  Warner 
Bros.   Pictures,   Inc. 


This  new  connection.  H.  M.  War- 
ner stated,  will  relieve  the  four  War- 
lers  considerably  from  the  financial 
affairs  of  the  corporation,  and  leave 
them  at  liberty  to  devote  their  indi- 
vidual efforts  to  furthering  the  var- 
ious ends  of  the  business  for  which 
each  of  them  is  adapted. 


Luncheon  for   Lubitsch 

Ernst  Lubitsch  will  be  the  honored 
guest  at  a  luncheon  today  at  the  Park 
Lane  given   by   H.   M.   Warner. 


Warners    Deny    Purchase 

Warner  Bros,  deny  the  report  pub- 
lished in  Paris  that  they  will  dis- 
tribute "The  Duke's  Motto"  in  this 
country.  The  picture  is  in  costume 
and  was  made  in  France. 


Williams  Returning 

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its  proper  place  in  the  production 
sun,  will  arrive  in  New  York  on  Dec. 
1  to  settle  his  American  film  interests 
and  later  return  to  England. 

Andrew  J.  Callaghan,  who  has  been 
producing  Westerns  for  the  state 
right  market,  was  revealed  yesterday 
as  Williams'  American  representative 
and  in  charge  of  the  latter's  interests 
here.  William's  British  company 
may  later  take  Callaghan  abroad  on 
production. 


J.  D.'s  Plans 

London — J.  D.  Williams  says  of  his 
new  production  company:  "I  have 
long  dreamed  and  talked  of  the  next 
biggest  step  in  the  industry — the  in- 
ternationalization of  the  motion  pic- 
ture industry.  This  will  soon  be  an 
accomplished  fact.  The  Britishers 
connected  with  my  new  company 
have  faced  the  problem  and  have  de- 
vised the  ways  and  means  to  make 
British  pictures  acceptable  for  the 
market  which  I  am  sure  is  ready  for 
them  in  their  Colonies  as  well  as  in 
America  and  in  the  other  parts  of 
the  world. 

"Every  business  man  in  the  world 
knows  that  Great  Britan  is  more  de- 
pendent than  America  on  her  ex- 
port and  import  trade,  and  it  should 
be  obvious  that  motion  pictures  are 
even  more  essential  to  her  welfare," 
says  Williams.  In  deploring  the  lack 
of  initiative  and  progress  in  the  Bri- 
tish film  industry  he  declares  that 
the  trouble  does  not  lie  with  "the 
frequently  blamed  climate,"  the  actors 
nor  the  stories.  "It  is  almost  en- 
tirely because  no  one  has  so  far  at- 
tempted to  organize  what  is,  perhaps, 
the  most  technical  business  in  the 
world  on  a  sound  and  sufficiently 
large  and  stable  basis." 

Williams  continues:  "There  are 
knows  that  Great  Britain  is  more  de- 
ario  writers,  technical  experts,  cam- 
eramen and  others  at  present  working 
in  America  who  could  be  induced  to 
come  back  home  if  proper  and  per- 
manent facilities  existed  here  for  the 
making  of  British  motion  pictures." 
He  says  that  American  exhibitors 
will  be  glad  to  show  really  first-rate 
British  pictures. 


Australian  Film  Man  Here 

William  Scott,  formerly  assistant 
general  manager  of  Australian  Films 
Ltd.,  Sydney,  is  in  New  York  after 
a  trip  from  the  Coast.  While  cros- 
sing the  continent  he  visited  various 
key  spots  and  studied  the  theater 
situation. 


Mayer  Party  Back  On  Coast 
Los  Angeles — Louis  B.  Mayer, 
vice-president  of  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  Pete  Smith,  Coast  publicity 
director,  and  their  party  arrived  yes- 
terday. Mayer  will  immediately  be- 
gin work  on  the  enlarged  production 
program  mapped  out  at  his  recent 
conferences  in  New  York. 


No  Depression  He 

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DAILY  learned  through  a  sur' 
the  situation  in  which   practica 
exchangemen    expressed    satisf 
with  conditions. 

Exchanges     in      Philadelphia 
Cleveland  are  complaining  that 
the  large  percentage  of   dates 
ised    them    as    a    result    of    the 
vention    they    have    received 
small  portion.     As  they  have  t 
their  product  figuring  on  this 
pated    increased     business     ma 
them  are  in  a  financially  embi 
ing   situation,   they   state. 

in  the  New  York  check-up 
Siegel  of  Apollo  said  that  his 
pany  is  receiving  satisfactory 
iiess  in  the  keeping  of  pi 
Nathan  Hirsch  of  Aywon  Filn 
business  is  going  along  as  usu 
tliat  he  is  not  receiving  any  v 
number  of  dates.  He  bought 
cally  the  same  volume  of  prod 
the  current  season  as  in  past 
Biltniore  has  no  complaint  tc] 
At  the  Capitol  Exchange, 
stated  that  the  concern  is  bei 
corded  "very  decent  treatm€| 
though  pledges  are  not  being  f 
100  per  cent." 

Sam  Zierler  of  Commonwea 
ports  that  he  is  having  no  pla, 
trouble.  Ben  Levine  reports  f 
ford    that    "everything   is    all 

At  the  Rodner  Exchange,  ' 
Rodner  states  that  business  ii 
gressing  satisfactorily.  Redi 
through  Edwin  Miles  Fadmaii, 
that  "business  is  bigger  thanfi 
and  that  "play  date  promises 
mg  kept  practically   100   per   c 


Weaver   to    Make    Shorts 
Tacoma — In    addition    to    the    pro- 
cram   of   18   features,    H.   C.    Weaver 
Prod,    will    produce    some    Westerns 
and    comedies. 


New  Booking  Dci 

Wells     Interests     Reported 
Handling   Purchases  for   SojJ 
Theaters   in   Richmond 

Richmond,  Va. — It  is  report 
the   Wells   interests   have   take  o 
the  booking  of  the  Somma  gi'ip 
theaters,    with    the    exception 
negro  houses.    The  circuit  is  a 
to  be  after  the  Venus  in  Soutl 
mond  on  the  same  basis. 

There  is  also  a  report  in  circ 
that  Wells  interests  have  a 
the  Somma  group  but  app; 
more  credence  is  given  thej 
one.  Their  connection  with  th 
ing  is  regarded  as  a  step  towa^ 
ing  control  of  the  houses. 


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THE  EASIEST 
JOB  IN 
PICTURES 


|The  man  who  writes  the  ads  for  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  has  the 
easiest  job  in  pictures. 

And  no  wear  on  the  conscience. 

He  can  tell  the  truth. 

And  he  does. 

He  tells  you  that  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  is  the  talk  of  the  industry. 

And  you  know  it's  true,  because  everywhere  you  go  you  hear  it. 

You  hear  them  say:     ''Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  is  doing  their  stuff 
again  this  year.     How  do  they  keep  up  that  pace.^" 

Here's  how. 

The  way  to  release  only  good  pictures  is  not  to  release  weak  ones. 

Our  standard  is  high  because  we  never  offer  you  a  picture  until  we're 
satisfied  you'll  like  it. 

And  we  know  what  you  like. 

Because  we're  showmen. 

So  we  work  on  a  picture  until  every  possible  box-office  angle  is  packed 
into  it. 

And  it  meets  our  showmanship  standards. 

That's  why  you  hear  this  slogan  everywhere. 

THE  TALK 

OF  THE  INDUSTRY 


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Directed  by 

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Scenario  by 

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Friday,  October  16,  1925 


Production    Happenings    In    Hollywood 


Among  Those  Started 
Pictures     placed     into     production 
during  the   past  few   days   include: 

"Made  for  Love,"  directed  by  Paul 
Sloane,    starring    Leatrice   Joy,    at    De    Mille. 

"Rocking  Moon,"  directed  by  George 
Melford,  featuring  Lilyan  Tashman  at  Metro- 
politan. 

"The  Best  Bad  Man,"  directed  by  Em- 
mett     Flynn,     starring     Tom     Mix    for     Fox. 

"The  Desert's  Price,"  directed  by  W.  S. 
Van  Dyke,  starring  Buck  Jones  at  Fox. 

"Strings  of  Steel,"  directed  by  Henry  Mc- 
Rae,  starring  William  Desmond  at  Universal. 

"The  Enchanted  Hill,"  directed  by  Irvin 
Willat,    featuring    Jack    Holt    at    Lasky. 

"Hands  Up,"  directed  by  Clarence  Bad- 
ger,    starring     Raymond     Griffith     at     Lasky. 

"The  Tattooed  Countess,"  directed  by  Mai 
St.     Clair,    starring    Pola     Negri    at    Lasky. 

"The  Golden  Sin,"  directed  by  Raoul 
Walsh,   featuring   Ernest   Torrence   at   Lasky. 

"The  Mannequin,"  directed  by  James 
Cruze,    featuring  Alice  Joyce  at    Lasky. 

"The  Cave  Man,"  directed  by  Lewis  Mile- 
stone,   featuring    Marie   Prevost   at   Warner's. 

"Nightie,  Night,  Nurse,"  directed  by  Chuck 
Reisner,    starring    Syd    Chaplin    at    Warner's. 

"Free  Lips,"  directed  by  Hobart  Henley, 
starring    Norma    Shearer    at    M.-G.-M. 

With  a  cast  that  includes  Madge 
Bellamy,  Kenneth  Harlan,  Hobart 
Bosworth  and  Ann  Pennington,  Di- 
rector Victor  Schertzinger  has  started 
production  on  "The  Golden  Strain" 
at  Fox. 

Hercules  Prod,  has  commenced 
shooting  on  the  second  Frank  Mer- 
rill Prod,  of  the  second  series,  tenta- 
tive title  is  "Gentleman  Roughneck." 


Estabrook's  Plans 
The  F.  B.  O.  studio  has  closed  a 
contract  with  Howard  Estabrook  call- 
ing for  a  production  outlay  of  $750,- 
000  extending  over  a  period  of  18 
months.  This  amount  will  be  ex- 
pended for  the  Monte  Banks  and 
Strongheart  units,  to  be  released  by 
Associated    Exhibitors. 


McCollum   Gets    Eastern   Post 

Hugh  McCollum,  formerly  assist- 
ant to  John  E.  McCormick,  general 
manager  of  production  for  the  First 
National  West  Coast  units,  has  gone 
to  New  York  to  occupy  an  import- 
ant position  in  the  New  York  office. 


Norman  Dawn  to  Film  Inserts 
General  Manager  Raymond  L. 
Schrock  of  Universal  has  assigned 
Norman  Dawn,  director,  to  film  the 
various  scenes  which  are  to  inserted 
in  "The  Man  in  the  Saddle,"  in  which 
"Hoot"   Gibson  is   starred. 


Sinclair  In  a  New  Group 

William  E.  Strohback.  former  as- 
sistant director,  has  been  signed  to 
direct  Johnny  Sinclair  in  a  series  of 
Trem  Carr  comedies. 


Fay  to  Direct  New  Series 

Hugh  Fay  has  been  signed  to  di- 
rect a  series  of  Educational-Cameo 
Comedies.  ClifT  Bowes  and  Helen 
Marlowe  are  the  leading  players. 


De   Lacy  to   Direct  Tom   Tyler 

Bob  De  Lary  has  been  engaged  by 
F.  B.  O.  to  direct  Tom  Tyler's  next 
Western,  work  on  which  will  begin 
in  a  few  days. 


Withers.  Cadwallader's  Aid 
A/Tctrnpnlitan    Pictures   have    signed 
Edward   Withers   as   assistant   to   art 
director    Charles    Cadwallader, 


Jeanie   Macpherson   Promoted 

Jeanie  Macpherson  has  been  pro- 
moted to  the  post  of  a  supervisor  of 
production  ni  the  De  Mille  organi- 
zation. Her  first  assignment  will  be 
"Red  Dice,"  which  stars  Rod  La 
Rocque,  and  directed  by  Allan  Hale. 
Miss  Macpherson  will  write  the  script 
but  will  also  have  charge  of  the  sup- 
ervisory details. 


Wampus  Welcome  New  Chief 

Tom  Engler,  new  president  of  the 
Wampus  was  formally  welcomed 
as  chief  executive  at  a  special  meet- 
ing at  the  Writer's  Club,  over  which 
"Ham"  Beal  presided.  Engler,  who 
has  been  vice-president,  succeeds  to 
the  post  through  the  resignation  of 
Harry  Brand. 


Sennett   is   Given   X-Ray  After   Fall 

Mack  Sennett  was  put  under  the 
X-ray  at  the  Clara  Barton  hospital 
to  determine  whether  an  operation 
he  underwent  was  a  success.  He 
suffered  a  broken  arm  when  he  fell 
from  his  horse  a  few  days  ago  in 
Griffith    park. 


Work  Commences  on  Kyne  Story 

Filming  of  Peter  B.  Kyne's  "The 
Enchanted  Hill,"  began  this  week 
with  Jack  Holt  heading  the  cast, 
under  direction  of  Irvin  Willat,  at 
Paramount.  Other  members  of  the 
cast  are  Florence  Vidor  and  Noah 
Beery. 


Banned  Theater  at  Fresno   Reopens 

Although  refused  a  license  to  op- 
erate, the  Hippodrome,  at  Fresno, 
dark  since  its  abandonment  several 
weeks  ago  by  West  Coast  Theaters, 
has  been  reopened  by  the  Hart  com- 
pany of  stock  players. 


Buildings  on  Roach  Lot  Remodeled 
Remodeling  of  portions  of  the  ad- 
ministration building,  camera  de- 
partment and  other  sections  of  Hal 
Roach  studios  has  been  completed 
at  a  cost  of  $25,000. 


Dorothy  Revier  to  Go  East 

Dorothy  Revier  may  make  a  flying 
visit  to  New  York  on  the  comple- 
tion of  her  next  vehicle,  "The  Fate 
of  a  Flirt." 


Editing  "Borrowed  Finery" 

"Borrowed  Finery,"  the  third  of  the 
Tiffany  "Big  12,"  by  George  Bron- 
son  Howard  has  been  completed  and 
is  now  in  the  course  of  editing. 


Doolev  Busy  on  New  Comedy 

Billy  Dooley  is  in  the  midst  of 
a  new  comedy,  "A  Goofy  Gob."  which 
William  Watson  is  directing  at 
Christie. 


Wallace  Assigned 
The  first  assignment  of  C.  Richard 
Wallace,    recentlv    engaged    gagman 
and  director  at  the  Roach  studios,  is 
directing  Clyde   Cook. 


Ricketts   Signs   Long-Term   Contract 

Tom  Ricketts  has  been  signed  to 
a  long-term  contract  by  Harry  Cohn 
of  the  Waldorf  studios. 


Pictures   Completed 

Camera  work  has  been  finished  on 
the  following  productions: 

"Memory  Lane,"  featuring  Eleanor  Board- 
man    for    M.-G.-M. 

"The  Jazz  Bride,"  directed  by  Herman 
Raymaker,  starring  Marie  Prevost  for  War- 
ners. 

"The  Ancient  Mariner,"  directed  by  Henry 
Otto,    for    Fox. 

"The  Prince  of  Broadway,"  directed  by 
John  Gorman,  starring  George  Walsh  for 
Chadwick. 

"Seven  Keys  to  Baldpate,"  directed  by 
Fred  Newmeyer,  starring  Douglas  MacLean 
for    Paramount. 

"A  Little  Bit  of  Broadway,"  directed  by 
Robert  Z.  Leonard,  featuring  Pauline  Starke 
and    Charles    Ray    for    M.-G.-M. 

"We  Moderns,"  directed  by  John  Dillon, 
starring    Colleen    Moore    for    First    National. 

Gotham  Prod,  has  completed  three  new 
pictures  during  the  past  week.  They  are 
"The  Part  Time  Wife,"  "One  of  the 
Bravest"    and    "The    Shadow    on    the    Wall." 


Eyton   Goes  East 

Charles  Eyton,  general  manager  of 
Paramount  Studio  has  left  for  a  trip 
through  the  eastern  states,  accompan- 
ied by  Mrs.  Eyton  (Kathlyn  Will- 
iams). He  will  make  a  short  stop 
at  Chicago  and  then  go  on  to  New 
York  to  look  over  the  latest  Broad- 
way theatrical  offerings. 


Anthony  to  Be  Farmed  Out 
Due  to  a  temporary  cessation  of 
activity  on  the  Universal  lot,  ar- 
rangements have  been  concluded 
whereby  Walter  Anthony,  chief  title 
writer,  will  be  loaned  to  other  pro- 
ducers. 


Balboni  to  Direct 

Sylvano  Balboni  husband  of  June 
Mathis,  of  First  National,  will  be- 
come a  director  about  Dec.  1.  The 
title  of  his  story  will  be  "The  Far 
Cry,"  to  be  supervised  by  Miss 
Mathis. 


Hart  Film  Soon  Finished 

Another  ten  days  will  see  the  final 
shot  taken  on  William  S.  Hart's 
"Tumbleweeds,"  for  United  Artists. 
The  concluding  scenes  will  be  made 
at  Universal  City. 


Doran   Cox   Joins    Beban 

Doran  Cox,  director,  who  was  iden- 
tified with  the  late  Thomas  H.  Ince 
in  the  early  days,  has  been  engaged 
by  George  Beban  for  his  latest  pic- 
ture,  "The   Loves   of   Ricardo." 


Preparing   First   Dean   Picture 

Preparations  are  under  way  at 
Metropolitan  Studios  for  the  first 
production  in  which  Priscilla  Dean 
will  star. 


Marion   Nixon    Opoosite   Griffith 

Marion  Nixon  has  been  secured  by 
Lasky  to  play  one  of  the  two  leading 
roles  opposite  Ravmond  Griffith  in 
"Hands  Up."  '    ■ 


Rodney   A    Full    Fledged    Director 

Earl  Rodnev,  Christie  comedian 
and  assistant  director,  and  since  pro- 
moted to  director,  is  now  directing 
Bobby  Vernon  in  a  new  comedy. 


Leslie.   New   Publicity   Head  at  "U" 

Walter  M.  Leslie  has  been  anooint- 
pd  publicity  manager  at  Universal 
City. 


With  Short  Subject  Producers 

Fred  A.  Jefferson  has  completed  direction 
on  the  second  of  the  "Screen  Smiles"  series 
which    Standard    Prod,    is    producing. 

Gale  Henry  has  completed  a  role  with 
Charley  Chase  in  his  latest  Roach  comedy, 
directed  by  Leo  McCarey.  Cast  include) 
Katherine  Grant,  John  Cossar  and  Fred  De 
Silva. 

In  a  Glenn  Tryon  comedy  at  Roach's  di 
rected  by  Fred  Guiol,  the  cast  includes  Sue 
O'Neil,  Cissy  Fitzgerald,  Viven  Oakland 
and   Jack    Clifford. 

H.  M.  Walker  has  completed  the  titles 
of  "A  Punch  in  the  Nose,"  "Pants  Make 
the  Man"  and  "Bigger  and  Better  Pictures' 
for    Roach. 

"Guess  Who,"  a  novel  one-reel  subject 
is   being  produced   by    Ralph   Staub 

Ascot  Speedway  is  providing  the  settinj 
for  the  current  Andy  Gump  comedy,  whicl 
Del    Andrews    is    directing.  , 

Lois  Boyd  is  feminine  lead  in  the  nev 
Joe  Rock  Ton  of  Fun  comedy  under  directior 
of    Jimmy    Davis. 

Alvin  J.  Neitz,  who  wrote  the  story,  i; 
directing  "Missing  Millions,"  a  serial,  a 
the  California  Studios.  In  the  cast 
William  Fairbanks,  Vivian  Rich,  Bull  Mon 
tana,  William  Lowrey,  George  Cecil,  Alfre( 
Huston,  Lou  Dutch,  Margaret  Knight  am 
Dorothy    Donald. 

Billy  Dooley  has  completed  "The  Goof; 
Gob,"  under  William  Watson's  direction  a 
Christie's. 

Earle  Foxe  is  making  his  10th  Van  Bib 
her    comedy    for    Fox. 

Leo  McCarey  has  started  on  ai  new  Charle 
Chase  comedy  entitled  "The  Caretaker' 
Daughter." 

"Salute,"  the  second  Alice  Ardell  fu: 
film,  produced  by  Joe  Rock,  has  been  com 
pleted. 

C.  Richard  Wallace  is  directing  Clyd 
Cook   in  a   new    Roach   comedy. 

Slim  Summerville  is  directing  Charle 
Puffy    in    his    latest    Universal    comedy. 

Al  St.  John  has  completed  his  third  Edu 
cational  Mermaid  comedy.  Stephen  Robert 
is    directing    with    Virginia    Vance. 

Charles  Lamont  is  directing  Lupino  Lan 
in  his  second  comedy  at  Educational. 

Del  Andrews  has  been  engaged  to  direc 
"The    Gumps"    for   Universal. 


New  L.  A.   House 

Contract  for  the  erection  of  a  two 
story  and  part  basement  theater,  stor 
and  apartment  building  at  Vine  an 
Mirada  for  Walter  B.  and  Moll 
Bishop,  has  been  awarded  to  A.  5 
O'Neil  &  Son.  The  structure  wi 
include  a  theater  seating  900,  tw 
stories    and    four   apartments. 

Another   New   Local  House 

Plans  have  been  prepared  for  a  tw( 
story  theater  building  at  Glassel  Av^ 
and  Avenue  35,  for  Iverson  &  Ter 
low,  by  Murray  &  Chesebro.  T? 
seating  capacity  will  be  800.  Tt 
structure,   will   cost   about   $30,000 


Kraely  Stories  for  Talmadges 

Hans  Kraely  has  signed  a  contra' 
with  Joseph  M.  Schenck  to  wrr 
eight  original  stories  for  Norma  ar 
Constance    Talmadge. 


Franklin  Collaborating  with  Johnstc 

Sidney  Franklin,  who  has  bee 
loaned  to  M.-G.-M.  by  Joseph  J 
Schenck,  is  collaborating  with  Agri' 
Christine  Johnston  on  the  adapt 
tion  of  an  untitled  story. 


Addition  to  "Three  Faces  East"  Ca 

Louis  Natheaux  has  been  added 
the  cast  of  "Three  Faces  East." 


Murray    Back    with    First    Nat'll 
Charlie  Murrav    who  is  under  caj 

tract  to  First  National,  has  been  d| 

signed  a  role  in   "Irene." 


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Friday,  October  16,  1925 


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DAILY 


Newspaper  Opinions 

"Black  Cyclone" — Pathe 
Cameo,  San  Francisco 
CHRONICLE—  *  ••  It  is  a  genuine 
novelty  and  ati  intensely  interesting  story, 
told  by  the  horses.  There  are  love,  jealousy, 
hate,  revenge — in  fact,  all  of  the  emotions 
of  the  human  race  are  repeated  among  the 
beasts.    *  *  * 


"California    Straight    Ahead"— Uni. 
Capitol,  Chicago 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  The  story  is  not  as 
closely  knit  as  many  of  Denny's  other 
stories.       But    the    padding    is    rather    merry 

and   the    efJect   of    the   whole   is   satisfactory. 

*  »  * 

JOURNAL—  *  ♦  •  "California  Straight 
Ahead"  is  as  entertaining  a  program  picture 
as  there   is   in   town.    *  *  » 

La  Salle  Garden,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  all  go  to  make  a 
picture  that  is  filled  with  laughable  situations, 
a  number  of  thrills,  and  a  romance  that 
makes  as  sweet  a  love  story  as  was  ever 
itold.    *  *  * 

Colonial,  Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  Denny  is  not  a  comedian, 
%\A  he  is  good  looking  and  his  authors  have 
provided  him  with  a  vehicle  in  this  picture 
that  is  screamingly  funny  without  the  need 
of   a    comedian.    *  *  * 

TIMES — *  *  *  A  melodramatic  auto  race 
and  some  funny  circus  animals  help  to  put 
pep  and  ginger  into  "California  Straight 
Ahead."    *  ♦  * 


"The  Dark  Angel"— First  Nat'l. 
Rivoli,  Baltimore 

'SUN — The  picture  has  been  excellently  di- 
rected by  Fitzmaoirice.  The  storm  and  stress 
of  the  war  are  adroitly  contrasted  with  the 
charm  and  peace  of  the  English  countryside. 

Allen,  Cleveland 

NEW3 — *  *  *  It  is  one  of  those  few  and 
far  between  films  which  furnish  a  happy  com- 
bination of  level-headed  scenario  writing, 
sensible    direction    and    praiseworthy    acting. 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  is  intensely 
emotional. 

Mr.  Fitzmaurice  has  stationed  his  minor 
climaxes  most  effectively  along  the  attack- 
ing  front. 

From  the  heavier  dramatic  angle,  this  pic- 
ture is  therefore  splendidly  made ;  from  the 
standpoint  of  its  "relief"  or  comedy  moments, 
it  is  not  without  some  weakness.   *  •  ♦ 


"The   Fool"— Fox 
St.  Francis.  San  Francisco 

NEWS—*  *  *  "The  Fool"  is  big,  unusual 
and  vividly  dramatic  in  its  theme.  It  is 
the  perfect  combination  of  a  strong  moral 
lesson   and  rare   entertainment.    *  *  * 


"Hell's  Highroad"— Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 
Strand,    Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  "Hell's  Highroad" 
was  filmed  with  all  the  lavishness  and  color 
which  has  made  DeMille  one  of  the  out- 
standing figures  in  filmland.  *  *  * 
_  NEWS—*  *  *  The  story  manages  at  all 
times  to  keep  on  the  brink  of  being  daring 
ind  is  therefore  recommended  only  to  adults. 


"Her  Sister  From  Paris"— First  Nat'l 
Tivoli.  Washington 

STAR—*  *  *    "Her   Sister  from   Paris"'   is 
screen    play    that    possesses    much    of    the 

rerve   of   the   continental   farce,   with   a   basis 

af  sound  drama.   *  *  * 


"The  Iron  Horse"— Fox 
Tremont  Temple,  Boston 

GLOBE— •  *  *  The  photography  has  been 
lapably  done ;  the  titles  are  up  to  the  high 
itandard  set  by  the  rest  of  the  picture;  the 
':  ought  to  score  100  percent  and  the  act- 
tag  is  so  good  that  one  forgets  to  notice 
Vhich    a'Ctors    are    worthy    of    commendation, 

because    they    all    seem    to    live    their     roles. 
■  #  * 

POST — *  *  *  Epic  is  a  word  to  be  used 
^dvisedly  but  we  do  not  hesitate  to  term 
The  Iron  Horse"  a  truly  great  epic  of  the 
fcreen.    *   *   * 

TELEGRAM— •  *  *  From  the  time  when 
he  picture  first-  discloses  the  dream  of  a  poor 
urveyor,  until  years  later  when  his  son, 
3avy,  sees  that  dream  realized  in  the  com- 
iletion  of  the  Union  Pacific  railroads,  there 
s  action  and  power  and  inspiration.  *  •  * 


"Kentucky   Pride" — Fox 
Monroe,  Chicago 

NEWS — *  *  *  lovers  of  fine  race  horses 
will  find  an  unusually  good  entertaimnent 
and  an  opportunity  to  revel  in  the  glories 
of   the   thrilling   game.    *  *  * 

POST— *  *  *  It  is  a  picture  which  will 
especially  delight  the  hearts  of  all  youngsters, 
and  in  these  days  when  the  children  are  some- 
what overlooked  by  picture-makers,  that, 
too,    marks    this   as    distinctive.    *   *  * 


"Lightnin'  " — Fox 
Rialto,  Washington 

STAR—*  *  *  John  Ford  has  followed  the 
story  with  faithful  precision  and  an  excellent 
cast  has  been  assembled  to  portray  the  home- 
ly, simple  folks  about  whom  the  theme  is 
written.    *  *  * 


"Little  Annie   Rooney" — United  Art. 
State,  Boston 

GLOBE—  *  *  *  But  there  is  a  great 
deal  more  to  the  picture  than  Mary's  char- 
acterization, although  be  it  said  that  even 
she  has  never  done  anything  more  thorough- 
ly good  than  her  "Little  Annie  Rooney." 
»   #   * 

POST—*  *  *  Mary,  herself,  does  not  look 
or  act  a  day  older  than  when  she  first  frol- 
licked  in  rags  and  curls  on  the  silversheet. 
She  is  childhood  personified  and  we  doubt 
if  the  film  public  will  ever  accept  her  in  any 
other  way.  *  *  * 

State,  St.  Louis 

POST-DISPATCH—*  »  *  There  is  real 
comedy  and  real  pathos  and  some  thrilling 
melodrama  with  a  slowly  developing  love  in- 
terest which  is  quite  naturally  brought  to 
its  proper  ending.   *  *  • 

STAR — *  *  *  People  go  to  see  the  new 
picture  obsessed  with  a  doubt  as  to  Mary 
Pickford's  ability  to  play  tomboyish  roles 
with  her  old  charm.  She  dispels  this  un- 
certainty by  fighting,  crawling  through 
sewer  pipes,  leaping  fences  and  scaling  walls 
with    all    the   agility    of    sweet    16    . 

TIMES—*  *  *  Miss  Pickford  has  never 
appeared  to  better  advantage  and  the  sup- 
porting   cast    is    excellent.    *  *  * 


"The    Man    Who    Found    Himself"— 
Famous — Century,  Baltimore 

SUN — *  *  *  Although  the  scenario  was 
fashioned  by  none  other  than  Booth  Tarking- 
ton  for  the  special  use  of  Meighan  ,it  follows 
the  well-worn  grooves  of  previous  scenarios 
fashioned  by  Booth  Tarkington  for  the  spe- 
cial  use   of    Meighan.    *   *   * 

Modern,  Boston 

POST—*  *  *  Perfectly  fitted  to  the  role, 
Mr      Meighan    is     seen    at    his    artistic    best. 

*  #  * 

Wisconsin,  Milwaukee 

SENTINEL—*  •  *    is    better    than    some 

of    the    recent    Meighan    pictures,    but    you'll 

have  to  be  one  of  Tom's  worshippers  to  have 

it    hold    your    interest    from    start    to    finish. 
»   *  * 

Stanley,   Philadelphia 

INQUIRER—*  *  *  The  smooth  edge  of 
probability    is    taxed    considerably    to    restrain 

the  plot  of  "The  Man  Who   Found  Himself." 

*  #  * 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—  *  •  *  The  story 
creaks  dismally,  stirring  up  plots  and  re- 
venges, motives  and  fulfillment  which  do  not 
fit  smoothly  together  to  form  a  perfectly 
constructed    plot.    •  *  • 

Missouri,  St.  Louis 

STAR — *  *  *  Tommy  Meighan,  who  is 
still  the  most  popular  of  manly  male  stars 
despite  a  succession  of  pictures  of  the  most 
ordinary  variety,  has  come  along  with  an- 
other impossible  and  improbable  sort  of  a 
story  which  he  and  an  excellent  supporting 
cast  do  their  very  best  with,  but  never  suc- 
ceed    in     quite     pulling     out    .of     the     hole. 


Gifts  to  Botsford 

A.  M.  Botsford  whose  work  at 
Famous  has  been  changed,  and  who 
will  handle  advertising  for  the  thea- 
ters instead  of  the  national  advertis- 
ing which  he  has  been  doing  for  the 
production  and  sales  departments,  was 
the  guest  of  honor  at  the  A.  M.  P.  A. 
yesterday.  He  received  several  gifts, 
including  a  bronze  samovar,  a  set 
of  crystal  toilet  bottles  for  Mrs.  Bots- 
ford, and  a  cigarette  box  with  musi- 
cal accompaniment.  "Bots"'  made 
his  usual  witty  address  in  replying. 
Russell  Holraan  who  succeeds  "Bots" 
in  his  work  at  Famous  was  also  pre- 
sented with  a  gift. 


Stilson   Heads   Pep  Club 

More  than  400  members  of  the 
Paramount  Pep  Club  gathered  in  the 
Belvedere  Room  at  the  Aster,  Wed- 
nesday night,  the  occasion  marking 
the  installation  of  Palmer  Hall  Stil- 
son as  presitient,  and  Vincent  Trotta 
as  vice-president.  In  tribute  to  Har- 
old B.  Franklin,  the  club  presented 
him  with  a  silver  token  signifying  his 
appointment  as  honorary  vice-presi- 
dent. 


Experimental  Film  Here 

A  colored  three-diinension  picture, 
"The  Plastic  Chromatic  Film,"  will 
be  shown  for  the  first  time  in  Ameri- 
ca next  week  at  the  Hippodrome. 
The  picture  has  played  at  the  London 
Coliseum  and  many  houses  in  Ger- 
many. The  film,  which  is  titled  "Men 
or  Illusions,"  is  said  to  make  the 
actors    appear    absolutely    lifelike. 


Open  Boston  Exchange 

Boston — Nat  L.  Mintz,  sales  rep- 
resentative for  M.  J.  Winkler,  is  here 
to  assist  in  the  opening  of  the  Short 
Reel  Film  Exchanges,  Inc.,  23  Pied- 
mont St.,  which  has  been  established 
to  distribute  "Felix  the  Cat,"  "Krazy 
Kat,"  "Alice  Comedies"  and  the 
"Reg'lar  Kid"  comedies. 


"Phantom  Express,"  Royal's  Next 

Hollywood — Ethel  Shannon  will 
play  the  lead  in  "The  Phantom  Ex- 
press," the  third  picture  in  the  Royal 
series,  now  in  production.  The  cast 
also  includes  David  Butler  and  Fran- 
kie  Darrow.   John  Adolfi  is  directing. 


Russell  Arrives  Today 

William  Russell  arrives  in  town  to- 
day from  the  Coast  to  appear  in  sev- 
eral pictures  to  be  made  in  the  East 
and  in  Florida.  He  will  stop  at  the 
Lambs'  Club. 


Wobber  Sailing;  Luncheon  Saturday 

Herman  Wobber,  West  Coast  sales 
supervisor  for  Famous  sails  for  Eu- 
rope tomorrow  on  special  work  in 
connection  with  foreign  theater  ac- 
tivities. He  was  the  guest  at  a  lunch- 
eon at  the  Roosevelt  yesterday  at 
which  were  present: 

Adolph  and  Eugene  Zukor,  Jesse 
L.  Lasky,  S.  R.  Kent,  Sam  Katz, 
George  Weeks,  E.  E.  and  Mel  Shauer, 
Joe  Seidclman,  Harold  B.  Franklin, 
John  D.  Clark,  Phil  Reisman,  Wal- 
ter Wanger,  George  Spidell,  G.  B.  J. 
Frawley,  M.  H.  Lewis,  Charles  E. 
McCarthy,  Claude  Saunders,  Russell 
Holman,  Sam  Dembow,  John  Ham- 
tnel  and  T.  C.  Young. 


New  Distributor  Organizes 

Kenneth  J.  Bishop,  just  in  from  the 
Coast,  has  formed  the  International 
Distributors  with  offices  at  1658 
Broadway  to  handle  world's  rights. 
Kis  first  product  includes  a  series  of 
travelogues,  nine  one-reelers  with 
Sid  Smith  and  "His  First  Story,"  a 
f.ve-reeler  with  Gloria  Grey  and  Roy 
Hughes.  Hans  Tiesler  produced  the 
feature.  He  is  here  with  Bishop,  but 
returns  to  the  Coast  Sunday  to  pro- 
duce a  series  of  two-reel  dramas  for 
1-lishop's    company. 


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Vol.  XXXIV     No.  IS 


Monday,  October  19,   1925 


Price  5  Cents 


SHOWS 


By  DANNY 

-  Just  back  fruiii  Boston.  W'ant- 
ed  to  see  the  type  of  show.  Put 
on  by  Balaban  &  Katz  and  Fam- 
ous Players  comlnned.  At  the 
opening  of  the  big  Metropolitan. 
Because  this  ty])e  of  show  is  go- 
ing to  mean  something.  All  over 
the  country.  Before  long.  Easi- 
ly the  outstanding  feature  of  the 
how.  Was  the  John  Murray 
Anderson  review.  And  this  was 
pip. 

Of  course  like  all  opening  bills. 
The  showing  at  the  Metropolitan  ran 
ong.  Far  too  long.  Bnt  this  will  be 
;iit,  naturally,  to  fit  in  to  make  a  two 
[•>our  show,  including  the  feature. 
There  was  far  too  much  music.  This 
Kvill  come  out;  naturally.  And  even 
:he  Murray  Anderson  review  will 
ioubtless    be    cut — gorgeous   as    it   is. 

■'When  the  B.  &  K. -Famous  organi- 
sation finally  line  up  their  theater  pro- 
iuction    units   Anderson    will   put   on 

uch  reviews  in  New  York;  the  Bala- 
)an  boys  will  create  like  shows  from 

hicago;  and  the  indications  are  that 

torn  the  Coast  special  shows  will  be 
juilt,  and  all  of  these  shows  will  be 
;ircuited.  This,  really,  will  be  one 
)f  the  big  features  of  the  new  theater 
ieal.  Judging  from  the  show  built 
)y  Murray  Anderson.     These  special 

hort  reviews  look  mighty  good. 

The  Metropolitan  will  take 
its  place  as  one  of  the  most 
ieav.tiful  picture  theaters  in 
the  world.  It  is  built  along  in- 
diividital  lines;  with  a  lobby 
resembling  that  of  the  Chi- 
cago and  with  practically  all 
•f  the  4,000  seats  on  one 
floor,  excepting  for  loges 
which  run  all  around  what 
would  be  the  gallery.  The  ap- 
pointmevts  are  little  short  of 
gorgeous.  It  is  not  only  the 
most  beautiful  theater  in  all 
New  England,  but  one  of  the 
most  magnificent  of  the  world. 

The  great  pity  of  the  opening  night 
iras  that  the  bill  ran  so  long  that 
fonta  Bell's  feature  went  on  close 
o  11  o'clock,  and  the  big  delegation 
rom  New  York  headed  by  Zukor  and 
^asky,  failed  to  see  the  completion 
>f  "The  King  on  Main  Street,"  the 
et  picture  of  this  very  clever  direc- 
or.  But  from  what  was  seen  this 
an  be  said:  It  promises  to  be  one 
if  the  cleverest  pictures  turned  out 
ecently,  full  of  laughs,  and  with 
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"That  Girl  Oklahoma"  featuring  Ruth  Mix.  The  first  of  a  series  of  six 
reel  Western  super  features.  You  bet  Ruth  is  a  real  Mix — She  ropes — rides 
and  thrills.  Now  being  released.  Produced  by  Ward  Lascelle  Productions, 
Beverly  Hills,  Cal.— Advt. 


Blank  Expanding 

A.cquires   Nine   Additional   Houses  in 

Mid  -  West   —    Omaha      Theater 

Under  Way 

Des  Moines — A.  H.  Blank  has  just 
acquired  nine  additional  theaters  and 
('eclares  his  program  for  expansion  is 
even    more    ambitious. 

Taking  cognizance  of  reports  that 
he  was  about  to  sell  out,  Blank  said 
on   Saturday: 

"I  most  emphatically  deny  that  I 
;ini  contemplating  the  sale  of  my  the- 
:iters."' 


Omaha — Contracts     have     been  /let 
for   the   foundation   work  and  exc^va 
tion  for  the  new  Blank  theater,  t' 
erected  at  a  cost   of  $1,000,000. 


sj;e 


Weaver  Reorganizes 

Tacoma    Production    Unit    Now    In- 
cludes   Northwest    Financiers    in 
Its    Personnel 

Tacoma,  Wash. — Reorganization  of 
the  H.  C.  Weaver  Prod.,  Inc.,  of  Ta- 
coma, effected  with  the  formation  of 
a  new  executive  board  composed  of 
Tacoma  financiers,  was  comv)leted  at 
a  subseejeunt  meeting  when  new  of- 
ficers were  elected. 

H.  C.  Weaver,  who  has  headed  the 
company  since  its  incorporatioii  in 
May.  1924,  was  chosen  president;  W. 
R.    Rust    is    vice-president    and    Gen. 

iContinurd   on   Pdoc   2) 


Winnipeg  Combine 

Exhibitors   There   Acting    in    Unison 

— W.    A.     Steffes    Outlines    the 

Organization 

Winnipeg — Independent  exhibitors 
here  are  forming  a  booking  combine, 
similar  to  the  Allied  circuit  organized 
in  Minnesota  by  W.  A.  Steffes  some 
months  ago. 

Steffes  was  here  a  few  days  ago  and 
explained  in  detail  how  such  an  or- 
ganization  should   function. 


^^""^        New    Philbin    Vehicle 

I'niversal  has  purchased  "A  Savage 
in  Silk,"  bv  Winifred  Reeve,  for 
Marv    r^hilbin. 


^_^_^___  eaves  Today 

Joseph    M.    Schenck   leaves    for   the 
Coast    todav. 


French    Deal    Falls    Through 
Paris — Reginald  Ford's  deal  for  the 
control   of   the    Phocea    Company   has 
fallen    through,   according   to   report. 


New  Color  Process 

Color  Cinema  Co.  Operating  in  Lou- 
isville, Ky.     To  Produce   Recent- 
ly-Invented  Film 

Louisville — A  new  color  photo- 
L'raphic  process  has  been  devised  by  a 
uroui)  of  local  men  who  have  formed 
the   Color  Cinema  Co.,  under  the  di- 

(Contiyrncii   on   Pitae   3) 


Schulberg  to  Quit 

Will  Probably  Step  Out  of  Company 
Bearing  His  Name  to  Accept  Im- 
portant Production  Post 

It  is  understood  that  B.  P.  Schul- 
berg will  resign  as  president  of  B. 
P.  Schulberg  Prod,  to  join  an  im- 
portant producing  company  in  an  ex- 
ecutive   capacity. 

The  future  of  Schulberg  Prod,  is 
at  the  moment  indefinite.  There  is 
a  possibility  that  the  franchise  hold- 
ers will  insist  that  the  company  con- 
Iniuc  as  a  producer  in  the  state  right 
field  and  make  the  necessary  finan- 
cial committments  to  carry  out  such 
a  program.  J.  G.  Bachmann,  who  has 
been  handling  the  sales  end  of  the 
Schulljerg  enterprise,  is  expected  to 
continue  in  the  field  as  a  distributor. 

Schulberg's  place  in  the  independ- 
ent field  is  an  important  one.  It  is 
understood  that  his  work  has  attracted 
the  atteiuion  of  production  executives 
of  jiractically  every  large  company  in 
the  business.     Particularly  insistent  is 

(Continued  on   Page   2) 

Bischoff  to  Increase  Output 

Los  Angeles — An  increased  output 
of  short-reels  is  planned  by  Samuel 
Bischoff.  He  has  contracted  to  pro- 
duce ,36  comedies  this  season,  12  Wit 
wer  "Classics  in  Slang,"  12  Biff 
Thrills  and  12  of  the  Gold  Medal 
Brand,     Half  -of  these  are  finished. 


"U"    Signs    German    Director 

Berlin — E.  A.  Dupont,  a  director 
now  with  the  Ufa,  has  been  signed 
by  Universal  and  will  go  to  America 
when  his  present  contract  expires  in 
about  18  months. 


Griffith  in  "Show  Off" 

Los  Angele.s — It  is  reported  that 
Raymond  Griffith  is  to  play  the  lead 
Jn  "The  Show  Ofif,"  which  Famous 
lias  bought. 


More    Pantages    Houses 
Omaha — It     is    reported    the     Pan- 
tages circuit  will  build  a  theater  here 
and  another  in  Des  Moines. 


Ohio  Houses  in  Tilt 

Cleveland    Theater    Company   Facing 
Dissolution  Suit  Sought  by  Min- 
ority Stockholders 

Cleveland  —  Minority  stockholders 
of  the  Ohio  Amusement  Co.,  which 
operates  a  chain,  are  attempting  to 
secure  a  dissolution  of  the  company 
and  have  filed  an  action  to  that  end. 
Arthur  Keller,  opposing  tfie  action  in 
the  name  of  the  board  of  directors, 
says: 

"The  Ohio  Amusement  Co.  and 
stockholders  owning  two-thirds  of  its 
stock,  on  Oct.  10,  filed  a  motion  in 
(Continued  on  Page  3) 


DAILY 


Monday,  October  19,  1925 


VflLXXXIV,No.15    Monday,Oct19, 1925   PriceSCents 


Ct-pyright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  Ivew  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager :  Maurice  D.  Kami,  Managing  Editor ; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
Ralph  Wilk,  Traseling  Representative.  En- 
tered as  second-class  matter  May  21,  1918, 
at  the  post  othce  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  iMarch  3,  1879.  Terms  (Postage 
free)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
York,  $10.00  one  year;  6  months,  $5.00;  3 
months,  S3. 00.  Foreign  $15.00.  Subscribers 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY,  1650 
Broadway,  New  Y'ork,  N.  Y.  Phone  Circle 
4736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  address  :  Filmday, 
New  Y'ork,  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London  Representative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  53a 
Shaftesbury  Ave.,  London,  \V.  I.  Paris  Rep- 
resentative, La  Cinematographic  Francaise,  S, 
Rue  Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaba.i    &    Katz     N"t    (|unte.l 

Eastman    Kodak    ....11074    110        110        2,100 
Famous   Players    ....111        10914    109-^    1,60U 

F.     P.     Pfd 115;-i    lllVi    11/i       200 

Film   Inspection    ....      5M        S'A        ^'A       600 

First    National     Not    quoted 

Fox    Film    -A"     75/^      73/=      TAVi       600 

Loew's,     Inc 37%      37  37-^2,600 

Metro-Gold.     Pfd.      ..20M      20'A      20^       200 

M.   P.   Cap.   Corp    Not   quoted 

W.    P.    Cap.    Pfd Not   quoted 

Pathe    Exch.    "A"    ..    83/8     81         Sl'A   2,300 
Trans  Lux   Screen    ..      O-H        6/        6^       500 

Universal     Not    quoted 

Warner    Brothers     ..    22J4      22  22        1,200 

Warner     Pictures     ..    18J4      18/i      18^       300 


SHOWS 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Adolph  Menjon  at  his  best.  Inciden- 
tally, Bessie  Love  is  delightfully  cute 
and  Greta  Nissen  never  looked  so 
lovely.  More  of  this  picture  later. 
When  we  can  see  all  of  it. 

The  Governor  of  Massachusetts 
and  the  Mayor  of  Boston  were  on 
hand  to  make  speeches.  They  point- 
ed with  pride  to  the  gorgeous  house. 
Well  thev  might.  With  all  they  said 
the  Metropolitan  deserved  more.  It 
is  a   monument   to  motion   pictures. 


Deny  William  De  Mille  Report 

An  official  of  P.  D.  C.  denied  that 
William  De  Mille  is  to  join  the 
Cecil  B.  De  Mille  organization  about 
March  1  when  he  will  end  his  con- 
tract with  Famous.  It  is  reported 
from  the  Coast,  he  has  two  more  to 
make   for   Paramount. 


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Schulberg  to  Quit 

{Continued  from  Page    1) 

the  report  that  he  may  join  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer  as  associate  of  Louis 
B.  Mayer,  Irving  Thalberg,  Harry 
Rapf  and  Hunt  Stromberg.  This, 
however,  is  far  from  a  certainty. 

It  will  be  remembered  some  time 
ago  that  a  deal  was  under  way  for 
Schulberg  to  take  charge  of  Universal 
City.  This,  however,  never  came  to 
pass. 


To  Spend  $1,500,000   On  Club 

Los  Angeles  —  Approximately  $1,- 
500,000  will  be  spent  to  transform  the 
Heriiheimer  residence  into  an  exclu- 
sive tilm  club.  Plans  for  the  expan- 
sion arc  now  being  outlined  by  Ken- 
neth MacDonakI,  Jr.,  architect 
working  ui  conjunction  with  Frank 
Klliott,  president  of  the  Sixty  Club, 
and  VViiiiam  Clark  Crittenden,  San 
Francisco  capitalist,  and  call  for  a 
swimming  pool,  stables,  garage  and  a 
score  or  more  of  small  bungalows 
scattered  throughout  the  11-acre 
estate. 


Ohio   Convention   Dec.   8 

Columbus,  O.— The  executive  com- 
mittee of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  has  voted 
to  hold  the  annual  convention  here 
Dec.  8-9.  As  a  mark  of  respect  to 
George  R.  Aloore,  deceased,  no  one 
will  be  elected  to  fill  his  post  on 
the  committee  until  the  convention. 
Ohio  exhibitors  have  so  well  sup- 
ported the  organization  since  January 
that  a  match  has  been  touched  to  an 
underwriting  agreement  signed  in 
that   month   by   15   exhibitors. 


Maloney  to  Make  Eight  Westerns 

Hollywood — Leo  Maloney  is  build- 
ing his  own  studio  at  Skyland,  on 
Riin  of  the  World  Drive,  in  the  San 
Bernardino  Mountains.  He  will  make 
a  series  of  eight  five-reel  Westerns 
for  Clarion  release,  featuring  himself, 
Bullet,  the  dog,  and  Senator,  the 
horse.  "The  Blind  Trail,"  by  Ford 
I.  Beebe,  is  the  first. 


Gittleson  at  the   Colony 

Harry  Gittleson  has  succeeded 
Howard  McCoy  as  managing  direc- 
tor of  the  Colony.  Gittleson  has  been 
with   B.  S.  Moss  for  12  vears. 


Sax  Leaves  for  Coast 

Sam  Sax  of  Lumas  Film  leaves  for 
California  tonight  to  complete  the 
1925-1926  program.  He  has  four 
more   to   make. 


On  Broadway 


Aster — "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera" 

Broadway — "Shore   Leave" 

Cameo — "A   Regular  Fellow" 

Capitol — "Fine    Clothes" 

Colony — "The    Freshman" 

Criterion — "T!ic      \  anishing      Ameri- 
can" 

Embassy — 'The    Merry    Widow" 

Loew's    New    York:      Today — "The 
Tower  of  Lies" 

Tuesday — "After    Business    Hours" 

and  "A  Little  Girl  in  a  Big  City" 

Wednesday — "Beggar     on      Horse- 

Ijack" 
Thursday — "The    Goose    Woman" 
Friday — "Wandering        Footsteps" 

and  "The  Boomerang" 
Saturday — "Below    the    Line" 
Sunday — "Lovers    in    Quarantine" 

Loew's  State — "Exchange  of  Wives" 

Mark  Strand — "Little  Annie  Rooney" 

Rialto — "Best   People" 

Rivoli — "Flower    of    Night" 

Warners — "Red   Hot   Tires" 

Brooklyn    Mark    Strand — "The    Dark 
Angel" 

Next  Week 

Astor — "The   Phantom  of  the  Opera" 

Broadway — Not  yet  determined 

Cameo — Not  )'et  determined 

Capitol — "Go  West" 

Colony — Not  yet  determined 

Criterion — "The      X'.inishing     Ameri- 
can" 

Embassy — "The    Merry    Widow" 

Mark  Strand — "Little  Annie  Rooney" 

Rialto — "The    Knockout" 

Rivoli — "The   King  on   Main   Street." 

Warners — "Compromise" 

Brooklyn    Mark    Strand — "The     Iron 
Horse" 


Weaver  Reorganizes 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
James  M.  Ashton,  secretary  ant 
treasurer.  These  three  witli  Chestei 
Thorne  and  J.  T.  Gregory,  comprise 
the  board  of  trustees.  The  meetini. 
held  at  the  studio  at  Titlovv  lieacli 
was  attended  by  more  than  lift; 
stockholders  of  the  company,  whici 
already  has  produced  one  picture 
"Hearts  and  Fists,"  to  be  releasee 
soon. 

Plans  include  the  production  of  \i 
pictures,  contracts  for  which  alread\ 
have  been  secured  with  Vital  ILx 
changes  and  Associated  Fxhibilors. 


Weaver  OfRcial  in  New  York 

Peter    Shamray    of    H.    C.    Weaver 
Prod,  of  Tacoma  is  at  the  Astor. 


FOR   RENT 
February  1926 

1200  Feet  Office  Vault  Space 
Projection    and    Cutting    Rooms 

Chas.  Abrams  Bryant  5627 

729  7th  Ave.  Room  409 


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Group  Sailing  Nov.  18 

.\  group  of  important  film  folk  will 
sail  for  Europe  Nov.  18  on  vacations. 
The  party  includes,  among  others, 
Harry  Cohn  and  Harry  Rapf. 


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Walton    Quits    Agency    Field 

Charles  Walton,  one  of  the  best 
casting  agents  in  the  industry  has 
closed  his  office  and  is  understood  to 
have  entered  another  field  of  Inisiness. 


Charnas  Buys  Theater  Interest 

Harry  Charnas,  president  of  the 
Standard  Film  Service  Co.  has  pur- 
chased Mrs.  George  R.  Moore's  in- 
terest in   the  Southern  theater,  Bucv- 


Monta  Bell  Off  to  Coast 

Monta    Rell    left    for    California    on 
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New  Color  Process 

(C'oiiiiitucd  from  Pane   1) 

ctioii   of   Louis    Ditmar.      Members 

tlie  organization  have  just  returned 

jui  the   Kentucky  liills  after  making 

ountain   shots.      Ihese   pictures   will 

sent  over  the  country  as  an  adver- 

iing  slrip.  Later  a  two-reel  feature, 

he  Ara!)iau  Nights,"  will  be  filmed. 

The     Louisville    Post    says    of    the 

bjecl : 

"With    the    com])letion    of.  the    pres- 

it    couteniplated    program    Mr.    Dit- 

ir  said  steps  would  l)e  taken  to  or- 

n'viQ    a     production     company    here 

lich   would  manufacture  pictures  of 

colored    variety    only,    and     that 

esc     pictures     would     be     released 

rough    (he   regular    film   distribution 

liters,     lie  also  said  the  process  will 

al   tiie  disiK)sal   of   film   producing 

lupanies  for  use  on  a  royalty  basis. 

'The    whole    photographic    process 

s  i)eeu  worked  otU  here  and  in  New 

)rk,    where    the    laboratories    of    the 

nipaiiy  are  located.     It  is  something 

tirely    new,     Mr.     IJitmar    said,    be- 

ise   il    (loe>   awa.v    with   any   former 

|}enip(    lo   color   movies.      The   tones 

:V.   carried    directl>'    on    the    film   and 

jt    l)ictures    re<|uire    no    special    ma- 

Cine   for   jirojectiou.  as   former   color 

pvies    did.       I'he    whole    advance    is 

69(1  lo  mean  as  much  to  motion  pic- 

fre  industry  as  the   starter  has  done 

,l|  the  auto  industry. 

I  'The    Color    Cinema    ("o.    has    been 

V  exisleuce    for   seven    years,    having 

Lmi  founded  in   1917.     Only  last  year 

I's    the    i)rocess    reached    perfection. 

Isides    Dilniar    other    men    who   are 

,1  eresled   in   the    film  are   Charles   H. 

|l^hnief,     president     of     the     Security 

Ink;   George   M.  Clark,  of  the  Ohio 

lis  Iron   Works,  and  Laban   Phelps, 

the   l,onis\ille  Tobacco  Company. 

'The   first   attempt  at  color  photog- 

'       was    made    late    last   year   with 

'lowing    of    the    film    early    this 

M    local  clubs  and  social  gathcr- 

The    lilni    was  called   "The   En- 

liiis    Printe"    and    is    said    to    be    a 

|eu(lid   \x'hicle   for  exemplifying  the 

ers  of  the  new    invention." 


Andrews  for  Goldburg  Picture 

'i'"^     A'.igeles— Del     Andrews     will 

"No    Man's    ]..aw,"   a   Jesse   J. 

'irg  production  lo  be  released  by 

O.     This  is  the   first  of  a  series 

aliu-es     starring     Bob      Custer. 

'   the   lihn    is  complete,  Andrews 

iilurn   t(-   Cniversal   to   finish   the 

\\     (iiinip    series. 

Returning    Mailed   Scripts 

OS  Angele-s — All  scenarios  submit- 
to  Cecil  I!.  I)e  Mille  by  mail  are 
iig  retin-ned  unopened.  'This  ac- 
1  is  ,-1  resiill  of  the  recent  suit  in 
anta  imolving  ihc  authorship  of 
ipts. 


urel  Appointed  Renting  Manager 
.oudon— M.   Hurel  has  been  made 
ting     manager     of    Famous     for 
nee,    Belgium.    Switzerland,    Hol- 
1  and   Egypt. 


Langdon's  next   Held   Secret 

OS    Angeles — The    Times    reports 
Harry  Langdon"s  first  picture  for 
t     National     embodies     an     idea 
wn  only  by  si.x  persons. 


Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
ner in  which  first-runs  build  their 
programs  and  written  from  the  an- 
gle of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
conveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
used  in  developing  their  own  shows. 

Rialto 

(IVeek    Imdiiuj    Oct.     17) 

L'nit  No.  1 — Ben  Bernie's  orches- 
tra.    Opening  jazz  number. 

Unit  No.  ^ — "Rubeville,"  a  review 
with  "hick"  trimmings.  Scene  shows 
outside  of  country  store  on  left.  A 
half  dozen  "hick"  types  are  grouped 
about  stage — sherifT.  storekeeper, 
country  girls,  town  boob,  etc.  (a) 
Sheriff  and  boob  do  a  comedy  dance. 
(b)  Novelty  musical  number — play- 
ing banjo  and  harmonica,  (c)  Eccen- 
tric dancer,  (d)  Ensemble  in  barn 
dance.  Throughout  the  review,  the 
sheriff  engages  in  conversation  with 
Ben  Bernie,  the  orchestra  leader,  and 
thus  gets  over  a  lot  of  cc>medy  lines. 
Time.  !5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3 — Orchestra  number. 
The  musicians  are  dressed  in  farmer 
dusters  and  straw  hats.  Au  impro- 
\ised  farmer  song  to  jazz  time.  Dif- 
ferent members  of  the  orchestra  rise 
in  turn  and  give  comedy  lines  of  the 
number.     Time,  .3  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4 — News  Weekly.  Time. 
12  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5 — The  organist,  J.  Ar- 
thur Geis  is  featured  at  the  Wurlitzcr 
in  a  special  number,  featuring  him  in 
a  comedy  way  as  the  "tallest  organ- 
ist in  the  world."  (He  is  well  over 
six  feet).  Slides  are  thrown  on  the 
screen  with  huinorous  verses,  show- 
ing in  a  comedy  vein  the  troubles  of 
such  a  tall,  thin  person.  Organist 
Geis  renders  a  humorous  musical  ac- 
cotiipaniment  to  the  screen  verses. 
Time,  5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  6 — Stereoscopik — "As  You 
Like  It."  A  novelty  short  subject 
which  shows  the  villain  and  the  hero 
triumphing  in  the  story  at  one  and 
the  same  time.  The  paper  eyeglassses 
with  the  red  and  green  celluloid 
lenses  are  passed  around  by  the  ush- 
ers. Titles  on  the  screen  -instruct  the 
audience  how  to  view  the  film  '."as 
you  like  it."  If  you  close  the  left  eye 
you  see  the  hero  winning  the  love  of 
the  heroine.  If  you  close  the  right 
eye,  the  villain  appears  to  have  every- 
thing his  own  way.  This  novelty  short 
proved  amusing  to  the  audience. 
']~ime,   10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  7 — Feature — "The  Ever- 
lasting Whisper."     Time.  70  minutes. 


INDEPENDEN^T 
EXCHANGES 

Let  The  Gold  Rush  In 
with 

CHARLIE  CHAPLIN 

Re-issues — brand  new   prints 

17-One  and  4-Two  Reel 

Comedies 

Communicate  with' 

EXCLUSIVE    FEATURES,    Inc. 

729  -  7th  Ave.  New  York  City 


$22,000  More  Expense 

New  Britain  —  Construction 
on  the  Strand  will  start  in  two 
weeks.  The  house,  which  will 
be  built  for  I.  J.  and  B.  F.  Hoff- 
man, will  seat  2,500  and  play 
both  pictures  and  vaudeville 

The  tax  is  costing  the  Hoff- 
nrans  about  $22,000  per  year  ad- 
ditional in  the  operation  of  their 
12   theaters  in   Connecticut. 


A  Typical  Case 

Newcomer    Takes    Over    Waterbury 

House,  Facing  Expense  on  Which 

He   Didn't  Figure 

Waterbury — Alex  Barboni  had  the 
misfortune  of  taking  over  the  Star 
just  at  the  time  the  film  tax  trouble 
was  developing.  Being  new  to  the 
business  he  is  facing  a  difficult  situa- 
tion especially  with  the  cost  of  oper- 
ating; the  house  $1,000  per  year 
heavier  due  to  burdens  imposed  by 
the  statute. 

One  principal  distraction  is  the 
difficulty  in  securing  pictures  to  play 
as  advertised.  Films  on  which  the 
express  has  been  pre-paid  frequently 
arrive  collect,  causing  additional 
trouble.  Paper  often  comes  in  too 
late  to  be  of  value. 

Several  hundred  patrons  of  the 
Star,  which  seats  1,000,  have  signed 
the  special  legislative  session  cards. 
Barboni  has  twice  addressed  audi- 
ences explaining  the  situation.  He 
has  enough  films  bought  for  his 
house,  which  is  open  five  days  each 
week,  to  last  about  six  months.  Busi- 
ness is  bad. 


Preview  for  "The   Last   Edition" 

There  will  be  a  private  screening  of 
"The  Last  Fldition."  at  Loew's  Roof, 
on  Wednesday  at  2:15  for  New  York 
and   Jersey   exhibitors. 


Buys  Macfadden  Series 

Kansas  City — Enterprise  Distribut- 
ing Corp.  has  purchased  the  series 
of  True  Story  Films,  Inc.,  produced 
by    Bernarr    Macfadden. 


Ohio  Houses  in  Tilt 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
court  to  dismiss  dissolution  proceed- 
ir.gs  w  hich  have  been  brought  by  free 
employees  and  minority  stockholders 
of  the  company,  Messrs.  Schumainn, 
Fine  atul  Kramer.  The  motions  set 
forth  that  the  company  has  since  its 
organization  been  prosperous,  has  in- 
creased its  number  of  theaters  out  of 
earnings  from  six  to  twelve  and  that 
the  net  operating  profits  during  th« 
month  of  September  of  this  year 
amounted   to  $15,000. 

"Ofificers  of  the  company  state  that 
since  the  election  of  Leo  Keller  to 
succeed  one  of  the  complaining  pe- 
titioners, Mr.  Schumann,  as  president 
of  t  he  Ohio  Amusement  Co.  and 
since  the  majority  of  the  stockholders 
of  the  company  have  undertaken  a 
more  active  management  of  the  com- 
pany, the  company  is  succeeding  bet- 
ter than  at  any  time  in  its  history  in 
spite  of  the  embarrassment  caused  jjy 
the  petition.  They  have  the  support 
of  the  board  of  directors  in  the  pres- 
ent policies  of  the  company  and  thgy 
see  no  reason  why  the  present  peti- 
tion should  be  granted  or  why  the 
complaints  of  the  petitioners  in  this 
cpse  should  be  given  serious  consid- 
eration, if  the  matter  should  come  to 
a   final  hearing  in  court." 


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NATIONAL'S  worth  getting  "Winner  Group"~"The  Beau- 
tiful City"— this  extremely  popular  star,  with  Dorothy  Gish, 
gives  to  the  screen  another  such  rare  treat  as  was  the  never- 
to-be-forgotten  "ToPable  David." 


The  story  was  written  for  the  screen  by  Edmund  Goulding. 
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Vol.  XXXIV     No.  16 


Tuesday,  October  20,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


HERE'S  ONE 

By  DANNY 
To  the  goodly  list  of  releases. 
Df  First  iNaticjnal.  During  the 
3ast  few  months.  Add  "The  New 
Jommandment."  Just  go  over 
hose  F.  N.  releases  of  late.  And 
ponder :  Norma  in  "Graustark" 
ioing  a  Florida  real  estate  boom 
ausmess;  Connie  in  "Her  Sister 
irom  Paris,"  Sam  Goldwyn's 
'Dark  Angel,"  which  has  had  a 
peach  ol  a  start,  and  Dick  Bar- 
thelmess'  "Shore  Leave."  All 
;ook  mighty  fine  at  the  little  old 
jox-office. 

And  now  comes  "The  New  Com- 
nandment,"  and  boys,  you  had  better 
ee  this,  in  case  you  have  any  ideas 
jf  letting  it  go  to  the  other  fellow. 
Because  Bob  Kane  has  turned  one 
)ut  here.  That  looks  like  old  ready 
noney.  Blanche  Sweet  is  in  it,  and 
Ben  Lyon.  Blanche  is  very  fine,  and 
ihe  Lyon  boy  sort  of  gets  you,  too. 
There  isn't  so  much  to  the  story — 
he  old  idea  of  the  rich  man's  son 
ailing  in  love  with  a  French  girl; 
;  he  father  thinking  the  girl  is  after 
lis  money,  trying  to  buy  her  off,  only 
o  find  that  she  is  too  fine  for  that 
iort  of  thing.  Then  she  hates  the 
)oy,  but  in  the  end  they  come  to- 
jether.  Yes,  there's  a  baby,  too.  You 
enow — one  year  after  stufT. 

It  is  in  ihe  direction  of  How- 
ward  Higgin — formerly  with 
Famous — that  the  best  marks 
of  the  picture  rest.  Sada  Cow- 
an's touches,  plus  Higgin's 
work,  make  this  outstanding 
from,  a  directorial  viewpoint. 
The  war  stuff  is  there — golly, 
what  a  lot  of  pictures  have 
war  stuff  in  them,  nowadays! 

The  end  comes  all  of  a  sudden. 
Perhaps  too  suddenly.  But  excepting 
or  this  minor  fault  the  picture  regis- 
:ers  all  the  way. 

Business 

Universal  feel  all  het  up.  Over  the 
)usiness  being  registered  by  "The 
Phantom."     At  the  Astor  last  week 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Allied  Not  Dead 

Minneapolis — Allied  Theaters  Cir- 
:uit  is  not  dead,  states  W.  A.  StefTes, 
n  denying  reports  that  the  buying 
;ombine  is  to  disband. 

Some  of  the  members  have  been 
•eleased  from  their  agreement,  he 
idmitted,  but  added  that  this  action 
iContinuid  on  Page  i) 


A  Ten- Year  Contract 

Terms  of  Deal  Between  Famous  and 

a.  &  K. — Second  Unit  to  Provide 

For  Expansion 

Chicago — The  terms  of  the  deal 
between  Famous  and  the  Balaban 
and  Jvatz  Corp.,  as  revealed  here  yes- 
terday,  follow: 

"A  ten-year  agreement  has  been 
entered  mto  under  which  all  of  the 
theater  properties  of  Famous  Flayers- 
Lasky  Corp.  will  be  vested  in  a  new 
corporation.  Stock  of  the  new  corpor- 
ation will  all  be  owned  by  Famous 
i'layers-Lasky  Corp.,  but  Balaban  & 
Katz  Corp.  will  manage  and  operate 
all  of  the  theaters  in  consideration  of 
a  participation  in  profits. 

"A  second  corporation  will  be 
formed  which  will  be  the  medium  of 
urther  expansion.  Stock  of  the  second 
new  corporation  will  be  owned  equal- 
ly by  Balaban  &  Katz  Corp.  and  Fa- 
mous  Players-Lasky   Corp." 


New  Theater  Moves 

Famous  Negotiating  with  Still  More 
Circuits — Principal  Aim  Is  First- 
Runs 

Two  more  important  theater  deals 
are  under  way  at  Famous.  Present 
indications  point  to  an  arrangement 
under  a  joint  operating  plan  similar 
to  the  one  now  existing  between  Fam- 
ous and  B.  &  K.  of  two  powerful 
Mid-West  circuits. 

One  chain  operates  entirely  in  a 
large  industrial  city  where  it  controls 
three  or  four  first-runs  and  about  ten 
other  theaters,  most  of  them  in  the 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Nicholson,  Comedy  Producer,  Arrives 

Frank  E.  Nicholson,  Coast  pro- 
ducer of  short  reels,  arrived  from 
Hollywood  yesterday.  Headquarters 
with  George  H.  Callahan,  220  W.  42 
St. 


Washington  Complains 

Independent  Exchanges  Declare  Ex- 
hibitors In  Their  Territory  Have 
Not  Observed  Pledges 

Washington — Independent  exchang- 
es state  they  are  confronted  by  a  crit- 
ical situation  owing  to  the  failure  of 
exhibitors  to  keep  playdate  promises. 
According  to  exchangemen,  not  25  per 
cent  of  the  dates  promised  following 
the  Milwaukee  convention  has  been 
kept. 

A  few  exhibitors  have  observed 
their  pledges  100  per  cent  but  most 
of  the  exhibitors  have  carried  out 
only  a  small  part  of  the  support  they 
promised.  The  situation  is  further 
(.Continued  on  Pag*  5) 


Probe  Still  On 

Washington  —  The  Depart- 
ment ot  justice  is  still  mvesti- 
gatmg  tne  Film  isoards  of 
xraae,  but  has  reached  no  de- 
cision. 1  here  have  been  no  de- 
vciopmems  recently  and  it  is  be- 
lieved here  not  much  of  any- 
thing will  come  of  the  probe. 


Up  To  Stockholders 

Action    Soon    on    Loew    Offer    for 
Purchase     ot     Several     or     All 

Whitehurst  Houses 
There  were  a  number  ot  develop- 
ments over  the  week-end  relative  to 
the  Whitehurst  theaters  in  Baltimore. 
r^Iegotiations  launched  by  the  Loew 
organization  are  crystalizing  rapidly, 
important  papers  involving  a  possible 
purchase  ol  several  or  all  of  the  four 
Whitehurst  theaters  were  gone  over 

(Continued  on  Page   '^) 


Will  Not  File  Brief 

Stanley  Company  to  Ignore  Request 
Maae   for   Federal   Trade   Com- 
mission 

Philadelphia  —  The  Stanley  Com- 
pany will  not  file  a  brief  in  connec- 
tion with  the  demand  of  the  Govern- 
ment's attorneys  through  the  Federal 
Trade  Commission  that  the  com- 
pany's exhibiting  activities  be  divorc- 
ed from  its  functions  as  a  booking 
organization.  This  information  comes 
from  Wolf,  Patterson,  Block  and 
Schorr,    attorneys    for    Stanley. 

The   request   of   the    Government's 

(Continued  on  Page  5) 


Changes  in  Fox  on   Coast 

Los  Angeles — Gerald  K.  Rudolph, 
publicity  manager  for  Fox,  is  here 
from  New  York  to  reorganize  the 
Fox  publicity  department  at  the 
studio. 


Revive  British  Plan 

English  Producers  Again  Talking  of 

Naming  a  Will  Hays  To  Guide 

Industry 

London — Prospects  of  the  British 
film  industry  having  a  Will  Hays  of 
its  own  are  now  being  revived. 

Several  months  ago  such  a  plan 
was  proposed  by  Ralph  J.  Pugh  to 
the  K.  R.  S.  It  was  held  that  the  in- 
dependent companies  outside  the 
Society  would  seriously  consider 
joining  and  in  fact  were  prepared  to 
do  so  if  the  plan  recommended  was 
adopted.  The  scheme  fell  through, 
however,  when  the  renters'  society 
failed  to  see  the  advisibility  of  approv- 
{ContinKed  on  Pag*  i) 


Canada  Badly  Off 

Observer    Says    Conditions   Are    Far 

From    Satisfactory — Famous' 

Profits  *413,168 

Toronto — An  observer  of  the  Ca- 
nadian market  declares  conditions  in 
the  Uominion  are  far  from  satisfac- 
tory. 

j.ne  Famous  Players  Canadian 
Corp.,  Ltd.,  in  its  report  just  issued, 
shows  a  net  profit  of  $413,108  for  the 
hscal  year  ending  Aug.  29  and  from 
this  amount,  income  taxes  are  to  be 
deducted.  It  is  estimated  that  this 
return  means  a  profit  of  less  than  six 
per  cent,  on  an  investment  ot  about 
;^/',000,000,  which  is  the  approximate 
amount  involved. 

The  company,  which  is  the  largest 
in  the  Dominion  is  lacing  a  numoer 
of  difficult  situations.  In  Winnipeg, 
the    two    Paramount   theaters,   repre- 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Many  Departures  for  East 

Los  Angeles — The  following  left 
for  New  lork  yesterday:  Anna  Q. 
Nillson,  John  McCormick,  M.  C. 
Levee,  £.  M.  Asher,  Bert  Lubin,  A. 
L.  Bernstein,  Larry  Weingarten, 
Harry  Lichtig,  Cleve  Moore,  Joseph 
Hubbell  and  ilarry  D.  Wilson. 

Reports  Persist 

Again  RumbHngs  of  Universal  City 
Shake-Up    Reach    New    York- 
More  Denials 

Reports  still  reach  JNiew  York  from 
Hollywood  that  a  shake-up  of  con- 
siderable proportions  threatens  Uni- 
versal City.  E.  H.  Goldstein  denies 
there  is  any  truth  in  them. 

The  latest  story  declares  that  sev- 
eral important  studio  executives,  in- 
cluding Raymond  L.  Schrock,  general 

(Continued  on  Page  S) 


Neilan  Unit  Leaves 
Marshall  Neilan  and  the  company 
filming  exteriors  here  in  the  East  for 
"The    Gambling   Chaplain,"   departed 
yesterday  for  the  Coast. 

Mellon  Opposes  Tax  Cut 

Washington — Secretary  Mellon 
yesterday  urged  that  the  tax  on  ad- 
missions be  maintained. 


Doug  Mac  Lean  Here 
Douglas    Mac    Lean   arrived    from 
Los  Angeles  yesterday. 


P.  D.  C.  Preparing 

John  C.  Flinn,  vice-president  and 
general  manager  of  P.  D.  C.  left  yes- 
terday for  Los  Angeles  where  he  will 
confer  with  Cecil  B.  De  Mille  and  the 
Christie  brothers  on  plans  for  1926- 
1927. 

While  nothing  definite  has  been  ar- 
(CentinMd  on  Page  5) 


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Quotations 

High   Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban  &  Katz   ...   74         74         74       

Eastman    Kodak    ...110       107^   109       3,000 
Famous    Players    ...109^    107^   108J4   4,900 

F.    P.   Pfd Not    quoted 

Film   Inspection    ...     5>^       5M       5Ji      100 

First  National   Not  quoted 

Fox   Film   "A"    ....   74H     73         74^  2,100 

Loew's,    Inc 38         37         37}4   4,000 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    . .  21'A     20%     21  600 

M.  P.  Cap.  Corp.   ..    18Ji      18J4      18J4       100 
Pathe  Exch.   "A"    ..80         79  79  J4    1,900 

Tratis   Lux  Screen    .     65^       6H       6J4   1,000 

Skouras   Bros 6354     63         63^    

Universal   Not  quoted 

Warner    Pictures     ..22         2iy«     21 H    1,000 
Warner  Brothers  ...    18  18  18  100 


HERE'S  ONE 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

they  did  over  $10,000;  at  the  Aldine, 
Philadelphia,  over  $11,000  with  mati- 
nee out  for  the  opening  day  and  the 
usual  paper  at  the  first  performance, 
and  at  the  Rialto,  in  Washington, 
they  did  over  $3,500  on  Sunday,  with 
"The  Freshman"  as  opposition. 

From  all  over  the  country  the  same 
sort  of  reports  developed.  No  wonder 
the  usual  "blue  Monday"  failed  to 
appear  at  the  57th  St.  offices. 

A  lot  of  people  had  all  sorts  of  ideas. 
About  "The  Phantom"  before,  and 
when  it  opened.  We  had  an  idea 
it  was  going  to  do  a  lot  of  business. 
And  said  so.  And  it  looks  like  we 
weren't  so  far  off. 

At  the  first  chance,  we  are  going 
to  go  over  some  of  the  pictures  we 
have  touted.  And  see  how  they  have 
stood  up. 


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Canada  Badly  Off 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
senting  an  outlay  of  over  $2,000,000, 
showed  a  loss  of  $90,000  last  year.  In 
Calgary  and  other  of  the  more  im- 
portant cities,  the  situation  is  similar. 
In  view  of  the  fact  that  Canada  is 
composed  mostly  of  small  cities,  it 
takes  a  good  many  profitable  houses 
to  make  up  the  deficits  caused  by  the 
major  houses. 

This  observer  advances  the  opinion 
that  the  trouble  is  two-fold:  Canada 
has  too  small  a  population  and  many 
towns  have  loo  many  theaters.  He 
thinks  there  are  twice  as  many  seats 
as  necessary  and  says  further: 

"A!!  of  the  producers,  of  course, 
complain  about  film  conditions  in 
Canada,  but  why  should  they  not  ex- 
perience these  conditions  when  a  the- 
ater concern  which  has  practically  all 
the  better  theaters  throughout  the 
country  will  show  less  than  six  per 
cent  on  its  invested  capital?  It  isn't 
necessary  to  go  into  the  theater  busi- 
ness to  earn  this  amount." 

Famous'  assets  are  placed  at  $15,- 
416,063. 


Fight  for  Theaters'  Possession 

Casper,  Wyo.— Defeated  in  its 
fight  for  possession  of  the  American 
and  Iris,  the  Bishop-Cass  Theater 
Co.  has  re-opened  the  Columbia, 
which  has  been  dark  several  months. 
An  appeal  has  been  taken  from  the 
decision  giving  the  Rex  Investment 
Co.  possession   of  the  two  houses. 


St.    Clair    Directing    Negri 

Los  Angeles — "The  Woman  of 
Mystery"  is  the  tentative  title  of  Pola 
Negri's  next  vehicle  nn  which  she  is 
now  working  undor  direction  of  Mal- 
rohn  St.  Clair.  Sunnorting  c?st  in- 
cludes Charles  Emmett  Mack, 
Holmes  Herbert.  Blanche  Mehaffey 
and  Chester  Conklin. 


Jack  Pickford  to   Resume 

Ids  Angeles — Tack  Pickford  has 
returned  from  New  York  and  is 
about  to  start  work  in  ?  new  picture. 
He  has  two  stories  under  considera- 
tion, one  of  them  bv  Peter  R.  Kvne. 


Schlesinger  in   Hollywood 

Los  Angeles — Gus  Schlesinger.  for- 
eign manager  for  the  Warners,  is 
here  from  New  York  to  look  over 
nroduction  activities.  He  experts  to 
leave   for   Paris   shortlv. 


Walker  Coming  Fast 

Los  Angeles — Hnrlev  M.  Walker 
of  the  Roach  organization  leaves  for 
the  East  shortly. 


Paramount  Signs  Sterling 
Los    Angeles — Famous   has    placed 
Ford  Sterling  under  a  long-term  con- 
tract. 


Lubitsch  Off  for  Coast 

Ernest  Lubitsch  left  for  the  Coast 

vcsterdav. 


STOCK  SCENES 

NEGATIVE    AND   PCSITIVE 
PRINTS 

STONE    FILm'LIBRARY         ' 
220W.42NDST.  ^  ROOM  303 

TEL.  CHICKERING"21  10 


Up  To  Stockholders 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 

here  in  New  York  and  returned  to 
Baltimore  where  the  ofler  will  come 
up  before  the  stockholders  of  the 
company. 

It  would  not  prove  surprising  if  the 
Loew  circuit  secured  the  Century  and 
Parkway,  and  Stanley  of  Philadel- 
phia, the  Garden  and  the  New. 

It  is  understood  from  Baltimore 
that  Stein  Bros,  and  Boyce  who  rep- 
resent the  controlling  interests  in  the 
Parkway  and  Century,  favor  the  sale 
of  these  two  theaters  to  Loew's  for 
$1,859,000,  partly  in  cash  and  partly 
in  securities.  The  Whitehurst  inter- 
ests, who  control  the  companies  op- 
erating the  Garden  and  New,  have 
refused  to  sign  the  agreement  for 
the  sale  of  all  four  theaters  to  Loew 
for  $3,286,000. 

The  proposal  to  sell  the  Century 
and  Parkway  is  said  to  be  acceptable 
to  Loew's.  although  the  organization 
stands  ready  to  acquire  all  four  on 
the  original  terms. 


Turner  Heads  Theater  Company 

Asheville,  N.  C. — Edward  D.  Tur- 
ner, former  manager  of  the  Asheville 
theaters  owned  by  Famous,  is  now 
president  and  general  manasrer  of  the 
Carolina  Theaters,  Inc.  This  con- 
cerns owns  outriffht  and  oprrates 
several  theaters  in  North  and  South 
Carolina  and  states  it  is  not  a  book- 
ing combine,  as  reported.  Charles  N. 
Malone  is  vice-president  and  C. 
Hemphill  is  secretary  and  treasurer. 
Francis  A.  Gudger.  formerly  vice- 
nresident  of  Goldwyn  is  one  of  the 
directors. 


Bachmeyer  Aera'n  with  M.-G.-M. 

Cleveland  —  W.  C.  Barhmeyer  is 
with  Metro  -  Goldwvn  -  Maver  once 
more  as  snecial  representative  work- 
iiie   out    of   the    home    office. 


WANTED 

LABORATORY  HELP 
OF  ALL  NATURE 


REX-HEDWIG 

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Newspaper  Opinions 

"The  Live  Wire"— First  Nat'l 
Broadway 

(IVeek    Ending    Oct.    17) 

AMERICAN—*  •  •  The  gags  are  weU 
thought  out  and  the  plot,  while  hokum,  is 
the  garden  variety  that  flourished  among  our 
most  ardent  movie  patrons.  There  is  the 
villain,  who  will  stop  at  nothing,  even  to 
planting  jewels  and  kidnappmg  the  girl.  *  *  ♦ 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  This  picture  re- 
minded us  of  a  musical  comedy  without  music. 
It  has  little  plot,  and  what  plot  there  is  is 
far-fetched,  but  it's  chucktul  of  gags. 

The  comedy  must  be  a  merry  hit,  for  the 
Broadway  audiences  gave  vent  to  loud 
laughter  throughout.   *   *   • 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  Johnny  Hines 
in  "The  Live  Wire,"  *  *  *  is  as  lively  as 
the  alternating  current.  The  comedy  moves 
with  a  hop,  skip  and  jimip.  The  film  is  full 
of  hokum,  and  the  titles  are  in  the  best  style 
of  continuous  vaudeville  "sure  fire"  stuS.  *  *  • 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  •  *  It  is  a 
slapstick  affair  with  a  mild  laugh  here  and 
there  and  the  long  arid  spaces  between  them. 
Johnny's  familiar  antics  will  go  with  the  kids, 
as  will  the  circus  stuff,  but  their  elders,  even 
the  devotees  of  newspaper  comic  strips,  will 
find  it  dull.  *  •  • 

POST — *  *  *  Some  very  amusing  scenes 
are  included  in  the  new  picture,  and  a  swift 
pace  is  maintained  with  apparently  no  efiFort 
at  all.  The  comedy  stunts,  even  the  best  ones, 
are  not  emphasized  unduly  nor  played  upon 
for  more  than  their  allotted  time.  Mr.  Hines 
himself  seems  to  be  acquiring  a  steadily  in- 
creasing facility  in  pantomime.   •   •   • 


"Lovers  In  Quarantine" — Paramount 
Rivoli 

(Week    Ending    Oct.    17) 

AMERICAN—*  *  •  It  is  a  merry,  rollick- 
ing comedy  with  laugh  after  laugh.  Frank 
Tuttle,  who  sometimes  bungles  his  direction 
by  letting  his  picture  sag  in  the  middle,  gets 
by  the  dangerous  part  this  time  with  ease 
and  finese.  "Lovers  in  Quarantine"  is  the 
best  direction  he  has  yet  given  us.   *  *  • 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Director  Frank 
Tuttle  has  turned  out  a  light,  but  amusing 
picture.  The  story  sags  toward  the  end,  but 
it  starts  with  a  rush  and  a  laugh  and  manages 
to  end  that  way.  Many  of  the  gags,  though 
they  have  seen  the  light  before,  get  a  chuckle. 
The  Rivoli  audiences  shrieked  at  much  of  the 
action.  •  •  * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  The  direction  is 
spicy  and  effective. 

Harrison  Ford  is  an  ideal  leading  man 
and  Edna  May  Oliver  scores  as  a  chaperoning 
auntie.  Alfred  Lunt  and  Eden  Gray  complete 
the  cast.  *  •  • 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  is  a  divert- 
ing comedy  and  simply  shows  what  Bebe 
Daniels  could  do  if  she  got  a  really  good 
story. 

This  one  deals  with  the  adventures  of  a 
hoydenish  flapper,  amusingly  done  by  Bebe, 
who  falls  in  love  with  her  sister's  exfiance. 
•   «  • 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  is  not  a  major 
triumph  but  it  is  good  entertainment  through- 
out, and  Bebe  Daniels  has  added  materially 
to  her  standing  as  a  comedienne  of  the  screen. 

«   •   • 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  Frank  Tuttle,  *  *.  * 
has  done  a  very  good  job  indeed.  The  pic- 
ture contains  plenty  of  action,  loads  of  gags, 
both  old  and  new,  and  some  highly  amusing 
comedy  situations.  The  cast,  too,  is  an 
unusually  capable  one.  •  •  • 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  In  fact  it 
is  one  of  the  funniest  things  Frank  Tuttle 
ever  has  put  on  the  screen  and  it  is  filled 
with  little  touches  that  are  irresistible.  Bebe 
Daniels  as  the  incorrigible  Diana  is  better,  we 
think,  than  in  anything  she  ever  has  done; 
and  we  know  that  Alfred  l^unt  is  1   *  •  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH— *  *  *  Sup- 
posedly man  and  wife,  they  are  obliged  to 
share  a  bungalow  in  Bermuda  where  all  the 
passengers  are  quarantined  and  this  oppor- 
tunity for  skating  on  thin  ice  was  too  good, 
naturally,  for  scenario  writer,  director  and 
players  to  overlook.  The  skating  is  very 
rapid  and  the  ice  thin  to  the  breaking  point, 
but  nothing  breaks  and  the  proprieties  are 
again  made  safe  for  Dubuque.   *  •  * 

POST—*  *  *  The  first  half  of  the  film  is 
extremely  tiresome,  though  graced  with  what 
some  people  might  term  Bebe  Daniels'  most 
engaging  tricks.  En  route  to  Bermuda  and 
in  Quarantine  things  pick  up  ai  little,  but 
many  of  the  most  amusing  scenes  in  the 
original  have  been  missed  or  pawned  at  in 
a  half-hearted  manntr  and  finally  abandoned. 


SUN — *  *  *  The  scenes  aboard  ship  in 
which  Miss  Daniels  and  Harrison  Ford,  as 
the  supposed  husband,  chase  each  other  about 
are  done  with  some  freshness  and  originality. 
As  previously  mentioned,  Mr.  Tuttle  knows 
how  to  use  a  camera  without  wasting  a  foot 
of  film.  *  *  * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  despite  the  protesta- 
tions of  Harrison  Ford  and  the  best  laid 
schemes  of  Bebe  Daniels,  we  never  got  further 
than  an  impossible  bungalow  in  "Quarantine 
Island,"  with  some  impossible  people  all 
falling  over  one  another  trymg  to  accomplish 
impossible  things.  *  ♦  * 

TIMES — *  *  *  This  amusing  feature  which 
is  holding  forth  at  the  Kivoli  is  equipped  with 
a  thoroughly  capable  cast  and  the  photo- 
graphy and  settings  are  above  reproach.  ♦  ♦  * 


"The  Midshipman"- 
Capitol 


-M.-G.-M. 


(Week    Ending    Oct.    17) 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
has  established  such  a  high  standard  for 
motion  picture  perfection  that  I  am  sure 
they  must  regard  "The  Midshipman"  as  a 
stepchild.  Seldom  has  ai  picture  with  a  plot 
so  conventional  and  hackneyed  come  from 
their  factory.  ♦   *  * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Youthful  Ameri- 
ca will  adore  this  Hag- waving  story  of  Naval 
Academy  life,  it  will  warm  the  cockles  oi 
their  hearts,  and  even  inspire  enthusiastic 
audiences  to  cheers.  Novarro  makes  a  husky, 
upstanding,    wholesome    midshipman.     »  *  ♦ 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  The  director  cer- 
tainly has  done  right  by  Annapolis  and  the 
navy,  but  has  cruelly  ignored  Kamon  Novarro, 
the  star.  ♦  ♦  •  Mot  once  does  he  even  suggcsi 
an  America  boy.  Be  is  patheticany  uniunny 
in  the  comedy  scene  and  selfconscious  in  the 
moments  when  he  attitudinizes  heroically  for 
the   weliare  of   the  navy.    -    •   * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  The  photo- 
play was  filmed  in  the  Na'val  Academy,  with 
the    cooperation    of    the    Navy    Department. 

*  *   *   Ramon    Novarro   upholds   the   honored 
traditions,  and  his   fan  mail  probably   will  be 

increased  by  the  way  he  looks  in  his  uniform. 

*  *   * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  The  result  is 
ai  him  of  considerable  propaganda  value  to 
the  Navy,  but  the  propaganda  is  not  laid  on 
with  a  shovel  as  has  been  the  case  in  some 
previous  efforts  by  the  Navy  itself.  In  con- 
sequence "The  Midshipman"  is  likely  to  be  all 
the  more  effective.  *   »  » 

HERALD — TRIBUNE—*  *  •  whatever 
Mr.  Novarro  does  is  right.  He  is  one  of  the 
most  intelligent,  yet  ingratiating  players  on 
the  screen.  We  believe  that  the  proper  way 
to    express    what    we    mean    is    "Take    your 

boy   friends   to    see   him,   girls — he's   a   vow." 

*  •  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH— *  •  •  The 
picture  gives  Novarro  opportunity  for  some 
encellent  comedy  scenes.  He  is  splendid  in 
them,  but  we  get  a  little  bit  tired  of  the 
toonobleto-live  expression  he  wore  for  the 
most   part.    *    •   * 

POST — *  *  *  gives  Ramon  Novarro  an 
opportiuiity  to  do  for  Annapolis  what  Richard 
Barthelmess  did  some  months  ago  for  West 
Point.  Barthelmess  in  "Classmates,"  •  •  • 
was  a  noble  cadet.  Mr.  Novarro  is  a  noble 
midshipman.  Profiting  from  "Classmates" 
criticism,  the  producers  have  confined  the 
tale  to  the  Naval  Academy.  *  •  • 

SUN—*  *  *  is  little  more  than  "pop" 
melodrama,  crudely  acted,  crudely  written 
and  directed,  and  aiming  to  do  no  more  than 
furnish  a  bit  of  excitement  against  real  back- 
grounds of  the  Acadamy.       *  * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  •  Again  and  again  it 
is  honestly  set  down  that  the  audience  liked 
the  picture,  which  is  one  that  leaves  a  critic 
with  the  reaction  that  while  he  may  know 
there  is  much  applesauce  and  deliberate  box 
office  stuffing  in  the  form  of  battleships  and 
dress  parades,  the  people  lap  that  stuff  up  like 
Airedales.   *  *  * 

TIMES—*  *  *  The  comedy  in  "The  Mid- 
shipman," *  *  *  is  so  bright  that  one  forgives 
the  weakness  of  the  plot  of  the  story  *  *  * 
these  light  touches  aroused  many  a  resound- 
ing   peal    of   laughter    in   the   packed   theater. 

*  *   • 

WORLD—*  *  *  Mr.  Navarro  at  .first 
played  the  chief  midshipman  with  touching 
naturalness ;  later,  however,  he  became  im- 
pressed with  the  importance  of  his  property 
uniform  and  began  to  strike  heroic  attitudes 
which  aroused  suspicion  that  he  had  been 
studying  the  more  pompous  specimens  of 
broiue  on  our  naval  monamMita.  •  *  * 


"Satan  in  Sables" — Warners 
Warners  Theater 

(licck    Eliding    Oct.    17) 

AMERICAN — *  *  *  many  patrons  of  the 
theater  would  enjoy  the  love  attaus  of  the 
engaging  Michael,  tue  rich  Russian  who 
spurned  his  cast-off  mistress.  ♦  •  *  Later  he 
gives  a  good  imitation  of  loving  wlieu  he 
meets   Colette,  a  dancer  ot  Montmarte.  *  *  * 

DAILY  MIKKOK— '  *  *  stars  Lowell 
Sherman  *  *  *  in  a  typical,  movie-esque  ex- 
travaganza, directed  by  James  l^lood,  lormer 
assistant   to   Isrnst   LuoitscU.    *    "    ♦ 

liViiNiNU  JUUKNAL — *  *  *  It's  ex- 
tremely theatrical,  and  aherman  who  does 
tliat  sort  of  thing  well,  is  lasciuatingiy  cyni- 
cal, i'aulme  does  very  good  work,  and  the 
others  act  and  are  aressed  the  way  that 
movie  Apaches  act  and  dress.   *   *  * 

EVENING   WORLD— The  plot 

of  the  story  is  not  exactly  new.  With  only 
slight  variations  it  has  been  used  otteu 
enough  to  show  that  there  is  a  staple  demand. 
Mr.  bherman  struts  the  boards  to  be  seen 
and  admured.  Miss  Garron  does  some  credi- 
laoie  actmg.   •  *   * 

GRAl-HiC — *  *  *  As  Colette  little  Miss 
Gaion  IS  a  delight.  She  makes  a  charming 
noyden,  and,  as  she  is  real,  honest-to-gooaness 
r  rench,  proves  to  be  the  piece  de  resistance 
ot   the  film.   *   ♦   * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  LoweU  Sher- 
man IS  an  mteresting  man,  far  more  interest- 
ing in  lact,  than  tne  character  which  Uradley 
jcviug  has  devised  tor  mm.  Un  the  screen  he 
IS  Michael  Lyev  Verveaotf,  a  grand  duke  or 
something  who  falls  in  love  with  a  puie  giri 
iroin  the  Montmartre  and  marries  her.   *   •   * 

MOKNINU  1  ELEUKAi-H— *  *  *  The 
story  is  inherently  a  cheap  one,  full  of  lurid 
plot,  but  James  Jjlood,  m  directing  it,  has  m- 
vested  it  with  considreabie  charm;  it  moves 
along  easily  and  consistently,  and  there  are 
several  bright  httle  touches  of  himior.  So 
that,  on  the  whole,  it  is  the  sort  of  picture 
that  Lowell  Sherman  fans,  and  audiences 
in  general,  will  like.   '  *   * 

POST—*  *  *  Plot  and  counterplot,  *  *  * 
pile  upon  one  another,  with  flippant  disregard 
lor  continuity  and  motivation.  Many,  many 
happenings  grace  the  tale,  requirmg,  appar- 
ently, little  explanation  to  the  mind  of  the 
gentleman  who  wrote  the  piece.  *   *   * 

SUN — *  *  *  At  least  "Satan  in  Sables" 
tells  its  story  through  pictures  instead  of 
'  subtitles,  and  numerous  isolated  bits  of  it 
are  extremely  well  staged.  Its  characters, 
however,  are  familiar  stage  and  screen  pup- 
pets. Small  slices  of  it  are  unintentionally 
funny.   *  *  * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  if  it  hadn't  been  for 
the  helpful  captions  we  should  never,  never 
have  guessed  that  Lowell  Sherman  was  really 
a  Grand  Duke  or  that  artists'  models  run 
palatial  apartments  and  wear  exquisite  models 
just  out  of  their  weekly  pay  envelope.   *  •  * 

TIMES — *  *  *  Even  as  capable  an  actor  as 
Lowell  Sherman  needs  the  support  of  a  good 
story  to  demonstrate  his  histrionic  talent, 
which  fact  is  emphasized  in  his  present 
vehicle,  "Satan  in  babies,"  *  *  *  This  picture 
is  only  a  mildly  interesting  melodrama  which 
is  not  noteworthy  for  its  subtlety,  plausibility 
or  restraint.   *   *   *  ,     .       ,  ^ 

WORLD — *  *  *  The  first  frmt  of  Lowell 
Sherman's  summer  labors  on  the  Pacific 
Coast*  *  *  It  proved  to  be  a  gilded  melo- 
drama of  life,  high  and  low,  in  Paris.  It 
seemed  serviceable  as  applied  to  the  sharp 
and  characteristic  talents  of  the  actor.  *  *  * 


Seven   Art   Films   Ready 

The  Metropolitan  Museum  of  Art, 
which,  as  noted,  will  produce  short 
reels  dealing  with  art,  has  ready  a 
series  of  seven  for  use  by  art  mu- 
seums, art  societies,  art  schools  and 
art  clubs.  They  are  "A  Visit  to  the 
Armor  Galleries,"  showing  armor  and 
its  use;  "Firearms  of  Our  Fore- 
fathers," from  bow  and  arrow  to 
rifle;  "Egyptian  Monuments  and  Na- 
tive Life,"  "The  Spectre,"  a  legend  of 
New  England  in  the  year  1692;  "The 
Gorgon's  Head,"  a  story  from  Greek 
mythology;  "The  Making  of  a  Bronz 
Statue,"  and  "Vasantasena,"  a  tenth- 
century  East  Indian  story.  The  Mu- 
seum  charges  $5   a   reel  rental. 

Fire  in  Virginia  House 

South  Norfolk,  Va.— The  Grand 
was  visited  by  fire,  recently,  wheii  a 
blaze  broke  out  in  the  projection 
room.    Little  confusion  reiultcd. 


Building  In  Brazil 

Companhia   Cinematographica   Erec 
ing  Five  Houses  m  Rio  and 
1  wo  in  Sao  Paulo 

The  theater  construction  prograi 
outlined  some  time  ago  by  the  Con 
panhia  Brazil  Cinematog'raphica 
now  being  carried  out.  Bive  first-rt 
houses  are  being  built  in  Rio  de  Jai 
eiro  and  two  in  Sao  Paulo,  Brazil. 

In  construction  at  present  ar 
Gloria,  1750  seats;  Capitol,  131 
seats;  Imperio,  1500  seats  and  Odeo- 
2750  seats.  The  latter  house,  whic 
will  open  in  December,  is  reported  1 
be  a  replica  of  the  Capitol  of  Ne 
York.  The  company  controls  14  th 
aters  in  different  Brazilian  citie 
Francisco  Serrador,  its  president, 
coming  to  New  York  next  month  c 
his  annual  trip.  Henrique  Blunt 
the  American  representative  of  tl 
company. 


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New  Rayart  Sales 
Additional   deals   closed  by   Raya 
include: 

The  Billy  Sullivan  series  and  the  Superio; 
for  Texas,  Oklahoma  and  Arkansas,  to  Hoi 
State  Film,  of  Dallas;  Sullivan  series,  i 
New  England,  exclusive  of  Connecticut, 
Standard  Film,  of  Boston;  Butterfly  con 
dies,  for  Western  Pennsylvania  and  Weste 
Virginia,  to  Lande  Film,  of  Pittsburg;  sai 
comedies  to  American  Booking  Corp.,  of  D, 
troit,  who  also  purchased  biiiy  West  teatt 
series  and  the  Superior  series;  Eltraban  Fil 
Atlanta,  purchased  four  West  features,  i 
eight  southeastern  states;  Short  Subject  i 
change,  of  Chicago,  secured  Butterfly  con 
dies,  for  Western  Pennsylvania  and  W« 
iowa  and  Nebraska  to  t-ontenelle  Featt 
Film,  "Secret  Service  Sanders,"  was  sold 
Ludwig  Film,  of  Milwaukee,  for  Wiscons 
and  to  Minneapolis  branch,  for  Minnesota  a 
the   Dakotas. 

The  Howes  features,  four  Billy  Wests,  I 
Superiors  and  "For  Another  Woman"  a 
"Easy  Money,"  to  Aywon  of  Montreal.  Hat 
Grelle,  of  Pittsburg,  secured  "For  AnotI 
Woman"  for  Pittsburg,  and  Penn  Film  & 
vice,  secured  "Easy  Money"  for  Philadelpfa 


St.  Louis  Chain  Up  to  Eight 
St.  Louis — George  P.  Skouras  hs 
taken  over  the  King  Bee,  171 
N.  Jefferson  Ave.  on  a  10  year  least 
Associated  with  Skouras  is  P.  E.  I 
Collis.  The  acquisition  of  the  Kic 
Bee  makes  the  Skouras  string  eigt 
in  number  while  he  books  for  foi 
additional. 

The  houses  are:  Aubert  and  ac 
joining  airdome;  Chippewa,  Powha 
tan,  Congress,  Columbus,  now  builis 
ing;  Virginia,  and  airdome,  Higl 
pointe,  and  airdome.  He  books  f< 
the  Ozark,  Webster  Groves,  Ashlan 
and  Newstead. 


Long  at  Aldine,  Philadelphia 

Philadelphia — Robert  E.  Long,  h) 
been  placed  in  charge  of  the  Aldifl 
19th  and  Chestnut  Sts.,  by  the  Stanl« 
Co.  William  Scott,  former  Aldil 
manager,  is  now  at  the  Stanley 
Atlantic  City. 

Miles  Will  Not  Sell  Ferry  Field 
Detroit— Charles     H.     Miles,    wl 

previously   announced   he  would  s« 

his    Ferry    Field    has   made    diflfere; 

plans.      Instead,    he    will    reopen   t! 

house  with  a  stock  company. 


Buermele  Joins  Kunsky  Unit 

Detroit — Carl     Buermele     has    r 
signed  as  assistant  manager  of  F. 
O.    to    become    assistant    to    L.    i 
Gardner    in     Kunsky's     Cooperati 
Booking  Corp. 


uesday,  October  20,  1925 


THE 


P.  D.  G.  Preparing 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

iged  for  next  year,  it  is  understood 
It  the  exchange  of  ideas  between 
2  Coast  producers  and  the  execu- 
es  of  P.  D.  C.  that  has  been  going 
for  months  presages  a  marked  ex- 
nsion  of  the  company's  activities 
xt  season. 

Charles  Christie,  who  returned 
3m  Europe  last  week,  is  also  en- 
ute  to  Los  Angeles.  He  left  New 
)rk  on  Saturday  to  stop  over  for 
e  day  in  Chicago  before  joining 
inn  with  whom  he  will  travel  from 
licago  to  Los  Angeles. 


Made  A  Production   Manager 

Los  Angeles — Maurice  E.  Sebas- 
n,  son  of  the  producer,  has  been  in- 
illed  as  production  manager  of  the 
H.  Sebastian  organization,  now 
iking  "Fifth  Avenue." 


Second  Earle  Douglas  Finished 
"Keep  Going,"  the  second  of  a 
iries  starring  Earle  Douglas  has 
ien  completed  on  the  Coast  by 
prra  Pictures  and  the  print  is  now 
New  York.  Jack  Harvey  dir- 
ted,  the  cast  including  Ethel  Shan- 
in,  Lorimer  Johnson  and  Gladden 
mes. 


lores.  Assistant  Director  of  School 
Lynn  Shores  has  been  assigned  to 
e  Paramount  Picture  School,  Inc., 
assistant  director.  He  will  work 
ider  Sam  Wood,  who  will  direct  the 
dure  on  which  the  Paramount 
mior  Stars  will  begin  production 
3v.  9. 


Jew  Publicity  Man  in  Northwest 

Portland.  Ore.— First  National  has 
new  publicity  man,  in  Arthur 
nisch.  Prior  to  a  connection  with 
J"  Janisch  was  with  Finkelstein  & 
uben  in  Minneapolis,  and  with  Sid 
raumann   in    Los   Angeles. 


Bonner  with  United  Artists 

Washington — Linn  Bonner,  recent- 
director  of  publicity  for  the  L  M. 
.  A._  in  New  York,  is  now  handling 
:ploitation  for  United  Artists  with 
iadquarters  in  the  local  office. 


Now  Exploiting  Pathe  News 

Pathe  exploitation  aids  on  short 
•oduct  have  been  extended  to  in- 
ude  Pathe  News.  A  special  series 
■  mat  ads  is  issued  for  the  more 
iportant  news  events. 


Revive  British  Plan 

(.Continued  from   Page   1) 

)g  all  the  points  insisted  upon  by 
ueh  and  renters  outside  the  society. 

"The  Film  Renter"  urges  slow  ae- 
on in  this  connection  and  says: 

."There  are  many  problems  that 
■ill  have  to  be  discussed  before  thi.s 
•ado  will  light-heartedlv  rush  into 
n  appointment  of  a  Will  Hays.  It  is 
II  very  well  for  a  few  interested  peo- 
le  to  talk  of  the  advantages  to  be 
amed  by  such  an  appointment  but  I 
^ould  very  stronglv  advise  the  K. 
L  S.  and  renters  outside  the  Society 
)  nonder  deeoly  before  they  come  to 

decision.  It  is  a  very  serious  mat- 
:r,  and  is  not  one  that  should  be 
•eated  lightly." 


Allied  Not  Dead 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
is  responsible  for  the  circulation  of 
reports  that  the  organization  is 
passing  out  of  existence.  Refusal  of 
several  distributors  to  sell  product 
to  the  combine  has  hampered  the 
circuit's  activities  but  it  is  still  func- 
tioning, Steffes  says. 


For  some  time,  many  sales  man- 
agers in  New  York  have  failed  to 
regard  Allied  as  a  factor  in  the  North- 
west. It  is  understood  practically 
every  large  company  in  the  industry 
has  refused  to  sell  to  Steffes. 


"Broken    Homes"    Completed 

"Broken  Homes,"  third  Macfadden 
Prod  film,  was  completed  late  last 
week.  Hugh  Dierker  directed.  The 
cast  includes:  Alice  Lake,  -Gaston 
Glass,  Betty  Jewel,  Ruth  Stonehouse, 
J.  Barney  Sherry  and  Jane  Jennings. 
Astor   is    distributing. 


"Sea  Horses"  to  Be  Coast-Made 

Allan  Dwan  is  scheduled  to  leave 
for  the  Coast  soon  to  start  "Sea 
Horses,"  which  goes  into  production 
Nov.  9.  The  cast  will  include  Jack 
Holt,  Florence  Vidor.  George  Ban- 
croft and  Lawrence  Gray. 


Beaudine  Returning  to  Warners 

Hollywood — -William  Beaudine  will 
resume  under  his  Warner  contrart 
next  month  when  he  complete? 
"Scraps,"   with    Mary   Pickford. 


London  C.  E.  A.  Ball  Dec.  7 

London — The  <;erond  annual  dinner 
^nd  ball  of  the  Home  Counties 
Branch  of  the  C.  K.  A.  is  scheduled 
for  Dec.   7  nt  thf   Savor. 


Mc  Laglen  in  "Men  of  Steel" 

Vincent  McLaglen.  who  anocared 
in  "Winds  of  Chance"  and  "The  Un- 
Iiolv  Thrive."  is  in  from  Hollywood  to 
plav  in  "Me"n  of  Steel." 


Tn  The  Courts 

Tn  a  suit  by  Moe  Kerman  against 
the  Independent  Pictures  Corp.  for 
a  balance  of  $24.9()1  due  on  note.'^  for 
$27,000  made  by  the  defendant  to 
the  order  of  the  Premium  Picture 
Product,  Inc..  Supreme  Court  Justice 
Wasservogel  granted  an  annlication 
bv  the  defendant  to  dismiss  the  com- 
nlaint.  The  defendant.  throueh 
Harry  G.  Knsch.  asserted  that  the 
notes  were  subiect  to  nnv  credits  or 
reduction  a  snrovided  for  in  thp 
agreetnent  between  Independent  snd 
Premium,  and  the  comnlaint  failed 
to  <:tate  th?t  there  werp  no  sii<~h 
credits  due  th^  defendant.  T\\p 
court  unheld  thi';  rnntention.  but 
trave  perinission  ^o  the  nlaint'ff  tr. 
filr'  a  new  com^'aint  <;et*'nrr  fnr*V> 
Tllenrd  mmnli.nnrc  with  the  term  = 
of   the    notes. 


Mr.  Exhibitor:   Ask  at  the  Film  Exchanges 
for  the 


It's  little  to   esk  for,  but    it's    the    only 

reliable  aid  you  can  give  your  musicians 

to  help  put  the  picture  over. 


Will  Not  File  Brief     Washington  Complains 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 

counsel  has  been  directed  against  all 
defendants  in  the  case  brought 
against  them  for  operating  in  violation 
of  the  Sherman  Anti-Trust  Law. 
Famous  has  already  separated  its  ex- 
hibiting activities  from  its  producing 
and  distributing  operations.  The 
Federal  Trade  Commission  is  desir- 
ous of  bringing  the  matter  to  a  def- 
inite conclusion  and  has  named  Nov. 
10  as  the  date  for  the  hearing.  At- 
torneys for  Famous  and  co-defend- 
ants have  been  allowed  20  days  in 
which  to  reply  to  the  complaint. 


Lewis  Stone  Here 
Lewis  Stone  arrived  from  Holly- 
wood yesterday  to  play  the  lead  in 
a  First  National  picture  to  be  made 
here  under  Jack  Dillon's  direction. 
The  latter  is  already  in  from  the 
Coast.  Anna  Q.  Nillson  will  have  the 
feminine  lead. 


Esther  Ralston  Returns 

Esther  Ralston  has  returned  to  the 
Paramount  studio  from  a  four-weeks' 
stay  at  the  Blakely  Ranch  near  Hous- 
ton, where  she  olayed  opposite  Rich- 
ard Dix  in  "Womanhandled,"  direc- 
ted by  Gregory  La  Cava. 


Lena   Joins   Archainbaud   Unit 

AI  Lena,  who  worked  on  "Ben 
Hur,"  has  joined  the  nrodiiction  stafT 
of  the  George  Archainbaud  unit, 
which  will  make  "Men  of  Steel,"  for 
First   National. 


Local  Capital  To  Reopen  Family 

Ottawa — The  Familv,  a  downtown 
house,  is  to  be  reopened  shortlv.  after 
remodeling  hv  a  svndicate  of  Mon- 
treal and  Ottawa  interests  who  are 
fnkintr  .n  lease  on  the  theater.  The 
Famtiv  was  operated  for  years  by  the 
late  Harrv  Brouse. 


Houston  Theater  Opens  Nov.  1 

Houston.  Tex. — Nov.  1  has  been 
selected  a«  the  oiiening  date  for  the 
Ritz.  on  Preston  St.  The  house  is 
owned  by  the  Preston  Amusement 
coniparv.  compos'^tl  of  Tames  G.  Caf- 
f-alas.  Thpodore  D.  Polnianakos  and 
others. 


Fire  in  California  House 

Santa    Rosa,    Cal. — The    Elite    was 
am^eed  bv  fire  rcently.    It  was  con- 
fined to  the  operating  room. 


Thomson  in  "T^-e  Tough  Guv" 

I  OS    .Aneeles — "The    Tough    Guv" 
is   Frod  Thomson's  next  for  F.   B.   O. 


^i^hat  Oihprs  Think 


MISSOURI  THEATRE: 

"Have  used  vour  Ko-Ko  Song 
Ca'--Times  as  Fea»"-cd  Orean  Solos 
and  want  to  sav  *hey  please  the  au- 
dience imnT'ns'^lv  " 

— Milton    Slosser.    Organist 


Edwin   Miles  Fadman,   Pres. 


(Continued  from  Pagt  1) 
complicated  by  the  fact  that  the  first- 
run  houses  are  practically  closed  to 
the  independents  due  to  financial  al- 
liances with  national  distributing 
companies.  The  little  exhibitors,  ac- 
cording to  report,  have  asserted  that 
their  available  time  is  filled.  Those 
who  have  found  dates  for  the  inde- 
pendents have  done  so  only  at  nonde- 
script  figures. 


No  Breach  of  Faith 

Minneapolis  Territory  Exhibitors  Did 

Not   Make   Playdate   Promises 

To  Independents 

Minneapolis — Exhibitors  in  the 
Minneapolis  territory  have  committed 
no  breach  of  faith  with  independent 
exchangemen  inasmuch  as  no  play- 
dates  were  promised,  THE  FILM 
DAILY  is  informed. 

Business  in  the  state  right  field  is 
reported  negligible.  F.  &  R.  is  still 
in  the  field  but  its  mangager,  Fred 
Cubberly,  is  devoting  himself  to  the- 
ater deals  and  supervising  the  com- 
pany's houses  outside  of  the  Twin 
Cities.  Friedman  Film  is  going  along 
as  usual.  L.  H.  Coen  has  a  new  ex- 
change and  operates  under  a  "write 
your  own  ticket"  policy.  He  has  the 
Preferred  and  Rayart  product.  Fried- 
man has  C.  B.  C.  and  F.  &  R.,  the 
Gotham.  Celebrated,  which  has  mis- 
cellaneous product,  is  believed  to  be 
getting  most  of  its  revenue  from 
short  subjects.  Advance,  Ludwig  and 
Crandall  are  experiencing  difficulty 
in  meeting  the  competition  afforded 
by  the  Universal  and  F.  B.  O.  com- 
plete  service   contracts. 


Langdon  in  Three-Reeler 

"There  He  Goes,"  Harry  Langdon's 
first  three-reeler  will  be  released  by 
Pathe    Nov.   29. 


Reports  Persist 

(Continued  from  Page    \) 

manager  and  Charles  Furthman,  his 
assistant  are  ready  to  tender  their 
resignations  upon  the  arrival  in  Hol- 
lywood shortly  of  Carl  Laemmle, 
Dissatisfaction  is  said  to  have  been 
created  following  the  recent  visit  of 
Goldstein  who,  it  is  said,  m.ade  a 
number  of  changes  in  studio  man- 
ageinent  methods. 


CHARLIE 
CHAPLIN 

in 

A  Dog's  Life 

Released  Nov,  ZZ 

-kfheplcture 


WHY 

EXHIBITORS 
LEAVE  HOME 


The  \yife  of  one  of  our  customers  says  we're  wrecking  her  home  life. 

We  asked  her  why. 

She  said:  **Ever  since  my  husband  signed  up  with  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  he  seldom  spends  a  night  at  home  any  more!" 

She  said:  "He  Joves  to  stay  down  at  the  theatre  and  watch  the  money 


come  in." 


She  also  mentioned  a  new  fur  coat. 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  exhibitors  are  doing  the  business. 

It's  not  just  one  big  week. 

And  then  a  big  drop  in  receipts. 

But  week  after  week  The  Quality  52  keeps  up  its  pace. 

That's  hard  to  do. 

But  we  know  how  to  do  it  and  have  proved  that. 

Sb  we  can  say  this  to  all  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  exhibitors  and  to  new 
customers  who  are  signing  up  by  the  hundreds. 

You  made  money  last  year  with  us. 

We've  shown  you  this  Fall  that  we  know  how  to  continue 

Stick  with  us. 

The  best  is  yet  to  come. 


THE  TALK 


OF  THE  INDUSTRY  | 


7Ae  BRADSTREET 
oX*  FILHDOM 


:s^^re(ocmized 
Authority 


Vol.  XXXIV     No.  1 


Wednesday,  October  21,  1925 


Price  5   Cents 


MAN  POWER 

By  DANNY 
How  it  is  needed.  In  every 
Dranch  of  this  business.  No 
natter  where  you  go.  No  -mat- 
;er  who  you  talk  to.  Relative 
to  their  problems.  You  find  this 
one  problem.  The  most  serious 
3f  all. 

Lvery  branch  of  this  great  indus- 
try is  undermanned.  Whether  it  is 
iue  to  natural  conditions;  whether 
due  to  personal  jealousies  or  fear  of 
the  other  man  taking  the  job — is  in- 
idental.  The  big  point  remains  that 
:here  is  a  vast  opportunity.  In  any 
sranch  of  picture  making.  Or  exhibit- 
ng.  And  when  you  come  to  locate 
lien  to  make  good  in  these  opportuni- 
ties. You  have  trouble  to  locate  them. 
Dr  to  hll  tlie  job  with  them. 

There  are  at  least  10  big 
jobs  open  at  this  moment.  For 
men  who  know  how  to  run  the- 
aters. There  are  at  least  four 
jobs — each  of  them  big — for 
men  ivho  know  how  to  super- 
vise productions,  and  make 
pictures.  And  when  you  start 
to  find  these  men.  You  can 
count  on  your  fingers  men  who 
might  be  able  to  fill  the  bills. 

It  is  true  that  in  this  madly  rushing 
iusiness  there  has  been  little  time — 
1  the  few  years  that  it  has  been  go- 
3g  at  the  present  break-neck  pace — 
o  try  to  develop  men  to  follow 
hrough.  Few  important  executives 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Earner  Notes  Placed 


[,000,000  Issue  Taken  Up  Privately 
—Part  of  Funds  for  Disbursements 
On  Vitagraph  Deal 

An  issue  of  $4,000,000  in  three  year 
^  per  cent  notes  of  Warner  Bros, 
ictures,  Inc.  has  been  placed  private- 

{Continued  on  Page  2) 


4 


French  Actress  Joining  Paramount 
Arlette  Marchal,  French  screen  and 
tage  star,  will  arrive  in   New  York 
'riday  on  the  Bereugaria  to  join  the 
\ramount  stock  company. 


"Triumphant  30" 

itle  Given  Associated's  Product  for 
Current  Season — Enlarging  Sales 

Force 
I  "The   Triumphant   30"   is   the   title 
[ven  Associated   Exhibitors'  30  pic- 
ires  for  the  season.     In  addition  to 
ese  features,  several  specials  will  be 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


"That  Girl  Oklahoma"  featuring  Ruth  Mix,  "The  Sweetest  girl  in  the 
Saddle;"  is  the  first  of  a  series  of  six  reel  Western  super  features.  Now 
being  released.  Produced  by  Ward  Lascelle  Productions,  Beverly  Hills, 
Cal— Advt. 


Repeal  Threatened 

Treasury  Department's  Opposition  to 
Removal  of  Admission  Tax  Un- 
expected and  a  Surprise 

Washington — The  opposition  of  the 

Treasury  Depajtment  to  the  repeal  of 

the  admission  tax  voiced  on  Monday 

by  Secretary  Mellon  will  receive  the 

(Contimied  on  Page  4) 


Deny  Changes  at  "U"  City 

Los  Angeles — Local  papers  yester- 
day caried  stories  that  Raymond 
Schrock  and  Norman  Sproul  had  re- 
signed from  Universal  City.  No  con- 
firmation was  possible  here. 


Robert   H.    Cochrane   of  Universal 
branded  the  Coast  reports  as  false. 


Skouras  Stock  in  Uptrend 

St.  Louis — -Skouras  Bros,  stock 
closed  yesterday  at  65.  On  Aug.  7, 
the  closing  price  was  42.  The  issue 
has  shown  a  steady  uptrend  in  re- 
cent weeks. 


Aliens  In  Montreal 

Member  of  Family,  Once  All-Power- 

ful  in  Canada,  to   Operate  New 

Montreal  House 

Montreal — The  Aliens  who  at  one 

time   owned   a   chain   across    Canada, 

ave  re-entered  the  Montreal  field  and 

(Continued  on  Page  4) 


To  Boost  Shorts 

Committee  Prepares  for  Campaign  to 

Be  Put  Over  in  January — An- 

nother  Meeting  Friday 

A    committee    making   preparations 
for    a    Short    Subject    Month,    which 
will  be  observed  in  January,  met  yes- 
terday noon  at  Keene's  Chop  House 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Another  House  for  Mt.  Vernon 

Another  theater  is  planned  for  Mt. 
Vernon.  A  group  of  local  business 
nien,  co-operating  with  New  York 
interests,  has  acquired  a  large  parcel 
upon  North  Fourth  Ave.,  between 
Prospect  and  Sidney.  The  house 
vS.W  be  used  for  pictures  in  the  sum- 
mer and  for  Broadway  shows  in  the 
winter. 


Patton  Seriously  III 

Bill  Patton,  who  arrived  from  the 
Coast  last  week,  is  dangerously  ill 
with  pneumonia  at  the  Cadillac. 


St.  Louis  Interested 

FUm    Row    There    Speculates    Con- 
cerning    Skouras     Bros.-Famous 
Transaction 

St.  Louis — Film  Row's  understand- 
ing of  the   Skouras-Famous   deal  in- 
volving the   Missouri,  at   Grand  and 
(Corttiwttd  on  Pagi  4) 


Schulberg  to  Famous? 

Reported   Deal  Is  About  Closed  for 

Well-Known  Producer  to  Occupy 

Important  Studio  Post 

It  was  reported  late  yesterday  that 
B.  P.  bchulberg  who  is  shortly  to 
resign  as  president  of  B.  i*.  Schul- 
berg Prod,  is  about  to  sign  a  contract 
with  Famous  which  will  place  him  m 
an  important  production  post  with 
that  organization. 

As  pointed  out  exclusively  in  these 
coiunuis  on  Monday,  Schulberg  has 
been  negotiating  with  practically  all 
important  producers.  However,  at 
Paramount  the  report  that  he  was 
about  to  join  that  company  was 
denied  most  emphatically.     Schulberg 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Universal  and  German  Productions 

Berlin — It  is  reported  here  that 
Universal  may  co-operate  and  pro- 
duce in  conjunction  with  one  of  the 
leading  German  producing  organiza- 
tions. 


Recently  Carl  Laemmle  announced 
a  co-operative  producing  plan  with 
an  English  producer.  Laemmle  leaves 
for  the  Coast  Saturday. 


Fox  Acquiring  Brooklyn  House? 

It  was  reported  but  unconfirmed 
yesterday  that  Fox  had  agreed  to 
take  over  the  new  theater  at  Bedford 
Ave.  and  Lincoln  Place,  Brooklyn, 
which  is  now  being  built  by  Levy 
Bros.  Lpew  has  the  Kameo,  Fulton 
and  Brevoort  in  that  neighborhood 
and  Frank  Keeney,  the  Bedford  which 
was  formerly  operated  by  Fox.  «^ 

To  File  More  Briefs 

Wellmont-Apollo  Action   Comes   Up 

— Uniform     Contract     Enters 

Argument 

Judge  Proskauer  in  the  Supreme 
Court  yesterday  granted  the  Well- 
mont  Co.,  operating  the  Wellmont 
theater,  Montclair,  N.  J.,  until  tomor- 
row to  file  additional  briefs  in  the  ac- 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Refect  Hays  Contract 

The  T.  O.  C.  C.  at  a  meeting 
yesterday  decided  to  reject  the 
new  uniform  contract  as  drawn 
up  by  the  Hays  office  and  will 
not  consider  using  it  in  this 
territory  unless  important  revi- 
sions are  made.  The  Seider 
contract  which  embodies  several 
ideas  credited  to  Nathan  Bur- 
kan  is  held  to  be  an  acceptable 
form. 


rm 


—33K. 


DAILY 


Wednesday,  October  21,  1925 


Vol  XXXIV  No.  17  Wedneesday,  Oct.  21, 1925  PriceSCents 


Copyright  1925,  Wid'i  FUms  and  Film  Follu, 
lae.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1850  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
Toaeph  Danncnberg,  President  and  Editor; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Uan- 
a^er:  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor; 
Dotiald  U.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
Ralph  Wilk,  Traveling  Representative.  En- 
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Granite  3980.  London  Representative — Er- 
MCt  W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  53a 
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Quotations 

High   Lov7    Close      Sales 

Balaban    &    Katz    ..75  75  75        

Eastman    Kodak    ...112J^    109^4    110^   3,500 
Famous    Players    ...1095^   108J4   108^   2,800 

F.    P.    Pfd Not   quoted 

Fihn    Inspection    Not    quoted 

First   National    Not  quoted 

Fox  Fnm   "A"    76         75         76       2,200 

Loew's,    Inc 38         37Ji     37i^   2,500 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    ..21  21  21  200 

M.    P.    Cap.    Corp Not  quoted 

Pathe  Exch.   "A"   ..   82!4     80         81 J4  2,600 

Skouras     Bros 65         63^      65        

Trans   Lux   Screen    .      6%        6-^        6J^   5,800 

Universal     3454      34^      34^       200 

Warner    Brothers    ..    21%     21^     21%       600 
Warner  Pictures    ...    18         18         18  100 


1st  Nat'l  Buys  Two  Plays 

The  screen  rights  to  Israel  Zang- 
will's  play,  "Too  Much  Money,"  has 
been  purchased  by  First  National. 
Contracts  have  also  been  closed  for 
"The  River,"  by  Patrick  Hastings. 


MAN  POWER 

{Continuei  fiom  Paye  1) 
are  lucky  enough  to  have  assistants 
viho  can  handle  their  work.  At  least 
to  that  extent  that  these  assistants 
can  step  in  and  handle  their  work.  In 
that  efficient  manner  which  precludes 
the  possibility  of  error.  There  are 
exceptions,   of  course. 

But  no  industry,  comparably  as 
large  as  motion  pictures,  faces  such 
a  condition.  Look  where  you  will. 
And  you  will  find  men  being 
groomed;  being  trained;  to  take  the 
place  of  the  men  above.  Some  of  it 
is  being  done  in  pictures.  That  is 
true.  But  it  is  lamentably  insufficient. 
And  yet  this  is  a  business  of  huge, 
vast  investments;  from  production  to 
theaters.  Millions  are  absorbed,  and 
yet  the  building  of  that  greatest  de- 
partment— man  power — seems  to  have 
been  overlooked. 

The  result  is  apparent.  A  tnan 
makes  good  in  some  branch  of  the  in- 
dustry. Immediately  half  a  dozen 
ether  concerns  seek  his  services.  Au- 
tomatically the  value  of  his  services 
rises — often  to  a  point  that  is  all  but 
incredible.  This  has  been  going  on 
year  after  year.  "Paying  through  the 
nose"  has  become  a  pastime.  Yet 
with  a  fractional  part  of  these  figures, 
thus  laid  out,  an  organization  could 
be  built.     And  built  on  solid  rock. 

Isn't  it  about  time  that  this  hap- 
pened? Isn't  it  about  time  that  some- 
one started  building  the  right  way. 
And  not  grabbing  Mr.  A.  or  Mr.  B. 
just  because  he  has  "made  good" 
elsewhere. 


Rialto  Books  First  Nat'l  Film 
Milton    Sills    in    "The    Knockout" 
plays  at  the  Rialto  next  week. 


When  you  think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Picturt 

and  Theatrical  insurance  fot 

the  past  fifteen  years. 


Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C 

Bryant    3040 


"Triumphant  30" 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

released,  including  "The  Sky  Rocket." 
Oscar  Price,  president  of  Associat- 
ed, states  plans  for  next  season  call 
for  a  larger  niimber  of  productions 
than  this  season's  schedule.  Twenty- 
four  pictures  are  in  production  for 
the  remainder  of  this  season. 

John  S.  Woody,  general  manager, 
and  Jay  A.  Grove,  general  sales  man- 
ager, are  enlarging  the  sales  depart- 
ment. Woody  has  gone  on  a  flying 
sales  trip  on  which  he  will  visit  all 
principal  exchanges.  In  the  past  two 
weeks  30  additional  salesmen  have 
been  added  to  the  force  and  it  is 
Woody's  intention  to  hire  as  many 
more. 


Schulberg  to  Famous? 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

could  not  be  reached  at  his  office  or 
hotel. 

Should  this  development  take  place 
— and  there  is  every  reason  to  assume 
that  it  will — it  means  that  Schulberg 
will  again  find  himself  associated  with 
Famous.  It  has  been  many  years 
since  he  left  the  distribution  depart- 
ment of  Famous  to  enter  the  produc- 
tion field. 


Schenck   Signs   Tullio   Carminati    . 

Joseph  M.  Schenck  has  placed  Tul- 
lio Carminati  under  three-year  con- 
tract as  leading  man. 


To  Boost  Shorts 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

to  draw  up  plans  for  the  campaign. 
The  report  will  be  considered  Friday 
noon  at  a  meeting  to  be  attended 
by  sales  executives  and  exploitation 
and  advertising  men. 

P.  A.  Parsons  of  Pathe  is  chair- 
man of  the  committee  and  Gordon 
White  of  Educational  is  vice-chair- 
man. Other  members  are:  Fred  C. 
Quimby  of  Fox,  Julian  S.  Solomon 
of  Davis  and  Fred  McConnell  of 
Universal.  Initial  plans  for  the  cam- 
paign were  made  recently  at  a  meet- 
ing at  which  all  short  subject  sales 
managers  and  advertising  managers 
were  prestt.'t. 


New   Granite   City  House 
Granite    City,    111. — Paul    Lutestan- 
ski's  new  house,  seating  800  and  lo- 
cated at  27th   St.  and  Madison  Ave., 
will   open   Nov.    1. 


Warner  Notes  Placed 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

ly  through  Goldman,  Sachs  and  Co. 
in  New  York  and  Bond,  Goodwin 
and  Tucker  in  Los  Angeles. 

The  notes  are  held  at  100  and  are 
redeemable  at  105  and  accrued  in- 
terest in  cash.  The  purpose  of  the 
new  financing  is  to  provide  for  ex- 
pansion. Part  of  the  money  thus  se- 
cured will  be  used  to  reimburse  the 
company  for  outlays  in  connection 
with  the  Vitagraph  purchase. 


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Repeal  Threatened 

^Continued  p  07n  Page   1) 

M.rious  consideration  of  members  of 
uie  rlouse  Ways  and  Means  Com- 
mittee, it  is  indicated  by  the  state- 
iiieius  ot  Democratic  members  that 
Liiey  desire  to  study  Mr.  Mellon's 
suggestions  more  tuuy  before  adopt- 
ing any  stand  on  his  proposals  tor  tne 
retention  of  the  admission  and  auto- 
mobile taxes. 

The  Secretary's  statement  came  as 
a  considerable  surprise,  the  Treas- 
ury having  indicated  some  time  ago 
that  it  was  desirous  of  eliminating 
all  of  thg  "nuisance"  taxes  at  the 
earliest  possible  date.  There  is  a 
strong  sentiment  in  Congress  also 
for  the  elimination  of  these  taxes. 

Discussing  the  Secretary's  state- 
ment yesterday,  Representative  Rob- 
ert L.  Doughton  of  North  Carolina, 
y  Democratic  member  of  the  com- 
mittee declared  that,  while  he  would 
agree  to  Mr.  Mellon's  recommenda- 
tion for  a  maximum  surtax  rate  of 
20  per  cent,  it  would  be  only  on  con- 
dition that  all  of  the  "nuisance"  taxes 
could  all  be  eliminated  at  the  same 
time.  If  this  could  not  be  done  he 
was  in  favor  of  eliminating  the  "nui- 
sance" taxes  and  retaining  a  higher 
surtax  rate.  Retention  of  the  admis- 
sion tax,  Mellon  told  the  committee, 
would  mean  a  revenue  of  $33,000,000 
during  the  present  fiscal  year,  a  sum 
he  was  desirous  of  retaining. 

The  automobile  tax  would  give 
$90,000,000  a  year.  The  continuation 
of  these  taxes  is  part  of  the  Treas- 
ury's policy  to  pay  off  the  public 
debt  in  25  years  while  at  the  same 
time  gradually  lightening  the  tax 
burden.  On  Saturday,  Jack  S.  Con- 
nolly, representating  the  Hays  or- 
ganization accompanied  by  local  ex- 
hibitors will  appear  before  the  com- 
:.nittee  to  urge  the  removal  of  the 
admission  tax. 


Sees   End  to  Italian  Ban 

The  plan  of  Italian  producers  to 
bar  American  pictures,  is  to  hit  a 
snag,  according  to  a  correspondent 
writing  to  the  New  York  World.     He 

says. 

'The  Italian  people  do  not  really  care 
where  their  films  are  made,  but  they  want 
to  see  pictures  that  are  interesting  and  beau- 
tiful. These  simply  are  not  being  made  in 
Italy,  nor  anywhere  in  the  world  excepting 
in  your  own  New  York  and  Hollywood.  So 
that  the  'bar'  will  be  dropped  within  a  few 
weeks    without    question." 


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Ufa  Premiere  Soon 

Ofticiais    trom     Germany     Here     In 
Connection    with    i'hysical    Cul- 
ture   Film 

Alajor  Alexander  Crau,  director  of 
the  Uia  and  Dr.  Nicholas  Kaulman, 
are  m  New  i  ork  in  connection  with 
the  premiere  of  "ihe  Way  to 
airengtti  and  Beauty,"  which  will  be 
presented  in  a  Broadway  house  be- 
ginning in  November.  This  will  be 
Ufa's  next  picture  following  "Sieg- 
iried.  "  The  new  picture,  which  is  in 
tight  reels,  deals  with  physical  cul- 
ture. 

"Wonders  of  the  Earth,"  a  seven- 
rceler  with  an  educational  slant,  will 
oe  presented  on  Broadway  about  the 
same  tim.e. 

Grau  IS  head  of  the  scientific  de- 
partment of  Ufa.  Kautman  wrote 
the  script  tor  "The  Way  to  Strength 
and  lieauty,  which  was  directed  by 
Wilhelm  i'rager.  In  addition  to  at- 
tending to  matters  in  connection  with 
the  premiere.  Major  Grau  will  ascer- 
tain means  of  bringing  hlms  under 
his  jurisdiction  to  America  and  also 
study  American  theaters.  He  may 
possibly  make  a  trip  to  the  Coast. 

Joseph  R.  Fliesler,  director  of  pub- 
licity tor  Ufa,  will  return  trom  Oer- 
niany  late  this  week. 


St.  Louis  Interested 

(Continued  from  Fage   I) 

Lucas  Aves..  and  the  Ambassador, 
under  construction  at  7th  and  Locust 
Sts.,  is  as  follows: 

It  is  reported  that  Skouras  Bros. 
will  take  over  the  management  of  the 
Missouri,  which  will  continue  as  a 
Paramount  first-run,  while  the  Am- 
bassador will  serve  in  a  similar  ca- 
pacity under  the  same  plan.  The 
hnal  voice  in  important  decisions, 
however,  is  vested  in  Famous.  The 
St.  Louis  Amusement  Co.  houses  and 
other  Skouras  theaters  will  not  be 
affected  in  ai;iy  way,  according  to 
Film  Row  talk. 

Persistent  reports  that  Skouras 
Bros,  will  form  an  alliance  with 
Balaban  &  Katz  have  been  denied. 
The  Skouras  houses  are  not  on  the 
market  and  Skouras  Brothers'  rela- 
tionship with  First  National,  it  is 
stated,  will  in  no  wise  be  affected  by 
the  arrangement  with  Paramount. 

A  3,000  seat  theater  and  apartment 
building  to  cost  $1,000,000  will  be 
erected  at  Hamilton  and  Easton  Aves. 
by  the  St.  Louis  Amusement  Co. 
The  Mikado  Airdome  site  has  been 
purchased   for  the  building. 


Aliens  In  Montreal 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
will    soon    open    a    new    picture    and 
vaudeville  house  in  the  new  Amherst 
Block  at  St.  Catherine,  Amherst  and 
St.  Timothee   Sts. 

The  business  premises  and  the  the- 
aters are  being  built  by  the  George 
Rabinovitch  Investment  Corp,  the 
theater  being  under  lease  to  H.  Allen, 
one  of  the  Allen  family.  The  house 
will  have  a  capacity  of  1,800.  Jule 
and  J.  J.  Allen  and  others  had  55  the- 
aters in  Canada  several  years  ago 
under  the  name  of  Allen  Theaters, 
Ltd.  The  assets  were  later  acquired 
by   Famous. 


To  File  More  Briefs 

(^Continued  from  Page   1) 

tion  filed  against  the  company  by  the 
Apollo   Exchange,   Inc. 

The  action,  postponed  many  times, 
is  held  by  many  exhibitors  to  repre- 
sent a  test  case  against  the  validity 
of  the  arbitration  clause  of  the  pres- 
ent uniform  contract.  Apparently 
bearing  out  this  impression  was  the 
presence  in  court  yesterday  of  Ed- 
ward P.  Grosvenor  of  Ladwallader, 
Wickersham  and  Taft  .attorneys,  who 
passed  on  the  contract  in  behalf  oi 
the   Hays  office. 

The  litigation  hinges  around  an  ef- 
fort on  the  part  of  Apollo  to  make 
H.  H.  Wellenbrink  of  the  VVelimon, 
Co.  submit  to  arbitration.  In  th(. 
first  papers,  Wellenbrink  asserted  the 
exchange  attempted  to  substitute  oik 
film  for  another.  He  ai.eges  n. 
bought  18  films,  played  one,  "Find 
the  Man"  and  then  cancelled  th^ 
others  because  the  exchange  sougii, 
to  switch  another  picture  for  "The 
Age  of  Innocence." 

He  asserts  Apollo  sought  to  bring 
him  before  the  arbitration  board  ot 
the  N.  Y.  Film  Board  of  Trade.  This, 
Wellenbrink  refused  to  do  and,  he  al- 
leges, was  assessed  $900  in  default 
because  he  had  not  played  "This  Wo- 
man," and  "The  Lover  of  Camille." 
He  also  alleged  all  other  exchanges 
demanded  $250  each  to  guarantee  the 
safe  return  of  prinis  and  that  this  em- 
Ijarrassed  him,  because  he  was  in  Ber- 
muda at  the  time.  The  papers  claim 
the  uniform  contract  was  specifically 
drawn  for  the  benefit  of  large  pro- 
ducers and  distributors  and  in  order 
to  drive  the  independent  out  of  busi- 
ness. 

He  also  charged  that  the  Film 
Board  of  Trade  and  the  T.  O.  C.  C. 
are  in  league  with  the  more  important 
interests  in  the  business  to  force  the 
little  producer  and  distributor  to  the 
wall.  Wellenbrink  charges  his  $700,- 
000  investment  in  Montclair  is  in 
jeopardy  because  of  the  conditions 
arising  out  of  the  application  of  the 
uniform  contract,  which,  he  claims,  he 
was  forced  to  sign  under  duress.  Nor- 
man H.  Samuelson  appeared  as  his 
attorney. 

Apollo  was  represented  by  Louis 
Phillips,  attorney  for  the  Film  Board 
of  Trade.  He  entered  a  specific  denial 
of  all  of  Wellenbrink's  charges.  He 
pointed  out  that  8,000  cases  had  been 
settled  by  arbitration  in  this  territory 
in  the  past  two  years,  with  no  resort 
to  the  courts.  He  denied  the  contract 
was  unfair  to  anybody  and  that  Wel- 
lenbrink had  to  sign  with  Apollo  un- 
der duress.  He  attempted  to  show 
by  letters  from  Wellenbrink  that  the 
latter's  claims  were  preposterous  and 
inconsistent  and  said  there  was  no  is- 
sue over  the  facts.  In  this  connec- 
tion, he  alleged  that  the  fact  that 
Wellenbrink  played  one  picture  had 
thus  taken  up  the  contract;  that  this 
was  proof  of  his  intention  of  going 
ahead  with  it. 


cided  upon,  according  to  a  ruling 
the   Minneapolis  arbitration  board 
an  action   brought   by   Max  Torad( 
of  the  Old  Mill  Theater,  against  Fc 

The   exhibitor   asked   for   a   canct 
lation  on   the  grounds   that  the   co| 
tract  term  had  expired  when  the  pi 
tures  were  not  available  for  showii 
within    the   one-year   period.       Tor 
dor's    claim    was    based    on    declar 
tions    that    the    Bijou,    which    has 
prior    run    on    the    pictures,    had    i, 
played  them  and  they  therefore  we 
not    open    for    the    Old    Mill.      E. 
Gomersail,     Fox     manager,     testifi 
that  Torador  had  offered  him  "bribe 
of  $150  and  $100   to  cancel  the  co 
iract.     The  exhibitor  denied  the  pr 
posals  were   intended  as  bribes. 

The  board  found  it  had  no  jur 
diction  permitting  it  to  act  on  coi 
plaint  of  Metro-Goldwyn  asking  th 
R.  A.  Botts,  Grand.  Carington,  N. 
be  required  to  fulfill  his  agreeme 
and  the  case  was  dismissed.  T 
board  decided  it  could  not  act  h 
cause  the  contract  lacked  an  arbitr 
tion  clause.  According  to  testimo' 
submitted  by  Botts  an  adjustme 
was  promised  by  the  distributor  a 
he  intends  to  start  suit  providing 
is   not   forthcoming. 


L.  A.  Lease  Covers  15  Years  .■ 

Los  Angeles — Fox  will  occupy  t 
proposed  theater  at  7th  and  Figuer 
under  a  15  year  lease,  involving 
aggregate  rental  of  $1,000,000  and 
per  cent  of  the  cost  of  constructic 
Twin  theaters  are  planned,  the  secoi' 
to  be  used  as  a  legitimate  house  j 
A.   G.   Wilkes. 


No  Time  Limit 

Minneapolis    Board    Rules    Contract 
Lacking  Definite  Playdates  is  Not 

for  Any  Set  Period 
Minneapolis — The    duration:    of_  a 
contract  is  not  for  a  one-year  period 
where  no  definite  playdates  are  de- 


Chaplin's  Plans 

Next  Picture  Tentatively  Called  "T 
Dandy" — May  Direct  Edna  Pur- 
viance  Again 

Los  Angeles — "The  Dandy"  is  t 
tentative  title  of  Charlie  Chaplir 
next  picture,  which  will  be  slapstic 

Edna  Purviance  returns  from  E 
rope  later  in  the  year  and,  accordi: 
to  present  plan,  will  appear  in  a  p: 
ture  directed  by  Chaplin.  Before  s 
sailed,  it  was  stated  another  direct 
would  handle  the  picture. 

Canadian   Theater    Burns 

St.  John.  N.  B.— The  Empress  wl 
totally  destroyed  by  fire  when  flam 
broke  out  in  the  projection  room.  1^, 

Select  "Men  of  Steel"  Location 

Director  George  Archainbaud,  Fr 
Stanley  and  a  technical  force  have  i 
turned  after  a  ten-day  tour  of  in 
mines,  ore  carrying  lines  and  st6 
mills.  This  trip  was  made  for  t' 
selection  of  locations  for  "Men 
Steel." 


In  The  Courts 

James  D.  Barton  has  filed  tv 
judgments  in  the  City  Court  agaic 
the  China  Theaters,  Ltd.  One  jud 
ment  is  for  $2,000  and  costs  in 
suit  alleging  that  in  1924  Barton  re 
dered  services  for  the  defendant 
obtaining  the  right  to  exhibit  "Scat 
mouche"  and  "White  Sister,"  a; 
was  to  receive  10  per  cent  ot  t 
cost,  which  he  alleges  was  $20,0( 
The  second  suit  in  which  a  judgme 
for  $700  and  interest  was  filed  w 
for  services  this  year  in  obtaining 
Vitagraph  film  for  which  the  defen 
ant  paid  $7,000. 


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Wednesday,  October  21,  1925 


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To  Alternate  Units 

Elmer     Clifton     Joins     True     Story 
Films—   Starts    Work   at    Pathe 

Studio  Next  Week 
Elmer  Clifton  has  become  associ- 
ated with  True  Story  Films  and 
early  next  week  will  start  production 
on  "Wives  at  Auction,"  which  will  be 
made  at  the  Pathe  studio  in 
Harlem.  He  will  work  at  the  studio 
alternately  with  Hugh  Dierker,  who 
will    start    another    picture    in    about 

i  three  weeks.     The  story  has  not  been 

(Selected  as  yet. 

I  It  is  planned  to  have  one  picture  in 
production  while  another  is  being  cut 
and  titled.     Dierker  is  at  present  cut- 

Iting  and  titling  "Broken   Homes." 



Another  House  for  the  Bronx 

The  Manhattan  Winchester  Realty 
Co.  has  purchased,  through  McLernon 
Bros.,  the  block  bounded  by  East 
162nd  St.,  Teller  Ave.,  Park  Ave.,  and 
East  163rd  St.  The  property  will 
be  improved  with  a  theater  and 
apartment. 

The  Seagard  Holding  Co.,  Maurice 
L.  Shaine  and  Edward  C.  Weinrib, 
has  bought  a  long  term  lease  on  the 
Sunset,  West  12Sth  St.,  with  rent 
toll  of  $66,000. 


Buy    Chinese    Rights 

The  Exhibitors  Film  Exchange  has 
purchased  for  China  the  following 
From  Principal  Pictures:  "Re-Creation 
3f  Brian  Kent,"  "Mine  with  the  Iron 
Door,"  "Daring  Youth,"  "Daughters 
Df  Pleasure,"  "Listen,  Lester,"  "Girls 
Men  Forget;"  from  Associated  Ex- 
hibitors: "Fifty-Fifty,"  "Spitfire" 
ind  "Is  Love  Everything?";  also  "Ly- 
ng  Wives,"  from  Ivan  Abramson, 
ind  13   Chadwick  films. 


Going  to  the  Coast 

Nicholas  M.  Schenck  will  leave  for 
e  coast  Tuesday.  Norma  Tal- 
adge,  Buster  Keaton  and  Natalie 
jlmadge  will  be  in  the  same  party, 
uonstance  remains  for  some  time  to 
jrepare  for  her  next  picture. 


Denig  in  New  1st  Nat'l  Post 

Lynde  Denig  has  been  placed  in 
;harge  of  a  special  feature  depart- 
nent,  which  will  include  the  handling 
if  First  National's  trade  news.  Frank 
Shields  Jacobs  has  been  appointed 
city  editor"  of  the  department. 


Sovereign  Features  Appear 

Los  Angeles — Harry  Mooney  will 
irect  "The  Phantom  Pilot"  with  Rex 
.ease  and  Kathryn  McGuire.  The 
iJcture  is  a   Sovereign  Feature. 


DROP    CURTAINS 

of     every    fabric 

for 

Motion    Picture    Theaters 

Sold  or  Rented 

i    KNIGHT  AND   MARTIN 

Trueart    Scenic    Studios 
260  W.  46th  St.  New  York  City 


ASSISTANT  TO  BUSY  EXECUTIVE— 

Experienced — English,  German  Sten- 
ographer, fluent  French,  working 
knowledge  of  Spanish  and  Italian. 
Motion  picture  experience  seeks  new 
connection — salary    $45.00. 

Apply  Box   M-277 
c-o  Film  Daily        1650  B'way,  N.Y.C. 


Fleischer  To  Edit  Two  Series 

Max  Fleischer,  "Out-of-the-Ink- 
weir  cartoonist,  has  signed  a  con- 
tract with  the  Urban-Kineto  Corp., 
whereby  he  becomes  editor-in-chief 
of  two  new  film  series  to  be  called 
"R  e  e  1  V  i  e  w  s"  and  "Searchlights." 
"Reelviews"  will  be  a  film  magazine 
of  current  topics.  The  "Searchlights" 
v\  ill  be  a  series  of  one-reelers  on  pop- 
ular  science. 


Stroheim  Starts  Joyce  Film  in  Spring 

Hollywood  —  The  picture  which 
Erich  Von  Stroheim  is  to  direct  for 
Pat  Powers,  starring  Peggy  Joyce, 
will  not  be  started  until  Spring  or 
early  Summer,  due  to  Von  Stroheim's 
contract  to  direct  Constance  Tal- 
madge  in  "East  of  the  Setting  Sun." 
The  Joyce  picture  will  essentially  be 
made  abroad. 


Seattle  House  Makes  Sudden  Switch 

Seattle  —  Unexpectedly  the  Heilig 
passed  out  of  existence  as  a  picture 
house  when  a  10  year  lease  was  sign- 
ed by  Henry  Duflfy,  of  the  Duflfy 
Players.  Workmen  are  reconstruct- 
ing the  house  at  a  cost  of  $50,000. 
Seating  capacity  will  be  cut  from 
1,800  to  1,300.  Metro-Goldwyn  pic- 
tures were  contracted  for.  The  ex- 
change has  no  statement  to  make 
regarding  unplayed  product. 


St.   Louis  Opens  Nov.  22 

St.  Louis — The  St.  Louis,  Grand 
Boulevard  and  Morgan  St.,  will  open 
about  Nov.  22.  It  will  play  first- 
runs  and   Orpheum   vaudeville. 


Fanchon  and  Marco  Sign 

Los  Angeles — Fanchon  and  Marco, 
who  produce  all  the  prologues  and 
presentations  for  West  Coast  Thea- 
ters, have  been  given  a  new  contract. 


New  St.  Louis  Fan  Paper 

St.  Louis — The  Photoplay  News, 
fan  paper,  has  made  its  appearance. 
Offices  in  the  Rialto  Theater   BIdg. 


Hollywood — Archie  Mayo,  who  re- 
cently ioined  Metro-Goldwvn-Maver 
will  direct  "Money  Talks,"  by  Rupert 
Hughes. 


Hollywood — John  Patrick  has  been 
signed  again  bv   Warner   Bros. 


FOR  RENT 

February   1926 

1200  Feet  Office  Vault  Space 

Projection    and    Cutting    Rooms 

Chas.  Abrams  Bryant  5627 

729  7th  Ave.  Room  409 


WANTED 

LABORATORY  HELP 
OF  ALL  NATURE 


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GOSSIP 

By  DANNY 

Almost  a  curse.    In  this  busi- 

ss.    Where,  regardless  of  the 

ige  sums  involved,  pussycats, 

Id  women  and  others — who,  in 

ct,  are  old  women  except  for 

eir  sex — chatter  away  like  so 

any    sewing    circle    devotees. 

nd   these  gossippers  do  much 

irm  and  cause  great  trouble. 

Almost  every  week — during  the  past 

:  niontlis — idle  gossip  has  been  cir- 

latcd  involving  one  or  more  of  the 

ger  companies.    The  fact  that  sales 

d  studio  organizations  can  be  easily 

set    by    the    circulation — and    often 

te  publishing — of  such  truck,  seems 

imaterial   to  those   engaged  in  get- 

ig   the   information   talked  about. 

The  unfortunate  part  of  all  of  this 

that  there  is  no  redress;  no  vi^ay  of 

•aightening   things   out.      Once    the 

schief    is    done.      It    happens — be- 

use   of   the   natural   obligation   that 

is    publication    owes    its    readers — 

at    it    becomes    our   duty    to    probe 

ese    gossipy    reports — to    see    what 

ith  is  to  them.     And  after  a  long, 

ig  experience,   this   can  be   said  of 

Dst  of  the   stuff  that  is   circulated: 

piety  per  cent  of  it  is  idle  chatter; 

|e    remaining    ten    per    cent    has    a 

!fle  of  truth  to  it.     That  which  has 

IV  real  truth  to  it  is  printed.     Con- 

ier.    please,    how    little    is    actually 

intcd  .  When  compared  to  the  mess 

...1   that  is  circulated. 

Business  Off 

Reports  from  all  over  the  country, 
y  business  is  off,  and  has  been  for 
e  past  few  weeks.  No  one  seems 
be  able  to  determine  why.  But 
e  fact  remains  that  theaters  are  not 
ling  the  business  they  have  been  do- 

(Coittinned  on   Fatic   2) 


»   Coast  Today 

arrive   todav   from 

\nna   Q.   Nilsson, 

Cleve    Moore, 

bin  and  Mike 

delegation 


renorts 
e   is 


May  Use  Wembley 

As  Site  for  British  National  Studio — 

"Kontingent"  Looms  Up  as 

Strong  Possibility 

London — Wembley,  where  the  Bri- 
tish Empire  Exhibition  is  being  held, 
i.'^^  receiving  favorable  consideration  as 
the  site  for  the  proposed  British  Na- 
tional studio. 

The  industry's  plan  to  revive  Brit- 
ibh  production  is  now  in  shape  to  be 
presented  to  the  Board  of  Trade. 
There  are  a  number  of  suggestions 
embodied  in  the  various  schemes. 
One  would  make  it  compulsory  for 
every  British  exhibitor  to  include  do- 
mestic film  in  his  program,  similar  to 
the  move  in  Australia  where  one  of 
(Contimied  on  Page  2) 


Oppose  Use  of  Armory  for  Shows 

R.  F.  WoodhuU  and  Sydney  S.  Co- 
hen have  wired  Brigadier  General 
Edward  J.  Wescolt,  protesting 
against  the  use  of  an  armory  in  King- 
ston, N.  Y.  for  commercial  shows 
starting  Nov.  2.  They  point  out  such 
action  competes  with  exhibitors  in  an 
unfair  manner. 


Pathe  Promotes  Ballantyne 

Changes  in  the  presonnel  of  Pathe 
Exchange,  include: 

R.  S.  Ballantyne,  Des  Moines  Manager_ 
has  been  appointed  Southern  District  Mana- 
ger, succeeding  Oscar  Morgan,  who,  at  his 
own  request,  has  been  made  Manager  in  Dal- 
las. A.  W.  Kahn  has  been  named  Ballan 
tyne's   successor. 

L.  E.  Kennedy,  former  special  feature  rep- 
resentative, has  been  appointed  Manager  at 
San  Francisco,  succeeding  W.  W.  Kofeldt,  re- 
signed. He  relieved  George  Knowles,  who 
has  been  transferred  to  Los  Angeles  as  Com- 
edy salesman.  Effective  Oct.  31,  Washington, 
now  a  part  of  the  Southern  Division,  will 
ccme  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the  Eastern 
Division. 


Goldin   Back  from   Europe 

Sidney  M.  Goldin,  who  directed 
"Yiskor"  ("Thou  Shalt  Remember"), 
in  Vienna  and  Berlin,  with  Maurice 
Schwartz  of  the  Yiddish  Art  Thea- 
ters as  star,  has  returned  to  New 
York.  He  also  directed  "What 
Would  You  Do?",  in  London.  He 
has  been   abroad   for  six  vears. 


Female  Crooks  Out 

Australia    Won't   Admit   Pictures   of 
That  Tyoe,  Even  If  the  Woman 

Ultimately  Reforms 
The  Australian  Commonwealth 
has  imposed  a  number  of  more 
severe  censorship  restrictions  against 
American  and  other  imported  pic- 
tures. 

Productions,    the    theme    of    which 
leal    with    the    adventures    of   female 

(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Lopez  Series  for  Pathe? 

It  is  understood  that  a  deal  is  on 
for  Vincent  Lopez  and  his  orchestra 
to  appear  in  a  series  of  two-reelers 
for  Pathe.  They  may  be  in  color  and 
may  be  based  on  well-known  songs. 


Deny  Cutting  Schedule 

Columbia  yesterday  denied  a  pub- 
lished report  to  the  effect  that  a  cut 
in  its  current  release  schedule  was 
contemplated.  The  18  pictures  on  the 
1926-1927  program  have  been  com- 
pleted and  are  now  in  the  laboratory, 
Chadwick  several  days  ago  likewise 
denied  any   reductions  were  planned. 


Negotiating  for  Claremont  Studio 

A.  F2.  Ross  of  American  Progres- 
sive Pictures,  1476  Broadway  is  ne- 
gotiating for  the  acquisition  ^i  the 
Claremont  Studio,  430  Claremont 
Parkway  which  he  intends  remodel- 
ing for  use  of  independent  producers. 

It  is  understood  one  of  the  first  oc- 
cupants will  be  Cranfield  &  Clarke 
who  will  make  a  series  of  comedies 
there. 


Mary  and  Doug  May  Co-Star 

Los  Angeles — Mary  Pickford  is  au- 
thority for  the  statement  that  she  and 
Douglas  Fairbanks  may  co-star  in  a 
series  following  their  1926  releases. 


Lease  New  California  House 

San  Francisco — The  Wilson,  Fres- 
no, has  been  leased  by  Ackerman  & 
Harris  to  the  Far  West  Theaters  and 
Golden  Gate  Theater  Co.  It  is  a 
new  house,  which  will  open  Dec.  1. 
Capacity,  1,700. 


Bessie  Love  Sailing 

Following  the  completion  of  a  role 
in  "The  Song  and  Dance  Man,"  Bes- 
sie Love  will  sail  Saturday  on  the 
Majestic  for  a  four  weeks'  jaunt  in 
Europe. 


"New  Commandment"  at   Rivoli 

"The  New  Commandment,"  goes 
into  the  Rivoli  the  week  of  Nov,  18, 
It  is  Bob  Kane's  first  for  First  Na- 
tional. 


War  Stuff 

Basis  of   Many  Current  Pictures  and 

Also   Figures    Very   Prominently 

in  Others 

Producers  have  been  turning  to 
war  themes  for  material.  This  has 
been  evident  in  a  number  of  current 
releases  and  will  figure,  to  some  ex- 
tent, in  schedules  for  1926-1927. 

Included  in  this  class  of  pictures 
and  embracing  current  and  future  re- 
(Coiitiiiucd  on   Page   2) 


S^ven  From  Meighan 

Under    New    Paramount    Contract — 
One  More  on  Present  Basis  and 

Then  Special  with  Norma 
Tom  Meighan  has  one  more  picture 
to  make  for  Famous  under  his  ex- 
isting contract.  This  will  follow 
"The  Lucky  Irish'  which  was  partly 
made  in  Ireland  and  will  probably 
be  finished  toward  the  end  of  the 
year. 

Following  this  production,  Meighan 
is  slated  to  co-star  with  Norma  Tal- 
madge  under  the  former's  special  ar- 
rangement with  Joseph  M,  Schenck 
and  then  the  new  contract  with  Fam- 
ous goes  into  effect.  It  provides  for 
seven  pictures  which  are  to  be  made 
in  a  period  of  about  two  years. 


Schlesinger  Linked  in  Dual  Deal 
It   is   understood   that   Gus   Schles- 
inger   will    handle    foreign    sales    of 
Schulberg    Prod,   abroad,   in   addition 
to  the  Warner  output. 


Marion   Fairfax   Signs  Tourneur 

Marion  Fairfax,  who  supervised 
'Clothes  Make  the  Pirate,"  will  finish 
editing  and  cutting  this  week.  She 
v.'ill  make  two  productions  for  First 
National  the  first.  "The  Desert  Heal- 
er," which  will  go  in  work  on  the 
Coast  next  month.  Maurice  Tourneur 
will  direct,  with  Ben  Silvey  as  assist- 
ant. Henry  Cronjager  will  do  the 
camera  work  with  Patricia  Rooney 
as  film  cutter.  The  cast  will  include 
Lewis  Stone,  Nita  Naldi,  Tully  Mar- 
shall and  Barbara  Bedford. 


Sixth  Anniversary   of   Capitol 

Next  week  marks  the  sixth  anni- 
versary of  the  Capitol.  Buster 
Keaton  in  "Go  West"  will  be  the 
feature. 


Texas   Meets   Nov.    17-18 

Dallas — The  new  Baker  Hotel  will 
be  the  headquarters  for  the  conven- 
tion of  the  Texas  M.  P.  T.  O,  on 
Nov  17-18, 


Westi  Through 

Cranfield   and   Clarke   to   Dispose  of 

12    German    Pictures    Here — No 

Reorganization  Contemplated 

H,  Hollesen,  general  representative 
in  America  for  the  Stinnes  interests 
of  Germany  has  returned  from  Berlin 
with  definite  word  that  Westi  Film, 
the  producing  and  distributing  or- 
ganization backed  by  Stinnes  moneyi 
will   not   be   reorganized, 

Cranfield  and  Clarke,  American 
agents  for  Westi,  expect  ofiir'al  word 
from  Germany  as  soon  as  Hollensen 
returns  to  dispose  of  about  12  pic- 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


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Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban   &   Katz    Not   quoted 

Eastman    Kodak    ...110J4   109J4    110J4   3,600 
Famous    Players    ...110       109^    109'A   4,600 

F.  P.  Pfd Not  quoted 

Film    Inspection    ...      5f4        S'/i        S'A      800 

First   National    Not   quoted 

Fox    Film    "A"    7bii      TS'A      75!4   2,800 

Loew's,    Inc 37Vs     37}4     377/$  2,700 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.     .  .    21  20?^      21  400' 

M.     P.     Cap.     Corp Not    quoted 

Pathe  Exch.   "A"    . .    82         81  81        1,100 

Skouras     Bros 64f4      64'4      64^2    

Trans   Lux   Screen    .      7'A        6M       7       3,000 

Universal     35H     34^      35^       500 

Warner    Brothers    ..   22         21-%     21^    1,200 
Warner    Pictures     Not    quoted 


GOSSIP 


i  L  uiitiinictl   fiL'/n   I'tuw    \) 

iiig  since  the  summer.  Indeed,  many 
theaters  had  a  better  summer  than 
for  a  long  time. 

Reggie  Barker's  Ideas 

Had  a  long  talk  with  Reginald 
Barker.  Just  before  he  left  for  the 
Coast  yesterday.  Reggie  is  one  of 
the  sanest  directors  in  the  business. 
Has  been  at  his  work  many  years. 
Knows  what  it  is  all  about.  Has  a 
might)-  good  record  of  box-office  hits. 
Talking  about  the  existing  production 
Iiroblems.  Declares  no  organization 
can  produce  pictures  without  that  aid 
lo  the  director  which  helps  solve 
those  problems.  Which  develop  in 
the  making  of  every  picture.  "After 
all,''  says  Barker,''  a  director  'needs 
lielp.  He  -can  turn  out  his  own  pic- 
iure.>-.  If  he  has  his  own  organization. 
Otherwise  the  studio  must  furnish  it. 
■^'ou  cannot  get  away  from  that." 

A  Silent  'Visitor 

.\mong  the  many  notables  at  the 
opening  of  "Antonio"  w-as  a  slender 
httle  chap.  ^  With  a  slight  mustache. 
He  was  busy  shaking  hands.  Many 
seemed  glad  to  see  him.  But  in  turn 
he  seemed  more  than  pleased  to  meet 
his  fi-iends.  The  little  chap  was  Josef 
von  Sternberg.  Who  produced  "Sal- 
vation Hunters,"  then  went  to  M.-G.- 
M.,  and  left  after  making  one  picture. 
What  he  plans  to  do  now  is  as  yet  a 
secret. 


May  Use  Wembley 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
the  provinces  will  insist  that  British 
film  is  included  in  every  program 
after  June,  1926.  Another  suggestion 
favors  a  plan  similar  to  the  German 
"kontingent."  This  looms  up  as  a 
strong  possibility  and  would  make  it 
binding  on  every  distributor  to  re- 
lease one  British  film  for  every  for- 
eign film  im.ported. 


Engel  Here 

Joe  Engel  is  m  from  the  Coast. 


Kunsky   Opening   Oct.  29 

Detroit — Kunsky's    New   State   wil 
open   Oct.  29   with   "Classified." 


Universal  Signs  Horton 

Los  Angeles — Edward  Everett 
Horton  has  been  signed  by  Univer- 
sal. His  first  picture  will  be  "Poker 
Faces."     Harry  Pollard  will  direct. 


A     COMPLETE     LABORATORY 
AND    TITLE    SERVICE 


The  Standard  of  the  Industry 

723  7th  Ave.,  N.Y.C.       Bryant  5450-1 


To  Address  Conservation  League 

Columbus,  O. — Regge  Doran,  di- 
rector of  the  Public  Relations  De- 
partment of  Pathe  is  here  to  speak 
tiefore  the  convention  of  the  Child 
Conservation  League  of  America,  on 
the   subject  of  "School   Matinees." 


Hunter,  Little  Rock,  Promoted 

Little  Rock,  Ark.— J.  W.  Hunter 
has  been  promoted  from  house  man- 
ager of  the  Royal  to  house  manager 
of  the  Capitol.  He  succeeds  W.  W. 
Grist,   Jr.,  who  resigned. 


Hardy  Transferred  to  Charlotte 

Charlotte,  N.  C. — Harry  Hardy  ha-, 
been  transferred  from  the  Rivoli. 
Greenville,  here  to  be  in  charge  of 
the  Famous  district  booking  office. 
A.  S.  Grist  succeeds  liiin  at  the  Ri\- 
oli. 


Use  Dual  Producing  System 

A  dual  producing  system  is  being 
used  by  Sam  E.  Rork  and  Marion 
Fairfa.x.  When  one  is  using  the  pro- 
ducing organization  the  other  is  cut- 
ting and  titling  a  picture  or  preparing 
for   the  next. 


To    Hold   Sales   Meetings 

Cleveland — R.  S.  Shrader,  central 
division  manager  for  Pathe,  held  a 
sales  meeting  recently,  the  first  of  « 
series  to  be  held  throughout  the  terri- 
tory. 


For  Rent 

Direct    Focus 

BELL      -      HOWELL 
&   AKELEY   CAMERAS . 

With   or   Without    Cameramen 

SEIDEN    CAMERA    EXCHANGE 
729   7th  Ave.,   N.   Y.   C. 

Bryant   5951 


No    Curtailment   in   'Westerns 

Weiss  Bros.'  contemplated  en- 
trance into  the  short  subject  field 
will  not  mean  any  curtailment  in  the 
present  program  of  Westerns,  ac- 
cording to  Louis  Weiss.  There  are 
in  existence  contracts  for  the  dis- 
tribution of  additional  Buffalo  Bill, 
Jr.,  Buddy  Roosevelt  and  Wally 
Wales   series. 

Isidor  Lazarus,  attorney  for  Action 
Pictures,  Inc.,  the  producer,  said  yes- 
terday the  company  holds  a  20  year 
contract  with  Weiss  Bros.  The  pres- 
ent Buffalo  Bill  and  Buddy  Roose- 
velt pictures  are  the  second  series. 
The  Wales  series  is  the  first.  Each 
group    embraces   eight   pictures. 


Wage   Difficulties   Unsettled 

Washington — The  Joint  Theater 
Managers  &  Owners  Wage  Scale 
Committee  is  still  negotiating  with 
the  stage  hands'  and  musicians'  union 
m  an  effort  to  reach  an  agreement 
on  the  new  wage  scale. 


Six  on  New  Pathe  Schedule 

The  Pathe  program  for  the  week 
of  Oct.  25th  includes  a  chapter  of 
the  Pathe  serial  "Wild  West",  a  Hal 
Roach  one-reel  comedy,  Pathe  Re- 
view, "Topics  of  the  Day,"  "Aesop's 
Film  Fables"  and  two  issues  of  Pathe 
News. 


"The  Reckless  Lady",   Kane's  Third 

Robert  T.  Kane's  third  for  First 
Kational  will  be  "The  Reckless  Lady  ". 
It  will  be  directed  by  Howard  Hig- 
gin.  Production  will  be  started  in 
November. 

Belle  Bennett  will  have  the  lead, 
I  he  others  in  the  cast  to  be  James 
Kirkwood,  Dorothy  Sebastian,  Ben 
Lyon  and  Lpwell  Sherman.  Howard 
Higgin    will    direct. 


Third  Dimension  Film  at  Hip 

.\  third  dimension  film  is  part  of 
the  Hippodrome  program  this  week. 
It  ran  for  some  time  at  the  Coliseum, 
London  and  is  called  Burkhardt's 
Plastic  Film.  No  distribution  has 
been  made  but  there  is  a  possibility 
it  will  1)6  handled  through  the  Keith 
office. 


McDermit  Resigns  Theater  Post 

Oklahoma  City — Col.  George  A. 
McDermit.  district  manager  for 
Southern  Enterprises,  has  resigned 
to  engage  in  business  in  Washington. 
He  is  succeeded  by  Charles  Sasseen, 
manager  of  the  Criterion,  and  former 
manager  of  'Paramount  theaters  in 
Galveston. 


WANTED 

LABORATORY  HELP 
OF  ALL  NATURE 


REX-HEDWIG 

LABORATORIES,  Inc. 

220  W.  19th  St.  New  York 


I 


War  Stuft 

i  Continued  from  Page   1) 
leases   are   the   following; 

Assticiated    Exhibitors:  '*His  Buddy's  W 

Famous  "Behind  the  Front,"  for  19; 
and    "The    Vanishing    American." 

Film  Bookinjj  Offices:  "Keeper  of 
Bees"   and   "Spirit   of   U.    S.   A." 

First  National:  "Dark  Angel,"  ''New 
mandnient"    and    "Viennese    Medley." 

Fox:  "Havdc,"  "Seventh  Heaven" 
"\\"hat    Price    (Dory." 

-Metro-Coldwyn-Mayer:  "The  Big  Par, 
"E.xquisite  .Sinner."  ''Plumes,"  "Sun 
and    "The    Sporting  Venus." 

Producers  Dist.  Corp.:  "Crimson  Run 
"Friendly  Enemies"  and  "The  Unknown 
(her." 

Universal:  "Love  Me  and  the  Worl 
Mine." 


CHARLEY 
CHASE 


KNOCKING    'EM    DEAD" 

IN  HAL   ROACH'S 

2     REELS 

Pafh^omedy 


Released  Nov,  2 

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PROGRAM  COVEIS 

ISELP  SELL    YOUR  SHOW 

THE  HENNEGAN  CO.,  CINCINNATI,  ( 

WRITE    FOR  SA'*'"'  "" 


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HE  PHANTOM 
OF  THE  OPERA 


S.R.O.    the    Country    Over 


NEW  YORK,  N.  Y. 

Seventh  Big  Week 

NOW  PLAYING  TO  S.  R.  O.  BUSINESS  EVERY  PER- 
formance  at  the  Astor  Theatre,  Broadway,  New  York,  at 
$1.50  top. 

LOS  ANGELES,  CALIF. 

"  'THE  PHANTOM'  IS  GOING  TO  BRING  REAL 
dollars  into  the  box  office." 

Los  Angeles  "Times" 

WITH  A  NINE  HUNDRED  SEATING  CAPACITY, 
the  "Phantom"  grossed  $13,784  the  opening  week,  at  the 
Rialto  Theatre. 

DETROIT,     MICH. 

"$6,803  IN  TWO  DAYS'  BUSINESS— WHICH  HAS 
never  been  done  in  the  Broadway  Strand  Theatre  since  it 
was  built." 

■  ■  —Exhibitors  Daily  Review 

HAMILTON,  OHIO 

"  '^HANTOM'    ACCLAIMED    BY    PRESS    AND    PA- 
irons.    'Phantom'  will  live  up  to  all  advance  praise  it  has  re- 
4    ceived.    Our  box  office  tells  the  entire  story." 

Palace  Theatre 

SEATTLE,  WASH. 

"ALL  RECORDS  BROKEN.    WAITING  LINE  MORE 

4.U i^lock  long.    Positive  proof  'Phantom'  is  unquestion- 

st  box  office  attraction." 

Columbia  Theatre 

lOUX  CITY,  IOWA 

'    IN    DESPITE    TERRIFIC    WIND_ 
Patrons  loud  in  their  praise." 

Plaza  Theatre 


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PHILADELPHIA,  PA. 

"CONGRATULATIONS,  SPLENDID  OPENING  AT 
Aldine  Theatre.  House  sold  out  at  eight  o'clock.  Hundreds 
turned  away.  A  wonderful  start  for  a  truly  wonderful  pic- 
ture." 

Jules  Mastbaum, 
Pros.  Stanley  Co.  of  America 

SAN  FRA.NCISCO,  CALIF. 

"  'THE  PHANTOM'  OPENED  BETTER  THAN 
'Hunchback.'  Consider  it  twice  as  good  picture  from  stand- 
point of  good  theatre  entertainment." 

Homer  Cur  ran 
Curran  Theatre 

WASHINGTON,  D.  C. 

"PACKED  THEM  AND  STACKED  THEM  EVERY 
performance.  Police  held  back  impatient  crowds — over- 
joyed the  way  public  received  picture." 

Rialto  Theatre 

PORTLAND,  ORE. 

"TREMENDOUS  SUCCESS  AND  ALL  RECORDS 

broken.     Greatest  box-office  attraction  vve've  ever  handled." 

Columbia  Theatre 

GRAND  ISLAND,  NEB. 


"CONGRATULATIONS  ON  YOUR  'PHANTOM.'    PA- 

tfons  voiced  it  greater  than  the  'Hunchback'." 

Majestic  Theatre 

FAR  ROCKAWAY,  N.  Y. 


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"IN  SPITE  OF  THE  FACT  THAT  THE  RESORT  SEA- 
son  is  over,  'The  Phantom'  has  smashed  every  record  of 
'The  Hunchback'  for  receipts  and  attendance." 

Columbia  Theatre 


ney 


Mary  Philbin 

and 
Norman  Kerry 


Directed  by  Rupert  Julian,  with  supplementary 
direction  by  Edward  Sedgwick — A  Universal 
Production  Presented  by  Car!  Laemmle. 


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DAILY 


Thursday,   Oc' 


Westi  Through 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

tures  made  by  Westi  and  allied  pro- 
ducers in  other  European  countries. 
Several  productions  have  been  here 
for  some  time,  including  "The  Wig" 
and  "Arabella,"  the  latter  with  Mae 
Marsh   . 

It  will  be  recalled  \\'csti  was  first 
formed  to  internationalize  the  Con- 
tinental market.  The  parent  German 
company  had  active  sulisidiaries  in 
France,   Eng^land,   Sweden  and   Italy. 


Yale  to  Experiment  with  Films 

New  Haven,  Conn. — To  discover 
how  motion  pictures  may  best  be 
used  as  aids  in  teaching  history,  Yale 
University  and  the  Board  of  Educa- 
tion of  New  Haven  have  entered  into 
a  cooperative  arrangeinent  whereby 
two  members  of  the  Yale  faculty  will 
devote  a  share  of  their  time  to  assist- 
ing New  Haven  high  school  teachers 
in  the  classroom  presentation  of  his- 
torical films. 


In  Control  of  Ballinger,  Tex. 

Ballinger,  Tex. — In  a  deal  just  con- 
summated. S.  A.  B.  Hamilton  secures 
control  of  the  Fo-To-Show  and  Para- 
mount from  H.  T.  Hodge.  The  deal 
puts  Hamilton  in  complete  control 
of  the  town's  four  houses.  Hamilton 
plans  to  close  two. 


"Phantom"  In  Pittsburgh  Oct.  31 

Pittsburgh— "The  Phantom  of  the 
Opera"  will  have  its  local  premiere  at 
the  Cameo  Oct.  31. 


"Annie  Rooney"  Held  Over 

"Little  Annie  Rooney,"  will  be 
held  over  for  a  second  week  at  the 
Strand. 


Cartoonists  at  A.  M.  P.  A.  Meeting 

Milt  Gross.  Hary  Hirshfield.  presi- 
dent of  the  Cheese  Club,  and  several 
others,  will  be  guests  of  the  A.  M. 
P.  A.  at  their  luncheon  at  the  Hof- 
brau   House  today. 


"King  on  Main  St."  at  Rivoli 
"The  King  on  Main  Street,"  is  to 
be  next  week's  feature  at  the  Rivoli. 


Edgar  Lewis  on  Coast 

Los  Angeles — Edgar  Lewis  is  here 
from  New  York,  making  a  picture 
based  on  one  of  his  own  stories. 


FOR  SALE 

Three  2  Reel  Snapoy  Westerns 
Make  an  offer — 

Bot  Sullivan 

239  So.  Van  Ness  Avenue        | 

Los  Angeles  California    I 


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Female  Crooks  Out 

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crooks,  will  not  be  permitted  to  enter 
the  country  under  any  circum- 
stances. This  will  hold  forth  even  if 
the  character  should  reform  before  the 
conclusion  of  the  film.  The  official 
text  has  not  arrived  in  this  country 
as  yet.  Australian  mail,  due  in  mo- 
mentarily, is  expected  to  include  the 
entire  regulations. 


Seattle  House  to  Open  Next  Summer 

Seattle — Ground  has  been  broken 
for  the  new  3,000  seat  theater  at 
5th  and  University.  It  will  be  the 
largest  and  one  of  the  finest  houses 
on  the  coast  and  will  be  rushed  to 
open  next  summer.  It  will  be  op- 
erated by  Washington  State  Thea- 
ters, Inc.,  in  which  the  M.  P.  Capital 
Corp.  is  interested. 


Court  Order  Against  Sunday  Shows 

Urbana,  Ill.^Urbana's  two  thea- 
ters were  dark  last  Sundaj-  because 
of  a  temporary  injunction  issued  by 
the  Champaign  County  Circuit  Court 
late  Saturday.  Circuit  Judge  Boggs 
will  determine  at  the  January  term 
whether  to  make  the  injunction  per- 
manent. 


Metropolitan    Signs   3    Scenarists 

Los  Angeles  —  William  Sistrom, 
general  manager  of  Metropolitan 
Pictures  has  placed  Finis  Fox,  Monte 
M.  Katterjohn  and  Percy  Heath  under 
contract. 


Cast  For  "Dancing  Mothers" 

Conway  Tearle,  Alice  Joyce  and 
Betty  Bronson  have  been  cast  for 
"Dancing  Mothers,"  Herbert  Bren- 
on's  next  for  Paramount. 


"Keeper  of  the  Bees"  at  Cameo 

"The  Keeper  of  the  Bees"  will  open 
at  the  Cameo  Sunday. 


Accounting  Specialists 

to    the 

Motion  Picture  Industry 
LEARNER  &  BLOOMGARDEN 

Y. 


186  Joralemon  St. 

Phone    Triangle 


Bklyn,   N. 
5450-5451 


CHARLIE 
CHAPLIN 


A  Dog's  Life 

Released  Nov,  22 

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The  Season's  Smart  Affair! 


Stage  and  Screen 

BALL 

of  the 

LOEW-METRO 

GOLDWYN-MAYER 

CLUB 


3rd  Annual  Gala  Entertainment 


Celebrated   performers   from   all   leading 
musical  plays,  revues  and  motion  pictures. 


Music  by 


VINCENT    LOPEZ 

himself -and  his  enlarged  orchestra 

10  other  famous  orcb 


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Hotel  Astor 


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Authority 


)1.  XXXIV     No.  19 


Friday,   October  23,   1925 


Price  5  Cents 


FANS 


I  By  DANNY 

And  what  they  mean  to  this 
siness.  To  you,  the  Star ;  to 
u,  the  Director;  to  you,  Mr. 
oducer.  To  all  of  you.  Who 
ntribute  to  the  making  and 
owing  of  pictures. 
Do  you  realize  what  the 
rce  of  picture  fans  really  is? 
do  you  shrug  your  shoulders 
d  smile  at  the  idea? 

Nell,  if  you  happen  to  take  that 
w  of  these  hundreds  of  thousands 
fans.  You  should  have  witnessed 
showing,  yesterday,  of  the  10,- 
and  more  exhibits.  Filed  by 
ders  of  "Photoplay"  for  the  cut 
prize  contest,  which  just  closed, 
I  which  ran  in  that  publication  dur- 
the  three  summer  months. 

Over  35,000  replies  were  re- 
ceived. This  means  that  at 
least    100,000,    probably    250,- 

000  people.  All  over  the  coun- 
try. Were  interested  in  work- 
ing on  the  cut-outs  and  then 
preparing  the  completed  work 
in  some  original  design,  to  vnn 
the  prizes  which  run  from 
$2,500  down.  Over  100  prizes 
will  he  awarded. 

n  the  entire  history  of  the  business 

1  such   registration   of   fan   interest 

iever  been  recorded.    Those  in  the 
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Dix  in  "Is  Zat  So?" 
ichard  Dix  will  probably  star  in 
Zat  So?"  which  Famous  has  pur- 
sed for  a  reported  sum  of  $90,000. 


In  Virtual  Control 

lUras-Goldman    Booking    Combine 
n  St.  Louis  Practically  Ties  Up 
First  Runs 

ast  night  word  was  received  from 

Louis  that  Skouras  Bros,  and 
liam  Goldman  had  joined  their 
ters  in  a  booking  deal,  thus  mak- 
permanent  the  move  launched  in 

city  last  May. 
he  deal  is  understood  to  include 

New  Grand  Central,  West  End 
ic,  Capitol  and  Lyric  Skydome, 
Skouras  theaters,  and  the  King's 
den  and  Rivoli  operated  by  Gold- 
The    joint    operation    of   these 

runs  vests  in  Skouras  and  Gold- 
i  virtual  control  of  the  St.  Louis 
-run  situation.  The  temporary 
ngement  has  been  made  perma- 
t,  now  that  the  Skouras  deal  with 
lous  has  been  closed. 


Earnings   Heavy 

1st  Natl's  Six  Month  Figures  Suffici- 
ent to  Meet  Annual  Dividends 
Six  Times  Over 

For  the  first  six  months  of  this  year 
it  is  estimated  that  First  National 
earnings  were  equal  to  more  than  six 
times  the  entire  annual  dividend  re- 
quirements of  8  per  cent  on  the  $2,- 
500,000  of  first  preferred  now  out- 
standing. 

In  an  analysis,  it  is  pointed  out  that 
there  is  a  participating  feature  to  this 
preferred  under  the  provisions  of 
\vhich  holders  are  entitled  to  receive 
in  addition  to  the  regular  8  per  cent 
dividend,  a  participation  amounting  to 
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Say  Olcott  Has  Not  Signed 

Sidney  Olcott  is  understood  not  to 
have  signed  a  new  contract  with  any 
producing  company  although  negotia- 
tions are  under  way  with  several  con- 
cerns. There  is  a  persistent  report 
that  he  will  make  a  series  of  six  for 
P.  D.  C.  Under  his  contract  with 
Famous,  Olcott  has  one  more  picture 
tc  make.  This  will  be  produced  in 
New  York. 


A  Surprise  Party 

Famous  tendered  A.  M.  Botsford 
and  Russell  Hohnan  a  surprise  party 
at  the  Roosevelt  last  night.  Botsford, 
as  noted,  is  about  to  assume  new  du- 
ties as  advertising  manager  for  the 
new  Paramount  theater  corporation 
\v  hile  Holman  becomes  advertising 
manager  for  Famous. 


New    Record   for   Christie   Comedies 

Los  Angeles — Production  is  well 
under  way  on  Christie's  schedule  of 
28  two-reel  comedies.  The  program, 
the  largest  ever  attempted,  includes 
four  separate  series  with  Bobby  Ver- 
non, Neal  Burns,  Jimmie  Adams, 
Billv  Doolev  and  Walter  Hiers. 


Demand  for  Universal 

Universal  Pictures  created  a  new 
high  yesterday,  closing  at  39^^,  4J^ 
points  higher  than  the  day  previous. 
The  turnover  was  1,700  shares. 


London  Protests 

London  - —  At  a  mass  meeting  of 
London  exhibitors  held  on  Wednes- 
day, another  protest  was  registered 
against  producer-owned  theaters  in 
key  cities.  A  resolution  against  the 
block  booking  system  was  passed  and 
the  stand  of  the  C.  E.  A.  to  invoke 
Government  aid  in  this  connection 
endorsed. 

The  opposition  to  key  theaters  was 
particularly  keen.    The  statement  was 

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After  "Plastic  Age" 

It  is  understood  that  two  of 
the  major  distributing  organi- 
zations have  approached  Schul- 
berg  Prod,  to  take  over  "The 
Plastic  Age."  J.  G.  Bachmann 
refused  to  make  any  comment 
yesterday. 


Bachmann   Continuing 

B.   P.   Schulberg   Prod.   Going   Right 

Ahead — 12  Pictures  Embraced 

in  Contract  Already  Closed 

It  is  understood  that  J.  G.  Bach- 
mann, vice-president  of  B.  P.  Schul- 
berg Prod.,  Inc.,  is  negotiating  with 
an  important  producer  on  the  Coast 
to  take  over  the  uncompleted  1925- 
1926  program  of  his  company  and 
that,  by  a  second  move,  he  will  have 
a  new  series  of  12  pictures  for  release 
ill  1926-1927  with  deliveries  ready  in 
the  Spring. 

Bachmann  has  been  handling  the 
sales  end  of  the  Schulberg  Prod,  and 
intends  carrying  on  the  business,  de- 
spite the  fact  that  Schulberg  person- 
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Davis   Going   to   Coast 

J.  Charles  Davis,  2nd,  president  of 
Davis  Distributing  Div.,  leaves  Sat- 
urday for  the  Coast  to  confer  with 
producers  in  Hollywood.  He  will  also 
visit  the  H.  C.  Weaver  studios  at  Ta- 
coma,  Wash. 

Clifford  Broughton,  production 
manager  for  Mrs.  Wallace  Reid,  has 
returned  to  Los  Angeles  after  confer- 
ring with  Davis  on  "The  Red  Ki- 
mona." 


Bernstein,   Weingarten  Arrive 

A.  L.  Bernstein  and  Larry  Wein- 
garten of  Coogan  Prod,  arrived  from 
the  Coast  yesterday  with  a  print  of 
"Old   Clothes."     At  the  Alamac. 


Loew  in  New  Rochelle 

New  Rochelle,  N.  Y.— The  Loew 
interests  will  build  a  second  house 
here  on  Main  St.  It  will  cost  $250,- 
000   and   seat   2,500. 


Oppose  Three  Clauses 

The  chief  objection  raised  by  the 
T.  O.  C.  C.  against  the  new  uniform 
contract  drawn  by  the  Hays  office  is 
focused  on  the  availability  clause, 
Charles   L.   O'Reilly   said  yesterday. 

He  described  the  wording  of  the 
clause  as  "vague"  and  asserted  that 
under  it,  the  distributors  can  show 
favoritism  to  first-run  houses.  He 
cited  the  instance  of  the  Strand,  New 
York,  which  has  been  playing  United 

{Continued   on   Page  8) 


5  Go  With  Schulberg 

Clara    Bow,    Donald    Keith,    Gilbert 

Rowland,  Alyce  MUls  and  William 

Wellman  m  Paramount  Roster 

it  is  understood  that  B.  P.  Sci.ul- 
bergs  deal  with  Famous  which  will 
be  announced  in  a  few  days  embraces 
tour  players  and  one  director  who  are 
under  personal  contract  to  Schulberg. 
Ihe  plavers  are  Clara  Bow,  Donald 
Keith,  Alyce  Mills,  Gilbert  Rowland 
and  the  director,  William  Wellman 
a  new  comer  who  has  made  one  pic- 
ture   for    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 

ichulbcrg  will  suoervise  "reduction 
at  the  Lasti'  studio  in  Hollywood 
but  will  take  over  only  part  of  the 
activities  there.  It  is  understood  that 
the  personal  bankruptcy  filed  in  the 
U.  S.  District  Court  by  Schulberg 
was  necessary  before  he  could  enter 
upon  his  new  agreement  with  Fa- 
mous. The  action  was  voluntary  and 
listed  $820,774  in  liabilities  and  $1,320 

(Continued  on   Page  2) 

"U"   to   Make   "The   Rosary" 

Los  Angeles— Universal  will  pro- 
duce "The  Rosary,"  with  Svend  Cade 
directing. 

"The  Rosary"  was  produced  in  1922 
by  Selig-Rork  Prod,  and  released  by 
First  National. 


Ted  Sloman  Here 

Ted  Sloman  arrived  from  the 
Coast  yesterday  and  will  cut  "His 
People"  while  here.  He  will  also 
confer  with  Universal  on  future  pic- 
tures.    At  the  Alamac. 


Cruze  to  Produce  at  N.  Y. 

Hollywood — James  Cruze  will  go 
tc  New  York  to  make  a  production 
for  Famous  when  he  completes  "The 
^Mannequin." 


"Roxy"  To  Broadcast  on  the  30th 

Roxy  and  his  gang  will  resume 
broadcasting  via  WEAF,  Friday 
night,  Oct.  30.  Thereafter  they  will 
broadcast  once  a  week. 


Connecticut  Waiting 

M.  P.  T.  O.  SUent  But  Watching  Tax 

Developments — Questionnaries 

Still  Out 

B.v    ARTHUR    IV.    EDDY 

New  Haven — A  "watchful  waiting" 
policy  has  been  adopted  by  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  pending  new  and  satisfactory 
developments  in  the  campaign  de- 
signed to  nullify  the  Durant  tax  law. 
Questionnaries  sent  to  members  of 
the  Legislature  are  stJll  coming  in. 
The  replies  tend  to  substantiate  THE 
FILM    DAILY'S    reports    that    the 

(Continued  on  Page  11) 


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Friday,   October  23,  1925 


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Quotations 

High 

Low 

Close 

Sales 

Halaban    &    Katz    . 

.    75 

74 

75 

Eastman    Kodak    . 

.Hoyi 

110/ 

110/ 

700 

Famous    Players    . 

.110/, 

110 

1105^ 

4,200 

F.    P.    Pfd 

quoted 

quoted 

100 

Not 

First   National    . . . 

.104)^ 

10434 

104/ 

Fox    Film    "A"    .. 

.    76 

75/. 

75/ 

1,800 

Loew's   Inc 

.    38-/, 

i7sA 

38/ 

8,600 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd. 

Not 

quoted 

M.   P.    Cap.   Corp. 

.  im 

18/ 

18% 

■100 

Pathe  Exch.   "A" 

.    83 

82 

82 

4,800 

Skouras    Bros.    . .  . 

.    65 

63 

65 

Trans  Lux  Screen 

.      7'A 

7/8 

7/2 

12,700 

Universal      

.    39/. 

3SH 

39/ 

1,700 

Warner   Brothers    . 

22 

2154 

2134 

SCO 

Warner     Pictures 

.    1834 

18 

1834 

5  no 

FANS 


Mary  Pickford,  Bank  Director 

Los  .A-iigclcs — Mary  Pickford  has 
been  elected  a  director  of  the  Federal 
Trust  and  Savings  Bank  of  Holly- 
wood. 


In  The  Courts 

Samuel  Katz,  a  resident  of 
Newark,  N.  J.,  who  died  Jan.  16, 
left  an  estate  appraised  at  $471,- 
495,  of  which  $212,000  was  the 
value  of  property  in  New  York 
State.  This  jiropert}-  consisted  of 
the  Katz  .\niusement  Co..  which  held 
a  mortgage  of  $250,000  on  the  prop- 
erty of  the  Palace  Brooklyn  theater, 
at  East  New  York  Ave.  and  Doug- 
las St.,  Brooklyn.  The  report  siiow- 
ed  that  the  propert}'  is  not  worth 
more  than  $200,000  and  is  assessed  at 
that  sum  by  the  city.  Katz  left  his 
property  to  his  widow  and  nine  cl.il- 
dren. 


Utmost  in  Screen  Brilliancy 


{.Coiitiin'cd  from  Faijc   1) 

contest,  readers  of  "Photoplay,"  nuilt 
have  spent  hours  upon  hours,  not 
only  working  on  the  cut  outs,  but 
then  preparing  them  in  some  original 
fashion  for  the  showing.  ,\nd  what 
originality  was  shown!  There  was 
a  bed  spread  of  sat-n  with  the  32 
prominent  screen  folk  assembled. 
There  was  an  aii;ship,  a  model,  which 
was  fastened  to  a  pole  mooring,  in 
miniature,  with  a  music  box  attach- 
ment, and  a  screen  on  which  the  play- 
ers were  unrolled.  Another  clever 
idea  was  a  roll  of  film,  greatly  en- 
larged, of  course,  with  the  players 
assembled  thereon.  There  were  hun- 
dreds of  clever,  original  ideas. 

Kvery  star;  every  player  of  im- 
portance should  have  seen  this  dis- 
play. It  would  make  them  think; 
and  think  deeply,  of  what  they  owed 
their  public.  Douglas  MacLean,  just 
in  from  the  Coast  happened  in.  "It 
frightens  me,"  he  said,  "when  I  realize 
what  the  jiicture  fans  think  of  us.  and 
our  work.  This  is  stunning — appal- 
ling. It  is  a  marvelous  tribute,  not  to 
the  stars  and  players;  but  to  the  mo- 
tion picture." 

.•\nd  he  is  right.  That  is  what  the 
contest  really  proved — the  over- 
whelming power  of  motion  pictures. 
To  this  every  star,  everyone  interested 
in  the  business  should  take  heed.  For 
marvellous  as  the  power  to  entertain 
and  please  these  hundreds  of  thous- 
ands is,  so  great  is  the  responsibility. 
It  is  no  light  matter. 


Three  Houses  in  Same  Neighborhood 

.St.  Louis— The  new  Ivanhoe,  at 
Ivanhoe  and  Bradley  .\ves..  has 
o|)ened.  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Frank  Tabler 
are  owners. 

The  Southampton,  at  Landsdowne 
and  Wherry  .\ve.,  a  new  house,  has 
been  coinpletcd.  It  cost  $75,000  and 
seats  1,000. 

A  third  house  in  the  same  neigh- 
borhood as  the  two  new  houses  men- 
tioned above  is  the  Columbus,  at 
Southwest  and  Columbia,  now  near- 
ing  completion. 


Bennett   Back  with  Fox 

Los   .\ngeles — Chester   Bennett  has 
returne<l    to    Fox   to   direct. 


Seitz  to  Direct  "Desert  Gold" 

Los  .\ngeles — George  B.  Seitz  wil 
direct    "Desert   Gold"   for   Famous. 


James  Young,  who  directed  "The 
Lhichastened  Woman,"  is  here  from 
the    Coast.      .\t   the   Algonquin. 


IF  YOU  ARE  fN  THE 
MARKET  FOR  ANY  KIND  OF 

MOTION 
PICTURE 
APPARATUS 

CONSUL  T  I  IS-  AND  SA  VF  MONF  V 
SEND  FOR  OUR  PRICE  LIST 


Motion  Picture  Apparatus   Co. 

IlOWett  32d  St.,  New  York 
Phone    Penn.    6564 


5  Go  With  Schulberg 

.    (ContiiiKfd  from  Faijc   1) 

in  assets.  Schulber"  asserts  that  the 
liabilities  were  incurred  by  him  as 
indorser  or  guarantor  for  B.  P.  Schul- 
L  rg  Prod.  Inc.,  the  Ambassador  Pic- 
tures Corp.  and  in  the  purchase  of 
stock  in  the  Katherine  Mac  Donald 
Pictures  Corp. 

PrincijK'l  creditors  are  the  Standard 
Finance  Corp.,  Los  Angeles,  $300,000; 
Sol  Fillin,  $110,000;  Standard  Film 
Laboratories,  Inc",  Los  Angeles,  $90.- 
1)00;  Katherine  Mac  Donald,  $60,- 
000;  B.  P.  Fineman,  $48,500;  David 
Jaffe,  $30,000;  W.  N.  Se1-~  Inc.  and 
the  Pacific  Southwest  Trust  and  Sav- 
ings Co.  $25,000  and  the  Government 
for  income  taxes,  $2,300. 

In  connection  with  the  suit,  Schul- 
berg says: 

"These  obligations  \\'ere  assumed  by  me 
personally  at  the  time  Preferred  Pictures 
Corp.,  (.at  the  request  ot  the  Standard  Film 
Laboratories  of  California,  its  largest  cred- 
itor), went  into  the  hands  of  an  Equity  Re- 
ceiver. 

'"Since  then  1  ha\'e  made  every  possible 
effort  to  ]>a>'  off  this  indebtedness  from  my 
personal  earnings,  but  the  attitude  of  certain 
creditors  in  pressing  me,  without  giving  me 
a  fair  chance  to  do  that  which  I  was  under  no 
actual  legal  or  moral  obligation  to  do,  has  left 
me  no  other  possible  course  open  but  to  take 
this    action." 


Urges  Wyoming  to  Join  M.  P.  T.  O. 

l'"li  WhitiKv  Collins  of  Jonesboro. 
.^rk.  president  of  the  Arkansas  M. 
P.  T.  O.,  has  written  to  James  Lyon, 
president  of  the  newly  formed  ex- 
hibitor organization  of  Wyoming, 
urging  that  membership  be  taken  in 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 


FOR    RENT 
February   1926 

1200  Feet  Office  Vault  Space 
Projection    and    Cutting    Rooms 

Chas.  Abrams  Bryant  5627 

729  7th  Ave.  Room  409 


NATIONAL    EVANS 
LABORATORIES,    Inc. 

Developing — Printing — Titles 

1476  Brrwqdway 
Telephones  Bryant  9330-9331 


CHARLIE 
CHAPLIN 

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in 

"A  Dog's  Life 

Released  Nov,  ZZ 

-'afhepicture 


Smalley   House  Takes  New  Nan 

Hudson.      N.      Y. — The     name 
Smallev's   theater   has    been   chang 
to    the    New    Catskill.      When    bi 
the  house  was  known  as  the  Irving 


Schine  Granted  Permit  for  Sigi 

Herkimer,  N.  Y. — Following  a 
peal  of  one  of  the  village  ordinan 
forbidding  the  erecting  of  signs  oi 
sidewalks,  the  Board  of  Trustees  1 
granted  permission  to  the  Sch- 
Theatrical  Co.  to  erect  a  $1,500  el, 
trie   sign   over  the   Liberty. 


Becomes  First  Run  House 

La  Crosse,  Wis. — After  runn 
'evera!  years  as  a  legitimate  hou 
'he  La  Crosse  has  adopted  a  stiaii 
picture    policy. 


NO/ 

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write  "ykz  flew^ 
Ctnrumoundlmtemtr 

^Foxher  Tune  and 
Old  Man  Experienci 
did~and  youll  fine 
it  picturized  in  one 
oF  any  year's  greati 
pictures. 


Oirecl'ed  bij 

Howard  Miggini 


IS  a  most  tense  aw 
thrilling  drama  wit 
as  sweet  a  romanc 
as  has  ever  been 
screened. 

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commandment  (or  yoi 

"yhmL/JiaU.  cAmie.  neuj 
bat  office  recowb  wiU 

Hr^  national 
Picture 


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Invisible  Wounds' 
"'SirFrcdench  feimer 


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Friday,  October  23,  192 


Russia  Needs  Houses 

Russian    Film     Man     Visiting     New 
York   Reports    Tremendous    De- 
mand There 

A  tremendous  demand  for  more 
theaters  and  hlms  is  now  being  made 
in  Russia  according  to  Leo  bi.  Zam- 
kovoy,  rfcpr^bi.ii..aLive  of  the  "Sov- 
kino,"  the  Russian  joint  stock  com- 
pany which,  in  partnership  with  the 
Soviet  Government  controls  the  pic- 
ture field  of  the  entire  Union  of  So- 
ciaHst   Soviet   Republics. 

Zamkovoy,  who  is  visted  with  the 
monopoly  for  the  purchase  and  sale 
of  films  outside  Russia,  has  just  ar- 
rived in  New  York  to  buy  product. 
He  is  m^Ung  his  headquarters  at 
the  Amtorg  Trading  Corp.,  165 
Broadway,  which  acts  as  the  purchas- 
ing and  selling  agent  for  the  "Sov- 
Kiuo"  in  this  country. 

The  "Sovkino,"  although  handi- 
capped at  first  by  lack  of  raw  mater- 
ials and  equipment,  is  no_w  making 
great  strides  in  production,  Zamko- 
voy says.  The  company  has  opened 
branches  in  Berlin  and  Paris  as  well 
as  in  this  country.  Zamkovoy  reports 
that  the  existing  Russian  theaters 
cannot  accomodate  the  crowds. 


Davis  Makes  Correction 

In  the  trade  paper  advertisements 
of  the  Davis  Dist.  Division,  the  state- 
ment was  made  that  the  Vital  Ex- 
change in  Indianapolis  would  handle 
this  product.  All  Davis  product  ex- 
cept "Hearts  and  Fists"  and  the  Al 
Wilson  series  is  being  handled  in 
Northern  Illinois  and  Indiana  by 
Greiver  Prod.,  Inc.,  of  Chicago. 


Schine   Buys  Another   House 

Gloversville,  N.  Y.  —  The  Schine 
Theatrical  Co.,  has  acquired  the  in- 
terest of  Thomas  G.  Thompson  in 
the  Grand  for  $85,000,  under  an 
order  issued  by  County  Judge  W. 
K.    Gillette. 


Illinois  Theater  Owner  Dead 

Madison,  111. — J.  W.  Miller,  own- 
er-manager of  the  Madison  has 
passed  away.  He  was  ill  for  some 
time. 


Arlen  Reaches  Hollywood 

Los  Angeles — Michael  Arlen  ar- 
rived in  Hollywood  yesterday  to 
adapt  "An  Ace  of  Cads"  for  Famous. 
Adolphe   Menjou  will   have  the   lead. 


Underwood  Transferred 

St.  Louis — Jack  Underwood,  man- 
ager for  Enterprise  Dist.  Corp.,  has 
been  transferred  to  Dallas,  where  he 
will  manage  the  company's  branch 
there. 


Conway  Assigned  New  Story 
Los  Angeles — Irving  Thalberg  has 
assigned     Jack     Conway     to     direct 
"Brown    of    Harvard."      It    will    be 
made  at  Harvard. 


Hill,  Fox  Scenario  Editor 

Los    Angeles — Edwin    C.    Hill,   has 
been  made  scenario  editor  at   Fox. 


Guts  and  Flashes 

Frank  Lackteen,  who  is  finishing 
work  in  "The  Green  Archer,"  a  Pathe 
serial  will  leave  for  the  Coast  next 
week. 


Famous  (Canadian)  Assets  $15,416,063 

Toronto— The  consolidated  balance  sheet  of  the  Famous  Players  Canadian 
Corp.  Ltd.  and  subsidiary  companies  as  of  Aug.  29,  1925  shows  the  company 
has  total  assets  of  $15,416,00.).  rrohts  for  the  year  were  $413,168  betore 
providing  for  income  taxes.     The  detailed  statement  follows: 

ASSETS 

Theater    Properties; 

Land      $1,968,815.06 

Buildings    and     equipment $3,997,290.62  < 

Less — Keserve    for    depreciation 728,900.64 

. 3,268,389.98 


Franchises,    contracts,    leaseholds     etc 

investments    in    arfiiiated   companies 

bquity   acquired  m  atiiliated  companies 

AUvances  to  affiliated  companies,  secured  bj  mortgages. 
Accounts   Receivable: 

Advances    to    attiliated    companies 

Sundry    debtors     


$91,661.86 
64,739.26 


Dominion   of   Canada   5%    bonus   due    1943,   at   cost 

Cash   in   banks   and   on  hand 

Inventories   of   supplies    

Prepaid   taxes,    insurance,    etc 

Other  Deferred   Ch.irges: 

Discount  on  bonds,  taxes,  insurance  interest,  etc.,  in  respect  of  buildings 
during  course  of  construction,  organization  expenses  and  improve- 
ments to  leased  premises,  less  proportion  written  off 


$5,237,205.04 

8,617,130.80 

499,685.25 

1.00 

216,612.56 


156,401.12 
14,763.74 

264,672.24 
13,620.82 

114,733.71 


281,237.54 


LIABILITIES 

Capital   Stock: 

Eight    per   cent   first    preference    stock   cumulative    (author- 
ized   $6,000,000.00)      , 

Eight  per  cent  t-econd  preference  stock  cumulative 

Common     stock     


$15,416,063.82 


$4,150,000.00 
1,000,000.00 
7,500,000.00 


Note — The   qu.'irterly   dividends   on   first   preference  shares   have  been   paid 
or  accrued  lo   1st  August     1925,  ana  in  the  case  of  second  preference 
shares  to    1st   Nov.,    1920. 
Par    value    of    capital    stocks    of    subsidiary     companies,    not    held    by    Famous 
Players  Canadian  Corp.,  Ltd.,  and  shaies  of  surpluses  applicable  thereto.. 
Six   and  one-half    per    lent   twenty    year  first    mortgage   sinking 
fund   bonds  due   February    1st,    1943: 

Authorized    $2,500,000.00,    issued    $1,000,000.00 

Less — Bonds     redeemed     40,000.00 


$12,650,000.00 


Mortgage   on   theater   properties 

Deferred    liabilities     

Advances    from   afHliated   companies 

First  preference  dividend  No.  22  paid  1st  September,  1925. 
Accounts    Payable: 

Sundry     creditors      

Accrued   taxes   and   interest    


$123,423.02 
18,316.69 


Surplus,   as  per  attached  statement. 


241,884.38 


960,000.00 
733,996.22 

62,118.33 
300,000.00 

83,000.00 


141,739.71 
243,325.18 


Contingent    Liability,    $21,000.00. 

STATEMENT  OF  SURPLUS  AUG.  29,  1925 


$15,416,063.82 


Particulars  Amount 

Surplus  as  at  Aug.  30,  1924,  before  pioviding  for  income  taxes  $187,146.33 

Deduct — Income    '.a.xes    for    1924 $33,163.19 

Less — Prior    year    adjustments     4,992.18 


Add — Surpluses    of    subsidiary    conipaniet    as    at    Aug.    30, 
in    the   consolid;ite(I    statements    for    the    first    time.... 


28,171;.01 
1924.    included 


$158^ 
3, 


,975.32 
181.34 


Add — Profit  from  operations  for  52  weeks  ending  Aug. 
29,  1925,  before  providing  for  depreciation,  interest, 
proportion   of   deferred   charges,   etc.,   as   under 

Deduct — 

Interest  on   bonds   and   mortgages $90,359.73 

Proportion    of    deferred    charge;- 47,069.04 

Depreciation     180,000.00 


$162,156.66 


$730,607.29 


317,438.77 


Net  profits,   before  pro /iding  for   income   taxes   for    1925. 


413,168.52 


Togeth.-r     

Deduct — Dividends  paid  on  first  [reference  stock. 


$575 
332; 


325.18 
000.00 


Surplus  as  at  Aug.   ?.9,  1925,  before  providing  for  income  taxes  for  1925... 


$243,325.18 


To  Show  Mt.  Everest  Film 

Washington — "The  Epic  of  Mt. 
Everest"  will  be  given  a  private 
showing  at  the  Wardman  Park  Ho- 
tel theater  Sunday  night,  in  honor 
of  the  British  Ambassador,  Sir  Esme 
Howard.  The  showing  is  under  the 
auspices  of  the  Bureau  of  Commer- 
cial  Economics. 


New  House  in  Paragould  Opens 

Paragould,  Ark. — The  Capitol,  cost- 
ing $75,000  and  seating  887,  opened 
Monday.  John  A.  Collins  is  operat- 
ing on  a  lease. 


Mid-West  Chain  Expanding 
Chicago— Miles  &  Coston  have 
launched  an  extensive  expansion  pro- 
gram. They  operate  several  Illinois 
houses,  with  headquarters  here,  and 
recently  merged  with  seven  Iowa 
houses  under  the  name  of  the  Eastern 
Iowa  Theater  Co.  Options  are  held 
on   several   other   Iowa   houses. 


Seven  Paramount  Units  Busy 

Los  Angeles — Seven  Paramount 
units  are  now  busy  at  the  studio  or 
on  location.  In  addition  three  others 
are  preparing  to  start  shooting. 


Book  Week,  Nov.  8-] 

Better    Films    Committee    Prepar: 
List     of     Suitable     Pictures     fo: 
Showing  During  That  Period 

The  National  Committee  for  Bet 
Films  ot  the  National  Board  oi  J 
view  has  issued  a  bulletin  lisiing  j 
lures  especially  appropriate  lor  ■JV 
tion  Picture-riook  Vveek  and  C. 
dren's  Book  Week,"  Nov.  8-14.  TLi 
list  IS  supplementary  to  and  exclus 
of  the  list  of  282  hlms  issued  dun 
the  tall  of  1924  and  covering  all 
lected  book-hlms  available  at  til 
lime.  The  earlier  list,  many  of 
pictures  on  which  are  still  curre 
may  be  obtained  while  the  sup; 
lasts,  on  application  to  the  comn 
tee,  or  the  National  Ass'n.  ot  Be 
Publishers,  2J  West  JJrd  St.,  N 
York. 

The  pamphlet  contains  exhibit! 
suggestions  and  intormation  rega: 
ing  the  availability  ot  the  pictures  a 
audience  suitability. 


New    York   Units    Reduce   Capits 

Albany,  N.  Y. — The  following  c( 
porations  yesterday  were  granted  p< 
mission  by  the  Secretary  of  State 
reduce   their  capital: 

The  Murray  Hill  Photoplay  Co., 
New  York,  from  $lD,e00  to  $500. 

The    Ausonia   Amusement    Co., 
New  York,  from  $200,000  to  $500. 

The    Yoost   Ave.   Amusement    C 
of  Brooklyn,  from  $50,000  to  $500. 

Bryant     Photoplay     Co.,     of     Nti 
York,  from  $5,000  to  $500. 


Becky  Gardiner  Finishes  Script 

Becky  Gardiner  has  completed  t 
scenario  of  "Sea  Horses,"  which  w 
be  directed  by  Allan  Dwan  on  t 
Coast. 


Dutch  Film  at  Rivoli 

"Let's  Go  Fishing,"  first  of  t 
Dutch  series  made  by  Cranfield  a: 
Clarke  abroad  this  summer,  goes  in 
the   Rivoli  next  week. 


"U"    Salesman    in    Accident 

Omaha — Robert  Greenblatt,  salt 
man  for  Universal  is  confined  to  I 
home  for  three  weeks,  as  a  result ' 
injuries  sustained  in  an  automob 
accident. 


"Phantom"  in  Sioux  City 

Sioux  City,  la. — "The  Phantom : 
the   Opera"  has  opened  for  a  run 
the  Plaza.    This  is  the  picture's  M' 
west  premiere. 


Iowa  M.  P.  T.  O.  Plans  Conventi 

Des  Moines — Plans  for  the  co 
vention  of  the  Iowa  M.  P.  T.  O.  « 
being  discussed.  It  is  planned  to  h< 
a  two-day  convention  sometime  li 
this  Fall. 


More  Interest  in  Shorts 

A  manager  of  an  exchange 
handling  short  subjects  is  re- 
sponsible for  the  statement  that 
on  recent  travels  through  the 
territory,  exhibitors  manifested 
a  greater  interest  in  short  sub- 
jects than  heretofore.  This,  he 
attributes  in  great  part,  to  the 
excellent  campaigns  being  con- 
ducted by  national  trade  papers. 


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POLA  NEGRI'S  performance  in  'Flower 
of  Night'  is  the  best  acting  she  has  ever 
done  before  the  camera.  If  ever  art  has 
been  brought  to  the  screen,  Miss  Negri  does 
so  in  this  tale.  Not  once  does  she  strike  a 
jarring  note ;  she  is  just  as  one  expects  her 
to  be.  This  photoplay  is  notable  first  for 
Miss  Negri's  fine  acting  and  then  for  Mr. 
Bern's  skillful  direction*." 

— New  York  Times 


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BY  JOSEPH  HERGESHEIMER.  DIRECTED  BY 
PAUL  BERN.     SCREEN  play  by  wilus  goldbeck 

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Member  Motion  Picture  Producers  &  Distributors  of  America,  Inc.     Will  H.   Hays,  President. 


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WASHINGTON  D.C. 

"GRAUSTARK"  (First  National), 
'Metropolitan.  Second  week.  Business : 
Very  good. 


CLEVELAND 

"Classine<i"  (First  National)— AI 
Newspapers :  "A  notably  good  movie. 
Press.     Business:  Very  good. 


NORMA  TALMADGE 

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EUGENE  O'BRIEN 

A  Modern  Romance  by 
George  Barr  McCutcheon. 
Screen  Version  by  Frances 
Marion.  A  Dimitri  Bucho- 
wetzki  Production  presented 
by  Joseph  M.  Schenck. 


CORINNE  GRIFFITt 

m"CLA.SSIFIED 

by 
EDNA  FERBER 

With  Jack  Mulhall  and 
Charles  Murray.  Directed  by 
Alfred  A.  Santell;  June 
Mathis,  Editorial  Director. 
Presented  by  Corinne  Griffith 
Productions,  Inc. 


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PITTSBURGH 

"WINDS    OF   CHANCE"    (First  Na-    , 
tional)— Regent  and  Grand.    Newspapers    ; 
called  it  good  entertainment.     Business : 
Good. 


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FRANK,  Lloyd's 

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BALTIMORE 

"THE  LIVE  WIRE"  (First  I- 
tional),  Rivoli — Newspapers:  "An  ami 
ing  film  and  well  worth  seeing." — P(; 
Busiae.qs :    Fine. 


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REX  BEACH 

With  Anna  Q.  Nilsson,  Ben 
Lyon,  Viola  Dana,  Victor  Mc- 
Laglen  and  a  great  supporting 
cast  including  Dorothy  Sebas- 
tian, Hobart  Bosworth, 
Claude  Gillingwater,  Tully 
Marshall  and  John  T.  Mur- 
ray. Presented  and  personal- 
ly directed  by  Frank  Lloyd. 


JOHNNT  HINES 

w<3AeUVE  WIRE" 

Story  by 

RICHARD 
WASHBURN  CHILD 

Directed  by  Charles  Hines 
and  presented  by  C.  C.  Burr. 
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go — Received  excellent  notices,  with 
ribune  declaring:  "Richard  Barthel- 
at  liis  best — a  picture  you  shouldn't 
^Business :     Bisr. 


IIARD  BARTHELAiESS 

w'SHORE    leave" 


with 

OTHY  MACKAILL 

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United  States  Navy 
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Scenario  by  Jose- 
.ovett  A  John  S. 
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ALBANY 

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:      It  is   entertaininjj.      Business: 


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and 
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Friday,  October  23,  1925 


Bachmann  Continuing 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 
ally  will  shortly  go  to  Famous  as  part 
supervisor  of  the  Lasky  studio  on  the 
Coast.  There  is  some  doubt  whether 
or  not  the  18  pictures  announced  for 
1925-1926  will  be  delivered  to  Schul- 
bcrg  franchise  holders.  Seven  are  fin- 
ished and  Bachmann  fully  intends  to 
deliver  the  remaining  number  if  it  is 
possible  to  do  so.  An  exception  may 
be  "The  Plastic  Age,"  already  fin- 
ished but  slated  to  be  the  last  release 
of  the  eighteen. 

He  refuses  to  discuss  the  report 
that  12  pictures  will  be  available  for 
next  year.  It  is  understood  this  ar- 
rangement involves  a  producer  of  im- 
portance. He  did  say,  however,  that 
the  financial  condition  of  Schulberg 
Prod,  is  in  no  wise  affected  by  indi- 
vidual bankruptcy  proceedings  filed 
by  B.   P.  Schulberg. 

"The  corporation  known  as  B.  P. 
Schulberg  Prod.,  Inc.,"  asserts  Bach- 
mann, "stands  today  without  a  single 
liability — with  only  assets  on  its 
books.  It  is  probably  the  only  mo- 
tion picture  company  that  can  truth- 
fully say  that  at  the  present  time.  We 
have  not  an  outstanding  debt. 

"Mr.  Schulberg's  personal  bank- 
ruptcy is  a  thing  entirely  apart.  It  is 
an  action  that  has  no  bearing  or  con- 
nection with  the  corporation  in  any 
way.  B.  P.  Schulberg  Prod.  Inc.,  is 
an  active,  operating  company  and  will 
remain  as  such." 


Golf  Tournament  in  Washington 

Washington — The  Film  Board  of 
Trade  of  Washington  is  sponsoring 
a  Film  Golf  Tournament,  to  be  held 
Nov.  6.  Many  local  exhibitors  and 
exchangemen  are  expected  to  attend. 
A  dinner  will  follow  the  playing. 


Lithograph  Plant  for  London 
Joseph  H.  Tooker,  president  of  the 
J.  H.  Tooker  Printing  Co.,  sails  on 
the  Leviathan  tomorrow  for  London 
and  the  Continent  to  establish  a 
lithograph  plant  in  London. 


Oppose  Three  Glauses 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

Artists  pictures  and  therefore  hold- 
ing back  First  National  releases. 
Consequently,  O'Reilly  explained, 
second  run  and  other  exhibitors  are 
unable  to  get  First  National  product 
which  they  have  contracted  for  and 
desired  at  once.  A  substitute  clause 
proposed  by  the  T.  O.  C.  C.  provides 
for  the  delivery  of  pictures  at  equal 
intervals  and  names  a  date  for  the 
beginning  of  the  contract. 

Objections  are  also  raised  against 
the  arbitration  and  percentage  book- 
ing  clauses. 

Gabriel  L.  Hess  of  the  Hays  Office 
refused  to  discuss  the  matter. 


Delia  Buys  Bronx  House 

The  Park,  in  the  Bronx,  has  been 
sold  to  Albert  Delia,  who  formerly 
operated  the  Electra,  Brooklyn.  Delia 
plans  to  remodel. 


Standard  Has  Wolfheart  Series 

Kansas  City — Standard  Film  Ex- 
change will  distribute  in  this  territory, 
a  series  of  six,  featuring  Wolfheart, 
the  dog. 


London  Protests 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 

made  that  four  houses  are  planned 
for  the  West  End,  all  of  them  to 
be  operated  by  American  companies. 
Dr.  Fowler  Pettie,  the  chairman  said 
£50000,000  was  available  to  acquire 
British  theaters  on  behalf  of  Ameri- 
can interests. 


British  Lack  Money 

Scenarist  Urges  English  Producers  to 
Enter  American   Market  in   Let- 
ter to  British  Board  of  Trade 

"The  whole  trouble  with  British 
films  is  that  there  is  insufficient  money 
for  adequate  production,"  writes  Ar- 
thur Edwin  Krows,  scenarist,  to  the 
secretary  of  the  British  Board  of 
Trade,  in  explaining  the  depression  in 
the  English  industry.  In  this  opin- 
ion he  quotes  Cecil  Hepworth  and 
Srm  Harris,  editor  of  "The  Cinema," 
London. 

In  part  Krows  writes:  "The  top 
price  of  £4,000  for  negative  or  pro- 
duction cost  and  the  expense  of  dis- 
tribution throughout  the  United  King- 
dom, are  manifestly  a  bar  to  compe- 
tition with  American  pictures  that 
cost  upwards  of  $100,000,  and  that, 
profiting  from  an  audience  of  some 
cne  hundred  and  ten  million  persons 
in  the  states,  have  returned  all  of  their 
expense  before  ever  being  offered  to 
England.  For  this  specious  reason 
it  is  said  that  British  producers  can- 
not provide  film  entertainment  that  is 
ricceptable  even  to  their  own  theaters 
The  remedy  most  insistently  pro- 
posed is  to  widen  the  British  market, 
commonly  called  IS  per  cent  of  the 
V'Orld,  to  include  that  of  the  United 
States.  Thereby,  it  is  contended, 
there  will  be  made  a  profit  sufficiently 
large  to  justify  the  heavy  expenditure 
recessary  to  elaborate  photoplays. 

"That  Englishmen  do  not  attend 
their  own  pictures  is  attributed  to  the 
underselling  of  American  films  to 
United  Kingdom  theaters,"  according 
to  Krows.  It  is  his  opinion  that  they 
would  view  them  if  the  exhibitors 
would  give  them  preference.  Ameri- 
cans are  prejudiced  against  British 
films,  he  thinks,  "'because  they  do  not 
tnatch  their  own." 

English  films  are  not  up  to  the  mark 
technically  not  because  of  lack  of  in- 
telligent leadership  in  the  industry 
but  owing  to  lack  of  financial  backing 
which  enables  American  producers  to 
develop  their  knowledge,  Krows  says. 
He  criticizes  British  direction,  pho- 
tography, sets  and  craftsmanship  in 
general. 


Buys  Ginsberg  Product 

Universal  has  purchased  completed 
pictures  in  the  Banner  and  Royal 
series  for  Japan.  New  Zealand, 
Tasmania  and  Australia. 


Glyn-U.  A.  Report  Persists 

Hollvwood — Reports  persist  that 
7<'linor  Glvn  is  to  affiliate  with  LTnited 
Artists,  her  contract  with  Metro- 
Gold  w)'n  having  expired. 


Change   in   Title 

Universal  will  release  "My  Old 
Dutch"  as  "Love  Me  and  the  World 
Is  Mine." 


Lay   Cornerstone  Wednesday 

After  laying  the  cornerstone  of  the 
new  $200,000  Fox  Exchange,  Senator 
James  J.  Walker,  Democratic  candi- 
date for  mayor,  will  head  the  list  of 
guests  at  a  luncheon  to  be  given  at 
the  Astor  on  Oct.  28.  James  R. 
Grainger,  general  sales  manager  of 
Fox  will  be  the  host. 


Operator  Burned  at  Theater  Fire 
Smithfield,  N.  C. — Quick  work  of 
the  fire  department  prevented  serious 
disaster  to  the  business  section  of 
Smithfield,  when  a  blaze  started  in 
the  local  theater  during  a  perform- 
ance. Clarence  Brady,  the  operator, 
was  severely  burned.  Several  reels 
of  film  were  lost. 


Plan  East  Side  Theater 

The  No.  335  Rivington  St.  Corp.. 
plans  to  erect  a  theater  at  333-335 
Rivington  St.,  having  purchased  the 
site  from  Irving  Kimmelman.  Con- 
struction will  start  next  Spring. 


Fire   Destroys  Utica   House 

Utica — Grange  Hall,  used  as  a 
film  house,  was  yesterday  destroyed 
by   a    fire   which    caused    damage    of 

$i(;,coo. 


Dana    Reed   with   Ginsberg 

Dana  Reed,  former  press  sheet 
editor  for  P.  D.  C.  is  now  in  charge 
of  publicity  and  advertising  for 
Henry    Ginsberg   Dist.    Corp. 


Kaufman  Recovering  from  Operation 

Toronto — Phil  Kaufman,  general 
sales  manager  of  Regal  Films,  Ltd., 
is  recovering  from  a  serious  operation 
performed  at  the  General  Hospital. 


Players'  School  for  St.  Louis 

St.  Louis — A  school  for  acting  will 
onen  at  1500  North  Union  Blvd.  on 
Nov.  2. 


Powell  with  Belasco  Prod. 

Los  Angeles — Paul  Powell  has  been 
engaged  by  Edward  Belasco  Prod. 
as  assistant  general  manager. 


Leonard  Directing  Corinne 

Los  Angeles — Robert  Z.  Leonard 
will  direct  Corinne  Griffith  in  "Mile. 
Modiste." 


Three  Holiday  Specialties 

Hallowe  'en 

"Ko-Ko  Sees  Spooks" 

Armistice  Week 

"Animated  Hair  Cartoons" 

of  Wilson,   Clemenceau,  Lloyd 

George,     Poincare,     Haig 

Wood,  Foch,  Pershing. 

Thanksgiving 

"Ko-Ko's    Thanksgiving" 
Hand-Colored 


729  7th  Av   TTjliailiBIsL/      N.  Y.   C. 
Edwin  Miles  Fadman,  Pres 


Earnings  Heavy 

(Continued  from  Page  1)  \ 

8  per  cent  of  the  amount  by  whic 
net  earnings  are  iri  excess  of  $1,500 
000  and  not  in  excess  of  $2,500,00i 
On  the  basis  of  the  anticipated  r« 
suits  for  the  twelve  months  to  De^ 
31,  1925,  it  is  reported  that  directo- 
of  the  company  may  declare  a  partic 
pating  dividend  on  April  next  of  \ 
a  share,  which  would  mean  a  retu*  i 
to  shareholders  at  the  rate  of  $11  at 
nually. 

Here  On  Production 

John     McCormick    to     Confer    wttj: 

First  National — Important 

Coast  Group  Arrives 

A  group  of  important  film  folk  a: 
rived  from   California  yesterday  in 
special  car. 

The  party  consisted  of  John  E.  M 
Cormick,  general  manager  of  Fir 
National  production  on  the  Coast;  J, 
M.  Asher,  producer  of  the  Corini 
Griffith  pictures;  M.  C.  Levee,  presf 
dent  of  the  United  Studios;  Barn*; 
Lubin  of  Sawyer-Lubin,  Barbara  I 
Marr  pictures;  Anna  Q.  Nilsson,  hei 
to  make  "Too  Much  Money"  co-fa 
turing  with  Lewis  Stone;  Clei 
Moore,  Harry  Lichtig,  representatjl 
for  many  of  Hollywood's  stars  ot 
producers;  Joseph  Hubbell  of  Inte 
national  News  and  Harry  D.  Wilso 
publicity  director  for  First  Nation 
on  the  Coast. 

The    purpose    of    the    visit    at   th 
time,  according  to  McCormick,  is 
hold    conferences   with  .  executives 
First   National   in   regard   to   produ, 
tion.      "First     National's    productiii! 
schedule   on   the   Coast,"  he   said,  "; 
filled,   but   there   is   always   room  fi 
more.  The  production  outlook  insof 
as    First    National    Pictures    is    co 
cerned   was   never   quite   so   health) 

McCormick     brought     in      Collei 
Moore's  "We  Moderns"  film- — the  fii 
under    her    new    contract    and    Ash| 
brought      Corinne      Griffith's      late: 
"Caesar's    Wife."       Miss     Griffith 
coming  East  in  a  few  days. 


Davies  Film  at  Capitol         j 
The  New  York  premiere  of  "Ligh 
of    Old    Broadway"    will    take    pla 
Sunday,  Nov.   1,  at  the  Capitol. 


CHAR  LI 
CHAPLI 

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"A  Dog's  Lift 

Released  Nov,  Z^ 

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THE  FOX  QUALITY 
SHORT      PRODUCT 

will  be  shown  in  the 
following  theatres  of  the 
Crandall  Circuit: 

Washington 

Metropolitan 

Central 

Tivoli 

Savoy 

Ambassador 

York 

Avenue  Grand 

Apollo 

Home 

Lincoln 


Martinsburg,  W.  Va. 

Apollo 
Strand 


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JJohn  Payette 

Assistant  General   Manager, 

CRANDAU  CIRCUIT 

Washm||ton,D.C. 

has  bought       1 1/%  M^ 

1002  FOX 

MM^M^/O     short  subjects 


he  Says- 


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"Without  question  Fox  Come- 
dies are  the  finest  of  their  class. 
Never  before  has  the  public 
been  offered  such  wonderful 
short  subjects  as  those  produced 
by  Fox." 


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Presentations 

1  feature  dealing  with   the  man- 
in  which  fir^t-rims   build  their 

igrams  and  ivrltten  from  the  an- 
\    of  one  who  sits  out  front. 
[Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 

iveying   to  exhibitors  ideas  to   be 

d  in  developing  their  own  shows. 

Rivoli 

iJnit  No.  1.  Overture  —  "11     Guar- 
by    Gomez.      Rivoli    Symphony 
ichestra.     Time,  8  minutes. 

=  Jnit  No.  2.  Riesenfeld's      Classical 
E  ;z.    Time,  3  minutes. 

nit  No.  3.  Rivoli  Divertissements. 
I  Jota:  dance  by   Burnoff  and  Jo- 
ihine.      Dancers    in    Spanish    cos- 
:ie.     Setting:  light  back  drop  with 
lied    colored    ribbons    hanging    in 
:  pery   effect.      Artificial   plants   de- 
bited at  either  side  of  stage.     Red 
\\  amber   lights,      (b)    Roy   Smeck, 
I'izard     of     the     strings,"     playing 
:)ular  melodies  on  Hawaiian  guitar, 
hted   in   orchestra   with   spot   upon 
:  former.     Second  number  a  ukelele 
jiction  of  popular  songs,     (c)  Mar- 
)  Rossi,  baritone,  sings  two  num- 
js    in    Italian.      Setting:    backdrop 
cony    scene    with    small    lanterns 
iging  by  doorway  on  curtain,  light- 
Light  from  off  stage  shining  on 
tain  gives  effect  of  coming  through 
nches  of  a  tree.     Singer  in  Span- 
costume,      (d)    Danse    Espagnol: 
ria  Montero  and  the  Rivoli  danc- 
i[      Spanish     dance.       Dancers     in 
jtume.       Background:     light     drop 
ih  hanging  ribbons  and  large  size 
iiborines  forming  three  large  discs 
IfH    the    curtain.      Amber    lighting. 
j»t  on  dancers.     Time,   12  mmutes. 

jlnit  No.  4.  Rivoli  Pictorial.  Time, 
:  minutes. 

Jnit  No.  5.  Harold  Ramsbottom 
ithe  Wurlitzer  with  Sybil  Pagan, 
!  stling  virtuoso.  Gives  two  num- 
js:  "Birds  at  the  Waterfall"  by 
ilnson  and  "Sometime"  by  Plorito. 
lie.  5  minutes. 

fnit  No.  5.  Peature:  "Flower  of 
!"ht."  Paramount.  Time,  71 
lutes. 

nit  No.  7.  Aesop    Pable.      "Wild- 
of  Paris."     Time,  5  minutes. 


Strand 

nit  No.  1.  Overture:  "Buffalmac- 
by  Gasco.  By  the  Strand  Sym- 
ly  Orchestra.     Time,   4  minutes. 

nit  No.  2.  Mark    Strand    Topical 

iew. 

nit  No.  3.  Joseph  Plunkett's  pro- 
_e  to  "Little  Annie  Rooney." 
ing  represents  East  Side  street 
er  elevated  structure.  Scene  is 
station  with  typical  atmosphere 
ay  of  a  new  stand,  fruir  push- 
vendors,  and  organ  grinder. 
le  opens  with  girls  dancing  to 
of  organ.  (a)  "Dov/ntown," 
?  by  Mark  Strand  Ensemble,  (b) 
selcrs,"  a  dance  by  Ed  and  Mar- 
Rutt.  (c)  Tevis  Huhn.  banjoist. 
"The  Charleston"  by  Ethel  Bry- 
and  Ce)  "Little  Annie  Rooney," 
r  by  Everett  Clark,  tenor.  Time, 
inutes. 

nit  No.  4.  Feature:  "Little  Annie 

ney."    Time,  94  minutes. 

nit  No.  Organ     solo.       Time,     5 

Jtes. 


Warners 

Unit  No.  1 — Herman  Heller  and  his 
orchestra  present  overture  selections: 
"A  Bouquet  of  Jazz  Melodies"  featur- 
ing "Lonesome,"  "Waiting"  and  "My 
Sweetie  Turned  Me  Down."  Time,  9 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  2 — Warners  News  Week- 
ly.    Time,  10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3 — "Pale  Moon."  Scenic 
subject  with  vocal  accompaniment  by 
Running  Hoise,  baritone  of  the  Sioux 
Indian  tribe.  Red  spot  focused  upon 
singer  standing  at  side  of  screen. 
Time,  5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4— "The  Jail  Bird."  Car- 
toon.    Time,  4  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5— "Harmony  At  Twi- 
light." Male  Quartette.  Singers  in 
campers  outfits.  Scene  woodland 
back  drop  with  harvest  moon.  Dull 
amber  lighting  for  campfirc  effect. 
Time,  5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  6— Feature:  "Red  Hot 
Tires".     Time,  71   minutes. 


Connecticut  Waiting 

^Continued   fioin   I'ayc    ]) 

statute  is  proving  unpopular  with 
them  and  that  a  large  majority  are 
eager  to  repeal  it. 

Officials  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  have 
little  or  notiiing  to  say  in  regard  to 
the  situation.  Whether  or  ■  not  the 
exchanges  will  return  to  New  Haven 
when  the  situation  is  adjusted  to  the 
satisfaction  of  the  distributors  con- 
tinues to  be  a  popular  topic  for  spec- 
ulation. Reports  that  independent 
"boot-leggers"  are  selling  throught- 
out  the  state  will  persist  but  it  is  be- 
lieved that  the  number  of  pictures 
sold    is    inconsequential. 

.\lthouph  M.  P.  T.  O.  officials  are 
mum  on  the  subject  at  present,  it  is 
understood  that  an  energetic  cam- 
paign aimed  at  the  statute  is  con- 
templated providing  the  .situation  does 
not  show  anticipated  improvement. 


Costs  Jump  $5,000 

Hartford     Exhibitor     Facing     Added 

Expense   Because   of    Operations 

Under  Durant   Law 

Hartford — An  echo  of  exhibitorial 
tale  of  woe  being  heard  throughout 
Connecticut  comes  from  Jack  Sanson, 
general  manager  of  the  Lennox  and 
the  Lyric.  The  Durant  law  is  cost- 
ing these  houses  a  total  of  $5,000  per 
year    additional,    he    estimates. 

"Everything  is  up  in  the  air,"  says 
Sanson,  in  lamenting  his  frequent  in- 
ability to  sliow  pictures  he  has  ad- 
vertised. The  patrons  of  his  theaters 
arc  especially  partial  to  comedies  at 
present,  these  kind  of  subjects  are 
the  most  diificult  to  obtain  on  sched- 
ule. "Considerable  running  around" 
is  often  necessary  to  bring  in  features 
on  time.  Sanson  goes  to  New  York 
each  week  to  collect  his  paper,  the 
trip  representing  a  usual  expense  on 
his   budget. 

Patrons  of  both  houses  are  evinc- 
ing interest  in  the  situation,  judging 
from  the  questions  they  have  asked 
the  management.  .'\s  a  result  of 
switches  in  pictures  attendance  has 
been  somewhat  reduced,  Sanson 
states.  .\pproximately  1,000  cards, 
asking  for  a  special  session  of  the 
Assembly,  and  allotted  to  each  house, 
have  been  signed.  Tlie  Lennox  seats 
947.   the   Lvric  999. 


Newspaper  Opinions 

"California    Straight    Ahead" — Univ. 
Alhambra,  Milwaukee 

SENTINEL — •  •  •  111  •■California  Straight 
Ahead,"  he  (Reginald  Denny)  hae  been  pro- 
vided with  a  story  which,  wliile  decidedly  tar- 
cical,  has  still  an  element  of  logic,  and  withal 
a    raft  of   good   comedy   situations.   *    *    * 

WISCONSIN  NEWS—*  *  *  Reginald  Den- 
i,y's  new  huighiiig  success  "California  Straight 
Ahead.''  the  ])roduction  now  playing  at  the 
Alhambra  theater  is  so  crammed  full  of  thrills, 
fast  action,  laughs  and  hairbreadth  escapes, 
that  the  otTcrings  from  start  to  finish  handed 
nic   a   liig   laugh   and  a  decided   luinch.    *    *   * 


"Capital  Punishment" — F.  B.   O. 
New  Aster,  Minneapolis 

TRIBL'NE — "  *  *  A  dramatic  and  appeal- 
iig  film  is  "Capital  Punishment,"  at  the  New 
Vstcr  this  week.   *  *   • 


"Classified"— First  Nat'l. 
Allen,  Cleveland 

XKWS  — *  *  '  Produced  with  an  imagina- 
tion and  dexterity  so  sadly  lacking  in  many 
a  photoplay,  it  becomes  clever,  adroit  and 
grownup  in  its  every  phase.  It  is  filled  with 
those  little  subtle  touches  which  make  one  re- 
UK-mljcr   it  lung  after  leaving  the  theater.  *  *  * 

PI.-MN  UE.\LER— *  *  *  It  is  one  of  the 
most  intelligently  made  comedy  dramas — which 
includes  excellent  titles,  good  acting  aiid  fine 
direction — I    have   seen   in   a   long   time.    «    "    * 

"The    Coast    of    Folly" — Famous 
Orpheum,   Boston 

JIKKAt.l) — *  *  *  Miss  Swanson  has  been 
-ten  in  many  fine  pictures  during  her  screen 
c.^reer,  but  it  is  doubtful  if  she  ever  did  any 
(liing  which  gave  so  much  real,  pleasure  than 
in   "The  Coast  of  Folly."*  *  * 

TEl.KGRAM— *  *  *  It  is  a  great  comedy- 
drama  of  Palm  Beach  society  with  Gloria  as 
the  girl  who  tried  to  buck  the  breakers  on  the 
coast  of  fnn.  fashion  and  folly.  ♦  •  * 


"The  Coming  of  Amos" — Prod.  Dist. 
Corp. — Beacon,  Boston 

GLOBE — *  '  *  It  is  a  melodrama  in  a  set- 
ling   of    splendor    almost    gorgeous.    *    ♦    * 

Rialto,  Chicago 

.\KW.S — '  "  '  Paul  Sloane  directed  this 
I'articular    picture. 

.And  in  its  closing  reels  we  believe  it  will 
hi'  generally  agreed  that  he  achieves  colossal 
nulmlramatic  effects,  the  sort  of  first-rate  en- 
U-rtainmcnt  that  may  be  proclaimed  as  having 
tl.iilK.    *    »    * 


"Don    Q" — United   Artists 
Circle,    Indianapolis 

.'^T.AK  -*  '  '  "Don  O"  is  a  great  picture, 
cijual  in  every  way  to  those  that  have  made 
the  name  of  Douglas  Fairbanks  one  to  con- 
jure with,  and  surpassing  many.  It  is  not  his 
greatest  picture,  but  it  is  worth  any  one's 
money   as   superior    screen    entertainment.  *  *  • 

TIME.S — *  •  *  Here  is  a  whip  of  picture. 
It's  a  cracking  good  piece  of  entertainment. 
Just  the  sort  of  stuff  that  you  expect  from 
Doug  Fairlianks.  *  *  * 

"The     Everlasting    Whisper" — Fox 
Monroe,  Chicago 

,\MKI<1('.\X  »  ♦  ♦  Tom  rides  and  engages 
it:  tisticntTs  with  bis  customary  ardor;  the  plot 
is  more  reasorr.-ible  than  some  and  the  heroine 
i.  attractive.  Besides,  there  is  the  scenery 
that    nin\ed   Tom   to  ecstasies.   »   *   * 

M".WS— *  •  *  One  of  the  best  of  Tom 
Mix'  pictures  and  one  of  the  type  that  ex- 
nlains  the   growth   of   his   popularity.   *   *   * 

POST—*  *  *  The  story  is  quite  involved 
ml  not  so  ver}-  convincing.  It  rloesn't  rank 
among  Mix's  best  offerings,  but  it  still  con- 
tains enonph  of  the  flavor  of  outdoor  adven- 
ture to  please  the  followers  of  Tom  and  Tony. 


"Everyman's  Wife" — Fox 
Empress.  Omaha 

WOKLI)  HERALD-  *  *  *  pleasingly 
tnoiniteil  and  acted  in  a  realistic  fashion  by 
Elaine  Hanimerstein  as  the  bride:  Herbert 
Rawlinson  as  the  groom  and  Dorothy  Phil- 
lijis  and  Robert  Cain  as  the  other  couple.  *  •  * 


"The   Fighting   Heart"— Fox 
Hip,   Cleveland 

I'I..\L\    \)\iAi^t.V.. -    •    ■    George   O'Brien 

IS  noi  \ery  con\'incing  as  the  sby  country  lad. 
A  small  sized  straw  hat  and  hobnailed  shoes 
du  not  maKe  a  tanner,  and  tiis  boxmg  teclini- 
(pie   IS   tar  too  good  tor  a  mere   "hick."   *   *   * 

TIMES — "  '  *  There  is  plenty  of  action  in 
the  later  incidents  ot  the  story,  but  is  a  bit 
slow  in  getting  under  way.   *   "   * 


•Ihe    Gir!    Who    Wouln't    Work"— 
Schulberg  (S.  R.)— Capitol,  Chicago 

,i*./i.  j\.\.  .i.-  -  '  -  starring  that  scion  ot  xhe 
stage,    Luniel    Barrymore. 

I  lie  production  is  interesting  in  its  evasion 
of  Ijanaiiues  in  what  might  easily  have  been 
;i  banal  ottering,  saved  by  the  director  and  the 
sua\ity  ot  Mr.  Barrymore  and  his  little  co- 
w  crkers.    *    '    ' 


"The  Golden  frmcess" — Famous 
i-arK,  Cleveland 

PL.M.N  DEALh-R —  *  '  iiie  atmosphere 
of  me  gold  v\i!,h  m  California's  '49  seems 
pretty  good.  The  cast  is  a  capable  one,  with 
nearly  an  acting  Honors  going  to  Phyllis  Ha- 
\cr    as   tne    wayward    wife   and   mother.    *    *    * 

ri.\IES — '^  '  '  teatures  Betty  Bronson  in 
a   new   and   very  charming    role. 

As  a  baby  she  is  brought  to  California  by 
her  i)arents  who  have  joined  the  great  gold 
rush  of   '49.   -   "   * 


"The    Gold   Rush" — United   Artists 
btiilman,    Cleveland 

NEWS — '■  ^  *  There  is  a  tear  with  man 
of  the  smiles,  though  the  pathetic  note  is  nc 
^oundcd  as  poignantly  as  in  one  or  two  othe 
Chaplin  productions,  nor  are  the  humorou 
antics    of    the,  lonely    prospector    as    ingenious 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  »  But  this  much  i. 
am  certain  of:  if  I  were  a  fan,  I  wouldn't 
miss  it  for  anything,  and  if  I  were  an  e.'chibi- 
tor,  I'd  book  it  so  quickly  its  sprocket  holes 
would  rattle,  for  however  you  look  at  it,  it'« 
a  gold  rush — laughter  or  receipts  at  the  box 
office.   *   »   » 

PRESS — '  "  *  Not  that  the  picture  shows 
any  vast  discernment,  either,  or  depth.  It 
merely  shows  observation  of  people,  and  some 
of  this  observation  as  reported  in  the  movie  U 
notably  accurate.    ''   *   * 


"GrauEtark" — First  Nat'l. 
Capitol,  Cincinnati 
ENQUIRER—*  *  *  Norma  Talmadge  is 
more  roguish  than  royal  as  the  poor  Princess. 
The  part  is  one  which  calls  for  light,  graceful 
touches  which  have  made  this  star  so  popular 
rather  than   for   frenzied  emotional   expression. 


"The  Half-Way  Girl"— First  Nat'l. 
Victoria,    Philadelphia 

INyUIRER— *  *  *  Doris  Kenyon's  able 
acting  IS  the  foremost  feature  of  "The  Half- 
Way  Girl,"  the  picture  which  gave  audiences 
at  the  X'ictoria  a  number  of  thrills.  These 
thrills  are  provided  by  a  realistic  fire  and 
blowing  up  of  a  ship  at  sea  and  the  escape  of 
.1   leojiard   from   its  cage.    *   *   * 


"Hell's    Highroad" — Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 
Garden,    Milwaukee 

SKNTl\EI.--»  ♦  *  In  "Hell's  Highroad," 
Cecil  DeMille  has  picked  a  vehicle  which  lends 
itself  gracefully  to  brocaded  bedrooms,  riotous 
parties,  gorgeous  gowns  and  frequent  close- 
nps   of    I.eatrice    Tov,    the  star.    ♦    ♦   • 

WISCONSIN  NEWS—*  *  •  We  can  foi 
give  the  risque  when  it's  clever  or  subtl« 
e\  en  _  like  it.  But  scenes  of  sensuality  "pec 
died"  are  prone  to  offend  our  good  taste,  eve 
if   our   ethics   arc   slightly  calloused.    *    »    • 


He's  A   Prince" — Famous 
Strand,    Omaha 

HF.K  -  •  ♦  ^  Raymond  Griffith  is  a  prince 
o.  fun.  In  this  film  he  is  the  crown  prince 
of  one  of  those  two-by-four  principalities 
winch   George  Bnrr  McCutcheon  created    *  *  • 


"The  Iron  Horse" — Fox 
Colonial,  Indanapolis 

...'^'''■M^  *,  */  "  yo"  lil'erl  "The  Covered 
\\  agon  and  '  North  of  .^rt"  vou  will  rave  over 
•The  Iron  Horse."  If  you  didn't  like  them. 
see  this  one  anyway,  because  it  is  thorough!" 
sood   entertainment.   *   *   • 

TIMES-*  *  *  It  is  a  big  picture,  an- 
lord,  as  director,  had  to  use  simple  and  nat 
nral  methods  while  duplicating  scenes  whic. 
actually   took   place   years   ago.    •   •   • 


IMPORTANT 


ABOUT 


THE  MERRY  WIDOW 

*^Th6MerrvWidow"has  been  playing  Broadway  for  nine  weeks  nowat$2  top. 
And  it  is  important  that  you  know  the  following. 

Much  as  we  praised  it,  much  as  we  promised  you  about  it,  we  even  under- 
estimated the.  production. 

It  S  positively  one  of  the  greatest  possibilities  tor  real  money-making  you 
ever  laid  eyes  on. 

W6  tested  it  at  Gloria  Gould's  Embassy  Theatre. 

From  the  very  first  the  business  mounted  and  it  never  quit. 

They  talked  about  it. 

The  romance  of  it,  the  charm  of  Mae  Murray  and  the  dashing  love-making 
of  John  Gilbert  caught  on  like  lire. 

Standing  room  only. 

The  talk  ot   New  York,  and  growing  all  the  time  by  word-of-mouth 
advertising! 

Get  wise  to  what  "The  Merry  Widow"  can  do  for  you. 

Vve  know  that  you  know  it's  a  great  picture. 

But   it   is   important  that  you  realize  what  a  once-in-a-lifetime  showman 
opportunity  you've  got. 

A  production  that's  a  credit  to  the  industry.   And  a  credit  to  your  theatre 

— and  cash ! 

IVIetrO-Goldwyn-Mayer  has  been  giving  you  one  hit  after  another. 
And  now  comes  "The  Merry  Widow." 
The  rest  is  up  to  you. 

THE  TALK 

OF  THE  INDUSTRY 


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Sunday,   October  25,   1925 


Price  25  Cents 


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HARMSON 

REPORTS 


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Lane   Melodrama 

by  Seymour  Hicks 

and  Cecil  Raleigh 

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Production 


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CTION — the  Red  Corpuscles  in  the  Arteries  of 
the  Drama! 

The  vitality  of  any  play  is  determined  by  the 
strength  of  its  action.  Its  public  appeal  is  in  propor- 
tion to  the  number  of  nerve-tingling  episodes  pre- 
sented. 

Action  runs  riot  in  "The  Road  to  Yesterday/* 

Cecil  B.  De  Mille's  amazing  spectacular  romance  feat- 
uring Joseph  Schildkraut,  Vera  Reynolds,  Jetta  Goudal 
William  Boyd,  and  Julia  Faye. 

The  rapid-fire  action  of  the  20th  Century  and  the 
hand-to-hand  combats  of  the  soldier-of-fortune  of  the 
17th  Century,  follow  in  vivid  and  graphic  sequences 

and  make  "The  Road  to  Yesterday*'  the  most 
thrilling  ACTION  DRAMA  ever  filmed. 


PRODUCERS    DISTRIBUTING    CORPORATION 


F.  C.  MUNROE,  ProitUfit  RAYMOND  PAWLEY,  Vice-Pr«idenl  aod  Treasurer  JOHN  C.  FLINN.  VUtP'— iHcni  .nd  General  Manager 

Member   Motion   Picture   Producers   &    Distributo-s  of  America,    Inc.     Will    11.    Hays,    President. 


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Sunday,   October  25,   1925 


Price  25  Cents 


Pax  Hearing  Today 

ik  S.  Connolly  to   Represent  Dis- 
ributors    and   Julian    Brylawski, 
Exhibitors  in  Washington 

Wishington — Jack  S.  Connolly, 
t  resenting  the  Hays  oiTice  and  A. 
■lan  Brylawski  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O. 
I  tliis  afternoon  will  appear  before 
I  1  louse  Ways  and  Means  Com- 
,  tec  to  urge  repeal  of  the  admis- 
h  tax. 

^he  tax,  despite  the  easing  of  the 
mider  the  present  law,  is  still  a 

(1(  II    u"on   the   public   and   a  very 

unit  thing  for  theaters  to  handle, 
'cci?lly  where  the  scale  of  admis- 
iis  is  both  below  and  above  the 
I,,-  cent  limit,  the  committee  will 
i(tokl.  Although  Secretarv  of  the 
"•asurv  Mellon  this  year  recom- 
1  idcd  its  retention  it  is  pointed  out 
It  m  previous  vears  he  had  sug- 
;ited  its  repeal. 

t  is  believed  that  the  removal  of 
1  tax  in  its  entirety  would  be  in 
i     >\ith   the   Administration's   policy 

'ffordin"-  relief  to  the  largest  pos- 
1  e  number  of  taxpayers. 


Woodside  Boom 

'he  theater  construction  boom  for 
.ig  Island  indicated  manv  weeks 
(  is  in  full  swing.  In  Woodside, 
I'  ch  is  only  a  few  minutes  from 
'iiisvlvania  Station  on  the  Long 
'  nd  railroad,  three  theaters  will  be 
it. 

I.obby  North  and  Henry  Siegel, 
n  at  present  operate  the  Ritz  in 
1  }>Iurrav  Hill  section  of  Flushing. 

{Continued  on   Page   3) 


Features  Reviewed 

Page 
[Little   Annie   Rooney 

j    United  Artists    6 

iBairiers    Aflame 

First   National    6 

His   Master's  Voice 

Gotham — S.  R 6 

Flower  of  the   Night 

Paramount    6 

Red   Hot    Tires 

Warners   7 

The   Unwritten   Law 

Columbia — S.  R 7 

Scandal    Street 

'    Arrow — State  Rights   7 

Thank    You 

Fox    7 

Satan  in   Sables 

Warners   10 

Durand  o{  the  Bad  Lands 

Fox 10 

The   Unnamed  Woman 

Arrow — S.    R 10 

The    Everlasting    Whisper 

Fox   10 

rlidden    Loot 

U  niversal 11 

A/all   iSt.    Whizz 

F.    B.    0 11 

\   Little   Girl  in   a   Big    City 

Gotham— S.     R 11    , 

The   Live  Wire  ^ 

First   National    118 

jhort  Subjects   12j 


Plan  Association 

Short    Subject    Men   Vote   To    Form 
Permanent    Organization — Next 

Meeting  Wednesday 
Unanimous  decision  to  form  a  short 
subjects  association  was  made  by 
members  of  the  sales  and  advertising 
forces  of  10  companies  at  a  meeting 
at  the  Hof  Brau  yesterday.  Another 
session  will  be  held  Wednesday  when 
a  constitution  and  set  of  by-laws  will 
be  considered. 

P.  A.  Parsons  of  Pathe  remains  as 
chairman  of  the  committee  directing 
the  organization  work.  Whether  or 
not  a  branch  will  be  formed  at  the 
Coast  will  be  decided  later.  A  name 
for  the  association  which  will  be  per- 
manent will  be  selected  Wednesday. 
After  it  is  completed,  plans  will  be 
made  for  the  short  subjects  campaign 
in  January. 


First  Nat'l  Gains  357. 

The  increase  in  First  National 
business  in  the  first  half  of  1925 
which  was  touched  on  yesterday  rep- 
resents a  gain  substantially  in  excess 
of  any  similar  period  in  the  history 
of    the    company.      Net    profits    after 

(Continued   on    Page   2) 


Won't  Reduce  Quotas 

Independents    Will    Fulfill    Promises 

and  Deliver  Their  Programs,  I. 

M.   P.  A.  Asserts 

The  I.  M.  P.  A.  yesterday  declared 
in  a  statement  that  an  erroneous  im- 
pression has  evidently  been  created 
through  the  publication  of  statements 
accredited  to  J.  G.  Bachmann,  vice- 
president  of  B.  P.  Schulljerg  Prod., 
Inc.,  to  the  effect  that  his  company 
has  the  unique  distinction  of  being 
the  only  concern  in  the  industry  that 
can  truthfully  claim  they  have  no 
debts,   onlj'  assets. 

The  statement  asserted  a  canvass 
of  the  field  shows  that  the  recognized 
producers  and  distributors  on  the  in- 
dependent market,  will  go  through 
with  their  full  quota  of  productions 
as  outlined  at  the  beginning  of  the 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


"U"  Negotiating 

St.  Louis — Universal  is  after  the 
Grand  Central  as  a  first-run.  This 
new  angle  in  the  local  situation  came 
fo  light  when  the  new  agreement  be- 
tween Skouras  Bros,  and  William 
Goldman   was  disclosed. 

(Continued  on   Pope   3) 


Gods! 


By  DANNY 


Harry  Warner  of  Warner  Bros,  is  on  the  warpath.  The  blood 
is  smeared  all  over  his  shoes.     He  lets  loose  this  smash. 

"You  go  to  Hollywood  and  you  find  that  far  too  many  men 
and  women  in  the  directing  and  acting  ends  are  thinking  only  of 
themselves  individually  and  what  they  can  do  to  make  themselves 
famous.  It  isn't  the  play  as  a  whole  they  are  worrying  about  but 
their  own  names. 

"If  the  Yale  football  team  this  year  goes  in  for  individual 
glorification  as  intensely  as  directors  and  actors  are  going  in  for 
it  in  the  studios,  I  pity  the  chances  at  New  Haven.  It  is  a  little 
bit  humorous  to  watch  the  film  makers  at  work  on  this  account. 

"Most  of  the  assistant  directors  know  more  about  picture- 
making  than  the  directors  in  charge.  The  assistants  get  from  $100 
to  $125  a  week,  while  the  directors  draw  salaries  ranging  from 
$1,000  a  week  to  $5,000.  In  one  case  a  director  I  know  sent  a 
prospective  script  on  to  his  $125  assistant,  who  happened  to  be 
in  New  York.  It  was  rejected  by  the  assistant,  and  so  the  dir- 
ector refused  to  take  it. 

"The  stars  are  intolerable  in  many  instances.  It  is  impossible 
to  convince  them  that  they  are  anything  less  than  gods.  We  need 
a  new  crop  of  them,  and  we  need  them  badly." 

Well,  well!    What  a  trying  time  Harry  must  be  having? 

(Continued  on  Page  13) 


Gut  In  Spring  List 

Famous  to  Release  Between  25  and 

33   During   Last  Half  of   1925- 

1926  Season 

The  cut  in  the  Paramount  releas- 
ing schedule,  first  broached  in  these 
columns  several  days  ago,  has  been 
determined  upon  by  the  production 
department. 

The  last  six  months  of  the  1925- 
1926  season  will  witness  the  release 
of  between  25  and  33  pictures,  with 
the  probability  that  it  will  strike  the 
mark  of  the  second  group  of  the  1924- 
1925  schedule  or  30  pictures. 


Schulberg    Contract    Signed 

Famous  officially  announced  yester- 
day that  B.  P.  Schulberg  had  joined 
the  production  department  under  a 
long-term  contract.  Sam  JafTe,  who 
has  been  Schulberg's  assistant  for 
some'  time,  will  continue  in  that  cap- 
acity. 


Famous   Signs   Louise   Brooks 

Louise  Brooks  has  been  signed  to 
a  long  term  contract  to  appear  in 
Paramount  pictures. 


Another  In  Buffalo 

Famous   to   Build   3,000   Seat   House 

Near  Shea's  New  Theater,  Which 

Opens  In  February 

Harold  B.  Franklin  stated  yester- 
day that  Famous  will  build  a  3,000 
seat  theater  on  the  Root  property  in 
Buffalo,  but  that  work  will  not  start 
for  eight  months. 

The  new  house,  the  policy  of 
which  has  not  been  determined  al- 
most adjoins  the  theater  which  Mike 
Shea  is  now  building  and  hopes  to 
open  sometime  in  February. 


1st  Nat'l  Executives  Here 
A.    H.    Blank,   Des    Moines;    E.   V. 
Richards,    New   Orleans   and   George 
W.  Trendle,  Detroit  are  here  on  First 
National  business. 


Akra  Head  Through 

G.  De  Arana,  Jr.,  president  and 
financial  head  of  Akra  Film  Sales,  has 
resigned. 


More  K.  G.  Houses 

New     First-Runs     Mentioned  —  One 

House,    in    the     Offing,    Would 

Seat   5,000 

Kansas  City — Several  new  first- 
runs  are   talked  of  for   Kansas   City. 

A  large  theater  and  office  building 
on  13th  St.,  between  Grand  Ave.  and 
McGee  St.  has  been  tentatively  plan- 
ned, while  another  large  house  would 
be  built  on  the  same  thoroughfare 
between  Main  and  Baltimore,  if  ne- 
gotiations with  Famous  are  concluded. 

(Continued  on  Page   3) 


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Dorothy  Mackaill  Arrives  Today 

Dorothy  Mackaill  arrives  today 
from  Hollywood,  having  completed 
work  in  "Joanna."  Jack  Mulhall  will 
be  her  leading  man  in  her  next  First 
National  picture,  the  title  of  which 
has  not  been  selected. 


Off  For  Europe 

Bessie  Love  and   Diana  Kane  sail 
for  Europe  today  on  the  Majestic. 


Tom  Moore  Sailing 

Tom  Moore  sails  for  Ireland  Tues- 
day on  a  vacation. 


E.    K.    Lincoln    Here 

E.  K.  Lincoln  is  in  New  York  from 
the  Coast. 


When  you   think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Picture 

and  Theatrical  insurance  foi 

the  past  fifteen  years. 


Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C 

Bryant    3040 


Won't  Reduce  Quotas 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
season,  and  that  they  have  ample  fi- 
nancial    resources    to     complete     the 
number  of  pictures  scheduled  for  re- 
lease. 

"From  reliable  sources,"  read  the 
statement,  "it  is  understood  that  other 
large  national  organizations  are  en- 
deavoring to  secure  from  the  inde- 
pendents, men  whose  experience  in 
the  production  and  distribution 
branches  of  the  business  make  them 
valuable  assets;  but  outside  of  B.  P. 
Schulberg  these  men  are  remaining  in 
the  independent  ranks  and  will  con- 
tinue to  supply  theater  owners  with 
a  sufficient  quantity  of  quality  pro- 
ductions, feeling  that  the  exhibitors 
will  eventually  realize  the  importance, 
as  well  as  the  necessity  of  supporting 
whole-heartedly  the  independent 
niovement  for  their  self-preservation 
and  protection." 


Sues  M.-G.  for  $250,000 
Boston — Edward  A.  Golden  of  the 
Golden  Dist.  Corp.,  has  sued  Metro- 
Goldwyn  Dist.  Co.,  for  $250,000  dam- 
ages for  alleged  breach  of  an  agree- 
ment to  employ  him  as  manager. 
He  alleges  he  was  to  receive  a  salary 
of  $350  per  week  and  20  per  cent,  of 
the  gross  receipts  of  more  than  $850,- 
000,  continuing  until  Aug.  1,  1925. 


J.  Robert  Rubin  described  the  suit 
as  "one  of  those  things." 


Ban  Armory  for  Film  Shows 
Through  efforts  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O., 
the  Governor  and  Adjutant  General  of 
New  York  have  forbidden  the  use  of 
the  state  armory,  Kingston, _  for  the 
showing  of  films  in  competition  with 
an  exhibitor  affiliated  with  the  M.  P. 
T.  O. 


Klein  Back 

Joe  Klein  of  Chesterfield  Pictures 
is  back  in  New  York  from  Hollywood 
where,  it  is  understood,  he  made  ar- 
rangements for  several  new  series  of 

pictures. 


F.  B.  O.  Division  Manager  Here 
M.  J.   Weisfeldt,   F.  B.   0._  division 
manager  in  Minneapolis,  is  in  town. 

Seeyle  Back  from  Coast 
C.   R.   Seeyle  has  returned   from  a 
six  weeks'  trip  to   Hollywood. 


Stuart  Kelson  is  photographing 
"Just  Suppose,"  Dick  Barthelmess' 
new  picture.     Production  at  Tex-Art. 

In  the 


First  Nat'l  Gains  35% 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

taxes,  depreciation,  amortization  and 
all  other  deductions  in  six  months 
ended  June  30  were  $1,243,875,  an  in- 
crease of  $327,780,  or  35  per  cent,  over 
$916  095  earned  in  the  1924  period. 

Deduction  for  film  exhaustion, 
doubtful  accounts,  amortization  and 
other  reserves  were  80  per  cent 
larger  than  in  the  corresponding  1924 
period. 

Holders  of  $2,500,000  8  per  cent  first 
preferred  are  entitled  to  a  participa- 
tion amounting  to  8  per  cent  of  the 
amount  by  which  net  earnings  ex- 
ceed $1,500,000  and  do  not  exceed 
$2,500,000.  On  the  basis  of  antici- 
pated results  for  the  year  ended 
Dec.  31,  1925,  it  is  assumed  First 
National  will  declare  a  participating 
dividend  of  $3  on  April  1,  1926,  which 
would  mean  a  return  to  stockholders 
at  the  rate  of  $11  a  share. 

On  June  27  net  current  assets  were 
$8,524,656,  an  increase  of  almost 
$3,000,000  since  last  December.  Most 
of  this  gain  has  been  from  the  sale 
of  the  $2,500,000  first  preferred. 
Working  capital  is  equal  to  over  $340 
a  share  on  the  first  preferred. 

First  National  has  also  $1,577  320 
7  per  cent  A  and  B  second  preferred 
and  60.000  shares  of  common.  Pub- 
lic participation  is  confined  to  the 
first  preferred.  The  volume  of  busi- 
ness was  $23,500,000  in  1924  and  is 
expected  to  be  around  $25,000,000 
this  year. 


Scenario  Editor  Changes  Quarters 

Mrs.  Winifred  E.  Reeve,  scenario 
editor  and  literary  advisor  for  Uni- 
versal, leaves  New  York  today  for 
Universal  City,  which  will  be  her 
headquarters  in  the  future.  She  will, 
however,  continue  to  supervise  the 
reading  and  buying  done  by  her  New 
York  staff. 


Clara  Beranger  Here 

Clara  Beranger,  who  wrote  the 
scenarios  of  several  William  De 
Mille  productions,  is  in  New  York. 
She  will  do  the  continuity  of  the 
next  Wifliam  De  Mille  picture,  which 
will  be  m-''-  -ni  the  Paramount  Long 
Island   studio,   starting  next  month. 


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GOOD  OLD  SUMMER  TIME 

THE  shivering,  chattering  red-nosed  crowd,  bundled  in 
furs  and  great  coats,  that  will  soon  be  shuffling  its 
feet  in  three  inches  of  snow,  will  seek  the  theatre  with 
that    good-old-summer-time    look. 

Netschert  artificial  flowers  and  natural  prepared  palms, 
plants  and  trees  of  all  kinds  provide  the  means  of  con- 
verting an  uninviting  theatre  into  the  kind  that  pleasure 
seekers    want. 


Have  Uncle  Sam  bring  you  a 

copy  of  OUT  free  Catalog  No.  5 

in  colors 


FRANK   NETSCHERT,  Inc. 

61  Barclay  Street,  New  York 


Two  Stocks  Reach  New  High 

Pathe  Exchange  "A"  yesterc 
spurted  6%  points  over  the  previc 
day's  close,  establishing  a  new  hi 
record  for  the  year  at  89.  The  cl 
ing  price  was  88^.  Trading  covei 
24,400   shares. 

Fox  "A"  also  established  a  Hi 
high  of  77ys. 


Raw  Stock  for  QUALITY 

Sole  Distributors: 
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"U"  Negotiating 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

tlic  deal  goes  through,  Universal 
il   lake   possession   of   the   Grand 
ral    when    the    new    Ambassador 
(  s.     It  is  reported  the  annual  ren- 
;  ^100,000  a  year.  The  agreement 
I  ecu    Skouras  and   Goldman  pro- 
1-    that    in    the    event    the    Grand 
:ral  is  leased  to  Universal,  Gold- 
I  shall  receive  50  per  cent  of  the 
.ts  and  shall  be  the  owner  of  half 
est  in  the  lease  for  20  years. 
ie      Skouras-Goldman      arrange- 
;  provides  for  the  organization  of 
w  corporation  to  jomtly  operate 
jrand  Central,  West  End  Lyric, 
b  Skydome  and  Kings. 
ie  agreement  provides  for  the  or- 
ation   of    a    new    corporation    to 
ue  the  houses.     It  will  have  1000 
(S  of  no  gar  value  stock  of  which 
OS  and  Charles  Skouras  will  con- 
55  per  cent  and  Goldman  45  per 
I    Skouras   Brothers  will   receive 
00   annual    rental    for    the    West 
Lyric  and  $10,000  for  the  Lyric 
pme  plus  18  per  cent  of  the  gross 
ipts  of  that  theater  above  $55,555 
iilly.       Goldman    will    lease    the 
ns  for  $20,000  annual   rental. 
[e    arrangements    pave    the    way 
ther  deals  involving  from   12  to 
iher  theaters  in  various  parts  of 
^ouis  and  nearby  towns, 
sburas  Bros,  yesterday  declared  a 
i:nd  of  75  cents. 


j  Two  More  for  Chicago 
Zjcago — A  theater  costing  $3,000,- 
Jjvill  be  erected  at  79th  St.  and 
t  ge  Grove  Ave.  by  Andrew  Kar- 
•■'Wiier  of  the  Woodlawn.  It  will 
,t'.,000. 

^2,200  seat    theater   will    be   con- 

I'l  by  Montclair  Building  Corp. 

and   Grand  Aves.      Excava- 

ik   on   the   house,   which   will 

:t>750,000,  will  start  in  six  weeks. 

iiiiig  in  the  Spring. 


Hore  K.  G.  Houses 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

p  ts  have  it  that  the  first-named 
u    would  seat  5,000. 
r.   southside   also    figures   in   the 
'c  s  in  the  boiling  pot.     The  J.  C. 
interests  are  planning  a  large 
1     of    Spanish    design    for    the 
u  I  y    Club    Plaza   47th   and    Mill- 
e  Blvd.;   a  theater  is  under  con- 
u  ion  at  38th  and  Main  Sts.,  and 
■  'arwick  is  to  be  rebuilt  and  en- 
reported    that    several    deals 
lay  afiFect  Kansas  City's  first 
ition  materially  may  be  con- 
■j    before  spring. 


Woodside  Boom 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

and  the  Janice,  in  the  town  proper, 
are  to  build  a  1,700  seat  theater  at 
Koosevelt  and  i8th  bts.  Woodside. 
Urob  and  Nobel,  prominent  operators 
m  the  Bronx,  will  build  a  second 
nouse  in  Jackson  Heights  where  one 
IS  now  in  operation  and  still  another 
in  Woodside.  It  is  understood  bol 
Harris  is  to  put  up  a  2,0U0  seat  thea- 
ter right  next  door  to  the  proposed 
Morth  and  Siegel  theater. 

The  Loew  circuit  is  reported  about 
to  take  over  a  site  on  Jamaica  Ave. 
Detween  Woodhaven  and  Richmond 
Hill.  This  is  the  same  part  of 
yueens  where  the  circuit  now  oper- 
ates the  Willard. 

As  noted,  Irving  M.  Lesser  and  A. 
H.  Schwartz  both  have  ambitious 
plans  for  Long  Island.  It  is  reported 
riopp  Hadley  is  interested  in  a  large 
house  for  Bayside.  Mike  Glynne, 
who  operates  the  successful  Patcho- 
gue  theater  in  Patchogue  is  reported 
interested  in  several  new  projects. 


Haverstraw  in  Lesser  Chain 

Irving  Theaters  Corp.  will  soon  add 
the  Capitol,  Haverstraw,  N.  Y.,  to  its 
chain.  Contracts  have  finally  been 
signed  for  a  new  theater  at  Little 
Neck. 


Beacon,  N.  Y.  —  Irving  Theaters 
Corp.,  opened  the  New  Memorial 
Thursday  night,  with  Mayor  Ma- 
combe  officiating.  "Romola"  was  the 
initial   bill. 


Famous  Building  in  Jacksonville 

Jacksonville,  Fla.  —  Construction 
will  begin  shortly  on  a  7-story  thea- 
ter and  office  building  at  East 
Forsyth  and  Newman  Sts.,  for  Fam- 
ous. The  structure  will  cost  $1,500,- 
000,  and  will  be  controlled  by  South- 
ern Enterprises.  Plans  are  being 
prepared  by  the  R.  E.  Hall  Engineer- 
ing Co.,  New  York.  The  theater  will 
seat  2,500. 


3  Houses  in  W.  Va.  Town 

Princeton.  W.  Va. — Three  houses 
will  be  operating  here  by  the  end  of 
the  month,  the  Royal  is  being  exten- 
sively remodelled  by  F.  F.  VanCourt, 
and  the  Dixie  has  been  leased  from 
J.  L.  Forkner  by  Little  &  Goodwill, 
who  also  run  the  Palace. 


Joseoh  Burke,  who  was  in  "Broken 
Homes,"  a  McFadden  picture,  is  now 
working  in  "Share  and  Share  Alike", 
being  made  by  Whitman  Bennett. 


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The  Weeks  Headlines 

Monday 

B.  P.  Schulberg  will  step  out  of  company 
bearing  his  name  to  accept  important  pro- 
duction  post. 

A.  H.  Blank  acquires  nine  houses  in  Mid- 
West. 

Independent  exhibitors  in  Winnipeg  form- 
ing   booking    combine. 

H.  C.  Weaver  Prod.,  of  Tacoma,  Wash., 
reorganized.  Northwest  financiers  in  per- 
sonnel. 

New  color  process  devised  by  Color  Cinema 
Operating    Co.,    of    Louisville. 

Minority  stockholders  of  the  Ohio  Amuse. 
Co.,  Cleveland,  attempting  to  dissolve  the 
company. 

Tuesday 

Observer  of  Canadian  market  says  conditions 
in  Canada  are  far  from  satisfactory. 

Deal  between  B.  &  K,  and  Famous  covers 
a  ten  year  period. 

Action  expected  soon  on  Loew's  offer  for 
purchase  of  all  or  part  of  Whitehurst  chain 
in    Baltimore. 

Farnous  negotiating  with  still  more  circuits. 
First-runs,  principal   aim  of   Paramount. 

Stanley  Company  to  ignore  request  for  brief 
by   Federal   Trade   Commission. 

Reports  of  shake-up  in  Universal  City  per- 
sonnel persist.     Denied  again  in  New  York. 

W.  A.  Steffes  denies  report  that  Allied 
Theaters   Circuit  is  to  disband. 

Independent  exchanges  in  Washington  de- 
dare  exhibitors  in  their  territory  have  not 
lived  up  to  play  date  pledges  made  in  Mil- 
waukee. 

English  producers  again  talk  of  naming  a 
Will    Hays   to    guide   the    British   industry. 

Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  preparing  plans  for 
1926-27. 

Wednesday 

B.  P.  Schulberg  to  occupy  important  studio 
post   with    Famous. 

Private  interests  take  up  new  issue  of  $4,- 
000, OOO   in  6J^   per  cent   Warner  notes. 

"Triumphant  30,"  title  given  Associated  Ex- 
hibitors'  group  for  current  season. 

Treasury  Department  opposes  removal  of 
admission   tax;   unexpected   and  a   surprise. 

Aliens,    one-time    powerful    in    Canadian    ex- 


hibition   circles,    to    operate    new    Montreal 

house. 
Local  committee  organized   to  launch  "Short 

Subject    Month"    in   January. 
Wellmont-Apollo  theater  action   comes  up   in 

Supreme    Court.      Uniform    contract   enters 

argument. 

Thursday 

Thomas  Meighan  to  make  seven  under  new 
Paramount  contract.  Has  a  special  to 
make   with   Norma   Talmadge. 

Wembley,  England,  may  be  used  by  English 
producers  as  site  of  JJritish  national  studio. 

Australia  bans  pictures  in  which  female 
crooks    appear. 

War   is   basis   of  many   current   productions. 

Westi  Film,  of  Berlin,  will  not  be  reorganized. 
Cranfield  &  Clarke  to  dispose  of  12  Ger- 
man pictures,  made  by  Westi,  in  this 
country. 

Friday 

Clara   Bow,    Donald   Keith,   Gilbert   Rowland, 
Alyce    Mills    and    William    Wellman    to    go 
to   Paramount   with   B.    P.   Schulberg. 
J.  G.  Bachmann  to  carry  on  with  Schulberg 
Prod.       Distributors    after    "Plastic    Age." 

First  National's  earnings  for  first  six  months 
of  this  year  ample  to  meet  dividend  require- 
ments   six    times    over. 

Skouras-Goldman  booking  combine  in  St. 
Louis  practically  ties  up  first-runs  in  that 
city. 

Producer-owned  theaters  assailed  at  mass 
meeting    of    British    exhibitors    in    London. 

T.  O.  C.  C.  opposes  three  clauses  of  Hays 
organization's    uniform    contract. 

Connecticut  M.  P.  T.  O.  silent  on  Durant 
tax,  but  watching  developments.  Ques- 
tionaires  still   out. 

Saturday 

Famous  to  cut  second  block  of  releases  from 
40  to  33  and  perhaps,  25.  New  house 
planned    for    Buffalo. 

First  National  shows  gain  of  35  per  cent  in 
first  six  months  of  1925.  as  compared  with 
last  year. 

Short  subjects  distributors  plan  permanent 
association  to  boost   their  type  of   product. 

Universal  negotiating  for  Grand  Centr.il  thea- 
ter as  St.  Louis  first-run. 

Independent  M.  P.  Ass'n  denies  members 
will   reduce   programs. 


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Sunday,   October  25,   192,' 


Mary   Pickford   in 

"Little  Annie  Rooney" 

United  Artists 

As   a   Whole BRINGS    MARY 

BACK  IN  CURLS  AND  GIN- 
GHAM APRONS.  WILL  DE- 
LIGHT HER  LEGION  OF  AD- 
MIRERS. A  BIG  BOX  OF- 
FICE BET. 

Star.  .  .  .Mary  again  the  hoyden  of  an 
East  Side  alley — the  pig-tailed, 
dirty-faced  kid  that  first  endeared 
her  to  the  public.  Delightful  and 
beautiful  as  ever. 

Cast William    Haines   adet|uate 

though  not  a  very  important  hero. 
Walter  James  splendid  as  one  of 
the  "finest."  Spec  O'Donnell  great 
as  the  Jewish  kid  and  Carlo  Schipa 
good  as  Tony.  Others  Gordon 
Griffith,  Hugh  Fay,  Vola  Vale,  Joe 
Butterworth  and  a  colored  lad, 
Eugene  Jackson. 

Type  of  Story Comedy-drama 

Mr  and  Mrs.  Fan  and  all  the  little 
fans  are  going  to  have  a  whale  of  a 
good  time  at  "Little  Annie  Roo- 
ney." They  first  loved  Mary  Pick- 
ford  for  her  characterization  of 
just  the  sort  of  kid  that  she  again 
reverts  to  and  her  latest  effort  is 
a  return  to  "first  love."  Mary  is 
still  delightful  as  the  hoydenish 
alley  youngster  and  her  work  alone 
is  all  that  is  necessary  to  guarantee 
an  assured  success.  It  is  decidedly 
a  move  toward  public  demand  and 
box  office  satisfaction.  For  "Annie 
Rooney"  will  no  doubt  clean  up 
And  yet  the  story,  with  all  its  un- 
disputed audience  appeal,  is  little 
more  than  an  elaborated  "Our 
Gang"  comedy.  It  has  many  of 
the  twists  and  gags  and  its  comedy 
comes  from  the  same   sources. 

Story:  Annie  Rooney  is  the  ter- 
ror of  the  neighborhood.  Her  one 
idol  is  her  policeman  "pops"  until 
Toe  Kelly  appears  and  Annie  starts 
falling  in  love.  Her  dad  killed  in 
a  dance  hall  brawl  and  Joe  accused 
of  the  killing  brings  to  Annie  the 
first  tragedy  of  her  life.  How  all 
ends  happily  with  Joe  finally  ac- 
quitted and  Annie  happy  once  more 
follows  in  pathetic  and  wholly  ab- 
sorbing sequence. 

Box  Office  Angle Definitely  in. 

Will  delight  them  everywhere  and 
cheer  up  the  box  office  reports. 

Exploitation.  ..  .Hardly  needs  being 
elaborated.  With  Mary  Pickford's 
name,  the  title  of  her  latest — which 
of  itself  is  enough  to  let  them  know 
■what  to  expect — and  that  fact  that 
Mary  comes  back  in  her  well  known 
characterization,  you  need  no 
greater  headway.  Plenty  of  ex- 
ploitation angles  in  the  story  and 
title. 

Direction.  ..  William  Beaudine:  very 
good 

Author    Katherine   Hennessy 

Scenario.  .  Hope  I.oring  and  Louis 
Lighton 

Cameraman   Chas.  Rosher 

Photography    Good 

Locale N.   Y.'s  East   Side 

Length    8,850   feet 


"Barriers  Aflame" 

Prod.:   Edwin  Ca reive — Dist.: 
First  National 

As  a  Whole.  .  .  REAL  OLD  FASH- 
IONED MELLER  THAT  FUR- 
NISHES PLENTY  OF  SUS- 
PENSE AND  THRILLS  FOR 
THOSE  WHO  STILL  CLING 
TO  THIS  BRAND  OF  ENTER- 
TAINMENT. 

Cast Blanche   Sweet   pleasing  and 

convincing  as  the  heroine  and  Dor- 
othy Sebastian  a  cute  flapper. 
Robert  Frazer  a  suitable  hero. 
Others  Bert  Sprotte,  Charles  Mur- 
ray, Russel  Simpson,  Alan  Roscoe, 
Fred   Warren.   Edward   Earle. 

Type   of   Story Drama;   adapted 

from  Willard  Robertson's  play, 
"The  Sea  Woman".  A  shipwreck, 
a  fire,  a  \vronged  girl — they  all 
come  to  life  again  in  "Barriers 
Aflame."  a  strictly  old  school  melo- 
drama that  dates  well  back  into  the 
early  film  days.  It  has  suspense, 
romance,  a  self-sacrificing  heroine, 
and  thrills.  They  all  follow  in  due 
course  and  quite  in  the  same  way 
you  remember  seeing  them  years 
ago.  It  may  be  disconcerting  for 
the  audience  educated  to  better 
stories,  original  situations,  but  on 
the  other  hand  there  are  probably 
still  a  good  many  who  will  sympa- 
thize with  the  heroine  of  the  light- 
house, suffer  with  her  in  her  su- 
preme sacrifice,  hate  the  villain  who 
wrongs  the  little  misled  flapper  and 
be  thrilled  by  the  shipwreck  and 
the  lighthouse  fire.  Certainly  Edwin 
Carewe  has  not  omitted  any  detail 
that  might  bid  for  action  or  sus- 
pense. And  he  has  done  it  very 
well  which,  however,  does  not  over- 
come the  antiquity  of  the  plot. 

Story:  Molla  is  the  only  survivor 
of  her  father's  wrecked  ship.  Silas 
Martin,  lighthouse  keeper,  dies  as 
;i  result  of  having  saved  her.  He 
entrusts  his  daughter  .to  her  care 
and  demands  that  she  be  protected 
lest  her  own  mother's  "sin"  be  re- 
peated in  her.  It  is  repeated  and 
Molla.  now  reunited  with  her  lover 
who  has  just  learned  her  where- 
pbouts  after  two  years  of  believing 
her  dead,  sends  him  away  because 
she  must  keep  her  trust  and  force 
the  girl's  betrayer  to  marry  her. 
The  girl  traps  the  man  in  the  light- 
house and  turns  on  the  gas.  He 
dies.  Mollv  rescues  the  girl  but  she 
too,  dies.  The  fire  attracts  the  ship 
of  Molla's  sweetheart.  He  returns 
and  they  are  reunited. 

Box    Office    Angle. ..... .All    right    if 

\ou  haven't  a  crowd  that  demands 
more   modern    stories. 

Exoloitation A  trailer  of  any  of 

the  exciting  sequences — the  wreck, 
the  lighthouse  fire,  will  bring  them 
back  if  they  favor  a  meller  enter- 
tainment. Good  names  to  use  and 
good  production  to  talk  about. 

Direction    Edwin    Carewe; 

adequate. 

Author   Willard  Robertson 

Scenario    Lois   Lecson 

Cameraman   Robt.  Kurrle 

Photography    Good 

Locale    Boston 

Length  6,570  feet 


"His  Master's  Voice" 

Prod..:    Gotham   Prod.   Dist.:    Lionas 
Film  Corp. 

As   a    Whole "THUNDER" 

PROVES  AS  GOOD  AS  ANY 
OF  THE  OTHER  DOG  STARS. 
AND  STORY  WITH  FINE 
CAST  MAKES  IT  BETTER 
THAN  MOST  DOG  PICTURES. 

Cast "Thunder"  is  another  po- 
lice dog  who  proves  a  splendid 
screen  actor.  He  shows  wonderful 
'.raining.  George  Hackathorne  cre- 
ates a  splendid  characterization  of 
a  phvsical  coward  who  redeems 
himself.  .Mary  Carr  plays  the  ideal 
mother  role,  as  usual.  Marjorie 
Daw  as  the  girl  has  little  to  do — 
!.ut  does  it  well. 

Type    of     Story Drama,     which 

tells  of  a  physical  coward  who  finds 
himself  in  the  world  war.  The 
story  is  told  by  "Thunder,"  who 
rehearses  the  big  moments  in  his 
niaster'.s  life  to  an  interested  audi- 
ence consisting  of  a  h'ttle  puppy, 
his  son.  The  titles  are  spoken  in 
ilog  language  by  Thunder,  and  fre- 
quent shots  throughout  the  story 
of  the  dog  star  telling  the  tale  to 
his  pu])  make  a  good  novelty  angle, 
(ieorge  Hackathorne  walks  away 
with  the  picture.  Thunder  becomes 
secondarw  The  dog  does  not  ap- 
|)ear  almost  continuously  as  in  most 
■aiiine  pictures.  But  he  is  a  de- 
light every  times  he  shows.  He 
equals  any  of  the  stunts  that  the 
other  dog  stars  have  done.  Hack- 
r'thorne  portrays  a  sensitive  boy 
who  lacks  physical  courage.  He  is 
drafted  in  the  world  w^ar.  One 
night  he  is  sent  out  to  repair  the 
broken  wire  to  a  mine.  He  crawls 
from  the  trench,  almost  dving  with 
fear,  and  Thunder  accompanies 
him.  Between  them  they  find  the 
broken  ends  of  the  wire  and  make 
the  contact.  The  explosion  occurs 
on  schedule  so  the  troops  can  go 
over  the  top.  So  George  returns 
to  the  home  town  a  hero.  He  also 
tiirpshes  a  bully  who  still  thinks 
the  hero  has  a  yellow  streak.  Scenes 
of  trench  warfare  arc  done  quite 
realistically.  Hackathorne  builds  up 
a  fine  bit  of  character  acting 
throughout.  He  makes  the  picture 
more  than  merely  "another  dog 
ftory."  And  Thunder  does  some 
great  stunts  in  the  war  scenes. 

Box  Office  Angle.  .  .  .Rather  unusual, 
l)eing  a  dog  story  with  a  fine  cast 
,.ho  act  out  a  good  dramatic  story 
— not  just  sequences  to  show  a  dog 
doing  clever  stunts.  .\s  such  it 
will   interest   most   any   audience. 

Exploitation The  title  is  a  madc- 

to-order  tieup  with  Victor  records, 
a.-;  this  is  their  trade  slogan.  Use 
Marv  Carr's  name,  also  George 
Hackathorne.  for  they  both  do  fine 
'vork. 

Direction  Renaud  Hoffman; 

LTood. 

Author   Frank  F.  Davis 

Scenario    Henry  McCarty 

Cameraman Jack  MacKenzie 

Photography    Fair 

Locale  .  .  .   Small  town  and  war  front 
Length   5,  827  feet 


Pola  Negri  in 

"Flower  of  Night" 

Paramount 

As  a  Whole COLORFUL  RC 

MANCE,     SLIGHT     IN     PLOl 
BUT  WITH  POLA  A  DASHIN 
SPANISH  VAMP  AND  LIKEL" 
TO  HOLD  THEM  WITH  HEi 
PERFORMANCE. 

Star Forsakes       all       attractiv 

adornments  to  play  realistically  th 
young  Spanish  girl.  Wears  h« 
hair  in  weird  fashion.  Will  ur 
doubtedly  please  her  followin 
thoroughly. 

Cast Youeca     Troubetzkoy    nc 

half  as  bad  as  his  name.  One  , 
those  Apollo  looking  leading  me, 
but  does  some  very  good  work  i 
times.  Warner  Oland  always 
clever  villain.  Others  Joseph  Dow 
ling.  Edwin  J.  Brady,  Eulalie  Jer 
sen. 

Type     of     Story Dramatic     r( 

mance;  written  for  Pola  Negri  b 
Joseph  Hergesheimer.  "Flower  c 
Night"  brings  forth  Pola  as  a  dasl 
ing  Senorita  who  loves  so  strongl 
that  she  hates.  .\  delightful  rol 
for  Pola  and  you  can  imagine  th 
tire  that  she  puts  into  her  playinj 
The  man  she  loves  believes  she 
not  a  good  woman  and  will  hav 
nothing  to  do  with  her.  Then 
upon  she  enters  into  an  elaborat 
scheme  of  revenge  with  a  villainoi; 
vigilante  who  loves  her.  As  th 
scheme  nears  execution  Pola  find 
that  her  hate  is  really  love  and  in 
stupendous  efTort  she  saves  he; 
lover,  only  agajn  to  be  confrontei 
by  villain  who  claims  her  a:-  a  n 
ward  for  having  attempted  to  carr 
out  her  wish.  Her  lover  kills  villai 
and  they  aVvait  in  terror  for  th 
vigilantes  who  hang  on  the  spo 
Great  joy  is  Pola's  when  she  is  tol 
the  community  is  well  rid  of  tb' 
vigilante  w'hose  perfidy  had  airead' 
!)cen  discovered. 

Paul  Bern  tells  this  slight  enodga 
tale  of  love  and  hate  against  _ 
highly  colorful  background  and  i 
spite  of  the  absence  of  either  nc 
or  extensive  situations  he  has  sut; 
ceedcd  in  maintaining  an  even  it 
terest  all  the  way.  "Flower  ( 
Night"  is  by  no  means  a  sen=ation'i 
Negri  success  but  her  adt.iirers  an 
going  to  find  it  quite  to  their  !ikin(i 

Box  Office  Angle Good  for  th 

Negri  fans.  May  not  stand  a 
equal  chance  where  the  star  do 
not  stack  up  a  following. 

Exploitation Tell    them    that 

"Flower  of  Night"  Pola  is  a  Spa 
ish  vamp  w-ho  seeks  reveruje  upo 
the  man  whose  love  she  canno*^  wi 
b'l'  is  eventually  hanpy  with  Im 
r.ttci  she  saves  his  life.  Th'.;  u=ii: 
trailer  and  catchlines  can  be  usr 
pffectiveU-  .-'nd  the  star's  nan 
i.cK  sted  in  all  vour  anno.inccnien' 

Direction   Paul  Ben 

good. 

Author    Joseph   Hergesheimf 

Scenario    Willis  Goldbec 

Cameraman Bert  Glenno 

Photography    Geo 

Locale Frisco-18! 

Length  6..374  fo 


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October  25,   1925 


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Monte  Bine   in 

"Red  Hot  Tires" 

Warner  Bros. 
i a  Whole.  . .  .COMEDY  THAT  IS 
OOOD  IN  SPOTS  BUT 
iAS  NOT  THE  CONTINUAL 
.AUGHS  TO  MAKE  IT  A 
SOARING  SUCCESS.  MILDLY 
AMUSING. 

ir   ...Not   a   very   auspicious   vehi- 

Ic    for    his    first    stellar    role    but 

lakes    the    most    of    opportunities. 

)ocs    some    mighty    realistic    tum- 

ling. 

;  t.  .  .  .Patsy  Ruth  Miller  pretty  and 

kasing  as  the  Police  Chief's  auto 

leediiig  young  daughter.     Others, 

ot   unportant. 

?De    of     Story.  ..  .Comedy.       "Red 

itii  Tires  "  seems  to  have  the  foun- 

atiou    for   a    tirst-rate    laugh    pro- 

okcr  but  the  tires  are  often  a  trifle 

Hat".     There  are  not  as  many  out- 

L^ht  laughs  as  it  would  seem  pos- 

ijIc   to   obtain   from   the   situation 

:  hand,  some  of  them  fairly  orig- 

lal    gagg    at    that.      Erie    Kenton 

i>n't  always  gotten  the  most  out 

;  the  material  and  makes  the  very 

inimon   mistake   of    repeating   his 

imedy  gags   with  the  usual  effect 

:    lessening    the    original    comedy 

>ilue.      Instances    of    this    are    the 

ft  where  Monte  keeps  hopping  off 

'  stretcher    to    convince    them    he 

n't  dying;  again  where   Monte  is 

ving  to  get  out  of  jail   by  using 

"tlcrent  names.    These  gags  are  all 

(1  for  a  laugh  at  the  first  crack 

Lit  with  repetition  they  only  show 
ri   the  action. 

;  Story:    Concerns  the  overwhelm- 
'g   fear  which  hero  Al  Jones  has 
>r  autos.     Several  narrow  escapes 
ive  caused  him  to  get  a  book  on 
low  to  overcome  the  fear  of  au- 
{mobiles."     There  is  a  girl  in  the 
fise.    the    Police    Chief's    daughter, 
ho  loves  Al  in  spite  of  her  father's 
licctions.      The    courtship    winds 
I    in    a    thrilling    comedy     chase 
hich    is    the    best    of    the    picture 
id   furnishes   not   only   some   first 
a;-s    thrills     but    laughs    as    well. 
hnch  ending,  of  course. 
5(    Office    Angle Average    com- 
ix     number,     not     as     strong     on 
uulis  as  it  could  be,  but  probably 
nuking  enough  to  hold  a  majority 
te  rested. 
i:'loitation.  . .  ."He  tried  to  get  into 
il  to  be  near  his  sweetheart.     He 
icceeded     but     the     girl     wasn't 
ere  any  more  and  he  couldn't  get 
It.     That  is  what  happened  to  Al 
ines    in    'Red    Hot    Tires'    Monte 
lac's    latest."      Catchlines    on    this 
der    might    work   all    right.      Use 
oiite  Blue's  name  and  Patsy  Ruth 
iller's   also.      Auto    dealer   tie-ups 
i^ht  be  arranged. 

)i:ction    Erie   C.    Kenton; 

tight     have     gotten     some     more 

ughs  out  of  material 

Vmor Gregory  Rogers 

iciario  E.  T.  Lowe,  Jr. 

Isieraman  ....   Charles  Van  Enger 

'ttography    Good 

xile  Any  town 

^gth    6,660    feet 


Elaine  Hammerstein  in 

"The  Unwritten  Law' 

Columbia   Pictures — State    Rights 

As  a  Whole. . .  .OLD-TIME  "MEL- 
LER"  STUFF  PLANTED  IN 
MODERN  BUSINESS  STORY. 
FLOT  UNCONVINCING— BUT 
HAS  THAT  WELL  KNOWN 
"BOX-OFFICE  DRAW." 

Star Elaine  lends  an  air  of  class 

to  the  picture  that  it  would  other- 
wise lack,  as  the  story  is  too 
"nieller." 

Cast Forrest  Stanley  creates  no 

great  impression  as  the  hero.  At 
times  his  acting  seems  very  me- 
chanical. William  Mong  does  the 
best  he  can  to  create  a  characteri- 
zation of  a  Southern  "colonel,"  but 
the  part  is  too  artificial  for  his  fine 
talents.  Charles  Clary  as  the  heavy 
performs  in  the  style  of  the  old 
tashion  villain — but  that's  the  kind 
of  a  part  it  is. 

lype  of  Story ....  Melodrama.  This 
is  a  "Hell's  Highroad"  type  of  plot, 
where  the  rich  employer  tries  to 
steal  the  girl  from  the  hero  who  is 
on  his  payroll.  Elaine  is  the  secre- 
tary to  the  financier.  He  sends  the 
hero  on  a  business  trip  to  Mexico. 
It  looks  like  a  promotion — but  it  is 
just  a  scheme  to  get  him  out  of  the 
way.  By  a  series  of  villainous 
tricks,  he  convinces  the  girl  that  the 
hero  has  been  untrue  to  her  in  Mex- 
ico, and  finally  that  he  has  been 
shot  in  a  fight  over  a  native  girl. 
Elaine  sends  him  a  wire  that  she 
is  through.  He  hops  an  airplane 
2nd  gets  to  the  villain's  country 
estate  just  as  they  have  been 
married.  The  hero  explains  the 
trickery.  The  lights  suddenly  go 
out  in  the  room.  When  they  are 
switched  on,  the  rascally  husband 
of  a  few  minutes  is  found  shot  to 
death.  The  mystery  element  is 
sni)posed  to  enter  here — but  it  is 
poorly  done.  Eventually  it  develops 
that  the  housekeeper  shot  him. 
offering  the  "unwritten  law"  as 
excuse.  Continuity  at  the  end  is 
ragged.  The  star  and  William 
Mong  as  the  Southern  colonel  do 
their  best  to  lend  realism  and  sin- 
cerity to  the  picture,  but  it  has  too 
much  "meller"  loosely  thrown  to- 
gether. Has  lots  of  action  and  sus- 
pense. 

Box  Office  Angle If  your  people 

like  melodrama,  with  the  villain  go- 
ing the  limit  to  win  the  girl,  this 
should  please  them.  But  not  for 
sophisticated  audiences.  Good  for 
double  feature. 

Exploitation The     title     is     the 

best  thing  to  play  up.  A  good  num- 
ber would  be  a  sketch  run  previous 
to  the  week  you  show  the  picture. 
It  would  be  a  reproduction  of  the 
scene  where  the  husband  is  mys- 
teriously shot  in  a  dark  room.  As 
the  lights  go  up  on  stage,  announce 
the  answer  to  the  mystery  will  be 
found  in  next  week's  film. 

Direction  ...  .  Edward  J.  Le  Saint; 
fair. 

Author  Tom  J.  Hopkins 

Scenario    Same 

Cameraman  Frank  Good 

Photography    Good 

Locale    City 

Length  5,355  feet 


"Scandal  Street" 

Prod.    W.    E.    Shallenberger — Dist.: 
Arrow — State  Rights 

As  a  Whole PRETTY  GOOD 

AUDiliNCE  FiCTUKE  WITH 
SiUDlO  AiMUSir'Hll.KE  THAT 
WILL  MAKii.  IT  VJ^^KY  AT- 
TRACTIVH-  TO  THE  FAN 
CRUWD. 

Cast Madge    Kennedy    pleasing 

as  the  movie  nerome  oi  the  story. 
iNiiles  Vveich  good  in  dual  role  ot 
hero  and  the  extra  who  "doubles" 
for  hero.  Coit  Albertson  a  mild 
villain  and  L^uuise  leaner  a  Diack- 
mailmg  young  lady  who  makes 
hero's  hie  miserable.  Others  J. 
Moy  Bennett  and  Edwin  August. 

lype  of  Story Dramatic-ro- 
mance; irom  lue  story  uy  rraiiK 
R.  Adams.  The  public's  interest 
111  the  personal  artairs  of  screen 
celebrities  and  their  curiosity  with 
regard  to  the  actual  "shooting"  ot 
pictures  IS  played  up  to  directly  in 
"scandal  street,"  a  story  that  con- 
cerns the  private  life  ot  the  screen 
star  ^jheila  Kane,  played  by  Madge 
tvennedy,  and  her  movie  hero  hus- 
band, iNeil  i\eeley,  played  by  Niles 
Vvelch.  Whitman  liennett  has  m- 
ciuaed  many  good  shots  of  a  studio 
111  action  and  this  angle,  together 
witn  a  siory  tnat  will  appeal 
strongly  to  a  fan  crowd,  should 
make  tne  picture  a  sure  go  at  the 
box  oftice.  The  plot  isn't  without 
some  unconvincing  twists  but  they 
are  not  likely  to  worry  the  inter- 
ested tan  a  great  deal. 

Story:  Sheila  and  Neil  are  co- 
starring  in  a  series  of  pictures  but 
Neil's  continual  over-indulgence 
and  his  affairs  with  other  women 
are  ruining  his  career  and  killing 
Sheila's  love.  O'Malley,  an  extra 
in  search  of  work,  walks  into  the 
studio  and  resembles  Neil  so 
strongly  that  he  is  mistaken  for 
the  movie  star.  The  producer  hits 
upon  the  idea  of  having  him 
"double"  for  Neil  and  when  Neil  is 
killed  in  an  auto  accident,  they  keep 
up  the  deception.  Neil  falls  in  love 
with  Sheila  but  is  forced  to  con- 
tinue Neil's  relations  with  Cora,  a 
gold  digger,  who  had  been  with 
Neil  when  he  was  killed  and 
threatens  to  expose  O'Malley  if  he 
fails  to  "come  across."  After  com- 
plications are  cleared  away  Sheila 
and  O'Malley  are  married. 

Box   Office  Angle A  likely  box 

office  bet  especially  for  the  general 
fan    type   of   audience. 

Exploitation Tell       them       that 

"Scandal  Street"  is  a  movie  within 
a  movie  and  deals  witli  t'-e  artairs 
of  a  film  hero  and  heroine  who  are 
man  and  wife  in  private  life.  Count 
on  this  bringing  in  a  good  many, 
women  particularly.  Madge  Ken- 
nedy is  charming  and  they'll  like 
her'  work  in  this.  Use  Niles 
Welch's  name  also.  Other  good 
exploitation   angles. 

Direction   Whitman  Bennett; 

satisfactory. 

Author    Frank  R.  Adams 

Scenario   Harry  Chandlee 

Cameraman    Edwin   Paul 

Photography   All  right 

Locale   Long  Island 

Length  6,750  feet 


"Thank  You" 

John   Golden    Unit — Fox 

As  a  Whole ATMOSPHERE  OF 

SMAJ^i.  iOWN  KiiLlUlOUS 
CUiVilViUNli  Y  FRE!il!-lNiii,U  iN 
±:«AA(JUliKATiiD  TiLKMS. 
COWiAllMtJ  bOMii  RAT±1ii,K 
L,it  iLi^it^K  CHARACTiiRlZA- 
TIONS. 

Cast.... Alec  Francis  sincere  in  his 
depiction  of  the  kindly  minister  who 
lorgives  the  wrongs  that  are  done 
liim.  Ulten  gets  the  story  over 
wnen  It  IS  not  quite  convincing. 
Jacqueline  Logan  suitable  as  his 
niece  and  (jeorge  U'Brien  makes 
the  most  of  a  roie  that  isn't  entire- 
ly suitable  to  him.  Cyril  Chad- 
wick  fair  as  the  Chairman  ot  the 
Vestry.  Vivian  Ogden  in  another 
ot  her  effective  "gossip"  charac- 
terizations. Long  list  ot  names  in 
tne  cast  but  none  very  miportant. 

xype  of  Story Drama;  adapted 

irom  the  stage  play  by  VVinchell 
smith.  The  struggle  ot  the  small 
town  minister  tor  existence  on  the 
small  pittance  allowed  him  is  the 
Dasis  ot  the  plot  in  "Thank  You," 
a  story  that  deals  in  frank,  and 
somewnat  exaggerated  terms  with 
small  town  cnurch  going  people 
who  like  the  world  to  know  about 
the  good  they  do  but  in  reality 
their  charity  begins  and  stops  "at 
home."  John  I'ord  has  brought 
this  type  of  human  into  the  light  in 
very  detailed  fashion.  His  produc- 
tion and  handling  of  the  story 
shows  considerable  care  and  his 
characterizations  are  consistently 
true-to-life  even  though  they  are 
rather  overdrawn.  The  production 
is  good  and  cast  adequately 
handled. 

Story:  Rev.  Lee  has  spent  thirty 
years  m  the  little  country  church, 
ministering  to  the  people  about  and 
living  according  to  the  extent  of 
their  generosity,  which  consists  in 
cast-off  foods  and  grudgingly  given 
sustenance.  When  Rev.  Lee's 
niece  arrives  from  Paris  and  a 
young  millionaire  in  the  town  be- 
comes attentive  to  the  girl  the  gos- 
sips get  busy  and  the  poor  minister 
gets  the  worst  of  it.  He  is  ousted 
from  his  post  and  after  a  night  of 
exposure  in  helping  a  fellowman 
he  is  found  exhausted.  The  hypo- 
crites reform  and  everything  is 
rosy. 

Box  Office  Angle.  . .  .Character  study 
and  small  town  atmosphere  may 
appeal.  Good  production  and  Alec 
Francis'  splendid  work  as  the  min- 
ister-hero should  satisfy. 

Exploitation.  ..  .Acquaint  them  with 
the  gist  of  the  story  by  pointing 
to  the  underpaid  country  minister 
and  the  fact  that  few  people  realize 
his  struggle  for  existence.  Might 
work  up  a  teaser  campaign  by  post- 
ing the  town  with  "Thank  'You" 
and  following  it  up  with  announce- 
ments of  the  showing. 

Direction   John  Ford;  good 

but  at  times  a  trifle  overdrawn 

Authors  Winchell    Smith 

and  Tom   Cushing 

Scenario    Frances   Marion 

Cameraman  Geo.  Schneiderman 

Photography   All    right 

Locale                                    Small  Town 
Length  6,839  feet 


Here's  Another 
Box  Office  WOW! 


MADAM  BEHAVE"  comes  from 
a  money  family-  the  Al  Christie 
Comedy  Specials-  whose  reputation 
for  luring  the  dollar  from  the  pocket 
of  the  patron  to  the  cash  register 
of  the  exhibitor  is  established  by 
the  marvelous  records  of  ^'Charley^s 
Aunt"  and  "Seven  Days/' 

Made  for  Entertainment  Pur- 
poses Only — that's  ''Madam  Be- 
have." Built  around  a  sensationally 
successful  French  farce,  and  with 
two  of  the  greatest  stars  of  the  day 
in  the  leading  roles — Julian  Eltinge 
and  Ann  Pennington — directed  by 
Scott  Sidney  who  was  responsible 
for  ''Charley's  Aunt"  and  carrying 
all  the  Christie  sure-fire  comedy 
gags,  "Madam  Behave"  has  all  the 
elements  of  a  Riot. 

Julian    Eltinge    and  Ann  Pennington 
are  two  of  the  greatest  box  office  assets^ 
on  screen  or  stage  today. 

Miss  Pennington  is  an  outstanding 
star  of  Ziegfeld's  Follies — and  she's  just 
as  magnetic  on  the  screen. 

Julian  Eltinge  is  the  Greatest  Woman 
Impersonator  Ever  Known  to  the  Stage 
or  Screen.  Last  year  he  toured  the  coun- 
try from  coast  to  coast,  making  personal 
appearances  in  first  run  houses. 

In  Twenty-five  Out  Of  Thirty-two 
Theatres,  Eltinge  Broke  The  House  Rec- 
ord For  Business  With  His  Engagement ! 

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Sunday,   October  25,  193 


Lowell  Sherman  in 

"Satan  In  Sables" 

Warner  Brothers 

As  a  Whole.... MELODRAMA  OF 
HIGH  LIFE  IN  PARIS.  VERY 
THEATRICAL— BUT  STAND- 
ARD B  O  X-0  F  F  I  C  E  ELE- 
MENTS PLAYED  UP  STRONG. 

Star The  well  known  stage  star 

plays  the  part  of  u  Russian  grand 
auke  with  good  theafical  etfect. 
Pioves  that  his  eyebrows  art  a  bii? 
atiistic  asset. 

Cast Pauline    Garon    as    a    girl 

from  Montmartre  gives  a  vivacious 
performance.  Gertrude  Astor  as 
;h(  "other  woman"  is  typical  of  llic 
part.  John  Harron  as  the  grand 
duke's  brother  is  too  Irish  for  a 
Russian,  but  his  acting  would  be 
appreciated  in  either  country. 

Type  of  Story Melodrama.  Ad- 
apted from  the  story  by  Bradley 
King.  Here  is  a  well  dressed  pic- 
ture— in  fact  some  of  the  sets  are 
gorgeous.  The  plot  is  of  the  extra- 
vaganza school.  Very  colorful — 
sometnnes  very  unreal.  But  it  is 
hlled  with  the  kind  of  material  that 
lures  people  to  the  box-office.  The 
grand  duke  is  in  Paris  where  he 
evidently  has  been  a  very  devil  with 
the  ladies.  Nothing  in  the  picture 
proves  it.  It  is  all  suggested. 
Mostly  by  his  very  proper  aunt 
who  is  continually  reproving  him 
for  his  wild  ways.  But  Lowell 
Sherman  is  clever  enough  to  con- 
vince you  that  he  is  the  satan  in 
sables.  He  throws  over  Dolores, 
a  Spanish  sweetheart,  who  immedi- 
ately starts  to  get  even  by  making 
the  grand  duke's  young  brother  fall 
in  love  with  her.  Then  she  dis- 
closes to  him  that  his  elder  brother 
had  been  her  lover.  Driven  frantic, 
the  youth  drives  his  racing  car 
madly  to  get  away  from  everything, 
and  is  killed.  In  this  way  the 
Grand  Duke  sees  the  error  of  his 
ways,  reforms,  and  falls  in  love 
with  the  poor  little  girl  from  the 
slums.  A  typical  story  of  life  as 
moving  picture  patrons  love  to 
think  of  it.  Lowell  Sherman  is  very 
convincing  in  the  artificial  role. 
Pauline  Garon  is  so  unaffected  and 
full  of  the  joy  of  life  that  she  makes 
you  forget  the  weakness  of  the 
story.  The  star  has  an  effective 
way  of  using  his  eyebrows  to  reg- 
ister almost  any  emotion. 

Box    Office    Angle Gay    life    in 

Paris  told  in  a  wholesome  story 
with  a  moral.  Good  for  almost  any 
house  where  entertaining  values  are 
the  main  requirement. 

Exploitation Good  box-office 

title  to  play  up.  Lowell  Sherman's 
name  should  be  featured. 

Direction    James    Flood; 

good 

Author  Bradley  King 

Scenario    Same 

Cameraman  John  Mescall 

Photography    Good 

Locale    Paris 

Length    6,972  feet 


Buck  Jones  in 

"Durand  of  the  Bad  Lands" 

Fox 
As  a  Whole.  ...'WESTERN  WITH 
THE  USUAL  ROUND  OF  AC- 
TION BUT  PLOT  REALLY 
GETS  AWAY  FROM  THE  CUT 
AND  DRIED   FORMULA. 

Star.... The  true  hero,  hunted  but 
easily  overcoming  the  plotting  of 
his  enemies.  Furnishes  the  best  in 
action  and  thrills.  Makes  the  most 
of  the  romance,  too. 

Cast ....  Marian  Nixon  pleasing  lead. 
Malcolm  Waite  the  villain.  Others 
Fred  De  Silva,  Luke  Cosgrove. 
Buck   Black  a  cute  kid. 

Type  of  Story. . .  .Western.  "Durand 
of  the  Bad  Lands"  gives  Jones  a 
first  rate  role  and  contains  pretty 
much  the  usual  line  up  of  action 
and  thrills  and  yet  its  plot  does  get 
away  from  the  routine  western  for- 
mula. It  has  the  familiar  trio  of 
hero,  villain  and  a  girl  but  they  are 
not  running  around  in  quite  the 
same  circle.  There  is  a  certain 
amount  of  heart  interest  with  Buck 
picking  up  the  three  little  waifs 
orphaned  by  the  caravan  attack  of 
villain  and  his  caring  for  them  in 
his  own  crude  way.  The  romance 
is  here,  too,  with  Buck  cheering  up 
a  little  girl  who  lives  out  on  the 
desert  where  she  hopes  her  father 
will  win  back  his  health.  Buck 
performs  his  well  known  feats  of 
escapes  and  rescues  and  injects 
plenty  of  speed  into  his  work. 

Story:  Allison,  local  sheriff,  be- 
lieving Dick  Durand  had  departed 
for  Mexico,  commits  various  acts  of 
villainy  and  manages  to  pin  the 
blame  on  Dick.  His  picture  is 
posted  and  he  is  sought  for  the 
murder  of  a  man  and  his  wife  who 
were  carrying  gold  to  the  railroad 
station.  Meantime  Dick  had  come 
upon  the  children  of  the  murdered 
couple  and  cared  for  them.  Allison 
learns  of  Dick's  whereabouts  and 
comes  gunning  for  him.  Dick 
seeks  refuge  in  the  desert  cabin  of 
the  girl  he  loves.  She  scares  Alli- 
son off  by  telling  him  her  father 
has  just  died  of  smallpox.  After 
an  exciting  chase  Dick  proves  his 
innocence  and  also  gets  the  evi- 
dence which  proves  Allison  the 
perpetrator  of  recent  crimes. 

Box  Office  Angle. ..  .Good  entertain- 
ment as  westerns  go. 

Exploitation.  ..  .Buck  Jones'  follow- 
ing will  probably  be  on  hand  if  you 
tell  them  he  is  the  good  bad  man 
in  "Durand  of  the  Bad  Lands."  A 
trailer  showing  Buck  taking  care 
of  the  little  family  that  is  wished 
on  him  might  give  them  an  idea  of 
the  humorous  bits  contained  in  the 
picture.  You  could  also  show  them 
how   Buck  ropes   the   villain. 

Direction    Lynn   Reynolds; 

good 

Author Maibelle  Heikes  Justice 

Scenario   Lynn  Reynolds 

Cameraman  Allen  Davey 

Photography    'Very  good 

Locale   The  West 

Length    5,844   feet 


"The  Unnamed  Woman" 

Producer:  Embassy  Pictures 
Distributor:  Arrow — State  Rights 
As  a  Whole... MARITAL  DRAMA 
WITH  SOCIETY  ATMOS- 
PHERE AND  TRIMMINGS 
THAT  MAKES  UP  THE  TYPE 
OF  PICTURE  THAT  USUAL- 
LY FINDS  A  BIG  DEMAND. 
Cast Brings  back  the  long  ab- 
sented Katherine  MacDonald — 
pleasing,  but  considerably  more 
matronly.  John  Miljan  fills  an  im- 
portant role  as  the"  society  waster." 
Others  Herbert  Rawlinson,  Wanda 
Hawley  and  Leah  Baird. 
Type  of  Story. ..  .Domestic  drama. 
Charles  E.  Blaney's  story,  while 
rather  void  of  originality  in  either 
situations  or  atmosphere,  repre- 
sents the  type  of  entertainment  that 
fills  the  demands  of  many  exhibi- 
tors. Harry  O.  Hoyt,  with  these 
particular  box  offices  in  view,  has 
made  a  very  presentable  offering 
with  plenty  of  husbands  and  wives 
tangles,  society  atmosphere,  cock- 
tail demonstrations,  jazz  parties 
and  divorce  suits.  It  is  all  a  part 
of  the  mixture  that  goes  tp  make 
a  more  or  less  spicey  film  and  as 
far  as  that  goes  there  is  nothing 
missing.  Katherine  MacDonald  in 
her  drink  mixing  episode  is  bound 
to  create  an  awful  thirst  in  the  au- 
dience and  her  own  gradually  ac- 
quired "edge"  will  furnish  a  good 
laugh.     This   bit  is   cleverly   done. 

Story:  Flora  and  Donald  Brookes 
are  happily  married  but  Archie 
Wesson  and  Doris  are  not  because 
Doris  has  just  discovered  that  Ar- 
chie has  nowhere  near  the  fortune 
she  expected  he  had.  Doris  finally 
implicates  Flora  in  her  divorce  suit 
and  engages  Donald  to  manage  her 
suit.  He  refuses  when  he  finds 
that  his  wife  is  named.  Flora,  in 
love  with  her  husband,  pretends  to 
swallow  poison  when  he  refuses  to 
believe  her  innocent.  Archie's 
chauffeur  comes  to  the  rescue  with 
evidence  that  proves  Flora  was  in- 
nocent of  the  charge.  Donald  for- 
gives and  Flora  and  Archie  call 
themselves  rotters  and  decide  to 
patch  up  their  troubles  and  go  to 
work  for  a  living.  The  picture  runs 
a  trifle  too  long  and  would  be  much 
the  better  for  cutting  especially  in 
the  latter  reels. 
Box  Office  Angle.  ..  .First  rate  at- 
traction for  certain  type  of  patron- 
age. All  depends  upon  the  people 
you  cater  to.  You  know  best  what 
will  please  them. 
Exploitation.  .  .Where  your  audience 
is  right  for  it  you  can  play  up  the 
jazz  angle  and  the  society  atmos- 
phere with  suggestions  as  to  the 
innoncent  victim  in  a  divorce  suit. 
A  trailer  of  any  of  the  parties  will 
suffice  to  get  them  in.  You  can 
let  Katherine  MacDonald's  old  ad- 
mirers know  that  she  stages  a 
"comeback"  in  "The  Unnamed 
Woman." 

Direction    Harry   O.   Hoyt; 

adequate 

Author   Charles  E.   Blaney 

Scenario: 
Cameraman: 

Photography    Good 

Locale    New  York 

Length   6,300  feet 


Tom  Mix  in 

"The  Everlasting  Whispei  ] 

Fox 

As  a   Whole RATHER   SENT 

MENTAL  STORY  FOR  SUCI 
A  HE-MAN  AS  TOM  MIX.  BU 
A  FIGHT  PUNCH  IS  IN  TI*i 
CLIMAX. 

Star.... Tom  gets  poetical  and  tal 
about  the  "whispering  pines."  B) 
when  he  hits  the  action  stuff 
goes  over  big,  as  always.  Doj 
some  good  stunts  with  his  hor 
Tony. 

Cast Alice   Calhoun  as   the  c 

girl  lends  good  contrast  to  st 
Robert  Cain  as  a  polished  socic 
man  plays  the  heavy  with  distil 
tion.  George  Berrell  as  an  ( 
prospector  creates  a  fine  bit 
character  work. 

Type   of   Story Western   me 

drama.  Tom  was  handicapped 
the  jump-off  with  a  story  that  h 
no  particular  point.  Plot  is  wei 
The  action  sags  in  spots,  and  ; 
quired  padding.  The  climax 
rather  forced  and  artificial  in  oro 
to  get  over  the  necessary  puni 
Tom  saves  a  city  girl  on  a  ruti 
way  horse  just  as  it  reaches 
broken  bridge.  Then  he  has  To 
clear  the  broken  span  in  pursuit 
the  other  horse.  This  is  a  fi 
shot  and  shows  Tom  at  his  be 
After  this  there  is  consideral, 
footage  devoted  to  sentiment.  T<f 
moons  around  with  the  society  g 
and  gets  sentimental  about  t 
everlasting  whisper  of  the  pin; 
This  certainly  is  a  new  role  for  i' 
hard  riding  hero.  He  had  bet- 
stick  to  his  regular  line.  Somehi 
the  sentimentalizing  does  not 
his  rugged  makeup. 

The  story  concerns  a  hidden  mi 
owned  by  an  old  prospector.     T( 
befriends  him.     Gratton  is  the  c 
swindler  who  is  in  love  with  G 
ria — for    her    money.      He    also 
after    the    hidden    mine.      They 
wind  up   in  a   cave   where   the  h 
den  gold  is  to  be  found.    The  stc 
does    not   make   it   very    clear   w 
they  should  all  go  to  the  cave— 
what  they  intended  to  do  after  th 
got  there.     Very  weak  constructi; 
here.      But   it   serves   to   give   T4 
the    chance   to    stage    his   thrills  j 
outwitting    Gratton    and    his    gai 
He  does  this  in  the  approved  M 
ian      manner.        Wonderful     see 
shots.     Some  good  stunt  riding. 

Box   Office  Angle Will  draw 

the  Mix  fans.  Not  so  strong 
action  and  riding  as  most  of 
pictures. 

Exploitation Tom    Mix's   name 

the  one  and  only  way  to  boost  tl 
The  horse  Tony  puts  up  a  cle' 
fight  against  wolves,  which  deser 
to  be   featured   in  your  publicity 

Direction J.    G.    Blystone;   gc^ 

Author    Jackson    Gregii| 

Scenario    Windham    Gitti 

Cameraman    Daniel  Cli 

Photography    F 

Locale   ^^, 

Length  5,611  i 


ijnday,   October  25,    1925 


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.lack  Hoxie  in 

"Hidden  Loot" 

Universal 
»:  a    Whole.  .  ..SLOWER    THAN 
HE   USUAL   HOXIE   OFFER- 
MG.       HAS     SOME     MIGHTY 
INE     LOCATIONS     AND 
REAT   NIGHT   SHOTS. 
t      ..  Spends    more    time    mooning 
111(1    the    heroine    than    he    does 
iiirseback.     A  better  rider  than 
i^:\'er.      May    disappoint    his    ad- 
iiiis     with     lack     of     action     and 
imts   in   this  one. 
...Olive     Hasbrouck     a     pretty 
111  and  the  bandit  gang  composed 
,suital)le    types:      Jack    Kenny, 
nek   Connors,    Bert   De    Marc   and 
las.    Brinley. 
We  of  Story.  .  .  .Western.     "Hidden 
Dot       moves     along     at    a     much 
iwcr    gait    than    the    usual    Jack 
Li.xie   picture.      He   generally    puts 
•  cr  some  fast  and  fancy  riding  and 
it   a   few   daring  stunts.      But   this 
111    he   does   more    mooning   over 
I'lctty  girl,   the   sister  of  a   ranch 
■  iiKT,  than  he  does  in  getting  over 
nils.       The     plot     is     slight     and 
ly  given  to  Hoxie's  admiration. 
1 1  and  otherwise,  for  the  girl  he 
iM^ucd    at    the    wrong    time.      She 
IS  having  a  race  with  her  brother 
^d    Jack    thought    her    horse    was 
inning    away.       He    stopped    the 
iUnaway"  but  only  got  a  Ijawling 
tt  for  his  trouble.     That   was   the 
ic    for    Jack    to    fall    in    love    and 
!■    rest   of   the    yarn    concerns    his 
tpture  and  escape  by  ranch  hands 
luining  to   rob   the   girl's   brother, 
liturally  Jack  is  interested  in  get- 
t  g  the  mone)'  back   to   its   owner, 
turing  to   win   the   girl's  approval 
:    the    same    time.      The    devclop- 
1  lit,  the  rest  of  the  w-aj-,  is  only 
iiflerately   fast   and    with    the   ex- 
tition  of  one  or  two  captures  and 
trapes,    and    Jack's    final    capture 
I  one  of  the  crooked  ranch  hands, 
t  re  is  not  much  in  the  way  of  ex- 
tement.     William  Nobles,  camera- 
tin,    has    gotten    in    some    mighty 
<e  night  scenes,   or  they   may  be 
(\-  scenes  with  some  trick  photog- 
rihy   giving  them   the   appearance 
c    night.       Light     clouds     against 
C"k     skies     give     some     unusually 
hutiful     night     effects.       Splendid 
i   itopraphy      and      fine      locations 
t  oughout. 

0'  Office    Angle ....  Good    average 

\  stern.      May    strike    Hoxie    fans 

ling    just    a    trifle    slow    when 

pared   with   his   usual   offerings. 

xoitation A    trailer    showing 

■'  •  of  the   dessert   shots  will   con- 

them    that    they    will    see    a 

rn  with   fine   pictorial   appeal. 

rding  the   story  tell   them  that 

.  'Xie     plays     the     role     of     desert 

r  mer  known  as  "Slipoer  Tongue." 

^'lis  meeting  with  a  ranch  owner's 

'     ?nd    winning    ber    favor    bv 

'■ring  money   stolen    from   her 

ii-r     by      his      crooked      ranch 

on   Robert  North 

I'ury;  ample. 

Wm.  J.   Neidig 

eirio  Harrv  Dittmars 

""■raman   .  .  ....    Wm    Nobles 

ineraphy    Excellent 

" '"   Arizona 

^'1   4,738  feet 

I 


Richard  Talmadge  in 

"The  Wall  Street  Whiz" 

p'lnii.  Booking   Officer 

As  a  Whole HODGE  PODGE 

OF  SLAPSTICK,  "MELLER", 
AND  BURLESQUE.  BUILT 
ON  LINES  OF  OLD  TIME 
SENSATIONAL  SERIAL 
SI'UFF.  IT  WHIZZES,  ALL 
RIGHT. 

Star Dick  is  the  "Whiz"  men- 
tioned ill  tlie  title.  He  comes  near 
establishing  a  new  record  for  over- 
crowding action  into  six  reels.  And 
he  shows  more  comedy  th?n  most 
of  the   so-called   "speed"  stars. 

Cast Marceline  Day  as  the  girl 

might  just  as  well  have  been  any 
little  extra  hanging  hopefully 
around  the  Hollywood  lots  for  ail 
she  does.  Lillian  Langdon  as  her 
"newly  rich"  mother  lends  a  good 
Irish  comedy  touch — broad  farce, 
but  funny.  John  Mason  as  her  hen- 
pecked husband  who  "struck  oil'' 
liopeksslv  miscast,  .^s  a  comical 
Ir'sli  t\-i)e  he  is  pathetic.  Carl 
Miller  as  the  heavy  adds  much 
needed  realism  to  the  wild  and  fan- 
tastic  proceedings. 

Type  of  Story Hard  to  classify. 

A  mixtiire  oi  bunes(|ue  and  melo- 
drama. The  object  was  evidently  to 
crowd  as  much  sensational  action 
and  fuiin\-  gags  into  six  reels  as 
possible.  The  picture  leaves  you 
with  the  dazed  teeling  of  one  who 
has  just  witnessed  two  diiTerent 
types  of  stories  projected  on  two 
cntferent  screens  at  the  same  time 
— if  that  were  i)ossible.  The  scen- 
arist simply  overcrowded  the  ac- 
tion— mixed  his  ])l()t  values — tried 
for  too  many  effects.  After  all, 
there  is  a  limit  to  what  one  set  of 
actors  can  portray  in  a  screen  story. 
If  they  had  made  this  a  straight 
melodrama  with  lots  of  action  — 
fine.  If  the\-  had  made  it  a  straight 
farce  with  the  broad  comedy  strokes 
— fine  also.  Mixing  all  this  to- 
gether results  only  in  a  lot  of  wild- 
ly impossible  action,  overplayed 
comedy  and  a  dizzy,  jazzy  feeling 
on  the  part  of  the  spectator.  Dick 
olays  the  part  of  a  rich  broker  who 
for  a  lark  becomes  a  butler  in  the 
home  of  the  heroine.  Here  he  is 
able  to  foil  the  villain  who  is  steer- 
ing the  .girl's  father  wrong  on  the 
stock  market.  He  .gets  busy,  man- 
inulates  the  market,  and  saves  the 
family  fortune.  Of  course  he  wins 
the  girl.  It's  a  whiz,  all  right.  Dick 
cert;iinlv  earns  his  nay  envelope. 
He  works  the  pep  and  conicdv  con- 
tinuously for  the  entire  footage. 

Box    Office    Angle The    film    is 

jazzed  up  for  all  the  sensation,  farce 
and  action  that  is  possible.  Not 
for  fussy  audiences.  Those  who 
like  slapstick  and  serial  stuff  will  eat 
tll'S   up. 

Exploitation Pla\'      it      un      for 

thrills  pep  and  comedy.  Excite- 
ment is  the  big  aupeal.  The  star's 
name  will  help  a  lot. 

D'rection    Jack   Nelson; 

f-iir. 

Author   James  Bell  Smith 

Scenario    Same 

Cameramen William  Marshall. 

lack  Stevens. 

Photography    Good 

Locale    City 

Footage    5.452   feet 


"A  Little  Girl  in  a  Big  City" 

Gotham    Prod. — State   Rights 

As  a  Whole ....  OLD  TIME  "MEL- 
LER" WITH  ALL  THE  SEN- 
SATIONAL TRIMMINGS.  VIL- 
LAIN PURSUES  HEROINE  TO 

,      THE    BITTER    END — YOU 

I      KNOW. 

Cast ....  Gladys  Walton  is  well  cast 
for  the  part  of  the  little  country 
girl  snared  in  the  wicked  city. 
A  lies  Welch  is  so  good  as  the  hero 
that  he  almost  makes  you  believe 
In-  is  playing  in  a  serious  drama. 
Coit  -Vlbertson  as  the  heavy  does 
it  in  the  style  of  the  old-time  ten- 
twenty-thirt'  villain.  Sally  Crute 
offers  a  good  mother  role.  Mar^' 
Thurman  knows  how  to  portray 
the  reckless  wife.  J.  Barney  Sherry 
only  appears  in  one  scene,  but  does 
it   so   well  you  remember  it. 

Type  of  Story.  .  .  .  Melodrama.  Adap- 
ted from  James  K.  McCurdy's  old 
time  stage  play.  The  old  thriller 
has  been  niudernized — but  they  left 
all  the  lurid  stuff  in,  and  added 
some.  The  innocent  country  girl 
wins  a  beauty  prize  offered  by  the 
publisher  of  a  sensational  maga- 
zine in  New  York.  He  is  the  vil- 
lain who  preys  on  innocence.  So 
when  little  Mary  comes  to  his  of- 
fice in  the  big  city,  she  is  kept 
busy  from  tlu't  moment  till  the 
last  shot  trying  to  dodge  his  evil 
designs  upon  her.  The  villain  also 
adds  a  lot  of  excitement  to  the  pic- 
ture by  l)lackmailing  the  wife  of  a 
rich  broker.  The  hero  is  on  the 
editorial  staff  of  the  rascally  pub- 
lisher's nia.gazine.  He  gets  all  the 
inside  dope,  then  starts  out  to  save 
ihe  girl  and  the  broker's  wife.  For 
llie  last  two  reels  he  is  a  verj-  busy 
lad.  The  iniblisher  has  lured  his  two 
victims  to  an  Kast  Side  den.  Here 
the  sensational  finish  is  staged. 
There  are  knockdown  dragout 
fights.  But  of  course  "the  wolf 
(if  Broadway"  as  he  is  styled  is 
finally  overcome  with  his  gang.  The 
little  girl  in  the  big  city  who  was 
so  nearlv  swallowed  up  finds  ha)i- 
iiiness  with  the  two-fisted  hero. 
It's  all  regulation  "meller"  like  our 
dads  used  to  applaud  when  they 
were  kids.  Brought  up-to-date 
\vith  Rroa(lwa>-  trimmings.  .Sensa- 
fional'sm  travels  on  all  six  cvlinders 
in  this  one.  And  the  villain  nur- 
sues  her  to  the  bitter  end.  The 
thrill  fans  will  find  this  lots  of 
fun. 

Box    Office    Angle.    ..Will  go  great 

where    sensationalism    is  the  main 

reouirement.  Xot  good  for  fussy 
audiences. 

Exploitation The    sensational 

angle  of  what  happens  to  small 
town  girls  in  the  big  city  is  the 
surest  wav  to  play  this  up.  If 
possible  tie  up  with  local  news- 
miner   item   of   a    missing  girl. 

Direction   Burton  King; 

better   than   his   material. 

Author   James  K.  McCurdv 

Scenario  Victoria  Moore 

Cameramen    C.   J.   Davis 

riid   Jack    Young 

Photography    Good 

Locale     Citv 

Lengrth   5,954  feet 


"The  Live  Wire" 

Prod.:   C.  C.  Diirr—Dist.:  First 
Natioiui!. 

As   a   Whole FAST    MOVING 

COMEDY  THAT  REALLY 
AMUSES.  STEPo  AT  LIVELY 
PACE.  LOOKS  MIGHTY  GOOD 
FOR  BOX  OFFICE. 

Star His  usual  peppy  self.  Most 

of  the  gags  fit  him  nicely. 

Cast Includes      Mildred      Ryan, 

Edmund  Breese,  J.  Barney  Sherry 
and  Bradley  Barker.  All  do  satis- 
factory work. 

Type  of  Story Comedy  melo- 
drama with  circus  background  and 
small  town  atmosphere;  adapted 
from  Richard  Washburn  Child's 
"The  Game  of  Light."  The  pic- 
ture has  many  laughs.  It  moves 
rapidly  all  the  way  through.  The 
basic  idea  in  this  is  similar  to  that 
of  the  other  Hines'  comedies.  It 
deals  with  the  success  of  initiative, 
youth  and  enthusiasm  over  under- 
handed and  unscrupulous  business 
methods.  The  comedy  high  lights 
include  a  very  funny  back-to-nature 
dance  in  which  several  bedraggled 
hoboes  take  part,  the  episode  in  the 
tough  cafe  where  Johnny  uses  the 
open  manhole  to  rid  the  cafe  of 
annoying  customers  and  the  final 
rout  of  the  gang  headed  by  Bradley 
Barker  in  which  Johnny's  former 
circus  clowns  ligure  very  jsromi- 
iiently. 

Story;  Johnny  is  a  wire  artist 
in  a  circus.  He  is  forced  to  change 
his  calling  because  of  ill  health. 
He  finally  drifts  to  Meadville.  a 
small  town,  and  becomes  a  lamp  and 
ixiwer  salesman.  The  story  then 
deals  with  the  efforts  of  George 
Trent  to  secure  the  controlling 
stock  in  an  amusement  park  and 
the  successful  efforts  of  Johnny  to 
overcome  the  plan  and  eventually 
win  the  girl,  played  by  Mildred 
Ryan. 

Box  Office  Angle This  one  looks 

as  though  it  is  in  at  the  box  office. 
It  is  clean,  rapid  in  action  and 
contains  a  number  of  amusing  sit- 
uations. 

Exploitation Circus    atmosphere 

should  be  plaved  up.  This,  per- 
haps, offers  the  best  opportunity 
for  out  door  exploitation.  The 
usual  tie-ups  such  as  heralds, 
throwaways  and  the  like  will  work 
in  very  nicely.  Play  up  Johnny 
Hines'  name  and  recall  any  of  his 
previous  pictures  which  may  have 
scored  a  success  with  your  particu- 
lar clientele. 

Direction    Charles   Hines; 

good. 

Author    .  .    Richard   Washburn    Child 

Scenario    Mrs.   Mitchell 

Cameramen     Charles    Gilson. 

John  Geisel,  Paul  Strand. 

Photography    Good 

Locale    Small  town 

Length    7,000   feet 


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Reviews  of  New  Short  Subject 


"Dynamite's  Daughter" — Mustang- 
Universal 
A  Female  Tom  Mix 
Type  of  production.  .2  reel  Western 
josie  iiedgwick  is  featured  in  a 
regular  Tom  Mix  role,  and  does  about 
everyihing  that  a  niaie  siar  would  do 
in  a  wesiern.  The  plot  is  not  high- 
ly original,  but  proves  sutticient  to 
hold  tiie  interest.  Josie  becomes  in- 
terested in  a  little  boy  in  the  school 
whose  tather  is  bediey,  the  new  su- 
perintendent ot  the  mine,  i'he  hero- 
ine IS  known  as  'Xightning, '  evident- 
ly because  oi  her  last  riding  ability, 
iler  lamer,  "Dynamite,'  made  her 
promise  before  he  died  to  avenge 
ner  dead  sister  who  had  been  deserted 
by  tne  ratner  ot  her  little  boy.  The 
men  at  the  mine  have  decided  to  go 
alter  sediey  to  collect  their  back  pay. 
■■j_,iglitning  '  rides  ahead  to  warn  nim, 
and  when  she  meets  him  in  the  mine 
omce  recognizes  him  as  her  sister's 
betrayer,  while  she  is  holding  off 
the  miners,  he  escapes  with  the  money 
pouch.  Ihe  girl  insists  that  she  be 
allowed  to  capture  him.  bhe  rides 
ahead  of  the  others,  and  in  the  battle 
on  horseback  that  tollows,  he  falls 
over  an  embankment  and  is  killed. 
Josie  iedgwick  unquestionably  knows 
how  to  ride,  but  she  is  given  little 
chance  to  show  any  other  ability  in 
this  slight  story,  ihe  love  interest  is 
barely  touched  upon.  This  seems 
to  be  the  weakness.  Hven  though  she 
ts  leatured  doing  the  male  hero  stuff, 
the  sentimental  angle  is  too  much  a 
recognized  part  oi  the  regulation 
western  to  be  slighted — even  in  a 
two-reeler. 


"Better    Movies" — Our    Gang — Pathe 

A  Kcot 
Type  of  prodmtiou.  .  .  .2  reel  comedy 
■The  latest  Our  Gang  is  a  riot.  Ab- 
solutely the  funniest  thing  in  many  a 
long  and  weary  day.  Don't  miss  this. 
You  have  laughed  at  the  other  Our 
Gangs  but  this  is  a  gem.  Can't  go 
into  all  the  details,  but  it  is  sutticient 
to  say  that  they  take  real  movies  and 
you  see  both  the  taking  and  the  fin- 
ished result.  Fancy  Farina  as  an 
Eskimo.  Also  a  hound  dressed  up  as 
a  seal  with  a  couple  of  hot-water  bags 
for  flappers.  The  big  kick  is  seeing 
the  audience  of  kids  looking  at  the 
finished  film.  And  one  little  baby 
yells  "Fooey"  at  least  a  dozen  times. 
The  gang  has  out-done  themselves  in 
this. 


"Nursery    Troubles" — Century-Univ. 

One  of-  Century's  Best 
Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  comedy 
Edna  Marian  does  some  very  prom- 
ising work  in  this.  She  seems  to  be 
developing  in  excellent  shape.  The 
first  reel  gives  her  an  opportunity  to 
do  character  work  and  she  does  a 
tramp  and  a  pJR-tailed  girl  in  a  man- 
ner that  holds  the  attention.  The 
second  reel  contains  some  footage 
that  will  surely  "get"  your  women 
patrons.  Edna  is  seen  as  the  nurse 
in  a  department  store's  nursery.  A 
collection  of  cute  infants  provide  ma- 
terial for  some  good  gags,  and  the 
comedy  sums  up  as  one  of  the  best 
released  by  Century  in  quite  a  while. 


"A  Goofy  Gob"— Christie— Educ'l 

A  Very  Good  Comedy 

Tjpe  of  production. . .  .2  reel  comedy 

iiilly  iJooley  s  latest  sailor  comedy 
sums  up  in  excellent  shape.  It  isn't 
so  much  that  the  gags  are  particularly 
new  but  that  the  direction — done  by 
William  \V'atson — is  good  and  the  ac- 
tion continuous.  In  lact,  the  action 
IS  so  rapid  that  there  isn't  a  pause  and 
this  adds  to  the  general  spirit  of  fun. 
The  captain  of  a  vessel  sees  a  ring  on 
an  ensign's  finger  that  he  recognizes 
as  belonging  to  his  daughter  who  is 
at  boarding  school.  When  the  ship 
docks  he  rushes  off  to  find  his  daugh- 
ter and  see  if  she  is  wearin"  her  ring. 
Dooley,  a  gob,  offers  to  take  the  ring 
back  to  the  girl,  unknown  to  the  cap- 
tain, but  v^'hen  he  reaches  the  school 
all  sorts  of  difliculties  are  encoun- 
tered. There  is  some  excellent  busi- 
ness, and  a  few  of  the  titles  are 
particularly  note-worthy.  Natalie 
Joyce  is  the  girl  and  Bill  Blaisdell  the 
Captain. 


"Too  Much  Mother-in-Law" — Cen- 
tury-Universal 
Good  Comedy 
Type  of  production ...  .2-reel  comedy 
"The  much  used,  and  also  much 
abused,  mother-in-law  comedy  idea 
furnishes  still  further  possibilties  in 
Century's  latest  release  featuring 
Beth  Darlington.  The  idea  remains 
about  the  same  but  there  are  a  lot  of 
good  laughs  that  make  "Too  Much 
Mother-in-Law"  a  real  laugh  getter. 
It  is  mostly  a  rough  and  tumble  affair 
but  the  stunts  are  laughable  and  quite 
original.  A  woman  of  unusually  large 
proportions,  who  appears  in  many 
comedies  and  not  long  since  in  a  fea- 
ture where  she  played  the  part  of  a 
female  chiropractor  and  who  is  never 
given  screen  credit,  furnishes  most 
of  the  laughs,  or  howls — most  of 
them  are  howls.  She  arrives  to  visit 
her  daughter  and  her  new  son-in-law. 
They  drive  mother  from  the  station  in 
the  side  car  of  their  motorcycle, 
which  starts  the  fun  and  the  fire- 
works. Mother  makes  life  miserable 
for  the  man  and  her  rough  tactics 
supply  most  of  the  laughs.  How  hub- 
by finally  gets  even  with  her  and 
runs  her  out  of  town  makes  for  big 
laughs. 


"A    Taxi    War" — Century — Universal 

Will  Please 
Tj-pe  of  production.  ..  .2  reel  comedy 
Eddie  Gordon's  excellent  tumbling 
capacity  has  been  used  to  the  n'th 
degree  in  this  Century  comedy.  The 
action  deals  with  his  struggles  with 
his  erstwhile  pal  who  works  for  a 
rival  taxi  company.  Rivalry  is  strong. 
Both  go  after  the  same  customers, 
and  play  tricks  on  each  other  such 
as  putting  a  water  hose  into  the  cab 
so  that  when  the  door  is  opened  a 
stream  of  water  rushes  out  drench- 
ing the  prospective  patron  who  flees 
to  the  nearest  drv  taxi.  There  is 
much  rough  and  tumble  stuff  but  the 
i-omed\'  should  give  average  satis- 
faction, especially  where  good  acro- 
1)atics   find    favor. 


"All  Aboard"— Fox 

Gooa  L/uinesttc  Comedy 
Type  of  production  2  reel  comedy 
'AH  Aboard  ■  is  the  latest  ot  the 
series  of  Fox  comedies  based  on 
Mabel  Herbert  Urner's  "The  Married 
Life  of  Helen  and  Warren."  it  con- 
tains a  good  amount  of  laughs  and 
some  highly  amusing  comedy  situa- 
tions with  Helen  and  Warren  as  the 
wile  and  the  husband  who  are  still 
in  the  newlywed  stage.  Warren  is 
scheduled  for  a  business  trip  abroad 
and  cannot  take  Helen  with  him  but 
her  best  friend  "wises"  her  up  to 
Faris  and  a  few  thinp's  and  Helen 
makes  secret  reservations  on  tht 
same  boat.  Meantime  Warren's  trip 
is  cancelled.  At  the  last  minute  the 
trip  must  be  made  and  his  partner 
goes.  There  is  a  comedy  complica- 
tion with  Helen  and  Warren  crossing 
each  other  several  times  in  an  effort 
to  meet  but  each  time  just  missing 
each  other.  They  become  involved 
with  a  rum  runner  and  after  an  ex- 
citing chase  by  the  police  are  finally 
landed  back  on  the  liner  bound  for 
Europe.  Helen  and  Warren  decide 
to  continue  on  and  take  another 
honeymoon  trip.  The  comedy  never 
reaches  an  uproarious  stage  but  it 
is  good  amusement  and  will  please 
a  majority. 

"Oh  Buster!" — Buster  Brown 
Century 

Commendable 
Type  of  production.  .  .  .2  reel  comedy 
The  third  of  the  Buster  Brown 
series  released  by  Century  is  an  en- 
tirely successful  effort.  Pete,  the  dog 
who  seems  an  almost  human  "Tige," 
supplies  most  of  the  laughs.  Little 
Arthur  Trimble  is  an  entirely  suitable- 
loking  Buster  and  Doreen  Turner  is 
very  cute  as  his  sweetheart,  Mary 
Jane.  Gus  Meins  directed  and  has 
certainly  wrung  ail  the  laughs  pos- 
sible out  of  the  little  story  which  tells 
of  how  Buster  and  Mary  Jane  are  in- 
vited to  spend  the  day  at  Buster's 
grandfather's  who  excludes  Tige  in 
his  invitation;  how  Tige  finally  ar- 
rives after  much  difficulty;  how  he 
wins  grandfather's  heart  by  chewing 
up  a  book-agent,  and  then  how  he 
thinks  grandfather's  committee  of 
bankers  are  book-agents  because  they 
carry  the  same  sort  of  cases.  One 
sequence  which  shows  Tige  lapping 
up  gasoline  and  then  getting  woozy  is 
particularly   laugh-provoking. 


"Knicknacks  of  Knowledge" — Hodge- 
Podge — Educ'l 

ThovouqhJn  Entertaining 
Type  of  production..!  reel  magazine 
"Knicknacks  of  Knowledge"  as  this 
issue  of  Lyman  H.  Howe's  "Hodge 
Podge"  is  called  combines  funny  little 
animated  cartoons  of  unusual  and 
sometimes  impossible  scenes  with  ac- 
tu?l  photographs.  Among  the 
"Knicknacks"  here  shown  are  the' 
Woolworth  Buildine,  and  cotton-pick- 
ing maidens  in  Peru.  A  cotton  fac- 
tnrv  "never  seen  on  land  or  sea," 
Chinese  iunks,  views  of  Niagara,  so- 
cial activities  of  the  Maoris  of  New 
Zealand  and  a  ranid  cartoon  view  of 
the  countries  of  the  c?rth  are  also  in- 
cluded.    Thoroughly  entertaining. 


"As    You    Like    It"— (Not    Shak 
peare's — Ives-Leventhal 

Unusual  Novelty 
Type  oi  production 1  reel  ster 

SCO 

This  is  decidedly  a  novel  often; 
It  presents  the  question  of  just  w 
kind  ot  an  ending  audiences  pre 
on  a  picture,  whether  they  want 
happy  one  or  like  a  tragic  endi 
ives-Leventhal,  through  the  aid 
colored  glasses,  attempt  to  solve  t 
dilticulty  by  presenting  both  endii 
at  the  same  time.  You  look  throu 
one  glass  and  you  see  hero  rescui 
his  wife  from  the  villain's  clutch 
Look  through  the  other  and  you  ti 
hero  handing  villain  a  neat  wad 
carry  his  wite  off  with  him.  In  t 
way  you  can  suit  your  own  taste  ? 
take  the  ending  you  prefer.  Th' 
is  good  comedy  and  hne  novelty 
the  number  and  it  should  work  ( 
very  well  on  any  program.  At  1 
Rivoli  it  was  splendidly  handled 
having  a  man  shouting  through 
megaphone  the  noises  that  mij 
come  from  a  gallery  crowd  wh; 
makes  audible  approval  or  disappn 
al  of  the  picture. 


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"One   Wild   Night"— Blue   Bird 
Universal 
Average 

Type  of  production....!  reel  come 
Neely  Edwards  is  the  featur 
player  in  this,  which  deals  in  ust 
fashion  with  a  girl  who  runs  to  !: 
sweetheart's  home  to  escape  bei: 
married  to  another.  A  colored  val 
a  storm,  and  a  party  of  strand 
masqueraders  supply  the  "spoo 
atmosphere  and  an  excuse  for  rii 
ning  around  by  all  concerned, 
should  be  mentioned,  however,  tl 
the  girl  in  this  is  particularly  cu 
She  does  some  excellent  work  in 
series  of  close-ups  where  only  Y 
eyes  convey  her  emotions.  The  ct 
ting  is  not  as  careful  as  it  might  I 
particularly  during  the  chase  ! 
quence  where  one  minute  it  is  nig 
time  and  stormy  and  the  next  sh 
it  is  daytime  and  fair.  This  mig 
be  remedied,  however. 


"The   Gold  Trap"— Mustang 
Universal 

Average 
Type  of  production. .  .2  reel  westCi 

drama. 

Fred  Humes  is  the  featured  play 
of   this   two    reel   western.      He  i^ 
comparative  newcomer  so  far  as  f< 
ture  roles  go,  but  manages  to  do  t 
hero  stuff  in  fairly  good  style.     T 
story  is  "just  another  western,"  ho 
ever,    with    a    true-to-type    Kentm 
Colonel,  with  broad-brimmed  hat  a 
iron-grey     mustache,     being     alm( 
fleeced  out  of  his  hard-earned  cash 
a  couple  of  mining  crooks  who  fa 
evidence  of  gold  in  a  mine  and  try 
force  the  Colonel  to  buy.    They  ina»^ 
a  vital  mistake,  however,  when  th 
try  to  kidnap   the   Colonel's  gal  S 
Sally  is  rescued  by  the  brave  you 
hero,   however,  who  turns  out  to 
a  mining  man  himself,  and  he  tali 
Sally    as    a    pardner.       Should    gi 
average  satisfaction. 


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TIEUPS  AND  ADVERTISING 

Old  Pete  Harrison  is  much  worried.  Over  what  he  claims 
'advertising"  in  certain  feature  productions,  figuring,  doubt- 
ss,  that  such  producers  were  taking  money.  From  the  adver- 
ser. Now  it  so  happens  that  today  practically  no  producers  ol 
portance  are  even  approached  with  regard  to  inserting  adver- 
mg  in  features.  That  day  has  passed.  Large  organizations 
low  better  than  to  try  such  tactics.    It  just  can't  be  done. 

But  there  is  a  big  difference  between  "advertising"  and  cer- 
in  matters  which  appear  in  pictures  which  can  be  readily  used 
r  dealer  tieups.  Every  exhibitor  should  welcome  the  opportuni- 
■  of  using  a  dealer  tieup  with  his  picture.  The  oftener  the  better, 
here  should  be  no  objection  to  this.  Certainly  there  is  every  rea- 
n  why  this  should  be  encouraged. 

Every  exploitation  man ;  every  film  salesman,  knows  the  dif- 
;ulties  encountered  in  getting  tieups.  I  have  been  fortunate 
lOUgh  to  speak  before  the  Kiwanis  Clubs  in  several  cities.  And 
I  each  occasion  have  offered  the  suggestion  of  working  co-opera- 
vely  with  exhibitors  for  a  better  appreciation  of  the  value  of  tie- 
)S.  On  each  occasion  the  Kiwanians  seemed  much  interested. 
hey  naturally  would  be.  A  good  tieup  brings  business  not  only 
the  theater — but  to  the  merchant  as  well.  This  should  be  en- 
»uraged  rather  than  discouraged. 

THAT  BLUE  BOOK 

Of  Southern  California.  Just  out.  Fails  to  mention  Doug 
id  Mary  or  even  Gloria.  Still  that  is  what  is  to  be  expected, 
/henever  they  have  a  chance  out  that  way.  To  snub  picture 
)lk — how  those  Southern  Californians  love  to  do  it.  Make  no 
istake  about  it:  picture  folk  are  only  "tolerated"  out  there. 

ARMY  THEATERS 

So  much  war  stuff  in  recent  pictures.     Just  naturally  got  to 

linking  about  the  army  yesterday.     Then  began  thinking  about 

le  War  Department  theaters.     Do  you  know  that  there  are  94 

my  posts  where  each  week  about  344  shows  are  held?     No; 

either  did  yours  truly. 

INTERVIEWS 

Nothing  unusual  about  them.  Not  in  this  business,  anyway, 
ill  Johnson  makes  them  stand  out  by  copyrighting  them.  And 
)  you  must  not  be  surprised  to  know.  That  our  old  friend,  Jay- 
ee  Williams.  Who  is  embarking  on  producing  in  England, 
lanaged  to  get  nearly  a  column.  In  the  London  Daily  Mail — a 
nwerful  publication — with  reference  to  British  made  pictures. 

Jaydee — the  irrepressible. 

"3  BAD  MEN  BUGLE" 

Title  of  a  clever  mimeographed  sheet.  Issued  at  Victorville, 
aiif.,  when  John  Ford's  troupe  was  on  location  for  Bill  Fox. 
lalcing  the  picture  which  will  be  called  "3  Bad  Men."  Reminds 
ne  of  olden  days.  Incidentally  the  sheet  had  a  photo.  Yep,  a 
2al  one :  of  Farrell  MacDonald ;  Tom  Santschi  and  Frank  Cam- 
eau.    They  sure  looked  "bad." 

PRODUCTION  MANAGERS 

Milton  Hoftman.  Of  the  De  Mille  staff,  considers  production 
lanagers  "the  mirrors  of  Sales  Realities."  Yes,  yes.  I  have  heard 
reduction  managers  called  by  much  harsher  names  than  that.  In 
let  being  called  harsh  names  has  driven  Harry  Rapf  to  neuritis 
nd  Irving  Thalberg  to  desperation. 

Production  managers,  in  fact,  are  all  in  all  of  what  everyone 
Ise  in  a  studio  is — from  casting  director  to  cameraman.  They 
lUst  possess  patience  sufficient  to  make  stars  happy  and  keep  them 
o;  from  taming  writers  to  soothing  directors.  In  fact  a  better 
ame  for  the  production  manager  might  be  the  studio  nurse. 
'hat  is  really  his  job ;  nursing  things  along. 

TOUGH  WORDS 

Ernest  Fredman,  writing  in  "The  Film  Renter,"  of  London : 


om  Page  1) 

"American  distributing  companies  have  only  themselves  to  blame 
for  the  state  of  affairs  that  exists  today." 

Be  that  as  it  may  it  is  about  time  that  the  leaders  of  the  in- 
dustry here  appreciated  the  gravity  of  the  European  situation. 

And  did  something  about  it. 

DOUG  MAC  LEAN  HERE 

Resting.  Needs  a  long,  quiet  time.  So  came  to  New  York 
to  get  it.  Serious  about  it,  too;  in  bed  every  evening  at  11:30. 
Taking  things  very  easy.  All  of  which  proves  that  making  com- 
edies IS  hard  work.  Remember  how  long  Chaplin  rested  in  the 
big  city? 

SWISS  CHEESE  LITERATURE 

The  New  York  Times  carried  this  letter.  From  Jacob  Leib- 
son,  of  Cedarhurst : 

"Can  some  of  your  readers  trace  for  me  the  source  of  the  Swiss 
Cheese  School  ot  i^iterature.-'  1  refer  to  the  authors  who  perforate 
their  compositions  with  dots,  mental  hiatuses  over  which  the  read- 
er is  expected  to  leap,  chamois-like,  from  crag  to  crag.  Current 
magazine  poetry,  for  instance,  looks  perfectly  moth-eaten.  *  *  *" 

So  far  as  we  know.    Jacob  doesn't  read  this  paper. 

UNHAPPY  OSCAR 

Oscar  Lund ;  the  director.  Oscar  writes  a  long,  interesting 
letter.  About  the  "happy  ending"  given  by  M.-G.-M.  to  "The 
Tower  of  Lies"  and  condemns  this  as  flagrant  in  no  uncertain 
words.  In  fact,  he  is  so  displeased  about  this  "mutilation  "  that  he 
cries  in  his  grief:     "I  have  lost  my  goat,  and  I  can't  find  it." 

Cheer  up,  brother  Oscar,  cheer  up.  That  goat  will  come  home 
all  right.  (It  always  does.)  And  meanwhile  don't  forget  this: 
that  the  vast  masses  of  the  American  public  like  happy  endings. 
And  they  don't  like  unhappy  endings.  It  may  hurt.  It  may  cause 
your  nanny  to  lose  himself  occasionally.  But  that  won't  change 
the  ideas  of  masses  of  people.  Who  frequent  picture  houses. 
Still  we're  sorry.  That  goat  should  have  come  home  by  this  time, 
Oscar. 

CLEVER 

The  book  of  releases  issued  by  Ideal  Films,  London.  Amer- 
ican distributors  might  glimpse  this  and  take  a  hunch.  The  pages 
are  white  with  green  blocks  and  black  type  and  unusually  attrac- 
tive and  the  cover  design  unique.     Good  job  of  work. 

THE  WEEK 

Monday — Ben  Schulberg  to  quit  production.  Another  indi- 
cation of  how  tough  the  state  right  field  is.  Booking  combine  for 
"independent"  exhibitors  in  Winnipeg.  Have  you  ever  known  an 
exhibitor  who  wasn't  independent  ?  Tuesday  :  Famous  contract 
with  B.  &  K.  for  10  years.  Canadian  conditions  off.  Famous 
Canadian  chain  earns  less  than  6  per  cent  on  investment.  And 
"Al"  Steffes  denies  his  booking  combine  is  dead.  Wednesday: 
Schulberg  going  to  Famous.  Only  a  few  years  ago  he  left  the 
old  home.  Prodigal  Son  stuff.  Where's  Al?  January  selected 
for  Short  Subject  Month.  Why  only  one  month?  Thursday:  No 
news  worth  talking  about  except  Bennie  Schulberg  files  personal 
voluntary  bankruptcy.  Looks  like  a  Schulberg  news  week.  Fri- 
day: "Photoplay"  cut  out  contest  shows  over  35,000  fans  try 
for  prizes.  Bill  Goldman  and  Skouras  in  booking  deal.  What — 
another?  Saturday:  First  National  six  months'  statement  shows 
gain  of  35  per  cent  over  last  year.  That's  going  some.  Famous 
to  cut  second  block  of  releases  from  40  to  33  and  perhaps  25. 
Watch  the  other  companies  for  similar  action. 

OH,  OH! 

The  influence  of  the  Hays  office  sweeps  into  the  theater.  Note 
the  following,  reprinted  from  "The  American  Mercury :" 

"Classified  ad  in  St.  Louis  paper:  'Goose  Wanted: — With  acting 

ability,  to  take  part  in  theatrical  presentation.     Stage  or  motion 

picture  experience  preferred.     Strict  morality  demanded.     Apply 
Wm.  Goldman,  King's  Theater,  816  Kingshighway'." 

Who  ever  heard  of  "strictly  moral"  conduct  where  a  goose 

was  concerned? 


"TSGLmLmmSL 


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Sunday,   October  25,   1925 


6411  Hollywood  Blvd. 


M.-G.-M.'s  Fall  Plans 
Ben  Hur"  should  be  ready  by 
istmas,  according  to  Louis  B. 
yer.  The  fall  schedule  will  include 
•e  than  20  features  and  half  a 
en  supers  at  least  one  of  which, 
rdelys  the  Magnificent,"  will  be 
le  almost  entirely  in  color. 
[layer  said  a  number  of  books  and 
rs  have  been  purchased,  and  neg- 
tions  for  the  acquisition  of  new 
ctors  and  players  are  under  way. 


L,oring  and  Lighton  with  Mary 
[ope  Loring  and  Louis  Lighton 
e  moved  their  typewriters  over  to 
Pickford  studios.  This  is  the  sec- 
time  this  year  that  M.  G.  M.  has 
fled  the  writing  pair,  who  are  now 
y  on  the  preparation  of  a  new 
y  for  Miss  Pickford,  which  she 
es  to  produce  before  leaving  for 
round-the-world  trip  in  the  early 
ng. 


Lupino  Lane  To  London 

upino  Lane  intends  going  back  to 
idon  for  musical  comedy,  the  plan 
ig  that  he  will  be  either  with  So- 
;  Tucker  in  a  new  revue  there,  or 

produce  a  new  revue  of  his  own. 
t  present  Lane  is  working  in  Ed- 

ional   Pictures,  making  comedies. 


Roach  Returns  from  East 

al  Roach  has  returned  to  his  stu- 
I  in  Culver  City  after  several 
ks'  visit  in  the  East. 
he  studios  are  lining  up  an  elab- 
:e  production  schedule  for  "Our 
ig,"  Charley  Chase,  Glenn  Tryon, 
de  Cook  and  the  all-star  unit. 


Monty  Banks  Starts 

i^ith  his  staff  complete,  Monty 
iks  has  started  production  on  his 
d  vehicle,  "Play  Safe,"  with  Paul- 
Garon  in  the  leading  feminine 
and  Joseph  Henabery  directing, 
y  Safe"  is  an  original  by  Charles 
•an. 


arts  "Transcontinental  Limited" 
hadwick  Pictures  has  started 
luction  on  "The  Transcontinental 
ited."  The  cast  includes  Johnnie 
Iker,  Mary  Carr,  Eugenia  Gilbert, 
Francis  and  Bruce  Gordon. 
Ross  has  been  chosen  to  direct. 


To   BuUd  $500,000   Home 

egotiations  have  been  completed 
Colleen  Moore  and  her  husband, 
n  E.  McCormick,  for  the  purchase 
I  six-acre  tract  in  Holmby  Hills 
Angelo  drive  as  a  site  for  a  new 
),000   home. 


Langdon's  Gag  Staff  Lined  Up 
im  Whealan,  Gerald  Duffy,  J. 
nk  Holliday,  Hal  Conklin  and 
nk  Capra  have  been  engaged  to 
k  out  comedy  gags  in  conjunction 
1  Harry  Langdon  on  the  latter's 
it  National  pictures. 


lulton  Titling   "Hogan's   Alley" 

jiaude  Fulton  is  doing  the  titles  on 
)gan's  Alley"  for  Warner  Bros. 


A  Novel  Picture 

A  picture  less  than  100  ft  in 
length  directed  by  four  direc- 
tors and  with  a  supporting  cast 
of  15  stars  has  been  filmed  at 
the  Lasky  studio. 

The  leading  players  are  R. 
Pope,  aviation  pilot;  Otis  G. 
Stantz  chief  radio  operator,  and 
William  N.  Bowlin,  aviation 
mechanic's  mate  the  three 
heroes  of  the  PN-9,  No.  1, 
the  San  Francisco  -  Hawaii 
fliers. 

The  picture  was  directed  by 
Raoul  Walsh,  Malcolm  St. 
Clair,  William  K.  Howard  and 
Victor  Fleming. 


Grauman  Celebrates 

The  third  anniversary  of  the  open- 
ing of  Grauman's  Egyptian  Theater 
in  Hollywood  was  observed  with  spe- 
cial festivities  this  week. 

The  affair  was  a  gala  occasion,  with 
a  delegation  from  the  Hollywood 
Chamber  of  Commerce,  prominent 
business  men,  civic  leaders  and  celeb- 
rities joining  in  a  tribute  to  Sid  Grau- 
man. 


Janet  Gaynor  in  New  "U"  Film 

Janet  Gaynor  is  playing  the  femi- 
nine lead  in  "Three  Wise  Men," 
which  stars  Ben  Corbett  and  Gilbert 
Holmes  for  ITniversal.  Ella  McKen- 
zie,  Robert  McKenzie,  Frank  Abbot 
and  Vera  James  are  in  the  cast.  Vine 
Moore  is  directing. 


Goulding  Plans  European  Trip 

Edmund  Goulding  has  finished 
"Sally,  Irene  and  Mary"  for  M.-G.-M. 
A  total  of  22  davs  was  required  in  ac- 
tual shooting.  It  is  said  Goulding  ex- 
pects to  go  abroad  for  a  few  weeks, 
just  as  soon  as  the  picture  has  been 
edited. 


Fairbanks  Give  §5,000  to  Fund 

Mary  Pickford  and  Douglas  Fair- 
banks have  increased  the  Santa  Bar- 
bara emergency  relief  fund  by  $5,000, 
esch  making  a  contribution  of  $2,500. 
Tn  addition,  the  employees  of  the 
Pirkford-Fairbanks  studios  donated 
?281. 


Another  New  Casting  Head  at  "U" 

Universal  has  appointed  Paul  Koh- 
ner  as  supervising  director  of  the 
casting  department. 

Fred  Srhuessler,  who  succeeded 
Fred  Datig  when  the  latter  was 
signed  by   Lasky,  has  resigned. 


F.  B.  O.  Preparing  Libbey  Story 

Within  the  next  two  weeks,  work 
will  start  at  F.  B.  O.  on  "When  His 
Love  Grew  Cold,"  by  Laura  Jean 
Libbey.  "A  Poor  Girl's  Romance," 
liv  the  same  author,  also  will  be 
filmed  in  the  early  future  as  will  a 
turf  drama,   "The   Derby  Winner." 


New  Contracts 

Dorothy  De  Vore  has  been  cast  for 
the  leading  role  in  "The  Agony  Col- 
umn," Monte  Blue's  next  vehicle  for 
Warner  Brothers. 

Wesley  Ruggles  has  been  engaged 
to  direct  Evelyn  Brent  in  her  next 
F.  B.  O.  picture,  "The  Broadway 
Lady." 

Terry  Spencer  has  been  engaged  as 
technical  adviser  for  Corinne  Grif- 
fith's "Mile.  Modiste." 

Andre  Cheron,  French  aviator,  army 
officer  and  writer,  has  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  "La  Boheme." 

Victor  Potel  has  been  added  to  the 
cast  of  the  new  Pathe  serial,  which 
stars  Wallace  MacDonald  and  Doro- 
thy Phillips. 

Lillian  Elliott  has  been  signed  to 
play  in  Henry  Kings'  "Partners 
Again" — with  Potash   &  Perlmutter." 

Vivienne  Oakland  and  Jane  Sher- 
man have  been  signed  by  Hal  Roach. 


Monte  Blue  Returns 

Monte  Blue  returned  to  the  War- 
ner studio  this  week  to  begin  the  pro- 
duction of  "The  Agony  Column." 
Dorothy  Devore  has  been  selected 
for  the  lead  and  the  supporting  cast 
includes  Helen  Dunbar,  Myrna  Loy, 
Otto  Hoffman  and  Heine  Conklin. 
Roy  Del  Ruth  will  direct. 


To  Concentrate  on  Originals 

More  original  stories,  written  espe- 
cially for  players  is  the  statement  is- 
sued by  B.  P.  Fineman,  who  declares 
his  organization,  in  planning  fall  and 
winter  activity,  is  to  carry  out  the 
policy  of  original  stories  when  ever 
possible. 


"Doug"   Building  a   Fleet 

Douglas  Fairbanks  is  building  four 
ships  for  his  new  picture,  "The  Black 
Pirate,"  now  in  production. 

Three  of  these  vessels,  ranging 
from  100  to  212  ft  in  length  are  the 
kind  which  frequented  the  Spanish 
Main. 


Younger  Sells  Stage  Rights 

A.  P.  Younger  has  sold  the  stage 
rights  to  "Hot  Air  Husbands"  to 
Edward  J.  Doheny.  who  is  erecting  a 
legitimate  theater  in  Los  Angeles. 
The  film  rights  to  this  vehicle  were 
previously  obtained  by  Paramount. 


Forest   Sells  Two   Stories 

Allan  Forest,  who  is  olaving  the 
lead  in  A,  H.  Sebastian's  "Fifth  Ave- 
nue," has  sold  to  the  Monarch  Pictures 
Corp.  two  stories  to  be  used  as  star- 
ring vehicles  for  Reed  Howes  and  to 
be  produced  by  Harrv  J.  Brown. 


M.-G.-M.  To  HoM  Socials 

With  more  than  2000  emplovees 
and  thpjr  friends  in  attendance.  Met- 
ro-Goldwyn-Mayer  recently  gave  the 
first  of  a  series  of  contemplated  com- 
munitv  social  events  at  the  Egyptian 
ballroom.  Ocean  Park. 


Phillips  Starred  in  Pathe  Serial 

Dorothy  Phillips  will  star  in  "Janie 
and  the  Waning  Glories,"  a  C.  W. 
Fatten  serial  for  Pathe.  Robert  F. 
Hill  is  directing  with  Philo  McCul- 
lough,  Victor  Potel,  William  Bletcher, 
Johnny  Fox,  Fred  Kohler,  Violet 
Schram,  Al  Hart,  Bob  Irwin,  Fred  de 
Silva,  White  Horse,  Tom  London  and 
James  Corey  in  the  cast. 


Film  Golf  Tournament  On 

Prominent  local  film  men  have 
started  shooting  in  the  1925  film  golf 
championship  at  the  El  Caballero 
Country  Club  course,  on  Ventura 
Blvd. 

Four  prizes,  two  low  gross  and  two 
low  net,  will  be  awarded. 

Frank  Borzage,  Warner  Oland, 
Conway  Tearle  and  the  Country  Club 
Magazine  donated  the  prizes. 


New  Club  to  Include  Theater 

A  preview  theater  is  to  be  one  of 
the  unique  features  of  the  Breakers 
new  clubhouse,  on  the  ocean  front 
in  Santa  Monica,  according  to  Harry 
L.  Lewis,  chairman  of  the  building 
committee.  The  theater  will  have  a 
seating  capacity  of  750. 


Directorial   Doings 

Larry  Trimble  will  next  direct 
"Big  Joe"  for  Universal. 

King  Baggot  will  direct  "The  Perch 
of  the  Devil,"  by  Gertrude  Atherton, 
tor  Universal. 

Lynn  Reynolds  will  hold  the  meg- 


STUDIO  SPACE 

:  For  Independent  Producers 
Excellent  facilities  with  every 
convenience. 


CALIFORNIA  STUDIOS 

1438    Gower   St.,   HoUywood 

Jack    Mlnt2,    Studio    Mgr. 
Phone    HO-0162 


October  1,  1925 
Mr.    Mathewson, 
Hotel    Christie 

Hollywood,    Cali{. 
My  Dear  Mr.  Mathewson, 

May  we  express  our  appreciation  for 
the  lovely  treatment  received  at  the 
Christie  Hotel,  and  rest  assured  that 
we  are  henceforth  staunch  boosters  for 
your  lively  place.  Everybody  gomg 
from  here  will  receive  a  good  word  for 
the   Christie, 

Sincerely  yours, 
Eddie   Selton,   Producers 
723    7th  Ave. 

P.    S.    We    believe    "Counsel    for    the 
Defence"  a  great  picture. 

E.   S. 


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DAILY 


Sunday,   October  25,   195) 


aplione  on  House  Peters'  "Tall  Tim- 
ber" for   Universal. 

Cliff  Smith  is  directing  Art  Accord 
in  "The  Scrapping  Kid"  for  Univer- 
sal. 

Dwight  Franklin  is  assisting  on  the 
Douglas  Fairbanks  film,  "The  Black 
Pirate." 

Herman  Raymaker  will  direct  "The 
Night  Cry"  with  Rin-Tin-Tin  for 
Warner's. 

Henry  McRae  is  directing  William 
Desmond  in  "Strings  of  Steel"  at 
Universal. 

Sandy  Roth  is  assisting  "Chuck" 
Reisner,  who  is  directing  "Nightie 
Night  Nurse,"  with  Syd  Chaplin,  for 
Warners.  John  Mescall  is  the  cam- 
eratnan. 

Lewis  Milestone  will  handle  the 
megaphone  on  "The  Cave  Man"  for 
Warner's. 

Emmett  Flynn  is  directing  Tom 
Mix  in  "The  Best  Bad  Man"  for  Fox. 

W.  S.  Dyke  is  holding  the  mega- 
phone on  Buck  Jones  in  "The  Des- 
ert's Price"  for  Fox. 

William  Craft  is  directing  "The  Ra- 
dio Detective,"  a  10-part  serial,  for 
Universal. 


Rock  to  Make  Shorts  Only 

Joe  Rock  will  leave  the  filming  of 
feature-length  comedy  pictures  to 
ether  producers,  according  to  a  state- 
m.ent  he  has  just  issued  and  in  which 
he  states  that  he  will  confine  his  ef- 
f<jrts  to  two-reelers. 


Returns  to  Hollywood 

Virginia  Valli  has  returned  fol- 
lowing completion  of  "Only  the 
Brave,"  which  Lewis  J.  Moomaw  is 
directing.  The  company  has  been 
on  location  the  past  two  weeks  near 
Portland. 


Adapting    "The    Mocking    Bird" 

Tod  Browning  and  Waldemar 
Young  are  putting  the  finishing 
touches  on  "The  Mocking  Bird," 
which  Browning  will  direct.  Pro- 
duction will  start  soon. 


Jean  Hersholt  in  "The   Old  Soak" 

Jean  Hersholt  is  to  be  featured  by 
Universal  in  a  screen  version  of  the 
Broadway  stage  play,  "The  Old 
Soak,"  which  was  purchased  by  "U" 
several  months  ago. 


First  Nat'l  After  Beauties 

First  National  is  looking  for  60 
beauties  of  Hollywood  to  form  the 
beauty  show  in   "Irene." 


Conklin  in  Pola's  New  Picture 

Chester  Conklin,  has  been  signed 
by  Paramount  for  a  part  in  Pola 
Negri's  new  picture. 


McGowan  Directing  for  Anchor 

H.  J.  McGowan  is  directing  "The 
Open  Switch,"  with  Helen  Holmes 
for  Anchor  Dist. 


New  M.-G.-M.  Stars 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  is  re- 
ported to  be  grooming  two 
players  for  stardom.  They  are 
Harriet  Hammond  and  Kath- 
leen Key. 


Rork  Plans  Russian  Film 

Sam  Rork's  next  picture  will  prob- 
ably have  a  Russian  background. 
Patricia  Rooney  has  completed  edit- 
ing "Clothes  Make  the  Pirate,"  star- 
ring Leon   Errol. 


Preparing   Brenon's   Next 

Forrest  Halsey  is  preparing  "Danc- 
ing Mothers"  for  Herbert  Brenon. 
I'o  be  filmed  at  Paraniouiit  Studios. 
Alice  Joyce  is  on  the  way  from  the 
coast  to  appear  in  the  picture.  Bus- 
ter Col'ier,  has  been  added  to  the 
ca.st 


Russell  and  Hull  on  Griffith's  Next 
John  Russell  and  George  Hall  are 
writing  the  scenario  on  "Sorrows  of 
Satan,"  D.  W.  Griflith's  next  for 
Paramount. 


.    Paramount  Picture  School  Busy 

Sam  Wood  is  now  directing  the 
pupils  at  the  Paramount  Picture 
School.  Byron  Morgan  has  written 
a  story  in  which  they  will  appear, 
starting  Nov.  9. 


Dix  Unit  Held  Up 

The  Richard  Dix  unit  at  Houston, 
Tex.  will  not  reach  the  Paramount 
studios  until  next  week.  Ra'ny 
weather  interferred.  Gregory  La- 
Cava    is    directing. 


Esther   Ralston   Back  in   Cast 

Esther  Ralston  is  back  in  the  cast 
of  "The  American  Venus,"  which 
Frank  Tuttle   is   directing. 


Warner  Baxter  Joins  "Aloma"   Cast 

Warner  Baxter  has  left  for  Porto 
Rico  to  join  the  "Aloma  of  the  South 
Seas"   cast. 


Fort  Lee  Studios  Reorganized 

Fort  Lee  Studios,  Inc.,  has  been 
completely  reorganized.  Lester  W. 
Boyds  is  now  president,  Kurt  Vilter, 
vice-president,  Edward  Frieck,  treas- 
urer and  Mary  Brown,  secretary. 
Carl  Axzelle  and  Richard  W.  Kloev- 
ser  are  directors,  while  Axzelle  has 
been  elected  general  manager.  Ad- 
ditional stock  is  said  to  have  been 
subscribed,  and  a  number  of  changes 
in  equipment  made. 


Two  Pathe   Serial  Units  Here 

"The  Green  Archer"  company  re- 
turned yesterday  from  location  at 
Nyack,  and  "The  Coast  Guard"  unit 
arrived  Wednesday  from  New  Lon- 
don, where  they  had  been  for  three 
weeks,  taking  scenes  with  the  co- 
operation of  the  U.  S.  Life  Guard 
Corps. 


Santell  to  Finish  Soon 

Al  Santell,  directing  "Bluebeard's 
Seven  Wives"  will  finish  shooting 
next  week.  In  the  picture  are  Ben 
Lyon,  Blanche  Sweet,  Dorothy  ":  e- 
bastian,  Nita  Naldi,  Betty  Jewel, 
Wilfred  Lytell,  Dan  Pencil  and 
Douglas  MacPherson. 


Herrick    Completes    Cast 

F.  Herrick,  directing  "Keep  It  Up" 
for  Davis  Dist.  Div.  has  completed 
the  cast,  which  includes  Eleanore 
King,  Reginald  Simpson,  Hugh 
Wilson,  Harry  Stone,  Ricca  Allen, 
William  Calhoun,  Dennis  Mullin,  Al 
Stewart  and  Robert  Billoups. 


Cutting  "Song  and  Dance  Man" 

Herbert    Brenon    is    cutting    "The 
Song  and   Dance   Man." 


"Too  Much  Money"  to  Start  Soon 

Israel  Zangwill's  stage  play,  "Too 
Much  Money,"  will  be  placed  in  work 
in  about  two  weeks,  with  John  Fran- 
cis Dillon  directing  for  First  Na- 
tional. Adaptation  by  Jack  Jung- 
meyer  and  Joseph  Poland. 


Strayer  to  Direct  for  Waldorf 

Frank  Straver  will  direct  Dorothy 
Revier  in  "The  Fate  of  a  Flirt."  for 
Waldorf.  Forrest  Stanley.  Tom  Rick- 
etts,  Charles  West,  William  Austin 
and  Clarissa  Selwynne  are  in  the  cast. 


Roach  Loans  One  of  His  Players 

Through  an  agreement  with  Hal 
Roach,  Lnrien  Littlefield  will  be 
loaned  to  Metro-Goldwvn-Maver  for 
p.  Dart  in  "The  Reason  Why,"  which 
is  being  directed  by  Jack  Conway. 


Brice  With  Bebe  Daniels 

Montv  Brice,  scenarist,  has  re- 
t^urned  from  the  Moiave  Desert  with 
the  Raymond  Grififith  company  which 
was  filming  "Hands  Up"  under  Clar- 
ence   Badger's   direction. 


Von   Eltz  Opoosite  Brent 

Theodore  Von  Eltz  has  been  se- 
lected to  olay  the  lead  in  "Broad- 
way Lady."  latest  for  Evelyn  Brent. 


Start    Repairing    "Flying    A"    Studio 

Workmen  have  started  repairing 
the  earthquake  damage  to  the  old 
Flying  A,  Studios,  to  be  operated  by 
S.  S.  Hutchinson,  head  of  the  pro- 
duction   company   bearing   his    name. 


Back  in  Two  Reelers 

Edna  Marian,  star  of  Century 
Comedies,  has  started  work  on  a  new 
series  of  two-reelers.  She  has  been 
away  from  the  studio  for  several 
months,  playing  in  features. 


/  

/      P.    D.   C.   Signs   Clift 

Denison  Clift  has  signed  contracts 
with  Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  to  direct  his 
owns^story,  "The  City  of  Play." 


Arthur  in  "Irene" 

George  K.  Arthur  will  play  "Mad- 
ame  Lucy"  in   "Irene." 


Started 

"The    Rowdy,"    directed    by 


Lynn 


Reynolds,    starring    House    Peters 
L'niversal. 

"Play  Safe",  directed  by  Si 
Wood,  starring  Monty  Banks  at  FB 

"Magpie,"  directed  by  William 
Mille,  starring  Bebe  Daniels 
Lasky. 

"Behind  the  Front,"  directed  by  V 
tor  Fleming,  starring  Mildred  Da 
at  Lasky. 

"The    Reason    Why,"    directed 
Jack  Conway,  with  Aileen  Pringle 
M.-G.-M. 

"The  Radio  Detective,"  directed  ' 
William  Craft,  starring  Jack  Dauj 
erty  at  Universal. 


Lois  Weber  Plans  New  Home  i 

Lois   Weber   will    build  a    home 
the    new    Castel-lammare    Mesa   u 
located    on    the    Malibu    state    hig 
way,  four  miles   from   Santa   Moni 
She      purchased      three      lots      at 
cost  of  $50,000. 


Oland  in  "Mannequin" 

Warner  Oland  is  the  final  selecti 
of  James  Cruze  for  the  "menace"  n 
in  the  $50,000  prize  story  by  Fani, 
Hurst,  "The  Mannequin,"  upon  whi 
work  was  started  at  the  Lasky  stt 
ios  this  week. 


Roche  Returns  to  Work 

Following    an    absence    of    seve 
weeks   from   the    studio,   John    Roc' 
has  returned  to  work  in  "Don  Juai  .| 
the  forthcoming  John  Barrymore  ' 
hide  which  Alan  Crosland  will  din 
tor  Warner  Bros. 


Another  War  Story 

Preparations  for  the  filming  of  "I 
hind  the  Front,"  a  war  story  by  Hu 
Wiley,  which  will  feature  Mildr 
Davis,  Wallace  Beery  and  Raymo 
Hatton,  are  going  forward  at  Pa 
n:ount. 


Titling  Mae  Murray's  Newest 

Marion  Ainslee  and  Ruth  Cu; 
mings  have  been  assigned  the  titH< 
of  Mae  Murray's  "The  Mast 
Bride,"  which  Christy  Cabanne  i 
cently  completed  for  Metro-Goldwy 
Mayer. 


Leatrice  Joy  Plans  Trip  East  J 

Immediately  following  completij 
of  "Made  for  Love,"  Leatrice  J 
will  leave  for  New  York. 


"The  Freshman"  Run  Over 

The  run  of  Harold  Lloyd's  "T 
Freshman,"  at  the  Million  Dollar  tl' 
ater  has  been  terminated. 


"PUBLIC  SERVICE^' 

Adventure  speakers  fronv 
Far  places,  or  films  only. 


Bureau  of  Commercial  Economics 

]108-16thSt.  N.W.  Washington.  D.Cj 


Safeguards  negative  quality — 

EASTMAN 
POSITIVE  FILM 

At  Kodak  Park  every  known  precaution 
is  exercised  to  make  sure  that  every  foot  of 
Eastman  Positive  Film  actually  will  reproduce 
tone  for  tone,  all  the  detail  of  the  negative. 

Eastman  experts  safeguard  for  the  screen 
the  photographic  quality  your  audiences  are 
entitled  to  see  there — and  expect. 


Look  for  the  identification  "Eastman" 
''Kodak"  in  black  letters  in  the 
margin  of  prints  you  screen. 


EASTMAN   KODAK  COMPANY 

ROCHESTER,  N.  Y. 


Betrothed  to  a  man  when  a  child — 
real  love  came  to  her  on  her  wed- 
ding day.  She  pleaded  for  release, 
but  it  was  refused,  then  her  real 
sweetheart  was  trapped  in  a  fake 
duel  and  was  arrested. 

She  married  to  save  her  loved  one 
— and  then  fled  with  him,  but  re- 
turned upon  learning  that  her  hus- 
band had  become  seriously  ill.  A 
year  later  she  discovered  her  hus- 
band had  been  feigning  illness  and 
then  she  fights.  After  a  series  of 
very  powerful  dramatic  episodes 
she  finally  gains  happiness. 


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.1.   XXXIV     No.  21 


Monday,  October  26,   1925 


Price   5   Cents 


HOKUM 

By  DANNY 

Always  sure-fire.  For  box- 
ice  appeal.  Never  misses, 
rhaps  out  of  place.  In  cer- 
|in.  lypes  of  big  productions. 
It  otherwise*  O.  K.  One  of 
je  reasons  why  Mary  Pjekford 
Its  ovet  "Little  Arrnie  Rooney" 
which,  incidentally,  will  prob- 
ly-  prove  the  best  box-office 
traction  Mary  has  had  in 
ars. 

"hen    the    era    of     "big    pictures" 

1  through  Hollywood.     And  one 

I'.cer   alter   another   vied   to    pro- 

a  Still  bigger  picture.     Mary  was 

along  with   the   current.     And 

iiade    "big'    pictures    also.      But 

...vi.ow    or    the    oiher.      The    vast 

nirican   public.      Which   had   made 

I'lckford  the  idol  of  the  screen. 

not   like   Mary   in   all   this    fussy 

lii.      They   missed   the   curls.     The 

i^inufhn    attire.      In    other    words 

failed    to    see    "their    Mary"    in 

ic  sets,  the  costumes,  the  stories. 

lat — in   their  opinion — did   not   give 

I  111   the   Mary   Pickford  they  knew 

ihe     Marv     Pickford     they     under- 

rlOll. 

Cut  in  "Little  Annie  Rooney"  she 
'  liack  again.  To  the  curls  and 
M  dresses.  By  the  way— Mary 
ord  is  one  of  the  very  few  stars 
•whose  legs  allow  her  to  portray 
lild  parts.  And  don't  think  that  is 
J  trifle.  It  blocks  many  of  them. 
!  oni   attempting   such   roles. 

And  how  her  old  audience  "love" 
Ir.  in  this  type  of  character.     At  the 

{Coniinued  on   Page  2) 


Out   of   Distribution 

.dependent   Film   Corp.   Liquidating 
— No  Halt  in  Production — Chad- 
wick  Deal  On? 

.'The  Independent  Film  Corp.  is 
jjuidating  the  distributing  end  of  its 
li^iness  and,  in  the  future,  will  con- 
;ie  its  activities  to  production  only, 
epresentation     in     New     York    will 

(Coiiliinicd  on   Faije   2)     , 


News 

THE  FILM  DAILY,  in  its 
six  daily  issues  last  week,  pub- 
lished 461  distinct  news  items, 
many  of  which  appeared  first  in 
these  columns.  This  total  does 
not  include  editorials,  reviews 
and  other  features  which  are 
published   regularly. 


Fox  in  Buffalo 

To    Expand   Along    Both    Production 

and    lixhibition   Lines — directors 

Engaged 

Los  .Angeles — As  part  of  its  pro- 
gram for  expansion  along  both  pro- 
duction and  exhibition  lines,  rox 
iias  piirchabcd  ground  in  Butialo,  N. 
v.,  tor  another  large  house.  This 
inlormation  comes  from  W'intield 
oheehan,   here   from    New    York. 

One  of  the  features  ol  the  theater 
program  will  be  a  series  of  grand 
opera  tabloid  presentations  which 
will  travel  the  Fox  circuit. 

As  part  of  increased  production  ac- 
tivities several  imporuuu  directors 
have  been  signed,  including  1-".  VV. 
Aluriiau,  the  German  director  who 
made  "The  Last  Laugh."  His  con- 
tract runs  a  year  with  an  option  on 
his  future  services.  He  will  arrive 
in  Hollywood  in  February.  Among 
important  books  and  plays  purchased 
is  the  novel  "One  Increasing.  Pur- 
pose," by  A.  S.  M.  Hutchinson. 
Others   are  to  be  announced. 

(.Continued  on   I'agc   Z) 


Rowland  and  Finkelstein  Return 

Kichard  A.  Rowland  and  M.  L. 
Finkelstein  returned  from  Europe 
late   Saturday   on   the   Berengaria. 

Robert  Lieber,  who  went  abroad 
with  them,  will  not  arrive  until  a 
later    date. 

With  Rowland's  return,  an  im- 
portant meeting  of  First  National 
tranehise  holders  will  be  held. 

Preparing  for  M.    P.   Day 

DuBois,  Pa.— National  M.  P.  Day, 
to  be  observed  Monday,  Nov.  23,  will 
be  the  subject  of  a  meeting  to  take 
place  Nov.  1.,  under  the  auspices  of 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Western  Penn- 
svlvania. 


Lavish   Program  for   Metro   Ball 

Musical  numbers  from  Broadway 
shows  are  part  of  the  program  plan- 
ned for  the  third  annual  Loew-Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer  ball  scheduled  for 
Hotel  Astor,  Oct.  31.  Nils  Granlund 
is  in  charge  of  the  entertainment. 
Dance  music  will  be  furnished  by 
Vincent  Lopez  and  two  of  his  or- 
chestras. 


Urge   Tax   Removal 

Levy   Against   Admissions   is   Affect- 
ing a  Necessity,  Industry  Informs 
Congressional    Committee 

Washington  —  Representatives  of 
the  industry  on  Saturday  appeared 
before  the  House  Committee  on 
Ways  and  Means  to  urge  a  further 
lightening  of  the  admission  tax  in 
'he  Revenue  Bill  to  !)C  passed  by 
Congress   next   session. 

{Continued  on  Page  4) 


Riesenfeld   Award 

lOr      iVlost      Novel      Short      Subject 

/iwaruea  to    "  v  Oice  ot  me  Nigntm- 

gaie    iviade  Dy  i'atne  ot  t^  ranee 

By  DA.\N¥ 

"Till.'  \  oice  ot  the  Nightingale' 
made  Dy  J-,  btareviich,  a  i'ole,  lor 
*  atiie  ^oiisoriium  ot  fans,  and  re- 
leased 111  Lil.s  country  by  r-ducatioiiai 
nlms  txehangcs,  inc.,  has  been 
civvardeu  uie  Kiesenteld  Gold  Medal 
I.S  ilie  most  novel  short  subject  ol 
ihe  3ear  ending  Sept.  1.  Will  Hays 
.Mil  present  ihc  medal  to  the  winner. 

i'lie  exnibitor  jury  consisted  ol 
t^aroid  hS.  1-ranklin  ol  Famous  t-'lay- 
crs,  Joseph  L.  Plunkett  of  the  Strand, 
New  iork;  jack  Partington  of  the 
Rothschild  houses,  San  Francisco; 
rrank  L.  Newman  of  the  Famous 
Player  houses  m  Los  Angeles  (he 
was  located  in  Kansas  City  when  he 
offered  to  serve  on  the  jury) ;  Harry 

yCnntiiiucd   on   Fage   4) 


Riesenfeld  Resigns 

Hugo  Riesenfeld,  for  years  man- 
aging director  of  the  Paramount  the- 
aters on  Broadway,  has  tendered  his 
resignation  and  by  the  end  of  the 
year  will  no  longer  be  in  charge  of 
the  Rialto,  Rivoli  and  Criterion  the- 
aters. 

The  resignation  does  not  come  as 
a  result  of  any  rift  with  the  execu- 
tive theater  department  at  F"amous, 
Riesenfeld  explains.  He  has  been 
active  in  operating  the  houses  for 
many  years,  and  feels  that  he  "needs 
a  long  rest  which  he  is  now  deter- 
mined to  secure.  Future  plans  have 
not    been    determined. 


Fliesler  Returns 

Joe  Fliesler,  director  of  publicity 
for  the  Ufa,  returned  from  Berlin 
yesterdav    on   the    Columbus.' 


Santman  Organizes  Laboratories 

S.  M.  Santman  has  formed  the 
Graphic  Film  Laboratories,-  Union 
City,  N.  J.  He  was  formerly  super- 
intendent of  the  National  Evans  Co. 
and   the   National   Film   Laboratories. 


Start   "Men   of    Steel"   Today 

".Men  of  Steel,"  First  National  pic- 
ture featuring  Milton  Sills  and 
Doris  Kenyon,  goes  into  production 
today   at    Biograph   studio. 

More   Iowa  Growth 

Frank  Chain  Takes  Over  Sioux  City 

House — It   was   Formerly   an   A. 

H.    Blank   House 

Sioux  City,  Li. — Purchase  of  the 
lease  and  e(iuii)ment  of  the  Plaza, 
former  Blank  house,  by  the  rapid- 
growing  l-'rank  Amusement  Co., 
Waterloo,   la.,  firni  involved  $50,000. 

{Coiitinnt4  in  Page  4) 


More  Going  to  Famous 

Negotiations  Under  Way  with  P.  A. 

Powers   for    Eric    Von    Stroheim 

and    Marshall   Neilan 

.A.n  extremely  interesting  deal  is 
under  way  between  P.  A.  Powers  and 
h'amous  Players.  It  involves  the  ad- 
dition to  the  Paramount  roster  of 
two  importanl  ciirectbrs:  Eric  Von 
Stroheim  and  Marshall  Neilan. 

As  the  matter  now  rests,  it  is 
understood  that  Powers  will  finance 
the  pictures  to.  be  made  by  these 
directors  and  Paramount  will  dis- 
tribute. Strolieim  is  committed  to 
direct  Constance  Talmadge  in  "East 
jf  the  Setting  Sun"  and  is  then  free. 
Neilan  has  two  pictures  to  make  for 
Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  and  then  can  start 
under  his  new  arrangement. 

It  was  impossible  to  secure  con- 
firmation on  Saturday.  At  Famous, 
no  one  knew  anything  about  it. 
P.  -A.  Powers  could  not  be  reached 
for   a   statement. 


Swanson  With  United 

Gloria's   First   for   United  Artists  to 
be  Ready  for  Next  Year's  Release 
— U.  A.  to  Have  26  Next  Year 

Gloria  Swanson  has  signed  with 
United  -Artists  and  will  have  her  first 
picture  ready  for  the  1926-1927  pro- 
gram. The  announcement  made 
upon  the  arrival  of  Joseph  M. 
Schenck  in  Hollywood  late  last  week 
occasioned    little    surprise    here. 

In  the  issue  of  A^iril  28,  1925,  THE 
FILM  DAILY  stated  that  the  deal 
w^as  set;  that  the  contract  covered 
a  two  year  period  and  that  Gloria 
was  to  receive  $20,000  a  week  as 
against  85  per  cent  of  all  the  money 
earned  by  her  productions.  Schenck 
described  no  details  in  making  his 
brief  announcement  in  Hollywood. 

Traveling      to      the      Coast      with 

Schenck    were    Dennis    O'Brien    and 

Maurice    Cleary,    the    latter    Gloria's 

business  manager.    She  has  two  more 

iContinued  on  Page  4) 


Missouri   Tie-up 

P.    D.    C.    and    M.    P.   T.    O.   to    Co- 
operate on  Bookings — Exhibitors 
Get  Share  of  Receipts 

Kansas  City — Through  an  agree- 
ment made  last  week  between  C.  A. 
Schultz,  branch  manager  here  for  the 
Producers  Dist.  Corp.,  and  R.  R. 
Biechele,  president  of  the  M.  P.  T. 
O.  of  Kansas  and  Missouri,  the  ex- 
hibitor's organization  will  share  in 
the  receipts  resulting  from  playing 
dates  during  December  which  will 
l)e  known  as  "Exhibitor's  Month." 
The  funds  which  will  be  turned  oyer 
to  the  exhibitor's  organization 
(Continued  on  Page  3) 


2 


Monday,  October  26,  192i 


Vol.  XXXIV  No.21   MMday,  Oct.26,1925   Prise  5  Cents 


Copyright  192S,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folkt, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
16S0  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor ; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager: Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
Ralph  Wilk,  Traveling  Representative.  En- 
tered as  second-class  matter  May  21,  1918, 
at  the  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  March  3,  1879.  Terms  (Postage 
free)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
York,  $10.00  one  year;  6  months,  $5.00;  3 
months,  $3.00.  Foreign  $15.00.  Subscribers 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY,  1650 
Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Phone  Circle 
4736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  address :  Filmday, 
New  York,  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
E.  Gaiusman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London  Representative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  53a 
Shaftesbury  Ave.,  London,  W.  I.  Paris  Rep- 
reaentative.  La  Cinematographie  Francaise,  5, 
Rue  Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High    Low    Close 

Eastman   Kodak    ..llOM   110>4    110^ 
Famous    Players    .  Ali'/i    112^   113 

F.    P.    Pfd Not 

Film   Inspection    Not 

First  National   Not 

Fox    Film    "A"     ..   77J^     Veyi     76?^ 

Loew's,    Inc 3SH     38^     38J4 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd Not 

M.  P.  Cap.  Corp.   ..    19         18^     19 
Pathe  Exch.  "A"  . .   88Ji     87         87j4 
Trans-Lux  Screen   .      8K       8  8}4 

Universal     44         42         43 

Warner  Brothers  ..   21^     215^     21^ 
Warner   Pictures    Not 


Sales 
500 

3,100 
quoted 
quoted 
quoted 

2,500 

1,900 

quoted 

300 

6,400 
16,000 

3.000 

1,000 
quoted 


HOKUM 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

Strand  last  night  two  elderly  women 
continuously  commented  like  this: 
Lovely,  isn't  she?"  Or,  "Isn't  she 
just  cute?"  and  when  the  hokum 
was  spread  thick  and  fast.  They — 
and  the  rest  of  the  crowded  house — 
chuckled,  and  laughed  all  the  way. 
All  the  time. 

Mary's  next  will  be  another  of  this 
type.  She  is  deciding  now  on  a  shop 
girl  type  of  story.  Before  she  and 
Doug  probably  make  one  together. 
And  you  can  bet  on  it.  She  will  load 
them  with  hokum.  Far  too  clever 
is  Mary.  Not  to  appreciate  the  value 
of  this  stuff. 

Mary  can  best  serve  her 
public.  In  such  roles.  In  such 
characters.  That  is  what  they 
want.  And  good  shoivmanship 
says  always:  "Give  them  what 
they  ivant."  Many  years  ago 
a  famous  actress,  Lotta,  al- 
tvays  played  such  parts.  And 
she  made  a  tremendous  suc- 
cess. Never  could  she  be 
tempted.  To  try  anything  else. 
And  she  was  Hght. 

Just  been  surveying  the  Year  Book 
material.  What  a  raft  of  information! 
Looks  as  though  it  will  make  the 
largest  Year  Book  ever  issued. 
Would  not  be  surprised  if  it  runs  to 
1,000  pages.  This  is  certain  it  will 
undoubtedly  be  the  most  important 
issiic.  That  the  Year  Book  has  ever 
had. 


"That's  My  Baby"  MacLean's  Next 

"That's  My  Baby,"  an  original,  has 
been  selected  as  Doug  MacLean's 
next  for  Famojjs,  following  "Seven 
Keys    to   Baldpate." 


Ingram  Buys  Talladega  Houses 

Talladega,  Ala.— The  Star  and  Pal- 
ace, owned  by  T.  F.  Ware,  and  the 
People's,  the  property  of  T.  C.  Ger- 
main, have  been  sold  to  E.  F.  Ingram 
of  the  Ingram,  Ashland,  Ala. 


Pivar   Goes  to   Universal   City 

Maurice  Pivar,  manager  of  supplies 
for  Universal,  leaves  New  York  to- 
day to  join  the  cutting  and  editing 
department  at  Universal  City. 


Bennett   Finishes   This   Week 

Whitman  Bennett  will  finish  shoot- 
ing "Share  and  Share  Alike"  tliis 
week. 


MOTION  PICTURE  THEATRE  ACCOUNTING 

For  Owners  and  Managers 
An  easv  way  to  keep  track  of  your  Kecpipts 
amd  Expenses.  No  bookkeeper  needed 
Every  thine  for  one  year  in  one  Iinok — Ad 
vance  Booking  Record,  Receipts,  Kxpenses. 
Weekly  Profit.  Start  using  at  any  time 
Shows  at  a  glance  the  revenue  from  each 
picture. 

$6.50   Send   for  a  copy   today.     Money 
refunded    if    not    satisfactory. 

M.  P.T.   PUBLISHING  CO. 
1322  Vine  Street  Philadelphia.   Pa. 


Out   of   Distribution 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 

continue  to  be  vested  in  Jack  Lust- 
berg. 

Jesse  J.  Goldlnirg  is  at  present 
making  the  Bob  Custer  series  for 
F.  B.  O.  release  and  other  deals  are 
reported  under  way.  One  of  these 
links  his  name  with  production  for 
release  throu.gh  Chadwick,  althouprh 
this  could  not  be  confirmed  on  Sat- 
tirdaj'. 

Liquidation  of  all  business  matters 
relative  to  rontracts  with  state  righ*- 
exchanges    is    now    under    way. 


Can  Hold  Our  Own 

No    Need   to    Worry   About    British 
Restrictions,  Financial  Organ  Re- 
ports from  London 

Touching  on  the  situalicii  in  Kng- 
land  where  all  sorts  of  restrictive 
measures  against  America  are  being 
discussed,  the  "Wall  Street  Jcirnal" 
says: 

"Amercian  films  can  hold  their  own 
in  British  markets  despite  any  restric- 
tions short  of  an  embargo,  in  the 
opinion  of  exhibitors  in  several  cities 
outside  London.  They  are  booking 
American  films  furl'ier  ahead  and 
more   of  them  than  ever  before. 

"One  distributor  this  vear  is  offer- 
ing IS  pictures,  12  American  and 
three  German.  The  American,  he 
said,  went  easily,  but  exhibitors  were 
reluctant  about  the  German.  Good 
technique  but  too  depressing  plots, 
too  much  symbolism  and  fantasy,  and 
too  much  emotional  exaggeration  was 
the  public  verdict.  French  films  are 
not  selling  well  because  of  faulty 
technique  and  careless  execution. 
Several  exhibitors  said  that  hereafter 
thev  would  take  only  American  films, 
and  a  few  English  ones. 

"On  the  other  hand,  the  British 
do  not  welcome  American  exhibitors. 
First  National  and  one  or  two  others 
thought  of  building  large  theaters  in 
provincial  cities.  They  gave  up  the 
scheme  because  they  found  that  the 
ill-feeling  they  aroused  among  the 
exhibitors  damaged  their  gener?!  fihn 
renting  business. 

"British  film  coniDanies  and  ex- 
hibitors still  complain  bitterly  that 
the  banks  give  them  no  support. 
Banks  burned  during  the  period  of 
wild  side-show  film  promotion  refuse 
a'd  now,  despite  tempting  prospects. 
Film  promoters  get  rauch_  of  their 
monev  from  among  professional  peo- 
ple." " 


Mae  Busch  in  "Nutcracker" 

Los  Angeles  —  Metro  -  Goldw) 
Mayer  has  loaned  Mae  Busch  to  1 
Hutchinson  Film  Corp.  to  play  1 
lead  in  "The  Nutcracker."  Zj 
Pitts'  illness  caused  the  change. 

At  M.-G.-M.,  Claire  McDowell 
placed  Mary  Carr  in  "Free  Lips." 


Talk  of   Studio  for  Pensacola 

Pensacola  —  It  is  reported  that 
1.000  acres  of  land  have  been  pur- 
chased by  a  syndicate  which  plans  to 
build   a    studio. 


Adds  Cameramen  to  Serial  Staff 

Walter  Strange.  Jack  Brown  and 
Frank  Perugini  have  been  added  to 
the  camera  .  staff  on  "Enemies  of 
Uncle  Sam,"  beine:  made  by  Grey 
Prod,  for  Pathe.  Coit  Alb^rtson  and 
T.  Barney  Shcrrv  are  sunriortincr 
Helen  Ferguson  and  Georofc  O'Hara 
Interiors  at  Pvramid   studio. 


Boyle  Joins  Kane  Prod. 

Joseoh  Boj'lc,  assistant  director 
with  Rex  Ingraham  on  "Mare  Nost- 
rum" becomes  production  manager 
for  Kane  Prod,  on  Nov.  1. 


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Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
r  in  which  first-i'una  build  their 
ograms  and  written  from  the  an- 
3  of  one  who  sits  out  front. 
Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
nveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
ed  in  developing  their  own  shows. 

Capitol 
(Week  Ending  October  24) 
Unit  No.  1. — Overture— "Orpheus," 
Offenbach,  with  original   cadenza 
mposed  by  David  Mendoza,  orches- 
i  conductor.     Time,  9  minutes. 
Unit  No.  2.— Short  Subject:  "Bryce 
inyon,"   scenic   in   colofs.     Time,   3 
nutes. 

jUnit  No.  3. — Vocal  number:  "Going 
pme."  from  the  "New  World  Sym- 
ony"  by  Dvorak.  Scene  is  framed 
black  cutout  drop  with  drapes  on 
les.  Silhouette  efTect  obtained  by 
!1  trees  left  and  right  with  soft  red 
background  and  dim  lighting. 
ing  is  rendered  by  Gladys  Rice, 
arjorie  Harcum,  and  Sigurd  Nils- 
n.  Time,  4  minutes. 
Unit  No.  4.— Ballet  number:  "Red 
jsife"  from  "Ballet  of  the  Flowers," 
Henry  Hadley.  Scene  shows 
apes  parted  in  center  in  which  is 
aced  immense  flower  basket  against 
rk  background.  Light  green  floods 
drapes,  and  magenta  lighting  on 
oscenium  curtains  oflFers  striking 
ntrast.  Mile.  Gambarelli  in  pink 
'lillet  costume  presents  symbolic 
knee  of  the  flowers,  and  finishes  by 
riping  into  the  flower  basket,  typi- 
■iiiij  the  red  rose.  Very  effective  of- 
rinc.  Time,  3  minutes. 
I'nit  No.  5. — Solo:  "Una  Voce  Poco 
a."  from  "Barber  of  Seville,"  by 
o.'isini.  Caroline  Andrews  sings  this 
limber  in  a  drawing  room  setting — 
eavy  velvet  drapes  parted  in  center 
TOW  dark  background  giving  eflFect 
f  ereat  depth  to  set.  Dark  green 
oods  on  drapes.  Time,  5  minutes. 
Unit  No.  6. — News  Magazine. 
ime.  9  minutes. 

I'll  it  No.  7. — Special  dance  number, 

"attiring     Doris     Niles     and     ballet 

nrn<;  in  "Pierrot's  Serenade."    Music 

V    Drigo.      Scene:    Drapes   left    and 

ielit  act  as  frame  for  a  fairylike  set- 

ing  showing  a  toy  house  back  center 

1  midst  of  a  forest.    Strong  contrasts 

-I  ^oh"d  colors.     Ballet  of  six  dressed 

?    Pierrots — white    costumes,    black 

rinimings.     Miss  Niles  in  ballet  cos- 

ume  nresents  her  number  while  the 

jnsemble    engacre    in    some    effective 

^antominif.     Time.  4  minutes. 

flUnit      Nr.       8.— Feature:      "Fine 

Iclothes."     Time.  6.'^  minutes. 

I  Unit      No.      9.— Travelogue:      "On 

VTanv    Shores."    produced    under    su- 

<ervisinn    of   the    Bi'reau    of    Naviga- 

ion   of  the   U.    S.    Navy.      Time,    12 

pinutes. 

Unit  No.   10.— Finale:   Organ. 

Rialto 

Unit  No.  1.  Ben  Bernie  and  or- 
;hestra  presents  "Arabia,"  a  novelty 
lance  review.  Musicians  file  into  pit, 
irrayed  in  white  turbans.  Two  fig- 
ires  dressed  as  Arabian  tribesmen 
itand  with  drawn  swords  at  door  as 
orchestra  enters.  Ben  Bernie,  or- 
chestra leader,  appears,  dressed  in 
sheik  robes,  (a)  Jazz  number  by 
irchestra.  (b)  Orchestra  novelty 
featuring  one  of  the  musicians  who 
^lays  in  turn  on  the   cornet,  violin, 


saxophone  and  drums.  Spot  is  cen- 
tered on  him.  (c)  Curtains  open  up 
on  scene  of  oriental  atmosphere. 
Tableau  effect,  with  the  ensemble  in 
oriental  dancing  costumes  grouped 
across  front  of  stage.  Back  center 
an  immense  bronze  statue  of  Buddha. 
Seated  within  the  statue  is  bronze 
figure  of  Felicia  Sorel,  danseuse,  who 
remains  perfectly  motionless  for  many 
minutes  while  ensemble  of  six  girls 
dance  under  blue  flood  light  and 
August  Werner,  baritone,  renders 
solo.  Dark  background,  with  side 
flood  lights  from  front.  Soloist  is  at 
right,  in  elaborate  costume  of  Arab- 
ian prince.  The  dance  of  ensemble 
is  made  very  effective  with  changing 
lights  on  their  gaily  colored — but 
scant — costumes.  Then  the  figure 
of  danseuse  seated  in  statue  comes  to 
life.  Fine  novelty  effect  created  by 
almost  nude  figure  painted  entirely  in 
bronze.  She  does  a  "Salome"  num- 
ber. At  the  end  she  returns  to  her 
seat  in  statue,  and  resumes  her  mo- 
tionless pose.  Throughout  the  num- 
ber Ben  Bernie  keeps  up  a  running 
fire  of  comedy  chatter.  Orchestra 
finishes  with  jazz  number.  Time,  25 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  2.  Magazine  Weekly. 
Time.  7  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3.  Oreanist  J.  .Arthur 
Geis  pbvs  a  niedlev  of  sontrs  old  and 
new.  Colored  slides  are  thrown  on 
the  screen  cncouraeiner  th^  ;iudience 
to  ioin  ill  the  cingine.  Words  of 
sotifs  annoar  wli''''  orcranist  renders 
ac-nmnaniment.     Time.    f>   minutes. 

TTnU  Nr>  4.  F'^^ture:  "The  Best 
PpoiiIp,"     Time    67  minutf^s. 

Uii'^  No.  ."?  Short-  Rerl— T  Invd 
Ham-'ton  in  "The  Movies."  Time. 
16  minutes. 


f^'md  Films   Aid   Relisrion 

A-fotion  nictures  are  an  invaluable 
aM  in  relieious  work,  arrordinc  to  a 
statement  "••adf  ^t  ?  dinner  of  thp 
TJoIioi/Mn;  \T  P.  F'MitTf^ptJnn,  Inc..  at 
fli<.  Afp'ronolitan  di'b  Tt"^  "''w  or- 
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Alumni  to  See  Football  Films 

New  Haven — Yale  alumni  associa- 
tions throughout  the  world  will  see 
motion  pictures  of  all  the  principal 
Yale  football  games  Three  prints 
will  be  distributed  Dec.  1.  one  for 
graduates  on  the  Pacifir  coast,  the 
Hawaiian  Islands  and  Panama:  an- 
other for  France  and  a^thlrd  for  the 
East. 


M'psoun   Tie-uo 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 
through  this  source,  will  be  expended 
in    fighting   unfair   legislation. 

How  it  all  came  about  was  ex- 
plained by  C.  A.  Schultz,  who  says: 
"You  see.  Dick  Biechele  and  myself 
were  talking  recently  about  the  many 
weeks  of  special  selling  in  the  in- 
dustrv.  such  as  'Paramount  Week,' 
'Fox  Week.'  etc.  Biechele  suggested 
that  sorne  film  company  might  ob- 
tain wide  spread  good  will  through 
the  inauguration  of  an  "Exhibitor's 
Event." 

The  drive   for  dates  will   start  im- 
mediately, to  be  nlaved  any  time  be- 
Itween  Dec.  1  and  31. 


Fox  in  Buffalo 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
Travelogues  in  the  form  of  Fox 
Varieties  are  being  increased  in  num- 
ber. Eight  cameramen  are  now  in 
Burma,  India,  Australia  and  South 
America. 

Fox  is  making  no  pictures  in  New 
York  and  does  not  intend  to,  ac- 
cording to  present  plans.  No  pro- 
ductions will  be  made  labroad  as 
since  "Nero,"  Fox  is  disappointed 
with  efforts  to  produce  elsewheie 
than   the   United   States. 


Buffalo — It  is  reported  the  pro- 
posed Fox  theater  will  be  located  on 
Main  St.  and  Chippewa,  on  a  site 
between  Shea's  Hippodrome  and  the 
new  Shea  theater  now  building. 
Work  on  the  Fox  house  will  start  in 
Fcliruary. 


Fox   Insured   for  $6,500,000 

William  Fox  is  now  carrying  indi- 
vidual life  insurance  in  excess  of 
$6,500,000,  having  added  $3,750,000 
during  the  past  year. 


Gothams  Sold  for  South 

The  12  Gotham  Prod,  will  be  dis- 
tributed in  North  and  South  Carolina, 
Georgia.  Tennessee  and  Florida  by 
the    Eltrabran    Film    Co.    of   Atlanta, 

Ga.  

Split    Policy   for    Windsor 

CJiicago^The  Windsor  on  Clark 
near  Divi.sion  St.,  has  established  a 
vaudeville  policy  in  connection  with 
pictures.  Tiie  house  belongs  to  Lu- 
blincr  &  Trinz. 


On  Broadway 

Astor — "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera" 
Broadway — "A   Regular   Fellow" 
Cameo — "Keeper   of   the   Bees" 
Capitol— "Go  West" 
Colony — ."The  Freshman" 
Criterion — "The  Vanishing  American" 
Embassy — "The   Merry  Widow" 
Loew's    New    York  —  Today  —  "Ex- 
change of  Wives" 

Tuesday  —  "Mansion      of     Aching 
Hearts"  and  "Speed  Mad" 

Wednesday  —  "The    Man    on    the 
Box" 

Thursday — ^"What   Fools   Men" 

Friday  —  "The    Unknown    Lover" 
and  "The  Call  of  Courage" 

Saturday — "The  Lucky  Devil" 

Sunday— "The  Girl  Who  Wouldn't 
Work" 
Loew's  State  — "Don  Q" 
Mark  Strand — "Little  Annie  Rooney" 
Rialto— "The  Knockout" 
^Rivoli— "The   King  on  Main   Street" 
;  Warners — "Compromise" 
Brooklyn    Mark    Strand— "The    Iron 

Horse" 

Next  Week 
Astor— "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera" 
'Broadway — Not  yet  determined 
^Cameo — Not  yet  determined 
^Capitol — Not  yet  determined 
Colony — Not  yet  determined 
;  criterion — "The  Vanishing  American" 
Embassy — "The  Merry  Widow" 
Mark  Strand — -"Classified" 
Rialto — "New    Brooms" 
Rivoli— "Seven   Keys   to   Baldpate" 
Warners— "Bobbed   Hair" 
3rooklyn  Mark  Strand— "Little  Annie 

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DIDJA  EVER  HEAR 

the  story  of  the  Jew  and 

the  Irishman?  It  seems 
that  Cohen  and  Kelly 


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DAILY 


Monday,  October  26,  19?;5 


Riesenfeld   Award 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 

C.  Arthur,  formerly  of  the  West 
Coast  ineaters,  Inc.,  and  now  witli 
the  M.  Jr".  Capital  Corp.;  and  Fred 
Meyer  ot  the  ir'alaee,  Hamilton,  Ohio. 

■'The  Voice  of  the  iNightingale" 
received  four  hrst  and  one  second 
vote. 

■  .h-volution,"  Red  Seal  release, 
which  incidentally  was  also  released 
in  some  instances  as  a  full  length 
feature,  received  one  first  and  two 
second  choice  votes,  and  "Through 
Three  Reigns"  was  also  among  those 
mentioned  by  the  judges.  The 
btereoskopic  series  was  regarded  by 
Jack  irartington  as  highly  valuable 
as  entertainment. 

The  jury,  however,  agreed,  in  the 
main,  that  "The  Voice  of  the  Night- 
ingale" was  the  most  novel,  and  at 
the  same  time  the  most  beautiful  of 
the  many  excellent  short  subjects 
considered. 

Frank  Newman  says: 

'T  think  it  is  one  of  the  most  won- 
derful short  subject  reels  that  I  have 
ever  seen." 

Meyer,  who  represented  the  small- 
er  town   exhibitors,   said: 

"The  most  unusual,  beautiful  and 
outstandjng  short  subject  of  the 
current  season.  If  ever  a  release  was 
meritorious,    this   one   is   it." 

Franklin  declares  it  is  a  "a  beauti- 
ful and  unusual  novelty." 

Riesenfeld  Delighted 

Dr.  Hugo  Riesenfeld  of  the  Para- 
mount broadway  houses  who  offered 
the  medal,  declared  he  was  delighted 
at  the  choice  of  the  judges.  But  with 
his  usual  modesty  he  disclaimed  any 
credit  for  bringing  to  this  country 
"The  Voice  of  the  Nightingale," 
which,  in  fact,  he  did.  He  saw  it 
several  years  ago  in  a  theater  in  Paris, 
discovered  no  one  had  the  rights  for 
America;  secured  it  for  his  own 
houses,  and  then  arrangements  were 
later  made  for  distribution  of  the  pic- 
ture through  Educational. 

A  Lovely  Short  Subject 

On  the  strength  of  the  comment 
from  the  various  exhibitors  I  ar- 
ranged to  see  the  winner.  And  was 
given  the  opportunity  in  a  little  pro- 
jection room.  But  even  the  small 
screen,  the  lack  of  music,  and  other 
drawbacks  failed  to  detract  from  the 
marvelous  beauty  of  this  delightful 
short  reel,  which,  incidentally,  is  in 
color.  Any  picture  house,  regardless 
of  size  or  program  (except  for  the 
wildest  of  mellers)  can  show  this 
picture  to  distinct  advantage. 

To  give  you  an  idea  of  its  value 
The  Philadelphia  Record  editorially 
commented  on  this  little  feature  de- 
claring: 

"It  typifies  what  our  idea  of  motion 
pictures  for  children  ought  to  be. 
♦  *  ♦  We  cheerfully  contribute  this 
much  of  free  advertising  (and  it  was 
a  lengthy  editorial)  to  a  picture  that 
ought  to  succeed." 

The  Evening  World,  New  York, 
was  profuse  in  its  comment,  and  the 
Dayton,  (Ohio)  Herald  was  another 
paper  which  joined  in  enthusiastic 
editorial    comtnent    of    the    picture. 

Eflforts  are  being  made  in  Paris 
to  ascertain  the  whereabouts  of  the 
director,  and  his  present  employment. 
Starevitch  deserves  great  credit  for 
the  production. 


Riesenfeld  Award  for  Prize  Short  Subject 


Drawing  of  gold  medal  which  goes  to  "The  Voice  of  the  Nightin- 
gale," produced  abroad  by  L.  Starevitch  for  the  Pathe  Consortium  of 
Paris  and  released  in  this  country  by  Educational  Films  Exchanges,  Inc. 


Swanson  With  United 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

pictures  to  make  for  Famous.  One 
of  these,  "Stage  Struck"  is  finished 
and  awaiting  release. 

There  are  a  number  of  interesting 
reports  circulating  relative  to  the 
United  Artists  plans  for  1926-1927. 
It  is  said  the  company  may  have  as 
many  as  26  releases  with  two  each 
from  Chaplin,  Pickford,  Fairbanks 
and  Valentino.  Norma  Talmadge 
will  make  her  appearance  on  the 
program  some  time  toward  the  end 
of  the  1926-1927  schedule.  New 
stars  to  be  added  within  the  next 
year  or  so  are  Buster  Keaton  and 
Constance  Talmadge.  There  will 
also  probably  be  several  pictures 
made  by  outside  producers.  The 
current  schedule  contains  "The  Win- 
ning of  Barbara  Worth"  to  be  pro- 
duced by  Principal  Pictures,  and 
"The  Bat"  to  be  made  by  Roland 
West." 


More  Iowa  Growth 

(Continued   from    Page    1) 

J.  C.  Duncan,  manager  is  to  con- 
tinue in  charge  of  the  Plaza,  which 
seats  1,400.  The  Frank  chain  is  re- 
ported to  be  backed  by  M.  P.  Capital 
Corp.,  the  finance  company  affiliated 
with  Producers  Distributing  Corp.. 
Frank  R.  Wilson,  former  Sioux  City 
newspaperman,  is  head  of  the  fi- 
nance company. 


Fond  du  Lac  Race  Over 

Fond  du  Lac,  Wis.— -The  theater 
building  race  is  nearing  the  final 
lap.  With  work  being  rushed  at 
both  the  Fond  du  Lac  and  Retlaw 
theaters,  indications  are  that  Dec.  1, 
probably  would  terminate  the  race 
begun  when  houses  were  started  for 
the  Fischer-Paramount  chain  and 
Saxe  enterprises.  The  Fond  du  Lac 
is  to  be  the  Fischer  house. 


NEW— 


SEPT 


COMPLETE 

CASE 

STRAP 

6  EXTRA 

MAGAZINES 


MOTION  PICTURE  AND  STILL  CAMERAS 


$3522 


WRITE 

OR 
WIRE 


APAC 


158  W.  72 
N.  Y.  C. 


Urge  Tax   Removal 

(Continued   from    Page    1) 

Charles  C.  i-ettijohn,  gener 
counsel  tor  the  Hays  ortice,  jack 
eonnoiiy,  Vvashington  represent 
tive  oi  tne  organization  ana  A.  Jl 
lan  bryiawski,  representing  the  A 
P.  T.  O.  A.,  headed  the  delegatid 
whicn  laid  the  pleas  ot  the  industi 
before  the  Committee.'  As  a  resu 
of  the  exemption  given  in  the  la 
revenue  bill,  rettijohn  told  the  Con 
muice  more  than  eighty-hve  pi 
cent  of  the  theaters  have  reduct 
uieir  admission  prices,  thereh 
pgssmg  the  reduction  along  to  tl 
general   public. 

"  1  he  amusement  tax  was  excui 
able  in  the  beginning  only  because 
V  as  an  emergency  war  measure,"  k 
declared.  "the  conditions  whic 
made  it  a  necessity  are  now  dehniK 
ly  things  of  the  past  and  it  ought  t 
ue  abolished  as  soon  as  condHioii 
will  permit.  While  the  tax  collecte 
on  admissions  to  places  of  entei 
lainment  may  be  an  amusement  ta' 
it  is  far  from  being  in  any  sense 
luxury  tax.  tnteriainment  is  recrea 
.ion  and  wholesome  recreation  is 
necessity,  if  tolerable  living  is  coil 
sidLred  something  more  than  a  mer 
drab,  mechanical  existence.  Th 
t'lTiuscment  tax  is  in  a  very  rea 
sense  a  tax  on  a  necessity." 

Pettijohn  made  no  specific  recotti 
mendations  as  to  the  action  of  th 
Committee  in  connection  with  th.i 
admission  tax,  but  urged  that  iSgi 
burden  be  lifted  to  the  fullest  ek' 
tent  consistent  with  the  financial  cOn 
dition  of  the  Treasury. 

The  answer  to  the  increased  cds 
of  shows  today  is  increased  capacity 
not  higher  prices,  declared  Brylaw 
ski.  More  admissions  at  the  saitit 
prices  is  the  deman*  of  every  eJt 
hibitor. 

"This  is  the  natural  law  that  ii 
building  the  great  large  capacity  thft 
aters  of  today,  with  their  appeal  o 
bigger  shows  for  the  same  money,' 
he  said,  "But  the  great  number'  o 
theaters  throughout  the  country,  bUift 
in  normal  times  and  with  relativdj 
small  capacities,  feel  the  burden  o 
this  tax  keenly.  To  them  the  iir. 
creased  cost  of  the  tickets,  by  reasot- 
of  this  tax  cuts  down  the  number  o> 
admissions  and  the  reveniies,  to  th« 
public  the  removal  of  this  tax  mean^ 
low<?r  theater  prices,  to  the  theatei 
owner  it  means  larget  revenues." 


CHARLIE 
CHAPLIN 

in 

A  Dog's  Life 

Released  Nov,  22 

-kfheolcture 


THE 


Monday,  October  26,  1925 


Newspaper  Opinions 

(Week  Ending  October  24) 

"The   Best   People"— Paramount 
Rialto 

AMERICAN—*  •  •  a  light,  comedy 
rama,  intended  not  to  put  too  much  strain 
1  one's  intellect.  •  ♦  • 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  •  just  another 
ovie.  If  it  has  its  moments  they  failed  to 
)me  out  for  air  yesterday.  •  *  • 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  •  It's  light- 
entertaining,  though  it  lacks  the  charm  of 
le  stage  play  from  which  it  was  adapted. 
ut  there's  a  godo  cast,  with  Kathlyn  Wil- 
ims  as  the  socially  ambitious  mother,  Esther 
alston,  very  lovely  as  the  show  girl.   ♦   ♦  * 

EVENING   WORLD—*   *   *   That   story 

IS  been  done  time  and  time  again  to  provide 

issable    entertainment.      The    worst    feature 

lhe   film   production   is  that  it  has  all  the 

ults  of  a  stage  production  and  none  of  the 
irtues  of  the  motion  picture.     There  is  not 

novel  or  unexpected  turn  in  the  whole  pic- 
ire.   *  *  • 

HERALD— TRIBUNE— *  *  *  This  is  the 
hotoplay  that  Sidney   Olcott  has  made  from 

very  Hopwood's  stage  comedy  of  a  year 
?o.  The  current  version  is  a  rather  pleasant 
itertainment,   mild,   innocuous,    unimportant, 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  As  en- 
;rlainment  it  cannot  compare  with  the  play 
om  which  it  was  adapted,  for  it  has  little 
f  the  freshness  and  charm  that  the  play  had 
1  good  measure.  At  no  time  does  it  suggest 
lat  the  story  inspired  Sidney  Olcott,  who 
irected   it.   *   *   * 

POST — *  *  *  Everybody  comes  out  nicely 
i  the  end,  thank  you,  and  much  sugar-coated 
ilk  goes  on  tending  to  suggest  the  revolu- 
lonary  principle  that  perhaps  the  "best 
eople"  are  not  the  best  people  after  all,  *  *  * 

SUN — *  *  *  gibes  at  the  "upper  classes," 
nd  ffatters  the  "lower"  in  an  inoffensive 
ay,  and  it  does  possess  a  certain  amount  of 
lumor.  Therefore,  I  should  say  that  it  is 
tretty  good  hokum.  •  *  * 
;  TELEGRAM — *  *  *  As  screen  versions  eo. 
The  Best  People"  is  a  fairly  faithful  adap- 
[ition  of  the  stage  play  by  the  same  name, 
lie  work  of  David  Grey  and  Avery  Hop- 
i'ood.  but  where  happy  casting  and  some 
musing  dialogue  helped  in  the  original  pro- 
luction  to  neutralire  the  artificiality  of  the 
lot,  the  film  reflects  little  that  is  not  frankly 
iull  and  hard  to  credit.  •  *  * 

'  TIMES — *  *  *  Except  for  an  occasional 
'3uch  of  humor,  is  a  banal  and  rather  mud- 
led  offering,  which,  as  a  whole,  is  not 
lastly  different  frorA  a  number  of  other  photo- 
lays  concerned  with  the  flighty  conduct  of 
joung  folks.  •  •  • 

1  WORLD—*  *  *  There  is  much  conversa- 
ion  about  rags  being  royal  raiment  and  kind 
iearts  being  more  than  coronets  and  other 
fieroocratic  sentiments  which  succeed  in  re- 
iorming  everybody  in  the  cast.  A  street 
rawl  before  a  fashionable  restaurant  and  a 
omedy  taxi  driver  are  thrown  in  for  good 
leasure ;  otherwise  the  scenario  follows  the 
■tage  play  in  every  detail.   •  *  • 


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"Fine    Clothes"— First     National 
Capitol 

AMERICAN—*  *  ♦  I  might  say  that 
Fine  Clothes"  has  moments  when  it  palls 
In  one's  sensibilities,  the  characterizations 
re  all  so  good  we  can  forget  the  story  and 
o  on   to  the  players.    *   ♦   * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Percy  Marmont 
oes  good  work  as  a  "male  Pollyanna." 
.ewis  Stone  humanizes  the  Earl  of  Denham, 
nd  .^Ima  Rubens,  though  a  bit  heavy  passes 
nuster  as  the  girl  who  can't  quite  make  up 
ler  mind  to  get  an  illegitimate  kick  outta 
ifp,    *    •   • 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  But  the  director 
lakes  it  enjoyable  even  if  it  is  mild  and  hum- 
T'.us  instead  of  sophisticated  and  witty.  •  *  * 

EVENING  JOURNAI^-*  *  *  is  at  times 
fry  adroitly  handled.  Other  times  it  is 
nidly  entertaining,  but  the  acting  is  con- 
istently  good,  the  cast  being  composed  of 
'ercy  Marmont.  Alma  Rubens.  Raymond 
Griffith,  Lewis  Stone  and  Eileen  Percy.  *  *  * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  The  story 
leeds  the  dialogue,  but  "Fine  Clothes"  treats 
he  theme  kindly  and  to  good  effect.  The 
lirection  is  intelligent  and  Percy  Marmont 
'oes  well  with  an  almost  impossibly  difficult 
haracterization.   ♦  *  * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  It  seemed 
trange  to  see  Raymond  Griffith  in  anything 
>uf  a  star  and  comedy  role.  "Fine  Clothes" 
s  fairly  diverting.  •  •  • 


MORNING  TELEGRAPH— •  •  *  Sophis- 
tication of  the  more  native  sort  is  the  key- 
note of  the  plot.  Lewis  Stone  does  his  usual 
finished  work  as  an  English  nobleman  rather 
pathetically  clutching  at  the  last  straws  of 
passion,  said  straws  being  represented  by  the 
all-too-willing  "old  friend,"  sympathetically 
played  by  Alma  Rubens.  *  ♦  * 

POST — *  *  *  Molnar's  "Fashions  for 
Men"  has  been  made  into  an  entertaining 
moving  picture  by  John  M.  Stahl,   ♦  *  * 

SUN — *  *  *  With  such  a  sprinkling  of 
star  dust  and  appropriate  supervisors  "Fine 
Clothes"  should  have  been  one  of  the  treats 
of  the  cinema  year.  Instead  it  is  almost 
wholly  mediocre,  possessing  neither  subtlety, 
effectiveness    nor    pointed    pantomime.    •    •    • 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  Stahl  has  put  as  much 
of  the  spirit  of  the  original  playwright  into 
it  as  possible ;  he  has  injected  quotations  out- 
right into  the  captions  and  they  drew  several 
real  laughs  from  the  audience.  *  *  * 

WORLD—*  *  *  Thanks  to  the  work  of  an 
extremely  fortunate  cast,  however,  most  of 
the  tenderness  and  sympathy  of  the  sentimen- 
tal little  story  have  been  recaptured  in  the 
shadows  of  a  mild  and  ingratiating  picture 
play.   *   *   * 


"Flower  of  Night"— Paramount 
Rivoli 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Sounds  propitious,  and 
starts  the  same  way,  but  after  a  time  "Flow- 
er of  Night"  degtnerates  from  a  tale  of  color 
and  interest  into  a  tawdry  melodrama  made 
with    an    obvious    eve   on    the    movie   prospects. 

DAILY  MIRROR— *  *  *  does  not  bloom 
It  wilts.  Anil  it's  a  darn  shame  to  thrust 
such  a  story  on  an  actress  of  la  Negri's  fine 
ability,   *  *  * 

DA  FLY  NEWS-*  *  *  There  are  great 
gaps  in  the  story  and  the  director  does  noth- 
ing to   make   von   believe  what    you   see,    ♦    *   * 

EVENTNC'  JOT^RNAI> — *  *  *  The  story, 
written  by  Joseph  Hergesheimer  introduces 
interesting  settings  of  early  San  Francisco, 
and  gives  Pnia  a  chance  to  act.  She's  brilliant 
ar   times,   and   always   convincing.   ♦    «    ♦ 

EVENING  WORLD--*  *  *  The  film  is 
full  of  action  and  the  twist  given  to  Vigilante 
ir.stice  maintains  the  suspense  until  the  final 
moments.  There  is  never  a  dull  moment  and 
the  ''Flower  of  Nieht"  will  probably  attract 
the  full  quota  of  Pnla  Negri  folowers.  It  is 
not  a  ere.1t  picture  but  the  Hergesheimer  note 
has   raised    it   well    above   the   ordinary,    *    '    ♦ 

GRAPHIC — *  *  *  if  you  like  lurid  malo- 
drama  with  imitation  Spanish  atmosphere  and 
plenty  of  guns  and  hangings  and  dance  halls 
of  a  kind  and  the  Vigilantes  doing  their  stunts 
' — there's  a  hundred  to  one  chance  that  you'll 
like    "Flower    of    Nisht,"    ♦    •    • 

HERAT.O-TRTBUNE— *  *  *  Miss  Negri 
is  the  old  Pola  in  this  picture.  How  many 
actresses  would  have  resisted  the  temptation 
to  look  beautiful  and  stui-k  shiny  side  combs, 
in  true  Snanish  style  of  the  '60s.-  in  their 
hair?   *   *    * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  For  a 
story  of  action  and  a  great  deal  of  actint;.  it 
i.-  curiously  iminterestiner  and  trivial.  ■  Ail  the 
expedient.s  used  in  an  attempt  to  whip  up  sus- 


24  Day 

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pense  and  sympathy  leave  one  cold  and  un- 
moved. And  this  in  spite  of  a  shrewd  author, 
the  efforts  of  Pola  Negri,  the  direction  of 
Paul    Bern.    *    •    * 

POST—*  *  *  Those  Dear  Old  California 
eold  days  are  with  us  again  *  *  *  and  so  is 
Pola  Negri  in  "Flower  of  Night,"  described 
in  the  publicity  notices  as  "an  original  screen 
story  written  especially  for  her  hy  Joseph 
Hergesheimer."  The  originality,  however,  is 
ntit    **vactlv    nvernowering,    *    *    * 

SUN — *  *  *  It  begins  with  some  promise, 
but  before  long  it  lapses  Into  the  most  con- 
ventional sort  of  movie  melodrama,  with 
shootings,  attacks  on  a  mine,  dance  hall 
scenes,  and  the  usual  sprinkling  of  vigi- 
lantes.   ♦  *  ♦ 

TELEGRAM  _  •  '  «  Against  a  back- 
ground of  San  Francisco,  in  the  days  of 
the  Vigilantes,  under  their  famous  leader, 
Lewis,  Joseph  Hergesheimer  has  contrived 
a  story  that  gives  Pola  Negri  wide  scope 
for   her   talents   in   "Flower    of  Night."    •   *   * 

TIMES—*  *  *  Pola  Negri's  performance 
in  "Flower  of  the  Night,"  an  adaptation  of 
a  special_  story  written  for  her  by  Joseph 
Hergesheimer,  is  one  of  exceptional  brilliance, 
unquestionably  the  best  acting  she  has  ever 
done  before  the  camera.   ♦  •  ♦ 

WORLD — *  *  *  unimaginative  third  rate 
melodrama.      Its    settings    are    of    the    finest. 


"Red   Hot   Tires"- Warners 
Warners'  Theater 

AMERICAN—  *  *  *  Disregarding  the 
famous  Monte  Blue  smile  and  the  nonsensical 
incidents  that  weave  themselves  around  this 
young  man's  terror  of  automobiles,  there  is 
only  one  possible  excuse  for  producing  such 
a    picture — a    burlesque.     *   ♦  * 

DAILY  MIRROR—  *  *  *  while  "Red 
Hot  Tires"  is  speedy  comedy,  it  is  as  pre- 
posterous and  absurd  a  roll  of  film  that  ever 
unreeled    in    a    motion    picture    theater     *  *  * 

EVENING  JOUR.VAL— *  *  ♦  Every  one 
in  the  case  seems  to  be  having  as  good  a 
tim  eas  the  audience,  and  Patsy  (Ruth  Mil- 
ler) looks  prettier  than  she's  ever  looked 
before.  Monte's  a  good  comedian  and  Jimmy 
Quinn  as  the  pool  room  owner  is  a  great 
tvpe.   *  *  * 


EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  Monte  smiled 
and  Patsy  Ruth  looked  cute  as  could  be 
and  the  audience  hoped  for  a  radiation  of 
warmth  from  the  Red  Hot  Tires.  Instead  it 
must  be  recorded  that  the  blame  things 
went  fiat,  which  was  most  discouraging  to 
those  who  went  in  hopes  of  a  cinema  joy 
riue    *  ♦   • 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  Judging  from  the 
shrieks  of  laughter  that  went  up  from  time 
to  time,  it  is  likewise  evident  that  the  title 
was  no  disappointing.  The  audience  gurgled 
and  giggled  and  pealed  and  shrieked — that's 
the  way  they  like  to  announce  the  success  of 
a    comedy.    *  *  * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  Monte  Blue 
is  better  in  "Red  Hot  Tires"  than  anything 
he  has  done  in  a  long  time.  He  certainly 
should   stick    to   comedy.    *  •  * 

MORXING  TELEGRAPH  —  *  *  *  some 
of  the  humor  is  a  little  repetitious.  Both 
director  and  caption  writer  seems  quite  re- 
luctant to  let  go  of  a  good  gag  when  they 
find  it ;  one  amusing  incident  is  repeated 
about  five  times ;  the  first  three  are  funny 
— afte  rthat,   they're  annoying.   •  •  • 

POST — *  *  *  is  billed  as  Monte  Blues 
"Smile  a  Minute"  comedy,  and,  with  the 
"S"  omitted,  no  doubt  it  would  be  true 
enough  ,as  there  is  a  lot  of  fast  driving 
here  and   there.   *  *  • 

SUN — *  *  *  Indeed,  the  picture  does  not 
make  sense.  Instead  it  aims  to  capture 
your  attention  with  exciting  views  of  swift- 
ly moving  autos,  and  wrecks,  and  a  really 
thrilling  scene  wherein  an  actor  rides  a 
motorcycle  at  furious  speed  at  a  distance  of 
about  ten  feet  in  front  of  a  fast  movmg 
train.    *   ♦  * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  Monte  Blue  was  well 
enough  as  the  nervous  lover,  so  we'll  let  him 
alone  and  resei-ve  our  praises  for  the  inspira- 
tion of  the  casting  director,  who  selected 
the  charming  and  talented  Patsy  Ruth  Miller 
to  relieve  the  tedium  of  what  might  easily 
have    been    a    very    dull    picture.    *  *   * 

WORLD — *  *  *  It  is  bold  and  unashamed 
hodgepodge,  with  laughs  in  considerable 
numbers  for  the  easily  tickled,  and  it  gams 
its  highest  momentum  when,  toward  the 
finish,  fleetnig  .and  shiny  automobiles  dash 
madly  forward  in  the  good,  old  sure-fire 
cinema  chase.   *  *  * 


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Tuesday,  October  27,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


PLANNING 


By  DANNY 

j)ver  at  First  National.  Many 

tags.     And   practically  all   of 

r  leaders.     Of  that  organiza- 

1  are  here.     To  help  do  it. 

V,  Richards,  the  silent  one. 

Dm  New  Orleans,  plus  M.  L. 

ikelstein,   who  just  returned 

J;h   R.   A.    Rowland — the   big 

[jef — Tom  Saxe  of  Milwaukee; 

Varies  Skouras,   of  St.   Louis, 

.111  McCormick,  the  production 

:.el   of   the   "West    Coast,    and 

»liers. 

i  l)f  course  the  chief  t'>pic  was  Row- 
Sid's  return  from  E>      pe.     But,  as 
Bal,   Rowland   modestly   disclaimed 
|r  matters  of  import  as  the  reason 
]  the  appearance  of  the  important 
nbers.    There  will  be  an  important 
feting  held  in  several  weeks.  There 
I  doubtless  follow  some  announce- 
.jnts     of     importance.       Meanwhile 
klget  the   more   or   less   sensational 
J.:  sip  that   has   been   bruited  about. 
Rative    to    First    National.      There 
JB.iothing  to  it. 

Grosses 
j'irst  National  has  been  doing  a 
iriorous  business  during  the  year. 
T:ir  sales  will  in  all  likelihood  line 
tlm  up  in  second  place.  Famous 
9,[  doubtless  show  business  of  over 
j.,000,000  this  year;  First  National 
plr  twenty  million,  and  Famous  will 
Bj'e  released  during  the  year  about 
Bpictures  to  approximately  50  from 
!l.  This  means  that  FN.  have 
airaged  over  $400,000  gross  per 
pture — and  that  is  some  gross; 
djl't  discount  this.  It  means  a  lot. 
ie  credit  for  this  goes  to  Eddie 
i:hmann,  in  charge  of  sales  for 
Fist  National;  and  his  boys  out  in 
a  field. 
!  Foreign  Production 

iluch    talk    from    the    other    side. 
Kry  now  and  then.     That   foreign 

(Continued  on     Page   2) 


Goldberg    Resigns 

iarry  D.  Goldberg,  assistant  to 
Frold  B.  Franklin  and  general 
nuager  of  the  theater  booking  de- 
p  tment  at  Famous,  has  resigned 
b  ause  of  ill-health.  He  recently 
r  urned  from  a  long,  recuperative 
t  )  to  the  Coast  but  feels  that  he 
n  St  assume  duties  which  are  less 
u  uous. 

loldberg  for  three  years  has  been 
li  ing  and  booking  pictures  for  the 
-  ire  Paramount  circuit.  His  duties 
i  Famous  included  the  enlarging  and 
I'lting  of  road  shows,  vaudeville 
a  s  and  stage  attractions. 


I 


Contract   Awarded 

Chanin    Construction    Co.    to    Build 
Roxy     Theater — Financing     Ar- 

ran^fements  Completed 
"Roxy"  announced  yesterday  that 
the  building  contract  for  the  construc- 
tion of  the  6,000  seat  house  bearing 
his  name,  at  50th  and  7th  Ave.  has 
been  awarded  by  Walter  W.  W.  Ahl- 
schlager  of  Chicago,  architect  for  the 
Roxy  Theaters  Corp.,  to  the  Chanin 
Construction  Co. 

I'he  plans  call  for  the  erection  of 
the  theater  on  a  plot  of  ground  in- 
volving more  than  52,000  sq.  ft.,  with 
a  cost  placed  by  its  sponsors  at 
+8,000,00u.  A  first  mortgage  bond 
issue  of  $4,250,000,  has  been  placed 
by  S.  W.  Straus  &  Co.  and  the  bal- 

iContimied  on  Page  4; 


Fog  well  to  Produce 

London  —  Reginald  Fogwell  ,  in- 
tends to  enter  the  production  field  as 
an  independent  and  says  he  has  al- 
ready made  a  contract  for  American 
distribution.  He  will  start  after  aid- 
ing in  the  production  of  "Kim". 


To    Produce   in  Australia 

London — Harry  Southwell  has  left 
for  Australia  to  produce.  For  the 
present  he  will  use  existing  studios 
at  Sydney  but  will  later  erect  a  mod- 
ern plant.  Southwell  recently  made 
a  film  version  of  "The  Bells." 


Fay  Compton  Coming  to  New  York 

London — Fay  Compton,  the  Eng- 
lish star,  who  has  recently  appeared 
with  Jack  Buchanan  in  "The  Happy 
Ending"  made  by  Gaumont  of  Eng- 
land sails  on  the  Majestic  on  Nov. 
4  for   New  York. 


Marion  Fairfax  Going  to   Coast 

Marion  Fairfax  leaves  for  Holly- 
wood Sunday  to  start  production  on 
"The  Desert  Healer"  for  First  Na- 
tional.    Lewis   Stone  will  be  starred. 


Gus  Schlesinger  Back 

Gus  .Schlesinger,  of  the  foreign 
department  of  Warner  Bros,  arrived 
yesterday  from  the  Coast.  He  will 
leave   shortly   for   Europe. 


New    Studio    Chief 

Carl    Laenunle    to    Announce     Suc- 
cessor to  Ray  Schrock  in  a  Few 
Days 

Carl  Laemmle  is  on  his  way  to 
Universal  City,  '  accompanied  by 
Harry  H.  Zehner,  his  secretary;  Jul- 
ius Stern,  president  of  the  Century 
Film  Corp.;  Maurice  Pivar,  a  new 
addition  to  the  "U"  City  editorial 
department,  and  Hans  Winter,  who 
iContinnei  on  Pag*  2) 


Up-State  Veal 

It  IS  understood  the  Mark- 
6trana  mterescs  nave  closed  a 
aeai  witn  tne  Koooins  circuit 
in  Upper  iMew  iorK.  iiiiorts 
to  reacn  Moe  Mark  provea  un- 
availing. iMate  KODDins  has 
Deen  negotiating  with  ii-amous 
tor  some  time.  As  a  matter 
ot  tact,  up-state  papers  an- 
nouncea  the  deal  was  closed 
some  weeks  ago. 


America  Still  Leads 

1  he  Dominant  Factor  in  Europe,  As- 
serts   K.    A.    Rowland — iixpects 
Production  Impetus  boon 

"There  never  was  a  better  oppor- 
tunity for  the  marketing  of  American 
pictures  abroad  than  there  is  today," 
said  Richard  A.  Rowland,  general 
manager  oi  l<irst  National  yesterday, 
commenting  on  his  trip  abroad.  Dur- 
ing his  stay  in  Europe,  Rowland  and 
KoDert  LieOer,  president  of  First  Na- 
tional, who  will  not  return  for  sev- 
eral weeks,  visited  branches  in  Eng- 
land,   Germany,   I^rance   and   Italy. 

'in  saying  that  the  opportunities 
in  Europe  are  most  inviting  to  pro- 
ducers   and    distributors,"    continued 

(.Continued  on  Page  4) 


Parker  Plans  12   Pictures 

iluUywood — Donald  Parker  Prod, 
plans  to  make  six  features  and  an 
equal  number  of  Canadian  and  north 
woods  pictures,  each  in  five  reels, 
the  company  has  just  shot  22,000  ft 
of  film  in  the  South  Sea  Islands,  the 
Malay    Peninsula    and    Siam. 


Arlette    Marchal    Arrives 

Arlette  Marchal,  French  actress 
under  contract  to  I'amous,  is  in  New 
i^ork,  having  arrived  on  the  Beren- 
garia. 


May  Book  Roach  Comedies 

Hollywood — Indications  are  that 
a  second  large  vaudeville  circuit  will 
follow  Keith  in  booking  Roach  com- 
edies. 


Eastman  Case  Up 

Supreme    Court    Orders    Review    on 

Decision  Which  Had  to  Do  With 

Control  of  Laboratories 

Washington — The  U.  S.  Supreme 
Court  yesterday  granted  the  petition 
of  the  Federal  Trade  Commission  for 
a  review  of  the  decision  of  the  lower 
courts  in  the  Eastman  Kodak  case, 
under  which  the  Comnaission  was 
held  to  have  been  without  authority 
{Continued  on    Pag*  2) 


Great  Line-Up 

Fox  to  Have  Important  Material  for 
Next   Season — rselasco  DesU  In- 
cludes Warheld  Successes 

It  became  known  yesterday  that 
William  box.  has  purchased  from 
David  Belasco  all  the  David  Warheld 
successes  and  other  material.  This 
means  that  tor  next  season  Fox  can 
produce  "The  Music  Master,"  "The 
Auctioneer,"  "Ihe  Return  of  Peter 
Urimm"  as  well  as  "Ihe  Girl  I  Left 
Jiehind  Me."  It  is  understood  that 
something  over  $4uu,00U  was  paid  tor 
this  mate_rial. 

This  is  not  all.  Fox  has  made  a 
deal  with  Al  Woods  which  gives  him 
The  i'ehcan  '  a  current  success,  and 
It  is  also  said  that  a  deal  has  been 
made  with  Woods  for  "The  Green 
Hat."  This  may  prove  surprising  in 
view  of  the  reports  circulated  that 
the  producers'  organization  had  de- 
cided that  its  members  woujd  not 
attempt  to  make  the  Arlen  master- 
piece. "Ihe  Cradle  Snatchers"  an- 
other current  Broadway  success  has 
been  secured  by  box.,  and  oniy  re- 
cently it  became  known  that  I-ox  had 
paid  $100,000  tor  "What  Price  Glory." 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Swanson  Denies 

The  Morning  World  reported  from 
Paris  yesterday  that  Gloria  bwanson 
denies  signing  with  United  Artists 
and  that  she  expects  to  renew  with 
Famous,  bhe  sails  for  New  York  to- 
morrow on  the  Paris. 

In  well-informed  circles,  little  cred- 
ence is  placed  in  Miss  Swanson's  de- 
nial. 


Arthur    Loew    Returning 

Arthur  Loew,  of  Loew's,  Inc.,  sails 
shortly  for  America  arriving  in  New 
iork   early   in   November. 


Astor  Won't   Cut   Schedule 

There  will  be  no  decrease  in  pro- 
duction or  distribution  by  Astoi;  Dist. 
Corp.,   states   Harry  Rathner. 


Ufa  Bringing  16  Here 

Ufa  plans  to  bring  16  features  to 
America  during  the  current  year 
for  American  distribution,  states 
Joseph  R.  Fliesler,  director  of  pub- 
licity for  the  company,  who  has  just 
returned  from  Germany.  Included  in 
the  list  are  "Faust,"  "Metropolis," 
"Variety,"  "Waltz  Dream,"  "Manon 
Lescaut"  and  "Tartuffe." 

The  tendency  in  German  produc- 
tions is  now  towards  lighter  themes. 
Producers  are  getting  away  from 
films  with  morbid  endings  in  favor 
of  happier  conclusions,  Fliesler  re- 
(.Continutd  en  Pag*  4) 


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G^ILV 


Vol  XXXIV  Ne.22  Tuesday,  let.  27, 1925  Price  S  Cents 

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Quotations 

High   Low    Close 

Balaban   &   Katz    Not 

Eastman    Kodak    ..110%   llOJi   110% 
Famous    Players    ..113        110%    llOH 

F.    P.    Pfd 117       117       117 

Film    Inspection    Not 

First   National    Not 

Fox  Film  "A"  ....   yzyi     77         78^ 

Loew's,     Inc 39%     38^      i^H 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.   ..    20K     20J4     20^ 
M.  P.  Cap.  Corp.  . .    19         18%     19 
Pathe  Exch.  "A"  . .   89         85  ^^     88  K 

Skouras    Bros Not 

Trans-Lux   Screen    Not 

Universal      42J<      41^      41 H 

Warner  Brothers  ..    21^     21.>^     2\}i 
Warner  Pictures    . .    17Ji      17^      17^ 


Sales 

quoted 

1,000 

9,800 

100 

quoted 

quoted 

4,400 

22,400 

200 

200 

17,600 

quoted 

quoted 

,300 

1,500 

200 


New    Studio    Chief 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 
came  over  with  Laemmle   from   Eu- 
rope. 

Laemmle  is  going  out  to  supervise 
the  production  during  the  next  few 
months  of  Universal  Spring  Jewels. 
He  also  is  expected  to  a!nnounce  a 
new  general  manager  for  Universal 
City  soon  after  his  arrival  on  the 
Coast,  in  the  place  of  Ray  Schrock, 
who    has    resigned. 


$60,000  Fire   Guts  Theaters 

Kenosha,  Wis.— A  $60,000  fire  has 
gutted  the   Burke. 


Fire  Destroys  Wisconsin  House 

Madison,  Wis. — Coolheaded  work 
on  the  part  of  the  management  avert- 
ed a  panic  when  fire  destroyed  the 
Parkway,  operated  by  the  Fischer- 
Paramount   chain. 


LOBBY  FRAMES 

OF  THE  BETTER  KIND 

LIBMAN-SPANJER    CORP. 


1600  Broadway 

Tc|.Chirtenrc555 


New  York  City     I 


PLANNING 

{Continued  from  Page    1) 

made  pictures  have  no  chance  in 
America.  And  yet — a  half  dozen  ex- 
hibitors scattered  from  Coast  to 
Coast,  determine  that  "The  Voice 
of  the  Nightingale" — a  foreign  made 
short  subject — was  the  most  meritor- 
ious novelty  offered  during  the  year 
to  American  theaters. 

True  it  is — and  deplorable,  as  well 
— that  feature  length  productions 
made  abroad  have  not  been  received 
here  with  more  of  the  sprit  of  amity 
and  cooperation.  But  the  decision 
of  exhibitors  with  reference  to  a  nov- 
elty short  subject.  Should  answer 
the  charge — that  American  distribu- 
tors do  not  want  foreign  made  pic- 
tures. 

"The    Deluge" 

Under  this  caption  Quinn  Martin 
writes  in  the  Sunday  World  (N.  Y.) 

"This  will  never  do.  Fine  picture 
plays  are  coming  along  with  such 
frequency  that  it  is  becoming  almost 
a  hopeless  task  to  attempt  to  be 
disagreeable  for  any  decent  length 
of  time.  Already  three  of  these  films 
of  distinction  clamor  for  words  of 
praise  in  these  here  columns,  and  by 
the  time  adjectives  sufficient  to  set 
them  oS  have  been  set  down  there 
most  assuredly  will  be  no  space  for 
complaints. 

"There  are  above  all  'The  Dark 
Angel,'  'Little  Annie  Rooney,'  and 
'The  Vanishing  American,'  about 
which  not  half  enough  felicitating 
has  been  done.  Of  'The  Dark  Angel' 
one  feels  impelled  to  rush  boldly  into 
print  with  horn  footings  and  sky- 
rockets. *  *  *" 

Yes,  Quinn,  and  you  haven't  men- 
tioned anything  like  all  of  them.  And 
better  still  there  are  still  fine  marvel- 
ous pictures  to  come — notably  "The 
Big  Parade"  from  M.-G.-M.;  "Stella 
Dallas"  from  Sam  Goldwyn,  and  vou 
will  doubtless  see  something  particu- 
arly  worth  while  in  John  Barrymore's 
"The  Sea  Beast"  from  Warners— in- 
complete when  I  saw  it  on  the  Coast. 
But  with  evidences  of  being  mighty 
fine    when    completed. 


Ray  Signs  With  M.-G.-M. 

Hollywood — Charles  Ray  has  sign- 
ed a  long  term  contract  with  M.-G.- 
M.,  Louis  B.  Mayer  announces.  He 
has  just   completed   "Bright   Lights." 


Chadwick  Pictures  state  they  have 
released  Ray  from  a  contract  for  two 
more  pictures.  "Sweet  Adeline"  has 
yet  to  be  released. 


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Eastman  Case  Up 

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to   order   the   company  to   dispose   of 
its  laboratories. 

Following  its  investigation  of  the 
case,  the  Commission  ordered  the 
Eastman  company  to  nullify  its  agree- 
ment with  independent  laboratories, 
whereby  the  former  would  not  operate 
its  laboratories  so  long  as  the  latter 
used  only  American  made  film,  as  be- 
ing an  unfair  method  of  competition, 
and  also  ordered  the  company  to  dis- 
pose of  its  laboratories. 

The  Eastman  company  carried  the 
case  to  the  courts,  where  a  decision 
upholding  the  Commission's  ordeir 
to  discontinue  the  agreement  was 
rendered  but  that  part  of  the  order 
requiring  sale  of  the  laboratories  was 
held  invalid,  the  Commission  there- 
upon appealed  to  the  Supreme  Court 
for  a  review  of  the  decision. 


Aiding  $4,000,000   Campaign 

The  theatrical  industry,  under  the 
leadership  of  Adolph  Zukor,  has  lined 
up  with  the  $4,000,000  campaign  for 
the  Federation  for  the  Support  of  Jew- 
ish Philanthrophic  Societies  of  New 
York.  Ernest  Maas  has  directed  a 
picture,  "Human  Dividends,"  show- 
ing the  work  in  which  the  91  philan- 
throphic agencies  of  the  Federation 
are  engaged.  Distribution  in  the 
New  York  district  is  in  charge  of 
William  Brandt.  Associate  chair- 
men from  the  film  industrv  are: 

H.  M.  Warner,  Sydney  Cohen,  B.  S. 
Moss,  M.  J.  Mintz,  P.  J.  Morgan.  A.  L. 
Libman,  B.  J.  Knoppleman,  Samuel  Zierler, 
Joseph  Hornstein,  Joseph  Seider,  David 
Picker,  Fred  Wilson,  I.  Chadwick,  Samuel 
Eckman,  Joseph  Weinberg,  J.  B.  Basson, 
Herbert  Ebenstein,  A.  Weinberg,  J.  Pollack 
and  Danny. 


Pantages  House  in  Fresno 

Fresno,  Cal. — .\lexander  Pantages 
will  spend  $2,000,000  on  a  new  thea- 
ter. The  lease  negotiated  with  the  F. 
E.  Cook  estate  involves  rentals  ap- 
proximating $1,500,000.  The  building 
will  include  stores  in  addition  to  the 
2,500  seat  house.  At  present  West 
Coast  with  three  houses,  and  the 
Orphcum  franchise,  virtually  control 
(he  local  situation. 


Los  Angeles — At  Visalia,  the  Gold- 
en State  Theatrical  Corp.  is  planning 
a   $250,000   house   seating   1,700. 

Work  on  a  new  house  at  Tulare  is 
fxpected  to  start  within  30  days. 


Montreal  Buyer  Here 

J.    Levine,    of    Independent    Films, 
Ltd.,  of  Montreal  is  at  the  Astor. 


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America  Still  Leads 

{.Continued   from   Page    1) 

Rowland,  "I  do  not  mean  to  infer 
that  there  are  not  problems  to  be 
met  and  solved  in  each  individual 
country  according  to  its  own  peculiar 
conditions.  But  the  big  point  to  re- 
member is  that  the  market  exists, 
ready  to  be  expanded,  that  American 
films  never  were  as  popular  as  they 
are  at  the  present  time  and  that  our 
producers  and  distributors  are  be- 
coming more  familiar  with  thi 
methods  of  foreign  motion  picturi 
men. 

"In  practically  every  country  that 
1  visited,  it  appears  to  me  that  there 
is  plenty  of  room  for  more  reallj 
first  class  theaters  and  it  is  only  a 
matter  of  time,  a  comparatively  short 
time,  .1  believe,  before  such  theaters 
will  be  erected.  As  the  houses  in- 
crease in  number,  it  only  stands  to 
reason  that  there  will  be  a  corres- 
ponding growth  in  the  film  market, 
which  must  continue  to  draw  its 
main  supply  from   America. 

"Things  are  stirring  in  England 
and  it  would  not  surprise  me  at  all  if 
we  received  some  important  an- 
nouncements concerning  film  pro- 
duction in  that  country  before  many 
weeks  have  passed.  A  number  of 
factors  are  at  work  in  the  British 
Isles  which  seem  bound  to  have  a 
vital  bearing  on  future  activities. 

"Production  plans  of  the  leading 
producers  in  Germany  are  particular- 
ly interesting.  The  revival  of  com- 
mercial activity  in  that  coiintry  is 
impressive  and  the  film  business  is 
keeping  pace  with  other  industries. 
Everywhere  I  went  I  found  the  keen- 
est interest  in  American  projects. 
Exhibitors  wanted  to  know  all  about 
our  pictures  planned  for  the  coming 
season  and  American  exploitation 
methods,  which  were  generally  con- 
ceded to  be  far  in  advance  of  their 
own. 

"Personally.  I  would  very  heartily 
welcome  an  increase  .in  the  number 
of  pictures  brought  to  this  country 
from  Europe  providing  they  are  the 
right  sort  for  American  audiences. 
There  is  no  real  reason  why  photo- 
plays suitable  to  our  own  best  thea- 
ters should  not  be  made  abroad  just 
as  many  successful  stage  plays  have 
their  origin  in  European  countries. 
Audiences  everywhere  are  becoming 
more  cosmopolitan  in  their  tastes  and 
as  time  goes  on,  this  is  certain  to 
he  more  than  ever  the  case.  There 
are  no  bars  against  any  pictures  of 
the  right  kind  whatever  their  source." 


Van   Pelt   Making  "Brothers" 

Hollywood  — Van  Pelt  Prod,  is 
making  "Brothers,"  Frank  Matheson 
directing.  In  the  cast  are:  Jack 
Richardson,  Tom  London,  Billie 
Franey,  Lorraine  Lamont,  Shirley 
J'almer,  Eddie  Brownell,  Earl  John- 
son, Ralph  Maas  and  "Sandow,"  po- 
lice  dog. 


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Ufa  Bringing  16  Here 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 

ports.  They  are  also  adopting 
American  ideas  in  their  productions, 
using  younger  players  and  generally 
favoring  American  standards.  The 
American  influence  is  also  being  ex- 
perienced in  theater  construction,  he 
says. 

Approximately  100  features  will  be 
produced  in  Germany  this  year,  Flies- 
ler  said  yesterday.  Of  this  total,  Ufa 
will  make  32.  Production  expansion 
is  severely  handicapped  by  lack  of 
finances, 

"American  films  are  in  great  popu- 
larity in  Germany,  in  Berlin  in  par- 
ticular, and  American  short  subjects 
are  much  in  demand,"  he  said. 

"Although  Germany  is  suflfering 
from  heavy  taxation  the  film  industry 
is  not  handicapped  by  this  burden  as 
the  Government  takes  the  attitude 
that  pictures  are  a  necessity.  No 
matinees  are  held  in  German  theaters 
as  the  men  are  employed  and  woman 
are  kept  busy  in  their  homes.  In  the 
German  theaters  prices  range  from 
50  cents  to  $2.  Passes  are  difficult 
to  obtain  and  trailers  are  practically 
unknown,"    Fliesler    says. 

Ufa  owns  150  theaters  and  is  in- 
creasing its  list.  Mae  Murray  is 
due  to  join  the  company  early  in 
November  but  as  yet  Fliesler  does 
not  know  what  her  initial  vehicle 
will  be.  He  described  the  Schuefftan 
patent,  the  American  rights  of  which 
have  been  purchased  by  Carl 
Laemmle.  This  process  permits  the 
filming  of  scenes  against  miniature 
backgrounds. 


Elvey   to   Direct  Two-Reelers 

London — Maurice  Elvey  has  signed 
with  Cosmopolitan  Prod.  Ltd.,  to  di- 
rect a  series  of  two-reel  dramas  from 
the  stories  of  W.  B.  Maxwell  entitled 
"Children  of  the  Night."  This  will 
give  Cosmopolitan  two  units  work- 
ing, the  other  one  making  the  "Haunt- 
ted  House"  series  in  charge  of  Capt. 
C.   C.    Calvert. 


Howard's  Assignment  Changed 

Hollywood — Due  to  Betty  Bron- 
son's  departure  for  New  York  to  play 
in  "Dancing  Mothers,"  William  K. 
Howard's  assignment  to  direct  her 
in  "The  Splendid  Crime"  has  been 
changed. 


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Contract    Awarded 

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ance  of  the  financing  has  been  under- 
written     by      u      group      of      private 
bankers. 

"Roxy"  also  stated  that  the  plans 
and  specifications  are  ready  and  the 
Chanin  Construction  Co.  will  proceed 
with  the  building  immediately.  As 
pointed  out,  it  is  expected  that  the 
theater  will  open  in  October,  1926. 

Acting  in  the  interest  of  the 
Sawyer  -  Lubin  -  "Roxy"  combina- 
tion in  the  consummation  of  this  deal 
have  been  Sonnenschein-Berkson, 
Lautman  &  Levinson,  attorneys  of 
Chicago  and  Harry  G.  Kosch  of  New 
York,  while  the  real  estate  involved 
has  been  assembled  by  James  G. 
Trainer  and  Childs  &  Humphreys, 
realtors. 


'His   People"   Replacing   "Phantom" 

"The  Phantom  of  the  Opera"  will 
be  withdrawn  from  the  Astor  the  end 
of  this  week  to  be  replaced  by  "His 
People,"  featuring  Rudolph  Schil- 
kraut,  on  Sunday,  Nov.  1.  The  new 
run  will  be  limited  to  two  weeks. 


Northern  Ohio  Points  Closed 
Cleveland — "The  Phantom"  is  all 
set  in  the  key  cities  of  Northern  Ohio. 
Contracts  have  been  closed  with  the 
Stillman,  Cleveland;  Mozart,  Canton; 
Goodyear,  Akron;  Park,  Youngstown, 
and  Palace,  Toledo. 


Great  Line-Up 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 
Included   in   the   Fox  list,  when  it 
announced,   will  be  "One   Increasi 
Purpose"    by   A.    S.    M.   Hutchinsc 
who  wrote  "If  Winter  Comes." 

When  the  official  announceme 
appears  it  should  not  be  surprisi 
if  other  plays  are  included.  It 
gossiped  along  Broadway  that  F 
has  deals  on  with  several  import^ 
producers. 

An  interesting  sidelight  on  t 
Belasco  deal  is  that  heretofore  B 
asco  has  refused  to  sell  the  plays 
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Newspaper  Opinions 

"Little  Annie  Rooney" 

United  Artists 

Strand 

AMERICAN—*  •  *  "Our  Mary"  is  not 
only  giving  the  world  and  his  wife  what 
hey  want  in  "Little  Annie  Rooney,"  but 
ihe  is  demonstrating  beyond  the  shadow  of 
4  doubt  that  she  can  look  like  a  little  girl 
ten  years  old  as  well  today  as  she  did  when 
ihe  made  "Rags."   *  *  • 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  •  •  The  story  is 
flight  and  often  far-fetched.  Slumps  in  the 
action  cause  it  to  drag.  There  are  too 
many  closeups  and  single  shots  of  Miss 
Pickford.  These  tend  to  detract  from  the 
realism  of  her  child  portrayal,  vevealing, 
ivith  the  cruel  honesty  of  the  movie  camera, 
aer  petite  maturity.   •  •  • 

DAILY  NEWS — *  *  *  The  picture  starts 
as  a  brick-throwing  comedy,  plunges  into 
swift  melodrama,  and  ends  with  a  comforting 
fadeout — Mary  with  a  freshly  scrubbed  face 
taking  a  ride  on  a  truck  with  a  handsome 
trish    lad.    •  •  * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  is  the  kind 
jf  picture  in  which  everybody  wants  to  see 
Mary  Pickford.  As  the  daughter  of  a  po- 
liceman in  New  York's  tenement  district, 
a  lovable  ragamuffin  who  throws  bricks, 
;vegetables  and  tin  cans  and  tosses  the  curls 
Out  of  her  eyes,  she  comes  back  in  a  role 
that  is  absolutely  delightful.   •  *  * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  Unless  the 
first  indications  are  misleading  Miss  Pick- 
ford and  her  advisers  have  guessed  right,  and 
Annie  Rooney  will  be  a  popular  Broadway 
attraction  and  even  more  popular  as  the 
film  gets  out  to  the  neighborhood  theaters 
where  Mary's  friends  have  always  been  most 
ntimerous.    *  *  • 

GRAPHIC — *  *  *  There  is  a  gang  of 
kids  of  all  ages  and  nationalities.  They 
have  a  lot  to  do  besides  brick  throwing  and 
the  ability  they  display  in  doing  it  is  really 
amazing.  Spec  O'Donnell  as  Abie  gives  a 
characterization  that  would  do  credit  to  a 
veteran    actor.    •  •  •  -» 

;  HERALD-TRIBUNE  — *  *  *  This  pic- 
ture failed  to  entertain  us  in  the  least.  The 
_.jt  three  reels  are  so  much  alike  that  it 
is  possible  to  close  one's  eyes  for  quite  a 
long  time  without  even  disturbing  the  con- 
tinuity. Those  people  who  have  been  crying 
for  the  Nation's  Sweetheart  in  childish  roles 
should  be  amply  satisfied  unless  they  are 
ungrateful  enough  to  view  it  as  retribution. 
«  *  » 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  To  my 
mind  anything  in  which  Miss  Pickford  ap- 
pears is  never  boresome,  and  in  "Little  Annie 
Rooney"  she  is  another  of  those  lovable 
scamps  which  has  endeared  her  to  the  screen 
for  many   years.    •  *  * 

POST — *  *  *  Miss  Pickford  is  amazingly 
ismall  and  childlike — in  fact,  as  far  as  we 
could  see,  she  doesn't  lot*  much  older  than 
she  used  to  in  the  old  days  before  anybody 
iever  dreamed  of  "Dorothy  Vernon  of  Had- 
don  Hall."  "Little  Annie  Rooney"  will 
please  the  star's  followers  immensely.  It  is 
Mary   Pickford   back   in   her   old   form.    •  *  * 

SUN — *  *  *  is  pleasing  and  is  never  guilty 
of  blatant  maudlinity — and  it  might  easily 
have  been. 

The   acting    is    all   excellent. 

I  should  say  that  "Little  Annie  Rooney' 
would    entertain    nearly    everyone.    •    *    * 

TELEGRAM — *  *  *  There  are  so  many 
children  in  it,  and  so  many  of  them  are 
already  fine  little  actors,  that  one  almost 
dares  to  call  it  a  "Her  Gang"  comedy. 
These  yotmgsters  battle  their  way  severally 
and  en  masse  through  an  action  picture  that 
does  not  pretend  to  subtlety  of  touch,  to 
imaginary,  symbolism  or  comic  pathos,  but 
that  will  reach  the  straight  and  simple  souls 
of  plain  people  who  like  a  movie  to  give 
them  an  emotional  kick.   •  •  * 

TIMES — *  *  *  Although  this  story  is 
filled  with  that  type  of  hokum  to  be  antici- 
pated from  the  title,  there  are  several  se- 
quences that  are  delightfully  filmed,  and 
Miss  Pickford's  characterization,  though  often 
wild,    is    emphatically   pleasing.    *  *  ♦ 

WORLD—*  *  *  And  through  it  Miss 
Pickford  acts  so  beautifully,  so  appealingly, 
there  is  scarcely  ever  a  moment  when  sne 
is  not  in  full  control  of  her  audience  and  its 
emotions.  Often  the  crowds  at  the  Strand 
laughed  at  her ;  at  least  once  they  wept  bit- 
terly and  noiseily  with  her;  and  aiways  they 
were  intensely  interested  in  her  .*  *   * 


Medal  Buys  West  Indian  Rights 
The    Medal    Film    Co.    has   bought 
the  1924-25-26  rights  of  the  P.  D.  C. 
pictures    for    the    West    Indies    terri- 
tory   and    Venezuela. 


Stevenson  Theaters  Add  Two  More 

Charlotte,  N.  C. — Stevenson  Thea- 
ters, Inc.,  operating  a  chain  in  North 
Carolina,  has  purchased  the  Rose  at 
Burlington  and  the  Majestic,  at  Me- 
bane.  Both  houses  were  formerly 
operated  by  W.  M.  Mclntyre,  of 
Burlington. 

Stevenson  has  a  new  house  building 
at    Burlington. 


Film  Hotel  for  Hollywood 

Hollywood — Work  will  start  Nov. 
15  on  a  $2,500,000  hotel,  the  Roose- 
velt. Sponsoring  the  project  is  the 
Hotel  Holding  Co.,  a  syndicate  head- 
ed by  Joseph  M.  Schenck  and  C.  E. 
Toberman.  Stockholders  include 
Louis  B.  Mayer,  Lou  .'Knger,  Sid 
Grauman  and  others. 


Building  Race  at  Eau  Claire,  Wis. 

Eau  Claire,  Wis. — Indications  are 
that  the  building  race  will  end  with 
with  Eau  Claire  Theater  Co.,  headed 
by  H.  A.  Schwahn,  the  winner,  as  its 
new  house  will  open  within  a  month. 
F.  &  R.'s  new  theater  is  expected  to 
open   Thanksgiving   Day   or   Dec.    1. 


Now  F.  &  R.  Manager  in  Duluth 

Duluth — William  E.  Mick,  man- 
ager of  the  Lyric,  has  been  named 
general  manager  of  F.  &  R.  theaters 
here,  succeeding  Prosper  F.  Schwie, 
who  held  the  post  five  years.  Schwie 
is  now  manager  of  Joseph  Friedman's 
Tower,  St.  Paul. 


Niblo    Plans    European    Trip 

Los  Angeles — Fred  Niblo,  with  his 
wife,  End  Bennett  will  sail  for  Eu- 
rope about  Jan.  1,  following  comple- 
tion of  "Ben  Hur." 


Steal  Week-End  Receipts 

Newark,  N.  J.  —  Robbers  stole  a 
safe  containing  $1,500,  the  week-end 
receipts  of  the  Tivoli  on  South 
Orange    Ave. 


New    Paramount    Head    in    Toronto 

Toronto — A.  C.  Benson  is  the  new 
manager  of  the  local  Paramount 
branch,  succeeding  William  A.  Bach, 
resigned. 


Mrs.  Valentino  for  F.  B.  O.  Film 

Mrs.  Rudolph  Valentino  has  signed 
a  contract  to  star  in  an  F.  B.  O.  pic- 
ture which  Harry  O.  Hoyt  will  direct. 


To   Open  Des  Moines   House 

Des  Moines — R.  G.  Jones  is  to  open 
his  new  theater  at  27th  St.,  and 
Beaver  Ave.,  Nov.  10.     Capacity,  400 


Henley  Still  "U"  Manager 

Salt  Lake  City — Samuel  Henley  is 
still  manager  of  the  local  L^niversal 
cfhce.  despite  reports  to  the  contrary. 


Meyer  Gets  Cincinnati  House 

Cincinnati  —  Samuel  Meyer  has 
bought  the  Idle  Hour  from  Percy 
Gerard    for   $40,000. 


Mr.  Exhibitor:   A>k  at  the  Film  Exchanges 
for  the 


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reliable  aid  you  can  give  your  rr,Ua:.~iar.s 

to  help  put  Ihe  picture  over. 

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Cleveland  Exhibitors  Elect 

Cleveland — At  a  meeting  of  the 
Cleveland  M.  P.  Exhibitors'  Ass'n, 
J.  J.  Harwood  was  elected  president; 
Charles  Burton,  vice-president;  B.  Z. 
Lcvine,  treasurer,  and  William  Banks, 
secretary.  Harwood  succeeds  Paul 
Gusdanvic. 


"Hell's   Kitchen"   SanteU"s   Next 

When  Al  Santell  finishes  "Blue- 
beard's Seventh  Wife"  within  a  few 
days  he  will  start  direction  of  "Hell's 
Kitchen"  for  Robert  T.  Kane,  work- 
ing at  Cosmopolitan  studio.  The 
story  is  b)'  John  Morosco. 


Jans   Enters   Realty   Business 

Herman  F.  Jans  has  installed  a  real 
estate  department,  known  as  Jans 
P^iiterprises.  to  handle  theater  prop- 
erties. Jans  Prod.,  Inc.,  will  be  .kept 
separate   from   the   new   concern. 


Alice  Joyce  Arrives  from  Coast 

Alice  Joyce  has  arrived  in  New 
York  to  prepare  for  the  leading  role 
in  Herbert  Brenon's  next,  "Dancing 
Mothers,"  to  be  started  at  the  Para- 
mount studio  in  a  fortnight. 


Sparks    Back    from    European    Trip 

Atlanta — E.  J.  Sparks,  owner  of  a 
chain  in  Florida,  and  head  of  E.  J. 
.Sjjarks  Enterprises,  was  here  the 
other  day,  having  completed  a  five 
months'  tour  of  Europe. 


Buys   Rights   to   Custer   Film 

Wolsey,  S.  D. — Distribution  rights 
to  "Custer's  Last  Fight,"  have  been 
acquired  for  North  and  South  Dakota 
and  Wyoming,  by  Richard  Sejnoha, 
of  the  Cozy  theater. 


Lasky  Aiding  Red  Cross  Drive 

Jesse  L.  Lasky  has  been  appointed 
chairman  for  the  motion  picture 
group  in  New  York's  Red  Cross  roll 
call  drive  and  is  now  organizing  his 
campaign. 


New  Bay  City,  Mich.  House 

Bay  City,  Mich. — A  new  theater 
will  open  about  Nov.  12,  to  be  called 
the  Lafayette.  The  owner  is  Don 
Bernstein.      Capacity,   700. 


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L  XXXIV    No.  23 


Wednesday,  October  28,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


ke  POT  of  GOLD 

By  DANNY 
Current  movements  in  the  mo- 
n  picture  industry  are  occa- 
ning  some  alarm.  To  numbers 
people.  In  all  branches.  They 
ir,  perhaps  with  some  justifi- 
ion ;  probably  without  seri- 
s  reason,  that  the  existing 
tiditions  warrant  apprehension 
their  part.  That  that  which 
;y  have  may  be  taken  from 
m.  They  look  with  suspicion 
y  alarm  on  the  theater  expan- 
•n  activities  of  some  of  the 
ger  companies.  They  look 
th  fear  at  the  existing  situa- 
n  in  the  production  branch. 
»ey  picture  to  themselves 
irming  conditions.  Most  of 
lich  will  probably  not  occur. 


[n  what  Israel  Zangwill 
3Ught  would  fitly  describe 
Hditions  in  America  he  cap- 
•ned  one  of  his  works  "The 
ehing  Pot."  Had  Zangwill 
t  known  it — he  was  really 
pifying  the  picture  industry. 
>r  no  other  profession  or  oc- 

(Continued   on   Page  2) 

'ax  Changes  Possible 

By  ARTHUR  W .  EDDY 
Hartford — Changes  for  the  repeal 
the  tax  law  at  the  next  regular  ses- 
n  of  the  Legislature  are  contingent 
on  the  manner  in  which  it  works 
This  opinion  comes  from  Judge 

(.Continved  on   Page  2) 


In  Theater  Field? 

Seattle — Two  theaters,  each  costing 
50,000,  are  planned  for  Bellingham 
d  Everett  by  a  group  of  men  who 
ve  been  in  conference  with  Charles 
Harden,  local  manager  for 
aited  Artists.     Financing  is  said  to 

completed  and  sites  selected. 
Harden  says  that  he  is  not  person- 
y  interested  in  the  theaters  and 
at  any  particulars  as  to  location  and 
mes  would  be  premature  at  this 
ne.  Construction  and  other  an- 
luncements  are  expected  in  the  next 

days. 


Hiram  Abrams  could  not  be  reach- 
for  a  statement  yesterday.  He  is 
t  of  town  and  will  not  return  to 
sw  York  for  ten  days. 


New  English  Move 

London  May  Restrict  Theater  Build- 
ing Licenses  to  British  Subjects 
Only 

London  —  The  London  County 
Council  of  the  Cinematograph  Lx- 
hibitors  Ass'n  has  drawn  up  a  motion 
which  would  contine  the  issuance  of 
licenses  to  build  theaters  to  British 
subjects  or  those  companies  in  which 
ihe  major  portion  ot  the  capital  is 
tlritish-subscribed. 

The  step  is  highly  significant.  The 
trade  is  still  concerned  over  what  it 
terms  the  possibilities  that  the  more, 
important  American  companies  in- 
tend entering  the  theater  held  on  a 
wholesale  scale. 


60  in  Skouras  Chain 

With     Internal     Business     Harmony 

f  revaumg  St.  Louis  Amusement 

Co.   Plans   iLxpansion 

St.  Louis — Expansion  plans  of  the 
St.  Louis  Amusement  Company 
call  tor  the  acquisition  ot  01)  or 
more  houses  by  next  Spring,  accord- 
ing to  report.  It  is  certain  that  some 
15  neightjorhood  and  suburban  thea- 
ters will  be  included  in  the  transac- 
tions   now    pending.      Expansion    is 

^Continued   on  Page   5) 


World    Articles    on    Famous    Probe 

Beginning  today,  the  Morning 
World  will  publish  a  series  of  seven 
articles  dealing  with  the  Federal 
Trade  Commission  charges  against 
Famous. 

The  articles  will  appear  simul- 
taneously in  more  than  50  newspapers 
throughout  the  country  through  the 
World  Syndicate,  and  will  be  written 
by  James  Robbins  of  the  reportorial 
staff.  The  series  will  include  the 
testimony  now  on  record,  revamped 
sufficiently  to  appeal  to  the  general 
reading  public. 


Famous      common      declined     2J4 
points  yesterday  closing  at  108. 


Zukor  to  Address  A.  M.  P.  A. 

Adolph  Zukor  will  address  the  A. 
M.  P.  A.  at  its  luncheon  tomorrow  at 
the  HofTbrau  in  the  first  of  a  series 
of  "leaders  of  the  industry"  talks. 


Ends   Arbitration 

Famous  Refuses  to  Continue  in  Re- 
hearing   Proceedings    in    Minne- 
sota  Case 
Minneapolis  —  Whether    or    not    a 
distributor    may    "walk    out"    on    the 
arbitration  agreement,  refusing  to  be 
a  party  to  arbitration  proceedings,  is 
to  be  determined  here.    The  question 
arose  when   Famous,  at   a  rehearing 
(.Continutd  on  Page  4) 


Short  Subjects 

Short  Subject  Month  has 
been  designated  for  January 
next. 

The  regular  Short  Subject 
Quarterly  of  THK  Fli,M 
UAILV  scheduled  to  appear 
early  in  December  will  be  issued 
on  Oec.  13.  As  usual  it  prom- 
ises to  have  a  number  of  inter- 
esting special  features  relative 
to  the  Short  Subject  field. 


Shorts  From  Famous 

i  o  Enter  New  Prdouction  Field  with 

Two-Keelers    Made    by    Harold 

Lloyd  Corp. 

i-amous  will  enter  the  short  sub- 
ject production  held  and  will  release 
us  iirst  pictures  in  the  1926-19^7 
reason.  While  no  conhrmation  is 
joisibie  from  Jr'aramount,  short  sub- 
jects and  their  possibilities  are 
.viiown  lo  hgur_e  prominently  in  the 
company  s  plans  lor  next  year. 

it  IS  understood  next  years  pro- 
gram will  not  be  very  Heavy  and 
will  be  connnea  to  approximately 
26  two-reelers  and  26  one-reelers. 
Some  of  the  these  are  expected  to  be 
made  by  the  Harold  Lloyd  Corp., 
but  will  not  star  Lloyd.  The  follow- 
ing year  the  schedule  is  expected  to 
be   increased  materially. 

One  of  the  production  matters 
which  has  been  under  discussion  at 
Famous  involves  the  manufacture 
and  distribution  of  a   news   reel. 


Deny  Lasky  Report 

Both  Adolph  Zukor  and  Lasky  Pep 
sonally  Scout  Stories  of  Resigna- 
tion from  Famous 
The  published  report  that  Jesse  L. 
Lasky   is   to   resign   from   Famous   is 
"a.  malicous   falsehood,  circulated  for 
selfish  reasons"  it  was  declared  yes- 
terday by  Adolph  Zukor. 

"I  see  no  reason  why  anybody 
should  circulate  this  report,  or  why 
any  reputable  newspaper  should  pub- 
lish it,"  said  Zukor.  "No  doubt  some- 
body who  would  profit  by  Mr.  Lasky's 

{Continued  on  Page  4) 


In   Federal   Court 

Two    Actions    Filed    by    Trustee    of 

Selznick  Dist.  Corp.  Transferred 

from  Supreme  Bench 

Orders  were  signed  in  the  Supreme 
Court  yesterday  transferring  to  the 
Federal  Court  a  suit  brought  by 
Arthur  R.  Dalziel,  trustee  in  bank- 
ruptcy of  the  Selznick  Dist.  Corp., 
against  the  Pacific  Southwest  Trust 
{Continued  on  Page  4) 


New  Copyright  Bill 

Contain  Changes.  Some  of  Which 
Are  Reported  to  Altect  Exhibi- 
tors Because  of  Music  Tax 
Washington  —  The  new  copyright 
bill  which  is  expected  to  be  filed  with 
Congress  in  December  contains  a 
numoer  of  salient  changes,  according 
to  report.  While  some  of  these  pro- 
posed changes  make  the  copyright  of 
him  much  easier  than  under  existing 
conditions,  it  is  reported  that  the  bill 
also  contains  clauses  which  give  the 
American  :5ociety  of  Composers,  Au- 
thors and  i^ublishers  unusual  powers 
as    to    the    music    tax   situation. 


M.   P.  T.   O    Meeting  Today 
A  meeting   ot      nusual   importance 
IS   schedulpfi   to  ^     i   by   the  Ad- 

mu.  cr.tive  co  ..ui<^,.  of  the  M.  P. 
r.  U.  of  A.  today  in  New  York.  It 
IS  understood  that  the  new  copyright 
bill  will  be  discussed,  especially  in 
so  far  as  it  affects  the  music  tax 
situation. 


Richey  Here 

H.  M.  Richey,  general  manager  of 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Michigan,  is  at 
the  Astor. 


Leave  for  Coast  Today 

John  McCormick,  having  completed 
his  conference  with  R.  A.  Rowland, 
Cleve  Moore,  brother  of  Colleen, 
Harry  D.  Wilson,  publicity  director 
for  First  National  on  the  Coast,  and 
Joseph  Hubbell,  head  of  International 
i'^ews  on  the  Coast  leave  for  Cali- 
lornia  today. 


Hoffman  Improving 

The  condition  of  M.  H.  Hoffman 
who  recently  retired  from  active  par- 
iicipation  in  Tiffany,  Renown,  Truart 
affairs  is  reported  considerably  im- 
proved. 


Vital    in    Midwest 

Cleveland,  .  Cincinnati,     Indianapolis 

and  Milwaukee  Exchanges  Open 

for  Business 

Cleveland — Harry  Lande  has  open- 
ed Vital  Exchanges  here  and  in  Cin- 
cinnati and  Indianapolis.  In  Cleve- 
land and  Cincinnati,  the  exchange 
will  be  operated  in  conjunction  with 
the  Lande  exchanges,  although  the 
two  products  will  be  handled  sepa- 
rately. Lande  will  maintain  head- 
quarters here.  Mark  M.  Horwitz 
will  manage  the  Vital  branch  in  Cin- 
cinnati. The  Indianapolis  exchange 
will  not  function  for  four  weeks. 


Milwaukee  —  Walter  A.  Baier  has 
opened  the  Vital  exchange  here. 
Branches  will  soon  be  opened  in 
Minneapolis,  Des  Moines  and  Min- 
neapolis. 


THE 


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Wednesday,  October  28,  1925- . 


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ViLXXXIT  Ni.23  Wednesday, Oet.28. 1925  Price  5  Cents 


CopjriBht  J92S,  Wid't  Films  and  Film  Folki, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
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J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager: Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor; 
Donald  U.  Meraereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
RAlph  Wilk,  Traveling  Representative.  En- 
tered a*  second-class  matter  May  21,  1918, 
at  the  po»t  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
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Shaitesbury  Ave.,  London,  W.  I.  Paris  Rep- 
reaentative.  La  Cinematographic  Francaise,  5, 
Rue  Saolnier. 


Quotations 

High    Low 

Balaban  &  Katz   

Eastman    Kodak    ..111        llOJ^ 
Famous    Players    ..110        107j^ 

F.    P.    Pfd 117        115 

Film  Inspection    

First  National   

Fox  Film  "A" SOyi      78 

Loew's    Inc 39^     SSyi 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    .    21>^      21  }4 

M.   P.    Cap.    Corp 

Pathe  Exch.   "A"    .    90}^      8&^ 

Skouras    Bros 68  67 

Trans-Lux  Screen  .     9'/i       834 

Universal     40Ji     40 

Warner  Brothers   ..   2134     21 J^ 
Warner   Pictures    ..18  18 


Close 

Sales 

Not 

quoted 

11034 

1,500 

108 

22,700 

115 

400 

Not 

quoted 

Not 

quoted 

80 

6,800 

385^ 

8,100 

21^ 

100 

Not 

qouted 

883^8 

15,600 

68 

9'A 

24,500 

40 

200 

21  H 

1,300 

18 

200 

10  in  Moe  Mark  Deal 

Deal  With     Robbins  Enterprises  In- 
volves Theaters  in  Utica,  Water- 
town  and  Syracuse 

The  10  houses  acquired  by  the  Mit- 
chel  H.  Mark  Reahy  Corp.,  owners 
of  the  Mark  Strand  theaters  in  New 
York  state,  in  the  Robbins  Enter- 
prises deal  include  four  in  Utica,  four 
in  Watertown  and  one  in  Syracuse. 
The  transaction  also  concerns  realty 
holdings  in  those  cities,  including  a 
complete  block  in  Utica's  business 
district  and  the  seven-story  Eckel 
building  in  Syracuse. 

Nathan  Robbins,  president  of  Rob- 
bins Enterprises,  becomes  one  of  the 
vice-presidents  of  the  Mark  Corp. 
His  activities  will  be  centered  on  ac- 
quiring more  houses  for  the  company. 


When  you  think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Picture 

and  Theatrical  tnffwrance  foi 

the  past  fifteen  years. 


Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C 

Brrut   9040 


The  POT  of  GOLD 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

cupation  existent  in  America 
finds  such  a  commingling  of  un- 
usual folk  as  pictures.  And  all 
of  them,  of  all  races  and  creeds, 
have  profited  therefrom  far  in 
excess  of  what,  doubtless,  in 
other  forms  of  occupation  they 
would  have.  Men  trained  for 
various  occupations  have  come 
into  pictures.  Remained,  and 
profited  immensely  therefrom. 
Into  the  melting  pot  they  were 
thrown  by  Chance.  Or  Oppor- 
tunity. And  the  pot  was  found 
to  be  full  of  gold. 

*  *         * 

Most  of  this  gold  has  clung 
to  them — at  times  without  effort, 
they  have  gathered  in  much. 
There  is  an  ancient  saying 
among  picure  folks — "they  made 
money  despite  themselves"  And 
it  is  true.  And  because  some  of 
this  gold  came  so  easily  many 
of  these  men  are  wearing  them- 
selves out — fearing  it  will  be 
taken  from  them.  And  they  have 
good  reasons  for  this.  For  when 
they  search  themselves,  and 
know  how  little  they  have  actu- 
ally done  in  the  earning  of  this 
wealth  they  have  good  reason 
to  fear.  They  know  they  are 
unequal  to  the  task  of  meeting 
the  conditions  which  exist — and 
are  developing — today. 

*  *         * 

The  clever  producer ;  the  keen, 
alert  exhibitor,  has  nothing  to 
fear  today.  No  more  than  he 
has  ever  had  reason  to.  There 
may  come  chains  of  theaters — 
large,  expansive  movements. 
But  the  able  exhibitor  will  meet 
this  condition  fearlessly.  Re- 
member this:  man-power,  after 
all,  is  the  greatest  of  all  necessi- 
ties to  large  operations.  A  chain 
of  theaters  without  capable,  ef- 
ficient managers  in  each  house 
will  soon  appreciate  how  grave 
a  situation  may  become.  And 
there  isn't  a  worth  while  pro- 


ducer of  so  called  "independent" 
pictures  who  need  worry.  There 
is  today  a  greater  need  for  his 
services  than  ever. 

*         *         * 

The  man  who  needs  fear  the 
present  development  in  pictures 
is  the  man  who  would  fear  any 
development.  In  any  line  of 
endeavor.  Especially  where  he 
has  "made  his  pile"  easily.  And 
so  has  become  fat  and  lazy,  and 
indifferent.  For  him  the  pot  of 
gold  may  soon  disappear. 

All  Set  for  Loew-Metro  Party 

Nils  Granlund,  in  charge  of  ar- 
rangements for  the  Loew-Metro- 
Goldwyn  Ball,  to  be  held  Saturday 
at  the  Astor,  has  lined-up  an  elab- 
orate program  of  entertainment. 
Musical  numbers  from  the  leading 
Broadway  shows,  stars  of  stage  and 
screen,  choruses  from  the  current 
musical  comedies  and  numbers  from 
night  clubs,  will  entertain.  Music 
by  Vincent  Lopez. 


Seeking  Seena  Owen  Vehicle 

Hollywood — Metropolitan  Prod,  is 
Searching  for  a  story  for  Seena 
Owen's  niitial  starring  vehicle. 


Paramount  Entertains  Mac  Lean 

A  number  of  Paramount  officials 
igave  a  luncheon  at  the  Roosevelt  yes- 
terday  for   Douglas    Mac   Lean. 


Oppose  Lengthy  Protection 

'  The  T.  O.  C.  C.  at  its  meeting  yes- 
terday registered  disapproval  of  the 
action  of  Pathe  in  giving  seven  weeks' 
protection  to  U.  B.  O.  on  the  Roach 
comedies.  The  matter  was  referred 
to  a  committee. 

Plans  were  made  to  boost  Jimmy 
Walker's  Mayoralty  campaign 
through-out  Greater  New  York.  Be- 
ginning last  night  films  advocating 
his  election  were  distributed  to  thea- 
ters. Criticism  was  made  of  First 
National's  tie-up  of  first  run  pictures 
owing  to  the  United  Artists  product 
playing  the  Strand.  Julian  Brylaw- 
ski  of  Washington  spoke  on  national 
condititons. 


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lex    W.    Creedon,    secretary    of    th 
Republican  State  Central  Committeij 
He  has  been  employed  by  the  M.  I 
T.  O.  in  various  cases  in  the  past.'J 

The  attorney  wonders  why  film  ' 
terests  were  not  alert  in  fighting 
measure  prior  to  its  passage  but  w; 
informed  of  the  current  story  that 
surance    had    been   given    M.  P.  T. 
officials    that    no    detrimental    legis 
tion  was  scheduled  for  adoption, 
is  inclined  to  discredit  the  version! 


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A  New  Deal  Will  Be  Declared  in 
this  Business  on  February  1st! 


It's  time  we  all  stopped  thinking  of  motion  picture  exhibiting  as  a  season- 
able business. 

Public  demand  for  entertainment  goes  on  all  year  round.  Modem  equip- 
ment keeps  theatres  comfortable  all  year  round.  You  modern  showmen  can 
keep  seats  filled  all  year  round— PROVIDED  YOU  GET  BIG  PICTURES. 

There's  no  reason  in  the  world  why  your  revenues  can't  be  as  big,  or  big- 
ger, in  April  as  they  are  in  November— PROVIDED  YOU  GET  BIG  PIC- 
TURES. 

PARAMOUNT  INTENDS  TO  SEE  THAT  YOU  GET  BIG  PICTURES 
ALL  YEAR  ROUND. 

Paramount  is  going  to  give  you,  this  Spring,  BIGGER  PICTURES  THAN 
YOU  EVER  HAD  IN  THE  FALL  from  Paramount  or  any  other  company  in 
the  world!  ! 

Paramount  is  pouring  more  money,  by  several  millions  of  dollars,  into 
the  production  of  29  special  pictures  to  be  released  between  February  1,  1926, 
and  August  1,  1926,  than  any  company  has  ever  poured  into  a  Fall-Winter 
program  anywhere,  any  time. 

Paramount  has  packed  into  these  29  new  Spring  pictures  more  famous  stars,  more 
great  directors,  more  celebrated  books  and  plays ^  more  sensational  punches  and  spectac- 
ular ej'ects  than  were  ever  packed  into  a  Fall  group  before. 

Paramount  is  going  to  drown  this  Spring  bugaboo  once  and  for  all  in  a 
mighty  flood  of  great,  high-powered  super-specials !  Not  a  single  program  pic- 
ture in  the  group.  Not  a  single  production  that  isn't  based  upon  a  smashing 
box-office  exploitation  idea,  that  isn't  overflowing  with  every  last  audience- 
appeal  that  brains  and  money  can  secure. 

There'll  be  no  Spring  in  1926  as  you've  known  it  in  the  past.  Paramount 
is  declaring  a  new  deal  in  this  business  on  February  1st — AND  EVERY  SIN- 
GLE EXHIBITOR  CAN  DRAW  A  WINNING  HAND ! 

Watch  for  further  details.  \ 


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Wednesday,  October  28,  1925' 


Plan  Many  Westerns 

F.  B.  O.  to  Spend  at  Least  $1,000,000 

of   $5,000,000    Program    on   This 

Type   of   Feature 

Hollywood— At  least  $1,000,000  of 
F.  B.  O.'s  $5,000,000  production  pro- 
gram will  be  devoted  to  Western  fea- 
tures.    B.   P.  Fineman  states. 

Fred  Thompson  will  contribute  at 
least  two  series  of  four,  appearing 
with  his  horse,  Silver  King.  Tom 
Tyler  will  make  eight  Westerns.  He 
is  now  on  location  working  on  "Wy- 
oming Wildcat,"  Bob  De  Lacy  di- 
recting. Bob  Custer,  who  is  now 
at  Big  Bear  making  "Ridin'  Romeo," 
will  star  in  eight.  Del  Andrews  is 
now  directing. 


Open  Securities  Office 

Chicago — Lawrence  Stern  and  Co., 
which  embraces  a  number  of  directors 
interested  in  Balaban  and  Katz, 
among  them  Herbert  L.  Stern  presi- 
dent of  the  Balaban  and  Katz  Corp. 
has  opened  offices  in  the  Illinois 
Merchants  Bank  Bldg.  The  company 
will  conduct  an  investment  securities 
business. 


Get  "Golden  Arrow"  Franchise 

Seattle — Western  Film  Corp.,  has 
secured  the  franchise  of  the  24 
"Golden  Arrow"  features  for  1925-26 
in  Oregon,  Washington,  Idaho,  Mon- 
tana and  Alaska.  Western  Film 
which  also  has  an  office  in  Portland, 
Ore.,  will  open  a  branch  in  Butte. 


At  the  Rialto  and  Rivoli  Next  Week 

"New  Brooms"  opens  at  the  Rialto 
on  Sunday.  The  feature  at  the  Riv- 
oli will  be  "Seven  Keys  to  Baldpate." 


National  Screen  Service  Party 

The  employees  of  National  Screen 
Service,  Inc.,  will  tender  executives 
of  the  company  a  party  at  the  Cafe 
Boulevard  tomorrow  night. 


Tippett  En   Route  to  Coast 

John  D.  Tippett  of  London,  who 
arrived  the  other  day  is  en  route  to 
the  Coast. 


Postpone  Aeroplane  Film  Show 

Owing  to  the  strong  wind  Warner 
Bros,  postponed  their  Aeroplane  film 
showing  scheduled  for  yesterday.  It 
will  take  place  tomorrow  morning 
when,  it  is  promised,  "Bobbed  Hair" 
will  be  shown  in  the  air. 


Hurd  with  Bray 
Earl  Hurd,  cartoonist  is  once  again 
with    the    Bray    Studios.      His    first 
subject  is   "The   Camel's   Hump." 


FOR  SALE 

1500 

leather  upholstered 

orchestra 

seats 

now  in  use  at 

The  Regent  Theatre 

Paterson,  New  Jersey 


Warner    Program    Nearly    Finished 

Los  Angeles  —  With  three  units 
working  Warner  Bros,  are  nearing 
the  end  of  their  current  program. 
In  production  are  "The  Man  Up- 
stairs," "The  Cave  Man"  and  "Don 
Juan."  SupjDorting  John  Barrymore 
m  the  latter  are:  Jane  Winton,  Gert- 
rude Astor,  John  Roche,  June  Mar- 
lowe, Helene  Costello,  Myrna  Loy, 
Helene  D'Algy,  Warner  Oland  and 
Montague  Love. 


Mae  Murray  Here 

Mae  Murray  is  here  from  the 
Coast,  en  route  to  Berlin,  where  she 
will  appear  in  Ufa  productions  for  a 
year.  She  will  be  directed  by  F.  W. 
Murnau.  Charles  Rosher,  who  will 
do  the  camerawork,  sails  for  Berlin 
next  month. 


Second-Runs  May  Raise  Prices 

Spokane — There  is  a  report  in  cir- 
culation here  that  all  local  second- 
run  houses  will  raise  admission  prices 
15  cents.  This  will  automatically 
make  available  a  number  of  features 
from  companies  that  refuse  their  pic- 
tures to  ten  cent  houses. 


New  House  for  Montauk  Point 

Montauk  Point,  N.  Y.  —  Carl  G. 
Fisher,  who  developed  Miami  Beach, 
is  planning  a  theater  seating  850  and 
costing  between  $100,000  and  $150,000. 

Fire  Destroys  Minneville  House 

Minneville,  N.  Y. — A  theater  was 
destroyed  here  by  fire  which  also 
razed  two  hotels,  causing  $20,000 
damage. 


West  Completes  Rayart  Picture 

Hollywood — Billy  West  has  com- 
pleted his  second  five-reel  feature  for 
Rayart  tentatively  known  as  "Oh, 
Horace!" 


Barbara   La  Marr  Recovering 

Hollywood — Barbara  La  Marr  is 
rapidly  recovering  here  from  the  ill- 
ness due  to  overwork. 


Cranfield  &  Clarke  Move 
Cranfield  &  Clarke,  Inc.,  has  moved 
into   larger   executive   offices   at   1476 
Broadway. 


24  Day^First 
Pa^e  St^  in  every 
newspapepi  the  world! 
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Ends   Arbitration 

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on  a  petition  it  had  presented,  revoked 
submission  to  arbitration  of  a  com- 
plaint brought  by  George  Legeros  in 
the  Watertown  airdome  case.  De- 
spite this  action  by  Famous  the 
board  conducted  a  rehearing  and 
handed  down  a  new  decision  of  $2,- 
667.60  in  favor  of  Legeros. 

Famous  then  filed  a  complaint  in 
the  district  court  to  set  aside  the  de- 
cision and  seek  "such  relief  as  the 
court  may  deem  just."  Previously 
the  company  is  alleged  to  have  at- 
tempted an  out-of-court  settlement, 
offering  Legeros  $1,000  to  drop 
further  action. 

The  case  developed  from  the  fail- 
ure of  Famous  to  provide  pictures 
to  Legeros  after  he  is  alleged  to 
have  been  induced  by  Rep.  Tucker 
to  rent  a  ball  park  in  which  to  show 
the  company's  product  on  a  50-50 
basis.  Tucker,  who  furnished  the 
projection  machine,  was  to  receive  a 
one-third  interest  in  the  enterprise. 


Borzage  to  Direct  "The  First  Year" 

Hollywood  —  Frank  Borzage  has 
been  assigned  direction  of  "The  First 
Year"  by  Fox. 


Deny  Lasky  Repor 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

departure  from  this  company  is  fa- 
spreading   this   story,   which    is   a 
made  out  of  whole  cloth.    Mr.  Lai' 
has  no  intention  of  leaving  this  cc 
pany." 

"I  would  call  the  story  of  my  res 
nation  a  joke,"  said  Lasky,  "if  it  ! 
not  been  given  such  widespread  p 
lication  in  the  last  few  days.  Let' 
say  this,  once  and  for  all:  I  have 
intention  of  leaving  Famous  Play> 
I  have  been  here  for  years  and  I 
tend  to  remain.  The  report  that  I 
about  to  resign  is  false,  utterly  j 
absolutely." 

Editor's  Note — The  Lasky  re; 
nation  story  was  one  of  a  num 
of  sensational  garbled  reports  wh 
resulted  in  a  recent  editorial 
tioned  "Gossip."  The  report 
Lasky's  retirement  was  not  publisi 
by  THE  FILM  DAILY. 


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In   Federal   Court 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

&  Savings  Bank  for  $'300,000,  and 
also  a  similar  action  against  Motley 
H.  Flint,  vice-president  of  the  trust 
company,  Myron  Selznick,  and 
Charles  E.  Pain,  officers  of  the 
Selznick   Co.,   for  $14,000,000. 

The  papers  have  not  been  filed  in 
the  latter  case  but  it  was  stated  by 
Samuel  Zeiger,  attorney  for  the  de- 
fendants, that  the  $14,000,000  action 
is  similar  to  that  brought  by  the 
plaintiff  against  Walter  Jerome 
Green  and  other  officers  for  alleged 
fraud  and  conspiracy  in  connection 
with  disposing  of  the  assets  of  the 
Selznick  Co.  The  $300,000  suit 
against  the  trust  company  is  based 
on  allegations  that  preferential  pay- 
ments of  that  amount  were  made  to 
the  trust  company  within  three 
months  of  the  bankruptcy  of  the 
Selznick  Co. 


Lockport  Deal  Set 

Lockport,   N.   Y.— Famous  has 
ranged  to  lease  the  Hi  Art  theater 
ten  years  at  annual  rental  of  $12,(ip 
John  J.  Langian  of  Buffalo  owns  lo: 
house. 


Dinner  for  Reisman 

Toronto^N.  L.  Nathanson  will 
host  at  a  dinner  to  be  given  to  I 
Reisman  at  the  King  Edward  He 
Friday  night.  Reisman  was  forr 
Canadan  sales  manager  for  Famt 
and  is  now  a  sales  supervisor  in  N 
York. 


Paramount  Managers  To  Meet 

A  convention  of  Paramount  brai 
and  district  managers  of  Paramo 
exchanges  will  be  held  in  Chicago 
first  week  in  November.  A  2,000-f' 
film  showing  the  activities  of 
Paramount  picture  school  stude 
will  be  shown. 


Franklin,  Shea  in  Chicago 
Chicago — Harold   B.   Franklin 
Mike  Shea  are  here  from  New  Yor 


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Wednesday,  October  28,  1925 

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160  in  Skouras  Chain 

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^low  possible  with  harmony  prevail- 
ng  between  the  Skouras  Bros,  and 
^arry  Koplar^  who  control  the 
;oinpany. 

When  Spyros  Skouras  arrives  he  is 
expected  to  announce  that  papers  have 
been  signed  in  the  Paramount  deal, 
rhis  will  make  the  Ambassador  a 
Paramount  first-run  house  and  place 
(he  Missouri  under  the  Skouras  ban- 
ker. Upon  the  heels  of  the  an- 
louncement  of  a  $1,000,000  theater 
.nd  apartment  building  at  Hamilton 
nd  Easton  Aves.,  on  the  Mikado 
irdome  site,  it  is  expected  that  the 
■ompany  will  build  a  $1,000,000  house 
h  the  Gravois  district  and  also  a  big 
Iheater  in  the  Southwestern  section. 
N.nother  announcement  anticipated  is 
jiat  Universal  has  closed  for  the 
Jjrand  Central. 

'  The  agreement  between  Skouras 
nd  William  Goldman  does  not  be- 
ome  eflfective  until  30  days  after  the 
opening  of  the  Ambassador. 

Skouras  Bros.  Enterprises,  Inc., 
lave  announced  a  dividend  of  75  cents 
er  share  on  Class  A,  and  30  cents 
\n  Class  B.  stock  payable  Nov.  2,  to 
'tockholders  of  record  Oct.  24. 


Buys  Kearny  Plot  for  Theater 

Kearny,  N.  J. — Feist  &  Feist,  Inc., 
ave  sold  a  plot  on  Maple  St.  for  the 
ohn  Watts  Realty  Corp.,  to  Joseph 
item,  who  will  build  a  theater,  of- 
ce  and  store  building  on  the  site, 
[o  be  ready  early  in  1926. 


New  Florida  Studio  Under  Way 

A  new  studio  is  in  the  course  of 
construction  at  Studio  City,  Fla.,  a 
subdivision  of  Picture  City.  Stephen 
Goosson    is    the   architect. 


Screenland  Films,  Inc.,  just  formed 
with  Charles  de  la  Motte  as  president, 
is  planning  to  produce  two  two-reel 
comedies  and  one  feature,  "Trifling 
with  Fate,"  at  Picture  City.  Frank 
Melford,  who  recently  arrived  from 
Hollywood,  will  direct  all  three. 
Working  under  Melford's  supervision 
will  be  Rudolph  Weiber,  who  has 
been  playing  with  Ufa,  Kitty  Bennett 
and  Phil  Montell. 


Bennett  Working  at  Glendale 

Whitman  Bennett  is  finishing 
"Share  and  Share  Alike"  at  his  Glen- 
dale studio  with  Eva  Novak,  James 
Rennie,  Bernard  Randall,  Joe  Burke, 
Henry  Sands,  Cortland  Van  Dusen, 
Henri  Myrial,  Frank  Conlon  and 
Mario  Marjorine  in  the  cast. 


Fitzgerald  Working  at   Coast 

Hollywood  —  Dallas  Fitzgerald  is 
producing  "My  Lady  of  Whims"  for 
Arrow. 


Strong  Publicity  for  "Don  Q" 

Portland,  Ore. — Playing  at  the  Ma- 
jestic, "Don  Q"  obtained  31  consecu- 
tive days  of  first-page  publicity  in  the 
Oregon  Journal.  The  tie-up  was 
made  through  the  organization  of  the 
Journal  Juniors,  a  society  for  chil- 
dren of  which  Douglas  Fairbanks  is 
honorary    president. 


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BLANCHE  SWEET 

BEN  LYON 

HOLBROOK  BONN 

AND  A  POWERFUL  CAST 

Directed  by  HOWARD  HIGGIN 

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Forced  presentation  of 
poor  pictures.  Unfair 
methods  of  competi- 
tion. Open  attempts  to 
monopolize  the  indus- 
try. Oppressive  meth- 
ods to  ehminate  inde- 
pendents. Domination 
of  the  film  industry  by 
Famous  Players-Lasky 
and  Zukor. 


These  are  some  of  the  charges 
made  by  the  United  States  Gov- 
ernment after  four  years  of  in- 
vestigation made  by  the  De- 
partment of  Justice  and  the 
Federal  Trade  Commission. 


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Hollywood  Happenings 


Wednesday,  October  28.  1925  i 


No  Fall  Slump 

An  elaborate  fall  production  pro- 
gram is  announced  by  the  larger  stu- 
dios in  Los  Angeles. 

Fourteen  of  the  biggest  organiza- 
tions are  to  start  work  at  once  on 
more  than  60  pictures,  while  nearly 
50  are  in  production  at  present.  This 
does  not  include  films  in  the  cutting 
rooms,  in  the  hands  of  title  writers 
and  in  other  stages. 

A  conservative  estimate  of  the 
value  of  all  the  pictures  above  men- 
tioned can  be  placed  at  between  $2,- 
000,000  and  $3,000,000,  exclusive  of 
"Ben  Hur,"  still  under  production  and 
which  will  cost  in  the  vicinity  of  from 
$3,000,000   to   14,000,000. 

Famous  is  soon  to  start  on  a  new 
group  of  pictures.  Universal  has  five 
ready  for  production.  The  camera 
will  start  grinding  on  five  new  ones 
at  Fox  within  a  few  days  and  one 
more  is  added  to  the  list  by  Cecil  B. 
DeMille,  while  Warner  Bros,  are 
laying  plans  for  immediate  action  on 
the  remaining  15  of  the  1925-26 
schedule  as  well  as  six  features  slated 
for  1926-27.  Joseph  M.  Schenck  is 
to  start  two  by  Nov.  1.  Metro-Gold- 
wyn-Mayer  announces  11  to  go  into 
production  at  once;  F.  B.  O.,  6; 
Christie,  3;  Mack  Sennett,  1;  John 
Ince,  1,  and  independents  at  the  Cali- 
fornia studio  at  least  three. 

Added  to  the  new  films  which  will 
start  in  the  immediate  future  are  the 
pictures  already  under  production,  or 
in  the  cutting  room.  Lasky  has  eight 
in  final  preparation,  with  two  on 
which  the  camera  is  still  grinding. 
Two  are  under  production  at  the 
Pickford-Fairbanks  studios;  6  at  Uni- 
versal, 3  at  Fox,  3  at  the  DeMille 
studio,  3  at  Metropolitan,  1  by  Harold 
Lloyd,  5  at  the  Hal  Roach  lot,  3  at 
Warner's,  5  at  Metro-Goldwyn-May- 
er,  3  at  Christie's,  3  at  Sennett  and  8 
at  the  California  studios. 

In  preparation  for  a  pretentious 
schedule,  the  Metropolitan  studios 
has  started  on  a  $112,000  stage  to 
care  for  the  pictures  on  which  work 
is  planned  to  be  started  soon. 


62  Comedies  Booked 

West  Coast  Theaters  and  Loew's 
State  have  closed  a  booking  deal  with 
Educational  whereby  62  Mermaid- 
Johnny  Arthur,  Lupino  Lane  and 
Lloyd  Hamilton  comedies  will  be 
shown  at  Loew's  State  during  the 
next  six  months. 


Cunningham   Starts   New  Contract 

Jack  Cunningham,  scenario  writer, 
is  now  working  at  Metropolitan 
studios. 

He  has  been  placed  under  contract 
by  that  newly-formed  firm  and  will 
have  charge  of  all  story  material. 


Mason    Hopper   Plans    Come-Back 

E.  Mason  Hopper  has  returned  to 
Hollywood  from  a  hunting  expedition 
in  British  Columbia  and  announces 
his  intention  of  returning  to  directing. 


Gates    Adapting    Verne    Story 

Harvey  Gates  is  adapting  "Mys- 
terious Island"  for  M-G-M  from  the 
story  by  Jules  Verne. 


Revenue  Head  Addresses  A.  S.  C. 

Rex  B.  Goodcell.  collector  of  inter- 
nal revenue,  was  the  guest  of  honor 
and  principal  speaker  at  a  meeting  of 
the  American  Society  of  Cinematog- 
raphers,  held  in  the  society's  auditor- 
ium,  this  week. 

The  meeting  was  attended  by  the 
A.  S.  C.  membership,  as  well  as  rep- 
resentatives of  the  various  scientific 
and    cinematographic    organizations. 


"Tumbleweeds"  Ready 

"Tumbleweeds",  William  S.  Hart's 
production  for  United  Artists  is  now 
in  the  cutting  room  and  is  being  as- 
sembled and 'titled. 


Century  Play  Co.  Opens  Offices 

The  Century  Play  Co.  of  New 
York  has  opened  Western  offices  in 
the  Taft  Bldg.  in  Hollywood  with 
Lawrence    Marsh. 


Sebastian  Engages  Biggs 

Douglas  Biggs,  lately  with  Corinne 
Griffith  Prod,  has  been  angaged  by 
A.   H.    S  bastian  to  cut  "Fifth   Ave- 


Harris  In  Charge  of  Sloane  Unit 

Elmer  Harris  is  production  editor 
on  "Made  for  Love,"  which  Paul 
Sloane  is  directing  at  the  Cecil  B.  De 
Mille   studio.     Leatrice   Joy   stars. 


Huntley  Gordon  Loaned  to  Fox 

Huntley  Gordon,  Warner  plaver, 
has  been  loaned  to  Fox  for  "The 
Golden  Butterfly,"  by  Evelyn  Camp- 
bell. 


Eugenia  Gilbert  Quits  Sennett 

Latest  of  the  Mack  Sennett  pro- 
teges to  desert  the  comedy  producer 
for  free  lance  work  in  the  dramatic 
field  is  Eugenia  Gilbert. 


Custer  Working  on   His   Eighth 

Bob  Custer  has  launched  his 
eighth  western  for  F.  B.  O.,  "No 
Man's  Law,"  being  produced  by  Jesse 
Goldburg. 


St.   Clair  to  Make  "The   ShowofE" 

Mai  St.  Clair,  Lasky  director  will 
handle  the  megaphone  on  "The  Show- 
ofT." 


CHARLIE 
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The  Season^s  Smart  Affair! 

Stage  and  Screen 

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LOEW.METRO 

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3rd  Annual  Gala  Entertainment 


Celebrated    performers   from    all   leading 
musical  plays,  revues  and  motion  pictures. 


Music  by 


VINCENT    LOPEZ 

himself -and  his  enlarged  orchestra 

10  other  famous  orchestras 

Tickets  on  sale-Ticket  Agencies  and  Loew  Theatres 

FORMAL 


Hotel  Astor  Oct.  31st. 


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[ewspaper  Opinions 

~he    Coast    of    Folly"— Famous 
Apollo,   Indianapolis 

AR »    '    *    There    are    some   tensely   dra 

moments  and  a  delightful  love  story 
1  is  to  no  little  extent  the  flagging 
;th   of   the  piece.    ♦    •   * 

Metro,  Los  Angeles 

,.„.1NER *  *  In  her  current  vehicle 

Sivanson  Las  done  splendid  work, 

PI{USS ♦  *  *   Sets  are  lavish  and  mon- 

Is  evidently  been  a  secondary  considera 
in     taging   the   production;    nevertheless   it 

i  fire.    *   *   * 

j;i<ALI) *  *  •  It  is  Gloria  Swanson  act- 

riuniph,    but    lacks   the   depth,    pathos    and 

Iter  of  her  presentation  of  "The  Hum- 
Bird."    •   *   • 

;('OKD — *  *  *  As  for  the  story,  it  is  a 
devilish    thing,    quite    ultra-modern,    con- 

ig     all     the     elements     which     compose     a 

y  entertaining  film.   ♦   ♦   * 

Palace,  Montreal 

AR — *  *  *  It  mu  t  be  one  of  the  seven 
lal  stories  of  the  world,  and  it  needed  n 
a  Swanson  to  intu  e  the  breath  of  life 
its  dry  bones.  *  *  * 


hero    in    "The    Knockout/'    but    in   spite   of  his 

undoubted   ability   as   an   actor,   the  plot   so  far 

strains   the   credulity   of    the   audience   that  the 
sum   total   is   almost   nothing.    *   •    ♦ 


"Lightnin'  "—Fox 
Criterion,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*   *   •   It  was  obviously  the 

ntention   of   John    Ford    to   make   his   produc- 

-on    legister   as  a  comedy.      Humorous  situa- 

01. s  a.e  expertly  directed.  *  *  * 

TIMES — *    *    *    The    picture  has   its   amus- 

'.g    and    appealing    moments,    but    the    action 

n  the  main  is  draggy.     The  situations  of   the 

1 ,  .  a»    nave    been    kept    intact    for    the    most 

.jart.    *    *    • 


"Don    Q"— United   Artists 
Alhambra,   Milwaukee 

;NTINEL — *   *    *  As  a  production,   "Don 

las  not  the  physical  beauty  of  stupendous- 

of    the   last    tew    Fairbanks    films,    but    its 

is    so    last    moving,    and    Doug    such    a 

hbucklmg  hero  that  you  are  quite  satisfied 

the    medorate    display    of    handsome   set- 

»   «  *  I  ^ 

isCONSIN  NEWS—*  *  *  Doug's  abil- 
ertainly  stands  out  in  capital  letters.  His 
uig  appeal  and  personality  dominate  every 
:,   which   is   saying  much.    *   *   * 


"Ihc   Man  on  the   Box" — Warners 
Circle,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  "The  Man  on  the  Box"  is 
nothing  out  of  the  ordinary  in  slap  stick  com- 
edy, which  probably  explains  most  of  the 
imu_ement     from     the     audience's     standpoint. 

PLAIN  DEALER — •  •  *  is  long  enough 
to  make  two  or  three  short  good  comedies: 
its  trivial  sefiuences  and  insane  subtitles  which 
tax  one's  credulity  and  patience,  make  it  en- 
tertainment fit  only  for  those  constitutionally 
strong.   *   *    * 


"The  Freshman" — Pathe 
Strand,   Minneapolis 

•AR — *  '  *  About  as  funny  a  climax  as 
could  imagine  is  brought  about  on  the 
of  the  big  game,  which  has  to  be  seen  to 
ppreciated.    *    *    * 

IBUNE — *  *  *  Harold  Lloyd's  "The 
liniaii,"   his   newest   feature  comedy,   *   *   * 

ther  link   in   his   unbroken   chain  of   hits. 

Imperial,  San  Francisco 

JLLETiN — *  *  *  is  a  hilarious  comedy, 
mes  throwing  the  audience  into  hysterics 
laughter  and  every  now  and  again 
ng  them  to  wipe  away  an  unexpected  tear. 
\LL  AND  POST — *  *  *  It  is  being 
d  as  the  funniest  feature  ever  to  reach 
creen.    *   *   * 


I  he  Go'den  Princess" — Famous 
Stanley,  Philadelphia 

IQUIRER— *  *  *   Betty   Bronson  as  the 

:ess  has  a  wistful,  appealing  charm.  Her 
does  TiOt  call  for  any  strenuous  action, 
acts  like  a  happy,  natural  girl.  *  *  * 
JBLIC  LEDGER—*  *  *  due  largely  to 
personal  charm  of  pretty  Betty  Bronson 
ludience  will  be  perfectly  willing  to  over- 
the  lack  of  novelty  in  plan  and  plot.  *  *  * 


"Havoc" — Fox 
Fox,  Philadelphia 

IQUIRER—*     *     *     The     background     of 

yoc,"    *    *    *    is    greater    than    the    plot, 

h    the    plot   is   not   a    thing   to    be    sneered 

it  has  brought  out  with  remarkable  truth 

ipirit   of    the   war.   •   *    • 


"New  Brooms" — Famous 
McVickers,  Chicago 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  It  was  filmed  with 
the  same  old  cunning  and  grace  with  which 
William  de  Mille  produced,  say,  that  delight- 
ful picture  of  some  time  back,  "Only  38." 
While  it  may  not  be  quite  the  equal  of  that 
earlier  film,  it  nevertheless  is  the  best  in  the 
list   of  those   he  has  made  of  late.    *   *   * 

HERALD—*  *  »  William  De  Mille  steps 
forward  and  gives  us  a  good  film  in  "New 
Brooms,"  at  McVicker's.  Oh,  it  isn't  a  mas- 
terpiece, but  it's  a  straightforward  comedy 
drama,  done  from  the  play  Frank  Craven 
wrote.'  *    •   ♦ 


"The  Scarlet  V/est"— First  Nat'l 
Strand,    Milwaukee 

SENTINEL—*  *  *  t!le  production  has 
just  missed  being  a  really  great  spectacle. 
There  is  action,  yes,  but  it  is  crowded  into 
too  small  a  space.   *  *  » 

WISCONSIN  NEWS—*  *  *  The  picture 
has  a  beautiful  natural  background  and  is 
rich  in  educational   value.   *   *   * 

"Thunder  Mountain" — Fox 
Rialto,   Washington 

STAR— •  *  *  brings  the  Cumberland 
Mountains  in  all  their  wild  beauty  overrun 
by  the  progress-choking  weeds  of  sin  and 
ignorance,  *  *  *  in  a  play  which  borders  on 
the  melodramatic   in  its  intensity.    *   *   • 

TIMES—*  *  *  Wiell  some  of  it's  good,  and 
some  of  it's  not  so  good.  It  has  the  possibi- 
lities of  a  big,  deep  cutting  drama.   *  *  ♦ 


Adapting  "Sailors'  Wives" 

Joseph  F.  Poland  is  adapting 
"Sailors'  Wives,"  Warner  Fabian's 
novel,  for  First  National.  It  will  be 
filmed   this   winter  in   New   York. 


Jane  Novak  to   Coast 

Jane  Novak  left  yesterday  for  the 
Coast  to  appear  in  pictures  to  be 
made   in   Hollywood. 


Movies  to   Save   Property 

Chicago — Pictures  will  be  used  as 
a  means  of  preventing  Hallowe'en 
destruction.  Saturday  several  hun- 
dred thousand  children  will  attend 
free  performances  through  arrange- 
ments made  by  exhibitors  and  school 
officials. 


Hurley  to  Exploit  "Sky  Rocket" 

Ed  Hurley  of  the  Associated  Ex- 
hibitors publicity  department  will 
leave  New  York  shortly  to  handle 
exploitation  for  "The  Sky  Rocket," 
in  the  Mid-West. 


Two  Films  for  Song  Publisher 

Gladys  Valerie  has  completed  work 
m  "The  Midnight  Waltz,"  in  which 
the  Vincent  Lopez  orchestra  appears, 
and  also  in  "I  Miss  My  Swiss."  The 
pictures  were  made  for  Leo  Feist, 
song  publisher. 


Additional  Belasco  Titles 

In  addition  to  the  published  list 
of  plays  purchased  by  Fox  from 
David  Belasco  ahe  "The  Lily,"  "The 
Comedian"  and  "The  Grand  Army 
Man." 


Dillon    Starts    "Too    Much    Money" 

John  Francis  Dillon  this  week 
started  production  on  "Too  Much 
Money,"  featuring  Anna  Q.  Nilsson 
and  Lewis  Stone,  at  First  National's 
New   York  studio. 


Says  September  Holds  Record 

September  broke  all  previous  rec- 
ords for  theater  attendance  in  Sep- 
tember, according  to  W.  E.  Shallen- 
berger  of  Arrow  who  bases  his  state- 
ment on  reports  of  tax  receipts  out 
of  theater  admissions. 


"The  Iron  Horse"- Fox 
Sun,  Omaha 
2IE — *   *   *   Those  who   love   history   and 
:er    things    will    especially    like    the    pic- 


The    Knockout"— First   Nat'l. 
Scollay    Square,    Boston 

OBE — *  *  *  It  is  a  melodrama,  with 
laid  in  the  lumbering  country  of  Can- 
Log    jams,    battles    and    rescues    furnish 

Is   gaiore  and  the  love  story  part   is  heart- 

^ing  in  the  extreme.   *  *   * 

Karlton,    Philadelphia 

JLLETIN— *    *    *    It    gives    Milton    Sills 

lof  opportunity  to  fight  and  to  win,  as  the 

ny   hero,   and   Lorna   Duveen    as  the   love- 

sroine,    is    well    worth    the    winning.      The 

scenes  are  realistic  enough  to  satisfy  the 

avid   seeker   after   thrills.    *   •    * 

QUIRER— *    *    *    Milton    Sills    is    very 

of   a   strong   man  and  very   much  of   a 


"The  Trouble  With  Wives"— Famous 
Metro,    Baltimore 

NEWS — *  *  *  A  comedy  of  married  life 
— a  human  story  that  treats  the  marital  situa- 
tion and  its  hectic  sequences  from  a  laugh 
angle.   *  •  * 

Strand,  Milwaukee 

SENTINEL—*  *  *  a  flufify  bit  of  non- 
sense to  which,  by  clever  direction,  imparts 
the    breath    of   life.    *   •   * 

The  story  presents  an  elegant  and  refined 
version   of   comic   strip   matrimony.    »  ♦  • 


Arthur  Beck  Begins  Production 

Hollywood — Arthur  Beck  has  start- 
ed "The  Silken  Lad,"  with  Edgar 
Lewis  directing.  His  fourth  picture 
for  Arrow  will  be  "Don't  Lie  to  Your 
Wife." 


"New  Commandment"  Premiere 

"The  New  Commandment"  will 
have  its  New  York  premiere  at  the 
Rivoli  the  week  of  Nov.  8.  Marc 
Lachmann  will  put  on  the  exploita- 
tion campaign. 


Mandelstam  with  M.-G.-M. 

Los  Angeles  —  Valentine  Mandel- 
stam, former  member  of  the  French 
Government  Film  Commission,  has 
joined  the  scenario  department  of 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer    studios. 


1925  Peak  of  Building  Activity 

"The  year  1925  is  probably  the 
peak  of  the  present  cycle  of  building 
activity,"  says  the  National  Bank  of 
Commerce  in  its  November  bulletin. 


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"Winds  Of  Chance"— First  Nat'l 
Lyric,  Cincinnati 

TIMES-STAR—*  *  *  If  Lloyd  started  out 
with  a  plot,  it  evidently  froze  to  death  some- 
where in  the  snowy  passes  of  Alaska.  And 
for  a  photoplay  having  neither  coherence  nor 
reasonable  continuity  it  is  of  interminable 
length.   *  ♦  • 


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George  Marion,  adapted  and  pro- 
duced under  the  supervision  of 
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1.  XXXIV    No.  24 


Thursday,   October  29,   1925 


Price  5  Cents 


:he  "TRUST" 

By  DANNY 
The  New  York  World  yester- 
y  published  the  first  of  a 
ries  of  articles  relative  to  the 
Im  trust."  It  promises 
rther  information  in  subse- 
lent  articles.  If  the  remainder 
the  series  carries  the  same 
pe  of  material  it  will  not  prove 
unusual  interest  to  picture 
Iks.  To  the  general  public  it 
ay  be  another  story. 
But  for  something  hke  three  or 
ur  years — from  the  time  the  Ped- 
al Trade  Commission  began  its 
vestigation  of  Famous.  This  pub- 
ation — and  for  that  matter  all  the 
•pers  in  the  trade — have  carried 
tts  of  this  material.  For  two  years 
le  reporter  for  THE  FILM  DAILY 
d  nothing  else  but  report  these 
oceedings.  So  the  material  carried 
The  World  fails  to  excite  this 
fice.  It  is  old  stuff.  Barely  inter- 
ting.  To  the  public  at  large  it 
ay  hold  certain  interest. 

Frankly,  however,  I  believe 
that  the  public  is  not  vitally 
interested  in  the  inner  work- 
ings  of   the  picture    business. 
Affairs   of   the    stars;    stories 
about   great   screen   favorites 
always   find   reader     interest. 
But   the   average   reader   and 
the   average   fan    don't     care 
what    company     Doug    works 
for,   or  whether  he   owns  his 
own;  or  whether  Tommy  Mei- 
ghan  is  a  Famous  star  or  has 
his  own  company.     And  after 
all;  why  should  they  be  inter- 
ested in  such  matters? 
There  is  only  one  thing  about  pic- 
ires  that  the  public  is  really  interest- 
1    in.      And    that    is    good    pictures; 
lean    pictures;    good    entertainment. 

Famous  announces  but  29 
pictures  for  the  Spring  season 
— instead  of  40  as  planned. 
And  if  a  few  less  than  29  come 
don't  be  surprised.  Nothing 
new  about  this.  Except  the 
official  statement. 
'This  naturally  leads  to  some 
anticipations.  With  reference 
to  next  year.    One  of  which  is 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 

Medal  to  "Lincoln" 

The  photoplay  gold  medal  for  the 
nost  meritorious  production  of  1924 
vill  be  awarded  to  "Abraham 
Lincoln",  produced  in  California  by 
K\  and  Ray  Rockett. 


$10,000,000    Program 

Many    Novels    and    Plays    on    Fox 

ly26-2/    Schedule,   AA/mlield   R. 

Sheehan  Announces 

Hollywood — Fox's  1926-27  produc- 
cion  schedule  will  be  the  most  re- 
markable in  the  history  of  the  or- 
ganization. It  will  include  many  plays 
and  novels  and  will  cost  $1U,UUU,UU0, 
Winheld  K.  bheehaii  announced  yes- 
lerday.  It  is  understood  that  more 
directors  and  writers  will  be  engaged. 
vVilliam  Fox  plans  lo  come  to  the 
i^oast  in  January  to  confer  on  pro- 
auction. 

(Continued  on  Fayc  2) 


Famous  Players'  Hearing  Nov.  24 

Washington  —  The  Federal  Trade 
Commission  has  set  Nov.  24  as  the 
date  for  the  final  liearing  against 
Famous  Players. 

29  Paramount  Spring  Releases 

Paramount  announced  yesterday 
-hat  it  will  release  29  pictures  be- 
tween Feb.   1,  and  Aug.  1,  next. 


Abrams   Better 

Hiram  Abrams,  president  ot 
United  Artists,  leaves  Roosevelt 
riospital  today,  where  he  has  been 
oonhned  for  a  week,  suffering  from 
a  nervous  breakdown  due  to  over- 
work. 


Two  Angles  on  Fight 

Exhibitors'    Feeling    Against    Conn. 

Tax     Law     Local,     Distributors' 

National 

By   ARTHUR    IT.    EDDY 

Hartford  —  From  the  industry's 
viewpoint  there  are  two  distinct 
angles  on  its  fight  for  the  nullifica- 
tion of  the  tax  law.  One  is  that  of 
the  exhibitors  whose  interest  is  prin- 
cipally local  and  the  other  is  that 
of  the  distributors  who  wish  to  ob- 
literate the  statute  as  they  sec  in  it 
a  national  menace. 

Connecticut  theater  men  are  vig- 
orously   fighting   with    "backs   to   the 

(Continued  on   Pafie  4) 


Rowland  Quits  First  National; 

Resignation  Is  Effective  Saturday 


Lynch   to   Build 

Famous   Will    Operate    House   Plan- 
ned   for    Jacksonville — Duval    to 
Close 

Jacksonville  ■ — •  Jacksonville  is  to 
have  a  new  theater  to  house  road 
shows  and  major  attractions.  The 
theater  proper  will  be  a  part  of  a 
new  building  project  announced  by 
S.  A.  Lynch,  who  since  he  surrender- 
ed the  managerial  reins  of  Famous 
interests  in  the  South,  has  become 
one  of  the.  largest  real  estate  holders 
in   Florida. 

(Continued  on  Pag*  4) 


10%    British   Quota 

English     Made     Pictures    in     Every 
Program  May  Be  Insisted  Upon 
As   Solution  in  U.   K. 


British  Plan  Ready 

London  —  Insiders  anticipate 
an  announcement  of  the  avit- 
ish  production  plan  today.  It 
will  be  backed  by  the  Uovern- 
ment  and  will  wield  a  tremend- 
ous intluence  on  the  entire 
trade  here. 


Move       Unexpected — F  u  t  u  r  e 

Plans  Not  Known — Has  Been 

Surveying  Europe 


By  ERNEST  W.  f REDMAN 
Of   The  Film  Renter  and   M.    P.   News 

London  —  The  joint  conimiltee  of 
exhibitors,  manutacturers,  renters 
and  producers,  dealing  with  the 
preparation  of  a  scheme  to  place  be- 
fore the  Government  for  a  greater 
production  and  showing  of  British 
nlms,  has  held  meetings  at  the  oflices 
of  the  K.  R.  S. 

The  proceedings  took  several  hours, 

{i  onii}nicd  on   Page  4) 


Ass'n  Organizing 

Short    Subject    Group    at    Work    on 

Permanent  Body — P.  A.  Parsons 

Temporary   Chairman 

Preliminary  organization  of  a  short 
subject  association  was  effected  yes- 
terday at  a  meeting  at  the  Hof  Brau 
attended  !)y  representatives  of  com- 
panies making  that  type  of  produc- 
rion.  The  following  temporary  of- 
ficers were  elected:  Chairman,  P.  A. 
Parsons,  of  Pathe;  vice-chairman, 
Gordon  White,  of  Educational;  sec- 
retary, Julian  Solomon  of  Davis 
Dist.   Division. 

A  committe  to  draft  a  constitution 

(Continued  on   Page  4) 


Richard  A.  Rowland  on  Sat- 
urday steps  out  of  First  Nation- 
al. He  has  tendered  his  resig- 
nation as  general  manager  in 
which  post  he  has  been  respon- 
sible lor  the  production  policy 
of   the   organization. 

Difficulties  developing  as  a  re- 
sult of  a  mutual  inability  to 
get  together  on  personal  hnanci- 
al  arrangements  are  held  to  be 
responsible  for  this  move  which 
comes  as  a  distinct  surprise. 

Rowland's  future  plans  are  un- 
known, although  it  is  learned 
that  he  made  a  careful  survey  of 
foreign  conditions  when  he  was 
in  Europe.  This  scrutiny  of  the 
industry  abroad  included  pro- 
duction primarily  but  embraced 
distribution  and  exhibition  as 
well. 

Efforts  to  reach  Rowland  for 
a  statement  last  night  failed. 


In  Charge  Nov.  1 

Rialto  and  Rivoli  Come  Under  B.  & 
K.     Management     Sunday — Cri- 
terion for  Long-Runs 

The  Rialto  and  Rivoli  pass  to  the 
management  of  Balaban  and  Katz 
on  Sunday.  Dr.  Hugo  Riesenfeld, 
however,  will  continue  in  his  present 
post  until  the  first  of  the  year. 

It  is  understood  John  Murray  An- 
derson's revue  now  appearing  at  the 
new  Metropolitan,  Boston  will  short- 
ly play  one  of  these  theaters,  probably 
the  Rivoli  and  that  Anderson  will 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Hayakawa    with    First    Nat'l? 

It  was  reported  from  Hollywood 
last  night  that  First  National  had 
signed  Sessue  Hayakawa  and  that 
his   first   picture   will   be    "Mr.   Wu." 


May  Appear  in  "Faust" 

Ufa  has  renewed  negotiations  with 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  to  secure 
Lillian  Gish  for  "Faust." 


Lubitsch  to  Make  Spectacle 

Los  Angeles — Ernst  Lubitsch  will 
produce  a  spectacle  dealing  with 
America.  His  next  picture  will  be 
another  comedy,  with  the  more  pre- 
tentious feature  to  follow  later. 

Leni  Lubitsch,  wife  of  the  director, 
will   appear   in   Warner  pictures. 


German  Film  Week 

In  an  effort  to  offset  American 
competition,  Germany  is  planning  a 
national  film  week  the  first  week  in 
November,  the  Associated  Press  re- 
ports. During  the  week  only  Ger- 
man-made pictures  will  be  exhibited. 

Preparations  were  made  recently 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


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Shaftesbury  Ave.,  London,  W.  I.  Paris  Rep- 
resentative, La  Cinematographie  Francaise,  5, 
Rue  Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High    Low    CIos* 

Balaban   &   Katz    .  .    73         73         73 
Eastman  Kodak   ..    110%    llO'A    llOJ^ 
Famous    Players    ..109^   107J4   109J^ 

F.  P.  Pfd 114       114       114 

Film    Inspection    Not 

First   National    ....110       109i/^    110 

Fox  Film  "A"   83"^     81         82J4 

Loew's,  Inc 39^^      38%     39% 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.   ..21%     21 J4     21% 

M.   P.    Cap.    Corp Not 

Pathe  Exch.  "A"  ..   90         87Ji     89-% 

Skouras   Bros Not 

Trans-Lux  Screen   .      9^       9.54       9^ 

Universal     40         40         40 

Warner  Brothers   ..   2IJ4     21^^      21!4 
Warner   Pictures    Not 


Sales 

900 

14,800 

100 

quoted 

300 

12,400 

1,900 

400 

quoted 

6,700 

quoted 

16,200 

200 

1,200 

quoted 


The  "TRUST" 

(Continued  from  Page    1) 

"How  many  pictures  will  Fam- 
ous and  the  other  large  com- 
panies make?"  You  can  bet 
on  it  now.  That  Famous  will 
make  closer  to  50  or  60  than 
80.  Dick  Rowland  said  yester- 
day First  National  would  make 
about  the  same  number  as 
planned  for  this  year — about 
SO.  Metro  -  Goldwyn  -  Mayer 
about  50.  Fox  will  have  about 
50.  Plans  of  Universal  and 
other  large  companies  not 
known.  But  be  not  surprised 
if  you  find  some  changes  in 
these  plans. 

In    other    words    fewer    pic- 
tures. 

German  Film  Week 

(Coiitiimcd  from   Par/e    \) 

at  the  film  exposition  when  posters 
pointed  out  that  in  1923  only  39  per 
cent,  of  the  pictures  screened  in  Ger- 
many were  of  American  origin  while 
1925   sees  65  per  cent,   coming  from 

he  United  States.     Daily  newspaper; 

lave    criticized    the    Ufa    Palast    an. 

::oo,  Berlin's  largest  film  theater,  foi 

unning   only    American    pictures. 


Belle  Bennett  Here  Today 

Belle  Bennett  arrives  today  to  dc 
licture  here  and  to  attend  the  open 
ng  of  "Stellas  Dallas"  at  the  Apollo 

Ronald  Colman  left  yesterday  foi 
he  Coast,  where  he  will  probabl) 
>lay  opposite  Norma  Talmadge  in 
•Kiki." 


Metropolitan  Signs  Finis   Fox 
Los    Angeles — Metropolitan    Prod, 
lias  added  Finis   Fox  to  the  scenario 
staff. 


C.  A.   Bird  Reported  Dsring 

Rochester — Charles  A.  Bird,  is  re- 
ported dying  in  Bethesda  Hospital, 
Hornell,  where  he  has  been  a  patient 
several  months.  A  year  ago  he  was 
casting  director  at  the  Fox  Holly- 
wood studios. 


Bostick,  Loew  District  Manager 

Marcus  Loew  has  appointed  E.  C. 
Bostick,  who  recently  returned  from 
the  Northwest,  as  division  manager 
of  a  group  of  theaters.  His  territory 
has  not  been  determined. 


Ralph   Ince   Leaves 

Ralph  Ince  left  for  California  yes- 
terday to  produce  "Backwash,"  a 
Jack  London  story.  He  will  also 
play  in  it. 


A     COJVT  PhETE,  ■  LABO-RATOr'V 
AND    TITLE    SERVICF.  ' 

The  Standard  of  the  Industry 

723  7th  Ave.,  N.Y.C.       Bryant  5450-1 


Goldstone  Here 

Phil    Goldstone    is    here    from    the 
Coast.     At   the    Bristol. 


IF  YOU  ARE  IN  THE 
MARKET  FOR  ANY  KIND  OF 

MOTION 

PICTURE 
APPARATUS 

CONSULT  US- AND  ^AVE  MONEY 
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$10,000,000    Program 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

Among  the  productions  scheduled 
are  the  following  plays:  six  from 
Belasco,  one  from  Arthur  Hopkins, 
two  from  Sam  H.  Harris,  three  from 
John  Golden  and  10  Charles  Hoyt 
comedy-dramas.  Novels  and  stories 
by   foremost   authors   will    be   filmed. 

Sheehan  expects  to  remain  here 
two  months  longer  to  see  the  start 
of  the  program.  The  New  York 
office  will  soon  announce  the  list  of 
titles  and  production  to  be  made  dur- 
ing forthcoming  season. 

F"ox  will  hold  its  sales  convention 
here  early  in  April.  A  special  train 
from  New  York  will  bring  some  of 
the  salesmen.  Betty  Compson  has 
signed  a  contract  to  play  in  "The 
Palace  of  Pleasure"  which  Emmett 
Flynn    will    direct. 


Lay    Cornerstone 

Officials  of  Fox  Film,  led  by  Gen- 
eral Sales  Manager  James  R.  Graing- 
er, attended  the  laying  of  the  corner 
stone  of  the  new  Fox  exchange  on 
14th  St.  near  9th  Ave.,  yesterday 
tbout  noon.  The  new  building  will 
3e  within  two  doors  of  the  Famous 
xchange. 

Later  a  lunch  was  served  at  the 
Vstor.  Borough  president  Julius 
filler  was  the  chief  speaker,  and 
thers  who  addressed  a  large  number 
f  local  exhibitors  were  John  C. 
'.isele,  treasurer  of  Fox  Film,  Graing- 
r,  "Buxy"  and  others.  Many  local 
xhihitors    were    on    hand. 


Milt  Gross  to  Work  with  ChapUn 

Milt  Gross,  cartoonist  with  "The 
Evening  World,"  has  been  signed  by 
Jharlcs  Chaplin  to  go  to  the  Coast 
md   assist    in    Chaplin's    next. 


F.  B.  O.  Seeking  New  Quarters 

F.  B.  O.,  because  of  cramped 
ofificc  conditions  in  its  present  offices, 
is   seeking  new   quarters. 


Gloria  to  Work  in  New  York 

Hollywood — According  to  present 
pl?ns,  the  pictures  which  Gloria 
Swanson  will  make  for  United  Artists 
will  be  produced  in  the   East. 


What  Did  He  Do 
lb  Dominate  the 
World  For  24  Days? 
Am-fen 


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A    national    newspaper    advertis 
campaign     will     be     inaugurated 
Pathe   News   in   connection  with   tH 
15th    anniversary    of    the    first    new 
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THROW  AWAY  THE 
DICTIONARY,  BOYS! 

BI0OI6  goes  the  dictionary. 

Fewer  words  and  more  facts  is  what  exhibitors  want  anyhow, 

IVIetrO-Goldwyn-Mayer  salesmen  are  saving  their  tonsils. 

The  pictures  do  the  talking. 

^Ve  release  a  new  argument  every  week. 

And    that's   been   going   on   since   we  gave   you    Lon    Chancy    in    "The 
Unholy  Three"  back  in  August. 

And  followed  it  with  the  most  marvelous  line-up  of  self-selling  product 
ever  put  on  spools. 

Norma    shearer  in   «A   Slave   of  Fashion,"  "Pretty  Ladies,"  "Sun-Up," 
"The  Mystic"  speak  for  themselves. 

From  coast  to  coast  you  hear  "Never  The  Twain  Shall  Meet." 

'^Exchange  of  wives,"  "The  Tower  of  Lies,"  Ramon  Novarro  in  "The 
Midshipman,"  Buster  Keaton  in  "Go  West." 

They  talk  in  figures. 

And  now  get  ready  for  "The  Merry  Widow.'* 

It  has  been  talking  for  itself  for  three  months  on  Broadway  at  ^2    a   talk. 

No  wonder  there  are  a  lot  more  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  exhibitors   today 
than  ever  before  in  history. 

And  more  signing  for  The  Quality  Fifty-Two  every  day. 

If  you're  wondering  how  long  this  record-breaking  pace  can  keep  up. 

Listen. 

In  the  coming  weeks  we're  going  to  release  a  line-up  of  babies   that   have 
even  our  past  performance  stopped. 

The  pictures  talk  for  us. 

That's  why  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  is 

THE  TALK 

OF  THE  INDUSTRY 


Thursday,   October  29,   1925 


10%    British   Quota 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

the  keenest  possible  interest  being 
displayed  by  every  member  of  the 
committee,  and  as  a  result  a  small 
committee  was  appointed  consisting 
of  Thomas  Ormiston,  W.  N.  Blake, 
Colonel  Bromhead,  S.  Rowson,  T.  a! 
Welsh  with  Gavazzi  King  and  Frank 
Hill  to  further  examine  the  proposals 
that  had  been  agreed.  This  commit- 
tee met  later  for  several  hours  and 
again  considerable  progress  was 
made. 

A  report  by  that  committee  is  now 
being  drafted  for  submission  to  the 
Government  after  the  report  has  had 
the  approval  of  the  Joint  Committee. 
The  basis  of  the  scheme  is,  we  under- 
stand, to  be  for  a  quota  system  of 
practically  10  per  cent  which  will  be 
operative  both  upon  exhibitor  and 
renter,  thus  assuring  the  Government 
that  in  the  near  future  there  will  be 
a  greater  preponderance  of  British 
films  on  the  screens  of  this  country. 
A  central  studio  is  also  considered 
necessary  to  the  scheme. 

The  subject  of  producers  owning 
theaters  came  up  for  discussion  at  a 
General  Council  meeting  of  the  C. 
E.  A.  in  Birmingham  when  a  resolu- 
tion by  the  London  branch  asking  for 
a  mass  rheeting  of  exhibitors  to  dis- 
cuss this  matter  was  considered.  The 
whole  matter  has  been  remitted  to  a 
special  committee  who  are  empower- 
ed to  make  an  investigation  and  re- 
port to  the  General  Council  later. 

Lynch   to   Build 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

This  new  project  will  be  a  com- 
bination office  building  and  theater 
enterprise.  The  building,  which  will 
be  located  at  the  Newman  and  For- 
syth S'ts.,  will  consist  of  nine  stories. 
It  will  occupy  the  present  site  of  the 
abandoned  poUce  station,  which 
Lynch  acquired  early  in  the  year.  It 
is  understood  that  Famous  will  op- 
erate the  theater. 

As  soon  as  the  house  is  completed 
the  attractions  now  being  shown  in 
the  Duval  will  be  transferred  to  the 
new  house  and  the  Duval  will  be  con- 
verted into  offices. 


Two  Angles  on  Fight 

(Continued  from  Paye    1) 

wall"  as  they  realize  that  continuance 
of  the  law  means  either  a  substantial 
loss  in  business  or  total  extermina- 
uon.  Investigation  made  by  the  M 
i".  T.  U.  and  TJdh.  f-lLM  DAiLi 
prove  conclusively  that  the  obnoxious 
statute  IS  working  a  crushmg  hard- 
snip  upon  the  theaters,  especially  the 
smaller  houses.  If  it  is  continued  it 
is  expected  that  these  theaters  will 
oe  forced  out  of  business  as  they  are 
unable  to  bear  the  additional  ex- 
penses caused  by  the  law. 

A  rise  in  admission  prices  would 
unquestionably  result  in  a  discourag- 
ing reduction  in  attendance,  particu- 
larly in  houses  in  the  rural  districts 
where  money  does  not  flow  as  freely 
as  in  the  larger  centers  of  population. 
There  is  nothing  left  for  the  exhibi- 
tors to  do  except  fight  to  the  last 
ditch.  Officials  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O., 
gratified  by  the  hearty  cooperation 
chey  are  receiving  trom  the  members, 
are  determined  to  inaugurate  an  in- 
tensive, intelligent  campaign  provid- 
ing no  immediate  relief  is  forth- 
coming. 

i'his  treatment  from  the  state  they 
conndently  expect,  as  legislator  after 
legislator  has  admitted  that  the  law 
nas  not  worked  out  as  it  was  repre- 
sented to  them  and  the  burden  is 
laliing  on  the  Connecticut  exhibitor 
rather   than   the   outside   distributor. 

While  efforts  toward  a  satisfactory 
adjustment  of  the  situation  are  under 
way  distributors  are  preparing  to  test 
the  constitutionality  of  the  law  in  the 
U.  S.  Supreme  Court.  Similar  leg- 
islations are  reported  to  be  pending 
in  several  other  states  and  a  decision 
of  the  court  removing  the  law  from 
Lhe  Connecticut  statute  books  would 
influence  them  against  adopting  like 
bills. 


In  Charge  Nov.  1 

(Continued  jium   Page    I) 

ngure  prominently   in  future  presen- 
tations at  these  houses. 

In  the  rearrangement  on  Broadway, 
the  Criterion  win  conunue  uncnaufa 
cd.  This  theater  will  remain  as  tuv 
premier  eaxploitation  house  ot  the 
organization  ana  will  lonow  u. 
present  policy  ol  long  runs.  Para 
mount  otticials  stated  yesterday  "The 
V  anishing  American '  will  reman, 
there  indefinitely. 


Abe  Meyer  Resigns 

Abe     Meyer,     assistant     to     Hugi 
Riesenfeld,  announces  his  resignation 
to  become  ettective  with  that  oi  Kits 
enfeld. 


"Grass"  on  Next  Year's  List" 

Famous    has    definitely    determined 
to  place  "Grass"  in  general  disinuu 
lion.     It  will   go  out   on  next  year  l 
schedule. 

"Moana    of    the    South    Seas,"    th. 
Flaherty  picture  made  in  the  Samoa. 
is  now  playing  about  a  half  dozen  tes 
>;ngagements    in    various    sections    o. 
the  country. 


Verschleiser  in   Town 

Ben  Verschleiser  has  returned  to 
town  after  recuperating  from  a  re- 
cent illness. 


CHARLIE 
CHAPLIN 


Ass'n  Organizing 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

and  by-laws  was  named  as  follows: 
Solomon  of  Davis,  Paul  Gulick  of 
Universal  and  Nat  Rothstein  of  F. 
B.  O.  It  will  report  back  at  next 
session  on  Nov.  4,  at  the  Hof  Brau. 
The  following  publicity  committee 
has  been  appointed:  Henry  Clay 
Bate  of  Universal  and  Ed  Supple  of 
Pathe. 


Up-State  Deal  Off? 

Up-state  reports  received  here  yes- 
terday stated  that  an  unexpected 
hitch  had  developed  in  the  arrange- 
ment now  existing  between  Famous 
and  the  Farash  Theatrical  Enter- 
prises of  Schenectady,  N.  Y.  involv- 
ing four  theaters  there. 

in  July,  William  W.  Farley  an- 
nounced that  he  had  disposed  of  a 
hfty  per  cent  interest  in  the  State, 
otrand,  Barcli  and  Albany  to  l-amoua 
These  are  the  houses  now  linked  witi. 
reports  of  a  break.  At  Famous,  u 
was  impossible  to  secure  any  state- 
ment   for   publication. 


Released  Nov,  22 

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Take  Over  Davis  Product 

Vital  Exchanges,  Inc.,  have  taken 
over  the  Davis  Dist.  Div.  product 
for  practically  the  entire  country. 
Over  20  exchanges  are  now  in  opera- 
tion with  others  to  be  added  as  fast 
as  possible.  The  next  in  the  chain 
will   be   Chicago. 


Christie  Closes  for  "Nervous  Wreck" 

The  long-pending  negotiations  for 
the  purchase  of  "The  Nervous 
Wreck"  are  consummated.  Al  Christie 
will  produce  it  for  release  through 
P.  D.  C.  following  "Madam  Behave." 


$1,000,000   House  for  Jamaica 

A  $1,000,000  theater  will  be  erected 
in  Jamaica  by  the  Tri-United  Corp., 
Robert  A.  Wolfe,  president.  The 
house,  designed  by  Eugene  De  Rosa 
and  seating  3,000  was  started  Wed- 
nesday. The  lease  runs  for  21  years 
with  the  privilege  of  renewal  and  is 
reported  to  be  in  excess  of  $1,500,000. 


Meighan   Donates   $1,000   to   Charity 

A  donation  of  $1,000  by  an  actor 
not  of  the  Jewish  faith  to  the  $14,000,- 
000  drive  being  made  by  the  Federa- 
tion of  Jewish  Philanthropies  was  one 
of  the  features  of  the  meeting  of  the 
sub-chairmen  of  the  Theatrical  and 
M.  P.  Division  at  the  Astor  yester- 
day. The  donor  was  Thomas 
Meighan,  and  William  Brandt,  who 
made  the  announcement,  added  that 
Meighan  had  offered  to  give  his  ser- 
vices in  any  way  possible  to  aid. 
Adolph  Zukor  is  the  chairman  of  the 
committee,  and  he  called  the  meeting 
of  the  chairmen  of  his  sub-committees 
to  discuss  plans  for  raising  the  quota 
assigned  to  the  division. 


McDermit  in  Town 

George  McDermit,  formerly  dis- 
trict manager  for  Famous  Players 
theaters  in  Oklahoma  and  Arkansas, 
arrived  in  town  yesterday.  He  drove 
in  from  the  West.  Stopping  with 
friends   up-town. 


$296,838  Liabilities 

Bankrupt    Charles    Ray    Prod.    Ci' 

Assets  of  $198,336,  Including  Ai' 

Interest  in  Three  Pictures      ' 

Los  Angeles— Liabilities  of  $2t 
6M  and  assets  of  ^^lys.jjo  were  lis  ' 
lU  a  schedule  filed  by  Charles  T' 
r'rod.  Inc.,  which  was  adjudg 
oankrupt  Sept.  24  after  an  invoii 
lary  petition  had  been  hied.  | 

Among    the    liabilities    are    inco;i 
taxes   for   1921   and   ly22,   amounti 
lO    $J2,018,    and    comity,    state    a 
city  taxes  of  $1J,984.     T  here  are  f 
notes    to    the    Continental    Natioi 
liank,    each    for   $40,000,    secured 
property    of    the    firm    and    persoi 
property  of  Charles  Ray.    A  prom 
sory  note  of  $66,658  to  the  Manut; 
lurers    Trust    Co.,    of    New    York 
said  to  be  secured  by  an  assignme 
of    three    films,    "The    Courtship 
Miles     Standish,"     "A     Tailor-Ma 
Man,"  and  "The  Girl  I  Loved." 

Other  liabilities  fisted  are  prom 
sory  notes  and  loans,  unsecured, 
$22,135,  to  the  Continental  Natioi 
Bank,  salary  of  $26,350  to  Charles 
Ray,  president  of  the  company,  and 
note  to  Charles  T.  Ray,  which,  wi 
interest,  amounts  to  $4,154. 

The  nrm  lists  as  assets  real  esta 
of  $yj,4/j  and  $/iO  cash,  and  intere' 
in  "The  Courtship  ot  Maes  ;3taudisf 
A  Tailor-Made  Man,  and  "The  G 
i  Loved'  valued  at  $oo,6j8.  Proper 
and  equipment  of  the  plant  at  43,' 
ounset  Drive  is  set  at  $>)2,152. 

The  schedule  lists  as  assets,  wit 
out  assigning  value,  two  pictur 
starring  charies  Ray,  made  by  oth 
producers.  These  nims  are  '  Dyn.' 
mite  Smith,"  and  "i^ercy."  It 
stated  that  these  are  in  the  hands 
producers  to  secure  production  cost 
All  assets,  it  is  declared,  have  bee 
assigned  to   Vernon  Dettin,  trustee 

Added  Exhibitor  Deals  Possible 

Asked  if  P.  D.  C.  intended  makin 
additional  deals  similar  to  that  wit 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Kansas  and  Mii 
souri,  W.  J.  Morgan  said  yesterda 
chat  other  agreements  were  unde. 
consideration  at  this  time  but  thj 
the  company  always  stood  ready  t 
aid  exhibitors. 


To    Handle    New    Shorts 

International  Distributors  will  dis 
tribute  on  the  state  rights  market, 
series  of  12  two-reel  comedies  wifc 
"Fatty"  Laymon.  Six  have  been  fiffl 
ished  and  the  balance  will  be  mad 
at  the  Claremont  Studios,  starting 
Nov.  15.  New  York  and  Norther; 
Jersey  rights  have  been  sold  to  th 
Elvin  Film  Exchange.  Internationa 
will  move  from  1540  to  1658  Broad 
way. 


Brand  Rejoins  Schenck  Prod. 

Hollywood — Harry  Brand  will  re- 
sume his  publicity  post  with  Schenck 
Prod.  Don  Eddy  will  have  charge 
of    publicity    for    Rudolph    Valentino. 

Publicity  Head  for  Inspiration 

Mabel  Livingstone  has  been  ap- 
pointed director  of  publicity  for  In- 
spiration Pictures,  Inc..  succeeding 
Frederick  James  Smith. 


May   Produce   "The   Mikado" 

Cable  dispatches  from  Londoi 
state  that  Dr.  Paul  Leni,  a  German 
will  film  "The  Mikado,"  Gilbert  am 
Sullivan's  operetta. 


Offeman   Here 

Emil  Offeman,  studio  manager  fo: 
Marshall  Neilan  Prod.,  is  here  fron 
Los  Angeles.  Heaquarters  at  thi 
P.  A.  Powers  office. 


D'Usseau  with  First  National 
Leon  D'Usseau,  formerly  with  Foj 
and   Universal,    has   joined   the    Firsi 
National  production  staff  in  the  East 


II 


i 


THE 


rhursday,  October  29,  1925 


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DAILY 


Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
T  in  which  first-runs  build  their 
■ograms  and  written  from  the  an- 
e  of  one  who  sits  out  front. 
Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
nveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
ed  in  developing  their  own  shows. 

Capitol 

Unit.  No.  1 — Capitol  Grand  Orches- 
i.  Overture:  "Tannhauser"  by 
agner.  Time.  12  minutes. . 
Unit  No.  2— "Heart  of  the  Sky 
buntains."  Prizma  Color  picture, 
me,  2  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3 — Divertissements,  (a) 
lie.  Maria  Gambarelli,  prima  baller- 
i.  Hollowe'en  Dance.  A  trans- 
i"ent  screen,  which  when  used  with 
rk  curtain  in  back,  shows  the  cover 
coration  of  the  Capitol  Program 
d  is  used  for  the  theatei-'s  sixth 
niversary,  and  bears  the  dates 
19-1925.  The  various  numbers  are 
ssented  behind  this  screen  which  is 
ictically  invisible  when  lighted 
>m  behind.  In  the  first  number 
imbarelli's  dance  setting  is  a  cur- 
|n  upon  which  is  painted  a  huge 
mpkin.  The  mouth  opens  and  the 
ncer  steps  out.  She  wears  an  ap- 
^jpriate  ballet  costume  with  orange 
d  black  color  scheme,  (b)  William 
>byn,  tenor,  sings  "Kashmiri  Song" 
im  "Indian  Love  Lyrics"  by  Woo- 
•de-Finden.  Singer  in  Arabian 
stume  seated  upon  garden  bench 
th  blue  sky  effect  and  lone  palm  in 
ckground.  (c)  Doris  Niles.  Japa- 
se  dance.  (Music  by  Rudolph 
•mi).  Dancer  in  Japanese  cos- 
ne.  Setting:  decorative  curtain 
th  dancer  kneeling  at  small  screen 

back  of  which  are  colored  lights 
solving  in  kaleidoscope  eflfect. 
)  Gladys  Rice,  Marjorie  Harcum, 
illiam  Robyn  and  Sigurd  Nilssen 
ider  "Berceuse"  from  "Jocelyn" 
Godard.  In  Quaker  costume 
nding  against  old  oak  tree  bearing 
!yside  shrine  and  silhouetted 
iinst  flaming  sky  effect.  Time,  11 
nutes. 

LJnit  No.  A — Capitol  Magazine, 
rne,  7  minutes. 

Jnit  No.  5 — Divertissements:  (a) 
lia  Glass,  pianist,  playing  "The 
ue  Danube"  with  orchestral  accom- 
niment.  Artist  seated  at  piano  in 
eground.  Background  of  curtain 
ipes  parted  at  one  end  disclosing 
Icony  rail  and  lantern  lights  at 
^er  side  of  parted  curtains.  (b) 
proline  Andrews,  soprano,  sings 
illanelle"  by  DeH'Acqua.  (c)  Capi- 
JBallet  number:  "Maid  of  the  Mist", 
tkground  of  shimmery  curtain  up- 

which  lights  play  giving  waterfall 
ect.  Ballet  in  tinseled  costumes 
d  long  blond  wigs.  Time  ,7 
nutes. 

Unit  No.  6 — Feature:  "Go  West." 
me,  70  minutes. 

Unit  No.  7— "In  Other  Lands" 
[olland)  Post  Nature  Scenic, 
me,  2  minutes. 


FOR  SALE 


Three  2  Reel  Snappy  Westerns 
Make  an  offer — 

Bot  Sullivan 

239  So.  Van  Ness  Avenue 

Los  Angeles  California 


Big  Exploitation 

"Classified"  Opening  at  Strand  Tied- 
Up    With     N.     Y.     American- 
Aeroplane  to  Be  Used 

Exploiting  "Classified"  in  connec- 
tion with  its  opening  at  the  Strand 
Sunday,  E.  M.  Asher  has  made  a  tie- 
up  with  the  American  whereby  the 
paper  is  imprinting  20,000  classified 
pages  in  red.  These  are  to  be  dis- 
tributed by  aeroplane  Saturday  and 
Monday  noon.  Fifty  pages  bear  pass 
coupons  good  for  a  pair  of  tickets. 

A  jingle  contest  started  yesterday 
in  the  American.  Readers  are  ad- 
vised to  look  in  the  first  column  of 
the  classified  section  for  the  rules. 
All  American  telephone  girls  have 
instructions  to  finish  their  conversa- 
tions by  saying:  "By  the  way  don't 
forget  to  see  Classified  at  the  Mark 
Strand,  the  motion  picture  romance 
by  Edna  Ferber  written  around  a  girl 
in  the  classified  ad  department  of  the 
American." 

In  the  lobby  of  the  Strand  will  be 
a  booth  in  charge  of  a  girl  wearing 
the  American  classified  ad  costume. 
The  American  is  printing  10,000  slip 
sheets  for  distribution  with  programs 
the  last  half  of  the  week  and  the  first 
part  of  next  week  on  the  jingle  con- 
test, incidentally  promoting  its  clas- 
sified ad  department.  The  paper  will 
print  its  classified  section  on  white 
cloth  which  will  be  made  up  into 
costumes  for  the  ushers.  One  sheets 
will  also  be  placed  in  all  windows 
of  the  newspaper  office. 


Pathe  Acquires  Amundsen  Film 

Pathe  yesterday  ofiiciallv  announc- 
ed the  acquisition  of  the  Amundsen 
Polar  flight  film.  It  will  be  released 
about  Nov.  10th  as  "The  .A.mund- 
scii    Polar   Flight." 


Cuts  and  Flashes 

Don  Hetrick,  who  has  worked  on 
First  National  pictures  for  two  years, 
is  now  assistant  director  on  "Too 
Much  Money"  being  directed  by 
John   Francis   Dillon. 


Jack    McKeon   of   the   Stanley    Co. 
is  moving  to   1650  Broadway. 


STUDIO,  fully  equipped 
for  small  scenes 

FOR  RENT  BY  THE  HOUR 

Bermax  Studio 

244  W.   49th  St  N.   Y.   C. 

Chic.    1632 


Certified  Public  Accountants 

Specialists  to  the 
Motion  Pictw  eindustry 

LEARNER  &  BLOOMGARDEN 

188  Joralemon  St.  Bklyn,  N.  Y. 

Phone   Triugla   S4Je-«4Sl 


WANTED 
Negative  stock  shots  Florida  coast  or 
other    showing    wide    view    of    water 
and    sky;    Indians    at    work    on    Gov- 
ernment Reclamation  Dams;  old  news- 
reel    events    showing    Theodore    Roose- 
velt     Spanish      American      War,      in 
Washington,    Panama,   etc. 
Call    or    Write 
ROOSEVELT   FILM   LIBRARY 
28  East  20th  St.  N.  Y.   C. 


Stage  and  Screen 

BALL 

of  the 

LOEW-METRO 

GOLDWYN-MAYER 

CLUB 


3rd  Annual  Gala  Entertainment 


Celebrated    performers   from   all   leading 
musical  plays,  revues  and  motion  pictures. 


Music  by 

VINCENT    LOPEZ 

himself-and  his  enlarged  orchestra 

10  other  famous  orchestras 

Tickets  on  sale-Ticket  Agencies  and  Loew  Theatres 

FORMAL 


Hotel  Astor  Oct.  31st. 


A  GLOWINQ 
TRIBUTE  TO 
ARMISTICE  DAY 
FROM  THE  MOTION 
PICTURE  INDUSTRY 
AND  ITS 
EXHIBITORS 


The  Armistice  Picture 
For  Your  Armistice  Program 
Released  on  Nov.  1st 

A  3ar6t  national  Picture 


Opening  at 

RlVOLl 

THEATRE 
New  York  City 

NOV. 


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NOT  A  WAR  PICTURE-BUT  A  SPARKLING  STORY  OF 
AN  INCIDENT  HAPPENING  IN  PARIS  DURING  THE  WAR 


4o  brAdstreet 

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2^^rec0gmized 
Authority 


)L   XXXIV     No.   26 


Sunday,   November   1,   1925 


rice  25   Cents 


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ERT  LYTELL 

Malfian  Nixnn-Baulette  Dtival 
Cyril  Chadwickand  othexs. 

T^Piniot4sI>n4.rif JCaneMeUtdrama  bySeifniour    ^ 
/  Tficks  aitd  Cecil  Tlalci^h' 

A  MAURICE  TOURNEUR Production. 


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Another  Universal  ^iit  ivliles  and  Niiles  Ahead  of  All// 


Cecil  B. 
DeMille's 

PRODUCTION 

TheROADto 
YCSTEIVDAY 


'With.  JOSEPH  SCHILDKRAUT 
JETTA  G0UDAL,VEIU  REYNOLDS, 

William  Boyd,  jull\  FayEn 

(JldaptuLby 
JEANIE  N4ACPHERSON  cuui 
Beukh  Marie  Dix  from  the  ^Uge  play  by 
Beulah  Marie  Dixomt  E.  G.  Sutherland 


TKe  Supreme 
Triumph  in 
Screen  Beauty 


eautj^The  Enchantress 


Young  and  old,  rich  and  poor,  high  and  low,  "The  Judge's  lady 
and  Judy  O'Grady"—  all  respond  to  the  irresistible  lure  of  beauty. 

"THE  ROAD  TO  YESTERDAY,"  Cecil  B.  De  MiUe's  gor- 
geous and  spectacular  romantic-drama,  is  the  supreme  triumph 
in  screen  beauty.  Lovely  women,  gorgeously  gowned— sump- 
tuous settings  that  transcend  in  grandeur  the  magnificence  of 
modern  inansions  and  medieval  castles— luxurious  interiors  and 
picturesque  exteriors — are  visualized  in  photography  that  chal- 
lenges the  artistry  of  Rembrandt. 

"A  thing  of  beauty  is  a  joy  forever,"-  and  "THE  ROAD  TO 
YESTERDAY"  will  be  a  "joy  forever"  to  the  public— and  to  the 
exhibitor  who  is  so  fortunate  as  to  show  this  De  Mille  masterpiece. 


RELEASED   BY 

PKODUCEKS  DISTKIBUTINC  COKPOKATION 

F.  C.  MUNROE.  President        RAYMOND  PAWLEY.  Vice-President  and  Treasurer        JOHN  C  FLINN.  Vice-President  and  General  Manager 
>[tnil)iT    Motion    Picture    Producers    &    Distributo:s   of   America,    Inc.      Will    H.    Hays,    President. 


7Ae  BRADSTREET 
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3L   XXXIV     No.  26 


Sunday,   November   1,   1925 


Price  25   Ceilts 


Paris  Prospers 

:    Theaters,    But    Ten,    Show    In- 
:reases   in    Receipts — 1924   Total 

100,606,575    Francs 
Paris — Expansion  of  the  French  in- 
stry  along  exhibition  hnes  is  han- 
:apped   by   the   inabihty   of   French 
mpanies  to  secure  aid  from  banks. 

Paris  for  instance,  there  is  a  rich 
Id  for  theaters  as  is  indicated  by 
fact  that  in  1924  only  10  houses 
I  not  show  an  increase  in  receipts, 
le  proceeds  in  this  city  increased 
proximately  15,000,000  francs  over 
23. 

For  1924,  159  theaters  report  total 
:eipts  of  100,606,575  francs  as  com- 
red    with    85,428,746    francs    taken 

by   169   theaters   in   1923.     This   is 

increase  in  1924  of  17.76  per  cent. 
)wever,  1924  taxes  totaled  20,479,416 

I        (Continued   on  Page   2) 


George   Walsh   in   Eastern   Film 

George  Walsh  has  completed  his 
le  in  "The  Count  of  Luxembourg" 
:    Chadwick.      His    next    will    be   a 

rture  of  college  life,  entitled  ^. 

Cornell,"  which  is  to  be  produ<^ 

TTliaLd/ 


Inan  Director  at  Coast 

Hollywood  —  Herman  Bing,  co- 
•ector  with  F.  W.  Murnau,  who 
ide  "The  Last  Laugh,"  has  arrived 

Hollywood  as   the   advance  guard 

the  Murnau  contingent. 


Leave  for  Coast  Today 

Morma     Talmadge     and     Mr.    and 
rs.  Buster  Keaton  are  returning  to 
;  Coast   today. 
Arthur  Stebbins  will  also  be  in  the 

rty. 


Plan  Connecticut  Theater 

Milford,  Conn. — It  is  reported  that 
new  theater  seating  2500  will  be 
ilt  on  the  Ives  property. 


Features  Reviewed 

Page 
The   King   on   Main  iStreet 

Paramount    5 

East  Lynne 

Fox     S 

The    New    Commandment 

First   National    S 

Go    West 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer     5 

Compromise 

Warner    Brothers    8 

The    Bashful    Buccaneer 

Rayart — State    Rights    8 

The    Best    People 

Paramount    8 

The   Beautiful    City 

First   National    8 

Short    Subjects    9 


More   for   Next  Year 

Fox     Announces     Additional     Plays 

and        Books        for        1926-1927 

Program 

The  Fox  organization  is  still  an- 
nexing plavs  and  books  for  its  1926- 
1927   program. 

Two  more  John  Golden  plays  have 
been  secured,  "Pigs"  and  "Going 
Crooked."  From  Al  Woods  there 
will  be,  in  addition  to  those  announc- 
ed, "The  Way  Things  Happen,"  and 
from  Sam  Harris,  "The  Family  Up- 

(Coiitiintcd   on  Page   2) 


Valentino  Coming   East 

Los  Angeles  —  Rudolph  Valentino 
will  leave  Tuesday  for  New  York  to 
be  present  when  "The  Eagle,"  opens 
Nov.  8  at  the  Strand.  It  is  quite 
possible   that   he   will   go   to    Europe. 


Lease   Mount    Vernon    Studio 

The    Hitchcum    M.    P.    Corp.    has 
ased  the  studio  at  965  Yonkers  Ave., 
/lount  Vernon,  for  four  years,  where 
it   will    produce   comedies. 


Johnson  Film  at  Cameo 

"The    Last    Edition"   opens   at    the 
Cameo    Nov.    8. 


Weiss   Back  Again 

Former  Vice   President  and  General 

Manager  of  Goldwyn  Co.Returns, 

In   Charge  of  Agfa   Film 

Alfred  Weiss,  former  general  man- 
ager and  vice-president  of  Goldwyn 
Pictures  Corp.  has  returned  to  the 
picture  business.  He  is  now  in 
charge  of   Agfa   Raw   Film   Corp. 

Weiss  has  long  been  identified  with 
important  developments  in  the  in- 
dustry. Many  years  ago  he  was  in- 
strumental    in     organizing     the     old 

(Coutiuiied   on   Page  2) 


To  Plan  Ohio  Convention 

Columbus,  O. — The  executive  com- 
mittee of  the  Ohio  M.  P.  T.  O.  will 
hold  a  special  meeting  Nov.  10  at  the 
James  theater  to  make  arrangements 
for  the  convention  in  December. 


Hancock  Joins  "Topics  of  Day" 

Don  Hancock,  formerly  director- 
in-chief  of  Fox  News,  has  been  made 
a  member  of  the  editorial  staff  of 
"Topics  of  the  Day." 


Frank  Keenan  Sails  Today 

Frank   Keenan   sails   today   on   the 
Lapland  for   Europe. 


Bullets 


By  DANNY 


Shoot-em-up  stuff.  Not  on  the  screen.  But  in  it.  Actually ; 
yes.  Hard  to  Relieve  these  days.  But  still  such  places  exist. 
George  McDermit,  formerly  district  manager  for  Famous  houses 
in  Arkansas  and  Oklahoma,  tells  of  the  Kozy,  in  Chickasha,  Okla- 
homa, down  in  the  "cow  country"  where  the  cowboys  are  severe 
critics.  Naturally  only  Westerns  are  played  in  the  house ;  and 
when  one  of  these  handsome  heroes  don't  pull  their  guns  right;  and 
ride  right,  or  do  anything  which  displease  the  paying  visitors  they 
rip  out  their  guns  and  shoot  at  the  figures  on  the  screen.  The 
Kozy  screen  had  about  18  bullets  in  it.  The  house  manager 
wanted  to  know  when  he  was  to  get  a  new  screen.  "Oh,>  'aft-er 
awhile,"  said  McDermit,  "when  you  have  about  25  holes  in  it." 

Once  upon  a  time  one  of  the  smart  boys  in  the  Paramount 
home  office.  Wrote  to  McDermit  and  suggested  that  as  all  the 
house  managers  were  to  wear  Tuxedos  at  night  that  it  might  be  a 
good  thing  for  the  managers  out  in  Oklahoma  to  do  it.  McDermit 
wrote  back ;  "OK  with  me.  But  be  prepared  to  pay  for  funeral 
expenses  the  day  after  we  try  it.  One  of  the  boys  is  sure  to  be 
shot." 

UNIVERSAL'S  "COMPLETE  SERVICE"  PLAN 

On  which  Lou  Metzger  has  been  working.  From  Coast  to 
Coast,     Lined  up  over  3100  contracts.     Particularly  valuable   to 

(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Fears   For   Ind'p'ts 

Difficulties  of  Floating  English  Pro- 
duction  May   Hit   Smaller   Com- 
panies Under  Restrictive  System 
One  of  the  best-posted  men  in  the 
foreign  end  of  the  industry  yesterday 
expressed    a    fear    for    the    future    of 
independent     distribution     in      Great 
Britain,    provided   the    1-10   ratio   be- 
comes effective. 

Considerable  interest  was  mani- 
fested in  the  exclusive  dispatch  in 
THE  FILM  DAILY  yesterday 
wherein  appeared  an  advance  draft 
of  the  terms  of  the  plan  to  revive 
British    production. 

He  pointed  out  that  it  was  a  much 
more  difficult  matter  to  finance  pro- 
duction in  England  than  in  America 
and  saw  trouble  ahead  for  the  less 
important  British  distributors  in  se- 
curing the  necessary  one  British 
picture  to  go  with  ten  American. 

The  British  plan,  as  noted,  is  de- 
signed to  secure  for  English  made 
pictures  a  definite  place  on  the  screens 
of  theaters  in  the  United  Kingdom. 
In  a  broad  sense,  90  per  cent  of  pic- 
tures exhibited  in  England  are 
American-made,  with  the  remainder 
springing  from  British  and  Continent- 
al   studios. 

English  studios  will  have  to  make 
(Continued  on  Page  12) 


Reisman  Guest  at  Dinner 

Toronto  —  N.  L.  Nathanson  was 
host  last  night  at  a  dinner  to  Phil 
H.  Reisman.  The  function  took 
place  at  the  King  Edward  Hotel. 
Prominent  producing  and  distribut- 
ing officials  from  New  York  who  at- 
tended were:  Sidney  R.  Kent.  Rob- 
ert Kane,  E.  A.  Eschmann,  George 
W.  Weeks,  A.  M.  Botsford,  Charles 
E.  McCarthy,  E.  W.  Hammons,  Bog- 
art  Rogers,  John  D.  Clark,  Eugene 
Zukor    and    Mel    Shauer. 


'Frisco  to  See  "Siegfried" 

San  Francisco — Opening  as  .a  road- 
show "Siegjfried"  will  begin  a  run 
at  the  Capitol  Nov.  15..  Ufa's  pic- 
ture is  being  handled  in  the  West 
by  the  Continental  Feature  Film  Co. 


Pathe    Declares    Dividend 

Pathe  Exchange,  Inc.  has  declared 
the  regular  quarterly  dividend  of  2 
per  cent  on  the  preferred  stock,  pay- 
able Dec.  1  to  stock  of  record 
Nov.  10. 


Melnitz  Sailing  Today 

Charles  Melnitz,  who  arrived  in 
town  from  the  Coast  on  Thursday, 
sails  on  the  Lapland  today  for  Berlin 
on   United   Arti.sts   business. 


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More   for   Next  Year 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

stairs."  Included  in  new  books  just 
purchased  are  "Frozen  Justice,"  by 
Ejnar  Mikkelson;  "Married  Alive," 
by  Ralph  Strauss  and  "Down  to 
Earth"  by  Julius   Perutz. 

The  Charles  Hoyt  plays,  ten  in 
number,  are:  "A  Temperance  Town," 
"A  Trip  to  Chinatown,"  "A  Runaway 
Colt,"  "A  Milk  White  Flag,"  "A 
Rag  Baby,"  "A  Black  Sheep,"  "A 
Brass  Monkey,"  "A  Day  and  a 
Night  in  New  York,"  "A  Dog  in  the 
Manger"  and  "A  Hole  in  the 
Ground." 


When  you   think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are   thinking   of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Picture 

and  Theatrical  insurance  for 

the  past  fifteen  years. 

Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540   Broadway  N.   Y.  C 

Bryant  3040 


Paris  Prospers 

{Contimied  from  Page   1) 

francs  as  compared  with  6,918,482 
francs  in  1923  or  an  increase  of  196.01 
per  cent.  These  figures  have  been 
prepared  by  Reginald  Ford. 

Five  first-runs  show  a  total  in- 
crease of  4,244,435  francs  in  1924  as 
against  1923.  '  This  total  is  reached 
in  the  following  manner: 

Theater  1923                      1924 

Marivaux      4,080,745  5,852,422 

Madeleine 1,974,827  2,777,667 

Max     Linder     1.831,999  2,311,393 

Aubert-Palace      2,001,636  2,947,843 

Corso     503,718                  748,035 

Total     10,392,925  14,637,360 

The  weekly  program  houses  took 
in  75,035,821  francs  in  1923  and 
85,969,215  francs  in  1924,  or  an  in- 
crease of   14.57  per  cent. 

The  following  table  shows  how 
business  at  the  ten  leading  houses 
fluctuated  last  year  and  the  year  be- 
fore: 

Theater  1923  1924 

Marivaux      4,080,745  5,852,422 

Gaumont-Palace      ..  3,491.061  3,754,551 

Lutetia     2,231,178  2,947,843 

Aubert-Palace     2,001,636  2,777,667 

Madeleine     1,974,827  2,579,847 

Max    Linder    1,831,999  2,316,357 

Pathe-Palace    1,655,775  2,311,393 

Palais    des    Fetes    ..  1,605,808  1,956,022 

Tivoli     1,588,696  1,943,909 

Omnia      1,482,321  1,838,647 


New    Richter    Film   Here 

"Peter  the  Pirate,"  released  in  Ger- 
many as  "Peter,  the  Corsair"  is  in 
this  country  and  will  be  ready  for 
release  in  a  week.  It  is  a  Ufa  film 
and  stars  Paul  Richter,  lead  in  "Sieg- 
fried." 


Transferred  to  Federal  Court 

An  action  for  alleged  breach  of  con- 
tract brought  by  Harry  Carey  Prod, 
against  R-C  Pictures  Corp.  has  been 
transferred  from  the  Supreme  to  the 
Federal   Court. 


Hays  Representative  in  the  South 

Jacksonville,  Fla. — F.  S.  Harvey, 
special  representative  of  the  Hays 
organization,  has  arrived  from  At- 
lanta, on  a  tour  of  the  principal 
cities. 


Cochrane  Commissioned  a  Major 

R.  H.  Cochrane,  vice-president  of 
Universal  yesterday  took  the  oath  of 
office  as  Major  in  the  Signal  Reserve 
of  the  Army. 


Meighan  Again  Heads  Lambs 

Thomas  Meighan  was  re-elected 
sheperd  of  The  Lambs  for  another 
year  at  the  annual  meeting. 


Weiss   Back  Again 

(Coutinuod  from  Page    1) 

Triangle  Film  Corp.  When  the 
Goldwyn  company  was  formed  he 
was  called  upon  to  open  up  its 
branches  and  organized  the  Goldwyn 
sales  stafif.  For  many  years  he  was 
identified  with  the  Goldwyn  concern 
as  their  vice-president  and  general 
manager  in  charge  of  sales;  later  he 
sold  his  interest  in  the  New  York 
and  Buffalo  exchanges  to  the  Gold- 
wyn company.  Recently  Weiss  was 
elected  president  and  general  man- 
ager of  the  Agfa  company,  manufac- 
turers of  raw  film,  ranking  next  in 
importance  to  the  Eastman  Co. 

Karl  Veith  and.  Dr.  Wilhelm  Loho- 
fer,  important  officials  of  the  Aktien 
Gesellschaft  fuer  Anilinfarben  (the 
Agfa  company)  are  at  present  in 
New  York;  at  the  Hotel  Roosevelt. 


New  House  for  Wausau,  Wis. 

Wausau,  Wis. — The  Wausau  Thea- 
ters Co.,  is  planning  to  erect  a  new 
theater  on  the  site  of  the  Grand  O. 
H.  The  house,  which  will  seat  about 
1,500,  will  be  completed  in  the 
summer. 


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Original  negative 
long  shot  Paris  Air- 
drome  showing 
passenger  plane  on 
field  and  long  shot 
of  London  Air- 
drome showing 
passenger  plane  on 
field. 

W.  D.  KELLY 

Bryant  9850 


In  the 


GOOD  OLD  SUMMER  TIME 


'  I  'HE  shivering,  chattering  rednosed  crowd,  bundled  in 
J-  furs  and  great  coats,  that  will  soon  be  shuffling  its 
feet    in    three    inches    of    snow,    will    seek    the    theatre    with 

that    goodold-summertime    look. 

Netschert  artificial  flowers  and  natural  prepared  palms, 
plants  and  trees  of  all  kinds  provide  the  means  of  con- 
verting an  uninviting  theatre  into  the  kind  that  pleasure 
seekers   want. 


'Have  Uncle  Sam  bring  you  a 

copy  of  our  free  Catalog  No.  5 

in  colors 


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"Gold  Rush"  L.  A.  Run  Ends 

Hollywood — "The  Gold  Rush"  i 
close  its  run  at  Grauman's  Egypt) 
Sunday  with  three  performances, 
began  on  June  26,  and  played  for 
open  in  two  weeks. 


New  Toledo  House  Opens  Sooj 

Toledo,  0.— The  New  Palace  1 
open  in  two  weeks  with  "The  Fre-i 
man." 


WANTED 
Negative  stock  shots  Florida  cout  orr 
other    showing    wide    view    of    water  t 
and  sky  with  flock  of  vrild  birds  across 
the    sky;     Indians    at    work    on    Gov- 
ernment Reolamation  Dams;  old  naws' 
reel   events  showing  Theodore   Roose- 
velt     Spanish      American      War,      in 
Washington,    Panama,    etc. 
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and    development    desires    opportunity 
to    demonstrate   in    Studio. 
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Paterson,  New  Jersey 


October  1.  192S 
Mr.   Mathewson, 
Hotel    Christie 

Hollywood,     Calif. 
My  Dear  Mr.  Mathewson, 

May  we  express  our  appreciation  for 
the  lovely  treatment  received  at  the 
Christie  Hotel,  and  rest  assured  that 
we  are  henceforth  staunch  boosters  for 
your  lively  place.  Everybody  going 
from  here  will  receive  a  good  word  for 
the   Christie, 

Sincerely  yours, 
Eddie   Selton,  Producers 
723   7th   Ave. 

P.    S.    We   believe    "Counsel    for    th<; 
Defence"  a  great  picture. 

E.   S. 


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the  exhibitor  in  small  towns.    Where  a  complete  show  is  exceed- 
ingly helpful. 

You  remember  that  "Roxy"  had  that  idea,  some  years  ago. 
But  could  not  put  it  over. 

WAR  DEPARTMENT  STUFF 

The  U.  S.  Anny  theaters  have  their  own  publication — "The 
Theater  News" — a  mimeographed  publication  of  about  20  pages. 
With  tips  on  pictures,  etc.  Just  like  a  trade  publication.  Shows 
the  interest  the  Army  theaters  have.  Incidentally  Editor  Murray 
says  Tom  Mix  and  Hoot  Gibson  "are  sure  fire  drawing  cards" 
at  any  War  Dept.  theater.    Also  elsewhere,  Mr.  Editor. 

FAMOUS  AND  THE  FEDERAL  TRADE 

The  brief  of  the  Commission.  Filed  in  the  Famous  case. 
Fills  280  typewritten  pages.  Allowing  300  words  per  page.  This 
means  that  the  brief  contains  about  84,000  words.  Relative  to  the 
investigation.  The  New  York  World — and  other  papers — are  busy 
printing — and  reprinting  the  data  contained  in  the  brief.  Practic- 
ally all  of  it  has  been  published  in  THE  FILM  DAILY  during  the 
past  three  or  four  years. 

JOE  LEE  AT  IT  AGAIN 

Last  time  Joe  made  a  splurge.  He  was  handling  the  Tom 
Mix  European  publicity  stuff.  Now  he  is  out  with  Houdini,  and 
grabbed  all  the  first  page  stuff  in  Syracuse.  Is  going  to  expose  the 
spiritualists. 

That  boy  does  know  how  to  steal  the  first  page. 
GUESS  WHO  THEY  ARE? 

Rome  letter  to  The  New  York  Herald : 

"While  American  film  stars  are  even  more  popular  this  sea- 
son, the  uninitiated  American  tourist  must  be  an  adept  guesser  to 
recognize  many  of  their  names  on  the  posters.  ' 

"This  is  largely  due  to  the  fact  that  in  the  Italian  language 
'i,'  'y'  and  'j'  have  the  same  sound  and  are  used  interchangeably. 
Thus,  one  reads  the  names  of  such  American  stars  as  Fattj,  Maj 
Murrai,  Bettj  Blithe,  Glorya'Svanson,  Marj  Pikford,  Mary  Fhilbin 
and  Maj  Mkavoj.  Douglas  Fairbanks  seldom  gets  his  last  name 
used,  at  least  when  fans  talk  of  him,  due  to  the  fact  that  Italian 
custom  calls  for  placing  last  names  first.  He  is  known  simply  as 
'Douglas'." 

ANOTHER  DU  BARRY  PICTURE 

Over  in  Paris  Cecile  Sorel.  A  noted  actress.  Intends  making 
another  Du  Barry  film. 

There  certainly  is  nothing  to  stop  her. 

SAINT  LOOEY 

Every  now  and  then.  St.  Louis  breaks  in  the  news.  And  the 
Skouras  boys,  and  Willie  Goldman,  and  often  Harry  Koplar.  Get 
their  names  in  print.  This  time  Koplar  is  out.  But  the  other  boys 
break  in.    And  what  a  deal ! 

That  St.  Louis  territory  promises  a  lot.  To  give  you  an  idea: 
the  new  corporation  will  pay  $60,000  annual  rent  for  the  New 
Grand  Central. 

"APPFLESASS" 

Not  "apple  sauce" — an  overworked  term  in  picture  circles- 
but,  if  you  please,  "appflesass"  which  is  the  way  it  is  pronounced 
in  "The  Viennese  Medley,"  which  June  Mathis  expects  to  be  a 
big  one.  For  First  National. 

RIESENFELD 

It  is  going  to  seem  very  strange.  To  wander  about  the  Para- 
mount Broadway  theaters.  And  miss  the  characteristic  Hugo 
Riesenfeld.  Who  leaves  the  end  of  the  year.  And  who,  at  the 
moment,  is  not  thinking  about  his  future  plans.  But  wants  to 
have  a  little  rest.    Before  making  his  decision. 


Anyone  who  has  accomplished  what  the  characteristic  Hu:' 
has,  isn't  worrying  about  his  future  plans.  There  will  be  amj 
room  for  him.  In  any  one  of  a  number  of  capacities  with  a  nui' 
ber  of  companies.  i 

Ever  since  Riesenfeld  took  his  place  as  manager  of  the  Rial 
— and  that  was  back  in  1916,  succeeding  "Roxy"  he  has  been  J[; 
outstanding  figure  in  the  theater  world.  Subsequently  he  open 
the  Rivoli  the  following  year,  and  was  the  father  of  the  long  r  | 
idea  which  resulted  in  the  Criterion  being  used  for  that  purpo 
A  musician  of  outstanding  notice  he  naturally  provided  for  1 
programs,  features  in  which  music  played  an  important  pa 
When  the  large  orchestras  went  by  the  boards  he  developed  t 
Riesenfeld  Classical  Jazz,  and  some  of  these  programs  were 
unusual  merit. 

In  his  efforts  to  develop  programs  he  dug  into  the  short  si 
ject  field  and  presented  many  novelties  in  the  Broadway  hous( 
incidentally  he  brought  to  this  country  "The  Voice  of  the  Nigl 
ingale"  which  was  awarded  the  gold  medal  which  he  offered  i 
the  most  novel  short  subject  of  the  year. 

Riesenfeld  has  played  an  important  part  in  the  scoring  of  il 
portant  pictures  for  Paramount.  The  score  which  he  prepared  :' 
"The  Covered  Wagon"  is  an  outstanding  composition.  Probal 
one  of  the  finest  scores  ever  prepared  for  a  picture. 

In  all  probability   Riesenfeld   will   not  leave   Broadway, 
would  be  a  great  pity  if  he  did. 


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Seem  to  be  in  demand.  At  least  Coast  producers  are  thinki 
that  way.  And  looking  for  such  material.  So  if  yoli  have  one 
your  sleeve  dig  it  out.  Female  crook  stories  also  wanted.  T 
Evelyn  Brent  success  in  such  productions  has  evidently  starl 
something.  But  remember  Australia  won't  admit  them.  A 
wanted  are  stories  with  the  sea  as  a  background.  Evidently  1 
war  stuff  period  has  passed  over  Hollywood.  Bill  Fox  ,wa) 
a  historical  story  with  a  romance  attached.  Has  a  contest 
through  "Screenland"  for  material. 

THAT  FOX  CORNERSTONE 

For  the  new  exchange.  Followed  by  a  lunch.  Which  wa; 
banquet.  T.  O.  C.  C.  members  strong  in  attendance;  and  a  hoki 
menu  which  told  of  a  lot  of  food ;  and  contained  many  laughs. 

"MY  IDEA  OF  HAPPINESS" 

Relative  to  which  Jesse  Lasky  wrote  almost  a  column  in 
New  York  Eve.  Telegram.  In  which  he  pointed  out  that  it  vt 
chiefly  based  on  planning  pictures.  And  24  hours  later  thie^ 
broke  into  a  baggage  car  and  deprived  Lasky  of  much  happines  ipi 

BROKE 

"Broncho  Billy"  Anderson,  of  early  day  fame.  At  least  tl 
is  what  he  told  Judge  Morgan  in  'Frisco.  Music  publisher  brou| 
the  action.    Anderson  hasn't  been  in  pictures  for  a  long  time. 

IN  THE  DRIVE 

For  Federated  Charities.  Are  many  well  known  picture  fc 
Under  the  leadership  of  Zukor  they  will  plug  to  make  the  dr 
for  $4,000,000  a  success.  Over  and  above  the  usual  quota  $1C 
000  is  expected  from  the  theater  and  picture  folks.  Here  are  so 
of  the  Comtnitteemen:  Harry  M.  Warner,  Sydney  S.  Cohen,  I 
Moss,  J.  J.  Shubert,  J.  L.  Ryan,  Mortimer  Norden,  A.  L.  Libm 
B.  J.  Knoppleman,  Edgar  Selwyn,  J.  P.  Muller,  Earl  Gulick,  M; 
rice  Goodman,  Joe  Leblang,  Eugene  De  Rosa,  Wm.  Morris,  S 
Zierler,  Joe  Hornstein,  Joe  Seider,  David  Picker,  Sol  Brill,  F; 
Wilson,  Isaac  Chadwick,  Sam  Eckman,  Joe  Weinberg,  J.  B.  B 
son.  Herb  Ebenstein,  Eddie  Cantnr  and  Akiba  Weinberg. 


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Adolphe  Menjou  in 

The  King  On  Main  Street" 

Paramount 

a   Whole YES,    YES.     BY 

ALL  MEANS.  SURE-FIRE 
BOX  OFFICE  VALUES.  MEN- 
JOU FANS  WILL  EAT  THIS 
UP. 

ir Gives    his    usual    delightful 

alase   performance. 

St Bessie     Love    satisfactory. 

breta  Nisseii  vamps — boy,  how  she 
vamps, — and  Edgar  Norton  remem- 
bered from  Connie  Talmadge's 
pictures,  splendid  as  the  valet. 
Others    unimportant. 

^pe    of    Story (Comedy.'     The 

king  of  one  of  those  mythical  king- 
donas  must  raise  money.  In  pre- 
ference to  marrying  a  rich  but  ugly 
princess,  he  decides  to  float  a  loan 
in  America  on  the  oil  wells  of  his 
country.  He  stops  in  Paris  on  his 
way  and  there  is  greeted  by  Bessie 
Love  who  hurls  a  cream-puff  on  his 
royal  jaw  instead  of  a  bunch  of 
flowers.  There,  also,  he  meets  his 
delightful  vamp  friend  and  there  is 
a  charming,  typical  Menjou  se- 
quence. However,  he  finally  arrives 
in  America  but  instead  of  becoming 
interested  in  the  loan  he  likes  Coney 
Island.  Indeed,  his  tour  through 
the  world's  playgound  is  a  tremen- 
dous audience  success.  You  would 
not  believe  that  a  big  crowd  could 
be  so  affected  by  a  roller-coaster 
incident.  The  laughter  rocked  the 
house.  Of  course  the  loan  is  put 
|through.  The  King  leaves  the 
American  girl  to  marry  her 'enter- 
prising lover  and  returns  to  wed 
the  ugly  princess.  It  is  delightful  ex- 
bept  for  tlie  finish  which  is  very  blah- 
iblah  even  though  it  is  in  Techni- 
color. There  are  some  very  clever 
sequences,  one  particularly  between 
Menjou  and  Nissen,  and  later  when 
Menjou  returns  to  his  hotel  and 
finds  he  has  left  his  vest.  Later 
when  an  American  society  woman 
declares  she  won't  "fall"  for  him 
and  the  subsequent  sequence  pro- 
voked many  chuckles.  All  along 
Menjou  gives  his  typical  perform- 
ance, and  is  at  his  best.  ■^ 

DX   Office   Angle Don't   worry 

about  this  one.  They  will  like  it. 
It  is  mighty  fine  entertainment, 
especially  where  Menjou  is  popular. 

Kploitation Where  your  crowd 

likes  Menjou,  center  on  him.  Make 
promises  because  he  lives  up. 
Don't  fail  to  recall  to  your  folks 
that  Monta  Bell  directed  this.  He 
is  moving  along  fast.  Bessie  Love 
may  have  a  following  in  your  local- 
ity. Capitalize  this.  Run  a  trailer 
particularly  showing  the  roller- 
coaster.    It  should  bring  them  back. 

irection    Monta    Bel! ; 

splendid. 

uthor From  the  play  by 

G.  A.  de  Caillavet,  Robt.  de  Flers 
and    Samuel   Arene. 

:enario   Douglas  Doty 

ameraman Jimmy  Howe 

hotography    Excellent 

ocale    A  mythical   kingdom, 

Paris,  and  New  York. 

ength  6,229  feet 


"East  Lynne" 

Fox 

As      a      Whole OLD      TIME 

STAGE  PLAY  SERVES  AGAIN. 
SPLENDID  PRODUCTION 
AND  STORY  NICELY  HAN- 
DLED WHICH  HELPS  CON- 
SIDERABLY TO  COVER  OLD 
MELLER   SITUATIONS. 

Cast Well    balanced    and    right 

types.  Shows  careful  selection. 
Alma  Rubens  gives  a  throughly 
fine  performance.  Edmund  Lowe 
also  is  very  good.  Lou  Tellegen 
well  suited  and  up  to  his  usual  de- 
vilish tricks.  Others  Frank  Keenan, 
Marjorie  Daw.  Leslie  Eenton 
Belle  Bennett,  Paul  Panzer,  Lydia 
Knott,  Harry  Seymour,  Martha 
Mattox,  Eric  Mayne  and  two  cute 
youngsters:  Virginia  Marshall  and 
Richard    Headrick. 

Type  of  Story Melodrama;  ad- 
apted trom  the  old  novel  and  stage 
play  of  the  same  name.  Records 
show  three  previous  productions 
of  "East  Lynne."  box.  released  one 
m  1916.  But  the  life  of  the  story 
must  still  be  there.  Fox  has  used 
It  again,  Emmett  Flynn  at  the 
megaphone.  And  he  has  done  a 
neat  job  of  it  at  that.  His  atmos- 
phere of  old  England  is  interest- 
ing and  picturesque  and  the  produc- 
tion, all  told,  is  highly  commend- 
able. His  handling  of  the  story  is 
also  in  good  judgment  and  in 
many  instances  effective  manipula- 
tion, strong  heart  interest  and  the 
mother  love  element,  helps  cover 
up  the  admitted  antiquity  of  a  plot 
such  as  "East  Lynne."  Good  act- 
ing is  another  good  feature  of  the 
offering. 

Story:  Lady  Isabel  disappears 
with  a  former  lover,  Sir  Francis, 
thinking  her  husband,  Carlyle,  is  in 
love  with  a  neighbor,  Barbara.  In 
reality  he  had  been  trying  to  help 
Barbara's  brother  escape  since  he 
was  innocent  of  having  killed  the 
father  of  the  girl  he  loved.  It 
happened  that  Sir  Francis  killed 
the  man  because  he  upbraided  him 
for  his  attentions  to  his  daughter. 
Later  Carlyle  marries  Barbara.  A 
nurse  arrives  to  care  for  his  sick 
child.  He  recognizes  Isabel.  She 
is  the  means  of  the  child's  recov- 
ering, mother  love  having  brought 
her  to  the  bedside.  She  dies  leav- 
ing Barbara  to  love  Carlyle.  Sir 
Francis'  guilt  is  discovered  and 
Barbara's  brother  is  vindicated. 

Box  Office  Angle. . .  .Many  audiences 
right  for  this  type  of  entertain- 
ment. 
Exploitation Promise  an  up-to- 
date  production  of  an  old  time 
stage  play  and  you  can  talk  about 
fine  atmosphere,  interesting  situa- 
tions, fine  mother  love  and  good 
acting  by  a  well  suited  and  capable 
cast.  Title  is  well  known  so  it 
hardly   needs   explanation. 

Direction Emmett  Flynn; 

very  good;    picture   runs   too  long. 

Author Mrs.  Henry  Wood 

Scenario Lenore  J.  Coffee 

Cameraman   Ernest  Palmer 

Photography Very  good 

Locale    England 

Length    8,975    feet 


"The  New  Commandment" 

First  National 

As  a  Whole FINE  BOX  OF- 
FICE MATERIAL.  SHOULD 
DRAW  REAL  BUSINESS  FOR 
ANY  TYPE  OF  HOUSE. 

Cast Blanche    Sweet    gives    an 

outstanding  performance  and  Ben 
Lyon  is  unusually  likeable  in  this 
one.  Excellent  cast  includes  Hol- 
brook  Blinn,  Clare  Fames  and 
others. 

Type  of  Story Drama,  from  the 

novel  "Invisible  Wounds"  by  Col. 
Frederick  Palmer,  which  means  it 
has  a  lot  of  war  stuff  in  it.  In- 
deed some  may  think  it  has  too 
much  war,  but  Director  Howard 
Higgin  has  kept  the  tempo  going 
at  such  a  light  and  entertaining 
speed  that  when  the  war  stuff  does 
pile  on  you  don't  mind  it.  In  fact, 
you  like  a  great  deal  of  it  and  like 
it  a  lot. 

Heroine  Blanche  Sweet,  really  an 
American  girl  with  a  French  name, 
happens  to  fall  in  love  with  Ben 
Lyon,  son  of  an  American  million- 
aire although  she  doesn't  know 
this.  A  scheming  woman  who  tries 
to  secure  Ben  for  her  son-in-law 
helps  up-set  the  love  affair  and 
only  after  Ben  is  blinded  and  stum- 
bles into  the  hospital  which 
Blanche  Sweet  is  conducting  does 
the  reconciliation  come.  His 
sight  is  restored  and  eventually 
there  is  a  baby  for  the  final 
shot.  The  conclusion  is  reached 
rather  abruptly  and  while  some  may 
object  to  this  the  great  majority 
will  probably  overlook  it.  All  the 
way  through  come  the  kind  of 
touches  which  the  average  audience 
chuckles  over  and  delights  to  see. 
There  is  fine  audience  material  al- 
so in  the  big  row  which  culminates 
with  a  fight  in  a  Parisian  cafe  when 
Lyon  first  meets  Blanche  Sweet. 
This  is  a  whale  of  a  fight.  Even 
the  war  stuff  is  lightened  with  some 
very  clever  touches  and  bits. 

Box  Office  Angle Excellent  en- 
tertainment plus  well-known  names 
should  result  in  fine  business  for 
any  type  of  house. 

Exploitation Considering       t  h  e 

several  fine  pictures  Blanche  Sweet 
has  had  recently  you  can  easily 
concentrate  on  her.  The  title  leaves 
little  to  work  with  but  teasers  and 
catch-lines  might  be  used  along  the 
line  of  "What  is  the  new  command- 
ment?" or  "Do  you  believe  in  the 
new  commandment?  Go  to  the 
blank  theater  and  see  for  yourself." 

Direction    Howard   Higgin; 

excellent,  many  splendid  touches. 

Author Col.  Frederick  Palmer 

Scenario Sada  Cowan, 

Howard    Higgin 

Cameraman Ernest  Hallor 

Photography Excellent 

Locale   New  York,   Paris 

and  the  battlefront. 

Length    6,980   feet 


Buster  Keaton  in 

"Go  West" 

Prod.  Jos.  Schenck — Dist.:  Metro- 
Goldwyyi-Mayer 

As     a      Whole SOME     FINE 

LAUGHS  AND  ORIGINAL 
COMEDY  GAGS  IN  KEATON'S 
LATEST,  A  SATIRE  ON  THE 
OVERWHELMING  LOT  OF 
WESTERNS. 

Star Immobile  of  face  as  usual. 

Even  pokes  some  fun  at  himself 
for  his  sphinx-like  comedy.  Gets 
over  his  stunts  in  fine  style  and  will 
no  doubt  go  big  with  the  crowd 
that   enjoys  a  laugh. 

Cast Kathleen     Myers     suitable 

but  not  important  as  Keaton's 
leading  lady.  Howard  Truesdale 
the  ranch  owner.  Brown  Eyes,  a 
cow  with  soulful  eyes,  is  Buster's 
chief  "support". 

Type  of  Story Satirical  comedy. 

Buster  Keaton  pokes  a  lot  of  fun 
at  the  avalanche  of  westerns  that 
keep  on  coming, — something  like 
the  brook  that  goes  on  for  "ever 
and  ever."  He  has  secured  an 
original  idea  and  made  quite  a  little 
out  of  it.  The  picture  gets  off  to 
a  trifle  slow  start  but  once  Buster 
gets  warmed  up  and  starts  his 
career  as  valet  to  Brown  Eyes  the 
laughs  come  shuffling  along.  There 
are  more  cows  than  anything  else 
in  "Go  West"  so  there  isn't  very 
much  for  anyone  to  do  except 
Buster  and  Brown  Eyes.  They 
have  it  all  their  own  way.  The 
yarn  concerns  the  sad  plight  of 
Buster,  a  drifter,  who  fails  to  find 
his  "place"  in  the  world.  He  final- 
ly lands  on  a  ranch  and  his  unfa- 
miliarity  with  cow  etiquette  leads 
to  amusing  incidents.  Buster  plac- 
ing a  pail  conveniently  under  the 
cow  and  sitting  down  waiting  for 
the  milk  to  appear  is  the  order  of 
the  comedy  for  a  while.  Then  it 
takes  on  greater  proportions  and 
ends  in  a  comedy-roar  climax  with 
Buster  and  a  heard  of  cattle  let 
loose  in  a  city  where  he  has  been 
sent  to  chaperone  the  cattle  to  the 
slaughter  house.  Buster's  private 
mission  was  to  save  Brown  Eyes 
from  such  a  fate.  How  he  rounds 
up  the  heard  from  modiste  shops, 
barber  shops,  department  stores, 
etc.  and  eventually  gets  to  the  mar- 
ket on  time,  is  followed  by  his  re- 
ward,— having  Brown  Eyes  made 
his   sole  property. 

Box  Office  Angle Good  comedy 

entertainment  that  is  considerably 
out  of  the  ordinary  and  sure  to 
please  a  crowd  that  likes  to  laugh. 
Will  go  big  with  Keaton  fans. 

Exploitation Tell    them    Buster 

plays  valet  to  a  cow  and  promise 
them  a  rare  treat  in  Buster's  new 
"leading  lady" — Brown  Eyes.  Any 
number  of  good  street  stunts  can 
be  worked  with  a  cow  and  a  chap 
dressed  up  to  represent  Keaton.  A 
trailer  of  the  cattle  stampede  in  the 
city  will  be  sure  to  bring  them  back. 
Boost   star's   name  of  course. 

Direction Buster  Keaton; 

all   right. 

Author Buster  Keaton 

Scenario    Raymond  Cannon 

Cameramen Elgin  Lessley, 

Bert   Haines. 

Photography    Good 

Locale    West 

Length  6,256  feet 


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The  Riesenfeld  Qold  Medal 

for  the  most  novel  Short  Subject  of  the  year  has  just 
been  awarded  to  an  Educational  release.  Five  of  the 
country's  greatest  showmen — Harold  B.  Franklin, 
Joseph  L.  Plunkett,  Jack  Partington,  Frank  L.  New- 
man and  Harry  C.  Arthur,  Jr. — made  up  the  jury 
that  picked  the  winner  of  the  medal  of  honor  given 
by  Dr.  Hugo  Riesenfeld.  Their  judgment  confirms 
once  again  what  you  already  know — that  EDUCA- 
TIONAL PICTURES  are  the  undisputed  leaders  of 
the  Short  Subjects  field* 


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critics,  exhibitors  and  the  public 
wherever  shown*  It  will  now  be  in 
great  demand  for  return  engage- 
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Irene  Rich  in 

"Compromise" . 

Warner  Bros. 

As  a  Whole.  -DOMESTIC  DRAMA 
THAT  GETS  OFF  TO  GOOD 
START  BUT  WINDS  UP  IN  A 
COMPLICATION  OF  ABSURD- 
ITIES. GOOD  PRODUCTION 
AND  GOOD  ACTING  MAY 
HELP  IT. 

Star. ..  .Charming  and  sincere  as  al- 
ways but  struggles  with  an  un- 
sympathetic role  that  even  her  good 
work  cannot  make  convincing. 

Cast. ..  .Pauline  Garon  flounces  her 
way  through  as  the  jazz  kid  who 
is  bent  on  breaking  up  a  home. 
Overdoes  the  role  even  though  it 
is  the  sort  of  thing  she  usually 
does  well.  Clive  Brook  helpless  to 
cover  the  weakness  of  the  willy 
nilly  husband  role  he  portrays. 
Louise  Fazenda  injects  some  fair 
laughs. 

Type    of    Story Domestic    drama. 

"Compromise"  starts  off  on  a  prim- 
rose path  with  a  beautiful  wedding, 
a  beautiful  bride  and  a  handsome 
groom.  It  promises  to  be  a  really 
delightful  domestic  affair  until  the 
domineering,  floundering  flapper 
starts  on  her  round  of  mischief. 
Warner  Brothers  have  spent  not  a 
little  on  the  production — it  is  always 
good  to  look  at — and  they  have  sup- 
plied a  first  rate  cast.  The  fault 
doesn't  seem  to  rest  entirely  with 
director  Alan  Crosland  either.  The 
story  had  a  head  start  on  the  han- 
dicap. Just  how  a  man  or  woman, 
or  both,  could  ever  tolerate  the  in- 
terference of  a  plain  fresh  kid  like 
the  one  Pauline  Garon  portrays  is 
unbelievable  and  it  furnishes  the 
story's  absurdities.  She  butts  right 
in  on  the  honeymoon  in  her  plan  to 
separate  the  newly  married  step- 
sister and  her  husband.  She  inter- 
rupts a  house  party  by  dragging  in 
her  jazz  friends  and  a  jazz  band. 
She  gets  a  bank  president  to  lure 
the  unsuspecting  husband  aboard 
his  yacht  and  then  sail  for  a  cruise. 
When  she  considers  she  has  suffi- 
ciently wrecked  the  sister's  happi- 
ness, they  bring  on  the  ever  handy 
"elements"  and  a  cyclone  provides 
the  physical  action,  which,  at  that, 
seems  mild  enough  to  the  cyclone 
of  mischief  done  the  flapper.  There 
is  a  reunion  of  husband  and  wife, 
of  course.  Seems  to  be  consider- 
able wasted  effort  and  money  on 
"Compromise."  The  story  certain- 
ly   never   warranted    either. 

Box     Office     Angle Production 

values  and  Irene  Rich's  persistent 
effort  to  get  over  her  part  may  save 
it. 

Exploitation.  ..  .Not  very  much  to 
talk  about  unless  you  figure  that 
star's  name,  trend  of  story  or  cy- 
clone climax  are  good  talking 
points. 

Direction    Alan   Crosland; 

fair  considering  material 

Author Jay   Glazer 

Scenario   E.  T.  Lowe,  Jr. 

Cameraman David  Abel 

Photography    Good 

Locale  N.  Y. 

Length  6,789  feet 


Reed  Howes  in 

"The  Bashful  Buccaneer" 

Rayart 

As  a  Whole FINE  MIXTURE 

OF  POPULAR  AUDIENCE  AP- 
PEAL. ENTERTAINING, 
THRILLING  STORY  OF  MOD- 
ERN BUCCANEERS  WELL 
PRODUCED.  EASILY  REED 
HOWES'  BEST. 

Star The      good      looking      and 

athletic  Howes  has  a  story  that 
shows  him  off  to  the  best  possible 
advantage.  You  can't  honestly  ac- 
cuse him  of  being  a  finished  actor 
— but  he  just  bubbles  over  with 
that  fascinating  thing  called 
"youth,"  and  he  does  his  stunts 
without  aid  of  subs.  And  they're 
some  stunts! 

Cast Dorothy      Dwan     as      the 

heroine  works  well  with  the  star. 
Sheldon  Lewis  fine  in  a  small  bit. 
Sam  Allen  and  George  French 
make  a  fine  team  of  old  time  mar- 
iners. 

Type  of  Story .Sea  story  of  ad- 
venture. The  plot  is  refreshing  and 
original.  It  moves  at  a  fast  pace 
all  the  way.  It  is  a  clever  combina- 
tion of  elements  that  have  made 
some  of  the  big  successes  on  the 
screen  and  in  book  form.  Reed 
Howes  is  a  writer  who  sells  a  novel 
of  the  sea,  although  he  has  never 
been  near  salt  water.  He  deter- 
mines to  become  a  real  salt.  Events 
bring  him  on  board  a  ship  owned 
bv  the  heroine.  She  is  stranded 
with  two  faithful  old  mariners,  as 
the  vessel  is  being  held  for  debt. 
Reed  pays  it  off,  and  hires  a  rough- 
neck crew  to  go  in  search  of  buried 
treasure.  The  casting  director  who 
picked  this  crew  was  an  artist. 
They  include  such  types  as  Bull 
Montana  and  Sailor  Sharkey. 
Stevenson  in  his  "Treasure  Island" 
produced  no  better  types.  And 
this  is  really  a  modern  "Treasure 
Island"  story.  This  tough  crew 
mutinies.  The  hero  performs  some 
really  unusual  athletic  feats  in  the 
course  of  his  efforts  to  finally  out- 
general them.  The  sea  atmosphere 
is  fine.  Some  wonderful  shots  of 
the  athletic  star  performing  dizzy 
stunts  aloft  in  the  rigging  of  the 
old  sailing  schooner.  Real  thrills. 
An  unexpected  kick  is  tied  up  in  the 
cHmax.  The  "hidden  treasure" 
story  was  all  a  hoax  to  fool  the 
hero.  But  when  they  strike  the 
island — guess?  A  director  is  there 
with  his  cast  shooting  scenes  of 
pirate  treasure  from  the  hero's  own 
novel  just  published.  A  clever 
windup.  Will  give  any  audience  a 
real  enjoyable  surprise. 

Box  Office  Angle Outdoor  ad- 
venture. Clean,  wholesome  enter- 
tainment. A  family  picture.  Fast 
moving,  with  lots  of  thrills  and 
plenty  of  comedy  . 

Exploitation If  they  know  Reed 

Howes,  you  can  honestly  state  this 
is  his  best.  Play  it  up  as  a  modern 
"Treasure  Island"  story. 

Direction    Harry  J.   Brown; 

very  good. 

Authors    Kraig    Johnson. 

Burke  Jenkins. 

Scenario    Same 

Cameraman    Not  credited 

Photography    Excellent 

Locale     Sea 

Length    5,200   feet 


"The  Best  People" 

Paramount 

As  a  Whole HAS  IMMENSE 

POPULAR  APPEAL,  FOR  IT 
SHOWS  UP  THE  WEAK- 
NESSES OF  THE  SO-CALLED 
"BEST  PEOPLE."  WELL  ACT- 
ED—FINELY PRODUCED. 

Cast.. Warner  Baxter  has  no  difficult 
part.  He  plays  a  humble  hero  role 
as  chauffeur  winning  a  rich  girl. 
That  always  wins  the  popular  vote. 
Kathlyn  Williams,  William  Austin, 
Joseph  Striker  and  Margaret  Mor- 
ris as  the  "best  people"  are  well 
cast.  Margaret  Livingston  as  the 
peppy  chorine  gets  over  the  biggest 
laughs. 

Type  of  Story.  ..  .Comedy  of  society 
life.  Adapted  from  the  stageplay 
by  David  Grey  and  Avery  Hop- 
wood.  Here  is  an  offering  that 
never  loses  sight  of  the  box-office. 
It  combines  some  of  the  best  ele- 
ments of  audience  appeal,  and  is  a 
Sidney    Olcott    production. 

The  daughter  of  the  snobbish 
Lenoxes  falls  in  love  with  the  fam- 
ily chauffeur,  and  marries  him.  The 
son  of  the  same  aristocratic  family 
picks  himself  one  of  those  sensible 
and  demure  chorus  girls  who  makes 
a  man  out  of  him.  All  through  the 
film  the  proud  parents  battle  des- 
perately to  defeat  these  unions  with 
democracy  and  save  their  children 
for  marriage  with  the  "best  peo- 
ple." If  such  a  theme  ever  failed 
to  win  a  big  popular  vote  at  the 
box-office  when  finely  presented  as 
it  is  here,  you  and  we  never  heard 
about  it.  A  particularly  fine  se- 
quence is  where  proud  daddy  Le- 
nox and  his  up-stage  brother  meet 
the  chorus  girl  with  her  friend  in 
a  private  dining  room  and  try  their 
darndest  to  buy  the  girl  off  from 
her  marriage  with  the  son  of  Le- 
nox. '  Here  Margaret  Livingston  as 
the  zippy  chorine  helps  to  save 
the  son  for  her  demure  friend,  well 
played  by.  Esther  Ralston.  Mar-, 
garet  creates  a  characterization  of 
a  flippy  chorus  lady  that  proves 
her  to  be  a  real  comedienne.  Here 
is  the  outstanding  performance  in 
a  cast  that  is  exceptionally  good. 
This  may  be  far  from  the  "great 
American  film" — but  the  way  it 
makes  democracy  triumph  over 
snobbish  artistocracy  will  get  a  lot 
of  cheers  from  American  fans 
everj'where. 

Box   Office   Angle Has   the   light, 

breezy  comedy  that  goes  good 
everywhere.  Fine  family  picture. 
Big  elements  of  popular  appeal. 

Exploitation.  ..  .Play   up   the   idea   of 

the  humble  chauffeur  winning  the 
rich  girl.  Also  the  chorus  girl 
winning  the  Bon  of  a  proud  and 
wealthy  family.  Warner  Baxter's 
name   should   help. 

Direction  Sidney   Olcott; 

clever 

Authors David  Grey,  Avery 

Hopwood 

Scenario    Bernard  McConville 

Cameraman   James  Howe 

Photography   Fine 

Locale    City 

Length 5,000  feet 


Richard  Barthelmess  in 

"The  Beautiful  City" 

Prod.:    Inspiration   Pictures — Dist.: 
First  National 

As   a   Whole PLAYS   UP   TO 

THE  AUDIENCE  WITH  ALL 
THE  WELL  KNOWN,  TRIED 
AND  TRUE  ELEMENTS  OF 
APPEAL.  BARTHELMESi 
DOES  FINE  WORK. 
Star....  Has  many  fine  opportunities, 
and  certainly  handles  them  well, 
Dramatic  moments  splendidly  done. 
Admirers  sure  to  like  him  in  this, 
Cast.  .  .  .Dorothjr  Gish  delightful  as 
Mollie,  the  Irish  sweetheart  of  here 
Tony.  William  Powell  overacts  as 
the  gentleman  bully.  Frank  Puglia 
first  rate  as  Tony's  easily  led 
brother.  Florence  Auer  well  suit- 
ed as  Mamma  Gillardi. 
Type  of  Story  ....Melodrama.  Ed 
mund  Goulding  had  the  audience 
and  the  box  office  strictly  in  mine 
when  he  wrote  "The  Beautifu 
City"  for  Richard  Barthelmess.  Ir 
it  Dick  gets  right  down  to  selling 
his  following,  and  the  public  it 
general,  the  kind  of  entertainment 
that  the  majority  call  good.  Then 
isn't  any  conspicuous  attempts  a' 
artistic  effects,  unusual  situations 
development  or  anything  else.  Th( 
story  is  boiled  right  down  to  sure- 
fire audience  appeal.  It  is  stocke( 
with  love  interest  of  every  descrip- 
tion— puppy  love,  mother  love 
brotherly  love.  They  all  make  uj 
the  theme  which  is  peppered  uj 
with  meller  twists  that  provide  thi 
thrills  and  the  sensational  twists  s( 
much  in  demand.  Kenneth  Webl 
has  injected  fine  atmosphere  anc 
the  cast,  with  Dick  in  the  lead,  doei 
particularly   good   work. 

5  Lory ;  Tony's  flower  busines; 
doesn't  bring  in  the  big  money  tha 
his  brother  Carlo's  deals  do.  Tom 
is  shocked  to  learn  that  Carlo  is  ! 
tool  for  a  gang  leader,  Nick,  an< 
that  his  money  comes  from  thefts 
Tony  even  goes  to  jail  to  savi 
Carlo.  Upon  his  release  he  find! 
Nick  still  in  control  of  Carlo.  Nic| 
fires  at  Tony  for  interfering.  Thi 
shot  misses  and  Tony,  believing  i 
has  killed  his  mother,  dashes  afte 
Nick.  There  is  a  corking  fine,  ter 
rific  fight.  Nick  dies  in  a  droj 
from  a  roof.  The  mother  lives,  thi 
evil  influence  of  Nick  is  removei 
and  Tony  is  happy  with  Mollie,  hi 

sweetheart.  | 

Box  Office  Angle. . .  .Good  box  offi(^ 
picture  and  generally  good  ente? 
tainment  that  will  readily  please  j 
big   majority. 

Exploitation Tell  them  Barthel 

mess  plays  the  role  of  Tony, 
flower  vender,  whose  honesty  send 
him  to  jail  where  he  serves  a  terr 
for  a  theft  committed  by  hi 
brother.  A  trailer  of  the  fight  be 
tween  Dick  and  William  Powe 
will  whet  their  appetites  for  mor 
of  the  picture.  Use  Dorothy  Gishl 
name  too. 

Direction    Kenneth  Webl) 

good  ' 

Author Edmund  Gouldin 

Scenario   Edmund  Gouldin 

Cameraman    Not  credite 

Photography    Goo 

Locale Italian  section  of  N.  ^ 

Length   6,466  fe( 


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A  tale  of  wooden  shoes — and  heads;  of  soft  hearts  and  sappy 
domes;  of  an  inn  where  anything  might  happen  between 
midnight  and  dawn,  and  it  all  did. 

Another  fast  one  from  Alice  Day  that  goes  around  the  end 
for  a  touchdown.  As  bubbly,  bright  and  sparkling  as  its  title, 
floating  like  a  cake  of  soap  on  the  tides  of  laughter. 


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'* Gluttons y^or  Great  J^atnes  and  Sensational 
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"The  picture  is  Hal   Roach's  'Moonlight  and 

Noses,'  and  being  a  shott  fun  film  it  holds  them 

very  well   considering  that   the  Palace   is   the 

ace  house  of  the  world's  music  halls,  and  one 

whose  patrons  are  gluttons  for  great  names  and 

sensational  features." 

N.  Y.  Graphic's  review  of  the  Bill  for  the 
Week  of  Sept.  30  in  the  Greatest  Vaude- 
ville House  in  the  World,  The  Palace, 
New  York  City. 

Watch  the  fellow  with  the  india  rubber  legs 
and  the  long  nose  bounce  his  way  through  this 
one.  If  it  can  get  big  laughs  in  vaudeville's 
best  house,  it  can  get  them  in  yours! 


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DAILY 


Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
ler  in  which  first-runs  build  their 
yrograms  and  written  from  the  an- 
ile of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
onveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
i$ed  in  developing  their  own  shows. 
I  Rialto 

I  Unit  No.  1 — Revue — "A  Hallowe'en 
Jightmare."  Supported  by  Ben 
ikrnie  and  his  orchestra.  Musicians 
tie  into  the  pit,  wearing  Hallowe'en 
laps.  First  number  is  a  cornet  solo. 
i'his  is  followed  by  a  solo  by  one  of 
Ihe  musicians  singing  from  the  pit 
|nder  spot.  Another  member  comes 
lown  the  center  aisle,  dressed  as  a 
;,-esterner,  with  broad  brimmed  hat, 
!nd  sings  a  western  song  as  he  leans 
igainst  orchestra  rail.  Curtains  rise 
In  a  Hallowe'en  scene  represented  by 

painted  drop.  On  a  vivid  green 
ackground  are  painted  immense 
umpkins,  owls,  and  a  great  black  cat 
1  center.  There  are  cutouts  in  the 
-umpkins  so  that  with  the  lighting 
ack  stage  they  appear  to  be  holding 
.ghts.  Cut-outs  in  the  eyes  of  the 
wis  and  the  cat  permit  of  animated 
Sects  by  manipulating  lights  so  that 
hroughout  scene  the  eyes  keep  open- 
ig  and  closing,  (a)  Eccentric  dance 
y  team  in  Hallowe'en  costumes,  (b) 
Novelty  musical  number — performer 
-lays  alternately  on  mandolin,  violin 
nd  harmonica,  (c)  Girls'  song  team 
ive  selection,  (d)  Dance  by  four 
iris  in  holiday  costumes,  (e)  Eccen- 
ric  dancer  winds  up  the  oflfering. 
.■"hroughout  number  a  member  of 
ompany  in  witches  costume — high 
eaked  hat  and  black  robes — sits  back 
enter  before  a  large  witche's  cauldron 
ainted  ou  drop  with  effect  of  fire 
urning  underneath  it.  The  witch 
eeps  stirring  the  fire  and  introduces 
he  various  numbers  with  a  wave  of 

wand.  As  curtain  is  drawn,  orches- 
ra  gives  comedy  number,  featuring 
ne  of  the  musicians  who  sings  and 
Hants  humorous  lines  under  spot, 
rime,  25  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2 — Weekly  magazine, 
.'ime.  7  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3 — Orpanist  J.  A.  Geis 
resents  a  novelty  arrangement  of 
ne  current  song  hit,  "Are  You  Sorry." 
The  screen  is  used  as  usual  to  pre- 
ent  colored  slides  with  verses  of  the 
ong.     Time,  7  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4 — Feature  picture — "The 
vnockout."     Time,  70  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5— Comedy  Short— "Baby 
ie  Good."    Time,  10  minutes. 


■Warners 

Unit  No.  1. — Herman  Heller  and 
lis  orchestra.  (a)  "Mignon  Over- 
ure,"  Thomas,  (b)  "Jazz  That  Is 
n  the  'Wind,"  Heller  arrangement  of 
jopular  melodies  including  "Some- 
lody's  Crazy  About  You,"  "Summer 
lights"  and  "Emile  All  the  While." 
rime,  10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2 — Warners  News  Week- 
y.     Time,   9   minutes. 

Unit  No.  3 — Zabelli,  cymbalon  vir- 
uoso,  renders  Zieguernweisen.  Time, 
I  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4 — "Sweet  Pickles," 
Vlack  Sennett  Comedy.  Time,  17 
ninutes. 

Unit  No.  5 — Mme.  Rita  De  Simone 
nd  violin  ensemble.  Time,  7 
ninutes. 

Unit  No.  6 — Feature:  "Compro- 
nise".     Time,  71  minutes. 


Short   Subjects 


"In   Other    Lands"    (Holland) 
Cranfield  and  Clarke,   Inc. 

Pretty  Scenes 
Type  of  production.  ...  1  reel  scenic 
Glimpses  into  Holland,  the  land  of 
dykes  and  canals  are  a  real  treat  and 
"In  Other  Lands"  gives  you  a  very 
interesting  view  of  the  home  of  the 
Dutch.  Their  well  known  cleanliness 
is  obvious  in  all  the  pictures  and  the 
country  holds  a  certain  charm  for 
eyes  unfamiliar  with  the  land.  The 
shots  are  clear,  interesting  and  con- 
tain good  variation.  A  good  scenic 
number  for  any  program. 


"Let's  Go  Fishing" — Cranfield  and 
Clarke,  Inc. 
Scevtc  Well  Edited 
Type  of  production. ...  1  reel  scenic 
Holland  again  but  in  a  more  detail- 
ed fashion  is  this  Cranfield  and  Clarke 
offering,  a  honeymoon  tour  through 
Holland.  Fred  and  his  wife  tour  the 
quaint  little  land  and  seem  to  get  the 
most  out  of  the  scenic  possibilities 
end  also  give  a  very  delightful  insight 
into  the  people  who  live  there.  A 
bashful  lot  of  children  togged  out  in 
an  over  abundance  of  clothing  come 
shyly  before  the  camera  and  insist 
that  that  they  don't  want  to  be  photo- 
graphed. A  Dutch  wedding  is  also 
filmed  and  proves  the  old  adage  that 
says  something  about  a  woman's 
curiosity  always  being  set  for  a  wed- 
ding, no  matter  whose.  In  Hol- 
land they  trail  after  a  bride  the  same 
as  in  any  other  country.  Pretty  shots 
of  the  canals,  gardens,  towns  and 
homes  are  included  in  the  offering, 
a  very  worth  while  number.  Abe 
Meyer   directed  and   did  very  well. 


"Tulip  Land" 
Cranfield  &  Clarke 
Splendidly  Done 
Type  of  production....!  reel  scenic 
A  very  interesting  film  showing 
the  development  of  the  horticultural 
industry  in  Holland  which  is  chiefly 
remarkable  because  of  the  intensive 
cultivation — every  possible  inch  of 
ground  is  used  for  the  growth  of  tulip 
and  hyacinth  bulbs.  These  are  ex- 
ported all  over  the  world.  Many  in- 
teresting facts  are  brought  out  which 
will  be  of  interest  to  lovers  of  flower 
culture.  For  instance,  it  is  shown 
that  the  well  known  Dutch  hedges 
around  gardens  are  not  merely  orna- 
mental. They  serve  as  windbreaks 
where  the  flat  landscape  offers  no 
protection  from  the  wind  which  would 
break  the  delicate  plants.  An  air- 
plane shot  shows  several  miles  of 
bulbs  under  intensive  cultivation. 
The  plo;.s  are  separated  only  by 
larrow  drainage  canals.  The  wonder- 
ful gardens  on  the  estates  dating  back 
for  centuries  are  shown.  Also  the 
International  Flower  Show,  covering 
forty  acres  of  flowers  of  all  varieties 
is  a  rare  and  beautiful  spectacle.  This 
picture  was  filmed  with  the  coopera- 
tion of  the  National  Garden  Associa- 
tion, and  all  the  various  groups  of 
garden  -  enthusiasts  throughout  the 
Jnited  States  have  been  advised  about 
this  film.  So  this  looks  like  some 
ready  made  publicity.  It  will  interest 
all  nature  lovers. 


'The  Adventures  of  Mazie" — Episodes 
2,  3,  and  4— F.  B.  O. 

Fine  iri  Neighborhood  Houses 

Type  of  production Series  of  2 

reelers. 

"The  Adventures  of  Mazie"  series, 
a  chapter  of  which  is  being  released 
by  F.  B.  O.  every  two  weeks,  should 
find  plenty  of  friends  especially  in 
neighborhood  houses,  or  where  peppy 
little  Alberta  'Vaughn  is  a  favorite. 
The  stories,  written  by  Nell  Martin, 
have  been  published  in  "Topnotch 
Magazine"  and  this  should  be  a  talk- 
ing point  for  you.  Alberta  is  seen  as 
a  vivacious  stenographer  who  has  cast 
longing  eyes  at  her  handsome  young 
boss.  He  is  a  struggling  attorney  and 
Mazie  helps  considerably,  although  in 
rather  strenuous  ways,  to  put  his 
cases  over  for  him  and  make  his 
clients  happy.  Larry  Kent,  rather  a 
newcomer,  is  entirely  satisfactory  as 
the  boss.  The  cast  also  includes  Al 
Cooke  and  Kit  Guard,  who,  as  private 
detectives,  supply  the  comedy.  Epi- 
sode 2,  "The  Constant  Simp"  shows 
Mazie's  endeavors  to  collect  a  bill 
for  a  client,  and  deals  with  the  hap- 
penings that  befall  her  in  a  counter- 
feiters' den.  Much  of  this  is  over- 
drawn and  not  particularly  convinc- 
ing, but  there  is  plenty  of  action  and 
quite  a  bit  of  comedy.  Episode  3, 
entitled  "Or  What  Have  You"  shows 
Mazie  saving  the  day  for  her  boss  by 
"getting  the  goods"  on  a  couple  of 
crooks  who,  posing  as  a  crippled  man 
and  his  lawyer,  endeavor  to  collect 
$50,000  from  a  man  whose  automobile 
has  struck  but  not  injured  either  of 
them.  Mazie  vamps  the  supposed 
cripple  and  getting  him  to  chase  her, 
gets  a  flashlight  photo  of  him  walk- 
ing unassisted.  Some  excellent  action 
in  this.  Episode  4,  "Mazie  Wont's 
Tell",  shows  Mazie  getting  the  worst 
of  it  for  awhile,  losing  her  job,  act- 
ing as  a  detective,  proving  her  merit 
and  being  re-hired  by  her  young 
boss.  Should  prove  entirely  satis- 
factory. 


"Kick   Me  Again"— Blue   Bird 
Universal 

Not  Particularly  Good 

Type  of  production 1  reel  comedy 

This  one-reeler  features  the  fat 
comedian,  Charles  Puffy,  and  adds 
nothing  to  his  reputation.  There  is 
a  good  deal  of  knock-about  slap- 
stick that  isn't  particularly  funny,  and 
the  spectacle  of  a  fat  man  in  a  ballet- 
dancer's  costume  running  away  from 
a  pursuing  cop  isn't  particularly  in- 
spiring. At  least  not  this  time.  The 
action  concerns  itself  with  a  wife  who 
insists  upon  going  to  dancing  school, 
a  jealous  husband  who  follows  her, 
and  catching  sight  of  her  shadow 
silhouetted  against  a  door  with  the 
dancing  master — Puffy— thinks  that 
he  has  been  making  love  to  her  when 
he  has  merely  been  dancing  with  her. 
The  rest  of  the  film  shows  Puffy 's 
endeavors  to  get  away  from  the 
avenging  husband. 


The  Weeks  Headlines 

Monday 
P.    A.    Powers    to    finance   pictures   made   by 

Eric  Von  Stroheim  and  Marshall  Neilan  for 

Paramount  distribution. 
Fox  buys  ground  in   Buffalo,   N.   Y.  for  new 

theater.       To    expand    in    both    production 

and   exhibition    lines. 

Hugo  Riesenfeld  medal  for  most  unusual 
short  subject  awarded  to  "Voice  of  Night- 
ingale,"   made   by    Pathe   of    France. 

Riesenfeld  resigns  as  managing  director  of 
Paramount    Broadway   theaters. 

Independent  Film  Corp.  liquidating  distribut- 
ing end.      To  produce  only. 

Representatives  of  industry  appear  before 
Ways  and  Means  Committee  in  Washing- 
ton to   urge  admission   tax  removal. 

Frank    chain    expanding    in    Iowa. 

Gloria  Swanson  signs  with  United  Artists. 
Twenty-six   from   United  next   year. 

P.  D.  C.  and  Missouri  M.  P.  T.  O.  to  Co- 
operate  on   bookings. 

Tuesday 

Fox   lining   up    important   stage   successes   for 

next  season.     Warfield  plays  bought  in  deal 

with    David    Belasco, 
Chanin  Construcrton  Co.  to  build  new  "Roxy" 

theater. 
America   still   the   dominant  factor   in   Europe 

says    R.    A.    Rowland,    commenting    on    trip 

abroad. 
Harry    D.    Goldberg    resigns    as    assistant    to 

Harold    B,    Franklin    at   Famous. 
Carl    Laemmle    soon    to    announce    new    West 

Coast    studio     chief,    succeeding    Ray    Sch- 

rock. 

Supreme  Court  orders  review  on  decision  on 
Eastman    control    of    laboratories. 

Ufa  plans  to  bring  16  features  to  America 
this    year. 

Wednesday 

New  copyright  bill,  to  come  up  in  December, 

contains  many  changes,  some  of  which  will 

effect  exhibitors. 
New     English    move     would    restrict    theater 

building  licenses  to  British  subjects  only. 
Expansion  plans  of  St.  Louis  Amusement  Co. 
_  calls  for  acquisition  of  60  houses  by  Spring. 
Famous  refuses  to  continue  in  arbitration  pro- 

ceedmgs   in   Minneapolis. 
Famous    to    enter   short    subject    field,    with   a 

series  of  two  reelers  to  be  made  by  Harold 

Lloyd    Corp. 
Adolph    Zukor    and   Jesse    Lasky   deny   stories 

of  latter's  resignation. 
Vital  Exchanges  opens  branches  in  Cleveland, 

Cincinnati,  Indianapolis  and  Milwaukee. 

Thursday 

Richard  A.  Rowland  resigns  from  First  Na- 
tional,   according    to    reliable    information. 

Fox's  1926-27  schedule  calls  lor  expenditure 
of  $10,000,000. 

"Photoplay"  Gold  Medal  for  best  picture  of 
1924   awarded   to    "Abraham    Lincoln." 

Famous  will  operate  houses  in  Jacksonville, 
Fla.,   to  be  built  by   S.   A.  Lynch. 

Short  subject  group  at  work  on  permanent 
organization.  P.  A.  Parsons,  temporary 
chairman. 

Rialto  and  Rivoli  come  under  B.  &  K.  man- 
agement  on    Nov.    1. 

Germany  planning  a  film  week,  to  offset 
American   competition. 

Friday 

England  may  compel  foreign  distributors 
and  producers  to  handle  one  English  pic- 
ture   for    every    ten. 

Ned  Marin  and  Jules  Levy  resign  as 
Universal  sales  directors.  UniversaTs 
$3,000,000  preferred  issue  appears  on 
New    York    Stock    Exchange. 

Sixty-nine  theaters  in  new  chain  formed  on 
Coast  by  Golden  State  Theater  Co.  and 
Far    West    Theaters. 

Adolph  Zukor,  in  address  before  A.  M.  P.  A. 
declares  the  industry  is  too  large  for  in- 
dividual  domination. 

Substantial  stock  dividend  looked  for  from 
Pathe    In    1926. 

Durant  tax  forcing  Connecticut  houses  to 
close. 

Saturday 

Difficulties  of  floating  English  production 
expected  to  hit  smaller  companies  under 
restrictive   plan. 

Fox  announces  purchase  of  more  books  and 
plays    for    1926-27    program. 

Arthur   Weiss   joins   Agfa    Film. 

Industry    in    Paris    prospering. 


New    Hollywood    Publication 

Hollywood  —  L.  E.  Wheeler-Reid 
has  started  "Hollywood  Life,"  a  film 
publication. 


HOLLYWOOD 
HAPPENINGS 


o/'FILMDOM 


By 
Harvey  E.  Qaiisman 


Telephone  Granite  3980 


Sunday,  November   1,   1925 


6411  Hollywood  Blvd. 


St.  John  Resumes  With  Educational 

Al  St.  John  has  gone  over  to  the 
Educational  studios  to  renew  his  star- 
ring contract  with  that  organization. 
He  has  two  more  to  make  for  Educa- 
tional to  complete  the  series  of  six. 

This  series  was  interrupted  several 
weeks  ago  in  order  to  allow  St.  John 
to  produce  four  specials  for  another 
concern  in  which  -the  comedian  is 
financially  interested. 


Activities  on  the  Mayer  Lot 

Doings  at  the  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  studios  include  the  filming  of 
the  last  of  the  "Ben  Hur"  circus 
scenes  by  Fred  Niblo,  the  return  of 
"The  Barrier"  company  from  loca- 
tion at  Balboa  and  the  casting  of 
Douglas  Gilmore  for  "Paris".  Elea- 
nor Lawson  is  a  new  addition  to  "The 
Barrier"  cast. 


Barrett  Kiesling  Returns 

Barrett  C.  Kiesling,  publicity  di- 
rector, has  returned  from  an  extended 
trip  to  the  exchanges  of  P.  D.  C. 
The  journey  was  in  behalf  of  the 
completed  Beatrice  Joy,  Rod  La 
Rocque  and  the  first  Cecil  De  Mille 
production  "The  Road  to  Yesterday." 

Charles   Ray  in  "Paris" 

"Paris,"  an  original  by  Carey  Wil- 
son, will  be  the  first  in  which  Charles 
Ray  will  appear  for  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer.  Eleanor  Boardman  will  play 
the  feminine  lead.  Carmel  Myers  is 
also  in  the  cast. 


Frances  Agnew  on  M.-G.-M.  Staff 

Frances  Agnew,  scenarist  and 
newspaper-woman,  has  been  signed 
by  Metro-Goidwyn-Mayer. 

Miss  Agnew  wrote  a  number  of 
stories  for  Famous. 


Royal  Adds  Four  to  Cast 
Royal  has  added  George  Siegman, 
William  Tooker,  George  PerioUat 
and  John  Webb  Dillon  to  the  cast 
of  "The  Phantom  Express,"  a  Henry 
Ginsberg  release. 


Fred  Kley  Joins  Banking  Circle 

Fred  Kley,  general  manager  of 
the  De  Mille  Studio,  has  just  been 
elected  to  the  Advisory  Board  of 
the  Bank  of  America,  Culver  City 
branch. 


Frank  Newman  Returns 

Frank  L.  Newman,  managing  di- 
rector of  the  Metropolitan,  Million 
Dollar  and  Rialto  is  back  after  a  trip 
through  the   East. 


Alice  Calhoun  Loaned 

Alice  Calhoun  has  been  loaned  by 
Jack  Warner  to  Alpine  Prod,  to  be 
starred  in  a  Tennessee  feud-and- 
moonshine  story  called  "Hill  Folks." 


Lubitsch  Arrives  from  the  East 

Ernst  Lubitsch  arrived  here  from 
New  York  this  week.  Maurice  Cos- 
tello  came  West  on  the  same  train. 


Ruggles  to  Make  "Broadway  Lady" 

Wesley  Ruggles  will  direct  Evelyn 
Brent  in  her  next  F.  B.  O.  picture, 
'A  Broadway  Lady."  Casting  is  under 
w?y. 

Harry  Garson,  directing  Maurice 
Flynn  in  "Between  Men,"  for  F.  B. 
O.,  has  returned  from  a  location  trip 
to  San  Pedro.  Helen  Lynch  and 
Kathleen  Myers  in  the  support. 

The  new  picture  featuring  Tom 
Tyler,  "The  Wyoming  Wildcat,"  has 
been  started.  It  is  the  second  in  the 
series.     Robert  De  Lacy  is  directing. 

"The  King  of  the  Turf,"  formerly 
called  "The  Futurity  Winner,"  will 
shortly  go  into  production. 


Mix  Closes  $200,000  Realty  Deal 

Tom  Mix  this  week  concluded  a 
$200,000  deal  for  the  purchase  of  the 
Fred  Porter  estate  at  1010  Benedict 
Canyon  Drive,  Beverly  Hills.  He 
paid  down  $150,000  for  the  home, 
negotiations  being  carried  on  by  the 
George  E.  Read  Co.  A  first  payment 
of  about  $50,000  was  made  by  Mix  a 
number  of  months  ago. 

According  to  present  plans,  he  will 
at  once  begin  improving  his  property. 


"Agony  Column"  Title  Changed 

Warner  Bros,  have  changed  the 
title  of  "The  Agony  Column,"  now 
in  work  to  "The  Man  Upstairs."  The 
story  is  by  Earl  Derr  Biggers.  Monte 
Blue  has  the  lead,  with  Dorothy  De- 
vore  opposite. 


Mary  O'Hara  to  Write  Script 

Mary  O'Hara,  who  adapted  "The 
Home  Maker"  for  King  Baggott, 
will  write  the  script  for  "Perch  of 
the  Devil,"  which  will  also  be  di- 
rected by  Baggott. 


Progressing  on  "Three  Faces  East" 
Aviation  sequences  of  "Three  Faces 
East"  were  shot  on  Clover  Field  this 
week.  The  story  features  Jetta  Gou- 
dai,  Robert  Ames,  Henry  B.  Walthal 
and  Clive  Brook. 


Rehfeld   Preparing  Another 

Curt  Rehfeld,  who  directed  "The 
Viennese  Medley"  for  First  National 
under  June  Mathis  supervision,  is 
preparing  a  story  for  early  produc- 
tion. 


Signed    by    Fox    for    Comedy    Roles 

Florence  Gilbert.  Carroll  Nye,  Wil- 
liam Colvin  and  Maine  Geary  will 
be  seen  in  "Cupid  a  la  Carte,"  new- 
est of  the  O.  Henry  series. 


Patsy  Miller  Plans  Vacation 

Patsy  Ruth  Miller,  immediately 
upon  completion  of  work  in  a  cur- 
rent Warner  picture,  will  leave  for 
New  York  on  a  vacation. 


O'Conner  Back  from  New  York 

Frank     O'Connor,    author-director, 
is  here  from  New  York. 


New  Film  Editor  At  F.  B.  O. 
Ed  Schroeder  has  joined  F.  B.  O. 
as  film  editor. 


"Keep  Going"  Completed 

Yaconelli  Bros.,  making  a  series  of 
features,  have  completed  the  second, 
"Keep  Going,"  starring  Earl  Douglas. 
The  cast  includes  Ethel  Shannon, 
Gladden  James,  Lerrimer  Johnson, 
Frank  Whitson  and  Hayford  Hebbs. 
John  Harvey,  the  director,  is  cutting 
and  titling.  Production  at  California 
studios. 


Lloyd  Resumes  Work 

Partially  recovered  from  the  injury 
to  his  left  leg  which  incapacitated  him 
for  a  week,  Harold  Lloyd  has  re- 
turned to  the  Metropolitan  studio  to 
resume  work  in  "For  Heaven's  Sake." 
Lloyd,  while  playing  handball,  fell 
and  injured  a  muscle. 


Additions  to  "Enchanted  Hill"  Cast 

Christian  J.  Frank  and  Matilde 
Comont  are  the  newest  additions  to 
the  cast  of  "The  Enchanted  Hill." 

The  cast  of  Pola  Negri's  "Woman 
of  Mystery"  has  been  augmented  by 
Getrude  Norman. 


Mix  and  Jones  Finish  the  Same  Day 

J.  G.  Blystcne,  directing  Tom  Mix 
in  "The  Best  Bad  Man,"  and  R. 
William  Neill,  director  of  "Her  Cow- 
boy Prince,"  with  Buck  Jones,  fin- 
ished work  this  week,  on  the  same 
day. 


Co-Starred  in  New  Film 

Ethel  Shannon  and  David  Butler 
are  being  co-starred  in  "The  Phantom 
Express,"  which  went  into  production 
this  week  under  the  direction  of 
Samuel  Briskin  at  F.  B.  O. 


Spencer    Remains    with    Scott    Beall 

Terry  Spencer,  technical  advisor, 
has  been  reengaged  by  Scott  R.  Beall, 
production  manager  of  Corinne  Grif- 
fith Prod.  Spencer  will  assist  in 
"Mile.  Modiste." 


Windsor  Preparing  For  Her  Next 

Claire  Windsor  has  been  assigned 
the  lead  in  a  new  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  picture  to  go  into  production 
in  the  next  few  weeks. 


Carey  Unit  Returns 
Harry  Carey  and  a  company  of 
over  100,  have  returned  from  Kern- 
ville,  where  exteriors  were  filmed  for 
Carey's  first  for  Pathe.  Scott  Dun- 
lap  is  directing. 


Walker's    Tour    Over 

Having  completed  a  30-weeks' 
tour  in  vaudeville,  Johnny  Walker 
has  arrived  from  New  York.  He  will 
reenter  pictures. 


Title  Changed  to   "Bright  Lights" 

"Bright  Lights"  is  the  final  title 
selected  for  "A  Little  Bit  of  Broad- 
way," featuring  Pauline  Starke  and 
Charles  Ray. 


Here  from  "U"  Home  Office 

Henry  Henigson,  of  the  Universal 
home  office,  is  here  conferring  with 
studio  ofBcials  relative  to  the  1926- 
27  product. 


New    Contracts 

Joyce  Compton,  under  contract  t( 
First  National,  has  been  loaned  to  F 
B.  O.  to  appear  in  "The  Broadwar 
Lady." 

Malcolm  Denny,  who  was  formerly 
on   the  stage,  has  been  added  to  th" 
cast  of  "Made  for  Love"  at  the   D 
Mille  studio. 

Bradley  King  has  signed  a  year' 
contract  with  Fox. 

Bob  De  Lacy  has  been  engaged  t 
direct  a  number  of  F.  B.  O.  Western,' 
starring  Tom  Tyler. 

Theodor  von  Eltz  has  been  selecte 
to  play  the  lead  in  "Broadway  Lady'i 
latest     starring     vehicle     for     Evely 
Brent. 

Kathryn  McGuire  has  been  chose) 
to  play  the  lead  in  the  new  Sovereig 
Prod.,  "The  Phantom  Pilot." 

Rose  Blossom  has  been  added  t, 
the  cast  of  Jack  Conway's  "Thi 
Reason  Why." 


Cast    of    "The    Golden   Journey" 

The  complete  cast  of  "The  Golde 
Journey,"  being  made  by  Raot 
Walsh  for  Famous,  includes:  Eines 
Torrence,  William  Collier,  Jr.,  Gret 
Nissen,  Louise  Fazenda,  Georg 
Rigas,.  Andre  Beranger,  Nobel  Johr 
son,  Leo  White,  Bimsky  Hymai 
Brandon  Hurst,  Jed  Prouty,  Jii 
Marcus,  Andre  Lancy,  Soijin  an 
Frank  Leigh. 


Mildred  Davis'  Part  Changed 

Mildred  Davis  has  been  taken  froi 
the  cast  of  "Behind  the  Front"  1 
appear  in  another  Paramount  pictur 
to  go  into  production  shortly.  Mai 
Brian  fills  Miss  Davis'  place. 


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Newspaper  Opinions 
New   York 

"Compromise" 
Varner  Bros. — Warners  Theater 

MERICAN — *  *  *  Warner  Brothers  have 
e  many  fihiis,  and  will  continue  to  make 
e,  but  I  doubt  in  their  production  efforts 
ley  will  make  many  like  "Compromise." 
one  could.  The  author  who  wrote  the 
y,  namely,  Jay  Gelzer,  and  the  director, 
1  Crosland.  should  be  stopped.  ♦  *  * 
AILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  This  is  just  a 
ie.  It  cannot  even  be  distinguished  by 
g  just  another  movie.  *  *  * 
VENING  JOURNAL — *  *  *  Louise 
enda  has  a  good  comedy  bit,  and  as  the 
ure  stands  now  it  would  make  a  great 
ical   show.    *    *   * 

VENING  WORLD — *  *  *  is  second  rate 
rtainment  and  the  fatJt  must  be  placed 
1  farther  back  than  the  direction  by  Alan 
sland.      The  story  presented  an  impossible 

and    the    result    is    shot    with    improbabi- 

*   *   > 

RAPHIC — *  *  *  There  should  have  been 
e  compromise  as  to  plot,  and  to  this 
a  few  sane  sequences  might  have  been 
rpolated  to  contrast  with  the  wild  jazz 
ies,  yachting  parties,  riding  parties,  dinner 
ies.  etc.,  of  the  so-called  social  set.  •  *  • 
[ORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  Sennett 
edy.  It  is  full  of  laughs,  but  they're  all 
itentional.  With  an  excellent  cast,  lavish 
,  and  unquestionably  a  large  tnoney  al- 
ince  for  the  making  of  the  picture,  it 
as  too  bad  that  the  result  should  be  only 
gepodge    *   *   * 

UN — *  *  *  "Compromise"  is  a  better 
1  avcage  program  picture.  That  should 
I  guide  as  to  its  worth.  ♦  *  * 
ELEGRAM — *  *  *  Apart  from  Miss 
1,  the  only  other  member  of  the  cast  who 
much  impression  upon  us  was  that  charm- 
disarming  young  person,  Pauline  Garon, 
I  surely  is  headed  straight  for  stardom. 
* 

/ORLD — *  *  *  And  the  events  which 
along  in  feverish  succession  are  well 
mted  and  rather  elaborately  staged.  Con- 
ring  all  things,  Mr.  Crosland  has  not  done 
alf  bad  job   in   direction.    ♦   *    • 


"Go  West" 
Metro-Goldwyn — Capitol 

AILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Stone-faced  as 
.  Buster  takes  his  disreputably  clothed 
i  to  a  herd  of  cattle.  His  antics  are 
>osed  to  be  amusing.  They  succeed  in 
g  tiresome.   *  *   * 

AILY  NEWS—*  *  *  As  for  Buster 
ton.  the  less  said  the  better.  He  still 
rs  the  ironclad  expression  that  is  supposed 
te  funny,  but  there  aren't  enough  "gags" 
lut  Buster  over  this  time.  *  *  * 
VENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  The  result 
moderately  amusing  slapstick  a^ffair  that 
feeds  in  being  fairly  pleasant  but  certain- 
»ever  hilarious.   *   *   * 

iVENING  WORLD— •  *  *  The  surpris- 
)  thing  about  the  picture  is  the  high  pro- 
tion  of  new  stuff,  comedy  action  that  has 
er  before  been  filmed.  It  reveals  the  pov- 
I  of  imagination  of  the  makers  of  stock 
festerns,"  who  have  been  using  the  same 
I  stuff  over  and  over.  The  "gag"  men 
jhis  picture  could  surely  improve  the  type 
licture  they  have  so  cleverly  satirized.  •  *  * 
(RAPHIC—*  *  *  "Go  West"  is  one  of 
ie  comedies  that  has  a  difficult  mission. 
i  that  I  mean  you  are  supposed  to  laugh 
i  failing  to  do  this  there  is  not  much  left. 
I  plot  is  obscure.  The  burden  of  the  pic- 
f  rests   on    the   shoulders  of  the   unsmiling 

Keaton  who  in  this  case  gives  us  ample 
ion   for    imitating  him. 

lORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  alleged 
be  a  comedy  and  given  the  name  and  sup- 
t  of  Buster  Keaton  to  make  this  allegation 
n    more    reasonable.      But    even    Buster    is 

in    the    hopelessness   of   this   trivial   storv 

its  futile,   fizzling  gags.  *  *  * 
'OST — *    *    *    A    curiously    choppy    effect, 
though    one    of    the    Keaton    children    had 
!nt-mindedly  picked  up  father's  film  instead 
1  paper  roll,  does  not  improve  the  produc- 

as  a  whole.  Mr.  Keaton  is  his  old,  ap- 
(ing  self,  but  "Go  West"  is  not  up  to 
le  of  his  form.er  efforts — "The  Navigator," 
'instance.    *   *   * 

iUN— *  *  *  I  liked  it  because  I  like  Mr. 
iton,  but  unless  you  are  one  of  those  who 
;  his  appealing  and  funny,  I  cannot  re- 
jimend  "Go  West!"  as  *  *  * 
er  mirth  or  pathos. 
[t  is  onlv — ^pleasant  t  *  *  » 

ELEGRAM—*  *  *  Keaton's  latest  com- 
],    "Go    West."    is    a    riotous    affair    of    the 

open   spaces,  and  thousands  of  cattle  and 

erous   bona   fide   cowboys   have   been   en- 


In  Eastern  Studios 


Off   on   Location   Again 

The  company  making  "Enemies  of 
Uncle  Sam"  for  Grey  Prod,  and  Pathe 
release  has  left  the  Long  Island 
Studios  for  Huntington,  where  night 
scenes  will  be  taken.  Will  Nigh  and 
William  Presley  Burt  are  directing, 
while  the  cast  includes,  George 
O'Hara,  Helen  Ferguson,  J.  Barney 
Sherry,  Coit  Albertson  and  Rolland 
Flander.  It  will  be  in  10  chapters, 
two-reels   each. 


Don  Hetrick  Promoted    ' 

Dot  Hetrick,  for  several  years 
script  clerk  for  First  National  has 
been  promoted  to  assistant  director. 
In  his  new  capacity  he  is  assisting 
John  Francis  Dillon  in  making  "Too 
Much   Money." 


Eleanor  King's  Next 

Eleanor  King's  next  will  be  "The 
Valiant  Skipper,"  and  after  that 
'The  Legacy."  These  are  the  remain- 
ing stories  of  "Fragments  of  Life" 
series  released  through  Davis. 


Cain  Added  to  Cast 

Robert  Cain  has  been  added  to  the 
cast  of  "Too  Much  Money,"  for  First 
National.  George  Folsey,  Jr.,  is 
photographing   the   picture. 


"Seven  Wives"   Nearly  Finished 

Al  Santell  will  finish  "Seven  Wives 
of  Bluebeard"  in  a  week.  It  is  a 
Robert  Kane  production  for  First 
National  and  was  produced  at  Cos- 
mopolitan Studios. 

Griffith's  Next  Ready 
John     Russell     and     George     Hull 
have   finished  the  adaptation  of  "Sor- 
rows of  Satan"  which  D.  W.  Griffith 
will  direct  for  Paramount. 


"Irish   Luck"   Out  of   Cutting   Room 

Thomas     Meighan's    latest,    "Irish 
Luck"  is  out  of  the  cutting  room. 


"Men  of  Steel"  Unit  on  Location 

The  "Men  of  Steel"  company  is  in 
Birmingham  for  exteriors. 


Glass  in  "Wives  at  Auction" 

Gaston  Glass  has  arrived  from  the 
coast  to  play  the  lead  in  "Wives  at 
Auction"  which  Elmer  Clifton  is  mak- 
ing at  the  Tec  Art  Jackson  Ave. 
Studios,  for  True  Story  Films.  Also 
in  the  cast  are:  Edna  Murphy, 
Arthur  Donaldson,  Marie  Shager, 
Warner  Richmond  and  Schela  Winn. 
Camera  work  is  in  charge  of  Alex- 
ander Ponrod  and  Frank  Walsh  is 
assisting.  Lewis  Allen  Browne 
wrote  the  continuity. 


Herrick  Completing  "Keep  It  Up" 
F.  Herrick  Herrick  was  on  location 
in^  New  Jersey  last  week  finishing 
"Keep  It  Up,"  and  at  present  is  cut- 
ting. Alma  June  Leaman  is  doing 
the  scenario  for  Herrick's  second,  as 
yet   untitled.      For    Davis    Dist.    Div. 


Hines  Back  in  a  Week 

Johnny  Hines  and  his  company  on 
location  at  Delaware  Water  Gap  are 
in  their  sixth  week  of  exterior  work. 
It  is  expected  that  they  will  return 
to  the  Tec-Art  Jackson  Ave.  studio 
in  a  week. 


"Broken  Hearts"   Release  Postponed 

"Broken  Hearts"  directed  by  Mau- 
rice Schwartz,  for  Jaffe  Art  Film 
Prod.,  starring  Lila  Lee,  has  had  its 
release  postponed.  Several  scenes 
will  have  to  be  retaken. 


"American   Venus"   Shortly  Finished 

Frank  Tuttle  will  finish  "The 
American  Venus"  in  about  a  week. 
Irle  is  working  at  the  Paramount 
studio. 


Start  "Lunatic  At  Large" 
Leon   Errol  and  Dorothy   Mackaill 
started    work    on    the    "Lunatic    At 
Large"  at  First  National  yesterday. 


Schofield  Adapting  Story 

Paul  Schofield  is  adapting  the  story 
Byron  Morgan  wrote  for  the  students 
of  the  Paramount  Picture  School. 


listed  to  give  greater  realism  to  the  produc- 
tion.   *   *   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  Although  Buster  Keaton's 
new  film,  "Go  West,"  is  somewhat  lacka- 
daisical in  the  introductory  sequence,  when 
the  fun  does  start  popping  it  is  rich  and 
uproarious,  with  countless  novel  comedy 
twists.   *   *  * 

WORLD—*  *  *  The  tendency  of  the  farce 
stars  to  take  a  well  type  of  American  young 
man  and  burlesque  him  is  followed  by  Mr. 
Keaton  in  his  latest.  He  chooses  to  laugh 
at  cowboys,  or  rather  to  make  you  laugh  at 
his  conception  of  a  cowboy.  You  laugh, 
hut  not   inordinately.    *   *   * 


"The    Keeper   of   the    Bees" 
F.   B.   O.— Cameo 

AMERICAN — *  *  *  the  rather  maudlin  de- 
tails of  the  death  of  the  girl  and  the  soldier's 
heroic  sacrifice  to  give  her  baby  a  name 
might  have  been  eliminated.  Such  unreason- 
ing nobilitv  is  hard  to  swallow.  »  •  ♦ 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  a  faithful 
transcription  of  lier  story.  There  are  all  tht 
sweetness  and  light  of  birds  and  flowers  and 
sunshine  that  the  estimable  novelist  put  so 
much  stress  upon.  •  *  * 


EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  It  is  a  syrupy 
concoction  directed  by  the  late  Mrs.  Porter's 
son-in-law.  with  her  granddaughter  in  one  of 
the  principal  roles.  There  are  numerous 
traces  of  amateur  effort.  It  is  a  poor  film 
offering,  but  is  likely  to  be  a  big  money 
maker.   *   ♦  ♦ 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  •  *  All  of  this 
nobility  was  much  misunderstood,  but  every- 
thing finally  was  made  clear  and  safe  for 
idiocy.  We  say  this  because  if  any  of  the 
persons  in  the  story  had  ever  for  a  moment 
acted  a'S  one  would  act  in  real  life  there 
would   have   been    no    story.    *   *   * 

MORNING  TELEGRAM—*  *  *  Basical- 
ly, the  story  is  machine-made  and  is  not  to 
be  taken  seriously.  But  the  sincerity  with 
which  it  is  done,  both  as  regards  direction 
and  acting,   put   the  picture  over.   *   *  * 

POST — *  *  *  The  picture  abounds  in  the 
»imewhat  sugary  sweetness  and  rural  optimism 
of  Mrs.  Porter's  books,  and,  although  it  is 
not  as  well  acted  in  several  instances  as  it 
might  have  been,  the  picture  as  a  whole  shouM 
please  the  writer's  followers  immensely.  *  *  * 

SUN — *  *  *  is  simply  a  plotty,  machine 
made  view  of  life,  so-called,  from  a  kind 
hearted,  sentimental  wom.an  who  liked  open 
air  and  bees  and  the  things  that  count.  *  *  * 


TELEGRAM—*  *  *  we  still  believe  that 
"The  Keeper  of  the  Bees"  is  at  best  a 
mediocre  book,  that  the  film  version  is  a  cor- 
respondingly mediocre  production  and  that  it 
is  enacted  in  a  mediocre  manner  by  mediocre 
actors.   *  *   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  is  a  thoroughly  sincere  piece 
of  work  in  which  the  author's  little  grand- 
daughter, Gene  Stratton,  contributes  a  sur- 
prisingly  fine  performance,   *  *  * 

WORLD — *  *  *  a  faithful  representation  of 
Mrs.  Porter's  most  typical  tale  in  which  piety 
is  rewarded  and  vice  punished  though  a  gentle 
panorama  of  flowers,  fields  and  otu-  featured 
friends.    *    *   * 


"The   King  on  Main   Street" 
Paramount — Rivoli 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  The  play  was  mildly 
diverting,  the  picture  highly  amusing,  prov- 
ing that  motion  picture  latitude  need  not 
always  be  classed  as  a  destructive  force.  *  *  * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Three  cheers  and 
a  tiger  for — Director  Monta  Bell  and  Adolphe 
Menjou.  Together,  they  make  "The  King 
on  Main  Street,"  current  at  the  Rivoli,  spn.k- 
ling,    delicious,   joyous    entertainment.    •    •    ♦ 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  Make  no  mist.ike 
about  it,  Monta  Bell,  our  local  Ernst  I  ubi- 
tsch,  has  produced  one  of  the  significant  pic- 
tures   of   the  year. 

You  may  say  "Naughty,  naughty"  .it  seme 
of  the  scenes,  but  they  have  been  handled 
in  such  a  delicate  manner  i/at  Will  Hays  will 
not    work    overtime.    *    *    * 

EVENING  JOURNAI^-*  *  *  There  is 
subtlety  and  contrast  and  oh,  I  could  go  on 
and  on — and  I  probably  will — into  the  Rivoli 
to  see  it  again.     Don't  miss  this  picture.  *  *  * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  The  story  of 
the  itinerant  King  who  loses  his  heart  to 
the  little  nobody  from  Main  Street  is  well 
worn  and  it  seems  that  it  takes  more  than 
Coney  Island  and  the  Mayor  of  Little  Falls 
to    make    it    first    rate    entertainment.    *    *    * 

GR.APHIC— *  *  *  There  are  innumerable 
siuations  in  which  he  has  injected  a  delicate 
and  subtle  humor  that  is  not  lost  on  the 
audience.  When  it  comes  to  sophisticated 
stuff  Monta  Bell  is  the  director  par  excell- 
ence.  *   *  * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  Indeed,  the 
whole  picture  is  spicy  and  exceeding  sophis- 
ticated. The  high  point  is  reached  when  the 
King  returns  to  his  rooms  one  night  and 
finds  himself  dressed,  but  minus  his  waist- 
coat. *  *  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  provides 
a  delightful  bit  of  fun  at  the  Rivoli,  subtle, 
clever  fun,  heightened  by  the  magic  touch  of 
this    welcome   newcomer,    Monta    Bell.    *    *    * 

POST—*  *  *  As  Serge  IV,  King  of 
Molvania,  Mr.  Menjou  has  an  opportunity  to 
be  suave,  subtle  and  sophisticated  to  his 
heart's  content,  and,  naturally  enough,  per- 
fectly delightful  as  well.   *  *  * 

SUN—*  *  *  Not  since  "Kiss  Me  Again" 
came  along  to  delight  the  discerning  with  its 
pantomimic  equivalent  of  wit  has  there  been 
shown  such  an  excellent  and  delicate  cream 
puff   as    "The    King   on    Main    Street".    *    *    ♦ 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  To  do  him  justice, 
Menjou,  in  the  role  of  Serge  IV.  of  Molvania, 
is  neither  less  convincing  nor  more  amusing 
than  the  majority  of  movie  stars  who  play 
at   being   kings.    *    *    * 

TIMES—*  *  *  This  new  production  is 
singularly  refreshing  because  Mr.  Bell  has 
scorned  to  employ  conventional  methods  in 
the  handling  of  his  players.  There  is  some- 
thing new  in  every  sequence  and  the  captions, 
which  are  brief  and  to  the  ptoint,  fit  in  ad- 
mirably with   the  clever  direction.    *   *   * 

WORLD — *  *  *  a  jaunty,  intelligent  and 
finely  tuned  performance  by  Adolphe  Menjou 
has   been  woven  and  spread  upon  the  screen. 


"The   Knockout" 
First  National — Rialto 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  in  spite  of  its  heroic 
outbursts  of  melodrama,  is  above  the  average 
programme  picture.  The  prize-fighting  scenes 
will  interest  the  men.  *  *  * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  The  Canadian 
Government  is  credited  for  assisting  in  the 
filming  of  this  feature.  If  you  like  Milton 
Sills  you'll  like  "The  Knockout."  To  us, 
it   is  a   "Knockout''   in  name  only."   *   *  * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  We  can't  put  the 
reverse  English  of  K.  O.  on  this  film.  It's 
smothered  with  subtitles  and  an  uninteresting 
leading  lady  weakens  the  love  interest.   *  *  * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  The  fight  is 
very  well  done  and  the  settings  are  interest- 
ing. Lorna  Duveen,  a  newcomer  to  the 
screen,  gives  what  is  known  as  a  negative 
performance,  and  Sills  is  nonchalantly  noble 
throughout.      But  he  can  fight.  *  ♦  • 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  In  spite  of 
all  the  hokum  and  the  revamping  of  familiar 
material      there     are      enough      good     points. 


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Sunday,   November    1,   1925 


enough  novelties  and  changes  on  familiar 
material  so  that  the  film  is  interesting  in 
spots.    ♦    ♦    * 

GRAPHIC—*  *  ♦  "The  Knockout"  boasts 
some  of  the  finest  photography  and  most' 
beautiful  scenic  shots  we  have  seen  in  a  long 
time.  The  Canadian  scenery  and  atmosphere 
are  real  and  inspiring,  and  the  log  jam  se- 
quences  are   very   thrilling.    *    *   * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  it  has 
two  lengthy  prizering  battles  that  are  as 
stirring  as  the  ones  that  are  filmed  in  the 
news  reels.  And  everyotie  who  likes  Milton 
Sills  will  like  this  picture,  too,  for  it  is  one 
of  those  star  pictures  in  which  the  camera 
has  rarely  strayed  from  the  star's  side  even 
momentarily.    *    *    * 

POST — *  *  *  Two  prize  fights  are  enthusi- 
astically staged,  reminding  one  for  all  the 
■world  of  a  news  reel,  and  the  logging  scenes 
might  well  grace  the  pages  of  the  National 
Geographic  Magazine.   ♦  *  * 

SUN—*  *  *  In  "The  Knockout,"  a  real 
log  jam,  and  its  dynamiting  in  order  that 
the  logs  may  start  their  course  down  a  rapid 
Canadian  stream,  are  pictured  to  bloster  up 
a  scenario  that  could  hardly  be  worth  more 
than   5   cents.   *   *  ♦ 

TELEGRAM — *  *  *  As  we  have  remarked 
before.  Milton  Sills  was  quite  fetching  in 
his  lumber  robes  as  the  fighting  "champ", 
and,  though  we  might  otherwise  have  been 
inclined  to  pick  holes  in  the  performance, 
we  feel  that  to  a  prizefighter  who  reads 
Epictetus    all    things    are   possible     ♦    ♦    ♦ 

WORLD — *  *  *  The  story's  background 
is  fully  as  thrilling  as  its  lapid  action  for  it 
is  divided  between  the  pine-covered  Canadian 
country  with  long  vistas  of  log  jatns  and  the 
lights   and    shadows   of   the   prize   ring     •    *    * 


Out  of  Town 

"Graustark"— First    Nat'l 
Capitol,  Montreal 

STAR *  *  *  But  the  inevitable  impres- 
sion the  picture  leaves  is  that  it  is  so  much 
time  and  money  wasted  upon  a  very  unsatis- 
fying subject.   *   *   * 

Strand,  Omaha 

BEE — *  *  *  has  been  splendidly  fashioned 
into  a  photoplay,  under  the  able  direction  of 
Dimitri    Buchowetzki.    ♦   *   * 


"The  Live  Wire"— First  Nat'l. 
Rivoli,   Baltimore 

NEWS — *  *  *  starts  out  with  a  punch 
■when  Johnny  is  seen  as  the  star  performer 
of  a  circus  and  successfully  keeps  up  the  high 
tension  when  the  star  becomes  a  knight  of 
the  road  and  finally 'makes  good  as  a  lamp 
and    power    salesman.    *    *    * 

State,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  Johnny  Hines  has  no  power 
of  selection  whatever  and  as  a  result  of  this 
he  persistently  employs  gags  that  are  embar- 
rassingly had.  In  "The  Live  Wire"  he  goes 
back  for  his  humor  to  the  period  when  it 
was  considered  screamingly  funny  to  show  a 
well-dressed  person  given  an  impromptu  mud 
bath  by  the  spinning  wheels  of  an  automobile 
mired   in   soft  clay.   *  *  ♦ 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  Little  by  little 
■the  amiable  Mr.  Hines  has  been  getting  stead- 
ily worse  until  with  ''The  Live  Wire"  he  has 
hit   bottom  with  a  thud  and  doesn't   bounce. 

*  *  *  is  a  series  of  loosely  knit  episodes 
in    th^   life   of   a    circus    performer,    *    *    * 

TIMES—*  •  *  is  ai;  that  its  name  implies 
and  Johnny  is  a  dynamo  that  keeps  the  hu- 
morous incidents  of  the  unwinding  reels  flash 
ing  and  crashing  before  your  eyes.   *  *  * 


"The  Pace  That  Thrills'WFirst  Nat'l 
Rivoli,  Baltimore 

NEWS — *  *  *  Ben  Lyon  is  co-featured  with 
Mary  Astor  in  a  lively,  rapid-fire  comedy- 
drama  which  centers  around  the  romance  of 
a  Hollywood  sheik  and  the  daughter  of  a  film 
producer,    *   *   * 

State,  Cleveland 

NEWS—*  *  *  I  hate  the  words  "twaddle" 
and  "stuff,"  but  the  former  applies  to  the 
captions  in  this  effort  and  "stuff"  fits  the  ac- 
tion and  the  story,  *  •  * 

PLAIN  DEALER— *  *  *  is  a  mixture  of 
melodrama  and  sob-drama  which  is  too  long 
and  fairly   interesting,    *    *    * 

TIMES—*  *  *  It  is  full  of  thrills,  full  of 
laughs,  and  full  of  tears,  and  as  such  furnishes 
better  amusement  than  one  has  seen  in  many 
a   long   day.   *   *  * 


"The    Midshipman"— Metro-Gold 
Sun.  Omaha 

WORLD-HERALD—*  *  *  To  Ramon  No- 
varro  fell  the  lot  of  bringing  to  the  screen 
the  first  fnited  States  Naval  Academy  mid- 
shipman in  picture  historv.  His  perform- 
ance is  clear  cut  and  carried  out  with  fine 
military   dignity.    *    *    • 

Palace.  Washineton 

HERALD — *  *  *  The  conflict  of  love  and 
duty  interwoven  with  the  esprit  de  corps  of 
Annapoli<J  has  been  chosen  for  the  theme  of 
Ramon  Novarro's  new  picture,  "The  Midship- 
man." It  will  make  a  speci.-d  anpeal  to  the 
flapper  or  the  vnun?  m.in  intending  to  enter 
a   r.-»reer   in   the   navwy.    *   *   * 

POST — *  *  *  Mr.  Novarro  presents  a  sym- 
pathetic picture  of  what  happens  to  a  young 
t>.->ri  pritpri""  Ann->^olis  ,nnd  the  life  there. 
He  managed  so  to  absorb  the  atmosphere  that 
^'y--.  rharnrt'»'-i7'>*inn  nf  Dick  Randall,  an 
A'"'d»mv  piehe.   is   mo't  lifelike  and  apnealin?. 

STAR—*  •  *  'Vnvarrn  let  it  he  said,  also 
t«  an  actor  ^s  vfW^  and  his  actin"  in  "The 
"^^'rlshinman  "  while  not  ^o  impressive  as  in 
"Scarampuchc,"    is    none    the    less    excellent. 


"The  Phantom  of  the  Opera"— Univ. 
Strand,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS — *  *  *  one  of  the  most 
spectacular  and  colorful  productions  of  re- 
cent years,  notable  for  its  massive  and  beauti- 
ful sets,  its  story  of  thrills  and  mystery  and 
the  powerful   acting   of   the  principals.   *   *   * 

NEWS — *  *  *  It  proves  to  be  one  of  the 
most  unusual  spectacles  ever  offered  on  the 
screen.  Color  has  been  used  skillfully  in 
emphasizing   several  sequences.   ♦   *   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  Lon  Chaney  in  the  title 
role  again  demonstrates  that  he  is  the  su- 
preme master  of  make-up,   *  *  • 

Rialto,   Washington 

DAILY  NEWS — *  *  *  It  is  a  good  movie 
— one  of  the  few  of  the  year.  That,  be- 
cause one's  credulity  is  never  assaulted — in 
spite    of    all    the    unnaturalness    of    the    tale, 

*  *  * 

HERALD —  *  *  *  is  unquestionably  a 
great  piece  of  movie  craftsmanship.  It  is 
at  time  towering  and  at  no  time  uninterest- 
ing,   *   *   • 


New    Saenger    House   Started 

New  Orleans — Construction  has  be- 
gun on  the  new  Saenger,  Canal  and 
North  Sts,  It  will  represent  an  in- 
vestment of  $1,125,000  and  will  open 
in  January,  1927.     To  seat  3  000. 


Sthal's  Theater  Opens 

Homestead,  Pa, — Stahl's  new  Mil- 
lion Dollar  theater  will  open  today 
in  a  building  which  embraces  a 
dance  hall,  apartments  and  offices. 


Busy   on   Westerns 

Los  Angeles — Action  Pictures,  Inc, 
have  placed  in  work,  "Tangled  Herds," 
sixth  of  the  present  Buddy  Roosevelt 
series  and  will  shortly  start  the  sixth 
Buffalo   Bill,  Jr,   western. 


Noon   Concerts   Start  at   Capitol 

Detroit — The  regular  winter  series 
of  Sunday  noon-day  concerts  will  be 
resumed  at  the  Capitol  on  Sunday, 


Signs    Betty   Jewel 

Betty  Jewel  has  been  assigned  to 
play  the  ingenue  role  in  "Partners 
Again — with    Potash    &   Perlmutter," 


Ethelbert  Nevin's  Life  Filmed 

James  A,  Fitzpatrick  has  completed 
the  life  of  Ethelbert  Nevin  as  one 
of  the   "Music   Masters"   series. 


25  Play  Fox  Day  and  Date 

Cleveland — "As  No  Man  Has 
Loved"  played  at  25  local  houses, 
simultaneously,  last  week. 


Harry    Michalson    Promoted 

F.  B,  O,  has  promoted  Harry  J, 
Michalson  from  salesman  to  manager; 
in  charge  of  Cincinnati. 


New   House   at    Basin,    Mont. 
Basin.    Mont. — W.    H.    Hunter   has 
erected   a    theater    here,    giving   three 
shows  each  week. 


Fears   For   Ind'p'ts 

(Coutimtod  from   Page    1) 

more  pictures  to  till  ten  per  cent  of 
the  total  consumed  in  that  market, 
i'he  opinion  was  expressed  yesterday 
that  a  Governmental  endorsement  of 
the  1-10  ratio  will  not  be  sufficient 
and  that  some  sort  of  definite  finan- 
cial assistance  will  be  necessary  from 
that  Government  or  private  sources 
to  really  revive  the  production  in- 
dustry there. 

In  several  quarters  it  was  stated 
the  larger  American  organizations 
will  experience  the  least  difficulty. 
Particular  interest  was  shown  in  that 
portion  of  the  regulations  which  does 
not  exempt  British  producers  who 
are  controlled  by  American  capital. 
It  was  pointed  out  that  British  com- 
panies can  be  taken  over  and  their 
internal  financial  structures  so  ar- 
ranged to  meet  this  clause. 

The  trade  yesterday  was  included 
to  dodge  the  issue.  Scattered  opinions 
were  obtained,  and  while  many  were 
willing  to  discuss  the  potential  re- 
sults of  the  move  in  private,  few 
cared  to  be  quoted. 

Ben  Blumenthal  of  Export  &  Im- 
port believes  that  American  interests 
should  welcome  the  proposed  reg:ula- 
tion.  By  incorporating  British 
companies  they  can  produce  pictures 
in  the  United  Kingdom  that  will  have 
far  more  pulling  power  than  films 
made  in  the  United  States  and  ex- 
ported to  the  British  Isles,  he  says. 
Such  productions  made  in  the  United 
Kingdom  would  rate  patriotic  support 
from  English  cinema-goers,  he  points 
out,  and  estimates  that  they  would 
bring  in  from  25  to  50  per  cent,  more 
money   than   American-made   films. 

Gus  Schlesinger  of  Warner  Bros, 
does  not  expect  that  the  plan  will  be 
adopted,  British  exhibitors  recognize 
the  superiority  of  American-made 
pictures,  he  said.  The  industry  in 
Britain  is  greatly  handicapped  by 
climatic  conditions,  he  pointed  out, 
British  producers  cannot  afiford  to 
expend  the  money  on  their  produc- 
tions that  American  concerns  do  on 
theirs,  he  asserted,  as  they  do  not 
have  the  same  market  that  America 
has. 

Arthur  Kelly  of  United  Artists  saia 
that  his  concern  would  be  glad  to 
distribute  English  pictures  as  pro- 
vided in  the  proposed  regulation  but 
wondered  where  the  product  would 
come  from  owing  to  the  fact  that 
production  in  the  United  Kingdom 
is  inconsequental  at  present.  He  ad- 
vised that  English  producers  make 
their  pictures  saleable  in  this  country 
through  popularizing  their  stars. 
This    can    be    accomplished    through 


associating  them  with  America 
stars  in  pictures  made  in  the  Unit? 
States,   he   said. 

The  Hays  office  was  not  incline 
to   discuss   the   situation, 

O.  R,  Geyer  declined  to  talk  f{ 
the    Famous    foreign    department. 

Louis  Brock  of  First  National  sai 
that  although  he  has  not  received  ar 
direct  word  as  to  the  proposed  pla: 
he  understands  that  official  or  sem 
official  action  of  some  kind  has  bee 
under  consideration.  First  Nations' 
he  points  out,  has  fostered  Britis 
production  through  being  financial! 
interested    in    several    English    film 

Sydney  Abel  of  Fox  had  no  stati 
ment  to  offer. 

N.  L,  Manheim  of  Universal  d 
not  care  to  comment  upon  the  matte 
Any  statement,  he  believed,  wou' 
be  premature  until  he  has  had  2 
opportunity  to  study  the  official  pla 
he  said. 

Edna  Williams  of  F.  B.  O.  d 
clined   to   comment   on   the   report. 

No  statement  was  obtainable  at  tl 
P.  D.  C,  office  owing  to  the  absen' 
of  both  William  Vogel  and  A.  ] 
Greenland, 

Because  he  was  not  familiar  vfi 
the  present  situation  and  had  n 
heard  from  his  British  correspondei 
David  Mountan  of  Richmont  Pi 
tures   did  not  care  to  comment. 

Owing  to  a  lack  of  detailed  infc 
mation  on  the  subject  Arthur  Re 
seau   of   Pathe  declined  to  talk. 

Efforts  to  get  into  communicatii 
with  Morgan  Spring  of  Metro-Gol 
wyn-Mayer   failed. 


Borrows  Art  Director 

Max  Ree,  Danish  art  director,  h 
been  engaged  by  Joseph  M.  Schen( 
through  courtesy  of  Metro-Goldwj 
Mayer,  with  whom  Ree  has  jt 
signed  a  five-year  contract,  to  ere; 
costumes  for  "East  of  the  Setti 
Sun."  He  leaves  for  the  Coast  Tm 
day. 


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There  it  goes/  ^ 
There  it  goes//* 

Millions  have  split  their  sides 
when  this  cry  was  uttered 
during  the  stage  run  of  "Sally.' ' 

Millions  iivill  mutter  it  uncon- 
sciously every  time  those 
knees  of  LEON  ERROL  begin 
to  sag  under  the  strain  of  his 
job  as  Chief  of  the  Bold 
Bad  Pirates  in  the 


SAM  E.  RORK  presmiaiion  of 


LEON  ERROL »«. 
DOROTHY  GI8H 


IVitk  NITA  NALDI,  TULLT  MARSHALL,  GEORGE  MARION 
eldapted  ani  iuptrvised  fcy  MARION   FAIRFAX 
"Directed  bij  MAUBJCE  TOURNEUR 


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Authority 


^ol.  XXXIV    No.  27 


Monday,  November  2,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


E  '.LAND 

By  DANNY 

An  idea  of  what  England  an- 
icipates  doing.  In  an  effort  to 
lolster  British  production  comes 
vith  the  first  semi  official  an- 
loimccment.  Published  exclu- 
ively  in  the  little  old  paper. 
Auch  of  what  has  been  discuss- 
d  pre\iously.  Develops  here. 
(|Uota  planned  ;s  for  one  Brit- 
idc  film  of  every  ten  .\Tiierican 
ubjtcts  shown.  How  thi.s  is  to  be 
one.  In  view  of  the  present  com- 
arativclv  limited  production  of 
fnfiland  coday.  As  — -inst  the  heavy 
howing  of  Americai.  .  .  ii-i.  Will 
lake  for  serious  difficuItK''  '  E'**u 
houjih  the  most  important  point  uf 
II  is  overlooked.  By  those  plaaning 
ic  program.  And  that  is  the  desire 
f  the  British  public  to  secure  cn- 
srtainment. 

Like    all    other    people.  All 
over  the  world.     The  British- 
er wants  entertainment  when 
he  pays  for  it.     In   the  past 
he  refused  to  pay  to  see  Brit- 
ish-made   pictures.      Because 
they   did   not    entertain.     He 
attended     American    pictures 
for  the  reason  that  they  did. 
That,  in  a  nutshell,  tells  the 
story. 
The      British      exhibitor      without 
)ubt    is    loyal    to    the    core.      He    is 
ritish     first — and    the    rest    of    the 
orld    can    go   to    pot.      But    that   is 
here     patriotism     and     country     is 
incerned.     It  is  my  firm  belief  that 
is  not  interested  in  the  eflforts  of 
lot  of  business  men — men  in  busi- 
sses  other  than  pictures — who  seek 
promulgate  their  own  business.   .\t 
s  e.xpense.     And   in  the  end  if   will 
the  British  exhibitor  who  will  jiay 
ider    the    plan    proposed.      And    no 
e    else.      Does    anyone    think    that 
arislation  can  compel  people,  to  see 
•itish-made  pictures?     Or,   for  that 

(Continued   on    Pttor    2) 


LJeber  to  Build 

iiother  Big  House  for   Indian,apolis 
with  Larger  Capacity  Than  the 
''      '    Circle 

IndianapolLs— .A.  new  $1,500,000  the- 
!r  wil^'be  built  in  the  down-town 
siness  district  if  the  present  i)lans 
the  directors  of  the  Circle  theater 
?   carried    out. 

riu-  directors  are  considering  three 
es  although  no  definite  selection 
5  been  m?de  as  yet.  The  idea  is 
build  a  theater  with  a  larger  seat- 
:  capacity  than  the  Circle. 

(Coiillinir,!    ,);i    r,i,ir     1) 


Financies   Certain 

With    Play    Dates    Assured,    British 

Production   Will   Thrive,   Arthur 

Clavering  Asserts 

.\  revival  of  British  production  is 
certain,  if  the  1-10  ratio  becomes  ef- 
fective, according  to  Arthur  Claver- 
ing, well-known  in  the  English  trade. 
He    is    now    in    New    York. 

With  the  i)lay  d^tes  assured — and 
they  would  be  under  the  provisions 
of  the  |)roposcd  agreement,  British 
capital  to  finance  home  production 
will  be  forthcoming  to  the  fullest 
measure,  Clavering  stated  on  Satur- 
day-. 

"There  are  3,500  tlieaters  in  the 
United  Kingdom,  a  population  of 
40,00i  .  "  .  •'  unemployed  total  of 
I/i^"^'  '    •  "    tensely   jiatriotic   peo- 

ple, .ilnii)   iTMice     of     American 

fi!-  .,   ..ml  a  jiaiu    y  of  Britisi 
J  liat  sums  up   the   situatio  .      -  - 

land  toda}^"  lie  added. 

"Picture  if  you  can  the  reactitMi 
when  everywhere  that  one  goes  one 
finds  nothing  but  American  pictures. 
There  is  no  doubt  that  British  pic- 
tures are  inferior  to  American  pic- 
tures. There  is  no  doubt  that  because 
of  this,  English  producers  find  their 
markets  terriblv  limited.  But  it  must 
lie  borne  in  mind  that  America  takes 
out  of  England  every  year  three  mil- 
lion pounds  sterling.  What  dots 
Britain  take.  in  revenue.  from 
.'America?" 


The  Only  Way"  Rejection 

London — The  tr.ide  press  and  the 
public  press  which  is  anti-American. 
so  far  as  pictures  go.  are  using  a  tre- 
mendous amount  of  space  comment- 
•p"-  on  the  refusal  of  First  National 
•^o  take  the  Herbert  Wilcox  produc- 
'ion  of  "The  OnI\-  Wnv"  for  .Aniprica. 
-ifter  Bruce  Tohnsnn  had  'uirrhased 
all   other  world  rights  for  F.   N. 

"Kine"  leads  the  proce'-'';'on  with  .n 
'"iption  "Reciprocity — in  Theorv  and 
■n  Fact"  and  closes  with  a  "^rap'-aph 
'■;'\nnp^  " \t  the  moment.  'Tbn  Onlv 
Way's'  fate  leaves  a  decidedly  un- 
pleasant taste  in  the  mouth  " 

The  above  is  a  sample  of  the  atti- 
Uide  of  the  entire  trade  press. 


Famous    Selli'ner   "Sally"   in    Enp'land 

London — Famous  i«  selliuT  ".Sallv 
'^f  the  .'>awd\i';t"  in  England,  bv  ar- 
'•angement    with    Allied   'Artists. 


Gregory    Sells 

D''sr.oses    of    Interests    in    Mid-West 

Circuit — Fxnpcted  to  Continue  in 

Exhibiting  Field 

Chicacro — .S.  J  Gresrory  has  so'd  his 
'Pterests  in  the  S.  J.  "Gregorv  .Amuse- 
ment Co..  which  also  controls  the 
Hammond      .Amusement      and      East 

(Continued  on    Ptnir    O 


More  "Kontingents"? 

Berlin  —  The  "Frankfurt 
Zeitung,"  one  of  the  leading 
commercial  papers  in  Germany, 
reports  that  Italy  and  Spain 
are  seriously  considering  "kon- 
tingent"  systems  in  order  to 
bolster   home   production. 


Williams  Plans  Monster  Studio 

Loudon — The  first  object  of  British 
National  I'rod.  Kine  learns  from  J. 
D.  Williams  is  the  erection  of  a  studio 
on  lines  which  he  declares  will  eclipse 
any  Hollywood  unit.  A  site  fairly 
near  London  is  yet  to  be  determined, 
and  plans  are  already  in  existence 
providing    ■  ';'    floors,   each    200 

to   •"O    .'♦  :  ur-'oundcd  by 

.An   area   of 
I  iw  r    4ii   I      icmplated. 


Cooperative   Scheme   Reported   On 

London — Credence  is  placed  in  a 
reported  movement  afoot  to  promote 
a  cooperative  British  producing  com- 
pany. Several  well-known  stage 
names  may  be  associated  with  the 
venture. 


Revival  in  Czecho   Slovakia 

Paris — Production  in  Czecho  Slo- 
vakia is  reviving.  In  1919  the  forty 
luiits  at  work  collapsed,  but  eight  are 
now  active. 


Ufa  Forms  Italian  Company 
Berlin — The  Ufa  has  taken  over 
the  Italian  remnants  of  the  Westi 
and  has  formed  the  Ufa  Film,  Societa 
■Anonima  Italiana.  It  is  anticipated 
that  Ufa  will  expand  into  the  exhibit- 
ing field  there. 


The  Loew-Metro  Ball 

.\t  the  hour  of  going  to  press  Sun- 
day morning  the  Loew-Metro  ball 
was  on  in  full  force  at  the  Astor 
Marcus  Locw,  Nick  Schenck  and 
other  important  ofificials  of  the  com- 
pany were  on  hand,  as  well  as  many 
well  known  film  folk  from  out  of 
town.  Nils  Granlund  had  charge  of 
the   program. 


Music  Fi^,ht  Looms 

Canadians  Fighting  Musical  Licenses 

Through  New  Association — Court 

Tussle  a   Possibility 

Toronto — Because  of  the  formation 
of  the  Canadian  Performing  Right 
Society,  Ltd.,  a  counter  organization 
has  been  created  to  be  known  as  The 
Musical   Amusement  Association.   .An 

lC.-,i,li,i„rd    or    Piuir     t) 


Denies   Domination 

Adolph    Zukor    Says    Famous    Does 
Only  from  10  to  IS  Per  Cent  of 
lustry's  Gross 

In  an  ci  sive  interview  yesterday 
with  J;  es  Robbins  of  the  N.  Y. 
W  orld,  dolpl.  Zukor  denied  Famous 
control!    1    the    industry.      He    said: 

"We  only  do  .from  10  to  15  per 
cent  of  the  business — I  haven't  the 
exact  figures;  that  is  only  a  rough 
guess." 

In  response  to  a  question  which 
charged  Famous  w-ith  oppressive 
methods,  he  repoined: 

"There  have  been  none  to  my 
knowledge;  never  in  my  experience. 
My  enemies,  if  I  might  call  them 
enemies,   are   but   my   competitors." 

When  asked  about  forced  presen- 
Uitions  of  poor  pictures,  Zukor  an- 
swered: 

"One  can't  tell  what  a  picture  is 
until  it  is  sold  and  the  public  passes 
on  it.     That  is  very  obvious." 

When    asked    whether   he    thought 

(Continued  on  Paije   2) 


Previews  for  "Road  to  Yesterday" 

"The  Road  to  Yesterday"  will  be 
shown  at  a  presentation  at  the  Em- 
l)assy,  Friday,  at  11:30  P.  M.  Prepa- 
rations have  been  completed  for  14 
others,  and  arrangements  are  being 
made  for  12  additional  in  other  cities. 


Loew  to  Get  Yonkers  House 

It  is  understood  that  the  new  house 
being  erected  in  Yonkers,  on  South 
Broadway  between  Vark  and  Herriot 
Sts.,  will  be  leased  by  the  Loew  in- 
terests. 


Marin's    Plans 

Ned  Marin,  whose  recent  voluntary 
resignation  from  the  sales  cabinet  of 
Universal  was  noted,  will  probably 
:innouncc  his  future  plans  in  the  early 
iutiire.  Marin  resigned  because  of  an 
inusually  tempting  offer  from  another 
organization  in  the  industry. 


To   Increase  Program 

Inspiration  Will  Engage  More  Stars 

— Plans   Two    Production   Units, 

One    Starring   Dorothy  Gish 

Inspiration's  production  schedule 
for  the  coming  year  calls  for  six  or 
seven  pictures,  states  J.  Boyce  Smith. 
In  addition  to  Richard  Barthelmess 
and  Dorothy  Gish,  several  other  stars 
will   be   signed. 

The  company  is  planning  to  oper- 
ate two  units,  one  continuing  u-ith 
Barthelmess  productions  and  the 
other  starring  Dorothy  Gish.  Miss 
Gish,  who  is  now  playing  in  "Nell 
Gwynnc"  being  made  in  England, 
will  return  to  America  about  the  first 
of  December  to  begin  work  in  her 
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Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Saler 

Eastman   Kodak   110       110       110  300 

Famous  Players   109       108K   108^   1,600 

F    P.  Pf d Not  quoted 

Film    Inspection     Not    quoted 

First    National     Not    quoted 

Fox    Film    "A"    82^     SIJ^     82^       600 

Loew's,    Inc 39^     39^     39^  2,000 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd Not   quoted 

M.   P.   Cap.   Corp.    ..19-19         19  100 

Pathe   Exch.    "A"    ..   87^     86         86^   1,800 
Trans-Lux  Screen    ..    12^      12         12%   6,900 

Universal    Pfd 9954     99  M     99  M      200 

Warner    Brothers     ..   21^     21         21  400 

Warner   Pictures    Not   quoted 


Denies   Domination 

{^Continued  from  Page   1) 
the  market  was  an  open  one,  he  said: 

"Absolutely." 

The  major  portion  of  the  interview 
dealt  with  early  days  in  the  business 
finally  leading  up  to  the  formation  of 
First  National.  At  that  point,  Zukor 
said  it  bceame  necessary  for  Famous 
to  have  first-run  houses  and  then  he 
added: 

"There  is  nothing  Greek  about  it. 
We  had  no  thought  of  control.  It 
was  the  mere  thought  of  protecting 
our  business,  and  to  perpetuate  it. 
How  can  anyone  without  a  market 
for  his  product  continue  in  business? 

"Theaters  required  management. 
With  that  thought  in  mind  I  watched 
the  field,  selected  Balaban  and  Katz 
and  made  a  deal  to  turn  the  manage- 
ment of  our  theaters  over  to  them. 
The  manao'cment  may  be  transferred 
here.  Mr.  Katz  is  here  now.  They 
will  handle  the  management  in  the 
way  they  can  most  efficiently.  It 
is  out  of  our  hands." 


^b/Aadetm 


ENGLAND 

(.Continued   from   Page    1) 
matter,  any  special  kind  of  pictures? 
It  is  silly.     On  the  face  of  it. 

Heaven  knows  we  aren't  keen  on 
what  some  Americans,  and  Amerkan 
firms  have  done  abroad.  In  Eng- 
land and  elsewhere.  We  have  said 
it  often  enough — they  have  bungled 
the  situation  and  messed  it  up.  But 
how  the  proposed  legislation  is  going 
to  answer  the  situation  is  another 
story.  And  it  probably  won't.  But 
it  will  develop  a  hardship.  Not  only 
for  American,  and  other  producers 
living  outside  of  England.  But  for 
the  British  people  as  well. 

The   Age  of  the  Machine 

Hugo  Riesenfeld  talking.  Of  the 
coming  era  in  pictures.  "It  will  be 
a  period  of  sharp  competition  and 
struggle  —  one  big  combination 
agauist  another  big  combination — 
one  group  of  banking  interests  against 
another  powerful  group  of  banking 
interests — circuit  against  circuit — 
machine  against  machine — and  for  the 
time  being,  the  individual  will  prob- 
ably be  more  or  less  lost  sight  of. 

"We  are  living  in  the  day  of  the 
machine.  This  is  true  not  only  of 
the  picture  industry  but  of  life  itself. 
The  same  thing  applies  in  any  line 
of  business.  The  individual  does  not 
count  greatly  at  the  moment. 

"But  this  will  all  change.  It  can- 
not go  on  indefinitely.  However 
powerful  the  machine,  it  is  the  in- 
dividual mind,  the  exceptional  per- 
sonality, that  counts..  You  cannot 
do  without  the  individual,  and  in  the 
end,  the  individual  will  come  into  his 
rightful  place." 


New    House   for   Ventura 

Ventura,  Cal.  —  Negotiations  are 
under  way  for  a  1,500-seat  house  to 
cost  $150,000.  Back  of  the  move  are 
West  Coast  Theaters,  Inc.,  and  C. 
B  .Corcoran,  owner  of  the  American 
and  Apollo,  each  of  whom  will  have 
50  per  cent,  control. 


Association  Praises  Producers 

Duluth — -The  National  Ass'n  of 
Compulsory  Education  Officials  has 
adopted  a  resolution  praising  produc- 
ers for  the  system  established  in  their 
studios  for  the  education,  care  and 
welfare  of  children. 


Gavazzi  King  Seriously  III 

London  —  William    Gavazzi    King, 
secretary  of  the  C.  E.  A.  is  seriously 

ill. 


On  Broadway 

Astor — "Proud  Heart." 
Broadway — "The  Lost  World." 
Cameo— -The  Dark  Angel." 
Capitol — "Lights  of  Old  Broadway." 
Colony — "The  Freshman." 
Criterion — "The      Vanishing     Ameri- 
can." 
Embassy — "The  Merry  Widow." 
Loew's  New  York — Today — "Don  Q, 
Son  of  Zorro." 
Tuesday-— "Headlines." 
Wednesday — "Night    Life    of    New 

York." 
Thursday — "How     Baxter     Butted 

In." 
Friday — "A     Prairie     Pirate"     and 

"Manhattan  Madness." 
Saturday — "The  Best  People." 
Sunday — "Satan  in  Sables." 
Loew's   State — "The   Midshipman." 
Mark  Strand — "Classified." 
Rialto — "New  Brooms." 
Rivoli — "Seven  Keys  to  Baldplate." 
Warners — "Bobbed  Hair." 
Brooklyn  Mark  Strand — -"Little  Annie 
Rooney." 

Next  Week 
Astor — "Proud  Heart." 
Broadway — Not  yet  determined. 
Cameo — Not  yet  determined. 
Capitol — Not  yet  determined. 
Colony — Not  yet  determined. 
Criterion^"The      Vanishing      Amer- 
ican." 
Embassy — "The  Alerry  Widow." 
Mark  Strand — "Lone  Eagle." 
Rialto — "Ancient   Highway." 
Rivoli — "The    New    Commandment." 
Warners — "Rose  of  the  World." 
Brooklyn  Mark  Strand — "The  Fresh- 


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Form   Screen  Guild 

Broadway  Theater  Will  Be  Used  for 

New   York  Showing  of   Revived 
Classics 

Revival  of  many  of  the  old  screen 
classics  is  planned  by  the  Interna- 
tional Film  Arts  Guild,  Inc.,  of  500 
Sth  Ave.,  which  will  function  similarly 
to  the  Theater  Guild.  Film  reviewers 
have  been  asked  to  contribute  lists 
of  what  they  consider  the  10  best 
productions  made.  Using  these  opin- 
ions an  advisory  council,  comprising 
persons  prominent  in  all  branches  of 
the  industry,  will  make  its  selections. 

It  is  planned  to  engage  a  Broadway 
theater  to  show  these  pictures.  Prob- 
ably the  initial  showing  will  be  held 
in  about  three  weeks,  according  to 
Symon  Gould,  director  of  the  Guild. 
Associated  in  the  movement  Gould 
asserts  are  Irving  Caesar  and  Abra- 
ham Menin,  a  former  assistant  dis- 
trict attorney.  Efforts  to  gain 
members  will  be  made  later.  It  is 
intended  to  organize  local  guilds  or 
groups  throughout  the  country. 

Some  of  the  pictures  to  be  shown 
are:  "Broken  Blossoms,"  "The 
Golem,"  "Cabinet  of  Dr.  Caligari," 
"Woman  of  Paris,"  "The  Miracle 
Man,"  "The  Birth  of  a  Nation"  and 
"Intolerance." 


Similar  Move  in  England 
London — The  Film  Society  has 
been  founded  to  show  pictures  which 
reach  a  certain  artistic  standard.  The 
Tivoli,  Strand,  is  being  used  for  the 
performances.  Membership  in  the 
society,  which  is  run  on  a  subscrip- 
tion basis,  is  limited  to  the  capacity 
of  the  house.  Some  of  the  most 
prominent  men  in  England  are  as- 
sociated with  the  project.  Films  to 
be  shown  include  "Warning  Shad- 
ows," "Greed,"  "The  Last  Laugh," 
"The  Marriage  Circle"  and  a  num- 
ber of  American  pictures,  including 
trick  films  and  comedies  with  John 
Bunny  and  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Sidney 
Drew  and  also  early  Sennett  com- 
edies of  the  Keystone  type. 


Plan   Golf   Tournament 

Washington — The  Film  Board  of 
Trade  of  the  Washington  territory 
is  planning  a  golf  tournament  for 
Nov.  6  at  the  Indian  Springs  Golf 
Club. 


Strauss  to   Make   Picture 

Malcolm  Strauss  will  start  produc- 
tion in  two  weeks  on  a  _  story  by 
Police  Commissioner  Enright,  who 
wrote  "Into  the  Net." 


Rachman,  Frudenfeld's  Successor 

Omaha  — ■  J.  Rachman,  newspaper- 
man of  Davenport,  la.,  has  succeeded 
Nate  Frudenfcld  as  advertising  and 
publicity  director  for  World  Theaters. 
Frudenfeld  resigned  to  take  over  the 
management  of  the  Majestic,  in  Cedar 
Rapids. 


Charnas  Enters  Theater  Field 
.     Detroit — Phil  Charnas  has  resigned 
as  salesman  for  Standard   Film   Ser- 
vice   to    manage    the    Southern    and 
Hippodrome    in    Bucyrus. 


Maxwell   Managing   Schine   House 

Herkimer,  N.  Y. — John  Maxwell  is 
now  manager  of  Schine's  Liberty. 


Music  Fight  Looms 

(^Continued  from  Page  1) 
invitation  to  be  become  members  has 
been  sent  to  theater  owners,  military 
and  other  bands,  orchestra  leaders, 
choir  leaders  and  other  persons  inter- 
ested in   public  performances. 

The  headquarters  of  the  association 
are  in  the  Metropolitan  Bldg.  Lieut. - 
Col.  John  Cooper,  president  of  the 
M.  P.  Distributors  Ass'n  is  the  mov- 
ing spirit  and  the  executives  include: 
Lawrence  Solman,  Royal  Alexander 
theater;  John  Arthur,  Hippodrome 
theater;  Jerry  Shea,  Shea's  theater; 
Capt.  W.  M.  Plunkett,  musical  pro- 
ducer ;D.  C.  Ross,  Canadian  Nation- 
al Exhibition;  J.  C.  Brady,  Madison 
theater  and  R.  K.  Hunt,  King  Edward 
Hotel. 

The  purpose  of  the  association  is  to 
see  that  the  musical  organizations  of 
Canada  get  a  square  deal  from  the 
foreign  and  domestic  holders  of  mus- 
ical copyright  and  their  legal  repre- 
sentatives. It  is  just  possible  that 
the  right  of  musical  copyright  holders 
to  demand  a  yearly  license  fee  from 
all  those  who  play  music  in  public 
for  profit  may  be  contested  in  the 
courts. 


Goldbeck  to  Direct 

Los  Angeles — Famous  has  elevated 
Willis  Goldbeck  to  the  rank  of  direc- 
tor. His  first  picture  will  be  "The 
Ace  of  Cads,"  starring  Adolphe  Men- 
jou. 


Capitol  Gets  $62,000  Stage 
Davenport,     Iowa — A.     H.    Blank's 
Capitol  is  to  have  a  new  stage,  to  cost 
$62,000. 


Open  Community  Theater 

College  Si)rings,  la. — A  comnuuiity 
theater  has  been  opened  here.  Pro- 
ceeds go  for  the  school  lunch  room. 


Work  Soon  on  Paramount  House 

Birmingham,  Ala.  —  Construction 
will  shortly  commence  on  the  new 
theater  and  commercial  building 
which  Famous  will  build  at  Tb'^ 
Ave.  and  18th  St.,  through  the 
mingham  Enterprises,  Inc.,  a 
sidiary.  The  building  will  v-osu 
$1,500,000. 


School  for  Ushers 

Established    at    Saxes    Wisconsin    in 

Milwaukee— Said     to     Be     First 

of  Its  Kind 

Milwaukee — An  Usher's  Training 
School  has  been  established  at  Saxe's 
Wisconsin,  under  direction  of  Roland 
Waterson.  The  school  will  help  de- 
velop future  managers.  Not  only 
are  the  boys  being  trained  in  the  es- 
sentials of  service  to  patrons,  but 
they  are  taught  the  rudiments  of 
management.  Advertising  and  pub- 
licity are  explained,  projection  room 
problems  are  studied  and  solutions 
worked  out.  and  production  of  stage 
presentations  is  outlined  by  watching 
the  methods  of  Ed.  Weisfeldt,  pro- 
duction manager. 

It  is  pointed  out  by  Waterson  that 
by  offering  a  real  future  to  the  boys 
a  much  better  class  of  ushers  is  at- 
tracted than  by  any  other  means. 
Since  taking  charge  of  the  front  of 
the  Wisconsin  he  has  spent  consider- 
able time  in  building  up  the  morale 
of  the  house  attaches,  and  has  suc- 
ceeded so  well  that  only  "graduates" 
of  his  training  course  are  considered 
for  positions  in  the  dozen  Saxe 
houses  in  down-town  Milwaukee  and 
the    outskirts. 


Gregory    Sells 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 

Chicago  Amusement  Cos.  The  pur- 
chaser is  William  Kleighe.  Gregory 
is  expected  to  continue  in  the  exhibit- 
ing  field. 

The  theaters  that  will  continue  to 
operate  under  the  new  owners  are: 
the  Partheon,  DeLuxe  and  Orpheum 
at  Hammond,  Ind.,  and  the  Lyric  and 
Forsythe  at  East  Chicago.  J.  L.  Mc- 
Curdy,  formerly  managing  director 
of  the  Randolph  will  be  general 
manager  of  the  circuit  under 
Kleighe's  direction. 


Ill  Health  Forces  Coughlin  Out 

Dallas — B.  J.  Coughlin  has  resign- 
ed as  manager   for   Pathe,  due  to   i^' 
health.      He    is    succeeded    by    A. 
Gary,  of  Memphis. 


Lieber  to  Build 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
The  board  of  directors  of  the  Circle 
Theater  Co.  is  composed  of  Robert 
',ieber,  Fred  C.  Gardner,  Herman  P. 
-.ieber,  Leo  M.  Rappaport,  Edgar  O. 
Hunter,  Theodore  Stempfel  and  A. 
L.  Block.  The  Circle  was  erected  in 
1916. 
■  X  

/  Meighan  Going  to  Florida 

Thomas  Meighan  leaves  for  Florida 
Nov.  18  to  make  exteriors  for  his 
next  picture,  an  original  by  Ring 
Lardner. 


Allan   Ritchie   Shifted 

Allan  G.  Ritchie,  who,  for  the  past 
five  years,  has  been  associated  with 
the  Montreal  exchange  of  Famous, 
has  been  apijointed  manager  of  the 
office  at  Winnipeg. 


Fire  Damages  St.  Paul  House 
St.     Paul  —  Damage    estimated    at 
$8,000   was    caused    by    a    fire   at    the 
Alhambra,  F.  &  R.'s  downtown  house. 


Appointed   K.  C.   Branch  Manager 

Kansas  City — Louis  Rcichcrt  is 
now  branch  manager  for  Warner 
Bros. 


Trowbridge  Now  Working  in  Detroit 

Detroit — W.  C.  Trowbridge,  home 
office  publicity  representative  for 
Fox,  is  working  in  the  local  territory. 


\-,.^  Not  Cranfield  and  Clarke 

Included  in  the  short  subject  re- 
views which  appeared  in  the  Sunday 
issue  was  "In  Other  Lands,"  credited 
to  Cranfield  and  Clarke,  Inc.  This 
was  an  error.  Chadwick  is  the  pro- 
ducer. 


Open  House  During  Anniversary 

Cleveland — The  Rialto,  one  of  the 
chain  operated  by  Scoville,  Essick  & 
Reiff,  celebrated  its  sixth  anniversary 
last  week  by  maintaining  open  house 
during  all  performances  for  steady 
patrons. 


Saperstein,  Troy  Manager,  Resigns 

Troy,  N.  Y. — Louis  Saperstein,  re- 
cently appointed  manager  of  the  Pal- 
ace has  tendered   his  resignation. 


Film  Renter  Changes  Cable  Add 

London — The      Film     Renter 
changed   its   cable   address   to   "M 
picnews,   Westcest,   London." 


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To   Increase  Progre 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 
initial   starring  vehicle.     Lois  Mc 
will    probably    be    seen    in    other 
spiration  pictures. 

Smith  has  been  reorganizing  i 
view  of  expanding  production, 
has  appointed  Emil  Jensen  s 
manager.  The  scenario  departn 
comprises  Mrs.  Violet  E.  Powell,  '. 
Bartlett  and  C.   Graham  Baker. 


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Buys  Interest  in  Pittsburgh  Excha 

Pittsburgh— J.  Allison  Gribble 
Meyer  E.  Goldstein,  both  form 
with  First  National  have  purch; 
an  interest  in  the  Supreme  excha 
and  will  be  associated  with  Harr- 
Grelle. 


Sun  Replaces  Crescent 

Holdrege,  Neb. — The  Sun  has 
placed  the  Crescent  which  was 
stroyed  by  fire  last  January.  F 
Kerwood,  who  had  been  associ 
with  M.  H.  Garvin  in  the  man 
ment  of  two  Omaha  houses,  i!|i 
charge. 


Wanted — 

Original  negative 
long  shot  Paris  Air-{ 
drome  showing 
passenger  plane  on 
field  and  long  shot|( 
of  London  Air- 
drome showing 
passenger  plane  on 
field. 

W.  D.  KELLY 

Bryant  9850 


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Released  Mmt- 

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NJewspaper  Opinions 

lalifornia    Straight   Ahead" — Univ. 
Read's,  Cleveland 

FEWS — *  *  *  is  a  delirious  effort  made 
lout  much  thought  of  plausibility.  In  one 
tience  the  director  goes  quite  mad  in 
attempt    to    inject    action    and    comedy. 

LAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  there  was  not 
comedy  effort  that  touched  my  funny 
e,  and  I  still  ba've  a  good  sense  of 
lor,  despite  the  terrible  pictures  I  am 
:ed   to   see   from   time  to   time.    *   *   ♦ 


"Classified"— First  Nat'l 
Rivoli,   Baltimore 

UN —    ♦  ♦  ♦     poj-    diverting,    thoroughly 
sing  and  humorous  entertainment,  we  have 

few    films    recently    that    can    compare 

it.    *  *  * 


The    Dark   Angel"— First   Nat'l 
Circle,  Indianapolis 

TAR — *  *  •  There  are  some  beautiful 
es  such  as  no  other  director  seems  to 
apable  of  securing  and  the  photography 
larticularly    meritorious.     *   *   * 


"Don   Q"— United  Artists 
Stillman,   Cleveland 

tews—*  ♦  *  In  "Don  Q"  Mr.  Fairbanks 
;f  anything,  even  more  active  than  be- 
He  is  on  the  jump  every  second  and 
introduction  of  an  Australian  bull  whip 
;is  chief  weapon  adds  much  to  the  ex- 
Tent  of  this  Spanish  melodrama.  •  *  • 
iESS— *  *  *  Douglas  Fairbanks,  in  this 
ire  more  than  in  his  others,  seems  to 
he  small  boy's  perfect  hero.  ♦  *  ♦ 
MES — *  *  *  Fairbanks  dominates  the 
re  with  every  movement  of  his  latest 
tainment  creating  adjunct — an  Austral- 
vhip.    *  *  • 


usilla  With  A   Million"— F.  B.  O. 
Hip,  Boston 

5WS — *  *  *  "Drusilla"  moves  on,  roU- 
ip  charm  and  freshness  like  a  snowball. 

fN — *  *  *  It  makes  determined  and 
acted  tugs  at  every  one  of  our  heart 
fs  and  strains  of  sentimentality  flow 
road    streams    through    the    entire    story. 

t  change    of    Wives" — Metro-Gold. 
State,  Boston 

;RALD— *  *  ♦  "Exchange  of  Wives" 
=  of  the  most  humorous  comedies  seen 
eason.   *  *  * 

State,  Cleveland 

■WS —  »  »  «  while  I  never  saw  the 
lal  it  seems  almost  incredible  that  any 
acts  behind  the  footlights  could  con- 
the  concentrated  sti^idity  of  these 
I  characters.  •  *  * 

AIN    DEALER—    ♦  *  »    The    tale    is 

ly  told  and  there  are  flashes  of  brilliant 

ly,     but     under    the    surface    one    feels 

is    occasionally    an    unpleasant    under- 

a  It    of    unsavory    love,     created    to    give 

-  II    to   those   who   like   them   of   a    fleshly 


"The  Fighting  Heart"— Fox 
Empress,  Omaha 

WORLD-HERALD—  *  *  *  While  some 
of  the  scenes  are  designed  more  to  fit  popu- 
lar conception  than  real  life,  the  picture  is 
nevertheless       appealing       and       entertaining. 

Boston,  Boston 

TRAVELER—*  *  *  George  O'Brien  in  the 
role  of  a  hay-shaker  who  becomes  a  boxing 
champion.  This  gives  him  a  chance  to  do  a 
little  acting  and  a  chance  to  show  his  prowess 
in  the  ring.    »  *   * 


"The  Freshman"— Pathe 
Adams,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  a  score  of  the  fun- 
niest scenes  this  writer  ever  saw,  and  he  has 
seen  most  of  them.   ♦  ♦  ♦ 

NEWS — *  *  *  The  laugh  situations  come 
so  thick  and  fast  that  there  is  hardly  a  mo- 
ment's time  for  the  audience  to  settle  back 
in    sober    reflection.    ♦  *  * 

TIMES—*  *  *  Harold  long  ago  estab- 
lished a  reputation  for  dispensing  sure-fire 
entertainment.  "The  Freshman,"  is  no  ex- 
ception. It  has  his  previous  classics  seem- 
ing pale  and  helpless,  so  volatile  and  spon- 
taneous is  it  in  Its  humor.   *   *  » 


"The  Gold  Rush"— United  Artists 
Lyric,  Cincinnati 

TIMES-STAR—*  *  '  there  should  be  an 
almost  unanimous  agreement  that  Chaplin's 
"lone  prospector"  will  live  long  in  memory 
as  one  of  the  really  fine  character  creations 
of    the   screen.    *   *  * 


"Graustark" — First    Nat'l 
Stanley,    Philadelphia 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  The  film  is  delight- 
ful in  its  economy  of  detail.  There  is  not 
a  bit  that  is  tiresome  and  not  an  inch  that 
could    be   left    out    with    out    spoiling    effect. 

*  *  * 

INQUIRER—*  *  *  Norma  Talmadge,  is 
not  so  emotional  in  "Graustark,"  as  she  was 
in  "The  Lady,"  nor  is  she  so  versatile  as 
she   was   in    "Secrets."    ♦  ♦  ♦ 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  *  *  Miss  Tal- 
madge as  the  Princess  V  etive  is  a  palpi- 
tating person,  who  plays  the  part  with 
faithful  adherence  to  Mr.  McCutcheon's 
writing.    ♦  •  * 


"Hell's  Highroad"— Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 
Colonial,  Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  Mr.  DeMille  has  done  some 
excellent  work  with  the  material  he  had  in 
hand,  but  even  his  genius  seems  to  have 
been  incapable  of  speeding  up  the  first 
two    reels.    *  *  * 


"Lights  of    Old    Broadway" — Metro- 
Gold— State,    Baltimore 

AMERICAN — *  *  *    Monta    Bell,    already 
famous    as    a:   director,    has    added    new    glory 
to    his    name    by    the   deft    handling    of    Mi 
Davies    in    this   picture.      Color    photograp' 
has     been     used     with     nice     discrimination. 


"Little    Annie    Rooney" — United 
Artists — Rialto,    Omaha 

WORLD-HERALD—  *  *  *  The  picture 
is  natural  to  the  smallest  detail,  the  kids  are 
kids  and  even  a  reporter  acts  like  a  real  one. 


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Tuesday,  November  3,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


ROWLAND 

By  DANNY 

To  continue  with    First     Na- 

nal.     All    of    which    is  as   it 

bnld  be.  And  for  the  first  time 

months.    The  situation  is  def- 

tely    clarified.      Rowland    has 

ne  a  big  job  for  FN.  No  doubt 

that.   There  arose  a  difiference 

opinion   as   to   compensation. 

)\v  this  has  been  settled.   And 

land  continues  with  his  pro- 

on  policy. 

ncidentally    looking    after    things 

lerally.      And    this    also    means    a 

Meanwhile  the   Executive   Com- 

ttee.     Really  the  responsible  heads 

F.   N.     Have  some  big  moves  al- 

ist  ready.    Some  of  them  vi'ill  come 

;  soon.     Others  will  develop  with- 

the  next  few  months.     So  you  can 

get  a  lot  of  the  recent  idle  chatter 

t    as   you    were    tipped.      There    is 

thing  to  it.     There  will  be  nothing 

it. 

Max  hinder  has  passed 
away,  hinder  was  the  leader 
of  the  early  comedians.  Back 
in  1910  he  was  an  outstanding 
figure  in  the  comedy  field.  In- 
deed Chaplin  once  sent  him  an 
autographed  photo  in  which 
he  mentioned  hinder  as  "Mas- 
ter." But  that  was  before 
Charlie  was  the  greatest  of 
them  all. 

Diamant-Berger.  now  producing 
re  for  Associated  Exhibitors,  was 
nder's  director  in  the  olden  days. 
1919  Berger  did  his  best  to  bring 
nder  back.  But  while  the  pictures 
(.Continued  on  Page  2) 


'hird  in  Washington? 

amers  Non-Committal  on  Report 
They  May  Build — Fox  and  Fam- 
ous Certain  to  Go  In 
The  Warners  refuse  to  make  any 
finite  committment  on  the  report 
3m  Washington  that  they  may  build 
|first-run  there.  Should  they  so  de- 
le, their  house  will  make  the  third 
oducer-owned  theater  scheduled  for 
at  city.  Fo.x  will  occupy  the  the- 
er  to  be  part  of  the  National  Press 
"ub  building  and  Famous  intends 
tering  there,  too. 

The  Warners  hold  a  contract  to 
ly  in' the  uptown  theaters  operated 
the  Stanley-Crandall  Co.,  but,  ac- 
rding  to  report,  Harry  M.  Warner 
not  satisfied  with  this  arrangement. 


May  Gut  Tax  to  $1 

Exemptions    Including    That    Ticket 
So  Priced  Possible — Washington 

Undetermined 
Washington  —  Tax    on    admissions 
up  to  Itil  may  be  eliminated. 

Members  of  the  Ways  and  Means 
Committee  have  not  reached  any  de- 
cision. There  seems  to  be  a  leaning 
toward  a  partial  removal  of  the  tax 
and  it  is  this  indication  that  gives 
rise  to  the  belief  that  admissions  up 
to  |1  will  be  exempted.  If  this  elim- 
ination is  made,  it  would  of  course 
mean  that  the  industry  to  all  intents 
and  purposes  will  be  relieved  of  ad- 
mission taxes. 


Famous    Denies    Monopoly    Exists 

Washington — Famous  denied  con- 
spiracy and  monopoly  charges  which 
have  been  pending  Isefore  the  Federal 
Trade  Commission  since  1921  in  a 
brief  filed  yesterday. 

The  corporation  declares  its  devel- 
opment had  been  lawful. 


Bogart    Rogers    Here 

Bogart  Rogers,  general  manager  of 
Douglas  MacLean  Prod,  is  in  New 
York. 


Play-Date  Relief 

May    Be    Basis    of    Suit    in    Jersey — 

M.    P.    T.    O.    Directors   Meet   in 

Camden 

At  a  meeting  of  the  board  of  di- 
rectors of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  New- 
Jersey  at  the  Walt  Whitman  Hotel, 
at  Camden,  the  matter  of  protection 
brought  forth  a  two  hour  discussion. 
It  developed  that  E.  Thornton  Kelly 
will,  within  a  forthnight,  institute  a 
suit  in  the  Equity  Court  of  New  Jer- 
sey arising  out  of  a  plea  for  relief 
because  of  his  inability  to  obtain  play 
dates  within  a  reasonable  time  after 
the  pictures  for  which  he  had  con- 
tracted had  been  released  as  alleged 
by   him. 

At   the   meeting,   Joseph   M.   Seider 

^Coiitiinicil   oil   Page   2) 


Jessel  in  Films 

George  Jessel,  star  of  "The  Jazz 
Singer"  will  also  star  in  "The  Cherry 
Tree,"  a  five-reeler  to  be  made  by 
William  Alexander,  former  head  of 
tlie  Alexander  Film  Co.  in  the  East 
It  will  lie  adapted  from  "George 
Washington,    Jr.,"    a    vaudeville    skit. 


Confirm  Rowland  Contract 

A  number  of  directors  of  First  Na- 
tional met  yesterday  and  confirmed 
the  new  contract  with  Richard  A. 
Rowland. 


English  Ratio  Up  to  1-4  By  1929; 

To  Produce  60  First  Quota  Year 


The  Trend  Abroad 

Berlin — The  Hungarian  Gov- 
ernment has  adopted  the  quota 
system  and  now  makes  it  com- 
pulsory for  every  Hungarian 
distributor  to  release  a  domes- 
tic picture  for  every  thirty  im- 
ported. A  drastic  tax  on  posi- 
tive imports  has  also  been 
imposed. 


Paris — "Le  Matin"  says  that 
American  money  must  not  be 
allowed  "to  achieve  the  sad 
work  of  killing  native  industry 
as  it  has  already  done  in  Eng- 
land." 


Vienna — The  agitation  for 
Government  restrictions  against 
American  films  continues.  The 
charge  that  America  has  de- 
stroyed native  production  is  still 
maintained. 


Two  Deals   Closed 

Von  Stroheim  and  W.  C.  Fields  Sign 
With    Famous — Neilan    Contract 

To  Come  Later 
On  Oct.  26,  THE  FILM  DAILY 
exclusively  stated  that  Eric  Von 
Stroheim  would  sign  with  Famous. 
Jesse  L.  Lasky  made  the  official  an- 
nouncement yesterday.  Von  Stro- 
heim will  both  direct  and  appear  in 
his  series,  the  first  of  which  will  be 
started   in    February. 

On  Oct.  7.  THE  FILM  DAILY 
exclusively  stated  that  W.  C.  Fields 
was  about  to  sign  a  five  year  con- 
tract as  a  Paramount  star.  This,  too, 
was  officially  announced  by  Lasky 
yesterday  with  the  added  information 
that  Fields  will  work  in   Hollywood, 

(Continued   on  Page   2) 


Seider,   M.   P.  T.   O.   Business  M'g'r. 

Joseph  M.  Seider  has  been  appoint- 
ed business  manager  of  the  M.  P.  T. 
O.  A.  and  will  at  once  organize  a 
service  bureau.  A  closer  working  ar- 
rangement between  the  administrative 
committee  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  and 
the  Havs  office  is  looked  for. 


Moore  Quits  Williams'  Company 

London — Sir  Harold  Moore  has  re- 
signed as  a  director  of  British  Na- 
tional Pictures,  J.  D.  Williams'  new 
company. 


Official    Trade    Plan    Calls    for 

Quality  Pictures  Only — End 

to  Block  Booking  Seen 


By  ERNEST  W.  F REDMAN 
The  Film  Renter  and  M.  P.  News 

London — The  Government  will  be 
asked  to  give  immediate  attention  to 
the  plan  for  the  revival  of  British 
production.  Details  which  are  now 
public  provide  for  the  1-10  ratio  to 
become  effective  in  January,  1927  and 
a  gradual  increase  of  from  ten  to 
twenty-five  per  cent  by  1929. 

However,  the  date  of  operation 
may  be  postponed  if  a  sufficient 
number  of  good  British  pictures  is 
not  forthcoming  by  that  time.  Poor 
English  films  may  be  disqualified  for 
quota  purposes.  Therefore,  the  nlan 
resolves  into  one  of  quality.  An  ex- 
pert opinion  figures  England  will 
produce  60  pictures  the  first  year  of 
the  quota. 

The  Board  of  Trade  will  be  the 
authority  to  decide  their  quality  and 
will  further  see  that  exhibitors  are 
safeguarded  against  extortionate 
prices.  The  gradual  increase  to 
twenty-five  per  cent,  like  the  original 
restriction  of  ten  per  cent,  will  be 
binding  upon  both  exhibitors  and 
renters. 

The  official  plan,  drawn  un  by  com- 
mittees representing  every  branch  of 
the  British  industry,  deals  drastically 
with  block  booking.  Beginning  with 
January,  1926,  all  films  must  pass  the 
(Continued  on  Page  3) 


Community  Chain 

Oliver  Kehrlein  to  Build  Six  Houses 
In  and  Around   San   Francisco 
Bay  District 

San  Francisco — The  Kehrlein  Co., 
of  which  Oliver  Kehrlein  is  the  head,  is 
reported  about  to  launch  a  chain  of 
six  community  theaters  of  which  a 
house  on  Telegraph  Ave.,  near  48th 
St.,  in  the  Claremont  district  of  Oak- 
land will  be  the  first.  The  new  the- 
ater will  have  a  seating  capacity  of 
1,800  and  will  be  known  as  the  Clare- 
mont  Kinema. 

Sites  for  the  remaining  theaters 
have  been  obtained  on  Grand  Ave., 
the  Piedmont  district,  Lake  Shoret 
Boulevard,       Alameda.       and       Parki 

(Continued  from   Page   3)  . 


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Vol  XXXIV  No.  28  Tuesday.  Nov.  3.  1925  Price  5  Cents 


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Quotations 

High    Low  Close 

Balaban   &   Katz    Not 

Eastman    Kodak    ..llOf^    110  110 

Famous    Players    ..108^    108  108 

F.    P.    Pfd 115        115  115 

Film    Inspection    .  .      S'A        514  S'A 

First    National     Not 

Fox    Film    "A"     ..    82}^      8154  81J4 

Loew's,     Inc 39ii     39^  39^4 

Metro-Gold.   Pfd.    ..    21^      21%  21^ 

M.  P.  Cap.  Corp.  . .    18%      18%  18% 

Pathe    Exch.    "A"      88   .      8634  86% 

Trans-Lux    Screen      1254      11^  1154 

Universal     Pict.     .  .    46%     45J4  4654 

Univ.   Pict.   Pfd.    . .    99          9854  99 

Warner  Brothers   .  .    21          205^  20% 

Warner  Pictures    ..1754      1754  1754 


Sales 

quoted 

1,200 

4,500 

100 

300 

quoted 

4,700 

4,000 

100 

100 

800 

24,000 

400 

300 

1,400 

200 


Play-Date  Relief 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

said  a  new  liuilding  code  will  be  in- 
troduced at  the  next  session  of  the 
legislature  and  that  a  reduction  in 
light  and  power  rates  would  soon  be- 
come  effective. 


Accounting  Specialists 

to  the 

Motion  Pictut  eindustry 
LEARNER  &  BLOOIVIGARnEN 

Cffrtifi<*d  P-  blic  Accountants 

186  Joralemon  St.  Bklsm,   N.  Y. 

Phone    Triangle    5450-5451 


When   you    think   of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B'^B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Picture 

and  Theatrical  insurance  for 

the  past  fifteen  years. 


Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 

1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C 

Bryant  3040 


ROWLAND 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

were  a  fair  success  abroad  they  failed 
to  arouse  any  great  enthusiasm  any- 
where in  this  country. 

Seider's   Work 

The  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  A.  have  named 
Joe     Seider     as     business     manager. 
Seider   is   a  pretty   smart   chap  along 
certain    lines.      Certain    it   is    that   he 
will    keep    things    humming.      He    is 
that  type  of  man.     There  are  a  great 
many  matters  which  need  the  atten- 
tion of  a  general  manager  in  national 
exhibitor    circles.       The     official    an- 
nouncement forwarded  with  reference 
to     his     appointment     indicates     that 
Seider  will  cooperate   with  the   Hays 
office  on  various  matters.     It  is  about 
time  that  such  cooperation  developed. 
Had  this  developed  a  few  years  ago 
many  people  might  have   been  much 
better    off.      Incidentally    a    few    less 
spit  balls  might  have  been  fired. 
"Jimmy's"   Day 
"Jimmy"    Walker,   beloved   by   pic- 
ture folk  generalljf.     And  particularly 
here.       Promises     to    be     Mayor    of 
Greater  New  York  by  nightfall.    This 
is   Jimmy's   day. 


1-4  Ratio  by   1929 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 
censor  board  and  under  a   new  con- 
tract   to   come    into    being   then,   will 
have  to  be  released  within  six  months 
of    the    booking    date. 

I'he  central  studio,  contemplated 
home  of  all  British  producing  units, 
is  advocated.  The  entire  program 
will  be  submitted  to  the  trade  at  once 
and  then  to  the  Government. 


Arbitration  Board  Fight  Up 

First  steps  in  the  fight  "to  secure 
a  showdown  on  Famous  Players'  de- 
fiance to  the  board,"  are  to  be  taken 
at  Thursday's  meeting  of  the  arbitra- 
tion board,  when  the  case  of  the  com- 
pany vs.  H.  Tammen,  Moon  theater. 
Yankton,    S.    D.   is   called. 

Effort  will  be  made  to  have  the 
case  dismissed  on  the  ground  that 
Paramount  has  no  standing  in  arbi- 
tration as  the  result  of  its  action  in 
revoking  submission  to  arbitration  in 
the  case  of  George   Legeros. 


Allison    Heads   Atlanta    Board 

-Atlanta — The  Film  Board  yester- 
day elected  George  R.  Allison  of  Fox 
president;  C.  R.  Beacham,  First  Na- 
tional, vice  president  and  James  H. 
Butner,  Educational,  secretary-treas- 
uier.  Directors  are:  Allison,  Beach- 
am,  Butner.  James  Hanlon  of  Metro- 
Goldwyn  and  Ira  Stone  of  Warners. 
Raljjh  Williams  of  Universal  is  chair- 
man  of  the  arbitration  board. 


Weld  in   Charge  for  Frank 

Waterloo,  la.  —  .A.rthur  E.  Weld 
has  joined  the  Frank  Amusement  Co. 
He  has  been  managing  the  Strand 
for  four  years,  in  opposition  to  a 
neighborhood  Frank  house.  The 
Frank  enterprises,  reported  financial 
'v  backed  by  the  M.  P.  Capital  Corp 
has   launched  an   expansion  program. 


Elections  Affect  Canadian  Business 

Toronto — Many  theaters  experienc- 
ed poor  business  during  the  week 
preceding  the  Federal  general  elec- 
tions on  October  29.  On  the  night  of 
the  elections,  however,  theaters  gen- 
erally played  to  packed  houses. 


For  R-nt 
Direct    Focus 

BELL      -      HOWELL 
&   AKELEV  CAMPRAS"! 

With   or    Without    Cameramen 

SElbEN    CAMERA    EXCHANGE 
729   7th  Ave.,   N.   Y.   C. 

Bryant  3951 


At  English  Studios 

Maurice  Elvey  to  Film  H.  G.  Wells 

— Gainsborough     Adding     More 

Units 

London — Maurice  Elvey  intends 
producing  "The  War  of  the  Worlds' 
and  "When  the  Sleeper  Wakes  in 
Jr^aris"  by  H.  G.  Wells.  He  is  at 
present  making  a  series  of  ghost 
stories,  each   in  two  reels. 

Cosmopolitan  Prod,  has  taken  over 
the  Barker  studio  at  Ealing  to  make 
short   subjects. 

W.  and  F.  is  producing  a  series 
of  six  W.  B.  Maxwell  stories  under 
the  general  title,  "Children  of  the 
Night."  James  (Jarew  and  Gertrude 
McCoy  are  featured  and  Capt.  C.  C. 
Calvert  is  directing. 

Gainsborough  Pictures  Ltd.  have 
signed  Alfred  J.  Hitchcock  to  direct. 
His  second  picture  is  "Fear-o'  God," 
an  original  by  Charles  Lapworth. 
Gainsborough  will  also  probably 
handle  a  series  to  be  made  by  Carlyle 
Blackwell,  the  first  to  be  "The  Four 
Warriors,"   also   by    Lapworth. 

O^.  B.  Samuelson  and  Harry  Eng- 
holni  have  written  a  story  dealing 
with  ICngland's  Unknown  Warrior. 
RoI)ert  C.  Cullen  will  direct  and 
Britannia    Films,    Ltd..    distribute. 

Frothingham    Dead 

l.c.s  .\nge!es — J.  L.  Frothingham 
clird  late  Sun(la\-  night.  He  was  well 
known    as   h    producer. 

Lester    Cunso    Dies 

Hollywood — Lester  Cuneo  is  dead 
nf  a  pistol  wound,  jjolice  assert,  which 
was  self-inflicted  after  a  quarrel  with 
his    wife. 


Nanook    Dead 

London  — Returning  whalers  report 
he  death  of  the  Nanook,  the   Eskimo 
whose  claim  to  fame  was  his  appear- 
anre    in    "Nanook   of   the    North." 


CHARLIE 
CHAPLIN 


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arriving  there  the  end  of  January, 
Tom  J.  Geraghty  will  supervise  thi., 
unit.  i 

The   deal   for   Marshall   Neilan   in; 
volves  several  angles  yet  to  be  ironef 
out.     Lasky  is  expected  to  announc 
the   signing  of  the   contract  momem! 
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Johnston  Back;  Rayart's  Plans 

\\'.  Ray  Johnston,  president  ot 
Rayart  Pictures  is  in  town  from  th( 
Coast,  where  he  saw  completion  o) 
four  productions,  "The  Fighting 
Thoroughbreds,"  "The  Midnight  Lim- 
ited," "Hold  Everything"  and  "Rac- 
ing Romance."  The  following  arc 
now  being  prepared:  "fhe  High 
Flyer,"  "The  Windjammer,"  "Th( 
Salesman"  and  "Bride  and  Gloom," 
a  comedy.  Jack  Perrin  has  beer 
signed  for  a  series. 


Stop,  look 
and  Laugh! 

HAL  ROACH 

pres'  Dt> 

CLYDE  COOK 


'n   A    new  series  of    two    reel  comedies 
that  Will  make'em  scream. 

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Presentations 

.4  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
in.  which  first-runs  build  their 
,.:jrani8  and  written  from  the  an- 
\e  of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
Dtveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 

ed  i»  developing  their  own  shows. 

Rialto 

Unit  No.  1— Revue— "At  College." 
n  Bernie,  the  orchestra  leader,  an- 
unces  the  various  numbers  from 
;  pit,  introducing  comedy  patter, 
le  musicians  wear  college  caps, 
lev  give  a  college  selection  before 
rtain.  Scene:  Typical  college 
bm.  Painted  drop  shows  large 
^mitory  window  in  center,  with 
okcases  on  sides.  Trophy  cups, 
lege  emblems,  athletic  equipment 
walls.  Ensemble  consists  of  12 
U'  iand  boys.  '-  ^  Football  song 
ig  by  captain  of  team  in  sport 
eater,  (b)  Glee  club  quartet  in 
lege  blazers,  offer  vocal  and  instru- 
ntal  numbers.-  (c)  Eccentric 
nee.  (d)  Rogers  sisters  in  vocal 
mber,  with  piano,  (e)  Girls'  danc- 
f  quartet,  (f)  Snake  dance  by  en- 
:  ensemble  to  celebrate  football 
tory.  As  curtains  close,  orchestra 
es  novelty  number,  with  different 
riibers  singing  in  turn  comedy 
;s.  '  Time,  20  minutes. 
Jrtit  No.  2— News  Weekly.  Time, 
minutes. 

Jnit    No.    3— Short    subject— "The 
rery   Art."   a   skiing  novelty. 
Jnit  No.  4 — Organ  specialty,  by  J. 
:hur  Geis.    An  original  songalogue. 
Ow's    Your    Voice?"    with    colored 
les    on    screen    carrying    lines    of 
Jular  songs.    Titles  on  screen  also 
[^    audience    into    joining    in    the 
es.'    Time,  6  minutes. 
|nit      No.      5 — Feature    —    "New 
iloitis."     Time,  60  minutes. 
Jilit   No.   6 — Short   comedy — "Hot 
!)ks.''     Time,    12    minutes. 

7. 


Ludwig  Buys  Two  Series 
..udwig  Film  Exchange  of  Mil- 
akee  has  purchased  six  Eileen 
gwicks,  six  Bill  Pattons  and  "Eyes 
Hollywood,"  a  feature,  from  Ches- 
leld   Pictures. 


iC-View   of  Barthelmess'    Picture 

pre-view  of  "The  Beautiful  City," 
be   held   tomorrow,   at   the   club- 

ise    of    the    Grand!    Street    Boy's 

I'n. 


Associated  Executive  on  Coast 

Ms  Angeles — Oren  Woody,  spe- 
^ representative  for  Associated  Ex- 
itors,    has    arrived    for   a    month's 


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^ri's   Latest,   "Countess   in   lov^a" 
I  he    final    title    for    Pola    Negri's 

picture  is  "A  Countess  in  Iowa." 

St.  Clair  directed. 


ir  Exhibitor:   Ask  at  the  Film  Exchanges 
for  the 


8  little   to   psk  for,   but    it'«    the    only 
liable  aid  you  can  give  your  musicians 
to  help  put  the  picture  over. 


Hutchinson  Series  Selected 
Los  Angeles — S.  S.  Hutchinson, 
who  will  produce  a  series  of  four  for 
Associated  Exhibitors,  Inc.,  has  sel- 
ected the  three  vehicles  to  follow 
"The  Nut  Cracker,"  in  which  Edward 
Horton  and  Mae  Busch  will  star. 


"U"   Announcement   Soon 

Los  Angeles — Carl  Laemmle.  here 
from  New  York,  said  yesterday  he 
would  announce  Universal's  new  pro- 
duction activities  in  a  few  days.  A 
successor  to  Ray  Schrock  is  looked 
for   soon. 


Mrs.   Valentino's   Vehicle    Selected 

"Do  Clothes  Make  the  Woman?"  is 
the  title  of  the  picture  which  F.  B.  O. 
will  produce  in  the  East  starring 
Mrs.  Rudolph  Valentino  who  sails 
today  from    Paris   on   the    Leviathan. 


Eve    Unsell,    Blankfield    Here 

Kve  Unsell  and  her  husband,  Lester 
Blankfield  are  in  New  York  from  the 
Coast  on  a  vacation.  At  the  Bilt- 
more.  Upon  her  return  Mis.s  Unsell 
starts   a    contract   with    Fox. 


New   Hoffman   Series  for   Sax 

Los  .A.ngeles — Sam  Sax  is  here 
from  New  York  to  confer  with  Rc- 
naud  Hoffman  on  the  new  series  of 
six  which  Hoffman  will  make  for 
Lumas  Film. 


Ford  May  Direct  Kyne  Story 

Los  Angeles — Jack  Ford  may  di- 
rect "Wrestling  for  Cupid,"  a  Peter 
B.  Kyne  story  for  Fox.  It  depends 
upon  the  completion  of  "Three  Bad 
Men." 


Ufa    Officials    to    Hollywood 

Major  .Alexander  Graua  and  Dr. 
Nicholas  Kaufmann  of  the  Ufa  left 
for  a  short  visit  to  Hollywood  yes- 
terday. 


Minn.    Town    Loses    Sunday    Shows 

.\lexandria.  Minn. — In  a  test  elec- 
tion here,  Sunday  shows  were  deci- 
sively defeated  by  a  majority  of  over 
400.  " 


"The  Phantom"  at  Colony 

"The  Phantom  of  the  Opera"  goes 
into  the  Colony,  following  the  run  of 
"The  Freshman." 


"Flirtation,"  Corinne's  Next 

"Flirtation"  is  the  title  for  the  next 
Corinne  Griffith  picture,  oriefinally 
called  "Caesar's  Wife." 


The  Ski's  the  Limit! 
"THE  SILVERY  ART" 

One-Reel  Skiing  Sensation 
Now  playing  at  the 

RIALTO,  N.  Y. 


729  7th  Av  Ff'JLBiaiU      N.  Y.  C. 
Edwin    Miles    Fadman,    Pres. 


Community   Chain 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
Boulevard.  Hehrlein  formerly  oper- 
ated the  Oakland-Kinema.  Later  he 
conducted  the  Franklin  and  a  group 
in  F'resno.  His  holdings  were  sold 
some  two  years  ago.  The  commun- 
ity theater  project  is  planned  to  em- 
brace a  wide  area  in  and  about  the 
Bay   district. 


1,250-Seat  House  for  Oakland 

Oakland — Plans  have  been  drawn 
by  Sam  Perlin  for  a  1,250-seat  thea- 
ter to  be  erected  at  Park  Blvd.  and 
Wellington  St.  The  theater  will  be 
operated  in  conclusion  with  the  Clare- 
niont  and  Strand  and  will  represent 
an   investment   of  $150,000. 


Building  in  Santa  Cruz 
Santa  Cruz  — ■  Plans  have  been 
drawn  by  J.  A.  Harvey  for  a  400 
seat  house,  one-half  block  from  the 
Unique  and  New  Santa  Cruz  which 
will  open  Dec.  15.  The  house  will 
be  known  as  the  Casino.  The  T.  & 
D.  at  Hanford  has  also  been  leased 
by   Harvey,  effective   in   March. 


Coast  Exchange   Bldg.   Ready 

Los  Angeles — The  new  exchange 
building  at  Washington  and  Vermont 
which  was  erected  by  Gore  Bros. 
will  open  generally  in  a  few  days. 
The  first  occupants  are  Principal 
Pictures.  The  entire  structure  will 
he  devoted  to  films  and  allied  amuse- 
ment   industries. 


Theda  Bara   Writes  Book 

Theda    Bara    is    due    in    from    the 
Coast   in  a   few   days   to  arrange   for 

the  piiblication  of  ''The  Things  That 
Women   Won't   Tell,'*  her  l)Ook, 


"Eeeland   Reviews"  a  Weekly 

"Reeland  Reviews,"  br^'inning  to- 
morrow, becomes  a  weekly  publi- 
cation. Until  now,  it  has  appeared 
once  a  month. 


Newmeyer   Adds    McKenna 

Director  Fred  Newmeyer  has  added 
Kenneth  McKenna  to  the  cast  of 
"The  Limatic  at  Large,"  which  stars 
Leon   Errol. 


Coogan  at  Capitol  Sunday 

"Old  Clothes"  opens  at  the  Capitol 
on    .Sundaw 


CHARLIE 
CHAPLIN 

in 

A  Dog's  Life 

Released  Nov,  22 

Pafhepicture 


Vancouver  House  to  Seat  2,200 
Vancouver — J.  F.  Langer,  repre- 
sentative of  a  theater  company,  the 
name  of  which  is  not  revealed 
states  plans  are  going  ahead  for  the 
erection  of  a  large  theater  on  a  site 
on  Granville  St.  near  Smythe.  The 
house  will  seat  2,200. 


$7  Wage  Increase 

Washington  —  A  settlement  Has 
been  reached  in  the  wage  scale  ne- 
gotiations between  theater  managers, 
musicians  and  stage  hands,  whereby 
the  latter  receive  a  weekly  increase 
of  $7.  ,  ^. 


Ullman  Establishes  Headquarter^ 

S.  George  Ullman,  personal  repi'e- 
sentative  and  business  manager  flor 
Rudolph  Valentino,  has  opened  Of- 
fices at   1440   Broadway.  ' j  [ 


Turpin   Rejoining   Sennett   Soorii 
Los  Angeles — Ben  Turpin  will  ta|ce 
a  month's  vacation  and  upon  his  ijC- 
turn     start     work     again     for     Mrtck 

Sennett.  |i! 


Blanche    Sweet   to    Coast    |:i| 
Blanche    Sweet,   is  on   her   way'!  to 
the  Coast  to  play  in  "The  Far  Gitj," 
to  be  made  under  direction  of  SvlvjitJO 
Balboni.  ^' 


Conway  Tearle  Eastbound 

Los  Angeles  —  Conway  Tearle  lis 
en  route  to  New  York  to  play  iin 
"Dancing   Mothers"   for   Famous. 


Marcus   on  Another  Trip 

Lee  Marcus,  sales  manager  oflj 
B.  O.  left  yesterday  for  a  tourlj 
the  Central   Eastern  exchanges.    'I 


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New  Coast  House  Ready  J 
Los     Angeles — -Hansen     Theate/s, 
Inc.,  will  open  a  new  house  in  W!^t 
Hollywood  on  Nov.  11.  jlj;;' 

Thomson  in  "The  Tough  Guy"  ' 
"The  Tough  Guy"  is  ready  to.^o 
into  production.     Fred  Thomson  W|ill 
star,  for  F.  B.  O.  ,  ! 

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Leatrice  Joy  Coming  East      i; 
Los  Angeles — Leatrice  Jc  '  left  for 
New  York  yesterday  for  a  vacatioin. 


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minutes  with 
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Wednesday,  November  4,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


THE  2  C's 

By  DANNY 
lonfidence  and  cooperation, 
meed  by  Will  Hays.    When 

stepped  into  the  picture 
mess.  Said  without  them 
would  get  nowhere.  With 
n  anything  was  possible, 
course,  he  was  right.  We 
e  had  an  idea  for  years. 
it  one  of  the  great  draw- 
cs.    To  the  right  spirit,  and 

real  development.  In  the 
istry.  Was  a  better  under- 
iding.  Between  the  various 
ions. 

secure  this  better  understand- 
to  bring  it  about.  It  was  first 
ssary  that  there  was  established 
!eling  of  confidence.  The  co- 
ation  necessary  would  follow, 
as  long  as  men  louk  at  each 
r  furitively.  As  long  as  they 
rd  each  other  as  schemers,  plan- 
to  "do"  the  other  fellow.  You 
owhere. 

The  Administrative  Com- 
nittee  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of 
I.  has  effected  a  working 
nderstanding  with  the  Hays 
ffice.  Sydney  Cohen,  long 
'.ominant  in  that  organization, 
onstantly  opposing  the  idea 
•f  cooperating  with  the  Hays 
ffice,  is  in  the  background, 
"he  Administrative  Com/mit- 
ee  has  taken  from  his  shoidd- 
rs  the  handling  of  the  organi- 
ation. 

lat      Committee      wants      peace. 

ts  cooperation.     They  will  have 

ind  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  through 

the  strength  of  the  national  ex- 

;or    organization    will    be    served, 

in  turn,  will  serve.     For  the  best 

ests  of  the  business  as  a  whole. 

leaders  of  the  Allied  States  have 

!  working   with    the    Hays    office 

several   years.      It   looks   now   as 

new  era  had  dawned.     Yesterday 

not   only    election    day    through 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 

heum,  Chicago,  a  Warner  House 
hicago — The  Orpheum,  on  State 
in  the  "Loop"  district  became 
rners  Orpheum  last  Sunday  night. 


Walker  Elected 

mes  J.  Walker  was  elected 
ror  of  the  City  of  New  York  yes- 
ay  by  a  very  comfortable  major- 
over  his  nearest  rival,  Frank 
:erinan. 


British  Subsidy  Out 

English  Industry  Will  Be  Compelled 

to    Seek   Its   Finances    Through 

Private  Channels 

Financial  assistance  for  the  British 
producing  industry  has  been  declared 
out  by  the  British  Government.  The 
president  of  the  Board  of  Trade  has 
mtimated  that  when  the  industry  has 
finally  agreed  on  some  sort  of  a  plan 
to  revive  home  production,  the  Gov- 
ernment will  be  prepared  to  offer  as- 
sistance, according  to  a  special  cable 
published  in  yesterday's  Times. 

The  cable  stated  that  a  bill  to  end 
the  booking  situation  on  the  basis 
outlined  in  these  columns  yesterday 
will  probably  be  introduced  in  Par- 
liament next  year.  The  use  of  Wem- 
bley as  a  studio  site  has  been  given 
up,  because  Wemblev  is  in  the  Lon- 
don fog  area.  If  any  other  site  is 
secured,  the  Government  may  assist 
under  the  Trade  Facilities  act. 


Milton   Blumberg    Moves 

Milton  Blumberg  has  moved  his  in- 
surance offiice  to  the  Central  Nat'l 
Bank  Bldg.,  1440  Broadway. 


Blames  Producers 

Columbia    Places    Broken    Promises, 

Chaos  and  Upset  Market  at  Door 

of  Those  Who  Make  Pictures 

Joe  Brandt  and  Jack  Cohn,  presi- 
dent and  treasurer  respectively  of 
Columbia  Pictures  in  a  statement  is- 
sued yesterday  made  a  definite  in- 
dictment of  false  promises  and  bad 
product  against  producers  and  gave 
these  reasons  for  the  chaotic  condi- 
tions which  they  find  now  exist  in 
the  industry.  The  statement  said, 
in   part: 

"The  present  chaotic  conditions  in 
the  motion  picture  industry  are  due 
to  the  broken  promises  of  producers. 
Never  in  the   history  of  motion  pic- 

(Continucd   on  Page   2) 


Senion  Here 

Larry  Semon  and  his  wife,  Doro- 
thy Dwan  are  in  from  the  Coast. 


Iowa  Theater  Tussle 

A.  H.  Blank  Buys  Seven  Houses  in 
Waterloo     and     Cedar     Rapids, 

Frank  Amusement  Stronghold 
A.  H.  Blank  stated  yesterday  lie 
had  closed  a  deal  for  the  purchase 
of  seven  Iowa  theaters,  four  in 
Waterloo,  two  in  Cedar  Rapids  and 
one  in  Vinton.  The  houses  have 
been  operated  until  now  by  A.  J. 
Di'?lx)ld  and  Mike  Ford. 

Ttie   move    is   etremely   interesting 
in  view  of  the  marked  activity  in  the 
Blank  territory  by  the  Frank  Amuse- 
ment Co.  of  Waterloo,  generally  con- 
(.Continued  on  Page  6) 


Ingram  to  Retire 

Three    More    Pictures,    One    to    Be 

Made  Each  Year,  and  Then  He 

Will    Quit 

From  a  source  close  to  Rex  In- 
gram, it  is  learned  that  the  director 
plans  to  make  three  more  pictures 
and  then  retire  actively  from  produc- 
tion. The  pictures  will  be  made  at 
the  rate  of  one  a  year  and  will  be 
released  through  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer. 

Production  will  be  centered  in  La 
Victorine,  the  three  stage  studio  con- 
trolled by  Ingram  and  located  at 
Nice,  France.  The  first  which  will 
be  Ingram's  1926  effort  will  be  Som- 

(Continued   on  Page   2) 


Herbel  Goes  to  Pittsburgh 

H.  M.  Herbel  has  voluntarily  re- 
signed as  sales  manager  for  Century 
Comedies  and,  upon  his  own  request, 
has  been  transferred  to  Pittsburgh 
where  he  will  manage  the  Universal 
exchange.  There  will  be  no  sucessor 
at    Century. 


To  Honor  Rosenzweig 

F.  B.  O.'s  New  York  exchange  will 
celebrate  Nov.  15  to  28  as  "Charles 
Rosenzweig  Weeks." 


To  Supreme  Court 

Industry  to  Appeal  to  Highest  Tri- 
bunial  in  Land  on  Constitution- 
ality of  Durant  Law 

New  Haven  —  An  appeal  to  the 
U.  S.  Supreme  Court  from  the  de- 
cision of  the  Federal  Court  has  been 
granted  by  Circuit  Judge  Rogers. 
He  was  one  of  the  judges  who  de- 
clared the  law  constitutional  both 
as  a  revenue  and  police  measure. 

The  court  had  denied  a  petition  for 
right  to  appeal.  Former  Attorney 
General  Wickersham  and  E.  P.  Gros- 
venor,  counsel  for  distributors  have 
deposited  a  bond.  The  papers  pre- 
liminary to  the  appeal  were  filed 
here   yesterday. 


'  Sloman   Leaves 

Edward  Sloman  left  for  Universal 
City  yesterday  to  cut  his  next  pic- 
ture, "The  Beautiful  Cheat." 


New  Circuit  Forming 

St.  Louis  Continues  to  Pass  Through 
New   Theater   Alignments — Em- 
bassy Co.  Active 

St.  Louis — The  Embas=-  Amuse- 
ment Co.  headed  by  A.  Laventhal  on 
Sunday  took  over  the  Ashland,  3522 
North  Newstead,  and  the  Newstead, 
4366  Lee  Ave.,  formerly  operated  by 
Joe  Litvag  and  Bessie  Friedland.  On 
Dec.  28  the  company  will  take  over 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Sales  Innovation 

At  First  National — Eschmann  to  Re- 
sign Dec.  1 — Martin  and  Depinet, 

Join  First  National 
Ned  Marin  and  Ned  Depinet,  for- 
merly of  the  Sales  Committee  of 
Universal,  will  join  First  National, 
and  it  is  understood  with  Andrew  W. 
Smith  take  charge  of  the  selling 
end  of  that  organization,  replacing 
E.  A.  Eschmann,  sales  manager,  who 
resigns  on  Dec.   1. 

This  Sales  Committee  will  work  in 
cooperation,  and  under  the  general 
control  of  General  Manager  Rowland. 
Contact  will  be  through  Sam  Spring, 
secretary  of  First  National. 

Eschmann's  plans  will  be  made 
known  later.  He  has  done  some  ex- 
cellent work  for  First  National,  and 
is  one  of  the  best  known  sales  man- 

(Continued  on  Page  6) 


Erte   Quits   M.-G.-M. 

The  Associated  Press  reported 
from  Los  Angeles  yesterday  that 
the  Times  says  Remain  de  Tiroff- 
Erte,  designer,  recently  imported  from 
Paris  by  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,  has 
terrninated  his  contract  and  is 
"through  with  the  movies  forever." 
He  says  he  came  here  seven  months 
ago  full  of  illusions  about  all  of  the 
wonderful  things  he  could  do  in  the 
tures.     Now  he  is  disillusioned. 

No  statement  could  be  secured 
from  M.-G.-M. 


Freedom  Opens  Three  Branches 

Buffalo — Freedom  Film  Corp.  has 
opened  three  new  branch  exchanges. 
One  in  Rochester,  with  Norton  Con- 
nor, manager;  one  in  Syracuse,  Frank 
C.  Moynihan  in  charge,  and  another 
in  Albany,  Joseph  Cantor,  manager. 
Albany  opened  yesterday.  Freedom 
handles  the  Arrow  product. 


Eyton  Back  from  New  York 
Los    Angeles — ^Charles    Eyton    has 
arrived  from  the  East. 


As  to  Sydney 

"Variety"  Says  He's  No  Longer  Im- 

portaitt  M.  P.  T.   O.  Factor  As 
Result  of  Work  with  Hays 

"Variety"  reported  yesterday  that 
the  appointment  of  Joseph  M.  Seider 
as  business  manager  of  the  M.  P.  T. 
O.  and  the  meetings  of  the  exhibitor 
administrative  committee  with  Will 
H.  Hays  foreshadows  the  "elimina- 
tion" of  Sydney  S.  Cohen  from  a 
prominent  place  in  exhibitor  politics. 

"Variety"  said: 

"This    will    probably    again    bring 
about  harmony  in  the  exhibitor  ranks, 
(Continued  on  Page  6) 


DAILY 


Wednesday,  November  4,  192S 


Vol.  XXXIV  No.  29  Wednesday.  Nov.  4, 1925  Price  5  Gents 


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No    Stock   Market    Yesterday 
The    Stock    Exchange    was    closed 
yesterday   because   of    Election   Day. 


THE  2  C's 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 
the  country.     But  a  day  of  results  in 
this  business  as  well. 

Box   Office   Values 

Corinne  Griffith  in  "Classified." 
The  best  box  office  picture  she  has 
had  in  many  moons.  It  would  not 
be  surprising  if  it  proved  the  best 
she  has  ever  had.  Chief  reason  is 
that  Corinne  gets  down  to  the  level 
of  her  public.  Always  a  big  demand 
for  that  stuf?.  Mary  Pickford  will 
try  it  in  her  next — when  she  hopes 
to  portray  a  girl  working  in  a  big 
store.  Incidentally  Al  Santell  has 
done  a  fine  bit  of  directing;  and  the 
Ralph  Spence  titles,  while  occasion- 
ally "wise-cracking"  are  often  delight- 
ful. Too  many  of  them. 
Surprises 

Certainly  do  come  in  this  business. 
The  latest  is  that  Eddie  Eschmann 
will  step  out  of  First  National,  and 
will  be  replaced  by  a  Sales  Commit- 
tee, of  which  Ned  Depinet  and  Ned 
Marin,  formerly  of  Uinversal  will  be 
important  figures.  When  the  two 
Neds  left  Universal  a  lot  of  people 
wondered  why.  This  is  the  answer. 
It  is  expected  the  third  of  the  trio 
will  be  Andrew  W.  Smith.  Who  has 
been  with  the  company  for  some 
time. 


New  Circuit  Forming 

(Continued   from  Page   1) 

the  Mikado,  Easton  Ave.,  at  Hamil- 
ton, operated  by  William  and  Henry 
i'cherrer. 

Embassy  aJso  plans  a  1200-seat 
house  at  Marcus  and  St.  Louis  Aves., 
to  cost  $150,000  and  will  proceed  with 
the  erection  of  the  Sanford  at  Union 
Blvd.  and  Northland  Ave.  It  now 
operates  the  Embassy,  Plaza  and 
Union. 


St.  Louis  Deal  Closed 

Famous  announced  yesterday  that 
negotiations  have  been  consummated 
with  Skouras  Bros,  whereby  the 
Missouri  theater  and  the  New  Grand 
Central  in  St.  Louis  will  be  operated 
by  Skouras  and  Famous. 

Upon  completion  of  the  new  Am- 
bassador, this  theater  will  be  sub- 
stituted for  the  New  Grand  Central. 
The  management  of  this  new  enter- 
prise will  be  entirely  in  the  hands 
of  Skouras.  The  theaters  will  be 
affiliated  with  the  new  theater  com- 
pany organized  by  Famous  and  B. 
&  K.  and  will  participate  in  its  na- 
tional  policies. 

A  large  sum  will  be  spent  remodel- 
.ng  the  Missouri. 


"The  Indians  Are  Coming" 

Los  Angeles — ^"The  Indians  are 
Coming"  is  the  title  finally  selected 
for  Universal's  latest  Jewel,  directed 
by  Edward  Sedgwick. 


Finishes  "Share  and   Share  Alike" 

"Share  and  Share  Alike."  in  which 
Jane  Novak  stars,  has  been  finished 
by   Whitman   Bennett. 


Rodner  to  Handle  Ray  Series 
"Radiant  Comedies,"  a  series  of  12 
two  reelers  starring  Bobby  Ray,  will 
be  distributed  by  Harold  Rodner  in 
New  York. 


Cohn  Promoted 

Pittsburgh — J.  B.  Cohn  has  been 
appointed  manager  of  the  P.  D.  C. 
Exchange,  succeeding  G.  R.  Ains- 
worth,  resigned.  Cohn  has  been 
boosted  from  the  sales  ranks. 


Ingram  to  Retire 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

erset  Maugham's  "The  Magician,"  to 
be  made  with  an  international  cast 
including  Paul  Wegener  (German), 
Gemier  (French),  Alice  Terry 
(American)  and  Jack  Salvatori 
Italian).  The  latter  is  Ingram's  new 
protege.  In  1927,  there  will  be  an 
Ar?bian  picture  and  finally,  in  1928, 
Wasserman's  "The  World's  Illu- 
sion." 

The  Robertson  unit  which  will 
make  "The  Amazon"  will  work  at 
the  Ingram  studio.  John  Seitz,  the 
latter's  cameraman  will  photograph 
it  and  Shaw  Lovett  will  be  Robert- 
son's assistant. 


DROP    CURTAINS 

OF  EVERY  FABRIC  for 

Motion    Picture    Theaters 

Sold  or   Rented 

KNIGHT  -  MARTIN  -  TRUART 

Scenic  Studios 

260  W.  46th  St.  New  York  City 

Jack  Wiruu,  Sa$r. 


Blames  Producers 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
turcs  has  such  a  situation  confronted 
the  exhibitor  as  at  the  tail  end  of 
the  1925-1926  season,  and  the  pro- 
ducers are,  in  a  large  measure  entire- 
ly to  blame  for  a  situation  which  has 
forced  a  great  many  exhibitors  into 
a  position  where  they  feel  unable  to 
depend  on,  and  have  on  entire  lack  of 
confidence  in,  the  promises  of  pro- 
ducers to  deliver  the  number  of  pic- 
tures they  promised  to  produce  at 
the  beginning  of  the   current  year. 

"The  over-zealous  and  avaricious  attitude 
on  the  part  of  some  of  the  producing  organi- 
zations at  the  beginning  of  the  season  in 
antiouncing  a  formidable  production  program 
has  been  responsible  for  lulling  a  great  many 
exhibitors  into  a  sense  of  confidence  and 
false  security  which  has  been  ruthlessly  de- 
stroyed in  many  cases  before  half  the  season 
was  over  by  the  retrenchment  on  the  part 
of  producers.  Embellished  announcements 
of  tremendous  production  programs  which 
liave  later  been  cut  down  by  as  much  as 
50  per  cent,  in  some  instances,  has  wrought 
havoc  among  the  exhibitors  dependent  upon 
these   companies   for    their    play    dates. 

"That  the  producers  have  learned  the 
error  of  their  ways  is  evidenced  by  the  fact 
that  announcements  have  a.ready  been  made 
by  many  of  the  companies  that  they  will 
not  announce  as  many  pictures  for  produc- 
tion for  the  coming  year  as  they  did  at  the 
beginning    of    the    present    season. 

"They  have  come  to  rea'ize  that  promis 
ing  to  throw  on  the  market  more  pictures 
than  can  possibly  be  consumed  has  brought 
about  a  condition  whereby  not  only  the 
producers  income  has  considerably  suffered 
but  the  returns  of  the  exhibitor  has  also 
been  materially  curtailed,  by  reason  of  fore 
ing  the  exhibitor  to  sign  up  for  more  pic- 
tures than  he  needed  in  order  to  get  a  few 
leaders  among  exhibitois  to  create  a  demand 
for  production  that  they  only  hope  to  make 
In  this  IS  tlie  crux  of  the  whole  situation. 
Instead  of  offering  fair  competition  among 
all  the  large  motion  picture  producing  con- 
cerns, they  adopted  tVijc  method  of  securing 
an  outlet  for  product  that  common  sense 
shou  d  have  told  them  would  mean  flooding 
tile   market   with   surplus  product. 

"Supply  and  demand  must  govern  every 
busines  sand  the  picture  industry  is  no 
different  to  any  other  industry  and  this  is 
the  time  for  producers  to  ponder  over  the 
conditions  as  they  were  this  year  and  realize 
that  they  must  be  conservative  in  their  esti- 
mate of  productions  to  be  made  in  future. 
Once  they  have  announced  the  number  of 
pictures  they  should  go  through.  The  time 
to  retrench  is  at  the  beginning  of,  not  in 
the  middle  of,  or  at  the  end  of  the  season. 
"The  spirit  of  fair  play  must  be  more  evi- 
dent next  year  than  ever  before  as  the  un- 
natural and  unhealthy  competition  which 
was  prevalent  this  year  has  forced  upon 
many  producers  the  conclusion  that  less  pic- 
tures of  a  better  calibre  will  bring  in  more 
revenue  to  the  exhibitor  and  more  revenue 
to  the  producer — the  public  demand  for  bet- 
ter pictures  has  been  blazoned  forth  in  the 
newspapers  and  it  behooves  the  producer  to 
read  the  handwriting  on  the  wall  and  get  out 
of  the  system  of  machine-made  pictures  and 
produce  less  pictures  of  better  quality. 

"The  general  merit  of  independent  produc- 
tions prove  beyond  doubt  that  the  brains 
of  the  motion  picture  industry  were  well 
distributed  among  independent  producers  and 
that  they  were  as  capable  of  making  bet- 
ter productions  consistently  than  at  any 
other  time.  As  proof  of  this  statement, 
comes  the  negotiations  by  the  large  com- 
panies for  the  men  who  have  put  the  inde- 
pendent market  on  its  feet  this  year.  How- 
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Paramount  Will  Drown  a  Bugaboo 
in  this  Business  on  February  1st 


There  is  a  situation  in  this  business  that  every  exhibitor  has  come  to  fear. 

Huge  Fall  announcements,  some  great  pictures  and  the  general  policy  of 
flooding  the  market  with  all  big  material  in  the  Fall  has  come  to  mean  that  by 
Spring  the  other  big  material  promised  is  a  matter  of  promise  only.  Most  of 
it  has  vanished  into  thin  air. 

Paramount  steps  in  at  this  point  with  an  announcement  of  pictures  for 
release  from  February  to  August,  1926,  that  are  bigger,  better  and  more  pow- 
erful than  anything  released  in  the  Fall. 

Paramount  promises  you,  THIS  SPRING,  right  when  you  need  them 
most,  a  program  of  30  box  office  special  attractions.  Here  are  the  great  stars 
and  featured  players  in  them: 

Harold  Lloyd,  Gloria  Swanson,  Pola  Negri,  Thomas  Meighan,  Douglas 
MacLean,  Raymond  Griffith,  Richard  Dix,  Bebe  Daniels,  Adolphe  Menjou, 
Conway  Tearle,  Alice  Joyce,  Betty  Bronson,  Lionel  Barrymore,  W.  C.  Fields, 
Lila  Lee,  Greta  Nissen,  William  Collier,  Jr.,  Lois  Wilson,  Jack  Holt,  Florence 
Vidor,  Bessie  Love,  Ernest  Torrence,  Wallace  Beery,  Noah  Beery,  Tom 
Moore,  Harrison  Ford,  Ricardo  Cortez,  Mary  Brian,  Esther  Ralston,  Percy 
Marmont,  Billie  Dove,  Carol  Dempster,  Warner  Baxter,  Ford  Sterling,  Neil 
Hamilton,  Raymond  Hatton,  Lawrence  Gray,  Gertrude  Astor,  George  Ban- 
croft, Marc  McDermott,  Norman  Trevor,  Arthur  Edmund  Carew,  Dale  Ful- 
ler, William  Powell,  Clara  Bow,  Richard  Arlen,  George  Rigas,  Alyce  Mills, 
Donald  Keith  and  Gilbert  Rowland. 

Read  the  list  over  again.  Study  it.  Have  you  ever  had  an  array  of  talent 
like  that  to  give  your  public  before?  Can  there  be  the  slightest  doubt  in  the 
world  that  Paramount  is  drowning  this  feared  Spring  bugaboo  once  and  for 
all  with  a  flood  of  mighty  Spring  pictures,  starring  and  featuring  the  fore- 
most screen  artists  in  the  world? 

Can  a  wise  showman  hesitate  for  a  minute  in  deciding  that  Paramount 
Pictures  are  the  product  for  him  this  Spring! 


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Metro  Goldwyn  Mayer 

Tonight  previewed  Mae  Murray  in 
Merry  Widow  to  largest  audience 
the  house  has  ever  had  Stop  Three 
hundred  and  ninety  five  people  standing 
Stop  Absolutely  your  greatest  picture 
this  year  Stop  Congratulations  on  such 
a  masterpiece  Stop  Audience  unable  to 
praise  it  enough 

De  Luxe  Theatre 

West  Coast  Langley  Circuit 


Metro  Goldwyn  Mayer 


Heres  one  you  can  brag  about  Ramon 
Novarro  in  The  Midshipman  Stop  It  pleased 
one  hundred  percent  and  the  good  word 
was  broadcasted  for  business  was  big  in  spite 
of  strong  opposition  including  Harold  Lloyd 
in  The  Freshman  The  Fool  and  Abies  Irish 
Rose  Stop  The  Midshipman  is  a  wonderful 
picture  with  a  story  that  is  different  flavored 
with  the  best  comedy  I  have  seen  in  many 
moons  and  I  wish  to  compliment  you  on  this 
splendid  production  Stop  Kindest  regards 

Carl  A  Porter,  Mgr. 
Victory  Theatre,  SaltLake  City,  Utah 


Metro  Goldwyn  Mayer 

Never  The  Twain  Shall  Meet  closing  week 
at  State  Theatre  Los  Angeles  today  and 
breaking  all  previous  existing  house  records 
at  this  theatre  by  over  five  thousand  dollars 
Stop  Theatre  absolutely  taxed  to  complete 
capacity  at  all  performances  forced  to  run  an 
extra  de  luxe  performance  every  day  Stop 
Our  patrons  highly  enthusiastic  over  picture 
Stop  Heartiest  congratulations 

A.B.Bowles,  Qeneral  Manager 

West  Coast  Theatres,  Inc. 


Metro  Goldwyn  Mayer 

Lon  Chaney  in  Unholy  Three  opened  I 
Strand  Theatre  tonight  breaking  eve 
record  this  theatre  ever  had  Stop  Never 
my  knowledge  have  I  seen  theatre  goers' 
deliberate  in  gaining  admission  to  see  t 
masterpiece  Stop  Extra  police  protection  \ 
necessary  in  order  to  handle  the  huge  ciov 
to  avoid  property  damage  Stop  The  succ 
of  this  picture  is  assured  and  I  am  look 
forward  to  a  record  breaking  week  at 
Strand  Theatre  Hartford 

Henry  Needles 
Strand  Theatre,  Hartford,  Co 


Metro  Goldwyn  Mayer 

Never  The  Twain  Shall  Meet  clc 
weeks  engagement  here  Stop  At 
of  third  day  was  tempted  to  wire 
report  of  business  Stop  In  order  t( 
conservative  waited  until  end  of  engagen 
Stop  Final  figures  show  third  best  wee) 
history  of  theatre  only  surpassed  when 
added  attractions  in  Gilda  Gray  and  Sian 
Twins  Stop  St  Louis  newspaper  cri 
notably  severe   praised  story  cast 
direction  Stop  Picture  easily  exploited  J 
Congratulations   on  such  splen 
production  Regards 

Harry  Greenman,  State  Theatre,  St.  11 


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Metro  Goldwyn  Mayer 

The  Unholy  Three  played  t6 
business  of  any  Metto  Goldwyi 
Mayer  picture  at  State  Stop  I  havi 
seen  several  of  the  new  pictures  an* 
feel  that  we  are  in  for  a  series  o 
record  breakers  Regards 

Sol  Lesser 

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yer^s  Live  Wires 


Metro  Goldwyn  Mayer 

The  Trackless  Train  arrived  in  Benton 
Harbor  Mich  today  while  I  was  in  the 
city  Stop  This  train  sure  created  a 
sensation  and  is  without  a  doubt  one 
of  the  most  creative  and  constructive 
novelties  I  have  ever  seen  Stop  I  want 
to  congratulate  your  company  for  such 
a  marvelous  clean  way  of  advertising 

Kenneth  Fitzpatrick 

Fitzpatrick  and  Mc  Elroy 


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Metro  Goldwyn  Mayer 

Played  Pretty  Ladies  full  week  against 
Don  Q  eighty  six  percent  increase  over 
corresponding  week  last  year  Stop  You 
can  tell  the  exhibitors  they  have  never 
seen  colored  photography  until  they  see 
Pretty  Ladies  Stop  Opened  Monday  with 
Unholy  Three  to  capacity  business  Stop 
Patronsproclaim  it  Chaneys  greatest  and 
the  best  picture  of  the  season  Regards 

J  E  Tompkins,  America  Theatre 
Colorado  Springs,  Colo. 


Metro  Goldwyn  Mayer 

Showed  Lon  Chaney  in  Tower  Of 
Lies  last  night  with  three  hundred 
people  standing  Stop  Marvelous 
picture  in  same  class  with  Merry 
Widow  Stop  You  are  certainly 
leading  production  field 

Jed  Buell 
Mgr.  De  Luxe  Theatre, 
West  Coast  Langley  Circuit 


Metro  Goldwyn  Mayer 

It  looks  as  if  Never  The  Twain  Shall 
Meet  playing  at  Warfield  will  break 
house  records  for  the  week  We  have 
already  broken  the  Sunday  record 
and  Monday  record  Stop  The  people 
are  well  pleased  with  the  picture  and 
if  the  theatre  had  more  capacity  we 
could  do  more  business  Congratulations 

Sol  Lesser 
West  Coast  Theatres,  Calif. 


Metro  Goldwyn  Mayer 

Permit  me  to  congratulate  your  office 
and  the  Metro  Goldwyn  Mayer  Co  on 
The  Unholy  Three  which  is  by  far  the 
greatest  picture  to  my  mind  that  Lon 
Chaney  has  ever  made  Stop  Durham 
audiences  have  never  received  a  picture 
as  enthusiastically  as  The  Unholy  Three 
was  received  today  on  its  opening 

Don  Nichols,  Mgr. 
Durham  Amusement  Co., 
Durham,  N.  C. 


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Metro  Goldwyn  Mayer 

Never  The  Twain  Shall  Meet  broke 
all  records  Kunsky's  Madison 
Theatre  last  week  Stop  Opened 
second  week  bigger  than  first 
looking  for  a  third 

H.S.Ansley 

Detroit,  Mich. 


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Wednesday,  November  4,  1925 


Incorporations 

Springfield,  111. — Schooley's  Prod.  Inc. ; 
162  North  State  St.,  Chicago.  Capital  $10,- 
000.  Incorporators,  E.  Shooley,  A.  Whitney 
and  D.  James.  Attorney,  Thomas  J.  Johnson, 
111    West   Washington   Street,    Chicago. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — George  MacFarlane  Prod., 
New  York.  Incorporators,  E.  Raferty,  C. 
Keller  and  M.  Lipp.  Attorneys,  O'Brien, 
Malevinsky  &  DriscoU,  Times  Square,  New 
York. 


Dover,  Del. — St.  Louis  Graves  Business 
Block  and  Theater  Building  Corp.  Capital 
$300,000.  Attorney,  Corporation  Trust  Com- 
pany of  America,  Du  Pont  Bldg.,  Wilming- 
ton. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Sixty-Six  Fifth  Ave.,  New 
York.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators,  A. 
Kaplat],  G.  Cronin  and  A.  Boni.  Attorneys, 
Robson  &  Newman,  19  West  44th  Street, 
New   York. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Plaza  Theater  Corp.  of 
New  Jersey,  Passaic.  Capital  $5,000.  In- 
corporators, E.  Bernstein,  I.  Miller  and  G. 
Bloch.  Attorneys,  Kaplan  &  Streusland,  New 
Vork. 


Harrisburg,  Pa. — Mewood  Amusement  Co., 
New  Kensington.  Capital  $20,000.  Incor- 
porators, W.  Kenney,  S.  McMains  and  J. 
Murray. 


Indianapolis,  Ind. — South  Bend  Theater 
Corp.,  South  Bend.  Capital  $75,000.  In- 
corporators, M.  Brown,  H.  Lowenstine  and 
L.   Cochovety. 


Charleston,  W.  Va. — Matewan  Theater  Co., 
Matewan.  Capital  $20,000.  Incorporators, 
F.  Leckie,  H.  Hope,  G.  Wagner,  O.  Hodge 
and  G.   Blankenship. 


Dover,  Del. — Amusement  Service  Corp., 
of  Wilmington.  Capital  $100,000.  Attorney, 
Corporation  Trust  Company  of  America,  Du 
Pont   Bldg.,   Wilmington. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Milray  Amusement  Co., 
New  York.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators, 
S.  Raives,  H.  Raives  and  M.  Raives.  At- 
torney, J.  Jame,   1440   Broadway,  New  York. 


Dover,  Del. — Penn  Street  Realty  Corp., 
Wilmington.  Capital  $100,000.  Attorney, 
Corporation  Trust  Company  of  America,  Du 
Pont  Bldg.,  Wilmington. 


Indianapolis,  Ind. — ^^South  Bend  Theater 
Co.,  South  Bend.  Capital  $30,000.  Incor- 
porators, M.  Brown,  H.  Lowenstine  and  L. 
Cochevetz. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Capitol  Theater  of  Morris- 
town,  Inc.  Capital  $250,000.  Incorporators, 
D.  Bontempo,  J.  Bontempo  and  C.  D'An- 
nunzio. 


Columbus,  Ohio — Winter  Theater  Co., 
Akron.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators  P. 
Austegan,  I.  Friedman,  M.  Bryer,  S.  Fried- 
man and  H.  Harris. 


Dover,  Del. — Mission  Beach  Amusement 
Corp.,  Dover.  Capital  $500,000.  Attorney, 
United  States  Corporation  Co.,  Dover. 


Trenton,  N.  J.— Roslyn  Park  Co..  Hacken- 
sack.  Capital  $125,000.  Incorporators,  J. 
Danser,   C.   Ailing  and  A.   Van   Buskirk. 


Boston,  Mass. — TeflFerson  Theater,  Inc. ; 
Springfield.  Capital  $25,000.  Incorporators, 
L.   Cohn,   L.    Richmond   and   F.    Cohn. 


Springfield,  111.— United  Stages  Talking 
Fil  mCorp.,  36  West  Randolph  St.,  Chicago. 
Capital  $825,680. 


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Utmost  in  Screen  Brilliancy 


Float  Debentures 

Brazilian  Company  Places  Them  with 

Public — Building     Campaign     in 

Rio  Actively  Under  Way 

Washington — A  new  development 
in  the  Brazilian  industry,  according 
to  Assistant  Trade  Commissioner 
Richard  C.  Long,  was  the  issuance  of 
a  total  of  4,000  debentures  at  1,000$ 
each,  by  the  Companhia  Brazil  Cine- 
matographica.  headed  by  Francisco 
Serrador.  These  were  issued  through 
the  Banco  Portuguez  do  Brazil  and 
the  Banco  Nacional  Brazileiro,  and 
were  subscribed  in  full  by  the  public 
on  same  date  as  placed  upon  the 
market.  The  public  reaction  toward 
motion  pictures  is  held  to  be  amply 
reflected  by  this  action. 

The  debentures  will  pay  10  per  cent 
annually  and  are  to  be  taken  up  within 
15  years. 

Long  says  this  company  is  the 
most  important  of  its  kind  in  Rio  and 
is  the  operator  of  the  large  houses 
on  the  Avenida  Rio  Branco.  The 
purpose  of  the  issuance  is  to  enable 
the  company  to  enlarge  its  operations 
in  the  building  of  new  houses.  Three, 
as  noted,  are  under  construction. 

The  assets  of  the  company  as  of 
July  31  were  given  in  the  Diario  Of- 
ficial at  9,135,804$  and  liabilities  at 
3,283,320$,  exclusive  of  4,000,000$ 
paid  up  capital,  and  various  reserve 
funds  valued  at  1,852,484$. 


Montreal  Taxes  Amount  to  $323,014 

Montreal— The  city  collected  $323,- 
014  in  admission  taxes  for  the  fiscal 
year  just  ended.  The  entire  tax  is 
turned  over  to  hospitals  and  other 
institutions. 


Sioux  Falls  Opening  Jan.   1 

Sioux  Falls,  S.  D. — Finkelstein  & 
Ruben's  new  State  will  open  Jan.  1. 
according  to  Theodore  L.  Hays,  gen- 
eral manager. 


Iowa  Theater  Tussle 

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sidered     by     Mid-Western     ehibitors 
and  echangemen  to  be  backed  by  the 
M.    P.   Capital   Corp. 

It  was  in  July  that  the  Frank 
■ntcrests  took  on  a  new  spurt  of  ac- 
tivity with  the  acquisition  of  the 
Clinton  and  Grand  at  Oelwein,  la. 
Toward  the  end  of  that  month,  Frank 
took  over  the  Isis,  Cedar  Rapids  and 
Blank,  a  half  interest  in  the  Rialto. 
On  Sept.  6,  the  Majestic,  Cedar 
Rapids,  the  largest  house  in  Iowa 
passed  to  the  Frank  circuit  and  the 
word  then  passed  on  that  a  tussle 
was  on  in  full  swing.  A  few  weeks 
later  Frank  annexed  the  Plaza  at 
Sioux  City.  Options  on  other  houses 
in   additional  towns   are   held. 

The  new  Blank  deal  includes  the 
Waterloo,  Strand.  Crvstal  and  Pal- 
ace in  Waterloo;  the  Strand  and  Pal- 
ace, Cedar  Rapids  and  Palace  at 
Vinton. 


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Newspaper  Opinions 

"He's  A  Prince" — Famous 
Capitol,    Cincinnati 

TIMES-STAR—*  •  *  Raymond  Griffith,  of 
course,  is  the  prince,  and  there  is  a  most 
amusing  travesty  on  the  daily  life  of  the 
scion  of  royalty,  with  its  endless  round  of 
functions  and  a  different  costume  for  each 
one.    *  •  * 


"Lightnin"— Fox 
Fox,  Philadelphia 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  It  is  an  unusually 
fine  picture,  though  much  of  the  mellow 
character   of   the   stage   play    is   lost.    ♦  *  * 

PUBLIC  LEDGER— *  *  *  The  story  has 
no  great  novelty,  but  the  characters  are  in- 
teresting enough  to  hold  the  attention.   *  *  • 


"The  Live  Wire"— First  Nat'l 
Castle,  Chicago 

TRIBUNE— •  •  *  "The  Live  Wire"  has 
its  moments  but  I  think  Johnny  Hines  will 
find  many  better  vehicles  to  display  his 
prowess.  *  *  * 


"The  Merry  Widow"— Metro-Gold 
Roosevelt,   Chicago 

AMERICAN— ♦  *  *  More,  Mae  Murray 
gives  the  best  performance  in  which  this 
cohimn   has  seen  her.  •   *   • 

JOURNAL—*  •  *  There's  a  touch  and 
go,  a  splurge  and  sparkle  about  the  picture 
that  comes  all  too  seldom  from  the  screen, 
and  it  looks  to  this  reviewer  as  if  "The 
Merry  Widow"  were  the  most  nearly  per- 
fect   romantic    fiesta    of    them    all.    *    ♦    • 

NEWS — *  *  *  von  Stroheim  has  been  as 
artistic  as  he  pleased.  His  old  mastery  in 
situation  is  here  again,  but  in  continuity, 
where  he  was  always  weak,  he  is  now  strong. 


"New    Brooms" — Famous 
Park.  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  "New  Brooms,"  I'm  afraid, 
comes  under  the  heading  of  screen  comedies. 
I'll  put  it  there  anyway  in  the  hope  it  will 
seem  more  humorous  to  others  than  it  did 
to  me.    *    *    * 

PL.avIN  DEALER—*  *  •  "New  Brooms," 
nevertheless,  is  a  nice  'ittle  comedy  drama, 
and  it's  recommended.    *   *   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  There  is  some  very  good 
comedy  in  the  picture  and  some  that's  not 
so   good.   •   *   * 


"Parisian  Nights"— F.  B.  O. 
Hip,  Baltimore 

■NIP_WS — *  *  *  A  powerful  story  dealinp 
with  the  underworld  of  Paris  and  the  love  of 
a  beautiful  American  sculptress  of  great 
\ve.Tlth  and  social  refinement  for  a  colorful 
lenrfpr  of  a  h^nrl  of  Apaches  is  capably  han- 
'I'ed   by   Santell.    *   *   * 

"Prettv    Ladies"— Metro-Gold. 
R'rnpd    Cincinnati 
ENQUIRER — *  *  •  There  is  in   this  pro- 
duction   enough    tinsel   and    glitter    to    satisfy 
the     superficial,     and     enoueh     genuine    emo- 
tional   appeal    to    satisfy    the    discriminating. 


"A  Son  of   His   Father"— Fox 
Madison,   Detroit 

TTATES — *  *  *  The  photography  is  good 
and  the  riding  scenes  more  thrilling  than  ever. 
*  *  * 

A^o^lo.   Indiananolis 

SXAR — *  *  *  There  is  plentv  of  action  and 
human  interest  with  the  suspense  element 
well  worked  out.   *   *   * 


IF  YOU  ARE  IN  THE 
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Phone    Penn.    6564 


Sales  Innovation 

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agers  in  the  business.  He  left  Pathe 
to  Join  First  National  several  years 
ago. 

Marin  was  with  Famous  Players, 
later  with  Distinctive  and  when  Al 
Lichtman  took  charge  of  Universal 
went  with  Lichtman.  He  is  one  of 
the  younger  men  of  real  promise  in 
the  selling  end  of  the  business.  Ned 
Depinet  has  always  worked  in  the 
South,  where  he  is  one  of  the  best 
known  salesmen  of  the  business. 

Smith  has  been  with  First  National 
for  some  time  as  first  assistant  to 
Eschmann.  He  has  also  headed  the 
group  of  sales  supervisors  who  have 
been  handling  the  First  National  spe- 
cials. 


Next  Week  on  Broadway 

Features  at  Broadway  theaters  next 
week  include:  "The  Ancient  High- 
way," at  the  Rialto;  "The  New  Com- 
mandment," Rivoli,  and  "The  Eagle," 
at  the  Strand.  A  midnight  perform- 
ance of  the  Valentino  picture,  sched- 
uled for  Saturday  night  has  been 
cancelled. 


Victoria  in  Brooklyn  Passes 

The  Victoria,  Brooklyn,  has  closed. 
The  structure  will  be  torn  down  and 
an  office  building  erected  in  its  place. 


Gene  Felt  Returns  from  Europe 

Philadelphia — Eugene  Felt,  who 
has  been  abroad  for  the  Summer,  has 
returned. 


As  to  Sydney 

(Continited   from   Page    1) 

with  Michigan,  Texas  and  the  North- 
west returning  to  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A. 
fold. 

"A  significant  fact  was  the  absence 
of  Cohen  as  chairman  of  the  board 
from  the  meeting  with  Hays.  The 
administrative  committee  seemingly 
has  taken  entire  command  of  the  ex- 
hibitor organization,  and  is  seeing 
that  their  will  instead  of  that  of  one 
man  who  has  so  long  headed  the  or- 
ganization  is   being   carried    out." 

To  all  of  which  Cohen  had  no 
statement  to  make  yesterday.  He 
said  he  had  not  read  the  article  and 
said: 

"It's  a  holiday.  You  had  better  call 
me  tomorrow." 


CHARLIE 
CHAPLIN 

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Released  Nov,  2Z 

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Wednesday,  November  4,  1925 


Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
lev  in  which  first-runs  build  their 
urograms  and  written  from  the  an- 
le  of  one  who  sits  out  front. 
Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
onveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
sed  in  developing  their  own  shows. 

Capitol 
Unit  No.  1.— Capitol  Grand  Orches- 
a.        Introduction      and      Wedding 
larch    from    "Le    Coq   D'Or,"     •T'.k 
olden  Cockerel"  by  Rimsky-Korsa- 
|3v.     Time,  10  minutes. 
Unit    No.    2.— A    Samoan    Fantasy, 
n  Ir:s  scenic.     Time,  5  minutes. 
Unit     No.     3— Miss     Celia     Turill, 
ezzo  soprano  from  Royal  Opera  at 
ovent  Garden,  London.     "Romanza" 
om    "Cavalleria    Rusticana,"    Mas- 
giii.      Singer    in    peasant    costume. 
:tting:  trees  and  foliage  in  silhouette 
;amst    harvest    sky    effect.      Castle 
op  on  side  of  stage.     Bench  in  fore- 
ound  with  girl  in  peasant  costume 
ated  upon  it.    Spot  on  singer.  TirtiiJ,^ 
piinutes. 

Unit  No.  4— Pietro  Capodiferro 
St  trumpeter  Capitol  Grand  Orches- 
"Souvenir  de  la  Suisse."  Plays 
im  place  in  orchestra  pit.  Time,  5 
nutes. 

nit  No.  5— "Bubble  Dance." 
isic:  "Waltz"  by  Brahms.  Desha 
rgorsky  assisted  by  Terry  Bauer 
Clara  Burt.  Dancers  in  mental 
th  tights  and  chiffon  draperies, 
tal  cloth  and  chiffon  curtain  with 
ied  colored  lighting  effect.  Time, 
inutes. 

Jnit  No.  6. — Capitol  Magazine. 
Jnit  No.  7. — Doris  Niles,  John 
esalt  and  Capitol  Ballet  Corps. 
let  in  varied  colored,  long  skirted 
let  costumes.  Solo  dancer  in  white 
let  costume  and  gentleman  part- 
in  Irish  peasant  costume.  Set- 
Vine  colored  garden  wall  with 
set  lighting  effect.  Varied  colored 
ts  shot  from  sides  and  reflected 
n  dancers.  Time,  5  minutes.  '\ 
Pnit  No.  8.— Featured:  "Lights V 
Broadway."     Time,   68  minutes> 


Hollywood  Happenings 


Another  Los  Angeles  Theater 

The  new  Los  Angeles  house  for 
Fred  Miller  is  now  ni  course  of  con- 
struction on  Wilshire  Blvd.  It  will 
seat  Z,WO,  be  of  Spanish  architecture 
ana  bear  the  name  of  the  Circle. 
Miller  is  also  building  the  new  Fig- 
uero. 


V/est  Coast  Langley  To  Build 

Actual  construction  will  start 
soon  on  a  1,750  seat  theater,  to  be 
called  the  Hippodrome,  to  replace  the 
old  theater  destroyed  by  fire  recently, 
i  he  house  will  be  erected  by  the 
west  Loast-Langley  interests  and  will 
cost  $240,000. 


Vidor's''Next  to  be  Elaborate-^" 

Elaborate  preparations  are  being 
made  to  start  King  Vidor's  next, 
"Bardelys  the  Magnificent,"  in  colojf. 
Vidor  is  still  engaged  upon  "La  ^o- 
heme." 


Marguerite  de  La  Motte  Starts  Soon 
Plans  for  the  group  of  starring  ve- 
hicles in  which  Marguerite  de  la 
Motte  will  appear  as  a  Metropolitan 
star  have  been  completed. 

Lupino  Lane's  Brother  in  Films 

Walter  Lupino  is  appearing  with 
his  brother,  Lupino  Lane,  in  the  com- 
edies which  the  latter  is  making  at 
Fducational. 


Virginia  Faire  to  New  York 
Virginia  Brown  Faire  will  make  a 
flying  trip  to  New  York  before  start- 
ing work  as  leading  lady  opposite 
"Hoot"  Gibson  in  "Chip  of  the  Fly- 
ing U." 


L.  A.  Suburb  House  Nearly  Ready 

The  new  California  theater, 
Huntington  Park,  which  will  be 
leased  by  the  West  Coast  upon  its 
completion  will  be  ready  by  the  first 
of  November.     It  cost  $200,000. 

Work  Starts  on  "Mocking  Bird" 

Actual    filming    on    "The    Mocking^ 
Bird"   has   commenced.   Tod    Brown- 
ing    directing     for     Metro-Goldwyn- 

Mayer. 


apid  City  House  Opens  Nov.  1 

apid  City,  S.  D.— The  Palace  will 
opened  by  Brown  &  Watterson 
f.  1,  thus  bringing  competition  to 
city.  Brown  formerly  operated 
Dreamland  here  and  since  has 
houses  at  Aberdeen,  Watertown 
Butte,  Mont. 


"The  Bat"  Adaptation  Finished 

Julicn  Josephson  has  completed 
the  adaptation  of  "The  Bat,"  to  be 
made  by  Roland  West  for  United 
Artists.  .- " 


May   McAvoy  Gets  Foreign   Offer 

May  McAvoy,  who  recently  com- 
pleted work  in  "Lady  Windermere's 
Fan,"  is  reported  to  have  received  an 
offer  from  Graham  Cutts  to  work  in 
London. 


Back  to   Comedy  Parts 

Charlotte  Mineau,  feature  player, 
may  return  to  comedy  roles  following 
her  present  engagement  with  Mary 
Fickford  in   "Scraps." 


"Midnight   Sun"   Completed 

Camera  work  has  been  completed 
on  "The  Midnight  Sun,"  by  Univeis- 
al.     Dimitri  Buchowetzki  directed. 


In  the   Courts 

A  suit  of  the  Fiction  House  Inc 
against  the  Chadwick  Pictures  Corp. 
was  filed  in  the  Supreme  Court  to 
recover  $5,000.  The  plaintiff  alleged 
that  an  agreement  was  made  April  4 
last  by  which  the  defendant  was  to 
pay  the  plaintiff  $15,000  in  install- 
ments for  causing  to  be  published  in 
a  magazine,  stories  written  around 
scenarios  of  pictures  to  be  produced 
by  the  defendant  during  the  summer: 
and  to  have  advertisements  published 
concerning  them. 

The  defendant  counterclaims  and 
asks  that  the  contract  be  annulled  on 
the  ground  that  the  plaintiff  repre- 
sented that  the  cost  of  the  advertis- 
ing would  be  $2,500  a  page  whereas 
It  was  only  $1,200.  The  plaintiff  con- 
tends that  the  defense  is  sham  and 
was  introduced  for  the  purpose  of 
delay.  Under  the  contract  the  de- 
fenndant  was  to  pay  $2,500  each  be- 
ginning in  June  and  continuing  until 
next  April.  The  suit  is  brought  for 
two  installments  due  in  June  and 
August. 

Pittsburgh  Film  Board  Elects 

Pittsburgh— At  the  annual  election 
-A  the  Film  Board  of  Trade,  the  fol- 
lowing were  elected  officers:  B.  M. 
Moran,  president;  Russell  Wehrle, 
\ice-president;  James  H.  Alexander; 
and  Edward  Fontaine,  chairman  of 
the  Arbitration  Board. 


"Magpie"  Title  Changed 

"The  Splendid  Crime"  has  i_>een 
selected  as  the  final  title  oi  "Alagiiie" 
a  William  de  Mille  original.  JicLe 
Daniels  and  Neil  Hamilton  are  fea- 
tured. 


^__JFees  in  Arbitration  Cases 

Minneapolis — Exhibitors  and  dis- 
tributors who  enter  complaints  before 
the  local  Arbitration  Board  in  the 
tuture,  must  pay  a  filing  fee,  accord- 
ing to  a  recent  decree  by  the  Board. 
The  charges  will  be  $Z.50  for  cases 
involving  $100  and  under;  $5  for  cases 
over  $100  and  under  $1,000,  and  $10 
for  cases  involving  more  than  $1,000. 


The  WHY  and  WHEREFORE  of 

THANKSGIVING 

A  400  foot  Novelty  Subject  made  especially  for 
Thanksgiving  Week 

The  Next  Release  of 

James    A.    Fitzpatrick's 

AMERICAN  HOLIDAY  SERIES 

Produced  and  Distributed  by 

FITZPATRICK  PICTURES  INC. 

729  Seventh  Avenue  New  York  City 

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No  Let  Up  on  Fox  Comedies 

The  halfway  mark  in  the  produc- 
tion of  1925-26  comedies  was  passed 
at  Fox  a  few  days  ago. 


Garnett  Edits  Three  Comedies 

Tay  Garnett  has  completed  the 
titling  of  three  Standard  comedies, 
"Three  Wise  Goofs,"  "Beauty  Parlor" 
and  "On  the  Links." 


Varconi  in  "The  Volga  Boatman" 

Victor  Varconi  is  the  first  player 
to  be  engaged  by  Cecil  B.  De  Mille 
for  "The  Volga  Boatman." 


Explosion  Causes  $2,000  Damage 

Chadron,  Neb. — Explosion  of  film 
at  the  Pace  theater  recently  caused 
$2,000  damage  before  the  fire  was 
brought  under  control.  Nine  reels 
of   film  were   destroyed. 


Tilford's  First,  "Shooting  Stars" 
The  first  picture  to  be  made  in 
Miami  by  the  Tilford  Picture  Corp. 
will  be  "Shooting  Stars,"  by  Haps- 
burg  Liebe.  Lem  F.  Kennedy  will 
direct.      He    is    now    in    New    York 


Theater  Loss  $150,000 

Reading,  Pa. — Fire  completely  de- 
stroyed the  Lyric  recently.  The  loss 
IS  placed  at  more  than  $150,000. 


The  Henry  Ginsbei-d   pistributin^  Corp. 
"AN  Open  book- 


CHAPTER   FOUR 

The  pick  of  indepen- 
dent product  was  offered 
Bobby  Nortli,  ApoUo 
Exchange,  for  distribution 
in  Greater  New  York 
and  Northern  New  Jersey. 
He  chose  along  with  one 
other  brand — BANNER 
and  ROYAL  productions. 


Why? 

North  knows  the  ex- 
hibitors needs  and  backs 
his  judgment  with  a  real 
cash    investment. 


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Thursday,  November  5,  1925 


Price   5   Cents 


Ye  NOVELTY 

By  DANNY 
'Ye  Clothes  Maketh  Ye  Pir- 
te."     In  which  one  play  boy. 
^clept  Leon  Errol.    Doth  make 

is  starry  showing.  'Tis  a 
lerry  tale.  A  tale  of  ye  old 
bwn  of  ,  Boston ;  and  pirates, 
nd  a  tailor  man.  Of  meek  and 
lild  disposition.  Who,  fearful 
f  returning  home  to  meet  his 
■ate  spouse.  Is  mistaken  for 
irate  chief  and  taketh  charge  of 

pirate  craft.  And  then  ensueth 
luch  of  merriment,  and  vast 
ales  of  laughter.  With  quip 
nd  jest  this  playboy  Errol  doth 
lake  merry. 

Indeed  at  times  one  holds  his  sides, 
or  fear  of  rib-cracking  laughter.  I 
?held  an  audience;  a  large  and  fash- 
mable  gathering.  At  ye  Plaza  play- 
ouse.  And  these  good  folk  had 
It  through  "Thunder  Mountain" 
et  remained  to  witness  the  antics 
f  this  Errol  person  with  his  nonde- 
ript  underpinnings.  And  nary  a 
erson  went  to  bed.  Although  the 
ight  watchman  had  tolled  ye  mid- 
ight  hour  long  before  "Finis"  ap- 
eared  on  ye  silvery  curtain.  'Tis 
most  fanciful  tale.  Vastly  difTering 
om  all  of  those  imaginings  which 
sually  are  placed  in  ye  moving  pic- 
ire.  Indeed,  it  is  ye  most  novel 
itertainment  of  this  present  day. 
:  may  be  had  through  ye  First 
'ational,  and  this  playboy  Errol  will 
Dubtless  be  gossipped  about  muchly 
lereafter.  He  hath  been  surrounded 
y  a  most  delightful  cast  of  support- 
:g  playfoik,  notably  a  Mistress  Nita 
aldi,  a  most  voluptuous  person, 
ho,  for  her  first  time,  doth  appear 
i  a  lady  of  quality.  There  is  also 
)me  excellent  mummering  from 
iiss  Dorothy  Gish;  but  the  legs  of 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


How   London   Feels 

rade    Press    Editorially    Bitter    at 
America — Oppose    British    Con- 
trol of  Industry 

London  —  Trade  paper  editorials 
'Htinue  to  be  bitter  against  America, 
irticularly  incensed  are  English 
'itors  against  the  inability  of  home 
anufacturers  to  break  into  the 
merican  market. 
"The  Film  Renter"  thus  says: 

For  years  this  journal  has,  in  common 
■n  the  whole  leaders  of  the  British  in- 
5try,  entreated  America  to  look  at  our 
(.Continued  on  Page  6) 


Coast  Studios  Unite 

DeMille  and  Metropolitan  Under   C. 
B.'s    Supervision — More    Pro- 
duction for  1926-1927 

Los  Angeles— The  Cecil  B.  De- 
Mille studio  and  the  Metropolitan 
studio  have  been  consolidated,  as  a 
preliminary  step  to  an  extensive  pro- 
gram for  1926-27.  Cecil  B.  DeMille 
will   supervise   both   plants. 

This  amalgamation  has  been  under 
discussion  tor  some  time  and  was 
perfected  this  week  upon  the  arrival 
in  Los  Angeles  of  John  C.  Flinn,  gen- 
eral manager  of  P.  D.  C.  and  presi- 
dent of  Metropolitan  Pictures  Corp. 
The  consolidation  brings  under  De- 
Mille's  supervision  a  program  of  be- 
tween 40  and  SO  features  to  be  re- 
leased during  1926-27. 

William   bistrom,  general  manager 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 

Deny  Columbia  Split 

Joe  Brandt  and  Jack  Cohn  to  Con- 

tinu^e    Operations — Harry    Cohn 

Stays,  Too 

One  of  the  persistent  reports  in 
circulation  for  several  days  past  con- 
cerned a  split  between  Jack  Cohn 
and  Joe  Brandt,  with  the  latter  to 
enter  the   business  on   his  own. 

Cohn  denied  this  yesterday  and 
said  the  reports  were  made  of  thin 
cloth.  Columbia  has  also  been  in- 
volved in  a  discussion  over  Harry 
Cohn,  who  has  been  handling  pro- 
duction detail  on  the  Coast.  Harry, 
according  to  report,  was  slated  to  go 
(Continued  on  Page  6) 


Tax  Cut  Hope  Grows 

Admissions    Up  to  |1   May   Be   Ex- 
empted—Difficult  Situation  Faces 
Federal  Authorities 

Washington — The  opinion  grows 
that  tax  on  admissions  up  to  and  in- 
cluding $1  will  be  removed.  The  re- 
duction may  possibly  go  as  high  as 
$1.25  and  $1.50  to  take  care  of  the 
popular  baseball  and  vaudeville.  This, 
however,  is  a  doubtful  issue. 

It  will  be  impossible  for  the  Ways 
and  Means  Committee  to  embody  in 
their  recommendations  for  tax  reduc- 
tion all  that  has  been  asked  for  by 
various  industries.  Secretary  Mellon 
recommends  reduction  of  $300,000,00Q 

Several  members  of  the  Ways  and 
Means  Committee  think  that  the 
present  condition  of  the  Treasury  will 

(Continued   on  Page  7) 


Deal  Hanging  Fire 

Terms  of  Sale  of  Whitehurst  Thea- 
ters Holding  Up  Negotiations 
— Famous  Making  Bid 
Baltimore — It    is    understood     the 
question  of  price  stands  between  the 
Whitehurst    interests    and    the    Stan- 
ley Co.  of  America  in  connection  with 
the  proposed  sales  of  two  theaters  to 
the  Philadelphia  company. 

While     the      Stanley     negotiations 
have  been  under  way  Loew  has  ten- 
(Continued  on  Page  6) 

L.  A.  Consolidation? 

West     Coast-Langley     Circuit     May 

Tie-Up      with      Another      Chain 

There 

It  is  reported  that  the  West  Coast- 
Langley  Circuit  in  and  around  Los 
Angeles  is  about  to  consolidate  with 
another  circuit  in  the  same  territory. 
The  move  is  in  the  embryonic  stage. 
It  is  also  understood  the  present 
name  may  be  changed  because  Claude 
(.Continutd  on  Page  7) 


Negotiating  with  Barthelmess 
J.  Boyce  Smith,  of  Inspiration  Pic- 
tures   said   yesterday: 

"Mr.  Barthelmess  assures  us  there 
is  no  foundaiton  for  the  report  ap- 
pearing in  the  American  and  we  ex- 
pect him  to  renew  with  us." 

The  American  reported  Barthel- 
mess was  negotiating  with  Famous. 
His  present  contract  with  Inspiration 
is   near  an  end. 


Saenger   Files   Denial 

Washington — The  Saenger  Amuse- 
ment Co.  has  filed  a  brief  in  denial 
of  the  Federal  Trade  Commission 
charges  that  Famous  had  40  per  cent 
interest  in  Saenger,  but  recently  dis- 
posed of  that  interest. 


Spoor  Premiere  at  Century? 
J.  Moy  Bennett  is  here  from  Chi- 
cago, where  he  has  been  appearing 
in  George  K.  Spoor's,  "The  Price 
of  the  Prairie,"  interiors  for  which 
are  finished.  Exteriors  will  not  be 
made  until  April.  Spoor  is  using  his 
new  third  dimension  device.  The 
premiere  will  take  place  at  the  Cen- 
tury,  Bennett  states. 


,     Joins  Associated 

E.  J.  Smith  Becomes  Sales  Manager, 

Succeeding   Jay    Gove — Long   in 

Industry 

E.  J.  Smith  has  taken  over  the 
reins  of  general  sales  manager  of 
Associated.  He  succeeds  J.  A.  Gove, 
who  has  held  that  post  for  the  past 
few  years,  and  who  now  resigns  to 
enter  another  branch  of  the  industry. 

Smith  grew  up  in  the  "Universal 
organization  when  the  "Big  U"  roster 
included  Joe,  Schnitzer,  Harry  Ber- 
man  and  Art  Schmidt  and  others. 
When  Universal  took  over  distribu- 
tion of  its  own  product  in  England 
in  1920,  Carl  Laemmle  chose  Smith 
for  the  job. 

Later  he  joined  the  F.  B.  O.  sales 
staff,  going  from  an  executive  post 
there  to  take  on  similar  duties  with 
the    Warner    Brothers    organization. 

34  Local  Editions  of  Pathe  News 

As  a  service  to  exhibitors  during 
the  iSth  anniversary  celebration  of 
news  films,  Pathe  News  will  release 
exclusive  local  editions  twice  each 
week  in  34  cities  where  Pathe  has 
exchanges. 


Comerfords  Take  Over  Four  More 
Philadelphia— The  Comerford  en- 
terprises has  acquired  control  of  four 
houses  up-state.  They  are  the  Grand, 
Hazelton,  purchased  from  Chris 
Webber;  the  Hudson,  at  Hudson; 
Lincoln,  at  Plains,  and  the  Strand, 
Soweryersville.  The  latter  three 
were  taken  over  from  M.  Machetas. 


Williams  to  Sell  Stock 
The  Associated  Press  reports  from 
London  that  British  National  Prod. 
will  sell  stock  to  the  public.  The 
studio  as  advocated  by  J.  D.  Wil- 
liams  will   cover    100   acres 


More   Contracts 

New    Production    Deals    Closed    at 

Famous — To    Be    Announced   at 

Chicago  Convention 

Jesse  L.  Lasky  is  expected  to  make 
several     important      production     an- 
nouncements _  at    the    fall    sales    con- 
vention   at    the    Drake,    Chicago,    to- 
(Continued  on  Page  6} 


Schad  Denies  Report 

Reading,  Pa.— H.  J.  Schad,  of  Carr 
and  Schad,  Inc.,  emphatically  denies 
the  report  that  the  company  had  sold 
the  Arcadia  to  Fox. 


Gloria  Arrives 
Gloria   Swanson   returned   to   New 
York    last   night    on   the    Paris. 


Kramer   Succeeds  Levy 

Earl  Kramer,  Buffalo  manager  for 
Universal,  succeeds  Jules  Levy  as 
Eastern  sales  manager.  As  noted. 
1-ou  Metzger  takes  over  Ned  Marin's 
former  post  while  a  successor  to  Ned 
Depinet  in  the  South  is  to  be  named. 
bred  McConnell  assumes  Metzger's 
duties  as  complete  service  plan  man- 
ager and,  in  addition,  will  handle 
short  subjects.  A  Buffalo  manager 
IS  to  be  named. 


Fineman  May  Go  to  "U" 
Los  Angeles— Reports  mention  B. 
p    D  "^^^'  P^duction  head  of  the 
.     b'       c  ,^  ^^  possible  successor 
to  Ray  Schrock  at  Universal   City. 


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THE 


Vol.  XXXIV No.  30    Thursday.  Nov.  5, 1925    Price  5 Cents 


Copyright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor ; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager; Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
Ralph  Wilk,  Traveling  Representative.  En- 
tered as  second-class  matter  May  21,  1918, 
at  the  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  March  3,  1879.  Terms  (Postage 
/ree)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
York,  $10.00  one  year;  6  months,  $5.00;  3 
months,  $3.00.  Foreign  $15.00.  Subscribers 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY,  1650 
Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Phone  Circle 
4736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  address:  Filmday, 
New  York,  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London  Representative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  53a 
Shaftesbury  Ave.,  London,  W.  I.  Paris  Rep- 
resentative, La  Cinematographic  Francaise,  5, 
Rue  Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High 

Low 

Close 

Sales 

Balaban  &   Katz    . 

Not 

quoted 

Eastman    Kodak    . 

.11254 

110 

1115^ 

3,800 

Famous    Players    . 

.109 

103/8 

108/2 

2,500 

F.    P.    Pfd 

.1135^ 

113J4 

11354 

ICfl 

Film    Inspection    . 

Not 

quoted 

First    National     . . 

Not 

quoted 

Fox    Film    "A"     . 

.   8254 

81 

81^ 

2,500 

Loew's,     Inc.     . . . 

.   40Ji 

39-^ 

40J4 

12,000 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.  . 

.    22 

2154 

22 

400 

M.    P.    Cap.    Corp. 

1854 

1854 

1854 

100 

Pathe  Exch.  "A"    . 

.   SGVi 

85 

85 

2,600 

Skouras     Bros. 

67/2 

66% 

eyyi 

Trans-Ltox    Screen 

nVs 

11 

11 

16,000 

Universal    Pfd.     .. 

■   9S'A 

98J^ 

9sys 

200 

Warner  Brothers  . 

.    17 

17 

17 

400 

Warner  Pictures    . 

.   21 

20-^ 

21 

1,200 

Funeral  for   Mrs.   Drew 
Los  Angeles  — -  Funeral     arrange- 
ments are   under  way  for  the  burial 
of  Mrs.  Sidney  Drew,  who  died  late 
Tuesday  night. 


Reports  have  persisted  for  months 
past  that  Mrs.  Drew  had  contem- 
plated a  series  of  comedies  with  Ray- 
mond   Hitchcock   for    Pathe    release. 


Ginsberg  Leaves  Today  for  Coast 

Henry  Ginsberg  leaves  for  the 
Coast  today.  He  will  visit  Western 
key  points.  Both  the  Royal  and 
Banner  series  for  1925-26  will  be  com- 
pleted by  Feb.  1. 

Finston  As  Musical  Director 

Nat  Finston,  musical  director  of 
the  new  Metropolitan,  Boston,  is  ex- 
pected to  assume  the  musical  direc- 
tion of  the  Famous-B.  &  K.  organi- 
zation. 


A     COMPLETE     LABORATORY. 
AND    TITLE    SERVICE 


The  Standard  of  the  Industry 

723  7th  Ave.,  N.Y.C.       Bryant  5450-1, 


Ye  NOVELTY 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 
this  playboy  Errol  are  in  themselves 
a,  volume  of  humor.  Thank  the 
Good  Lord  mine  are  not  so  educated. 
And  now,  as  my  friend  Sam'l  Pepys 
would   say,    late,    and   home,    to   bed. 

Another   Move 

Which  makes  you  set  back  and 
take  notice.  "Eddy"  Smith,  leaving 
Warners  to  join  Associated  Exhibi- 
tors. That  boy  Smith  is  one  of  the 
real  salesmen  of  this  business.  Makes 
friends,  and  best  of  all,  holds  them. 
Hasn't  had  that  sort  of  a  job  here — 
although  he  had  charge  of  tjniversal's 
English  offices  for  some  time.  But 
big  league  all  the  way. 

The  Year  Book 

The  outstanding  feature  of  the 
1926  volume — the  list  of  theaters  of 
the  United  States— over  20,000.  If 
there  was  nothing  else  within  its 
covers.  It  would  be  worth  the  price. 
For  this  feature  alone.  We  know 
some  folks.  Who  are  asking — and 
probably  getting — $300  for  a  list  of 
this  nature.  The  Year  Book,  how- 
ever, will  have  many  interesting  fea- 
tures, in  addition.  Not  the  least  in- 
teresting will  be  the  production  rec- 
ords of  the  year,  and.  incidentally,  a 
complete  list  of  the  officials  of  the 
various  state  organizations  of  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  and  Allied  States.  Of 
course  the  list  of  the  Ten  Best  pic- 
tures of  the  year.  As  usual.  And 
what  a  battle  is  promised.  So  many 
good   pictures. 


Betty  Blythe   Returning 

London — Betty  Blythe  will  return 
to  the  States  next  month.  George 
Hackathorne  will  remain  in  England 
to  make  another,  following  "The  Sea 
Urchin."     His  next  will  be  "Justice." 


De  Mille  Showing  Friday 
P.  D.  C.  will  hold  a  special  preview 
of  "The  Road  to  Yesterday,"  Cecil 
De  Mille's  first  for  that  organization, 
at  the  Embassy  Friday  night  at  11:30 
o'clock.  Similar  showings  in  other 
cities   are   being  arranged. 


Buys  for  Cuba 

M.  Ramirez  Torres,  acting  for 
Santos  and  Artigas  of  Havana  has 
purchased  the  following  for  Cuba: 
"The  Freshman,"  "Drusilla  with  A 
Million,"  "Introduce  Me,"  12  "Our 
Gang"  comedies,  18  Mack  Sennetts 
and  8  Pathe  serials.  The  buyer  op- 
erates an  exchange  in  Havana. 


Coast  Studios  Unite 

(CoiUiitued  from  Page   1) 
of   Metropolitan,  will  assume  general 
nianagement   of  the   consolidated   or- 
ganization. 

Fred  Kley  has  been  appointed  per- 
sonal representative  of  DeMille  in 
the  field  of  distribution  and  will  di- 
vide his  time  between  Los  Angeles 
and  New  York.  DeMille's  name  will 
be  withdrawn  from  all  productions 
except  those  which  he  personally  di- 
rects, as  soon  as  the  1925-26  schedule 
of  pictures  are  completed. 

An  increase  of  approximately  80 
per  cent  in  output  is  indicated  for 
1926-27.     DeMille  will  direct  three. 


$1,000,000  Equipment  Concern 

Trenton,  N.  J.  —  Living  Records, 
Inc.,  of  738  Broad  St.,  Newark,  has 
been  chartered  here,  listing  capital 
of  $1,000,000,  to  handle  portable  pro- 
jectors. In  corporators  are  Harry  E., 
Martin,  Alfred  Rowe  and  May  Smith. 


To  Report  on  Trade  Paper  Probe 

The  Trade  Paper  Investigation 
Committee  of  the  A.  M.  P.  A.  will 
make  its  first  report  at  today's  lunch- 
eon at  the   Hofbrau  House. 

Douglas  MacLean  and  Constance 
Bennett  will  be  the  guests. 


Kane  Promotes  Katzman 
Sam   Katzman   has   been   made   as- 
sistant  to   Howard   Higgin   who   will 
direct   "The   Reckless    Lady,"   a   new 
Kane   Prod. 


Opposite    Mrs.    Valentino 

Clive  Brook  will  appear  in  the 
lead  opposite  Mrs.  Rudolph  Valen- 
tino in  "Do  Clothes  Make  the 
Woman." 


EXPERIENCED 

Theatre  Manager 

Seeks  New  Connection 

CITY   OR   OUT   OF  TOWN 

Box  B-513  Film  Daily 

L650  B'way  New  York 


MOTION  PICTURE  STUDIO  FOR  RENT 

This  is  one  of  the  largest  studios  in 
the  East — modern  and  fully  equipped 
— located  at  Fort  Lee.  Immediate 
possession. 

Long   or   short   terra  lease. 

Apply 

Universal    Pictures     Corp., 

730  Fifth  Ave.  N.  Y.  C. 

Circle    7100 


CHROMOS      TRADING      COMPANY 
1123    BROADWAY 

LOANS  ARRANGED  FOR  PRODUCTION 
AND  ON  COMPLETED  NEGATIVES 


A   Fair  Priced   Service   with  Tremendous 
Resources  at  our  Command 


Suite  1207-8 


'Phone  Watkins  4522 


Bernstein   on   Midwest  Trip 

Harry  D,  Bernstein,  manager  of 
Red  Seal's  exchange,  leaves  today  on 
a  tour  of  the  Midwest. 


CHARLEY 
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Schildkraut,  whose  perform- 
ance will  go  down  in  film  his- 
tory as  one  of  the  finest  con- 
tributions to  the  silent  drama 
yet  offered." 

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tertainment I  have  recently 
seen.  A  splendid  example  of 
the  sort  of  pictures  on  which 
this  industry  can  broaden  its 
appeal  and  enlarge  its  public." 

Willard  C.  Howe, 
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takes  New   York 
by  storm! 

"Deserves  nothing  but  praise.     It  has  real 
heart  throbs  and  dramatic  power." 

Palmer  Smith  of  the  Eve.  World 

"Is  certain  to  make  a  strong  bid  for  popu- 
larity.    Mr.    Schildkraut's   work   is   superb." 

Quinn  Martin  of  the  World 

"A  cleverly  directed  and  wonderfully  sincere 
picture." 

Mordaunt  Hall  of  the  Times 

"Good  all-round  entertainment." 

Willella   Waldorf   of   the  Eve.   Post 

"Calculated  to  bring  joy  to  the  heart." 

Warren  Nolan  of  the   Telegram 

"An  appealingly  sincere  picture.  Schildkraut 
is  a  marvelous  actor  and  Rose  Rosanova  is 
a  positive  delight." 

Rose  Pelswick  of  the  Eve.  Journal 

featuring 
Rudolph  Schildkraut 

at  the  head  of  an  exceptional  all-star  cast,  in- 
cluding George  Lewis,  Blanche  Mehaifey, 
Virginia  Browme  Faire,  and  Rose  Rosanova. 


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Thursday,  November  5,  1921 


How  London  Feels 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
pictures  and  encourage  their  production  by 
putting  them  on  the  American  market.  Ad- 
mittedly they  liave  not  all  been  good,  but 
some  of  them  have  been  very  worth-while 
It  would  not  hare  required  any  great  amount 
of  courage  for  half-a-dozen  of  the  leading 
concerns  on  the  other  side  to  make  a  friend- 
ly gesture,  instead  of  which  they  have  merely 
handed  us  empty,  meaningless  speeches.  The 
lack  of  sincerity  is  what  hurts.  The  way 
American  leaders  come  over  here  and  talk 
utterly  insincere  phrases  is  becoming  nothing 
short  of  a  scandal.  The  British  manufac- 
tu'-ers  have  asked  for  bread  and  been  handed 
talk." 

And  on  Government  control. 
Ernest  W.  Fredman  of  this  publi- 
cation asserts: 

"Frankly,  there  are  many  exhibitors  up 
and  down  the  country  who  view  with  a  great 
deal  of  trepidation  the  thought  of  Govern- 
ment interference  in  the  running  of  their 
business,  and  with  those  views  we  entirely 
concur. 

"Exhibitors  are  very  anxious  and  intensely 
willing  to  show  more  British  films,  but  they 
do  not  want  Government  legislation  to  force 
them  to  do  so.  That  for  many  a  long 
day.  One  thing  only  must  be  remembered, 
and  that  is  any  kind  of  threat  of  Govern- 
ment interference  in  the  running  of  the 
kinematograph  industry  must  be  strenuously 
fought." 

"Kine  Weekly"  pointedly  remarks: 

**The  concerns  who  take  most  money  from 
this  country,  and  who  have  vastly  increased 
the  difficulty  even  of  small  scale  production 
here  by  their  policy  of  wholesale)  blind 
booking,  have  done  nothing — and  less  than 
nothing — for   the   British   film. 

"And  our  opinion  is  that  they  will  con- 
tinue to  do  just  that  amount — subsidy  or 
no  subsidy — for  British  producers  until  it 
is  made  plain  to  them  that  their  future 
British  profits  depend  entirely  on  a  fair 
American  distribution  for   British  films." 

Enforced  showing  of  British  films 
is  not  taken  kindly,  "Kine"  declares 
and  goes  on  to  say: 

"Our  own  canvass  of  Trade  opinion  in 
regard  to  the  F.  B.  I.  Memorandum  showed 
a  considerable  degree  of  hostility  to  the 
suggestion  that  exhibitors  should  be  required 
to  show  a  fixed   percentage  of  British  films." 


William  Russel  to  Florida 
William  Russell  leaves  in  a  day  or 
so  for  Miami,  to  appear  in  "Shooting 
Stars"  for  Tilford  Prod. 


Cronjager  Engaged 

Henry  Cronjager,  who  photo- 
graphed "Clothes  Make  the  Pirate," 
will  do  the  camerawork  on  "Do 
Clothes  Make  the  Woman?"  starring 
Mrs.  Rudolph  Valentino.  Following 
this  he  will  go  to  the  Coast  to  pho- 
tograph "The  Desert  Healer,"  Ma- 
rion  Fairfax   Prod. 


Presents  First  Film  to  America 
Hollywood — A  section  of  what 
purports  to  be  the  first  films  ever 
made,  shown  on  Regent  St.,  London, 
in  1893,  has  been  presented  to  the 
American  Society  of  Cinematograph- 
ers  by  Sir  J.  E.  K.  Judd,  president 
of  the  London  Polytechnic  School. 


Loew   Cleveland   House   Robbed 

Cleveland — Loew's    Mall    was    re- 
cently robbed  of  $2,000. 


Johnston  in   Hollywood 

Hollywood  —  W.  Ray  Johnston, 
head  of  Rayart  Pictures,  is  here  from 
New  York. 


Standard  Film  Expanding 
Kansas    City — The    Standard    Film 
Exchange  has  leased  additional  floor 
space  at  113  W.  18th  St.,  next  door  to 
its  previous  quarters. 


Deal  Hanging  Fire 

(Contiitiied  from  Page  1) 
tatively  agreed  to  take  over  the  Gar- 
den and  Parkway,  leaving  the  Cen- 
tury and  the  New  for  Stanley.  The 
directors  of  Stanley  have  not  yet, 
however,  endorsed  the  purchase  of 
the  property,  and  Abe  Sablosky  and 
John  McGuirk  have  taken  no  defi- 
nite steps  toward  the  closing  of  the 
deal,  hoping  that  an  amicable  finan- 
cial agreement  may  be  reached. 

Stanley  still  has  its  option  on  two 
sites  in  Baltimore,  but  may  not  ex- 
ercise this  option  in  the  event  that 
the  Whitehurst  theaters  are  not  pur- 
chased. 

While  the  highest  offer  is  |1,800,- 
000.  according  to  Julius  S.  Stern, 
chairman  of  the  bankers'  committee, 
the  committee  believes  the  Century 
and  Parkway  can  be  disposed  of  for 
more  than  $2,000,000. 

The  bankers  expect  the  sale  price 
to  redeem  the  preferred  stock  at  par 
and  the  common,  which  has  no  par 
value,  at  from  $30  to  $50  a  share.  Fa- 
mous is  now  revealed  as  one  of  the 
bidders. 


New  Pathe  Serial  Started 

Los  Angeles — "The  Bar-G  Mys- 
tery," a  new  Pathe  serial,  has  been 
nlaced  in  production,  with  Dorothy 
Phillips  and  Wallace  MacDonald 
heading  a  cast  which  includes  Ethel 
Clayton.  Philo  McCullough,  Johnnv 
Fox,  Victor  Potel  and  Al  Hart.  C. 
W.  Patton  is  producing  and  Robert 
F.   Hill   is  directing. 


Detroit  Likes  Double  Bills 

Detroit — Double  bills  are  increas- 
ing in  popularity  at  Neighborhood 
houses.  A  few  months  ago,  scarcely 
a  half  dozen  gave  a  double  bill.  Now, 
they  are  offering  two  features  at  least 
one  night  a  week,  in  many  instances 
more,   to   boost   weak   nights. 


Bromberg  Buys  Rayart  Serial 

Atlanta — Arthur  C.  Bromberg  has 
purchased  for  his  Progress  Ex- 
changes, "The  Flame  Fighter,"  a 
Rayart  serial,  for  distribution  in  10 
Southern  states. 


After  Exhibitor  Members 
Kansas  City — C.  E.  Cook,  business 
manager  for  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Kan- 
sas and  Missouri,  who  is  conducting 
a  membership  drive,  will  devote  most 
of  his  time  during  the  next  few  weeks 
to  canvassing  the  territory  for  new 
memberships. 


BAY  STATE 


Second  Oldest  Continuous"^ 

Raw  Stock 

Producer  in  Anierica| 
Negative       ^Positive       "^Safety 


More   Contracts 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

morrow,  Saturday  and  Sunday.  One 
announcement  will  probably  concern 
Marshall   Neilan. 

The  home  office  staff  left  for  Chi- 
cago yesterday  where  sales  plans  on 
the  new  season's  product  will  be  dis- 
cussed. Many  of  the  spring  and 
summer  releases  will  be  projected  on 
Sunday. 

In  a  special  car  attached  to  the 
Century  were:  Adolph  Zukor,  Jesse 
L.  Lasky,  Sidney  R.  Kent,  Eugene 
Zukor,  Mel  Shauer,  A.  M.  Botsford, 
Charles  E.  McCarthy,  Walter  Wan- 
ger,  Harold  B.  Franklin,  Bogart 
Rogers,  Claud  Saunders,  Russell 
Holman,  Phil  Reisman,  John  D. 
Clark.  G.  M.  Spidell,  G.  B.  J.  Fraw- 
ley,  B.  P.  Schulberg,  Mike  Lewis,  A. 
O.  Dillenbeck,  Henry  Salsbury,  Ed- 
win C.  King,  William  Le  Baron, 
John  Butler,  Joseph  Seidelman,  John 
C.  Ragland  and  Leslie  Whelan. 


Bradford  Writes  Two  Scores 

James  C.  Bradford  has  prepared 
the  music  scores  for  "That  Royle 
Girl"  and  "A  Kiss  for  Cinderella,'' 
both  of  which  will  probably  be 
shown  at  the  Paramount  sales  con- 
vention in  '."bicago. 


Deny  Columbia  Split 

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to  one  of  the  big  producers — -Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer  was  most  persistent- 
ly named — as  a   supervisor.     This  is 
also  denied. 

Columbia  has  not  definitely  decided 
on  its  1926-1927  output,  but  22,  an 
increase  of  four  over  the  current 
schedule  has  been  talked  of. 


Incorporations 

Albany,  N.  Y.— Chez  Fysher  Syndics- 
New  York.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporata 
F.  McGowan,  A.  King  and  S.  Friez.  i 
torney,  H.  Lubetkin,  347  Fifth  Ave.,  Ni 
York. 


Albany,  N.     Y. — Doren     Theater     Cor' 

Brooklyn.  Incorporators,     J.     Joelson, 

Price   and  L.    Melz.      Attorneys,   Joelson  , 

Grossman,  1175     Boston    Road,    New    Yc 
City. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Durro  Palace.  Brookl' 
Capital  $20,000.  Incorporators,  j.  Levy,' 
Hecht  and  E.  Levy.  Attorneys,  Hecht 
Glasser,   1133   Broadway,  New   York. 


Albany,    N.    Y. — Fourth    Street  Operati 

Corp.,   New  York.     Incorporators,  I.    Schi 

and  M.  Greenbaum.     Attorney,  D  Bernste 
25  West  43rd  St.,  New  York. 


Columbus,    Ohio — Auditorium   Theater  C 
Toleda',      Capital  $10,000.     Incorporators, 
Vogt.  G.  Ritter,  F.  Deihlman,  L.  Bueller  i 
L.  Feldstein. 


Springfield,  III. — Schooley's  Productio 
Inc.;  Chicago.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorpc 
tors,  E.  Schooley,  A.  Whitney  and  D.  Jan 


Indianapolis,  Ind. — Casino  Amusement  ( 
Indianapolis.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorpc 
tors,  T.   Goodwin,  V.  Hagen  and  G.  Hill 


Dover,  Del. — F.  and  H.  Amusement  ( 
Wilmington.  Capital  $25,000.  Incorpc 
tors,  F.  L.  Mettler,  Wilmington,  et  al. 


Sacramento,  Cal. — West  Coast  Jui, 
Circuit,  Inc. ;  Los  Angeles.  Capital  $2,5 
000. 


S 


Austin,  Texas — Home  State  Film  Co..  Iji 
Little   Rock,   Ark.      Capital   $30,000. 


Dover,     Del. — Delaware     Motion     Picti 
Co.      Capital    $10,000. 


Dover.  Del. — Extraordinary  Pictures  C 
Capital  $10,000.  Attorney,  Corporation  G 
antee  &  Trust  Co.,  927  Market  St.,  1 
mington. 


Announcement 
PICTURES-IN-MOTION,  INC. 

announce  the  opening  of  their  new  exchange  at  20  Winchester 
St.,  Boston,  where  it  offers  a  number  of  special  features  for  the  approval 
of  New  England  exhibitors:  CYRANO  DE  BERGERAC,  that  perfect 
picture  in  all  hand  color,  SHE,  a  superb  production,  featuring  Betty 
Blythe.  Carlyle  Blackwell  and  Mary  Odette,  THE  BLACKGUARD, 
featuring  Jane  Novak,  a  picture  that  all  audiences  will  love,  THE 
PEARL  OF  LOVE  with  an  all-star  cast,  DOWN  UPON  THE 
SWANEE  RIVER  with  an  all-star  cast  and  14  other  exceptilonal  pic- 
tures including  THE  COLLEGE  JOKER. 


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niit  reductions  such  as  $350,000,000 
$400,000,000,  and  one  or  two  sug- 
t  as  high  as  $500,000,000.  Some- 
bre  between  $300,000,000  and  |500,- 
[OOO  will  be  found  the  total  amount 
deduction  that  committee  will  rec- 
mend  in  their  report  which  Chair- 
h    Green    says    will    be    ready    by 

[he   general   consensus   of   opinion 

KVashington     is     that    the    capital 

tk   tax    will    be    repealed    and    the 

boration  income  tax  will  get  a  ten 

I  cent    reduction.      This    calls    foi 

l-oximately   $270,000,000.     The   rt 

fions  to  the  greatest  degree  aside 

these  two  items  are  the  abolition 

lie  admission  tax,  club  dues,  cigar 

automobile    tax,     pleasure     boat 

and    narcotic    tax    on    physicians. 

of  these  items  can  be  taken  care 

some    degree   but   not    in   their 

■ety. 

e  big  question  is  really  how  far 

committee   will   recommend  with 

ion  to  the  repeal  of  taxes  on  au- 

obiles.      If   the   relief   is    confined 

rucks  used  in  business  for  trans- 

ing   both   freight   and   passengers 

upon   accessories,      either      alto- 

er,   or   upon    such   accessories   as 

sold   for   less   than   $100,   then   a 

f  could  be  afforded  to  the   auto- 

le    industry,    the   motion    picture 

slry,  the  popular  priced  cigar  in- 

ry,    a    complete     relief     given     to 

s   under   an   abolition   of   all   club 

as    well    as    complete    relief    to 

icians   and   pleasure   boat    manu- 

irers. 


,  A.  Gonsolidation? 

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jley  is  to  continue  in  the  theater 

with  several  new  houses, 
■thur  L.  Bernstein,  president  of 
t  Coast-Langley  is  now  in  New 
Two  new  theaters  have  open- 
ecently.  One  is  the  2,200  seat 
ander  in  Glendale  and  the  other, 
1,600  seat  Rialto  in  South  Pasa- 
On  Thanksgiving  Day,  a  2,200 
house  opens  in  Huntington  Park 

in  Taft,  a  1,750  seat  house 
be  built  to  replace  the  Hippo- 
le.  destroyed  by  fire.  West 
t-Langley  at  present  operates  the 
seat  Sunshine  there. 
lound  has  been  broken  for  the 
tlake,  a  2,500  seat  house  at  Al- 
io and  Wilshire,  in  the  most 
enable  section  of  Los  Angeles. 
i  circuit  now  embraces  interests 
theaters. 


pe  Film  for  Local  Exhibitors 
/orking  for  Dear  Life",  a  short 
produced  by  the  Metropolitan 
Insurance  Co.  is  being  offered 
to  exhibitors  in  Brooklyn  and 
ns,  through  Stern  Film  Ex- 
?e,  729  7th  Ave. 


Ixclusive    Buys    12    Features 

troit  —  Dave  Mundstuk  has 
It  for  the  Exclusive  exchange, 
itures,  for  Michigan.  The  group 
iles  three  starring  Al  Richmond, 
ith  Dick  Grace,  and  three  fea- 
r  Bob  Burns.  The  Richmrnd 
iJurns  series  are  Westerns. 


Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
ner in  which  first-runs  build  their 
programs  and  written  from  the  an- 
gle of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

uesigned  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
couveyi.Hg  to  exuiOitors  ideas  to  be 
used  in  aeveloping  their  own  shows. 
Rivoli 

^  n,t  i\o.  1 — "Verdi,"  one  of  James 
A.  iMtzpatrick's  Famous  Music  Mas- 
ter S'cries,  accompanied  by  Rivoli 
orchestra  playing  selections  from 
Verdi  compositions.  Time,  11 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  2 — Rivoli  Pictorial.  Time, 
6  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3 — "Lady  to  Love,"  a 
dance  and  musical  number.  Opens 
with  (a)  At  the  Club.  August  Wer- 
ner, seated  in  easy  chair  before  fire 
place  singing,  "Lovely  Ladies."  Is 
joined  by  Robert  Duncan,  William 
i-vcilogg  and  Arnold  Morgan.  Quar- 
tette smgs  one  number  and  with  hats 
and  coats  in  hand  prepare  to  go  to 
(b)  the  theater.  Men  seated  in  stage 
box  at  side  of  stage  where  they  watch 
the  remainder  of  the  number.  The 
Four  Rivolettes,  dancers  in  ballet 
costumes  and  white  wigs,  perform. 
This  is  followed  by  a  Fan  Dance 
by  Lucille  Middleton.  Dancer  in 
fancy  costume  and  carries  flame 
colored  feather  fan.  Setting:  white 
silk  back  drop  decorated  with  tinsel- 
ed cords  ended  off  with  red  flowers 
at  bottom  and  draped  to  form  arch- 
way through  which  the  "Lovely 
Ladies"  enter.  They  are  in  costume 
and  represent  Cleopatra,  Thais,  Elsa, 
Tosca,  Carmen  and  Manon.  August 
Werner  sings  "Lovely  Ladies"  again 
from  his  seat  in  the  box  and  the  clos- 
ing number  is  (d)  tableau — "Voyage 
d'  Amour:  the  "Lovely  Ladies"  in 
a  tableau.     Time  21   minutes. 

Unit  No.  4 — Feature:  "Seven  Keys 
to  Baldpate."     Time,  67  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5 — "Lucky  Stars,"  Mack 
Sennett  comedy  with  Harry  Langdon. 
Time,  20  minutes. 


Strand 

Unit  No.  1. — A  Fantasy — "Punchi- 
nello," with  prelude  and  aria  by  Fer- 
rari-Malloy.  Sung  by  Edward  Al- 
bano,  baritone,  dressed  as  the  clown 
in  white  costume  with  black  trim- 
mings, against  black  background. 
Time,  6  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2. — Topical  Review. 
Time,  8  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3. — Vincent  Lopez  and  his 
orchestra,  ■  in  a  program  of  popular 
and  classical  selections.  As  curtains 
open  the  orchestra  is  seen  on  a  raised 
platform.  The  only  decoration  is  a 
metallic  drop  on  which  lighting  ef- 
fects play  in  constantly  changing  col- 
ors. Solo  numbers  are  featured,  in- 
cluding a  vocal  number  by  a  member 
of  the  orchestra,  a  cornet  selection, 
and  Lopez  himself  at  the  piano. 
Time,  15  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4. — Feature:  "Classified." 
Time,  75  minute's. 

Unit  No.  5.— "Odds  and  Ends"— a 
compilation  of  short  subjects.  Time, 
7  minutes. 

Unit  No.  6. — Finale — organ  solo. 


New  Wisconsin  Theater 
De    Pere,    Wis. — Construction    has 
started  on  the  new  Majestic. 


Newspaper  Opinions 

"An  Exchange  of  Wives"— M.-G.-M. 
State,  St.  Louis 

(jLOiiE — *  '^  "  iiiis  IS  as  sophisticated  a 
piciiue  as  one  woulu  care  to  see.  let,  it  is  all 
luuuceiR  tun,  ana  is  quite  iiiiarious  tu  tne  on- 
looker.   »   •   • 

rvja'l — *  "  *  is  no  show  to  take  the  children 
to,  and  unless  their  parents  are  terribly  bored 
wita  one  another  they  d  just  as  well  stay  at 
nome,  also.   *  *   * 

aiAK — *  *  *  The  story  has  absorbing  nar- 
rative interest  and  humorous  appeal,  but  is 
witnout  emotional  depth.  »  •  • 


"Everyman's  Wife" — Fox 
Deimonte,  St.  Louis 

L.LUut. —  "  '  mere  is  much  truth  in  this 
tnaiiBie  mm.  The  bickerings  ol  young  married 
cuupics,  tue  serious  misunaerstanaiiigs  thai 
coiue  irom  trivialities,  and  the  usual  "other 
man,  '  ngure  quite  naturally.  The  nrst  part 
Is  preieiau.e.  Ihe  climax  is  heavy  with  ex- 
planations, and  so  forth.  *   *  * 


"Flower  of  Night" — Famous 
Metropolitan,  i^os  Angeles 

Ov  ccK  ending   Oct.   .i-i) 
KXAMlNh-K — *  '   *    Ihe  story  is  last  mov- 
ing— luu    ut    incident,    and    pictorial      but    us 
slant   toward   melodrama   occasionally    runs   too 
far.   *   *   * 

liMES — *  *  *  the  force  of  her  CPola 
Negri  s;  personality  is,  as  usual,  amazing, 
mere  IS  vivid  reanty  about  her  that  shines 
through  even  an  unconvincing  picture,  and 
'r  lower  ol  the  i\ight,"  at  least,  has  the  merit 
chat  It  presents  her  m  a  role  that  is  colortul 
as  to   costuming.    *   *    * 


"The  Half  Way  Girl"— First  Nat'l 
i^yric,  St.  Louis 

(jLOBE — •  '     A    litiie    genuine    humor 

would  go  tar  toward  enlivening  the  situation. 
At  me  same  time,  however,  the  him  is  loaded 
with  action  that  culnunates  m  a  spectacular 
snip  lire  and  subsequent  explosion,  and  that 
IS  climaxed  with  a  rough-and  tumble  hst  fight. 
*  *  * 

POST—*  *  *  Pictures  like  "The  Half 
Way  Girl,"  should  be  encouraged,  even  if  half 
way  gins  tuemselves  should  not.  In  this 
him,  shown  at  the  new  Grand  Central  and 
things,  the  producers  struck  the  best  movie 
melium — the  romantic-adventure  story.   *   *    * 

S)  1  aK — '  '  "  The  romance  and  mysticism  of 
Oriental  life  along  with  some  of  its  horrible 
aspects,  form  the  setting.  *  ♦  * 


"The   Knockout"— First   Nat'l 
State,  Los  Angeles 

(Week    ending    Oct.    31) 

EXAMINliK — *  *  *  is  a  rather  audacious 
name  for  a  pictureplay  and  not  a  very  original 
one,  either.  It  is  a  cold  water,  red-blooded 
story,  however,  with  the  thrills  all  running  to 
the  prize  ring  and  such  minor  feats  as  break- 
ing up  log  jams  in  Canadian  rivers.  *  *  * 

HERALD — *  *  *  exceeds  the  expectations 
of  the  film  fans,  for  instead  of  just  one  k.  o. 
there  are  three  and  that  does  not  include  the 
result  of  the  fight  with  his  new  leading  lady, 
Lorna  Duveen.   *  *  * 

RECORD — *  *  *  There  will  be  no  demon- 
strations from  a  critical  multitude  protesting 
the  title  *  *  *  It  is  not  farfetched,  but  is  quite 
the  truth — a  "Knockout"  is  what  the  picture 
proves   to   be.      In    fact,    several   knockouts. 

Milton  Sills  is  featured  in  the  whirlwind 
drama  and  displays  his  wares  to  excellent 
advantage.   *   ♦  • 

TIMES — *  *  *  The  producers,  however,  had 
no  such  scruples  and  considerately  injected 
all  manner  of  alleged  thrills  into  the  story. 
Of  course,  the  fights  are  the  lug  attraction— 
the  redoubtable  Milton  starts  off  the  affray 
by  winning  a  championship  practically  with 
one    hand.    *    *    * 


.  "Little    Annie    Rooney"— United . 
Artists— Million  Dollar,  Los  Angeles 

(Week    ending    Oct.    24) 
EXPRESS — *  *  *  is  a  return  with  a  venge- 


Accounting  Specialists 
Motion  Picture  Industry 
LEARNER  &  BLOOMGARDEN 

Certified  Public  Accountants 

186  Joralemon  St.  Bkljra,   N.  Y. 

Phone   Triangle    S450-S4S1 


ance.  In  the  vehemence  of  its  slapstick  fun 
it  is  a  sublimated  composite  of  all  the  raga- 
muffin and  mischief  roles  Mary  (Pickford)  has 
ever   had.    *   *   * 

HERALD — *  *  ♦  It's  a  wholesome  story, 
arousing  genuine  sentiment  and  the  scenes 
flash,  with  kalaidasc^pic  effect,  from  humor  to 
pathos.  When  you  are  not  enjoying  a  hearty 
laugh  at  some  mischievous  by-play  of  the  star 
*  *  *  It  is  a  long  time  since  I  have  enjoyed 
Mary  Pickford  as  I  did  in  this  production. 
She's  superb — and  all  the  other  things  meaning 
superlative.   *  ♦  * 


"Seven  Keys  to  Baldpate" — Famous 
Metropolitan,  Los  Angeles 

(Week  ending  Oct.  30) 
EXAMINER—*    *    *    the    audience    found 
lots  of  laughs  in  the  pictured  version  of  this 
George   M.    Cohen   stage   success.   *   *   * 

The  picture,  however,  doesn't  do  Douglas 
MacLean  justice.  It  affords  him  less  oppor- 
tunity for  his  inimitable  comedy  than  did  his 
lost  production  and  puts  him  in  the  attitude 
of  an  on-looker,  *  *  * 

HERALD — *  *  *  is  a  much  deserved 
glorification  of  George  M.  Cohan.  Perhaps 
the  most  popular  of  this  prolific  gentleman's 
works  the  Baldpate  story  loses  nothing  what- 
ever in  the  filming.   •   *   • 

RECORD—*  *  *  Douglas  MacLean  and  his 
scenario  staff,  have  enlarged  upon  the  plot  and 
inserted  several  new  gags.  It  wasn't  an  easy 
job  by  any  means,  but  Doug  is  quite  his 
frightened  self  and  produces  the  laughs  galore. 

Without  a  doubt  this  young  comic  of  the 
films  has  won  for  himself  a  rare  place  upon 
the  screen.   *   ♦  • 

Missouri,  St.  Louis 

GLOBE—*  *  *  Very  little  of  the  comedy 
flavor  of  the  stage  play  has  been  lost  in  the 
screen  version.  However,  the  ending  is  a 
trifle   weak,   and  flat.    *    *    *     , 

POST—*  *  *  When  they  decided  to  put 
George  M.  Cohan's  "Seven  Keys  to  Bald- 
pate" in  the  movies  without  George  M.  Cohan 
or  George  M.  Cohan's  dialogue  someone  pulled 
a  boner.  It  couldn't  be  done.  The  picture 
*  *  *  is  a  bright,  entertaining  little  thing  on 
its  own  merits,  but  not  Cohen.  •  ♦  * 

STAR — *  *  *  All  a  little  uncanny  and  un- 
real, but  funny.  *  *  ♦ 

TIMES—*  *  *  Douglas  MacLean  ♦  *  *  in 
"Seven  Kays  to  Baldpate,"  is  an  entertaining, 
if  over-grown  one-reel,  comedy  centering  about 
MacLean  in  the  role  of  a  young  author  who 
is  too  much  in  love  with  his  publisher's  daugh- 
ter   to  turn  out  a  manuscript.  •  ♦  • 


"Souls  for  Sables"— Truart 
Criterion,  Los  Angeles 

(Week   ending    Oct.    24) 
EXAMINER—*    *    *    Tiffany    Productions 
and  the  director  James  C.   McKay  have  much 
to  be  proud  of  in  this  picture.  ♦  •  • 

TIMES—*  *  *  Eileen  Percy  brings  direct- 
ness as  well  as  excellent  shading  to  her  role 
of  the  cheating  wife.  Eugene  O'Brien  and 
Robert  Ober  contribute  their  excellent  talents 
to  the  befooled  husband  roles  and  Claire  Adams 
is  fine  and  effective  even  in  a  thankless  part. 
To  Andres  Randolf's  most  excellent  playing  of 
the  sable  Satan  is  due  a  large  part  of  what- 
ever reality  and  charm  the  picture  has,   *  •  • 


CHARLIE 
CHAPLIN 

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A  Dog's  Life 

Released  Nov,  Z'Z 

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Q/^I^Y  Thursday,  November  5,  19 


The  Cream  of  the  Industry's  Producers 
Now   Under   One   Banner! 


Never  in  the  history  of  Paramount  have  so  many  great  stars,  artists  and 
producing  geniuses  been  assembled  under  its  banner  at  the  same  time. 

No  wonder  such  a  sensational  program  as  Paramount's  30  Super-Specials 
for  Spring  release  is  possible.  No  wonder  we  can  say  with  all  the  confidence 
in  the  world  that  Paramount  is  going  to  drown  the  seasonable  bugaboo  in  this 
business  once  and  for  all  with  a  mighty  flood  of  ALL-BIG  pictures,  to  be  re- 
leased between  February  and  August,  1926. 

Here  are  some  of  the  distinguished  directors  represented  in  this  unprece- 
dented Spring  Paramount  group: 

James  Cruze,  Herbert  Brenon,  Allan  Dwan,  Sam  Taylor  (director  for 
Harold  Lloyd),  Raoul  Walsh,  Malcolm  St.  Clair,  Frank  Tuttle,  Irvin  Willat, 
Victor  Fleming,  Clarence  Badger,  William  Howard,  George  Seitz,  Victor  Heer- 
man,  Edward  Sutherland,  Gregory  LaCava,  Leonce  Perret,  WiUiam  de  Mille, 
Robert  Flaherty  and  Merian  Cooper. 

Here  are  the  well  known  producing  supervisors  who  will  help  prepare  the 
pictures  for  the  screen : 

Hector  Turnbull,  B.  P.  Schulberg,  William  LeBaron,  Lucien  Hubbard,  E. 
Lloyd  Sheldon,  Luther  Reed,  Tom  Geraghty,  Townsend  Martin,  Julian  John- 
son, Walter  Woods,  John  Lynch,  Roy  Pomeroy,  Willis  Goldbeck,  Garnet  Wes- 
ton and  Kenneth  Hawks. 

These  are  the  men  to  whom  Jesse  L.  Lasky  issued  instructions,  "Make  it 
bigger,  make  it  better  and  forget  the  season  of  the  year!"  These  are  the 
men  who,  with  Paramount's  great  stars,  authors  and  artists,  are  going  to 
give  you  a  Spring  group  of  pictures  such  as  this  industry  has  never  known 
before ! — a  group  no  wise  showman  can  afford  to  be  without  I 


rAff  BRADSTREET 
»/*  FILMDOM 


:9^4?RE(OGMIZED 

Authority 


XXXIV     No.  31 


Friday,   November  6,   1925 


Price  5  Cents 


^ALL  TOWNS 

By  DANNY 
'/here  the  money  grows, 
ually.  Ahnost  on  bushes, 
ill  events — But  read  what  an 
ervant  correspondent  sends, 
m  the  Midwp.st  and  North- 
tern  sections : 
Ve    have    been    waiting    for    the 

when  producers  would  start  into 
11  towns,  for  there  is  where  the 
ey  in  this  business  lies.  Small 
stment  and  overhead  and  rapid 
over  make  the  small  town  ideal. 

know  it  took  such  wise  operators 
Butteriield  in  Michigan,  Fitzpat- 
McElroy  and  others  whose  spe- 
y  was  small  towns,  to  show  us 
pmart  ones,  who  had  their  lavish 
ses  with  attendatrt   big  overhead. 

v;cc?t   thiiig   of    the   affair,    they 

their  mouths  shut  and  let  the 
Y  go  to  the  big  town  exhibitor, 
e    netting   real   profits    for   them- 

s." 

Same  correspondent  reports 
The  Freshman"  is  playing 
'mall  towns.  On  a  50-50 
;asis.  A7id  taking  from  $800 
0  $1200  from  towns  of  4,000 
p  6,000  population.  Boy,  that's 

lot  of  money! 

the  way  "The  Freshman" 
is  to  be  holding  its  own  in  the 
cities,  too.  Doing  a  whale  of  a 
less. 

Theater  Profits 
bthing  demonstrates  the  profits 
leaters.  More  so  than  the  state- 
It  issued  by  the  bankers.  Who 
in  back  of  the  Fox  theater  issue. 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Gloria's  Next,  "Tamed" 

oria  Swanson's  next  picture  for 
ious  is  tentatively  titled  "Tamed." 
i  a  Fannie  Hurst  story  and  will 
bade  in  the  East,  probably  with 
iik   Tuttle    directing. 


dheres  to  Schedule 

iiwick     Program    Nearing    Com- 
etion    —    Lionel      Barrymore's 
Next   to   Be   "The   Bells" 

E.  Chadwick  returns  from  the 
st  in  a  few  days  where  he  has 
1  supervising  production.  The 
pany's  schedule  is  nearing  com- 
'on. 
ine   features    have   been    released, 

are  in  production  and  the  re- 
ider  will  follow  within  two 
ths. 

The  Bells,"  starring  Lionel  Barry- 
e,  "Winning  the  Futurity"  and 
remainder  of  the  George  Walsh 
■s  will  finish  the  schedule, 
ladwick  is  bringing  East  a  print 
The   Count  of   Luxembourg." 


Theater  Unit  for  Fox 

New  Company  Organizing  to  Handle 

Expansion  in  Exhibition  Field — 

Assets,    $20,000,000 

A  new  company  to  be  known  as 
the  Fox  Theaters  Corp.  is  to  be  in- 
corporated under  the  laws  of  the 
btate  of  New  York.  The  expansion 
of  the  Fox  organization  in  the  theater 
field  presaged  in  these  columns  many 
weeks  ago  is  now  about  to  become 
an  actuality. 

The  unit  will  have  an  authorized 
capitalization  of  4,000,000.  The  stock 
is  expected  to  consist  of  3,000,000 
(.Continued  on  Page  6) 


Expect  Big   Earnings 

Sponsors    of    "Roxy"    Theater    Esti- 
mate Profit  of  $2,509,000  Yearly 
With  Minimum  of  $1,170,000 

In  the  advertisements  announcing 
the  $4,250,000  first  mortgage  654  per 
cent  gold  bond  issue  of  the  proposed 
"Roxy"  theater,  sponsors  of  the  pro- 
ject place  estimated  net  earnings  at 
$2,509,000.  An  estimate  "on  an  ex- 
tremely conservative  basis,"  indicates 
minimum  net  of  $1,170,000,  or  more 
than  four  times  the  greatest  annual 
interest  charge,  and  approximately 
{Continued  on  Page  7) 

More   Branches   Open 

Vital  Opens  Exchanges  in  New  York 

and    Boston,    Bringing    Total    in 

Operation  Up  to   14 

With  the  addition  of  New  York 
and  Boston  to  the  Vital  Exchanges 
ready  for  operation,  the  number  of 
branches  now  reaches  14.  The  New 
York  exchange  is  at  729  7th  Ave., 
and  will  be  in  charge  of  Jules  Sarzin. 
The  Davis  Dist.  Division  product  has 
been  taken  over  from  I-Cerman  Films. 

{Continued   on  Page  6) 


Williams    in    South    for    "U" 

Ralph  B.  Williams,  Atlanta  man- 
ager for  Universal,  has  been  trans- 
ferred to  New  York  to  become 
Southern  sales  manager  for  Uni- 
versal, succeeding  Ned  Depinet,  now 
with  First  National.  Ben  Y.  Cam- 
mack,  assistant  to  Williams,  becomes 
Atlanta    manager. 


"U"  to  Build  in  Nebraska 

Omaha — Universal  has  bought  a 
66  ft.  frontage,  near  the  Yancy 
Hotel,  Grand  Island,  on  which  will 
be  erected  a  theater  to  cost  $250,000. 
Ready  in  the  fall  of  1926. 


Daily    Attendance   in    Omaha,    35,000 

Omaha — It  is  estimated  that  the 
daily  attendance  at  local  theaters 
totals  35,000,  divided  among  36 
theaters. 


6    Pantages    Houses 

.^Iew  Theaters  to  Be  Built — Western 

Circuit    Owner    Has    Arrived   in 

New   York 

Alexander  Pantages,  head  of  the 
circuit  bearing  his  name,  arrived  in 
New  York  from  the  Coast  yesterday 
and  at  once  discounted  the  exagger- 
ated reports  of  expansion  which  have 
;ome  from  California  with  regularity 
or  several  months  past. 

He   stated   he  intends   building   six 

new    theaters.      San    Francisco    and 

Fresno   sites   have   been   secured,   but 

deals    in    other    cities    remain    to    be 

{Continued  on  Page  2) 


Lack  Quahty 

Nat      Rothstein      Declares      Pictures 

Which  Are  Box  Office  Successes 

In   England    Fail    Here 

London — Nat  G.  Rothstein,  direc- 
tor of  publicity  for  F.  B.  O.  of 
America,  in  discussing  the  reason  for 
the  failure  of  British-made  pictures 
to  gain  a  foothold  in  the  States,  says, 
in  part,  in  "Kine  Weekly": 

"We  have  found  that  pictures 
which,  according  to  all  reports  have 
proved  successes  in  England,  have 
not  been  box-office  draws  in  America. 

{Continued  on  Page  2) 


Fabian's  14th 

The     Fabian     in     Paterson     Opens 

Late     This     Month  — To     Seat 

4,000 

Paterson,  N.  J. — Jacob  Fabian  an- 
nounced the  opening  of  his  newest 
theater,  the  Fabian,  late  in  No- 
vember. 

The  theater  at  Church  near  Market 
idjoins  the  handsome  Alexander 
Hamilton  Hotel.  Charles  L.  Dooley, 
general    manager    of    the    Fabian    in- 

{Continued  on  Page  2) 

Eastman  to   Handle  French  Process 

Paris — Negotiations  have  been  con- 
cluded, whereby  Eastman  Kodak  Co. 
will  handle  the  Keller-Dorian  color 
process  in  the  States,  Great  Britain, 
Canada  and  Australia.  The  Keller- 
Dorian  company  has  increased  its 
capital  3,000,000  francs  for  expansion. 

The  arrangement  provides  for  East- 
man to  supply  three  quarters  of  all 
stock  used. 


Corinne  Griffith  Here 

Corinne  Griffith  arrived  yesterday 
on  a  short  visit  to  make  arrange- 
ments  for  her  "Mile.   Modiste." 


Valentino  Here  Tomorrow 

Rudolph    Valentino   will   arrive   to- 
morrow  morning. 


Joins   United  Artists 

E.  A.   Eschmann  to   Become  Assist- 
ant    to     Hiram     Abrams     About 
Dec.  1 — Latter  Goes  to  Coast 

Prior  to  leaving  for  the  Coast  yes- 
terday, Hiram  Abrams  announced 
that  E.  A.  Eschmann  who  recently 
resigned  as  general  sales  manager  for 
First  National  would  join  United 
Artists  as   his   assistant. 

"The  moment  I  heard  that  Mr. 
Eschmann  had  resigned,"  said 
Abrams,  "I  made  efforts  to  connect 
up  with  him,  we  are  looking  for  men 
with  brains  and,  coming  into  United 
Artists  as  my  assistant,  I  think  Mr. 
Eschmann  will  prove  of  real  value. 
Eschmann  will  join  us  as  soon  as  his 
present  contract   is   completed." 

This  should  be  about  Dec.  1.  When 
questioned  regarding  Mr.  Abrams' 
statement,   Eschmann   said: 

"That  is  quite  correct.  I  shall  be 
delighted  to  be  with  United  Artists." 


Schenck  and  Rubin  Leave 

Other  departures  for  the  West 
yesterday  were  Nicholas  M.  Schenck 
and  J.  Robert  Rubin  of  Metro-Gold- 
wyn-Mayer  who  left  on  the  same 
train  with  Mr.  and  Mrs.  Abrams. 


"The    Torrent,"    Monta    Bell's    Next 

Los  Angeles — Monta  Bell's  next 
picture  for  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
will  be  an  adaptation  of  Ibanez's 
"The  Torrent."  The  cast  has  not 
yet    been    determined. 


Christies    Handling    Studio    Business 

Los  Angeles  —  Business  details  of 
the  combined  De  Mille  and  Metro- 
politan studios  will  be  handled  by 
Charles  and  Al  Christie  and  John  C. 
Flinn. 


"Big  Parade"  Opens  on  Coast 

Los  Angeles — "The  Big  Parade" 
had  its  world's  premiere  at  the  Egyp- 
tian last  night.  The  opening  was 
handled   in  usual   Coast  style. 


Kinograms    in    Deal 

Kinograms  has  closed  a  contract 
with  Eugene  Lamb,  of  Shanghai, 
China,  which  provides  for  news  reel 
service  from  China,  Japan,  Mongolia, 
Indo-China,  Turkestan  and  Tibet. 
The  agreement  covers  three  years 
with  an  option  on  an  extension. 

Besides  having  a  staff  of  camera- 
men of  his  own  stationed  through- 
out the  Orient,  Lamb  is  head  of  the 
Trans-Asia  Photo-Scientific  Expedi- 
tion, exploring  the  Chinese  interior, 
remote  Tibetan  cities,  and  Turkestan. 

The  first  subjects  have  already 
been  received  and  were  obtained  in 
districts  of  Tibet  and  Turkestan. 
They  will  appear  in  Kinograms  No. 
5135,  released  by  Educational  Nov.  15. 


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Friday,   November  6,  192i 


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Quotations 

High 

L0V7 

Close 

Sales 

Balaban    &    Katz    

Not  quoted 

Eastman    Kodak    ..114J4 

112 

114 

3,300 

Famous    Players    ..108Ji 

107M 

109M 

5.6Cfl 

F.    P.    Pfd 113.J4 

113J4 

113M 

200 

Film    Inspection    ..      5J4 

554 

5J4 

600 

First    National     

Not 

quoted 

Fo.-c    Film    "A"     ..   84 

82-4 

84 

5,700 

Loew's,     Inc 42 

WA 

42 

12,000 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.   . .   22^i 

22 

22/8 

700 

M.    P.    Cap.    Corp.      18^ 

18% 

18% 

100 

Pathe    Exch.    "A"      84% 

83/8 

84 

3,100 

Skouras     Bros.      . .    67 

6614 

67 

Trans-Lux    Screen      11% 

llJi 

IIM 

15,300 

Universal    Picti.res      43 

41-4 

41/2 

200 

Universal    Pict.    Pfd 

Not 

quoted 

Warner  Brothers  . .   21 

20/2 

20/2 

1,700 

Warner  Pictures    .  .    17 

17 

17 

100 

M.-G.-M.  Buys  Crothers  Story 

Los  Angeles  —  Metro  -  Goldwyn- 
Mayer  has  purchased  "The  Little 
Journey,"    by    Rachel    Crothers. 


6    Pantages    Houses 

i^Continued  fyom  Page   1) 
closed.     With  the   chain  now   in   op- 
eration,    this     expansion    means     the 
circuit    will    eventually    embrace    46 
theaters. 

Coast  papers  arriving  here  by  air 
mail  yesterday  carried  stories  that 
Pantages'  visit  East  concerned  the 
acquisition  of  30  new  theaters  as  part 
of  a  plan  to  increase  the  circuit  to 
100  houses.  Pantages  advised  for- 
getting it.  


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SMALL  TOWNS 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
Which  will  appear  on  the  Curb  next 
week.  One  of  the  paragraphs  says 
that  when  Fox  entered  the  theater 
field  the  investment  represented 
about  $5.U00.  Today  the  Fox  theater 
properties  are  valued  way  up  in  the 
millions.  And  the  Fox  plan  for 
new  theaters  runs  still  further  into 
millions. 

One  of  the  wits  of  the  busi- 
ness recently  said:     "It    took 
Zukor  years  to  discover  what 
matiy   men   appreciated  years 
ago:    that   the  real  profits  in 
this    busiyiess   came   from   the 
theaters.     There  are  hu7idreds 
of  men,  made  rich  from  thea- 
ters, ivho  came  from  all  walks 
of  life.    But  the  big  producers 
appareritly  only  realized  these 
profits  a  little  while  ago." 
Don't  discount   this.      It  is  as   true 
as  daylight.     It  took  the  Isiggest  men 
of  the  business  a  long,  long  time,  to 
appreciate    where   the    real   profits   of 
motion   picture   come   from. 


One  Man  Control  in  Ballinger,  Tex. 

Ballinger,  Tex. — In  securing  con- 
trol of  Ballinger  with  four  houses  in 
that  town  H.  T.  Hodge  will 
close  two.  The  Queen  will  continue 
lo  operate,  and  with  the  Maeroy  will 
form  the  outlet  for  pictures  in  Bal- 
linger. 


$1,000,000   House  for  Reade 

.■\sbury  Park,  N.  J. — Construction 
on  a  new  $1,000,000  theater  has  been 
started  at  St.  James  Place  and  Lake 
Ave.  It  will  be  operated  by  Walter 
Reade,  and  marks  the  28th  in  Reade's 
Jersey  chain.  T.  W.  Lamb  is  archi- 
tect. 


Leatrice  Joy  Coming  to  Town 

Leatrice  Joy  will  arrive  in  New 
York  this  morning  from  Hollywood 
on  her  first  visit  in  three  years.  After 
a  fortnight's  stay.  Miss  Joy  will  re- 
turn to  Hollywood  to  be  starred  in 
"Eve's   Leaves." 


World   Theater    Loses    Court    Suit 

Omaha — -Under  an  adverse  ruling 
by  the  Nebraska  high  court,  the 
World  must  take  down  an  elaborate 
canopy  from  the  theater  front.  The 
canopy  has  been  the  cause  of  many 
court    battles. 


British  Exploitation  Contest 
London  —  "The  Exploitation  Cup 
Competition,"  conducted  by  "The 
Cinema,"  has  come  to  a  close.  Reg- 
inald T.  Rea,  manager  of  the  Albert 
Hall,  in  Sheffield,  was  awarded  the 
trophy.  The  stunt  that  won  first 
honors  was  the  engaging  of  a  vocal- 
ist by  Rea,  who  sung  "Owd  Bob" 
from   the   top   of  a,  church  steeple. 


New  Warner  Theater  Managers 

Fred  Holzworth,  former  manager 
of  the  State,  Cleveland,  has  been  ap- 
pointed managing  director  of  War- 
ners' Cameo,  Bridgeport,  Conn., 
succeeding  Howard  Foerste,  trans- 
ferred to  Pittsburgh.  Ray  Goldberg 
is  house  manager  of  the  Circle,  Cleve- 
land. 


Bert   Wheeler   in   Two    Reelers? 

According  to  report,  \Bert  Wheeler 
has  been  signed  by  Max  Hart  to 
make  a  series  of  two  reelers.  Wheel- 
er is  now  playing  vaudeville,  on  his 
way   to   the   Coast. 


O'Brien  Joins  Paramount 

Willis  H.  O'Brien,  who  was  techni- 
cal and  research  director  on  "The 
Lost  World,"  has  joined  Famous 
Players'  trick  photography  depart- 
ment at  the  Long  Island  studio. 


Lawlor   Opens   Coast   Office 

Hoey  Lawlor,  title  editor,  with 
headquarters  at  723  7th  Ave.,  has 
opened  offices  in  the  Guaranty  Bldg., 
6331   Hollywood  Blvd. 


Fabian's  14th 

(Continued  from  Page    1) 

terests  in  Paterson,  will  be  managing 
director.  The  house  cost  $1,500,000, 
seats  4,000  and  is  the  14th  in  the 
Fabian  chain. 


New  Paterson  House  to  Open 

Paterson,  N.  J.— The  Rivoli,  130 
Main  St.,  will  open  Nov,  10.  It  will 
be  operated  by  the  Biltmore  Amuse. 
Co.,  with  W.  C.  Frank  as  manager. 

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but  the  result  has  usually  been  t 
the  picture  itself  lacks  that  necess 
quality  which  is  required  to  pit.  [ 
the    American   audience. 

"Out  of  the  12  British  made  picttt 
which  this  company  has  distribut 
one  only,  an  Australian  pictt 
proved  a  box-office  success,  and  t 
success  was  mainly  due  to  the  f 
that  the  picture  lent  itself  to  sp 
tacular    exploitation." 


Neiland  Joins   Warners 

Walter  Neiland  has  joined  War 
Bros.,  in  charge  of  exploitation  in 
Midwest.      Headquarters   in   Chica 


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Season  after  season  Paramount  gathers  the  cream  of  the  world's  literary- 
product  and  pours  it  into  exhibitors'  box  offices  through  the  world's  finest 
pictures. 

For  Paramount's  sensational  1926  Spring  group  of  30  super-productions, 
the  yield  of  literary  cream  has  been  unusually  rich. 

Here  are  some  of  the  world-famous  authors  represented  in  these  new 
Paramount  record-breakers. 

Michael  Arlen  (sensation  of  two  continents),  George  M.  Cohan,  Zane 
Grey,  Fannie  Hurst,  Ring  W.  Lardner  (America's  leading  humorist),  George 
Barr  McCutcheon,  Hugh  Wiley  (Saturday  Evening  Post  star),  Arthur  Train. 

Robert  E.  Sherwood  (editor  of  ''Life"),  Alfred  Savoir  (who  wrote  "Blue- 
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(Red  Book  star),  Lawrence  Eyre,  Edgar  Selwyn,  Leo  Ditrichstein,  Maurice 
Samuels  and  Martha  Ostenso  (the  $13,500  book  prize  winner). 

These  are  not  the  literary  darlings  of  the  intelligentsia.  They  are  the 
favorite  million-copies-a-year  authors  of  the  great  masses  of  the  movie-going 
American  public.  They  are  the  writing  men  whose  names  mean  barrels  of 
dollars  at  your  box  offices. 

Great  stars,  distinguished  directors,  famous  popular  authors,  the  unlim- 
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With  death  stalking  every  footstep  — 
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The  first  of  these  astounding  news      * 
reel  pictures,  showing  for  the  first 
time  the  ceremony  of  ^^Sunning  the 
Buddha,"  will  appear  in  Kinograms 
No*  5135,  released  November  15» 

Another  reason  why  you  should 

BOOK  KINOGRAMS  now: 


EDUCATIONAL 

FILM  EXCHANGES 

Inc. 


THE  SPICE  OFTHE  PROGRAM" 


Member,  Motion  Picture  Producers  and  Distributors  of  America,  Inc.  Will  H.  Hays,  President 


Friday,  November  6,  1925 


Theater  Unit  for  Fox 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

Class  A  Shares,  and  100,000  Class  B 
shares,  each  class  sharing  equally  in 
the  earnings.  Control  will  rest  with 
the  Class  B  stock  which  will  be  held 
by  William  Fox  and  associates. 

The  company  will  begin  its  cor- 
porate existence  with  assets  of  more 
than  $20,000,000  of  which  $11,000,000 
will  be  cash  and  $9,000,000  in  equities 
in  theaters,  and  the  only  indebtedness 
will  consist  of  $1,300,000  represented 
by  real  estate  mortgages.  Bankers 
interested  say  that  the  theaters  and 
interests  in  theaters  now  controlled 
by  William  Fox  will  be  taken  over 
by  the  new  company.  The  equity  in 
these  properties  is  put  at  $9,000,000, 
accumulated  out  of  earnings  from  an 
original  investment  of  $5,000  by  Fox 
in  1905.  In  addition  it  is  said  this 
investment  has  paid  Fox  and  his  as- 
sociates  $6,000,000. 

According  to  the  present  plan,  900,- 
000  of  common  stock  will  be  presently 
outstanding,  consisting  of  800,000  of 
Class  A  and  100,000  shares  of  Class 
B.  The  authorized  but  unissued  bal- 
ance will  be  reserved  for  future  needs. 


Set  in  Buffalo 

Fox    House    There    to    Go    Up    on 
Coplon    Property— Talk    of    An- 
other  Big  Theater   There 

Buffalo— The  Fox  theater,  to  cost 
$1,500,000,  will  be  built  at  608-616 
Main  St.  on  what  is  known  as  the 
Coplon  property. 

The  Coplon  property,  beginning  on 
the  northwest  corner  of  Main  and 
Chippewa,  extends  north  in  Main  St. 
185  ft.  with  a  depth  of  232  ft.  along 
Chippewa  St.  to  Pearl  St.  and  185  ft. 
north  in   Pearl   St. 

Only  one  parcel,  618  Main  St., 
owned  by  the  T.  &  E.  Dickinson  Co., 
separates  the  Fox  site  from  that  of 
the  proposed  $2  000,000  Metropolitan 
theater  to  be  erected  by  Famous  at 
632  Main  St.  on  property  owned  by 
Mike   Shea. 

It  is  reported  that  another  large 
corporation  is  negotiation  for  a  site 
in  the  west  side  of  Main  St.,  between 
Huron  and  Chippewa,  for  a  $2,500,000 
theater. 

Erection  of  the  Fox  theater,  the 
Famous  theater  and  Shea's  Bufifalo 
will  give  the  city  four  nevv  theaters 
in  the  Main-Chippewa  section.  The 
other   is    Shea's    Hippodrome. 

It  is  reported  Fox  will  pay  close  to 
$1,200,000  for  the  site  of  the  new 
theater. 


More   Branches   Open 

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The   Up-State  territory  territory  will 
be  handled  by  Richard  C.  Fox,  with 
offices  at  4  Clinton   St.,  Albany,  and 
257   Franklin   St..   Buffalo. 

The  Boston  exchange  is  located  at 
44  Church  St.,  under  management  of 
Henry  L.  Segal,  who  formerly  held 
the  franchise  for  Davis  .  Otto  R. 
Kurtz,  formerly  with  Vitagraph,  is 
the  manager  in  Pittsburgh.  Almost 
the,  entire  force  was  formerly  with 
Vitagraph.  Cincinnati  and  Cleveland 
will  be  operated  by  Harry  A.  Lande. 
Walter  A.  Baier,  who  formerly  had 
the  franchise  for  Davis  in  Milwaukee, 
will  handle  that  territory,  from  713 
Wells   St. 

Phifadelphia,  under  Dave  Segal 
and  Mike  Levinson,  will  handle  all 
of  Davis  features  from  1322  Vine  St. 
As  noted  Canadian  exchanges  have 
been  organized  as  of  Vital  Exchanges 
of  Canada,  Ltd.,  with  R.  J.  Romney, 
for  many  years  of  Vitagraph,  as  presi- 
dent and  general  manager.  The  home 
office  is  at  27  Prince  William  St.,  St. 
John,  N.  B.  The  Montreal  branch  is 
in  the  Albee  Bldg..  and  the  Toronto 
in  the  Hermant  Bldg.  Vancouver 
and   Winnipeg  have   not  yet   opened 

Vital  Exchanges  will  also  be  open 
ed  in  Atlanta,  Chicago,  Dallas    Den 
ver,     Detroit,     Indianapolis,     Kansas 
City,    Omaha,    St.    Louis,    Salt    Lake, 
San  Francisco,  Seattle  and  Washing- 
ton, D.  C. 


Kerr  Acquires  EIco,  Charleston,  S.  C 

Charleston,  S.  C— The  Elco  on 
upper  King  St.  has  been  purchased 
by  Basil  R.  Kerr,  and  will  be  operated 
by  John  M.  Kerr,  for  many  years 
with    the    Bijou,    Brooklyn,    N.    Y. 


The  principal  theaters  in  Charles- 
ton are  the  Garden,  Princess  and 
Majestic,  all  showing  pictures;  the 
Victory,  the  Keith  house,  and  the 
Academy  of  Music,  housing  road  at- 
tractions. They  are  all  controlled  by 
the  Pastime  Amusement  Co..  of 
which  Albert  Sottile  is  the  head. 


To  Erect  New  L.  A.  Theater 

Los  Aneeles — D.  Rector  of  the 
Chotiner  Theaters,  Inc.,  will  erect 
a  new  1,400-seat  house  at  Hawthorne 
It  will  cost  $150,000.  Hopkins 
McNeil  Investment  Co.  will  build 
The  Chotiner  Theaters  control  severa 
local  houses. 


Scholer  Managing  Fox  House 
Philadelphia— Joe  A.  Scholer  has 
been  made  managing  director  of  the 
Fox  theater,  succeeding  Jack  Eaton 
who  with  his  business  manager,  Joe 
La  Rose,  resigned.  Scholer  has  been 
with   Fox  for  the  last   five  years. 

Bader  Gets  New  Post 
Dave  Bader  has  been  selected  to 
fill  the  post  of  Manager  of  Advertis- 
ing Accessories  for  Universal,  to 
replace  Maurice  Pivar,  who  has  been 
transferred   to   Universal    City. 

New   California   House    Opens 

Los    Angeles — The    Granada    thea- 
ter at  Alhambra  has  opened.    It  seats 

550. 


Blanche  Merril  Going  to  Uoast 

Friends  of  Blanche  Merrill,  writer 
of  vaudeville  acts  and  songs,  will 
tender  her  a  farewell  party  tonieht 
at  the  Hofbrau  House,  prior  to  her 
departure  for  the  Coast,  where 
will  work  for  Joseph  M.  Schenck. 


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Munieipal-Theater  for  Atlanta 

Atlpnta- The  City  Council  has  ac- 
cepted the  proposition  of  the  Atlanta 
Municipal  Opera  Ass'n  to  build  an 
outdoor  theater  in  Piedmont  Park  to 
cost  approximately  $90,000. 

Matty  Cohen,  former  song  writer 
but  now  with  Famous,  in  collabor?- 
tion  with  L.  Wolfe  Gilbert  has  writ- 
ten "A  Kiss  for  Cinderella,"  an  ex- 
ploitation song. 


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300  a  Week 
15,000  a  Year 

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New  Theaters 

Construction  projects,  either  pre- 
ioiisly     announced     or     concerning 
'hich    there   have    been   new   devei- 
>pments,  follow: 

Canton,    Miss. 
Canton,  Miss. — A  $50,000  house  has 
)een    opened    by    John    Wohner. 

Detroit 
Detroit — Fred  De  Lodder  has 
)ought  from  Glen  VVatkins,  the  lat- 
er's  lease  on  the  new  theater  to  be 
luilt  on  the  former  site  of  the  East 
ind  theater.  The  new  house  will 
eat  1,200. 


Jonesboro,  Ark. 
Jonesboro,  Ark.  —  The  Jonesboro 
*i.mus.  Co.  is  taking  bids  on  a  $100,- 
00  picture  and  vaudeville  theater,  to 
e  erected  at  Church  and  Monroe 
ts. 


Little  Rock,  Ark. 
Little  Rock.  Ark.— T.  W.  Sharp 
as  awarded  contracts  on  his  new 
leater  to  be  erected  at  620  Beach 
t.  Jenkins  &  Apple  are  the  con- 
actors. 


Trade  in  France 

Outsiders  Now  Pay  to  Attend  Screen- 
ings— Leonce    Perret    to    Direct 
Sorel  in  Napoleonic   Film 

By  Aiiaiiyement  with 
■LA  CINEMATOGRAPHIE  FRANCAISE" 
Paris  —  All  persons  unconnected 
with  the  trade,  wishing  to  attend 
trade  shows,  are  being  charged  one 
franc  admission.  The  Chambre  Syn- 
dicale,  in  agreement  with  the  Syn- 
dicate of  h.xhibitors,  has  agreed  to 
this,  as  a  means  of  putting  a  stop  to 
the  undesirable  crowds  at  these  pres- 
entations. The  money  thus  collected 
will  go  to  the  trade  benevolent  fund, 
less  hve  centimes,  which  the  Govern- 
ment takes  as  poor  tax.  Official 
cards  have  been  issued  to  exhibitors, 
the  press  and  buyers.  These  cards 
bear  date,  signature  and  photograph 
of  rightful  owner. 


Incorporations 

Indianapolis,  Ind. — Lake  Bluewater  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  Hartford  City.  Capital  $10,000. 
Incorporators,  H.  Kelley,  A.  Buckmaster,  J 
Cook,  R.  Cook,  C.  Shadle,  W  Engle,  A. 
Martz,  C.  Johnson,  L.  Wooster,  G.  Wharton, 
B.    Bursch,    T.    Peterson    and   J.    Arrick. 


Dover,  Del — National  Press  Club  Realty 
Holding  Corp.  Capital  $2,000,000.  Incor- 
porators, H.  Sweinhart,  J.  Hays  and  J. 
Kdson.  Attorney,  Delaware  Registration 
Co.,    100    West    10th    St.,    Wilmington. 


Albany,  N.  Y.  —  Steinkritz  Amusement 
Corp.,  New  York.  Capital  $5,000.  Incor- 
porators, R.  Steinkritz,  R.  Meleneck  and  K 
Newman.  Attorney,  M.  G.  Katitrowitz,  305 
Broadway,    New    York. 


Expect   Big   Earnings 

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three  times  the  principal  and  interest 
charges    combined. 

The  bonds  are  in  denominations  of 
$1,000,  $500  and  $100  and  are  being 
handled  through  S.  W.  Straus  &  Co. 
The  value  of  the  theater,  when  com- 
pleted, and  property,  is  appraised  by 
Cushman  &  Wakefield,  Inc  at 
$6,925,000,  and  by  W.  Albert  Pease, 
Jr.,  at  $8,950,000. 


Mt.  Vernon,  Wash. 

Mt.  Vernon,  Wash.— A.  A.  Haley, 
wner  of  the  new  Mt.  Vernon  house 
ow  under  construction,  has  sold  his 
iterest  to  E.  A.  Halberg,  of  Port  An- 
cles. 


Newport,  Tenn. 
Newport,     Tenn.— A     new     house, 
:atuig  2,000   will  be  opened  shortly 
f    Dr.    E.    C.    Lunsford   and    J.    L. 
unsford. 


Springfield,  Mo. 

Springfield,  Mo.— Contracts  have 
en  let  for  the  new  Gillioz  theater 
lich  will  cost  $150,000  and  seat  1,- 
0.  It  is  reported  that  United 
udios.   Inc.,   Chicago  has  leased  it. 


Shamokin,    Pa. 
jShamokin,    Pa.— The   new   Arcadia 
II  not  open  until  Christmas,  owing 
several  delays  in  building. 


The  Societe  des  Cineromans,  as- 
sociate of  the  Pathe-Consortium,  has 
privately  shown  "Les  Miserables," 
produced  by  Henri  Fescourt,  and 
featuring  Gabriel  Gabrio,  Sandra 
Milowanoff  and  Jean  Toulout.  It  is 
as  good  if  not  better  technically,  than 
the  one  made  several  years  ago  by 
Henry  Krauss,  and  rather  different 
m  conception.  In  short,  it  is  one  of 
the  French  super  attractions  of  the 
year. 

Madame  Cecil  Sorel,  of  the  Com- 
edie-Francaise,  will  appear  in  "Mait- 
resse  du  Roi,"  adapted  by  Pierre 
Nolhac  the  author-historian,  from  the 
play  of  the  same  title,  and  produced 
by  Leonce  Perret.  Preparations  have 
already  begun  with  the  scenario  and 
selection  of  locations,  one  of  which 
will  be  the  Palace  of  Versailles.  The 
interior  scenes  will  be  taken  in  the 
studio  at  Joinvillc,  which  served  for 
those  of  "Aladanie  Sans  Gene."  It 
IS  understood  that  the  cast  of  the 
fihn  will  be  entirely  French,  and  will 
include  many  artists  of  the  Comedie- 
Francaise,  notably  M.  Escande  and 
Ravet.  The  French  branch  of  Fam 
ous  will  exploit  the  production. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Brooklyn  Boulevard  Thea- 
ter Corp.,  New  York.  Capital  $10,000.  In- 
corporators, E.  Mayer,  L.  Schneider  and 
M.  Alaged.  Attorney,  H.  S.  Bird,  Wool- 
worth    BIdg.,    New    York 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Colony  Theater,  Inc. ; 
Brooklyn.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators, 
i.  Rusalem,  M.  Amsterdam  and  1.  Weiss. 
Attorneys,  Selev  &  Levine,  215  Montague 
St.,    Brooklyn. 


Trenton,  N.  J.— Living  Records,  Inc.; 
Newark.  Capita!  $1,000,000.  Incorporators, 
H.  Martin,  M.  Smith  and  A.  Rowe.  At- 
torney,   H.    Isherwood,    Newark. 


Roland  Rushton  Dead 

Roland  Rushton,  a  Friar  and  well- 
known  in  production  circles,  died 
suddenly  while  at  lunch  at  the  club- 
house yesterday.  He  was  46  years 
old  and  aside  from  having  done  con- 
siderable work  on  pictures  and  on 
the  stage,  was  for  some  time  assist- 
ant  to  Reginald  Barker. 


Dover,  Del. — Cartoons  and  Movies  Maga- 
znie,  Inc.  Capital,  $24,000.  Attorney,  Col- 
onial Charter  Co.,  304  Ford  Building, 
Wilmington. 


Dover,  Del. — Reading  Theater  Co.-p.  At- 
torney, Corporation  Trust  Coinpany  of 
America,  Du  Pont  Bldg.,  Wilmington. 
Capifal,   $100',000. 


Oklahoma  City,  Okla.— People's  Amuse- 
ment Corp.,  Oklahoma  City.  Capital  $1,000. 
Incorporators,  E.  Rubin,  M.  King  and  J. 
iVarks. 


Oklahoma  City,  Okla. — Art  Theaters.  Inc  ; 
Tulsa.  Capital  $30,000.  Incorporators,  J. 
Jackson,  A.   Phillips  and   C.   Jackson. 

Albany,  N.  Y.— Ariel  Cinema  Svr.dicate, 
New  York.  Incorporators,  E.  Rankin,  H. 
Weir  and  L.  Dabo.  Attorneys,  Reynolds  & 
Goodwin,  36  West  44th  St.,  New  York. 


Relinquishes    Constance    Bennett 

Oscar  Price,  president  of  Associat- 
ed Exhibitors,  said  yesterday  he  had 
voluntarily  agreed  to  give  up  all 
claim  on  services  of  Constance  Ben- 
nett who  was  to  make  four  more 
pictures  for  Associated.  Price  said 
Miss  Bennett,  recently  married,  in- 
tended   retiring   from    the    screen. 


Ames  Returns  to  Pictures 

Albany — George  Ames,  five  years 
ago  the  Philadelphia  branch  manager 
of  Pathe,  has  been  made  Albany  man- 
ager. 


Dover,  Del. — Northwest  Theater  Circuit, 
Inc.  Capital,  $4750.000.  Attorney,  Cor- 
poration Trust  Company  of  America,  Du 
Pont    Bldg.,    Wilmington. 


Swoyersville,  Pa. 
Swoyersville,    Pa.— Mike    Manchu- 
1   has  opened   his   new   house  here. 
seats  350. 


South  Hill,  Va. 

South  Hill,  Va.— G.  A.  Saunders 
s  opened  his  new  Colonial.  J.  E. 
rby  and  W.  D.  Carver  have  leased 
Vaudeville  and  pictures  will  be 
Own. 


To  Reopen  with  Vaudeville 
Harrisburg,  Pa.— The  Orpheum, 
being  rebuilt  at  an  expense  of  $750,- 
000,  is  to  reopen  December  25th  with 
vaudeville,  according  to  C.  Floyd 
Hopkins,  head  of  Wilmer  and  Vincent 
theaters  there. 


Dover,  Del. — Greater  Detroit  Theaters  Co. 
Inc.  Attorney,  Corporation  Service  Co., 
Equitable  Bldg.,  Wilmington.  Capital  $450,- 
000. 


Dover,  Del. — Color  Cinema  Productions. 
Attorney,  United  States  Corporation  Co., 
Dover.     Capital  $14,000,000. 


Steubenville,  O. 

Steuhenville,  O. — Biggio  Bros.,  it 
reported,  have  in  mind  a  new  the- 
■r  for  Steubenville.  They  recently 
lit  the   Strand. 


Sylacauga,  Ala. 

sylacauga,  Ala.— The  American  has 
:ned.  It  is  operated  by  Smith 
1  St.  John. 


Griffith  Bros.  Buy  Houses 

Dalla.s— Griffith  Bros.,  of  the  Okla- 
homa Specialty  Film  Co.,  have  bought 
the  Quality  and  Storey  theaters  at 
Elk  City  and  will  take  possession 
Dec.  1. 


Dover.  Del.  —  Far  West  Theater  Corp. 
Capital  $6,000,000.  Attorney,  United  States 
Corporation    Co.,    Dover. 


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United  Artists  on  Film  Board 

Philadelphia— United  Artists  has 
been  admitted  to  the  Film  Board  of 
Trade. 


Worcester,  Mass. 

Vorcester,  Mass.— Ben  I.  Cooney 
secured  a  permit  to  erect  a  house 
Franklin  and  Portland  to  cost 
0,000.  Contract  has  been  awarded 
Central  Bldg.  Co.  Roger  Garland 
New    York   is   the   architect. 


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Newspaper  Opinions 

"Proud  Heart"— Universal 
Astor 

AMERICAN — *  *  *  a  most  interesting 
drama,  describing  as  it  does  the  Ghetto  and 
its  people.  Since  the  picture  remains  only  two 
weeks  my  advice  is  to  go  to  the  Astor  today 
to  see  Rudolph  Schildkraut,  whose  perform 
ance  will  go  down  in  film  history  as  one  of  the 
finest  ccntrihutions  to  the  silent  drama  yet 
offered.    *    *    * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  The  picture,  at 
times,  plunges  into  lachrymose  depths,  only  to 
soar  to  exaggerated  heights.  For  the  most  part, 
however,  it  strikes  a  realistic  pace. 

In  our  opinion,  "Proud  Heart"  is  an  ex- 
quisite gem  and  ranks  with  the  best  pictures 
of   the   year.   *   *   * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  is  an  appeal- 
ingly  sincere  production.   *   *  • 

Schildkraut  is  a  marvelous  actor,  and  Rosa 
Rosanova  is  a  positive  delight.  Kate  Price 
and  the  others  do  good  work  and  all  the  set- 
tings, including  a  subway  built  in  the  Holly- 
wood studio,  are  realistic.  *  *  ♦ 

EVENING  WORLD— *  *  *  is  something 
of  a  puzzle.  It  is  too  long,  running  nearly  two 
hours,  but  it  is  not  easy  to  find  scenes  which 
could  be  spared.  The  bare  plot  is  stale  and 
conventional  and  full  of  hokum,  but  the  excel- 
lence of  the  acting  and  the  obvious  sincerity 
of  the  effort  deserve  nothing  but  praise.  *  *  * 
It  is  a  play  that  leaves  many  a  moist  eye 
among  the  spectators.  It  has  real  heart  throbs 
and  dramatic  power.   *   *   * 

HERALDTRIBUNE— *  *  *  The  fact  that 
the  picture  fails  to  interest  us  does  not  mean 
that  we  do  not  appreciate  its  good  points.  Mr. 
Schildkraut  is  quite  as  fine  an  actor  on  the 
screen  as  he  is  on  the  stage  and  the  supporting 
cast  is  well  chosen.  *  ♦  *  We  can't  say  just 
how  popular  "Proud  Heart"  will  be  on  the 
road,  but  in  New  York  it  ought  to  run  as  long 
as  "Abie's  Irish  Rose,"  *  *  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH— Universal  has 
labeled  "Proud  Heart,"  *  *  *  a  human  docu- 
ment," and  it  is  just  that.  In  addition  it  is 
one  of  the  outstandingly  good  pictures  of  the 
year — and  furthermore,  it  has  all  the  earmarks 
of  a  box-ofifice  wow,  especially  at  the  smaller 
theaters.    *   •  • 

POST — *  *  *  presents  a  realistic  picture, 
with  plenty  of  romance  and  melodrama  in- 
cluded for  those  who  insist  upon  all  of  those 
ingredients    for    good,    all-round    entertainment. 

SUN — *  *  *  The  atmosphere  is  moderately 
good — but  is  rather  disturbed  by  some  phony 
looking  "L"  trains.  The  acting  also  is  mod- 
erately good.  Indeed,  as  a  whole,  "Proud 
Heart"  is  not  half  bad  as  movies  go — that 
should  be  a  fairly  accurate  guide  as  to  whether 
or  no  you  will  like  it.  *  *  * 

TELEGRAM—  It  is  a  story  of  the  east 
side  with  its  dingy  tenements,  its  coster  bar- 
rows of  fish  and  fruit  and  clothes  its  prob- 
lems and  its  fete-for-alls,  its  seamy  side  and 
its  dreamy  side,  and  its  eager,  clamorous,  un- 
tutored population  at  grips  with  life  in  the 
shadow  of   the   "L."    *    *   * 

TIMES — A  cleverly  directed  and  wonder- 
fully sincere  picture  *  ♦  *  ''Proud  Heart"  is 
a  very  poor  title  for  this  genuine  piece  of 
work.    ♦    »    * 

WORLD—*  *  *  A  true,  sound,  agreeable 
little  melodrama.   *   *  * 

Much  of  its  success  will  be  due  to  the  extra- 
ordinary  acting   of    the   leading    player.    ♦    •    * 

Mr.  Schildkraut's  work  is  superb.  Also 
George  Lewis,  »  »  *  will  (or  at  least  ought  to) 
attract  the  attention  of  his  employers  and  be 
cast    in   other   and   more    important    parts.  *  ♦  • 


"The  Midshipman" — Metro.-Goldwyn 
Allen,  Cleveland 

NEWS—*  •  *  What  dignity  the  story  lacks 
IS  supplied  by  the  backgrotind  of  grim  build- 
ings on  the  Annapolis  yard,  and  comedy 
compensates  for  the  weakness   of  plot.   *   •   ♦ 

PLAIN  DEALER— *  *  *  just  bear  in  mind 
that  this  is  a  movie  and  as  such  is  surpris- 
ingly entertaining.  The  plot  is  thin  and 
occasionally  so  thin  that  one  either  sees 
through  it  or  it  is  not  present,  but  those  are 
rare  moments.    *    ♦   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  The  picture  is  replete  with 
popular  appeal.     Many   like  a  military  angle. 


STOCK    S  HOTS 

of   every   description 

ORIGINAL  NEGATIVES 

GENERAL  FILM  LIBRARY 

Morris  J.  Kandel 
130  W.  46  St.  N.  Y.  c. 

6th   Floor  Bryant    5600-1 


and  all  the  world  loves  a  lover,  so,  "The 
Midshipman"  could  hardly  fail  to  elicit  ap- 
plause.   ♦   ♦   * 

Garrick,  Minneapolis 

TRIBUNE— •  *  ♦  The  traditional  initia- 
tions and  pranks  of  the  academy  are  brought 
out   in  a  vividly  humorous  manner.   *   •   ♦ 

State,   Los   Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  There  is  a  bit  of  ro- 
mance, something  of  a  plot,  and  a  fragile  sort 
of  story,  but  in  the  main  the  effort  is  more 
like  propaganda  for  our  Navy  than  real  com- 
edy drama.   *  *  * 

TIMES—*  •  *  If  "The  Midshipman"  but 
held  up  in  the  latter  half  as  it  begins,  the 
picture  would  be  a  twin  brother  to  "The 
Freshman."     But  it  doesn't.   *  *  • 


"Red   Hot  Tires"— Warners 
Circle,  Cleveland 

NEWS—*  *  *  Whoever  selected  the  title 
must  ha've  also  written  the  story  because  the 
thought  of  a  tire  becoming  red  hot  is  about 
as  logical  as  what  happens  in  the  picture.  *  *  ♦ 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  •  *  It  is  redundant 
in  that  peculiar  element  which  for  want  of 
a  better  name  can  be  described  only  as  "blah." 
"Red  Hot  Tires"  is  a  most  brilliantly  mis- 
produced  mess  of  strained  humor  and  blood- 
curdling events.   *  •  * 


"A  Regular  Fellow" — Famous 
Capitol,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  Griffith  is  a  clever 
comedian,  and  an  athlete  as  well.  In  some 
of  the  scenes  he  is  called  upon  to  do  some 
dare-devil  stunts,  and  these  he  pulls  off  with 
the  ease   of  a   Douglas   Fairbanks.   *   *   * 

NEWS — *  *  *  If  you're  looking  for  ai  good 
time  don't  miss  this  comedy.  It  is  one  of 
the  best  of  the  Griffiths.  *  *  * 

TIMES—*  *  *  is  out-and-out  farce,  but 
it  is  screamingly  funny  and  almost  in  a 
subtle  way.   ♦   *   * 


"Seven  Days"— Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 
Granada,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN— •  *  *  It  was  made  for  laugh- 
ing purposes  and  in  this  it  accomplishes  its 
purpose.  *  *  * 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  "Seven  Days" 
is  riotously  funny,  and  it  is  on  account  of 
the  hokum.  It  isn't  that  it  is  a  new  idea. 
»  »  * 

NEWS—*  *  *  The  padding  is  obvious, 
painfully  so  at  times,  but  hilariously  funny,  so 
why   quarrel   about  it?   *   *   * 


"Seven  Keys  to  Baldpate" — Famous 
Century,   Baltimore 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  There  is  one  thing  that 
Mr.  MacLean  does  pre-eminently  well.  He 
can  register  more  astonishment  than  any 
comedian  now  on  the  stage.  *  *  * 

Ohio,    Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  is  a  fast  farce  that  gives 
Mr.  MacLean  ample  opportunity  to  do  the 
things  that  have  made  him  famous.  *  *  • 


"Thank   You"— Fox 
Monroe,  Chicago 

AMERICAN— ♦  *  *  It  is  tepid,  draggy 
and   unconvincing.    »    *   * 

HERALD— •  *  *  Why  William  Fox 
wasted  so  talented  a  group  of  players  on 
such  a  silly,  dull  story  I  can't  imagine.   *  *  * 

JOURNAL—*  *  *  The  picture  is  too 
sanctimonious  and  too  wishy-washy  to  ring 
true,  and  its  small-towners  are  mishandled 
after  the  manner  of  a  burlesque  troupe's  idea 
of   Main-streeters.  *  *   * 

POST — *  *  *  The  picture  is  an  average 
program  release,  somewhat  stereotyped  in  its 
plot,  considerably  overdrawn  in  many  details. 


What  Oth&rs  Think 


EDWARD  L.  HYMAN 

Managing    Director    Brooklyn    Strand 

"Your  Ko-Ko  Song  Car-Tunes  and 
Out  -  of  -  the  -  Inkwell  subjects  have 
struck  a  responsive  chord  in  our  au- 
diences that  spells  satisfaction.  They 
are  novel  and  altogether  entertaining." 


729  7th  Av 


N.  Y.  C. 


Edwin    Miles    Fadman,    Pres. 


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"Brown  Eyes,"  the  first 
cow  ever  to"  attain  star- 
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his  great  comedy  of  the 
wide  open  spaces. 

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"Everybody  appeared  to  enjoy  the  picture. 
The  comedian's  name  elicited  a  burst  of 
applause."  —Eve.  Post 

"Go  West  is  Buster  Keaton's  best  yet  by  a 
wide  margin.  Top  grade  entertainment. 
For  one  hilarious  hour  see  Buster  Keaton 
in 'Go  West'.  "  -Eve.  World 

"We  have  not  laughed  so  heartily  for  some 
time.  Undoubtedly  one  of  the  most  amus- 
ing pictures  this  comedian  has  yet  pro- 
duced." —  Eve.  Telegram 


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psychology. 

If  "variety  is  the  spice  of  life,"  comedy  is  the  sauce  that  makes 
palatable  the  serious  drama  of  the  photoplay. 

The  comedy  in  *'TKe  Road  to  Y  ester  day  ^^^  is  of  the  spon- 
taneous kind  that  arises  from  incidents  intrinsically  mirth-provoking. 
It  is  this  "comedy  relief"  that  helps  to  make  this  great  production  the 
type  of  picture  that  is  irresistible — a  combination  of  varied  and  con- 
trasting elements  that  make  for  delightful  entertainment  and  sure-fire 
success. 

"The  Road  to  Yesterday,'^  has  everything— action,  thrills, 
romance,  beauty,  spectacular  moments  — with  a  gripping  story  in  which 
these  essentials  are  woven  together  and  produced  with  an  artistry  that 
only  Cecil  B.  DeMille  can  bring  to  the  screen. 


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Fox  Theaters 

ans    Call    for    Expansion    in    Key 
Cities    to    Cover    the    Country — 
Sites  Set  in  Many  Places 

With  the  bankers'  announcement 
It  the  Fox  theater  stock  issue  will 
pear  at  an  early  date  comes  infor- 

tion  of  a  definite  nature  that 
ilham  Fox  has  set  plans  to  either 
ve  representation,  or  have  a 
4,000      or      5,000      seat     theater 

the  key  cities  of  the  country. 
here  it  becomes  necessary  to  build 
X  necessarily  cannot  occupy  the 
Uses  for  from  18  months  to  two 
irs,  although  some  of  the  present 
!S  will  have  theaters  long  before 
n. 

^.s  noted  in  previous  issues,  Fox 
1  have  huge  houses  in  San  Fran- 
:o  and  Los  Angeles.  Each  of 
se  structures  will  contain  offices 
stores  as  well  as  enormous  thea- 

.    In  Washington  the  site  secured 

n    probably   the    finest    section   of 

{Continued  on  Page  2) 


"Trade    Follows   the   Film" 
idward   G.   Lowry,   writing  in   the 
urday    Evening    Post    on    "Trade 
lows     the     Film,"     compares     the 
stige  created   for   America  abroad 

American  films  with  what  the 
nee  of  Wales  "is  doing  frankly  and 
capably  for  the  British." 


luy   Muncie   Houses 

rzpatrick    and    McElroy    Purchase 
'hree   Anderson   Bros.   Theaters 
— More    Indiana    Expansion 

liicago — Fitzpatrick  and  McElroy 

purchased   outright  the   Colum- 

>tar  and  Lyric  in  Muncie,   Ind., 

rising   the   Andrews    circuit.      C. 

Andrews    and    Forrest    E.    An- 

:'.  ws  are  leaving  the  field  to  devote 

,!    their    time    to    their    Florida    in- 

i:cesls. 

I  11  July,  Fitzpatrick  -  McElroy, 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Features  Reviewed 

Page 

Lights   of   Old   Broadway 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer      4 

The    Keeper   of   the   Bees 

Film  Booking  Offices 4 

Seven    Keys   to    Baldpate 

Paramount     4 

Speed    Mad 

Columbia — State    Rights    4 

Triple  Action 

Universal     5 

Bobbed   Hair 

Warners     S 

.'^fter    Marriage 

Sun  M.  P. — State  Rights   5 

The    Knockout 

I     First   National    S 

IShort  Subjects   11 


Studios   at   Brighton 

British   Production   Scheme   Adopted 

by  Main  Committee — Change  in 

Block  Booking  Clause 

By  ERNEST  W.  FREDMAN 
The  Film  Renter  and  M.  P.  News 

London — The  plan  for  a  central 
studio  has  been  adopted  by  the  main 
committee  of  the  industry  which  has 
been  considering  ways  and  means  of 
reviving  the  industry  here.  The 
studios   will   be   erected   at   Brighton. 

The  block  booking  clause  has  been 
altered  to  make  showings  compul- 
sory twelve  moilths  from  the  date  of 
(Continued  on  Page  9) 


Repeal  of  Connecticut  Tax  Law 

Seems  Definite  By  January,  1927 


Old  Reisenweber  Site  a  Theater 

Reisenweber's,  at  Columbus  Circle, 
is  being  remodeled  into  a  small  the- 
ater and,  upon  its  completion,  will 
be  operated  by  the  Consolidated 
chain,  which  owns  a  string  of  thea- 
ters on  8th  Ave.  V/illy  Pogany  is 
doing  the  decorations. 


Coast  Group  Reaches  Chicago 

Los  Angeles — The  following  are  in 
Chicago  to  attend  the  Paramount 
convention:  Victor  H.  Clarke,  Ralph 
Block,  Hector  Turnbell,  Arch  Reeves, 
publicity  manager  and  Carrol  Pea- 
cock. 


Acclaim  "Big  Parade" 

Coast   Critics    Praise   Vidor   Produc- 
tion Which  Opened  Thursday  in 
Los  Angeles 

Los  Angeles  —  "The  Big  Parade" 
had  its  world  premiere  at  the  Egyp- 
tian on  Thursday  night.  The  critics 
of  the  leading  newspapers  rave.  Ex- 
cerpts from  their  opinions  follow: 

EXAMINER— King      Vidor,      director      of 
"The   Big   Parade"    is   today  one  of  the  most 
distinguished   men    in    filmdom.      A    marvelous 
(Continued   on   Page   9) 


Upshaw  Promises  Another  Bill 

Washington  —  Representative  Up- 
shaw, of  Georgia,  is  back  from  a 
speaking  tour  and  is  preparing  a  new 
bill  to  "control  motion  pictures  at 
the  source."  The  day  the  House 
opens  he  will  introduce  the  measure 
he   promises. 


Representative  Upshaw  has  been 
introducing  measures  similar  to  the 
above  regularly  for  several  years 
past. 


Prices 


By  DANNY 


Elmer  Pearson  writing  to  exhibitors.     Wants  to  know  what 
they  intend  doing.     About  prices  paid  for  two  reelers.     Indicates 
very  clearly   that   something  must  be   done.      Because   he   says : 
"if  this  comedy  department  effort  must  go  to  bust 
anyway,  we  prefer  quick  annihilation  to  slow  death  any 
time.    We  know  you  will  suffer  more  if  we  discontinue 
two  reel  comedies  than  we  will." 
The  letter  is  long,  but  meaty.     Pearson  tells  how  Pathe  has 
an  "unrecouped  investment  of  over  $2,500,000  in  two  reel  com- 
edies"; that  Hal   Roach  wrote  off  as  a  "loss"  $125,000  on   two 
reelers  last  year,  and  that  IVLick  Sennett  has  put  over  $600,000 
more  into  his  comedies  than  Pathe  has  advanced. 

Towards  the  close  of  the  communication,  Pearson  adds :  "I 
believe  there  are  20  theaters  whose  profits  exceed  that  of  all  the 
independent  producers  put  together." 

Evidently  the  two  reel  market  is  in  difficultv.  We  have  been 
urging  exhibitors  to  pay  fair  prices  for  short  subjects  for  a  long 
time.  Apparently  the  situation  is  more  serious  than  we  ever 
figured  it  to  be. 

AS  TO  STELLA  DALLAS 
Harry    Carr,    whose    ideas    seem    very    worth    while    to    us. 

(Continued  on  Page  3) 


Solution     of     Problem     Near — 

Exchanges  to  Be  Returned 

To  New  Haven 


Hartford — A  solution  to  the  Con- 
necticut problem  appeared  on  the 
horizon  yesterday.  Governor  John 
H.  Trumbull  in  a  statement  prom- 
ised to  modify  the  law  because  the 
consensus  of  opinion  seemed  to  be 
that  it  worked  hardships  on  theater 
owners. 

Behind  this  statement  and  others 
issued  by  Charles  C.  Pettijohn  and 
Joseph  P.  Walsh,  there  is  understood 
to  be  something  even  more  signifi- 
cant. When  the  Connecticut  Legis- 
lature again  meets  in  January,  1927, 
it  is  anticipated  the  Durant  law  will 
be   repealed. 

For  weeks  it  has  been  intimated 
that  the  Connecticut  problem  was 
approaching  a  settlement.  It  is  now 
at  hand.  Will  H.  Hays  personally 
had  a  conference  with  Governor 
Trumbull  Thursday  night. 

Exchanges  of  national  distributors 
will  again  operate  in  New  Haven. 
The  proposed  U.  S.  Supreme  Court 
action  planned  by  national  distribu- 
tors will   be   abandoned. 

Governor  Trumbull  said  yesterday: 

"It  seems  to  be  the  consensus  of 
opinion  generally  that  this  law  works 
hardships  upon  the  Connecticut  the- 
ater owners  not  anticipated,  and  that 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Grainger  to  Coast,  Via  South 

James  R.  Grainger  leaves  for  Los 
Angeles  today  via  the  Southern 
route.  He  is  traveling  by  boat  to 
one  of  the  Texan  ports  and  will  con- 
tinue his  journey  by  rail.  Stopovers 
at  cities  in  the  Southwest  will  be 
made. 


May   Go   to   United 

Negotiations   on   for    Distribution   of 
"The     Only     Way,"     Made     in 

England  by  Wilcox  Bros. 
Albert  H.  T.  Banzhaf  stated  yes- 
terday that  negotiations  were  under 
way  for  the  distribution  of  "The 
Only  Way"  through  United  Artists 
in   the   LInited    States   and   Canada. 

The  picture  was  made  in  England 
by  Herbert  Wilcox  and  stars  Sir 
John  Martin  Harvey.  First  National 
controls  it  for  the  world  outside  of 
America   and    Canada. 


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Buy   Muncie   Houses 

(Continued  from  Page    1) 

whose  circuit  covers  Michiglan, 
Illinois  and  Wisconsin,  decided  to  ex- 
tend into  Indiana.  And  now,  inside 
of  three  months,  they  own  eight  in 
that  state.  The  first  Indiana  pur- 
chase was  four  theaters  in  Michigan 
City — the  Wallerstein  string.  Next 
they  took  a  long  time  lease  on  a  the- 
ater to  be  built  in  Richmond.  A 
number  of  other  deals  are  under  con- 
sideration. 

J.  C.  Wodetsky,  who  has  been 
managing  Fitzpatrick-McElroy's  Ben- 
ton Harbor  theaters,  has  been  trans- 
ferred to  Muncie. 


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(Continued  fyom  Page  1) 
it  should  be  amended  or  modified. 
I  do  not  believe  there  is  any  necessitj' 
for  the  censorship  feature  in  this  bill 
and  I  have  heretofore  expressed  my- 
self on  that  phase  of  it.  I  intend  to 
cooperate  with  the  local  theater  men 
in  their  efforts  to  modify  this  law 
to  make  it  more  equitable,  and  to 
eliminate  the  censorship  feature,  and 
I  have  already  so  expressed  myself 
to  these  men." 

The  Connecticut  M.  P.  T.  O.  ex- 
pressed itself  as  satisfied  with  the 
turn,  in  events  in  a  statement  issued 
by  Joseph' P.  Walsh,  president: 

"I  attended  the  conference  today 
with  Governor  Trumbull  and  Charles 
C.  Pettijohn  and  am  very  much  pleas- 
ed with  the  result,  which  I  sincerely 
believe  will  bring  about  a  solution  of 
the  entire  situation.  Mr.  Pettijohn, 
representing  the  producers  and  dis- 
tributors, at  the  conclusion  of  this 
conference  assured  me  that  the  pro- 
ducers and  distributors  would  im- 
mediately take  such  steps  as  are 
necessary  to  relieve  the  situation  that 
exists.  The  revolving  fund  hereto- 
fore created  will  be  continued  and 
during  the  continuance  of  that  plan 
the  producers,  distributors  and  Con- 
recticut  theater  owners  will  give  their 
continued  cooperation  to  the  tax 
commissioner    of    Connecticut." 

Charles  C.  Pettijohn,  who  figured 
in  the  Connecticut  situation  in  an 
important    manner    had    this    to    say: 

"In  order  to  remove  the  disadvan- 
tages under  which  the  Connecticut 
theater  owners  are  now  operating, 
due  to  the  changed  method  in  the 
distribution  of  film,  it  has  been  de- 
cided to  restore  the  former  method 
of  distribution  in  Connecticut.  We 
are  going  to  operate  under  this  law 
until  the  next  session  of  the  Con- 
necticut Legislature,  in  the  belief  that 
the  members  of  that  legislature  will 
see  fit  to  correct  the  situation.  We 
intend  to  dismiss  the  lawsuit  and 
continue  our  cooperation  with  the  tax 
commissioner  in   the   meantime." 


Editor's  Note— The  settlement  of 
the  Connecticut  situation — difficult  as 
it  has  been — is  without  doubt  due  to 
the  efforts  of  the  Hays  organization. 


Joe  Rock  Here 

Joe  Rock,  comedy  producer  and 
his  wife,  Louise  Granville,  formerly 
featured  in  Vitagraph  and  Universal 
comedies  is  in  New  York.  At  the 
Astor. 


Fox  Theaters 

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the  city  and  will  have  offices  and 
stores,  with  the  headquarters  of  the 
National  Press  Club  occupying  a 
floor.  Fox  will  build  a  5,000  seat 
house  in  St.  Louis,  and  will  build 
another  very  large  house  in  Boston. 
Sites  are  under  consideration  in  sev- 
eral other  large  cities. 

To  meet  the  financial  necessities 
of  this  program  the  Fox  Theater  is- 
sue  will   doubtless  be  used. 

No  one  in  the  Fox  organization 
could  be  reached  yesterday  for  a 
statement  relative  to  the  theater  com- 
pany plans.  General  Sales  Manager 
James  R.  Grainger,  declaring  he 
knew  nothing  of  theater  plans  of  the 
company,  said  however,  "I  know 
this:  that  regardless  of  booking  com- 
binations, agreements,  or  whatever 
exists  Fox  product  will  be  played  in 
every  key  city  of  this  country;  we 
will  not  be  kept  out." 

The  type  of  house  planned  by  Fo.x 
indicates  that  wherever  possible 
houses  with  5,000  seats  will  be  erect- 
ed; the  type  of  building  to  be  most 
modern  and  the  decorations  along 
lavish  lines. 


Gregory  in  Bankruptcy  Action 

Hammond,  Ind. — S.  J.  Gregory's 
personal  holdings  in  Indiana  are  in- 
volved in  an  involuntary  petition  in 
bankruptcy  by  banks  and  the  S.  J. 
Gregory  Theater  Co.  The  papers 
filed  by  William  H.  Kleihege,  new 
president  of  the  company,  charge 
Gregory  with  misappropriating  $40,- 
904  of  the  company's  funds. 

Plan  Another  For  Omaha 

Omaha,  Neb. — Upon  his  return 
from  a  tour  of  inspection  of  theaters 
in  the  east,  W.  R.  MacFarland,  an- 
nounces a  new  theater  sponsored  by 
the  World  Realty  company,  owners 
of  a  number  of  local  houses,  is  to  be 
erected  by   1926. 


La  Rose   Still  with  Fox 

Joe  La  Rose  was  in  New  York 
yesterday  from  Philadelphia  and  as- 
serted he  was  still  with  the  Fox 
theater  in  that  city,  despite  a  pub- 
lished report  to  the  contrary.  La 
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ly.     Of   the   Samuel   Goldwyn's   latest,   "Stella   Dallas,"   which, 
y  the  way,  opens  here  on  Nov.  16:     "Every  one  is  curious  to 
low  how  much  commotion  'Stella  Dallas'  will  cause  at  the  box 
fice."  ,     r.\i-\l^^ 

And  doubtless  this  includes  Mr.  Goldwyn.     Because  he  has 
it  a  lot  of  money  into  this  production. 

A  BLOOMER 
In  Wednesday's  issue.  The  exceedingly  clever  proof  reader 
owed  an  item  relative  to  Broadway  Presentations.  To  go  in 
ke  this:  "Dancers  in  mental  cloth  tights  and  chiffon  draperies." 
course  it  should  have  been  'metal.'  Still  'mental  tights'  is  an 
uminating  phrase.  But  at  that  if  Mr.  Proof  Reader  was  here, 
would  be  choked.    That's  all. 

ON  THE  JOB 
Nat  Rothstein.     Of  FBO.     Who  issued  an  "extra"  on  elec- 
an  day.    "With  a  big  "Walker  Wins"  across  the  top.    And  then. 
ter    telling    of    Jimmy's    victory.      Went    on    about    the    FBO 
oduct.     A   very  clever   scheme. 

ONE  PARTY  THAT  DIDN'T  HAPPEN 
A  lot  of  local  exhibitors.    Planned  a  big  Florida  party.  Which 
IS  to  have  started   Monday.     But — and  what  a  but  it  is — they 
Dn't  go.     Perhaps  their  respective  w'ives  had  something  to  do 
out  it.     At  all  events  a  party  proved  to  be  a  stay  at  home. 

THE  PUBLIC  TALKS 

And  in  no  uncertain  way.  Has  its  say.  About  the  best 
:tures.  The  San  Francisco  Call  and  Post.  Conducted  a  con- 
t  among  it  readers.     And  the  result  shows  this : 

The  Ten  Commandments 

The  Pony  Express 

Don  Q 

The  Iron  Horse 

The  Thief  of  Bagdad 

The  Lost  World 

Janice  Meredith'-  ' 

The  Freshman 

Peter   Pan 

The  Unholy  Three. 

Pictures  receiving  honorable  mention  included,  in  the  order 
their  popularity:  Madame  Sans  Gene,  Zander,  The  Vanisk- 
;  American,  Sally,  The  Lady,  Phantom  of  the  Opera,  So  Big, 
le  Thundering  Herd,  Greed,  The  Street  of  Forgotten  Men, 
le  Sea  Hawk,  The  Midshipman,  Grass,  Romola,  Beggar  on 
Drseback,  Soul  Fire  and  Classmates. 

The  Call  is  conducting  a  re  canvass  "with  a  view  of  de- 
mining  that  person  (or  those  persons)  whose  choices  came 
»sest  to  the  'the  will  of  the  majority.'  " 

As  pointed  out  recently.  The  Film  Year  Book,  which  started 
t  idea  of  the  Ten  Best  Pictures,  hopes  that  the  public  idea  of 
e  best  pictures,  will  be  developed,  so  that  by  next  year  some- 
;ng  like  25,000,000  readers  will  establish  their  votes  on  what 
by  like  best  in  pictures.  And  this  should  prove  a  splendid 
rometer  for  producers. 

The  readers  of  The  livening  Sun,  Baltimore,  have  just 
»'istered  their  ideas,  anc ' 

Peter  Pan 

The   Last  Laugh 

Soul  Fire 

The  Dark  Angel 

Charley's  Aunt 

Sally 

Isn't  Life  Wonderful? 

Paths  to  Paradise 

Greed 

The  Ten  Commandments. 


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ATTRACTIVE 

The  covers  on  the  contracts  for  "The  Phantom  of  the  Opera." 
Universal  has  done  an  unusually  attractive  trick  in  this ;  repro- 
ducing the  big  stairway  of  the  i^aris  Opera  House,  in  color,  just 
as  it  appears  in  the  picture.     Novel  idea. 

ARTISTRY 

Erte,  the  famous  French  fashion  designer,  is  through  with 
pictures.  He  came  over  to  work  with  MGM  in  Culver  City. 
He  returns  to  France  early  next  month.  Read  his  farewell  (re- 
printed from  the  Los  Angeles  Times)  : 

"I  came  here  seven  months  ago  full  of  illusions  about  all  of 
the  wonderful  things  I  could  do  in  motion  pictures.  But  I  have 
been  waiting  all  that  time  for  the  story  of  my  first  production  to 
be  finished.  It  has  been  written  four  times.  The  last  is  tBe 
worst  attempt  and  the  first  the  best.  I  have  designed  sets  for 
each  story,  twenty-one  in  all,  and  I  have  designed  costumes. 

"Now  they  tell  me  they  want  me  to  design  everything  for 
a  new  story  in  three  or  four  weeks.  Fifty  costumes  at  least, 
sets,  everything.     It  is  impossible." 

A  CRITIC  CRITICIZES 

Jimmy  Spearing — ^excuse  us — Mr.  James  O.  Spearing.  Left 
The  New  York  Times  a  while  ago.  To  work  with  Universal;  in 
the  scenario  department.  Last  Sunday  Spearing  said  a  few 
things  in  The  Times,  including  the  following. 

"I  was  surprised  to  discover  that  one  thing  the  matter  with 
the  movies — or  some  movies,  at  least — is  highbrowism.  Because 
I  wanted  well-made  pictures  when  I  was  writing  on  The  New 
York  Times,  some  people  got  the  idea  that  I  was  a  highbrow. 
Because  I  insisted  that  pictures  be  logical  and  believable  for 
moderately  intelligent  people,  some  of  my  readers  thought  I 
was  demanding  highbrow  films. 

"But  I  wasn't  and  I'm  not.  Strong,  straight  dramas — rollick- 
ing, robust  comedies — fast,  sparkling  farces — that's  what  I  wanted 
and  that's  what  I  want.  And  I'm  convinced  that  that's  what 
most  of  the  movie-g-oers  want.  *  *  *" 

NATIONAL  ADVERTISING 

Long  a  bone  of  contention.  As  to  its  real  value.  Difference 
of  opinion  made  the  "fust  boss  race"  and  so  those  with  opinions 
may  keep  them.  But  it  is  interesting  to  note  that  First  National. 
Has  some  definite  ideas  on  national  advertising.  And  these  ideas 
differ  materially  from  national  advertising  done  by  some  other 
concerns  in  The  Satevepost  and  other  pul^lications.  FN  plans 
to  hold  down  on  trade  mark  mention  but  is  devoting;  all  the  space 
to  news  of  forthcoming  releases.  The  campaign  is  worked  on  the 
premise  that  the  public  is  not  interested  in  brand  names  but 
human  interest  stuff  on  stars  and  productions.  Layouts  include 
punchy  stills. 

THANKSGIVING    PROCLAMATIONS 

President  Cooliclge  has  issued  a  Thanksgiving  proclamation. 
But  another  comes  from  I.  E.  Chadwick,  president  of  the  Ind. 
M.  P.  Prod.  &  Dist.  In  part,  Chadwick  says:  "I  recommend 
that  on  that  day  all  Independents  will  consider  and  meditate  on 
their  sins  of  commission  as  well  as  omission.  I  recommend' 
also  on  that  day  all  Independent  companies  shall  cease  from  their 
labor  for  the  period  of  one  minute  and  resolve  to  rectify  their 
past  errors   in   future  productions." 

BUNGALOWS 

Not  only  the  stars  have  them.  Out  in  California.  Charley 
Rogers,  who  is  becoming  some  pumpkins  as  a  producer,  also  has 
one.  In  Universal  City.  Where  he  is  completing  the,  Harry 
Carey  series.  Oh,  yes,  Harry  has  one  also,  all  fussed  up  with 
Navajo  rugs,  etc.,  etc.,  for  "local  color." 


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Marion  Davies  in 

"Lights  of  Old  Broadway" 

Prod.;  Cosmopolitan 
Dist. :  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

As    a     Whole DELIGHTFUL 

ATMOSPHERE  OF  OLD  NEW 
YORK  AND  CHARMING  RO- 
MANTIC STORY  THAT  CON- 
TAINS WELL  BLENDED 
HUMOR  AND  PATHOS. 

Star Pleasing  as  the   Irish   lass 

who  falls  in  love  with  an  aristo- 
crat's son.  Plays  dual  role  of  twin 
sisters. 

Cast Charles  McHugh  charac- 
teristically fine  as  Shamus  O'Tandy. 
Conrad  Nagel  a  suitable  hero  and 
others  Frank  Currier,  Geo.  K. 
Arthur,  Eleanor  Lawson,  Julia 
Swayne  Gordon. 

Type    of    Story Comedy-drama; 

adapted  from  Laurence  Eyre's  stage 
play,  "Merry  Wives  of  Gotham." 
Monta  Bell  stacks  up  another  to 
his  credit.  He  directed  "Lights  of 
Old  Broadway."  It's  Marion  Davies' 
latest  and  can  be  depended  upon 
to  charm  audiences  wherever  it  is 
shown.  It  has  a  wealth  of  delight- 
ful atmosphere — New  York  in  the 
SO's  and  60's  and  Monta  Bell  has 
injected  plenty  of  realistic  touches, 
historical  bits,  and  the  like  that 
are  bound  to  make  the  picture  in- 
teresting especially  to  the  "old 
timers."  The  romance  of  the  story 
will  appeal  to  the  younger  folks 
and  Marion,  as  Fely  O'Tandy  is  a 
devilish  little  Irish  vixen  who  puts 
plenty  of  pep  into  the  role  and  when 
she  isn't  furnishing  excitement  by 
one  of  her  "battles"  she's  alluring- 
ly coy  as  the  sweetheart  of  an  aris- 
tocrat's son.  Fely's  romance  is 
blighted  by  his  father's  objections 
to  the  Irish  girl  who  is  a  variety 
actress  in  Tony  Pastor's  theater 
Fely's  folks  are  poor  and  Dirk's 
folks  are  rich,  another  reason  for 
the  breach  but  it  smooths  out  nice- 
ly when  the  fortunes  are  reversed 
and  Edison's  electric  illuminating 
invention  makes  Fely's  folks  rich 
and  ruins  the  fortune  of  Dirk's 
father  who  has  his  money  tied  up 
in  gas  bonds. 

Box  Office  Angle First  rate  au- 
dience picture  with  comedy  and 
delightful  romance — the  sure-fire 
entertaining   elements. 

Exploitation In    New    York,    or 

outside  of  New  York,  "Lights  of 
Old  Broadway"  should  please  them. 
Let  them  know  it  is  Marion  Davies' 
latest  and  deals  with  a  romance  of 
old  New  York  and  promise  some 
great  laughs.  Monta  Bell  has  been 
turning  out  some  mighty  fine  pic- 
tures so  you  can  capitalize  his 
name. 

Direction Monta  Bell; 

very  good. 

Author    Laurence   Eyre 

Scenario   Carey  Wilson 

Cameraman Ira  Morgan 

Photography    Good 

Locale   New  York 

Length    6,437   feet 


"The  Keeper  of  the  Bees" 

Film  Booking  Offices 

As  a  Whole VERY  SENTI- 
MENTAL STORY.  FULL  OF 
HEART  THROBS.  A  WORDY 
NOVEL  WITH  THIN  PLOT 
STRETCHED  TO  COVER 
SCREEN   REQUIREMENTS. 

Cast Robert  Frazer  as  the  "in- 
curable" soldier  does  wonders  in 
maknig  the  too  sentimental  story 
convincing.  Clara  Bow  as  the 
wayward  girl  emotes  in  melodrama 
style.  Alyce  Mills  plays  a  "sacri- 
fice" role  very  efiectively.  Gene 
Stratton  makes  her  disguise  as  a 
boy   very   natural   and  appealing. 

Type  of  Story. . .  .Sentimental  drama. 
Adapted  from  Gene  Stratton-Port- 
er's  novel  of  the  same  name.  A 
good  example  of  a  screen  adaptation 
that  lacks  necessary  ingredients  to 
make  convincing  photoplay  materi- 
al. The  fault  lies  in  the  original 
novel — for  the  director  followed  the 
book  almost  page  for  page.  This 
gives  the  effect  m  certam  scenes  of 
an  amateur's  hand  in  direction. 
Then  again  many  sequences  are 
finely  presented. 

The  theme  deals  with  a  girl  who 
had  a  mother  so  dumb  that  she 
couldn't  see  what  everyone  else 
could — that  daughter  needed  very 
urgently  a  wedding  ring  and  a 
marriage  certificate.  The  girl's 
cousin  meets  a  big  hearted  soldier 
boy  who  has  only  a  few  months  to 
live  from  his  wounds.  She  im- 
personates the  other  girl,  tells  him 
the  sad  story,  and  he  generously 
gives  her  his  name  in  marriage. 
When  the  girl  dies  upon  the  birth 
of  the  baby,  the  soldier  brings  it 
home.  An  old  man  who  keeps  bees 
has  also  died,  leaving  his  place  to 
the  soldier  for  being  kind  to  him. 
And  the  mother  of  the  unfortunate 
girl  keeps  house  for  him.  All  ends 
happily,  for  the  girl  cousins  are  both 
named  Cameron,  so  the  wedding 
certificate  is  still  valid.  The  little 
girl  impersonating  the  boy  scout  is 
just  dragged  in  for  color  and  foot- 
age. She  has  absolutely  nothing  to 
do  with  the  plot.  Two  death  bed 
scenes  are  reminiscent  of  old  fash- 
ioned direction  when  such  bits 
were  considered  effective.  The 
author  shows  a  great  knowledge  of 
bee  life,  but  little  of  human  life 
"as  is." 

Box    Office    Angle Wholesome 

story — but  sugar-coated.     Good  for 
sentimental  audience. 

Exploitation Gene  Stratton-Port- 

er's  novel  carries  a  following.  Play 
up  "sacrifice  theme." 

Direction James  Leo  Meehan; 

made  most  of  material. 

Author   Gene   Stratton-Porter 

Scenario   James  L.  Meehan 

Cameraman John  Boyle 

Photography    Good 

Locale  West 

Length 6,800  feet 


Douglas  MacLean  in 

"Seven  Keys  To  Baldpate" 

Paramount 

As  a  Whole SPIRITED  COM- 
EDY THAT  DISTRIBUTES 
THRILLS  AND  LAUGHS  IN 
GOOD  STYLE  AND  FURN- 
ISHES A  SURPRISE  ENDING 
THAT  IS  NOVEL. 

Star Pleasing  and  gets  over  his 

role  in  effective,  light  comedy  fash- 
ion.    May  satisfy  admirers. 

Cast Edith     Roberts     a     pretty 

heroine  though  she  hasn't  a  great 
deal  to  do.  William  Orlamonde  an 
amusing  character  as  the  hermit. 
Craulord  Kent,  hero's  evil  influence. 
Others  Anders  Randolf,  Ned 
Sparks,  Wade  Boteier,  Betty 
Francisco. 

Type  of  Story Comedy;  adapted 

trom  George  M.  Cohan's  play  from 
the  novel  by  Earl  Derr  BigTers. 
Comedy  with  mystery  atmosphere 
and  romantic  angle  and  some  lively 
twists  in  its  development  makes 
"Seven  Keys  to  Baldpate"  quite 
effective  screen  material.  Douglas 
MacLean's  heroinn-  and  Fred  New- 
meyer's  direction  completes  the 
combination  and  the  result  is  an 
entertaining  effort  that  will 
thoroughly  amuse  the  average  au- 
dience. It  contains  a  good  plot 
and  enough  variation  in  its  situa- 
tions to  appeal  to  all — comedy  for 
those  who  like  to  laugh,  mystery 
for  the  crowd  that  likes  to  wonder 
and  action  for  those  who  like  a  bit 
of  excitement.  And  the  surprise 
ending  brings  it  to  a  happy  con- 
clusion. A  foreword  asks  the  aud- 
ience not  to  disclose  the  ending. 

Story:  Magee,  an  author,  in 
order  to  fulfill  a  contract  and  win 
his  publisher's  daughter,  must  have 
a  story  written  in  twenty-four 
hours.  His  rival  for  the  girl's  hand 
offers  him  his  unoccupied  country 
hotel  where  he  can  write  in  soli- 
tude. Crooks  start  a  raid  on  the 
house  to  find  a  hidden  hoard  and 
hero's  twenty-four  hours  are 
packed  with  interruptions,  hold-ups, 
thrills,  scares  and  what  not  until 
the  time  is  up  and  you  prepare  to 
see  hero  lose  out.  Instead  they 
fade  back  to  his  arrival  at  the  hotel 
and  you  find  that  the  subsequent 
action  was  what  hero  was  writing 
in   his   story.      He   wins   the  girl. 

Box  Office  Angle Good  comedy 

entertainment  that  should  go  well 
at  the  box  office. 

Exploitation Lot  of  good  stunt 

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be  worked  to  get  this  one  over. 
Distribute  "lucky  keys"  to  your 
clientele.  Promise  your  folks  an 
amusing  comedy  with  Douglas 
MacLean.  It  is  good  clean,  whole- 
some fare,  suitable  for  all  the  fami- 

ly. 

Direction   Fred   Newmeyer; 

good. 

Author Earl  Derr  Biggers 

Scenario    Frank   Griffin 

and  Wade  Boteier. 

Cameraman Jack  Mackenzie 

Photography  All  right 

Locale  N.  Y. 

Length    6,648    feet 


"Speed  Mad" 

Prod. :    Perfection   Pictures 

Dist.:   Columbia  Pictures  Corp. 

State  Rights 

As     a     Whole AUTO     RACI 

PACKS  SOME  NOVELT'5 
THRILLS  IN  CLIMAX.  RES' 
OF  FILM  IS  USUAL  IMITA, 
TION  OF  THE  OLD  WALL''. 
REID   SPEED   MANIA   STUFF 

Cast William  Fairbanks  as  usua 

holds  his  own  among  the  growinri 
army  of  athletic  stars.  Like  th 
rest  of  his  class,  his  stunts  ar 
better  than  his  acting.  Edith  Rob 
erts  is  featured  as  the  girl  becaus 
— well,  just  because  the  story  had  t 
have  a  heroine.  The  love  intere; 
was  inserted  in  the  scenario  with 
jimmy.  She  does  her  best  with  tl 
flimsy  part.  Lloyd  Whitlock  plaj 
the  villain  with  intelligent  restrain 
Johnny  Fox,  Jr.,  the  freckle  fact 
kid  of  "Covered  Wagon"  fam 
lends  a  wholesome  touch  of  realit 
So  does  a  little  terrier  called  Budd 
who  proves  that  producers  are  ove 
looking  a  good  bet  by  always  fe. 
turing  police  dogs.  j 

Type  of  Story.  ..  .Auto  racing  mel 
drama.     The  plot  follows  a  threa- 
bare  theme  that  is  as  standardizi 
as  a  flivver.    Rich  youth  with  spef 
craze  owns  racing  car — dad  disow: 
him — meets    girl    in    distress    wi 
villain   pursuing  her — and   so   for 
and   so    on.      The    only    thing   th 
saves  it  is  that  a  championship  au 
race  at  the   finish   is   directed   wi 
unusual  skill,  and  has  a  few  no% 
twists     that     keep     the     suspenfl* 
mounting.      The    auto    race    is    f 
$10,000.     Hero  just  has  to  win  tl 
race    to    pay    of¥   the    mortgage   ■ 
the    girl's    home.      And    the    vilk 
is  his  chief  rival   in  the  race — al 
the   gent   who   holds   the   mortga 
on    the    old    homestead.       So    y 
see   they   crowded   the    reliable   c 
hokum  hard  in  this  film.     But  1 
producers  rely  on  the  speed  of  1 
story   to   make   the   audience   ov 
look    the    absurdities    of    plot    c( 
struction.    And  for  purely  enterta 
ment  purposes,  the  racing  sequen 
will     satisfy    the    average    popu 
audience.      The    hero    is   kidnapjj 
just    before    the    race.      With 
assistance    of    his    pet     terrier, 
motorcycle  and  an  airplane,  he  g| 
to   the  race  course  in  time   to  a 
a  few  minutes  before  the  finish.i 
"al    of    the    villain    is    driving 
hero's    car — to    lose.      Hero    drr"! 
on     his    neck    from     the     airpla 
throws  him  out.  and  wins  the  rf 
Farfetched?      Yes.      But    this    i 
is    for    thrill    purposes    only, 
such,  it  fills   the  requirements 

Box     Office     Angle Made 

thrill-lovers.  Good  program  nt 
ber. 

Exploitation A  racing  car  is 

best  ballyhoo  for  this.  Or  a  mai 
racing  togs  handing  out  thr 
aways. 

Direction    Jay   March; 

good. 

Author Dorothy  Ho' 

Scenario    Sij 

Cameraman George  Mee 

Photography   G 

Locale   Small  t 

Length    4,442 


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Pete    Morrison    in 

"Triple  Action" 

Universal 

s  a  Whole.... WESTERN  WITH 
■  FAMILIAR  ENOUGH  PLOT 
BUT  WITH  PLENTY  OF 
COMPENSATING  GOOD  AC- 
TION AND  THRILLS.  FIRST 
RATE  OF  ITS  KIND. 

tar ..Comes     under    Universal's 

banner  in  role  that  gives  him  good 
send  off.  Good  type  western  hero 
and  likeable. 

ast Trilby    Clark,    lead.      Harry 

>  Von  Meter  the  regulation  villain. 
Others  Dolores  Gardner,  Lafayette 
McKee,  Harry  Belmour,  Leon 
Kent,  Walter  Patterson,  Milburn 
Morante,   Chas.   King. 

ype  of  Story. ..  .Western.  "Triple 
Action"  is  another  of  "Universal's 
new  series  of  Blue  Streak  Westerns 
that  is  managing  rather  well  to 
live  up  to  the  sensational  brand 
that  they  have  been  given.  The 
story  this  time  is  of  the  formula 
variety  with  the  situations  follow- 
nig  in  the  true  conventional  order: 
hero,  villain  girl  and  the  trio  hold- 
ing their  usual  positions.  Never- 
theless Tom  Gibson,  who  directed, 
has  injected  first  rate  lot  of  ac- 
tion and  thrills  and  kept  the  storv 
moving  at  such  a  good  pace  all 
the  way  along  that  the  plot  loses 
some  of  its  triteness  and  holds  the 
attention  through  its  action.  An 
lirplane  brought  into  the  pursuit 
af  villain  is  a  fairly  new  angle  and 
it  works  out  with  new  thrills  also, 
(lero  dropping  upon  villain  in  a 
Jarachute  descent. 

Story:  Hero  Dave,  a  ranger,  loses 
bis  badge  because  the  notorious 
Baxton  gang  gets  through  his  line 
ivith  diseased  cattle.  t"ang,  of 
Baxton's  gang  has  it  in  for  hero 
jecause  Doris,  local  restaurant 
ceeper,  favors  Dave.  Dave  is  shot 
md  left  to  die  but  is  saved  by 
Dolores,  a  Mexican  girl,  who  loves 
lim  also.  The  plot  then  winds  up 
n  a  whirlwind  chase  and  battle 
vith  an  airplane  brought  into  the 
iray  and  hero  jumping  from  a  para- 
chute and  capturing  villain  who  has 
ilso  kidnapped  Dolores.  Hero  is 
■estored  as  a  ranger  and  wins 
Doris  besides. 

X  Office  Angle. ..  .Good  average 
vestern  entertainment  with  action 
ind  thrills  that  will  get  it  by  nicely 
vith  the  crowd  that  enjoys  this 
orm   of   picture    entertainment. 

ploitation Your  folks  are  no 

loiibt  already  familiar  with  Pete 
llorrison  but  for  those  who  may 
lot  have  seen  him  use  his  name 
md  picture  and  tell  them  he  is  star- 
ing in  Universal  pictures  with 
'Triple  Action"  his  first  release. 
Use  a  trailer  of  the  airplane  stunt 
ind  parachute  leap  to  Ijring  them 
lack. 

I  -ection  Tom  Gibson ; 

'*11  right 

:thor    Tom    Gibson 

nario Tom  Gibson 

Bieraman    Wm.  Thornley 

sjotography    Good 

ale  West 

Cl»gth  4,800  feet 


"Bobbed  Hair" 

Warner  Bros. 

As   a    Whole MORE    TO    DO 

WITH  CROOKS  THAN 
BOBBED  HAIR  BUT  FURN- 
ISHES GOOD  AMUSEMENT. 
STEPS  ALONG  AT  LIVELY 
PACE. 

Cast Marie   Prevost  pleasing  as 

the  girl  whose  question  is  "to  bob 
or  not  to  bob."  Kenneth  Harlan 
the  good  looking  hero.  Louise 
Fazenda  a  cute  and  comical  girl 
crook.  Others  John  Roche,  Emily 
Fitzroy,  Reed  Howes,  Pat  Harti- 
gan,  Walter  Long,  Francis  Mc- 
Donald. 

Type  of  Story Comedy.     "Bobbed 

Hair"  is  the  result  of  the  combined 
efforts  '  of  twenty  prominent 
authors.  The  result  is  not  a  start- 
ling story  but  an  amusing  comedy 
that  will  satisfy  the  majority  even 
though  it  does  not  adhere  strictly 
to  the  matter  suggested  by  its  title. 
It  is  composed  chiefly  of  a  comedy 
chase  with  the  bob-or-not-bob  hero- 
ine l)ecoming  involved  with  a  band 
of  crooks  and  winning  a  husband 
who  wasn't  in  the  race  at  the  start. 
Alan  Crosland  puts  his  people 
through  the  series  of  exciting  ad- 
ventures in  fast  time  and' will  keep 
his  audience  almost  continually 
amused  by  the  rapid  succession  of 
events.  The  plot  gets  a  trifle  be- 
wildering in  its  complications 
toward  the  close  but  for  the  crowd 
that  wants,  lively  amusement  and 
comedy  thrills  small  incongruities 
W'On't  matter. 

Story:  Couneinara  Moore  is  to 
choose  her  husband  by  bobbing  her 
hair  if  she  is  to  marry  one  or  by 
not  bobbing  if  she  is  to  marrj-  the 
other.  While  she  is  making  up  her 
mind  she  meets  David  Lacy  and 
enters  into  an  exciting  adventure  in 
which  she  becomes  a  part  of  a  band 
of  smugglers  with  a  chase  forming 
the  main  event  by  way  of  diversion. 
Lacy  is  working  with  the  Govern- 
ment to  capture  the  gang  and 
Conny  is  a  toss-up  between  the 
])ursue(I  and  the  pursuer.  Neither 
side  can  quite  figure  out  how  she 
came  to  be  a  part  of  the  round- 
up. Neither  can  Conny  but  she 
gets  a  thrill  out  of  the  procedure 
and  it  finally  ends  up  in  the  capture 
of  the  gang  and  Conny's  marriage 
to  Lacy. 
Box  Office  Angle Fine  exploita- 
tion possibilities  with  title  and  good 
enough  entertainment  to  satisfy 
most  any  audience. 

Exploitation Stir    up    a    bobbed 

hair  controversy  and  play  up  the 
picture  from  this  angle.  Invite 
your  local  hairdressers  to  join  iu 
the  idea  and  arrange  for  a  bobbed 
hair  week.  Any  number  of  advan- 
tageous stunts  can  be  worked  to 
help  you  and  the  beauty  siiops  too. 
Story  running  in  serial  form  and 
syndicated  through  newspapers  is 
more   good   advertising. 

Direction    Alan  Crosland ; 

adequate. 

Authors    Twenty   authors 

Scenario  Lewis  Milestone 

Cameraman   Byron  Haskins 

Photography Good 

Locale   Conn.   L.   I. 

Length   7,817  feet 


Marparet  Livingston  in 

"After  Marriage" 

Sun  M.  P.— State  Rights 

As  a  Whole.  RATHER  TAWDRY 
AFFAIR  WITH  SEX  APPEAL 
STORY  THAT  IS  EXTREME- 
LY TRITE.  WILL  SUIT  CER- 
TAIN BOX  OFFICES  ADE- 
QUATELY. 

Star.  ...  Plays  the  gold  digger  with 
conviction  but  her  vamping  is  not 
particularly  effective.  S'Uitable  in 
the  roie  and  does  the  best  she  can 
with  It. 

Cast.  ...  Helen  Lj'iich  good  as  the 
neglected  wile  and  George  b  isher 
the  husband  who  can't  seem  to 
"find  himself."  Herschell  Mayall 
his   actress-chasing  father. 

Type  of  Story. ..  .Domestic  drama. 
■■.A-fter  .Marriage"  caters  to  the 
crowd  that  patronize  the  cheaper 
grade  house.  It  deals  in  sex,  sen- 
sationalism, petting  parties,  mil- 
lionaires, yachts,  and  the  like  and 
in  the  course  of  its  development 
brings  in  about  all  the  well  known 
situations  that  go  to  make  up  the 
stereotyped  "neglected  wife"  lorm- 
ula.  i'lus  this  element  there  is  a 
millionaire  and  his  actress  friend 
who  furnish  a  spic}'  affair  on  the 
side.  The  production  is  built  along 
gaudy  lines  with  a  definite  aim  at 
thrilling  the  crowd  to  which  it 
caters  directly.  They'll  probably 
get  a  kick  out  of  the  whole  thing. 

Stoiy:  David  Morgan  defies  his 
society-aspiring  father  and  marries 
the  girl  next  door,  Lucille.  He  is 
cast  off  and  poverty  begins  to  kill 
the  romance.  David  meets  Alma, 
unknown  to  him  his  father's  mis- 
tress. She  sets  her  trap  for  David 
and  finally  manages  to  separate  him 
from  his  wife.  David,  visiting  Al- 
ma on  her  yacht,  is  surprised  by 
his  father  and  ordered  to  stay  away 
from  the  woman  who  "belongs  to 
him."  Ashamed  David  hides  in  his 
mountain  cabin.  Alma  kills  his 
father  in  the  scuffle  that  follows. 
The  incident  reunites  David  and 
Lucille  after  David  is  cleared  of 
suspicion  in  his  father's  death. 

Box  Office  Angle.  ..  .Depends  en- 
tirely upon  the  class  of  patronage 
you  cater  to.  Will  go  well  enough 
with  cheaper  type  crowd  but  can- 
not be  used  for  better  class  enter- 
tainment. 

Exploitation Easy  to  pick  out  the 

angles  that  will  interest  the  proper 
crowds;  rich  youth  married  to  poor 
.girl  cast  off  by  his  father,  poverty 
follows,  actress  steps  in  and  vamps 
youth,  wife  leaves  him,  hero  ac- 
cused of  killing  father,  cleared,  re- 
union with  wife.  Any  one  twist  will 
get  them  in.  No  particularly  well 
known  names  unless  they  are 
familiar  with   Margaret  Livingston. 

Direction    

ordinarv 


Norman    Dawn; 


Author    Not   credited 

Scenario  Not  credited 

Cameraman    Not  credited 

Photography  Fair 

Locale City 

Length  About  5,000  feet 


Milton  Sills  in 

"The  Knockout" 

First  National 

As  a  V/hole. . . .  PRIZE  RING  AND 
LOGGING  CAMP  ATMOS- 
PHERE. WELL  BALANCED 
BOX-OFFICE  VALUES.  MEL- 
ODRAMA CLASSILY  DRESS- 
ED. FINE  DIRECTION  AND 
CAST. 

Star. ..  .Milton  Sills  plays  a  gentle- 
man roughneck — a  prizefighter  who 
sports  dressy  clothes  and  reads 
highbrow  literature.  He  stages 
three  good  fights.  Knows  the 
value  of  theatrical  effects  on  the 
screen. 

Cast.... John  P.  Kolb  is  a  lumber- 
jack boss  who  steals  every  scene 
m  which  he  shows.  He  has  the 
same  colorful  appeal  as  Ernest  Tor- 
rencc.  He  makes  you  root  for  him 
instead  of  the  hero  who  opposes 
him.  J  ad  Prouty  and  Edward 
Lawrence    do   good   character   bits. 

Type  of  Story.  ...  Melodrama.  Adap- 
ted from  "The  Come-Back"  by  M. 
D.  Crawford.  As  the  light  heavy- 
weight champion,  the  star  fights 
in  the  ring  with  his  right  arm  use- 
less from  a  fall — and  wins.  Then 
the  "meller"  material  is  dragged  in 
to  build  the  plot.  It  gets  over 
simply  because  of  the  fine  directing, 
settings,  and  the  work  of  Sills. 
A  financier  owning  lumber  in 
Canada  is  trying  to  lorce  a  neigh- 
boring camp  owned  by  the  heroine 
to  sell  out.  The  champ  agrees  to 
become  manager  of  the  financiers 
camp  while  his  injured  arm  is 
healing.  He  soon  finds  out  from 
the  girl  that  the  financier  is  a 
scoundrel  who  is  trying  to  keep  her 
lumber  from  getting  to  market. 
But  before  Sills  learn  this,  he  has 
a  fight  with  the  foreman  that  is  a 
real  thriller.  First  round  in  a  cabin 
— second  round  on  a  railroad  trestle 
— third  round  in  the  river  where 
they  fall — finish  back  in  camp  with 
all  the  lumberjacks  for  audience. 
But  a  log  jam  is  the  big  climax. 
More  work  of  the  villain.  Sills 
tries  unsuccessfully  to  break  the 
jam  with  dynamite.  Wonderful 
shots  of  huskies  balancing  them- 
selves on  logs  shooting  the  rapids. 
A  weak  spot  in  this  film  is  a  prize- 
fight at  the  end  which  is  too  simi- 
lar to  the  fight  which  opens  the 
picture.  Using  a  skunk  for  coraedy- 
also  seems  an  error — and  the  di- 
rector keeps  repeating  the  "com- 
edy" shots — which  makes  it  worse. 
Direction  otherwise  rates  high. 
Box  Office  Angle. ..  .Good  for  sport 
fan.s  and  lovers  of  outdoor  action 
stuff'.  Star's  name  will  draw. 
General  appeal  for  any  type  of  an- 
dience. 

Exploitation Title   has   good   bo.x:- 

ofiice  values.    Plays  up  Milton  Sills 

in  three  fight  scenes. 
Direction   Lambert   Hillyer; 

generally   very   good. 

Author M.  D.  Crawfordl 

Scenario Joseph  Poland  and 

Earl  Snell 

Cameraman    Roy  Carpenter 

Photography    Good 

Locale City  and  Canadian 

woods 
Length  7,450  f„t 


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HOLLYWOOD 
HAPPENINGS 


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Authority 


Harvey  E.  Qausman 


Telephone  Granite  3980 


Sunday,  November  8,  1925 


6411  Holljrwood  Blvc 


Parker   Forms  Production  Company 

Donald  Parker  has  formed  a  cor- 
poration bearing  his  name,  which  will 
produce  six  features,  usmg  22,000  feet 
of  film  recently  taken  in  the  South 
Sea  islands,  in  the  Malay  peninsula, 
Siam  and  along  the  Chinese  coast. 
Besides  this,  l^arker  plans  to  also 
make  six  productions  ol  the  Canadian 
north  woods  and  a  series  of  two-reel 

comedies,    '.y  .  (/      \ 

V.H  V      ', 

Art  Acord  on   Location  t^ 

Art  Acord  and  a  company  are  at 
Lone  Pine,  Cal.,  where  "Mavericks" 
is  being  filmed.  The  supporting  cast 
is  headed  by  Olive  Hasbrouck.  Others 
are  Joseph  Bennett,  William  Steele, 
S  E.  Jennings,  George  "Buck"  Con- 
nor, Les  Sailor  and  Dudley  C.  Hen- 
dricks.     Cliff   Smith  is  directing. 


Bennett  to  Direct  "Ancient  Mariner" 
Chester  Bennett  will  direct  the 
iiiodern  version  of  "The  Rime  of  the 
Ancient  Mariner"  for  Fox  with  Paul 
Panzer,  Clara  Bow,  Earle  Williams 
Leslie  Fenton  and  Nigel  Brulier  in 
the  cast. 


Warners  Take  On  Gag   Men 

Warner  Bros,  have  added  two  gag 
men  to  their  staff.  Scott  Darling  has 
been  aiding  Chuck  Reisner  in  the 
making  of  "Nightie,  Night,  Nurse." 
The  other  is  Jack  Waggoner,  former- 
ly with  Harry  Langdon,  who  is  aid- 
ing Lewis  Milestone  in  "The  Cave 
Man." 


Milestone  Directing  "Cave  Man" 
"The  Cave  Man,"  featuring  Marie 
Prevost  and  Matt  Moore,  is  well  un- 
der way  with  Lewis  Milestone  hand- 
ling the  megaphone  at  Warners.  In 
the  cast  are  John  Patrick,  Myrna 
Loy,  Phyllis  Haver  and  Hedda  Hop- 
per. 

"Combat"  Unit  Returns 
House  Peters,  Wanda  Hawley, 
Walter  McGrail,  C.  E.  Anderson  and 
Steve  Clements  and  the  company 
making  "Combat"  for  Universal,  Lynn 
Reynolds  directing,  has  returned  from 
location. 


Kathrsm  McGuire  Engaged 

Kathryn  McGuire  will  portray  the 
leading  feminine  role  in  "The  Phan- 
tom Pilot"  under  Freemant  Cook's 
direction  for  independent  release. 


Metropolitan    Signs    Ralph    Dixon 

Metropolitan  has  signed  Ralph  Dix- 
on to  head  the  editorial  staff.  The 
staff  includes  Don  Hayes,  James 
Morley  and  Arthur   Huffsmith. 


"Bright  Lights"  New  Leonard  Title 

The  title  of  Robert  Z.  Leonard's 
latest  production  for  M.-G.-M.  has 
been  changed  from  "A  Little  Bit  of 
Broadway"  to  "Bright  Lights." 


Fitzgerald  Finishes  Picture 

Dallas  Fitzgerald,  who  directed 
"Tessie"  with  May  McAvoy,  has  com- 
pleted "My  Lady  of  Whims"  in  which 
Clara  Bow  enacts  the  lead. 


Added  to  "Partners  Again" 

Allen  Forrest  and  Earl  Metcalfe 
have  been  added  to  the  cast  of  "Part- 
ners Again — with  Potash  &  Perlmut- 
ter"  which  Henry  King  is  directing. 
James  Dugan  is  again  assisting  King. 


.Work  on   "Paris"   Started 

Work  has  begun  on  "Paris"  which 
Paul  Bern  is  directing  for  M.-G.-M. 
Eleanor  Boardman,  Charles  Ray,  Lew 
Cody,  Carmel  Myers  and  Douglas 
Gitniorc  head  the  cast. 


"Braveheart"  Exteriors  Shot 

Alan  Hale  and  his  company  are 
back  from  Monterey,  Guerneville  and 
Portland,  where  he  has  been  on  loca- 
tion for  "Braveheart,"  starring  Rod 
La  Rocque. 


Active  on  "Volga  Boatman" 
Cecil    B.    De    Mille    has    completed 
arrangements      to      start      production 
on   "The   \'olga   Boatman,"  which  he 
will  personally  direct  for   P.  D.   C. 


Rin-Tin-Tin  on   Next 

Work  on  "The  Night  Cry,"  the  new- 
vehicle  for  Rin-Tin-Tin,  the  Warner 
dog,  is  in  full  blast,  with  Herman 
Rayniaker   directing. 


Emory  Johnson   Preparing  Next 

Having  completed  "The  Last  Edi- 
tion," Emory  Johnson  and  Emilie 
Johnson  are  preparing  the  scenario 
for  their  second. 


Conklin  in  Paramount  Picture 

Chester  Conklin  has  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  "The  Golden  Journey" 
Lasky  production  being  directed  by 
Raoul  Walsh. 


F.  B.  O.'s  Equipment  Enlarged 

Enlargement  of  the  electrical  equip- 
ment of  the  F.  B.  O.  studios  from  a 
capacity  of  15,000  volts  to  30,000  is 
planned. 


Bill   Powell  Back 

William  Powell  will  return  to  Hol- 
lywood for  a  featured  role  in  Allan 
Dwan's  new  picture,   "Sea  Horses." 


Myrtle  Stedman  in  "Far  Cry" 
Myrtle  Stedman  has  ben  signed  for 
an  important  role  in  "The   Far  Cry" 
to  be  directed  by  Sylvano  Balboni. 


Alice  Calhoun  Signed 

Alice  Calhoun  will  play  the  lead  in 
"Hill  Folks"  for  Alpine  Prod.,  under 
direction  of  Fred  Allen. 


Pathe  Units  Busy 

Several  uits  are  busily  engaged  in 
the  making  of  new  two-reel  comedies 
for  Pathe  release  at  the  Sennett  stud- 
ios. Alice  Day  is  being  directed  by 
Eddie  Cline  in  a  new  two-reeler,  sup- 
ported by  Danny  O'Shea,  Joe  Young, 
Alary  Ann  Jackson.  Andy  Clyde, 
Barney  Helium,  Edward  Quillan  and 
Irving  Bacon.  Ralph  Graves  is  be- 
ing directed  bj^  Lloyd  Bacon.  Billy 
Bevan  and  the  two-reel  unit  are  being 
directed  by  Alf  Goulding.  Comedies 
completed  include  an  Alice  Day  com- 
edy and  a  Sennett  two-reeler  directed 
1)V  Gilbert  Pratt. 


Return  from  Mexico  Location 

The  producing  company  of  Sanford 
Prod,  has  returned  from  Mexico  City 
where  they  have  been  on  location 
tilining  exteriors  of  "El  Pasado."  The 
all-star  cast  includes  Bryant  Wash- 
burn, Gladys  Brockwell,  Herbert 
Rawiinson,  Legia  De  Golgonda,  Gas- 
ton Glass,  Hector  \ .  Sarno,  Barbara 
Tenncnt,  Gene  Crosby  and  Marshall 
Ruth. 


Roy  Del  Ruth  Directing  Monte  Blue 

Roy  Del  Ruth  is  directing  Monte 
Blue  in  "The  Man  Upstairs,"  for 
Warner  Bros.  Dorothy  Devore  has 
the  leading  woman's  role.  The  cast 
includes  Helen  Dunbar,  Heinie  Conk- 
lin, John  Roche,  live  Southern  and 
.Stanley  Taylor. 


Dick  Talmadge  Selects  Cast 
Richard  Talmadge  has  selected  the 
cast  for  his  next  production,  "So  This 
is  Alexico."  It  includes  Louise  Lor- 
•aine,  Henry  J.  Herbert,  Charles  Hill 
Maiys,  Charles  Clary,  Victor  Dilling- 
ham and  Arthur  Conrad. 


Beck  Signs  Players 
Arthur  Beck,  who  is  producing  for 
Arrow,  has  signed  Gladys  Hulette 
and  Mahlon  Hamilton,  to  appear  in 
the  principal  roles  of  "The  Silken 
Lady." 


Cody  and  Adoree  with  Chaney 

Lew  Cody  and  Renee  Adoree  will 
support  Lon  Chaney  in  "The  Mock- 
ing Bird"  which  Tod  Browning  is  to 
direct  for  M.-G.-M. 


De  Lacy  on   Second  with  Tyler 
Robert    De    Lacy,    directing    Tom 
ryler  in  Western  features  for  F.  B.  O. 
is  now  at  work  on  "Wvoming  Wild- 
cat." 


M.-G.-M.  Signs  Make-Up  Artist 
Cecil   Holland   has   signed  a   year's 

contract  with  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

as  make-up  artist. 


Jimmie    Adams    Completes    Comedy 

Jimmie  Adams  just  finished  his  lat- 
est Christie  Comedy,  tentatively  titled 
"A  Busy  Bum." 


"Don  Juan"  Started 

Estelle  Taylor  is  to  play  Lucretij 
Borgia  in  "Don  Juan"  with  John  Ba- 
rymore  for  Warner  Bros.  Productio 
began  last  week  with  Alan  Croslan 
directing.  The  cast  now  includii 
Mary  Astor,  Willard  Louis  and  Jolv 
Roche. 


Buck  Jones  on  Location 

W.  S.  Van  Dyke  and  compan;| 
headed  by  Buck  Jones  are  in  Bishol 
for  location  for  "The  Peacemakeii 
with  Rose  Blossom,  Katherine  Mycr' 
William  Walling  and  Reed  Howe:^ 
the  cast. 


Aiman,  De  Mille's  New  Manager 
James  K.  Aiman  has  been  appoin 
ed  Production  Business  Manager  i 
he  Cecil  De  Mille  unit.  Aiman  h{ 
assumed  charge  of  all  business  detai 
in  connection  with  "The  Volga  Boa 
man."  | 


New  F.   B.   O.   Series 

With   work   on   the   "Mazie"   seri  '■ 
nearing   completion,   plans   are   und 
way  for  a  new  two-reel  series  by  Sa 
Hellman  called  "Fighting  Hearts" 
the  F.  B.   O.  lot. 


Marceline  Day  in  "The  Barrier" 

Marceline  Day  will  play  the  role 
"Necla"  in  "The  Barrier"  whi 
George  Hill  is  directing  for  M.-G.-I 

Jack  Hoxie's  Next 

"Grinning  Guns"  is  the  next  Ja 
Hoxie  picture  for  Universal.  Al  R 
gell  will  direct.  •    j 


STUDIO  SPACE 

For  Independent  Producers 
Excellent  facilities  with  every 
convenience. 


CALIFORNIA  STUDIOS 

1438   Gower  St.,   Hollywood 

Jack    Mintz,    Studio    Mgr. 
Phone     HO-0162 


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DAILY 


The  Weeks  Headlines 

Monday 

cliard  A.  Rowland  to  remain  with  First 
National  three  more  years,  under  new  ar- 
rangement. 

■thur  Clavering,  of  England,  says  revival 
of  British  production  is  certain  if  1-10 
ratio    becomes    effective. 

3bert  Lieber  and  syndicate  to  build  $1,5UU,- 
000    first    run    in    Indianapolis. 

J.  Gregory  sells  interest  in  Midwest  cir- 
cuit. 

uiadian     exhibitors     and     musical     organiza- 
tions  to    tight   music   tax. 
ispiration     Pictures     to     increase    program. 

Tuesday 

iglish  ratio  to  be  raised  to  1-4  by  1929. 
British    to    produce    60    pictures    first   quota 

year.  .      ,    «., 

IX    exemptions,    including    tickets    priced    ?1 

mav    he    eliminated. 

ariievs    non-committal    on    report    they    may 

build    in    Washington. 

ric    Von    Stroheim    and    W.    C.    Fields    sign 

with   Famous.  .  . 

liver    Kehrlein    to    build    community    chain 

of   six   in    San    Francisco. 

Wednesday 

A.  Eschmann  to  quit  First  Nat'l  Dec.  1 
as  sales  head.  Ned  Marin  and  Ned  De- 
pinet    join    First    Nat'l. 

:iglish  industry  will  be  compelled  to  seek 
finances  through  private  channels.  Gov- 
ernment will  not  offer  financial  support. 
)lumbia'  places  broken  promises,  chaos  and 
upset  market  at  door  of  producers. 
;x  Ingram  to  make  three  more  pictures, 
one  a  year,  and  then  retire, 
mes  J.  Walker  elected  Mayor  of  New 
York.  ^       . 

H.  Blank  and  Frank  Amusement  Co.  m 
theater  fight  in  Iowa.  Blank  puixhases 
seven    more    houses. 

nbassy  Amusement  Co.,  St.  Louis,  build- 
ing  a   local    chain. 

Variety"  says  Sydney  S.  Cohen  is  no  longer 
important   M.   P.  T.   O.   factor. 

Thursday 

J.     Smith    succeeds     Jay     Gove    as     sales 
manager    of    Associated    Exhibitors, 
etropolitan     and     Cecil     De     Mille    studios, 
in  Hollywood,  unite. 

e  Brandt  and  Jack  Cohn  deny  Columbia 
split. 

Tins  of  sale  of  Whitehurst  theaters  m 
Baltimore    hold    up    negotiations. 

Friday 

A.    Eschmann    to    join    United  Artists    on 

Dec.    1    as    assistant    to    Hiram  Abrams. 

IX  organizing  new  company  to  handle  ex- 
pansion in  theater  field.  Assets, 
$20,000,000. 

ntages   to   build   six   houses   on    Coast. 

onsors     of     "Roxy"     theater     expect     large 

earnings.  . 

It     Rothstein     states     British     pictures     fail 

liere,    because    of    poor    quality. 

bian    to    open    his    14th    house,    the   Fabian, 

n    Paterson,    this    month. 

adwick    production    program    Hearing    com- 

jletion.  .        .      _,  . 

lograms  closes   for  news   service  in   China, 

apan,   and   other    Far   Eastern    countries. 

Saturday 

nnecticut     tax     law     may     be     off     statute 

jooks    by    January,     1927.       Exchanges    to 

ipcrate    in    New    Haven    again. 

he    Only    Way"   may   go   to   United  Artists 

icre ;    deal    now    on. 

itish    production    scheme    adopted   by    Mam 

Jommittee.      To   open   studios   at    Brighton. 

Patrick    and   McElroy  buy   Anderson   chain 

n    Muncie,    Ind. 

X  theater     plans     call     for     expansion     in 
ey     cities    throughout    the    country. 

Wisby   Regie   About  to   Start 

Hrolf  Wisby  is  opening  business 
CCS  for  the  Hrolf  Wisby  Cinema- 
,gie  plan  of  production  at  Room 
114,  Times  Bldg,  on  Monday.  His 
rpose  is  to  introduce  into  production 
technique  which  more  closely  fits 
screen.  Wisby  is  a  Dane.  His 
)rk  in  this  country  includes  "Di- 
a"  which  played  at  the  Strand,  and 
aughter  of  Destiny"  with  Olga 
itrova. 


pitol  Presentations  For  Alhambra 

Milwaukee — All  presentations  of 
;  Capitol,  Chicago,  are  to  be  sent 
ect    to    the    Alhambra    after    Nov. 


Presentations 

A  featiLre  dealing  with  the  man- 
ner in  which  jirst-runs  build  their 
programs  and  written  from  the  an- 
gle of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
conveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
used  in  developing  their  own  shows. 

Warners 

Unit  No.  1. — Herman  Heller  and 
his  orchestra.  (a)  "Melodies  That 
Conquered  Broadway."  Heller  Ar- 
rangement, (b)  "Danse  Esotique," 
Mascagni.  Interlude  by  Andrea  Del 
V'ecchio,  fiute  virtuoso.  Time,  11 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  2. — Warners  News  Week- 
y.     Time,  6  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3. — Dester  Sisters.  Two 
Girls  and  two  banjos  in  familiar  se- 
ections.  Decorative  curtain.  Time. 
5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4.— "Flight  That  Failed." 
Krazy  Kat  Kartoon.  Time,  7 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  5. — Joseph  Turin,  Italian 
tenor,  singing  "Solita"  by  Langey. 
1  ime,  4  mmutes. 

Unit  No.  6. — Robert,  New  York's 
artist  de  coiffeur,  demonstrating  the 
latest  modes  in  modern  hair  dressing 
on  livink  models.  The  girls  are  in 
evening  gowns.     Time,   8  minutes. 

Unit  No.  7.— Feature— "Bobbed 
Hair."     Time,  80  minutes. 


Swanson    Script    Ready 

James  Ashmore  Creelman  and 
I'cwnsend  Martin  have  finished  the 
script  of  "Tamed,"  which  will  star 
Gloria  Swanson.  Creelman  also  did 
the  continuity  on  "Aloma  of  the 
South  Seas." 


Vaughan,  "U"  Manager  in  Calgary 

Calagary,  Alberta — Frank  Vaug- 
han former  member  of  the  Universal 
staff  at  Winnipeg,  has  succeeded  C. 
R.  Dippel  as  manager.  Dippel  has 
joined    Famous   at   Vancouver. 


Burka  Managing  Three  Houses 

Clarksburgh,  W.  Va. — Sol  Burka 
has  been  named  manager  of  Moore's 
O.  H.,  Robinson's  Grand  and  Or- 
pheum  by  Claude  Robinson,  owner 
of  the  houses. 


Acclaim  "Big  Parade" 

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reception     was     given     this     production     last 
night    at    the    Egyptian. 

HERALD— "The  Big  Parade"  is  really  a 
great  photodrama.  I  think  it  can  safely  be 
said  no  picture  depicting  the  war  ap- 
proaches   it. 

TIMES — The  picture  of  pictures.  "The 
Big  Parade,"  a  new  experience.  Fascinated 
and  almost  held  breathless  with  its  brilliance. 
"The  Big  Parade"  may  indeed  be  definitely 
established     as    a    masterpiece. 


The  first  printed  word  on  "The 
Big  Parade"  appeared  in  THE  FILM 
DAILY  of  Sept.  24.  Danny,  writing 
from   Hollywood,  then  said;  in  part: 

"The  Big  Parade  now  being  com- 
pleted by  King  Vidor.  For  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer.  Will  be  the  sen- 
sation of  the  year.  *  *  *  Oh.  what  a 
picture!  And  oh,  what  a  lot  of 
money  it  is  going  to  get!  If  it 
doesn't  prove  the  sensation  of  the 
year,  I'm  making  a  mighty  rotten 
guess." 


Incorporations 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Charmont  Theater  Guild, 
New  York.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorpora- 
tors, A.  Fauci,  B.  Gagliano  and  N.  Restucci. 
Attorney,  M.  J.  Giamo,  226  Lafayette  St., 
New    York    City. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Regent  Holding  Corp., 
i\cw  York.  Capital  $35,000.  Incorporators, 
E.  Harton,  J.  Uarcy  and  P.  Harton,  Attor- 
neys, Hackenburg  &  Schwartz,  51  Chambers 
bt..    New    York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — International  Film  Arts 
Guild,  INew  York.  Capital  $5,000.  Incor- 
porators, S.  Gould,  1.  Ceaser  and  A.  Menin. 
Attorney,  1.  M.  Sackin,  1440  Broadway, 
New   Y^ork. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Landerman  Pictures,  New 
York.  Capital  $15,000.  Incorporators,  A. 
Landberg,  H.  Herman  and  J.  Bernstein. 
Attorneys,  '1  eitelbaum  &  Jay,  305  Fifth  Ave., 
New    York. 


Dover,  Del. — American  Cinema  Associa- 
tion, Philadelphia.  Capital  $400,000.  At- 
torney, Corporation  Trust  Company  of 
America.       Du     Pont     Bldg.,     Wilmington. 


Dover,  Del. — Med  Theater  Co.,  Philadel- 
phia. Capital  $30,000'.  Attorney,  Corpora- 
tion Guarantee  &  Trust  Co.,  927  Market 
St.,    Wilmington. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Rawig  Amusement  Corp., 
New  York.  Capital  $100,000.  Incorporators, 
i\.    Ravitz,    M.    Gordon    and    S.    Witlin. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Bradshaw  Productions, 
New  Y'ork.  Incorporators,  J.  Shea,  L. 
Bradshaw    and    B.    Hilliam. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Albany  Regent  Theater, 
Corp.,  Jiutfalo.  Incorporators,  E.  Mark, 
M.    Sharaf    and    M.    Mark. 


Dover,  Del. — School-Craft  Pictures,  Inc. 
Capital,  $300,000'.  Attorney,  United  States 
Corporation    Co.,    Dover. 


Dover,  Del. — National  Amusement  Device 
Corp.  Capital  $150,000.  Attorney,  Charles 
G.     Guyer,     Wilmington. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Bellcress  Amusement 
Corp.,  New  York.  Incorporators,  H.  Feider 
and    F.    Farrell. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Mandell  and  Rose,  New 
York.  Incorporators,  J.  Mandell,  D.  Rose 
and    L.    Payton. 


Springfield,  111. — Belmont  Amusement  Co., 
Chicago.  Incorporators,  G.  Fred,  M.  Weller 
and   H.   Forde. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Prelude,  Inc.;  New  York. 
Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators,  R.  Sattier 
and   A.    Meoff. 


Trenton,     N.    J. — Plaza    Theater    Corp.    of 
New     Jersey,     Passaic.       Capital     $5,000. 


Springfield,     111. — Cine     Machinery     Corp., 
1134    West   Austin   Avenue,    Chicago. 


Safety  Devices  Protect  House 

Hazelton,  Pa. — Safety  devices  saved 
the  interior  of  the  Family  when  a 
film  exploded  in  the  booth. 


Studios  at   Brighton 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

contract  rather  than  six  as  planned 
?"g"?a>ly-  The  trade  is  reacting  to 
this   idea   favorably. 

J.  p.  Williams'  studio  idea  is 
arousmg  a  good  deal  of  interest  here 
It  came  in  for  much  criticism  at  a 
press  luncheon  the  other  day  because 
It  was  charged,  the  entire  program' 
was  cloaked  in  vague  promises.  Wil- 
liams asserts  he  has  secured  "Nell 
Gwynne"  for  America,  but  the  Wil- 
cox brothers  deny  this  emphatically. 

Sees  Britain  Alarmed 

Americanization      of       Old       World 

Through  Films  Presents  Serious 

Issue,    P.    Pybus   Asserts 

Los  Angeles— Peter  J.  Pybus,  C. 
B.  E.  and  one  of  the  owners  of  the 
London  Times  was  here  early  in  the 
week  before  sailing  for  the  Orient 
on  the  Carinthia,  speaking  of  the 
British  pictures,   he  said: 

"The  British  Empire,  and  all  Continental 
H-urope  as  well,  is  today  facing  the  most 
extraordinary   invasion  in   the  world's  history. 

'It  IS  a  menace  so  insidious  and  so  subtle 
that  the  most  powerful  intellects  in  the 
kingdom  are  proving 'helpless  to  combat  it 
..V  '^'^^^^   '°    '''*   American    film. 

'Vou  cannot  realize  the  extraordinary 
extent  to  which  your  films  dominate  the 
world.  In  Greece,  in  Turkey,  Germany, 
France,  and  the  British  Isles  it  is  the  same 
—this  process  of  Americanization  via  the 
nims. 

"In  my  country  they  are  not  merely 
alarmed.  Unlimited  capital  and  govern- 
mental resources  have  been  placed  at  the 
command  of  British  producers  in  vain  The 
people  will  not  have  the  local  product 
,    ",  tlierein    lies    the    great    fear    of    our 

leaders  All  Europe  is  becoming  inoculated 
with  American  standards  of  living,  American 
ideals  of  democracy,  American  business 
methods,    rules     of    social    contact." 


Goe  to  Join  Associated 
Carl  J.  Goe,  assistant  to  Lee  Mar- 
cus at  F.  B.  O.  has  resigned  to  be- 
come assistant  to  E.  J.  Smith  at 
Associated  Exhibitors.  Goe  was 
with  Universal  at  the  time  Smith  was 
sales  manager  and  also  spent  five 
years  with  First  National.  Succes- 
sor at  F.  B.  O.  unnamed. 


Gloria  Favors  Own  Productions 

Asked  by  the  Morning  World  what 
she  intended  doing  when  her  con- 
contract  witli  Famous  Players  should 
expire,  Gloria  Swanson  intimated  she 
might  organize  a  company  of  her 
own.  "Others  have  tried  it,  perhaps 
I  may  be  successful,"  she  said. 


Third  Carroll  Theater  Planned 

Carroll,  la.— A  $300,000  theater 
seating  800  is  to  be  erected  here  next 
fall  by  J.  C.  Staak,  owner  of  two 
local   houses. 


Announcement 

PICTURES-IN-MOTION,  INC. 

announce  the  opening  of  their  new  exchange  at  20  Winchester 
St.,  Boston,  where  it  offers  a  number  of  special  features  for  the  approval 
of  New  England  exhibitors:  CYRANO  DE  BERGERAC,  that  perfect 
picture  in  all  hand  color,  SHE,  a  superb  production,  featuring  Betty 
Blythe,  Carlyle  Blackwell  and  Mary  Odette,  THE  BLACKGUARD, 
featuring  Jane  Novak,  a  picture  that  all  audiences  will  love,  THE 
PEARL  OF  LOVE  with  an  all-star  cast,  DOWN  UPON  THE 
SWANEE  RIVER  with  an  all-star  cast  and  14  other  exceptional  pic- 
tures including  THE  COLLEGE  JOKER. 


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The  Amundsen  Polar  Flight" 
Pathe 
Very  Worthwhile 
ype    of   production 3    reel    ex- 
ploration record. 

Under    the    title    "The    Amundsen 
olar  Flight,"  Pathe  is  releasing  what 
)pears   to  be  the  most  complete  re- 
)rd  of  the  first  attempt  to  reach  the 
orth    Pole    by    airplane.      The    film 
ves  the  spectator  a  graphic  idea  of 
le   daring,   dangerous   trip   taken   by 
aptain     Raold     Amundsen,     discov- 
er  of    the    South    Pole,   who   at   63 
ied  to  reach  the  North  Pole  by  air. 
nimated     maps     show     plainly     the 
lutes    taken   by    the    explorers    both 
)ing  and  returning.     A  motion  pic- 
re    machine   carried   by    the    expedi- 
on   recorded  some  of  the  hardships 
countered     and      some     marvelous 
Drthern     scenes,     never     before     re- 
f)rded,  according  to  Pathe. 
The   spot   where   one   machine   be- 
ime    disabled,    the    search    for    the 
her  plane  in  a  wilderness  of  snow 
d  ice,  its  subsequent  discovery  un- 
rmed,  the  slow  process  of  dragging 
soline   and  rations   aboard   the   un- 
armed    plane    and    the     final     slow 
sperate  struggle  to  make  a  runway 
Om     which     the     plane     might     be 
arted    are    shown    in    actual    photo- 
aphy    and    make    a    most    stirring 
cord. 

The  camera  had  to  be  abandoned 
cause  of  the  over-crowding  of  the 
ane  in  which  the  return  trip  was 
ade,  and  so  the  homeward  journey 
s  been  explained  by  means  of  ani- 
ated  maps  showing  the  route  taken, 
le  ovation  given  the  explorers  upon 
eir  ultimate  return  at  N'orway  after 
ing  given  up  for  lost  by  the  world 
shown  in  actual  photographs  and 
ikcs  a  fitting  conclusion  to  the  his- 
n'cal  record. 

This  should  mean  money  for  any 
tuse.  Real  heroes  intead  of  movie 
roes  should  prove  a  welcome 
ange. 


"Lucky     Stars"— Sennett— Pathe 
Good  Comedy 

rpe  of  production.  .  .  .2  reel  comedy 

Harry    Langdon    in    "Lucky    Stars" 

another    good    laugh    getter    with 

lliusing  situations  and  a  good  share 

new  comedy  gags.     Harry  has  his 

roscope  read  and  discovers  that  he 

to  take  a  long  journey  and  meet  a 

rk  lady.     He  proceeds  to  carry  out 

e     destiny     by     boarding    a     train, 

stination     indefinite.       Harry    falls 

t  of  the  window  trying  to  follow  his 

:ky    star.      He    meets    up    with    a 

:ack    doctor    who    immediately    ap- 

opriates    Harry's    bankroll    promis- 

Bf,  in  return,  to  make  Harry  a  great 

'Ctor  like  himself.    The  two  team  up 

a  patent  medicine  selling  birsiness. 

leir  efforts  to  make  sales  in  a  Mex- 

m    town    furnish     some    first    rate 

ighs  and  sure  enough  Harry  meets 

e  dark  lady,  one  with  a  stiletto  in 

r  stocking  who   comes   near  being 

sdeath  of  Harry.     At  the  fade  out 

is  running  out  of  town  to  the  tune 

exnloding  bottles,  a  Mexican  com- 

y  man  having  stirred   in  some  ex- 

)sive   liquid.     Good   number. 


"Failure"— Fox 

Not  Many  Laughs 
Type  of  production.  ..  .2  reel  cometh' 
This  latest  release  of  the  O.  Henry 
comedies  isn't  up  to  the  standard  set 
by  the  earlier  releases.  They  have  a 
fairly  good  idea  for  a,  comedy  but 
director  Daniel  Keefe  didn't  seem  to 
get  very  much  out  of  it.  The  idea 
concerns  the  efforts  of  a  quack  lawyer 
to  collect  fees  from  a  divorce  case  in 
which  the  husband,  wife  and  the  other 
man  are  each  enlisting  his  services. 
He  gets  the  thing  all  mixed  up  and 
instead  of  reuniting  the  husband  and 
wife  he  arranges  a  meeting  between 
the  wife  and  the  other  man.  Eventu- 
ally it  ends  in  a  slap-stick  sort  of 
finale  with  the  lawyer  doing  himself 
out  of  all  the  profits,  and  the  hus- 
band and  wife  patching  up  the  quarrel 
without  his  assistance.  This  one 
is  weak  on  laughs. 

"Beware  of  Your  Relatives" — Blue- 
Bird — Universal 
Fairly  Entertaining 
Type  of  production.  ...  1  reel  comedy 
Necly  Edwards  is  featured  in  this 
short,  which  once  more  hashes  up  the 
old  standby  of  the  uncle's  will  which 
leaves  the  hero  a  fortune  provided 
that  he  marries  a  fat  and  homely 
cousin.  The  rough  brothers  of  the 
homely  cousin  proceed  to  frighten  the 
hero  into  m?rriage  but  he  fools  them 
by  nretending  he  is  crnzy.  Thev 
send  for  a  nurse — little  Thelma  Hill 
— and  just  as  thev  are  again  forcing 
him  to  be  married  to  the  cousin,  the 
lawyer  rushes  in  with  a  codicil  which 
snys  that  hero  doesn't  have  to  marry 
Pansy.  Uncle  saw  her  iust  before  he 
died.  Much  of  the  action  in  this  is 
rather  hectic,  and  a  good  deal  is  not 
"nrticularlv  funn5%  but  may  prove 
fairly   entertaining. 


"Ko-Ko   Steps   Out"— Max  Fleischer 
Red  Seal 

Cvfe  and  Peppy 
Tyne  of  production  ....  1  reel  cartoon 

novefty, 

A  c-imedv  without  the  ever-nres- 
ent  "Charleston"  dance  is  becoming 
some-what  of  a  rarity,  and  not  to  he 
out-done.  Ko-Ko  "steps  out"  in  thi.'i 
t'csne  and  learns  the  southern  shufiFle. 
His  dancine  teacher,  drawn  bv  >Tax 
Fleischer  is  too  old  and  lame,  so  Ko- 
Ko  asks  for  the  nen  and  draws  a  red- 
hot  dancing  babv-doll.  This  fadec 
into  an  actual  nhntogranh  of  the  girl 
in  action.  Ko-Ko,  the  artist,  the 
cartoon  dog.  a  real  nunnv  and  a  cat 
all  do  the  Charleston  in  fine  stvle. 
This  is  a  nepnv  1itt1o  number  with 
plenty  of  those  cute  little  touches. 

"A  Samopn  Fant^sv" — Iris  Novelty 

Beavfifvl  Vieivs 

Tvne  of  production 1  reel  scenic 

-Some  intimate  glimnses  into  the 
'ifp  of  Samoans  are  gleaned  from  "A 
Samoan  Fantasv"  a  scenic  number 
that  contains  manv  interesting  shr>ts 
"f  native  neonle  "?t  home."  As'dp 
from  giving'  an  interesting  insight  in- 
to the  life  of  the  nati'vps.  the  v'^rUiro 
contains  some  beautiful  v'tpw^  of  this 
f-^r  off  land.  One  in  narticular  "-'  — 
trees _  silhouetted  ac-ainst  a  cloudy 
sky,   is  a  really  fine  shot. 


First    National    Activities 

Nine  pictures  will  be  made  at  the 
First  National  studios  between  now 
and  April,  Earl  Hudson  has  an- 
nounced. "Men  of  Steel"  and  "Too 
Much  Money"  were  recently  started. 
Others  to  get  under  way  shortly  are: 
"Pals  First,"  "The  Savage,"  "The 
Boss  of  Little  Arcady,"  "Mismates." 
and  "Sailor's  Wives." 

Tavlor  Graves,  Henry  West,  Harry 
Lee,  Ferd  Obek,  Edward  Lawrence, 
Frank  Hanly,  Pierre  Collost  and  Nick 
Thompson  have  joined  the  "Men  of 
Steel"  cast,  now  on  location  in  Birm- 
ingham, Ala.  Others  in  the  cast  are 
Milton  Sills,  who  is  starring,  Doris 
Kenyon,  May  Allison,  Claude  Gillen- 
water  George  Fawcctt,  Victor  Mc- 
Laglen,  and  John  Philip  Kolb. 
George   Archainbaud   is   directing. 

Working   Rapidly  in   Porto   Rico 

The  Paramount  unit  in  Porto  Rico 
filming  exteriors  for  "Aloma  of  the 
South  Seas"  in  which  Gilda  Grey  is 
being  starred,  is  working  rapidly, 
and  will  sail  for  home  in  a  week  or 
so. 


Behrens  with  First  National 

Ben  Behrens,  who  has  worked  on 
Will  Nigh  productions  for  eight 
years,  has  been  made  location  man- 
ager for  the  First  National  Eastern 
units. 


Jean   Jarvis   in   Serial 

Jean  Jarvis,  who  was  in  "Fear- 
bound."  has  been  added  to  the  cast 
of  "Casey  of  the  Coast  Guards,"  a 
serial  being  made  for  Pathe  by  Grey 
Prod. 


"American    Venus"    Almost   Finished 

"The  American  Venus"  being  di- 
rected by  Frank  Tuttle  will  be  fin- 
ished in  a  dav  or  two.     For  Famous. 


"Dancing  Mothers"  Starts  Nov.  16 

Herbert  Brenon  will  start  direct- 
ing "Dancing  Mothers"  on  Nov.  16, 
at  the  Paramount  studios. 


"Reckless   Lady"   Starts   Monday 

Howard  Higgin  will  start  "The 
Reckless  Lady"  on  Monday  at  Cos- 
mopolitan Studios,  for  Robert  T. 
Kane.  The  cast  includes  Belle  Ben- 
nett, James  Kirkwood,  Lowell  Sher- 
man, Ben  Lyon,  Dorothy  Sebastian. 
Howard  Higgin  and  Sada  Cowan 
adapted  it  from  the  novel  by  Sir  Philip 
Gibbs.     For  First  National. 


Pathe  Changes  Name  of  Serial 

"Enemies  of  Uncle  Sam,"  the  tena- 
tive  working  title  of  Schuyler  Grey's 
10  chapter  serial  for  Pathe  has  been 
changed  to  "Casey  of  the  Coast 
Guard".  At  present  the  company  is 
working  at  the  Long  Island  Studios. 


Johnny  Hines  at  Fort  Myers 

Johnny  Hincs  is  completing  the 
exteriors  for  "Rainbow  Riley"  at 
Fort  Myers,  Va.  Upon  his  return 
next  week  he  will  work  on  Interiors 
at  Tec-Art  Jackson  Ave.  Studios. 
For   First   National. 


First  Ziegfeld  Picture  to  Start 

Forrest  Halsey  is  still  engaged  ad- 
apting Edgar  Selwyn's  "Glorifying 
the  American  Girl"  which  will  go  into 
production  shortly  at  Paramount. 
Joseph  Urban  is  doing  the  settings. 


Weather  Holds  Up  Dix  Unit 

Bad  weather,  which  has  been  pre- 
valent in  Houston,  Tex.,  where  Rich- 
ard Dix  is  making  "Womanhandled" 
has  again  postponed  the  departure  of 
this  Paramount  unit  for  New  York. 


Campbell  to  Start  Next  Nov.  23 

Maurice  Campbell  will  start  his 
next  production  for  Arrow  on  Nov. 
23  at  the  Whitman  Benett  Studios. 
The  title  at  present  has  not  been 
determined,  nor  the  cast  selected. 


Added  to  "Too  Much  Money"  Cast 

Several  players  have  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  "Too  Much  Money"  be- 
ing filmed  at  First  National.  They 
are:  Derek  Dlyne,  George  Henry, 
Dorothy  King  and  Cliflf  Worman. 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  November  8,  1925 


Newspaper  Opinions 

"Bobbed  Hair"— Warner  Bros. 
Warners 

AMERICAN — Twenty  well-known  writers 
had  a  hand  in  writing  ''Bobbed  Hair,"  a  frank 
satire  on  the  modern  novel.  *  *  ♦  Alan  Cros- 
land  does  a  very  neat  job  of  directing  a  most 
difficult  picture.  ♦  *  * 

DAILY  MIRROR — *  *  *  takes  a  good-na- 
tured poke  at  all  melodramatic  romances  and 
kids  the  life  out  of  its  own  players.  It  is  not 
to  be  taken  seriously.  It  is  a  clever,  absorb- 
ing film  jokester,  flaunting  an  audacious  end- 
ing to  audacious  action.  *  *  ♦  We  rate 
"Bobbed  Hair"  foremost  among  the  novel, 
merry,   absorbing  pictures   of   the   year.    *   *    ♦ 

DAILY   NEWS—*   *   *   It's   great  fun— ev 
ery  bit  of  it.  *   *   *  Go  to  see   "Bobbed   Hair 
if  you  have  to  miss  your  appointment  with  the 
barber.   *  *  *  .  ,  „ 

EVENING  JOURNAI.^ — *  ♦  *  It  s  a  roll- 
icking melodrama,  packed  from  start  to  finish 
with  the  most  absurdly  exciting  adventures 
ever   film<>d  outside  of  a  serial.   ♦   *  * 

EVENING  WORLD— ♦  *  *  The  screen 
version  follows  the  story  closely  until  the  last 
few  hundred  feet,  when  the  action  is  consider- 
ably condensed.  It  is  a  fast  moving,  racy  com- 
edy, full  of  plot,  thrills  and  fights,  and  is  eas- 
ily the  best  film  the  Warners  have  shown  in 
the  last  six  weeks.     ♦  ♦  *  _        _ 

GRAPHIC — •  •  *  Of  course,  the  thing  is 
intended  for  satire.  If  you  like  your  satire 
raw,  and  without  pith  or  point  you'll  like  the 
Warner  film.  If  you  like  satire  tobe  satirical 
and  pointed — you  won't  find  it  in  "Bobbed 
Hair  "  *  ♦  • 

HERALD-TRIBUNE — "Bobbed  Hair"  is  a 
mad,  mad  picture.  It  seems  interesting,  though 
we  have  no  idea  what  it  is  all  about.  The 
twenty  .-luthors  who  concocted  the  tale  have  for- 
gotten that  there  are  any  such  things  as  con- 
tinuity or  plausiliility.  However,  we  enjoyed 
it  without  asking  why  each  episode  was  a  thing 
apart.  "Bobbed  Hair"  has  so  many  good  actors 
in  it  that  one  enjoys  seeing  them  act  without 
in  the  least  understanding  their  reason  for  act- 
ing.  *  *  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  a  glee- 
ful burlesque  melodrama  that  has  a  gang  of 
crooks  and  some  rich  young  things  in  mas- 
querade costume  dashing  about  madly  all  over 
Long  Island  and  the  Sound.  ♦  •  ♦ 

An  excellent  cast  makes  the  most  of  the 
comedv   values   of   the  picture.    »   *  » 

POST — *  '  *  All  in  all,  "Bobbed  Hair'  is 
highly  recommended  to  anv  one  who  feels  like 
having  a  good  laugh.  ♦  *  • 

SUN *  *  *  a  somewhat  mysterious  photo- 
play aiming  to  be  a  satire  on  the  modern  novel. 
Tt  did  not  seem  to  mystify  its  audience  yes 
terday,  however,  for  the  congregation  laughed 
and  otherwise  enjoyed  itself  throughout.   ♦   ♦  * 

■TELEGRAM — *  *  *  Marie  Provost  is  at- 
tractively provoking  as  the  adventurous  maid- 
en, and  Kenneth  Harlan,  as  the  ultimate  ob- 
ject of  her  affections,  is  commendably  cool  and 
collected  as  he  passes  through  one  alarming 
experience  after  another.  Louise  Fazenda  pro- 
vides  some  rapid   comedy  relief  to  the  picture. 

TIMES — Tt  may  be  amusing  to  read  a  novel 
in  vbich  twenty  different  authors  have  each 
contributed  a  chapter — provided  one  is  faniiliar 
with  the  styles  of  the  writers — but  it  is  be- 
wildering to  look  at  a  film  adapted  from  such 
a   volume.    *    *    * 

WORLD — *  *  *  the  screen  version  seems 
not  a  bit  more  experimental  or  baffling  than 
most  film  sequences.  In  fact,  the  entire  plot 
as  it  now  stands  might  have  been  written  and 
directed   by   Mack   Sennett.    *    •    * 


"Classified"— First    National 
Strand 

AMERICAN— Corinne  Griffith  should  ask 
Alfred  Santell.  her  director,  and  Ralph  Spence, 
her  title  writer,  to  step  forward  while  she  pins 
a  medal  of  honor  on  their  manly  chests.  They 
have  done  much  for  her  in  "Classified"  for 
they  have  helned  her  add  some  real  comedy  to 
her  list   of  other  accomplishments.   ♦    *   ♦ 

DATTV  MIRROR — *  ♦  *  a  realistic,  charm- 
ing, 100  per  cent  entertaining  picture  made 
more  so  bv  the  bewitching  presence  of  Corinne 
Griffith.    *   *    * 

DAILY  NEWS — *  *  *  It's  one  of  those 
movies  that  come  our  way  once  in  a  blue  moon. 
Intelligent,  human,  sprinkled  with  laughs  and 
vith  Corinne  Griffith,  the  loveliest  lady  of  the 
films,   it  is  just  about  the  perfect   picture. 

The  sub-titles  sparkle,  the  direction  is  fine 
and  the  cast  remarahle.*   *  * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  the  honors  of 
the  film  go  to  Miss  Griffith  and  to  AI  Santell, 
who  did  a  highlv  competent  piece  of  direction. 
GRAPITTC— •  •  *  shows  what  a  good  direc- 
tor, a  good  storv  writer  and  a  clever  creator  of 
sub-titles  can  do  to  make  a  picture  what  2 
picture  sho\ild  be — entertaining,  amusing,  nat- 
ural, and  at  the  same  time  full  of  heart  in- 
terest. »  •  • 


HERALD  TRIBITNE— *  *  *  the  most 
amusing  picture  Corinne  Griffith  ever  appeared 
in.  Al  Santell's  direction  is  sympathetic  and 
Miss  Griffith  is  coy,  pert,  wise,  witty  and 
smart,  but  never  sad.  It  must  have  been  a 
red-letter  day  for  her  when  she  received  that 
part,  and  it  was  a  great  day  for  us  when  we 
saw  her  play  it.   *  *   * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH— *  *  *  a  good 
offering  from  the  standpoint  of  the  screen, 
which  is  another  way  of  demonstrating  the 
box-office,  and  after  all  that  is  what  producers 
strive  to  attain.  »   *   * 

POST-"—*  *  *  a  very  amusing  picture.  More 
than  that,  it  is  a  very  good  picture  something 
true    to    life    for    a    change.    •    ♦    • 

Miss  (Griffith  is  anything  Iiut  unsuccessful 
as  a  comedienne,  and  ''Classified"  is  a  wel- 
come relief  from  some  of  the  high  society,  Pa- 
risian gowned  dramas  in  which  she  has  been 
appearing  of  late.   *  *   * 

SUN — "Classified"  *  *  *  is  so  much  better 
than  Corinne  Griffith's  last  photoplay,  that  a 
comparison  would  be  distinctly  odious  for  the 
latter.  It  is  a  rather  amusing  comedy  drama 
about  the  adventures  of  a  want  ad  girl  in  the 
classified  ad  department  of  a  New  York  news- 
paper.   *   *    * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  »  is  an  hour's  entertain- 
ment, a  fine  course  of  study  in  a  single  phase 
of  newspaperdom  and  worth  seeing  largely  be- 
cause   it    returns    Corinne    Griffith    to    stardom. 

TIMES — Flippant  and  improbable  though  it 
is,  "Classified,"  *  »  *  obviously  was  enjoyed 
by   a    large    proportion    of   the    audience    *    ♦    ♦ 

Miss  Griffith  is  very  attractive  as  Miss 
Comet.  Jack  Mulhall  is  a  manly  young  hero, 
and  Ward  Crane  is  satisfactory  as  the  saturn- 
ine gentleman  who  unconsciously  brings  about 
a    hanpv   ending.    *    *    * 

WORLD— •■  *  *  In  "Classified"  the 
handsome  Miss  Griffith  is  continuously  attrac- 
tive, but  in  the  picturing  of  the  story  Mr.  San- 
tell has  ri'cn  no  higher  than  does  the  average 
dirctor  making  the  average  working-girl  pict- 
ure play  written  by  the  average  short-story 
author.   *  *  • 


"Lights  of  Old  Broadway"— M.-G.-M. 
Capitol 

.AMERICAN— Marion  Davies  ♦  *  •  with 
another  characterization  that  is  ju,st  as  engag- 
ing and  debVhtfuI  as  her  famous  Pat  O'Day 
in   "Little  Old   New  York."   *   ♦   ♦ 

One  of  the  most  thrilling  historical  events  is 
the  first  electric  litrht  and  the  celebration  that 
marks  its  introduction  to  New  York    ♦  *   * 

DAILY  MIRROR—  *  »  •  ;,  packed  with 
hi'tnricnl.  atmo^nheric  and  romantic  richness 
of  the  New   York  of  the  50's  and   60's     ♦   ♦   ♦ 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  ♦  is  a  wafer-thin  com- 
edy-drama that  relies  on  its  atmosphere  and 
star  to  put  it  over. 

Marion  D.ivies  has  done  better  pictures. 
This    is    b-irn-ely    due    to    uninsnired    direction. 

EVENING  .JOURNAL— Marion  Davies 
scores  a  distinct  triumph  ♦  »  ♦  For  besides 
provinT  herself  the  screen's  most  delightful 
comedienne,  she  shows  her  versatility  by  piay- 
insr  a  dual  role  and  excels  even  her  former 
performances  by  the  sparkling  ease  and  charm 
with   ^vl,;^^l    sbe  h.-indles  both   parts     *    »   ♦ 

EVENING  WORLD—*  »  *  Monta  Bell,  as 
director,  has  introduced  dozens  of  novel  touch- 
es with  the  result  that  the  story  never  sags  to 
the  ordinarv.    *    *   * 

GRAPHIC— While  the  picture  is  essentially 
a  comedy  drama,  neither  the  comedy  nor  the 
drama  is  sufficiently  strong  to  make  the  whole 
a  p'ood  production.   *   *  * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE— *  *  *  Because  we 
liked  the  play  so  much,  we  were  disappointed 
in  the  picture.  If  one  could  forget  the  original 
It  seems  that  there  is  material  for  a  va,stly  in- 
teresting picture  in  the  story  which  the  scenar- 
ist has  devised.   *  *  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH— Carev  Wilson 
and  Monta  Bell  have  made  an  acceptable  pict- 
ture  out  of  Laurence  Evre's  erstwhile  comedy. 

POST — *  *  *  What  interest  there  is  in  the 
piece  consists  manly  in  such  historic  references 
and  a  certain  mild  humor  supplied  by  the  fieht- 
ing  Trih  and  the  many  quaint  customs  nf  those 
good  old-fashioned  times.  As  a  whole.  "Lights 
of  Old  Broadway"  is  slow  and  a  little  irrele- 
vant here  and  there.  *  ♦  * 

SUN — *  *  *  is  something  very  old,  done 
with  a  deeree  of  taste  and  charm  *  »  ♦ 
,  TELEGRAM—*  *  *  The  level  of  the  acting 
IS  well  maintained  throughout  the  piece.  Miss 
Davies  retains  all  the  spirit  and  dash  that  mark 
her    performances    in    her    earlier    films.    •    *    ♦ 

TIMES — *  ♦  •  This  present  film  is  quite 
charming,  for  it  is  concerned  with  the  Broad- 
way of  many  years  ago,  perhaps  forty. 

Althouffh  occasionally  Miss  Davies  exagger- 
ates a  little  in  the  comedy  sequences,  she  gives 
for  the  most  part  a  remarkalile  performance 
in  a  dual  role.  ♦  ♦  * 

WORLD—*  *  *  It  is  one  of  the  wittiest 
and  most  sensibly  directed  and  acted  comedies 
of  the  screen  which  have  come  this  way  in 
weeks.  *  *  * 


"New   Brooms" — Paramount 
Rialto 

AMERICAN — *  *  *  one  of  those  "fillums" 
that  make  you  wonder  why  it  was  ever  picked 
in  the  garden  of  picture  possiliilities.  The  plot 
is  feeble,  even  after  the  use  of  the  pulmotor  of 
Clara  Beranger's  writer,  and  William  De 
Mille's   undisputed   directorial   skill.    *   *    * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Director  DeMille 
has  ahnost  buried  Mr.  (Frank)  Craven's  in- 
triguing idea  by  heavy  moralizing,  many  and 
poor  sulistitutes.  and  creaky  story  development. 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  another  of  the 
Paramount  pictures  dashed  off  in  a  hurry  to 
Veep  directors  and  players  busy,  and  then  un- 
loaded on  the  Rialto  for  a  Broadway  showing 
— which  it  does  not  deserve  in  its  present  state. 

HERALD-TRIBUNE— William  De  Mille, 
*  *  *  brings  his  nice  touch  for  the  hunianiza- 
tion  of  photoplay  incidents  to  bear  on  "New 
Blooms."  »  ♦  •  He  injects  life  into  the  rather 
sketchily  told  story  and  he  manages  to  give  a 
certain  reality  to  the  marionettes  of  the  Craven 
fnble.  But  he  cannot  make  the  photoplay  par- 
ticularly   interesting.    *    *    * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  can  be 
set  down  as  a  polite  but  not  particularly  ex- 
citing comedy.  For  those  who  appreciate  ex- 
cellent photography  and  tasteful  settings  it 
offers  unusual  attractions.  *  ♦  * 

POST — *  *  *  everybody,  no  doulit,  will 
leave  the  Rialto  in  a  very  pleasant  frame  of 
mind.    *   *   * 

SL'N — *  *  *  It  is  a  moderately  entertaining 
domestic  comedy  of  the  American  home — di- 
rected   with   an    eye   for   human    values. 

If  much  of  it  is  slow  paced,  then  at  least  as 
much  is  prettv  good  cinema.  *  *  * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  As  an  adaptation  of 
Craven's  play  the  offering  is  insignificant,  but 
as  a  vehicle  for  the  exuberance  of  Neil  Hamil- 
ton the  doe-eyed  glances  of  Bessie  Love  and 
the  coy  affectations  that  appear  to  be  Phyllis 
Haver's  principal  equipment  it  can  be  best 
de  cribed   as  mildly  diverting.   *   *   * 

TIMES—*  *  *'This  production  is  effective- 
ly staged,  with  comfortable  rooms  and  offices. 
and  the  photography  is  flawless,  the  exteriors 
being  flooded  with  California  sunshine.  On 
the  whole  the  cast  is  fair,  hut  the  narrative — 
which  after  all  is  a  matter  to  be  considered — 
as  it  has  been  handled  is  a  somewhat  flimsy  af- 
fair   lacking  .subtlety  and   real  humor.   •   »  • 

WORLD— *  *  *  "New  Brooms"  swept  slow- 
ly failing  to  extract  more  than  moderate  in- 
terest from  the  corners.   *  »  ♦ 


"Seven  Keys  to  Baldpate"— Para- 
mount— Rivoli 

AJfERICAN— Douglas  MacLean.  *  *  * 
manages  to  get  some  laughs  out  of  "Seven 
Keys  to  Baldpate."  *  *  *  is  not  a  hilarious 
comedy.  It  moves  along  at  a  none  too  rapid 
pace,  but  at  that  it  is  a  fairly  accurate  trans- 
lation of  the  play,  which  I  believe  is  consid 
ered  one  of  Mr.  Cohan's  most  successful  com- 
edies.   *    *   * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  If  you  haven't 
seen  the  play,  you'll  enjoy  this  picture.  Di- 
rector  Fred  Newmeyer  has  handled  thliv^s 
neatly,  though  at  times  it  seemed  to  us  tlie 
storv   dragired.    *    *    * 

DATLYNEWS— *  *  *is  perfectly  deli.sht- 
fnl.  The  nonsense  1=^  handled  by  a  clever  di- 
rector, and  Doug  (MacLean)  fairly  outdoes 
himself    as   a    reluctant   author.    *    *   * 

P^-ENTNC■  .TOITRNAL— *  *  *  is  a  delight- 
ful farce,  with  Doucrlas  MacLean  doing  some 
of  hi"-   best   work.    *    *    * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  The  story 
does  not  seem  so  terribly  mysterious  and  thrill- 
ing as  produced  this  time,  but  it  is  fairly  amus- 
ing and   extremefv  well   done.    *   *    * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  a  good 
start  for  this  rapily  rising  young  star.  A  few 
nrore  like  this  and  Doug  will  be  up  where  he 
belongs — way  up  there  with  Lloyd — where 
men    are    real    comedians.    *   ♦   * 


POST — *  *  *  will  keep  any  audience  ha| 
pily  amused.    *    *   * 

SUN — *  *  *  A  fair  amount  of  cinema  in 
agination  has  been  used  in  the  fashioning  ( 
"Seven  Keys  to  Baldpate"  *  *  *  and  it  2 
times  one  feels  that  one  is  watching  th 
photograph  of  a  play  instead  of  a  pure  an 
undeHled    movie    it    is    hardly    his    fault.    *  * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  Fred  Newmeyer,  tl 
director,  has  prepared  an  immensely  divertin 
entertainmnt,  humorously  suli-titled  and  pn 
vided  with  a  host  of  mirth-pro\oking  if  slight 
ridiculous    incidents   and   situations.   *    *    * 

TIMES — Douglas  MacLean,  *  *  *  is  on' 
moderately  amusing  in  the  film  conception  ( 
"Seven  Keys  to  Baltpate.  *  *  ♦  This  does  n 
seem  to  be  as  good  a  vehicle  for  him  as  "Tl 
Yankee  Consul"  and  other  productions 
which  he  has  figured.    *   *   * 

WORLD — Douglas  MacLean,  the  lad  wi 
the  hit-on  the-head  expression,  has  unearthi 
a  magnificent  key  to  laughter  in  ''Seven  Ke! 
to  Baldpate." 

Through  his  intelligent  eyebrows  and  h 
faculty  for  mimicry,  he  makes  merry  in  tJ 
farcical  events  of  a  night  spent  at  desert 
Baldpate  Inn.  *  *  * 


New  House  for  Reading 
Reading,  Pa.— The  Good  Will  Fii 
Co.  &  Beneficial  Ass'n  has  h; 
Iilans  drawn  for  a  600  seat  theat 
and  Community  hall.  Calvin 
Young,  of  Reading,  is  the  archite< 
The  house  will  be  centrally  locati 
in  a  group  of  four  suburbs. 


Matt   Aperton   Gets    Bigger   Job 

Seattle — Matt  Aperton,  well  knov 
in  local  exchange  circles,  has  resigm 
from  Prod.  Dist.  Corp.,  to  accept  tl 
management  of  the  Universal  brani 
in  Salt  Lake  City. 


Exchangemen   Enter    Realty   Fiel 

Philadelphia — Oscar  Neufeld  ai 
Sam  Stiefel.  local  exchangemen,  ha 
formed  the  Neufeld  Realty  Co.  ai 
will  sell  real  estate  in  Camden  a; 
suburbs. 


Five  in  Illinois  Chain 

ATeline,  111. — Adolph  Bufe  has  sc 
the  Plaza  to  M.  Brotman  and  so; 
Brotman  now  have  five  theaters  unc 
their   management. 


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Vol.  XXXIV     No.  33 


Monday,  November  9,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


GOOD  WILL 

By  DANNY 

Something  that  the  big  cir- 
;uits ;  the  big  operators  of  thea- 
ters;  might  well  bear  in  mind; 
he  good  will  of  the  community 
n  which  they  operate.  It  is  worth 
housands  if  properly  capitalized, 
that  same  influence,  when  used 
igainst  you.  Can  cost  thou- 
sands. 

In  Richmond,  Virginia,  a  few  weeks 
go,  "The  Times-Dispatch,"  a  power- 
j;ui  newspaper,  carried  a  long  editorial 
j'n  "Show  Business  in  Richmond"  in 
k'.'hich  started  off  like  this: 
I  "Realizing  that  the  Wells  interests 
lave  a  monopoly  in   the  amusement 
1  leld   in    Richmond,    The    Times-Dis- 
atch  has  always  realized,  of  course, 
hat  the  Wells  interests  are  under  as 
efinite  an  obligation  to  provide  good 
ntertainment  at  reasonable  prices  as 
lonopolistic   public    service    corpora- 
ions  are  under  to   provide   adequate 
■ervice    to    the    public    at    reasonable 
6'rices.      But   this   newspaper   has   re- 
alized,  too,    that   the   Wells   interests 
inemselves  recognize   that   obligation 
j|nd  have  fulfilled  it,   and  more  than 
jlfilled   it,    innumerable    times.      For 
'■|iat  reason,  and  for  the  further  rea- 
bn  that  The  Times-Dispatch  knows 
lat   various   negotiations   concerning 
le  use  of  different  theaters  have  been 
nder  way  for  some  time,  this  news- 
aper  has  refrained  from  commenting 
I  in  certain   conditions   in   the   moving 
\  icture  houses.     Now  that  the  direc- 
t  ^rs   of  the   Retail   Merchants'   Asso- 
^  iation    have    taken    up    the    matter, 
owever,  it  becomes  necessary  to  go 
ito  the  question." 

Then  for  almost  three  quar- 
ters of  a  column  the  editorial 
goes  into  the  matter,  conclude 
ing  as  follows: 
"On  the  whole,  the  public  would  do 
ell  to  await  the  outcome  of  the  con- 
:Tcnce    between    representatives    of 
le     Retail     Merchants'     Association 
lid  Mr.  Wells  before  placing  definite 
lid  final  responsibility." 
The  point  is  simple.     That  the  Re- 
lil    Merchants'    Ass'n.    is    upset    be- 
juse  possible  patrons  drop  into  the 
leater  and  business  is  thus  affected, 
idiotic.     It  is  quite  likely  that  the 
ores    benefit    as    much    themselves 
cm    the    pro.ximity    of    the    theater. 
ut  the  graver  question  is  that  obli- 
ition    which    the    owners    of    large 
icuits    assume    when    they    control 
e  picture  amusement  of  a  commun- 
\'.     That   obligation    is    not   a    light 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Carlos  Withdraws 

Out    as    Vice-President    of    Tiffany, 

Truart     and      Renown — M.      H. 

Hottman  Returning 

Abe  Carlos,  effective  today,  with- 
draws from  Tiffany,  Truart  and  Re- 
nown to  devote  all  of  his  attention  to 
Carlos  Prod.,  producers  of  the  Rich- 
ard TaJmadge  pictures. 

The  interest  in  Carlos  Prod,  held 
by  Tiffany,  Truart  and  Renown  re- 
verts to  i^arlos  as  the  consideration 
which  prompts  his  retirement  from 
these  three  companies.  M.  H.  Hoff- 
man, whose  health  has  been  improv- 
ing steadily  since  an  enforced  rest  a 
few  weeks  ago,  returns  to  his  old 
post  this  morning. 

In  a  statement  made  on  Saturday, 
Carlos   said: 

"A.  Carlos  announces  he  has  as- 
sumed tuU  charge  of  the  Carlos  Prod., 
inc.,  and  to  his  present  office  of  presi- 
dent has  also  become  the  company's 
treasurer. 

"The  only  additional  party  outside 
of  Mr.  Carlos  holding  any  stock  ui 
the  Carlos  Prod,  is  Mr.  L.  A.  iouiiK 
of    Detroit." 


Boycott    German   Theater    Combines 

Berlin — The  central  organization  of 
renters  has  decided  to  boycott  all 
German  theater  chains.  During  re- 
cent months,  many  theaters  have 
combined  in  order  to  exchange  films, 
originally  rented  to  an  individual 
theater,  amongst  themselves.  Such 
organizations  will  be  refused  service 
in   the   future. 


Carey's    Schedule    Drawn   Up 

Los  Angeles — A  new  program  of 
Harry  Carey  pictures  has  been  drawn 
up  by  Charles  R.  Rogers.  Carey's 
next  will  be  "The  Seventh  Bandit," 
which  Scott  Dunlap  will  direct.  Then 
will  come  "The  Frontier  Trail," 
"Burning  Bridges,"  "The  Valley  of 
Fear,"  "The  Border  Patrol"  and  two 
others,  as  yet  untitled. 


Lee  in  Camera  Company 
Sacramento,  Cal. — Rowland  V.  Lee, 
Fox  director,  is  one  of  the  incorpora- 
tors of  the  Binocular  Stereoscopic 
Film  Co.,  formed  here  with  capital 
of  $100,000.  Other  incorporators  of 
this  company  which  will  manufacture 
cameras  are  William  Worthington, 
Harry  K.  Fairall,  Rush  M.  Blodget 
and  Dana  Burke. 


Loew  Going  to  Coast 

Marcus  Loew  leaves  for  the  Coast 
about  the  20th,  returning  via  the 
South  and  Florida. 


Combine  in   Paris 

Important      American      Distributors 

Working    Together    to    Combat 

Exhibitor  Groups  in  France 

By  Anangement  with 
■■LA    CINEMATOGRAPHIE  FRANCAISE" 

Paris  — •  America  is  not  the  only 
country  where  exhibitor  combines 
are  worrying  distributors.  A  group 
controlled  by  Fournier,  and  a  com- 
bine known  as  Omnia-Pathe-Con- 
sortium,  or  the  O.  P.  C.  L.  have 
gradually  been  growing  and  at 
the  present  time  control  the  booking 
for  65  theaters.  What  they  want  to 
pay  for  pictures  is  in  no  way  com- 
parable with  what  they  ought  to  pay. 

Paramount,  First  National,  Loew- 
Metro  and  United  Artists  decided  not 
to  supply  films  to  this  group  and 
communicated  directly  with  all  the 
different  theaters  stating  that  they 
were  willing  to  supply  them  with 
hims  directly,  but  not  through  any 
mtermediary. 

fox  and  Universal  refuse  to  join  in 
as  both  these  firms  are  dependable  to 
a  great  extent  on  O.  P.  C.  L.  for  an 
important  part  of  their  bookings  in 
this   country. 

it  is  reported  steps  were  taken  in 
New  York  to  endeavor  to  influence 
Fox  and  Universal  to  join  with  the 
other  firms. 

M.  Sapene,  who  is  now  the  head 
of  Pathe-Consortium  and  interested 
in  French  production,  took  this  op- 
portunity for  declaring  war  and  util- 
ized his  power  in  the  press  to  publish 
articles  showing  how  the  American 
firms  were  endeavoring  to  combine 
to    destroy    the    French    industry. 


Golden  State  Building  Eleven 

San  Francisco — Golden  State  Thea- 
ter &  Realty  Corp.,  which  recently 
merged  with  Far  West  Theaters,  Inc., 
is  building  eleven  new  theaters  in 
various  California  towns,  according 
to   E.   H.   Emniick. 

The  company-  controls  an  interest 
in  21  others. 


Theater  "Merger  in  Illinois 

Bloomington,  III— The  Illini,  Ma- 
jestic, Irvin  and  Castle,  have  been 
merged  into  one  organization,  to  be 
known  as  B'loomington  Theaters, 
Inc.  The  Illini,  Irvin  and  Castle 
will  remain  under  management  of 
Guy  W.  Martin,  as  heretofore,  while 
Jack  S'picer  will  handle  the  Majestic. 

Powers  Going  to  Coast 

P.  A.  Powers  leaves  for  the  Coast 
later  in  the  week. 


Gavazzi   King   Better 

London — W.  Gavazzi  King,  secre- 
tarv  of  the  C.  E.  A.,  is  recuperating 
from   his  recent   bronchial   trouble. 


Exchanges  Back  Soon 

Sales  Managers  Meet  Today  to  De- 
cide About   Return  of   Branches 
to  New  Haven 

The  sales  managers  of  all  import- 
ant distributing  companies  will  meet 
this  afternoon  at  the  Hays  office  to 
discuss  the  Connecticut  situation  and 
reach  a  decision  about  the  return  of 
the   exchanges   to   New   Haven. 

Speaking  in  Hartford  on  Friday 
Charles  C.  Pettijohn  declared  that 
distributors  would  return  to  the  form- 
er method  of  selling  in  Connecticut. 
It  is  understood  the  exchanges  will 
go  back  into  the  state  in  a  compara- 
tively  short   time. 


Roach  Offer  to  Chaplin 
The  Morning  World  on  Saturday 
reported  from  the  Coast  that  Hal 
l^oach  had  made  Charlie  Chaplin  an 
offer  of  $1,000,000  to  appear  in  four 
two-reelers.  The  report  said  that  at 
this  figure  Roach  expected  a  profit 
of  $100,000  on  each  release. 


Von  Stjroheim's   First  for  Famous 

Hollywood  —  "The  Wedding 
March,"  an  original  written  by  him- 
self, will  be  Eric  Von  Stroheim's  first 
for  Paramount,  according  to  present 
plans.  The  setting  will  be  Vienna. 
Von  Stroheim  may  go  abroad  for 
some  scenes. 


Strauss  May  Do  "Viennese"  Score 

Hollywood  —  Negotiations  are  on 
between  First  National  and  Richard 
Strauss,  for  the  latter  to  write  the 
musical     score     for     "The     Viennese 

Medley." 


New  Coast  House  Opens  Friday 

Los  Angeles — Far  West  Theaters' 
new  $1,000,000  Figuero  theater,  at 
Figuero  and  Santa  Barbara,  will  open 
Friday  night,  with  "The  Road  to 
Yesterday."  This  is  the  first  house 
in  Los  Angeles  in  the  Far  West 
chain. 


Again  Ferndale  Studios 

Several  years  ago — and  periodically 
since  then — there  has  been  talk  in 
the  trade  of  a  studio  in  Yaphank, 
Long  Island  on  the  site  of  the  former 
army  camp.  Ferndale  Film  Studios. 
Inc.  is  the  company  which  is  supposed 
to  build.  On  Saturday,  the  old  story 
was  revived  again. 


Fox    Theater    Corp.    Formed 

Albany — The  Fox  Theaters  Corp. 
was  formed  here  Saturday.  Its  capi- 
tal stock  consists  of  3,000,000  shares 
of  Class  A  common  no  par  value  and 
100,000  shares  of  Class  B  common  of 
no  par  value. 


'•filrt--'' 


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Monday,  November  9,  19i 


Vil.  XXXIV  No.  33     Monday  Nov.  9, 1925     Price  5  Cents 


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nest W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  58, 
Great  Marlborough  St.,  London,  W.  1.  Paris 
Representative,  La  Cinematographic  Fran- 
caise,    5,    Rue    Saulnier. 


Quotations 

Balaban  &   Katz    Not 

Eastman    Kodak    Not 

Famous  Players  ..    108J^    108       108J4 

F.   P.  Pfd Not 

Film    Inspection    . .      6  6  5 

First    National     Not 

Fox    Film    "A"     ..   83^     83^     83^ 

Loew's,     Inc 44}^     435^     44 

Metro-Gold.     Pfd.       23  J4     23         23% 

M.    P.    Cap.    Corp Not 

Pathe  Exch.  "A"   ..    83         82>4      82^ 

Skouras   Bros Not 

Trans-Lux    Screen      IHi      H}^      11J4 
Universal    Pictures      43  43  43 

Universal  Pict.  Pfd Not 

Warner     Brothers       20%      20%      20% 
Warner   Pictures    Not 


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100 

quoted 

500 

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GOOD  WILL 

^Continued  from  Page    1) 

one.  It  cannot  be  passed  by  lightly. 
What  has  happened  in  Richmond  is 
incidental;  but  it  should  be  an  eye- 
opener. 

"Trade  Follows  the  Film" 
Edward  G.  Lowry  points  out  some 
mighty  important  facts  in  the  current 
issue  of  The  Saturday  Evening  Post; 
facts  which,  in  view  of  the  existing 
agitation  abroad  are  worth  the  con- 
sideration of  every  important  man  in 
motion  pictures.  The  importance  of 
pictures  as  trade  emissaries  is  made 
sufficiently  clear.  So  that  all  who 
read  it  will  appreciate  its  value. 


"The  Film  Renter"  Moves 

London — "The  Film  Renter"  has 
moved  from.  53-A  Shaftesi)ury  Ave. 
to  58  Great  Marlborough  St.,  London, 
W.  1.  The  new  cable  address  is 
Movpicnews,    Wescent,    London. 


^^Mactei^Oni 


Look  BetterandWear  longer 


72  Short  Reels  on  Program 

Frank  E.  Nicholson  has  left  for  the 
Coast  to  start  production  on 
"Chuckles  "  12  jungle  stories  and  12 
Sid  Smith  comedies  for  distribution 
through  the  Tennek  Film  Corp.,  the 
new  corporate  name  for  International 
Distributors.  This  company  will 
handle  a  program  of  71  short  reels, 
including,  in  addition  to  the  above 
series,  12  Fatty  Laymon — Charles 
Dorety  comedies,  12  Bill  Pattons,  12 
Al  Joys,  12  detective  stories,  12  single 
reel  novelties,  five  Samoan  Island 
travelogues  and  six  scenic  travel- 
ogues. 


Sues  Fields  for  $100,000 
Boston — W.  C.  Fields,  who  recently 
signed  a  five  year  starring  contract 
with  Famous,  is  being  sued  for  $100,- 
UUU  by  Philip  Goodman,  who  alleges 
a   breach  of  contract. 


Stalcup    Buys    Out    His    Partner 

Okmulgee,  Okla.— The  interest  of 
E.  O.  May  in  the  Orpheum  and  Hip- 
podrome has  been  purchased  by  his 
partner,  A.  C.  Stalcup. 


Influx  of  "Film  Struck"  Stopped 
Los  Angeles — According  to  a  sur- 
vey, the  publicity  campaign  to  halt 
the  mad  rush  of  film  struck  young 
men  and  women  to  Hollywood  has 
been   successful. 


New   West   Point,   Va.   Manager 

West  Point,  Va.— The  Wonderland 
is  now  being  managed  by  T.  G. 
Gaddy,  formerly  with  National,  Rich- 
mond. 


Bayley    in    Buffalo   for    Fox 

Bufifalo— Harry  J.  Bayley,  formally 
with  Fox  in  the  Southwest  has  been 
made  branch  manager  in  Buffalo. 


Film  Center  Now  Deserted 

Milwaukee — With    the    removal    of 
he  F.  B.  O.  offices  to  their  new  lo- 
ation,   147  7th  St.,  the  Toy  Bldg.  is 
now    deserted.       Mid-West    and    the 
Ray   Smith  Company  a'-e  also  locat- 
ed at   the  new   building. 


Kansas  City  Exchange   Moves 

Kansas  City— The  Standard  Film 
Exchange  has  moved  to  larger 
quarters  at  113  W.  18th  St.  Frank 
J.  Warren  has  owned  and  operated 
it  for  more  than  10  years. 


On    Broadway 

Astor — "Proud  Heart" 
Broadway— "The  Pace  That  Thrills" 
Cameo — "The  Last   Edition" 
Capitol— "Old   Clothes" 
Colony — "The    Freshman" 
Criterion — "i  he  Vanishing  American" 
iimbassy — "The    Merry    Widow" 
Loew's    New    York  —  Today  —  "The 
Midshipman" 

Tuesday — "Children   of   the   Whirl- 
wind"   and    "Two-F"isted    Jones" 
Wednesday  —  "The     Coming     of 

Amos" 
Thursday — "Winds    of    Chance" 
Friday — "Keeper  of  the  Bees"  and 

"The    Calgary    Stampede" 
Saturday — "iving   on   Main    Street" 
Sunday — "The   Knockout" 
Loew's  State — "Go  West ' 
Mark   Strand— "The    Eagle" 
Rialto — "The    Ancient    Highway" 
Kivoli — "The    New    Commandment" 
Warners — "Rose  of  the  World" 
Brooklyn  Mark  Strand — "The  Fresh- 
man" 

Next  Week 
Apollo — "Stella     Dallas"      (Starting 

Nov.  16) 
Astor— "The    Big    Parade"    (Starting 

Nov.  19) 
Broadway — Not  yet  determined 
Cameo — i\'ot  yet  determined 
Capitol — "Bright   Lights" 
Colony — Not  yet  determined 
Criterion — "The  Vanishing  American" 
Embassy — "The    Merry   Widow" 
Mark    Strand— "The    Eagle" 
Rialto — "Lord  Jim" 
Rivoli — "Stage    Struck" 
Warners — "Clash  of  the  Wolves" 
Brooklyn    Mark   Strand — "Classified" 


New  Portland  House 

Portland,  Ore. — Plans  for  a  new 
theater  at  30th  and  Alberta  Sts.,  are 
under  way  by  Walter  E.  Kelly,  archi- 
tect. The  California-Oregon  Amuse- 
ment Co.  will  own  it. 

L.  D.  June  has  purchased  the  Rose 
from  L.  J.  Gray  and  will  start  mak- 
ing many  new  improvements  at  once. 
June   also   has   the   Peninsula. 


Reopen  the  Paramount,  Tacoma 

Tacoma,  Wash. — The  Paramount, 
in  the  Proctor  St.  district,  has  been 
reopened  after  through  renovation. 
Sanstrom  and  Davis,  who  also  own 
the  Proctor  Street  Blue  Mouse,  are 
the  owners. 


"Tzvo  to  One  over  the  field" 

HAL  ROACH'S  RASCALS  in  "OUR  GANG"  2  Reel 


Pafheconiedy 


Friedman    Scouts    Report 

Minneapolis  —  Ben  Friedman, 
tie  American  Amusement  Co.,  oper 
mg  in  Minneapolis  suburbs,  Alb 
Lea,  Fargo  and  Mankato  characi 
izes  as  ridiculous  the  reports  link 
his  theaters  with  an  alleged  ins 
working  agreement  between  Earn- 
and  Metro-Goldwyn.  He  adni 
however,  that  distributors  have  m: 
ofifers  for  his  theaters,  but  he  wt 
sell  unless  he  can  get  all  cash. 


Boosting  "Nat'l  M.  P.  Day" 
Pittsburgh— The  M.  P.  T.  O. 
Western  Pa.  held  a  series  of  mt 
ings  throughout  the  territory  ' 
week,  to  impress  upon  exhibitors 
i  nportance  of  "National  M.  P.  Dj 
Meetings  were  held  at  Du  B 
Creensburg,  Pittsburgh,  Johnsto 
Altoona,  and  yesterday  at  Unionto 


De  Mille  Opening  in  Salt  Lake 

Salt  Lake  City— "The  Road  to  \ 
1:rday"  opened  at  Paramount's  I 
press  on  Saturday.  Phil  Gersc 
1  andled  the  opening  campaign. 


Fire  in  Indiana  Theater 

Newcastle,  Ind. — Fire  caused 
000  damage  to  the  local  house, 
Grand. 


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iweden  Can't  Compete 

reduction  There  Designed  for  Eu- 
ropean Market,  Charles  Magnus- 
son  States 
Los  Angeles — Charles  Magnusson, 
esident  of  Swedish  Film  Industry, 
ic,  of  Stockholm,  the  largest  or- 
inization  in  the  Scandinavian 
luntries,  on  a  visit  to  the  Lloyd 
udio  declared  Swedish  producers  do 
it  hope  to  compete  with  American 
ms  in  the  ITnited  States,  and  are 
aking  films  almost  entirely  with  the 
ewpoint  of  distributing  them  in  the 
uropean   market. 

"We  are  now  using  virtually  the 
me  equipment  in  production  one 
^ds  in  the  best  equipped  studios 
ire,"  he  said.  "We  have  to  depend 
hiost  entirely  on  artificial  lighting. 
can  see  now  after  visiting  Holly- 
ood  why  American  producers  get 
th  marvelous  results  with  sunlight. 
'"Out  of  the  140  pictures  we  use  in 
r  theaters  in  a  year's  time,  probably 

or  100  will  be  made  in  America! 
le  Swedish  public  demands  Ameri- 
n  pictures.  The  stars  that  are 
Dst  popular  in  the  United  States 
nk  the  same  in  Sweden.  Harold 
oyd's  'Hot  Water'  probably  stands 

the  greatest  American  film  success 

Sweden. 

"What  kind  of  pictures  do  we  like 

St  in  Sweden?    Why,  good  pictures 

course.     We  don't  want  sensation- 

sm.     The  average  Swedish  picture- 

er    likes    to    put    himself    into    the 

aracterization    of    his    favorite    st?r, 

really  lives  every  picture  he  sees. 

'We    welcome    American    pictures 

know  we  have   to  have  them  to 

sfy  our  audiences. 

Our  plant  in  Stockholm  covers  12 

es,  but  we  have  only  two  produc- 

stages.      During    the    past    year 

made  only  four  pictures,  but  since 

started  producing  in  1909  we  have 

tied  approximately  200.     WV'   have 

nt  up  to  $150,000  on  a  single  pro- 

tion,  but  on  the  whole  our  produc- 

n  costs  run  very   small. 

Our  greatest  difficulty  is  distribu- 

Our  6,000,000  population  is   so 

lely   scattered   that   we   must   over- 

ne  problems  never  met  by  Ameri- 

distributors. 
I  have  seen  some  novelties  in  the 
libition  field  since  my  arrival  in 
country,  that  I  will  try  to  intro- 
e  in  Sweden.  We  cannot  natural- 
have  the  elaborate  presentations 
1  give  in  this  country  but  we  spe- 
ize  more  in  music  than  in  presen- 
ons." 


Putting  It  Over 


Fire  in  Booth  Destroys  Film 
brt  Wayne,  Ind. — Fire  in  the  pro- 
tion  booth  of  the  Colonial  destroy- 
several  reels  of  film,  recently.  The 
nage   was   slight. 


Landis  Goes  to  Indianapolis 

Vashington — George  T.  Landis, 
a  long  time  manager  for  Fox 
,  has  been  transferred  to  Indiana- 
is,  and  is  succeeded  by  George  W. 
ler,  temporarily.  Fuller  is  a  dis- 
t  manager. 


P.    D.   C.    Office   Remodeled 

ittsburgh — The  local  branch  of 
D.  C.  has  been  completely  re- 
leled  and  redecorated. 


Here  is  how  a  brother  exhib- 
itor puts  his  show  over.  Send 
along  your  ideas.  Let  the  other 
fellow  know  how  you  cleaned 
up. 


Exploitation  via  Radio 

Milwaukee — A  new  way  of  putting 
the  radio  to  work  exploiting  a  picture 
was  demonstrated  in  behalf  of  the 
Alhambra's  engagement  of  "The 
Iron  Horse."  Station  WSOE  was 
used  for  the  broadcasting,  which  con- 
sumed 45  minutes. 

The  stunt  consisted  of  an  announcer 
reading  from  a  condensed  version  of 
the  story,  with  a  large  concert  or- 
chestra interpolating  appropriate  se- 
lections on  cues  from  the  announcer. 

A  brief  idea  of  tRe  routine  follows. 
First,  "The  Iron  Horse  March," 
which  was  employed  as  the  theme 
piece  of  the  rendition,  was  played 
softly,  while  the  broadcaster  read  the 
foreword  from  the  book,  .^t  the  con- 
clusion of  the  foreword,  the  announc- 
er said  "As  we  have  said,  the  gigantic 
project  started  shortly  after  the  Civil 
war."  At  this  point,  the  orchestra 
played  "Dixie"  softlv,  for  several 
minutes,  following  which  the  an- 
nouncer said  "The  Manhood  of  the 
South,  obeying  the  summons  from 
Fort  Sumter,  had  marched  North  to 
the  tune  of  Dixie,  and  had  hurled  it- 
self into  this  maelstrom  of  sanguin- 
ary conflict." 

In  this  fashion,  practically  the  en- 
tire story  was  told  bv  the  announcer 
and  the  orchestra.  A  male  quartette 
was  also  emnloved  in  the  stunt  to 
render  selections  at  different  junc- 
tures. Numerous  eflFects  such  as 
chimes,  bells,  whistles,  guns  and 
chanting  were  interpolated  as  well. 
The  program  ended  with  an  effect 
simulating  driving  the  golden  spike 
that  completed  the  first  transcon- 
tinental railwav.  and  the  orchestra 
playine  "The  Battle  Hymn  of  the 
Republic." 


Lively  Campaign  for  "Romola" 

Waco,  Tex. — A  lively  campaign  on 
"Romola,"  waged  by  James  W. 
Clark,  Mctro-Goldwyn  cxploiteer,  re- 
cently put  this  vehicle  over  at  the 
Hippodrome.  A  16-ft.  shadow  box 
flashing  first  the  title  and  then  the 
names  of  Lillian  Gish  and  Dorothy 
Gish,  was  used  in  the  lobby,  and 
special  stories  achieved  space  in  the 
local  papers.  Fortv-eight  inches  in 
ads  in  each  paper,  12  inches  in  excess 
of  the  usual  amount,  were  used,  and 
sixty  3-sheets  were  oosted.  Six  pic- 
torial posters,  painted  by  Clarke. 
were  displayed  in  leading  stores  and 
hotel  lobbies. 


Window   Cards   Displayed 

Providence,  R.  I. — When  "A  Slave 
of  Fashion"  played  recently  at  the 
Victory,  Floyd  Stuart,  Metro-Gold- 
wyn  exploiteer,  exploited  the  picture 
by  distributing  200  window  cards 
among  merchants  who  displayed  them 
in  their  windows,  and  by  posting 
500  one-sheets.  A  special  lobby  dis- 
play, the  use  of  a  trailer  and  an  en- 
ergetic press  campaign  completed  the 
drive. 


With  Washington  Exchangemen 

Washington — Stanley  Spochr,  Clar- 
^•nce  Eiseman  and  M.  Madden  have 
resigned  as  salesman  for  P.  D.  C. 
Spochr  has  gone  to  Florida  to  deal 
in  real  estate  and  Eiseman  has  taken 
the  Baltimore  territory  for  Universal. 
Harry  Levy,  formerlv  of  Universal, 
Peter  Cooper,  of  Metro-Goldwyn, 
:ind  James  Fitzgerald,  are  now  with 
P  D.  C.  Mortin  Van  Praag  has 
joined  "U",  covering  Virginia.  Eddie 
Heiber  is  now  with  V/arners,  cover- 
■ng  Virginia.  F.  G.  Shepard  and 
'Villiam  Zoellner  have  also  joined 
Warpers,  Shepard  covering  the  East- 
ern Shore  and  Maryland  and  Zoell- 
ner, selling  in   Baltimore. 


Madelia    Sunday    Shows   Win 

Madelia,  Minn.  —  Local  reformers 
have  lost  out  in  their  attempt  to  ban 
Stmday  shows.  A  petition  carrying 
120  :  ignatures  failed  to  convince  the 
ouncil  that  a  "Blue  Law"  ordinance 
should   be  enacted. 


McCarthy   Gets  Two   More 

Minneapolis — The  Royal  at  Bad- 
ger and  the  Princess  al  Roseau  have 
tieen  acquired  by  the  McCarthy  en- 
'erpriscs,  Fargo  firm,  which  operates 
.1  string  of  Minnesota  and  North 
.Dakota. 


Citizens  Plan  1,200-Seat  House 

Wauwatosa,  Wis. — Local  citizens 
->nd  Pusiness  men  are  backing  a  pro- 
ject to  building  a  house  here  as  part 
C't  a  recreation  center.  The  house 
-.vill   seat   1,200. 


Frankel  Acquires  A  Third 

Coshocton  —  Howard  Frankel  has 
purchased  the  Cinderella.  He  recent- 
ly acquired  the  Windsor  at  Akron, 
and  the  Weber,  at  Dover. 


New  $1,000,000  House  Opens  Dec.  1 

Roanoke,  Va.--The  $1,000,000  the- 
ater and  office  building,  now  in  course 
of  construction  for  Elmore  D.  Heins. 
will  open  Dec.  1. 


Fined  for  Not  Having  License 

Liberal,  Kans. — Henry  Tucker, 
owner  of  the  Tucker  and  Majestic 
was  fined  $400  for  not  having  a  music 
license. 


Films  Burned  at  Pittston,  Pa. 
Pittston,  Pa. — A  fire  in  the  operat- 
ing room  of  the  Hippodrome  destroy- 
ed several  reels.     Loss  was  small. 


First  National  Changes 

Toronto.  Ont. — J.  E.  Archer  has 
succeeded  W.  H.  Mitchell  as  manager 
of  First  National's  office  in  Van- 
couver. Mitchell  has  been  placed  in 
charge  of  Western  Canada,  with  head- 
quarters at  Winnipeg.  H.  T.  Long 
has  quit  Paramount  to  accept  a  simi- 
lar post  with  First  National,  cover- 
ing Western  Ontario.  H.  M.  David- 
son has  been  transferred  from  the 
city  sales  department  to  the  Northern 
Ontario  territory. 


Frudenfeld  Goes  to  Cedar   Rapids 

Omaha,  Nebr. — Nate  Frudenfeld, 
for  six  years  in  charge  of  publicity 
for  the  World  Realty  Theaters,  oper- 
«ting  the  World,  Empress,  Sun,  Moon 
?nd  Muse,  has  left  to  join  the  Frank 
Amusement  Co.  in  Cedar  Rapids, 
managing  the   Majestic. 


Another  Chicago  House 

Chicago— .Miout  $750  000  will  be 
spent  for  a  2,200  seat  house  at  Neva 
and  Grand  Aves..  by  the  Montclair 
Bldg.  Corp.  R.  Levine  and  Co.,  are 
the  builders  and  E.  P.  Rupert,  archi- 
tect. 


New  $100,000  Holl3nvood  House 

Hollvwood — Construction  on  the 
new  $100,000  La  Mirada  is  to  be 
started  immediatly  and  work  is  to  be 
completed  in  four  months,  according 
to  Hollywood  Theaters,  Inc. 


Pittsburgh   Theater   Unit   Expanding 

Pittsburgh — The  Western  Pennsyl- 
vania -Amusement  Co.,  which  con- 
trols several  theaters  in  tb<^  local  terri- 
tory, intends  invading  Fast  Liberty. 
Plans  have  been  completed  for  a  new 
house  at  5709  Penn  Ave. 


United  Artists   (Canada)    Moves 

Toronto — Headquarters  of  the 
LInited  Artists  have  been  moved  from 
6  Dundas  St.,  West,  to  the  ninth 
floor  of  the  Hermant  Bldg.,  21  Dun- 
das St. 


Eltabran  Moves  Offices 
.'\tlanta — The    Eltabran    Film    Co., 
has  moved  from  Marietta  to  Walton 
St.     The   new   offices   were   formerly 
occupied  by  P.  D.  C. 


Sarasota   House  Nears  Completion 

Sarasota,  Fla. — The  Sarasota,  new- 
est of  Universal's  houses,  is  expected 
to  be  finished  by  Jan.   1. 


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had  no  records  to  break.  But  it  estab- 
lished one.  The  biggest  theatre  in  Mich- 
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wasn't  big  enough  for  the  crowds  that 
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THE 

QAII  Y  Monday,  November  9,  1925 


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About 

Productions  of  1925  Distribution 

Directors 

First  Runs  Laboratories 

Production  Circuits  Stars 

The  Foreign  Situation 

Accessories  Censor  Boards 

Cameramen  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  A. 

Studios  Short  Subjects  Writers 

and 

The  Name,  Address,  Seating  Capacity,  Size  of  City  and  Playing  Days  of 

20,460  Theatres  In  The  U.  S.  A. 

Get  the 

1926  Film  Year  Book 

Out  About  Jan.  1st 


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Monday,  November  9,  1925 


Among  Exchangemen 

Atlanta  —  Bill  Wassman  is  now 
covernig  Florida  tor  i^.  D.  C  t-orni- 
eriy  with  Unitc-d  Artists. 


Atlanta — George  D.  Ovi.rend  ;s  tlu 
ncuest  addition  tg^  tlje  Foi^  staff.  He 
will  cover  TenneSSee. 


Baltimore — George     KoUman     has 
resigned  trom  1^  anions. 


Baltimore — Clarence  Eiseman,  sell- 
ing tor  f.  D.  L.  IS  now  wuu  »..  n.vc.; 
al. 


Baltimore — Arthur    Melvin   has   rt 
signed    t'rcin    box,    and    is    now    with 
Metro-Goldwyn. 


Calgary,  Alta.  —  Arnold     Tuijman 
las  been  added  to  the  Fox  staff. 


Cleveland — Fred  Schram,  formerly 
:ity  salesman  for  Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 
iiow  with  Progress. 


Dallas — C.  E.  Buchanan,  after  be- 
ng  with  the  Specialty  Film  for  12 
xars,  has  left  to  become  an  exhibitor 
a  the  Pacific  Northwest. 


Kansas  City — C.  M.  Parkhurst  is 
low  selling  for  P.  D.  C.  _He  was 
armerly  with  Warners. 


Kansas  City  —  Jim  Bradford  has 
;ft  P.  D.  C.  here  and  is  now  with 
hem   in   Omaha. 


Omaha — Bert  Reisman  is  now  with 
Varner  Bros.  He  was  formerly  sell- 
ig  for   Famous  in  Des   Moines. 


Omaha — Ben  Marcus  is  now  selling 
)r  F:'B.  O. 


Omaha — Joe    Stark    of    Pathe    has 
isigned  to  join  the  St.  Louis  office. 


Philadelphia — Peter  Ryan  and  Joe 
[cCreary  are  now  selling  for  As- 
)ciated   Exhibitors. 


Philadelphia — Mel  Sokolow,  form- 
ly  of  the  sales  force  of  Paramount, 
IS  joined  De  Luxe. 


Salt  Lake  City. — Dave  McElhenney 
rmerly  with  United  Artists  has  been 
Ided  to  the  Fox  foisee,  succeeding  A. 
ngelow,  resigned. 


Seattle — William    Green    has    been 
Ided   to   the    Pathe   staff. 


Seattle — Louis    Goldsmith    is    now 
th  De  Luxe. 


St.    Louis — Jack   O'Neil  selling  for 
ithe  has  resigned.     Andy  Deitz  and 
Stabler  have  taken  his  place. 


St.   Louis — D.   Slocum  who  resign- 
from  Pathe  is  now  with  P.  D.  C. 


hea  Takes  Over  Alperson's  Post 

Dmaha — Associated  Exhibitors  has 
■new  local  manager,  James  ("Jim- 
le")  Shea,  who  fills  the  post  left 
l:ant  by  resignation  of  Eddie  Alper- 


Theater  Changes 


Albee,  S.  D. — J.  E.  Chambers  is 
iht  new  manager  of  the  Town  Hall, 
succeeding  Leo  Turbak. 


Auentown,    i'u.— ^ihe    Nedson    has 
.^cen    bought    i-y     vv.     rt.    Kictwrds 
torn    the    Pergw.a    meater    Co.,    for 
127,500. 


/\rcadia,  Cal. — Lr.aii  B.  Vivian  is 
ne  new  owner  ol  .m.  rvrcadia  and  is 
aakmg  extensive  improvements  to 
ne  interior. 


Bainville,  Mont. — J.  J.  Casey  has 
taken  over  the  bluebird  trom  Charles 
Bain.    The  house  has  been  remodeled. 


Baltimore,    Md.— The   Brodie,    1118 
Light   bt.,   has   been  remodeled. 


Bedford,  la. — The  Rialto  has  been 
purchased  by  Ida  Grovt  from  Stanley 
and  Cecil. 


Beemer,  Neb. — Operation  of  the 
Pavilion  has  been  taken  over  by 
Emiel  Grosse. 


B  o  s  t  o  n — George  Solomon  has 
taken  over  the  Victoria,  Lawrence, 
trom  Louis  Rothenberg. 


Brayton,  la. — The  Movies  is  to  be 
opened  soon  under  management  ot 
S.  R.  Nelson  who  recently  bought 
the  house  from  William  F"ries. 


Brownsdale,   Minn. — William   Jam- 
leson  is  presenting  picture  shows. 


Butte,    Mont. — The    American    has 
reopened. 


Canton,  O.— John  Palfi  is  remodel- 
ing the  Princess. 


Carlyle,  la.— The  theater  here  has 
been  purchased  by  Park  Agnew, 
booker  for  M.-G.-M.  It  has  been  re- 
named the  Metro. 


Cleveland— C.  B.  Moore  has  sold 
h:s  interest  in  the  Rex  and  Strand  to 
John  StoU. 


Columbus,  O.— The  Dreamland 
has  been  sold  to  T.  J.  Pekras  and 
W.  N.  Petrakis,  by  George  Pekras. 


Covington,  Ga.— The  Lyric  has 
been  purchased  by  W.  C.  Ivey  and 
S.  W.  Randall,  from  Mrs.  May  White 
Lee. 


Hazelton,  Pa. — The  Liberty,  form- 
erly the  Savoy  and  later  the  Pleasure 
Parlor  theater,  opened  last  week  in 
the  Knights  of  Columbus  Home 
building,  after  having  undergone  a 
number  of  changes  and  additions. 


Helena,  Mont. — The  Family  will  be 
reopened,  after  having  been  dark  for 
over  a  year. 

Herkimer,  N.  Y. — The  Richmond 
has  opened.  It  will  operate  two  days 
a  week. 


Hudson,  N.  Y. — The  Playhouse  has 
been   redecorated. 


Kenton,  O.— Henry  Pfeififer  owner 
of  the  Opera  House  has  taken  over 
(he  Royal  from  Rose  and  Deardouff. 


Maynard,       Mass. — Gruber      Bros. 
nave   purchased    the    Rialto   building, 

tor  $46,500. 


Norristown,  Pa. — Simon  Sablosky 
nas  purchased  property  adjoining  the 
Oarric.     He  intends  to  enlarge. 


Paris,  Mo. — K.  K.  Stephens  has 
bought  the  btar  from  L.  C.  Crow,  and 
changed  the  name  to  the  Liberty. 


Pawnee,  111. — Tony  Serva  has  sold 
the  local  theater  to  Sam  Alexander. 


Pella,    la.— T.    E.    Van    Dyke    has 
'sold  the  West  End  to  L.  J.  Kohler. 


Rockport,    111. — The    Star    is    now 
owned  by  H.  W.  Haines. 


Salute  Ste.  Maira— J.  D.  Fletcher 
has  returned  to  Toronto  to  take  over 
the  York.  He  has  been  managing 
the   Algoma. 


Stewart,    la.— Mrs.   W.   H.   Gilbert 
is  managing  the  Princess. 


Storey  City,  la. — The  Grand  is  now 
the  property  of  M.  Woodard. 

Sullivan,  Ind. — The  Lyric  has  been 
remodeled  and  is  now  open  again. 


Utica,  S.  D. — The  Royal  has  closed 
due  to  poor  business. 


Dayton.  Ky. — William  Kamp  is  re- 
opening the  Princess. 


Dorchester,   Mass. — Philip    Markell 
has  purchased  the  Magnet. 


Egypt,  Fla.— J.  E.  Flynn  has  pur- 
chased the  negro  house  here,  from 
W.  H.  Goulding. 


Elgin  111. — The  Star  has  reopened 
after  being  closed  for  alterations. 

Grand  Ledge,  Mich. — The  Palace 
has  been  purchased  by  H.  E.  Drew 
from  Harry  Mobrey. 


Winston-Salem,  N.  C— The  Pilot 
is  being  remodeled.  It  has  reopened 
for  business. 


FOR    SALE 

Unreleased  negatives 

of  features 

for 

North  American  Territory 

K-131  c-o  Film  Daily 

1650  Broadway  N.  Y.  C. 


New  Theaters 

Arkadelphia,  Ark.— C.  W.  Gulp  is 
erecting  a  new  theater,  to  be  named 
the   Cameo. 


Beaver  Dam,  Wis. — The  new 
Odean,  built  on  the  site  of  the  old 
Odean,  is  to  open  Thanksgiving  day. 

Dallas  —  A.  C.  January  will  open 
a  new  neighborhood  theater  at  Oak 
Cliff  in  the  near  future. 

Howey,  Fla.— A.  E.  Van  Croix  will 
erect  a  $150,000  house  here,  to  seat 
1,000. 


Leavenworth,  Kans. — The  new  Lib- 
erty is  expected  to  open  Dec.  15.  J. 
E.  Tholen  is  the  owner  and  will  man- 
age. 


Little  Rock,  Ark. — A  building  per- 
mit has  been  issued  to  T.  W.  Sharp 
for  the  erection  of  a  theater  at  620 
Beach  St. 


Mobridge,  S.  D.— Orson  Clark  and 
O.  B.  Stutenroth  are  to  open  a  new 
house  in  Salt  Creek,  Nov.   1. 


Mt.  Vernon,  Wash.— F.  A.  Hall- 
berg  of  Port  Angles  has  let  the  con- 
tracts for  his  new  house  which  is  to 
open  Christmas.  A  $17,000  WurHtzer 
is  to  be  installed. 

Poyen,  Ark.— A.  C.  Kennedy  will 
open  a  house  here  in  the  near  future. 

Portland,  Ore.— John  H.  DeHoney 
has  purchased  a  corner  of  21st  and 
Washington  Sts.,  for  $100,000  and 
will  build  a  theater  and  apartment 
building,  construction  to  start  in  30 
days. 


Sunnyside,  Cal. — A  750  seat  house 
will  be  erected  by  Tom  Belessis.  To 
be  called  the  New  Strand. 


St.  Charles,  Mo. — Robert  Stempfle 
plans  to  build  a  new  house  here. 
Boiler  Bros.,  of  Kansas  City,  are  the 
architects.  Stempfle  also  operates  the 
Strand  here. 


Tomahawk,  Wis. — The  Lyric  has 
opened.  It  seats  700  and  is  run  by 
Ann  Kuehling. 


CHARLIE 
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A  Dog's  Life 

Released  Nov,  Z2. 

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DAILY 


Monday,  November  9,  1925 


Newspaper    Opinions 

"The  Best  People"— Famous 
Park-Mall,    Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  The  characters  are  quite 
artificial  and  lifeless  and  aside  from  an  occa- 
sional touch  of  humor  "The  Best  People" 
is  rather  dull.   *   *  * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  Director  Olcott 
has  made  the  most  of  the  situations,  and  with 
one  exception,  his  cast  seems  wholly  ade- 
quate.   ♦   »   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  There  are  one  or  two  good 
comic  situations  in  the  picture,  but  even 
these,  coupled  with  acting  of  Kathlyn  Wil- 
liams and  LaTry  Steers  do  not  save  the  pro- 
duction from  falling  flat.  *  *  » 


"California  Straight  Ahead"— Unv. 
Regent,    Rochester 

DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  is  the  sort  of  picture 
that  depends  entirely  upon  the  taste  of  the 
individual  for  a  decision  concerning  its  merits. 

»   *    # 

HERALD — •*  *  *  there  are  some  new  situ- 
ations which  give  a  fresh  quality  to  the  pic- 
ture in  spite  of  the  ordinary  character  of  the 
plot,  and  these  situations  provide  enough 
laughs  to  make  up  for  shortcomings  in  the 
story.  •  *  ♦ 

JOURNAL—*  *  *  Mr.  Denny  seems  to 
have  all  sorts  of  fun  playing  the  role  of  Tom. 
He  is  certainly  one  of  the  best  of  the  younger 
comedians  on  the  screen.  »  *  * 


"Dark  Angel"— First  Natl 
Olympia,  Boston 

GLOBE — *  *  *  Colman's  reputation  as  a 
magnetic  screen  lover  is  enhanced  by  his 
ardent  and  artistic  wooing  of  "The  Dark 
Angel."   «    «   * 

HERALD—*  *  *  The  judgement  of  Mr. 
Goldwyn  in  bringing  Miss  BanJcy  to  America 
seems  justified,  for  she  is  far  above  the  ordin- 
ary in  acting  ability  and  does  well  with  the 
opportunities  afliorded  her.  *  *  * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  Ronald  Colman  *  *  • 
cannot  but  add  to  his  reputation  by  his  nice 
work  in  playing  opposite  the  charming  Miss 
Banky.  »  *  * 

Wisconsin,  Milwaukee 

SENTINEL — *  *  *  George  Fitzmaurice 
directed  the  picture  and  has  given  it  a  gor- 
geous production,  as  well  as  skillful  and  in- 
telligent   direction.    *    *    ♦ 

WISCONSIN  NEWS— *  *  *  The  film  is 
emotional,  dramatic,  sentimental,  but  far  from 
saccharine.  It  is  a  repetition  of  the  old  story 
that  love  is  the  greatest  thing  in  the  world, 
but  seldom  is  it  so  beautifully  told  in  motion 
picture.  •  •  * 


'Exchange 


of   Wives"— Metro-Gold. 
Sun,  Omaha 


WORLD  HERALD— •  *  *  It  is  very 
evident  in  "Exchange  of  Wives"  that  sceni- 
arists  were  unable  to  find  enough  material  in 
Cosmo  Hamilton's  stage  play  to  fill  a  feature 


"The    Fighting    Heart"— Fox 
Fox,  Philadelphia 

BULLETIN — *  »  *  is  entertaining.  George 
O'Brien  and  J.  Farrell  MacDonald  make  it 
so  .  Aside  from  that,  it  is  an  old,  old  story 
with  a  coat  of  gilt.   ♦  *  * 

INQUIRER—**  *  *  The  light  fantastic 
and  the  thudding  blows  of  the  pugilistic  rings 
are  mingled  very  entertainingly.   *   *   ♦ 

PUBLIC  LEDGER— *  *  *  There  is  oHe 
corker  of  a  prize  fight  in  which  the  hero, 
Denny  (George  O'Brien)  is  knocked  out  fbr 
the  count.  *  *  * 


"The  Freshman"- Pathe 
Metro,  Boston 

GLOBE — •*  *  *  is  not  so  uproariously 
funny  as  some  of  his  previous  comedies,  it 
has  an  interesting  plot  and  "gags"  that 
are  new  and  appropriate  to  the  times.   *  •   * 

HERALD—*  *  *  Again  in  "The  Fresh- 
man." Harold  Lloyd  has  turned  out  another 
film  in  true  Lloydian  vein,  a  burlesque  of 
the   perennially   gullible   freshman.    •    *   ♦ 

Adams,  Detroit 

TIMES — *  *  *  is  one  of  the  biggest 
screams  that  Lloyd  or  anyone  else  has  pro- 
duced. *  *  * 


"The  Gold  Rush"— United  Artists 
State,  Boston 

GLOBE — *  *  *  if  the  reception  accorded 
the  film  *  *  *  is  any  criterion,  then  "The 
Gold  Rush"  is  due  to  become  one  of  the 
most  popular    Chaplin   comedies.    *    *   * 

HERALD — *  *  *  it  is  in  the  matchless 
pantomime  and  the  innumerable  sly  nuances 
of  Charlie  Chaplin  that  the  life  of  the  piece 


exists.  And  as  in  each  of  his  other  comedies, 
there  is  more  than  mere  slapstick  here.  *  *  * 
TELEGRAM—*  *  *  Chaplin  has  built 
the  funniest  and  most  laugh-producing  com- 
edy of  his  career.   *  *   * 

Columbia,  Washington 

HERALD — *  *  *  gets  away  to  rather  a 
slow  start,  and  it  is  not  all  funny  by  any 
means.  But  it  leads  to  a  rousing  iinish,  and 
will  provide  ample  entertainment  for  Chaplin 
fans.    ♦    *   ♦ 

STAR — *  *  *  Charlie's  most  recent  picture 
combines  honest-to-goodness  fun  with  pathos 
in   a   way   that   is   genuinely  appealing.    *    *    ♦ 

TIMES—*  *  *  is  undoubtedly  the  most 
unusual  picture  the  premier  cinema  comedian 
of  the  world  has  ever  made.  It  is  not  all 
fun — in  fact,  at  some  points  in  the  vehicle, 
the  comedy  seems  almost  incidental — but  whaj 
there  is  of  comedy  is  the  best  the  screen 
affords.   »  *  ♦ 


"Lorraine  of  the  Lions" — Universal 
Globe,  Philadelphia 

INQUIRER—*  *  *  is  one  of  those  ex- 
travagantly impossible  pictures,  full  of  wild 
deeds  and  brave  men  which  nevertheless  of 
their  own  volition  draw  the  interest  of  their 
audiences.   *   *   * 


"The   Man  Who   Found   Himself"— 
Famous — Capitol,     Cinncinnati 

ENQUIRER—*  *  *  Certainly,  a  picture 
like  this  cannot  bring  glory  to  either  Tark- 
ington  or  Meighan.  *  ♦  » 

TIMES-STAR—*  *  *  Tom  Meighan  *  *  * 
is  cruelly  compelled  to  reveal  his  limitations 
by  falling  back  on  all  the  moth-eaten  tricks 
in  the  category  of  ham  acting.  *  ♦  • 


"The  Pony  Express" — Famous 
Century,   Baltimore 

NEWS—*  *  *  certainly  "The  Pony  Ex- 
press," *  *  *  is  a  product  of  genius — the 
genius  of  James  Cruze.  *  *  * 

SUN — *  *  *  It  is  a  well-photographed  film, 
with  lots  of  action  that  makes  a  good  eyeful, 
even  though  the  production  as  a  whole  suffers 
from  a  rather  lame  and  halting  scenario.  *  *  * 

Apollo,  Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  It  is  absolutely  the  best 
Western  pictiu-e  in  many  respects  that  has 
ever  been  brought  to  the  screen.   *   *   * 

Merrill,   Milwaukee 

SENTINEL—*  *  *  a  very  entertaining 
historical  pageant,  splendidly  acted,  beautifully 
photographed  and  directed  with  the  human 
and  humorous  touches  for  which  Cruze  is 
famous.   *   *   * 

WISCONSIN  NEWS—*  *  *  not  only  is 
extremely  interesting,  but  is  instructive  in 
turning   back   the  pages  of   history.   *   *   * 


"Satan  in  Sables" — Warners 
State-Lake,  Chicago 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  The  plot  doesn't 
bother  to  be  reasonable,  nor  are  the  characters 
credible.   *  *  * 

JOURNAL — *  *  *  the  picture  moves 
through  its  picturesque  conclusions,  and 
snaps  its  fingers  at  rhyme  and  reason.  *  *  • 

Circle,   Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  The  picture  is  a  mildly  in- 
teresting melodrama,  but  it  will  hardly  be- 
come noteworthy  for  its  subtlety  or  plausibil- 
ity. *  *   * 


"The  Unwritten  Law" — Columbia 
(S.R.)— Gifts,  Cincinnati 

ENQUIRER—*  *  *  The  story  is  dull 
enough  in  itself,  and  it  isn't  made  much  more 
inspiring  by  the  cast.  Elaine  Hammerstein 
is  the  nominal  star,  but  William  V.  Mong 
is  the  actual  one.  *  *  * 


"What  Fools  Men"— First  Nat'l 
Rivoli,  Baltimore 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  In  spite  of  Mr.  Stone, 
this  picture  isn't  anything  to  write  home 
about.   *   *   ♦ 

SUN— *  *  *  The  film  measures  up  to 
average  program  picture  standards,  revealing 
little  or  no  distinction  as  a  story  theme  or 
direction.    *   *    * 


"Wild  Justice"— United  Artists 
Moon,  Omaha 

BEE — *  *  *  It  is  essentially  a  dog  story 
and  as  much  will  delight  all  lovers  of  dogs, 
and   who  does  not  love  a   dog?   »   ♦   « 

WORLD-HERALD—*  *  *  Here  is  a  pic- 
ture that  dispenses  with  maudlin  moments 
and  furnishes  a  pleasant  thrill  at  the  end  of 
every  period  of  suspense.  *  ♦  • 


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By  OA  '  Vy 
His  first  bi^  one  for  Pro- 
ducers Distribut  g:  "The  Road 
to  Yesterday,"  magnificent,  typi- 
cally a  DeMille  in  production, 
a  bit  too  long,  but  showing  the 
finest,  most  sensational  train 
wreck  ever  put  on  the  screen, 
and  photography  that  is  little 
short  of  amazing.  Plus  a  splen- 
did cast. 

This,  in  a  nutshell,  is  the  first  re- 
action of  "The  Road  to  Yesterday." 
DeMille  has  turned  out  a  picture 
which  for  sheer  lavishness  easily 
•anks  way  on  top.  Every  setting  is 
gorgeous;  every  opportunity  to 
dress"  the  picture  is  taken  advan- 
age  of,  and  DeMille  has  regarded 
ox  office  to  a  material  extent  in  his 
irst  for  his  new   alignment. 

The  train  wreck  is  a  tri- 
umph. When  the  big  locomo- 
tive comes  crashing  through 
the  screen  you  feel  it  is  going 
to  plough  right  down  into  the 
audience.  On  the  front,  crush- 
ed among  timber  and  steel,  are 
two  of  the  cast,  and  the  re- 
mainder fight  their  way 
through  the  wreck  to  safety. 
But  it  is  a  great  thrill;  a  tre- 
mendous thrill. 

When  the  story  gets  into  the  cos- 
ume  period  it  slows  a  bit;  there  is 
00  much  of  it;  but  it  finishes  to  a 
vhirlwind  clinch.  William  Boyd  eas- 
y  is  the  outstanding  member  of  the 
ast,  although  excellent  perform- 
nces  are  given  by  practically  all  of 
lem;  Jelta   Goudal,   Vera   Reynolds, 

^Continued  on  Page  2) 


Birmingham  Merger 

loblitzelle  House  Goes  to  Mudd  & 

Colley— W.     S.     Mudd     Out    of 

Active  Management 

Birmingham  —  Mudd  and  Colley 
imusement  Co.  will  take  over  the 
peration  of  the  Lyric,  the  Keith 
ouse.  The  Lyric  is  the  only  theater 
wned  by  the  Interstate  Amusement 
'o.  east  of  the  Mississippi,  the  Hob- 
tzelle  holdings  being  in  Texas. 

B.    H.    Mooney   will   supervise   the 

(.Continued  from  Page  2) 


Aore  'Frisco  Theaters 

San  Francisco — Dr.  A.  P.  Giannini, 
f  the  Bank  of  Italy,  yesterday  con- 
rmed  the  purchase  of  property  on 
[arket  St.,  one  block  from  the  new 
antages  theater,  now  nearing  com- 
ietion.  Giannini  is  financing  a  new 
(.Continued  on  Page  2) 


Control  in  New  Hands 

Pinellas  Films  Take  Over  Sering  D. 
Wilson     and     Place     78     Short 
Subjects   with    Hal    Hodes 

A  reorganization  of  Sering  D.  Wil- 
son and  Co.  was  effected  yesterday 
when  a  company  known  as  Pinellas 
Films  was  formed.  This  unit  has  dis- 
posed of  78  short  subjects,  some 
launched  and  others  planned  by  the 
Wilson  company,  to  Hal  Hodes. 

Hodes  operates  his  own  exchange 
in  this  territory.  The  remainder  of 
the  country  will  be  handled  by  the 
Short  Films  Syndicate,  Inc.,  of  which 
Hodes  has  just  been  elected  a  di- 
rector. 

The  pictures  include  26  Color 
Comics,  26  Wonderbooks,  both  series 

(Continued  on  Page  6) 


Move  to  Kill  "Blues" 

Active  Campaign  in  Jersey  Conceived 
To    Lift    Sunday    Restrictions 
Through  Legislation 

The  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  New  Jersey 
is  making  valiant  efforts  to  have  the 
Vice  and  Immorality  Act,  long  on 
the  Jersey  statute  books,  removed. 
Under  the  present  law,  the  operation 
of  theaters  on  Sunday  is  a  forbidden 
act. 

The  move  has  crystallized  in  sev- 
eral sections  of  the  state,  notably  in 
Jersey  City,  Newark  and  Elizabeth 
and  now  in  Perth  Amboy.  The  police 
(Continued  on  Page  6) 


What  About  La  Marr? 

Barbara  Claims  Her  Contract  Is  Up 

— Associated  Pictures  Deny  Her 

Assertion 

Reports  from  the  Coast  state  that 
Barbara  La  Marr  has  taken  the  stand 
that  her  contract  with  Associated 
Pictures  Corp.  and  First  National  has 
expired  with  the  completion  of 
"Spanish  Sunlight." 

Associated  held  a  four  picture  con- 
tract with  First  National.  This 
series  has  now  been  finished,  but  it 
was  stated  yesterday  at  Associated 
offices.  Miss  La  Marr's  contract  with 
the  producing  unit  still  has  some 
time  to  go.  The  exact  period  of  time 
was  said  to  run  somewhere  between 
eighteen  months  and  two  years. 


May  Produce  Abroad 

Harry  Cohn  Contemplating  a  Picture 

in     England  —  Sailing     Saturday 

On   Vacation 

Harry  Cohn  arrived  from  the  Coast 
yesterday  and  will  sail  on  the  Le- 
viathan Saturday  on  a  vacation.  He 
intends  returning  about  Jan.  1,  but 
if  he  makes  the  arrangements  he  ex- 
pects to  enter  upon  he  will  make  one 
picture  in  England  for  distribution 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Put  Off  Taxes 

Washington  —  The  elimina- 
tion of  the  admission  taxes 
came  before  the  House  Ways 
and  Means  Committee  yester- 
day, but  proved  such  a  contro- 
versial subject  that  it  was 
passed  over  for  the  time  being 
without  action.  The  Commit- 
tee will  take  the  question  up 
again  within  the  next  day  or 
two. 


Ufa   Tangle 

Kachmann   Movements   Cause   Much 
Comment — Future  Plans  Con- 
cern Film  Folk 

Berlin — The  alliance  that  Samuel 
Rachmann  made  with  Ufa  some  time 
ago  seems  likely  to  result  in  consid- 
erable difficulty,  if  talk  in  film  cir- 
cles can  be  believed.  It  is  said  that 
Rachmann's  management  of  a  thea- 
ter here  led  to  a  deal  with  Ufa  an<J 
that  as  a  result  Rachmann,  with  /nis 
usual  vigor,  has  caused  a  situatiorr^^to 

(Continued  on   Page   3) 


75  in  F.  &  R.  Chain 

Four  in  Rochester,  Minn,  and  Two  in 

Winona  Taken   Over— To  Build 

in  Former  Town 

Minneapolis — The  F.  and  R.  chain 
is  now  up  to  75  theaters.  The  deal 
with  the  Rochester  Amusement  Co. 
and  the  Winona  Theaters  Co.  has 
been  closed. 

This  gives  F.  &  R.  control  of  four 
theaters  in  Rochester  and  two  in 
Winona,  in  the  two'  most  important 
key  points  in  Southern  Minnesota 
after  Jan.  1.  A  new  $250,000  house 
(.Continued  on  Page  6) 


A  Quick  Return 

New  Haven  Exchanges  Will  Be  Op- 
erating Tomorrow — Machinery 
Now  in   Work 

The  sales  managers  of  important 
distributing  companies  met  at  the 
Hays  office  yesterday  to  discuss  the 
Connecticut  situation  and  at  once 
placed  in  work  the  machinery  which 
will  return  16  exchanges  to  New 
Haven  by  tomorrow. 

Twelve  of  the  sixteen  are  national 
distributors  and  four,  state  right  ex- 
changes. Business  in  Connecticut 
will  resume  on  the  former  basis.  The 
revolving  fund  will  be  maintained 
and  no  opposition  to  the  state  law 
made.  As  noted  exclusively  in  THE 
FILM  DAILY,  a  complete  repeal  is 
looked  for  when  the  legislature  meets 
again  in  January,   1927. 


Two  for  Faultless  Pictures 
Faultless ^Plcfures,  Inc.,  a  produc- 
ing unit  of  which  E.  M.  Asher  is 
president,  intends  starring  Conway 
Tearle  in  "Good  Luck."  a  Drury  Lane 
melodrama  which  Principal  planned 
to  make  originally.  It  will  go  in  pro- 
(hii'tion  after  the  first  of  the  year. 
-Vshcr  also  intends  starring  Charles 
Murray  and  George  Sidney,  stars  of 
Cohen  and  Kelly  in  another  picture. 


Famous  Declares  $2  Dividend 

The  board  of  directors  of  Famous 
met  yesterday  and  declared  a  regular 
quarterly  dividend  of  $2  per  share 
on  the  common  stock,  payable  Jan.  2 
to  stockholders  on  record  as  of 
Dec.  15. 


St.  Louis  Deal  Off 

"U",  Having  Closed  for  Grand  Cen- 
tral,    Turns     House     Back     to 
Skouras  Bros. 

St.  Louis — Spyros  Skouras  said 
yesterday  that  the  negotiations  with 
Universal  for  the  leasing  of  the  Grand 
Central  have  been  called  off.  The 
future  of  the  theater  following  the 
opening  of  the  Ambassador  has  not 
been  decided  except  that  it  will  re- 
vert to  Skouras  Bros. 

The  St.  Louis  Amusement  Co.  con- 
{Contimied  on  Page  3) 


Call    Wage    Hearing 

Los  Angeles — A  hearing  has  been 
called  to  determine  the  maximum 
number  of  hours  of  work  consistant 
with  the  health  of  women  and  minors 
in  studios,  wages,  and  the  standardi- 
zation  of   conditions   of   labor. 


Rapf,  Goulding  Sailing 
Los  Angeles — Harry  Rapf  and  Ed»^ 
mund  Goulding,  according  to  present 
plans,  will  sail   from   New   York  for 
Europe  on  the  18th. 


ern  Ends  Contract 
Los  Angeles — Paul  Bern's  contract 
with  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  has  been 
terminated  by  mutual  consent. 


Committee    Meets    Tomorrow 
The    administrative    committee    of 
the   M.   P.  T.   O.  A.  will   meet  here 
tomorrow. 


Boyd  in  "Volga  Boatman" 

Hollywood  —  William  Boyd  will 
play  the  male  lead  in  "The  Volga 
Boatman." 


Fay  Compton  Arrives  Today 

Fay  Compton,  English  actress,  ar- 
rives today  on  the  White  Star  Liner 
Majestic. 


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DAILY 


Tuesday,  November  10,  192i 


Vol.XXXiVNo.34    Tuisday  Nov.  10, 1925    PriceSCents 


Copyright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Ice.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
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E.  Gatisman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
'granite  3980.  London  Representative — Er- 
acst  W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  58, 
<ireat  Marlborough  St.,  London,  W.  1.  Paris 
Representative,  La  Cinematographic  Fran- 
caise,    5,    Rue    Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban  &  Katz   Not  quoted 

Eastman  Kodak 1135^    113       113?^       500 

Famous    Players    109^    108     i09'/i   3,800 

F.    P.    Pfd 11414     IWAllA'A      200 

Film  Inspection SVs       5M        SH      900 

First    National     Not    quoted 

Fox    Film    "A"    83t4      82J4   SSyi    1,000 

Loew's,     Inc 44       42i4     435^     7,000 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    ..    23%      231^      23^    1,400 

M.   P.    Cap.   Corp Not  quoted 

Pathe  Exch.   "A"   . .    83^     SQi/^      83J4  4,700 

Skouras    Bros 65         65         65         .... 

Trans-Lux  Screen   ..11^4      11 'A      1154   7,600 
Universal    Pictures..   43         43         43  100 

Universal    Pict.    Pfd Not   quoted 

Warner    Brothers    . .   20.Ji     20.>i     20-5^       500 
Warner  Pictures   Not  quoted 


May  Produce  Abroad 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

here   as    part   of   Columbia's    1926-27 
program. 

Cohn  will  go  to  Germany  to  inves- 
gate  the  mirror  camera  which  cre- 
ates an  effect  of  tiny  moving  figures 
against  huge  sets.  He  says  he  is 
anxious  to  secure  one  for  next  year's 
productions.  However,  it  is  under- 
stood Carl  Laemmie  has  secured  the 
exclusive  American  rights. 


Saland  Quits  Film  Developing 

Nat  Saland  has  resigned  as  vice- 
president  of  Film  Developing  Corp. 
Future  plans  are  as  yet  undetermined. 

Buys  Another  Sabatini   Story 
Los   Angeles  • —  Metro  -  Goldwyn- 
Mayer    has    bought    "The    Strolling 
Saint."  by  Rafael  Sabatini. 


I  LOBBY   FRAMES 

j  OF  THE  BETTER  KIND 

j        LIBMAN-SPANJER    CORP 

I      1600  Broadw.y  New  York  City 


"'     "■     ■"     "'     "' 


De  MILLE 

(.Continued   from  Page   1) 

and  Joseph  Schildkraut.  But  Boyd 
stands  out  as  a  he-man;  not  a  typ- 
ical movie  star,  and  the  women  will 
tumble  for  him.  That's  sure.  From 
a  production  viewpoint  DeMille 
shows  all  of  his  former  tricks.  Each 
set  is  beautiful;  the  costumes  are 
little  short  of  gorgeous,  and  the  pho- 
tography is  marvelous. 

Marion    Davies'    Latest 

While  our  reviewer  liked  it,  and 
thinks  it  will  do  well.  At  the  little  old 
box  office.  "Lights  of  Old  Broad- 
way" seemed  to  be  rather  weak  ma- 
terial for  the  star.  Marion  Davies' 
performance  was  an  outstanding  one, 
and  deserved  a  better  vehicle.  She 
has  probably  built  a  strong  follow- 
ing; she  deserves  good  material. 
Monta  Bell's  direction  was  excellent. 
Titles 

One  of  the  finest  box  office  pic- 
tures of  the  season  is  now  playing 
a  Broadway  house.  It  has  one  of  the 
worst  titles  ever  used — so  far  as  the 
box  office  attraction  is  concerned. 
With  a  fine  title  it  should  clean  up. 
More  about  this  in  tomorrow's  issue. 


Di°rker  to  Direct  "The  Joke" 

Hugh  Dierker  starts  work  Nov.  12 
on  a  new  McFadden  production,  ten- 
tatively titled,  "The  Joke."  The  cast 
includes  Edna  Murphy,  Gaston  Glass, 
J.  B?rney  Sherry,  Ruth  Stonehouse 
and  Tammany  Young.  Charles  Davis 
and  Fred  Chaston  will  do  the  camera- 
work. 


Takes   Over   Berwilla   Plant 

Hollywood — The  Berwilla  Studios, 
5821  Santa  Monica  Blvd.,  has  been 
purchased  by  Richard  Thomas  Prod. 
Present  plans  call  for  eight  features 
a  year.  The  first  will  be  "What 
Women  Love."  The  studio  will  be 
remodeled  at  a  cost  of  $100,000. 


Fox  Corp.  Chartered 
Dover,  Del.  —  Corporation  papers 
have  been  granted  the  Fox  Corpora- 
tion of  America.  E.  Fuller  and  H. 
Hironvmus  are  the  incorporators. 
Capital,  $50,000. 


May   Direct   Ziegfeld   Picture 

Mai  St.  Clair,  who  is  here  from  the 
Coast,  may  direct  "Glorifying  the 
American  Girl,"  the  first  Ziegfeld 
picture   for   Famous. 


Sunday  Shows  for  Lebanon 

Lebanon,  O. — Voters  have  over- 
whelmingly defeated  a  measure  to 
ban   shows  on   Sundays. 


Birmingham  Merger 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
Tripnon,  the  Lyric,  and  the  new 
vludd  &  Colley  house  under  construc- 
tion. S.  Mudd  will  retire  from  ac- 
tive participation  in  the  operation  of 
the  theaters,  but  will  retain  his  finan- 
'"ial  interest. 


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More  'Frisco  Theaters 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

$3,000,000  theater,  to  be  one  of  the 
largest  in  the  West,  which  will  be 
erected  on  the  site. 

Negotiations  are  on  with  Fox  for 
a  2S-year  lease,  involving  a  total 
rental  of  $5,700,000.  Present  plans 
call  for  the  erection  of  a  hotel,  in 
addition  to  the  theater,  on  the  site. 
Thomas  W.  Lamb,  architect  of  New 
York    will  draw  plans. 

An  $8,000,000  realty  development, 
with  a  theater,  apartment  buildings 
and  bungalow  courts  is  understood  to 
be  under  way  in  a  suburban  district 
not  as  yet  invaded  by  other  theater 
projects.  The  scheme  is  being  kept 
under  cover  and  is  reported  to  be 
backed  by  important  Los  Angeles 
capitalists. 


Eastman   in    Federal    Suit 

Rochester,  N.  Y. — Eastman  Kodak 
has  been  ordered  to  show  cause  in 
Federal  Court,  Buffalo,  on  Nov.  27 
for  its  refusal  to  surrender  to  the 
Government  the  dividends  on  28,450 
shares  of  its  stock,  valued  at  $2,450,- 
000,  held  by  Vereinigte  Fabrikan 
Photographischen  Papiere  Company, 
Dresden,  Germany,  and  seized  by  this 
Government  during  the  war.  Kodak 
officials  say  the  company  is  holding 
up  dividends  pending  a  settlement  of 
its  own  claim  to  an  interest  in  the 
shares. 


Two   New   Stanley  Units 

Trenton,  N.  J. — The  Elrae  Corp., 
of  Atlantic  City,  has  been  chartered 
by  Jules  Mastbaum,  head  of  the 
S'tanlev  interests;  Samuel  Gerslev  and 
Harry  Cassman.  Capital  $5,000,000 
in  preferred  stock  and  50  100  shares 
of  common,  no  par  value. 

The  Stanley  Atlantic  Realty  Co., 
also  of  Atlantic  City,  has  been  form- 
ed with  100  shares  of  common,  no 
par  value.  Incorporators  same  as 
above. 


Arrivals  from  Abroad 

Arthur  H.  Sawyer,  of  Sawyer- 
Lubin  arrives  from  Europe  today  on 
the  Leviathan,  delayed  because  of 
gales. 

Mrs.  Rudolph  Valentino,  who  will 
appear  in  a  picture  fo.r  F.  B.  O.  is  also 
aboard  the  Leviathan. 


Chadwick    Arrives 

I.  E.  Chadwick  arrived  from  the 
Coast  vesterday  for  a  month's  stay. 
The  Walsh  Company,  which  was  to 
make  a  college  life  picture  at  Ithaca, 
will  devote  its  efforts  to  several  other 
pictures  for  the  time  being. 


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St.  Louis  Deal  Off 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

trolled  by  Skouras  Bros,  and  Harry 
Koplar  has  acquired  eight  more 
neighborhood  houses.  Those  taken 
over  are  as  follows:  Webster,  2119 
N.  12th  St.,  935  seats  and  1  750  seat 
airdome;  Montgomery,  2701  N.  15th 
St.,  1424  seats  and  1381  seat  airdome; 
Powhattan  and  Maplewood  both  on 
Manchester  Ave.,  in  Maplewood, 
1,200  seats  each  and  a  1500  seat  air- 
dome adjoining  the  Powhattan;  Au- 
bert,  4949  Easton  Ave.,  1,599  seats 
and  2,200  seat  airdome;  Chippewa, 
3807  S.  Broadway,  575  seats;  Con- 
gress, 4021  Olive  St.,  1,096  seats; 
King  Bee,  1710  N.  Jefferson,  1  291 
seats  and  1,299  seat  airdome.  Also 
the  2.000  seat  Columbus  under  con- 
struction. The  Webster  and  Mont- 
gomery were  secured  from  the  Kop- 
lar interests  and  the  other  houses 
from  George  Skouras. 
j  Sol  Koplar  and  George  Skouras 
jhave  been  elected  to  the  board  of 
directors  of  St.  Louis  Amusement 
which  has  negotiations  under  way 
for   other   houses. 

Plans  for  a  new  3,000  seat  theater 
and  apartment  building  at  Hamilton 
and  Easton  are  being  prepared  by 
Rapp  &  Rapp,  who  designed  the 
Ambassador. 

The  company  has  20  theaters  op- 
erating, three  closed,  two  planned  or 
under  construction  and  IS  airdomes 
with  a  combined  seating  capacity  of 
64,207.  The  theaters  and  airdomes 
Df  Skouras  Bros.  Enterprises  have 
15,422  seats.    Billy  Goldman  who  has 

booking  arrangement  with  Skouras 
Bros,  has  three  theaters  and  two  air- 
omes  with  4,831  seats. 

Through  the  affiliation  with  Fam- 
)us  and  B.  &  K.,  Skouras  Bros,  will 
>enefit  especially  on  musical  acts  and 
ttractions  designed  for  picture 
louses. 

About  $250,000  in  improvements  to 
he  Missouri  theater  are  planned. 
The  Missouri  and  Grand  Central  will 
)e  operated  jointly  with  Famous.  A 
lew  corporation  will  be  formed  to 
)perate  the  Missouri  and  Grand  Cen- 
ral.  When  the  Ambassador  is  com- 
Jleted   it   will   be   substituted   for  the 

rand  Central. 


U 


Universal  never  occupied  the  Grand 
Central,  St.  Louis  but  was  scheduled 
o  take  possession  around  the  first  of 
he  year.  The  deal  was  first  closed, 
hen  discussed  and  finally  called  off. 


Meehan  Interested  in  Newspaper 

Los  Angeles — James   Leo   Meehan, 

B.    O.    director,   has   purchased   a 

ontrolling  interest  in  "The  Pasadena 

forning     Sun,"     the     first     issue    of 

hich   will   appear   in   about   a   week. 


Territorial  Sales  Conference 
Omaha — Paramount  managers  and 
alesmen  will  attend  a  Christmas 
ales  meeting  Tuesday  and  Wednes- 
ay  of  next  week.  District  Manager 
.  W.  Nichols  will  preside. 


Columbus  Has  a  World  Premiere 

Columbus,  O. — This  city  witnessed 
s  first  world's  premiere  Saturday, 
hen  "Stage  Struck"  opened  at  the 
imes  Grand, 


Telechirograph  Films 

New  German  Invention  Claims  Abil- 
ity   to    Project    Motion   Pictures 
By    Radio 

Los  Angeles — A  Berlin  cable  to  the 
Times  stated  that  tests  of  a  radio- 
scope,  a  new  machine  for  the  trans- 
mission of  script  or  photographs  and 
motion  pictures  by  wireless,  which 
was  invented  by  Dr.  Carolus  of  the 
University  of  Leipzig,  are  to  be 
undertaken  in  the  near  future  under 
the  auspices  of  the  Radio  Corp.  of 
America  and  the  German  Telefunken 
Co. 

The  Times  also  said: 

"The  technical  development  of  the 
Carolus  invention.  Dr.  Schroeter,  the 
German  Telefunken  Co.'s  chief 
cientist,  reports  has  reached  the  point 
where  its  application  on  a  commer- 
cial basis  has  become  entire  feasible. 
This  is  understood  to  have  been  dem- 
onstrated in  private  experiments  over 
the  radio  between  Berlin  and  Leip- 
zig. 

"Count  Arco,  technical  director  of 
the  Telefunken  Co.  and  himself  an 
inventor  declares  that  the  Carolus 
radioscope,  or  telechirograph,  since  it 
may  be  used  over  telegraph  or  tele- 
phone wires  or  cable,  will  revolution- 
ize the  distribution  of  motion-picture 
films  and  consequently  the  entire 
film  industry  throughout  the  world. 
When  the  invention  is  applied  across 
the  Atlantic,  the  Count  says,  an 
American  photoplay  can  be  projected 
right  from  Hollywood  to  the  screen 
of  any  or  every  German  moving-pic- 
ture  house. 

"The  result  will  be,  he  predicted. 
the  disappearance  of  the  middleman 
and  film  distributing  agencies.  More- 
over, great  economy  will  be  realized 
through  the  fact  that  positive  prints 
will  no  longer  have  to  be  made  from 
negatives. 

"A  paper  surface  ten  centimeters 
square,  bearing  either  writing  or 
a  photograph,  can  be  transmitted  by 
wireless  or  wire  by  the  Carolus  in- 
strument in  a  few  seconds,  it  is  said, 
and  ultimately  transmission  will  be- 
come instantaneous.  Telegrams,  it  is 
argued,  will  become  much  cheaper, 
since  instead  of  a  message  being 
sent  word  by  word  in  the  Morse  al- 
phabet, it  will  be  dispatched  all  at 
once — and  be  received  in  the  sender's 
own  handwriting. 


C.  Francis  Jenkins  and  several 
other  American  inventors  have  been 
at  work  on  the  transmission  of  films 
by  radio  for  some  time  past.  Jenkins 
only  recently  asserted  that  his  inven- 
tion had,  in  part,  reached  the  success 
to  which  he  looked. 


Betty    Bronson    Here 

Betty    Bronson    will    arrive    today 
from  the   Coast. 


Mr.  Exhibitor:  Ask  at  the  Film  Exchanges 
for  the 


Non-Profit  Theater 

Women's    Democratic    Club    to    En- 
courage Better  Pictures  Through 
Worthwhile  Exhibitors 

Members  of  the  Women's  National 
Democratic  Club  have  appointed  a 
committee  to  help  educate  picture- 
going  folk.  The  chairman,  Amelita 
Summerville  announced  that  there 
will  be  no  crusade  against  undesir- 
able pictures,  nor  will  there  be  a 
censorship.     She  states  in  part. 

"Our  plans  will  be  chiefly  along 
the  line  of  helping  to  educate  the 
motion  picture  public  to  the  necessity 
of  encouraging  the  production  of  bet- 
ter pictures  of  the  artistic,  educational 
and    character-building    type." 

It  is  planned  to  conduct  a  non- 
I^rofit  theater,  charging  admission 
prices  which  will  but  cover  operating 
costs. 


Sills  Unit  Busy  in  Birmingham 

Birmingham — Milton  Sills,  Doris 
Kenyon,  Mary  Astor,  Lois  Wilson, 
Claude  Gillingwater,  and  others  mak- 
ing "Men  of  Steel"  under  direction 
of  George  Archinbaud  are  at  the  Tut- 
wiler  Hotel.  Mines  and  smelters  are 
furnishing  background  for  the  new 
Sills  picture. 


M.  P.  T.  O.  to  Aid  Red  Cross  Drive 

R.  F.  Woodhull,  president  of  the 
M.  P.  T.  O.  A.,  in  a  statement  being 
sent  to  exhibitors  generally  asks  the 
theater  owners'  aid  in  making  the 
annual  Red  Cross  Roll  Call,  Nov. 
11-26,  a  success.  Each  exhibitor  re- 
ceives a  set  of  slides  for  showing  in 
his  house. 


Interested  in  Nevada  Reclamation 

Hollywood — A  syndicate  of  prom- 
inent film  folk  have  moved  in  a  big 
rotary  core  drill  near  Indian  Springs, 
Tonapah,  Nev.,  where  they  expect  to 
bring  in  a  flow  of  artesian  water. 
The  object  is  to  reclaim  some  50,000 
acres. 


Michalove  Remains  in  Atlanta 

Atlanta  —  Dan  Michalove,  Uni- 
versal's  resident  chief  in  the  South 
since  he  left  Famous  will  continue 
in  the  same  capacity.  The  transfer 
of  Ralph  B.  Williams  to  New  York 
causes  no  change. 


"The  Freshman"   Held    Over 

The   Colony   is  holding  over  "The 
Freshman"  for  a  ninth  week. 


Ufa   Tangle 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

develop  which  may  cause  considera- 
ble turmoil  within  the  ranks  of  the 
Ufa. 

An  important  meeting  of  the  di- 
rectors is  expected  momentarily  and 
the  future  plans  of  the  big  corpora- 
tion, as  to  the  Rachmann  connec- 
tion, is  causing  much  speculation 
among  picture  folk  over  here. 


Rosher  Sailing  Today 
Charles    Rosher,    cameraman,    sails 
today  on  the  George  Washington  for 
Germany  under  contract  to  the  Ufa. 
Mae  Murray  sails  on  Saturday. 

Now  a  "Tab"  House 

Columbus,  Ohio — Two  and  three 
■reel  comedies  will  be  part  of  the  pro- 
gram of  the  Broadway  theater,  re- 
cently converted  into  a  tabloid  house 
from  burlesque.  The  Wm.  James 
Co.   operates  it. 


What  Oth^s  Think 

10. 
BRUCE  FOWLER 

Managing      Director      Newman      and 
Royal    Theatres 

"There  is  no  question  in  my  mind 
but  that  Red  Seal  subjects  are  the 
finest  short  subjects  on  the  market. 
It  is  a  pleasure  to  have  the  privilege 
of   showing  them  in    Kansas   City." 


729  7th  Av 


N.  T.  C. 


Edwin    Miles    Fadman,    Pres. 


Are  What  They 
Want  and  Like 

BOOK  THEM  TODAY! 


It's  little  to   Bsk  for,  but    it's    the    only 

reliable  aid  you  can  give  your  musicians 

to  help  put  the  picture  over. 


TheELEMENTOFi 

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No  delays  or  disap- 
pointments -  Every 
production  on  the 
P.D.C.  program  is 
coming  through  right 
on  schedule-—  and 
bigger  and  better 
than  \Nre  promised 


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75  in  F.  &  R.  Chain 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
is    to    be    erected    by    Finkelstein    & 
Ruben  at   Rochester. 

Closing  of  the  new  deal  gives  F. 
&  R.  75  theaters  in  Minnesota,  North 
and  South  Dakota.  New  houses  are 
scheduled  to  be  opened  soon  at  Sioux 
F"alls,  S.  D.  and  Eau  Claire,  Wis. 
Included  in  the  deal  are  the  Lawler, 
Metropolitan,  Opera  House  and 
Strand,  Rochester  and  the  Colonial 
and   Opera  House,  Winona. 


Madison  Theater  Building 

Madison,  Wis. — The  new  Orpheum 
to  be  built  at  Madison  will  seat  2,500 
and  is  scheduled  to  be  completed  by 
Sept.  1.  Dr.  Beecroft,  owner  of  the 
Parkway,  recently  destroyed  by  fire, 
is  sponsoring  the  Oi^heum,  in  co 
operation  with  Mark  Heimann, 
Chicago. 


Brown  Goes  to  Fond  du  La( 

Fond  du  Lac,  Wis. — Len  S.  Bro' 
who  managed  the  Parkway  at  Mai 
son.  Wis.,  until  destroyed  by  fire 
recently,  will  manage  the  new  Fond 
du  Lac  when  that  house  is  opened 
by  the  Fischer  Paramount  chain  in 
six  weeks.  Interest  centers  around 
marking  as  it  does  the  first  time  the 
Saxe  and  Fischer  circuits,  have  been 
arrayed  directly  against  each  other. 
A  building  race  has  been  in  progress 
for  several  months. 


Grainger  in   New   Orleans   First 

New  Orleans — James  R.  Grainger 
is  due  here  Friday,  en  route  to  the 
Coast.  He  is  aboard  the  Comas,  and 
will  proceed  to  Los  Angeles  after  a 
few  days  at  the  exchange. 


Endorses  Seider 

The  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Indiana,  in  a 
letter  to  Joseph  Seider,  strongly  in- 
dorses his  selection  as  business  man- 
ager of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.         i^^ 

Hamlin  Leaves  the  Strand 
Fred  Hamlin  has  resigned  as  pub- 
licity director  for  the  Strand,  effect- 
ive Nov.  28.     No  successor  has  been 
named  as  yet. 


Get  $6,000  from  Uptown  House 

Cracksmen  obtained  $6,000  from 
the  safe  of  the  Cosmo  theater,  176  E. 
116th    St.,    early    yesterday    morning. 


"Simon,  The  Jester"  at  Cameo 

"Simon,  the  Jester,"  a  P.  D.  C.  re- 
lease goes  into  the  Cameo  next  week. 


Move  to  Kill  "Blues" 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

are  busy  making  long  lists  of  viola- 
tors of  the  law.  The  exhibitor  or- 
ganization, however,  is  cognizant  of 
the  entire  proceedings  and  is  actually 
fostering  the  move  in  order  to  bring 
the  matter  to  a  crucial  point.  In 
Jersey  City,  over  20,000  violations 
were  recorded  by  the  police  with  no 
indictments  and  none  looked  for.  In 
Elizabeth,  much  the  same  situation 
exists. 

It  v,'Ould  not  prove  surprising  if 
"blue  law"  breakers  developed  in 
other  sections  of  the  state. 


Dwaji,i;tartr"Sea  Horses" 

wood  —  Allan  Dwan  com- 
ccd  production  yesterday  on 
"Sea  Horses."  Florence  Vidor,  Jack 
Holt,  George  Bancroft  and  William 
Powell  have  the  leads. 


Waller  with  Seider 
om  Waller  has  resigned  from  the 
publicity  department  at  Associated 
Exhibitors,  Inc.  to  join  Joseph  Seid- 
er, new  business  manager  of  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  A. 


Ohio    Directors    Meet    Today 

Columbus,  O. — Final  plans  for  the 
annual  convention  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O. 
of  Ohio  will  be  made  this  afternoon 
at  a  meeting  of  the  board  of  directors. 


Lawn-ence  and  Noehle  Leave  "U" 

Los  Angeles  —  Frank  Lawrence, 
editor-in-chief,  and  H.  H.  Noehle, 
purchasing  agent  have  resigned  from 
LIniversal. 


Heath  and  Katterjohn  Signed 
Los     Angeles — Percy     Heath    and 
Monte  Katterjohn  have  been  added  to 
the    scenario    stafif    of    Metropolitan 
Pictures. 


Control  in  New  Hands 


(Continued  from  Page   1) 

in  color  and  26  Adventure  Pictures. 
Pinellas  Films,  Inc.  are  headed  by 
Harry  Carver  as  president  and  gen- 
eral manager.  He  was  formerly  gen- 
eral manager  for  Cosmopolitan  Prod, 
and  has  of  late  been  reported  inter- 
ested in  a  Florida  studio  project. 


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fol  XXXIV     No.  35 


Wednesday,  November  11,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


TITLES 

By  DANNY 

Every    exhibitor    knows    the 

alue.    Of  good  box  office  titles. 

fvery  producer  also.     And  you 

^n  bank  on  it.     Producers  do 

leir    darndest.      To    get    such 

ties.    They  know  how  the  pub- 

c  likes  certain  titles.    And  how 

ley  reject  others.    A  good  title 

an  make  a  difiference  of  thou- 

mds  to  a  good  picture. 

And  yet — every   now   and   then — a 

ighty  good  picture  arrives.     And  it 

IS  a  title  that  has  as  little  value — 

i    a    box    office    draw — as    can    be 

nagined.     Indeed,  if   it  had  no  title 

all  it  might  be  much  better.     The 

Dvelty  of  that  might  bring  in  some 

Jsiness. 

There  is  a  picture  on  Broadway 
day — "Proud  Heart" — Universal  re- 
ase.  It  is  doing  a  nice  business, 
^ith  the  right  kind  of  a  box  office 
;le  it  could  do  capacity  and  SRO 
isiness.  The  picture  is  good 
lough;  fine  enough  in  its  box  office 
ipeal;  to  do  that  kind  of  business, 
should  do  it.  But  with  a  title  such 
"Proud  Heart"  —  meaningless, 
ite.  you  can  bank  on  it  that  the 
iblic  will  find  it  difficult  to  know 
iiat   it   is    all   about. 

//  you  have  "Proud  Heart" 
booked  make  it  your  business 
to  develop  some  plan  to  bring 
in  your  folks  without  stress- 
ing the  title.    There  is  tremen- 
dous  appeal   in    the    picture. 
You  should  clean  up  with  it. 
But  you  will  have    to    work. 
If  you  haven't  booked  it  see  it 
today  and  try  and  get  it.    The 
picture  is  there.    Fine,  ivhole- 
some,  splendid  entertainment. 
But  forget  the  title. 
In  the   Astor  lobby  is  a  big  sign, 
iking  the   public   for  a  better  title, 
rhaps  by  release  date  a  better  title 
IV    be     secured.       The     picture    is 
sed  on  "His  People,"  a  story.  That 

(Continued   on  Page  2) 


75%    to   Britain 

kVashington — C.  J.  North,  head  of 
:  Specialties  Division  of  the  De- 
•tment  of  Commerce,  has  received 
following  cable  from  the  com- 
rcial  attache  at  London  regarding 
;  British  quota  plan: 

Committee  composed  manufacturers  ren- 
►  and  exhibitors  films  propose  following 
erne  for  adoption  board  trade  to  en- 
rage production  British  films.  Commenc- 
first  quarter  1927  all  exhibitors  com- 
ed    run    minimum    ten    per    cent     British 

IContinued  on  Page  7) 


No  Official  Action  on  Admissions; 

Tax  Removal  Now  Becomes  Doubtful 

Washington — The  House  Ways  and  Means  Commit- 
tee, completing  its  work  on  the  rate  provisions  of  the 
new  tax  bill  yesterday,  showed  no  disposition  to  touch 
the  admission  tax  unless  some  arrangement  can  be 
made  to  exempt  the  spoken  drama  and  high-class 
concerts. 

Such  an  exemption,  however,  would  not  help  the 
motion  picture  theater. 


New  St.  Louis  Chain? 

Eastern  Interests  Understood  About 

to  Buy  or  Build  25  or  35  Theaters 

in  St.   Louis  and  Vicinity 

St.  Louis — A  new  angle  has  devel- 
oped in  the  local  theater  situation, 
said  by  those  in  the  know  to  be  the 
first  of  several  important  moves  to 
be  made  here  in  the  next  six  months. 

1  he  latest  development  here  is  the 
formation  of  a  chain  of  25  to  35 
houses  in  St.  Louis  and  vicinity. 
During  the  past  few  days,  represen- 
tatives of  Eastern  interests  arrived  in 
[own  to  study  the  situation  and  said 

{Continued   on  Page   2) 


102   New   Units 

Chartered  in   October,  as   Compared 

to  98  in  Sept. — Capital  Listed  is 

Lowest  Since  March,  1924 

The  amount  of  capital  listed  by  the 
102  companies  chartered  during  Oc- 
tober, totaled  $8,877,500,  the  lowest 
since  March,  1924,  according  to  ihe 
regular  monthly  survey  by  THE 
FILM  DAILY. 

This  is  a  falling  ofi'  of  more  than 
$53,000  000  over  September,  although 
there  were  four  more  companies  char- 
tered in  October  than  in  the  previous 
(Continned  on  Page  3) 


Far  Ahead 

Baion   von    Koczian,    Formerly   with 
i^UDitsch  Finds  American  Presen- 
tations  Superior 

Baron  Gustav  von  Koczian,  who 
worked  with  Ernest  Lubitsch  when 
the  latter  was  producing  in  Germany, 
.s  making  his  first  visit  to  America, 
ilj  may  go  to  California  in  a  few 
ulcks,  and  meanwhile  is  studying 
.lie  presentation  of  pictures  in  New 
I  orK  theaters.  As  a  result  he  ob- 
serves that  not  only  are  American 
pictures  nner  than  those  produced 
elsewhere,  but  adds  that  the  presen- 

iConlinued  on   Page   3) 


Three   Divisions 

First  National  Divides  Country  Into 

Southern,   Eastern  and  Western 

Territories 

Under  the  new  sales  plan  adopted 
by  First  National,  providing  for  a 
sales  cabinet  of  three,  the  country  has 
been  divided  into  three  territories. 
Eastern,  Southern  and  Western,  with 
one  of  the  sales  council  in  charge  of 
each. 

The  districts  will  be  managed  as 
follows:  Ned  Marin,  Western  ter- 
ritory; A.  W.  Smith,  Jr..  Eastern  ter- 
ritory and  Ned  Depinet,  Southern 
territory.  All  matters  pertaining  to 
(.Continued  on  Page  7) 


Probe  Theater  Sales 

St.  Louis  Film  Board  Feel  Manage- 
ment Changes  in  Some  Cases  Are 
Moves  to  Avoid  Contracts 

St.  Louis  —  The  Film  Board  of 
Trade  has  appointed  a  special  com- 
mittee to  study  problems  presented 
in  the  frequent  transfer  of  theaters 
in   this  territory. 

Some  of  these  theater  changes,  it 
is  suspected,  are  "dummy  sales,"  in- 
tended to  void  contracts  for  pictures. 
Exchanges  here  take  the  stand  that 
all  contracts  should  be  assumed  by 
the  purchasers  of  theaters. 


Exports  Increase 

Nine  Months'  Record  for  1925  Great- 
er  Than   Last   Year — Septem- 
ber Falls  Below   1924 
Washington — The     Department    of 
Commerce   reports  for   the   first  nine 
months  of  1925  there  has  been  a  sub- 
stantial increase  in  exports  both  neg- 
ative and  positive  over  the  same  pe- 
riod  last   year.     The   figures  are   ap- 
proximately 8,000,000  feet  of  negative, 
valued   at  $1,500,000,  and   170,000,000 
feet   of  positives,  valued  at  over  |5,- 
000,000,    as    against    about    6,300,000 
feet  of  negative,  valued  at  $1,000,000, 
and  121,000,000  feet  of  positives,  val- 
{Continued  on  Page  3) 


Ready  to  Sell  Again 

Exchanges    in    New    Haven    Renew 

Activities    Thursday    Morning — 
Exhibitors  Pleased 

New  Haven  exchanges  will  resume 
active  selling  in  Connecticut  tomor- 
row morning.  The  16  exchanges — 12 
national  and  four  state  rights — are 
rapidly  making  arrangements  to  re- 
enter that  territory. 

Joseph  W.  Walsh,  president  of  the 
Connecticut  M.  P.  T.  O.  was  in  town 
yesterday.  He  said  that  if  the  tax 
situation  had  not  been  met,  the  real 
pinch  would  have  been  felt  by  smaller 
theaters  in  about  ten  days.  Four 
nouses  have  so  far  closed,  three  be- 
cause of  lack  of  product  and  the 
rourth  because  of  the  management's 
inability  to  meet  increased  expenses. 

Existing  contracts  run  anywhere 
from  two  to  eight  months.  Howe"ir, 
now   that  selling  is   about   to   be   re- 

(.Continued   on  Page   2) 


Ochs  to  Build  on  B'way? 

It  was  reported  yesterday  that  Lee 
Ochs,  sponsor  of  the  Warner  thea- 
ter, will  build  another  house  on  the 
site  now  occupied  by  the  Arcadia 
dance  hall,  53rd  St.  and  Broadway. 

Florence  Mills  to  Build 

Florence  Mills,  cabaret  entertainer, 
says  she  will  build  a  3,200  seat  pic- 
ture theater  in  the  negro  district  in 
Harlem.  U.  S.  Thompson,  who  has 
staged  a  number  of  colored  revues, 
will   handle  presentations. 


Radio   Corp.    Uninformed 

No  information  was  available  at  the 
Radio  Corp.  of  America  yesterday 
regarding  the  story  appearing  in  the 
Los  Angeles  Times  that  Berlin  would 
make  a  test  of  transmitting  pictures 
via  radio. 


B.  &  K.  Dickering  in  Quincy? 

Chicago  —  Balaban  &  Katz  are 
understood  to  be  negotiating  for  the 
three  leading  houses  in  Quincy,  the 
Washington  Square,  Orpheum  and 
Belasco. 


Pathe    Stock    Slumps 

In  a  generally  olif  market,  Pathe 
stock  dropped  ofi  11  points  yester- 
day, closing  at  70,  and  thus  touching 
a  new  low  level  for  the  year.  The 
sales  were  3200  shares. 


Committee  Postpones  Meeting 

The  administrative  committee  of 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.,  scheduled  to 
meet  today  has  postponed  its  con- 
terence  until  Tuesday  next. 

Jack    Holt    Here    Today 
Jack  Holt  arrives  from  the   Coast 
today. 


Vol. XXXIV No.  3S  Wednesday  Nov.  11, 1925  PriceSCents 


Copyright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
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ager; Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor; 
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Sranite  3980.  London  Representative — Er- 
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Representative,  La  Cinematographic  Fran- 
caise,    5,    Rue    Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High 

Low 

Close 

Sales 

Balaban    &    Katz 

Not 

quoted 

Eastman    Kodak    . 

iii;^ 

110 

llO-^ 

3,300 

Famous   Players    . 

108^ 

106J4 

106  J/i 

6,800 

F.    P.    Pfd 

115 

nm 

114% 

300 

Film    Inspection 

5M 

m 

SH 

200 

First     National 

Not 

quoted 

Fox    Film    "A"    . 

82  ?i 

80 

80J/8 

7,300 

Loew's,     Inc.     . . . 

42^ 

39 

40 

18,000 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.  . 

23/8 

23 

23 

400 

M.   P.   Cap.    Corp. 

18-^ 

IS-^ 

I8/2 

200 

Parthe  E.xch.  "A"  . 

82 

70 

70 

3,200 

Skouras     Bros. 

62  M 

62 

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TITLES 

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is  also  a  poor  title.  Motion  pic- 
ture audiences  are  not — as  a  rule — 
interested  in  titles  referring  to  men. 
Women  make  another  story.  True, 
the  dominant  character  in  the  picture 
is  a  fine  old  man.  But  American  au- 
diences are  not  interested  in  old  men. 
Look  at  "The  Last  Laugh"  as  proof 
thereof. 

Here's  hoping  a  good  box  office 
appeal  title  will  come  to  light.  Be- 
fore  they  release   "Proud   Heart.". 


When  you   think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Picture 

and  Theatrical  insurance  for 

the  past  fifteen  years. 


Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C. 

Bryant  3040 


Ready  to  Sell  Again 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

sumed,  all  danger  of  film  shortage 
automatically  removes  itself.  Walsh 
was  particularly  impressed  over  the 
Connecticut  results  and  pointed  out 
what  complete  cooperation  can  ac- 
complish. He  said  the  M.  P.  T.  O. 
and  the  Hays  office  had  worked  out 
a  plan  from  which  there  were  no  de- 
viations. It  was  this  steadfast  de- 
termmation  to  go  through  on  the 
ongmal  basis  which  he  holds  re- 
sponsible for  the  success  met  with  in 
Connecticut. 


New  Changes  in  Personnel 

New  Haven  —  There  will  be  few 
changes  in  the  manager  personnel 
here.  Famous,  First  National,  Met- 
ro-Goldwyn-Mayer,  Universal,  United 
Artists,  Fox,  Educational,  Warner 
managers  who  were  here  before  the 
Connecticut  situation  became  crucial 
will    be   returned. 

J.  M.  Cummings  will  represent  P. 
D.  C.  temporarily.  The  F.  B.  O.  man 
will  be  appointed  from  Boston  where 
the  New  England  franchise  is  held. 
Metro  will  send  out  two  salesmen  be- 
ginning next  week. 


Johnson  to  Film  Naval  Story 

Hollywood — Emory  Johnson's  next 
will  be  a  naval  film,  titled  "The  Non- 
Stop  Flight,"  and  will  center  around 
the  recent  naval  flight  to  Hawaii. 


Rapf  Leaves  Tomorrow 

Los  Angeles — Harry  Rapf,  who,  as 
noted,  will  sail  for  Europe,  on  the 
18th,  leaves  here  tomorrow  for  New 
Vork. 


Langdon  Starts  Dec.  3 

Hollywood — Harry  Langdon  will 
start  work  with  First  National  Dec. 
J.  He  is  now  finishing  his  last  for 
Mack    Sennett. 


Short   Subject  Group  Meeting 

Short  subject  producers  who  are 
considering  a  permanent  organization 
will  hold  another  meeting  today. 


Paramount  Officials  Return 

The  Paramount  home  office  staff 
returned  yesterday  from  the  fall 
sales  convention  in  Chicago. 


Beyer  Recovers 

Charles  Beyer  who  broke  his  neck 
recently  while  appearing  in  a  Sills 
picture  for  First  National  has  recov- 
ered and  is  now  out  of  the  hospital. 
His  conditions  was  very  serious  for 
a  time. 


New  St.  Louis  Chain? 

{Continued  from  Page  I) 
the  interests  they  represent  intends 
buying  or  building.  A  number  of  the 
larger  independently  operated  neigh- 
Dornood  houses  were  inspected,  but 
wtiether  negotiations  were  opened 
looking  to  the  purchase  of  any  of 
them  IS  not  known. 

The  identity  of  the  "interests"  has 
not  been  revealed,  but  it  is  under- 
stood that  a  prominent  producer- 
distributor,  who  has  not  had  suitable 
hrst-run  outlet  in  St.  Louis,  is  be- 
hind the  move. 


New  Cleveland  Exchange 

Cleveland — J.  E.  Loeffler  and  F. 
W.  Mast  have  opened  a  new  ex- 
change called  Cleveland  Film  Co., 
219  Film  Exchange  Bldg.  for  dis- 
tribution   in    Ohio. 

Security  Pictures  Co.  has  been  in- 
corporated with  a  capital  of  $1U,000, 
by  Lee  Chapman,  Fred  Schram  and 
(jreorge  Spencer.  They  will  distribute 
Jans  and  Rayart  productions  in  Ohio. 

Merger  in  Denmark 

Washington — Among  developments 
in  the  Danish  industry,  says  Com- 
mercial Attache  Harry  Sorensen,  of 
Copenhagen,  is  an  agreement  be- 
tween Danish  Nordick  i<ilms  Kom- 
pagni  A-i>.,  and  the  French  Olivier 
&  ir'ascel.  The  agreement  provides 
for  the  formation  ol  a  company,  Nor- 
disque-Francaise   to   produce. 


Valentino  Sails  Saturday 

Rudolph  Valentino  sails  on  the 
Majestic  on  Saturday  on  a  vacation 
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Waldron  Here  Today 

Jack  Waldron,  general  manager  for 
Mack  Sennett,  arrives  from  the  Coast 
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Leaves  Atlanta  for  Long  Rest 

Atlanta  —  Ira  P.  Stone  for  sever 
years  manager  for  Vitagraph,  is  lea 
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102   New   Units 

(Continued    from    Page    1) 

month.  Following  is  a  survey  of 
corporate  activity  since  Jan.  1;  show- 
ing a  total  of  1,448  charters  filed  in 
the  ten  months  of  this  year,  listing 
capital  of  $431,3S0,661,_  with  438  not 
listing  capital,  but  capital  stock. 

Not 

No.  of  Listing 

Month                  Cos.  Capital  Capital 

lanuary     166  $66,809,000  53 

February      86  21.241,000  23 

March 222  36,946,440  63 

.\pril     115  42,582,500  35 

\Iay 232  29,010,721  74 

June    135  103,640.900  30 

Tuly 146  27,591,000  42 

\ugust      146  31,995,600  51 

September    98  62,656,000  32 

3ctober    102  8,877,500  35 


438 


Totals  1,448         $431,350,661 

New  York,  as  usual,  leads  in  com- 
panies chartered,  with  40  in  this  cate- 
gory. For  the  first  time  in  two  years, 
Delaware  does  not  lead  in  amount  of 
■apitsl  listed.  California  is  first  in 
his  respect,  ,$5,820,000  having  been 
istcd  by  17  companies.  Delaware's 
ive  companies  were  formed  with  a 
rapital  of  $810,000.  Below  will  be 
ound  a  tabulation  of  the  October 
:harters,   by   states: 

Chartered 

No.   of   Cos.  Without 

State                  Chartered  Capital     Capital 

alif 17  $5,820,000              3 

onn 1  142,000 

|5el 5  810,000 

la 2  2 

:il 7  16,000              2 

Ind 3  272,000 

owa : 1  24,000 

<y 1  1 

lass 1  1 

/To 2  10  000              1 

J.  J 6  645,000               1 

J,   Y 40  821.000            19 

C 1  100,000 

)hio    2  son  1 

cnn 2  5,000              1 

enn 1  12,000 

Ttah      1  150,000 

I'ash 2  20,000              1 

^.    Va 2  30,000 

Vis 1  1 

anada    1  1 

England    3  3 


Totals 


102 


5,877,500  38 


California   House  Open 

Reseda,  Cal. — The  first  local  pic- 
lire  house  has  opened.  It  is  in  the 
Loss-Whitley  Bldg.,  with  B.  W. 
lopkins  in  charge.  If  it  is  success- 
pi,  Hopkins  stated  a  theater  would 
built   in   the  business  section. 


Moreno  in  Daireo  Picture 

Los  Angeles — Irving  G.  Thalberg, 
lid  yesterday  Antonio  Moreno  will 
lay  opposite  Marion  Davies  in 
Beverly  of  Graustark." 


New  Chicago  Theater  Unit 

Springfield,  111. — The  Gourfain  & 
rinz  Amusement  Co.,  of  69  West 
andolph  St.,  Chicago,  has  been 
bartered,  listing  capital  of  $25,000. 
ncorporators  are  Harry  Gourfain, 
dward  Trinz  and  George  Webster. 


Brooks  Returns;  Waite  Leaves 

F.  Oswald  Brooks,  Pathe  serial 
iles  manager,  has  returned  from  a 
)ur  of  exchanges.  Stanley  Waite, 
vo-reel  comedy  sales  manager,  has 
ft  for  a  swing  around  the  country. 


.Johnson  Starts  in  Two  Weeks 

Hollywood — A   new   picture   which 
mory  Johnson  will  make  for  F.  B. 
will  be  started  in  two  weeks. 


Exports  Increase 

(Continued   from    Page    I) 

ued  at  about  $4,500,000,  for  the  first 
nine  months  of   1924. 

In  spite  of  the  fact  that  exports  to 
England  dropped  off  during  Septem- 
ber, that  country  still  remains  by  far 
the  largest  market.  Her  total  for 
nine  months  of  over  33,000,000  feet 
exceeds  her  total  for  the  same  period 
last  year  by  about  15,000,000  feet. 
Australia,  with  17,000,000  feet  for  the 
nine  months  as  against  about  14,000,- 
000  feet  for  the  same  period  in  1924 
comes  second.  Canada  is  third  with 
exports  for  these  two  periods  of 
about  16,900,000  feet  and  about  14,- 
000,000  feet  respectively.  France 
stands  in  fifth  place  as  the  only  other 
foreign  country  which  has  taken  over 
10,000,000  feet  of  film,  her  total 
standing  at  just  this  amount  as 
against  as  low  as  5,000,000  feet  for 
the  first  nine  months  of  last  year. 

Preliminary  figures  just  released 
show  that  while  exports  of  negative 
for  September,  1925,  have  fallen 
from  about  645,000  linear  feet  in  Sep- 
tember, 1924,  to  500,000  linear  feet 
with  a  corresponding  decrease  in 
value  of  from  $115,000  to  $95,000,  ex- 
ports of  positives  have  increased 
from  about  16,000,000  feet  valued  at 
$525,000  in  September,  1924,  to  about 
18,100,000  feet  valued  at  $142,000  in 
September,   1925. 

With  respect  to  individual  markets, 
the  most  noteworthy  feature  is  the 
large  drop  in  exports  to  the  United 
Kincdom,  this  drop  being  from  about 
1.700,000  linear  feet  in  September  of 
last  year  to  only  a  little  over  600,000 
feet  in  September  this  vear.  France, 
-^n  the  other  hand,  which  took  about 
750,000  feet  in  September,  1924, 
boosted  this  total  to  over  2,000,000 
feet  in  September,  1925.  This  places 
her  in  second  position  among  indi- 
vidual markets,  Canada  being  first 
with  about  2.300.000  feet  in  Septem- 
ber, 1925.  Of  other  markets,  Argen- 
tina ranks  third  and  Australia  fourth. 

Preliminary  figures  for  Septembei-,  1925 
show  that  61.761  cameras  were  exported  at 
a  value  of  $214  507  This  is  more  than 
rlouh'e  the  fuantity  of  cameras  exported  in 
September  of  'ast  rear.  t''e  figures  for  that 
month  being  24,6<*7  val"ed  nt  $113,649.  For 
the  first  nme  mont'-s  of  1925.  264.393  ram- 
°ras  val-ed  at  3:977  067  were  exoo-ted  as 
T-amst  223.544  vab'ed  at  $1,189,832  during 
tlie   first  nine  months  of  last  year. 

Exports  of  nai-fs  nf  cameras,  except  lenses 
were  va'i.ed  at  $26,651  and  $309  821  for  the 
first  nine  months  of  this  year  as  against 
$16,855  anil  «.366  615  for  the  .same  two  per 
iods    last    year. 

Exports  of  raw  fihri,  sensitized  not  ex- 
posed, showed  a  fa'h'ntr  off  in  September  ex 
ports,  the  figure  bein'^  a  bttle  ove'-  2.500  000 
ft.  v.alued  at  about  *''n  nnn  as  aga'nst  5,000 
000  ft.  valued  at  $100.(100  in  September  last 
year.  The  totals  for  the  first  nine  months 
of  this  year  are  still  in  excess  of  the  totals 
for  the  same  period  last  veir.  the  figures 
standing  at  63,500,000  ft.  as  arainst  46  100.- 
000    ft. 

For  September,  1925,  169  ma-hines  val- 
ued at  $31,274  were  exported  as  against  122 
valued  at  $27,956  for  the  same  minth  last 
year.  Exports  of  projection  apparatus  for 
September.  1925.  amounted  to  $31,996  as 
against  $13,204  in  September,  1924.  For 
the  first  nine  months  1,108  machines  valued 
at  $259,000  were  exported  as  against  995 
valued  at  $299,581  for  the  same  period  last 
year,  and  projection  apparatus  valued  at 
$175,000  and  $148,563  were  exported  during 
tlie    two    periods    under    consideration. 


Profits  Decrease 

Famous  Players  Canadian  Subsidiary 

Reports  Net  Profits  of  $66,422 — 

Indebtedness  Decreased 

Toronto — Eastern  Theaters,  Ltd., 
subsidiary  of  Famous  Players  Can- 
adian Corp.,  Ltd.,  and  operating  the- 
aters in  Ontario,  shows  profits  of 
.';66,422  for  the  year  ended  Aug.  28, 
1925.  This  is  slightly  under  the  pre- 
vious year. 

Net  earnings  before  providing  for 
depreciation,  etc.,  amounted  to  $122,- 
160,  compared  with  $149  327  in  1924, 
and  $127,025  in  1923.  The  sum  of 
$60,118  was  set  aside  for  deprecia- 
tion on  building,  equipment,  etc.,  and 
$6,304  paid  in  taxes  leaving  net 
profits  of  $66,422,  compared  with 
$89,245   for   the  previous  year. 

.A.  comparison  of  profits  and  loss 
for  the  past  two  years  follows: 

1925  1924 

Net    earnings     $122,160  $149,377 

Net    profits    66,422  89,245 

Balance  forward 129,260  81,343 

Dividends   35.000  52,500 

Adjustments       3,514  11.172 

Suridus     153,521  129.260 


Fay  Compton  Arrives 

Fay  Compton  arrived  yesterday  on 
the  Majestic.  She  has  appeared  in 
a  number  of  English  made  pictures, 
including  "The  Happy  Ending,"  "The 
Eleventh  Commandment"  and  "Set- 
tled Out  of  Court."  Jack  Buchanan 
also  appeared  in  the  last  two. 


Beck    Shifted    to    Cincinnati 

Cincinnati — J.  E.  Beck  has  been 
named  manager  for  Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 
He  succeeds  N.  G.  Shafer,  resigned. 
R.  E.  Bishops,  booker  at  the  Cleve- 
land Vitagraph  exchange,  has  gone 
to   Cincinnati  with  Beck. 


Jack  Hyland  will  act  as  assistant 
to  Director  Harry  O.  Hoyt  in  "Do 
Clothes   Make   the   Woman?" 


McNeese  Sells  Two,  Buys  Two 

Dallas — H.  G.  McNeese,  having 
disposed  of  his  theaters  in  Alice  and 
Haskell,  has  bought  two  other  houses, 
one  in  Cotulla  and  the  other  at  Pear- 
sail. 


"When  the  Movies  Were  Young" 

"When  the  Movies  Were  Young," 
by  Mrs.  D.  W.  Griffith,  has  been 
published  by  the  E.  P.  Dutton  Co., 
publishers. 


Wray  to  Direct  "Manhood" 

Los  Angeles — John  Griffith  Wray 
•i:'  sbeen  assigned  by  Fox  to  direct 
"Manhood  "  scheduled  for  release  on 
"eb.   21. 


In   the   Courts 

The  litigation  between  the  Kino- 
T-ram  Publishing  Corp.,  and  the  Bay 
^tate  Film  Co.,  Inc.,  over  contracts 
for  the  purchase  of  raw  film  already 
mentioned  in  these  columns  has 
been  settled  and  d'scontinued  by  an 
order  of  Supreme  Court  Justice 
Gavegan. 


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Far  Ahead 

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tation  of  pictures  in  New  York  easily 
excels  presentation  in  any  other  large 
city  in  Europe. 

"It  is  little  short  of  marvelous,' 
said  the  Baron,  "to  sec  such  show? 
as  are  presented  on  Broadway,  in  the 
picture  houses.  Especially  when  you 
realize  that  the  admission  price  is  so 
low  compared  to  large  theaters 
abroad.  In  Berlin,  for  instance,  the 
best  seats  at  the  picture  houses  cost 
eight  gold  marks,  about  $2.  Here 
you  pay  85  cents — and  what  a  show 
they  give  you!  All  the  Broadway 
houses  are  fine;  the  Capitol  is  im- 
mense. There  is  nothing  like  it  any- 
where abroad. 

"When  I  was  assisting  Lubitsch  in 
making  pictures  in  Germany  I  kept 
telling  the  German  producers  to 
watch  the  American  pictures  and 
make  others  like  them.  Because,  I 
told  our  producers  that  American 
producers  have  their  fingers  on  the 
pulse  of  the  picture  audiences;  they 
know  what  the  public  wants.  I  think 
this  is  quite  as  true,  today.  I  should 
like  very  much,  indeed,  to  work  in 
America,  in  production.  This  is  such 
a  great  country — a  new  country, 
where  you  are  not  buried  in  tradition 
and  precedent.  Once  you  show  you 
can  do  something  they  let  you  go 
ahead.     It  is  not  so  abroad." 


Texas    Meets   Nov.    17-18 
Dallas— The  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Texas 
\vill  hold  a  two-day  convention  at  the 
Hotel   Baker  Nov.   17-18. 


"U"   Leases   Capitol,   Dallas 

Dallas  —  Universal  has  leased  the 
Capitol  from  Si  Charninsky  and  Ray 
Stinnett. 


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DAILY 


Presentations 

1  feature  dealing  with  the  inan- 
•  in  which  first-runs  build  their 
tgrams  and  written  from  the  an- 
of  one  who  sits  out  front, 
designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
weying  to  exiiioitors  ideas  to  Oe 
d  in  aevelopmg  their  own  shows. 

Strand 
Jnit   No.    1.— Overture.   "1812"   by 
Dhaikowsky.     lime,  Id  minutes. 
Jnit  No.  Z. — Mark  btrand  Topical 
k'iew.    Time,  5  minutes. 
Jmt     No.     J. — josepa     Pluiikett's 
)log  to  "The   tagie.       Mlie.   ivie- 
va    and    Mark    :3trand    tnsemble; 
Ison   House,   leuor;   Kussian   uaia- 
.'s.     bcene:     Russian  peasant  hut, 
erior,    with    garden.      Dancers    in 
ive    costume    and    soloist   in    Cos- 
i  unitorm.     Dance  number,   Rus- 
i  string  instrument  selections  a^d 
3r  solo,     'lime,  9  minutes, 
nit  No.  4. — i^'eature:  "The  Eagl' 
le,  74  minutes. 

„nit    No.    5. — '"The    Great    Op 
ces" — Aesop  Fable  cartoon.  Time, 
inutes. 

nit  No.  6. — Organ  solo.  Intro- 
ion  to  Act  3  of  "Lohengrin," 
jner.     Time,  5  minutes. 


Seton  Realty  Co.  Buys  Two 

ncinnati — The  Seton  Realty  Co., 
acquired  the  Empress  Theater 
ding.  Vine  near  Ninth,  a  Mutual 
sque  house,  for  $265,000  from  the 
ikel  Realty  Company.  The  com- 
'  also  .bought  the  Boulevard,  Vine 
entral  Parkway,  a  picture  house, 
5375,000. 


lerts   Purchase   St.   Louis   Rialto 

Louis — The  Shuberts  have 
ht  the  Rialto  to  replace  the 
ert-JefTerson.  The  Shuberts  have 
doned  plans  to  build  in  St.  Louis, 
orarily,  at  least. 


Manager  Hurt  in  Accident 

lUX  Falls— H.  J.   Chapman,  Uni- 
manager,    his    wife    and    child 
ecovering  from   injuries  received 
their  automobile   turned   turtle. 


Minnesota 

Dfthington, 
d    is     now 
je  Ehlers. 
smantled. 


House    Opens 

M  i  n  n. — The  new 
being  operated  by 
The  old  Grand  is  to 


Morgan  Buys  Theater  Site 
athenburg.  Neb. — G.  W.  Morgan, 
icruns  the  Lake,  has  purchased  a 
eor  a  new  theater  which  will  not 

ompleted  for  more  than  two 
11,  when  Morgan's  lease  on  the 
k   expires. 


tiday  Matinees  At  Loew's   State 

3'veland — Under   the    auspices    of 

■  leveland  Cinema  Club,  a  special 
clock  Saturday  morning  matinee 

■  lildren  will  be  given  at  Loew's 
•t  every  Saturday. 


Diver  Exhibitor  in  Real  Estate 
Diver — Homer    Ellison,    Jr.,   who 
thhis  father  operated  the   Queens 
:a  r.  has  left  for  Florida  to  go  into 
;    al  estate  business. 


Smith  for  Pittsburgh 
Pisburgh — William  G.  Smith,  for- 
:r;-epresentative    of    Universal    in 
;sivIoines    and    Omaha,    has    been 
imerred  to  the  local  sales  force. 


Sloane    Coming   East 
Paul  H.  Sloane,  director,  is  expect- 
ed in  New  York  in  a  few  days.    Now 
in  Hollywood. 


Bahn  on  Syracuse  Herald 

Syracuse,  N.  Y. — Chester  B.  Bahn 
nas  resigned  as  dramatic  editor  of  the 
1  elegram  and  bunday  American  to 
assume  charge  oi  the  dramatic  de- 
^anment  of  the  Herald. 


P.  D.  C.  Officials  on  Tour 

il.    O.    Duke,    assistant    secretary 

jI     I'rod.     Dist.     Corp.,    and    James 

linn,    manager    ot    the    booking   de- 

(jartment,  are  on  a  tour  of  branches 

Al    the    East   and    Mid-West. 


Fannie    Hurst   on   Hollywood 

Fannie    Hurst    is    writing    a    series 

of  articles  on  Hollywood  for  Liberty. 

first    "I    Have    Been    to    Holly- 

ood"  appears   in  the   current  issue. 


uaEerCfty"' House  Change*  Name 

Philadelphia — The  name  of  the 
Manheim,  Germantown  Ave.  has  been 
changed  to  the  Lyric.  The  house 
was  purchased  recently  by  Wolf  & 
Berger,  who  plan  to  remodel  it. 


Switch  in  Stanley  Managers 
Philadelphia — bydney  Motnor,  who 
has  been  managing  the  Stanley's 
Frincess,  on  Market  St.,  has  been 
transferred  to  the  Savoy,  and  Sig- 
mund  Schwartz,  Savoy  Manager,  suc- 
ceeds   Montor   at   the    Princess. 


Ayres  Shifted  to  Washington 

Philadelphia — N.  J.  Ayres,  mem- 
ber of  the  local  exchange  of  Inde- 
pendent Film,  has  been  transferred 
to  Washington. 


Artclass  Exchange  to   Open 

Philadelphia — A  new  exchange  to 
specialize  in  outdoor  and  Western  pic- 
tures is  to  be  opened  by  Gus  Krug 
and  John  Brehm. 


Willis  Building  K.  C.  House 

Kansas  City — Title  has  been  taken 
by  R.  L.  Willis  for  the  site  of  the 
new  theater  which  he  is  building  on 
Main  St.,  to  comply  with  the  terms 
of  a  25  year  lease  he  nas  made  with 
the  Blackstone  Amusement  Co. 
George  Tranastitch  is  president  of  the 
concern,  which  owns  the  Isis.  Jack 
Roth,  who  manages  the  Isis,  will 
also  handle  the  new  house,  which  will 
open   New   Year's. 


Stop  Cheating  Yourself 
Out  of  Real  Profits-' 


BOOK 


OADl  (UGHr-PRJCE  RIGHT-  PROFm  RIGHT 

BOOK    THEM    TODAY! 


Three   Divisions 

(Continued   from    Page    1) 

the  branches  in  each  of  the  territories 
will  be  referred  to  the  sales  manager. 

The  branches  under  this  territorial 
division  are: 

West :  Chicago,  Denver,  Des  Moines,  De- 
troit, Los  Angeles,  Milwaukee,  Minneapolis, 
Umaha,  Poitland,  Salt  Lake  City,  San  Fran- 
cisco, Seattle,  Calgary,  Montreal,  St.  John, 
Toronto,     V  ancouver    and    Winnipeg. 

South :  Atlanta,  Charlotte,  Cincinnati, 
Cleveland,  Dallas,  Indianapolis,  Kansas  City, 
Louisville,  I\ew  Orleans,  Oklahoma  City, 
Pittsburgh  and   St.   Louis. 

East;  Albany,  Boston,  Buffalo,  New 
Haven,  New  Jersey,  Wew  York,  Philadelphia 
and   Washington. 


Arch   Reeve   Here 

Arch  Reeve,  studio  publicity  head 
for  Famous  in  Hollywood,  is  in  New 
y>8rk. 

Carlos  Prod,  to  Move 

Carlos  Prod,  will  move  from  1450 
to   1560  Broadway. 


Iowa-Nebraska  Theater  Changes 

Des  Moines — It  is  believed  by  local 
film  men  that  more  theaters  in  this 
territory  change  hands  than  in  any 
other  section  of  the  country.  Some 
recent  deals  include: 

R.  G.  Rush  has  sold  the  Magic  of  Pier- 
son,  la.  O.  L.  Davis  has  sold  the  Opera 
House  of  Hastings,  la.,  to  W.  A.  Chancellor. 
The  Star,  Dumont,  la.,  has  passed  from  the 
hands  of  Joe  Keebe  to  Mr.  Jacobs.  The 
Princess,  Dexter,  la.,  has  passed  from  Mr. 
Ross  to  V.  J.  Hudson.  C.  M.  Corbin  has 
sold  the  New  Casino  of  Glidden,  la.,  to  Ed 
Greeley.  J.  W.  Paddock  has  sold  the  Magic, 
Pierson,  la.,  to  R.  G.  Ruch.  O.  M.  Blevins 
has  sold  the  auditorium,  Osceola,  Neb.,  to 
Harry  Musselman.  H.  Simons  has  sold  the 
Oak,  Red  Ooak,  la.,  to  George  Munroe  of 
Cedar  Rapids.  L.  N.  Frescoln  has  sold  the 
Opera  House,  Batavia,  la.,  to  John  Swenson. 
W.  E.  Dyer  has  sold  the  Gretna,  Gretna, 
Neb.,  to  John  A.  Martens.  Fred  C.  Taylor 
of  Riverton,  Neb.,  has  sold  the  Lyric  to  W. 
H.   Cline. 


Dickson  Now  Has  Five  in  String 

Montour,  la. — With  acquisition  of 
houses  at  Montour  and  Garwin  E. 
H.  Dickson  now  has  five  theaters  in 
his  Iowa  string.  The  others  are  at 
Gladbrook,    Conrad   and    Chelsea. 


Salt  Lake  Exchange  Closes 
Salt  Lake  City — The  De  Luxe  ex- 
change has  been  closed  and  the  own- 
er has  returned  to  Denver. 


New  Arkansas  House 
Arkadelphia,   Ark. — C.   W.   Culp   is 
erecting  the  Cameo  here. 


75%   to   Britain 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

films  progressively  rising  to  twenty-five  dur- 
ing third  third  quarter  1929.  British  films 
defined  as  manufactured  by  British  owned 
controlled  prdoucing  company  made  as  far 
as  possible  British  studio  and  three  quarters 
of  cost  excluding  fees  to  director  and  one 
principal  actor  paid  to  persons  domiciled 
Great  Britain.  But  dates  on  which  various 
perecentages  come  into  operation  postpon- 
able  if  supply  good  British  film  insufficient 
and  any  British  film  considered  not  good 
enough  to  be  ruled  out  for  quota  purposes 
and  exhibitor  proving  unable  pay  price  de- 
manded British  films  may  be  released  from 
regulation.  News  scenic  educational  etc 
films  outside  quota.  To  bust  block  booking 
system  recommend  exhibition  date  for  foreign 
film  not  more  than  six  months  after  book- 
ing date.  Whole  scheme  to  be  controlled 
committee  appointed  board  trade." 


Next  Week  on  Broadway 

"Lord  Jim"  will  play  the  Rialto 
next  week.  The  Rivoli  will  play 
"Stage   Struck." 


Postpone  "Junior  Stars"  Picture 

The  picture  to  be  made  by  the 
Paramount  Junior  Stars  will  not  be- 
gin until  Nov.  23. 


DROP     CURTAINS 

OF  EVERY  FABRIC  for 

Motion    Picture    Theaters 

Sold   or   Rented 

KNIGHT  -  MARTIN  -  TRUART 

Scenic  Studios 

260  W.  46th  St.  New  York  City 

Jack  Wimy.  CKLgt. 


CHARLIE 
CHAPLIN 

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A  Dog's  Life 

Released  Nov,  Z2 

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'ijtticr  show  / 


Big  doings  on  Broadway 
last  Sunday.  Big  attrac- 
tions, big  names,  big  bus- 


iness: 


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Opened  Fine!"  That's  what 
"The  New  Commandment" 
did  at  the  Rivoli.  "Building 
all  the  time"  is  the  second  and 
third  day  report. 

*         *         f:         * 

Today  "The  New  Commandment" 
is  taking  it  away  from  every  other 
show,  because  it's  chock  a  block  with 
audience-stuff,  and  at  the  box-office 
nothing  else  counts. 


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Members  ^  Motion  Picture  Producers  «tnd  Distributors  of  America  Inc.— Will  Haye  PmnMt 


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XXXIV     No.  36 


Thursday,  November  12,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


MOVES 

By  DANNY 

ig  ones.  In  sight.  Liable  to 
ik  any  moment.  And  they 
1  be  important  and  portentu- 
1  The  battle  of  the  giants, 
erred  to  in  this  column 
iths  ago.  Seems  heading  in. 
I  when  the  big  move  shows, 
vill  prove  as  important  as 
thing  that  has  occurred.  In 
business  in  years. 

Charity 

gins  at   home,   they   say.      Well, 

York  is  the  home  of  many  pic- 

and   theatrical    folk.      The    Fed- 

d    Charities    drive    is    on.       The 

rical  and  picture  division,  headed 

idolph   Zukor,  is  expected  to  do 

lare.     Of  the  four  million  needed. 

this    most    worthy    of    charities. 

yet — at  the   moment — this   divi- 

is  the  onl}'  one.     That  is  behind 

.  quota.     And  terribly  far  behind, 

at. 

the  shame  and  disgrace  of  the 

wealthy  men  of  the  picture  and 

er  professioii,  this  must  be  said. 

to    be      hoped — and      sincerely 

d — that  this  deficit  will  be  met — 

people  of  our  profession  need  not 

ishamed.     And  that  they  will  do 

share — largely,     not     meagrely, 

he  Federated. 

DeMille  First  Runs 
)m    the    Coast      come      reports, 
the  big  Famous  houses  in  Los 
les    and    'Frisco    will    not    play 
ille's  "The   Road  to  Yesterday." 
hinted   that  the  reason   for  this 
form    of   reprisal.      Because    the 
;r  interests,  allied  with  the  De- 
organization,      are       securing 
IS  out   that   way.     This  may  be 
It  also  may  not  be  true.     Re- 
2ss  of  why,  however,  if  the  De- 
picture     is     being   kept    out   it 
S   that    another    big    fight    is   on. 
it  will  be  a  fight  worth  watch- 
Incidentally,  it  will  be  interest- 
(.Coittiiiued  on  Page  2) 


inally  Organize 

Feature      Advertisers      Ass'n 
nes     Into     Being — Important 
Distributors   Participate 

Short  Feature  Advertisers 
with  its  purpose  "to  increase 
St  in  short  features  on  the  part 
ic  public,  exhibitors.  trade 
5,  magazines  and  newspapers  " 
iormeci  yesterday. 
IS  were  furthered  for  a  nation- 
comedy  exploitation  month  to 
d  in  the  near  future.  This  will 
(Continued    on    Page    5) 


Control  in  Germany? 

American   Domination   Seen  as   Pos- 
sibility —  More      on      the      Ufa 
Situation 

Control  of  the  German  market  by 
.'\merican  interests  is  seen  as  more 
than  a  possibility  by  the  Berlin  cor- 
respondent of  the  New  York  Times, 
who  in  a  long  cable  to  his  paper  yes- 
terday, touched  in  an  interesting  man- 
ner on  changes  and  near  changes  in 
the   trade   there. 

The  dispatch  declared  that  unless 
.\merican  companies  can  achieve 
their  aims  peacefully,  a  war  of  price 
cutting  and  financial  strategy  will 
ensue  which  will  relegate  Germany 
into  the  position  occup[ed_by  Eng- 
land. The  Times  dispatch  purports 
to  be  based  on  conversations  with  im- 
liortant  figures  in  the  German  "ade. 
It  points  out  as  a  practical  instance 
of  the  trend  that  the  Ufa  and  I^hoe- 
bus.  the  first  and  second  largest  com- 
panies in  Germany  are  negotiating 
with  American  concerns  for  the  sale 
of  all  their  properties.  Further,  it 
iCoiitiimcii  on   Pane  4) 


French    "Kontingent" 

Price   War   in   Paris   Offers   Another 
Argument  for   Properties  of   Re- 
stricted Importations 

H\  Arraniicmctjt  li'ith 
■LA  CISIiM.MOCRAPHIE  FRANC AISE" 
Paris — The  price  war  in  which  im- 
portant American  distributors  and 
the  Omiiia-Pathe  Consortium-Lutetia 
?re  engaged   continues. 

The  group  comprising  Paramount, 
United  Artists  Gaumont  -  Metro- 
Goldwyn  and  First  National,  accuses 
the  French  circuit  of  undercutting 
prices  and  have  pledged  themselves 
not  to  supply  the  O.  P.  C.  L.  with 
any  films  for  twelve  months.  The 
I-iench     industry     is     annoyed,     and 

(Continued  on   Page  4) 


The  British  Plan 

Full    Text    of    Proposed    Regulatory 

Restrictions  as   Drawn  Up  by 

Entire  English  Trade 

The  text  of  the  British  quota  plan, 
as  prepared  after  weeks  of  delibera- 
tion and  as  drawn  for  presentation  to 
the  British  Government,  was  received 
in  New  York  yesterday.  Its  import- 
ance to  the  American  industry 
prompts  its  publication  in  full: 

The  Snb-Cnmniittee  which  was  apjiointed 
Iiy  the  Committee  rcpresentinp;  the  different 
'cctions  and  interests  of  the  film  industry  of 
the  United  Kini?dom  at  the  meeting  on  Oct. 
').  1925,  has  had  many  meetings,  and  has 
devoted  a  very  considerable  amount  of  time 
and  thought  to  the  problem  referred  to  them. 
It  now  reports  that  it  has  reached  complete 
agreement  on  all  points,  and  that  it  is  confi- 
dent that  the  scheme  which  has  been  pre- 
(Continued  on   Page  4) 


Snag  Looked  For 

By  ERNEST   W.  FREDMAN 
The  Film   Renter  and  M.   P.   News 

London — The  Kinematograph 
Renters'  Society  yesterday  ac- 
cepted the  British  quota  plan 
in  full.  The  Cinematograph 
Exhibitors'  Ass'n.,  now  in  ses- 
sion, is  expected  to  make  its 
decision  today.  It  is  quite  like- 
ly that  some  opposition  wUI  de- 
velop as  many  exhibitors  are 
opposed  to  Government  inter- 
ference. 


The  official  text  of  the  British 
plan,  received  yesterday  by  mail 
from  London  appears  else- 
where in  this  issue. 


Waldron  Arrives 

J.  A.  Waldron,  general  manager 
for  Mack  Sennett.  arrived  from  the 
Coast   yesterday.     At  the   Roosevelt. 


Shows  on  Tour 

Famous  to  Send  Presentations  to  All 

Key  Point  Houses — Each  to  Run 
10   to  30   Minutes 

Los  Angeles — Local  papers  declare 
John  Murra}-  .Anderson,  revue  pro- 
ducer will  stage  song  and  ballet 
numbers  which  arc  to  tour  the  entire 
Paramount-B.   &   K.   circuit. 

The  .\nderson  productions,  design- 
ed to  run  from  10  to  30  minutes  will 
be  supplementary  to  the  film  portion 
of  each  program. 

It  is  understood  the  Anderson  act 
cannot  be  l)rought  to  New  York  until 
tlie  Rivoli  stage  is  altered.  The  plan 
provides  for  the  new  stage  to  fill  the 

(Continued   on  Page   2) 


In   Indianapolis 

Warners   Will    Either   Buy   or   Build 

There— The     Ohio     and     Palace 

Mentioned 

Indianapolis — \"arious  offir-'  of 
the  Warners  have  been  here^^..  sev- 
eral occasions  during  the  past  two 
weeks  in  connection  with  a  first-run. 

It  is  understood  the  company  in 
determined  to  secure  an  outlet  and 
will  either  buy  or  build  in  order  to 
carry  out  their  ends.  The  Ohio  and 
Palace  have  been  discussed  as  pos- 
sible acquisitions.  There  has  been 
no  decision,  it  is  understood,  and  the 
possibility  of  building  is  still  a  live 
one. 

Lease  of  a  large  building,  the 
lower  floor  of  which  is  to  be  con- 
verted into  a  picture  house  to  seat 
1200  is  being  negotiated  for  by  Ed- 
ward G.  .'^ourhicr. 


Big  Deal  Pending 

Reported  on  Coast  Officials  of  U.  A. 

and     M.-G.-M.    Are    Discussing 

Distribution  Deal 

Hollywood — Important  officials  of 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,  headed  by 
Nicholas  M.  Schenck,  J.  Robert  Ru- 
bin, and  Louis  B.  Mayer  are  reported 
to  be  discussing  a  deal  with  United 
Artists  as  a  result  of  which  United 
Artists  would  distribute  through  M.- 
G.-M.  Practically  all  of  the  im- 
portant officials  •  of  United  Artists 
are  on  the  Coast  at  this  time.  Hiram 
Abrams  and  Dennis  O'Brien  arrived 
here  on  Monday  from  New  York,  at 
which  time  Schenck  and  Rubin  also 
arrived. 


It  was  impossible  to  obtain  any  in- 
formation relative  to  this  report  at 
the  New  York  offices  of  either  of  the 
companies.  At  Metro,  Marcus  Loew 
was  not  available,  and  at  United 
Artists  it  was  stated  that  while  the 
report  had  reached  the  office  as  a 
rumor,  nothing  of  a  definite  nature 
was  known. 

On  Nov.  1,  1924,  when  like  reports 
were  in  circulation,  and  being  print- 
ed, a  report  to  THE  FILM  DAILY 
from  Hollywood  said  that  one  of  the 
teatures  of  the  proposed  deal  would 
be  that  "the  commercial  life  of  the 
U.  A.  product  would  be  cut  to  ap- 
proximately a  year  or  18  months, 
instead  of  several  years  as  at  present, 
with  a  resultant  saving  in  distribution 
overhead." 


Seattle  Ban  Stays 

Mayor   Refuses   to    Remove   Restric- 
tions   Which    Prohibit    Theaters 

Near  School  Sites 
.Seattle — Mayor  E.  J.  Brown  has 
vetoed  ?n  ordinance  that  would  re- 
move the  present  ban  on  theaters 
within  500  ft.  of  a  public  school, 
stating  that  the  ordinance  was  creat- 
ed solely  that  a  councilman  who  was 
both    financially    and    personally    in- 

(Continued  on  Page   2) 


"Common    People,"    New    Name 

E.  H.  Goldstein,  treasurer  of  Uni- 
versal announced  yesterday  that 
"Commoii  People"  is  the  final  title 
of  the  picture  now  playing  at  the 
.\stor  under  the  title  "Proud  Heart." 
The  new  title  was  suggested  to  Uni- 
versal  by    Meyer    Schine. 


Charles  A.  Bird  Dead 

Horncll,  N.  Y.— Charles  A.  Bird, 
for  years  general  manager  of  the 
.'^jiubcrt  theatrical  interests  in  New 
York,  at  one  time  Coast  studio  man- 
ager, (lied  in  Betheada  Hospital  yes- 
terday after  a  long  illness.  Funeral 
services    Saturday. 


THE 


1  hursday,  November  12, 


Vol.  XXXIV No.  36   Thursday  Nov.  12, 1925  Price  5 Cents 


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Inc.  Pul>lished  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager; Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
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months,  $.1.00.  Foreign  $15.00.  Subscribers 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY,  1650 
Broadway,  New  York.  N.  Y.  Phone  Circle 
4736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  address  :  Filmday, 
New  York,  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
E.  Gausman.  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London  Representative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  58, 
Great  Marlborough  St.,  London,  W.  1.  Paris 
Representative,  La  Cinematographie  Fran- 
caise,   5,    Rue    Saulnier. 


Shows  on  Tour 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
pit  now  used  by  the  orchestra  and  to 
take  out  three  existing  rows  of  seats 
to  make   room  for  the  musicians. 


Tlie  Famous  theater  department  is 
at  work  on  the  above  plan.  Ander- 
sons' first  presentation  opened  at  the 
new  Metropolitan,  Boston  and  will 
be  brought  to  New  York  next. 
Otiier  cities  will   then  follow. 


Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban   &   Katz    Not  quoted 

Eastman  Kodak  ..112;^  WO'A  11254  3,200 
Famous   Players    ..107-5-^    10754    10754     4,500 

F.  P.  Pfd Not  quoted 

Film   Inspection    ..      5H       554        5K        200 

First    National     Not    quoted 

Fox    Film    "A"    ..   SlJi     7954     81%      1,500 

Loew's,     Inc 4I.>4      39-5^     41J4    10,400 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.  ..  225i  22J4  22!^  200 
M.  P.  Cap.  Corp.  1&%  18^  18K  100 
Pathe    Exch.    "A"      78         73/2      76         4,300 

Skouras     Bros Not    quoted 

Trans-Lux    Screen      10?4       9H     iOH   13,300 

Universal     Pictures     Not    quoted 

Universal    Pict.    Pfd Not   quoted 

Warner    Bros 20"^     20)4     20ii        600 

Warner    Pictures    Not   quoted 


Schrock  to  Remain  at  "U"  City 

AVord  was  received  at  Uni- 
ver.sal  yesterday  that  Raymond  L. 
Schrock,  general  manager  at  Uni- 
versal City,  has  renewed  his  con- 
tract for  one  year.  He  will  have  as 
assistant.  Harry  H.  Zehner.  for 
several  years  personal  secretarj-  and 
aid   to   (."arl   Laemmle. 


Extra   Kodak   Dividend 

Kaslnian  Kod;'k  yesterday  declared 
the  u<\ya\  e.xtra  dividend  of  75  cents 
on  the  common  in  addition  to  the 
regular  quarterly  dividend  of  $1.25 
on  the  common  and  $1.00  on  the  pre- 
ferred. .\11  dividends  are  payable 
Jan.  1  to  stockholders  of  record  Nov. 

31! 


MOVES 

(Cuntiiuicit  from  Page  1) 

ing  to  watch  where  the  latest  DeMille 
plays  on  Broadway.  Do  not  be  sur- 
prised if  you  see  it  in  a  legitimate 
theater.     For  a  run. 

Next  Week 

Two  fine  pictures  hit  Broadway: 
"Stella  Dallas"  on  Monday  and  '"The 
Big  Parade"  on  Thursday.  Having 
seen  them  on  the  Coast — and  raved 
over  each — let  that  be  sufficient.  And 
next  week  we'll  see  what  the  New 
York  folks  think  of  these  outstand- 
ingly fine  pictures. 

Poland   Joins    MacLean    Prod. 

Joseph  Franklin  Poland,  who  has 
written  several  scenarios  for  First 
National,  will  leave  Saturday  for  Hol- 
lywood, where  he  wHl  do  continuities 
for  Douglas'MacLean  Prod.  He  has 
signed  a  year's  contract. 


Pathe's   October  Profits  §200,000 

Wall  Street  reported  yesterday  that 
earnings  of  Pathe  Exchange,  Inc., 
for  October  were  approximately 
S200,000  net  after  depreciation  and 
taxes,  ecj^ual  after  allowing  for  pre- 
ferred dividends  for  the  period  to 
$1.25  a  share  on  150,133  shares  Class 
A  stock  for  the  month.  This  is  said 
to  be  the  largest  monthly  profit  on 
record. 

Following  a  slumi)  of  11  points  in 
Tuesday's  market,  Pathe  stock  made 
a  gain  of  6  points  in  yesterday's  mar- 
ket, closing  at  76. 


Mountan    Sailing 

David  J.  Mountan.  president  of 
Richmount  Pictures,  sails  on  the  Le- 
viathan Saturday  for  London  where 
he  w-ll  stop  at  the  Piccadillv   Hotel. 


Roxy  Stock  Offering  Soon 
An  offering  of  stock  of  the  Roxy 
Theater  Corp.  is  expected  in  the  next 
few  days.  An  issue  of  first  mortgage 
bonds  on  the  theater  was  recently 
sold. 


Bern  Going  to   Paris 

Los  Angeles — Paul  Bern,  who  re- 
cently terminated  his  contract  with 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,  plans  a  trip 
abroad. 


HENNEGAN 


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PROGRAM  COVERS 

HELP  SELL    YOUR  SHOW. 

THE  HENNEGAN  CO.,  CINCINNATI,  D. 

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Seattle  Ban  Stays 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 

terested  in  a  proposed  theater  site 
m  West  Seattle,  less  than  500  ft.  from 
a   school,   might   profit   thereby. 

Councilman  W.  T.  Campbell  at 
whose  head  the  charges  were  direct- 
ed, stated  he  planned  to  construct 
a  theater  for  operation  by  others,  near 
the  Junction  in  West  Seattle,  less 
than  500  ft.  from  a  school  ground. 
It  was  his  committee  that  recom- 
mended the  passage  of  the  ordinance 
repealing  the  500-foot  restriction,  he 
admitted.  "It  was  agreed  by  the 
committee  that  there  was  no  good 
reason  for  the  restriction,"  Campbell 
said.  "W'c  were  receiving  requests 
from  other  sources  for  the  removal 
of  the  ban,  as  it  was  preventing  thea- 
ter iirojects  in  several  places.'' 


Another  Hollywood  Probe 

Hollywood — The  Industrial  Wel- 
fare Commission  of  California  is  in- 
vestigating the  conditions  of  labor  in 
Hollywood.  A  liearing  will  be  held 
Nov.  18,  at  which  all  welfare  workers 
and  organizations  will  be  present. 


Ruth  Roland  Back  in  Pictures 

Hollywood — Ruth  Roland,  who 
has  been  absent  from  pictures  for 
some  time,  may  be  featured  in  two 
pictures.  It  is  unlikely  she  will  ap- 
pear in  serials  again. 


60,000  Seats  in  Chicago  Since  Jan.  1 

Chicago— Since  Jan.  1,  60.000  the- 
ater scats  have  been  added,  with  ten 
more  houses  to  open  between  Nov. 
15  and  Jan.  1,  1926.  Most  of  the 
iluaters  are  m  outlying  districts. 


New  Fox  Office  Opens  Nov.  16 

Atlanta — L.  B.  Remy,  division 
manager  for  Fox  in  the  South,  will 
open  a  new  exchange  in  Memphis  on 
Monday. 


Roach    Signs   Theda   Bara 

Los  Angeles — Plal  Roach  has  sign- 
ed Theda  Bara  to  play  in  two- 
reel  comedies.  Miss  Bara  will  start 
work  in  December. 


Trimble   and    Universal    Split 

Hollywood — Larry  Trimble  has  left 
Universal.  He  recently  finished  "My 
Old  Dutch,"  and  was  read}'  to  start 
''Uig  Joe." 


Neely  Edwards  Signs 

H(ollywood — Neely  Edwards  has 
signed  to  appear  in  a  five  reel  com- 
edy to  be  made  by  Joe  Rock.  He 
will  then  join  another  producer,  with 
whom  he  has  signed  for  three  years. 


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Why  Shut  Off  the  Water 
When  You  Start  to  Get  Thirsty? 


That's  silly? 

No  sillier  than  the  habit  in  this  business  of  a.  flood  of  big  pictures 
in  the  Fall  and  a  drought  in  the  Spring. 

Knockouts  in  the  season  when  folks  would  swarm  to  your  show 
anyway,  and  inferior  stuff  when  you  need  the  best  in  order  to  get 
'em  in. 

How  many  thousands  of  dollars  that  bad  practice  has  taken  out  of 
exhibitors'  pockets!  , 

But— 

This  year  you  exhibitors  can  get  the  dollars  back  again.  This  year 
you  can  make  more  money  in  the  Spring  than  you  ever  did  in  the 
Fall! 

Paramount  is  releasing  the  most  elaborate  program  in  its  history 
— 30  Great  Special  Productions — from  February  1  to  August  1, 
1926. 

More  stars,  more  magnificence,  greater  box-office  power  than  you 
ever  saw  in  your  life  before  in  any  season! 

Paramount  won't  let  you  thirst  for  big  pictures  this  Spring.  You 
can  drink  your  fill  of  dollars  from  the  most  sensational  flood  of 
ALL-BIG  pictures  this  industry  has  ever  known! 


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Thursday,  November  12,  19; 


The  British  Plan 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
pared    will    realize    the    objects    which,    in    its 
opinion,    the    Government,    the    general    public, 
and   all    sections   of   the   film   trade   are   deter- 
mined to  achieve. 

Those   objects   are: 

(i)  To  increase  the  quantity  and  propor- 
tion of  British  films  screened  in  the  United 
Kingdom  and   elsewhere. 

(ii)  To  establish  an  industry  under  British 
control  in  the  United  Kingdom  for  the  pro- 
duction of  these  films. 

(iii)  To  encourage  the  production  of  such 
films  as  will,  directly  or  indirectly,  give  em- 
ployment to  British  labor  at  home,  and  in- 
crease the  prestige  of  the  British  name,  Brit- 
ish institutions,  and  British  manufactured 
products   at  home  and  abroad. 

However  simple  the  objects  to  be  attained, 
it  is  the  fact  that  the  film  business  is  one  of 
such  exceptional  and  extraordinary  complex 
ity,  and  the  interests  affected  are  so  far- 
reaching  that  at  every  stage  it  was  necessary 
to  examine  the  proposals  put  forward.  The 
test  applied  was  not  only  their  power  to  ac- 
complish the  purpose  set  forth  above,  but 
their  efiicacy  in  avoiding  injury  to  existing 
interests. 

The  Sub-Committee  had  further  to  satisfy 
itself  that  every  proposal  it  was  prepared  to 
recommend  would  be  simple  in  operation  and 
not  easily  defeated.  The  results  of  this  care- 
ful selection  of  different  expedients  are  em- 
bodied in  a  comprehensive  scheme,  of  which 
the  following  is  a  brief   synopsis: 

The  Renting  and  Exhibiting  of  Films 

1 — On  and  after  Oct.  1,  1926,  no  renter 
can  rent  foreign  films  unless  he  acquires  and 
exploits  a  quota  of  British  films. 

2 — On  and  after  Jan.  1,  1927,  every  exhib- 
tor  must  exhibit  a  quota  of  British  films  in 
his  programs,  which  shall  be  computed  at  in- 
tervals  of   three   months. 

3 — The  following  quotas  shall  apply: 

For  every  foot  of  British  film  exploited  by 
renters  or  shown  by  exhibitors,  not  more 
than  the  following  number  of  feet  of  foreign 
film  may  be  exploited  or  shown: 

3   Months   Ending  Renter     Exhibitor 

Dec.    31,    1926     9  nil 

March    31,     1927     9  9 

June    30,    1927    6  -9 

Sept.    30,    1927    6  6 

Dec.    31,    1927    6  6 

March   31,    1928    .•.      6  6 

June    30,    1928    4  6 

Sept.    30,    1928    4  4 

Dec.    31,    1928     4  4 

March    31,    1929    4  4 

June    30,    1929    3  4 

After    June    30,    1929 3  3 

Thus  the  quota  begins  with  10  per  cent 
and  rises  to  25   per  cent  in   1929. 

4 — The    following   safeguards   are    provided: 

(i)  In  the  event  of  a  sufficient  supply  of 
good  British  films. not  being  in  sight,  the  date 
of  operation  of  any  particular  quota  may  be 
postponed. 

(ii)  If  any  British  film  offered  is  not  deem- 
ed of  sufficiently  good  standard  of  production 
and  entertainment  value,  it  may  be  disal- 
lowed for  quota  purposes. 

(iii)  An  Authority  will  be  set  up  by  the 
Board  of  Trade  upon  which  Exhibitors  and 
Renters  shall  be  represented  to  decide  ques- 
tions   (i)    and    (ii). 

(iv)  Any  Exhibitor  will  be  permitted  to 
stand  out  of  the  quota  obligation  if  he  can 
show  that  he  is  unable  to  pay  the  price  de- 
manded for  British  films  for  his  kinema. 

(v)  Every  film  must  be  passed  by  the  Brit- 
ish Board  of  Film  Censors. 

(vi)  Small  Renters  will  be  able  to  acquire 
a   joint   quota   qualification. 

5 — News,  scenic  and  advertisement  films, 
etc.,  will  be  dealt  with  by  the  Exhibitor  and 
Renter    without    any    quota    obligation. 

6 — A  British  film  is  one  which  satisfies  the 
following   conditions: 

(i)  The  producing  company  must  be  Brit- 
ish owned  and  British  controlled. 

(ii)  The  studio  scenes  must  (as  far  as  pos 
sible)   be  taken   in  a   British   studio. 

(iii)  Three-fourths  of  the  salaries  and 
wages,  not  including  the  fees  paid  to  the  pro- 
ducer and  one  principal  artiste  (who  may  be 
of  foreign  domicile),  spent  on  the  film  produc- 
tion must  be  paid  to  persons  domiciled  in 
Great    Britain. 

Block  Booking 

7 — On  and  after  1st  January,  1926,  every 
new  contract  for  exhibition  of  films  must 
satisfy   the   following  conditions: 

(i)    Every  film  shall  have  passed  the   Cen- 


sor and  be  capable  of  being  shown  to  an  Ex- 
hibitor on  demand. 

(ii)  The  exhibition  date  for  any  foreigrn 
film  must  not  be  more  than  six  months  from 
the  booking  date. 

(iii)  In  the  case  of  a  serial  or  series,  each 
part  or  number  not  being  more  than  2,000  feet 
in  length,  these  conditions  shall  apply  to  the 
first   three  parts  or   numbers. 

A  Central  Studio 

8 — The  Sub-Committee  puts  on  record  its 
belief  that  the  success  of  the  foregoing  scheme, 
so  far  as  it  relates  to  the  establishment  of  a 
permanent  British  film  producing  industry, 
will  be  very  materially  aidet!  by  the  estab- 
lishment of  a  large  Central  Studio.  A  com- 
mittee to  investigate  and  report  on  the  details 
of  a  studio  scheme  could  with  advantage  be 
appointed  as  soon  as  the  Government  signifies 
its  willingness  to  give  effect  to  the  other  pro- 
posals contained  in  this  report  for  the  revival 
or  establishment  of  a  British  film-producing 
industry. 

The   Sub-Committee   confidently   recommends 
the   foregoing  scheme  to  the  trade   for  its   ac- 
ceptance.      It    trusts    that    the    present    Com- 
mittee and  the  C.   E.  A.   Council  will  approve 
its    general    principles,    and    will    agree   to   the 
appointment    of    a    committee,    which    will    be 
authorized    (i)    to    present    the    scheme   to   the 
Board   of   Trade   and   to  urge   its   adoption   by 
the  Government,  and  the  immediate  enactment 
of  any  necessary  legislation;   (ii)  to  advise  the 
Board   of    Trade   on    any    details   of    the   meas 
ures    to    be    enacted    and    the    administrative 
machinery  to  be  set  up;  and   (iii)  to  invite  the 
co-operation   of   the   Federation   of    British    In- 
dustries  in   making   it    really   effective   from   a 
rational  and   industrial  point  of  view. 
(Signed) 
T.     ORMISTON,     President,     Ciiiemato- 
graph   Exhibitors'   Ass'n  of   Great   Brit- 
ain  and   Ireland. 
W.     N.     BLAKE.    Vice-President,     Cine- 
matograph   Exhibitors'    Ass'n   of    Great 
Britain    and    Ireland. 
A.   C.   BROMHEAD,  Chairman,  the  Gau- 

mont   Company,   Ltd. 
S.    ROWSON,    .Toint   Managing   Director, 

Ideal   Films,   Ltd. 
T.   A.  WELSH.  Chairman  and  Managing 
Director,  Welsh  Pearson  and  Co.,  Ltd., 
and   B.   W.   P.,   Ltd. 
W.  GAVAZZA  KING,  General  Secretary, 
Cinematograph      Exhibitors'      Ass'n     of 
Great  Britain  and  Ireland. 
F.  HILL,   Secretary  to  the  Renters. 


Bemerd  Opens  Paris  Office 

Paris  —  Jeffrey  Bernerd  handling 
Banner  and  Royal  pictures  in  Great 
Britain  and  Europe,  has  opened  an 
office  here  in  charge  of  T.  G.  Creigh- 
ton  Tunball. 


Exhibitor  Now  Exploiteer 

Milwaukee — Gerald  T.  Gallaeher 
has  been  named  exploiteer  for  Fox. 
He  was  formerly  connected  with  the- 
aters in  the  South. 


Des  Moines  Board  Idle 

Des  Moines — The  local  arbitration 
board  had  but  little  to  do  during  the 
past  month  owins:  to  a  dearth  of 
cases.  Whatever  disputes  have  arisen 
have  been  settled  "out  of  court." 


New  Colonial  To  Open 

Saulte  Ste.  Marie,  Mich — Theater 
competition  will  be  revived  here  soon 
when  the  Colonial  will  open.  J.  M. 
Andary  is  sponsor  of  the  new  house, 
Vihich  seats  250. 


New  House  at  Madison.  Wis. 

Madison,  Mis. — The  new  Orpheum, 
now  in  construction,  is  to  be  com- 
pleted  by  next   September. 


Hummell  Succeeds  Howard 

Minneapolis — L.  A.  Hummell.  vet- 
eran salesman,  has  succeeded  Charles 
I.  Howard  as  manager  of  the  Associ- 
ated Exhibitors'  branch.  Howard  has 
resigned. 


French    "Kontingent" 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

those  who  are  directly  affected  will 
do  all  they  can  to  bring  about  the 
"Kontingent"  system  in  France. 


Societe  Generale  de  Films,  Duke 
d'Ayen's  company  states  it  will  make 
"L'Homme  qui  Rit"  on  its  own  ac- 
count, and  with  a  French  cast.  Ray- 
mond Bernard,  producers  of  "The 
Miracle  of  the  Wolves"  will  write 
the  scenario  and  produce  the  film, 
the  interiors  being  made  in  Abel 
Gance's  studio  at  Billancourt.  There 
is  no  further  mention  of  Universal's 
participation  in  the  exploitation,  and 
report  has  it  that  Carl  Laemmle  has 
waived  his  option. 

Incidentally,  the  "Napoleon"  enter- 
prise seems  to  be  near  an  end,  though 
the  Societe  Generale  de  Films,  which 
bought  up  the  unfinished  property, 
intends,  if  possible,  to  finish  it.  The 
first  episode,  "The  Youth  of  Na- 
poleon" is  not  yet  finished  after  all 
these  months. 


Henri  Fascourt  has  finished  "Les 
Aliserables"  for  the  Societe  des  Cin- 
eromans,  and  release  by  Pathe  Con- 
sortium. Gabriel  Gabrio  has  the 
chief  role  and  is  supported  by  San- 
dra  Milowanoff. 


Jean  Renoir,  of  Films-Renoir,  is 
busy  with  "Nana,"  Zola's  story.  The 
cast  includes  Catherine  Hessling, 
Jean  Angelo,  and  Werner  Krauss. 
An  American  version  is  being  pre- 
pared  by   Eva   Stuyvesant. 


Jacques  Feyder,  the  producer,  is 
making  film  exteriors  for  "Carmen" 
an  Albatros  Prod.,  in  Spain,  taking 
Racquel  Meller  with  him.  The  cast 
includes  Louis  Lerch,  Gaston  Modot, 
Victor  Vina,  Jean  Murat,  Charles 
Barrois,  Roy  Wood,  Pedro  de  Hil- 
dago,  and  Raymond  Guerin.  Im- 
mense interiors  are  being  constructed 
in    Joinville   and    Montreuil   studios. 


The  troupe  of  the  Cine-France- 
Film,  the  Paris  remnant  of  the  ill- 
fated  Westi  Consortium,  has  return- 
ed from  Riga,  where  exteriors  for 
"Michael  Strogoff"  were  filmed.  The 
cast  includes  Mosjoukins,  Mme. 
Kovanko,  and  Tina  de  Izarduy,  sister 
of  Raquel  Meller.  Pathe-Consortium 
will  exploit  this  film,  by  Victor  Tour- 
jansky,  from  his  own  scenario. 


Ilontrol  in  Germany 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

is  said  that  in  the  case  of  the  U 
which  is  capitalized  at  60,000,C  [, 
marks,  the  proposed  deal  would  : 
volve  the  handing  over  150  theatt 
"to  American  purchasers,"  behi 
whom  stands  one  of  the  bigg 
screen  enterprises  in  the  world. 

The  Times  declares  that  the  Mc 
tag  Morgen  of  Berlin  has  devot 
much  space  in  an  attempt  to  pro 
that  Ufa's  troubles  are  due  chie 
to  Sam  Rachmann.  Of  the  Rac 
mann  angle  which  has  been  touch 
upon  previously,  the  Times  states 

"According      to      the      Montag      Morg 
Rachmann  undertook   to  obtain  an  Amerii 
loan    of    20,000,000    marks    for    Ufa    on 
security    of    150    theaters,    which   would    hi 
placed    the    company    virtually    under   Ami 
can     control.       The    Ufa    directorate    der, 
this    allegation     and    states     that     there    !f" 
been    no   change   in   its   policy   of    'promot 
the    development    of    German    industry.' 
financial   affairs,    the  statement   ends,   will 
dealt    with    at    a    meeting    of    the    Board    " 
Directors    this    week." 


The  Times  continues  by  saying  that  w! 
Ufa  fails  to  explain  is  how  it  expects 
get  out  of  the  predicament  in  which  it  see 
to  be  almost  hopelessly  enmeshed.  I 
only  is  its  principal  theater  project  showi 
only  American  films,  but  in  two  of  its  le; 
ing  houses,  within  a  few  blocks  of  ej 
other,  it  is  a  common  practice  for  Ital: 
films  to  be  exhibited  simultaneously, 
its  own  productions  little  has  been  hea 
the    Times    asserts. 


Fox,    according   to    the    Times,    is   maki 
six  pictures  here  and,  judging  by  the   fav 
able  reception  accorded  its  first  efforts  alo 
this    line,    is   thereby   making   money,    besit 
winning     the     right     to     import     six     of 
American      productions.        Other      AmerJ '  '* 
producers  are  following  suit.      But  the  n  i  ft 
issue    remains    the    control    of    the    theaii  i 
which    is    why    the    fate    of    Ufa    and   a       v 
other    theater-owning    companies    will    del  ! '"' 
the     destiny     of     Germany's     industry,     (  i 
eludes    the   dispatch. 


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director  for  the  American  Ufa  h; 
no    statement    to    make    yesterday.  . 


Smith  on  Sales  Trip 

E.    J.    Smith,    sales    manager    f 
Associated    Exhibitors    has    left    f 
Chicago  to  hold  a  Mid-Western  sal  v 
convention.       "The     Skyrocket" 
scheduled  for  a  simultaneous  run   , 
this  city  and  in  Chicago. 


Green  Bay  Theater  Reopens  ' 

Green     Bay,    Wis. — The     Colon 
after    being   redecorated    and    witflloi 
new  organ  installed,  has  reopenedJ|i)c 


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Finally  Organize 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

a  comprehensive  drive  to  interest 
e  public  in  short  subjects  and  to 
quaint  fans  with  the  importance  of 
is  part  of  their  film-fare. 
The  meeting  at  the  Hofbrau  yes- 
'day  was  presided  over  by  P.  A. 
trsons,  of  Pathe,  who  is  the  leader 
otem  of  the  organization.  Gordon 
hite  of  Educational  is  vice-chair- 
in,  and  Tulian  Solomon  of  Davis 
St.  Division  is  secretary.  A  con- 
tution  was  adopted  and  a  comrnit- 
;  appointed  to  plan  the  nation-wide 
ploitation  campaign  immediately, 
is  expected  that  this  campaign  will 
gin  without  delay,  building  up  to  a 
jnth  of  unprecedented  interest  in 
e  and  two-reel  comedies  on  the 
rt  of  exhibitors  and  the  public. 
(Operation  will  be  sought  from  civic 
janizations,  societies,  newspapers 
d  magazines  all  over  the  country. 
The   campaign   committee   consists 

P.  A.  Parsons,  Gordon  White, 
lian    Solomon,    Nat    Rothstein,    of 

B.  O.,  W.  E.  Shallenberger  of 
row,  Paul  Gulick  of  Universal  and 
L  C.  Hill  of  Fox.  Jerome  Beatty, 
^o  conducted  the  Greater  Movie 
ason  for  the  Hays  organization, 
11  consult  with  and  advise  the  com- 
ittee. 


Pictures  Taken  of  the   Sun 

special    cable     to    the    World 

|tes  that  Richard  Klegin,  had  taken 

ures  of  the  sun  from  the  top  of 

aris    apartment    house,    with    an 

mary  camera.    The  sun  is  shown 

a  gigantic  reflector  which  mirrors 

sing    planets    and    projects    their 

iges. 


A  Tennek  Release 
n  Sunday's  short  subject  reviews, 
Samoan  Fantasy"  was  credited 
Iris  as  distributor.  The  picture 
jeing  handled  through  the  newly- 
tned  Tennek  Film  Co. 


lews  from  Salt  Lake  Exchanges 

alt  Lake  City,  Utah.— J.  T.  Shef- 
l,  general  manager  of  Greater  Fea- 
s,  is  expected  here  within  a  few 
ks. 

J-.  Schlaifer,  division  manager 
Universal,  has  left  for  Butte. 
,on  Hoss  has  been  added  to  the 
ociated  Exhibitors  sales  force. 
en  Fish,  special  representative  on 
e  Freshman,"  is  here  for  a  month, 
ick  Tierney,  special  representative 
Bathe  is  on  a  tour  of  the  Western 
ision. 


Last  of  "U"  Parties  Held 

entralia,  Wash. — The  last  of  the 
■  Universal  "Theater  Parties"  for 
■tliWTest- exhibitors  was  staged  at 
iralia. 


gjTjtian,  New  Name  of  Class  A 

pokane.  Wash. — Ray  Grombach- 
Egyptian,  formerly  the  Class  A 
reopened.  The  house  is  virtu- 
new. 


W.  K.  Miller  Promoted 

enver — W.     K.     Miller,     of     the 

of    Greater    Features,   has   been 

Inoted  to  the  management  of  the 

Ite    exchange.      He    succeeds    T. 

BValsh. 


Lazarus  Rejoins  United  Artists 
Paul  N.  Lazarus,  who  resigned 
from  the  sales  department  of  United 
Artists  some  months  ago  to  enter 
the  book  business  in  Oakland,  Cal., 
has  rejoined  the  company  in  an  ex- 
ecutive  capacity. 


Valentino   Picture   Held   Over 
"The  Eagle"  will  be  held  for  a  sec- 
ond week  at  the  Strand. 

The    Capitol    will      play      "Bright 
Lights"  next  week. 


Novarro  to  Eiu'ope 

Hollyvrood — Upon  completion  of 
"Ben  Hur,"  Raymond  Novarro  will 
leave  for  Spain.  He  will  be  away 
for  at  least  two  months. 


Booker  Running  Theater 

Carlyle,  la. — Park  Agnew,  Metro- 
Goldwyn  booker  at  Des  Moines,  has 
acquired  a  local  house  which  he  has 
named  "The  Metro." 


Gets   Second   Theater 

Scranton,  Wis. — The  Amuzu  is  be- 
ing operated  by  William  Yourigclaus, 
who  also  runs  the  Majestic  at  Jeffer- 
son. -'"'•■'■  .'f- 


Lease  Wisconsin  House 

Cuba  City,  Wis. — The  Auditorium 
has  been  leased  by  L.  C.  Flyrin  and  J. 
R.  Kay. 


Schriever  Gets  Third  House 

Blunt,  S.  D. — Al  Schriever  has 
added  the  Legion  to  his  houses  at 
Onida  and  Agar.  A.  W.  Martin 
formerly  operated  it. 


Would  Ban  Sunday  Shows 
Primghar,  la. — Local  reformers  are 
urging  passage  of  an  ordinance  pro- 
hibiting Sunday  shows.  In  the  mean- 
time, L.  B.  Mackrill  is  running  the 
Opera  House  despite  the  opposition. 

Burke  Now  in  Dallas 
Dallas — Barry  Burke,  former  man- 
ager of  the  Palace  in  Fort  Worth,  is 
now  manager  of  the  Palace. 

Main  House  of  Frank  Co.  Reopens 

Waterloo,  la. — The  Plaza,  the 
main  link  in  the  Frank  Amusement 
Co.  chain,  has  reopened,  after  hav- 
ing been  closed  the  entire  Summer, 
during  which  extensive  alterations 
were  made. 


Akron  Exhibitor  in   Europe 

Akron,  O. —  Bert  Botzum,  who 
owns  the  Orpheum,  Akron  and 
Strand,  Canton,  is  spending  the  win- 
ter abroad. 


Yoimg  Managing  Lyric 
Roland,     la. — The    Lyric    has    re- 
opened under  management  of  C.   H. 
Young.      I.    M.    Halverson    formerly 
operated  the  house. 


Tracy  to  Open  Opposition  House 

Storm  Lake,  la. — This  town  faces 
competition  with  decision  of  E.  M. 
Tracy  to  reenter  the  exhibition  fields. 
Tracy  operated  the  Empire  until  it 
was  taken  over  by  J.  A.  Liercke, 
present  owner.  Tracy's  proposed 
theater  will  be  called  the  Princess. 


Elects  Drinkwine 

New    Officers   for    M.    P.    T.    O.   of 
Washington — Third  Annual  Con- 
vention Terminates 

Seattle— The  M.  P.  T.  O.  of 
Washington  at  its  third  annual  con- 
vention elected  L.  A.  Drinkwine, 
president;  Frank  Edwards,  Seattle, 
first  vice-president;  C.  E.  Swanson, 
Everett,  second  vice-president  and 
J.  M.   Hone,  secretary-treasurer. 

Fred  Mercy,  Yakima;  Walter  Gra- 
ham, Shelton  and  H.  W.  Bruen, 
Seattle  were  elected  three  year  trus- 
tees. Retiring  one  year  trustees 
were:  H.  T.  Moore,  Tacoma;  J.  A. 
McGill,  Port  Orchard;  H.  W.  Bruen, 
Seattle.  The  one-day  convention 
closed  with  a  banquet  and  ball  at  the 
Olympic  Hotel.  Reports  revealed 
accomplishments  of  a  definite  and 
progressive  nature,  with  the  organi- 
zation on  its  feet  financially. 


Exhibitor   Day   at   A.   M.   P.  A. 

Today  will  exhibitor's  day  at  the 
A.  M.  P.  A.  at  the  Hofbrau  House. 
R.  F.  Woodhull,  Joe  Seider,  Charles 
L.  O'Reilly  and  Sydney  Cohen  will 
speak.  . ,   ,•.'.-'■>   ■ 


Stern  in  New  Haven  for  Vital 

Louis  Stern  will  manage  the  Vital 
exchange  which  will  be  opened  in 
New  Haven  on  Monday. 


Ace    Beery   in   Town 

Ace  Beery,  managing  director  of 
the  Circle,  Indianapolis,  is  in  New 
York. 


Hammerstein  in  "Checkered  Flag" 

Hollywood — Elaine  Hammerstein 
will  have  the  lead  in  the  fourth  Ban- 
ner Prod.,  "The  Checkered  Flag." 

Underwood   in  Town 

W.  G.  Underwood  of  Dallas  is  in 
New  York.     At  the  Astor. 


Plan  Monthly  Social  Meet 
Washington  —  Managers  of  local 
exchanges  recently  held  the  first,  of 
what  may  be  a  monthly  get-together 
meeting.  They  attended  one  of  the 
.heaters  and  later  had  supper. 

Ayres  Returns  to  His  Old  Post 

Washington — Norman  Ayres  has 
•eturned  to  Washington  as  manager 
for  Independent  Film  Corp.  Charles 
Rechetnik,  who  was  in  charge  again 
becomes  assistant  to  Ayres. 


Newspaper    Opinions 

"The  Big  Parade"— M-G-M 
Egyptian,   Hollywood 

Los  Angeles — Additional  reviews 
on  "The  Big  Parade"  follow: 

EXPRESS— The  picture  is  justly  to  be 
ranked  with  the  "big"  productions  of  the 
camera-drama ;  with  "Hearts  of  the  World," 
"The  Four  Horsemen"  and  the  few  others 
that  have  put  the  war's  signifieaiice  on  the 
screen   with  heroic   scope  and  feeling. 

It  brings  the  director,  King  Vidor,  forward 
with  a  rush  to  the  rank  of  Ingram  and 
Griiifith. 

HOLLYWOOD  NEWS— King  Vidor  has 
*  *  *  made  something  a  little  more  than  a 
motion  picture.  He  has  created  something 
that  will  live  in  history  as  the  greatest  rec- 
ord  of    the   big   conflict.    •  *  • 

As  a  motion  picture  "The  Big  Parade"  !s 
artistically  perfect,  or  as  nearly  so  as  pos- 
sible. Vidor  has  done  a  wonderful  piece  of 
directorial    work. 

RECORD — If  you  never  see  another  mo- 
tion picture  in  your  life,  go  see  "The  Big 
Parade." 

Go  if  you  have  to  rob  the  baby's  bank — 
hobble  there  if  you  haiye  to  borrow  a  crutch ; 
ride  in  a  limousine,  or  a  street  car,  or  walk 
— but   get  there. 


Start  "The  Johnstown  Flood" 

Hollywood — Fox  will  begin  pro- 
duction on  "The  Johnstown  Flood" 
next  week.  Exteriors  will  be  made 
at  Santa  Cruz.  George  O'Brien  and 
Florence  Gilbert  will  play  leads. 


Woodhull  at  Theater  Premiere 
R.  F.  Woodhull  will  attend  the  pre- 
miere   of    the     Hawthorne     theater, 
Newark  when  it  opens  on  the   17th. 
The  owner  is   Murray   Bratter. 


CHARLIE 
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A  Dog's  Life 

Released  Nov,  Z2 

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What.a  Treat 
It  will  be 


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Nothing  short  of  Marvelous  are  these  Bn 


822  Seats 

1st  Day— 3615  Admissions! 
2nd  Day — 3365  Admissions! 

In  Portland,  Ore. 

The  Columbia  Theatre,  and  for  that  matter  all 
the  theatres  in  Portland,  never  saw  the  like  of  the 
records  that  the  power  of  The  Phantom  has 
established  —  practically  7000  paid  admissions  in 
two  days.  Sweeping  all  house  records  into  the 
discard ! 

House  Record 
Blown  to  Bits! 


Seating  Capacity  1074 

1st  Day  —  4577  Admissions 
2nd  Day— 4652  Admissions 

In  Seattle,  Wash. 

Nothing  can  stop  The  Phantom  anywhere!  All 
previous  conceptions  of  picture  drawing  power 
going  by  the  boards.  In  Seattle  the  opening  week 
sees  all  house  records  sent  sky-high.' 

Broke  House  Record 
On  the  Week ! 


Stanley  Co,  Buys 
Engagement  Back! 

In  Philadelphia,  Pa. 

Universal  leased  the  Aldine  Theatre  in  Phila* 
delphia  for  an  indefinite  run  of  The  Phantom. 
At  the  end  of  two  weeks  of  stupendous  business, 
the  Stanley  Co.  bought  both  picture  and  house 
lease  and  will  continue  the  run  of  The  Phantom 
at  the  Aldine  indefinitely.  Never  such  a  money- 
maker in  all  picturedom. 

Unheard  Of  Business 
At  the  Aldine  Theatrel 


8  Big  Weeks 
On  Broadway 

in  New  York,  N.  Y. 

Against  all  the  competition  of  the  finest  shows 
and  pictures  on  the  Great  White  Way,  8  weeks 
of  capacity  business  at  The  Astor  Theatre. 

Opens  Extended 
Engagement  at  The 
Colony  Theatre^  Nov,  29 


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Biggest  Day  in 
History  of  Alhamhra^^ 

In  Milwaukee,  Wis. 


"Deafening  applause — all  Milwaukee  turned  out 
—hundreds  turned  away  — RECORD  BREAK- 
ING ATTENDANCE-forced  to  hold  over 
SECOND  WEEK— wonder  picture  of  ages." 

^  —Alhambra,  Thealre 

^^Hundreds  Turned 
Away'^ 


*^ Broke  Record  Saturday! 

Sunday  $1000  better! 

Monday  almost  big  as  Saturday; 
Tuesday  belter  than  Monday!" 

In  Detroit,  Mich. 

"Opened  to  biggest  business  history  theatre; 
turned  away  thousands.  Running  extra  show 
after  midnight.  Business  Sunday  being  nearly 
$1,000  better  than  Saturday,  Monday's  receipts 
almost  big  as  Saturday's.  Tuesday's  little  better 
than  Monday.  Record  to  shoot  at  for  long  time!" 
— Broadway-Strand  Theatre 

ISow  in  4th  Big  Week! 


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>Tacfced  Them  and 
Stacked  Them!^' 

In  Washington,  D.  C, 

"Phantom  of  the  Opera  packed  them  at\d stacked 
them  every  performance.  Police  held  back  the 
impatient  crowds!  Impossible  for  myself  and 
two  of  my  men  to  gain  admittance.  We  spent 
hours  near  Rialto  listening  to  comments  from 
those  who  were  fortunate  enough  to  see  Phantom. 
Crowds  turned  away!" 

— Rialto  Theatre 

"Police  Held 
Back  Crowds^* 

^'Broke  House  Record 
First  Day r 

In  Kansas  City,  Mo. 

"Opened  yesterday  to  biggest  receipts  in  history 
of  this  house,  exceeding  our  greatest  expectations. 
Today,  second  day,  bigger  than  yesterday;  this 
most  extraordinary  despite  opposition.  Tremen- 
dous mob  broke  down  ropes  in  lobby  forcing 
entrance  tonight.  Running  extra  performances 
after  midnight!" 

— Liberty  Theatre 

Ind  Day  Crashed 
iecord  of  1st  Day  I 


*^Played  Saturday 
4652  Admissions^ 

In  Pallas,  Texas 

"Phantom  going  bigger  every  day.  Third  night  of  engage- 
ment cashier  sold  thousand  tickets  in  twenty-five  minutes. 
Four  hundred  stood  through  entire  performance  to  see 
picture  and  we  turned  away  more  than  1500  people! 
Played  Saturday  to  4»652  admissions— this  record  for  house 
would  have  been  twice  as  many  if  we  could  have  handled 
mob.  Business  Sunday  430  better  than  corresponding 
day  Hunchback— phenomenal!" 

— Stinnett  and  Chaminsky 

''Sold  1000  Tickets 
25  MinutesThirdDay!** 


^^Biggest  in  History  T 

In  Denver,  Colo. 


"Phantom  opened  Saturday  with  3941  paid 
admissions.  Sunday  5157  admissions  —  the 
biggest  day  in  history  of  theatre.  Continual  line 
from  one  until  ten-thirty.  Look  for  smashing 
business  for  two  weeks ! " 

—America  Theatre 


''Line  from 

1  to  1030  P.  m:' 


993  Seat  House 

6505  Admissions  2  Days 

In  Spokane,  Wash. 

Now  in  the  second  week  of  a  phenomenal  run, 
the  first  day  of  which  drew  2875  and  the  second 
day  3630  patrons  to  the  Clemmer  Theatre. 
Almost  unbelievable  business. 

Now  Blazing  Away 
On  Second  Weekl 


Population:  39,698 

Played  First  3  days  to  15,4841 
In  Charleston,  W.Va. 


Phantom  in  three  days  plays  to  15,484  paid  admissions. 
Official  population  Charleston  39,698. 

Imagine  the  power  of  a  picture  that  will  draw  almost  half 
the  population  of  a  city  to  a  theatre  within  three  days. 
The  greatest  money-maker  ever  made  I 


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Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
tur  in  wkuh  Jirst-iuns  bmid  their 
programs  a7id  written  from  the  an- 
gle of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

Des.gned  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
convey  ny  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
'ised  in  developing  their  own  thowa. 

Rivoli 

Unit  No.  1 — "Armistice  Overture." 
Scene:  Draw  curtains  open  on  a  set 
piece  representing  a  house  in  a  shell- 
wrecked  village  in  France  just  a  few 
minutes  before  the  armistice  was  de- 
clared. A  stereopticon  is  used  for 
the  effects.  A  bomb  hits  house,  tear- 
ing away  the  front  and  exposing  the 
interior.  A  fire  machine  is  used  to 
give  the  effect  of  the  burning  house. 

A  back  drop  is  employed  to.  project 
scenes  of  trench  warfare.  Smoke 
bombs  and  electric  effects  make  the 
war  scenes  very  realistic.  Then  lights 
are  dimmed  and  everything  is  quiet 
as  night  settles  and  the  armistice  be- 
comes effective.  A  cloud  machine 
is  used  in  this  closing  bit.  Through- 
out scene  the  orchestra  plays  martial 
music.  As  curtains  close,  the  flags 
of  the  Allies  grouped  at  sides  of 
proscenium  high  up  start  to  flutter. 
The  final  touch  is  the  dropping  of  an 
immense  American  flag  across  the 
entire  front  of  stage.  Time,  12 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  2 — Pictorial  Review,  in- 
cluding scenes  appropriate  for  Arm- 
istice Day.     Time,  6  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3— Stepanoff's  Ballet 
Russe.  (a)  Curtains  open  on  full 
stage  with  black  velvet  drop.  Large 
white  ornamental  flower  piece  is  the 
only  decoration.  Six  members  of 
company  in  ballet  costumes  offer  a 
prelude,  mazurka  and  valse  from 
Chopin,  (b)  Stage  in  one  is  used 
with  green  velvet  curtain  for  presen- 
tation of  valse  by  two  members  of 
the  company  in  old  fashioned  cos- 
tumes, (c)  Can-Can  bv  four  girls  in 
gay  costumes.  (d)  Sailor's  Horn- 
pipe, by  Theodore  Stepanoff,  dressed 
in  uniform  of  naval  officer,  (e)  Danse 
Tartare,  by  Mme.  Stepanova  and  en- 
tire company.  Vivid  Russian  cos- 
tumes are  worn  by  men  and  girls. 
Several  individual  dances  are  featur- 
ed. Full  stage  is  used  for  this  num- 
ber, with  a  scrim  curtain  against  a 
drop  in  high  colors.  A  hanging  lamp 
from  center  is  the  solitary  decoration, 
(f)  Danse  Caucasienne  by  a  Kossack 
dancer.  (g)  Stepanoff's  own  con- 
ception of  the  Russian  dance,  assisted 
by  entire  company.  Time,  20 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  4 — Feature — "The  New 
Commandment."     Time,  65   minutes. 

Unit  No.  5 — Organ  selection — 
"Normandy,"  by  Addy  Britt.  Time, 
6  minutes. 

Unit  No.  6 — Short  Subject  song 
novelty — "Dixie."     Time,  10  minutes. 


Corporate  Changes 

Albany.  N.  Y.— The  Capital  Palace 
Realty  Corp.,  of  Brooklyn,  has  filed 
dissolution  papers  with  the  Secretary 
of  State.  The  Tower  Film  Corp.,  of 
New  York,  has  been  dissolved. 


Dover,  Del. — Utah  Theaters.  Inc., 
has  filed  a  name  change.  The  new 
name  of  the  corporation  will  be  Ore- 
gon Theaters,  Inc. 


Putting  It  Over 


Here  is  how  a  brother  exhibitor  puts  his  show  over.  Send 
along  your  ideas.  Let  the  other  fellow  know  how  you 
cleaned  up. 


A  Good  Stunt 

:5eattle — i^assengers  on  local  street 
cars  were,  for  several  days  recently, 
amused  by  the  antics  of  two  old 
soldiers,  both  deaf,  who  were  continu- 
ally getting  on  the  wrong  cars,  and 
when  not  on  cars,  getting  tangled  up 
in  traffic.  No  matter  how  badly  they 
fared  in  their  journeyings,  however, 
they  managed  to  keep  up  a  conversa- 
tion in  a  loud  tone  about  them  being 
on  their  way  to  the  Strand  to  see  their 
old  comrade,  Jay  Hunt,  in  "Light- 
nin'." 

Of  course,  it  was  an  exploitation 
stunt  for  the  Strand  engagement. 
The  stunt  was  pulled,  after  several 
days  of  careful  rehearsing  with  the 
operatives,  one  88,  and  the  other  75. 
The  two  men  were  instructed  to 
never  accost  each  other,  but  to  Jet 
people  within  earshot  direct  them.  An 
exploitation  man  accompanied  them 
on  their  travels,  picking  out  the  street 
cars  they  were  to  ride  on,  the 
crowded  streets  they  were  to  get 
"lost"  on,  etc.  The  soldiers,  of 
course,  never  accosted  or  paid  any 
attention  to  their  guide. 

The  clothes  worn  by  the  men  were 
makeshifts  supplied  by  a  local  masqu- 
erade costumer. 


An   Appropriate   Ballyhoo 

Toronto — Bill  Fox,  exploitation 
man  for  Fox  created  an  unusual  bal- 
lyhoo for  "The  Iron  Horse,"  this  be- 
ing a  facsimile  of  a  locomotive, 
tender  and  caboose,  the  engine  being 
an  exact  counterpart  of  the  "Lucy 
Dalton,"  the  first  locomotive  to  run 
over  the  system  of  the  Canadian  Pa- 
cific Railway  in  Eastern  Canada. 
The  dummy  locomotive  was  mounted 
on  an  automobile  chasis. 

C.  P.  R.  officials  are  so  enthused 
with  the  idea  that  they  have  arranged 
to  transport  the  whole  outfit,  free  of 
charge,  to  any  city  or  town  in  On- 
tario where  the  picture  is  to  be 
shown.  The  only  cost  to  the  exhibi- 
tor will  be  the  expense  of  two"  men 
who  will  operate  the  train. 


Arousing  Interest  On  A  Special 

Calgarv — As  a  special  introduction 
to  the  run  of  "The  Gold  Rush,"  John 
Hazza,  manager  of  the  Capitol, 
staged  a  special  midnight  perfor- 
mance, on  the  Saturday  night  pre- 
ceding the  opening.  Admissions  were 
raised  for  this  performance.  Abund- 
ant publicity  was  given  the  midnight 
showing  in  the  newspapers,  which 
also  told  of  the  run. 


"Most  Popular  Mother  Contest"  ' 
Denver,  Colo. — A  campaign  to  find 
the  two  most  popular  mothers  in 
Denver  was  arranged  by  the  Victory 
in  a  tie-up  with  "The  Post,"  in  order 
to  interest  the  mothers  of  Denver 
in  "Black  Cyclone."  The  theory  was 
that  if  the  mothers  would  become 
interested  in  the  picture  and  the  the- 
ater, the  interest  of  the  other  mem- 
bers   of    the    family    would    follow. 


Epilogue  for  Song  "Car-Tune" 

iNcvvarK,  i\i.  J. —  wneu  H.  Kend- 
ricK  ran  lue  ivo-ivo  cong  t^ar-iuue, 
iviy  ijonnie,  at  nis  Mosque  theater, 
logeiner  wiin  CoiDy  xiarnnian,  his 
le^nnical  airector,  he  staged  this  re- 
lease as  tnougn  u  were  a  leature.  in 
aaaition  to  ms  orchestral  overture 
ana  a  maie  quartet  during  the  play- 
ing 01  tne  picture,  he  put  on  an  epi- 
logue with  4U  people  on  the  stage. 

J.  he  introduction  to  the  falm  was 
played  by  the  orchestra  of  titty,  sud- 
ueniy,  tne  drummer  gave  his  signal, 
a  wnistle,  and  the  him  was  on,  with 
ine  audience  joining  in  the  song.  At 
ihe  first  chorus,  a  male  quartette  off- 
stage joined  in  and  sang  to  the  end. 

As  the  Car-Tune  ended,  the  lights 
went  up  on  a  bcoicn  mouiuain  scene. 
A  traveler  looks  over  a  high  precipice 
down  into  a  valley.  Music  is  heard 
laintly.  Ihe  sound  of  the  bagpipes, 
playing  "My  Bonnie,"  grows  clearer 
and  Clearer  until  Laddie  Mackintosh's 
troupe,  followed  by  the  Mosque 
iiallet  Girls,  dressed  as  Scotch  las- 
sies, entered.  Some  Scotch  medleys 
on  the  bagpipes,  solo  songs,  and 
dances  followed,  and  then  the  pipes 
once  more,  working  up  to  a  climax 
with   the   orchestra  joining  in. 


Concentrates  On  Window  Displays 

Salt  Lake  City— Walter  Lindlar, 
exploiteer,  assigned  by  First  Natinoal 
to  assist  the  American  to  put  over 
"Graustark,"  found  that  the  old  win- 
dow tieups  are  still  effective  when 
done  with  leading  stores  on  a  dignified 
basis. 

Light  of  the  principal  stores  as- 
signed windows  to  displays  of  stills 
and  artistically  mounted  cutouts  for 
two  consecutive  weeks.  Walker 
Bros.,  leading  department  store,  capi- 
talized Norma  Talmadge's  popularity 
as  one  of  the  screen's  best  dressers, 
by  advertising  in  their  newspaper 
announcements  and  in  their  windows 
the  fact  that  their  new  fall  opening 
apparel  varied  enough  in  beauty  and 
style  to  have  "even  supplied  Norma 
Talmadge  with  her  entire  wardrobe 
were  she  in  Salt  Lake  City." 

All  the  windows  were  dressed  with 
dignity  and  restraint.  All  the  thea- 
ter's advertising  was  done  in  the  same 
key,  including  the  house  dressing  of 
the  lobby  and  the  marquee. 


"Lightnin'  "  Tied  Up  With  Bread 

Omaha — When  "Lightniii'  "  played 
the  Sun  recently,  N.  N.  Frudenfeld, 
director  of  publicity  for  the  theater, 
effected  a  tie-up  with  a  local  baking 
concern  on   Peter  Pan  Bread. 

The  tie-up  consisted  of  a  large  card, 
bearing  a  picture  of  Jay  Hunt  as 
"Lightnin',"  and  the  statement, 
"'Lightnin'"  Bill  Jones  sez:  When 
I  was  a  baker,  I  used  to  bake  good 
bread  just  like  'Peter  Pan,  '  the  lead- 
ing i)read."  The  card  also  carried  the 
nlay  date  of  the  engagement,  and  a 
brief  selling  argument  on  the  picture. 
The  cards  were  distributed  about 
town  in  cars,  on  billboards,  and  upon 
the  wagons  of  the  baking  company. 


Theater  Changes 

Allison,   la. — George  Wamsley 
taken  possession  of  the  Opera  Ho 


Baltimore  —  Associated     Thea 
Co.     is    extensively    remodelingi 
Broadway  and  the  Brodie. 


Bedford,  la.— The  Rialto  has  i 
taken  over  by  C.  W.  Schmidt,  for 
owner  of  the  King,  Ida  Grove,  Ic 

Burt,  Iowa— The  Electric  has  t 
taken  over  by  N.   I.  Morness. 


Brock,    Neb. — M.   Bennett   has 
opened    the    Bennett,    formerly 
Lyric. 


Columbus  Junction,  la. — Hary 
ley  is  the  new  manager  of  the  L-\ 
recently  purchased  by  Ludy  Bost 


Egan,    S.    D.— The    Opera    H( 
has  Closed. 


Hagerstown,  Md. — M.  Slutzker 
Silverman  Bros.  &  Slutzker, 
taken  over  active  management  of 
company's  Arcade  in  Waynesb 
Besides  the  Arcade,  they  operate 
Maryland  and  Colonial,  in  Hag 
town. 


Hector,  Minn. — The  Palace  is  n' 
ly  through  being  remodelled.  Ge( 
W.   Ryan  is  new  owner. 


Hempstead,    Tex.— H.    H.    Ha 
has  bought  the  Idlehour. 


Little    Rock,    Ark. — Eugene    Ri  d 
has   been  made  manager  of  the  . 
jestic.     It  will  be  enlarged. 


Monroe,  la. — C.  H.  Young,  for 
Pella  showman,  has  taken  over 
Monroe  from  G.  A.  DeHoedt  &  ; 


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Omaha — Ben  Marcus  of  the  F 
O.  Omaha  staff  has  been  tempor; 
transferred    to    Sioux    Falls    to 
Harry  Weinberg  in  sales  promot 


Osceola,  Neb. — H.  E.  Musseli 
has  re-purchased  the  lease  of 
Auditorium,  which  he  sold  to  O* 
Blevens  several  months  ago. 


Pierson,   la.— G.    H.  Anderson 
taken  over  the  Magic. 


Pella,    la.— Van   Dyke   and   Yo' 
have  sold  the  Alamo  to  Chris  Net 


Pittsburgh— Sam  Gould's  I«j 
West  End,  has  reopened,  having  i 
closed  for  the  past  three  months, 
capacity  has  been  increased  from 
to  400.        ■.,       '    ■    i     ■■ 

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Plymouth,  Wis.  — ^  Among  *o 
■mprovements  a  stage  is  to  be  ac 
'o  the  Auditorium. 


Red  Oak,  la. — ^George  Munroi 
Clinton,  who  recently  purchased 
Beardlsy,  has  renamed  the  house 
Oak. 

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Sioux  Falls — After  an  illness  C 
l^obling  is  back  on  the  F.  B.  O.  S 
taff 

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Worthington,      Minn. — The 
Grand    has    been   opened    by   Get 
Ehlers. 


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Newspaper  Opinions 


"Classified"— First  National 
Capitol,  Montreal 

\ZETTE— •  •  *  There  is  considerable 
or  of  an  agreeably  unforced  type  running 
ugh  the  picture,  while  the  acting  is  cap- 
done.   *  *  * 

Strand,  Omaha 

ORLD-HERALD— *  *  *  The  honors  go 
Dorinne  Griffith,  whose  clever  work  in 
photoplay  indicates,  to  my  notion,  she  is 
of  the  foremost  comediennes  of  the  screen. 


he  Coming  of  Amos"— P.  D.  C. 
Garden,  Milwaukee 

SNTINEL— *  •  *  Being  a  true  DeMille 
uct  it  has  carnivals  every  few  reels,  gor- 
iS  settings  all  the  time  and  a  Continental 
fstication.  •  •  • 


'The  Coast  of  Folly"— Famous 
'  Madison,  Detroit 

MES — *  *  *  Perhaps  no  actress  in  recent 
rations  has  had  more  opportunity  for 
d  characterizations  in  one  vehicle  as  does 
Vlarquise  de  le  Falaise  in  this  production. 


If  Marriage  Fails"— F,  B.  O. 
Fay's  Rochester 

ERALD — *   *   *  is  devoid   of  sensational 

trick   features,   but   its  dramatic   develop- 

has   been   so  ably   handled   that   the   in- 

\    is    carried    consistently    up    to    a   high 
«  «  • 

URNAL— *  *  •  It  is  devoid  of  sen- 
lal  and  trick  features,  but  its  dramatic 
opment  has  ■  been  so  ably  handled  that 
merest  is  carried  consistently  up  to  a 
pitch.  •  *  • 


t'he  Live  Wire"- First  National 
L3rric,  Minneapolis 

AR — *  *  *  Johnny  Hines  in  "The  Live 
shares  honors  with  a  more  than  satis- 
y  cast  and  the  result  is  an  enthusiastic. 
Irons  story.  *  *  * 


Midshipman" — Metro-Goldwyn 
Orpheum,  Boston 

OBE — *  *  *  The  story  shows  in  an 
aining  manner  the  making  of  our  Naval 
■»  of  the  future.  *  *  • 
IRALD— *  *  *  The  picture  is  both  in- 
ing  and  instructive  and  offers  Novarro 
which    is    particularly    suited   to    him. 


Che  Mystic" — Metro-Goldw3m 
Strand,  Cincinnati 

QUIRER — *  ♦  *  is  entertaining  melo- 
,  and  likely  to  prove  refreshingly  dif- 
from  the  standardized  mystery  plays 
lave  flooded   the  market   of   late.    •    *   • 

Victoria,  Philadelphia 

aUIRER— *   •   *  The  theme  deals  with 

iteresting    topic    of   mysticism,    but,    un- 

lately,  the  pace  set  in  the  early  portion 

I  b  keep  up  and  before  the  final  fadeout, 

I  the  level  of  cheap  programme  pictures. 

PBLIC  LEDGER—*  *  *  It  is  a  great 
5c  Story,  based  on  sensational  testimony 
ff  the  forth  by  a  police  crusade  against 
leiiediums  and  clairvoyants  in  league  with 
giized  gangs  of  swindlers.  •  •  * 

Piccadilly,  Rochester 

■   OCRAT— *   *   *  those  who  like  their 
iia  red  hot  will  have  a  glorious  time 
'1  sing  Conway  Tearle  and  Aileen  Pringle 
oieir  stuff."  *  *  « 

BRALD — *  *  *  Mr.  Browning  knows 
»  0  build  up  a  quality  of  suspense,  md 
i  safe   to    say    that   the   average   audienct 

II  ot   find  a   dull   moment   in   the   pictiue. 

J'JRNAL — *  •  *  is  an  intc'-esting  picture 
li'  has  been  put  on  carefully.  Aileen 
ii  e    brings   her    beauty   to   the   title   part, 

'Hhe  gypsy.   *   *  * 


ri   Phantom  of  the  Opera"— Uni. 
Alhambra,  Milwaukee 

S>ITINAL— ♦  *  *  Universal  puts  it 
rtlas  a  successor  to  "The  Hunchback  of 
ot  Dame"  and  in  the  size  and  gorgeous- 
ss  f  setting  it  is  all  of  that.  *  *  * 
WSrONSIN  NEWS  — '*•  It  is  mysti- 
in.  rather  than  gruesome,  and  through  it 
ms  fine  thread  of  romance.  *  »  • 


Eastman,  Rochester 

DEMOCRAT — *  •  *  It  is  in  this  mani- 
pulation of  the  manifold  detail  that  has  gone 
into  the  making  of  "The  Phantom  of  the 
Opera"  that  the  producer  has,  by  directing 
them  all  to  one  end,  made  a  picture  that 
will  unquestionably  remain  on  record  as 
screen  melodrama  of  the  best.   *  *  * 

HERALD—*  *  *  The  picture  fulfills  all 
the  promises  of  the  producers  and  justifies 
the  extravagant  comment  with  which  it  was 
heralded.  *  *  * 

JOURNAL — *  *  *  is  one  of  the  fine  pho- 
toplays of  the  year,  and  it  will  be  remem- 
bered long.  ♦  •  * 


"Pretty  Ladies" — Metro-Goldwyn 
Strand,  Milwaukee 

SENTINEI^*  *  *  Monta  Bell  has  cer- 
tainly shown  the  Follies  from  all  angles, 
backstage,  upstage  and  in  ray  lady's  chamber. 


"The  Teaser" — Universal 
Keith's,   Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  the  story  is  a  frail  little 
thing  which  isn't  apt  to  cause  many  persons 
to  rhapsodize.   *  *  * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  The  picture  it- 
self is  not  a  master  piece  of  scenario  writing 
or  directing.  The  easy  manner  in  which  the 
complications  are  finally  ironed  out  leaves 
too  much  to   the  imagination.   *   *   ♦ 


"The  Tower  of  Lies" — Universal 
Capitol,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  The  story  is  sad 
and  dull,  without  a  moment  of  comedy  to 
relieve  the  situations.   *  •  • 

NEWS—*  *  *  This  is  a  story  of  stark 
realism,  splendidly  directed  and  acted.  It  is 
a  departure  from  the  hackneyed,  trite  affairs 
which  most  of  our  own  directors  glory  in  pro- 
ducing.  *   *  • 

Allen,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  The  story  of  the  hard-work- 
ing farmer,  Jan,  whose  life  is  wrapped  up 
in  his  only  daughter.  Glory,  is  simply  told, 
and   with  a  sincerity   that  demands  attention. 

•   •   « 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  •  The  characteri- 
zations at  the  outset,  like  the  story,  are  the 
best.  Chaney  as  the  young  serf  who  thinks 
more  of  a  new  born  calf  than  he  docs  of  the 
birth  of  his  daTighter,  is  a  remarkable  study 
in  realism.   •  •  * 

TIMES—*  *  *  If  you  like  the  realistic 
"slice-o'-life"  sort  of  picture,  in  which  terror, 
madness,  degridation  and  death  run  amuck 
over  the  silver  sheet,  you  will  like  "The 
Tower   of   Lies."   •   •   • 


"Why  Women  Love"— First  Natl 
State,  Cleveland 

TIMES — *  *  *  Picture  as  a  whole  may  be 
considered  good  entertainment  and  the  patrons 
like  it.  The  story  is  somewhat  complicated 
but  the  continuity  keeps  the  trend  of  the  story 
as  it  should.   ♦  *  • 


"Seven  Keys  to  Baldpate" — Famous 
Rialto,  Omaha 

BEE — *  *  *  The  comedy  is  the  only 
thing  which  keeps  it  from  being  an  intense 
mystery  drama,  while  the  mysterious  pre- 
sentation alone  prevents  it  from  being  a  side 
splitting  comedy.  *  *  ♦ 

WORLDHERALD— *  •  *  Comes  now 
Douglas  MacLean  *  *  *  He  is  still  the  re- 
freshing and  youthful  comedian  who  has  de- 
lighted thousands  and  his  picture  is  full  of 
chuckles  and  creepy  suspense.   *  *  • 

Karlton,  Philadelphia 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  It  not  only  is  interest- 
ing, but  ludicrous,  comical,  funny  and  all  the 
other  adjectives  meaning  the  same  thing.  *  *  * 

INQUIRER—*  *  *  It  is  all  worked  out 
brightly  and  breezily,  with  that  final  twist 
which  makes  the  story  a  sort  of  plot  with- 
in a   plot.   *   *   ♦ 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  *  *  it  provides 
Douglas  MacLean  with  a  good  vehicle  and 
he  gets  his  usual  number  of  laughs.  •  *  • 


"The  Winding  Stair"— Fox 
Monroe,  Chicago 

POST — *  *  *  an  interesting  story,  with 
the  melodramatic  twists  of  its  plot  made 
plausible  by  the  atmosphere  of  glamorous, 
far-way  places  which  fills  its  scenes.  •  •  • 


RESULTS 


It  is  the  response  to  ad- 
vertising that  makes  adver- 
tising pay     ----- 

The  publication  that  has 
reader  interest  is  the  most 
certain  to  bring  response. 

You  cannot  sell  without 
getting  to  the  man  that 
buys     ------- 

The  man  that  buys  in  this 
great  industry  of  ours  reads 


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After  all  its  Results 
That  Count'^'* 


FOX  HAS   THE   PLAYERS! 

Never  before  in  the  history  of  the  industry 

has  there  been  such  a  galaxy  of  stars  enrolled 

under  the  banner  of  one  producer. 

Never  before  in  the  history  of  the  industry 
has  there  been  so  many  stars  known  the 
world  over  for  notable  screen  achievements. 

EVERT  PLATER  IS  AH  ARTIST  IN  ALL  THAT  THE  WORD  IMPLIES 
EVERT  PLATER  IS  A  CREArOR  OF  ROLES  THAT  WILL  HEVER  DIE 

THE  CASTS  OF  THE  WILLIAM  FOX  NINE  GOLDEN  NUGGETS 
CONSTITUTE    BOX    OFHCE    MAGNETS  OF  RARE    POTENCY 


The  Ancient  M.ariner    Directed     by 

Henry  Otto  and  Chester  Bennett:  Clara. 
Bow,  Gladys  Brock  well,  Vivian  Oakland, 
Leslie  Fenton,  Earle Williams,  Paul  Panzer, 
Nigel  de  Brullier. 

The  Qilded  Butterfly   Directed    by 

John  Griffith  Wray:  Alma  Rubens,  Bert 
Lytell,  Frank  Keenan,  Herbert  Rawlinson, 
Huntley  Gordon,  Vera  Lewis. 

Eust  hynne  Directed  by  Emmett  Flynn: 
Edmund  Lowe,  Alma  Rubens,  Lou  Telle 
gen.  Belle  Bennett,  Frank  Keenan,  Mar' 
jorie  Daw,  Paul  Pan2;er,  Leslie  Fenton, 
Lydia  Knott,  Eric  Mayne,  Martha  Mat' 
tox,  Harry  Seymour. 

Wages  for  Wives  Directed  by  Frank 
Borziage:  Jacqueline  Logan,  Zasu  Pitts, 
Creighton  Hale,  Earle  Foxe,  Margaret  Liv- 
ingston, David  Butler,  Dan  Mason. 


Daybreak  Directed  by  Rowland  V. 
Lee:  Jacqueline  Logan,  Lou  Tellegen, 
Walter  Pidgeon,  Roy  Atwill. 

The  First  Year  Directed  by  Frank 
Borzage:  Kathryn  Perry,  John  Patrick, 
Margaret  Livingston,  Frank  Currier,  Vir' 
ginia  Madison. 

The  Qolden  Strain  Directed  by  Vic 
tor  Schertzinger:  Madge  Bellamy,  Ken' 
neth  Harlan,  Hobart  Bosworth,  Ann  Pen' 
nington,  Lawford  Davidson,  Frank  Beal. 

The  Palace  of  Pleasure  Directed    by 

Emmett  Flynn:  Edmund  Lowe,  Betty 
Compson,  Nina  Ramano,  Henry  Kolker. 

Wfien  the  Door  Opened  Directed  by 

Reginald  Barker:  Jacqueline  Logan,  Mar' 
garet  Livingston,  Walter  McGrail,  Rob' 
ert  Cain,  Frank  Keenan,  and  Prince 
Royal,  the  Wonder  Dog. 


ITS  A  WILLIAM  FOX  YEAR  / 


■> 


Fox  Film  CorDoratlaru 


FOX  HAS   THE  PICTURES/ 

Never  before  in  the  history  of  the  industry 
has  there  been  such  an  array  of  sterling  box- 
office  attractions  by  one  producer. 

Never  before  in  the  history  of  the  industry 
has  perfection  been  so  nearly  reached  inas- 
much as  nothing  that  is  requisite  is  wanting. 

EVERT  PICTURE  ABOUNDS  I7S[  rURlLLS,  TEARS  AND  LAUGHS 
EVERT  PICTURE  VISUALIZES  A  SUCCESSFUL  STORY  OR  PLAT 


THE  APPEAL  OF  THE  WILLIAM  FOX  NINE  GOLDEN  NUGGETS 
WILL  FIND  A  RESPONSIVE  CHORD   IN   EVERY  PICTUREGOER 


The  Ancient  M.ariner  Based  on  Sam' 
uel  Taylor  Coleridge's  classic  poem.  Taught 
in  every  school  in  the  land.  A  big  Christ' 
mas  special. 

The  Qilded  Butterfly  Based  on  a 
Best  Seller  by  Evelyn  Campbell.  A  stir' 
ring  tale  of  love  and  adventure  at  Monte 
Carlo. 

Wages  for  Wives    Based  on  the  play 
"Chicken  Feed,"  by  Guy  Bolton,  the  pop' 
ular  American  playwright.     A  dramatic 
comedy  which  hits  every  home. 

Daybreak  Based  on  last  year's  stage 
success,  'The  Outsider."  A  story  of  a 
great  ambition  thwarted  for  a  while  but 
triumphant  in  the  end  through  sublime 
faith.     An  unusual  love  story. 

East  L,ynne  Known  and  beloved  all  over 


the  world.  Its  pubUcity  started  more  than 
fifty  years  ago.  The  most  poignant  love 
story  of  all  time. 

The  First  Year  Based  on  Frank  Cra' 
ven's  amusing  play  of  married  life. 
Adapted  to  the  screen  by  Frances  Marion, 
and  probably  her  best  work. 

The  Qolden  Strain  Based  on  Peter  B. 
Kyne's  Cosmopolitan  Magazine  story, 
"Thoroughbreds."  This  is  Kyne  at  his  best. 

The  Palace  of  Pleasure  Based  on  the 

play,  "Lola  Monte2;."  Depicting  the  tem' 
pestuous  career  of  a  beautiful  Spanish 
dancer  who  left  a  trail  of  broken  hearts  in 
her  wake. 

When  the  Door  Opened  Based  on 
James  Oliver  Curwood's  novel.  Consid' 
ered  by  many  his  greatest.  It  has  the  most 
thrilling  flood  scene  ever  screened. 


IT'S  A  WILLIAM  FOX  YEAR! 


F 


AN  AFTER  DINNER 
SPEECH 

(By  an  exhibitor  who  has  just  come  back  from  Hollywood) 

Mr.  Toastmaster  and  Fellow  Showmen: 

I'm  no  speaker. 

I  let  my  house  front  do  the  talking.    (Applause) 

While  I  was  in  Hollywood  one  studio  impressed  itself  upon  me. 

That's  the  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  outfit. 

What's  the  use  of  kidding  ourselves  about  pictures. 

We  know  what  fills  the  seats.    ( Cheers ) 

And  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  knows  how  to  cater  to  our  public. 

I  saw  some  of  the  things  that  they've  got  coming.  And  I  realized  that 
the  best  business  move  I  ever  made  was  when  I  signed  for  The  Quality 
Fifty -Two. 

I  overlooked  no  bets  while  in  Hollywood.    (Laughter) 

Seriously,  pictures  like  ^'Sally,  Irene  and  Mary,"  and  Norma  Shearer 
with  Lew  Cody  in  ^'Free  Lips,"  and  ''Bright  Lights"  with  Charlie  Ray 
and  Pauline  Starke  are  pictures  that  I  as  an  exhibitor  would  produce. 

Every  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  picture  I  saw  I  felt  this  way  about. 

They've  got  my  slant  on  pictures  and  I  believe  in  my  slant  because  it's 
been  making  money  for  me.    (Applause) 

I  saw  Mae  Murray  doing  an  Apache  scene  in  "The  Masked  Bride." 

Coming  after  "The  Merry  Widow"  that  beautiful  girl's  going  to  bring 
in  a  lot  of  cash  customers. 

I  guess  I  sound  like  a  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  salesman.    (Laughter) 

Well,  I  am,  practically,  because  every  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  exhibitor 
gets  to  be  a  salesman  for  the  product  sooner  or  later. 

I  had  a  great  season  so  far  with  The  Quality  Fifty -Two. 

But  I've  seen  a  lot  more  of  it. 

And  if  you  ask  me  what  I  liked  best  in  Hollywood  I'll  answer  frankly. 

I  liked  best  looking  over  those  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  winners  that  are 
still  coming  to  me  on  my  Quality  Fifty-Two  contract. 

I  THANK  YOU 


iTHE 

7Ao  brAdstreet 

oX*  FILHDOM 


Authority 


/ol.  XXXIV     No.  37 


Friday,    November   13,    1925 


Price  5  Cents 


HARMONY 

By  DANlslY 
National    hgurcs    in    cxliihitoi 
ircles  —  Sydnt-y     Coh^-n     anc 
Pete"     \\\)()flhuli  —  ^■e.ste^da 
pld  the  A.  M.  V.  A.  that  a  bet- 
br     iinderstancUnij      liad      been 
cached.      Between    the    exhibi- 
)rs   and   uther  branches  of  the 
idustry.     And    tliat   the   future 
Doked  bright  and  ros}\     All  of 
fhich  is  fin::-,  and   it  is  hojjed — 
nd  sincere!}"  hoped — that  their 
nticipations  become  a  fact. 

*  *         * 

Even  the  diflicult  question  of 

le  arbitration  system  seems  to 

e  on  the  road  to  improvement. 

nd  this  is  splendid. Because  the 

ea  of  arbitrating  these  matters 

sound.  The  only  thing  to  be 
oned  out  are  some  of  the  dif¥i- 
Lilties  which  undeniably  exist 
)day.  And  the  way  to  iron 
lem  out  is  to  iron  them  out. 
'ot  throw  bricks  at  them — as 
IS  been  the  custom. 

Not  only  the  arbitration  mat- 
:rs,  but  other  vital  problems, 
m  be  settled  easily,  when  men 
|ith  diiiferent  views  meet.  The 
ily  time  you  cannot  straighten 

atters  out  is  when  \ou  want 
»  fight  about  them.  You  can- 
pt  fight  without  the  other  fel- 
*w  fighting. 

*  *         * 

The  existing  situation,  the 
bsing  in  of  the  business,  both 
exhibitor  and  producer  cir- 
es,  will  bring  many  problems. 
5me  will  be  annoying,  some 
'O  difficult  to  be  worked  out 
ithout  great  suffering  and  an- 
jyance  to  individuals.  But  so 
ng  as  there  is  a  Forum — 
here  men  of  varying  minds 
ay  meet — and  meet  equitably 
id  honestly — those  problems 
n  be  worked  out.  At  least 
e  eiTort  to  do  so  can  be  made, 
nd  that  is  one  of  the  fine  hopes 

(Coniinutd  cm  Page  2) 


Robertson    Out 

Together   with   Joseph    P.    Bickerton 

Withdraws  from  Meador-Robert- 

son — Change  in  "Kim"  Plans 

A  surprisiiijj:  (Icvflopnicnt  in  the 
plans  of  tlu'  Mcador-:Ro1)crtson  Pic- 
tures Corp.  took  place  yesterday 
when  Joseph  P.  Bickerton,  attorney 
and  representative  for  John  S.  Rob- 
ertson announced  that  the  director 
had  withdrawn  entirely  from  the 
Meador-Robertson    company. 

Bickerton  returned  from  Engand 
Wednesday  and  further  stated  he, 
too,  had  severed  connections  with 
Me?  dor's  company.  Plans  for  the 
proposed  filming  of  "Queen  Cala- 
fia,"  the  Ibanez  novel,  in  Nice, 
France  and  Spain,  have  been  called 
off  insofar  as  Robertson  and  Bicker- 
ton ^re    concerned.      Robertson    will 


Forced   to   Buy 

Famous  Asserts  Theater  Acquisitions 
in  South  and  New  England  Were 

Made  Necessary  by  Conditions 
Washington — Poor  exhibiting  con- 
ditions in  the  South  and  a  threat  of 
an  exhibitors'  combination  in  New 
Orleans  led  Famous  to  acquire  its 
interest  in  Southern  iCnterprises,  Inc., 
it  is  dech'red  in  an  additional  brief 
filed  with  the  Federal  Trade  Com- 
mission. Similarly,  in  acquiring  an 
intcrc.'^.t  in  theaters  in  New  England 
it  was  actuated  by  a  desire  to  in- 
sure that  its  pictures  would  receive 
satisfactory  exhibition,  the  brief 
holds. 

The    brief    challenges    the    right    of 
(Cfliitinued  on  Pofje   2) 


Foreign  Production 

Aim  of  Entertainment  Pictures  Corp. 

— Kopfstein,  Rock,  Moran,  Wain- 
wright   Officers 

Entertainment  Pictures  Corp.,  de- 
signed to  be  a  New  York  corpora- 
tion, is  in  process  of  formation.  The 
company  intends  producing  in  Eng- 
land and  in  Europe  for  distribution 
in  this  market. 

Jacques  Kopfstein  is  president  and 
among  the  directors  are  Joe  Rock, 
R.  B.  Wainwright  of  London,  and 
Mike  Moran  of  the  Interocean  For- 
warding Co. 


Nat  Saland  on  His  Own 
Nat  Saland,  who  resigned  from 
Film  Developing  recently,  has  form- 
ed Saland  Film  Laboratories,  Inc., 
with  offices  at  729  7th  Ave.  The 
laboratory  is  at  Hudson  Heights, 
N.  J.  and  will  turn  out  approximately 
600,000  ft.  a  week. 


Coast  Looks  for  Amalgamation 

I. OS  .\ngeles — The  Times  yester- 
(kiv  carried  a  story  to  the  effect  that 
ihe  amalgamation  between  United 
Artists  and  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
was  near. 


Telegram.s  received  from  the  Coast 
yesterday  indicated  that  progress 
continues  to  be  made  in  the  deal  in- 
volving Metro-Cioldwyn-Mayer  and 
United  .►\rtists. 
■  Marcus  Loew  leaves  for  Holly- 
v\'00(l    in    a   few   davs. 


Fox  Issue   Ready 

500,000    Shares   of   Theater   Stock  to 

Be  Offered  Between  $25  and  $30 

Big  Demand  Reported 

Eisele  &  King  of  Newark  and  Tay- 
lor, Thorne  &  Co.  of  New  York,  will 
shortly  offer  500,000  shares  of  no  par 
class  A  common  of  the  newly-formed 
I'ox  Theaters  Corp..  at  a  figure  be- 
tween $25  and  $30  a  share. 

The  total  issue  will  therefore  cover 
$12,.S(ll),000.     \\'hen  financing  is  coni- 

(Confiiiucd  ov  Fatic   2) 


Roxy  Offer  Today 

125,000  Shares  of  Class  A  to  Be  Sold 

at    $40    Each — Probably    on    the 

Curb  Later 

.\  syndicate  headed  by  Polk  and 
Co.  and  Mullikcn  and  Roberts  will 
offer  today  125.00(1  shares  of  Class  A 
stock  in  the  Roxy  Theaters  Corp.  at 
$40  per  share.  To  every  buyer  of 
three  Class  .\  shares  will  go  one 
share  of  common  free. 

This  program  constitutes  the 
(Continued  oh  Page  10) 


Buying   for   "U" 

Al    Fair   Now  in   New   York  to  Ac- 
quire New  Theaters — L.  Brecher 
Handling   Management  End 

.\1  I-'air,  well  known  in  the  South- 
west and  of  late  in  charge  of  the 
Hostettler  circuit  for  Universal,  has 
been  brought  into  New   York  where 

{Continued  on  Page  10) 


Here  with  Film  of  Mt.  McKinley 

Louis  Wolfe,  in  an  interview  in 
the  Sun  states  that  he  had  just 
arrived  from  .\laska,  bringing  with 
him  a  film  of  Mt.  McKinley.  Many 
scenes  were  shot  in  the  Arctic. 


Defy   "Blue    Law"   Campaign 

New  Brunswick,  N.  J.  —  Despite 
the  campaign  to  enforce  "blue"  laws, 
by  authorities  of  Middlesex  County, 
local  theater  owners  declare  they  will 
open  this  Sunday.  Heretofore,  the 
houses  have  been  opened  only  on 
week  days.  Mayor  John  Morrison 
intends  prosecuting. 


Harmony    Moves    On 

Cohen,  Seider,  Woodhull  Tell  A.  M. 
f.  A.  the  Day  of  Better  Under- 
standings Seems  Close 

liarmony,  complete  understanding 
and  the  dawn  of  a  near  perfect  day 
in  which  all  major  divisions  of  the 
industry  would  figure  seem  to  be 
in  the  offing  according  to  Sydney  S. 
Cohen,  Joseph  ^L  Seider  and  R.  F. 
("Pete")  ^^'oodhull  who  addressed 
the  .\.  M.  P.  A.  vesterday. 

Much  of  what' these  M.  P.  T.  O. 
officials  stated  indicated  a  better 
understanding  with  producers  and 
distributors  was  at  hand.  Cohen 
pointed  out  that  many  sore  situa- 
tions still  existed  but  that  he  was 
hopeful;  Seider  said  the  M.  P.  T.  O. 
would  work  along  business  lines  only 
and  I'dded  one  problem,  that  of  the 
uniform  contract  and  arbitration, 
was  already  headed  toward  an  ad- 
justment: Woodhull  remarked  co- 
ordination of  effort  on  the  part  of  all 
would  bring  the  desired  result. 

Cohen  was  "barker"  of  the  day.  He 
said  exhibitors  were  pawns  on  the 
chess  board  of  bigger  moves  with 
the  strings  held  "over  on  Fifth  Ave. 
or  down  below,"  alluding  to  Wall  St. 
He  said   he  saw   in   the  appointment 

{Continued  on   Page  4) 


Pawley  Back 

Raymond     Pawley,     vice-president 
of    Prod.    Dist.    Corp.    has    returned 

from    pAirope. 


Bern'nard   Here  from  London 

C.  S.  Bernhard,  of  British  Exhibi- 
tor Films,  London,  is  in  New  York. 
At  the  Asior. 


Davis  to  Release  Tilden  Film 
Davis    Dist.    Division,    Inc.,    is   ex- 
pected to  release  "Haunted  Hands", 
starring  Bill  Tilden,  tennis  champion 
and  produced  by  Worthy  Pictures. 


Klein  Forms  Berlin  Company 

London  —  Upon  his  return  from 
Berlin  yesterday,  Edward  L.  Klein 
said  the  Edward  L.  Klein  Film  Co. 
had  been  formed  in  Germany  to  rep- 
resent American  producers  and 
distributors  in  Eastern  and  Central 
Europe. 


Halperin  Prod,  for  Arrow 

Victor  Hugo  Halperin  is  directing 
"In  Borrowed  Plumes"  at  the  Tec 
Art  Studios,  which  Arrow  will  re- 
lease. Cast  includes,  Marjory  Daw. 
Niles  Welch,  Dagmar  Godowsky, 
Arnold  Daly,  Wheeler  Oakman, 
Louise  Carter.  Pegg>'  Kelly,  Marie 
Shaffer,  Jill  Lynn,  Jack  Thorne, 
Jack  Burdette,  Sebastian  Droste  and 
George  Humbert. 


THE 


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DAILV 


Friday,    November    13,    1925  1"? 


Vol.  XXXIV No.  37     Friday  Nov.  13, 1925     PriceSCents 


Coypright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Satu.day,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York.  N.  Y,,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor; 
J.  W.  Alicoatc,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager ;  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor ; 
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tered as  second-class  matter  May  21,  1918, 
at  the  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  March  3,  1879.  Terms  (Postage 
free)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
York.  $10.00  one  year;  6  months,  $5.00;  3 
months,  $3.00.  Foreign  $15.00.  Subscribers 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY,  1650 
Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Phone  Circle 
4736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  address :  Filmday, 
New  York,  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London  Representative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  58, 
Great  Marlborough  St.,  London,  W.  1.  Paris 
Representative,  La  Cinematographic  Fran- 
caise,    5,    Rue    Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High 

Low 

Close 

Sales 

Balaban  &  Katz   . 

.    70  J^ 

7054 

70H 

Eastman    Kodak    . 

.114 

112J4 

113 

3,000 

Famous    Players    . 

.mVi 

106J4 

107 

2,200 

F.   P.    Pfd 

.115 

115 

115 

200 

Film    Inspection    . 

m 

sn 

5 'A 

300 

First    National    .  . 

Not 

quoted 

Fox   Film   "A"    . . 

.  szyi 

81 

82 

2,100 

Loew's,   Inc 

■    42^8 

41>i 

4m 

6,500 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.   . 

.    23% 

23 

23/2 

200 

M.  P.  Cap.  Corp. 

nV4 

ISH 

18J4 

100 

Pathe  Exch.   "A" 

.  T)Vi 

78 

78J({ 

4,700 

Skouras    Bros.     . . 

.    62/2 

61 /a 

61 /a 

Trans-Lux  Screen 

.    1254 

10^ 

nvt 

19,000 

Universal  Pictures 

Not  quoted 

Universal  Pic.  Pfd. 

96M 

96J4 

96^ 

100 

Warner    Bros.    .  . . 

.   20^ 

20J4 

20K 

100 

Warner  Pictures  .  . 

Not 

quoted 

Cook  Tries  Two  Houses 

York,  Neb. — Blaine  Cook  has 
opened  another  house  here  to  see  if 
the  town  is  capable  of  supporting  two 
theaters. 


BAY  STATE 


Second  Oldest  Continuous 


Raw  Stock 


Producer  in  America 


Negative 


Positive 


Safety 


Still  More  for  L.  A. 

New    Houses    in    City    Proper    and 

Suburbs — The    Figueroa     Opens 

Tonight 

Los  Angeles  —  Additional  theaters 
continue  to  be  announced.  New 
houses  and  developments  in  projects 
previously  announced  include  the  fol- 
lowing: 

The  Figueroa,  Fred  Miller's  new 
Spanish-type  theater  at  Figueroa  St. 
and  Santa  Barbara  Ave.  is  scheduled 
to  open  tonight  with  "The  Road  to 
Yesterday." 

A  contract  has  been  awarded  to 
A.  V.  Perkinson  for  a  two-story 
brick  theater,  store,  apartment  and 
hotel  building  at  Main  St.  and  Grif- 
fith Ave.  to  cost  $100,000.  Plans 
provide  for  a  theater  to  seat  900. 

The  General  Construction  Co.  has 
prep? red  plans  for  a  theater  building 
at  Owensmouth  for  M.  O.  Walling. 
The  house  will  seat  800. 

Plans  are  being  prepared  by  J.  J. 
Fraunfelder  for  a  one-story  brick 
theater  and  store  building  on  Haw- 
thorne Circle,  Hawthorne,  for  Wil- 
liam McNeal.  The  structure  will 
cost  about  $125,000,  will  have  a  the- 
ater seating  925  people. 

W.  E.  Johansen  will  erect  a  one- 
story  brick  theater  building  at  3928 
South  Western  Ave.  It  will  seat 
900  and  cost  about  $35,000. 

The  new  Manchester  at  Manches- 
ter and  Moneta  Aves.  will  open 
Christmas  eve  under  the  manage- 
ment of  Southside  Theater  Co.,  of 
which  Michael  Gore  is  president,  Sol 
Lesser,  vice  president,  and  R.  B. 
Grunauer,  secretary  and   treasurer. 

Seattle  House  Started 

Seattle — ^Excavation  has  started  for 
the  new  Skinner  building  to  house 
one  of  the  largest  picture  theaters 
on  the  Coast.  It  will  be  owned  by 
the  Washington  State  Theaters,  Inc., 
which  in  turn  is  controlled  by  the 
Motion  Picture  Capital  Corp.  It  is 
planned  to  have  the  building,  which 
is  to  cost  $1,500,000  completed  by 
next  summer.  The  theater  will  seat 
3000. 


$1,000,000  'Frisco  Deal 

San  Francisco — Louis  R.  Lurie, 
real  estate  broker  has  acquired  the 
Metropolitan  and  immediately  leased 
the  theater  and  building  back  for  a 
period  of  99  years.  The  property  was 
Iransfered  by  Samuel  H.  Levin  to 
Lurie  for  $150,000  and  then  leased 
back  at  a  total  rental  for  the  99  years 
of  $757,350. 


HARMONY 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 

which   yesterdays   promise   pre- 
sages. 

*         *         * 

The  New  Year  is  not  so  far 
away.  A  few  weeks  only.  No 
more  fitting  period  could  pos- 
sibly be  imagined.  For  a  better 
understanding.  Among  all  the 
branches  of  this  ]:)usiness.  Than 
the  New  Year.  .\  fitting  and 
proper  time.  To  wipe  the  slate. 
And  make  the  yesterdays  for- 
gotten days. 


Carver   Heads  Pinellas   Films 

The  stockholders  of  Wilson-Weth- 
erald.  Inc.  have  decided  to  change 
the  company  name  to  Pinellas  Films, 
Inc.  This  company,  as  noted,  has 
taken  over  the  Wilson  company.  Its 
officers  are  Harry  P.  Carver,  presi- 
dent; James  T.  Wetherald,  vice- 
president;  Royal  Wetherald,  treasur- 
er, and  James  Sayles,  secretary. 
Associated  Exhibitors  has  closed 
with  Pinellas  for  distribution  of 
"White    Mice." 


Two  Return  to  Pathe 

Albany  -George  Ames  is  now 
manager  for  Pathe,  having  returned 
after  a  short  absence.  Ames  suc- 
ceeded L.  Medem  who  at  his  own 
request  has  been  appointed  special 
comedv    salesman   in    Newark. 


Another  to  return  to  Pathe  is  W. 
J.  Fitzpatrick,  who  has  been  appoint- 
ed special  feature  representative  cov- 
ering Cleveland,  Buffalo  and  Pitts- 
burgh. 


Fox  Issue  Ready 

(.Continued  frotn  Page  1) 
pleted,  the  company's  capitalization 
will  consist  of  800,000  shares  of 
class  A  and  100,000  shares  of  class  B 
common  .  The  corporation  has  assets 
totaling  over  $20,000,000,  of  which 
$11,000,000  is  cash.  Syndicate  man- 
agers state  that  in  advance  of  the 
offering,  private  subscriptions  had 
doubled  the  amount  of  stock  to  be 
offered.  Allotments  will  be  made  on 
the  basis  of  subscriptions  received. 


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THE  FACTS 


When  you  penetrate  behind  the  noise  and  catch  phrases  and 
smoke  screens  and  actually  dig  out  the  facts,  here  they  are: 

1.  PARAMOUNT,  as  usual,  has  been  delivering  an  over- 
whelming percentage  of  the  real  hits  since  July.  For  proof,  check 
the  actual  receipts  on  "The  Ten  Commandments,"  "The  Pony  Ex- 
press," "The  Lucky  Devil,"  "The  King  on  Main  Street,"  "The 
Street  of  Forgotten  Men,"  "The  Coast  of  Folly,"  "7  Keys  to  Bald- 
pate"  and  the  rest. 

2.  PARAMOUNT,  as  usual,  has  pictures  coming  in  the  next 
three  months  that  knock  the  eye  out  of  anything  else  in  the  field. 
Notably:  ; 

D.  W.  Griffith's  "That  Royle  Girl" 
J.  M.  Barrie's  "A  Kiss  for  Cinderella" 
Gloria  Swanson  in  "Stage  Struck" 
Thomas  Meighan  in  "Irish  Luck" 
Cruze-Fannie  Hurst  Special  "Mannequin" 
"The  American  Venus" 
Raymond  Grifiith  in  "Hands  Up!" 
Pola  Negri  in  "A  Woman  of  the  World" 
Joseph  Conrad's  "Lord  Jim" 
Richard  Dix  in  "Womanhandled" 

3.  PARAMOUNT  is  about  to  offer,  for  release  from  Febru- 
ary to  August,  1926,  the  GREATEST  GROUP  OF  PICTURES 
THIS  BUSINESS  HAS  EVER  KNOWN.  30  All-Big  Specials 
at  a  time  when  the  noise  and  smoke  screens  have  faded  away!  30 
Productions  of  Fall  calibre  when  you  need  them  most — from  Feb- 
ruary to  July! 

No  wonder  THE  ACKNOWLEDGED  LEADER  OF  THIS 
BUSINESS  HAS  BEEN,  IS  AND  ALWAYS  WILL  BE— 
PARAMOIJNTI 


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Harmony   Moves    On 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

of  Seider  as  business  manager  a 
medium  of  securing  united  coopera- 
tion and  the  presentation  of  the  in- 
dustry generally  with  a  united  front. 

"As  business  manager  it  will  be  our 
policy  to  conduct  the  affairs  of  the 
organization  along  strictly  business 
lines,"  said  Seider  when  he  arose  to 
speak. 

"The  important  subject  of  the  mo- 
ment, contract  and  arbitration,  is 
nearing  adjustment,"  he  continued. 
"Legislative  problems  will  be  worked 
out  and  the  mass  of  detail  necessary 
will  be  properly   handled. 

"And  although  there  naturally 
must  result  from  this  undertaking  a 
certain  measure  of  hope  and  confid- 
ence to  the  theater  owner,  yet, he  wants 
to  know  that  he  will  be  permitted 
to  remain  in  business  and  enjoy  the 
opportunity  to  carry  on  in  his  chosen 
field  of  endeavor.  He  wants  to  be 
sure   of   his   future   in   this   industry. 

"It  is  argued  that  the  building  of 
theaters  cannot  be  stopped  because 
the  'wheels  of  progress  cannot  be 
blocked.' 

"Is  it  progress  to  overbuild  and 
overseat?  Especially  where  the  pur- 
pose is  to  eliminate  the  smaller  com- 
petitor by  the  weight  of  larger  finan- 
cit.1  resources.  Is  it  progress  to 
threaten  a  small  operator  with  op- 
position unless  he  purchases  a  certain 
product? 

"Shall  it  continue  impossible  for  a 
small  operator  to  purchase  quality 
product  when  he  has  for  a  competi- 
tor a  large  influential  purchaser? 
Should  a  theater  owner  who  has  pur- 
chased for  a  number  of  years  the 
product  of  a  particular  distributor 
lose  that  particular  product  without 
opportunity  with  the  arrival  of  a 
more  influential  purchaser?  Or  will 
the  product  be  allocated  so  that  he 
with  'clean  hands'  may  live? 

"These  are  the  problems  confront- 
ing and  disheartening  the  theater 
owner  and  those  are  the  problems 
we  have  presented  to  Mr.  Hays,  and 
those  are  the  problems  received  most 
sympathetically  by  Mr.   Hays." 

Following  Seider,  Cohen  asserted 
there  were  other  problems  aside 
from  contracts  and  arbitration  which 
interested  many  exhibitors  through- 
out the  country. 

There  are  a  number  of  small  com- 
panies harassed  and  locked  out  of 
certain  territories  he  pointed  out. 
Exhibitors  are  therefore  compelled 
to  use  inferior  product  he  said,  be- 
cause of  the  closed  town  situation. 
In  this  connection,  he  said,  the  Fed- 
eral Trade  Commission  may  take 
action.  "Unfair  competition  in  a 
wholesale  way  must  be  eliminated," 
he  added  at  one  point. 

Discussing  the  work  carried  on  by 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  since  its  organization 
in  Cleveland  in  1920,  Cohen  ventured 
the  opinion  that  if  the  exhibitor  or- 
ganization had  not  functioned  as  it 
had  "the  one  or  two  companies" 
which  now  own  500  and  possibly 
600  theaters  would  be  the  owners  of 
5,000  or  6,000. 

That  the  geography  of  the  industry 
is  constantly  changing  and  that  one 


Busybodies 

R.  F.  WoodhuU,  president  of 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.,  speaking 
before  the  A.  M.  P.  A.  yester- 
day: 

"I  never  saw  an  exhibitors' 
battle  which  was  not  sponsored 
by  busybodies  and  gossips. . , . 

"In  the  harmony  which  I 
hope  wnll  come.  .  .1  hope  there 
will  develop  an  ethical  way  of 
doing   business " 


company  may  be  a  power  today  and 
a  total  loss  tomorrow  was  mentioned 
by  Cohen.  Due  to  such  power  men- 
acing theater  holdings  and  harassing 
exhibitors,  other  units  are  springing 
up  and  fortifying  themselves,  he  said. 
With  this  angle  in  mind  he  declared: 

"It  looks  to  me  as  if  the  battle  of 
the  giants  will  be  fought  in  1927. 
What  has  happened  so  far  is  merely 
the    skirmish." 

He  made  known  that  he  is  prepar- 
ing a  series  of  stories  under  the  title 
of  "What  Is  Entertainment  in  the 
Motion  Picture  Theater."  These 
will  appear  in  January  or  February. 
Cohen  intimated  that  the  Play  Date 
Bureau  and  the  Bureau  of  Trade  and 
Commerce  will  function  next  year 
on  a  more  formidable  basis  than  now 
exists.  "I  have  no  misgivings  now 
for  the  theater  owner  as  I  had  a 
year  ago,"  he  said.  "Monopolization 
has  been  prevented.  Reinforcements 
are  coming  up.  Other  producing 
companies,  until  now,  allowing  all 
the  promoting  and  running  to  rest  in  a 
few  hands,  are  now  fortifying  their 
positions  with  good  pictures.  The 
problem  of  this  business  is  quality 
pictures    adequately    merchandised." 

In  his  speech,  interspersed  with 
bits  of  clever  humor.  President 
Woodhull  took  issue  with  an  obser- 
vation made  by  Adolph  Zukor  at  a 
previous  meeting  of  the  A.  M.  P.  A. 

"I  think  perhaps  it  is  right  to 
say  that  Zukor  is  the  outstanding 
figure  in  the  progress  of  the  film 
industry,"  Woodhull  said,  "but  I 
cannot  agree  with  him  in  saying  to 
you  that  the  success  of  the  film  in- 
dustry is  practically  a  fifty-fifty  prop- 
osition— the  producers  and  the  ex- 
ploiteers.  In  fact  I  think  it  might 
be  made  a  trio  when  you  consider 
that  the  pictures  have  to  be  projected 
and  that  the  exhibitor  is  the  man  who 
does  that.  But — when  you  come 
right  down  to  it  there  is  the  public 
carrying  the  air;  so  after  all  a  quar- 
tette describes,  or  apportions  it  bet- 
ter to  my  way  of  thinking. 

"I  am  in  absolute  accord  with  Mr. 
Hays'  suggestion,  made  when  he  first 
entered  the  industry,  that  the  indus- 
try needs  a  strong  exhibitor  organi- 
zation and  that  representatives  of 
that  organization  and  of  the  pro- 
ducers should  all  sit  down  at  the 
same  table  and  decide  matters  as 
they  present  themselves. 

"Most  of  the  so-called  trouble  in 
this  country  is  founded  on  nothing 
but  the  whisperings  of  busy-bodies. 
It  is  up  to  us  to  recognize  this  fact 
and  the  sooner  we  do  the  sooner 
there  will  be  real  harmony  and  a 
perfect  machine  which  will  work  for 
the  mutual  benefit  of  all  of  us." 


The  Marquis,  Los  Angeles,  Opens 
Los  Angeles — The  Marquis  thea- 
ter opened  Armistice  Night  with 
Jesse  J.  Goldburg,  master  of  cere- 
monies. The  theater  which  is  at 
Santa  Monica  Blvd.  and  Doheny 
Drive  is  one  of  the  Hansen  chain. 


De  Mille  Story  Chief  Leaves 

Mrs.  E.  K.  Adams,  chief  of  the 
West  Coast  story  department  for 
Cecil  De  Mille.  left  for  Los  Angeles 
yesterday,  after  spending  six  weeks 
in  New  York. 


$100,000  House  for  Buffalo 

Buffalo,  N.  Y. — Plans  have  been 
filed  by  the  Ellsworth  Amusement 
Corp.  for  a  $100,000  theater  with 
stores  and  ofiices,  at  822  Tonawanda 

St. 


Lloyd-  Sheldon  Returns 

E.  Lloyd  Sheldon,  supervising  edi- 
tor of  "Aloma  of  the  South  Seas" 
has  returned,  after  five  weeks  in 
Porto  Rico,  where  exteriors  are  be- 
ing made.  Accodring  to  Sheldon, 
Porto  Rico  offers  advantages  in  pic- 
turesque backgrounds,  climate  and 
light    which    surpass    California. 


Close  Three   Deals 

Chesterfield  M.  P.  Corp.  has  sold 
to  Greiver  Prod.,  Chicago,  "Eyes  of 
Hollywood";  to  Reelcraft  Film,  Chi- 
cago, six  two  reel  jungle  pictures, 
and  to  Western  Film,  Seattle,  six 
Eileen  Sedgwick  Productions;  six 
Bill  Pattons  and  "Eyes  of  Holly- 
wood." 


1,200  Seater  for  Oakland 
Oakland,  Cal.  —  Plans  have  been 
completed  for  a  new  house  to  be 
built  by  Sam  Perlin  and  operated  in 
conjunction  with  the  Strand  and 
Claremont.  The  theater  is  to  seat 
1200  and  will  represent  an  investment 
of   $150,000. 


More   for   Schine    Circuit 

Dunkirk,  N.  Y. — Plans  are  under 
way  to  take  over  the  Capitol  and  the 
Regent  by  Peterson  and  Woods  of 
Jamestown,  the  Schine  Corp.  and  pri- 
vate individuals.  Messrs.  Lully,  pres- 
ent owners,  intend  going  to  Florida 
where  they  are  going  into  the  real 
estate  business. 


Reubenson  Closed  Deal 
London  —  R.  Reubenson,  of  the 
Seventh  Ave.  Film  Co.,  Ltd.,  closed 
the  deal  whereby  Pathe  will  distrib- 
ute the  Ko-Ko  Song  Kartunes  in 
England.  He  expects  to  be  in  New 
York    in   January. 


Lee  Marcus  Returns 

Lee  Marcus,  general  sales  manager 
of  F.  B.  O.,  returned  yesterday  from 
a  ten-day  tour  of  the  East. 

He  reports  that  the  outlook  for 
the  winter  and  spring  looks  unusual- 
ly  promising. 


Take   Over   Southern   Houses 

Atlanta  —  The  Rose,  Burlingham, 
N.  C.  and  the  Majestic,  Mebane  N. 
C.  have  been  purchased  by  the  Stev- 
enson Theaters,  Inc. 


In  the  Courts 

An     attachment     for    $42,550     : 
been  filed  in  the  Supreme  Court 
Leander  de   Cordova,  against  the 
to     X     Products     Ltd.,     Reciproc 
Films  Ltd.,  and  Geo.  B.  Samuels 
president     of     the     corporation, 
residents  of  London,  in  a  suit, 
plaintiff   alleges    he   was   engaged 
direct  for  the  defendants  for  78  we 
at  $500  a  week.     He  began  work 
Dec.  30  and  continued  until  April 
directing  "She,"  when  he  alleges 
was    discharged. 

He  claims  $4  500  of  unpaid  sala 
$3,000  damages  for  alleged  bre; 
of  agreement,  and  $7,500  additio 
on  the  ground  that  he  was  auth 
ized  to  sell  "She"' for  $75,000,  i 
obtained  a  customer. 


Tiffany    Picture   at    Broadwa; 

The  Broadway  will  show  "Moi 
for  Men"  next  week. 


Contracts  Let  For  Theater 
Portland,  Ore. — The  Hanson-Hc 
mond  Company  has  secured  the  Ci 
tract  for  the  construction  of  the  n 
$500,000  Hippodrome  to  be  located 
Broadway.  The  bond  issue  is  in 
hands  of  the  Western  Bond  < 
Mortgage  Co. 


Sunday  Fight  To  Supreme  Cour 

Moberly,  Mo.- — Following  the  s 
taining  of  a  fine  for  operating  Si 
day  shows  by  Circuit  Judge  Walk 
J.  W.  Cotter,  owner  of  the  Fou 
St.  Theater,  has  declared  that  he  \ 
take  the  case  to  the  Supreme  Cour 


Williams  to  Handle   New  St.   Lo 

St.  Louis — C.  S.  Williams  ■[ 
manage  the  new  St.  Louis  on  Grj 
Blvd.  ■ 


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Western  Picttires  Active      ' 

Vancouver.     B.    C. — "Policing 
Plains,"  by  Rev.   R.   G.  MacBeth 
Vancouver,  is  being  produced  in  B 
falo  Reserve  Park,  Wainwright,  A 
bv  Western  Pictures,  Ltd. 


In  New  Pathe  Division 

Washington — The  local  Pa 
branch  has  been  placed  under  ■ 
jurisdiction  of  the  eastern  division 
which  Charles  Henschel  is  managi 
It  was  previously  a  part  of  the  sou 
ern    division. 


Columbus  House  Building  f" 
Columbus,  O.— The  Keith-AlU : 
Palace  theater  unit  in  the  huge  Atn*'" 
ican  Insurance  Union  building  nL 
under  construction,  is  under  r, 
with  the  completion  of  the  first  h 
stories  of  the  skyscraper.  J, 


Jans  Closes  Contracts  i_ 

Herman    F.    Jans   has    closed   d 
tracts    with     Celebrated     Players 
Indianapolis,   for  Indiana   rights  i 
with  the  Securities  Pictures  Corp., 
Cleveland,  for  Ohio  to  the  Jans  Prlr 
of  1925-26. 


Ritz  Theater  Opens 

Kansas  City — A  novel  featureli 
the  new  Ritz  is  the  bell  that  rii 
in  the  tower  of  the  building  fiftj 
minutes  before  everv  performa! 
The  house  cost  $70,000  to  build 
was  leased  to  H.  H.  Barrett  i 
George  A  Maloney. 


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^^Common    People^^ 

The  Backbone  of  the  Nation 

(No»  46L      Straight  from  the    Shoulder    Talk   by  Carl 
Laemmley  President  of  the  Universal  Pictures  Corporation*) 


iZF'VE  got  a  picture  so  gloriously  good 
▼  that  we've  had  a  struggle  finding  a 
e  half  good  enough  for  it. 

The  critics  have  given  it  the  most  won- 
rful  send-offs,  but  even  they  have  said  it 
^ht  to  have  a  better  title. 

At  first  we  called  it  "His  People,"  which 
s  criticized  by  exhibitors  as  a  poor  box 
ce  name. 

Next  we  called  it  "Proud  Heart,"  which 
critics  did  not  like. 

So  finally  we  hit  upon  a  great  big  title — 
jig  a  title  as  any  picture  can  possibly  have. 


It  is- 


"COMMON  PEOPLE." 


We  owe  this  happy  thought  to  one  of  the 
St  successful  exhibitors  in  the  United 
tes — a  man  who  has  built  up  a  splendid 
lin  of  theatres  throughout  upper  New 
rk  state — none  other  than  J.  Myer  Schine, 
i  I  wish  to  thank  him  publicly  for  a  smash- 
big  title  for  a  beautiful  picture! 

Common  people  are  the  backbone  of  the 
rid.  They  are  of  every  nationality,  every 
ed,  every  age. 

Common  people  are  those  great  masses 
o  still  have  hearts  and  whose  lives  are 
/^erned  by  their  hearts. 


Common  people  are  not  greedy,  unscrup- 
ulous masters  of  finance;  nor  are  they  the 
ranting,  raving  "reds"  who  would  destroy 
government. 

Common  people  are  just  plain  folks — the 
folks  you  meet  in  every  day  life.  They  are 
not  on  the  front  pages  of  newspapers.  They 
are  seldom  in  print  at  all.  Yet  they  are  the 
salt  of  the  earth ;  they  are  the  bread  and  but- 
ter of  national  existence. 

Common  people  are  the  people  who  keep 
your  theatre  alive.  They  are  the  people  who 
have  made  you  what  you  are.  They  are  your 
customers,  your  friends. 

Therefore,  "Common  People"  exactly 
fits  the  picture  which  is  going  to  sweep  you  off 
your  feet,  just  as  New  York  was  swept  off 
its  feet.  Mind  you,  we  hastily  shoved  it  into 
the  Astor  Theatre  in  New  York,  without 
time  for  an  advertising  campaign,  and  in 
spite  of  all  lack  of  preparation — well,  it  in- 
stantly  gripped  the  people  right  by  the  heart. 

"Common  People"  will  make  you  cry  and 
it  will  make  you  laugh.  And  when  it  is  all 
through  running  on  your  screen,  it  will  keep 
you  remembering  it  long  after  most  of  the 
pictures  of  today  are  gone  and  forgotten. 


MARV  PICKFORD 

II TTLE"  ANN  \E 
ROONEY" 

Directed  BV     WILLIAM     BEAUDINE 

\N\\&\  New  York  Crifics  Say 


"'LiHle  Antrtic  Rooncy'  probably  wlU 
maVe  millioMs  of  dollars.  Plenty  o{ 
]peof>le  were  deligliVecl."   — Tribune. 

i«*TL:_  •      ij.  -    KA CI'   I  r       I      f      II 


VV>e  Mary  Plck|ord  wlio  is  real— tUe 
one  and  only  Mary.  The  crowds 
laugUed  a\  lier,  wept  with  Ker,  and 
always  were  interested.**    — World. 

"'Little  Annie  Rooney'  will  enter- 
tain nearly  everyone.'*  —Sun. 


"'Our  Mary  is  giving  tVie  world  and 
Wis  wife  wWat  tliey  want.  I  know 
'Little  Annie  Rooney'  is  going  to  de- 
light her  large  army  of  admirers, 
er,  more  adorable  tban 
ever."  — American. 

"Here's  your  Mary  of  the  golden 
curls  and  fighting  fists.  'Little  Annie 
Rooney'  cleverly  marries  the  laughs 
to  the  tears.  You'll  love  this  jjicturc. 
Mary  is  irresistible."  — Daily  News. 


Now  Booking 

UNITED    ARTISTS    CORPORATION 

CMary  Pickford'  CharleJ   Chaplin 

Douglaj-    Fairbanks  D.W.Qriffifh 


Jo.reph  M.Jchenck, 
Chairman .  Jioard  of  Directof-/ 


Hiram   Obramj-, 


«Co\orful,  fuU  of  action  and  a  rea\ 
love  storvj.  Not  since  \\\e  feminine 
world  went  on  its  knees  and  made 
kirn  a  Vtero  has  Mr.  Valentino  Viad 
sucU  an  engaging  role." — American. 

"If  *TUc  Eagle'  is  not  a  classic  we 
do  not  know  one,  and  tke  kero  is 
sincere,  wkimsical  and  wistful,  a  most 
devastating  combination." — Tribune. 

"Mr.  Valentino  acc^uits  kimself  witk 
distinction.  'Tke  Eagle'  is  a  satisfij- 
ing  ^)icture." — Times. 

"Rudol(>k  Valentino  is  kis  old  time 
debonair,  romantic,  adventuresome 
self.  He  is  kandsome  in  Cossack 
uniform,  dasking  in  bandit  garb  and 
im|[>assioned  as  tke  lover.  <Tke  Eagle' 
rises  to  romantic  keigkts." — Mirror. 

"Rudol|>k  Valentino  offers  a  roman- 
tic comed\).  Peo{>le  will  be  entertained 
b\)  *Tke  Eagle'.  Tke  f>roduction  is 
more  tkan  suf>erb." — Telegra|)k. 

"  «Tke  Eagle'  is  interesting,  entertain- 
ing, and  dramatic.  It  is  a  good  f>icture 
beautifulltj  staged  and  well  wortk 
seeing." — Eve  World. 


TRJIE  EAG 


Supporiec/ by^llMk  BANKY  a«rf  LOUISE  DRESSERi 
A  CLARENCE  BROWN  Production   ! 


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y    UNITED    ARTISTS   CORPORATION 

94ary  Pickford  Charlej-  Chaplin 

Louglof   Jairbankj-  D.W.QriffHh 


Jojeph  M.Jchenck,. 
Chairman .  Board  of  Dlrectonr.] 


Tiiram  Qbramj; 
President 


Friday,   November   13,   1921; 


I  recommend  'The  Film  Year  Book,"  as  the  most 
complete  book  on  the  film  industry  I  have  ever 
seen.  It  is  a  compliment  to  the  industry  as  well 
as  the  Film  Daily  that  publishes  it. 

WALTER  D.  HICKMAN 

The  Indianapolis  Times 


ROUNDINQ 

ROUND 
THEATERS 


.WITH, 


W^ALTER  D.  HICKMAN 

ELI  EVE  I  am  safe  in  stating 
that  there  isn't  a  day  that 
some    one    does    not    ask    me 


where  they  can  get  definite  data  up- 
on film  players  and  the  movies.  In 
the  last  all  of  my  answers  have  been 
taken  from  The  Film  Year  Book 
published  by  The  Film  Daily,  New 
York. 

Have  before  me  the  1925  edition 
of  "The  Film  Year  Book."  This 
book  is  the  most  complete  of  its 
kind.  It  is  the  best  authority  upon 
the  movies  that  I  know. 

The  extent  of  the  broad  field 
covered  is  shown  by  the  following 
departments  in  the  book:  Financial 
development  of  the  film  industry;  the 
box  office  test,  results  of  drawing 
powers  of  stars  (Harold  Lloyd  tops 
the  list  with  Gloria  Swanson  second) ; 
first  run  box-ofiflce  receipts;  special 
articles  on  influence  of  the  movies, 
child  and  the  cinema,  history  of  the 
movies  and  the  like;  complete  list 
of  every  picture  made  in  1924  with 
the  name  of  the  star,  producer,  etc.; 
a  complete  list  of  productions  from 
Jan.  1,  1918  to  Jan.  1,  192.'?;  a  list  of 


6,500  movie  titles  of  features,  inde- 
pendent exchanges,  list  of  all  motion 
picture  reviewers  addresses  of  lead- 
ing film  exchanges  with  staff,  censor 
boards,  outlook  and  resume  by  the 
leading  producers,  cameramen  and 
their  productions,  listing  the  six  best 
movie  performances  for  each  month 
in  the  year,  list  of  short  subject  re- 
leases, members  of  various  movie 
companies,  list  of  all  motion  picture 
reviewers  in  this  country,  theater 
chains,  ten  best  movies  of  the  year 
and  many  other  departments. 

The  ten  best,  as  selected  by  the 
critics  over  the  country  are  as  fol- 
lows: "The  Thief  of  Bagdad,"  "The 
Sea  Hawk,"  "Monsieur  Beaucaire," 
"Beau  Brummel,"  "Secrets,"  "'The 
Marriage  Circle,"  "The  Ten  Com- 
mandments," "Girl  Shy,"  "Abraham 
Lincoln"  and  "America." 

My  choice  of  the  ten  best  for  1924 
i«  listed  in  the  year  book  as  follows: 
"Simdovn,"  "Merton  of  the  Movies," 
"The  Thief  of  Bagdad,"  "Secrets," 
"Monsieur  Beaucaire,"  "In  Holly- 
wood With  Potash  and  Perlmutter," 
"Hot  Water,"  Beau  Brummel," 
"Under  the  Red  Robe"  and  "Tar- 
tiish."  At  the  time  I  submitted  mv 
list  I  had  not  seen  "The  Iron  Horse  " 
"Ten  Commandments"  and  "Abra- 
hrm   Lincoln." 

I  recommend  "The  Film  Year 
Book,  1925,"  as  the  most  complete 
1  i^ck  on  the  film  industry  I  have  ever 
seen.  It  is  a  compliment  to  the  in- 
c'.isfry  as  well  as  the  Film  Daily 
which  publishes  it. 


You'll  Find  a 


1926  Film  Year  Book 

EVERYWHERE 


iday,   November   13,   1925 


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Newspaper    Opinions 

"The  Ancient  Highway" 

Paramount 

Rialto 

AMERICAN — There  is  no  doubting  the 
t  office  value  of  the  name  of  James  Olive 
rwood.  Any  story  written  by  him  simply 
ieks  adventure,  action  and  romance,  *  *  * 
worth  your  time  and  attention  if  j^ou  are 
the  neighborhood  of.  the  Rialto.  It  is 
:  a  great  picture,  but  a  fair  one,  and  in 
J  day  that  is  something  to  be  thankful 
,   «  *  « 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  The  back- 
I'Unds  and  the  scenes  of  the  log  jam  are, 
usual,  thrilling.  *  *  ^There's  an  exciting 
rm.  Montagu  is  a  delightful  villain. 
EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  "The  Ancient 
^hway"  is  ancient  indeed,  and  full  of 
3.  It  would  be  no  calamity  tto  run  a 
d  drag  over  it  and  bury  it.  *  •  * 
lERALD-TRIBUNE— *  *  *  Paramount 
aid  not  continue  to  make  these  wildwood 
if  there  was  no  demand  for  them  and 
bably  many  people  enjoy  them,  but  we 
not  in  accord  with  them.  "The  Ancient 
hway"  has  the  oldest  plot  extant  |  *  *  * 
iORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  proves 
eed  most  antiquated  *  *  *  an  utterly  un- 
resting plot  are  revealed  through  many 
s  of  alluring  scenery.  *  *  * 
!UN — *  *  *  moderately  capable  conven- 
,al  movie  melodrama  of  James  Oliver  Cur- 
)d's    Canada.   *   *   • 

ELEGRAM — *  *  *  is  a  tale  of  timber 
Is  and  tribulations  with  a  he-man  hero, 
weet  young  thing  of  a  heroine,   with   "old 

lioned"    ideas    about    men    and    a    villain 

* 

TMES — *  *  *  Those  who  like  logrolling 
dynamiting   thrills   will   find   this   picture 

es  nothing  to  the  imagination.   *   *   * 

i^ORLD — *  *  *  Many  of  the  movie  scripts 
have  wearily  traveled  the  "Ancient  High- 
"    another    of    those    unamusing    tales    of 

i   men   and    a    girl    struggling    for   lumber 

Is.  •  *  * 


"The  Eagle" 
United  Artists 
Mark  Strand 

MERICAN— *    *    *    It    is    colorful,    full 

Ktion  and  a  real  love  story.  *  •  ♦  Valen- 

gives  a  fine,  intelligent  performance  *  *  • 

s   Banky   is  exquisite  and  a  real  acquisi- 

to    the   screen    *    •   * 
llarence   Brown  as  the  director   is   a  man 
are  discernment  and  ability  ♦  *  *  Do  not 

this  picture,  which  will  be  on  your  list 
ten  best  pictures,  that  is,  if  you  like 
itic  and  dramatic  motion  pictures.  ♦  ♦  * 
AILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Rudolph  Valen- 

has  come  to  the  screen  his  old  time 
mair,  romantic,  adventurous  self.  *  *  • 
The  Eagle"  is  a  gay,  inconsequential 
sian  version  of  "Robin  Hood."  *  ♦  » 
AILY    NEWS—*    *    *    Rudy    has   come 

knocking  more  loudly  at  the  flappers' 
ts  than  oi  yore.  *  *  ♦ 
VENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  picture  is 
[htfuUy  polished  and  piquantly  enjoyable. 
y  does  excellent  work.  Vilma  Banky, 
Budapest  beauty,  is  his  leading  woman ; 
ence  Brown  directed ;  the  settings  are 
ly,  and  the  story  is  romantic — and  a 
bination  like  that  is  irresistible.  •  *  * 
RAPHIC— *  *  *  remarkable  chiefly  for 
attractive  Russian  atmosphere.  Also  it 
|s  Valentino  an  opportunity  to  shine  in 
sort  of  role  that  people  love  to  see  him 
dashing,    romantic    figure,    fearless    in 


Stop  Cheating  Yourself 
Out  of  Real  Profits— 

BOOK 


danger,  ardent  in  love,  agile  in  horsemanship, 
subtle  in  diplomacy  and  with  a  goodly  sense 
of    humor.    *    *    * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  If  this  latest 
Valentin'o  picture  is  not  a  classic  we  do  not 
know  one ;  and,  fortunately,  we  feel  no  re- 
sponsibility in  the  matter.  Whatever  we 
say  about  it,  every  one  will  see  it,  nilly  willy, 
and  we  hope  every  man,  and  especially  every 
woman,  will  enjoy  it  as  much  as  we  did.  *  •  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  he 
(Valentino)  offers  us  a  comedy,  romantic 
comedy  if  you  will,  but  a  comedy  with 
touches  that  recalled  the  inventions  of  a  gag 
man  beside  himself  to   inject  a   laugh.   *   *   * 

The  production  is  superb.  Architecturally 
and  atmospherically  iB  is  truly   Russian.  *  *  * 

POST—*  *  *  resolves  itself  finally  into 
a  highly  romantic,  rather  conventional  tale 
lavishly  produced  against  picturesque  back- 
grounds and  distinguished  at  almost  every 
turn  by  the  intelligent  and  not-too-serious 
direction  of  Clarence  Brown.  It  manages  to 
retain  the  interest  of  its  audience  in  spite 
of  the  ordinary,  well-worn  plot  because,  at 
crucial  moments,  Mr.  Brown  is  seized  with 
a  desire  to  laugh.  What  is  more,  he  does 
laugh,  and,  such  hilarity  being  contagious, 
everybody  else  laughs  too.  *  *  * 

SUN — *  *  *  It  is  a  colorful,  rather  sump- 
tuous production,  affording  scenic  opportuni- 
ties other  than  views  of  M.  Valentino's  hand- 
some profile,  and  it  obviously  pleased  the 
assembled  multitudes  that  jammed  the  Strand 
yesterday  in  pursuit  of  pleasurable  romantic 
heart    throbs.    *    *    » 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  In  his  portrayal  of 
the  role  of  Vladimir  we  missed  the  spirit 
and  animation  that  "The  Four  Horsemen" 
and  "Blood  and  Sand"  have  taught  us  to 
expect  as  the  Rudolph  Valentino  hallmark.  It 
was  a  careful  piece  of  work,  almost  too  care- 
ful and  conservative  for  this  type  of  charac- 
terization. Quite  apart  from  his  proverbial 
Food  looks,  Valentino  is  a  capable  actor. 
He  has  hardly  done  himself  justice  even  in 
this    very    mediocre    story.    ♦    •    • 

TIMES — *  *  *  This  is  a  satisfying  picture 
in  which  (Clarence)  Brown  introduces  some 
interesting  touches.  It  is  well  equipped  with 
scenery  and  the  costumes  of  the  players  are 
capably  designed.  •  *  * 

WORLD — *  *  *  in  many  respects  is  the 
best  and  pleasantest  thing  he  has  ever  done. 
I  do  not  think  he  ever  has  found  a  moment 
in  all  his  career  which  struck  so  exciting  a 
note  as  that  first  blazing  waltz  scene  in  "The 
Four  Horsemen  of  the  Apocalypse,"  but  in 
"The  Eagle''  tliere  is  a  very  close  approach 
to  the  steely  brilliance  of  the  Rex  Ingram 
production.    ♦    *    • 


"The  Last  Edition" 

F.  B.  O. 

Cameo 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  In  this  busy  melo- 
drama, as  full  of  action  as  any  I  have  seen 
in  many  a  day,  an  attempt  is  made  to  glorify 
the  American  newspaper  man ;  probably  that 
is  why  I  enjoyed  the  picture  so  much.  *  ♦   * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  is  snappy,  vivid 
entertainment.  Though  Director  Johnson 
oversliot  his  mark,  his  tribute  to  the  men 
who  make  newspapers  is  sincere  and,  for  the 
most  part,   well   done.    •   •  * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  is  mechan- 
ically    fascinating    and    well     handled.     *  *  * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  a  highly 
colored  melodrama  with  original  twists  in  the 
development.  It  is  recommended  for  those 
who   prefer  action   to   character  development. 


HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  •  *  All  of  Em- 
ory Johnson's  pictures,  *  *  •  tell  of  the 
vicissitudes  in  the  lives  of  policemen,  fire- 
men, letter-carriers,  *  *  * 

If  these  picture  did  not  make  money  prob- 
ably their  production  would  cease ;  so  it  seems 
that  a  lot  of  people  must  enjoy  them.   ♦   *  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—  *  *  *  has 
the  merit,  uncommon  in  most  newspaper 
pictures,   of  being  accin^ate  in  every  detail.    * 

*  *   It   is   the  best  picture  he  has  mad^  and' 
may    be    called    a    box-office    success.    •    ♦    ♦ 

POST — *  *  *  Deadlines,  cub  reporters 
front  page  stories  and  roaring  presses  are 
flying  *  *  *  in  hectic  profusion,  the  occasion 
being  an  exciting  newspaper  story  in  film 
form  ♦  *  *  contains  some  excellent  scenes  of 
newspaper   making.    *   *   • 

SUN — *  *  *  a  melodrama  of  life  on  a 
newspaper    •    •    ♦ 

The  continuity  is  excellent.  *  *  *  Emory 
Johnson,  while  never  displaying  breathtaking 
inventiveness,  manages  to  squeeze  all  possi- 
ble  excitement    from    a   none    too   fruity   plot. 

TELEGRAM — *  *  *  it  is  a  fine  picture  * 

*  *    It   is   really   worth   while   as   newspaiper 
story. 

TIMES — *  *  *  Until  it  reaches  a  violent 
stage,  "The  Last  Edition,"  a  pictorial  melo- 
drama now  at  the  Cameo,  is  quite  an  inter- 
esting document  that  gives  an  unusually 
clear  idea  of  the  thought  and  action  involved 
in  bringing  out  a  newspaper.  *  ♦  • 

WORLD — *  *  *  For  persons  who  know 
nothing  of  the  actual  process  of  publishing 
a  large  daily  newspaper  and  also  for  those 
who  do  not  care  to  be  enlightened,  "The  Last 
Edition,"  a  larg  heavy-footed  melodrama 
movie  now  at  the  Cameo  will  cause  less  pain. 


"The   New  Commandment" 

First  National 

Rialto 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  All  in  all,  Robert 
Kane  has  a  good  picture,  and  it  is  well  worth 
a  visit  to  the  Rivoli  theatre.  Need  I  say 
more?  *  *  * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  is  an  impas- 
sioned love  story  with  universal  appeal,  if 
you  can  forgive  its  trite  and  exaggerated  and 
oftentimes    cheap    situations.    *    ♦    * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  has  an  ex- 
cellent cast,   *  *  * 

Many  of  the  scenes  are  entertaining,  and 
if  only  the  picture  were  cut  here  and  there, 
it  would  be  decidedly  enjoyable.  *  *  * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  There's  ac- 
tion in  plenty,  a  liberal  sprinkling  of  comedy 
relief  which  Ben  (Lyon)  handles  neatly.  It 
is  a  good   film.   *   •   * 

GRAPHIC — *  *  *  The  photography  is  ex- 
cellent, the  settings  lavish  enough  to  satisfy 
the  craving  of  the  most  luxury-loving  fan 
alive ;  there  are  love  scenes  and  nauseam ; 
there's  plenty  of  action  and  there's  a  support- 
ing cast  that  ought  to  guarantee  any  pro- 
duction. No  doubt,  after  this,  you  imagine 
that  "The  New  Commandment"  is  a  peach  of 
a  picture.  If  so — you're  doomed  to  disap- 
pointment. What's  the  matter  with  it  would 
take  more  space  than  we  are  allfctted  to  ex- 
plain.  *  *  *  .    „,  - 

HERALD  TRIBUNE—*  *  *  There  is 
something   radically   wrong   with   this   picture 

-at  no  moment  is  it  in  the  least  convmcmg  1 


MORNING   TELEGRAPH- 


How- 


„.d  Higgin,  the  director,  has  assembled  all 
the  makings  of  a  box  office  success — a  splen- 
did  cast,  headed   by    Blanche  Sweet  and   Ben 


E  WCHr-  PRICE  RIGHT-  PROFITS  RIGHT 

lOOK    THEM    TODAY! 


Who  said 

There  is  no  Santa  Claus  f 


?? 


Lyon,  a  highly  romantic  story  and  a  surge  of 
excitement  from  beginning  to  end.  *  *  * 

POST—*  *  •  The  film's  ending  is  abrupt 
but  undeniably  happy.   *  •   ♦ 

SUN — *  *  *  Credibility,  taste,  logic,  sense 
— these  are  all  sacrificed  and  tossed  as  ashes 
to  the  four  winds  *  *  *  a  gaudy,  irr4p<)ss.ible 
cinema  in  the  flamboyant  Cecil  B.  De  Mille 
tradition  *  •  *  Yet  it  remains  an  entertaining 
photoplay — as  movies  go — which  is  a  tribute 
to  the  mediiun  through  which  it  is  told.  *  *  * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  An  excellent  cast 
has   been  gathered   for  this  presentation. 

TIMES — *  *  *  Largely  due  to  the  com- 
mendable performance  of  a  well-chosen  group 
of  players  and  the  inclusion  of  stirring  war 
scenes  actually  photographed  in  Paris  in 
1914  *  *  *  is  a  fairly  entertaining  film.  *  *  * 

WORLD—*  »  *  Absurd  and  amusing  is 
"The  New  Commandment"  which  Prophet 
Robert  Kane  has  brought  down  from  Mount 
Hollywood.    *    *    * 

With  the  exception  of  a  few  Red  Cross 
scenes  done  in  poster  style,  the  war  scenes 
are  the  best  of  the  picture,  photographed  with 
gripping  effect.   *   •   * 


"Old  Clothes" 

M.-G.-M. 

Capitol 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  There  should  be  a 
law  against  repeating  successful  screen  plays 
with  a  sequel.  They  never  turn  out  as  the 
author  and  director  expect  and  they  are  al- 
msot  without  exception  a  poor  imitation  of 
the  play  which  has  gone  before.  *  *  * 

Only  Jackie  (Coogan)  himself  remains  the 
same  fine  little  actor.  *  •  * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  While  hte  story 
is  slight,  it  bounds  merrily  along  with  cur- 
rent churned  from  rollicking  subtitles,  ex- 
cellent work  of  the  principals,  and  the  friend- 
ly, wholesome  personality  of  everything  con- 
cerned. *  •  ♦ 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  There  are  many 
clever  directorial  touches,  *  *  *  A  gentle 
wholesome  comedy  drama  that  presents  Jackie 
as  you  like  him.  *  *  * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  Jackie 
Coogan,  grown  taller,  but  still  with  his 
cherubic    smile    and    ragged    sweater.    *  *  • 

The  story's  a  mild  comedy  but  it's  amus- 
ing at  times,  and  Jackie  does  everything  from 
throwing  bricks   to   subbing  for   Cupid.   *  •   * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  an  in-between 
picture.  Jackie  gives  ample  promise  of  de- 
veloping into  a  first-rate  juvenile  actor  after 
he  definitely  abandons  artless  childhood.  His 
support  was  all  that  could  be  desired,  con- 
sidering the  flimsy  nature  of  the  starring 
vehicle.    *   •   ♦ 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  If  young 
Coogan  were  not  a  first  rate  actor  all  of  the 
honors  of  the  picture  would  have  been  carried 
away  by  Max  Davidson  *  *  *  It  is  doubtful 
if  ai  more  ingratiating  portrayal  of  a  Jewish 
character  role  has  yet  fotmd  its  way  to  the 
cinema.    *    *    * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  It  is 
an  older  more  experienced  Jackie  who  cavorts 

*  *  *  He  is  now  Master  Jack  Coogaif— (hie 
perfect  screen  technician;  an  uncannily  able 
act  or  whose  every  look  and  gesture  is  in- 
spired by  a  polished  craft  rather  than  a 
spontaneous   outburst  of  juvenile  enthusiasm. 

*  *   » 

POST — *  *  *  Jackie  Coogan  is  growing 
up.  He's  an  actor  now,  with  all  the  regula- 
tion gestures,  automatic  expressions  and  cal- 
culated mannerisms  usually  summed  up  in 
tliat  one  highly  descriptive  adjective,  the- 
atrical. *  *  * 

SUN — *  *  *  He  is  a  slightly  more  ma- 
tured Jackie  than  formerly — naturally  enough 
also,  a  more  precocious  and  self-oonscious 
one.       But    he    is    still    able    to    stir    with    his 


Telegram  for  Red  Seal! 

Your    great    picture    "Bill''    playing 
Forum     Theatre     this     week     greatly 
pleasing    and    causing   more   favorable 
comment   than  any  short  subject  ever 
shown       here.         Nevrepaper      reviews 
splendid.      Exhibitors,   stars,    directors 
coming  to  see  it.     Congratulations. 
John   P.   Goring 
Forum    Theatre 
Los     Angeles 


729  7th  Av    TTlJ^SJIiy      •*•  ■«■•  C- 

Edwin    Miles    Fadman,    Pres. 


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Friday,   November  13,   192. 


former  skill  the  maternal  and  paternal  com- 
plexes  of   his  audiences.    *    *   * 

TEI.EGRAM— *  *  *  not  calculated  to  give 
the  uninitiated  spectator  any  meet  of  fair 
idea  of  Jackie's  undoubted  abilities  as  an  ac- 
tor. *  •  * 

TIMES — *  *  *  those  who  have  enjoyed 
the  past  performances  of  this  youngster 
(Jackie  Coogan)  will  be  agreeably  entertained 
by   this  new   production.   *   •   * 

WORLD — *  *  *  "Old  Clothes"  is  Jackie 
in  long  baggy  trousers,  perilously  suggestive 
of  juvenile  Chaplin — in  tattered  shirt  and 
frazzled  cap.   •  •   * 


"The  Pace  That  Thrills" 

First  National 

Broadway 

AMERICAN — *  ♦  *  is  true  to  its  name. 
There  are  plenty,  so  many,  that  I  might  be 
pardoned  for  feeling  on  several  occasions 
that  some  of  the  thrills  were  of  the  pace 
that  kills.   •  •  • 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  The  story  re- 
sembles a  cat  crossing  a  street.  Half  way 
over  the  cat  forgets  where  it's  going  and 
heads  in  a  different  direction.  Hence  the 
title.  *  •  • 

EVENING  JOURNAL — *  *  *  Ben  does 
very  good  work,  and  Mary  Astor,  the  girl, 
is  pretty.  Fritzie  Brunette  plays  the  role 
of  the  mother,  and  plays  it  well.  There  are 
several  amusing  situations.   ♦   *   • 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  the 
automobile  race  being  the  only  thrill  in  the 
picture — and  that  wasn't  staged  by  the  di- 
rector! story  is  so  farfetched  that  only  ex- 
pert handling  could  have  made  it  seem  real. 
•  •  • 


"Rose  of  the  World" 

Warner  Bros. 

Warners 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Pauline  Garon  plays 
Edith,  and  Alan  Forrest  Jack  Talbot,  both 
of  them  good  players,  in  a  picture  that  only 
its  producer  could  love.  ♦  *  * 

DAILY  NEWS — *  *  *  An  unconvincing 
movie,  and  the  saddest  part  of  the  report  is 
that  the  story  by  Kathleen  Norris  has  been 
carefully,    nay,    slavishly,    followed    .*    *    * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  Kathleen 
Norris'  novel,  *  *  *  was  a  very  appealing 
one,  but  the  scenario  writer  and  director 
didn't  do  right  by  it.  Consequently,  every- 
one in  the  cast  gives  a  series  of  anaemic  per- 
formances.  *  *  * 

GRAPHIC — *  *  *  has  all  the  ingredients 
that  are  supposed  to  make  a  good  picture 
Yet,  it  isn't.  *  *  * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  It  is  an  in- 
teresting picture  and  it  seems  to  us  to  fol- 
low the  story  closely  enough,  though  it  is 
many   years   since    we   read   it.    ♦  ♦  • 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH— *  *  *  The 
film,  on  the  whole,  is  one  of  those  pictures 
all  cluttered  with  hokum  and  cheap  situations, 
but  wihich.  due  to  good  direction  and  charac- 
terization, manages  to  rise  slightly  above  its 
story.   *   *  * 

POST — *  *  *  no  doubt  confirmed  followers 
of  Mrs.  Norris  will  enjoy  the  screen  version. 
The  exact  number  of  mentally  deranged 
characters  escapes  us  at  this  writing,  but  it 
is  easily  two  or  three — in  fact  everybody 
seems  just  a  bit  off  as  time  goes  on.  You 
may  even  feel  a  little  simple  yourself  on 
emerging   from   the   theater.    ♦   *    * 

SUN — *  *  *  a  flagrantly  sentimental  and 
sobby  movie  based  on  Kathleen  Norris's 
novel.  •  ♦  *  .     ,  , 

TELEGRAM — *  *  *  It  is  a  colorful  story 
a's  movies  go.  *  *  • 

TIMES — *  *  *  This  is  an  incredibly 
dreary  picture,  in  which  the  bromidic  touch 
is  superbly  delineated.  Patsy  Ruth  Miller 
is  attractive  in  the  role  of  the  heroine  and 
Alan  Forrest  figures  as  the  spineless  hero. 
The  outstanding  performance  is  that  of 
Rockliffe   Fellowes  as   Bainbridge,   •   •   ♦ 

WORLD — *  *  *  Kathleen  Norris  knows 
how  to  tell  an  absorbing  story —  *  *  '  But 
this  present  version  of  one  of  her  popular 
books  departs  from  all  characterization  and 
social  theories  and  follow^s  the  tiresome, 
treacle  path  of  just  another  movie.  •  •  • 


Ufa  Director  Coming  Here 
Berlin — F.  W.  Murnau»  di'rector 
of  "The  Last  Laugh"  for  Ufa,  is 
rushing  work  on  "Faust,"  to  finish  by 
Spring  in  order  to  leave  for  the 
States,  where  he  is  to  make  a  picture 
for  Fox. 


New  Theaters 

Bryn  Mawr,  Pa.— William  P.  Dil- 
worth  has  been  awarded  the  contract 
for  the  new  theater  to  be  built  here. 


Bowling  Green,  O. — Young  Bros. 
Dperating  the  Delmar,  Everybody's 
and  Lyric,  are  building  a  new  800 
seat  house. 


Tyler,  Tex. — The  new  Arcadia  the- 
ater was  formally  opened  here  by 
Dent-Mussleman,  Inc. 


Nacogdoches,  Tex. — Claude  Hazel 
and  P.  H.  McLain  have  let  contracts 
for  a  building  which  is  to  include  a 
theater,  the  name  of  which  has  not 
been  selected  yet. 


Umatilla,  Fla. — Work  on  a  new 
theater  seating  500  is  to  start  soon, 
according  to  W.  H.  Rowe. 


Des  Moines — R.  G.  Jones  will  open 
a  new  suburban  house  shortly.  It 
cost  $15,000,  and  seats  400. 


Somerville,  Mass. — Arthur  Viano 
has  purchased  a  site  upon  which  he 
will  erect  a  new  house. 


Vienna,  S.  D. — Axel  Soderlund  will 
open  a  house  here. 


Castana,    la. — A    new   local    house 
is  being  planned. 


Tracy,  la. — Clarence  Balzley  will 
operate  a  house  here. 

Birmingham,  Ala. — The  Wescon 
Theater  Co.  is  erecting  a  new  house 
here,  to  seat  500.  When  completed  it 
will  show  first  runs. 


New  Port  Richey,  Fla.— The  Rich- 
ey  Amusement  Co.,  now  has  under 
construction,  a  450  theater. 


Conneaut,  O.  —  Bly  and  Miller, 
lormer  owners  of  the  Liberty,  Gen- 
eva, are  building  a  new  house  here. 


Springfield,  Mo. — Work  on  the 
new  Gillioz  theater  has  begun.  The 
house  will  cost  $300,000  and  will  seat 
1700. 


Worthington,     Minn.  —  The     New 
Grand  has   opened.     It  seats  500. 


Plainview,  Tex. — The  new  Plain- 
view  theater  opened  showing  a  pre- 
release of  "The  Dark  Angel."  It 
seats  800.     Roy  Mitchell  is  manager. 


Graceville,  Minn.  —  B.  J.  Benfield 
will  open  a  new  theater  next  fall  with 
a  seating  capacity  of  400,  the  house 
to  be  run  in  connection  with  a  dance 
hall.  Hq  operates  the  Strand  )at 
Morris. 


New  Castle,  Pa. — A  new  theater  is 
contemplated  for  this  city. 


Lancaster,  Pa. — The  Capitol,  being 
rebuilt  after  a  fire  last  year,  is  to  open 
about  Thanksgiving,  according  to 
George  M.  Krupa. 


Seymour,  la. — The  Lyric,  a  new 
small  house,  has  opened.  It  seats 
but  275  and  is  owned  by  C.  R.  Coons. 


Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
ner in  which  first-runs  build  their 
programs  and  written  from  the  an- 
gle of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
conveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
used  in  developing  their  own  shows. 

Capitol 

Unit  No.  1. — Capitol  Grand  Or- 
chestra, David  Mendoza,  conductor. 
"Southern  Rhapsody"  by  Hosmer. 
Orchestra  pit  flooded  with  red  and 
green  light.    Time,  10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2. — A  Leaf  From  Nature's 
Book,  scenic  film.    Time,  3  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3. — Miss  Louise  Loring, 
dramatic  soprano  (debut).  "Pace, 
Pace  Mio  Dio"  from  "La  Forza  del 
Destine"  by  Verdi.  Setting:  cavern 
effect  with  aperture  at  back  revealing 
sky.  Fore  part  of  stage  dimly  light- 
ing with  singer  in  flowing  robes  sil- 
houetted against  light  of  aperture. 
Time,  5   minutes. 

Unit  No.  4. — ^Josef  Fuchs,  concert- 
master.  Violin  solo:  "Zigeunerweis- 
en."  Plays  from  place  in  pit.  Time, 
5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5.— "Dutch  Dance." 
Music:  "Norwegian  Dance"  by  Grieg. 
Capitol  Ballet  corps.  Draped  back 
drop  illuminated  with  blue  lighting. 
In  center  a  windmill  with  wheel  turn- 
ing. Dancers  in  native  Dutch  cos- 
tume.   Time,  3  minutes. 

Unit  No.  6. — Capitol  Magazine. 
Time,  9  minutes. 

Unit  No.  7. — Gladys  Rice  and  Wil- 
liam Robyn.  Duet:  "Normandy," 
Robinson-Little-Britt.  Black  frame 
with  disc  opening.  Cobble  fence 
covered  with  flowers,  to  one  side.  On 
the  other  blossoming  fruit  tree  with 
bench  beneath  upon  which  Miss  Rice 
singer,  in  native  costume  of  Nor- 
mandy, is  seated.  Mr.  Robyn,  in  cos- 
tume also,  stands  in  back  of  fence. 
Sky  effect  in  amber  blending  into 
green.     Time,  4  minutes. 

Unit  No.  8. — Doris  Niles,  John 
Tiresalt  and  Capitol  Ballet  Corps. 
"Bacchanale"  from  "Faust,"  Gounod. 
Setting:  Red  velvet  draped  curtain. 
Dancers,  in  draped  chiffon,  carry 
baskets  as  part  of  dance.  Time,  5 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  9.— Feature:  "Old 
Clothes."     Time,  65  minutes. 

Unit  No.  10.— "Lest  We  Forget." 
Shots  of  troops  in  action  during 
World  War,  commemorating  Seventh 
Anniversary  of  the  Armistice.  Time, 
10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  11. — Capitol  Grand  Or- 
gan.    Time,  5  minutes. 


Rialto  ' 

Unit  No.  1.— "The  Navy".  Fea- 
turing Ben  Bernie's  orchestra.  Cur- 
tains open  on  scene  representing 
deck  of  battleship.  The  background 
shows  the  New  York  skyline  with  the 
skyscrapers  at  night.  Cloud  ma- 
chine is  used.  The  orchestra  is 
seated  on  deck  dressed  in  white  navy 
uniforms,  (a)  Orchestra  number,  (b) 
A  sailor  team  in  comedy  song  and 
dance,  (c)  Baritone  solo  by  a  "gob." 
(d)  Orchestra  number,  (e)  A  dance 
team,  (f)  Xylophone  featured  with 
orchestra,  (g)  A  girls'  quartette  in  a 
series  of  sailors'  dances,  (h)  Dance 
by  entire  ensemble.  Time,  20 
minutes. 


Unit  No.  2. — Magazine  Weekl 
Time,  10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3. — Organ  novelty  nui 
ber,  by  H.  C.  Geis,  entitled  "The  I 
ternational  Table  D'hote."  Conr. 
verses  are  thrown  on  the  screen  i 
dicating  the  various  popular  dish 
of  all  countries.    Time,  5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4. — Feature — "The  A 
cient  Highway."    Time,  65  minutes 

Unit  No.  5. — Short  subject! 
"Lucky  Stars."     Time,  12  minutes. 


Roxy  Offer  Today 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

junior  financing  of  the  big  Ro3 
theater.  The  senior  financing  h 
been  arranged  through  S.  W.  Strau 
and  Co.,  to  the  extent  of  $4,250,0C 
It  is  understood  the  issue  of  125,0i 
shares  has  been  purchased  outrig 
from  the  Roxy  Theaters  Corp.,  ai 
that,  through  the  downtown  sync 
cate,  the  stock  will  shortly  make  i 
appearance  on  the   Curb   market. 


Buying  for  "U" 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

he  will  acquire  additional  theaters  fi 
the'  company. 

Leo  Brecher  will  continue  to  bai 
die  the   management  end. 


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Cabinet   Functionin] 

Kramer,  Metzger  and  Williams 
place  Levy,  Marin  and  Depine 
As  "U"  Sales  Heads 

The  new  sales  cabinet  at  U 
versal  is  in  full  swing.  As  not 
Earl  Kramer,  Lou  B.  Metz^^er 
Ralph  Williams  replace  Jules  Li 
Ned  Marin  and  Ned  Depinet 
heads  of  the  three  divisions.  Krami 
is  in  charge  of  the  Eastern  divisio 
including  Canada;  Metzger,  tl 
Western  division,  and  Williams,  tl 
South. 

The  present  sales  plan  was  estal 
lished  as  an  experiment  about  a  yei 
ago,  and  replaced  the  old  system  > 
divisional  grouping,  under  which  tl 
country  was  divided  into  six  or  eigi 
groups,  with  division  managers  ; 
each  group  moving  from  exchani 
to  exchange.  Under  the  new  pla: 
the  country  is  divided  into  three  se>:!( 
tions  and  the  supervisors  of  tha 
divisions  have  their  headquarters  i 
New  York. 


Robertson   Out 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

return  to  New  York  in  a  few  week 
"Queen  Calafia"  and  other  Ibam 
stories,  it  is  believed,  were  to  be  di 
tributed  through  First  National,  jl 
At    Bickerton's   office,   it   was  sv| 
Meador  will  not  figure  in  the  prodtn  J 
tion  of   "Kim"  and   subsequent  Ki|  i 
ling    stories    in    any    way    and    th; 
British  interests  which  will  be  ide; 
tified    with    their   production   will  t 
here  in   December.     Interiors  are  l| 
be  made  in  London  and  the  exteriMl 
as  planned,  in  India.    J.  D.  Williall 
and    British    National    Pictures   Lt 
are     apparently    going    ahead    wil'l 
their    eight    unit    studio    outside   tl 
London  fog  area.     "Kim"  will  pro) 
ably  be  made  there.  I 


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Fof  3^ears  he  made  a  nice  profit  at  ten  cents  admission.  i 

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Give 'em  more  on  the  screen  and  get  more  back  at  the  box-office. 

So  he  booked  Metro-Goldwyn^Mayer  pictures,  raised  his  admission  price  and  put  his  house 
on  a  bigger  money-making  basis  than  ever. 

Read  his  interesting  experience  in  his  letter  to  us. 

■He  says : 

"At  the  time  we  contracted  for  the  new  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  product,  which  necessitated 
increa:sing  admission  from  ten  to  fifteen  cents,  we  were  sceptical. 

We  had  enjoyed  success  at  an  established  ten  cent  admission. 

"Our  new  policy  has  been  a  complete  success. 

We  are  just  finishing  a  four  day  run  on 'The  Unholy  Three'and  it  has  smashed  every 

wisting  record.  J 

;|^We  notice  that  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  is  proving  phenomenally  successful  all  over  the  "i 

ountry.  1 

*We  want  to  assure  you  that  it  has  done  its  bit  for  us."  .  !t 

his  letter  tells  the  story  of  just  one  exhibitor.  ! 

Our  books  show  that  other  exhibitors,  hundreds  of  them,  are  realizing  that  Metro-Goldwyn-  ■   \ 

Mayer  product  gi\es  more  entertainment  on  the  screen  and  more  profits  at  the  box-office.  i 
Consistently^  release  after  release,  week  in  and  week  out. 

Think  it  over.  ■! 

Frank  Eduards  didn't  want  to  run  forever  on  profits  that  were  ///ere/y  satisfactory,  ' 

So  he  booked  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  and  is  smashing  all  records.  |i 


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The  letter  that 
might  have 

SAVED  HIS 
LIFE 


The  flare  of  a  match  —  a  quick  rush  of 
flame — then  only  a  few  black  ashes!  Yet 
that  letter  had  carried  words  as  burning 
and  vivid  as  the  eager  flame  that  devoured 
them — the  unforgetable  words  of  the 
wronged  woman  who  had  loved  hand- 
some Jim  Warren  far  too  well.     ^' 

Already  that  letter  had  brought 
him   fierce  joy,  and  even  fiercer 
shame — and  now  in  an  instant  it 
was  destroyed,  the  one  bit  of 
evidence  that  might  have  saved 
him  from  the  fearful  fate  that 
hung  over  him. 

Why  did  he  wilfully  destroy  the  letter 
that  might  have  saved  his  life? 

This  is  Jim  Warren,  crooked,  lovable,  a  coward  that 
yet  rose  to  heights  of  courage  undreamed  of  by 
most  men.  Played  by  H.  B.  Warner  in  Max 
Marcin's  drama 


ILENCE'' 


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A  story  in  a  thousand  — Thrills  and  laughter,  tears 
and  romance— a  play  that  goes  deep  into  the  heart  of 
the  public  and  is  talked  about  for  days  afterwards. 

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w    Version    of    "Les    Miserables" 
lecured  for   America   and   Some 
Foreign  Territories 

"srI  Laemmle  has  secured  for  the 
ited  States,  Canada,  Great  Britain 
1  other  territories  "Les  Miser- 
es,"  recently  produced  in  France, 
Les  Films  de  France,  a  subsidiary 
La  Societe  des  Cineromans,  under 

direction  of  Henri  Fescourt. 
iandra   Milovanoflf  enacts   the  role 
Fantine,   while    Gabriel    Gabrio   is 
t  as   Jean    Valjean.       It   is   of   in- 
:st   that   Albert    Capellani,   one   of 

first  European  directors  to  be 
ught  to  the  United  States,  ob- 
led  his  first  American  contract  on 

strength   of   his   direction   of   the 

inal  production  of  "Les  Miser- 
ss"  years  ago.  The  picture  has 
n  made  since  by  Fox  and  several 
er  companies. 


Arthur  Loew  Arrives 

Arthur  Loew,  head  of  the  foreign 
liartment  at  M.-G.-M.  returned 
•  tcrday  on  the  Berengaria  after  a 
ti.;iliy  stay  in   Europe. 


St.  Louis  Active 

1  eater    Market    Continues    in    the 

Forefront — William    Goldman 
to  Build  Three 

?t.      Louis — The      theater     market 

r   continues   decidedly  active.   The 

si    development  concerns  William 

L  Idman,   owner   of  the   Kings,    Riv- 

r   and    Queens,   who   has   secured   a 

2  year  lease   on   the   Kingsland  and 
t"    Woodland,    owned     by      Freund 

(Continued  on   Page  2) 


Features  Reviewed 

Page 
The   Road   to   Yesterday 

Prod.    Dist.    Corp 4 

Old    Clothes 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer      4 

The  iScarlet   Saint 

First   National    4 

The    Arizona    Sweepstake 

Universal     4 

New    Brooms 

Paramount     5 

The   Prairie   Pirate 

Prod.    Dist.    Corp 5 

Wandering    Footsteps 

Ginsberg    Dist.    Corp. — S.  R 5 

Common    People 

Universal     5 

All    Around    Frying    Pan 

Film    Booking    Offices     7 

Three    Pals 

Davis  Dist.   Div 7 

When  the   Door  Opened 

Fox   7 

Rose    of    the    World 

Warner    Bros 7 

Short  Subjects   6 


May  Reject  U.  K.  Plan 

C.    E.    A.    Council    Approves    Quota 

System     Subject     to     Vote,     but 

Exhibitors  Frown  Upon  It 

By    ERNEST    W.    FREDMAN 
The  Film  Renter  and  M.   P.  News 

London  —  The  general  council  of 
the  Cinematograph  Exhibitors'  Ass'n 
meeting  in  final  session  yesterday 
recommended  acceptance  of  the  Brit- 
ish quota  plan,  subject  to  a  vote  of 
its  members.  This  decision  was 
reached   only   after   long   discussion. 

{Continued  on  Page  12) 


More  "U"  Stock  on  Curb 

The  New  York  Ciirb  Exchange  has 
approved  for  listing  250,000  author- 
ized shares  of  Universal  common, 
no  par  value. 


Sarasota   House  to  "U" 

Sarasota,  Fla. — The  view  theater 
being  erected  by  A.  B.  Edwards  has 
been  leased  for  20  years  to  Universal. 
The  name  will  be  the  Edwards  thea- 
ter. Work  on  the  structure  is  being 
rushed  in  the  hope  of  having  it  ready 
for  January. 


United    Acquires    "The    Only    Way" 

United  Artists  has  closed  for 
American  distribution  of  "The  Only 
Way,"  produced  in  England  by  Her- 
bert and   Charles  Wilcox. 


Decision  Near 

Los  Angeles — Important  offi- 
cials of  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
and  United  Artists  are  sched- 
uled to  hold  a  meeting  here 
shortly,  possibly  tomorrow,  at 
which  a  definite  decision  on 
amalgamation  will  be  made.  It 
is  understood  a  highly  import- 
ant conference  was  held  yes- 
terday. 


According  to  the  Associated 
Press,  Douglas  Fairbanks  states 
in  a  Los  Angeles  Times  inter- 
view: 

"It  is  almost  certain  to  go 
through.  They  have  said  what 
they  wanted  and  we  have  said 
what  we  wanted.  I  believe  the 
agreement  can  be  reached 
within  a  few  days." 


Oregon    Exhibitors   to    Organize 

Portland — A  move  is  reported  un- 
der way  to  organize  Oregon  exhibit- 
ors into  a  state-wide  association. 


Ufa  Denies 

Accounts  of  Internal  Tangles  and  Re- 
ported   Sale    Laid    at    Doors    of 
"Adlon    Vestibule" 

Frederick  Wynne-Jones,  president 
of  Ufa  Films,  Inc..  American  subsid- 
iary of  the  Ufa  of  Berlin  yesterday 
issued  a  long  statement  in  refutation 
to  the  cabled  dispatch  in  Tuesday's 
Times  which  dealt  with  reported  in- 
(.Continiied  on  Page  12) 


Small  Towns 


By  DANNY 


Hay  &  Nicholas,  who  operate  houses  in  Fairmount,  Minn., 
shoot  in  the  following: 

"We  are  always  interested  in  what  you  write  for  'The  Film 
Daily,'  but  were  particularly  interested  in  your  article  on  small 
towns  in  the  issue  of  November  6. 

"We  know  it  to  be  a  fact  that  'The  Freshman'  is  playing  towns 
of  less  than  5,000  on  a  50-50  basis,  and  taking  around  $800.00 
gross. 

"And  we  quite  agree  with  you  that-  this  is  a  lot  of  money — a 
heluva  lot  ot   money — for  the    Harold   Lloyd   Corporation. 

"But  to  say  that  the  exhibitor  is  making  any  money  out  of  the 
transaction  is  erroneous.  Take  a  house  that  has  a  fixed  overhead 
of  $75.00  a  day— and  there  are  a  lot  of  them  here  in  the  corn 
belt— and  the  picture  plavs  four  days  to  $800.00.  The  house  gets 
$400.00  for  its  share,  out  of  whirh  it  pays  $300.00  for  overhead 
and  anywhere  from  $125.00  to  $175.00  for  extra  advertising.  We 
leave  you  to  estimate  the  profit." 

*  *  * 

All  right,  brother,  we  are  "estimating" — as  voti  put  it:     Any 
exhibitor,   in   any   town,  big  or   little,   who   deliberately   plays   a 

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Woody  Resigns 

Out    as    General    Manager    of    Asso- 
ciated   Exhibitors — Retains 
His   Stock    Interest 

John  S.  Woody,  one  of  the  best 
known  sales  executives  in  the  busi- 
ness, has  resigned  as  general  man- 
ager of  Associated  Exhibitors,  Inc., 
but  retains  his  stock  interest  in  the 
organization. 

His  future  plans  are  undecided, 
IjUt  in  the  near  future  announcement 
may  be  made  of  an  affiliation  with 
an  important  company.  Woody  was 
with  Associated  for  three  years,  first 
as  general  manager  under  Arthur  S. 
Kane  and  later  as  president  when 
Kane  resigned.  When  control  of  the 
company  recently  passed  to  P.  A. 
Powers  and  Oscar  A.  Price,  he  as- 
sumed former  duties  as  general  man- 
ager. 


Departures  for  Europe 

Earl  W.  Hammons  and  Mrs.  Ham- 
mons  sailed  last  night  on  the  Ma- 
jestic. 

R.  B.  Wainwright  of  London  and 
Gus  Schlesinger  of  Warner  Bros,  left 
one  o'clock  this  morning  for  Europe 
aboard   the   Majestic. 

Rudolph  Valentino  and  D.  J. 
Mountan  will  leave  today  on  the  Le- 
viathan. 

Mae  Murray,  scheduled  to  leave 
this  week-end,  will  probably  sail  on 
the  Berengaria  Wednesday. 


Dawes    at    News    Reel    Anniversary 

Vice-President  Dawes  will  be  the 
guest  of  honor  at  the  Plaza  tonight 
when  Pathe  News  will  sponsor  a  din- 
ner in  honor  of  the  fifteenth  birth- 
day  of  the   news  reel. 


"La  Boheme"  at  Embassy 

"La  Boheme,"  Lillian  Gish's  first 
starring  vehicle  for  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  is  scheduled  to  follow  "The 
Merry  Widow"  at  the  Embassy. 
Date  undetermined. 


Fox   September   Income   Jumps 

Fox  Film  reports  a  September  net 
income  of  $380,964  after  charges, 
compared  with  $167,957  in  September, 
1924. 


Back  to  Production 

Max  Graf  Maps  Out  Ambitious  Pro- 
gram— Will    Do     All    Work    in 

San    Francisco 
San     Francisco — Max     Graf    again 
plans  to  turn  to  production  and  will 
concentrate  his  studio  activity  in  and 
around   San   Francisco.     He   said  i:p- 
on    his   return   from   New   York   that 
he  will  either  use  the  Pacific  studios 
at   San   Mateo  or  build  a  new  one. 
He    proposes    to    make    sixty    pic- 
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Vol. XXXIV No. 38    Sunday  Nov.  15, 1925  Price25Cents 


Coypright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
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WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
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Representative,  La  Cinematographie  Fran- 
caise,   5,    Rue    Saulnier. 


Chicago  Builders  Complete  3  Houses 
Chicago — R.  Levine  &  Co.,  build- 
ers, have  completed  three  theaters, 
the  Mid- West,  Archer  Ave.  and  Lea- 
vitt  St.,  seating  2,200;  the  Milo  at 
18th  St.  and  Loomis  with  a  capacity 
of  1,200,  and  Fisher's  Fond  du  Lac 
theater,  Fond  du  Lac,  Wis.,  seating 
2,100.  Five  additional  houses  are 
under  construction:  one  at  Montrose 
and  Drake,  seating  1,200;  one  at 
Roosevelt  Road  and  Komensky  Ave., 
seating  3,500;  one  at  Grand  and  Neva 
Aves.,  seating  2,200;  one  in  Cicero, 
111.,  seating  2,100,  and  the  fifth  in 
St.  Louis  at  Gravois  and  Ellenwood, 
to  seat  2,600. 


When  you   think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Picture 

and  Theatrical  insurance  for 

the  past  fifteen  years. 


Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 

1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C. 

Bryant  3040 


St.  Louis  Active 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

Bros.  He  will  assume  charge  No- 
vember 21. 

Goldman  will  build  a  1500-seat 
airdome  adjoining  the  Kingsland  at 
a  cost  of  $50,000.  He  also  plans  a 
2000-seat  house  on  Hodiamont  Ave. 
near  Easton,  and  will  start  construc- 
tion shortly  on  a  1500-seat  house  on 
Union  Blvd.  near  St.  Louis  Ave. 
The  Hodiamont  Ave.  house  will  cost 
about  $175,000  and  the  Union  Blvd. 
(heater   $150,000. 

Last  Spring  Goldman  secured  a 
lease  on  the  Union  property  at  Union 
and  Easton,  to  take  effect  in  1927. 
Goldman  has  a  half  interest  in  the 
Congress.  He  is  negotiating  for  oth- 
er second-run  houses  in  St.  Louis 
and  vicinity  and  contemplates  build- 
ing where  he  cannot  secure  a  suitable 
house.  Goldman  states  his  deal  for 
second-run  houses  would  not  affect 
his  first-run  booking  arrangements 
with    Skouras   Bros. 


Theater  Tussle  in  Winsted,   Conn. 

Winsted,  Conn. — A  tilt  over  thea- 
ters is  seen  in  the  intention  of  J.  E. 
Panora,  manager  of  the  Winsted  O. 
H.,  to  go  ahead  with  construction  of 
a  new  $125,000  theater  on  Main  St. 
The  Strand  Theater  Corp.  has  its 
new  theater,  started  about  three 
months  ago,  half  completed.  The  esti- 
mated cost  of  each  house  is  $125,000. 


Schulberg   Player  in   Brenon   Film 

Clara  Bow,  rather  than  Betty  Bron- 
son  and  Donald  Keith  has  been 
added  to  the  cast  of  "Dancing  Moth- 
ers," Herbert  Brenon's  new  picture 
which  goes  in  work  on  Thursday. 
Both  players  went  over  to  Famous 
when  B.  P.  Schulberg  joined  the 
company    as    production    supervisor. 


N.  W.   Deal   With  Arrow 

Seattle — D.  C.  Millward,  president 
of  Western  Film  Corp.,  has  made  a 
contract  for  the  distribution  of  the 
24  Arrow  pictures  in  Washington, 
Oregon,  Alaska,  Idaho  and  Montana. 

Buys    Luxor    Theater 

Donald  Robertson  has  purchased 
the  two-story  theater,  store  and  of- 
fice building  at  the  southwest  cor- 
ner of  170th  St.  and  Sheridan  Ave., 
known  as  the  Luxor.     It  seats  1600. 


F.   &   R.   Opens  Three  in  January 

Mmneapolis— F.  &  R.'s  three  new 
theaters,  the  State  in  Eau  Claire,  the 
Fargo  in  Fargo,  and  the  State  in 
Sioux  Falls,  will  open  about  Jan.    1. 


Ohio  Meets  Dec„  8-9 

Governor    Donahey   to   Address    Ex- 
hibitor  Convention  at  Columbus 
—To    Elect    13    Directors 

Columbus,  O. — ^Governor  Donahey 
of  Ohio  will  deliver  the  welcome  ad- 
dress at  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  convention 
Dec.  8  and  9. 

William  James  and  P.  J.  Wood, 
president  and  business  manager  of 
the  association,  have  been  chosen  as 
members  of  th^  permanent  program 
committee.  The  Neil  house  has  been 
chosen  as  the  headquarters  for  the 
meeting.  Columbus  theaters  will  fur- 
nish the  entertainment  for  the  con- 
vention. 

Among  the  matters  of  business  will 
be  the  election  of  a  new  board  of 
directors  of  13  members  and  the 
choice  of  officers.  The  executive 
committee  will  hold  its  final  meeting 
of  the  year  on  Dec.  7,  the  night  be- 
fore the  convention.  Will  Hays  and 
officers  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  have 
been  extended  personal  invitations 
to   attend. 


15,  19;  f 


Vital    Officials    Off    for    Coast 

Leo  A.  Price,  chairman  of  the 
board,  Senator  Abraham  Kaplan, 
general  counsel,  and  William  K.  Hed- 
wick  of  Vital  Exchanges,  Inc.,  are 
en  route  to  the  Coast  to  negotiate 
several  financial  deals.  A  sales  drive, 
inaugurated  on  the  9th,  will  terminate 
Dec.  5  and  immediately  thereafter 
'here  will  be  a  sales  convention  in 
New   York. 

George  A.  Balsdon,  for  ten  years 
assistant  general  manager  for  Vita- 
graph,  has  joined  Vital  as  home  of- 
fice  representative. 


Greta   Garbo,   Cortez  in  "Torrent" 

Los  Angeles — Greta  Garbo  and 
Ricardo  Cortez  have  been  engaged 
lor  the  leading  roles  in  "The  Tor- 
rent," to  be  made  by  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  and  released  as  a  Cosmopoli- 
tan Prod..  Monte  Bell  will  direct  and 
work  begins  in  two  weeks. 


"Common  People"  Booked  for  Rialto 

"Common  People,"  closing  its  run 
at  the  Astor  today,  has  been  booked 
l)v  the  Rialto  for  the  week  beginning 
Nov.  29. 


FOR  EVERyeODV  WHO  IS  ANyBODV 
ON  THE  STAGE  OR  SCREEN..EXCLUSIVE 
DESIGNS  By  LEADING  STVLE  CREATORS 

BROOKS 'n^v^K 

-ALSO  15,000  COSTUMES  TO  RENT 


The  DEATH  KNELL 

for   the    completely   darkened    theatre   has   sounded! 

Now  that  pictures  are  being  shown  with  lights  merely 
subduf;d  you  must  consider  whether  your  theatre  is  as 
beautiful  as  it  ought  to  be.  You.  no  longer,  can  hide  unat- 
tractiveness    under    the    mantle    of    darkness. 

Beautiful  artificial  flowers  and  natural  prepared  oalms,  plants 
and  trees  will  create  for  you  the  atmosphere  of  beauty  you 
nave   long   desired   and   now      provide 


May  we  write  your 
r\ame  on  the  colored, 
illustrated  catalome 
No.  5  that  is  waiting 

for  you  irt  our  office?     ^1   BarcIay   Strcct,  New  York 


Frank  Netschert,  Inc. 


Back  to  Productioc 

{Continued  from  Page  1)  ' 

tures  ranging  from  three  to  i 
reels,  as  the  story  may  require,  ; 
to  also  include  in  his  program  s 
eral  feature  comedies.  The  first  i 
be  a  picturization  of  "Finnegr 
Ball,"  on  which  work  will  be  be 
in  two  months.  About  June  1  • 
come  "Topsy  and  Eva"  with  :,t 
Duncan  sisters.  They  expect  tdfj 
here  playing  in  "Uncle  Tom's  Cab 
then. 


Matinee  KIDDIES  GIFT! 


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We^ve    Got  An   Ideal  Line-Up 
For  You,  Mr.  State  Right  Buyer! 


-Your  cry  has  always  been  for  short  film  product 
which  would  enable  you  to  compete  with  the  Big 

Fellows. 

-While  we  always  knew  we  had  this  product,  we 
wanted  to  make  SURE  of  it  before  we  started 
selling  it  to  YOU. 

-That  we  are  on  the  right  track  is  demonstrated  by 
the  fact  that  for  the  past  fourteen  weeks,  EVERY 
SHORT  FILM  SYNDICATE  RELEASE  HAS 
RECEIVED  FIRST  RUN  IN  THE  NEW  YORK 
TERRITORY. 

-Our  Line-Up?    Here  it  is: 
26  MUTT  &  .JEFFS 
26  COLORED  COMICS 
13  COLORED  WONDERBOOKS 
26  ADVENTURE  THRILLS 
26  NOVELTY  FILMS 

-YOU  know  that  the  First  Runs — the  BIG  rental 
houses — are  constantly  crying  for  the  UNUSUAL 
in  Short  Stuff.  Our  output  is  primarily  intended 
for  these  big  houses.  And  YOU  know  that  if  it's 
good  enough  for  these  big  houses,  it's  good  enough 
for  ALL  subsequent  run  theatres. 

-Although  the  youngest  Independent  Short  Sub- 
ject organization  in  the  Field,  we  are,  from  the 
standpoint  of  QUALITY  and  QUANTITY  of 
product,  the  LARGEST. 

-YOUR  territory  is  open.    Ask  us  for  details. 


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Sunday,   November   15,   1925 


"The  Road  To  Yesterday" 

Cecil  B.  DeMille  Prod. 
Dist.:   Producers  Dist.   Corp. 

GORGEOUS  PRODUCTION, 

SENSATIONAL  TRAIN 
WRECK,  SPLENDID  CAST 
MAKE  THIS  AN  OUTSTAND- 
ING OFFERING.  TRAIN 
WRECK  THRILL  OF  GREAT 
BOX  OFFICE  VALUE. 

Players An     unusually     capable 

cast,  all  of  whom  do  excellent  work 
including  Jetta  Goudal  who  gives  a 
strikingly  fine  performance.  Others 
Vera  Reynolds,  William  Boyd  and 
Joseph  Schildkraut.  Trixie  Frigan- 
za  and  Casson  Ferguson  have  un- 
important parts. 

Type  of  Story Romantic  drama; 

"The  Road  to  Yesterday"  is  the 
type  of  story  in  which  Cecil  De 
Mille  can  splurge  to  the  limit,  and 
he  does  in  his  first  picture  since  he 
left  Famous  Players.  He  splurges 
in  every  way  ,  imaginable.  The 
costumes  of  the  women  are  gor- 
geous. The  sets  lavish  and  rich. 
Typically  De  Mille.  The  great 
thrill  comes  where  all  of  the  im- 
portant members  of  the  cast  are 
en  route  to  San  Francisco  on  the 
same  train,  all  for  different  reasons. 
And  then,  all  of  a  sudden,  comes  the 
great  thrill  in  what  is  without  doubt 
the  greatest  train  wreck  ever 
screened,  reaching  a  climax  when 
the  locomotive  front  comes  smash- 
ing through  the  screen  with  two  of 
the  principals  stretched  across  the 
front,  enmeshed  in  the  debris  of 
broken  timbers  and  bent  steel.  It 
is  a  whale  of  a  climax. 

The  story  itself,  which  is  not 
particularly  new,  shows  how  the 
leading  characters  go  back  in  their 
lives  to  a  yesterday  of  long  ago 
and  how  their  same  traits  de- 
veloped in  the  olden  days.  The 
finish,  of  course,  shows  hero  Boyd 
and  Vera  Reynolds  coming  togeth- 
er, as  is  to  be  expected. 

The  sequence  relative  to  the  days 
of  long  ago  runs  too  long  and  needs 
trimming.  Other  than  this  it  is 
almost  a  perfectly   handled  story. 

Box    Office    Angle You    know 

best  what  you  can  do  with  a  De- 
Mille picture.  If  your  crowd  likes 
DeMille  this  one  is  in  big.  It  is 
an  outstandingly  fine  production. 

Exploitation Concentrate     upon 

the  big  thrill.  Use  a  trailer  vvith 
effect  and  your  advance  notices 
should  indicate  that  DeMille  has 
outdone  himself  in  a  lavish  gor- 
geous production.  Yoii  can  make 
promises  for  this  for  it  will  live 
up.  By  all  means  use  the  names  of 
the  cast.     They  deserve  it. 

Direction  Cecil  B.  DeMille; 

splendid. 

Author    From   the   play   by 

Beulah  Marie  Dix  and  E.  G.  South- 
erland. 

Scenario Jeanie  Macpherson 

and  Beulah  Marie  Dix. 

Cameraman Peverell  Marley 

Photography   Remarkably 

magnificent.  Some  shots  seem 
stereoscopic. 

Locale    Any  big  city  and  old 

England. 

Length 9,980  feet 


Jackie  Coogan  in 

"Old  Clothes" 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
A  SEQUEL  TO  "THE  RAG 
MAN."  VERY  MUCH  THE 
SAME  IN  STORY  AND 
TREATMENT.  WILL  PLEASE 
JACKIE'S  ADMIRERS  AND 
THE  YOUNGSTERS  ESPE- 
CIALLY. 

Star. ..  .Shows  signs  of  wanting  to 
act  but  hasn't  forgotten  any  of 
his  cute  tricks.  Puts  over  some 
first  rate  laughs  and  makes  the 
most  of  comedy  situations. 

Cast Max  Davidson  as  Jackie's 

tiebrew  buddy  and  business  part- 
ner is  splendid.  Joan  Crawford 
and  Alan  Forrest  supply  the  ro- 
mantic element. 

Type   of   Story Comedy.     "Old 

Clothes"  is  mostly  a  rehashing  of 
"The  Rag  Man"  which  probably 
proved  a  good  enough  idea  to 
warrant  using  in  a  sequel.  There  is 
nothing  very  different  in  the  cur- 
rent Jackie  Coogan  production.  He 
and  Max  Davidson  are  again  part- 
ners in  a  junk  business  with  Jackie 
putting  the  Hebrew  gentleman  in 
the  background  with  his  own  busi- 
ness methods.  The  idea  serves 
nicely  for  comedy  purposes  and 
works  out  with  a  good  share  of 
laughs  and  even  though  you  are 
about  one  step  ahead  of  the  devel- 
opment all  the  way,  it  is  good 
hokum  and  bound  to  please  Jackie's 
legion    of   admirers. 

Story:  Little  Tim  Kelly  and 
Max  Ginsberg  face  hardship  when 
there  is  a  slump  in  the  junk  line. 
Then  the  copper  stocks  they  own 
become  worthless  to  such  an  ex- 
tent that  they  paper  the  walls  with 
them.  Tim  takes  in  a  roomer, 
pretty  Mary  Riley,  and  when  Tim 
is  run  dow.n  by  a  Rolls  Royce  he 
immediately  starts  a  romance  be- 
tween Mary  and  the  wealthy  own- 
er. The  plot  follows  along  mostly 
with  comedy  incident  and  finally 
ends  in  the  marriage  of  Mary  and 
the  man  of  the  Rolls  Royce  while 
Tim  and  Max  regain  their  wealth 
when  their  copper  stocks  become 
valuable  again.  Max  also  renews 
his  suit  when  he  discovers  that  the 
mother  of  the  rich  man  is  his 
sweetheart  of  years  ago. 

Box  Office  Angle. ..  .Amusing  and 
with  Jackie  to  please  them.  Not  a 
big  one  but  should  do  a  nice  busi- 
ness especially  where  the  young 
star   is   popular. 

Exploitation.  .  .Splendid  family  trade 
picture.  Youngsters  will  enjoy  it 
particularly  well  and  you  might 
concentrate  on  "bring  the  whole 
family"  in  your  advance  announce- 
ments. Use  Jackie's  name  liber- 
ally and  tell  them  that  he  plays  the 
part  of  an  Irish  kid  in  business 
with  a  Jewish  "old  clothes"  man. 

Direction    Eddie   Cline; 

good. 

Author    Willard    Mack 

Scenario   Willard  Mack 

Cameraman   Frank  B.  Good 

Photography    All   right 

Locale  N.  Y. 

Length    5,915   feet 


"The  Scarlet  Saint" 

First  National 
GOOD  HOKUM  WILL  NO 
DOUBT  MAKE  THIS  AN  AU- 
DIENCE GO-GETTER.  GOOD 
CAST  AND  ATTRACTIVE 
PRODUCTION  VALUES 
OTHER  ASSETS. 

Cast.  .  .  .Mary  Astor  delicately  pleas- 
ing and  pretty.  Makes  the  most 
of  a  romantic  role  and  Lloyd 
Hughes  is  the  handsome  young 
hero  who  does  good  work  also. 
Frank  Morgan  the  suave  Baron 
who  marries  the  girl  and  then 
plays  cripple  to  win  her  sympathy. 
Suitable  but  a  trifle  too  stifif  in  his 
acting.  Others  Jed  Prouty,  Jack 
Raymond,  Frances  Grant. 

Type  of  Story.  .Dramatic  romance; 
adapted  from  "The  Lady  Who 
Played  Fidele"  by  Gerald  Beau- 
mont. You  find  yourself  asking 
why  the  heroine  allows  herself  to 
be  forced  into  a  marriage  with 
the  unwelcome  Baron  and  why  the 
Baron  succeeds  so  easily  in  fram- 
ing a  jail  sentence  upon  her  youth- 
ful lover,  plus  other  whys  in  the 
course  of  the  development — but  in 
spite  of  these  incongruities  "The 
Scarlet  Saint"  is  apt  to  prove  en- 
tertaining fare  for  the  big  majority. 
It  has  a  quantity  of  good  hokum, 
the  sort  of  situations  and  atmos- 
phere that  seems  to  prove  popular 
with  the  masses.  A  beautiful 
girl  forced  into  marriage  with  a 
titled  foreigner  while  her  young 
Yankee  suitor  stands  waiting  to 
elope  with  her  serves  as  the  basis 
of  a  romance  that  will  certainly 
get  them  interested  at  the  start.  A 
good  cast  and  production  with 
plenty  of  good  looking  sets,  society 
atmosphere  and  a  sex  appeal  angle 
are  more  drawing  points. 

Story:  Fidele  had  been  bethroth- 
ed  as  a  child  to  Baron  Badeau.  She 
is  grown  to  womanhood  and  the 
Baron  arrives  for  the  wedding.  By 
this  time  Fidele  loves  Phil  CoUett 
and  when  there  seems  no  other 
way  out  they  plan  to  elope.  The 
Baron  spoils  this  by  managing  to 
send  Phil  to  prison  then  compel- 
ling the  girl  to  marry  him  before 
he  withdraws  his  charges.  The 
Baron  suffers  a  stroke  and  pretends 
to  be  crippled  thinking  to  win 
Fidele's  love.  It  fails  and  after  a 
year  the  Baron  goes  his  way  leav- 
ing Fidele  to   Phil. 

Box  Office  Angle. ..  .Good  for  the 
masses.  Has  elements  of  audience 
appeal  that  will  get  it  over  quite 
satisfactorily,  with  a  fan  crowd 
particularly. 

Exploitation.  ..  .Play  up  the  three 
cornered  love  affair  with  a  beauti- 
ful young  heroine  forced  into  a 
loveless  marriage  in  order  to  save 
the  man  she  docs  love  from  prison. 
This  will  get  the  romance  lovers  in. 
Use  names  of  Mary  Astor  and 
Lloyd  Hughes  in  your  announce- 
ments. 

Direction  ....  George  Archainbaud; 
suitable. 

Author  Gerald  Beaumont 

Scenario   Eugene  ClifTord- 

Jack  Jungmeyer 

Cameraman   George  Folsey 

Photography   Good 

Locale    N.   Y. 

Length    6,880   feet 


Hoot  Gibson  in 

"The  Arizona  Sweepstake 

U7iiversal 
WESTERN  THAT  DOLES  OU 
THE  USUAL  ACTION  PLL 
SOME  GOOD  COMEDY  AN 
MOVES  ALONG  AT  A  FAi 
CLIP. 

Star Has  a  happy-go-lucky  sO' 

of  role  that  he  does  very  well.  Ge^ 
in  plenty  of  his  fast  and  fancy  rid 
ing  besides  several  good  scraps. 

Cast George   Ovey,  as  'Stuffy 

Hoot's  chief  support.  Gives  fir: 
rate  comedy  performance.  Phi 
McCullough,  the  regulation  villa: 
holding  a  mortgage  on  the  ranc 
of  heroine's  father.  Others  Hek 
Lynch,  Emmett  King,  Tod  Brow 
Kate  Price. 

Type  of  Story Western.     Hoi 

Gibson  rides  into  his  latest  on  tl 
top  of  a  sightseeing  bus  with  tl 
action  commencing  immediately  l 
Hoot  mixing  in  a  fight  that,  ui 
known  to  him,  is  a  frame-up  ar 
staged  solely  for  the  benefit  of  tl 
sightseers.  It  looks  for  a  time  ; 
though  Hoot  was  destined  for 
new  kind  of  story  but  the  actic 
soon  gets  back  to  the  ranch  ar 
routine  formalities.  However,  the 
is  a  good  lot  of  comedy  busine 
and  a  generous  helping  of  actic 
ai-fc,'  'stunts  that  will  serve  to  g 
"The  Arizona  Sweepstake"  ov 
very  nicely  with  the  average  crow 
George  Ovey,  as  a  profession 
gangster,  contributes  a  lot 
laughs  and  three  kids,  equal 
tough,  help  along  with  the  amusi 
ment.  There  is  a  race  in  the  c 
max  with  the  usual  action  ai 
thrills. 

S'tory:  While  on  a  sightseeit 
trip  in  San  Francisco's  Chinatow 
Coot  Caddigan  becomes  involved 
a  murder.  He  makes  a  get-aw< 
and  lands  back  on  the  ranch.  H 
city  buddy.  Stuffy  McGee,  follov 
and  while  Stuffy  makes  up  to  tl 
widow  housekeeper  Coot  plans 
win  a  race  that  will  save  the  ranc 
and  also  save  the  owner's  daughtt! 
from  having  to  marry  the  mortgaj. 
holder.  It  all  comes  through  to  tl' 
usual  finish  with  hero  winning  tl 
race,  the  girl,  and  cleared  of  tl 
murder  charge. 

Box  Office  Angle Good  westeti 

entertainment  with  the  usual  ai 
tion  and  a  good  side  line  of  corned: 
that  bolsters  up  the  convention} 
story  in  good  style. 

Exploitation Tell  them  that  bi 

sides  action  Hoot  Gibson's  lates 
has  a  good  share  of  laughs.  The 
will  be  sure  to  enjoy  the  corned- 
work  of  George  Ovey.  A  trailer  (l| 
any  of  the  comedy  bits  or  the  rat 
with  hero  winning  the  sweepstal 
will  help  to  get  them  interests 
Tell  them  it  is  well  up  to  Gibson 
standard. 

Direction   Clifford  Smitl 

good. 

Author    Isadore   Bernstei 

Scenario   Sanj 

Cameraman    Harry  Neuman 

Photography   Goo 

Locale   Ariz,  ranci 

and   'Frico's   Chinatown. 
Length    5,418   fei 


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Sunday,   November   15,  1925 


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DAILY 


"New  Brooms" 

Paramount 

STAGE  PLAY  MAKES  LIGHT, 
AMUSING  COMEDY.  EXPERT 
DIRECTION  OF  WILLIAM 
DE  MILLE  GETS  RATHER 
WEAK  STORY  OVER.  CHAR- 
ACTERS VERY  HUMAN. 

Cast Neil  Hamilton  is  good  in  the 

lighter  moments,  but  when  it 
comes  to  finer  bits  he  shows  little 
change  of  pace — slightly  mechani- 
cal. Bessie  Love  is  just  herself, 
which  is  all  the  part  needs.  Phyl- 
lis Haver  well  cast  as  a  selfish 
society  girl.  Larry  Steers  makes 
a  small  part  effective.  But  it  is 
Robert  McWade  who  shines  at  the 
head  of  the  cast.  As  the  father,  he 
portrays  a  typical  American  busi- 
ness man.  It  has  never  been  done 
better.  Human  all  the  way.  Mc- 
Wade, plus  fine  direction,  makes 
a  light  story  very  effective. 

Tsrpe  of  Story. ..  .Comedy  of  busi- 
ness life.  Adapted  from  the  stage 
play  by  Frank  Craven.  The  fine 
directorial  hand  of  William  de 
Mille  is  seen  all  the  way  through 
this  picture.  From  a  story  weak 
in  plot  and  incident,  he  has  man- 
aged to  build  up  a  photoplay  that 
is  quite  entertaining  as  a  light  and 
bubbling   comedy. 

The  plot  is  that  of  a  father  who 
turns  over  his  broom  fact  '  to  his 
son  to  manage  for  a  year.  The  old 
man  is  a  confirmed  grouch  through 
business  worries.  The  young  son 
from  college  tells  him  if  he  would 
only  "keep  smiling"  he  could 
double  his  business.  Dad  gets  tired 
of  hearing  this,  and  gives  him  a 
chance  to  see  what  he  can  do. 
They  change  positions.  The  boy 
runs  the  factory  while  dad  stays 
home  and  makes  himself  agreeable 
to  the  new  housekeeper  who  is  very 
young  and  pretty.  Soon  the  son 
becomes  the  grouch  under  stress  of 
business  trials,  while  the  father 
grows  genial  and  gay  sporting 
around  as  his  son  had  done.  This 
situation  produces  a  lot  of  very 
human  comedy.  At  the  end  of  the 
trial  year  the  boy  admits  he  has 
made  a  mess  of  things.  But  the 
pretty  young  housekeeper  still 
loves  him.  Shrewd  dad  goes  back 
to  run  his  factory,  satisfied  he  has 
taught  his  son  a  wholesome  lesson. 
And  Robert  McWade  as  the  father 
is  a  real  joy — just  doggone  human 
in  everything  he  docs. 

Box  Office  Angle. ..  .Light  comedy 
with  human  characters,  love  story 
and  business  atmosphere  gives  it 
almost  universal  appeal.  Should  go 
over  nicely. 

Exploitation ....  A  street  ballyhoo  of 
men  carrying  brooms  with  signs 
attached  about  your  show.  Tie  up 
with  department  store  for  window 
display  of  brooms. 

direction    William   de    Mille; 

fine. 

Author Frank  Craven 

Scenario    Clara   Beran^er 

-ameraman   L.  Guy  Wilky 

*hotography   Good 

l>ocale  City 

-ength 5,443  feet 


Harry   Carey  in 

"The  Prairie  Pirate" 

Producer:  Hunt  Stromherg 
Distributor:  Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 

GOOD  LIVELY  WESTERN 
WITH  FINE  ACTION  AND 
PLOT  THAT  HAS  EFFECTIVE 
SUSPENSE  EVEN  IF  IT  IS  OF 
A  FAMILIAR  ORDER. 

Star....  Does  his  usual  good  work 
and  steers  fairly  clear  of  the  ro- 
mantic business  that  he  generally 
brings  in  even  though  it  doesn't 
go  with  his  make-up.  He  falls  in 
love  this  time  too  but  that  angle 
isn't    stressed    in    the    development. 

Cast....  Fred  Kohler  good  in  the 
type  of  role  that  Holbrook  Blinn 
made  famous  in  "The  Bad  Man." 
He  is  the  suave  Mexican  bandit 
who  always  attends  to  things  "per- 
sonal." Trilby  Clark  good  type 
and  good  looking.  Robert  Edeson's 
make-up  as  the  old  Colonel  is  bad. 
Lloyd  Whitlock  is  ihc  gentleman 
villain. 

Type  of  Story.  ..  .Western.  Harry 
Carey's  latest  carries  a  good  line 
of  action,  suspense  and  thrills  and 
even  if  the  basic  plot  is  laid  along 
very  familiar  lines  it  doesn't  seem 
to  hurt  the  picture's  entertainment 
value.  Edmund  Mortimer  did  a 
very  good  job  on  it.  The  produc- 
tion is  fine  and  the  locations, 
photography,  etc.,  all  first  rate.  The 
story's  best  angle  is  the  idea  of 
hero  tracing  the  bandit  who  killed 
his  sister  by  means  of  a  peculiar 
twist  which  the  villain  gives  his 
discarded  cigar  butts.  This  hunt 
leads  hero  into  strange  territory 
and  incidentally  brings  him  to  the 
rescue  of  a  Senorita  whose  father 
is  also  the  victim  of  the  cigar 
bandit  but  unknown  to  hero  as  the 
man  he  is  after.  Hero  becomes  an 
outlaw  in  order  to  get  his  man  and 
he  becomes  known  as  "Yellow 
Seal."  His  raids  consist  only  of 
holding  up  cafes  while  he  inspects 
the  ash  trays  in  search  of  the  trick 
evidence.  Steele,  a  gambler,  uses 
the  Yellow  Seal  to  cover  his  own 
maraudings  and  in  each  case  throws 
suspicion  on  hero.  Of  course  it 
finally  works  out  to  a  satisfactory 
finish  with  hero  avenging  his 
sister's  death  and  also  saviiig  the 
Senorita  from  a  like  fate. 

Box  Office  Angle ....  Good  action 
western  that  will  entertain  the 
crowd   that   likes   westerns. 

Exploitation.  ..  .Tracing  a  murderer 
by  the  peculiar  bend  which  he  gives 
his  discarded  cigar  butts  is  the  in- 
teresting and  outstanding  feature 
in  the  story  of  "The  Prairie  Pirate." 
You  might  use  that  line  in  telling 
them  about  the  picture.  Get 
Carey's  admirers  interested  and  tell 
them  he  does  good  work  in  his 
latest. 

Direction   Edmund  Mortimer; 

good 

Author   W.  C.  Tuttle 

Scenario    Robt.   A.   Dillon 

Cameraman  Geo.  Benoit 

Photography    Good 

Locale   West 

Length  4,617  ieet 


"Wandering  Footsteps" 

Producer:  Henry  Ginsberg 
Distributor:    Banner — State    Rights 

GOOD       CAST      AND      THEME 
THAT  IS  A  BIT  OUT  OF  THE 
ORDINARY.      SOMEWHAT 
SCANT  ON  SITUATIONS  BUT 
IS    NICELY    HANDLED    AND 
SHOULD    PLEASE    THE    MA- 
JORITY. 
Cast Alec    B.    Francis    the    out- 
standing performer.     His  portrayal 
of   the   aristocratic   down-and-outer 
is  interesting  at  all  times.     Eugenie 
Besserer    is    pleasing    as    the    little 
old    lady,    his    sweetheart.      Bryant 
Washburn  and  Estelle  Taylor  carry 
on  a  rather  baseless  lovers'  quarrel 
which  constitutes  the  picture's  only 
weakness.     Frankie  Darro  good  in 
a  small  part.     Others  Ethel  Wales, 
I'hillips       Smalley       and       Sidney. 
Brace) . 
Type    of    Story. ...  Drama;    adapted 
troni   the   novel   "A   Wise   Son"  by 
Charles       Sherman.        "Wandering 
I'ootsteps"  gets  ofif  to  a  delightful 
start     and     promises     considerably 
more   than  it  fufills  in   the  way  of 
story.     At  the  outset  you  have  the 
interesting  situation  of  a  rich  young 
man,  under  the  influence  of  liquor, 
adopting  an  old  crony  as  a  father. 
The  treatment  at  the  start  is  splen- 
did  l)ut   the   theme  resolves   into  a 
lovers'     quarrel     which     consumes 
most  of  the  footage.    Being  a  base- 
less argument  it  has  a  still  stronger 
tendency    to    detract    from    the    in- 
terest   gathered    at    the    beginning. 
!      Phil  Rosen  isn't  to  blame  for  this. 
1      He  has  done   rather  well  with  the 
material  at  hand,  used  a  good  cast 
to  the  best  advantage  and  brought 
out   a    pleasing   romance   of   an    el- 
derly couple  that  is  more  absorbing 
lhaii     the    romance    of    the     young 
couple. 

.Story:  Helen  Maynard  breaks 
her  engagement  with  Hal  Whitney 
when  he  adopts  a  "father,"  de- 
scribed by  Helen  as  a  down-and- 
outer.  In  reality  old  Tim  is  the 
renniants  of  aristocracy  and  had 
been  the  sweetheart  of  Hal's  mother 
forty  years  before.  While  Helen 
and  Hal  are  quarreling  over  the 
latter's  relations  with  Tim,  Hal's 
mother  resumes  the  former  court- 
ship and  when  Helen  finally  recon- 
ciles herself  to  his  presence  she 
finds  he  is  already  her  prospective 
father-in-law.  having  just  married 
Hal's  mother. 
Box  Office  Angle.  ...  Fairly  efifective 
audience  picture.  Average  enter- 
tainment for  family  trade. 
Exploitation. ...  Play  up  the  idea  of 
hero  adopting  a  father  in  the  per- 
son of  an  old  man  he  picks  an  ac- 
quaintance with  on  a  park  bench 
and  of  his  sweetheart's  objections. 
Promise  them  an  unusual  ending 
and  a  romance  of  old  age.  Good 
cast  to  talk  about  also. 

Direction Phil  Rosen; 

good 

Author    Charles   Sherman 

Scenario   Hope  Loring- 

Louis  Leighton 

Cameraman   Lyman  Broening 

Photography   Good 

Locale City  and  suburb 

Length  5,060  feet 


"Common  People" 

Universal- Jewel 

GREAT  BOX  OFFICE  VALUES 
IN  THIS  STORY  OF  EAST 
SIDE   NEW   YORK   LIFE. 

Players Rudolph  Schildkraut 

gives  a  delightful  performance  as 
the  old  father.  Rosa  Rosanova  and 
Kate  Price  splendid.  Blanche 
Mahafifey  cute.  Others  include 
George   Lewis.    Arthur   Lubin   and 

•     Virginia   Brown    Faire. 

Type   of   Story Comedy-drama. 

One  of  those  down-to-earth  stories 
that  everyone  understands  without 
worrying  about  it.  The  kind  of  a 
story  that  the  masses  love.  Almost 
perfect  picture  material.  It  deals 
with  the  problems  of  a  proud  Yid- 
dish father,  his  two  sons,  one  of 
whom  is  a  no-good  social  climber 
who,  in  an  effort  to  marry  a  rich 
girl,  tells  her  father  he  has  no  par- 
ents. The  other  boy,  a  typical  east- 
sider,  starts  selling  papers,  develops 
into  a  "fight-prizer,"  sustains  the 
family,  incidentally  helps  his  broth- 
er to  become  a  lawyer  and  in  the 
end,  punches  his  brother  ai!  over 
the  place  after  he  has  disowned  his 
father.  The  wind  up  finds  the 
family  together,  and  everybody  is 
happy. 

Upon  this  trifling  theme,  Direc- 
tor Edward  Sloman  has  built  a  pic- 
ture which  should  do  a  splendid 
business  at  any  box-office.  It  is 
lull  of  human  touches,  full  of  de- 
lightful episodes,  and  should  please 
any  type  of  audience.  There  is  a 
whale  of  a  fight  which  will  delight 
;i  large  number  of  fans  who  are 
constantlv  seeking  this  sort  of  a 
kick. 

Box  Office  Angle Where  a  Jew- 
ish community  exists,  it  should  do 
a  Florida  real  estate  turnover  but  it 
is  good  anywhere  for  real  business. 

Exploitation It  is   to  be  hoped 

that,  this  title  will  offer  exploitation 
possibilities,  because  once  your 
folks  know  what  a  good  picture 
they  are  going  to  see  they  will  cer- 
tainly flock  in.  Your  only  problem 
will  be  to  get  them  started.  They 
will  do  the  rest.  A  trailer  of  the 
prize-fight  might  bring  a  certain 
class  but  the  picture  has  such  an 
appeal  beyond  this  that  it  will  be 
advisable  to  develop  some  plan  to 
bring  in  the  family  trade  because  it 
is  essentially  a  picture  for  the  fam- 
ily and  the  masses.  You  can  say 
that  Rudolph  Schildkraut  is  one  of 
the  greatest  actors  on  the  Ameri- 
can stage.     He  is. 


Direction  . . 

excellent. 


Edward  Sloman; 


Author Isadore  Bernstein 

Scenario Charles  Whittaker 

and  Al   Cohen. 

Photography    Very  good 

Cameraman Max  DuPont 

Locale   East  Side,  New  York 

Length    3.900    feet 


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"Control  Yourself" — Fox  Imperial 
Some  New  Gags 
Type  of  production.  ..  .2-reel  comedy 
Sid  Smith  furnishes  the  laughs  in 
"Control  Yourself,"  an  Imperial 
comedy  that  has  a  good  share  of  new 
gags  and  gets  its  laughs  over  in  good 
style.  Sid  is  the  adolescent  son  of  a 
rich  man  and  his  day  starts  off  by 
having  his  valet  awaken  him  to  the 
tune  of  a  harp.  Sid  is  in  love  with  a 
rich  girl  whose  father  is  being  de- 
frauded by  the  contractors  who  arc 
building  a  dam  for  him.  Sid's  com- 
edy runs  into  thrills  when  he  tries  to 
warn  his  prospective  father-in-law 
that  he  is  being  fleeced.  Climbing 
around  on  derricks  and  other  imple- 
ments of  construction  gives  Sid 
plenty  of  opportunities  for  comedy 
thrills  and  he  makes  the  most  of 
them.  He  comes  through  a  hero  by 
saving  money  for  the  girl's  father  and 
winning  the  girl  as  a  reward.  First 
rate  comedy  number. 


"The  Rustlers  From  Boulder  Canyon" 
Mustang — Universal 

Will  Please 
Type  of  production. .  .2  reel  western 
Although  the  plot  of  this  two-reel 
western  runs  comparatively  true  to 
form,  it  has  been  very  nicely  handled 
and  contains  some  well-manipulated 
detail  that  bespeaks  good  direction. 
Edmund  Cobb  is  the  featured  player 
and  is  seen  as  the  champion  of  the 
girl  and  her  small  brother  who  are 
beinsT  ousted  from  their  cabin  home 
by  a  crooked  foreman  who  is  secretly 
the  leader  of  a  gang  of  cattle  rustlers. 
In  the  long  run  Cobb  is  found  to  be 
the  new  owner  of  the  ranch  and  the 
bad  man  gets  his  just  deserts.  A 
youngster  who  rides  a  burro  and  acts 
in  an  exceedingly  natural  manner 
lends  a  good  touch.  Nothing  to  get 
excited  about,  but  should  give  aver- 
age satisfaction. 


"The  Great  Ooen  Spaces" 
Aesop  Fable — Pathe 

A  Burlesque 
Tyne  of  production. . .  .1  reel  cartoon 
The  artists  pokes  a  lot  of  fun  at 
the  flock  of  western  features  that 
continue  to  use  the  old  hero-villain- 
girl  yarn  without  end.  The  latest 
Fable  d'aU  with  the  encounter  of 
hero  and  villain  and  they  stage  the 
well  known  fight  on  the  cliff  with 
the  liberties  provided  by  cartoons. 
Other  well  worn  nngies  of  the  west- 
ern nlot  are  used  to  good  comedy 
advantage  and  it  gets  over  some  good 
laughs.  It  winds  up  with  the  slo- 
gan: ".\  voung  man  should  not  hold 
a  girl  on  his  Ian  unless  he  is  able  to 
sunnnrt  her."  Good  cartoon  number, 
suitable  for  any  program  and  provid- 
ing good  variation. 


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"The  Boundary  Line" — Mustang — 
Universal 
Satisfactory  Western 
Type  of  proauction.  ...2  reel  western 
I'his  two  reel  western  concerns  it- 
self with  a  long-standing  argument 
existing  between  neighboring  ranch- 
ers, one  an  old  Confederate  veteran 
and  the  other  an  old  Union  soldier. 
A  stream,  however,  changes  its 
course  and  thereby  the  ieud  becomes 
more  bitter.  This  is  heightened 
when  the  daughter  of  the  Xortherner 
comes  home  from  school  and  proves 
most  attractive  to  the  Southern 
colonel's  son.  A  dishonest  ranch 
manager  proves  the  means  of  a  re- 
concilliation  with  the  boundary  line 
forgotten  in  the  excitement  of  an  en- 
gagement. There  are  a  few  too  many 
titles. 


"Marvels  of  Motion" — Issue  F — Red 
Seal 

Interent'niy 
Type  of  production.  ...  1  reel  novelty 
Illustrating  further  what  can  be 
done  with  the  Novagraph  process 
camera.  Marvels  of  Motion  in  this 
issue  show  an  Indian  acrobat  turning 
innumerable  somersaults  in  the  air. 
reversing  the  process  and  using  slow- 
motion  to  illustrate  the  muscles 
brought  into  play.  Two  other  acro- 
bats are  then  shown,  doing  their 
stunts, — a  man  and  a  woman.  The 
man  does  some  excellent  tumbling  on 
the  ground  while  the  woman  walks  a 
tight-rope.  The  stunts  in  both  cases 
are  made  more  interesting  by  the  No- 
vograph  process  which  stops  the 
figure  in  action  at  any  point  and  re- 
verses and  repeats  the  actions. 


"Shootin'  Wild" — Mustang-Universal 
Rapid  Western  With  Much  Comedy 
Type  of  production.  .  .  .2  reel  western 

Ben  Corbett  and  Pee  Wee  Holmes 
are  the  chief  fun-makers  in  this  west- 
ern that  relies  on  its  comedy  to  get 
over.  To  be  sure,  there  is  a  sort 
of  plot,  but  it  is  incidental  to  the  com- 
edy, which  might  be  funnier  though 
hardly  faster. 

The  action  involves  a  prize-fight  in 
a  western  hamlet  on  the  fourth  of 
July,  a  band  of  bad  men  who  raid  the 
town  and  are  driven  away  by  explod- 
ing fire-crackers,  and  a  pretty  flapper 
who  wins  all  the  boys.  The  fight 
with  Holmes  running  away  from  op- 
ponent may  furnish   some  laughs. 


"Dangerous  Curves  Behind" — Sermett 
Pathe 
A  Laugh  Provoker 
Type  of-production. .  .  .2  reel  comedy 
This  Mack  Sennett  comedy  is  billed 
as  having  an  all-star  cast,  but  few  of 
the  names  which  appear  in  it  will  be 
familiar.  These  include  Ruth  Taylor 
Jack  Cooper,  Joseph  Young  and  Wil- 
liam McCall.  Both  Miss  Taylor  and 
Young  look  as  though  they  might 
be  "coiners."  They  play  the  comedy 
"straight"  without  any  attempt  to  be 
funny,  letting  the  action  bring  the 
laughs.  Most  of  the  stuff  is  distinct- 
ly slapstick  with  the  situations  in- 
volving much  breakage  of  eatables 
and  crockery  in  the  small-town  coun- 
try store  which  heroine's  father  owns 
and  which  hero  visits  as  a  city  sport. 
There  are  many  excellent  touches 
fliat  will  get  the  gi.ggles.  Eddie  Cline 
is   rcsponsiljlc   for  the  good   direction. 

"Eats  Are  West"— Felix  the  Cat- 
Educational 
Clever,  Entertaining 
Type   of   production.  ..  1-reel    cartoon 

Felix,  Pat  Sullivan's  cat.  goes 
through  some  exciting  experiences  in 
this  cartoon  reel.  Hunger  is  chasing 
him,  so  he  goes  west  in  search  of 
lood.  He  finds  the  Pony  Express, 
and  jumps  into  the  grub  bag  that  the 
driver  is  taking  to  the  boys'  at  the 
ranch.  When  the  liag  is  opened,  in- 
stead of  the  long-awaited  eats  out 
comes  Felix.  A  fight  starts.  The 
lights  are  shot  out.  When  silence 
again  reign, s  Felix  is  found  the  vic- 
tor, with  seven  or  eight  men  lying 
dead  at  his  feet.     Good  short  for'any 

house.  

"On   Edge" — Mermaid — Educational 

A  Winner 
Type  of  production.  ..  .2-reel  comedy 

Lige  Conley  does  enough  hair-rais- 
mg  stunts  in  this  one,  to  keep  them 
holding  their  breath  for  a  week.  He 
gets  way  out  on  a  flag-pole  and  that 
starts  to  break.  A  heavy  safe,  a  lun- 
atic, and  a  colored  porter  add  to  the 
fun.  The  cast  is  an  excellent  one  and 
mcludes  Estelle  Bradley,  Eddie  Bo- 
tand,  Stanley  BIystone,  Phil  Dunham 
and  others.  This  one  is  in  by  all 
means."  It's  got  enouirh  new  stuff  in 
It  for  two  comedies.  Norman  Taurog 
wrote  the  story  as  well  as  directed. 


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"All  at  Sea"— Mutt  and  Jeff  Cartoo 
— Short  Films  Sjmdicate 
Good  Cartoon  Comedy 
T\'pe  of  production. ..  .1-reel  comedl 
Mutt  and  Jeff  are  hobnobbin 
about  on  a  whale  which  they  hav 
trained  into  working  as  a  submarin 
for  them.  The  cartoon  opens  wit 
left'  calmly  seated  upon  the  back  c 
the  whale  which  is  mostly  sub| 
tnerged.  It  looks  as  though  Jeff  i 
sitting  upon  the  top  of  the  watei 
They  then  get  mixed  up  with  a  crev 
of  rum-runners  and  Jeff  is  forced  t( 
start  dodging  the  bombardment  whil 
Mutt  is  safe  below.  ■  The  cartooi 
runs  along  with  some  good  laugh 
and  ends  with  Mutt  and  Jeff  captur 
hig  the  rum-runners  and  while  the; 
are  arguing  over  which  one  of  then* 
should  wear  the  badge  of  reward,  th( 
whale  claims  the  honor.  : 


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"Felix  the  Cat  in  The  Cold  Rush" 

Pat  Sullivan — Educational 

Delightful  Stuff 

Type  of  production 1    ree 

animated  cartoon. 

Ever  delightful,  Felix  is  here  again 
To  get  away  from  his  master,  he 
hides  in  the  ice-box,  but  soon  finds 
that  the  air  is  far  too  cold  to  be  en- 
joyable. He  becomes  numb  and 
dreams  that  he  is  in  Iceland.  Snow 
and  hail  are  all  about  but  he  sees  an 
Eskimo's  hut  in  the  distance  and 
climbing  in,  he  builds  a  fire.  His 
joy  is  short  lived  however,  for  the 
Eskimo  returns  home  just  in  time  to 
see  the  hut  melt  away  in  ruins.  Felix 
is  out  in  the  cold  once  more,  and  goes 
through  a  series  of  terrible  adven- 
tures. He  finally  wakes  up  to  find 
himself  in  the  ice-box  but  frozen  into 
a  cake  of  ice.  He  jumps  out  and 
leaning  against  the  red-hot  stove 
thaws  out. 

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Fred  Thompson  in 

11  Around  Frying  Pan" 

Film  Booking  Offices 
JTERN  STAR  AND  HIS 
)RSE,  SILVER  KING  CRAM 
K  REELS  FULL  OF  EX- 
TEMENT.  USUAL  FRED 
lOMPSON  MATERIAL— AG- 
ON FOR  ACTION'S  SAKE. 
L.Goes  through  his  usual  whirl- 
lid  o£  action  to  foil  the  villain 
l  win  the  girl.  His  many  ad- 
■ers  will  see  him  perform  feats  of 
ing  and  strength  to  their  heart's 
itent. 

...Elmo  Lincoln  is  well  cast  as 
crooked  ranch  foreman.  Jim 
reus  as  a  dumb  sheriff  is  given 
aricature  role  to  get  the  laughs. 
Ira  Horton  dresses  and  acts  like 
jeastern  flapper  in  the  part  of  the 
Ich  girl.  She  lends  charming 
itrast  to  the  rough  western 
les.  Support  is  made  up  of  a 
lid    variety    of    western    types. 

of   Story A   typical    Fred 

ompson  mixture  of  action,  thrills 
1  romance  thrown  together  with- 
any  particular  regard  to  plausi- 
ty  of  plot.  Built  purely  for  enter- 
iment  purposes.  As  such,  it  eer- 
ily will  please  the  fans  who  like 
ir  westerns  wild  and  thrilly.  The 
r's  horse,  Silver  King,  is  fea- 
fcd — and  deserves  to  be.  This 
te  steed  and  his  owner  make  a 
king  team  in  action.  The  horse 
forms  some  stunts  which  show 
iful  training. 

'hompson  as  a  hobo  cowboy  is 
;sted  by  the  sheriff,  who  drags 
1  off  to  a  rodeo  just  starting. 
;  hero  becomes  instantly  popular 
riding  the  bucking  broncho  after 
i  best  rider  of  the  town  fails, 
in  the  star  finds  himself  fighting 
outwit  the  rascally  foreman  of 
Lawrence  ranch.  He  discovers 
:heme  to  steal  the  cattle  and  load 
m  on  cars  at  a  siding.  Thomp- 
is  given  the  part  of  a  practical 
;r  in  this  film.  He  double 
sses  the  crooked  foreman  by 
ing  the  cars  to  a  cattle  agent. 
;  latter  forwards  $5,000  in  part 
ment  to  the  town's  express 
nt,  who  puts  the  money  in  his 
!.  This  situation  sets  the  stage 
the  fast  and  furious  finish.  Of 
rse  the  hero  outwits  the  fore- 
1.  But  he  comes  pretty  near 
ig  strung  up  by  the  cowboys, 
>  blame  him  for  shooting  the  ex- 
ss  agent.  A  surprise  ending 
ves  that  Thompson  is  not  a  ho- 
cowboy — but  young  Lawrenfe 
5  owns  the  ranch.  Everything 
been  crowded  into  this  picture 
t  appeals  to  the  Thompson  fans. 
3ve  all — action.  And  that's  what 
y  want  when  they  go  to  see 
•"d  do  his   stuff. 

sOffice  Angle.  ..  .Will  go  strong 
verever  Westerns  are  liked. 
"ill  lovers  want  this  one. 
F>itation.  ..  .Feature  star  and  his 
knder  horse.  Play  up  rodeo.  You 
;  't  go  wrong  on  promising  lots 
•  action. 
'  tion   David  Kirkland; 

tor Frank  R.  Pierce 

-'•rio  David  Kirkland 

>■  raman   Ross  Fisher 

ography    Average 

«e    West 

r.th   : 5.519  feet 


Marilyn  Mills  in 

"Three  Pals" 

Davis  D-ist.  Div. — State  Rights 
OLD  SOUTHERN  FEUD  YARN 
AGAIN  WITH  RACE  TRACK 
FINISH  THAT  SUPPLIES  THE 
RIGHT  ACTION  AND  SUS- 
PENSE. FAMILIAR  PROCED- 
URE  ALL  THE  WAY 
THROUGH. 
Star. ..  .Pleasing  and  does  nice  work 
although  story  does  not  give  her 
anything  new. 

Cast Walter    Emerson    a    good 

looking  juvenile  lead.  Joseph 
Swickard  and  William  H.  Turner 
a  typical  pair  of  old  Southerners. 
James  McClaughlin  a  well  tailored 
villain.  Others  William  Ryno  and 
Lafe   McKee. 

Type  of  Story Dramatic  ro- 
mance. "I'hrec  Pals"  is  essentially 
one  of  the  formula  brand  types  of 
pictures  with  the  situations  and 
development  of  a  very  familiar 
order  and  3'et  with  a  pleasing  young 
heroine,  a  good  looking  leading 
man  and  two  well  trained  horses 
who  do  some  utterly  improbable 
but  none  the  less  interesting  things, 
the  picture  comes  through  as  aver- 
age entertainment.  It  is  the  old 
Southern  teud  again  with  an  old 
Southern  Alajor  on  one  side  of  the 
fence  and  a  Colonel  on  the  other. 
Their  children  fall  in  love  to  com- 
plicate matters.  The  Colonel-  is 
destined  to  lose  the  old  home  and 
there  is  the  ever  persistent  mort- 
gage ■  holder  and  an  equally  un- 
scwipulous  villain  standing  in  the 
offing  ready  to  do  the  usual  "dirty 
work."  The  Colonel  happens  to 
still  retain  two  thoroughbreds  and 
with  his  daughter  in  the  saddle 
Beverly  comes  through  the  winner 
in  the  sweepstakes.  The  Colonel 
is  also  cleared  of  having  murdered 
his  former  friend,  the  Major  and 
the  plot  works  through  to  the  one 
and  only  ending.  They  bring  in 
some  highly  improbable  business 
by  way  of  having  the  horses  solve 
the  mystery  of  the  Major's  murder. 
It  is  asking  too  much  to  believe  any 
dumb  animal  could  be  so  clever — 
even  with  the  well  known  "horse 
sense" — nevertheless  Beverly  brings 
forth  the  revolver  and  a  bit  of 
clothing  which  proves  villain  the 
murderer.  The  race  track  climax 
gets  over  with  some  pretty  fair 
suspense. 

Box  Office  Angle Good  average 

number  that  will  suit  a  crowd  that 
likes  its  romance  of  a  thrilling 
variety  and  the  animal  lovers  will 
enjoy  the  work  of  Star  and  Beverly, 
the  horses. 

Exploitation Play      up      animal 

detective  work.  Might  get  a  crowd 
of  horses  fanciers  interested  by 
telling  them  that  two  horses  play 
detectives  in  "Three  Pals."  A 
trailer  of  interesting  bits,  the  race, 
etc.  might  serve  to  bring  them  back. 
Marilyn  Mills  should  please  them 
too. 

Direction Wilbur  F.  McGaugh; 

fair. 

Author   L.  V.  JefTerson 

Scenario  Not  credited 

Cameraman   Robert  DeGrasse 

■Photography    All    rieht 

Locale    South 

Length    5  reels 


"When  the  Boor  Opened" 

Fox 

MELODRAMA  THAT  CON- 
TAINS THE  USUAL  INGRED- 
IENTS OF  ACTION,  THRILLS, 
SUSPENSE.  WILL  SATISFY 
IF  THEY  WILL  ACCEPT  THE 
IMPROBABILITIES  ALONG 
WITH  THESE  THINGS. 

Cast ...  .Jacqueline  Logan  does  well 
as  the  heroine  and  Walter  McGrail 
lives  up  to  the  hero  requirements 
without  any  trouble.  Robert  Cain 
is  the  mild  enough  villain.  Frank 
Keenan  acts  like  a  Southern  Col- 
onel when  he  should  be  a  French 
Canadian  gentleman.  Others  Mar- 
garet Livingston,  Roy  Laidlow,  Di- 
ana   Miller   and   Walter    Chung. 

Type  of  Story. ..  .Melodrama;  from 
the  novel  by  James  Oliver  Cur- 
wood.  The  eternal  triangle,  worked 
out  with  exciting  though  hectic 
complications,  is  the  basic  theme 
of  "When  the  Door  Opened,"  a 
melodrama  that  will  entertain  the 
crowd  that  can  enthuse  over  thrills 
even  though  they  are  of  a  far- 
fetched and  improbable  variety. 
You  have  to  overlook  a  lot  in  this 
one  if  you  would  enjoy  it.  Reginald 
Barker  has  supplied  plenty  of  ef- 
fective suspense  and  gone  to  con- 
siderable pains  to  make  the  produc- 
tion attractive.  Some  double  ex- 
posure bits  are  not  well  done.  The 
scene  showing  the  exterior  of  cha- 
teau with  rapids  in  the  background 
isn't  well  timed.  The  house  is  seen 
to  quiver  against  the  rapids  back- 
ground. The  same  defect  is  notice- 
able in  the  climax  when  the  occu- 
pants of  the  house  flee  the  onrush- 
in.g  torrent.  This  is  done  by  mini- 
ature with  the  characters  in  double 
exposure,  which  is  quite  obvious. 
Storv:  Believing  he  has  killed  his 
wife's  lover,  Clive  Grenfel  hides  in 
the  Northwest.  There  he  meets  and 
falls  in  love  with  Terese.  a  pretty 
voung  .girl  whose  grandfather  does 
not  take  kindly  to  Clive.  Another 
suitor,  in  reality  the  man  Clive  had 
thought  he  had  murdered,  but 
whose  face  he  did  not  see,  recog- 
nizes Clive  and  tells  Terese  he  is 
a  fugitive.  The  diffculties  smooth 
out  when  Clive  learns  the  man's 
real  identity  and  leaves  Clive  free 
to  marry  Terese. 

Box  Office  Angle.  ..  .Will  appeal  to 
a  certain  majority  and  for  them  will 
prove  first  rate  entertainment. 
Good  cast  and  several  .good  per- 
formances to  interest  them. 

Exploitation.  ..  .You  might  play  this 
un  with  teaser  lines  run  with  the 
title  such  as:  "A  husband  returned 
home  unexpectedly  to  the  wife  he 
thought  was  waiting.  See  what 
happened  "When  the  Door 
Opened."  Use  Jacaueline  Logan's 
and  Walter  McGrail's  names  and 
a  trailer  showing  the  overflow  of 
the  raoids  and  the  demolishing  of 
the  chateau  for  an  idea  of  the 
thrills. 

Direction    Reginald  Barker; 

adequate. 

Author   Tas.   Oliver  Curwood 

Scenario  Bradley  King 

Cameraman    Ernest   Palmer 

Photography    Fair 

Locale    Canada 


"Rose  of  the  World" 

Warner  Bros. 
ROMANCE  THAT  SUFFERS  A 
ROUND  OF  UNHAPPY  AND 
IMPROBABLE  DEFERMENTS 
BEFORE  THEY  GET  BACK 
TO  CLINCH  ENDING.  GOOD 
FOR  A  CERTAIN  CROWD. 
Cast.  ..  .Patsy  Ruth  Miller  is  a  real 
saving  grace  with  her  beauty  and 
pleasing  manner.  You  almost  feel 
sorry  for  her  in  spite  of  a  poor  role. 
Pauline  Garon  the  spitfire  trouble- 
maker who  fills  the  bill  adequately. 
Alan  Forrest  a  weak  sort  of  hero 
but  that  is  what  the  role  makes  of 
him.  Helen  Dunbar  overdoes  the 
role  of  haughty  society  matron. 
Alec  Francis  at  sea  in  the  part  of 
"touched"  old  man.  Others  Lydia 
Knott,  Rockliffe  Fellowes,  Carrie 
Clark  Ward. 
Type  of  Story.  .  .  .Dramatic  romance. 
"Rose  of  the  World"  is  the  last 
word  in  complications  when  it 
comes  to  reuniting  an  estranged 
pair  of  lovers.  It  takes  seven  reels 
of  adversities,  unhappiness,  acci- 
dents and  whatnot  before  they  fin- 
ally bring  on  the  clinch,  just  as 
you  knew  they  would.  Had  there 
been  an  out  of  the  ordinary  ending 
there  might  have  been  a  reasonable 
excuse  for  the  long  delay.  Kath- 
leen Norris,  if  they  have  followed 
her  story,  asks  you  to  believe  some 
highly  improbable  things  and  her 
heroine  and  hero  are  such  mental 
weaklings  that  it  is  impossible  to 
accord  them  any  sympathy.  Patsy 
Ruth  Miller  does  succeed  in  a  way, 
through  her  engaging  personality, 
in  holding  your  interest  but  the 
hero  who  lets  his  highbrow  society 
mother  rule  his  thoughts,  words 
and  actions  is  beyond  gathering  in 
any  sympathy.  And  then  the  mis- 
chief of  his  young  wife  plus  the 
money  mania  of  the  man  the  hero- 
ine marries  are  two  quite  distract- 
ing characters  in  the  story.  Harry 
Beaumont  hasn't  been  able  to  lift 
I  his  one  out  of  the  rut  of  its  absurd- 
ities. 

Story:  Rose  and  Jack  each  take 
other  mates  when  the  latter's 
mother  objects  to  their  marriage. 
There  follows  a  series  of  complica- 
tions in  which  Rose  and  Jack  are 
involved  and  in  which  each  suffers 
great  mental  anguish.  After  Rose's 
husband  and  Jack's  wife  are  killed 
off  they  marry  as  they  first  in- 
tended. 
Box  Office  Angle...  You  will  have 
to  have  the  right  audience  for 
"Rose  of  the  World,"  those  who 
will  accept  the  action  and  the  sus- 
pense along  with  the  improbabili- 
ties thev  bring. 
Exploitation ....  The  idea  of  parental 
objection  spoiling  the  romance  of 
two  young  people  might  be  worked 
out  in  catchlines  to  get  them  inter- 
ested. Use  stills  of  Patsy  Ruth 
Miller  and  Pauline  Garon  and  you 
might  run  the  line:  "Which  of  these 
girls  would  you  marry?  See. what 
happens  to  each  of  them  in  'Rose 
of  the  World.'" 

Direction   Harry  Beaumont; 

fair. 

Author   Kathleen  Norris 

Scenario    Julian  Josephson 

Cameraman    Davel  Abel 

Pho+ography    All    right 

Locale    Any  city 


Length   6,515  feetLength    7,506   feet 


HOLLYWOOD 
HAPPENINGS 


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Sunday,   November   15,   1925 


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"Don  Juan"  Cast  Selected 
The  complete  cast  for  "Don  Juan" 
has  been  announced.  It  includes  John 
Barrymore,  Mary  Astor,  Willard 
Louis,  John  Roche,  June  Marlowe, 
Helene  Costello,  Myrna  Loy,  Jane 
Winton,  Estelle  Taylor,  Yvonne  Day, 
Fhilipe  De  Lacy,  John  George,  He- 
lena d'Algy,  Warner  OJand  and  Mon- 
tague  Love. 

Alan   Crosland  is  directing. 


On  Location  With  Willat 

Irvin  Willat  and  his  company  have 
returned  from  Lone  Pine,  Cal.,  where 
exteriors  for  "The  Enchanted  Hill" 
were  made.  Cast  includes  Jack  Holt, 
Florence  Vidor,  Noah  Beery,  Mary 
Brian,  George  Bancroft,  Richard 
Aden,  Brandon  Hurst,  Matilde  Co- 
mont,  Jack  Nyron,  George  Magrill 
and    George    Kuwa. 


"Trip  to  Chinatown"  Cast 
The  cast  for  "A  Trip  to  China- 
town" now  consists  of  Margaret  Liv- 
ingston in  the  role  of  "The  Widow" 
Earle  Fox,  J.  Farrell  MacDonald  and 
Harry  Woods.  Robert  Kerr  will  di- 
rect. 


Taurog  Back  at  Work 

Norman  Taurog  has  returned  to 
the  Educational  Studio  and  again  tak- 
en up  the  megaphone  directing  Lloyd 
Hamilton.  He  recently  underwent 
an  operation. 

"Garden  of  Allah"  Follows  "Kiki" 

Norma  Talmadge  will  make  "The 
Garden  of  Allah"  after  completing 
"Kiki."  Ouida  Bergere  is  preparing 
the  scenario. 


Tom  Tyler's  Next 

"Up  and  At  'Em",  a  western  star- 
ring Tom  Tyler,  has  been  accepted 
for  production  by  F.  B.  O.  It  is  an 
original  by   Buckleigh  Fritz  Oxford. 


Garver  Joins  De  Mille  Staff 
Oliver  B.   Garver.  has  been  added 
to  the  publicity  staff  of  the  De  Mille 
Studio  by   Barrett  C.   Kiesling. 


"U"  Signs  Joen  Warner 

Joen  Warner,  a  professional  danc- 
er, has  signed  as  a  member  of  the 
Universal  stock  company. 


Hedda  Hopper  With  M.-G.-M. 

Hedda  Hopper  has  been  assigned 
to  the  role  of  "Valentina"  in  Dance 
Madness." 


Warner   Bros.    Sign   Adamson 

Ewart  Adamson  has  been  placed 
on  the  scenario  staff  of  Warner 
Bros. 


Cruze  to  Direct  "Blind  Goddess" 
James  Cruze  will  direct  "The 
Blind  Goddess"  for  Paramount.  This 
is  a  story  by  Arthur  Train  and  will 
be  made  on  a  large  scale,  produc- 
tion  to  start  about  Nov.  30. 


Universal   Organizes   Booking   Office 

Universal  Screen  Service  is  being 
formed  at   Universal. 

This  will  eliminate  competition 
with  agencies  working  on  percentage 
fees,  according  to   Paul  Kohner. 


Tourneur  Signed  to  Direct 

Marion  Fairfax  has  signed  Maurice 
Tourneur  to  direct  "The  Desert 
Healer."  Nita  Naldi,  Lewis  Stone, 
Barbara  Bedford  and  Tully  Marshall 
will  be  in  the  cast. 


Hoffman   to    Write    "Blister   Jones" 

Edward  J.  Montague,  Universal 
scenario  chief,  has  assigned  Hugh 
Hoffman  to  write  the  continuity  for 
"Blister  Jones." 


Joe  Rock's  Next 

"Three  Paces  West"  is  the  title  of 
Joe  Rock's  next  Standard  comedy 
featuring  "Fat"  Karr,  "Kewpie"  Ross 
and    "Fatty"    Alexander. 


Rupert  Julian  Completing  Latest 
Rupert  Julian  has  finished  shooting 
on   "Three   Faces   East"  and  is  now 
supervising    the    cutting.       He    will 
next   direct   "Silence." 


McKee  Back  at  Sennett  Studio 

Raymond  McKee  has  just  returned 
to  the  .Sennett  Studio  after  a  vaca- 
tion. 


Spearing  to  Do  Continuity 
James   O.   Spearing  will   write   the 
continuity    of    "A    Savage    in    Silk." 
Mary  Philbin  will  star. 


Ludwig  Back  in  Hollywood 

Ludwig  G.  E.  Erb,  head  of  Associ- 
ated Arts  Corp.,  has  returned  from 
New  York. 


Schenck  Adds  to   Staff 

Joseph  M.  Schenck  has  added 
Planche  Merrill,  William  Clifford  and 
Edward  Clark  to  his  scenario  staff. 


Gruen  Completes  Adaptation 

James  Gruen  has  completed  an  ad- 
aptation of  "The  Kitten  and  the 
King,"  for  Lefty   Flynn. 


Metro  Sign  Maude  Marsh 

Maude  Marsh  has  signed  with  M.- 
G.-M.  as  designer  of  wardrobe  and 
costumes. 


Zion  Myers,  New  Director 

Zion  Myers  has  been  added  to  the 
directorial  staff  at  Educational.  He 
will   direct    Cameo   Comedies. 


Added  to  "Barrier"  Cast 
Bert  Woodruff  and  George  Cooper 
have  been  added  to  the  cast  of  "The 
Barrier." 


Norman  Dawn  Signed 
Norman  Dawn  has  been  signed  to 
direct  the  Gump  Comedies  that  Sam- 
uel Van  Ronkel  is  now  making  at 
Universal.  Joe  Murphy  and  Fay 
Tincher  will  continue  in  the  leads. 


Weight  Completes  Melodrama 

Harmon  Weight  has  completed 
"Flaming  Waters"  a  melodrama  of 
the  oil  helds  for  F.  B.  O.  Pauline 
Garon,  Mary  Carr  and  Malcolm  Mc- 
Gregor are  in  the  cast. 


Sid  Grauman  on  Art   Commission 

The  City  Council  has  confirmed 
Majror  Cryer's  appointment  of  Sid 
Grauman  as  a  member  of  the  Muni- 
cipal Art  Commission,  to  succeed 
Mrs.  Cecil  B.  De  Mille,  resigned. 


"Gentle  Cyclone,"  New  Title 

"The  Gentle  Cyclone"  is  the  new 
title  for  Buck  Jones'  picture  form- 
erly titled  "The  Peacemaker,"  which 
W^  S.  Van  Duke  is  directing  for  Fox. 


Hallam  Cooley  Finishes  Sth 

Hallam  Cooley  has  completed  his 
work  in  "His  Own  Lawyer,"  one  of 
the  "Helen  and  Warren"  series  for 
Fox. 


Renew  Waldermar  Young's  Contract 

Waldemar  Young's  contract  as 
script  writer  for  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Maver  has  been  renewed  by  Louis 
B.   Mayer. 


Tom  Mix's  Next 

Tom  Mix  will  next  appear  under 
J.  G.  Blystone's  direction  in  "My 
Own  Pal."  Olive  Borden  will  play 
opposite. 


James  Hogan,  F.  B.  O.  Director 

James  Hogan  has  been  engaged  to 
direct  "The  King  of  the  Turf"  for 
F.  B.  O. 


Zanuck   Signs    Contract 

Darryl  Francis  Zanuck  has  re-sign- 
ed a  long-term  contract  with  Warner 


Hellman  Series  to  Start  Soon 

"Fighting  Hearts"  by  Sam  Hell- 
man,  a  two  reel  series,  will  be  started 
shortly  at  F.   B.   O. 


De  Mille  Getting  Next  Under  Way 

Cecil  B.  De  Mille  has  selected 
Elinor  Fair  as  feminine  lead  for  "The 
Volga    Boatman." 


Virginia   Vance   Again    Lane's   Lead 

Virginia  Vance  will  be  seen  again 
as  lead  with  Lupino  Lane  in  ""The 
Fighting  Dude." 


Gillmore,  Studio   Superintendent 

Wesley  Gillmore,  has  been  ap- 
pointed studio  superintendent  at  the 
new    Educational   studios. 


Changed  to  "Danger  Girll 

"The  Danger  Girl"  is  the  ne\ 
of  Priscilla  Dean's  first  pictur 
Metropolitan,  originally  anno'j 
as  "The  Bride."  Finis  Fox  has: 
pleted  the  scenario  and  prodi 
will  begin  shortly  under  directi 
Edward  Dillon. 


Tod  Browning   Adds  to   Ci 

Owen  Moore  and  Polly  ^ 
have  been  added  to  the  cast  of 
Mocking  Bird,"  starring  Lon  Ch 
which  Tod  Browning  is  produc: 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  studios. 
Mayne,  Margaret  Bert,  Sydney  1 
and  Ernie  S.  Adams  have  also  j 
the  cast. 


Schertzinger  on  Location 
Victor  Schertzinger  is  in  Ar 
shooting  scenes  for  "The  Gc 
Strain."  His  cast  includes  N 
Bellamy,  Kenneth  Harlan,  H' 
Bosworth,  Frank  Beal,  Ann  ] 
ington  and   Frank  McGlynn,  Jr 


Cast  for  Carey  Picture  Pick( 

The  cast  for  Harry  Carey's  cu 
Pathe  vehicle  includes  Harriet  1 
mond,  Trilby  Clark,  James  I/. 
son,  Walter  James,  Otto  Meyei 
ethers. 


M.-G.-M.  Engages  Fanchot 
Fanchon,  dance  creator,  has 
secured  by  Robert  Z.  Leonar. 
stage  the  dance  scenes  in  "D 
Madness".  Conrad  Nagel  is  feat 
with   Claire  Windsor. 


STUDIO  SPACE 

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convenience. 


CALIFORNIA  STUDIOS 

1438   Gower  St.,   Hollywood 

Jack    Mlntz,    Studio    Mgr. 
Phone    HO-0162 


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stop  at 

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icture  to  what  he  knows  must  be  a  loss,  should  let  the  other 
How  in  the  town  play  that  picture.  If  the  distributor  won't 
i\c  you  a  break  you  always  have  ample  remedy — tell  your 
atrons  why  you  cannot  run  that  picture.  Taking  "all  the  traffic 
ill  bear"  has  long  been  part  of  selling  campaigns  in  this  busi- 
ess.  Where  any  exhibitor  must  show  a  picture  at  a  loss  isn't 
find  business,  either  for  the  exhil^itor  or  the  distributor. 

LIVE  AND   LET  LIVE 

We  have  argued  along  this  line  for  years.  And  strange  to 
a}-  we  still  believe  in  that  idea.  If  the  big  men  of  this  business 
jelieve  otherwise  they  had  better  change  their  methods;  their 
ileas.  Frankly  I  do  not  believe  that  important  producers  and 
f'irs  have  any  desire  to  squeeze  everything  out  of  this  business 
.  themselves.  Unfortunately  in  the  thousands  of  operations 
jjCLurring  they  cannot  know  everything  that  is  going  on.  All  of 
■■hich  is  a  pity.  Many  matters  develop  wherein  sales  managers, 
ilesmen  and  others  step  far  overboard  in  their  efforts  to  accom- 
Jish  results.  And  such  moves  cause  a  lot  of  trouble — not  only 
J  the  exhibitor,  but  the  companies  as  well. 

BRISBANE  AND   THE  TRADE   COMMISSION 

Arthur  Brisbane,  getting  into  the  Federal  Trade-Famous 
latter,  says: 

"If  Zukor  and  Lasky  can't  show  pictures  they  manufacture 
1  theaters  they  build  and  own,  how  can  Standard  Oil  exhibit 
ad  sell  the  gasoline  it  manufactures  in  the  thousands  of  gasoline 
tations  that  it  builds  and  owns? 

I  "How  can  a  manufacturer  of  shoes  sell  his  shoes  in  his  own 
jiores? 

i  "If  the  Trade  Commission  will  prevent  as  far  as  possible 
l,ivindling  and  misrepresentation,  and  allow  legitimate  business 
jien  to  do  their  business  in  a  business  way,  it  will  be  attending 
\)  its  work." 

The  New  York  Herald,  Paris  edition,  Nov.  1,  ran  almost  a 
Dlumn  editorial  on  the  same  case  captioned  "Control  of  the 
inema." 

FAME 

Fred  Levy  ;  when  not  running  his  theaters  in  Kentucky,  looks 
Eter  a  big  clothing  store,  which  incidentally,  celebrated  an  anni- 
ersary  recently.  About  that  time  Constitution  Day,  a  legal 
oHday  in  Kentucky  was  also  being  observed.  And  so,  when  a 
:hool  teacher  asked  one  of  her  tots  what  day  was  being  cele- 
rated  a  little  Jewish  girl  arose  and  answered:   "Fred   Levy's." 

Such   is  fame,  plus  the   value  of  advertising. 

ALICE  JOYCE— BUSINESS  WOMAN 

Star,  charming  woman,  plus  being  a  devoted  mother,  Alice 
3yce  is  also  a  business  woman.  She  knows  what  to  do  with 
er  income- — she  plants  a  lot  of  it  in  real  estate.  Her  brother, 
rank,  handles  her  business  affairs.  As  a  result  she  owns  several 
ptels  on  Long  Island,  and  parcels  of  real  estate  all  around  New 
ork.  One  of  her  developments  is  a  colony  on  the  North  Shore 
;f  Long  Island,  where  picturesque  bungalows  will  be  built  for 
rofessional  folk. 

,,  EXPLOITATION 

I  H.  M.  Richey,  secretary  of  the  Michigan  MPTO  is  visiting 
very  town  in  the  state.  To  talk  to  exhibitors  regarding  their 
roblems.  "Rich"  has  forwarded  a  large  postal  to  every  exhibitor 
e  expects  to  talk  to.  It  shows  his  photo,  and  the  little  tin  car 
e  is  using.     Effective. 

FERRET'S  HONOR 

Leonce  Ferret,  who  directed  Gloria  in  "Madame  Sans  Gene" 
as  been  awarded  first  prize  at  the  Exposition  of  Decorative  Arts, 
jr  directing  that  production. 

THE  KATZ   PHILOSOPHY 

Sam  Katz  of  B  &  K  interviewed  by  George  Britt  for  a  series 
f  articles  to  be  syndicated  in  newspapers,  is  quoted  as  saying : 


om  Page  1) 

"About  this  business  of  early  rising  and  intensive  toil,  I 
think  they  are  often  not  so  much  a  cause  of  success  as  a  result 
of  it.  One  is  shoved  into  a  job  bigger  than  he  is  used  to.  Then 
he  has  pride  in  doing  it,  so  he  drives  himself  long  and  hard.  The 
effort  makes  him  more  capable  and  bigger  things  come  his  way. 

"If  a  wide-awake  13-year- old  boy  were  starting  out  today, 
he  wouldn't  pick  the  moving  picture  business.  At  least,  I 
wouldn't.  But  opportunity  still  is  lying  around  waiting  for  him. 
Look  at  radio,  for  instance.  *  *  *" 

MAKING  REPUTATIONS 

Every  fine  picture  "makes"  certain  people.  Read  what  Harry 
Carr  says  of  Universal's  "Common  People" — which  will  have  an- 
other title  when  released  : 

"This  picture  will  make  many  reputations.  The  story  Avas 
written  in  the  first  instance  by  Isadore  Bernstein ;  the  continuity, 
which  is  a  finished  and  fine  piece  of  work,  l)y  Al  Cohn.  It  was 
directed  by  Ed.  Sloman  who  has  been  fighting  many  years  for 
recognition.     This  will  bring  it  to  him." 

THE  WEEK 
Monday:  New  Haven  exchanges  soon  in  operation.  Fine 
stuff.  Again  proves  the  need  of  closer  co-operation  between  all 
branches  of  the  business.  Abe  Carlos  out  of  Truart.  Will  stick 
to  Dick  Talmadge.  Tuesday:  Finkelstein  &  Ruben  have  75 
houses  in  their  chain.  The  chains  grow  bigger  and  bigger  all 
the  time.  UFA  tangle  in  Berlin.  Rachmann  active.  Wednes- 
day: Another  big  chain  developing  in  St.  Louis.  Lee  Ochs  to 
have  another  house  on  Broadway.  Thursday:  Deal  reported 
pending  between  United  Artists  and  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.  If 
this  works  out  it  will  prove  a  sensation.  German  situation  inter- 
esting. Friday:  MPTO  of  A  leaders  see  better  understanding 
coming  with  other  branches  of  the  industry.  Fine.  John  Robert- 
son out  of  Meador  productions.  Stock  in  "Roxy"  theater  out 
at  $40  a  share.  Fox  theater  issue  coming  at  about  $27.  Saturday: 
Significant  statement,  that  of  Doug  who  said  on  the  Coast  yes- 
terday that  the  deal  between  United  Artists  and  M.-G.-M.  was 
near.  Surprising  news ;  Jack  Woody  resigns  from  Associated 
Exhibitors.  Ufa  denies  rumblings  of  changes  and  Universal 
buys  "Les  Miserables,"  a  French  production.  London  cables 
indicate  trouble  ahead  for  the  British  quota  plan. 

SOME  HOUSE  ORGAN 

Lubliner  and  Trinz,  Chicago,  have  started  a  tabloid  news- 
paper. Which  will  be  used  as  a  house  organ  for  their  21  theaters. 
The  paper  is  devoted  entirely  to  pictures.  It  carries  interesting 
stories  of  various  stars  on  location,  activities  at  the  studios,  has 
a  fashion  page  showing  what  the  stars  are  wearing  and  a  cartoon 
strip.  It  is  standard  in  size,  being  the  same  in  make-up  through- 
out as  the  "New  York  Daily  News."  Louis  R.  Kramer  is  the 
editor.  It  starts  with  100,000  copies,  and  it  is  expected  that  it 
will  have  a  circulation  of  300,000  by  Jan.  1.  Incidentally  it  car- 
ries a  mass  of  advertising. 

BUSTING  INTO  THE  EDITORIALS 

Ralph  Ruffner,  "Ruff,"  who  runs  the  big  Capitol  in  Van- 
couver, for  Nathanson.  Ralph  put  on  a  special  prologue  for 
"The  Gold  Rush"  and  the  Vancouver  Sun  handed  him  an  editorial 
about  it,  saying  in  part :  "Good  showmanship  is  the  art  of  link- 
ing up  any  artistic  performance  in  an  intimate  manner  witl'k  the 
niinds  and  emotions  of  an  audience. 

"The  setting  devised  by  the  management  of  the  Capitol  Thea- 
ter for  the  presentaiton  in  Vancouver  of  Charlie  Chaplin's  "The 
Gold  Rush"  is  excellent  showmanship,  because  it  makes  this  city 
an  integral  part  of  the  picture. 

"The  ghosts  of  '98  that  the  queer  little  comedian  calls  up 
are  ghosts  of  old  Vancouver.  The  picture  becomes  more  than 
just  a  piece  of  clever  nonsense.  It  is  a  bit  of  Vancouver's  personal 
history." 


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Newspaper    Opinions 

"The  Air  Mail"— Paramount 
Delmonte,  St.  Louis 

GLOBE-DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  A  series  of 
exciting  incidents,  including  a  pretty  ro- 
mance, friendly  service  and  a  crook's  reform- 
ation, lead  up  to  the  most  thrilling  exhi- 
bition of  the  whole  film — an  airplane  battle 
high  in  the  clouds.   *  *  * 

TIMES — *  *  *  It  is  an  unusually  inter- 
esting picture  which  deals  with  the  activi- 
ties of  the  Air  Mail  pilots  who  fly  from 
Omaha,  Neb.,  to  Reno,  Nevada,  and  San 
Francisco,   California.   *   *   * 


"The  Ancient  Highway" — Paramount 
State-Lake,  Chicago 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  The  story  holds  the 
interest  on  the  whole,  though  it  is  so  much 
on  the  order  of  so  many  other  stories.   *  *  * 

Park,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  It  is  concerned  heavily  with 
manly  men,  womenly  women,  villainous  vil- 
lains and  scenic  scenery.  The  scenery  is  the 
only  member  of  the  quartet  which  carries 
more   than  an   average  amount  of  conviction. 

*  *r      » 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  A  little  of  this 
one's  edge  has  been  taken  off  by  Milton  Sills' 
"The  Knockout,"  which  recently  played  the 
State.      They    are    singularly    parallel    stories. 

*  *   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  is  a  fairly  good  production, 
admirably  directed.   *  *  * 


"The  Bad  Lands"— Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 
Cameo,  San  Francisco 


CALL   AND    POST— *    *   *   Harry   Carey 

takes  all  the  tricks  of  his  trade — all  of  his 
typical  traits  of  the  screen  and  all  ot  his 
acquired  knowledge  of  character  presentation 
• — and   plays   them   to   the  last   degree.    *   *   * 


"The   Beautiful   City"— First   Nat'l 
Capitol,  St.  Louis 

GLOBE-DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  It's  another 
picture  of  the  workaday  world  of  the  present 
time,  probably  no  better  and  certainly  no 
worse  than  its  predecessors.   *  *   * 

POST-DISPATCH—*  *  *  Those  who  just 
adore  Richard  Barthelmess  for  his  eyes,  or 
his  smile  or  his  soulfulness  will  like  "The 
Beautful  City."  *  *  * 


"Below  the  Line" — Warners 
Orpheum,   Chicago 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  The  story  is  excellent- 
ly developed  and  thoroughly  interesting.  ♦  ♦  * 


"California   Straight   Ahead" — Uni. 
Rialto,  Washington 

HERALD—*  »  *  It  is  a  delightful  comedy- 
drama,    full   of   thrills   and   laughs.    ♦    *    * 

STAR — *  *  *  latest  vehicle  for  Reginald 
Denny,  furnishes  one  of  the  best  automobile 
races  on  the  screen  since  the  days  of  Wallace 
Reid.    ♦    •    • 


"Classified"— First  Nat'l 
State,  Detroit 

TIMES—*  *  *  Corirme  (Griffith)  in  her 
new  role  of  light  comedienne  is  thoroughly 
delightful.  Yet  she  is  only  one  of  the  many 
reasons    for   this    film's    success.    *    *    * 

Stanley,  Philadelphia 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  To  Corrine  Grifiith 
and  a  highly  able  supporting  cast  must  go 
the  honors  for  creating  from  "Classified"  a 
delightfully  realistic  comedy.  *  *  * 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  *  *  Only  a  per- 
petual grouch  would  fail  to  find  "Classified" 
corking  good  entertainment.  It  is  comedy 
of  a  fine  sort.  ♦  *  * 


"The    Coming   of   Amos"— P.    D.    C. 
105th  St.,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  Untamed  melodrama  and 
turbulent  nonsense  go  hand  in  hand  across 
the   screen   in    "The   Coming   of  Amos.    *    •    ♦ 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  melodramatic 
"thriller"  which  may  prove  a  good  box  ven- 
ture but  will  not  add  much  to  the  prestige  of 
De  Mille.   ♦   ♦   * 


In  Eastern  Studios 


At   Paramount 

Paramount  Studios  are  fairly  busy. 
Maurice  Tourneur  on  location  at 
Porto  Rico,  directing  "Aloma  of  the 
South  Seas"  will  finish  there  and  sail 
for   New   York  on   Nov.   26. 

Paul  Schofield  is  still  adapting  the 
story  in  which  the  students  will  ap- 
pear. 

Frank  Tuttle  is  finishing  "The 
American  Venus." 

"Dancing  Mothers"  will  start  Nov. 
19.     Herbert  Brenon  will  direct. 

Forrest  Halsey  is  finishing  the 
iidaptation  of  "Glorifying  the  Ameri- 
can Girl,"  Mai  St.  Claire's  next. 

Word  from  the  Richard  Dix  unit 
states  that  rain  is  again  holding  up 
work. 


Mrs.    Valentino's    Picture    Starts 

Work  has  started  on  Mrs.  Rudolph 
X'alentino's  starring  picture,  "Do 
Clothes  Make  the  Woman?"  for  F. 
B.  O.  Harry  O.  Hoyt  is  directing, 
under  supervision  of  Daniel  Carson 
Goodman.  The  cast  includes  Clive 
Brook,  Sam  Hardy  and  John  Gough. 


Busy  at  Long  Island  Studios 

"Casey  of  the  Coast  Guard,"  the 
Schuyler  Grey  serial  for  Pathe,  at 
I  he  Long  Island  Studios,  has  four 
more  weeks  of  shooting  before  com- 
pletion. 


Santell  to  Direct  Kane's  Next 

Al  Santell  will  direct  Kane's  next 
1  roduction  "The  Dancer  From 
Paris."  To  be  filmed  at  Cosmopoli- 
tan Studios. 


Johnny  Hines  in  Town 
Johnny  Hines  and  company  are 
Lack.  Exteriors  were  shot  in  New 
Jersey  the  first  part  of  the  week. 
The  Tec  Art  Jackson  Ave.  studios 
will  be  engaged  for  four  weeks  to 
finish   "Rainbow   Riley." 


Forced  to  Leave  "Men  of  Steel" 

Claude  Gillingwater  has  been 
forced  to  leave  "Men  of  Steel,"  now 
on  location  in  Alabama,  on  account 
of  illness.  He  has  left  for  his  home 
on  the  Coast.  The  company  will  be 
on  location  for  six  weeks  more. 


Join  "Too  Much  Money"  Cast 

Ann  Brody  and  Edward  Elkas  have 
joined  the  cast  of  "Too  Much 
Money"  which  John  Francis  Dillon 
is  directing  for  First  National.  In 
the  third  week  of  production. 


Kane   Signs   Katherine   Ray 

Robert  T.  Kane  has  signed  Kath- 
erine Ray  on  a  long  term  contract. 
She  recently  appeared  in  "The  Seven 
Wives   of    Bluebeard." 


"Just   Suppose"   Nears   Finish 

Richard  Barthelmess'  latest  "Just 
Suppose"  will  be  finished  in  two 
weeks.       At  work  at  Tec  Art. 


New   St.   Regis    Picture 

"The  Million  Dollar  Doll"  will  be 
the  next  St.  Regis  picture  to  be  pro- 
duced at   Tec  Art. 


Cook    Added    to    Cast 

Warren  Cook  has  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  "The  Lunatic  at  Large," 
now  in  production  at  First  National. 


TIMES—*  *  *  The  picture  is  well  told  and 
as  well  acted.  The  plot,  it  is  true,  is  nothing 
to  rave  about.   •  *  * 


"Exchange   of    Wives"— Metro-Gold. 
Fox,  Philadelphia 

BULLETIN— ♦  *  *  Largely  due  to  the 
acting  of  Eleanor  Boardma-n  and  Lew  Cody, 
the  picture  can  be  termed  a  genuine  success. 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  •  *  The  director, 
Hobart  Henley,  has  evidently  looked  at  one 
or  two  pictures  made  by  Ernst  Lubitsch,  but 
he  still  has  something  to  learn.   *    *   • 

Parkway,  Baltimore 

SUN—*  *  *  Here  is  an  intimate  little  tale 
of  married  life  and  you  don't  have  to  have 
so  much  as  an  engagement  ring  on  your 
finger  to  enjoy  it.    *   *  * 

Madison,  Detroit 

TIMES — *  *  *  goes  to  prove  in  a  very 
gay  fashiion  that  what  is  sauge  for  the  goose 
is  applesauce  for  the  gander.   ♦   »   * 

Palace,  Washington 

HERALD—*  *  *  A  small,  but  splendid 
cast,  a  story  rich  in  humorous  situations,  and 
a  presentation  that  brings  out  the  best  points 


"The    Freshman"— Pathe 
Stanton,    Philadelphia 

BULLETIN—*  •  •  It's  a  hummer.  Lloyd 
actually  seems  funnier  than  ever,  as  the  rather 
raw  freshman  with  athletic  ambitions,  whose 
aspirations  at  first  get  him  into  more  scrapes 
than  victories.  •  •  • 


"Flower    of    Night" — Paramount 
State,    Boston 

TRANSCRIPT—*  *  *  As  these  reels  un- 
roll, characters,  incidents  and  general  photo- 
graphic treatment  seem  to  slip  into  well- 
worn   grooves.   *   *   * 

McVickers,  Chicago 

POST — *  *  *  fails  to  make  a  deep  im- 
pression  because  it  lacks  the  one  essential  of 

a    good    play    or    picture — a    built-up    climax. 

*  *   * 

State,  Clevleand 

NEWS — *  *  *  shapes  up  as  nothing  more 
than  a  piflfling  affair  with  little  save  the  pres- 
ence of  Miss  Negri  and  array  of  splendid 
settings  to  compensate  for  what  it  lacks  in 
the  way  of  a  narrative.  *  *  * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  Into  this  tale  of 
heart  ache,  strife  and  swift  melodrama  Miss 
Negri   puts   her   best    work,   carefully   shading 

the    hot    Latin    temperament    of   her    heroine. 

*  *  » 

TIMES—*  *  *  Pola  Negri  in  "The  Flower 
of  the  Night,"  •  ♦  ♦  gives  a  realistic  por- 
trayal of  her  role.  She  enacts  all  the  emotions 
in  turn.  ♦  •  ♦ 


"The  Gold  Rush"— United  Artists 
Orpheum,  Boston 

HERALD—*  *  *  Charlie  Chaplin,  in  his 
lauRh-prodiiring  picture  kept  the  capacity 
audience  *  *  *  in  a  constant  state  of  merri- 
ment.   •    »    ♦ 

Circle.   Indianapolis 

STAR — ♦  ♦  *  It  may  not  be  the  funniest 
picture  that  Chaplin  has  ever  made,  but  it  can 


truthfully  be  said  that  it  is  the  most  satis 
factory  entertaining  film  this  comedian  ha 
ever   turned   out.    *    *    * 

TIMES—*    *    •    Into    the    frozen    north 
Chaphn  goes  m  search  of  gold.     The  harde  ' 
his   luck,   the  funnier   he  makes   the  situatioi ' 
appear.      And    that    is   complete    comic   artis  ' 
try.  *  »  ♦  , 


"The     Goose    Hangs     High" — Para 
mount — Alcazar,  San  Francisco 

CHRONICLE—*  *■  •  There  is  much  o 
fun  in  the  play;  witty  lines,  situations  tha. 
bring  laughs,  quirks  of  character  that  hav< 
their  humorous  side,  and  the  dialogue  seem' 
natural  and   not   a   bit  story   booky.    *   *  * 

NEWS — *  *  *  Here  are  no  false  situation- 
devised  and  developed  for  the  stage.  It  i' 
just  a  slice  out  of  the  life  of  thousands  oi 
American   families  of  today.   •   ♦   «_ 

"Graustark"— First    Nat'l 
Metro,  Boston 

HERALD—*  •  •  But  it  is  Buchowetzk 
to  whom  the  credit  goes,  for  his  shrewd  anc 
imaginative  direction  that  have  made  of  th( 
slimmest  substance,  a  delightful  and  sophist! 
cated  romance.   ♦   ♦   * 

POST—*  ♦  *  The  George  Barr  McCut 
cheon  royal  romance  has  been  brought  righ' 
up  to  date,  with  modem  costumes  and  se* 
tings.   *  *   * 

TRANSCRIPT—*  *  •  There  is  one  fea 
ture  in  the  piece,  however,  apart  from  thi 
work  of  Miss  Talmadge,  that  is  decided!) 
worth  noticing.  That  is  the  strange  beaut- 
of  the  sets  constructed  for  the  palace  gar 
dens.   *   *   »  "     i„ 

TRAVELER—*  *  »  is  the  sort  of  pictunl 
that  IS  bound  to  be  popular,  particularly  witl  'l 
people   who   don't   like   the   sophisticated  pic 
tures.   *  *  ♦ 

State,   Minneapolis  i, 

STAR — ■*  *  *  In  no  romantic  role  of  mem*' 
ory  has  Miss  Talmadge  been  more  thorough!) 
entrancing     than    in    that    of    the    appealim 
Princess  Yetive.   *   ♦  *  '^'^        *    i 

TRIBUNE—*  •  *  Norma  Talmadge,  playingj 
the  princess,  fits  into  the  picture,  thougii^ 
her  tendency  to  "emote"  on  all  occasions  8et»!i 
her  apart  as  the  most  long  suffering  of  tlui' 
Yetives.  *  *  *  b  i 

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"The  Half-Way  Girl"— First  Nat'l    '' 
McVickers,  Chicago 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Between  plausibilitj 
and  thrills,  the  minds  behind  "The  Half 
Way   Gir!"  seized  upon  the  latter.   »  •  » 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  The  picture  is  thrillinj 
and    well    acted   melodrama    with   a    crashini 
climax.      Its  action  is  constant  and   exciting 
It  IS  well   directed  and  full  of  color  and  "at     : 
mosphere."   *   ♦   ♦  ■ 


"The  King  on  Main  Street" — Famow 
Chicago,  Chicago 

NEWS— »  *  *  The  picture  ends  honeatlj 
and  realistically,  sure  and  sound,  completing' 
as  fine  a  characterization  as  Menjou  has  ya 

given.   *   »   ♦ 


"Kiss  Me  Again"— Warners 
Egyptian,    Indianapofis 

STAR — *  *  *  It  has  a  distinctly  "conti 
nenta!"  flavor,  both  in  the  story  and  in  th( 
manner  in   which  it  has  been  directed.   *  *  ' 


"The 


Knockout" — First 
Chicago,  Chicago 


Nafl 


AMERICAN—*  *  *  You  will  find  Si!! 
a  polished  and  scholarly  pugilist,  readint 
Epictetus  between  fights  and  dressing  like  i 
man  about  town.  ♦  »  * 

HERALD — *  *  *  a  lively  adventure  mad] 
more  plausible  by  Mr.  Sills'  customary  goo'l 
performance.   *   *  *  1| 

TRIBUNE—*  *  ♦  Mr.  Sills  displays  muc' 
speed,  action,  and  resourcefulness  in  thi 
picture,  and  the  face  that  he  shows  you  i 
ever  that  of  the  perfect  movie  battler.   *  * 

La  Salle  Garden,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  To  the  lovers  of  th- 
great  out-of-doors  "The  Knockout"  will  apt  o. 
peal  mightily.  It  is  a  picture  for  red-b!oodei(  "' 
people.  "  "  " 

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"Lazybones" — Fox 
Washington,  Detroit 

TIMES—*  *  *  Comedy,  sentiment  M" 
powerful  drama  are  all  present  in  this  pre 
duction  and  are  made  outstandingly  attrac 
five  by  splendid  direction.   *  •  • 


Friday,  November  6.  1925 


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ights  of  Old  Broadway"— M.-G.-M. 
Warfield,  San  Francisco 

CHRONICLE—*  *  *  The  comedy 
uldn't  recognize  itself,  but  the  atmosphere 
the    play    has    been    preserved,    and    if    one 

I't    a    stickler    in    these    matters,    it    is    all 

rht.   *  *  ♦ 

EXAMINER—*  *  *   Monta    Bell,   the   di- 

ctor,   has   crammed   a   hundred   different  as- 

cts    of     Father     Knickerbocker's    jolly     old 

wn  into   his  version.   ♦   •   * 

State,  St.  Louis 
GLOBE-DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  Then  there 
e  the  periodical  street  brawls,  the  dimly 
[hted  passages,  and  saloons  flaunting  the 
^s;  Five  Cents  a  Scuttle,  Horses  and  car- 
ages,  gangs,  parades ;  all  are  mixed  in 
cturesque  confusion.  •  *  • 
POST-DISPATCH—*  *  *  "Thim  was  the 
vys."  Even  the  humor  of  the  picture  is 
d-fashioned,    direct   and   sincere.    *    *    * 


"The  Limited  Mail" — Warners 
Scollay   Square,   Boston 

TELEGRAM — *  *  *  The  excitement  of  the 
Duiitain  landslides  and  train  wrecks  make 
e  audiences  gasp  with  excitement,  so  real- 
tically  are  they  pictured.  »  *  * 


"The  Live  Wire"— First  Nat'l 
Scollay   Square,   Boston 

HERALD — *    *   *   Starring  in   this  picture 
Johnny    Hines    who    shines    not    only   as    a 
median   but   as   a   stunt   performer   as   well. 
-   » 

Capitol,  Detroit 

TIMES — *  *  *  Ragged  as  to  production, 
ogical  and  complicated  as  to  plot,  Hines 
orks  under  a  serious  handicap.   •   •   * 


"The      New      Commandment" — First 
Nat'l — Walnut,  Cincinnati 

ENQUIRER—*  *  *  It  is  the  kind  of 
movie  that  will  keep  adults  absorbed  and 
adolescents  open-mouthed.  *  *  * 

TIMES-STAR-*  *  *  has  been  made  into 
a  romance  of  abso'bing  interest  and  compell- 
ing  entertainment.    *    *    * 


The  Weeks  Headlines  Incorporations 


Lovers  in  Quarantine" — Paramount 
California,  San  Francisco 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  While  flimsy 
id  frothy,  it  is  poyously  funny  and  abounds 
laughable  situations.  *  *  ♦ 
NEWS — *  *  *  is  a  film  play  which  can 
ell  be  recommended  for  an  hour  of  thorough- 
enjoyable  and  easy-to-take  amusement.  *  *  ♦ 


"The  Lucky  Horseshoe" — Fox 
Granada,  San  Francisco 

EXAMINER — '*  *  *  Tom  (Mix)  looks 
r  superior  in  cowboy  regalia  than  he  does 
asqiierading  as  Don  Juan,  that  is,  if  you 
ke  him  seriously  in  the  latter  sequence.  But 
;  a  comedy  and  burlesque,  "The  Lucky 
niseshoe"  holds  a  deal  of  merriment.  *  •  ♦ 
XEWS — *  *  *  The  picture  is  the  usiial 
ix  concoction  of  dare-devil  riding,  hair- 
ising  stunts  and  rough-shod  comedy  pic- 
Mccl   in  rapid-fire  action.   *   •   • 


The   Merry  Widow"— Metro-Gold. 
St.   Francis,    San   Francisco 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  For  sheer  beauty  and 
■tistic  surroundings  "The  Merry  Widow" 
irpasses  anything  yet  brought  to  the  screen. 

*   ♦ 

C-\LL  AND  POST—*  *  *  This  is  un- 
oulitedly  one  of  the  truly  great  motion  pic- 
ijres  of  1925 — a  new  triumph  for  Director 
Ton  Stroheim.   *  *  * 

CHRONICLE-*  *  *  Erich  von  Stroheim 
15  outdone  himself  in  directing  "The  Merry 

/idnw."    *    *    * 

HERALD — *  *  *  For  my  own  part.  Von 
troheim  has  made  the  work  of  the  vibrant 
ae  Murray  not  only  poss'ble,  but  insinuating 
i-and  that's  about  as  high  a  tribute  as  I  could 
ay  him.    *   *  * 

I  NEWS — *  *  *  There  is  nice  balance  be- 
l^een  decoration  and  drama.  The  temptation 
'!>  allow  costume,  martial  pomp  and  scintilla- 
ng  assemblies  to  run  away  with  the  story 
if  the  mythical  kingdom  was  bravely  re- 
sted, as  great  as  it  must  have  been  to  Von 
troheim.    *    •   • 


"The  Midshipman" — Metro-Gold. 
Tivoli.  Washington 

HERALD — *  *  *  alTords  an  accurate  and 
iformative  glimpse  of  life  as  it  actually  is 
ved  by  the  future  admirals  of  our  navy  while 
jtudying  under  the  tutelage  of  Uncle  Sam. 


Never  the  Twain  Shall  Meet" — M.- 
G-M. — New,   Baltimore 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  with  Anita  Stewart, 
lounger  than  ever,  as  a  South  Sea  Island 
jnincess — it's  enough  to  bring  you  downtown 
'i  a  snowstorm.   *   *  * 

NEWS — *  *  *  Photographed  in  a  South 
;ca  Island,  "Never  the  Twain  Shall  Meet" 
mjoys  the  beauty  and  authenticity  of  natural 
bcale.  *  ♦  » 


"Peacock  Feathers" — Universal 
Boston,  Boston 

HERALD— ♦  *  *  It  is  a  love  story  with 
enough    truth    in    it    to    be    really    interesting. 

Colonial,  Indianapolis 

TIMES—*  *  *  you  get  the  feeling  that 
"Peacock  Feathers"  is  a  human  and  enjoyable 
little  bit   of   entertainment.    *    *   * 


"The  Pony  Express" — Paramount 
Allen,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  superior  to  "The  Covered 
Wagon"  in  two  respects.  It  has  a  better  cast 
of  players  and  presents  its  love  theme  as  part 
of  the  action  instead  of  as  an  afterthought,  as 
a    concession   to   public   taste.    *    *    * 

PLAIN  DEALER— *  *  *  fine  and  stirring 
western  tale,  with  most  of  the  honors  going 
to  the   unshaven    Wallace   Beery.    *   •  * 

TIMES — *  *  *  In  every  way  this  picture  is 
as  good  as  "The  Covered  Wagon."  Recom- 
mended as  good  and  wholesome  entertain- 
ment 


*    *    * 


"A  Regular  Fellow" — Paramount 
Missouri,  St.  Louis 

GLOBE-DEMOCRAT— •  *  *  It  is  a  smart 
slap  at  royalty,  at  all  its  fuss  and  pretention, 
and   is   downright   funny.    ♦    *    * 

POST-DISPATCH— »  *  *  As  princes  go 
Raymond  Griffith  is  admirable.  He  falls  in 
love  with  an  American  girl.  He  detests  the 
life  of  a  prince.  He  wins  the  girl  and  de- 
clares a  republic.  What  more  could  an 
American  audience  ask  of  a  prince?  It's  a 
fine,   amusing  picture.    *   *   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  Except  for  a  few  misplaced 
title  lines,  "A  Regular  Fellow"  is  mighty 
good    entertainment.    *    *    • 

"Seven    Keys    to    Baldpate" — Para- 
mount— Fenway,  Boston 

HERALD— ♦  *  *  While  the  general  farci- 
cal idea  of  the  original  play  is  retained,  some 
of  the  situations  are  changed  which,  some- 
how or  other,  maybe  through  lack  of  enough 
'augh-provoking  subtitles,  seems  to  take  from 
the  picture.  *  *  * 


"Simon  the  Jester" — Prod  Dist.  Corp. 
Beacon,  Boston 

POST — *  *  *  The  screen  translation  of  Mr. 
T.,ocke's  novel  admirably  preserves  the  vigor- 
ous charm  of  the  writer.  *  *  * 


"Thunder  Mountain"— Fox 
Boston,  Boston 

HERALD — *  *  *  A  love  story  is  cleverly 
woven  into  the  drama-  with  comedy  relief  of- 
fered by  the  famous  Zasu  Pitts.  *  *  * 

TRAVELER—*  *  *  Leslie  Fenton,  who 
takes  the  leading  role,  is  young  and  good 
booking,  like  most  of  the  newcomers:  what 
is  more,  he  has  character  and  breeding  in  his 
face,  and.  what  is  most  unusual,  he  acts 
better  than   many  veterans.    *   *   * 

Monroe.  Chicago 

HERALD — *  *  *  the  direction  squeezes 
laughs,  thrills  and  heart  touches  out  of  var- 
ious episodes.  "Thunder  Mountain"  is  good 
entertainment,  handsomely  photographed  and 
expertlv   done.    *    *    * 

JOURNAL — *  *  *  nature  has  been  pleased 
to  be  used  as  a  back  drop,  and  the  events 
occur  before  an  amazing  "set"  of  actual 
beauty.    *    •    * 


"The  Tower  of  Lies"— M.-G.-M. 
Ohio.   Indiananolis 

STAR — *  *  *  Those  who  like  heavy  drama 
will  find  it  about  the  best  thing  of  its  kind 
that  has  come  this  way  in  a  long  time.  *  *  * 

TIMES — *  *  *  Norma  Scherrer  as  the 
daughter  plays  opposite  to  Chanev  in  a  man- 
ner that  is  a'bove  reproach  and  deserves  the 
liighcst   commendation.   *   *  * 


"Under  the  Rouge" — Assoc.  Exhib. 
Rialto.  Chicago 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  The  picture  is  not  a 
wo-ld  heater  by  any  means,  but  it  most  de- 
cidedly  has   its   moments.   *   *   * 


Monday 

Sales  managers  of  big  distributing  companies 

meet   to    discuss    Connecticut. 
Abe    Carlos    withdraws    from    Tiffany,    Truart 

and    Renown.      M.    H.    Hoffman    returning. 
Important     American     distributors     in     Paris 

working      together      to      combat      exhibitor 

groups    in    Irance. 

Tuesday 

New    Haven    exchanges    to    open    immediately. 

Pinellas  Films  takes  over  Sering  D.  Wilson. 
Places    78    shorts    with    Hal    Hodes. 

House  Ways  and  Means  Committee  post- 
pones action  on  elimination  of  admission 
taxes. 

Hoblitzelle  house  in  Birmingham  taken  over 
by    Mudd    &    Colley    circuits. 

Dr.  A.  P.  Giannini  interested  in  financing 
new    $3,000,000    'Frisco    house   for    Fox. 

Active  campaign  on  in  Jersey  to  lift  "bltle" 
laws    through    legislation. 

Barbara  La  Marr  claims  her  contract  with 
Associated  Pictures  is  up.  Associated 
denies. 

Harry  Cohn  contemplating  producing  a  pic- 
ture  abroad. 

Samuelson  Rachmann  movements  in  Ufa, 
Berlin,  causing  much  comment  in  Ger- 
many. 

F.    &   R.   chain  now   up   to   75. 

Universal  deal  for  Grand  Central,  in  St. 
Louis,  called  off.  Turns  house  back  to 
Skouras    Bros. 

Wednesday 

Exchanges  in  Connecticut  resume  active 
selling    tomorrow.       Exhibitors    pleased. 

Eastern  interests  reported  about  to  develop 
chain    of    25    in    and    around    St.    Louis. 

Capital  listed  by  102  units  chartered  in  Oc- 
tober   is   lowest   since    March,    1924. 

First  National  divides  country  into  three 
sales    divisions,    under    new    plan. 

Baron  Von  Koczian,  formerly  with  Ernst 
Lubitsch  in  Germany,  finds  American 
presentations    far    superior    to    German. 

St.  Louis  Film  Board  probing  theater  sales, 
c'aiming  houses  are  sold  to  dodge  con- 
tracts. 

Exports  for  first  nine  months  of  1925 
greater    than    same    period    last    year. 

Thursday 

Reported  on  Coast  officials  of  United  Artists 
and  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  are  discuss- 
ing   distribution. 

New  York  Times  sees  a  possibility  of  Ameri- 
can domination  of  the  market  in  Ger- 
many. 

Price  war  in  Paris  offers  another  argument 
for    proponents    of    restricted    importations. 

Short  subjects  advertisers  form  permanent 
organization. 

Text  of  proposed  British  regulations  received 
in    New   York. 

Famous  Players  to  send  presentations  on 
tour  of  all  key   points. 

Kinematograph  Renters'  Society  accepts 
British    quota   plan   in   full. 

Warners  will  either  buy  or  build  theater  in 
Indianapolis. 

Mayor  of  Seattle  refuses  to  remove  restric- 
tions   on    theaters    near    school    sites. 

Friday 

Sydney  S.  Cohen,  Joseph  Seider  and  R.  F. 
Woodhull  speak  before  A.  M.  P.  A.  and 
stress  harmony  to  come.  Indicate  all 
branches  of  industry  will  work  together 
in    future. 

Fox  Theater  Corp.  stock  to  be  sold  around 
$28  per  share.  Issue  will  total  500,000 
shares. 

Roxv  Theater  Corp.  stock  to  be  sold  to 
public  at  $40  each.  Issue  totals  125,000 
shares. 

John  S.  Robertson  out  of  Meador-Robertson 
Prod.      Won't    direct    "Queen    Calafia.'' 

Al  Fair  in  charge  of  theater  department  for 
Universal. 

Entertainment  Pictures  Corp.  formed  to  pro- 
duce abroad. 

Famous  in  brief  filed  with  Government,  de- 
clares theater  buys  in  South  and  in  New 
England  were  necessary  because  of  con- 
ditions. 

Saturday 

John  S.  Woody  resigns  as  general  manager 
of    Associated    Exhibitors. 

Cinematograph  Exhibitors'  Assoc,  London, 
accepts  IJritish  quota  plan,  subject  to 
vote  of  its  members,  who  frown  upon  idea. 

American  producers  may  enter  Canada,  if 
British    "kontingent"    goes    through. 

Max  Graf,  of  San  Francisco,  to  reenter  pro- 
duction. 

St.  Louis  theater  market  continues  active. 
William    Goldman    to    build    three. 

Universal  buys  "Les  Miserables,"  French 
film. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Film  Associates,  New 
York.  Capital  $20,000.  Incorporators,  M. 
Evans,  2nd ;  C.  Cronin  and  A.  Bosi.  At- 
torneys, Robson  &  Newman,  19  West  44th 
St.,  New  York. 


Springfield,  111.— Hong  Hing'  Co.,  218 
West  22nd  St.,  Chicago.  Capital  $50  000. 
Incorporators,  H.  Wu,  F.  Moy  and  J.  Collins. 


Springfield,  111. — Gourfain  and  Trinz 
Amusement  Co.,  69  West  Randolph  St.,  Chi- 
cago. Capital  $25,000.  Incorporators,  E. 
Trinz,   H.    Gourfain   and    G.   Webster. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Chivalry,  Inc. ;  New  York. 
Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators,  W.  Loyatt, 
W.  Hechheimer  and  D.  Galway.  Attorneys, 
Ginsberg  &  Hechheimer,  152  West  42d  St., 
New    York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Fox  Theaters  Corp.,  New 
York.  IncAjrporators,  William  Fox,  D.  Taus- 
zig  and  J.  Leo.  Attorney,  S.  Rogers,  55th 
St.    and    10th   Ave.,    New    York. 


Harrisburg,  Pa. — Hyde  Park  Amusement 
Co.,  Scranton.  Capital  $100,000.  Incorpora- 
tors,  M.   Comerford,   et  al. 


Columbus,  Ohio — Winter  Garden  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  Cleveland.  Capital  $1,000.  In- 
corporators, J.  Ackerman,  W.  Krew,  R.  Feld- 
man,  P.   Hoffman  and  P.  Klein, 


Albany,  N.  Y. — -Sonia  Prod.,  New  York. 
Incorporators,  D.  Hines,  E.  Eisner  and  L. 
Randall.  Attorneys.  Goldsmith,  Goldblatt 
and  L.  Randall.  Attorneys,  Goldsmith,  Gold- 
blatt &  Hanover,  1546  Broadway,  New  York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Culver  Export  Corp.,  New 
York.  Incorporators,  D.  Decker,  and  A. 
Bcllanca.  Attorney,  S.  S.  Braunberg,  1540 
B.-ioadway,    New    York. 


Dover.  Del. — Berks  Theater  Corp.,  Dover. 
Capital  $100,000.  Incorporators,  H.  Lehman, 
and  R.  Hamilton.  Attorney,  Corporation 
Service  Co.,  Equitable  Bldg.,  Wilmington. 


Sacramento,  Cal. — Riverview  Amusement 
Co.,  Inc. ;  Fresno.  Capital  $50,000.  Incor- 
porators, E.  Richter,  N.  Jorgensen  and  R. 
Richter.  Attorney,  A.  E.  Snow,  Room  908 
Grifiith-McKenzier     Bldg.,     Fresno. 


Sacramento,  Cal. — Campus  Theaters,  Inc. ; 
San  Francisco.  Capital  $100,000.  Incorpor- 
ators, G.  Kitchel,  J.  Moser  and  B.  Kragen. 
.'\ttorney,  L.  S.  Hamm,  Flood  Bldg.,  San 
Francisco. 


San  Francisco— Italian-American  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  San  Franciscci.  Capital  $10,000. 
Incorporators,  G.  Magiii,  C.  Chiappa  and  J. 
Onesti.  Attorney.  L.  E.  Prescott,  Room 
378    Russ    Bldg.,    San    Francisco. 


Sacramento,  Cal. — Binocular  Stereoscopic 
Film  Co.,  Los  Angeles.  Capital  $100,000. 
Incorporators,  H.  Fai-'all.  W.  Worthington, 
R.  Blodgett,  D.  Burks  and  R.  Lee.  Attorney. 
Charles  Greenberg,  Room  1231  C.  C.  Chap- 
man   Bldg.,   Los  .Angeles.  z 


Sacramento,  Cal. — Pacific  Amusement  Co., 
Los  Angeles.  Capital  $250,000.  Incorpor- 
ators, H.  Brown,  T.  Buck  and  D.  Swaney. 
Attorney,  William  P.  Mealey,  Room  801 
Great    Republic    Bldg.,    Los   Angeles. 


Charleston.  W.  Va. — Walzin  Theater  Co., 
Mo-gantown.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorpora- 
tors. H.  Wallace,  E.  Zimmerman,  K.  Zim- 
merman,   R.    Mathews   and   D.   Higbee. 


Columbus,  Ohio — Art  Amusement  Co., 
Cleveland.  Capital  $500.  Incorporators,  B. 
Levine,  L.  Selznick,  F.  Gross,  P.  Apple  and 
E.    Schwartz.  • 


Springfield,  111. — Highland  Park  Theater 
Co.,  831  South  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago.  Cap- 
ital $15,000.  Incorporators,  T.  Mills,  M. 
Roderick  and  L.  Laemmle. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Woodside  Amusement  Co., 
Inc. ;  New  York.  Capital  $5,000.  Incor- 
porators, M.  Weinberger,  S.  Posner  and  J. 
Weinstein. 


Albany,     N.     Y.— Sidbill     Co.,    Inc.;     New 
York.       Capital     $10,000.       Incorporators,    S. 
'  Clare,   W.  Wolfson  and  A.  'Shayne. 


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Sunday,    November    15,    1925 


New  Theaters 

Crete,  Neb. — Possibly  closing  the  Lyi'ic, 
A.   Burrus  is  planning  to  build  another  house. 

Santa  Cruz — J.  A.  Harvey  has  completed 
plans  for  a'  new  house  to  be  known  as  the 
Casino  which  will  be  located  in  the  heart 
of    town. 

Watsonville,  Cal. — Doors  of  the  elaborate 
new  Appleton  were  opened  to  the  public  re- 
cently. The  house  is  under  the  supervision 
of  M.   L.  and  D.    S.   Markowitz. 


San  Francisco — Attended  by  500  guests, 
the  Highlands  D.  &  R.  opened.  The  house 
is    owned    by    Western    Knterprises. 

Butte,  Mont. — The  Temple  is  to  open 
shortly.      It  is  to  be  operated  as  a   first  run. 


Omaha' — Tentative  plans  have  been  made 
for  the  building  of  a  new  theater  by  the 
World  Realty  Co.,  to  be  known  as  the 
Omaha  and  erected  at  Sixteenth  and  Douglas 
Sts. 


Baltimore — The  Arcade,  completed  recently 
at  a  cost  of  $100,000  has  opened  to  the 
public    . 


Fort  Smith,  Ark. — Under  management  of 
J.  E.  Dotson,  the  Mystic  has  opened  its 
doors. 


Jacksonville,  Fla. — One  of  the  finest  houses 
on  the  East  Coast  is  promised  for  Titusville 
by  Arthur  T.  Van  Crois  and  J.  !«.  Guinane, 
whc  plan  to  open  a  new  $200,000  theater 
there  Jan.    1. 


Blytheville,    Ark. — The    new    Ritz    has   been 
opened  6y  Mr.  and   Mrs.   C.   W.   McCutheon. 


St.  Louis — The  new  Marshall  in  Maple- 
wood,  Mo.,  is  expected  to  be  ready  for  open- 
ing by  the  first  of  January.  The  house  is 
to  cost  $200,000  and  seat  1200. 


Crystal  Lake,  111. — A  new  theater  is  to  he 
built  here  by  Fred  O.  Diering,  who  has 
awarded  the  $85,000  contract  to  Olsen  & 
Green  of   St.  Louis. 


Bilo.xi,  Miss. — Plans  are  being  made  by 
Max  and  Jack  Yellan,  of  New  Orleans  to 
build  a   theater  here. 


Springfield,   111. — The   Pantheon  is  to   open 
Dec.    6. 


Jonesboro,  Ark. — Plans  have  been  com- 
pleted for  a  new  house  by  the  Jonesboro 
Amusement  Co. 


Allentown,  Pa. — Peter  J.  McArdle  has 
opened  the  New  Southern,  a  neighborhood 
house. 


Gettysburg,  Pa. — The  new  house  being 
erected  by  the  Gettysburg  Hotel  Co.,  is  near 
completion. 


Little  Rock,  la. — The  Prospect  is  the  name 
chosen  by  T.  W.  Sharp  for  a  new  house 
that   ha  hopes   to   open  here  soon. 


Washington,  Pa.  Lease  Closed 

Through  Sofferman-and  Sofferman, 
Al  Gottesman  has  sold  the  lease  on 
his  1,700  seat  theater  at  Washington, 
Pa.,  to  Shepard  and  Wolfsohn. 


Trendle   Bank    Director 

Detroit  —  George  W.  Trendle  of 
John  H.  Kunsky  Enterprises,  has 
been  named  a  director  of  the  new 
Griswold   National   Bank. 


Badger  to   Direct   Bebe 

Los  Angeles  —  Clarence  Badger 
will  direct  Bebe  Daniels  in  "Miss 
Brewster's  Millions,"  based  on 
"Brewster's   Millions." 


Prince  Wants  "U"  to  Film   Story 

Prince  Wilhelm  of  Sweden  has  ap- 
proached Universal  to  film  his  Afri- 
can romance,  "Kinangozi." 


Hugh    Miller    Here 

Hugh  Miller,  well-known  English 
actor,  is  here  from  London  and  is 
stopping  with  friends. 


May  Reject  U.  K.  Plan 

(Cofiliii'icd  from  Pacic  1) 
Much     unfavorable    criticism    con- 
tinues to  develop.     It  is  believed  the 
members  will  turn  down  the  scheme 
completely. 


Canada  Interested 

Some    See   American    Producers   En- 
tering   That    Field    if    British 
"Kontingent"  Goes  Through 

Toronto — Canadian  officials  are 
very  much  interested  over  the  Eng- 
lish proposal  for  the  adoption  of  the 
■'kontingent"  plan  to  encourage  Brit- 
ish production. 

They  see  in  the  British  develop- 
ment an  immediate  prospect  for  the 
making  of  manv  productions  on  Ca- 
nadian soil  by  American  companies 
in  order  to  qualify  the  pictures  un- 
der proposed  English  requirements. 
The  opinion  has  been  expressed  and 
these  expressions  include  R.  S.  Peck, 
director  of  the  Canadian  Government 
M.  P.  Studio  at  Ottawa,  that  the 
moment  that  Great  Britain  adopts  a 
"kontingent"  important  American 
'iroducers  will  immediately  turn  to 
Canada  for  a  broadening  out.  This 
would  enable  the  producers  to  .take 
advantage  of  British  preferential 
tariff  with  other  Dominions  and  col- 
onies and  would  provide  the  oppor- 
tunity of  employing  the  advantag- 
eous trade  relations  between  Can- 
ada and  France,  Canada  and  the 
Netherlands   and   other   countries. 

Reference  is  made  to  the  manner 
h-  which  the  Canadian  automobile 
industrv  has  been  built  up.  Excise 
requirements  encouraged  the  U.  S 
makers  to  open  Canadian  factories 
wherein  cars  are  made  which  are 
shipped  to  scores  of  countries,  large- 
ly through  tariff  preferential  arrange- 
ments, trade  treaties  favoring  Can- 
ada and  other  factors.  To  be  called 
Canadian,  an  automobile  must  have 
65  per  cent  Canadian  construction. 
It  is  held  some  such  plan  would  un- 
doubtedlv  be  worked  out  for  Made- 
in-Canada  pictures  to  enjov  special 
f-ntree  into  Great  Britain,  Germany, 
France  and  other  countries. 


F.  B.  O.  Purchases  New  Stories 

Los  Angeles — New  stories,  an- 
nounced for  production  at  F.  B.  O. 
Miclude:  "Bright  Lights."  bv  Fred 
Kennpdv  Mvton  for  Evelvn  Brent: 
"So  This  Is  Mexico!"  bv  James  Bell 
"^mith.  for  Richard  Talmadee;  "The 
Wild  Bull  of  the  Campus."  for  Lefty 
Fivnn:  "The  Fate  of  the  Wolf"  for 
Tom  Tvler,  and  "The  News  Buster" 
for   Bob    Custer. 


Million  Dollar  House  Planned 

San  lose.  Cal. — Favorable  reaction 
of  loral  business  men  to  nlans  pro- 
•los^d  for  a  better  lighting  move- 
ment are  responsible  for  a  plan  con- 
ceived by  Fred  Hnlmnn  for  the  erec- 
tion  of  a  new  $1,000,000  theater. 


Bartlett   Busy  Titling 

Randolph  Bartlett  has  finished 
H'tline  of  "That  Rovle  Girl"  for 
T^amous  and  has  started  work  edit- 
■ng  and  titlino-  "The  Only  Wav." 
Rartlett  recently  collaborated  with 
Tnlian  Johnson  on  the  titles  for  "A 
Kiss  for  Cinderella." 


Ufa  Denies 


{Continued  from  Patic  1) 

ternal  tangles  in  the  company's  af- 
fairs. 

Wynne-Jones  said  it  was  apparent 
the  writer  had  been  sitting  in  the 
vestibule  of  the  Adlon  Hotel,  in  Ber- 
lin. He  took  particular  exception  to 
that  portion  of  the  Times  story  which 
indicated  that  the  Ufa  enterprise  was 
about  to  terminate  with  a  sale  to 
American  interest  and  said: 

"The  statement  that  'Universal 
Film  Co.  and  the  Phoebus  Corp.,  are 
negotiating  with  Hollywood  concerns 
for  the  sale  of  all  their  properties'  is, 
on  the  face  of  it,  too  ridiculous  to  be 
taken  seriously.  Universal  and  Phoe- 
bus are  coinpanies  in  competition 
with  one  another;  both  of  these  cor- 
porations own  theaters  and,  in  one 
part  of  Berlin,  are  completing  mod- 
ern theaters,  almost  opposite  each 
other. 

"If  Ufa  wanted  to  sell  its  theaters 
I  doubt  if  it  would  go  to  Hollywood 
for  that  purpose.  Ufa  has  no  need 
to  sell  its  theaters.  Capital  may  be 
needed  for  expansion,  and  it  is  pos- 
sible that  negotiations  may  be  in 
progress  for  this  purpose;  Ufa  must 
expand  as  every  big  business  must. 
Henry  Ford  is  not  satisfied  with  his 
business,  he  must  expand.  The 
Standard  Oil  and  other  big  compan- 
ies must  expand,  and  it  takes  capital 
to  expand.  Capital  can  be  raised  if 
investment  is  sound;  that  the  Ufa  is 
financially  sound  is  without  question. 

"At  the  present  time  Ufa  has  a  re- 
serve capital  of  75,000,000  marks, 
which  is  more  than  covered  by  the 
theaters,  renting  organization,  studio, 
laboratories,  valuable  real  estate  and 
buildings.  All  investments  show 
greatly  improved  values  on  last  year's 
figures.  The  value  on  the  new  nega- 
tives alone  surpasses  the  total  credit, 
and  it  is  announced  that  at  the  com- 
ing meeting  next  week  the  directors 
will  present  a  healthy  balance  sheet 
and  declare  a   division  of  profits. 

"To  make  its  programs  more  attractive 
Ufa  contracted  with  a  number  of  first-class 
American  presentation  men  to  take  charge 
of  their  new  theaters  and  to  present  to  the 
German  public  entertainment  in  the  same 
manner  as  presented  in  the  high  grade  the- 
aters  to    the  American   public. 

"It  seems  that  by  our  efforts  to  improve 
our  presentations  and  to  adopt  American 
methods,  not  to  stem  the  tide  of  American 
invasion,  but  to  approve  and  emulate  Ameri- 
can standards  of  presentation,  has  led  the 
Montag  Morgen  to  devote  much  space  in  an 
attempt  to  prove  that  Universal's  troubles 
were  chiefly  due  to  the  influence  of  one  Sam 
Rachmann,  who  was  placed  in  charge  of 
the  presentation  at  the  Ufa  Palace,  and  by 
her    adopting    the    American    methods. 

"It  was  the  Gennan  press  opposition  to 
the    Ufa's    introduction    of   American    methods 


whicli  stirred  up  comment  in  motion  pictuj 
ci  cles  in  Berl.n,  and  the  Adlon  conversi 
tionalist  has  been  busy  prophesying  the  dowi 
fall  of  the  Ufa   on  account  of  this. 

"it  is  unfortvinate  that  statements  appea* 
ing  in  the  American  press  cannot  first  ( 
a.l  be  attested  as  to  their  accuracy.  For  \i 
stance,  an  article  appeared  in  the  Saturda 
Evening  Post  referring  direct  to  the  LTfa  i 
wliich  it  was  stated  that  a  wall  has  bee 
built  up  against  the  American  motion  pi- 
ture  industry,  through  the  operation  of  t. 
kontingent,  which  is  a  protective  method  fc 
controlling  the  importation  of  productioi 
into  Germany.  Ufa  has  been  accused  . 
being  unfriendly  to  American  pictures,  a 
though  the  distribution  proves  that  over  5 
per  cent  of  the  productions  handled  by  III 
are    American    pictures. 

"It  is  true  that  we  are  now  turning  ot 
eyes  toward  the  American  market  and  wi 
make  pictures  of  an  attractive  nature,  sui 
able  for  e-xhibition  in  the  United  State 
We  have  received  sufficient  encouragemci 
from  leading  distributors  in  this  counti 
to  undertake  the  production  of  several  ui 
usual  super  specials,  for  which  the  Ufa 
specially    equipped. 


A 


"Our    production    plans    for    next    year 
dude     eight     specials     for     international     di 
tribution     and     thirty     productions     for     di 
mestic    consumption. 

"The  fate  of  the  German  picture  industi 
does  not  depend  upon  the  control  of  tl  'i 
theater — it  depends  rather  upon  the  quali' 
of  production  shown  in  the  theater — at 
Ufa  'has  not  fought  in  vain'  if  slie  is 
a  position  to  show  the  best  American  pr 
ductions,  supplemented  by  her  own  feature 
doing  profitable  business  in  all  her  theaters- 
and   that   is   the  position   today." 


Wray    Finishes    Picture 

Fox  was  advised  yesterday  th: 
John  Griffith  Wray  has  complete" 
"The  Gilded  Butterfly."  Irvin 
Cummings  yesterday  took  first  sho 
of  "The  Johnstown  Flood"  wii 
George  O'Brien,  Florence  Gilber 
Paul  Nicholson,  Anders  Rando!  ' 
Walter  Perry,  Jeanette  Gaynor,  Pai 
Panzer,  Max  Davidsohn,  Georg 
Harris  and  Sid  Jordan  in  the  cas 
Bennie  Stoloff  has  finished  the  se' 
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Monday,  November  16,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


THE  IDEAL 

B-j  DANNY 

['United  Artists  and  Metro- 
()ldwyn-Mayer  distribution  will 
i  merged.  That  is  certain, 
ind  another  of  the  big  moves 
jiticipated  becomes  a  fact.  The 
(Stribution  merger  should  sur- 
|ise  no  one.  Certainly  it  sur- 
jises  few  of  the  more  important 
len  of  the  industry.  It  has  been 
rin  the  fire"  for  over  a  year.  It 
kill  doubtless  become  effective 
,\thin  a  few  months. 

*  *         * 

Ever  since  Joe  Schenck  he- 
me president  of  United  Artists 
li  has  been  evident  that  he  in- 
tided  United  to  "step  out." 
Jhenck  is  one  of  the  most 
frceful  men  of  the  industry. 
'!ie  moment  he  took  the  job  he 
sirted.  To  secure  more  product 
f-  United.  Instead  of  seven  or 
tjht  big  pictures  from  Mary, 
bug  and  Chaplin  making  up 
te  schedule  of  releases,  Schenck 
finned  to  have  somewhere 
;  out  24  or  26.  For  the  coming 
}ar.  And  he  has  pretty  well 
fled  this  schedule.  A  year  ago 
te  talk  started.  Of  United 
r;rging  distribution. 

*  *         * 

All  of  the  three  leading  com- 
fnies  became  interested.  But 
te  residual  values  of  product 
rleased  by  United,  was  the 
sjmbling  block  upon  which  all 
r|g-otiations  broke.  No  distri- 
liitor  was  ready  to  accept  the 
liirbanks  -  Schenck  proposals. 
^1  deals  went  by  the  boards. 
')  the  outsider  it  seemed  as  if 
liited  would  go  merrilly  along. 
j';  heretofore.  But  the  outsiders 
(1  not  know  Schenck.  Once 
1  starts  something  he  finishes 
i  The  news  from  the  Coast  in- 
cates  just  that  spirit.  Schenck 
1  s  finished  what  he  started. 
]:onomies  of  distribution  will 
iidoubtedly  become  effective. 
ht  the  United  product  will  be 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


"U"  Buys  Nine 

Through      Hostetder      Takes      Over 

Blaine  Cook  and  Hawley  Houses 

in  Nebraska 

Omaha — The  Hostettler  Amuse- 
ment Co.  has  acquired  the  Blaine 
Cook  circuit  of  seven  houses  and  the 
two  Hawley  and  Neville  theaters,  the 
latter  in  North  Piatt. 

The  Blaine  Cook  circuit  is  located 
in  Lemars,  la.,  and  the  following 
Nebraska  towns,  Beatrice,  York  and 
North  Piatt.  In  Beatrice  and  York, 
there  ere  two  theaters  each  and  in 
North  Piatt,  one.  The  Hawley  and 
Neville  houses  in  North  Piatt  are  the 
Keith  and  Sun. 


Al  Fair,  in  charge  of  theater  acqui- 
sitions for  Universal  which  controls 
the  Hostettler  circuit,  on  Saturday 
said  the  above  dispatch  was  correct. 


Box  Ofl&ce  Bonanza 

Exhibitors     Do     Big     Business    vr'ith 

"Ten    Commandments"    in    New 

York  and  Other  Cities 

Throughout  Greater  New  York  ex- 
hibitors assert  they  have  found  "The 
Ten  Commandments"  a  clean-uo. 
Business  has  been  reported  out-of- 
the-ordinary. 

For  example — and  this  is  only  one 
instance — for  the  first  time  in  the 
history  the  Benson  theater  in  Ben- 
sonhurst  played  the  picture  day  and 
date  with  the  Stanley  Playhouse,  Sam 
Berman's  house  which  is  about  a 
block  away.  Both  houses  did  un- 
usual business  throughtout  the 
week's   engagement. 

(.Continued  on  Page  6) 


"Laugh  Month" 

Concerted    Campaign    to    Put    Over 

Short  Subjects  in  January — 

Plans  Under  Way 

Januarv  has  been  designated  as 
"Laugh  Month"  by  a  newly  organ- 
ized Short  Feature  Advertising  Ass'n. 

A  committee  has  been  appointed 
consisting  of  Gordon  White  of  Edu- 
cational as  Chairman,  Nat  Rothstein 
r,i  F.  B.  O..  Paul  Gulick  of  Univer- 
sal. Julian  Sqjomon  of  Davis  Dist. 
DivLiion,  Hill  of  Fox.  Dr.  W.  E. 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Joint  Production 

Gamsborouffh  of  London  and  LawSon 

Harris  of  Los  Anp-eles  to  Make 

Series    Jointly 

A  cooperative  oroducine  deal  in- 
volving an  English  and  a  Hollywood 
nroducer  has  been  closed  as  a  result 
of  which  six  pictures  ?re  nromispd 
for  distribution  here  in  1926-1927. 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


News  Reel  Praised 

Vice-President   Dawes   and   Notables 

at    Pathe    Dinner — 500   at 

the  Plaza 

Vice-President  Dawes  and  a  long 
list  of  notables  attended  a  dinner  at 
(he  Plaza  Saturday  r.ight  to  com- 
memorate the  fifteenth  anniversary  of 
the  founding  of  the  news  reel. 

The  speakers  included  the  Vice- 
President,  who  dealt  with  parliamen- 
tary procedure  in  the  Senate;  Gover- 
nor Ritchie  of  Maryland,  Frederic  R. 
Coudert  and  Emanuel  Cohen,  editor 
of  Pathe  News.  Will  H.  Hays  was 
absent    because    of   the    death   of   his 

(Continued  on  Page   7) 


K.  G.'s  Largest 

Move    on    to    Build    Missouri    City's 
Biggest  Theater — Taking   Defin- 
ite  Form 

Kansas  City — A  large  office  build- 
ing, housing  the  largest  theater  in 
Kansas  City,  and  several  shops, 
would  be  built  on  13th  St.  and  ex- 
tending from  Main  to  Baltimore  Sts.. 
if  an  option  held  by  the  Midland 
Theaters  Co.  is  exercised.  Negotia- 
tions on  the  site  have  been  reported 
for  weeks. 

The  Midland  Company,  which  con- 
(Continued  on  Page  7) 


Three  in  Work  for  Comerford 

Scranton,  Pa. — Breig  Brothers  lo- 
cal contractors,  are  constructing  three 
new  theaters  for  the  Comerford 
Amusement  Co.^  in  West  Scranton, 
Hazelton  and  at  Waverly,  N.  Y. 
They  all  provide  for  stores  and  apart- 
ments. 

The  West  Scranton  project  is,  now 
underway  on  North  Main  Ave.  It 
will  cost  $350,000  and  seat  2,400. 
Vaudeville  and  pictures  will  be  the 
nolicy.  It  will  be  completed  by  Sept. 
1926. 

The  contracting  firm  is  starting 
work  on  a  $200,000  vaudeville  and 
picture  house  for  Comerford  at  Wav- 
erly, N,  Y.  This  will  seat  1,500. 
About  half  the  work  on  the  new 
house  at  Hazelton  has  been  com- 
pleted. 


September   Exports   Drop 

Washington — Foreign  Trade  in  mo- 
tion pictures  during  September  was 
somewhat  less  than  in  previous 
months,  exnorts  totaline  approximate- 
ly  21.000,000    ft.,    valued   at   $719,000 

Shipments  of  raw  stock  totaled 
2.747,728  ft.,  with  a  value  of  $80,698 
The  most  important  market  being 
Japan;  negatives  totaled  407  801  ft. 
worth  $95,601,  the  United  Kingdom 
being  the  larp-est  market;  and  posi- 
tives totalpd  18  094.893  ft.,  valued  at 
$542,514,  Canada  being  the  heaviest 
purchaser. 


The  Big  Deal 

United  Artists  and  M.-G.-M.  Deal  Set 

—Will    Chaplin   Go  Along?— 

Stock  Movements 

Hollywood — All  details  have  prac- 
tically been  set  for  the  distribution 
merger  of  the  United  Artists  with 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.  The  final 
papers  will  be  signed  later  in  New 
York.  But  for  all  practical  purposes 
the  deal  is  now  set;  the  only  ques- 
tion to  be  determined  is  the  date 
when  it  becomes  effective.  That  mat- 
ter is  yet  to  be  settled.  But  the  M.- 
G.-M,  will  take  over  the  distribution 
of  the  United  Artists  product  before 
long.     That  is  certain. 

On  Sunday  Fairbanks  issued  the 
statement  promised,  and  it  was  along 
the  lines  anticipated. 

The  statement  issued  Saturday 
by  Joseph  M.  Schenck,  president  of 
United,  however,  covers  the  entire 
situation,    Schenck  said: 

"This  is  in  no  sense  an  amalga- 
mation as  far  as  production  is  con- 
cerned. It  is  simply  an  economy 
measure  to  avoid  duplication  in  dis- 
t!  ibuting  our  pictures.  United  Art- 
ists and  Metro-Goldwyn-May»er  will 
continue  to  produce  independently, 
but  we  will  each  distribute  our  pic- 
lures  through  the  new  company 
v'hich  will  make  contracts  with  both 
organizations.  It  will  be  called 
'United  Artists-Metro-Goldwyn-May- 
er  Distribution   Company.' 

"Some  fev/  details  remain  to  be 
worked  out  and  the  final  papers  will 
be  signed  in  New  York,  because  a 
vote  of  the  board  of  diiectors  of  each 
company  will  be  necessary  to  ratify 
the  matter.  But  we  are  in  accord  on 
the  main  points  and  are  agreed  that 
i'  will  be  an  advantageous  move  for 
all   concerned." 

There  is  considerable  interest  out 
here  as  to  whether  Chaplin  will  go 
along.  It  is  known  that  Chaplin  has 
long  been  opposed  to  United  making 

(Continued   on   Page   6) 


Denies    Laboratory    Merger 

Charles  J.  Hirlaman  on  Saturday 
denied  that  the  Hirlagraph  M.  P. 
Corp.  was  about  to  merge  with  Con- 
solidated Film  Industries,  Inc.  The 
report  has  been  discussed  in  the  local 
trade  for  some  time. 


$4,000,000  in  Dividends 

Rochester —  Dividends  aggregating 
more  than  $4,000,000  have  been  de- 
clared by  directors  of  the  Eastman 
Kodak   Co, 


Sternberg   Sails  for   Europe 

Joseph  Von  Sternberg  is  aboard  the 
Cleveland,  bound  for  Europe,  His 
trip  is  reported  to  involve  a  produc- 
tion deal. 


THE 


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Monday,  November  16,  192  * 


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Quotations 

High 

Low 

Close 

Sales 

Eastman    Kodak    ..112^4 

112-4 

112H 

500 

Famous  Players   ..107        106^ 

106!4 

1,100 

F    P    Pfd    

Not 
Not 

quoted 

Film    Inspection    

quoted 

First   National    

Not 

quotecl 

Fox    Film    "A"     ..   82J4 

82 

82  >^ 

800 

Loew's,     Inc 42  J4 

415^ 

41.^ 

2,500 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.   ..23^ 

23/8 

2i'A 

200 

M.   P.    Cap.   Corp 

Not 

quoted 

Pathe    Exch.    "A"      82 

79% 

80 

1,800 

Skouras     Bros.     ...    61 

6054 

(,m 

Trans-Lux    Screen      14 

12^4 

14 

23,700 

Universal    Pictures    

Not 

quoted 

Universal    Pict.    Pfd.    .  .  . 

Not 

quoted 

Warner    Bros 20"^ 

20^^ 

20/, 

300 

Warner  Pictures    

Not 

quoted 

"Laugh  Month" 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 

Shallenberger  of  Arrow  and  P.  A. 
Pearson  of  Pathe  to  work  out  plans 
tor  the  exploitation  of  "Laugh 
Month."  Jerome  Beatty  of  the  Hays 
organization  is  attached  to  the  com- 
mittee in  an  advisory  capacity.  Each 
company  participating  in  the  move 
will  handle  its  own  exploitation  cam- 
paigns along  national   lines. 

A  fund  is  being  raised  to  carry  on 
this  work.  Pathe,  F.  B.  O.  and  Edu- 
cational have  already  paid  their  as- 
sessment and  it  is  expected  that  the 
others  will  come  in. 


Another  for  Sudekum  in  Nashville 

NashvillC' — Tony  Sudekum,  who 
practically  controls  the  theater  situa- 
tion here,  is  erecting  another,  a  1500 
stater,  to  be  called  the  Capitol.  Con- 
struction is  about  half  finished. 
Sudekum  recently  opened  the  Bel 
mont,  seating  1200. 


S^Sg^adeii^fa. 


Utmost  in  ScreenBrilliancj 


^  THE^DEAL 

(.Continued   from   Page   1) 

sold  on  its  own.  Have  no 
doubts  about  that.  The  Fair- 
banks idea  of  values  is  definite. 
So  is  Schenck's.  And  you  will 
probably  see  a  special  sales  force 
handling  the  United  product. 
Similar  to  what  was  planned 
when  Valentino  and  Lloyd  join- 
ed Famous. 

*  *         * 

There  is  no  doubt  of  this :  that 
the  deal  made  by  Zukor  with 
Sam  Katz,  for  B.  &  K.  to  man- 
age the  Famous  houses,  helped 
bring  the  United-M.-G.-M.  deal 
to  a  speedier  consummation  than 
otherwise  may  have  occurred. 
It  so  happened  that  when  this 
deal  was  concluded  I  was  on  the 
Coast,  and  it  was  rather  obvious 
as  to  how  this  deal  upset  mat- 
ters. Certainly  every  important 
star — not  only  those  identified 
with  United — was  highly  inter- 
ested in  the  Famous-Katz  move. 
Some  were  excited.  It  may — or 
may  not  have  been  significant — 
that  within  a  week  after  this 
news  broke.  That  Joe  Schenck 
was  on  his  way  to  New  York. 
And  it  may — and  may  not  have 
been  significant — that  a  number 
of  important  film  folk  journeyed 
with  him.     Including  Louis   B. 

Mayer. 

*  *         * 

United  Artists,  with  Abrams 
selling,  has  grossed  a  big  volume 
of  business.  Just  what  effect 
the  merger  will  have  on  the  im 
portant  figures  in  the  selling  or- 
ganizations of  both  companies 
remains  to  be  seen. 


Rahn  Succeeds  Van  Horn 

Pathe  has  appointed  S.  R.  Rahn, 
formerly  special  feature  representa- 
tive, as  manager  of  the  Denver 
branch,  succeeding  C.  M.  Van  Horn, 
who  has  accepted  a  sales  position  in 
the   San   Francisco  branch. 


"Stella  Dallas"  Opens  Tonight       I 

The  premier  of  "Stella  Dallas" 
lakes  place  tonight  at  the  Apollo, 

The  advance  au^'ertising  campaign 
created  considerable  comment  be- 
cause it  was  based  on  a  somewhat 
new  angle  in  motion  pictures.  Large 
space  was  used  in  one  ad  and  the 
umments  and  photographs  of  many 
notables  who  had  seen  the  produc- 
tion reprinted.  In  many  papers  yes- 
terday   display   advertising   appeared. 


New  Coating  Process 

A  new  process  has  been  devised  by 
G.  Bloomgarten  of  the  United  Photo 
Studio,  whereby  standard  nitrate 
stock  film  may  be  made  non-com- 
bustible, according  to  its  sponsors. 
The  process  does  not  in  any  way  in- 
terfere with  the  diffusion  of  light  as 
no  coating  of  any  kind  is  applied  to 
the  film.  The  secret  is  said  to  rest  in 
the  chemicals  which  are  used  in  the 
actual  development  of  the   film. 


Hickey  Transferred 

Boston — George  A.  Hickey,  New 
England  supervisor  for  Metro-Gold- 
wyn-Mayer,  was  tendered  a  party  by 
the  employees  of  the  local  ofiice  on 
the  eve  of  his  departure  for  the  Phil- 
adelphia territory  where  he  has  been 
assigned.  M.  N.  Wolf,  local  manager 
presented  Hickey  with  a  traveling 
case. 


Rosen  to  Direct 

Cathrine  Curtis  is  still  engaged 
upon  research  work  on  the  picture 
she  announced  last  June.  The  pic- 
ture rights  to  "The  Last  of  the  Great 
Scouts"  (Buffalo  Bill)  were  pur- 
chased at  that  time.  Phil  Rosen  has 
been  signed  to  direct.  Active  work 
will  commence  this  winter. 


Parker  Sails  for  Europe 

William  Parker,  of  Astor  Dist 
Corp.,  sailed  Saturday  for  London 
Tiboard  the  Minnekahda.  In  addition 
to  making  a  study  of  the  foreigr 
situation,  he  will  write  a  series  of 
atticles  on  foreign  production  for 
a    newspaper    syndicate. 


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"Two  to  One  over  the  field" 

HAL  ROACH'S  RASCALS  in  "OUR  GANG"  2  Reel 


Joint  Production 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

Lee-Bradford  will  handle  the  sj 
The  producing  units  are  GainsI 
ough  Prod,  of  London  and  Law 
Harris  Prod,  of  Los  Angeles.  Ac 
work  will  not  start  unliT  Pebru 
Graham  Cutts  of  Gainsborough 
direct.  Some  and  perhaps  all  of 
pictures  will  be  made  in  London, 
though  there  is  a  possibility  that  ; 
eral  will  be  made  here. 


Howard  Taking   on   Big  Time  / 

Atlanta — Beginning   this    week 
Howard   will   institute,  a   new   po 
supplementing  the  regular  picture 
musical   program  with  big  time  a 

The  tendency  toward  more  elal 
ate  programs  in  picture  houses 
gaining  in  favor.  The  Metropol 
inaugurated  the  policy  three  w< 
ago  with  satisfactory  results  . 


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RUMORS 


The  Hirlagraph  Motion  Picture  Corp. 
rill  not  merge  with  the  Consolidated 
ilm  Industries,  Inc.,  and  wishes  to  an- 
ounce  to  the  trade  that  they  have  no 
filiation  other  than  their  Coast  Plants 
he  Bennett  Hirlagraph  Laboratories,  at 
363  Santa  Monica  Blvd.,  Hollywood, 
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HIRUGRAPH  MOTION  PICTURE  CORP. 

CHARLES  J.  HIRLAMAN,  President 


W  YORK  CALIFORNIA  NEW  JERSEY 


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CHAKLES  WHITAKEl 
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Leatrice  Joy  in  Her  Greatest  Role  I 

That  is  saying  a  lot,  but  that's  just  what  we  mean. 

It's  different — it's  intensely  emotional — it's  compelling  in  its  magnetism. 

A  powerful  melodrama  which  leads  from  the  sinister  haunts  of  San  Francisco! | 
underworld  to  the  exotic  beauty  of  an  uncharted  island  in  the  tropics,  here  is  a  pictui 
packed  from  start  to  finish  with  stirring  situations  of  sure-fire  appeal,  with  Leatrice  Jcjj 
the  central  figure  around  whom  eddies   a  whirlpool  of  intrigue  and  thrilling  actioi 

ROMANCE !     A  love  theme  as  haunting  as  a  melody  heard  in  a  dream. 

DRAMA !     It  fairly  teems  with  gripping  plots  and  startling  situations. 

ACTION !     It  moves  swiftly  and  inevitably  to  a  smashing  climax. 

STAR:     Lovely  Leatrice  is  simply  superb  in  a  magnificent  role. 


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RELEASED   BY 

PRODUCEKS  DISTKIBUTINC 
CORPOKATION 

C.  MUNROE.  President       RAYMOND  PA  WLEY,  Vice-Pr.siden.  and  TreasuKt        JOHN  C.  FLINN.  VicePteslden.  and  General  Manage. 
Member   of    Motion    Picture   Producers   and    Distributors    of    America.    Inc         Will    H     Hays,    President 


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DAILY 


Monday,  November  16,  1925 


Box  Office  Bonanza 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

The  experience  of  local  exhibitors 
led  to  inquiries  at  Famous  concern- 
ing the  manner  in  which  the  picture 
has  gone  over  elsewhere.  In  com- 
menting on  the  situation,  George 
Week's  general  manager  of  distribu- 
tion  for   Paramount,   said   Saturday: 

"We  know  that  'The  Ten  Com- 
mandments' had  every  element  of  a 
showman's  picture.  We  were  con- 
fident of  its  success.  The  records  it 
piled  up  in  the  larger  cities  upheld  our 
contention  that  as  a  box  office  picture 
it  stood  supreme. 

"Yet,  pictures  which  score  in  the 
cities  some  times  lack  something  that 
the  general  public  in  the  smaller 
towns  demand.  While  we  were  op- 
timistic about  'The  Ten  Command- 
ments,' we  curbed  our  enthusiasm  as 
much  as  possible  until  the  time  when 
its  general  release  would  stamp  the 
production  either  as  one  of  limited 
appeal  or  as  one  of  universal  appeal. 

"You  say  figures  talk.  All  right. 
Listen  to  this:  In  one  small  town 
where  the  highest  gross  which  Para- 
mount had  received  on  a  percentage 
engagement  was  $37.77,  'The  Ten 
Commandments'  grossed  $204.30  for 
the  company.  The  picture  grossed 
$469.50  for  Paramount  in  another 
small  town  where  the  previous  high 
gross  was  $77.86. 

"Those  figures  are  picked  at  ran- 
dom and  to  me  they  are  a  glowing 
tribute  to  the  picture  and  evidence 
ot  its  greatness.  It  is  grossing  pro- 
portionate amounts  in  every  small 
town  it  which  it  is  playing. 

In  a  town  of  1,500  it  grossed  $220.55 
for  Paramount;  $340,41  in  a  town  of 
1,431;  $131.75  in  a  town  of  500;  $232.- 
87  in  a  town  of  682;  and  $500  in  a 
town  of  3,622." 

As  further  evidence.  Weeks  sub- 
mitted the  following  grosses  which 
Paramount  received  on  percentage 
engagements  in  the  smaller  towns: 

Population  Grosss 

200  $235.86 

1,590  212.15 

565  211.87 

2,826  318.68 

3,834  396.53 

1,800  244.56 

2,000  344.25 

3,150  200.63 

1,147  165.12 

1,017  268.61 

311  218.67 

2,442  243.00 

1,381  258.25 

1,819  373.25 

837  219.50 

3,130  326.56 

"Those  figures,"  said  Weeks,  "are 
representative  of  what  the  pciture  is 
doing  in  the  smaller  communities 
throughout  the  country.  The  exhibi- 
tor wants  showman's  pictures  and  in 
'The  Ten  Commandments'  he  has  the 
greatest. 

"In  addition  to  the  money  which 
it  has  actually  made  for  the  theater 
owners,  this  picture  has  gone  to  the 
public  as  a  missionary  for  the  motion 
picture  industry.  It  is  safe  to  say 
that  since  playing  this  production  ex- 
hibitors have  seen  many  new  faces 
in  their  theaters,  faces  of  persons  who, 
perhaps,  looked  upon  the  motion  pic- 
ture as  an  inferior  grade  of  entertain- 
ment. They  needed  just  such  a  pic- 
ture to  get  them  into  the  theater 
and  to  convince  them  that  the  screen 
ofTers  the  finest  entertainment  in  the 
world." 


On  Broadway 

Apollo— "Stella  Dallas" 

Astor— "The    Big    Parade"    (Starting 

Nov.  19) 
Broadway — "Morals    for    Men" 
Cameo — "Simon,  the  Jester" 
Capitol — "Bright   Lights" 
Colony — "The  Freshman" 
Criterion — "The  Vanishing  American" 
Embassy — "The   Merry  Widow." 
Loew's    New    York — Today    —    "Go 
West" 
Tuesday — '"Where     Was     I?"     and 

"Faint  Perfume" 
Wednesday — -"The  Woman  Hater" 
Thursday — "The    Iron    Horse" 
Friday — "Red  Hot  Tires  and  "Free 

to  Love" 
Saturday— "Old   Clothes" 
Sunday — "The    Last    Edition" 
Loew's  State — "Lights  of  Old  Broad- 
way" 
Mark  Strand— "The  Eagle" 
Rialto — ^"Lord  Jim" 
Rivoli — ^"Stage  Struck" 
Warners — "Clash  of  the  Wolves" 
Brooklyn  Mark  Strand — "Classified" 

Next  Week 
Apollo — ^"Stella    Dallas 
Astor — "The   Big  Parade" 
Broadway — Not  yet  determined 
Cameo — ^Not  yet   determined 
Capitol— "The   Only  Thing" 
Colony — Not  yet  determined 
Criterion — -"The  Vanishing  American" 
jd^mbassy — "The    Merry   Widow" 
Mark   Strand— "The    Beautiful    City" 
Rialto — Not   yet   determined 
Rivoli — "Irish   Luck" 
Warners — "Hogan's  Alley" 
Brooklyn  Mark  Strand — "The  Eagle" 


Charges  a  Libel 
Oakland,  Cal. — Charging  that  pic- 
tiires  and  slides  shown  in  local  the- 
niers,  in  behalf  of  the  proposed  $9,- 
960,000  bond  issue  for  harbor  im- 
piovements  are  "libelous  against  the 
city,"  Mayor  John  Davie  made  a 
strenuous  effort  to  have  them  remov- 
ed. The  resolution  was  tabled,  how- 
ever, by  a  vote  of  4  to  1. 


L  .M.  Calhoun  With  Pathe 
Regge  Doran,  director  of  the  Pub- 
lic Relations  Dept.  of  Pathe,  has  ap- 
pointed Lucy   M.   Calhoun  field   rep- 
resentative in  Chicago. 


Ginsberg  Distributing  Banner  Picture 

Henry  Ginsberg  is  the  distributor, 
and  not  the  producer,  of  "Wandering 
Footsteps,"  as  stated  in  a  review  in 
Sunday's   issue.      Banner  produced. 


Peoria   House    Celebrates 

Peoria,  111. — The  Madison  cele- 
brated its  fifth  tnniversary  over  the 
week-end.  H.  C.  Strickland  is  man- 
aging  director. 


Kettering    Joins    Ascher    Bros. 
Chicago — Ralph     Thomas     Ketter- 
ing has  joined  Ascher  Bros.  Theater 
Corp.  as  director  of  publicity. 


"Get-To-Gether"  Luncheons  Planned 
Portland,  Ore. — Plans  are  being 
formulated  by  suburban  exhibitors  to 
hold  a  number  of  get-to-gether  meet- 
ings. 


Theater  Burned  To  Ground 

Mineville,  N.  Y. — The  Star,  run  by 
Mrs.  Jennie  Anderson,  was  compfete- 
ly  destroyed  by  fire. 


The  Big  Deal 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 
any    deal    with    any    other    company. 
He    desired    to    have    United    remain 
alone   and   "independent." 


Officials  of  the  two  companies  in 
New  York  had  heard  nothing  on  Sat- 
urday relative  to  the  deal.  Arthur 
Kelly,  treasurer  of  United  Artists, 
was  without  official  information. 
Marcus  Loew  could  not  be  reached 
for  a  statement.  Nathan  Burkan, 
Chaplin's  counsel,  and  a  director  of 
United,  was  awaiting  official  infor- 
mation. 

The  proposed  deal  is  reported  to  be 
the  cause  of  the  recent  advance  in  the 
stock  of  Loew's,  Inc^  which  controls 
M.-G.-M.  Reports  from  the  Coast 
are  to  the  effect  that  Adolph  Ra- 
rnish,  Sid  Graurnan  and  Joe  Schenck 
have  been  buying  Loew's  heavily,  of 
late.  The  stock  closed  Saturday  at 
41H. 


Two  New  Houses  for  Florida 

Tampa,  Fla.  —  A  new  theater  to 
seat  3,UO0  will  be  erected  soon  on 
Tenth  Ave.  by  the   Cuban   Club. 


Haines  City,  Fla.  —  Construction 
work  on  Haines  City's  new  $100,000 
theater  has  begun.  The  architect  is 
R.   A.    Benjamin,   of   Jacksonville. 


Managers  Favored  In  Wage  Dispute 

Denver — The  State  Industrial  Com- 
mission, acting  as  arbitrators,  in  a 
controversy  between  theater  man- 
agers and  the  trade  unions  settled  the 
dispute  in  favor  of  the  managers  by 
Jeciding  that  the  contract  just  ex- 
)ired  should  be  continued  for  1925- 
.'6.      The   union   demanded   a  25   per 

ent    raise    in    wages    and    a    shorter 

vorking  day. 


Explosion  Causes  Damage 

Chardon,  Neb. — Property  damage 
o  the  extent  of  $2,000  was  caused 
n  the  Pace  when  a  nine  reel  film  ex- 
ploded and  destroyed  the  booth. 


Mutual  Buys  Hall  FUm  Exchange 

San  Francisco — Stock  and  equip- 
ment of  the  Hall  Film  Exchange,  of 
San  Francisco  and  Los  Angeles,  have 
oeen  purchased  by  the  Mutual  In- 
dependent Film  Exchange,  headed  by 
George  Slater. 


New  Half  Million  Dollar  House 

Vancouver — J.  F.  Langer  an- 
nounce plans,  for  a  new  $500,000  to 
seat  2,200.  The  house  is  to  be  con- 
structed on  a  site  on  Grandville  Ave. 
near  Smithe  St.  Work  to  start  early 
next  year. 


"V"   Personnel   Become   Vital  Exch. 

Pittsburgh — The  new  personnel  of 
Vital  is  the  same  as  that  of  the  old 
Vitagraph,  Retta  A.  Berger,  booker 
for  Vital,  was  booker  for  Vitagraph 
for  five  years;  O.  R.  Kurtz  himself 
was  city  salesman  for  Vitagraph. 


Closes  Theater  By  Order 

Albanv,  N.  Y. — By  order  of  the 
State  Department  of  Labor,  the  Star 
owned  by  William  Tweedy,  was 
closed  last  week  due  to  its  failure  to 
comply  with  rulings  of  the  Depart- 
ment. 


More  Offices  Abroac 

p.  D.  C.  Distributing  Facilities  to 
Increased — Raymond    Pawley 
Found  Conditions  Good 

During  his  recent  trip  abroad,  Rj 
mond  PawTey,  first  vice-president  a 
treasurer  of  P.  D.  C,  visited  Budapi 
to  study  the  field  in  Hungary,  Ai 
Iria  and  Roumania  with  a  view 
extending  distribution  facilities  it 
ihose   countries. 

He  found  theater  business  throug 
out  Europe  to  be  in  excellent  sha 
despite  the  fact  that  the  houses  ; 
decidedly  mediocre.  "In  Londi 
Paris,  Budapest — in  big  cities  and  I 
tie  towns,"  said  Pawley  on  Sati 
day,"  they  are  all  doing  good  bt 
iness  but,  generally,  with  compa: 
lively   primitive   theater  equipment 

'J[n  both  the  United  Kingdom  a 
the  Continent  the  motion  picture  tl 
ater  is  a  jpretty  poor  affair,  and  tc 
very  large  extent  can  be  likened 
those  of  the  United  States  of  soi 
ten  or  twelve  vears  ago.  In  the  ( 
lire  United  Kingdom  one  finds  oi 
about  four  theaters  comparable 
tize  to  the  Strand  in  New  York — c 
each  in  London,  Cardiff,  Liverpi" 
and  Glasgow.  Excluding  the  Gj 
mont  Palace  in  Paris,  now  operai 
h\  Metro-Goldwyn,  I  believe  t 
only  house  on  the  Continent  that  i 
Vroximates  this  class  of  theater 
the  "Ufa  Palace"  in  Berlin. 

"At  present  there  is  a  dec'x 
'hands  off'  attitude — a  feeling  tl 
ihcv  know  just  as  well  as  we  do, 
not  a  little  better,  what  their  pub 
wants  in  the  way  of  entertainme 
There  are  exceptions,  of  course;  R( 
nald  Ford  is  trying  to  put  O' 
American  theater  methods  in  Pai 
Rachmann  in  Berlin,  and  Somlyo 
Budapest,  and  it  appears  that  Eu; 
pean  progress  will  come  only  throu 
'uch  as  these,  or  through  dir 
American   enterprise. 

"In  England  a  great  deal  of  pi 
licity  is  being  given,  both  in  I 
uade  and  public  press,  to  the  subj 
cf  British  production,  with  cons 
crable  opposition  feeling  against  f 
eign  productions,  American  pictu 
and  methods  in  particular.  This  a 
tation,  started  I  beHeve^  by  a  f 
disgruntled  British  producers,  1 
been  seriously  taken  up  by  the  - 
Ranization  of  British  Trades  wh 
feels  that  British  prestige  is  menac 
by  the  dominance  of  American  p 
lures.  But  while  they  like  Engl 
pictures — if  they  are  good,  at 
point  did  I  find  important  exhibiti^ 
particularly  interested  in  this  Ar 
American  movement.  British  exh 
ilors  like  American  pictures — fir 
because  they  are  relatively  inexpi 
sive,  and  secondly,  because  they  ! 
generally  of  better  quality  than  tK 
can  get  elsewhere.  Moreover,  thj 
are  making  money  with  them." 

Crouse  and  Miner  Join  Forces 
Spooner,  Wis. — W.  L.  Crouse  a 
George  Miner  plan  to  erect  a  theai 
here.     They   own   chains   throughc 
the  state 


Morning  Shows  a  Success 

Cleveland — The    Cinema    Club, 
connection    with    the    Hays    office 
sponsoring  a  series  of  Saturday  moi 
ing    matinees    given    for    children 
Loew's  State. 


fciday,  November  16,  1925 


DAILV 


News  Reel  Praised 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
ler-in-law,  Judge  A.  G.  Thomas 
Crawfordsville,  Ind. 
'here  were  present  many  import- 
figures  in  motion  picture,  polit- 
military,  naval  and  social  life. 
iuded  in  the  guests  were: 

jvernor  Brewster  of  Maina  and  a  party 
prominent  New  Englanders,  including 
or  Curley  of  Boston  ;  Major  Gen.  Mason 
Patrick,    Chief   of   the  U.    S.    Air    Service, 

Admiral  W.  A.  Moflfett,  Chief  of  the 
au  of  Aeronautics ;  Captain  Walter 
■ardi,  aid  to  the  Secretary  of  the  Navy  ; 
jr  Gen.  John  A.  Lejeune,  Commandant 
le  Marine  Corps  ;  T.  V.  O'Connor,  Chair- 

of  the  U.  S.  Shipping  Board ;  Rear 
ral  W.  S.  Benson,  retired,  U.  S.  N.; 
mander  J.  T.  G.  Stapler.  Chief  of  the 
rmatjon  Section,  U.  S.  N. !  Major  Gen. 
•les  P.  Summerall,  Governor  E.  Lee 
Itle  of  Virginia,  Dwight  F.  Morrow, 
rman  of  the  President's  Aircraft  Board; 
incey  M.  Depew,  Melville  E.  Stone, 
;.  Crawley,  President  of  the  N.  Y.  Cen- 
Railroad;    Emory    Buckner,    U.    S.    Dis- 

Attorney ;  Franklin  Adams,  counselor 
he  Pan  American  Union ;  John  Oliver 
Gorce,  associate  editor  of  the  National 
fraphic,  and  Rear  Admiral  Charles  P. 
kett. 

ohen  dealt  at  length  on  the  de- 
>pment  of  the  news  reel,  saying 
lart: 

)n  behalf   of   the   Pathe   News,    I,   as    its 

r,    wan    first    to     thank     you,    our    dis- 

lished    guests,    for    joining    with    us    this 

ing    in    the    celebration    of    the    fifteenth 

irersary    of    the   origin    of   news   presenta- 

by    motion     pictures.       This     illustrious 

nice,'    representing,     as     it     does,     every 

ue   of   life    which    the   newsfilm    has    trod, 

e  News   welcomes  not   only   as   an   honor 

itself    but    as     a     tribute     to     the     deeper 

eficance    of    the    occasion — the    increasing 

jfjnittion    of    the    newsfilm    as    a    new    in- 

i  tion   in  the   dissemination   of  world   news. 

m    add     nothing    to    the    brief    eloquence 

:'  IT  guest  of  Honor,  Vice-President  Dawes, 

}      when    honoring    us    by    accepting    our 

\ation    wrote    of    the   newsfilm: 

It  is  the  newspaper  of  this  film  litera- 
i:  It  has  become  a  necessity  in  our  na 
D  i  life,  and  its  accuracy  in  daily  presen- 
ta of  world  news  has  made  it  a  national 
5  ution.  *'  *It  fosters  good  will  between 
(peoples  of  the  world  and  greater  toler- 
!■  of  other  nations'  problems  has  been 
iht  through  its  penetrating  eyes.  All 
•  ics  irrespective  of  thought,  find  instan- 
I  HIS  expression  and  common  understand 
;in  the  newsfilm.' 

t   was  in   1910  that  there  came  the  fuller 
.'nation    of    this    newly    discovered    but    un- 
bred   field    of    motion    picture    usefulness, 
I  1    Charles    Pathe    presented    for    the    first 
1    a    regular    and    systematic    medium    of 
dissemination    by    films.      Public    recog- 
lii     of     this     usefulness     has     steadily     in- 
<  .ed,     and     I,     personally,     in     my     eleven 
"'   of  editorship   of   the    Pathe   News,    have 
■  the    opportunity    of    seeing    the    newsfilm 
,'-     from   a    mere    exhibition    in    a   few    hun- 
I    scattered    theaters,    where    it    was    used 
-t  ly    as    a    filler   on    the    program,    down    to 
1;  present    day,     whee    the    combined     cir- 
|.[ion    of    all    newsfilms    reaches    almost    90 
fcent   of    the    18,000    motion    picture    thea 
'Hn  the   United    States    alone.      It    is    con- 
WUively     estimated     that     the    newsfilm     is 
jfj  seen    by    40,000,000    of    people    a    week. 
J.    we    find    it    now    not    merely    a    fil'er 
fn   vital    part   of    the    program,    an    institu- 
>l  recognized   by    theater    and    public    alike. 
|(  [laying    an    important    role    in    news    com- 
lj..|Cation   and    in    the    life   of   the    nation, 
'jnd  as   we   view   the    film    tonight,    which 
iiave    entitled    'Flashes    of    the    Past,'    it 
Is  _us    wonder    what    the    'Flashes    of    the 
Ire'    will    be — what    Destiny    will    inscribe 
he    celluloid    pages    of    history.       As    the 
•ess    of    human    events    marches    on,    per- 
lll   this    very    method    of    news    recording 
,{l|itself    be    further    perfected    so    as    to    be 
jill    greater    service    to    the   public.      Time 
tispace   in   the   transportation    of   films   will 
j:duced    and    minimized.      Who    can    tore- 
yut  that  in   our   own   lifetime   we   will   see 
lay   when   motion    pictures    will   be   trans 
d    by    the    etheral    waves    of    the    radio, 
lat   the   public    will   be    able    to   sit    in    its 
ji,,ite    theater    and    watch    the    pictures    of 
s    throughout    the    world    even    as    they 
.ranspiring,    when    the    whole    world    will 
Bnked    together    in    instantaneous    under- 
I'ing." 


"U"  City  Active 

Following    Carl    Laemmle's    Arrival, 
Many   New   Pictures  Are   As- 
signed to  Directors 

Los  Angeles — Production  at  Uni- 
versal City  for  the  next  few  months 
has  been  mapped  out,  following  the 
arrival   herjg  of  Carl   Laemmle. 

Svend  Gade  will  start  production 
this  week  on  "Wives  For  Rent,"  co- 
rtarring  Virginia  Valli  and  Pat 
O'Malley.  On  finishing  this  picture 
Gade  will  at  once  start  "The  Ro- 
sary." Harry  Pollard  will  go  into 
production  any  day  on  "Poker  Faces," 
in  which  Edward  Everett  Horton 
will  play  the  lead.  Following  that, 
Pollard  will  make  "Uncle  Tom's 
Cabin." 

William  A.  Seiter,  who  just  com- 
pleted "Skinner's  Dress  Suit,"  star- 
ring Reginald  Dennv,  has  been  as- 
signed "Doubling  for  Laura,"  star- 
ring Laura  LaPIante.  Following  this 
he  will  direct  "Rolling  Home,"  star- 
rmg  Reginald  Denny.  Edward  Sedg- 
wick, who  has  just  completed  "The 
Indians  Are  Coming,"  will  do  "The 
Trail  of  the  Tiger,"  and  will  follow 
this  with  "The  Big  Gun." 

Edward  Laemmle,  whose  latest  is 
"The  Still  Alarm,"  has  been  assigned 
"The  Rocky  Mountain  Express."  a 
thrilling  railroad  story.  King  Bag- 
cot  will  make  "Perch  of  the  Devil," 
Gertrude  Atherton's  novel.  Thi<; 
will  star  Louise  Dresser.  Baggot  will 
follow  this  with  "Blister  Jones." 

Upon  completing  "Combat,"  House 
Peters'  current  production,  Lynn 
Reynolds  will  start  "The  Cow  Jerry," 
starring  Hoot  Gibson.  Upon  com- 
pleting "The  Cow  Jerry"  Revnolds 
will  follow  with  "The  Quest  of  Joan." 
This  will  star  House  Peters. 

Hoot  Gibson  will  next  make  "Chip 
of  the  Flying  U,"  directed  by  Arthur 
Rosson. 


Supreme  Reopens  N.   D.   House 

Wimbleton,  N.  D.— The  Grand  has 
been  reopened  bv  the  Supreme 
Amusement  Co.,  Fargo  firm  con- 
trolled   by    McCarthy    Bros. 


Three    New    Pathe    Salesmen 

Kansas  Citv — H.  A.  Gregory,  J.  F. 
Conroy  and  W.  H.  McCarthy  have 
been  added  to  the  local  Pathe  force. 


To  Demolish  St.  Louis  Houses 

St.    Louis   —   Demolition     of     the 
Columbia  and  Strand  is  under  way. 


Stanley  Reduces  Prices 

Wilmington,  DpI  — A  five  cent  re- 
duction in  admissions  has  been  made 
b-<^  the  Stanley. 


IF  YOU  ARE  IN  THE 
MARKET  FOR  ANY  KIND  OF 

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PICTURE 
APPARATUS 

CONSULT  US- AND  SAVE  MONEY 
SEND  FOR  OUR  PRICE  LIST 


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110  West  32nd  St.,  New  York 

Phone    Penn.    6564 


Too  Much  Applesauce 

Of  the   "Big   I   Am"   Nature   in  the 
Business,    Declares    A.    M.    De- 
Haven,  Maine  Exhibitor 

A.  M.  DeHaven,  of  the  Opera 
House,  Bangor,  Me.,  in  a  letter  to 
this  publication  takes  exception  to 
the  editorial,  "Man  Power,"  published 
recently.     DeHaven   says: 

"Plow  many  men  of  Class  A  qualifica'tions 
that  really  had  it  in  them  to  make  theatrical 
history  and  show  some  of  those  so  called 
directing  and  production  managers  of  the 
better  class  temples  of  the  silent  drama, 
would    have    a  ichance    to    prove    their    worth? 

"I  have  come  in  personal  contact  with  a 
great  many  lime-light  managaing  and  pro- 
duction directors,  and  also  number  a  few  of 
them  on  my  personal  friendship-list,  who, 
to  my  way  of  thinking,  would  never  give 
a  fellow  with  brains,  ideas  and  knowledge 
of  the  show-business,  a  chance  to  show 
those   birds   up. 

"There  is  too  much  'applesauce'  of  the 
Big  I  Am  nature  in  the  film  theatricals  to- 
day, everybody  in  the  higher-up  front  office, 
wants  to  be  the  king-pin,  regardless  of  quali- 
fications,   knowledge    and    gray-matter. 

"So  what  chance  is  there  for  the  fellow 
who  can  produce  the  desired  results  and 
show  Broadway  and  a  few  other  places 
something  really  new  in  ideas  and  business- 
building  features,  to  get  into  one  of  those 
10  'big  jobs'  open  that  you  mention  in  your 
editorial? 

"I  have  tried  it  for  five  years,  to  land 
with  some  organization  that  would  be  in 
the  market  for  brains,  experience,  knowledge 
and  showmanship  qualifications,  but  the  min- 
ute that  I  mentioned  that  I  could  show  Mr. 
So  and  So,  some  showmanship  and  what  the 
game  was  about,  the  higher-up  man  got  cold 
feet,  and  was  not  in  the  market  for  men  of 
my   qualifications. 

"I  wish  you  could  see  some  of  those  let- 
ters I  have  in  my  file,  that  tell  the  story 
of  nobody  wanted  that  knows  more  than 
the  boss  does,  and  your  'Man  Power'  edi- 
torial    would     have     a     second     installment. 


Bomb  Scare  Causes  Theater  Close 

Minneapolis — As  a-  result  of  fear 
caused  by  a  bomb  plot  to  blow  up 
the  Wonderland,  C.  C.  Lawhead, 
owner  of  the  Rose,  has  closed  his 
house  and  is  having  it  dismanteled. 


"Blumstein  Month" 

Commonwealth  has  had  designated 
December  as  "Blumstein  Month"  in 
honor  of  Abe  Blumstein,  sales  man- 
ager. 


Warner   Bros.   Change   Policy 

Pittsburgh — A  complete  change  of 
nolicy  has  been  inaugurated  at  the 
State,  recently  taken  over  by  Warner 
Bros.  Supplementary  attractions 
combined  with  a  seven-unit  show  are 
to  be  booked. 


CHARLIE 
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trols  a  site  177  by  109  ft.  at  the 
northeast  corner  of  13tb  and  Balti- 
more, would  join  this  property  with 
the  northwest  corner  of  13th  and 
Main,  121  by  130  ft.,'  owned  by  H. 
M.  Woolf,  who  is  interested  in  Mid- 
land. 

Final  consummation  is  expected  to 
be  announced  shortly.  The  Midland 
Theaters  Co.  controls  several  houses 
in  Kansas. 


Football  Games  Filmed 

Chicago — High  school  football 
games  are  being  filmed  by  an  arrange- 
ment between  the  Board  of  Educa- 
tion and  Lubliner  and  Trinz,  and  are 
to  be  shown  at  the  various  school 
theaters. 


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New  York,  Monday,  November  16,  1925 


SAM  RORK  SEIZED  BY  PIRATEf. 

Buccaneers  Get  Producer's  Bank  Roll  and  Hand  Him  Merry  Ha-lt 


CALM  DESPITE  PIRACY. 

— ^Sam  Rork  coined  the 
phrase  "Clothes  Make  the 
Pirate  and  Pirates  Make 
the  Coin."  Trusting  im- 
plicity  in  pirates'  honor, 
he  knows  he'll  get  his 
money  back. 


"YO-HO!  HAND  OVER  THE  DOUGH."— Undaunted  by  the 
pirate  chief's  blade,  Rork  seized  a  gun  to  defend  himself  but 
forgot  to  shoot.  He  was  laughing  too  much  at  the  pirate's 
legs.  "He  called  himself  Captain  Tidd,  but  his  legs  looked 
like  Leon  Errol's,"  said  Rork. 


MYSTERY      WOMAN.^ 

Believing  she  is  the  p 
rate's  wife,  the  polii 
hope  to  capture  the  mis 
ing  buccaneer  by  searc 
ing  wherever  she  is  no 
Note  resemblance  to  Do 
othy  Gish.  Also  nc 
rolling-pin. 


RIOTOUS  SCENES  ABOARD  PIRATE  CRAFT.— Beautiful 
women  and  picturesque  cut-throats  celebrated  the  division 
of  Captain  Tidd's  spoils.  The  midnight  frolic  got  so  loud 
that  sailors  all  over  the  Atlantic  Ocean  complained  that 
they  couldn't  get  to  sleep. 


POLICE  IN  HOT  PURSUIT. — With  the  long  arm  of  the  la 
almost  overtaking  him.  Captain  Tidd  announces  his  futu 
plans  will  be  to  loot  the  public  for  the  benefit  of  deservir 
exhibitors.  Fifteen  men  on  a  dead  man's  chest  aren't  ha 
as  profitable  as  fifteen  men,  women  and  children  waiting  f( 
each  seat  to  see  "Clothes  Make  the  Pirate."  Hoist  the  Jol 
Roger  and  then  the  S.  R.  O. 

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7ol.  XXXIV     No.  40 


Tuesday,  November  17,  1525 


Price  5  Cents 


FHAT   DEAL 

By  DANNY 

United  Artists  and  Metro- 
oldwyn-Mayer.       Wires     indi- 

ate  that  tentative  matters  will 
e  settled   by  Thursday.     After 

Vhich  the  papers  will  come  on 

o  New  York  for  final  approval. 

"he  one  interesting  oustanding 

loint.     Of  the   entire   situation. 

s  that  Chaplin  may  not  go  along 

n  the  deal. 

Chaplin  has  bei-n  opposed  to  aiiy- 
hing  but  his  own  company  for  years. 
le  fought  all  the  previous  efforts  to 
ie  in  United  with  the  large  compan- 
:s.  So  far  as  is  know^n  at  present 
e  is  not  "in"  on  the  big  deal.  If 
e  decides  to  remain  out  then  there 
)  another  story  to  be  told.  Perhaps 
;  will  be  told.  Meanvi'hile  Chaplin 
;  being  deluged  with  wires  from 
lertain  exhibitors.  Not  to  join  in 
fie  deal. 

j        Not  the  least  surprising  of 
the  big  deal  is  this:   that  im- 
\    portant  tnen  of  both  corpora- 
'    tions,  now  iyi  New  York,  have 
received  little  or  no  informa- 
tion regarding  the  situation. 
But   when   the   whole   aflair   finally 
ompleted    the    merged    'distribution 
f  U.,  A.   M.   G.   M.  will  have  some- 
where over  70  pictures  for  next  sea- 
on.    I  And    with    Famous    indicating 
lesser  number  of  pictures  than  here- 
jfore,  it  may   be   that   "Metro" — for 
lat  is  probably  what  the  new  com- 
ination  will  be  termed  in  the  field — 
n\\    have    the    greatest    volume    of 
ictures.     Of  any  of  the   companies, 
ind   there   are    a    lot   of   people.      In 
lis    business.      Who    regard    volume 
utput  as  the  characteristic  of  leader- 
hip.     Famous  held  that  position  for 
lany  years.     Chiefly  because  it  pre- 
ented  more  pictures  than  other  pro- 
ucing  organization. 
j  The  Pathe  Anniversary  Dinner 

One  of  the  finest  aflfairs  ever  held 
'i  this  business.  With  more  notables 
f  the  world  of  finance,  literature  and 
rts — as  well  as  visitors  of  interna- 
ional  importance — than  have  ever  at- 
mded  a  like  occasion.  At  one  table 
were  representatives  of  the  largest 
anking  houses  in  the  world,  includ- 
lig  Bernard  Baruch.  Every  import- 
int  film  company  was  well  represent- 
d.  It  was  a  great  occasion,  a  splen- 
id  triumph  for  Emanuel  Cohen  and 
'athe  News  generally.  Incidentallv, 
iohen  prepared  a  reel  showing  the 
evelopment  of  the  News  Weeklv 
•om  1910  to  date.  It  will  be  split 
-  into  four  sections  and  released 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


To  Produce  Abroad 

Famous    Has    New    Plans    in    Mind 

— Charles     Eyton    to     Represent 

Company    Abroad 

Charles  Eyton,  for  years  general 
manager  of  the  Lasky  studio,  Holly- 
wood, has  been  relieved  at  his  own 
request  and  has  been  appointed  gen- 
eral representative  of  the  Paramount 
production  department   abroad. 

He  will  sail  for  Europe  shortly 
to  make  arrangements  for  the  filming 
of  certain  pictures  and  to  put  into 
operation  certain  ideas  which  he  has 
regarding  the  making  of  American 
pictures  abroad.  Although  Eyton 
will  study  conditions  throughout  Eu- 
rope he  will  devote  particular  at- 
tention to  England,  France  and  Ger- 
many. He  will  confer  with  Sir 
James  M.  Barrie  on  the  production 
of  an  original  which  Barrie  is  about 
to  write  for  Betty  Bronson  and 
iCoiitinui-J   on    Fatie   31 

New  Comedy  Angle 

Dramatic     Stars     Engaged    by     Hal 
Roach — Special   Stories  to   Be 
Developed  for  Them 
Los  Angeles — Hal  Roach  has  sign- 
ed  Lionel   Barrymore  to  appear  in  a 
comedy    which    goes    in    work    after 
Thanksgiving.         Others      previously 
signed    for    one      comedy      each    are 
Theda    Bara,   Mildred   Harris,    Eileen 
Percy,  Stuart  Holmes,  Walter  Long, 
Gertrude    Astor,    Rube    Clifford    and 
Vivian   Oakland,  the  latter  two  from 
{Continued  on  Page  2) 


Fox   Theater    Stock  on   Curb 
Fo.x  Theater  stock  appeared  on  the 

Curb    yesterday.      Trading   was    very 

active,  30,000  shares  changing  hands. 

It  opened  at  28^  and  closed  at  29%. 
The      Issue      was      oversubscribed 

twice. 

Fox   Improving  Studios 

Los  Angeles — Fox  will  spend  $500,- 
('00  in  expanding  the  studio.  This 
will  include  the  present  buildings  on 
Western  Ave.  and  the  new  location  in 
Wcstwood.     Building  is  under  way. 


Henighon   Replaces  Schrock 

Los  Angeles — Henry  Henighon, 
former  representative  for  Universal  in 
Western  Europe,  has  replaced  Ray- 
mond Schrock  as  general  manager  of 
Universal  City. 


O'Reilly  to  Erect  House 
A  syndicate  composed  of  Charles 
L.  O'Reilly  and  A.  Gould  has  pur- 
chased from  the  Spraybel  Realty 
Corp.  property  on  First  Ave.,  between 
89th  and  90th  Sts.,  as  the  site  for  a 
2,400  seat  house. 


Cutting  Overhead 

Hollywood — Jos.  M.  Schenck 
estimated  yesterday  the  Unit- 
ed-M.-G.-M.  distribution  mer- 
ger will  save  the  former  com- 
pany from  ten  to  fifteen  per 
cent  in  distribution  cost.  An- 
other meeting  was  held  at  Doug 
Fairbanks'  home  yesterday  at 
which  were  present  Mary  Pick- 
ford,  Fairbanks,  Schenck,  Den- 
nis F.  O'Brien,  J.  Robert  Ru- 
bin, Nicholas  M.  Schenck  and 
Robert  Fairbanks. 


Foreign  Pinch  Acute 

Independent    Distributors    Squeezed, 
Reports  J.   C.   Barnstyn — Cen- 
sorship in   Holland 

The  independent  distributor  abroad 
is  iieing  squeezed  tightly  and  the  go- 
ing is  becoming  more  difficult  all  the 
time.  The  big  American  distributing 
Lompanies  are  opening  offices  in 
every  important  city  in  Europe.  They 
will   not   be   kept   out. 

■So  spoke  J.  C.  Barn.styn,  president 
of  the  British  and  Continental  Trad- 
ing Co.  yesterday.  He  returned  late 
Friday  from  a  European  trip  and 
said  yesterday  of  the  foreign  market: 

■'Theaters  .ire  doiiif;  ^ood  liusiiiess  through- 
out Kurope.  In  Eitprlaiid,  the  'kontinj^ent' 
IS   a    ver>-   serious    tjuestion    and    is   being   con- 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Play   Date   Decision 

Administrative    Committee    to    Take 

Final  Action  at  Meeting  to  Be 

Held  Here  Today 

The  Administrative  Committee  of 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.,  composed  of  A. 
Julian  Brylawski,  Harry  Davis,  Jake 
Wells,  Nathan  Yamins  and  Mike 
Comerford,  with  R.  F.  Woodhull  and 
Sydney  Cohen  as  ex-officios,  will 
hold  another  meeting  in  New  York 
today. 

A  final  decision  on  the  future  of  the 
Play  Date  Bureau  will  be  reached. 
There  have  been  a  number  of  reports 
in  circulation  relative  to  the  final  dis- 
position of  this  bureau,  inaugurated 
by  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  just  prior  to 
(.Continued  on  Page  3) 


Satisfied  vrith  Foreign  Outlook 
Arthur    Locw    declared    yesterday 
the   foreign  situation   was  very  satis- 
factory   so    far    as    Metro-Goldwyn- 
Maver    was    concerned. 


Gilbert   En   Route   East 
Los    Angeles — John    Gilbert    is    en 
route  to  New  York. 


Wiring  Chaplain 

Exhibitors  Suggest  That  He  Remain 
Out     of     United-Metro     Deal- 
Plans  Settled  by  Thursday 

Hollywood — It  is  reported  that 
Charlie  Chaplin  has  been  besieged 
with  wires  from  exhibitors — particu- 
larly of  the  East — suggesting  that  he 
remain  "independent"  and  not  be- 
come a  part  of  the  proposed  United 
Artists  -  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  dis- 
tribution merger. 

The  Associated  Press  yesterday  re- 
ported  from    Hollywood: 

"Arrangements  for  a  merger  of  the 
motion  picture  distributing  facilities 
of  United  Artists  and  Metro-Gold- 
wyn-Mayer should  be  completed  by 
Thursdav,  it  was  announced  here  after 
a  meeting  of  representatives  of  the 
two  organizations.  The  agreement 
then  win.  eo  to  New  York  for  ap- 
proval by  the  directors  of  both  con- 
cerns. 

"The  proposed  combine,  which 
would  not  affect  the  producing  ac- 
tivities of  the  respective  organizations 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Pathe  Anniversary  Reel 

During  the  Pathe  News  15th  anni- 
versary period,  there  will  appear  in 
each  regular  release  a  portion  of  the 
Anniversary  Reel  shown  Saturday 
night  at  the  Plaza.  In  all,  it  will  take 
eight  issues  to  complete  showing  the 
subject,  entitled  "Flashes  of  the 
Past." 


Famous    Releases    Wm.    K.    Howard 

Los  Angeles — William  K.  Howard 
has  been  released  from  his  Para- 
mount contract.  He  intends  making 
a  picture  on  his  own. 


Harry  Rapf  Here 

Harry  Rapf  arrived  yesterday  from 
the  Coast  and  is  scheduled  to  sail  for 
Europe  tomorrow  on  the  Berengaria. 

548  Houses  in  N.  Y.  G. 

224  in  Brooklyn,  174  in  Manhattan — 
All     Combined     in     City     Seat 

434,595 
New  York  City  has  licensed  mo- 
tion picture  theaters  with  a  combined 
seating  capacity  of  434,595.  This 
compilation  appears  in  the  annual  re- 
port of  William  F.  Quigley,  Commis- 
sioner of  the  Department  of  Licenses. 
The  five  boroughs  are  divided  as 
follows: 


Borough 

No.   Theaters 

Capacity 

Brooklyn 

224 

16S.226 

Bronx 

71 

66,743 

Manhattan 

174 

137.143 

Queens 

67 

55.887 

Richmond 

12 

6.596 

Total 


548 


434,595 


THE 


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Tuesday,  November  17,  1925 


Vtl.  XXXIV  No.  40    Tuesday  Nov.  17,1925    Price  S  Cents 


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Inc.  Published  Ijaily  except  Satu.day.  at 
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New  York,  Holivwood.  California — Harvey 
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Granite  39S0.  London  Representative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  58, 
Great  Marlborough  St.,  London,  W.  1.  Paris 
Representative,  La  Cinematographic  Fran- 
caise,   5,    Rue    Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High 

Low 

Close 

Sales 

Balaban    &    Katz    . 

.   70; j 

70 

70 

Eastman    Kodak    . 

.ii2i:. 

111 

111 

1,700 

East.    Kod.    Pfd.    . 

.115^4 

11534 

11534 

100 

Famous    Playe.s    . 

.106.>n 

105M 

105J4 

4,200 

F.    P.    Pfd 

.115}^ 

115/8 

115  5-8 

100 

Film    Inspection    . 

.     534 

55-s 

S-H 

200 

Fo.x    Film    "A"     . 

.    S2J4 

81 

81 

1,300 

Fox    Theater    "A'* 

28^/8 

21li 

28 /s 

30,000 

Lo_ew's^  A^ic_  ^  r. , 

.    417^ 

397/s 

40 

14,100 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.   . 

.    24^ 

2354 

24/. 

1,800 

M.   P.    Cap.    Corp. 

18M 

IS 

is-K 

500 

Pathe    Exch.    -A" 

79M 

75 

76H 

2,600 

Skouras     Bros.     . . 

.    64 

63 

63 

Trans-Lux    Screen 

Not 

quoted 

Universal      

96 

96 

96 

100 

\.arncr   Bros.   "A" 

203/8 

20 

20 

700 

Warner  Bros.  Pict. 

16-34 

16;:; 

16/ 

300 

THAT  DEAL 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
as  part  of  the  News  Weekly  service. 
And  any  exhibitor  who  lets  this  get 
bv.  or,  for  any  reason  fails  to  show 
it,  doesn't  deserve  the  name  of  show- 
man. You  should  have  heard  the 
applause  that  many  of  the  shots  re- 
ceived; particularly  that  of  Roosevelt 
on  his  return  from  the  African  ex- 
pedition; and  those  of  Wilson  ob- 
tained during  the  period  of  the  Great 
War.     It  is   splendid   entertainment. 

Incidentally,  Governor  Ritchie  of 
Maryland  spoke  enthusiastically  of 
the  ethics  and  character  of  Maryland 
"exhibitors.  And  Guy  Wonders  smiled 
broadly.  In  appreciation.  Vice- 
P-esident  Dawes  was  most  entertain- 
ing, although  he  said  practically 
nothing  regarding  the  picture  in- 
dustry. 


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Foreign  Pinch  Acute 

(CoiitiHued  from  Page  1) 
sidered  on  all  sides.  The  first  year  would 
provide  for  10  per  cent  British  films,  rising 
until  the  British  percentage  of  all  programs 
is  forty  per  cent.  'The  Gold  Rush'  is  doing 
a  splendid  btiLsiness  in  England  and  in 
France. 

"In  Holland  the  Dutch  Parliament  has 
passed  a  bill,  effective  immediately,  which 
p.ovides  that  in  the  future  no  picture  can 
be  exhibited  without  having  passed  a  central 
commission  to  be  appointed  by  the  Govern- 
ment. I  don't  think,  however,  it  will  cause 
any  particular  disturbance  in  the  trade.  The 
question  of  municipal  taxations  becoming 
more  serious.  In  Rotterdam,  the  import 
is  now  twenty  per  cent  of  the  total  intake 
and  in  otlier  cities,  it  is  correspondingly 
high." 

Barnstyn  sold  a  series  of  six  star- 
ring Herbert  Rawlinson  and  Grace 
Darmond  to  Pathe  Cinema  of  Eng- 
land and  placed  the  "Sheiks  and  She- 
ba"  and  "Hey  Fella"  comedies  for 
most  of  the  Continent.  Jean  Vender- 
heyden  has  been  appointed  Barn- 
styn's  representative  in  Western 
Europe. 


India  to  Censor 

Los  Angeles — An  exclusive  dis- 
patch to  the  Times,  from  Calcutta, 
India,  states  that  the  government  re- 
cently imposed  a  censorship  on  all 
foreign  films  entering  India.  The 
most  objectionable  are  sex  films. 

It  is  pointed  out  that  the  showing 
of  such  films  is  likely  to  have  a 
dangerous  effect  on  the  white  man's 
prestige  in  the  eyes  of  the  natives, 
undermining  respect,  which  is  one 
of  the  principal  pillars  on  ^vhicli 
white   domination   rests. 


Eckman    Takes    On    New    Territory 

Sam  Eckman,  Jr.,  sales  supervisor 
for  M.-G.-M.  in  New  York,  Albany 
and  Bufifalo,  has  also  taken  over  New 
Haven  and  Boston,  succeeding  Geo. 
A.  Hickey,  transferred  to  Philadel- 
phia. Felix  Mendelssohn  assumes 
special  work  in  the  home  office. 

Jack  Coogan,  Sr.,  in  Town 
Jack  Coogan,  Sr.,  is  in  New  York. 
At  the  Ambassador. 

Coogan  is  here  to  confer  with  M.- 
G.-M.  on  Jackie's  next  picture.  This 
will  conclude  the  existing  contract. 


Coast   Directors   Honor   Vidor 

Los  Angeles — The  M.  P.  Direct- 
ors' Ass'n  last  night  held  a  meeting 
at  which  King  Vidor  came  in  for  con- 
siderable praise  as  a  result  of  his  di- 
rection in  "The   Big  Parade." 


Wiring  Chaplain 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
or  the  theaters  controlled  by  them, 
would  give  Metro-Goldwyn-Maycr  a 
better  foreign  releasing  service  and 
would  put  the  Mctro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
releasing  facilities  in  this  country  at 
the  service  of  United  Artists,  which 
is  said  to  be  in  a  better  position 
abroad   than  at  home." 


Lemoine  Here  Conferring  With  "U" 

Camille  Lemoine,  general  manager 
01  the  Societe  General  de  Films  and 
Siiciete  Films  Historiques  of  Paris, 
is  in  New  York  conferring  with  Uni- 
versal on  the  production  of  "The 
Alan  Who  Laughs."  Lemoine  states 
Raymond  Bernard  will  not  direct,  as 
published.  His  companies  have  taken 
over  the  Napoleonic  film  started  by 
Abel  Gance  and  will  release  it  as  one 
feature  and  not  as  a  cycle  as  orig- 
inally planned.  Incidentally,  "The 
Miracle  of  the  Wolves"  has  been  cut 
from  9,000  to  less  than  8,000  ft. 


Talmadge    Funeral    Thursday 

Los  Angeles — Fred  L.  Talmadge, 
56  years  old,  father  of  Norma,  Con- 
stance and  Natalie  Talmadge,  died 
Saturday.  Constance  and  Mrs.  Tal- 
madge left  Sunday  from  New  York, 
and  will  arrive  Thursday  in  time  tor 
the    funeral. 


Warner    to   Star   in    "Silence" 

H.  B.  Warner  left  for  Hollywood 
yesterday  to  star  in  "Silence"  which 
Rupert  Julian  will  direct  for  P.  D.  C. 


Theda  Bara  Here 

Theda  Bara  arrives  here  this  morn- 
ing from  the  Coast. 


New  Comedy  Angle 

(Continued  from    Piun-   I) 

vaudeville.      Deals   for  others  are   un- 
der way. 

Roach's  idea  is  believed  to  be  en- 
tirely new  in  comedy  production.  It 
is  his  purpose  to  surround  his  regular 
casts  with  names  usually  associated 
v;ith  dramatic  features.  The  scenario 
.-^taff  will  write  special  stories,  de- 
signed to  fit  the  capabilities  of  these 
players. 


Ben   Turpin   Better 

Santa  Barbara,  Cal. — Ben  Turpin, 
who  is  in  a  serious  condition  after 
an  operation  for  appendicitis  is  re- 
ported  resting  well. 


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been  asserted  that  the  bureau  will  be 
definitely  disbanded,  but  only  last 
Thursday  Cohen  told  the  A.  M.  P.  A. 
the  Play  Date  Bureai;  and  the  Bu- 
reau of  Trade  and  Commerce  would 
continue  in  more  pronounced  fashion 
than  ever. 

Relations  with  liie  Hays  office  and 
discussion  of  the  development  of  the 
new  policy  of  harmony  and  coopera- 
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,1  XXXIV    No.  41 


Wednesday,  November  18,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


PICTURES 

By  DANNY 

The  only  thing  that  counts. 
I  picture  houses.  And  the  only 
■ling  that  ever  will.  All  the 
le  programs,  all  the  iane  "spa- 
letti"  entertainment  interest- 
g — helpful — yes ;  but  in  the 
id  it  is  the  picture  which 
)unts.  And  little  else.  Take 
ly  big  house — Capitol,  New 
urk;  Chicago,  in  Chicago,  or 
ly  other.  And  you  will  note, 
hat  where  they  run  a  big  box 
ffice  success;  as  against  the 
v'erage  picture.  The  receipts 
low  the  difference. 
And  that  is  why — even  in  these 
iCtic  and  exciting  days  of  big  thea- 
:r  operations — that  the  larger  com- 
inies.  Are  striving  as  never  before. 
'<)  obtain  the  material  to  make  good 
ctures.  Lasky  is  turning  things 
jside  down  in  the  Famous  studios, 
/hen  final  arrangements  are  set  for 
(Continued  on  PagI     2) 

Censors  in  Omaha 

ewly    Appointed    Commission    Will 

Wield    Wide    Power — Mayor 

to  Name  Its  Members 

Omaha — A       theater       commission 

ith  power  to  censor  all  productions 

n  stage  or  screen  has  been  author- 

:ed  by  the   city   council. 

An  ordinance  providing  for  the 
ppointment  by  the  mayor,  with  the 
pproval  of  the  council,  was  adopted 
fter  announcement  by  Mayor  Garver 
(Continued  on  Page  5) 

Meet   Dec.   11 

ridependent    M.    P.   Ass'n    to    Hold 

Annual     Meeting  —  Producing 

Members  Confer  Today 

The  second  annual  meeting  of  the 
ndependent  M.  P.  Ass'n  of  America 
/ill  be  held  on  Friday,  Dec.  11.  This 
ate  was  determined  at  a  meeting  of 
he  Executive  Committee  of  the  as- 
ociation  held  yesterday  presided 
iver  by  W.  E.  Shallenberger  of  Ar 
ow. 

_  Various  routine  matters  were  con- 
idered  as  well  as  plans  for  the  an- 
.ual  meeting,  at  which  time  reports 
,it    officers    and    committees    will    be 

(Continued   on  Page  5) 

Jrown  to   Make  "Garden   of   Allah" 

Hollywood  —  Clarence  Brown  will 
tart  work  on  "Kiki"  with  Norma 
Falmadge  in  about  a  week.  Follow- 
ng  "Kiki,"  he  will  direct  her  in  "The 
Sarden  of  Allah,"  for  United  Artists. 


Write   Off   Good-Will 

Loew's,    Inc.,    Eliminates    Item,    Al- 
though   Valued   at    Millions — 
Year's  Earnings  $4,708,631 

The  feature  of  the  annual  financial 
statement  of  Loew's,  Inc.,  and  sub- 
sidiary companies,  100  per  cent  own- 
ed, which  appeared  j'esterday,  was 
the  absence  of  the  usual  good-will 
item  which  plays  an  important  part 
in  the  assets  of  most  of  the  import- 
ant companies  in  the  business.  This 
item,  generally  grouped  with  leases 
and  contracts,  was  placed  at  $10,977,- 
083  on  last  year's  statement.  In  spite 
of  the  fact  that  this  appears  nowhere 
in  the  current  statement,  total  assets 
arc   placed  at  $53,755,396. 

The  board  of  directors  caused  ap- 
praisals to  be  made  of  certain  prop- 
erties and  investments  which  increas- 
ed   considerably   in   value   since   orig- 

{Continned  on   Page  4) 


Murray  Remains  Here 

It  is  understood  that  through  the 
gracious  action  of  Ufa  of  Berlin  ab- 
solving Mae  Murray  of  her  existing 
contract  that  she  will  remain  in  this 
country  temporarily,  and  within  a 
ftw  days  announcement  of  her  plans 
may    be   made.      She    is   expected    to 

(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Gloria 

THE  FILM  DAILY  is  in  a 
position  to  state,  with  a  de- 
gree of  authority,  that  up  to 
this  time  Gloria  Swanson  has 
not  signed  either  with  United 
Artists  or  Famous.  If  she  re- 
mains with  Famous,  Gloria  will 
have  a  distribution  contract 
similar  to  that  which  Harold 
Lloyd  has  with  that  organiza- 
tion. 


Unit   Plan   at  Lasky's 

Los  Angeles — It  is  understood 
Famous  will  shortly  announce  the  in- 
auguration of  the  unit  system  of  pro- 
duction at  the  Lasky  studio.  B.  P. 
Schulberg  and  Hector  Turnbull  will 
be  in  charge. 

Victor  Clarke  will  succeed  Charles 
Eyton  as  general  manager. 


Stroheim    to    Direct    Pola 

It    is    understood    Eric    Von    Stro- 
(Continued  on  Page  5) 


6  Omaha  Theaters 

Omaha — Sam  and  Louis  Epstein, 
South  Omaha  exhibitors,  will  enter 
Omaha  proper.  Six  _  houses  are 
planned,  each  to  be  uniform  in  size 
and  construction  and  to  cost  about 
$50,000  each.  Seating  capacity  is  to 
be  750. 

The  first  house  to  be  erected  by 
Epstein    Bros.,   who   operate  the   Or- 

(Continued   on   Page   5) 


Howard   Joins   De    Mille 

Los  Angeles — William  K.  Howard, 
just  released  from  his  Paramount 
contract,    has    signed   with    Cecil    De 

Mille. 


Rowson,  Garrett  Coming  Here 

London — Harry  Rowson  of  Ideal 
and  Sidney  Garrett  of  Inter-Globe 
Export  sail  for  New  York  Saturday. 


Fear  Trustification 

T.   O.  C.  C.  Members  Wire  Chaplin 
Urging  Him  to  Remain  Out  of 

U-M-G-M  Merger 
The  T.  O.  C.  C.  sees  in  the  con- 
templated merger  of  United  Artists 
and  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  "another 
step  in  the  well  laid  out  scheme  to 
bring  about  a  trustification  of  our  in- 
dustry." The  attitude  of  the  exhib- 
itor group  was  conveyed  to  Charlie 
Chaplin  in  a  telegram  asking  him  to 
stay  out  of  the  amalgamation.  The 
wire  read: 

"The  board  of  directors  and  officers  of 
the  Theater  Owners  Chamber  of  Commerce 
met  today  to  take  up  the  reported  merger 
of  United  Artists  and  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
companies.  It  was  the  unanimous  opinion 
that  we  bring  to  your  attention  the  fact 
tliat  this  merger  is  another  step  in  a  well 
laid  out  scheme  to  bring  about  a  trustifica 
tion  of  our  industry  and  we  feel  that  we  owe 
it  to  the  public  and  the  independent  theater 
owners  who  have  supported  your  artistic 
efforts  and  who  have  helped  develop  the 
prestige  and  influence  that  you  now  possess 
to  prevent  your  being  used  for  destructive 
and  monopolistic  purposes.  The  pictures  in 
which  you  appear  will  be  used  to  compel 
or  force  theater  owners  to  buy  and  use 
pictures  of  an  inferior  grade  and  quality  is 
sued  by  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  Co.,  in  con- 
junction therewith.  We  do  not  feel  that  an 
artist  of  your  standing  and  independence  will 
subordinate  your  great  initiative  creative  abil- 
ity and  artistic  effort  hitherto  displayed  by 
>ou  for  any  monetary  consideration  and  in 
behalf  of  our  public  and  ourselves  plead  with 
you  to  continue  your  independence  for  the 
furtherance  and  continuance  of  our  industry 
along  the  lines  of  the  greatest  usefulness  to 
our    public    and    the    country    at    large." 


Chaplin   Silent 

Los  Angeles — Charlie  Chaplin  con- 
tinued to  maintain  his  silence  on  the 
merger.  Douglas  Fairbanks  stated 
yesterday  there  remained  only  a  few 
more  details  to  iron  out.  Harry  D. 
Buckley  and  Arthur  Zellner  of  the 
P'airbanks  organization  in  the  East 
are  here  from  New  York. 

It  is  understood  Elinor  Glynn  is 
about  to  sign  with  United  Artists. 

Quincy,  111.,  Deal  Off 

Chicago — It  is  understood  from 
Quincy,  111.,  that  the  B.  &  K.  deal  to 
control  one  or  more  houses  in  that 
city  has  not  gone  through. 


Goldwyn    Sues 

Wants    Injunction    and    Accounting 

from     First     National     for     His 

Three  Latest  Releases 

The  O'sida  Prod.,  George  Fitz- 
maurice  and  George  Fitzmaurice 
Prod.,  Inc.,  yesterday  filed  suit  in 
the  Supreme  Court  against  First  Na- 
tional Pictures,  Inc.,  for  an  injunc- 
tion and  also  an  accounting  of  the 
three  latest  releases  made  through 
that  organization — "Dark  Angel," 
"His  Supren\e  Moment"  and  "A 
Theif  in  Paradise." 

The  complaint  filed  on  behalf  of 
the  plaintiffs  by  Nathan  Burkan  con- 
sisted of  over  60  typewritten  pages 
and  at  length  related  the  details  of  the 
Fitzmaurice  contract  with  First  Na- 
tional which  was  effective  in  April, 
1923.  The  contract  called  for  an  ad- 
vance of  $300,000  on  each  picture. 
The  complaint  says  that  "The  Eternal 
City"  cost  $355,531;  "Cvthere?  " 
$293,183  and  "Tarnish,"  $247,520. 
Later  the  contract  was  renewed  for 
three  more  pictures,  which  cost  as 
follows:  "Thief  in  Paradise,"  $293,- 
(Continued  on  Page  5) 


Specials  Grouped 

First    Nat'l    Selling    Eight    on     One 

Contract — Sales  Drive   On 

for  January 

Under  a  new  selling  plan  at  First 
National,  eight  specials  become 
available  to  theaters  under  one  con- 
tiact. 

The  eight  pictures  are  "The  Sea 
Hawk,"  "Abraham  Lincoln,"  "Se- 
crets," "The  Lady,"  "The  Only 
Woman,"  "Quo  Vadis,"  "The  Scarlet 
West"  and  "Sundown." 

January  will  be  known  as  First 
National  Month,  during  which  all 
branches  will  conduct  special  sales 
campaigns.  Full  details  will  be  pre- 
sented to  branch  managers  by  the 
members  of  the  sales  cabinet  on  their 
trip  to  exchanges,  starting  Sunday. 
Sam  Spring  will  be  accompanied  by 
Ned  Marin,  A.  W.  Smith  and  Ned 
Depinet. 


Studio   Action   Soon 

Brighton    (England)    Officials   Ready 

to  Cooperate  With  British  Trade 

— Committee  Reports  Soon 

By  ERNEST    W.   FREDMAN 
The  Film  Renter  and  M.  P.  News 

London — At  the  meeting  of  the 
General  Committee  of  the  trade  upon 
a  resolution  proposed  by  T.  Ormis- 
ton,  president  of  the  Cinematograph 
Exhibitors'  Association,  and  second- 
ed by  T.  A.  Welsh,  of  Welch,  Pear- 
son &  Co.,  concrete  proposals  for  the 
establishment  of  central  studios  were 
put  forward  by  E.  Beddington  Behr- 
{Continued  on  Page    2) 


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DAiur 


Wednesday,  November  18,  U 


Val. XXXIV No. 41  WiilnesdayNov.18,1925  PrJciSCeBts 


Coyprieht  1925,  Wid'i  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Dailj  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS.  INC, 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Mai 
ager;  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Mttnagin?  Editor 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager 
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tered  as  second-class  matter  Ma7  21,  1918, 
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Quotations 

High 

L0V7 

Close 

Sales 

Balaban  &  Katz   . 

.    69 

69 

69 

Eastman    Kodak    . 

AlVA 

111 

iim 

500 

East.   Kodak  Pfd. 

Not 

quoted 

Famous    Players    . 

.106H 

105!/8 

105?^ 

3,400 

F.    P.    Pfd 

.1155^ 

115^ 

nsYt 

200 

Film    Inspection    . 

.     5K. 

SK. 

5!4 

300 

Fox  Film  "A"   . . . 

.   80^ 

80 

80^ 

2,000 

Fox    Theater    "A" 

29^1 

28 

2854 

24,700 

Loew's,    Inc 

■   4054 

39^ 

40^ 

11,000 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.   . 

.   24J4 

24  !4 

24!^ 

1,000 

M.   P.   Cap.   Corp. 

.   18)4 

18)4 

18)4 

100 

Pathe  Exch.   "A" 

.   78 

7554 

78 

1,200 

Skouras    Bros.     . . 

.   64 

62)4 

62)4 

Trans-Lux  Screen 

.   135^ 

12)^ 

13^ 

21,500 

Universal  Pictures 

.  42 

4m 

4m 

200 

Universal  Pic.  Pfd. 

95 

95 

95 

100 

Warner  Brothers  . 

.   20 

20 

20 

600 

Warner   Pictures   . 

.    16^ 

16J4 

16J4 

100 

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next  season — and  several  more  im- 
portant announcements  are  to  be  ex- 
pected from  this  quarter — the  lineup 
for  next  season  should  be  most  in- 
teresting. The  new  deal  between 
Lnited  Artists  and  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  will  doubtless  show  strength 
of  unusual  import  to  the  MGM  re- 
leases. Assuming  the  deal  goes 
through  as  per  schedule. 

Fox,  with  all  that  he  is  doing  in 
theaters,  is  busy  lining  up  material, 
airectors,  and  production  strength 
foi  his  program,  and  so  it  goes  all 
down  the  line.  First  National  seems 
pretty  well  set  as  it  is  and  while 
nothing  sensational  need  be  expected 
in  the  way  of  production  news  there, 
it  is  no  secret  that  there  will  be 
changes  of  importance  in  their  pro- 
duction plans.  Because  the  leaders 
of  First  National  appreciate  what  all 
others  do;  that  next  season  it  will  be 
a  period  of  real  pictures.  Or  there 
will  be  no  business  to  speak  of. 

"Stella  Dallas"  Scores 

As  was  to  be  expected  "Stella  Dal- 
las"— Sam  Goldwyn's  latest — scored 
heavily  at  the  opening  on  Monday 
night.  The  newspaper  critics  vied 
with  each  other  in  praising  the  fine 
work  of  Henry  King  and  the  splen- 
did performance  of  Belle  Bennett. 
Nor  did  they  overlook  little  Lois 
Moran — a  newcomer.  As  fine  as  the 
picture  seemed  when  seen  on  the 
Coast  so  much  better  was  it  when 
viewea  at  the  opening.  No  wonder 
James  R.  Quirk  raves  over  "Stella 
Dallas"  in  "Photoplay" — current  is- 
sue. Quirk  thinks  it  will  get  the 
"Photoplay"  medal  as  the  best  pic- 
ture of  1925.  And  comes  out  boldly 
and  says  so. 

The  score,  prepared  by  "Roxy," 
was  a  sheer  delight.  It  was  a  fitting 
accompaniment  for  a  splendid  pro- 
duction, a  vital  performance. 

Add  another  to  the  great  pictures 
of  this  year. 


3,000    Seater   for    Loew   in    Yonkers 

Contracts  were  signed  yesterday  be- 
tween John  E.  Andrus,  former  Mayor 
of  Yonkers,  and  Marcus  Loew  for 
a  long-term  lease  of  a  large  plot  of 
ground  on  South  Broadway,  Yonkers. 
According  to  David  V.  Picker,  who 
represented  Loew  in  the  transaction, 
the  property  was  leased  for  100  years 
at  an  annual  rental  to  begin  with 
about  $150,000  a  year.  It  is  Loew's 
intention  to  improve  the  site  with  a 
theater  seating  3,000. 


Studio   Action   Soon 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

ens,  M.C.,  Ph.D.,  formerly  on  the 
permanent  staff  of  the  League  of  Na- 
tions. 

The  project  has  been  prepared 
after  a  study  of  the  latest  technical 
development  and  with  the  assistance 
of  expert  advice  in  America  and  oth- 
er countries.  The  projected  studios 
would  make  available  for  large  and 
sniail  producing  companies  alike  the 
best  technical  facilities  that  British 
enterprise  and  British  workmanship 
could    provide. 

The  site  selected  is  in  the  neigh- 
borhood of  Brighton.  The  Brigh- 
ton Corporation  have  offered  exten- 
sive facilities.  One  of  the  features 
of  this  project  is  that  it  carries  with 
it  no  promotion  profits  whatever, 
and  is  put  forward  as  a  constructive 
proposal  for  developing  a  new  in- 
dustry whose  potentiality  as  an  agent 
for  promoting  British  ideas  and  Brit- 
ish trade  has  been  practically  un- 
tapped. 

The  General  Committee  were  fav- 
orably impressed  by  the  scheme  and 
instructed  their  sub-committee  to  ex- 
amine the  proposals  and  report  there- 
on at  an  early  date. 


Olmstead  Handling  Dual  Job 

Ed  Olmstead,  director  of  publicity 
for  the  Paramount  Broadway  thea- 
ters, will  eventually  join  A.  M.  Bots- 
ford  in  the  publicity  department  of 
the  new  Famous  theater  company. 

The  change  will  be  gradual  and, 
for  the  present,  Olmstead  will  con- 
tinue present  duties.  There  is  a  pos- 
sibility that  the  Rialto  and  Rivoli 
will  have  their  separate  publicity 
man.  Louis  Lusty,  now  on  Olm- 
stead's  staff,  is  being  mentioned  to 
handle  one  of  the  houses. 


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in  the  Spring! 

"The  Ten  Commandments"  is  THE  box  office  picture  of  1925. 
There's  not  the  slightest  doubt  about  that. 

Of  the  hundreds  of  exhibitor  reports  on  this  picture,  there  isn't  a 
single  one  that  doesn't  say,  "'Covered  Wagon'  business  or  better!" 

What  if  you  could  get  another  **Ten  Commandments" 
next  Spring! 

If,  just  when  your  opposition  is  putting  on  the  tag-ends  and  weak- 
lings, you  could  step  in  with  a  big  Paramount  special  of  the  type  and 
pulling  power  of  "The  Ten  Commandments"! 

WELL,  YOU  CAN  DO  IT! 

Paramount  has  another  "Ten  Commandments"  and  it  comes  to 
you  in  February. 

A  road-show  special  of  the  same  character  and  deep  appeal  as 
"The  Ten  Commandments." 

An  attraction  that  played  three  months  at  the  Criterion  Thea- 
tre, New  York,  at  better  average  business  than  "The  Ten  Com- 
mandments." 

A  picture  built  up  to  sensational  box  office  power  by  real  merit, 
tons  of  nation-wide  publicity,  successful  road  show  engagements  all 
over  the  country  and  the  enthusiastic  praise  of  public  and  every- 
where— 

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Your  "Ten  Commandments"  for  next  Spring! 

And  one  of  30  Special  Paramount  Pictures  that  are  going  to  turn 
Spring  into  Fall  for  the  leading  showmen  of  America! 


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Wednesday,  November  18,  192S«' 


In  A.  H.  Blank  Towns 

Frank    Amusement     Co.    Continuing 

Opposition — May  Build  in  Des 

Moines  and  Omaha 

Des  Moines — Reports  continue  that 
the  North  American  Theaters  Corp., 
through  the  Frank  Amusement  Co. 
of  Waterloo,  plans  further  expansion 
;n  this  territory. 

New  theaters  are  planned  for  Des 
Moines  and  Sioux  City.  Frank  R. 
Wilson  was  here  a  few  days  ago  for 
conferences.  Present  was  Alex. 
Frank  of  Waterloo,  president  of  the 
Frank  Amusement  Co.,  which  is  said 
t(,  be  controlled  by  North  American, 
and  which  operates  seven  theaters  in 
Iowa,  two  of  them  at  Waterloo,  two 
in  Cedar  Rapids,  one  in  Sioux  City, 
one  in  Clinton  and  one  in  Oel\vein. 

No  information  as  to  location  of 
the  theater  in  Sioux  City  or  approxi- 
mate cost  could  be  secured.  There 
is  a  report  that  the  Des  Moines  thea- 
ter will  be  Duilt  in  the  heart  of  the 
city,  and  close  to  the  Des  Moines, 
owned  by  A.  H.  Blank.  Frank  was 
in  Omaha  recently  and  it  is  said  he  is 
also  planning  on  entering  that  city 
with   the   building  program. 

3,000  Seat  White  Plains  House 

Hyman  and  Sidney  H,  Sonn  hav< 
leased  property  on  Main  St.,  oppo- 
site Mararoneck  Ave..  White  P  ain' 
to  B.  F.  Keith-AIbee  Circuit  upoi 
which  a  3,000  seat  vaudeville-picture 
house  will  be  erected.  Ground  ren 
for  42  years  will  exceed  $2,000,000 
Work  will  start  shortly. 


McRae  Back  with  "U" 

Los  Angeles — Henry  McRae,  one  o 
the  old  guard  at  Universal  City,  ha; 
been  appointed  production  manager 
under   Henry   Henighon. 


Another    Meeting    Today 

The   Administration    Committee   of 
the   M.    P.   T.    O.   met   yesterday   bu 
failed  to  complete   its  business.      An 
other  conference  will  be   held   today 


Guts  And  Flashes 

John  Gough,  who  appeared  in  ".A 
Broadway  Rose"  and  "Flaming 
Waters,"  is  here  from  the  Coast  to 
appear  in  "Do  Clothes  Make  the 
Woman?" 


Jane  Jennings  and  Ruth  Stonehouse 
have  been  added  to  the  cast  of  "The 
Joke,"  a  Bernarr  MacFadden  produc- 
tion, being  directed  by  Hugh  Dierker. 


Dorothy  Cummings  is  in  from 
Hollywood  to  appear  in  "Dancing 
Mothers." 

"Buster's  Nightmare,"  a  Buster 
Brown  Century  comedy,  is  playing 
the  Warner  theater  this  week. 


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Insure  Your  Screen 


Write   Off   Good-Will 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 
inally  acquired  and  directed  that  due 
record  be  made  in  the  assets  to  per- 
mit leases,  contracts  and  good-will  to 
be  entirely  written  off. 

The  company  shows  a  net  profit 
transferred  to  surplus  of  |4,708,631 
for  the  fiscal  year  ended  Aug.  31, 
1925,  as  against  |2,949,052  in  the  1924 
fiscal  year  and  $2,415,488  in  the  1923 
fiscal  year.  The  company's  gross  in- 
come from  theaters  receipts  and  sale 
of  pictures  was  $53,797,924  as  against 
$40,628,928  in  1924  and  $16,860,160  in 
1923.  The  distributing  end  of  the 
Loew  enterprises  embodied  in  Met- 
ro-Goldwyn  Dist.  Corp.  cost  $6,820,- 
583  in  1924  as  compared  with  $4,327,- 
419  in  1924  and  $2,958,354  in  1923. 

Loew's,  Inc.,  has  declared  a  regu- 
lar quarterly  dividend  of  fifty  cents 
per  share,  payable  Dec.  31  to  stock- 
holders of  record  as  of  Dec.  12.  Yes- 
terday Metro-Goldwyn  Pictures 
Corp.  declared  a  dividend  of  1J4  PC 
cent  on  the  preferred,  payable  Dec.  5 
t(-  stockholders  of  record  as  of 
Nov.  28. 

Loew's,  Inc.  closed  yesterday  at 
405^  an  increase  of  Ys,  points  over 
Monday's  close.  The  turnover  was 
11.000.     High,  40^;  low.  39^. 


Arrow  Exchange  for  St.  Louis 
St.  Louis — Louis  Rogers,  general 
sales  representative  of  Arrow  yester- 
day opened  a  branch  for  Arrow  for 
this  territory  at  3405  Olive  St.  A 
luncheon  and  screening  of  "Tessie" 
and  "The  Primrose  Path,  was  given 
at  the  Elks  Club. 


Cooperative  Unit  in  Punjab 

Washington — A  notice  in  the  Of- 
ficial Gazette,  states  American  Con- 
sul S.  Verne  Richardson,  of  Karachi, 
carries  the  information  that  the 
Registrar  of  Cooperative  Societies  in 
the  Punjab,  India  has  granted  regis- 
stration  to  the  Topical  and  Educa- 
tional Films  Cooperative  Society, 
Ltd.  of  Lahore.  It  is  the  first  unit 
for  producing  Indian  films  in  the 
Punjab. 


Kleblatt  Forms  Publicity  Dep't 

The  E.  S.  Kleblatt  Press,  has  form- 
ed a  new  department  to  handle  adver- 
tising, publicity  and  exploitation. 
Charles  Reed  Jones,  formerly  with 
Chadwick,  is  in  charge. 


Milt  Crandall  Here 

Milt  Crandall,  one  of  the  best 
known  exploitation  men  in  the  busi- 
ness, is  at  the  Pennsylvania.  Just 
back  from  Cuba. 


Murray  Remains  Here 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

sign  with  an  important  American 
producer  and  may  work  in  the  East. 

No  information  was  obtainable 
either  from  Miss  Murray  or  from  the 
local  offices  of  Ufa. 

Two  weeks  ago  Mae  Murray  ar- 
rived here  expecting  to  sail  for  Ber- 
lin immediately.  The  success  of  "The 
Merry  Widow,"  however,  resulted  in 
a  number  of  offers  being  made  to  her 
to  remain  in  this  country.  Before 
this  was  possible,  however,  it  became 
necessary  to  have  Ufa  relinquish 
their  rights.  Many  cables  passed 
and  only  within  the  past  day  or  so 
Ufa  acknowledged  its  willingness  to 
await  Miss  Murray's  arrival  in  Ger- 
many. 


Moross  Resigns  from  T.  O.  C.  C. 

Sam  Moross  has  resigned  as  secre 
tary  of  the  T.  O.  C.  C,  effective  the 
28th.      He    will    be    succeeded    by    a 
business   manager  to  be   named  later 
by  Charles  L.  O'Reilly. 


West  Coast  Junior  in  Burbank 

Burbank — Mike  Rosenberg  is  ne- 
gotiating for  a  site  here  on  behalf  of 
West  Coast  Junior  Circuit  which  in- 
tends building  a  $150,000  theater. 


Ginsberg  to  Coast  Tomorrow 

Henry  Ginsberg  leaves  for  the 
Coast  tomorrow,  visiting  exchanges 
en  route. 


Fox  Theater  Stock  Active 

The  second  day's  trading  of  Fox 
Theater  stock  was  very  active,  24,700 
shares  changing  hands.  The  range 
was  29}4,  high;  28  low  and  28}/^  close. 


Berger    Going    to    Hollywood 

Henri     Diamant     Berger,     director 
leaves  for  the  Coast  next  week. 


Sam  Sax  Returns 

Sam    Sax    has    returned    from    the 
Coast. 


for  that 

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"Roxy's"    Gang   to   Tour 
"Roxy"  and  his  "Gang"  of  radio  er| 
tertainers  plan  a  tour  of  large  cities. 


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DAILY 


Goldwyn    Sues 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
175;   "His   Supreme   Moment,"  $300,- 
.73,  and  "Dark  Angel,"  $JU0,475. 

The  complaint  says  that  when  the 
ontract  was  renewed  First  JSlational 
arranged    that   any    losses    from    two 
)f    the    pictures    could    be    recouped 
rom  the   third,   and   the   bill  goes   on 
o   say   that   a   "conspiracy"    was   en- 
ercd   into   so   that   the   books    of   the 
orporation  would  show  a  loss  on  the 
ii5.t  two  pictures  of  the  second  group; 
iiid  that  such   losses   were  to   be  re- 
.  uped   from   the   earnings   of    "Dark 
\ngel."      This    was    effected,    so    the 
omplaint  contends,   by  reducing  the 
xhibition   value   on   "Thief  of   ir'ara- 
lisc"  from  $1,200,000  to  $900,000;  re- 
lucing   the   exhibition   value   of   "Su- 
ireme     Moment"     from    $900,000    to 
'j800,000    and    threatening    to    reduce 
he  exhibition  value  of  "Dark  Angel." 
The  bill  says  the  Fitzmaurice  produc- 
lons   were    sold   with   other   "inferior 
iroduct"   released   by    First    National 
md    the    rentals    were    allocated    so 
hat  the  true  values  of  the  Fitzmaur- 
ce    productions    were    not    obtained, 
it  cites  as  an  instance  that  the  Strand, 
Broadway,  is  now  paying  one  half  in 
"entals  what  were  formerly  obtained 
.'or  First  National  pictures.  The  com- 
plaint   alleges    that    First    National's 
irrangement  with  the  Strand  former- 
y  called  for  the  theater  to  pay  $713.15 
for  each   $100,000   of   a   picture's   ex- 
.libition     value     and     that     now     the 
louse  pays  a  lump  sum  of  $3,000  per 
picture   plus   a    fifty-fifty    split   above 
i  $23,000  gross. 

■The    bill    also   contends    that    fran- 

hise    holders    were    allowed    reduced 

entals,   and  that   the  attitude  of  ex- 

ibitors  who  were  members  of  First 

ational  and  also  renters  of  the  films 

as  "an  inconsistent  relationship." 

i|    Sam  Spring,  secretary  of  First  Na- 

!].ional,  refused  to  make  any  comment 

/esterday,  but  promised  a   statement 

today. 


Meet   Dec.   11 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 

presented  and  officers  elected.  Jack 
Cohn  was  appointed  a  committee  of 
cne  to  investigate  trailer  service  on 
behalf  of  the  producing  and  distrib- 
uting members. 

President  Charwick  has  called  a 
meeting  of  the  producing  members 
to  be  held  today  when  various  sub- 
jects of  importance  are  to  be  dis- 
cussed. 


Unit  Plan   at  Lasky's 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
heim's   first   picture   for   Famous   will 
star   Pola   Negri. 

Neilan  to  Direct  Bronson 

Although  Famous  has  not  officially 
announced  the  signing  of  Marshall 
Neilan,  it  is  understood  the  deal  has 
been  closed  and  that  Neilan  will  di- 
rect a  number  of  pictures  with  Betty 
Bronson. 


Roxy   Theater   Stock   Sold 

Mulliken  &  Roberts,  Inc.,  and  Pope 
&  Co.,  on  behalf  of  the  syndicate 
which  recently  offered  125,000  shares 
of  Class  A  stock  of  Roxy  Theaters 
Corp.,  state  the  subscription  books 
have  been  closed,  the  issue  being 
largely  oversubscribed. 


Claremont  .Theater    Sold 

Sale  has  been  made  by  S.  &  R 
areene,  Inc.,  of  the  block-front  tax- 
payer ond  theater  on  Broadway  from 
134th  to  135th  St.  for  the  Hadasha 
Realty  Co.  The  property  contains 
■he   Claremont  theater. 


O'Malley  in  Cleveland 
David    O'Malley,   general    manager 
af   Columbia   has   gone   to    Cleveland 
3n  a  business  deal. 


"Men  of   Steel"   Unit 

j  Ethlyn  Williamson  has  left  to  join 
Ithe  "Men  of  Steel"  company  at  Bir- 
mingham. 


Tax   Appeal   Dropped 

Washington^An  appeal  of  the 
American  Feature  Film  Co.  of  Bos- 
ton to  test  the  constitutionality  of  the 
Connecticut  tax  law  was  dismissed 
yesterdav  by  the  Supreme  Cohrt  up- 
on motion  of  parties.  The  dispute, 
as  noted  has  been  adjusted  out  of 
court. 


British  Importing  More  Films 
Washington — British  imports  for 
the  nine  months  to  September,  1925 
reached  170,587,388  ft.,  contrasting 
with  79,191,467  ft.  in  the  same  period 
of  1924,  and  90,459,407  ft.  in  1923. 
This  year  the  valuation  is  £1,114,953 
as  against   £887,500  a  year  ago. 

Files  Suit;  Says  Detail  is  Wrong 

Los  Angeles  —  General  Alexander 
Ikonnekoff,  whose  military  past  in- 
cludes service  in  the  Imperial  Rus- 
sian Guards,  has  filed  a  suit  to  re- 
strain West  Coast,  and  Loew's  State 
from  exhibiting  "The  Eagle"  on  the 
grounds  it  does  not  truly  depict  life 
in   the    Russian   Armv. 


Must  Deliver  A  Swanson  Film 
Philadelphia — After  nearly  two 
hours  of  argument,  the  Arbitration 
Board  of  the  Film  Board  of  Trade 
yesterday  rendered  a  decision  in  the 
test  case  of  the  Traco  Theater,  Toms 
River,  N.  J.,  against  Paramount  be- 
cause of  the  latter's  withdrawal  from 
this  season's  group  of  pictures  of 
"Conquered"  with  Gloria  Swanson 
as  star.  Neither  side  gained  much  of 
a  victory  as  the  decision  sets  forth 
that  Paramount  must  deliver  to  the 
Traco  the  next  Swanson  regardless 
as  to  when  it  is  released  and  that  the 
Traco  must  accept  it  regardless  of 
merit. 

The  plaintiff  contended  that  he  was 
entitled  to  a  readjustment  and  dam- 
ages, having  paid  a  certain  amount 
of  monej'  for  a  group  of  40  pictures, 
including  three  Swansons,  among 
which  was  to  be  "Conquered."  Par- 
amount contended  that  they  would 
deliver   "Conquered"   if  it  was  made. 


Premier  of  Oscar  Wilde  Story  Dec.  1 

The  premier  of  "Lady  Winder- 
mere's Fan"  will  take  place  about 
Dec.    1,   at   the    Casa   Lopez. 


Censors  in  Omaha 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
that  the   ordinance   had   the  approval 
as  to  form,  of  the  city  legal   depart- 
ment. 

Adoption  of  the  ordinance  is  an 
outgrowth  of  the  recent  arrest  of 
twenty-two  members  of  a  burlesque 
company.  The  commission  is  to  be 
composed  of  three  members.  One 
will  serve  for  two,  one  for  four  and 
one  for  six  years.  All  following  ap- 
pointments are  to  be  for  six  years. 
The  commission  may  be  granted  po- 
lice power  to  make  arrests  if  perform- 
ances are  immoral  or  obscene. 

Members  of  the  commission  are 
to  serve  without  compensation. 


Mr.  Exhibitor:  A«k  at  the  Fihn  Exchanges 
for  the 


It's  little  to   ask  for,  but    it's    the    only 

reliable  aid  you  can  give  your  musicians 

to  help  put  the  picture  over. 


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6  Omaha  Theaters 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

pheum  and  Roseland,  South  Omaha, 
IS  to  be  located  at  16th  and  Corb 
Sis. 

A  feature  of  the  house,  which  will 
be  incorporated  in  the  six  theaters 
planned,  is  to  be  a  nursery,  the  first 
time  this  idea  has  been  introduced  in 
Omaha. 


Two  Weeks  for  "Stage  Struck" 

"Stage  Struck,"  now  playing  at  the 
Rivoli,  will  play  a  second  week  on 
Liroadway,  at  the  Rialto.  "The  Beau- 
liful  City"  opens  at  the  Strand  Sun- 
day. Following  that  "Clothes  Make 
the   Pirate"   plays  there. 


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made  especially  for 

"CHRISTMAS!" 

with    all    the    spirit,    color 
and  meaning  of  - 

"CHRISTMAS!" 

The  n&xt  release  of 
JAMES  A,  FITZPATRICK'S 

HOLIDAY  SERIES 

Produced   and    Distributed   by 

Fitzpatrick    Pictures.    Inc., 

729  Seventh  Avenue 

New   York   City 


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V  XXXIV     No.  42 


Thursday,  November  19,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


DIVORCED 

By  DANNY 

ast  May  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of 

Jjoined  with  the  Independent 

iducers.     At  Milwaukee. 

|re  was  a  lot  of  fuss.     A  lot 

incise.       Much    was     to    be 

:;Dmplished.       Through     this 

jlition.      Yesterday    the    Ad- 

istrative  Committee.    Of  the 

onal   exhibitor   organization. 

•ned    back    $15,000    to     the 

ependent     Producers.       And 

celled  the  pledge  for  $25,000 

well.      In    other    words,   the 

ibitors   will   not   be   tied   up 

h  producers.     Nor  will  pro- 

ers   be   mixing  up   with   ex- 

Itors.     Which  is  as  it  should 

I  Milwaukee  we  said  that  any 
ition  between  exhibitors  and  pro- 
rs  or  distributors  was  all  wrong, 
t   same    opinion    is     held     today. 

problems  of  each  are  vastly  far 
t;  they  may  meet  on  common 
jnd  occasionally;  not  often.  And 
the  general  good  of  all  concerned 
5  much  better  that  they  remain 
t. 

A    number    of    exhibitors — 
Prominent  in  the  ranks  of  the 
1.  P.  T.  0. — are  also  of  this 
\pinion.      They    accepted    the 
Milwaukee  situation.  They  be- 
ieved  it  would  not  last.    That 
'hey  were  right  is  proven  by 
lesterday's  action. 
smething  close  to  |10,000  was  ex- 
ied  by  the  national  exhibitor  or- 
ization.     Of   the   $25,000   donated 
the    distributors    and    producers. 
I    Laemmle    pledged    a    lot,    and 
!.  O.  also.     Laemmle   is  to  get  a 
ler.      In   appreciation    of   his   aid. 
t  is  fine. 

Some    Pictures 
coked    in    on     Valentino's     latest 

night.  "The  Eagle"  will  get  a 
Df  money  at  the  box  office.  Wom- 
will  like  Valentino  as  the  dare- 
1  outlaw.  And  Vilma  Banky 
;s  more  superb  than  in  her  first 
ure.  What  a  find  she  is.  Louise 
sser    hasn't    the    opportunity    she 

in   "The   Goose  Woman."     Clar- 

Brown    showed    his    usual    skill 
irecting. 

ilso  saw  Gloria  in  "Stage  Struck." 
iiuch  better  title  than  a  picture. 
Jcourse  they  will  pile  in  and  mob 
I  doors.  To  see  Gloria's  latest. 
ly  will  probably  be  disappointed. 
|ige  Struck"  is  a  1925  model  of  a 

(Continued  on  Pagt     2) 


Signs   Starevitch 

Producer  of  "Voice  of  Nightingale," 

Riesenfeld   Prize  Winner,  Under 

Contract  to  Reginald  Ford 

Paris — L.  Starevitch,  producer  of 
"The  Voice  of  the  Nightingale," 
which  won  the  Riesenfeld  medal  for 
the  best  short  subject  of  1925,  ha's 
been  signed  by  Reginald  Ford  for 
five  years  beginning  Jan.    1. 

Starevitch  is  a  Russian  who  has 
worked  in  France  for  a  number  of 
years.  He  is  responsible  for  a  num- 
ber of  short  subjects  which  have  en- 
joyed considerable  success  on  the 
Continent  and  is  now  completing  a 
two  year  contract  with  a  German 
firm. 

It  is  Ford's  plan  to  build  a  special 
studio  for  him  and  arrange  produc- 
tion on  a  definite  release  schedule. 
Starevitch  has  in  the  past  worked  alone 
and  has  kept  his  process  secret.  Be- 
cause of  this,  he  has  been  able  to 
turn  out  only  4,500  ft.  a  year  in  the 
past.  'Production  under  Ford's  ar- 
rangement will  be  augmented.  The 
first  picture  will  be  "The  Queen  of 
the  Butterflies,"  based  on  a  famous 
Russian  fable. 


Atlanta    Headquarters 

For  Paramount  Theater  Bookings  in 
Southeast  —  Centralized     Buying 

Out  of  N.  Y.  Ends 
Atlanta — William  Saul,  assistant  to 
S'am  Dcmbow,  booker  for  Famous  in 
New  York  is  assisting  A.  C.  Coles, 
booker  in  the  Southeast,  in  getting 
everything  arranged  to  take  care 
of  bookings  in  this  territory,  which 
will  be  concentrated  here  now  in- 
stead of  under  the  centralized  book- 
ing plan  which  Paramount  has  re- 
cently discontinued  in  favor  of  their 
former    localized   system. 


15   Houses   Building 

In    Buenos    Aires,    Charles    King    of 

United      Artists      Reports — Here 

from    South   America 

In  Buenos  Aires,  there  are  fifteen 
theaters  either  in  construction  or 
planned,  according  to  Charles  King, 
manager  for  United  Artists  in  Ar- 
gentina, Chile.  Uruguay,  Paraguay 
Bolivia  and  Peru.  He  is  now  here 
awaiting  the  return  of  Hiram  Abrams 
from  the  Coast. 

King  stated   yesterday   business   in 

(Continued   on  Page  7) 


Willat  Going  to  Europe 

Los  Angeles  —  Irvin  Willatt  is 
scheduled  to  spend  a  vacation  in 
Europe.  This  arrangement  is  in  ac- 
cordance with  the  terms  of  his  Para- 
mount contract. 


Booked   Into   Rivoli 

"Road   to   Yesterday"   in    Paramount 

House — To   Play   California, 

'Frisco,  Too 

"The  Road  to  Yesterday,"  Cecil 
De  Milk's  first  for  P.  D.  C,  has 
been  booked  into  the  Rivoli  the  week 
of  Nov.  29.  Another  booking  calls 
for  a  week's  run  at  the  California, 
San  Francisco.  Both  are  Paramount 
theaters. 

Last  week,  it  was  reported  that 
Famous  would  not  play  the  De  Mille 
[)icture  in  its  Coast  houses. 

Southern  Enterprises,  Inc.,  had 
booked  the  picture  in  a  number  of 
theaters  previously. 


Three    Supervisors 

In    Reorganized    Paramount    Dept. — 

New   Alignment  Explained  by 

Jesse   L.   Lasky 

Famous  yesterday  officially  con- 
firmed the  story  published  in  these 
columns  that  B.  P.  Schulberg  and 
Hector  Turnbull  would  have  charge 
of  production  at  the  Lasky  studio. 
The  new  complete  alignment  follows: 

William  Le  Baron  will  be  in  charge 
of  production  at  the  Long  Island 
studio. 

Charles  Eyton,  as  already  an- 
nounced, has  been  appointed  general 
foreign   representative  in   Europe. 

Walter   Wanger   continues   as  gen- 
eral  manager    of    the    production    de- 
(Continued  on  Page  7) 


Sues  for  $799,429 

Harry    Carey    Prod.    Action    Against 

R.-C.  Pictures  Alleges  Improper 

Selling  of   Six   Features 

Harry  Carey  Prod.,  which  is  suing 
R.-C.  Pictures  Corp.,  yesterday  filed 
a  complaint  in  the  Supreme  Court 
alleging   $799,429    is   due. 

The  action  involves  six  features 
starring  Carey  on  which,  the  papers 
claim,  R.-C.  has  collected  $840,000. 
Of  this  amount  the  defendant  alleges 
it  is  entitled  to  $547,761,  of  which 
$299,429  is  still  due.     A  second  sum, 

(Continued  on  Page  7) 


Oppose  German  "Kontingent" 
The  Board  of  Trade  for  German- 
American  Commerce,  Inc.,  of  which 
Herman  A.  Metz  is  president,  has 
lined  up  against  the  German  "kon- 
tingent" system  which  restricts  the 
distribution  of  American  films  in  Ger- 
man}'. The  board  urges  that  Ameri- 
can pictures  be  admitted  without  re- 
striction. A  resolution  has  been  for- 
warded to  Will  H.  Hays. 


Pay   Back  $15,063 

Play  Date  Bureau  Returns  Funds  to 

Ind'p't    M.    P.    Ass'n— "U"    and 
F.   B.    O.   Still   Interested 

The  Administration  Committee  of 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  concluded  a  two 
day  session  yesterday  by  authoriz- 
inp'  a  return  of  $15,063  to  the  Inde- 
pendent   M.    P.   Ass'n. 

This  action  terminates  the  interest 
of  the  I.  M.  P.  A.  in  the  Play  Date 
Bureau,  to  which  the  I.  M.  P.  A., 
Universal  and  F.  B.  O.  became  par- 
ties at  the  Milwaukee  convention. 
Independently  of  the  statement  issued 
late  yesterday,  it  was  stated  the  lat- 
ter two  companies  are  continuing 
their  interest  in  the   Bureau. 

The  I.  M.  P.  A.  supported  the 
Bureau  to  the  extent  of  $25,000  with 
a  similar  amount  to  be  paid  on  or 
before  June  27.  The  Bureau  spen^ 
$9,936  of  the  $25,000  in  furthering 
the  aims  of  the  1.  M.  P.  A.  and  it 
is  the  remainder  which  has  now  been 
refunded.  Necessity  to  pay  the  sec- 
ond   amount    is    also    eliminated. 

The  committee,  "as  a  token  of  the 
a   nreciation   for   the   steadfastness  of 
(Continued  on  Page  7) 


Hoblitzelle   Here— Deal   On 

Ivarl  Hoblitzelle  is  here  from  Dal- 
las in  connection  with  a  deal  with 
Famous.  This  has  been  discussed 
for  many  weeks  past.  Hoblitzelle  op- 
erates in  Texas  key  cities. 


"Big   Parade"   Premiere  Tonight 

"The  Big  Parade"  opens  at  thi^ 
Astor  tonight.  Workmen  yesterday 
completed  work  on  the  huge  sign 
which  covers  the  entire  front  of  the 
theater   building. 


"Freshman"  Closes  Nov.  29 
"The    Freshman"   will   end   its   run 
at   the    Colony   on    Nov.   29.      It   will 
be  followed  by  "The  Phantom  of  the 
Opera." 


Sada  Cowan  on  "Crystal  Cup" 

Sada  Cowan  is  at  work  on  the  sce- 
nario of  "The  Crystal  Cup"  for  First 
National. 


First  Nat'l  Replies 

Sam  Spring  secretary  of  First  Na- 
tional issued  the  following  statement 
vesterday  relative  to  the  Samuel 
Goldwvn    suit: 

"Mr.  Goldwyn's  charges  are  utterly 
unfounded.  First  National  acted 
within  its  rights  and  in  a  spirit  of 
perfect  fairness  and  is  perfectly  will- 
ing to  meet  Mr.  Goldwyn  in  court, 
where  there  is  no  question  of  the  out- 
come." 


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Vol.  XXXIV  No.  42   Thursday  Nov.  19, 1925   Price  5  Cents 


Coypright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Satuiday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WIU'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS.  INC, 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager ;  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor ; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
Ralph  Wilk  Traveling  Representative.  En- 
tered as  second-class  matter  May  21,  1918, 
at  the  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  art  of  March  3,  1879.  Terms  (Postage 
free)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
York,  $10.00  one  year;  6  months,  $5.00;  3 
months,  $3.00.  Foreign  $15.00.  Subscribers 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY,  1650 
Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Phone  Circle 
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New  York,  Hollywood,  CaJifomia — Harvey 
E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London  Representative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  58, 
Great  Marlborough  St.,  London,  W.  1.  Paris 
Representative,  La  Cinematographic  Fran- 
caise,   5,    Rue    Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High 

Low 

Close 

Sales 

Balaban  &   Katz    . 

.    68 

67 

68 

Eastman    Kodak    . 

.111 

no'A 

llO'A 

130 

East.  Kodak  Pfd. 

.   Not 

quoted 

Famous    Players    . 

.106M 

103 

10354 

7,400 

F.    P.    Pfd 

.11554 

115-4 

11554 

100 

Film    Inspection    . 

.     S¥% 

5/2 

5% 

200 

Fox    Film    "A"     . 

.   80^ 

78^ 

78.% 

2,600 

Fox  Theaters   "A" 

28% 

275^ 

28 

18,000 

Loew's,     Inc.     . . . 

.   40y2 

39% 

3954 

11,600 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.   . 

.    24 

235^ 

23% 

500 

M.    P.    Cap.    Corp. 

i&'A 

1854 

1854 

100 

Pathe  Exch.  "A"   . 

.    77 

7554 

7554 

1,100 

Skouras    Bros.    . . . 

.    63 

62 

62 

Trans-Lux    Screen 

13K 

12M 

135/z 

18,500 

Universal    Pictures 

45 

45 

45 

..100 

Univ.   Pict.    Pfd.    . 

Not 

quoted 

Warner    Bros.    . . . 

.    16-4 

1654 

1654 

100 

Warner   Pict.   "A" 

19% 

19J4 

19% 

500 

DIVORCED 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

1915  Sennett  two  reeler;  slapstick  and 
all.  Well  enough  in  its  way;  not 
what  the  Swanson  fans  want.  Al- 
though the  colored  sequence  will 
bring  a  lot  of  "ahs"  and  "ohs"  from 
her  fans. 

Checked  in  on  Eugene  O'Brien's 
"Simon,  the  Jester"  but  it  didn't 
seem  to  hold.  Not  as  much  as  was 
to  be  expected  from  the  Locke  story. 
Too  many  titles,  too  little  action. 
Lillian  Rich  only  fair.  Eddie  Burns 
good.  Circus  atmosphere  may  get  it 
by  in  some  places. 


P.  D.  C.  Opens  Mexican  Branch 

J.  J.  Rein,  of  Producers  Interna- 
tional Corp.,  has  returned  from 
Mexico  where  he  arranged  for  a  new 
Producers  Distributing  Corp.  subsid- 
iary organization  to  be  located  in 
Mexico  City.  He  established  a 
Mexican  company,  Producers  Dist. 
Corp.  de  Mexico,  S.  A.  George  Pezet 
is    general   manager. 


Rothchild  Buys  in  Two 

San  Francisco — A  half  interest  and 
the  direction  of  two  big  neighborhood 
houses,  the  Alexandria  and  the  Colis- 
eum, have  been  acquired  by  Herbert 
L.  Rothchild,  with  George  Oppen- 
heimer  as  associate.  Harry  L. 
David,  manager  of  the  Granada,  re- 
signs  soon   to   manage    them. 


Party  at  Fort  Lee  Studios 

A  studio  party  will  be  held  at  Fort 
Lee  Studios  by  the  Fort  Lee  Studios, 
Inc.,  on  Nov.  23.  It  will  be  an  an- 
nual affair  and  will  have  as  part  of 
its  program,  vaudeville  acts  and 
dancing. 


Eve  Unsell  Back  in  Hollywood 

Hollywood — Eve  Unsell  has  re- 
turned here  after  a  visit  to  New 
York.  She  will  start  work  shortly 
on   her  new  contract  with  Fox. 


Three  More  for  Butterfield 
Chicago — The  Ypsilanti  theater  has 
been  leased  by  the  Butterfield  cir- 
cuit, from  F.  Fred  Weauth,  of  Ann 
Arbor.  Two  others  in  Ann  Arbor 
have  also  been  acquired. 


New   House  for   Ozone   Park 

A  new  theater  will  be  erected  at 
140th  St.  and  Rockaway  Blvd.,  South 
Ozone  Park,  to  seat  2,500.  Interests 
operating  the  Lefferts  and  Our  Civic 
are  behind  the  project. 


De  Mille  on  Location 

Hollywood — Cecil  B.  De  Mille  is 
on  location,  52  miles  down  the  river 
from  Sacramento,  where  he  is  film- 
ing opening  scenes  for  "The  Volga 
Boatman." 


Schine  Interests  Celebrate 
Herkimer,  N.   Y. — "Schine  Month' 
is    being    celebrated    by    the    Schine 
Theatrical  Corp.     The  organization  is 
nine  years  old. 


F.  &  R.  Managers  Meet  Jan.  5-6 

Minneapolis  —  Managers  of  the 
Finkelstein  &  Ruben  theaters  will 
meet  here  Jan.  5-6. 


George  Jessel  at  Luncheon 

George  Jessel  will  be  today's  guesl 
at  the  A.  M.  P.  A.  luncheon,  at  the 
Hofbrau. 


Saenger   Theater    Incorporated 

New  Orleans — R.  S.  Hecht,  James 
Noyes  and  Edmund  C.  Lynch  have 
been  added  to  the  board  of  directors 
of  what  was  previously  the  Saenger 
Amusement  Co.,  but  which  is  to  be 
known  hereafter  as  Saenger  Theaters, 
Inc.     The  new  members  are  bankers. 


Retains    Part    Interest 

Dallas — Si  Charninsky  who  sold  a 
controlling  interest  in  the  Capitol  to 
Universal  retains  one-third  interest 
in  the  theater  and  will  continue  as 
manager.  Ray  Stinnett  has  resigned 
as  president  of  the  Capitol  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  but  will  be  associated  in 
an  advisory  capacity. 


Thorpe    Signs   with   Action    Pictures 

Hollywood  —  Richard  Thorpe  has 
signed  a  contract  with  Action  Pic- 
tures Corp.,  to  make  a  series  of  10 
features.  The  first  goes  into  pro- 
duction this  week  at  Fine  Arts. 


Former  Censor  to  Run  for  Governor 

Cleveland — Mrs.  E.  F.  Snow,  of 
Mt.  Vernon,  former  chief  of  the  Ohio 
Censor  Board,  will  be  a  candidate 
for  governor  on  the  Republican  ticket 
next   fall. 


New  2,500  First  Run  for  Cleveland 
Cleveland — The   Eucor   Realty   Co. 
will    start    work    immediately    on    a 
2,500    seat    first    run    at    Euclid    and 
Superior    Aves.      Cost    $400,000. 


New    'Frisco    Exchange 
San    Francisco — George    Slates    of 
Los  Angeles  has  opened  the  Mutual 
Independent    Exchange,  at   281   Turli 
St.     J.   F.   Britt  is  manager. 


Earl   Hudson   Off  for  Birmingham 

Earl  Hudson  left  yesterday  for 
Birmingham,  Ala.,  where  Milton 
Sills  and  his  company  are  filming 
"Men   of   Steel." 


Vienna  Reduces   Theater  Tax 

The  Post  reports  that  beginning 
Jan.  1,  the  amusement  tax  on  thea- 
ter tickets  in  Vienna  will  be  reduced 
40  per  cent. 


"Siegfried"   Coast  Premiere   Nov.  23 

Los  Angeles — The  West  Coast  pre- 
miere of  "Siegfried"  will  take  place 
on  Nov.  23,  at  the  Philharmonic  Au- 
ditorium. 


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Goldin  to  Direct  Here 
After   six  years   of  activity  in   E| 
rope,  Sydney  M.  Goldin  has  returri 
to  resume  work.     Goldin  has  brou)l 
with  him  stories  and  scenarios  wh.| 
he    plans    to    do    later.      During 
Continental     stay,     he     directed 
Eclair  in  Paris,  the  Ufa  in  Berlin  a] 
the    American    Film    Co.,    in    Praj 
He  spent  two  years  in  Vienna  wF 
he  directed  "Her  Past,"  "Thou  Sh 
Remember,"  "Atop  the  World,"  "T 
Bells,"   etc. 


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—WARNING— 

Tennek  Film  Corporation  has  pur- 
chased the  great  dog  star  "Lightnin". 
The  name  has  been  duly  copy- 
righted and  all  infringements  will  be 
vigorously  prosecuted  as  "Lightnin" 
will  soon  appear  in  a  new  series  of  i 
pictures. 

TENNEK  FILM  CORPORATION 
1540    Broadway  New    York    City 


Negative  Developing\ 
and  Printing 

Complete  Title  Service 
SALAND  FILM  LABORATORIES,  loc 

Phone  Bryant  7577        729-7th  Ave.,  N.Y.C. 


For  Rent 

Direct    Focus 

BELL      -      HOWELL 
&  AKELEY  CAMERAS 

With   or   Without   Cameramen 

SEIDEN    CAMERA    EXCH 
729   7th  Ave.,   N.   Y.    C. 

Bryant  3951 


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hursday,  November  19,  1925 


DAILY 


18,000   Shares   Sold 

^ox  Theater  stock  continued  ac- 
e  yesterday.  A  total  of  18,000 
lires  changed  hands.  The  range 
's  28%  high;  27 Yi  low  and  28, 
sing,  or  one-half  point  under 
'esday's  closing  price, 
ro  acquire  the  interests  of  William 
X  and  his  associates  in  theater  and 


realty  enterprises.  Fox  Theaters  Corp, 
gave  300,000  shares  of  its  Class  A 
stock  and  100,000  shares  of  its  Class 
B  stock.  The  company's  Class  A 
and  Class  B  stock  share  equally  in 
dividends  and  all  other  rights  except 
control  of  the  company  which  is 
vested  in  the  Class  B  shares.  The 
new  corporation  is  entirely  independ- 
ent of  Fox  Film.  Its  assets  and  lia 
bilities  follow: 

^ $11,000,000.00 

iestments   represented   by:  , 

'  Properties     appraised     by     Ford,     Bacon     &     Davis,     Inc., 
Joseph   P.    Day,   Inc.,   and   others: 

Land     and     buildings $6,010,174.00 

Leaseholds      2,080,400.00 

Deposits    to   secure    leases    (net) 51,994.39 

Furniture,    equipment,    supplies,    per    inventories 724,967.71 

Prepaid    insurance,    taxes,    etc.     (net) 32,184.35 

Total    assets     $8,899,72'0.45 

Less:: 

Mortgages    payable — being   29.42%    of   the   value   of   land 


and     buildings     covered. 


1,663,800.00 


Net     assets     $7,235,920.45 

Of   which    interest   of   outside    stockholders   is 1,572,541.51 


Theater  leases  not  otherwise  appraised — valued  by  cor- 
poration on  basis  of  average  earnings  of  $375,354.29 
per  annum  for  six  years  ended   Dec.   28,   1924 

Total     investments      

anization    Expense     


$5,663,378.94 
3,136,621.06 


8,800,000.00 
250,000.00 


Liabilities 

ital    Stock: 
Class   A: 

Authorized,    3,900,000    shares,    no    par   value,    issued    and 

oiytstanding      .  f $17,600,000.00 

Class    B: 

Authorized,    issued    and   outstanding,    100,000    shares,   no 
par    value     2,200,000.00 


$20,050,000.00 


erve    for     Organization     Expense. 


$19,800,000.00 
250,000.00 

$20,050,000.00 


Presentations 

1  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
■  in  which  first-runs  build  their 
grams  and  written  from  the  an- 
of  one  who  sits  out  front, 
designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
veying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
id  in  developing  their  own  shows. 

Rivoli 

Jnit  No.  1 — Overture:  "Thirteenth 
ngarian  Rhapsody,"  Liszt.  Time, 
ninutes. 

Jnit   No.   2 — Riesenfeld's    Classical 
z.     Time,  3  minutes. 
Jnit  No.  3 — Rivoli  Pictorial.  Time 
ainutes. 

[Init  No.  4 — Impromptu:  Made  up 
IS  acts,  (a)  Yama  Yama  Dsnce. 
Ijr  girls  in  Yama  Yama  costumes, 
|cing.  Back  drop:  blue  curtain 
dded  with  star  and  half  moon  with 
ling  face.  (b)  August  Werner, 
itone.  (c)  Mortensen,  the  wizard 
two  pianos.  Performer  sits  be- 
;en  two  grand  pianos,  placed  at 
te  angle  and  plays  upon  both  at 
le  time.  Decorative  curtain  and 
)r  lamp  the  only  decorations,  (d) 
irlotte  Woodruff,  soprano.  Vocal 
sists  appear  before  front  curtain. 
Albert  and  Adele  Gloria,  dancers, 
c  back  curtain.  Time,  5  minutes 
Jnit  No.  5 — Feature:  "Stage 
uck.  Time,  73  minutes. 
Jnit  No.  6 — "Marvels  of  Motion," 
ischer-Novagraph  Process.  Time, 
linutes. 


Warners 

Jnit  No.  1. — At  opening,  the  leader 
the  orchestra  comes  down  center 


aisle  where  spot  is  thrown  on  him  till 
he  enters  the  pit.  Orchestra  plays 
"Raymond  Overture"  by  Thomas, 
followed  by  "Medley  Tunes,"  featur- 
ing the  orchestra  drummer  on  the 
xylophone.     Time.   10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2.— News  Weekly.  Time, 
10   minutes. 

Unit  No.  3. — Aria  from  "La  Juiva" 
(The  Jewess)  by  Halevy,  presenting 
Joseph  Turin,  tenor,  singing  Caruso's 
last  f?mous  aria  at  the  Metropolitan 
Time.  6  minutes. 

Unit.  No.  4.— Short  Subject— 
"Buster's  Nightmare."  Time,  11 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  5. — Divertissments — "At 
the  Fiesta."  Presenting  Paula  Ayres. 
contralto,  "La  Pennita,"  danseuse 
and  the  four  Sevillian  Serenaders 
Scene  shows  a  Daintod  dron  renre- 
senting  a  Spanish  villa  with  de^n 
blue  sky.  A  set  piece  at  each  side 
of  stpp^e  and  against  the  droo  rcirp- 
sent  porticos  leading  to  houses.  Th" 
companv  is  dressed  in  gay  Spanish 
carnival  costumes.  A  string  of  lan- 
terns across  the  staTe  high  un  pdd-^ 
to  the  effect  of  the  fiesta,  or  carnival. 
The  four  serenaders  plav  their  man- 
'lolins  and  sino-.  The  danseuse  of- 
fers a  tvpicpl  .Spanish  dancinc  ntmi- 
ber.  followed  by  a  contralto  solo.  A" 
Tncnl  numl^prs  are  of  course  sung  in 
So^n-'sh      Time.  0  minutp<: 

Unit  Mr,  6 — Fe^ttire — "Th«-  riash 
of  the  Wolves."     Time,  68  minutes. 


HuRVies  to  Write  Titles 

Runert  Hughes  will  write  titles 
f"r  "The  Sea  Hawk,"  for  Warner 
Bros. 


Traffic  in  Boston  A   Problem 

Boston  —  Congested  traffic  around 
the  theater  district  in  the  evening  is 
causing  the  police  much  concern.  In 
a  conference  held  between  officials 
and  theater  managers  various  plans 
were  brought  up.  It  was  suggested 
that  the  houses  close  down  for  a  few 
minutes  between  the  performances 
but  the  idea  was  discarded  as  im- 
practical. Traffic  will  probably  be 
thrown  into  one  way  streets  during 
theater   hours. 


Blue-Prevost  Reunited 

Los   Angeles  —  Monte      Blue 


and 


Marie  Prevost  will  be  reunited  in  one 
picture  when  Warner  Bros,  stars 
them  in  "Other  Women's  Husbands." 


P.  D.  C.  Theater  Party 
The  Prod.  Dist.  Corp  Club  will 
hold  a  dinner  party  at  the  Hotel 
Empire  on  Tuesday  night  after 
which  the  club  will  attend  "Kosher 
Kitty  Kelly." 


Heavy  Blue  Vote 

Alexandria,  Minn. — Although  the 
city  turned  in  an  overwhejming  large 
vote  to  make  the  town  blue,  George 
Bromley  owner  of  the  State  has  de- 
clared that  the  fight  is  not  over  yet. 


Passes  150  Mark 

Eight    New    Ufa    Theaters    Open   in 

Berlin   and   in   Other  German 

Cities — One   Seats  5,000 

The  Ufa  theater  circuit  has  passed 
the  150th  mark.  Eight  theaters  have 
opened  in  the  past  few  days,  the  New 
York  office  has  been  advised. 

Some  are  new  while  others  have 
been  acquired.  The  Ufa  Palast  in 
Berlin  seats  3,000.  "Variety,"  star- 
ring Jannings,  opened  there  Monday 
night.  The  Mozart  Saal  has  been 
acquired  while  the  Koenigstadt  in 
Berlin  is  a  new  house  just  completed. 
In  Frankfort-am-Main,  the  Schuman, 
seating  5,000,  and  the  largest  house 
in  Germany,  has  been  remodeled.  In 
Haale,  the  company  now  has  a  1,000 
seat  house;  in  Kiel,  a  theater  also 
seating  1,000  and  in  Dresden,  the  Ufa 
Lichtspiele.  A  new  house  has  been 
opened  in  Dessau. 


Ed  Sloman  Renews  with  "U" 
Edward  Sloman  signed  a  new  con- 
tract   with    Universal.      Sloman    will 
aL  once  be  assigned  to  the  direction 
of  a  series. 


Tans  May  Film  History  of  Jersey 

A  historical  motion  picture  of  New 
Jersey  may  be  made  by  Herman  F. 
Jans. 


jStokOutf 


IVatdi  for  Another  O^at 

Universal  Production 


Packs  Capitol  (NX) 
with  His  Box- Office 
Folio W' Up  to  ^The  Rag  Man 


"New  York  and  the  surrounding  country  owe  all  concerned  in 
makina  the  picture,  a  debt  of  gratitude."  — N.Y.  American. 

"Jackie  Coogan  scores  in  'Old  Clothes.'  One  of  the  really  fine 
actors  of  the  screen.  His  technique  comparable  to  Pickford, 
Chaplin,  Gish.  Ladies  of  all  ages  and  their  escorts  will  find  some- 
thing to  applaud.  The  love  interest  should  satisfy  such  specta- 
tors as  the  antics  of  the  small  star  fail  to  amuse— if  any!" 

-N.Y.  Telegraph. 

"Genuinely    heart-warming    comedy.      Coogan   as  charming   a 


comedian    as    ever   and  as  skillful  a   provoker   of  your 

-N.Y.  Hera/d-Ti 

"Jackie  Coogan  this  morning  will  read  telegrams  of  cong 
tions  on  his  latest  picture,  'Old  Clothes.'  Success  and  pop 
fully  earned."  —N.Y. 

"The  favorite  adolescent  of  the  film  world  is  unusually  ent 
ing  in  'Old  Clothes,'  a  sequel  to  'The  Rag  Man.'  He  st 
audiences.  This  ability  is  the  secret  of  Jackie's  exceptional 
ing  power  at  the  box-office.  He  earned  for  himself  a 
tributes."  — Evenin 


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lAhead    of  Release 

(art's    Second    Group    Ready — W. 
Ray  Johnston    Returns    From 
Coast  Trip 

;'.  Ray  Johnston,  president  of 
|art,  has  returned  from  the  Coast 
Ire  he  supervised  production  of 
)  second  group  for  1925-26.  The 
dule  is  completed  60  days  in  ad- 
:e  of  release  dates,  and  includes 
"Whirlwind"  Westerns,  four  of 
Reed  Howes  series,  seven  of  the 
y  SuUivans,  eight  dramas,  two  "Su- 
or"  melodramas,  a  series  of  "Joy- 
>"   comedies    starring    Gloria    Jay 

Eddie  Fetherston,  and  a  serial, 
e  Flame   Fighter,"   starring   Her- 

Rawlinson. 
/ork  will  start  immediately  on  the 
:  Superior,  titled  "Somebody's 
her,"  to  be  produced  by  Gerson 
ures,  under  direction  of  Oscar 
el,  who  just  completed  "The 
night  Limited"  for  Rayart. 
arry  J.  Brown,  producer  of  the 
ves   and    Sullivan    series,   will   ar- 

in  New  York  in  a  few  days  re- 
ling  stories  and  casts  for  the  four 
d    Howes    of    the    second    group 

the  five  Sullivan  pictures  yet  to 
made.  Dillon  will  immediately 
t  work  on  a  new  serial,  "The 
ntom  Police,"  to  star  Herbert 
/linson,  supported  by  Gloria  Joy. 


versity  Engages  Picture  Biologist 

ittsburgh  —  The  University  of 
sburgh  has  appointed  Norman 
tock,  an  ornithologist  and  photo- 
iralist  to  a  professorship  in  the 
tartment  of  Zoology.  Clintock 
the  motion  picture  in  the  r,tudy 
)iology. 


Closes  Columbia,   Bristol,   Va. 

ristol,  Va. — Due  to  bad  business, 

^.  Gobel  has  closed  the  Columbia 

h  is  on   the   Tennessee  side  and 

turned    his    efforts    to    the    two 

aining    theaters    in    Bristol. 


Roberts  Promoted 
(Ustin,  Tex. — After  managing  the 
estic  for  a  year,  Ed.  S.  Roberts 
been  made  assistant  advertising 
iager  of  the  theater  department 
"amous  in  New  York. 


5  Houses   Building 

(Coutimted  from   Page  1) 
territory,   which   is   larger   in   area 
'%  the  United  States,  is  good.    The 
shows  always  take  place  at  6:30 

10:30  at  night  in  Argentina,  Uru- 
y  and  Paraguay.  In  his  opinion, 
erican  distributors  are  losing  out 
lisposing  of  their  product  to  local 
ributors  rather  than  launching 
r  own  offices.  At  present,  United 
ists.   Famous,   Fox  and   Universal 

the  only  American  distributors 
>  have  their  own  organization  in 
Argentine,  according  to  King. 
1  Buenos  Aires,  a  city  of  2,000,000 
e  are  less  than  200  theaters. 
:nty-four  sheet  stands  are  a  rarity, 
t  of  the   outdoor  advertising  be- 

confined  to  one  sheets  plastered 
the  walls  of  buildings.  Interest 
new  pictures,  states  King,  is 
ised  almost  entirely  through  the 
:mns  of  the  newspapers. 


In  One  Company 

William    Goldman    Pooling    His    St. 

Louis    Second- Runs — More   New 
Theaters 

St.  Louis — Robert  Smith,  formerly 
manager  of  the  Grand  Central,  will 
be  general  manager  for  the  Goldman 
houses.  William  Goldman  intends 
forming  a  new  corporation  to  oper- 
ate the  various  second-run  iheaiers 
he  has  taken  over. 

On  Saturday,  Goldman  will  take 
over  the  Woodland  and  Kingsland. 
He  also  operates  the  Khigs,  Kivoii 
and  Queens  and  plans  to  build  a  1500- 
seat  house  on  Union  Blvd.,  and  a 
2000-seat  house  on  Hodiamont  Ave. 

There  have  been  other  develop- 
ments in  the  theater  field:  Embassy 
Amusement  controlled  by  the  Leven- 
thal-Stahl  interests  expects  to  close 
for  two  more  neighborhood  theaters 
in  North  St.  Louis.  This  company 
now  operates  six  houses  and  will 
build  two  others,  one  at  St.  Louis 
and  Marcus  Aves.,  to  seat  1500  per- 
sons and  the  Sanford  on  Union  Blvd. 
and  Northland  Ave.,  to  seat  2,000. 

Ground  has  been  broken  for  the 
1800-seat  St.  Louis-Gravois  theater, 
Gravois  and  Ellenwood  Aves.,  pro- 
moted by  Reuben  Levine  of  Chicago 
Several  operating  companies  are  ne- 
gotiating for  this  house.  Fred  Wehr- 
enberg  will  break  ground  shortly  on 
a  1500-seat  theater  at  Grand  Blvd. 
and  Bates  St.  He  has  also  purchased 
a  site  on  Grand  Blvd.,  north  of  Mer- 
amec  St.,  for  a  large  theater  store 
and  office  building. 


Working  On  Swanson's  Next 

James  Ashmore  Creelman  and 
Townsend  Martin  have  finished  the 
continuity  for  "Tamed,"  which  will 
star  Gloria  Swanson.  Creelman  also 
wrote  the  scenario  of  "Aloma  of  the 
South   Seas,"  now  in  production. 


Sues  for  $799,429 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

totalling  55500,000,  is  also  asked  on 
the  ground  R.-C.  failed  to  develop 
the  sale  of  the  series  as  it  should 
have  in  certain  domestic  and  foreign 
territories. 

At  F.  B.  O.  which  is  now  distribu- 
tor for  the  R.-C.  Pictures  Corp.,  it 
was  stated  yesterday  the  action  had 
no  foundation  in  fact. 


CHARLIE 
CHAPLIN 

/ 

m 

A  Dog's  Life 

Released  Nov,  22 

-'afheoicture 


Three    Supervisors'        Pay   Back   $15,063 


(Continued   from   Page   1) 

partment  and  Edwin  C.  King  as  gen- 
eral manager  of  the  Long  Island 
studio.  Victor  H.  Clarke  has  been 
appointed  general  manager  of  the 
Lasky  studio.  Ralph  Block  has  been 
appointed  supervising  editor  in  Long 
Island.  Lloyd  Sheldon  will  be  sen- 
ior supervising  director  in  Long  Is- 
land and  other  supervising  directors 
will  be  Tom  J.  Geraghty,  Julian  John- 
son, Townsend  Martin  and  Luther 
Reed.  On  the  West  Coast  Lucien 
Hubbard  will  be  senior  supervising 
editor  and  his  associates  will  be 
Garnet  Weston  and  Kenneth  Hawks. 
Henry  Salsbury  continues  as  man- 
ager of  exhibition  and  distribution 
relations  in  the  home  office  and  John 
W.  Butler  as  manager  of  the  produc- 
tion department's  home   office. 


Fairfax,    LaGrange,    Ga.,    Opens 

LaGrange,  Ga. — The  Strand  re- 
cently purchased  by  R.  T.  Hill,  of 
Tullahoma,  Tenn..  has  opened  as  the 
new  Fairfax.  Hill  owns  a  number  of 
small  town  theaters  principally  in 
Tennessee.  He  spent  $10,000  in  re- 
modeling the  house. 


Asher  Signs  Arnold  Gray 

Hollywood — E.  M.  Asher  has 
signed  Arnold  Gray  on  a  long-term 
contract. 


"Irish  Luck"  at  Rivoli 

Thomas  Meighan's  Latest  "Irish 
Luck"  will  play  the  Rivoli  next 
week. 


Gilstrom  Off  for  Coast 

Arvid  E.  Gilstrom  leaves  today  on 
the  S.  S.  Finland  for  the  Coast. 


Next  Week  at  the  Capitol 

"The   Only  Thing,"   will   be   shown 
at   the   Capitol   next  week. 


(Concinued   from   Page   1) 

Carl  Laemmie  in  his  pledge  of  $50,- 
000,  for  the  cause  of  independence," 
was  unanimous  in  its  endorsement 
of  a  resolution  providing  for  the 
tendering  of  a  testimonial  dinner  to 
Laemmie   in   January. 

In  the  music  tax  situation  the 
committee  authorized  the  engagement 
of  Fulton  Brylawski,  copyright  at- 
torney of  Washington  as  the  first 
step  in  the  forthcoming  fight  against 
the  American  Society  of  Composers, 
Authors    and    Publishers. 

In  regard  to  the  merger  of  United 
Artists  and  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 
the  committee  went  on  record  as 
opposed.  A  telegram  in  this  respect 
was  dispatched  to  Douglas  Fairbanks 
and  Mary  Pickford  urging  them  to 
consider  independence  before  making 
a  move  of  this  nature. 


State    Rights   Purchased 

Chesterfield  M.  P.  Corp.  has  sold 
the  following:  Kerman  Films  Inc., 
six  Eileen  Sedgwick  Prod.,  and  six 
Bill  Patton  Prod,  for  greater  New 
York;  E.  L.  C.  Film  Exchange,  San 
Francisco,  six  Bill  Patton  Prod.,  for 
Northern  California;  Co-Operative 
Film  Exchange,  San  Francisco,  six 
Eileen  Sedgwick  Prod;  Supreme 
Film  Co.  of  Calif.,  Inc.,  Los  Angeles, 
six  Bill  Patton  Prod.,  for  Southern 
California. 


"Borrowed  Plumes"  for  Arrow 
Welcome  Prod,  has  signed  with 
Arrow  to  picturize  "Borrowed 
Plumes  "  work  is  under  way  at  the 
Tec-Art  Studio  on  Jackson  Ave., 
under  direction  of  Victor  Hugo  Hal- 
perin.  The  cast  includes  Marjorie 
Daw,  Arnold  Daly,  Niles  Welch, 
Louise  Carter,  Dagmar  Godowsky. 
Wheeler  Oakman,  Peggy  Kelly. 
Marie  Shaffer,  Jack  Thorne.  Jack 
Burdette,  Sebastian  Droste,  George 
Humbert  and  Jill  Lynn. 


CHESTERFIELD 

presents 

"FEARLESS" 

The  German  Police  Dog 
in 

"A  STRING  of  DIAMONDS" 


with    an   all-star    cast 


Vivian    Rich 
Dixie   Lamont 
Billy  Franey 
Bob   McKenzie 


Jack  Mower 
Al  Alt 

Jack  Richardson 
Leonard   Clapham 


Directed   by   Ernest   Van    Pelt 
Personally    Supervised   by    Joe    Rook 

The  first  of  the  Series  of  12-2  Reel  German  Police  Dog  Specials 


Chesterfield  Motion  Pictures  Corp. 
1540  Broadway,  New  York 


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NOVEL 


Santa  Claus 

2  REEL  SPECIAL  i 


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Sania  leaves  on  his  Xmas  journey 


dFor  €f)ri6tma0  ^oIM^b 

A  fantasy  actually  filmed  in  Northern  Alaska  witl 
thousands  of  Reindeer,  Polar  Bear,  Glaciers  and  Icei 
bergs,  form  a  realistic  background  to  a  story  whicl 
tells  us  for  the  first  time  what  Santa  Claus  is  doinf 
the  whole  year  around. 

THE  NORTH  AMERICAN  NEWSPAPER  ALLI 
ANCE  will  publish  a  4000  word  story  of  this  picture 
"The  Discovery  of  Santa  Claus,"  in  67  of  the  leadin| 
newspapers  in  the  country,  and  will  arrange  with  th< 
exhibitor  to  have  the  children  see  the  picture. 

Millions  of  gi*own  ups  and  kiddies  will  read  th( 
story  and  want  to  see  this  unique  picture  of  Santa^ 
Jack  Frost,  and  the  secret  workshop  near  the  Nortlj 
Pole. 

WIRE— PHONE— NO  W 

CAPT.  F.  E.  KLEINSCHMIDT 

220  WEST  42nd  STREET 
N.  Y.  C. 

Phone  Wisconsin  7643 


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Authority 


.  XXXIV     No.   43 


Friday,  November  20,  1925 


Price   5   Cents 


\e  BIG  PARADE 


By  DANNY 
Vhen  you  go  on  record.  About 
a  picture  is.    Or  should  do. 

!i  always   have   to   meet   the 
I  test.    Here  is  what  we  said 
ut    "The     Big     Parade"— in 
Member : 

;  "Oh,  what  a  picture!  And 
)h,  what  a  lot  of  money  it  is 
going  to  get!  If  it  doesn't 
prove  the  sensation  of  the  year, 
I'm  makirtg  a  mighty  rotten 
,;uess." 

his  was  written.  Before  the  pic- 
was  finally  finished.  Now  you 
w  what  the  critics,  and  picture 
I  of  the  big  town.  Think  about 
le  Big  Parade."  All  we  know  is 
j.t  they  raved  about.  At  inter- 
kion  time  last  night.  Then  the 
(presses  started  to  roll.  And  this 
|11  we  can  say  now:  that  it  looks 
(E  a  September  prephecy.  Has  be- 
jl'e  a  November  fact.  More  in  to- 
Irow's  issue. 

1  Fox  in  Baltimore 

alhe  Fox  crowd  seems  on  the  job. 
|en  it  comes  to  theater  operations. 
I  stepped  into  Washington.  And 
|led  the  Press  Club  Building  the- 
After  it  seemed  as  if  Famous 
cooked  the  idea.  And  now  in 
Limore.  With  the  same  kind  of 
ipetition.  It  will  be  interesting 
vatch  the  next  Fox  theater  move. 
[he  big  cities. 

Finances 

:ast  year  Loew's,  Inc.,  included  in 
inancial  statement  an  item.  Which 
about  "good-will,  contracts, 
es,"  and  which  totalled  $10,977,- 
Now  that's  a  lot  of  money.  At 
t  the  figures  look  like  a  lot  of 
ley.  Never  s^w  that  much;  so 
't  know.  Anyway;  the  Loew 
ement — just  out — shows  that  $10,- 
000  off  the  record.  But  it  appears 
the  statement  on  readjusted  val- 
etc.  The  big  point  is  that  the 
|0d  will"  item  has  been  wiped  out. 
i  when  a  big  film  company  doesn't 
ude  "good  will"  as  part  of  its  as- 
— even  to  the  extent  of  millions, 
s  indeed  a  novelty — something  to 
ce  you  think. 

Burkan  Goes  West 

;  seemed  as  if  Nathan  Burkan 
n't  going  West.  To  help  wind  up 
big  deal.  But  he  went.  Yester- 
.  Which  means  Chaplin  may  yet 
along  in  the  deal.  Burkan  is 
iplin's  attorney.  And  considera- 
more  than  that. 


Burkan  Goes  to  Coast 

Departs    for    Hollywood    on    United- 
Metro  Merger — Chaplin   Deci- 
sion Awaits  His  Arrival 

Nathan  Burkan  left  for  Holly- 
wood last  night  on  the  Lake  Shore 
Limited. 


Los  Angeles — A  spokesman  for 
Douglas  Fairbanks  stated  yesterday 
that  there  remained  a  few  minor  de- 
tails to  iron  out  before  announce- 
ment of  the  United  Artists-Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer  merger  can  be  made. 

The  "few  minor  details"  are  un- 
derstood to  hinge  directly  around  the 
arrival  here  of  Nathan  Burkan  from 
New  York  and  a  decision  on  the 
course  of   Charlie   Chaplin. 

It  is  understood  the  deal  is  now  set 
with  the  exception  of  Chaplin.  It  is 
believed  no  signatures  have  been  af- 
fixed to  documents  pending  a  settle- 
ment of  this  issue. 


Broadcasting  Stations  Total  584 
Radio  broadcasting  stations  now  in 
operation  total  584.  108  being  oper- 
ated by  educational  institutions,  47 
by  churches  and  39  by  newspapers, 
according  to  the  Associated  Press. 

Radio  did  a  total  annual  lousiness 
of  more  than  $500,000,000  in  1925,  a 
growth  of  about  $200,000,000  in  a 
year. 


Hutchinson  Negatives  Destroyed 

Los  Angeles  —  Fire  at  the  Fine 
Arts  studio  caused  a  damage  of  $90,- 
000,  six  negatives  valued  at  $15,000 
each  and  owned  by  Charles  Hutchin- 
son representing  the  loss.  Richard 
Thorpe    was    slightly    injured. 


Feel    Goal    Strike 

Small  Theaters  in  Pennsylvania  Min- 
ing     District      Suffering  —  One- 
Third  Drop  in  Business 

Philadelphia — Reports  to  "The  Ex- 
hibitor" from  the  coal  district  assert 
that  business  at  small  theaters  has 
been  cut  one-third  in  the  last  ten 
weeks   because  of  the  coal  strike. 

First  run  houses  in  Wilkes-Barre 
and  Scranton,  Hazleton,  Shenandoah 
and  Pottsville  are  the  exception. 
Exhibitors  have  offered  every  induce- 
ment to  get  the  miners  and  their 
families   into   the   theaters. 

During  the  early  period  the  thea- 
ters were  libeiially  patronized  but 
now  with  the  purses  of  the  miners 
getting  smaller  they  are  curtailing 
expenses  for  amusements. 

The  larger  houses  catering  to  a 
high-class  of  admissions  and  showing 
first-runs  have  not,  to  any  great 
measure,  been  affected. 


Tomorrozv 

Reviews  of  "The  Big  Parade" 
and  "Stella  Dallas"  and  extracts 
from  opinions  of  New  York 
critics  will  appear  in  the  Sun- 
day edition  of  THE  FILM 
DAILY,  out  tomorrow.  There 
will  also  be  reviews  of  14  other 
new  pictures.  In  addition 
there  will  appear,  as  usual,  the 
Danny  column.  East  and  West 
studio  developments,  short  sub- 
ject reviews,  and  out-of-town 
newspaper  opinions,  the  latter 
compiled  from  all  key  city 
points. 


After  U.  S.  Producers 

Move    Reported    to    Take    American 
Talent  to  Britain  on  a  Whole- 
sale   Scale 

Arrangements  have  been  made  to 
bring  some  of  America's  foremost 
producers  to  England  to  produce 
some  of  the  great  English  classics  in 
the  natural  surroundings  of  the  sto- 
ries, according  to  the  Evening 
World.  The  paper  asserts  that  in 
most  cases  the  leads  will  be  taken 
by  American  stars.  These  produc- 
tions, the  backers  hope,  will  be  made 
to  meet   American  films  on  an  equal 

(Continued  on   Vage   6) 


For  8-Hour  Day 

Coast     Producers     Favor     Working 

Limitations — See      Hardship     on 

Production    Schedules 

Los  Angeles — At  a  hearing  before 
the  State  Industrial  Welfare  Com- 
mission yesterday,  important  coast 
producers  expressed  their  willingness 
to  recognize  the  eight  hour  working 
day. 

Fred  W.  Beetson,  speaking  for  the 
Association  of  ]^I.  P.  .Producers, 
pointed    out    that    such    a    limitation 

{Continued  on   Page   6) 


Pennsylvania    Ghain 

Purpose  of  East  Coast  Theaters  Co. 

— Len    Berman    Negotiating    for 

Four  More  Houses 

Philadelphia — Sam  Stiefel  is  presi- 
dent, Oscar  Ncufeld,  treasurer  and  I. 
Epstein,  secretary  of  the  East  Coast" 
Theaters  Co.,  formed  for  the  purpose 
of  developing  a  chain  in  Eastern 
Pennsylvania    and    Southern    Jersey, 

(Continued  on   Page   6) 


Grau,    Kaufmann    Return 

Major  Alexander  Grau  and  Dr. 
Nicholas  Kaufmann  of  the  Ufa  edu- 
cational department,  returned  from 
Hollywood  last  night.  Grau  sails  for 
Berlin  on  Dec.  2. 


Fox-Whitehurst   Deal 

Purchases    Four    Baltimore    Theaters 

in   Face   of   Competition  from 

Stanley,  Loew  and  Famous 

The  Whitehurst  theaters  in  Balti- 
more pass  to  the  possession  of  Fox 
in  sixty  days.  The  deal  for  the  pur- 
chase of  the  Century,  New,  Park- 
way and  Garden  was  closed  in  face 
of  competitive  bids  from  three  pow- 
erful companies:  the  Stanley  Co.  of 
America,  Famous  Players  and  Loew's 
Inc. 

The  significance  of  the  visit  to  Bal- 
timore of  James  R.  Grainger  in  early 
October  now  comes  to  light.  At  that 
time  when  it  seemed  that  the  thea- 
ters would  be  acquired  by  either 
Stanley  or  Loew,  his  presence  in  Bal- 
timore indicated  that  Fox  had  en- 
tered a  bid. 

That  further  interesting  develop- 
ments in  Baltimore  will  now  result 
is  assured.  The  Loew  circuit  in- 
tended building  for  some  time,  but 
held  up  plans  while  acquisition  of  the 
Whitehurst  theaters  seemed  possi- 
ble. The  Stanley-Crandall  Co.  simi- 
larly kept  in  abeyance  all  action  on 
construction  so  long  as  purchase  of 
two  or  all  of  the  Whitehurst  chain 
was  in  the  reckoning. 

P.   D.   C.   Sponsoring  U.   K.   Prods? 

London — It  is  reported  Prod.  Dist. 
Corp.  is  sponsoring  the  production 
of  a  series  of  12  two-reelers,  prin- 
cipally   for    English    release. 


The    above    report    was    denied    at 
P.  D,  C.  yesterday. 


Topping  "Hunchback" 

Reports  to   Universal    Indicate   "The 

Phantom"  is  Hanging  Up  Records 

Superior  to  "Notre  Dame" 

U  '  rsal  stated  yesterday  that  box 
office  reports  reaching  the  home  office 
from  all  sections  of  the  country  indi- 
cate that  "The  Phantom  of  the  Op- 
era" is  topping  the  records  establish- 
ed by  "The  Hunchback  of  Notre 
Dame." 

An  indication  of  how  "The  Phan- 
tom" is  breaking  "Hunchback"  rec- 
ords is  contained  in  the  following  re- 
ports received  by  Universal  sales  ex- 
ecutives: 

At  Peery's  Egyptian  Theater,  Og- 
den,  "The  Phantom"  broke  house 
records  and  this  despite  the  fact  that 
theater  had  unusual  and  record- 
breaking  business  with  "The  Hunch- 
back." 

At  the  Martini,  Galveston,  "The 
Phantom"  topped  "The  Hunchback" 
by  $600  despite  the  fact  it  rained  dur- 
(Continued  on  Page  6) 


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DAILY 


Vol.  XXXIV No.  43     Friday  Nov.  20, 1925     Price  5 Cents 


Coyprieht  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Pablished  Daiij  except  Saturdaj,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS.  INC. 
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J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Businesa  Man- 
ager ;  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor ; 
Donald  M.  Meraereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
Ralph  Wilk  Traveling  Kepresentativc.  En- 
tered as  second-class  matter  Maty  21,  1913, 
at  the  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  imder 
the  act  of  March  i,  1879.  Terms  (Posuge 
free)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
York,  $10.00  one  year;  6  months,  $5.00;  3 
months,  $3.00.  Foreign  $15.00.  Subscribers 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY,  1650 
Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Phone  Circle 
4736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  address:  Filmday, 
New  York,  Hollywood,  Carlifornia — Harvey 
E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London  Representative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredraan,  The  Fihn  Renter,  58, 
Great  Marlborough  St.,  London,  W.  1.  Paris 
Representative,  La  Cinematographie  Fran- 
caise,   5,    Rue    Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High 

Low 

Close 

Sales 

Balaban   &    Katz    . 

.    67/2 

67 

67 

Eastman    Kodak    . 

.llOM 

no./8 

noM 

600 

East.    Kodak    Pfd. 

Not 

quoted 

Famous    Players    . 

.105 

1037^ 

105 

2,200 

F.    P.    Pfd 

Not 

quoted 

Film    Inspection    . 

6 

5/ 

5/2 

800 

Fox    Film    "A"     . 

81 J4 

79H 

81-5-^ 

3,600 

Fox  Theaters   "A" 

28J4 

27 

27^ 

12,000 

Loew's,     Inc.     . . . 

.    39Ji 

38  5i 

39/2 

7,400 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.   . 

.   2^V^ 

23M 

23M 

100 

M.  P.  Cap.  Corp.   . 

.   Not 

quoted 

Pathe  Exch.  "A"  . 

77 

76 

77 

700 

Skouras     Bros. 

63 

62 

62 

Trans-Lux    Screen 

13/2 

12 

12J4 

28,100 

Universal    Pictures 

Not 

quoted 

Univ.    Pict.    Pfd.    . 

Not 

quoted 

Warner     Bros. 

1954 

1934 

1934 

100 

Not 

Four  $250,000  Coast  Theaters 
Sacramento.  Cal. — Plans  are  being 
prepared  by  Leonard  F.  Starks,  for 
four  re-inforced  concrete  and  steel 
theaters  for  the  Paramount  Theater 
Corp.,  to  be  erected  at  Chico,  Marys- 
ville,  Placerville  and  Oroville.  Each 
will  cost  about  $250,000  and  seat 
1,500.  Construction  will  start  about 
the  first  of  the  year. 


Kendall  Adds  to   Realty   Holdings 

Mcssmore  Kendall  has  leased 
through  Henry  Brady,  247  W.  SOth 
St.,  with  an  option  of  purchase.  The 
property   adjoins   the    Capitol. 


May    Build   in    Richmond 

Richmond,  Va. — A  large  theater 
will  be  built  here,  according  to  report, 
by  Northern  interests.  There  also 
is  a  report  that  a  new  theater  will  be 
built    near    Broad    Street    Station. 


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Look  BettefandWear  longer 


Comerford    Active 

Carbondale,  Pa. — The  Comerford 
Amusement  Co.  has  bought  property 
on  Main  St.  from  the  Miners  &  Me- 
chanics Bank,  on  which  will  be  built 
a  new  theater.  Definite  plans  will 
not  be  made  until  the  coal  strike 
ends. 

The  new  $600  009  house  being  built 
by  Comerford  in  Hazelton  will  be 
ready  Feb.  1.  It  is  in  Pardee  Square 
and  will   seat  2,300. 

The  Hyde  Park  Amusement  Co., 
a  new  subsidiary  of  the  Comerford 
organization,  formed  last  month,  will 
operate  a  new  house  in  Hyde  Park, 
near  Scranton.  The  company  has  a 
capital  of  $100,000. 


,      Double   Shift   in   Norfolk   House 

Norfolk,  Va. — A  day  and  night 
shift  will  be  put  to  work  shortly  to 
rush  the  Loew  house  on  Granby  St. 
to  completion.  It  may  be  necessary 
to  delay  opening  until  after  Jan.  1. 
The  plan  of  the  Loew  interests  is  to 
open   Christmas  Day. 


Start  Comedy  Series  Monday 
John  McCutcheon  will  direct  Gene 
("Fatty")  Laymon  and  Charles 
Dorety  in  a  series  of  "Two  Star 
Comedies"  beginning  Monday  at  the 
Estee  Studio  on  125th  St.  Howard 
Reichenbach  will  be  production  man- 
ager, James  Cusimano,  technical  di- 
rector and  Henry  Maire,  cameraman. 
This  will  be  one  of  eight  series  of 
short  subjects  to  be  state  righted 
tiirough  the  Tennek  Film  Corp.,  1540 
Broadway. 


Changes   in   Warner   Staff 

Several    important   field  changes   in 
the    Warner    organization    were      an 
nounced  yesterday  by  Sam  E.  Morrj^ 

J.  S.  Hebrew,  who  had  beeuyinan- 
ager  at  Philadelphia,  becomes^  divi- 
sion manager  in  charge  Joi  that 
branch  and  Washington.  /Harry  E. 
Weiner,  a  member  of  tha!  Philadel- 
phia staff,  is  now  WashiiJgton  man- 
ager. W.  H.  Rankin  has  been  trans- 
ferred from  Seattle  to  SS^t  Lake 
City,  where  he  becomes  branc 
ager,  and  O.  P.  Hall  has  become 
branch  manager  at  Atlanta. 


Art  Guild  Showing  Nov.  22 

Educational's  prize  winning  short 
subject,  "The  Voice  of  the  Nightin- 
gale," and  the  original  colored  ver- 
sion of  "Passion"  will  be  shown  at 
the  first  Sunday  program  to  be  given 
by  the  International  Film  Arts  Guild 
at  the  George  M.  Cohan  theater  this 
Sunday. 


Martin    With    Associated 

On  his  return  from  Chicago,  E.  J. 
Smith,  general  sales  manager  of  As- 
sociated Exhibitors,  announced  the 
appointment  of  H.  O.  Martin  as  a 
special  representative  in  the  Mid- 
West. 


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A  picture,  based  on  the  life  of  Gau- 
tama, founder  of  Buddhism,  has  been 
completed  by  the  Emelka  Film  Co. 
of  Munich.  The  scenes  were  taken 
in  British  India,  through  permission 
of  the  Government. 


$10,000   Disappears   in   Detroit 

Detroit — Two  employees  and  $10,- 
000  have  disappeared  from  the  new 
Grand  Riviera,  according  to  the 
police. 


Christie  Heads  Coast  Producers 

Los  Angeles — Joseph  M.  Schcnck's 
term  as  president  of  the  Association 
of  M.  P.  .  Producers  has  expired. 
Charles   H.    Christie   succeeds   him. 


Stern    on    Sales    Trip 

Abe  Stern,  vice-president  of  Cen- 
tury, left  yesterday  on  a  sales  trip 
to  eight  Mid-Western  Universal  ex- 
change, 


Maude  Miller  Heads  Story  Dep't 

Maude  Kirk  Miller,  who  for  several 
years  has  served  in  the  editorial  de- 
partment of  Famous,  has  been  ap- 
pointed manager  of  the  story  depart- 
ment. 


Miller  i"  '^^jW  fnthr  Serial 

V  llh  I  i''i  i"i  I  who  was  in  "The 
■een  Archers,"  will  leave  about  Dec. 
1  for  Hollywood,  where  he  will  be  co- 
starred  in  a  new  Pathe  serial  to  be 
directed    by    Spencer    Bennet. 


Shanley   Joins   Associated 

Associated  Exhibitors  has  ap- 
pointed T.  J.  Shanley  to  the  post  of 
controller. 


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Friday,  November  20,  19; 


After  U.  S.  Producers 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

basis  and  at  least  open  a  market  for 
British  films  in  the  Dominions  and 
European   countries. 

The  article  continues: 

"A  shortage  of  money  for  large 
productions  also  has  contributed 
greatly  to  the  mediocrity  of  British 
pictures,  which  will  not  have  to  be 
considered  in  the  new  productions, 
it  is  said. 

"The  Americans  heretofore  have 
used  British  studios  and  equipment, 
but  these  already  have  been  out- 
grown and  plans  are  under  way  for 
the  erection  of  two  large  studios,  one 
in  the  heart  of  London  and  the  other 
in  Surrey  country. 

"In  the  opinion  of  Herbert  Wil- 
cox, who  has  produced  several  pic- 
tures in  England,  there  is  every  rea- 
son to  believe  that  Anglo-American 
productions  will  be  very  successful, 
in  view  of  the  fact  that  some  of  the 
dominions,  notably  New  Zealand, 
have  passed  laws  favoring  English 
productions.  Wilcox  believes  that 
England  offers  the  best  opportunity 
to  Americans  for  production  work, 
pointing  out  that  it  is  free  from  One 
drawbacks  of  Hollywood — high- 
priced  staflfs  and  supers,  the  usual 
hangers-on,  and  lower  production 
costs." 


Pennsylvania    Chain 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 
The    first    house    is    the    Karlton    at 
Pleasantville,    N.    J.,    acquired    under 
a   four   year   lease. 

Development  of  the  Independent 
Theaters  Corp.  of  which  Len  Berman 
is  president  continues.  He  has  closed 
a  lease  on  the  Victoria,  Baltimore, 
which  will  be  remodeled  and  re- 
opened as  the  Embassy.  He  is 
understood  to  be  negotiating  for  four 
additional   theaters. 


Managing   Philadelphia   House 

Philadelphia — George       Higginbot- 
ham  is  now  managing  the  Wayne. 


Artclass  Opens  Phila.  Exchange 

Philadelphia — Artclass  has  opened 
an  exchange  here,  at  235  N.  13th  St. 
Gus  Krug  and  John  Breham  are  in 
charge. 


New    Stanley    Opens   Tomorrow 

Wilmington,  Del. — The  Aldine  re- 
cently acquired  by  the  Stanley  Co., 
will  open  tomorrow. 


Southern  Film  to  Open  in  Atlanta 
Atlanta — C.  K.  Goss,  head  of 
Southern  Film  Service,  Houston,  will 
shortly  open  a  branch  in  Atlanta. 
.Southern  Film  Service  is  the  oldest 
theater  supply  house  in  Texas,  and 
telso  distributes  theater  equipment 
in  Mexico. 


Topping  "Hunchback" 

(Continued   from  Page   1) 

ing  the  entire  engagement,  and  de- 
spite a  higher  scale  of  prices. 

Here  is  the  report  wired  in  by 
Stinnett  and  Charninsky  of  the  Cap- 
itol, Dallas: 

"  'Phantom'  going  bigger  every  day. 
Third  night  of  engagement  cashier 
sold  thousand  tickets  in  twenty-five 
minutes.  Four  hundred  stood  through 
entire  performance  to  see  picture 
and  we  turned  away  more  than  1500 
people.  Played  Saturday  to  4,652 
admissions — this  record  for  house — 
would  have  been  twice  as  many  if 
we  could  have  handled  mob.  Busi- 
ness Sunday  430  admissions  better 
than  corresponding  day  'Hunchback' 
— phenomenal!" 

At  the  Plaza,  Sioux  City,  la.,  "The 
Phantom"  established  one  of  the  big- 
gest days  in  the  theater's  history, 
despite    severe    weather    conditions. 

At  Orlando,  Fla.,  "The  Phantom" 
played  to  40%  of  the  population  in 
three  days.  Similar  reports  reached 
Universal  from  Charleston,  W.  Va., 
where  the  picture  drew  15,484  ad- 
missions in  three  days  in  a  city  of 
39,678. 

Universal  asserts  "The  Phantom" 
is  making  records  for  itself  in  piling 
up  high  figures  even  in  small  or  com- 
paratively small  houses.  For  in- 
stance, at  the  Columbia,  Portland, 
Ore.,  it  played  to  3,615  admissions 
the  first  day  and  3,365  the  second  day 
in  a  822  seat  house.  In  Seattle,  it 
played  to  4,577  admissions  the  first 
day  and  4,652  the  second  day  in  a 
1,074  seat  house— the  Columbia.  In 
Spokane  it  played  to  6,505  admissions 
in  two  days  in  a  993  seat  house — the 
Clemmer.  At  the  American,  Den- 
ver, it  opened  with  3,941  admissions 
and  topped  that  with  5,157  the  next 
day,  the  biggest  day  in  the  history  of 
the  theater. 


Los  Angeles  Theater  Activities 

Los  Angeles— Steel  work  on  Grau- 
man's  new  Chinese  theater  on  Holly- 
wood Blvd.  and  Orange  Drive  has 
started. 

A  contract  has  been  awarded  to  A. 
V.  Perkinson  for  a  two-story  brick 
theater  building,  to  be  erected  at 
Griffith  Ave.  and  Main  St.  at  a  cost 
of  $100,000.  Plans  call  for  a  900  seat 
theater. 

Plans  are  being  prepared  for  a  one- 
stor-.'  theater  and  building,  to  be  built 
by  J.  J.  Fraunfelder  at  a  cost  of  $125  - 
000.     It  will  seat  925. 


House  At  Visalia  Hits  Snag 
Visalia,    Cai;.— The    deal     to    build 
Visaha's    proposed    $250,000    theater 
bv  the   Golden  State  Theater  Realty 
Corp.,  has  struck  a  snag. 

E,  H.  Emmerick  and  J.  R.  Sau' 
no-.v  learn  that  the  two  lots  purchased 
from  the  local  Masonic  organization 
were  located  on  Acequia  and  Locust 
instead  of  on  Acequia  and  Court 
eastern  end  of  the  same  block. 

The  companv  reccntlv  took  over 
the  Theater  Visalia  and  announced  a 
$250,000  house  thereon. 


Chicago    P.    D.    C.    Staff   Moves 
Chicago— P.    D.    C.    has   moved    to 
the   second   floor  of  the   Film   Build- 
ing. 


New  Theaters 

Chicago,  III. — Plans  have  been  completed 
for  a  house  to  be  known  as  the  Deerpath 
and  to  cost  $225,000  by  Stanley  D.  Anderson 
and  James  H.  Ticknor  in  Lake  Forest.  The 
theater  is  to  be  operated  by  William  Pearl, 
who  recently  opened  the  Alcyn,  Highland 
Park. 

Conneaut,  O. — D.  C.  Bly,  former  owner  of 
the  Liberty  in  Geneva,  O..  is  building  a 
house  here  that   is  to  open   Nov.   30. 

St.  Louis — The  new  Capitol,  owned  by 
Dominic  Frescina,  at  Taylorville  has  been 
completed.  It  is  hoped  that  the  Pantheon  in 
Springfield  will  be  ready  for  opening  Dec. 
6. 


Maplewood,  Mo. — ^The  Marshall  is  to  be 
completed  by  the  first  of  the  year.  The  house 
costs  $200,000  and  will  seat  1600. 


Crystal  Lake,  111. — Olsen  &  Green  have 
been  awarded  the  construction  of  Fred  O. 
Diering's  new   theater   at   a   cost   of   $85,000. 


Biloxi,  Miss. — Plans  are  being  made  by 
Max  aTid  Jack  Yellen  of  New  Orleans,  La., 
to  build  a  $500,000  theater  and  oiSce  build- 
ing. 


Tulsa,   Okla. — Art   Phillips  has  opened   the 
Art. 


Slaton,  Tex.— The  $45,000  Palace  has  been 
opened  by  Lee  Westerfield,  owner  of  the 
Gem. 


Wewoka,   Okla. — Work  has  been  practical- 
ly completed  on  the  new  Rex. 


Vernon,     Tex. — A     new     house    has     been 
opened  by  the  owners  of  the  Vernon. 


El  Campo,  Tex. — With  a  seating  of  800, 
one  of  the  most  modern  houses  in  this  sec- 
tion is  to  be  opened  soon  by  Mrs.  H.  Boone. 


Panca  City,  Okla. — Contracts  for  the  new 
$100,000  theater  being  promoted  by  George 
H.    Brett,    are    to    be    let    soon. 


Smithport,  Pa. — Mt.  Jewett's  new  theater, 
built  to  replace  the  house  destroyed  by  fire 
last  year  is  to  open  in  a  few  days. 


Hatboro,  Pa. — The  Embassy  Theater,   Jen- 
kenstown's  new  house  has  opened. 


Newton,  Mass.- — Erected  by  the  Belgrade 
Amusement  Co.,  the  Bellevue  Commtmity 
theater  has  opened. 

Boston — Returning  from  a  trip  to  New 
York,  Harry  Goldstein,  manager  of  the  Shaw- 
mut,  announces  the  house  is  to  open  in  a 
few    weeks. 

Buffalo — City  Council  is  formulating  plans 
for  a   new  community  house. 


San    Jose,    Cal. — Work    on    the    new    San 
Jose  is  well  under  way. 


Atlanta — Excavation  was  started  last  week 
on  the  site  picked  for  tTie  new  Wescon  in 
Burlingham,  being  constructed  by  the  Wescon 
Theater   Co. 


New  Part  Richey,  Fla. — A  small  theater 
is  under  construction  by  the  Richey  Amuse- 
ment  Co. 


Georgetown,  Tex. — F.  H.  Hodges  has 
started  construction  on  the  new  house  here 
to  be  rented  to  A.   C.  Moore. 


Fort  Worth,  Tex. — Hy  Cotter  has  opened 
a  house  in  a  suburb  here.  Polytechnic.  It 
is    called    the    Fawn. 


Shreveport,     La. — C.     T.     Thompson     has 
opened  the  Capitol. 


Memphis — The   new   Gem  has  been   opened 
by   Houston   &   Lindsley. 


Albany,   Tex. — Frank  Whitney   is  planning 
a  new  house.     It  will  seat   600. 


Des  Moines — A  new  house  seating  about 
400  is  to  be  opened  shortly  in  the  Beaver 
section  by  R.  G.  Jones. 


Bowling  Green.  O. — Plans  are  being  made 
bv  the  Young  Bros.,  to  construct  a  new 
800  seat  house.  It  will  make  their  fourth 
here. 


For  8-Hour  Day 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 
would     work     hardships     on     sti  o 
schedules  because  of  the  more  or 
uncertain  equation  in  production, 
said   he   thought  a  payment  of  O'  ■ 
time  would  offer  a  solution. 

Many  men  and  women  extras  \ 
testified  admitted  that  it  would 
a  difficult  matter  to  limit  the  stiJ 
working  day  to  eight  hours  and 
gested  a  maximum  limit  of  twe 
hours,  with  overtime  to  become ; 
fective  after  the  eight  hours'  w 
had    been    done. 


Junior  Stars  Given  Contracts! 

Paramount    junior    stars    who 
given  contracts  by  Famous  will  e 
in  a  period  of  five  years  $76,050. 
16  students  have  given  the  compi 
written  options  on  their  services 
five  years. 


"Oscar   Neufeld  Week" 

Philadelphia— Dec.    14    to    19 
been    designated    as    "Oscar    Neu  d 
Week"  in  this  territory  by  De  Li' 


Schurr  Here;  Joins  Kane 

W.  F.  Schurr,  cameraman,  has  •- 
rived  from  the  Coast  and  has  joi  d 
Robert  T.  Kane  Prod. 


Transferred  to  Coast 

Kansas  City — Frank  Case,  < 
salesman  for  Pathe  has  been  appoi 
ed  as  West  Coast  serial  sales  rep 
sentative. 


Mercer    to    Manage    House 

Homestead,     Pa. — Joseph     Mer 
has    been   appointed   manager   of 
Stahl. 


Changes  in  Salt  Lake  City 
Salt  Lake  City— A.  G.  Pickett, 
charge  of  the  Paramount  exchan. 
has  resigned  to  take  charge  of) 
string  of  Paramount  houses  in  /■ 
zona.  He  will  be  succeeded  by  . 
J.    McGinley. 

Samuel  Henley  has  resigned.  ■ 
manager  for  Universal  here  and  h 
left  for  Los  Angeles.  He  has  bn 
succeeded  by   Mathey   Aparton. 

W.  H.  Rankin  is  the  new  mana^ 
for  Warner  Bros.     He  was  forme 
a    salesman    in    Seattle    and    succc'i 
R.    S.    Stackhouse. 


Silvey,  Toumeur's  Assistant 
Ben  Silvey  will  leave  Dec.  1  ' 
Hollywood,  where  he  will  be  ass  ■ 
ant  to  Maurice  Tourneur,  who  \l 
direct  "The  Desert  Healer,"  a  Mar  i 
Fairfax    prod. 


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N.   C.  Theater  Bums 

Oxford,  N.  C. — Fire  of  an  unci 
closed  origin  destroyed  the  Libe 
with  a  loss  of  $3,000,  partly  cove, 
by  insurance. 


Rankin  Goes  to  Salt  Lake 

Seattle — W.  H.  Rankin,  late  a  sal 

man    for    Warner,    has    been    m; 

branch  manager  in   Salt  Lake. 


Black  Resigns  From  Warners 

Seattle — H.  A.  Black,  formerly  C' 

nected  with  Warner  Bros,  and  Vi 

graph  has  resigned. 


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Incorporations 

Trenton,  N.  J. — ^Elrae  Corp.,  Atlantic  City. 
ipital  $5,000,000.  Incorporators,  J.  Mast- 
uni,  S.  Gersley  and  H.  Cassnian.  At- 
rncys.  Wolf,  Paterson,  Block  &  Shorr, 
liladclpliia. 


Springfield,  111.— Ritz  Theater  Corp..  6334 
est  Roosevelt  Road,  Oak  Park,  Chicago, 
'corporators,  J.  Biba,  P.  Golde  and  I. 
ba.  Attorney,  I.  B.  Lipson,  7  West  Wash- 
ijton   St. 


Dover,  Del. — Velde-Maisell  Corp.,  Capital 
00,000.  Attorney,  United  States  Corpora- 
;in  Co.,   Dover. 


Springfield,  III. — Arcadia  Theaters,  230 
ist  Main  St.,  OIney.  Capital  $40,000.  In- 
rporators,  J.  Ryan,  W.  Redman  and  A. 
sdman. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Regent  Theaters  of  Pat- 
son.  Inc.;  Newark.  Capital  $150,000,  At- 
ney,    Joseph    Steiner,    Newark. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Fabian  Theater,  Inc. ; 
.•wark.  Capital  $150,000.  Attorney,  Joseph 
einer,  Newark, 


Charleston,  W.  Va.— Cinderella  Theater 
L  Williamson.  Capital  $50,000.  Incor- 
'raters,  H.  Banks,  L.  Shore,  I.  Banks,  G. 
[rown    and    G.    M.    Brtown. 


ICharleston,  W.  Va.— Goodwill  Theaters, 
c,  Bramwell.  Ca-oital  $10,000.  Incor- 
Jrators,  J.  Little,  E.  Little,  P.  Goodwill, 
jrs.   P.    Goodwill    and    E.    Hartsock. 

Trenton,  N.  J. — Stanley  Atlantic  Realty 
I'.,  Atlantic  City.  Incornorators,  J.  Mast- 
'um,  S.  Gerstley  and  H.  Kassman.  At- 
j-neys.  Wolf,  Paterson,  Bl6ck  &  Schoor, 
jfladeiphia. 


"Dover,  Del. — Fox  Corp.,  of  America, 
fpital  $50,000.  Incorporators,  M.  Bake- 
in,  E.  Fuller  and  H.  Hironymus.  Attorney, 
3  T.    Lank,    Lewes,    Dcla. 


Ibany,  N.  Y. — Tennek  Film  Corp.,  New 
jrk.  Capital  $20,000.  Incorporators,  K. 
ishop,  J.  Bernhardt  and  P.  Huhan.  At- 
ney,  H.  Moerchen,  686  I>e.xingtbn  Ave., 
;w  York. 


|\lbany,     N.     Y. — Romantic     Plays,     Inc. ; 
;w  York.      Capital  $10,000.     Incorporators, 
Alexander,    and    A.    H.    Abel.      Attorney, 
L,  Krinn,   1819  Broadway,   New  York. 


Mbany,  N.  Y. — Charles  Dela  Motta  Prod-, 

jnx.     Capital   $100,000.      Incorporators,    C. 

Motte,    R.    Weiber   and    P.    Montell.      At- 

ney,  J.  Ryan,  355  E.  49th  St.,  New  York. 


Mbany.  N.  Y. — Forbcll  Film  Exchange, 
w  York,  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators, 
Plowin.  G.  Farbstein  and  F.  Farbstein. 
torney,  J.  Manheimcr,  215  Montague  St., 
ooklyn. 


Trenton,   N.  J. — Greater   Circle  Realty  and 
lusement     Enterprises,     Paterson.       Capital 

525,000.       Incorporators,     C.     Garofalo,     G. 

\trano,    M.    Rose   and    H.    Rose.      Attorney, 

'  arles    C,    Scott,    Paterson. 


Dri\er,  Del. — Pro.gressive  Pictures,  Inc. 
'pital  $25,000.  Attorney,  Colonial  Charter 
I.,  Room  304  Ford  Bldg.,  Wilmington. 


Qnver,     Del. — St.     Louis-Gravois     Business 

)ck    and    Theater    Building    Corp.      Capital 

BIO. 000      Attorney.   Corporation  Trust  Com 

|iy  of  America,    Du   Pont    Bldg.,    Wilming 


Oover,    Del. — F.    and    H.    Amusement    Co. 
pital  $25,000.     Incorporators,  F.  L.  Mettl- 
Wilmington. 


Ubany,  N.  Y. — Pandora  Theaters  Corp., 
w  York.  Incorporators,  S,  Gruber,  S. 
ilenfround  and  A.  Friedlander.  Attorney, 
nry  Herzbrum.  220  West  42nd  St.,  New 
rk. 


\lbany,  N.  Y. — Winkler  Pictures,  New 
rk.  Incorporators,  W.  Slater  and  C. 
ikin.  Attorney,  R.  M.  James,  1650  Broad- 
ir,    New    York, 


Theater  Changes 


Cleveland— M,  C.  Barth,  formerly 
owner  of  the  Cozy,  has  acquired  the 
Majestic.  He  will  reopen  the  house 
next  week  with  a  double  change  pol- 
icy. 


Hinsdale,  111. — The  new  Hinsdale 
will  be  opened  shortly  by  Frank 
Evans. 


Edenton,   N.    C. — The   new   Taylor 
has  opened. 


Sioux  City, la. — Ear  Skevdahl  has 
reopened  the.  Royal. 

Luverne,  la, — The  Strand  has 
passed  into  the  hands  of  W.  B, 
Franke. 


Mountain  Home,  Ark.— Neal  Eat- 
man  has  purchased  the  Paul  Dood 
interest  in  the  Cozy  now  owned 
jointly  by  Eatman  and  W.  M.  De- 
Lapp. 

Toledo,  O. — The  Empress  is  closed. 
The  lease  has  expired  and  its  man- 
ager George  Dixon,  has  retired. 


Louann,   Ark.—  R.   D.   Spillman  is 
remodeling  his  Majestic. 


El  Dorado,  Ark,— B.  E.  Clark  is 
remodeling  his  Rialto  and  enlarging 
the  seating  capacity. 


C.nllawav,  Neb,— B,  H.  Shepers  has 
nurchased  the  Star  from  W.  E. 
Schcringer. 


B?tavia,  la. — T.  M.  Su-cnson  has 
taken  over  the  Opera  House  from  L. 
Frescoln. 


Bedford.  Ta. — The  Rialto  has  been 
sold  by  H.  Stanley  to  R.  Smith. 


PcUa.  Ta, — The  Alama  has  been 
sold  bv  Van  Dyke  and  Young  to 
Chris   Nelson. 


lOonp'a!-.    Ga. — W.    H.    Carroll    has 
•1o=ed    1  is    Rivoli    for    remodeimg. 


Detroit — W.  Cassidv,  owner  of  the 
T<"rolic.  in  Mid1?nd,  has  bought  Bart's 
Mecca,  Midland,  from  J.  B.  Laughlin. 


Albany — The  Hudson  has  been  re- 
nnened  bv  the  B.  &  V.  Amuse.  Co. 
Walter   R.    Vadney   is    manager. 


Nutley  N.  J. — The  Park  in  Frank- 
b'n  has  been  sold  to  Hans  Prumm 
from   Greenburg  and  Meyer. 


Chelsea.  I?. — F.  H.  Dickinson  has 
tnken  over  the  Empress  from  Frank 
.\damec. 


Doland,  S.  D.  — Robert  Redburn 
has  taken  over  the  Onera  House  from 
W.  W.  Welch. 


Npn'  Ph'ladelnhia.  O. — T''*-  Onern  TTnuse 
^nuf^ht  l^st  \-par  and  remodel^'d  by  Bill  and 
Har-y    Skirboll,    has    reopened. 


D-,11-,.; — TT.    Toreenson    of   the    Grand   is  re- 
modeling his  bouse. 


SpringdaV.  Ark. — R.  A  Morrow  is  spend- 
i"t?  several  thousand  dollars  impi'oving  the 
Gem. 


Jewell,   la. — The  Lyric,   recently   leased   to 
Ray    Woodfard,    is    being    remodeled. 


New  London,  la. — The  Alamo  has  been 
purchased   by  J.    O'Connor. 

Dumont,  la. — Joe  Keefe  is  completing  ar- 
rangements for  the  purchase  of  a  new  thea- 
ter, following  the  sale  of  the  Star  <io  H.  A. 
Jacobs. 

Philadelphia — After  remodeling,  the  Bell 
has    reopened. 

Philadelphia — E.  W.  Holman  resigned  as 
manager  of  the  Pelham  to  become  manager 
of    the    Doris,    succeeding    J.    J.    Miller, 


Orange,  N.  J. — Playing  pictures  only,  the 
Lyceum  has  reopened,  after  being  remodeled 
at    a    cost    of    $100,000. 


Luray,    Va. — The    Page    has    reopened. 


West     Point,    Va.— T.    J.     Gaddy     has    as- 
sumed   management    of   the    Wonderland. 

Chatham.  Va,— The  Cyril,  with  D.  A.  Jef- 
ferson as  manager,   has  opened  for  the  fall. 


Wilmington,  Pa. — Following  the  renova- 
tion of  the  Adline,  Stanley  is  turing  its  at- 
tention to  the  Queens  with  a  view  of  making 
it   a   vaudeville   house. 


Harrishurg,  Pa. — T.  C.  Heckard  has 
compleed  renovation  of  the  Rialto  since  tak- 
ing it  over   from   the   Marcus   interests. 

St.  Louis — Otto  Schwartz  will  reopen  the 
Famous. 


Panltney.     Vt. — The     Lyric     has     reopened 
under   management    by    E.    F.    Stevenson. 


Pula,  la. — C.  H.  Young,  former  owner  of 
a  theater  here,  has  purchased  the  Monroe 
from  G.  E.  DeHoetd  and  Son. 


Cleveland — The  Marnuis  has  been  changed 
to  the  Mars  by  W.  F.  Flynn,  new  proprietor. 


Cleveland — Felix  Buluk  and  Anton  Sla- 
dewski  have  purchased  the  Vandora  from 
John  Polcyn. 


H.    Ellsberry 


St.    Louis — The    Morris    O. 
has   closed. 


St.    Louis — The    Gem    of    Harvel,    III.,    has 
closed. 


"Deception"    to    Be    Revived 

"Deception"  starring  Emil  Jannings 
will  be  revived  Sunday  at  the  George 
M.  Cohen  theater  for  one  day  only. 


New  Policy  in  Cleveland  House 

Cleveland — Manager  Jones  of  the 
Columbia,  announces  a  two-a-day 
policy,  consisting  of  ?  first-run,  a 
news  reel  and  a  two-and-half  hour 
musical  comedy  tabloid.  The  Colum- 
bia was  formerly  the  home  of  bur- 
lesque. 


Saturday  Shows  Shifted 

Cleveland — The  Saturday  morning 
children's  matinees,  presented  for  the 
past  four  weeks  at  Loew's  State, 
under  the  auspices  of  the  Cleveland 
Cinema  Club,  have  been  transferred 
to  Loew-'s  Park.  If  the  Park  Satur- 
day morning  shows  prove  popular, 
they  will  be  duplicated  at  a  West 
.Side  house.     Admissions,  10  cents. 


Steinberg    Now    Has   Two 

Youngstown,  Ohio — Tack  Stein- 
berg, owner  of  the  Regent,  has  pur- 
chased the  American  in  Alliance  from 
George    Manthos, 


To  Build  Large  House 

Kansas  City — A  large  theater  is 
being  nlanned  for  the  L-shaped  lot 
at  Indiana  and  36th  by  George  Bo- 
den.  Excavation  has  already  started 
for  the  theater  .which  is  to  seat  over 
1000.  Meeting  halls,  stores  and  of- 
fices are  also  to  be  included. 


CHESTERFIELD 

presents 

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in 


"A  STRING  of  DIAMONDS" 


with   an    all-star   cast 


Vivian   Rich 
Dixie   Lament 
Billy  Franey 
Bob   McKenzie 


Jack  Mov/er 
Al  Alt 

Jack  Richardson 
Leonard   Clapham 


Directed   by   Ernest   Van    Pelt 
Personally   Supervised   by  Joe    Rock 

The  first  of  the  Series  of  12-2  Reel  German  Police  Dog  Specials 


Chesterfield  Motion  Pictures  Corp. 
1540  Broadway,  New  York 


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Friday,  November  20,  15 


Newspaper    Opinions 
New  York 

"Clash   of   the    Wolves" 

Warner  Bros. 

Warners 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  half  burlesque,  half 
lurid  melodrama.  It  means  very  little  except 
when  the  splendid  dog  takes  charge.  There 
are  several  well-directed  and  well-photographed 
pictures   of  the   wolves   in  action.   *   ♦    ♦ 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  Rin-Tin-Tin  is  in- 
tent on  saving  the  picture.  He  chews  up 
villains,  leaps  over  chasms,  and  exhibits  all 
the  sense  lacking  in  the  hero.  *  *  * 

The    comedy    relief    is    painful.      Just    that. 

EVENING  JOURNAI^— The  story  is  slight, 
but  the  dog  registers  all  the  emotions  in  a 
perfectly  delightful  manner,  jumps  over  cliffs 
and    races   through   gorgeous    Western    scenery. 

GRAPHIC — *  *  *  Possessing  a  marvelous 
intelligence  and  a  seemingly  endless  bag  of 
tricks,  this  clever  canine  is  bound  to  amaze 
and  thrill  you.  His  newest  picture  doesn't 
give  him  nearly  as  big  an  opportunity  to  do 
his  stuff  as  previous  productions  have,  but  the 
bit  Rin  Tin-Tin  is  called  upon  to  do  he  does 
perfectly.    *    *    * 

HERALD  TRIBUNE — *  *  *  It  seems  as 
though  all  the  bad  comedies  of  the  season  have 
been  released  this  week.  •  *  *  is  not,  strictly 
speaking,  a  comedy,  but  it  suffers  painfully 
whenever  the  comedy  relief  appears.  At  least 
we  did,   because   it  was  so  vulgar.   *   *  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  It's  hard 
to  find  anything  new  in  the  way  of  a  dog 
picture;  they  are,  at  best,  very  much  alike. 
This  one  is  cut  from  Formula  No.  2,  but  it 
is  well  done,  exciting,  fairly  consistent  and — 
best  of  all — it  has  Rin-tin-tin.  ♦  »  * 

POST—*  *  *  Rin-Tin-Tin  pictures  are  al- 
ways entertaining  as  long  as  the  dog  actor 
himself  is  allowed  to  hold  the  center  of  the 
stage.  When  the  humans  appears  upon  the 
scene  much  yawning  is  generally  in  evidence. 
This  latest  film  is  particularly  offensive  in  this 
direction,  containing  some  of  the  most  stupid 
and  unnecessary  comedy  matter  that  we  have 
been  forced  to  sit  through  in  many  weeks. 
The  dog,   however,    is   worth    seeing.    •    *    ♦ 

SUN — *  *  *  True  Enough,  the  heroes, 
heroines  and  villains  (humans),  are  in- 
credibly naive  for  the  most  part,  but  Rin 
Tin  Tin.  who  is  enabled  to  understand 
enough  of  what  it's  all  about  to  fail  under  the 
influence  of  Hollywood  directors,  is  hu- 
manly   doggy.    ♦    *    * 

TIMES—*  *  *  Rin-Tin-Tin  is  very  in- 
teresting in  this  picture,  but  it  is  a  pity 
that  he  should  have  been  trained  to  limp 
and  do  other  tricks.  It  is  always  better  for 
a  dog  to  act  in  a  natural  manner,  as  Strong 
hea'-t    did    in    his    productions. 

The  comedy  in  this  fi'm  is  so  poor  that 
it    has   no    place    in    the    picture   at   all.    *    *    * 

WORLD—*  *  *  Rin-Tin-Tin.  a  magnifi- 
cent beast,  whose  ev^ry  motion  is  poetry,  *  *  * 
his   role  of  the   master  of  the  wolf  pack  *  *   • 

Rin-Tin-Tin,  clever  as  he  is,  cannot  double 
for  author,  director,  cameraman,  sub  title 
writer    and    producer.    *    *    * 


"Lord  Jim" 

Paramount 

Rialto 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  declares  itself  an  hon- 
est effort  to  film  the  famous  book.  However, 
Conrad  admirers  may  sniff  at  the  idea  of  a 
Conrad  story  without  Conrad  words  and  style, 
they  must  admit  that  both  adapter  and  di- 
rector have  downed  any  secret  longings  to 
whitewash    the    hero's    cowardice.    *    *    * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  A  friend,  a  jun 
gle,  black  men,  a  white  girl,  trust  and  love 
and  a  fate  not  to  be  denied  combine  to  make 
a  commonplace,  choppy  screen  version  of  Jos- 
eph   Conrad's    novel,    "Lord    Tim."    •   *   * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  The  settings  are 
well  done  and  there  is  nothing  wrong  with 
the  cast.  Percy  Marmont  fits  in  nicely  with 
the  picture  of  the  idealistic  young  English- 
man. Raymond  Hatton  gives  a  good  perfor- 
mance as  the  cringing,  rascally  Cornelius  and 
Noah    Beery    is    the    villainous    Brown.    And 


you   know   what  a   villain   Beery  can  be.    Shir- 
ley  Mason   is   decorative. 

But  the  spark  is  missing. 

EVENING  JOURNAL— The  film  version 
of  JoFeph  Conrad's  "Lord  Jim,"  *  *  *  is  a 
commendably  sincere  effort  on  the  part  of  the 
director  and  the  cast,  even  though  several 
scenes  and  Shirley  Mason's  role  were  ap- 
parently introduced  for  reasons  purely   movie. 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  In  "Lord 
Jim,"  Conrad  used  to  an  unusual  degree  what 
corresponds  to  the  technique  of  the  motion 
picture,  the  "close-up,"  the  ''ash-back  and  cut- 
in,"  and  even  the  "fade-out."  But  these  have 
as  subject  matter  the  soul  of  a  man  viewed 
from  many  angles  and  by  many  people.  This 
the  film  fails  to  picture.  It  tells  a  straight- 
away narrative.    *   *   * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE— *  *  *  There  is  no 
reason  to  doubt  that  Victor  Fleming,  who  di- 
rected "Lord  Jim,"  and  John  Russell,  who 
wrote  the  scenario,  went  at  their  herculean 
task  of  transferring  the  Conrad  masterpiece 
to  the  screen  with  the  best  intentions  in  the 
world.  •  *  *  But  they  were  able  to  catch  al 
most  nothing  of  the  spirit  and  the  witchery 
of  the  story  and  so  the  film  version  becomes 
little  more  than  another  South   Sea  melodrama. 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH— *  *  *  If  the- 
ater owners  aim  at  the  class  of  audience  which 
reads  Joseph  Conrad.  "Lord  Jim"  is  great  am- 
munition. If  they  don't,  "Lord  Jim"  will  ap- 
peal anyway,  for  it  contains  those  great  in- 
gredients, romance  and  adventure.  The  spirit 
of  the  master  novelist  is  there  for  those  who 
choose  to  find  it;  and  for  others  there  is  ex- 
citement at  sea  and  fights  on  land,  spiced  with 
the  spell  of  the  tropics.   *   *   * 

POST — *  *  *  in  celluloid  form  induced  in 
us  not  a  single  trace  of  the  interest  we  felt 
in  the  novel.  Although  it  is  obvious  that  a 
distinct  and  probably  sincere  effort  has  been 
made  on  the  part  of  the  producers  to  transfer 
the  tale  without  undue  distortion,  the  effort 
is  futile  *  *  *  is  just  another  program  picture 
about   the   South   Seas,   and  a  dull   one  at  that. 

SUN—*  *  *  The  background  of  the  photo- 
play is  quite  picturesque.  No  director  alive 
today  could  have  made  a  satisfactory  movie  of 
Conrad's  "Lord  Jim"  in  the  length  of  an  or- 
dinary program  picture.  Six  reels  give  only 
the  space  to  hit  high  spots.   *  *  * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  so  perhaps  one  should 
be  lenient  in  consideration  of  the  fearful  as- 
signment   given    Victor    Fleming. 

As  was  to  be  expected,  the  ship  scenes  and 
battle  scenes  were  employed  for  their  spectac- 
ular  nature.    *    *    * 

Ah,  after  all,  no  Conrad  lover  will  stay 
away.  Just  as  curiosity  impelled  this  one 
expectantly  Rialtowards,  so  also  will  it  impel 
others.    ♦    ♦    • 

TIMES—*  *  *  bold,  sympathetic  souls  have 
worked  to  bring  forth  as  faithful  an  adapta- 
tion as  it  was  well-nigh  possible  to  make. 
John  Russell'  himself  a  brilliant  writer,  con- 
verted this  story  to  the  screen,  and  the  hand 
ling  of  this  script  by  Victor  Fleming,  the  di- 
rector,   deserves    unstinted    praise. 

This  is  a  splendid  piece  of  work  and  one 
that  would  naturally  be  approached  by  a  re- 
viewer in  fear  and  trembling,  considering  what 
happens  so  frequently  to  an  author's  work. 
It  is  gratifying  that  ''Lord  Jim"  has  been 
filmed    with   due    respect   for   Conrad's    genius. 

WORLD—*  *  *  It  is  a  fai-ly  entertain 
ing  movie.  As  a  seriously  intended  reproduc- 
tion in  pictured  form  of  the  distingirshed 
.story  by  Conrad,  the  exhibit  at  the  Railto  is 
false   and    tinny    and   amusingly    untrue.    *    «  • 


"Morals   for   Men" 

Tiffany— (S.R.) 

Broadway 

AMERICAN—*  *  ♦  has  no  lighter  mo- 
ments. It  constantly  shocks  itself  with  the 
outrageous  spectacle  of  "the  woman"  out- 
cast and  suffering  while  "the  man"  lives, 
contented  and  admired,  in  the  next  apart- 
ment. This  problem  has  been  thrashed  out 
so  often  and  so  thoroughly  that  there  is  little 
left    for    "Morals    for   Men"    to   add.    ♦    ♦    • 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  Otto  Matie- 
sen,  who  does  that  sort  of  thing  well,  plays 
the  part  of  a  blackmailing  taxi  driver,  and 
Alyce  Mills,  the  heroine,  is  sweet.  Conway 
(Tearle)  continues  to  be  the  perennial 
rnatinee  idol.  Agnes  (Ayres)  suffers  con- 
vincingly.   *   •    * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  is  an  inter 
mmable  exposition  of  "the  woman  pays,"  and 
the  consequences  of  the  double  standard  of 
morality.  *  *  ♦  oceans  and  oceans  of  plot 
with  scenes  ranging  from  a  cheap  boarding 
house  to  a  steam  pacht.  The  players  play 
the  conventional  plot  that  starts  with  these 
conventional    character    types.       Bernie    Hy- 


man's  direction  is  conventional  in  the  ex- 
treme. It  is  "another  movie,"  and  whatever 
the  running  time  it  seems  much  longer.  *  •  ♦ 


"Simon  the  Jester' 

P.  D.  C. 

Cameo 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  The  picture  had  a 
chance  to  be  really  good.  A  little  more  ef- 
fort toward  characterization  and  atmosphere, 
clearer  explanations  of  just  what  it  was  all 
about,  and  it  would  have  succeeded.  Now 
it    is   only   fairly  entertaining.   *    *   * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  Eugene 
O'Brien,  with  his  crooked  little  smile,  is  the 
debonair  cynic  who  finds  he  cannot  live 
long  because  of  a  piece  of  shrapnel  lodged 
near   his   heart. 

Thee  are  entertaining  shots  of  circus  life 
with  Henry  Walthall  prowling  around  the 
canvas    in    an    atmosphere   of    mystery.    ♦    *    * 

HERALD—*  *  *  The  story  has  the  usual 
plot,  or  at  least  it  sounds  usual  in  the  tell- 
ing, but  it  is  filled  with  whimsical  twists 
which  make  "Simon  the  Jester"  interesting 
every  moment.  The  melodrama  is  excellent. 
The  comedy  we  don't  care  so  much  for. 
But,  then,  we  have  yet  to  see  any  comedy 
relief   which    ever   was    funny.    *    *    • 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  the  out- 
standing event  in  this  photo-play  is  the  ex- 
cellent characterization  given  by  William 
Piatt.  His  conception,  aided  by  his  own 
diminutive  figure,  of  the  midget  whose  tiny 
body  houses  big  ideas,  is  excellent.  We 
loved  his  swagger  with  silk  hat,  frock  coat, 
and     swaying    cane.       His    rivalry     with     the 

giant    forms    a    lively   contrast    in    the   picture. 

*    *    * 

POST—*  *  *  Everybody,  including  the 
audience,  is  vaguely  confused  by  "Simon 
the  Jester,"  which  wanders  on  interminably 
and    jjets   practically   nowhere.    *    *    * 

SUN — *  *  *  The  characters  run  true  to 
Mr.  Locke's  reputation  for  quaintness,  and 
thus  here  and  there  we  have  a  slight  fan- 
tastic touch  that  is  rather  pleasant.  The 
photoplay  never  creates  much  illusion,  how- 
ever, the  uniqueness  of  the  people  concerned 
and  the  general  familiarity  of  the  outline  of 
the   photoplay   seeming  to   hamper   it.    *    *   * 

WORLD—*  *  *  To  William  Pratt,  a 
wrinkled  midget,  all  the  historic  honors  be- 
long. Pie  gives  a  delightful  performance  in 
comedy  but  ruins  his  score  by  a  sloppy 
dying  scene,  yielding  to  the  traditional  de 
si-'e  of  funny  persons  to  fade  out  pathetically. 
Hampered  by  eccentric  costumes.  Lillian  Rich 
plays  adequately,  displaying  to  the  full  her 
capacity    for   tears.    *    *    * 


Out-of-Town 

"The  Beautiful  City"— First  Nat'l 
Allen,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  rather  unconvincing  melo- 
drama that  gives  the  appearance  of  being 
produced   because  nothing   of  more  merit   was 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  »  *  As  for  Barthel 
mess,  he  hasn't  done  anything  so  well  since 
"Tol'able  David."  It  is  one  of  those  rare 
sensitive  performances  that  only  Barthel- 
mess    seems   able  to    give.    *    *    * 

TIMES—*  *  *  The  picture  gets  a  good 
start  with  a  sympathetic  showing  of  life  in 
New    York's    lower    east    side.    *    *    * 

Olympia,   Boston 

TRAVELER—*  *  *  it  has  been  so  beauti- 
fully done,  under  Kenneth  Webb's  direction, 
and  so  well  acted  by  Richard  Barthelmess 
Dorothy  Gish  and  the  rest,  that  it  emerges 
a  good  picture,  one  that  should  have  wide 
appeal.   *   *   * 

Caoitol.  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  The  cast  is  small, 
but  the  various  members  fit  into  their  roles 
with  unusual  fitness,  and  the  result  is  a  pic- 
ture   that    should    prove    highly    entertaining. 

*   *    * 

NEWS—*  *  *  In  his  latest,  Richard  be 
comes  an  Italian  vender  of  flowers  and  into 
the  picture  he  has  thrown  all  the  elements 
that  anneal  to  the  average  film  fan.   *  *  * 

TIMES — *  *  *  A  tearful,  and  rather  ten- 
uous  tale.    ♦    •   * 

Warfield.  San  Francisco 

CALL  AND  POST— *  *  *  the  fault  with 
"The  Beautiful  City"  lies  in  the  rickettv 
old  story — harking  back  to  the  "mellow" 
Biogranh  and  Vitagraph  days — the  antiquated 
methods    of   plot   construction   used.    *    *    * 

CHRONICLE-*    *    *    It    allows    Barthel 
mess   to   do   most   of   the  fhinErs   he   dops   well, 
and   there   is  a    good  deal   of  him,   so  the   fans, 
should   like  it.    •   ♦   ♦ 

EXAMINER — *  *  *  The  characters  are 
first-rate    types.       William    Powell    is    a    con- 


vincing   black-hander.      And    the    Pell    sti 
Chinese    theater    panic    is    a    gem    of   reali 


"Bright  Lights"— M.-G.-M. 
Rialto,  Chicago 

TRIBUNE— ♦  *  *  This  is  a  charming  li 
picture    that    will    most    certainly    please 
folks  whose  hearts  are  warm   for  Charles  I 
and   Pauline    Starke.    *    •   * 


"The   Calgary  Stampede"— Univer 
Randolph,   Chicago 

NEWS—*  *  *  The  story,  the  surroundii 
and  circumstances,  the  people  and  the  how 
are  the  kind  that  let  Hoot  show  what  he  c 
do.    *    *    * 


"The  Coast  of  Folly"— Paramoun 
Regent,  Rochester 

DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  has  its  interesti 
moments  and  most  of  those  moments  are  wh 
Gloria    herself    is    on    the    screen.    ♦    ♦    » 

HERALD—*  *  *  Those  who  like  set. 
mental  drama  of  mother  love  will  find ; 
full   of  strong  appeal.    *   *   * 

JOURNAL—*  *  *  Miss  Swanson  all 
portrays  this  new  part  of  an  errant  mot! 
who  determines  to  sacrifice  all  for  her 
gleet  of  her  daughter.  ♦  •  * 

TIMES-UNION—*  *  *  If  you  like  Glo 
Swanson    by    all    means    see    "The    Coast 
Follv"- — for   she   is  just  as   good   in   it   as  s 
h^  been  in  other  plays.  *  *  ♦ 


"Go    West"— Metro-Gold. 
Palace,  Washington 

HERALD—*   *   *   It   is   not   quite   as  h 
tastic    as    its    predecessors,    but    this    Keati 
film    is    funny.      The    picture    does    not    cat 
one   long,    silly  Jaugh,    but    allows    one    to 
dulge   in   countless    finer   ones.    •    ♦    ♦ 


"The  Last  Edition"— F.  B.  O. 
Garden,  Baltimore 

NEWS— ♦  *  *  All  in  all,  "The  Last  Ei: 
tion"  is  amusing,  and  if  you  are  huntinRJ 
real  nice  movie,    I  recommend  this  for.   *  * 


"Lazybones" — Fox 
Parkway,  Baltimore 

NEWS — *  *  *  a  happy  screen  entertainme 
made  to  please  grandmothers,  young  and  ol 
bobbed    hair   or  not.    *   *    * 

Monroe,  Chicago 

AMERICAN— •     *     *     admirers     of     Bu. 
Jones    will    find    the    picture,    interesting  as 
may    prove   as    a    character    study,    lacking 
the  fire  of  drama.   *  *  ♦ 

POST — ■*  *  *  "Lazybones,"  the  picture, 
as  leisurely  in  its  gait  as  its  name  suggesi 
ft  loafs  along,  like  its  hero,  passing  tl 
many  vicissitudes,  but  arriving  nowhere  e 
cept  at  old  age.    *  »  * 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  The  story  is  a  lot 
drawn  out  soppily  melodramatic  affair,  wi 
the   hero   in   anything  but   a   sympathetic  rol 


"Lightnin'    "—Fox 
Tremont  Temple,  Boston 

GLOBE—*  *  *  It  seems  difficult  to  belie- 
that     "Lightnin'  "     could     make     as     good 
movie   as    it    did   a    play — but    the    expressioi 
of   approval    of   last    night's   audience    made 
evident    that    the    film    is   as    big   a    hit    as   tl 
stage  production.  •  ♦  ♦ 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  the  celebrated  Frat 
Bacon  play  is  extremely  satisfying,  and  is. 
fathful    adaptation   of    the    original    piece.  *  * 

TRAVELER—*  *  *  _  This  is  the  sort  (i 
tiling  the  movies  revel  in — homely  drama  'i 
sentiment  and  humor.   •   ♦  » 

Alhambra,  Milwaukee 

SENTINEL— ♦  *  *  it  is  the  underlyin 
human  quality  of  Lightnin'  Bill  Jones,  tl 
old  toper,  lovable  despite  his  numerous  fai 
ings,  that  holds  the  spectator's  attention.  *  * 


"Lights   of    Old    Broadway" — Metre 
Gold. — Garrick,   Minneapolis 

TRIBUNE— ♦  *  *  serves  as  an  absorbin 
background  for  Marion  Davies  to  displa 
her  ability   in  a   dual  role.    *   *   * 


"The  Man  on  the  Box"— Warners 
California,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  is  fully  as  good  a 
Chaplin's  first  big  success,  "Charlie's  Aunt. 
There  is  opportunity  for  Syd  to  ag.iin  it 
troduce  some  funny  scenes  as  a  female  in 
personator.    ♦    *    * 

DAILY  NEWS— *  »  »  In  this  piece  ther 
is    some   rare    pantomiming,    and    Syd    show' 


liday,  November  20,  1925 


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irelf  on  a  par  with  Brother  Charlie  in  this 
e(e  art.   *   •   • 

•:AMINER— *  *  *  is  as  good  as  "Char- 

■y    Aunt,"    which    is    saying   a    heapful    for 

n  standard    Chaphn    has    set.       The    situa 

I'nfold    with    machine    gun   rapidity,    the 

mounting    until    the    thermometer    ex- 


"he  Merry  Widow"— Metro-Gold. 
Stillman,   Cleveland 

AI.V  DEALER—*  ♦  *  It  is  a  gay. 
iTid  humorous  (even  in  D*Arcy's 
itTair,  and  an  intelligent,  happy  and 
■  iK^ntal  mythical-kingdom  tale  which 
r  permits  its  sentiment  to  get  sticky.  I 
II  say  more  for  it — or  too  much.  Highly 
:ciiniended.   *  *  * 

■;ESS — *  *  *  the  picture  is  made  with 
K  knowledge  and  good  taste  that  one 
■:v    always    feels    it    is    being    made    just 

*   *   * 
"mES— *    *    *    The    greatest    item    in    the 
ire    is   the   fidelity   to    detail,    especially    in 
t  liaracters.    *    *    * 

St.  Francis,  San  Francisco 

'I  T.ETIN— *  *  *  Never  before  has 
erfect  combination  of  story,  director 
rrs  been  assembled  for  the  screen. 

iT.I,  AND  POST—*  *  *  The  screen 
1  ution  arrests  the  interest  from  the  open- 
L  lint  to  the  final  fadeout.  *  •  * 
AlLY  NEWS — *  *  *  This  story  has  been 
-iheil  in  the  picture,  and  the  color  and 
r  le  nf  its  Balkan  locale  has  been  re- 
'  1  liy  its  director,  Eric  von  Stroheim, 
1  has  imbued  it  with  the  necessary  Con- 
I  tal  atmosphere.   *   *   ♦ 


■Jot  So  Long  Ago" — Paramount 
La  Salle,  Detroit 

J'.EE  PRESS—*  *  *  The  story  is  a 
ay  romance,  into  which  has  been  woven 
:y  of  thrills  and  several  dramatic  inci- 
i;  which  make   it  one  of  universal  appeal. 


buls  for  Sables"— Tiffany  (S.R.) 
Rialto,  Washington 

ERALD — *  *  *  Despite  its  somewhat 
neyed  theme,  the  play  is  ve-y  enjoyable, 
ably  handled  by  Eugene  O'Brien  and 
c  Windsor  in  the  leading  roles.  ♦  •  * 
3ST — *  *  *  Just  how  far  a  woman  can 
o  satisfy  her  desire  for  pretty  clothes, 
to  the  extent  of  endangering  the  loss 
5th  her  soul  and  her  husband  is  graphic- 
depicted  in  "Souls  for  Sables."  ♦  *  * 
lMES — *  *  *  Though  somewhat  melo- 
atic,  the  story  has  a  very  real  interest, 
parts  are  eminently  well  portrayed  and 
costumes    are    beautiful.    ♦    *    * 

"Stage   Struck" — Paramount 
McVickers,  Chicago 

RIBUNE — *  *  *  is  human  and  funny 
interesting  as  the  dickens.  It's  beauti- 
produced  and  splendidly  acted.  *  *  * 


What  Fools  Men"— First  Nat'l 
Riviera,    Detroit 

r?EE  PRESS—*  *  *  While  the  picture 
tvoid  of  action  Mr.  Stone  makes  of  it 
ost    dramatic    and    appealing    photoplay. 

Arcadia,  Philadelphia 

JBLIC  LEDGER—*  *  *  The  last  part 
le  picture,  after  Greer's  ruin,  is  sustained 
I  by  Lewis  Stone's  excellent  acting,  for 
jstory    is    guilty    of    some    poor    directing. 


l"Where   Was    I  ?"— Universal 
Forum,  Los  Angeles 

'iPRESS — *      *      *     Much     commendation 
Id  be   given   Director   Seiter  for  producing 
tzn    tale,    freed    from    obnoxious    slapstick 
sex  trivialities.    *    *   * 
ERALD — *   *  *   Denny  again  romps  home 

the  honors  with  his  performance  of  the 
ised  Tom  Berford.  His  excellent  pan- 
ne   and    facial    expressions    put    the    audi- 

into  paroxysms  of  mirth.   *  *  * 
5CORD — *  *  *  you  will  roar  at  the  irre- 
iible    Reginald's    attempts    to    establish    an 

when  a  "mystery  woman's  who  presents 
If  at  his  office,  declared  that  he  married 
m  the  day  in  question.  *  *  * 
MES — *  *  *  Reginald  Denny  is  typically 
inema  self  at  the  Forum  this  week.  He 
le  same  delightful  personality  and  he 
iges  into  the  same  delightfully  funny  sit- 
ns.    *   *    * 


Putting  It  Over 


Military  Exploitation  for  This 

Seattle— When  "As  No  Man  Has 
Loved,"  played  the  Coliseum,  the  en 
gagement  took  on  the  aspects  of  a 
patriotic  civic  celebration,  through 
the  participiation  of  local  military 
bodies,  with  parades  and  special  per- 
formances. The  first  parade  was 
staged  a  few  nights  after  the  open- 
ing, when  the  battleship  Arizona  ar- 
rived in  the  harbor.  The  officers  and 
crew  responding  to  an  invitation  of 
the  theater,  turned  out  full  force  and 
marched  to  the  theater.  A  few  nights 
later,  the  military  personnel  of  Ft. 
Lawton  turned  out  in  a  body  and  saw 
the  picture,  and  on  another  evening, 
the  Marines  repeated  the  perfor- 
mance. 

Other  local  military  bodies  that 
cooperated  were  the  local  posts  of  the 
American  Legion,  the  G.  A.  R.,  the 
D.  A.  R.,  and  the  Boy  Scouts.  These 
organizations  were  tied  in  with  the 
engagement  through  circular  letters, 
the  scouts  receiving  heralds  through 
the  mail  with  the  official  Scout  organ. 

The  Superintendent  of  Schools  co- 
operated to  the  extent  of  issuing  with 
the  daily  circular  that  goes  to  Seat- 
tle's school-teachers,  a  request  that 
the  teachers  urge  their  pupils  to  see 
the  picture.  The  students  of  the 
narochial  schools  were  also  circu- 
larized. 

Book  marks,  containing  a  list  of 
fact  and  fictional  works  on  American 
history,  of  the  period  between  1807 
and  1863,  were  distributed  by  the 
libraries  with  all  outgoing  books.  The 
libraries  cooperated  further  by  al- 
lowing tack  cards  on  the  picture  to 
be  placed  on  all  bulletin  boards  and 
by  allowing  5,000  heralds  to  be  dis- 
tributed from  the  library  counters. 


Campaign  for  "The  Phantom" 

Pittsfield,  Mass. — Preceded  by  an 
intensive  exploitation,  advertising  and 
publicity  camoaign,  "The  Phantom 
of  the  Opera"  opened  at  the  Union 
Sq.  theater.  The  campaign  was  pro- 
moted by  Fred  Homan  and  House 
Mgr.  Beaudin. 

A  dozen  windows  in  the  most  popu- 
lar throughfares  were  tied-un.'  in- 
cluding furniture  stores,  millinery 
shops,  drug  stores,  book  shops, 
jewelrv  stores,  textile  emporiums  and 
a  double  window  in  a  vacant  store. 
This,  filled  with  oil  paintiners,  art 
photos,  cards,  posters  and  other  pa- 
tron-nnlliner  pccessories,  attracted 
considerable   attention. 

Liberal  newspaoer  advertising,  ex- 
tensive displav  of  nosters  throughout 
Pittsfield  and  outlaving  districts,  to- 
gether with  house-to-house  distribu- 
tion of  the  "Phantom"  heralds,  all 
proved  eflfective.  In  addition  to  the 
stock  paper,  Homan  desifrned  and  had 
distributed  several  hundred  1-sheets 
and  window  cards. 


An  Effective  Campaign 

Laredo,  Tex. — Manager  Jack  Row- 
ley, of  the  Royal,  began  exploitation 
work  on  "Learning  to  Love,"  by 
using  slides  and  trailers  ten  days 
ahead  of  the  showing.  This  was 
supplemented  with  the  distribution  of 
heralds  and  folders,  bill  posting  and 
display  advertising. 

The  most  attractive  stunt  was  the 
placing  of  a  hand-painted  sign  in 
the  lobby.  On  a  background  of  gray 
for  a  book  cover  was  placed  in  large 
letters  the  words  "Learning  to  Love," 
and  beneath  this  was  a  large  red  heart 
inset  with  a  cut-out  of  Constance 
Talmadge's  head  with  the  words, 
"Folks  Meet"  (Connie).  Below  the 
heart  appeared  the  words  "Learn 
How  From  Constance  Talmadge." 
The  book  was  set  on  a  background  of 
white  decorated  with  small  red  hearts 
and  a  smiling  moon.  Above  this  was 
the  electric  sign.  "Constance  Tal- 
madge in  'Learning  to  Love'."  In 
the  outer  panels  of  the  theater  front 
and  on  each  end  appeared  the  usual 
framed  lithographs,  while  the  side- 
door  entrances  were  "closed  in"  with 
stands  of  colored  pictures  and  addi- 
tional lithographs. 


Lynch  Uses  Unique  Idea 

Regina,  Sask.  —  Jimmie  Lynch, 
manager  of  the  Capitol,  worked  out  a 
novel  stunt  for  the  recent  showing 
of  "Night  Life  of  New  York."  He 
sent  a  double  pass  to  each  of  the 
local  service  clubs,  the  Rotarv,  Ki- 
wanis  and  Gyro,  to  be  awarded,  in 
each  instance,  to  the  member  who 
was  voted  the  handsomest  man  in 
his   respective   organization. 

The  clubs  made  a  big  issue  of  the 
voting,  which  received  a  lot  of  free 
space  in  the  local  dailies,  each  story 
referring,   of  course,  to  the  showing. 


Hand  Painted  Posters  Featured 

Austin,  Texas — Fourteen  attractive 
hand-painted  posters  were  a  feature 
of  a  campaign  on  "The  Unhdly 
Three,"  put  on  by  James  W.  Clark, 
Metro-Goldwyn  exploiteer,  when  this 
production  played  at  the  Majestic. 
Clark  supplemented  these  posters  with 
nuinerous  window  displays,  with 
special  write-ups  in  the  press,  the 
use  of  a  trailer  and  a  brisk  pi'ess 
campaign. 


On  Special  P.  D.  C.  Assignment 

San  Francisco — Don  Smith  has 
been  assigned  to  cover  the  four  coast 
offices  on  special  work  by  P.  D.  C. 


Ike  Friedman  To  Europe 
Akron,  O. — I.  Friedman,  associated 
with  Milton  Bryer  in  a  chain  of  local 
houses,    is    on    the   ocean,    bound    for 
a   pleasure   trip  through   Europe. 


L.    Freitas    Returns 

Stockton,  Cal. — Following  his  re- 
turn from  Portugal,  L.  Freitas  of  the 
Stockton  Theaters,  announces  his  in- 
tention of  constructing  a  nuinber  of 
houses  in  this  section  and  in  Sacra- 
mento. 


Jackson  Manager  of  St.  Francis 

San  Francisco — William  Jackson, 
formerly  with  the  Pantages,  is  now 
house  manager  of  the  St.  Francis. 


Purchase  Hollister,  Cal.  Theater 

San  Francisco — The  Golden  State 
Theater  Corp.  of  San  Francisco  has 
bought 'the  Opal  at  Hollister  from 
Ed  Stark. 


Scranton  Firm  Constructs  House 

Elmira,  N.  Y. — The  contract  for 
the  new  $250,000  theater  to  be  built 
in  Waverly  has  been  awarded  to  the 
Breig  Construction  Co.,  of  Scranton, 
pccording  to  John  Kcncwick  of  the 
Commerford  Amusement  Co. 


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Among  Exchangemen 

Detroit — To  accept  a  position  as  manager 
of  the  Soutliern  Theater  in  Bucyrus,  Philip 
Charnas  has  resigned  from  the  Standard  Film 
Service. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Joseph  Cantor  has  been 
appointed  manager  of  the  Freedom  Film 
Corp. 


Des  Moines — C.  H.  McClintic,  returning 
after  an  absence  of  four  years,  will  be  the 
head  booker  for  Famous. 


San  Francisco — Eilliam  Meade,  formally 
associated  with  Paramount,  has  joined  As- 
sociated   Exhibitors. 


Omaha — F.      B.      McCrackan      will     cover 
Western    Nebraska    for    United    Artists. 


Pittsburgh — H.  P.  Underwood  has  joined 
the  sales  force  of  First  National  succeeding 
John    ("Doc")    Smith. 


Winnipeg — Allan  G.  Ritchie,  formerly  as- 
sociated with  the  Famous  in  Montreal,  has 
been  appointed  manager  of  the  local  branch. 


Toronto — William  B.  Bach,  after  many 
years  of  service — has  resigned  as  the  manager 
of  Famous  to  be  succeeded  by  A.  C.  Benson, 
former    salesmanager    at    Washington. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Bert  Gibbons,  _,  formally 
manager  of  Vitagraph,  has  joined  Warner 
Bros. 


Pittsburgh — Harvy  Michalson,  who  has  re 
cently  become  branch  manager  for  F.  B.  O. 
in  Cincinnati,  has  been  succeeded  by  Max 
Shulgold. 


Atlanta — Fred  Schiller,  formerly  of  Loew's 
Grand,  is  now  a  salesman  with  Metro-Gold- 
wyn. 


Atlanta — L.    C.    Lowe,    local    salesman    for 
P.  D.  C.  has  resigned  to  join  United  Artists. 


Pittsburgh — C.   A.    Molte   has   joined    First 
National. 


j^Ieveland — G.  W.  Kerr  has  been  transferred 
from  Famous  at  Pittsburgh  to  the  local 
office ;  Ma.x  McCreevey  from  Columbus  to 
Pittsburgh  as  booker  and  Carl  Patterson 
from  assistant  booker  in  Columbus  to  head 
booker. 


Chillicothle,  Mo. — Sam  Minich  bought  the 
Empire  last  week,  making  the  second  house 
that  he  owns  here. 


Kansas  City — In  order  to  enter  a  new 
business,  George  Hartmcn  is  to  resign  from 
Educational. 


Kansas  City — Salesmen  for  Associated  have 
been  appointed  to  the  following  posts  by 
Frank  Cassil,  branch  manager:  B.  O.  Whit- 
taker,,  Western  Missouri ;  M.  C.  Seneft, 
Northern  Kansas ;  and  Fred  A.  Dohre, 
Southern    Kansas. 


Albany — Dixie  Graham,  of  late  with  P.   D. 
C.    has    joined    Associated    Exhibitors. 


Salt  Lake  City — Lon  Ross  has  been  added 
to  the  local  staff  of  Associated  Exhibitors. 


Salt  Lake  City — Milton  Cohn,  lately  as- 
sociated with  Universal,  has  joined  United 
Artists. 


Salt  Lake  City — W.  K.  Bloom,  representing 
F.  B.  O.  in  Montana  has  been  transferred 
to   Utah. 


St.     Louis — Nealson     Powers    is    to    be    a 
booker   for    Fox    in    Memphis. 


Buffalo — Mel  R.  Edwards  has  been  mad» 
Associated  Exhibitors  representative  in  the 
Syracuse  territory. 


Buffalo — Carl    Fahrenholz    succeeds    O.    T. 
Schroppel  as  booker  for  Fox. 


Baltimore — Norman  Ayers,  manager  of  the 
Independent  Film  Co.  has  been  made  the 
local    representative    here. 


Baltimore — Edward  Heiber,  with  Warner 
Bros.,  has  been  transferred  from  the  Vir- 
ginia   to    the    local    fields. 


Seattle — Covering  the  small  towns  in  the 
Washington  territory,  Arthur  GoUofon  has 
joined    Associated    Exhibitors. 


Coast   Brevities 

Jack   Hoxie's   Newest 

"Grinning  Guns,"  is  the  latest  pic- 
ture in  which  Universal  is  starring 
Jack  Hoxie.  The  cast  includes  Ena 
Gregory,  Bob  Milasch,  George 
French,  Arthur  Morrison,  Dudley 
Hendricks  and  Alphonse  Martel.  Al- 
bert  Rogell   is  directing. 


Christiansen   Starts  Work 

Benjamin  Christianson  is  making 
"The  Light  Eternal."  Norma  Shear- 
er is  the  star  and  Charles  Emmett 
Mack  is  playing  opposite  her.  Others 
in  the  cast  include  Carmel  Myers, 
Claire  McDowell,  Joyce  Goad,  John 
Miljan.      For    M.-G.-M. 


Harlan   Loaned  to   Fox 

Kenneth  Harlan,  through  arrange- 
ment with  Warner  Bros.,  has  been 
loaned  to  Fox  to  play  the  lead  in 
"The  Golden  Strain,". 


To  Collaborate  with   Pickford 

Mary  Pickford  has  borrowed  Hope 
I.oring  and  Louis  Lighten  to  work 
with  her  on  the  script  for  her  next 
production. 


Clyde  Cook  Busy 

Richard  Wallace  has  completed 
Clyde  Cook's  newest  comedy  for  Hal 
Roach  titled  "Furious  Future." 
James  W.  Home  will  direct  Cook's 
next. 


"That's   Mv   Baby"  MacLean's   Next 

"That's  My  Baby"  will  be  the  next 
Douglas  MacLean  production  for 
Famous. 


Walker    Finishes    Picture 

Johnnie  Walker  has  completed  his 
role  in  "The  Transcontinental  Lim- 
ited"  for   Chadwick. 


Gumps    on    New    Release 

The  new  Gumo  Comedies  produc- 
ed bv  Sam  Von  Ronkel  for  Universal 
?re  to  be  released  every  other  week. 


On  Second  Script 
Isadore    Bernstein    has    started    on 
his   second  vehicle,   tentatively   titled, 
"Our  Children." 


George    Walsh    on    Another 

George  Walsh's  fifth  for  Chadwick 
is  "The  Test  of  Donald  Norton." 


Blanche    Sweet    Back 
Blanche     Sweet    is    back    in     town 
'fter  a   long  stav   in  the   East. 


Mid-West   Closings 

St.  Louis — Word  has  been  ri^rcived 
here  of  the  closing  of  the  following 
theaters: 

Bowling  Green,  Mo.,  t'lf  Majestic:  Cv 
press.  Til.,  the  Cvnress :  F1sbc-rv.  Mo'.,  the 
Opera  Housp;  Eureka.  Mo.,  the  Eureka- 
Narco,  Til.,  the  A^nex:  H.n-tsville.  Mo.,  the 
ater  torn  down.  Dahlcren.  I"  .  Opera  House 
condemned.  New  Fl"ren<-c  Ho..  Dew  Dron 
out  of  business.  O^a'-k,  111.,  the  07ark  :  Pay 
son.  111.,  the  Liphtle.  out  "f  ''"sin»ss.  Rut 
ledge.  Mo.,  the  Maiestic ;  St'-flf-nville.  Mo. 
the  Paramount;  Tonesbu-g.  Mo.,  the  Oper? 
House,  burned  Harvel.  HI.,  the  Gem.  out 
of  business.  Nedora.  Til.,  the  Onera  House; 
ATacon,  Til.,  the  Palace:  Nov'np-er.  Mo.,  the 
Novinger :  Neely's  La-nding.  Mo.,  the  Para 
mount;  She'bina.  Mo.,  the  Opera  House  and 
Swifton,  Ark.,  Joe's  Playhouse,  out  of  busi- 
ness. 


Presentations 

Capitol 

Unit  No.  1. — Capitol  Grand  Orches- 
tra. Overture:  "Rienzi",  Wagner. 
Time,   12  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2. — Louise  Loring.  dram- 
atic soprano.  "Dich  Teure  Halle" 
(Hail,  Hall  of  Song)  l)y  Wagner  from 
"Tannhauser."  Back  drop  show 
columns  of  a  balcony  with  drapes 
covering  openings  on  either  side. 
Center  opening  shows  landscape 
backdrop.  Soloist  in  flowing  white 
garb  with  crown  and  long  golden 
liair.      Time,   4   minutes. 

Unit  No.  3— "The  Land  of  the 
Maple.  Leaf",  Special  Pictures  Film 
Scenic.    Time,  3  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4. — Celia  Turrill,  prima 
donna  from  Covent  Garden,  London 
Yasha  Bunchuk,  solo  '  cellist.  Gou- 
nod's "Ave  Maria."  Played  by  the 
cellist  and  sung  by  the  soprano  to 
his  accompaniment.  Cellist  in  garb 
of  monk,  singer  in  surplice.  Back- 
drop exterior  of  cathedral  fades  in  to 
cathedral  window  lighted  from  in 
back.     Time,  4   minutes. 

Unit  No.  5— Chester  Hale,  ballet 
master,  and  Albertina  Vitak.  Dance 
Music:'  "Prelude"  by  Scriabine.  Cur- 
tain backdrop.     Time  3  minutes. 

Unit  No.  6. — Marjorie  Harcum  and 
William  Robyn  singing  Irving  Ber- 
lin's "Remember."  Soloist  who  is  in 
platform  seated  upon  gold  color  set- 
tee. Stage  dark  giving  black  frame  to 
picture  formed  bj'  soloist  who  is  in 
colonial  costumes.  Curtain  in  back 
of  them  has  green  light  playing  upon 
it  from  one  side  and  red  from  the 
other  giving  transparent  efTect.  Time. 

4  minutes. 

Unit  No.  7. — Capitol  Magazine. 
Time    9   minutes. 

Unit  No.  8.— Dor's  Niles  and  Cap- 
itol Ballet  Corps  in  "Ballet  Espag- 
nole."  Dancers  in  Spanish  costumes. 
Backdrop  a  magenta  color  curtain 
trimmed  with  black,  draped  back  on 
either  side  with  lattice  work  in  center 
and  flower  cluster  decorations.  Time, 

5  minutes. 

Lfnit  No.  9.— Feature:  "Bright 
T^'ghts".     Time,  80  minutes. 

ITnit  No.  10. — The  Providence  of 
Nature.  A  Service  Film.  Scenic. 
Time,  3  minutes. 

Unit  No.  11. — Capitol  Grand  Organ. 
Time,  5  minutes. 


Rialto 

L'nit  No.  1. — Ben  Bernie  and  the 
Rialto  Gang  in  "A  Silver  Revue." 
Orchestra  plays  first  number.  Revue 
opens  with  Oriental  dance  b}'  Mignon 
Laird,  who  also  plays  harp  solo.  Sec- 
ond number  Sanford  and  Bolger 
.\pache  dance.  Lawrence  Leonard 
bpritnne,  sings  one  number  followed 
by  the  Dodge  Sisters,  dancers  and 
harmonizers.  .Setting  for  entire  revue 
cons'sts  of  cMirtain  drapes  with  grecr. 
lights  reflecting  from  concealed  places 
about    floor.       Stairwav    from    cither 


side     of     stage     meeting     in     c( 
White   with    silver    decorations, 
placques    with    colored    glass    i 
lighted  from  behind.     Orchestra 
throughout  number  with  Bernie 
ing  the  usual  comedy  comment.  "■. 
25  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2.— Rialto  Magi 
Time,  7  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3. — Feature:  "Lord 
Time,  67  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4.— Hy  C.  Geis.  O 
solo:  "Girls  of  Yesterday  and 
day."     Time,   6  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5.— Comedy:  Walter  I 
in  "Hot  Doggie."     Time,  18  miti 


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Seattle    Board    Elects 

Seattle— The  Board  of  Trade 
ted  three  new  exchange  membei 
the  Board  of  Arbitration.  Three 
term.  Jay  A.  Gage,  Educational; 
year  term,  W.  J.  Drummond,  F 
C,  one  year  term  C.  M.  Hill,  M 
M.  Exhibitor  members  elected  a 
M.  P.  T.  O.  convention  are 
Brandt,  L.  A.  Drinkwine  and  W 
Graham.  At  the  next  meeting,  '. 
19th.,  chairman  and  secretary  wil 
named. 


Pontiac    House    Nears    Complet 

Pontiac.    Mich. — The    new    the 
being  built  by  D.  R.  and  C.  B. 
son  is  nearing  completion.  The  h' 
will  seat  over  1000  and  costs  ?12S 


Screen    Convention   in   Feb. 

New     Orleans — The     Annual 
vention    of    the    Screen    Adverti 
Association  of  .America  is  to  be 
here  Feb.  1. 


A    Real   Christmas    Novelh 

In  which  a  youngster  play; 
Santa  Claus  to  the  animals  o 
the  forest. 

"A    LITTLE    FRIEND    OF 
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November  1 1 
1923 


JVEWS 


Volume  I 
No.  18 


Speaking  Editorially 

CAM  RORK'S  new  picture,  "Clothes  Make  the 
^  Pirate,"  is  winning  commendation  all  around. 
It  should,  for  one  reason  because  it  is  a  distinct 
screen  novelty,  of  which  there  are  far  too  few.  A 
producer  who  gives  the  screen  a  brand  new  type  of 
subject  performs  a  service  second  to  none  in  the 
whole  industry.  Pictures  are,  of  course,  the  life- 
blood  of  the  business.  New  kinds  of  pictures  are 
the  prime  essentials.  So  we  say  the  release  of  a 
film  like  "Clothes  Make  the  Pirate"  deserves  and 
should  get  special  mention. 


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A  Unit  national  Picture 


n  ONE  Day/ 


(Monday,  Nov.  1 6*^) 


D.W  GRIFFITH'S  7&at 
RoifleGiirin  premier 

showing  smashed  all  rec- 
ords at  Chica^oThe^trC/ Chicago 


GIOMA  SWANSON  in 
Sta^eStrucK  at  the  RivoU^ 

Tveiifseat  filled  ^nd 
scores  standing'  (NYTimes) 


Joseph  Conrads  lOKD  JIM 
did  turn-away  business 
at  the  Rialto.  A  splendid 
piece  oSwork  -  (NYTinics) 


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OL  XXXIV     No.  44 


Sunday.  November  22,  1925 


Price  25  Cents 


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IF  I  marry  you^ 
your  kid  will  he 
the  kid  of  a 

jailbirdr 


Poor  Norma  Drake!  She  had 
given  freely  without  counting 
the  cost.  Now  she  was  facing 
woman's  supreme  test  —  only  to 
find  that  the  man  she  had  lovedi 
too  well  was  about  to  cheat  her, 
as'  he  had  so  often  cheated! 
society. 

For  "Gentleman  Jim  Warren", 
who  lived  by  his  wits,  was  not 
only  a  crook,  but  a  coward. 

She  had  counted  on  him — his 
protection  —  his  name.  Instead 
she  found  herself  deserted  at  the 
most  crucial  moment  of  her  life 

Violently  she  turned  on  him—] 


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Scenes  like  this  are  what  make  Max  Marcin^s  play 

ILENCE"" 


The  mighty  drama  that  held  New  York  audiences  spellbound  during 
the  past  year,  has  come  to  the  screen  to  duplicate  its  astounding 
success  on  the  stage.  H,  B.  WARNER  and  a  powerful  cast  will 
thrill  millions  in  Beulah  Marie  Dix'  superb  adaptation  of  Max  Marcin's 
Broadway  hit. 

A  RUPERT  JULIAN  PRODUCTION 
Presented  by  CECIL  B.  DeMILLE 


Tor  Release   by   PRODUCERS   DISTRIBUTING   CORPORATION 


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jI.  XXXIV  No.  44 


Sunday,  November  22,  1925 


Price  25  Cents 


May  Refund  Tax 

(ise   Involving    Excess    Profits    Im- 
post Opens  Road  Toward  Read- 
justment   in    Many    Cases 

Washington — Amusement  corpora- 
Ins  which  during  the  life  of  the 
:;ess  profits  tax  were  subject  to  that 
i:tion  of  the  law  will  be  interested 
,  a  decision  just  rendered  by  the 
[ard  of  Tax  Appeals  holding  that 
[deral  tax  payments  as  well  as  all 
:ier  taxes,  and  including  assess- 
ints  of  deficiencies  for  prior  years, 
1  current  expenses  and  do  not  af- 
it  the  invested  capital. 
The  case  arose  out  of  an  assess- 
]nt  by  the  Commissioner  of  In- 
mal  Revenue  of  additional  taxes 
Is  year  for  deficiency  in  tax  in  1919. 
te  regulations  of  the  bureau  pro- 
it  that  additional  assessments  of 
t'css  profits  taxes  should  reduce  the 
.payer's  invested  capital  for  the 
',  r  to  which  the  assessment  applied, 
(Continued  on  Page    2) 


Discounts  Ufa  Tangle 

Volflf  M.  Henius,  New  York  corre- 
;  indent  of  the  "Lichtbildbuehne," 
(Berlin,  received  the  following  ca- 
>  yesterday  relative  to  the  recent 
[nes  cable  which  purported  to  trace 
I  influence  of  American  companies 
1  the  Ufa: 

Article  senseless.  Is  based  upon 
ised  information  of  a  Berlin  news- 
I'er.  Ufa  still  good  for  any  amount 
■  uired.  Ridiculous  to  discuss 
^lerican  influence.  Production  has 
I    come  to  an  end." 


Features  Reviewed 

„.  Page 

The   Big   Parade 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer    6 

Lord  Jim 

Paramount    6 

The  Clash  of  the  Wolves 

Warners 6 

Stella   Dallas 

United  Artists    6 

The    Ancient    Highway 

Paramount     7 

Bright    Lights 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer      7 

Two-Fisted    Jones 

Universal     7 

The    Eagle 

United  Artists    7 

Stage   Struck 

Paramount 10 

No  Man's   Law 

Film  Booking  Offices 10 

Heartless    Husbands 

Madoc    Sales — State   Rights    ....    10 
One  of  the   Bravest 

Gotham — State    Rights    10 

Morals   for    Men 

Tiffany — State     Rights     11 

The    Shadow    of    the    Mosque 

Usa  Film  Dist. — State  Rights   ..11 
Simon    the    Jester 

Prod.    Dist.    Corp H 

Wages   for   Wives 

,  Fox     11 

short  Subjects    12 

I 


New   Gov't   Charge 

Trade    Commission    Alleges    Famous 

Changed  Its  Plea  Between  Filing 

of  First  and  Second  Brief 

Washington — Charges  that  Fa- 
mous changed  its  plea  between  the 
filing  of  its  first  brief  on  Nov.  2  and 
its  second  on  Nov.  16  were  made  by 
counsel  for  the  Federal  Trade  Com- 
mission in  a  brief  filed  yesterday. 

The  brief  is  in  answer  to  the 
charges  made  by  Famous  in  its  reply 
to  the  Commission  counsel's  first 
brief  in  which  the  Commission  was 
asked  to  issue  an  order  requiring  the 
respondents  to  separate  their  exhib- 
iting activities  from  those  of  produc- 
tion and  distribution. 

The  respondents,  who  are  charged 
with  conspiracy  to  form  a  monopoly 
(Continued  on  Page     2) 


3,000    Seater   for    Passaic 

Passaic,  N.  J. — A.  Ginsberg,  archi- 
tect and  builder,  has  completed  plans 
for  a  3,000  seat  theater  to  be  built  on 

Main  St. 


Goldwyn  Leaving  for  Hollywood 

Samuel  Goldwyn  leaves  for  Holly- 
wood on  Sunday.  He  will  return  in 
four  weeks. 


Big  Pictures  Do 

Big  Business 

The  Apollo,  where  "Stella 
Dallas"  is  playing,  is  turning 
crowds  away.  Tickets  have  al- 
ready reached  the  hands  of 
speculators. 

Before  the  matinee  opened 
yesterday  at  the  Astor,  the  en- 
tire theater  had  been  sold  out 
for  "The  Big  Parade." 


MacLean  Returning  West 
Douglas  MacLean  is  en  route  to 
Los  Angeles.  He  left  a  few  days 
ago  but  will  spend  some  time  en 
route.  Immediately  on  his  return, 
MacLean  will  start  work  on  his 
second  for  Paramount.  Bogart 
Rogers  will  leave  Chicago  in  a  few 
days. 


DeMille,  Collings,  Katterjohn  Leave 

Los  Angeles — William  de  Mille, 
who  has  just  completed  "The  Splen- 
did Crime;"  Pierre  Collings,  scena- 
rio writer,  and  Monte  Katterjohn 
are  en  route  to  New  York,  arriv- 
ing Monday  morning,  De  Mille 
carrying  a   print  of  his  new   feature. 


Great  Pictures 


By  DANNY 


Two  of  them — in  the  same  week— "The  Big  Parade"  and 
'Stella  Dallas" — and  as  a  result  the  newspaper  critics  of  the  big 
metropolitan  dailies.  Are  on  the  ropes.  Their  store  of  adjectives 
worn  out ;  unable  to  find  words  which  fitly  describe  these  two 
magnificent  pictures.  And  we  are  with  them.  Spent  ten  minutes 
trying  to  find  the  right  way  to  word  these  reviews.  And  now 
realize  how  pitifully  words  fail  to  express  what  we  feel.  Of  each 
of  them. 

DIFFERENT  TYPES  OF  PICTURES 
Don't  ask  which  is  better ;  which  is  greater ;  which  will  get 
you  the  most  money?  Don't  ask  which  has  the  best  box  office 
possibilities.  No  one  on  earth  can  tell  you.  The  man  who  tries 
will  give  yoti  only  his  individual  opinion.  And  that  is  all  he 
can  do.  They  are  so  different  in  type,  so  diflferent  in  their  appeal, 
that  if  they  played  in  adjoining  theaters  they  could  easily  fill  each 
house  nightly  and  still  have  a  great  carry  over  audience. 

The  great  difference  between  these  two  produc- 
tions is  that  "Stella  Dallas"  appeals  chiefly  to  women; 
and  "The  Big  Parade"  is  essentially  a  man's  picture. 
Now  a  lot  of  folks.    Who  have  watched  the  business.    Insist 

(Continued  on  Page  3) 


20  Houses  in  Merger 

Y.    and    F.    Enterprises   and   Joelson 

and  Grossman  Form  Tri-Boro 

Theaters — Four  Building 

The  Y.  and  F.  Enterprises,  com- 
posed of  Harman  Yaflfa  and  E.  N. 
Friedberger,  who  operate  eight  thea- 
ters on  Washington  Heights,  and  the 
Joelson  and  Grossman  interests, 
which  likewise  run  eight  local  thea- 
ters, have  merged  their  interests.  The 
result  is  the  formation  of  the  Tri^ 
Boro  Theaters,  Inc.,  with  the  follow- 
ing officers: 

E.  N.  Frieberger,  president;  Julius 
Joelson,  vice-president;  Henry  Gross- 
man, treasurer,  and  Harmon  Yaflfa, 
secretary. 

The  new  company  controls  the  fol- 
lowing theaters  in  Manhattan:  Goth- 
am,   Washington,    Majestic,    Heights, 

(Continued  on  Page     2) 


Four  On  East  Side  Building 
Steiner  &  Blinderman  have  four 
theaters  under  construction  on  the 
lower  East  Side.  The  Rivington  St. 
and  Ave.  B  houses  open  in  the 
Spring. 


Than  ks giving 

Suggestions  for  Thanksgiving 
Day  as  contained  in  "The 
Close-Up,"  house  organ  of  the 
Paramount  theater  department: 

Corn  sheaf  for  lobby  display, 
with  large,  ripe  pumpkin  un- 
derneath. 

*  ♦     ♦     ♦ 
Thanksgiving   stage  number, 

using  scarecrow  ballet  arrange- 
ment, stage  set  as  farmyard 
scene  with  full  autumn  moon. 
Or  tableau,  using  famous  pic- 
ture of  Pilgrims  going  to 
church.  This  is  an  easy  num- 
ber to  stage  if  costumes  are 
obtainable. 

*  ♦     ♦     * 

Screen  trailer  or  ornamented 
slides  giving  thanks  for  patron- 
age and  using  the  line:  "The 
happy  hours  spent  here  are  but 
the  forerunners  of  the  many 
other  good  times  in  store  for 
you." 

*  *    *    ♦ 

Thanksgiving  cut  ornaments 
in  newspaper  advertising. 

*  *     ♦     * 

Card  with  Thanksgiving  mes- 
sage in  front  of  the  theater. 

*  if       *       if 

Use  Thanksgiving  message  in 
all  mailing  list  literature. 


THE 


-^^ 


DAILV 


Vol. XXXIV No.  44    Sunday  Nov.  22, 1925   Price2SCents 


Goypright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
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J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager; Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor; 
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New  York,  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  39S0.  London  Representative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  58, 
Great  Marlborough  St.,  London,  W.  1.  Paris 
Representative,  La  Cinematographic  Fran- 
caise,   5,    Rue    Saulnier. 


Quotations 


(These   quotations    are 
High 


Balaban  &  Katz  . 
Eastman  Kodak  . . 
Famous  Players  . . . 

F.    P.    Pfd 

Film     Inspection 
Fox    Film    "A"    .  . 
Fox  Theaters  "A" 
Loew's,     Inc.      . . . , 
Metro-Gold.    Pfd.     , 
M.   P.  Cap.  Corp.   . 
Pathe   Exch.    "A"    . 
Skouras     Bros. 
Universal   Pictures 
Univ.    Pict.    Pfd.    .  . 
Warner  Bros.   "A" 
Warner    B.    Pict. 


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.106-^ 
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.        5^2 

.  81^ 

.  28J^ 

.  39J4 

.  23!4 

.  1854 

.  78/2 

.  60 


20 


as    of    Friday) 
Low    Close      Sales 

Not   quoted 

llOfi  110J4  1.200 
10454  10454  3,500 
115^  115^  100 
SVa,  S'A  1,000 
8154  400 
2754  7,000 
39!^  1,700 
23K  200 
185^  100 
77  600 

60         

Not    quoted 

Not   quoted 

1954       300 

Not    quoted 


81 
27 
39y2 

233/8 

185^ 

77 

60 


19  54 


M-G-M    to   Make   "Back   Slapper" 

Los  Angeles — Frederic  and  Fanny 
Hatton  will  adapt  "The  Back  Slap- 
per," by  Paul  Dickey  and  Mann 
Page,  for  M-G-M. 


20   Houses  in  Merger 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 

Gem,  Palace  and  Garden.  In  the 
Bronx:  Ritz,  Belmont,  Crescent, 
Melrose  and  McKinley  Square.  In 
Brooklyn:  Parthenon,  Glenwood, 
Wyckoff  and  Irving.  Six  of  this 
number  seat  600  and  the  others  all 
over  1,000.  The  largest  in  the  cir- 
cuit is  the  Gotham,  which  seats  2,200. 

Four  new  houses  in  course  of  con- 
struction are  the  Knickerbocker, 
and  Starr,  Brooklyn;  United,  Myrtle 
and  Hudson,  Brooklyn;  the  new  181st 
St.  Theater,  181st.  at  St.  Nicholas 
Ave.,  and  the  Lido,  170th  St.  and 
Broadway. 

Yaffa  and  Joelson  will  buy  prod- 
uct for  the  combined  theaters.  The 
former  stated  yesterday  the  deal  was 
not  to  be  construed  as  a  booking 
combine   in   any  manner. 


Educational  Preparing 

In  line  with  "Laugh  Month,"  Edu- 
cational is  pushing  work  on  several 
new  comedies  so  that  they  can  be 
released  in  time. 


Davis    Line-up    for    "Laugh    Month" 

Davis  Dist.  Division  has  lined  up 
the  following  for  "Laugh  Month"  for 
release  through  Vital   Exchanges: 

"Hey  Fellas,''  "Saturday,"  "Free  Flies." 
"The  Tin  Hoss.''  "What  Price  Orphan," 
"The  Klynick,"  "Six  Faces  West,"  "Ring- 
ling's  Rivals"  and  several  others,  titles  of 
which  are  not  yet  ready.  The  "Sheiks  and 
.Shebas''  comedies  available  are,  "Peggy  the 
Vamp."  "Peggy  in  a  Pinch,"  "Peggy's  Put- 
ters." "Peggy's  Pests,"  "Peggy's  Heroes" 
"Peggy's    Helpers"    and    "Peggy's    Reward." 


F.  B.  O.  Sales  Promotions 

The  following  promotions  in  the 
F  B.  O.  Sales  Department  were  an- 
nounced vesterday:: 

Max  Fader  has  been  placed  in 
charge  of  the  Contract  Department. 
Ed  McGuire  has  been  promoted  to 
succeed  Fader  in  charge  of  the  Con- 
tract Record  Department. 


When  you  think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Picture 

and  Theatrical  insurance  for 

the  past  fifteen  years. 

Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C. 

Bryant  3040 


New   Gov't   Charge 

(Continued   from   Page    1) 

in  the  film  industry,  asserted  that  the 
evidence  did  not  show  that  they  had 
done  so  and  that,  in  fact,  a  monopoly 
in  the  industry  was  impossible.  They 
also  declared  that  the  ownership  of 
theaters  by  a  producing  company 
was  justifiable  as  a  means  of  selling 
the  manufacturer's  product  to  the 
ultimate  consumer  without  the  use 
of  middlemen.  In  his  brief  yester- 
day the  Commission's  counsel 
charges  that  the  "surreptitious" 
change  of  pleas  occurred  when  the 
amended  brief  of  the  respondents 
failed  to  show  charges  of  bad  faith 
on  the  part  of  the  examiner  and  chief 
counsel  for  the  Commission  which 
appeared  in  the  earlier  copy. 

The  Government  brief  is  the  last 
to  be  submitted  before  the  final  hear- 
ing takes  place  in  Washington  on 
Tuesday. 


for  that 

SPECIAL  PRESENTATION 

FLAGS  &  BANNERS 

HENRY  JACKSON 

141  Fulton  St.  New  York 


May   Refund  Tax 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
while  the  taxpayer  claimed  that  the 
payment  was  an  expense  for  the  year 
in  which  made  and  should  not  affect 
the  invested  capital  of  the  previous 
year.  The  board  ruled  in  favor  of  the 
taxpayer,  holding  that  the  regulations 
in   question   were   erroneous. 

It  is  understood  that  this  decision 
is  one  of  the  most  far-reaching  yet 
rendered  by  the  board  and  that 
thousands  of  corporations  which  were 
subject  to  the  excess  profits  tax  dur- 
ing its  life  will  be  able  to  file  appli- 
cations for  refund,  if  the  commis- 
sioner acquiesces  in  the  decision  or, 
as  it  is  very  likely  he  will  do,  he 
carries  the  case  to  the  courts  which, 
in  turn,  uphold  the  board. 

The  determination  of  invested  capi- 
tal is  one  of  the  most  important 
points  in  assessing  the  excess  profits 
tax,  since  the  corporation  is  permit- 
ted an  exemption  of  10  per  cent  on 
its  invested  capital  and  any  action 
which  tends  to  reduce  the  amount  of 
invested  capital  results  in  increasing 
the  tax  through  a  corresponding  re- 
duction in  the  amount  of  exemption 


"U"   Promotes   Alexander 

Leroy  W.  Alexander,  Universal's 
general  manager  in  Chicago,  has  been 
made  an  assistant  sales  director  in 
the  western  division  with  supervision 
over  Chicago,  Milwaukee,  Minneapo- 
lis, Des  Moines,  Sioux  Falls  and 
Omaha. 

W.  E.  Truog  has  been  given  a  new 
assignment  in  the  South,  covering  In- 
dianapolis, Cincinnati,  St.  Louis  and 
Kansas  City. 


Exhibit    at    Sesqui-Centennial 

Philadelphia — One  of  the  exhibits 
at  the  Sesqui-Centennial  next  year 
will  be  representative  of  the  indus- 
try. Mayor  Kendrick,  following  up 
a  suggestion  made  to  Jules  E.  Mast- 
baum,  was  informed  yesterday  that 
a  site  for  the  proposed  buildings  had 
been   selected. 


Brown  in  Atlanta 

Atlanta — Colvin    W.    Brown    of    F. 
B.   O.   was  here  yesterday. 


GOWNS'-UNIFORMS 


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WANTED 
Stenographer,   male   or   female. 
Must  know  how  to  patch  and 
handle  film. 

'Phone   Bryant  8181 


LITTLE  GIRL'S  LAUGH 
7>  -  He 

January  Is  Laugh  Month 


Sunday,  November  22,  19;^ 

Peggy   Joyce   Here 

Peggy  Hopkins  Joyce  arrived 
terday   from    Europe   on    the    Ma 
tania. 


A 

BABY'S  LAUGH 

A    -    -    GOO 

January  Is  Laugh  Month 

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DAILY 


I 


Great  Pictures 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 


of  money. 
No  doubt 
For  a  lot  of 


it  a  picture  built  for  women.     Always  gets  a  lot 
id  if  they  are  properly  made  this  usually  works  out. 

that.     And  so   "Stella   Dallas' 

mey.    Certainly  it  deserves  it. 

But  that  doesn't  mean  that  "The  Big  Parade"  is  vastly  dif- 
ent— just  because  its  appeal  lies  otherwise.  This  one  will  also 
t  a  lot  of  money  at  the  box  office.  Its  appeal  is  broad ;  wide, 
d  certain.  The  American  Legion  alone  will  bring  a  fortune  to 
;  picture  theaters  over  this  country.  That  is  certain. 
AS   TO   AUDIENCES 

The  great  army  of  boys  who  love  war  stuff  and  pictures.  Will 
nt  to  see  "The  Big  Parade"  and  their  mothers — and  many  of 
;ir  sisters — will  want  to  see  "Stella  Dallas."  So  there  you  are. 
yht  where  you  started.    Each  picture  will  have  a  definite  appeal. 

of  its  own. 

"The  Big  Parade"  will  be  road  shown.    So  picture  houses  will 
;  get  it  for  some  time.  No  selling  arrangements  have  been  made 
United  Artists  on  "Stella  Dallas."     The  general  release  date 
bends  largely  on  the  duration  of  the  New  York  run. 

INDEPENDENTS  AND  INDEPENDENTS 

Joe  Schenck  talking: 

"If  you  carefully  analyze  the  pictures  produced  by  so-called 
independents  you  will  realize  that  they  have  not  in  a  great  meas- 
ure contributed  to  the  number  of  good  pictures  produced  during 
past  few  years.  In  my  opinion  they  have  always  decreased  the 
percentage  of  good  pictures  produced  thus  creating  impression 
that  pictures  have  not  improved  in  artistry  and  entertainment 
value.  A  majority  of  those  so-called  independent  producers  are 
a  distinct  detriment   to  picture   business." 

This  has  long  been  Schenck's  idea.  It  is  quite  true  that 
jny  pictures  made  by  "independent"  producers  have  been  poor. 

so  have  many  of  the  pictures  turned  out  by  the  larger  com- 
ics. Where  the  great  trouble  arises  is  that  Mr.  Exhibitor 
s  that  he  has  a  greater  chance  on  the  average,  of  securing  a 
erally  good  line  from  one  of  the  larger  companies  than  one  of 
smaller  "independents."    To  many  exhibitors.     It  is  the  aver- 

which  counts.     When  an  "independent"  producer  releases  a 

•th-while  picture  he  gets  money  for  it.     Not  as  much,  perhaps, 

is  entitled  to,  but  still  real  money.     Which  doesn't  mean 

t  Mr.   Exhibitor  will  turn  his  playing  schedule  upside  down 

nake  room  for  it.     But  broadly  speaking  it  gets  playing  time. 

DEMILLE  AND  LUBITSCH 

With  "independent"  companies.  No  question  about  that. 
i)itsch  gets  playing  time.  No  doubt  about  that.  DeMille  also. 
:re  was  a  lot  of  noise  from  the  Coast.  That  the  DeMille  latest 
le  Road  to  Yesterday"  was  being  shut  out  of  Famous'  big 
ses  in  California.  Famous  declares  it  isn't  so,  and  the  picture 
ooked  for  one  of  their  Broadway  houses.  If  it  does  business 
nil  doubtless  get  a  booking  over  their  circuit.  At  least  that 
mat  it  looks  like. 

THE  KINGS  HAVE  IT 

Two  great  pictures.  Each  made  by  a  King.  "Stella 
x.s"  by  Henry  King.    "The  Big  Parade"  by  King 
And  each  King  proves  himself  a  king  indeed. 
PATHE    NEWS 
only  had  a  great  celebration.     Of  its  15th  anniversary, 
erem    Manny  '  Cohen  got  in  the  limelight  for  the  first  time— 
.  terribly  modest— but  on  top  of  that  Pathe  issued  a  special 
klet,  of  unusual  size,  telling  of  what  Pathe  News  is  doing 
It  IS  some  booklet.     All  in  all  a  great  celebration  for  Pathe 
a  deserving  one. 

"OH,  BOY!" 
Written  by  a  film  salesman,  and  offered  with  sincere  apologies 

you  have  worked  like  h all  week  conscientiously, 

e^seen  every  exhibitor  on  your  list  for  the  week,  talked  your 


Dallas' 
Vidor. 

Not 


vs. 


iriggs : 

After 


you  have  been  told  by  each  and  every  one  of  them  that  they  had 
no  time  open  for  two  months  and  your  manager  has  been  wiring 
you  to  send  in  your  contracts  because  the  Home  Office  was 
hounding  them  for  business,  after  you  have  received  word  that 
if  you  do  not  make  good  this  week  you  will  have  to  look  for 
another  job  and  you  know  that  your  wife  and  baby  depend  upon 
you  for  what  you  make  to  get  by  on  and  you  have  given  up  the 
week  as  a  terribly  hard  one  with  not  one  dollar's  worth  of  busi- 
ness, you  climb  aboard  a  train  bound  for  the  office  and  who 
should  you  meet  but  an  old  friend  of  yours  who  was  one  of  the 
biggest  exhibitors  in  the  territory  and  bound  for  your  office  and 
right  there  on  the  train  you  sign  him  up  for  every  picture  you 
have,  making  the  week  a  corking  good  one — OH  BOY!  WHAT 
A  GRAND  AND  GLORIOUS  FEELING. 
SCENARIO  SCHOOLS 
The  Hays  office  has  issued  a  pamphlet.  For  scenario  writers. 
Which  tells  certain  facts  of  what  should  go  into  scenarios.    And 


's'    head  off  trying  to  prove  to  him 


which,  incidentally,  should  check  a  lot  of  would  be  writers  from 
getting  into  the  hands  of  certain  "schools"  which  have  practically 
no  usefulness.  Not  that  there  aren't  some  good  scenario  schools. 
There  are.     But  they  are  rare. 

FLORIDA  REAL  ESTATE 

Attracting  a  lot  of  picture  folk.  Not  only  exhibitors,  but 
salesmen  and  others.  Are  giving  up  their  old  calling.  And  flock- 
ing into  Florida,  to  deal  in  real  estate.  So  far  none  have  returned 
— so  the  jury  is  still  out. 

THE  WEEK 

Monday:  So  Jack  Woody  is  out  of  Associated.  Well,  well: 
that  is  a  surprise.  Looked  like  a  fixture.  More  talk  of  the  United 
Artists — M.-G.-M.  deal.  Distribution  only.  And  Joe  Schenck  says 
U.  A,  will  always  be  "open  door"  for  worthwhile  independent  pro- 
ducers. Good.  "Ten  Commandments"  doing  great  business  all 
over.  Why  Not?  It  deserves  it.  Tuesday:  Eyton  leaves  Holly- 
wood and  Famous  will  use  him  abroad.  "Stella  Dallas"  a  great 
hit.  Why  Not?  Fox  Theater  stock  oversubscribed.  Exhibitors 
wire  Chaplin  to  keep  out  of  big  merger.  Statistics  show  Brooklyn 
has  more  picture  houses  than  Manhattan.  Not  Surprising,  More 
people  over  there.  Wednesday:  Loew's  financial  statement 
"good  will'  item  off.  Imagine  a  Film  Company  without  a  penny 
charged  to  "good  will"?  Most  surprising.  Lasky  starts  unit  plan 
of  production.  Should  have  happened  long  ago.  Mae  Murray 
not  to  go  to  Berlin,  will  work  here.  Thursday:  Ind.  Prod,  get  over 
$15,000  back  from  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  A.  And  $25,000  additional  prom- 
ised cancelled.  Lot  of  independents  will  feel  glad  to  kill  those 
notes.  "The  Big  Parade"  opens.  Friday :  New  York  newspaper 
critics  rave  over  "Big  Parade."  Burkan  goes  to  Coast.  Will 
have  a  finger  in  the  M.-G.-M.-United  deal.'  Fox  reported  to  have 
the  Whitehurst  chain  in  Baltimore.  Pennsylvania  theaters  affected 
by  coal  strike.  Saturday:  Twenty  local  houses  combine.  In- 
teresting. The  problem  of  reducing  overhead  through  joint  oper- 
ation is  getting  serious  attention.  If  a  Federal  Court  upholds  a 
ruling  involving  excise  profits  taxes  many  companies  may  get  a 
refund.  Maybe  that  wouldn't  interest  some. 
PLUNKETT   CLEVER 

Joe  Plunkett  of  the  Strand,  Broadway,  was  at  lunch  at  the 
Astor  when  Marcus  Loew  arrived  Friday.  As  he  passed  the  table 
Joe  said :  "Say,  I'd  like  to  buy  the  New  Jersey  rights  for  "The 
Big  Parade."  Loew  smiled.  "They  aren't  for  sale,"  he  said,  "not 
yet." 

THE  NO-DOUGH  FILM  COMPANY 

Every  once  in  awhile  someone  promotes  an  idea  of  what  a 

company  should  do,  or  will  do.     Many  of  th^se  promotions  have 

occurred  at  the  Astor  Hotel.  The  result  is  that  yesterday  Plunkett 

and  several  of  his  lunch  associates  organized  the  No-Dough  Film 

your  product  is  there,  and  Co.    All  special  promotions  will  be  handled  by  this  organization. 


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your  programs  and  your  exploi- 
tation for  the  biggest  Comedy 
month  in  screen  history! 

laugh  a  day  will  keep  Old  Man 
Gloom — and  the  doctor — away. 


ot  even  Father's  Christmas  bills 
can  hurt  your  business  ir  you 
make  your  patrons  LAUGH. 

nless  you  advertise  your  Com- 
edies, how  can  you  expect  them 
to  build  more  business  for  you? 


dded  Profit  from  Short  Subjects 
is.  the  Velvet  that  swells  the  old 
bank  roll. 


eal  Showmanship  makes  money 
out  of  every  unit  on  the  program. 


ou  can  make  your  share  of 
Added  Profit  by  boosting*  your 
Whole  Show. 


n  every  city,  town  and  hamlet 
picture  fans  will  be  looking  for 
Comedies  in  January. 

tart  the  New  Year  right  by 
giving  them  the  laughs,  and 
watch  your  box-office  grin,  too. 


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augh  and  be  happy — a  fine  ap- 
peal to  make  to  your  patrons 
in  Laugh  Month,  or  any  other 
month. 

n  audience  that  goes  out  laugh- 
ing and  happy  is  sure  to  come 
back. 

nless  you  give  them  a  good 
laugh,  you  have  not  given  them 
a  good  all-round  show. 

et  behind  the  Laugh  Month  idea 
by  booking  Comedies  now  for 
a  four-week  Comedy  Carnival. 

appy  patrons  are  your  best 
business  bet — and  Laughs  bring 
happiness. 


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any  of  the  best  theatres  will  play 
All  Comedy  Bills  in  January. 
You  ought  to  book  one  or  two 
All-Laugh  Programs— NOW. 

n  every  program  for  the  month 
have  at  least  one  good  Comedy. 

ow  is  the  time  to  begin  laying 
your  plans  for  this  big  Short 
JFeatures  event. 

ell  your  patrons  about  every 
Comedy  you  play.  And  tell  it 
extra  loud  in  January. 

ere  is  the  trade-mark  that  stands 
for  the  best  line-up  of  Comedies 
for  Laugh  Month — and  for  the 
whole  year. 


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Sunday,  November  22,  IS 


John  Gilbert  in 

'The  Big  Parade" 

Melro-Goldivyn-Mayer 

THEY  HAVEN'T  COINED  THE 
WORDS  WHICH  PROPERLY 
AND  FITLY  DESCRIBE  THIS 
TREMENDOUS  PRODUCTION 
—GET  IT  OR  REGRET  IT. 

Cast.  ..  .John  (iillx-rt  has  the  lead 
and  does  splendidly  but  the  out- 
standing characters  presented  by 
Renee  Adoree  and  Karl  Dane  pret- 
ty nearly  steal  the  picture  from  Gil- 
bert. Tom  O'Brien,  as  Gilbert's 
pal,  fine.     Others  unimportant. 

Type  of  Story.  .Coi.iH'd\-  drama,  plus 
everything  else  you  can  imagine. 
The  story  is  the  thinnest  of  thin 
things — a  rich  man's  son  enlists  in 
the  Army  and  goes  to  France, 
falls  in  love  with  a  French  girl,  re- 
turns to  get  her  when  the  war  is 
over.  That  is  all  there  is  to  the 
story,  but  upon  this  thread  Lau- 
rence Stallings,  King  Vidor  and 
Harry  Behn,  the  scenario  writer, 
have  built  one  of  the  greatest  ve- 
hicles that  has  ever  found  its  way 
to  the  screen.  Tt  pulsates  with 
life — you  laugh  and  cry  and  cheer 
and  thrill — and  when  it  is  all  over 
you  wonder  why  on  earth  other 
war  pictures  were  ever  made.  "The 
Big  Parade"  is  the  greatest  human 
document  ever  filmed  with  the 
Great  War  as  a   background. 

King  Vidor's  direction  is  so  per- 
fect that  Vidor  automatically  steps 
into  the  front  rank  of  great  direct- 
ors of  the  day.  "The  Big  Parade" 
does  for  him  what  "The  Covered 
Wagon"  did  for  Jimmie  Cruze. 

Box    Office    Angle Every    family 

that  sent  to  France  a  brother,  a  son, 
or  a  relative — and  that  means  prac- 
tically every  family  in  America — 
will  want  to  see  "The  Big  Parade" 
because  it  shows  what  our  boys 
went  through  in  that  hellish  period. 
It  is  so  true  to  life  that  every  one 
connected  with  the  Great  War  will 
enjoy  it.  It  is  otherwise  essential- 
ly a  man's  picture. 

Exploitation.  . .  .When  the  newspaper 
critics  and  magazine  writers  get 
through  raving  over  "The  Big  Pa- 
rade" sufificient  publicity  for  this 
attraction  will  have  reached  your 
community.  Anticipation  and  de- 
sire will  easily  be  stimulated.  On 
top  of  this  a  trailer  will  surely 
bring  them  back.  Besides  you  have 
some  splendid  names  to  use.  Don't 
hesitate  to  go  the  limit  on  prom- 
ises. This  is  one  of  the  biggest  box 
office  attractions  ever  coming  your 
way. 

Direction    King   Vidor;   superb 

Author Laurence  Stallings 

Scenario  Harry  Behn 

Cameraman    John  Arnold 

Photography    Gorgeous 

Locale. .!..  .Small  American  town — 
France. 

Length  12.550  feet 


"Lord  Jim" 

Paramount 

UNHAPPY  THEME  WITH 
WHAT  APPEARS  TO  BE  AN 
UNHAPPY  ENDING.  STORY 
NEVER  STRIKES  A  BRIGHT 
SPOT. 

Cast ....  Percy  Marmont.  as  the  vic- 
tim of  circumstances  that  make  him 
a  wanderer,  fails  to  rally  from  the 
unhappy  depths.  The  role  won't 
permit  it.  Fills  the  part  adequately 
but  it  holds  him  down.  Raymond 
Hatton,  as  a  white  derelict  in  a 
tropical  country,  gives  the  out- 
standing performance.  Shirley  Ma- 
son is  the  heroine.  Noah  Beery  and 
Jules  Cowles  a  ferocious  looking 
pair  of  villains.  Others  Joseph 
Dowling,  Nick  de  Ruiz.  J.  Gunnis 
Davis,  Duke  Kahanamoku,  George 
Magrill. 

Type  of  Story Urania;   adaiiud 

from  Joseph  Conrad's  novel.  Man- 
slaughter galore  is  to  be  found  in 
"Lord  Jim,"  a  highly  popular  Con- 
rad novel  that  might  have  made 
first  rate  reading  but  it  comes 
through  as  a  dull  succession  of  kill- 
ings on  the  screen.  It  has  an  at- 
mosphere of  monotony  and  an  un- 
happy hero  who  never  rises  above  [ 
the  yoke  of  his  unfortunate  circum- 1 
stances.  Lord  Jim  starts  off  an  un- 
happy hero  and  he  dies  (to  all  ap- 
pearances) in  his  sweetheart's  arms. 
The  theme  is  more  than  likely  to 
prove  too  heavy  for  the  majority. 
There  isn't  a  bit  of  relief  to  this 
tense  atmosphere.  Misfortune  up- 
on misfortune  is  hero's  lot  and  the 
slayings  are  numerous  and  varied 
in  their  execution.  Director  Victor 
Fleming  has  succeeded,  and  in  fact 
too  well,  in  bringing  out  the  hum- 
drum monotony  of  hero's  existence 
.Story:  Innocent  Jim  is  brand..! 
as  a  deserter  of  his  ship.  As  a 
result  he  is  an  outcast  in  so- 
ciety. In  a  native  village  on  the 
Malay  coast  he  strives  to  "come 
back."  He  secures  the  favor  of  the 
native  ruler  and  is  called  Lord  Jim. 
He  falls  in  love  with  a  native  girl. 
When  Jim's  kindness  of  heart  al- 
lows a  pirate  band  to  depart  the 
ruler's  son  is  killed  and  Jim's  life 
is  the  forfeit. 

Box  Office  Angle.... Too  heavy  and 

unhappy  atmosphere  is  not  apt  to 
appeal  to  the  majority.  There  will 
l)e  those  to  whom  this  type  of  story 
will  appeal  but  they  are  the  minor- 
ity. 

Exploitation . . .  Perhaps  the  fact  that 
•  it  is  a  Joseph  Conrad  story  will  give 
"Lord  Jim,"  as  a  picture,  a  certain 
prestige.  It  should.  And  Conrad 
admirers  are  more  than  likely  to 
want  to  see  the  picture.  They  may 
be  disappointed.  You  have  Percy 
Marmont's  name  to  use. 

Direction  Victor  Fleming; 

not  always  in  good  judgment. 

Author    Joseph   Conrad 

Scenario    John   Russell 

Cameraman  Faxon  Dean 

Photogfraphy    Good 

Locale   At  sea; 

Malay  village. 
Length    6,702  feet. 


Rin-T in-Tin   in 

"The  Clash  of  the  Wolves' 

Warner  Brothers 

RIN-TIN-TIN  SAVES  THE  FILM 
FROM  BEING  A  TOTAL  LOSS. 
POOREST  STORY  AND  CAST 
THEY  HAVE  YET  GIVEN 
HIM.     RAGGED    DIRECTION. 

Star This  police  dog  oflfers  his 

usual  brand  of  intelligent  work.  His 
canine  sincerity  almost  makes  you 
forget  the  cheapness  of  the  story. 

Cast June     Marlowe    does    her 

best  with  a  flimsy  part.  Charles 
Farrell,  a  newcomer  .plays  the  hero 
with  a  slight  awkwardness.  Too 
young  and  schoolboy-like — even  for 
a  tenderfoot  prospector.  Pat 
Hartigan  as  the  claim-jumping 
villain  is  the  only  member  of  the 
cast  who  gives  a  business-like  per- 
formance. Heinie  Conklin  as  a 
half-wit  ranch  helper  offers  a  brand 
of  comedy  that  is  terrible — just 
that. 

Tyie    of    Story No    doubt    tiie 

author  is  chiefly  to  blame  for  fur- 
nishing a  script  that  is  a  mixture 
of  dizzy  melodrama,  burlesque,  car- 
icature— anything  in  fact  far  re- 
moved from  reality.  Director  Noel 
Smith  struggled  bravely  with  it. 
He  deserves  credit  for  getting  over 
the  dog  sequences  with  a  snap  and 
a  punch.  The  rest  of  the  weak 
story  seemed  to  have  him  licked. 

It  tells  of  a  leader  of  a  wolf  pack 
who  becomes  the  faithful  dog  of 
the  lone  prospector  who  has  healed 
his  wounds.  His  master  Dave  dis- 
covers bora.x.  Hartigan,  a  fake 
chemist,  jumps  his  claim — and  tries 
to  steal  his  girl  on  a  neighboring 
ranch.  Old  stufT.  With  a  dog  like 
Rinty  it  could  have  been  made  in- 
teresting if  they  had  stuck  to  a 
straight  melodrama.  But  the  im- 
possible brand  of  comedy  and  far- 
fetched incidents  spoiled  the  story 
for  keeps.  For  instance,  there  is  a 
price  on  the  head  of  the  leader  of 
the  wolf  pack.  So  Dave  takes  him 
right  into  town  "disguised"  with 
false  whiskers  like  a  correspondence 
school  detective.  This  is  typical 
of  other  loose  bits.  But  for  Rin- 
Tin-Tin— nothing  but  praise.  He 
puts  up  some  great  battles  with 
the  villain.  These  fight  scenes 
stand  out.  Rinty  uncovers  some 
new  stunts,  such  as  taking  laced 
shoes  ofif  his  feet,  leading  a  pack 
of  "wolves,"  and  trailing  his  man 
like  a  human  sleuth. 

Box    Office    Angle Rin-Tin-Tin 

has  a  big  following.  Picture  just 
a  fair  program  number. 

Exploitation Surest    way    is    to 

use  a  German  police  dog  with  sign 
on  his  back.  You  can  boost 
Rinty's  work — but  go  light  on 
story. 

Direction    Noel    Smith; 

indififerent. 

Author    Charles   Logue 

Scenario Same 

Cameraman    Joe    Walker 

Photography    Fair 

Locale   West 

Length  6,478  feet 


"Stella  Dallas" 

I'rod.:  Samuel  Goldwyn 
Dist.:   United  Artists  Corp. 
VIVID,  COMPELLING  MOTB 
LOVE     STORY     PICTURIZ, 
FAR       BEYOND       ANYTHI 
LIKE    IT    THAT    WAS    EV  J 
BEFORE  ATTEMPTED.  MO  J 
POWERFUL  THAN  "HUM( . 
ESQUE." 

Cast Belle    Bennett,   hitherto    - 

rewarded,  comes  to  stellar  impi  - 
ance  through  her  great  work.    1 1 
Moran,   fresh,  sweet  and  appeal} 
as    her   daughter.      Ronald    Coin 
satisfactory.      Jean    Hersholt    c  ■ 
standing  and  Alice  Joyce  sweet. 
Type    of     Story.  ..  .Drama;     adai 
from  Olive  Higgins  Prouty's  nr 
of  the  same  name.     The  pictur 
tion    of    "Stella    Dallas"    under    • 
expert  handling  of  Henry  King  ■ 
comes   a   more   powerful,   more   • 
teresting  document  than   the   bo. 
Belle  Bennett  lives  the  part  of  S 
la    Dallas    superbl}'    and,    after   , 
the  entire  picture  is  based  upon   ; 
development  of  this  woman's  cli  • 
acter.     The   story  tells  of  the  g 
hood  of  Stella  in  a  mill  town  v. 
a  father  and  brothers  of  the  low 
type.      She   marries   Dallas,   refiv 
to  come  to  New  York  with  him 
cause  she  enjoys  t-lie  social  succi 
of  the  mill  town  and  will  not  m 
strangers    A  series  of  events  sho 
her    in    the    company    of    Hershi 
who  is  a  riding  master,  to  such  an  t 
tent  that  Dallas  feels  that  he  shot 
divorce  her.     She  refuses  and  gi^ 
her  life  to  the  development  of  1 
daughter.     Laurel,     only     to     fi 
eventually   that  she  is  the  great' 
obstacle   to    Laurel's    proper    see 
success.     In  the  end  she  agrees 
a  divorce,  allows  Laurel  to  feel  s 
is   marrying  the  riding  master  a 
paves  the  way  to  Laurel's  marria 
in  high  social  circles.     The  close 
the    picture    shows    Stella    peer! 
through     the     rain     watching     1 
daughter's    marriage. 

It  is  impossible  in  this  limit 
space  to  tell  of  the  splendid  dirt 
tion,  the  superb  acting  that  Hen 
King  and  Belle  Bennett  have  gi 
en  to  this  picture  which  undeniab 
is  one  of  the  outstanding  fine  pr 
ductions  of  the  year. 

Box  Office  Angle This  should  £1 

tract  tremendous  business  to  ti 
box  office,  first  because  it  deserv 
it  and  secondly  because  the  then 
of  mother  love,  when  properly  pr 
sented,  has  rarely  failed  to  develt 
real  business.  Fine  for  any  type 
house. 
Exploitation. . .  .Use  all  your  best  e 
forts  to  develop  the  mother  lo' 
theme  in  your  exploitation,  chief 
because  Belle  Bennett,  from  no. 
on,  will  have  a  definite  rating  as " 
great  performer,  but  who  today  ui 
fortunately  has  not  the  standii 
which  would  othewise  attract  ai 
mirers.  You  have  a  splendid  cas 
You  can  promise  the  usual  exce 
lent    Goldwyn    production. 

Direction    Henry  Kinj 

superb 

Author   Olive  Higgins  Prout 

Scenario Frances  Marie 

Cameraman    Arthur  Edeso 

Photography    Splendi 

Locale Mill  town  on  L. 

Length    About    10,000   fe*- 


THE 


iday,  November  22,  1925 


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DAILY 


The  Ancient  Highway" 

Paramount 
NADIAN  LUMBER  CAMP  AT- 
/lOSPHERE  PICTURESQUE. 
.OTS  OF  ACTION  AND 
HRILLS.  FINE  DIRECTION 
lND  cast  MAKE  ORDINARY 
,TORY    WORTH    WHILE. 

;t Jack  Holt  gives  a  character- 
tic  performance  in  a  part  that 
alls  for  a  lot  of  action.  Billie  Dove 
Jajs  the  heroine  charmingly.  Mon- 
(agu  Love  as  the  heavy  is  perfectly 
fast.  Support  has  been  well  picked 
is  to  types. 

pe  of  Story Melodrama  of  the 

Jorth  woods.  Adapted  from  the 
[ovel  by  James  Oliver  Curwood. 
The  picture  starts  off  with  a  fight 

I  the  office  of  the  rascally  finan- 
ier.  Jack  Holt's  father  had  been 
uined  by  him.  So  Jack  beats  him 
■p  by  way  of  evening  the  score.  It 
5  a  sizzle'  of  a  fight.  Events  bring 
he  hero  of  the  North  woods  where 
le  meets  Antoinette  who  owns  a 
■ig  interest  in  a  lumber  camp.  The 
inancier  is  trying  to  get  control  of 
he  property.  Holt  joins  the  camp 
!i  order  to  outwit  the  villain.  The 
atter  has  schemed  to  cause  a  jam 

II  the  spring  drive  of  logs.  Of 
iourse  everything  works  up  to  this 
ilimax.  When  the  drive  starts,  the 
lillain  has  his  men  dynamite  the 
liver  bank.  Great  scene  of  logs  pil- 
ig  up  in  gigantic  confusion.  Holt 
ynamites  the  jam.  Here  some 
ine  suspense  is  worked  up.  Holt's 
ssistant  gets  caught  between  two 
ogs.  Holt  goes  back  and  barely 
escues  him  as  the  explosion  oc- 
urs.  Here  several  fine  thrills  are 
taged  in  quick  succession.  The 
ero  is  seen  racing  down  the  rapids 
1  a  canoe  just  ahead  of  the  thun- 
dering logs.  Later  he  rescues  the 
;irl  who  has  been  caught  in  the 
apids.  Some  excellent  closeups  are 
k'orked  in  here.  The  rescue  is  made 
ery  tense  and  thrilling.  The  scenic 
hots  are  beautiful — even  for  the 
sforth  woods.  Irvin  Willat's  di- 
ection  throughout  is  of  a  high  or- 
ler.  The  plot  is  strikingly  similar 
o  that  of  "The  Knockout."  Pa- 
rens are  bound  to  notice  it  if  you 
pill  these  two  close  together.  But 
He  method  of  treatment  is  entirely 
lifferent.  The  cast  is  well  picked, 
nd  an  air  of  realism  is  injected  in- 
o  the  scenes  in  the  lumber  camp 
ly  little  touches  that  are  peculiar  to 
iVillat's  direction. 

X  Office  Angle ....  Outdoors  story 
—action — good  love  interest — a  pic- 
ure  that  will  go  over  well  in  any 
ocality. 

ploiltation. .  .Tie-up  with  bookstore 
)n  the  James  Oliver  Curwood  nov- 
:1.  Feature  Jack  Holt  and  Billie 
Dove,  who  make  a  very  appealing 
earn. 

rection   Irvin  Willat; 

ixcellent 

ithor James  Oliver  Curwood 

snario  James  S.  Hamilton, 

ive  Unsell 

meraman   Alfred   Gilks 

otography   Fine 

cale  North  woods 

ngth    6,034  feet 


Charles  Ray  and  Pauline  Starke  in 

"Bright  Lights" 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
ENTERTAINING  OFFERING 

THAT  HAS  PLEASING  COM- 
BINATION OF  ROMANCE 
AND  COMEDY.  CHARLIE 
RAY  DOING  ONE  OF  HIS 
OLD   TIME  "HICK"  ROLES. 

Stars Ray    and    Pauline    Starke 

share  equal  honors.  Both  do  fine 
work  and  are  sure  to  win  a  lot  of 
admiration  for  their  performances 
in  "Bright  Lights." 
Cast... No  one  else  has  much  chance 
with  Pauline  and  Ray  carrying  the 
principal  roles.  Lilyan  Tashman 
good  as  a  show  girl.  Lawford  Da- 
vidson and  Ned  Sparkes  suitable 
but  not  prominent  as  two  Broad- 
way Johns. 

Type  of  Story. ..  .Romantic-comedy; 
adapted  from  Richard  Connell's 
story  "A  Little  Bit  of  Broadway." 
Charlie  Ray  is  back  on  Broadway 
in  overalls  and  tattered  straw  hat. 
He  is  again  the  "rube"  by  which 
he  first  stepped  to  fame.  And  he  is 
at  his  best.  Pauline  Starke  as  a 
peppy  little  chorus  girl  whose  cig- 
arette keeps  all  the  smart  alec 
Broadway  boys  away  is  a  delight. 
Together  they  walk  off  with  the 
picture.  Robert  Leonard  is  not  to 
be  overlooked  when  the  credit  is 
handed  out  either.  He  has  injected 
a  lot  of  subtle  humor,  clever 
touches  and  twists  besides  a  ro- 
mance, that  makes  "Bright  Lights" 
a  bright  and  entertaining  film. 

Story:  Patsy,  a  show  girl,  tires 
of  Broadway  and  goes  back  to  the 
farm.  When  Tom,  a  farmer  l)oy, 
invites  her  for  a  ride  in  his  flivver 
Patsy  is  all  set  to  burn  off  advances 
with  her  cigarette.  Patsy  figures 
they  are  all  alike,  on  Broadway  or 
off.  But  she  falls  for  Tom.  They 
are  separated  and  Patsy  returns  to 
Broadway.  Meantime  Tom  slicks 
up  and  overdoes  it  in  his  effort  to 
be  the  kind  of  beau  brummel  he 
thinks  Patsy  wants  him  to  be.  In- 
stead she  sends  him  away  when  he 
appears  in  the  city  in  his  cake-eater 
outfit.  Patsy's  pal  shows  Tom  the 
reason  for  Patsy's  disappointment 
and  tells  him  to  just  be  himself.  He 
is  and  Patsy  cuddles  up  in  his  arms. 

Box  Office  Angle.  .Will  entertain  and 
amuse  any  audience.  Has  sure- 
fire appeal  and  every  element  that 
will  get  it  over  with  your  patrons. 

Exploitation.  ..  .Tell  them  about  the 
chorus  girl  who  deserts  Broadway 
and  the  admirers  that  offer  her 
jewels  and  goes  back  to  the  farm 
and  a  country  boy  sweetheart. 
Should  be  a  good  line  to  bring  them 
in.  Certainly  should  arouse  their 
curiosity.  Let  them  know  Charles 
Ray  is  seen  in  one  of  his  old  roles 
and  that  Pauline  Starke  is  delight- 
ful  as   the   chorus  girl. 

Direction   Robert  Z.  Leonard; 

good 

Author    Richard   Connell 

Scenario    Jesse   Burns 

and  Lew  Lipton 

Cameraman    John  Arnold 

Photography    Good 

Locale  City,  small  town 

Length    6,153   feet 


Jack  Hoxie  in 

"Two  Fisted  Jones" 

Universal 
WESTERN   WITH   GOOD    MYS- 
TERY  ELEMENT.     THRILLS, 
ROMANCE     AND      COMEDY 
WELL     BALANCED.        SLOW 
OPENING.       SIZZLING     FIN- 
ISH. 
Star.... Jack  Hoxie  has  quite  a  sen- 
timental part,  and  proves  as  good 
a    romeo    as    he    is    a    hard    riding 
westerner. 
Cast. .  Frank  Rice  as  an  old  mountain- 
eer    has     a     good     character     bit. 
Harry  Todd  also  builds  a  fine  por- 
trayal.     William    Steele   is   a   very 
human  villain  who  fools  you   into 
liking   him.      Kathryn   McGuire   as 
the    girl    rates    average.      Rest    of 
cast  is  usual  run  of  western  types. 
Type   of   Story The   mystery   ele- 
ment   is    introduced    right    at    the 
jumpoff.      Hoxie   is   sent   West   by 
his  father  to  locate  a   man  named 
Two  listed  Jones.     He  meets  the 
father  of  the  heroine,  who  also  is 
anxious     to     find     the     mysterious 
stranger.     From  here  on  there  is  a 
lot  ot   plot  involving  the  ranch  of 
the   giri's   father.      He   is   about   to 
sell  his  cattle  to  meet  a  mortgage, 
but  the  money  lender  pays  a  gang 
of    rustlers    to    run    the   herd   over 
the     border.       Hoxie     has     joined 
forces   with   the  rancher.      He  and 
the  cowboys  overtake  the  rustlers, 
bome    fine   riding   is    staged.      The 
cattle    are    saved.      Meanwhile    the 
ranch     foreman — the     villain — pre- 
sents to  the  rancher  a  man  claim- 
ing   to    be    the     mysterious    Two 
Fisted    Jones.      It    seems    the    lat- 
ter   and    the    girl    had    been    be- 
trothed to  each  other  in  childhood 
l)y   their   parents.      So   the   rancher 
consents  to  an  immediate  wedding. 
Hoxie  comes  back  from  saving  the 
cattle    in    time    to    learn    from    the 
old  mountaineer  that  he  is  the  real 
Jones,  as  proved  by  a  brand  mark 
on   his  arm.     Then   the   big  punch 
comes  in  a  fight  with  the  foreman 
who  has  engineered  the  scheme  to 
marry  the  girl  to  an  impostor.  The 
climax  holds  a  lot  of  suspense   as 
Ho.xie  rides  to  the  town  to  stop  the 
wedding.     He  rides   right  into  the 
building  where  the  ceremony  is  al- 
most   completed.      The    usual    tri- 
umph of  love  and  justice — a  regu- 
lation  happy   ending.     The   plot  is 
as   logical  as   the  average   western. 
The  opening  is  rather  slow.     Hoxie 
docs  a  lot  of  mooning  around  with 
the  girl  before  the  action  stuff  gets 
underway.    Very  good  mystery  ele- 
ment   in    the    constant    search    for 
the   missing   stranger.      Keeps   you 
guessing  right  up  to  the  end:  "Who 
Is  Jones?"  In  fact  that  would  have 
made  a  good  box-office  title. 
Box  Office  Angle.  .Regulation  west- 
ern.    Will  please  average  audience. 

Exploitation Feature  name  of  star. 

Also    the    mystery    element.      Fea- 
ture guessing  contest. 

Direction    Edward   Sedgwick; 

good. 

Author   Sarah  Saddoris 

Scenario    Scott  Darling 

Cameraman  Harry  Neumann 

Photography   Good 

Locale  Western 

Length 4,560  feet 


Rudolph  Valentino  in 

"The  Eagle" 

United  Artists  Corp. 
LOOKS  LIKE  S.  R.  O.  BUSINESS 
FOR  "THE  EAGLE."  SOARS 
TO  BOX  OFFICE  HEIGHTS  IF 
YOU  CAN  JUDGE  BY  THE 
NEW  YORK  STRAND  SHOW- 
ING. ROMANCE  IN  COLOR- 
FUL SETTING.  ACTION  AND 
COMEDY. 
Star....  As  the  Cossack  soldier  who 
shuns  the  love  of  his  Czarina  but 
falls  in  love  with  the  daughter  of 
the  man  he  would  avenge,  Valen- 
tino will  again  delight  his  legion  of 
admirers.  Suave,  polite,  well 
groomed, — he  is  all  they  expect  him 
to   be — the   great   lover,   of  course. 

Cast Vilma    Banky,    beautiful, 

charming,  and  acts  with  such  ease 
•  and  grace.  Louise  Dresser  appears 
in  the  first  half  of  the  film.  Splen- 
did as  the  Czarina.  James  Marcus 
good  as  Vilma's  scally-wag  father. 
Others  .\lbert  Conti,  George  Ni- 
chols and  Carrie  Clark  Ward. 
Type  of  Story Dramatic  ro- 
mance; adapted  from  the  Russian 
classic,  "Dubrovsky".  Rudolph 
Valentino,  debonair,  polished,  graci- 
ous, m?king  love  or  avoiding  be- 
ing made  love  to,  is  the  attraction 
in  "The  Eagle."  The  women  wiH 
certainly  get  a  thrill  out  of  the  se- 
ciuence  where  the  Czarina  picks 
Rudolph  for  her  latest  "flame"  only 
to  have  him  fail  to  appreciate  the 
honor  and  walk  out  on  her.  His 
love  affair  with  the  daughter  of  the 
man  whose  life  he  seeks  to  avenge 
for  a  wrong  done  his  father  is  an- 
other sure  fire  thrill.  The  story, 
stripped  of  its  rather  fascinating 
atmosphere  and  the  presence  of 
Valentino,  is  probably  familiar 
material  but  it  is  well  disguised  and 
no  doubt  will  serve  the  box  office 
right  well.  Clarence  Brown  has 
handled  the  piece  extraordinarily 
well  and  injected  many  clever 
touches  that  are  always  well  placed. 
Story:  Vladimir.  Cossack 
soldier,  becomes  an  outlaw  to 
avenge  a  wrong  done  his  father. 
It  happens  he  falls  in  love  with  the 
daughter  of  the  man  he  would  kill. 
Her  love  for  him,  though  not  ad- 
mitted, keeps  her  from  disclosing 
his  true  identity.  He  is  captured 
and  condemned  to  death  by  the 
jealous  Czarina,  saved  at  the  last 
minute  and  rides  out  happily  with 
his  sweetheart  with  vengeance  un- 
fulfilled. 

Box       Office      Angle Valentino" 

seems  to  have  retained  all  his  pop- 
ularity in  spite  of  his  absence.  No 
doubt  "The  Eagle"  will  prove  fine 
box  office. 

Exploitation If      publicity      and 

popularity  won't  get  this  one  over, 
nothing  will.  But  it  looks  as 
though  you  will  be  hanging  up  the 
S.  R.  O.  sign  when  you  show  "The 
Eagle".  Vilma  Banky  lovely  and 
worthy  of  prominence  in  lobby  pic- 
tures and  advance  announcements. 

Direction    Clarence   Brown; 

very  good. 

Author   Alexander  Pushkin 

Scenario    Hans  Kraly 

Cameramen    Geo.   Barnes, 

Dev.  Jennings. 

Photography    Excellent 

Locale     Russia 

Length   6,756  feet 


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The  Most  Vivid  Personality 

on  the  Screen! 

As  startling  as  a  meteor — as  flashing 
as  a  skyrocket  —  as  brilliant  as  a  multi' 
faceted  diamond — as  elemental  as  a 
tigress— and  withal  intensely  human 
and  appealing,  Priscilla  Dean  as  an 
interpreter  of  colorful  roles  is  a  Box 
Office  Magnet  par  excellence. 


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We'll  Tell  the  Worh 
and  the  World  Will  Tell  You— 

That  here  are  three  productions  that 
shoMt  BOX  OFFICE!  "The  Dice  Woman," 
"Forbidden  Waters"  and  "The  Danger 
Girl."  Get  those  titles!  They  suggest — 
and  are — the  kind  of  dynamic,  adventur- 
ous, high-powered  productions  that  are 
synonymous  with  the  personality  of 
Priscilla  Dean.  They  give  the  "Wildcat" 
full  sway  in  passionate,  pulsating 
and  powerful  characterizations — 
the  type  which  made  Miss  Dean  in 
"The  Siren  of  Seville,"  "A  Cafe  in 
Cairo"  and  "The  Crimson  Runner." 


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Gloria  Swanson  in 

"Stage  Struck" 

Paramount 
GLORIA  STRIKES  OUT  FOR 
NEW  HONORS  AS  A  COMED- 
IENNE BUT  PICKS  POOR  VE- 
HICLE. STORY  MOSTLY  A 
COMPILATION  OF  GAGS  OF 
A   SLAPSTICK  VARIETY. 

Star Strives   desperately  to  win  a 

place  on  the  list  of  good  comedi- 
ennes and  does  very  well  in  some 
instances.  Will  probably  tickle 
them  out  in  the  suburbs  but  met- 
ropolitan audiences  may  not  like  to 
see  Gloria  making  a  freak  of  her- 
self. 
Cast. ..  .Lawrence  Gray  suitable  as 
Gloria's  leading  man.  Gertrude  As- 
tor  doesn't  get  anywhere  to  speak 
of.  Ford  Sterling's  comedy  busi- 
ness suffers  but  Gloria's  gets  all 
the  prominence. 
Type  ot  tjtory. ..  .Comedy.  Gloria's 
Jaiest  seems  to  strike  the  dividing 
Ime.  Some  may  like  it  and  others 
may  not.  The  crowd  that  has  come 
to  know  Gloria  as  the  "glorious" 
may  not  take  kindly  to  the  awk- 
ward, dirty-faced  Gloria  that  she 
is  in  "Stage  Struck."  It  isn't  her 
line  of  comedy.  Humor  on  the  or- 
der of  "Manhandled"  is  what  she 
needs,  not  the  slapstick,  burlesque 
type  of  comedy  that  she  doles  out 
in  this  one.  And  at  that  there  is 
little  story.  The  yarn  is  built  upon 
a  succession  of  gags,  and  some  of 
them  antiquated  ones,  that  get  over 
some  laughs  but  as  often  miss  fire, 
i-or  a  finale  Gloria  comes  torth  as 
herself  all  happily  married.  The 
colored  sequence  is  gorgeous. 

Story:  Jenny  is  a  stage  struck 
kid  in  a  Southern  river  town.  She 
is  in  love  with  Orme,  a  pancake 
juggler  in  the  restaurant  where 
Jenny  works  as  a  waitress.  A  trav- 
eling boat  show  arrives  in  town 
and  Jenny  gets  her  chance  to  act, 
thinking  she  will  thereby  win 
Orme's  favor.  She  is  the  masked 
marvel  in  a  lady  boxing  bout  and 
instead  of  allowing  herself  to  be 
knocked  out  she  takes  the  oppor- 
tunity to  knock  out  her  partner 
who  is  also  her  rival  for  Orme's 
affections.  It  comes  through  to 
the  happy  ending  with  Jenny  finally 
marrying  Orme  and  the  two  open- 
ing their  own  lunch  wagon. 
Box  Office  Angle ....  May  and  may 
not  do.  All  depends  on  the  crowd 
you  cater  to.  A  typical  Swanson 
following  will  wonder  what  Gloria 
is  coming  to. 
Exploitation. ..  .Star's  name  may  be 
all  you  need  to  bring  them  in. 
Where  they  come  in  at  mention  ot 
Gloria's  name  play  it  up  prominent- 
ly. Title  will  bring  in  a  good 
many  also.  You  might  let  them 
know  she  plays  the  part  of  an  awk- 
ward little  waitress  who  longs  to  be 
an  actress.  Your  female  patrons 
will  like  her  new  leading  man  so 
use  stills  of  him   too. 

Direction Allan  Dwan; 

should    have    barred    some    of    the 
old  comedy  gags 

Author    Frank   R.   Adams 

Scenario    Forrest  Halsey 

Cameraman    Geo.    Webber 

Photography    Good 

Locale    Small    town 

Length    6,691   feet 


Boh  Custer  in 

"No  Man's  Law" 

Film  Booking  Offices 
I'VPICAL  WESTERN  CENTER- 
liMU  AROUND  GAMBLING 
Ut.ti.  STAR  DOES  VERY 
SATISFACTORY  WORK  IN 
li.Vli.RV  WAY.  LOTS  OF  SUS- 
i'H.NSE.. 

Star Bob  Custer  makes  a  good 

impression  m  a  regular  he-man 
roie.  Me  knows  how  to  act  as 
well  as  ride. 

Cast. ..  .Bruce  Gordon  is  well  cast 
as  the  lawless  gambler.  Adalyn 
Mayer  plays  the  neroine  with  bet- 
ter tJian  average  excellence  tor  this 
type  ot  story.  Ralph  McCullough 
as  her  gamuling  brother  is  satis- 
lactory. 

Type  ot  Story A  lot  of  suspense 

and  thrills  are  crowded  into  this 
leature.  i  he  plot  is  well  worn,  but 
it  has  been  handled  with  a  few 
new  twists.  Bob  Custer  has  a 
good  personality,  and  gets  the  story 
over  in  a  way  to  hold  the  interest, 
ihe  action  centers  around  Mal- 
lory,  a  crooked  gambler,  who  has 
obiained  possession  of  the  ranch 
once  owned  by  Bob's  father.  The 
deal  was  engineered  with  crooked 
cards.  Bob  is  now  ready  to  even 
the  score,  lor  the  loss  ot  the  prop- 
erty killed  his  tather.  As  BoD  ap- 
pears on  the  scene,  Mallory  is  in 
me  midst  ot  turning  another  trick 
— this  time  on  Donald  Moore,  who 
with  his  sister  owns  a  ranch  near- 
by, i  he  gambler  later  gets  his  sis- 
ter Marion  m  a  room  off  the  bal- 
cony. He  shows  her  the  I.  O.  U's 
he  nas  taken  Irom  her  brother.  It 
IS  a  case  of  Mallory  taking  the 
ranch  or  the  girl.  While  she  holds 
him  off,  the  gambler  is  called  down- 
stairs to  learn  that  (Juatrell,  a  no- 
torious bandit,  has  sent  word  that 
he  will  hold  the  place  up  at  mid- 
night, in  the  excitement  Bob  runs 
upstairs  and  frees  the  girl  secretly. 
Jrromptly  at  midnight  shots  out- 
side shatter  the  windows.  This 
scene  is  well  done.  The  gambler's 
crowd  is  concealed  in  the  dark- 
ened room  at  every  vantage  point. 
Ihey  wait  tensely.  The  hands  of 
the  clock  slowly  reach  midnight. 
Then  the  shooting  begins.  Fine 
suspense.  Bobs  drops  from  the 
balcony  onto  the  shoulders  of  Mal- 
lory, pushes  him  into  a  room,  and 
forces  him  to  pass  over  the  deed 
for  the  ranch  and  Moore's  I.  O. 
U's.  There  is  a  thrilling  finish  at 
the  Moore  ranch.  The  gambler's 
crowd,  the  outlaw  and  his  followers 
(friends  of  the  hero)  put  up  a  good 
fight  with  Bob  leading  in  the  rid- 
ing and  exploits. 

Box     Office    Angle Fast-action 

western    will    please    thrill    lovers. 
Good    Program    number. 
Exploitation. .  .  .Play  up  the  stunts  of 
the    star — they're    good.       Feature 
action   stills. 

Direction    Del    Andrews; 

satisfactory. 

Author Walter  F.  Coburn 

Scenario William  Wing 

Cameraman   Not  credited 

Photography    Fair 

Locale   West 

Length 4,042  feet 


"Heartless  Husbands" 

Sun  M.  P.  Co. — State  Rights 
LURID  MELLER  WITH  SENSA- 
TIONAL TWISTS  THAT  WILL 
THRILL  CERTAIN  TYPE  AU- 
DIENCE. CONTAINS  GOOD 
ANGLE  ON  CRIME  DETEC- 
TION. 

Cast. . .  .John  T.  Prince  gives  a  good 
performance  as  the  gentleman 
crook.  No  other  particularly  com- 
mendable work.  Cast  includes  Glor- 
ia Grey,  Thomas  G.  Lingham,  Vola 
Vale,  Albert  Kingsley,  Waldo  Mor- 
etti,  Edna  Hall  and  L.  J.  O'Connor. 

Type  of  Story Melodrama.    There 

IS  one  good  point  in  this  story  that 
might  have  been  worked  into  a 
first  rate  plot  and  used  to  better 
advantage  as  a  climax  situation  it 
would  have  made  for  big  suspense. 
It  IS  the  idea  of  using  a  serum  in- 
jection to  make  a  criminal  tell  the 
truth,  it  IS  claimed  to  have  been 
tried,  with  success,  in  prisons, 
ihey  make  use  ot  it  in  "Heart- 
less ilusbands  '  to  force  the  villain 
to  contess  his  complicity  in  a  forg- 
ing sciKine  and  to  clear  the  name 
oi  me  uoy  ne  branded  as  illegitimate, 
jjeriram  cracKcn,  who  directed  the 
picmre,  nas  worKed  this  out  lairiy 
wen  ill  the  concluding  sequences 
but  the  early  development  ot  his 
siory  carries  such  Hagrant  absurdi- 
ties and  uncalled  for  lurid  touches 
tnat  whatever  good  points  the 
meme  might  have  had  are  quite 
swamped  by  the  earlier  unpleasant- 
nes.  ihe  nlm  could  be  much  im- 
proved by  cutting  the  opening 
snots  showing  the  husband  ill-treat- 
ing his  wife,  who  is  about  to  be- 
come a  mother.  Scenes  showing  a 
master  criminal  teaching  a  young- 
ster how  to  "pick"  locks  may  not 
get   by. 

Story;  Concerns  the  misfortunes 
of  a  boy  who  had  been  denied  by 
his  father  and  left  alone  in  the 
world  after  his  mother's  death,  of 
his  being  reared  by  a  master  crim- 
inal who  kept  the  boy  straight,  of 
his  handicap  in  the  world  because 
of  his  foster  father's  past  record 
and  of  the  eventual  clearing  of  his 
name  and  acknowledgement  by  the 
nian  who  really  was  his  father  and 
his  happiness  with  the  girl  he 
thought  was  his  half-sister. 
Box  Office  Angle Good  for  cer- 
tain type  house,  those  catering  to 
a  crowd  that  likes  the  more  sensa- 
tional kind  of  entertainment. 

Exploitation The    "truth    serum" 

angle  might  serve  for  a  good  talk- 
ing point.  Tell  them  the  story  con- 
cerns the  use  of  serum  injections 
which  make  the  victim  unable  to 
tell  anything  but  the  truth. 

Direction Bertram  Bracken; 

ordinary 

Author Burl  R.  Tuttle 

Scenario John  S.  Lopez 

Cameraman Gordon  Pollock 

Photography    All    right 

Locale    City 

Length  4,900  feet 


"One  Of  The  Bravest"  ' 

Prod.:  Gotham — Dist.:  Lumaa  i 
State  Rights 

HAS  POPULAR  ELEMENTS  0, 
AUDIENCE  APPEAL  THA 
SHOULD  MAKE  IT  GOO 
FOR  THE  AVERAGE  BOX  01 
FICE.  MANY  GOOD  DIREC 
TORIAL  TOUCHES. 

Cast Ralph    Lewis   good   as  t* 

fireman  who  wants  his  son  to  fc. 
low  in  his  footsteps.  Edwail 
Hearn  does  well  as  the  son  a! 
though  he  isn't  quite  the  bel 
suited  type.  Marion  Mack  is  tH- 
girl.  Sidney  Franklin  does  a  firj 
piece  of  work  as  Levin,  the  Jewis 
tailor.  Claire  McDowell  a  pleasin 
mother.  Pat  Somerset  not  col! 
spicuous  as  a  salesman  of  "phonej 
stock. 

Type     of     Story Drama.       Tl 

basic  theme  of  "One  of  the  Bra- 
est"  is  of  the  same  order  that  hi 
made  "Abie's  Irish  Rose,"  Ami 
Nichols'  stage  play,  the  outstann 
ing  success  that  it  is: — The  r 
mance  of  a  Jewish  girl  and  an  Iriij 
boy.  "One  of  the  Bravest"  j 
rounded  out  with  other  well-knovi 
bits  of  audience  appeal  that  malj 
for  good  box  office  business.  Frari 
O'Connor,  who  directed,  has  ii 
jected  a  lot  of  effective  touchi 
and  twists  that  register  first  rati 
His  comedy  bits  are  often  very  d 
lightful.  One  bit  where  the  Jewis 
tailor  lends  his  daughter's  Iriji 
sweetheart  a  large  sum  of  monij 
after  long  deliberation  is  followi 
by  a  clever  touch  showing  Lev 
picking  up  a  pin,  indicative  of  go« 
luck.  There  are  many  other  go((n 
directorial  touches.  The  climax  il 
too  long  drawn  out  and  many  | 
the  stock  shots  of  a  fire  could  cori| 
out  to  the  picture's  iniprovemei 
Story:  Kelly  would  make  a  fir 
man  of  his  son,  like  himself,  b 
Dan  fears  fire.  When  Dan  fails 
make  a  rescue  his  father,  the  chi^ 
takes  away  his  uniform.  Later  D;]\ 
is  accused  of  stealing  money  fro-i 
his  father.  He  is  shielding  1 
mother  who  took  the  money 
give  to  Dan  the  law  education  th 
he  wants.  Levin,  father  of  Dai 
Jewish  sweetheart,  lends  him  t 
money  and  later,  at  a  fire,  D, 
seves  his  father's  life  thereby  ij 
gaining  his  father's  love.  He  is  i| 
instated  in  the  department,  t, 
original  money  is  recovered  ai 
Dan  is  to  marry  the  Jewish  girl. 

Box    Office   Angle Good   entt 

tainment  for  majority  of  audienct, 
— typical  fan  crowd  in  particular.) 

Exploitation Plenty    of    talkii 

points  that  will  readily  inter* 
them.  Talk  about  the  romance  i 
an  Irish  fireman  and  the  daughlj 
of  a  Jewish  tailor  and  invite  th« 
in  to  see  how  it  works  out.  Perha 
your  local  fire  department  mig 
be  enlisted  in  boosting  the  f, 
fighters.  They  are  exploit; 
throughout  "One  of  the  Braves 
Talk  about  comedy  business  a 
good  laughs  also.  ] 

Direction   Frank  O'Conm 

very  good,  on  the  whole.  I 

Author   James  J.  Tyn 

Scenario    Henry  McCai, 

Cameraman    Ray   JuT 

Photography All  right  exc«fj 

stock  shots. 

Locale  N. 

Length    5,679  ft 

I 


nday,  November  22,  1925 


DAILY 


11 


"Morals  for  Men" 

Tiffany  Prod. — State  Rights 

ELL  SUITED  FOR  CERTAIN 
'YPES  OF  AUDIENCES.  SO- 
CIETY ATMOSPHERE  AND 
;OME  DEGREE  OF  SEX  AP- 
»EAL  WILL  ATTRACT  MANY. 
st...Alyce  Mills  pleasing  and  very 
retty.  Agnes  Ayres  has  an  unat- 
ractive  role,  one  that  brings  her 
3  a  disastrous  ending.  She  kills 
erself  for  a  climax  thrill.  Badly 
ihotographed  Conway  Tearle 
rowns  his  way  through  as  the 
luch-loved  Joe.  Others  Robert 
)ber,  John  Miljan,  Mary  Beth  Mil- 
jrd  and  Eve  Southern. 
3e  of  Story.  ..  .Drama;  adapted 
■om  Gouverneur  Morris'  novel 
The  Lucky  Serum."  There  is  a 
ood  quantity  of  audience  appeal  in 
Morals  for  Men."  providing  you 
ave  the  right  audience.  Where 
bey  enjoy  a  society  drama  that  has 
,ie  sex  angle  along  with  other  ele- 
lients  of  appeal  you  can  rest  as- 
ijred  they  will  find  this  interesting. 
j.  discriminating  clientele  will  find 
ittle  to  entertain  them.  It  is  the 
woman  pays"  theme  done  over 
i?ain  with  some  good  production 
ilues;  a  thoroughly  pleasing 
aung  actress  in  the  person  of 
ilyce  Mills,  and  society  atmos- 
lere  galore.  None  of  these  facts 
't  the  story  out  of  the  rut  of  the 
)mmonplace,  however.  And  if 
ley  enjoy  Agnes  Ayres'  work 
ley  are  almost  certain  to  be  dis- 
acted  by  her  listless  performance 
:re. 

Story:  Joe  and  Bessie  part  com- 
,ny  and  decide  to  go  straight.  Joe 
akes  good  and  marries  a  society 
rl.     Bessie  also  marries  but  finds 
e  cannot  bury  the  past.     A  form- 
I  acquaintance   continually   black- 
ails  her.     Bessie  enlists  the  aid  of 
e  and  his  wife  becomes  suspicious 
d  finally  decides  to  divorce  him, 
inking  he  is  carrying  on  an  affair 
jth   Bessie.     At  this  point   Bessie 
nfesses  her   past  to  her   husband 
d  he  orders  her  out.     She  discov- 
3  the  action  of  Joe's  wife,  brings 
r  back  after  explaining  that  Joe 
Id   only   been  trying   to  help   her. 
'lis  brings  the  reunion  of  Joe  and 
1;  wife  but  there  is  not  way  out  for 
Jssie;  she  kills  herself. 
S  Office  Angle. . .  .Depends  entire- 
1  upon  type  of  clientele  you  cater 
t       Thrill    seekers    and    sensation 
1-ers   may    find    it    much   to   their 
ling.  _ 

If  citation. ..  .Title  is  a  self-seller 
ad  will  bring  in  the  crowd  that  is 
r  ht  for  the  picture.  Where  they 
a;  fussy  about  their  entertainment 
t^y  are  likely  to  suspect  a  sex 
time  and  steer  clear.  You  can 
?'■:  "It  is  the  woman  who  pays 
al  she  pays  again  in  'Morals  for 
In.'  See  how,  at  the  blank  thea- 
t  ." 

ii-'tion    Bernie    Hyman; 

P>r 

»"or    Gouverneur  Morris 

;*mo  A.  P.  Younger 

ueraman  Roland  Price 

lography    Fair 

>(  le   N.  Y. 

:tth  7,000  feet 


"The  Shadow  of  the 
Mosque" 

Prod.:  Albert  St.  Louis 
Dist.:    Usa  Film  Dis.-State   Rights 

GOOD  SHEIK  FILM.  REAL 
ARABIAN  SETTING  I S 
COLORFUL.  NO  SETS  USED 
—ADDS  TO  REALISM.  STORY 
AND  CAST  ABOVE  AVERAGE. 

Cast Stewart    Rome    plays    the 

part  of  the  English  political  gov- 
ernor of  the  territory  and  is  very 
natural  in  his  work.  Edmund 
Lowe  as  the  sheik  has  a  fine 
makeup  and  never  overplays.  Mary 
Odette  knows  how  to  get  over  the 
Oriental    atmosphere    realistically. 

Type  of  Story This  is  a  French 

production  using  mostly  English 
players.  They  give  a  realistic  air 
to  the  story  of  British  government 
of  Egypt.  The  picture  will  no 
doubt  prove  interesting  to  Ameri- 
can audiences,  showing  as  it  does 
something  out  of  the  usual  run. 
The  life  in  an  Arabian  town  is 
shown  in  detail,  also  the  system  of 
military  supervision  by  the  English. 
The  story  tells  of  an  English 
political  governor  sent  to  this 
Arabian  district  where  a  lot  of  ill 
feeling  exists  among  the  natives 
because  of  harsh  rule  by  the 
British  military  authorities.  Rome, 
as  the  governor,  deals  out  justice 
to  an  old  blind  religious  leader 
named  Muma.  The  latter  begins 
singing  the  praises  of  the  new 
governor  to  all  the  natives.  This 
riles  the  sheik  of  the  tribe,  who  is 
looking  for  an  excuse  to  make  war 
on  the  British.  The  sheik  also 
covets  for  his  harem  the  daughter 
of  Muma.  Finally  the  sheik  with 
his  warriors  goes  out  into  the 
desert,  and  attacks  the  English 
garrison  composed  of  native  Ghur- 
kas.  After  several  efforts,  he  fin- 
ally captures  the  daughter  of  Muma. 
She,  However,  escapes,  just  as 
the  British  soldiers  attack.  Th.e 
climax  is  a  sequence  in  the  village 
where  the  , sheik  comes  and  incites 
the  natives  to  turn  on  the  governor. 
He  tells  them  that  he  has  made  a 
slave  of  Muma's  daughter.  They 
believe  it,  as  the  girl  has  taken 
refuge  in  the  governor's  house  to 
escape  the  sheik.  When  the  white 
costumed  Arabs  attack  the  house, 
the  efifect  is  very  good.  Of  course 
the  British  troops  arrive  in  time 
to  .save  the  situation.  There  is  a 
surprise  kick  at  the  end — Muma's 
daughter  is  English,  adopted  when 
her  parents  died.  Happy  love 
tadeout. 
Box  Office  Angle Arabian  at- 
mosphere and  sheik  theme  has  wide 
appeal.     Good   program   number. 

Exploitation .^     small     tent     in 

lobby  with  carpets,  incense,  etc.. 
will  give  a  sheik  ?ir.  BaHyhoo 
with  a  man  in  Arabian  costume. 
Play  up  in  Ads  the  saving  of  white 
eirl  from  harem. 

Direction    Walter    Hall : 

good. 

Author    Morris    Mac    Dougall 

Scenario   Albert   St.  John 

Cameraman   Not   credited 

Photography    Fair 

Locale    Egypt 

Length    5,756  feet 


"Simon  the  Jester" 

Prod.:    Metropolitan  Prod. 
Dist.:Producers  Dist.  Corp. 

SLOW  GAITED  FILM  PLODS 
ALONG  UNINTERESTINGLY. 
FALLS  FLAT  BECAUSE  IT 
AROUSES  NO  SYMPATHY 
FOR  ANY  CHARACTER.  CON- 
TINUITY CHOPPY. 

Cast Eugene    O'Brien    strolls 

through  six  reels  with  nothing  par- 
ticular to  do — for  the  story  has  no 
plot  or  action  to  allow  him  to  do 
anything.  Lillian  Rich  as  the  cir- 
cus rider  has  an  unsympathetic 
role.  Henry  Walthall  as  the  rascally 
husband  puts  a  little  pep  in  the  pro- 
ceedings. William  Piatt  plays  a 
circus  dwarf,  and  manages  to  get  a 
few  laughs.  But  close-ups  of  his 
wrinkled  face  make  some  shiver. 
Edmund  Burns  makes  the  best  im- 
pression in  the  most  unimportant 
part. 

Type  of  Story Melodrama  of  cir- 
cus life.  Adapted  from  William  J. 
Locke's  novel.  It  is  hard  to  believe 
that  this  is  an  adaptation  by  such  a 
fine  craftsman  as  Frances  Marion. 
All  the  lightness,  whimsicality,  or- 
iginality and  picturesqueness  of  the 
Locke  novel  has  been  left  by  the 
wayside.  What  remains  is  a  com- 
monplace story  of  a  London  aristo- 
crat's love  for  a  circus  rider — a 
story  without  any  real  plot,  action 
or  human  interest.  It  is  merely  a 
mechanical  adaptation  of  bits  here 
and  there  from  a  book  that  will 
make  pictures  on  a  screen.  But  the 
heart  and  soul  was  simply  left  out 
of  it.  The  efifect  is  that  of  a  very, 
choppy  continuity.  It  puzzles  yoii 
at  times  to  follow  the  actions  of  the 
characters. 

Simon  is  an  aristocratic  Hiiglish- 
man  who  has  only  a  short  few 
months  to  live  with  a  piece  of 
shrapnel  near  hi.s  heart.  So  he  jest,« 
by  proposing  a  toast  to  death  while 
giving  a  banquet  to  his  friends.  La- 
ter he  meets  Lola  of  the  circus. 
Then  he  has  a  great  desire  to  live. 
But  Lola  has  a  husband — a  scoun- 
drel who  is  always  lurking  in  the 
background.  Why  he  lurks  is  never 
explained.  He  is  the  means  of  caus- 
ing the  death  of  Lola's  beautiful 
white  horse.  The  dwarf-clown  fires 
the  pistol  in  which  the  husband  has 
placed  bullets  instead  of  blanks.  So 
later  in  far  Tangier  the  dwarf  kills 
the  husband  in  revenge.  In  turn 
the  dwarf  is  killed  by  a  native 
trooper.  The  most  promising  thing 
ill  the  picture  is  the  occasional 
circus  shots.  But  the  director  failed 
to  play  these  up  for  atmospheric 
detail. 

Box  Office  Angle... Will  not  register 
in  big  houses.  Circus  atmosphere 
is  biggest  appeal. 

Exploitation A  circus  front  for 

your  lobby  is  the  best  bet.  Use  cir- 
cus  throwaways. 

Direction   George  Melford; 

as  good  as  his  material 

Author William  J.  Locke 

Scenario Frances  Marion 

Cameraman    Not  credited 

Photography    Good 

Locale    London,  Tangier 

Length   6,123  feet 


"Wages  for  Wives" 

John  Golden  Unit — Fox 
MARITAL  COMEDY  DRAMA 
THAT  CONTAINS  SOME  PER- 
TINENT SITUATIONS  AND 
GOOD  HUMOR  BUT  WOULD 
BE  MUCH  THE  BETTER  FOR 
CUTTING.  RUNS  TOO  LONG. 
Cast. .  .Jacqueline  Logan  and  Cre'gh- 
ton  Hale  a  newlywed  couple  who 
start  off  by  misunderstanding  each 
other.  Hale  does  well  enough  but 
Jacqueline  Logan  overacts,  espec- 
ially when  she  has  any  emoting  to 
do.  Claude  Gillmgwater  and  Mar- 
garet Seddon  good  as  the  elderly 
couple  with  differences.  Zasu  Pitts 
and  Earle  Foxe  another  couple  at 
odds.  David  Butler  one  of  those 
comedy  pests  who  spends  his  time 
"kidding"  the  benedic.ts. 

Type  of  story Comedy-drama; 

adapted  from  Guy  Bolton's  stage 
play,  "Chicken  Feed."  Even  as  a 
stage  play  "Chicken  Feed"  was  a 
trifle  scant  on  situations  and  to  at- 
tempt to  make  it  into  a  seven-reel 
picture  was  to  court  a  certain  diffi- 
culty. The  idea  in  back  of  it  is  quite 
effective  and  might  have  served 
very  nicely  for  a  short  feature  but 
Frank  Borzage,  in  spite  of  many 
fine  touches  that  stand  out,  has 
used  far  too  much  footage.  One  good 
bit,  where  the  self-inflicted  bache- 
lors bring  in  a  colored  mammy  to 
clean  up  the  mess  left  by  their 
cooking,  shows  the  mammy  hang 
up  her  hat,  take  one  good  look 
around  the  room  and  put  on  her 
hat  again.  The  camera  is  swung 
around  the  room  from  floor  to  ta- 
bles and  back  again  to  show  the 
quantity  of  refuse.  It  starts  from 
the  point  where  the  hat  is  hung, 
goes  around  the  room  and  back  to 
the  hat.     A  very  good  touch. 

Story:  Immediately  following  the 
ceremony  Nell  decides  that  they 
will  not  go  on  a  honeymoon  be- 
cause Jim,  her  father,  refuses  to  al- 
low her  mother  half  of  his  earnings. 
Misunderstandings  become  contag- 
ious and  finally  Jim,  Nell's  husband 
and  Hughie  Logan  are  keeping 
house  for  themselves  while  the 
three  wives  install  themselves  in  a 
boarding  house.  The  strike  contin- 
ues but  eventually  the  wives  come 
back  and  the  husbands  are  glad  to 
receive   them. 

Box  Office  Angle Some  pertinent 

domestic  comedy  business  that  will 
appeal  to  the  general  run  of  aud- 
iences. 

Exploitation Title    is    good    and 

can  be  worked  with  catchlines  to 
get  their  attention:  "Wives,  Atten- 
tion. Are  you  compensated  for 
your  work  in  the  home  or  are  you 
a  slave  to  your  husband?  See  what 
the  wives  decided  to  do  in  'Wages 
for  Wives'  at  the  blank  theater." 
No  particularly  well-known  names 
to  use  but  you  could  mention  Jac- 
oueline  Logan,  Creighton  Hale. 
Claude  Gillingwater. 

Direction   Frank  Borzage; 

good  except  for  too  much  footage. 

Author Guy  Bolton 

Scenario    Kenneth   B.   Clarke 

Cameraman  Ernest  Palmer 

Photography    Good 

Locale   Small  town 

Length   6,650  feet 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  November  22,  192! 


Short    Subjects 


"The   Voice  of  the   Nightingale" 

Educational 

An  Exquisite  Subject 

T'-oe  of  production 1  reel  fable 

This  is  the  short  reel  that  was 
awarded  the  Rieseiifeld  Gold  Medal 
as  the  best  short  reel  produced  dur- 
ing the  past  year.  Directed  by  L. 
Starevitch  it  is  without  doubt  a  most 
exquisitely  handled  reel.  It  is  hand 
colored  and  directed  with  artistry. 

The  story  tells  of  how  a  little  girl 
wanted  a  nightingale  to  play  with, 
how  she  caught  him  in  a  trap  and 
how  he  tells  her  the  story  of  his  life 
and  love.  The  manner  in  which  he 
describes  his  mate  arid  their  babies 
waiting  for  him  and  how  they  are 
.suffering  because  he  js  not  there  is 
beautifully  and  pathetically  told,  and 
the  child  understands  finally  that 
birds  are  not  made  for  playthings 
and  lets  him  go  back  to  his  mate.  In 
gratitude  he  lends  the  child  his  voice. 
And,  so  the  story  goes,  that  is  the 
reason  that  nightingales  only  sing 
at  night  when  little  children  are 
asleep. 


"The    Green    Archer" — Patheserial 

Suspense-Building 
Type  of  production.  .10  episode  serial 

"The  Green  Archer"  is  Pathe's 
latest  serial.  It  stars  Ailene  Ray  and 
Walter  Miller  and  judging  from  the 
first  three  episodes,  contains  all  the 
elements  necessary  for  an  audience 
building  serial — and  then  some. 

First  the  hero  and  heroine  are  lik- 
able, good-looking  and  can  act.  Sec- 
ond, the  title  is  an  excellent  one  so 
far  as  exploitation  possibilities  go, 
and  third,  the  production  values  are 
extremely  good  and  the  action — so 
important  an  ingredient  of  every  suc- 
cessful serial, — interesting,  myster- 
ious and  rapid. 

The  story,  judging  again  from  the 
reels  reviewed,  is  one  not  easily  un- 
raveled. It  has  to  do  with  a  repro- 
duction of  a  famous  English  castle 
which  is  owned  by  a  wealthy  but 
vicious  man — played  by  Burr  Mcin- 
tosh. The  castle  is  mysteriou.sly  vis- 
ited by  a  masked  archer  who  shoots 
his  arrows  to  kill.  A  Captain  of  state 
troopers  is  usually  on  hand  to  help 
the  pretty  heroine  who  looks  more 
than  once  mysteriously  suspicious. 
The  end  of  the  third  episode  finds 
one  just  as  doubtful  as  to  the  identity 
of  the  villainous  archer  but  that  is 
just  as  it  should  be  to  keep  them 
coming. 

The  sets  are  extremely  well-done, 
careful  attention  being  paid  to  small 
details  and  the  direction  is  satisfac- 
tory. Tlic  cast  includes,  besides  the 
players  mentioned  above,  Frank 
Lacktccu,  Dorothy  King,  Stephen 
Grattan,  William  R.  Randall  and 
others.  The  story  was  taken  from 
the  novel  by  Edgar  Wallace  and 
Spencer  Bcnnet  directed. 


"Laughing     Ladies"— Roach- Pathe 

Get  This  Siire 
Type  of  production.  .  .  .2  reel  comedy 
Boys,  here's  a  laugh-getter  if  there 
ever  was  one.  Get  it.  The  cast  in- 
cludes Lucien  Littlefield.  Katherine 
Grand,    Tyler    Brooke    and    Gertrude 


Astor,  all  of  whom  do  excellent 
work.  However,  Katherine  Grant 
comes  out  way  ahead  of.  them  all. 
She  is  seen  as  the  wife  of  the  chief 
of  police.  Suffering  from  a  toothache 
she  goes  to  an  inexperienced  dentist 
— Littlefield — and  is  given  an  over- 
dose of  laughing  gas.  It  knocks  her 
cookoo  and  she  giggles  and  smirks 
and  walks  nonchalantly  down  the 
citv's  streets  rudely  hitting  any  pass- 
erby she  happens  to  pass. 

As  the  wife  of  the  chief  of  police, 
all  the  cops  assist  her  in  any  difficulty 
she  happens  to  be.  Aboard  a  bus  she 
takes  a  liking  to  a  dapper  young  man 
— excellently  done  by  Tyler  Brooke 
— and  has  his  wife  taken  away  by  a 
<ui>,  AH  this  time,  the  dentist  is  fol- 
lowing close  on  her  trail  trying  to 
spray  her  with  a  restorative.  The 
climax  comes  when  Brooke  in  try- 
ing to  attract  her  attention  so  that 
the  dentist  can  spray  her  gets  a 
billiard  ball  stuck  in  his  mouth  and 
can't   "-et   it    out.     Just   then   in   dash 


the    chief     and     Brooke's 
well — judge  for  yourself. 


w:te,     and 


"The  River  Nile"— Fox  'Varieties 

Pretty  Shots 

Type  of  production 1-reel  scenic 

Along  the  river  Nile  in  Egypt  is 
the  route  of  this  latest  of  the  Fox  Va- 
rieties and  the  journey  is  interesting 
indeed.  The  reel  includes  many  beau- 
tiful, and  interesting  views  of  the  land 
of  tiie  Aral)  and  for  the  masses  of 
humanity  who  will  never  get  any 
closer  to  the  Nile  than  the  screen  up- 
on which  this  film  is  shown,  it  should 
be  interesting  fare.  You  are  shown 
the  queer  river  boats,  the  mode  of  liv- 
ing, methods  of  agriculture,  and  given 
any  number  of  beautiful  views.  The 
offeriiig  is  picturesque,  splendidly 
photographed  and  fitting  for  any  pro- 
gram. It  will  lend  the  variation  for 
which  it  is  intended  and  serve  the 
two-fold  purpose  of  entertaining  and 
educating. 


"The     Range    Law" — Mustang — 
Universal 

Western  Sure  to  Please 
Type  of  production ...  .2-rcel  drama 
Here's  a  western  that  they'll  surely 
like.  It  has  action,  drama  and  a  like- 
able hero  in  Edmund  Cobb.  The  girl, 
a  newcomer,  does  very  nice  work. 
Fhe  is  content  to  look  natural  rather 
than  "made-up."  There  is  an  excel- 
lent runaway  early  in  the  first  reel 
with  the  .girl  being  dragged  at  the  end 
of  a  rope  by  a  galloping  horse.  An- 
other runaway  in  the  second  reel 
finds  hero  rescuing  the  girl,  who  is 
being  rushed  unwillingly  into  a  mar- 
liagc  with  a  man  she  doesn't  love,  in 
order  to  preserve  his  silence  so  that 
l.er  step-father,  who  has  killed  a  man, 
will  be  safe.  Of  course,  it  all  works 
out  in  the  end,  with  the  hero  and  girl 
being  safely  wed,  but  there  are  two 
full  reels  of  excellent  western  enter- 
tainment  before   this. 


"Sweet  and  Pretty"— Cameo— Educ'l 

Mildly  Entertaining 
Type  of  production....!  reel  comedy 
Cliff    Bowes    and    Helen    Marlowe 
have    considerable    fun    chasing    each 


other  around  the  park  in  this  one- 
reeler.  It  sums  up  as  a  mildly  enter- 
taining short.  Will  not  bring  oodles 
of  laughter  but  should  entertain. 
Jess  Robbins  directed,  and  it  should 
be  remarked  that  the  camerawork  is 
particularly  good.  The  photography 
is  excellent.  The  action  deals  with 
a  wealthy  lady  who  is  most  anxious 
about  her  little  dog,  which  she  treats 
as  a  baby,  sending  him  out  for  an  air- 
ing in  a  baby-carriage  with  a  nurse- 
maid. The  dog  gets  loose,  and  the 
carriage  rolls  into  the  lake.  Cliff 
Bowes,  who  is  strolling  in  the  park, 
flirts  with  the  nurse,  gets  in  bad  with 
a  cop,  and  finally  dives  into  the  lake 
and  rescues  the  pet  dog,  but  in  get- 
ting back  to  the  dock  drags  the  lady 
in  the  water  with  him. 


"The  Soapsuds  Lady"— Sennett-Pathe 

Pleasing  Conied^ 
Type  ui  production. ,.  .:2-rcei  comedy 
Here's  a  comedy  that  stars  sweet 
In  tie  Alice  Day.  Her  comedy  is  of 
the  refined  type  and  while  not  always 
uproarious,  is  generally  entertaining. 
She  is  seen  in  this  as  the  village  laun- 
dress' daughter.  Dressed  m  over- 
alls and  a  large  straw  hat,  she  goes 
to  deliver  a  bundle  of  wash.  On  the 
\\ay,  her  nnile  gets  balky  and  she 
rides  right  into  a  party  of  youn.g  folks 
who  are  horseback  riding.  Danny 
O'Shca  is  seen  as  the  young  society 
iad  who  takes  a  fancy  to  the  little 
"Soapsuds  Lady"  in  spite  of  his 
pretty  wealthy  sweetheart.  Director 
Arthur  Rosson  has  seen  fit  to  include 
a  bathing  scene  in  which  the  young 
society  .girl's  clothes  are  found  miss- 
mg  necessitating  her  going  home  lit- 
crall.N',  in  a  barrel.  Some  of  the  staves 
fall  out  and  this  bit,  while  amusing, 
i.'  rather  suggestive.  The  comedy,  as 
a  whole,  however,  sums  up  nicely. 

"The    Scandal    Hunters" — Century — 

Universal 

"Drag -'Em-Out"   Stuff 

Type  of  production.  .  .  .2-reel  comedy 

Al  Alt  is  the  featured  comedian  of 
this  Century  comedj'  which  takes  the 
trials  and  tribulations  of  a  newspaper 
icporter  as  a  basis  upon  which  to 
build  some  comic  action.  Where 
"knock-'em-down-th row-em-out"  stuff 
is  still  found  laughal)le,  this  should 
prove  entertaining.  However,  where 
they  like  situations  to  be  actually  hu- 
morous, this  may  not  entirely  be  up 
to  the  inark.  Alt  is  seen  as  a  printer's 
devil,  who  is  given  a  difficult  assign- 
ment when  the  rest  of  the  reporters 
on  the  stat¥  refuse  it.  He  is  lold  to 
interview  the  Mayor,  and  the  rest  of 
the  action  deals  with  the  different 
ways  in  which  he  gets  thrown  out  of 
the  Mayor's  home.  The  finish  shows 
him  a  wreck,  after  rival  reporters 
jump  on  him  after  he  finally  lands  the 
storv.  

"Papa,    Be    Good"— Roach-Pathe 

Sure-Fire 

T}'pe  of  production.  .  .  .2-reel  comedy 

Glenn  Tryon's  latest  is  sure  to  be 
enjoyed.  True,  some  of  the  situations 
border  on  the  risque.  It  may  have  to 
he  cut  before  the  censors  let  some  of 
the  sequences  by.  However,  if  it  does 
get  by  it  will  get  laughs  and  then 
some.  It  is  a  domestic  mix-up.  Two 
husbands  and  two  wives.  One  hus- 
band is  a  judge.  Both  wives  are  an- 
gry at  the  other's  husband.  The  judge 
finally  finds  himself  in  a  position 
where  he  can   sentence  his  enemy  to 


prison.  However,  his  neighbor's  wi 
comes  into  the  courtroom  and  si 
next  to  his  own  wife.  And  then  tl 
tun  begins.  This  should  be  a  riot 
any  house.  The  cast  includes  in  add 
tion  to  Tryon,  Katherine  Grant,  Ma 
jorie  Whiteis  and  Tyler  Brooke.  Fn 
L.  Guiol  directed  under  the  supervi 
ion  of  F.  Richard  Jones. 


"The  Silvery  Art"— Apenfilm 
Red  Seal 

Excellent 
Type  of  production..!  reel  sport  fi}:^ 

llie  gentle  art  of  skiing  is  dea! 
with  in  this  Red  Seal  short  re(! 
Titles  are  clear  and  concise  and  e: 
plain,  step  by  step,  how  this  difficu 
sport  may  be  mastered  providiii 
snow-covered  hills  are  furnished  aft 
a^pair  of  skiis,  together  with  plea 
of  nerve. 

The    scenery    used    in    the   shots 
magnificent.      Taken   in   the   heart 
the  Alps  the  sheer  beauty  of  some 
the    views    literally    takes    away   tl 
breath.     The  reel  is  an  excellent  oii 
for  any  type  program. 


"Pathe  Review"  No.  48 

Interesting  As  Alivayi 
Type  of  production..!  reel  magazi 

A  beautiful  feature  of  this  issue 
Pathe's   Review   is   called    "The   La 
guid    Lady"    and    shows    in    beautjij 
color   the   uncommon    flower   of   th 
narne.    A  special  time-process  came 
which      records      only      at      intervj 
shows     the     manner     in     which    t 
flowers    open.      Another    interestiii 
subject    deals    with    Lake    Magadi 
Africa  which  supplies  the  world  wi 
bicarbonate  of  soda.     Hobart  NichoL 
well-known  American  landscape  arfe 
IS   also   interviewed   and   some  of  1 

works  shown.     

Re-Issuing  "A  Dog's  Life" 

Pathe  is  re-issuing  four  Char 
Chaplin  comedies  under  its  new  cc 
tract,  of  which  "A  Dog's  Life" 
the  first.  In  its  revamped  form 
IS  three  reels  in  length  and  is  si 
good   for  many  a  laugh. 


New  Half  Million  Dollar  House 

Chicago— A  $500,000  house  is  to 
built   by   Clyde    Elliot   and   associal 
in  Evanston  on  the  site  of  the  Haw 
School.     The  theater  is  to  seat  2,S( 

Tanney   Establishes   Organ   BusiiM^ 

Pittsburgh— An  organization  to  : 
known  as  the  Tannev  Organ  ai 
Piano   Co.  has  been  launched  by  ^ 

F.   Tanney.  — 

Citv  Objects  To  Lodge  Theatet 

Sedro   Wooley.    Wash.— Objectio 

arc  being  raised  by  the  City  Couni 

to    the   erection   of   a    theater   by  t 

^foose  Lodge. 


Sells  Theater  Second  Time 
Aberdeen,  Wash.— The  Conm; 
sold  to  the  Elbe  Amusement  Co., 
R.  F.  Connell  and  later  turned  ba 
to  him,  has  been  sold  again  by  Cc 
nell  to  Ed  Dolan,  who  owns  a  stri 
of  houses. 


YOUNG  GIRI/S  LAUGH 
Ha-.Ba 


January  Is  Laugh  Moiiih 


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HOLLYWOOD 
HAPPENINGS 


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By 
Harvey  E.  Qausman 


'ilephone  Granite  3980 


Sunday,  November  22,  1925 


6411  Hollywood  Blvd. 


First    National's    Plans 

^our  pictures  for  First  National  go 

'    liroductioii    December   7.      They 

The    Second    Chance,"    "Kiki," 

ast  of  the  Setting  Sun"  and  "Mile. 
bdiste." 

iviki"  is  the  Belasco  play  selected 
a  the  starring  vehicle  for  Norma 
limadge.  Hans  Kraly  has  nearly 
C'.npleted  the  continuity.  "East  of 
1-  Setting  Sun"  starring  Constance 
Jhiiadge,  was  delayed  until  the  first 
ft  of  Decembet  in  order  to  perfect 
t;  script^  being  prepared  by  Eric 
vn  Stroheim,  who.  in  addition  to 
Hndling  the  megaphone,  will  play  in 
I;  support. 

Ccrinne  Griffith  is  assembling  a 
iirdrobe  for  "Mile.  Modiste."  She 
ill  return  from  New  York  shortly, 
[  spared  to  start  work  under  direc- 
I  n  of  Robert  Leonard.  "The  Se- 
.iid  Chance"  is  based  on  a  story  by 
f's.  Wilson  Woodrow.  Eve  Unsell 
j   finished   the  continuity. 


"Irene,"  Partly  in  Color 

Irene,"  is  being  photographed 
rtially    in    color.      The    supporting 

t  includes  Lloyd  Hughes,  George 
Arthur,  Kate  Price,  Charles 
jrray.  Maryon  Aye,  Ida  Darling, 
'a  Novak,  Bess  Flowers,  Cora 
icy,  Betty  Francisco,  Edward 
rle,  Lydia  Yeamans  Titus  and 
wrence  Wheat. 


Edwards  to  Direct  Langdon 

Harry  Langdpn  has  moved  his 
effects  to  First  National  studios.  He 
is  making  preparations  for  his  first 
feature  under  direction  of  Harry  Ed- 
wards. 


"Western   Trails"   in   Production 

"Western  Trails,"  the  third  of  a 
series  featuring  "Bill"  Patton  for 
Sierra  Pictures  is  now  in  production. 
Horace  B.  Carpenter  is  directing. 


Sixth   in   Series   Launched 

"Coming  and  Going,"  sixth  of  the 
Buffalo  Bill,  Jr.,  series  is  in  work. 
The  sixth  Walley  Wales  as  yet  un- 
titled, has  also  been  started. 


Billy  Dooley  Starts  Another 

Billy  Dooley  has  started  work  on 
his  third  comedy  for  Christie.  This 
is  to  be  "A  Salty  Sap."  William 
Watson   is   directing. 


"Midnight  Flyer"  Finished 

'The    Midnight    Flyer,"    is    in    the 

|hds  of  the  editors.     It  was  adapted 

J.  Grubb  Alexander  and  directed 

Tom   Forman  with   Dorothy   De- 

e  and  Cullen  Landis  featured. 


Pauline    Frederick    Sails 

Pauline  Frederick  has  sailed  from 
Wellington,  N.  Z.,  on  the  Tahiti, 
jind  for  San  Francisco,  closing  an 
jht  months'  tour  of  Australia.  She 
11  arrive   on   the  27th. 


"Lefty"  Flynn's  Next 
Maurice    ("Lefty")    Flynn    is    pre- 
paring  a    football    drama   after    com- 
pleting  "Smilin'   at   Trouble".   Harry 
Garson  will  direct. 


Nat   Carr   Signed   by  "U" 

Raymond  L.  Schrock,  general  man- 
ager at  Universal,  has  signed  Nat 
Carr  under  a  long  term  contract. 


Active  at   California   Studios 

Harry  J.  Brown  has  just  finished 
shooting  an  untitled  picture  at  the 
California  Studios,  with  Billy  Sulli- 
van starring,  and  is  preparing  a  new 
picture  with  Reed  Howes.  Lackev 
Prod,  are  filming  "The  Pay-Off" 
starring  Charles  Delaney  and  direc- 
ted by  Dell  Henderson.  J.  P.  Mc- 
Gowan  is  completing  another  of  the 
Helen  Holmes  series.  Sam  Bischoff 
is  completing  his  present  schedule 
of  Biff,  H.  C.  Witwer  and  Gold 
Medal  comedies  and  is  preparing  to 
start  a  serial,  Hercules,  Briant  S. 
Young  and  Progressive  Prod,  will 
start  in  the  near  future. 


In  "Other  Women's   Husbands" 

For  one  picture,  at  least,  Monte 
Blue  and  Marie  Prevost  are  to  be  re- 
united. Warner  Bros,  announce  they 
will  be  starred  together  in  "Other 
Women's  Husbands."  Both  the  story 
and  scenario  are  by  E.  T.  Lowe,  Jr. 
The  cast  also  includes  Huntly  Gordon 
and  Phyllis  Haver. 


Added  to  "Behind  the  Front" 

Richard  Arlen  has  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  "Behind  the  Front,"  being 
directed   by   Edward   Sutherland. 


Brabin  Selecting  Locations 

Charles  Brabin,  who  is  to  direct 
"The  Winning  of  Barbara  Worth," 
has  left  for  Arizona,  where  he  is  to 
select  some  desert  locations,  and  pos- 
sibly meet  Harold  Bell  Wright  for 
further  conference  regarding  the 
story. 


Vidor   to   Direct   "Strolling   Saint" 
King  Vidor  will  direct  "The  Strol- 
ling  Saint"   by    Rafael   Sabatini   with 
John   Gilbert   playing   the   lead. 

Mack   Chosen   as    Lead 

Charles  Emmett  Mack,  has  been 
chosen  bv  Louis  B.  Mayer  for  the 
lead  in  "The  Light  Eternal." 


William  De   Mille  Finishing 

(VVilliam  De  Mille  is  on  the  final 
lek  of  "The  Splendid  Crime."  Bebe 
iniels,  Neil  Hamilton,  Anne  Corn- 
ill  and  Anthony  Jowitz  are  fea- 
red. 


Bob  Custer   Busy 
Bob  Custer  has  finished  "The  Rid- 
Streak"  and  is  filming  "The  News 
ister,"  with  Del  Andrews  directing 
F.    B.   O. 


Garver   With   De   Mille 

Dliver  B.  Garver,  has  been  added 
the  publicity  department  of  the 
Mille  Studio  by  Barrett  C.  Kies- 

S- 


Virginia  Corbin  Signed 

Virginia  Lee  Corbin  is  playing  op- 
site  Monty  Banks  in  "Play  Safe" 
ich  Joseph  Henaberry  is  directing. 


Laura  La  Plante's  Next 

"Doubling  For  Lora"  will  be  Laura 
La  Plante's  next  for  Universal.  Wil- 
liam A.   Seiter  will  direct. 


Eleanor  Boardman  Again  in  Lead 

Hunt  Stromberg  announces  that 
Eleanor  Boardman  will  have  the 
feminine  lead  in  "The  Auction  Block". 
She  will  play  opposite   Charles  Ray. 


Title  on  Jack  Hoxie's   Next 

"The  Tuneful  Tornado"  is  the  title 
of  the  new  picture  Jack  Hoxie  will 
do  for  Universal.  It  was  written  by 
Harrison  Jacobs,  who  also  adapted  it. 
Al   Rogell  will  direct. 


Helen  Lee  Worthing  in  "Don  Juan" 

Helen  Lee  Worthing  is  playing  the 
role  of  Elenore  in  "Don  Juan,"  John 
Barrymore's  new  picture  for  Warner 
Bros. 


Ralph   Spence  to  Assist  Leonard 

Ralph  Spence,  will  assist  Robert 
Leonard,  who  is  to  direct  Corinne 
Griifith   in   "Mile   Modiste." 


Tom  Tyler  Busy 

Tom  Tyler  is  shooting  exteriors 
for  "The  Cowboy  Musketeer"  with 
Bob   de   Lacy   directing. 


Ritchey  With  Metropolitan 

Will  M.  Ritchey,  scenario  writer  is 
now  a  member  of  Jack  Cunningham's 
staff  at  Metropolitan. 


Cutting  "Flaming  Waters" 
Harmon     Weight     is     cutting    and 
editing  "Flaming  Waters,"   produced 
for    F.    B.    O.    by    Associated    Arts 
Corp. 


Schable  in  "Partners  Again" 

Robert  N.  Schable  has  been  added 
to  the  cast  of  "Partners  Again — with 
Potash   and   Perlmutter." 


Cast  in  Fox  Comedy 

Harold  Goodwin  and  Eugenie  Gil- 
bert have  been  cast  in  the  leads  in 
the  Fox  comedy  "Officer  of  the  Day." 


George   Beban's    Latest 

George    Beban's    latest    is    entitled 
"The  Loves  of  Riccardo." 


LITTLE   BOY'S  LAUGH 
Ha -Ha 

January  Is  Laugh  Month 


Priscilla   Dean   Starts  Work 
Priscilla   Dean  is   at   work  on   her 

first  starring  vehicle  for  Metropolitan, 
"The  Danger  Girl".  It  is  bemg  di- 
rected by  Edward  Dillon.  Pohn 
Bowers,  Arthur  Hoyt,  Gustave  Von 
Seyfferitz,  and  Cissy  Fitzgerald  are 
in  the  cast. 


Begin  "My  Own  Pal" 

J.  G.  Blystone  is  shooting  "My 
Own  Pal"  with  Tom  Mix  for  Fox. 
This  is  an  original  by  Gerald  Beau- 
mont. Others  in  the  cast  are  Olive 
Borden,  Tom  Santschi,  Paul  Panzer 
and  Jacques   Rollins. 


Conrad   Nagel   an   Equity   Executive 

Wedgewood  Nowell,  Pacific  Coast 
representative  of  the  Actors'  Equity, 
has  been  relieved  at  his  own  request 
as  chairman  of  the  executive  com- 
mittee and  has  been  succeeded  by 
Conrad   Nagle. 


"U"  Announces    Cast 

The  cast  of  "Wives  for  Rent"  in- 
cludes as  stars,  Pat  O'Mailey  and 
Virginia  Valli.  Others  are  Helen 
Lee  Worthing,  Nat  Carr  and  Alberti 
Conti.     Svend  Gade  is  directing. 


Scenarist  Loaned  to   Lesser 

Harry  Behn,  scenarist  has  been 
loaned  to  Sol  Lesser  to  write  the 
continuity  for  "The  Winning  of 
Barbara  Worth." 


Now  With  Marshall  Neilan 

Margaret  Ettinger  has  left  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Maycr,  and  is  now  handling 
publicity   for   Marshall   Neilan   Prod. 


■  ■■■■■  ■■■imn^igiitimiimrt; 

STUDIO  SPACE 

For  Independent  Producers 
Excellent  facilities  with  every 
convenience. 


CALIFORNIA  STUDIOS 

1438   Gower  St.,   Hollywood 

Jack    Mlntz,    Studio    Mgr. 

Phone    HO-0162 


When  tn  Hollywood 
stop  at 

THE  NEW  HOTEL  REGENT 

E'verf  room  luith  Bath  and  Radio 

A  beautifully  appointed  moderately 
priced  hotel. 

In  the  heart  oj  Hollyivood 

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Phone:  Holly.  0487 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  November  22,  Ift 


The 

1926  Film 

Year  Book 

Will  Be  Bigger 

and  Finer 

Than 

Ever 

and 

You'll  Find 
One  Everywhere 


1925  Film  Year  Book 

Once  again  Film  Year  Book*  has 
made  its  appearance,  the  largest 
compendium  of  information  about 
the  motion  picture  industry.  Valu- 
able for  reference,  it  is  also  a  fas- 
cinating book  to  browse  through,  for 
there  are  interesting  bits  of  infor- 
mation on  practically  every  page  in- 
cluding even  the  advertisements.  To 
enumerate  its  entire  contents  would 
require  a  whole  edition  of  FiLM 
Progress.  We  shall,  therefore,  men- 
tion merely  some  of  the  things  it 
contains  here  and  there: 

Six  thousand  titles  of  films  and 
their  producers;  productions  of  1924 
arranged  by  companies;  distributing 
organizations  and  exchanges,  theat- 
rical and  non-theatrical;  theater 
chains  and  first-run  houses;  the  Bet- 
ter Films  Movement  in  1924  (con- 
tributed by  the  National  Commit- 
tee for  Better  Films) ;  supply  deal- 
ers; statistics  in  great  variety;  un- 
usual locations  and  production  ex- 
periences; motion  picture  history; 
periodical  literature  regarding  the 
industry  and  a  comprehensive  bibli- 
ography;  1925  outlook  and  resume. 

This  book  is  a  sine  qua  non  of  the 
reference  library  on  motion  pictures. 


unday,   November  22,   1925 


THE 


■e&m 


DAILY 


15 


In  Eastern  Studios 

Major  Campbell's   Next 

\I;ijor  Maurice  Campbell's  next 
'.  Arrow  is  entitled  "Self  Defense." 
1  appeared  in  serial  form  in  Mun- 
.  s  .Magazine,  and  was  written  by 
'cth  York  Miller.  Active  work 
Lommence  next  week  at  the 
Whitman   Bennett  studio. 


3ennett's  Next,  "Cleaner  Flame" 

n  about  two  weeks,  Whitman 
hmctt  will  commence  filming  "The 
^aner  Flame."  This  is  an  original 
J  ry  by  Clara  Beranger  and  Forrest 
I  !;.cy,  to  be  distributed  through  Ar- 


"Dancing    Mothers"    Started 

Icrljert  Brcnon  started  work  on 
'aiicing  Mothers"  at  Paramount 
lursday.      The    cast    includes    Alice 

I  c,  Conway  Tearle,  Clare  Bow, 
il    Donald    Keith.      Ray   Lissner   is 

non's  assistant.  J.  Roy  Hunt  is 
iiuraman. 


Aloma"  Cast  Leaves  for  Home 

The  cast  of  "Aloma  of  the  South 
IS,"  Gilda  Grey's  first  starring  pic- 
e  for  Paramount,  on  location  in 
rto  Rico,  left  Thursday  for  New 
rk.  C.  M.  Kirk  of  the  art  depart- 
nt  has  arrived. 


Join   Tennek    Film   Corp. 
riopp  Hadiey  has  joined  the  Ten- 
:  Film  Corp,  as  production  mana- 

Jack  Lustberg  lias  also  allied 
nself  with  Tennek  as  assistant 
es  manager.  Hadlcy  will  super- 
;  production. 


Richard    Dix    Back 

Uchard  Dix  has  returned  from 
uston  in  advance  of  the  rest  of  the 
t  filming  "Womanhandled."  Gre- 
y  La  Cava  is   expected  back  any 


Finish  DeForest  Phonofilms 

wo  DeForest  Phonofilms  were 
ipleted  this  week  at  the  Tec  Art 
1  St.  Studios.  Phil  Baker  made 
no  reeler,  and  Grant  Mitchell  also 
ished  one. 


Temporary  Title  Only 

Do  Clothes  Make  the  Woman?" 
rring  Mrs.  Rudolph  Valentino  is 
y  a  temporary  title.  The  unit, 
isisting  of  Clive  Brook,  Sam 
rdy  Kathlene  Martin  and  John- 
Gough  are  working  at  the  44th  St. 
p-Art  Studios.  Daniel  Carson 
odman  is  supervising  the  produc- 
ti,  while  Harry  O.  Hoyt  is  direct- 
with  Jack  Hyland  as  assistant, 
wart  Moss  and  Alfred  Ortlieb  are 
neramen. 


Santell  Will  Begin  December  15 

\1  Santell  will  start  production  of 
he  Dancer  from  Paris"  at  Cos- 
politan  about  the  middle  of  De- 
aber. 


Caesar  Writing  Titles 

Vrfhur  Caesar,  who  wrote  the  titles 
'What  Price  Beauty?"  has  finished 
ing   "Broken    Hearts." 


ilyn    Williamson    Under    Contract 

ithlyn  Williamson  has  been  signed 
one  year  by  Robert  T.  Kane. 


Newspaper    Opinions 
New   York 

"The    Big    Parade" 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

Astor  Theater 

AMERICAN— There  have  been  war  fihns 
before,  and  good  ones,  too.  But  none  have 
tackled  their  subject  with  the  realism  of 
"The  Big  Parade."  And  tlie  romance  tliat 
lies  behind  the  action  is  as  gripping  as  the 
battle    scenes,    *   *   * 

"The  Big  Parade"  appealed  to  every  emo- 
tion.   *  •  ♦ 

The  picture  is  one  tfo  be  valued  by  his- 
torians, both  now  and  in  the  future.  But 
the  story  is  always  more  important  than  the 
backgrotmd. 

EVENING  JOURNAL—  Wonderful,  re- 
markable, extraordinary,  thrilling — superla 
tives  that  have  been  used  so  often  in  con- 
nection with  the  other  pictures  can  hardly 
do    justice    to    it.    *   *  * 

There  is  comedy  and  there  is  pathos — 
you  live  with  the  characters,  you  suffer 
with  them,  you  laugh  with  them — and  you 
love    them. 

King  Vidor,  the  director,  covers  himself 
with    glory.    *  *  * 

Go  see  it.  If  you  don't  you'll  miss  one 
of  the  greatest,  if  not  the  greatest  picture 
ever    made. 

EVENING  WORLD— "The  Big  Parade" 
is  splendid.  It  moves  with  the  power  and 
sweep  of  a  tide  and  has  a  grip  like  the 
undertow.  It  is  one  of  those  rare  achieve- 
ments in  picture  making  that  is  all  good 
and  grows  progressively  better  with  each 
reel.    *   *  * 

The  picture  is  simply  packed  full  of  humor 
of  pathos,  of  wit,  of  comedy  and  of  drama 
that    is   profoundly   moving.    *  *   * 

This  film  is  a  picture  for  everybody.  I 
cannot  think  of  any  person  who  would  not 
enjoy  it,  imless  it  might  be  some  one  with  a 
weak  heart  who  would  dread  the  effect  of  al- 
ternate  hilarity   and   heartbreak. 

GRAPHIC — The  story  is  so  human  that 
it    hurts,    *   *   * 

It  contains  grim  tragedy,  sparkling  com- 
edy, deep  pathos,  and  a  realism  that  has 
never  before  been  translated  so  successfully 
to    the    screen,    •   •   * 

Mr,  Gilbert's  characterization  in  "The 
Bier  Parade"  is  the  finest  we  ever  seen  in  mo- 
tion   pictures,    *   *  * 

If  you  are  a'  red-blooded  American,  you 
won't  miss  "The  Big  Parade.''  It  is  some- 
thing superb  in  motion  pictures — the  perfect 
picture  you  have  been  waiting  for,  the  one 
that  comes  once  in  a  movie  moon.  You 
can't  afford  to  miss  it. 

HERALD  TRIBUNE- Tbe  first  half  of 
"The  Big  Parade,"  however,  is  one  of  the 
finest  things  the  screen  ever  has  had.  Such 
direction,  such  writing,  such  acting,  such 
titles  I    •  •   » 

There  is  a  charming  love  story  and  the 
biggest  scene  in  the  picture  comes  when 
the  lovers  are  torn  apart  by  the  vicissitudes 
of  war.  It  was  one  of  the  most  thrilling 
things    we    ever    sat    through. 

The  second  half  of  the  picture  is  war  at 
its   grimmest  [    *   *   • 

This  is  undoubtedly  the  finest  picture  of 
the    war    that    ever    has    been    made, 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH— King  Vidor's 
direction   is   without  a    flaw,    *   ♦  • 

To  enumerate  the  scenes  which  won  spon- 
taneous applause  from  last  night's  audience 
would  almost  be  to  reproduce  this  scenario 
itself,    a    process    obviously    impossible,    *  ♦   * 

But,^  after  all,  the  picture  must  be  en- 
joyed in  its  entirety.  It  is  one  of  those  fine 
achievements  of  the  screen  which  no  one 
can    afford    not    to    see    and    to    talk    about, 

POST—*  ♦  •  at  last  a  real  picture  of  the 
late   war.    *   *  * 

Laurence  Stallings  has  written  a  story 
which,  one  feels,  is  true  and,  at  times, 
slightly  satirical.  Certainly  his  title  could 
not  be  improved  upon  bv  the  most  expert 
title_  changer  in  the  studios.  King  Vidor. 
a  director  who  has  done  many  tine  thines. 
distinguishes  himself  anew  in  "The  Big  Pa- 
rade," 


YOUNG   BOY'S  LAUGH 

Ha  -  Ha  -  Ha 

January  Is  iMugh  Month 


SUN — Of  the  many  photoplays  brewed 
from  the  moving,  robust  materials  of  the 
world  war  "The  Big  Parade,"  which  arrived 
at  the  Astor  Theater  last  night  after  months 
of  preliminary  drum  beats,  is  in  all  prob 
ability    the   worthiest.    *   *  * 

Its  war  sceanes  are  assuredly  the  most 
thrilling  since  the  days  of  Mr.  Griffith's 
"Hearts   of   the   World."    ♦   *   ♦ 

Mr.  Vidor  excels  in  the  ending  of  the 
first  half  of  the  photoplay,  wherein  he  brings 
fine  cinema  imagination  to  the  picturing 
of  Melisande  standing  between  the  moving 
lines  of  trucks  and  doughboys,  searching 
frantically    for    her    lover.    *   *   * 

"The  Big  Parade"  is  an  excellent  war 
movie — but  the  really  great  war  movie  has 
yet    to    come. 

TELEGRAM— Something  Gargantuan  leap- 
ed into  the  Astor  Theater  last  evening,  when 
the  war  came  alive  again  for  the  sake  of 
the    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer    picture,    "The    Big 

Parade,"   and   raked   the   screen   fore   and   af. 

*  «  ♦ 

To  them  (Vidor  and  Stallings)  belong  the 
honor  and  glory  of  making  a  mighty  pic- 
ture, fit  to  be  deposited  in  the  Library  of 
Congress  as  the  film  epic  of  the  war — after 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  has  squeezed  a  few 
odd    miilions    out    of    it. 

TIME.S — An  eloquent  pictorial  epic  of  the 
World  War  was  presented  last  night  at  the 
Astor  Theater  before  a  sophisticated  gather- 
ing that  was  intermittently  stirred  to  laugh- 
er  and   tears.    *  *   * 

It  is  a  subject  so  compelling  and  realistic 
that  one  feels  impelled  to  approach  a  review 
of  it  with  all  the  respect  it  deserves,  for  as 
a  motion  picture  it  is  something  beyond  the 
fondest  dreams  of  most   people.    »   *   * 

This  is  a  pictorial  effort  of  which  the 
screen  can  well  boast.  It  carries  one  from 
America  to  France,  then  back  to  America 
and  finally  to  France  again.  And  one  feels 
as  if  a  lot  had  happened  in   a  single  evening. 

WORLD— "The  Big  Parade,"  with  its 
exquisite  orchestration,  is  by  all  odds  the 
most  stirring  of  all  motion  pictures  which 
I  have  seen.  There  has  been  nothing  out 
of  the  World  War  acted  either  on  stage  or 
screen    to    approach    it,    ♦   *   ♦ 

The  work  of  Renee  Adoree,  as  Melisande, 
is  a  revelation.  Miss  Adoree  is  an  extreme- 
ly talented  young  woman.  Of  the  perform- 
ance given  by  Mr.  John  Gilbert  it  is  only 
proper    to    remark    that     it     is    excellent.       I 

know  of  no  one  who  could  have  done  better, 

»  «  ♦ 

It  is  a  picture  play  of  surpassing  loveli- 
ness, I  cannot  quite  find  the  word  with 
which    to    do    it    justice. 

The  Daily  Mirror  and  Daily  News 
did  not  review  the  picture  yesterday. 

"Stella   Dallas" 

United  Artists 

Apollo 

AMERICAN-*  *  *  a  picture  that  will  not 
let  itself  he  forgotten.  "Stella  Dallas"  is  a 
picture     that     carries     its     appeal     to    mothers 


fathers,  grandparents,  and  even  children.  Any- 
thing as  fine  and  sincere  should  be  seen  by 
everyone.  •  *  ♦  Oh,  what  a  performance  Belle 
Bennett  gives.  It  makes  every  other  similar 
bit  of  acting  look  like  a  poor  imitation.  Lois 
Moran  is  delightful  as  that  child.  •  ♦  • 
DAILY    MIRROR— Belle    Bennett,    in    the 

name    part,    rises    to    fine    emotional    heights 

»   »   * 

Too  much  cannot  be  said  in  praise  of  Lois 
Moran.    *    »   * 

Indeed,  "Stella  Dallas"  takes  its  place  as 
the  most  sincere,  the  most  superb,  the  most 
beautiful  mother  love  story  ever  depicted  on 
the  silver  sheet,  and  we  say  this  with  no 
apologies   to    "Humoresque."   *    *    » 

DAILY  NEWS  —  The  poignant,  superb 
drama  is  one  of  the  finest  achievements  of 
the  screen.  There  is  dignity  in  its  sim- 
plicity, high  drama  in  its  splendid  acting, 
*  *  *  The  casting  and  acting  are  little 
short    of   prefection,    *   *  * 

"Stella  Dallas"  is  undoubtedly  one  of  the 
best   pictures    of    the   year. 

EVENING  JOURNAL— It  is  the  most 
tender,  the  most  emotionally  artistic  film  of- 
fering of  its  kind  that  I  have  ever  seen. 
"Stella  Dallas"  is  a  picture  that  has  a  uni- 
versal appeal — mother  love — acted  and  directed 
with   a   poignant    sincerity.*   *   * 

Belle  Bennett  in  the  title  role,  gives  a  per- 
formance that  is  nothing  short  of  superb.  *  *  * 

EVENING  WORLD— If  any  heart  fails 
to  throb  to  the  screen  version  of  "Stella  Dal- 
las" the  trouble  is  with  the  heart  and  not 
v/ith  the  picture.  *  ♦  »  The  newly  discovered 
juvenile,  Lois  Moran,  is  a  second  screen  find 
of  the  season  to  the  credit  of  Mr.  Goldwyn 
— Vilma  Banky  being  the  first.  The  redis- 
covery of  Belle  Bennett  is  a  third  and  even 
bigger  find.   *   *   * 

GRAPHIC— The  screen  version  of  "Stella 
Dallas"  contains  many  big  moments,  but 
Miss  Bennett  is  equal  to  them.  Her  ability 
is  always  bigger  than  the  scene  she  is  called 
upon  to  enact.  Let  us  here  nominate  for 
the  Hall  of  Movie  Fame  Belle  Bennett  for 
her  marvelteus  characterization  of  "Stella 
Dallas."    *  *  * 

It  is  the  picture  you  have  been  waiting 
for — the  picture  that  comes  once  in  a  movie 
moon.    *   *   * 

Too  much  credit  for  the  success  of  the 
film  cannot  be  given  to  Henry  King,  the 
director. 

HERALD  TRIBUNE— P  e  r  h  a  p  s    "Stella 

Dallas"  is  not  the  finest  picture  we  ever  saw. 


A  LADY'S  LAUGH 

Ua  -  Ha  -  Ha 


January  Is  Laugh  Month 


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Birthday  number  of  Greater  Amusements  out  Decem- 
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though  at  this  writing  we  feel  pretty  sure  that 
it    is.      Nothing  finer   ever   has    come  our   way. 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH^Emotionally, 
"Stella  Dallas"  is  the  big  picture  of  the  year. 
It  may  be,  too,  the  most  perfectly  directed, 
perfectly  acted  and  perfectly  photographed 
picture  ever  made.  One  doesn't  think  of  those 
things  while  watching  it;  it  goes  so  flawlessly 
on  its  way.    *   *   * 

In  this  picture  Belle  Bennett  gives  one  of 
the  greatest  cliaracterizations  on  the  screen 
and  much  of  the  magnificence  of  the  picture 
should  be  credited  to  her,  for  one  bit  of  ex 
aggeration,  one  false  gesture  and  the  spell  of 
the    picture   would   have  been   broken.    *    *    * 

POST — In  the  title  role.  Belle  Bennett,  re- 
turning to  the  screen  after  a  considerable  ab- 
sence, gives  one  of  the  outstanding  perform- 
ances of  the  season — probably  of  a  number  of 
seasons.  •  *  ♦  Lois  Moran,  Mr.  Goldwyn's 
own  discovery,  hailed  as  "the  unmodernized 
and  unsophisticated  child  wonder,"  is  the  other 
exceptionally    competent   member   of    the   cast. 

•  *  *  recommended  to  everyone,  who  enjoys 
good  acting  and  an  interesting  picture.   ♦   *   * 

SUN — While  it  is  not  one  of  the  genuine 
achievements  of  the  cinema,  it  is  undeniably 
effective  as  what  is  commonly  called  a  tear 
squeezer,  •  »  *  Now  it  is  a  motion  picture 
mint,  a  logical  succesFor  to  such  money  mak- 
ing affairs  as  "Over  the  Hill,"  "Sally  of  the 
Sawdust"     and     "Drusilla     with     a     Million." 

*  *  *  Miss  Bennett,  who  is  called  upon  to 
grow  older  as  the  picture  progresses,  is  really 
excellent,    as    is    Miss   Moran. 

"Stella  Dallas"  is  a  good  box  office  achieve- 
ment.  *   *  * 

TELEGRAM— But  to  Belle  Bennett  should 
go  the  honors.  *  *  *  It  was  a  difficult  part 
and  only  very  rarely  did  she  overplay  it.  The 
picture  is  not  subtle,  so  that  her  difficulty  in 
not  dramatizing  herself  may  be  imagined  ♦  *  * 
As  for  us,  we  were  moved  by  Miss  Bennett's 
fine  vrork  and  we  always  did  like  little  Lois 
Moran,  more  so  with  her  hair  back.  The  aud- 
ience seemed  to  enjoy  it  very,  very  much,  and, 
after    all.    isn't    that   what    you   want   to   know? 

TIMES — It  is  a  picture  with  a  powerful 
appeal,  staid  and  stirring,  and  a  subject  that 
in  most  respects  Henry  King  had  directed  in 
a  masterly  fashion.  In  certain  sequences  the 
bludgeon  strokes  alternate  with  the  deft  touch 
of  the  artist.  *  *  *Belle  Bennett,  who  is  en- 
trusted with  the  part  of  Stella,  delivers  a 
memorable  performance,  one  which  is  rarely 
seen  on  the  screen.  •  ♦  *  Laurel  is  imperson- 1 
ated  by  I^ois  Moran  so  capably  that  she  won 
the  admiration  of  the  audience  last  night.  *  *  * 

WORLD — Added  to  this  really  remarkable 
exhibit  by  Miss  Bennett  is  a  second,  that  of 
the  daughter.  Laurel,  contributed  by  Lois  Mo- 
ran, which  also  is  to  be  considered  among  the 
much  better  things  of  this,  or  any  other,  sea- 
son. *  *  *  It  is  a  good  and  dignified  film  play, 
easily  among  the  best,  and  it  deserves  success 


RECORD — •  *  *  There  is  no  recompense  in 
the  film  for  the  loss  of  vocal  action  which 
startled  so  in  the  spoken  drama.  It  is  doubt- 
ful if  one  not  familiar  with  the  stage  presen 
tation  would  be  able  to  follow  each  sequence 
in   the    film   drama.    *    *    * 

TIMES — *  *  *  -If  you  don't  know  the  orig- 
inal play,  I  think  you  could  hardly  follow  the 
picture,  so  badly  is  it  directed.  Few  sequences 
in  the  film  story  endure  long  enough  for  the 
spectator  even  to  know  what  they  are  all  about, 
much  less  inspire  any  sympathy  for  the  char- 
acters  concerned.    *   *   * 


"The    Freshman"— Pathe 
Olympia,  Boston 

HERALD—*  *  *  The  Lloyd  sense  of  time, 
climax,  point  and  counterpoint  is  more  keen 
than    ever    in    this    film.    *   *  * 


"Graustark"— First    Nat'l 
Wisconsin,    Milwaukee 

SENTINEL—*  *  *  Scenes  that  are  prints 
from  a  fairy  tale,  a  magnificent  production 
and  the  presence  of  Norma'  Talmadge  and 
Eugene  O'Brien  as  the  romantic  lovers  are 
its   chief  attributes.    *    ♦   * 


"Havoc"— Fox 
Capitol,   Chicago 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Great  vigor  is  im 
parted  to  this  material,  particularly  to  the 
war  scenes,  by  Walter  McGrail,  who  after 
years  of  transparent  villainy  essays  the  role 
of  a  well-rounded  character.  His  success 
with    it   is   vast.    *   *   * 

JOURNAL — *  *  *  Not  a  merry  story 
surely,  but  a  strong  one  full  of  suspense  and 
running    high    with    interest.     *    *    * 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  I  think  that  I  have 
never  seen  any  greater  acting  than  is  done 
by  the  men   in   this   production,    •   *  * 


Oiit-of-Town 

"The  Eagle"- United  Artists 
Stanley,  Philadelphia 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  •  *  Valentino  does 
better  work  than  he  did  in  his  last  picture, 
"The  Sainted  Devil."  but  there  is  no  mo- 
ment   in    which   his   acting   achieves   greatness. 


"The    Fool"— Fox 
Criterion,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER— ♦  *  •  Goulding's  adaptation 
has  shown  rather  too  much  respect  for  the 
dialogue  of  the  original  play.  As  a  result, 
the  picture  consists  almost  entirely  of  close- 
ups  of  Edmund  Lowe  uttering  noble  senti- 
ments. Practically  nothing  happens  except 
subtitles.    *    *    » 

EXPRESS—*  *  *  Director  Harry  Millarde 
had  an  extremely  difficult  task  in  converting 
the  play  into  screen  material  and  putting  over 
so  much  "sermon."  With  the  stuff  of  preach- 
ment the  material  of  melodr.ima  and  miracles 
and  the  delicate  matters  of  religion  he  has 
made    a    drama    that    is    emotionally    gripping. 

HERALD— *  *  *  Vibrant  with  pulsing 
drama,  ''The  Fool,"  *  *  *  is  one  of  the  most 
striking  of  picturizations.   *   *   * 


A  MAN'S  LAUGH 

Ha-Ha-Ha 

January  Is  haug}\  MontK 


"King  on   Main   Street" — Paramount 
Metro,   Baltimore 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  one  of  the  spiciest 
and  most  sophisticated  comedies  that  has 
come  to  this  Port  of  Opportunity  lately.  *   *   * 

SUN — *  *  *  furnishes  additional  evidence 
that  the  polished,  suave  Adolphe  performs 
nowhere  so  well  as  under  the  gifted  mega- 
phone of  young   Monta    Bell.    ♦   ♦   • 

State,   Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  This  highly  amusing  and 
deUghtfully  entertaining  picture  was  adapted 
from  the  stage  play,  "The  King,"  but  it  is 
so  united  to  the  new  star's  (Adolph  Menjou) 
histrionic  abilities  that  it  might  well  have 
been   written    especially   for  him.    *   *   * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  Up  to  the  climax 
when  it  begins  to  take  either  life  or  cen- 
sors a  little  too  seriously,  "The  King"  is  just 
about  as  satisfying  as  an>thing  you'll  find"  on 
the  screen.    ♦    *   ♦ 

TIMES — *  *  *  Menjou  is  the  bland,  suave 
and  sophisticated  lover  that  is  scoring  so 
many  bull's  eyes  in  the  hearts  of  our  "mod- 
ern"  ladies.    *   *   * 

Madison,   Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  * ^  *  While  the  picture 
is  devoid  of  action,  it  is  marked  by  massive 
and  colorful  scenes,  several  gay  parties  and 
close-ups  of  3ome  of  the  screen's  most  stun- 
ning women.    *   *  * 

NEWS — *  *  *  is  a  sparkling  comedy  that 
wlil  prove  of  particular  delight  to  the  sophis- 
ticated  following  of  Mr.   Menjou.   *  *  • 

TIMES—*  *  *  the  same  Adolph  (Menjou) 
as  of  yore — witty,  cynical,  perpetually  blase. 
Cast  as  a  monarch  of  another  of  those  my- 
thical kingdoms,  somewhere  in  Central  Eu 
rope. 


*   *  * 


"New  Brooms" — Paramount 
State,  Minneapolis 

TRIBUNE— •  *  *  William  de  Mille  haf 
converted  Frank  Craven's  stage  success. 
"New  Brooms,"  into  a  slight  but  genial 
film    which    serves    as    entertainment.    *    •    • 

Metro,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  There  are  lots  of 
laughs  in  the  comedy,  and  beside  that,  all 
fathers  can  can  take  all  sons  and  gloat  over 
the   denouement   of   the   picture.    •    *    • 

EXPRESS — In  a  simple,  thoroughly  human 
tale  Director  William  de  Mille  has  expertly 
visioned  a  problem  that  confronts  parents  in 
every  land — training  and  guidance  of  their 
young.   *   *   * 

RECORD—*  *  *  Neil  Hamilton  triumphed 
in  a  realistic  manner  as  the  son.  His  love 
scene  with  Bessie  Love,  who,  by  the  way,  is 
more  charming  than  ever,  was  perfectly  por- 
traved.    •    *   • 

TIMES — *  •  *  In  this  picture,  adapted  by 
Clara  Beranger  from  Frank  Craven's  play  of 
the  same  name,  one  will  find  a  direct  appeal 
to  every  type  of  playgoer.  *  *  • 


The  Weeks  Headlines 

Monday 

Details  of  United  Artists-Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  deal  set.  Speculation  as  to  whether 
Chaplin    will    go    along. 

Universal's  Hostettler  circuit  acquires  nine 
Blaine-Cook  &  Hawley  houses  in  Nebraska. 

V^ice-President  Dawes  and  notables  attend 
15th    anniversary    dinner    of    Patlie    News. 

Exhibitors  report  big  business  with  "Ten 
Commandments.'* 

.January  designated  as  "Laugh  Month"  by 
Short    Feature    Advertising    Ass'n. 

Midland  Theater  Co.  to  build  largest  thea- 
ter   in    Kansas    City. 

Tuesday 

Exhibitors  wire  Chaplin,  suggesting  he  keep 
out    of    United    Artists-M.-G.-M.    merger. 

Famous  plans  to  produce  in  Europe.  Cliarles 
Eyton    will    represent    company    abroad. 

Dramatic  stars  including  Lionel  Barrymore. 
engaged    by    Roach    for    comedies.  * 

Wednesday 

Sam  Goldwyn,  in  suit  against  First  Na- 
tional, seeks  injunction  and  accounting  for 
his    three   latest   releases. 

Loew's,  Inc.  financial  statement  shows 
elimination  of  good-will  item.  Total  as- 
sets   placed    at    $53,755,396. 

T.  O.  C.  C.  members  urge  Chaplin  to  re- 
main  out   of   United   Artists-M.-G.-M.    deal. 

Censor    Commission    appointed    in    Omaha. 

Independent  M.  P.  Ass'n's  second  annual 
meeting  to  be  held   Dec.    11. 

Ufa  absolves  Mae  Murray  of  her  existing 
contract. 

Famous  about  to  launch  unit  system  of 
production    at    Coast   studio. 

Epstein    Bros,    plan    chain    of    six    in    Omaha. 

Thursday 

Play  Date  Bureau  returns  $15,063  to  In- 
dependent  M.    P.   Ass'n. 

L.  Starevitch,  producer  of  prize-winning 
short  subject,  signed  by  Reginald  Ford 
in    Paris. 

Atlanta  to  be  headquarters  for  Paramount 
theater  bookings  in  Southeast.  Central- 
ized  buying   out   of   New    York   ends. 

Three  production  supervisors  in  reorganized 
Paramount  force. 

Harry  Carey  Prod,  sues  R.-C.  Pictures  for 
$799,429,  alleging  improper  selling  of  six 
features. 

Friday 

Fox    buys    four    Whitehurst    theaters    in    Ba'- 

timore,    in    face    of    competition    from    Stan 

ley,   Loevv   and   Famous. 
Natlian    Burkan    leaves    for    Coast    on    United- 

M.-G.-M.   merger.     Chaplin   decision   awaits 

his    arrival. 
Smaller   theaters   in    Pennsylvania   hit    by   coal 

strike. 
Movement    understood    under    way    to    bring 

some    of    America's    foremost    producers    to 

England. 
Coast     producers     favor     eight-hour     working 

day. 

Saturday 

Local  theater  circuits  merge.  Twenty 
houses  to  be  included,  four  of  them  build- 
ing. 

Ruling  in  excess  profits  tax  may  open  ave- 
nue   for    refunds. 

Federal  Trade  Commission  files  last  brief 
before  final  hearing  in  Famous.  Players 
case  on  Tuesday.  Charges  defendant 
changed   its   pleas. 


Handling  Chadwick  Exploitation 

Erwin  S.  Kleeblatt  Press,  which 
has  inaugurated  a  publicity  service, 
has  taken  over  advertising  and  pub- 
licity for  Chadwick. 


In  the   Courts 

Metro-Goldwyn  has  applied  in 
Supreme  Court  for  an  order  confir 
ing   the   report   of  arbitrators   awa 
iiig  it  $5J)3S  on  its  claim  against 
Hildor    Amusement     Co.,    owner 
the  Westchester  theater  of  Mt.  V 
non.     for     refusal     to     accept     fil 
ordered. 


In  a  suit  of  Carl  M.  Carson  agai* 
the  Cosmoramic  Pictures,  a  verd 
by  default  for  $3,055  was  filed  in  t 
Supreme  Court  for  breach  of 
agreement  by  which  he  was  engag 
as  production  manager. 


Barthelmess'  Next  Announced 

Richard  Barthelmess'  next  will 
"The  Kid  from  Montana,"  adapt 
from  the  novel  "Q"  by  Katheri 
Newlin  Burt.  Violet  E.  Powell  a 
C.  Graham  Baker  will  do  the  adap 
tion  and  Don  Bartlett  the  scenario 


Nagel,  Windsor  in  "Money  Talb 

Los    Angeles — Conrad    Nagel    a 
Claire    Windsor,    on    completion 
"Dance  A'ladnesSj"  will  play  the  lej 
in  "Money  Talks,"  to  be  directed 
Archie   Mayo.      Christy  Cabanne  \ 
direct  "Monte  Carlo." 


P.    D.    C.    Executives    Return 

H.  O.  Duke  and  James  M.  Fiir 
department  heads  of  Pro-Dis-Co.,  i 
back  in  the  home  office  after  a  t 
weeks'  trip  to  Eastern,  Southern  a. 
Mid-Western    exchanges. 


OLD  MAN'S  LAUGH 

Eh- 

■Eh -Eh 

January 

Is  Laugh  Month 

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Adventure  speakers  from 
Far  places,  or  films  only. 


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Eastman  is  the  film  that  is  un- 
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Vol.  XXXIV     No.  45 


Monday,    November  23,   1925 


Price  5  Cents 


THANKS 

By  DANNY 

In  a  few  days.  All  over  this 
country.  Folks  will  be  celebrat- 
ing Thanksgiving  Day.  And  in 
the  picture  business.  Many  peo- 
ple will  be  offering  thanks.  With 
a  very  cheerful  spirit.  For — 
broadly  speaking — 1925  has  been 
a  mighty  fine  year.  For  a  lot 
of  people.  Interested  in  pictures. 

Business — generally  speaking — has 
been  good.  Very  good.  In  all 
branches.  There  have  been  a  vast 
number  of  changes  of  importance. 
And  some  of  these  have  naturally  af- 
fected some  people.  Of  utmost  im- 
portance is  the  fact  that  through  ex- 
tensions, consolida'tions,  and  book- 
ing arrangements  there  is  probably 
considerably  less  opportunity  to  sell 
pictures  than  heretofore.  The  devel- 
opment of  the  chain  idea  in  theaters 
has  been  widespread.  Often  this  has 
hit  the  producer  hard.  The  smaller 
producer  particularly. 

Instances  have  been  report- 
ed where  through  booking 
combiTiations  and  control  of 
territory  distributors  of  the 
first  runk  have  been  offere ' 
only  about  a  third  of  whatnhe 
territory  formerly  paidr  The 
smaller  distributor  has  been 
offered  a  "take  it  or  \eave  it" 
•price — a  price  under  winch  he 
could  not  live,  even  if  n? 
.    it. 

This    condition,    difificult    to    offset, 
in    many    cases    impossible    to    offset, 
leaves    such    producers    and    distribu- 
tors   with    little    to    be    thankful   for. 
On  the  other  hand  this  is  one  of  the 
few   spots   which  mark  an   otherwise 
;  healthy    condition.      The     advent     of 
'  large  financial  interests  into  the  bus- 
iness, in  all  branches,  has  been  most 
gratifying.        What      influence,     what 
effect  such   interests  will  have  in  the 
I  future  remains  to  be  seen.     Undenia- 
'.  biy   through  their   influence   a   better 
business  situation  has  developed.    All 
!  along  the  line. 

From    the     public     viewpoint — and 

i  that,  after  all,   is  the   only  important 

problem    of    the     industry,     there     is 

much  to  be  thankful  for.     Seldom  in 

j  the  history  of  the  industry  have  there 

been   more    fine   pictures   available   in 

one  year  than   during   1925.     And   as 

the  year  closes  two  of  the  finest  pic- 

i  tures   of  the   last   decade   make    their 

(.Continued  on  Page     2) 


To  Fight  Corner 

British     Won't     Permit     Production 

Factors  to  Sign  with  Foreigners 

—Plan  Amended 

London — The  British  production 
plan,  as  outlined  by  the  sub-commit- 
tee, has  undergone  some  changes, 
which  cursory  examination  would  in- 
dicate are  important. 

The  amendments  reached  'The 
Cinema"  too  late  for  comment  by 
that  publication  in  its  current  issue, 
but  the  observation  is  made  that  the 
changes  seem  to  leave  even  bigger 
loopholes  than  before. 

One  added  clause  gives  to  the 
British  Board  of  Trade  the  power  to 
deal  by  regulation  with  any  attempt 

(Continued  on  Page    .2) 

Roxy  Corp.  Increases  Capital 

Albany,  N.  Y.— The  Roxy  Theat- 
ters  Corp.,  New  York,  has  increased 
its  capital  stock  from  350,000  shares  to 
475,000  shares,  no  par  value. 

The  Whitman  Bennett  Finance 
Corp.,  Yonkers,  has  increased  its  cap- 
ital from  3,500  shares  of  common,  no 
par  value,  to  4,600  shares. 

Wilson-Wetherald,  New  York,  has 
changed  its  corporate  name  to  Pinel- 
las Films. 

Eastman  Stockhouse,  of  Rochester, 
an  Eastman  subsidiary,  has  filed  a 
name    change    to      Eastman      Kodak 

SjOMU. 

Loew  Delays  Trip   One  Week 

Marcus  Loew  will  not  leave  for 
Hollywood  until  the  28th.  A  number 
of  people  will  go  with  him. 


,Tea 

Hollywood — Jean 


a  star 

Hersholt 


has 


been  elevated  to  stardom  by  Univer 
sal.     "The  Old  Soak"  will  be  his  first 
vehicle. 


$4.50   a   Share 

Skouras     Earnings     Increase — Offer 

When   First    Made   Was   to   Pay 

Stockholders  $3 

St.  Louis — The  St.  Louis  Amuse- 
ment Co.  has  declared  a  dividend  of 
$1.12^  a  share  on  the  Class  A  stock. 
This  latest  declaration  puts  the  an- 
nual earnings  per  each  share  of  stock 
2t  $4.50.  When  the  Class  A  was  of- 
fered to  the  public,  the  annual  earn- 
ings were  placed  at  $3  a  _  share. 

It  was  subscribed  for  at  $37.50  a 
share  after  a  syndicate  had  under- 
written the  issue  at  $30.  The  stock 
jumped  to  $50  and  then  moved  for- 
ward until  the  $60  mark  was  exceeded. 
It   then   suffered   a   slight   relapse. 

The  new  dividend  is  payable  on 
Jan.  2,  1926,  to  stockholders  of  record 
as  of  Dec.  19.  The  increased  divi- 
(Continued  on  Page  5) 


Famous  in  Erie? 

Local    Papers    Discuss    Big    Theater 
Project  But  Harold  B.  Frank- 
lin Discounts  Reports 

Erie,  Pa. — Local  papers  state  the 
construction  of  a  14-story  combina- 
tion theater,  hotel  and  office  building 
is  assured  it  plans  now  under  discus- 
sion between  Famous  and  the  Em- 
mermann  interests  mature. 

It  is  asserted  that  a  representative 
of  Famous  was  in  Erie  two  weeks  ago 
and  following  preliminary  negotia- 
tions with  Harvey  Emmermann  and 
others  plans  were  discussed  for  a 
14-story  structure.  The  cost  will  ap- 
proximate $1,500,000  . 

Famous  is  said  to  be  willing  to  en- 
ter into  a  lease  for  the  theater  part 
of  the  proposed  building  for  30  years. 


Harold  B.  Franklin  said  Saturday 
no  such  plan  was  under  discussion. 

Stem  Building   Seven   Theaters 

Newark,  N.  J. — ^Joseph  Stern,  op- 
erating a  chain  throughout  Jersey,  has 
six  houses  in  actual  construction  and 
will  start  soon  on  another  at  Bound 
Brook.  This  will  seat  1,500  and  op- 
erate under  a  split  policy.  The  six 
others  in  work  are:  Royal,  at  Bloom- 
field,  to  open  Jan.  15;  Ritz,  Newark, 
opening  March  1 ;  Sanford,  Irvington, 
March  1,  and  one  each  in  Cranford, 
Red  Bank  and  Kearny. 


Gilbert's  Plans 

Jack  Gilbert  will  remain  in  New 
York  for  four  or  five  days  longer  be- 
fof^returning  to  the  Coast.  When 
le  arrives  in  the  West  he  will  finish 
work  with  Lillian  Gish  in  "La  Bo- 
heme"  and  then  commence  "Barde- 
lys  the  Magnificent."  Following  that 
he  will  appear  in  "The  Undying 
Past,"  the  title  of  which  will  lie 
changed  to  "Flesh  of  the  Devil." 
\';ctor    Seastrom   will   direct. 


Stuart  and  Littau  Transferred 

St.  Louis — Herschel  Stuart,  former 
managing  director  of  the  Missouri 
has  gone  to  New  York  to  fill  his  new 
position  as  head  of  the  presentation 
department  for  the  Paramount  thea- 
ters. He  will  be  followed  by  Jo- 
seph Littau,  musical  conductor  at 
the  Missouri  for  the  past  two  years, 
who  is  to  conduct  at  one  of  the  New 
York   theaters. 


Fox  Washington  Deal  Closed 

Washington  —  The  Fox  Theaters 
Corp.  has  signed  a  lease  for  -the  3,600 
seat  theater  to  be  part  of  the  $10,000,- 
000  National  Press  Club  Bldg.  Wil- 
liam Fox  signed  for  the  corporation 
and  Henry  Sweinhart  and  James 
William  Bryan  for  the  club.  The 
building  will  occupy  the  site  of  the 
Ebbit   Hotel. 


In  Kansas  City 

Loew   Circuit   to   Build   Big  Theater 

on  Plot  Held  Originally  by 

Shanberg  and  Woolf 

Kansas  City  —  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  have  taken  over  the  block  of 
ground  on  13th  St.  between  Main 
and  Baltimore  for  the  building  of  a 
$2,000,000  theater  for  pictures. 

The  deal  was  closed  with  Herbert 
M.  Woolf  and  M.  B.  Shanberg  of  the 
Midland  Theater  and  Realty  Co.  The 
new  house  will  be  known  as  Loew's 
Midland.  Neither  Shanberg  nor 
Woolf  could  be  reached  for  confirma- 
tion. However,  it  is  commonly 
known  that  the  deal  has  been  near 
closing  for  several  days  with  Loew 
officials  here  clearing  away  the  final 
details. 

The  theater  is  designed  to  be  the 
largest  in  Kansas  City  and  will  seat 
about  3,400.  It  was  this  house  for 
which  Famous  was  negotiating  with 
Shanberg  and  Woolf  for  some  time. 
The  deal  between  the  two  parties 
was  generally  accepted  as  closed. 


Seider  to  Appeal 

In  a  report  to  the  directors  of  the 
M.  P.  T.  O.  of  N.  J.,  Joseph  M.  Seider 
said  he  hoped  that  negotiations  be- 
tween the  national  exhibitor  organ- 
ization and  the  Hays  office  would 
result  in  the  protection  of  the  inde- 
pendent exhibitor  against  oppressive 
encroachments  in  the  theater  field. 
The  organization  intends  appealing 
to  the  Philadelphia  Board  of  Trade 
against  the  non-theatrical  showing  of 
"The  Ten  Commandments"  in  South- 
ern  New  Jersey. 


Homell  Company  Halts  Stock  Sale 
Hornell,  N.  Y.— -The  books  of  the 
Hornell  M.  P.  Corp.  have  closed  and 
no  more  stock  will  be  offered  for  sale, 
President  Benjamin  Liebmann  states. 
John  F.  Harwood,  after  looking 
the  local  situation  over,  advised  that 
the  sale  of  stock  was  too  slow  to 
warrant  making  pictures  at  once.  On 
his  suggestion  the  books  were  closed. 
The  corporation  will  announce  fu- 
ture plans  soon.  It  is  hoped  to  start 
work  in  January. 


Warners  Preparing 

Albert  S.  Howson,  scenario  editor 
for  the  Warners,  is  en  route  to  the 
Coast  with  a  batch  of  stories  pur- 
chased for  1926-1927  production.  He 
will  be  followed  in  sejyeral  weeks  by 
Harry  W.  Warner,  when  the  new 
schedule  will  be  drawn  up. 


Bernstein  Leaves 

Arthur  L.  Bernstein,  general  man- 
ager of  Jackie  Coogan  Prod.,  left  for 
California  yesterday. 


iSMHk 


DAILY 


Monday,    November   23,    1925 


Vol. XXXIV No.  45    Monday  Nov. 23, 1925    PriGe5Gents 


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Representative,  La  Cinematographic  Fran- 
caise,   5,   Rue    Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Eastman  Kodak 111^    110J4   110^       500 

East.   Kodak  Pfd Not  quoted 

Famous  Players 105        10454    104^       700 

F.    P.    Pfd Not    quoted 

Film  Inspection Not  quoted 

Fox    Film    "A''    80'.^      80J4      805i       300 

Fox  Theaters  "A"  ..   28         275i      27}i   4,100 

Loew's,    Inc 39J^     39         39       1,600 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    ..   23J4     2VA     23%       500 

M.  P.  Cap.  Corp Not  quoted 

Pathe  Exch.   "A"   . .    76         74         74  600 

Skouras    Bros 62         61         62         .... 

Trans-Lux  Screen   ..    IIM     11^4      11 H  6,600 

Universal   Pictures    Not   quoted 

Univ.   Pict.   Pfd Not  quoted 

Warner    Brothers    ..   20         19}^     20  300 

Warner    Pictures    ..16         16         16  100 


THANKS 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

appearance.  Excepting  in  a  very  few 
spots  these  pictures  have  not  yet 
reached  distribution.  They  will  add 
a  fine  mark.  To  the  many  splendid 
productions  released  this  year. 

1925  has  been  a  mighty  fine  year 
for  picture  folk.  They  have  much  to 
be  thankful  for. 


Schenck  Honored 
Los  Angeles — Because  he  had  serv- 
ed three  terms  as  president  of  the 
Ass'n  of  M.  P.  Prod  .of  Cal.,  Joseph 
M.  Schenck  was  presented  with  a  sil- 
ver plaque  at  the   last   meeting. 


English   Jockey   Signed 

London — Stephen  Donoghue,  famed 
throughout  England  as  a  jockey,  has 
been  signed  by  C.  M.  Woolf  to  ap- 
pear in  a  series  of  six  two-reel  racing 
stories.     Walter  West  is  directing. 


^a^Sad^S^} 


Properly  Present  Your  Photoplay 


To  Fight  Corner 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
by  foreign  companies  to  corner  im- 
portant British  production  factors 
such  as  players,  producers  and  studios. 
Here  are  the  amendments  as  pub- 
lished in  "The  Cinema."  The  altera- 
tions and  additions  appear  in  bold 
type: 

Clause    4. 

(II.)  If  any  British  film  ofTered  is  not 
deemed  of  sufficiently  good  .standard  of 
production  it  may  be  disallowed  for  quota 
purposes.  Provided  that  if  any  film  is  dis- 
allowed the  applicant  may  appeal  to  the 
B.O.T.,  who,  is  satisfied  that  the  film  has 
been  bona  fide  made  to  be  exhibited,  and 
that  a  reasonable  sum  was  expended  on  its 
production,  shall  authorize  the  film  to  be 
registered    as    a    British    Film. 

(HI.)  Subject  to  the  approval  of  the 
B.O.T.  as  to  its  personnel,  an  authority  will 
be  set  up  by  the  trade,  upon  which  exhibi- 
tors, renters,  and  manufacturers  will  be  rep- 
resented,  to   decide  questions    (I.)    and    (II.). 

(IV.)  Any  exhibitor  will  be  permitted  to 
stand  out  of  the  quota  obligation,  either  in 
whole  or  in  part,  if  he  can  satisfy  the  au- 
thority he  is  unable  to  pay  the  price  de- 
manded for  British  films  for  his  cinema,  or 
if  he  can  show  that  films  were  not  available, 
having  regard  to  the  usual  methods  of  business 
in   the    district. 

(IV.  A)  Any  renter  will  be  permitted  to 
stand  out  of  his  quota  obligation  for  British 
films  if,  owing  to  shortage  of  supply,  he  is 
unable  to  acquire  any  film  except  at  a  pro- 
hibitive price. 

(VII.)  The  Board  of  Trade  to  have  the 
power  to  deal  promptly  and  effectively,  by 
regulations,  with  any  attempt  by  foreign 
companies  or  individuals  through  their  agents 
in  this  country  to  defeat  the  purpose  of  the 
scheme  by  effecting  a  corner  in  British 
films,  cinema,  studio  facilities,  artists,  or 
authors. 

Clause   5. 

News,  scenic,  and  advertisement  films  will 
be  dealt  with  by  the  exhibitor  and  renter 
without  any  quota  obligation.  The  author- 
ity may,  nevertheless,  grant  quota  rights  to 
a  limited  quantity  of  such  films  if  satisfied 
that  it  has  a  special  British  interest  quite 
apart  from  its  news,  scenic,  or  advertisement 
character,  and  that  the  permitted  amount  is 
not  more  than  one- tenth  of  the  total  quan- 
tity of  British  film  handled  by  the  renter. 
Clause  6. 

(II.)  The  studio  scenes  must  be  taken 
in  a  British  studio,  provided,  however,  that 
the  authority  may  grant  permission  for 
scenes  to  have  been  taken  abroad  if  required 
by  the  character  of  the  story. 

Clause  7. 
(II.)  No  contract  in  1926  shall  be  valid 
if  the  exhibition  date  is  more  than  12  months 
from  the  booking  date,  or  from  January  1, 
1927  to  June  30,  1927,  if  more  than  nine 
months  from  the  booking  date,  or  from  July 
1,  1927,  if  more  than  six  months  from  the 
booking   date. 


The  full  text  of  the  original  British 
plan  appeared  in  THE  FILM 
DAILY   for   Nov.    12. 


"Wampas"  to  Honor  Grauman 

Los  Angeles— The  "Wamoas"  are 
sponsoring  a  testimonial  dinner  to 
Sid  Grauman  at  the  Biltmore  Dec.  3. 


The  Picture 

"Tommy"     Goldberg     writes 
from  Baltimore: 
Dear  Danny: 

Let  me  congratulate  you  on 
your  editorial,  that  it  is  the  pic- 
ture that  counts. 

It  doesn't  make  any  differ- 
ence what  extras  they  put  in 
any  theater,  from  the  largest  to 
the  smallest,  you  and  I  sure 
agree  that  if  you  haven't  got 
the  picture,  you  don't  get  the 
business. 


HAL  ROACH     p„!.„s 


Clift  Writes  "The  New  Earth" 
Los  Angeles — Al  Woods  has  ac- 
cepted a  new  play  by  Denison  Clift, 
entitled  "The  New  Earth,"  and  will 
produce  it  on  Broadway  during  the 
Christmas  holidays.  Clift  will  leave 
shortly  for  New  York  to  supervise 
rehearsals.  The  director  retains  mo- 
tion picture  rights  and  plans  to 
handle  the  picture  himself. 


J.  &  H.  Building 
Portland,  Ore. — Construction  on 
the  1500,000  theater  to  be  erected  on 
the  southwest  corner  of  41st  St.  and 
Sandy  Boulevard  will  go  right  ahead. 
Jensen  &  Von  Herberg  stated  that 
within  six  months  it  will  be  com- 
pleted. Seating  capacity  will  be 
1,500.  The  stage  will  provide  facilities 
for  large  prologues  and  vaudeville 
acts. 


Viola  Dana  Heads  Neilan  Cast 
Hollywood  —  Marshall  Neilan  is 
working  on  "Wild  Oats  Lane,"  the 
cast  including  Viola  Dana,  Robert 
Agnew,  John  P.  MacSweeney,  George 
Barnum,  Margaret  Seddon,  Mitchell 
Lewis.  Scott  Welch  and  Jerry  Miley. 


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Newspaper    Opinions 

(Week   Ending   Nov.   21) 

"The  Big  Parade" 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

Astor 

Additional  newspaper  consensus  on 
"The   Big  Parade"  follows: 

DAILY  MIRROR  — There  are  so  many 
humorous,  so  m^y  poignant,  so  many  tear- 
ful moments  of  reahsm  in  "The  Big  Parade" 
that  we  halt  for  lack  of  words  in  which  to 
couch   them. 

DAILY  NEWS  —  Miracle  of  miracles— 
the  perfect  picture  has  arrived !  "The  Big 
Parade"  is  the  best  picture  that  has  ever 
been  made.  It  is  the  justification  of  the 
moving  picture  industry.  *  *  *  Go  to  sec 
"The  Big  Parade."  See  it  as  many  times 
as  you  can.  Go  early,  for  there'll  always  be 
a  big  parade  of  others  waiting  at  the  box 
office  for  tickets. 


"Bright  Lights" 

M.-G.-M. 

Capitol 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  The  story  doesn't 
help  Chrales  Ray  very  much,  nor  does  he  add 
a  great  deal  to  the  story.  He  plays  the 
old,  familiar  simple  youth  with  a  heart  of 
gold.  For  at  least  half  the  film  Mr.  Ra> 
looks  as  simple  as  a  third  grade  reader 
and    about    as    interesting.    •    •    * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  a  simple  yarn, 
smoothly  woven,  charmingly  told,  beautifully 
acted,  and  splendidly  directed  by  Robert  Z. 
Leonard.     Delightful     entertainment.     «     *    * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  Charlie  Ray,  the 
screen's  perfect  country  lout,  is  just  that  in 
the   Capitol's   movie. 

He  {airly  spells  bumpkin  all  over  the  screen, 
and  with  Pauline  Starke — also  well  acquaint- 
ed with  the  'ole  swimming  hole  kind  of  role 
— to  lend  him  a  hand,  Charlie  is  delightful. 
#  #  • 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  an  enjoya- 
bly  frothy  film  ♦  ♦  *  the  sub-titles  are  clever, 
and  in  spite  of  (Charles)  Ray's  bashful  mo- 
ments the  film  is  great  entertainment. 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  Robert  Z. 
Leonard  directed  and  introduced  some  clever 
touches.  If  you  are  wild  to  see  Charles  Ray 
as  Charles  Ray  again,  see  him  in  "Bright 
Lights."  *  *  *  Pauline  Starke  *  *  *  handles 
her  part  deftly  all  through  and  overacts  only 
once   or   twice. 

HERALD  TRIBUNE—*  *  *  is  worse  than 
all  other  comedies,  and  this  extends  over  sev- 
en years.  It  should  be  viewed  by  every  one 
in  the  cinema  world  as  a  horrible  example  of 
what  to  avoid.  ♦   *  * 

The  picture  has  been  fitted  with  an  all-star 
cast 


MORNING  TELEGRAPH—* 


is  a  gay 


and  entertaining  offering  that  combines  many 
of  the  elements  that  exhibitors  love.  For  those 
who  like  to  look  behind  the  scenes  of  one  of 
New  York's  glittering  cabarets  and  learn  that 
the  chorus  girls  spend  their  time  repelling 
the  advances  of  spendthrift  admirers,  the 
wiles   of   two  chorus   girls  are  exposed.   ♦    •    • 

POST — *  *  *  There  is  something  haunting- 
ly  familiar  about  the  tale  of  the  chorus  girl 
who  fell  in  love  with  a  farmer  boy  because 
he  was  "different,"  only  to  have  him  turn 
up  later  with  all  the  tricks  of  a  typical  Broad- 
way sport  at  his  finger  tips.  Nevertheless, 
"Bright  Lights"  *  ♦  ♦  does  very  well  indeed 
as  an  excuse  for  the  return  of  Charles  Ray, 
his  wilful  charm  and  well-meaning  awk- 
wardness as  engaging  as  ever  against  a  back- 
ground   of    rustic    simplicity.    ♦    *   • 

SUN — *  *  *  a  comedy  romance  supervised 
by  Robert  Leonard  *  *  *  it  is  so  skillfully 
done   that   it   becomes  rather   entertaining.      1 


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should  say  it  was  Robert  Leonard's  best  effort 
in   quite   some  months.    *  *   ♦ 

"Bright  Lights"  serves  to  bring  into  the 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  fold  Charles  Ray,  cin- 
ema favorite  of  yesterday.  *  •   * 

The  photography  is  exceptional  and  the 
backgrounds    are    magnificent.    *    *    * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  We  should  like  to  com- 
mend especially  for  the  edification  of  the  tired 
business  man  the  unusually  inspired  sub-titles 
that  are  provided  with  this  picture.  They  are 
humorous  without  being  obvious  or  superfluous. 

Charles  Ray  and  Pauline  Starke  prove  to  be 
a    harmonious   team.    *    *    * 

TIMES — *  *  *  Charles  Ray  plays  the  part 
of  Tom  in  this  mildly  entertaining  subject. 
Pauline  Starke  fills  the  role  of  Patsy.  Mr. 
Ray  still  is  quite  at  home  before  the  camera, 
but  he  ought  to  remember  that  even  a  farm 
boy  is  to  be  credited  with  a  certain  amount 
of  human  intelligence.  Although  some  of 
Mr.  Ray's  comical  expressions  and  antics 
were  rewarded  by  laughter  yesterday  after- 
noon this  player  seemed  to  be  wasting  his 
talent  by  working  so  hard  in  such  trivial 
tales.    *   *   ♦ 

WORLD — *  *  *  the  new  picture  play  in 
which  Charles  Ray  returns  to  boyhood  is  one 
of  the  worst  bores  on  record.  *  * 


"Stage  Struck" 

Paramount 

Rivoli 

AMERICAN — *  *  *  In  jumping  suddenly 
from  serious  drama  to  low  comedy,  Gloria 
Swanson  has  laid  herself  open  to  criticism 
from  those  who  admire  her  recent  pictures. 
But  it  may  be  that  the  actress  has  done  a 
clever  thing  from  the  box  office  standpoint. 
The  picture  is  bound  to  disappoint  many  peo- 
ple. It  is  equally  certain  ttt^Alike  money  and 
to  bring  the  actress  fans  wmo  would  have 
cared  little  about  her  other  films, 

"Stage  Struck"  is  a  cheap  story,  full  of  ob- 
vious but  funny  gags.  •  •  » 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  burlesque.  The 
story  is  a  joke.  It  has  been  shelved  to  per- 
mit Miss  Swanson  to  "gag"  her  way  through 
every  reel.  It  is  amazing  how  cheap  Gloria 
makes  herself  in  her  obvious  attempts  to  win 
a   laugh.   •   *   * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  Gloria  Swanson 
reaches  the  farthest  point  south  of  slapstick 
in  "Stage  Struck,"  a  refreshing,  ingenious 
piece  of  foolery  that  is  intent  upon  getting 
laughs.      And   what   is   more,   gets   them. 

Gloria,  the  glamorous,  is  changed  into  a 
harlequin  waitress  whose  antics  should  make 
the  Harold  Lloyds  and  Charley  Chaplins  green 
with  envy.   *   *   * 

JOURNAL—*  *  *  The  picture  is  burlesque 
slapstick,  with  Gloria  as  a  shabby  little  wait- 
ress in  a  mill-town  lunch  room.  The  gags 
are  obvious,  some  of  them  crudely  so,  and 
the  whole  is  reminiscent  of  the  Mack  Sennet 
school  of  art.   *  *  * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  ♦  see  "Stage 
Struck"  *  •  *  and  enjoy  some  of  the  best 
and  most  accomplished  clowning  the  screen 
has  ever  had  from  a  comedienne.  "Stage 
Struck"  is  a  hit.  The  Rivoli  is  in  for  a  big 
week's  business,  and  the  piece  will  go  as  well 
off   Broadwav  as  on.   *   *   » 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  a  flimsy  story  of  the  low 
comedy  variety,  the  sort  of  stuff  Keystone 
did  ten  years  ago.  •  «  *  Still,  if  you  like  low 
comedy,  you'll  find   Gloria  at  her  best.  ♦  *  • 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  How  have  the 
mighty  fallen  I   Yesterday  we  saw  Gloria  Swan- 


CHARLIE 
CHAPLIN 

^^^g     in 

A  Dog's  Life 

Released  Nov,  22 

'liilu:r)ic1ui<' 


son  in  "Stage  Struck,"  a  slapstick  comedy. 
Perhaps  the  spectators  are  going  to  love  it. 
Yesterday  at  the  Rivoli,  they  laughed  often 
and  long.  And  who  are  we  to  say  that  it  is 
a  bad  picture?  We  can  only  say  that  we 
thought  it  was  terrible.  ♦  •  • 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  Miss 
Swanson's  ability  as  a  comedienne  is  pro- 
nounced. She  plays  every  scene  with  her  ac- 
customed vim  and  whole-heartedness,  and  there 
is  no  moment  when  she  is  on  the  screen  that 
she  fails  to  arrest  attention  and  hold  it.  She 
is  skilful  and  sympathetic  notwithstanding 
which  "Stage  Struck"  is  trivial  and  unworthy 
unless  the  picture  must  be  regarded  as  im- 
portant because  it  adds  to  Miss  Swanson's 
versatility.   *   *   * 

POST — *  *  *  The  star  is  undoubtedly  at 
her  best  in  roles  of  this  sort,  and  the  picture 
is  amusing  without  being  anything  to  raise 
a  flag  over.  The  audience  seemed  to  be  en 
joying  it  thoroughly  *  *  *  it  is  certain  that 
Miss  Swanson's  followers  will  feel  better 
after  "Stage  Struck"  than  they  have  felt  in 
a  long  time.  Lawrence  Gray  is  a  new  and 
promising  leading  man.   *   *   ♦ 

SUN — *  *  *  It  is  told  in  the  not  un 
talented  manner  of  Mack  Sennett  with  a  thi' 
layer  of  honey  sentiment  to  soften  it  fot 
Paramount  distribution.  Throughout  the 
affair  is  really  told  through"  motion  pictures 
not  subtitles,  and'  not  a  few  of  tie  comedy 
situations  have  been  handed  with  a  sure  eye 
for  effects.  Now  this  is  what  we  critics  cry 
for,  and  here  we  have  it,  so  I  fail  to  see 
where  we  have  much  ground  for  protect.  *  •  • 

TELEGRAM—*  *  •  on  the  whole,  "Stage 
Struck"  is  one  of  the  most  enjoyable  pictures 
we  have  seen  this  season  and  one  of  the   few 


that   have    proved   fitting   vehicles   for   the   ui 
doubted  intelligence  of  Miss  Swanson's  actim 

TIMES — *  *  *  Miss  Swanson  is  active  at 
amusing,  but  this  is  hardly  a  worthy  subjft 
for  her  capabilities.  It  is  a  production  whic 
undoubtedly  will  enjoy  a  certain  success 
the  hinterland,  but  such  might  also  have  bee 
the  case  if  Miss  Swanson  had  chosen  to  a; 
pear  in  a  well-written  comedy. 

The  captions  in  this  film  are  most  tedioi 
and   at   times  they   are   not   even   grammatica 

WORLD—*    *    *    Gloria    Swanson    has 
verted  to  the  grand  old  manner  of   Mack  Sei' 
nett— *   *   * 

Miss  Swanson  is  at  her  liveliest  and  bei| 
in  this  new  study  and  manages  to  give  tb 
pathos  of  this  reluctant  Cinderella  in  tl 
iiid  t    of   the    flying   dishes    and    pastry.    * 


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THE 


DAILV 


On  Broadway 

llo— "Stella   Dallas." 
,r— "The  Big  Parade." 
idway — "Simon  the  Jester." 
leo — "Classified." 
itol— "The    Only   Thing." 
)ny — ^"The    Freshman." 
erion — "The     Vanishing     Ameri- 
n." 

bassy — "The  Merry  Widow." 
re's  New  York — To-day — "Lights 
of  Old  Broadway" 
uesday — "Compromise"    and    "Go 
Straight." 

l^ednesday— "The   Lost  World." 
hursday^"The   Live  Wire." 
Hday — "Scandal  Street"  and  "The 
Winding  Stairs." 
iturday— "Bright    Lights" 
unday— "The   Pace  That  Thrills." 
w's  State — "Little  Annie  Rooney." 
k  Strand— "The   Beautiful   City." 
Ito — "Stage   Struck." 
oli — "Irish   Luck." 
mers — "Hogan's  Alley." 
oklyn  Mark  Strand — "The  Eagle." 


the 


Next  Week 

»llo— "Stella   Dallas." 

or— "The  Big  Parade." 

adway — "Not  yet  determined, 

neo — "Not  yet  determined. 

litol — Not  yet  determined. 

ony — "The       Phantom      of 

)pera." 

terion — ^"The     Vanishing     Ameri- 

ibassy — "The  Merry  Widow." 

rk     Strand — "Clothes     Make     the 

•irate." 

Ito — "Common   People." 

oli— "The   Road   To   Yesterday." 

irners — "The   Seven   Sinners." 

)oklyn  Mark  Strand — "The   Beau- 

iful    City." 


luires  Control  Interest  in  Va.  Hou 

airmont,  Va. — A  60  per  cent  in- 
;st  in  the  Virginia,  has  been  pur- 
'sed  from  Harry  B.  Clark  and  as- 
iates,  by  J.  E.  Watson,  Jr.,  head 
he  West  Virginia  Amusement  Co., 
ich  operates   the    Fairmount. 


Watch  Out! 

A  counterfeit  $5  Federal  re- 
serve note  is  in  circulation  ac- 
cording to  the  Treasury  Depart- 
ment. The  note  is  on  the  New 
York  reserve  bank.  The  gen- 
eral appearance  is  off  color,  with 
a  greenish  tint.  The  portrait 
of  Lincoln  is  dull  and  the  seal 
is  poorly  executed  in  purple. 
The  serial  number  is  preceded 
by  the  letter  "D"  whereas  in 
the  genuine  the  letter  "B"  ap- 
pears. 


$4.50   a  Share 

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dend  anticipated  in  financial  circles 
as  the  earnings  of  neighborhood  the- 
aters operated  by  the  company  have 
exceeded  expectations.  It  is  expected 
Skouras  Enterprises  will  be  placed 
on  a  higher  dividend  basis  as  the 
company  has  a  substantial  interest  in 
the  St.  Louis  Amusement  Co. 


West  Coast  Houses  Near  Completion 

Los  Angeles — West  Coast  theaters, 
totaling  more  than  $2,000,000  in  costs, 
will  be  completed  within  the  next  two 
months. 


Take    Over   Long   Beach    House 

Long     Beach,     Cal. — West     Coast 
Theaters,    Inc.,    has      acquired      Che 
roske's  Egyptian  on   East  4th   St. 


German  Renters  Favor  "Kontingent" 

Berlin — The  Central  Organization 
of  renters  has  decided  to  propose 
that  the  Government  keep  in  force 
for   1926   the    "kontingent"   system. 


Germany  Lifts  Raw   Stock  Ruling 

Berlin — The  Government  has  lifted 
all  restrictions  regulating  the  import 
of  raw  stock.  Permits  are  no  longer 
necessary,  but  the  duty  remains. 


VALUE+ 


That's  what  the  advertiser  is  assured  in  the  Eleventh 
Birthday  number  of  Greater  Amusements  out  Decem- 
ber 19. 

This  will  be  the  greatest  edition  of  a  regional  trade 
paper  ever  printed. 

Reserve  your  space  now. 

GREATER  AMUSEMENTS 


LUMBER  EXCHANGE 


MINNEAPOLIS 


"If  you  are 
wild  to  see  Charles 
Ray  as  Charles  Ray  agai 
n,  see  him  in  'Bright  Lights'" 
says  the  Eve.  World.    "Charles 
Ray  returns  to  the  ma 
nner  of  his  early  success 
and  is  still  the  boy  wh 
o  won  the  public's  lov 
e,"  says  the  Morning  Te 
legraph.    "Ray  is  his  old 
time  wistful  self.    'Bright 
\         Lights'  is  delightful  enterta 
T         inment,"  says  Daily  Mirror. 
"We'd  advise  'Bright  Lights,'  it's  a  go 
od  tonic,"  says  Daily  News.     The  revie 
wers  are  unanimous  about  the  great  tri 
umph  of  Charles  Ray  and  Pauli 
ne  Starke  in  "Bright  Lights." 
At  the  Capitol  (N.  Y.)  open 
ing,  capacity  audiences  roare 
d  at  the  picture.     It's  the  sto 
ry  of  a  country  boy  who  f 
alls  for  a  stage  beauty. 
It's  packed  with  thrills, 
comedy  and  beauty.    A 
picture  made  for  audie 
nee  approval. 


ROBERT  Z.  LEONARD'S 

production 

BRIGHT 
LIGHTS 

U'it/i 

Charles  Ray  and  Pauline  Starke 

Story  by  Richard  Cnnnell.    Scenurio  by  Jessie  Burns 
and  Lew  Lifiton.     Directed  by  Robert  Z.  LeoiiaxJ. 

A  Metro- Goldwyn- Mayer  Picture 


jri. 

tower  of 
praise—but 
not  the  Tower 
of  Babel  — is 
built  by  critics* 
voices.  Exhibi- 
tors, who  be- 
lieve only  what 
their  box-office 
tells  them,  say 
"The  Beautiful 
City"  is   Bar- 
thelmess'  best. 

A  PRODUCTION 
even  greater 
than  "Tollable 
David"  follows  a 
picture  as  great  as 
"Shore  Leave." 
That's  more  than 
performance— it's 
performance  plus! 
Opening  last  night 
at  the  Strand,  it  got 
all  the  business  on 
Broadway! 

NEWSPAPER  critics  all  over  the 
country  are  boosters— not  critics 
at  all.  In  Dallas,  the  Express  calls  it"the 
outstanding  film  achievement,  because 
the  theme  is  from  real  life."  That's  it !  Real 
life— the  wild,  impassioned  heart  of  New 
York's  ghetto  laid  bare !  Edmund  Goulding 
wrote  it.  Remember  he  wrote 'Tury,"  too; 
but  what  he  gives  you'  in  "The  Beautiful 
City"  made  the*  Exhibitors  Trade  Review 
cheer:  "This  is  just  plain  juicy  showman- 
ship pie !  "The  ideal  box-office  combination 
of  Richard  Barthelmess  and  Dorothy  Gish 
was  never  mofe^strocgly  prescnt6«! 

AND  does  the  story  ring  true?  Does  it  hit 
l\.  every  shade  of  humanity?  From  enthu- 
siastic first-night  audiences  to  lifers  at  Sing 
Sing  is  a  long  cry!  Prisoners  saw  a  special 
showing.  Listen  to  Convict  No. 
76029  ".  .  .  .  and  what  a  wind-up! 
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ol.  XXXIV    No.  46 


Tuesday,  November  24,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


SMART 

By  DANNY 
Carl  Laemmle  has  stepped 
Lto  UFA— and  UFA,  for  all 
■actical  concern,  controls  the 
erman  situation.  Not  only  as 
I  production.  But  exhibition  as 
ell.  And  the  move  will  upset 
irtain  leaders  in  this  country. 
[ake  no  mistake  about  that. 

UFA  has  been  out  after  a  loan.  A 
msiderable  loan.  Of  15  million 
arks.  Which  means  about  $3,600,- 
iQ.  Laemmle  furnished  the  loan, 
t  8J4  per  cent.  (You  can  borrow  a 
t  of  money  at  6  per  cent,  don't 
rget  that.)  Whether  Laemmle  will 
cure  control  of  UFA  remains  to  be 
en.  He  may  not  want  it.  He  may 
ivc  all  that  he  wants — and  that  is 
presentation  in  Germany  for  his 
ctures.  And  with  134  houses 
vned,  and  several  hundred  more 
introlled  UFA  can  certainly  give  it 
him. 

The  German  market  is  one 
of  the  richest  of  foreign  terri- 
tories. Despite  the  "kontin- 
gent"  large  prices  are  being 
paid  for  certain  American  pic- 
tures in  Germany  today.  La- 
errnnle  has  made  a  bargain. 

Certain  other  large  American  con- 
irns  have  been  interested  in  the 
FA  refinancing.  But  apparently 
lemmle  stepped  faster  than  the  rest. 
dat  may  be  because  Laemmle 
lows  Germany  far  better  than  most 
oducers  of  this  country. 
Ben  Blumenthal,  who  also  knows 
1  about  Germany,  and  who  has  a 
orough  appreciation  of  the  UFA 
:uation,  said  yesterday  that  if 
lemmle  operates  cleverly  the  move 
ould  prove  to  be  a  most  brilliant 
le,  not  only  for  what  it  furnishes 
tn  in  Germany,  but  otherwise. 
Several  years  ago  Famous  made  a 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


ioxy"  to  Give  Symphony  Concerts 

A  feature  of  the  new  Roxy  theater 
II  be  regular  bi-monthly  symphony 
ncerts,  given  by  an  orchestra  of 
0, 


Fire  Bums  Portion  of  Site 

Fire  burned  for  three-quarters  of 
hour  in  the  debris  of  the  car 
rns  at  147-153  West  50th  St.  yes- 
rday.  The  building  is  in  process  of 
ing  demolished  to  make  way  for 
"  "Roxy"  theater. 


Case  Nears  End 

Final  Oral  Arguments  in  Trade  Com- 
mission-Famous Players  Suit 
Occur  Today  and  Tomorrow 

Washington — The  Federal  Trade 
Commission  tomorrow  and  Wednes- 
day will  hear  oral  arguments  in  the 
Famous  Players  case,  bringing  to  an 
end  the  taking  of  evidence  in  this 
matter,  which  has  extended  over 
many  months,  resulting  in  some  17,- 
000  pages  of  testimony  and  over  1,000 
pages  in  briefs,  together  with  a  great 
number  of  exhibits. 

The  attorneys  for  both  sides  will 
present  their  last  appeals,  counsel  for 
the  respondents  pleading  for  dismis- 
sal of  the  case  on  lack  of  jurisdiction 
and  lack  of  evidence,  and  counsel  for 
the   Commission  asking  for  the  issu- 

iContinued   on   Page  2) 


Expect  2,000  Dates 

p.   D.  C.  Tie-Up  with  M.  P.  T.   O. 

of  Kansas  and  Missouri   Results 

in  Fine  Returns 

Kansas— That  P.  D.  C.-Exhibitor 
Month  is  going  over  is  indicated  as 
dates  pour  in.  C.  A.  Schultz  of  P. 
D.  C.  believes  the  total  would  reach 
2,000  bookings  for  December. 

During  that  month  a  part  of  the 
receipts  from  bookings  is  to  go  to 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Kansas  and  Mis- 
souri, to  be  deposited  in  a  fund  for 

(Continued  on  Page  5) 


Hodes  Now  President 

Heads    Short    Films    Syndicate — Op 
eration  of  Local  Exchanges  Not 

to  be   Interrupted 
Hal  Hodes  has  been  elected  presi- 
dent of   Short   Films   Syndicate,  suc- 
ceeding Walter  J.  Brooks.     This  fol- 
lows closely  on  the  heels  of  a  state- 
ment  that   Hodes   had   been   made  a 
member  of  the  board  of  directors. 
Early  this  year  he  formed  his  own 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Favor  U.  K.  Scheme 

Production  Plan  Endorsed  by  Feder- 
ated British  Industries — To  Ap- 
proach Government  Bank 

By  ERNEST   W.   FREDMAN 
The  Film  Renter  and  M.  P.  News 

London — The  Federated  British  In- 
dustries,  a   powerful   organization    in 
the    United    Kingdom,    has    endorsed 
the   English   production  plan  and  in- 
(Continued  on  Page  8) 


Signs  Vilma  Banky's  Brother 

Los  Angeles — The  Times  states 
that  Samuel  Goldwyn  has  placed  Ju- 
lius Banky,  brother  of  Vilma,  under 
contract.  He  is  expected  to  arrive 
here  in  a  few  weeks. 


Fox  Reported  Seeking  Control 

Of  Stanley  Company  of  America 


«U"— Ufa  Deal  Closed  | 

German     Unit     Borrows     15,000,000 
Marks — Both  Companies  to  Pro- 
duce jointly 

In  an  official  statement  issued  yes- 
terday confirmation  was  given  to  the 
cabled  story  from  Berlin  of  the  alli- 
ance between  Ufa  and  Universal. 
Carl  Laemmle  will  start  for  Berlin 
today  from  Universal  City  and  will 
sail  from  New  York  on  Dec  5. 

Last  summer  Laemmle  laid  the 
ground-work  for  a  plan  of  associating 
the  companies  in  international  accord. 
This  provided  for  loaning  the  Ufa  15,- 
000,000  gold  marks,  or  about  $3,600,- 
000. 

Future  productions  which  Ufa  is  to 
make  are  to  have  the  same  interna- 
tional distribution  as  Universal  pic- 
tures have.    They  are  to  have  Ameri- 

(Contimied  on  Page  5) 


To  Pass  On  Pictures 

Minnesota  Parent-Teachers'  Associa- 
tion to  Organize  250  Committees 
and   Work  with  Theaters 

Minneapolis — An  unofficial  censor- 
ship is  planned  by  the  Minnesota 
Parent-Teachers'  Ass'n,  which  is  pre- 
paring to  organize  a  committee  in 
each  of  its  250  units. 

The  organization,  according  to 
Mrs.  E.  W.  Foster,  chairman  of  the 
Better  Films  Committee,  will  work 
to  convince  producers  of  the  scarcity 
of  good  pictures  for  children.  The 
(Continued  on  Page  5) 


Must  Fill  Contracts 

Theater    Transfers    Won't    Remove 

Obligations     on     Film     Service, 

Atlanta  Film  Board  Maintains 

Atlanta — Recognizing  the  action  of 
the  St.  Louis  Board  of  Trade  and 
others  throughout  the  country,  the 
Atlanta  Film  Board  has  adopted  a 
resolution  to  stand  behind  exchanges 
in  demanding  that  exhibitor  contracts 

(Continued  on  Page  8) 


Larry  Weingarten  to  Coast 

Larry  Weingarten  of  Jackie  Coog- 
an  Prod,  left  yesterday  for  the  Coast. 
He  will  stop  at  Harrisburg,  Pitts- 
burgh, St.  Louis,  Atlanta,  Cincinnati, 
Cleveland,  Omaha  and  Denver  in  the 
interest  of  "Old   Clothes." 


Clevering  Sailing  Tonight 
Arthur  Clevering  is  sailing  tonight 
aboard  the  Mauretania  for  London. 


Has  Offered  $7,000,000  for  Im- 
portant Eastern  Penn. 
Organization 


It  is  reported  that  William 
Fox  is  seeking  to  secure  control 
of  the  Stanley  Co.  of  America, 
the  big  organization  headed  by 
Jules  Mastbaum  which  operates 
a  number  of  houses  in  Philadel- 
phia and  Eastern  Pennsylvania. 

It  is  said  that  $7,000,000  has 
been  offered  for  the  control. 

It  Was  impossible  to  secure 
any  statement  yesterday  from 
any  officials,  of  the  Fox  organi- 
zation. An  important  official  of 
the  Stanley  Co.  said  yesterday 
that  the  report  "isn't  worth  talk- 
ing about." 


90  In  Chain 

The  Stanley  chain  embraces  90 
theaters,  53  in  Philadelphia  and  37  in 
surrounding  cities.  The  company 
owns  60  per  cent  of  the  properties  on 
which  the  theaters  stand  and,  in  the 
case  of  each  of  the  90  houses,  holds 
an  interest  ranging  from  75  to  100 
per  cent. 

The    Philadelphia    group    includes 

(Continued  on  Page  9) 


Gallup  Joins  Fox 
George  B.  Gallup,  Jr.,  formerly  in 
charge  of  trade  paper  advertising  for 
First  National,  has  joined  Fox  as  ad- 
vertising manager.  For  the  present, 
he  will  devote  his  time  to  the  trade 
copy. 


Coastward 

Chicago — Passing  through  here 
yesterday  en  route  to  the  Coast:  Jesse 
Lasky,  P.  A.  Powers,  Samuel  Gold- 
wyn and  W.  R.  Hearst,  all  on  the 
same  train. 


No  Paper  Thursday 

Thursday,  Thanksgiving  Day, 
being  a  legal  holiday,  there  wnll 
be  no  issue  of  THE  FILM 
DAILY. 


—JXI^ 


DAILY 


Tuesday,  November  24,  1925 


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V«l. XXXIV No. 46    Tuesday,  Nov. 24, 1925    PriceSCants 

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1650  Itroadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
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J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Uusiness  Man- 
ager; Maurice  U.  Kami,  Managing  Editor; 
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should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY,  1650 
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New  York,  Hollywood,  California— Harvey 
E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  lilvd. ;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London  Representative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  58, 
Great  Marlborough  St.,  London,  VV.  1.  Paris 
Representative,  La  Cinematographie  Fran- 
caise,   5,   Rue    Saulnier. 

Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban   &    Katz    ..   66M     (>iVz     66 
Eastman    Kodaj<    ..llOJi   110)4    110}4        300 
Famous    Players    ..105^4    103;i    103K-     3,000 

F.    P.    Pfd.    Not    quoted 

Film    Inspection    ..      5!.<        iVi        S'/z        200 

First   National    Not   quoted 

Fox    Film    "A" 81  80         80^^      1,400 

Fox  Theaters   "A"..  27;/.     26%     26%     3,70 

Loew's,     Inc 39  38M      3S'A      .i.800 

Metro-Gold.     Pfd...    2i'A     2i'A     23H         100 

M.   P.   Cap.   Corp Not  quoted 

Pathe  Excb.   "A"..    75;s      74^      7454        .<?00 

Skouras   Bros 59         58         58  .... 

Trans-Lux  Screen.,    liy,      11  11%    17,100 

Universal     Pictures.  Al'/,     AV/i     41  }4         100 

Warner    Bros 19H      19^      19^^         200 

Warner    H.    Pict.    "A"    Not   quoted 


SMART 


Thwart  Florida  Sunday  Opening 

St.  Petersburg,  Fla. — An  attempt 
to  present  Sunday  pictures  at  the 
Capitol  was  frustrated  by  sheriffs 
when  they  arrested  J.  J.  Billooly, 
owner  and  manager,  Francis  L.  Hill 
and  Alvin  Ames,  employees,  and  held 
them  until  bond  was  furnished.  Bil- 
looly announced  that  he  would  open 
his  house,  and  disregard  Sherifif 
Booth's  warning  not  to  do  so. 


WANTED 

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on  rental  basis  near  New  York. 

State  rental  and  capacity. 
Box  K-132  c-o  Film  Daily 

1650  Broadway  N.  Y.  C. 


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MARKET  FOR  ANY  KIND  OF 

MOTION 

PICTURE 
APPARATUS 

CONSULT  US-AND  SAl^E  MONEY 
SEND  FOR  OUR  PRICE  LIST 


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Phone    Penn.    6564 


(Continued   from  Page   1) 

big  move  in  Germany;  and  a  produc- 
ing organization  was  formed  to  oper- 
ate in  Berlin.  Later  this  was  closed 
and  the  move  is  said  to  have  cost 
Famous  well  over  a  million. 
The  Big  Move 

On  the  Coast.  Regarding  the 
United  Artists  deal  with  MGM.  The 
probabilities  are  that  full  details  will 
be  made  known  in  a  few  days.  Looks 
all  set. 

Stanley  Co.— Fox  Deal 

If  William  Fo.x  secures  the  control 
of  the  Stanley  Co.  of  America  it  will 
mean  something — probably  a  lot.  Too 
early  to  comment.     Further  than  that. 


Sax    Outlines   Production   Plan 

Sam  Sax  of  Gotham  Prod,  and 
Lumas  Prod,  who"  returned  recently 
from  the  Coast,  stated  yesterday  that 
the  first  of  the  last  four  on  this 
year's  schedule  is  soon  to  be  started. 
Camera  work  on  "The  Speed  Limit" 
will  begin  soon  after  Thanksgiving; 
the  other  three  are  "Hearts  and 
Spangles,"  "Racing  Blood"  and  "The 
Sign  of  the  Claw." 


New  Brooklyn  House 

George  F.  Ganzle  and  Mortgage 
Securities  Service  in  Brooklyn  have 
placed  a  building  and  permanent  loan 
of  $85,000  for  Radell  Realty  Co.  on 
a  picture  theater  at  18th  Ave.  and 
74th  St.  to  seat  1,200. 


Hodes  Now  President 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

organization,  the  Hal  Hodes  Short 
Film  Exchange,  Inc.,  operating  in  the 
New  York  territory  and  obtained  the 
rights  for  all  Short  Films  Syndicate's 
product.  His  elevation  to  the  presi- 
dency will  not  affect  the  exchange. 

Short  Films  Syndicate's  program 
for  the  current  season  will  contain  26 
Mutt  &  Jeffs,  26  Colored  Wonder- 
books,  26  colored  Comics,  26  .-Xdven 
tures  and  26  Novelties.  A  series  of 
single  reel  dramas  will  be  ready  in  a 
month.  The  company  will  confine  its 
efforts  to  the  state  right  market. 


Case  Nears  End 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

ance  of  an  order  requiring  the  re- 
spondents to  sever  their  exhibiting 
activities  from  those  of  production 
and  distribution  and  compelling  the 
discontinuance  of  block  booking.  More 
than  $100,000,000  would  be  involved 
in  an  order  requiring  the  disposal  of 
the  theater  properties. 

Both  sides  have  submitted  briefs, 
Famous  having  submitted  an  answer 
to  the  Commission's  counsel's  initial 
brief,  to  which  the  latter,  in  turn, 
made  answer  last  week.  The  argu- 
ments tomorrow  will  be  the  last  step 
prior  to  the  taking  of  the  case  under 
consideration  by  the  members. 

There  is  little  doubt  that  if  the 
Commission  issues  the  order  asked 
by  its  counsel  the  case  will  be  taken 
to  the  courts,  and,  if  necessary,  car- 
ried to  the  U.  S.  Supreme  Court. 
That  tribunal  is  soon  to  review  a 
very  similar  case,  where  the  Com- 
mission ordered  Eastman  Kodak  to 
di.spose  of  its  laboratories,  to  do 
which,  the  Circuit  Court  of  Appeals 
has  held,  it  is  not  authorized  by  the 
Federal  Trade  Commission  Act. 


Casting  Office  Will  Cost  $100,000 

Los  Angeles — Fred  Beetson  states 
that  within  sixty  days  the  free  cen- 
tral casting  office  will  be  operating  at 
a  cost  of  $100,000  to  the  studios.  The 
extras  will  not  have  to  pay  commis- 
sions. 


Neitz  to  Direct  Eileen  Sedgwick 

Hollywood — Alvin  J.  Ncitz  has  been 
engaged  by  H.  T.  Henderson  to  di- 
rect Eileen  Sedgwick  in  four  pictures 
for  Chesterfield  M.  P.  Corp.  release. 


SITUATION  WANTED 

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Motion  Pictures,  Theatrical  Enterprises  and 
firms  of  Certified  Public  Accountants.  Ex- 
pert organizer  and  systemizer,  thorough  knowl- 
edge all  branches  corporate  organization  and 
management,  holding  parent  and  subsidiary 
companies,  real  estate,  insurance  and  taxes. 
Highest    credentials. 

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.  H.  SEBASTIAN 


Presents 


"The  Chimes  of  Normandy" 


with 


Anita  Stewart 

and    a    superlative    supporting    cast 


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A  magnificent  production  of  one  of  the  most  popular  musical 
comedies  of  all  time,  adapted  for  the  screen  by 

ANTHONY  COLDEWEY 


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Now  in  initial  stages  of  production  at  the  Metropolitan  Studios, 

Hollywood,  California 


THE 


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DAILY 


Tuesday,  November  24,  1925 


Comparative  Statements,  Loew's,  Inc. 

The  current  statement  of  Loew's,  Inc.,  and  siibsidiary  corporatAoiis 
one  hundred  per  cent  owned  is  herewith  published  in  full.  The  hig Might 
TsthetoZalsence  of  the  goodwill  item,  down  on  the  1924  statement  as 
?10,977,083.     A  comparison  with  last  year  is  also  mcluaea: 

ASSETS 

1925 

^"Cash*  ^."'^  ^.°'!'!"^: $1,547,585.07 

Receivables: 

Accounts    receivable 


1924 
$2,139,895.97 


Notes     receivable     

Due  from  affiliated  corpora- 
tions (less  than  100% 
owned)      


$914,352.91 
161,443.76 


428,178.93 


1,503,975.60 


Inventories: 

Film  productions  in  pro- 
cess, completed  and  re- 
leased    (after     amortiza- 

tion)      $11,468,473.46 

Film    advertising    accessories         217,788.11 
Theater  and  studio  supplies  178,600.47 

Advances: 

To    producers;    secured    by 

productions      $949,542.78 

Mortgage  and  interest  pay- 
ments       111,197,93 


11,864,862.04 


1,060,740.71 


Total    current    and    working    assets...     $15,977,163.42 
Investments : 

In    affiliated    corporations $9,8S4,2'15.32 

Deposits    on    leases    and    con- 
tracts       469,235.49 

Miscellaneous     266,941.97 


$798,970.17 
108,837.69 


1,142,062.98 


$6,191,838.58 
155,267.79 
201,102.13 


$2,160,015.41 
159,126.09 

$5,606,853.20 

288,883.08 
400,945.27 


2,049,870.84 


Dividends    paid 1,591,170^ 

$6,906,439.67 

530,390.00 

Surplus    Aug.    31,    1925 


Dividend 
Sept.    30, 


declared, 
1925 


payaljle 


1,591,170.00 

$4,319,368.25 

530,390.00 


6,376,049.67 


OPERATING 


$33,755,396.24 

STATEMENT 
1925 


3,788,978.2 
$49,913,111.1 


1924 


6,548,208.50 


2,319,141.50 


$13,057,116.81 


Gross  Income; 
Theater  receipts,  rentals,  sales 
of  films  and  accessories... 
Rentals  of  stores  and  offices. 
Booking  fees  and  commis'ns 
Miscellaneous    income     

Expenses: 

Theaters  and  office  bldgs .... 

Film    distribution    

Amortization   of    films....... 

Film    advertising    accessories. 
Producers'    share    film    rentals 


$53,797,924.75 

1,585,278.75 

437,730.83 

473,811.07 


$40,62'8,928.13 

1,448,048.59 

630,181.37 

230,110.51 


$56,294,745.40 


$42,937,268.1 


$29,039,527.93 

6,820,583.38 

5,612,596.39 

492,559.39 

5,521,985.78 


$47,487,252.87 


$24,182,952.90 

4,327,419.58 

2,766,547.35 

436,177.11 

5,862,032.10 


Operating    profit    before    depreciation    and    Fed- 
eral    taxes $8,807,492.53 

Depreciation   of   buildings   and 

equipment      $1,811,081.52 

Federal    taxes,    estimated....  674,316.28 


10,590,392.78 


6,296,681.55 


Property — 100%   owned: 

Land     $9,677,763.59 

Buildings    and    equipment...  18,452,689.24 

Leaseholds     1,735,941.33 

$29,866,394.16 
Less   reserve   for   depreciation        4,020,353.55 


Deferred 


25,846,040.61 
1,341,799.43 


$4,422,797.57 

16,820,650.96 

307,498.84 

$21,550,947.37 
2,708,980.83 


18,841,966.54 

740,262.98 

*10, 977,083.30 


$53,755,396.24 


$49,913,111.18 


Minority  interests'   share, 

affiliated    corporations     ... .       $1,034,352.03 

Loew's    Inc.    share    undistrib- 
uted,   affiliated    corps 268,925.04 


Dividends    on    subsidiary's    stock    outstanding 
(Metro-Goldwyn     Pfd.)      


2,485,397.80 
$6,322,094.73 


1,303,277.07 

$5,018,817.66 

310,186.24 


$825,030.76 
450,673.77 


$946,350.59 
112,858.14 


$37,575,129. 
$5,362,139. 

1,275,704. 
$4,086,435. 

I 

1,0S9,20& 

$3,027,22i 


27,22fi 
78,17jj 


Net   profit   transferred   to   surplus $4,708,631.42' 

*Leases,  contracts  and  goodwill.     No 


$2,949,052f 
uch  item  appears  in  the  current  statement. 


LIABILITIES 


192'5 


1924 


Current: 

Accounts   payable    $2,066,431.76 

Notes   payable    1,252,088.00 

Theater    admission    taxes....  20,677.09 

Federal    income    taxes    (net)  363,482.85 

Accrued    interest     136,647.30 

Advances     from     affili.     corps  48,001.03 


$2,437,309.64 

1,602,862.50 

18,590.97 

185,795.18 

161,446.51 

173,467.13 


Favors  Standard  Trade  Size 

The  A.  M.  P.  A.  officially  favors 
the  present  size  (9"  x  12")  of  trade 
papers.  This  is  a  reiteration  of  the 
stand  taken  some  years  ago  when  the 
same  matter  was  brought  up. 

Cantor  in  "Kid  Boots 

Eddie  Cantor  will  appear  in  a  screen 
version  of  "Kid  Boots,"  to  be  made 
by  Famous,  contracts  having  been 
closed  by  Florenz  Ziegfeld. 


New  Theaters 

Seattle— Having  secured  a  suitable  a 
H.  J.  Taylor  is  completing  plans  for  a  I 
house  in   Selleck. 


Bend,    Ore. — Construction   has   started 
new   600  seat  theater   here  by  T.   M.   O' 
nell. 


San   Francisco — A  new  house  is  to  opei 
Santa   Cruz  shortly   by  J.    Z.   Harvey,  Jr. 


Danville,  111. — The  Lincoln  was  opened 
week   by    Charlie   Pyle. 


$3,887,328.03 
530,390.00 
77,531.57 


Dividend    payable    Sept.    30 

Subsidiary  corp.  dividend  payable   Sept.    15.... 

Bonds,    mortgages    of    subsidiary    corps 11,477,875.00 

Subsidiary  corporation  stock  outstanding: 

(Metro-Goldwyn     Pfd.) 4,430,666.82 

Deferred    Credits: 

Securities    from    tenants $214,281.95 

Film  rentals   in   advance 461,531.38 

Miscellaneous      18,883.68 

'  694,697.01 

Capital  stock  and  surplus: 
Capital   stock   outstanding: 
■     1,060,780    shares   without   par   value 26,280,858.14 

Surplus: 

Surplus    Sept.    1,    1924 $3,788,978.25 

Net     profit     for     fiscal     year 

ended    Aug.    31,    1925 4,708,631.42 

$8,497,609.67 


$212,797.99 

734,988.84 

18,554.18 


$2,961,485.73 
2,949,052.52 
$5,910,538.25 


$4,579,471.93 

530,390.00 

78,173.78 

9,216,377.88 

4,472,520.19 


966,341.01 


2'6,280,858.14 


Irene   Rich   Returns  This  Week   _ 

Irene  Rich,  following  a  two  months 
vacation  in  Europe,  returns  on  Fri- 
day. 


San    Francisco — L.    Flores   has   opened 
Progress    at    Madera. 

Hyattsville,   Md. — The   new   Arcade,   a 
seater,    has   opened.  


LAUGH! 

January  is  Laugh  Month 

Book  Short  Subjects — 

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paper  ever  printed. 

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uesday,  November  24,  1925 


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DAILY 


U"— Ufa  Deal  Closed 

[Continued   from  Page   1) 

n  stars  and  be  made  with  American 
Ivisors.  These  stars  will  be  sent  to 
ermany  from  Universal  City, 
ough    several    American    stars   may 

placed  under  contract  specifically 
r  these  Ufa  pictures. 
One  advantage  that  Universal  de- 
^es  is  the  splendid  releasing  oppor- 
nity  it  will  acquire  in  Germany.  Op- 
ating  under  the  German  "konting- 
t,"  Universal  will  be  able  to  release 

many  of  its  own  pictures  in  Ger- 
iny  as  Ufa  makes  though  they  may 
t  all  be  Universals.  It  will  at  the 
me  time  acquire  for  distribution  in 
;  United  States  and  throughout  the 
)rld  the  pick  of  the. Ufa  output.  Re- 
ntly,  Frederick  Wynne-Jones  of  the 
nerican  Ufa  said  he  expected  to 
ve  16  pictures  suitable  for  the  do- 
:stic  market. 

The  Universal  statement  said  Ufa's 
ntract  with  Mae  Murray  has  been 
spended  for  a  year  by  mutual  con- 
it  but  the  understanding  is  that  it 
s  been  abrogated  for  all  time.  F.  A. 
urnau  is  directing  "Faust"  in  which 
nil  .Tannings  is  playing  Mephisto, 
)sta  Ekman,  Dr.  Faustus  and,  it  is 
pected  Marv  Philbin  will  play  Mar- 
erite.  Negotiations  are  pending 
th  Lillian  Rich  for  other  pictures. 
"The  Waltz  Dream,"  directed  by 
idwig  Berger  with  Zenita  Desni 
d  Willy  Fritschce,  and  "Manon"  in 
lich  Lya  de  Putti  will  star  under 
;  direction  of  Arthur  Robinson,  an 
nerican,  are  also  planned. 
But  the  most  attractive  feature  of 
I  Ufa  arrangement  as  far  as  Uni- 
■sal  is  concerned  is  the  ISO  theaters 
ich  Ufa  owns  and  in  which  Univer- 

will  be  accorded  ample  first-run 
iresentation.  It  is  understood  Uni- 
sal's  representative  will  have  two 
five  votes  in  Ufa's  executive  com- 
.tee  and  will  exercise  in  its  afifairs 
at  amounts  to  a  power  of  veto.  The 
Y.  Times  understands  that  in  the 
int  of  Ufa  requiring  additional 
ns,  Universal  acquires  the  stock  is- 
id  to  guarantee  such  loans  and  thus 
v  eventually  obtain  absolute  con- 
lling  interest. 

V  new  sales  organization  is  pro- 
ed  for  in  which  Universal  takes 
:r  the  sales  of  Ufa  films  in  coun- 
\^i-  outside  of  Germany  and  the 
lited  States. 


sal  manager,  has  been  named  super 
vising  director  for  the  company's  the- 
aters in  this  territory.  While  the  Al- 
hambra,  at  present  is  the  only  Uni- 
versal theater  in  the  territory,  acqui- 
sition or  erection  of  a  number  of 
others  is  planned,  it  is  stated. 


Al  Fair,  director  of  theaters  for 
Universal  stated  yesterday  he  knew 
of  no  such  move. 


"U"  Directors  Visit  Exchanges 
Jniversal's    newly    appointed    sales 
:?ctors  are  visiting  exchanges.   Lou 

Metzger  has  just  returned  from 
icago.  Milwaukee,  Minneapolis. 
5  Moines  and  Omaha.  Earl 
imer  left  yesterday  for  Philadel- 
a  and  Washington:  iust  having  re- 
lied from  Cleveland.  Detroit,  Tor- 

oand  Pittsburgh.  Ralph  B.  Wil- 
ns  is  out  on  a  trip  uoon  which  he 
\  cover  Charlotte.  Atl?nta,  Jack- 
ville.  New  Orleans  and  other  Sou- 
rn   cities. 


lore  Houses  for  "U" 

;ater    Expansion    Looked    for    in 
Milwaukee     and     Surrounding 

Territory 
lilwaukee — Apparently     presaging 
olicy  of  expansion  in  the  Milwau- 
territory,  George  Levine,  Univer- 


Return  from  Texas 

Gregory  La  Cava,  his  assistant,  J. 
H.  Nadel  and  cameraman  Edward 
Cronjagel  have  returned  from  Texas, 
where  exteriors  were  taken  for  "Wo- 
manhandled,"  starring  Richard  Dix. 
Interiors  are  now  being  taken  and  the 
picture  is  expected  to  be  completed 
this  week.  ^\ 


In  The  Courts 

A  recent  item  stating  that  litigation 
between  the  Kinogram  Publishing 
Co.  and  the  Bay  State  ImHii  Co.,  Inc., 
over  contracts  for  the  purchase  of 
raw  film,  had  been  settled  and  dis- 
continued, referred  only  to  the  injunc- 
tion suit  by  Kinogram  in  the  Supreme 
Court  to  restrain  Bay  State  from 
collecting  on  obligations  given  by 
Kinogram,  and  not  to  suits  by  Bay 
State,  which  announces  that  its  ac- 
tion for  $34,000  on  trade  acceptances 
will  be  tried  in  the  Supreme  Court 
next  month. 


To  Make  "Chimes  of  Normandy" 

Hollywood — A.  H.  Sebastian  will 
make  "The  Chimes  of  Normandy." 
the  musical  comedy  by  Planquette. 
Anita  Stewart  and  Alan  Forest  will 
have  the  leading  pprts.  Anthony 
Coldewey  will  adapt. 


Sudekuftr^:QFcns-"Aiioclier  House 

Nashville,  Term. — Tony  Sudekum 
has  opened  a  new  house,  the  Elite 
It  is  a  second  run  house  on  4th  St. 


Theater  Man  to  Manage  Grange 
Wheaton.    111.  —   Charles   C.    Pylfe. 
manager  of  a  local  theater,  will  man- 
age   "Red"    Grange    in    his    footbal 
enterprises. 


Supreme  Court  Justice  Gavegan 
has  denied  an  application  by  Charles 
O.  Seessel,  who  has  been  a  contrac- 
tor for  film  sets  and  properties,  to 
vacate  an  attachment  obtained  by 
John  Provost,  formerly  employed  as 
a  bookkeeper,  who  has  a  claim  for 
$1,200  for  scrvjces  at  $75  a  week  from 
July  last,  and  for  $3.30  alleged  to 
have  been  lent  to  Seessel. 


Loew's  Grand  Reopens 

Atlanta — Loew's  Grand  which  has 
been  closed  for  redecorating  reopened 
yesterday. 


Resigns  as  Atlanta  Theater  Manager 
Atlanta — Raymond  R.  Miller,  man- 
ager   of    the    Alamo    No.    2,    has    re- 
signed. 


Expect  2,000  Dates 

(Continued   from  Page   1) 

furthering     exhibitor     interests     next 
year. 

Among  the  exhibitors  who  have 
ilready  signed  up  are: 

Kansas  City,  Mo.,  Central,  C.  R.  Gregg; 
Murray.  Jay  Means :  Globe.  W.  F.  F'ynn  ■ 
Palace.  D.  Donnici ;  Bonaventure,  F.  W. 
Harvey;    Maile,    P.   A.    Vauglan. 

Kansas  City,  Kan  :  Osage.  R.  R.  Riech 
ele;  Pershing,  Fred  Meyn ;  Gauntier,  R.  G 
Liggett ;    Rosedale.    F.    D.    Ricksecker. 

Arma.  Kas.,  Empress.  .Tolm  Marauelier : 
Baxter  Springs,  Kas.,  Elite,  H.  B.  Garber : 
Burl'ngton,  Kas..  Newks  T.  T.  Newcomb  ■ 
Chilbowee.  Mo.,  Star.  P.  W.  Howard  ;  Chilli 
cothe.  Mo.,  Strand,  VVm.  Cuff:  Eureka 
Kas.,  Princess,  L.  A.Wagner:  Garnett,  Kas.. 
Peoples.  H.  B.  Doering ;  Holden,  Mo.,  Lyric, 
.T.  W.  Davis;  .Toplin,  Mo.,  Rex  G.  E.  Shil 
kett;  Lawrence,  Kas.,  Pattee  C.  M.  Pattee ; 
Osawatomie,  Kas.,  Empress,  W-  T).  Frazier ; 
Ottawa.  Kas.."  Pastime,"  C.  W.  Goodell : 
Rich  Hill,  Mo.,  Opera  House.  Booth  & 
Baugham;  Springfield.  Mo.,  Landers,  Ensley 
Barbour;  Florence,  Kas.,  Mayflower,  Whit- 
ney Bros::  Garden  City.  Kas.,  Garden.  Con- 
rad Gabriel ;  Kensington,  Kas.,  Pastime,  C 
W.  Bonnett:  Macksville,  Kas.,  Campbell. 
G.  W.  Rothrock ;  Medicine  Ledge.  Kas., 
Pastime,  Roy  Culley ;  Pratt,  Kas.,  Kansas, 
C.  W.  Barron:  Topeka,  Kas.,  Gem.  Eli 
Ulamperl;  Topeka,  Kas.,  Cozy,  L  Breun- 
mger ;  Well-ngton,  Kas.,  Maiestic,  W.  F 
McDowell;  Wichita,  Kas.,  Wichita,  Stanley 
Chambers. 


/  Los  Angeles — A  judgment  by  stip- 
ulation for  $19,639.43,  plus  interest 
was  entered  in  the  suit  of  First  Na- 
tional against  Charles  Ray  in  U.  S. 
District  Court  for  money  advanced 
Ray  in  1919  and  1920.  before  he  star- 
ted production  on  his  own  account, 
and  said  not  to  have  been  repaid  in 
full.  The  original  loan  was  $75,000, 
it  was  said.  The  judgment  is  against 
Ray  personally. 


Minneapolis — Listing  assets  of  $20,- 
500,  largely  frozen,  and  liabilities  of 
$11,630.  Leo.  .A..  Landau,  former  man- 
ager of  the  Lyceum  has  filed  a  peti- 
tion  in   bankruptcy. 


To    Start   First    Rex   Thorpe   Picture 

Hollywood — W.  L.  Hess  has  been 
cast  for  the  juvenile  lead  in  "The 
Desert  of  the  Damned,"  first  of  the 
Rex  Thorpe  Prod,  series.  Thedro 
Joos  will  direct,  and  Goldie  Fessendo 
will  have  the  feminine  lead.  For  the 
state  right  market. 


Adapting  "Undying   Past" 

Hollywood  —  Frederica  Sagor  is 
making  the  adaptation  of  a  Suder- 
man  novel  "The  LTndying  Past"  to 
be  filmed  as  "The  Flesh  and  The 
Devil"  and  to  be  directed  by  Victor 
Seastrom.     John  Gilbert  will  star. 


Metro  Announces  "Hanlon  Weeks" 

Atlanta  —  Mctro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
'las  named  the  first  two  weeks  in 
January  as  "Jimmy  Hanlon  Weeks." 
Hanlon  is  branch  manager  here. 


To  Pass  On  Pictures 

{Continued   from   Page    1) 

novemcnt,  says  Mrs.  Foster,  is  part 
if  a  nationpl  campaign  to  censor  pic- 
iircs.  Local  committees  will  report 
on  all  films  appearing  in  their  vicini- 
ties, which  reports  will  be  forwarded 
to  the  national  chairman. 

"We  are  not  going  to  work  against 
but  with  the  theater  matia.gcrs  in  this 
movement,"  said  Mrs.  Foster.  "They 
need  our  counsel.  Our  local  chair- 
men will  assure  the  mana.gers  of  their 
intentions  to  support  good  pictures 
and  will  .  submit  a  list  of  approved 
films,  but  they  will  stay  away  when 
objectionable  pictures  are   shown." 


Going  Ahead 

"The  aggregate  result 
of  many  wills  at  work 
toward  a  common  end 
is  the  secret  of  all 
progress." 

MONTE 
KATTERJOHN 

whose  experience  and  observa- 
tion covers  seventeen  years  in 
the  picture  business  as  editor 
and  writer  for  Carl  Laemmle, 
J.  Stuart  Blackton,  William 
Fox,  Thos.  H.  Ince,  C.  Gardner 
Sullivan,  Robert  Brunton, 
Harry  Rapf,  Robert  T.  Kane, 
Harry  Garson,  Sol  Lesser, 
Louis  B.  Mayer,  Frank  E. 
Woods,  Cecil  B.  de  Mille,  Wil- 
liam Sistrom,  Hector  Turnbull 
and  Jesse  Lasky. 

Coming 

"The  Grea^Barnum" 

In  Preparation 

"living  Togelher" 

"The  Golden  Rule" 

"King  Solomon's  Wives" 

"The  Arkansas  Traveller" 

Current  Releases 

"Ihree  faces  East" 

"The  White  Desert" 

"Wilhouyiercy" 

Past  Performance 

"The  flame  of  the  Yukon" 

"Prodigal  Daughters" 

"The  Clodhopper" 

"The  Great  Moment" 

"TheWh" 

"A  picture  is  a  success 
when  it  gets  the  cash." 


CecTlB.DeMille 

presents 


LILLIAN  RICH -TYRONE  POWER 
ROBERT  EDESON-JEANAGKER 

Adapted  by  MARY  O'HARA  From  the  play 
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F.  C.  MUNROE,  President      RAYMOND  PAWLEY,  Vice-President  and  Treasurer       JOHN  C.  FLINN,  Vke-Prerident  and  General  Manager 
MtnJber  of  Motion  Picture  Producers  and  Distributor]  of  America,  Inc.  WILL  H.  HAYS.  President  . 

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MONEY! 

Are  you  in  the  show 
business  to  make 
MONEY? 

Would  you  refuse  a 
GOLD  MINE  if  it  was 
offered  to  you? 

Well  — here's  a  "Gol- 
conda"-'-a  gold  mine  of 
entertainment. 

Here's  an  "El  Dorado" 
that  will  pour  a  torrent 
of  dollars  into  your  box 
office. 

As  a  stage  play,  it  made 
the  producers  rich. 

As  a  picture,  it  will  make 
two  dollars  grow  where 
one  was  planted,  for  the 
exhibitor  who  books  it. 

MONEY? 
HERE  IT  IS-- 

A  GOLD  MINE! 


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Tuesday,  November  24,  192* 


Newspaper    Opinions 

"The  Best  People" — Paramount 
Metro,  Los  Angeles 

EXPRESS — *  *  *  Despite  gorgeous  se(^ 
and  humorous  subtitles  the  production  drags 
at  times ;  in  fact,  the  beKinning  reel  could 
be   cut  to  advantage.   *   *   ♦ 

HlOKAi^Li — *  *  *  The  picture  shows  some 
mightj  skillful  direction  b/  Webster  Camp 
bell,  while  the  cast  has  bscii  selected  with 
particulpi-   care.    -    *   * 

TIMTCS— *  *  *  Sydney  Ulc'.itt  directed, 
and  I  cannot  imagine  a  bcilcrr  picrute  being 
made  Irom  a  play.   •   •   * 


"Bobbed    Hair"— Warners 
Circle,   Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  the  picture  itself  coincides 
with  my  idea  of  what  a  Lincoln  J.  Carter 
yarn  would  look  like  on  the  screen  if  Mack 
Sennett  prepared  the  script.   •   •  * 

PLAIN  DEALER—"  *  *  mak.s  diverting 
comic-mystery  melodrama,  with  swift  ac- 
tion throughout.   *  *   * 

TIMES — *  •  *  If  you  like  your  picture 
entertainment  highly  seasoned  with  romance, 
adventure  and  thrills,  you'll  like  "Bobbed 
Hair."   *    *    * 


picture   industry.    *    *    * 

TIMES—*  *  ♦  "Havoc''  is  featured  by 
splendid  acting.  The  work  of  Margaret  Liv- 
ingstone as    X'iolet    Deering   is   especially    fine. 

•   «   • 

Rialto,   Washington 

TIMES — *  *  *  Havoc  wrought  by  the  grim 
horrors  of  war,  equalled  only  by  the  havoc 
wrought  by  the  wiles  '  of  an  unscrupulous 
woman,  provides  tlie  theme  for  an  intensely 
gripping    production    of    that    name.    *    *    * 


NEWS- 


Syd    Chaplin   is   seen   in   the 


"Hell's  Highroad"— Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 
World,   Omaha 

WORLD-HERALD—*  *  *  The  photo- 
play has  a  lot  of  good  action  and  it  moves 
rapidly  from  one  episode  to  another.  Scenes 
of  carnival  gayety  with  which  the  picture 
approaches  a  chmax  arc  filmed  well  and 
magniticentlj-   staged.    *    *    * 


"Camille  of  the   Barbary  Coast" 
Assoc.  Exhib. — Rialto,  Chicago 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  The  picture,  while  not 
a  great  one,  is  interesting  and  human  and 
rings  true.  Miss  Busch  is  its  big,  white 
light.    *    *    ♦ 


"Classified"— First  Nat'l 
Egyptian,  Indianapolis 

STAR- — *  *  *  the  st'ory  has  been  so  well 
picturized  and  Corinne  and  her  family  are  so 
interesting  that  the  picture  is  one  of  the  best 
this    star    has    ever    done. 


"The    Everlasting    Whisper"— Fox 
Reade's,    Cleveland 

NEWS—*  *  *  As  usual  Mr.  Mix  is  as 
quick  on  the  trigger  and  as  accurate  in  his 
aim  as  anv  hero  who  ever  ventured  into  the 
great  northwest.   *   *    * 

PLAIN  DEALER—  *  *  »  "Everlasting 
Whisper'*  has  about  the  average  amount  of 
spectacular  action   and   thrills.    ♦    »    ♦ 


"Flower    of    Night" — Paramount 
Walnut,  Cincinnati 

TIMES-STAR—*  *  *  The  Hergesseimer 
plot  and  motivation  in  "Flower  of  Night'' 
are  dull  and   without   novelty    or   real    warmth. 


*    #    * 


TRIBUNE—*  *  *  Miss  Ne,r.-i  ''s  Ihe  girl. 
The  Hergesheimer  story  tjivi-s  lur  not'^ing 
to    do   and    she    makes    the    best    of    it.    «     "    » 

Palace,   Montreal 

STAR — *  *  *  If  the  movie  goer  wants 
a  change  from  the  usual  insipid  heroines  of 
the   screen,   he   will'  find    it   here.    *   *   * 

Karlton,  Philadelphia 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  Even  Miss  Negri's 
usually  superb  acting  cannot  overcome  the 
fact  she  is  the  victim  of  a  good  novelist's 
folly.    *   •   ♦ 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  *  *  Pola  Negri 
makes  the  most  of  a  picture  clearly  unsuited 
to  her  by  her  sincere   artistry.   *   *   ♦ 


"His  Master's  Voice"— Lumas-(S.R.) 
Gift's.    Cincinnati 

TIMES-STAR—*  *  *  featuring  the  re- 
markably intelligent  police  dog,  Thunder, 
pleased  capacity  audiences.    •   *   * 


cleverest    film    work    that    has    been    noticed 
from   him.    •   *   * 

POST — *  *  *  The  events  are  lively  and 
highly  amusing.  As  an  oflfering  "just  for 
fun,"  the  picture  is  thoroughly  satisfactory 
and  should  duplicate  the  success  of  "Charley's 
Aunt."   *  *  • 

Sun,   Omaha 

WORLDHERALD— *  *  *  Many  of  the 
humorous  situations  in  the  picture  are  orig. 
inal  and  still  as  many  are  lifted  bodily  from 
the  repetoire  of  old  stage  tricks  that  never 
fail.    *   *   * 


"The  Iron  Horse"— Fox 
Lyric,   Cincinnati 

TIMES-STAR— ♦  *  *  is  fascinating  history 
and  vital  drama.  No  patron  of  worthwile 
photoplavs    should    miss    it.    *    *    * 

TRIBUNE—*  -  *  The  c. dossal  scale  of 
the  picture  is  not  the  least  oi  its  wonders. 
There  are,  for  instance,  a  scrubs  of  fights 
with  the  Indians  which  dwarf  anything  else 
of  its  kind  we've  seen.   •  *  * 


"Kentucky   Pride" — Fox 
Central.  Washington 

TIMES — *  *  *  Strange  as  it  may  seem,  the 
narrative  is  related  by  a  horse,  much  after 
the  manner  that  was  adopted  in  "Black 
Beauty.'"  The  story,  however,  does  not  lag 
nor  does  it  lose  dramatic  forcefulness  by 
reason    of    this    device.    •    ♦    * 


"The  Freshman"— Pathe 
StJGarid,  Omaha 

WORLD  HERALD— *  *  *  If  the  comedy 
is  overdone  .unk,  some  places,  it  is  overdone 
in   such   a  fais^i*!!   as   to   make   it   worlliwhile. 


"The   Gold   Rush"— United  Artists 
Eastman,  Rochester 

HERALD—*  *  *  Altotjether  there  are  few 
things  Chaplin  has  done  that  can  be  compared 
with  ■'0iis'  picture,  and  it  deserves  rank  as 
one  of  the  -finest  pictures  produced  in  the 
last  year.    '   ♦   • 


"The  Goose  Woman" — Universal 
Alhambra,   Milwaukee 

WISCONSIN  NEWS-*  *  *  Her  (Louise 
Dresser)  interpretation  of  the  mother's  de- 
grcdation  and  a'^yakening  would  in  itself  place 
the  picture  among  the  foremost  offerings  of 
the  year.   »   *   » 

"Havoc"— Fox 

Washington,  Detroit 

FREE    PRESS—*    *    *    adapted    from    the 

staee    play    of    the    same    name,    is    a    really 

fine    photoplay,    and    a    credit    to    the    motion 


"The   King   on   Main    Street" — Para- 
mount— California,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  is  the  better  type  of 
comedy,  and  with  Menjou's  art  the  picture 
is  humorous  without  approacning  the  far- 
cical. *  *  * 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  ♦  It  is  ("^e  best 
role  Menjou  has  yet  had,  and  of  course  l:e 
is  thoroughly  at  home  in  it — as  he  is  in  the 
delineation  of  characters  in  any  of  the  more 
polished   walks   of  life.    *   *    * 

CHRONICLE—*  *  *  with  that  delii^htful 
artist,  Adolphe  Menjou,  doing  the  finest 
work  he  has  yet  given  the  screen,  is  delicate 
satire,  exquisitely  done.   ♦  ♦  ♦ 

EXAMINER — *    *    *    Menjou's    acting    is 

always     agreeable.        Greta      Nissen     as     the 

French  demoiselle  is  a  high-power  charmer. 
•  ♦  » 

NEW.S — *  *  *  The  sauve  and  clever  Men- 
jou is  at  his  ingratiating  best  in  the  play 
which  provides  a  delightful  hour  of  screen  en- 
tertainment.   *    *    * 

Missouri,  St.  Louis 

GLOBE-DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  Adopne 
Menjou  as  the  King  is  sufficiently  sophisti- 
cated,   suave    and     the    possessor    of    a'  keen 

sense    of    humor.       Bessie    Love    is    the    girl. 

»  «  * 

STAR — *  *  *  Adolph*;  .>.Ien=on  scores  one 
of  the  best  characterizations  of  Ifis  caret'  as 
Ihe    king.    »    «    ♦ 

TIMES—*   *   *  A   littl-  actio  1  ni,.u'ht  help, 

I'Ut     the     play     is     good.  Whimsicality     and 

fatalism  take  the  place  of  garish  heroics  and 
pathos.    •    *    ♦ 

Tivoli,  Washington 

TIMES—*  *  *  Monta  Bell  has  achieved  a 
comedy-dram.T  tliat  possesses  many  unusu.il 
merits.  Thisprobably  is  dm  to  li.e  !'i-.  t  '.h-'it 
it  really  reflects  human  n.iturc.  Tlure  is 
fatalism  take  the  place  of  garish  heroines  and 
.true.    *    ♦    * 


"The  Last  Edition"— F.  B.  O. 
Randolph,  Chicago 

NEWS—*  *  *  Well,  as  a  tale  of  news- 
paper life  it  isn't  much.  *  *  *  But  as  a  melo- 
drama it  gets  by,  as  lurid  entertainment  that 
makes   time  pass.    *   *   * 

TKIHUNE—  *♦  *  Quite  thrilling  melo- 
drama— "The  Last  Edit'on."  But  remember 
that    it    is    just    that.    *    •    • 


"The  Merry  Widow"— Metro-Gold. 
Apollo,  Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  Adapted  from  the  romantic 
light  opera  by  Franz  Lehar,  Victor  Leon  and 
Leo  Stein,  the  film  version  is  a  riot  of  color, 
dramatic  action  and  romance,  blended  with 
a  deft  brand  of  humor.   *  ♦  • 

Merrill,  Milwaukee 

WISCONSIN  NEWS—*  *  *  it  is  a  most 
remarkable  picture.  Some  of  the  finest  col- 
or scenes  ever  provided  on  the  screen  are 
shown. 

John  Gilbert  lives  up  to  your  fondest 
expectation — his    work    is    splendid.    *    *    * 

Columbia,  Washington 

TIMES — *  *  *  is  the  most  popular  picture 
Eric  von  Stroheim  has  yet  produced,  and  when 
one  says  that,  there  is  food  for  thought  in 
same.   *   *   * 


Favor  U.  K.  Scheme 

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tends  approaching  the  Governme 
on  it,  even  if  the  C.  E.  A.  (exhibito 
referendum  is  unfavorable. 


"The  Pace  That  Thrills"— First  Natl 
Criterion,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER— ♦  *  *  The  movie  within 
a  movie  is  certain  to  have  wide  interest,  in- 
asmuch as  some  actual  bull-fighting  is  staged 
with  a  real  dyed-in-the-wool  toreador  at  the 
hilt  of  the  sword.    •   *   * 

HERALD — *  *  *  one  of  the  most  exciting 
melodramas  of  railroad  life  ever  presented  on 
the  screen.    *   *   * 


"The  Man  On  the  Box"— Warners 
Orpheum,  Chicago 

JOURNAL—*  *  *  It  is  excellent  in  its 
fashion,  with  the  husky  Syd  wroking  at  a 
fast  pace.   •   •   • 


"Red   Hot  Tires"— Warners 
Granada,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  If  for  nothing  else 
Monte  (Blue)  merits  his  elevation  to  star, 
dom  by  his  work  in  this  picture  alone.  His 
performance   is    snappy.    *    ♦    ♦ 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  There  is  speed 
burning   in    it   galore,    and   smashups   until    the 

onlooker    begins    to    feel    all    black    and    blue. 

•    •   • 

CHRONICLE— *  *  *  Blue's  comedy  is 
full  61  pep  and  is  ve'-y  natural,  and  Miss 
(Patsy    Ruth)     Miller    has    taken    on    a    good 

deal    of    subtlety    and    finesse    in    her    acting. 

»  *  « 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  One  woudn't  call 
"Red  Hot  Tires,"  «  ♦  •  Monte  Blue's  best 
picture  by  any  means.  But  one  would  call 
it    his    most    laughable   picture.    *    *    * 

NEWS — *  *  *  Things  begin  to  happen 
quick  in  "Red  Hot  Tires"  and  they  happen 
fast   and   often.    ♦    *    • 


According  to  the  latest  copy  ; 
"Kine.  Weekly"  to  reach  New  Yoi 
the  question  of  whether  or  not  tl 
British  plan  will  be  submitted  to  ti 
various  branches  of  the  C.  E.  A. . 
still  open.  If  it  is  submitted,  exhibit* 
verdicts  will  not  be  available  uni 
early  December  for  it  is  then  that  tj 
majority  of  meetings  are  to  be  hel* 
"Kine."  believes  this  second  bill  h; 
and  urf?es  that  weeks  and  months  i 
spent  if  necessary  to  make  the  plan 
perfect  as  possible.  This  publicatii 
reports  the  reason  for  haste  is  th 
London  is  confidentially  talking  abo 
another  bill,  drawn  up  by  the  Cover 
nient  and  decidedly  more  drastic  th; 
the   one   now  under  consideration. 

This,  according  to  report,  will 
presented  unless  the  British  trade 
supply  an  accepted  plan  immediat 
"Kine"  believes  this  second  bill 
been  drawn  by  the  Federated  BrltS 
Industries  and  certain  members 
the  industry.  The  reason  for  speer 
action,  therefore,  seems  to  be  thatV 
the  trade's  plan  is  not  accepted,  t! 
F.  B.    I.  plan  will. 

The  future  of  the  small  renter  is 
doubtful  issue,  it  is  pointed  out.    T 
sale    of    quota    rights,    similar   to 
practice   existing   in    Germany   is  Si 
by  "Kine."  as  a  possibility. 

The  first  pronounced  exhibitor  t 
action  came  from  a  meeting  of  t 
Leicester  branch  of  the  C.  E 
where  it  was  the  general  opinion  t\ 
the  entire  matter  has  been  rush 
without  allowing  proper  time  for 
hibitor   discussion. 


3 


"The     Road     to     Yesterday"— Prod. 
Dist.  Corp. — Figueroa,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  Dc  Mille  has  intro 
'luced  so  much  spell-binding  melodrama  and 
fast  action  that  the  presence  of  a  theme  ina> 
easily     be    forgotten.     *     *     * 

Stanley,  Philadelphia 

BUr.LETIN— *  *  *  The  him  presents  a 
delightful  fantasy  through  the  medium'  of  a 
cast    of    more    than    usually    ability.    *    *    • 


Showing  "Unguarded  Hour" 

First  National  is  showing  "The 
Unguarded  Hour"  all  this  week  in 
the  grand  ballroom  of  the  W.  E 
Vandcrbilt  lionie.  Admission  will  go 
to  charity. 


New  Houston  House  to  Cost  $500,000 
Houston,  Tex. — Revised  plans  for 
a  $500,000  thepter  have  been  com- 
pleted by  the  Main  Realty  Co.  It 
will  be  erected  at  Main  and  McKin- 
ney  Sts. 


Alice    Calhoun    Loaned    to    Langdon 

Hollywood — Warners  have  loaned 
Alice  Calhoun  to  appear  opposite 
Harry  Langdon  in  his  initial  First 
National    picture,    started    last    week. 


Haas  Designing  "Reckless  Lady"  Sd 

Robert  M.  Haas,  en  director,  hi 
designed  sets  for  "A  Reckless  Lady 
a  Robert  T.  Kane  Prod.  He  also  d 
the  sets  for  "Bluebeard's  Sevr 
Wives"  and  "The  New  Comman 
ment."  •• 

-     .,.- ..  '.« 

Must  Fill  Contracts! 

(Continued   from  Page   1) 

for    film    are    fulfilled    regardless 
sales  or  transfers. 

Throughout  the  Atlanta  territory^ 
recent  months  there  has  been  an. 
usually  large  number  of  theater  s«t 
In  many  instances,  contracts  ent^B 
into  by  the  old  owners  were  not  p«i 
chased  by  the  new  proprietors, 
some  cases  these  tran_sfers  were  fro 
one  member  of  a  family  to  anothi 
and  it  is  suspected  that  they  wC; 
merely  "dummy"  sales  for  the  pt 
poce  of  avoiding  payment  of  co 
tracted   pictures. 

The   ruling  is   not   intended   to  81 
pose  any  hardship  upon  a  prospecti* 
purchaser.     If  an  exhibitor  can  she 
that  he  is  overstocked  on  pictures 
has   recourse    to   the    Board   of   Arl 
tration,  who  will  reduce  unplayed  p 
tures  by  cancellation.     Exchanges 
not  desire  to  interfere  with  the  legi 
mate  rights  of  any  exhibitor  or  ma 
it  impossible  for  him  to  sell  his  th< 
ter,  but  they  do  intend  to  protect  th( 
interests    by    insisting    that    contrai 
signed  by  exhibitors  are  carried  o 


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90  In  Chain 

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any  neighborhood  and  the  follow- 
g  downtown  theaters:  the  Aldine, 
rcadia,  Earle,  Karlton,  Stanton, 
anley  and  the  Victoria.  Out  of 
hiladelphia,  the  circuit  embraces  .five 
)uses  in  Camden,  2  in  Chester,  12 
Washington  (the  Crandall  chain), 
in  Atlantic  City,  2  in  West  Chester, 
id  4  in  Wilmington. 
It  will  be  recalled  that  a  nunihc 
years  ago,  Fox  and  Stanley  wcri 
odds  over  first-run  representatior. 
ir  Fox  pictures  in  Philadelphia.  In 
ctober,  1920.  Fox  published  adver 
jsements  in  all  trade  papers  in  which 
as  contained  a  warning  that  it  Stan 
fy  did  not  grant  the  company  an 
utlet.  Fox  would  build.  In  that 
■me,  it  was  alleged  Stanley  discrimi- 
ited  against  Fox  in  the  buying  of 
roduct.  On  August  of  the  follow- 
(g  year,  a  first-run  agreement  was 
iitered  upon  covering  downtown 
'ms  for  a  period  of  two  years.  As 
irt  of  the  agreement,  Fox  was  to 
loandon  plans  for  its  own  theater  in 
hiladelphia.  A  few  days  later,  Saul 
ogers  declared  the  Stanley  arrange- 
lent  had  no  bearing  on  the  proposed 
ox  theater  which  later  became  a 
.ality.  In  February,  1924,  persistent 
sports  were  in  circulation  that  Fox 
ad  sold  the  house  to  Stanley,  thus 
gain  making  that  city  a  closed  town 
isofar  as  first-runs  were  concerned. 
he  report  proved  unfounded. 
It  is  expected  that  Fox  will  shortly 
mounce  plans  for  a  second  big  house 
1  the  Quaker  City. 


Fox  In  St.  Louis 

'o  Build  First-Run  There — Goldman 

and   Skouras   Bros.   Apply   for 

Outlying  Theaters 

St.  Louis — Fox  will  build  in  St. 
"Louis.  Plans  determined  upon  some 
'ime  ago  will  be  carried  out  to  the 
Hter,  it  is  understood.  James  R. 
irainger  is  expected  here  on  his  re- 

I  lurn  trip  to   New  York. 
[  The  ever-changing  exhibition   situ- 
tion  in  St.  Louis  is  undergoing  still 
nother  revision.     The  new  angle  in- 

I  ;olves  suburban  houses.     St.  Louis  is 

I  ituated  a  good  deal  like  Chicago  with 
ine  outlying  districts  and  good   the- 

I  (crs  which  mean  money.  Despite  the 
act  that  Billy  Goldman  and  Skouras 
fJros.  have  made  a  booking  deal  in- 
plving  the  downtown  section  both 
|re  out  after  suburban  theaters  in  full 
jiwing.  Goldman  has  been  annexing 
!|econd-runs  and  is  openly  seeking 
jnore.  The  St.  Louis  Amusement  Co. 
,— the  Skouras  Company — has  also 
)een  active  in  the  same  4'fection  and 
|ias  under  way  a  number  of  deals  in- 
volving over  a  dozen  neighborhood 
heaters. 


Mr.  Exhibitor:  A«k  at  the  Film  Exchange* 
for  the 


It's  little  to   ask  for.  but    it'f    the    only 
reliable  aid  you  can  give  your  musicians 
to  help  put  the  picture  over.    C 


Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
ner in  which  first-runs  build  their 
progravis  and  ivritten  from  the  an- 
gle of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
conveying  to  exmOitors  ideas  to  be 
used  m  developing  their  own  shows. 

Rivoli 

Unit  No.  1. — Overture:  "1812," 
i'schaikowsky.     Time,  10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2. — Riesenfeld's  Classical 
jazz,     lime,  J  minutes. 

Unit  N.  3. — Divertissements,  (a) 
The  Four  Rivolettes,  dancers.  Girls 
in  fancy  costumes.  Spangled  curtain 
Dack  drop,  (b)  Ruth  Glanville,  saxo- 
phoniste.  Silk  curtain,  (c)  Betty  An- 
derson, soprano.  Soloist  in  quaint 
costume,  bilk  curtain,  (d)  Albert  and 
Adele  Glorja.  Dancers  in  quaint  cos- 
tumes, pose  for  typical  old  family  tin 
type.  Proceed  to  do  old  fashioned 
waltz,  followed  by  skating  dance.  Set- 
ting: Side  panels  of  decorative  mater- 
ial with  black  center  draping,  bide 
lights  on  plane  panels  and  glass  chan- 
delier hanging  in  center  of  stage. 
Chairs,  table  and  lamp  props.  Time, 
IS    minutes. 

Unit  No.  4. — Rivoli  Pictorial.  Time, 
7  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5.— "A  Little  Bit  of  Ire- 
land." Prologue  to  feature.  August 
Werner,  Bettv  Anderson,  Frank  Lo- 
see  and  The  Four  Rivolettes.  Vocal 
and  dance  numbers.  Performers  in 
Irish  peasant  costumes.  Setting:  land- 
scape backdrop.  White  fence  with 
tall  green  foliaged  trees.  Lights 
shooting  from  side  illuminating  toli- 
age.     Time,  4  minutes. 

Unit  No.  6. — Feature:  "Irish  Luck." 
Time,  73  minutes. 

Unit  No.  7.— "Ko-Ko's  Thankgiv- 
ing" — Inkwell"  Cartoon.  Time,  9 
minutes. 


Seek  "Blue  Laws"  for  Venice 

Venice,  Cal. — Local  ministers  have 
protested  against  Venice  being  placed 
in  an  amusement  zone  exempt  from 
Sunday  closing  laws,  as  petitioned  by 
the  Venice  Amuse.  Men's  Assn.,  Ve- 
nice Lions'  Club  and  the  Washington 
Blvd.    Improvement   Assn. 


Yeggs  Bind  Warner  Watchman 
Warners'  theater  was  robbed  of 
$500  yesterday  morning  when  six 
cracksmen  overpowered  the  night 
watchman.  After  working  for  two 
hours  and  being  unable  to  open  the 
inner  compartment,  containing  $7,500, 
tliey  fled. 


Wage    Scale   Awaits   Unions 

W'ashington — The  new  wage  scale 
offered  to  musicians  and  stage  hands 
by  local  managers  is  being  held  up, 
pending  ratification  by  the  national 
and  international  unions.  An  in- 
crease of  $7  per  week  is  granted  un- 
der the  new  agreement. 


Loew's  Vendome,  Nashville  Reopens 

Nashville — Loew's  Vendome,  closed 
last  month  to  be  remodeled  and  re- 
decorated, has  reopened.  About  $50,- 
000  was  spent  in  overhauling  and 
refurnishing  the  house. 


What  Others  Think 

11. 

SAM  DEMBOW,  JR. 
Famous  Players-Lasky  Corp. 

"We  consider  Red  Seal  pic- 
tures unique,  distinctive,  and 
entirely  different  from  any  other 
short  subjects  on  the  market 
today." 


729  7th  Ave 


n.  T.  c. 


EMwin   Miles    Fadman,    Pres. 


Move  to   Amend   Old   Ordinance 

Minneapolis — Amendment  of  Minn- 
eapolis antiquated  theater  ordinance 
is  being  agitated,  following  hearings 
on  application  for  a  license  of  the 
Dewey.  Under  the  present  ordi- 
nance, only  one  vaudeville  perfermer 
is  permitted  on  the  stage.  The  amend- 
ment proposed  would  permit  four 
performers  on  the  stage  of  picture 
houses. 


Grimm  Joins  Associated 

Ben  H.  Grimm  has  resigned  as  pub- 
licity representative  for  the  Warner 
theater  to  join  Robert  E.  Welsh  at 
Association  Exhibitors.  He  may  take 
over  the  work  until  now  handled  by 
Ed  Hurley  who  is  no  longer  with  the 
company.  No  appointment  as  yet 
at  the  Warner. 


Meany,  Colleen  Moore's  Manager 

Los  Angeles — Don  Meany  is  now 
with  First  National  Prod,  as  business 
manager  for  Colleen   Moore. 


WANTED 

To 

know     the 

whereabouts 

of    Ross 

Wil 

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information 

will      be 

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Theatre 

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Denver,    Colo, 

L  A  UG  HI 
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LAUGH! 

LAUGH! 

LAUGH! 

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L  A  U  G  HI 

January  is  Laugh  Month — 

READ  ALL  ABOUT  IT  IN  THE  NEXT 

SHORT  SUBJECT  QUARTERLY  OF  THE 

FILM  DAILY 

OUT  DECEMBER  5th 


Start  the  New  Year  Right 
with  Sunshine  and  Mirth- 


,!5  .Y.  ."f 


Januaryl 


Tie  up  to  "Laugh  Month!' 

Get  more  money,  get  bigger  audiences  by  emphasizing 
comedies  during  January,  1926. 

If  you  have  your  house  filled  with  laughing  people  every 
show  day  during  January,  you  will  get  word-of-mouth 
advertising  that  will  help  you  all  through  the  year. 

Get  the  best  comedies  money  will  buy — the  Hal  Roach 
and  Mack  Sennett  two,-reel  comedies.  Then  ADVER- 
TISE them. 

"Laugh  Month*'  was  made  for  you  and  for  your  audiences. 

Play  it  up  big,  for  your  bigger  profits. 


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"OUR  GANG";  the  best  known,  widest  booked  two  reel 
comedies  ever  produced 

CLYDE  COOK;  the  india  rubber  riot  in  monuments  of  mirth 

GLENN  TRYON;  as  sap  or  sheik,  always  funny 

CHARLEY  CHASE;  the  Beau  Brummel  of  comedy,  a  perfect 
panic 

ROACH  STAR  COMEDIES;  feature  stars,  with  box  office 
names,  in  feasts  of  fun  and  folly.  Watch  for  the  big 
names! 

JMfacK  Senneit  Two  Heel  Comedies 

HARRY  LANGDON;  now  risen  to  feature  stardom  through 
these  two  reel  comedies.    Enough  said 

MACK  SENNETT;  the  most  beautiful  belles  of  the  screen  and 
a  galaxy  of  real  comedians  in  classics  of  mirth 

ALICE  DAY;  the  screen's  outstanding  comedienne 

RALPH  GRAVES;  debonair  and  delightful 

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U  XXXIV     No.  47 


Wednesday,  November  25,  1925 


Price   5    Cents 


INSPIRING 

By  DANNY 

10  know  what  the  motion 
fpture    means.      Not    to    us — 

Hays  puts  it ;  the  hardboiled 

jjbs — but     to     the     world     at 

ge — the   general   public.   And 

sterday  that  inspiration  came  ; 

^  with  it  tears  of  appreciation. 

listening    to     Ruth     Grif^th 

rnett,   23,   wife    and    mother, 

id   incidentally   winner   of   the 

fet  prize  in  350  word  essays  on 

'V'hat      the      Motion      Picture 

^;ans   to   Me." 

jilrs.  Burnett  and  her  husband 
eJ.  on  the  Belgenland,  on  a  round 
i  world  tour.  Because  of  the  es- 
sj'.  And  this  payment  is  a  trifle 
iiced,  for  the  contribution  she  has 
tiide  to  the  industry.  Let  every  man 
iiiirested  in  pictures;  every  pro- 
d:er;  every  exhibitor;  every  boy  in 
ti  studio  and  accountant  on  the 
a  ling  machine  read  it.  Make  them 
nd  it.  So  that  they  may  better 
uierstand  their  industry.  And  ap- 
pciate  what  it  means.  To  the 
C'  ntless  milHons  of  people  who  have 
lie  or  no  other  form  of  entertain- 
nnt. 

And  what  the  picture  means 
few  of  us  within  the  industry 
anderstand.  Or  appreciate.  We 
'ake  it  as  a  matter  of  course. 

11  f  take  it  for  granted.  Few, 
fi rustically  none  of  us,  from 
the  great  leaders  down,  realize 
ukat  a  tremendous  message 
they  are  giving  to  the  civilized 

■(Continued   on  Page   2) 


New  Sales  Heads 

Etrict      Directors     and      Territorial 
Managers  Appointed  by  Associ- 
ated  Exhibitors 

■  e    new    district   sales    directors 

u    equal    number    of    territorial 

;Lrs  have  been  appointed  by  As- 

itcd    Exhibitors.     Dan   B.   Leder- 

i  I.   a   veteran    in    exchange    circles, 

'ccently  with  the  Universal  for- 

irganzation,    has    been    made    a 

t  sales  manager  covering  Minn- 

iContinued  on   Page   9) 

live  More  in  Detroit 

Nv  Theaters  Continue  to  Go  Up — 
C.  H.  Miles  Building  One  to 
Seat  3,000 

etroit — At  least  five  new  theaters 

planned  here.     Several  are  in  con- 

ction 

jharles  H.  Miles  will  build  a  3,000- 

(Contimied   on   Page   4) 


Ghatkin  With  Famous 

To   Handle   Buying  and   Booking   of 
Short  Subjects  for  New  Thea- 
ter  Department 

David  J.  Chatkin,  for  the  past  four 
years  sales  manager  of  Educational 
Pictures,  has  joined  the  new  Famous 
Players — B.  and  K.  organization. 
Chatkin  will  handle  the  buying  and 
booking  of  short  subjects,  and  will 
work  under  the  direction  of  Sam 
Dembow. 

James  R.  Cowan,  who  formerly 
handled  this  phase  of  the  work,  has 
been  promoted  to  the  production  de- 
partment of  the  new  theater  organiza- 
tion. 

No  successor  to  Chatkin  will  be 
named  until  Earl  W.  Hammons  re- 
turiw  from  Europe  in  mid-December. 


Censors  Riled 

Seattle    Board,    Aroused    Over    AU- 

Night    Theaters,    Seeks    More 

Drastic  Regulatory  Power 

Seattle — The  censor  board  is  again 
on  the  warpath,  and  in  appearing  be- 
fore the  city  council  accused  that  body 
of  failing  to  cooperate  in  the  attempi 
to  close  ail-night  theaters  several 
months  ago.  The  petition  was  tabled 
for  lack  of  convincing  evidence. 

The  board  wants  "teeth"  put  into 
the  present  ordinance  regulating  the 
showing  of  pictures,  in  order  that 
they  may  take  matters  into  their  own 
bands   when    the   occasion   warrants. 


St.  Louis  "Blues" 

Board  of  Aldermen  Propose  Restrict- 
ive  Bill  Which   May  Affect  Pic- 
ture Theaters  There 

St.  Louis — A  measure  introduced 
before  the  Board  of  Aldermen  by 
John  Neu  to  prohibit  the  sale  of  au- 
tomobile accessories  on  Sundays, 
marks  the  opening  gun  of  the  long- 
thealened  campaign  to  make  St. 
Louis  "blue." 

Neu  saj'S  his  bill  is  intended  pri- 
marily to  give  the  employes  of  the 
automobile    shops   a    day   off.      How- 

{Continued  on   Page   9) 


A  Theater  Afloat 

Puget  Sound  Navigation  Co.  to  Build 

Ferry  Boat  to  Seat   1,000  and 

Show  Pictures 

Seattle — A  200-ft.  ferry  boat  to  ply 
between  Puget  Sound  cities,  with  a 
picture  theater  as  the  principal  fea- 
ture, will  be  built  by  the  Puget  Sound 
Navigation  Co.  The  house  will  seat 
1,000,  and  w'ill  have  a  stage,  orchestra 
pit,  and  a  handsomely  appointed 
foyer. 

According  to  Joshua  Green,  presi- 
(.Continued  on  Page  4) 


Millions 

An  important  official  of  the 
Stanley  Co.  of  America  said 
yesterday:  "The  report  that 
Fox  is  after  the  Stanley  Co.  is 
not  only  absurd  but  the  figure 
mentioned,  $7,000,000,  is  ridicu- 
lous. The  Earle  Theater  alone 
cost  over  seven  million.  The 
Stanley  Co.  is  not  for  sale  for 
a  hundred  million." 


Sought  Monopoly 

Gov't,  in   Final    Hearing  on   Famous 
Players  Case,  Alleges  Zukor  Ad- 
mitted   Domination    Aim 

Washington — Final  arguments  in 
the  Famous  Players  case  were  op- 
ened j'esterday  before  the  Federal 
Trade  Commission  with  the  full 
membership  of  the  Commission 
present.  Eight  hours  was  set  aside 
for  the  argument,  four  hours  to  each 
side. 

The   hearing   was  opened  with   the 

initial    statement    of    W.    W.    Fuller. 

chief    counsel    for    the    Commission, 

who   outlined   the   history   of   the   de- 

(Conliniied  on  Page  S) 


End  To  Isolation 

Ufa   Pictures  on  Universal's   Domes- 
tic Program  Forerunner  of  Other 
Deals,  Ben  Blumenthal  States 
Ben    Blumenthal,   president  of   Ex- 
port  and    Import   Film   Co.,   and   one 
of    the    best-posted    figures    in    the 
American   trade  on   Continental   con- 
ditions stated  yesterday  that  the  Ufa- 
Universal    deal    marked    the    start    of 
the    breaking   down    of    the    isolation 
of   foreign   product   in   America.      He 
(.Continued  on  Page  4) 


The  Prize  Essay 

Text  of  Ruth  Griffith  Burnett's  Arti- 
cle Which  Results  in  Her  Making 
A   World  Tour 

Yesterday  Mrs.  Ruth  Griffith  Bur- 
nett, winner  of  the  Greater  Movie 
Season  round  the  w  >rld  tour  prize  for 
the  best  essay  on  "  Vhat  the  Motion 
Picture  Means  to  A'  ■"  met  the  trade 

(Coniinucd  c      Page   4) 


Comerford    Gets    Four    More 

Wilkes-Barre,  Pa.  - —  The  Comer- 
ford  Amusement  Cj.  has  acquired 
four  more  houses.  The  acquisitions 
are  the  Grand  at  Hazleton,  the  Hud- 
son at  Hudson,  the  Lincoln  at  P'-'in 
and  the  Strand  at  Swoj'erville.  The 
first  was  bought  from  Chris  Webber 
and  the  last  three  from  M.  Machetas. 


Ghaplin  In  Doubt 

He    is    Believed   to    Oppose    United- 
Metro   Merger   But   May   Finally   , 
Go  in  With  the  Rest 

Los  Angeles — It  is  understood  that 
Charlie  Chaplin  opposes  the  United 
Artists-Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  mer- 
ger. After  a  meeting  of  important 
officials  of  each  company  on  Monday 
night,  Chaplin  was  asked  whether  his 
reported  opposition  was  true.  He  re- 
iilied  he  w-as  in  favor  of  independence 
and  against  anything  that  might  be 
construed  as  a  trust  but  that  he  did 
not  think  this  move  was  such  a  ges- 
ture. 

"There  has  always  been  a  courtesy 
arrangement  among  the  members  of 
L'nited'  Artists  whereby  the  consent 
of  all  is  required  for  the  approval  ol 

(.Continued  on   Page  9) 


Seek  Stricter  Censors  in  Maryland 

Baltimore — The  Citizens'  League 
lor  Better  Motion  Pictures  in  a 
large  sized  advertisement  in  the 
Morning  Sun,  calls  on  Governor  Rit- 
chie to  make  censorship  regulations 
in  Maryland  more  severe.  The  gen- 
eral production  standard  of  pictures 
and  the  Hays  office  were  "both  at- 
tacked and  the  Federal  control  bill 
of  Representative  Upshaw  of  Georgia 
upheld. 


Mitchell   Editing   Newspaper 

Theodore  Mitchell,  for  some  time 
connected  with  J.  J.  McCarthy  in  the 
handling  of  road  shows  on  important 
pictures,  is  now  in  the  newspaper 
field,  holding  an  executive  position 
with    the    Flushing    Dailv    Times. 


Stroheim  With   Famous   Soon 

Los  Angeles — It  is  understood  Eric 
yqn  Stroheim  will  start  shortly  on 
his  two  pictures  for  Famous  and  then 
return  to  Schenck  Prod,  to  direct 
Connie  Talmadge  in  "East  of  the 
-Seltin.g  Sun." 


Refuse  Fineman's  Resignation 
Officials  of  F.  B.  O.  have  refused 
to  accept  a  wired  resignation  of  B. 
P.  Fincman,  production  manager  at 
the  coast  sttTdio.  Fineman  decided 
to  withdraw  following  a  suit  bv 
Peppv  Udell. 


No  Paper  Tomorrow 

Tomorrow,  Thanksgiving  Dav, 
being  a  legal  holiday,  there  will 
be  no  issue  of  THE  FILM 
DAILY. 


THE 


Wednesday,  November  25, 1 


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Quotations 

High    Lov7    Close      Sales 

Balaban    &    Katz    Not    quoted 

Eastman    Kodak    ..11054   HO       110         2,500 

East.    Kodak   Pfd Not-  quoted 

Famous    Players    ..104^i    103'4    103 J4     4,200 

F.    P.    Pfd 114^   114%   114%         100 

Film    Inspection    Not    quoted 

First  National  ...108%  108%  108%  100 
Fox  Film  "A"..  80%  79%  79}4  2,000 
Fox   Theaters   "A".   27}4     26}^     26%     7,000 

Loew's.    Inc 38}^     36%     37       14,000 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd Not    quoted 

M.    P.    Cap.    Corp..    18}4      18         18  500 

Pathe    Exch.    "A".   76         74         74  700 

Skouras    Bros.     ...   58         58         58  

Trans-Lux  Screen.  11J4  lO'A  lOy,  9,500 
Universal     Pictures.   41}4     41         41        1,000 

Univ.    Pict.    Pfd Not    quoted 

Warner  Bros.  "A"  19'A  19%  19'A  500 
Warner    Bros Not    quoted 


New  Cleveland  Exchange 
Cleveland — J.  E.  Greenley,  former- 
ly with  the  Fischer  Film  Exchange 
and  Nate  Schultz,  formerly  with 
Lande,  have  opened  the  Ivanhoe 
Film  and  Vaudeville  Exchange  at 
401  Film  Exchange  Bldg.  They  are 
distributing  features,  westerns,  short 
subjects,  and  are  also  booking  vaude- 
ville specialties  for  picture  houses. 


Boasberg  Joins  Buster  Keaton 

Al  Boasberg,  for  several  years  con- 
nected with  the  home  office  of  F.  B. 
O.,  has  resigned,  and  has  left  for/'Hol- 


lywood  to  join  Buster  Keaton. 


When  you  think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  1  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Picture 

and  Theatrical  insurance  for 

the  past  fifteen  years. 


Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C. 

Bryant  3040 


INSPIRING 

(.Continued   from  Page   1) 

world.  Yet  daily,  hourly,  our 
responsibilities  become  greater 
and  greater. 

After  all  the  making  and  showing 
of  motion  pictures  is  more  than  a 
business.  Rather  it  is  an  allotted 
franchise,  removable  at  will,  auto 
matically,  by  those  millions  of  peo- 
ple who  demand  from  pictures  that 
which  they  feel  they  have  a  right  to — 
entertainment,  instruction,  and  a 
general  broadening  which  they  can 
obtain  from  no  other  source. 

Motion   Picture   Exploitation 

Eddie  Bonns — an  exploitationist 
if  there  ever  was  one — and  C.  E. 
Carrier  have  written  a  book  on 
"Putting  It  Over."  It  refers  to  the 
value  of  exploitation  in  the  merchan- 
dising of  every  thing  from  the  Great 
War  propaganda  to  the  smallest  of 
businesses.  It  is  a  fine  piece  of 
work;  a  book  every  man  interested 
in  merchandising  or  exploitation,  in 
or  out  of  the  picture  industry,  should 
have.  Not  only  to  read;  but  study, 
and  digest.  I  picked  it  up  to  casually 
glance  through  the  chapter  devoted 
to  Motion  Picture  Exploitation.  But 
I  finished  it  before  I  laid  it  down. 
It  is  full  of  fine,  meaty  stufT.  You 
didn't  know  that  the  great  Homer 
was  the  press  agent  for  Helen  of 
Troy,  did  you?  Well,  he  was.  At 
least  that  is  the  way  these  boys  put 
it.      You'll    enjoy   it.      It's    fine    stuff. 


Sloan  in  from  Coast 

Paul  H.  Sloane  arrived  from  Holly- 
wood yesterday  for  a  two-weeks'  va- 
cation following  the  completion  of 
"Made  for  Love."  His  next  will  be 
■'Eve's  Leaves,"  starring  Leatrice  Joy 


United  Artists  in  Porto   Rico 

Havana — E.  C.  Worns  of  United 
Artists  is  in  San  Juan,  Porto  Rico, 
where  he  has  established  an  office 
for  United  Artists  at  62  Salvador 
Brau  St. 


Ontario   M.   P.   T.   O.   Meets  Friday 

Toronto! — The  annual  convention 
of  the  Ontario  division  of  the  M.  P. 
T.  O,  will  be  held  at  the  King  Ed- 
ward  Hotel   Friday. 


"Great  Bamum"  Purchased 

Los  Angeles  —  Famous  has  pur- 
chased "The  Great  Barnum"  from 
Monte  Katterjohn.  Scheduled  for 
1926  production. 


Lowell  in  "On  With  the  Show" 
John  Lowell,  co-starred  with 
Evangeline  Russell  in  "On  With  the 
Show,"  has  returned  from  the  Miller 
Bros.  101  Ranch,  Marland,  Okla., 
where  the  picture  was  completed. 
George  Terwilliger  directed,  (while 
the  principals  included  Jane  Thomas, 
F.  Serrano  Keating  and  Col.  Joseph 
C.  Miller.  L.  Case  Russell  wrote 
the  story  and  scenario.  David  Gob- 
bett  did  the  camera  work.  Misses 
Thomas  and  Russell  are  now  in 
Hollywood. 


Loew's  Ninth  in  Cleveland  Opens 

Cleveland — Loew's  Cameo  on  Euc- 
lid Ave.  has  opened.  It  is  Loew's 
ninth  local  house  and  seats  1250.  Fred 
Coddington,  former  manager  of 
Loew's  Mall  has  been  made  manager. 
J  E.  Murdock,  formerly  with  the 
Crandall  theaters  in  Washington  has 
been  appointed  manager  of  the  Mall. 


Universal  to  Make  More  Comedies 

Hollywood — Before  leaving  here 
yesterday  for  New  York,  Carl 
Laemmle  said:  "We'll  make  more 
comedies  than  ever.  I  am  convinced 
that  every  theater-goer  wants  to 
laugh,  and  we  intend  to  ofler  our  pa- 
trons happiness  and  joy  to  as  large 
an  extent  as  possible."  . 


Move  to  Drop  Double  Features 
Philadelphia — An  effort  to  elimi- 
nate double  features  is  being  made 
by  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  The  M.  P.  T.  O. 
is  also  endeavoring  to  stamp  out 
leels  less  than  a  year  old  and  used 
for  non-theatrical  showings. 


Roche  Here  Today 

John  Roche  is  due  in  New  York  to- 
day from  Hollywood.  He  will  attend 
the  premiere  of  "Lady  Windermer's 
Fan"  next  Tuesday  night  at  the  Casa 
Lopez. 


Anita   Stewart  with   DeMille? 

The  Mirror  yesterday  reported  that 
Anita  Stewart  has  signed  a  contract 
with  Cecil  DeMille  to  make  four  pic- 
tures. 


The  finiihinf  touch  of  refinement   on 

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-QUINN  MARTIN  IN  NEW  YORK  WORLD. 


"The  luck  of  the  Irish  has  de- 
scended upon  Thomas  Meighan. 
Thus  we  have  his  most  likable 
picture  in  ever  so  long." 

—Daily  News 

"  'Irish  Luck'  interested  us  more 
than  anything  we  have  seen 
Tom  Meighan  do  in  a  very  long 
time." 

—Herald-Tribune 

"Tom  Meighan's  best  picture 
since  'The  Miracle  Man.' " 

—Daily  Mirror 


■ADOLPH  ZUKOR  AND  JESSE  L.  LA  SKY   present 

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Wednesday,  November  25,  192i 


The  Prize  Essay 

(Continued  from   Page   1) 

press    editors    and    writers    generally, 
before  she  sails  on  the  Belgenland. 

Will  Hays,  who  acted  as  toast- 
master,  told  of  Mrs.  Burnett's  efforts; 
how  her  essay  was  mailed  from  a  rur- 
al free  delivery  box  near  Indianapolis, 
and  how  it  was  left  uncollected;  how 
she  found  it  and  prevailed  on  her 
husband  to  carry  it  to  the  office  of  the 
Indianapolis  News.  He  forgot  it  and 
went  back  for  it,  and  the  essay 
reached  the  News  office  just  in  time. 
Eventually  it  was  one  of  the  110  es- 
says which  were  collated  from  the 
250,000  written  by  picture  fans,  and  in 
the  end  won  out. 

Here  is  the  essay: 

"Sing  us  a  song!"  was  the  demand 
of  yore  and  the  wandering  minstrel 
complied.  As  he  sang  the  song  of 
valor  there  unrolled  before  the  eyes  of 
his  listeners  a  picture  to  teach,  to  in- 
spire and  to  entertain  them. 

'Tell  us  a  story!'  was  the  demand 
of  our  fathers  from  the  oasis  of  the 
firelight.  And  as  the  story-teller,  be- 
loved and  admired,  told  the  story 
there  unfolded  before  the  eyes  of  his 
hearers  a  picture  to  teach,  to  inspire 
and  to  entertain  them. 

'Show  us  a  picture!'  is  our  demand, 
and  lo,  we  are  given  the  magic  of  a 
real  picture  with  the  enchantment  of 
the  minstrel  and  the  charm  of  the 
story-teller. 

"In  the  broadness  of  its  scope  and 
its  capacity  for  the  portrayal  of  things 
great  and  small,  the  motion  picture 
shows  me  history,  science,  art  and  lit- 
erature. From  India,  with  its  swarm- 
ing highways,  to  barren  Alaska,  the 
world  is  mine,  the  generous  gift  of  the 
camera. 

"Because  it  depicts  humanity  the 
motion  picture  inspires.  Its  subtle 
sermons  are  abiding.  It  takes  from 
my  tongue  the  timid  'I  can't,'  and  in 
its  place  puts. a  brave  'I'll  try!'  It 
lightens  the  corners  of  pride  and  in- 
difference and  makes  me  a  little  more 
sympathetic,  more  tolerant  and  more 
fit  to  take  my  place  beside  my  fellow 
men. 

"It  entertains  me.  It  draws  me 
without  my  accustomed  self  and  lets 
me  laugh  until  the  tears  come,  or  sit 
upon  the  edge  of  my  seat  in  suspense. 
It  makes  me  glad  to  be  alive. 

"Education,  inspiration  and  enter- 
tainment. These  three  the  motion  pic- 
ture mean  to  me." 


Ontario  Revenue  $1,470,000 
Toronto — The-  revenue  derived  by 
the  Province  of  Ontario  from  amuse- 
ment tax  for  the  fiscal  vear  ending 
October  31  is  $1,470,000,"  with  some 
few  returns-  yet  to  be  tabulated.  This 
is  practically  the  same  as  the  year 
before,  in  addition  to  which  there  is 
the  revenue  to  the  Province  from 
theater  inspection  and  licensing*  which 
amounted  to  $209,379.  The  tax  on 
theater  tickets  and  other  amusemen) 
admissions  averages  about  10  per 
cent. 


Cook  Here  from  Kansas  City 
Bernard  C.  Cook  of  Economy  Film 
Service,  Kansas  City,  is  in  New  York 
for  a  few  days.    Headquarters  at  Ex- 
clueive  Features,  Inc.,  729  7th  Ave. 


Fitzgerald  to  Make  Dog  Story 

James  A.  Fitzgerald,  who  directed 
and  produced  "The  Wives  of  the 
Prophet,"  will  start  work  next  month 
on  "M?c,"  a  dog  story  written  by 
Albert  Payson  Terhune.  Exteriors 
will  be  taken  at  Fredericksburg,  Va. 
Niles  Welch  will  be  one  of  the. fea- 
tured players,  while  Larry  Williams 
will  do  the  camera  work.  Harry 
Chandlce   is   writing  the   scenario. 


The    Missouri    Goes    to    Skouras 

St.  Louis  —  Skouras  Bros,  have 
taken  over  the  Missouri.  Gene  Ro- 
demich  and  his  orchestra  has  gone 
into  the  Missouri  while  the  Conley- 
Silverman  orchestra  will  be  at  the 
Grand  Central  permanently.  To  fill 
the  vacancy  in  the  West  End  Lyric's 
pit,  Allister  Wylie  has  organized  a 
new  orchestra.  — 


Two  Finished  for  F.  B.  O. 

Hollywood — Two  releases  for  the 
Winter  have  been  completed  for  F. 
B.  O.  They  are  "The  Midnight  Fly- 
er," directed  by  Tom  Forman  and 
"Flaming  Waters,"  made  by  Associ- 
ated  Arts. 


Thompson  Appointed  Supervisor 

Cleveland — E.  J.  Smith,  sales  man- 
ager for  Associated  Exhibitors,  has 
appointed  Lew  C.  Thompson  district 
supervisor  over  Cleveland,  Pitts- 
burgh, Cincinnati,  Indianapolis  and 
Detroit. 


Charnas  BuyS  in  Toledo 

Toledo — Nat  Charnas  has  pur- 
chased the  Diamond  theater.  He  will 
operate  the  house  for  the  present  and 
rebuild  within  two  years.  Charnas 
has  another  site  under  negotiation. 


Eileen  Percy  Here  Friday 

Eileen  Percy  will  arrive  here  Fri- 
day from  Los  Angeles.  She  will  be- 
tjin  work  immediately  on  "Self  De- 
fense" at  Whitman  Bennett's  Studios, 
under  direction  of  Maurice  Campbell. 


Usa  Buys  Picture  from  C.  &  C. 

Cranfielcl  &  Clarke  have  disposed 
of  "The  Shadow  of  the  Mosque"  to 
Usa  Films,  distributors  for  the  United 
States  and  Canada. 


Akron  Holds   Over  "Merry  Widow" 

Akron.  O.— The  Strand  held  "The 
Merry  Widow"  over  for  a  third 
week.  It  is  the  first  time  that  any 
picture  has  ever  played  for  three  con- 
secutive weeks  in  Akron. 


N.   Ohio  Premiere  for  "Phantom" 

Canton,  O.  —  "The  Phantom  of 
the  Opera"  played  its  nremiere  en- 
g?gement  in  Northern  Ohio  at  A.  H. 
Abrams  Mozart  theater. 


Frank  House  to  Seat  2,700 

D'es  Moines — The  theater  which 
the  Frank  Amusement  Co.  will  build 
here,  will  seat  2,700,  thus  making  it 
the  largest  in   the  state. 


A  Theater  Afloat 

(Cont'nurd  from   Pane   1> 

rlcnt.  the  passenger  capacity  will  be 
1,500  with  room  for  100  automobiles. 
.  Exchangcmen  believe  that  this  is 
the  first  inland  vessel  of  this  kind  to 
be  so  equipped. 


First   in    Long    Island    Chain    Opens 

Springfield,  N.  Y.  —  The  Garden, 
under  management  of  Coleman  Bros., 
has  opened,  making  the  first  of  a 
chain  of  houses  to  be  opened  in  Long 
Island   by   the    Coleman   interests. 


Ernest  Vajda  in  Hollywood 

Hollywood — Ernest  Vajda  has  ar- 
rived here.  He  is  under  contract  to 
write  originals  for  Famous.  He  has 
started  work  on  his  first  for  Pola 
Necri. 


Kansas  City  Theater  Robbed 

Kansas  City — Bandits  yesterday 
moved  a  safe,  weighing  half  a  ton, 
from  the  office  of  the  Linwood  to  the 
foyer  and  robbed  it  of  two  days'  re- 
ceipts. 


Peggy   Joyce    Postpones   Trip 

Peggy  Hopkins  Joyce,  who  re- 
turned from  Paris  Friday  aboard  the 
Mauretania  is  ill  with  influenza.  Her 
trip  to  the  Coast  has  been  postponed 
for  a  few  days. 


Devil's   Lake   a   Closed  Town 

Devil's  Lake,  N.  D.  —  With  the 
purchase  of  the  State  bv  Archie  Mil- 
ler, owner  of  the  Grand,  from  Smith 
&  Trimble,  competition  has  ended. 


Bernstein  Back  in  Town 

Harr.v  Bernstein,  New  York  sales 
manager  of  Red  Seal,  has  returned 
from  a  trip  throughout  the  Mid-west. 


Meighan  to  Make  "Florida  Romance" 

Tom  Meighan's  next  for  Famous 
is  tentatively  titled  "Florida  Ro- 
mance." 


Five  More  in  Detroit 

(Continued  from   Page   1) 

scat  apartment-theater  building  at 
Adams  Ave.,  west.  Jules  Pinckett's 
new  house  at  Seven  Mile  Road  and 
Gratiot  St.  will  open  in  December.  A 
new  theater  is  under  construction  in 
the  Strathmoor-Grand  River  Ave. 
.section.  Sam  Brown  is  building  a  new 
house  at  Dexter  and  Webb  Avcs.  A 
new  house  is  going  up  in  Brightmoor. 


End  To  Isolation 

(Continued  from   Page   ]) 

forsees  foreign  productions  in  stroi 
competition  with  American  product 

"Foreign  producers,"  he  sai 
"have  only  needed  a  big  organiz 
tion  to  handle  their  pictures  to  p 
them  on  the  map.  With  the  clo; 
affiliation  between  Ufa  and  Univers 
they  will  be  able  to  produce  pictut 
absolutely  to  the  taste  of  the  Amd 
can  market  and  still  have  somethit 
different  in  them  which  will  appti 
to  the  American  public,  bee? use  thi 
will  of  necessity'  be  somtwhat  diffd 
ent  and  away  from  the  formularia 
and  standardized  pictures  that  i 
American  producers  have  been  pr 
ducing  during  the  past  several  yeai 

"It  ought  to  be  a  boon  to  the  m 
tion  picture  patrons,  because  at  la 
they  will  be  able  to  see  somethi 
different.  Eighty  per  cent  of  the  pf 
tures  which  had  been  produced  he 
during  the  past  year  or  two  have  J 
had  practically  the  same  story,  t 
same  ending,  start  and  finish,  so  t8 
a  picture-goer  by  seeing  the  first  r 
knows  exactly  what  is  going  to  ha  ■ 
pile   throughout   the  picture. 

"I  predict  that  this  clever  move 
Mr.  Laemmle's  part  will  wake  up  t 
American  producers.  Ufa  getting 
foothold  with  their  pictures  in  tl 
country  will  be  the  forerunner 
various  other  foreign  pictures  comi 
into  this  country  and  means  the  e 
of  the  absolute  domination  of  Ai 
crican-made  pictures." 


Won't    Confine    Efforts    to    "U" 

Liniverstfl  will  have  first  call  on 
Ufa  pictures  for  this  country.  Ho 
ever,  the  German  company,  it  ■« 
explained  yesterday,  will  have  p 
turcs  available  for  other  distribute 
as  well.  As  noted,  16  Ufa  productic 
arc  deemed  suitable  for  the  Ame 
can  market  this  j'ear.  , 

"Phantom"  at  Colony  Next  Wee 

"The  Phantom  of  the  Opera"  go 
into  the  Colony  next  week. 


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Birthday  number  of  Greater  Amusements  out  Decem- 
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paper  ever  printed. 

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I  want  youf  advice 


Please  write  me  today! 


I  WANT  YOU  TO  ANSWER  AN  IMPORTANT  QUESTION 
for  me. 

I  HAVE  JUST  SEEN  "THE  COHENS  AND  KELLYS-"  IT 
is  immense.  A  hard-boiled,  critical  audience  laughed,  guffawed  and 
hp^ho-ed  for  two  long  side-splitting  hours. 

I  THERE  ISNT  A  SHADOW  OF  A  DOUBT  THAT  THIS  IS 
6ne  of  the  finest,  funniest  pictures  that  Universal  or  any  other  company 
has  made  this  year. 

THAT^  SET, 

NOW,  HERE  IS  WHERE  I  NEED  YOUR  HELP.  IT^S  IN 
nine  reels  —  nine  reels  of  close  -  fitting,  tightly "  compressed,  carefully^ 
trimmed,  gorgeous  comedy.  Harry  Pollard  the  director,  George  Sidney, 
Charles  Murray  and  Vera  Gordon  the  featured  players  and  the  entire 
staff,  all  agree  and  argue  that  to  cut  it  would  be  nothing  short  of  criminal: 
that  every  foot  eliminated  means  a  laugh  thrown  away.  I  have  seen 
the  picture  several  times.    I  am  inclined  to  agree  with  them. 

BUT  I  WANT  TO  PLEASE  AND  SATISFY  YOU.  YOU^RE 
going  to  play  it.  You  have  a  right  to  say  how  much  footage  you  prefer 
to  show.  I  am  in  a  quandary.  Shall  I  release  it  in  nine  reels  or  shall 
I  have  it  cut  down? 

PLEASE  WRITE  ME.  BUT  DON'T  BE  HASTY.  REMEM^ 
ber  that  it  isn't  simply  a  case  of  cutting  down  footage.  It  means  throw* 
ing  away  precious  laughs — big,  round,  joyous,  dollar-getting  laughs. 

THIS  QUESTION  CONCERNS  YOU  VITALLY    THINK  IT 

over  and  let  me  have  your  answer: 

SHALL  I  OR  SHALL  I  NOT  CUT  DOWN  "THE  COHENS  AND 
KELLYS?''  Address  me  personally  at  Universal  Pictures  Corporation, 
730  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York  City. 


H  --■ 


Sought  Monopoly 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

velopment  of  the  alleged  conspiracj 
to  form  a  monopoly  in  the  industry 
on  which  the  Commission's  charges 
are  based,  preparatory  to  renewing 
his  plea  for  the  issuance  of  an  order 
requiring  the  cessation  of  block 
booking  and  the  severance  of  ex- 
hibiting from  producing  and  dis 
tributing  activities. 

The  arguments  presented  by  the 
Commission  are  based  upon  the 
briefs  filed  following  the  close  of  the 
testimony,  and  no  new  matter  is  to 
be  injected.  Fuller  paid  special  at- 
tention to  the  activities  of  Adolph 
Zukor  in  the  formation  of  the  al- 
leged monopoly,  quoting  from  testi- 
mony advanced  during  the  hearings 
to  the  efifect  that  Zukor  had  some 
years  ago  acknowledged  that  he  was 
working  for  the  formation  of  such  a 
monoooly. 

"I  do  not  believe  there  is  any  anti- 
trust case  in  the  country  as  cold- 
blooded as  this,"  declared  Fuller  in 
thi3  connection.  "One  of  the  most 
important  things  that  is  always  re- 
ferred to  by  the  courts  in  anti-trust 
cases  is  the  intent  and  here  you  have 
the  intent  from  one  end  to  the  other 
undenied. 

"I  am  trying  to  show  how  he  had 
built  up  the  enormous  organization 
which  he  had,  the  power  it  had  if 
he  saw  fit,  as  he  did,  to  use  it  in 
a  brutal,  ruthless  way." 

Counsel  for  the  Commission  fol- 
lowed the  activities  of  Famous  Play- 
ers Southern  Enterprises  and  the  other 
respondents  in  the  case  from  the  date 
of  their  formation  to  the  present.  He 
dwelt  with  especial  emphasis  upon 
the  activities  of  Southern  Enter- 
prises, the  alleged  use  of  a  "wreck- 
ing crew"  to  eliminate  competition 
where  established  houses  could  not 
be  purchased,  citing  several  of  the 
cases  developed  during  the  hearings. 

He  reviewed  the  activities  of  Zukor 
from  1916  to  1920  in  developing  his 
company,  showing  how  organizations 
then  existing  were  disrupted  in  order 
that  Zukor  might  achieve  the  power 
which  it  is  alleged  he  was  seeking. 
The  final  phase  taken  up  by  Fuller 
was  that  of  the  "closed"  market  re- 
sulting from  the  activities  of  Fam- 
ous in  the  three  fields  of  production, 
distribution  and  exhibition,  quoting 
copiously  from  the  testimony  to 
show  the  opinions  of  distributors 
and  exhibitors  that  an  open  market 
should   exist. 

There  is  not  a  single  instance,  al- 
leged or  proven,  of  unfair  treatment 
of  any  person  by  the  Saenger  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  the  Commission  was  told 
by  Charles  Rosen  of  New  Orleans, 
counsel  for  the  company  and  for  J. 
H.  Saenger  and  E.  V.  Richards,  in 
asking  dismissal  of  the  complaint  as 
relating  to  them.  Rosen  followed 
Fuller  in   the  afternoon. 

The  Saenger  Co.  was  brought  into 
the  case  under  a  misapprehension, 
he  declared  arising  out  of  the  pur- 
chase by  the  Southern  Enterprises 
through  the  Georgia  Enterprises,  of 
forty  per  cent  of  the  stock  of  the 
company  by  a  bid  $50  000  higher 
than  that  made  by  the  Saengers  to 
a  dissatisfied  stockholder  which  was 


considered  to  show  that  the  Saenger 
Co.  was  one  of  the  alleged  conspira- 
tors in  the  case. 

"The  facts  are  that,  so  far  from 
being  a  conclusive  proceeding,  the 
Saenger  people  resented  the  fact  that 
the  people  from  whom  they  were 
buying  pictures  bought  an  interest 
into  their  company,  and  refused  the 
Georgia  Enterprises  any  representa- 
tion on  their  board  other  than  that 
of  a  minority  stockholder,"  Rosen 
said. 

Nor  did  they  rest  content  until  in 
1923  they  were  able  to  buy  the"'stock 
back  at  the  price  Southern  Enter- 
prises had  paid,  $350,000,  plus  inter- 
est, which  amount  to  some  $25,000 
additional. 

The  Commission,  he  continued,  is 
asked  to  require  the  company  either 
to  dispose  of  its  theatrical  interests 
or  of  its  interests  in  distribution,  on 
the  ground  that  it  has  a  monopoly 
in  the  South.  The  facts  are  that  the 
Saenger  Co.  does  take  Paramount 
pictures  one  hundred  per  cent,  be- 
cause they  are  good  pictures,  does 
hold  a  First  National  franchise,  and 
does  take  other  pictures,  and  books 
films  for  a  number  of  exhibitors. 
But  he  pointed  out  that  it  buy^ 
from  every  independent  who  puts 
out  a  good  film,  and  often  cannot 
book  pictures  because  competitors 
have  them — Fox  films,  for  example. 

The  very  nature  of  the  business 
is  exclusive,  he  declared,  and  the 
films  booked  by  one  exhibitor  can- 
not be  secured  by  a  competitor  in 
the  same  town.  Saenger  does  not 
buy  any  more  films  than  it  can  use, 
to  keep  competitors  from  getting 
them,  nor  has  it  "frozen"  competi- 
tors out,  he  asserted. 

"Never  have  you  examined  a  rec- 
ord where  men  have  come  through 
cleaner,  with  a  more  honorable  rec- 
ord," he  asserted,  in  showing  that 
no  charges  of  unfair  methods  of 
competition  had  been  made.  "By 
their  industry  and  effort,  risking 
their  personal  fortunes,  the  two 
Saengers,  Ashe  and  Richards,  start- 
ing from  nothing,  have  built  up  a 
motion  picture  industry  to  a  point 
of  service  never  before  known  in  the 
territory  where  they  operate." 

No  charges  have  been  made  or 
sustained,  he  declared,  which  would 
tend  to  show  that  the  Saenger  Co. 
has  a  monopoly  either  in  the  theat- 
rical or  distribution  end  or  that  they 
have  ever  followed  unfair  methods 
of  competition  in  connection  with 
any  branch  of  their  operations. 

Rosen  was  followed  by  Robert  T. 
Swaine,  counsel  for  Famous  who  as- 
sailed the  method  of  handling  the 
taking  of  testimony  and  declared 
that  while  a  "mountain  of  evidence" 
had  been  taken  regarding  the  al- 
leged monopolistic  acts  of  the  re- 
snondents,    nothing   had    been    intro- 


duced to  show  a  consummation  of 
those  acts  in  anything  which  would 
be  a  violation  of  law. 

"We  have  supreme  confidence,"  he 
declared  in  opening  his  argument, 
"that  when  we  have  finished  we  will 
have  pointed  out  not  16  but  60  in- 
stances to  sustain  our  charges  of 
unfairness  on  the  part  of  the  Com- 
mission's examiner  and  counsel,  and 
that  the  case  against  the  respondents 
is  of  the  same  fiction  as  I  believe 
Mr.  Rosen  has  convinced  you  the 
case  ag'ainst  the  Saenger  Amusa- 
ment   Company  is." 

He  asked  the  Commission  if  it 
does  not  strike  it  as  strange  that  not 
one  fact  was  ever  cited  to  show  that 
these  "foul  purposes  of  Zukor  back 
in  1912  had  come  to  fruition." 

He  referred  to  a  question  asked 
earlier  in  the  day  by  Commissioner 
Thompson  as  to  the  block  booking 
activities  of  other  companies,  and 
declared  that  efforts  on  his  part  to 
bring  out  that  very  fact  during  the 
hearings  had  been  thwarted  by  the 
examiner,  who  would  ;  not  permit 
questions  to  show  anything  done  by 
or  existing  in  other  companies. 

Swaine,  taking  up  the  question  of 
monopoly,    showed    that    of   the   ap- 


Wednesday,  November  25, 192 


proximately  2Q,000  theaters  in  tl 
country.  Famous  on  Sept.  1,  19: 
had  interests  in  179,  of  which  1 
were  motion  picture  theaters,  and 
only  98  of  these  did  its  interes 
amount  to  control. 


Davies  Transferred  to  Cincinnati 

Cleveland— A.  E.  Davies  has  be< 
transferred  from  the  local  sales  for 
of  the  Progress  Pictures  to  Qinc 
nati. 


To  Raze  Temple,  Edmonton 

Edmonton,  Alta— The  Temple  h 
been  sold  to  the  Hudson's  Bay  C 
and  it  is  to  be  torn  down. 


"Bluebeard"    Preview" 
Robert    T.    Kane    gave    a    pr^vie 
of  "The  Seven  Wives  of  Bluebear 
at  the  Plaza  last  night. 


Dallas  Fitzgerald  Coming  East 

Dallas  Fitzgerald  is  on  his  .'^y; 
here  with  the  negative  of  "My  Lit 
of    Whims."  ' 


Here  from  Hollywood 

Jack   Rodgers,  appearing  in   Coa 

comedies,  is  here  from  Hollywqoc 


LAUGH! 

Laugh ! 
Laugh! 


Causl)!        Laungllii! 
Laugh  ! 

Laugh!         Caugb! 


LAUGH! 


laugh! 


Laugh! 

Lau^h!  Laugh!  Laugh! 

Laugh!  Laugh! 

Laugh!  ^^//  LAUGH! 

lau^h  I 

£augli!  Laugh! 

All  Kinds  of  Laughs  for  Laugh  Month 

t 

Be  sure  you  get  the  Film  Daily  Short  Subject 
Quarterly— Out  December  5th.     It  is  de- 
voted to  Laugh  Month.     It  will  be  a 
Big  Help  to  all  Exhibitors. 

January  is  Laugh  Month—^ 


I 


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'ednesday,  November  25, 1925 


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DAILY 


New  Sales  Heads 

(Contht:u'il  from   Page   1) 

fiolis,  Omaha,  Des  Moines,  Okla- 
hiia  City,  Kansas  City,  Denver  and 
\nnipeg.  . 

\nother  new  sales  manager  is  Les- 
t.  Theuerkanf,  formerly  general 
imager  of  the  Universal  West  Coast 
'1  caters,  who  succeeds  Oren  F. 
\oody,  resigned.  He  will  be  in 
ciirge  of  Los  Angeles,  Salt  Lake 
Cy,  Butte,  Portland,  Seattle,  San 
I.incisco  and  Vancouver.  Lew 
iompson,  well  known  in  the  Mid- 
Wbt,  is  the  third  division  head.  He 
vi'l  have  supervision  of  Cleveland, 
Ftsburgh,   Cincinnati  and  Detroit. 

.^hiladelphiaj,  Chicago  and  Char- 
|d:e  are  to  have  new  managers.  J. 
SMednikow  is  the  Chicago  mana- 
S,  coming  to  that  post  from  Univer- 
il  R.  T.  Good  has  been  named  to 
i;ceed  P.  Sasseen  as  Charlotte  man- 


^Blofsom,    Philadelphia     Manager 

Philadelphia  —  Al  Blofsom,  ^vho 
irmerly  looked  after  the  business  of 
Liversal  in  Paris,  has  been  ap- 
fijnted  manager  of  the  local  Pathc 
hange. 


Vital    Moves    Uotown 
rhe    home     office    of     Vital     Ex- 
nges,  Inc.,  has  moved  to  the  17th 
)r  of   the   Gotham   National    Bank 
3g.,   1819   Broadway. 


Ebb,    Vital's    Washington    Manager 

/Vashington — David  R.  Hochrcich 
k>  appointed  C.  Lang  Cobb  man- 
|;r  of  the  new  Vital  exchange. 


ien,  Vital  Western  Canadian  Mgr. 

iA^innipeg — L  H.  Allen  has  been 
pointed  Western  Canadian  manager 

Vital   Exchanges  of  Can?da,  Ltd.. 

1  will  make  his  head<iuarters  here, 
was  formerly  the  Winnipeg  man- 

1;r  of  the   Canadian   National    Film 
change. 


Vital's  Toronto   Office   Opens 

Toronto — The  new  Toronto  office 
Canadian  Vital  has  opened  at  21 
ndas  St.  East  with  William  Mcl- 
f  as  manager. 


Jpin  Philadelphia   Exchange 

'hiiadelphia — Sam  Palen  and  A 
Shoemaker  have  joined  Vital  sales 
ce. 


Gilda  Gray  Unit  Back 

Jilda  Gray  and  the  cast  of  "Aloma 
the  South  Seas"  returned  to  New 
rk  yesterday  on  the  San  Lorenzo 
m  Porto  Rico,  where  the  South 
i  sequences  were  filmed  under  the 
ection  of  Maurice  Tourneur. 


Cleveland    Exchange    Moves 
'leveland    —    Fischer    Film     Fx- 
ingc  has   moved  to  518   Film   Ex- 
inge    Bldg. 


St.  Louis  "Blues" 

(ContUiucd  from  Page  I) 
r,  with  that  bill  on  the  ordinance 
5ks  it  will  open  the  vvay  toward 
er  legislation  of  a  similar  nature, 
eater  owners,  in  some  quarters, 
I  Neu's  bill  has  dangerous  possi- 
ties. 


8  of  12  Finished 

Cecil  B.  DeMille  Completing  Current 

Schedule — Doubled     Output     for 

Next  Year 

Los  .Angeles — ^Thc  Dc  Mille  stu- 
dio has  finished  eight  of  his  scheduled 
twelve  for  this  year. 

DeMille  himself  is  now  directing 
■'The  Volga  Boatman"  with  a  cast  in- 
cluding William  Boyd,  Elinor  Fair, 
Jotta  Goiidal,  Julia  Faye  and  Theo- 
dore  Kos!off. 

Jeanie  Macpherson  is  superintend- 
ing the  script  for  Rod  La  Rocque's 
next,  "Red  Dice"  from  the  story  by 
Octavius  Roy  Cohen.  Beulah  Marie 
Dix  has  adapted  "Silence."  Rupert 
Julian  will  direct  with  H.  B.  Warner 
featured. 

The  last  production  on  the  schedule 
is  "Bachelor  Brides,"  starring  Rod  La 
Rocque,  and  directed  by  Alan  Dale. 
Next  year,  under  the  new  consolida- 
tion of  the  DeMille  and  Metropolitan 
forces,  production  at  the  DeMille  stu- 
dio will  be  doubled. 


St.    Louis   Theater    Opens 

St.  Louis — The  opening  of  the  St. 
Louis,  Grand  Boulevard  and  Morgan 
St.  was  held  on  Monday.  It  seats 
4,080  and  is  the  third  largest  in  the 
world.  Its  policy  will  be  first  run 
pictures  in  conjunction  w  ith  Orpheum 
vaudeville. 

"Paint  and  Po\vd?r."  "Stepping 
Out"  and  "Danger  Signal,"  all  Col- 
umbia   releases    have    been    booked. 

Chaplin  In  Doubt 

iCoiitlmird  from   Pnge   1) 

a  proposition,"  said  Chaplin.  "I  do 
not  see  why  there  must  be  a  disagree- 
ment now.  However,  I  am  not  say- 
ing that   I  will  not  go  in." 

It  will  be  several  days  before  de- 
tails are  ironed  out  and  a  decision 
made. 


Exploitation   Car    for    Mines    Pictures 

The  "drivcless  car"  which  appeared 
in  "The  Speed  Spook"  will  be  sent  on 
a  tour  of  the  country  to  exploit  John- 
ny Hincs'  forlhconiing  I'irst  Nationa 
releases.  The  car  will  spend  one  year 
on  the  road. 

Ralph  Lewis  in  "Glorious  Youth" 
Ralph  Lewis  arrives  in  town  from 
the  Coast  on  Friday  to  appear  in 
"Glorious  Youth,"  the  first  of  the 
Paramount  Picture  School  produc- 
tions. The  title  will  probably  In- 
changed. 


$100,000   House   for   Corpus   Christi 

Corpus  Christi,  Tex.— The  R.  &  R. 
Gulf  Amusement  Co.  has  acquired 
property  on  Chaparral  St.,  on  which 
will  lie  erected  a  theater  to  seat  1,800 
and  cost  $L00,000.  Work  begins  Jan. 
1st. 


Bell,  Newr  F.  N.   Manager 

Winnipeg,  Man.— Chic  Bell  is  new 
manager  of  First  National,  the  ap- 
pointment being  made  through  Wil- 
Ham  Mitchell  of  V.'ncouver,  Western 
Canadian  manager  for  First  Nationa 


Tom  Mix  at  Rialto 

Tom  Mix  in  "The  Best  Bad  Man 
will  open  at  the  Rialto  on  Sunday. 


anon 


Miss  Davies  in 
"Little  Old  N.Y." 


MONTA 

BELL'S 

production  of  the  play 

"Merry  Wives  of  Gotham"  by 

Laurence  Eyre 

with 

Conrad  Nagel 

adapted  by 

Carey  Wilson 

directed  fey 

Monta  Bell 


San  Francisco 

— Great  big  week  at  Warfield 

Los  Angeles  (3  weeks) 

— S.  R.  O.  business  at  State.  Moved 
into  Criterion  for  second  capacity 
week.  Following  with  third  big  week 
at  Alhambra. 

Milwaukee  (2  weeks) 

— Held  over  for  second  smashing 
week  at  Merrill  Theatre. 

Newark 

— Exceptionally  big  week  at  State. 

Washington 

—Wonderful  week*s  business  at 
Palace  Theatre. 

Oakland 

— T  and  D  Theatre— fine  1 
week. 

ISIew  York 

— Smashing  business  all  P 
week  at  Capitol  Theatre. 


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vies 

11  her  second  great  story 

of  "Little  Old  New  York" 


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Rmqyl  Charmingl  Thrilling! 

MARION       ,  ,       .^ 

DAVIES  V  r?/ic/ ,  -it 


A  series  of  ad  slugs 
from  the  big  carri- 
paign  book.  Qct 
this  wonderful 
showman's  pro- 
motion book  and 
see  how  easy  it  is 
to  get  real  money 
by  easily  handled 
promotion. 


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10  feet  is  just  one  ^.^ 


"Miss  Davies  gives  a  remarkable 
performance.  Film  is  charming." 
-N.  Y.  Times 
"Star  scores  hit.  Created  merry 
sensation.  You  will  adore  Marion. 
Deliciously  engaging  comedy." 

— N.  Y.  Mirror 
"Dozens  of  novel  touches.  At- 
mospheric strength  most  enjoy- 
able."—Ete.  World 

"No  actress  on  the  screen  could 
have  played  this  part  better." 

— Hera  Id'Trihune 
"Just  as  engaging  and  delightful 
as  'Little  Old  New  York'." 

— N.  Y.  American 
"A  human  interest  story  that  pro- 
vides excellent  entertainment." 

— Eve.  Telegram 
"Capacity  audience  liked  it.  Pic- 
turesque and  beautiful  settings." 

—Eve.  Sun 
"Marion  Davies  scores  a  complete 
triumph.  Screen's  most  delightful 
comedienne." — Eve.  Journal 


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"CLOTHES  MAKE  THE  PIRATE" 


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Sunday,  NovemtH>r  25th,  1923,  Sam  E.  Rork 
presented  "Ponjola"  at  New  York  Strand.  And 
what  a  clean-up  "Ponjola"  proved! 

Sunday,  November  29th,  1925— two  years  to 
the  playdate — Sam  E.  Rork  will  present  Leon  Errot 
and  Dorothy  Gish  in  '•Clothes  Make  the  Pirate" 
at  the  New  York  Strand! 

WATCH  HISTORY  REPEAT  ITSELF! 


A  lirAi  notionol  Pictui 


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Authority 


',)!.  XXXIV    No.  48 


Friday,  November  27,   1925 


Price  5  Cents 


ORDERS 

By  DANNY 
Chief  Counsel  Fuller.    Of  the 
;deral       Trade       Commission, 
.ys   that   an   order   can   be   is- 
ed.     By  the  Commission.    To 
mpel   Famous   Players  to   get 
t   of   the   theater   end   of   the 
isiness.      What    the    Commis- 
)n  will  have  to  say.     On'  that 
bject.     Will  come  later. 
3ut  if  such  an  order  can  be  issued, 
seems    difficult    for    a    layman    to 
sreciate   why   the   manufacturer  of 
)es;  of  hats,  indeed,  any  commodi- 
now    sold    in    this    manner.      Can 
nain  in  business.  There  are  chains 
stores  all  over.     Where  a   certain 
nd  of   shoes   can   be   bought,   and 
y    can    be    bought    nowhere    else, 
with  men's  hats.     So  with   many 
ler    commodities.       We     hold     no 
ef  for  Famous;  we  do  not  pretend 
be  an  attorney;   and  certainly   do 
pretend  to  know  the  act  govern- 
the    Federal   Trade    Commission. 
t    if    what    Chief    Counsel    Fuller 
rs   is   so  and   the   Commission   en- 
ses  his  idea.     Then  some  interest- 
things    will    happen.      There    is 
dly  a  secret  that  Famous  officials 
re  that  the  Government  has  failed 
rove  "monopoly."    But  the  Fuller 
throws  a  new  light.     On  a  very 
resting   subject. 

Because   if   the  Fuller  idea 
s  upheld  will  not  this  decision 
affect  any  or  all  other  picture 
companies  interested  in  thea- 
ters ? 

rue,  Famous  may  have  had  more 
tares  to  show  in  their  houses  than 
ne    other    producers.      But    of    ne- 
sity    Famous    has    been   compelled 
show  pictures  made  by  other  pro- 
pers   in    their    own    houses.      And 
pn;   very    often.      During    the    last 
T  many  important  producers  have 
;uired    theaters.      What    efifect,    if 
,   this   idea   of   Fuller's   may  have 
their  operations  will   be  interest- 
to   follow.     Of   course,    none   of 
im  has  secured  as  many  houses  as 
nous.      And   perhaps    the    idea    of 
pnopoly"     now     charged     against 
kljmous  will  not  be  brought   against 
of  them.     The    more   important 
t,  however,  would  seem  to  be  that 
extension  of  their  theater  opera- 
is.     May   bring  any  producer-dis- 
'utor  within  the  scope  of  that  very 
ision.  Which  may  be  filed  against 
nous.     And  in  these  days  of  pro- 
er    activity    for    theaters.       This 
ces    for   a    very    interesting   situa- 
The    result    will    be    watched 
1  real  interest.     And  that  puts  it 
mildly. 


Gov't.  To  Act 

If  British  Trade  Fails  on  Production 

Plan,  Official  Move  Will  Be 

Made  in  London 

By   ERNEST    W.    FREDMAN 
The  Film  Renter  and  M.  P.  News 

London — T.  E.  Ormiston,  presi- 
dent of  the  Cinematograph  Exhibi- 
tors' Ass'n  has  been  conferring  with 
the  British  Board  of  Trade.  He  has 
been  advised  that  the  Government  is 
hopeful  that  the  trade  can  develop  a 
production  scheme  suitable  to  all 
branches  of  the  industry  but  that  if 
this  does  not  come  to  pass,  the  Gov- 
ernment will  take  definite  action  with 
a  plan  of  its  own. 

The  Government  considers  the 
matter  one  of  the  most  urgent  nature. 

"Laugh  Month"  Aids 

Committee  Arranging  for  Advertising 

and  Exploitation   Material  for 

Use  in  January  Campaigns 

The  committee  of  the  "National 
Laugh  Month"  campaign  for  January 
has  arranged  for  a  complete  line  of 
accessories  and  publicity  material  for 
exhibitors. 

A  broadside  has  been  prepared  and 
is  going  out  announcing  the  cam- 
paign. This  will  be  mailed  to  every 
exhibitor  in  the  United  States  and 
Canada   and   will   be   followed  within 

(Continued  on  Page   9) 


Reducing  Fire  Losses 

FUm    Boards   of   Trade    Adopt    New 

System  to  Stimulate  Interest  in 

Safety  and  Fire  Prevention 

In  the  interests  of  safety  and  fire 
prevention  in  exchanges,  Film  Boards 
of  Trade  have  adopted  a  system  of 
selecting  honor  men.  The  first  list, 
named  by  the  Fire  Prevention  Com- 
mittees of  the  Boards,  gives  the  out- 
standing fire  preventionists  among 
the  boards. 

A    new    vote    will    be    taken    each 

month.      At   the   end   of    12   months, 

the  man  who  has  been  on  the  month- 

(Continued  on  Page  ^y^-~^^_^     \ 


"U"  Signs  Important  Director 
Universal  has  placed  under  con- 
tract an  important  director  whose 
name  is  being  kept  secret  because 
his  present  agreement  has  some 
time  to  run.  y 

Laemmle  Signs  "Blond  Valentino" 

Los  Angeles — When  in  Europe  last 
summer,  Carl  Laemmle  signed  An- 
dre Mattoni,  Czecho-Slovakian  actor 
who  is  now  with  Ufa,  but  will  be 
here  after  the  first  of  the  year. 

"He's  a  blond  Valentino,"  declares 
Laemmle,  "and  what  more  could 
anyone  ask?" 


Hearing  Ends 

Commission  Can  Compel  Famous  to 
Give  Up  Exhibition,  Chief  Coun- 
sel Asserts — Paramount  Denies 

Washington — The  Federal  Trade 
Commission  has  the  authority  under 
the  Federal  Trade  Commission  Act 
to  order  Famous  to  divest  itself  of 
its  theater  holdings,  it  was  asserted 
Wednesday  by  W.  H.  Fuller,  chief 
counsel  for  the  Commission,  in  bring- 
ing to  a  close  final  arguments  in  the 
case. 

Fuller  made  his  last  plea  for  issu- 
ance of  the  order.  Following  the 
completion  of  the  arguments  of  Rob- 
ert T.  Swaine  and  Paul  D.  Cravath, 
counsel  for  Famous,  declaring  that 
the  activities  of  the  company  in  ac- 
quiring more  theaters  than  were  ac- 
tually needed  to  secure  representation 
for  Paramount  Pictures  constituted 
an  intent  to  create  a  monopoly 
which,  while  it  did  not  come  under 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Brandt  Chain  Up  to  Seven 

The  Brooklyn  chain  controlled  by 
William  and  Harry  Brandt  will  em- 
brace seven  theaters  v/hen  present 
expansion  is  completed.  As  noted, 
the  Brandts  will  build  a  2,000  seat 
theater  and  19  stores  at  Ralph  and 
Sutter  Aves.  The  new  Carlton,  seat- 
ing 1,800  with  a  1,300  seat  airdome, 
will  open  on  Jan.  15.  There  will  be 
a  third  house  designed  to  seat  sev- 
eral thousand,  but  the  location  is 
being  held  a  secret. 


Sailing  in  February 
Los  Angeles — Mary  Pickford  and 
Douglas  Fairbanks  now  intend  sail- 
ing on  their  European  vacation  in 
February.  Miss  Pickford  will  not 
make  another  picture  before  the  trip. 


Another  for  Famous  in  Florida 
Ocala,  Fla.— A  $250,000  theater  has 
been  promised  for  Ocala  by  Famous 
and  the  E.  J.  Sparks  Enterprises,  to 
be    built   in    the    immediate    future. 


First  Nat'l  to  Release  "Drury  Lane" 

First  National  will  distribute 
''Drury  Lane,"  starring  Conway 
Tearle.  It  will  be  made  on  the 
Coast  by  Faultless   Pictures,  Inc. 


/ 


Robertson  Here  Today 

John  S.  Robertson  who  recently 
withdrew  from  Meador-Robertson 
Prod,  arrives  today  on  the  Aquitania. 


London  Departure  Put  Off 

London — Harry  Rowson  and  Sid- 
ney Garret  did  not  get  away  for  New 
York  last  Saturday  as  expected,  but 
will  leave  shortly. 


Natl.  Truck  Scheme 

One  System,  Nation-Wide  in  Scope, 

May  Be  Adopted  by  Hays  Office 

John   Hertz   Makes   Offer 

Negotiations  launched  some  time 
ago  for  the  installation  of  a  national 
system  of  deliveries  by  trucks  are 
still  being  carried  on  with  the  Hays 
office. 

It  is  understood  John  Hertz  and  a 
group  which  controls  ithe  Yellow 
Taxi  Co.  of  Chicago  advanced  the  of- 
fer. The  purposes  are  the  same  as 
embodied  in  the  original  suggestions 
put  forward  in  August.  The  trucks 
would  be  standardized  throughout 
the  entire  country.  The  Hays  office 
is  favorably  inclined  because  such  a 
nationally-operative  system  would 
save  money  for  exhibitors  and  in- 
sure a  safe  handling  of  prints. 


Plan  for  $475,000  House  for  Chicago 

Chicago — Plans  have  been  drawn 
by  Sidney  Minchin,  architect,  for  a 
theater  to  be  erected  at  the  north- 
east corner  of  Irving  Park  Blvd.  and 
Menard  Ave.  In  addition  to  a  2,200 
seat  auditorium,  the  building  will 
contain  six  stores,  ten  offices,  and 
six  apartments. 

The  entire  project,  including  the 
ground  and  building,  will  represent  a 
total  investment  of  $475,000. 

It  will  be  owned  and  operated  by 
the  Northwestern  Amusement  Co., 
which  now  controls  the  Casimer,  the 
Maplewood,  and  the  Elston. 


Boro  Park  to  Have   New  Theater 

M.  Kleinerman,  of  Exhibitor's 
Film  Exchange,  has  purchased  the 
entire  block  fronting  on  Fort  Hamil- 
ton Parkway,  between  50th  and  51st 
Sts.,  Brooklyn,  on  which  he  plans 
to  build  a  2,500  seat  theater. 


Another  House  for  Berman 

Sam  Berman.  owner  of  the  Stanley 
Playhouse  in  Bensonhurst,  has  pur- 
chased a  1,400  seat  theater  now 
building  at  74th  St.  and  18th  Ave., 
in  the  same  section  of  Brooklyn. 
Ready  Feb.  15. 


Deal  on  for  Rights  to  "Me" 
A   deal    for    the    right    to    "Me,"    a 
new   stage  play   by   Henry   Myers,   is 
expected   to  be   closed  soon,  ?s   sev- 
eral producers  are  dickering  for  them. 


Schrock  with  Schenck 
Los  Angeles — R  a  y  m  o  n  d  L. 
Schrock,  former  general  manager  of 
Universal  City  is  to  become  general 
production  manager  for  Joseph  M. 
Schenck. 


Returns  from   Australia 
N.  McL.  Carter  of  the  Colony  Pic- 
tures Corp.,  has  returned  from  a  sev- 
en months'  stay  in  Australia. 


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Quotations 

(The   figures   below    are   as   of   Wednesday, 
there   being   no   market   yesterday.) 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban   &  Katz    . .    69         68         68  

Eastman    Kodak    ..111        llOJ^   110J4         400 

East.   Kodak   Pfd Not   quoted 

Famous    Players    ..107^   104J4    106Ji     5,300 

F.    P.    Pfd Not    quoted 

Film    Inspection    ..      5  5^       5^       5f|         100 
First    National     ...108       108       108  100 

Fox    Film    "A"     ..   81         7954     81  1,200 

Fox  Theaters   "A".   27}4     26 J4     27 J^     2,200 

Loew's,    Inc 39}4      37^4     38>4      7,600 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd Not    quoted 

M.    P.    Cap.    Corp Not   quoted 

Pathe    Exch.    "A".    76^      74}4      75M     1.100 

Skouras    Bros.     ...    56         54         54  

Trans-Lux     Screen,    llj^      1054      WYi      8,700 

Universal    Pictures    Not    quoted 

Univ.     Pict.     Pfd Not  quoted 

Warners   Bros.    "A"    Not  quoted 

Warner    Bros Not  quoted 


Two  Vehicles  Selected  for  Dean 

Hollywood  —  Two  vehicles  for 
Priscilla  Dean,  to  follow  "The  Dan- 
ger Girl"  in  which  she  is  now  work- 
ing, have  been  selected  by  Metro- 
politan Pictures.  They  are  "For- 
bidden Waters"  and  "The  Dice  Wo- 
man." 


"Movie  Page"  in  Telegram 

Beginning  Monday,  "The  Tele- 
gram" will  install  the  "Monday 
Movie  Page"  as  a  regular  feature. 


BAY  STATE 

Second  Oldest  Continuous 

Raw   Stock 

Producer  in  America 
Negative  Poiitive  Safety 


Newr  Law  Hits  Elmira  Theaters 

Elmira,  N.  Y. — Many  Elmira  the- 
aters and  other  amusement  places 
will  be  forced  to  undergo  consider- 
able altering  by  vritue  of  a  new  law. 
Superintendent  of  Buildings  Sterling 
has  received  instructions  regarding 
the   requirements. 

The  new  law  provides  certain  types 
and  numbers  of  exits,  skylight  or 
ventilating  systems,  stage  and  other 
features.  It  is  believed  that  the  ma- 
jority of  theaters  in  this  city,  except 
the  recently  constructed  buildings, 
will  be  forced  to  make  repairs. 


Moross  a  Theater  Broker 

Sam  Moross  severs  relations  with 
the  T.  O.  C.  C.  Saturday  to  enter  the 
firm  of  Moross  and  15erk,  theater 
brokers,  whose  name  will  then  be- 
come Moross,  Berk  and  Moross.  The 
T.  O.  C.  C.  will  tender  Moross  a  tes- 
timonial  dinner. 


Building  Studio  in  Jersey 

Millville,  N.  J.— The  Mary  Mad- 
dalene  Films,  Inc.  intend  erecting  a 
studio  on  Delsea  Drive  which  will 
cost  $150,000.  The  new  organization 
will  produce  comedies  and  educa- 
tional pictures. 


Wm.   Topkis   Dead 

Wilmington,  DeV — William  Top- 
kis, one  of  the  incorporators  of  the 
Topkis  -  Ginns  Amusement  Corp., 
which  recently  disposed  of  its  hold- 
ings to  the  Stanley  Company,  is 
dead. 


No  Pathe  Change  in  Philadelphia 

A.  Blofsom  is  Philadelphia  mana- 
ger for  Associated  Exhibitors  and  not 
Pathe,  as  stated  in  Wednesday's  is- 
sue. Miles  Gibbons,-  present  Pathe 
manager,  continues  in  that  capacity. 


Next  Week  at  the  Strand 

"Clothes  Make  the  Pirate"  and 
Vincent  Lopez  and  his  orchestra  are 
the  features  at  the  Strand  theater 
next  week. 


Futter  to  Produce  Independently 

Walter  Futter  has  formed  Futter 
Prod.,  Inc.,  to  produce  independent- 
ly. His  tirst  series  will  be  single 
reel  comedy-novelties  to  be  known  as 
"Curiosities."  The  pictures  com- 
piled from  world-wide  sources,  and 
the  remainder  produced  in  New 
York  are  composed  of  interesting 
facts  and  will  introduce  photographic 
novelties.  Putter's  offices  are  at 
130   W.  46th  St. 


Crisp  to  Europe 

Los  Angeles — With  the  comple- 
tion of  "The  Black  Pirate,"  Donald 
Crisp  will  return  to  London  for  a 
two  months'  stay. 


Cruze   Plans  European  Vacation 

Los  Angeles — James  Cruze  and 
his  wife  (Betty  Compson)  plan  a  six 
weeks'  tour  of  Europe.  It  will  be 
Cruze's   first   trip  abroad. 


Schenck  in   Real   Estate   Deal 

Los  Angeles — Joseph  M.  Schenck 
and  George  H.  Ross,  San  Francisco 
capitalist,  have  purchased  the  north- 
west corner  of  Eighth  and  Flower 
Sts.  for  $1,300,000. 


"Siegfried"  Held  Over 
San   Francisco — "Siegfried"  is  now 
playing  a  second  week  at  the  Capitol, 
although   originally   booked   for   only 
one. 


Warner  on  Mid-Western  Trip 

Albert  Warner  is  on  a  trip  which 
calls  for  stops  in  Washington,  Bal- 
timore and  Philadelphia,  for  Chicago, 
Milwaukee  and  other  points  in  the 
Middle    West. 


Lewis    Woods    Signs 

Harry  Lewis  Woods,  has  signed 
a  two-year  contract  with  Fox  and 
will  first  appear  in  "A  Trip  to  China- 
town," now  under  way. 


Mae   Murray  at  the   Capitol 

Mae  Murray,  in  "The  Masked 
Bride,"  opens  at  the  Capitol  on  Sun- 
day. 


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the  Sherman  Anti-Trust  Law,  did 
come  within  the  purview  of  the 
Trade   Commission  Act. 

Swaine,  in  resuming  his  plea  for  the 
dismissal  of  the  complaint,  declared 
that  none  of  the  testimony  in  the  case 
has  upheld  the  charge  of  monopoly  on 
the  part  of  Famous. 

He  declared  it  was  incumbent  upon 
the  Government  to  show  wherein  the 
conspiracy  lay,  which  it  had  not  done, 
and  asserted  that  if  any  conspiracies 
have  been  proven  they  are  against  Fa- 
mous and  not  by  it.  Swaine  discussed 
the  position  of  the  company  in  the  in- 
dustry, declaring  it  collected  but 
twenty  per  cnt  of  the  total  rentals  of 
the  industry  and  occupied  with  its 
films  but  sixteen  per  cent  of  the  play- 
ing time  of  the  theaters. 

He  took  up  the  testimony  of  vari- 
ous persons,  characterizing  J.  D.  Wil- 
liams as  "the  arch  enemy  of  this 
company"  and  charged  that  the  com- 
mission's counsel  had  coached  his  wit- 
nesses. He  detailed  the  respondents' 
version  of  the  formation  of  Famous, 
declaring  that  Adolph  Zukor  first 
went  into  the  distributing  end  because 
of  the  monopoly  of  General  Films, 
and  that  he  was  forced  into  the  exhib- 
iting end  by  the  activities  of  First  Na- 
liorial,  foreseeing  the  attitude  of  ex- 
hibitors because  of  this  move  and  that 
they  would  organize  throughout  the 
country  to  "thwart  our  efforts  to  sell 
our  product  directly  to  the  public." 

Considerable  interest  was  aroused 
when  Swaine  declared  that  the  ex- 
aminer had  ruled  out  questions  de- 
signed to  show  how  the  rentals  of 
other  companies  compared  with  those 
of  Famous.  Chairman  Van  Fleet  of 
the  Commission  calling  upon  him  to 
read  from  the  testimony  to  show 
where  this  occurred. 

Swaine  brought  his  argument  to  a 
close    m    the    afternoon    with    a    dis- 
cussion   of    the    testimony    of    Mary 
Pickford    which,    he    again    repeated 
was    entirely    false.      He    paid    great 
attention    to    the    refusal    of    the    ex- 
aminer   to    permit    Famous    Players 
counsel     to     ask     leading     questions 
vvhich  resulted  in  Fuller  being  ques- 
tioned rather  closely  by  members  of 
the   Commission   on   that  point   later. 
Cravath  made  the  closing  plea  for 
the   respondents  in  the  case,  charac- 
terizing the  whole  affair  as  a  "vigor- 
prosecution"    rather    than    a    judicial 
inquiry.       He    paid    high    tribute    to 
/lukors     activities     and     accomplish- 
ments and  declared  that  most  of  the 
evidence  in  the  case  dealt  with  events 
long  past   and    that   the   Commission 
must    consider    the   present    situation 
'"    arriving    at     its    decision    as    to 
whether  Famous  as  today  constituted 
comprises   a   monopoly. 

Members  of  the  Commission  ques- 
tioned Fuller  closely  as  to  the  issues 
in  the  case,  Chairman  Van  Fleet  de- 
siring to  know  whether  the  on,ly 
question  was  whether  there  was  a 
nionopoly  which  Fuller  affirmed  and 
then_  asking  what  the  method  of 
acquisition  had  to  do  with  the  mat- 
ter._  Fuller  replied  that  it  was  his 
desire  to  show  that  more  theaters 
were  acquired  than  were  needed  to 
give        Paramount        representation. 


Later  Commissioner  Thompson 
asked  whether  the  question  was  not 
one  rather  of  intent  to  monopolize 
which  Fuller  said  it  was  and  that  in 
that  event  it  came  under  the  Trade 
Commission  Act. 

Fuller  pointed  out  that  in  many 
Cities  Famous  has  secured  practically 
all  of  the  houses  and  declared  that 
they  held  a  monopoly  in  the  South 
and  in  New  England  which  must  be 
broken  up  if  the  independent  pro- 
ducer, distributor  and  exhibitor  is  to 
exist,  a  condition  which  can  be 
brought  about  only  by  the  issuance 
of  an  order  requiring  Famous  to  get 
out  of  the  exhibiting  end  of  the  busi- 
ness. 


Dorothy  Gish  Returns 

Dorohty  Gish  left  Europe  yester- 
day on  the  Majestic  and  will  arrive 
:n  New  York  Monday. 


A  Triple  Run 

Canton,  O.  —  L.  B.  Cool 
broke  all  precedent  by  booking 
"The  Merry  Widow"  for  three 
consecutive  engagements.  He 
played  it  for  four  days  the 
week  of  Nov.  1.  Brought  it 
back  for  the  first  half  of  the 
week  of  Nov.  8  and  brought  it 
back  again  for  Sunday  and 
Monday.  Each  time  the  pic- 
ture  held   up. 


Aldine  in  Wilmington  Reopens 

Wilmington,  Del.  —  The  Stanley 
Co.  reopened  the  Aldine  this  week, 
after  extensively  remodeling  the 
house. 


Four  Blacktons   Yearly  for  Warners 

J.  Stuart  Blackton  has  completed 
arrangements  with  the  Warners  to 
make    four   pictures   a    year. 

Olsen  Takes  Over  Reedsburg  House 

Reedsburg,  Wis.— Harold  Olsen, 
former  manager  of  the  Orpheum,, 
Proctor,  and  succeeded  there  by 
Charles  Fisk,  has  been  named  man- 
ager of  the  Majestic. 


Humboldt    House  a    Total   Loss 

Humboldt,  Kas.— Tentative  plans 
are  being  completed  for  the  rebuild- 
ing of  the  Elite,  totally  destroyed  by 
fire,  according  to  Oscar  Reinert, 
owner. 


Brandon  in  Salt  Lake  City 
Salt   Lake   City — Looking  over  the 
territory,    Bennett    J.    Brandon,    spe- 
cial   serial    representative    for    Pathe, 
is  spending  several  weeks  here. 

Second  House  in  Canton,  S.  D. 

Canton,  S.  D.  —  Competition  has 
brought  to  town  a  second  house, 
v/hich  is  now  being  built  by  Hugh 
Reimers.  of  Englewood. 


Finish  Two  Warner   Pictures 
Hollywood      —      "Nightie      Night 
Nurse"  with  Syd  Chaplin  and  "Mary- 
land.   My    Maryland,"    both    Warner 
Pictures  have  been  completed. 

Henley  Selects  New  Title 

"His  Secretarv."  has  been  selected 
by  Hobart  Henley  as  the  title  of  his 
new  production  for  M.-G.-M.  Pro- 
duced as  "Free  Lips." 


Theaters  Scarce 

p.     D.     C.     Foreign     Representative 

States  There  are  But  2,000  Houses 

In  All  of  the  Orient 

Edmund  Howells,  Far  Eastern 
representative  of  Producers  Interna- 
tional Corp.,  foreign  agency  of  Prod. 
Dist.  Corp.  has  returned  from  a  tour 
of  the   Orient. 

In  surveying  this  field,  Howells 
says: 

"Japan,  the  most  prosperous,  with  a  popu- 
lation of  over  75,000,000,  living  within  an 
area  of  275,000  square  miles,  has  less  than 
1.000  theaters.  This  means  that  on  an  aver- 
age, there  is  but  one  theater  in  every  275 
miles,  with  an  average  of  over  75,000  people 
to    each   theater. 

"About     750     pictures     are     exhibited  each 

year;    also  400   of   which   are  American.  The 

general  price  of  admission  is  50  sen;  equi- 
valent  to   about   25   cents. 

"China,  whose  area  approximates  3.850.000 
miles,  embracing  a  population  of  about 
400,000,000.  has  only  60  picture  theaters,  and 
of  these,  about  25  might  be  considered  first- 
run   houses. 

"China  boasts  of  but  one  theater  to  every 
64,000  square  miles.  It  is  interesting 
to  note  however,  that  the  class  of  attendance 
at  these  theaters  is,  for  the  most  part,  of 
the    higher    type. 

,  "V},'^y?  ^'■*  approximately  250  houses  in 
the  Philippine  Islands.  Of  these,  there  are 
not  over  12  first  run  houses.  The  general 
admission  is  about  40  centavos  or  20  cents 
in  U.   S.  money. 

"The  Dutch  East  Indies.  Straits  Settle- 
ments, Indo-China  and  Siam  are  genera'ly 
considered  one  territory.  The  chief  theaters 
in  this  territory  are  located  in  Batavia,  Ban- 
doeng. Sourabaya,  Singapore  and  Bangkok, 
in  which  there  are   12  first  runs. 

"India,  Burma  and  Ceylon  constitute  the 
remaining  territory  of  the  Orient  In  this 
territory  there  are  about  250  houses,  the 
important  ones  of  which  are  located  in  the 
cities   of   Calcutta,    Bombay  and   Rangoon  " 


Friday,  November  27,  IJ 

Reducing  Fire  Loss 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
ly  lists  the  greatest  number  of  ti 
will  be  awarded  a  prize  by  the 
partment     of     Conservation     of 
Hays  organization,   which   superv 
safety-fire  prevention  work  in  the 
dustry. 

In  the  last  three  years,  the  HI 
organization  has  been  active  in  ^ 
servation  work  among  the  exchan; 

More  than  200  exchanges  H 
moved  into  new  quarters  in  that  t 
and  in  every  case  the  recommcn 
tions  of  the  Hays'  organization  as 
fire  prevention  construction  h 
been  carried  out.  Improveme 
have  been  made  in  construction 
in  methods  of  handling  film. 

Corporate   Changes 

Albany,  N.  Y.— Recent  dissoluti. 
include  the  Boro  Park  Theater  Co 
and  the  St.  John  Amusement  ( 
both  of   New   York. 

Osida    Prod.,    chartered    in     Do 
ware,  has  been  designated  to  do  b 
mess    in    New    York    State,    with  i 
capital  of  $10,000. 

The  Springfield  Amusement  C 
capital  $50,000,  has  been  authoriz 
to  do  business  in  this  state. 


Dover,  Del.— Dent  Musselmjl 
Inc.,  of  Dallas,  has  increased  its  cai 
tal  from  $150,000  to  $250,000. 


C.  J.  Musselman  operates  a  strii 
of  Texas  Theaters. 


Springfield  111.— The  Kwali 
Amusements,  Inc.,  has  changed  ■ 
corporate  title  to  Quality  Amuseme 
Corp. 


McCarthy  Bros,  in  Wimbledon,  N.  D 

Wimbledon,  N.  D.— The  Grand  has 
been  reopened  by  the  S-upreme 
Amusement  Co.,  Fargo  firm  con- 
trolled by   McCarthy  Bros. 

Opens  House  at  Elk  Point,  S.  D. 

Elk  Point  S.  D.— Seating  550,  the 
State,  largest  in  the  county,  has  been 
opened  by  M.  Guillaums. 


In  K.  C.  for  National  Screen  Service 

Kansas  City  —  Joseph  Creveling. 
representing  the  National  Screen  Ser- 
vice, will  remain  permanently. 

Hill  Buys  Strand.  La  Grange 
La    Grange,    Ga..— The    Strand,    re- 
named   the    New    Fairfax,    has    been 
purchased   by   R.   T.    Hill   and    is   to 
open  next  week. 


Add  to  Pathe's  Atlanta  Staff 

Atlanta— Instead  of  three  salesm< 
covering  this  territory  Pathe  no 
has  six.  The  three  additions  are: 
C.  Yeargan,  who  will  cover  Alabart 
and  Tennessee;  B.  A.  Wallace,  Soul 
Georgia  and  Florida,  and  M.  McDoj 
aid.  part  of  Tennessee  and  a  sectio 
of  Florida. 


Pictures    Supplant 

Cumberland,    Md.- 
tractions   have  been 
atthe  Maryland,  the 
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churches. 


"Legit"    Shows 

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Cuddy,  Saxe  Publicity  Director 

Milwaukee — William  Cuddy  has 
been  placed  in  charge  of  publicity  for 
Saxe   Amusement   Enterprises. 


Wmona  House  Opens  Christmas  Day 
Winona,  Minn. — Christmas  Day  has 
been  set  as  the  opening  date  for  the 
New  Apollo,  sponsored  by  Beyerstedt 
Bros. 


Racine  House  Reopens 

Racine,  Wis.— The  Rex,  manaeed 
by  Frank  SteflFen.  has  reopened  after 
being  remodeled  and  completely  over- 
hauled. 


Fain   Leaves   Loew' 

Nashville,  Tenn.— Earle  M.  Fain, 
for  the  nast  six  years  manager  of 
Loew's  Vendome  has  entered  real 
estate  in  Florida. 


Earl  Fain  Mav  Go  to  Florida 

Atlanta — Earl  Fain,  who  recentl' 
resigned  as  manager  of  Loew's  Ven 
dome  in  Nashville,  may  go  to  Florid, 
and  enter  real  estate.  Fain  is  sue 
ceeded  by  Howard  Price  Kingsmore! 
manager  of  the  Howard  at  one  time 


Bandits  Sent  to  Prison 

_  New  Orieans— Convicted  of  shoot 
in?  with  intent  to  kill  in  a  reren 
holdup  at  the  Orphenm,  Williair 
Kelly  and  Anthonv  Pelleerini  havr 
been  sentenced  to  serve  36  month; 
in   State's   prison. 


Nathan   Recovers  From  Oneration 

San  Francisco — Followlns'  nn  oner- 
ation for  appendicitis.  Carol  Nathan 
Universal  manager  here  and  long 
with  the  organization  is  recuperating 


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Presentations 

,.  4  feature  dealing  with  the  mari- 
r  in  which  first-runs  build  their 
jgrams  and  written  from  the  an 
I  of  one  who  sits  out  front. 
Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
iveytng  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
id  in  developing  their  own  shows. 

Strand 

nJjnit  No.  1. — Overture:  "Les  Pre- 
les,"  Liszt.  Time,  15  minutes 
ifjnit  No.  2.— Series  of  Famous 
"lutings.  No.  1— "The  Angelus," 
Jer  the  painting  by  Jean  Francois 
Jllet.  Spot  reveals  reproduction  of 
I  famous  painting,  done  on  fine 
lean.  Fades  into  hving  reproduc- 
|n,  tableau  posed  by  Kitty  Mc- 
jughlin,  soprano,  and  Edward  Al- 
io, baritone,  who  sing  "The  An- 
jius"  Time,  4  minutes. 
„Jnit  No.  3.— Kelley  Colors  pre- 
fits  "Ectotypes,"  color  novelty. 
ne,  5  minutes. 

(Unit  No.  4 — Sascha  Jacobsen,  vio- 
Jist.  "Souvenir  de  Mosco,"  Wieni- 
,  ski  and  "Indian  Love  Call,''  Friml. 
jne,  10  minutes.  i 

[iJnit  No.  5. — Mark  Strand  Topical 
;iview.  Time,  9  minutes. 
Jnit  No.  6.— A  Ballet  Novelty: 
Lilady's  Hat  Box,"  Herbert.  Paul- 
^  Miller,  soprano,  Mile.  Klemova 
ij|l  Mark  Strand' Ballet.  Setting: 
jige  pink  hat  box  with  base  upon 
«ich  dancers,  in  Colonial  cpstumes, 
ifj  standing.  Box  revolves  as  soloist 
jgs  Herbert  number.  Dancers  then 
jp  off  and  the  ballet  proceeds.  Two 
iilje  hats  on  stands  are  placed  at 
*ier  side  of  stage.  Time,  4  minutes. 
rtlnit  No.  7. — Feature:  "The  Beau- 
lil  City."  Time,  70  minutes. 
iiJnit  No.  8— "Ko-Ko's  Thankgiv- 
J"  — Fleischer  Inkwell  Novelty. 
Ine,  5  minutes. 

linit  No.  9. — Organ  solo.  Time,  5 
iliutes. 

r(  — 

ilHis  People"  Booked  for  Run 
!i  1  e  V  e  1  a  n  d — "His  People"  and 
•|.ie  Modern  Generation"  released 
I  Universal  has  been  booked  to 
ry  a  six  week's  engagement  at 
,t  Duchess,  starting  Jan.  3.  It  will 
ijoflFered  as  a   road  show. 


Incorporations 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Boz  Caster  Prod.,  New 
York.  Capital  $5,000.  Incorporators,  J. 
Joel  J.  Chapsky  and  M.  Spiro.  Atotrney,  M. 
M.    Black,    792    Seventh    Ave.,    New    York. 


Albany,  N,  Y. — Beatrice  Fairfax  Pietures, 
New  York.  Capital  $500,000.  Incorporators, 
M.  Singer,  E.  Adelman  and  M.  Vogel.  At- 
torneys, Eppstein,  Axman  &  Hirschfield,  175 
Fifth  Ave.,   New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Fletcher  Producing  Co., 
New  York.  Capital  $50,000.  Incorporators, 
W.  Saxe,  P.  Ilahn  and  M.  McGehan.  Attor- 
neys, Chadbourne,  Stanchfield  &  Levy,  120 
Broadway,    New    York. 


Dover,  Del. — American  Cinema  Association. 
Capital  $400,000.  Attorney,  Corporation  Guar- 
antee &  Trust  Co.,  927  Market  St.,  Wilming- 
ton. 


Dover,  Del. — Berks  Theater  Corp.  Capital 
$100,000.  Attorney,  Corporation  Service  Co., 
Equitable   BIdg.,   Wilmington. 


Dover,  Del. —  East  Coast  Theaters  Co.  Cap 
ital  $10,000.  Attorney,  United  States  Cor 
poration   Co.,    Dover. 


Dover,  Del. — Frederic  E.  Adams  Cor^. 
CapiUl  $550,000.  Attorney,  United  State* 
Corporation    Co.,    Dover. 


Dover,  Del. — F.  and  H.  Amusement  Co., 
Inc.  Capital  $25,000.  Attorney.  F.  I,.  Mett- 
ler.    Wilmington. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— H.  M.  B.  Trading  Corp., 
New  York.  Incorporators,  H.  Baily,  A. 
Barmby  and  L.  McCord.  Attorneys.  Stern  & 
Reubens,  49   Broadway,   New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Habino  Theater  Corp.,  New 
York.  Incorporators,  J.  Rumsbisky,  J.  Ka- 
lich  and  N.  Ruttenberg.  Attorneys,  Rutten- 
berg  &  Ruttenberg,  250  West  57th  St.,  New 
York. 


4  Cases  in  2  Months 

Washington — The  Board  of 
Arbitration  has  had  only  four 
cases  before  it  in  the  past  two 
months  and  did  not  have  to 
meet  at  all  for  six  weeks.  This 
is  due  to  the  fact  that  the  Film 
Board  handles  all  disputes  be- 
tween exchanges  and  exhibitors 
in  this  territory,  the  arbitration 
board  being  called  in  only  on 
exceptional  cases. 


Springfield,  111. — Premise  AttraetioBS,  Inc.; 
Auditorium  Bldg.,  Chicago.  Capital  $25,090. 
Incorporators,  B.  Forbes,  H.  Neumiller  and 
M.  Cutter.  Attorney.  W.  T.  Madae,  First  Na- 
tional Bank  BIdg.,  Chicago.  '  \ 


Springfield,  III. — Ritz  Theater  Corp.,  «334 
West  Roosevelt  Road,  Oak  Park.  Inoorpora- 
lors,  J.  Biba,  P.  Golde  and  I.  Biba.  Att»r- 
ney,  I.  B.  Lipson,  Room  2009,  77  West  Wash- 
ington  St..   Chicago. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Workstel  Goode  Studios, 
New  York.  Capital  $5,000.  Incorporators,  M. 
Workstel,  J.  Pirole  and  A.  Goodman.  Attor- 
ney, I.  Rhodes,  34  Madison  Ave..  New  Yorki 


Dover,  Del. — Fox  Corporation  oi  Amerig*. 
Capital  $50,900.  Attorney.  James  T.  Lank, 
I-ewes,  Del. 


Dover.  Del. — Mission  Beach  Amuseraeat 
Corp.  Capit.ll  $500,000.  Attorney,  United 
State    Corporation    Co.,    Dover. 


Dover,  Del.— Med  Theater  Co.  Capital  $30, 
000.  Attorney,  Corporation  Guarantee  &  Trust 
Co.,   927    Market    St.,   Wilmington. 


.Albany,  N.  Y. — Post  Street  Theater  Corp., 
Youkers.  Incorporators,  W.  Wallin.  C.  Rohlfs 
and  G.  Wallin.  Attorneys,  W.-iIlin,  Beckwith 
&  Edie.  Yonkers. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — On  Time  Revue  Theater, 
New  York.  Capital  $5,000.  Incorporators, 
h.  Taub,  S.  Lyons  and  E.  Leffell.  Attorney, 
J.   M.   Wolff,  iO  Church  St.,  New  York. 


Dover,  Del. — Progressive  Pitures.  Inc.  Cap 
ital  250,000.  Attorney,  Colonial  Charter  Co., 
,104    Ford    Bids..    Wilmington. 


Dover.  Del. — St.  Louis-Graivois  Business  & 
Theater  Bldg  Corp.  Capital  $300,000.  At- 
torney, Corporation  Trust  Company  of  Amer- 
ica,  Du   Pont   Bldg.    Wilmington. 


fj'atrons  to  Pick  Types  of  Films 

;|)es  Moines — A  vote  is  to  be  cast 

I  patrons    of     the     New     theater, 

;j.ey,    la.,    to   decide   what    type   of 

ture   they   prefer.      It   is   intimated 

t  the  management  intends  to  fol- 

the  vote. 

Fire  in  Montreal  House 
Montreal — The  Boulevard  suffered 
mail  fire  loss,  flames  breaking  out 
the  projection  room.  It  was 
ckly  extingtiished,  but  there  was 
hort  panic  iu  which  several  chil- 
n  figured. 


tworthy  Joins  P.  D.  C,  Cleveland 

Vinnipeg — A.  S.  Clatworthy,  for 
10  years  Western  manager  for 
agraph  and  Warners,  has  left  for 

States,  where  he  has  been  made 
cial  r<  presentative  of  the  P.  D    C. 

levehnd. 


"Miss  Paramount,"  Hostess 
"ond   du   Lac,   Wis.— "Miss    Para- 
ant"  is  to  be  hostess  at  the  open- 
of  the  new  Fond  du  Lac. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Tri  Boro  Theaters,  New 
York.  Incorporators,  H.  Grossman,  H.  Yaf- 
fa.  Attorney,  J.  Joelson,  1175  Boston  Road, 
New  York. 


Dover,  Del. — De  Forest  Phonofilm  Corp.  of 
Mexico  and  Cuba,  Wilmingtoiv  Capital  $2,- 
000,000.  Attorney,  Corporation  Service  Co., 
Equitable  Bldg.,  Wilmington. 


Alljany,  N.  Y. — Arthur  Silber,  Inc.;  New 
York.  Capital  $15,000.  Incorporators,  A. 
Silber,  E.  Joseph  and  C.  Grohs.  Attorney,  M. 
F.  Levine,   35  West  43d  St.,  New  York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Edith  Amusement  Corp., 
New  York.  Incorporators,  L.  Kuttler,  I. 
Grossman  and  L.  Cunningham.  Attorney,  L. 
Phillips,  1560  Broadway,   New  York. 


Columbus,  Ohio — Wyoga  Lake  Amusement 
Co.,  Akron.  Capital  $50,000.  Incorporators, 
W.  Wilkie,  G.  Keller,  G.  Neal,  F.  Kline  and 
L     Martin. 


Albany.  N.  Y. — Entertainment  Pictures 
Corp.,  New  York.  Incorporators,  J.  Kopf- 
stein,  M.  Moran  and  J.  Rock.  Attorney,  H. 
M.    Goldblatt,    1540   Broadway,   New   York. 


Albany.  N.  Y. — Ellsworth  Amusement  Corp., 
Buffalo.  Incorporators,  E.  Woostei".  C.  Lan- 
ick  and  W.  Limburg.  Attorney,  C.  F.  Boine, 
Buffalo. 


Trenton.  N.  J. — Eureka  Theater  Co.,  Ho- 
()oken.  Capital  $100,000.  Incorporators,  F. 
Worth,  M.  Sigman.  G.  Eichler  and  B.  Worth. 
Attorney.  George   M.   Eichler,  Hoboken. 


Stem,  Warner  Seattle  Manager 

Seattle — Carl  Stern  has  been  in- 
stalled as  manager  of  the  Warner 
office  by  Harry  Lustig.  Stern  re- 
signed the  management  of  the  Salt 
Lake  IJ-nited  Aftists  exchange  to 
return    here. 


New  St.  Louis  Merger 

Labenthal    Theaters    Corp.    Acquires 

Six  Neighborhood  Houses — To 

Build  Two  More 

St.  Louis — A  merger  of  six  neigh- 
borhood theaters,  and  the  projection 
of  two  more,  is  announced  by  the  La- 
benthal Theaters  Corp.,  capitalized  at 
$100,000. 

The  theaters  which  have  been  un- 
der management  of  the  corporation 
are  the  Embassy,  formerly  the  Del- 
mar,  at  4938  Delmar  Blvd.;  the  Un- 
ion, Union  Blvd.  and  Easton  Ave. 
and  the  Plaza,  Clara  and  Etzel  Aves. 
The  new  acquisitions  are  the  Mikado, 
Hamilton  and  Easton;  the  Ashland, 
Newstead  and  Ashland  and  the  New- 
stead,  Newstead  and  Lee.  Maaage- 
ment  of  the  Mikado  will  be  taken 
over  Dec.  28,  the  other  two  theaters, 
at  once. 

Officers  are  A.  Labenthal,  presi- 
dent; Louis  Stahl,  vice-president; 
Ruby  Labenthal,  treasurer  and 
George  A.  Lubley,  cecretary.  Maur- 
ice Stahl  will  be  general  manager. 
The  corporation,  according  to  Stahl, 
plans  to  build  a  theater  at  Union 
Boulevard  and  Northland  Ave.  and 
one  at  Marcus  and  St.  Louis  Ave. 


Stock,  Vaudeville,  Film  on  One  Bill 
Winnipeg  —  A  triple  combination 
policy  was  adopted  by  John  T.  Fid- 
des  at  the  Playhouse  when  he  pre- 
sented "Mickey"  by  a  dramatic  stock 
company;  vaudeville  numbers  and  a 
picture,  "East  Side.  West  Side." 
Performances  were  given  twcie  daily. 


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Friday,  November  27,  192 


New  Wisconsin  House  Planned 

Madison,  Wis. — A  Chicago  com- 
pany is  planning  a  new  house  here, 
according  to  reports.  Purchase  of  a 
site  on  State  St.  is  declared  to  have 
been  completed.  With  the  Fischer 
circuit  planning  a  new  house  on  the 
site  of  the  Parkway,  recently  de- 
stroyed by  fire,  a  building  race  is  in 
prospect,  if  reports  are  true. 


Sibley,  la.  to  Vote  on  "Blue"  Laws 

Sibley,  la. — In  a  special  election 
scheduled  to  take  place  yesterday  a 
vote  was  to  be  cast  on  the  question 
of  removing  restrictions  on  Sunday 
shows.  T'he  movement  is  sponsored 
by  E.  F.  Paygle,  manager  of  the 
Royal. 

New  K.  C.  Exchange  for  F.  B.  O. 

Kansas  City— Construction  has  be- 
gun on  the  new  Wyandotte  St. 
building  being  erected  to  house  the 
F.  B.  O.  exchange.  An  extra  story 
is  being  added  to  the  building  now 
occupied  by    Educational. 

May  Reopen  Lyceum,  Minneapolis 

Minneapolis — Reopening  of  the  Ly- 
ceum is  being  considered  by  Clinton- 
Meyers  for  Jan.  1,  according  to  re- 
ports. The  house  would  pursue  an 
independent  policy. 

Rogers   Succeeded  by  Tal   Richards 

Omaha — Tal  Richards,  a  veteran, 
is  to  succeed  Jimmie  Rogers  as 
branch  manager  for  Enterprise  Dist. 
Corp.,  following  Rogers'  promotion 
to  St.  Louis.  Richards  was  branch 
manager  in  Oklahoma  City. 


Indiana  Exhibitors  Arrested 
Wabash,  Ind.— W.  H.  and  P.  H. 
Dickson,  owners  of  the  Eagles'  the- 
ater, were  arrested  and  fined  for  oper- 
ating on  Sunday.  Last  Sunday  Wa- 
bash had  Sunday  shows  for  the  first 
tuTie  since  three  years  ago  when  an 
attempt  was  made  to  open  the  thea- 
ters and  several  ministers  and  their 
followers  had  the  theater  owners  ar- 
rested. 


Complete  Plans  for  Paramount  House 

Jacksonville,-  Fla. — Among  recent 
building  permits  is  one  for  the  new 
i^aramount  theater,  seven  stories 
high,  to  cost  approximately  $1,500,- 
000  and  to  be  built  by  Southern  En- 
terprises at  the  southwest  corner  of 
East  Forsyth  and  Newnan  Streets. 
Construction  to  begin  Jan.  1. 


Wodetsky  Given  New  Post 

Muncie,  Ind. — J.  Clifford  Wodetsky 
has  been  transferred  from  Benton 
Harbor,  where  he  managed  the  Lib- 
erty, to  Muncie,  where  the  Fitzpat 
rick-McElroy  interests  have  acquired 
three  houses.  Wodetsky  will  manage 
the  three. 


New  Indiana  Theater  Unit 

Tokonio,  Ind. — .-V  new  company, 
composed  of  t.  H:  Sumner,  Henry 
Quigley  and  Harry  Risser  has  bought 
the  Grand  on  North  Main  St.  Sum- 
ner and  Quigley  have  operated  the 
Paramount  on  West  Mulberry  St. 
for  two  years. 


New  House  for  Milwaukee 

Milwaukee — Plans  are  beine  m?de 
by  Semi  &  Pesstin,  realty  operators 
for  the  construction  of  a  combined 
apartment  house  and  theater  on  the 
west  side.  The  house  is  to  seat  2,000 
and  will  cost  $525,000. 


Fire  Destroys  Appleton  House 

Appleton,  Minn. — Fire  destroyed 
the  Scenic  and  caused  grave  injuries 
to  R.  G.  Taylor,  fireman.  The  house 
was  managed  by  R.  G.  Risch,  who 
has  announced  no  plans  concerning 
rebuildnig. 


EysseU  with  Newman  on  Coast 

Kansas  City — As  a  result  of  the 
completion  of  the  sale  of  the  New- 
man and  Royal  to  Famous  by  Frank 
L.  Newman,  Gus  Eyssell  will  join 
Newman  on  the  Coast. 


To  Take  A.   E.   Office  at  Butte 

Salt  Lake  City— W.  M.  Hugart  is 
leaving  this  territory  as  salesman  to 
become  manager  for  Associated  Ex- 
hibitors at  Butte.  H.  A.  Black  is  to 
succeed  him  here. 


Christianson   Starts   "Light   Eternal" 

Hollywood — Benjamin  Christian- 
son  is  directing  "The  Light  Eternal" 
for  M.-G.-M.  Norma  Shearer,  Car- 
mel  Myers,  John  Miljan,  Claire  Mc- 
Dowell and  Joyce  Goad  are  in  the 
cast. 


Gebhardt,  Pathe's  Omaha  Manager 
Omaha— F.    W.    Gebhardt    is    the 
new  manae:er  of  the  Pathe  exchange, 
succeeding  T.  G.  Meyers,  transferred 
to  St.  Louis. 


Building  Boom  in  Florida  Town 

West  Palm  Beach,  Fla. — A  build- 
ing boom  prevails  at  Stuart,  near 
here,  with  a  new  $100,000  theater,  a 
$176,000  hotel,  a  $126,000  office  build- 
ing and  several  apartments,  in  course 
of  construction. 


Another  for  St.  Louis 

St.  Louis  —  Seven  different  sites 
have  been  assembled  bj-  the  Wenz- 
lick  Realty  Co.,  for  Reuben  Levine, 
of  Chicago,  who  will  build  a  theater, 
to  cost  $575,000,  The  site  is  at  Gra- 
vois  and  Ellenwood  Aves. 


Elect  Seattle  Board 

Seattle — Jay  A.  Gage,  Seattle  Edu- 
cational manager;  W.  J.  Drummond, 
P.  D.  C;  and  C.  M.  Hill,  Metro- 
Goldwyn,  will  serve  on  the  Seattle 
Board  of  Arbitration  of  the  North- 
west Film  Board  of  Trade. 


Underwood  To  Dallas 

Dallas — For  the  past  year  head  of 
the  Producers'  Distributing  Corp.  in 
St,  Louis,  Jack  Underwood  has  been 
transferred  here  to  succeed  R.  C. 
Price. 


Mensing  Goes  to  Duluth 

Chicago — Charles  Mensing,  afifili- 
ated  with  the  Chateau,  has  been 
named  manager  of  the  Lyric,  Duluth. 


Unfair  Competition 

By  Churches  and  Schools  is  Opposed 

by    Col.    Jason    Joy — Says    Free 

Shows  Lower  Value  of  Pictures 

Non-theatrical  competition,  which 
has  caused  serious  concern  in  many 
sections  of  the  country,  is  vehemently 
flayed  by  Col.  Jason  Joy,  head  of  the 
Public  Relations  Dept.  of  the  Hays 
office,  in  an  article  in  "The  Play- 
ground."    In  part.  Col  Joy  said: 

"  *  *  *  I  am  certain  that  the  recreation  de 
partments  showing  pictures  in  school  houses 
should  make  a  regular  charge  for  those  who 
see  the  films.  While  it  is  perfectly  true  that 
by  securing  a  splendid  class  of  films  they  are 
creating  a  demand  tor  such  pictures,  they  are, 
at  the  same  time,  unconsciously  lowering  the 
estimation  and  value  placed  on  those  films 
when  they  display  them  free  of  charge.  This 
is  purely  a  psychological  fact.  If  the  best 
films  are  shown  free  they  are  proportionately 
discouraged  as  business  projections.  People 
have  a  habit  of  judging  pictures,  in  some  de 
gree  at  least,  by  the  money  value  that  is  placed 
upon  them. 

"In  addition,  it  is  patently  unfair  for  com- 
munity centers  supported  by  taxation  and  re- 
lieved from  the  necessity  of  paying  taxes  them- 
selve.i,  to  show  motion  pictures  free  in  com- 
petition with  the  regular  theaters  in  the  city. 
It  is  unfair  competition  to  the  theater  owner 
whose  livelihood  comes  from  the  showing  of 
pictures,  who  has  a  large  investment  in  his 
property,  bis  building,  his  music,  and  his  film 
rentals,  and  who  pays  high  taxes,  insuranee 
rates  and  the  like  from  which  community  cen- 
ters are  exempt  He  is  engaged  in  an  essen- 
tial business  and  deserves  consideration  and 
support. 

"The  entertainment  picture — the  sort  we 
have  in  our  theaters — is  a  commodity  the  same 
as  any  other  article  that  is  for  sale  and  should 
roth  be  used  for  other  purposes  than  that  for 
which  it  was  intended.  However  worthy  a 
purpose  may  be,  to  use  an  entertainment  mo- 
tion picture  to  advance  that  purpose  or  idea 
at  the  expense  of  the  motion  picture  is  unfair. 

To  operate  a  motion  picture  theater  requires 


iioiiey.       There     are    necessary     overhead    II 
nenses  that  must  be  met.     Taxes  must  be  p: ' 
Insurance    must   be    carried.      And   films   m 
be    paid    for.      If    someone    else    comes   in   i 
takes  away  the  clientele  of  that  picture  ho 
and   offers   it  the  same  thing   for  nothing, 
theater  is  bound  to  suffer  and,  if  the  pract 
is  carried  far  enough,  the  theater  will  be  for 
sooner  or  later  to  close  its  doors. 

"The  motion  picture  theater  is  the  place 
'.he  entertainment  picture  just  as  the  drugst 
is  the  place  for  drugs  and  the  schoolhouse 
education.      If    any    pictures    are    shown    c 
where   they  ought    to    be   such    pictures   as 
made  especially  for  the  other  purpose.  That 
a    pedagogical    picture    should    be    made    est 
ially    for    the    schoolhouse;    the   church    pict 
for  the  church."  •   ♦   ♦ 


Agrees    to    Install    Sprinklers 

San  Antonio,  Tex. — After  a  fig 
of  over  a  year,  W.  J.  Lytle,  operat 
of  the  Empire  and  the  Royal,  a: 
G.  A.  Lucchese,  owner  of  the  Zai 
zosa,  having  paid  a  number  of  fin' 
have  agreed  to  install  sprinklers 
their  houses  and  in  other  ways  coi 
ply  with  the  building  and  fire  cck 
Cases  already  filed  against  them  w 
be  dismissed  if  they  carry  out  thi 
plans. 


I 


Open   New   Headquarters 

Boston — Keystone  Mfg.  Co.  hi 
leased  to  Pictures-In-Motion,  In! 
part  of  the  building  at  20  Winchel 
ter  St. 


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and  Printing 

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SHORT  SUBJECT  QUARTERLY 
Out  December  5th 


Newspaper  Opinions 

"Hogan's  Alley" 

Warner    Bros. 

Warners 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  It's  a  Iiodge  podge 
I  a  film,  with  landslides,  automobile  wrecks, 
ize  fights,  villains  from  Park  avenue,  sweet 
|le  Irish  girls  from  the  tenements,  run- 
iay  trains,  and  police  hunts,  running  rani- 
pt  throughout.  It  even  drags  in  a  mother 
ft  so  that  Mary  Carr  can  die  at  length. 
It,  in  spite  of  all,  the  picture  is  some- 
i1)es  entertaining.   ♦   »  ♦ 

IpAILY  lAIIRROR— *  *  •  It  starts  off 
Ih  no  apology  to  "Little  Annie  Rooney," 
Itsy  Ruth  Miller  tries  doing  a'  Mary  Pick- 
ed.   *    *    * 

Irhe  story,  such  as  it  is,  is  irrelevant 
ti  disjointed.   *   *   * 

EVE.N'ING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  simply 
pves  that  its  director  had  a  goiod  memory. 
J  the  gags  and  situations  that  have  ever 
ttn    interpolated     into     any     picture     of     its 

te  are  presented  in  this  one.  ♦  »  ♦ 
;VENING  WORLD—*  ♦  *  Through  it 
i  Patsy  Ruth  Miller  and  Monte  Blue  fro'ic 
Vhout  rhyme  or  reason.  It  palls  and 
^vrs  excessively  tiresome.  At  times  .it  is 
ifthe  mood  of  slapstick,  at  others  of  melo- 
cjjnia.  It  is  a  puzzle  why  it  should  have 
tn  made  or  released  after  making.  »  ♦  * 
^iRAPHIC— *  *  *  The  picture  is  so  im- 
j.sihle  that  comment  seems  unnecessary 
al  useless.  Roy  Del  Ruth  is  credited  with 
Q:cting  the  piece,  and  if  he  never  went 
B.r  the  set,  things  couldn't  have  been  done 
i:a    more    slipshod    manner.       It    did    look 

11:    "each    man    for    himself"    in    the    picture. 

«t   ♦ 

Gerald- *  ♦  ♦  is  failed  to  rep!etion 
mh  the  comedy  that  is  sad  and  the  drama 
tit  is  funny.  It  is  photoplay  nightmare, 
Kstupid  and  amateurish  a  production  as  one 
did  avoid  in  months  of  dodging  bad  ino- 
«!  pictures.   *  •  * 

jIORNING    TELEGRAPH—*    *    ♦    The 

»jle  picture   might    easily    lie   a    compilation 

ahectic  moments  from  all   the   Warner  films 

N  the  past  six  months.   *  ♦  * 

(loth  characters  and  plot   step  around   with 

'reat  deal    of  speed   and   incoherence,    inter- 

sed   with   tremendous   efforts   to    be    funny 

r   the   manner    of    oiu"    more    obvious    slap- 

rk  comedies.  ♦   *  * 

EWS— *    *    *    As    long    as    Ben    Turpin 

Louise    Fazenda    are    mentioned    in    the 

and  they   were  on    the   lot,   it's  a   shame 

producers  did   not  use   them   more   in    this 

are.       Perhaps    they    could    have     helped 

t    is    frankly    one    of    the    worst    pictures 

has    been    released    this    year.    *    »    • 


UN — *    *    ♦    Little    bits    of    many    movies 

present    in     "Hogan's    Alley,"    at     War- 

this    week.       Principally,     I    think,     the 

:oplay   resembles    Mary    Pickford's   "Little 

&  ic    Rooney,"    though    it    isn't    half   as    we'l 

TELEGRAM— *  *  *  It  is  in  the  nature 
pi  pourn,  combining  many  of  the  salient 
ie  4res  of  East  Side;  s  that  have  gone  be 
J  We  have  Patsy  Ruth  Miller  doublin.g 
B  little  Annie  Rooney  in  short  skirts  and 
0  hair,  bombarding  her  merry  litfe  plav- 
»:s  with  vegetable  matter,  and  urging 
111    on    to    more   and    messier    fights.    *    *    * 

(MES — ■*  *  •  There  are  wheels  within 
»-h  with  a  vengeance  in  a  film  entitled 
I  gall's  Alley."  *  *  ♦  The  narrative  is 
ir  ol  those  weird  mixtures  which  were  in 
n  1  favor  years  ago,  so  the  comic  situa 
c  of  the  chestnut  variety.  It  is  in 
maximum  of  effort  with  a  minimum 
■  I  ■>  i  lainment,  and  a  subject  which  ere 
11  not  a  little  sympathy  for  some  of  the 
ilers.  ♦  *  *  We  really  didn't  care.  It 
>  hat  we  would  call  an  exhausting  picture 
l^ut    calling    for    tears    or   laughter     ♦    «    < 

ORLD— ♦    •    *    "Hogan's   Alley"   is   one 
worst     bores    I    have    ever    seen    on 
-en.    *    ♦    ♦ 


"Irish  Luck" 

Paramount 

Rivoli 

P.ICAN— ♦    ♦    *   As    a   travelogue    the 
is    excellent,    and    the    story     is    not 
lusing.      It    is    set    in    Ireland,    and    was 
Jly   filmed   there.   •   •   • 

it  is,  the  tale  is  a  string  of  improb- 
es,  placidly  filmed.  Lois  Wilson  looks 
;  and  fresh  in  a  simple  role  and  Tom 
s  same  sober  self  in  the  type  of  pic- 
his    fans    (and    those    who    are    not    his 

have    learned    to    expect. 
^ILY     MIRROR—*     •     *     The     lovely 
ry    makes    "Irish    Luck."    Tom    Meigh- 
best  picture   since   "The   Miracle   Man." 
drags   in    his   usual   prop — swarms    of 


adoring  children.  He  also  enacts  a  dual 
role :  that  of  an  Irish  lord,  Fitzhugh,  and  of 
.-!'     New     York     traffic     cop,     Tom     Donahue. 

•  •    * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  The  luck  of  the 
Irish  has  descended  upon  Thomas  Meighan. 
Thus  we  have  his  most  likable  picture  in 
ever    so    long. 

If  one  Thomas  Meighan  is  just  good  in 
any  old  film,  think  how  devastating  two 
Tommies  are  in  an  interesting  and  refresh- 
ing picture.  Tommy  is  an  Irish  cop  and 
an   Irish   lord. 

Irish    sod    has    made    Thomas    bloom    anew 

*  «    * 

EVENING  JOURNAL— *  *  •  It's  the 
best  picture  Tom's  had  in  a  long  time,  and 
since  the  entire  company  went  to  Ireland 
to  film  it  the  back  "^rounds  are  e.xnuisite.  It's 
a  personally  conuncted  tour  through  the 
streets    and    highways    of    Dublin.    •    ♦    • 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  It  p  ovides 
a  vehicle  in  which  Tom  Meighan  can  he 
very  much  his  own  kindly  and  pleasant 
self  in  both  the  leading  roles.  And  if  thee 
is  a  rather  heavy  element  of  improbability 
in  the  production,  this  is  more  than  over- 
balanced by  the  beautifully  photographed 
travelogue  element  in  the  story,  which  in- 
cludes visits  to  many  of  the  most  famous 
beauty   spots   of   Ireland.    ♦    *    * 

HERALD— *  *  *  Much  baffling  double 
exposure  work,  which  defied  exposure,  was 
presented,  and  Mr.  Meighan  did  some  ex- 
cellent characterii!aticms  Un  diffecntiating 
between  the  two  men.  There  never  was 
the  slightest  doubt  as  to  which  was  Tom 
and  which   was  Aloysius ! 

The  picture  was  made  in  Ireland  and  at 
times    it   resembles   a    travelogue,    only   nicer 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH  —  Everything 
that  made  Thomas  Meighan  popu'ar  years 
ago  is  in  "Irish  Luck.  *  •  ♦  The  handsome 
star  is  at  his  best  again,  looking  rested  and 
genial  and  he  has  a  role  that  permtis  him 
to  be  heroic  without  making  him  annoyingly 
noble  as  his  recent   ones   have   done.    *    ♦   * 

POST — *  *  *  The  luck  in  this  picture  is 
called  Irish,  but  it's  more  than  that — its 
phenomenal.   *   *   ♦ 

SUN—*  *  *  With  all  the  care  that  has 
been  lavished  on  "Irish  Luck,"  those  in 
charge  have  been  unable  to  make  the  char- 
acters seem  anything  but  the  usual  one  d'- 
mensional  ones.  Almost  no  cinema  imagina 
tion  has  been  usel  in  the  direction,  the  hern 
and  heroine  coming  out  of  the  cinema 
washtub  as  typical  movie  figures,  and  the 
villains  being  the  usual  slick  hai  ed,  we'l 
dressed   puppets    that   we   receive   every    week 

,  TELEGRAM—*  *  »  The  scenic  decora- 
tion *  *  •  sustained  the  chief  interest  of 
the  picture  so  far  as  we  are  concerned.  The 
story,  which  is  by  Norman  Venner.  has  beer 
twisted  and  tampered  with  until  it  is  al- 
most beyond  recognition  from  its  recent 
Saturday  Eevening  Post  manifestation. 
Meighan  is  seen  in  the  double  role  of  a  New 
York  traffic  policeman  and  of  an  Hibernian 
nobleman.    *   *   * 

TIMES—*  *  *  Ireland  does  her  full  share 
toward  making  Thomas  Meigban's  latest  pic 
ture.  "Irish  Luck,"  a  genuinlv  interesting  en 
tcrtamment.  The  actual  storv  is  not  what 
one  might  term  absorbing  and  therefore  the 
background  of  the  Emerald  Isle,  which  ha= 
stood  the  test  of  time  in  songs  and  novels,  is 
very  welcome;  and  who  can  sav  but  that  it 
may  have  its  vogue  in   films.    *   *   • 

Mr.  Meighan  is  more  p'easing  in  this  photo 
play  than  in  any  which  he  has  appeared  since 
"Back   Home  and    Broke."   *   *   * 

WORLD — *  *  *  a  comedy  of  conventional 
mould,  IS  set  in  backgrounds  photographed 
in  the  Emerald  Isle,  and  the  result  is  *  *  * 
extraordinarily  pleasing,  as  an  object  pic- 
torial.   *    *    * 

Along  the  paths  leading  to  the  va-ious 
spots  and  structures  of  historical  interest 
and  importance,  the  photographer  has  spent 
many  hundreds  of  feet  of  his  celluloid  upon 
the  grandeur  of  the  hills  and  valleys.  All 
this  is  expertly  and  pleasantly  woven  into 
Mr.  Geraghty's  story.   »  *  » 


Theater  Changes 

St.    Louis — S.    H.    Hays    has    taken    over 
the    Majestic,    at    Lepanto,    Ark. 


Whitehall,    111. — Joe    Lyman    has    secured 
Carl  Lowenstein's  interest  in  the  Princess. 


South  Springfield,  III. — Crane  and  Birch 
have  taken  over  the  Palace  from  Gus  Wycoff. 

Chagrin  Falls,  O. — After  being  closed  for 
a  number  of  weeks  to  allow  for  redeco.ating, 
the  Falls  has  reopened. 


Des  Moines,  la.— Harry  Mitchnick,  man- 
ager of  the  Rialto,  has  left  to  take  charge 
of  the  Lincoln  and  Strand,  Chariton,  la.  The 
houses  were  purchased  recently  by  A.  H. 
Blank. 


Covington,  Ga. — S.  W.  Randall  and  W. 
C.  Ivey,  of  Porterdale,  Ga.,  have  bought  the 
Lyric    from    Mrs.    May    White    Lee. 


St.  Augustine,  Fla. — Following  a  ten-day 
shut  down  to  allow  for  remodeling  and  de- 
corating,  the  Jefferson   Theater  has  reopened. 

Dallas  Tex. — The  Rex  has  opened  after 
having  been  closed   while  undergoing  repairs. 

Mangum,  Okla.— A.  B.  Summers,  of 
Oklahoma  City,  has  bought  half  interest  in 
the  Empress  from   George   Slaten. 


Durant,  Okla. — The  Liberty  has  reopened 
after    undergoing    numenous    repairs. 

Corning,  la. — Hal  Kelly  has  sold  the  Opera 
House,  and  the  Princess,  at  West  Union  has 
been  bought  by   Pace  and   Bauma. 


Harvey,  N.  D.— W.  W.  Arold,  salesman 
for  Warner  Bros.,  has  taken  over  the  Giand 
at     Carrington. 


Rochester,  N.  Y. — At  a  cost  of  more  tha. 
?50,000,  Fay's  theater  has  been  completely 
redecorated. 


Dersville,     la.— H.     Lippert    is    remodeling 
the   Plaza. 


Carson,  la. — .Frank  Smith  has  turned  the 
Uozy  over  to  his  son  Harold.  The  house 
has    been    renamed    the    Dreamland. 


Anthony,     Kan.— Under     the     management 
of    L.    W.    Conner,    the   Palace    has    opened. 

Philadelphia — The   new   Gayety   is   to   open 
shortly  in  Trenton,  N.  J. 


Nashua,  N.  H,— The  Opera  House  has 
been   acquired   by   the    Park   Theater   Co. 

Shabbona,  111. — Operating  on  a  straight 
picture  policy,  Dr.  H.  Brewer  is  to  open  the 
Brewer   this   week. 


Pans,  Tenn. — The  Cresent  Amusement  Co 
of  Nashville,  has  purchased  the  Dixie  which 
IS  to   be  completely  remodeled. 


In  The  Courts 

Niagara  Falls,  N.  Y.— A  directed 
verdict  in  summary  proceedings  in- 
stituted by  Abram  M.  Atlas,  prop- 
erty owner  in  this  city  and  Buffalo, 
agamst  Allen  S.  Moritz,  Buffalo, 
granting  an  order  of  dispossession 
aganist  Moritz  lessee  of  the  Ritz 
theater,  Falls,  St.,  has  been  returned 
in  county  court. 


Minneapolis— The     Cedar    has    been     taken 
over  by   Sam   Levison   of  United  Artists. 

Center  City,  Minn.— W.   R.   Clause  has  an 
noimced   the   closing    of   his   theater. 


New   Bedford,    Mass.- 
a   new    theater    here. 


-Zool  Ray  is  to  erect 


Nine  Mile  Road,  Mich.— The  New  Hazel 
Park  opened  last  week  with  a  straight  pic- 
ture   policy. 


Gowanda,  N.  Y.— A  new  1500  seat  theatei 
IS  to  be  opened  here  the  first  of  the  year 
by    Richard    Wilhelm. 


St.  Charles,  Mo. — Plans  are  rapidly  nearing 
completion  for  a  new  theater  tb  be  built  by 
Robert  Stempfle,  owner  of  the  Strand. 


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"Laugh  Month"  Aids 

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a  week  by  a  sheet  picturing  the  ac- 
cessories and  givmg  suggestions  for 
campaigns. 

Arrangements  have  been  made 
with  the  Sweeney  Lithograph  Co.  to 
supply,  on  order,  to  exhibitors  ban- 
ners, pennants,  1-sheets  and  3-sheets. 
Special  designs  have  been  prepared 
and  they  are  being  sold  at  nominal 
prices.  Banners  printed  in  2  colors 
on  canvas  will  have  5  eyelets  at  the 
top  so  that  they  may  be  hung  up. 
The  cost  will  be  $1.25  each.  Pen- 
nants will  be  made  up  in  assorted 
colors  and  will  be  14"  x  29",  selling 
for  12  cents  each.  One  and  3-sheets 
in  colors  are  being  prepared  with  the 
laugh  heads.  Orders  must  be  sent 
direct  to  the  Sweeney  company. 

National  Screen  Service  is  making 
a  special  animated  trailer  of  the 
laughing  head.  Exhibitors  will  re- 
ceive  this  about   Dec.   15. 

Buttons  with  the  "Laugh  Month" 
slogan  are  being  prepared  by  Bastian 
Bros.  Co.  of  Rochester,  N.  Y.  Ar- 
rangements are  being  made  for  spe- 
cial slides,  "ad"  cuts,  mats  and  win- 
dow cards. 


Takes  Over  Theater  Bookings 

St.  Louis — The  St.  Louis  Amuse. 
Co.,  has  taken  over  the  bookings  for 
the  Ozark  at  Webster  Groves.  The 
Koplar-Skouras  chain  now  includes 
24  theaters,  three  of  which  are  closed, 
and   15  airdomes. 


Thanksgiving's  Over 

BUT 

Christmas  is  Coming 

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"NoV  a  DmW  Moment" 

"Our  own  Martj  trium{>Vis  in  'LiHle  Annie  Rooncy*.  Here's 

Mar\)  Pickford  as  you  love  Vier — Vtuman,  naf:ura1,  VioydenisVi, 

generous   and  toving.    TVic  sVory  is  cramfu\  of  heart  interest 

and  comedy.   There  isn't  a  duW  moment."  — Graphic. 

"  'Little   Annie    Rooney'   wiU   entertain   nearly   every   one.    Trade 
magazines   will   call   it   a   *wow'."  N.  Y.  Sun. 

"'Annie  Rooney'  will  be  jpojpular  on  Broadway  and  even  more  {>of>u 

lar    as    the    film   gets   into   the   neighborhood   theatres  y\i\\zrz    Mary's 

friends   are   legion."  — Eve  World. 

MARV  PICKFORD 

11 TTLE  ANN  \E 
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Is   definitely  in.     Will  no 

doubt   clean   ujp   for  the 

fans  are   going  to  have 

a    whale    of    a   good 

tin^e."  — Film  Daily. 


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Now  Booking 

UNITED    ARTISTS    CORPORATION 

"Mary  Pickford  Charles  Chaplin 

Douglaj-    "Jairbankx  D.W.  Qriffiih 


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Chairman  .  Board  of  Drrectofw 


Tiiram  Qbramj, 
Presic^eni. 


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M,  P.  Woria. 


Now  Booking 

UNITED    ARTISTS    CORPORATION 

Jiary  Pickford  Charles   Chaplin 

Douglaj-    Fairbanks  D.W.Cjriffiih 

Jojeph -J-i^Jchenck.',  Tiiram   Qbrar.ij'. 

Chairman  .  Sojrc^  or"  Oirectorj-  Prasicient 


"The  Screen  Idol 

"*TWc  Eagle'  is  a  picture  W&\  wiU 
{>robab\i)  overrun  its  scWcdiule.  TVte 
man  w\io  put  t\ic  word  'sUeik*  in  tUc 
language  of  a  w^o\e  nation  is  stiU  tVic 
f>o{>ular  screen  idol  par  exccUcnce." 

—  Dai\\j  GrapViic, 

"R  colorful,  sumptuous  production  tViat 
obviousltj  pleased  tWe  crowd  at  tUe 
Mark  Strand  in  pursuit  of  romantic 
Weart  tkrills.  Valentino  is  picturesque 
as  usual."  — N.  Y.  Sun. 

"Never  before  kas  Valentino  given  so 
generousl\}  and  so  cheerfully  of  his 
talents  and  natural  graces.  He  is 
ideally  cast."  — N.  Y.  World. 


That  Red  Russian  Ad- 
venture is  the  center  of 
world  interest.  Intelli- 
gent folks  the  world  over 
want  to  know.  Who 
really  does  know  what's 
been  going  on  in  Russia. 
The  former  Mighty  Empire  of  the  Czars  and 
present  Domain  of  the  Bolsheviks,  a  Country 
sheltering  about  150,000,000  human  souls. 
Whatever  news  we've  been  getting  is  frag- 
mentary. Stray  bits  of  odds  and  ends  prob- 
ably colored  to  suit  preconceived  notions  and 
previously  formed  opinions.  But  here  goes 
the  Cinema  Camera,  Correspondent  of  Eter- 
nity, above  suspicion.  28,000  feet  of  historic 
negative  from  the  archives  of  the  Czar's 
Government,  Kerensky's  Provisional  Govern- 
ment and  the  Red  Kremlin,  covering  the 
thrilling,  turbulent  Modem  Russian  episode 
as  no  other  event  of  such  tremendous  social 
significance  has  yet  been  covered  by  the 
Cinema   Camera. 


miglity  land  of  czarism  and   the 
greatest  social  upihea\al  in  all 
mstory 

said  (Albert  nhys  Williams ,  Igig 

"Once  I  made  a  trip  on  the  Zemstvo  wagon  out  over  the  steppes  of  which  one  of  the 
Russian  poets  says  ^ou  Steppes  how  grand  and  wonderful  you  are!'  I  came  to  a 
little  Ukramian  viUage  and  in  that  little  village  I  stood  up  on  the  wagon  surrounded 
by  about  300  women,  about  40  old  m.n  and  boys  and  a  dozen  crippled  soldiers  and  I 
began  to  ask  them  questions.  I  said  'How  many  here  ever  heard  of  Gebrge  Washington?' 
One  boy  had,  five  had  heard  of  Abraham  Lincoln,  about  115  had  heard  of  Lenine  andl 
Kerensky.  About  250  had  heard  of  Tolstoi.  Then  I  made  a  terrible  blunder  They'd, 
been  laughing  along  with  the  foreigner  at  his  funny  accent,  but  when  I  asked  them  this 
question,  'How  many  here  have  lost  any  one  in  the  War?'  nearly  every  hand  went  up 
before  my  face  .and  then  just  like  a  wind  sighing  thru  the  wan  trees  there  swept  over- 
that  crowd  a  sobbing  moan.  It  was  a  terrible  blunder  to  ask  such  a  question.  A  boy 
ran  out  of  the  crowd  crying  'my  brother!  they  kiUed  my  brother i'  Then  I  felt  tha 
wagon  trembling  beneath  me.  It  was  an  old  man,  an  old  peapant  who  had  fallen  under  it 
almost  swooning  with  grief.  And  those  women,  300  of  them,  wept  as  I  never  saw  anybody 
weep  in  all  my  life.  I  wondered  where  all  the  tears  could  come  from.  I  wondered 
what  grief  lay  back  of  aU  those  placid,  almost  stupid  faces.  Then  I  realized  what 
Russia  had  suffered.  And  that  was  only  one  of  the  thousands  of  such  towns  and  villages 
that  lay  scattered  over  the  Ukrainian  steppes  and  along  the  Volga  and  thru  the  Siberian 
steppes,  to  which  never  would  return  those  millions  and  millions  of  men  who  lay  out 
there  in  the  greatest  graveyard  in  all  the  world.  That  former  Russian  front  that  ran 
from  Riga  to  the  Black  Sea.  Where  those  peasants  went  out  with  nothing  but  cl\ibs  in 
their  hands  and  were  mown  down  by  the  machine  guns  of  the  Germans  as  grain 
1)9  mown  by  the  sickle." 

and  now  comes  xhc  dncma  rec-- 
ord  of  the  Jled  IhissLan  Upheaval 
the  most  uniQue  of  its  land  in  the 
history  of  the  world 

history  as  recorded  bytheAkely 
Camera  and  FiShvaiS.  Men  not 
writing  meir^      ^ 

if  the  movie  camera  had  dom  mihr 
Ikg^  else  hul  made  this  imperisk- 
am  rword  of  Russia  laiO-jgl'j, 
a  could  jolly  imll  justify  ttsprkjgi 


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OL.  XXXIV        No.  49 


Sunday,  November  29,  1925 


Price  25  Cents 


^Dhanksgiving 

—all  year  ^ round! 


T7VERY  play  date  you  have  set  for  Universal's 
•^-^  White  List  Pictures  is  cause  for  Thanksgiv- 
ing. Every  such  date  means  a  fine  feast  of  extra 
profits  for  you. 

And  we  are  thankful  to  be  able  to  offer  you 
such  remarkable  pictures  on  such  a  white  basis 
of  white  treatments  and  white  contracts. 

It's  because  of  that  combination  that  thous' 
ands  of  exhibitors  are  shouting,  "Universal  is 
miles  and  miles  ahead  of  all."  For  which  we 
are  grateful  and  thank  you. 


UNIVERSAL  PICTURES 


Presented 
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William  Boyd,  Julia  FayEs 

JEANIE  MACPHER50N  arui 
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BeuUh  Marie  Dixo/Kt  E  C.  Sutherland 


at  the  RIVOLI  THEATRE 
Sunday,  Nov.  29th 


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PKODUCEKS  DiSTKIBUTlNCCOKPOKATION 

F.  C.  MUNROE.  Presidtnl        RAYMOND  PAWLEY.  Vice-Presideni  and  Treasurer        JOHN  C.  FLINN.  Vice-Presldenr  and  General  Manager 


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V)L.  XXXIV         No.  49 


Sunday,  November  29,  1925 


Price  25  Cents 


lorm  Publix  Theaters 

Fmous — B.    &    K.    Houses    Finally 

Amalgamate — Ten  Year  Operat- 
ing Agreement  in  Effect 

Irhe  amalgamation  of  the  Famous 
Flyers  and  Balaban  and  Katz  thea- 
tis  will  function  under  the  corporate 
tnie  of  Publix  Theaters,  Inc. 

incorporation  papers  have  been 
fid  in  Albany  and,  while  a  slight 
Ligle  has  developed  because  there  is 
ii  existence  a  company  known  as 
Iblic's  Theaters,  Inc.,  it  is  expectd 
11:  difficulty  will  be  settled.  Sam 
Ftz  is  president. 

The  formation  of  Publix  Theaters, 
I;,  means  that  the  ten  years  operat- 
ii;  agreement  between  B.  &  K.  and 
Fmous  is  now  in  effect.  Publix  em- 
bices  the  entire  theater  holdings  of 
Fmous  and  all  of  the  B.  &  K.  houses, 
|1  (.Continued  on  Page  2) 


Cruze  Assignment  to  Fleming 
Hollywood — "The  Blind  Goddess" 
ml  be  Victor  Fleming's  next  for 
Framount.  It  was  originally  plan- 
si  for  James  Cruze  but  he  is  now 
inning  a  vacation  abroad. 


Break   Ground  Dec.    15 

^os  Angeles — Work  on  the  new 
i'lrner  theater  in  Hollywood  will 
i'rt  Dec.  15.  The  tentative  seating 
:iacity    has    been    placed    at    3,600. 


^To  Co-Star  in  Three  Pictures 

■^os  Angeles — Metropolitan  will  co- 
i'r  Marguerite  de  la  Motte  and  John 
Ewers   in   three   pictures   next   year. 


Stional   Theaters   Increases   Capital 
iSpringfield,    111.    —    The    Nationa' 
leaters  Corp.  has  increased  its  capi- 
:;  from  $2,500,000  to  $5,000,000. 


'  sxy"  at  A.  M.  P.  A.  Next  Week 

Roxy"  will  be  the  guest  of  honor 
ii:he  A.  M.  P.  A.  next  week. 


Features  Reviewed 

Page 
Clothes   Make  the    Pirate 

First   National    fi 

The   Sea   \yolf 

6 

The   Only  Thing 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer     . . . 
H'Ogan's    Alley 

Warners     

6 

. . .    .      6 

Free  to  Love 

B.    P.    Schulberg   Prod.    .  .  . 
Irish    Luck 

Paramount     

The  iScrappin'   Kid 

Universal     

7 

7 

7 

The   Unguarded    Hour 

First   National    

Short    Subjects    

7 

8 

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Coast  Convention 

Fox  Sales  Conference  Set  for  April — 

Foreign     Managers     to     Attend 

from   All   Countries 

Los  Angeles — The  1926  Fox  con- 
vention will  be  held  here  in  April 
and  it  will  be  the  first  time  the  com- 
pany will  meet  outside  of  New  York. 

James  R.  Grainger,  general  sales 
manager,  is  conferring  with  Winfield 
R.  Sheehan  who  has  delayed  his  re- 
turn to  New  York  and  with  Sol 
Wurtzel,  studio  manager  on  new 
production  developments.  Tentative 
convention  plans  are  also  being  dis- 
cussed. 

At   the   proposed  conference,  there 

{Continued  on   Page   2) 


New  Loew  House  in  Bronx 

Nathan  Wilson  has  closed  a  $2,000,- 
000  lease  with  Marcus  Loew  on  the 
northeast  corner  of  Fordham  Road 
and  Jerome  Ave.,  which  will  be  im- 
proved with  one  of  the  largest  thea- 
ters in  the  Bronx,  together  with  stores 
on  Fordham  Road.  The  theater  will 
seat  .3,500  and  will  open  Sept.  1,  1926. 
The  property  is  located  at  the  foot  of 
a  subwav  station. 


Loew,  Rhinock,  Shubert  Leave 

Marcus  Loew,  Joseph  M.  Rhinock 
and  Lee  Shubert  leave  for  the 
Coast  today.  Jack  Cookan  will 
board  the  Century  at  Syracuse  and 
travel  westward  with  the  party. 


Nichols'  Ideas 


By  DANNY 


Robert  Nichols,  poet  and  artist,  visited  Hollywood.  And 
returned  to  London.  And  then,  through  the  London  Times. 
Gave  out  some  ideas.  Of  what  Hollywood  and  picture  folks  were. 
Mr.  Nichols  is  evidently  a  highbrow.  And  to  some  picture  people. 
His  ideas  are  high  and  lofty.  But  here  and  there  he  hits  a  note. 
That  is  worth  while.  For  instance;  in  talking  about  politics  in 
the  studios  of  Hollywood.     He  says: 

"On  every  stage  of  every  studio  and  round  about  the  stages 
the  'ins'  battle  obscurely  with  the  'outs,'  clique  with  clique,  indi- 
vidual with  individual,  the  more  vigorously  because  so  many  of 
the  participants  belong  to  a  race  famous  the  world  over  for  its 
secrecy,  its  commercial  shrewdness,  its  capacity  for  intrigue,  its 
tendency  to  the  flamboyant,  and  its  occasional  outbreaks  of  un- 
accountable emotion.  The  actors  in  Hollywood  are  by  no 
means  the  only  histrions!  There  comes  a  moment  when  any- 
body you  meet  may,  for  causes  remaining  obscure,  most  aston- 
ishingly (as  the  slang  phrase  goes)  'emote  all  over  the  land- 
scape.' Wigs  on  the  green!  Grievances  erupt.  The  producer, 
the  studio  manager,  the  'director,  the  star,  everybody  down  to 
the  property  man  and  out  to  that  obscure  beast,  the  public,  be- 
comes the  subject  of  vociferous  theorizing  and  often  enough 
gets  soundly  rated,  not  without  hints  of  revenge  against  all 
except  the  obscure  beast,  safe  in  the  darkness  of  thousands 
of  picture  theaters,  wherein  with  most  fluctuant  digits  it  hovers 
above  this  extraordinary  arena,  the  scene  of  a  perpetual  gladia- 
torial combat  between  net  and  trident,  sword  and  buckler. 
There  is  only  one  philosopher  in  Hollywood,  the  lightsman — 
he  who,  astraddle  the  scaffolding  in  the  studio  roof  distributes 
the  glare  of  'arc'  or  'spot'  upon  the  just  and  the  unjust,  secure 
in  the  knowledge  that  Light  is  at  least  one  abiding  element  in 
the  motion  picture,  whatever  darkness  and  confusion  may  re- 
main elsewhere.  Chewing-gum  between  rotary  mandibles,  eyes 
ironically  puckered,  beneath  visor,  this  god  warbles  the  only 
certain  truth  at  present  discoverable  in  the  Movies: — 
I  don't  know,  she  don't  know, 
We  don't  know 
What  it's  all  about! 

"For  that  is  the  truth.     The  Movie,  like  Love  is  'too  voung 
to  know  what  conscience'  or  anything  else,  including  itself,  is." 
(Continued  on  Page  10) 


Hitch  In  Deal? 

Report     Indicates     Something     May 

Have  Occurred  to  Check  United 

Artists-Metro  Deal 

A  telegram  received  yesterday  in 
New  York  from  Hollywood  indicated 
that  a  hitch  had  developed  with  re- 
gard to  the  proposed  United  Arlists- 
MGM  deal.  Beyond  this  limited  in- 
formation nothing  was  obtainable. 

New  York  officials  in  touch  with 
the  situation  on  the  Coast  discounted 
the  report,  and  one  official  stated  he 
felt  positive  it  was  without  founda- 
tion. 

Although  efforts  were  made  by 
wire  yesterday  to  obtain  a  definite 
statement  from  the  important  men 
involved  in  the  Coast  proceedings, 
nothing  had  been  heard  from  them 
up  to  the  hour  of  going  to  press  late 
last  night. 


New  House  for  Brooklyn 

A.  Brody,  builder  has  sold  the 
northeast  corner  of  Utica  Ave.  and 
Crown  St.  to  N.  &  R.  Theaters,  Inc., 
which  will  build  a  theater  to  contain 
1,800  seats,  on  Utica  Ave.  The  site  is 
only  a  few  blocks  away  from  the  Uti- 
ca, at  Utica  Ave.  and  St.  John's  Place. 


"Setting  Sun"  for  United 

"East  of  the  Setting  Sun"  will  be  a 
United  Artists  release.  Joseph  M. 
Schenck  expects  to  spend  |1,000,000 
on  the  production  which  will  star 
Constance  Talmadge. 

First  National  will  distribute  three 
more  with  Constance. 


Connecticut  to  Celebrate 

New  Haven— The  M.  P.  T.  O.  of 
Connecticut  will  hold  a  jubilee  celc- 
bra.tion  at  the  Taft  on  Thursday. 
The  solution  of  the  tax  problem  will 
be   duly  observed. 


Famous    to    Build   Two   in    Lakeland 

Lakeland,  Fla. — Two  new  theaters 
will  shortly  be  erected  here  by  Fam- 
ous, to  cost  approximately  $400,000. 
Paramount  now  operates  the  Palace 
ind   Grand. 


Flinn   Starts   for   New   York 

John  C.  Flinn  left  Hollywood  for 
New  York  yesterday,  after  confer- 
ences dealing  with  the  P.  D.  C.  line- 
up for  1926-1927. 


"Cobra"  at  Rialto 

"Cobra,"  Valentino's  first  and  only 
Ritz  picture  for  Famous  goes  into  the 
Rivoli  on  Dec.  6. 


Thalberg  Recovers;  At  Studio  Again 

Hollywood — Irving  Thalberg  has 
returned  to  work  after  an  illness  of 
several  weeks. 


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Great  Marlborough  St.,  London,  W.  1.  Paris 
Representative,  La  Cinematographie  Fran- 
«ise,   5,   Rue    Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban   &   Katz    ..    7234     71  71-^^       .... 

Eastman    Kodak    ..111^   110!^    \\\Vi        600 

East.   Kod,   Pfd Not  qutoted 

Famous    Players    ..1065^   105 Ji   lOej^      1,100 

F.    P.    Pfd Not   quoted 

Film    Inspection    ..     5K       5!4       5H        100 

First   National    Not   quoted 

Fox    "A"    81         80;^     803^         700 

Fox  Theaters   "A".   27^     27 J^     llVz     3,000 

Loew's,    Inc 39-%     39         39^^    10,500 

Metro-Gold.     Pfd...   23         23         23  100 

M.   P.    Cap.    Corp..    175^     17 J^     175/g        100 

Pathe   Exch 7554     75         7554     1,200 

Universal     Pict.     ..   96^     9554     95 J4        200 

Univ.   Pict.   "A"    Not   quoted 

Warner   Bros.   Pict.   16         16         16  100 

Warner   Bros.  "A".    1954      1954      1954         100 


When  you  think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Picture 

and  Theatrical  insurance  for 

the  past  fifteen  years. 


Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C. 

Bryant  3040 


Form  Publix  Theaters 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

as  well  as  that  company's  interest  in 
B.  &  K.  Mid-West  Theaters,  Inc.,  the 
Kunsky  chain  and  the  important  Lub- 
liner  &  Trinz  circuit.  The  stock  is 
owned  100  per  cent,  by  Famous,  but 
B.  &  K.  will  operate  the  combined 
houses  for  a  portion  of  the  profits. 

Later,  another  corporation  will  be 
formed  to  include  future  expansion. 

Houses  under  construction  include 
the_  Keith,  Atlanta;  the  Olympic,  Mi- 
ami; the  Florida,  Jacksonville;  the 
Tampa,  Tampa;  the  Florida,  St.  Pet- 
ersburg, Fla.;  the  Tennessee,  Knox- 
ville,  Tenn  ;  the  Jersey,  Morristown, 
N.  J.;  the  Texas,  Houston,  Tex.;  the 
Alabama,  Birmingham,  Ala.;  the  Tex- 
as, San  Antonio,  and  the  New  Para- 
mount, now  under  construction  on  the 
site  of  the  Putnam  Bldg. 

Of  the  purposes  of  the  company, 
Katz  said  yesterday: 

"The  aim  of  Publix  Theaters  is  to 
see  that  the  public  can  get  all  the  kind 
of  entertainment  it  wants  and  needs, 
of  the  right  kind  at  the  right  price  and 
in  conditions  of  comfort,  with  sur- 
roundings of  quality,  courtesy  and  ser- 
vice that  shall  be  established  as  part 
of  the  operation  of  each  and  every 
theater." 

As  intimated  some  weeks  ago,  Pub- 
lix has  signed  John  Murray  Anderson 
as  director  of  production.  His  first 
presentation  in  New  York  will  be  put 
on  at  the  Rivoli  which  will  close  Dec. 
19  for  five  days  to  allow  completion 
of  the  construction  work  and  will  re- 
open Christmas  Day  with  "A  Kiss  for 
Cinderella." 


Production  Begins  on  "The  Torrent" 

Production  began  yesterday  at  Met- 
ro-Goldwyn-Mayer  on  "The  Torrent." 
Ricardo  Cortez,  Greta  Garbo,  Ger- 
trude Olmstead,  Tully  Marshall, 
Mark  Swain,  Edward  Connolly, 
Maurice  Kains,  Lucien  Littlefield, 
Lucy  Beaumont,  Arthur  E.  Carew, 
Lillian  Leighton  and  Martha  Mattox 
are  in  the  acts.  Monta  Bell  directing. 


"Beverly"  Exteriors  Shot 

Los  Angeles— Marion  Davies  re- 
turned yesterdav  to  the  M.-G.-M.  stu- 
dio from  the  Sierra  mountain  range, 
where  first  scenes  of  "Beverly  of 
Graustark"  were  taken.  Sydney 
Franklin   directing. 


Hartford   Theater  Approved 

Hartford,  Conn. — Plans  for  a  $95.- 
000  theater  to  be  built  by  Max  Shul- 
man  and  Son,  have  been  apnroved 
by  the  building  inspection  depart- 
ment. 


Shauer    in    Far    East 

Emil  E.  Shauer,  head  of  the  foreign 
department  at  Famous  now  in  the 
Far  East,  is  due  in  Sydney.  Australia 
the  end  of  December.  A  general 
business  trip. 


DROP    CURTAFNS 

OF  EVERY  FABRIC  for 

Motion    Picture    Theaters 

Sold  or  Rented 

KNIGHT  -  MARTIN  -  TRUART 

Scenic  Studios 

260  W.  46th  St.  New  York  City 

Jack  Winty.  iMgt. 


West  End,  Atlanta  Opens 

Atlanta— The  West  End  at  Gordan 
and  Lee  Sts.  in  the  heart  of  the  subur- 
ban center  of  West  End,  has  opened. 
The  theater  will  be  operated  by  the 
Southern  Theater  Development  Co., 
of  which  Arthur  K.  Lucas,  head  of 
Educational  Films,  Inc.,  and  William 
K.  Jenkins,  president  of  Enterprise 
Dist.  Corp.,  are  principal  factors.  The 
opening  bill  included  "Little  Annie 
Rooney,"  "Killing  Time"  and  "Sing 
Them  Again." 


$3,000  Blocks  Theater 

Omaha — Refusal  of  Rufus  E.  Lee, 
realtor,  to  alter  his  price  of  $3,000 
for  permission  to  build  a  lobby 
through  a  bank  building  owned  by 
him  has  altered  the  plans  of  the  Or- 
phcum  circuit  to  build  here  this  year. 
According  to  Lee,  neither  party  was 
willing  to  alter  their  plans  and  it  was 
merely  the  $3,000  that  stood  in  the 
way.  A  new  site  is  being  sought  by 
Orpheum. 


Largest  Hotel  Will  Have  Theater 

Atlantic  City — The  world's  largest 
hotel  and  amusement  resort  to  cost 
$20,000,000  will  be  launched  immed- 
iately, Linus  A.  Kelly,  representative 
of  Ogden  &  Clarkson,  New  York 
announced.  The  hotel  will  have  17 
stories,  and  will  include  an  apart- 
ment house,  garage,  an  amusement 
pier  and  a  theater. 


New  Schedule  at  "U"  City 

I-os  Angeles  —  Four  productions 
are  to  start  at  Universal  City  in  the 
next  two  weeks,  and  at  least  four 
others  will  be  ready  in  the  next  30 
days.  Four  features  have  just  been 
completed,  "Skinner's  Dress  Suit," 
"Combat,"  "Grinning  Guns,"  and 
"The  Still  Alarm." 


Exchangeman    Becomes    Exhibitor 

Salt  Lake  City — Ed.  C.  Mix,  mana- 
ger of  the  Associated  Exhibitors  ex- 
change has  resigned,  effective  at 
once,  and  has  taken  over  active 
management  of  the  Kinema  here. 
He  has  purchased  the  lease  in  con- 
nection with  Louis  N.  Strike,  owner 
of  the   Star. 


William  de  Mille  Here 

William  de  Mille  is  in  New  York, 
having  completed  his  41st  production 
for  Paramount,  "The  S  p  le  n  d  i  d 
Crime."  If  there  is  room  in  the  Long 
Island  studio  he  will  follow  his  cus- 
tom of  making  one  picture  a  year  in 
the   East. 


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Coast  Convention 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 

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managers    from    the    American    s 
tributing   organization    and    abou  ■' 
foreign  managers  who  will  come 
from      points      as      far      distant 
Australia. 

In  discussing  Fox  theater  p] 
Grainger  went  over  a  number  o  j 
tails  already  made  public  and  a^ 
pointed  out  that  projects  are  plan 
for  Boston,  Buffalo,  Chicago.  Det 
Los  Angeles,  San  Francisco, 
Louis   and   Washington. 

William     Fox    is    expected    al 
Jan.  1. 


On  Sales  Trip  for  Fox 
Cleveland — Edmund  C.  Graing( 
Fox  is  in  this  territory  on  a  sales 
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Cincinnati  and  BufTalo. 


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The  Week's  Headlines 

Monday 

Loew  circuit  will  operate  Kansas  City  the- 
ater  to    be   built   by    Shanbetg    and    Wolf. 

British  production  plan  revised  to  meet  pos- 
sible "corner"  of  home  talent  by  foreign 
interests. 

Famous  may  build  large  theater  in   Erie,   Pa. 

Tuesday 

Fox  reported  seeking  control  of  Stanley  Co. 
Df  America.      Said  to  have  offered  $70,000,- 

oon. 

Final  oral  arguments  in  Federal  Trade  action 
against    Famous   up   in   Washington. 

Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  tie-up  with  M.  P.  T.  O. 
of  Kansas  and  Missouri  may  result  in 
2,000    play   dates    during    December. 

Ha!  Hodes  succeeds  Walter  J.  Brooks  as 
president  of  the  Short  Films  Syndicate, 
Inc. 

English  production  scheme  endorsed  by 
British   Federated   Industries. 

Universal  closes  deal  with  Ufa.  German 
company  gets  loan  of  15,000,000  marks. 
Joint  production  planned.  Universal  gets 
preferred   treatment    in   Ufa   theaters. 

Minnesota  Parent-Teachers'  Ass'n  to  form 
250  committees  to  wage  friendly  censor- 
ship. 

Wednesday 

Charlie    Chaplin's    course    in    United    Artists- 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer     merger     in     doubt. 

He    may    go    along    with    rest.       Decision 

soon. 
D.    J.    Chatkin    resigns    from    Educational    to 

buy    and    book    short    subjects    for    Famous 
Seattle     censor     board    seeking    more    drastic 

regulatory    powers. 
"Blue"     St.     Louis    looms    up    as    possibility. 
A     floating    theater     to    ply    between     Puget 

Sound     cities.       Ferry     boat     company     to 

build. 
Ufa's    pictures    on    Universal    release    schedule 

a   forerunner  of  other  foreign  invasions,  ac- 
cording  to    Ben    Blumenthal. 
Ruth     Griffith     Burnett,     winner    of     "Greater 

Movie  Season"  essay  contest  guest  at  Hays 

luncheon. 
Federal    Trade    Commission,    in    final    hearing, 

alleges    Famous    sought    monopoly. 

Thursday 

Thanksgiving  Day. 

Friday 

National  truck  system  for  film  deliveries 
under  consideration  at  Hays  office.  John 
Hertz  of  Chicago  made  offer. 

If  British  trade's  production  plan  doesn't 
carry,  the  Government  will  advance  one  of 
its   own.      Holds    situation   vital. 

"Laugh  Month"  committee  preparing  many 
accessory    aids    for    exhibitors. 

Film  Boards  of  Trade  waging  national  cam- 
paign  to  reduce   fire  hazards. 

Federal  Trade  Commission  holds  it  has  power 
trf  make  Famous  sell  its  theater  holdings. 
Paramount  counsel  denies  all  monopolistic 
charges. 

Saturday 

Possible  hitch  in  United-Metro  merger  re- 
ported  from    Coast. 

Famous  and  B.  &  K.  form  Publix  Theaters, 
Inc.  in  which  entire  theater  holdings  of 
both   organizations    are   merged. 

Fox  to  hold  annual  sales  convention  in  Los 
Angeles  next  April. 


Quebec  Theaters  Dispose  of  Empire 

Quebec  —  Quebec  Theaters,  Ltd. 
has  sold  the  Empire,  on  Fabrique  St., 
to  J.  A.  Fraser. 


Incorporations 

AlL^iy,  N.  Y. — Saland  Fun  Laboratories, 
New  York.  Capital  $10  onil.  Incorporators, 
A.  Weinstein,  J.  Margolin  an  I  ;"^.  Seaman. 
Attorney,  M.  Rosenzweig,  51  Chanibrrs  St., 
Ne>v  Vork. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Norton  Amusement  Corp.. 
Rochester.  Capital  $150,000.  iTicoipcr.itois. 
N.  Kaplan,  K.  Thompson  and  W.  Bom 
mershcim.  Attorney,  C.  B.  iJcchtold, 
Rochester. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Bob  Custer  Productions, 
New  York.  Capital  $5,000.  Incorporators, 
J.  Chapsky,  J.  Joel  and  M.  Spiro.  Atto- 
ney,   M.  M.   Black,  729  Seventh  A'« 


Do''-..  .'')el. — Vanguard  Mjtivii  I'l.-rures 
Co.,  New  York.  Capital  $5u0.i'Ci;:.  /.tier 
r.iy,    United    States    Corporatio.T    Co. 


Dover.  Del.- — Dent  Theaters,  Inc. ;  Dover. 
Capital  $500,000.  Attorney,  United  States 
Corporation    Co. 


New    Coast    Unit    Plans    Three 

Sacramento,  Cal.  • —  The  Valleys 
Empire  Co.  has  filed  incorporation 
papers.  The  company  will  build 
three  new  houses  in  this  vicinity, 
one  in  Marysville,  Oroville  and 
Chico  which  will  be  the  first  of  a  con- 
templated chain.  Capital  is  listed  at 
$500,000.  George  W.  Peltier,  a  local 
banker,  is  president. 


Montgomery,  Mo.,  May  Go  "Blue" 

Montgomery,  Mo.  —  At  present, 
Montgomery  has  a  rigid  Sunday 
closing  ordinance  which  has  not  been 
adhered  to.  The  "  blues"  have  star- 
ted a  drive,  insisting  that  Prosecut- 
ing Attorney  G.  E.  Dowell  enforce 
the  "blue"  laws.  Dowell  has  inti- 
mated that  he  will  do  so. 


Red  Seal  Prepares  Xmas  Release 

"A  Little  Friend  of  All  the  World" 
is  the  title  of  a  special  Christmas  re- 
lease of  Red  Seal.  It  is  a  novelty 
one-reeler  made  by  the  Bray  Studios. 


Beetson  in  Canada 

Toronto — Frederick  W.  Beetson, 
secretary-treasurer  of  the  Assoc,  ol 
M.  P.  Producers,  Los  Angeles,  on  a 
tour  of  Canada,  stopped  off  here. 


Medcraft  to  Write  for  Lasky 

Hollywood — Russell  G.  M>edcraft 
is  here  relative  to  several  stories  he 
will  write  for  Famous.  Medcraft  will 
soon   leave   for  the   East. 


Censors  Seize  Posters 

Montreal — ^More  than  30  posters 
were  seized  at  the  Laurier  Palace 
theater,  by  Martin  Singer,  Montreal, 
censor. 


Agfa  Increases  Capital 

The  Agfa  Raw  Film  Corp.  has  in- 
creased its  capital  from  $10,000  to 
$500000. 


Palace,   Sydney,   Closed  by   Fire 

Sydney,    N.    S. — Fire    recently    de- 
stroyed the  interior  of  the  Palace. 


Among  Exchangemen 

Washington — Pathe  has  promoted  Joe 
Kushner,  booker,  to  traveling  inspector  book- 
er for   the  United  States. 


Cleveland — Arthur  Fletcher  has  returned 
to  Metro-Goldwyn  after  spending  the  past 
year    in    Florida. 


Atlanta — As  a  result  of  the  resignation  ol 
M.  W.  Davis,  Universal  salesman,  E.  A. 
Rook  has  left  Pathe  to  take  his  place,  cov- 
ering the   Southwest. 


Milwaukee — Carl  Elbert,  formerly  with  F. 
B.  O.,  has  succeeded  Herb  Haymen  as  sales- 
man   for    Paramount. 


Salt  Lake  City — George  Hayes,  former 
Educational  salesman  in  Denver,  has  been 
transferred   here. 


Salt  Lake  City — Dave  Barnholtz,  succeed- 
ing Glen  H.  Allen,  has  been  made  local 
branch  manage'r  for  P.  D.  C. 


Portland,  Ore. — Karl  R.  McMahan,  who 
recently  resigned  from  the  Robert  Morton 
Organ  Co.,  has  joined  the  B.  F.  Shearer 
Co. 


London  Fox  Man  Here 

Arriving  at  the  home  office,  G. 
Thomas  Cummins,  London  repre- 
senative  for  Fox  News,  will  stay  here 
two  months  observing  how  the  news 
reel  is  made  up. 


Theater  Changes 

Harthshorne,  Okla. — W.  A.  Weace,  is  to 
open  his  new  house  soon. 

Clarendon,  Tex. — Homer  Mulkey  will 
shortly   open   his    second   house   here. 


Boston — Ground  has  been  broken  for  a 
new  theater  seating  2,100  in  Everett.  It  is 
hoped  to  have  the  house  ready  for  opening 
by   the  first  of  June. 


Boston — A  picture  house  is  to  be  erected 
on  the  site  of  the  old  Cobb  purchased  re- 
cently by  Apollo  Theaters,  Inc.,  for  $58,- 
000. 


Toledo — The  Palace,  owned  by  William 
Souerbier  and  managed  by  Howard  Feigley, 
opened   recently. 


Kansas  City — Foundations  have  been  com- 
pleted on  the  new  theater  being  built  by 
R.  L.  Willis.  He  hopes  to  open  by  New 
Year's   Eve. 


McKittrick,     Mo. — Edward     Blanton      has 
opened  his  new  house. 


Granite  City,  III. — Paul  Lutestanski  has 
opened   the   new   Granite   City,   seating   800. 

Des  Moines — The  Empress,  at  Chelsea  has 
been  bought  from  Frank  Adamec  by  E.  H. 
Dickinson. 


Columbus,  la. — Ludy  Boston  has  purchased 
the  Lyric  from  Harry   Dilley. 


Toledo — The  old  Toledo  is  to  reopen 
shortly  under  the  name  of  the  New  Palace, 
following  the  expenditure  of  $100,000  for 
redecorating. 


Albany,   N.   Y. — Bennett  and   Vadncy  have 
reopened  the  Hudson,  Watervliet. 


Terrell,  Tex. — Hunt  and  Garland  have  re- 
opened the  Palace,  after  having  the  house  re- 
decorated. 


Cleveland,    Okla. — The    Olympic    is    beine 
enlarged   and    redecorated. 


Mexico,  Tex. — The  American  has  been 
reopened  by  E.  E.  Lutz,  after  being  closed 
for  repairs  caused  by  fire. 


Harrisburg,  Pa. — Pictures  are  to  be  booked 
for  week  runs  at  Loew's  Regent,  following  a 
change   of   policy. 


Los   Angeles — ^Joseph   F.   Malloy   has   been 
appointed   treasurer   of   the   Criterion. 


Baltimore — The  Fayette,  built  in  1916  and 
running  steadily  since,  has  been  turned  into 
a    bowling   alley. 


Watertown,  N.  Y.— Carl  A.  Phillips  bought 
the  Antique  for  $37,000. 


Newfane,  N.  Y. — The  seating  arrangement 
of  the  Arcade  has  been  changed  and  the 
house  redecorated. 


Chicago — Jules  J.  Ruben  has  been  named 
vice-president  and  manager  of  the  local  of- 
fice of   Great  Lakes  Theater   Corp. 


Siotix  City,  la. — The  Plaza  has  been  taken 
over  by  the  Frank  Amusement  Co.,  of  Water- 
loo, la. 


Chicago — The  Majestic  at  Harvard,  III., 
is  being  run  by  C.  W.  Spanuth,  former  Chi- 
cago   exhibitor. 

Baker,  Ore. — K.  L.  Burke,  owner  of  the 
Baker  will  close  his  house  for  the  next  few 
weeks   while   it    undergoes  redecorations. 


Pittsburgh — Sale  of  the  Chime  to  Harold 
H.  Paul,  formerly  cohnected  with  Rowland 
and  Clark,  has  been  made  by  Benjamin  Lewis. 


Single   Reelers   Sold 

Louis  Weiss  of  Artclass  Pictures 
has  sold  the  "Guess  Who"  series  of 
one-reelers  to  Federated  Film  Ex- 
change Company  of  Pittsburgh  for 
Western  Pennsylvania  and  West  Vir- 
ginia. 

Ben  Levine  of  Oxford  Exchange 
has  purchased   the   local  rights. 


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I  in  developing  their  own  shows. 

Capitol 

nit  No.  1. — Capitol  Grand  Or- 
tra  Selections  from  "Madame 
erflj,"    Puccini.      Tiine,    10    min- 

nit  No.  2. — Louise  Loring  dra- 
ijic  soprano.  "O  Cicli  Azzurri" 
■h  "Aida,"  Verdi.  Soloist  in 
|ptian  costume.  Scene:  backdrop 
h'fl\-  of  sky  with  tower  to  one  side. 

I  flooded  with  green  light  and 
?,,.;r    effect    spot    playing    upon    sea 

Cion  of  backdrop.  Time.  5 
utcs. 

nit  No.  3. — Thanksgiving.  One 
the  "American  Holiday"  Scries. 
e,  4  minutes. 

nit      No.      4. — V\'illiam       Robyn. 

ir.      "Ah,    Moon   of   My   Delight" 

■m    "In    a    Persian    Garden,"    Liza 

,imann.      Backdrop    and    side    cur- 

'-  <  of  soft  thin  material.     Curtains 

i   with   girl   in   colonial   costume 

eid   on    gold   bench.      Tenor,   also 

■.|:oion!al   costume,   stands   in    back 

"'  ='ngs   to    lady.      Soft   shell    pink 

.<  effects.     Time,   4   minutes. 

Iiiit  No.  5. — ^"Tambourinc."  Mu- 
"Dancc  of  the  Sylphs,"  Desha, 
ble  dance  with  dancers  in  flimsy 
umes,  solo  dancer  balancing  air 
on  and  ballet  carrying  flower 
and.  Curtains  of  georgette. 
e,  3  minutes. 

nit  No.  6. — Celia  Turrill,  prima 
ia_,  "Homing"  Del  Riego.  Tiers 
:hiffon  or  georgette  curtains  ar- 
ed  in  cavern  effect.  Pale  green 
ing.  Time,  4  minutes. 
nit     No.     7. — Capitol      Magazine. 

10    minutes. 
nit    No.    8. — Doris    Niles,    John 
salt    and    Capitol    Ballet.      "Ma- 
a."      Dancers    in     Russian    cos- 
es.    Velvet  drapes.  Time,  5  min- 

nit  No.  9.— Feature:     "The  Only 
ig."    Time,  65  minutes, 
nit     No.     10. — In     Other     Lands 
e  Balkans).     Time,  5  minutes, 
nit    No.    11. — Capitol    Grand    Or-' 
Time.  5  minutes. 


Warners 

nit   No.    1. — Orchestra   Number — 

:iat       arrangement       of       "Silver 

d."     Time,  9  minutes. 

nit  No.  2.— News  Weekly.    Time, 

inutes. 

nit    No.    3.— Short    Subject    Rc- 

1-^Charlie    Chaplin    in    "A    Dog's 

Time,  25  minutes, 
nit  No.  4. — Prologue  to  feature, 
tains  open  on  a  typical  East  Side 
e,  depicting  "Hogan's  Alley"  by 
ns  of  a  painted  drop.  The  only 
p"  used  is  a  lighted  lamp  post 
ight — an  old  fashioned  gas  lamp 
of  the  early  nineties.  Four  raga- 
fin  bootblacks  and  newsboys  are 
t'ng  dice,  as  a  policeman  appears 
they  disappear.  The  "cop"  sings 
epical  old  time  song.  This  is 
•wed  by  a  newsboy  and  girl  in  a 
r  and  dance  number.  At  the  close 
ensemble  all  join  in  an  East  Side 

Time,  6   minutes, 
nit     No.     5. — Feature— "Hogan's 
y."     Time,   70   minutes. 


New  Theaters 

Albany,  Tex. — Frank  \Vliitney  is  making 
plans  for  a  large  theater  to  open  next 
spring. 

Manhattan,  Kan. — A  new  house  seating 
800,  is  being  built  by  the  Miller  Construction 
Co. 


Lincoln,  Neb. — With  the  passing  of  the 
oldest  building  in  town,  Jansen  is  to  have 
Its    newest    movie    house. 


Marianna,  Ark. — Operating  a  string  oi 
theaters  iri  this  section,  L.  !■".  Harvey  has 
purchased    the    Regent. 


Csapcr,  Ark. — The  Iris,  owned  by  the  Rex 
Investment  Co.,  is  to  be  remodeled  and  made 
into  a  first  run  house  to  be  known  as  the 
Rex. 

Riu,  Wis. — Puttell's  theater  has  beun  leased 
to  R.  It.  Riggs,  an  old  exhibitor  in  Cheboy- 
gan,   Midi.,    who    plans    to    remodel. 


Milwaukee — A  new  Uieater  seating  lOOC 
opened  Thanksgiving  hv  Tack  Yoe  at  Beaver 
Falls,    Wis. 

Milwaukee — Final  arrangements  have  been 
made  by  George  Herog  for  the  opening  of 
the    Strand    Dec.    1. 


.Seattle — The    North    Park    is    to    be   opened 
l)y   L.   F.   Meyers  Dec.    1. 


Springfield,  Mass. — Proposals  have  been 
made  by  two  groups  to  the  Chamber  of  Com- 
merce at  Westfield  to  build  a  theater  seating 
1200   in   the   rear  of  the  Parks    lilock. 


Moberly,    Mo. — The    Miller    was    opened    by 
Roy    ISIiller   last   week. 


San    Francisco — L.    Florcs    has    named    his 
new  theater  at  Madera  the   Progress. 


San     Francisco — A     new     house     is     to     be 
opened   at    Santa    Cruz   by   J.    A.    Harvey. 


Fond  du  Lac,  Wis. — Arrangements  arc 
underway  for  the  opening  of  the  new  Fond 
uu    Lac    by    Herbert    Fisher. 


Sault  St.  Marie,  Mich. — The  Colonial  i.*;  to 
open  in  two  weeks  under  management  of  J. 
M.   Andary. 


Putting  It  Over 


Allentown.  Pa. — Tlic  New  Southern,  a 
neigliborliood  luni-ic,  has  been  opened  liy  P- 
J.    McArdle. 


San  Fiancisco — .\  new  Sam  H.  Levin 
tlieater,  to  be  known  as  the  Harding  and  to 
seat  ovei'  1.200  is  being  erected  on  Haves 
St. 


Philadelphia — Under  the  management  oi 
the  Glcnside  Amusement  Co.,  the  Embassy 
recently    opened    at    Jenkenstown. 


Milbank,      S.      D. — Frank      Wewerka     wU] 
erect  a  new  house  here. 


Motley,     Minn. — L.     Jansen     will    open    his 
new   house   this  month. 


Sebeka,    Minn. — The    new    Community    will 
open   next   month.      Ernest    Sharrat    is   owner. 


St.  Louis — Representing  an  investment  of 
$125,000,  the  Capitol,  Taylorville,  111.,  is 
to    be    opened    shortly    by    Dominic    Frescina. 


Will  Convene  in  Spring 

Indianapolis — The  annual  conven- 
tion of  the  Indian  Indorsers  of  Photo- 
plays is  to  be  held  at  Fort  Wayne  in 
April. 


New  Theater  For  Brighton  Beach 

The  Parkland  Building  Co.,  of 
Brooklyn,  has  completed  plans  for  a 
2,500  seat  theater  at  Brighton  Beach. 


May  Not  Rebuild  Lyric 

Reading,  Pa. — No  plans  have  yet 
been  made  for  the  rebuilding  of  the 
Lyric  which  burned  last  month,  ac- 
cording to  H.  J.  Schad,  head  of 
Carr  &  Schad.  Inc.  Loss  was  esti- 
mated at  $150,000.  nearly  all  covered 
by  insurance. 


Here  is  how  a  brother  exhib- 
itor puts  his  show  over.  Send 
along  your  ideas.  Let  the  other 
fellow  know  how  you  eleantd 
up. 


Kyne  Novel  In  Window  Display 

Auguita.  Me. — Copies  of  the  Peter 
B.  Kyne  novel  upon  which  "A ever 
the  Twain  Shall  Meet"  is  based  were 
featured  in  a  window  display  when 
this  production  played  at  the  Colonial. 
Stills  and  11  by  14  photos  were  prom- 
inently displayed,  and  50  one-sheets, 
3  sixes  and  1  twenty-four  were  posted. 
Hanging  moss  and  palm  leaves  de- 
corated the  lobby,  and  100  special 
cards  printed  in  light  green  and  black 
on  white  were  displayed  throughout 
the  town.  A  trailer  was  used,  and 
there  was  a  vigorous  press  campaign. 


Tie-Up  With  The  Navy 

New  Orleans — A  tie-up  that  netted 
much  publicity  for  ".Shore  Leave." 
when  it  was  shown  at  the  Saenger 
was  with  the  Naval  Air  Station.  The 
entertainers  from  the  station  presen- 
ted a  program  of  vaudeville  acts. 
Lieut.  Albert  Tucker  directed  the  pro- 
gram of  vaudeville  and  music  for 
the   Naval  Air  Station. 

The  Navy  band  gave  a  parade  each 
day,  followed  by  a  concert  in  front 
of  the  theater  each  night.  A  portion 
of  the  receipts  were  given  to  the 
N'avy   Relief   Society. 


Exploits  "Lost  World" 

Oklahoma  City — E.  D.  Brewer, 
First  National  manager,  had  a  bron- 
tosaurus  built  to  exploit  "The  Lost 
World"  throughout  Oklohoma.  The 
huge  animal  is  mounted  on  a  Reo 
truck  and  is  driven  through  the 
streets  of  the  town  where  the  picture 
is  being  shown. 

For  the  run  of  the  picture  in  Okla- 
homa City,  at  the  Empress,  the  bron- 
tosauru.'    was    called    into    play,    and 


it  attracted  much  attention.  Man- 
ager J.  F.  Via,  of  the  Palace,  Black- 
well,  Okla.,  also  rented  the  bronto- 
saurus  for  a  street  ballyhoo  in  his 
town. 


Sandwich   Man   Dressed   As  Hindu 

Waterville,  Me. — A  sandwich  man 
dressed  as  a  Hindu,  carrying  a  small 
crystal  ball  on  a  small  shelf  in  front 
of  him,  attracted  attention  to  the 
showing  of  "The  Mystic"  at  the 
Haines.  The  boards  he  carried  were 
appropriately  decorated  with  mystic 
signs  and  announcements  of  the 
showing. 

A  dry  goods  store  contributed  a 
window  display  featuring  a  card 
which  read  "There  is  no  mystery 
about  our  bargains — we  leave  that  to 
'The  Mystic'  at  the  Haines  Theater." 
One  hundred  special  blocks  in  green 
and  red  on  white  were  displayed 
prominently  throughout  the  town,  and 
a  trailer  was  used.  Twenty-five  1- 
sheets,  six  3-sheets  and  three  6-sheets 
were  posted. 


Ardmore  Sold  For  $135,000 

Philadelphia — Harry  J.  Rittenhouse 
has  bought  the  Ardmore  from  Thom- 
as,  Harry  and   Nathan   Harrison  for 

$1,^5.000. 


Middleman  Sells  Two  Houses 
De   Queen,   Ark. — The   Grand  and 
Quren   were   sold  by   A.   L.   Middle- 
m?n    to    Robert    Gentry,    of    Siloam 

.Springs. 


Exhibitors  Hit  By  Machine 

Dj'llas— S.  G.  Howell  and  William 
L.  White,  owner  and  manager  of  the 
Colonial  and  Parkway  theaters,  were 
injured  a  few  days  ago  when  they 
were   hit   bv  a   machine. 


Women  Give  Film  Data 
Los  Angeles — Data  concerning  its 
work  was  given  at  a  meeting  of  the 
California  Federation  of  Women's 
Clubs.  Great  strides  have  been  made 
in  the  "Make  the  Best  Pictures  Pay 
Best"  plan  of  the  organization. 


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Birthday  number  of  Greater  Amusements  out  Decem- 
ber 19. 

This  will  be  the  greatest  edition  of  a  regional  trade 
paper  ever  printed. 

Reserve  your  space  now. 

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DAILY 


Sunday,  November  29,] 


"Clothes  Make  the  Pirate" 

Producer;    Sam  Rork 
Distributor:    First  National  ■ 

CORKING  FINE  NOVELTY  IN 
WHICH  LEON  ERROL  DOES 
SPLENDID  WORK.  SHOULD 
PROVE  FINE  BOX  OFFICE 
ATT'RACTION. 

Cast..  Leon  Errol  particularly  good 
as  the  timid  tailor  who  becomes  a 
pirate  chief  by  accident.  Dorothy 
Gish' delightful.  Nita  Naldi  splen- 
did. TuUy  Marshall,  James  Ren- 
iiie,  Edna  Murphy  all  good.  Others 
unimportant. 

Type    of    Story Farce    comedy. 

Holman  Day's  story  has  a  delight- 
fur  idea  of  how  a  tailor  in  a  little 
New  England  village,  in  the  period 
of  1750,  who  had  a  great  hankering 
for  pirate  stories,  suddenly,  with- 
out warning,  is  forced  into  the 
leadership  of  a  pirate  crew.  Of 
course  there  is  a  little  love  story 
interwoven  and  naturally  the  lovers 
come  together  at  the  end  and  the 
timid  tailor  returns  to  his  irate  and 
angry  wife,  splendidly  portrayed 
by  Dorothy  Gish.  On  this  thread 
Maurice  Tourneur  has  built  a  very 
delightful,  novel  picture  full  of 
laughs,  full  of  strange  and  unusual 
situations  and  Marion  Fairfax  has 
supplied  some  titles  in  the  old 
English  used  during  that  period, 
all  of  which  makes  for  a  fine  eve- 
ning's  entertainment. 

Production  values  are  exceeding- 
ly fine.  The  picture  cost  a  lot  of 
money  and  it  shows  on  the  screen. 
This  is  particularly  true  of  the  big 
battle  sequence  between  the  pirate 
and  a  trading  ship.  The  manner 
in  which  the  pirates  swarm  over 
the  side  of  the  ship,  the  hand  to 
hand  battle,  all  make  for  great  en- 
■  tertainment  and  director  Tourneur 
has  taken  every  opportunity  to 
build  this.  The  end  comes  a  little 
too   sudden. 

Box    Office    Angle Good    for    any 

audience,  particularly  because  of 
novel  form  of  entertainment  plus 
an  exceedingly  strong  cast. 

Exploitation. ..  .Leon  Errol  became 
known  to  picture  fans  through 
"Sally"  but  he  is  on  the  screen 
a  great  deal  in  this  new  one  and 
those  who  liked  him  in  "Sally"  are 
going  to  appreciate  him  a  great 
deal  more  hereafter.  In  addition 
to  Errol  you  have  many  other  good 
names  to  use  and  there  is  a  great 
battle  between  the  pirates  and  an- 
other ship  which  offers  a  great 
thrill  to  those  who  like  this  stort 
of  stuff.  Use  Errol's  name  and 
also  Maurice  Tourneur's.  You  can 
make  promises  for  this  one  which 
will  live  up. 

Direction    Maurice  Tourneur; 

excellent 

Author   Holman  Day 

Scenario Marion   Fairfax 

Cameraman  Harry  Cronijager 

Photography    Fine 

Locale    Boston   in    1750 

Length    .....,^^    8  000    feet 


"The  Sea  Wolf" 

Producer:    Ralph   Ince  Prod. 

JACK  LONDON'S  FAMOUS 
STORY  PICTURIZED  IN  TRE- 
MENDOUSLY POWERFUL 
PUNCHES.  STRONG  STORY 
BUT  FINE  ENTERTAINMENT 

Star Ralph  ince  gives  an  out- 
standing performance  as  the  genius 
gone  made  in  charge  of  the  sealing 
schooner.  Probably  the  best  thing 
he   has  ever  done. 

Cast Mitchell    Lewis    gives    his 

usual  good  characterization  as  the 
mate  of  the  hell  ship.  Claire 
Adams  excellent  as  the  only  wom- 
an in  the  picture.  Theodore  Von 
Eltz  gives  good  performance. 
Snitz  Edwards  excellent  as  the 
cook. 

Type  of  Story ....  Man-size  melo- 
drama. Jack  London  always  wrote 
with  the  bit  in  his  teeth.  "The 
Sea  Wolf"  is  a  tremendously  strong 
narrative  which  tells  of  how  a  man 
who  had  been  a  genius  and  whose 
mind  had  taken  a  bad  slant,  be- 
comes the  master  of  a  sealing  ves- 
sel and  terrorizes  all  who  come 
within  his  power.  His  brutality 
and  his  coarseness  is  ofT-set  by  his 
desire  to  discuss  life  after  death 
and  his  aijility  to  play  the  organ. 
He  terrorizes  hero,  heroine  and 
crew  and  meets  his  end  only  after 
his  ship  burns  beneath  him  in  the 
Bering  Sea  when  hero  and  heroine 
are  taken  off  by  a  passing  steamer. 
The  climax  is  one  of  the  most 
powerful  sequences  ever  shot. 
Some  of  the  brutality  may  offend 
some  women.  The  one  weakness 
of  the  story  is  that  the  hero  never 
develops  into  a  real  man.  He  is 
beaten  up  time  and  again  by  the 
slugging  captain,  even  the  cook 
kicks  him  around,  but  while  he 
fights  back  he  never  gets  :>ny where. 
Only  at  the  end  of  the  production 
does  he  start  a  fight  on  his  own 
and  then  he  is  knocked  out.  Some 
clever  cutting  would  easily  rem- 
edy  this,   however 

Box    Office    Angle Where    they 

like  their  entertainment  served  in 
strong,  he-man  punches  this  one 
is  in.  Nothing  ladylike  or  delicate 
about  this  one. 

Exploit^ation In    its    day    "The 

Sea  Wolf"  was  one  of  the  best 
sellers.  There  are  still  millions  of 
readers  who  insist  that  Jack  Lon- 
don's successor  has  not  yet  ap- 
peared and  his  writings  still  have  a 
powerful  appeal.  The  obvious  tie- 
up  with  book  stores  is  simple.  A 
trailer  should  interest  them.  Play 
up  Ralph  Ince.  You  can  easily 
promise  the  best  .  performance  he 
has   ever  given. 

Direction    Ralph    Ince; 

splendid 

Author    Jack  London 

Scenario   J.   G.  Alexander 

Photography   Fine ; 

miniatures  used  too  often 

Cameraman    J.    C.    Taylor 

Locale   Pacific  Ocean 

Length   ..,....,.,..,. .  7,600  feet 


"The  Only  Thing" 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
ANOTHER  OF  ELINOR  GLYN'S 
ROYAL  ROMANCES.  PLENTY 
OF  GLITTER  AND  TINSEL 
IN  GOOD  LOOKING  PRODUC- 
TION BUT  STORY  IS  WEAK 
AND    UNIMPORTANT. 

Cast. ...  Eleanor  Boardman  not  espe- 
cially attractive  in  an  exaggerated 
long  blonde  wig.  Plays  the  weary 
Princess  betrothed  to  an  ugly 
Jving.  Edward  Connelly  has  a  dif- 
ficult time  of  it  with  "prop"  teeth 
that  arc  intended  to  make  him  ugly. 
Conrad  Nagel,  completely  dis- 
guised by  an  abbreviated  mustache, 
IS  the  British  diplomat  hero.  Others 
.\rtlnir  Carew,  \'era  Lewis,  Carrie 
Clarke  Ward,  Dale  Fuller,  Con- 
stance Wylie,  Ned  Sparks,  Mario 
Carillo. 

Type  of  Story.  ...  Romance.  "The 
Only  Thing"  is  another  of  Elinor 
Glyn's  mythical  kingdom  ro- 
mances that  depend  upon  lavish 
settings,  royal  atmosphere  and 
court  etiquette  for  appeal  while 
the  actual  plot  limps  along  on 
weak  underpins.  It  is  the  old  yarn 
of  a  Princess  beautiful  betrothed 
to  a  wreck  of  a  King  while  the 
handsome  hero  stands  looking  on 
powerless  to  help.  In  this  case 
not  only  the  King  is  ugly  but  his 
family  and  those  in  his  court. 
There  is  an  epidemic  of  buck  teeth 
in  the  picture.  The  idea  was  good 
enough  for  a  laugh  but  when  they 
spread  it  on,  like  all  other  good 
gags  that  are  overdone,  the  effect 
is  weakened.  The  production  is 
splendid,  the  settings  are  spacious 
and  artistic  and  the  photography 
excellent.  Jack  Conway,  under 
Elinor  Glyn's  personal  supervision, 
has  done  all  he  could  with  the  story 
but  it  didn't  hold  forth  any  great 
opportunities.  Good  production 
values    may    compensate. 

Story:  Princess  Thyra  is  bound 
to  plight  her  troth  v^-ith  the  ugly 
King.  The  Duke's  plan  to  elope 
with  her  fails  and  the  ceremony  is 
about  to  take  place  when  the  revo- 
lutionists interrupt  the  proceed- 
ings with  an  uprising.  The  King 
is  killed  and  after  the  necessary 
delays  and  attempts  at  suspense, 
the  Princess  and  her  lover,  the 
Duke,   are  reunited. 

Box    Office   Angle May    get    by 

from  pictorial  viewpoint.  Produc- 
tion is  good  to  look  at  and  may 
help   overcome  story  weakness. 

Exploitation. ....  .A    trailer    showing 

some  of  the  fine  sets  will  serve  to 
interest  the  crowd  that  follows 
good  looking  productions.  Talk 
from  this  angle  unless  you  think 
there  is  a  possibility  of  pleasing 
them  with  the  royal  romance  of 
a  Princess  betrothed  to  an  ugly 
King.  Use  Eleanor  Boardman's 
and    Conrad   Nagel's   names. 

Direction Jack  Conway;  good 

Author    Elinor    Glyn 

Scenario    Same 

Cameraman    Chester  Lyons 

Photography    Very    good 

Locale Mythical  Kingdom 

Length    5,284    feet 


Monte  Blue  in 

"Hogan's  Alley" 

Warner  Brothers 

EAST  SIDE  STORY  CRAMIS 
WITH  HEART  INTEBiS 
AND  DIZZY  MELO.  Gt] 
OLD  HOKUM  GETS  PC'1 
LAR  VOTE— AS  USUAL.      | 

Star...., As  a  prizefighter.  ^ 
Blue  looks  more  like  a  typical 
Side  bo\-  than  some  other  r 
.-.'  reen  fighters.  He  adapts  hi 
smoothly  to  the  changing  moo 
t'-,i>  melange  of  screen  throbs 
1  In  ills.  He  may  not  be  a 
actor — but  he  has  a  knack  ol 
ting  a  variet}'  of  emotional 
without    a   jarring    note. 

Cast Patsv    Ruth    Miller    do 

Mary       Pickford       "Little       / 
Rooney"  role,  but  she  is  too  g 
up  and  sophisticated  to  get  it 
with    realism.      Willard    Louis 
the   star   carry   the    film   with 
personalities.      Willard    misca;  j 
an  Irish  father,  but  his  broad    r 
edy  will  get  over  with  all  natic 
ties.      Max    Davidson    who    hii 
make        Jackie        Coogan's        j 
Clothes"  entertaining,  is  great  i 
Jewish    clothier.      Mary    Carr  i 
as  only    Mary   can — on   the   sci 

Type  of  Story Comedy-n 

drama.  The  outstanding  fac 
that  the  author  is  well  postei 
all  the  i)ox-oflfice  hokum  that 
peals  to  average  audiences, 
so  he  used  most  of  it —  sob  !j 
love  stuff,  slapstick  haw-' 
thrills. 

Story:  Incidental.  It's  the 
riety  of  material  crowded 
every  foot  that  keeps  the  audi 
interested — wondering  what's  < 
ing  next.  Lefty  the  prizefig 
loves  Patsy,  the  street  urchin, 
suddenly  develops  into  a  wo 
and  a  Broadway  rounder  sch( 
to  get  the  girl  but  the  hero  fi 
his  way  to  her  via  airplane,  thrc 
a  near  train  wreck.  One  sent 
tells  the  story,  but  the  highli 
and  excitement  that  are  crov 
into  this  simple  tale  would  take 
of  these  pages  to  tabulate.  I 
the    old    ringside    champs    appe 

■  Jeffries,  Tommy  Ryan,  Kid  Le 
Ad  Wolgast.  And  at  the  ring 
the  photographer  is — Ben  Tui 
It's  a  great  mixture — almost  sci 
bled.  But  the  point  is  this 
Broadway  audience  guffawed 
the  slapstick  and  gulped  hare 
the  meller.  They  were  obvio 
entertained.  A  typical  ol 
showman's  picture. 

Box    Office    Angle.  ..  .Made    foij 
uncritical    audience    that    wani 
laughs    and    thrills    laid    on    bT 
and    heavy.      As    such — a    cleai 
Not   for   a   high-grade   clientele 

Exploitation.  ...  Bill  the  prize  fi 
which  is  'way  above  the  aver 
Also  appearance  of,  former  chai 
Feature  Hogan's  Alley  wit! 
washline  across  marquee  for 
inosnliere. 

Direction  ....Roy  De  Ruth;  kn 
his  material 

Author Gregory    Ro; 

Scenario Darryl    Francis    Zan 

Cameraman Charges    Vanen 

Photography G 

Locale New  York's  East  J 

Length 6,370 


THE 


inday.  November  29,  1925 


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DAILV 


"Free  to  Love" 

B.  P.  Schulberg 
ROOK      REGENERATION 

1  THEME    BUILT    UPON    SET- 
TLEMENT   HOUSE    RO 
MANCE.      HAS    THE    USUAL 
THRILLS  AND  LOVE  INTER- 

lEST. 

Ust Clara  Bow  very  good  as  the 

'■^little  reformatory  girl  who  wants 
to  go  straight.  Does  well  in  climax 
emotional  sequence.  Donald  Keith 
suitable  as  the  young  minister-hero. 
Raymond  McKee  an  underworld 
character  who  does  very  well. 
Others  Hallam  Cooley,  Charles 
Mailes  and  Winter  Hall. 

ijrpe  of  Story.  ..  .Crook  story.     The 
IJlittle  girl  who  wants  to  go  straight 
ijibut   wjiose   former   accomplices   re- 
ijfuse  to  let  her  bury  the  past  is  again 
ijithe  central  character  of  a  crook  re- 
igeneration     theme     that    resembles 
,not  a  few  predecessors  built  along 
the  same  formula   lines.      "Free   to 
Love"  has  the  usual  thrills,  love  in- 
terest,   and    suspense    but    for    the 
crowd  that  enjoys  a  heroine  whose 
way  isn't  one  of  roses,  the  adven- 
tures   of    Clara    Bow    in    this    will 
serve  to  hold  them  rather  well.  She 
does  good  work  and  is  convincingly 
earnest  when  she  is  sacrificing  her 
own  life  in  an  effort  to  keep  shame 
and  degradation  from  the  man  she 
loves.     The   development  maintains 
an  even  interest  in  this  respect. 

Story:  Clara,  escaped  from  a  re 
forniatory,  breaks  into  a  rich  man's 
home.  He  adopts  her  and  she  re- 
forms. Her  former  associates  keep 
on  her  trail  and  eventually  the  lead- 
er succeeds  in  parting  Clara  and  her 
minister  sweetheart.  Meantime 
Clara  learns  that  her  sweetheart's 
father  is  one  of  the  gang  of  thieves, 
his  lust  for  gems  leading  him  to 
purchase  the  stolen  jewels.  While 
trying  to  warn  the  man  of  an  im- 
liending  raid  which  would  expose 
him  Clara  is  caught  and  accused  of 
murdering  the  leader.  Eventually 
111  underv^forld  character  clears 
(  lara  and  the  minister's  father  kills 
himself,  leaving  Clara  free  to  marry 
Ijhcro, 

ox  Office  Angle Good  for  cer- 
tain type  audience.  Will  furnish 
the  romance  and  thrills  they  lopk 
for. 

icploitation Talk  about  the  re- 
formed girl  crook  who  was  willing 
to  sacrifice  her  life  to  save  casting 
shame  upon  the  name  of  her  sweet- 
heart's father.  Clara  Bow  has  done 
enough  important  things  of  late  to 
warrant  liberal  use  of  her  name  in 
announcements.  They'll  like  her  in 
this  also.  Donald  Keith  may  have 
a  following  among  the  hero  lovers. 

irection    ........    Frank  .O'Connor; 

average 

uthor  Adele  Buffington 

:enario    Adele   Buffington 

imeraman    Not  credited 

iiotography Fair 

Dcale    City 

ngth 4,825  feet 


Thomas  Meighan  in 

"Irish  Luck" 

Paramount 

MEIGHAN'S  LATEST  A  SCENIC 
TOUR  OF  IRELAND  MORE 
THAN  ANYTHING  ELSE  BUT 
THE  LOVELY  LOCATIONS 
HELP  A  LOT.  STORY 
AMOUNTS  TO  LITTLE. 
Star. . .  .Plays  a  dual  role  but  doesn't 
make  great  strides  in  either.  Seems 
to  be  running  in  a  streak  of  ill  luck 
on  story  material.  May  get  by  with 
a  loyal  following. 

Cast Lois  Wilson  pleasing.     Cecil 

Humphreys  and  Claude  King  a 
competent  pair  of  schemers.  Others 
Ernest  Lawford,  Charles  McDon- 
ald, Mary  Foy,  Charles  Hammond, 
Louise  Grafton. 
Type  of  Story.  .  .  .Dramatic  romance; 
adapted  from  Norman  Venner's 
"The  Imperfect  Impostor."  Meig- 
han and  his  company  journeyed  to 
Ireland  to  make  "Irish  Luck"  with 
the  result  that  the  picture  is  stocked 
with  beautiful  views  of  the  old 
country  and  consequently  boasts 
of  excellent  pictorial  appeal.  In  fact 
the  scenery  is  the  most  interesting 
thing  about  the  picture.  The  story 
is  an  unimportant  and  conventional 
sort  of  yarn  that  doesn't  bring 
Meighan  to  any  great  heights  even 
with  the  dual  role  that  it  provides 
him.  The  lovely  views  will  please 
all  and  the  story  no  doubt  will  de 
light  the  native  sons  even  in  spite 
of  its  triteness.  It  concerns  the  ad- 
ventures of  one  of  New  York's 
"foinest"  who  journeys  to  Erin  to 
view  the  country  and  kiss  the  Blar- 
ney stone.  Donovan  had  not 
counted  on  the  series  of  adventures 
which  ensue.  He  meets  Lady 
Gwendolyn  and  so  closely  resem- 
bles her  brother  that  she  mistakes 
him  for  licr  brother.  Later  when  it 
means  losing  a  fortune  because  her 
brother  cannot  be  found  she  per- 
suades Donovan  to  impersonate 
him.  A  cousin  is  scheming  to  get 
the  fortune  but  with  Donovan's 
help  Gwen  outwits  him  thus  saving 
the  day  and,  of  course,  paving  the 
way  to  marrying  hero.  When  they 
took  the  trouble  to  make  this  one 
on  actual  location  it  is  to  be  re- 
gretted that  they  didn't  take  along 
a  better  story.  As  it  is  the  locations 
help  bolster  up  the  weak  spots. 

Box    Office    Angle May    please 

Meighan's  following  and  can  be 
counted  on  to  delight  a  clientele 
made  up  largely  of  Irish  or  Irish- 
American  people. 
Exploitation ....  Play  this  one  up  as 
"  'Irish  Luck'  right  from  Ireland." 
Be  sure  to  let  them  know  that  the 
picture  was  actually  filmed  in  Ire- 
land and  run  a  trailer  showing 
Meighan  kissing  the  Blarney  stone. 
Tell  them  Meighan  plays  the  role 
of  a  New  York  Irish  cop  on  a  visit 
to  Ireland.  Promise  splendid  pic- 
torial appeal. 

Direction  Victor  Heerman; 

adequate 

Author Norman  Venner 

Scenario Thos.  J.  Geraghty 

Cameraman Alvin  Wyckoff 

Photography Very  good 

Locale    Ireland 

Length   7,008  feet 


Art  Acord  in 

"The  Scrappin'  Kid" 

Universal 
AVERAGE  WESTERN  WITH 
CONVENTIONAL  ENOUGH 
PLOT  BUT  WHERE  THEY 
LIKE  ACTION  AND  RO- 
MANCE THAT  BLENDS  FAIR- 
LY WELL  THIS  ONE  WILL 
GET  OVER. 

Star....  Fits  in  better  with  action 
and  stunts  and  less  romance.  A 
little  too  much  of  the  latter  in  this 
one. 

Cast.  .  .  .\'clnia  Connor,  a  new  comer 
pretty  and  does  good  work.  Regu- 
lation villains,  sheriff,  small  town 
western  types,  etc.  Cast  includes 
little  Jimmy  Bowdin,  C.  E.  Ander- 
son, Jess  Deffenbach,  "Hank"  Bell. 
Edmund  Cobb,  Dudley  C.  Hen- 
dricks. 

Type  of  Story.  ..  .\\estern.  When  a 
western  yarn  can't  boast  of  origi- 
nal situations  it  usualh'  stands  a 
fifty-fifty  chance  of  getting  over 
provided  it  makes  up  in  action  and 
thrills  what  it  lacks  in  story.  "The 
Scrappin'  Kid  "  is  a  conventional 
>-arn  with  some  bits  of  action  but 
more  of  this  and  a  few  added  thrills 
would  i)olster  up  consi(Ieral)l\-.  .\s 
is  often  the  case  thcv  spread  on  the 
romance  and  make  more  of  it  than 
it  really  warrants.  There  is  a  vil- 
lain trio  up  to  the  usual  deviltry  and 
hero's  ranch  has  the  ever  dogging 
mortgage  hanging  fire. 

Story:  Bill  Bradley  mothers  a 
lot  of  pigs  and  heifers  and  when 
he  does  try  to  take  in  a  trio  of 
orphans  the  townsfolk  get  after 
him  and  take  away  the  eighteen 
yej'r  old  girl  and  her  \  omig 
lirothers.  Bill  is  in  a  bad  way 
and  threatened  with  the  loss  of  his 
ranch  because  he  can't  meet  the 
mort.gage.  Three  hold-up  men  hap- 
pen along  conveniently  and  take 
possession  of  Bill's  shack.  It  hap- 
pens that  a  $5,000  reward  is  of- 
fered for  their  capture  so  all  Bill 
has  to  do  is  turn  them  over  to  the 
sheriff  and  collect.  There  is  a 
chase  for  a  climax  thrill  with  Bill 
the  victor,  of  course.  He  wins  the 
cash,  saves  the  ranch  and  goes 
after  the  girl. 

Box  Office  Angle,  .  .  .Will  do  tor  the 
crowd  that  likes  an  occasional 
western.  No  particularly  thril- 
ling business  but  will  suffice  for 
one    time    showing. 

Exploitation.  ..  .They  may  bo  inter- 
ested in  Art  Acord  who  is  one  of 
Universal's  new  western  heroes. 
Use  his  name  in  your  announce- 
ments. The  usual  ballyhoo  about 
a  $5,000  reward  for  the  capture  of 
the  trio  of  bandits  might  also  stir 
up  enthusiasm.  Trailer  also  works 
well   exploiting  a  western. 

Direction    Clifford   Smith ; 

suitable 
Author    Richard    Shaver 

Scenario    Same 

Cameraman    Wm.  Nobles 

Photography    All    right 

Locale    West 

Length   4,664  feet 


Milton  Sills  in 

"The  Unguarded  Hour" 

First  National 
.ROMANCE  OF  THE  MODERN 
GIRL.  LIGHT  WEIGHT  MA- 
TERIAL BUT  WITH  A  PLEAS- 
ING HEROINE  AND  SOME 
FAIR  THRILLS  THAT  MAKE 
IT  GOOD  AVERAGE  ENTER- 
TAINMENT. 

3tar. ..  Certainly  not  the  type  for  the 
role  he  plays.  Takes  the  part  too 
seriously  and  seldom  succeeds  in 
making  you  believe  in  him. 
Cast.  ..  .Doris  Kenyon  pretty,  vivac- 
ious and  pleasing.  Does  a  lot  to 
make  the  picture  interesting  when 
the  story  isn't.  Dolores  Cassinelli 
rather  attractive  at  times.  Charles 
Beyer  neither  looks  nor  acts  the 
part  of  the  Italian  nobleman. 
Others  Claude  King,  Cornelius 
Keefe,  Jed  Prouty,  Lorna  Duveen. 
Type  of  Story.  .Comedy-drama;  from 
a  story  by  Margaretta  Tuttle.  If 
it  were  not  for  the  sprightly  per- 
formance and  pleasing  personality 
of  Doris  Kenyon  as  the  modern 
girl  heroine  of  the  story  there 
would  not  be  a  great  deal  to  rec- 
ommend in  "The  Unguarded 
Hour."  Milton  Sills,  although  giv- 
en stellar  prominence,  by  no  means 
lifts  an  already  rather  inane  yarn. 
Sills,  in  the  role  of  a  would-be  wo- 
man-hater who  falls  for  an  Ameri- 
can girl,  gives  no  variation  to  his 
pla3'ing.  You  never  can  understand 
why  Doris  sets  out  to  win  him. 
Lambert  Hillyer  has  made  better 
pictures  but,  of  course,  he  didn't 
have  very  much  to  work  with.  The 
climax  has  not  been  handled  to  the 
best  advantage. 

Story:  Virginia  Gilbert,  an  Amer- 
ican girl,  decides  to  win  the  heart 
of  Andrea,  an  Italian  inventor,  who 
shuns  the  society  of  women.  An- 
drea's sister  has  an  affair  with  a  no- 
bleman and  while  begging  him  to 
marry  the  girl  Virginia  is  discov- 
ered by  Andrea  and  accused  of  hav- 
ing an  affair  with  the  nobleman. 
The  young  sister  kills  herself,  thus 
clearing  Virginia  who  finally  wins 
Andrea 
Box  Office  Angle .  .  .  Average  picture. 
Pleasing  heroine  and  antics  of  an 
American  girl  who  goes  out  to  win 
a  nobleman  for  a  husband  may 
serve  to  satisfy  them. 
Exploitation.  .  .  .The  title  is  more  apt 
to  bring  in  a  curious  crowd.  It  can 
be  worked  in  effectively  with  catch- 
lines:  "What  is  'The  Unguarded 
Hour?'  Find  out  by  seeing  the  pic- 
ture at  the  blank  theater."  Throw- 
aways  in  the  shape  of  discs  with  a 
clock  face  might  read:  "Which  is 
your  'Unguarded  Hour?'  Follow 
the  hands  to  the  blank  theater." 
Use  players'  names. 

Direction    Lambert   Hillyer; 

capable   of   better   direction 

Author  Margaretta  Tuttle 

Scenario    Jos.    Poland 

Cameraman Roy  Carpenter 

Photography   All  right 

Locale  U.  S.  -Italy 

Length    6,613  feet 


THE 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  November  29,  1!^ 


Short    Subjects 


"Marionettes" — Diamant    Film    Co. — 

Educational 

Unusual,  Beautiful  Subject 

Type   of   production..!    reel   fable    in 

color. 

To  those  exhibitors  who  constantly 
search  the  short  reel  market  for  the 
unusual,  the  beautiful  and  the  novel 
to  round  out  their  programs,  "Mari- 
onettes" will  prove  a  veritable  gold- 
mine. It  is  without  doubt  one  of  the 
most  beautifully  done  reels  available 
today.  Featuring  Hope  Hampton— 
who  has  never  appeared  to  better  ad- 
vantage— and  directed  by  Henri  Dia- 
mant Berger  it  tells  a  charming  little 
story  of  how  a  company  of  marion- 
ettes was  one  day  endowed  by  a  Su- 
preme Being  with  the  ability  to  live 
and  love  as  mortals  do.  Pierrot  and 
Columbine,  always  lovers,  were  hap- 
py in  a  little  garret  until  a  bold,  bad 
villain  with  a  great  many  money  bags 
tempted  Columbine  and  she,  being 
human,  left  Pierrot  to  go  with  him. 
The  story  tells  of  how  the  money 
brought  her  everything  but  happiness 
and  love  and  how,  after  having 
learned  her  lesson,  she  is  once  more 
happy  with  Pierrot  even  though  in 
so  doing  they  again  become  but 
marionettes. 

Mention  should  be  made  in  this 
connection  of  the  exquisite  color 
work  used  throughout  this  reel. 
Tlie  Technicolor  process  has  been 
employed.  This  is  a  reel  that  will 
undoubtedly  prove  an  attraction  for 
any  house.  It  should  not  be  over- 
looked. 


"Santa    Claus"— Capt.    F.    E.    Klein- 
schmidt 

Especially  Suitable  for  Kiddies 
Type  of  production.  ..  .2  reel  fantasy 

Here's  a  Christmas  reel  especially 
suitable  for  children's  matinees  which 
a  great  noany  exhibitors  hold  at  this 
season  of  the  year.  It  tells  the  story 
of  how  two  children  wait  up  on 
Christmas  Eve  to  catch  Santa  Claus, 
how  they  fall  asleep  and  dream  that 
he  comes  and  talks  with  them  and 
how  they  ask  him  what  he  does  dur- 
ing the  year  when  it  isn't  Christmas. 

The  balance  of  the  picture  shows 
how  Santa  Claus  occupies  his  time 
during  the  rest  of  the  year.  Captain 
Kleinschmidt  produced  this  picture 
in  Northern  Alaska,  the  ice  and  snow 
shots  are  beautiful  and  are  used  in 
such  a  way  that  the  age-old  fable  of 
Santa  Claus  is  made  almost  real  to 
the  spectator.  Children  especially 
will  be  delighted.  A  moral  is  also  en- 
closed in  sugar-coating  in  the  "idea 
that  Santa  watches  every  child 
through  a  powerful  telescope  and 
sees  every  naughty  or  brave  or  kindly 
thing  that  they  do  and  rewards  them 
accordingly.  Realism  is  lent  by  shots 
of  a  huge  herd  of  reindeer.  Ade- 
quate titling  helps  put  the  film  over. 


"One  Wild  Ride"— Our  Gang— Pathe 

Farina  Steals  This 
Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  comedy 
Farina  certainly  does  spread  out 
in  this  "Our  Gang"  explosion.  About 
half  of  the  picture  deals  with  Farina's 
troubles,    and    believe    us,    they    are 


troubles.  .-Mways  inventive,  the  Gang 
turn  their  efforts  to  a  flivver  that 
has  everything  but  an  engine  and 
harness  a  horse  to  the  back  of  it  to 
push  it.  Everybody  is  having  a  fine 
time  but  Farina  who  is  pushed  out 
of  the  way  all  the  time.  He  has  his 
innings,  however,  and  steals  the  car 
when  the  gang  isn't  looking.  The 
tow-rope  which  he  has  hooked  to  a 
motor-truck  comes  unhooked  and 
Farina  starts  on  a  wild  ride  down 
many  hills,  around  corners,  through 
crowded  traific  and  city  streets. 
Plenty  of  excitement  in  this  one, 
which  is  sure  to  please. 


"Pathe    Review    No.    49"— Pathe 

Always  Interesting 

Type  of  produciton.  .1  reel  magazine 

"The  Timber  Farmers"  shows  the 
Government  tree  nurseries  in  the 
west  and  gives  the  spectator  some 
idea  of  the  importance  of  forestry  to 
the  nation.  The  trees  are  shown  in 
several  stages  of  growth.  "Makers 
of  Men"  is  a  subject  showing  how 
West  Point  cadets  are  trained.  The 
cadets  are  shown  drilling,  riding  and 
playing  various  games  of  sport.  The 
Pathe  color  views  are  of  "The  Gorges 
of  the  Cher,"  in  the  Chateau  country 
of   France. 


"The    Fighting    Dude" — Hammons— 

Educational 

Contains  Many  Laughs 

Type  of  production 2  reel  comedy 

Lupino  Lane's  latest  starring  ve- 
hicle has  to  do,  as  the  title  indicates, 
with  a  dude  who  learns  to  box  in 
order  to  defeat  his  rival  in  love.  Lane 
certainly  takes  a  good  bit  of  knock- 
ing around,  some  of  which  is  funny. 
There  is  rather  too  much  fight  stuff, 
however.  It  should  not  be  over- 
looked, however,  that  the  final  fight 
in  the  ring  between  the  two  men 
contains  some  excellent  material., 
Both  are  finally  so  exhausted  that  it 
becomes  a  matter  of  endurance  as  to 
who  can  stand  on  his  feet  long  en- 
ough to  be  proclaimed  the  winner. 
They  keep  falling  down  only  to  stag- 
ger to  their  feet.  This  particular  bit 
of  business  is  new  and  well  handled, 
and  should  get  a  hearty  lau.gh.  Wil- 
liam Goodrich  directed. 


Manager  Still  Missing 
Tro       N.    Y.— The    body   of    John 
M.  Francis,  manager  of  the  Masque, 
supposed  to  have  been  drowned  last 
week,  has  not  yet  been  found. 


Brandon  To  Go  East 

Salt  Lake  City — Completing  his 
work  in  this  territory  in  the  next  few 
weeks,  Bennett  J.  Brandon,  special 
serial  representative  for  Pathe,  will 
leave   for   New   York. 


Vincent  Gets  Denver  Post 

Denver — A.  H.  Vincent,  succeeding 
F.  H.  Ricketson,  is  to  take  over  the 
management  of  the  Rialto  and  Vic- 
tory,   owned    bv    Paramount. 


In  Eastern  Studios 

Gloria   Swanson  to   Begin 

Gloria  S-wanson  will  begin  work 
on  "Untamed."  for  Paramount  next 
week.  It  was  written  by  Fannie 
Hurst.  Frank  Tuttle  will  direct,  with 
Russell  Matthews  as  assistant  and 
George  Weber  as  cameraman.  Law- 
rence  Gray  will  be  her   leading  man. 


Earl   Hudson   Back 

Earl  Hudson  returned  this  week 
from  Birmingham,  Ala.,  where  the 
"Men  of  Steel"  unit  is  on  location. 
Evelyn  Walsh  Hall  has  been  added 
to  the  cast,  and  Frank  Currier  has 
taken  the  place  of  Claude  Gilling- 
water,  forced  to  leave  because  of  ill- 
ness. 


Charlie    Murray   Added    to    Cast 

Charlie  Murray  has  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  "The  Reckless  Lady" 
which  Howard  Higgin  is  directing 
for  Robert  Kane  at  Cosmopolitan. 
The  picture  is  now  in  the  third  week 
of  production. 


On  "Do  Clothes  Make  the  Woman?" 
William  Miller  and  .Stewart  Moss 
are  shooting  scenes  on  "Do  Clothes 
Make  the  Woman"  at  the  44th  St. 
Tec-.\rt  Studio.  Kathryn  Hill  has 
been  added  to  the  cast. 


Anna   Nilsson  Completes   Part 

Anna  Q.  Nilsson  has  completed 
her  role  in  "Too  Much  Money"  at 
First  .\atioiial.  Robert  Cain  has  also 
finished  his  part.  In  another  week 
the  picture  will  be  completed. 


"Just   Suppose"   Nears   Completion 

Richard  Barthelmess'  newest  for 
Inspiration,  "Just  Suppose,"  is  in  the 
last  week  of  production  at  the  48th 
St.  Tec-Art  Studio.  "Q,"  his  next 
picture  will  be  started  Jan.  7. 


To  Finish  Hines  Picture  Soon 

"Rainbow  Riley,"  with  Johnny 
Hines  will  be  completed  in  about 
two  weeks.  Production  is  under  waj' 
at  the  Jackson   Ave.  Tec-.\rt   S-tudio. 


New  Pathe  Serial  Near  Finish 

Schuyler  Grey's  production  "Casey 
of  the  Coast  Guard"  for  Pathe  re- 
lease, will  be  finished  next  week  at 
the   Long   Island   .Studios. 


"Dancing    Mothers"   Progressing 

Herbert  Brenon  is  directing 
"Dancing  Mothers."  The  cast  in- 
cludes Norman  Trevor,  Alice  Joyce, 
Conway  Tearle,  Clare  Bow,  Donald 
Keith.  Dorothy  Gumming  and  Elsie 
Law  son. 


Forrest    Halsey   at   Work 

Forrest  Halsey  is  preparing  D.  W. 
Griffith's  next  for  Paramount,  "Sor- 
rows of  Satan." 


Tom   Meighan  to   Start   Soon 

Tom  Meighan  will  start  his  next 
"Florida  Romance"  shortly.  Victor 
Heerman  will  direct,  with  Tom  Ger- 
aghty  supervising.  It  is  a  story  by 
Rine:  Lardner.  Lila  Lee  will  be  the 
feminine  lead. 


Working   Title   is   "Glorious    Youth" 
The    working    title    for    the    Para- 
mount picture,  the  students  are  mak- 
ing   is    "Glorious    Youth."      All    but 

three  important  parts  are  played   by 


the    pupils;    they    are    Ralph    Le  s 
Joseph    Burke   and  James   Bradb  9 
Sr.     The   cast   as  announced   by   ij 
rector  Wood  follows:  Charles  Rogis 
Ivy    Harris,    Iris   Gray,   Jack   Lu 
Greg      Blackton,      Jeanne      Mor: 
Thelda  Kenvin,  Irving  Hartley,  Ir 
othy  Hourse,  Charles   Brokaw,  V 
ter    Goss,     Claud     Buchanan,     M 
Palma,     Josephine     Dunn,     The 
Todd  and  Robert  Andrews. 


I 


"Aloma"  Unit  at  Work 

The    "Aloma    of    the    South    Sf 
unit,    is    now    back    at    work    at 
Paramount    Studios,    following    lc| 
tion   work    in    Porto    Rico   for  se| 
weeks. 


Dillon  Shoots  Ship  Scenes 

John  Francis  Dillon  and  the  ""p 
Much  Money"  unit  took  ship  see  8 
on  board  the  Cunarder  France  a 
this  week.  Now  in  the  fourth  w  k 
of  production. 


Gates  Goes  to  Pittsburgh 

Harrisburgh,  Pa. — Sydney  J.  Ga|, 
manager  of  Loew's  Regent,  has  bi) 
transferred  to  Loew's  Aldine,  Pi(- 
burgh. 


Poll  Reopens  With  Pictures 

Wilkes-Barre— The    Poll    has 
opened  with  pictures  and  vaudevi 
The   house   was   completely  redec 
ated   during  the  months  that  it  v 
dark. 


To  Build  in  Milwaukee 

Mlwaukec — David  J.  Bondy  of  N' 
York  will  invest  $1,000,000  in  lo 
theater  property.  Two  houses  ^v 
be  erected  one  for  straight  pictu 
and   the  other  a  combination  hou' 


St.  Louis  Manager  Shifted 

St.  Louis — Jack  Underwood,  m« 
ager  of  Enterprise  Dist.  Corp.,  I 
left  for  Dallas  to  take  over  the  Ei 
terprise  office  there.  He  is  succeed 
here    by   Jim   Rogers. 


$2,000,000  House  to  Open 

St.    Louis — The    St.    Louis,    Gra 
Blvd.    and    Morgan    St.,    opens    Nc 
23.     It  seats  4100  and   is  said  to 
the   third  largest   in   the   country, 
cost  $2,000,000. 


Plan   Chinese   House 

Chicago — Plans  are  being  made 
give  Chinatown  a  1000  seat  theater  \ 
be    in    Oriental    design    and    locat 
near  South  Clark  and  Archer  ave. 


Holtzworth  Named  Manager 
Bridgeport,      Conn. — Howard     ^ 
Foreste     has     been     transferred 
Warner's   Metropolitan  in  Baltimoi 
Frederick    U.    Holtzworth,    former 
manager   of   the   Criterion   theater 
Los  Angeles  succeeds  him. 


Free  Shows  Popular  in  South 

Baltimore — Free  picture  shows 
public  schools  throughout  the  Sou 
are  reporte'd  becoming  quite  populs 
especially  in  Virginia  and  Nor- 
Carolina.  It  is  understood  that  tl 
latter  state  intends  expending  a  larj 
sum  on  equipment  for  schools. 


Veterans  Make  Film 

Lynchburg,  Va. — "Men  of  Pu 
pose,"  produced  under  auspices  of  tl 
Veterans'  film  service  here,  has  bet 
completed. 


^ay,  November  29,  1925 


DAILY 


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Authority 


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Universal  Signs  Nat  Carr 
S<  Vith  the  signing  of  Nat  Carr, 
"  iversal  now  has  both  Nat  and  his 
!•  ther,  Alexander  Carr  under  con 
s4t.  Nat  now  has  a  role  in  "Wive. 
-  Rent,"  which  has  just  gone  intc 
iduction  under  direction  of  Svei 
e.  Pat  O'Maliey  and  Virginia 
^lli  are  co-starred. 


'"J  Wanda   Hawley  in  "Combat" 

[n      "Combat,"      starring      House 

4:ers,    Wanda    Hawley    is    the   only 

;l.     Not   even   a   woman    extra   was 

;.j|d    by     I-ynn     Reynolds,     director. 

t  tdoor    scenes    were    mede    in    the 

jji  imas  County,  Cal.,  lumber  district. 


enedict  in   New   Fox   Production 

kooks    Benedict    has    been    signed 

a    role    in    "The    Oftjcer    of    the 

\ ."  a   new   Fox  picture,   to   be   di- 

icd    by     Max    Gold    and    Andrew 

;;nnison,  a  new  team. 


Writer  Joins  "U" 
;)cn  Ryan,  magazine  writer  and 
v.spaper  columnist,  has  joined  Uni- 
■sal  City's  stafT  of  title  writers, 
ich  includes  Walter  Anthony 
bert    Hopkins   and   others. 


Guiol  Finishes  Tryon  Comedy 
jlenn     Tryon's     new     Hal     Roach 
nedy,  untitled  as  yet,   which   Fred 
iol  is   directing   was   filmed   in   the 
)jave  desert. 


Hal  Roach  Busy 

3al  Roach  has  four  troupes  busy 
short  comedies,  "Our  Gang," 
arley  Chase,  Glenn  Tryon  and  the 
al  Roach   Star   Company." 


Henley   to   Do   "Auction   Block" 

Hol)art  Henley  will  shortly  starl 
'  he  Auction  Block"  for  MGM  with 
lea  nor  Boardman  and  Charles  Ray 
i  the  leads. 


Pete  Morrison's   Next 

'The  Hidden  Cabin"  is  the  title  o' 
.■■  third  of  the  Pete  Morrison  series 
Vv'tsterns  for  Universal. 


'ox   Completes  "Gilded   Butterfly" 

Fox  has  finished  "The  Gilded  But- 
•fly,"  directed  by  John  Griffith 
rav. 


stelle    Clark    in    "Dance    Madness" 
Estelle    Clark     plays     the    role    of 
i'ifi"   in    "Dance    Madness"    for    M.- 
M. 


Neilan    Signs    Mitchell    Lewis 

Mitchell  Lewis  has  been  signed  by 
arshall  Neilan  for  "Wild  Oat? 
»ne." 


Cast  for  "Poker  Faces" 

iGeorge  Siegmann  is  the  first  to  be 
|St  for  "Poker  Faces"  which  Harry 
ijllard  will  start  at  Universal. 


Uses   Films  to  Extol   Religion 
In  a  recent  issue  of  "The  Times," 
Cecil    B.    DcMille    discusses    religion. 
He  said,  in  part: 

"The  motion  picture  p  oduction  is  a  mis 
lioiiary,  i.ot  of  lorce,  but  of  laying  tlie  cards 
Irown  on  tlie  table  for  all  to  see,  the  peoples 
)f  all  nations,  tribes  and  races.  It  is  de- 
stined to  do  what  missionaries  and  statesmen 
lave  failed  to  do — the  teaching  of  the  one- 
ness of  man,  regardless  of  race,  creed  or 
geographical  location,  the  teaching  that  under 
the    skin,    all    men    are    alike.    *    *    *" 


Valli   Returns  to  "U" 

Virginia  Valli,  Universal's  star,  is 
wor*King  under  the'banner  of  her  own 
company  again  for  the  first  time  in 
almost  a  year.  She  is  playing  the 
feature  feminine  role  in  "Wives  For 
Rent  " 


"Down  to  Earth,"  Mumau's  First 
F.  W.  Murnau,  the  German  direc- 
tor who  produced  "The  Last  Laugh," 
and  who  will  reach  Hollywood  in 
December  to  begin  work  under  his 
contract  with  Fox,  will  first  make 
"Down   to   Earth,"  by  Julius   Perluz 


Start  Walsh  Feature  Soon 

George  Walsh,  who  is  making  a 
series  tor  Chadwick,  will  not  go  to 
New  York,  as  previously  announced, 
but  will  start  work  shortly  on  his 
fourth,  "The  Test  of  Donald  Nor- 
ton,"   bv    Robert    E.    Pinkerton. 


Directing  "The  Night  Cry" 

Herman  Raymaker  is  directing 
"The  Night  Cry"  with  Rin-Tin-Tin. 
June  Marlowe,  John  Harron,  Gayne 
Whitman  and  Don  Alvarado  are  in 
the  cast. 


"Nutcracker"  Finished 

S.     S.    Hutchinson    has    completed 
The     Nutcracker"     starring     Eddie 
Horton   at   the    F.    B.    O.  studios   for 
Associated    Exhibitors. 


Archie   Mayo   to   Direct 

Archie  Mayo  will  direct  "Money 
Talks,"  an  original  story  by  Rupert 
Hughes  for  MGM,  with  Claire  Wind- 
sor and  Conrad   Nagel. 


Jimmy  Adams  on  Another 

Jimmj'  Adams  is  making  a  new 
Christie  comedy  entitled  "Fair  but 
Foolish"  with  Molly  Malone  in  the 
lead. 


Rodney    Directing    Christie    Comedy 

Earle  Rodney  is  directing  "Yes 
Yes,  Babet<.e,"  a  Christie  comedy 
.vith  Bobby  Vernon  Frances  Lee 
Yola  D'Avril  and  Bill   Irving. 


[anet  Gaynor  in  "Johnstown  Flood" 

Jane't  G;vynor  has  been  cast  in 
'The  Johnstown  Flood,"  now  being 
lirected   by    Irving   Cummings. 


Sidney    Plans    Location    Trip 

Upon  the  completion  of  interiors 
of  "The  Million  Dollar  Handicap.' 
icott  S'idney  will  take  his  troupe, 
headed  by  Edmund  Burns  and  Vera 
Reynolds,  to  the  Tanforen  track, 
near   San   Francisco   for  locations. 


Huntley   Gordon  Added  to   Cast 

Huntley  Gordon  and  John  Patrick 
have  been  added  to  the  cast  of  "Other 
Women's  Husbands"  which  Earle 
Kenton  is  directing  with  Marie  Pre- 
vost  and  Monte  Blue  for  Warners. 


Finishes   Adaptation   for   M.-G.-M. 

Dorothy  Farnum  has  finished  the 
adaptation  of  "The  Torrent"  by  Vin- 
cente  Blasco  Ibanez  which  will  be 
directed  by  Monta  Bell.  She  will 
next  do  "The   Span  of  Life." 


Bacon  Directing  Ralph  Graves 

Lloyd    Bacon     is    directing    Ralph 
Graves  in  a   Scnnett  comedy. 


;  For  Independent  Producers 
\  Excellent  facilities  with  every 
■   convenience. 


Smith  to   Direct  Dick  Talmadge 

Noel  Smith  has  been  engaged  tc 
lirect  Dick  Talmadge  in  two  fea- 
tures. 


Fred  Thompson  Starts  Another 

I'red  Thoinson  has  started  "The 
Tough  Guy"  for  F.  B.  O.  David 
[■Cirkland    is    direcitng. 


Shooting  "The  News   Buster" 

Boh    Custer    is    shooting    exteriors 
'or  "The  News  Buster." 


mm. 


STUDIO  SPACE 


CALIFORNIA  STUDIOS 

1438   Gower  St.,   Hollywood 

Jack    Mintz,    Studio    Mgr. 
Phone    HO -01 62 


Start  Another  Alice   Day   Comedy 

Eddie     Cline    is     directing    another 
'Vlice  Day  comedy  for  Mack  Sennett 


Margaret  Livingston  Signs 

Fox    has    renewed    the   contract    of 
Margaret  Livingston. 


When  in  Hollywood 
stop  at 

THE  NEW  HOTEL  REGENT 

Every  room  iviih  Bath  and  Radio 

A  beautifully  appointed  moderately 
priced   hotel. 

In  the  heart  of  Holhivood 

6162  HOLLYWOOD  BLVD. 

Phone:  Holly.  0487 


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You  ought  to  play 
at  least  one  All- 
Comedy  Program 
in    Laugh    Month. 

And  have  an  ex- 
tra comedy  on 
every    bill. 

Book  your  Laugh 
Month  comedies 
NOW  from  these 
great  series  of 
laugh-makers —and 
tell  your  patrons 
about    it. 

LUPINO  LANE  COMEDIES 

HAMILTON  COMEDIES 

BOBBY  VERNON  COMEDIES 

WALTER  HIERS  COMEDIES 

JIMMIE  ADAMS  COMEDIES 

MERMAID  COMEDIES 

(Jack  White  Productions' 

TUXEDO  COMEDIES 

CHRISTIE  COMEDIES 

JUVENILE  COMEDIES 

CAMEO  COMEDIES 


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Nichols'  Ideas 


(.Continued  ft 

THE  GAMBLE 

"A  big  producer  said  to  me: — 

"  'Really  to  succeed  with  a  picture  we  have  to  please  nine 
million  people,  and  the  number  is  increasing,  from  which  you 
will  see  that  the  job  is  not  easy,  and  very  big  risks  are  entailed. 
Any  of  your  big  English  business  houses  would  think  twice  be- 
fore gambling  £50,000  on  one  throw — for  mind  you,  if  our 
picture   'flops,'  we   don't  get  much  back. 

"No  wonder  the  atmosphere  of  the  business  is  emotional! 
Though  a  certain  degree  of  stabilization  has  been  secured,  espe- 
cially during  the  last  two  years  (the  slump  of  three  years 
ago  was  a  salutary  lesson),  and  big  producers  no  longer  put 
all  their  eggs  in  one  basket,  yet  the  business  remains,  like 
every  other   entertainment   business,   a   gamble." 

SOME  INTERVIEWS  NICHOLS  SECURED 

Still  Nichols  had  some  very  interesting  talks.  With  pro- 
ducers, etc.,  while  in  Hollywood.  And  as  these  have  not  been 
hitherto  published  in  the  trade.  Some  excerpts  are  presented 
below.  He  leels  that  Doug  Fairbanks  is  "The  Playboy  of  the 
Anglo-Saxon  World"  and  quotes  Doug: 

"Ours  is  a  young,  heroic,  elastic  and  athletic  medium,  and 
youth,  heroism,  and  athletics  suit  it.  We  should  keep  it  in  the 
open  air.  I  intensely  dislike  drawing-room  films,  with  their 
atmosphere  of  stiff  shirts  and  debauchery.  Duse  said  the 
theater  died  when  they  took  it  indoors.  Well,  I  consider 
that's  largely  true  of  the  'movies.'  They've  gone  indoors  and 
consequently  begun  to  wither.  Our  future  lies  in  our  past, 
to  which  we  are  beginning  to  return.  We  try  hard  to  return 
to  it  in  this  studio.  Everything  that  confines  the  'movies'  is 
wrong  and  prevents  their  advance. 

"I  dream  of  a  time  when  I'll  make  a  film  costing  three 
millions.  It'll  deal  with  human  life  a  thousand  years  on. 
I'll  have  on  this  lot  the  men  of  vision — Wells.  J.  B.  Haldane, 
Julian  Huxley,  ph;ysicists,  chemists,  biologists,  sociologists, 
and  weavers  of  scientific  romance — and  get  'em  to  put  their 
heads  together.  Then  we'll  foreshadow  in  a  rattling  good  story 
what  Man  might  be.  You  see,  I  know  what  I  am.  The  good 
artist  has  three  things — enthusiasm,  courage  and  imagination. 
I  have  the  first  two.  The  'movies'  are  illimitable.  You  say  I 
nxake  good  films,  and,  yes,  perhaps  they  are  better  than  many. 
I  get  them  simply  by  taking  time  and  demanding  suggestions 
from  everybody.  Directly  you  get  a  habit,  it's  the  beginning 
of  the  end.  We  don't  allow  habits  here.  But  to  go  on  and 
do  what  we  want  to  do  we  must  have  the  support  of  the  public 
and  get  serious  attention  from  enlightened  critics.  *  *  * 
The  public  will  get  better  pictures  when  it  supports  them, 
and  critics  will  most  assist  by  enlightening  the  public  as  to 
which  are  the  best  pictures  and  why.  The  general  public  is  said 
to  follow  'stars.'  That's  wrong.  The  'fans'  do,  but  the  general 
public  doesn't.  The  general  public  follows  genuine  entertain- 
ment. Critics  will  best  assist  by  enlightening  the  public  as 
to  where  that  genuine  entertainment,  honest,  sincere,  and 
clean,  can  be   found. 

SENNETT'S  IDEAS 

In  talking  with  Mack  Sennett,  Nichols  obtained  the  follow- 


ing: 


"Do  you  find  different  nations  differ  much  in  what  they 
consider  funny?" 

"No.  But  some  will  stand  being  'kidded'  better  than  others. 
There  are  certain  nations  and  certain  races  (apart  from  nation- 
ality) who  are  extremely  sensitive.  You  British  are  the  best  of 
all.  We  can  'kid'  the  life  out  of  you.  and  you  stand  for  it. 
I  think  it's  the  fact  that  you're  a  sporting  open-air  nation. 
Open-air  game-playing  nations  don't  m.ind  'kidding.'  " 

"What  must  an  actor  have?" 

"Well,  we've  had  actors  here  who  photographed  well, 
could  act,  and  had  funny  faces — but  weren't  any  good.  An 
actor,  or  actress  must  have  what  I  call  'the  bubble.'  If  he  or 
she  has  the  bubble,  he  or  she  can  be  as  'dumb'  as  'dumb,' 
and  yet  he  or  she  will  be  a  success  on  the  screen.  I  can't 
define  the  bubble.  I  leave  that  to  you  poets,  but  you  know 
it  when  you  see  it. 

"How  did  I  originate  my  Bathing  Belles?  Well,  we  used 
to  have  a  squad  of  comic  policemen:  the  Keystone  Cops.  By 
and  by  the  public  got  tired  of  them.  But  one  day  I  reckoned 
that  if  one  had  on  opposite  pages  of  a  magazine  a  picture  of 
Calvin  Coolidge  and  a  picture  of  one  of  the  jolly  girls  one 
sees  on  the  beach,  the  beach-girl  would  win  every  time.  Folks 
don't  tire  of  pretty  girls — and  why  should  they?     Shakespeare 


rom  Page  1) 

says,  'the  man  that  has  no  music  in  his  soul — '(you  know  how 
it  goes),  and  I  reckon  it's  the  same  with  the  guy  who  doesn't 
sit  up  and  take  notice  when  he  sees  a  pretty  girl.  Besides, 
my  bathing  belles  set  off  my  comic  elements:  a  grotesque  mask 
and  a  freize  of  pretty  girls,  and  the  whole  thing  founded  on 
the  queer  romance  of  everyday  life — not  bad,  eh? 

"With  regard  to  your  query  concerning  better  'movies,'  let 
me  repeat,  they  will  never  get  really  better  till  producers  realize 
that  this  isn't  the  stage,  but  something  new,  that  subtlety  and 
suggestion  haven't  much  place  in  it,  and  that  a  moving  picture 
is  essentially  a  picture  which  moves." 

CHAPLIN  TALKS 

And  then  his  interview  with  Chaplin.  For  he  quotes  Charlie: 
"The  producers  assert  the  public  wants  this,  that,  or  the 
other — say,  battle,  murder,  and  sudden  death  in  evening  dress 
and  smoking  jackets.  That's  the  'bunk.'  The  public  doesn't 
know  what  it  wants  except  that  it  wants  an  evening's  entertain- 
ment. I  try  to  give  it  that  and  my  interests  are  largely  psycho- 
logical. Where  words  leave  off  gesture  begins.  Don't  we  speak 
ot  a  person  behig  speechless  with  rage,  dancing  with  impatience, 
setting  his  teeth?  The  final  motions  of  the  soul  are  speechless, 
animal,  grotesque,  or  of  an  incomparable  beauty.  Think  of 
the  murderer  anxiously  scratching  himself  as  he  looks  at  the 
jury.  Think  of  a  mother  kissing  the  wee  hand  of  the  child 
she  holds  in  her  arms.  And  how  the  camera  helps  us  over 
all  that! 

"Mere  size,  again,  on  the  screen  has  incredible  psychological 
effects.  Some  day  I'll  do  a  film  of  gargantuan  gaiety  and  ten- 
derness: everything  enormous-^jugs,  bottles,  fists,  faces,  grins, 
tears — all  enormous.  Think  of  my  immense  chicken  in  the 
Gold  Rush:  the  kids  will  like  that.  But  it's  not  the  kids  only. 
There's  something  inexplicable  and  queer  and  disturbing  and 
hilarious  and  grim  all  at  once  about  distortions  of  this  kind. 
And  the  screen's  the  only  place  where  you  can  do  it.  The 
screen  we  have  is  quite  enough:  people  blather  of  'talking  films' 
and  colored  films  and  stereoscopic  films.  I  can't  abide  colored 
etchings,  and  on  the  stage  we  already  have  a  perfect  three 
dimensions.  Why,  we  lose  half  our  quality  if  we  lose  our  limi- 
tations! Motion,  two  planes,  and  a  suggestion  of  depth: 
that  is  our  chaos  from  which  we  will  fashion  our  universe. 
"We're  only  just  beginning.  People  complain  that  there 
isn't  more  beauty  on  the  screen.  Well,  first  of  all,  do  all  of 
thern  know  what  beauty  in  this  new  medium  is?  Think  how 
people  squabble  over  architecture.  And  here  you  have  archi- 
tecture-in-motion — how    old? — about    20    years!    *  ♦  ♦ 

"People  laugh  at  us,  and  some  of  our  productions  are  dread- 
ful enough,  I'll  admit,  but  I  contend  we  are  opening  people's 
eyes,  and  not  only  to  the  delight  of  the  eye.  Why,  the  Movies 
are  the  beginning  of  a  keyhole  into  the  way  the  other  half  of 
the  world  lives:  people  one  hasn't  seen,  ways,  conventions, 
wastes  and  savings,  graces  and  disgraces,  hearts  one  does  not 
know!  If  people  see  one  good  film  in  ten  bad,  they  are  coming 
nearer  to  possession  of  the  world.  Every  time  you  understand 
a  thing  you  multiply  yourself.  We  are  only  just  beginning,  and 
only  too  many  producers  are  on  the  wrong  track  thinking  that 
this  medium  is  connected  with  the  curtain  stage  instead  of 
being  something  new." 

AS  TO  CRUZE 

He  describes  Jimmy   Cruze   as  a   "mixture  of   cowboy  an 
Beethoven,"  and  thus  quotes  Jim : 

"Phantasy  is  only  just  beginning.  Presently  the  screen 
will  be  full  of  it.  We  can  photograph  man's  thought  in  motion. 
But  don't  run  away  with  the  idea  that  producers  hold  me 
back.  Not  at  all.  We  can  do  only  what  the  public  will  stand 
for.  If  it  wants  phantasy,  if  it  wants  us  to  explore  the  huge 
field  of  what  you  call  the  subjective,  we  will  explore  it.  We 
try,  when  we  can,  to  give  it  a  lead:  hints  of  what  can  be  done. 
But  the  audience  must  ask  and  keep  on  asking  for  it.  Pro- 
ductions cost  a  fortune.  Tell  your  English  public  that  it  can 
only  get  all  these  exciting  things,  which  in  time  really  will 
be   works  of  art,   by   supporting  them." 

"Cruze,"  says  Nichols,  "is  one  of  the  few  who  realize  how 
vast  that  unknown  is,"  and  continues.  "Nobody  at  present 
really  knows  anything  whatever  about  what  constitutes  ex- 
pressiveness, beauty,  and  power  in  pictorial  motion,  though 
good  guesses  have  been  made.  These  men  are  wrestling  in 
the  dark,  and  Cruze  is  undoubtedly  among  the  two  or  three 
in  the  van  of  that  struggle.  He  is  not  in  the  least  scientific. 
His  knowledge  has  been  arrived  at  empirically.  He  is  the  in- 
tuitive artist  incarnate  and  on  the  grand  scale." 


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ie reviewer,  for  the  motion  picture 
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any  of  the  practicalities  of  the  film  industry 
is   contained    in  this   book. 

Selecting  at  random  a  few  of  the  hun- 
dreds of  subjects  covered  in  this  compact 
annual,  we  fiiid  lists  of  book  and  play  titles 
altered  when  produced ;  a  production  survey 
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,'ductions;  personnel  of  important  producing 
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tles; film  deliveries;  children's  matinee  pro- 
grams; foreign  buyers;  first  run  houses  of 
importance. 

The  book  has  several  feature  articles  on 
phases  of  motion  picture  life,  editorials;  and 
pictures  of  famous  stars.  Its  publication  is 
significv.nt  of  the  place  the  film  business  has 
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Newspaper  Opinions 

New  York 

"The    Beautiful   City" 

First  National 

Mark  Strand 

AMERICAN—*  *  •  The  idea  is  good  but 
the  picture  itself  is  slightly  dull.  There 
are  long,  weary  waits  for  something  to  hap- 
pen. Barthelmess  gives  a  pleasant  charac 
terization,  but  the  film  lacks  the  strength 
it  might   have  had.   •   *   * 

Until  the  last  reel,  the  action  is  calm 
enough.  Then  begins  a  whirlwind  of  fights, 
shootings,  and  roof-top  chases,  all  most  ef 
fective.    *    *    * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Though  the  pic 
ture  was  directed  by  Kenneth  Webb  from 
a'  story  by  Edmund  Goulding,  no  credit 
titles  are  flashed  on  the  screen.  Perhaps  it's 
just  as  well.  Certainly  none  were  deserved, 
for  "The  Beautiful  City"  is  the  poorest 
photoplay  Richard  Barthelmess  has  ever 
made.  *   *  * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  Richard  Barthel 
mess  comes  back  to  us  as  the  dreamy-eyed 
boy   in   the   poetically   titled   movie.    ♦    •    * 

The  colorful  curtain  of  the  lower  east  s'de 
is  used  as  a  background.  It  is  in  its  fast- 
pulsed  streets  we  meet  Tony  Gillard',  the 
flower  peddler,  who  builds  a  dream  about 
his  beautiful  city.   ♦   ♦   • 

The     wind-un     dips     into     gory     melodrama 
with    a     shooting,     a     hand-to-hand     fight     in 
L!-  '"     Tony     strangles     the     villain,     and     a 
.^,-5  j  raid.   *   *    * 

iVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  the  scenes 
I  the  Chinese  Theater  are  interesting. 
There's  a  good  fight,  and  some  of  the  s'tu 
tions  are  entertaining,  but  there  is  much  that 
is  hackneyed  and  obvious.  Harthelni's-:' 
artistry  and  appealing  characterization  de- 
serve  a   better    story.    ♦    *    • 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  The  part  of 
Tony  is  smoothly  and  skilfully  handled  by 
Barthelmess.  The  direction  is  above  the 
average  but  not  distinguished  by  great  nov- 
elty. The  titles  are  uniformly  good  and  in 
keeping  with  the  action.  What  was  needed 
was  a  better  and  fresher  story  and  one  giv- 
ing more  opportunity  to  Miss  Gish.  In 
spite  of  this  weakness,  "The  Beautiful  City" 
is  better  than  the  average  entertainment  and  ' 
seems    to    please    the    audience. 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  Barthelmess  is  invari- 
ably good — most  of  the  time  he  is  superla- 
tively  so — and   this  is   no   exception. 

Dorothy  Gish  as  Molly  is  charming,  and 
in  the  more  dramatic  moments  fully  cap- 
able of  the  role.   ♦   »   • 

HERALD — *  *  *  is  an  extremely  dull  pic- 
ture. Edmund  Goulding  is  credited  with  the 
story  and  if  it  has  been  pictured  as  written, 
we  must  say  it  is  a  monument  to  his  sell- 
ing powers  rather  than  to  his  literary  genius. 
Mr.  Barthelmess,  himself,  is  fine.  *  *  * 
MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  It  is 
unfortunate  that  Edmund  Goulding,  who 
wrote  the  story,  should  have  been  side- 
tracked in  deveolping  his  theme,  succumbing 
to  the  temptaion  to  indulge  in  the  mel'ow- 
est  kind  of  melodrama.  However,  he  has 
provided  the  star  with  a  lovable  characteri- 
zation of  which  Dick  makes  the  most,  so  the 
Barthelmess  devotees  should  not  feel  slighted. 

POST — Richard  Barthelmess,  who  likes 
to  be  versatile  and  generally  is.  becomes  an 
Italian  flower  vender  in  "The  Beautiful 
City."   •    *    * 

*  •  *  has  a  moment  now  and  then,  but 
it  is  not  to  be  compared  with  any  of  Mr. 
Barthelmess'   better   pictures,    *    ♦    * 

SUN — *  *  *  The  photoplay  is  a  well  di- 
rected bit  of  sentimental  melodrama,  vast'y 
unimportant,     and     not    particularly     thrilling. 

It    will    serve,    however,    as    food    for    the 


Barthelmess     admire.s,     food,     but     not     very 
nourishing   food. 

Its  princiral  virtues — outside  of  the  al 
ways  personable  star — are  Dorothy  Gish, 
and  some  scenes  in  a  Chinese  theater  in  the 
lower   East   Side.    *    ♦   * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  It  is  a  rather  sur- 
prising title  for  a  still  mn  e  surpris- 
ing vehicle  for  Mr,  Barthelmess.  For 
"The  Beautiful  City"  (none  other  than  New 
York)  is  rcvea'ed  from  one  of  its  least 
attractive  angles,  at.d  the  story  is  one  that 
is  hardly  worthy  of  this  intelligent  yoimg 
actor's    dramatic    abilities.    •    *    ♦ 

WORLD — *  *  *  A  butterfly  dama  of  love 
among  the  pushcarts  is  this  opus  with  Rich- 
ard  Barthelmess  and   Dorothy   Gish. 

With  an  original  opening  showing  the  sky- 
line of  New  York,  which  turns  out  to  be 
"The  Beautiful  City,"  the  piece  develops 
in  fine  photography  the  romance)  of  Tony,  a 
sloe-eyed    flower    vender.    ♦    ♦    * 


"The  Only  Thing" 

Melro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

Capitol 

AMERICAN — *  *  *  a  gay,  nnpossible 
picture  of  romance  and  royalty.  "The  Only 
Thing"  is  one  of  those  tales  that  never  has 
happened,  that  never  could  happen,  that 
every  one  has  a  secret  longing  to  see  hap- 
pen.   *    *    * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  The  story  dup- 
licates the  usual  Elinor  Glyn  romance,  only 
it  lacks  the  novelty  of  her  previous  effu- 
sions.   *   *   * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  Eleanor 
(Boardman)  is  regally  beautiful  in  her  blonde 
wig,  and  the  settings  of  the  picture  are 
very  well  done.  ♦  *  ♦  .  It's  all  rather  ab- 
surd, and  what  was  meant  to  be  the  climax 
is  a  scene  of  a  tribunal  where  the  mob 
storms  the  castle,  and  then  condemns  the 
aristocracy  to  lea^ve  in  leaking  barges.  *  *  * 
EVENING  WORLD— Apparently  "The 
Only  Thing"  that  gives  title  to  the  film 
*  *  *  refers  to  true  love.  But  as  written 
and  produced  ♦  •  ♦  true  love  was  a'most 
buried  under  the  gorgeousness  of  settings, 
complexity  of  plot  and  a  crowd  of  char- 
acters. It  suffers  also  from  being  too  much 
like  "Graustark."  The  differences  are  im- 
material.   *    *    * 

GRAPKIC— *  »  *  Elinor  Glyn's  latest 
comic  opera,  at  the  Capitol  this  week,  is 
a  nightmare.  It  must  have  been  inspired 
by  a  midnight  reading  of  "Dante'^  Inferno," 
"Three  Weeks,"  "Graustark,"  and  "Sca-a- 
mouche."  It  was  written,  titled  and  super- 
vised and  super-directed  by  the  madame  her- 
self. *  *  *  Of  course,  it  deals  with  kings, 
princesses  and  dukes,  yachts,  palaces  and 
revolutions.    *    *   * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE  _  »  •  ♦  Eleanor 
Boardman  plays  the  Princess,  and  she  looks 
and  acts  just  as  a  princess  should.  Edward 
Connelly  is  fine  as  the  King,  and  Arthur 
Edmund  Carew  really  gives  a  thrilling  per- 
formance as  the  instigator  of  the  revolution. 
"The  Only  Thing,"  of  course,  is  love,  ♦  *  * 
MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  is  en- 
tertaining from  start  to  finish.  Its  pomp 
and  splendor  will  please  those  who  are  easily 
pleased,  its  deft  touches  of  characterization, 
its  cynical  subtitles  and  excellent  acting  w  il' 
challenge    the    more    critical.    »    *     * 

POST — *  *  *  is  the  last,  and  probab'y 
the  worst,  of  a  series  of  pictures  made  at 
the  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  studios  under  the 
pe-'sona!  supervision  of  Elinor  G\yn.  *  *  * 
Why  Miss  Bbardman,  one  of  the  really  ex- 
pert light  comediennes  of  the  studios,  should 
be  wasted  on  a  story  of  this  sort  nobody 
knows.  *  *  *  Conrad  Nagel.  mustache,  ears 
flattened  to  head,  wears  uniforms  consisting 
of  everything  from  those  well-known  shiny 
black  top  boots  to  a  piece  of  medieval  armor 
out   of    somebody's    ancestral   library. 


SUN — *  *  *  It  is  handicapped,  of  course, 
by  the  familiarity  of  the  stO"y — which  is 
nrxture  of  "Graustark''  and  "The  Prisoner 
of  Zenda,"  with  an  overcoating  of  Mme, 
Glyn's  rather  indifferent  brand  of  sensu- 
cusness.  ♦  *  *  should  call  attention  to  the 
staging  of  "The  Only  Thing"  and  to  tlic 
physical  beauty,  ,grouping  and  composition 
of   several   of   the  scenes,    •    *    * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  Eleanor  Boardman, 
who  is  one  of  the  most  versatile  exponents 
of  the  flickering  films  toda.v.  managed  to 
give  a  lively  interpretatioii  of  her  royal  role, 
and  Conrad  Nagel,  aesthetically  improved  by 
the  hirsute  adornment  on  his  upper  lip,  cut 
a   dashing   figure  as   the    English    duke.    *    *    * 

WORLD—*  *  *  Miss  Boardman  and  Mr. 
Nagel  are  both  extremely  decorative,  but  to 
our  infinite  relief  they  managed  to  forget 
about  their  excessive  good  looks  and  act  like 
human  beings  in  a  nebulous  dream  world. 
And  this,  combined  with  the  skilful  di- 
rection and  glamorous  photography,  made 
for  a  thoroughly  enjoyable  afternoon  after 
entering  the  mood  necessary  to  appreciate 
this  naive,  preposterous  tale  of  the  roman- 
tic  goings-ion  behind  a  mythical  throne.    *  *  * 


Out-of-Town 

"The  Circle"— M.-G.-M. 
Parkway,  Baltimore 

SUN- — *  *  *  Frank  Borzage  directed  the 
picture  and  did  rather  well  with  his  Eng- 
lish  countryside   atmosphere.    *   *    ♦ 


"The    Dark   Angel"— First    Nat'l 
Chicago,  Chicago 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  The  picture  has  a 
somewhat  artificial  note,  not  always  carry- 
ing conviction.  But  it  is  pictorial  and  pretty 
entertaining.    ♦   ♦    * 

Grand   Riviera,   Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  One  of  the  most 
intensely  dramatic  and  best  acted  pictures 
of  the  year  is  "The  Dark  Angel,"  featuring 
Ronald    Coleman    and    Vilma    Banky.    *    »    • 


"Flower  of  Night"— F.  P.-L. 
Orpheum,  Boston 

GLOBE — *  *  *  Exciting  scenes  follow  one 
after  another,  and  in  this  maelstream  is 
shown  Pola  as  a  lovely,  high-born  Spanish 
girl    of    California.    *    •    * 


"The      New      Commandment" — Fii  | 
Nat'l.— Arcadia,  Philadelphia      ' 


BULLETIN^*  *  *  While,  "The  N 
Commandment,"  at  the  Arcadia  Theater  is 
well  acted  and  interesting  film,  the  reversi 
to  war  days  is,  as  always,  monotonous  a 
untrue  to  form.    *    •    * 


"The  Pony  Express" — Paramount 
State,  Detroit 

NEWS—*  *  *  It  is  all  pretty  well  di 
in  the  James  Cruze  manner,  its  only  serio 
fault  lying  in  the  many  loose  plot  ends  whi 
must  be  constantly  gathered  in  to  keep  thir. 
going  properly.  This  gives  the  continuity 
the  picture  a   muddy   tinge..  *   •   * 


"The  Road  to  Yesterday"— P.  D.  ( 
Fenway,   Boston 

HERALD—*  *  *  follows  in  the  good  c 
Cecile  de  Mille  tradition,  freshened  by  sor 
beautiful  photography  in  the  glimpses  of  t 
grand  canyon,  and  of  an  imaginary  medi 
eval   castle   and   thatched   cottage.    •    •   • 

POST—*  *  *  Mr.  De  Mille  handsomt 
surmounted  the  manifest  difificulties  of  trar 
ferring  to  the  screen  the  qualities  that  ga 
the  stage  play  its  charm  and  powerful  i 
lerest.   *   •   * 


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sure  you  have  Eastman  Positive  Film 
in  the  projector.  It  is  identified  by 
the  words  "Eastman"  and  "Kodak" 
in  black  letters  in  the  film  margin. 

Eastman  is  the  film  that  is  un- 
rivaled for  carrying  the  quality  of 
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WITH    a   picture   that   carries   the   full    sweep    of   his   genius, 
Frank  Lloyd  has  answered  the  demand  for  a  successor  to 
"Winds  of  Chance." 

It  isn't  the  drama  of  men  but  of  women  who  followed  the  golden 
trail.  One  was  a  daughter  of  wealth,  one  was  a  dance-hall  girl; 
and  one  dressed  as  a  man  and  gambled  like  men.     Anna  Q.  Nils- 

Adaptation  by  J.   G.  Hawks.    Photography  by  Norbeit  F.  Bindiii,  A.S.C. 


son,  Lionel  Barrymore,  Robert  Frazer,  supported  by  Edward 
Earle,  Gladys  Brock  veil,  Pauline  Garon,  Marceline  Day,  Russell 
Simpson  and  George  Bancroft.  Never  before  was  there  such  a 
cast  of  stars. 

Spectacular,  thrilling  in  action,  beautiful  in  romance,  keen  in 
humor,  "The  Splendid  Road"  has  still  a  greater  magnetism.  It 
has  caught  that  spirit  which  makes  for  phenomenal  success. 

Settings  by  John  J.   Hughes.    Film  F.dited  by  Edzvard   .",/.    Raskam. 


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'j1.  XXXIV     No.  50 


Monday,  November  30,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


FIRST  RUNS 

By  DANNY 
And  what  they  mean.  To  the 
i.vner  of  neighborhood  houses, 
efinitely  demonstrated.  Dur- 
g  a  discussion  of  TOCC  mem- 
jrs,  proving  once  again — that 
'^en  the  best  of  pictures— the 
;st  of  drawing  cards.  Was 
emendously  helped.  By  first 
m  exploitation  and  advertising. 
"There  was  an  exhibitor  down 
ong  Island,"  said  Hy  Gainsboro, 
vho  got  a  new  Harold  Lloyd  to 
1  in  an  open  date.  And  he  played 
before  it  had  been  shown  on 
roadway.  He  'died'  with  it.  Why? 
ecause  most  of  his  people  thought 
was  an  old  picture.  In  other  words 
ley  had  not  seen  it  advertised  for 
roadway;  there  was  no  mouth  to 
outh  advertising,  which  a  Broadway 
lowing  always  results  in." 

Only  the  exhibitor  who  has 
gone  through  this  experience. 
Knows  what  truth  there  is  to 
it.  That  is  why  good  pictures, 
when  they  fail  to  secure  first 
run  showings,  suffer.  They 
get  money — yes.  But  how  much 
less  than  if  the  picture  had 
the  benefit  of  first  run  show- 
ing, advertising,  exploitation 
and  gossip? 

Many   local   exhibitors   have   found 

profitable — and   good   business — to 

lise  their  rates  on  the  big  specials. 

iter  these   specials   have   played  on 

Broadway.     Even  for  a  run. 

Laff  Month 
The  short  subject  distributors  have 
oinbined.  And  will  work  like  Tro- 
uis — indeed  they  are — to  make  Janu- 
ry  especially  outstanding  as  "Laugh 
lonth."  A  good  idea;  a  fine  idea, 
articularly  as  the  public  likes  to 
lugh,  and  will,  every  month  in  the 
ear.  If  they  are  given  the  oppor- 
unity.  The  most  interesting  phase 
f  this  co-ordinated  effort,  however, 
{Continued  on  Page  2) 


Loew's  Best  Year 

The  fiscal  year  which  closed  Aug. 
1,  1925,  was  the  most  successful  on 
ecord  for  Loew's,  Inc.  The  net  prof- 
ts  after  all  charges  and  dividends  on 
)referred  stock  of  subsidiaries  was 
;4,708,631,  equal  to  $4.43  a  share  on 
he  1,060,780  no  par  shares,  against 
;2,949,052,  equal  to  $2.78  a  share 
arned  in  1924. 

In  analyzing  the  current  statement 
vhich  has  been  published  in  full,  the 
vVall  Street  Journal  declares  that  part 
{Continued  on  Page  4) 


The  Ten  Best 


Newspaper  critics  all  over  the  country  are  selecting 
the  pictures  which,  in  their  opinions,  will  make  up  the 
list  of  Ten  Best  Pictures,  always  an  important  feature  of 
THE  FILM  YEAR  BOOK. 

Up  to  date  over  70  critics  of  leading  newspapers  and  fan 
and  trade  publications  have  responded  to  the  call,  and  a 
like  number  are  yet  to  be  heard  from.  At  present,  how- 
ever, the  list  stands  as  follows;  but  it  should  be  borne  in 
mind  that  many  important  critics  are  yet  to  be  heard 
from. 

It  should  also  be  remembered  that  outstanding  pic- 
tures such  as  "Stella  Dallas"  and  "The  Big  Parade"  have 
been  seen  in  only  one  or  two  cities.  Votes  for  such  pro- 
ductions will  doubtless  appear  in  the  list  for  next  year. 


The  Last  Laugh 29 

The  Unholy  Three 28 

Don  Q 26 

The  Gold   Rush 24 

The  Freshman 22 

The  Merry  Widow 19 

The  Lost  World 15 

Beggar  On  Horseback. .  .14 
The  Iron  Horse 14 


Peter  Pan 12 

He  Who  Gets  Slapped...  12 

Greed 12 

Kiss  Me  Again 12 

The    Lady 12 

The  Dark  Angel 11 

The  Phantom  of  the 

Opera 11 


Theater  Chain  Grows 

North    American    Corp.,    Backed    by 

Frank  Wilson,  After  More  Houses 

in    Mid-Western    Cities 

Minneapolis — It  is  reported  the 
North  American  Theaters  Corp., 
which  is  an  offshoot  of  the  M.  P. 
Capital  Corp.  and  therefore  tied  in 
by  bonds  of  understanding  if  nothing 
more  definite  with  the  Prod.  Dist. 
Corp.  is  after  theater  sites  in  Minne- 
apolis and  Omaha. 

Acting  through  Alexander  Frank 
of  the  Frank  Amusement  Co.  of 
Waterloo,  la.,  North  American  The- 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Eyton  Sailing  in  January 

Los  Angeles — Charles  Eyton  and 
his  wife,  Kathryn  Williams,  expect 
to  leave  here  on  Jan.  1,  for  Europe. 
It  is  understood  that  Miss  Williams 
will  do  some  work  in  productions 
abroad. 


Yost  to  Handle  Coast  Publicity 

Los  Angeles — James  R.  Grainger 
stated  on  Saturday  that  Robert  M. 
Yost  had  been  transferred  from  the 
Fox  sales  force  to  the  studio  as  di- 
rector of  publicity.  George  Hanes 
has  succeeded  Yost  as  manager  of  the 
Los  Angeles  exchange. 


Adding  to  Studio 

New  Stages  for  Lasky  Plant — Para 

mount  to  Reopen  Realart  Studio 

in  Hollywood 

Hollywood — Jesse  L.  Lasky  upon 
his  arrival  from  New  York  announced 
plans  for  the  immediate  construction 
of  new  stages  at  the  Lasky  studio 
which  embrace  two  square  blocks 
and  for  the  reopening  of  the  Realart 
Studio  on  Beverly  Blvd. 

Lasky  returned  to  Hollywood  after 
a  four  months'  absence  to  supervise 
production.  In  commenting  on  the 
building  program,  he  said: 

"In  1922,  stage  four  was  built  at 
{Continued  on  Page  4) 

Wampas  Ball   Feb.   4 

Los  Angeles — The  Wampas  Frolic 
and  Ball  for  1926  will  be  held  on  Feb. 
4  in  the  new  Shrine  Auditorium.  Ray 
H.  Leek  is  in  charge.  George  Landy 
and  William  Newberry  will  handle 
publicity  and  stage  presentations. 


The  Big  Deal 

Situation  Appears  iviuddied — Chaplin 

hanging  out — Joe  Schenck  Says 

Deal    "Still    in    Negotiatign" 

Hollywood — The  Lnued  Artists- 
M.-G.-M.  deal  still  hangs  fire.  A 
hitch  has  developed  with  regard  to 
Chaplin  who  desires  the  existing 
situation  to  continue.  Chaplin  is  one 
fourth  owner  of  United;  Schenck, 
Doug  and  Mary  making  up  the  other 
stockholders. 

As  against  this,  however,  oiificials 
of  the  I'airbanks  organization  deny 
the  deal  is  cold,  and  say  it  will  be 
several  days  before  a  decision  is  ren- 
dered. 

Joseph  M.  Schenck  insists  the  deal 
is  not  off,  but  is  still  in  the  process 
of  negotiation.  He  declares  certain 
conditions  must  be  ironed  out  and 
clarified. 


Marcus  Loew  left  for  the  Coast 
Saturday,  and  many  well-posted  on 
the  situation  say  that  the  entire  mat- 
ter will  be  finally  disposed  of  upon 
his  arrival. 


To  Berlin  for  Universal 
Los  Angeles — Sigmund  Moos  and 
Hans  Winter  of  Universal  left  for 
New  York  Saturday  en  route  to 
Berlin  where  they  will  participate 
in  the  operation  of  the  Ufa. 


Laemmle  Here  Today;  Sails  Saturday 
Carl  Laemmle  arrives  from  the 
Coast  today  and  will  leave  for  Berlin 
on  the  Majestic  Saturday  in  connec- 
tion with  the  Ufa  deal. 


JJears  Finish  of  "Black  Pirate" 

Hollywood — Doug  Fairbanks  will 
finish  with  "The  Black  Pirate" 
shortly  after  the  holidays. 


Enders  in  Control  of  F.  B.  O.,  Ltd 

London — F.  A.  Enders,  managing 
director  of  F.  B.  O.,  Ltd.,  the  Topi- 
cal Film  Co.,  Ltd.,  and  H.  and  W., 
Ltd.,  has  acquired  control  of  the 
three  companies  from  the  executors 
of  the  late  Sir  Edward  Hulton. 


Stage  Producers  Turn  to  Films? 

The  American  stated  on  Saturday 
that  Eugene  O'Neill,  Kenneth  Mac- 
Gowan,  Robert  Edmund  Jones,  Max- 
well Anderson  an;l  Mervin  Stearns 
intend   forming  a  producing  unit. 


Want  Larger  Quota 

London — It  is  reported  four  British 
producing  units,  all  of  them  members 
of  the  Federation  of  British  Indus- 
tries, are  in  favor  of  increasing  the 
percentage  of  home-made  production 
on  British  programs.  The  companies 
are  Stoll,  Gaumont,  Ideal  and  the 
B.  W.  P. 

The  F.  B.  I.  continues  to  hold 
meetings  relative  to  the  British  pro- 
duction plan.  It  is  this  organization 
which  wields  tremendous  power 
(Continued  on  Pagt  4) 


— .gBg^ 


DAILY 


Monday,  November  30,  192S 


V9I. XXXIV No. 50    Monday,  Nov. 30, 1925    Price5Cents 


Coypriglit  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  I'ublished  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WiD'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS.  INC. 
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J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager; Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor; 
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£.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London  Kejjresentative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  58, 
Great  Marlborough  St.,  London,  W.  1.  Paris 
Representative,  La  Cinematographie  Fran- 
laise,   5,    Rue    Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High 

Low 

Close 

Sales 

Balaban   &   Katz   . 

Not 

quoted 

Eastman    Kodak    . 

.iim 

111^8 

111-/S 

1,000 

East.    Kodak    Pfd. 

Not 

quoted 

Famous    Players    . 

.107^ 

1055^ 

107 

1,000 

F.    P.    Pfd 

.11654 

Ub'A 

11654 

100 

Film    Inspection    . 

.     5^4 

5/2 

5/2 

400 

First    National    .  .  . 

Not 

quoted 

Fox  Film  "A"   .  . . 

.   80?^ 

noH 

80^ 

500 

Fox    Theaters    "A' 

Not 

quoted 

Loew's,     Inc. 

.    40 

39-4 

39/2 

1,700 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.   . 

.   23H 

23/2 

23/2 

200 

M.    P.    Cap.    Corp. 

18Ji 

175/, 

i7H 

600 

Pathe    Exch,    "A" 

75/, 

755^ 

75/2 

100 

Skouras     Bros.     .  . 

.    56 

56 

56 

Trans-Lu-x    Screen 

im 

10'4 

ll/« 

50,500 

Universal    Pictures 

41/2 

41^ 

41/2 

1,100 

Univ.     Pict.     Pfd. 

97/2 

97/2 

97/2 

200 

Warner    Pict.     . . . 

16 

16 

16 

100 

Warner    Bros.    . . . 

.    19'A 

19H 

19K 

100 

FIRST  RUNS 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

is  the  mutual  desire  to  stimulate  busi- 
ness, and  to  get  Mr.  Exhibitor  inter- 
ested in  the  short  subject  part  of  his 
program.  Unfortunately  too  many 
exhibitors  do  not  give  these  small 
features  the  attention,  advertising  and 
support  to  which  they  are  entitled. 
What  a  terrible  state  of  affairs  would 
exist  in  the  picture  theater  if  the 
short  subject  was  obliterated?  Then, 
perhaps,  Mr.  Exhibitor  would  realize 
its  real  value. 

Every  exhibitor  owes  it  to  his  own 
business,  to  do  all  he  can.  To  put 
"Laugh  Month"  over  ixi  a  big  way. 
Not  only  for  his  own  good;  but  for 
the  good  of  the  business  generally. 
We  know  how  much  (?)  many  ex- 
hibitors are  interested  in  the  general 
good  of  things.  But  for  their  own 
purses  they  may  go  out.  And  do 
something.  It's  about  time  they  did. 
For  the  benefit  of  the  short  subject 
generally. 


Cooperative    Booking 

Closed  by  Dependable  Exchange  and 
N.    Y.    M.    P.   T.    O.— Latter   to 

Receive  15%of  All  Bookings 
Dependable  Exchange,  New  York 
State  distributors  of  Gotham  Prod, 
exclusive  of  Manhattan,  has  closed 
a  cooperative  booking  arrangement 
with  the  M.  P.  T.   O.  of  New  York. 

The  deal  was  closed  with  Lou  A. 
Bittner,  of  the  Majestic,  Cohoes, 
chairman  of  the  Albany  zone  of  the 
exhibitor  organization,  and  Jules 
Michaels,  of  the  Regent,  Buffalo, 
head  of  the  Buffalo  zone,  and  pro- 
vides for  the  theater  owners'  unit  fp 
get  15  per  cent  of  all  bookings  re- 
ceived by  Dependable  in  this  terri- 
tory. In  return  for  which  the  exhibi- 
tors will  cooperate  by  giving  play 
dates   on    the    following   pictures: 

"The  Overland  Limited,"  "The  Po- 
lice Patrol,"  "A  Little  Girl  in  a  Big 
City,"  "The  Part  Time  Wife,"  "His 
Master's  Voice,"  "One  of  the  Brav- 
est," "The  Shadow  on  the  Wall," 
"The  Phantom  of  the  Forest."  "The 
Speed  Limit,"  "Hearts  and  Spangles," 
"Racing  Blood"  and  "The  Sign  of 
the   Claw." 


F.  B.  O.  Preparing  Six 

Hollywood — Pictures  scheduled  to 
get  under  way  at  F.  B.  O.  in  the 
next  two   weeks   include: 

"The  King  of  the  Turf;"  a  melo- 
drama starring  Evelyn  Brent,  as  yet 
untitled;  a  western,  starring  Fred 
Thomson  and  which  David  Kirkland 
will  direct;  "The  Kitten  and  the 
King,"  starring  "Lefty"  Flynn;  "A 
Poor  Girl's  Romance,"  and  "The  Isle 
of  Retribution." 


Coast  Office  for  Du  Pont 

Los  Angeles — The  Du  Pont-Pathe 
Film  Mfg.  Co.  will  shortly  establish 
offices  here.  This  is  explained  by  N. 
L.  Steers,  vice-president  and  general 
manager,  as  the  first  step  in  an  ex- 
pansion program.  The  new  branch 
will  be  used  to  distribute  raw  stock 
to  Western  studios. 


To   Feature   New  Police   Dog 

Hollywood — Samuel  Bischoff  plans 
to  star  a  new  police  dog  in  a  serial, 
to  be  directed  by  William  James 
Craft.  The  story  was  written  by 
Georn^e  Morgan. 


Jack  Pickford  in  "The  Bat" 

Hollywood  —  Jack  Pickford  will 
have  a  prominent  part  in  "The  Bat," 
which  Roland  West  is  producing. 
Jewel  Carmen  and  Louise  Fazenda 
have  also  been  cast. 


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Utmost  in  Screen  Brilliancv 


FOR    SALE 

Unreleased  negatives 

of  features 

for 

North  American  Territory 

K-131  c-o  Film  Daily 

1650  Broadway  N.  Y,  C. 


Australian  Studio 

Hugh    D.    Mcintosh    Interested    in 
$10,000,000    Company — Production 

Headquarters  Near  Sydney 
London — Hugh  D.  Mcintosh  and 
E.  S.  Carroll  are  reported  interested 
in  establishing  an  Australian  studio 
on  a  serious  scale  at  Baloomba,  near 
Sydney. 


"The  Morning  World"  on  Satur- 
day reported  fr^m  Australia  that  a 
$10,000,000  corporation  was  being 
formed  in  the  Antipodes  to  produce 
on  a  large  scale,  with  headquarters  in 
Sydney.  It  was  stated  that  the  first 
offer  for  the  rights  to  a  Broadway 
play  was  made  by  the  new  company 
to  Charles  K.  Gordon,  for  "Just  Be- 
yond," which  opens  at  the  National 
tomorrow   night. 

Mcintosh  has  been  incensed 
against  American  pictures  for  some 
time  past  and  has  led  many  attacks 
against  the  industry  in  the  Austral- 
ian Parliament. 


Favors  Quota  Plans  for  Canada 

Hull,  Que. — Important  reference 
to  the  proposed  quota  plan  in  Great 
Britain  was  made  by  Raymond  S. 
Peck,  director  of  the  Canadian  Gov- 
ernment M.  P.  Studio  at  Ottawa,  in 
addressing  the  Rotary  Club  of  Hull 
when  he  declared  this  would  be  an 
"excellent  example"  for  Canada  to 
follow. 


One  in  Florida 

Group  Interested  in  Picture  City  In- 
tends Carrying  Out  Development 
Project   As   First    Organized 

West  Palm  Beach,  Fla.— The  Pic- 
ture City  Corp.  has  been  reorganized 
and,  under  its  new  regime,  intends 
carrying  out  its  original  plans  which 
include  a  studio  to  be  known  as  Pic- 
ture City. 

Joseph      P.      Day,      Felix      Isman. 


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Charles   L.   Apfel  and  K.  B.   Con 
of  New  York  now  represent  the  i 
interests.     The  company  recently 
quired    holdings    of    10,000   acres, 
eluding  Jupiter  Island. 

Day  will  be  sales  manager  and 
vote  much  time  to  activities  in  F! 
ida.  Apfel,  a  lawyer,  who  organi 
the  project,  will  remain  as  presi< 
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ger  will  be  in  charge  of  construct) 

Apfel  has  been  reported  interes 
in  the  studio  plans  often  discussed 
Lewis  J.  Selznick. 


"Nell    Gwynne"    Finished 

London — The  Herbert  Wilcox  p 
duction  of  "Nell  Gwynne"  in  wh 
Dorothy  Gish  is  starred  has  b' 
completed.  Wilcox  will  take  a  pj 
to  New  York  before  Christnr 
Those  who  have  seen  the  picture 
it  is  replete  with  appeal  for  Ami 
can   audiences. 


Carew©  to  Make  "Heirs  Apparen 

Hollywood  — •  Edwin  Carewe  ^ 
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Monday,  November  30,  1! 


Loew's  Best  Year 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

of  Ihe  gain  reflects  increasing  returns 
from  the  Goldwyn  Pictures  Corp., 
bought  about  a  year  ago,  but  that 
most  of  the  increase  is  due  to  the 
marked  improvement  in  earnings  of 
Metro,  Loew's  producing  subsidiary, 
and  increased  theater  revenues. 

The  publication  then  continues: 

"Purchase  of  Goldwyn  about  a  year 
ago  was  a  shrewd  piece  of  business  on 
the  part  of  Marcus  Loew.  Goldwyn 
was  bought  for  $5,000,000.  Metro- 
Goldwvn  7%  preferred  stock  of  which 
$4,430,666  is  outstanding.  Anual  div- 
idends on  this  are  about  $300,000.  The 
income  from  Goldwyn's  half  interest 
in  the  Capitol  theater,  New  York, 
more  than  pays  the  dividends  on  the 
preferred.  The  Goldwyn  property  also 
included  a  valuable  studio  lot  in  Hol- 
lywood which  Loew's  will  be  able  tp 
sell  at  a  handsome  profit  when  it 
seems  advisable.  Since  Metro  also 
has  a  studio  lot  in  Hollywood  it  is 
probable  that  sooner  or  later  one  of 
the  tracts  will  be  sold. 

"Feature  of  the  balance  sheet  is  the 
wiping  out  of  an  item  of  $10,977,083 
for  leaseholds,  contracts  and  good  will 
by  writing  up  the  property  account. 
Loew's  has  extensive  real  estate  hold- 
ings consisting  of  theater  and  busi- 
ness buildings  in  choice  sections  of 
important  cities  all  over  the  country. 
Manv  of  these  properties  were  ac- 
quired five  years  ago  and  have  since 
appreciated  greatly  in  value.  In  two 
properties  Loew's  is  understood  to 
have  a  profit  of  over  $1,000,000  each. 

"Propertv  and  plants  are  now  car- 
ried at  $25,846,040.  against  $18,841,967 
in  1924  and  $14,677,689  in  1922  .  In- 
vestments, including  real  estate  of 
subsidiaries,  are  carried  at  $10,590,392, 
against  $6,296,682  last  year  and  $3.- 
315,418  in  1922. 

"The  company  has  an  interest  in  a 

1925 

Gross    $56,294,745 

Net  income   4,708.631 

Current  assets   15.977,163 

Current  liabilities   4,417,718 

Working   capital    11,559,445 

Surplus    6,376,049 


total  of  105  theaters,  and  owns  out- 
right 33  theaters,  four  office  buildings 
and  two  studio  lots.  A  new  $1,000,000 
theater  is  being  built  in  Atlanta,  and 
large  houses  are  being  built  or  leased 
in  New  Rochelle,  Coney  Island,  Bir- 
mingham and  Norfolk. 

"Working  capital  position  has  been 
much  improved  this  year.  The  in- 
crease is  mainly  due  to  larger  inven- 
tories of  films  which  stand  at  $11,864,- 
862,  against  $6,548,209.  Loew's  has 
been  steadily  expanding  its  producing 
business  until  it  is  now  second  only 
to  Famous  Players  in  film  making. 
This  inventory  consists  almost  entire- 
ly of  1925  film  output,  according  to 
the  policy  of  depreciation  employed 
by  all  important  film  producers,  and 
is  not  incommensurate  with  the  in- 
creased volume  of  business.  Gross 
income  in  the  last  fiscal  year  was 
$56,294,745,  against  $42,937,268  in  1924 
and  $19  634,355  in  1923,  an  increase  of 
nearly  150%  in  two  years. 

"Following  table  shows  changes  in 
gross,  net,  working  capital  and  sur- 
plus in  the  last  four  years: 

"Earnings  of  Loew's  last  year  were 
larger  than  the  average  net  income  of 
Famous  Players  in  recent  years  and 
only  about  $700,000  less  than  Famous 
Plavers  net  last  year,  which  was  the 
largest  in  its  history.  In  other  words 
Loew's  has  built  up  in  four  years  a 
structure  that  is  a  close  second  to  the 
greatest  moving  picture  producer  in 
the  world.  Another  year  as  good  as 
the  one  just  closed  may  bring  even 
more  important  development  to  this 
rapidly  growing  company. 

"At  present  the  weak  point  in 
Loew's  structure  is  the  comparatively 
small  amount  of  cash,  $1,547,585  in 
relation  to  inventories." 

The  article  also  includes  the  follow- 
ing table  showing  changes  in  gross, 
net,  working  capital  and  surplus  in 
the  past  four  years: 


1924 

1923 

1922 

$'«2',937.268 

$19,634,355 

$19,608,301 

2.949.052 

2,415,488 

2.267.871 

13,057.117 

7,456.831 

5,854,732 

5. IRS, 036 

1,719,350 

2,260,594 

7.869,081 

5,737,481 

3,549,138 

3,788,978 

2,961,486 

545,997 

Want  Larger  Quota 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
which  may  suggest  a  scheme  of  its 
own,    provided    the    trade    does    not 
agree  on  one  course  of  action. 

The  Cinematograph  Exhibitors' 
Ass'n  has  agreed  to  submit  the  pres- 
ent draft  to  all  of  its  branches  for 
consideration. 


Arlen  On  Way  East 

Los  Angeles — Michael  Arlen  is  en 

route    to    New    York   where    he    will 

arrange  for  production  of  "Tbe  Ace 

of   Cads,"  starring  Adolphe   Menjou. 


$100,000  Up-State  House  Opens 

Rochester,  N.  Y.— The  new  $100,- 
000  Rialto  at  Albion,  will  open  Wed- 
nesday. It  seats  800.  Simultaneous 
with  its  opening,  the  Family  will 
close.  Both  houses  are  owned  by 
W.  H.  Robson. 


Adding  to  Studio 

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the  Laskv  studio  to  provide  addition- 
al 30,0000  sq.  ft.,  which  brought  total 
up  to  90,000  sq.  ft.  We  felt  that 
would  be  ample  to  take  care  of  pro- 
duction for  a  period  of  10  years. 
But  a  year  ago  we  found  it  necessary 
to  add  another  10,000  sq.  ft.  of  stage 
space,  which  was  done  on  our  Arevlp 
St.  lot,  bringing  the  total  to  100  000 
sq.  ft.  Now  the  first  conference  on 
my  arrival  in  Hollywood  has  resulted 
in  plans  for  immediate  reopening  of 
the  Realart  studio  to  provide  us  with 
still  additional  41,000  sq.  ft.  and  con- 
struction of  other  stages  on  the 
Hollywood  studio  premises." 


Budd  Rogers  Returns 
Budd    Rogers,    vice    president    of 
Lumas  Film  has  returned  from  a  trip 
Midwest. 


Hall  Film  Exchange  Continues 

San  Francisco — The  Hall  Film  Ex- 
change, handling  the  product  of 
Davis  Dist.  Division,  has  not  sold 
out  to  the  Mutual  Independent  Film 
Exchange,  as  previously  reported 
Mutual,  however,  has  purchased  the 
1925  product  of  Hall. 


Synchronizes  Film 

Voices  by  Radio  Timed  with  Produc- 
tion  of   Film   in   London — C.   F. 
Elwell  Perfects  a  Process 

C.  F.  Elwell  has  perfected  a  process 
synchronizing  motion  and  sound,  ac- 
cording to  the  "New  York  Times," 
in  a  London  cable. 

The  first  showing  occurred  before 
the  Radio  Society  which,  according 
to  the  Times,  was  startled  to  see  and 
hear  roosters  crowing,  dogs  barking 
and   sheep   bleating. 

The  sounds  from  the  loud  speakers 
fit  the  movement  of  the  mouths  with 
minute  accuracy.  Dancing  with 
music  audible  also  seems  lifelike,  re- 
ports the  paper. 

As  with  jadio,  sound  is  converted 
by  a  microphone  into  electrical  waves 
which  are  recorded  by  a  sensitive 
cell  of  the  invention.  Elwell  asserts 
that  the  new  method  is  inexpensive, 
and  that  many  subjects  not  eiTective 
on  the  screen  are  now  opened  up. 


Theater  Chain  Grows 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

aters  will  build  in  Des  Moines  and 
Sioux  City.  Those  familiar  with  the 
P.  D.  C.  first-run  situation  expect 
that  Chicago  will  be  included  in  the 
next  move.  Frank  R.  Wilson  of  the 
M.  P.  Capital  Corp.  is  reported  to 
have  visited  Minneapolis  recently  re- 
garding a  site  on  which  to  build. 

"Greater  Amusements,"  in  its  cur- 
rent issue,  places  significance  in  a 
statement  made  by  Wilson  in  Sioux 
City  recently  wherein  he  said  quite 
definitely  that  North  American  will 
have  a  national  chain. 


In  the  Courts 

The   Appelate  Division  of  the 
preme  Court  has  denied  a  motion 
Pathe    Exchange,    Inc.,   to   dismis 
suit  by  John   F.    Pell   for  $2,500, 
the  ground  that  although  he  bou'! 
from  the  Albert  Capellani   Prod. 
European  and  Australian  rights  toa 
film,   "O    Boy,"   that   Pathe   sold 
film  in  Australia  for  $2,500,   and 
that   reason  the   money   received 
longed  to  him.    .Pathe  contends  t' 
Pell  failed  to  make  out  a  case  fori 
money. 


An  injunction  suit  over  a  film  1 
ater  lobby  frame  has  been  filed 
the  Supreme  Court  by  the  Libm 
Spanyer  Corp.  against  the  Supe; 
Frame  Co.,  the  Argosy  Amusem 
Corp.,  and  Sydney  Cohen, 
plaintiff  alleges  that  a  frame  wh 
it  has  patented  and  registered 
Washington,  and  intends  to  exp 
as  its  chief  work,  has  been  copied) 
Superior,  and  installed  by  the  ol 
two  defendants  in  the  Apollo 
Brooklyn  and   in   the  Tremont. 


Start  Fourth  of   Royal   Seriesi 

Hollywood  —  "A  Desperate  \ 
ment,"  the  fourth  in  the  Royal  ser 
has  gone  into  production  with  Wai 
Hawley  and  Theodore  Von  Eltz 
the  leads,  Sheldon  Lewis  as 
"heavy,"  and  Leo  White  in  a  comt 
part. 

Shooting  on  "The  Checkei 
Flag,"  the  fourth  Banner  featur: 
Elaine  Hammerstein  was  begun  I 
week. 


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[onday,  November  30.  1925 


Newspaper    Opinions 

"Bustin"  Through"— Universal 
Garden,  Baltimore 

;i;\VS — *  *  •  Whatever  your  taste  may 
t  ill  moving  pictures,  you  will  like  "Bustin' 
•jrough,''  on  the  Garden  screen  this  week. 
j  J<    Hoxie    is    at    his    best    i'l    this    thriller. 


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"Classified"— First  Nafl 
Metro,  Boston 

".LOBE — *  *  *  Unlike  most  pictures  con- 
cning  the  lives  of  the  so-called  "working 
|i  '  It  is  remarkably  true  to  life,  and  has  a 
1  c  luimor  and  sincerity.  *   *   * 

HERALD — *  *  *  another  movie  dropped 
I  the  wayside,  one  that  has  it  amusing  mo- 
1  ntb  that  still  savor  of  Edna  Ferber,  and 
i.re  of  its  labored  ones  that  reeli  of  the 
#    »    • 

rR.VVELER — *  •  *  it  IS  an  up-to-date, 
1  ezy  and  frequently  humorous  tale  of  a  girl 
■lo  thinks  that  she  can  take  care  of  herself 
I  the  big  city.    •   *    * 


"Cobra" — Paramount 
McVickers,  Chicago 

HERALD — *  *  *  Mr.  Valentino  is  his  usu- 
semiconceited,  restrained  and  amorous 
(.  His  lady  assistants  are  all  well  chosen 
th  an  eye  to  type,  and  though  the  direction 
ows  little  ingenuity  at  .the  same  time  it 
mmits  neither  the  error  of  dullness  nor  of 
ap.dity.   •   *    * 

Ohio,   Indianapolis 

STAR — •  ♦  ♦  "Cobra,"  the  screen  play, 
ule  far  from  being  as  powerful  drama- 
ally  as  "Cobra,"  the  stage  play,  is  yet 
idoubtedly  better  family  entertainment  than 
was    in    the    original    version.    *    ♦    * 

Rialto,  Omaha 

WORLD-HERALD—*  *  *  The  photo- 
ay  commands  interest  and  except  for  a 
tie  too  much  sameness  in  scenery  it  ranks 
I'jng  the  first  rate  screen  productions.  ♦   •   ♦ 


EXPRESS — *  *  *  Gallic  in  touch  and  some- 
what risque  in  tone  is  the  comedy.  The  princi- 
pals skate  merrily  over  the  thin  ice  of  pro- 
priety, almost  breaking  throughat  moments; 
they  are  saved,  however,  from  being  sub- 
merged by  the  skilled  direction  of  Hobart 
Henley.    *    •    »  „     ,         . 

RECORD — *  *  "  Director  Henley  has 
amused  us  before  with  his  sophisticated  cine- 
mas, and  this  one,  according  to  the  many  loud 
haw-haws,    surpasses   the  others   by   far. 

TIMES — •  *  *  Cody  is  good  in  comedy. 
The  part  of  the  husband-seeking  diversion,  as 
he  plays  it,  is  one  of  his  cleverest  recent  por 
trayals.    *    *    • 

Piccadilly,  Rochester 

DEMOCRAT — *  *  *  What  there  is  of  thf 
story  could  have  been  told  in  a  sho  t-reel 
comedy,  if  such  stuff  as  that  of  whicli  this 
picture  is  made  was  ever  worth  the  te  ling 
at  all.  •  •  • 

hi;.KALD — *  *  *  There  is  not  much  plot 
to  this  domestic  quadrangle.  It  is  light, 
brisk  comedy,  a  trifle  suggestive  Jn^  places, 
but  not  enough  to  give  oflfense.   "   "   * 

JOURNAL — *  *  *  The  story  is  a  flimsey 
vehicle  concerned  with  the  troubles  of  two 
married    couples.    *    •    •  

TIMES-UNION—*  *  *  Why  all  the 
money,  time,  and  the  unusually  good  cast 
should  have  been  spent  on  so  slender  a  story, 
which  has  no  climax  and  ends  up  in  the  air, 
it   is   hard  to   understand.    •    *    * 


"Lord  Jim" — Paramount 
Park,   Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  The  picture  gives  evidence 
of  considerable  thought  on  the  part  of  the 
director  and  will,  I  believe,  prove  satis- 
factory entertainment  for  the  majority  of 
movie-goers.    *    *    * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  Some  place  in 
the  celluloid  heavens  the  recorder  surely  has 
marked  down  a  nice  score  for  Paramount  s 
effort  to  give  a  pretty  faithful  and  accurate 
translation   of   this    Conrad    tale.    *    *    * 

TIMES — "  *  *  Pe  cy  Marmont  as  Lord 
Jim  gives  an  excellent  portrayal  of  the 
sailor  whom  no  one  understood,  because  he 
was  kind  to  his  fellow  men.  Noah  Berry 
and  Raymond  Hatton  make  excellent 
villains.   *   *   * 


TRANSCRIPT—*  *  *  As  an  exercise  in 
the  grotes.iue,  "The  Phantom  cf  the  Oper^  . 
*  *  *  is  both  unusual  and  refreshmg.  l_o 
be  sure,  it  does  not  quite  measure  up.^in 
celluloid,    to    Gaston     Leroux's    novel. 


"Compromise" — Warners 
Orpheum.  Chicago 

JOURNAL — *    •    *    Of   the   work   of    Miss 
i'ch   only   the   highest  praise   could   be   given. 

*   * 

TRIBUNE — *  *  *  The  story  is  interesting 
the  main,  though  decidedly  far  fetched 
a   number   of    instances.    •    *    * 


'Durand  of  the  Bad  Lands" — Fox 
Moon,  Omaha 

WORLD-HERALD— •  *  *  It  cannot  be 
lid  whether  Buck  Jones  and  Marian  Nixon 
lake  the  picture  or  the  picture  makes  Buck 
ones  and  Marian  Nixon.  Here  is  an  actor 
{  westerns  that  makes  other  actors  of  his 
fpe   book    like   so    many   darling    dolls.    *  •   * 


"The  Everlasting  Whisper" — Fox 
Boston,  Boston 

TRAVELER — *  *  *  There  is  some  mar- 
elous  western  scenery,  by  the  way.  And 
ome   dreadful   subtitling.    *    *    * 

Washington,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  Right  at  the  start 
Ir.  Mix  makes  a  leap  with  his  horse  over  a 
ha-sm     that     stops     one's    breath.       later    on 

fight  between  a  horse  and  a  pack  of  wolves 
shown  that  will  make  people  sit  on  the 
dge   of   their   seats.   *    ♦    • 

NEWS — *  *  *  The  story  is  rather  senti- 
nental  in  comparison  to  the  rough  and  ready 
ype  of  material  that  is  customarily  provided 
or  his  talents.   *   *   * 

TIMES—*  *  *  the  tale  unfolds  itself  with 
I  smoothness  that  bespeaks  giood  directing 
ind  earnest  labors  on  the  part  of  the  princi- 
lals.    *    *    * 

Garden,   Milwaukee 

SENTINEL — *  *  *  It  is  a  bit  odd  to  see 
Tom  Mix  wax  poetical  and  talk  about 
"whispering  pines."  He  was  much  more  en- 
tertaining and  like  his  old  self  when  he 
snapped  into  the  action  part  of  the  story. 
j^   *   • 

Fox,  Philadelphia 

INQUIRER — *  *  *  the  picture  is  redolent 
witn  action,  and  though  there  isn't  very  much 
shooting,  there  is  a   fine  assortment  of   fights. 


"Go    West"— Metro-Gold. 
Garrick,  Minneapolis 

TRIBUNE — *  *  *  is  composed  of  romance, 
action  and  numerous  comedy  situations.  It 
is  fast  moving  and  evinces  Buster  Keaton 
dispensing  all  of  the  quaint  somber  antics  for 
which    he    is    noted.    *    *    * 

Warfield,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  There  are  plenty  of 
laughs  in  "Go  West,"  yet  it  is  not  Keaton's 
funniest  comedy.  It  is,  however,  the  most 
unique  ever  brought   to   the   screen. 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  Bus'er  hmised 
is  quietly  amusing  throughout  the  unreeling 
of  "Go  West,"  withal  the  picture  shows  need 
of  a  few  expert  "gag-men"  to  snap  things  up 
here   and   there.    ♦    *    *  .      ,   „ 

CHRONICLE—*  *  •  The  picture  is  full 
of  gags,  old  and  new,  with  outbursts  of 
guflfaws    every    few    feet    of    film.    *    *   *  j 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  It  is  a  Sahara  of  a 
pictu  e,  all  dry  and  unsmiling  acreage,  and 
picked  out  only  he.e  and  there  with  wells  of 
mirth.   *   *    *  .         ,.     ,         j 

NEWS — *  •  *  "Go  West,"  is  a  lively  and 
delicious  satire  on  the  conventional  "western" 
movie  pictured  in  the  adventures  of  a  tender- 
foot.   •    *    * 

"His  Buddy's  Wife"— Assoc.   Exhib. 
State-Lake,  Chicago 

TRIBUNE — *  *  *  The  story  is  a  slight 
and  transparent  affair  that  drags  along  to 
considerable  length  without  greatly  interest- 
ing  you.*   *   * 

"Lights    of    Old   Broadway"— Metro- 
Gold. — State,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  Monta  Bell  injects  several 
pleasing  ideas  into  "Lights  of  Old  Broad- 
way," but  the  narrative  gives  him  little  op- 
portunity to  display  his  usual  dexterity.  There 
seems  to  be  a  constant  straining  for  humor 
»    *    * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  The  love  story 
is  pretty.  The  parade  of  the  APA's  and  its 
fiasco  is  exciting.  The  effort  to  oust  the 
squatters  in  Shanty  town  is  amusing.  Ihe 
film  as  a  whole  is  pretty  good  entertain- 
ment.   *   *    * 


"New  Brooms" — Paramount 
Madison,   Detroit 

FREE   PRESS—'    *    *    It    is  just   the   typ 
of   picture   that   dad   and  m-it'ier   can    take   th-T 
family    to    see,    and    one    that    should^  please 
screen   fans   of  every  age  and  sex.    •    •    * 

TIMES — *  *  *  Hamilton  is  well  adapted  to 
the  role  he  undertakes  and  submits  a  portrait 
that  is  polished  and  effective.  Phyllis  Ha-ver 
is  the  naughty  flapper,  while  Bessie  Love  was 
never  more  intriguing  than  she  is  as  the 
young  housekeeper.   *   *   * 

Delmonte,  St  Louis 

GLOBE-DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  This  is  a 
typically  American  story  of  a  grouchy  busi- 
ness mam,  wealthy  owner  of  a  broorn  factory 
Every    bill    gives  him   a   spasm.    *    *    * 

TIMES — *  *  *  This  should  have  been  de 
signated  "Father  and  Son''  week  at  the  Del 
monte.  The  picture  is  "New  Brooms"  and 
all    fathers    and    sons    should    see    it.    *    * 


"Pretty  Ladies"— M.-G.-M. 
Century,  Baltimore 

fjEWS— *  •  *  is  the  latest  of  Mr.  Bell's 
directorial  efforts  and  it  is  as  free  of  bunk 
and  as  full  of  common  sense  as  are  most  of 
his  pictures.  ♦  •  • 

gUN — *  *  *  Monta  Bell  has  dine  r.n  ex- 
cellent piece  of  work  in  "Pretty  Ladies."  He 
makes   the   stage   atmosphere   very,    very    real. 


"Satan  in  Sables"— Warners 
Boston,  Boston 

GLOBE — *  *  *  Lowell  Sherman  and 
Paulfne  Garon  a  e  seen  in  the  leading  char- 
acters in  a  story  in  which  a  Russian  noble- 
man figures  in  several  thrilling  escapades  in 
Paris.   *  *  *  .  „,  ,  , 

POST *  *  *  Lowell  Sherman,  the  popular 

Czar  of  lovers  on  boUi  stage  and  screen,  is 
up    to    his    old    tricks    in    "Satan    in    Sables. 


"The  Phantom  of  the  Opera"— Un' 
Metro,  Boston 

GLOBE *   *   *  There  i^n't  a  dull   m -nipnt 

in  tiie  picture — and  yesterday's  audience, 
largely  composed  of  women,  sliuddcie  i  aiu: 
gasped  to   their  heart's  content.   »    *   * 

HERALD—*  *  *  Lon  Caney.  as  th- 
gleamin'  and  much  silhoueted  Phantom,  plies 
his  old  and  finished  trade  of  theatrical  make- 
up to  the  full.  There  are  few  actors  as  deft 
as  he  in  the  ways  of  pantomine,  and  aga  n. 
he    makes    each    gesture    potent    a'ld    mr-ani"'' 


"The  Scarlet  West"— First  Nat'l 
Hip,  Baltimore 

NEWS *    *    *    It    is    a    film    of    redmen. 

Westerns,  squaw  flappers  and  beautiful 
scenery,  all  photographed  for  one  cause-|^the 
glorification   of  American   celluloid. 


"Stage  Struck"— F.  P.-L. 
State,  Boston 

GLOBE — *  *  *  The  picture  opens  and 
closes  with  one  of  the  most  gorgeous  bits 
of  natural  color  photography  ever  .seen  on  the 
screen.   *   *   ♦ 

HERALD — *  *  *  She  joins  the  troupe 
and  1'  ass  gred  to  do  a  boxing  stunt  with  the 
leading  lady.  Miss  Swanson  has  never  been 
seen  in  anything  quite  so  funny  as  this  box- 
ing match.    *    •    *  ^,     . 

l>OST *  *  *  Not  once  does  Gloria  re- 
semble her  well-groomed  self,  although  there 
is  a  d  cam  episode  in  which  she  does  ai 
dance  a!a  Sa'ome.  There  is  much  slapstick 
comedy,   but  no  love  scenes.   *   *   * 


muMi 


"Little  Annie  Rooney" — U.  A. 
Roosevelt,  Chicago 

JOURNAL — *  *  *  The  picture  is  replete 
with  youngsters,  little  Abies  and  Tonies  and 
Chinkies  and  Mikes  and  children  of  Greece. 
Apparently  no  means  for  supplying^  incidental 
comedy  has  been  overlooked.   *   ♦   *  ^ 

POST — *    *    *    is    a    sort    of    "Our    Gang 
comedy    with    some    melodrama    and    a    high 
light   of   tragedy  thrown  in   to  make  a   feature 
of   it.     But  it   has   Mary    Pickford   as   its   star, 
and    that's    the    important    thing.    •    *    * 


"Exchange  of  Wives"— Metro-Gold. 
State,  Los  Angeles 
EXAMINER — *  *  *  Both  the  story  and  the 
direction  are  heavily  overdrawn.  Lew  Cody, 
who  plays  one  of  the  husbands,  is  made  to  ex- 
aggerate his  comedy  almost  to  the  point  of  sa- 
tiety, but  the  house  takes  it  in  one  gulp  and 
asks  for  more.   *  *  •  I 


"The  Limited  Mail" — Warners 
Forum,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  The  genuine  excite- 
ment which  it  creates  is  due  to  the  remarkable 
photographing  of  trains  pounding  along  at 
high  speed.  We  are  almost  dizzied  by  their 
onward  rush  and  carried  along   with  it.   *   *   * 


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With   GEORGE    SIDNEY,   CHARLES 

MURRAY  VERA  GORDON 

Presented  by  CARL  LAEMMLE 


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YOU'LL 

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1926 

FILM 

YEAR 

BOOK 

EVERYWHERE 


''Filmdom^s  Encyclopedia** 


The  Film  Year  Book,  1925 

LIKE  the  dictionary  in  cross-word 
puzzle  days,  the  Film  Year  Book 
is  getting  to  be  a  downright  necessity. 
For  one  who  is  only  remotely  con- 
nected with  moving  pictures,  it  is  at 
least  a  great  convenience — and  for 
one  in  no  way  connected  with  the 
business,  it's  an  eye-opener. 

Toward  the  end  of  each  year,  we 
hesitate  to  state  facts  concerning  the 
industry  until  the  Year  Book  arrives. 
It  is  getting  more  comprehensive  each 
year  and  more  representative  of  all 
phases  of  the  movie  interests — even 
we  "non-theatricals'  are  recognized, 
labeled  and  analyzed. 

The  "front  page"  articles  this  year 
are  "The  Cultural  Effects  of  the 
Film"  by  Max  Suberkrub,  "The 
Child  and  the  Cinema'  by  Dr.  C.  W. 
Kimmins,  and  "Your  Child  and  the 
Movies'  by  Mary  Day  Winn.  The 
crisp  and  vital  facts  about  the  pro- 
ductions of  1924  constitute  a  well  of 
invaluable  reference  material  for 
everybody,  and  its  various  compila- 
tions of  directors,  stars,  cameramen, 
scenario  writers,  distributors  and 
producers,  save  days  of  labor  to  the 
busy  writer.  The  reference  tiible  to 
film  reviews  covers  6500  titles — an 
item  alone  worth  the  price  of  the 
book. 

We  would  like  to  elaborate  on  its 
several  Best  Pictures  lists,  its  Censor 
Board  Standards  of  many  cities  and 
states  and  foreign  countries;  its  Vis- 
ual Education  Directory  and  sum- 
maries of  Visual  Education  Associa- 
tions— but  these  must  all  be  left  for 
personal  perusal. 

Every  Director  of  Visual  Education 
in  our  state  universities,  leading 
cities,  museums;  every  club  com- 
mittee on  motion  pictures,  every  min- 
ister using  movies  or  contemplating 
them,  should  have  a  copy  of  the  Year 
Book.  It  covers  the  whole  motion 
picture  industry,  as  "1000  and  One 
Films,"  published  by  the  Educational 
Screen,  covers  the  educational  and 
cultural  side  of  that  field. 

Danny's  broad  conception  of  the 
cinema  as  a  whole  puts  all  citizens 
in  his  debt  and  makes  the  Year  Book 
indispensable. 


I   I 


onday,  November  30,  1925 


New  Theaters 

WttsvUle,  Pa.— At  an  estimated  l"i«  of 
■15  000  a  lot  on  which  was  located  the 
il  Slater,  has  been  conveyed  to  the  Chara- 
llain  Amusement  Co.  Plans  are  under  way 
I    a  ne-v   theater. 

Tcnneaut,    O.— The    new    theater    built    by 
D.    R.    Bly,    opened   Thanksgi.'.ng. 


DAILY 


Id    New   theaters    Housed  Ae,aawl( A 

Enid,    Okla.— The    Folly    has    been    opened 
jack  Johnson. 


Lake  Forest,  111.— Plans  are  being  made 
t  a  new  house  to  open  shortly  at  Deer- 
th  and    Forest. 


Tulsa,  Okla.— Ralph  Talbot  has  aTinounced 
^  opening  o(  his  new  bouse,  the  Ritz,  in 
(bruary. 


■Ga  land,     Tex.— The     Lyric     opened     last 
tkek. 


Hollywood  Happenings 


Blytheville,    Ark.— The    Gem,    operated    by 
mmie  Boyd  has  opened. 


iPontiac,    Mich.— Butterfield    Theaters    have 
ken  a  long  lease  on  the  State,  bemg  erected 
D.   R.  and   C.   B.  Wilson. 


MUIburn,  N.  J.— A  theater  costing  $175,000 
id  seating   1,500  is  to  be  built  here. 


Kansas  City— The  Madrid  is  the  iiame 
'ected  for  the  new  house  being  erected  on 
;th  and  Main,  and  managed  by  Jack  Roth. 


New    Kensington,    Pa.— The    State,    owned 
;     the     Columbus     Amusement      Co.,     has 

lened. 


Wind  Up  Two  F.  B.  O.  Pictures 

Two  melodramas  have  been  com- 
pleted by  F.  B.  O.  to  be  released 
this  winter.  They  are  "The  Mid- 
night Flyer,"  directed  by  Tom  For- 
man  and  featuring  Dorothy  Devore 
and  Cullen  Landis  and  "Flaming 
Waters,"  featuring  Mary  Carr,  Paul- 
ine Garon  and  Malcolm  M'Gregor. 

To   Co-Star    O'Malley-Valli 

Pat  O'Malley  will  be  co-starred 
with  Virginia  Valli  in  "Wives  for 
Rent,"  a  Universal  production  now 
under  way  at  Universal  City.  Helen 
Lee  Worthing  has  been  cast  in  the 
second  feminine  lead.  Albert  Conti 
has  a  prominent  role. 

Stromberg  Announces  Leads 

Eleanor  Boardman  and  Charles 
Ray,  announces  Hunt  Stromberg, 
have  the  leading  roles  in  "The  Auc- 
tion Block,"  upon  which  Hobart 
Henley  has  now  begun  work. 

Younger  Gets  Script  Contract 

A.  P.  ("Bill")  Younger  has  been 
selected  to  adapt  and  write  the  con- 
tinuity on  "Brown  of  Harvard,"  a 
novel  by  Gilbert  P.  Coleman  and 
Rida  Johnson  Young,  which  M.-G.- 
M.  will  film. 


Chambersburg,  Pa.— Hopmg  to  have  an 
jening  by  next  Spring,  Henderson  and 
[ong  are  completing  plans  for  a  new  theater 
,  be  located  in  the  center  of  town  and  to 
at    1,000. 


Crystal  Lake,  111.— Olsen  &  Green  Con- 
ruction  Co.  have  been  awarded  the  con- 
act  for  the  building  of  a  new  $85,000 
leater   by    Fred    O.    Diering. 


Biloxi,  Miss. — Work  is  rapidly  progressing 
n  the  new  half  million  dollar  house  bemg 
uilf  here  by  Max  and  Jack  Yellen  of  New 
irleans. 


Springfield,  111. — The  house  to  be  opened 
y  Gray  and  Contracken  in  the  next  few 
eeks   is   practically    finished. 


AUentown,  Pa. — Plans  have  been  made  by 
lark  H.  Young  to  build  a  theater  on  prop- 
rty  recently  bought  on  North  Main  St. 

'Suffern,  N.  Y. — A  new  house  is  to  be 
rected  in  Haverstraw  on  the  site  of  the 
Id  Majestic. 


Bellingham,  Wash.— Dr.  E.  T.  Mathes  has 
nnounced  plans  for  building  a  new  theater 
pre   in   the   near   future. 

Taylorsville,  111.— The  Capitol  was  opened 
iere  last  week  by   Dominic   Frescina. 


San   FraTicisco — Samuel   Levine   is   to   open 
he  Harding  in  the  next  month. 


Change  Title   on  Tyler's   Latest 

"The  Cowboy  Musketeer"  has  been 
chosen  as  the  title  for  Tom  Tyler's 
third  F.  B.  O.  feature  now  in  pro- 
duction, under  the  direction  of  Bob 
De  Lacy. 

Noble  Johnson  in  Walsh  Cast 

Noble  Johnson  has  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  "The  Golden  Journey," 
which  Raoul  Walsh  is  directing  for 
Paramount. 


"Far  Cry"  Cast  Complete 

The  cast  of  First  National's  "The 
Far  Cry"  is  complete.  It  includes 
Julia  Swayne  Gordon,  William  Aus- 
tin, Dorothy  Revier  and  Mathilde 
Comont.  Blanche  Sweet  plays  the 
leading  role  with  Jack  Mulhall  oppo- 
site. Others  are  Hobart  Bosworth, 
Leo  White,  Myrtle  Stedman  and 
John  Sainpolis. 

Five  Columbia  Features  in  "Lab" 
"The  Handsome  Brute,"  "Lure  of 
the  Wild,"  "Ladies  of  Leisure,"  "Fate 
of  a  Flirt,"  and  "The  Thrill  Hunter" 
are  scheduled  for  release  before  the 
Columbia  1926  season  begins.  They 
are  in  the  laboratory. 

Conklin  and  Stevenson  in  Cast 

Chester  Conklin  and  Hayden  Stev- 
enson have  been  added  to  the  cast 
of  "Behind  the  Front,"  now  in  pro- 
duction at  Paramount.  Mary  Brian 
is  featured  with  Wallace  Beery  and 
Raymond    Hatton. 

Barron,  Composing  for  M.-G.-M. 

Ted  Barron,  composer,  has  writ- 
ten theme  songs  for  three  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer  productions.  They 
are  "Pretty  Ladies,"  "Midshipman," 
and  "Lights  of  Old  Broadway." 

Edwin  Carewe  Signs  Two 

Edwin  Carewe,  who  has  just  re- 
turned to  the  Coast  from  New  York 
has  signed  Dolores  del  Rio  and 
Yvonne  Carewe,  his  daughter,  on 
three-year  contracts. 

Title  Selected  for  Hoxie  Picture 

"The  Tuneful  Tornado"  is  the  title 
of  the  new  picture  Jack  Hoxie  will 
do  for  Universal.  It  was  written  by 
Harrison  Jacobs. 


On   Broadway 

Apollo— 'Stella  Dallas" 
Astor— "The  Big  Parade" 
Broadway — "The    Freshman" 
Cameo — "Stage   Struck" 
Capitol— "The  Masked  Bride" 
Colony — "Phantom  of  the  Opera" 
Criterion  —  "The  Vanishing  Ameri- 
can" 
Embassy — "The   Merry  Widow" 
Loew's    New    York— Today— "Little 
Annie  Rooney" 
Tuesday— "Fighting      Heart"     and 

"Bobbed   Hair" 
Wednesday— "Fighting  the  Flames" 
Thursday— "Flower    of    Night" 
Friday  —   "Lazybones"   and   "The 

Primrose  Path" 
Saturday— "The  Ancient  Highway" 
Sunday— "Peacock    Feathers" 
Loew's  State— "The  Only  Thing" 
Mark   Strand  —  "Clothes   Make   the 

Pirate" 
Rialto— "The  Best  Bad  Man" 
Rivoli— "The  Road  to  Yesterday" 
Warners— "Hogan's  Alley" 
Brooklyn  Mark  Strand— "The  Beau- 
tiful   City" 

Next  Week 
Apollo— "Stella  Dallas" 
Astor— "The  Big  Parade" 
Broadway — Not  yet  determined 
Cameo — Not  yet  determined 
Capitol— "Sally,  Irene  and  Mary' 
Colony — Not  yet  determined 
Criterion  —  "The  Vanishing  Ameri- 
can" 
Embassy— "The  Merry  Widow 
Mark  Strand— "We  Moderns"    . 
Rialto— "His   People" 
Rivoli— "Cobra" 
Warners— "Seven  Sinners" 
Brooklyn   Mark   Strand  —   "Clothes 
Make    the    Pirate" 


Tom  Murray  Signs 

Los  Angeles  —  Tom  Murray  has 
been  added  to  the  cast  of  Harry 
Langdon's  new  film  which  he  is  mak- 
ing for  First  National.  The  cast  now 
includes  Alice  Calhoun,  Edwards  Da- 
vis and  Carlton  Griffin.  Harry  Ed- 
wards   is    directing. 


Grauman  to  Aid  Orphans 

Hollywood — The  Evening  Herald 
will  continue  a  custom  of  former 
years  when  in  co-operation  with  Sid 
Grauman,  Dec.  23,  in  Grauman's 
Hollywood  Egyptian,  it  presents  its 
annual  orphans  Christmas  enter- 
tainment. 


January  is  Laugh  Mont 
ifyoubooK^ 

Umversal  ^«i 

comedies 


Make  itsLhmling  success^/ 
with  CentHty,  Gump, 
Buster  Brown  and- 
Bluebird  Comedies'. 


See.  Vour  Uniuersa.L  £xchanife 


Behn  Loaned  to  Lesser 

Hollywood — Harry  Behn  has  been 
loaned  by  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  to 
Sol  Lesser  to  write  the  scenario  of 
'The  Winning  of  Barbara  Worth," 


Schenck  Not  to  Change  Studios 

Hollywood  —  Joseph  M.  Schenck 
Prod,  will  not  desert  the  United 
Studios  and  occupy  the  Pickford- 
Fairbanks  lot,  while  the  latter  two 
are  on  their  European  tour,  as  re- 
ported. Mike  Levee  will  have  charge 
of  the  Pickford-Fairbanks  studio, 
leasing   space    to   various    companies. 


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ber 19. 

This  will  be  the  greatest  edition  of  a  regional  trade 
paper  ever  printed. 

Reserve  your  space  now. 

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LUMBER  EXCHANGE 


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HERE'S  what  exhib- 
itors think  of  Col- 
leen Moore.  The  Mo- 
tion Picture  News  Box- 
Off  ice  Check -Up  of 
Nov.  14th  gave  her  an 
average  of  77.3%  on 
her  three  current  listed 
pictures,  exceeding  the 
average  of  all  other 
stars!  That's  perfor- 
mance! 


Tanuaiy^starte^i^e-S^^ii;  liar 

^  lic&t  national  month 


Ucmlien  of  Motion  Picture  Producers  «nj  Distributors  of  America  lr«.~WUl  Haye  PnsUnU 


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Authority 


j1.   XXXIV     No.     51 


Tuesday,  December  1,  1925 


Price    5    C^^ts 


ENTHUSED 

By  DANNY 

When  Carl  Laemmle  sails  on 
iturday.  To  look  over  the 
UFA  situation.  He  is  going  to 
tpify  happiness.  And  when  he 
laches  Berlin.  And  hands  over 
tie  three  and  three  quarter  mil- 
hn.  The  UFA  people  will  be 
Ippy.  In  other  words  a  big 
( al  is  set.  And  like  all  big 
cals.  It  cannot  be  right.  Un- 
hs  all  concerned  feel  good 
rout  it. 

Few  in  America  appreciate  what 
.-tremendously  big  move  Laemmle 
Is  made.  Only  those  who  have 
l;n  through  Germany — and  Central 
iirope — can  possibly  appreciate  the 
(tent  of  the  venture  that  Univer- 
s  is  engaged  in.  But  regardless  of 
tit.  If  you  realize  that  several  of 
t;  larger  companies.  Had  their 
(;s  on  the  proposition.  You  can 
ture  that  it  meant  something.  A 
I.  If  the  other  concerns  had  not 
hn  so  active.  The  chances  are  that 
1  emmle  could  have  been  in.  For 
;  ot  less. 

But  the  amount  involved, 
while  large,  is  incidental,  when 
you  realize  what  the  deal 
brings  to  Universal;  a  voice 
ill  the  management  of  the  big- 
gest producing  and  theater 
concern  in  Europe,  the  control 
of  the  theater  situation  in 
Germany  and  Austria;  the 
open  door  to  Russia,  and  a 
powerful  voice  in  the  political 
problems  of  the  industry  in 
Europe. 

vVhen  CL  reached  his  office  yes- 
t  day.  There  were  veritable  sheafs 
(  cables  and  radios.  To  be  an- 
sered.  Of  course  they  pertain  to 
t;  deal.  And  for  hours  he  could 
'  little  else  but.  And  yet  he  was 
■  interested;  never  looked  so  ifvell. 
:ii  so  full  of  vigor.  It  is  a  great 
ther.  In  the  cap.  Of  one  Carl 
emm.le. 

Big  Men 
^ou  hear  a  lot.  About  the  way 
s  or  that  producer.  Hits  the  high 
"t=;.  When  some  other  producer 
^  out  a  good  one;  a  big  one. 
iiN  may  happen;  it  doubtless  has. 
1  t  sometimes  it  works  the  other 
{Continued  on  Page  2) 


Paramount  Budget  Goes  Up 

Los  Angeles — It  is  reported  the 
Iramount  production  budget  for 
16-1927  will  show  a  substantial  in- 
:ase  over  1925-1926. 


British  Exhibitors  Reject  Production  Scheme 

By  a  Vote  of  679  to  609;  Gov't  May  Act 

By  ERNEST   W.   FREDMAN 
The  Film  Renter  and  M.  P.  News 

London — British  exhibitors,  by  referendum,  have  rejected 
the  production  scheme  which  calls  for  an  initial  10  per  cent 
of  English  films  in  all  shows  effective  January,  1927,  with 
a  gradual  increase  to  25  per  cent  by  1929.  The  final  vote 
was  679  against  the  scheme  and  609  for  it,  with  about  fifty 
per  cent  of  the  association  members  voting. 

It  now  seems  probable  that  the  Government  scheme  will 
take  precedence.  If  advance  information  is  correct,  this 
plan  will  be  more  severe  than  the  one  prepared  by  the  trade. 


Merger  In  Projectors 

Precision,  Nicholas  Power  and  Acme 
Taken  Over  by  International  Pro- 
jector Corp.,  a  New  Unit 

The  entire  business  and  assets  of 
the  Precision  Machine  Co.,  the 
Nicholas  Power  Co.  and  the  Acme 
Picture  Projector  Co.,  the  latter  of 
Chicago,  have  been  taken  over  by  the 
International  Projector  Corp.,  a  new 
company  formed  at  Dover,  Del.  The 
deal  is  the  largest  ever  closed  in  the 
projector  field. 

It  is  understood  one  of  the  princi- 
pal figures  in  the  move  is  H.  L.  Clark 
of  Chicago,  who  will  occupy  an  im- 
portant executive  capacity  in  Inter- 
national. It  is  believed  the  plan  of 
operation  for  the  combined  companies 
will  call  for  the  maintenance  of  the 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


"Old  Ironsides" 

James   Cruze    to    Film    Story  of   the 
Frigate    "Constitution" — To    Eu- 
rope for  Data 

James  Cruze  left  Los  Angeles  yes- 
terday for  Europe  on  a  trip  to  gather 
data  for  filming  of  "Old  Ironsides." 
He  will  visit  Tripoli  where  the  "Con- 
stitution" reached  the  climax  of  its 
naval  fame  during  the  war  against 
pirates  in  1804.  The  frigate  now  fall- 
ing to  pieces  from  disuse  in  the  Bos- 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Control  In  Spokane? 

Roy    Grombacher    Reported    Buying 

Circuit — Deal   Would    Give   Him 

First  and  Second  Run  Control 

Spokane — Reports  of  Ray  Grom- 
bacher securing  control  of  the  local 
theater  situation  which  were  rife 
here  during  the  week,  have  been  dis- 
counted in  some  quarters.  Grom- 
bacher, it  is  understood,  is  buying 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Schenck,  Rubin  Back 

Back    in   Town,    But    Won't    Talk- 
Coast  Looks  for  Deal  Soon  with 
Chaplin  Possibly  In 

Nicholas  M.  Schenck  and  J.  Rob- 
ert Rubin  reached  New  York  from 
Hollywood  yesterday,  but  refused  to 
make  any  statement  on  the  proposed 
merger  between  United  Artists  and 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 

Dennis  F.  O'Brien,  attorney  for 
Douglas  Fairbanks  and  Mary  Pick- 
ford,  is  due  in  New  York  in  about 
one  week. 


Hollywood — Despite    the    hitch    in; 
the   United-M.-G.-M.   merger  created 
b->'    the    present     refusal    of    Charlie 
Chaplin    to    become    a    party    to    the 
agreement,    the    impression    prevails 

(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Two  In  White  Plains 

Keith     and     Loew     to     Build     Big; 
Theaters   There — Former    House     , 
To  Seat  3,000 

White  Plains,  N.  Y.— The  Keith 
interests  have  taken  a  long-term  lease 
on  the  theater  being  erected  by  H. 
&  S.  S'onn,  where  the  old  Reynolds 
Block  formerly  stood  on  Main  St. 
almost  opposite  Mamaroneck  Ave. 

This  means  the  return  to  White 
Plains  of  the  Keith  interests,  after 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Prospects  Bright 

Sam  Spring  Finds  Conditions  in  the 

Territories  Highly  Satisfactory — 

Visiting  All  Exchanges 

"Prospects  for  the  biggest  year 
that  motion  pictures  have  ever 
known  were  never  brighter,"  is  the 
summary  of  a  wire  sent  yesterday 
by  Sam  Spring,  chairman  of  First 
National's    sales    cabinet    to    Richard 

(Continued  on   Page  2) 


Theater  Unit  for  "U" 

Separate  Company  on  Way — Present 

Holdings  to  Become  Part  of 

New  Corporation 

Carl  Laemmle,  upon  his  arrival 
from  Universal  City  yesterday,  was 
met  with  the  statement  appearing  in 
the  morning  papers  dealing  with  a 
separate  theater  organization  for  Uni- 
versal houses. 

The  story,  released  to  the  press, 
by  Dillon,  Read  &  Co.,  Wall  Street 
bankers,  declared  that  Universal  in- 
tended expanding  its  theater  activities 
until  it  embraced  1,000  theaters. 

The   Laemmle   statement  said: 

"It  is  perfectly  true  that  a  cor- 
poration in  which  Universal  expects 
to  be  interested  is  being  formed  for 
the  purpose  of  economical  and  prac- 
tical theater  operation.  Exhibitors 
have  proven  that  it  is  possible  to  uni- 
fy theater  chains  and  operate  them 
much  more  economically  than  could 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


"U"  in  Control  at  Marshalltown 
Marshalltown,  la. — Continuing  its 
policy  of  expansion,  Universal, 
through  the  Hostettler  Amuse.  Co. 
has  taken  over  the  Strand.  With  its 
Casino,  the  company  now  has  control 
here.  The  Strand  has  been  operated 
by   the    Blank   enterprises. 


Klein  Back  from  Europe  Friday 

Aboard  the  Berengaria  —  Edward 
L.  Klein  is  returning  to  New  York, 
following  a  six  months'  study  of  the 
European  market.  He  spent  the 
major  portion  of  his  time  in  Londr 
and,  while  in  Berlin  recently,  for*- 
a  company  bearing  his  name. 


Chaplin's   Next   "The   Clo 
Hollywood — Charlie     Chapi. 
definitely  decided  upon  his  next  piL 
ture.     It  will  be  called  "The  Clown." 
Georgia    Hale    and    Henry    Bergman 
are  in   the  cast.     Harry  Crocker  and 
Milt  Gross  will  assist  Chaplin. 


Seattle   and   Portland  to   Meet 

Seattle — The  Seattle  and  Portland 
Film  Boards  of  Trade  will  hold  a 
joint  meeting  at  Hotel  Monticello, 
Longview,    Wash.,    tomorrow. 


M.  P.  T.  O.  Committee  Meets  Today 

The  Administrative  Committee  of 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  will  meet  here 
today. 


Heerman  to  the  Coast 

Victor  Heerman  left  yesterday  for 
the  Coast. 


Joe  Rock  in  Los  Angeles 

Los    Angeles  —  Joe    Rock    arrived 
yesterday   from    New    York. 


THE 


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Tuesday,  December  1,  192S 


Vtl. XXXIV No. 51    Tuesday,  Dec.  1, 1925     PriceSCents 


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Quotations 

Hieh    Low    Close     Sales 

Balaban  &   Katz    ..    69^:;      69^      69^^        

Eastman    Kodak    ..llO'^    109J4    109M         400 

East.    Kod.    Pfd Not   quoted 

Famous    Players    ..106       105        106  1,000 

F.    P.    Pfd Not  quoted 

Film    Inspection     Not  quoted 

First     National     Not  quoted 

Fox    "A"     80}4   80'4      80^         300 

Fox  Theaters   "A".   27         26^     2bVt.     3,500 

Loew's,    Inc 39         38J^     3854      1,900 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.  ..  23J^  23}4  23^  200 
M.  P.  Cap.  Corp...  18 J4  18^4  18J4  100 
Pathe  Exch.   "A"    .    !(>%     76^      76J^         200 

Skouras    Bros 56  56         56  .... 

Universal     45^     45  45  500 

Univ.     P.     Pfd.     ...    98  98  98  400 

Warner    Bros.    Pict Not  quoted 

Warner    B.    "A"...    19^      19Ji      19;^         100 


ENTHUSED 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 
•ay.      Jesse     Lasky    was    as    happy 
r    "The    Big    Parade"    as    if    his 
had  turned  it  out.     And    Bob 
le  of  Universal.     Was  just  as 
.Stic    about    it.      It    shows    a 
irit;  a  fine  state  of  mind.  Even 
...ough  each  producer  naturally  wants 
all  the  successes  he  can  get.     He  still 
has   a   mind   big   enough.      To    enjoy 
the     success     of     the     other     fellow. 
When  he  turns  out  an  unusual  one. 
Another  Combination 
The   projection   machine   folk    have 
gotten    together.     Just   another   com- 
bination.     Talking   to   a    banker   yes- 
terday.    Said   he:     "At  last   the   pic- 
ture  industry  has   its   feet   set   in   the 
right    direction."      Maybe    so.      Cer- 
tainly there  are  a  lot  of  moves  being 
made.     Leading  to  Wall  Street. 


LOBBY  FRAMES  | 

OF  THE  BETTER  KIND  | 

LIBMAN-SPANJER    CORP         ? 

1600  Broadway  New  York  City     I 

Tcl-Chickering  5550  ?lu.w  Rimm      i 


J.L      J.L      111.      Ill      MI      iir      iif 


Prospects  Bright 

(Continued   from    Page    1) 

A.  Rowland.  Spring  is  in  Cincin- 
nati with  Ned  Depinet,  sales  man- 
ager of  the  Southern  territory. 

A.  W.  Smith,  Jr.,  sales  manager  of 
the  Eastern  territory,  accompanied 
Spring  and  Depinet  to  Albany  and 
Bufifalo.  Spring  reports  that  he  has 
found  a  spirit  of  optimism  among  all 
of  the  exhibitors  he  has  met.  He 
says  on  every  hand  there  is  confi- 
dence that  the  public  never  was  more 
ready  to  respond  to  high  grade  pic- 
tures. Prosperity  in  general  and 
theater  attendances  show  a  steady  in- 
crease. 

Having  visited  Chicago,  Milwau- 
kee and  Minneapolis,  Ned  Marin 
sales  manager  of  the  Western  terri- 
tory has  headed  for  the  Far  West 
where  he  will  conduct  meetings  at 
exchanges  and  confer  with  exhibitors 
in  Seattle,  Portland,  San  Francisco, 
Los  Angeles  and  Salt  Lake  City.  He 
will  also  make  stops  at  Des  Moines 
and)  Detroit. 


To  Attend  Ohio  Convention 

L  E.  Chadwick,  president  of  the 
L  M.  P.  A.,  and  Frederick  H.  Elliott, 
general  manager,  will  attend  the  an- 
nual convention  of  the  Ohio  M.  P.  T. 
O.  to  be  held  Dec.  8-9  at  Columbus. 


Fitzgerald  With  Saxe  Enterprises 

Milwaukee — Harold  Fitzgerald,  for 
several  years  manager  of  the  local 
First  National  branch,  has  been  ap- 
pointed general  manager  of  the  Saxe 
Enterprises  throughout  Wisconsin, 
succeeding  James  Keough. 


Robbers  Enter  Bronx  Theater 

Robbers  yesterday  blew  open  the 
safe  of  the  Bronx  Plaza  theater, 
Washington  Ave.  and  182nd  St.,  ob- 
taining a  small  amount  of  money. 


Fredman  in   Russia 

London — Ernest  W.  Fredman,  edi- 
tor of  "The  Film  Renter,"  is  in  Rus- 
sia investigating  film  conditions  there 
as  the  basis  for  a  series  of  articles. 


"Old  Ironsides" 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

ton  Navy  Yard  is  being  rescued  from 
oblivion  by  school  children  of  Am- 
erica, under  the  leadership  of  the 
Navy  Department.  Cruze  will  be 
gone  between  six  and  eight  weeks. 
On  his  return,  he  will  hold  a  final 
conference  in  Washington  with  Sec- 
retary Wilbur  and  on  arriving  in 
Hollywood,  will  start  work. 


Brady  Reelected 

Ontario  Division  of  M.  P.  T.  O.  Re- 

Elects     Present     Incumbent — To 
Appoint  Arbitration  Board 

Toronto  —  John  C.  Brady,  of  the 
Hudson  was  re-elected  president  of 
the  Ontario  Division  of  the  M.  P.  T. 
O.,  at  the  annual  meeting  at  the 
King  Edward  Hotel,  with  a  large  at- 
tendance present. 

The  vice-presidency  went  to  Roy 
O'Connor,  manager  of  the  Prince  of 
Wales  Theater,  who  succeeded  W.  A. 
Summerville.  Joe  Cohen  of  Toronto 
and  Ray  Lewis  of  Toronto  were  un- 
animously re-elected  treasurer  and 
secretary. 

Harry  Alexander  was  elected  chair- 
man of  the  Board  of  Directors  by 
unanimous  vote.  Other  directors  for 
1926   include: 

A.  Pollakoff,  C.  Rottenberg,  S. 
Lent,  George  Lester,  S.  Fine,  Sam 
Bloom,  S.  Major  and  Harry  Ginsler, 
all  of  Toronto,  and  three  more  to  be 
elected  from  outside  of  the  Toronto 
district. 

Announcement  was  made  that  the 
directors  would  elect  a  Grievance 
and  Arbitration  Committee. 


Sierra  Signs  T.  Roy  Barnes 

Hollywood — T.  Roy  Barnes  has 
been  placed  under  contract  by  Sierra 
Pictures,  to  make  a  series  of  six 
five  reel  comedy  dramas  under  di- 
rection of  Horace  B.  Carpenter. 
Ether  Shannon  will  appear  oppo- 
site. The  first  will  go  into  produc- 
tion   Dec.    10. 


Lubitsch  Premiere  Tonight 

The  Warners  will  show  "Lady 
Windermere's  Fan,"  the  latest  Lu- 
bitsch production  at  the  Casa  Lopez 
tonight.  A  dinner  will  precede  the 
picture. 


June  Mathis  Coming  East 

Hollywood  —  June  Mathis,  First 
National  scenario  head,  is  cutting  and 
titling  "The  Viennese  Medley."  She 
will  have  it  ready  Dec.  ISth  and  will 
leave  shortly  after  for  New  York. 


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November  34,  1925 


FIRST  DOG  SERIAL  NOW  IN  PRODUCTION  I 

We  are  happy,  indeed,  to  announce  that 
definite  arrangements  have  been  finally  consummated 
whereby  we  have  commenced  production  of  a  serial 
to  be  constructed  around  the  humane  qualities  of  an 
internationally  known  police  dog. 

In  undertaking  the  production  of  this 
serial  we  are  not  unmindful  of  the  fact  that  we  are 
pioneers  in  this  phase  of  production;  but  we  have 
entered  into  production  with  supreme  confidence  in 
our  ability  to  create  a  serial  backed  up  by  years  of 
experience  in  both  production  and  distribution  that 
will  do  much  to  recreate  this  branch  of  our  wonderful 

industry. 

(SIGNED)   NAT  LEVINE 

SAM  BISCHOFF 

California  Studios 
Hollywood,  Calif. 


INDEPENDENT     PRODUCTION     AND    DISTRIBUTION 


Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  muTV- 
ner  in  which  first-runs  build  their 
programs  and  written  from  the  an- 
gle of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
conveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
used  in  developing  their  own  shows. 

Capitol 

Unit  No.  1. — Capitol  Grand  Or- 
chestra. Liszt's  "First  Hungarian 
Rhapsody."     Time,  10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2.— "No  Woman's  Land." 
Scenic.     Time,  4  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3. — Caroline  Andrews,  so- 
prano. "Lo,  Hear  the  Gentle  Lark," 
Bishop.  Soloist  sings  before  front 
curtain.  In  evening  attire.  Time,  4 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  4. — Doris  Niles.  "Danse 
de  la  Gipsy."  (Music  by  Saint-Saens.) 
Dancer  in  gipsy  costume.  Back  drop 
shows  huge  trees  of  forest.  In  fore- 
ground small  gipsy  caravan.  Side 
lighting  with  spot  on  dancer.  Time, 
3  minutes. 

Unit  No.  S. — Marjorie  Harcum  and 
Sigurd  Nilssen.  Duet:  "Sometime" 
by  Ted  Fiorito.  Singers  seated  upon 
bench  with  red  spot  focused  upon 
them.  During  duet  there  fades  in  be- 
fore them  a  boy  and  maid  at  a  tryst- 
ing  place.  This  is  arranged  by  the 
casting  of  a  landscape  scene  upon  a 
transparent  curtain  hanging  in  front 
of  the  singers  with  probably  two  of 
the  Capitol  ballet  girls  performing  the 
tableau.    Time,  4  minutes. 

Unit  No.  6. — Capitol  Magazine. 
Time,   10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  7. — Doris  Niles  and  Capi- 
tol Ballet.  "Harlequinade."  Music:: 
"Sleeping  Beauty,"  Tchaikovsky."Miss 
Niles  as  Columbine  and  the  ballet  as 
harlequins.  Setting:  Miss  Niles  seated 
upon  dais  draped  in  white.  This  is 
backed  with  green  and  orange  drap- 
eries with  an  ornamental  screen  di- 
rectly in  back  of  Columbine's  throne. 
Two  tall  orange-colored  torches  on 
either  side  of  dais.  Miss  Niles'  cos- 
tume a  ballet  frock  and  the  ballet  in 
harlequin  costumes.    Time,  S  minutes. 

Unit  No.  8.— Feature:  "The 
Masked  Bride."    Time,  65  minutes. 

No.  9. — Moment  Musical  Moderns. 
"The  Kinky  Kids'  Parade,"  Donald- 
son. Capitol  Grand  Orchestra.  Time, 
3  minutes. 

Unit  No.  10.— Mutt  and  JefT  car- 
toon. "Thou  Shalt  Not  Pass."  Time, 
5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  11.— Capitol  Organ. 
Time,   5  minutes. 


Schenck,  Rubin  Back 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
in  certain  quarters  here  that  the  deal 
will  go  through,  either  with  or  with- 
out  Chaplin. 

Chaplin  is  a  one-fourth  owner  of 
United  Artists.  A  well-posted  indi- 
vidual asserted  yesterday  that  the 
other  members  of  United  Artists  can 
and  may  close  with  Metro  no  matter 
what  Chaplin  will  do.  This  is  large- 
ly  speculation. 

However,  Fairbanks  and  Mary 
Pickford  are  reported  agreed  on  the 
terms  and  ready  to  sign.  It  is  said 
Chaplin's  objections  concern  techni- 
cal clauses. 


Two  In  White  Plains 

(Continued   from  Page  1) 

an  absence  of  about  two  years.  The 
new  theater  will  be  the  largest  in 
the  city,  and  one  of  the  largest  in 
this  part  of  the  suburban  district. 

The  lease  is  for  21  years,  with  a 
renewal  for  a  similar  period.  The 
total  rental  will  be  approximately 
$2,000,000.  It  is  expected  the  theater 
will  be  ready  by  the  beginning  of  the 
1927  season.  The  new  house  will  be 
similar  to  the  Albee  theaters  in 
Brooklyn  and  Boston  and  have  a 
capacity  of  3,000. 

The  Loew  circuit  will  also  build  a 
large  house  here. 


Alice  Terry  Here 

Alice  Terry  is  in  New  York  from 
the  Coast.  Her  next  picture  will  be 
"The  Magician,"  to  be  made  by  Rex 
Ingram  abroad. 


World  Realty  in  Omaha  Suburb 
Omaha— The    World    Realty    Co., 
operating  five  downtown  local  houses, 
is  to  build  in  Benson,  a  suburb. 


RivoH 

Unit  No.  1 — Dance  Divertissement 
with  Marion  and  Martinez  Randall. 
Silver  cloth  back  drop.  As  a  second 
part  of  the  divertissement  August 
Werner  sings  "For  You  Alone." 
Time.  10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2— Rivoli  Pictorial.  Time, 
10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3— Feature:  "The  Road 
to  Yesterday."  Time,  1  hour,  45 
minutes. 


Hopper  to  Direct  "Paris  at  Midnight" 
Los  Angeles— E.  Mason  Hopper 
will  direct  "Paris  at  Midnight,"  a 
Frances  Marion  story  to  be  made  by 
Metropolitan  for  P.  D.  C.  release 


Sherman  on  Sales  Trip 

Harry  Sherman,  sales  representa- 
tive for  Short  Films  Syndicate,  Inc., 
left  New  York  yesterday  on  a  trip. 

Control  In  Spokane? 

(Continued   from  Page  1) 

out  Oppenheimer  at  the  Hippodrome 
and  the  Will  Starkey  circuit,  com- 
posed of  the  Majestic,  Empress  and 
Rex. 

Grombacher  is  said  to  be  in  need 
of  a  second  run  house,  having  pur- 
chased both  first  and  second  runs 
when  he  booked  his  season's  product. 
At  that  time  he  was  operating  the 
Class  A  as  a  second  run  house.  A 
fire  made  it  necessary  to  remodel  in 
rebuilding.  Grombacher  did  a  com- 
plete job,  renamed  the  house  the 
Egyptian  and  opened  it  as  a  first 
run.  This  leaves  him  without  a  sub- 
sequent run  house.  It  is  readily  seen 
he  must  make  second  run  arrange- 
ments. 


Mr.  Exhibitor:  Ask  at  the  Film  Exchange* 
for  the 


It'(  little  to   Bsk  for,  but    it't    the    only 

reliable  aid  you  can  give  your  musicians 

to  help  put  the  picture  over. 


Theater  Unit  for  "U" 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
be  done  if  they  were  operating  as 
individual  units.  I  know  they  are 
right.  Twenty  years  ago  I  started 
as  an  exhibitor  and  the  very  first 
thing  I  did  after  proving  that  one 
theater  could  be  made  to  pay  was  to 
get  another  theater. 

"The  new  company  to  operate  the 
theater  chain  will  probably  be  formed 
in  a  very  few  days,  although  the  final 
details  are  not  ready  for  announce- 
ment as  yet. 

"As  indicating  its  confidence  in  the 
success  of  the  new  company.  Univer- 
sal is  willing  to  sell  to  it  all  or  nearly 
all  of  the  theaters  which  it  has  re- 
cently acquired.  The  very  best  the- 
ater brains  in  the  world  will  be  en- 
gaged to  run  this  chain.  No  efifort 
will  be  spared  to  put  it  on  the  most 
efficient  and  money-making  basis. 
The  only  thing  in  the  minds  of  mv 
associates  and  those  who  have  in- 
vested money  in  this  proposition  is 
to   make   money  out  of  it." 


Six  In  Germany 

"U"    to    Produce    at    Ufa    Studios— 
Outside  Pictures  to  Be  Included 

Under  German  Quota  Plan 
It  is  understood  Universal  intends 
making  six  pictures  a  year  in  Ger- 
many under  its  deal  with  the  Ufa. 
Three  of  them  will  feature  Ameri- 
can players  and  will  be  released  as 
Ufa-Universal   pictures. 

Carl  Laemmle  arrived  from  the 
Coast  yesterday,  preparatory  to  his 
departure  for  Berlin  Saturday  on  the 
Leviathan.  He  pointed  out  yesterday 
that  while  the  arrangement  with  Ufa 
will  allow  one  Universal  to  be  im- 
ported into  Germany  for  every  Uni- 
versal-Ufa picture  made  in  Germany, 
Universal  will  not  restrict  these  im- 
ports to  its  own  pictures,  but  will  in- 
clude other  American  films  in  the 
quota. 


Tuesday;  December  1,  192 


Merger  In  Projectc 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
individual    territorial    distributors 
both    the    Precision     (Simplex) 
Power  machines.     Each  company 
about  40  sales  agencies. 

A  well-posted  figure  in  the  ac 
sory  field  said  yesterday  the  a; 
gamation  would  mean  the  elimins 
of  the  competition  between  Preci; 
and  Power  for  theater  circuit  b 
ness.  Where  important  chains 
merly  were  able  to  carry  on  d 
with  two  companies,  only  one 
now  exist. 

It  would  not  prove  surprising 
stock  issue  were  to  make  its  app 
ance  shortly.  The  business  form^ 
carried  on  by  the  Nicholas  Po 
Co.  will  be  conducted  hereafter  in 
ten-story  building  at  90  Gold 
This  building  is  owned  by  the  ( 
ema  Building  Corp.,  which  is  c 
trolled  by  the  International  Proje( 
Corp.  The  Power,  Simplex  ; 
Acme  projectors  will  be  manu) 
tured  by  the  corporation.  The  la 
is  a  portable  machine. 


"Girl  From  Montmartre"  Previeil 
"The  Girl  from  Montmartre,"  ! 
turing  Barbara  La  Marr  and  Le 
Stone,  will  have  a  preview  showinj 
the  Playhouse,  Mamaroneck,  on  J 
urday. 


Howard  Signs  for  Five  Years^ 

Hollywood — William  K.  Howan 
new  contract  as  director  for  Cecil. 
DeMille  is  for  five  years.  His  fij 
production  will  be  "Red  Dice." 


Signs   Harlan  and   Patsy   Milleii 
Hollywood — Kenneth    Harlan    a 
Patsy   Ruth   Miller  are  appearing 
"The  King  of  the  Turf"  for  F.  B. 
James  Hogan  will  direct. 


Withey  to   Direct  Evelyn   Brent 
Hollywood— Chester    Withey    v 

direct   Evelyn   Brent  in  her  next  i 

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Tuesday,  December  1,  19 


"Below    The    Line"— Warners 
Scollay,   Boston 

GLOBE —  *   *   *   It   is   a   picture  of  thrills, 
romance  and  comedy,   but   especially  of   thrills. 


"The    Calgary    Stampede"— Universal 
Cameo,  San  Francisco 

NEWS — *  *  *  is  the  most  pretentious  film 
drama  ever  attempted  by  Gibson  and  that  he 
makes  good  is  proved  at  every  performance 
by  the  hearty  applause  he  gets.   •   •   ♦ 


"The  Eagle"— United  Artists 
State,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—  ♦  *  .  The  film  shows 
"Rudy  just  the  vi-ay  his  public  likes  him.  He 
is  handsome,  a  bit  languorous,  and  always  con- 
fident that  he'll  get  the  girl.  •  ♦  * 

HERALD—*  *  ♦  Rudolph  Valentino  has 
outsheiked  the  "Sheik,"  outloved  "Monsieur 
Eeaucaire,"  and  "Four  Horsemen,"  in  dra- 
matic  ability,   in    "The   Eagle."   *   •    * 

RECORD—  ♦  •  •  Clarence  Brown,  direc- 
tor, and  Hans  Kraly,  scenarist,  have  invented 
many  new  ingredients  for  screen  entertainment 
and  have  mixed  them  deftly  into  a  rare  and 
spicy  picture  pudding.  It  leaves  a  never-to- 
be-forgotten  taste   in  your  mouth.    *   •   ♦ 

TIMES—*  *  *  The  liveliness  _  of  Vilma 
Banky  in  the  role  of  the  heroine  is  probably 
the  most  attractive  high  light  of  "The 
Eagle."  She  seems  to  gain  an  even  greater 
radiance    than    in    "The    Dark    Angel."    *   ♦  * 


"Go  West"— M.-G.-M. 
State,  St.  Louis 

POST-DISPATCH— The  tenderfoot  on  a 
ranch  is  the  none  too  fresh  theme  which  Bus- 
ter Keaton  selected  for  his  latest  picture.  *  •  • 
However,  he  manages  to  introduce  several  new 
gags  and,  with  the  help  of  a  Jersey  cow,  puts 
across   a   fairly   amusing   comedy.    *  *  • 

STAR — A  pensive-eyed  cow  of  impressive 
histrionic  promise  is  Buster  Keaton's  leading 
lady  in  "Go  West."  »  •  ♦  Buster's  forlorn  ex- 
pression matches  "Brown  Eyes'  "  pensiveness 
with   ftmny  exactness.    •   *   ♦ 

TIMES—*  *  *  The  chief  picture.  Buster 
Keaton  in  "Go  West"  is  one  of  his  best. 
Through  pathos  he  creates  a  feeling  of  sym- 
pathy, at  the  same  time  originating  so  many 
funny  situations  that  his  audience  is  kept  in 
an   uproar   of   laughter. 


*      4f      « 


"The    Golden    Princess" — Paramount 
Delmonte,  St.  Louis 

GLOBE  DEMOCRAT— *  *  *  The  picture 
is  a  thriller,  another  melodramatic  version  of 
the  California  gold  rush  days,  with  all  of  its 
colorful  costumes,  odd  settings  and  violent  ac- 
tion.  *   ♦   • 

STAR — •  *  *  Betty  Bronson  shines  as  hero- 
ine of  a  romance  of  the  vintage  of  '49,  "The 
Golden  Princess."  *  *  ♦  The  role  enables  the 
winsome  Betty  to  show  off  her  charms  in  hoop 
skirts,    pantalets    and    boy    garb.    ♦    ♦    » 

TIMES— After  "Peter  Pan"  and  "Are  Par- 
ents People,"  it  seems  to  me  that  Betty  Bron- 
son deserves  to  be  featured  in  a  better  picture 
than  "The  Golden  Princess.   •  *  • 


"Irish  Luck" — Paramount 
Fenway,  Boston 

TRAVELER—*  *  *  "Irish  Luck"  is  right. 
This  is  by  far  the  best  picture  Tom  Meighan 
has  had  in  years.  »  ♦  • 


-"The  Keeper  of  the  Bees"— F.  B.  O. 
Pantages,  Los  Angeles 

■EXPRESS—*  ♦  *  Because  of  a  well-molded 
•plot,  heart  interest  and  good  characterizations 
the  screen  version  will  undoubtedly  attract  in- 
terest.  ♦  *  » 

RECORD — •  *  *  the  picture  tells  an  old- 
•fashioned,  heart  interest  story,  which  is  cer- 
tain to  he  enjoyed  by  the  thousands  who  have 
read  and  loved  Mrs.   Porter's  books.   •  »  • 


"The    King   on    Main    Street"— Para. 
Metro,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER — *  *  *  Preserving  the  fabric 
by  a  gay  and  spontaneous  humor,  the  director 
has  carefully  avoided  the  pitfalls  of  burlesque. 

RECORD — Adolphe  Menjou  wears  a  happy- 
go-lucky  crown  of  fallaciously  subtle  laughs 
as  "The  King  on  Main  Street."  In  this  he 
proves  hiinself  to  be  the  arch  sophist  of  the 
screen i    *    *    * 

TIMES — *  *  *  A  most  admirable  point 
about  Bell's  direction  is  his  power  to  avoid 
the  slightest  touch  of  burlesque  where,  at 
times,  in  a  story  like  this,  it  must  have  been 
a  tremendous  temptation  to  get  a  cheap  laugh 
or  two.  The  result  is  an  immense  gain  in 
sympathy  and  realism.  •  •  ♦ 


"Lord  Jim" — Paramount 
Metro,  Boston 

GLOBE — *  *  *  the  photoplay  is  taken  from 
the  Joseph  Conrad  novel,  and  follows  the  sub- 
ject matter  closely,  even  to  the  final  unhappy 
ending.    *  *  * 

POST — *  *  *  The  novel  is  followed  rather 
closely,  as  to  action,  especially  in  the  death  of 
Lord  Jim,  and  for  this  we  should  be  grateful. 
Any  other  ending  is  unthinkable.   *   *    ♦ 

TRANSCRIPT—*  *  *  To  take  the  book 
and  leave  out  most  of  Conrad,  as  Victor  Flem- 
ing has  done  is  to  give  a  motion  picture  which, 
while  above  the  average,  is  decidedly  not  "Lord 
Jim."  In  the  first  place  the  actors  are  not 
wisely  chosen.    *   *   * 

TRAVELER— *  *  *  It  is  a  sincere  and 
honest  attempt  to  reproduce  the  story.  But  it 
is  wholly  uninspired. 

It  must  be  that  the  magic  of  Conrad  lies  in 
his  style,  the  use  of  the  English  language  by  a 
Pole.  Or  it  may  be,  as  some  one  has  sug- 
gested, that  it  would  take  some  one  as  great 
as  Conrad  to  make  a  great  picture  of  a  great 
yarn.   *   *  * 


"The  Mystic"— M.-G.-M. 
Criterion,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  The  inevitable  regen- 
eration is  accomplished  with  a  minimum  of 
strain  and  the  characterizations,  of  wider  var- 
iance,   sustain    interest    to   the    fade-out.    *    *    * 

HERALD — *  *  *  Aileen  Pringle  scores  a 
new  success  as  the  fiery  and  intriguing  Zara, 
daughter  of  the  Bohemian  nomads  and  inheri- 
tor of  their  weird   prophetic  powers.    •    ♦    • 

RECORD — *  *  *  is  a  drama  of  masquer- 
ading crooks  and  fake  mediums,  and  the  illu- 
sion of  reality  in  both  is  cleverly  maintained 
until   well    into  the  picture.    *   *   * 

TIMES—*  *  *  but  as  the  story  unfolds  it 
grows  melodramtaic  and  improbable,  and,  in 
the  final  analysis,  it  is  just  another  picture 
with  a  triangle  and  a  happy  ending.   *   *    * 


"New  Brooms" — Paramount 
Olympia,  Boston 

TRANSCRIPT— •  *  *  The  film,  in  the 
rough  and  ready  judgment  of  the  average  mo- 
vie-goer, is  stamped  in  approval,  a  "good 
show."   *    *   ♦ 


"Siegfried"— Ufa 
Capitol,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  It  contains  no  end  of 
dramatic  action  which  is  given  a  background 
of  idylistic  magnificence  in  which  the  artistic 
is   paramount.    *    *    * 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  The  forest 
scenes;  the  Valhallian  castles  dimned  against 
the  aurora  borealis  ;  the  slaying  of  the  dragon  ; 
Siegfried's  journey  through  the  Mistlands,  and 
the  court  and  cathedral  scenes  at  King  Gun- 
ther's  castle — all  of  these  evoked  ovations  •  •  * 
—-undoubtedly  the  most  notable  motion  picture 
ever  flashed  on  a  local  screen.  *  *  *  It  is  a 
breath-taking  epic,  not  to  be  missed. 

CHRONICLE—*  *  *  is  a  magnificent  ex- 
ample of  screen  art;  colossal  in  theme;  splen- 
did in  execution;  absorbing  in  its  grip  on  the 
imagination  and  the  emotions.    *   *   * 

EXAMINER — *  *  *  is  an  example  of  gen- 
uine ,Trt.  It  is  the  Sagas  visualized,  and  infi- 
nitely superior  as  a  performance  to  many  an 
operatic   recital  of   Wagner's    immortal  libretto. 

HERALD—*  *  *  Only  a  Teutonic  mind 
could  have  created  such  magnificent  settings 
as  Lang  has  given  the  production.  The  cave  of 
Mime,  the  sword  maker,  the  mighty  trees  of 
Wodin's  wood,  the  towering  castles  which 
gloom    in    the    mists   blend    in    a   perfect    whole. 

NEWS — *  *  *  It  is  a  masterpiece  and  to 
those  steeped  in  European  legend  and  to  famil- 
iars of  Wagnerian  music  "Siegfried"  should 
be    an    enthralling  film.    *    *    * 


"The    People   vs.    Nancy    Preston" 
Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 
Forum,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  There  is  suspense  ga- 
lore, incidents  and  coincidents — but,  best  of 
all,   exceptional   camera  work.    *   *    « 

HERALD—*  *  *  Taking  his  rather  depress- 
ing theme,  Tom  Forman  is  to  be  highly  con- 
gratulated in  turning  out  a  picture  that  has 
real  entertainment  value.  It  is  replete  with 
thrills  which  keep  one  in  suspense  in  spite  of 
oneself,    *    *    * 

TIMES— *  *  *  is  neither  a  thrilling  melo- 
drama, nor  a  good  detective  film.  It  savors 
of  both,  but  unfortunately  isn't  consistent  in 
its   plot   development.    *  •  * 


"The   Road  to   Yesterday"— 

Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 

Figueroa,  Los  Angeles 

HERALD—*  *  *  With  the  master  touch 
that  has  placed  him  on  the  topmost  rung  of 
cinema  fame.  De  Mille  has  evolved  a  screen 
offering  that  will  live  long  in  the  annals  of 
art.    ♦    •    ♦ 


"Satan  In  Sables"— Warners 
California,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN — *  *  *  is  splendid  entertain- 
ment. It  does  not  really  need  the  name  of  a 
prominent  screen  player  to  put  it  over,  but  is 
enhanced  in  its  attractiveness  by  the  fact  that 
(Lowell)    Sherman  heads  the  cast.        *   * 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  There  is  nothing 
that  suggests  sables  and  not  much  of  the  Sa- 
tan. Also  one  wonders  a  little  at  the  sub- 
titles, with  their  placement  of  American  slang 
in  the  mouth  of  a  little  Parisienne.      »   •    » 

NEWS — Intrigues  the  interests  through- 
out its  entire  telling.  It  contains  the  varying 
elements  of  drama,  pathos  and  bits  of  delic 
ious  humor  all  carried  out  in  elaborate  and 
beautiful  backgrounds.  *  •  * 


"That  Royle  Girl"— Paramount 
Chicago,    Chicago 

AMERICAN—*  •  *  an  hour  of  excit'- 
ment.  As  such,  it  is  first  rate,  even  though 
you  know,  from  the  beginning,  what  the  out- 
come will   be.    •    *    * 


"Stage    Struck" — Paramount 
Missouri,   St.   Louis 

GLOBE-DEMOCRAT  _  *  ♦  ♦  They're 
dressing  up  Gloria  Swanson  again.  The  re- 
sult is  a  gorgeous  riot  of  color  (about  the 
prettiest  we  have  seen,  in  photography),  but 
with  about  as  much  taste  and  good  judg- 
ment as  the  waitress  the  glorious  Gloria  is 
supposed   to    portray.    •   *  * 

POST-DISPATCH  _  •  ♦  •  Not  that 
"Stage  Struck"  at  the  Missouri  is  such  a 
bad  picture.  Indeed,  it  manages  to  be  rather 
amusing  throughout.  But  the  role  of  a 
stage-struck   waitress   who  loves  a  batter-cake 

man  is  too  short  an  order  for  Miss  Swanson. 

#  *  «  ', 

STAR — *  *  *  It  is  an  entertaining  com- 
edy drama,  with  a  running  fire  of  funny 
situations  and  settings  that  surprise.  Color 
scenes    enrich    the    photography.     ♦   •   • 

TIMES — *  *  *  Gloria  Swanson  as  a  wail 
ress  in  a  little  Ohio  manufacturing  town  is 
much  more  pleasant  than  the  famed  mar- 
chese  in  some  overdressed  drama  with  a 
supposedly    historical    interest.    ♦   ♦   * 


"Son  of  His  Father" — Paramount 
La  Salle,  Detroit 

FREE    PRESS—*    *  *    It  is   packed   with 

scenes    that    thrill,    and  into  it    has    been    in 

corporated    a    romance  that  will    touch    the 
heart   at    times.    *    »    • 


"The  Storm  Breaker"- Universal 
Family,    Cincinnati 

TIMES-STAR—*  *  *  Some  excellent  ex- 
amples of  marine  photography  are  seen  in 
this   picture.    •    *    • 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  The  picture  is  a  tri- 
umph of  the  cinema  art  in  many  respects 
The  sea  is  displayed  in  a  manner  new  to  the 
film  world  and  one  catches  many  glimpses  ol 
the  intimate  life  of  the  people  of  Nova  Scotia 


"The    Tower    of    Lies"— Metro-Gold. 
New  Grand,  Minneapolis 

TRIBUNE— •  •  •  As  Jan,  a  zealous 
plodding  farmer,  whose  life  is  centered  upor 
his  baby  girl,  Lon  Chaney  adds  another 
graphii-  portrayal  to  his  long  list  of  achieve 
ments.    *    •    * 


"We  Moderns"— First  Nat'l. 
Capitol,  St.   Louis 

GLOBE-DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  the  rather 
weak  mora!  it  points  is  hardly  enough  to 
offset  the  pervading  spirit  of  youth  trium- 
phant,    in     all     its     vainglorious     foolishness. 

*   »   * 

STAR — *  *  *  Flapper  psychology  is 
perkily  interpreted  by  Colleen  Moore  in  her 
new    picture,    "We    Moderns."    *  »  * 

TIMES—*  *  *  The  theme  is  timely  ano 
contains  a  wealth  of  comedy  and  sufficient 
drama  to  keep  the  interest  keyed  at  high 
tension    throughout.     •   •  ♦ 


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Tuesday,  December  1,  1925 


THE 


Theater  Changes 

El  Dorado,  Ark. — A  pipe  organ  is  to  be 
istalled  in  the  Rialto  by  L.  B.  Clark,  owner, 
hile  it  is   undergoing  repairs. 


Allentown,  Pa. — N.  lacocoa  has  repurchased 
e  Franklin  which  he  recently  sold  to  John 
uck.  Another  house  is  to  be  erected  here  by 
cocoa  in  the  near  future. 


Newton,  la. — The  Newtonia,  recently  pur- 
ased  by  E.  P.  Smith,  has  been  renamed  the 
:rand. 


Glens  Falls,  N.  Y.— The  Rialto,  damaged 
^  fire  last  year,  is  being  remodeled  and  will 
'en    soon    under    management    of    F.    E.    Col- 

rn.  J  a_ 


Middleburgh,    N.    Y.— The    Rex,    owned    by 
S.    Fleck,   is  to   close   indefinitely. 


Pittsburgh — Sydney  J.  Gates,  former  man 
:r  of  the  Regent,  Harrisburgh,  has  been 
ned  manager  of  Loew's  Aldine. 


Jristol,    Pa. — The   lease   on   the   local   house 
been  sold   by  J.    Leon  to   William   Schock 


Philadelphia — George  Higginbotham  has 
n  named  manager  of  the  Wayne.  He  was 
merly    with    the    Elrae. 


^yde,  O. — J.  G.  Furrier,  operator  of  the 
rkness  theater,  has  purchased  the  Rivoli, 
fiance. 


'orest,  O. — The  New  Royal  has  been  added 
the  local   houses   owned   by   A.    B.    Kraft. 


itory   City,    la. — The    Grand   has   been   sold 
Woodes   Bros,   by   Ivor  Egens. 


'"ort  Worth,  Tex. — The  Liberty  has  re- 
ned  after  being  remodeled  at  a  cost  of 
,000. 


larrington.  N.  D. — The  Grand  has  been 
n  over  by  W.  W.  Arnold,  owner  of  the 
ou  at  Harvey  and  North  Dakota  salesman 
Warner. 


hefiield,     Ala. — Dark     for     the     last     few 
iths    undergoing    a    complete    overhauling, 
State    is    again    to    open    under    manage- 
It  of  A.  R.  McRea. 


'ort  Arthur,  Tex. — Jefferson  Amusement 
have     gfven     the     contract     for     the     re- 

leling  of  the  Strand  and  hope  to  have 
house     opened    again     within     the    next 

e  months. 


fount  Vernon,  Wash. — Interest  in  the  Rex 
Mission  has  been  bought  by  Waldo  Ives. 


arshfield.    Ore. — The   New   Egyptian   was 
led    here   by    Bob    Marsden. 


t.   Louis — Ground   has  been   broken   for  a 
house  at  8201  North  Broadway  by  Steve 
nan. 


I.  Louis — The  Bridge  has  been  taken  over 
Rodney  and   Katz. 


emphis,  Tex. — W.  H.  Hall  has  been  ap- 
ted  the  new  manager  of  the  Gem  by 
Isey  and  Houston. 


ercedes,  Tex. — A  new  balcony  is  being 
:  on  the  Empire  that  will  accommodate 
more   people. 


ndrews,  S.  C. — Plans  are  being  made  for 
reopening  of  the  Temple  under  new  man- 
lent   and   a   new   name. 


'ashington.  Pa'. — Philip  Wolfshon,  of  New 
has    been    made    the    manager    of    the 


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Iton,  N.  Y. — A  lease  with  privilege  to 
inse  has  been  given  to  Myron  Bloom  of 
cuse  on  the  Quirk.  The  purchase  price  is 
to  be  close  to  $200,000. 


lilaski,  N.  Y. — The  Gilmore  Amusement 
has     bought     out    the    interests     in     the 

Iman  Opera  House,  form  Frank  L.  Hohl- 
who  is  to  remain  at  manager. 


Stage  Features 

Becoming  An  Important  Part  of  The- 
ater Programs,  Says  Thomas  D. 
Van   Osten 

San  Francisco — "The  tendency  to- 
ward stage  ifeatures  in  connection 
with  motion  picture  presentation,  is 
becoming  so  insistent  by  theater  fans 
that  the  new  motion  picture  theater 
enterprise  overlooking  this  now  neces- 
sary part  of  its  entertainment  menu, 
is  flirting  with  financial  disaster  and 
in  consequence  a  short  life,"  declares 
Thomas  D.  Van  Osten,  editor  of 
"The  Independent  Exhibitor."  Con- 
tinuing, he  says  in  part: 

"The  largest  theaters  in  the  coun- 
try are  devoting  quite  as  much  atten- 
tion to  their  prologue  and  feature  acts 
as  they  are  to  the  selection  of  their 
picture  program. 

"It  is  the  cycle  of  amusement.  Keen 
competition.  Ever  has  been  and  ever 
will  be. 

"This  thirst  for  variety  in  entertain- 
ment by  the  theater-going  public  will 
soon  invade  the  residential  theater 
district,  and  the  suburban  house  that 
is  minus  a  stage  will  be  forced  to  in- 
stall such  in  its  bid  for  patronage,  or 
fight  a  battle  of  the  survival  of  the 
fittest.  *  *  *" 


Among  Exchangemen 

Kansas   City — Charles   C.   Davis   has   again 
entered  the  field  as  salesman  for  P.   D.   C. 


Kansas  City — Cecil  M.  Parkhurst,  sales- 
man for  P.  D.  C,  has  been  called  into  the 
office  to  take  charges  of  bookings. 

Philadelphia — George  Rosenbaum,  recently 
transferred  to  the  Boston  office  of  Ftix,  has 
been  succeeded  by  Nat  Fisher,  former  sales- 
man   for    Metro-Goldwyn. 


Philadelphia — Roy  Haslett,  former  member 
of  Vitagraph,  has  joined  the  Ben  Franklin 
Exchange. 


Baltimore — Arthur  Melvin  of  Fox  has  been 
succeeded  by  Herndon  Edmonds. 


Weaver  Prod.   Officials  Leave 

Peter  L.  Shamray,  production 
manager  and  laboratory  superintend- 
ent of  H.  C.  Weaver  Prod,  of  Ta- 
coma,  has  left  for  the  studio  after 
spending  a  month   here. 

William  R.  Rust,  vice-president  of 
Weaver  Prod,  was  in  town  to  con- 
fer with  the  executives  of  the  D?vis 
Dist.  Division,  Inc.,  and  Vital  Ex- 
changes. 


Dorothy   Gish   Arrives   Today 

Dorothy  Gish  arrives  on  the  Ma- 
jestic today. 

Inspiration  Pictures  will  tender  a 
welcome  home  dinner  at  the  St.  Regis 
Thursday  night.  Richard  Barthel- 
mess  will  be  host. 


Cronjager  Photographed  Errol   Film 

Henry  Cronjager  was  responsible 
for  the  splendid  photography  in 
"Clothes  Make  the  Pirate,  "  reviewed 
in  Sunday's  issue.  Through  a  typo- 
graphical error,  his  name  was  mis- 
spelled. 


Asher  to  Make  "Good  Luck" 

E.  M.  Asher  will  produce  "Good 
Luck,"  a  Drury  Lane  melodrama  for 
release  through  First  National.  This 
is  the  picture  in  which  Conway 
Tearle  will  star. 


Harris   Succeeds   Ted   Meyers 
Pathe  has  appointed  James  A.  Har- 
ris branch   manager   in   St.    Louis,   to 
succeed  Ted  Meyers,  resigned. 


Dan  Eslin,  Minn.  Exhibitor,  Dead 

Minneapolis — Dan  Eslin,  owner  of 
the  lone  is  dead,  following  a  heart  at- 
tack. 


Powell   Arrives   on   Coast 

Hollywood  —  William  Powell  is 
here  from  the  East  and  will  immedi- 
ately commence  work  in  .'Ml?n 
Dwan's  new  production  "Sea 
Horses." 


Springfield,  Mass. — Policy  of  the  State 
recently  bought  by  Sainuel  Goldstein,  has 
been  changed  to  motion  pictures  combined 
with   vaudeville. 


Boston — Improvements  are  being  made  on 
the  Washington  St.  Olympia  and  the  Scolly 
Square    Olympia,    both    Gordon    houses. 


Cincinnati — ^"Baron"  H.  Hirsh  has  been 
named  manager  of  the  branch  office  of  Pro- 
gress to  succeed  Maurice  Strauss. 


Atlanta,  Ga. — Traveling  out  of  the  local 
office,  Sammy  Mayer  has  joined  Associated 
Exhibitors. 


Buffalo — Jack  Stevens,  former  manager  lor 
the  southern  houses  of  the  Schine  Theatrical 
Corp.,  has  been  made  manager  of  the  Grand, 
Westfield,  N.  Y. 


Des  Moines,  la. — Thomas  J.  Gabrio,  a  new 
recruit  in  pictures,  has  been  added  to  the 
staff   of   Metro-Goldwyn. 


San  Diego — Robert  E.  Hicks,  well  known 
exhibitor,  has  been  made  president  of  th» 
Mission    Beach    Amusement    Corp. 


Des  Moines — Jimmie  Winn  has  been  ap- 
pointed manager  of  Educational  to  succeed 
A.   W.   Kahn. 


Dallas — Roy    Springer   and   Jack    Petit   are 
now  selling  comedies  for  Pathe. 


Atlanta — Bill  Wassman,  for  the  past  two 
years  covering  Georgia  for  United  Artists, 
is    to    be    transfered    to    Florida. 


Charlotte,  Ga. — Taking  the  place  of  George 
Hendrickson.  now  with  Metro-Goldwyn,  as 
manager  of  the  Associated  Exhibitor's  oflSce 
here,   is    Phelps    Sasseen. 


Oklahoma  City — Resigning  as  salesman 
from  First  National,  W.  C.  Robinson  is  mak- 
ing plans  to  go  into  exhibition.  Harace  Booth 
succeeds   him. 


Washington — William  Fitzgerald  is  H.  R. 
Cantwell's  successor  as  salesman  for  Univers- 
al   in    Virginia. 

\Vashington — -Trio  has  added  Joe  Robbins 
to    its    staff,    covering   the    Eastern    Shore. 


San  Francisco — Formerly  with  Univerpal, 
John  Cathro  has  joined  Pathe  selling  in  the 
San    Joaquin    Valley. 


San  Francisco — Ora  Graham  has  become 
associated  with  Golden  State  Theater  Corp. 
following    his    resignaiton    from    F.     B.     O. 


Seattle — Lloyd     Lamb,     formerly     on 
road  for  F.  B.  O.,  has  joined  Fox. 


the 


Salt   Lake   City — Los   Hoss   has  joined   As 
sociated    Exhibitors. 


FOR.     RENT 


BELL  -  HOWELL 

AND 

AKELEY  CAMERAS 

WitA  or  CDittiout  Cameramen 


SEIDEN    CAMERA    EXCHANGE 


Refilling  Se  Camp 

AH  our  apparent  going 
forward  is  a  new  learn- 
ing of  the  old,  because 
Imagination  is  the 
ability  to  see  old  things 
in  new  combinations." 

MONTE 
KAHERJOHN 

whose  experience  and  observa- 
tion covers  seventeen  years  of 
motion  picture  history  in  coun- 
sel and  conference  with  Her- 
bert Brennon,  C.  Gardner 
Sullivan,  Edward  Jose,  Francis 
Marion,  Alfred  Green,  J.  G. 
Hawks,  Roy  Neill,  Julian 
Josephson,  Wallace  Worsley, 
Beulah  Marie  Dix,  Charles 
Miller,  Jeannie  MacPherson, 
Oscar  Apfel,  Tom  Geraghty. 
Sidney  Olcott,  Ralph  Block, 
Reginald  Barker,  Willard  Mack, 
Victor  Shertzinger,  Jack  Cun- 
ningham, Rupert  Julian,  Ber- 
tram Millhauser,  Howland  Lee, 
Irving  Thalberg,  John  Stahl, 
Elinor  Glyn,  Sam  Wood,  John 
Lynch,  Edward  Knobloch, 
George  Melford,  Will  Ritchey, 
Thos.  H.  Ince,  and  Wid  Gun- 
ning. 

Coming 

"The  Great^Barnum" 

In  Preparation 

"Living  Together" 

"The  Golden  Rule" 

"King  Solomon's  Wives 

"The  Arkansas  Traveller" 

Current  Releases 

"Three  Faces  East" 

"The  White  Desert" 

"WithoutJWercy" 

Past  Performance 

"Carmen  of  the  Klondike" 

"My  American  Wife" 

"Madam  Who?" 

"The  Great  Impersonation" 

"The  Yellow  Typhoon" 

"The_Patriot" 

"In  business,  the  main 
thing  is  the  profit." 


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FOR  YOU, 

MR.  MESSITER! 

We're  tickled  to  hear  about  the  big  business  at  the  Whitehurst  Theatres,  Baltimore. 

Your  congratulations  to  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  are  certainly  appreciated. 

Business  great  with  "Never  The  Twain"  at  the  New  Theatre! 

And  records  broken  with  Ramon  Novarro  in  "The  Midshipman"  at  the  Century. 

Those  things  are  good  to  hear. 

You  wish  us  "continuous  success  in  producing  pictures  with  the  merit  of  these." 

Mr.  Messiter,  we  want  you  to  know  this. 

We  want  all  exhibitors  everywhere  to  know  this. 

We'll  continue  to  make  successful  pictures. 

As  long  as  we  continue  to  put  ourselves  in  your  place. 

Our  studio  contains  the  most  skilled  picture  creators  in  the  world. 

But  they  never  for  a  minute  forget  your  slant. 

They  ask  themselves: 

"Will  it  sell  tickets  to  Maggie,  to  Tom,  to  the  millions?" 

"Will  it  stop  them  on  the  Main  Streets  of  the  world  and  draw  them  into  the  theatre?" 

Look  over  our  releases  and  there's  the  answer. 

The  Industry  marvels  at  the  continuous  flow  of  hits  from  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 

This  Week  it's  **Bright  Lights"  with  Charlie  Ray  and  Pauline  Starke;  and  next  week  it's 
Elinor  Glyn's  "The  Only  Thing." 

Every  week  it's  a  money-maker 

Why? 

Because  we  never  start  making  a  picture  until  we  know  darn  sure. 

That  Mr.  Messiter  of  Whitehurst's  Theatres,  and  thousands  of  showmen  like  him  will  say: 

"That's  box-office." 

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\f.  XXXIV     No.   52 


Wednesday,  December  2,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


DEAL  OFF 

By  DANNY 

Vnd  so  the  big  deal.  Between 
Jited  Artists  and  Metro-Gold- 
vin-Mayer.  Fails  to  material- 
z.  Those  who  have  watched 
Icelopments.  During  the  past 
e-  days.  Since  last  Friday  to 
)(  exact.  Are  not  surprised, 
re  moment  the  Chaplin  hitch 
Iceloped.  The  probability  of 
i    deal    becoming   a    fact    les- 

leed. 

haplin  was  all  set  to  go  on  the 
p  ger.  When  it  was  first  broached, 
lldently  something  happened.  To 
tjage  his  attitude.  Those  who  know 
iplin's  ideas  on  distribution.  Say 
i.  his  experience  with  another  large 
j^onal  distributor  was  not  so  happy, 
r.t,  however,  is  incidental.  Why 
;;iplin  won't  play  is  also  incidental. 
b  important  thing  is  that  he  will 
ic 

It  is  difficult  to  believe  that 
the  present  status  of'  the  deal 
will  rerrMin  effective  very  long. 
Indeed  it  would  not  be  sur- 
prising if  within  six  months 
the  matter  was  again  taken 
up. 

rem  an  economic  viewpoint  there 
if  e  undoubtedly  many  points  in 
li)r  of  the  proposed  merger.  That 
t:h  good  would  redound  from  a 
pit  distribution  plan  would  prove — 
r^.  Economics  of  physical  opera- 
jci  alone  would  save  a  pretty  penny 
fr,  very  pretty  penny.  There  are 
pjirally    arguments     against     this— 

til  as  the  important  stars  losing 
ir  individuality,  etc. — which  is 
pdly  believable.  They  are  too  im- 
Itjant.  They  would  not  lose  their 
tiding  regardless  of  how  they 
Bi;ibute. 

^ !  This  motion  picture  busi- 
ness, is  always,  has  been,  and 
xlways  will  be  a  business  of 
oersonalities.  Any  time  you 
Igure  it  any  other  way  you 
ire  wrong.  Absolutely  wrong. 
Some  people  have — and  have 
oaid  dearly  for  it. 

smart  exhibitor — one  of  the 
nrtest  in  this  business,  said  only 
merdi&y:  "Occasionally  [the  law 
if  verage  works  wrong.  Sometimes 
riDu Islanding  star  doesn't  draw  a^ 
<■''  as  a  really  good  picture.  Oc- 
aonally  a  very  fine  picture  comes 
'       and  Ihorc  is  no  slar  in  it.      Ilip 

in,  week  out,  the  star  person- 
'  lias  a  box  olilice  value  which 
a  lot  be  queslionod — and  which  will 
{Coittimrrd   on    /^n.je   i) 


New  German  Moves 

Universal  Says  It  Will  Control  85% 
of  American  Distribution  by  Vir- 
tue of  Additional  Agreements 

Two  new  deals  involving  the  Ger- 
man market  were  announced  yester- 
day by  Carl  Laemmle.  One  is  with 
the  Landlicht  exchanges,  a  distribut- 
ing organization  subsidiary  to  Ufa, 
and  the  second,  the  Bruckman  com- 
pany, the  second  largest  exchange 
system    in    Germany. 

These  new  moves,  in  addition  to 
the  arrangement  with  the  Ufa,  will 
give  Universal  control  of  85%  of 
American  distribution  in  Germany, 
Laemmle  stated.  On  the  subject  of 
American  pictures  for  Germany, 
Laemmle  said  that  the  pictures  se- 
lected would  not  be  limited  to  Uni- 
versal pictures,  but  would  include 
other  American   pictures. 

"Germany  needs  about  200  pic- 
tures a  year.  Ufa  makes  only  40 
and  under  our  arrangement,  we  will 
(.Continued  on  Page  3) 

After  Chain? 

St.   Louis   Film   Row   Discusses   Fox 

Will    Take    Second-Runs— To 

Build  a  First- Run 

St.  Louis — Fox,  as  noted,  plans  to 
enter  St.  Louis,  building  a  large  first- 
run  downtown  or  on  Grand  Blvd., 
but  it  is  reported  the  company  may 
buy  an  interest  in  a  chain  of  second- 
run  houses. 

Fox  has  not  had  first  run  represen- 
tation for  more  than  a  year,  since 
disposing  of  the  Liberty  to  Oscar 
Dane. 


May  Open  Xmas  Eve 

"Ben    Hur"    Slated    for    the    Cohan 
Theater — Chariots    as     Exploita- 
tion   Stunt 

"Ben  Hur"  is  slated  to  open  at  the 
George  M.  Cohan  theater  on  Christ- 
mas Eve,  according  to  present  plans. 

The  office  of  J.  J.  McCarthy  will 
handle  the  picture  as  a  road  show. 
Part  of  the  exploitation  campaign  be- 
ing developed  for  key  city  runs  in- 
cludes    the     display     of     the     twelve 

{Continued  on   Page   3) 


Hoblitzelle  Closing 

With   Famous   Close   to   Consumma- 
tion— Texas   Key  City  Houses 
Included 

It  is  understood  Famous  has  prac- 
tically closed  with  Karl  Hoblitzelle 
to  take  over  the  five  theaters  operated 
by  the  latter  in  Texas  key  cities,  and 
one  in  Little  Rock,  Ark.  Hoblit- 
zelle's  Birminghpm  theater  is  now  be- 
ing operated  by  Mudd  and  rolley. 
{Continued  on   Page   2) 


Eschmann  Joins  United  Artists 
E.    A.     Eschmann    joined     United 
Artists     yesterday     as     assistant     to 
Hiram  Abrams. 


Dicuss  Theater  Chain  Growth 

Shields  and  Co.,  stock  brokerage 
concern,  have  prepared  a  booklet 
dealing  with  "The  Development  of 
Motion   Picture   Theater   Chains." 


Moss  Buys  One;  Leases  Second 

It  is  understood  the  Moss  inter- 
ests have  purchased  the  Strand,  Far 
Rockaway.  from  Sol  Brill  and  have 
leased  the  Central,  Cedarhurst,  L.   I 


Nathanson  Here 

M.    L.    Nathanson    of   the    Fanioii 
Players  Canadian  Corp.  is  in  town. 


Baxter   Returning  to    Coast 

Warner  Baxter  has  completed  work 
in  "Aloma  of  the  South  Seas"  and 
will  leave  for  Los  Angeles  nert  week 
accompanied  by  Mrs.  Baxte-  (Wini- 
fred  Brybon). 


Olcott  Released 

In   Amicable  Adjustment  with   Fam- 
ous— About  to  Sign  with  Large 
Organization 

Negotiations  brought  to  a  close 
late  Monday  night  have  resulted  in 
Sidney  Olcott  securing  a  release  from 
Famous  Players  on  a  basis  satisfac- 
tory to  both  parties. 

It  is  understood  that  Olcott  h?s 
been  negotiating  with  a  large  organi- 
zation for  future  services  and  that  a 
contract  may  be  signed  today. 


To  Name  Terms 

Anollo-Wellmont    Case    Settled    Out 
of    Court,    but    Detail    is    Unde- 
termined As  Yet 

The  case  of  Apollo  Exchange 
against  the  Wellmont  Co.,  to  compel 
the  latter  to  submit  to  arbitration 
under  the  operations  of  the  uniform 
contract,  has  been  settled  out  of  court, 
but  the  terms  of  the  settlement  are  tc 
be    determined   upon   tomorrow. 

The  settlement  comes  as  no  sur- 
prise to  those  who  have  been  watch- 

{Continued  on  Page   2) 


Innovation  at  Colony 

Special    Presentation   for   "Phantom" 

— Elaborate   Musical   Revue   Has 

75    People   in    Cast 

The  Colony  comes  pretty  near  set- 
ting a  new  record  for  size  and  elabor- 
ateness of  a  special  presentation  for 
the  Broadway  showing  of  a  picture 
in  the  musical  revue,  "Parisian 
Gaieties,"      which      precedes      "The 

(Continued   on   Page   3) 


United-MGM  Deal  Off 

Distribution  Merger  Comes  to  End — 

Comment  That  Negotiations  May 

Be  Resumed  Later 

Negotiations  which  have  been  in 
process  between  United  Artists  and 
M.-G.-M.  for  a  merger  of  distribution 
forces  came  to  an  end  yesterday. 
Nicholas  M.  Schenck  of  Metro-Gold- 
wyn-Mayer,  when  asked  regarding 
the  situation  said: 

"United  Artists  and  ourselves  have 
discontinued  our  negotiations  looking 
to  the  merger  of  the  two  distributing 
organizations.  It  would  be  unwise 
for  us  to  join  together  unless  every 
member  of  United  Artists  as  well  as 
ourselves  would  be  happy  in  the 
union.  That  seemed  unlikely;  there- 
fore it  was  determined  that  it  would 
be  best  to  discontinue  all  negotiations 
and  continue   in  our  separate  ways." 

Doug  Fairbanks  and  Mary  Pick- 
ford  are  believed  to  be  in  sy.v.pathy  - 
with  the  move,  and  according  to 
some  well  informed  folk,  it  would  not 
be  surprising  if  the  proposed  merger 
would  be  taken  up  during  next  year, 
and  probably  brought  to  a  different 
conclusion   than    exists   today. 


Hollywood  —  Joseph  M.  Schenck, 
in  a  statement  yesterday,  said: 
"Merger  permanently  abandoned  by 
mutual  consent,  due  to  protests  from 
exhibitors  and  not  from  any  indi- 
vidual represented  in  deal.  United 
Artists  will  increase  production  fifty 
per  cent  for  the  coming  year." 


W.  L.  Griffith  to  Assist  TurnbuU 

Hollywood — Hector  Turnbull,  as- 
sociate producer  at  the  Lasky  studio 
has  appointed  W.  L.  Griffith  as  as- 
sistant. Griffith  has  been  production 
manager  of  the  Zane  Grey  unit. 


Mitchell  Aiding  Le   Baron 

Claude  H.  Mitchell,  who  as  prin- 
cipal of  the  Paramount  Picture 
School,  directed  the  first  four  months 
of  the  training,  has  been  made  as- 
sistant to  William  Le  Baron,  in 
charge   of   Eastern   production. 

Doug  and  Mary  Sail  Feb.  2 

Los  Angeles — Plans  for  the  round- 
the-world  tour  of  Douglas  Fairbanks 
and  Mary  Pickford  have  been  set. 
They  will  sail  from  New  York  on 
Feb.  2  for  Genoa,  from  which  they 
will  "o  to  St.  Moritz. 


Sprague  with  Schenck 
Los  Angeles — Chandler  Sprague, 
former  newspaperman,  has  been 
appointed  assistant  general  manager 
of  production  of  Joseph  M.  Schenck 
Prod. 


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Quotations 

High    Low    Qose      Sales 

Balaban    &   Katz    Not  quoted 

Eastman  Kodak  ..110  109}^  109Ji  500 
East.  Kod.  Pfd,  ..115^  IIS-/^  115J^  100 
Famous    Players    ..106?i   105        106J^      3,900 

F.    P.    Pfd Not  quoted 

Film    Inspection     Not  quoted 

irst    Naiionar     Net  qu -'ed 

Fox    "A"    805^     80         80K     2,200 

Fox   Theaters   "A".   27 J4     27         27 J4     4,000 

Loew's,    Inc i&'A     37^     38         3,300 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd Not  quoted 

M.   P.   Cap.    Corp    Not  quoted 

Pathe  Exch.  "A"..   75^     75^     75Ji        200 

Skouras   Bros 57         57         57       

Trans   Lux   "A"    ..    11%      HJ-s      11%     7,500 

Universal     Not  quoted 

Univ.    Pict.    Pfd Not  quoted 

Warner    Pict Not  quoted 

Warner    Bros.    "A"    Not  quoted 


Asher  Returns  to  Coast 
E.  M.  Asher  has  returned  to  Los 
Angeles.  He  will  start  production 
on  "Mile.  Modiste,"  with  Corinne 
Griffith,  upon  his  arrival,  and  on  Jan. 
1  will  start  on  "Good  Luck." 

for  that 

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DEAL  OFF 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 

not  be  denied.  The  average  person 
doesn't  say  'I'm  going  to  see  'Stage- 
struck.'  They  say  I'm  going  to  see 
Gloria  Swanson  in  her  latest.'  They 
don't  say  '1  want  to  see  'The  Fresh- 
man.' They  say  I  want  to  see  Har- 
old Lloyd.'  You  will  never  change 
this.  Vicious  as  the  star  system  is 
don't  forget  this:  it  is  the  magnet — 
the  one  sure  fire  magnet.  Which 
draws  big  business  to  the  box  office." 
And  if  you  have  any  idea.  That 
he  isn't  telling  the  gospel  trutn. 
You're    wrong — dead    wrong. 


Changes  in  St.  Louis 

St.  Louis  —  Several  changes  have 
occurred  along  Film  Row,  notably 
the  resignation  of  Floyd  Lewis  as 
district  manager  for  Associated  Ex- 
hibitors. It  is  understood  that  Lewis 
refused  an  ofifer  to  take  charge  of 
the  New  York  office  for  Associated. 
Lou  Thompson  succeeds  him. 

Ted  Meyers,  manager  of  Pathe,  re- 
signed to  become  special  feature 
salesman  for  Pathe.  His  successor 
is  James  Hawes. 

Al  Danke,  Warner  manager,  has 
resigned  to  become  manager  for  P. 
D.  C.  in  Omaha.  Eddie  Alperson, 
who  managed  the  "U"  office  here, 
succeeds   Danke. 

Changes  in  the  sales  force  of  War- 
ners include  the  resignation  of  C.  L. 
Hickmai.  who  has  joined  Arrow  and 
the  appointment  of  Jim  Duthrie. 


Another   Hollywood   House   Planned 

Hollywood — Fred  Miller  and  Lou 
Bard  are  to  erect  a  new  house  at 
Hollywood  Blvd.  and  Vermont  Ave., 
which  will  be  operated  by  the  Far 
West  Theater  Corp.  It  will  seat 
2,500  and  will  cost  $500,000. 


Hoblitzelle  Closing 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 
Harold  B.  Franklin  refused  to 
make  any  comment  yesterday.  It  is 
understood  the  deal  is  a  partnership 
arrangement  whereby  Hoblitzelle  will 
remain  in  charge  of  the  houses  al- 
though Famous  is  to  have  the  prin- 
cipal  voice   in   their   management. 


Dallas — It  is  not  believed  here  Karl 
Hoblitzelle's  deal  with  Famous  which 
is  accepted  as  fact  will  have  any 
bearing  on  the  five  year  contract  be- 
tween the  circuit  and  Fox. 

Olive  Borden  Signs  with  Fox 

Los  Angeles  —  Olive  Borden  has 
been  placed  under  a  five  year  con- 
tract by  Fox. 


Bern   Arrives   Sunday 

Paul  Bern  is  due  in  from  the  Coast 
on  Sunday.  He  will  stop  at  the  Ritz 
Carlton. 


Aldine  to  Be  Called  Loew's 

Pittsburgh   —   Loew's    Aldine    will 
change  its  name  shortly  to  Loew's. 


Bartlett  Titling  Kane  Picture 

Randolph  Bartlett  has  finished  tit 
ling  "The  Only  Way"  for  United 
Artists  and  has  been  engaged  by 
Robert  T.  Kane  to  title  "Bluebeard's 
Seven  Wives,"  directed  by  Al  San- 
tell. 


Another  for  Goldman 

St.  Louis — William  Goldman  will 
operate  a  1,200-seat  at  18th  St.  and 
Park  Ave.,  on  the  site  of  the  Elite 
Airdome,  operated  by  SigolofI  Bros. 
The  latter  will  build  the  theater  and 
lease  it   to   Goldman   for  20  years. 


To  Name  Terms 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

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complete  string  of  the  uniform  con- 
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Innovation  at  Colony 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

'hantom    of    the    Opera"    this   week. 

There  are  75  people  in  the  cast, 
nd  the  costumes  are  quite  elaborate. 
riie  offering  is  an  extravaganza  of 
'urisian  student  life,  and  the  scene 
hows  the  outside  of  a  cafe  in  the 
.atin  Quarter,  on  the  occasion  of 
he  students'  carnival  day.  Besides 
he  ensemble,  special  characters  such 
s  gendarmes,  sailors,  boulevardiers 
re  presented.  The  specialties  intro- 
luced  include  high  grade  singing  and 
lancing  numbers.  The  outstanding 
eature  is  an  oriental  dance  in  which 
he  girl  does  some  contortionist  feats 
,hat  would  make  her  a  drawing  card 
"11    any    first   grade   vaudeville   bill. 

A  pony  ballet  of  midinettes  stage 
ieveral  numbers.  Seven  musical 
lumbers  accompany  the  revue,  com- 
jleting  a  presentation  that  received 
m  unusual  ovation  from  the  audi- 
;nce    yesterday. 


Takes    Over    Wuerth    Houses 

Detroit  —  W.  S.  Butterfield  has 
aken  over  the  Fred  Wuerth  houses, 
pomprising  the  Orpheum  and  Wuerth, 
Ann  Arbor  and  the  Wuerth,  Ypsil- 
inti. 


Agnew  Assigned  to  Stromberg 

Hollywood — Frances  Agnew,  scen- 
ario writer  has  been  assigned  to  the 
Hunt    Stromberg   units   by    M.-G.-M. 


Lois  Weber  to  Direct  Mary  PhiJbin? 

Los  Angeles — Lois  Weber  may  di- 
rect Mary  Philbin  in  her  next  pic- 
ture   for    Universal. 


Leaves  for  Coast 

Esther  Ralston  left  yesterday  for 
Hollywood,  where  she  will  appear  in 
"The  Blind  Goddess." 


Boy  Scout  Officials  to  See  Serial 
Fred  J.  McConnell,  sales  manager 
of  short  product  for  Universal,  left 
New  York  yesterday  for  Chicago, 
accompanied  by  Franklin  K.  Mathi- 
ews,  director  of  the  library  depart- 
ment of  the  Boy  Scouts  of  America, 
and  James  R.  West,  chief  scout  ex- 
ecutive. McConnell  will  give  a  pre- 
view to  Boy  Scout  execu|tives  of 
"The  Radio  Detective,"  a  ten  chapter 
serial. 


May  Open  Xmas  Eve 

(Continued  from   Page   1) 

chariots  which  appear  in  the  produc- 
tion. 


Seven    Companies   for   "Big   Parade" 

Seven  road  shows  for  "The  Big 
Parade"  will  be  sent  out  shprtly. 
Three    more   are   ultimately    planned. 


i^MadH^Mi, 


Utmost  in  Screen  Brilliancy 


New  German  Moves 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
supply  30  Universal-Jewels.  Natur- 
ally there  is  room  for  others  in  Ger- 
many, outside  of  the  fact  that  these 
distributing  agencies  with  which  we 
have  tied  up  distribute  not  only  in 
Germany,  but  in  other  Continental 
countries  as  well." 


City  Council  Can't  Grant  License 

Minneapolis — The  city  council  has 
no  right  to  grant  a  regular  theater  li- 
cense to  a  picture  house  which  cannot 
comply  with  the  city  ordinance,  the 
license  committee  contends  in  de- 
manding repeal  of  the  council's  action 
in  granting  a  license  to  the  Dewey. 
The  theater  already  has  a  picture  li- 
cense but  applied  for  a  regular  thea- 
ter license. 


Gregory  to   Build  $1,000,000  House 

Chicago — Work  started  last  week 
on  the  Mirador  Theater  block  in 
Cicero  to  contain  a  2,500  seat  thea- 
ter, apartments  and  stores.  The 
house  is  being  built  by  E.  P.  Rupert 
and  R.  Levine  &  Co.,  for  S.  J.  Greg- 
ory. The  building  will  be  designed 
after  the  French  renaissance  with 
pressed  brick  and  terra  cotta.  Sam- 
uel Klein  is  associated  as  a  consulting 
engineer. 


Sedgwick,  Sr.  in  Charge  for  Tennek 

Hollywood  —  Edward  Sedgwick, 
Sr.,  father  of  the  Universal  director, 
is  representing  Tennek  Film  Co.  on 
the  West  Coast.  Eileen  Sedgwick 
is  appearing  in  a  series  of  dog  pic- 
tures, starring  "Lightnin' ",  being 
made  for  Tennek. 


First  Theatrical  Hotel  Open 

Los  Angeles — The  La  Tosca,  said 
to  be  Los  Angeles'  first  theatrical 
hotel,  opened  Tuesday.  Harry  M 
Sugarman,  general  manager  of  the 
West  Coast,  Jr.  Circuit,  will  manage 
the  hotel,  which  is  at  Figueroa  and 
Fourth  Sts. 


Moody  Finishes  Independent  Release 

Hollywood — Kathryn  McGuire  has 
finished  her  role  in  "The  Phantom 
Pilot,"  a  sea  story  directed  by  Harry 
Moody   for   the    state    rights   market. 

He's   Now  William   Cody 

Hollywood — "Bill"  will  no  longer 
appear  on  main  titles  in  connection 
with  Westerns  with  "Bill"  Cody.  In 
the  future,  he  will  be  called  William. 


PUTTING  IT  OVER 


A  SURVEY  OF  MODERN 
EXPLOITATION 

By  EDDIE  BONNS  and  C.  E.  CARRIER 


TWt  ERE  for  the  first  time  is  revealed  the  secrets 
111  of  the  modern  science  of  keeping  a  name,  a 
product  or  an  idea  before  the  pubHc  by  means  and 
methods  of  exploitation. 

mHIS  book  is  chock  full  of  interesting  and  con- 
structive information  not  only  about  motion 
pictures  but  the  methods  of  exploitation  employed 
by  our  leading  industries,  corporations  and  indi- 
viduals in  keeping  their  names  before  the  public. 


1 


DDIE  BONNS  an  exploitationist  if  there  ever 
was  one  and  C.  E.  Carrier  have  written  a  book 
on  'Putting  It  Over'.  It  refers  to  the  value  of  ex- 
ploitation in  the  merchandising  of  everything  from 
the  great  war  propaganda  to  the  smallest  of  busi- 
nesses. It  is  a  fine  piece  of  work;  a  book  every  man 
interested  in  merchandising  or  exploitation,  in  or 
out  of  the  picture  industry,  should  have.  Not  only 
to  read  but  study  and  digest." — Danny,  Film  Daily. 


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Non-Theatricals  Out 

Attorney  General  of  Cleveland  Rules 
That  School  Boards  Cannot  Spend 

Money  for  Public  Showings 
Cleveland  —  Local  exhibitors  are 
gratified  over  the  ruling  of  Attorney 
General  C.  C.  Crabbe,  which  puts  a 
damper  on  public  showings  in 
schools.  Crabbe  ruled  that  school 
boards  are  without  authority  to  =nend 
public  money  for  motion  picture 
equipment,  or  to  enter  into  contract 
for  exhibitions,  when  admission  is 
charged,  even  though  the  proceeds 
go  to  the  schools. 

Schools  boards  may,  however,  ex- 
pend money  for  films  when  they  are 
used  as  a  branch  of  any  part  of  study. 
The  opinion  does  not  say  whether 
contracts  for  showing  pictures  in 
schools  can  be  made  where  no  public 
funds  are   involved. 


Lee  Directing  "Daybreak" 

Los  Angeles — Louis  Payne,  Craw- 
ford Kent,  Bertram  Marburgh  and 
Gibson  Gowland  have  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  "Daybreak;"  featuring 
Jacqueline  Logan,  Lou  Tellegen  and 
Walter  Pigeon.  Rowland  V.  Lee  di- 
recting this  for  Fox  . 


Renee  Adoree  in  "Mocking  Bird" 
Los  Angeles  • —  Renee  Adoree  has 
finished  her  part  as  "Muzetta"  in  "La 
Boheme"  and  has  started  work  in 
"The  Mocking  Bird"  which  Tod 
Browning  Js  directing  with  Lon 
'laney. 


senile  Loaned  By  "U"  to  Centuty 

Los  Angeles— Matty  Kemp,  who 
has  been  playing  bits  at  Universal  has 
been  loaned  to  Century  for  a  series  in 
which  he"  will  play  the  male  lead. 
Kemp  is  a  protege  of  Carl  Laemmle 
and  is  under  a  five-year  contract. 


Christmas  Cheer 

**A  LITTLE  FRIEND  OF 
ALL  THE  WOR  LD" 

Produced  by  Bray 

With  a  special  dedicatory 
title  to  your  patrons 


729  7th  Ave 


M.  T.  C. 


Edwin   Miles   Fadnuui,    Pres. 


Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
ner in  which  first-runs  build  their 
programs  and  written  from  the  an- 
gle of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
conveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
'(sed  in  developing  their  own  shows. 

Strand 

Unit  No.  1. — Prelude.  Mark  Strand 
Symphony  Orchestra.  Time,  10  min- 
utes. 

Unit  No.  2. — Edward  Albano,  bari- 
tone. "On  the  Road  to  Mandalay," 
Speakes.  Soloist  in  bandolero  cos- 
tume. Setting:  black  curtain  with 
dragon  decorations.  Disc  shape  open- 
ing in  center  revealing  plain  drop 
and  blue  flood  light  with  same  effect 
upon  drop.  Side  spot  on  singer's 
face.     Time,  4  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3. — Mark  Strand  Topical 
Review.     Time,   8   minutes. 

Unit  No.  4. — Vincent  Lopez  and 
his  orchestra.  Theater  darkened 
while  radio  voice  announces  Vincent 
Lopez  and  his  orchestra  with  the 
name  of  the  first  number.  Lights 
up  and  curtains  part  disclosing  or- 
chestra on'  raised  platform  which 
moves  forward  as  musicians  are  play- 
ing. Rear  of  stage  shows  side  wall 
of  cafe  with  windows,  side  lights,  etc. 
Tinsel  chandelier  hangs  from  center 
of  stage.  Silver  leaf  bush  to  one 
side  which  glitters  in  rays  of  spot 
light  concentrated  upon  it.  Frame- 
work in  front  of  stage  to  represent 
entrance  to  Casa  Lopez,  Lopez'  sup- 
per xlub.  Name  in  lights  with  letters 
lighting  one  after  the  other,  continu- 
ally throughout  number.  Music  con- 
sists of  popular  melodies  with  innova- 
tions: violin  solo,  piano  solo  by 
Lopez,  vocal  solo  and  comedy  saxo- 
phone duet.  Moving  platform  slides 
back  to  rear  of  stage  at  closing  num- 
ber.    Time,  20  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5.  —  Feature:  "Clothes 
Make  the  Pirate."     Time,  82  minutes. 

LTnit  No.  6. — Organ  solo.  Time,  S 
minutes. 


United  Theaters  in  Suit 

Anaheim,  Cal. — Alleging  failure  to 
keep  up  an  agreement  to  pay  $165  a 
month  on  the  lease  of  the  Fairyland, 
the  Anaheim  Theaters,  Inc..  have 
started  suit  against  the  United  The- 
aters, Inc.  for  $2,145,  said  to  be  the 
sum  owed. 


Merger  in  West   Virginia 

Morgantown,  W.  Va. — The  Strand 
and  Metropolitan  have  merged.  The 
Morgantown  Theater  Co.  has  been 
formed  to  operate  the  combined  in- 
terests. 


CHROMOS      TRADING      COMPANY 
1123    BROADWAY 

rpHE    "CHROMOS"    plan    of    financing   is    not- 
ably  effective  for  the  producer  whose  contract 
calls  for  a  series  of  productions. 


Give  us  an  opportunity  to  explain  it. 


Suite   1207-8 


'Phone   Watkins   4522 


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THEATERS 

By  DANNY 

New  theaters  here.  New  the- 
ters  there.  New  theaters  al- 
lost  everywhere.  That  seems 
)  be  the  order  oi  the  day.  Has 
icen  for  some  time.  No  other 
ear — in  the  history  of  the  busi- 
ess — shows  such  huge  sums  go- 
\g  into  theaters.  As  1925.  We 
re  making  a  survey  of  the  coun- 
-y  now.  And  when  the  figures 
re  finally  in.  Showing  the  ex- 
2nt  of  theater  building  this 
ji  ear.    They  will  prove  startling. 


Every   new    theater   built   more   or 

f:ss  affects  the  older  theaters  in  the 
ame    community.      That    seems    un- 
I  voidable.     Perhaps  it  is  the  natural 
I  uriosity  of  the  home  folks.     To  see 
le  new  place.     Perhaps  it  is  because 
igger   and   better   shows   are   given. 
I  "here    are    innumerable    reasons    for 
nis  state  of  mind.     But  it  does  exist. 

There  is  a  saturnalia  of  theater 
uilding.  All  over  the  country.  New 
heaters  galore  will  be  in  operation. 
'roadway,  alone,  will  have  over  10,- 
00  additional  seats.  By  1927.  Many 
f  the  new  houses  will  seat  anywhere 
rem  2,000  up.  A  grave  situation  may 
asily  develop;  of  over  seated  com- 
aunities.  Many  well  posted  film  men 
oubt  seriously  whether  a  number  of 
ommunities  will  not  be  overseated 
yithin  a  year  from  now.  And  they 
i.ave  many  good  reasons  upon  which 
o  base  their  ideas. 

Of  course  there  are  millions  of  peo- 
le  who  are  being  educated  today  to 
ee — and  like  pictures.  And  they  are 
he  kind  of  folks  who,  in  the  past, 
lave  not  bothered  much  about  pic- 
ures.  If  they  once  get  the  habit  of 
foing  to  see  pictures  all  of  these  seats 
vill  probably  find  many  patrons.  And 
t  is  to  be  hoped  that  the  newcomers 

8 vill  be  developed.  That  is  the  great 
lope  of  the  future,  not  only  for  these 
lew  theaters,  but  for  ail  interested  in 
he  development  of  the  industry. 

The  MPTO   of    A    through 
Joe  Seider,   the  new  business 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Arbitration  Board  in  Open  Session 

The  joint  arbitration  meeting  be- 
ween  the  Film  Board  and  the  T.  O 
Z.  C.  was  held  yesterday  as  an  open 
neeting  in  order  to  convey  to  trade 
)aper  editors  an  idea  of  how  this 
;ystem  functions  under  the  uniform 
ontract. 


Case  In  Review 

Famous    Players    Testimony    Before 

Commission — Weeks  Needed  to 

Consider  Testimony 

Washington  —  Some  weeks  will 
probably  elapse  before  the  Federal 
Trade  Commission  announces  its  de- 
cision in  the  Famous  Players  case, 
final  arguments  on  which  were  heard 
last  week.  The  Commission  is  faced 
with  the  task  of  reviewing  some 
17,000  pages  of  testimony,  a  volu- 
minous examiner's  report  and  several 
thousand  pages  of  briefs,  in  addition 
tc  the  transcript  of  the  final  argu- 
ment  itself. 

In  view  of  the  charges  made  by 
counsel  for  Famous,  that  the  exarn- 
iner  had  shown  bias  in  throwing  out 
respondent's  questions  but  permitting 
the  same  queries  when  asked  by  the 
Government,  it  is  probable  the  Com- 
mission will  study  the  case  very  care- 
fully. 

It  an  adverse  decision  is  rendered 
and   the   respondents   are   ordered   to 

(Continued   on   Page   4) 


Contract  Ready  Soon 

M.  P.  T.  O.  Expects  Equitable  Form 

Shortly— "Official   Bulletin"   Dis- 
cusses   Question  of   Dues 

The  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  looks  for  a 
new  uniform  contract  shortly. 
Changes  in  the  form  drawn  up  by  the 
Hays  office  have  been  made  and 
submitted  to  Hays  for  the  considera- 
tion  of  distributors. 

The  Administrative  Committee  of 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  held  a  second  ses- 
sion in  New  York  yesterday. 
Joseph  M.  Seider,  business  manager, 
met  trade  paper  editors  at  the  Astor 
yesterday  when  the  duti*es  of  his 
office  and  some  of  the  exhibitor  plans 
were  aired. 

"The  Official  Bulletin"  of  the  M. 
P.  T.   O.   made  its  initial  appearance 

(Continued   on  Page   4) 


After  Product  for  Europe 

H.  B.  Jesperson,  of  Northern  Film 
Co.,  Copenhagen,  is  in  New  York 
looking  for  product  for  Germany, 
Sweden  and  Denmark.  He  is  at  the 
Waldorf-Astoria,  and  will  sail  in 
about  a  week. 


Allene  Ray  Leaves  Tomorrow 

Allene  Ray,  having  completed  "The 
Green  Archer,"  a  Pathe  serial,  leaves 
tomorrow  for  Hollywood.  She  will 
return    after    New    Year's. 


James   Cruze   Arrives 
James    Cruze    and    his    wife,    Betty 
Compson,  arrived  in  New  York  yes- 
terday   from    the    Coast.      They    will 
sail    on    the    Majestic    Saturday. 


Fox  Dividends 

Fox  has  declared  regular  quarterly 
dividends  of  $1  each  on  the  Class  A 
and  Class  B  common,  both  payable 
Jan.  15  to  stock  of  record  December 
31. 


Buys  "Is  Zat  So?" 

Fox  has  purchased  the  rights  to 
"Is   Zat   So?" 

According  to  the  contract  Fox 
guarantees  a  cash  payment  of  $100,- 
000  against  a  percentage  of  10  per 
cent  on  the  gross  receipts  up  to 
$800,000  and  15  per  cent  above  that 
amount. 


Calls  Bonds 

Fox  Film  yesterday  notified  the 
American  Bond  and  Mortgage  Co., 
Ii...,,  that  it  would  call  the  remain- 
ing $1,JS5  000  of  7^  per  cent,  first 
real  estate  boi::'?  on  the  Fox  Studios. 
The  bonds  are  callable  at  102}<^  and 
interest. 


Milestone   to   Direct   Meighan 

Lewis  Milestone  is  in  town  from 
the  Coast  and  will  direct  Tom 
Meighan  in  his  next  for  Famous. 
The  director  leaves  for  Florida  Sat- 
urday. Alvin  Wyckoff  will  handle 
the    camera. 


Hammons  Sails 

London — Earl  W.  Hammons  sailed 
for  New  York  yesterday  on  the 
Homeric. 


Ability,  the  Factor 

Europe     Needs     Artists,     Directors, 

Organizers  in  Order  to  Make  its 

Mark,  According  to  Aronson 

Alexander  S.  Aronson,  general 
representative  for  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  in  Europe,  who  has  been 
abroad  for  many  months  and  who 
is  therefore  in  a  position  to  com- 
ment with  accuracy  on  the  foreign 
situation,  has  forwarded  the  follow- 
ing from  Paris: 

"Much  has  been  written  covering 
the  'invasion'  of  American  films  into 
Europe,    and    for    the    most    part    the 

(Continued   on   Page   4) 


Off  for  Coast  Sunday 

Sam  E.  Rork,  Ben  .Silvey,  Henry 
Cronjager  and  Nat  Dyches  will  leave 
-Sunday  for  Hollywood.  Silvey  will 
be  assi.staut  to  Maurice  Tourneur. 
who  will  direct  "The  Desert  Healer," 
a  Marion  Fairfax  Prod.  Shooting  is 
expected  to  start  Jan.  1,  with  Cron- 
jager doing  the  camerawork. 


Flinn    Returns 
John  C.  Flinn,  vice-president  of  P. 
D.    C,   returned  to   New   York  from 
Hollywood  yesterday. 


Chain  Unit  Formed 

Shields  and   Co.   Floating   Stock  for 

Universal — Present   Houses   to 

Be  Part  of  Company 

The  Universal  Chain  Theaters 
Corp.  has  been  formed  to  acquire 
theaters  here  and  abroad.  The  com- 
pany will  embrace  the  present  Uni- 
versal theaters,  which  number  93,  in- 
cluding ownership  in  the  Hostettler, 
Sparks    and    Schine    circuits. 

Shields  and  Co.  will  float  a  $4,000,- 
000  issue  of  eight  per  cent  preferred 
stock  of  the  new  company,  each  share 
to  be  sold  at  |100.  It  is  unusually 
interesting  to  note  Universal  Pictures 
Co.  Inc.  agrees  to  take  $1,000,000  of 
the  second  preferred  in  the  new  com- 
pany for  its  interest  in  the  above  93 
houses.  Carl  Laemmle  also  agrees  to 
purchase  for  cash  $1,000,000  of  the_ 
second  preferred.  This  stock  is  eigftt 
per   cent   convertible. 

The  capitalization  of  the  new  com- 
pany provides   for   $2,000,000  of   thisj 
class  of  stock.     The  company's  com  - 

(Continued  on  Page  3)  ' 


Theater  Conventions 

Publix   PoUcies   to    Be    Explained   to 
Paramount    Managers    in    Dallas 

and  Atlanta  Territories 
A  party  of  home  office  executives 
of  Publix  Theaters  Corp.  will  leave 
New  York  Saturday  for  the  South  to 
attend  two  district  conventions  of  the 
organization.  The  first  of  these  con- 
ventions will  open  in  Dallas  on  Mon- 
day and  will  last  the  greater  part  of 
two  days.  The  other  will  be  held  in 
Atlanta,  opening  Thursday. 

The  purpose  of  these  conventions  is 
to  acquaint   the  personnel   of   Publix 

(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Criterion  to  Close 

Famous  Expected  to  Turn  House  to 

Frohman  Co.  Permanently  for 

Legitimate    Shows 

It  is  understood  Famous  will  turn 
over  the  Criterion  to  its  legitimate 
theater  unit,  Frohman,  Inc.,  and  that 
stage  attractions  will  play  the  thea- 
ter after  Dec.  19,  when  "The  Vanish- 
ing American"  closes.  New  seats 
will  be  installed  and  the  present  loges 
removed  entirely. 

The    first    John    Murray   Anderson 

(Continued  on  Page  4) 

Weiss  Going  to  Coast 

Alfred  Weiss  of  Agfa  Raw  Film 
Co.  leaves  for  Hollywood  today. 

Newman    in   Town 

Frank  Newman,  managing  director 
of  the  Paramount  theaters  in  Los 
Angeles,  is  in  New  York. 


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Thursday,   December  3,   1925 


Vtl.X)(XIVNo.53    Thursday,  Dec. 3, 1925    PriceSCents 


Coypright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
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Quotations 

High    Low    Close  Sales 

Balaban   &   Katz    Not  quoted 

Eastman    Kodak    ..109J4    109^   109i/8  500 

East.    Kod.    Pfd.    ..115/^    IIS'A    115^^  100 

Famous    Players    ..107^    106^    107  3,200 

F.   P.   Pfd 115        115        115  400 

Film    Inspection     Not  quoted 

First    National     Not  quoted 

Fox.   Film    "A"    ...   80         795^     80  1,200 

Fox  Theaters   "A".   27^     27         27  1,500 

Loew's,    Inc SW     37%     38'A  1,700 

Metro-Gold.     Pfd...   23         23         23  100 

M.    P.    Cap.    Corp..    18}4      18i^      18^  100 

Pathe    Exch.    "A".    76         76         76  100 

Skouras     Bros.     ...    57         56^      5'6^       

Trans    Lux    Screen.    11%      11J4      11^     2,300 

Universal     45%     45          45%  500 

Universal    Pfd.     ...    95%     95         95  300 

Warner    Bros 19         1F;J4      18}4  900 

Warner  Bros.  "A".    15j4      "i5M      15M  100 


THEATERS 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

manager,  is  making  a  fresh 
start.  To  develop  and  build 
the  organization.  Seider  rriet 
representatives  of  the  trade 
press  yesterday.  And  showed 
an  entirely  fresh  attitude — of 
laying  all  the  cards  on  the  ta- 
ble. It  was  interesting,  and 
doubtless  will  prove  helpful. 
'  Frankness  and  fair  play  never 
hurt  anyone.  Or  any  organ- 
ization. 

If  Seider  is  allowed  to  continue.  To 
keep  to  the  track  on  which  he  has 
started.  It  augurs  well.  Not  only  for 
the  national  exhibitor  organization. 
But  for  all  branches  of  the  industry. 


BELL  -  HOWELL 

AND — 

AKELEY  CAMERAS 

Wii/i  or  Without  Cameramen 


SEIDEN    CAMERA    EXCHANGE 

729  Seventh  Ave.  N.Y.C. 


Projector  Merger  Floating  Stock 

Pynchon  &  Co.,  West  &  Co.  and 
W.  S.  Hammons  &  Co.  will  oflfer  a 
new  issue  of  25,000  International  Pro- 
jector Corp.  $7  dividend  preferred 
stock  at  $100  a  share  and  accrued 
dividend,  to  yield  7%.  The  stock  will 
be  deliverable  in  the  form  of  pre- 
ferred stock  allotment  certificates 
International  Projector  is  the  com- 
pany which  has  taken  over  the  Nich- 
olas Power  Co.,  Precision  Machine 
Co.  and  Acme  Portable  Projector  Co. 


Portland,  Ore.,  in  Pictures 

Portland,  Ore. — The  Imperial  Film 
Co.,  in  conjunction  with  'The  Port- 
land News"  and  Jensen  &  Von  Her- 
berg,  has  finished  .production  of  a 
film  depicting  the  beauty  of  Portland 
suburbs  and  the  business  advantages 
of  the  city.  The  film  will  be  shown 
at  Jensen  &  Von  Herberg  houses. 


Fenberg  Injured  Rescuing  Child 

Cleveland — George  Fenberg,  who 
operates  a  string  of  houses  in  this 
section,  is  suffering  from  a  broken 
collar  bone  sustained  while  rescuing 
a   child  from  a   speeding  automobile. 


To  Tour  with  "Madame  Behave" 

Under  arrangements  made  through 
Prod.  Dist.  Corp.,  Julian  tltingc, 
who  is  featured  in  "Madam  Beh:xve," 
will  make  a  personal  appe"  ance  tour 
with  the  picture. 


Sloane  Leaving 

Paul    H.     Sloane     who 
Spending   a    vacation    here 
Hollywood    momentarily, 
will     be     "Eve's     Leaves," 
Leatrice  Joy. 


has     been 

leaves    for 

His    next 

starring 


Virginia   Morris  with  Fox 

Virginia  Morris,  former  publicity 
director  for  Schulberg  Prod.,  joins 
the  publicity  department  at  Fox  to- 
day. 


Unity    Films   Acquire    "Evolution" 
United    Kingdom    rights    to    "Evo- 
lution,"    have  '  been     acquired     from 
Red  Seal  by  Unity  Films,  of  London 


Vajda  Original  for  Pola  Negri 

Hollywood — Ernest  Vajda.  Hun- 
garian playwright  will  write  an  origi- 
nal for  Pola  Negri. 


"We   Moderns"  at  the  Strand 

Colleen  Moore  in  "We  Moderns" 
will  be  shown  at  the  Strand  next 
week. 


"Roxy"  at  A.  M.  P.  A.  Today 

"Roxy"  will  address  the  A.  M.  P. 
A.  luncheon  at  the  Hofhrau  House 
today. 


Next   Week   at   the    Capitol 

"Sally,   Irene  and  Mary,"  will  play 
the  Capitol  next  week. 


Would   Bar   Children  from  Theaters 

Tulsa,  Okla. — An  ordinance  is  be- 
fore the  City  Council  which  would 
bar  children  between  the  ages  of  8 
to  16  from  attending  theaters  from 
9  a.  m.  to  4  p.  m.,  except  Saturday 
and  Sunday.  The  proposed  penalty 
is  a  fine  of  $100. 


Returns  From  Hollywood 

Eddie  James  has  returned  from 
Hollywood,  where  he  finished  work 
in  "Wild  Oats  Lane,"  directed  by 
Marshall  Neilan.  Scott  Walsh  and 
George  Barnum,  who  were  taken  to 
Hollywood  by  Neilan,  are  still  there. 


The  Selznicks  Here 

Myron  and  David  Selznick  are 
spending  several  weeks  in  New  York. 
They  state  plans ,  for  Picture  City 
which  will  include  a  studio  on  a 
site  near  West  Palm  Beach  are  pro- 
gressing rapidly. 


"Wampas"  Dinner  for  Grauman 

Los  Angeles — Rupert  Hughes  will 
act  as  toastmaster  at  the  "Wampas" 
testimonial  dinner  to  Sid  Grauman 
at   the   Biltmore   tonight. 


Bartlett   Succeeds   Boasberg 

R.  K.  Bartlett  has  joined  F.  B.  O. 
as  sales  production  director,  replac- 
ing  Al    Boasberg,   resigned. 


Ian  Keith  Here 

Ian  Keith,  who  has  appeared  in  a 
number  of  recently  made  Coast-made 
pictures  is  in  New   York. 


Fabian  Theater  Opens  Dec.  14 

The  new  Fabian  at  Paterson  will 
open  Dec.  14.  The  house  cost  over 
$2,000,000. 


Bessie  Love  Back 

Bessie     Love     has     returned     from 
Europe. 


Matt  Moore  Here 
Matt    Moore   is   at    the    Algonquin 
Just   in   from   Hollywood. 


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Itte  capitalization  will  include  $4,- 
(10,000  in  eight  per  cent  preferred, 
11(1  it  is  this  block  which  Shields  and 
"o.  will  float,  $2,000,000  in  second 
referred  which  Laemnile  personally 
nd  Universal  Pictures  Co.  will  take 
ip,  and  200,000  shares  of  common  at 
lo'  par  value.  This  latter  arrange- 
nent,  according  to  the  prospectus, 
sill  provide  an  equity  of  ISO  per  cent 
or  the  preferred  in  Universal  Chain 
Theaters   Corp. 

Each  share  of  the  preferred  will 
arry  with  it  one  share  of  the  com- 
non.  It  is  proposed  to  pay  dividends 
quarterly. 

)    The   prospectus  asserts  net  profits 
i'rom     theater      interests      purchased 
rom  Universal  Pictures  Co.,  Inc.,  are 
dt  an  annual  rate  substantially  in  ex- 
ess  of  the   annual  dividend  require- 
ents  on  this  issue.     It  is  estimated 
hat   net   earnings   available   for   divi- 
lends  from  the  first  full  year's  oper- 
,  itions,  after  investing  the  entire  pro- 
I  :eeds  of  the  securities  presently  to  be 
I  outstanding,   will   amount   to   $1,480,- 
1  300,  over  4^   times  annual   dividend 
requirements  on  the  stock.     After  de- 
ducting annual  dividend  requirements 
on  both  the  preferred  and  the  second 
preferred  to  be  outstanding,  the  bal- 
ance  would   be   equivalent   to  $5   per 
share    on    the    common    stock   to    be 
presently  issued  on  the  above  basis. 

The  preferred  will  have  preference 
over  the  other  classes  of  stock  as  to 
cumulative  dividends  at  the  rate  of 
8%  per  annum,  and  as  to  assets  at 
l$110  per  share  and  accrued  dividends 
|n  liquidation.  It  is  callable  in  whole 
or  in  part  on  any  dividend  date  on  at 
least  sixty  days'  notice  at  $110  per 
share  and  accrued  dividends.  It  is 
entitled  to  dividends  at  the  rate  of 
8%  per  annum,  payable  quarterly. 
Dividends  cannot  be  paid  on  the  sec- 
nd  preferred  or  common  while  divi- 
dends on  the  preferred  are  in  arrears. 
The  company  proposes  a  sinking 
fund,  beginning  in  1927,  sufficient  to 
retire  $200,000  preferred  each  year. 
but  together  with  preferred  dividend 
requirements  not  exceeding  for  each 
year  one-third  of  the  net  earnings  of 
|the  preceding  fiscal  year,  will  be  ap- 
plied semi-annually  to  the  purchase 
of  preferred  in  the  market  at  or  be- 
low the  call  price,  or,  if  not  so  obtain- 
able, to  the  call  of  stock  by  lot  at  that 
price. 

Chain  methods  of  theater  opera- 
tion are  to  be  applied  to  the  Uni- 
versal holdings,  at  present  owned  or 
to  be  acquired.  In  this  regard, 
Laemmle  pointed  out  the  following 
yesterday: 

"The  motion  picture  theater  is  the 
retail  medium  of  the  industry.  The 
business  is  stable,  because  it  is  the 
last  to  feel  the  effects  of  general  de- 
pression and  is  the  first  to  benefit  in 
periods  of  prosperity.  The  motion 
picture  theater  business  is  operated 
on  a  cash  basis,  and  has  no  bad  debt 
or  credit  losses.  The  inventory  in- 
vestment is  negligible,  and  the  cap- 
ital turnover  is  consequently  rapid. 

"While  the  number  of  motion  pic- 
ture theaters  has  increased  tremen- 
dously in  the  past  decade,  the  tend- 
ency for  some  time  has  been  to  cen- 
tralize control  in  large  chains,  and  to 


operate  along  chain  store  lines.  The 
economic  factors  which  have  made 
possible  successful  chain  distribution 
of  tobacco,  candy,  notions,  drugs  and 
many  other  commodities,  are  also 
present  in  the  exhibition  of  motion 
pictures,  and  make  for  successful  op- 
eration of  motion  picture  theater 
chains.  This  development  will  mate- 
rially increase  the  already  satisfac- 
tory profits  from  the  business. 

"The  motion  picture  theater  chain 
has  advantages  over  the  individual 
theater  in  that  it  can  secure  experi- 
enced executives  and  specialists 
trained  in  the  dififerent  phases  of  the- 
ater operation.  Its  large  buying  pow- 
er gives  it  the  preference  in  securing 
new  and  popular  films.  With  its  am- 
ple financial  resources  it  is  better 
able  to  meet  the  demand  for  larger 
and  more  attractive  theaters,  and  in 
the  selection  of  locations  for  new 
theaters,  the  experience  of  its  real 
estate  specialists  and  its  strong  finan- 
cial position  enable  the  chain  to  se- 
cure the  best  values." 


3  Specials  from  "U" 

For  Next  Season — 54  Features  on  the 
1926-27  "White  List"— "To  Ex- 
pand in   Comedy   Field 

Universal's  1926-27  program  was 
outlined  by  Carl  Laemmle  yesterday 
on  the  eve  of  his  departure  Saturday 
for  Berlin.  It  will  include  three  pro- 
ductions along  the  lines  of  "The 
Hunchback,"  instead  of  one  a  year 
as  heretofore.  There  will  be  54  pic- 
tures on  the  new  "White  List,"  in 
addition  to  serials,  comedies  and 
short  westerns. 

The  program  will  include  the  three 
"super"- Jewels,  14  all-star  features, 
30  regular  Jewels,  starring  Reginald 
Denny,  Laura  La  Plante,  Virginia 
Valli,  Mary  Philbin,  Pat  O'Malley, 
Louise  Dresser,  Jean  Hersholt,  Nor- 
man Kerry  and  other  contract  play- 
ers, and  seven  starring  Hoot  Gibson. 

Stories  for  two  of  the  three  spe- 
cials already  have  been  selected. 
Thev  include  "Gulliver's  Travels" 
and  "Uncle  Tom's  Cabin." 

Universal  will  specialize  in  feature 
comedies  more  than  it  has  in  the 
past,  Laemmle  states.  Regarding 
this  vear's  schedule,  he  declares  that 
51  of  the  54  pictures  for  1925-1926 
have  already  been  made.  The  other 
three  are  now  in  production  or  prep- 
aration, and  all  will  be  finished  be- 
fore Jan.  1. 

The  fact  that  the  1925  program  is 
virtually  completed,  accounts  for  the 
present  lull  in  activity  at  Universal 
City.  The  lull  will  end  within  ten 
days,  when  at  least  four  companies 
will  begin  production  simultaneously. 

Laemmle    has   signed    Andre    Mat- 
toni,   German  actor,  now  under  con 
tract  to  UFA.     Mattoni  will  be  feat- 
ured in  Universal  pictures. 


Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  inan- 
ner  in  which  first-runs  build  their 
programs  and  written  from  the  an- 
gle of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
conveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
used  in  developing  their  own  shows. 

Rialto 

Unit  No.  1 — Ben  Bernie  and  the 
Rialto  Gang  present  a  diversified 
program  with  Fowler  and  Tamara, 
dancers,  Irving  Kaufman,  Margue- 
rite White  and  Ray  Bolger.  Num- 
bers consist  of  dances  by  Fowler  and 
Tamara.  and  eccentric  steps  by  Ray 
Bolger,  Marguerite  White,  coloratura 
soprano.  Setting:  black  all  around 
drapes  with  silver  tinseled  festoons 
draped  on  the  black.  Several  popu- 
lar melodies  played  by  the  orchestra 
with  vocal  selections  also.  Bernie 
conducting  and  passing  off  the  usual 
line  of  comedy  remarks.  Time,  25 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  2— "Wooden  Shoes." 
Scenic.  Cranfield  and  Clarke.  Time, 
9  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3 — Hy  C.  Geis  at  the  or- 
gan playing  "I'm  Sitting  On  Top  of 
the  World."  words  on  screen  for  au- 
dience to  join  in.    Time,  6  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4 — Rialto  Magazine. 
Time,  5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5— Feature:  "The  Best 
Bad   Man."     Time,   54  minutes. 

Unit  No.  6— "The  Heartbreaker"— 
Fox  Comedy.     Time,  20  minutes. 


"Scarlet  Letter"  Script  Ready 

Hollywood  —  Audrey  Oliver  has 
finished  the  scenario  for  Victor  Sea- 
trom's  production,  "The  Scarlet  Let- 
ter," starring  Lillian  Gish.  Miss 
Oliver's  next  will  be  "The  Strolling 
Saint,"  a  Sabatini  novel  to  be  pro- 
duced by  M.-G.-M. 


Hawks'  First  in  Production 

Hollywood — Howard  Hawks'  first 
for  Fox,  temporarily  called  "Th*: 
Chariot  of  the  Gods,"  is  in  produ*" 
tion.  May  McAvoy,  Leslie  Fenton. 
Milla  Davenport  and  Bert  Woodruff 
are  in  the  cast. 


Rush  Theater  Construction 

Tampa,  Fla.  —  Work  is  being 
rushed  on  the  new  $100,000  theater 
being  built  in  Haines  City  in  the  hope 
that  the  house  will  be  ready  before 
the  winter  is  over. 


Farnham  Under  Contract  to  M.-G.-M. 

Los  Angeles — Joe  Farnham,  who 
wrote  the  clever  titles  in  "The  Big 
Parade,"  is  under  contract  to  M.- 
G.-M. 


New  'Frisco  House 

San  Francisco  —  Plans  are  under 
way  for  a  large  house  on  the  north 
side  of  Haight  St.  by  the  Buena  Vista 
Corp. 

Reorganize   Minnesota   Company 

Ely,  Minn. — A.  P.  Swanson  and 
E.  L.  Edwards  have  reorganized  the 
Ely  O.   H.  Co.  ^ 


"ft  15  a  fine  piece  of  work;  a  book  every  man  interest)  d  in 
merchandising  or  exploitation,  in  or  out  of  the  picnire  in- 
dustry should  have."  "Danny"  Film  Daily 

PUTTING  IT  OVER 


5urvey  ot  JMLoaem  iixploitation 

by  EDDIE  BONNS  and  C.  E.  CARRIER 

ilERE  for  the  first  time  is  revealed  the  secrets  of  the 
modern  science  of  keeping  a  name,  a  product,  or  an 
idea  before  the  public  by  means  and  methods  of  exploitation 

This  book  is  chock  full  of  interesting  and  instructive 
information  not  only  about  Motion  Pictures  but  the 
methods  of  exploitation  employed 
by  leading  industries,  corporations 
and  individuals  in  keeping  their 
name  before  the  public. 

Price  $3.65  postpaid 


Famous  Owns  Granada  Property 
San  Francisco — The  site  on  which 
the  Granada  is  located  h?s  been 
bought  by  Famous  for  $2,000,000 
This  follows  the  purchase  several 
months  ago  of  the  theater  buildinc 
and  the  lease  which  extends  to  1945. 


SIEBEL  PUB.  CORP. 

32-34  West  20th  Street 
New  York  City 


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Contract  Ready  Soon 

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yesterday.      One    article    referred    to 
the    question    of    dues.      The    article 
signed    by    Seider    said,    in   part: 

"We  find  a  controversy  as  to 
whether  direct  membership  or  state 
units  is  the  proper  plan  of  organi- 
za*^ion. 

"Duplication  of  dues  and  duplica- 
tion of  organization  work  has  not 
worked  out.  The  old  system  of  quotas 
through   state   units   has   also   failed. 

"We  are  generally  advised  to  find 
a  new  plan  to  solve  this  problem, 
and  it  is  generally  expected  that  we 
will  do  so. 

"Direct  membership  is  necessary 
because  it  brings  into  the  fold  many 
theater  owners  in  states  which  are 
not  organized,  and  makes  immediate- 
ly possible  for  these  theater  owners 
the  protection  and  benefits  of  or- 
ganization. The  constitution  pro- 
vides   for   this. 

"This  instrument  goes  further.  It 
provides  for  state  organizations — 
their  functioning  and  their  standing 
in  the  national  organization.  The 
state  organizations  are  necessary  for 
the  protection  of  theater  owners  lo- 
cally and  in  matters  of  local  legisla- 
tion. They  are  necessary  as  a  con- 
tact point  for  the  national  organiza- 
tion. They  are  the  bulwark  of  the 
arbitration   system. 

"State  organizations  which  are 
functioning  properly  should  collect 
one  set  of  dues  for  National  and 
State,  and  should  permit  direct  na- 
tional dues  on  a  per  capita  basis 
(not  quota)  together  with  the  name 
of  the  member,  to  the  national  or- 
ganization. 

"The  combination  of  the  two  holds 
out  for  us  a  feasible  and  workable 
plan  of  organization.  It  should  be 
acceptable  to  all,  since  it  will  over- 
come the  objections  of  state  organi- 
zations to  the  direct  membership 
plan   as   now   operated. 

"We  plead  for  harmony  and  an  op- 
portunity to  demonstrate  the  feasi- 
bility  of  this   plan. 

"We  pray  that  distrust,  Jealousy 
and  politics  shall  give  place  to  a  busi- 
ness administration,  confidence  and 
understanding.  In  this  work  for  a 
common  cause,  for  the  protection  of 
our  investments — we  should  and 
must  have  the  cooperation  of  all 
forces." 


Start  Work  on  "Sea  Horses" 

Hollvwood  —  Filming  of  "Sea 
Horses"  has  been  started  by  Allan 
Dwan.  Feature  parts  are  played  bv 
Florence  Vidor,  George  Bancroft. 
William  Powell  and  Allan  Simpson. 


Criterion  to  Close 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
revue  to  play  the  Rivoli  will  be  a 
unit  which  opened  at  the  new  Met- 
ropolitan, Boston.  This  will  run  con- 
currently with  "A  Kiss  for  Cinder- 
ella" during  Christmas  week.  Eddie 
Elkins  and  his  orchestra  will  open 
an  indefinite  engagement  at  the  Riv- 
oli and  at  the  same  time.  Ben  Bernie, 
who  has  been  a  feature  at  both  the 
Rivoli  and  Rialto  in  recent  weeks, 
and  who  held  a  forty  weeks'  con- 
tract with  Famous,  will  shortly  ter- 
minate his  engagement  by  mutual 
agreement. 


Theater  Conventions 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

Theaters  with  the  aims  and  purposes 
of  the  organization.  The  various 
problems  of  theater  operation  will  be 
discussed,  along  with  plans  for  the 
immediate  future.  The  conventions 
will  be  attended  by  all  the  district  and 
theater  managers  and  directors  of 
publicity  in  the  respective  territories. 
The  party  will  consist  of  Sam 
Dembow,  Jr.,  head  of  the  buying  and 
booking  department;  Harry  Marx 
and  J.  E.  Mansfield,  of  the  depart- 
ment of  theater  management;  A.  M. 
Botsford,  director  of  advertising  and 
publicity,  and  Nathaniel  W.  Finston, 
director  of  music. 


Publix  Incorporated 

Albany  —  The  Publix  Theaters 
Corp.  was  formed  yesterday,  listing 
1,000  shares  of  common  stock,  no  par 
value.  The  incorporators  are  Sam 
Katz,  Harold  B.  Franklin  and  Felix 
E.  Kahn.  Ralph  A.  Kohn  was  the 
attorney. 


Book  "Ukelele  Ike" 

Famous  has  booked  Cliff  Edwards 
("Ukelele  Ike")  over  its  circuit.  He 
opens  in  St.  Louis. 


Loaned  to  Century 

Los  Angeles — Matty  Kemp,  who 
has  a  five  year  contract  with  Univer- 
sal has  been  loaned  to  Century  for 
a  series  in  which  he  will  play  male 
lead.  His  first  will  be  opposite  Wan- 
da  Wiley. 


New    Gibson    Vehicle 

Hollywood  —  "The  Chip  of  the 
Flying  U"  will  be  Hoot  Gibson's 
next  for  Universal,  Arthur  Rosson 
directing. 


Odebolt  House  Changes  Hands 
Odebolt,    la. — As    a    result    of    his 
wife's   illness,    H.    H.    Cone   has   sold 
his   interest  in  the   Princess. 


Case  In  Review 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
dispose  of  their  theatrical  holdings, 
it  is  very  likely  the  case  will  be  car- 
ried to  the  courts,  as  was  the  history 
of  the  Eastman  Kodak  case.  In  that 
case  the  lower  courts  decided  in  fa- 
vor of  the  company,  holding  that  the 
Commission  was  without  authority  to 
order  the  disposal  of  physical  prop- 
erty, and  the  Commission  appealed  to 
the  Supreme  Court,  where  a  review  is 
now  pending. 


Ability,  the  Factor 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
articles    have    been    illuminating,    but 
have  not  quite  rung  true. 

"Fundamentally,  the  people  of  the 
world  are  largely  alike,  they  see — 
they  hear — and  they  articulate,  and 
it  is  only  in  the  latter  that  they 
largely  differ  one  from  the  other.  All 
people  are  born  primitive;  different 
degress  of  civilization  and  education 
then  take  them  in  hand  and  create 
the    finished    product. 

"Motion  pictures  speak  a  language 
known  to  all  people,  interpretation 
is  only  a  matter  of  sub-titles,  and  the 
people  of  all  civilized  countries  re- 
spond with  varying  degress  to  drama, 
to  comedy,  and  to  farce. 

"Underlying  the  above  thought  is 
the  theory  that  all  people  respond 
to  the  emotions,  be  they  primitive  or 
cultured,  and  that  this  emotional  re- 
sponse is  only  a  matter  of  degree. 

"There  has  been  no  'invasion'  of 
Europe  by  the  American  motion  pic- 
ture producer,  rather  it  has  been  an 
exodus  of  the  home  made  product. 
Just  so  long  as  the  one  can  create  a 
product  that  is  better  than  the  other, 
and  just  so  long  as  that  product  can 
be  sold  in  keeping  with  the  means 
of  the  people,  just  so  long  will  that 
product   have  a   ready  market. 

"Contingents,  trade  barriers,  high 
protective  duties,  unusual  and  strin- 
gent regulations,  be  they  heaped  one 
on  top  of  the  other  until  they  mount 
higher  than  the  Tower  of  Babel, 
will  never  solve  the  problem. 

"America's  product  has  not  the 
vogue  in  Europe  because  of  the 
great  brotherly  love  that  one  nation 
has  for  another.  America's  product 
is  not  being  universally  shown  in 
Europe  because  the  exhibitor  loves 
America  more,  and  his  own  country 
less;  but  he  has  learned  by  discern- 
ment that  his  people  crave  that 
which  America  makes,  and  being  a 
good  shop-keeper,  and  desirous  of 
catering  to  the  wants  of  his  people, 
with  profit  to  himself,  he  hires  what 
thev   require. 

"Europe's  problem  of  making  mo- 


tion pictures  is  not  that  of  mon 
subsidies  or  contingents.  The  histc 
of  the  motion  picture  industry  tea« 
es  that  money  is  not  by  far  1 
greatest  necessity  for  the  creation 
motion  pictures;  the  many  millic 
that  have  been  lost  in  the  indusi 
prove  this. 

"What  European  productions  m 
are:  artists  that  run  from  a  Nor. 
Talmadge  to  a  Norma  Shearer; 
rectors  from  a  Griffith  to  a  Vidt 
producers  like  Louis  Mayer  or  J. 
eph  Schenck,  and  field  marshals  w 
the  ability  of  a  Marcus  Loew,  Add 
Zukor,   or  a   Nicholas   Schenck! 

"When  Europe  can  match 
money  with  the  brains  and  ability 
a  kind  that  is  mentioned  above,  th 
and  then  only  will  the  invasion 
European  pictures  in  their  ho 
markets  begin.  Tariflf  regulatic 
contingents,  and  restrictions  n: 
prove  annoying,  and  will  have  il 
effect  of  keeping  out  product  tl 
stars,  Sophie  Glutz  in  'The  Firema 
Daughter,'  directed  by  some  ( 
scure  individual,  whose  prodi 
teems  with  mediocrity,  but  no  c( 
tingents,  tariff  regulations  or  si 
sidies,  will  ever  effect:  'He  Who  G 
Slapped,'  'The  Gold  Rush,'  or  p 
tures  that  have  a  reason  for  th 
existence! 

"All  of  the  regulations  that  i 
now  in  force,  and  are  contempla' 
in  the  future  have  only  one  reacti* 
the  ultimate  consumer  must  p^ 
Obviously  the  more  costly  a  coun' 
makes  it  to  operate  therein,  ' 
greater  the  tariff  that  must  be  pasi 
on." 


Custom    Service    Ass'n    Ball    DeC/ 

The   annual   entertainment   and 
ception  of   the   New   York  branch 
the  National   Customs   Service  Asi 
will  be  held  Dec.  8,  at  the  Comn 
dore. 


Woman's  League   Bazaar  Dec.  10 

The  Professional  Woman's  Leaj 
will  hold  its  annual  bazaar  Dec.  10 
at   the   McAlpin. 


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Thursday,  December  3,  1925 


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Improving  Fox  Studios 

$500,000     Building     Program     Under 
Way— Both  Coast  Plants  to  Un- 
dergo Improvem.ents 

Hollywood  —  Fox  has  launched  a 
building  program,  involving  an  ex- 
penditure of  $500,000,  at  both  the 
Hollywood  and  Fox  Hills  studios. 

The  program  at  the  Hollywood 
studio  calls  for  a  new  administration 
building  to  cost  $50,000;  a  preview 
theater,  costing  $10,000;  a  new  ward- 
robe building,  costing  $20,000;  a  still- 
portrait  studio,  costing  $5,000;  a  new 
stage  on  the  east  lot,  costing  $75  000; 
and  a  new  reception  building 
lor  the  North  Western  Ave.  lot  in- 
closure  extending  from  Delong 
Ave.  to  Sunset  Blvd.,  costing  $75,- 
000.  In  addition,  an  elaborate  land- 
scape garden  plan  will  be  carried  out. 


Mortgage  on  Theater  Foreclosed 

Okmulgee,  Okla.  —  A  mortgage 
held  by  the  Aetna  Bldg.  &  Loan 
Ass'n  on  the  Orpheum  theater  and 
building  has  been  foreclosed,  by  or- 
der of  Judge  J.  Harry  Swan,  and  the 
mortgage  holder  won  a  victory  over 
Attorney  J.  N.  Houston,  who  claimed 
$40,000  worth  of  equipment  in  the 
theater. 


Roach  Cameraman  Hurt  in  Crash 

Los  Angeles — Arthur  Lloyd,  cam- 
eraman with  Hal  Roach,  is  suffering 
fractures  of  the  right  leg  and  ankle, 
sustained  when  he  was  thrown  from 
an  automobile  on  which  he  was  rid- 
ing while  working  on  a  new  picture. 


Through  with  Sennett 
Hollywood  —  Natalie  Kingston's 
contract  with  Mack  Sennett  has  ter- 
minated. She  has  been  appearing  in 
Sennett  comedies  for  a  year  and  a 
half. 


Gladys  Hulette  in  "A  Silken  Lady" 

Hollywood — Gladys  Hulette  who 
recently  returned  from  the  East,  has 
signed  with  Embassy  Pictures  to  ap- 
pear in  "A  Silken  Lady."  directed  by 
Edgar  Lewis.  Mahlon  Hamilton  is  to 
be  co-starred. 


Anthony  Loaned  to  Carey  Unit 

Hollywood — Walter  Anthony,  chief 
title  writer  at  Universal  City,  has 
been  loaned  to  Harry  Carey  to  write 
titles  for  "Driftin'  Thru." 


Fox  Ban  on  Old-Time  Gags 

Los  Angeles — George  Marshall, 
Fox  comedy  supervisor,  says  he  has 
placed  an  absolute  ban  on  all  the  old 
time-worn  gags. 


Closed  Because  of  Paralysis 

Oshkosh,  Neb.  —  Due  to  a  small 
epidemic  of  infantile  paralysis,  the 
Garden  has  been  forced  to  close  its 
doors  twice  in  the  past  month. 


Reopens  Iowa  House 

Dyersville,  la. — The  Plaza,  dark 
while  being  completely  remodeled, 
has  reopened. 


Veteran  Plans  New  House 

Hannaford.  N.  D. — Plans  are  be- 
ing made  for  a  new  theater  here  by 
C.  L.  Tang,  veteran  Cooperstown 
exhibitor. 


Holljrwrood  Interests  Backing  House? 

Utica,  N.  Y. — It  is  understood  that 
interests  in  Hollywood  are  behind  a 
plan  to  build  a  new  theater  on  Genes- 
see  St.  The  names  of  the  sponsors 
are  not  divulged  in  an  announcement 
by  the  Davis- Vernon  Realty  Co.,  of 
Lftica,  which  has  been  commissioned 
to  secure  a  site. 


Two   New  Delaware    Corporations 

Dover,  Del.— The  Dent  Theater 
Co.  has  been  chartered,  listing  capital 
of  $500,000.  The  U.  S.  Corporation 
Co.,  of  Dover,  acted  as  attorney. 

Another  new  unit  is  the  Vanguard 
M.  P.  Co.,  of  New  York,  chartered 
by  the  same  attorney  and  with  the 
same  capital. 


Theater  Ready  in   1926 

Omaha— The  new  $1,000,000,  12 
story  theater  to  be  constructed  by 
the  World  Realty  Co.,  will  be  com- 
pleted in  1926. 


Fire  Damages  Newcastle  Theater 

Newcastle,  Ind. — Fire  caused  by  an 
overheated  stove  caused  damage  of 
$4,000  to  the  Grand. 


National  Theaters  Complete  House 

Monrovia,  Calif. — Final  work  on 
the  new  $200,000  Lyric  is  completed. 
The  house  is  owned  by  the  National 
Theaters,  Inc.,  of  California. 


To  Represent  Lee  Lash  In  South 

Atlanta,  Ga. — Southern  Theaters 
Equipment  Co.,  is  now  distributor  of 
Lee  Lash  Studios  in  11  Southern 
states. 


Leases  Site  for  $500,000  Theater 

Fresno,  Cal.— Alexendra  Pantages 
has  leased  a  piece  of  down  town  prop- 
erty on  which  he  intends  erecting  a 
new  $500,000  house. 


Peoria  Houses  In  New  Merger 

Peoria,  111. — Four  theaters  have 
been  incorporated  into  what  is  known 
as  the  Bloomingtown  Theaters,  Inc. 
The  stockholders  are  Dr.  George 
Mitchell,  Sam  Robinson  and  Mrs. 
Dee   Robinson. 


"Blue"   Laws   Assailed 

Washington— At  a  meeting  of  the 
District  Anti-Blue  Law  Society 
legislation  to  restrict  Sunday  amuse- 
ments was  vigorously  flayed. 


To  Produce  "Forbidden  Waters" 

Hollywood — Metropolitan  will  pro- 
duce "Forbidden  Waters,"  an  origi- 
nal by  Percy  Heath  and  "The  Dice 
Woman"  by  Wilford  Beaton,  star- 
ring Priscilla  Dean. 


Plans  Detective  Series 

Hollywood — Nick  Harris  has  en- 
tered into  a  contract  with  the  Donald 
Parker  Prod,  for  the  filming  of  his 
detective  stories. 


Planning  New  Enright  Serial 

Hollywood — Malcolm  Strauss,  who 
has  been  producing  for  Pathe,  is  plan- 
ning a  new  serial  based  on  a  story 
by  Police  Commissioner  Enright, 
New  York. 


Shuberts  Move  to  New  Home 

St.  Louis — The  Rialto,  purchased 
by  the  Shuberts  a  short  while  back, 
was  taken  possession  of  last  week. 


New  Theaters 

Redding,  Cal.— The  Market  St.  theater  is 
to  open  soon  under  management  of  Jimmie 
Woods. 


Clarendon,  Tex. — The  second  house  owned 
by   Homer   Mtilkey   is   to  open   here   shortly. 


Shreveport,    La. — The    Capitol,    owned    by 
C.  T.   Thompson,  has  opened. 


Richman,  W.  Va.- — The  Star,  owned  by 
the  Cheery  River  Amusement  Co.,  is  to  open 
ne.<t    month. 


Houston,  Tex. — Work  is  being  held  up 
because  of  bad  weather  on  the  house  being 
erected    by    the    Southern    Enterprises,    inc. 


Newark,  N.  J. — New  theater  sites  are  be- 
ing sought  by  Louis  Gold,  owner  of  three 
local   houses. 


Newark,  N.  J. — The  Hawthorne  has  open- 
ed under  management  of  Pollack  and  Brat- 
ter. 


Ilion,  N.  Y. — The  Capitol  has  opened. 


Utica,  N.  Y. — The  new  house  being  built 
by  W.  H.  Linton  is  to  be  open  by  the  end 
of    December. 


Utica,    N.    Y. — A   new   house    is   to   be   con- 
structed  here   by   Sam   Slotnick. 


Utica,  N.  Y. — The  Auditorium  is  to  open 
shortly  under  management  of  Poccio  and 
Dennis. 


Kansas    City — The    Ritz    has    opened    as    a 
suburban    house. 


Saulte  Ste.  Marie,  Mich. — Under  the  own- 
ership of  J.  M.  Andary,  the  new  Colonial 
opened   last   week. 


Fayettsville,  N.  Y. — Operating  under  a  first- 
run  policy,  D.  W.  Townsend  has  made  plans 
for  a  new  house   to  be   erected  here. 


Buffalo — According  to  the  latest  word,  the 
new  Shea  theater  is  to  open  the  first  of  Janu- 
ary. 


Gowanda,  N.  Y. — The  new  house  being  built 
by  Richard  Wihelm  is  to  open  the  middle  of 
January. 


Dramatic  Rights  Purchased 

Dramatic  rights  for  "Share  and 
Share  Alike"  have  been  purchased  by 
Jane  Novak,  who  recently  played  in 
the  picture. 


$15,000  Damage  in  Theater  Fire 

Fairbury,  111. — The  Central,  owned 
by  the  Midwest  Corporation,  was 
damaged  to  the  extent  of  $15,000  by 
fire. 


Wins  on  Sunday  Shows 
Everly,  la. — In  an  election  that  he 
financed  to  decide  whether  Sunday 
shows  should  be  permitted,  C.  N. 
Cronk,  owner  of  the  Foss  was  vic- 
torious. 


Deft  Firm  Forms  Partnership 

Negaunee,  Mich. — As  a  result  of  a 
partnership  formed  between  Deft 
Theaters,  Inc.,  and  J.  J.  Rytknen,  a 
new  house  is  to  be  built  here. 


Theater  Wall  Blown  Down 
Norristown,  Pa. — Damage  to  the 
extent  of  several  thousand  dollars 
A^as  done  to  the  new  Westmar,  now 
under  construction,  when  it  was  hit 
by  a  gale. 


First  Two  Episodes  Completed 

Ben  Wilson  has  completed  the  first 
two  episodes  of  "The  Power  God" 
which  is  being  made  for  Davis  Dist. 
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=jNewspaper  Opinions 

The  Ancient  Highway" — Paramount 
Victoria,  Philadelphia 

INQUIRER — *  *  *  All  the  familiar  de- 
ce^  usually  found  in  the  Curwood  stories 
e  brought  into  play  so  there  is  really  little 
novelty  in  the  picture.  ♦  ♦  • 


'The   Beautiful   City"— First  Nat'l. 
Piccadilly,  Rochester 

DEMOCRAT—*    *    *    The    picture    is   well 

otographed,  and  the  settings  of  the  tenement 

itrict  in  New   York  are  perfect  in  their  real- 

n.      That    Richard    Barthelmess    hiinself    suc- 

-_;ds  with   his  new   type  of  characterization   is 

^  nost  a   foregone   conclusion.   *   *    * 

=  HERALD — *    *    *    The    picture    gives    very 

=  tie    opportunity    for    Barthelmess    to    exhibit 

r  dramatic   ability   which    several   of   his  pic- 

•es  have  shown  that  he  possesses.   »  *  • 


I    "The  Best  People" — Paramount 
Strand,  Milwaukee 

WISCONSIN  NEWS—*  *  *  It  is  mildly 
musing  to  be  sure,  but  there  is  nothing  orig- 
i\  about  the  plot,  and  it  lacks  the  interest 
d  appeal  of  the  stage  offering.  •  ♦  » 


"Bobbed   Hair"— Warners 
Metro,  Baltimore 

iSUN — Alan    Crosland    directed    the    picture 
id   did    as    well    as   could    reasonably    be    ex- 
acted.     The   cast    is   an   estimable   one.    »    •    * 


"Classified"— First  Nat'l. 
Chicago,   Chicago 

AMERICAN—*     *    *    The    picture    gently 
'is    the    stalely    Corinne    Griffith    down    from 

j  T  high  horse  and  turns  her  loose  as  a  mod- 
young    lady    of    today    employed     in    the 

:  int  ad  department  of  a  metropolitan  news- 
,per.  Corinne  rises  to  the  opportunity  splen- 
ily  and  is  delightfully  animated.  •  •  • 
HERALD—*  *  *  Not  only  is  Miss  Griffith 
live  person  but  her  comedy  is  one  of  the 
reliest  in  months,  adorned  with  some  funny 
btitles  by  Ralph    Spence.    *  ♦   ♦ 

Metro,  Washington 

HERALD—*   *   *   "Classified"  must  at  once 
ranked    as    the    most    engaging    picture    in 
lich  Corinne   Griffith  has  appeared.   ♦   *   ♦ 


"Clothes  Make  the  Pirate"— 

First  National 

Circle,   Indianapolis 

STAR—*  *  *  Leon  Errol,  who  has  been 
mous  as  a  stage  comedian  for  many  a  year, 
IS  a  real  opportunity  to  show  what  he  can 
)  in  this  picture  and  he  proves  his  right  to  be 
lown  as  a  thorough  entertainer.   *  *   * 


"The   Dark  Angel"— First   Nat'l. 
Capitol,  Cincinnati 

ENOriRER— *  *  *  In  addition  to  the  deli- 
te  romance  of   that  film,    "The   Dark  Angel" 

even  more  stirring  because  of  the  realism 
id  timeliness  of  its  theme.   ♦  •   * 

TIMES-STAR—*  *  *  Without  detracting 
om  his  story,  Fitzmaurice  has  given  "The 
ark  Angel"  an  impressive  production.  His 
enes  of  rural  England  are  marked  by  rare 
istoral    beauty.    ♦    ♦    ♦ 

Regent,  Rochester 

DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  The  reviewer  found 
any  moments  of  great  beauty  in  observing 
is  screen  drama — emotional  experiences  that 
>ok  possession  of  the  spirit  with  their  inde- 
ribable   charm.    •    ♦    * 

HERALD—*  *  *  The  settings  and  photo- 
ay  are  unusually  excellent.  Altogether  "The 
ark  Angel"  is  the  finest  sentimental  romance 
lat  has  been  seen  here   in  a  long  time.   *  *    * 


"Don  Q"— United  Artists 
Adams,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*   *   ♦   Douglas    (Fairbanks) 

this    colorful    and    lively    story   of    Spain    is 

3st  as  athletic  as  he  ever  was.   and  performs 

score  of  the  stunts  which  have  made  him 
5e  hero  of  millions  of   screen   fans.    *    *    * 

NEWS— *  *  *  The  production  details,  es- 
icially  the  sets,  are  marvelously  efTective  and 
present  a  vast  amount  of  time,  thought  and 
loney.  The  casting  also  is  pretty  close  to 
:rfect.   *   *   • 

Eastman,  Rochester 

DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  In  fact,  for  sheer  en- 
Ttainment  qualities  there  has  been  no  pic- 
ire  here  for  many  a  month  that  can  com- 
ete  with  this.   *   •  » 


HERALD — •*  *  *  Fairbanks'  marvelous 
athletic  prowess  are  exhibited  here  as  never 
before.  He  has  mastered  a  new  and  highly 
difficult  trick  of  whirling  an  Australian  bull 
whip.   *  *   * 


"The  Everlasting  Whisper" — Fox 
Garden,  Baltimore 

NEWS—*  *  *  It  is  a  picture  fully  able 
to  knock  a  line  of  box  office  customers  for 
a   row 


*   *    * 


"The   Fool"— Fox 
Capitol,  Chicago 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Edmund  Lowe  gives 
one  of  his  best  performances  as  the  rector 
who  wondered  what  would  happen  if  a  man 
endeavored,  in  this  day  and  age,  to  live  like 
Christ  and  who  proceeded  to  find  out.  His 
"Fool"  is  a  dignified  and  real  character 
throbbing  with  a  red-blooded  but  restrained 
passion  for  an  ideal.  ♦  ♦  * 

JOURNAL — *  *  *  It  is  a  picture  with  a 
moral,  of  course,  but  delightfully  glazed  with 
the  qiialities  of  excellent  entertainment,  and 
the  kind  of  picture  certain  to  appeal  to  the 
great  majority  of  audiences,  even  as  was 
the    case    of    the   play    itself.    *    *    * 

POST — *  *  *  The  picture  is  by  its  very 
nature  heavy  and  serious  in  character  and 
its  appeal  entirely  to  religious  fervor.  But 
there  is  an  audience  for  this  type  of  play,  to 
judge   by    its   success    in    spoken   form.    •    *    ♦ 


"Go  West"— Metro-Gold. 
Arcadia,  Philadelphia 

INQUIRER—*  *  *  There  is  humor— roar- 
ing  humor — in   every   foot   of   the   film.    *   *    * 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  *  *  you  cannot 
help  being  diverted  by  Buster  Keaton's 
ludicrous  attempts  to  earn  a  living.  After 
trying  first  one  thing  and  then  another,  he 
finally    winds     up    as    a    novice    cowpuncher. 


"The   Gold   Rush"— United  Artists 
Riviera,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  But  laughs  pre- 
dominate in  "The  Gold  Rush,"  and  the  pity 
one  feels  for  the  little  chap  seems  to  add 
to  the  merriment,  and  "The  Gold  Rush"  is 
one   of  the   funniest   comedies   ever  made.    *** 


"The    Golden    Princess" — Paramount 
Walnut,    Cincinnati 

ENQUIRER—*  *  *  What  sets  it  off  from 
the  general  run  of  melodramas  is  the  skill- 
ful delineation  of  two  or  three  of  its  chief 
characters.  And  then,  as  was  illustrated 
in  several  of  her  recent  productions.  Betty 
Bronson's  personality   is  play-proof.    »   •   * 

TIMES-STAR—*  *  *  Bret  Harte's  classic 
of  the  gold  rush  days  in  California,  "Ten- 
nessee's Pardner,'  'is  made  into  a  colorful 
and   entertaining  film.    *   *  * 


"Graustark"— First  Natl. 
Rivoli,   Baltimore 

SUN — *  *  *  Dimitri  Buchowetzki's  direc- 
tion is  very  well  done  and  he  has  managed 
to  impart  the  necessary  romantic  glamour 
to  the  whole  proceedings,  alfliough  we  do 
think  the  princess'  introduction  to  us  would 
have  been  bettered  by  first  supplying  us  with 
her  background.   *   *   * 

Capitol,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  Miss  Talmadge  is 
every  inch  a  princess  in  a  role  that  fits  her 
diversified  talents  perfectly.  O'Brien  por- 
trays the  princess'  American  wooer  in  a  typi- 
cally   O'Brienesque   manner.    *    *    * 

NEWS—*  *  *  Norma  Talmadge  and  Eu- 
eene  O'Brien  make  a  fair  enough  romance 
of  this  popular  old  story  and,  although  the 
theme  has  been  done  scores  of  times  in  books 
and  pictures,  these  two  players,  with  capable 
support,   make   it   seem   fresh  and   vital.    *   *   * 


"Irish  Luck" — Paramount 
McVickers,  Chicago 

HERALD — Maybe  it's  the  real  Irish  scen- 
ery; maybe  it's  the  dual  role,  maybe  it's 
really  so — but  anyway,  Tom  Meighan's  new 
film,  "Irish  Luck.''  seems  to  me  to  be  the 
best  Meighan  exhibition  *  *  *  for  quite  a 
while.    •    ♦    ♦ 

JOURNAL—*  *  *  As  a  young  lord,  and  a 
visitor  to  Erin,  Meighan  might  be  said  to 
be  doubly  good  and  the  st^ry  is  craftily 
enough  contrived  to  maintain  suspense, 
though  too  much  footage  is  used  after  the 
fashion    of   the   news   reel.    *    *    * 

POST—*    *    *    Thomas    Meighan    goes    to  i 


the  "ould  sod"  for  scenery,  atmosphere  and 
action  in  his  latest  offering,  and  the  result 
should  greatly  please  that  large  proportion 
of  his  admirers  who  own  some  sentimental 
allegiance  to   the   Emerald   Isle.   *   *  * 


Palace,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  Up  to  the  point  where  the 
plot  begins  to  slip  into  a  familiar  groove, 
"Irish  Luck"  is  a  real  good  picture.  Once 
it  begins  to  take  itself  too  seriously.  It  goes 
flooey    in   no    uncertain   manner.    *    *    * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  Meighan  calls 
upon  the  soil  of  his  fathers  to  save  his  popu- 
larity, and  Ireland  never  resplonded  more 
nobly  in  its  life.   *   *   ♦ 

PRESS — *  *  *  The  film  includes  qualities 
of  a  travelogue  of  Ireland,  showing  scenic 
beauties  and  historic  spots,  including  Blarney 
castle     *    *    * 

TIMES — *  *  *  It's  true  that  the  shots 
taken  in  Ireland  are  grand  photography,  but 
they  were  so  busy  shooting  scenery  and 
lakes,  and  castles  and  statues  of  famous 
Irishmen  that  they  forgot  to  give  you  any 
kind  of  a  story.   ♦  *   * 


"The  Keeper  of  the  Bees"— F.  B.  O. 
Park,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  It  is  a  thoroughly  sincere 
piece  of  work  in  which  virtue  is  rewarded 
and  vice  punished  amidst  the  panorama  of 
nature's   impressive   beauty.    *    *   * 

PLAIN  DEALER— *  *  *  So.  the  film 
version  of  "The  Keeper  of  Bees"  struck  me 
as  pretty  good  melodrama  with  several  new 
twists  in  it.  It's  the  story  of  a  wotmded 
World  War  veteran  whose  case  is  considered 
hopeless.   *  •  * 

PRESS—*  *  *  is  a  story  full  of  heart 
interest  vreli  told  in  the  pictures.  Robert 
Frazer  was  good  as  the  wounded  soldier 
and  as  the  bee-master.   *   *   * 


"The  King  on  Main  St." — Paramount 
Strand,  Cincinnati 

ENQUIRER — *    *    *    Menjou    portrays   the 

character   of   the   King   with    the   same    finesse 

that  distinguishes  all  his  screen  performances. 
*   »   * 

TIMES-STAR — *  *  *  It  is  an  example  of 
perfect  co-ordination  between  Monta  Bell, 
the    director,    and    Adolphe    Menjou.     *    *    * 

Ohio,  Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  Mr.  Menjou  is  fine  and  his 
supporting   cast    is    all    that    could    be    asked. 


"Lazybones" — Fox 
Fox,  Philadelphia 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  *  *  Charles  Jones, 
who  takes  the  part  of  "Lazybones,"  doesn't 
act  the  part — he  lives  it.  Lin  to  the  very 
end  of  the  picture  he  is  just  "Lazybones." — 
lazy,  but  a  man  with  a  heart  of  gold  and 
the    courage    to    suffer    much    and    say    little. 


"Lovers  in  Quarantine" — Paramount 
State,  Detroit 

NEWS—*  *  *  further  proof  that  Bebe 
Daniels  forte  is  comedy,  not  emotional  dra 
matic  roles  such  as  those  she  has  given  up 
to  the  last  two  starts.   *   *  * 


"The  Man  on  the  Box"— Warner 
Palace,   Montreal 

GAZETTE— ♦  *  *  What  is  merely  a  hu- 
morous situation  in  the  book  becomes  a 
scene  for  riotous  burlesque  in  the  picture 
but  with  iustification.  for  the  fun.  although 
it  is  perhaps  of  the  most  obvious  tvpe. 
never  fails,  practically  continuous  laughter 
from    the   audiences.    *    *    * 


"His    Master's    Voice"— Gotham 
New  Aster,  Minneapolis 

ST.AR — *  *  *  with  the  famous  police  dog 
Thunder,  doing  some  splendid  acting  before 
the  cnmera'  as  an  interesting  drama  of  love 
and  adventure  is  unfolded.   *  *  * 


"Old   Clothes"— Metro-Gold. 
Garrick,  Minneapolis 

ST.NR — *  *  *  Whether  one  happens  to  be 
-n  Tackie  Cnof^an  fan  or  not,  it  rtiav  truth 
fully  be  said  that  he  has  a  remarkable  ability 
to  prniect  pathos  on  the  screen  in  anv  kind 
of  vehicle  in  wh'ch  he  happens  to  be  starred. 
There   is  much   human   interest   in   the   screen. 


"The  New  Commandment" — 

First  National 

Strand,  Minneapolis 

STAR—*    *    *    Scenes   are    picturesque   and 
the  direction   is  good.   *   *   * 


"The  Pace  That  Thrills"— First  Natl. 
Bridge,   Baltimore 

NEWS—*  *  *  A  lively,  rapid-fire  comedy 
drama  which  centers  around  the  romance  of 
a  Hollywood  sheik  and  the  daughter  of  a 
producer.   *  ♦  • 


"The  Phantom  of  the  Opera"— Univ. 
Capitol,   Montreal 

GAZETTE—*  *  *  Nor  does  Chancy  rely 
solely  upon  his  marvelous  make-up  to  se- 
cure the  effects  with  which  he  keeps  all 
spectators  in  a  state  of  suspense,  for  his 
acting  is  instinct  with  the  same  quality  of 
the  unknown  and  the  unknowable  which 
makes  so  strong  an  appeal  to  the  imagina- 
tion.   *   *    * 


"Sally  of  the  Sawdust" — United  Art. 
Alhambra,  Milwaukee 

WISCONSIN  NEWS—*  *  *  It  is  W.  C. 
Fields  who  plays  the  fakir  and  it  is  «o 
him  that  much  of  the  credit  for  the  success 
of  the  picture  is  due.  His  characterization 
of     Prof.     Eustace     McGargle     is     delightful. 


"The  Scarlet  Saint"— First  Nat'l. 
State-Lake,  Chicago 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  The  locale  of  the  pro- 
duction is  in  and  around  New  Orleans  at 
the  time  of  the  Mardi  Gras,  and  it  is  pleas- 
ingly  staged  and   costumed. 

The  fault  with  it  is  either  due  to  direc- 
tion or  to  a  sloppily  compiled  scenario.   *  *  • 

"Seven   Keys   To  Baldpate"— Para. 
Madison,   Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  It  has  romance, 
thrills,  heart  interest,  action  and  mystery, 
and    best    of   all,    rich    comedy   in   large   doses. 

NEWS — *  *  *  makes  an  ideal  vehicle  for 
MacLean,  and  he  tackles  the  job  with  the 
smile  and  enthusiasm  that  are  always  a  part 
of   him.    *   *    * 


"Siege" — Universal 
Reade's,  Cleveland 

NEWS—*  *  *  It  is  not  a  flawless  film, 
but  it  is  an  earnest  and  prasieworthy  effort 
in  the  direction  of  true  drama  and  more 
productions  of  this  order  would  be  a  bless- 
ing  to  the  cinema.   *   *  * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  How  a  talented 
director  can  make  a  powerful  picture  using 
the  simplest  theme,  the  conflict  of  wills,  is 
exemplified  in   "Sie,ge."  *  *  * 

PRESS—*  *  *  Svend  Gade,  being  a  man 
of  talent,  has  put  real  merit  and  interest 
into  his  movie  "Siege."  *  *  * 


"What  Fools  Men"— First   Nat'l 
Piccadilly,  Rochester 

HERALD—*  •  *  Here  is  a  title  that  does 
justice  to  a  picture.  It  is  just  as  unclear  as 
the   action   of   the  story    it   describes.    *    *   • 


"Where    Was    I?"— Universal 
Strand,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  "Where  Was  I?"  is 
a  clean  wholesome,  rip-roaring  comedy  drama. 

TIMES—*  *  •  Denny  of  late  has  found 
his  popularity  jumping  by  leaps  and  bounds, 
and  in  his  latest  vcntu'C  he  proves  his  right 
to  DC  classed  with  the  best  comedians  of  the 
tilver   iteet.    »    •    • 


Granada,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN—  *  *  *  has  plenty  of  pep, 
fun  and  thrills,  enough  in  fact  to  furnish  an 
entire    evening's    entertainment.    *  »  » 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  is  a  screaming 
farce.  Filled  with  ludicrous  situations  and 
hokum     and     entanglements.     *   *  • 

CHRONICLE—*  *  *  It  is  one  of  those 
breezy  things  Denny  does  so  well,  has  a 
chase  in  it  and  two  pretty  girls.  Marian 
Nixon  and  Pauline  Garon.   *   •   ♦ 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  Denny,  *  *  *  is  grow- 
ing more  popular  with  each  new  picture. 
He  has  plenty  of  comedy  opportunities  in 
"Where  Was  I?"  and  he  makes  good  use 
of  all  of  them.  A  worthy  supporting  cast 
assists    him.    *   *   * 

NEWS— *  *  *  There  isn't  a  thing  in  the 
world  to  "Where  Was  I?"  but  fun.  But. 
believe  me,  there  is  plenty  of  that  moving 
along   at   a   fast   clip.    *  *  * 


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Friday,  December  4,   1925 


Price  5  Cents 


THE  RUSH 

By  DANNY 
And  what  a  rush  it  seems  to 
e — to  build  theaters.  No  other 
ear  shows  such  a  record  of 
leater  construction,  as  does 
925.  The  figures  furnished  by 
The  Engineering  News-Rec- 
rd"  are  dependable.  And  these 
t  gures  show  that  during  the  11 
lionths  of  this  year  119  large 
jheaters,  averaging  about  $466,- 
lOO  each,  have  been  built.  Dur- 
ing all  of  last  year  only  69 
louses  were  erected  of  this 
ype,  at  an  average  cost  of  less 
ban  $400,000. 

The  statistics  show  that  the  Mid- 
le  and  Far  West  have  been  the 
hief  points  where  such  construction 
as  been  carried  on.  And  in  connec- 
ion  with  this  the  figures  coming 
rom  another  source,  as  to  Chicago 
levelopments,  arg  tremendously  in- 
eresting.  Something  Hke  $75,000,000 
i  involved  in  the  21  houses  being 
uilt  there.  Lubliner  &  Trinz  head 
he  list  with  nine  houses  being  erect- 
d  at  a  cost  of  $21,000,000.  Aschers' 
[have  six  going  up  at  a  cost  of  $15,- 
ftOO.OOO;  Marx  Brothers  six  to  cost 
;20,000,000;  Cooneys's  three  to  cost 
110,000,000  and  Fitzpatrick  &  Mc- 
ilroy  three  to  cost  $9,000,000. 

Staggering  are  these  figures  show- 
ng  theater  development  in  one  city. 
Realty  values  near  theaters  in  Chi- 
:ago  have  advanced  tremendously. 
Naturally.  The  same  thing  develop- 
ed in  the  realty  located  near  the 
houses  built  by  West  Coast  in  and 
about  Los  Angeles.  New,  big  thea- 
ters usually  send  nearby  realty  high 
sky.  The  smart  theater  owner  cash- 
es in  on  this  by  securing  either  op- 
tions or  the  actual  property  nearby 
or  adjoining  his  theater.  There  is 
nothing  new  in  this  trick. 

The  Loew  people  have  written  off 
their  good  will  item  entirely.     They 
have  found  that  real  estate  increased 
values  have  been  able  to  take  care  of 
millions.     Practically  every  large  the- 
ater owner  has  discovered  this.    That 
is  one  reason  why  so  many  new  and 
larger  theaters  are  being  built. 
And  we  get  right  hack  to  the 
problem  of  over  seating.     Dis- 
cussed several  days  ago.     All 
of  these  new  houses  will  at- 
tract business.  No  question  as 

(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Boost  Chicago  Realty 

27  Big  Theaters  Have  Enhanced  the 

Value  of  Property  $75,000,000 

Realtors   Assert 

Chicago    —    Twenty-seven    of    the 

larger    picture    theaters    in    Chicago 

have  increased  realty  values  in  their 

immediate    vicinities    by    $75,000,000 

according  to  an  estimate  by  leading 

realtors. 

In  each  instance  property  for  two 
blocks  around  has  soared.  The  av- 
erage increase  for  the  larger  theaters 
totals  approximately  $3,000,000  each, 
or  at  an  approximate  rate  of  $1,- 
000,000  for  every  1,000  seats,  and 
more  than  150  per  cent  over  the  cost 
of  construction. 

There  are  308  theaters  in  Chicago 
showing  only  moving  pictures.  There 
are  29  more  in  which  pictures  and 
vaudeville  are  shown.  The  number 
of    seats    approximates    350,000. 

One  of  the  larger  theaters  reports 
it  draws  from  60,000  to  65,000  per- 
sons a  week,  bring  into  the  neigh- 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Gaumont  Scoop 

English     Company     Films     Locarno 

Ceremony,      but      Other      News 

Reels   Now    Object 

When  seven  European  powers 
signed  the  Locarno  treaties  in  Lon- 
don earlier  in  the  week,  one  of  the 
mteresting  phases  of  the  ceremony 
was  the  filming  of  the  entire  event. 
Several  American  newspaper  corre- 
spondents, seasoned  in  reporting  Eu- 
ropean diplomatic  events,  cabled  what 
an  unusual  sight  it  was  to  see  inter- 
national figures  affi.x  their  signatures 
to  the  grinding  of  the   camera. 

The  Gaumont  Co.  of  England  se- 
cured exclusive  rights  from  the  Brit- 
ish Government.  The  Herald- 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Favors  Quota  Plan 

Canadian   Gov't   Interested  to   Know 
What    "British    Picture"    Means 

Under  Proposed  Restrictions 
Ottawa — According  to  the  Canad- 
ian Department  of  Trade  and  Com- 
merce, one  of  the  first  things  to  be 
decided  under  the  British  quota  plan 
is  exactly  what  is  meant  by  a  "British 
picture." 

A  cable  has  been  sent  from  the  de- 
partment to  the  Hon.  P.  C.  Larkin, 
Canadian  High  Commissioner  at 
London,  relative  to  the  subject.  An 
official  of  the  M.  P.  Branch  of  the 
Canadian  Dept.  of  Trade  and  Com- 
merce will  be  sent  to  England  in 
January,  if  necessary,  to  discuss  the 
(Continued  on  Page  9) 


The  Year  Book 

Over  40,000  pounds  of  paper 
will  be  used  in  THE  FILM 
YEAR   BOOK,    1926. 

Up  to  date  6,000  two-cent 
stamps  have  been  used  on  in- 
quiries for  material  used  in 
The  Year  Book. 

Nearly  3,000  return  postal 
cards  have  also  been  used  for 
a  like  purpose.  This  may  give 
you  an  idea  of  what  The  Year 
Book   calls   for. 

And  the  coming  issue  will  be 
bigger  and  better  than  ever. 


Sees  Theater  Peak 

Banner  Year  for  Earnings  by  Chains 
Predicted  by  "Wall  Street  Jour- 
nal" Discussing  Their  Growth 

The  formation^  of  the  Universal 
Chain  Theaters  Corp.,  which  will 
begin  business  with  93  theaters  and 
which  it  is  planned  later  to  increase 
by  new  financing,  focuses  attention 
on  the  rapid  strides  being  made  in 
the  direction  of  centralized  control 
in  large  chains  along  the  chain-store 
lines,  according  to  the  "Wall  Street 
Journal"  yesterday. 

Discussing  chains,  the  publication 
continued: 

"Economic  factors  which  have  con- 
tributed to  the  great  prosperity  of 
the  five-and-ten  cent,  grocery  and 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Universal  Issue  Out  Today 

The  $4,000,000  issue  of  preferred  in 
Universal  Chain  Theaters  Corp.  will 
be  offered  publicly  today  by  Shields 
and  Co. 


A  $100,000  Week 

At    His    New    Theater,    is    "Roxy's" 
Prediction — Orchestra  Seats  at 

One  Dollar  Each 
"Roxy,"  voted  one  of  the  leaders 
in  the  industry  by  recent  A.  M.  P.  A. 
ballot,  appeared  before  the  advertis- 
ing and  publicity  men  yesterday  and 
spoke  about  the  plans  for  his  new 
theater. 

The   most   interesting   assertion   he 

made    concerned    the   anticipated   net 

receipts  at  the  theater  which  is  to  be 

ready   by   the   fall   of    1926.      "Roxy" 

(Continued  on  Page  9) 


Beecroft  to  Start  Production 

Chester  Beecroft  left  yesterday  for 
Miami,  where  he  will  consider  new 
studio  propositions.  He  will  also 
choose  locations  for  a  picture  he  will 
produce. 


Rush  in  Construction 

1925    Investment   in    Theaters    100% 
Increase  over  1924 — Middle  West 

Leads  the  Field 
Theater  construction  continues  at 
a  fast  and  furious  rate.  Based  on 
actual  contracts  awarded  during  the 
11  months  of  1925  ending  with  Dec. 
1,  records  show  that  this  year  has 
outstripped  1924  by  over  100  per 
cent.  The  comparative  figures  for 
1925  and  1923  are  even  more  widely 
divergent. 

Authentic  figures  on  building  pro- 
jects for  the  past  three  years  follow: 

No.  of 
Year  Contracts     Theaters 

1925     (11    months)     $55,542,355  119 

1924      27,701,398  69 

1923     18,085,568  54 

One  hundred  and  nineteen  theaters 
costing  $150,000  and  more  became  an 
actuality  so  far  this  year.  This  com- 
pilation is  based  on  contracts  actu- 
ally awarded.  "Paper"  theaters  do 
not  enter  into  this  consideration  in 
any  manner.  These  statistics  and 
the  observations  drawn  therefrom 
were  prepared  exclusively  for  THE 
FILM  DAILY  by  the  "Engineering 
News-Record"  through  Samuel  Ten- 
nenbaum.  This  publication  whose 
reputation  in  the  construction  and  en- 
gineering fields  is  well  known  gathers 
its  data  from  a  nation-wide  corps  of 
correspondents. 

The  statistics  reveal  a  fund  of  in- 
teresting data.  They  show  that  the 
Middle  Western  tier  of  states  leads 
the  country  in  the  number  of  new 
theaters  and  money  involved.  Twen- 
ty houses  costing  $11,465,000  repre- 
sent that  section  of  the  country.  The 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Raoul  Walsh  with  Fox 
Raoul   Walsh    has   been   signed   by 
Fox  to  direct,  effective  Ja^iffi.  - . 


2,500  Seat  House  for  Bronx 

The  Bronx  will  have  another  new- 
theater,  John  J.  Reynolds  having  sold 
for  Eichenberg  Co.,  the  northwest 
corner  of  Castle  Hill  and  Westchester 
Aves.,  to  a  syndicate  recently  formed 
by  William  Guggolz,  who  plans  to 
erect  a  2,500  seat  house  costing 
$135,000. 


~1; 


Rebuild  Empire,  London,  Soon 

London — The    Loew    interests   will 

start    rebuilding   the    famous    Empire 

theater   in    Leicester   Square   as   soon 

as  the  present  dramatic  season  ends. 


Schnitzer  Leaves  for  Coast  Today 

J.  I.  Schnitzer  leaves  today  for  the 
Coast  on  production.  While  in  Hol- 
lywood he  will  line  up  as  far  as 
possible  the  1926-27  program. 


L 

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—JXI^ 


DAILY 


Friday,  December  4,   192 


Vol. XXXIV No. 54      Friday,  Dec. 4, 1925      Price5Cents 


Coypright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Satuiday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
VViD'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
Joseph  Uannenberg,  President  and  Editor; 
J.  VV.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  business  Man- 
ager ;  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managitig  Editor ; 
J'onald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
Ralph  VVilk  Traveling  Representative.  En 
tcred  as  second-class  matter  May  21,  1918, 
at  the  post  oHice  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  March  3,  1879.  Terms  (Postage 
iiee)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
York,  $H).00  one  year;  6  months,  $5.00;  3 
months,  $3.00.  Foreign  $15.00.  Subscribers 
jhould  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY,  1650 
Broadway,  New  York.  N.  Y.  Phone  Circle 
<736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  address:  Filmday, 
jjew  York,  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
£.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Plioiie, 
Granite  3980.  London  Representative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  58, 
Great  Marlborough  St.,  London,  W.  1.  Paris 
Representative,  La  Cinematographie  Fran 
«aise,    5,    Rue    Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban   &   Katz    Not  quoted 

Eastman    Kodak     ..110        110        110  300 

Famous    Players    ..lOSJi    107        108^     8,100 

F.    P.    Pfd Not  quoted 

Film    Inspection     Not   quoted 

First    National    Not  quoted 

Fox    "A"     8254     79%     81^      7,000 

Fox  Theaters   "A".   27}/^     27         27j4     4,000 

Loew's,    Inc 39}4      37M      39  3,000 

Metro-Gold.     Pfd...   23^     23^     23}4         100 

M.    P.    Cap.    Corp Not  quoted 

Pathe   Exch.   "A"..    78J4      75^^      78^         500 

Skouras    Bros Not  quoted 

Trans   Lux   "A"    ..    12         115i      115^     2,200 

Universal     45  45  45  200 

Umv.    Pict.    Pfd.    ..95         95         95  100 

Warner    Pict Not  quoted 

Warner  Bros.    "A".    19  IWi      IS-H      1.500 


"Siegfried"  at  the  Rialto  Dec.  20 

"Siegfried"  opens  at  the   Rialto  on 
Dec.   20. 


Gaumont  Scoop 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
Tribune  reported  yesterday  that 
other  iJritish  news  reel  companies 
have''now' lodged  protests.  All  of 
them  applied  to  the  Foreign  Office 
for  permission  to  distribute  the  pic- 
ture, but  the  explanation  offered  was 
that  better  results  would  obtain  if 
one    company    held    exclusive    rights. 


MOTION  PICTURE  PRO- 
DUCER LEAVING  FOR 
LOS  ANGELES  WILL  SUB- 
LET WHOLE  OR  PART  OF 
BEAUTIFUL  TWO-ROOM 
OFFICE  SUITE  LOCATED 
IN  NEW  BUILDING. 
VICINITY  —  COLUMBUS 
CIRCLE.  IDEAL  FOR  ANY 
PURPOSE. 

Box  M-278 

c-o    Film     Daily 

1650  Broadway,  New  York 


Two  in  Connecticut   Sold 

Norwalk,  Conn. — A  deal  has  been 
closed  here,  whereby  the  Regent  and 
Palace  have  been  purchased  by  An- 
drew J.  Collins,  owner  of  the  Em- 
press in  Danbury,  from  Charles  and 
David  Esterson,  of  the  Regent  The- 
ater Co.,  and  the  Stanley  Amuse. 
Co.  The  deal  involves  $200,000.  A 
split  policy  will  be  introduced  at 
both  houses,  replacing  straight  pic- 
tures. 


Loaned  to  Frances  Marion 

Belle  Bennett,  who  is  finishing  work 
in  "The  Reckless  Lady,"  a  Robert 
T.  Kane  Prod.,  has  been  loaned  by 
Samuel  Goldwyn  to  the  Frances 
Marion  Prod.,  and  will  work  in  Hol- 
lywood. En  route  to  California,  she 
and  her  husband,  Fred  Windemere 
vifill   visit  relatives   in   Minnesota. 


"Universal  Joy  Week,"  Dec.  13 

The  annual  "Universal  Joy  Week," 
will  be  held  this  year  the  week  be- 
ginning Dec.  13.  A  percentage  of 
receipts  on  Universal  showings  will 
go  toward  the  "New  York  American 
Christmas    Fund." 


To   Show   Chaplin  Film 

"A  Woman  of  Paris"  will  be  the 
feature  of  the  second  revival  program 
which  the  International  Film  Arts 
Guild  will  present  at  the  George  M. 
Cohan   theater   Sunday. 

Music  under  the  direction  of 
Josiah   Zuro. 


In  and  Out 

Charlie  Murray  jumped  from  Cali- 
fornia to  New  York  to  work  three 
d?ys  in  "The  Reckless  Lady."  He 
completed  his  work  yesterday  morn- 
ing and  left  for  the  Coast  in  the 
afternoon. 


Talmadge  Moves  Headquarters 

Hollywood  —  Richard  Talmadge 
has  moved  his  headquarters  from 
the  F.  B.  O.  studios  to  Universal 
City. 


Edna  Purviance  Returns  from  Europe 

Edna    Purviance    has    arrived    here 
after  a  vacation  in  Europe. 


New   K.   C.   Theater  Deal 

St.  Louis — A  deal  has  been  closed 
whereby  the  Midwest  Amusement 
Co.  of  Kansas  City,  Mo.,  will  take 
over  the  houses  operated  in  Kirks- 
ville  by  S.  M.  Kennedy,  effective 
Jan.    1. 


Many  to  Close  After  Holidays 

Kansas  City  —  It  is  estimated  that 
between  60  and  75  theaters  in  this 
territory,  mostly  in  the  smaller 
towns,  will  shut  down  after  the 
holidays. 


Another  Week  for  "The  Phantom" 
"The  Phantom  of  the  Opera"  and 
the  prologue  presentation,  "Parisian 
Gaieties,"  will  be  held  for  a  second 
week  at  the  Colony. 


Would  Bar  Children  from  Theaters 

Gardner,  Mass. — Charging  that  tht 
iiulustry  as  a  whole  has  failed  to 
realize  its  duty  to  the  youth  of  the 
country.  Dr.  Payson  Smith,  Stajti 
Comm,issioner  of  Education,  advo- 
cated a  regulation  forbidding  childreii 
under  16  to  attend  theaters  until  such 
time  as  the  "moral  tone  of  the  pic- 
tures is  bettered,"  in  an  address  be- 
fore the   Gardner  Women's   Club. 


"The  Troubles  of  an  Exhibitor" 

Greenville,  Pa.  —  Walter  Silver- 
berg,  local  theater  owner,  is  complain- 
ing of  depressed  conditions.  An 
evangelistic  campaign  is  being  held 
here,  which  is  drawing  capacity 
crowds.  There  is  also  an  epidemic 
of  scarlet  fever,  which  has  caused  a 
quarantine,  keeping  children  under  18 
years  of  age  from  attending  schools 
or  theaters. 


New   K.   C.   House    Opens   Saturday 

Kansas  City  —  Potter  Bros,  will 
open  their  new  Baltis  theater,  3Sth 
and  Indiana  Sts.,  on  Saturday.  It 
seats  800. 


Hoyt  in  Auto  Accident 

Harry  O.  Hoyt,  who  is  directinp 
Mrs.  Rudolph  Valentino  was  pain- 
fully injured  when  a  taxi  in  which  he 
was   riding   collided   with   a  truck. 


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"Das     Opern     Glass,"    1 


Gabrielle  Reuter.  It  will  be  release 
as  "Three  Women  and  a  Man"  ai 
will   star   Reginald   Denny. 


Banner   Engages   Lionel   Barrymo; 

Los  Angeles — Lionel  Barrymoi 
has  been  signed  for  the  leading  ro 
in  the  fifth  Banner  productic 
"Brooding       Eyes."  "The       Ta; 

Mystery,"  the  next  picture  on  t? 
Royal  schedule,  will  go  into  produ 
tion  as  soon  as  "A  Desperate  M( 
ment"    is    finished. 

Henry  Ginsberg  will  probably  n 
turn  to  New  York  around  the  en 
of  December. 


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NATIONAL     EVANS  1 
LABORATORIES,   Inc. 

Developing — Printing — Titles 
1476  Broadway 

Telephones  Bryant  9330-9331 


FOR  RENT 

From  January  1st,  1926,  Pathe 
Studio  located  at  134th  Street 
and  Park  Avenue,  New  York 
City.  Fully  equipped  with 
lights,  flats  and  carpenter  shop. 
All  requirements  for  motion 
picture  production.  Reason- 
able rent  by  month  or  lease. 
Extraordinary  inducements.  In- 
quire M.  S.  Epstin,  Cosmopoli- 
tan Studio,  127th  Street  and 
Second  Avenue,  New  York 
ICity,     Telephone  Harlem  9700. 


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Ask  Your  self  I 

rjnifjy  is   Paramount^s   new  group  of  1926 
/    Spring  Pictures  being  booked   faster 

and  wider  than  any  group,  Spring  or  Fall,  that  Paramount 
or  any  other  company  ever  offered  before  ? 

If  youVe  an  exhibitor,  you  know! 

You  know  how  wise  showmen  act  when  they're  offered 
the  first  and  only  group  of  BIG  PRODUCTIONS  FOR 
SPRING  RELEASE  ever  known  in  this  business/ 
30  Showman  Specials,  including  a  comedy  release  from 
Harold  Lloyd,  "The  Wanderer,"  "The  Vanishing 
American^'  and  at  least  12  other  long-run  gold-getters — 
right  when  you  need  them  most/ 

Even  with  our  formal  announcement  splash  still  to  come, 
far-sighted  exhibitors  are  snapping  up  this  group  of 
pictures  as  fast  as  they  can  write  their  names. 

IT'S  in  the  ain  It's  the  talk  of  the  trade.  You  hear  it 
everywhere: 

"Book 

PARAMOUNTS  BIG  SPRING   GROUP 

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Friday,  December  4,   192; 


DISTRICT 

New    England    (24) 

Middle  Atlantic    (23)    

Southern    (6)    

Middle   West    (20)    

West  of  Mississippi    (11)... 
Far   West    (35)    

Grand   Total    (119   Theaters) 

DISTRICT 

New    England    (9)     

Middle    Atlantic    (11)    

Southern     (1)     

Middle    West    (15)    

West    of    Mississippi    (11)     . 
Far   West    (22)    

Grand  Total    (69  Theaters). 

DISTRICT 

New    England    (4)     

Middle  Atlantic  (12)    

Southern    (5)    

Middle    West     (14)     

West    of    Mississippi    (7)  . . . 
Far    West    (12)     

Grand   Total    (54  Theaters). 


Contracts  Awarded  on  Theaters  Valued  at  $150,000  and  Over 

1925  (to  Dec.  1) 


JAN. 

FEB. 

MAR. 

APRIL 

MAY 

JUNE 

JULY 

AUG. 

SEPT. 

OCT 

NOV. 

DE 

$250,000 

$150,000 

$300,000 

$700,000 

$200,000 

$325,000 

$950,000 

$1,750,000 

$550,000 

$350,000 

$1,500,000 

750,000 

1,300,000 

1,900,000 

150,000 

250,000 

1,450,250 

1,150,000 

1,200,000 

1.000,000 

210,000 

6,500,000 

2,500.000 

550,000 

250,6o6 

4,966,666 

'800,666 

480,000 

1.000.000 

1,850,000 

$1,635,666 

1.500,000 

2,750,666 

551.305 

250,660 

1,100,000 

1,300.000 

1,655,000 

365,000 

1,015,366 

2,105,500 

840,000 

905,666 

850.000 

335,000 

490,000 

325,000 

2,355,000 

$4,705,000 

$1,615,000 

$2,465,300 

$10,705,500 

$4,290,000 

$2,055,000 

$2,666,305 

$2,985,250 

$11,990,000 

$6,425,000 

$5,640,000 

.... 

AVERAGE   CONTRACT    VALUE   PER    THEATER— $466,742 

1924 

JAN. 

FEB. 

MAR. 

APRIL 

MAY 

JUNE 

TULY 

AUG. 

SEPT. 

OCT. 

NOV. 

DEI 

$150,000 

$365,000 

$150,000 

$1,000,000 

$150,000 

$150,000 

$425. 

$500,000 

$1,256,660' 

$1,306,006 
225.000 
500,000 

$i'so,o66 

$300,666 

400,000 

200,000 

750, 

150,000 

4,100,000 

350,000 

150,000 

1,350,000 

150,000 

4,500, 

300,000 

1,085,000 

750,000 

300,666 

200,666 

150,000 

950.000 

150,000 

300,066 

300,000 

355,000 

715.000 

1,106,825 

31 9,622 

1,650,951 

154,'o6o 

200, 

$450,000 

$1,585,000 

$2',300,000 

$2,325,000 

$750,000 

$855,000 

$5,730,000 

$1,606,825 

$1,469,622 

$4,100,951 

$654,000 

$5,875, 

AVERAGE    CONTRACT   VALUE   PER    THEATER— $399,296 

1923 

JAN. 

FEB. 

MAR. 

APRIL 

MAY 

JUNE 

JULY 

AUG. 

SEPT. 

OCT. 

NOV. 

DEi 

$200,000 

$375,000 

$200,000 

175,000 

$330,000 
264.750 

$350,000 

$300,000 

'2'o'o',666 

150,000 

$155,006 

$'i'8'2',666 

$550,000 

$907,'257 
439,561 

$200, 

1,500,000 

150,600 

150.000 
.-iSO.OOO 

750,000 
312,000 

1. '606.000 

1,250.600 
600,000 

450,000 

156,000 

2,650, 

$300,000 

150,000 

1,500,000 

895,000 

150,666 

150,000 

400, 

$375,000 

$300,000 

$2,144,750 

$500,000 

$1,150,000 

$3,137,000 

$2,245,000 

$2,005,000 

$782,000 

$850,000 

$1,346,818 

$3,250, 

e 


AVERAGE  CONTRACT  VALUE  PER  THEATER— $334,918. 


Rush  in  Construction 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
Far  West  is  second  in  geographical 
order  with  35  houses  costing  $11,- 
240,800.  The  South  is  third  with 
six  houses  involving  $10,210,000,  and 
the  Middle  Atlantic  group  fourth 
with  23  houses  involving  $9,650,250. 
Another  unusual  indication  of  the 
manner  in  which  construction  has 
jumped  this  year  can  be  gleaned 
by  computing  monthly  averages 
for  the  last  three  years  which  show 
investments  as  follows: 
1925    (11   months)    $5,049,305 

1924      2,308,449 

1923     1,507,130 

Computing  on  the  basis  of  month- 
ly   averages,    total    construction    for 

1925  will   be  $60,591  660. 

The    average    cost    per    theater    for 
three  years  past  follows: 
1925    $446,742 

1924     399.296 

1923     334,918 

Theater  construction  by  month  for 
1925,  1924  and  1923  appears  in  de- 
tail elsewhere  on  this  page.  The 
totals  by  geographical  divisions  fol- 
low: 

1925— (Eleventh  Month) 

District  Total 

New   England    (24)    $   5.525.000 

Middle   Atlantic    (23)     9,650.250 

Southe.rn    (6)     10.310.000 

Middle  West   (20)    11,465,000 

West   of    Mississippi    (11)     7,451.30.5 

Far  West   (35)    11,240,800 

Grand   Total    (119   Theaters)    $55,542,355 

1924 

District  Total 

New    England     (9)     $  2,390,000 

Middle    Atlantic     (11)     4,850.000 

Southern     (1)     225,000 

Middle    West    (15)     11.250.000 

West   of   Mississippi    (11)    3.735.000 

Far    West    (22)     5,251,398 

Grand    Total    (69   Theaters)    $27,701,398 

1923 

District  Total 

New   England    (4)    $     775,000 

Middle    Atlantic    (12)     2,867.257 

Southern    (5)     1,386,311 

Middle  West   (14)    6,900.000 

West    of    Mississippi    (7)     2,612  000 

Far  West   (12)    3,545,000 

Grand    Total    (54   Theaters)    $18,085,568 


Sees  Theater  Peak 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
tobacco    Store    chains    obtain    in    the 
motion    picture    industry. 

"Through  its  larger  buying  power 
a  chain  of  picture  theaters  gets 
preference  in  the  securing  of  new 
and  popular  films  at  advantageous 
costs.  Risks  of  loss  is  minimized 
by  the  number  of  houses  operated 
and  their  diversity  of  location,  while 
material  economies  are  effected  hv 
standardization  in  advertising  and 
management.  Again,  with  larger 
financial  resources,  the  demand  for 
bigger  and  more  attractive  theaters 
can   be  met." 

The  Journal  adds  that  few  indus- 
tries during  the  past  decade  have 
shown  the  rapid  and  consistent 
growth  of  the  motion  picture  busi- 
ness and  says  further: 

"Demand  for  pictures  and  theaters 
has  been  insistent.  New  houses  have 
sprung  up  throughout  the  country, 
until  it  is  estimated  there  are  now 
more  than  20,000  theaters  in  the 
United  States,  with  a  seating  capacitv 
of  5,000,000.  These  theaters  havp  a 
weekly  attendance  of  about  55,000,- 
000,  with  annual  box  office  receint? 
of  $700,000,000.  It  is  figured  that 
shout  $1,500,000,000  is  invested  in 
the  motion  picture  industry  in  this 
country. 

"Current  year  is  expected  to  he 
by  far  the  best  the  motion  pirture 
theater  chains  have  enjoyed.  Three 
leading  chains  which  have  so  far 
made  reports  during  1925.  hnve 
shown  considerably  incresaed  nrofits 
Loew's,  Inc.,  owning  outright  33 
theaters  and  an  interest  in  a  tota' 
of  105  theaters,  for  the  fiscal  year 
ended  Aug.  31.  last,  had  net.  after 
all  charges  and  taxes,  of  $4.708,6'^1 
equal  to  $4.43  a  share  on  the  1.- 
060.780  no  par  shares  otitstandino- 
This  compared  with  net  of  !R2. 949.052 
or  $'2.78  a  share  in  the  nrevious  venr 
While  part  of  the  gain  i^'PS  fr'^m 
increased  returns  from  Goldwyn  Pic- 


tures Corp.,  purchased  about  a  year 
ago,  most  of  the  increase  was  from 
Metro,  the  producing  subsidiary,  and 
increased  theater  revenues.  Loew's 
is  expanding  rapidl)'." 

At  another  point,  this  appears: 

"Famous  Players-Lasky  (Zorp.,  with 
a  controlling  interest  in  368  theaters, 
occupies  an  important  position  in  the 
chain   theater   industry. 

"For  the  first  eight  months  of  the 
current  year  business  of  Famous  was 
up  to  28%  over  the  same  period  of 
last  vear.  Net  for  the  first  six 
months  was  |2,0S1,532,  equal  to  $7.04 
a  share  on  the  243,431  common 
shares,  against  $1,350,801,  or  $4.32 
a  share,  in  the  same   period  of   1924. 

"Orpheum  Circuit  for  the  six 
months  tnded  June  30,  last,  showed 
net  of  $1  091,368,  equal  after  pre- 
ferred dividends  to  $1.52  a  share  on 
oustanding  549,170  shares  of  com- 
mon, comparing  with  net  of  $870,882. 
or  $1.10  a  share  in  the  same  period 
of   1924. 

"Other  chains,  such  as  Stanley  Co., 
Balaban  &  Katz,  Olympia  Theaters, 
West  Coast  Theaters  and  .Saenger 
Theaters  are  all  having  exceptionally 
good    years." 


Rogell    Replaces    Cliff    Smith 

Hollywood  —  Albert  Rogell  has 
been  assigned  direction  of  "A  Des- 
perate Game,"  Jack  Hoxie's  next 
western.  Rogell  replaces  Clif?  Smith, 
called  away  by  the  sudden  death  of 
his  father. 


Beaudine  on  Warner  Lot  Again 

Los  Angeles — William  Beatidine  is 
back  with  Warners  after  an  absence 
of  six  months.  His  next  picture  will 
be  of  the  tvoe  of  "The  Narrow 
Street"  and  "How  Baxter  Butted 
In." 


Kansas  House  Robbed  of  $1,300 
Lawrence,    Kan.    —    Thieves    blew 
open   the  safe  of  the   Bowersock  anf' 
obtained  $1,300.     The  house  is  owned 
by  Glenn  Dickinson. 


THE    RUSH 

(Continued  from   Page   1) 

to  that.  But  what  of  the  other 
houses  in  and  about  the  same 
community?  How  much  will 
they  be  affected? 

This  is  the  only  serious  probli 
involved.  But  the  men  engaged 
building  these  big  houses  do  t 
seem  worried  over  this.  They  ; 
going  merril)?  ahead.  Perhaps  tli 
know  more  about  this  than  we  o 
siders. 


Boost  Chicago  Realt 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

borhood    crowds    comparable    to    t 
population  of  a  good  sized  town. 

Estimates  by  owners  of  chains 
theaters  fix  increases  in  values 
the  following  figures,  according 
the    Chicago    Herald-Examiner: 

"Lubliner  &  Trinz,  whose  activit' 
in  all  branches  of  the  show  busint 
have  caused  nation-wide  comment 
the  last   three  months,   in  associati 
with  Balaban  &  Katz,  will  build  ni 
new   theaters   to   be   operated   by   1 
Lubliner     &     Trinz     Theaters,     Ir 
(the    recently    organized    Lubliner 
Trinz-Balaban  &  Katz  organizatioi 
The    value    of    the    nine    theaters 
placed     at     $21,000,000;     six     Ascl 
Brothers     theaters,     $15,000,000: 
Marx    Brothers   theaters,   $20  000,0( 
three    Conev   Brothers   theaters,   $1 
000,000,   and   three   Fitzpatrick-Mci: 
roy  projects,   $9,000,000." 

The  realtors  survey  indicates  C 
cago  is  the  best  moving  picture  tl 
?ter  citv  in  the  United  States. 


Not  Made  in  Virginia 

"Men  of  Purpose"  was  prodiic 
in  Europe,  Hollywood  and  N' 
York,  and  not  in  Lynchburg,  V 
as  reported  rcccntlv  in  this  public 
tion,  according  to  Hoey  Lawlor.  w 
wrote  the  continuity  and  titles.  "M 
of  Purpose"  is  a  war  picture. 


THE 


Jiriday,  December  4,   1925 


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\ewspaper  Opinions 

"The   Best  Bad  Man" 

Fox 

Rialto 

AMERICAN— Tom  Mix  is  the  hero  of 
he  Best  Bad  Man.  •  •  ♦  But  it  is  his 
■neraiiian  who  walks  away  with  most  of 
honors.  The  picture  winds  up  in  a  long 
max  with  some  beautifully  photographed 
mes  of  a  great  dam  bursting  and  rushing 
vards  the  audience  in  a  torrent  of  danger. 
b  are  shown  seve  "al  remarkable  exterior 
ti  interior  shots  of  the  destruction  of  the 
,  t  where  Tom   Mix  is  imprisoned.  •  »  ♦ 

DAILY  MIRROR— *  *  •  The  picture  has 

:n  beautifully  photographed,  quickly  paced, 
th  Tom  Mix  dynamo-ing  through  breath- 
:ing     riding     and     gymnastics.       It's     Tom 


EVENING  JOURNAL— This  is-  better 
TT  fin  some  of  his  recent  films,  and  the  scen- 
r  is  lovely.  Tom  Wilson  is  the  black- 
e  valet  and  Cyril  Chadwick  frowns  des- 
rately  as  the  villain.  But  the  riding  is 
illing — and  no  Tom  Mix  picture  would 
EI  6r  be  dull  if  he  did  nothing  else  but  ride 
ough  all  the  six  or  seven  reels.  •  •   * 

EVENING  WORLD— ♦  •  •  is  a  typical 
X  Mix-up,  rather  better  than  the  average, 
th  more  Tom  and  less  Tony-horse  than 
ual.  It  is  built  around  the  financing  of 
irrigation    dam.    *    •    ♦ 

Photography    is    excellent.      Plot    is   rehably 

veloped.      Tom   Wilson   as   Negro    Sam   pro- 

_  les  comedy,  and  an   unidentified  black  miss 

^  akes     a     mean     Charleston.       The     Mixites 

ly    be    assured    their     favorite    is    as    much 

usual.    *   »    * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  It  is  one  of 
minor  mysteries  of  the  cinema  why  Tom 
ix,  the  least  complex  of  the  film  stars, 
ould  appear  in  photoplays  with  the  most 
mplex  plots  extant.  His  current  release, 
"he  Best  Bad  Man"  for  example,  is  so 
twined  with  intrigue  that  this  reviewer 
'    is   unable    to    retell    it.    *    *    * 

«  The  grave  Mr.  Mix  appears  in  the  sur- 
ising  role  of  a  comic  whose  antics  are  sup- 
sed  to  send  Clara  Bow  into  gales  of 
rriment.    *    »    • 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  ♦  »  Every 
ing  that  is  expected  in  a  Tom  Mix  pic- 
re  is  there — hard  riding,  straight  shooting 
d  clumsy  love-making.  *  ♦  *  All  that  is 
dcing  is  spontaneity.  It  all  seems  like  a 
ison  that  he  rattles  off  from  memory,  and 
thout   any   particular    interest.    •    *    • 

POST—*  *  *  is  nothing  but  highly  ro- 
»ntic  adventure  material  none  too  well 
ndled,  but  Tom  Mix  rushes  Tony  over 
my  high  fences  and  saves  everybody  hand- 
mely  in  the  end,  much  to  the  delight  of 
lall   boys   and  others   in   the  audience. 

SUN — *  ♦  •  is  a  Western  that  wanders 
3ng  rather  slowly  for  half  its  reels,  and 
en  offers  a  few  thrills — not  epoch  making 
les,  but  fairly  good  ones. 

Mr.  Mix  plays  his  favorite  character, 
imely,  himself.   *  *  * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  with  a  Tom  Mix 
cture  on  the  bill  one  can  assume  carefully 
losen,  picturesque  stretches  of  scenery,  an 
ihibition  of  first  class  horsemanship,  good 
lotography  and  a  story  that  more  or  less 
istains  the  interest  throughout  the  run. 
phe  Best  Bad  Man,"  now  showing  at  the 
ialto  Theater,  is  no  exception  to  the  general 
lie,  although  the  opening  scenes,  which 
veal  the  cowboy  star  in  the  role  of  a  wealthy 
iciety     idler,     are     calculated     to     put      the 

itrons,    for    the    time    being,    oiif    the    track. 

«    * 

TIMES—*  *  *  Tom  Mix  *  *  *  is  the 
iual  reckless  but  fortunate  hero.  He  is  one 
the  few  men  who  can  wear  a  silk  shirt 
ith  an  open  collar  without  a  word  being 
id  against  the  new  western  vogue.  Clara 
ow  figures  as  Peggy,  the  anxious  heroine, 
id  Cyril  Chadwick  takes  charge  of  the  male- 
.ctor's  dirty  work.  It  is  a  fairly  good 
/estern  picture,  but  nothing  to  write  home 
Jout.    *   ♦    • 

WORLD—*  *  *  Film  flam  of  mortgaged 
omes,  bursting  dams  and  wild  posse  chases 
this  cinematic  revel  through  which  rode 
om  Mix  on  a  magnificently  caparisoned 
orse  to  the  complete  satisfaction  of  the 
udience.  *  *  •  The  story  skips  along  spon- 
ineously  gagged  like  a  two-reel  comedy, 
ith  events  rushing  along  rapidly  without 
ireplanning  in   the  plot.   •   *  * 


"Clothes  Make  the  Pirate" 

First  National 

Strand 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  CLeon)  Errol  is  the 
most  engaging  buccaneer  we  have  yet  met. 
In  his  most  ferocious  moments,  terror  over- 
comes him  and  his  weak  leg  gently  slides 
beneath  him.  The  comedian  of  "Louie  the 
Fou.  teenth"  is  as  funny  on  the  screen  as  on 
the  stage.  And  his  clothes  are  laughable  in 
themselves.    *    *    * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  What  a  gay  bit 
of  bufToonery  this  picture  is.  Mr.  Saba- 
tini  may  salaam  to  romantic  adventures. 
This  story  chuckles  to  itself.  We  sat  and 
shrieked  with  a  packed  house  whose  merri- 
ment   shook    the    very    rafters    of    the    theater. 

The  picture  is  presented  on  a  large  scale, 
gorgeously   photographed   at   times — especially 

the     sea     scenes,     and     entertainingly     acted. 

«    *    » 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  None  of  the  play- 
ers have  one  little  opportunity  to  display 
what  they  have  done  in  the  past,  can  do — 
*  *  *  Even  Errol  and  Miss  Gish  are  only 
shown  after  long  intervals,  doing  the  or- 
dinary things. 

*  *  *  A  dramatic  version  of  a  darn  good 
comedy  idea.  And  there  are  so  many  sub- 
titles that  you  might  as  well  stay  home  and 
read  a  book.   *    *   ♦ 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  Maurice 
Tourneur  directed,  and  he's  an  artist.  The 
sea  scenes  are  about  the  most  beautiful  ever 
done  on  the  screen.  The  shots  of  ships  and 
sailors  and  the  various  backgrounds  look  like 
paintings,  and  the  photography  is  exquisite. 
And  added  to  all  that,  the  picture  is  filled 
with  comedy  of  the  most  riotous  kind.   ♦   *   ♦ 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  The  screen 
version  of  Holman  Day's  story  was  written 
by  Marion  Fairfax  .and  directed  by  Maurice 
Tourneur.  The  result  establishes  Mr.  Errol 
as  a  serene  comedian  with  something  more 
than  the  ability  Ho  be  knocked  down  stairs 
and   slapsticked.    *    *    * 

GRAPHIC—  *  *  *  is  a  rather  strained 
effort  to  fit  some  sort  of  carrying  story  to 
Leon  Errol's  peculiar  drollery.  As  comedies 
go,  "Clothes  Make  the  Pirate"  is  fairly 
good  entertaniment,  but  it  is  not  by  any 
means   Errol   at   his   best.    *   *    * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  The  picture 
itself,  providing  you  don't  expect  too  much, 
is  a  fair  enough  photoplay'  It  is  not  a 
deft  satire  on  swashbuckling  pirate  films, 
nor,  in  fact  is  it  a  thoroughgoing  comedy  at 
all.  It  is  merely  a  romantic  costume  "movie," 
with  a  comic  character  for  its  central  figure. 
As  such  it  is  rather  good  entertainment,  for, 
although  it  is  rather  slow  in  getting  under 
way,  it  does  move  at  an  agreeable  pace  in 
its  later  reels.      The   settings   and   the  lighting 

are  excellent,   too.     So   are  the  battle  scenes. 

*    «    • 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  Errol's 
fine  sense  of  comedy,  and  the  ingenious  twists 
and  turns  of  his  elastic  limbs  are  the  cause 
of  genuine  merriment.  He  is  a  great  addi- 
tion to  the  screen,  and  ts  Tremble-at-Evil- 
Tidd,  married  to  a  shrewish,  berating  wife, 
he  gives  a  delineation  of  a  comedy  role 
which  should  prove  popular  with  every  type 
of  audience.   *   *   ♦ 

POST—*  *  *  Pokes  fun  at  those  terrible 
blood-thirsty  gentlemen  of  story-book  fame, 
yet  manages  to  achieve  a  thorough  seagoing 
atmosphere  by  means  of  a  number  of  artis- 
tically arranged  nautical  views  for  all  the 
world  like  illustrations  in  that  same  thrilling 
volume.  Slow  in  getitng  under  way,  the 
picture    gradually    gains    speed    until    it    be- 


comes quite  pleasantly  exciting  along  toward 
the  end.  *  *  * 

SUN — *  *  *  The  settings  are  pleasing 
as  are  the  costumes,  and  the  views  of  the 
ships  are  quite  beautiful.  Coming  back  to 
Mr.  Errol,  it  should  be  reported  that  his 
facial  pantomine  is  becoming  more  pointed, 
and  that  he  is  less  conscious  of  the  camera 
thaTi  ever  before,  and  that,  aided  by  his  game 
leg,  he  is  a  power  at  the  box  offices.  As 
for  the  photoplay,  it  is  far  better  than 
''Sally,"   Mr.    Errol's  previous  venture.    *    *    * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  The  amazing  lower 
limbs  of  Mr.  Errol,  circumstances  over  which 
he  appears  to  have  not  the  least  control. 
They  fiop  .and  frisk  and  contract,  concertina- 
wise,  and  shoot  up  suddenly  and  then  give 
way  altogether.  One  moment  he  is  bow- 
legged  and  at  the  next  another  knock-kneed 
sufferer.  And  all  the  while  his  countenance 
is  clothed  in  an  expression  of  slight  bewilder- 
ment or  uplifted  in  a  foolish  smile.  Mr. 
Errol  may  be  new  to  the  movie  business, 
but  he  certainly  has  the  right  idea  as  to 
what  constitutes  good   film  fun.   *   *    * 

WORLD — *  *  *  Leon  Errol's  game  leg, 
which  for  years  he  has  been  trying  to  get 
fixed,  does  its  act  on  the  screen  *  *  *  to 
the  usual  accompaniment  of  heartless 
chulckles  and  unashamed  guffaws  from  out 
over  the  audience.  However  many  times 
this  afflicted  knee  joint  gives  under  the 
strain  and  gently  conveys  its  exasperated 
owner  to  the  floor  in  an  earspin.  just  this 
many  times  are  there  outbursts  of  hearty 
whoopings    from    the    assemblage.    *    *    * 


"The    Masked    Bride" 

M.-G.-M. 

Capitol 

AMERICAN — *  *  *  We  have  seldom  seen 
Miss  Murray  look  .so  lovely  as  in  her  Span- 
ish lace  gown,  with  a  graceful  white  man- 
tilla   draped    over    her    fair    hair. 

The  entire  production  has  been  set  with 
a  lavish  hand.  Christy  Cabanne,  the  direc- 
tor, has  reproduced  the  entire  interior  of  a 
Paris  cabaret.  There  Miss  Murray  stages 
an  vmusual  and  somewhat  daring  dance  with 
bewildering   changes    of    costume.    *  *   ♦ 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Miss  Murray  is 
the  Mae  Murray  the  screen  knew  before  she 
appeared  in  "The  Merry  Widow."  She 
dances  continually,  shows  her  lovely  form 
at   all    times,    and    is    given    one   closeup    after 


another.  She  has  been  expertly  photographed 
by  Oliver  Marsh  and  appears  young  and 
charming    in    most    of    her    scenes.    *    ♦    * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  As  "The 
Masked  Bride"  ♦  *  »  Mae  Murray  has  the 
opportunity  to  portray  the  type  of  role  in 
which  her  fans  enjoy  seeing  her.  It's  a 
colorful  story,  gorgeously  produced  and  cos- 
tumed, and  lavishly  staged.  Mae  takes  the 
part    of    a    dancer — and    she    can    dance.    •  *  * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  The  story  is 
smoothly  told,  almost  convincingly.  ♦  ♦  • 
The  film  is  sprightly,  interesting  and  beauti- 
ful. Although  Mae  Murray  got  her  stage 
start  as  a  dancer,  she  has  developed  as  an 
actress  until  her  dancing  is  one  of  the  lesser 
of    her  attractions.    *    *    * 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  Is  fairly  good  enter- 
tainment of  a  much  hackneyed  type,  but 
there  is  a  touch  of  originality  in  the  final 
sequence.  If  you  like  Mae  Murray,  you'll 
enjoy    her    latest    production.    •    *    * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  ♦  *  The  film's 
one  claim  to  your  interest  is  the  handsome 
photographic  effects  that  have  been  achieved 
by  Oliver  Marsh.  Marsh  is  the  camera  man 
who  can  make  Miss  Murray  look  beautiful, 
and  his  talent  for  soft  outlines  and  gentle 
shadings  results  in  a  series  of  scenes  far 
too   good   looking  for  such  a  photoplay. 

As  the  heroine,  Mae  Murray  is — Mae 
Murray.    *    *    ♦ 

MORNING    TELEGRAPH—*    *    *    Mae 

Murray's  new  picture  ♦  *  *  has  everything 
in  it  that  her  fans  will  expect,  and  nothing 
at  all  of  the  unexpected.  It  is  lavishly 
produced,  and  Mae  plays  a  dancer,  giving 
her  a  great  deal  of  opportunity  to  display 
her  chief  talent.  She  struts  about  in  the 
usual  Mae  Murray  fashion  and  is  quite  her- 
self. *  *  * 

POST—*  *  *  Probably  the  film  is  a  little 
shocking  now  and  then — some  of  the  wat- 
chers near  us  yesterday  gasped  now  and 
then  at  the  cabaret  scenes — but  there  is  much 
humor  and  an  impossible  but  rather  enter- 
taining story.  Miss  Murray's  tendency  to 
wiggle  and  kick.  *  *  *  "The  Masked  Bride" 
is  sophisticated  and  silly,  but  not  without 
its  amusing  moments.   *   *   * 

SUN — *  *  *  The  legions  that  consider 
Miss  Murray  an  "interesting,  intriguing" 
personality,  however,  may  clasp  "The  Mask- 
ed   Bride"    to    their    hearts,    for    as    nearly   as 

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practically  every  scene.  She  is  the  Murray 
of  dentrificial  smiles,  of  bare  legs,  of  shrug- 
ging shoulders,  dancing  feet,  the  Murray 
who  cares  less  than  nothing  about  creating 
a  human  character  and  cares  all  for  being 
a  one  girl  showoff.   *   *   • 

TELEGRAiM— *  ♦  *  Mae  Murray  is  in  her 
element  as  the  vivacious  Gaby,  and  her 
shapely  legs  and  rosebud  mouth  are  kept 
working  overtime.  There  are  plenty  of  op- 
piortunities  for  her  to  exhibit  her  terpsi- 
chorean     talents,     and     in     nuptial     robes     she 

presents     a    picture     that     gladdens     the     eye. 

«    «    « 

WORLD — *  *  *  Mae  Murray's  latest  pic- 
ture called,  for  no  discernable  reason,  "The 
Masked  Bride."  Like  most  of  her  plots,  it 
plays  true  to  her  earlier  traditions  by  mak- 
ing the  heroine  a  dancer — that  is  to  say,  she 
dances  while  not  otherwise  engaged  in  slip- 
ping bracelets  off  the   fat  wrists  of  dowagers 


"The  Road  to  Yesterday" 

Producers  Dist.  Corp. 

Rivoli 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  The  personification  of 
emotions  reminded  us  of  old  time  movies. 
Fear,  despair,  regret  marched  in  capital  let- 
ters through  nearly  every  title.  Because  of 
this,  we  could  never  become  absorbed  in 
the  characters  and  forget  this  was  a  movie. 
Neither  characters  nor  motives  were  suffici- 
ently lucid.  *   ♦   ♦ 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Is  heavily 
mounted  and  heavy  in  its  subject  matter, 
pierced  by  flashes  of  un-humorous  humor 
and  trite  subtitles.  It  lacks  the  box-office 
musical  comedy  scenes  of  previous  DeMille 
flickers  and  its  general  appeal  is  limited. 
Yet  its  sincerity  and  beauty  of  presentation 
make  it  one  of  the  best  pictures  bearing  the 
DeMille    stamp    in    years.     *   *   * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  The  train  wreck 
is  the  most  spectacular  instance  in  the  pro- 
duction; and  has  been  handled  with  skill. 
There  is  pictured  two  trains  *  speeding 
through  the  night,  coming  closer  and  closer 
— they  crash — the  engine  grinds  its  way 
through   the  coaches.    *   *   * 

De  Mille  has  produced  another  colorful 
production  of  the  type  that  made  him  so 
popular   with    the  movie   going  public. 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  It's  an 
elaborately  staged  production,  with  a  good 
cast,  and  has  a  railroad  wreck  that  is  about 
the  most  vivid  thing  of  that  sort  yet  at- 
tempted. But  the  story  fails  to  hold  one's 
interest  in  spite  of  the  idea,  which  is  a  good 
one.   •   •   « 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  The  film  has 
thrilling  moments.  It  is  done  on  a .  grand 
scale  with  picturesque  backgrounds.  The 
development  of  the  story  is  not  so  painfully 
obvious  and  trite  as  in  the  usual  run  of 
thrillers.  On  the  contrary,  the  story  de- 
velops a  theme  in  a  series  of  episodes  which 
do  not  always  hang  together  perfectly.  The 
analogy  between  the  stories  of  today  and 
yesterday    is   sometimes    so   obscure   as   to   be 

puzzling.      But  all   is   made   clear  in   the   end. 

*  *   « 

GRAPHIC—*  •  *  Frankly,  we  liked  it. 
At  times,  to  be  sure,  the  action  was  a  bit 
chaotic     and     there    was     a    slight     tendency 


toward  incoherency  in  the  story.  Clearer 
subtitles  would  have  greatly  simplified  mat- 
ters. Also,  it  is  quite  necessary  to  be  in 
at  the  very  beginning  of  "The  Road  to  Yes- 
terday." It  is  one  of  those  pictures  that 
if  you  arrive  during  the  action  you  don't 
ever    get    your    bearings.    *    ♦    * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE— *  *  ♦  Cecil  B  De 
Mil!e  ♦  ♦  ♦  has  produced  in  "The  Road  to 
Yesterday,"  a  pseudo  religious  photoplay 
based  on  the  subject  of  reincarnation.  It 
makes  considerable  show  of  being  profound 
and  full  of  high  truths,  but,  to  this  reviewer 
at  least,  it  seemed  rather  more  pompous 
and   slow-paced.    *    *    * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH— *  *  *  Sum- 
med up,  the  film  version  offers  an  extrava- 
gantly mounted  and  colorful  drama,  com- 
bining modern  and  costume  sequences.  Con- 
stant action,  a  closely-knit  story  and  a  nov- 
elty in  thrilling  tram  wrecks  make  it  an 
unusual  spectacle  for  critical  audiences.   *  *   * 

POST — *  *  *  Never,  perhaps,  have  we  en- 
countered a  cast  of  like  importance  turned 
into  such  entirely  uninteresting  puppets  in 
the  films.  The  picture,  from  start  to  finish, 
seems  utterly  and  absurdly  made  to  order, 
deliberately  and  mechanically  created  with- 
out imagination  or  taste.  The  sub-titles 
alone  are  enough  to  ruin  any  film,  however 
deserving.   *  *   * 

SUN — *  *  *  is  hardly  up  to  the  entertain- 
ing, if  tinny  standards  set  by  the  man  who 
vies  with  D.  W.  Griffith  at  being  the  Bel- 
asco  of  the  screen.  There  seemed  to  me 
tio  be  pictorial  merit  in  the  stagmg  of  the 
train  wreck,  and  in  the  burning  of  the 
gypsy  in  the  flashback  scenes  and  in  numer- 
ous closeups  the  actors  went  through  skillful 
enough  pantomime.  But  otherwice  "The 
Road  to  Yesterday"  oflers  little  more  than 
is  often  donated  by  the  many  misguided  di- 
rectors who  imitate  the  De  Mille  tactics. 
*   *    * 

TELEGRAM— *  *  *  A  stranger  stirs  our 
confidence,  our  sympathies,  our  distrust 
where  reason  is  no  guide.  "The  Road  to 
Yesterday"  volunteers  an  interesting,  if  not 
basically  satisfactory  explanation  ,oi  tliis 
problem,  founded  on  the  theme  of  reincar- 
nation, and  with  the  presentation  of  two 
phases  in  the  cycle  of  time  the  authors  have 
undertaken  to  account  for  the  conflicting 
emotions  inspired  by  four  human  souls  in 
one   another.    *   *    * 

*  *  *  We  doff  our  cap  with  a  fancy 
flourish  to  Mr.  de  Mille  for  his  enterprise 
in  breaking  ofl  the  beaten  track  of  cinema- 
tographic   drama.    *    ♦    * 

WORLD— *  *  *  Not  often  before  had 
I  seen  a  screen  drama  taking  itself  seriously 
which  moved  in  so  unwieldly  a  fashion.   •  ♦   ♦ 

Possibly  an  abler  group  of  performers 
might  have  cleared  the  matter  somewhat, 
but  it  is  more  likely  that  this  picture  is 
one  of  those  which  act  just  so  well  in  the 
films  and  refuse  to  budge  a  step  farther. 
It  seems  *  •  ♦  that  a  manufacturer  so  long 
in  the  harness  as  this  De  Mille  might  have 
seen  from  the  outset  the  deadly  lack  of 
sparkle  which  was  bound  to  result.   •  ♦   ♦ 


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Out-of-Town 

"The  Sporting  Chance"— Tiffany 
Circle,  Cleveland 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  The  story  is 
neither  particularly  great  nor  absolutely  new, 
but  the  play  is  sumptuously  mounted  and  the 
climax   is   pretty   exciting.    *    »   ♦ 

"Sporting  Life" — Universal 
Strand,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  Filled  with  unusual 
personalities  and  outstanding  performers, 
"Sporting  Life"  *  *  *  has  one  of  the  most 
interesting  casts  of  any  picture  of  the  sea- 
son. *  *  * 

NEWS — *  *  *  nothing  if  not  one  of  the 
most  actionable  affairs  ever  brought  screen- 
ward,  and,  therefore,  the  opportunities  for 
creating  suspense  and  wild  excitement  are 
unusually  rich.   ♦  *  ♦ 

Rialto,  Washington 

HERALD—*  *  *  The  personality  of  Bert 
Lytell  in  the  character  of  Lord  Woodstock 
dominates    an    excellent    cast.    »    ♦    ♦ 

STAR — *  *  *  made  from  the  famous  old 
Drury  Lane  melodrama,  is  fairly  good  en- 
tertainment, in  spite  of  glaring  faults,  mean- 
ingless subtitles,  poor  comedy  relief  and 
worst  of  all,  a  mediocre  cast  with  one  or 
two  possible  exceptions,  Bert  Lytell  and 
George   .Seigmann.    •   *   ♦ 


"The    Tower    of    Lies"— Metro-Gold. 
Palace,  Washington 

HERALD—*  *  *  Again  we  have  Chancy 
in  one  of  his  remarkable  character  studies 
and  are  treated  to  the  brilliance  of  Miss 
Shearer's  art,  in  one  of  the  best  roles  of 
her  career.  *  *  » 


QUESTIONS 

That  Come  Up 

EVERY  DAY 

About 

THEATRES 

DIRECTORS 

DISTRIBUTION 

STARS 
PRODUCTIONS 

WRITERS 

STATE  RIGHTS 

FOREIGN 

EXHIBITION 

PUBLICATIONS 

STUDIOS 
ACCESSORIES 

and  I 

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in  the 

1926  Film 

Year  Book 

Out  in  January 


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Friday,    December    4,    1925. 


THE 


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Favors  Quota  Plan 


{Continued  from  Page  1) 
definition    of    "British    picture"    with 
British    legislators   and    film    authori- 
ties. 

The  Canadian  Government  is  high- 
ly interested  in  the  proposed  quota 
plan  in  the  United  Kingdom. 

"Anyone  can  see  the  immense  pos- 
sibilities for  Canada  under  this  ar- 
rangement," declared  an  Ottawa  of- 
ficial in  an  interview.  "If  Britain  de- 
cides that  a  British  picture  is  one 
that  must  be  made  in  the  British 
Isles,  then  it  will  be  discrimination 
against  Canada,  and  Empire  prefer- 
ential treatment  will  have  been  for- 
gotten. It  will  mean  a  lot  to  Canada 
in  the  form  of  a  new  industry  if 
United  States  companies  are  encour- 
aged, under  legislation,  to  come  to 
Canada  to  make  pictures  for  British 
consumption." 

Canada  desires  to  have  the  Imperial 
Government  rule  that  a  British  pic- 
ture can  be  made  in  any  part  of  the 
British  Empire,  after  which  Canada 
will  encourage  U.  S.  companies  to 
establish  producing  units  in   Canada. 

Attention  is  also  drawn  to  the  pos- 
sibilities for  Canadian-made  pictures 
under  the  "Most  Favored  Nations 
Treaties"  between  Canada  and  20 
other  countries  and  dominions,  in- 
cluding France  and  her  colonies,  the 
Netherlands,  Italy,  Spain,  British 
West  Indies,  Australia  and  others 
Canadian-made  pictures  would  gain 
special  tariff  concessions  under  these 
trade  agreements. 


Pliny  Craft's  Mother  Dead 

Mrs.  Clara  B.  Craft,  mother  of 
Pliny  Craft,  is  dead.  Funeral  ser- 
vices will  be  held  at  8  Fulton  St., 
Weehawken  tomorrow. 


!    New  Huffman  House  in  Denver 

Denver — Harry  E.  Huffman,  owner 
of  the  Blue  Bird  and  Bide-A-Wee 
here,  plans  a  new  $300,000  house  tc 
be  located  in  the  East  Colfax  district 
and  to  be  named  the  Allidan.  Con- 
struction begins  Jan.  1. 


"Wandering  Fires"  at  the  Broadway 

"Wandering  Fires,"  a  Common- 
wealth release,  has  been  booked  into 
the   Broadway,   next  week. 


Suit  Filed  To  Have  House  Closed 

Fresno,  Cal. — City  Commission  has 
instructed  City  Attorney  Mutts  to 
file  suit  to  close  the  Hippodrome  as 
a  public  nuisance.  It  is  considered  a 
fire   hazard. 


Second  Fire   in  Week 

Bentleyville  Pa. — For  the  second 
time  in  a  week,  fire  of  unknown  ori^ 
gin  invaded  the  Liberty.  The  last 
blaze  was  responsible  for  a  damage 
of  $5,000. 


Madison  Starts  as  Long-Run   House 

Detroit— "The  Merry  Widow"  has 
opened  at  the  Madison  for  an  indefi- 
nite run.  This  is  the  first  picture 
which  will  play  the  theater  under  the 
new  regime. 


Linwood  Safe  Robbed 

Kansas  City — Bandits  last  Sunday 
broke  into  the  Linwood  and  robbed 
the  safe  of  $1,173,  receipts  for  the 
week  end. 


Incorporations 

Albany,  N.  Y.— Publix  Theater  Corp.  In- 
corporators. H.  Franklin,  S.  Kafz  and  F. 
Kahn.  Attorney,  R.  A.  Kohn,  485  Fifth 
Avenue,    New    Yrok. 


Dover,  Del. — Bridge  Theater  Co.  Capital 
$100,000.  Incorporators,  R.  Levine,  H.  Leh- 
man and  R.  Hamilton.  Attorney,  Corpora- 
tion   Service    Co. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Merit  Play  Prod.,  New 
York.  Capital  $30,000.  Incorporators,  C. 
Feldman  and  W.  Rothschild.  Attorney,  H. 
H.    Feldstein,    303    5th    Ave.,    New    York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.  —  Primo  Producing  Co., 
New  York.  Incorporators,  J.  Kalich,  J. 
Rumshisky  and  N.  Parnes.  Attorneys,  Rut- 
tenberg  &  Ruttenberg,  250  West  57th  St., 
New   York. 


Dover,  Del. — National  Arena  and  Amuse- 
ment Corp.  Capital  $1,000,000.  Incorpora- 
tors, S.  Vreeland,  M.  Thayer  and  T.  Dimitry. 
Attorney,    U.    S.    Corporation    Co.,    Dover. 


Dover,  Del. — Amusement  Corp.,  Wilming- 
ton. Capital  $100,000.  Attorney,  Corpora- 
tion Trust  Company  of  America,  Du  Pont 
Bldg.,   Wilmington. 


La'nsing,    Mich.    —   Interstate    Distributors, 
Inc.;    Detroit.      Capital  $10,000. 


Lansing,   Mich. — Negaunee   Delft    Co.,   Ne- 
gaunee.      Capital  $80,000. 


Albany,  N.  Y.  —  Blum  Theatrical  Corp.. 
New  York.  Capital  $20,000.  Incorporators. 
G.  Blum.  F.  Clayton  and  H.  Forbes.  At- 
torneys, Silberman  &  Steinfield,  215  Mon- 
tague   St.,    Brooklyn. 


Albany,    N.    Y. — Bea-trice   Fairfax    Pictures, 
Inc.,    New    York.      Capital    $300,000. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Post  Street  Theater   Corp. 
Yonkers. 


Albany,    N.     Y. — Fletcher    Producing    Co. 
New    York.      Capital    $50,000. 


Albany,    N.    Y.— F.    S.    &    S.    Corp.,    New 
York. 


Albany,    N.    Y. — Bob    Custer    Productions, 
Inc.,   New   York.      Capital  $5,000. 


Albany,    N.    Y. — Arthur    Silber,    Inc.,    New 
York.      Capital    $15,000. 


Albany.    N.    Y. — Edith    Amusement    Corp. 
New    York, 


Albany.    N.    Y.— H.    M.    B.    Trading    Corp. 
New   York. 


Albany.     N.     Y. — Habino     Theater     Corp. 
New    York. 


Albany,    N.    Y.    —    McFadden    True    Story 
Pictures,     New     York.       Capital     $100,000. 


Albany.   N.  Y. — Cinechrome  Film   Corpora- 
tion of  America.  New  York.     Capital  $20,000. 


Largest   Organ   in    St.   Louis   House 

St.  Louis — The  largest  organ  in 
America  has  been  installed  in  the  new 
$2,000,000  St.  Louis  theater,  opened 
two  weeks  ago  by  the  Orpheum  cir- 
cuit. The  organ  is  raised  and  low- 
ered by  an  elevator  and  wind  is  sup- 
plied by  a  30-horse  power  motor. 


A  $100,000  Week 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
said    he    expected    to    gross    $100,000 
a  week  with  the  entire  orchestra  sold 
at  $1   a  ticket. 

Discussing  presentations,  he  de- 
clared he  felt  the  most  pernicious  in- 
fluence in  program  development  to- 
day was  the  inclusion  of  vaudeville 
numbers.  He  declared  that  while 
abroad,  he  obtained  many  ideas  for 
trick  lighting  which  he  intends  em- 
bodying in  the  theater. 


Making  Comedies  for  "U" 

Los  Angeles — Scott  Darling  will 
direct  "A  Lucky  Chance,"  one  of 
"Sweet  Sixteen"  Comedies  for  Uni- 
versal. Arthur  Lake  is  the  star. 
Arthur  Rosson  has  been  assigned  to 
direct  Art  Acord  in  "The  Tuneful 
Tornado,"  for  Universal. 


Reed  Howes  in  Jones  Film 

Los  Angeles  . —  Reed  Howes  has 
been  added  to  the  cast  of  Buck 
Jones'  current  picture,  "The  Gentle 
Cyclone,"  W.  S.  Van  Dyke  directing 
for  Fox.  Others  are  Will  Walling. 
Kathleen  Myers,  Rose  Blossom  and 
Jay    Hunt. 


West    Coast   Takes    Over    Victory 

Burbank — The  Victory  has  been 
taken  over  by  West  Coast  Theaters 
Inc.,  who  plan  to  erect  another  house 
here  at  a  cost  of  $150,000.  Road 
shows  are  to  be  shown  in  the  new 
house  while  the  Victory  is  to  be  de- 
voted to  pictures. 


Saenger  Lets  $500,000  Contract 

New  Orleans  —  Contract  for  the 
new  half  million  dollar  house  to  be 
erected  at  Mobile,  Ala.  has  been  let 
to  the  O.  M.  Gwinn  Construction  Co 
by  the  Saenger  Amusement  Co. 


Donates  Open  Air  Theater 

Eustis,  Fla. — An  open  air  theater 
to  cost  $10,000  is  to  be  presented  to 
the  city  as  a  memorial  by  a  -donor 
who  refuses  to  divulge  his  name. 


New  Theaters 

Yonkers.  N.  Y. — Permission  has  been  re- 
ceived at  Albany  by  the  Post  Street  The- 
aters Corp.  to  operate  the  new  theater  now 
under  construction  on  South  Broadway.  The 
house  is  being  built  at  a  cost  of  a  quarter 
of  a  million  dollars  and  will  have  a  seating 
capacity   of    1.200. 


Salt  Creek.  Wyo. — Orson  Clark  opened  his 
new  $40,000  house  last  week.  The  theater 
is   one    of    the  largest    in    the   state. 


Cody.  Wy.. — Excavation  has  started  on  the 
new  theater  being  built  here  by  Jim  Corder, 
owner   of   the  Temple. 


Hyattsville.  Ind. — Under  the  management 
of  Sylvan  Dietz,  the  Arcade  opened  last 
week. 


Hathesburg,    Miss.    —   The    new    Anderson, 
owned    by    C.    B.    Anderson,    is    open. 


Punta  Gorda,  Fla. — Plans  are  being  made 
for  a  new  theater  to  be  opened  in  the  spring 
by   Chidester   and  Johnson. 


Weston,    W.    Va. — Jane    Lew    opened    her 
new  house  last  week. 


Albany.  Ga. — A  modern  theater  and  busi- 
ness block  is  being  planned  by  local  business 
men.     The  block  is  to  cost  over  $200,000. 


Buena  Vista,  Fla. — M.  Cunningham,  owner 
of  the  Billmore  theater,  has  submitted  plans 
for   the   erection    of   a    new    $50,000    theater. 


First  House  Opens 

Mt.  Jewett,   Pa.— The   Palace,   first 
local  house,  opened  last  week. 


WARM  UP ! 

With  a  real  cold  weather  hit 
"The  SILVERY  ART" 

one  reel  skiing  special 

Eddie  Weisfeldt,    manager 
Wisconsin,  Milvk'aukee  writes: 

"..  .Subjects  like  this  are  scarce 
...best  shoivn  in  many  months..  " 


729  7th  Ave    n'JLBiUI'U      1*.  T.  C. 
Edvfin    Miles    Fadraan,    Pres. 


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:    **SUouM  be  a  box-office  riot.  It  is  tine  sort 
of  stuff  t\te\j  aU  love."       — Trade  Review. 

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THE  MERRY  WIDOW 

Erich  Von  Stroheim  's  production.  Star- 
ring Mae  Murray  and  John  Gilbert. 
Henry  IV.  Savage's  stage  success  by  Lehar- 
Leon-Steln. 

THE  UNHOLY  THREE 

Starring  Lon  Chancy,  with  Mae  Busch, 
Matt  Moore,  Tod  Browning' s  production 
of  the  story  by  Tod  Robblns. 

A  SLAVE  OF  FASHION 

Starring  Norma  Shearer  with  Lew  Cody. 
Hobart  Henley's  production  of  the  story 
by  Samuel  Shlpman. 

PRETTY  LADIES 

JVlth  Zasu  Pitts,  Tom  Moore, .  Lily  an 
Tashman,Ann  Pennington.  Monta  Bell's 
production  of  the  story  by  Adela  Rogers 
St.  Johns. 

NEVER  THE  TWAIN 
SHALL  MEET 

H'^lth  J  nit  a  Stewart,  Bert  Lytell  and  All 
Star  Cast.  By  Peter  B.  Kyne.  Maurice 
Tourneur,  director.  A  Cosmopolitan  Pro- 
duction. 

SUN  UP 

With  Pauline  Starke,  Conrad  Nagel, 
Lucille  La  Verne.  Edmund  Gouldlng's 
production  of  Lula  Vollmer's  play. 

THE  MYSTIC 

JVlth  Alleen  Prlngle,  Conway  Tearle.  Tod 
Browning's  production  of  his  own  story. 

THE  MIDSHIPMAN 

Starring  Ramon  Novarro.  By  Carey 
14'^lhon.     Christy  Cabanne,  director. 

GO  WEST 

Starring  Buster  Keaton.  By  Lex  Neal 
and  Raymond  Cannon.  Directed  by  Buster 
Keaton.    Presented  by  Joseph  M.  Schenck. 


To  tell  the  public  you  are  showing  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  pictures  is  smart  showmanship. 

M-G-M  pictures  have  leaped  into  national  prom- 
inence with  one  success  after  another. 

Everywhere  the  talk  is  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 

In  fan  magazines,  newspapers,  reviews. 

This  mouth-to-mouth  advertising  is  worth  money. 

The  public  has  to  decide  between  competing  at- 
tractions. 

They're  buying  tickets  for  the  talked-about  pic- 
tures that  are  creating  the  big  reputation  of  today 
for  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 

It's  smart  showmanship  to  cash  in  on  this 
popularity. 

Tell  them  you're  showing  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
pictures. 

They're  looking  for  the  trade-mark  in  your  ads 
and  in  your  lobby. 

The  M-G-M  trade-mark  is  an  asset. 

Smart  showmen  are  wise  to  how  it  can  swing  a 
ticket-buyer  into  their  theatre,  instead  of  across 
the  street. 

The  big  audience  hits  bear  the  M-G-M  name. 

The  talk  of  the  industry. 

The  talk  of  the  public. 

METRO 

GOLDWYN 

MAYER 


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/L  XXXIV     No.  55 


Sunday,  December  6,  1925 


Price  25  Cents 


Ba/w/s 


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CENTURY  COMEDIES 

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WELL  BOYS 
IT'S  READY 
TO  GO!  --- 


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Here's  a  genuine  18  CARAT  SLEEPER  that  has  Rip  Van  Winkle  and  Old 
King  Tut  backed  into  a  ditch  and  covered  over. 

I've  got  INSIDE  INFO  from  the  HORSE  HIMSELF— and  he  speaks  SIX 
LANGUAGES— including  Sanskrit. 

Now,  listen,  while  I  divulge  some  FEED  BOX  FACTS  that  will  enable  my 
WISE  CLIENTS  TO  WALLOW  IN  WEALTH. 

A  bunch  of  big  and  wise  sugar-daddies  have  framed  up  the  BIGGEST 
KILLING  in  the  history  of  the  game. 

This  ROD-IN-PICKLE  is  "THE  MILLION  DOLLAR  HANDICAP." 

Everything's  ALL  SET.  This  baby  has  so  much  REAL  CLASS  that  he'll 
stop  and  do  the  CHARLESTON  at  the  head  of  the  stretch — then  come  in  on 
the  chin-strap  LAUGHIN'  HIMSELF  SICK!  It'll  be  a  SHAME  to  take 
the  MONEY,  but  you'll  all  need  it  right  after  New  Years. 

My  expert  dockers  have  been  watching  this  bimbo  for  several  weeks  and 
THE  FINAL  WORD  FROM  THESE  CONNECTIONS  IS  HERE. 

The  glad  tidings  which  they  hand  me  and  which  I  am  passing  on  to  my 
CLIENTS  is— HOCK  THE  FAMILY  JEWELS— MORTGAGE  THE 
OLD  HOMESTEAD— and  put  the  COIN  on  this  SURE  THING! 

IT  CAN'T  LOSE!!! 

Remember  the  name 

"THE  MILLION  DOLLAR  HANDICAP" 

MY  THREE  STAR  DIAMOND  RIVETED  P.D.C.  GUARANTEED 
SPECIAL! 

A  WORD  to  the  WISE  is  SUFFICIENT.  Get  your  DOUGH  DOWN  and 
REST  EASY. 

NUFF    SEdII  _^^^^ 


Producers  Distributing  Corporation 


469  FIFTH  AVENUE.  NEW  YORK  CITY 


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Authority 


iL.  XXXIV         No.   55 


Sunday,  December  6,  1925 


Price  25  Cents 


Off  for  Europe 

Cl     Laemmle     and     Party,     Cruze, 
5etty  Compson  and  Mae  Murray 
on  Various  Missions  Abroad 

lany  well  known  figures  in  the 
rustry  leave  for  Europe  today  on 
I  ious  missions. 

he  largest  party  is  that  headed 
)  Carl  Laemmle.  Reservations  are 
))ked  on  the  Leviathan  for  the 
fiup  which  includes  Sigmund  Moos, 
tsing  manager  at  Universal  City; 
tns  Winter,  inventor;  Henry  Hen- 
,(on,  business  manager  of  Uni- 
I?  sal  City  and  formerly  supervising 
cnager  of  exchanges  in  Europe; 
J  H.  Ross,  Laemmle's  secretary, 
il   Carl   and   Rosabelle   Laemmle. 

^aemmle  is  going  abroad  to  con- 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Henley  Renews  with  M.-G.-M. 

^05  Angeles — Hobart  Henley  has 
=  ncd  a  contract  with  Metro-Gold- 
',  n-Mayer  to  direct  a  new  series. 
Ihccomes  effective  upon  completion 
0  "The  Auction  Block"  now  in  pro- 
drtion. 


Henley's  latest  for  M.-G.-M.,  "His 
:retary"  opens  at  the  Capitol 
c.  13. 


Griffith,  Grainger  En  Route 

Los  Angeles — Eastbound  notables 
i  hide  Raymond  Griffith  and  James 
I  Grainger.     They  arrive  Sunday. 


Hergesheimer  Story  for  King? 

Los  Angeles — Joseph  Hergesheim- 
t  may  write  an  original  for  Henry 
Ing.     He  is  now  here. 


j  Klein  Back 

Edward  L.  Klein  returned  yester- 
ly  on  the  Berengaria.  He  has  been 
iroad  since  April. 


Features  Reviewed 

Page 
Lady  Windermere's  Fan 

Warner  Brothers 4 

The  Desert's  Price 

Fox   4 

The    Masked    Bride 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  ....  4 
The  Desperate  Game 

Universal    4 

The  Phantom  Express 

Ginsberg— State  Rights ...  5 
The  Best   Bad   Man 

Fox   5 

Short  Subjects   27 


Present  Medal  Soon 

Riesenfeld    Award    to    Be    Made    at 
Rialto,   Week  of  13th— "Night- 
ingale"  on   Program,   Too 

The  formal  presenration  of  the 
Riesenfeld  gold  medal  for  the  best 
short  subject  of  1925  will  take  place 
during  the  week  of  Dec.  13  at  the 
Rialto  where  the  prize-winning  sub- 
ject, "The  Voice  of  the  Nightingale" 
will  be  part  of  the  program. 

The  medal  which  goes  to  L.  Stare- 
vitch  who  produced  "The  Voice  of 
the  Nightingale"  abroad  will  be 
given  to  Earl  W.  Hammons,  presi- 
dent of  Educational,  which  is  releas- 
ing the  subject  in  America  and  he. 
(Continued  on  Page  3) 


Edington  to    Produce 

Los  Angeles — H.  E.  Edington,  pro- 
duction manager  for  "Ben  Hur,"  in- 
tends producing  on  his  own.  He  will 
make  three  pictures  next  year.  He 
leaves  for  New  York  tomorrow. 
Edington  will  either  work  at  the 
Neilan  studio  or  United. 


No  Action  at  Famous 

Fully   a    Year   Before   Short   Subject 
Production     Crystallizes — Await- 
ing Developments  First 

Although  Famous  has  by  no  means 
changed  its  intentions  concerning 
short  subject  production,  it  was 
learned  yesterday  that  now  develop- 
ments in  the  short  subject  field  will 
be  watched  carefully  before  ?ny  defi- 
nite steps  are  taken. 

It  was  pointed  out  by  one  import- 
ant official  that  the  company  could 
do  nothing  in  less  than  a  year.  He 
said  short  subjects  as  part  of  the  pro- 
duction program  for  1926-1927  did  not 
figure  in  discussions  which  are  now 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Fox  Buys  "The  City"     ^ 

Los  Angeles — Winfield  R.  Sheehan 
announced  yesterday  that  Fox  had 
purchased  "The  City"  by  Clyde 
Fitch  and  "Whispering  Fires."  It 
is  understood  James  Gleason  may  ap- 
pear in  the  leading  role  in  "Is  Zat 
So?". 


Aftermath 


By  DANNY 


And  so  the  deal  between  United  Artists  and  MGM  failed  to 
materialize.  And  the  chapter  is  closed.  At  least  for  the  present. 
Meanwhile  statements  galore  are  issued.  The  TOCC  and  others 
all  discuss  "trustification,"  and  possible  problems  of  a  like  nature. 
After  the  deal  has  been  called  off.  And  Joe  Schenck  asserts 
that  United  will  always  be  independent  in  its  operations.  And 
not  controlled  by  anyone. 

The  truth  of  the  matter  is  that  the  proposed  deal  had  no 
more  to  do  with  "trustification"  than  if  any  company,  large  or 
small,  decided  to  merge  its  distribution  forces,  for  the  purpose 
of  bringing  about  economies.  If  you  heard  that  any  two  com- 
panies had  decided  to  use  the  same  distributing  organization, 
would  you  call  that  "trustification?"     That  is  silly. 

It  is  true  that  every  merger ;  every  move  whereby  the  larger 
organizations  get  closer  together  does  indicate  a  trend  which, 
in  the  end,  may  prove  difficult.  The  closer  this  business  becomes 
knit  together  so  much  easier  will  it  be  to  bring  about  still  closer 
consolidations.  But  make  no  mistake  about  it.  This  will  not 
come  because  of  the  actions  of  the  leaders  of  this  business — 

But  because  of  the  banking  interests. 

The  one  great  danger  that  exists  in  the  business  today  is 
the  influence  of  the  banking  community.  Notoriotisly  are  bankers 
hard  hearted.  The  fact  that  one  group  of  bankers,  or  banks,  is 
mixed  up  in  one  company ;  another  group  in  still  another  com- 
pany, and  yet  another  group  of  bankers  in  other  film  companies 

(Continued  on  Page  5) 


Hays  Makes  Pledge 

Promises    Exhibitors    Redress    in    the 

Event     of     Producer-Distributor 

Aggression — "Bill  of  Rights" 

Will  H.  Hays  has  sent  to  the  Ad- 
ministrative Committee  of  the  M.  P. 
T.  O.  A.  a  letter  which  was  describ- 
ed yesterday  by  Joseph  M.  Seider, 
business  manager  of  the  organization, 
as  an  exhibitor  "Bill  of  Rights."  Sig- 
nificant paragraphs  of  the  commun- 
ication read: 

"This  letter  is  by  way  of  reassur- 
ance of  the  continuing  purpose  of 
this  association  and  my  own  personal 
determination  to  do  everything  pos- 
sible to  further  that  cooperation.  I 
call  your  attention  again  to  the  fact 
that  the  purpose  of  this  association 
is  to  promote  the  common  interests 
'of  all  those  engaged  in  the  motion 
picture  business'  and  that  our  efTorts 
are  directed  quite  as  much  for  the 
ultimate  welfare  of  the  exhibitor  as 
for  the  interests  of  the  producer  and 
distributor. 

"As  a  further  declaration  of  purpose 
(Continued  on  Page   3) 


Zukor  on  the  Radio 

Adolph  Zukor  delivered  an  address 
over  Station  WMCA  last  night  in 
which  he  discussed  "The  Influence 
of  the  Motion  Picture  Industry  on 
Broadway."  He  traced  the  develop- 
ment of  the  first  run  from  its  begin- 
ning and  showed  how  general  busi- 
ness along  Broadway  had  risen  to 
undreamed  of  proportions  because 
of  the  theaters'  drawing  power. 


500  at  Grauman  Dinner 

Los  Angeles  —  Five  hundred  at- 
tended the  "Wampas"  dinner  to  Sid 
Grauman  at  the  Biltniore  Thursday 
night,  including  practically  all  of  the 
leading  stars,  directors  and  producers. 
The  Mayor  and  city  officials  were 
also  there.  Rupert  Hughes  was 
toastmaster. 


Back   with    Famous 

Los  Angeles — Dimitri  Buchowetzki 
has  been  signed  again  by  Famous. 
This  time  to  direct  Pola  Negri  in 
the  original  being  written  for  her  by 
Ernest  Vadja. 


Interested  In  4  Ways 

Saenger   Theater    Holdings   in   Texas 
Varied— Hold  "Substantial"  Stock 

in  Dent-Musselman  Circuit 
Dallas — Contrary  to  reports  that 
the  Dent-Musselman  circuit,  which 
has  shown  marked  activity  in  the 
Texas  theater  field  of  late,  has  been 
developed  from  houses  acquired  from 
the  Saenger  Amusement  Co.,  public 
acknowledgment  is  now  made  that 
(Continued  on  Page  3) 


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THE 


Vtl. XXXIV No. 55    Suidaj,  Dec.6,192S    Price25CeDt$ 


Coypright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday,  at 
1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS.  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor ; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager; Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
Ralph  Wilk  Traveling  Representative.  En- 
tered as  second-class  matter  May  21,  1918, 
at  the  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  March  3,  1879.  Terms  (Postage 
tee)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
York.  $10.00  one  year;  6  months,  $5.00;  3 
months,  $3.00.  Foreign  $15.00.  Subscribers 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY,  1650 
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<736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  address:  Filmday, 
Kew  York,  Hollywood,  Ca'lifornia — Harvey 
E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London  Representative — Er- 
nest W.  Fredman,  The  Film  Renter,  58, 
Great  Marlborough  St.,  London,  W.  1.  Paris 
Representative,  La  Cinematographic  Fran- 
taise,  5,   Rue   Saulnier. 


Quotations 

(These    Quotations    Are    As    of    Friday.) 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban   &  Katz   Not  quoted 

Eastman    Kodak    ..110       109J^    10954      1,100 
Famous    Players    ..110}^   108Ji   110^    11,100 

F.    P.    Pfd 116       116       116  100 

Film    Inspection    Not   quoted 

First   National Not  quoted 

Box     "A"      82}^      82         SZyi     2,1OT 

Fox  Theaters   "A"     27M     27         27         1,900 

Loew's,     Inc 40         39  J^      391^     4,800 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.   ..23         23         23  100 

M.    P.    Cap.    Corp.      18^      18!^      IS'A         500 

Pathe   Exch.    "A"    Not    quoted 

Skouras     56         56         56         

Trans-Lux    "A"     ..    12^      11}^      1254   16,300 

Universal     ASyi      45  45  300 

Univ.     Pict.     Pfd.       95^     95%     95?^         100 

Warner    Pict 15^      15!4      15^4         200 

Warner  Bros.  "A"     1954      18M      1954         800 


Off  for  Europe 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

summate  his  deal  with  the  Ufa.     He 
will  be  away  eight  or  ten  weeks. 

Frederick  Wynne-Jones,  managing 
director  of  the  Ufa-Usa  will  be  a 
passenger  on  the  Majestic.  He  is 
going  to  Berlin  to  confer  with  Ufa 
offi.cials  concerning  the  Universal 
deal. 

James  Cruze  and  his  wife,  Betty 
Compson,  leave  on  the  Majestic  on 
a  combined  vacation  and  business 
trip.  Cruze  intends  visiting  Tripoli 
and  Northern  African  points  to  se- 
cure locations  for  "Old  Ironsides," 
his  next  picture. 

Mae  Murray  will  be  another  pas- 
senger on  the  Majestic.  It  is  re- 
ported she  will  go  to  Berlin  to  discuss 
her  contractual  relations  with  Ufa, 
which,  according  to  Universal,  have 
taken  .on  a  new  significance  since 
Ufa  is  to  release  through  Universal 
in  America. 


M.    P.    Capital    Corp.    Dividends 

The  Motion  Picture  Capital  Corp. 
yesterday  declared  a  dividend  of 
37^/2  cents  on  the  common  payable 
Dec.  15  to  stockholders  of  record  Dec. 
10,  and  a  quarterly  dividend  of  50 
cents  on  the  preferred,  payable  Jan. 
15  to  stock  of  record  Jan.  2.  An 
initial  dividend  of  $1  semi-annually 
was  paid  on  the  preferred  in  July. 

Remodeling  Baltimore  House 

Baltimore  —  Extensive  operations 
are  planned  for  Warner's  Metropoli- 
tan. The  entrance  will  be  changed 
from  North  Ave.  to  Pennsylvania 
Ave.,  and  the  exit  will  be  changed 
to  where  the  entrance  formerly  was. 
This  will  give  the  house  an  added 
seating   capacity. 


Fink  Here;  May  Produce  Abroad 

M.  F.  Fink,  who  at  various  times 
has  handled  important  assignments 
for  large  American  organizations  in 
Europe,  is  here  from  Europe.  He 
may  produce  a  series  of  pictures  in 
England,  with   an   American  star. 


F.   B.   O.    Renews   Vaughn  Contract 

Los  Angeles— Alberta  Vaughn  has 
signed  a  three  year  contract  with 
F.  B.  O.  She  will  star  in  one  more 
series,  possibly  "Fighting  Hearts"  by 
Sam  Hellman,  and  then  appear  in 
features. 


Roach's  "Revolution" 

New   Policy   of  Dramatic   Players  in 

Comedies    Working    Well — 

Roach   Due   Here 

Hal    Roach   arrives   here    from   the 
Coast  Monday. 


Hollywood — What  Hal  Roach  calls 
his  little  "revolution"  in  comedy 
styles  is  moving  along  splendidly  in 
that  producer's  Culver  City  studios, 
where  five  comedy  units  are  on  sched- 
ule under  the  supervision  of  F.  Rich- 
ard Jones,  making  "short  feature" 
comedies  of  two  reels  with  players 
of  feature  standard  in  the  cast. 

The  production  cost  of  the  new 
comedies  is  not  exactly  estimated, 
owing  to  the  fact  that  Roach  has 
no  precedent  to  be  guided  by,  but 
the  fact  that  they  will  cost  more  than 
the  average  of  the  past  is  a  certainty. 

In  the  engagement  of  Will  Lam- 
bert, costume  designer,  and  James 
Crosby,  camera  and  lighting  expert, 
for  the  principal  duty  of  studying 
each  newcomer  to  the  lot  with  an 
eye  for  "fitting  the  type"  in  clothes 
and  photography.  Roach  feels  he  has 
done  a  thing  new  to  comedies.  The 
same  precaution  to  insure  a  player's 
personal  satisfaction  with  his  role  and 
its  opportunities  is  being  taken  that 
feature  producers  of  the  better  type 
usually  exercise. 

Five  or  six  new  names  of  conse- 
quence will  be  added  to  the  roster 
within  the  next  two  or  three  weeks. 

A  Theda  Bara  comedy  and  the 
Lionel  Barrymore  vehicle  are  to  be 
included  in  the  "Star  Comedy"  series 
released  by  Pathe.  In  the  past  few 
weeks  Mildred  Harris  has  played  op- 
posite Charley  Chase  in  one  of  his 
comedies,  and  Eileen  Percy  and  Stu- 
art Holmes,  as  well  as  other  players 
known  to  feature  productions,  ap- 
peared with  Clyde  Cook. 

Every  series  of  comedies  produced 
by  Roach  for  Pathe  will  bear  the  in- 
fluence of  the  new  policy,  with  play- 
ers of  considerable  rank  appearing 
with  the  regular  Roach  star  comedi- 
ans— Chase,  Cook,  Glenn  Tryon,  Ty- 
ler Brooke,  Jimmie  Finlayson,  Kath- 
erine  Grant,  Martha  Sleeper,  Sue 
O'Neil,  "Our  Gang"  and  "Husky" 
Hanes. 


When  you  think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Picture 

and  Theatrical  insurance  fi>r 

the  past  fifteen  years. 

Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y,  C. 

Bryant  3040 


Won't  Enter  Gloversville 

Gloversville,  N.  Y. — Persistent  re- 
ports that  Famous  would  purchase 
the  Hotel  Kathan  and  build  a  theater 
have  ended  with  the  acquisition  of 
the  property  by  Schine  Theatrical 
Corp.  \ 

Gilda  Gray's  Next 
The     Mirror     reports     that     Gilda 
Gray's  next  for  Famous  will  be  "The 
Woman    Thou   Art,"   by    Grant    Sin- 
clair. 


milORATORYh 


PRODUCtlOWSl 
COMMERCI^ 


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New  Chicago  Exchange 

Chicago  —  Gotham  Pictures  Ex- 
change has  been  formed  to  distribute 
Gotham  Prod,  and  other  releases  of 
Lumas  Film  Corp.  Jerry  Abrams 
will  be  in  charge. 


Seattle — Deluxe  Feature  Film  has 
taken  over  distribution  of  Gotham 
Prod.  for  Washington,  Oregon, 
Northern  Idaho,  Montana  and 
Alaska. 


Bern  Arrives 

Paul    Bern    is    in    town    from    the 
Coast. 


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FOR  EVEfiyBOOy  WHO  IS  ANYBODy 
ON  THE  STAGE  OR  SCREEN..  EXCLUSIVE 
DESIGNS  By  LEADING  STYLE  CREATORS 

Ol^WIQS  NEWyORK 


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No  Action  at  Famou 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

under  way  and  added  that  certain 
nothing  could  be  done  until  well  in 
1927. 

It  is  believed  progress  made  in  t 
operations  of  Publix  Theaters  Vi 
have  a  direct  bearing  on  the  ultim:/ 
disposition  of  the  question  One  of  t 
ideas  of  Famous  in  entering  shd 
subject  production  is  to  supply 
own  theaters  with  short  reel  materil 


Specify 


Raw  Stock  for  QUALITY 

Sole  Distributors: 

FISH-SCHURMAN  CORP. 

45   West  45th  Street 
N.   Y.    Bryant   7243 


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for  that 

SPECIAL  PRESENTATIOlt 

FLAGS  &  BANNERS 

HENRY  JACKSON 
141  Fulton  St.  New  Yo 


Hotel  Christie 


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Hollywood 


One  of  California's  finest  hotels, 
located  in  the  heart  of  the  busi- 
ness district  of  Hollywood, 
famous  lobby,  personal  service, 
sensible  prices. 

R.  J.  Matheson 
Owner-Manager 


TUB 


Jinday,  December  6,  1925 


BAIMr 


Hays  Makes  Pledge 

{ContiriKed  from  Page  1) 
ore  definitely  to  this  end,  I  assure 
)u  that  if  any  member  of  your  or- 
inization  anywhere  in  the  country 
IS  a  real  grievance  against  any  of 
le  producers  or  distributors  who  are 
embers  of  this  association  and  if 
3u    will    call    my    attention    to    such 

ievance,  the  good  offices  of  this  as- 
iciation    will    be     immediately     and 

mpathetically  used  to  bring  about 
ich  conferences  and  consideration 
such  real  grievance  between  the 
irties  interested  that  a  fair  solution 
icreof  may  be  quickly  sought. 

"The  principle  of  arbitration  is  be- 
ig  successfully  applied  in  all  arbi- 
al  matters  in  dispute  which  may 
rise  covered  by  the  exhibition  con- 
act.  This  proposal  is  by  way  of 
irther  ofifering  to  use  the  good  of- 
ces  of  the  association  to  develop 
onferences  for  the  settlement  of 
latters  not  naturally  included  in  dif- 
culties  arbitral  under  the  exhibition 
ontract.  The  whole  purpose  is  to 
id  in  the  providing  for  any  possible 
leans  of  adjustment  of  every  kind 
f  real  grievance  that  may  arise,  that 
hereby  there  may  be  developed  com- 
lete  fulfillment  of  the  formula  of 
onfidence  and  cooperation  as  orig- 
nally  suggested  and  which  is  today 
he  solution  of  our  problems  as  cer- 
,iinly  as  when  the  formula  was  orig- 
nally   indicated." 

The  document  came  into  being  as 
I  result  of  conferences  between  the 
;ommittee  and  the  Hays  office  and, 
iccording  to  Seider,  "signifies  the 
rirst  definite  and  concrete  basis  for 
he  unanimous  cooperation  of  all 
orces  in  the  motion  picture  indus- 
try." The  letter  was  read  at  the 
Jubilee  Celebration  of  the  M.  P.  T. 
0.  of  Connecticut  at  the  Hotel  Taft, 
.\'ew  Haven,  where  one  of  the  grat- 
ifying sights  was  the  intermingling 
of  producers,  distributors  and  exhib- 
itors in  pleasant  accord — and  appar- 
ently meaning  it,  too. 

Commenting  on  the  document, 
Seider  said  in  Hartford: 

"It  spells  the  beginning  of  the 
end  for  the  wrongfully  looking-out  of 
a  producers  product  by  theater  com- 
binations. 

"It  is  a  guillotine  for  the  illegiti- 
mate transfer  of  theaters  to  avoid 
contractual  responsibilities. 

"It  starts  the  dissembling  of  the 
purchase  or  acquisition  of  theatrical 
properties  or  interest  therein  by  un- 
fair or  coercive  methods. 

"It  provides  for  the  allocation  of 
(product  wrongfully  and  unfairly  with- 
held by  producer-exhibitor  or  chain 
theater   competitors." 

Charles  C.   Pettijohn  said: 

"On  behalf  of  those  'unpopular 
producers  and  distributors — I  want 
to  tell  you  all  in  real  seriousness 
that  they  are  just  as  alive  to  the  pub- 
lic as  you  exhibitors.  They  are  all 
realizing  that  there  cannot  be  two 
roads  in  this  respects.  Now  they 
are  joining  you  and  we  are  all  sit- 
ting down  at  a  table  like  men  and 
arriving  at  a  definite  agreement.  You 
may  take  my  word  for  it  that  we  pro- 
ducers and  distributors  may  be 
counted  on  to  do  our  part  in  any- 
thing in  this  state  or  in  the  industry 
as  a  whole." 


The  Week's  Headlines    Present  Medal  Soon 


Monday 

M.-G.-M. -United  Artists  deal  still  hanging 
fire.  Chaplin  anxious  for  present  situa- 
tion   to    continue. 

North  American  Theater  Corp.  acquiring 
more    houses    in    Mid-West. 

Loew's  Inc.  terminate  most  successful  year 
on    record. 

Lasky  adding  41,000  sq.  ft.  to  west  coast 
studio   through   reopening  of    Realart    plant. 

Four  British  producing  units  favor  larger 
quota    of    home-made   production. 

A  $10,000,000  corporation  being  formed  in 
the  Antipodes  to  produce  with  headquar- 
ters  at   Sydney,   Australia. 

Tuesday 

British    exhibitors    reject    production    scheme 

by    vote   of   679    to    609 ;    Government   may 

act. 
Internationa!      Projector     Corp.,     takes     over 

Precision     Machine    Co.,     Nicholas     Power 

Co.,  and  the  Acme  Picture  Projector  Corp. 

in   largest    deal    of    its    kind. 
James    Cruze    to    film    "Old    Ironsides." 
Universal    to    expand    theater    activities;    plan 

to    take    over    1,000   houses. 
Both    Keith    and    Loew    to    build    in    White 

Plains. 
John     Brady     reelected     president,     Ontario 

Division   of   M.    P.   T.    O. 
Universal    to    make    six    pictures    annually    in 

Germany   under  deal  with  Ufa. 

Wednesday 

United    Artists-M.-G.-M.     deal     off.       Merger 

abandoned    by    mutual    consent. 
Famous    releases    Sidney    Olcott.      About    to 

sign    with    another    organization. 
Apollo-Wellmont    case    settled    out    of    court. 
Seventy-five    people    in    one    prologue    at    Col- 
ony,  an    innovation   on    Broadway. 
"Ben    Hur"    slated    to    open    Christmas    eve 

at  the   Cohan. 
Fox   reported  seeking   a   chain   of  second-runs 

in   St.   Louis. 
Hoblitzelle  and  Famous  deal  reported  closed, 

covering     five     Texas     and     one     Arkansas 

house. 

Thursday 

Universal  Chain  Theaters  Corp.  formed. 
Shields  &   Co.,  to  float  $4,000,000  issue. 

Criterion  to  close.  Famous  to  turn  house 
over  to  Frohman  Co.,  for  legitimate  shows. 

Famous  Players  case  now  in  review  at  Wash- 
ington. Will  take  some  weeks  to  con- 
sider testimony. 

M.  P.  T.  O.  looks  for  new  uniform  con- 
tract  soon. 

Improving  Fox  Studios,  $500,000  building 
program   under   way. 

Friday 

Rush  in  theater  construction.  1925's  in- 
vestment in  theaters  100  per  cent  increase 
over    1924. 

"Roxy"  tells  A.  M.  P.  A.  he  expects  to 
gross    $100,000    per    week   at    the    Roxy. 

Realtors  claim  that  27  big  Chicago  theaters 
have  enhanced  value  of  adjacent  property 
$75,000,000. 

Gaumont  lands  scoop  in  filming  Locarno 
treaties  ceremony.  Other  news  reels  raise 
objections. 

Saturday 

Carl  Laemmle,  Mae  Murray,  James  Cruze, 
Betty  Compson,  Frederick  Wynne-Jones 
leaves  for  Europe  tomorrow. 

Famous'  decision  on  short  subject  produc- 
tion to  liinge  around  developments  in  that 
field. 

Saenger  Amusement  Co.  holds  interests  in 
four    Ttxan    theater    chains. 

Win  H.  Hays  pledges  M,  P.  T.  O.  A.  re- 
dress from  producer-distributor  aggres- 
sions. Joseph  M.  Seider  calls  it  the  ex- 
hibitor   "Bill    of    Rights." 


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in  turn,  will  forward  it  to  Paris 
where  Starevitch  is  about  to  start 
a  five  year  contract  with  Reginald 
Ford.  Present  at  the  ceremony,  ac- 
cording to  existing  plan,  will  be  Will 
H.  Hays,  Hugo  Riesenfeld,  "Danny," 
and  members  of  the  press. 

Hammons,  who  has  been  abroad, 
arrives  in  New  York  from  London 
on  the  Homeric  Wednesday. 


Fox  Handled  Starevitch  Film 
It  developed  yesterday  that  in  Feb- 
ruary, 1924,  Fox  released  a  one-reeler 
made  abroad  by  L.  Starevitch.  In 
France,  the  picture  was  called  "The 
Frogs  Ask  for  a  King"  and,  accord- 
ing to  information  from  Paris,  in- 
cluded many  of  the  delightful  touches 
which  appear  in  "The  Voice  of  the 
Nightingale." 

Fox  released  the  picture  in  its  Va- 
rieties series  and  called  it,  "Frogland." 
It  played  at  the  Rivoli  at  which  time, 
it  excited  more  favorable  comment 
among  New  York  critics  than  the  fea- 
ture which  appeared  on  the  program 
that  week. 


Music  Via  the  Screen 

"The  Popular  Science  Monthly" 
reports  music  in  colors  has  become 
an  actual  fact.  A  machine  recently 
invented  by  M.  R.  Ulrich,  of  Port- 
land, Ore.,  is  said  to  project  music 
on  the  screen  in  the  form  of  color 
patterns  that  vary  in  delicate  shade 
and  form  according  to  changes  in 
the  sound  vibrations  of  melodies  or 
harmonies   being   played  or  sung. 


"U"   Foreign   Managers   Here 

Jack  Hayes,  Universal's  general 
representative  in  Mexico  is  here  to 
confer  on  next  year's  release  schedule 
for  that  country. 

Nat  Liebskind,  representative  in 
Cuba,  is  also  here.  He  returns  to 
Havana  on  Tuesday. 


House  for  Film  Players  Club 

Ruland  &  Benjamin,  Inc.,  with 
Douglas  L.  Elliman  &  Co.,  Inc.,  have 
leased  a  five-story  residence  at  42 
E.  51st  St.,  to  M.  Kerman  and  Wil- 
liam R.  Wilkerson.  The  premises  are 
to  be  occupied  by  the  Film  Players' 
Club,  Inc. 


Hubbard  Here  from  Europe 
Lucien  Hubbard,  one  of  the  Para- 
mount production  supervisors,  re- 
turned from  Europe  on  the  Beren- 
garia  yesterday  and  leave  for  Holly- 
wood today. 


Intem'l    Projector    Issue    Sold 

The  issue  of  International  Projec- 
tor Corp.  preferred  stock  ofTered  by 
a  selling  group  headed  by  Pynchon 
&  Co.,   has  been  oversubscribed. 


Lester  Scott  to  Coast 

Lester  F.  Scott  of  Action  Pictures, 
Inc.,  left  for  Hollywood  yesterday 
afternoon. 


Frederick  Healy  Dead 

Funeral  services  for  Fredeirick 
Healy,  who  died  Wednesday,  were 
held  yesterday  at  Evergreen  Ceme- 
tery. He  was  with  the  old  Vitagraph 
company   for   years. 


Goulding   Here 

Edmund  Goulding  is  in  New  York 
from  Hollywood.  His  latest  for  M.- 
G.-M.  is  "Sally,  Irene  and  Mary" 
which  opens  Sunday  at  the   Capitol. 


Alvin  Mayer's  Father  Dtad 

Alvin  Mayer  of  Photo  Repro  has 
been  called  to  Louisville  because  of 
the  death  of  his  father.  He  will  be 
away   several   weeks. 


Interested  In  4  Ways 

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Saenger    owns    a    "substantial    stock" 
interest  in  Dent-Musselman. 

Further  explanations  of  the  rela- 
tions between  the  two  circuits  are 
given  in  the  current  issue  of  "Motion 
Picture  Journal"  and  given  much 
prominence  in  that  publication.  The 
article  states,  in  part.: 

"Reports  in  Texas  daily  press 
copied  by  some  trade  papers  anent 
activities  of  Dent-Musselman,  Inc., 
are  inaccurate.  L.  L.  Dent  held  for 
himself  interests  in  El  Paso.  In  these 
holdings,  four  houses,  it  is  under- 
stood, he  has  granted  a  half  interest 
to  the  Saenger  Amusement  Co. 
These  houses  are  operated  from  the 
Dent-Musselman  office  but  do  not 
belong  to  this  firm,  the  ownership 
resting  jointly  in   Dent  and  Saenger. 

"Dent-Musselman,  Inc.,  has  ab- 
sorbed the  original  Musselman  hold- 
ings in  Paris  and  acquired  by  pu'^ 
chase,  either  outright  or  in  associat- 
ing with  former  operators,  houses  in 
Ranger,  Denton,  Eastland,  Abilene. 
Tyler  (two  houses  built),  BreckeiL- 
ridge,  Wichita  Falls  and  Amarillo. 
These  two  latter  towns  were  ac- 
quired from  D.  F.  &  R.  Ent.  in  toto 
in  two  deals,  first  partial  and  then 
complete. 

".W.  B.  Palmer,  Ranger;  John  Vic- 
tor, Abilene,  and  Grover  Campbell, 
Denton,  each  retains  a  financial  inter- 
est in  his  town.  John  Paxton,  loj-'g 
with  Musselman  in  Paris,  continuet 
his   interest  there. 

"Contrary  to  reports  that  t\n. 
Dent-Musselman  circuit  was  built 
from  houses  acquired  from  Saenger, 
it  is  publicly  acknowledged  that 
Saenger  Amusement  Co.  owns  sub- 
stantial stock  in  Dent-iMusselman, 
Inc. 

"Saenger  interests  in  Texas  are 
not  new.  For  many  years  this  firm 
has  operated  the  Isis  in  Houston  and 
for  a  long  time  held  Texarkana 
closed.  During  this  current  year  the 
company  took  over  from  the  South- 
ern enterprise  (F.  P.-L.)  the  Old 
Mill  in  Dallas  and  the  Liberty  in 
Houston.  It  also  acquired  a  half 
interest  with  operating  control  in  the 
Jefferson  Amusement  Co.,  Beau- 
mont— Liberty,  Rivoli  and  Kyle 
theaters.  Jefferson  Amusement  Co. 
has  since  absorbed  the  Holton  houses 
■ — six — in  Port  Arthur,  and  the 
Strand  in  Orange. 

"It  will  be  seen  from  this  state- 
ment that  the  Saenger  Amusement 
Co.  has  four  sets  of  theater  interests 
in  Texas,  i.  e.,  direct  operation  in 
Dallas,  Texarkana  and  Houston; 
with  Dent  in  El  Paso;  with  Dent- 
Musselman,  Inc.,  in  a  chain  and  with 
Jefferson  Amusement  Co.  in  three 
towns. 

"Saenger  is  also  interested  with 
the  Oldknows  of  Atlanta  in  the  Lib- 
erty Film  Distributing  Corp.,  state 
right,  operating  an  exchange  in 
Dallas." 


Weinstock  Leases  3rd  Ave  House 

Weinstock  Amusement  Co.  has 
leased  the  Arcadia,  995  3rd  Ave.,  for 
21  years. 


Vera    Steadman   Leaves 

Vera  Steadman,  Christie  player, 
just  returned  from  Paris,  left  for  the 
Coast   yesterday. 


THE 


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"Lady  Windermere's  Fan" 

Warner  Bros. 
LUBITSCH  AT  HIS  BEST  BUT 
PROBABLY  TOO  FINE  FOR 
APPRECIATION  BY  AVER- 
AGE MOVIE  FANS. 
Cast. ..  .Little  May  McAvoy  steals 
the  picture.  She  gives  a  most 
charming  performance  in  a  very 
sympathetic  role.  Irene  Rich  gives 
a  splendid,  striking  performance, 
probably  the  best  work  she  has 
ever  done,  thanks  to  Lubitsch. 
Ronald  Colman,  with  little  to  do, 
splendid.  Bert  Lytell  very  good 
and  Edward  Martindel  very  natur- 
al.     Others    unimportant. 

Type  of  Story Drama.     When 

Oscar  Wilde  presented  "Lady 
Windermere's  Fan"  many  years 
ago  it  achieved  an  outstanding  suc- 
cess, chiefly  due  to  the  brilliancy 
of  the  lines  and  the  fact  that  it 
pictured  London  social  life  among 
the  Lords  and  Dukes.  Probably 
little  material  of  this  type  offered 
so  many  difficulties  for  picturiza- 
tion  but  Lubitsch  with  his  master- 
ful touch  has  turned  this  somewhat 
weak  material  for  pictures  into  a 
very  fine  production  replete  with 
tvpica!  Lubitscli  touches,  but 
whether  or  not  it  is  over  the  heads 
of  the  average  picture  audience  re- 
mains to  be  seen. 

The  story  tells  of  Lady  Winder- 
mere whose  mother  is  supposed 
to  be  dead  but  who  in  fact  is  alive 
under  the  name  of  Mrs.  Erlynne. 
The  mother  calls  upon  her  daugh- 
ter's husband  to  help  her  financi- 
ally and  socially.  Lord  Darling- 
ton, in  love  with  Lady  Winder- 
mere, suggests  that  she  look  into 
her  husband's  check  book  where 
shs  will  find  Mrs.  Erlynne's  name. 
She  does  and  this,  together  with 
the  demand  of  Mrs.  Erlynne  that 
she  be  allowed  to  attend  her 
daughter's  birthday  ball,  results  in 
the  climax  which  is  one  of  the  fin- 
est things  ever  picturized.  How 
Mrs.  Erlynne  saves  her  daughter's 
name  and  takes  the  blame  of  being 
found  in  Lord  Darlington's  rooms 
completes  the  story.  Mrs.  Erlynne 
leaves  England  and  Lord  Winder- 
mere never  knows  how  his  wife 
almost   left   him. 

Box  Office  Angle Well  read  folks, 

particularly  those  who  followed 
the  works  of  Oscar  Wilde,  will  de- 
light in  wanting  to  see  this,  as  well 
as  all  the  Lubitsch  fans.  Other- 
wise, it  may  be  hard  to  satisfy 
your  crowd. 
Exploitation.  ..  .You  had  better  bank 
heavily  upon  Lubitsch  to  get  this 
one  by.  You  can  make  promises 
with  safety.  You  can  easily  say 
that  it  is  one  of  the  finest  pictures 
ever  made  because  it  is  and  there 
are  a  number  of  excellent  name= 
in  the  cast,  all  of  which  can  be  used 
to  advantage.  Some  of  these  stars 
must  be  particularly  strong  in  your 
neighborhood. 

Direction    Ernst    Lubitsch; 

superi) 

Author    Oscar    Wilde 

Scenario    Julian   Josephson 

Cameraman Charles  Van  Enger 

Photography. ..  .Little   short  of  mar- 
velous. 

Locale    London 

Length  7,816  feet 


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DAILV 


Sunday,  December  6, 


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Buck  Jones  in 

"The  Desert's  Price" 

Fox 
WESTERN  THAT,  LIKE  MOST 
OF  THIS  TYPE  OF  ENTER- 
TAINMENT, HAS  A  FAM- 
ILIAR PLOT,  BUT  WITH 
ENOUGH  GOOD  ACTION  TO 
MAKE  IT  SATISFY.  SOME 
MIGHTY  FINE  LOCATIONS 
IN  THIS  ONE. 
Star....  Has  an  especially  busy  time 
of  it.  There  is  a  battle  in  practi- 
cally every  other  shot  and  naturally 
hero  Buck  is  the  big  "spanker." 
Cast.  ...  Florence  Gilbert  a  pretty 
and  pleasing  lead  and  Edna  Mari- 
on her  cute  little  sister.  Montague 
Love  the  villain  and  Arthur  House- 
man his  tricky  brother  who  is 
more  "ornamental  than  useful." 
Others  Carl  Stockdale,  Harry  Dun- 
kinson,  Ernest  Butterworth. 
Type  of  Story.  . .  .Western.  The  ma- 
jority of  westerns  on  the  market 
all  contain  plots  of  the  formula 
variety,  but  some  are  distinguished 
by  better  action,  perhaps  a  com- 
edy relief,  or  some  additional  fea- 
ture to  ofTset  the  story's  familiari- 
ties. "The  Desert's  Price"  is  a 
trite  enough  yarn  but  with  Buck 
Jones  setting  a  lively  pace  with 
his  fistic  encounters  and  a  gener- 
ally lively  development,  it  holds 
up  nicely.  In  addition,  there  are 
some  mighty  beautiful  locations, 
the  great  open  spaces  at  their  best 
and  Reggie  Lyons,  at  the  camera, 
secured  some  splendid  shots  of  un- 
usual cloud  efifects.  AH  told,  "The 
Desert's  Price"  is  enjoyable  enough 
to  make  you  forget  that,  boiled 
dovv'U,  you  are  witnessing  another 
hero-villain-girl    work-out. 

Story:  Julia  Starke  is  at  odds 
with  McGann,  a  neighboring  ran- 
cher, believing  his  men  have  stolen 
her  sheep.  In  reality  it  is  Jim  Mar- 
tin and  his  brother  Sam,  also  near- 
by ranch  owners.  McCann  sus- 
pects this  and  goes  out  to  prove 
his  theory,  meantime  trying  to  win 
over  Julia  but  usually  getting  the 
"cold  shoulder."  Julia's  sister  is 
injured  in  trying  to  escape  from 
Sam  Martin.  Her  brother  shoots 
Sam  and  Julia  is  held.  It  works 
out  to  an  exciting  finish  with  a 
chase  and  a  mob  scene  but  comes 
through  to  the  old  happy  ending. 
Box  Office  Angle. ..  .Good  western 
entertainment  that  will  satisfy  your 
folks  if  you  find  an  occasional  wes- 
tern fitting  in  all  right  on  your  bill. 

Exploitation You   can   make   all 

the  promises  for  action  that  you 
want  and  rest  assured  that  "The 
Desert's  Price"  will  bear  you  out. 
Tell  them  Buck  Jones  offers  plenty 
of  excitement  and  thrills  in  his 
latest.  A  trailer  will  be  enough  to 
convince  them.  Say  it  is  a  real 
western  with  real  western  loca- 
tions. Stills  can  be  used  in  this 
connection. 

Direction Wm.    S.    Van    Dyke: 

good. 

Author   Wm.  McLeod  Raine 

Scenario    Chas.    Darnton 

Cameraman    Reginald   Lyons 

Photography    Excellent 

Locale    The   West 

Length    5,709   feet 


Mae  Murray  in 

"The  Masked  Bride" 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
PARISIAN  ATMOSPHERE 
WITH  ATTENDANT  GLITTER 
MAKES  FOR  LAVISH  PRO- 
DUCTION THAT  WILL 
THRILL  A  CERTAIN  CROWD. 
STORY  A  WEAK  SORT  OF 
CROOK  REG  ENERATION 
YARN. 

Star....  Is  her  old  self  again.  Gives 
the  characterization  of  a  French 
girl  full  of  nervous  energy.  Lacks 
the  fine  work  she  did  in  "The 
Merry  Widow"  but  will  get  by 
with  those  who  like  her  in  this  sort 
of  stufif. 

Cast Francis  X.  Bushman  at- 
tempts a  come-back  in  the  role  of 
Mae's  lover.  Even  very  careful 
make-up  and  good  carriage  fails  to 
make  Bushman  the  idol  he  once 
was.  He  doesn't  look  the  grand- 
father that  he  is  at  that,  though, 
Roy  D'Arcy,  a  made-to-order 
French  prefect  of  police,  even  to 
the  painted  on  beard.  In  fact  this 
touch  of  beards  miscarries  all 
through  the  male  line-up.  Basil 
Rathbone  tags  along  faithfully 
after   Mae. 

Type  of  Story.  .  .  .Dramatic  romance. 
Mae  Murray  in  another  of  those 
exotic  sort  of  things  that  she  seems 
to  get  such  a  kick  out  of,  a  dressy 
production  with  plenty  of  appeal 
in  the  way  of  lavish  settings,  and 
a  story  of  anaemic  quality  dealing 
with  the  oft  repeated  crook  regen- 
eration— such  are  the  "makings"  in 
"The  Masked  Bride,"  a  title,  in- 
cidentally, that  will  sell  very  well 
but  means  little.  The  picture  is  all 
Mae  Murray  and  you  get  close- 
ups  of  Mae's  anatomy  from  her 
toes  to  the  top  ringlet  on  her 
bushy  head.  She  puckers,  kicks, 
pleads,  flirts,  swaggers,  cuts-up, 
dares,  etc.,  etc.,  for  nearly  six  reels, 
then  you  find  that  the  little  dancer 
who  says:  "Hell  and  damnation 
learn  to  know  a  lady  when  you  see 
one"  is  to  leave  her  underworld 
and  sail  for  America  all  neatly  re- 
formed and  married  to  millions 
Miss  Murray's  latest  sensational 
contribution  is  the  dance  wherein 
she  disrobes  on  the  cabaret  floor 
while  one  chift'on  curtairi  after  an- 
other is  lowered  until  gradually  the 
act   is   concealed. 

Box  Office  Angle.... No  doubt  but 
that  it  will  do  a  big  business  for 
the  exhibitor  who  can  use  it  to  ad- 
vantage. Has  the  atmosphere  and 
appeal  that  will  make  it  go  big 
with   certain   crowds. 

Exploitation Tell   them  about   the 

little  Parisian  dancer  who  was  a 
notorious  thief  but  was  clever 
enough  not  to  get  caught,  and  of 
how  she  won  her  way  into  the 
heart  of  an  American  millionaire 
as  she  planned  to  rob  him.  Use  the 
star's  name  and  of  course  the 
Parisian  atmosphere  can  be  ex- 
ploited to  advantage. 

Direction    Christy   Cabannc; 

ample 

Author   Leon  Abrams 

Scenario   Carey  Wiljon 

Cameraman    Oliver   Marsh 

Photography    Very    good 

Locale    Paris 

Length    5,699    feet 


Pete  Morrison  in 

"The  Desperate  Game" 

Universal 
WESTERN  THAT  FOLLOW 
THE  ROUTINE  SCHEDUL' 
OF  EVENTS.  HAS  THE  POr 
ULAR  ELEMENTS  OF  A( 
TION,  THRILLS  AND  R( 
MANCE.  NOTHING  NEW  i 
THE  STORY. 
Star.  ...  Morrison  a  likable  hero  w» 
fulfills  all  reciuirements  of  the  rd 
without  any  difficulty.  Puts  ov 
some  first  rate  fights  and  do 
some  good  riding. 
Cast. .  . .  Jerre  Austin  the  yillain  for 
man  out  to  get  the  ranch  and  t) 
owner's  daughter.  Dolores  Gar 
ner  a  fair  lead.  Others  Jam 
Welsh,  J.  P.  Lockney,  Al  Ric 
mond,  Leo  Meehan. 

Type  of  Story Western.     "T 

Desperate  Chance"  is  another  a 
dition  to  the  long  list  of  wester 
among  current  releases.  It  stac 
up  satisfactorily  with  the  rest  ai 
fits  in  the  more  or  less  conve 
tional  l.ine-up  of  "average"  wes 
erns.  The  action  and  thrills  cor 
through  adequately  and  the  cc 
boy  hero  played  by  Pete  Morrisi 
is  all  that  a  hero  should  be.  T 
commonplace  formula  yarn,  ho' 
ever,  keeps  the  picture  from  beii 
anything  beyond  "average."  It 
one  of  the  stereotyped  brands, 
this  time  the  old  water  rights  b 
ing  the  hitch  that  furnishes  the  e 
citement.  If  it  isn't  a  mortgage, 
a  right-of-way,  it  is  the  wat 
rights.  There  is  the  usual  plottii 
and  the  usual  spoiling  of  the  pi 
with  villain  and  hero  worki; 
through  on  separate  paths  a' 
coming  to  a  hand-to-hand  bat' 
for  a  finale. 

Story:  Jim  gets  back  to 
father's  ranch  after  attending 
Eastern  college.  When  he  ov< 
comes  the  tenderfoot  stage,  Jim 
a  real  he-man  cowboy  and  surpris 
the  ranch  hands  with  his  fis 
prowess  Grayson,  who  owns  t 
adjoining  ranch  and  has  an  attrs 
five  daughter,  is  claiming  wal 
rights  on  the  creek  that  divides  t 
ranches.  Larrimer,  his  foreman,; 
working  a  game  of  his  own  on  t 
side.  Enter  Jim  and  clean  up  t 
whole  mess  by  exposing  Larrirr 
and  settling  the  water-rights  d 
pute  by  marrving  Grayson's  daug 
ten 

Box   Office  Angle Can  be  us 

well  enough  on  your  program 
you  vary  your  bill  with  an  oc( 
sional  western.  No  high  lights  t 
enough  good  action  to  get  it  by. 

Exploitation A   trailer   is    abc 

the  best  means  of  interesting  thi 
in  a  western.  Include  bits  of  i 
tion  such  as  that  showing  h( 
pouncing  upon  villain  or  that 
which  he  rescues  the  girl  from  ' 
lain.  Pete  Morrison  may  be  ga 
ering  in  a  following  so  use 
name  in  your  announcements  a 
say  he  is  a  tenderfoot  college  b 
who  lands  on  a  ranch  and  proce<' 
to  beat  up  the  regular  ranch  han 

Direction Joseph    Franz;    gc 

Author Geo.   C.   Jer 

Scenario Not    credr 

Cameraman. ..  .William  H.  Thorn 

Photography G 

Locale The    W 

Length 4,400    f 


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unday,  December  6,  1925 


DAILY 


"The  Phantom  Express" 

Producer:  Royal  Pictures 
ist.:  Henry  Ginsberg  Dist.  Corp. 
AILROAD  STORY  WITH 
PLENTY  OF  SUSPENSE  AND 
THRILLS.  REALISTIC  AT- 
MOSPHERE. RATES  GOOD 
FOR  ITS  CLASS. 

ist David    Butler    plays    the 

>oung  engineer  as  if  he  was  really 
earning  his  living  at  the  throttle. 
Adds  a  lot  of  realism  to  the  rail- 
road atmosphere.  Ethel  Shannon 
also  acts  as  if  she  had  been  brought 
up  in  a  railroader's  family.  George 
Siegmann  quite  convincing  as  the 
heavy.  Frankie  Darro  in  a  kid  part 
is  clever  beyond  his  years.  George 
Periolat  gives  fine  characterization. 
jrpe  of  Story Railroad  melo- 
drama. This  picture  sticks  very 
close  to  the  atmosphere  of  the 
rails.  It  has  soine  unusually  good 
night  shots  of  trains  hurling 
through  space  in  the  dark.  There 
is  nothing  startlingly  original 
about  it.  But  it  is  presented  in  a 
straightforward  way  by  a  cast  who 
act  as  if  they  were  really  part  of 
the  daily  life  of  a  railroad. 

The  hero,  Jack  Warren,  is  a 
young  engineer  who  is  having  a 
tough  time  getting  a  permanent  run 
with  the  road.  Nora's  father  is 
engineer  of  the  Phantom  Express, 
which  has  become  a  hoodoo  be- 
cause of  accidents.  Hardy,  a 
towerman  at  the  junction,  bears  a 
grudge  against  Lane,  the  engineer, 
and  also  against  Nora  for  slighting 
his  love.  He  throws  the  switch, 
causing  the  Limited  to  be  wrecked 
with  loss  of  life.  Here  is  the  weak- 
ness in  the  story.  An  investigation 
would  clearly  reveal  that  the 
switch  had  been  thrown.  The 
towerman's  guilt  would  be  easy  to 
prove.  Overlooking  this  flaw  in 
plot  construction,  the  film's  con- 
vincing and  builds  to  a  mounting 
climax.  Lane,  the  engineer,  is  al- 
most driven  insane  by  the  wreck- 
ing of  his  train.  He  employs  his 
time  experimenting  with  his  grand- 
child's electric  toy  trains,  trying 
to  figure  out  what  happened. 
Meanwhile  young  Warren  is  given 
the  run  on  the  new  Phantom.  None 
of  the  other  engineers  will  tackle 
the  hoodoo.  From  here  on  the 
climax  mounts  with  suspense  that 
is  well  timed.  Again  the  towerman 
attempts  to  throw  the  switch,  but 
is  prevented  by  Lane.  The  young 
engineer  wins  the  Phantom  as  his 
regular  run — and  of  course  the  girl. 

lox    Office    Angle Wholesome 

story  of  railroad  life.  Will  interest 
the  more  critical  patrons  because 
the  melo  is  handled  with  a  light 
touch.  Good  program  number. 
Sxploitation A  railroad  black- 
board with  train  schedule  at  your 
box  office  will  give  the  proper  ef- 
fect. You  might  ballyhoo  with  a 
man  in  railroad  uniform  alongside 
box  office   as   train  announcer. 

)irection    John   Adolfi; 

adequate 

Luthor    Tom   J.   Hopkins 

icenario    Same 

!ameramen  Art  Fried,  Harry 

Davis 

'hotography    Good 

"yocale     Railroad    town 

length    4,614  feet 


Tom  Mix  in 

"The  Best  Bad  Man" 

Fox 

ABOVE  THE  AVERAGE  WES- 
TERN ALTHOUGH  STORY 
RUNS  ALONG  FORMULA 
LINES.  SOME  FIRST  RATE 
COMEDY  BUSINESS  HELPS 
IT  THROUGH  IN  GOOD 
STYLE. 

Star Runs    along    without    very 

much  to  do  in  the  opening  reels 
but  winds  up  with  one  of  his  cus- 
tomary whirlwind  finishes.  Has 
his  hands  full  in  one  of  those 
"dashed-to-death"  in  the  rapids 
climaxes. 

Cast. ..  .Clara  Bow  suitable  heroine 
who  has  an  active  part,  also  Cyril 
Chadwick  the  ringleader  of  the  vil- 
lainous band.  Others  Paul  Panzer, 
Judy  King  and  Tom's  horse,  Tony. 

Type   of   Story Western.      Tom 

Mix  slages  another  of  his  whirl- 
wind rescues  in  "The  Best  Bad 
Man,"  a  western  that  is  a  bit 
above  the  average,  not  so  much  for 
its  story  but  because  it  contains 
some  first  rate  thrills  and  action 
and  a  good  comedy  vein  that  keeps 
it  amusing  as  well  as  exciting.  It 
takes  a  little  long  to  get  started 
but  once  they  put  Tom  definitely 
on  the  trail  of  the  gang  that  is 
aiming  to  steal  the  irrigation  con- 
trol it  steps  along  at  a  lively  gait 
and  there  is  a  dam  burst  and  a 
rescue  in  the  rapids  that  makes 
for  an  exciting  finish.  Tom  Wil- 
son, as  Mix's  colored  buddy,  gets 
over  his  usual  amusing  comedy 
business  and  the  graveyard  se- 
quence with  Wilson  displaying  the 
well  known  negro  timidity,  is  espe- 
cially well  stocked  with  laughs. 

Story:  Tom  goes  west  to  check 
up  on  certain  disappearing  funds 
which  he  has  contributed  to  irri- 
gate land  sold  by  his  father  to 
ranchers.  Villain  had  intercepted 
the  cash  and  led  the  people  to  be- 
lieve that  the  money  had  never 
arrived.  Tom  has  his  own  way  of 
going  about  checking  up  on  villain 
and  his  plan  leads  the  girl,  who 
brought  the  case  to  an  issue,  to 
believe  that  Tom  is  the  villain. 
Eventually  it  works  out  to  hero's 
liking  and  after  duly  exposing  the 
gang  he  has  a  chance  to  rescue  the 
girl,  followed  by  the  usual  proposal 
of  marriage. 

Box  Office  Angle. ..  .Good  western 
entertainment  for  the  crowd  that 
likes  them  lively. 

Exploitation.  .  .  .You  have  Tom  Mix's 
name  to  use  and  where  he  has  a 
loyal  following  it  shouldn't  be 
necessary  to  do  much  further  talk- 
ing. You  can  tell  them  his  latest 
is  well  stocked  with  action  and 
thrills  and  some  good  comedy  to 
back  it  up.  You  might  also  men- 
tion that  Clara  Bow  plays  opposite 
the  star  in  this  one. 

Direction J.   G.   Blystone;   good 

Author   Max  Brand 

Scenario   Lily  Heyward 

Camerairan    Dan   Clark 

Photography    Good 

Locale    The   West 

Length  4,983  feet 


Aftermath 


(Continued  from  Page  1) 

will  matter  little.  If  things  go  wrong.  Bankers  always  work 
together ;  stand  together.  Their  interests  are  too  close,  too 
unified,  for  the  one  to  allow  the  other  to  go  wrong.  Today  there 
are  huge  banking  interests  represented  in  the  leading  picture 
companies.  There  is  hardly  a  large  film  concern  in  which  some 
bank,  or  banker,  is  not  involved.  And  if  anything  goes  wrong, 
or  to  the  dislike  of  one  group  of  bankers.  Have  no  misconceived 
ideas ;  the  bankers  affected  will  go  to  the  other  bankers.  And 
when  these  bankers  get  around  the  table — well,  that  will  be  the 
time  to  be  worried  over  "trustification." 

And  then  you  will  have  something  to  worry  about- 
Meanwhile  you  might  know  this:  that  there  was  a  certain 
development  which — at  least  for  the  time  being — prevented  the 
distribution  merger  from  becoming  a  fact.  But  I  happen  to 
know  very  definitely,  that  it  had  nothing  whatsoever  to  do  with 
"trustification."    Far,  far,  indeed,  from  it. 

No  one  knows  better  than  the  principals  involved  in  the 
proposed  deal,  that  nothing  I  ike  a  "trust"  situation  could 
develop.  And  they  know  why.  You,  also,  might  as  well  know : 
because  they  lead  the  fight — if  it  develops — to  prevent  that 
very  "trustification"  of  which  so  much  idle  talk  has  developed. 

BACK  TO  BANKERS 

There  was  a  time — a  few  years  ago — when  individuals,  and 
individuals  alone,  owned  film  companies.  That  is  not  so  today. 
The  Finance  Committee  of  every  important  film  company  regis- 
ters the  name  of  one  or  more  figures.  Of  real  importance  in  the 
banking  world.  That  makes  for  a  fine  situation ;  a  real  business 
situation.  So  long  as  everything  is  rosy.  And  there  is  every 
reason  to  assume  that  for  the  next  few  years  everything  will  be 
rosy.  The  outlook  was  never  so  good.  But — and  don't  overlook 
this — should  anything  wrong  develop.  Then  watch  those 
bankers. 

CHAPLIN  MAKES  A  BET 

With  Joe  Schenck.  That  he  will  complete  "The  Circus" 
within  six  months.  And  will  lose  $500  if  he  fails  to  do  so.  Which 
means  that  the  picture  should  be  released  about  June  15.  Well, 
now,  we  possess  none  of  Joe's  millions.  And  five  hundred  silver 
dollars  is  a  lot  of  cash  to  us.  But  we  will  take  Joe's  side — if  you 
want  to  deal  in  nickels  and  dimes. 

FOX   BUYS    PLAYS 

"Variety"  reports  that  of  243  plays  presented  on  Broadway, 
23  have  been  sold  for  picture  purposes.  Of  these  Will  Fox  has 
bougi  t  eight.     He  leads  the  procession. 

A  SHOWMAN 

Charley  Pyle  will  be  remembered  by  a  lot  of  film  salesmen. 
W'ho  have  traveled  the  Midwest.  Charley  was  formerly  in  this 
business.  At  present  he  is  running  a  gold  mine — he  is  manager 
for  "Red"  Grange,  the  football  star,  and  is  reported  to  be  "in"  on 
a  large  percentage  of  the  Grange  earnings. 

DYING  FOR  PICTURES 

A  Turk  ofifers  to  die  for  a  producer.  Offer  open  until  Jan- 
uary. If  he  only  knew  it  all  producers  want  folks  to  live  for 
pictures — not  die  for  them.  You  get  no  dimes  or  quarters  from 
those  who  aren't  here. 

MAKING  CERTAIN 

The  new  "Roxy"  theater  will  not  be  up  for  some  time.  Per- 
haps a  year  from  now.  But  that  did  not  stop  H.  W.  Llewellyn 
of  +he  Erie  Railroad  Co.  From  sending  a  blank  check.  And  or- 
d  ring  two  seats  for  the  opening.  After  he  heard  "Roxy"  talk 
about  his  new  house.     On  the  radio. 

AN    UNUSUAL    AD 

Built  by  First  National.  For  Sam  Rork's  latest,  "Clothes 
Make  the  Pirate."  Used  a  layout  which  made  the  advertisement 
lesemble  the  back  page  of  a  tabloid  newspaper.  Which  shows 
many  pictures,  and  gives  little  typed  news.  A  fine,  unique  idea, 
which  should  attract  much  interest. 


THE 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  December  6,  19; 


In  Eastern  Studios 


Tom   Meighan   to   Florida 

Thomas  Meighan  leaves  today  for 
Florida  to  begin  his  latest  for  Para- 
mount, "The  New  Klondike."  Lewis 
Milestone  will  direct. 


"Aloma"   Finished  in  a  Week 

Gilda  Grey's  first  starring  vehicle 
for  Paramount,  "Aloma  of  the  South 
Seas"   will   be   completed   in   a   week. 


Randolph    Bartlett    Finishes    Editing 

Randolph  Bartlett  has  finished  edit- 
ing and  titling  on  "Bluebeard's 
Seven   Wives,"   for   Robert   Kane. 


Finishing   "Just   Suppose" 

"Just  Suppose"  is  practically  com- 
pleted. Kenneth  Webb  is  directing 
with   Ben   Mahoney  as  assistant. 


Fourth  Week  on  "Reckless  Lady" 

"The  Reckless  Lady"  is  now  in 
the  fourth  week  at  Cosmopolitan. 
Marcia  Harris  and  Julia  Hurley  have 
been  added  to  the  cast. 


Finish  "Do  Clothes  Make  Woman?" 

Photography  on  "Do  Clothes  Make 
the  Woman?"  being  produced  at  the 
Tec  Art  44th  St.  studio  has  been 
completed.  Clive  Brook  and  John 
Gough,  who  appeared  in  the  picture 
are   en   route   to   the   Coast. 


FOR  RENT 

From  January  1st,  1926,  Pathe 
Studio  located  at  134th  Street 
and  Park  Avenue,  New  York 
City.  Fully  equipped  with 
lights,  flats  and  carpenter  shop. 
All  requirements  for  motion 
picture  production.  Reason- 
able rent  by  month  or  lease. 
Extraordinary  inducements.  In- 
quire M.  S.  Epstin,  Cosmopoli- 
tan Studio,  127th  Street  and 
Second  Avenue,  New  York 
City,     Telephone  Harlem  9700. 


Stop  Cheating  Yourself 
Oat  of  Real  Profits— 


BOOK 


MADE  WCHr-PRJtE  RICHT     PROFITS  RIGHT 

BOOK    THEM    TODAY! 


Richard   Dix   on   Another 

Richard  Dix's  next  for  Paramount 
has  been  selected.  The  working  title 
is  "The  Man  from  Mexico."  Greg- 
ory LeCava  is  cutting  "Woman- 
handled." 


Sada    Cowan   to   Adapt   Story 
Sada   Cowan  has  been  selected  by 
First     National     to     adapt     Gertrude 
Atherton's  novel,  "The  Crystal  Cup." 


Griffith's  Next   Ready 

Forrest  Halsey  has  completed  the 
script  for  D.  W.  Griffith's  next  for 
Paramount,    "Sorrows   of    Satan." 


Barthelmess   to   Florida 

Richard  Barthelmess  will  leave  the 
first  pari:  of  next  week  for  Palm 
Beach. 


Flander,  Juvenile   Lead 

Rolland  Flander  has  been  selected 
by  John  S.  McCutcheon  as  juvenile 
lead  in  "The  Inventor,"  which  is  be- 
ing made  at  the  Estee  Studio. 


Dillon  to  Finish  in  a  Week 

F'irst  NaMonial  will  finish  "Too 
Much  Money"  in  another  week. 
Anna  Q.  Nilsson  has  already  left 
for   the   coast. 


Grey    Finishes    Serial 
"Casey    of    the    Coast    Guard,"    a 
Schuyler   Grey  serial  for   Pathe,   was 
completed  at  the  Long  Island  Studios 
this   week. 


In    Third    Week    of    School    Picture 

The  Paramount  School  picture, 
"Glorious  Youth"  is  now  in  the  third 
week  of  production.  As  soon  as  snow 
falls,  the  unit  will  go  to  Lake  Placid, 
where  pictures  of  winter  sports  will 
be  shot. 


In  Western  Studios 


Spearing   Renews  with  "U" 

James  O.  Spearing  announces  that 
his  contract  has  been  renewed  with 
Universal. 


Added  to  "Sea  Horses"  Cast 

Mack  Swain  and  Frank  Campeau 
have  been  added  to  the  cast  of  "Sea 
Horses." 


George  Irving  in  Cast 

George  Irving  has  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  "The  King  of  the  Turf," 
an  F.  B.  O.  production  being  directed 
by  James   Hogan. 


Claire   McDowell  Gets  Part 

Claire  McDowell  has  been  cast  in 
"The  Light  Eternal,"  Ben  Christian- 
son's  first  American  picture  for  M.- 
G.-M. 


Added   to   "Behind   the   Front"    Cast 

Hector  Turnbull  states  that  Louise 
Lorraine  and  Gertrude  Astor  have 
been  added  to  the  cast  of  "Behind 
the  Front." 


Julia  Faye  in  "Volga   Boatman" 
Julia   Faye   is   announced  as   C.    B. 
De    Mille's    choice    for    the    role    of 
Mariusha,    the    Tartar    girl,    in    "The 
Volga    Boatman." 


Start  "Other  Women's  Husbands" 

"Other  Women's  Husbands"  in 
which  Monte  Blue  and  Marie  Pre- 
vost  appear,  has  been  put  in  produc- 
tion at  Warners.  Erie  Kenton  is  di- 
recting. 


Warners  Editing  Six  Pictures 

Six  pictures  are  now  in  the  process 
of  editing  at  the  Warner  studio. 
They  are  "The  Sea  Beast,"  "His 
Jazz  Bride,"  "The  Fighting  Edge," 
"The  Love  Toy,"  "The  Man  Up- 
stairs"  and   "The   Cave   Man." 


Completes  "In  Borrowed   Plumes" 

Victor    Hugo    Halperin    has    com- 
pleted "In  Borrowed  Plumes"  at  the 
Tec    Art    44th    St.    studio    for   Arrow 
release.       Marjorie    Daw    is    starred, 
upported    by    Niles    Welch    and    Ai;- 


nold  Daly. 


Added  --tO^"Checkered'  FFag" 

Lionel  Barrymore  and  Peggy 
O'Neil  have  been  added  to  the  cast 
of  "The  Checkered  Flag,"  the  fourth 
Banner  production  for  release  by 
Henry  Ginsberg  Dist.  Corp.  Elaine 
Hammerstein   will   be    featured. 


Two  DeForest  Films  Fnished 
Two  DeForest  Phonofilms  were 
finished  this  week  at  Tec  Art  48th 
St.  Studio,  "Broadcasting  Station  B. 
U.  N.  K.,  S.  A.  P.  Announcing," 
with  Phil  Baker,  and  "Tiny  Tim" 
with  Grant  Mitchell.  Both  are  two- 
reelers. 


^Dick    Talmadge    Signs    Director 

Richard  Talmadge  has  announced 
that  Noel  Smith  will  direct  "The 
Badge  of  Honor,"  his  next  picture, 
work  to  begin  shortly.  Frank  Ed- 
ward Clark  is  writing  the  continuity. 
Albert  Metzetti  is  assistant  director 
and  Jack  Stevens,  cameraman.  Work- 
ing at  F.  B.  O. 


Brenon  Busy;  Adds  to  Cast 

Herbert  Brenon  is  in  the  second 
week  of  "Dancing  Mothers."  Fay 
Marbe  and  her  brother  Gilbert  have 
been  engaged  for  a  dance  number. 
Brenon  is  also  completing  editing  of 
"The  Song  and  Dance  Man,"  and 
is  putting  a  few  final  touches  on  "A 
Kiss  for   Cinderella." 


Buys   New    Stories 

Mrs.  E.  K.  Adams,  chief  reader 
for  the  Cecil  De  Mille  Pictures  Cor- 
poration, has  returned  to  ^the  Culver 
City  studio  after  a  six  weeks'  absence 
in  New  York.  While  there  she  made 
a  thorough  search  of  the  story  mar- 
ket. She  reports  an  interesting  lay- 
out of  tales  for  production  during 
1925-26. 


Von   Stroheim  at  Work 

Erich  Von  Stroheim  is  prepari, 
his  first  production  for  ParamouW 
"The  Wedding  March,"  an  orig: 
screen  story  by  himself. 


McNamara   to  Vacation 

Tom  McNamara  and  his  wife  T» 
leave  next  month  for  New  York  c 
a  two  weeks'  vacation. 


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Reynolds    Finishes    "Combat" 

Lynn      Reynolds      has      complet 
''Combat"  which  he  directed  for  Uj 
versal    with    House    Peters,    Wai 
Hawley,    C.     E.    Anderson,    Wai 
McGrail   and   Steve   Clements. 


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J.  Grubb  Alexander  Finishes 

J.  Grubb  Alexander  has  complet 
the  scenario  for  the  second  Ral 
Ince  Prod,  of  his  series  of  Jack  Lc 
don  stories. 


To  Cincinnati  for  Exteriors 

The  contmuity  for  the  film  versi 
of  "The  Prince  of  Pilsen"  was  we 
ten  by  Anthony  Coldway.  It  is  lill 
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"Seventh    Bandit"   Completed 

Camera  work  has  been  complet! 
on  "The  Seventh  Bandit,"  made  1 
Pathe  and  starring  Harry  Can 
Scott  Dunlap  directed  with  Jaiiij 
Morrison,  Harriet  Hammond,  Trill 
Clark,  Walter  James,  John  Dili 
and  Charlie  McHugh  in  the  cast. 


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SHORT  SUBJECT  QUARTERLY— "LAUGH  MONTH" 


"Laugh  Month" 


By  DANNY 


JANUARY  is  to  be  "Laugh  Month."    That  is  to 
say — the  distributors  of  short  subjects  will  stim- 
ulate interest.     On  the  part  of  the  public.     To 
go  to  picture  houses  to  laugh. 

A  fine  idea.  Why  it  is  to  be  carried  on  for  only 
one  month.  When  the  stimulus  should  carry  on 
for  a  year  or  more.  Is  hard  to  understand.  Still 
they  must  start  somewhere,  and  better  that  one 
month  be  worked  out  as  a  starter — than  not  to  start 
at  all. 

It  is  to  be  hoped  that  every  exhibitor — large  and 
small — will  cooperate.  To  bring  the  folks  in.  The 
contests  arranged  by  the  distributors  should  prove 
helpful.  Why  an  exhibitor  needs  stimulation.  To 
have  better  business.  Is  a  hard  problem  to  analyze. 
But  there  is  no  doubt  about  it — the  exhibitor  does. 

If  the  exhibitor  would  only  appreciate 
the  true  value  of  his  short  subjects  he 
would  need  no  stimulus.  Short  subjects 
have  often  been  termed  the  backbone  of 
the  program.  They  are  all  of  that. 
Perhaps  more. 

There  isn't  an  exhibitor  in  business.  Who  would 
dare  run  a  picture  show.  Without  using  some  kind 
of  short  subject  material.  Even  when  those  super- 
features  of  unusual  length  are  shown.  There  is  al- 
ways at  least  a  news  weekly  reel  used.  To  intro- 
duce the  big  special.  I  don't  believe  a  program 
could  be  found.  Anywhere  on  earth.  Where  a  fea- 
ture was  presented  without  an  accompanying  short 
subject  of  some  kind. 

CO-OPERATION  VITAL 

"Laugh  Month"  will,  in  a  way,  prove  a  test.  As 
to  how  the  public — when  properly  stimulated — will 
respond  to  the  idea  of  enjoying  a  good  laugh.  Not 
that  this  is  needed.  For  the  records  show  that  pic- 
tures which  contain  many  laughs  are  always  in  de- 
mand, and  some  of  the  greatest  box  office  records 
have  been  registered  with  comedies.  Some  may 
say  this  is  because  of  the  individuality  of  the  star. 
But  don't  overlook  the  fact  that  this  very  star  was 
at  one  time  in  short  subjects.  And  that  he  built 
his  drawing  power,  and  prestige,  on  those  very 
short  subjects.  Incidentally,  that  is  one  of  the  rea- 
sons why  these  very  stars  are  so  popular  today. 

It  seems  difficult  to  believe  that  exhibitors,  know- 
ing this,  would  not  capitalize  the  coming  stars  by 
playing  up  their  short  subjects.  Only  within  the 
past  few  months  Harry  Langdon,  a  star  in  the  short 


subject  field,  has  signed  to  appear  in  features.  Is 
there  any  doubt  that  Langdon's  popularity  was  de- 
veloped in  short  subjects?  Gloria  Swanson  devel- 
oped from  short  subjects.  So  did  many  other  prom- 
inent stars. 

Now  this  idea  of  developing  interest  in  "Laugh 
Month"  is  essentially  up  to  the  exhibitor.  H'e 
can  cash  in  on  it.  He  should.  He  owes  it  not  only 
to  himself,  but  his  patrons.  The  old  saying, 
"Laugh,  and  the  world  laughs  with  you,"  applies 
definitely  and  unreservedly  to  the  picture  theater. 
And  the  ofiferings  of  the  distributors  must  fit  the 
bill.  Perhaps  every  release  will  not  have  as  many 
"belly  laughs"  as  you  would  like.  But  you  can  bank 
on  it  they  are  not  crazy  enough  to  put  the  wrong 
foot  forward.  They  will  doubtless  keep  to  their 
end  of  the  deal.  You  see  to  it  that  you  keep  up 
your  end.    Then  everybody  will  be  happy. 

EXPLOITATION   AND   ADVERTISING 

The  distributors  are  doing  a  lot.  In  the  way  of 
combined  advertising.  In  national  publications  and 
newspapers.  This  should  help  all  exhibitors.  They 
are  also  developing  an  idea  of  exploitation  and  ad- 
\'ertising  helps  which  will  undoubtedly  prove  help- 
ful. Now  exhibitors  have  been  loath — in  the  past — 
to  spend  anything  to  develop  their  business  on 
short  subjects.  Just  why  no  one  really  knows. 
Perhaps  it  is  because  the  average  exhibitor  feels 
that  the  short  subject  doesn't  deserve  this  treat- 
ment. If  so  he  is  wrong.  If  anything,  from  a  mus- 
ical number,  to  a  news  reel,  is  on  your  program, 
there  must  be  a  reason  for  it.  It  is  deserving  of  the 
same  support — in  proportion — that  your  feature  re- 
ceives. If  it  isn't  deserving  of  its  pro  rata  propor- 
tion it  has  no  right  on  your  program. 

CIRCUITS  INTERESTED 

Some  of  the  largest  circuits  of  theaters  in  this 
country  intend  working  hard  on  "Laugh  Month." 
They  have  so  notified  the  committee  in  charge. 
They  intend  to  "go  to  it."  Which  means  that  it 
will  have  the  support  of  large  and  important  opera- 
tors of  large  and  important  theaters.  If  these  cir- 
cuits, with  their  huge  investments,  see  the  wisdom 
and  value  of  cooperating  to  make  "Laugh  Month" 
the  success  it  deserves,  don't  you  think,  that  you, 
with  your  investment,  should  put  your  own  shoul- 
der to  the  v/heel,  and  help  put  over  the  idea  of 
"Laugh  Month?" 

It  certainly  seems  logical  and  reasonable  that  you 
should. 


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OMEDIES  that  bubble  and  sparkle  with  the 
sheer  joy  of  life;  that  start  off  with  a  chuckle 
and  end  with  a  shout. 

Every  comedy  a  milestone  of  mirth. 

Make  more  money  by  making  your  audiences 
happy  during  Laugh  Month — p^^y  Mack 
Sennett  Comedies. 


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DAILY 


rHE  IDEA  BEHIND  "LAUGH  MONTH" 


Vlay  Be  Permanent 

Executives  of  Arrow,  Davis  Dis- 
tbuting  Division,  Educational  Film 
I)oking  Offices,  Fox,  Pathe,  Rayart 
ad  Universal  will  watch  with  interest 
tj  manner  in  which  the  "Laugh 
bnth"  goes  over.  These  organiza- 
tns  constitute  the  National  Laugh 
lonth  Committee. 

jPrivately,  officials  of  these  organi- 
ations  have  stated  that  they  expect 
'Laugh  Month"  to  become  a  fixture 
ijthe  industry.  Of  course,  a  definite 
dcision  will  crystallize  when  the  re- 
mits secured  in  January  are  sifted. 
I'Laugh  Month"  is  the  culmination 
can  idea  that  has  been  germinating 
i:the  minds  of  the  publicity  and  sales 
giffs  of  the  short  feature  producers, 
l.r  nearly  a  year,  the  publicity  and 
ses  executives  have  been  meeting 
i'ormally  from  time  to  tirne  and 
live  suggested  proper  recognition  of 
t?  short  feature,  both  in  advertising 
■A  in  the  show  itself. 
These  informal  gatherinn-s  have 
trne  fruit  in  several  ways.  The  trade 
jpcrs  have  all  been  giving  much 
nre  space  to  short  product  this  year 
tan  ever  before,  although  the  FILM 
IA.ILY  long  recognized  the  value  of 
Use  units  and  has  been  issuing  its 
.'Oft  subject  quarterly  for  quite  sev- 
<al  years. 

The  second  result  of  these  informal 

I  therings  was  the  formation   of  the 

lort  Features  Advertising  Assn.  and 

;  third  result  is  the  plan  to  put  over 

National  Laugh  Month." 

At  a  recent  meeting,  the  proposal  to 

ake  January  short  product  month  in 

;e     industry     was     thoroughly     dis- 

issed.     Fred  McConnell  of  Universal 

iggested    that    this    idea    be    carried 

rther- — be  taken  direct  to  the  public 

:  the   form  of  concerted  action   and 

at  as  the  public  knew  nothing  about 

ort    or    long    features    or    anything 

i;e,  that  the  whole  thing  be  tied  to- 

ither    and    hung    on    the    hook    of 

'.augh  Month."     This  seemed  1o  be 

;    excellent    suggestion,    so    it    was 

;reed  to  pool  resources  and  make  a 

live  to  put  over  January  as  "Laugh 

onth"  for  the  exhibitor. 

The  second  suggestion  at  the  same 

eeting  from  Julian   M.   Solomon  of 

avis   Distributing   Division   was   for 

e  formation  of  an  association  dedi- 

ted    to    promoting   a    better    under- 

anding  of  the  value  of  short  subjects 

the  public,  to  the  industry  and  to 

e  exhibitor.     This  proposition,  was 

fewise  received  favorably  and  an  or- 

inization  meeting  was  called  for  the 

eek  following. 

After  several  preliminary  meetings, 
lort  Features  Advertising  Assn. 
me  into  formal  being  on  Nov.  25 
ith  the  final  adoption  of  the  consti- 
tion  and  the  election  of  officers  for 
e  ensuing  year.  The  officers  are: 
President,  P.  A.  Parsons,  Pathe. 
Vice-President,  Gordon  White, 
lucational. 

Secretary-treasurer,  Julian  M.   Sol- 

non.  Davis  Distributing. 

Board  of  Directors,  the  officers  and 

't  following:  I 

Fred    McConnell,    Universal;    Nat 


M.  P.  T.  O.  President  Officially  Endorses 

Committee  Plans  for  "Laugh  Month" 

In  a  letter  to  Nat.  G.  Rothstein  of  F.  B.  O.,  a  member 
of  the  Short  Feature  Advertising  Ass'n.,  R.  F.  ("Pete") 
Woodhull,  president  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  says: 

"Am  writing  this  letter  to  you  on  Thanksgiving  Day  be- 
cause the  more  I  think  of  the  idea  of  setting  aside  a  month  for 
the  purpose  of  directing  the  attention  of  the  public  and  our- 
selves to  'Laughter',  the  more  it  is  apparent  to  me  that  I  have 
one  more  blessing  for  which  to  be  thankful.  We  are  all  in- 
clined at  tiines  to  underrate  the  physical  and  mental  value  of 
a  good  laugh.  I  have  been  present  at  many  'serious  at  the  mo- 
ment' controversies  in  our  industry  when  if  both  sides  had 
endeavored  to  maintain  a  little  sense  of  humor,  the  problem 
at  hand  would  have  dissolved  into  a  mere  nothing. 

"I  presume  this  movement  has  for  its  purpose,  the  further 
directing  of  the  attention  of  the  exhibitor  to  the  value  of  the 
short  subject  part  of  his  program.  If  I  am  correct  in  this 
presumption,  then  I  can  honestly  express  the  opinion  that  it 
is  a  worthwhile  labor.  We  are  all  prone  at  times  to  think  of 
news  films,  comedies  and  novelties  as  'fillers'  instead  of  'fea-  \ 
turettes'.  It  will  surely  react  in  a  splendid  way  if  we  theater- 
owners,  in  our  constant  effort,  to  please  the  public,  will  devote 
the  month  of  January  to  a  little  less  thought  about  the  'headline 
features'  and  concentrate  on  the  importance  of  divertissement. 
This  latter  ingredient  is  only  supplied  by  screen  entrees  which 
materially  assist  in  the  problem  of  balancing  the  diet  of  a 
patronage  sometimes  fed-up  on  dramatic  photoplays. 

"I  sincerely  hope  that  your  January  laugh-proiect  will  be 
a  huge  success  and  that  countrywide  merriment  will  'top'  the 
tiresome  noise  of  the  high-salaried,  crepehanging  reformers  who 
are  permitted  to  run  at  liberty  every  month  of  the  year." 


Rothstein,    F.    B.    O.;    Fred    Quimby. 
Fox;  Howard  Turril!    Arrow. 

The  Budget  and  Finance  Commit- 
tee consists  of: 

Nat  Rothstein,  chairman;  Fred 
Quimby,  Howard  Turrill,  the  presi- 
dent  and    the    secretary-treasurer. 

The  Auditing  Committee  as  nomi- 
nated and  elected : 

S.  Barrett  McCormick,  Pathe: 
Paul  Perez,  Universal;  Bruce  Gallup, 
Jr.,   Fox. 

The  constitution  provides  for  four 
("lasses  of  membership.  The  first  will 
be  active  members;  men  in  the  sales, 
"^clvertising  and  executive  staffs  of 
distributing  and/or  producing  com- 
panies which  are  company  or  asso- 
ciate members. 

The   second   class   will   nrovide    for 
company   membership   which   will    in 
chide    all    companies    nati^mlly    dis 
tributing  short  length  product  of  any 
nature. 

The  third  class;  associate  or  con- 
tributing members  will  be  composed 
of  producers  who  are  in  svmpathy 
with  the  aims  of  the  Short  T^eatures 
Advertising  Ass'n  and  who  desire  to 
further,  with  financial  hdn,  the  work 
which   the   association   is   doing. 

The  fourth  class  provides  for  hon- 
orary membership  and  will  be  con- 
ferred on  such  persons  as  perform 
signal  services  for  the  benefit  of  the 
association  or  the  industry.  Imme- 
diate steps  are  being  taken  to  have 
the  association  incorporated  at  Al- 
bpiiT. 

In  the  meantime,  however,  the  rep- 
resentatives of  the  companies  having 
comedies,  P.  A.  Parsons,  of  Pathe, 
Gordon  S.  White  of  Educational, 
■prerl  McConnell  of  Universal.  Nn(-  G. 
Rothstein  of  F.  B.  O.,  Julian  M.  Solo- 


mon of  Davis  Distributing,  Fred 
Quimby  of  Fox  and  W.  E.  Shallen- 
berger  of  Arrow  agreed  to  form  a 
("ommittee  to  pn*^  over  "Mntfomi 
Laugh  Month."  This  committee  im- 
mediately set  to  work.  Accessories 
have  been  prepared  and  have  been 
sent  to  the  newspapers,  exhibitors 
large  and  small,  have  been  canvassed 
and  have  agreed  to  join  the  movement 
and  expressions  of  opinion  from  all 
united  of  the  industry  have  been  gath- 
ered together. 

The  drive  is  concentrated  in  the 
hands  of  one  man  so  that  all  activities 
can  be  focussed  on  one  point.  The 
first  thing  done  was  to  send"  out  a 
broadside  to  every  exhibitor  in  the 
United  States  and  Canada  announcing 
Tanuarv  as  "Laugh  Month"  and  giv- 
intr  in  brief  form,  the  reasons  why  the 
exhibitor  should  advertise  his  come- 
dies and  short  features  during  Janu- 
arv.  Experiences  as  shown  the  com- 
edies and  short  features  during  Janu- 
Rrv.  Experiences  have  shown  the 
f-ompanies.  that  where  an  exhibitor 
advertises  his  short  units,  the  public 
responds  and  the  box-office  is  greatly 
benefited.  The  public  have  come  to 
know  certain  brands  of  comedies,  cer- 
tain comedv  stars,  certain  cartoons 
and  make  it  a  point  to  visit  the  thea- 
ter showing — and  advertising  these 
short  features. 

It  is  a  fact  that  the  majority  of  the- 
aters use  one  and  two-reel  comedies 
as  well  as  other  short  unit  material 
'"d  the  main  purpose  of  the  January 
"Laueh  Month"  drive  is  to  focus  the 
attenti'on  of  the  exhibitor  on  the  fact 
•^hat  if  he  advertises  these  units  to 
the  public  the  public  will  respond 
with  added  cash  at  the  box-office  win- 
dow. 


Deserves    Cooperation 

By  ELMER  R.  PEARSON 

Vice-President    and    General    Manager,    Pathe 

Exchange,   Inc. 

"Laugh  Month"  was  a  great  inspir- 
ation coming  at  a  most  opportune 
time.  January  comes  around  every 
year  bringing  unpaid  bills,  cold 
weather.  Congress  and  the  coal  prob- 
lem, but  this  year  along  comes 
"Laugh  Month"  to  the  great  relief  of 
a  sorely  tried  public. 

When  the  full  length  of  "Laugh 
Month"  has  swept  across  the  country 
cooperated  with  by  people  in  the  pub- 
lic eye,  magazines  and  newspapers,  it 
will  so  fasten  itself  upon  the  Nation 
that  it  will  spontaneously  repeat  itself 
year  after  year  bringing  cheer  and 
courage  to  multitudes  yet  unborn. 

Every  retail  merchant  heretofore 
has  found  it  necessary  to  force  sales 
at  tremendous  price  reductions  in  or- 
der to  do  any  business  that  month  at 
all  because  during  that  month  the 
public  is  depressed  as  during  no  other 
time  of  the  year. 

The  influence  of  "Laugh  Month" 
can  overcome  this  harmful  condition 
of  the  public  mind  and  "Laugh 
Month"  deserves  the  thorough  coop- 
eration of  every  business  institution 
of  the  land. 

Each  exhibitor  can  bring  a  great 
boon  to  the  business  men  of  his  lo- 
cality by  assuming  the  leadership  of 
the  "Laugh  Month"  campaign  among 
'  his  fellow  merchants  and  induce  each 
of  them  to  carry  the  "Laugh  Month" 
slogan  in  their  advertising,  in  their 
window  displays,  and  they  will  do 
right  well  to  have  a  seat  in  his  theater 
at  every  performance. 

Since  September  this  industry  has 
seen  the  release  of  a  great  many  of 
the  wonder  works  of  the  great  pro- 
ducers of  spectacles,  drama,  sex  and 
weepy  mello's  in  reelage  from  eight 
to  twelve.  The  public  has  responded 
p.s  never  before,  but  any  good  show- 
man knows  that  there  is  such  a  thing 
as  becoming  surfeited  with  heavy  en- 
tertainment of  this  character,  and  par- 
ticularly in  January  must  the  public 
be  offered  something  of  a  very  much 
lighter  nature.  Thus  again  "Laugh 
Month"  is.  indeed,  a  panacea  for  what 
usually  ails  all  business  in  January. 

All  great  ideas  have  modest  begin- 
nings. 

The  industry  ought  to  get  behind 
"Laugh  Month"  as  it  never  got  be- 
hind any  similar  movement  before.  It 
is  going  to  live  forever  to  the  great 
benefit  of  all  peoples  and  all  business 
everv  Januarv.  How  much  benefit 
the  industry  derives  this  year  will  de- 
pend entirely  upon  the  extent  and 
quick  reception  of  its  individuals  to 
take  advantage  of  a  great  opportunitv. 

"Laugh  Month"  is  a  grand  idea  in 
that  ever}'bodv  profits  by  unselfish- 
ness. Even  the  feature  distributors 
have  comedies.  They  are  bound  to 
profit.  The  exhibitors,  merchants, 
distributors,  producers  and  the  public 
will  be  .tremendouslv  benefited  bv  the 
celebration  spirit  "Laugh  Month"  in- 
culcates. 

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CASH  AWARDS  FOR  BEST  EXPLOITATIOB 


To  Run   Four  Weeks 

One  of  the  features  of  "National 
Laugh  Month"  from  the  trade  angle 
will  be  a  contest  for  cash  prizes  to 
exhibitors  or  theater  employees  con- 
ducting the  best  exploitation  cam- 
paigns tying  up  with  this  national 
drive  during  January.  The  National 
Laugh  Month  Committee,  which  is 
conducting  the  campaign  for  the 
Short  Features  Advertising  Ass'n, 
has  just  announced  the  plan. 

The  prizes  will  be  distributed 
weekly,  the  first  prize  for  each  of  the 
four  periods  in  which  the  month  will 
be   divided   being  $100. 

The  awarding  of  the  cash  prizes 
will  be  in  the  hands  of  a  Committee 
consisting  of  the  editors-in-chief  of 
six  national  trade  publications — Wil- 
liam A.  Johnston,  M.  P.  News;  Mar- 
tin Quigley,  Editor,  Exhibitors'  Her- 
ald; Arthur  James,  Motion  Pictures 
Today;  William  J.  Reilly,  Editor,  M. 
P.  World;  Willard  C.  Howe,  Editor, 
Exhibitors  Trade  Review,  and  Joseph 
Dannenberg,  Editor,  THE  FILM 
DAILY. 

The  contest  will  be  open  to  all  ex- 
hibitors, house  managers,  publicity 
representatives  or  other  responsible 
for  the  originating  and  executing  of 
theater  publicity  and  exploitation 
campaigns.  There  will  be  no  restric- 
tions as  to  the  size  of  the  theater  and 
the  amount  of  money  spent  on  any 
campaign  will  not  enter  into  the  de- 
cision of  the  judges,  the  awards  be- 
ing made  to  those  who  in  the  judg- 
ment of  the  jury  have  conducted  the 
best  campaigns  for  their  particular 
theaters  and  under  their  own  peculiar 
cricumstances. 

For  this  contest  an  exploitation 
campaign  may  include  newspaper  ad- 
vertising, newspaper  exploitation  tie- 
ups,  straight  newspaper  publicity, 
tie-ups  with  merchants,  straight  street 
ballyhoos  or  any  other  form  of  ex- 
ploitation stunt.  In  submitting  an 
entry  in  this  contest,  the  exhibitor 
should  describe  each  factor  in  his 
campaign,  as  the  judges  will  consider 
the  campaign  as  a  whole  and  take 
into  account  the  co-ordination  of  the 
various  factors  in  the  campaign. 

The  first  period  for  which  prizes 
will  be  awarded  will  be  from  Jan.  1 
through   the   week   ending  Jan.   9. 

The  second  period  will  be  for  the 
week  ending  Jan.  16. 

The  third  period  for  week  ending 
Jan.  23. 

The  fourth  period  including  the 
rest  of  the  month  with  the  extra 
Sunday,  Jan.  31. 

The  entries  for  the  first  period  will 
close  at  noon  Jan.  23,  for  the  second 
week  they  will  close  at  noon,  Jan.  30. 
Entries  for  the  third  period  will  be 
received  until  noon  Feb.  6  and  ex- 
hibitors will  be  given  until  noon  Feb. 
15  to  get  in  their  entries 

Exhibitors  can  use  the  blanks,  a 
sample  of  which  appears  elsewhere, 
and  to  be  printed  by  trade  papers 
to  send  in  their  entries  in  this  con- 
test or  they  can  give  the  required 
information  without  using  these 
blanks,  but  all  entries  must  be  mailed 
to  the  National  Laugh  Month  Com- 
mittee, 218  West  42nd  St. 


Rules  Governing  the  Contest 

Contest  open  to  all  exhibitors  or  theater  employees  re- 
sponsible for  exploitation  campaigns. 

Campaign  can  inlcude  advertising,  posters,  publicity, 
tie-ups,  ballyhoos  and  any  form  of  exploitation. 

Description  of  cam.paign  not  over  200  words  must  be 
sent  with  entry. 

Proofs  or  clippings  of  ads  and  publicity  stories  and 
photographs  of  ballyhoos  or  other  displays  must  be  sub- 
mitted. 

All  campaigns  to  be  eligible  for  prizes  must  tie-up  with 
"Laugh  Month." 

If  campaign  is  based  on  a  particular  comedy  it  must 
be  in  the  short  feature  class  (not  over  three  reels). 
Prizes  are  as  follows  for  each  of  the  four  weeks. 

1st  Prize $100.00 

2nd  Prize 50.00 

3rd  Prize 25.00 

4th  Prize 12.50 

5th  Prize 10.00 

and  three  additional  prizes  of  $5  each. 


How  To  Tie-Up  for  Campaign 


The  "National  Laugh  Month" 
campaign  is  a  cooperative  drive  for 
the  benefit  of  all.  Eight  big  com- 
panies leleasing  short  features  are 
cooperating  in  the  work  of  conduct- 
ing the  national  exploitation  cam- 
paign. The  theaters  in  your  com- 
munity ought  to  cooperate  in  putting 
over  the  "Laugh  Month"  idea  in  your 
locality. 

The    Laugh    Month    Committee    is 
preparing  the  way  for  your  own  local 
campaign  by  the  following  program: 
Preparing     special     accessories — 
banners,     one-sheet     and     three- 
sheet   posters,   pennants,   window 
cards,  slides,  trailers  and  buttons. 
Arranging  special  newspaper  ad- 
vertising   lay-outs,    illustrated    in 
this  press  sheet. 

Arranging  for  publicity  in  na- 
tional magazines  and  through 
newspaper  syndicates,  etc. 
Arranging  for  all  possible  tie-ups 
with  national  manufacturers,  ad- 
vertisers,   etc. 

To  get  the  best  results  in  your  lo- 
cality, cooperation  between  the  the- 
aters is  advisable,  but  any  theater 
can  join  in  the  Laugh  Drive  through 
its  own  individual  efforts. 

Wherever  possible,  call  a  meeting 
of  exhibitors  in  your  community  who 
are  interested  in  a  concerted  drive 
for  "Laugh  Month."  Do  this  now. 
If  you  have  a  Greater  Movie  Season 
Committee,  perhaps  this  committee, 
being  already  organized,  can  start 
work  on  "Laugh  Month"  with  the 
least  possible  loss  of  time.  If  so,  get 
this  group  together  and  begin  work 
Ask  your  newspapers  to  print 
stories  now  telling  of  the  plans  to 
make  "Laugh  Month"  a  national  car- 
nival of  laughter  to  begin  the  New 
Year.  These  stories  ought  to  talk 
about  "Laugh  Month"  as  a  celebra- 
tion   of    a    general    character,    rather 


than    treating   it   is   a   motion   picture 
venture. 

Take  steps  to  get  the  newspaper 
comic  pages  especially  interested. 
Many  of  the  great  cartoonists  and 
newspaper  syndicates  furnishing  car- 
toon strips  to  newspapers  will  be 
boosting  "Laugh  Month"  in  these 
cartoons.  "Laugh  Month"  is  just  as 
fine  a  booster  from  the  standpoint  of 
the  comic  page  as  it  is  from  the 
picture  angle,  and  the  editors  ought 
to  be  glad  to  play  up  "Laugh  Month" 
every  day  on  this  page. 

Ask  the  mayor  of  your  city  to  is- 
sue a  proclamation  similar  to  the  one 
in  the  press  sheet  setting  January  as 
a  "Laugh  Month"  to  the  end  that 
1926  may  be  a  better  and  brighter 
year.  This  proclamation  should  be 
issued  as  a  New  Year's  proclamation. 

Get  your  orders  in  now  for  the  spe- 
cial accessories  and  the  novelty  but- 
tons. Distribute  the  buttons  in  your 
neighborhood  right  after  Christmas 
Begin  to  show  the  slides  and  trailers 
about  the  same  time.  Get  your  ban- 
ners and  posters  up  about  the  middle 
of   Christmas   week. 

Begin  to  run  teaser  ads  in  the 
newspapers  and  teaser  cony  in  your 
programs  about  a  week  before  Christ- 
mas. 

Your  big  advertising  announce- 
ments and  your  biegest  /publicity 
stories  should  appear  from  about  Dec. 
30  through  the  first  week  of  January. 

Keep  up  your  publicity  and  adver- 
tising all  through  the  month  of  Janu- 
ary, making  it  actually  a  four-week 
Comedv  Carnival. 

Of  course,  the  Committee  takes  it 
for  granted  that  you  will  give  come- 
dies a  prominent  place  on  all  your 
pro.ijrams  durins:  the  month,  and  talk 
■about  the  individual  pictures  and 
stars  as  well  as  about  "Laugh 
Month." 


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Accessories 

The  committee  in  charge  of  "A* 
tio7ial  Laugh  Month"  is  extremt 
active  in  preparing  accessories  whi 
will  eyiable  exhibitors  to  put  ov 
"Laugh  Month." 

A  broadside  announcing  Janua 
as  "Laugh  Month"  has  been  mail 
to  every  exhibitor  in  the  Unit 
States  and  Canada.  It  includes: 
list  of  all  accessories  prepared  a- 
available  at  the  present  time.  A 
ditional  accessories  will  be  rea< 
within  a  few  days  and  will  be  i 
eluded  in  a  press  sheet  which  is 
be  mailed  to  every  exhibitor  later. 

A  partial  list  of  available  maten 
follows: 

Banners,    Pennants,    Posters 
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Belleville,  New  Jersey,  has  made  i 
banners,    pennants    and    posters.      I 
grouping    all    kindred    accessories 
one    concern,    the   exhibitor   may   o 
tain  the  principal  items  with  a  mir 
mum  of  efifort.     Special  sketches  ha' 
been  prepared  by  the  committee  ai 
each   contains   one  or  more   laughii 
heads    and    the    wording — "Come 
and  lafT — Lafif — Laff.     January  is  N 
tional    Laugh    Month."      The    acce: 
on   the   third   "Lafif"  is  crescendo. 

The  banners  will  be  3  ft.  by  10  f 
printed  in  blue  and  yellow  on  canv: 
and  will  have  5  eyelets  for  hangin 


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RALPH  GRAVES  COMEDIES 
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"Laughter  for  a  month  and  a  good  jest  forever,"  said  Shakespere,  the  world's 
first  and  greatest  judge  of  a  box  office  attraction.      He  knew! 


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hese  will  be  sold  for  $1.25  each, 
ennants,  14  inches  wide  by  29  inches 
ing  will  be  printed  in  assorted 
jlors,  hemmed  at  the  top  with  eye- 
its  for  hanging  in  the  lobby  or 
tider  the  marquee.  These  will  cost 
2c,  each.  One  and  three-sheet  pos- 
its are  being  done  in  2  colors,  ? 
ambination  of  blue  and  orange.  The 
ae-sheet  head  is  from  a  special 
cetch  by  Michelson  prepared  espe- 
ally  for  this  piece  of  paper.  The 
oster  will  cost  15c.  each  for  the  one- 
leets   and   27c.   for   three-sheets. 

Buttons 

Celluloid  Buttons  about  one  inch 
1  diameter  are  being  made  up  by 
lastian  Bros.  Co.,  Rochester  New 
'ork.  Buttons  will  be  shipped  C. 
).  D.  plus  postage  or  express  charges 
t  the  rate  of  500  for  $4.50,  1,000  for 
8.00,  2,500  for  $18.75  and  $7.00  a 
liousand  for  5,000  or  more. 

Cuts 

Method  of  handling  cuts  is  not  yet 
etermined  because  the  committee  is 
aily  adding  to  the  number  which  will 
e  available.  Cuts  will  range  in  size 
rom  one  inch  square  to  four  column 
izes.  Reproductions  of  the  banners 
losters  and  pennants  will  be  available 

1  cut  form  so  that  exhibitors  may 
,se  them  in  advertising  throw-aways. 

Press  Sheets 
The  press  sheets  will  contain  il- 
ustrations  of  all  of  the  accessories, 
vill  have  sample  adds  in  sizes  from 
me  to  four  columns,  will  have  en- 
lorsements  from  prominent  people 
ind  publicity  stories  which  the  ex- 
libitors  may  use  to  send  to  local  ex- 
jiibitors.  This  will  be  available  from 
he  committee,  218  W.  42nd  St.,  N.  Y. 

Slides 

The  Excelsior  Illustrating  Co.,  219 
5th  Ave.,  New  York,  are  making  up 
the  special  "Laugh  Month"  slide 
From  copy  furnished  by  the  commit- 
tee. As  slides  are  too  small  an  item 
to  permit  bookkeeping,  they  have 
agreed  to  mail  direct  to  the  exhibitor 
on  receipt  of  stamps,  cash  or  money 
order  at  the  rate  of  15c.  per  slide. 
Trailers 

National  Screen  Service,  Inc.,  with 
offices  in  New  York,  Chicago,  Los 
lAngeles  and  San  Francisco  are  mak- 
ing up  a  special  trailer.  They  have 
oflfered  to  supply  it  free  of  charge  to 
all  regular  customers.  All  the  cus- 
tomer has  to  do  is  to  notify  the 
Screen  Service  that  he  wants  the 
"Laugh  Month"  trailer  and  he  will 
then   receive   it   with   regular   service. 

For  exhibitors  who  are  not  Screen 
Service  customers,  the  price  is  $1, 
including  postage  and  packing.  This 
price  is  printing  cost  as  the  trailer 
will  be  about  25  ft.  long. 

Window  Cards 
Window  cards  are  being  made  up 
by  Wintin  Printing  Co.,  405  Broome 
St.,  New  York.    These  are  printed  in 

2  colors  on  5  ply  post  board  and  are 
being  sold  at  5c.  each.  If  exhibitors 
send  cash  with  order  for  the  window 
cards  they  will  be  sent  to  him  pre- 
paid. If  the  exhibitor  wants  them 
C.  O.  D.  he  will  have  to  pay  delivery 
and  collection   charges. 


Michigan  Steps  to  the  Fore 


Detroit — Exhibitors  throughout 

Michigan  are  making  strides  forward 
.11  tncir  treatment  oi  short  subjects. 
Novelty  subjects  are  very  popular. 

In  many  instances,  there  is  on  rec- 
ord instances  of  tie-ups  with  clubs  on 
short  subjects  that  lend  themselves  to 
this  sort  of  treatment.  It  is  the  ex- 
perience of  Oscar  Hanson,  Pathe 
manager  that  the  time-worn  impres- 
sion that  short  subjects  are  fillers  has 
been  done  away  with.  He  points  out 
that  not  long  ago  an  exhibitor  would 
not  think  of  using  a  cut  or  mat  on  a 
short  subject,  while  today,  the  news- 
paper ads  from  important  Michigan 
cities  tell  their  own  story. 

Hanson  finds  that  orders  from  ex- 
hibitors for  advertising  accessories 
show  a  steady  up-trend.  Bookings  of 
shorts  as  filkrs,  he  asserts,  have  al- 
most entirely  vanished.  Evidence  is 
not  lacking  that  this  state  of  afifairs 
IS    fortunately    correct. 

Thomas  Moule  of  the  Kunsky  The- 
atrical Enterprises,  in  opening  the 
new  State,  arranged  an  excellent  pro- 
gram, using  ir^athe  News,  Pathe  Re- 
view and  an  Aesop's  Fable.  The  mu- 
sic was  so  arranged  that  these  sub- 
jects were  played  up  and  tne  pro- 
gram, as  a  whole,  was  well-rounded 
out  and  was  immensely  pleasing  to 
enormous  crowds.  Moule,  for  the 
week  of  Nov.  21  at  the  Madison,  used 
"Lucky  Stars,"  featuring  Harry  Lang- 
dan,  as  a  special  attraction  and  de- 
•voted  a  large  percentage  of  all  adver- 
tising in  the  newspapers  to  the  com- 
sdy^     He   also  used  the  mat  service 


which  Pathe  is  now  furnishing  to  all 
exhibitors  on  two-reel  comedies. 

The  Washington  recently  in  show- 
ing "Stereoscopiks,"  the  third  dimen- 
sion subject — played  them  with  a  fea- 
ture and  a  two-reel  comedy,  and  ad- 
vertised the  entire  bill  as  a  triple 
show,  giving  practically  equal  space 
to  each  of  the  three  individual  sub- 
jects. 

The  Bijou  Theatrical  Enterprises, 
of  which  Ed  Beatty  is  General  Man- 
ager, use  "Stereoscopiks"  as  an  act. 
In  the  larger  towns  of  the  state  in 
which  Bijou  has  the  large  theaters, 
eare  is  used  to  pick  short  subjects  thai 
will  fit  in  with  the  general  scl^eme  of 
program,  so  that  full  advantage  can 
be  made  of  the  short  subjects  on  the 
bill.  The  music  is  arranged  as  care- 
fully for  the  short  subjects  as  it  is  for 
the  features. 

According  to  Hanson,  exhibitors 
who  make  the  most  use  of  Pathe  sub- 
jects to  bring  in  business,  are:  Ed- 
wards of  the  Oakman-Boulevard, 
Munz  of  the  Tuxedo.  Lane  of  the 
Strand  and  Alhambra,  Bruce  of  the 
Lincoln  Square,  Kramer  of  the  Kram- 
er, Baehr  of  the  Crystal  and  Schroe- 
der  of  the  Majestic  at  Wyandotte, 
Ritter  of  the  Rialto,  Al  Ruttenberg  of 
the  Iris,  Gratiot,  and  New  Home; 
Geo.  Sampson  of  the  Cinderella,  De- 
Luxe  and  Roosevelt;  Blass  of  the  Ar- 
cadia and  Kirshner  of  the  Family,  all 
of  whom  select  their  short  subjects 
with  care  and  advertise  them  exten- 
sively, not  only  in  newspaper  ads,  but 
also  in  lights  on  the  marquee  and  with 
posters  and  photos  in  the  lobby. 


Slogans  for  Ad  Copy,  Programs 

"What  a  whale  of  a  difference  a  few  laughs  make." 

"A  laugh  a  day  keeps  the  doctor  away." 

"Have  you  had  your  laugh  today?" 

"99-44/100%  pure  laughs." 

"Have  you  a  little  laugh  in  your  home?" 

"Better  laughs  for  less  money." 

"I'd  walk  a  mile  for  a  guffaw." 

"What  the  well-dressed  man  will  wear — a  smile." 

"Babies  cry  for  it — National  Laugh  Month." 

"Never  say  cry — say  laughs." 

"Say  it  with  laughter," 

"A  laugh  a  day  will  keep  worries  away." 

"Keep  that  school-girl  laughter," 

"Laugh  and  the  world  laughs  with  you." 

''The  Laughs  that  bind." 

"Laugh  until  10  o'clock  in  the  morning  and  the  rest 
of  the  day  will  take  care  of  itself." 

"Best  in  the  long  run — laughs." 

"United  States  laughs  are  good  laughs." 

"Don't  skid— laugh." 

"Cover  the  earth  with  laughs." 

"There's  no  laugh  like  a  hearty  laugh." 

"Laugh  one — laugh  all." 

"57  varieties  of  laughs." 

"When  the  Christmas  bills  come  in  on  January  first 
—laugh  that  off." 


Turn  to  Committee 
For  All  Information 

The  committee  in  charge  of 
"National  Laugh  Month"  con- 
sists of: 

Gordon  S.  White,  Education- 
al  Film   Exchanges,   chairman. 

P.  A.  Parsons,  Pathe  Ex- 
change. 

Fred  McConnell,  Universal 
Pictures. 

Nat  G.  Rothstein,  Film  Book- 
ing  Offices. 

Julian  M.  Solomon,  Davis 
Dist.  Division. 

Fred  Quimby,  Fox  Film 
Corp. 

W.  E.  Shallenberger,  Arrow 
Pictures  Corp. 

W.  Ray  Johnston,  Rayart 
Pictures. 

Headquarters  are  at  218  W. 
42nd  St.,  New  York,  and  infor- 
mation or  inquiries  regarding 
the  activities  and  the  material 
available  should  be  sent  to  the 
committee  at  that  address. 


Comedy  Reels  Based  on  Names 
Schwartz  Enterprises,  Inc.,  Ill 
Westchester  Square,  New  York,  are 
state  righting  a  series  of  12  one 
reelers  called  "What's  in  a  Name." 
Tkis  series  pertains  to  the  recon- 
struction of  an  original  word  from 
an  existing  proper  name. 


Weaver  to  Make  Comedies 
Tacoma,  Wash.  —  H.  C.  Weaver 
Prod,  intends  making  a  series  of 
comedies,  based  on  gags  appearing  in 
one  of  the  most  widely  circulated 
newspaper  cartoon  strips  in  America. 
Production  plans  now  under  way. 

Special  One-Sheet 


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in  and 


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graph Co.,  Belleville,  N.  J. 
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A  Colossal  Giinpaign  to  Help  Y)u  Mak 


JANUARYis  nationa 


The  great  LAUGH  MONTH  drive  is  going 
to  make  January  the  biggest  comedy  month 
in  screen  history. 

It  is  going  to  give  comedies  and  other  Short 
Features  a  position  of  greater  importance  in 
the  public's  mind. 

It  is  going  to  give  additional  force  to  your 
own  advertising  of  Short  Features  —  all 
through  the  year. 

But  you'll  have  to  get  behind  LAUGH 
Month  if  you  want  to  get  your  share  of 
profit  out  of  it. 

Watch  for  the  LAUGH  MONTH  press  sheet. 
Plan  to  use  the  newspaper  ads  and  publicity 
stories  it  provides.  Use  plenty  of  the  special 

Laugh  Month  accessories. 

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Sunday,  December  6,  191 '»' 


IMPORTANT   CIRCUITS  ALREADY   JOIi 


Many  Cities  in  Line 

From  all  over  the  country,  theater 
otvners,  executives  and  heads  of  cir- 
cuits have  responded  to  the  suggest- 
ion of  the  "National  Laugh  Month" 
and  are  formulating  plans  for  an  ac- 
tive participation  in  the  campaign 
through  the  medium  of  special  fea- 
tures and  exploitation. 

The  committee  has  forwarded  to 
managers,  executives  and  heads  of 
circuits  complete  details  as  to  the 
plan  in  the  form  of  a  broadside,  and 
will  folloiv  this  up  shortly  with  a 
press-sheet  picturing  accessories  in 
the  form  of  banners,  pennants,  one 
and  three-sheets,  buttons,  slides,  and 
trailers,  for  a  large  or  small  cam- 
paign whichever  the  exhibitor  muy 
choose  to  use. 

In  the  course  of  only  a  few  days, 
the  following  cities  have  been 
brought  into  line : 

New  York 

Major  Edward  Bowes,  managing 
director  of  the  Capitol  has,  before 
this,  expressed  himself  as  in  favor  of 
the  short  feature.  Tn  an  interview 
on  this  subject  he  said: 

"I  believe  very  strongly  in  the  use 
of  short  units.  Beyond  a  certain  num- 
ber of  minutes  you  cannot  hope  to 
hold  the  interest  and  attention  of  your 
audience.  We  cannot,  with  each  num- 
ber, hope  to  please  everybodv,  bu^  hv 
offering  a  variety  of  quick,  bright 
numbers  we  strike  a  happy  average 
in  the  entertainment  so  that  there  is 
something  that  everybody  can  enjoy.  I 
Thus  if  a  person  doesn't  like  a  partic- 
ular type  of  number,  he  knows  that 
within  a  few  minutes  at  the  most  it 
will  be  over  and  he  can  hope  to  see 
something  that  he  does  enjoy." 

Dave  Loew,  one  of  the  executives 
of  the  Loew  Circuit,  comes  out  in  fa- 
vor of  the  "Laugh  Month"  idea. 

Lee  Ochs  has  expressed  a  desire  to 
take  an  active  part  in  the  campaign. 

Dave  Lustig,  of  the  Regun,  has  de- 
clared himself  for  it. 

Hy.  Gainsboro,  with  his  headquar- 
ters in  Flushing,  is  casting  about  for 
ways  and  means  of  selling  "Laugh 
Month"  to  his  Long  Island  audiences. 

At  a  meeting  of  representatives  of 
producers  in  Albany,  New  York,  a 
strong  program   has  been   laid   otit. 

As  early  as  this,  Albany  exchanges 
have  been  assured  bv  Mr.  Hill  of  the 
Albany  Strand  and  Mr.  Roach  of  the 
Farash  theaters,  Schenectady,  that 
their  towns  will  come  through  strong. 

Buffalo 

The  Olvmpic. 

Chicago  and  Illinois 

Chicago  and  the  Middle  West  "sees 
its  duty  and  does  it"  as  witness  the 
news  from  the  Windy  City  that  the 
entire  Balaban  and  Katz  circuit,  as 
well  as  the  Midwest  organization  will 
do  everything  in  its  oower  to  make  a 
.success  of  the  "National  Laugh 
Month,"  with  the  Lubliner  and  Trinz 
houses  to  aid  in  making  it  unanimous. 
Also  the  Randolph. 

Cleveland 
The    Stillman   and   Allen,   premiere 
Loew  theaters  there  and  seven  others. 


Dallas 
The  Capitol. 

Denver 

The  American. 

Detroit 

The  Broadway-Strand. 
Kansas    City 
The   Liberty. 

Los  Angeles  and  West  Coast 

Earliest  in  the  field,  with  elaborate 
plans  to  aid  in  the  campaign,  is  the 
West  Coast  circuit,  which,  through  its 
organization,  will  undertake  to  pro- 
mulgate the  short  feature  subject 
throughout  the  entire  Pacific  Coast 
territory.  A  special  meeting  was  held 
last  week  on  the  Coast,  attended  by 
representatives  of  producers  of  short 
features,  at  which  each  individual  was 
assigned  a  special  part  in  the  work  of 
developing  the  "National  Laugh 
Month"  idea  in  his  territory. 

Cooperation  of  the  numerous  stud- 
ios producing  comedies  has  been 
promised,  and  not  the  least  of  the 
events  planned  for  the  drive  is  the 
personal  appearance  in  theaters 
throughout  the  territory,  of  many 
comedy  stars  who  will  be  working  at 
the  different  West  Coast  studios  dur- 
ing the  month. 

Milwaukee 

The  Alhambra. 
Philadelphia  and  East  Pennsylvania 

The  Stanley  Co.  of  America  with  a 
chain  of  90. 

Pittsburgh 

The  Cameo. 

San  Francisco 

A  late  dispatch  from  San  Francisco 
advises  that  among  the  prominent 
first-run  theaters  of  that  city  which 
have  promised  to  support  the  "Laugh 
Month"  movement  are  the  Califor- 
nia, the  Granada,  the  Warfield,  the 
St.  Francis  and  Cameo.  Additional 
circuits  and  theaters  are  being  lined 
up  for  the  occasion. 

Portland,  Ore. 

The   Columbia. 

St.  Louis,  Mo. 

The  Rivoli. 

Seattle 

The  Columbia. 

Spokane 

The  Clemmer. 


The  Rialto. 


Washington 


Seider  Endorses 

Joseph  M.  Seider,  business 
manager  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A., 
has  written  the  following  letter 
to  the  Short  Features  Advertis- 
ing Ass'n.  relative  to  "Laugh 
Month.": 

"It  is  superfluous  for  me  to 
add  my  endorsement  to  the  Na- 
tional Laugh  Month  idea. 

"The  short  subject  has  come 
into  its  own. 

"The  only  problem  in  this  re- 
lation, as  I  see  it,  is  the  method 
of  bringing  the  realization  of 
this  fact  to  the  theater  owner. 
Some  distributors  of  short  sub- 
jects have  recently  added  a 
clause  to  their  contracts  in 
which  the  exhibitor  agrees  to 
give  equal  space  to  that  given 
to  the  feature,  for  the  short  sub- 
ject. 

"It  is  my  conviction  that  'Na- 
tional Laugh  Month'  for  the 
purpose  of  educating  the  motion 
picture  forces,  to  the  value  of 
the  short  subject  feature  is  the 
better  plan,  and  which  should 
and  will  bring  the  desired  and 
merited  result." 


In  School's  Course 

Paramount     Managers     to     Discuss 
Short  Subjects  in  Theater  Pro- 
grams Next  Month 

The  Paramount  Theater  Managers' 
Training  School  is  to  take  up  an  an- 
alysis of  the  short  subject  sometime 
in  January. 

The  class  which  is  now  meeting  in 
New  York  has  had  impressed  on  its 
mind  that  in  order  to  prepare  a  mod- 
el program,  the  short  subject  must 
have  its  place.  To  that  end,  a  series 
of  discussions  will  be  held.  The  ques- 
tions to  be  taken  up  will  include  the 
place  of  the  short  subject  on  the  pro- 
gram; treatment  of  the  short  subject 
in  newspaper  advertising;  variation  of 
the  short  subject;  and  a  study  of  the 
appeal    of    various    types. 

Jack  Barry,  in  charge  of  the  school, 
said  yesterday  it  was  clear  that  the 
feature  was  not  sufficient  to  put  over 
a  typical  program.  The  situation  has 
been  recognized  and  steps  are  there- 
fore under  way  to  meet  it.  It  is  plan- 
ned to  invite  important  executives  of 
short  reel  organizations  to  deliver  ad- 
dresses  before   the    school. 


'Laugh  Month"  Banner,  3  by  10  Feet 


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Famous   to   Help  if 

Theater    Conventions   in   Dallas   . 
Atlanta  Will  Be  Advised  to  C<- 
operate  on  "Laugh  Month" 

Dallas — District  managers,  the; 
managers  and  publicity  men  attac 
to  various  of  the  Paramount  theai 
in  the  Southwest  will  meet  here 
day  in  convention.  A  group  of  ^ 
York  executives  will  confer  v 
them  on  general  theater  business. 


A.  M.  Botsford,  Harry  Marks,  S 
Dembow.  Nat  Finston  and  J 
Mansfield,  all  officials  of  Publix  T 
aters,  Inc.,  leave  today  for  Dallas 
Atlanta  where  theater  convent! 
will  be  held.  | 

One  of  the  matters  to  be  stres 
at  both  meetings  which  will  embr| 
managers  of  all  of  the  Paramo  i' 
holdings  in  the  Southeast  and 
Southwest  will  be  the  place  of  sl{ 
subjects  in  theater  programs.  B(| 
ford  stated  yesterday  that  managji 
will  be  urged  to  cooperate  as  far! 
possible  with  the  plans  of  the 
tional  Laugh  Month  Committee 
"Laugh    Month." 


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FILMS  APLENTY  FOR  "LAUGHMONTH" 


.eleases  Are  Varied 

.  A  quick  survey  of  short  subjects' 
iiilable  for  "Laugh  Month,"  based 
irely  on  information  supplied  by 
atributors  is  appended.  In  some 
..es,  important  companies  have  not 
Ifined  their  subjects  to  comedies 
have  listed  all  of  their  January 
>^' eases. 

ylfttHi/  organizations  do  not  set  defi- 
e  dates.     This  list  generally  con- 
ns companies  which  do.    It  should 
borne  in  mind  that  in  many  ter- 
Sf)nes    subjects    released    in    New 
Irk  in  December  do  not  play  until 
ler.     For  further  information  on 
wrent  product,   exhibitors   are  re- 
ared to  the  release  chart  for  No- 
nber,     December     and     January 
ich  appears  elsewhere  in  this  is- 


Bischoff,  Inc. 

ieveral   comedies   including: 
^'Starvation   Hunters  —   Biff   Come- 
s. 

.ast    of    the    Mohegians — Witwer 
medies. 

Jured    Hams — Gold    Medal    Come- 
s. 


Columbia 

ieveral  issues  of  Screen  Snapshots. 

Iranfield  and  Clarke,  Inc. 
ternational  Twelve  series,  includ- 
?roes  of  the  North  Sea 


iDavis  Dist.  Division,  Inc. 

"our  series  including: 
'inema    Stars 
icy  Fellas  Comedies 
ales  Without  Titles 
iheiks  and  Shebas  Comedies 


Educational 

U    least,    thirty-two    subjects,    in- 

ding: 

ilaid     in     Morocco,     the     Fighting 

de — Lupino   Lane. 

The  Movies,  Framed — Lloyd  Ham- 

n. 

Vatch  Out,  Slippery  Feet,  Oo-La- 

i — Bobby   Vernon. 

Dff  His  Beat,  Hot  Doggie,  one  un- 

ed — Walter  Hiers. 

It    Careful,    Fair    but    Foolish,    A 

sy   Bum — Jimmie   Adams. 

The     Tourist,     Cleaning     Up,     My 

irs — Tuxedo. 

V    Misfit     Sailor,    A    Goofy    Goo, 

jp   to   Nuts,    My   Swedie,   one   un- 

ed — Christie. 

i'leasure    Bound,    Spot    Light,    On 

ge.    Cheap    Skates,    Lickety    Split 

ige    Conley)    and    Fair    Warning, 

re    Away,    Live    Cowards    (Al    St. 

m) — Mermaid. 

3aby  Be  Good,  Bachelor's   Babies, 

I  Scamps — Juvenile. 

Zliff     Bowes     in     several     Cameo 

medies. 

"elix    the    Cat — several   issues. 


F.  B.  0. 

Seven    subjects   including: 

High  but  Not  Handsome,  Little 
Andy  Rooney,  and  one  untitled — Ad- 
ventures of  Mazie. 

Mummy  Love — Blue  Ribbon  Com- 
edy. 

The  Giraffe's  Long  Neck— Bray 
Cartoon. 

In  the  Air— Standard  Fat  Men 
Comedy. 

Dinky  Doodle  at  the  Studio— Bray 
Cartoon. 


Fox 


Fourteen  subjects  including: 

The  Wrestler,  A  Parisian  Knight 
and   The   Feud— Van   Bibber. 

Failure  and  Cupid  a  la  Carte—  O 
Henry. 

Strong  for  Love,  East  Side,  West 
Side,  Control  Yourself,  Henry  Swells, 
The  Flying  Fool  and  two  untitled  two 
reelers — Imperial. 

The  Peacemakers  and  His  Own 
Lawyer — Helen   and   Warren. 


Pathe 


Twenty-three    subjects    including: 

Saturday  afternoon — 3  reel  Harry 
Langdon   special. 

A  Punch  in  the  Nose,  Good  Cheer 
(Our  Gang),  Longs  Pants  (Glenn 
Tryon),  Soft  Pedal,  Don't  Butt  In 
and  Between  Meals  (Paul  Parrott) — 
Roach. 

The  Gosh  Darn  Mortgage,  Hot 
Cakes  for  Two  (Alice  Day),  Whis- 
pering Whiskers — Sennett. 

The  Gold  Push,  Three  Blind  Mice, 
Lighter  Than  Air,  The  Little  Brown 
Jug  and  A  June  Bride — Aesop's 
Fables. 

Five  issues  of  Topics  of  the   Day. 


Red  Seal 

Issue  5  includes  William  Shake- 
speare, John  Barrymore,  Bebe  Dan- 
iels, Tohn  Drew,  Dorothy  Dalton  and 
Thomas  Meighan.  Issue  6  includes 
Bryan,  Briand,  Josephus  Daniels 
Lloi'd  George,  Theodore  Roosevelt, 
Jr.  and  Sr.,  Clemenccau,  Cardinal 
Mercier — Animated     Hair    Cartoons. 

Issue  1 — Film  Facts 

The  Soul  of  the  Cypress — Gems  of 
the  Screen. 

Sailing,    Sailing,    Over    the    Bound- 
ing   Main — Ko-Ko    Song    Car-Tune. 

Issue  E — Marvels  of  Motion. 

Ko-Ko  Steps  Out  —  Out-of-the- 
Inkwell. 

Issue  B — Reelviews. 

Issue  B — Searchlights. 


Short  Films  Syndicate 

Several  releases  in  each  of  the  fol- 
lowing series,  available  every  second 
week,  no  definite  release  dates: 

Adventure  Thrills 

Colored  Cartoon  Comics. 

Colored  Wonder  Books 

Mutt  and  Jeff  Cartoons 

Novelties — several  issues. 

Old  Fashioned  Movies — several  is- 
sues. 


"Joy  Hour  Shows ' ' 

D  e  t  r  o  i  t — Here's  an  idea 
launched  by  the  Bijou  Theatri- 
cal Enterprises — the  Butterfield 
circuit — and  found  to  work  out 
so  well  that  it  has  been  made  a 
permanent   fixture. 

Ed  Beatty,  general  manager, 
has  inaugurated  what  is  called 
a  "Joy  Hour  Show"  in  every 
one  of  the  Butterfield  houses  in 
larger  Michigan  cities.  The  pur- 
pose is  to  stimulate  Sunday 
business  and  to  bring  the  gang 
to  the  theaters  earlier.  The 
program  starts  at  one  o'clock 
and  consists  of  two-reel  come- 
dies which  have  been  previously 
shown  for  longer  runs.  The  ex- 
periment was  first  attempted 
last  year,  but  now  it  is  part  and 
parcel  of  the  Bijou  way  of  doing 
things. 


Tennek  Film  Corp. 

Seven  series,  release  of  which 
starts  in  January  at  rate  of  one  sub- 
ject a  month,  including: 

Fatty  Laymon  and  Charles  Dorety 
Comedies. 

The  Inventors. 

Shadows  of  the  Jungle. 

Sid  Smith   Comedies. 

Detective  dramas  with  "Lightning" 
and  Eileen  Sedgwick.  < 

All  Star  Comedies. 

Bill  Patton  westerns. 

Chuckles. 

Samoan  Travelogues,  first  release 
December. 


Universal 

Sixteen  subjects  including: 

The  Scarlet  Streak  —  Adventure 
serial. 

The  Honeymoon  Squabble,  Buster's 
Bust-Up,  Her  Lucky  Leap  and  Help- 
ful   Al — Century. 

Min's  House  on  the  Cliff  and  Min 
Walks  in  Her  Sleep — Gump. 

The  Horse  Laugh,  The  Honey- 
moon Hotel,  Prep  School  and  Ups 
and  Downs — Bluebird. 

The  Call  of  Hazard,  Montana  of 
the  Range,  Hearts  of  the  West,  The 
Man  with  a  Scar  and  The  Hero  of 
Pipe    Rock — Mustang. 


M.  J.  Winkler 

Six  subjects  including: 

Alice  Plays  the  Cupid,  Alice  Rat- 
tled by  Rats,  Alice  in  the  Jungle — 
Alice    Comedies. 

Batting  for  Barleycorn,  Punctured 
Romance,  The  Ghost  Fakir — Krazy 
Kat   Comedies. 


Broadside   Suitable  for   Lobby 

A  novel  idea  in  mailing  pieces  has 
been  incorporated  in  a  Pathe  broad- 
side which  covers  "A  Dog's  Life." 
The  broadside  has  been  so  arranged 
that  when  opened  it  has  all  the  ap- 
pearance of  being  a  specially-designed 
window  card  or  theater  front  display 
on  this  comedv. 


14  Christies  Ready 

Product    for    1924-25    Is    Now    Half 

Completed — Billy   Dooley  in 

Sailor  Series 

HoOywood — Rounding  out  the  first 
half  of  its  1925-26  series,  the  Christie 
organization  has  just  turned  over  to 
Educational  for  distribution  new 
Bobby  Vernon,  Walter  Hiers,  Jim- 
mie Adams  and  Christie  Comedies 
which  completes  15  of  the  28  to  be 
released  this  year. 

The  nrwest  Bobby  Vernon  comedy 
is  "V'es,  Yes,  Babette"  which  is  laid 
in  Paris,  with  Vernon  doing  the  role 
of  a  doughboy  who  returns  to  France 
to  find  his  sweetie  who  during  the 
war  days  was  known  to  the  soldiers 
as    "The    Darling   of   Paris." 

It  was  written  by  Hal  Conklin  and 
directed  by  Eari  Rodney. 

The  UL'w  Walter  Hiers  release  is 
"Weak  but  Willing,"  in  which  Wal- 
ter is  .ndiated  into  a  lodge  with  a 
lot  of  new  wrinkles  in  the  way  of 
initiation  stunts.  Archie  Mayo  di- 
rected from  a  story  by  Sig  Herzig. 

"A  Salty  Sap"  is  the  title  of  the 
next  Chrisiie  which  features  Bilh 
Dooley,  supported  by  Amber  Nor- 
man, Jack  Duffy,  Kalla  Pasha  and 
others  and  w'hich  was  directed  by 
William  Watson. 

It  is  likely  Dooley  will  be  featured 
in  five  of  the  current  series  of  ten 
Christie  Comedies  and  in  each  he 
may  appear  as  a  sailor.  The  first 
was  "A  Misfit  Sailor"  and  the  sec- 
ond just  released  "A  Goofy  Gob." 
The  next  with  Dooley  featured  will 
be  released  in  January.  Following 
this  will  be  a  Jimmie  Adams  comedy. 


Futter  Releasing  Through  Educ'l 

Walter  Futter,  who  recently  formed 
Futter  Prod.  Inc.,  to  produce  short 
reels,  will  release  through  Education- 
al. He  intends  making  a  series  of 
single-ree!  novelties  to  be  known  as 
"Curiosities." 


Two-Reelers  for  Rayart 

Hollywood — Beacon  Films  Corp., 
under  direction  of  Robert  Dillon,  are 
producing  a  series  of  six  two-reelers 
featuring  Gloria  Grey  to  be  called 
Joybelle  Comedies.  For  Rayart  re- 
lease. 


Lawlor  Opens  Hollywood  Office 

Los  Angeies — Hoey  1  -'"'lor,  a  car- 
toonist who  has  over  300  animated 
cartoon  subjects  to  his  credit,  has 
opened  an  office  at  6331  Hollywood 
Blvd.  He  is  now  writing  titles.  His 
work  is  well  known  in  New  York. 


Pathe   Releasing  Vatican  Reel 

"Treasures  of  the  Vatican,"  reveal- 
ing the  papal  court  and  its  priceless 
art  treasures,  will  be  released  by 
Pathe  Dec,  1.5,  The  Po-^e  anri  .-Vmeri 
ican  Cardinals  Hayes,  Mundelein  and 
Dougherty  appear  in  this  "personally 
conducted"  pilgrimage  to  the  Holy 
Precincts  at  Rome. 

The  current  year  has  been  officially 
designated  as  "Holy  Year."  The 
proximity  of  the  release  date  to 
Christmas  suggests  the  picture  for 
holiday    showings. 


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CHRISTIE  FILM  COMPANY,  Inc. 

Member,  Motion  Picture  Producers  and  Distributors, 
of  America,  Inc.  Will  H.  Hays,  President 


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GETTING]  READY  FOR  XMAS? 


Christmas  Films 

Christmas  is  near.    Showmen  must 

get    the    Yuletide    spirit    into    their 

programs.    Here  is  a  list  of  pictures 

available    for    showings    during    the 

holiday    week.      The    compilation    is 

based  on  a  major  list  prepared   by 

the  National   Committee  for  Better 

Films  with  additions  by  THE  FILM 

DAILY. 

Apollo    Feature   Film   Co. 
286  Market  St.,  Newark,  N.  J. 
Title  No.  Reels 

Knight  Before  Christmas 

Christmas  Eve 

Palestine   Pilgrimage 

Birth   of   Our   Savior 

Christmas  Carol 

Night  Before   Christmas 

Little   Girl  Who   Didn't   Believe   in 
Santa  Claus 

Kiddies'   Christmas    (2  parts) 

'Twas   the   Night   Before    Christ- 
mas 

Madeleine's   Christmas 

Woodland   Christmas 

A  Christmas  Errand 

The  Christmas   Miracle 

Herod,   the   New    Born 

A  Christmas  Accident 

Ida's  Christmas 

Mr.  Santa  Claus 


King 


Central  Film  Co. 
729   7th   Ave.,    New   York 

A  Christmas  Carol  (Dickens'  story) 


Century  Film  Corp. 
(Release,    Universal    Exchanges) 

Red  Riding  Hood  2 

A  Century  in  addition  to  the  regu- 
lar schedule,  adapted  from  the  fam- 
ous children's  story  and  released  for 
holiday  bookings.  Peter  the  Great, 
the  dog  star,  is  featured  in  the  role 
of  the  Wolf,  and  Babby  Peggy  in  the 
role  of  Little  Red  Riding  Hood.  The 
picture  is  a  holiday  subject  and  is 
released  through  Universal.  A  por- 
tion is  hand-colored. 


Educational    Film    Exchanges 

Bachelor's    Babies  2 

Juveuile  comedy  with  a  Christmas 
story. 

Fitzpatrick   Pictures 
729  7th  Ave.,  New  York 

Thoughts  for  Christmas 
Handel  (in  Music  Master  series)  1 
The  Origin  of  Christmas — a  spe- 
cial novelty  subject  for  the  Christmas 
holidays  entitled  "The  Origin  of 
Christmas."  This  subject  does  not 
exceed  300  ft.  and  deals  with  the 
journey  of  the  Three  Wise  Men  from 


An  Idea  for  Xmas 

Washington — The  Christmas 
parties,  held  annually  on 
Christmas  morning  by  the 
Crandall  theaters,  spread  good 
cheer  to  14,000  children  in  1924 
when  four  tons  of  candy  were 
distributed. 

The  kiddies  were  those  who 
attended  the  various  classes  of 
the  Crandall  Public  Service  and 
Educational    Department. 


Features  for  Yuletide  Season 

The  following  features  are  available  for  showing  during 
the  holiday  period.    This  list  has  been  prepared  by  the  Na- 
tional Committee  for  Better  Films,  but  includes  additions 
made  by  this  publication  and  secured  from  other  sources: 
Chadwick — The  Wizard  of  Oz — (seven  reels). 
Famous  Players — The  Goose  Hangs  High  — (six  reels)  ; 
A  Kiss  for   Cinderella — (ten  reels) ;  The  Old  Home- 
stead— (eight  reels)  ;  Peter  Pan — (ten  reels). 
Fox — The  Ancient  Mariner — (six  reels). 
General   Vision   Co.,    104   W.   42d   St.,   New   York— The 
Christ  Child— (six  reels)  ;  The  Fairy  and  the  Wolf— 
(five  reels). 
Pathe — The  Cricket  on  the  Hearth — (seven  reels). 
Pictorial  Clubs,  Inc.,  350  Madison  Ave.,  New  York — The 

Man  Nobody  Knows — (six  reels). 
Warner  Bros.   (Vitagraph  production) — From  the  Man- 
ger to  the  Cross — (seven  reels). 


the  East  to  the  stable  at  Bethlehem, 
where  the   Christ   child  was  born. 
These   scenes  are   in   natural  color. 


General   Vision  Co. 
104  W.  42nd  St.,  New  York 
The  Beacon  Light 
Scrooge  (Dickens'  story) 


S.   E.   Kleinschmidt 
220  W.  42nd  St.,  New  York 

Santa    Claus  2 

Of  this,  Capt.  Kleinschmidt  says: 
"This  is  the  best  and  most  successful  pic- 
ture I  have  ever  produced  in  the  North. 
Two  hundred  prints  are  already  on  the  road. 
If  it  were  not  for  the  too  close  approach 
of  Christmas  to  cover  all  the  territory  in 
the  United  States,  we  do  not  know  where  we 
would   wind   up. 

"Curiously  enough  I  sarted  on  this  picture 
in  Alaska  and  finished  the  interiors  here  in 
New  York  with  the  greatest  of  misgivings; 
in  fact,  I  was  on  the  verge  of  dropping  it 
many  times  because  the  wise-acres  in  the  film 
{industry  pointed  out  the  fact  to  me  that  at 
was  a  short  seasonal  picture,  could  be  run 
only  at  Christmas  time  and  tlie  result  would 
be  the  prohibitive  price  for  print  and  profit 
the    exhibitor    would    have   to    pay. 

"To  these  wise-acres  I  can  now  say  that 
I  have  booked  this  two-reel  picture  for  as 
high  as  $800  for  a  single  jirint.  and  have  al- 
ready prospects  of  many  bookings  for  next 
year  when  1  will  be  able  to  furnish  the  small 
exhibitor  next  year  with  the  print  I  am  using 
in    the    first-run    houses    this    year." 


Pilgrim    Photoplay    Exchange 
736   S.  Wabash  Ave.,  Chicago 

In  Bethlehem 

Dawn   of   Christianity 

The  Magic  Toy  Maker 

Prince   of   Peace 

Nieht   Before  Christmas 


Pathe  Exchange,  Inc. 
35  W.  45th  St.,  New  York 

Pilgrimage  to  Palestine  series  1 

Including  Bethlehem 
Nazareth 

The  S^a  of  Galilee 
Bethany  in  Judea 
The    Garden    of    Gethse- 

mane 
Via    Dolorosa 
Jerusalem,  the  Holy  City 
Zion,   David's   City 
St.   Paul,  the  Apostle 
Rome  in  Palestine 


Red    Seal   Pictures    Corp. 
729   7th   Ave.,   New   York 

A  Little  Friend  of  All  the  World  1 
Produced  by  Bray,  and  tells  the 
story  of  how  a  youngster  plays  Santa 
Claus  to  all  the  shy  creatures  of  the 
woods. 

The    Magic   Hour  1 

A  combination  of  action  and  trick 
photography,  in  which  a  youngster  in 
pajamas  has  a  dream  in  which  he 
travels  out  through  his  window  in  a 
toy  aeroplane  and  spends  the  whole 
night  passing  through  wonderful  ex- 
periences with  fairies. 
Ko-Ko  in  Toyland  1 

A  cartoon  showing  the  adventures 
of  Ko-Ko,  the  clown  in  the  land  of 
toys. 

George   D.    Swartz 
723   7th   Ave.,    New   York 

Christmas  150    ft. 

Editorial  by  Dr.  Frank  Crane. 


Roach  Signs  Johnson,  Jones 

Los  Angeles — Hal  Roach  has 
signed  Krag  Johnson  and  Grover 
Jones  to  handle  story  material. 


Pictorial  Clubs,  Inc. 
350  Madison  Ave.,  New  York 

Title  No.  Reel 

Old   Scrooge  4 

Good  Cheer  (Our  Gang)  2 

The   Royal   Razz  1 


Amundsen  Film  at  McVickers 

Chicago — "The      Amundsen      Polar 
have  booked  the  picture. 
Flight"   opens    at    the    McVickers    on 
the    14th.      The    Mid-West    Theaters 


Two-Reelers    Sold 

Rex  Thorpe  Prod,  have  sold  the 
foreign  rights  to  a  series  of  two-reel 
comedies  to  International  Distri- 
butors, 1658  Broadway.  Domestic 
sales  have  been  made  to  the  Mutual 
Exchanges  for  California,  Arizona, 
Nevada  and  the  Hawaiian  Islands 
and  Eastern  Pennsylvania  and  Sou- 
thern Jersey  to  the  De  Luxe  Film 
Co.   of   Philadelphia. 


Universal  Weekly  Is 
Boosting' LaughMonih 

One  of  the  most  widely  cii 
culated  and  attractively  pro 
duced  mediums  for  advertisini 
"Laugh  Month"  is  the  curren 
issue  of  The  Universal  Weekly 
devoted  almost  exclusively  t 
boosting  Universal  Joy  Weei 
and  "Laugh  Month."  Pau 
Gulick,  the  editor,  has  preparei 
a  novel  lay-out,  amusing  car 
toons  and  sprightly  humor. 

The  circulation  of  the  Uni 
versal  Weekly  is  estimated  ti 
include  virtually  every  theate 
in  the  United  States  and  Can 
ada.  In  addition  to  severa 
pages  of  cartoons  and  comics 
Universal  Weekly  contain; 
a  forceful  straight-from-the 
shoulder  talk  on  "Laugl 
Month"  by  Carl  Laemmle,  sev 
eral  illuminating  articles  oi 
both  projects,  and  a  schedule  o 
Universal  releases  particularly 
suited  to  both  these  periods. 


Animal  Film  Stunt 

Educational's    Tie-Up    with    Nati( 
Biscuit  Co.  on  Borneo  Subject ' 
Reported  in  Demand 

In  less  than  five  days,  15  exhibi' 
in  the  Greater  New  York  territ 
asked  the  Educational  exchange 
exploitation  tie-ups  with  the  1 
tional  Biscuit  Co.  on  behalf  of  "V' 
Beats  of  Borneo."  These  theaters 
elude  the  Costello,  Mt.  Morris,  C 
ton  in  New  York,  New  Colonial,  I 
mit.  State,  Sumner,  Republic,  Re 
ling,  Gem  and  Meserole  in  Brook, 
the  Victoria  in  Elmhurst,  Hypei 
and  Palace  in  Corona,  and  the  Fo: 
Hills  in  Forest  Hills. 

In  a  few  of  the  above  instances 
theaters  will  purchase  at  a  spe 
price  (ten  per  cent  less  than  wh 
sale)  from  the  National  Biscuit  ( 
a  quantity  of  full  size  packages 
Barnum  Animal  Crackers,  for 
distribution  to  children  who  atten 
special  matinee  with  a  grown  pers. 
Another  plan  under  consideral 
calls  for  purchasing  the  animal  era 
ers  in  bulk  and  inserting  several 
an  envelope  on  the  outside  of  wlr 
is  printed  the  following: — 

These  Animals  Are  Thorough! 

Tame  and  Harmless 

— they    are    samples    of    Barnun 

Animal    Crackers    from    the    Na 

tional  Biscuit  bakeries. 

If  you  want  to  see  ferociou 
wild  animals  being  captured  aliv 
— see  the  new  Educational  Pic 
tures     Special     "Wild     Beasts    c 

Borneo"  at  the    

Theater    

As  soon  as  an  Educational 
change  receives  word  from  an  exh 
tor  that  he  desires  this  tie-up,  the  ) 
tional  Biscuit  Co.  is  notified  to  si 
its  local  salesman  out,  securing  st 
v.indow  space  in  the  neighborhood 
the  theater.  When  a  number  of  v. 
dows  are  secured,  the  salesman  a 
on  the  manager  whose  duty  it  is 
furnish  enough  stills,  play-date  ca 
and  posters  to  trim  the  windc 
properly.  The  manager  usually  sei 
his  representative  along  with 
salesman  to  assist  in  the  arrangeme' 


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Allene  Ray...Walter  Miller 


WITH 


As  great  a  mystery  as  any  Sherlock  Holmes  ever 
had  to  solve. 

A  heartless,  cruel,  criminal  millionaire  brings  a 
castle  from  England,  stone  by  stone,  and  erects  it 
on  the  Hudson. 

Does  he  also  import  the  ghost  of  the  ancient  archer 
who  haunted  the  historic  structure  in  England? 
How  else  can  be  explained  the  mysterious  figure 
which  stalks  the  corridors  at  night,  a  deadly  men- 
ace to  the  oppressor? 

Is  the  charming  girl  who  lives  near  by,  the  Green 
Archer?  Is  it  her  father?  Is  it  her  father's  friend? 
Is  it  the  handsome  captain  of  the  state  troopers 
who  is  in  love  with  the  girl? 

As  a  feature  it  would  be  great.  As  a  serial  it  is 
a  sensational,  surprising  triumph. 

Directed  bx  Spencer  Bennet 

Scenario  by  Frank  Leon  Smith 
From  the  book  by  Fdgar  Wallace 


Pafheserial 


See  real  heroes  in  the  very 
act  or  doing  their  heroic  deeds ! 


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Amundsen 
Polar  Flight 

The  Authentic  Motion  Picture  Log 

of  the  Amundsen  -  Ellsworth  Ex- 
pedition -•-  the  first  attempt  to 
reach  the  North  Pole  ty  Airplane. 


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BEFORE  THE  FLIGHT e^,_ 
A  HUSKY,  HEALTHY, 
POWERFUL  MAN 


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ANDTHEN- 
HIS  FACE  TELLS  IT  S    i , 
OWN    STOfV/  ^ 


You  have  read  of  terrible  struggles  for  life. 
See  one! 

See  six  men  fly  into  the  terrors  of  the  unknown; 
see  them  dart  over  vast  reaches  of  Arctic  ice 
where  to  land  their  planes  is   impossible;   see 
them  forced  to  alight  only  134  miles  from  the 
pole;  see  them  struggle  with  starvation,  cold 
and  ice  in  their  effort  to  escape. 
T'he  thrills  of  a  thousand  dramas. 


Pafhepicture 

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Aid   Ready-Made 

By  F.  J.  McCONNELL 
Universal   Pictures    Corp. 

Ml  the  vast  resources  of  Universal 
£y  have  been  placed  at  the  exhibi- 
jis'  disposal  to  enable  them  to  offer 
tlir  patrons  the  best  short  sub- 
j.ts  available — snappy  1-reel  com- 
c  es,  peppy  2-reel  action  dramas, 
hirious  2-reel  mirthquakes  and 
p  ichful  chapter-plays. .  .all  produced 
t(  furnish  exhibitors  maximum  en- 
titainment  at  minimum  expense. 

jniversal  does  more  than  sell  its 
sjrt  product  to  the  enterprising  ex- 
biitor — it  helps  the  showman  sell 
i:  picture  to  the  public.  The  same 
a-ertising,  exploitation  and  public- 
ii  brains  that  put  over  "The  Hunch- 
bk"  and  "The  Phantom"  are  be- 
hid  the  promotion  of  Century  and 
Iiebird  Comedies,  Mustang  West- 
eis  and  Adventure   Pictures. 

\.  nation-wide  tie-up  has  been  ar- 
riged  between  many  of  the  300 
nvspapers  and  exhibitors  showing 
"he  Gumps";  in  return  for  the  dis- 
p  }•  of  "The  Gumps"  trailer  men- 
t  iiing  the  local  daily  running  the 
cnic  strip,  the  daily  publishes  a 
gitis  ad  advising  its  readers  of  the 
pture's  presentation   at   the   theater. 

n  addition  to  the  Buster  Brown 
tiups  with  shoes  and  hose  of  that 
nne.  Universal  has  obtained  the  co- 
o;ration  of  Kellogg's  Corn  Flakes, 
Crnation  Milk,  the  Buster  Brown 
Crtoon  Book,  velocipedes,  scooters, 
Oiralls,  clothing,  toy  and  food  man- 
ucturers.  Specially-posed  stills  af- 
f(d  the  exhibitor  opportunity  for  un- 
li  ited  tie-up  possibilities.  A  patron- 
p  ling  Buster  Brown  herald  is  avail- 
a  e  at  low  cost. 

jcsides  the  business-building  her- 
a  s  devised  for  all  Universal  serials, 
sieral  of  these  Adventure  Pictures 
o?r  great  tie-up  possibilities  with 
itional  bodies.  "Perils  of  the 
,"  a  screen  version  of  the  clas- 
Swiss  Family  Robinson,"  is  a 
ire  school,  church  and  book- 
tie-up;  while  "The  Ace  of 
s,"  based  on  the  Oklahoma 
I  111  Rush,  recommends  itself  to  the 

M'cration  of  historical  bodies,  real 
e  ate  agents,  sporting  goods  and 
c  thing  stores. 

Jniversal  has  made  up  a  series  of 
s  cial  tie-up  stills  with  their  short 
P'duct  stars.  So  successful  have 
tlse  been  found  these  tie-up  stills, 
its  constantly  adding  to  the  list,  and 
nv  cooperative  projects  are  being 
e;cted  weekly.  If  the  exhibitor  will 
b  take  advantage  of  these  Ready- 
^  de  Aids,  he  can  lengthen  Laugh 
^)nth  into  Prosperity  Year. 


^'Laugh  Month"  a  Logical  Development 

By  E.   W.  MAMMONS 
President,    Educational    Film    Exchanges,    Inc. 


.  iodney  Dtirecting  Bobby  Vernon 

iollywood — Earle  Rodney  is  di- 
r  ting  Bobby  Vernon  in  a  new  film 
V  h  Frances  Lee,  Bill  Irving  and 
Iicoln   Plummer  in   the   cast. 


Charlotte  Mineau  with  Roach 

Hollywood — Now  a  member  of  an 
a  star  cast  appearing  under  the  Hal 
lach  banner,  Charlotte  Mineau  is 
V  rking  in   Culver  City. 


Newcomer   in   Cook    Comedy 

^os  Angeles — Laura  De  Cardi  has 
:b:n  given  her  first  role  before  the 
Cnera  with  Clyde  Cook  in  the  new 
ICnedy. 


"Laugh  Month"  is  a  logical  climax 
to  the  concerted  efforts  that  have 
been  made  for  some  time  past  by 
the  motion  picture  trade  papers,  pro- 
ducers and  distributors  and  leaders 
in  the  exhibition  field  itself,  to  show 
exhibitors  the  value  to  themselves  of 
better  exploitation  on  Short  Features. 
And  the  hearty  response  that  has  met 
the  announcement  of  the  "Laugh 
Month"  campaign  is  the  best  of  proof 
of  the  victory   that  is  being  won. 

"Laugh  Month"  can,  and  will,  do 
many  things.  It  will  encourage 
rnany  people  to  look  on  the  brighter 
side  of  life,  it  will  contribute  no  mean 
influence  toward  making  1926  a  better 
and  brighter  year  for  the  whole 
country  by  getting  a  large  part  of  its 
citizenry  to  start  the  year  right — 
with  merriment  and  laughter.  But 
from  the  standpoint  of  the  industry 
alone,  if  it  induces  one  hundred  ex- 
hibitors who  have  never  exploited 
their  Short  Features  to  boost  them 
in  January — to  prove  to  themselves 
the  additional  profit  that  can  be  made 
by  this  better  exploitation  of  the 
whole  program — it  will  be  worth  all 
the  time  effort  and  money  that  are 
being  spent  on  it. 

It  becomes  more  and  more  appar- 
ent that  the  value  of  exploiting  Short 
Features  is;  a  thing  that  an  exhibitor 
has  to  prove  for  himself  before  he 
is  "sold."  He  will  read  the  many 
fine  editorials  that  have  been  written 
about  it;  he  will  listen  to  the  argu- 
ments in  favor  of  it — but  until  he 
has  tried  it  he  is  seldom  convinced. 
But  let  him  once  give  exploitation  of 
the  Short  Feature  a  fair  trial  and  he 
will  never  return  to  the  policy  of  ad- 
vertising one  picture  only. 

Whenever  you  meet  an  exhibitor 
who  is  sure  that  exploitation  of  any- 
thing but  the  long  feature  is  worth- 
less, you  may  be  sure  that  you  have 
met  a  man  who  has  never  thoroughly 
tried  out  all-around  exploitations  of 
the  whole  show. 

"Laugh  Month"— January.  1926— 
will  be  the  ideal  period  for  the  ex- 
hibitor who  is  still  skeptical  to  put 
Short  Features  advertising  to  the 
test.  The  special  accessories,  pre- 
pared "ads"  and  carefully  detailed 
exploitation  plans,  will  make  it  easy 
for  him.  The  force  of  the  national 
campaign  of  publicity  will  back  up 
his  own  efforts  to  an  extent  never  be- 
fore   approached    in    connection   with 


Short  Features,  and  if  he  deliberately 
passes  up  this  opportunity  to  make 
added  profit  from  his  comedies  and 
other  Short  Features,  then  he  is  de- 
liberately passing  by  box-office  money 
that  might  just  as  well  be   his. 

Every  one  of  the  eight  big  dis- 
tributing organizations  sponsoring 
"Laugh  Month"  is  ready  to  give 
every  possible  help  to  the  exhibitor 
who  wants  to  cash  in  on  "Laugh 
Month."  Educational  will  tell  the 
millions  of  readers  of  the  Saturday 
Evening  Post  about  it  in  its  adver- 
tising space  in  this  great  magazine 
the  first  week  in  January,  offering  a 
tie-up  of  tremendous  force  for  the 
showman  who  puts  up  the  special  ac- 
cessories and  uses  the  special  news- 
paper "ads"  and  in  the  many  other 
possible  ways  boosts  "Laugh  Month" 
in  his  own  locality. 

"Laugh  Month"  should  bring  a 
great  awakening  to  many  exhibitors 
everywhere  as  to  the  unlimited  possi- 
bilities for  building  bigger  business 
that  are  offered  to  them  in  the  Short 
Features.  And  bigger  business  is  the 
whole  point  of  the  argument.  A 
trade  paper  editor  recently  comment- 
ing on  the  preparations  for  "Laugh 
Month"  remarked  that  it  should  be 
kept  on  a  dollar  and  cents  basis. 
This  is  the  basis — the  only  basis — for 
the  exploitation  of  Short  Features  at 
any  time,  just  as  it  is  the  only  reason 
for  any  advertising  by  an  exhibitor. 
No  expenditure  of  effort  or  money 
on  advertising  or  exploitation  is  jus- 
tified at  any  time  unless  it  will  build 
business  for  the  theater.  But  proper 
advertising  and  exploitation  on  com- 
edies and  other  Short  Features,  in 
conjunction  with  advertising  of  the 
longer  feature  and  of  the  theater  it- 
self and  its  many  attractions,  will 
build  better  business.  It  is  doing  it 
rifrht  along  for  an  army  of  exhibitors 
that  includes  most  of  the  country's 
outstanding  showmen  and  and  hun- 
dreds of  its  smaller  exhibitors  and 
that  is  growing  in  numbers  with 
every  passing  week. 

Let's  all  start  the  year  right  by 
giving  the  picture  going  public  the 
best  in  laughs  and  then  telling  them 
aboiit  it;  by  looking  on  the  bright- 
er side  of  life  ourselves,  and  by  let- 
ting the  old  box-office  join  in  the 
laughter.  And  there's  only  one  thing 
the  box-office  laughs  about — better 
business. 


A  Healthy  Reaction 


By  JOHN  A. 
Supervisor    of    Prodi' 

There  is  sure  to  be  a  most  healthy 
reaction  to  "Laugh  Month"  as  pro- 
vided by  the  comedy  films  which  will 
be  shown  during  the  month  of  Janu- 
ary, 1926.  I  know  of  no  better  way 
to  start  the  New  Year  if  one  seeks 
good  health  than  to  indulge  in 
laughs  at  the  comedies  on  the  screen. 

Did  you  ever  hear  of  "Pittsburgh" 
Phil  Smith,  the  great  track  gambler, 
a  man  who  won  and  lost  fortunes? 
It  is  said  that  Smith  never  showed 
a  single  trace  of  emotion,  either  when 
he  won  or  when  he  lost  a  bet.  He 
was  as  stolid  as  the  Sphinx.  And  he 
died  a  young  man — very  suddenly  at 
that — because    his   system   could   not 


WALDRON 
ction,   Mack    Sennett 

Stand  the  strain.  It  is  a  thousand 
to  one  shot  that  "Pittsburgh"  Smith 
would  lived  much  longer  and  prob- 
ably be  alive  today  had  he  acquired 
the  habit  of  laughing  at  comedies  on 
the  screen  such  as  Mack  Sennett  and 
other  producers  are  making. 

One  "Laugh  Dav"  might  have 
saved  the  life  of  "Pittsburgh"  Phil 
Smith  had  he  attended  a  movie  the- 
ater on  that  day. 

Therefore,  "Laugh  Month"  ought 
to  prove  a  life-saver  to  thousands — 
even  millions  because  screen  com- 
edies create  merriment  that  bursts 
into  laughs  and  results  in  good 
heahh. 


.     ,,    Exploitation     i    ^ 

By  FRED    C.    QUIMBY         ^         ^ 
Short   Subject   Sales  Manager,   Fox  Fv       i 

When  a  short  subject  gets  a  ti'tj  ajp 
that  is  bigger  than  any  feature  ev'er 
had  it  is  time  to  rear  up  and  shout. 
That's  what  Fox  is  doing  these  days. 
For  some   time  my  associates  a  A    \ 
have  been  working  with  radio  brj  'm- 
casting     stations,      book     publishc  •■ 
newspapers   and    national   adverti=i 
in   an    endeavor    so    to   surrounf      hi 
picture  goer  with   Fox  short  sul^ject 
exploitation  that  he  won't  be  able  to 
avoid  it  without  going  to  bed.     Their 
efforts  have  been  crowned  with  suc- 
cess.    Here's  what  has  been  accom- 
plished. 

Doubleday  Page  and  Co.  are  get- 
ting out  the  first  real  bargain  edi- 
tion of  O.  Henry's  works — four  vol- 
umes that  will  sell  for  90  cents. 
These  will  be  placed  on  sale  in  more 
than  15,000  different  cities  through- 
out the  United  States  and  Canada 
and  the  trade  paper,  newspaper  and 
direct  by  mail  advertising  to  back  up 
the  campaign  will  reach  10,000,000 
people. 

Doubleday  Page  will  arrange  win- 
dow and  stores  displays  and  will  fur- 
nish free  material  to  booksellers  that 
will  materially  aid  the  O.  Henry 
comedies.  When  it  is  considered  that 
more  than  20,000,000  people  have  al- 
ready read  O.  Henry's  works,  it  will 
be  seen  that  this  tie-up  reaches  more 
people  than  the  present  motion  pic- 
ture audiences  of  America. 

Every  possible  radio  station  has 
been  induced  to  broadcast  short  hu- 
morous O.  Henry  stories,  and  the  idea 
is  spreading  because  there  is  a  great 
public  demand  for  such  a  form  of 
radio  entertainment.  The  first  story 
to  be  broadcast  was  "Transients  in 
Arcadia"  from  Station  W.  G.  B.  S., 
Gimbel   Bros.,   New  York. 

The  Bell  Syndicate,  which  syndi- 
cates the  Helen  and  Warren  stories 
to  81  newspapers  in  the  United 
States  and  Canada  with  a  combined 
circulation  of  6,000,000,  also  supplies 
these  papers  with  photographs  of 
Kathryn  Perry,  Hallam  Cooley  and 
scenes  from  various  Helen  and  War- 
ren pictures,  together  with  copy  ad- 
vising that  this  series  is  being  pro- 
duced by  Fox  and  the  pictures  are 
being  run  at  local  theaters.  They 
also  include  the  specific  bookings  in 
this  information  so  that  every  picture 
goer  may  know  exactly  when  and 
where  he  can  see  them. 

Each  one  of  these  papers  has  also 
started  a  Helen  and  Warren  depart- 
ment asking  the  readers  if  Kathryn 
Perry  and  Hallam  Cooley  are  their 
ideas  of  Helen  and  Warren.  The 
most  interesting  letters  are  printed 
in  subsequent  issues  of  the  paper. 
This  tie-up  is  effective  because  the 
people  must  see  the  pictures  in  order 
to  comment  on  them,  and  everyone 
likes   to   see   his  name  in   print. 

Small,  Maynard  and  Co.  have  just 
issued  a  book  entitled  "The  Married 
Life  of  Helen  and  Warren."  All 
booksellers  handling  this  volume  will 
be  supplied  gratis  with  window  dis- 
plays and  advertising  accessories. 

Chas.  Scribners'  Sons  have  made 
special  book-store  tie-ups  and  window 
displays  for  all  dealers  handling  the 
Van  Bibber  stories  by  Richard  Hard- 
ing Davis,  which  are  also  being  made 
in  picture  form  by  Fox. 


22 


A  nnual  'Laugh  Month' 

By  EDWIN  MILES  F  ADM  AN 
President,  Red  Seal  Pictures  Corp. 

anuary,  1926,  is  to  be  a  month 
w.uch  will  always  be  remembered  by 
the  fans  in  general  and  particularly  by 
the  exhibitors  because  it,  "Laugh 
Month,"  endorsed  by  the  motion  pic- 
turp  periodicals — the  daily  press  and 
the  fan  magazines,  is  certain  to  be 
hailed    by    the    public    which    always 

ants  to  enjoy  good  laughing  enter- 
tainment. 

It  is  a  fact  which  no  one  questions 
these  days  that  a  good,  sparkling 
short  subject  always  rounds  out  an 
afternoon  or  evening's  entertainment. 
It  gives  audiences  a  feeling  of  some- 
thing enjoyable,  as  it  were,  and  no 
matter  how  good  the  larger  feature 
may  be,  I  believe  the  fans  enjoy  the 
shorter  features  more — at  least  they 
express   their   hilarity   more. 

Exhibitors  realize  that  a  good  com- 
edy often  saves  what  would  otherwise 
be  a  poor  program.  Everybody  wants 
to  laugh  and  when  the  average  fan 
can  leave  the  theater  with  a  broad 
smile,  the  exhibitor  then  knows  that 
his  program  has  gone  over  as  well  as 
he  could  have  hoped  for. 

One  reel  comedies  go  back  to  the 
very  first  days  of  the  picture  indus- 
try. In  those  days  one  reel  was  of 
course  the  length  of  a  "feature."  As 
the  years  rolled  by,  the  "heavy"  and 
serious  drama  grew  in  length — of 
reels  at  least,  until  we  come  to  look 
upon  a  "super"  feature  as  something 
of  twelve  reels.  Yet  comedies  of  the 
better  sort  have  been  confined  to  one 
reel  proving  that  "brevity  is  the  soul 
of  wit." 

"Laugh  Month"  cannot  but  help 
being  a  success  because  everybody 
wants  to  laugh — and  will  laugh  if 
only  given  the  slightest  provocation. 
The  idea  of  this  month  appeals  to  the 
imagination  of  everybody,  irrespective 
of  age,  race,  creed  or  color.  People 
instinctively  seem  to  realize  that  to 
free  their  emotions  by  laughing  is  one 
of  the  healthiest  pastimes  in  which 
they  may  indulge. 

Cartoon  characters  which  appear  in 
the  daily  papers — and  which  we  pro- 
ducers of  comedy  characters  have  cre- 
ated for  the  motion  picture  public  are 
almost  actual  living  things  to  the 
countless  millions  of  fans  all  over  the 
world. 

When  the  average  man,  woman  or 
child  picks  up  a  newspaper,  as  a  rule, 
the  comic  strip  section  is  the  first 
thing  which  is  looked  for.  From  day 
to  day  they  follow  the  adventures  and 
mishaps  of  their  particular  "creatures 
of  fancy."  The  same  thing  holds  true 
in  the  motion  picture  counterpart  of 
newspaper  amusement.  This,  of 
course,  does  not  mean  that  the  living 
actors  who  play  in  comedies  are  not 
as  much  liked  and  appreciated  as 
those  "children  of  the  artist's  pen." 
On  the  contrary,  they  are  often  en- 
joyed equally  as  much. 

I  have  never  harbored  any  notions 
that  an  entire  program  should  be 
made  up  entirely  of  short  numbers, 
no  matter  how  good  they  may  be. 
The  public  wants  long,  serious  dramas 
and  they  want  good,  rippling  come- 
dies on  the  same  program.  The  two 
have  been  successfully  combined  for 
many  years.  Personally,  I  believe 
they  will  always  be  so  combined. 


THE 


The  "Quickies" 

"By  the  very  nature  of  things 
dramatic,  a  wide  variety  in  the  long 
subjects  played  by  a  theater  from 
week  to  week  is  impossible  accord- 
ing to  most  authorities,"  says  Ken- 
neth J.  Bishop,  of  the  Tennek  Film 
Corp,  in  explaining  why  he  has  spe- 
cialized in  short  subjects  and  refers 
to  them  as  "Quickies."  He  is  de- 
voting his  time  in  both  production 
and  distribution  to  meet  the  exhibi- 
tors' demand  for  variety  and  snap  in 
his  daily  program.  The  word 
"quickies"  creates  the  psychology 
needed  both  in  studio  and  exchange 
in  the  making  and  handling  of  "Pep- 
of-the-program"  pictures  in  order  to 
keep  the  product  up  to  the  high  mark 
of  snappiness  needed  in  comedy  and 
novelty  subjects  according  to  Bishop's 
ideas. 

"Unless  a  theater  gets  wide  variety 
and  snappiness  for  its  program  from 
the  short  subject  producer  the  box 
office  will  soon  suffer.  All  of  our 
efforts  are  to  meet  this  demand.  Of 
the  eight  series  now  coming  through 
from  the  Coast  and  from  our  New 
York  studio,  no  two  are  alike,  and 
we  are  striving  to  make  them  all  ex- 
cel in  novelty  and  speed.  They  vary 
in  interest  value  from  Samoan  Island 
Travelogues,  Fatty  Laymon  comedies 
and  two  reel  Bill  Patton  dramas  to 
an  illustrated  joke  reel  known  as 
'Chuckles,'  short  detective  stories 
starring  the  police  dog  'Lightnin'  ' 
and  a  wild  animal  series  being  made 
at  the  Selig  Zoo." 

"The  picture  showman  worrying 
about  his  program,  as  all  good  show- 
men do,  can  well  afford  to  keep  the 
vaudeville  theater  and  vaudeville 
booking  methods  in  the  back  of  his 
mind  while  working  out  his  own 
problems.  The  vaudeville  house  has 
probably  succeeded  in  holding  the 
interest  and  affection  of  the  theater 
going  masses  over  a  longer  period 
of  years  than  any  other  branch  of 
the  business  since  the  music  hall 
rame  into  being.  Disect  the  vaude- 
ville program.  Note  the  variety  of 
acts  each  bill  contains  and  how  the 
entiprtainment  is  balanced,  Some- 
times a  long  sketch  is  the  headliner 
but  more  often  a  single  popular  star 
will  hold  down  the  place  of  import- 
ance on  the  bill.  But  you  can  al- 
ways bank  on  it  that  the  headline 
attraction  is  the  best  box-office  mag- 
net. The  general  run  of  picture 
showman  has  fallen  into  the  fixed 
habit  of  featuring  the  long  subject. 

"And  this  in  spite  of  the  fact  that 
he  should  have  learned  his  lesson 
from  the  wise  men  in  his  own  field 
who  have  featured  old  two  reel  Chap- 
lins  and  Lloyds,  on  occasion,  and 
beaten  his  ordinary  run  of  business. 
We  have  all  seen  short  subjects  fhat 
had  both  more  box  office  draft  and 
more  entertainment  value  than  many 
:^eatures.  However,  even  though 
most  exhibitors  place  all  their  reli- 
ance for  large  first  night  audiences  on 
the  pulling  power  of  their  feature, 
they  must  have  variety  on  their  pro- 
gram if  they  want  the  balance  of  the 
run  to  show  big  gate  receipts.  For 
this  variety,  they  are  absolutely  de- 
pendent upon  the  short  subject.  To 
me  personally,  this  looks  like  a  big 
opportunity  and  something  to  which 
it  is  worth  devoting  my  best  ener- 
gies." 


Entry  Blank,  "Laugh  Month"  Contest 


{Exhibitors  may  use  this  coupon  to  file  their  entries  in  the 
-pHze  contest  for  the  best  "Laugh  Month"  exploitation  or 
give  the  required  information  without  the  use  of  this  form 
to  Laugh  Month  Committee,  218  W.  42nd  St.,  New  York.) 

Name   of  Theater 

Address 

City  or  Town  

State 

Name  of  person  responsible  for  campaign 

(This  is  the  person  to  whom  money  will  be  paid  if  this  entry  wins)  j 

Is  theater  first  run,  second  run  or  subsequent  run?   

Seating  capacity    • 

Population  of  city  or  town  

Was  campaign  for  one  day,  two  days,  three  days  or  a  week? 

Was  a  particular  comedy  exploited?.    If  so,  give  title  and  name  of* 

distributing  company   

{It  is  not  necessary  that  a  particular  comedy  should  be 
exploited,  it  being  sufficient  if  the  campaign  boosts  "Laugh 
Month."  But  if  a  particular  comedy  is  exploited,  it  must  be 
a  short  comedy — not  more  than  three  reels.) 


"Laugh  Month"  Lever 

By  AMEDEE  J.    VAN  BEUREN 
President,    Timely  Films,   Inc. 

"National  Laugh  Month"  can  be 
made  a  great  leverage  for  big  busi- 
ness and  if  exhibitors  will  tie  up  the 
front  of  their  theaters  with  the  "Na- 
tional Laugh  Month"  campaign  of  the 
short  subject  producers,  they'll  find 
their  January  receipts  the  greatest 
ever. 

There  is  absolutely  no  question 
about  the  possibilities  of  short  sub- 
jects. They  are  one  of  the  greatest 
box  office  bets  in  the  motion  picture 
industry.  Give  the  "shorts"  a  chance 
in  the  "lights"  and  the  newspaper  dis- 
plays and  they'll  bring  in  the  mil- 
lions who  are  thought  to  be  staying 
at  home  with  their  radios.  No  ex- 
hibitor wants  to  stand  still.  He  must 
progress.  But  he  can't  do  it  unless 
he  lets  people  know  what's  at  his 
theater.  That's  the  way  to  build 
business.  Buy  the  best  and  then  ad- 
vertise that  you've  got  it.  You've 
got  to  go  after  the  business  and  the 
"National  Laugh  Month"  campaign 
is  the  very  best  medium  I  know  of 
to  do  it,  because  it  offers  so  many 
angles  for  the  business  go-getter. 

We  insist  that  each  weekly  issue  of 
Topics  of  the  Day  and  Aesop's  Fables 
must  contain  its  full  quota  of  laughs. 
But  during  "National  Laugh  Month" 
the  Topics  and  Fables  delivered  ex- 
hibitors will  be  far  and  away  the  big- 
gest laugh  producers  we've  ever  put 
out,  or  I  don't  know  laughs  when  I 
hear  and  see  them. 

The  "National  Laugh  Month"  drive 
will  be  bigger  than  any  similar  drive 
ever  launched  in  this  or  any  other 
industry.  The  producers  are  ready 
with  products.  They  want  to  help 
the  exhibitors  and  they  will  help  if 
given  the  opportunity,  for  they  want 
to  make  "National  Laugh  Month," 
January  1926,  the  biggest  month  in 
exhibitor  box  office   history. 


"Our  Gang"  Tie-Upi 

Twenty  concerns  who  are  adver 
ers  on  a  large  scale,  many  of  them 
tional  advertisers,  are  now  using  ill 
trations  of  "Our  Gang"  in  their  co 

In  a  recent  issue  of  The  Saturo 
Evening  Post,  Gilfillan  Bros.,  I 
manufacturers  of  radio  sets,  dev 
two-thirds  of  a  page  advertisement 
an  illustration  of  "Our  Gang"  tun 
in  on  a  Gilfillan  set,  while  Farina 
demonstrating  a  difficult  Charles; 
step.  A  headline  reads  "  'Our  Ga 
— Hal  Roach's  Rascals — are  devol 
of  the  Charleston.' " 

Hunt-Helm  Ferris  &  Co.,  of  H 
vard.  111.,  distributors  of  the  Cam 
Ball  Scottors,  are  using  photograj 
of  the  Hal  Roach  "Our  Gang"  c 
dren  in  the  development  of  ad'fertis 
posters.  Posters  are  shipped  to 
dealers  throughout  the  country  vi 
a  letter  urging  the  dealers  to  use 
poster  on  the  windows  showing ; 
Cannon  Ball  Scooter  and  the  ci 
pany  finds  that  the  dealers  are  fat 
iar  with  "Our  Gang"  and  are  eagei 
display  any  literature  that  concf 
them.  The  posters  show  the  youtl 
players  lined  up  on  the  scooters,  w 
there  is  copy  explaining  the  fact  1 
the  "kids"  each  own  a  scooter  wl 
they  use  at  frequent  intervals  dui 
their  studio  rest  periods.  This  ( 
cern  also  provides  slides  with  "' 
Gang"  illustrations  to  their  dea 
who  wish  to  advertise  through  I 
movie  theaters. 

Another  recent  tie-up  with  "' 
Gang"  shows  the  youthful  sci 
stars  lunching  on  Honeysweet  ( 
hams,  manufactured  by  Bishop  & 
Los  Angeles,  a  concern  km 
throughout  the  West.  The  "Ga 
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tising  copy  and  in  window  cards 
joying  the  cookies.  Another  dis) 
shows  the  "Gang"  parading  in  fi 
of  the  Bishop  and  Co.  in  Los  Ang( 


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Kiddie    Shows 

Washington — Here  in  Washington 
the  day  has  past  when  the  public 
service  work  as  conducted  by  the 
Crandall  theaters  can  be  dubbed  an 
experiment.  For  three  years,  the 
Public  Service  and  Educational  De- 
partment of  the  Crandall  houses  has 
stepped  straight  ahead  in  develop- 
ing the  good-will  of  various  educa- 
tional groups  here. 

Harry  M.  Crandall  firmly  believes 
that  what  his  organization  has  done 
in  Washington  can  be  duplicated 
throughout  the  country.  This  is  his 
story : 

We  established  about  three  years 
ago  a  Public  Service  and  Educational 
Department.  The  work  that  this  de- 
partment is  doing  is  far  reaching.  It 
may  be  something  that  we  can  not 
measure  in  dollars  and  cents.  My 
thought  is  that  if  all  the  larger  cir- 
cuits had  such  a  department  they 
would  get  contact  with  the  public 
and  the  different  women's  organiza- 
tions and  have  them  looking  upon 
the  theaters  in  a  more  favorable  way, 
thereby  offsetting  a  lot  of  adverse 
criticism  from  those  who  really  do 
not  understand  the  inner  workings 
of  our  business.  This  efifect  would  be 
general  in  effect,  that  is  national 
rather  than  just  local. 

Just  a  very  few  of  the  high  points. 

We  are  probably  the  first  city  in 
the  United  States  where  the  theaters 
have  been  recognized  by  the  Board  of 
Education.  They  have  two  teachers 
in  our  offices,  one  in  charge  of  vis- 
ual instruction  and  one  for  Ameri- 
canization work.  For  the  visual  in- 
struction work  classes  are  sent  from 
the  schools  to  our  various  theaters 
in  charge  of  their  teacher,  where  they 
are  given  credit  for  the  work  done  just 
the  same  as  though  it  was  done  right 
in  their  regular  class  rooms. 

The  Americanization  teacher  holds 
her  classes  in  the  private  projection 
room  at  our  Metropolitan  twice  a 
week.  When  we  first  took  hold  of 
this  class  it  was  conducted  about 
once  a  week  and  was  more  or  less 
unsatisfactory,  with  probably  twenty 
or  twenty-five  in  attendance.  It  has 
now  grown  to  a  point  where  we  have 
to  have  it  twice  a  week,  with  as 
many  as  a  hundred  in  attendance, 
and  this  is  a  great  number  consider- 
ing the  small  foreign  population  of 
Washington,  but  think  what  could 
be  done  in  an  industrial  center.  In 
these  visual  instruction  classes  which 
are  run  in  our  theaters,  we  take  care 
of  probably  6,000  school  children  a 
month.  That,  of  course,  is  under  the 
Educational  Department  of  our  tlie- 
aters,  and  there  are  many  things 
under  this  department. 

Under  the  Public  Service  Depart- 
ment we  do  many  things.  At  this 
particular  time  we  have  two  churches 
using  two  of  our  different  theaters, 
while  repairs  are  being  made  to  old 
churches  or  new  ones  being  erected. 
We  have  another  church  that  will 
move  into  the  Metropolitan  in  the 
Spring;  this  will  make  the  seventh 
church  to  hold  services  in  our  thea- 
ters in  the  past  few  years.  That,  of 
course,  has  put  us  in  close  touch  with 
these  different  churches.  Mrs.  Har- 
riett L.  Locher,  head  of  the  Public 
Service  and  Educational  Depart- 
ments, has  done  a  great  deal  of  work 
with   these   churches,   taking  care   of 


their  Sunday  school  classes  during  all 
of  last  Suminer;  in  other  words  the 
Federation  of  Churches  turned  this 
over  to  her  with  a  great  deal  of  con- 
fidence. 

Another  thing  that  is  very  success- 
ful is  her  Saturday  morning  shows 
for  children,  with  a  program  that  is 
especially  selected  by  her.  It  is  so 
important  here  that  Mrs.  Coolidge, 
attended  the  opening  show  a  week 
ago  Saturday  and  also  attended  last 
Saturday.  Even  though  this  work  is 
two  or  three  years  old,  this  is  Mrs. 
Coolidge's  first  time  to  attend  it,  so 
it  shows  that  it  must  be  getting  some 
standing  in  the  community. 

Each  week  different  prominent 
women  act  as  hostesses  and  the 
shows  are  always  opened  by  the  Boy 
Scouts  who  give  the  pledge  of  al- 
legiance to  our  flag.  Boy  and  Girl 
Scouts  act  as  ushers  each  week. 

In  addition  to  this,  Mrs.  Locher 
has  been  President  of  the  League  of 
American  Pen  Women  for  the  past 
two  years,  and  is  now  chairman  of 
the  M.  P.  Committee  of  the  Feder- 
ated Women's  Clubs  of  the  District. 

We  are  also  very  close  to  the  Pa- 
rent-Teachers' Association,  having 
turned  our  theaters  over  to  them  on 
many  occasions  for  benefits.  Mrs. 
Locher's  Christmas  parties  to  all 
classes  of  children  oil  Christmas 
morning  at  our  different  theaters  have 
gotten  to  be  quite  an  event,  and  to 
show  you  how  powerful  this  thing 
is  we  entertained  practically  14,000 
children  last  Christmas  morning,  it 
being  the  third  of  our  morn- 
ing parties  for  children.  These 
parties  are  all  free.  We  give 
out  two  kinds  of  presents,  together 
with  a  half  pound  of  the  best  candy 
to  each  child.  Last  year  we  pur- 
chased four  tons  of  candy.  Just 
imagine  buying  candy  by  the  ton  I 


Big  Comedy  Tie-Up 

A  national  tie-up  has  been  arranged 
for  the  Buster  Brown  Century  Com- 
edies in  connection  with  Buster 
Brown  Hosiery,  for  men,  women 
and  children.  As  a  result  of  the  ar- 
rangement, which  was  made  by  Joe 
Weil,  Director  of  Exploitation  for 
Universal.  Among  Broune  &  Co.,  of 
Boston,  the  Buster  Brown  hosiery 
company  is  putting  out  attractive 
window  display  material  for  its  10,000 
merchant   distributors. 

The  display  includes  counter-stand 
or  window-stand,  7x13  inches,  print- 
ed in  attractive  colors,  with  raised 
cut-out  figurettes  of  Arthur  Trimble 
as  Buster  Brown,  Doreen  Turner  as 
Mary  Jane,  and  Pete,  the  dog  comed- 
ian, as  Tige.  The  stand  calls  atten- 
tion to  the  fact  that  the  comedies 
are  to  be  seen  at  the  local  theaters. 

There  also  is  a  window  paster,  14x19 
inches,  which  bears  three  pictures  of 
Arthur  Trimble  as  Buster  Brown 
and  the  other  lead  characters. 

This  company,  in  distributing  its 
material,  is  urging  its  distributors  to 
cooperate  with  local  exhibitors  show- 
ing the  Buster  Brown  comedies. 

Abe  Stern  has  made  arrangements 
with  all  Universal  exchanges  so  that 
exhibitors  may  supplement  hosiery 
displays  with  other  stills  of  Buster 
Brown,  as  well  as  with  additional 
accessory  material.  The  Universal 
exploiteers  have  received  instructions 
to  cooperate  to  the  fullest  extent. 


Give  'Em  Ideas 

By  HAL  MODES 
President,    Short   Film   Syndicate,  Inc. 

There  are  alibi  artists  in  every 
field  of  endeavor.  The  prize  fighter 
who  loses  a  bout  blames  the  result 
on  some  cause  other  than  his  own 
lack  of  ability.  The  playwright 
whose  opus  is  a  flop  throws  the 
blame  on  the  producer,  and  in  our 
own  business  it  is  the  custom  of  the 
distributors  to  accuse  the  exhibitor 
of  a  lack  of  appreciation  of  the 
merits  of  the  various  short  subjects 
which  they  offer  for  his  use. 

Here  and  now  I  want  to  go  on 
record  as  stating  that  it  is  not  al- 
ways the  exhibitor  who  is  to  blame 
if  short  subjects  are  not  played  up 
strongly  in  presentations  and  adver- 
tising as  they  should  be. 

The  exhibitor  of  today  is  no  long- 
er the  type  that  once  prevailed  in  this 
industry.  Time  and  experience  have 
tended  to  make  him  a  showman. 
Given  the  opportunity,  he  makes 
every  effort  to  get  the  last  dollar  out 
of  his  investment  in  film,  whether 
its  form  be  that  of  the  big  feature 
or  the   humble  single  reeler. 

His  trouble  at  present  consists  in 
the  lack  of  submitted  ideas  which 
would  help  him  put  the  shorts  over — 
or,  in  the  lack  of  showmanship  dis- 
played in  the  few  ideas  which  occa- 
sionally are  sent  along  to  him  by  the 
home   office   publicity   departments. 

The  writer  recently  had  occasion 
to  call  attention  to  this  subject  and 
forthwith  was  confronted  with  an 
avalanche  of  press  material  issued  by 
some  of  the  larger  organizations 
handling  shorts.  Now,  in  the  opin- 
ion of  the  creators  of  these  press 
sheets  this  material  was  good,  j'et 
here  is  one  important  factor  which 
all  of  the  writers  overlooked. 

Aside  from  his  investment  in  brick 
and  mortar,  the  exhibitor's  heaviest 
outlay  lies  in  his  feature  film.  In 
the  final  analysis,  it  is  the  multiple 
reel  subject  which  is  his  drawing 
card.  This  subject,  as  the  result, 
must  be  given  his  major  publicity  ef- 
forts. Naturally  the  short  film  is 
slighted  unless  it  possesses  the  merit 
of   unusual   and   outstanding   novelty. 

However,  it  has  been  my  experi- 
ence that  when  the  same  exhibitor  is 
informed  of  some  peculiar  angle  of 
a  short  subject  that  would  stand  for 
special  exploitation,  he  hops  to  it  as 
eagerly  as  a  kid  goes  for  candy. 
More  than  this,  he  comes  back  with 
a  request  for  more  subjects  which 
would  stand  the  same  kind  of  treat- 
ment. 

Here  is  an  example.  This  organi- 
zation has  a  two  reel  film  entitled 
"I  Remember."  Thrown  into  the 
program  of  the  average  big  organi- 
zation it  would  have  been  lost.  We, 
however,  were  able  to  appreciate  its 
value  and  passed  the  details  on  to 
every  exhibitor  who  booked  it  in  the 
New  York  territory. 

One  result  was  its  being  twenty- 
four  sheeted  by  Shepherd,  managing 
director  of  the  Branford  theater, 
Newark,  on  a,  par  with  the  feature 
for  the  week.  More  than  this.  Shep- 
herd gave  it  the  presentation  that  is 
usually  given  only  to  the  feature  sub- 
jects and  billed  it  heavily  not  only 
in  his  program,  but  also  in  all  his  ad- 
vertising. 

Another     result     was     that     Max 


Cohen,  who  is  manager  of  the  M 
S.  Clinton,  on  New  York's  lo 
East  Side,  also  played  it  up.  Ca 
ing  to  an  exclusively  Jewish  clien 
such  as  would  never  be  conside 
as  caring  particularly  for  a  pict 
such  as  "I  Remember,"  Cohen  nei 
theless  gave  it  a  presentation  wl 
made  the  subject  appeal  just 
strongly  to  his  audiences  as  it 
to  the  people  who  saw  it  at  the  Bi 
ford.     This  was  our  experience. 

The  instantaneous  success  sec 
by  our  one  reel  novelty  "Thirty  Ye 
Ago,"  is  now  a  matter  of  comn 
knowledge.  Had  it  merely  b 
passed  on  to  the  exhibitor  with 
comment,  he  would  have  been  ju 
fied  in  raising  a  squawk  on  the  sc 
of  receiving  old  stufif.  But,  bac 
by  merchandising  ideas  as  it  was, 
received  it  with  open  arms.  This  i 
ture  has  probably  received  more 
bookings  throughout  the  country  t, 
any  single  reel  ever  released. 

In  other  words,  the  exhibitor 
eager  and  willing  to  give  short  s 
jects  the  deal  they  deserve — but 
can't  do  anything  for  them  unless 
knows  what  they  are  all  about.  1 
press  dope  that  has  been  handed 
to  him  in  the  past  has  heralded  ev 
picture  as  a  winner  and  experie 
has  taught  him  that  press  dope  is 
the  great  majority  of  instances,  mt 
ly  a  lot  of  pap. 

Provide  the  exhibitor  with  the 
formation  he  needs.  Tell  him  v 
the  shorts  passed  on  to  him  poss 
merit — and  never  again  will  the  ( 
tributor  find  it  necessary  to  comp] 
that  his  short  product  is  be 
neglected. 


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By  CHESTER  B.  BAHN 
'amatic   Critic,   Syracuse    (W.    Y.)    Herald 
t  Vritten   Expressly    for    Syracuse    Sunday 
^  Herald 

,li|During  the  year  1925,  total  adniis- 
ns  purchased  at  the  box  offices  of 
racuse  motion  picture  theaters  will 

iiiceed  5,000,000,  according  to  the 
5t  estimates  of  local  exhibitors.  The 

:oijority    of    those    admissions    were 

enchased  by  residents  of  this  city— • 
Syracuse   men,   women   and   chil- 
en.     Why? 
[t  is  with  the  answer  to  that  single 

i«  ird  interrogation  that  this  editorial 

>t  cussion  is  intimately  concerned. 
!hy  do  you  go  to  the  movies,  as 
lu  do,  one,  two  or  more  times  a 
ek?  For  amusement,  you  say.  In- 
;d,  yes.  That  undoubtedly  is  your 
mary  reason — the  motivating  in- 
ence  that  leads  you  to  the  neigh- 
rhood    flicker    palace    or    the    more 

s  late    and    attractive    cinema    phy- 
use    in    the    downtown    district. 
But,   whether  you  have  ever   stop- 

'1  to  ponder  the  matter  or  not, 
;re  is  an  equally  important  second- 
*  reason.  Indirectly,  your  periodi- 
excursion   to   the   picture   theater 

'■{your  subconscious  mental  response 
your  inherent  thirst  for  knowl- 
je.  Or,  phrasing  it  more  plainly, 
u  go  to  the  movies  to  add  to  your 

'  bcation. 
yVhere  the  public  schools  and 
jher  institutions  of  learing  leave 
,  the  much  maligned  movies  take 
the  burden,  in  this  instance,  the 
eh  of  knowledge.  Whatever  the 
een    drama    playhouse    may    have 

"^n  fifteen  or  even  ten  years  ago,  it 
lay  is  literally  a  people's  university. 
Before  you  dismiss  that  statement 

,    the   absurd,   ridiculous   ranting  of 

■  film  fanatic,  please  apply  to  it  the 
d  test  of  cold  reasoning. 
Does  the  motion  picture  add  to 
ur  knowledge  of  history,  of  geog- 
)hy,  of  architecture,  of  the  arts,  of 
sciences,  of  manners  and  of  cus- 
ns?  If  your  answer  to  that  ques- 
n  can  be  a  truthful  negative,  then 
it  statement  is  refuted.  But  if,  on 
;  other  hand,  your  reply  is  an  affir- 
itive,  however  reluctant,  the  state- 
nt  is  justified. 

Today  the  average  motion  picture 
ludes  a  wealth  of  educational  de- 
I.     The   news  reel,  of  course,  pre- 

^!  It  pictorially  the  events  of  the  day. 
ley  are  the  modern  moving  finger 
t  they  hold  no  monopoly  upon 
ucational  elements  in  the  realm  of 
een  drama.  More  and  more  the 
Dtodrama  is  approximating  a  teach- 

|t ',  force  or  medium.  Historical 
riods  and  ages  are  recreated  by 
lied  directors  and  artisans,  per- 
tuated  in  celluloid  and  flashed  upon 
IS  of  thousands  of  silver  screens 
•oughout  the  world. 
Befol"e  the  advent  of  the  movies 
:ords  of  past  civilizations  were  lim- 
d  to  historical  tomes.  Students 
ght  read  and  study  them,  but  the 
neral  knowledge  was,  at  best, 
perficial.  Ofttimes  where  there 
ould  have  been  understanding, 
;re  was  rather  ignorance. 
Today,  thanks  to  the  photodrama, 
;  average  youngster  as  well  as  his 
rent  is  more  or  less  familiar  with 
cient,  medieval  and  modern  his- 
'■y.  He  has  seen  page  after  page 
mankind's  record  visualized — eras, 


ages,  civilizations,  empires  have 
flashed  before  his  eyes.  And  he  has 
responded  to  the  romance  in  the 
story,  so,  too,  have  his  mental  pro- 
cesses responded  to  and  absorbed 
quite  unconsciously,  the  lessons  con- 
tained in  the  setting  and  atmosphere. 

Very  well,  you  say,  but  what  of 
the  photodrama  that  is  quite  free 
from  the  historical  touch?  Has  the 
picture  which  tells  a  strictly  modern 
story  educational   possibilities? 

In  the  vast  majority  of  instances 
it  has.  Scenarists  and  directors  of 
the  day  are  geographers,  more  or 
less.  Their  brain  children  are  mod- 
ern and  additional  proofs  of  the  truth 
written  centuries  ago  by  the  Bard 
of  Avon: 

"All  the  world's  a  stage." 

The  photodrama's  stage  is  indeed 
the  world.  There  is  no  part  too  dis- 
tant for  pictorial  use,  albeit  the  gentle 
art  of  substitution  frequently  is  a  di- 
rectorial ace  in  the  hole.  Whether 
the  locale  of  a'  story  may  be  the 
equatorial  belt  or  the  frozen  wastes 
of  the  Arctic,  the  American  west  or 
some  distant  spot  o'er  the  sea,  the 
photodrama  presents  it. 

Before  the  day  of  the  modern  mo- 
tion picture,  the  average  American 
conception  of  the  outside  world  was 
distorted,  hazy  and  erroneous.  He 
gained  his  mental  picture  from  lec- 
ture sources  and  travel  articles,  not 
the  best  mediums  of  visualization. 
Personal  jaunts  to  foreign  lands  were 
limited  to  the  wealthy.  The  man  in 
the  street  may  have  had  the  inclina- 
tion, but  if  he  did,  lacked  time  and 
money  to  gratify  it.  Today  the  most 
distant  world  point  is  no  further  away 
than  the  nearest  movie  house.  On 
Syracuse  soreens  during  the  past 
week  have  flickered  pictures  with  lo- 
cales in  the  American  West,  in  Italy 
and  in  New  York. 

How  many  Syracusans  have  been 
to  Colorado?  How  many  to  Italy? 
How  many  to  New  York  City?  For 
that  matter,  how  many  Syracusans 
are  there  who  have  yet  to  visit 
Thornden  Park,  the  Museum  of  Fine 
Arts  and  the  Public  Library?  A  cen- 
sus along  those  lines  would  reveal 
a  surprising  state  of  physical  indol- 
ence or  mental   indifference. 

It  is  regrettable  that  there  is  not 
more  serious  reading.  That  being 
the  case,  it  is  doubly  fortunate,  how- 
ever, that  the  public's  cinematic  ap- 
petite is  ever  increasing.  The  man 
or  woman  who  is  "too  tired"  to  read 
the  printed  page  is  not  too  weary  to 
attend  the  movie.  And  through  the 
photodrama  he  or  she  "feeds"  upon 
a  mixed  dish  of  amusement  and 
knowledge.  The  one  provides  recre- 
ation, the  other  is  an  antidote  for 
sheer  ignorance. 

The  movies  inspire  thought — de- 
mand thought.  The  mentally  lazy 
refusing  to  read  because  of  the  in- 
telligent effort  required  must  think 
as  they  watch  a  photodrama  story 
unfold.  It  is,  in  a  wav.  forcible  feed- 
ing. But  forcible  feeding  or  not,  the 
"food"  is  easily  digested  and  quite 
painlesslv  assimilated. 

It  is  hardly  necessary  to  say  that 
that  which  the  eye  sees  enacted  is 
more  quickly  comprehended  and 
longer  remembered  than  that  which 
is  only  read.  Words  at  best  are  poor 
substitutes  for  action.  The  eye,  a 
camera,  is  primarily  interested  in 
pictures. 


Comprehension  is  a  synonym  for 
understanding.  Understanding  is  a 
splendid  elimination  for  fear,  suspi- 
cion, doubt.  And  where  there  is  no 
fear,  no  suspicion,  no  doubt,  there 
cannot  be  hate,  bigotry  and  intoler- 
ance. And  thus,  finally,  the  photo- 
drama is  a  power— a  real  power — 
for  world  peace. 

When  the  photodrama  shows  you 
that  your  world  neighbor,  whatever 
may  be  the  differences  in  color,  in 
race  and  in  religion,  is  concerned 
with  the  same  human  problems,  and 
is  responsive  to  the  same  human  pas- 
sions as  yourself,  does  not  under- 
standing replace  distrust?  Can  you 
hate  where  cause,  represented  by  sus- 
picion,  is  absent? 

It  is  easy  enough  to  assail  the 
movies.  The  cinema  is  comparatively 
a  new  art.  Perfection  does  not  come 
in  a  day,  a  year  or  a  decade,  and 
there  are  vulnerable  points  in  the 
screen  drama's  armor  —  many  of 
them. 

But — and  this  is  the  pertinent  ques- 
tion— can  the  critcical  foes  of  the 
movies  establish  that  their  captious 
diatribes  in  any  sense  approximate 
the  educational  functions  of  the  films 
they  profess  to  scorn?  Can  they? 
This  writer  franklv  doubts  it. 


News   Reel   College 

New  Wrinkle  to  Develop  Fox  News 

— Conferences    Held  Twice  a 

Month   to  Develop   Ideas 

The  second  session  of  what  is 
known  as  Fox  News  Cameramen's 
College  is  under  way.  Twice  each 
month  Truman  H.  Talley  and  his 
staff  assemble  with  all  of  the  mem- 
bers of  the  college  and  listen  to  ad- 
dresses from  departmental  heads,  sci- 
entists, archaeologists  and  world 
travelers. 

Many  of  the  problems  which  con- 
front the  camera-bearing  reporter 
who  serves  a  news  reel  are  discussed. 

Fred  C.  Quimby,  short  subjects 
sales  manager  told  a  recent  meeting 
that  over  4,200  theaters  show  Fox 
News  each  week. 


Darling  Returns  to  Direction 

Los  Angeles — Scott  Darling,  who 
was  appointed  supervisor  of  comedies 
at  Universal  City  several  months  a^, 
has  temporarily  returned  to  actual  di- 
rection. He  is  handling  the  mega- 
phone on  "A  Lucky  Chance,"  one  of 
the  "Sweet  Sixteen"  comedies.  Ar- 
thur Lake,  is  the  star.  Dorothy  Gul- 
liver, winner  of  UniversaTs  national 
beauty  contest  in  Salt  Lake  City,  gets 
her  first  chance  opposite  Arthur. 


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novelty  and  variety  we  are  absolutely  dependent  upon  the  Short  Subject. 
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ittle  Red  Riding  Hood"— Century 
Special — Universal 

Very  Cute,  Fine  for  Holidays 

rpe  of  production. . .  .2  reel  comedy 
Here's  a  two-reeler  that  contains 
me  of  the  cutest  stuff  on  the  mar- 
It's  an  excellent  short  for  holi- 
y  matinees,  and  for  performances 
lere  children  are  numerous.  They'll 
7  it,  and  so  will  the  grown-ups. 
iby  Peggy  at  her  very  cutest  is 
»n  in  this.  The  cast  includes  be- 
le  Babby  Peggy,  Johnny  Fox,  Ar- 
ur  Trimble,  and  Louise  Lorraine, 
follows  the  fairy  tale  to  a  good 
tent  and  the  picture  shows  the  ut- 
)St  care  in  production.  The  little 
:s,  costumes,  etc..  are  beautifully 
ne.  Should  give  excellent  satis- 
:tion  for  any  house. 


ood   Cheer"— Our    Gang— Pathe 
Fine  for  Christmas 

pe  of  production.  .  .  .2  reel  comedy 
ere's  an  "Our  Gang"   for  Christ- 

s   time.      And   how!      The   young- 

rs  are  seen  as  poor  little  waifs  who 

all  set  to  be  left  out  in  the  cold 

Christmas  Day  without  any  pres- 

s.     Two    of    the    older    boys    who 

ink  Santa  Glaus  is  the  applesauce, 
don't  want  the   rest   of   the  kids 

know  it,"  get  an  inspiration.  They 

I  sell  hot  bricks  and  make  money 

ugh  to  buy  presents  for  the  kids 
play  Santa  Glaus  for  them.    The 

s  are  told  they  have  only  to  shut 
;ir  eyes,  and  wish  and  wish  and 
sh,  and  they  will  get  what  they 
sh  for.     Now  comes  complications. 

gang  of  bootleggers  have  con- 
ved  the  idea  of  dressing  as  Santa 
luses,  carrying  their  hootch  in 
:ks  on  their  backs,  with  some  toys 

top  to  cover  it.  A  happy  chance 
or    the    interference    of    the    Spirit 

Santa  Glaus — gives  the  gang  many 
nes  over  what  they  wish  for, 
rough  the  rounding  up  of  the  boot- 

gers,  each  of  whom  first  plays 
nta  Glaus  for  the  kids.  A  fine 
iristmas  subject. 


L  Little  Friend  of  All  the  World"— 
Bray— Red  Seal 

Very  Worthwhile 

'pe  of  production...!  reel  novelty 
Here's  a  short  reel  they  won't  for- 
t  in  a  hurry.  It  conveys  one  of 
E  sweetest  messages  ever  projected 
.  the  screen.  It  tells  the  story  of  a 
tie  boy  who  lives  in  the  country. 
e  is  probably  about  four  years  old. 
e  is  told  that  the  animals  have  no 
e  to  give  them  Christmas  presents, 
d  so  he  wakes  up  Christmas  morn- 
and  goes  out  into  the  snowcov- 
sd  woods  and  feeds  all  the  little 
rred  and  feathered  friends  he  can 
d.  The  pictures  show  him  feed- 
j  a  squirrel,  some  deer — all  wild 
an  owl  in  a  hollow  tree — a  racoon, 
d  even  a  skunk,  and  bring  out  the 
int  in  excellently  handled  titling 
It  it  is  the  universal  language  of 
^e  that  makes  the  creatures  un- 
paid. Get  this  one  for  the  Christ- 
is  season.     It  is  very  worthwhile. 


"Yams    of    Old    Kashmir"— Pinellas 
Films,  Inc. — Short  Films  Syn- 
dicate, Inc. 
Interesting 

Type  of  production.!  reel  educational 
The  art  of  rug  weaving  as  it  is 
carried  on  in  the  Vale  of  Kashmir, 
famous  in  song  and  story  for  cen- 
turies, is  shown  in  detail  in  this 
short  reel.  Some  very  lovely  shots 
of  the  Kashmir  wool-bearing  sheep 
are  shown  first,  and  then  the  con- 
struction of  the  rugs  in  all  its  in- 
tricate detail.  Some  interesting  close- 
ups  of  the  natives,  the  experts  in 
weaving  whose  hands  are  likened  to 
famous  pianists  for  sureness  of  touch 
are  shown,  and  some  of  the  finished 
products.  The  famous  Paisley  pat- 
tern originated  here.  A  large  very 
finely  woven  shawl  is  called  the  "ring 
shawl"  because  it  is  so  fine  it  can 
be  passed  through  a  finger  ring.  Al- 
together an  interesting  reel. 


"Starvation  Blues" — Hal  Roach — 

Pathe 

Sure-Fire,  Get  It 

Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  comedy 
This  is  Clyde  Cook's  latest  and  to 
those  who  enjoy  this  comedian's 
work  the  news  will  be  welcome.  At 
any  rate  Cook  should  make  new 
friends  by  his  work  in  this.  As  a 
wandering  musician  who  blows  a 
bass  horn  to  the  accompaniment  of 
a  hand  organ  played  by  his  partner 
in  misery,  Cook  is  funny  as  only  he 
can  be.  The  scene  is  Christmas 
eve,  a  snow  and  wind  storm  is 
raging  and  they  are  without  food  or 
shelter.  The  by-play  in  this  is  most 
excellently  handled.  Cook  manages 
to  do  just  those  little  things  that 
work  up  a  laugh  into  a  howl.  For 
instance,  in  one  scene  he  is  playing 
the  horn  with  gloves  on  that  are 
miles  too  big  for  him.  One  finger 
gets  out  of  the  compartment  in  the 
glove  which  should  contain  it.  Cook 
registers  first  wonder,  then  annoy- 
ance, then  fear  and  then  finally  con- 
sternation at  the  supposed  loss  of 
his  finger.  It's  a  riot.  Don't  let  this 
one  get  by.  Richard  Wallace  di- 
rected. 


"Oceans  of  Trouble"  Mutt  and  Jeff 

— Short  Films  Sjmdicate,  Inc. 

Quite  Enjoyable 

Type  of  production....!  reel  cartoon 

comedy. 

Bud  Fisher's  Mutt  and  Jeff  come 
to  life  and  have  a  lot  of  fun  in  this. 
They  are  traveling  in  a  submarine 
that  looks,  outwardly  exadtly  like 
a  whale.  Jeff,  who  is  sitting  on  the 
upier  deck  gets  into  trouble  with  a 
gang  or  rum-runners,  is  made  to 
walk  the  plank  by  them,  and  is  fin- 
ally rescued  by  Mutt  who  arrives  in 
the  submarine.  A  real  whale  has 
meanwhile  swallowed  the  bad  men 
and  the  couple  harness  him  and  ride 
him  to  shore  where  a  patrol  wagon 
is  waiting  to  take  away  the  bootleg- 
gers who  come  up,  like  Jonah,  from 
the  whale's  tummy.  And  the  whale 
triumphantly  smiles  as  a  medal  is 
pinned  to  his  chest. 


"A   Parisian    Knight" — Fox   Comedy 
Good  Laughs 

Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  comedy 
Earle  Foxe,  in  his  latest  Van  Bib- 
ber comedy,  arrives  at  some  new  and 
hilarious  complications  in  his  tour  of 
Europe.  This  time  he  becomes  in 
volved  in  an  underworld  kidnapping 
plot,  arfd  as  in  previous  instances. 
Van  is  the  accidental  hero  of  the  day, 
recovering  the  kidnapped  youngster 
and  covering  himself  with  glory  and 
all  through  no  fault  of  his  own.  He 
has  the  hero  stuff  just  thrown  at 
him.  The  picture  contains  plenty  of 
good  laughs  and  has  some  first  rate 
comedy  situations.  Van,  in  an  at- 
tempt to  evade  band  of  pursuers,  be- 
comes involved  in  a  dance  hall  brawl 
which  leads  to  still  further  compli- 
cations. There  is  a  good  plot,  plenty 
of  excitement  and  a  quantity  of 
laughs  that  should  make  "A  Parisian 
Knight"  suitable  for  a  "laugh  week" 
program. 


"Love    My  Dog"— Blue    Bird- Univ. 
Fairly  Amusing 

Type  of  production....!  reel  comedy 
Young  Arthur  Lake,  and  two  very 
competent  other  young  players,  a 
girl  and  a  boy,  are  seen  in  this  sub- 
ject, which  deals  with  the  girl's  love 
for  her  little  dog.  Her  father  gets 
the  boys  to  lose  the  dog  and  then  re- 
lents when  his  daughter  goes  into 
tears  and  sends  them  out  to  find  it 
again.  This  they  cannot  do,  but  they 
get  a  black  dog  and  paint  it  white. 
This  doesn't  work  very  well,  because 
when  the  dog  is  washed,  the  paint 
comes  off.  However,  the  real  dog 
is  found  at  last  and  happiness  re- 
stored. A  fairly  entertaining  short. 
However,  it  seems  rather  unfortunate 
that  rather  better  story  material  can- 
not be  found  for  this  trio. 


"No   Woman's    Land"— Short    Films 
Syndicate,  Inc. 

Novel  Scenic 

Type  of  production I  reel  scenic 

A  lot  of  people  are  going  to  be  all 
set  for  something  a  lot  different  than 
they  are  going  to  get — in  this  one.  A 
clever  title  writer  has  very  aptly,  but 
none  the  less  with  evident  intention 
to  mislead,  called  a  scenic  dealing 
with  views  of  a  monastery,  "No  Wo- 
man's Land."  And  you  can't  argue 
with  him,  of  course.  It  is  no  ordinary 
monastery  that  you  view,  however. 
It  happens  to  be  a  Greek  order  of 
religion  whose  exclusion  to  worldly 
things  took  them,  centuries  back,  tO| 
dizzy  heights  on  unscalable  cliffs 
where  they  built  their  monastery. 
Besides  containing  some  marvels  in 
height  and  showing  the  solitary  liv- 
ing of  the  monks,  the  picture  is  pic- 
torially  interesting.  Will  fit  in  well 
on  your  program. 


"Wooden  Shoes" — Cranfield  and 
Clarke 
Good  Scenic 
Type  of  production....!   reel   scenic 
Holland  with  its  quaint  and  beauti- 
ful scenery  and  its  gorgeous  fields  of 
flowers     is     pictured    delightfully     in 
"Wooden   Shoes,"  a  novelty   number 
that  contains  a  bit  of  a  plot  as  well 


The  Greatest 
Theatres  of 
the  Country 
are  Boosting 


Get  your  extra 
comedy  bookings 
set,  with  at  least 
one  All -Comedy 
Program,  from  the 
great  line-up  of 

And  get  ready  to 
tie  up  with  this 
colossal  campaign 
.for  the  best  busi- 
ness you've  ever 
done  with  Short 
Features, 


EDUCATIONAL 

FILM  EXCHANGES,  INC, 

E.  W.  Hammons,  President 


h  and  the  Work 

(No.  463 — Straight  from  the  Shoulder  Talk  by  Carl 
Laemmle,  President  of  the  Universal  Pictures  Corp,) 

MAYBE  "IT'S  LOVE  THAT  MAKES  THE  WORLD  GO  'ROUND'  BUT 
tliere's  something  else  that  makes  it  worth  while  to  keep  the  old  ball  spinning:  and  that's 
LAUQHJ" 

IT'S  LAUGH  THAT  MAKES  THE  PEOPLE  WANT  TO  KEEP  COMING  TO 
your  theatre,  too.  Of  course  they  love  the  thrills  of  melodrama,  but  they  would  not 
come  near  your  theatre  if  they  didn't  think  that  somewhere  in  your  program  they'd 
find  a LAUQHl 

SO,  I'M  MIGHTY  STRONG  FOR  THE  IDEA  OF  CELEBRATING  THE 
human  laugh  by  having  a  Laugh  Month.  Heaven  knows,  it  is  entitled  to  all  the  special 
honor  you  can  give  it. 

ALL  DURING  THE  WAR,  WHEN  WE  WERE  UNDER  A  TERRIFIC  STRAIN 
of  excitement,  anxiety  and  cares  of  all  sorts,  it  was  the  laugh  that  saved  us.  Laugh 
pictures  were  supplied  to  the  soldiers,  sailors  and  marines  in  their  encampments  to  keep 
up  their  spirits  and  they  were  more  effective  than  all  other  forms  of  propaganda.  Next 
to  a  letter  from  home,  a  good  movie  laugh  did  more  for  the  homesick  fighting  man  than 
any  other  thing. 

AND  JANUARY  IS  GOING  TO  BE LAUGH  MONTH. 

THAT'S  A  DARNED  GOOD  WAY  TO  START  THE  NEW  YEAR— WITH  A 
LAUQHl  It  will  help  us  in  every  way.  It  will  keep  us  from  taking  ourselves  too  seriously. 
It  will  make  your  audience  forget  their  troubles,  even  the  unwashed  supper  dishes  in 
the  kitchen  sink. 

THIS  LAUGH  MONTH  IS  JUST  AS  GOOD  A  THING  FOR  YOU  AS  ANY- 
thing  you  can  devise,  provided  you  realize  its  genuine  worth  and  get  back  of  it  with  all 
your  might  and  main.  Start  your  publicity  right  now  and  keep  driving  away  at  it  every 
day  and  then  all  through  the  month  of  January  itself. 

KEEP  ADVERTISING  AND  TALKING  ABOUT  LAUGH  MONTH  IN 
connection  with  your  theatre  until  the  people  unconsciously  grin  in  anticipation  of  the 
laughs  you  are  going  to  supply  for  them  on  your  screen. 

WHERE  CAN  YOU  GET  ALL  THESE  LAUGHS?  WELL,  FOR  ONE  THING 
hundreds  of  people  are  working  their  heads  off  injecting  laughs  into  Century  Comedies 
and  Gump  Comedies  and  Bluebird  Comedies.  Good  comedies  are  hard  to  make.  They 
cost  good  money.    But  they're  worth  it,  whatever  they  cost  us  and  whatever  they  cost  you. 

BOOST  LAUGH  MONTH  AND  YOU  BOOST  YOURSELF. 

LAUGH  AND  THE  WORLD  LAUGHS  WITH  YOU.  MOPE  AND  IT  GIVES 
YOU  THE  AIR. 


The  Qreatest  Variety    -    -  T    T  "^lT  X  ^  ^ 


The  Highest  Quality  from 


^obs  Your  Box  Office 


Here's  a  Happiness  Quartet  That 

=!iWill  Make  Laugh  Month  Your  ^ 

Big -Profit  Month! 


CENTURY 

COMEDIES 

2  Reels  Each  —  1  Every  Week 
52  A  YEAR 

With  such  celebrated  comedy  names  as 
WANDA  WILEY,  the  twinkling,  hoydenish 
favorite;  EDDIE  GORDON,  the  side-splitting 
contortionist;  AL  ALT,  the  smoothest  laugh- 
provoker  that  ever  brought  down  a  house; 
EDNA  MARIAN,  the  dimpled  darling  of 
comedy;  and  CHARLIE  KING  with  the  Cen- 
tury Follies  Girls  who  will  be  getting  offers 
from  Ziegfield  if  they  keep  it  up. 

"A  wonderful  box-office  bet.    If  they  get  any 
better,  I  shall  have  to  play  them  as  features." 

—Olympic  Theatre,  Monessen,  Pa. 


T  H  F 

GUMPS 

2  Reels  Each—1  Every  Month 
A  BIG  SERIES  OF  12 

ANDY  GUMP  and  his  gang  plus  the  million- 
dollar  tie-up  in  three  hundred  newspapers  with 
a  circulation  of  7,000,000  is  a  combination 
that  spells  c-o-i-n.  By  thetnselves  the  cotnedies 
would  be  a  sweet  box-office  bet;  throw  in  the 
tie-up  with  Sidney  Smith's  cartoons  and  you 
have  a  box-office  dream. 

"The  greatest  drawing  card  today.   I  always 
advertise  these  ahead  of  the  feature." 

—New  Holland  Theatre,  New  Holland,  Qa. 


Buster  Brown     BLUE  BIRD 


COMEDIES 

A  Rollicking  Series  of  12 

BUSTER  BROWN,  MARY  JANE  and  the 
dog  TIGE  have  already  won  the  hearts  of  thou- 
sands with  heart-gladdening  gambols.  Popu- 
larized to  millions  thru  R.  F.  Outcault's  immor- 
tal cartoons,  and  with  the  added  advantage  of 
tie-ups  with  the  Buster  Brown  Hosiery,  Buster 
Brown  Shoes  and  a  dozen  others,  they  should 
be  on  every  wise  exhibitors  profit  bill  of  fare. 

"Have  no  equal  as  far  as  wholesome  box- 
office  value  is  concerned.   Raising  the  roof." 

—  Alhambra  Theatre.  Milwaukee,  Wis. 


COMEDIES 

1  Reel  Each  —  52  a  Year 

CHARLEY  PUFFY  and  ARTHUR  LAKE 
have  put  this  series  in  an  enviable  place  in  the 
comedy  sun.  No  one  can  look  this  humanized 
hippo,  Puffy,  in  the  belt  and  keep  a  straight 
face.  Nor  can  they  resist  the  sheik  antics  of 
youthful  Arthur.  They're  sure-fire,  or  rather, 
sure-explosive. 

"Here  is  a  nice  little  comedy.  These  comedies 

are  O.K."         ^        ^,  ^    ,.        w- 

-Star  Theatre,  Erskine,  Minn. 


JANUARY  IS 
LAVQH  MONTH/ 


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Sunday,  December  6,  l] 


as  pictorial  appeal.  You  find  a  young 
DutcH  swain  going  to  visit  his  lady 
love  and  like  the  Dutch  gentleman 
that  he  is  his  wooden  shoes  are  left 
on  the  doorstep.  He  tarries  too  long 
so  the  shoes  decide  to  go  on  a  sight- 
seeing tour  in  the  meantime.  They 
take  you  through  the  hyacinth  fields, 
up  and  down  the  picturesque  canals, 
along  old  country  roads  with  the 
jogging  side  carts  and  leisurely  mov- 
ing country  folk,  and  finally  the  trip 
ascends  and  you  view  Holland  from 
the  air.  There  are  many  splendid 
views  in  this  part  and  it  serves  to 
given  an  unusually  fine  idea  of  the  im- 
mensity of  Holland's  nursery  indus- 
try. Finally  the  shoes  go  toddling 
home  and  just  after  midnight  the  re- 
luctant lover  emerges  from  the 
house,  steps  into  his  shoes  and  is  off. 
Delightfully  novel  and  interesting 
number  that  should  improve  your 
program.  Abe  Meyer  directed  and 
did  a  good  job. 


Mutt  and  JefT  in  "Thou  Shalt  Not 
Pass" — Short  Films  Ssmdicate,  Inc. 
Good  Cartoon 
Type  of  production. ...  1  reel  cartoon 
The  long  and  short  comedians  are 
appearing  in  an  entirely  timely  num- 
ber this  week.  Since  this  is  the  week 
of  the  bicycle  races  at  the  new  Madi- 
son Square  Garden,  Mutt  and  Jefif 
are  offering  and  up-to-the-minute 
number  on  a  six  day  race  of  their 
own.  Of  course,  the  usual  cartoon 
liberties  afford  a  lot  of  laughs  and 
Mutt  has  the  ever  bungling  Jeff  to 
contend  with  in  his  efforts  to  "cop" 
the  grand  prize.  He  does,  of  course, 
even  when  his  bike  falls  to  pieces. 
Mutt  picks  up  the  wheels  and  using 
his  own  elongated  members  for  a 
body  goes  to  it  and  comes  out  the 
winner.  Jeff  loses  his  clothes  for  a 
finale  and  is  forced  to  use  the  trophy 
cup  instead  of  the  well  known  bar- 
rel.    Some  good  laughs. 


"Buster's    Hunting    Party"— Century 
Universal 
First-Rate 

Type  of  production 2  reel  comedy 

This       should       furnish       first-rate 
amusement    for    the    average    picture 


audience.      Kids    will    enjoy    it.      It 

brings  to  life  the  well-known  comedy 
characters  of  "Buster  Brown," 
played  by  little  Arthur  Trimble, 
"Mary  Jane,"  played  by  Doreen  Tur- 
ner and  their  dog  "Tige,"  done  to 
the  life  by  Pete,  an  almost  human 
bull-dog.  The  dog  furnishes  most 
of  the  laughs  in  the  picture,  but  the 
kids  are  very  cute  and  the  direction — 
done  by  Gus  Mines — is  most  satis- 
factory. The  action  is  composed  of 
a  series  of  gags  that  deal  with  funny 
happenings  in  the  country  whence 
the  party  has  gone  on  a  hunting  and 
a   fishing  trip. 


"The  Rider  of  the  Pass"— Mustang- 
Universal 
Average  Entertainment 

Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  western 
"The  Rider  of  the  Pass"  differs  in 
no  marked  degree  from  the  usual  run 
of  short  western  dramas  and  will 
probably  furnish  fair  entertainment 
for  those  who  enjoy  this  type  of  pic- 
ture material.  Fred  Humes,  the  fea- 
tured player  is  the  misunderstood 
cowboy  who  fights  the  rustlers  and 
wins  the  girl  in  the  end.  Of  course, 
he  turns  out  to  be  a  Sergeant  in  the 
Northwest  Mounted  Police  and  all 
ends  happily.  There  are  one  or  two 
good  fights  and  some  fast  riding  in 
this  and  the  locations  are  well  selec- 
ted but  there  is  a  great  deal  of  same- 
ness in  the  action,  which  is  a  series 
of  skirmishes  between  the  bad  men 
and  the  hero. 


"The    Window    Dummy"— Sennett— 

Pathe 

Good  Comedy 

Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  comedy 
Ralph  Graves  does  some  excellent 
comedy  work  in  this.  He  puts  over 
the  role  of  a  young  man  who  is 
much  taken  with  a  wealthy  girl  and 
who  tries  to  bluff  her  into  believing 
that  he  is  a  wealthy  financier.  This 
isn't  particularly  easy  to  do  in  a  man- 
ner that  will  be  really  funny,  but 
Graves  does  it  almost  perfectly. 
Lloyd  Bacon  directed  and  no  doubt 
some  of  the  praise  should  go  to  him. 
great  stuff  for  the  young  crowd. 


CHESTERFIELD 

Presents 

"FEARLESS" 

The  Police  Dog 

in 

"A  String  of  Diamonds" 


With  an  All  Star  Cast 

KATHERYN  McGUlRE  JACK  MOWER 

DIXIE  LAMONT  AL  ALT 

BILLY  FRANEY  JACK  RICHARDSON 

BOB  McKENZIE  LEONARD  CLAPHAM 

Directed  by  Ernest  Van  Pelt 

Personally  supervised  by  JOE  ROCK 

The  First  of  the  Series  of  12-2  Reel  Police  DogSpecials 
CHESTERFIELD  MOTION  PICTURES  CORP. 

1540  BROADWAY  NEW  YORK 


Box-Ofl5ce  Boon 

By  W.  B.  FRANK 
Vice-President,  Hal  Roach  Studios 

Laughs  are  box-office  magnets  and 
no  one  can  dispute  the  fact  because 
box-office  reports  are  positive  evi- 
dence that  the  public  likes  comedies. 
Take  for  instance,  the  experience  of 
our  organization  when  Harold  Lloyd 
was  under  the  banner  and  we  pro- 
moted a  "National  Laugh  Day."  The 
idea  went  over  the  entire  country  like 
wild  fire  and  every  exhibitor  who  fea- 
tured "Laugh  Day"  and  advertised 
the  fact  cashed  in   bountifully. 

Following  out  this  idea  in  a  way, 
although  not  designating  it  as  "Laugh 
Day,"  Max  Graf  of  San  Francisco  has 
played  all-comedy  bills  and  billed 
them  as  "Comedy  Circus  Day."  Fine 
idea!  Who  does  not  react  to  the  lure 
of  the  circus?  From  our  kid  days  the 
circus  has  been  our  idea  of  a  real  good 
time.  The  clowns  in  the  circus  keep 
the  audience  laughing;  they  are  the 
"comedies"  on  the  bill.  So  when  Man- 
ager Graf  designated  a  movie  comedy 
day  as  circus  day  he  had  the  right 
idea. 

"Laugh  Month"  looms  up  with 
ideas  aplenty  and  no  doubt  comedy 
circus  bills  will  prove  most  suitable 
on  many  days  during  January,  1926. 
If  comedy  circus  day  and  "Laugh 
Day"  have  proved  a  hit  with  audi- 
ences and  profitable  for  the  exhibitors 
who  have  played  them,  "Laugh 
Month"  ought  to  prove  a  positive 
box-office  boon — with  every  patron 
very  well  satisfied  with  the  entertain 
ment  offered. 


Value  of  Shorts 

By  JULIAN  M.  SOLOMON 

Director  of  Publicity,    Davis  Dist.   Division 

Secretary,  Nat'l  Laugh  Month   Committee 

In  my  experience  as  an  exhibitor — 
and  that  is  where  I  broke  into  the 
picture  business  —  the  short  feature 
has  proven  itself  an  absolute  neces- 
sity. 

In  the  days  when  I  first  entered 
the  business,  a  feature  was  only  two 
reels  long  and  comedies  were  one 
reel  or  less  in  footage.  With  the  ad 
vent  of  the  three  reel  and  five  reel 
picture,  the  shorter  length  of  product 
was  entirely  cast  aside  and  the  in 
dustry  made  almost  nothing  but  foot- 
age releases.  First  the  three  reel- 
release  was  a  marvel  and  then  came 
the  five  reeler  and  now  goodness 
only  knows  how  many  reels  the  pic- 
tures will  run — much  to  the  disgust 
of  the   exhibitor. 

The  well-balanced  program  of  the 
modern  theater,  and  by  this  I  meaa 
the  neighborhood  theater,  which  is  in 
the  majority,  contains  four  units.  A 
feature,  preferably  not  over  6,500  ft. 
a  two-reel  comedy,  a  news-reel  and  a 
cartoon,  scenic,  magazine  or  other 
novelty  reel.  Where  the  feature  runs 
to  execessive  footage,  the  short  prod- 
uct must  necessarily  be  crowded  out. 

To  take  advantage  of  the  short 
features  available  today,  the  exhibi- 
tor must  advertise  each  unit  sepa- 
rately in  his  program  and  newspaper 
space.  There  is  on  the  market  a 
wealth  of  short  features  and  every 
item  should  be  given  advertising 
credit  because  when  the  public  come 
to  know  a  comedy  series  or  a  car- 
toori  series  of  a  novelty  series,  by 
name,  they  will  come  again  when  you 
advertise   the   fact. 


National  , 
Favorites: 

The  comic  page  o*' 
your  newspaper. 

The  comedy  on 
your  motion  pic- 
ture program. 

What  a  Whale  of 
an  Opportunity 
for  a  Wonderful 
Newspaper  T  ie  -up 

for 

LAUGH 
MONTH 

Book  plenty  of 
comedies  NOW 
from  the  great 
Educational 
Pictures  comedy 
program,  and  then 
get  your  local  ex- 
ploitation drive 
under  way  for  the 
four-week  laugh 
carnival  in 

JANUARY 

Watch  your  box-office  grin,  too. 


5^       "THE  SPICE  OFTHE  PROGRAM" 


EDUCATIONAL 

FILM  EXCHANGES,  INC. 

E.  W.  Hammons,  President 


UGGESTED    PROGRAMS    OF    SHORTS 


itle 
Dgrams 

the  Cat  Busts  Into 
usiness 
sure  Bound 
Story  Teller 

Tourist 

)eep 
ograms 
Careful 

orial  Proverbs 
Warning 

the   Cat  Trips 
hrough  Toyland 
lisfit  Sailor 
ograms 

Movies 

Daze 

:kknacks  of   Knowl- 

ge 

ograms 
y  Be  Good 

the  Cat  on  the  Farm 
d  in  Morocco 

Away 
Dgrams 
et  and  Pretty 

Doggie 
jical  Movies 

ograms 
ning  Up 

lyythical  Monster 
helor's   Babies 
X  the  Cat  in  the 
ainbow's  End 

pery  Feet 

ograms 

Edge 

Down 
ik  But  Willing 

ograms 

tch  Out 

X  the   Cat  in   Eats 

re  West 

d  Beasts  of  Borneo 

Drful    Fashions    from 

aris 

ograms 

ix  the   Cat   Kept   On 

talking 

Yes,  Babette 
rionettes 

Fighting  Dude 


Educational 

No.  1 
Star 


Lige  Conley 

Johnny  Arthur 
No.  2 

Cliff   Bowes 

Jimmie   Adams 

aV  St.  John 
No.  3 


Billy   Dooley 

Lloyyd   Hamilton 
Cliff   Bowes 
No.  4 


Series 

News 


"Big  Boyy" 

Lupino  Lane 
No.  5 
Al  St.  John 

Clifif  Bowes 
Walter  Hiers 

NoV  6 

Johnny  Arthur 
"Big  Boy"  ' 


No.  7 

Bobby   Vernon 

Lige  Conley 
Clifif  Bowes 
Walter  Hiers 
No.  8 

Bobby  Vernon 


Hope    Hampton 
No.  9 


Bobby  Vernon 
Hope  Hampton 
Lug^ino  Lane 


'itle 

s  Your  Old  Man 
iky  Doodle  in  the  Hunt 
Tied  Up 


No.  Reels 
1 


Felix  Cartoon  1 

Mermaid   Comedy  2 

Howe's   Hodge-Podge  1 

Tuxedo  Comedy  2 

Cameo  Comedy  1 

News  1 

Jimmie  Adams  Comedy  2 

Howe's   Hodge-Podge  1 

Mermaid  Comedy  2 


Felix  Cartoon  1 

Christie   Comedy  2 

News  1 

Hamilton  Comedy  2 

Cameo   Comedy  1 


Howe's  Hodge-Podge  1 

News  1 

Juvenile  Comedy  2 

Felix  Cartoon  1 

Lupino  Lane  Comedy  2 

Mermaid  Comedy  2 

News  1 

Cameo  Comedy  1 

Walter  Hiers  Comedy  2 

Howe's   Hodge-Podge  1 

News  1 

Tuxedo  Comedy  2 

Howe's   Hodge-Podge  1 

Juvenlie  Comedy  2| 

Felix  Cartoon  1 

Bobby  Vernon  Comedy  2 

News  1 

Mermaid   Comedy  2 

Cameo  Comedy  1 

Walter  Hiers  Comedy  2 

News  1 

Bobby  Vernon  Comedy  2 

Felix  Cartoon  1 

Special  2 

McCall  Color  Fashion  News  1 


News  1 

Felix  Cartoon  1 

Bobby  Vernon  Comedy  2 

Special  1 

Lupino  Lane  Comedy  2 


A  Peaceful  Riot 

The  Vanishing  Armenian 
The  Leopard's  Spots 
In  the  Air 


Mummy  Love 
Dinkyy  Doodle  at  the 
Restaurant 


Title 
My  Own  Carolina 
A  Business  Engagement 
With  Pencil,  Brush  and 

Chisel 
A  Cloudy  Romance 
Fox  News 

White  Pepper 

Shoes 

Cuba  Steps  Out 

The  Heart  Breaker 

Fox  News 

Sky  Tribe 

The  Big  Game  Hunter 
In  a   China  Shop 
East  Side,  West  Side 
Fox  News 

The  River  Nile 
The  Sky  Jumper 
Virginia 

Control  Yourself 
Fox  News 

Toiling  for  Rest 
A  Parisian  Knight 
Iron   Trail   Around   the 
World 

Fox   News 
Heavy  Swells 

Egypt   Today 
Transients  in  Arcadia 
The   West   Wind 
Heavy  Swells 
Fox  News 

Whirlpools  of  Europe 

All  Aboard 

Sawdust   and    Spangles 

A   Flying  Fool 

Fox   News 

The  Feud 
His  Own   Lawyer 
Fox   News 
Cupid  a  la  Carte 


Alice  Ardell 

No.  3 
Alberta  Vaughn 


Blue  Ribbon  Comedy 

Adventures  of  Mazie 
Bray   Cartoon 
Fat  Men  Comedy 


"Fat"   Karr, 

"Kewpie"    Ross, 

"Fatty"  Alexander 

Alice  Ardell  Blue  Ribbon  Comedy 


Id  Tight 

:e's  Pique 
le  Camel's  Hump 
|ikv  Doodle  at  the  Circus 
Out 


F.  B.  O. 

No.  1 
Star 

Alberta  Vaughn 

"Fat"   Karr,' 
"Kewpie"    Ross, 
"Fatty"  Alexander 
Alice  Ardell 

No.  2 
Alberta  Vaughn 


"Fat"   Karr, 
"Kewpie"    Ross, 
"Fatty"  Alexander 


Series  No.  Reels 

Adventures    of    Mazie  2 

Bray  Cartoon  1 

Fat   Men  Comedy  2 


Blue  Ribbon  Comedy 

Adventures  of  Mazie  2 

Bray   Cartoon  1 

Bray   Cartoon  1 

Fat   Men   Comedy  2 


Fox 

No.  1 


Star 


No.  2 


No.  3 


No.  4 


No.  S 


No.  6 


No.  7 


No.  S 


Title 
The  Honor  Systefn 
The  Uneasy  Three 
Should  Sailors  Marry 
Take   Your   Time 

More  Mice  Than  Brains 
Aren't    Parents   Pickles 
Shooting  at   Time 
Soapsuds  Lady 
Hold   Everything 

The  Great  Open  Spaces 
Topics  of  the  Day 
Papa  Be  Good 


Star 


Pathe 

No.  1 


Charley  Chase 
Clyde   Cook 
Ralph    Graves 
No.  2 


Alice  Day 
Eddie  Borden 
No.  3 


Glenn  Tryon 


2 
1 

2 


2 
1 


Series  No.  Reels 

Varieties  1 
Helen  and  Warren  Comedy  2 

Novelty  1 

Imperial  Comedy  2 

News  1 

Varieties  1 

O.  Henry  Comedy  2 

Varieties  1 

Imperial  Comedy  2 

News  1 

Variety  1 

Van  Bibber  Comedy  2 

Novelty  1 

Imperial  Comedy  2 

News  1 

Varieties  1 

Van  Bibber  Comedy  2 

Varieties  1 

Imperial  Comedy  2 

News  1 

Varieties  1 

Van  Bibber  Comedy  2 

Novelty  1 

Imperial  Comedy  2 

News  1 

Varieties  1 

O.  Henry  Comedy  2 

Varieties  1 

Imperial  Comedy  2 

News  1 

Varieties  1 
Helen  and  Warren  Comedy  2 

Variety  1 

Imperial   Comedy  2 

News  1 

Van  Bibber  Comedy  2 
Helen  and  Warren  Comedy  2 

News  1 

O.  Henry  Comedy  2 


Series 

Aesop's  Fables 
Roach  Comedy 
Roach  Comedy 
Sennett   Comedy 


No.  Reels 

2/3 

2 

2 

2 


Aesop's  Fables  2/3 

Roach   Comedy  1 

Sportlight  1 

Mack  Sennett  Comedy  2 

Roach   Comedy  1 

Aesop's  Fables  2/3 

Timely  Films  1/3 

Roach    Comedy  2 


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Stories! 

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lions read  their  creations! 
Millions  will  come  to  see 
the  pictures! 

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COMEDIES 


They  are  wonderful,  «ay  all 
those  who  have  seen  them. 
The  spirit  of  this  great  author's 
stories  has  been  perfectly 
picturiied. 

Book    th  emf 

*         "SHOES"        I 

"TRANSIENTS 

in  ARCADIA" 

"FAILURE" 

"CUPID  ala  CARTE" 

gorgeous  settings— wonderfully 
cast  — they  win  every  one. 

Supervised  b> 
George  Marshall 


$2x>oaooo 

short  subject 
program 


EARIE  FOXE  in 

VAN  BIBBER 

COMEDIES  BY 

RICHARD  HARDING 
DAVIS 

One  of  the  best  series  ever 
made.  The  exploits  of  Van 
Bibber  are  a  gold  mine  in  the 
short  subject  field. 

Booh    these! 

"The  BIG  GAME 

HUNTER" 

"The  SKY    JUMPEIR" 

"The  WRESTLER" 

"A  PARISIAN 

KNIGHT" 

"The  FEUD" 

A  great  ticket  selling  asset  for 
any  theatre. 

Stcjjemised  by 

George  Marshall 


IheMirtiedLifeai 

HELEN  and 
WARREN 

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Millions  have  followed  .th^ie 
stories  for  years  in  the  columns 
of  500  leading  newspapers  of 
the  country.  They  sell  big 
everywhere. 

"A  BUSINESS 

ENGAGEMENT" 

"ALL  ABOARD" 

"The  PEACEMAKERS" 

"HIS  OWN  LAWYER" 

"HOLD  FOR 

INVESTIGATION" 

Hallam  Cooley  as  the  husband, 
Kathryn  Perry  as  the  wife. 

^upervisedhy 

George  Marshall 


Imperial 

COMEDIES 


Another  series  of  sure-fire  fui» 

makers.    Two  reels  of  riotous 

laughter  with  every  release. 

Here's  a  group  to  book  right 

now: 

"A  CLOUDY  ROMANCE" 

"THE  HEART  BREAKER" 

"STRONG  for  LOVE" 

"EAST  SIDE -WEST  SIDE" 

"CONTROL  YOURSELF' 

"HEAVY  SWELLS" 

"A  FLYING  FOOL" 

"OFFICER  of  the  DAY" 

■A  FLAMING  AFFAIR" 

"A  BANKRUPT 

HONEYMOON" 

Supervised  by 

George  Marshall 


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Isn't  Love  Cuckoo 
Pathe   News 

A  Day's  Outing 
A  Dog's  Life 
Laughing  Ladies 

The  Bonehead  Age 
From  Rags  to  Britches 
Walloping  Wonders 
One  Wild  Ride 

The   Haunted   House 
Hotsy    Totsy 
The  Window   Dummy 
Starvation    Blues 

The    English    Channel 

Swim 
His    Wooden   Wedding 
Flaming   Flappers 
Pathe   Review 

Noah  and  His  Troubles 
A  Punch  in  the  Nose 
Fins  and  Feather 
The   Green  Archer 


The  Gold  Push 
Between  Meals 
The  Gosh  Darn  Mortgage 
Good  Cheer 

Three   Blind  Mice 
Hot   Cakes  For  Two 
Don't  Butt  In 
Whispering   Whiskers 
Tol'able  Romeo 


Bennett    Stars 

N0V4 

Charlie    Chaplin 
Roach  Stars 
No.  5 

Sennett  Stars 

Our  Gang 

No.  6 

Alice  Day 
Ralph    Graves 
Clyde   Cook 
No.  7 


Charley  Chase 
Glenn  Tryon 

N0.8 

Roach  Stars 

Allene   Ray  and 
Walter   Miller 
No.  9 


Paul  Parrott 
Sennett  Stars 
Our  Gang 

No.  10 

Alice  Day 
Paul  Parrott 
Sennett  Stars 
Frank  Butler 


Mack  Sennett  Comedy 
News 

Aesop's  Fables 
Charlie  Chaplin 
Roach  Comedy 

Aesop's  Fables 

Mack  Sennett  Comedy 

Sportlight 

Roach  Comedy 

Aesop's  Fables 
Mack  Seimett  Comedy 
Mack  Sennett  Comedy 
Roach    Comedy 


Aesop's  Fables 
Roach  Comedy 
Roach  Comedy 
Educational 

Aesop's  Fables 
Roach   Comedy 
Sportlight 
Patheserial 


Aesop's  Fables 
Roach  Comedy 
Mack  Sennett  Comedy 
Our  Gang  Comedy 

Aesop's  Fables 

Mack  Sennett  Comedy 

Roach  Comedy 

Mack  Sennett  Comedy 

Roach   Comedy 


Short  Films  ^Syndicate,  Inc. 

Title  Star                        Series 

Wonderbook  No.  2  Colored  Subject 

No  Woman's  Land  Travel  Oddity 

The  Tiger  Hunt  Adventure    Subject 

I    Remember  Drama 

The   Burma   Blues  Oriental  Novelty 

Mutt  and  Jeff  Cartoon 


No. 


Title 

International  News 
Back  to  Nature 


Universal 

No.  1 

Star 


Charles  Puffy 


Series 

News 

Bluebird  Comedy 


No. 


2 
1 

2/3 
3 
2 

2/3 
2 
1 
2 

2/3 
2 
2 
2 


2/3 
2 
2 
1 

2/3 
2 
1 
2 


2/3 
1 
2 
2 

2/3 
2 
1 
2 
1 


Reels 

1 
1 
1 
2 
1 
1 


Reels 
1 
1 


The  Ace  of  Spades 
Nursery  Troubles 
The  Rustlers  of  Boulder 
Canyon 

International   News 
Jiminy   Crickets 
The  Ace  of  Spades 
Chester's  Donkey  Party 
A  Taxi  War 
Too  Many  Bucks 


William  Desmond   Adventure  Serial 
Edna    Marian  Century   Comedy 


International  News 

A   Free  Ride 

The  Ace  of  Spades 

The  Speedv  Marriage 

The  Rusliii'  Kid 

Little   Red   Riding  Hood 

International  News 
Kick   Me  Again 
The  Ace  of  Spades 
Dj'namited 
Oh,  Buster! 
Range  Law 

International  News 
Beware  of  Your  Relatives 
The  Ace  of  Spades 
Scandal  Hunters 
Breakin'   Loose 


Edmund  Cobb 
No.  2 

Neely   Edwards 
William    Desmond 
Joe    Murphy 
Eddie   Gordon 
Ben    Corbett   and 
Pee  Wee   Holmes 
No.  3 


Mustang  Western 

News 

Bluebird  Comedy 
Adventure   Serial 
Gump  Comedy 
Century   Comedy 
Mustang  Western 


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William    Desmond 
Joe  Murphy 
Arthur  Trimble 
Edmund   Cobb 
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Mustang  Western 
Century  Special 

News 

Bluebird  Comedy 
Adventure   Serial 
Gump  Comedy 
Century  Comedy 
Mustang  Western 

News 

Bluebird  Comedy 
Adventure  Serial 
Century  Comedy 
Mustang  Western 


International  News 
The  Understudy 
The  Ace  of  Spades 
Andy  Takes  a  Flyer 
Eighteen  Carat 
Rider  of  the  Pass 


Neely  Edwards 
William    Desmond 
Al  Alt 

Ben    Corbett   and 
Pee  Wee   Holmes 
No.  6 

News 

Arthur   Lake  Bluebird  Comedy 

William    Desmond  Adventure  Serial 
Joe  Murphy  Gump  Comedy 

Edna  Marian  Century   Comedy 

Fred   Humes  Mustang  Western 


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Bischoff  Comedies 

Biff  Comedies— 2  Reels 

Vliles  to  Go  11-10-25 

rvice  12-10-25 

irvation   Hunters  1-10-26 

Witwer  Comedies — 2  Reels 

tiling  Romeo  11-1-25 

ming  of  the  Shrewd  12-1-25 

jst  of  the  Mohegians  1-1-26 

Gold  Medal  Comedies— 2  Reels 

sorted  Nuts  8-20-25 

ly  Ball  9-20-25 

ooky  Spooks  10-20-25 

omers  Afloat  11-20-25 

red  Hams  12-20-25 


Broadway  Dist.  Co. 

Eddie  Gordon  Series— 2  Reels 

ofy  Gus 

e    for    Fore 

Buddy  Messinger  Series — 2  Reels 

)ming  Birds 

caking  into  the  Movies 


hesterfteld  Pictures  Corp. 

Jungle  Series — 2  Reels 
Jungle  Heroine 
e  Were  Tiger 
e  Jungle  Tragedy 
e  Lion's  Mate 
e  Last  Man 
ast  of  the  Veldt 

Columbia  Pictures 

Screen  Snapshots — 1   Reel 

Due   every   second   week. 


L.  B.  Cornwell,  Inc. 

ittle  Ebony  Cartoons — 650  ft.  Each 

ony    Cleans    Up  12-1-25 

e    Stowaway  12-15-25 

Drop   in   the   Bucket  12-30-25 

gh   Noon  1-15-26 

am,   Sweet   Foam  1-30-26 


Iratifield  and  Clarke,  Inc. 

International  Twelve — 1  Reel 

lip  Land  (2  reels)  10-10-25 

t's    Go    Fishing  10-25-25 

joden  Shoes  11-30-25 

roes  of  the  North  Sea  1-15-26 


Davis  Dist.  Division 

Cinema  Star  Series — 1   Reel 
Dne  a  week. 
fHey  Fellas"  Comedies— 2  Reels 

Saturday. 

fireflies 

Tin  Hoss 

A^hat  Price  Orphans 

The  Klynick 

six  Faces  West 

Singling  Rivals 

Serials 

The  Mystery  Box,  10  chapters. 
The    Power    God,    15    chapters. 
Tales  Without  Titles— 2  Reels 
'.t  Might  Happen  to  You 
The  Invention 

rooked 
The  Promise 
The   Valiant   Skipper 
jheiks  and  Shebas"  Comedies  —  2 
iReels. 

jPeggy  the  Vamp 
jPeggy's  Pests 
jPeggy's  Putters 
?eggy  in  a  Pinch 


Peggy's  Heroes 
Peggy's   Helpers 


Educational 

Jimmie  Adams  Comedies — 2  Reels 

Fair  but  Foolish  11-29-25 

A   Busy   Bum  1-24-25 

Cameo   Comedies — 1    Reel 
Sweet  and  Pretty  11-8-25 

Hot  Feet  11-22-25 

Slow  Down  12-6-25 

What's  Up  12-20-25 

Sky  Hooks  1-3-26 

Brotherly  Love  1-17-26 

Be  Careful  Dearie  1-31-26 

Christie   Comedies — 2   Reels 
A  Goofy   Gob  11-8-25 

My  Swedie  12-13-25 

A  Salty  Sap  1-17-26 

Felix  the  Cat— 1  Reel 
Felix  the  Cat  in  the  Gold 

Rush  11-1-25 

Felix  the  Cat  in  Eats  are 

West  11-15-25 

Felix  the  Cat  Tries  the 

Trades  11-29-25 

Felix  the  Cat  in  the  Rainbow's 

End  12-13-25 

Felix  the  Cat  Kept  on 

Walking  12-27-25 

Felix  the  Cat  Spots  the 

Spooks  1-10-26 

Felix   the   Cat   Flirts   with 

Fate  1-24-26 

Hamilton   Comedies — 2    Reels 
Framed  12-6-25 

Walter  Hiers  Comedies — 2  Reels 
Hot  Doggies  11-15-25 

Weak    but    Willing  1-3-26 

Howe's  Hodge  Podge — 1  Reel 
Magical    Movies  11-22-25 

No  Title  12-20-25 

Mother    Goose's    Movies  1-24-26 

Juvenile   Comedies — 2   Reels 
Sea  Camps  12-6-25 

Kinograms — 1    Reel 
Issued  twice  weekly 

Lupine  Lane  Comedies — 2  Reels 
The  Fightning  Dude  12-6-25 

McCall  Color  Fashion  News — 1  Reel 
Colorful  Fashions  from  Paris  1-24-26 
Parisian  Modes  in  Colors         12-27-25 

Mermaid    Comedies — 2    Reels 
Fire  Away  11-8-25 

On  Edge  11-29-25 

Cheap  Skates  12-20-25 

Live    Cowards  1-10-26 

Lickety   Split  1-31-26 

Tuxedo  Comedies — 2  Reels 
Cleaning   Up  11-22-25 

My  Stars  1-17-26' 

Bobby  Vernon  Comedies — 2  Reels 
Slippery   Feet  11-1-25 

Oo-La-La  12-27-25 


F.  B.  O. 

Adventures  of  Mazie — 2  Reels 
So's  Your  Old  Man  11-8-25 

Pike's    Pique  11-22-25 

The  Vanishing  Armenian  12-6-25 

Tea  for  Toomey  12-20-25 

Alice  Ardell  Comedy — 2  Reels 
Hold  Tight  11-16-25 

A  peaceful  Riot  12-13-25 

Mummy  Love  1-10-26 

Bray   Cartoons — 1    Reel 
The  Camel's  Hump  11-15-25 

The  Leopard's  Spots  12-13-25 

The  Giraflfe's  Long  Neck  1-10-25 

Dinky  Doodle  Cartoons — 1  Reel 
Dinky  Doodle  in  the  Hunt        11-1-25 


Dinky  Doodle  at  the  Circus  11-29-25 
Dinky   Doodle   at   the 

Restaurant  12-27-25 

Dinky  Doodle  at  the  Studio  1-24-26 
Standard  Fat  Men  Comedies — 2  Reels 

All  Tied  Up  11-29-25 

All   Out  12-27-25 

In  the  Air  1-24-26 


Fitzpatrick  Pictures 

Holiday  Series — 1  Reel 

The  Origin  of  Christmas 
Music  Master  Series — 2  Reels 

One  a  month. 


Fox  Him  Corp. 

Fox  News — 1   Reel 

Issued  twice  weekly 

Fox  Varieties — 1  Reel 
The   Sky  Tribe  11-1-25 

White   Paper  11-15-25 

The  River  Nile  11-29-25 

Toiling  for  Rest  12-13-25 

Iron  Trail  Around  12-27-25 

The    World  12-27-25 

The  Whirlpool  1-10-26 

Of    Europe  1-10-26 

Old    Virginia  1-24-26 

O   Henry  Series — 2  Reels 
Failure  11-29-25 

Cupid  A  La  Carte  1-3-26 

Imperial  Comedies — 2  Reels 
Strong   for   Love  11-1-25 

East    Side— West    Side  11-15-25 

Control   Yourself  11-29-25 

Heavy    Swells  12-13-25 

Married  Life  Series — 2  Reels 
The    Peacemakers  11-22-25 

His   Own   Lawyer  1-3-26 

Van    Bibber    Comedies — 2    Reels 
The   Wrestler  11-1-25 

A  Parisian  Knight  12-13-25 

The  Feud  1-31-26 

Iris  Film  Exchange 

Castle  Color  Specials — 1   Reel 
Series   of   12 

Screen  Stars — 1  Reel 
Series  of  20 
Did   This     Ever     Happen    to    You? 

1    Reel 
Series  of  6 

Iris   Novelty  Specials — 1   Reel 
Series  of  12 


Pathe  Exchanges,  Inc. 

Aesop's  Film  Fables — 2-3  Reel 

The  Honor  System  11-8-25 

More   Mice  Than   Brains         11-15-25 
The  Great  Open  Spaces  11-22-25 

A  Day's   Outing  11-29-25 

The   Bonehead  Age  12-6-25 

The  Haunted  House  12-13-25 

The  English   Channel  Swim  12-20-25 
Noah  and  His  Trousers  12-27-25 

The   Gold   Push  1-3-26 

Three    Blind    Mice  1-10-26 

Lighter  Than  Air  1-17-26 

The  Little  Brown  Jug  1-24-26 

A  June   Bride  1-31-26 

Frank  Butler   Comedies — 1    Reel 

Tol'able   Romeo  12-20-25 

Charley  Chase   Comedies — 2   Reels 

The  Uneasy  Three  11-15-25 

His    Wooden    Wedding  12-20-25 

Clyde  Cook  Comedies — 2  Reels 
Should    Sailors    Marry  11-6-25 

Starvation  Blues  12-13-25 

Alice   Day  Comedies — 2   Reels 
The   Soapsuds  Lady  11-22-25 

Hotsy  Totsy  12-20-25 


Hot  Cakes  for  Two  1-17-26 

Ralph  Graves  Comedies — 2  Reels 

Take   Your  Time  11-15-25 

The  Window  Dummy  12-13-25 

Our  Gang  Comedies — 2  Reels 
One  Wild  Ride  12-6-25 

Good  Cheer  1-10-26 

Holy  Land  Series— 1  Reel 
Bethany  in  Judea  11-15-25 

Garden  of  Gethsemane  11-29-2S 

Via  Dolorosa  12-13-25 

Harry  Langdon  Comedy — 3   Reels 
Saturday  Afternoon  1-31-26 

Paul  Parrott  Comedies — 1  Reel 
Between    Meals  1-3-26 

Dont    Butt    In  1-17-26 

Soft  Pedal  1-31-26 

Pathe    News — 1    Reel 
Twice  a  week 

Pathe  Review — 1  Reel 
Once  a  week 

Hal  Roach  One-Reelers 
Are    Parents    Pickles  11-8-25 

Hold    Everything  12-6-26 

Roach  Star  Series — 2  Reels 
Laughing   Ladies  11-29-25 

A  Punch  in  the  Nose  1-3-26 

Mack    Sennett   Comedies — 2   Reels 
Isn't   Love   Cuckoo?  11-22-25 

From  Rags  to  Britches  12-13-25 

The   Gosh-Darn   Mortgage  1-3-26 

Whispering  Whispers  1-24-26 

Serials — 2  Reels  Weekly 
Wild   West  Beginning       Sept.   2. 

The  Green  Archer  Beginning  Dec.  6. 

Specials — 3   Reels 
A  Dog's    Life  11-22-25 

Amundsen   Polar  Flight  11-8-25 

Grantland  Rice  Sportlights — 1  Reel 
Shooting  Time  11-15-25 

Walloping    Wonders  11-29-25 

Then   and   Now  12-13-25 

Fins  and   Feathers  12-27-25 

Topcis  of  the  E^ay — 1-3   Reel 
Once  a  week 

Glenn  Tryon  Comedies — 2  Reels 
Papa,   Be    Good!  11-22-25 

Flaming   Flappers  12-27-25 

Loner  Pants  1-31-26 


Rayart  Pictures  Corp. 

Butterfly    Comedies — 2  Reels 

Merry    Widower  11-1-25 

Wood   Simps  12-1-25 

The    Water    Sheik  1-1-26 

Serials 
The  Flame  Fighter,  10  episodes,  first 

released  Sept.    15 

The    Phantom    Police,     10  episodes, 

first  released  Jan.  15 


Red  Seal 

Animated    Hair 

Cartoons- 

-1    Reel 

Issue  1 

11-15-25 

Issue  2 

11-15-25 

Issue  3 

12-15-25 

Issue  4 

12-15-25 

Issue  5 

1-15-26 

Issue  6 

1-15-26 

Film  Facts— 1  Ree! 

Issue  G 

11-15-25 

Issue  H 

12-15-25 

Issue  I 

1-15-26 

Gems   of   the 

Screen — 1 

Reel 

On  the  River  Conway 

11-15-25 

Fish  for  Two 

12-15-25 

The    Soul    of   the 

Cypress 

1-15-26 

Ko-Ko  Song  Car -tunes — 1  Reel 

My  Bonnie 

11-15-25 

Dixie 

12-15-25 

Sailing,   Sailing,   Over  the 

Bounding  Main 

1-15-26 

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DAILV 


Sunday,  December  6,  ] 


Marvels  of  Motion — 1  Reel 

Issue  C  11-15-25 

Issue  D  12-15-25 

Issue  E  1-15-26 

Out-of-the-Inkwells— 1  Reel 

Ko-Ko  Eats  11-15-25 

Ko-Ko  Packs  Up  12-15-25 

Ko-Ko  Steps  Out  1-15-26 

Reelviews — I   Reel 

Issue  A  12-15-25 

Issue  B  1-15-26 

Searchlights— 1  Reel 

Issue  A  12-15-25 

Issue  B  1-15-26 

Specials 

The  Silvery  Art  12-15-25 


Service  Film  Corp. 

High  Lights  of  London — 1  Reel 
10    in    series 

New  Era  Novelties — 1  Reel 
26  in  series 

Novelty  Adventures — 1  Reel 
12  in  series 

Novelty  Scenics — 1  Reel 
6  in  series 

Quaint  People  and  Queer  Places 
1  Reel 
12  in  series 

Service  Novelties — 1   Reel 
12  in  series 

Wonders   of    Nature — 1    Reel 
10  in  series 


Schwartz  Enterprises 

"What's  In  A  Name"— 1  Reel 

On  derivation  of  names. 


Short  Films  Syndicate,  Inc. 

Adventure  Thrills— 850  Ft. 
26  in  series,  alternate  weeks 

Colored    Cartoon   Comics — 750   Ft. 
26     in   series,  alternate  weeks 

Colored    Wonder    Books — 850    Ft. 
13  in  series 

Mutt  and  Jeff  Cartoons— 750  Ft. 
2-6   in    series,   alternate   weeks 

Novelties— 850  Ft. 
26  in  series,  alternate  weeks 

Old    Fashioned    Movies — 1    Reel 
6  in   series,   alternate  weeks 


George  D.  Swartz 

The    College   Joker— 1-2   Reel 

One  a  week 

Frank  Crane's  Holiday  Presentations 

150  Ft. 
Christmas 
New  Year 


Tennek  Film  Corp. 

Laymon-Dorety   Comedies — 2   Reels 
The  Inventors  1-4-26 

Series  of  12,  one  a  month 
Shadows  of  the  Jungle — 2  Reels 
Series  of  12,  one  a  month,  starting 
Jan.  10. 

Sid   Smith— 2   Reels 
Series  of  12,  one  a  month,  starting 
Jan.    12. 

"Lightning" — Eileen  Sedgwick  Series 
2   Reels — (Detective   Dramas) 
Series  of  12,  one  a  month,  starting 
Jan.   20. 

All  Star  Comedies — 2  Reels 
Series  of  12,  one  a  month,  starting 
Jan.  26. 

Bill    Patton— 2    Reels 
Series  of  12,  one  a  month,  starting 
Jan.  30. 

"Chuckles"— 1  Reel 
Series  of  12,  one  a  month,  starting 
Jan.  4. 


Travelogues — 1  Reel 
A  Trip  Through  the  Samoan  Islands 
Series  of  12,  one  a  month,  starting 
Dec.   10. 

Universal  Pictures  Corp. 

Adventure    Pictures 

Ace  of  Spades,  10  Episodes,  starting 

October    19.,    William    Desmond. 
The  Scarlet  Streak,  10  episodes,  start- 
ing. Dec.  21. 
Blue    Bird   Comedies — 1    Reel 

Back  to   Nature  11-2-25 

Jiminy   Crickets  11-9-25 

A  Free   Ride  11-16-25 

Kick    Me   Again  11-23-25 

Beware  of  Your  Relatives  11-30-25 

The    Understudy  12-7-25 

Faint  Heart  12-14-25 

Happ  Go  Lucky  12-21-25 

Love    My    Dog  12-28-25 

The  Horse  Laugh  1-4-26 

The   Honeymoon  Hotel  1-11-26 

Century  Comedies — 2   Reels 

Nursery    Troubles  11-4-25 

A  Taxi  War  11-11-25 

The  Speedy  Marriage  11-18-25 

Oh  Buster  11-25-25 

Scandal    Hunters  12-2-25 

Eighteen   Carat  12-9-25 

Captain  Suds  12-16-25 

Buster's  Nightmare  12-23-25 

Going  Good  12-30-25 
The    Honeymoon    Squabble        1-6-26 

Buster's   Bust-Up  1-13-26 

Her   Lucky   Leap  1-20-26 

Helpful  Al  1-27-26 

International   News — 1   Reel 
Twice  a  week. 
The  Rustlers  of  Boulder 

Canvon  11-7-25 

Too  Many  Bucks  11-14-25 

The    Rustlin"    Kid  11-21-25 

Range    Law  11-28-25 

Breakin'  Loose  12-5-25 

The  Rider  of  the  Pass  12-12-25 

Top   Hand  12-19-25 

The  Crook  Buster  12-26-25 

The  Call  of  Hazard  1-2-26 

Montana   of  the   Range  1-9-26 

Hearts  of  the  West  1-16-26 

The  Man  with  the  Scar  1-23-26 

The  Hero  of  Piperock  1-30-26 
Universal   Specials — 2   Reels 
(Gump   Series) 

Chester's   Donkey    Party  11-9-25 

Dynamited  11-23-25 

Andy   Takes  a   Flier  12-7-25 

The  Smash-Up  21-21-25 
Jan.    18— The   New   Gumps         1-4-26 


M.  J.  Winkler 

Alice  Comedies — 1 

Reel 

Alice  Picks  the  Champ 

11-1-25 

Alice's  Tin  Pony 

11-15-25 

Alice  Chops  the  Suey 

12-1-25 

Alice,    the    Jail    Bird 

12-15-25 

Alice   Plays  the  Cupid 

1-1-26 

Alice  Rattled  by  Rats 

1-15-26 

Alice  in  the  Jungle 

1-30-26 

Krazy  Kat  Series — 

1  Reel 

A  Uke  Calamity 

11-1-25 

Bokays  and  Brickbatz 

11-15-25 

James  and  Gems 

12-1-25 

Monkey  Business 

12-15-25 

Batting  for  Barleycorn 

1-1-26 

Punctured  Romance 

1-15-26 

The  Ghost  Fakir 

1-30-26 

Split  Policy  at  West  Coast  House 
Oakland,  Cal. — Mayor  John  L. 
Davis  took  part  in  the  ceremonies 
which  marked  the  start  of  excavation 
work  for  the  new  picture  and  vaude- 
ville theater  to  be  erected  at  Tele- 
graph Ave.  and  40th  St.  by  the  East- 
bay  Theaters,  Inc.,  a  subsidiary  of 
West  Coast.     It  will  seat  2,500. 


"Spine  of  Program" 

By  LEE  MARCUS 
Sales    Manager,    F.    B.    O. 

I  saw  a  comedian  in  a  theater  re- 
cently, peel  a  banana,  eat  the  skin, 
and  throw  the  meat  away,  and  he  got 
an  uproarious  laugh  for  his  trouble. 

Ridiculous  as  his  antic  might  have 
seemed,  the  exhibitor  who  ignores  the 
value  of  the  short  stuff  on  his  pro- 
gram is  imitating  him.  Possibly  the 
greatest  test  that  short  product  was 
ever  put  to  was  recently  conducted 
in  the  Keith-Albee  theaters,  who  ex- 
perimented with  two-reel  comedies  to 
bolster  and  complete  their  programs. 
The  experiment  has  been  a  complete 
success,  and  two-reel  comedies  will 
be  a  part  of  every  vaudeville  bil'  from 
now  on. 

The  wise  exhibitor  will  advertise 
and  exploit  his  short  product,  espec- 
ially in  conjunction  with  a  heavy  fea- 
ture, and  competent  show  men  are 
giving  at  least  half  of  the  space  in 
their  ads  to  this  part  of  their  pro- 
gram. In  places  where  it  is  impracti- 
cal to  devote  a  large  amount  of  space 
to  short  stuff,  a  novelty  catch  line  in 
conjunction  with  the  picture  will 
serve  the  purpose  by  arousing  curios- 
ity, and  creating  a  laugh,  such  as  "If 
you  don't  laugh  at  this  one,  you  are 
dead" — "Not  responsible  for  any  ribs 
broken,  or  sides  split  laughing  at  this 
one" — "A  yell  a  second." 

Prominent  figures  in  short  product 
should  and  can  be  exploited  just  the 
stme  as  stars  in  feature  length  pic- 
tures. If  an  exhibitor  contracts  for 
a  series  of  short  comedies  featuring 
John  Doe,  he  can  well  afford  to  spend 
a  little  time  and  effort  in  getting  the 
first  or  second  picture  going,  and  feel 
confident  that  he  will  cash  in  on  all 
the  pictures  as  he  shows  them. 

A  striking  example  of  this  is  the 
way  some  exhibitors  handled  the  first 
"Fighting  Blood"  series  two  years 
back.  We  created  several  exploita- 
tion novelties  and  stunts  on  those  pic- 
tures, which  starred  four  people  un- 
known to  the  film  world.  These  ideas 
were  successfully  used  by  many  exhi- 
bitors with  the  result  that  this  quartet 
of  fun  makers  has  steadily  sold  tick- 
ets for  live  wire  exhibitors  ever  since 
that  time,  and  they  have  appeared  in 
a  picture  regularly  every  two  weeks. 

The  good  salesman  dwells  on  the 
best  item  in  his  line,  relying  on  that 
leader  to  carry  his  other  goods  along, 
and  the  smart  showman  will  do  the 
s?me_  thing.  In  many  cases  it  has  been 
definitely  proven  that  the  two-reel 
comedy  has  been  the  real  magnet  of 
the    program,    and    those    exhibitors 


who  have  studied  the  product  t 
are  showing,  and  have  public! 
their  short  material,  have  capitali 
on  their  foresight. 

It  has  always  been  our  practice 
refer  to  short  product  as  "The  Sj 
of  the  Program,"  and  its  judicious 
will  round  out  and  enhance  any  sh 


Dog    Serial 


Nat  Levine  to  Make  One  on  Coat 
Arranging  Now  for  Production 
Detail 

Hollywood  —  Nat  Levine,  ass 
ated  with  Samuel  Bischoff,  has  m 
arrangements  for  the  production 
a  serial  starring  an  internation 
famous   police   dog. 

A    general    survey    was    made 
Levine  on  his  recent  visit  to  the 
dependent     exchanges     all    over 
country,    of    the    desirability    of 
serial — with  a  dog  its  primary  in 
est.     The  reports  led  to  the  consi 
mation  of  final  plans  to  make  the  j 
duction. 

Levine    has    changed   his    plans 
return   East  and  will   remain  on 
Coast  until  the  serial  is  completei 


New  Serial  Ready 

"The  Bar-G  Mystery"  is  schedi 
to  follow  "The  Green  Archer"  on 
Pathe  release  schedule.  The  pic 
was  made  on  the  Coast  by  C.  W.  ] 
ton,  and  was  directed  by  Robert 
Hill.  Dorothy  Phillips  and  Wali 
MacDonald  are  featured  and  the  i 
port  includes  Philo  McCuUo! 
Ethel  Clayton,  Johnnie  Fox,  V: 
Schram,  Fred  De  Silva,  Jim  Co 
Victor  Potel,  Albert  Hart,  Billy  I 
cher,  Tom  London,  Robert  Ir 
Fred  Kohler  and  Whitehorse. 


Boylan  Title-Writmg  for  Road 

Hollywood — Malcolm    Stuart   E 

Ian,    who   wrote    the    titles    for   "' 

Woman    of    the    World,"    is    wri 

titles  for  Hal  Roach. 


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Film  carry  the  photographic  quality  of 
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while  you  forget  everything  else  you've  read- 


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shooting  electric  shocks  throudh 
youi-  hox-o£fice  records,  andhis 
next  bi^  one  "RainhowRiley- 
on  the  way-- -- 


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his  first  for  First  National  into 
a  lauih  that  will  be  heard 
round  the  world 


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Authority 


Vol.  XXXIV     No.  56 


Monday,  December  7,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


THE  TABLE 

By  DANNY 
A  long  time  ago — long,  as  we 
Ffigure  time  in  the  picture  busi- 
ness— when  the  squabbles  de- 
veloped between  the  national 
exhibitor  organization  and  the 
producers  and  distributors,  a 
suggestion  was  offered:  that 
inasmuch  as  some  day  they 
would  all  have  to  plant  their 
feet  under  one  table  and  work 
out  the  solution  of  things.  That 
the  best  move — under  the  cir- 
cumstances— would  be  for  that 
planting  of  feet  to  take  place 
then.    And  settle  the  matter. 

For  one  reason  or  another  that 
suggestion  was  thrown  into  the  sink. 
Perhaps  the  poHtics  of  the  situation 
called  for  such  a  move.  In  those 
days  politics — good,  bad  or  indiffer- 
ent— seemed  to  be  the  order  of  the 
day.  And  today  it  is  business  which 
rules,  plus  sanity,  and  a  desire  to  get 
somewhere. 

Now    Joe    Seider,    business 
manager  of  the  MPTO,  in  the 
official  bulletin,  mentions  that 
table,   and  says   it    has     been 
bought.    Now  let  us  hope  it  is 
used — and  used  a  lot.     There 
will  be  a  lot  of  need  for  it. 
The  Hays  office,  by  persistence,  by 
patience,   has   finally  developed  a  co- 
operative   situation.      Hays    has    just 
declared  that  any  exhibitor  anywhere, 
who  has  a  real  grievance,   can  get  a 
hearing,  and  that  efforts  will  be  made 
to      straighten      matters      out.      That 
shows  the  spirit.     If  the  other  side  of 
the  house  accepts  this  spirit,  then  at 
least,   a   move   will    have   been   made. 
In    the    right    direction.      How    far   it 
will  get;  where  it  will  lead  to,  remains 
for  development. 

This  is  certain:  there  never 
was  a  greater  need  for  a  real 
understanding  between  the  va- 
rious branches  of  this  business 
than  today.     When  moves   of 
a  gigantic  nature,  affecting  all 
branches,   are   in   sight — some 
of  them,  are  actually  occurring. 
This   isn't    the   time.      To   be    wor- 
ried   with    yelping,      snarling      situa- 
tions, which,   after  all,  are   but  petty 
things.     It  is  the  time  to  keep   cool; 
(.Continued  on  Page  2) 

Metzger  on  Long  Trip 

Lou  Metzger,  Universal  sales  di- 
rector in  the  West,  left  Saturday  on 
a  month's  trip  to  exchanges.  He  wijl 
reach  the  Coast  before  his  return. 


Ohio  Meets  Tomorrow 

Two    Day    Session    at    Columbus — 

Talks  from  Woodhull,  Brylawski 

and  Beauty  for   Hays 

Columbus,  O. — Mayor  Thomas  will 
deliver  the  address  of  welcome  to  the 
fifth  annual  convention  of  the  M.  P. 
T.  O.  of  Ohio  tomorrow  at  the  Neil 
House,  where  all  sessions  will  be 
held. 

Tonight,  before  the  opening,  the 
executive  committee  will  meet  to 
make  any  final  decisions  necessary. 
The  convention  will  begin  at  nine 
o'clock  tomorrow  morning.  The 
first  business  on  the  program  is  an- 
nounced as  the  nominations  for  mem- 
bers of  the  executive  committee.  A 
business  meeting  will   follow. 

Reports  will  be  made  by  William 
M.  James,  Columbus,  president;  C. 
M.  Taylor,  Columbus,  secretary; 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


May  Revoke  Licenses 

Philadelphia  Fire  Marshal  Threatens 
Picture  Houses  for  Using  Vaude- 
ville  Without  Permits 

Philadelphia— Fire  Marshall  Mul- 
hern,  in  a  letter  to  local  exhibitors, 
calls  attention  to  the  fact  that  houses 
are  licensed  for  the  exhibition  of  pic- 
tures only  and  threatens  to  revoke 
permits  of  any  house  using  singers, 
"pluggers"  or  acts  of  any  description, 
unless   the   theater  is   so   licensed. 

This  action  is  reported  to  have 
been  taken  by  complaints  of  certain 
exhibitors  against  tlieir  competitors' 
use  of  such  acts  in  violation  of  stat- 
utes covering  such  performances  and 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


To  Seat  5,000 

Rowland  and  Clark  Start'  May  1  on 

Big     Pittsburgh     Theater  —  Buy 

Property  Worth  $3,000,000 

Pittsburgh  —  Rowland  and  Clark 
will  break  ground  on  May  1  for  their 
new    downtown    theater. 

They  have  just  acquired  by  pur- 
chase the  entire  block  at  Liberty 
Ave.,  7th  St.  and  Penn  Ave.,  a  por- 
tion of  which  will  be  used  for  a  nine- 
story  office  building  and  theater. 
The  property  takes  in  the  Y.  M.  C.  A. 
holdings,    the    Ross   estate,   the   Jauf- 

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New   Menjou   Vehicle 

Adolphe  Menjou  will  star  m  an 
original  by  Monte  M.  Katterjohn 
tentatively  titled  "I'll  See  You  To- 
night," to  be  directed  by  Mai  St. 
Clair.  The  picture  goes  into  produc- 
tion Dec.  21.  The  company  will  go 
to  Vermont  for  exteriors.  Greta  Nis- 
sen,  Louise  Brooks,  Freeman  Wood 
and  Chester  Conklin  are  in^^^cast. 


Pugh    Out 

Resigns    as    First    National's    British 

Sales  Manager — Succeeded  by 

Frank  Brockliss 

By   ERNEST    W.   FREDMAN 
The  Film  Renter  and  M.  P.  News 

London — Ralph  Pugh  has  resigned 
as  sales  manager  for  British  First 
National.  His  successor,  announced 
on  Saturday,  will  be  J.  Frank  Brock- 
liss. 

Reports  that  important  changes 
were  impending  at  First  National 
have  been  current  in  the  trade  for 
many  weeks  past.  Inquiries  made 
both  here  and  in  New  York,  how- 
ever, have  elicited  no  information. 


Deplore  Gov't  Aid 

British  Exhibitors  Prefer  No  Official 

Assistance — Fearful  for   Effect 

on   Box   Office  Receipts 

London — The  inside  story  on  why 
British  exhibitors  rejected  the  quota 
plan  is  decidedly  interesting. 

The  scheme  was  sent  out  to  ex- 
hibitors who  held  branch  meetings 
of  the  C.  E.  A.  with  results  which 
were  rather  astonishing  as  regards 
voting.  Whole  branches  such  as 
London,  Leeds  and  Bristol  went 
practically  unanimously  against  the 
scheme,  while  others  such  as  Glas- 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 

Chain  Developing  in  K.  C. 

Kansas  City — A  theater  syndicate, 
which  will  control  a  string  of  sub- 
urban houses  is  in  the  process  of 
organization,  with  Adolph  Eisner, 
former  president  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O. 
of  Kansas  City,  as  probable  president. 
Plans  are  in  embryo  and  it  is  not 
known  what  theaters  will  be  included. 
With  the  majority  of  downtown 
houses  producer-controlled,  suburban 
houses  rapidly  are  becoming  parts  of 
chains. 


Intem'l  News  Secures  Locarno  Film 
International  News  has  closed  with 
Gaumont  of  London  for  exclusive 
right*?  in  the  United  States  to  the  pic- 
tures of  the  signing  of  the  Locarno 
treaty  in  London.  The  films  are_  now 
on  their  way  to  America  and  will  be 
available  Dec.  12. 


Ludvigh  Returns 
Elek    J.    Ludvigh,    general    counsel 
^for    Famous,    who    went    abrpad    on 
company  business  several  months  ago, 
is  back  in   New  York. 


Shipman  May  Build  Studio 

,  Fort  Myers,  Fla. — Ernest  Shipman 
i6  here  and  states  he  plans  a  studio. 
He  declares  he  will  spend  about  $200,- 
000  on  buildings,  and  plans  to  ac- 
quire 1,000  acres  of  land. 


Cooperating  Abroad 

Foreign    Distributors,    Actuated    by 
Hays    Idea,    Organizing   to   Bet- 
ter  Meet  Their  Problems 

The  influence  of  the  Hays  office 
is  extending  beyond  American  shores. 
This  is  indicated  by  the  existence  in 
five  foreign  countries  of  associations 
of  distributors  who  are  working  to- 
gether for  their  common  good. 

The  Hays  office  claims  no  credit 
and,  in  fact,  wants  none.  At  the 
same  time  suggestions  and  help  are 
being  offered  and,  in  several  cases, 
have  been  accepted.  This  develop- 
ment is  by  no  means  American,  but 
is  a  step  decided  upon  by  distribu- 
tors of  every  nationality  who,  by  the 
nature  of  their  business,  find  them- 
selves functioning  in  lands  remote 
from  their  own. 

In  Peru,  four  distributors  have 
banded  together  and  have  found  that 
they  are  in  this  way  making  satis- 
factory progress- against  piracy.  In 
Australia,  the  mutual  problem  of  an 
increased  tariff  and  a  preferred  treat- 
ment of  British  films  as  against  all 
foreign  in  one  province  brought  dis- 
tributors together  there.  The  Ameri- 
can contingent  has  met  with  a  meas- 
ure of  success  in  combating  the  tir- 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Stanley  to  Erect  Another? 

Philadelphia  —  The  Stanley  Co. 
now  plans  to  erect  a  house  at  Board 
St.,  and  Girard  Ave.,  after  a  lapse 
of  almost  two  years.  No  definite  de- 
cision has  been  reached  but  it  will 
probably  cost  $600,000  and  will  seat 
2,500. 


Mastbaum  Forms  $10,000,000  Co. 

Trenton,  N.  J. — Jules  E.  Mastbaum 
has  formed  a  realty  corporation  with 
a  capital  of  $10,000,000,  chartered  as 
the  Elrae  Corp.,  but  operating  in 
Atlanitc  City  as  the  Stanley  Atlantic 
Realty  Co.,  with  offices  at  11  So. 
North   Carolina   Ave. 

This  company  has  already  pur- 
chased for  investment  over  $3,000,000 
worth  of  real  estate  in  Atlantic  City. 
The  Stanley  Co.  already  owns  six 
theaters  at  the  shore  and  has  an- 
other under  construction. 


Admission  Tax  Stands 
Washington — The  1925  tax  revision 
bill  which  will  probably  be  introduced 
in  the  House  of  Representatives  to- 
day, does  not  embrace  elimination  of 
the  admission  taxes.  This  creates  no 
surprise. 


Von  Herberg  111 

J.  H.  Von  Herberg  is  ill  at  the 
Roosevelt.  He  is  being  attended  by 
a  day  and  night  nurse. 


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Monday,  December  7,  1925 


V(l.  XXXIV  No.  56     Monday,  Dec.  7, 1925    Price  5  Gents 


Coypright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday  and  hol- 
idays at  1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor ; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager ;  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor ; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
Ralph  Wilk,  Traveling  Representative.  En- 
tered as  second-class  matter  May  21.  1918, 
at  the  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  March  3,  1879.  Terms  (Postage 
free)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
York,  $10.00  one  year;  6  months,  $5.00;  3 
months,  $3.00.  Foreign  $15.00.  Subscribers 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY.  1650 
Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Phone  Circle 
4736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  address :  Filmday, 
New  York.  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London — Ernest  W.  Fredman, 
The  Film  Renter,  58,  Great  Marlborough  St., 
London,  W.  I.,  Paris — La  Cinematographic 
Francaise,    5,    Rue    Saulnier. 


Stern's   Eighth  Under  Way 

Newark— Joseph  Stern's  eighth 
theater  is  now  under  construction. 
He  has  purchased  property  at  South 
Orange  Ave.,  and  Halstead  St.,  and 
will  build  a  2,500  seat,  vaudeville  and 
picture  house.  It  will  cost  $500,000 
and  open  Labor  Day,   1926. 


Powell    Leaves   for    Coast 

William  Powell,  having  completed 
his  role  in  "Aloma  of  the  South 
Seas,"  has  left  for  California  to  have 
one  of  the  leads  in  "Sea  Horses." 


St.  Petersburg  to  Vote  on  "Blues" 
St.  Petersburg,  Fla.  —  The  City 
will  vote  Jan.  12  on  whether  or  not 
the  ordinance  prohibiting  the  opera- 
tion of  picture  houses  on  Sunday 
should  be  repealed. 


Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban  &   Katz   Not   quoted 

Eastman  Kodak 109^    109^    109^       600 

Famous  Players llOM   109 J/z    109 J/J   3,400 

F.    P.    Pfd 117       117       117  100 

Film     Inspection     ..      SH       SH       5^       100 

First   National    Not   quoted 

Fox     Film     "A"     ..   82^     8154     82       1,300 
Fox    Theaters    "A"      27^     27J^     27}4    1,000 

Loew's,     Inc 39^     39J^     395/^       600 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd Not    quoted 

M.  P.  Cap.  Corp Not  quoted 

M.   P.   Cap.    Corp Not   quoted 

Pathe   Exch.    "A"    Not   quoted 

Skouras    Bros 55         55         55        .... 

Trans-Lux     "A" 13         12J4     12%   7,100 

Universal   Pict 45^     45         45  "4      200 

Univ.    Pict.    Pfd Not    quoted 

Warner    Pict 15         15         IS  100 

Warner    Bros.    "A"      19%      19         19%       400 


Jersey  House  in  Deal 

Trenton,  N.  J.— A  syndicate,  head- 
ed by  Charles  Hildinger,  has  bought 
a  controlling  interest  in  the  Strand 
at  Belmar  from  Falkner  &  Hughes. 
The  Hildinger  interests  also  operate 
the  Rivoli,  Belmar. 


Wallace  Assumes  New  Duties 

Atlanta  —  Raymond  H.  Miller  is 
succeeded  as  manager  of  the  Alama 
No.  2  by  Ed  Wallace,  formerly  with 
the    Sudekum   interests   in   Nashville 


THE  TABLE 

(Cotitinued  from  Page  1) 

to  look  things  over  calmly.  And  then 
decide  upon  action.  Anything  which 
interferes  with  this  is  costly.  Very 
costly.  That  is  why  the  table  should 
be   used- 

The  purchase  comes  a  wee  bit  late. 
But  better  late  than  never.  And  for 
some  years  many  who  knew  its  value. 
Feared  it  never  would  be  bought. 


Illinois  Theater  Company  Quits 

Springfield,  III.  —  The  Galesburg 
has   filed   dissolution   papers. 

In  the  Courts 

Suit  has  been  filed  in  the  Supreme 
Court  by  Victor  Pederson  against 
John  Bloom  to  recover  1,750  shares 
of  stock  in  the  Duplex  M.  P.  Indus- 
tries, Inc.,  which  Pederson  alleges 
he  loaned  to  Bloom  and  the  latter  has 
refused  to  return. 


Cooperating  Abroad 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

ades  of  Hugh  Macintosh  whose  op- 
position to  American  pictures  is  well 
known. 

In  Havana,  the  troubles  experienced 
by  the  more  important  distributors 
because  of  practices  of  the  exchanges 
of  lesser  importance  have  been  par- 
tially done  away  with.  An  associa- 
tion has  been  formed  in  which  the 
big  and  little  dis/fributors  have  a 
voice  jointly.  In  Italy,  the  leading 
American  companies  are  banded  to- 
gether and  are  receiving  information 
from  New  York  on  the  manner  in 
which  the  Canadian  ally  of  the  Hays 
group  is  functioning  as  a  model, 
to  follow.  In  Mexico,  a  sort  of  Film 
Board  of  Trade  has   been   organized. 

Javanese  Import  Rulings  Changed 

The  Hays  office  was  advised  on 
Saturday  that  the  Javanese  Govern- 
ment has  changed  its  regulations  so 
that  all  imported  films  must  pass 
through  the  customs  and  therefore, 
the  censors.  Private  clubs  had  devel- 
oped the  practice  of  showing  uncen- 
sored  films.  At  least  one  important 
American  company  subsequently 
found  its  business  in  that  territory 
facing  ruin. 


Another  Joins  Embassy  Bookings 

St.  Louis  —  Arrangements  have 
been  concluded,  whereby  the  Em- 
bassy Amusement  Co.  will  book  the 
O'Fallon  theater,  on  West  Floris- 
sant Ave.  at  Alice  Ave.  Houses 
owned  by  Embassy  include  the  Mik- 
ado, Union,  Plaza,  Newstead,  Em- 
bassy and  Ashland. 


Gladys    Valerie    in    Meighan    Picture 

Gladys  Valerie  has  been  signed  by 
Famous  to  appear  in  Tom  Meighan's 
new  picture,  "The  New  Klondike," 
and  will  leave  for  Ocala,  Fla.,  shortly. 


Serializing   "Green   Archer" 

"The  Green  Archer,"  a  serial  just 
completed  by  Pathe  started  Saturday 
as  a  serial  story  in  "The  Evening 
World." 

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The  Oxford  Film  Exchange  has 
applied  in  the  Supreme  Court  to 
strike  out  a  counterclaim  for  $10,000 
damages  made  by  the  Continental 
Screen  Service  Co.  in  a  suit  of  Oxford 
to  compel  the  defendant  to  fulfill  an 
agreement  by  which  the  plaintif?  got 
the  distribution  rights  for  the  Cross 
Word  Puzzle  Films  for  Greater  New 
York  and  Northern  New  Jersey. 
The  defendant  alleges  that  it  cancel- 
ed the  contract  on  the  ground  that 
the  plaintiff  failed  to  devote  its  efforts 
faithfully  to  the  business  of  the  de- 
fendant, and  sustained  damage  of  the 
amount  sued  for.  The  Oxford  Ex- 
change contends  that  no  damage  was 
sustained. 


BAY  STATE 


Second  Oldest  »Continuous|| 

Raw  Stock 

Producer  in  America 
Negative  Poiitive  Safety 


January,  "First  National"  Month 

The  advertising  department  of 
First  National  is  preparing  a  large 
assortment  of  advertisement  and  ac- 
cessories to  be  used  in  connection 
with  a  sales  campaign  which  will  be 
a  feature  of  "First  National  Month," 
January. 


Dubois,  Pa.  —  The  Elks'  tbea'cr 
here  has  been  taken  over  by  the  A 
P.  Way  interest,  owners  of  the  Av- 
enue and  Carlton. 


Negative  Developing 
and  Printing 

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FOR   RENT 

From  January  1st,  1926,  Pathe 
Studio  located  at  134th  Street 
and  Park  Avenue,  New  York 
City.  Fully  equipped  with 
lights,  flats  and  carpenter  shop. 
All  requirements  for  motion 
picture  production.  Reason- 
able rent  by  month  or  lease. 
Ex)traordinary  inducements.. 
Inquire 

M.  S.  EPSTIN 
COSMOPOLITAN  STUDIO 

I27lh  Streel^and' Second?"  A  venue.  New  York 
Telephone  Harlem  9600 


Edwards  Now  Theater  Manager 

St.  Loiiis — Jack  Edwards,  former- 
ly of  the  exploitation  staiT  of  Uni- 
versal, is  acting  as  manager  of  the 
Rivoli,  during  a  special  run  of 
"Hunting  Big  Game  in  Africa."  He 
was  recently  transferred  to  the  "U" 
theater  department,  prior  to  which 
he  acted  as  exploiteer  out  of  Des 
Moines,  Omaha  and   Sioux  Falls. 


Netemeier  Turns  to  Distribution 

St.  Louis — Raye  Netemeier,  former- 
ly of  the  Waverly  theater,  has 
joined  F.  B.  O. 


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Deplore  Gov't  Aid 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

gow,  Birmingham  and  Newcastle 
were    almost    unanimous      in      favor. 

This  was  due  to  the  personal  influ- 
ence of  leaders  in  these  various  ter- 
ritories, for  the  scheme  would  oper- 
ate in  the  same  manner  in  all  of 
them.  It  would  seem,  however,  that 
some  sort  of  plan  will  be  adopted  by 
the  Government  on  similar  lines  to 
that  of  the  main  committee. 

The  exhibitor's  chief  difficulty  as 
voiced  at  various  meetings  is  their 
dislike  of  Government  interference. 
Those  who  oppose  say  that  the  re- 
turns which  have  to  be  made  and  the 
documents  which  have  to  be  filled  in 
are  quite  troublesome  enough  now 
without  any  further  interference. 
They  are  also  fearful  lest  the  admin- 
istration of  whatever  act  is  passed 
shall  fall  into  the  hands  of  local  au- 
thorities who  are  often  more  arbi- 
trary than  Government  representa- 
tives. 

It  is  believed  that  from  the  opera- 
tion of  the  act  local  municipal  au- 
thorities would  make  it  a  condition 
of  license  that  a  quota  of  British 
films  shall  be  shown,  and  having  had 
experience  of  some  rather  poor  Brit- 
ish films  in  the  past  as  well  as  of  some 
really  good  ones,  they  fear  lest  they 
will  be  forced  to  show  pictures  which 
may  have  the  effect  of  diminishing 
their  box  office  receipts. 


Plan  Theater  for  Ithaca 
Ithaca,  N.  Y.— A  theater  to  cost 
$150,000  will  be  erected  here  by  Al- 
bert Robbins  of  Syracuse,  who  has 
secured  options  on  two  down-town 
sites. 

Expecting  to  open  about  Sept.  1, 
1926,  Robbins  has  closed  with  the 
Conservatory  of  Music  to  lease  its 
hall  off  Dewitt  Park  for  pictur'es 
until  that  time.  Robbins  is  a  brother 
of  Nathan  Robbins,  owner  of  the 
Robbins-Eckey  Theater  in  Syracuse, 
and  is  interested  in  the  syndicate 
which  controls  theaters  in  Utica, 
Watertown  and  Syracuse. 

Operators  Get  Increase 

Denver— The  State  Industrial  Com- 
mission of  Colorado  has  granted  a 
wage  increase  to  operators  and  stage 
hands  of  Colorado  Springs.  The  op- 
erators receive  an  increase  of  $2.50 
from  $35  to  $37.50.  Relief  opera- 
tor's rates  are  boosted  from  75  cents 
to  85  cents  an  hour.  Stagehands  are 
given  a  slight  increase  to  $17  for 
their  two-day  week.  A  request  from 
the  operators  for  a  shorter  week  was 
denied. 


Hollywood  Happenings 


Split  Policy  Theater  for  Albany,  Ga. 

Albany,  Ga.  —  Construction  will 
start  Jan.  1  on  the  Albany  theater, 
a  1,800  seat  house  to  be  built  by  the 
Farkas  estate  on  North  Jackson  St. 
The  structure  will  cost  $215,000  and 
upon  completion  will  show  pictures 
and  vaudeville. 


Select  Cast  for  "SeK  Defense" 

Maurice  Campbell  has  selected  the 
cast  for  "Self  Defense,"  now  in  pro- 
duction at  Whitman  Bennet  Studios. 
The  cast  includes  Eileen  Percy,  Moy 
Bennett,  Jane  Jennings,  Jimmy 
Ward,  Edna  Murphy,  George  O'- 
Hara,  Wilfred  Lucas,  Jean  Lebedess, 
Jack  Raymond  and  Ray  Allen. 


Owen   Moore  in   Chaney's   Next 

Owen  Moore  has  been  added  to  the 
cast  of  Lon  Chaney's  latest  produc- 
tion "The  Mocking  Bird"  which  Tod 
Browning  is  directing.  The  cast  now 
includes  Renee  Adoree,  leading  femi- 
nine role,  Doris  Lloyd,  Andy  Mc- 
Lennan, William  Weston,  Eric 
Mayne,  Sidney  Bracy,  Ernie  S. 
Adams  and   Polly   Moran. 


Blackton  to  Make  Four  for  Warners 

Warners  and  J.  Stuart  Blackton 
have  completed  final  arrangements 
whereby  Blackton  will  make  four 
pictures  a  year  for  Warner  release, 
i'he  first  is  "The  Bride  of  the  Storm." 


Editing  "Hands  Up" 
Final  editing  of  "Hands  Up,"  star- 
ring Raymond  Griffith  for  Para- 
mount is  progressing  under  the 
hands  of  Tay  Malarkey  with  Clar- 
ence Badger,  who  directed. 


Hoot  Gibson's  Next  Selected 

Universal  will  star  Hoot  Gibson 
in  "Ship  of  the  Flying  "U,"  as  his 
next  picture.  It  is  by  B.  M.  Bower. 
Arthur  Rosson  has  been  signed  to 
direct  the  picture. 


New   Police    Chief  at  "U"   City 

Jack  Wallace,  formerly  assistant 
captain  Hollywood  Division,  Los  An- 
geles Police  Dept.,  has  been  made 
chief  of  police  at  Universal  City. 


Jean  Hersholt's  First 
"The  Squarehead"  will  be  Jean 
Hersholt's  first  starring  vehicle  for 
Universal.  Edward  Sedgwick  will 
direct,  production  to  begin  next  week, 
when  the  company  will  leave  for  San 
Pedro.  "The  Old  Soak,"  Don  Mar- 
quis's play  is  in  preparation  as  a 
starring   production    for   Hershoit. 


Grauman's  Egyptian  in   Pictures 

For  the  first  time  since  its  ercctio. 
Grauman's  Egyptian  has  been  use 
as  a  background  in  a  picture.  Neel; 
Edwards  who  is  being  starred  in 
fetaure  comedy  by  Joe  Rock,  recent!- 
persuaded  Grauman  to  deviate  fron 
his  rule. 


Humphries  Added  to  Cast 

William  Humphreys  has  been  add 
ed  to  the  cast  of  "The  Danger  Girl,' 
in   Which    Priscilla    Dean   is   starrinjg 
for   the    Metropolitan.     John    Bowers 
is  appearing  opposite. 


Billie  Dove  Finishing  Part 
Billie    Dove   will   conclude   her   en- 
gagement   as    leading    lady    opposite 
Douglas    Fairbanks    in    "The    Black 
Pirate"  soon. 


Barnes  in   San   Francisco 

George  E.  Barnes  of  the  States 
theater,  Honolulu,  has  arrived 
here. 


To  Seat  5,000 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
man  estate,  the  Buhl  property  on 
Liberty  Ave,  the  Penn  Bldg.,  and 
Buhl  property  on  Penn  Ave.  The 
site  was  acquired  at  cost  of  $300,000. 
Plans  call  for  a  theater  to  seat 
5,000,  with  entrance  at  the  corner  o^ 
Liberty  and  7th.  Work  on  the  Penn 
Ave.  portion  will  be  rushed  so  as  to 
open  the  theater  next  fall.  The  au- 
ditorium, as  designed  by  Victor  A. 
Rigaumont. 

The  stage  will  be  one  of  the  largest 
between  New  York  and  Chicago  and 
will  house  large  stage  attractions.  It 
will  be  equipped  with  a  tank  for 
aquatic  acts.  The  orchestra  pit, 
which  will  accommodate  a  60  piece 
orchestra,  and  the  $100,000  organ  will 
be  on  an  elevator. 


To  Replace  Burned  K.  C.  House 

Kansas  City,  Mo.  —  Beller  Bros., 
architects,  will  design  plans  for  a  new 
theater  to  rejjlace  the  Grand,  de- 
stroyed recently  by  fire.  The  old 
Grand  was  operated  by  Jack  Truit, 
while  George  W.  Sparks,  of  Moberly, 
owned  it.  The  new  house  will  seat 
1,800,  cost  $200,000  and  have  a- split 
policy.  Following  the  fire,  Truit 
sub-leased  the  Rialto  from  Ray 
Miller. 


To  BuUd  $1,000,000  Theater  in  Seattle 

Seattle — Official  announcement  has 
been  made  by  Carl  Reiter,  manager 
for  the  Orpheum  Circuit,  that  a  3,000 
seat  theater  costing  $1,000,000  will 
be  constructed  at  Fifth  Ave.  and 
Stewart  St.  The  house  will  be  com- 
pleted in  the  fall  of  1926. 


May  Revoke  Licenses 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
information  furnished  by  the  mer- 
cantile appraisers,  who  reported  that 
many  of  the  theaters  licensed  only 
for  the  showing  of  pictures  were  of- 
fering attractions  without  paying  the 
vaudeville  tax.  It  was  suggested  by 
the  appraisers  that  picture  theaters 
desiring  to  show  added  attractions  be 
allowed  to  do  so  by  paying  the  $500 
vaudeville  license,  but,  as  Mulhern 
points  out,  there  is  a  State  law  which 
prohibits  vaudeville  acts  in  a  theater 
not  originally  constructed  for  such 
purpose. 


Sarasota    May    Have   Theater 

Sarasota,  Fla. — L.  M.  Rubens,  of 
Joliet,  111.,  connected  with  the  Great 
States  Amusement  Co.  indicated  be- 
fore leaving  here  that  he  would  in  all 
probability  secure  a  site  and  begin 
the  erection  of  a  combined  picture 
and  vaudeville  theater  here  early  this 
winter. 


Enterprise  Handling  "BiU'  Mix  Series 

Kansas  City  —  Enterprise  Dist. 
Corp.,  Bob  Withers,  manager,  is  dis- 
tributing the  series  of  William 
(Bill)    Mix  Westerns. 


Werner  Adds  a  Third 
Cleveland — R.  A.  Werner,  who  op- 
erates   the    Crescent    and    Capitol    in 
Hicksville,   has   bought   the    Crescent 
at  Sherwood  from  Charles  Hahn. 


Martin,  Special  "Rep"  for  A.  E. 

Kansas  City — H.  O.  Martin  has 
been  appointed  special  representative 
in  the  Midwest  for  Associated  Ex- 
hibitors. 


Ohio  Meets  Tomorro\ 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

Martin  Smith,  Toledo,  treasurer,  ar 
P.  J.  Wood,  Columbus,  business  mai 
ager. 

A.  Julian  Brylawski,  of  the  A( 
ministrative  Committee  of  the  M.  1 
T.  O.  A.,  James  A.  Devine,  of  t} 
Ohio  League  of  Building  and  Loa 
Ass'n.,  and  H.  M.  Richey,  of  the  ^ 
P.  T.  O.  of  Michigan  will  deliver  at 
dresses  at  the  Tuesday  afternoc 
meeting. 

A  banquet  tomorrow  night  wi 
)e  followed  by  short  speeches  b 
Governor  Donahey  of  Ohio;  Willai 
J.  Howe;  Vernon  Riegel,  Directc 
of  Education  in  Ohio;  Mrs.  Elmer  ( 
Oerr,  Cleveland  Cinema  Club;  Tha 
.jrown.  Secretary  of  State;  R.  I 
VVoodhull,  president  of  the  M.  P.  1 
O.  A.  and  Cyrus  Locher,  Ohio  Dep' 
of  Commerce.  Jerome  Beatty  wi 
represent  Will  Hays. 

I.  E.  Chadwick,  president  of  Ind 
pendent  M.  P.  Ass'n,  and  Frederii 
H.  Elliott,  general  manager,  will  a 
tend. 


Says  Italy  Has  Not  Begun 

Los  Angeles — "I  thought  we  di 
big  things  in  pictures  in  Italy — 'Cab 
ria'  and  'Quo  Vadis'  and  the  like- 
until  I  came  to  America  and  sa' 
how  things  are  done  here.  I  am  soi 
ry  to  have  to  admit  that  Italy  hi 
not  yet  made  a  beginning  in  motio 
picture  production."  So  states  Auf 
ustino  Borgato,  Italian  actor,  who  . 
visiting  here. 


Tulare  to  Tave  New  House 

San  Francisco — Announcement  , 
made  of  another  new  picture  theate 
this  one  to  include  an  office  buildini 
and  cost  $150,000.  Robert  A.  Haz< 
is  behind  the  project.  The  site  is  i 
Tulare  and  Third  Sts.  Plans  for  th 
theater,  to  be  of  the  Class  A  type  an 
seat  1,400,  are  being  prepared  by  Mi 
ler  &  Pflueger. 


Goldman  Forms  Two  Holding  Unili  j 

St.  Louis — Articles  of  incorpors 
tion  have  been  issued  to  the  Wells: 
ton  Theaters  Corp.  and  the  King 
Wood  Theaters  Corp.,  both  operat 
ing  agencies  controlled  by  Williar 
Goldman.  The  former  will  be  th 
holding  company  of  Goldman's  nei 
house  on  Hodiamount  Ave.,  and  th 
latter,  the  Kingsland  and  Woodlan 
on  Gravois  Ave. 


Cast  for  "Lunatic  at   Large" 

The  complete  cast  for  Leon  Ei 
rol's  "The  Lunatic  at  Large,"  no\ 
in  its  fifth  week  at  First  Nations 
studio,  includes  Dorothy  Mackai 
Kenneth  McKenna,  Jack  Raymonc 
Warren  Coot'  "im  Black,  Charle 
Flaherty,    D-     ^r  ^      ■  <<\s,    Eugen 

Keith,     Arthu:         Jick     Let 

James    Cullen   and    Rolland    Flandei|= 
Fred    Newmeyer   is   directing.      Leo: 
D'Usseau   is   assistant   director,    Ea' 
W.    O'Connell,   camerman   and    Nic 
Barrows,  gag  man. 


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Albion   Rialto   Opens 

Albion,  N.  Y.— The  $100,000  Rialt 
theater,  constructed  for  W.  H.  Rob 
son,  owner  of  the  Family,  openei 
Wednesday.  The  house  seats  80i 
persons. 


*ress   Sheets   Ideas 

item   Theater    Men    Agree    That 
aterial  Is  Too  Cut  and  Dried — 
Want  Practical  Stunts 

OS  Angeles — "The  Boulevard  Re- 
er,"  writing  in  "The  Motion  Pic- 
Director,"  official  organ  of  the 
P.  D  A.,  discusses  present  day 
citation    methods,    and    says,    in 

VhSLt  is  the  exhibitor's  slant  on  the 
litation  material  which  under  the  present 
|od  emanates  from  the  New  York  office 
(le  distributing  company  handling  a  pic- 
•    »    » 

asked  that  question  casually  of  an  ex- 
ition  man  handling  a  grbup  of  neigh- 
ood  houses.  *   ♦   *  .      .      , 

Lccording  to  his  views,  the  prmcipal 
)itation  material  received  is  contained 
le  press  sheet  and  he  asked :  'Why  give 
press  sheet  at  all?  We  fellows  who  are 
■ling  neighborhood  houses  in  suburban 
nunities  haven't  much  use  for  a  press 
■The  newspapers  can't  give  us  much 
e  and  what  space  they  do  give  us  has 
lo  double  duty  for  the  house  and  the 
jre.  The  big  fellows  can  get  their  stuff 
ss  because  they  buy  advertising  space, 
they  usually  have  a  well-organized  pub- 
f  defiartmen't  to  work  up  publicity  and 
)itation    angles. 

What    we    want,'    this    chap    went    on    to 
'are     exploitation      suggestions,     stunts 
can   bv--   worked    and   that   have   been    fig- 
out  from  a  practical  angle;  not  a  bunch 
half-baked    theories    that    either    have    no 
office  pulling  power,  or  else  are  so  hoary 
age    that    they    can    scarcely    stand,    let 

«e    do    any    effective    work.' 
kVhat  is  a  press  sheet,  anyway? 
[    went    to    a    publicity    man — an    old-time 
^rtising    man,    one    who    has    been    in    the 
le    'since    its    infancy' — and    I    asked    him 
|t  it   was  all  about,   *   •   * 
According     to     his     viewpoint     the     press 
rt    as   now    constructed    is    neither    a    press 
t    worth    a    tinker's    hooray    to    the    news- 
er    editor    to    whom    it    is    supposed    to    be 
■a    with    the    assurance    to     the    exhibitor 
the     said     editor     will     glean     therefrom 

stories  he  wants  to  run  about  the  pro- 
ticn,   •   ♦   •  nor  is  it  an  effective  exploita- 

sheet.   *  •  * 

The  trouble  is  that  the  New  York  oflSce 
;s  the  stuff  we  write  for  publicity  pur- 
ss  and  practically  all  of  which  has  al- 
ly been  sent  out  pretty  generally  through- 

the  country,  and  works  it  over  into  a 
5S  sheet,'  he  went  on  'But  instead  of 
sing  it  an  effective  compilation  of  inter- 
ng  news  items.  New  York  becomes  ob- 
ied  with  the  idea  that  the  darn  thing 
ht  to  do  double  duty  and  that^  here's 
wonderful    chance    to    sell    the    exhibitor    on 

picture.  Result — a  hybrid  product  that 
ially  fails  of  either  objective.  Something 
re    is    genuinely    needed,    just    what    I    am 

wholly  sure  right  now.' 
Here  was  a  live  lead  that  seemed  to  pos- 
^  interesting  possibilities,  and  looking  for 
constructive  angle  ♦  *  ♦  obtained  Jed 
ell's  slants  on  the  thing.  •  »  * 
'  'Jed,  what's  your  slant  on  the  effective- 
s   of    the    exploitation    material    which,    un- 

the  present   method,   you  receive   through 

exchange?' 
I'  'Well,  I'll  tell  you,'  he  began  •  »  « 
it's  something  that  I  have  been  thinking 
)ut  a  good  bit  lately  and  here  is  the  hunch 
it  I  have  on  the  situation  :  The  press  sheet 
about  all  we  get  from  the  exchange  nowa- 
prs  and  we've  got  to  dig  our  exploitation 
as  out  of  that.  But  they  aren't  there 
hat  I  think  is  the  answer  to  the  whole 
n  thing  is  the  creation  of  a  new  depart- 
nt,  in  the  production  office,  something 
the  nature  of  an  exploitation  gag  man,  if 
U  get  what   I  mean. 

I  don't  mean  to  irrr^lv  that  the  pub- 
ity    departments    are^''  -'-petent    to    turn 

t  exploitatior  -^'  '9see  it,  looking 


at  things  from  the  outside,  of  course,  and 
from  the  exhibitor's  angle,  the  publicity  man 
has  his  hands  full  publicizing  the  production 
and  the  cast.  It  seems  to  me  that  there 
should  be  a  separate  department,  functioning 
in  association  with  the  publicity  department, 
if  you  like,  but  strictly  responsible  for  just 
one  thing — exploitation  ideas  for  the  exhibi- 
tor, who  after  all  is  the  one  who  has  to 
sell  the  picture  to  the  ultimate  consumer. 
The  man  for  such  a  department  would  appear 
to  me  to  be  a  chap  who  combines  the  in- 
stincts, training  and  inventiveness  of  a  pub- 
licity man  with  the  experience  of  an  ex- 
hibitor. 

■'  'Perhaps  one  trouble  lies  in  the  fact  that 
exploitation  angles  are  developed  in  New 
York  and  not  on  the  lot  where  the  picture 
is  made,  or  in  the  center  of  production 
where  it  is  previewed  and  analyzed  before 
final  cutting  and  editing.  It  seems  to  me 
that  there  is  where  many  ideas  for  exploita- 
tion can  be  developed.  I  know  that  I  per- 
sonally get  many  ideas  during  a  preview 
exploiting  a  production  that  I  am  reason- 
ably sure  is  coming  back  to  me  later  on 
regular    booking" 

"As  it  is  now,  the  main  asset  of  the 
press  sheet  lies  in  the  fact  that  it  contains 
the  cast  of  players  appearing  in  the  pro- 
duction, and  I  believe  that  the  average  ex- 
hibitor  will  agree   with   me  in  this. 

"  'If  we  could  only  have  some  originality 
in  our  exploitation,  some  carefully  worked 
out  stunts'  that  can  be  pulled — stunts  that 
are  really  practical,  not  the  cut  and  dried 
stuff  that  is  dished  out  to  us  as  a  general 
thing.  Producers  are  always  hollering  for 
the  'surprise  twist'  and  the  box  office  angle 
in  the  stories  selected  for  filming.  We  need 
some  surprise  twists  and  box  'office  angles 
in   our  exploitation   material'."   ♦   ♦   * 


Pittsburgh  Theater  Sold 

Pittsburgh — The  Academy  theater 
at  1625  Beaver  Ave.,  Northside,  has 
been  sold  by  the  Commercial  Realty 
Co.  to  an  unnamed  buyer  for  J.  B 
and  Charles  Walker,  who  have  had 
the  property  for  more  than  50  years 
The  price  was  $60,000.  The  Acad- 
emy was  remodeled  into  a  picture 
house  in  1913,  and  the  Walker  Bros 
have  been  operating  it  under  this 
policy  ever  since. 


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aithfully  Portray  Full  Ne^ativeValues 


On  Broadway 

Apollo— "Stella    Dallas" 
Astor— "The  Big  Parade" 
Broadway — "Wandering    Fires" 
Cameo — "Stage  Struck" 
Capitol — "Sally,   Irene  and  Mary" 
Colony — "Phantom  of  the  Opera" 
Criterion — "The      Vanishing      Ameri- 
can" 
Embassy — "The  Merry  Widow" 
Loew's      New      York — Today — "The 
Only  Thing" 

Tuesday — "People  vs.  Nancy  Pres- 
ton" and  "Rose  of  the  World" 
Wednesday— "The      Golden      Prin- 
cess" 
Thursday— "The  Fool" 
Friday — "Thank     You"    and    "The 

Man    from    Red   Gulch" 
Saturda)' — "Time,    the    Comedian" 
Sundav — "Sporting  Life" 
Loew's  State — "The   Masked   Bride" 
Mark   Strand — "We   Moderns" 

Rialto— "The    Best    People"    

Rivoli — "Cobra" 
Warners — "Seven  Sinners" 
Brooklyn       Mark       Strand — "Clothes 
Make   the   Pirate" 

Next  Week 
Apollo— "Stella  Dallas" 
Astor— "The  Big  Parade" 
Broadway — Not  yet   determined 
Cameo — Not   yet   determined 
Capitol — Not  yet  determined 
Co'ony — Not   vet  determined 
Criterion — "The      Vanishing     Ameri- 
can" 
Embassy — "The    Merry   Widow" 
Mark    Strand — "Infatuation" 
Rialto — "The   Splendid   Crime" 
Rivoli — "The  Woman  of  the  World" 
Warners — "The   Go'den   Cocoon" 
Brooklyn    Mark    Strand — "We    Mod- 
erns" 


Four  Southern  Exhibitors  on  Trip 

Waco,  Tex.  —  E.  J.  Sparks,  of 
Jacksonville:  R.  B.  Wilby,  of  Atlanta: 
W.  S.  Mudd,  of  Birmingham,  and 
Judge  Henry  Titus,  of  Daytoiia,  Fla.. 
all  heads  of  theater  chains  in  their 
respective  territories  are  on  a  vaca- 
tion, hunting  game  on  a  preserve. 
200  miles  from  here. 


Fire  Destroys  Hammond  House 

Hammond.  Ind — Fire  of  unknown 
origin  in  the  De  Luxe  destroyed  the 
citv's  oldest  playhouse,  with  a  loss 
of  $100,000.  The  building  was  under 
lease  to  the  S.  J.  Gregory  Theatrica' 
Co. 


FOR    SALE 

Unrelcased  negatives 

of  features 
for 

North  American  Territory 

K-131  c-o  Film  Daily 

1650  Broadway  N.  Y.  C. 


Incorporations 

Lincoln,  Neb. — Playhouse,  Inc.,  Omaha. 
Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators,  E.  Sutphen, 
1.    Sutphen   and   W.    Edwards. 


Trenton,  N.  J. — Eureka  Theater  Co.,  Ho- 
boken.  Capital  $100,000.  Incorporators,  B. 
Worth,  F.  Wo  th,  M.  Sigman  and  G.  Eich- 
ler. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Colson  Theatrical  Realty 
Corp.,  New  York.  Capital  $35,000.  In- 
-ovporators.  S.  Goldstein,  L.  Sonnenberg 
and  G.   Baar. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Frank  McGlynn,  Inc., 
New  York.  Capital  $100,000.  Incorpora- 
tors, F.  McGlynn,  R.  McGlynn  and  M.  Mc- 
Glynn. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— H.  M.  S.  Trading  Corp., 
New  York.  Incorporators,  H.  Baily,  A. 
Barmby   and   L.    McCord. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Habimo  Theater  Corp., 
New  York.  Incorporators,  J.  Kalich,  J. 
Rumshisky  and   N.   Ruttenberg   . 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Post  Street  Theater  Corp., 
Y^onkors.  Incorporators,  W.  Wallin,  CV 
Rohif  and   G.    Wallin. 


Work  Starts  on  Canton  House 

Canton,  O.  —  Announcement  has 
been  made  by  H.  H.  Ink,  who  will 
erect  the  Keith  Palace  here,  that  ac- 
tual work  of  construction  will  be 
started  next  week  and  it  is  planned 
to  have  the  house  ready  for  the  fall 
of   1926. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Ward  and  Harvey  Stu- 
dios, New  Yo-k.  Capital  $5,000.  Inoor- 
irorators,  H.  Ward,  W.  Harvey  and  P. 
Burke. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Noel  Coward,  New  York. 
Incorporators,  N.  Coward,  J.  Wilson  and 
I...    Donahue. 


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be  used  for  road  shows,  vaudeville 
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Ifs  a  showman^ s  haU  It  fits !  And 
ring  for  1926  as  strongly  as  it  is 

Hats!  Hats!  Hats!  They're  crowning  the  box- 
office  these  days.  Colleen  Moore  with  her  high 
hat  in  "We  Moderns"  has  started  the  biggest  craze 
since  "Flaming  Youth."  Leon  Errol's  pirate  hat  is 
sending  "Clothes  Make  the  Pirate"  across  with 
a  slam!  Then  there's  Anna  0-  Nilsson's  sunbonnet 
in  "The  Splendid  Road;"  Corinne  Griffith's  tur- 
ban in  "Infatuation"— the  most  alluring  tale  of 
Bedouin  love  ever  filmed;  and  "Joanna's"  jazz 
hats— millions  ate  waiting  for  "Joanna"!  They're 
hats  for  hits! 

5  hits — one  after  another — 
between  now  and  the  New  Year 

Yes,  anyone  can  own  a  hat!  But  it^s 
what^s  under  the  hat  that  counts — 

— the  First  National  Idea  of 
SHOIWMANSHIP! 


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ifXXIV     No.  57 


Tuesday,  December  8,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


HE  TREND 

By  DANNY 

d  a  big  man  of  this  indus- 
[ily  a  few  days  ago :  "There 
)re  going  on  beneath  the 
:e  than  I  hope  will  ever  be- 

known.  Some  of  it  is  con- 
five.    Most  of  it  isn't. 

knows  of  what  he  was 
g.  And  knows  it  very  defit- 
And    so    do    others — at 

a    few.      And    what    they 

is    neither    inspiring,    nor 

mt.     Because  it  bespeaks  a 

of  mind   that   is  far   from 


sumably  the  struggle  for 
macy  will  never  die  in  the 
e  industry.  And  this  very 
fie  begets  a  situation  which 
3  for  serious  difficulties 
.s  a  result  of  which  some 
2  will  get  hurt.  That  busi- 
will  suffer  is  undeniable, 
the  net  result  will  not,  and 
t  justify  certain  acts  is 
nly  probable  but  already 
sen  proven.  There  is  only 
i^ay  to  do  business — do  it 
Then  there  is  no  after- 
;  no  bad  taste.  Any  other 
'  must  eventually  prove 
ling. 

;re  is  too  much  loose  talk, 
[nuch  gossip  of  "crushing" 
irganization,  or  individual. 

^Continued  on  Page  2) 


lit  Over  L.ocarno 

Fox  and   Kinograms  Aroused 
r  Internat'l's   Exclusive   Deal 
t  America  on  Treaty  Films 
>    understood    there    is    a    good 
f   agitation   among   news    reels 
the     exclusive     acquisition     for 
pa  of  the   Locarno   treaty   films 
lernational  News. 
rnational  secured  the  films  be- 
Df  a  working  arrangement  with 
)nt    of    London.      It    is    under- 

Emanuel     Cohen,     editor     of 

News,  has  wired  the  British 
n  Office,  Premier  Stresseman 
"many   and    Premier   Briand   of 

objecting    to    the    dissemina- 
(Continned  on  Page  6) 


Arrow  Signs  Grange 

Famous   Football   Star   to   Make   One 

Picture  in  March — Guaranteed 

$300,000 

Arrow  Signed  a  contract  with 
'Red"  Grange  yesterday  to  appear 
in  one  picture  to  be  inade  in  March, 
the  sensational  football  star  will  play. 
It  is  possible  he  will  make  additional 
productions. 

The  signing  of  the  contract  took 
place  yesterday  at  the  Astor  when 
W.  E.  Shallenberger  turned  over  to 
Grange  a  check  for  $300,000.  It  is 
estimated  by  the  Associated  Press 
that  its  wires  alone  have  carried  over 
1,000,000  lines  of  news  matter  center- 
ing around  Grange. 

And  Charlie  Pyle,  former  exhibitor 
and  known  to  many  salesmen  who 
have  covered  the  Middle  West  is  de- 
clared in  on  a  goodly  percentage  of 
this   deal   as   Grange's   manager. 


Second  Road  Show 

Famous  to  Make  "The  Rough  Riders" 

and  "Old  Ironsides" — Makes  Two 

Historical  Subjects  for  '26-'27 

"The  Rough  Riders,"  the  story  of 
Theodore  Roosevelt  and  his  regiment 
of  volunteers  during  the  Spanish- 
Anrerican  War,  will  be  made  by 
Paramount  and  sent  as  a  road-show 
for  1926-1927.  The  other  road  show 
will  be  "Old  Ironsides,"  making  two 
historical   subjects  for  next  year. 

Lucien  Hubbard  will  supervise  the 
production.  He  and  Hermann  Hage- 
dorn,  official  biographer  of  Roosevelt, 

iContiiiitcd  on   Page   6) 


Drama  Fight  On 

Dramatists'   Guild    Hold    Secret    Ses- 
sion— Plan  New  Action  to  Fight 
Fox  Play  "Corner" 

A  closed  meeting  was  held  in  the 
council  room  of  the  Actors'  Equity 
Ass'n  yesterday  by  the  Dramatists' 
Guild  of  the  Authors'  League  of 
.A.merica,  in  order  to  take  action  in 
reference  to  the  financing  by  Fox  of 
five  theatrical  producers. 

The  dramatists  threaten  an  alii;' nee 
with   Equity  and   the  American  Fed- 

(Coiitinued  on  Page  6) 


Eight  Theaters  Merge 

Gottesman    and     Kutinsky     Interests 
Combine,    Giving   Them    Control 

of  Jersey  City 
Alfred  Gottesman  and  Morris  Kut- 
insky have  merged  their  Jersey  City 
theater  holdings  into  one  organiza- 
tion which  practcially  gives  them 
control  of  the  town. 

Gottesman  who  owns  the  State  at 
(.Continued  on  Page  7) 


Burkan  Back 

Nathan  Burkan,  counsel  for  Charlie 
Chaplin,  and  a  director  of  United 
Artists,  who  has  been  attending  the 
Coast  conference  with  reference  to 
a  distribution  merger  with  M.-G.-M. 
returned  yesterday.  He  said  he  had 
no  comment  to  add  to  the  statement 
issued  by  Joseph  M.  Schenck,  except 
to  add  that  all  of  the  United  Artists 
folks  were  very  happy;  that  Chap- 
lin fully  expects  to  win  his  $500  bet 
with  Schenck  in  producing  his  next 
cue  on  schedule,  within  six  months; 
and  that  he  also  had  a  $1,000  bet  with 
Chaplin  regarding  the  same  problem. 
Charlie  is  busy,  he  said,  learning  how 
to  walk  on  a  tight  rope. 


Von    Herberg    Improving 

J.  H.  Von  Herberg,  who  is  ill  at 
the  Roosevelt,  was  slightly  better 
yesterday. 


Spearing   Becomes   a   Director 

Los  Angeles — James  O.  Spearing, 
former  moving  picture  critic  of  "The 
New  York  Times"  has  been  pro- 
moted to  a  director. 


New  Orleans  House  in  April 

New  Orleans— The  new  $2,000,000 
Loew  bouse,  seating  4,000  will  be 
ready   by   April. 


Dupont   Signs   with   Universal 

Los  Angeles — E.  A.  Dupont  has 
been  signed  to  direct  for  Universal. 
He  will  come  to  Universal  City  from 
Europe    to    direct   for    three    years. 


E.  A.  Dupont  is  now  with  the  Ufa 
with  whom  he  has  a  contract  until 
1927.  He  recently  completed  "Va- 
riety"  starring   Emil   Jannings. 


Dan  Fish  Joins  Metro  Foreign 

Dan  W.  Fish  has  joined  the  Metro- 
Gokhvyn-Mayer  foreign   department. 


1,500  Units  in  1925 

Corporations   So   Far  This    Year   In- 
volve Active  Capital  of  $450,000,- 

000—109  in  November 
Since  the  first  of  January,  1,557 
companies  have  received  incorpora- 
tion papers  in  the  industrv.  listing  a 
tot?l  active  capital  of  $450,798,841, 
with  468  not  listing  active  capital,  but 
capital  stock  instead.  This  means 
that  only  1,089  companies  listed  $450  - 
798,841,  an  exceedingly  high  figure, 
and.  according  to  a  survey  bv  THE 
FILM  DAILY,  a  record  both  in 
point  of  capital  and  number. 

November  shows  a  slight  increase 
over  October,  with  109  units  charter- 
ed during  the  past  month,  and  102  in 
the  previous  month.  The  capital  list- 
ed by  November  corporations, 
(Continued  on  Page  6) 


Significant  Move 

Buffalo  and  Albany  Zones  of  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  of  N.  Y.  Apply  for  Mem- 
bership in  Hays  Organization 

The  Buffalo  and  Albany  zones  of 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  New  York  have 
applied  for  membership  in  the  Hays 
organization.  The  matter  will  come 
before  the  next  meeting  of  the  Hays 
Board  of  Directors  which  is  to  be  held 
shortly.  Favorable  action  is  being 
urged   by   Hays. 

A  total  of  800  theaters  is  estimated 
to  be  embraced  in  these  two  zones: 
Those  familiar  with  the  development 
in  exhibitor  organizations  are  in- 
clined to  stress  the  importance  of  the 
move.  In  at  least  one  quarter  the 
announcement  came  as  a  surprise. 

When  Joseph  M.  Seider,  business 
manager  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.,  was 
informed  of  this  move  yesterday  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY,  he  communi- 
cated with  Will  H.  Hays  and  pro- 
tested strongly.  He  said  he  would  at 
once  call  a  special  meeting  of  the 
Administrative  Committee  to  be  held 
a  week  from  today  to  consider  the 
matter. 


Loew  to  Return  by  Christmas 

Los  Angeles — Marciis  Loew  says 
that  he  expects  to  return  to  New 
York  bv   Christmas. 


Lupino   Lane   Here 

Lupino  Lane,  Educational  star,  ar- 
rived from  the  Coast  yesterday. 


Roach  Arrives 

Hal    Roach    arrived    from     Holly- 
wood  yesterday.      At   the   Astor. 


Iowa  City  Can't  Censor 

Des  Moines — Laws  of  Iowa  forbid 
censorship  in  Des  Moines,  in  the 
opinion  of  Chief  of  Police  Cavendar. 
The  state  laws,  he  says,  limit  the 
powers  of  cities,  and  using  of  police 
pov\'er  to  enforce  dictums  of  a  censor 
board  is  illegal. 

Meanwhile,  members  of  the  board 
state  that  no  drastic  censorship  is 
contemplated,  the  board  intending  to 
act    chiefljf    in    an    advisory    capacity. 


Butterfield  in  Flint,  Mich. 
Flint,  Mich. — W.  S.  Butterfield  was 
elected  president  and  general  man- 
ager to  succeed  J.  P.  Pengally,  re- 
signed, at  a  meeting  of  Capitol  The- 
ater Co.  A  new  board  of  directors 
was  elected,  which  announced  the 
company  will  build  a  new  house  to 
cost  $1,000,000.  Construction  starts 
in    February. 


Chadwick  Signs  Joan  Meredith 

Chadwick  Pictures  has  placed  Joan 
Meredith  under  a  five  year  contract. 


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Vol. XXXIV No. 57    Tuesday.  Dec. 8, 1925    PriceSCents 


Coypright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday  and  hol- 
idays at  1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Busmess  Man- 
ager; Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
Ralph  Wilk,  Traveling  Representative.  En- 
tered as  second-class  matter  May  21,  1918, 
at  the  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  March  3,  1879.  Terms  (Postage 
free)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
York,  $10.00  one  year;  6  months,  $5.00;  3 
months,  $3.00.  Foreign  $15.00.  Subscribers 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY.  1650 
Broadway,  New  York.  N.  Y.  Phone  Circle 
4736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  address :  Filmday, 
New  York.  Hollywood,  California— Harvey 
E  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London— Ernest  W.  Fredman, 
The  Film  Renter,  58,  Great  Marlborough  St., 
London,  W.  I.,  Paris— La  Cinematographic 
Francaise,    5,    Rue    Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High 

Low 

Close      Sales 

.Not   quoted 

Eastman    Kodak    . 

A09Vi 

109  >4 

109/         800 

Famous    Players    . 

llOJ^ 

109-4 

109/8     5,600 

Fam.    P.    Pfd.    ... 

.117 

117 

117             100 

.Not  quoted 

.  Not  quoted 

Fox    Film    "A" 

.   82!^ 

81/2 

82         2,000 

Fox  Theaters   "A" 

.   27!^ 

27 

27         4,200 

Loew's,    Inc 

.    39  5^ 

39/ 

39/         700 

Metro-Gold.     Pfd.. 

.   23 

23 

23             100 

M.    P.    Cap.    Corp. 
Pathe  Excli.   "A" 
Skouras   Bros.    .  . . 

.Not  quoted 

.  .  Not  quoted 

.    56 

56 

56 

Trans-Lux    "A"     . 

.    12^ 

12Ji 

12%     4,100 

Universal    Pict.    .  . 

.    45/, 

45/ 

45/         100 

Univ.    Pict.    Pfd. 
Warner    Bros.    "A 
Warner   Pict.    

.  .Not  quoted 

, 

. .  Not  quoted 

.    15 

15 

15             100 

THE  TREND 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

There  is  too  much  politics  and 
all  that  goes  with  it.  And  it  is 
time  that  it  ceased.  A  few  years 
ago  because  the  industry  was 
young  and  awkward  in  its  move- 
ments, these  things  could  be 
overlooked.  In  many  instances 
they  were.  At  least  by  those 
who,  looking  constructively  at 
the  business,  and  its  problems, 
were  content  to  let  such  happen- 
ings pass  by.  Just  as  they  would 
regard  an  infant  child  which 
smashed  a  costly  vase. 

But  those  days  are  over.  That 
time  has  passed.  Large,  power- 
ful business  organizations  can- 
not be  fettered,  hampered,  or  ad- 
versely affected  by  such  acts, 
uch  procedure,  as  would  not  be 
tolerated  in  any  first  class  or- 
ganization in  any  other  line  of 
business.  There  are  thousands 
of  people  interested  actually, 
many  with  their  money  inves- 
ted, in  this  business.  They  are 
not  going  to  be  shut  up,  or  shut 
out,  simply  by  a  lot  of  idle 
threats.  It  is  time  that  the 
threats  ceased  ;  and  that  a  policy 
of  live  and  let  live.  Not  only 
be  adopted — but  carried  out. 


Six  "U"  Serials 

In  Addition  to  54  Features  in  "White 

List" — Five  Stories  Selected  and 

Ready 

Hollywood  —  Universal  will  make 
six  serials  during  the  coming  season 
in  addition  to  the  "White  List"  of  54 
announced    recently. 

The  six  will  include  "The  Great 
West  That  Was,"  based  on  a  series 
of  articles  by  "Buffalo  Bill"  Cody. 
Universal  has  purchased  the  sequel  to 
"The'  Riddle  Rider"  called  "The  Re- 
turn of  the  Riddle  Rider."  William 
Desmond  will   star. 

"Cap  Fallon,  Fire  Fighter,"  has 
been  adapted  under  the  title,  "The 
Fire  Fighters."  The  program  in- 
cludes a  circus  serial  written  by  Nel- 
lie Revell,  "Spangles."  "Whispering 
.Smith,"  "Whispering  Smith  Rides" 
is  the  fifth.  Universal  is  negotiating 
for   the   sixth. 


Joe  Rock  to  Produce  Features 

Los  Angeles— Joe  Rock  will  im- 
mediatelyy  begin  production  on  a 
series  of  six  features  based  on  stage 
plays  and  with  all  star  casts. 
Bray  Prod,  have  commissioned  him 
to  film  the  remaining  six  in  the  series 
of  "Un-natural  History"  comedies. 


Novelty  Orchestra  in  Brooklyn 
The  Brooklyn  Mark  Strand  is  fea 
turing  the  International  Novelty  Or- 
chestra of  Victor  Recording  Artists 
this  week.  A  30  minute  presentation 
is  being  shown.  "Clothes  Makes  the 
Pirate"   is   the   principal    film   feature. 


Stahl  to  Join  M.-G.-M. 

Hollywood — John  Stahl  will  join 
M.-G.-M.  as  soon  as  he  finishes 
"Memory  Lane,"  for  First  National. 
His  first  for  M.-G.-M.  will  be  "Toto" 
i)y  Achmed  Abdullah.  Lew  Cody 
will  play  the  title  role.  Benjamin 
Glazer  is  adapting. 


To  Produce  in  the  East 
S.  S.  Krellberg  has  resigned  as  gen- 
eral manager  of  Chadwick  to  become 
president  of  Excellent  Pictures  Corp. 
He  will  produce  ten  pictures  in  the 
East. 


FOR   RENT 

From  January  1st,  1926,  Pathe 
Studio  located  at  134th  Street 
and  Park  Avenue,  New  York 
City.  Fully  equipped  with 
lights,  f^ats  and  carpenter  shop. 
All  requirements  for  motion 
picture  production.  Reason- 
able rent  by  month  or  lease. 
Extraordinary  inducements.. 
Inquire 

M.  S.  EPSTIN 
COSMOPOLITAN  STUDIO 

127lh  Slreel  and  Second  Avenue.  New  York 
Telephone  Harlem  9600 


In  Atlanta  Soon  for  Convention 

Atlanta — Sam  Spring  will  accom- 
pany Ned  E.  Depinet  here  for  an 
important  sales  meeting  to  be  held 
this    week. 


Grombacher  Denies  Reports 

Spokane  —  Ray  Grombacher  de- 
nies the  reports  published  recently  in 
THE  FILM  DAILY  that  he  was 
attempting  to  acquire  control  of  the 
local  situation.  It  was  understood 
that  he  would  buy  the  Hippodrome 
and   the   Starkey   circuit. 

BBVANT      3740-3744 


Sibley,  la.  Stays  "Blue" 
Sibley,  la. — By  a  majority  of 
votes,  "blue"  proponents  were 
torious  in  the  test  election, 
hundred  and  ninety-eight  votes 
cast  in  favor  of  Sunday  shows 
352  against. 


HAL  RQA.CH 

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marvelous  pictures  of  one  of  the  world's  greatest 
historical  events  have  been  acquired  for  this  country 
by  International  News.  The  pictures  arrive  in  New 
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Broadway  Theatre,  New  York, 

The  man  who  pui  the  "who"  in  Ballyhoo 
and  discoverd  the  meaning  of  *'X"  in 
exploit. 

"When  you've  got  a  big  show,  ballyhoo  it 
like  a  circus." 

"Here's  how  he  did  it  with  "SIMON 
THE  JESTER." 


EUGENE  O'BRIEN   U  LILLIAN  RICH 

Jtdapledbt/  FRANCES  MARION 
From  the  novelty  WILLIAM  J.LOCKE 
Directed  by  CEORCE  MELFORD 

^•y  FINANCES  MAIMON  ^ 

PRODUCTION 


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THE  combination  of  a  Showmanship  Picture  and  a  Live-Wire  Showman  is  what 
speiis  Success  at  the  box  office. 
"SIMON  THE  JESTER"  is  a  Big  Show  for  ^/^  Showmen.    It  cleaned  up  on  Broad- 
way just  as  it  will  clean  up  in  the  "sticks,"  when  exploited  in  the  way  which  it  de- 
serves. 

The  "Big  Showman"  who  is  in  charge  of  B.  S.  Moss'  Broadway  theatre,  in  the  heart 
of  The  Great  White  Way,  knows  how  to  exploit  and  ballyhoo  a  sure-fire  box  office 
picture.  He  literally  cleaned  up  with  this  great  Frances  Marion  production,  and 
packed  'em  in  every  day  in  the  week  for  every  showing. 

L.  W.  Stanion,  Manager  of  B.  S.  Moss'  Broadway,  is  a  humdinger  of  a  showman. 
Take  a  leaf  from  his  book  and  you'll  clean  up  with  this  humdinger  of  a  picture! 


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Tuesday,  December  8,  192S 


1,500  Units  in  1925 

(Continued  from  Paye  1) 
amounting  to  $19,448,180,  is  $8,500,- 
000  more  than  October,  when  $8,877,- 
500  was  authorized.  A  resume  of 
corporate  activity  for  the  eleven 
months  follows: 


Not 

No.  of 

Licting 

Month 

Cos. 

Capital 

Capital 

January 

..      166 

$   66,809,000 

53 

I'eb.uary   . 

86 

21,241,000 

23 

March    .  .  . 

..      222 

36,946,440 

63 

April    .... 

..      115 

42,532,500 

35 

M  ay    

..      232 

29,010,721 

74 

June     .... 

..      135 

103,640,500 

30 

luly    

..      146 

27,591,000 

42 

August    . . 

..      146 

31,995,600 

51 

September 

98 

62,656,000 

32 

October     . 

..      102 

8.877,500 

35 

November 

..      109 

19,448,180 

30 

Tota's  1,557  $450,798,841  468 

The  November  survey  covers  14 
states  and  three  foreign  countries, 
Germany,  India  and  Italy.  The  com- 
pany chartered  in  India,  Topical  & 
Educational  Films  Cooperative  So- 
ciety, Ltd.,  is  the  first  film  unit 
granted  a  charter  in  the  Punjab. 

A  list  of  corporations  chartered 
ihroughout  the  world,  from  Dec.  1 
1924,  to  Dec.  1,  1925,  by  states  anc' 
countries,  and  the  capital  for  each. 
will  appear  in  the  forthchomin; 
FILM   YEAR   BOOK. 

New   York,   as   usual   leads   in    No- 
vember  charters   with   45.     Dslawar 
is  second,  with   15,  and  Illinois  third 
ten    companies    having    been    formeci 
in  that  state. 

Insofar  as  capital  is  conccrn:(' 
Delaware  again  heads  the  list,  the  1.^ 
charters  t^ranted  in  that  state  listinj 
$0,775,C00  New  Jersey  is  a  close 
third,   with   $6,505,000. 

Following  is  a  list  of  the  Novcm 
bcr  charters,  by  states  and  countries 

Chartered 

W.thouf 

Capita' 


No 

.  of 

Cc/:. 

Sta*e             Chartered 

Ca-)ital 

( 'alifornia 

7 

$ 

3,510.000 

I'clawa  e 

15 

6,775,000 

Illinois 

10 

990,6S0 

Indiana 

3 

95,000 

Louisiana 

1 

Massachusetts 

1 

25,666 

M  ssouri 

1 

100,000 

New    Terse3 

8 

6,505,000 

New   York 

45 

1,135.000 

Ohio 

7 

71,500 

Oklahoma 

2 

31,000 

Pennsylvania 

3 

120,000 

Texas 

1 

30,000 

\V.   \'irgin;a 

2 

60,000 

(-ennany 

1 

India 

1 

llaly 

1 

Totals 

109 

$19,448,180 

Alpena,  Mich. — The  new  Maltz,  a 
Fitzpatrick-McElroy,  has  opened.  It 
burned  down,  some  time  ago,  and 
cost   $150,000  to  rebuild. 


What  Others  Think^  ^ 

12 

F.   J.   MILLER 

Mgr.    Famous    Players'    Mod- 

jeska   Theatre,    Augusta,   Ga. 

Says    about 

The  Ko-Ko  Song  Car-Tunes 
"Not    only   an   innovation,    but 
one    of    the    bif/gest    drawing 
cards  of  the  year." 


729  7th  Av   ff'iyjaJiBIUJ        N.  Y.  C. 
Edwin    Miles    Fadman,    Pres. 


Xmas  Service 

Washington  —  Delivery  ser- 
vice will  be  accorded  films  for 
delivery  on  Christmas,  if  spe- 
cial delivery  stamps  are  affixed 
to  such  parcels,  according  to 
First  Assistant  Postmaster  Gen- 
eral John  H.  Barlett.  It  is  the 
intention  of  the  Department  to 
discontinue  all  postal  service 
possible  on  Christmas,  that 
employees  of  the  service  may 
have  a  holiday,  but  orders  have 
been  issued  that  all  special  de- 
livery matter,  and  especially 
film.s  sent  by  theaters  or  ex- 
changes,'shall  be  delivered  with- 
out delay  on  Dec.  25. 


Drama  Fight  On 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
oration  of  Labor  in  order  to  oppose 
;he  Fox  move  which  they  construe 
as  an  attempt  to  corner  the  play 
market.  This  action  was  discussed  at 
1  prclim'nary  meeting  S?turday  night 
At  yesterday's  meeting  entire  secrecy 
.vas    maintained.      After   the    session 

jeorge  Middleton,  secretary  an 
.lounced  that  a  committee  had  beer 
lormed  and  pledged  to  secrecy.  Un 
inimous  action  had  been  taken  anc' 
resolutions  passed. 

The  committee  is  to  report  back 
'.t  which  time  another  meeting  wi! 
Se   called.     This   will   probably   be   ii 

hrec  or  four  days.  According  tr 
Middleton,  the  following  were  pres 
?nt: 

-Arthur  Richman,  Channing  Pollock,  George 
Middleton,  Eugene  O'NeiH,  Owen  Davis 
kidney  Howard,  George  Kel'y,  Otto  Har- 
'^ach.  George  Kaufman,  Jules  E.  Goodman. 
Laurence  StaLings,  Maxwell  Anderson,  Guy 
lo'ton,  A.  E.  Thoinas,  James  Gleason,  John 
.\hlx)tt.  James  Forbes,  Wiiliini  Hu  Ibut 
V^incent  Lawrence,  Lewis  Beach,  Phili:> 
ia  ry,  Don  Marquis,  Roi  Cooper  Megrue 
Ha  tley  Manners,  Ma"t!n  Brown,  Cosmo 
Hamilton.  Marc  Connelly,  Rita  We'man 
3ayard  Veiller,  Arthur  Goodrich  Osca 
Hammerstein.  Lyn  Starling.  Adelaide  Mat 
'hews,  Jessie  Lynch  Wi  Hams,  Percival 
Wilde,  Gilbert  Emery,  Gene  Buck,  Jane  Mur 
m,  Kate  Jordan,  Margaret  Mavo,  Edward 
7.  Capenter,  Cliffo  d  Grey.  Gladys  Linger. 
-Alice  Leal  Pollock,  John  Willard  and  Clem 
•nre    Randolph. 

The  Dramatists'  Gui'd  has  not  as 
vet  formed  any  affiliation  with  the 
\ctors'  Equity. 

H.   Charles  Fourton  Dead 

Atlanta — H.  Charles  Fourton,  wide 
ly     known     through     his     associatior 
with   Jake   Wells  in  numerous  enter- 
prises   is   dead,   following  a   long   ill- 
ness. 


Second  Road  Show 

(Continued  from   Page    1) 

will    leave    for    Cuba    to    select    loca 
and   filmed   in    Hollywood,    Cuba   and 
ions.     The   picture  w-ill   be   produced 
Mew  York. 


Mr.  Exhibitor:  Ask  at  the  Film  Exchange* 
for  the 


It's  little  to   ask  for,  but    it'i    the    only 

reliable  aid  you  can  give  your  musicians 

to  help  put  the  picture  over. 


Revenue  Bill  Up 

First    Official    Business    Before    New 
House    of    Representatives — Pic- 
ture Theater  Not  Affected 

W;is!iington — The  first  legislation 
to  be  introduced  in  the  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives at  the  opening  of  the 
session  yesterday  was  the  Revenue 
Bill,  which  carries  the  Number  H. 
R.   No.    1. 

Exemption  from  tax  of  legitimate 
shows  will  reduce  estimated  revenue 
from  the  admission  tax  in  1926  from 
$3.^,000,000  to  $29,000,000.  Efiforts 
to  increase  the  exemption  on  admis- 
sions from  50  cents  to  $1,  made  in 
the  committee  by  Representatives 
Mills  and  Bacharach  were  unsuccess- 
ful, and  it  does  not  appear  that  there 
is  any  chance  of  an  increase  being 
made  while  the  measure  is  before 
the    House. 


Another  Closed  Town 

Corning,  la. — Cecil  &  Stanley,  who 
last  week  took  over  the  Opera  House, 
have  purchased  the  American  Corrie 
Peregrina.  The  town  is  now  a  closed 
one. 


Ezell   Here 

Claude  Eze'l.  dist^rict  sales  direc- 
tor for  Associated  Exhibitors  in  tli- 
southwest  with  headcjuarters  in 
Dallas,  is  in  New  York. 


Tilt  Over  Locarno 

(Continued  from  Paye  1) 
ion  of  such  an  important  pictoria 
recor  1  tlirough  one  Americai: 
medium  and  that  he  has  also  appeal- 
ed to  the  British  Foreign  Office 
through  the  American  Ambassador 
in   London. 

Fo.x  and  Kinograms  are  said  tc 
have  taken  the  matter  up  with  the 
Hays  ofifice.  E.  B.  Hatrick,  genera' 
manager  of  International,  was  inclin"d 
not  to  discuss  the  matter  yesterday, 
except  to  say  that  the  film  verj'  clear- 
ly was  International's.  It  will  be  re- 
leased i-n  a  regular  issue  of  the  news- 
reel. 


CHARLES  CADWALLADER 

Art  Director 


METROPOLITAN  STUDIOS 

hollywood 
Current  Releasfs- 


SIMON  THE  JESTER 
OFF  THE  HIGHWAY 
PAINT  AND  POWDER 
SEVEN  DA  YS 
STEEL  PREFERRED 
ROCKING  MOON 
FIFTH  AVENUE 


FOn.     RENT 


BELL  -  HOWELL 

AND     

AKELEY  CAMERAS 

With  or  Wittiout  Cameramen 


SEIDEN    CAMERA    EXCHANGE 

729  Seventh  Ave.  N.Y.C. 


i 


finding  Inspiration 

"What  we  know  is 
nothing;  what  we 
have  to  learn  is  im- 
mense." 

MONTE 
KATTERJOHN 

whose  experience  and  observa- 
tion covers  seventeen  years 
of  motion  picture  history  is 
deeply  conscious  of  the  neces- 
sity for  knowing  more,  and  is 
grateful  for  the  outstanding 
examples  of  showmanship  and 
entertainment  offered  by  D. 
W.  Griffith,  Monta  Bell, 
Charles  Chaplin,  Cecil  B.  de 
Mille,  Rex  Ingram,  Herbert 
Brennon,  King  Vidor,  Eric 
von  Stroheim,  Clarence  Brown. 
Marshall  Ncilan  Fred  Niblo, 
William  Beaudine.  Sidney 
Franklin,  Ernst  Lubitsch,  Mai 
St.  Clair,  George  Fitzmaurice, 
Raoul  Walsh,  Albert  Parker. 
King  Baggot,  Donald  Crisp, 
Allen  Dwan,  Frank  Borzpge. 
Jack  Ford  and  Tod  Browning. 
Coming 

"The  Great  Barnum" 

In  Preparation 

"1  iving  Together" 

"The  Golden  Rule" 

"King  Solomon's  Wives 

"The  Arkansas  Traveller" 

Current  Releases 

"Three  Faces  East" 

"The  V^  hite  Desert" 

"WithouHVIercy" 

Past  Performance 

"The  Lord  Loves  the  Irish" 
"The  Weaker  Sex"  ^ 
"The  Green  Temptation" 
"The  Eternal  Struggle" 

"The  Impossible  Mrs.  Bellew"  I 

"It  is  no  disgrace  to\ 
make  a  poor  picture,} 
but  it  is  a  disgrace  to\ 
make  one  that  loses] 
money. " 


"uesday,  December  8,  1925 


Light  Theaters  Merge 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

ashingtoii,  Pa.,  has  thrown  in  four 

luscs,  one  the  Strand  at  Fairmount 

id    Bergen    now    in    operation    and 

ice  others  to  be  built.     The  Kutin- 

\     interests    embrace    four    theaters 

.1  of  which  are  now  functioning.  The 

ottcsman  houses  will  be  the  Cameo 

.   Decatur  and  Ocean  in  the  Green- 

llc    section    of    Jersey    City    which 

ill    seat    2,000;    a    second    house    at 

iiimunipaw   and   West   Side   Aves., 

cat   1  600,  and  the   Downtown   to 

built    at    71     Newark    Ave;    this 

'u>e  will  seat  1,500.     The  Tivoli  at 

'111-     Corners,     seating     1,400;     the 

"'lUicello,  seating   1,000  and  located 

n    Monticello    Ave.;    the    Eureka,    a 

t'K)   seater   in    Hackensack   and   the 

a\liousc,    an    800    seater   at    Bound 

"ok   represent    the    Kutinsky   thca- 

|-s. 

The  deal  was  closed  through  Sof- 
lan  and  Sofiferman,  theater 
.urs. 


Sharp  Selected  Best  Cameraman 

Hollywood  —  Henry  Sharp  was 
selected  the  best  cameraman  in  the 
industry  by  leading  photoplay  edi- 
tors through  a  survey  conducted  by 
Foster  Goss  for  the  American  So- 
ciety of  Cinematographers. 


Rialto,    Patchogue,    Bums 

Mike  Glynne's  Rialto  at  Patchogue, 
L.  I.,  burned  to  the  ground  late  Fri- 
day night,  the  loss  being  $40,000. 
The  loss  was  fully  covered  by  in- 
surance. Glynne  expects  to  rebuild 
immediately. 


Movement  to   Boycott  Valentino 

The  Associated  Press,  in  a  dis- 
patch from  Rome,  says  that  a  move- 
ment has  begun  to  boycott  tilms  in 
which  Rudolph  Valentino  appears  be- 
cause of  his  action  in  seeking  to  be- 
come an  American  citizen. 


■'lerwood   Writing    Syndicate   Letter 

Robert  E.  Sherwood,  critic  on 
'-lie,"  is  writing  a  weekly  syndi- 
itL  letter  on  films.  He  has  also  been 
isaged  to  select  the  best  picture  of 
tj  month  for  McCall's  magazine  as 
)rt  of  a  new  department  which  in- 
(ulcs  the  selection  of  the  best  play 
i  Stark  Young  and  the  best  book 
1    Laurence  Stallings. 


'String  of  Diamonds"  Completed 

Hollywood — "A     String    of     Diam- 

(cU,"  Van  Pelt  Prod,  has  been  com- 

■      d.      "Fearless,"   a   police   dog,    is 

cd.      Chesterfield    Pictures,    New 

-Ilk,    will    distribute. 


Kansas  M.  P.  T.  O.  Perturbed 

Kansas  City — Whether  or  not  to 
mit  managers  of  producer-owned 
saters  as  active — not  honorary — 
Jmbers  confronts  the  M.  P.  T.  O. 
Kansas-Missouri.  The  majority 
the  directors  favor  lifting  the  bars, 
t  the  by-laws  decree  otherwise. 


Stromberg  to  Make  "Flames" 

[Hollywood — At  a  meeting  of  the 
ard  of  directors  of  the  International 
dcr  of  Fire  Engineers  with  Louis 

Mayer,  plans  were  completed  to 
ike  "Flames."  Huiltl  Siromberg 
11    produce,    with    Charles    Ray    in 

cast. 


Garson  Again  Directing  Flynn 

Los  Angeles  —  Lefty  Flynn  is 
)rking  in  "The  Kitten  and  the 
ng"  for  F.  B.  O.  with  Harry  Ciar- 
n  directing.  Kathleen  Myers,  Jer- 
Mur|)hy  and  Eddie  Phillips  in  the 
■st. 


Detroit — "The  Michigan  Film  Re- 
;w"  is  celebrating  its  tenth  anni- 
rsary  as  a  weekly  ;iublication. 


A  COMPLETE  LABORATORY 
AND  TITLE  SERVICE 


FORT  LEE,  N.  J. 
Fort  Le«  166-7 


"Broken  Blossoms"  Revived  Sunday 

The  International  Film  Arts  Guild 
will  have  as  this  Sunday's  revival  at 
the  Cohan  theater,  "Broken  Blos- 
soms." 


Huntington  Park  House  Open 

Los  Angeles— The  new  California 
m  Huntington  Park,  has  opened.  It 
seats  1,600,  costs  $200,000.  and  will 
present  pictures  and  an  occasional 
road  show. 


Sbnin  on   Promotion  Trip 

Charles  Sonin,  head  of  the  M.-G.- 
M.  purchasing  department,  is  on  a 
trip  to  exchanges  in  Albany,  Cleve- 
land, Detroit,  Chicas'o,  Milwaukee, 
Cmcumati  and  Pittsburgh  to  pro- 
mote   sales    on    accessories. 


Strand,    Seattle,    to    Change    Policy? 

Seattle  —  It  is  reported  that  a 
change  of  policy  is  to  take  place  at 
the  Strand.  This  is  a  Jensen-Von 
Herberg  house,  in  the  financial  dis- 
trict. 


To  Show  "American  Venus"  Dec.  26 

"The  American  Venus,"  will  be 
shown  in  Atlantic  City  on  Dec.  26 
at  the  Ambassador,  the  proceeds  go- 
ing to  the  Home  for  Crippled  Chil- 
dren. 


Universal    Signs    Siegmann 

Hollywood  —  George  A.  Siegmann 
has  signed  a  long  term  contract 
with  Universal.  His  first  picture  will 
be   in    "Poker   Faces." 


Stop  Cheating  Yourself 
Out  of  Real  Profits— 


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It  IS  a  fine  piece  of  work;  a  book  every  man  interested  in 
merchandmng  or  exploitation,  in  or  out  of  the  picture  in- 
dustry should  have."  "Danny"  Fdm  Daily 

PUTTING  IT  OVER 

A  Survey  of  Modem  Exploitation 

by  EDDIE  BONNS  and  C.  E.  CARRIER 

fmjERE  for  the  first  time  is  revealed  the  secrets  of  the 
ltiJ|  modern  science  of  keeping  a  name,  a  product,  or  an 
idea  before  the  public  by  means  and  methods  of  exploitation 

This  book  is  chock  full  of  interesting  and  instructive 
information  not  only  about  Motion  Pictures  but  the 
methods  of  exploitation  employed 
by  leading  industries,  corporations 
and  individuals  in  keeping  their 
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Eleven  Years  of 
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the  Minneapolis,  Milwaukee,  Des 
Moines,  Omaha,  and  Sioux  Falls  Ter- 
ritories, a  measure  of  reader  confidence 
unequalled  in  the  field. 


Eleventh  Birthday  Number 


out  December  19  will  be  its  greatest 
effort,  commanding  reader  interest  and 
confidence  never  equalled. 


Reserve  Your  Space  NOW 


offices:     Lumber  Exchange,  Minneap- 
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A  Feast  tor  Six  Months 
A  Famine  tor  Six  Months 


Why? 


I 


A    ^  become  a  habit  in  this  business — a  feast  from  August  to  January; 
famine  from  January  to  August. 


I      Big  pictures  and  big  theatre  receipts  from  August  to  January;  small  pictures 
and  small  receipts  from  January  to  August. 

We  analyzed  the  situation.  We  heard  from  scores  of  wise  exhibitors.  We 
learned  from  our  own  experience.  And  we  came  to  this  conclusion: 

Theatre  receipts  can  be  as  healthy  from  January  to  August  as  they  are  from 
August  to  January.  Modern  showmanship  and  modern  theatre  equipment  can 
overcome  the  spring  bugaboo— PROVIDED  THE  SAME  HIGH  QUALITY  PRODUCT  IS 
AVAILABLE  IN  THE  SPRING  AS  YOU  GET  IN  THE  FALL. 

And  so,  we  have  taken  this  pioneer  step  forward : 

Paramount  offers  you,  for  January -August  1 926  release,  a  group  of  30  unusually 

strong  productions,  1 5  OF  WHICH  ARE  OF   EQUAL  CALIBRE  WITH  ANYTHING   EVER 
RELEASED  BY  PARAMOUNT  OR  ANY  OTHER  COMPANY  IN  THE  FALL. 

We  have  spent  a  vast  amount  of  money  and  talent  on  these  Spring  pictures 
—more  than  we  have  ever  spent  upon  any  group.  Spring  or  Fall,  before.  From  the 
speed  with  which  they  are  being  Dooked,  you  appreciate  their  sensational  value. 

Your  enthusiastic  support  is  a  good  sign.  It  means  that  other  producers  will 
be  encouraged  to  follow  our  example.  It  means  that  soon  motion  picture  exhibit- 
ing will  cease  altogether  to  be  a  seasonable  business  and  high-peak  receipts  will 
be  yours  all  year  'round. 

It  is  an  important  development  worth  your  support  and  thought. 

FAMOUS  PLAYERS  -  LASKY  CORP. 

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1.1.  XXXIV    No.  58 


Wednesday,  December  9,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


tudio  Boom  in  U.  K. 

iurt  in   Production   Keyed  to   Meet 
Anticipated    Quota,  According 

to  Edward  L.  Klein 
\cting  on  the  belief  that  a  quota 
stem  of  some  sort  will  become  a 
V,  all  important  British  organiza- 
'HS  are  making  production  plans, 
:ording  to  Edward  L.  Klein,  well 
own  exporter  who  has  just  re- 
•ned  from  an  eight  months'  stay  in 
irope  and  principally  in  London. 
Klein  said  yesterday  that  so  far  as 
could  gather,  Great  Britain  will 
ve  a  quota  system.  It  may  be  the 
e  developed  by  the  trade  through 
;  Commij;tee  of  22  or  it  may  be  an 
tirely  new  plan  devised  by  the 
)vernnient.  He  added  it  was  cer- 
n  that  if  the  Government  takes  the 
itter  up,  the  initial  percentage  of 
itish  pictures  will  be  twenty-five 
r  cent,  rather  than  the  ten  per  cent 
oposed  in  the  trade  plan.  Definite 
tion  is  looked  for  almost  immedi- 
;ly. 

''England  is  about  to  launch  the 
featest  production  schedule  in  its 
jtory,"  said  Klein  yesterday. 
Adoption  of  the  quota  is  assumed 
be  a  matter  of  time  only.  To  that 
d,  therefore,  production  figures  in 
t  plans  of  all  important  organiza- 
ins.  Gaumont  will  make  12  feat- 
es  next  year,  to  be  directed  by 
anning  Haynes  and  starring  Fay 
»mpton.  Stcll  will  have  at  least  12 
{,Cont\nv.ei  on  Page  4) 


Buckley  Back  From  Coast 

Harry  D.  Buckley  is  back  in  town 
jm  the  Coast,  where  he  partici- 
ted  in  the  United  Artists-M.-G.-M. 
jiferences. 


Fox   Site  in  Chicago? 

Chicago — It  was  reported  yester- 
y  Fox  had  secured  a  theater  site 
joining  the   Chicago  theater. 


Biblical   Films 

'3  Be  Produced  by  Religious  M.  P. 
Foundation — Hays     Organization 

Cooperating  on  Plan 

Religious  motion  pictures,  based  on 

blical    themes,    will      be      produced 

;d   distributed  by  the   Religious   M. 

Foundation,  according  to  William 

Harmon,  president. 

The  Foundation  was  created  by  the 

armon    Foundation   with    the   coop- 

ation    of    the    Federal    Council    of 

hurches  and   the   Hays  office.      Ex- 

:riments  conducted  by   Hays  show- 

I  that  pictures  shown  in  connection 

ith    church    services    increased    the 

tendance  36  per  cent  over  a  period 

a  year. 


Blames    Press    Agent 

R.    F.    Woodhull    Ridicules    Grange's 

$300,000    Salary    Yarn— Ohio 

Convention   Under   Way 

Columbus,  O.— R.  F.  Woodhull, 
president  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.,  said 
yesterday  the  story  crediting  "Red" 
Grange  with  receiving  |300,000  from 
Arrow  for  his  share  in  one  picture 
was  nonsensical  and  approached  what 
was  tantamount  to  a  misrenresenta- 
tion  to  the  exhibitors  and  the  public. 

He  blamed  the  story  on  overzealous 
press  agentry  and  said  the  publicity 
man  for  Arrov/  must  have  misplaced 
t'-'-  decimal  ■  ■  •n.t.  Woodhull  gener- 
al, deplore  ?  exploitation  of  per- 
sons promine.  in  the  public  eye  by 
producers  and  said  the  engagement 
of  Grange  was  just  as  silly  as  would 
be  an  attempt  to  put  Ben  Turpin  on 
the  Yale  team  and  expect  him  to 
play  football.  He  will  probably  urge 
the  Ohio  M.  P.  T.  O.,  which  con- 
vened yesterday,  to  pass  a  resolution 
condemning  that  type  of  publicity. 

At    the    dinner    last    night,    Jerome 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Take    First    Pictures    of    Garden 

First  motion  pictures  of  the  new 
Madison  Square  Garden  will  be  shot 
Friday,  when  Paul  Berlenbach  de- 
fends his  pugilistic  title  against  Jack 
Delaney.  The  pictures  will  be  shown 
at  Moss  and  Fox  houses  the  next 
day.  Cosmos  Film  Service,  729  7th 
Ave.,   will   distribute. 


Dinner  for  Echman 
Exhibitors  and  others  who  are 
members  of  the  Pacific  (Masonic) 
Lodge  tendered  Sam  Echman,  Met- 
ro-Goldwyn-Mayer  sales  supervisor 
in  this  territory,  a  dinner  at  the  Astor 
last  night.  He  is  retiring  as  Grand 
Master. 


Box    Office    Returns 

Hal    Roach   Idea   of    Star   Values   in 

Two-Reelers— What  This  Should 

Mean   to  the   Exhibitor 

"There  is  only  one  problem  to  the 
exhibitor — the  box-ofhce — and  if  he 
can  get  twice  as  much  money  in  from 
one  type  of  show  than  he  can  from 
the  others  then  it  is  smiply  good  busi- 
ness for  the  exhibitor  to  run  that  type 
of   show.     Or  am  I   wrong   in  this?" 

That  the  question  propounded  yes- 
terday by  Hal  Roach  who  is  here  on 
a  fiymg  visit.  And  the  question  had 
something  to  do  with  the  newest  idea 
which  Roach  is  developing.  In  fact 
he  has  put  it  into  actual  execution — 
the  use  of  well  known  box  office 
names  in  his  two  reel  comedies. 

"We  will  have  every  important 
player  who  is  free  lancing — every 
well  known  star,  in  these  pictures," 
he  said,  "and  they  should  be  of  im- 
mense help  to  the  exhibitor.  There 
are  many  exhibitors  who,  through 
booking  carefully,  can  usually  secure 
a  good  many  fine  box  office  pictures. 
But  there  are  many  weeks  when  they 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Irene  Rich  on  Tour 

Irene  Rich  will  appear  at  the  open- 
ing of  "Lady  Windermere's  Fan"  in 
several  Warner  theaters.  Her  trip 
will  take  her  to  Pittsburgh,  Balti- 
more, Charlotte,  Bridgeport,  Conn. 
Youngstown,  O.,  Chicago  and  Seattle. 
In  each  city  she  will  talk  over  the 
radio. 


Spring,  Depinet  Returning 

Samuel  Spring,  chairman  of  the 
Sales  Cabinet  of  First  National  Inc., 
and  Ned  Depinet,  sales  manager  in 
the  South,  have  completed  their  tour 
of  key  cities,  and  return  to  the  home 
office  today. 


Chicago  Threatens  to   Close   Houses 

Chicago — Mayor  Dever  threatens 
to  close  200  picture  houses  within  24 
hours  unless  they  obey  fire  laws 
which  the  Fire  Commissioner  reports 
are  being  ignored. 


Fredman  Returns  From  Russia 
London — Ernest  W.   Fiedman,   ed- 
itor of  "The   Film   Renter,"  returned 
om  Russia  this  week  where  he  had 
been  investigating  trade  conditions. 


Basil   to   Direct    Here 

Joe  Basil,  formerly  assistant  direc- 
tor and  "gag"  man  for  Larry  Semon, 
is  on  his  way  East  to  make  a  series 
of  two  reel  comedies,  starring  Al 
Joy  for  Ricordo  Pictures.  The  first  is 
titled  "The  Old  Gang."  To  be  re- 
leased one  a  month. 


Plan  St.  George  Theater 
Cornelius  KolfT  has  sold  the  cor- 
ner of  Stuyvesant  Place,  and  Hamil- 
ton Ave.,  Richmond  Terrace,  St. 
George,  S.  I.,  for  the  Fidelity  Trust 
Co.,  to  a  syndicate  who  will  erect  a 
theater. 


Fox  Theater  Stock  Active 
Fox  Theaters  "A"  was  more  than 
usually  active  yesterday  with  13,900 
sales  and  a  gain  of  a  point  and  a 
quarter  recorded.  It  opened  at  27 
and   closed   at  28%. 


Wyroback,  "U"  Salesman,  Killed 

St.    Louis — Leo    Wyroback,     Uni- 
versal salesman,  was  killed  in  an  au 
tomobile  accident  near  Windsor.   111. 
The  news  shocked  local  Film  Row. 


Rift    in    Harmony 

M.P.T.O.    and    T.O.C.C.     "Arnazed" 

Over    Up-State    Exhibitor    Move 
to    Join    Hays    Organization 

The  M.  P.  T.  O.  and  the  T.  O.  C. 
C.  yesterday  both  went  on  record  in 
opposition  to  the  willingness  of  Will 
H.  Hays  to  take  into  his  organiza- 
tion the  Buffalo  and  Albany  zones  of 
the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  New  York. 

Following  a  T.  O.  C.  C.  meeting 
a  telegram  was  sent  to  Hays  as'cing 
his  directors  to  postpone  acticij  for 
ten  days.  The  T.  O.  C.  C.  iij  the 
interim  will  make  inquiries  on  i*g  Dwn 
to  discover  what  has  actuated  this 
move  on  the  part  of  the  up-ftate 
group. 

Joseph  M.  Seider,  business  uian- 
ager  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.,  n  a 
statement  further  indicate  I  his 
amazement  at  the  move.  Granting 
that  harmony  was  desirable,  Seider 
said  he  could  not  see  why  the  M.  P. 
T.  O.  should  turn  its  membership 
over  to  the  Hays  group.     He  said: 

"If  it  is  the  purpose  of  the  producers  ancT 
distributors  who  are  enrolled  in  the  M.  P. 
Prod,  and  Dist.  of  America,  Inc.,  to  cause 
dissension  within  our  ranks,  and  to  prevent 
our  organizing  completely  through  the  set- 
ting up  of  another  organization,  we  pray 
that  they  continue  to  do  so,  as  nothing  will 
awaken  the  sleeping  theater  owner  to  his 
danger  as  will  tliis  latest  move.  The  only 
barrier  that  the  producers  have  had  and  now 
have  to  complete  control  in  the  M.  P. 
industry,  is  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  A.  With 
the  absorption  of  theater  owner  organiza- 
tion, likewise  will  the  individual  theater 
owner  be  absorbed  by  the  very  same  pro- 
ducers." 


Rhenheimer  Sells   Interest 

Samuel  Rhenheimer  has  disposed  of 
his  50  per  cent  in  the  Normandy, 
Globe  and  Romly  theaters  in  East 
New  York  to  his  partners,  Heilbron 
&  Rubin.  Rhenheimer  and  Edward 
N.  Rugof?  have  sold  the  lease  of  the 
theater  building  under  construction 
in  S.  Broadway,  Yonkers,  to  Matt- 
hew N.  Chrystmos.  The  lease,  which 
is  for  21  years,  will  aggregate  almost 
$500,000.  Rhenheimer  intends  build- 
ing several  houses  in  Brooklyn. 


Reel  for  "First  National  Month" 
First  National  is  releasing  an  800 
ft.  reel,  showing  stars  and  leading 
players  in  scenes  from  productions 
for  "First  National  Month."  Prints 
have  been  shipped  to  all  exchanges, 
there  being  no  extra  chjirge  to  ex- 
hibitors. 


St    Louis    Musicians    Seek    Increase 

St.  Louis — Local  musicians  state 
that  when  their  existing  contract  ex- 
pires next  June,  they  want  an  in- 
crease of  $5  a  man.  The  average  15 
now  $48.50  a  week  with  $10  extra  for 
the  leader. 


THE 


-SMUl 


DAIL.V 


Wednesday,  December  9,  192; 


Vol. XXXIV No. 58  Wednesday,  Dec. 9, 1925  PrIceSCents 


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E,  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London — Ernest  W.  Fredman, 
The  Film  Renter,  58,  Great  Marlborough  St., 
London,  W.  I.,  Paris — La  Cinematographie 
Francaise,    5,    Rue    Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High    Lov7    Close 

Balaban   &    Katz    Not 

Eastman  Kodak  ,.109M  109^2  109^ 
Famous    Players    ,,110M   109Ji    109J^ 

F.    P.    Pfd Not 

Film    Inspection     Not 

First    National     Not 

Fox  Film  "A"  .  .  82Ji  82  82^4 
pox  Theaters   "A"     28^4      27         28^ 

Loew's,     Inc 40         l^V^     39^ 

F'     j-Gold.    Pfd Not 

M,  P.  Cap,  Corp.  18^  18^4  18^ 
Pathe  Exch.  "A"  7954  78  79^ 
Skouras     Bros.      ..55  55  55 

Trans-Lux    "A"     ..    12^      12!4      12^ 

Univ.     Pict Not 

Univ.    Pict,    Pfd Not 

Warner   Bros.   "A"     19          19  19 

Warner  Pict,   Not 


Sales 
quoted 

300 

5,100 
quoted 
quoted 
quoted 

2,000 
13,900 

2.500 

quoted 

100 

1,400 

4,500 

quoted 

quoted 

200 

quoted 


Joe  Boyle  With  Bob  Kane 
Joe  C.  Boyle,  who  recently  returned 
from'  Europe  where  he  assisted  Rex 
Ingram  in  the  making  of  "Marie 
,Nostrum,"  has  joined  Robert  T.  Kane 
Productions    as    production    manager, 

for  that 

SPECIAL  PRESENTATION 

FLAGS  &  BANNERS 

HENRY  JACKSON 
141  Fulton  St.  New  York 


When  you  think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Picture 

and  Theatrical  insurance  for 

the  past  fifteen  years. 

Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C. 

Bryant  3040 


Box    Office    Returns 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 
have  average  features,  and  they  must 
do  something  to  stimulate  business. 
Otherwise  their  big  houses  are  op- 
crated  at  a  loss.  A  number  of  ex- 
hibitors operating  these  large  houses 
— and  big  seating  capacity  is  the 
order  of  the  day — admit  their  prob- 
lem, and  are  anxiously  seeking  any- 
thing v^'hich  will  stop  that  loss,  or 
l)robable  loss.  In  their  efforts  to  do 
business  with  the  average  pictures  ex- 
hibitors of  the  central  section  of  the 
country  pay  from  $5,000  up  for  pro- 
logues, special  presentations,  acts, 
etc. 

"Now  my  idea  is  this:  that  through 
the  use  of  star  names  in  our  comedies 
that  we  can  help  them  fill  their  big 
houses — the  idea  is  equally  valuable 
to  the  exhibitor  with  a  smaller  house. 
Then,  instead  of  relying  upon  the 
name  of  one  star — in  the  feature — to 
attract  the  crowd,  he  will  have  at 
least  one  more,  and  sometimes  two 
more,  for  these  stars  will  be  in  our 
new  comedies.  It  is  my  belief  that 
the  new  type  of  comedy  will  prove  of 
real  help  where  the  average  feature 
is  shown.  Naturally,  you  cannot 
have  stars  of  the  importance  of  Lion- 
el Barrymore,  Theda  Bara,  Mildred 
Harris,  and  others  without  paying 
real  money  for  their  services.  I  am 
hoping  to  get  John  Barrymore,  also. 
Indeed  every  star  of  value  who  is 
free  lancing,  is  a  possible  aid  to  the 
exhibitor  under  this  plan.  I  think 
we  have  hit  upon  an  idea  that  wil' 
prove  of  exceptional  value  to  the  ex- 
hibitor who  knows  his  program  need= 
bolstering,  I  do  not  blame  exhibi- 
tors who  have  not  advertised  their 
comedies;  often  they  have  had  little 
to  advertise;  because,  excenting  for 
unusual  instances  the  names  of  our 
comedy  stars  are  not  of  great 
strength.  But  under  the  idea  I  have 
worked  out  I  am  certain  this  has 
been  taken  care  of.  The  exhibitor 
will  have  something  to  advertise,  not 
only  in  addition  to  his  so  called  fea- 
ture, but  often  in  place  of  it.  He 
can  at  least  double  uo  his  advertis- 
ing because  he  will  have  two  well 
known  names  instead  of  one  to  at- 
tract his  public.  And  that,  after  all. 
is  what  counts.  You  may  have  a 
mighty  good  picture,  but  unless  vou 
have  a  star  value  to  get  them  in  your 
troubles  begin   right  there." 


Paramount    Branches    Hold    Frolic 

Columbus,  O. —  The  Cleveland, 
Pittsburgh  and  Cincinnati  Paramount 
offices  were  guests  of  the  Columbus 
office  at  a  dinner-dance  at  the  Elk's 
Club  here. 


Cleveland — G.  A.  Robb,  of  the  lo- 
cal Paramount  sales  force,  has  been 
transferred  to  Pittsburgh. 


Chicago   Censor    Removed 

Chicago — Mrs.  Mabel  L.  Rockwell, 
censor,  has  been  removed  by  Chief  of 
Police  Collins,  who  has  appointed 
Miss    Eftie   L.   Siglar. 


George  Marion  Jr.  Signed 

Hollywood — Joseph  M.  Schenck 
has  signed  George  Marion,  Jr.,  for 
two  years  as  title  writer  for  Tal- 
madge    productions. 


Wellman  to  Direct  Bronson 

Hollywood — William  Wellman  will 
direct  Betty  Bronson  in  her  next  pro- 
duction. She  will  return  to  Holly- 
wood   in   a    few   davs. 


Skouras   Acquires   Two   More 

St.  Louis — The  St,  Louis  Amuse- 
ment Co,,  has  added  the  Lyric  and 
the  Virginia  to  its  chain  of  second 
runs. 


Deny  Change  at  Warners 

The  Warners  yesterday  denied  the 
report  that  Meyer  Lesser  is  no  longer 
connected    with    the    organization. 


Olive    Borden    Signs    With    Fox 
Hollywood  —  Olive       Borden      has 
signed  a  five  year  contract  with  Fox, 


Porter  Heads  Paramount  Editorial 
Verne    Porter   has    been    appointed 
editor-in-chief  of  the  editorial  depart- 
ment of   Paramount, 


Mannen  on  Coast 

Hollywood — Alfred  T,  Mannen  of 
the  Tec-Art  studios,  New  York,  is  in 
Hollywood. 


The   finishing   touch   of   refinement   on 
an     elaborate     production     is     the 


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■^^  fully  independent — serving  this  industry  solely 
on  a  basis  of  INDEPENDENT  EFFICIENCY. 

Associated  Exhibitors  employs  the  admirable  physi- 
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Associated  Exhibitors  is  building  a  perfected  organi- 
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SELLING,  the  fullest  exploitation  of  worthy  motion 
picture  entertainment. 

Associated  Exhibitors  controls  its  own  policies,  is 
willingly  responsible  for  its  own  actions. 

Associated  Exhibitors  is  a  distinct,  separate,  and  in- 
dividual organization;  its  sales  directors,  managers, 
salesmen,  are  responsible  solely  to  Associated  Ex- 
hibitors. 

Associated  Exhibitors,  in  turn,  is  responsible  only — 

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for  worth-while  product — and — ■ 

To  the  exhibitor — whether  his  name  be  Sam  Katz  or 
his  theatre  the  humblest  of  community  centers— seek- 
ing pictures  that  SELL  SEATS. 

That's  our  platform. 

And  we  stand  on  it  — ALONE ! 


THE 


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DAILY 


Wednesday,  December  9,  1925 


Blames    Press   Agent 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
Beatty  read  the  following  address  on 
behalf  of  Will  H.  Hays: 

"There  is  one  method  for  bringing  about 
complete  confidence  and  cooperation  between 
all  the  branches  of  the  motion  picture  industry 
that  will  not  fail. 

"It   is  called   The   Golden   Rule. 

"It  is  a  straight,  direct  method  that  goes 
back  to  the  beginning  of  things.  The  law  was 
laid  down  when  The  Great  Teachers  brought 
order  out  of  chaos  and  gave  us  rules  for 
conducting  our  lives  so  that  all  of  us  should 
have  the  right  to  live  and  to  work  and  to  pros- 
per   according   to    our    ability. 

"Propaganda,  speeches,  publicity,  meetings, 
committees,  statements  mean  nothing  unless 
every   action   is   based   upon  fair   play. 

"But  if  you  are  playing  fair,  all  the  oppo- 
sition in  the  world  will  do  you  no  permanent 
harm. 

"There  is  one  way  for  exhibitor  and  dis- 
tiibulor  to  get  together  and  strive  shoulder 
to  shculder  for  the  common  good.  Each  must 
play   fair   with   the   other. 

"A  satisfied  exhibitor  is  a  friend  of  the  pro- 
ducer. An  exhibitor  who  is  buying  pictures 
at  fair  prices,  who  is  receiving  product  that 
makes  his  theater  an  honorable  and  substan- 
tial institution  in  his  community  has  no  just 
complaint  against  the  men  upon  whom  he  is 
dependent    for    his   product. 

"A  distributor  who  is  receiving  fair  treat- 
ment from  exhibitors,  who  has  a  satisfactory 
outlet  for  his  product,  who  is  not  suffering 
from  unfair  practices,  has  no  quarrel  with  ex- 
hibitors. 

"The  motion  picture  business  in  all  its 
branches  prospers  when  there  is  fair  play  be- 
tween buyer  and  seller.  In  this  it  is  no  dif- 
ferent  from   any   other   business. 

"It  is  just  as  much  to  the  advantage  of  the 
distributor  as  it  is  to  the  advantage  of  the  ex- 
hibitor to  work  for  general  satisfaction  be- 
tween buyer  and  seller.  The  only  contract 
worth  while  is  one  that  gives  profit  to  both 
parties.  Contracts  must  be  equitable.  Both 
sides  have  been  offenders. 

"Never,  however,  has  there  been  such  gen- 
eral friendliness  in  the  industry  between  dis- 
tributor and  exhibitor  as  there  is  at  this  time. 
Distributors  and  exhibitors  are  natural  friends. 
Influences  which  would  make  them  otherwise 
are  bad  influences.  We  have  not  yet  reached 
the  maximum  cooperation  but  we  will.  We 
can  bring  100  per  cent-  confidence  and  coop- 
eration between  exhibitor  and  distributor  by 
practicing  continually  the  policy  of  *Do  unto 
others  as  you  would  have  others  do  unto  you.' 

"That's  all  there  is  to  our  business — that  is 
all  there  is  to  any  successful  business.  The 
Golden  Rule  should  be  written  in  red  at  the 
top  of  every  contract,  and  it  would  be  the 
most  valuable  clause  in  it.  It's  a  clause  that 
must  be  obeyed.  It  is  non-cancellable.  It  is 
the  law  of  justice  and  humanity  as  well  as  the 
greatest  of  all  Economic  laws.  You  can't 
evade  it.  You  can't  appeal  it.  You  obey  it, 
or  you  suffer.  To  live  and  let  live  is  not 
enough — we  must   live  and  help   live. 

"You  may  say  for  me  as  you  did  in  Michi- 
gan that  the  determination  on  our  part  to  do 
everything  possible  for  exhibitors  and  to  pro- 
mote to  the  fullest  extent  the  plan  of  cooper- 
ation, goes  to  the  extent  of  assuring  them  that 
if  any  exhibitor  in  Ohio  or  anywhere  in  the 
country  has  a  real  grievance  against  any  of 
the  producers  or  distributors  who  are  members 
of  this  association  and  will  call  my  attention 
to  such  grievance,  that  the  good  oflRces  of  the 
association  will  be  immediately  and  sympa- 
thetically used  to  bring  about  such  conferences 
and  consideration  of  such  real  grievance  by 
the  parties  interested  that  a  fair  solution  may 
be  quickly  sought.  It  is  our  purpose  to  do 
everything  possible  to  bring  about  an  adjust- 
ment of  every  real  grievance  wherever  and 
whenever  any  such  exists.  I  know  that  the 
exhibitors    of    Ohio    will    appreciate    the    value 


An  Xmas  Idea 

The  80  odd  houses  in  Can- 
ada controlled  by  the  Famous 
Players  Canadian  Corp.  plan  to 
give  packages  of  candy  to  all 
children  attending  perform- 
ances for  the  Christmas  Day 
matinee.  This  is  a  special  stunt 
to  attract  the  kiddjes  to  the 
holiday  matinee. 


both   to   exhibitors   and   to   distributors   of   this 
possibility." 


At  Arrow  it  was  pointed  out  yes- 
terday that  sixty  individuals  were 
present  when  the  certified  check  was 
turned  over  to  Grange  by  W.  E.  Shal- 
lenberger  on  Monday. 

Ritchie   Replies 

Baltimore — Governor  Ritchie  has 
made  public  his  letter  in  reply  to  one 
of  the  Citizens'  League  for  Better 
Motion  Pictures,  which  criticized  the 
stand  taken  against  a  Federal  censor- 
ship bill.  The  reply,  addressed  to 
Mrs.  Anne  D.  Bennett,  follows,  in 
part: 

"What  I  said  was  that  I  thought  State  reg- 
ulation should  never  be  carried  to  the  point 
where  the  owners  of  the  industry  would  be 
relieved  of  the  responsibility  for  managing 
their  own  business  properly.  I  think  that  is 
true  not  only  as  to  moving-picture  regulations 
but  as  to  all  other  kinds  of  regulations.  If 
the  owners  of  the  industry  are  relieved  of  their 
own  responsibility  then  practically  you  have  a 
form    of    Government   ownership. 

"I  did  say,  of  course,  that  I  do  not  believe 
the   Federal  censorship  bill   should  be  passed." 

Weingarten  Visits  Atlanta 

Atlanta — Larry  Weingarten,  pub- 
hcity  and  exploitation  manager  for 
Jackie  Coogan  Prod.,  stopped  off  here 
on  his  way  to  the  coast.  He  will  stop 
at  the  Middle  Western  exchange 
points  arranging  a  campaign  on  Jac- 
kie's new  picture. 

Barthelmess  in  Palm  Beach 
Richard  Barthelmess  has  gone  to 
Palm  Beach  for  a  short  rest.  He 
is  expected  to  return  on  the  22nd  to 
start  work  on  "The  Kid  From  Mon- 
tana." 


Studio  Boom  in  U.  K. 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 
and  perhaps  18.     Prod.  Dist.  Corp.  is 
making  two  reelers. 

"Ideal's  plans  are  not  definite,  but 
the  company  has  its  own  studio  and 
is  expected  to  reenter  production. 
Cosmopolitan  is  making  a  series  of 
two  reelers  called  'Haunted  Castles' 
for  W.  and  F.  Film  Service.  Gains- 
borough Pictures  are  making  six 
features  at  present  and  will  undoubt- 
edly have  six  or  12  more.  The  plans 
of  other  companies  are  likewise  as- 
suming concrete  form.  Welsh,  Pear- 
son intend  making  four;  Herbert 
Wilcox  has  finished  'Nell  Gwynne' 
and  will  make  about  three  more  in 
1926.  It  is  understood  Pathe  ^  will 
enter  production,  devoting  its  engr- 
gies  perhaps  to  short  reels.  This  i 
contingent  upon  the  adoption  of  the 
quota  system. 

"A  highly  interesting  turn  in  events  in 
England  concerns  the  volume  of  short  stuff 
either  in  work  or  planned.  George  Redman 
is  making  a  series  of  two  reelers  starring 
John  Henry,  radio  announcer;  Adrienne 
Brunei  is  making  12  one-reel  burlesques  re- 
ported   to    be    excellent. 

"The  Federation  of  British  Industries  is 
determined  to  see  that  more  English  pictures 
are  made  and  that  the  process  of  American- 
izing British  colonies  through  films  comes 
to  an  end.  It  is  common  talk  that  Govern- 
ment action  will  occur  in  Parliament  in 
January.  The  exhibitor  referendum  was  679 
against  609  for  the  quota  but  in  London, 
the  impression  exists  that  exhibitors  are 
split    about    evenly    over    the    question." 

Klein  sold  40  features  for  Eng- 
land, including  12  Gotham  Prod,  to 
Stoll  and  76  short  subjects,  includ- 
ing 26  Krazy  Kat  Komics  and  12 
Sheiks    and     Shebas     comedies.      He 


also  sold  24  Felix  cartoons  for  the 
Continent  as  well  as  many  features 
and  other  short  subjects  for  individ- 
ual European  countries.  While  in 
Berlin  he  formed  the  Edward  L. 
Klein  Film  Co.  g.  m.  b.  h.  to  handle 
Central  Europe.  He  will  return  to 
London  in  the  Spring. 


Fox  Convention  in  Chicago 

St.  Louis  —  G.  E.  McKean,  man- 
ager of  the  Fox  exchange,  has  gone 
to  Chicago  to  attend  a  sales  confer- 
ence, to  be  presided  ov€|^ -lyr  Jamea 
R.    Grainger. 


Fox   Buys  "Holy  Terror" 

William  Fox  has  added  "The  He 
Terror,"    another    John    Golden   plaj 
to  the  list  of  stage  plays  to  be  mac" 
for   next   year. 


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Raymond  Griffith  is  in  New  York 
on  a  vacation.  He  will  return  to  Hol- 
lywood in  time  to  start  work  on 
"Fresh  Paint"  Jan.  4. 


Hugh  Davis  With  Rayart 

Hugh   Davis  has  joined  Rayart   as 
vice-president.  


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Thursday,  December  10,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


BUSINESS 

By  DANNY 

s  an  old  story :  that  a  good 
jre  always  gets  business, 
he  little  old  box  office.    Said 

so  often  that  it  may  '-"gtire- 
e.     But  the  proof  isi-       ly 

esting.       For     i  n  sf 

thes  Make  the  Pir/ 
:lty  in  which  Leon^; 
iiaring.    All  last  weeK  m.  ..... 

nd.  New  York,  despite  ter- 
;  weather,  big  bvisiness  re- 
id.    If  the  weather  had  been 

least  bit  favorable  a  new 
5e  record  might  easily  have 
I   established. 

icn,.too,    "S'tella    Dallas"    which 

ling  phenomenal  business.     And, 

at,  in  a  theater  in  which  pictures 

rarely    been    overly    successful. 

so,  despite  that  Harry  Carr,  the 

Arigeles    critic    was    pessimistic 

the  box  office  values  of  "Stella" 
oks  as  if  it  is  sure  fire  for  busi- 

Something  gets  in  the  atmo- 
sAere  about  a  good  picture. 
he  public  seem  to  "smell" 
ie  good  pictures — before  they 

'e  released.     And  when  they 
0  you  just  cannot  keep  them 
way.      And    vice    versa,    you 
annot  force  them  to  see  one 
hich  isn't  so  good. 
le   great  mistake  made  is   trying 
cost   a    picture   into   public   favor. 
n  it  isn't  "there."     That  is  dam- 
g    the    good    ones.      When    they 
s  ?long.     If  you  happen  to  have 
d  one  to  run,  run  it.     But  make 
jromises. 

The  Football  Hero 
jster  "Red"  Grange.  Who.  by 
that  is  being  printed,  is  to  get 
000  for  his  share  of  a  picture, 
ch  means,  incidentally,  that  on 
state  right  market  this  picture 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Ohio    Elects 

Kam    M.   James    Reelected   Presi- 
mt — Two    Day    Convention    in 
Columbus   Ended 

oJumbus,    O. — William    M.   James 

•  reelected   president   of  the   Ohio 

P.    T.    O.    yesterday.      The    elec- 

of  officers  brought  the  two  day 

vention   to   a   close. 

ther   officers   are   J.   J.    Harwood, 

keland,      vice-president    at    'arge;' 

D.  Palmer,  Fairport  Harbor,  first 

[-president;   J.  A.  Ackerm^n,   Cin- 

lati,    second;    Henry      Bieberson, 

.    (.Continiied  on  Page  8)       X,^^ 


"Golden   Rule"   Series 

Universal    Group    Will    Have    This 
T''<-le,  Adopted  From  Hays  Sug- 
estion.  Instead  of  White  List 

his  remarks  to  the  Ohio  exhibi- 
to)      Will  Hays  said  in  part: 

'  he  Golden  Rule  should  be  written  in 
rei  at  the  top  of  every  contract,  and  it 
would  be  the  most  valuable  clause  in  it; 
Jt's  a'  clause  that  must  be  obeyed.  It  is 
■.:  n  cancellable.       It    is    the    law    of    justice 

1  humanity  as  well  as  the  greatest  of  all 
-.'  .unoniic    laws.       You    can't    evade    it.       You 

-jin't  appeal  it.  You  obey  it,  or  you  suffer. 
lo  live  and  let  live  is  not  enough — we  must 
live    and    help    live." 

And  when  Bob  Cochrane  of  Uni- 
versal read  this  yesterday  in  THE 
FILM  DAILY  he  said,  "Well,  I'll 
be   blest;    Hays   has   found   our   idea. 

(Continued  on  Page   8) 

May   Build   on   B'way 

Universal    Contemplating    6,000    Seat 

House   Somewhere    Between 

42nd   and    50th    Sis. 

Anotlier  first-run  is  in  prospect  for 
Broadway.  At  Universal,  plans  have 
advanced  to  a  more  or  less  definite 
point  for  the  erection  of  a  6,000  seat 
theater  and  office  building  on  a  site 
between  42nd   and   50th   Sts. 

Should  the  project  become  a  fact, 
Universal  expects  the  theater  por- 
tion to  be  ready  in  about  a  year. 


Loew   in   Pittsburgh 

To  Build  Second  Theater  on  Ander- 
son Hotel   Site — Now   Operating 

Loew's  There 
It  was  reported  from  Pittsburgh 
yesterday  that  the  Loew  circuit  will 
build  a  new  theater  there,  thus  in- 
creasing its  holdings  to  two  houses. 
The  theater  now  in  operation  is 
Loew's,   formerly   the   Aldine. 

It   is   understood   the  company   has 
(Continued  on  Page  8) 

Ask    Probe   by   Press 

M.  P.  T.  O.  Want  Associated  Press 

to  Check  Up  on  Arrow's  $300,- 

000  Salary  to  "Red  "Grange 

Joseph  M.  Seider  yesterday  re- 
quested the  Associated  Press  to  ap- 
point a  committee  of  newspaper  men 
to  act  with  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  A.  in 
investigating  the  truth  of  the  report 
tb.at  "Red"  Grange  was  to  receive 
(Continued  on  Page  8) 


Sailing  on  the   16th 

London — Sidney  Garrett  of  Inter- 
Globe  Export  and  Harry  Rowson  of 
Ideal  leave  on  the  Majestic  for  New 
Yotk-ett  -the  16th. 


Neilan  May  Direct  Connie 

Los  Angeles — Marshall  Neilan  may 
direct  the  next  Constance  Talmadge 
picture. 


Kent,   Friedman,  to   Europe 

Aboard  the  Majestic,  via  Cherbourg 
— Sidney  R.  Kent  of  Famous  Play- 
ers, and  Leopold  Friedman  of 
Loew's,  Inc.,  are  aboard  ship.  They 
are  due  to  dock  at  Cherbourg  some 
time  Friday  afternoon.  It  is  under- 
stood Kent  is  en  route  to  Berlin. 


31   to   Handle   Texas   Legislation 

Dallas — A  state-wide  legislative 
plan  has  been  adopted  by  the  Texas 
M.  P.  T.  O.,  which  has  appointed  31 
district  chairmen  to  watch  legislative 
conditions.  The  state  senatorial  dis- 
tricts supplied  the  basis  lor  the  idea. 

Vilma    Hanky    May    Sign 

Los  Angeles  —  Vilma  Banky  is 
shortly  expected  to  sign  a  five-year 
contract   with    Samuel    Goldwyn. 


Bachmann  Forms  New  Company 

Albany,  —  J.  G.  Bachmann  has 
formed  Famous  Attractions  Corp., 
capital  $500,000. 


Sax    Signs    Hamilton 

Places     Comedian     Under     Personal 

Contract — Work   on   Educational 

Series  Completed 

Sam  Sax  has  signed  a  personal 
contract  with  Lloyd  Hainilton  who 
will  come  under  the  former's  auspices 
Dec.  15. 

Hamilton  has  been  making  two- 
reelers  for  Educational  for  several 
years  and  is  about  finished  with  his 
last  series.  Sax  said  yesterday  the 
comedian  will  continue  in  two-reelers 
(Continued  on  Page  8) 


Big  New  House 

Famous    and    Other    Companies    Re- 
ported   After   6,000    Seater    to 
Go  Up  Next  to  Loew's 

The  Hollander  Die  Co.  will  figure 
in  the  construction  of  a  6,000  seat 
theater  on  Park  Place,  Newark,  im- 
mediately adjoining  the  Loew  theater 
there. 

It  is  understood  the  house  will  be 
built  with  the  idea  of  leasing  it  for 
(Continued  on  Page  8) 


Additions  to  Drive 

More     Circuits     to     Participate     in 
"Laugh     Month"  —  Many     Ex- 
change Centers  Preparing 

The  National  Laugh  Month  Com- 
inittee  reported  yesterday  the  receipt 
of  additional  wires,  from  various 
cities  recording  additional  interest  in 
January  as  "Laugh  Month." 
(Continued  on  Page  8) 


Hammons   Returns 

Earl  W.  Hammons,  president  of 
Educational,  arrived  in  New  York 
yesterday  on  the  Homeric. 


To  Invade  So.  Africa 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer    First    Ameri- 
can Co.  to  Compete  With  I.  V. 
T.  A.,    the    "African    Trust" 

A  very  interesting  move  in  the  for- 
eign field  is  under  way  at  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer  where,  it  is  under- 
stood, it  has  been  determined  to  es- 
tablish offices  in  Cape  Town  and 
Johannesburg  in  direcct  competition 
with  the  International  Variety  and 
Theatrical  Agency,  Inc.,  the  so-call- 
ed "South  African  Trust."  Dan  W 
Fish,  well  known  in  the  American 
and   British   trade  will  be  in   charge. 

For  many  years,  the  I.  V.  T.  A. 
has  dominated  that  market  because 
of  its  control  of  the  theater  situation 
there.  For  that  reason,  there  are  in- 
stances on  record  where  only  por- 
tions of  important  releasing  programs 
have  reached  South  African  screens. 
American  distributors  have  had  no 
alternative  but  to  deal  with  the  I.  V. 
T.  A. 

One  of  the  best  posted  individuals 
on  the  foreign  situation  predicted  yes- 
terday that  with  Metro-Goldwyn  en- 
tering South  Africa,  other  important 
distributors  would  follow. 


United   Theaters,   Jersey   City   Chain 

The  United  Theaters  Corp.  is  the 
name  under  which  the  Kutinsky  and 
Gottesman  interests  in  Jersey  City 
will  operate.  Mdrris  Kutinsky  and 
his  associates  have  already  taken 
over  the  Strand  from  Alfred  Gottes- 
man, whose  three  proposed  theaters 
will  also  revert  to  the  Kutinsky  group 
upon  their  completion,  thus  making 
six  in  Jersey  City  alone.  Two  in 
outside  towns  are  included. 


"Wampas"  Select  "Baby  Stars" 
Los  Angeles — "The  Wampas"  have 
selected  their  "Baby  Stars"  for  1926. 
They  are  to  be  introduced  at  the  an- 
imal ball  in  February  and  are:  Mary 
Brian,  Joyce  Compton,  Dolores  Cos- 
tello,  Joan  Crawford,  Marceline  Day, 
Dolores  Del  Rio,  Fay  Wray,  Janet 
Gaynor,  Sally  Long,  Edna  Martin, 
Sally  O'Neill,  Vera  Reynolds  and 
Mary  Astor. 


Coast  Opening  Jan.  1 

Los  Angeles  —  "The  Manchester" 
will  open  on  or  about  Jan.  1,  accord- 
ing to  Ralph  Grunauer,  general  man- 
ager of  South  Side  Theaters,  Inc. 
The  house  will  be  a  West  Coast  af- 
filiation and  cost  $350  000. 


Thomas    SaUs 
David  Thomas  of  Ralph  Ince  Prod, 
sailed    on    the    Berengaria    yesterday 
for    Europe    on    business    connected 
with  "The  Sea  Wolf." 


2 

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Thursday,  December  10, 


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Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban  &  Katz 69"/2     69}^     69i4     

Eastman    Kodak    110       109J4    109^^     600 

Famous  Players 10^^    lOS^^    108"^    1,700 

F.    P.    Pid Not    quoted 

Film  Inspection 5"4        5J4        S'A      200 

First   National    Not  quoted 

Fox    Film    "A"     84         82J4     83       5,700 

Fox  Theaters   "A"    ..   28%  28^     28^   7.100 

Loew's,     Inc 40         39'A     39'A   3,200 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    ..   22^     22^     llVi       100 
M.  P.   Cap.   Corp.    ..    18J4      18-4      18-^       100 

Pathe    Exch.    "A"    Not   quoted 

Skouras     Bros 55         55  55         .... 

Trans-Lux     "A"      ..    12}i      11^      12       6,600 

Universal    Picture Not    quoted 

Univ.    Pict.    Pfd Not    quoted 

Warner    Bros.    "A"     Not    quoted 

Warner     Pict 15  15  15  300 


Hattye   Koerpel   Dead 

Hattye  Koerpel,  wife  of  J.  A. 
Koerpel,  First  National's  European 
representative,  died  last  v/eek  in  Chi- 
cago, after  a  short  illness. 

More  for  West  Coast 

Los  Angeles — West  Coast  has 
taken  over  the  Arkush  circuit,  oper- 
ating in  San  Mateo,  Redwood  and 
Burlingame. 


BUSINESS 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 
must  do  a  tremendous  gross.  To 
get  that  much  money  back.  There 
are  some  skeptics  in  this  business — 
we  met  several  yesterday  and  they 
were  wondering  how  a  football  hero 
could  be  figured  as  such  a  "draw." 
Meanwhile  the  Arrow  offices  insist 
that  60  newspaper  men  saw  the  certi- 
fied check;  that  Grange  will  start  the 
picture  in  March,  and  that  offers  are 
beintc  made  for  the  picture  far  in 
excess   of  average   rentals. 

Grange  tried  to  break  into  the  pic- 
tures several  years  ago.  When  the 
MPTO  convention  was  held  in  Mil- 
waukee. And  he  could  have  been 
secured  for  an  entire  series.  For 
much,  much  less  than  the  reported 
figure.  It  certainly  seems  a  terrible 
lot  of  money.  For  a  picture  of  this 
tyoe. 

Overseating 

A  6,000-seat  house  is  to  be  built  in 
Newark.  Which  means  that  a  city 
verj'  much  overseated  today,  will  be 
even  more  overseated  when  the  house 
is  completed.  If  there  is  any  money 
in  theaters  in  an  overseated  commun- 
ity it  remains  yet  to  be  proven.  Last 
week  we  commented  on  this  over- 
building of  theaters  but  the  merry 
chase  remains  on,  and  apparently 
will  continue. 

Incidentally  this  new  house  will 
play  hob  with  the  Fabian  investment 
in    NewarTc. 


Lichtman    Linked   With   Jesse!    Film 

Al  Lichtman's  name  is  being  linked 
with  the  production  of  "The  Cherry 
Tree,"  which,  as  noted,  will  be  filmed 
with  George  Jessel  as  star.  The  ve- 
hicle is  a  vaudeville  sketch  by  Aaron 
HofTman. 


"Joanna"  at  Strand  Next  Week 

"Joanna"  will  play  the  Strand  next 
week. 


"Time,  the   Comedian,"   at   Capitol 

"Time,    the    Comedian,"    will    be    the 
feature  at  the  Capitol  next  week. 


Warners   Book  Two   from   P.   D.   C. 

"Steel,  Preferred"  opens  at  the 
Warner  theater  for  a  week  on  the 
19th  and  on  that  same  day,  the  Or- 
pheum,  Chicago  opens  with  "The 
Road  to  Yesterday"  which  will  play 
two  weeks.  Both  are  P.  D.  C.  re- 
leases. 


Coast    Booking    Deal 

Los  Angeles — Carl  Walker  for 
Alexander  Pantages  and  Jack  War- 
ner for  Warner  Bros,  have  signed  a 
contract  which  places  Warner  pic- 
tures first-run  in  the  Pantages  thea/ 
ter  after  Jan.   1   . 


Radio  Station  at  Theater 

The  Warners  are  equipping  a  com- 
plete radio  broadcasting  station  at 
the  Warner  theater.  The  call  letters 
will   be   designated  in   a   month. 


12th  Anniversary  of   Lasky   Studio 

H  oil}' wood — Commemorating  the 
12th  anniversary  of  the  Lasky  stu- 
dio, the  Metropolitan  will  hold  "Jesse 
L.  Lasky  Night"  Monday,  as  a  tribute 
to  Lasky. 


Marguerite   Marsh  Dead 

Funeral  services  for  Marguerite 
Marsh  will  be  held  today  at  the  Dar- 
geon  parlors,  954  Amsterdam  Ave. 
Miss  Marsh  died  Tuesday  of  bron- 
chial pneumonia. 


Davis   Returns   to   New    York 

J.  Charles  Davis,  2nd,  has  returned 
tC'  New  York  from  the  Coast  to  con- 
fer with  the  executives  of  Vital  Ex- 
changes,   Inc. 


To    Star   in    Roach   Films 

Los  Angeles — Elaine  Hammerstein 
is  to  star  in  a  number  of  two-reelers 
for   Hal   Roach. 


Beyer  Recovers 

Charles  Beyer,  who  was  injured  in 
the  making  of  "The  Unguarded 
Hour,"  has  recovered  and  is  resum- 
ing work. 


Fields'    First    Starring    Picture 
W.  C.   Fields'  first  starring  picture 
for    Paramount    is    based    on     "The 
Comic    Supplement." 


A.M.P.A.  Closed  Meeting  Today 

Today's  meeting  of  I  he  A.  M  P  A. 
will  be  for  members  only.  Plans  for 
the  Naked  Truth  Dinner  will  be  dis- 
cussed. 


Nicholas   Kaufmann   to   Berlin 

Dr.  Nicholas  Kaufmann  sails  on  the 
Deutschland  this  morning  en  route 
to   Berlin's   Ufa  offices. 


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Lester  Park,  who  was  acti 
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SALLY,  I  RE 


(  Constance  Bennett) 


Sally  tells  the  new  chorus  girl  to  get  herself 
a  man.  "Look  at  me,"  she  says,  "I've  got 
everything  in  the  world." 


Irene  deplores  the  life  of  her  chorus  mates 
Sally  and  Mary.  She  has  fallen  in  love  with 
a  painter,  who  promises  to  marry  her. 


(Joan  Crawford) 


But  Mary  is  in  love  with  a  handsome  bo 
from  her  tenement  block.  Jim  is  a  workt 
and  poor.  He  comes  to  see  Mary's  first  shov 


Rodman  comes  to  tell  Sally  that  he  want 
to  marry  her  chorus  friend  Mary  and  ask 
a  release  from  her. 


Mary,  brought  to  her  senses  by  Irene's  tragi< 
•  .  end,  faces  Rodman  in  his  office  and  demands 
that  he  take  back  Sally. 


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(Sally  O'lSleill) 


Jim  cannot  believe  that  the  girl  in  a  rope 
of  pearls  is  his  Mary.  Another  man  in  the 
audience,  Rodman,  notices  Mary,  too. 


Jim's  illusions  about  his  sweet  Mary  are 
shattered.  But  he  cannot  conquer  his  love 
and  waits  for  her  with  boyish  faith. 


fQ  But  the  show  must  go  on.  Poor  moths  at- 
tracted by  the  flame.  Behind  beauty's  mask 
are  tears.  Mary  of  the  chorus  longs  for  her  Jim. 


// 


Rodman,  who  has  given  Sally  "everything 
in  the  world"  holds  a  champagne  party  to 
which  unsuspecting  Mary  is  invited. 


O         Behind  the  scenes  one  night  the  chorus 
*^         learns  that  Irene,  their  Idol,  has  been  killed 
in  an  automobile  accident. 


Mary  can  bear  it  no  longer.  She  flies  to  her 
man.  "Jim,takemeback.  Forgive  me.  Hove 
you."  And  to  them  comes  great  happiness.' 


The  public  was  unan- 
imotis.  And  "PFe 
Moderns"  is  getting 
all    the    money    on 

Broadway  ! 

IT  started  a  box-office  craze  at  the  Mark 
Strand  last  Sunday  and  you  haven't 
been  able  to  get  near  the  lobby  ever  since. 
Crowds !  Crowds  coming  and  coming  to 
enjoy  Colleen  Moore's  big  winner;  to  laugh 
with  her,  to  thrill  at  the  spectacular  aerial 
disaster  of  the  climax.  And  those  crowds 
prove  what  every  exhibitor  knows.  What's 
in  the  picture  counts  more  than  what  the 
reviewers  say. 

At  the  box-office  *'We  Moderns" 
is  an  absolute  sensation! 


JANUARY 


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NATIONAL 

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Thursday,  December  10,  19; 


Additions  to  Drive 

iContinued  from  Page  1) 

In  Kansas  City,  the  following  the- 
aters have  joined:  Main  Street,  Lib- 
erty, I  sis,  Newman  and  Royal.  From 
Atlanta,  come  reports  that  the  local 
district  managers  of  Famous,  Loew's, 
Universal  (Florida)  and  other  cir- 
cuits   promise    complete    cooperation. 

Exchange  managers  in  Dallas,  are 
meeting  and  formulating  plans  to 
line  up  houses  in  their  territory. 

Atlantic  City  is  thoroughly  organ- 
ized. Eddie  O'Keefe,  managing  di- 
rector of  the  City  Square,  has  been 
appointed  general  manager  of  the 
Laugh  Month  Committee  in  that  city. 
This  means  that  every  theater  vvill 
put  on  a  drive  to  entertain  visitors 
during  "Laugh   Month." 

In  St.  Louis,  managers  of  compan- 
ies associated  with  the  committee's 
activities  are  formulating  plans. 
From  Omaha  come  promises  of  a  tie- 
up  from  the  following:  Rialto,  Strand, 
North  Star  and  Hamilton.  Louis- 
ville is  right  in  line  with  Keith's 
Rialto,  Keith's  Majestic,  Kentucky, 
Louisville,  Kentucky  and  Lexington 
joining. 


Portsmouth    Theater    Completed 

Portsmouth,  Va. — Plans  for  recon- 
ditioning the  old  theater  demolished 
^by  fire  several  years  ago,  have  been 

■prepared  by  C.  M.  Major,  architect, 
and  approved  by  the  Portsmouth  Im- 
provement   Co.,   owner   of    the    prop- 

■-■efty.      Work   is   to   be   completed   by 

■'Jan.   1. 


Mansfield  to  Assist  Marx 

Jack  Mansfield  will  assist  Harry 
Marx  in  the  personal  management  of 
Paramount  theaters.  Mansfield  has 
been  in  the  Paramount  theater  de- 
partment for  some  time  handling 
physic3.1   operations. 

Cifete,  Indianapolis,  Renovated 

Indianapolis — Extensive  improve- 
ments in  the  decorations  and  equip- 
ment of  the  Circle  have  been  com- 
pleted. The  entire  main  floor  seats 
have  been  recovered. 

Grace    Niles    Transferred 

_^^^tpje    Niles,    who   has    been   treas- 

^'er 'bf^the  Embassy  since   its  incep- 

tio'n,  has  been  transferred  to  the  As- 

tor,   where   she   will   act   in   the   same 

capacity. 


Big  New  House 

(.Continued   from   Page   1) 

a  long  period  of  years  to  theatrical 
interests  and  that  already  Famous 
and  other  companies  have  been  ang- 
ling. It  is  reported  the  Hollander 
Company  has  been  interested  with 
Joe  Stern  in  various  Northern  Jersey 
theater  projects. 


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Loew   in   Pittsburgh 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

bought  the  Anderson  Hotel  and  other 
properties.  The  hotel  fronts  112  ft. 
in  Sixth  St.,  and  140  in  Pennsylvania 
Ave.,  but  the  additional  properties 
will  give  a  frontage  of  240  ft.  in 
Pennsylvania  Ave.  The  price  paid 
for  the  hotel  was  f  1,600,000.  Posses- 
sion will  go  to  Loew  on  May  1  and 
the  hotel  will  then  be  razed. 

On  the  site  will  be  erected  a  thea- 
ter and  business  building.  Stores 
will  occupy  the  Sixth  St.  and  Penn- 
sylvania Ave.  fronts  and  the  theater 
will   be  in  the  rear. 


Change  Title 

"When  Love  Grows  Cold"  will  be 
the  release  title  of  "Do  Clothes  Make 
the  Woman?"  starring  Mrs.  Valen- 
tino. This  is  the  original  Jean  Lib- 
bey  title  at  first  discarded  and  now 
adopted  permanently. 

Tivoli  Site  Sold 
Mandelbaum  &  Lewine,  Inc.,  and 
Max  Natanson  have  purchased  the 
property  on  8th  Ave.  near  50th  St. 
from  the  Julian  Davies  Co.  It  in- 
cludes a  site  on  which  the  Tivoli 
stands. 


Chinese  Form  Coast  Company 

San  Francisco  —  Application  has 
been  made  to  form  the  Chinese  Edu- 
cational Film  Co.  by  a  group  of 
Chinese.  The  company  intends  pro- 
ducing. 


Peggy   Joyce   on   Coast 

Los  Angeles  —  Peggy  Hopkins 
Joyce  is  here  from  New  York  to  ap- 
pear in  another  production  for  Celeb- 
rity   Pictures,    Inc. 


"Merry   Widow"  in  L.  A. 

Los  Angeles — "The  Merry  Widow" 
opens  tonight  at  the  Million  Dollar 
theater. 


Sax    Signs    Hamilton 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
for  the  present  but  will  probably  later 
break  into  features.     He  appeared  in 
one    for    D.    W.    Griffith    some    time 
ago. 

At  Educational,  it  was  stated  two 
of  the  six  Hamilton's  in  this  year's 
series  have  been  released.  Four 
more   are   awaiting   release    dates. 

Adele  Daniels  is  Hamilton's  repre- 
sentative. 


Ask    Probe   by   Press 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 
1300,000  from  Arrow  for  his  appear- 
ance in  one  picture. 

An  A.  P.  official  informally  stated 
he  doubted  if  his  organization  could 
properly  become  a  party  to  such  a  plan 
A  second  letter  was  sent  by  Seider 
to  W.  E.  Shallenberger  declaring  the 
latter's  statement  regarding  Grange 
tended  to  "create  an  erroneous  im- 
pression in  the  minds  of  officialdom 
throughout  the  nation."  To  this 
communication  Shallenberger  refused 
to  make  any  statement. 

The  Associated  Press  today  is  ex- 
pected to  state  that  Shallenberger 
reiterates  his  statements  about  the 
$300,000  figure. 


Brill  Acquires  a  Third 

Akron,  O — The  Brill  Amusement 
Co.  has  bought  the  old  Grand.  It  is 
being  remodeled  and  will  open  Dec. 
12  with  "The  Iron  Horse."  The  ca- 
pacity has  been  reduced  to  1200  seats. 
Brill  also  owns  and  operates  the  Em- 
press and  Miles  Royal. 


Sedgwick   and    Patton    Series   Sold 

Six  Eileen  Sedgwick  pictures  and 
the  six  Bill  Patton  westerns  have 
been  sold  by  Chesterfield  M.  P.  Corp. 
to  Liberty  Film  Exchange,  of  Wash- 
ington, for  District  of  Columbia, 
Maryland   and    Virginia. 


Plans  Detective  Films 
London — Features    based   on   expe- 
riences  of   Sir   Basil   Thompson,   for- 
merly of  Scotland  Yard,  will  be  made 
by  "Tom   Bentley. 


Ohio    Elects 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Jr.,  Delaware,  third;  Sah  Sind, 
■Zanesville,  treasurer;  George  Sen- 
berg,  Nevyark,  secretary,  and  T.  J. 
Wood,  Columbus,  business  manager. 
The  new  executive  committee  is 
composed  of  the  above  officers  and 
A.  Kelly,  Massillon;  M.  D.  Horowitz, 
Cleveland;  A.  C.  Himmelein,  San- 
dusky; John  Schwalm,  Hamilton; 
[.  A.  Damm,  Wadsworth,  and  C.  W. 
Miller,   Youngstown. 


"Golden   Rule"   Seriej 

(Cotitinued  from  Page  1) 
That  is  just  what  we  were  going  \ 
call  our  lif.w  series — 'The  Golde 
Rule'  instead  of  the  Third  Wht 
List.  We  will  have  a  rule  of  go! 
across  the  front  of  our  contracts,  an 
our    pictures    will    live    up." 

While    the    complete    list    has    no 
been    definitely    set    as    yet    here    a 
some  of  the  "Golden  Rule  offerings  t 

"Poker    Faces,"    by    Edgar    Franklin. 

"The  Trail  of  the  Tiger."  by  Courtne 
Riley     Cooper.  t 

"The    Big    Gun,"   by    Richard    Barry. 

"This    Way     Out,"    by    Frederick    Isham. 

"The  Whole  Town's  Talking,"  by  Erne; 
son-Loos. 

"Blister    Jones,"    by    John    Tainter    Foot( 

"The  Quest  of  Joan,"  by  James  Olive 
Curwood. 

"Cow    Jerry,"    by    Arthur    Stringer. 

"The   Rosary,"  by   Florence   Barcley. 

"The   lOld    Soak,"    by    Don    Marquis. 

"Too    Many    Cooks,"    by    Frank    Craven. 

"Brides  Will  Be  Brides,"  by  Lucille  va- 
Slyke. 

"The  Nerve  of  Foley,"  by  Frank  Spear 
man. 

"The    Love     Thrill,"    by     Bryan     Morgan 

"The  Yukon  Trail,"  by  Wm.  Macleot 
Raine. 

"A  Savage  in  Silks,"  by  Winifred  E 
Reeve. 


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By  DANNY  \ 
uch  of  interest  and  concern. 
cies  from  Berlin.  Regarding 
1  Ufa  deal.  The  chances  are 
i:  the  reports  fail  to  indicate 
1  actual  state  of  affairs.  But 
noubtedly  there  is  much  go- 
1;  on.  And  when  the  matter 
,  inally  concluded,  there  will 
rbably   develop  much   that   is 

V  resting.  And  important. 
i(^arding  this  very  valuable 
eiitory. 

'lis  is  certain:  the  Unjversal- 
f  deal   is     of     vital     significance. 

V  y  large  concern  in  the  business 
lU  appreciate  that.  Not  only  for 
u  actual  territory  of  Central  Eu- 
Ql,  but  for  all  of  Continental  Eu- 
31.  Because  the  influence  and 
oer  of  Ufa  extends  far  beyond 
.enany. 

ic  German  and  Central  European 
tit  ion  is  of  tremendous  value  to 
vy  large  American  picture  con- 
e  ,  whether  producer  or  distrib- 
t<.  And  the  significance  of  Sid- 
e  Kent  and  Leopold  Friedman  be- 
ijin  Berlin,  in  view  of  the  Laemmle 
e,  cannot,  and  should  not  be  dis- 
,  lied. 

Incidentally,  there  is  much 
ignificance   in   the   fact   that 
\letro-Goldwyn-Mayer    intend 
0  invade  Africa.     The  IVTA, 
he     "African     Trust,"     has 
tpng     been     all    powerful    in 
\South     Africa,     particularly. 
That  some  large  company  did 
lot  set  up  its  own  organiza- 
tion in  that  section  long  ago 
ias  puzzled  many. 
ow    that    MGM    have    started    in 
lica.     Do   not  be   surprised  if  you 
.1  the  other  large  companies  going 

I  But  it  took  a  lot  of  nerve  for 
nsne  to  start  in. 

The   Hal  Roach  Idea 
f    bettering    comedies    by    having 
■i   known  stars  and  players  appear- 

II  ^\ith  the  accepted  comedy  stars 
5  mique.  And  really  interesting. 
Itch  is  a  convincing  talker;  an  able 
ipator.  He  has  developed  into  an 
nortant  producer,  and  started  in 
s    prop  boy.     His  ideas  are  always 

(Continued  on  Page  4) 


30  From  Famous 

11     Placed    in    Special    Group— One 

Apiece  from  Swanson  and  Negri 

in   Spring    Releases 

Famous  yesterday  announced  i^e^ 
Spring  line-up.  There  will  bc^O 
pictures,  11  of  which  are  placed  by 
the  company  in  the  special  class  and 
listed  in  the  elaborate  booklet  describ- 
ing the  product,  as  worthy  of  long- 
runs.     The   titles  are: 

Harold  Lloyd's  "For  Heaven's 
Sake,"  "The  Vanishing  American," 
"The  Wanderer,"  "Sea  Horses," 
"The  Rainmaker,"  "Fresh  Paint," 
"It's  the  Old  Army  Game,"  "The 
Song  and  Dance  Man,"  "Dancing 
Mothers,"  "The  Grand  Duchess  and 
the  Waiter,"  and  "The  Blind  God- 
dess." 

The  remaining  pictures  are: 

"Behind  the  Front,"  "Moana," 
"Miss  Brewster's  Millions,"  "A 
{Continued  on  Page  13) 


Theater    Field   Active 

Sam  Spring  Impressed  by  New  Con- 
struction— Found  General  Condi- 
tions  Very   Satisfactory 

Returning  from  a  sales  trip,  Sam 
Spring,  chairman  of  the  First  Na- 
tional sales  cabinet  said  yesterday  he 
was  impressed  by  activity  in  the  the- 
ater field. 

"After  having  visited  16  of  our 
exchanges  in  as  many  days,  I  have 
come  back  to  New  York  with  a 
distinct  impression  of  the  general 
prosperity  of  the  genera'  business 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


No  Successor  to  Brockliss 

aris — J.  Frank  Brockliss,  new 
as  manager  for  First  National  in 
I  land,  will  have  no  successor  in 
h  French  Metro  organization  to 
•  h  he  was  attached.  Al  Aronson 
ike  over  Brockliss'  duties  in  ad- 
li  HI  to  his  own. 


Oppose   Af&liation 

Brooklyn    Exhibitors    Object   to   Up- 
State  Union  With  Hays— "Rudy" 
Sanders  for   President 

At  a  meeting  yesterday  the  M.  P. 
T.  O.  of  Brooklyn  passed  a  resolu- 
tion condemning  the  proposed  affilia- 
tion of  the  Buffalo  and  Albany  M.  P. 
T.  O.  zones  with  the  Hays  organiza- 
tion. The  Brooklyn  group  asserted 
Dillon  does  not  represent  Brooklyn 
and   that,  if   in   the  course  of  legisla- 

(Continued   on   Page   13) 


Ind'p'ts   Meet   Today 


I.M.P.A.  in  Annual  Session  at  Astoi 

— Means  to  Keep  Market  Open 

May   Come   Up 

The  Independent  M.  P.  Ass'n  will 
hold  its  annual  meeting  at  the  Astor 
today.  The  first  session  will  start 
at  11  o'clock,  break  up  for  lunch  ^nd 
then  resume  in  the  afternoon. 

Many  exchangemen  from  nearby 
cities  will  attend  and  probably  dis- 
cuss ways  and  means  of  maintaining 
an  open  market.  Many  of  them  are 
disappointed  over  the  manner  in 
which  the  Play  Date  Bureau  func- 
tioned and  the  progress  made  by  it 
Those  in  town  yesterday  and  expect- 
ed for  the  meeting  include  Ben  Am- 
sterdam, Tony  Luchese,  Gene  Mar- 
cuSj  Oscar  Neufeld  of  Philadelphia; 
£.  A.  Golden  of  Boston  and  Richard 
C.   Fox  of  Buffalo. 

The  committee  in  charge  of  by- 
(Continued  on  Page   13) 


Bebe    Daniels    to    Have    Unit 

Hollywood  —  Bebe  Daniels  will 
have  her  own  comedy  unit,  at  Famous. 
Her  first  picture  under  the  new  ar- 
rangement will  be  "Miss  Brewster's 
Millions,"  which  will  be  started  in 
10  days.  Hector  Turnbull  will  be  in 
charge. 


Schenck  Signs  Jack  Pickford 

Hollywood  —  Jack  Pickford  has 
signed  a  long-term  contract  with 
Joseph  M.  Schenck  and  will  be 
starred  in  a  number  of  productions. 
Release  undoubtedly  through  United 
Artists. 


News  Reel   Help 

Will    Boost    "Laugh    Month"— Car- 
toonists    and     Comedians     Will 
Show  How  They  Do  Their  Stuff 
The     "Laugh     Month     Committee" 
has    enlisted    the    cooperation    of    the 
news  reel  producers  to  boost  "Laugh 
Month."    All  news  reels  plan  to  make 
their  releases  between  Christmas  and 
New   Year's  prove  most  effective  for 
the    campaign. 

Kinograms    has    arranged    to    take 
pictures   of  various   comedians   doing 
(.CofUinued  on  Page  5) 


"Naked  Truth"  Dinner  Feb.  6 

The  A.  M.  P.  A.  yesterday  settled 
on  Feb.  6  as  the  date  for  the  1926 
"Naked  Truth  Dinner."  The  tickets 
will  be  held  at  $10  each. 


Hays  Directors  Meet  the  16th 

The  quarterly  meeting  of  the  Hays 
board  of  directors  will  be  held  on 
the    16th. 


Stanley    Financing 

Philadelphia  Concern  Proposes  to  In- 
crease Capital  Stock  From   150,- 
000  Shares  to  1,000,000 

Philadelphia — A  special  meeting  of 
stockholders  of  Stanley  Co.  of  Amer- 
ica will  be  held  Dec.  16  to  approve 
an  increase  in  authorized  capital  stock 
from  100,000  shares  Class  A  and  50,- 
000  shares  Class  B  to  1,000,000  shares 
no  par  value. 

Should  the  change  be  approved 
two  shares  of  new  stock  will  be  given 
in  exchange  for  each  share  of  Class 
A  and  each  share  of  Class  B.  In  ad- 
dition a  stock  dividend  of  10%  in 
new  stock  will  be  declared  payable  to 
(Continued  on  Page   13) 


The  Ufa  Deal 

Berlin  Reports  Indicate  F.P.-L.  and 

M-G-M    Are    Interested  in    Cen- 
tral  European  Situation 

A  series  of  cablegrams,  letters  and 
newspaper  clippings  from  Berlin  in- 
dicate that  the  deal  between  Univer- 
sal and  Ufa  is  likely  to  have  oppo- 
sition from  Famous  Players-Lasky 
and    Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 

S.  R.  Kent,  general  manager  of 
Famous,  is  expected  to  arrive  in  Ber- 
lin tomorrow.  It  would  not  be  sur- 
prising, according  to  the  information 
from  Berlin,  if  Leopold  Friedman, 
of  counsel  of  Loew's,  Inc.,  should 
arrive  in  Berlin  at,  or  about  the  same 
time. 

A  cable  from  Berlin  says  film  cir- 
cles are  busy  disctissing  what  effect 
the  arrival  of  Kent  and  Friedman 
v*ill  have  upon  the  deal  set  between 
Carl  Laemmle  and  Ufa.  Laemmle  is 
due  on  Saturday  and  negotiations  are 
expected  to  be  closed.  It  is  under- 
stood that  a  tentative  contract,  sign- 
ed ill  New  York,  between  officials  of 
Ufa  and  Universal,  will  then  become 
effective.  This,  as  has  been  reported, 
calls  for  a  loan  of  15  million  gold 
marks  to  Ufa  by  Laemmle.  If  this 
contract  becomes  operative  it  is  dif- 
ficult to  foresee  how  the  deal  can  be 

(Continued  on  Page  13) 

Four  in   Europe 

Two   Paramount   Houses  in  London, 

One  Each  in  Brussels  and  Paris, 

E.  J.   Ludvigh   States 

Famous  is  building  two  theaters  in 
London,  has  closed  for  its  house  in 
Paris  and  has  secured  a  site  for  a 
theater  in  Brussels.  Action  in  other 
European  capitals  depends  largely  on 
future  conditions. 

Elek  John  Ludvigh,  general  coun- 
sel of  the  company,  has  just  return- 
ed from  a  three  months'  trip  to  the 
Continent,  where  he  looked  over  the 
theater  situation.  He  said  yesterday 
that  the  first  London  house  is  t.pr'ta- 
tively  scheduled  to  open  on  Wash- 
ington's Birthday,  or  two  days  after 
the  official  mouring  period  for  Queen 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Unit  System 

Production   at   First    National    East- 
ern Studios — Hudson  and  Rock- 
ett  Each  to  Have  Four  Units 

Richard  A.  Rowland,  general 
manager  of  First  National  yesterday 
announced  a  new  policy  to  be  put  in 
force  at  the  Eastern  Studios,  which 
will  provide  for  a  unit  system  in 
production. 

Under  the  new  arrangement,   Earl 
Hudson  will   manage   four  units  and 
(Continued  on  Page  13) 


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THE 


Vol.XXXiVNo.60     Friday,  Dec.  11. 1925     PriceSCents 


Coypright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday  and  hol- 
idays at  1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
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J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager; Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor; 
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New  York.  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London — Ernest  W.  Fredman, 
The  Film  Renter,  58,  Great  Marlborough  St., 
London,  W.  I.,  Paris — La  Cinematographic 
Francaise,    5,    Rue    Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High    Low  Close      Sales 

Balaban    &    Katz    Not    quoted 

Eastman  Kodak    109 J^    109>^  109%       400 

Famous  Players 110^    109  109^    1,400 

F.    P.    Pfd llSVa    115?^  115%       700 

Film   Inspection    Not   quoted 

First    National     Not    quoted 

Fox   Film    "A"    83^     83  83>^    1,600 

Fox  Theaters  "A"  ..   29         285^  29-^   4,100 

Loew's,    Inc 39M     39  39>i    1,000 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd.    ..    22'A     22'A  22'A      400 

M.  P.   Cap.   Corp.    ..    \7'A      175^  17j4       100 

Motion  Pict.   Pfd.    ..25         25  25           100 

Pathe     Exch.     "A"     .  .    77         77  77       100 

Skouras     Bros 57          55  57         .... 

Trans-Lux  "A" 12i^      llM  1154   2,100 

Universal      Pict.      .  .    44          44  44            100 

Univ.    Pict.    Pfd Not    quoted 

Warner   Bros.   "A"    Not  quoted 

Warner    Pictures     Not    quoted 


Syd  Chaplin  Title  Changed 

Los  Angeles — "Nightie  Night, 
Nurse,"  Syd  Chaphn's  latest  Warn- 
er's, has  been  changed  to  "Oh,  What 
a  Nurse."  The  picture  is  being  edited 
and  titled. 


Metro-Goldwyn    in    Des    Moines 

Des  Moines — M  e  t  r  o-G  o  1  d  w  y  n 
branch  headquarters  are  now  located 
at    High   and    12th. 


Anita  Stewart  Prod.  Dissolved 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Anita  Stewart 
Prod.,  of  New  York,  has  filed  disso- 
lutior  papers. 


CHARLES  CADWALLADER 

Art  Director 


METROPOLITAN  STUDIOS 

hollywood 

Current  Releases 


SIMON  THE  JESTER 
OFF  THE  HIGHWAY 
PAINT  AND  POWDER 
SEVEN  DAYS 
STEEL  PREFERRED 
ROCKING  MOON 
FIFTH  AVENUE 


Up-State   Deal 

M.    P.    Capital    Corp.    Behind    Utica 

Theater  Which   W.  H.   Linton 

Will    Build 

^  Utica,  N.  Y.— The  M.  P.  Capital 
Corp  figures  in  the  financing  of  the 
new  Olympic  to  be  built  at  Lafay- 
ette and  Washington  Sts.  by  the 
Olympic  Theaters  Corp.,  of  which 
VV.  H.  Linton  is  general  manager. 
The  original  house  burned  to  the 
ground  and  the  new  one,  which  will 
seat  1300,  is  to  be  the  basis  of  a  new 
chain. 

About  $10,000  worth  of  stock  will 
i)e  sold  here,  according  to  Linton. 
It  is  expected  the  house  will  open 
March   1. 


The  deal  with  Linton  does  not  in- 
volve the  North  American  Theaters 
Corp.  in  any  way,  according  to 
Fraflk  R.  Wilson,  president  of  the 
M.  P.  Capital  Corp.  It  was  reported 
yesterday  that  the  Olympic  might  be 
.N'orth  American's  first  theater  in  the 
East,  but  Wilson  declared  there  was 
nothing  in  the  deal  to  so  indicate. 
Upon  inquiry,  he  did  say,  however, 
that  the  initial  business  relations 
with  Linton  might  expand  to  other 
houses,  but  that  a  decision  of  that 
nature  would  have  to  rest  with 
Linton. 


Li.    K.   Protection 

Safeguarding      of      Industries      Law 
Passes  Commons — Quota   Cer- 
tain, Says  E.  W.  Hammons 

London — The  House  of  Commons 
has  passed  the  Safeguarding  of  In- 
dustries Bill  by  a  substantial  ma- 
jority. 


Earl  W.  Hammons,  president  of 
Educational,  who  returned  from 
London  late  Wednesday,  said  yes- 
terday it  appeared  certain  that  Eng- 
land will  adopt  a  quota  system.  "The 
subject  was  discussed  on  all  sides 
while  I  was  in  London,"  he  asserted. 
"So  far  as  I  could  gather  the  indus- 
try this  time  is  really  serious  about 
securing  more  representation  for 
British   pictures   on   home   screens." 


In  Gerson  Prod. 

Los  Angeles — Kathryn  McGuire 
has  completed  a  part  in  "A  String  of 
Diamonds,"  under  direction  of  Frank 
Mattison  and  also  worked  in  a  Ger- 
son production  being  made  at  the  Cal- 
ifornia Studios  with  Oscar  Apfel  di- 
recting.    It  is  "Somebody's  Mother." 

De  Mille  Returns  from  Location 

Hollywood — Cecil  B.  De  Mille  and 
party  of  over  100  players  and  techni- 
cal men  have  returned,  after  three 
weeks  on  location  at  Rio  Vista,  where 
De  Mille  took  exteriors  for  "The  Vol- 
ga  Boatman." 


Butterfields  Off  for  Florida 
Detroit — W.   S.    Butterfield,  accom- 
panied  by    Mrs.    Butterfield,    has   left 
for  a  trip  to  Florida.     They  expect  to 
be   gone   about   three   weeks. 


Back  with  Irish   Film 

Herbert  Hall  Winslow  who  went 
abroad  to  make  a  picture  in  Ireland  is 
back  with  the  completed  production 
in  which  the  Abbey  Theater  players 
of  Dublin  appear.  It  is  called  "Land 
of  Her  Fathers,"  and  was  directed 
bv   Winslow. 


Al  Wilson  Preparing  Stories 

Hollywood — Al    Wilson    is    prepar- 
ing  future   stories   for  the  balance   of 
his    productions    for    Davis    Dist.    Di 
vision.     His  latest,  "Flyin'  Thru,"  has 
been  delivered. 


Capitol  Books  Universal  Comedy 

The    Capitol    has    booked    one    of 

Universal's  Buster  Brown  comedies, 
"Buster's  Bustups."  It  opens  Sun- 
day. 


Hyde  Joins  Greater  Features 

Salt  Lake  City— L.  W.  Hyde  has 
joined  the  sales  force  of  Greater  Fea- 
tures, having  resigned  from  Warners. 


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BETWEEN 

Paul  Berlenbach 

CHAMPION,  and 

Jack  Delaney 

CHALLENGER 
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Marx  Returns 

Sam    Marx    has    returned    from 
trip    to    Hollywood. 


Fox  to  Use  Original  Title    " 

Fox  has  descided  to  release  "T 
Outsider,"  under  its  original  title,  i 
stead  of  "Daybreak"'  as  first  a 
nounced. 


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GERMANY 

(Continued  from  Pai/e   1) 

worthy  of  consideration.  And  when 
he  pointed  out  that  many  well 
known,  big,  first  run  exhibitors,  like 
the  idea  of  these  stars  appearing  in 
comedies,  he  significantly  said, 
"What  names  have  we  had  to  adver- 
tise in  our  short  subjects?"  And 
that  is  a  point  worthy  of  thought 
Well  known  names,  of  stars  and  im- 
portant players,  have  a  drawing  value 
at  the  box  office  which  all  will  ad- 
mit. More  luck,  then,  to  Roach,  if 
he  can  use  these  names  to  advan- 
tage. 


Lachman  to  Produce 
Marc  Lachmann  and  Louis 
Schwartz  will  make  a  one  reeler  of 
Harry  Richman  broadcasting  five 
dance  numbers  over  the  radio  from 
the  Club  Richman.  It  is  planned  to 
tie-up  with  a  radio  station,  having 
Richman  actually  broadcast,  and  show 
the  reel  in  a  Broadway  house  at  the 
same  time.  It  is  hoped  to  synchron- 
ize the  film  and  music. 


Eclipse  Laboratories  Dissolved 

Albany,  N.  Y. — The  Eclipse  Film 
Laboratories,  of  New  York,  have 
been  dissolved. 

Van-Guard  M.  P.,  chartered  in 
Delaware,  has  been  granted  permis- 
sion to  operate  in  New  York  State 
with  a  capital  of  2,000  shares  of  com- 
mon stock,  $50  each,  and  4,000  shares 
of  common,  no  par  value. 


M.-G.-M.  Reel  Free 

M.-G.-M.  will  release  a  600  ft.  reel 
entitled  "Epics  of  the  Screen,"  free 
to  exhibitors.  It  will  contain  bits 
from  important  pictures  from  1915 
to  date.  Howard  Dietz  and  Henry 
MacMahon  are  writing  the  titles. 


To'  England  for  "Sorrows  of  Satan" 

D.  W.  Griffith  will  soon  start  pro- 
duction on  "Sorrows  of  Satan"  for 
Famous.  He  will  make  part  of  it 
in  England.  Famous'  scouts  are  now 
securing  locations   there. 


New  Fox  Short  Subject 

Hollywood — Lew  Seiler  is  direct- 
ing "Bankrupt  Honeymoon"  with 
Harold  Goodwin,  Shirley  Palmer, 
Frank  Beal,  Oliver  Hardy. 


Lupino    Lane    Sailing 

Lupino.  Lane  sails  on  the  Homeric 
at   midnight    tonight. 

He  returns  in  the  spring  to,  resume 
production   on   the    Coast. 


Italy  Fails  to  Boycott  Valentino 

"The  American"  reported  yester- 
day that  the  move  to  boycott  Rudolph 
Valentino  in  Italy  has  been  dropped. 


2    Cleveland    Houses    Change    Hands 
Cleveland — B.    Schwartz  '  has    sold 
the  Glepside  to  A.  Techon.  Sam  Fine 
has  sold  the  Revue  to  G.  Nathan. 


Warners   Acquire    "Shenandoah" 

The  Warners  have  purcliased 
rights  to  "Shenandoah"  from  Schul- 
berg    Prod. 


W antes  Public  Axiay; 
Exhibitor  Apologies 

C.  J.  Latta  who  runs  one  of 
the  two  theaters  at  Shenandoah, 
la.,  is  honest.  He  tells  his  pa- 
trons to  remain  away  from  his 
theater  when  the  picture  is  no 
good.  The  Associated  Press  re- 
ports he  did  this  on  occasion 
of  showing  a  sea  picture  which 
he  thought  did  not  lend  itself 
to  picturization.  Latta  advertised 
his  stand  in  the  local  paper  and 
posted  a  bulletin  in  front  of  his 
theater  stating  the  picture  was 
"one  of  the  weakest"  he  had 
seen. 


The  Texas  Plan 

Thirty-One  Sectional  Representatives 

Will    Cooi>erate   with   Exhibitors 

in  Watching  Legislation 

Dallas — The  state-wide  legislative 
plan,  launched  by  the  Texas  M.  P.  T. 
O.,  calls  for  action  along  the  lines  that 
proved  so  effective  last  year,  with 
the  exception  that  31  district  repre- 
sentatives, as  noted,  will  cooperate 
with  exhibitors  in  their  districts  in 
keeping  an  eye  on  legislation. 

The  regional  directors  and  the  ex- 
hibitors will  keep  in  touch  with  their 
representatives  in  both  the  senate  and 
pssembly.  This  will  enable  the  M. 
P.  T.  O.  to  permit  the  organization 
to  prepare  a  defense. 

A  central  committee  will  head  all 
legislation  work,  receiving  from  time 
to  time,  reports  of  the  district  chair- 
men. This  committee  is  comprised 
of  H.  H.  Hoke,  of  Taylor;  O.  A.  En- 
gelbrecht,  Temple;  H.  H.  Starcke, 
Seguin;  W.  A.  Stuckert.  Brenham, 
and   Sebe   Goodlet,   of   Georgetown. 

Following  are  the  districts  repre- 
sentatives: 

Mrs.  J.  E.  Martin,  Mt.  Pleasant,  District 
No.  1  ;  Tracy  Flannagan,  Longview,  No.  2 ; 
Non  Binion,  Lufkin,  No.  3 ;  Joe  Clemmons, 
iteaumont,  No.  4;  E.  J.  Callahan.  Crockett, 
No.  5;  John  Stewart,  Kaufman,  No.  6;  Ross 
Dorbandt,  Jackville,  No.  7  ;  Henry  Sparks, 
Cooper,  No.  8;  H.  S.  Cole,  Bonham,  No. 
9;  Jack  Lilly,  Greenville,  No.  10;  S.  G. 
Howell,  Dallas,  No.  11;  P.  Q.  Rockett, 
Waxahachie,  No.  12;  Leslie  Witt,  Waco,  No. 
13;  H.  L.  Perkins,  Bastrop,  No.  14;  A.  B. 
W'loters.  Schuelenberg,  No.  15;  Paul  Bar- 
raco,  Houston,  No.  16;  E.  L.  Schubeck,  El 
Campo,  No.  17;  Rubin  Frels,  Victoria,  No. 
18;  A.  D.  Baker,  Lockhart,  No.  19;  Sebe 
Goodlett,  Georgetown,  No.  20;  O.  A.  Engle- 
brecht.  Temple,  No.  21  ;  Grover  Campbell, 
Denton,  No.  22;  A.  H.  Shelton,  Electra,  No. 
23 ;  John  Victor,  Abilene,  No.  24 ;  Otto 
Smith.  Mason,  No.  25  ;  Nick  Marosis,  San 
Antonio,  No.  26;  D.  J.  Young,  Browns- 
ville, No.  27;  Joe  Phillips.  Fort  Worth,  No. 
28;  B.  H.  Hunter,  Uvalde,  No.  29;  C.  C. 
Lindsey,  Lubbock,  No.  30;  Will  Winch. 
Amarillo,    No.    31. 


Black  Honored  by  Northwest  Board 

Seattle — Members  of  the  North- 
west Film  Board  of  Trade  presented 
H.  A.  Black,  former  Warner  Broth- 
ers manager,  with  a  handsome  bag, 
on   his  recent  departure  from  Seattle. 


Changes  in  M.-G.  M.  Atlanta  Force 
Atlanta — C.  A.  Diehl,  who  traveled 
Alabama  for  M.-G.-M., .  has  been 
transferred  to  Tennessee.  Fred  Schil- 
ler, traveling  out  of  Atlanta,  has  tak- 
en  over  Alabama. 


Four   in   Europe 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
Alexandra  ends.  The  house  will  seat 
1,800  and  is  located  in  Lower  Regent 
St.,  Piccadilly  Circus,  one  of  the 
most  central  points  in  London.  It 
will  be  known  as  the  Plaza.  Labor 
troubles  have  delayed  the  comple- 
ion   of  the  structure. 

The  second  London  theater  is  in 
Haymarket.  It  will  probably  seat 
2,100  and  be  known  as  the  Crite- 
rion. Work  is  under  way  on  the 
foundation. 

While  in  Paris  Ludvigh  closed  the 
lease  for  the  Vaudeville  on  the  Boul- 
evard des  Italiens.  Work  will  start 
at  once  on  a  theater  to  seat  2,200. 
It  may  be  ready  by  the  fall  of  next 
year.  When  m  Brussels  a  deal  was 
closed  involving  the  Coliseum  which 
Famous  now  occupies  under  a  lease 
and  adjoining  property.  A  large  the- 
ater will  go  up  here.  Nothing  was 
decided  about  Vienna,  Budapest  and 
other  cities,  said  Ludvigh,  because  of 
unsettled   economic   conditions. 

"There  must  be  a  series  of  inter- 
locking commercial  treaties  in  the 
Balkans  and  Southeastern  European 
countries,  before  there  can  be  settled 
conditions.  I'he  peace  treaty  took 
certain  natural  assets  away  from  each 
of  those  countries  with  the  result  that 
one  nation  is  dependent  upon  the 
other  for  certain  materials.  Trea- 
ties and  subsequently  a  gold  cur- 
rency basis  will  make  for  a  happier 
condition   for  all." 

Ludvigh  stated  Famous  was  con- 
sidering the  use  of  the  name  "Plaza" 
for  all   of  its  theaters  in  Europe. 


Fox  "Laugh  Month"  Program 

A  special  screening  of  a  program 
of  shorts  was  shown  in  the  Fox  pro- 
jection room  yesterday,  for  the  pur- 
pose of  promoting  "Laugh  Month." 
It  was  a  demonstration  of  what  ex- 
hibitors can  do  in  making  up  an  en- 
tire program  and  consisted  of  three 
two  reel  comedies,  a  one  reel  novelty 
and  a  news  reel. 


Borders  Quits   Progress,  Joins  Liberty 

C.  H.  Borders,  formerly  with  Prog- 
ress, is  now  a  member  of  Liberty's 
Atlanta   force,   covering  Tennessee. 


King  Buys  House  in  L.  A. 

Seattle-;— Will  King  is  reported  to 
have  bought  the  old  Orpheum  in  Los 
Angeles. ' 


Theater    Field    Act 

(Continued  from   Paiie   1)  j 

prosperity  throughout  the  hear 
America  and  consequent  good  t 
in  the  show  business,"  he  said. 

"The  wheat  countries  such  as 
nesota  and  the  Dakotas  "  said  S] 
"are  more  prosperous  than  they 
been    since    the    war    and    the 
business   is   doing   almost   as   w( 
during  the   big   War  year.      In 
business   conditions   are   not   as 
as  the  rest  of  the  country  due  t( 
slump    in    the    price    of    corn, 
generally   the   exhibitors   seem   t 
prosperous. 

"One  of  the  hopeful  things  I  fi 
was  the  greater  inclination  on 
part  of  all  the  companies  to  coop' 
in  order  to  establish  stable  condi 
in  the  distribution  of  film.  The 
iribution  of  motion  pictures  has  ' 
to  be  genuinely  an  industry  todaj 
no  longer  a  game.  Branch  man; 
in  all  the  cities  are  cooper 
through  their  Film  Boards  of  'I 
in  a  very  substantial  manner, 
questionably  the  establishmen 
Film  Boards  of  Trade  has  be 
great  achievement  by  the  Hay; 
ganization  and  the  Film  Board: 
here  to  stay. 

"Theater  activity  is  very  exte 
and   those  of  timid  spirit  might 
fear  general  overbuilding.     Pers> 
ly,     I     believe    the    grow'h    of 
country    and    the    greater    intere 
motion  pictures  will  make  it  pes 
readily   to   fill   all    the    seats,   yeli 
questionably  the  situation  will  re) 
even    better   showmanship   in   th' 
ture    than    we   have   had   in    the    , 

"One  cannot  help  but  be  impr  j 
when  visiting  a  succession  of  cj 
with  the  fact  that  the  motion  pi 
industry  is  in  reality — and  no 
paper — one  of  America's  most 
portant  industries;  that  bankers, 
chants,  economists  and  business 
in  general  are  looking  upon 
such.  The  establishment  of  a 
tion  picture  theater  is  to  real  e 
men  the  outstanding  feature  in 
expansion  of  any  neighborhood, 
more  and  more  real  estate  activi 
this  country  is  beginning  to  o 
around  the  expansion  and  buildi: 
motion  picture  theaters. 

"I  was  particulary  impressejj 
the  fine  group  of  branch  maia 
and  salesmen  First  National  | 
sesses  and  it  was  indeed  a  pie! 
for  me  to  get  better  acquainted! 
them  as  I  made  my  trip  aroum 
country." 


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if  "Laugh   Month."     So  far  the 
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their   stuff   on   heads   or   other 
iigs  suitable  for  "Laugh  Month." 
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nggie  in  "Bringing  Up  Father"; 
"eBeck,  of  Barney  Google  and 
Plug    fame;     Russ    Westover 
makes    "Tillie"    a    toiler — some- 
Cliff  Sterrett,  creator  of  "Pol- 
1  Her  Pals,"  and  Harry  Hirsh- 
cartoonist    who    features    Abie, 
Kent  and  Kabbible  Kabaret. 
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tional  Laugh  Month,  to  be 
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and  I  know  that  the  mo- 
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w  Year." 


"Laugh  Month"  Contest 

The    jollowing    form    is    offered    as    a    suggestion    to    exhibitors    when    filing 
their    entries    in    the    prise    contest    for    the    best    "Laugh    Month"    exploitation. 
It    covers    the    information    required    by    the    Laugh    Month    Committee,    218    IV. 
42nd  St.,  New   York. 
Name    of    Theater     

Address 

City   or    Town 

State      • ...;......„ 

Name   of   person   responsible   for   campaign    

(This    is   the   person    to    whom    money    will    be   paid    if    this    entry    wins) 

Is  theater   first    run,   second    run,   or   stibsequent   run  ?    

Seating     capacity 

Population    of    city    or    town    ; 

Was  campaign  for  one  day,  two  days,  three  days  or  a' week? 

Was   a  particular  comedy  exploited?      If  so,   give   title  and   name   of   distributing 

company      

(It  is  not  necessary  that  a  particular  comedy  should  he  exploited, 
it  being  sufficient  if  the  campaign  boosts  "Laugh  Month."  But  if  a 
particular  comedy  is  exploited,  it  must  be  a  short  comedy — not  more 
than   three  reels.) 


$100  First  Prize 

Eight  Cash  Awards  Weekly  for  Four 

Weeks  Under  Terms  of  "Laugh 

Month"  Exploitation  Contest 

The  "Laugh  Month"  Committee  is 
laving  emphasis  on  the  fact  that  all 
exhibitors  or  exhibitor  employees 
handling  exploitation  are  eligible  to 
enter  the  contest,  for  the  best  exploi- 
tation campaign  tying  up  with  "Laugh 
Month." 

Cash  awards  totaling  $850  are  to 
be  given  to  the  winners,  $100  award- 
ed as  first  prize  for  the  best  campaign 
each  week  in  January.  Other  prizes 
for  each  of  the  four  weeks  are:  Sec- 
ond prize,  $50.,  thi'rd  prize,  $25..  fourth 
prize,  $12.50,  fifth  prize,  $10.,  and 
three  additional   prizes  of  $5   each. 

Awards  will  be  ■  made  by  a  jury 
composed  of  the  editors  of  six  na- 
tional trade  publications. 

The  rules  are  so  liberal  that  any  ex- 
hibitor has  an  equal  chance  to  win 
one  of  the  weekly  prizes,  for  the 
judges  in  considering  entries  will  take 
into  account  the  size  and  class  of 
theater,  population  of  the  town  and 
other  conditions  under  which  each 
exhibitor  works.  The  smallest  ex- 
hibitor, who  is  limited  in  his  exploi- 
tation to  a  lobby  display  and  such 
tie-ups  and  ballyhoos  as  he  can  con- 
duct in  his  own  neighborhood  with 
little  or  no  expense,  will  have  just  as 
good  a  chance  at  the  cash  prizes  as 
the  metropolitan  first  run  which  has 
a  large  appropriation  for  billboards, 
newspaper  advertising  and  other  pub- 
licity. 

The  periods  for  which  the  prizes 
will  he  offered  are  Jan.-  1  to  Tan.  0. 
Tan.  9  to  Jan.  16.  Jan.  16  to  J?n.  2.1. 
J?n.  23  to  Jan.  31.  All  entries  for 
each  period  mtist  be  delivered  to  the 
"Laueh  Month"  Committee,  218  West 
42nd  St.,  New  York  Citv,  within  two 
weeks  of  the  closing  date  for  that 
period.  TTie  committee  will  supply 
additional  data. 


Book  It — and  Boost  It 

R.    C.    Bromhead,    Important   British 
Distributor,  Offers  Exhibitors  Sug- 
gestions as  to   Short   Subjects 

R.  C.  Bromhead,  managing  director 
of  the  Gaumont  Co.,  London,  in  ? 
recent  issue  of  "The  Film  Renter," 
commenting  on  the  short  subject 
situation,  said: 

"I  think  exhibitors  should: — 

"1.  Maintain  the  proportion  of 
short  suff  in  every  program  at  a 
certain  and  sufficient  percentage  of 
the  whole. 

"2.  Buy  each  short  item  as  a.  short 


feature,  giving  it  the  same  care  in 
selection  as  a  long  feature,  and  pay- 
ing a  proportionate  price  for  it. 

"3.  Bill  each  single  item  on  the 
program,  if  only  in  demonstration 
of  quality  for  money.  (There  was  a 
time  when  people  used  to  stand  out- 
side the  theater  and  count  .the.  num- 
berof  different  items  on  the  program 
board.) 

4.  Pay  particular  attention  to.  in^ 
dividual  items  of  the  news  film  with 
a  view  to  advertising  them  as  spe- 
cial, attractions. 

"5.  Not  cut  out  or  reduce  short 
items  in  the  summer,  when  variety 
is  most  essential." 


Seiter  Plans  Novelty  One-Reeler 

Los  Angeles — William  A.  Seiter, 
Universal  director,  plans  to  person- 
ally write  and  direct  a  novelty  one-. 
reel  subject  after  finishing  his  next 
picture.  He  will  work  in  some  of  his 
novel    directorial   ideas. 


What  Others  Think 

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FRANK  G.  KING 
Managing     Director,     Fabian's 
Capitol  Theatre,  Passaic,  N.  J. 

"/  want  more  of  your  clever 
short  subjects  .....  patrons 
want  them.  They,  find  them 
novel  and  interesting." 


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N.  Y.  C. 


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Newspaper  Opinions 

New  York 

"Cobra" 

Paramount 

Rivoli 

AMERICAN — The  famous  Valentino  profile 
is  sure  to  attract  a  crowd,  no  matter  what 
kind  of  a  picture  it  appears  in.  And,  when 
Rudy  is  cast  as  a  man  of  many  loves,  there 
is    usually    a    line    outside    the    theater. 

Those  who  hope  to  see  him  make  love  in 
"Cobra,"   however,   will  be  disappointed.    ♦   «    » 

As  a  play,  "Cobra"  was  hailed  as  a  fine 
drama.  As  a  motion  picture,  it  is  more  of  a 
burlesque.  *   *  * 

DAILY  MIRROR— shows  Valentino  in  a 
series  of  close-ups  and  new  suits.  It  shows 
him  stiff  and  anguishing  in  an  attempt  to  be 
emotional.  His  eyes  smoulder,  his  chest 
heaves,  his  mouths  hang  ajar.  The  business 
of  the  many  subtitles  is  to  explain  what  he's 
doing. 

Nita    Naldi    has    been    badly    miscast.    •    *    » 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  A  picture  like  this 
can  do  no  good — and  will  do  a  great  deal  of 
harm.  Perhaps  it  is  best  that  the  star  is  rest- 
ing in  Europe  so  that  he  will  not  hear  the 
scorching    remarks    that    are    certain    to    follow. 

EVENING  JOURNAI^ — *  *  *  It's  a  tritely 
ab'urd  affair,  with  Rudy  reveling  in  the  draw- 
ing-room dramatics,  and  Nita  Naldi  trying 
to   show   how    she    can    vamp.    *    *    • 

EVENING  WORLD— ♦  »  »  It  is  a  pretty 
awful  example  of  why  the  movies  come  in  for 
damnation  by  large  groups  of  responsible  and 
thoughtful    citizens.    *    *    * 

GRAPHIC — *  *  *  audience  simply  refused 
to  take  the  picture  seriously.  If  it  had  been 
an  old-fashioned  Sennett  comedy,  *  ♦  *  patrons 
couldn't  have  greeted  the  presentation  with 
more  laughter.   *  *  • 

The  Italian  "atmosphere"  in  the  picture  is 
very   effective.    •    *    * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE— •  *  *  It  isn't  even  a 
good  picture  for  anybody.  Indeed,  it  is  a  dull, 
cheap  contraption,  bearing  no  relation  to  the 
stage   play.    *    *    « 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  a  life- 
less and  dull  version  of  what  was  once  a  thrill- 
ing stage  play.  The  story  was  not  adapted  to 
the  screen;   it  was  virtually  annihilated.   *   *   * 

POST — *  *  *  Valentino  does  well  enough 
in  his  earlier  scenes,  but  the  nobility  lated  on 
is  too  much  for  him.  Perhaps,  however,  his 
facial  spasms  were  occasioned  by  a  toothache. 
Miss  Naldi  is  miscast,  and  the  best  work  in 
the  picture,  it  seems  to  us,  is  that  of  Casson 
Ferguson,  who  does  rather  well  by  the  role 
of    Jack    Doming.    *  *  * 

SUN — *  *  *  It  would  take  the  greatest  len- 
iency on  the  part  of  a  reviewer  to  say  that 
"Cobra"  as  it  stands  is  anything  more  than 
an  ordinary  program  picture — an  ordinary 
program  picture  being  one  of  the  most  woebe- 
gone of  exhibits — for  never  for  a  moment  does 
it  c(  me  to  life  cr  reach  any  of  the  depths  of 
sympathy  and  pathos  for  which  it  so  obviously 
aneles.    *    *    ♦ 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  The  sad  thing  about 
his  latest  opus  is  that,  tradition,  notwithstand- 
ing, Joseph  Henabery,  the  director,  has  pro- 
vided him  with  but  scant  opportunities  to 
flash  the  famous  smile,  and  that, furthermore, 
during  the  ofttimes  tedious  unwinding  of  the 
picture  the  hero  is  permitted  to  kiss  only  one 
ladv  once.   *   *  * 

TIMES — *  *  *  is  moderately  entertaining 
until  the  director  and  his  henchmen  decide  to 
include  a  fang  or  two  of  the  poisonous  rep- 
tile. It  then  becomes  quite  absurd  and  the 
accompanying  captions  assist  in  the  general 
'feline.    *    •    • 

WORLD — The  rejuvenated  Valentino  popu- 
larity will  suffer  no  set-back  as  a  resitlt  of 
"Cobra."  and  neither  will  it  experience  any 
appreciable  quickening  of  pace.  *  *  *  Scarcely 
ever  is  he  called  upon  to  act,  and  never  at 
any  moment  is  he  seen  excepting  as  a  most 
immaculately    attired    gentleman.    »    ♦    * 


"Sally,  Irene  and  Mary" 

M.-G.-M. 

Capitol 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  In  spite  of  several 
somewhat  obvious  titles,  "Sally,  Irene  and 
Mary''  is  excellent  entertainment.  It  is  also 
the   kind    of    picture   that    box   offices   pray    for. 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  »  Regiments  of 
sirls,  undraped.  Theater  scenes  plus  the 
Charleston    act.    •   *   * 

Sallv  O'Neill  is  a  pert,  cunning  Mary. 
loan  Crawford  makes  a  sweet  Irene.  William 
Haines,  who  "plums."  Douglas  Gilmore.  the 
"eimme  lad."  and  Henry  Kolker,  the  "heavy 
sugar  papa"  carry  on  satisfactorily  despite 
the  direction  and  the  story.   *  »   • 


DAILY  NEW.S— *  *  *  may  not  be  a  knock- 
out of  a  picture,  but  at  least  it  has  one  poiiit 
in  its  favor  that  many  other  films  lack — it  is 
interesting.    *    ♦    * 

Edmund  Goulding  directed  *  *  *  he  has  done 
fine  things  v/ith  meager  material.  The  pro- 
ducers have  obviously  given  him  comparatively 
little  money  to  make  a  showy  picture.  On  sev- 
eral occasions  he  has  directed  with  much 
skill.   »   ♦  * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  good  enter- 
tainment of  the  type  that  has  pretty  girls, 
scenes  laid  backstage  in  a  Broadway  musical 
comedy,  and  the  sort  of  situations  that  make 
the  folks  back  home  shake  their  heads  in  con- 
firmation of  all  their  doubts,  and  then  go  to 
see  the  picture  a  second  time.  *  *  *  is  lavishly 
staged,  Kolker  is  excellent,  and  the  rest  of 
the  cast  is  well  chosen  Sally  O'Neill  is  a  cute 
little  trick  with  a  magnetic  screen  personality, 
who  ought  to  be  great  in  pictures  if  her  di- 
rectors  don't  let  her  get  too  cute.   *   •   * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  It  is  a  motion 
picture  beautifully  staged  and  photographed, 
but  is  overfull  of  conventionalities.  It  is  evi- 
dently built  to  fit  somebody's  idea  of  what 
everybody  is  supposed  to  believe  about  the 
temptations  besetting  and  engulfing  every  good 
little    girl    who    ventures    behind   the    footlights. 

GRAPHIC — *  *  *  is  pretty  cheap,  tawdry, 
sentimental  stuff  poorly  directed.  The  subtle 
touches  (?)  are  put  on  with  a  shovel.  But 
any  one  who  likes  to  see  back-stage  life  as  it 
is  sometimes  lived  may  find  some  amusement 
in  watching  this  tale  unfold.    *    *   • 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  Sally,  Irene 
and  Mary  were  originally  three  separate  stor- 
ies, and  in  the  picture  they  have  once  more 
become  so.  But  all  of  them  have  their  good 
points,  and.  indeed,  the  picture  is  far  more 
entertaining  than  the  average.  Miss  Bennett 
never  fails  to  please  us,  and  little  Sally 
O'Neill  is  supposed  to  be  on  the  screen.  •   *  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  But  for 
all  the  old  hokum  and  the  slightly  distasteful 
premise  on  which  the  plot  is  built,  this  picture 
manages  to  be  fairly  convincing  and  strongly 
appealing,  due  entirely  to  the  proper  casting 
of  the  three  leading  roles  and  to  the  clever 
and  workmanlike  job  which  Edmund  Goulding 
has  done  in  directing  and  adapting  the  film 
play  from  the  musical  comedy  which  had  a 
long    New    Y'ork  Tun.    *    ♦    ♦ 

POST — *  *  *  will  save  numerous  apprecia 
tive  souls  from  hysterics  because,  in  addition 
to  being  very,  very  funny,  it  is  likewise  very, 
very  dull,  almost,  in  fact,  equal  to  a  sleeping 
potion    in    its   more    stupid   moments.    ♦    *    ♦ 

SUN — *  *  *  despite  its  tawdry,  cheap  and 
stale  theme,  it  manages  to  keep  its  head  above 
water.  As  far  as  this  department  is  con- 
cerned, it  is  easily  the  best  photoplay  of  the 
week.   *  *   * 

"Sally.  Irene  and  Mary"  is  an  expensively 
staged  hokum  pictcure  that  is  not  unentertain 
ing.   *■*  * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  It  has  all  the  ingred- 
ients that  make  for  happiness  in  the  box  of- 
fice.  ♦   *   * 

TIMES— Edmund  Goulding  *  *  *  falls  far 
shor'  of  his  usual  standard.  »  *  ♦  This  subject 
emerges  from  Hollywood  a  species  of  melo- 
drama packed  with  trite  ideas  and  appallingly 
obvious  situations.   *  *   * 

WORLD—*  *  *  From  a  sketchy  plot  Ed- 
mund Goulding  has  wrought  a  picture  amus- 
ing, li.ght,  so  well  done  that  it  is  a  pity  the 
coiiterls    mean    so   little. 

Without  any  call  for  histrionics,  Constance 
Beniiett.  Joan  Crawford  and  Sally  O'Neill  in 
the  title  roles  play  with  a  polish  to  their  per- 
formance that  usually  takes  more  years  of  ex- 
perience to  acquire  than  any  of  the  three  pos- 
sess.  *   •   * 


"Seven  Sinners" 

Warners 

Warner  Bros. 

AMERICAN— "Seven  Sinners"  *  •  •  takes 
great  delight  in  poking  fun  at  the  crook  dram- 
as we've  all  seen   so  often.   ♦   •    • 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Clive  Brook  gives 
a  delicious  performance  as  Jerry  Winters.  He 
plays  with  a  quizzical  charm  that  spices  his 
scenes  most  entertainingly.  Marie  Prevost  is 
herself.    •    ♦    • 

The  picture  is  light  as  a  feather,  splashed 
with    amusing   bits,   bu\  much   too   long.    ♦    *   • 

DAILY  NEWS— •  *  *  'There  must  have 
been  some  reason  for  producing  "Seven  Sin- 
ners."    But    it   is   not   an   obvious   one     ♦   •    * 

EVENING  JOURNAL — *  *  *  the  picture 
is  a  sparkling  comedy,  ably  directed,  well 
played  and  with  an  excellent  cast.  »  »  * 
There  is  no  straining  for  effect,  the  scenes 
are  deftly  handled,  and  the  acting  is  delight- 
ful.  *   *   • 


HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  is  not  unlike 
"Cheating  Cheaters,"  as  we  remember  that  fas- 
cinating play,  and  we  do  enjoy  crook  pictures. 
They  should  be  encouraged.  Clive  Brook  is 
more  attractive  than   we   ever   have   seen   him. 

*  *    *   the    cast    is    perfect.*    *    * 

Some   one    has    written    some    amusing   titles. 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  The  film 
is  fairly  consistent  for  a  farce,  and  it  has  quite 
a  few  new  "gags."  Lewis  Milestone,  who  is 
ccmparatively  new  at  the  business  of  direct- 
ing, shows  a  flair  for  light  comedy  and  a  defi- 
nite talent  for  clever  details.*  *  *  it  does 
quality  very  well  as  an  entertaining,  better- 
than-average  comedy.    ♦   *   * 

POST — Up  to  the  last  four  or  five  minutes 

*  *  *  amusing,  if  unoriginal,  crook  farce, 
based  in  a  general  sort  of  way  on  "Seven 
Keys  to  Baldpate"  and  half  a  hundred  other 
crook  farces,  before  and  since.  As  light  en- 
tertainment, however,  it  does  very  well.   ♦  ♦   ♦ 

SUN — *  *  *  It  is  a  crook  farce,  built  some- 
what after  the  fashion  of  the  movie  version 
of  "Seven  Keys  to  Baldpate"  and  executed 
somewhat  after  the  movie- version  of  "Seven 
Days." 

Seven  crooks  seeking  to  rob  a  Long  Island 
home  during  the  absence  of  its  owner  become 
marooned  therein.  The  comedy  is  of  the 
"Button,  button,  who's  got  the  button?" 
order. 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  The  film  bounds  along 
gayly  until  the  last  fifteen  minutes  or  so.  when 
a  general  reform  movement  is  introduced,  ac- 
companied by  much  noble  and  unnecessary 
sentiment  out  of  key  with  the  rest  of  the  per- 
formance. Marie  Prevost  gives  a  lively  in- 
terpretation of  the  soft-fingered  lady  burglar, 
driven  into  the  profession  by  "an  unkind  step- 
mother." and  Clive  Brook  is  quiet  and  con- 
vincing   in    the    leading    male    role.    *** 

TIMES — *  *  *  An  amusing  picture  *  ** 
which  rather  reminds  one  of  the  play  "Cheat- 
ing Cheaters,"  »  *  *  The  idea,  which  concerns 
cold,  calculating  crooks,  diamond  necklaces  and 
horseshoe  pins,  has  been  worked  out  in  an 
interesting  fashion,  with  disappointing  peni- 
tence as  a  closing  touch.   »  *  * 

This  picture  is  quite  diverting,  and  it  would 
have  been  even  better  if  the  humor  were  light- 
e.'  in  some  sequences  and  if  a  touch  of  satire 
had   been   included   at  the  finish.    »   ♦    * 


"Wandering  Fires" 

Arrow 

Broadway 

AMERICAN — *  *  *  Careless  direction  in 
"Wandering  Fires"  marred  but  did  not  con 
ceal  her  (Constance  Bennett's)  grace.  This 
direction  did,  however,  spoil  what  might  have 
been  a  fine  picture.   ♦   ♦  * 

Maurice  (Campbell  and  his  title  writer  have 
somehow  hammered  it  into  triteness,  lightened 
occasionally  by  Miss.  Bennett's  vivid  personal- 
ity ♦»   » 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Constance  Ben- 
nett's languid  grace  and  insouciant  charm 
saves  this  sadly-produced  opus  from  being  less 
than  mediocre.  The  society  scenes  are  pa- 
thetically amusing.   •  *  * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  is  the  latest  film 
with  a  touch  of  the  world  war.  There  are 
numerous  sections  torn  from  the  news  reels 
which  were  taken  during  the  war  pieced  be- 
tween the  love  story.  The  result  is  not 
satisfactory. 

At  the  performance  I  attended  the  audience 
was  annoyed  by  the  cheap  manner  in  which 
the   producers   showed   the  battle  scenes.    »   ♦    * 

EVENING  WORLD — A  peculiar  combina- 
tion of  an  Enoch  Arden  romance  and  a  Wil- 
liam Burns  German  spy  warning.  Warner 
Fabian,  author  of  "Flaming  Youth,"  is  respon- 
sible for  the  theme.  The  title  is  just  a  title 
and   has   nothing  to  do   with   the   film.    *  *  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—  •  ♦  »  "Wan- 
dering Fires"  has  plenty  of  wandering  but 
little  fire.  It's  dreary,  wornout  stuff,  and  the 
actors  seem  to  realize  the  uselessness  of  their 
efforts.  George  Hackathorne  gives  the  role  of 
the  soldier  a  much  better  performance  than  it 
deserves,  and  Connie  Bennett  manages  to 
make    the    girl    somewhat    appealing.    ♦    •    ♦ 

POST — *  *  *  The  fires,  as  far  as  we  have 
been  able  to  discover,  are  fires  of  jealousy,  and 
the  wandering  is  done  by  the  story,  which 
meanders  back  to  1917  for  a  war  interlude,  re- 
turning to  the  present  for  the  jealousy.  A  bet- 
ter title  would  be  "The  Country  Club  Adven- 
tures of  Constance   Bennett."   ♦   *   * 


"We  Moderns" 

First  National 

Strand 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  Sparing  no  effort  to 
make  the  film  effective.  Miss  Moore  appears 
in  nearly  every  scene.  Her  part  of  a  callous, 
feather-brained  young  girl  is  hardly  a  sym- 
pathetic one,  but  she  manages  to  make  it  amus- 


ing.    The  audience  did  not  seem  to  tire  o£ 
cuteness.      We  did.   *   •    ♦ 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  "The  title  ia  i 
pianrtory.  The  picture  combines  the  w 
elements  of  Mack  Sennett  farce,  Cecil 
Mille  buffoonery,  and  serials.  Top  this  V 
Colleen  Moore  grimacing  like  a  simian,  dil 
ing  her  eyes  like  an  owl,  leaping  around  '. 
a  grasshopper  and  you  have  an  idea  what 
all   about.   ♦   •   • 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  Col; 
Moore  became  a  type  when  she  first  b< 
her  flapper  roles,  so,  since  the  local  proo 
is  becoming  tiresome,  the  entire  company  w 
to  England  to  film  Israel  Zangwill's  story 
exact  locations.  ♦  •  *  calling  a  flapper 
"modern"  and  substituting  Trafalgar  Sqt) 
for  Main  Street  doesn't  make  the  plot  1 
familiar.    *   •   • 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  The  film  si 
along  on  the  verge  of  unintentional  burfes 
and  with  poorly  sustained  melodrama  ol 
conventional  sort.  Colleen  Moore  frisks  aiti 
iiigly  in  some  of  the  sequences,  particuli 
the  one  in  which  she  gets  a  good,  old  f: 
ioned  spanking,  well  earned.  ♦  »  *  The  I 
tography  is  no  more  than  ordinary,  and  s< 
airship   scenes  are  very  obviously  faked.  * 

GRAPHIC-^*  *  *   Despite  the  fact  that 
film   was  directed  by  John  Francis  Dillon,  v 
as   a    rule,   gives    us   plausible    and    discrimii 
ing    screen    technique,    the    situations    seem 
viously  dragged  in;   the  emotions  artificial, 
epigrams     stale.       Probably    we    have    got 
far    away    from    the    atmosphere   that    prevai 
during   and   affer   the   war   to  have   much   s: 
pathy    with    the    problems    of    the    flapper   ; 
her  parents.    ♦   ♦   * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  If  any  ot 
screen  ingenue  had  played  the  part  which 
saw  Miss  Moore  play  in  "We  Moderns,"  i 
of  us  would  never  have  lived  to  tell  the  stc 
But  so  much  are  we  under  the  spell  of  t 
round -eyed,  snub-nosed  young  person  that 
actually  liked   it.    *   *   * 

MORNING   TELEGRAPH— Colleen   Mo 

*  *  *  does  her  best  to  live  up  to  her  envia 
reputation.  *  *  •  Doubtless  past  performan 
will  serve  her  in  good  stead,  and  at  least  i 
phasize  the  sincerity  of  her  intentions  in  t 
instance.  Taken  by  itself,  however,  '" 
Moderns"  is  but  another  version  of  the  ( 
fashioned  flapper  who,  in  spite  of  capers  : 
cavortings  is  just  one  of  the  homefolks  af 
all.   *   *   * 

POST—*  *  *  Miss  Moore  tries  hard  to 
too  cute  for  words  without  much  success  : 
the  rran  (or  woman)  who  wrote  the  sub-til 
should  be  sentenced  to  a  year's  imprisonm 
with  nothing  to  read  but  books  containing 
jokes  and  puns.  "We  Moderns,"  posses 
of  a  sense  of  humor,  could  have  been  an 
cellent   burlesque.    ♦   •    » 

SITN — *  *  *  it  furnishes  Miss  Moore  w 
a  flapper  role  in  which  she  may  indulge  ' 
mannerisms  to  her  heart's  content.  •  •  • 
will  not  please  greatly  the  movie  patrons  v 
have  sat  indifferently  through  the  reformat!' 
of  flapper  heroines  in  the  endless  stream 
similar  movies.  *  *  * 

TELEGRAM—*   *    *   Colleen   Moore   in 
part    of    the    irresponsible    Mary    Sundale    i 
presented  some  of  the  best  work  of  her  care 
She  has  caught  the  reckless,   impertinent  sp 
of    independence    of    this    postwar    flapper  a 
stamped    it    with   definite   character   if   not 
complete     credibility.       The     fleeting    hints 
misgiving  and  uncertainty  are  well  suggei 

TIMES — *  *  *  Colleen  Moore  in  onei 
her  obstreperous  moods  officiates  as  an 
corrigible  little  minx  who  is  a  source  o{  I 
little  worry  to  her  parents.  The  antics  i 
this  willful  creature  obviously  appealed  to  t 
younger  feminine  element  in  the  theater  yeat 
day.  *  **  This  feature  is  never  really  anm 
ing,   but   it   is  frequently  very  silly.    *   *  • 

Not    much    can    be    said    for    the    acting. 
just  about  lives  up  to  the  boisterous  situattt 
running  through  the  film,  which  one  is  not  I 
to   remember   for   any   great   number  of   yea 

WORLD—  *   »  *  Miss   (Colleen)   Moore 

*  *  *  almost  always  a  likable,  a  vivacious, 
sunshiny  and  a  "natural"  little  figure  in  J 
screen  plays.  In  "We  Moderns,"  which  U 
stale,  unimaginative  and  colorless  concocti 
she  docs  the  best  she  know  how  in  the  I 
cumstances.  It  is,  I  think,  as  dull  a  scena 
as   *   *   *  handed  over  to  her  this  year,   •  ' 


Oui-of-Town 

"Go  West"— M.-G.-M. 
State,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER— •  *  *  For  the  benefit 
any  men  whose  vest  buttons  are  not  gi 
anteed  to  stand  unusual  laughter,  I'd 
vise  a  visit  to  the  tailor  before  seeing 
new    film,    "Go    West."    •    «    • 

HERALD—*    •   *   To   the   director-act^ 
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credit,  ;  Keaton  combines  pathos  with  his 
most  slajjstick  comedy,  placing  the  produc- 
tion far  above  the  average  in  actual  enjoy- 
ment. The  story  of  "  the  friendless  waif, 
knocked  about  from  pillar  to  post,  gives  the 
principal  characters  plenty  of  scope  for  their 
talents.   •   ♦   • 

RECORD—*  •  *  Buster  always  plays  the 
underdog  and  is  forever  gaining  the  sym- 
pathy of  the  audience.  •  *  *  This  comic 
film  is-  tragically  sad  in  spots — more  so 
than  some  of  his  other  successes,  which  is 
sort  of  a  Chaplinesque  manner  of  getting 
laughs.   *   *  • 

TIMES—*  *  •  If  Buster  doesn't  look 
out,  somebody  is  going  to  call  him  an  artist ! 

"Go  West"  is  his  latest  comedy,  on  view 
at  Loew's.  You  laugh  and  weep  almost  at 
the  same  time  throughout  the  length  of  this. 


"His  Secretary"— M.-G.-M. 
Warfield,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  Is  filled  with  any 
number  of  humorous  situations.  It  is  a 
wholesome  farce.   •   •  • 

CALL  AND  POST— *  *  *  A  clever  story 
*  *  *  serves  as  a  vehicle  for  the  delightful 
performance  of  three  distinguished  stars — 
Norma  Shearer,  Lew  Cody  and  Willard 
Louis.    *    *    * 

CHRONICLE—*  *  *  Miss  Shearer  has 
done  nothing  better  than  her  Ruth  Lawrence. 
The  paft  is  one  of  the  ugly  duckling  things 
that  give  the  spectator  a  thrill  of  satisfac- 
tion when  the  despised  one  blossoms  out 
into  a  raving  beauty  and  triumphs  over  her 
rivals.   *  *  * 

EXAMINER— *  *  •  Norma  Shearer  en- 
acts an  ugly  duckling  of  a  steno  who  bursts 
out  into  a  dazzling  beauty,  and  gets  the  man 
she  wants.   *   •   ♦ 

HERALD — A  pleasantly  diverting  modern 
comedy  smacking,  in  development  of  situa- 
tions and  general  construction,  more  of  stage 
than   of  screen.   *  •   * 

NEWS — *  •  *  Miss  Shearer  gives  a  won- 
derfully fine  portrayal  to  her  role.  In  the 
transition  from  the  homely  to  the  beautiful 
Miss  Lawrence  she  cleverly  retains  the  char- 
acteristic "old  maidish"  mannerisms  whjch 
marked  the  former.  •  •   • 


"Kiss    Me    Again" — Warners 
La  Salle,   Detroit 

FREE  PRESS — *  *  *  Few  pictures  of 
recent  date  have  been  so  -filled  with  spec- 
tacular sceres,  and  few  have  been  more  in- 
teresting. It  has  all  the  airiness  and  sophis- 
tication of  a  French  farce,  and  the  delicate 
touches   for   which  Lubitsch  is  famous.   *  •  * 


"Lazybones" — Fox 
Criterion,   Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  Frank  Borzape,  who 
directed  the  story  from  a  script  by  Frances 
Marion,  has  made  the  most  of  every  oppor- 
tunity. He  has  been  supplied  by  Fox  with 
a  good  cast,  and  in  Zasu  Pitts,  Madge  Bel- 
lamy and  Jane  Novak  awards  a  trilogy  of 
interesting  roles  to   genuine  beauty.    *   •   • 

EXPRESS—*  *  •  With  his  sole  attributes, 
idleness  and  tenacity.  Lazybones  is  really 
lovable,  a-s  enacted  by  "Buck"  Jones,  makes 
tho  character  whimsical  and  sympathetic. 
But  the  picture  is  slow  and  with  scant  nio- 
tive.   *   *   * 

RECORD — *  *  *  The  picture  was  saved 
by  the  splendid  characterizations  of  Zasu 
Pitts,  Lydia  Knott  and  Emily  Fitzroy.  Buck 
Jones  makes  a  lovable  "lazybones"  and  Leslie 
Fenton,   a   newcomer  to   Fox  pictures,   shows 

both   charm   and   ability   as   the   young   lover. 

*  «  * 

TIMES — *  *  *  The  story  ambles  alonp 
in  quiet  fashion  without  any  startling  dra 
matic  moments,  and  yet  when  analyzed  it 
possesses  ■  all  the  main  elements  of  tense 
drama.  Hi'wever,  this  fact  is  seldom  thrust 
into   the  foregrotmd.    •   •   * 


"Lovers  in   Quarantine" — Paramount 
Metro,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER — *  *  *  To  say  that  "Lovers 
in  Quarantine"  is  slapstick  is  to  be  irrever- 
ent perhaps.  But  that  is  what  the  film  *  *  * 
practirallv  amounts  to.   *  *   * 

EXPRESS — *  *  *  Frankly,  certain  se 
quences  come  perilously  near  beinp'  slan 
stick.  Yet  so  keen  is  Bebe's  (Daniels) 
sense  of  humor  and  so  lifelike  are  her  per 
turbed  gestures  that  one  chuckles  audibly 
thi-ough,    scores      of      absurd      complications 


RECORD—*  *  •  Miss  Daniels  is  always 
at  her  best  in  an  attempt  of  this  kind.  She 
has  a  knack  for  comedy  and  the  right  amount 
of  reserve  to  make  her  character  amusing 
without  appearing  ridiculous.    *    •   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  It's  a  rollicking  piece  of 
foolishness.  *  *  ♦  There's  hardly  a  serious 
moment  m  it  and  yet  you're  just  as  inter- 
ested in  what  happens  to  the  hoydenish  Bebe 
and  her  companions  in  comedy  as  you  would 
be  in  the  principals  of  a  throbbing  drama. 
Perhaps  more  so.   *   *   * 


HERALD — *  *  *  Bebe  Daniels  scores  one 
of  the  b»(^gest  hits  of  her  career  in  "Lovers 
in  Quarantine."  ♦  •  •  phg  i^  .^t  once  the 
vivacious  and  charming  girl  of  her  two  reel 
comedy  days  and  the  sophisticated  beauty  I 
of   her  mttre   recent  roles.    •    •    •  | 


"The   Merry  Widow"— M.-G.-M. 
Madison,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  Miss  Murray  never 
appeared  quite  so  beautiful  and  her  acting 
is  so  different  and  better  than  anything  she 
ever  did  before  that  she  seems  a  new  wo- 
man.   *    *    ♦ 

NEWS—*  *  *  The  cavalier  swank  of 
John  Gilbert  and  the  directing  genius  of 
Eric  Von  Stroheim  combine  to  make  "The 
Merry  Widtjw"  a  motion  picture  deserving 
of  a  place  on  anybody's  list  of  the  "ten 
best"  for  the  year.   ♦   *  • 


"Old  Clothes"— M.-G.-M. 
Ohio,    Indianapolis 

STAR—*  *  *  Those  who  liked  "The  Rag 
Man"  cannot  help  but  like  "Old  Clothes," 
for  it  is  but  a  second  edition  of  the  first 
picture  done  over  with  a  new  plot  and  some 
new    fun.    *    •    * 


"Red   Hot  Tires"— Warners 
Gifts,  Cincinnati 

ENQUIRER — Is  as  exciting  as  a  ride 
in  a  taxicab  driven  by  a  one-armed  speed 
maniac.  But  it  is  also  funny  enough  to 
make    a    hotel    doornten    forget    his    dignity. 


«   «  * 


TIMES-STAR—*  *  *  Splendid  farce  com- 
edy and  exciting  melodrama  are  cleverly 
mingled.    *   »   * 


"The  Road  to  Yesterday"— P.  D.  C. 
Colonial,  Indianapolis 

STAR—*  *  *  Has  "punch."  There  are 
two  or  three  places  in  it  that  are  breath- 
taking in  their  dramatic  power.  There  is 
beauty  of  photography  and  a  strong  love 
story.  There  is  a  great  train  wreck  handled 
somewhat  differently  from  any  wreck  ever 
photographed   before.    *    ♦    * 


"Siegfried"— Ufa 
Auditorium,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  Jt  rides  above  the 
technicalities  of  the  cinema.  The  luxuriant 
resources  of  American  studio  would  ha've 
produced  more  brilliant  contrasts  of  light 
and  line,  but  nothing  that  I  have  seen  on 
the  screen  has  so  closely  approximated  the 
subdued  charm  of  old  world   tanestries.    *   *   * 

EXPRESS—*  *  *  Photographically  the 
first  part  of  the  film  is  stupendous.  The 
castle,  the  craggy  eminences  reaching  into 
the  clouds  are  cinematographic  achievements 
of  the  highest  order.  Scenes  in  Woden 
Wood,  with  atmosphere  of  myth  and  mystery 
are     beautifully    created    and     shadow    photo- 

fraphy    is    used    with    entrancing    effect.      The 
ragon    is    one    of    the    most    realistic    beasts 
ever    emploved    in    the    movies      ♦     ♦    ♦ 

HERALD—*  *  *  Choosing  a  most  diffi- 
cult theme  for  photoplay  production,  Fritz 
Lang,  the  director,  has  turned  out  a  film 
most  worthy  of  patronage  by  those  seeking 
the  best   in   the   motion  picture   field.    *   *    * 

TIMES — *  *  *  It  is  distinctly  an  achieve- 
ment th.at  will  have  appeal  because  of  its 
novelty,  rather  than  the  impressiveness  of 
its  personalities,  or  its  human  qualities,  but 
the  same  time  it  assumes  a  very  important 
place  as  an  effort  to  recreate  the  attractions 
of   a    mythological    subject    and    of    folk    lore. 


»   #   • 


"Souls    for    Sables"— Tiffany 
Strand,   Detroit 

FREE     PRESS—*     *     *     Lovers    of     real 
drama,   powerfully  acted,   and  a  picture  made 


^^bfAoihiS^M 


Utmost  in  Screen  Brilliancy 


on  an  unusually  lavish  scale,  will  find  much 
to  admire  in  this  remarkable  film.  Insofar 
as  the  settings  are  concerned  they  are  the 
utmost  in  elegance,  while  the  direction  and 
photography  are  the  very  best.   •   *   * 


"Stage   Struck" — Paramount 
Century,  Baltimore 

SUN — *  *  *  marks  Gloria  Swanson's  re- 
turn to  her  first  love,  comedy,,  and  it's  a 
brand  of  comedy  that  proves  startlingly  sim- 
ilar to  the  kind  that  is  manufactured  on 
the   Mack   Sennett  lots.    *   *   * 

Capitol,    Cincinnati 

ENQUIRER—*  *  *  The  plot  of  "Stage 
Struck"  is  theadbare  and  commonplace  to 
begin  witii,  and  it  is  not  improved  by  the 
introduction  of  cheap  slapstick  comedy.  By 
far  the  best  part  of  the  picture  is  the  gor- 
geous colof  sequence  at   the  beginning.   ♦   *    • 

TIMES-STAR—*  *  *  The  picture  opens 
with  a  series  of  the  most  gorgeous  natural 
color  scones  which  we  have  ever  witnessed. 
Tliey  constitute  a  real  achievement  in  art 
and,  to  our  mind,  are  the  principal  justifica- 
tion  for   the  rest  of  the  film.    •    *    * 

Allen,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  Perhaps  this  slapstick  af- 
fair, based  on  a  story  by  Frank  R.  Adams, 
is  not  worthy  of  Miss  Swanson's  capabili 
ties,  but  from  an  entertainment  standpoint 
I  would  not  trade  one  reel  of  "Stage  Struck" 
for  all  the  pretentious  and  self-conscious 
elaborations  of  "Sans  Gene"  or  for  three 
productions  as  banal  as  "The  Coast  of 
Folly."    *   *   * 

PLAIN  DEALER— *  *  *  The  story  is  a 
humorous  PoUyanna  tale,  and  while  the  plot 
is  thin,  Pollyanna  wins  my  vote  whenever 
she  knows  a  grain  of  humor.  There's  a 
bushel  of  fun  in   "Stage   Struck."   *   *   * 

PRESS — *  *  *  The  comedy  situations  and 
scenes  of  pathos,  in  which  the  star  is  pre- 
sented, are  exaggerated  into  the  mot)d  of 
burlesque.    *    *    * 

TIMES — *  *  *  Seldom  have  acting  of 
such  a  high  order,  gorgeous  settings  and 
wonderful  photography  been  combined  in 
such  generous  proportions  in  a  picture.   *  *   * 

Apollo,  Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  Miss  Swanson  works  hard 
but  she  seems  unable  to  make  her  grimaces 
and     bodily     contorions    produce     the    laughs 


that  they  are  intended  to.  "Stage  Strud' 
is  a  fairly  interesting  and  entertaining  pi 
ture,  but  it  is  not  exactly  suited  to  Mi 
Swanson's   peculiar  talents.   *    *   * 


"Winds  of   Chance"— First   Nat'l 
Circle,   Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  There  are  plenty  of  roug 
and  tumble  fights,  plenty  of  battles  in  whic 
dealth-dealing  colts  play  a  part  and  pleni 
of  scenes  of  the  desperate  hardships  encou 
tered  by  the  men  and  women  who  bravt 
the   North   for   the  lure   of  gold.    *   *    * 

Capitol,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  There  are  shots  c 
mountains,  hills,  forests,  rivers  and  rapic 
that  will  thrill  every  lover  of  the  gre;  i 
outdoors.  The  "shots"  showing  the  boal ' 
shooting  the  rapids  have  seldom  been  ej 
celled  in  thrills  and  there  are  other  scen< 
of  adventure  that  will  quicken  the  blood  c 
the   most   blase   theater-goer.    ♦    *   • 

NEWS—*   *  *   The  drama  may  be  a  trifl 
weak    at    times,    but    the    stfenery    is    at    a 
times    so    splendid     that     one     can     afford    t 
overlook    a    few    little    discerpancies    in    th  i 
plot.    *   *   * 


Second  Oldest  Continuous 

Raw  Stock 

Producer  in  America 
Negative  Positive  Safety 


Eleven  Years  of 
Square  Shooting 


has  won  for  Greater  Amusements  in 
the  Minneapolis,  Milwaukee,  Des 
Moines,  Omaha,  and  Sioux  Falls  Ter- 
ritories, a  measure  of  reader  confidence 
unequalled  in  the  field. 


Eleventh  Birthday  Number 


out  December  19  will  be  its  greatest 
effort,  commanding  reader  interest  and 
confidence  never  equalled. 


Reserve  Your  Space  NOW 


offices:     Lumber  Exchange,  Minneap- 
olis. 


THE 


2S  Friday,  December  11,  1925 


DAILY 


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American,     di- 
Richard    Dix, 


30  From  Famous 

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iKlorida  Romance."  (tentative  title), 
■Let's  Get  Married,"  "Tamed," 
'  Wild  Geese,"  "I'll  See  You  To- 
n^ht,"  "That's  My  Baby,"  "Desert 
Hjld,"  "Volcano,"  "Tlie  Palm  Beach 
;ii-l,"  "The  Secret  Spring,"  "Take  a 
_  hance,"  "Crossroads  of  the  World," 
The  Deer  Drive,"  "Grass,"  and  "The 
^ucky   Lady." 

It  is  interesting  to  note  that  Gloria 
>\vanson  is  down  for  one,  "Tamed," 
lud  Pola  Negri  for  one,  "Crossroads 
ii  the  World."  Leonce  Ferret  will 
iirect  "The  Secret  Spring,"  prestim- 
ibly  in  Europe. 

Release  dates  with  directors  and 
eading  players  follow; 

Feh.     1. — The    Wanderer,     directed    by     R. 
\     Walsh.      Featuring   Greta    Nissen,    William 
"oilier,      Jr.,       Kathlyn       Williams.       Tyrone 
■  Power. 

Feb.  8. — The  Song  and  Dance  Man,  direct- 
=  :d  by  Herbert  Brenon.  Tom  Moore,  Bessie 
IfjOve,    Harrison    Ford. 

The  Grand  Duchess  and  the  Waiter,  di- 
ected  by  Malcolm  St.  Clair.  Adolphe  Men- 
ou    and    Florence    Vidor. 

Feb.  15. — The  Vanishing 
ected  by  George  B.  Seitz. 
Lois    Wilson,    Noah    Beery. 

Feb.  22. — Behind  the  Front,  directed  by 
Edward  Sutherland.  Wallace  Beery,  Ray- 
mond   Hatton,    Mary    Brian. 

Moana,    directed    by    Robert    J.    FUherty. 

Alarch  1. — For  Heaven's  Sake,  Harold 
Joyd   starred.      Directed   by    Sam   Taylor. 

The  Blind  Goddess,  directed  by  Victor 
Fleming.      Dolores    Costello,    TuUy    Marshall, 

March  8. — Dancing  Mothers,  directed  by 
Herbert  Brenon.  Conway  Tearle,  Alice 
foyce,    Clara    Bow. 

March    15. — Sea    Horses,    directed   by   Allan 
iDwan.      Jack    Holt,    Florence    Vidor,    George 
—  Bancroft. 

5'  March  22. — Miss  Brewster's  Millions,  star- 
~  .-ing  Bebe  Daniels.  Directed  by  Clarence 
""  Badger. 

(    A      Florida      Romance,      starring      Thomas 
ftleighan.       Directed    by    Lewis     Milestone. 
'    March     29. — Let's     Get     Married,     starring 
Richard  Dix.     Directed  by  Gregory  La  Cava. 

April  5. — Tamed,  starring  Gloria  Swan- 
on.      Directed   by    Frank    Tuttle. 

Wild    Geese    (tentative    titled)    directed    by 

illiam    de    Mille. 

April  12.— I'll  See  You  Tonight,  directed 
jy  William  Wellman.  Adolphe  Menjou,  Ar- 
ette    Marchal. 

That's  My  Baby,  starring  Douglas  Mac- 
Lean. 

April  19. — Desert  Gold,  directed  by  George 
-!.  Seitz.  Jack  Holt,  Billie  Dove,  Noah 
Ueery. 

April  26. — Volcano,  directed  by  William 
K.  Howard.  Bebe  Daniels,  Ricardo  Cortez, 
v\'allace    Beery. 

Fresh   Paint,  starring  Raymond   Griffith. 

May  3. — The  Rainmaker,  directed  by  Allan 
Dwan.      Bessie   Love. 

May  10. — It's  the  Old  Army  Game,  star- 
ing W.   C.   Fields. 

May  17. — The  Palm  Beach  Girl,  starring 
Bebe  Daniels.  Directed  by  Edward  Suther- 
and. 

May  24. — The  Secret  Spring,  directed  by 
Leonce    Perret. 

May  31. — Take  a  Chance,  starring  Richard 
Dix.      Directed  by   Gregory    La   Cava. 

June  7. — Crossroads  of  the  World,  starring 
^ola  Negri. 

June  14. — The  Deer  Drive,  Zane  Grey 
itory. 

June  21. — Grass. 

June  28. — The  Lucky  Day,  directed  by 
^atiul  Walsh.  Greta  Nissen,  William  Col- 
ier,    Jr.,    Lionel    Barrymore. 


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Unit  System 

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\1  Rockett  four.  Ray  Rockett  will 
)e  business  manager,  a  post  held  for 
.ome  time  by  Al. 

In  announcing  the  new  plan  Row- 
and  said  that  it  is  in  accord  with 
he  ideas  he  has  been  putting  into 
'pcration  for  some  time,  whereby 
''irst  National  may  profit  by  the  ef- 
orts  of  individual  producers. 


The  Ufa  Deal 

(Contimied  from  Page   1) 

■nterefered  with.  But,  despite  this, 
film  circles  are  hearing  constantly 
that  the  Universal  deal  will  not  go 
■.lirough.  It  is  impossible  to  obtain 
any  information  from  the  ofifices  of 
Ufa. 

Another  cable  says  that  although 
x^ymous  was  in  negotiation  for  Ufa 
ap  10  a  few  weeks  ago,  and  although 
.ally  believe  the  Universal  deal  with 
Ufa  will  become  established  upon  the 
arrival  of  Laemmle  in  iierlin,  there 
are  reports  in  circulation  that  a  joint 
operation  of  Famous  and  Loew's 
may  block  the  Universal  deal.  Some 
reports  have  it  that  the  Universal 
loan,  while  giving  Universal  repre- 
sentation on  the  board  of  Ufa,  in  no 
way  gives  Universal  control  of  Ufa, 
and  the  proposed  deal  with  Ufa  by 
Famous  and  Loew's  is  planned  to 
give  these  two  concerns  actual  con- 
trol of  Ufa  both  as  to  distribution 
and  production.  This  deal,  it  is  said, 
calls  for  considerably  more  than  15 
million   marks. 

Newspaper  clippings  received  by 
mail  indicate  certain  internal  difficul- 
ties  within   Ufa. 


When  E.  J.  Ludvigh  was  asked 
about  this  reported  move  he  said  he 
knew  nothing  of  it.  He  explained 
that  when  he  was  in  Europe  Herman 
Wobber  had  been  surveying  the 
German  field  with  an  idea  of  Famous 
opening  its  own  exchanges  there. 
Ludvigh  said  nothing  had  been  de- 
cided. 

R.  H.  Cochrane  of  Universal  de- 
clared he  had  no  comment  to  make. 


Exchange    News  from    Cleveland 

Cleveland — W.  C.  Bachmeyer,  Met- 
ro-GoSdwyn  division  manager,  in 
town  from  a  tour  of  the  territory,  re- 
ports business  good,  in  both  small 
and  large  houses. 

Warren  Corbus  has  been  transfer- 
red from  the  Cincinnati  P.  D.  C.  sales 
force  to  Cleveland. 

Henry  P.  Zapp,  former  Detroit  city 
sales  representative  for  P.  D.  C,  has 
been  appointed  exchange  manager 
for  Indianapolis.  He  succeeds  Dud- 
ley   Williston,   resigned. 

Lew  Thompson,  recently  appointed 
central  division  manager  for  Associ- 
ated Exhibitors,  covering  Cleveland, 
Cincinnati,  Pittsburgh,  Detroit  and 
Indianapolis,  has  had  St.  Louis  added 
to   his   territory. 


Stanley    Financing 

{Continued  from   Page   1) 

stockholders  of  record  Jan.  11,  1926. 
Stockholders  will  also  be  ofTered  the 
right  to  purchase  one  new  share  at 
$48  a  share  for  each  share  of  Class  A 
or  Class  B  now  outstanding. 

As  a  result  af  these  changes  each 
holder  of  a  share  of  present  stock 
will  have  2i.2  shares  of  new  if  he  ex- 
ercises his  right  of  purchase  and  2.2 
shares  if  he  does  not  exercise  the 
right  of  purchase.  Upon  completion 
of  this  plan  there  will  be  334,306^ 
shares  of  new  stock  outstanding.  It 
is  believed  by  the  directors  that  the 
new  stock  will  pay  a  dividend  of  $3 
a  share.  The  stock  allotment  has 
been  underwritten  by  E.  B.  Smith  & 
Co.,  Brown  Bros.  Co.  and  Cassatt  & 
Co. 


Oppose    Aifiliation 

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tive  activity   this   winter,  the   up-state 
division    represents    itself    as    cover- 
ing the  entire  state,  the  truth  will  be 
published. 

"Rudy"  Sanders  was  nominated 
again  for  the  presidency.  Other  can- 
didates on  a  one-ticket  program  are 
M.  S.  McNamara,  vice-president;  A. 
Phillips,  secretary,  and  L.  Shipman, 
treasurer.  The  board  of  directors 
will  include:  :K.  Bernstein,  S.  Rosen, 
J.  Ruben,  J.  Salkin,  Max  Pear,  S. 
Fisher,  F.  Stein,  I.  Idson  and  M. 
Brown. 

The  election  will  take  place  Jan.  7 
and  an  installation  dinner  at  the  Bos- 
sert,  Brooklyn,  on  Feb.  10.  Eugene 
Zerner  was  appointed  business  man- 
ager. A  move  is  on  to  secure  free 
trailer  service  from  producers.  Je- 
seph  M.  Seider  delivered  a  talk  on 
national   exhibitor  work. 


Demonstrate  Musical  Instruments 

Cleveland — The  Cleveland  Sym- 
phony Orchestra  is  using  motion  pic- 
tures to  demonstrate  the  use  of  each 
instrument  in  the  orchestra,  at  its  ju- 
venile   symphony   matinees. 


Ind'p'ts   Meet   Today 

{Continued  from   Page   1) 

laws  has  finished.,  its  report  and  will 
render  it  today.  Oiher  reports  will 
be  submitted  by  I.  E.  Chadwick, 
president;  Frederick  H.  Elliott,  gen- 
eral manager,  and  Oscar  Neufeld, 
chairman  of  the  contract  committee, 
which  has  been  working  with  the 
M.  P.  T.  O.  and  Joseph  M.  Seider 
on   a    standard    equitable    contract. 

The  meeting  is  not  expected  to 
carry  over  until  Saturday  because 
Chadwick,  it  is  understood,  wil!  leave 
for  Hollywood  tomorrow. 


Fined  for  Sunday  Shows 
Dover,    O. — George    Chriest,    local 
■theater    owner^    was    fined    $20    for 
showing  pictures  on  Sunday. 


Spidell  Touring  the  Country 

G.  M.  Spidell,  Paramount  general 
purchasing  agent,  is  visiting  all  Para- 
mount exchanges. 


Wanted — 

Original  negative 
stock  shots  of  good 
steeplechase  m  a  t  - 
erial. 

W.  D.  KELLY 

Bryant  9850 


"h  is  a  fine  piece  of  work;  a  book  every  man  interested  in 
merchandising  or  exploitation,  in  or  out  of  the  picture  in- 
dustry should  have."  "Danny"  Film  Daily 

PUTTING  IT  OVER 


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citation 

by  EDDIE  BONNS  and  C.  E.  CARRIER 

IjTilERE  for  the  first  time  is  revealed  the  secrets  of  the 
imi  modern  science  of  keeping  a  name,  a  product,  or  an 
idea  before  the  public  by  means  and  methods  of  exploitation 

This  book  is  chock  full  of  interesting  and  instructive 
information  not  only  about  Motion  Pictures  but  the 
methods  of  exploitation  employed 
by  leading  industries,  corporations 
and  individuals  in  keeping  their 
name  before  the  public 


MARV  PICKFORD 

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'ROONEY" 

Directed  BV    WILLIAM    BEAUDINE 

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"lK{\er   many  f>rol:es);s  *Our   SweetheaH'   has   abandoned  tltc 
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This  is  John  M.  Stahl,  box-office  wizard. 

It  has  just  been  announced  that  he  is  joining  the  showmen-directors 

of  Metro-Goldwyn-Maycr. 

That  news  is  full  of  meaning  to  exhibitors  who  look  ahead  of  the 

game. 

It's  great  news. 

John  M.  Stahl  packs  dollars  into  box-offices. 

"The  Dangerous  Age." 

"Husbands  and  Lovers,"    ''Fine  Clothes,"   "Why  Men   Leave 

Home." 

He  made  those  green-bacl'  getters  and  a  lot  more  like  them. 

Now  he  joins  the  grtatcM  showman-organization  in  the  world  where 

he  fits  in  like  a  million  dollars. 

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lot  because  they're  all  showmen  out  there. 

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^U"  to  Swing  No  Club 

lieater     Unit     to     Invade     "Closed 
Towns" — Laemmle  Promises  His 
i  Customers   Protection 

It  is  not  part  of  Universal's 
sheme  of  things  to  wield  any  sort 
d  a  club  in  developing  the  newly- 
f-med  Universal  Chain  Theaters 
(irp.  It  is  Carl  Laemmle's  idea  to 
pDtect  all  Universal  customers  no 
titter  how  small  a  percentage  of 
h  product  may  be  used.  This  will 
t  the  policy  of  the  new  company, 
g  explained  further  by  him: 
"We  have  no  idea  of  driving  any- 
Idy  out  of  business.  We  are  going 
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hiversal  to  Produce  "Star  Spangled 
Banner"   for    Release   Around 
Next  Independence  Day 

Universal  will  produce  "The  Star 
Spangled  Banner"  at  the  home  office, 
JO  Fifth  Ave.  It  will  deal  with  in- 
dents which  lead  up  to  the  writing 
(  the  national  anthem  by  Francis 
;ott  Key,  during  the  siege  of  Fort 
JcHenry  in  1814.  The  picture  will 
j>  into  production  shortlv  so  that 
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lange   Check   Deposited  in   Illinois 

The  Associated  Press  reported  yes- 
•rday  that  a  check  for  $300,000  made 
<t  to  Harold  ("Red")  Grange  has 
len  received  by  a  bank  in  Cham- 
yign,   111.     It  was   signed  by  W.    E. 

lallenberger  and  is  to  be  held  in 
icrow    until    Grange    completes    his 

ntract   with   Arrow. 


Less  Releases  in  1925 

Year  Will  Total  578  as  Against  584 

in    1924— Total    Gradually 

Declining 

Figures  prepared  for  THE  FILM 
YEAR  BOOK  show  that  the  indus- 
try released  fewer  features  during 
1925  than  last  year.  The  total  for 
the  year  will  be  578  as  against  584  in 
1924. 

The  survey  extending  even  further 
back  indicates  that  there  is  a  tend- 
ency toward  fewer  pictures,  al- 
though   the    movement    is    sporadic. 

Here   are   the   figures: 

Year  No.  Releases 

1925  578 

1924  584 

1923  549 

1922  815 

1921  786 

1920  630 

1919  841 

1918  687 

(Continued  on  Page   3) 

Gov't    Confident 

Secretary  Mellon's  Report  Finds  1925 
Genuinely   Prosperous — Pur- 
chasing Power  Greater 
Washington — One    of   the    interest- 
ing phases  of  Secretary  Mellon's  an- 
nual   report    to    Congress    deals    vvith 
the   purchasing  power  of  the   nation. 
(Continued  on  Page  3) 


Cabinet  Confers 

Private  cables  received  from 
London  yesterday  stated  that 
the  question  of  English  pro- 
duction was  discussed  at  the 
last  meeting  of  the  British 
Cabinet  where  it  seemed  to  be 
the  consensus  of  opinion  that 
the  trade's  initial  quota  of  ten 
per  cent  was  "very  moderate." 
The  cables  further  indicated 
that  action  of  a  definite  nature 
is  certain. 


British   Quota  Near 

Trade    or    Government    Plan    to    Be 

Adopted  in  Few  Days,  Is  Belief 

in   London 

By  ERNEST   W.   FREDMAN 
The  Film  Renter  and  M.  P.  News 
London  —  An    agreement     on    the 
quota  plan  will  be  reached  in  a   few 
days. 

Sir  Cunlifife  Lister,  president  of 
the  British  Board  of  Trade  an- 
nounced yesterday  that  unless  the 
trade  can  present  its  own  scherne 
immediately,  he  will  introduce  legis- 
(Continued  on  Page  3) 


Roche  Leaves  Tuesday 

John  Roche,  under  contract  to  the 
''arners,  leaves  for  Hollywood  Tues- 

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New  Faces 


By  DANNY 


Features  Reviewed 

Page 
The  Splendid  Road 

First  National 6 

Seven  Sinners 

Warner  Bros 6 

What  Happened  to  Jones 

Universal  6 

Cobra 

Paramount    6 

Sally,  Irene  and  Mary 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer    ...   7 

The   People  vs.    Nancy 
Preston 
Prod.  Dist.  Corp 7 

A  Broadway  Lady 

F.  B.  0 7 

We  Moderns 

First  National 7 

Short   Subjects    8 


Another  crop  of  new  faces.  Used  by  Eddie  Goulding  in 
"Sally.  Irene  and  Mary."  And,  when  you  consider  all  things— 
that  should  be  considered— they  have  done  a  mighty  good  job 
of  it.  Little  Sally  O'Neill,  for  instance,  who  practically  steals 
the  picture.  Especially  when  Joe  Farnham  titled  the  picture  for 
her  benefit.  Now  little  Sally  O'Neill  has  been  around  the  MGM 
studio  some  time.  Mickey  Neilan  expected  to  make  a  real 
find  in  her  work.  But  something  happened,  and  so  little  Sally 
went  along  without  notice.  Then  Goulding  cast  her  for  one  of 
the  trio  of  chorus  girls.  And  she  shines  like  a  bright  star.  She 
comes  through  with  flying  colors.  If  she  is  kept  to  the  right 
type  of  roles  she  will  prove  a  find— and  a  real  one.  The  Good 
Lord— and  all  producers— know  how  difficult  it  is  to  find  real 
material.  Sam  Goldwyn  has  unearthed  a  lot  of  new  people. 
Lasky  found  little  Betty  Bronson.  Goulding  can  be  credited 
with  Sally  O'Neill,  who,  in  a  way,  is  as  good  a  find  as  Bronson. 
Perhaps   better. 

These  new  people  mean  a  lot  to  the  screen.  Many  fans  tire 
of  seeing  the  same  faces  picture  after  picture.  This  applies 
particularly  where  the  "closed  town"  exists  and  where  one  or 
two  companies  get  the  general  run.     Then,  if  the  exhibitor  hap- 

(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Ufa  Head  Out? 

Berlin      Hears     Erich     Pommer     Is 

Through  and  That  Dr.  Kallmann 

Will    Again    Take    Charge 

Berlin — The  Ufa  situation  is  creat- 
ing tremendous  interest  in  the  Ger- 
man trade. 

On  all  sides,  the  future  of  the  corn- 
pany  is  being  discvtssed.  One  of  the 
most  persistent  reports  m  circulation 
is  that  Erich  Pommer,  managing  di- 
rector of  the  organization,  is  out,  and 
that  Dr.  Felix  Kallmann  may  be 
drafted  to  again  head  the  company. 
Several  of  the  Ufa  directors  are  op- 
posed to  Kallmann  only  because  of 
his  advanced  age,  but  his  commer- 
cial success  in  ventures  outside  of  the 
industry  is  pointed  to  by  those  who 
favor  him  as  a  guiding  genius  to  pull 
Ufa   out  of  its  present   situation. 

S.  R.  Kent  is  expected  here  to- 
morrow or   Monday. 


At  the  local  Ufa  offices,  no  state- 
ment could  be  secured. 


"Kontingent"   Causing   Unrest 

Washington — The  Department  of 
Commerce  is  informed  from  Berlin 
that  the  limitations  placed  on  trade 
through  the  German  "kontingent" 
system  are  causing  dissatisfaction 
among  producers,  who  assert  they 
(ire  failing  to  get  the  share  of  the 
home  market  which  they  deserve. 

According  to  recent  figures  on 
films  passing  censor  boards  it  is  evi- 
dent that  the  German  films  are  fall- 
ing behind.  Of  269  pictures  passing 
censorship  in  October,  104  were 
American  and  122  German. 


"Roxy"  Insured  for  $2,000,000 

"Roxy"  has  been  insured  for  $2,- 
nOO.OOO  by  the  Roxy  Theater  Corp. 
The  policy  was  underwritten  by  eight 
companies. 


Seek   Coordination 

I.M.P.A.   to   Weld    State    Right    Ex- 
changes  Closer  Together — Chad- 
vnck    Reelected    President 

The  second  annual  meeting  of  the 
independent  M.  P.  Ass'n  was  held 
at  the  Astor  yesterday.  Included  in 
he  business  discussed  was  a  plan  to 
nationalize  state  right  exchanges^  into 
H  compact  organization.  President 
Chadwick  is  to  appoint  a  committee 
of  three  producers  and  three  ex- 
changemen  to  draft  a  prospec^tive 
plan  to  be  presented  at  the  next 
meeting 

The  following  officers  were  elected: 

President,  I.  E.  Chadwick,  Chad- 
wick   Pictures    Corp. 

First  Vice-President,  Ben  Amster- 
(Continued  on  Page  3) 


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Quotations 

(These  quotations   are  as  of  Friday) : 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban   &   Katz   ..    68^     68^^      68'^       

Eastman  Kodak  ..1095^  109J4  109J4  400 
Famous  Players   ..    109>i   imVt    109'4      1,200 

F.  P.  Pfd ne'A  iie'A  \i6yi      lOO 

Film    Inspection    ..      5  54        5^        5^      1,100 

First   National    Not   quoted 

Fox  Film  "A"...  83K  83  83  1,400 
Fox  Theater   "A"..   2854     28Ji     28^         900 

Loew's,    Inc 39^     385/i     385^      1,400 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd...  22J^  22^  22"/^  300 
M.  P.  Cap.  Corp...   18Ji     18^     18}i        100 

Pathe   Exch.   "A"    Not  quoted 

Skouras    Bros 57         55         57       .... 

Trans-Lux  "A"...  1254  12J4  1254  8,400 
Universal    Pict.    ...    4454     445^     4454         200 

Univ.   Pict.    Pfd Not   quoted 

Warner  Bros.  "A".  19^  19?^  19^  200 
Warner    Pictures    Not    quoted 


When  you  think  of 

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you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Picture 

and  Theatrical  insurance  for 

the  past  fifteen  years. 


Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 

1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C. 

Bryant  3040 


In    "U's"   Cutting   Rooms 

Los  Angeles — Four  features  are  in 
the  cutting  room  at  Universal.  Wil- 
liam Seiter  is  editing  "Skinner's  Dress 
Suit,"  Lynn  Reynolds  is  cutting 
"Combat,"  Jack  Hoxie  in  "Grinning 
Guns,"  is  the  third,  and  "The  Still 
Alarm,"  the  fourth. 


Free    Xmas    Brooklyn    Shows 

The  Brooklyn  Mark  Strand  will 
give  three  special  holiday  morning 
performances  free  for  children.  The 
shows  will  be  given  in  conjunction 
with  The  Brooklyn  Daily  Eagle, 
Daily  Times  and  the  Evening  World 


Thomas   Finally   Sails 
David    Thomas,    general    manager 
of  Ralph  Ince  Prod.,  who  was  sched 
uled  to  sail  on  the  Berengaria  Wed 
nesday,    finally    got    away    last    night 
on   the    Homeric.      His   visit   to   Lon 
don  is  reported  to  involve   "The   Sea 
Wolf." 


Novelty  Picture  Ball 

The  National  M.  P.  League  will 
hold  a  "Novelty  Movie  Ball"  in  the 
ballroom  of  the  Hotel  Plaza  on  Dec 
29.  A  program  of  novelty  short  sub- 
jects will  be  shown,  followed  by 
dancing. 


To   Build  in   Africa 

Washington — According  to  plans 
of  the  African  Theaters,  Ltd.,  three 
houses,  each  seating  2,j00,  will  be 
built  in  Cape  Town,  the  Department 
of  Commerce  has  been   informed. 


Break  Ground  for  New  House 

Los  Angeles  . —  Ground  has  been 
broken  for  the  $500,000  theater  to  be 
built  at  6025  Hollywood  Blvd.,  by 
Hansen  theaters.  Inc.  The  property 
has  been  leased  for  25  years  at  a  cost 
of  $600,000. 


Massce   Opens   Uptown   Office 

Massce  and   Co.   of   115   Broad   St. 
specializing   in    forwarding   and    ship 
nine,  have  opened  an  office  at  729  7th 
Ave.  to  store,  pack  and  measure  film 


N.  Y.  U.  to  Show  "Chronicles" 

New  York  University  has  signed 
a  contract  with  the.  Yale  University 
Press,  Inc.,  which  will  make  avail- 
?ble  for  classroom  use  33  films  on 
"The   Chronicles   of  America"   series. 


Langdon's    First,   "Nobody" 

_  Los  Angeles — "Nobody"  will  be  the 
title  of  the  first  feature  Harry  Lang- 
don  is  making  for  First   National. 


Marangella  with  Wasners 

Lou  Marancella.  formerly  with  the 
Warner  publicity  department  has 
again  joined  the  organization.^  ". 

Stallings  on  "Old  Ironsides" 

Laurence  Stallings  will  collaborate 
with  James  Cruze  in  preparing  the 
story  of  "Old  Ironsides"  for  produc- 
tion. 


for  that 

SPECIAL  PRESENTATION 

FLAGS  &  BANNERS 

HENRY  JACKSON 
141  Fulton  St.  New  York 


Canada  Receives  $1,470,000  in  Taxes 

Toronto — Provincial  revenues  from 
the  amusement  tax  for  the  fiscal  year 
ending  Oct.  31,  will  approximate^' 
total  $1,470,000,  about  $7,000  less 
than  last  year.  October  returns  are 
not  included  in  these  figures  and 
may  bring  in  a  larger  total.  Last 
year's  receipts  showed  that  the  the- 
ater inspection  netted  the  govern- 
ment $209,379  in  addition  to  $1,477,- 
135    for   the   amusement    tax. 


Orpheum  Books  Stars 

Los  Angeles  — •  William  Desmond 
has  gone  to  Omaha  to  open  an  en- 
gagement for  the  Orpheum  Circuit, 
which  will  be  followed,  according  to 
present  plans,  by  the  State-Lake, 
Chicago. 

Wesley  Barry  has  been  booked  for 
the  Orpheum,  St.  Louis,  for  next 
week.  This  is  his  only  date  so  far, 
but  it  is  expected  he  will  work  his 
way  east. 


Exhibitors  Abandon   Sunday   Appeal 

Cumberland,  Wis.  —  After  being 
fined  every  week  since  summer  in  an 
attempt  to  test  the  legality  of  the 
Sunday  theater  ban  here,  Mr.  and 
Mrs.  E.  Zimmerman,  owners  of  the 
local  theater,  withdrew  their  appeal 
in  circuit  court  and  paid  the  fines  as- 
sessed. 


Keith   House,  Akron,   Opens   Feb.    1 

Akron,  O.  —  The  new  $1,000,000 
Keith  theater  at  Main  and  High  Sts., 
will  open  Feb.  1.  The  opening  was 
originally  scheduled  to  occur  Jan.  1, 
but  delays  in  construction  necessi- 
tated a  postponement.  The  theater 
will   cost   $900,000. 


Run  Buses  to  Theater 

Buflalo — The  Wherry  bus  lines 
have  started  a  bus  service  to  St. 
Catherine,  Ont.,  enabling  the  latter 
town  to  attend  Buffalo  theaters  con- 
veniently. The  trip  can  be  made  in 
an  hour  and  a  half. 


Harlan   and   Miller   "Farmed" 

Los  Angeles  —  Through  a  special 
arrangement  with  Warners,  Kenneth 
Harlan  and  Patsy  Ruth  Miller  have 
been  lent  to  F.  B.  O.  to  play  the 
featured  leads  in  "King  of  the  Turf." 


Associated  Gets  Tilden  Film 

Associated  Exhibitors  will  release 
"The  Highbinders,"  in  which  William 
Tilden  is  featured.  The  original 
deal  called  for  release  through  Davis 
Dist.    Division. 


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Warner  Field  Promotions 

D.  Farquhar,  who  has  been  W; 
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been  promoted  to  Winnipeg,  R.  ^ 
Wilson,  member  of  the  Winnip 
sales  staff,  succeeds  Farquhar. 
L.  Alperson  has  been  named  mz 
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rante  has   taken  over  Albany. 

These  appointments  follow  closf 
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merly  Philadelphia  manager,  to  i 
vision  manager  and  of  Henry 
Weiner  and  W.  H.  Rankin,  salesmr 
to  be  branch  managers  at  Philad 
pliia  and   Salt  Lake   City. 


Von    Herberg    Undergoes    Operati 

J.    H.    Von    Herberg,    of   Jensen 
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sensible  prices. 

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U"  to  Swing  No  Club 

(Continued  on  Page  3) 
to   towns   on   one   or   the   other   of 

0  lines.  First,  we  will  go  into 
wns  where  we  can   legitimately  go 

\\ithout  molesting  the  interests  of 
nivcrsal  customers.  Second,  we 
rll  go  into  towns  from  which  Uni- 
frsal  Pictures  have  been  driven  out. 
"All  of  our  customers  will  be  pro- 
cted.  Even  those  using  a  small 
irt  of  our  product  will  never  be 
oiested.  However,  there  are  hun- 
j,eds  of  towns  today  which  are  'ex- 
bitor  owned'  and  where  the  attitude 
1  price  is  'take  it  or  leave  it.'  We 
ill  have  to  get  into  many  of  these 
>wns,  one  way  or  another. 

"If  we  didn't  do  what  we  are 
ping  now,  it  would  only  be  a  ques- 
jon  of  time  before  we  would  be  out 
■  business.  We  would  last  longer 
lan  some  of  the  other  companies. 
It  in  the  end  we  would  go,  too. 


ecreation  Center,  Feature  of  House 

Des  Moines — A  recreation  center, 
eluding  a  ballroom,  will  be  a  fea- 
ire  of  the  upper  floor  of  the  new 
1,200,000  theater  which  A.  H.  Blank 
ill  build  at  Ninth  and  Locust.  The 
ouse   will   seat  3,00U. 


Black    with    Fox    in    Northwest 

Seattle — H.  A.  Black  is  now  as- 
;ociatcd  with  Fox  as  special  sales 
ijpresentative   in   Montana. 


Seek  Coordination 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
am.  Masterpiece  Films,  Philadelphia. 
Second  Vice-President,  M.  H.  Hoff- 
lan,   Tiffany    Prod. 

Third    Vice-President,   Abe    Carlos, 
Carlos   Prod. 

Treasurer,  W.  Ray  Johnston,  Ray- 
rt   Pictures. 

Recording  Secretary,  Jack  Bellman, 
Unown  Exchange,  New  Yc5rk. 

'Jhe  executive  committee  will  meet 
t  headquarters  this  afternoon  to  act 
pun    several    important    subjects    re- 
errcd  to  it  by  the  meetmg.     A  reso- 
Liti'in   introduced  by   W.   E.   Shallen- 
Serger  was  adopted  extending  to  for- 
iign    distributors    and    exchanges    of 
pdependent    pictures    cooperation    on 
Itehalf    of    the    members,    and    urging 
loreign   units   to   remain   independent. 
I  A    resolution    introduced    by    Jack 
tohn    extended    similar    cooperation 
\n    behalf    of   the    members    to    inde- 
endent  exhibitors  throughout  Amer- 
ica and   Canada.      Reports   were   pre- 
[.ented   by   President   Chadwick,   Gen- 
ral  Manager  F.  H.  Elliott  and  Treas- 
rer   Nathan    Hirsh. 
The    following   were    present: 

T.  H.  Chadwicl<,  W.  E.  Shallenberger,  Jack 
rohn,  Jack  Bellman,  B.  H.  Mills  of  Albany, 
>am  Sax,  L.  Korsan  of  Philadelphia,  Joseph 
Klein,  Oscar  Neufeld  of  Philadelphia,  Abe 
Darlos,  Wni.  Shapiro  of  Boston,  Mr.  Wal 
enstcin  of  Boston.  Ben  Amersterdam  of 
Philadelphia,  Louis  Weiss,  Gene  Marcus  of 
Philadelphia,  Nathan  Hirsh,  William  Steiner, 
W.  Ray  Johnston,  A.  N.  Siegel,  Bud  Rod- 
;ers,  Herman  Gluckman,  M.  H.  Hoflfman, 
fohn  Russell  Lowell  and  Frederick  H.  El- 
iott. 


The  Week's  Headlines 

Monday 

Ralph  Pugh  resigns  as  sales  manager  for 
British  First  National.  J.  Frank  Brockliss 
succeeds    liim. 

Philadelphia  fire  marshal  threatens  to  revoke 
licenses  of  picture  houses  using  vaudeville 
witlicut    permits. 

Rowland  &  Clark  to  erect  5,000  seat  Pitts- 
burgh theater.  Purchase  property  worth 
$3,000,000. 

Distributors  of  five  foreign  countries,  actu- 
ated by  Hays  idea,  forming  cooperative 
organizations. 

Tuesday 

Arrow  sign  "Red"  Grange.  Salary  placed 
by   Arrow   at  $300,000. 

Famous  to  make  two  historical  subjects  for 
'26-'27,  both  to  be  road  shows.  "Old  Iron- 
sides  and   "The   Rough   Riders." 

Pathe,  Fox  and  Kinograms  aroused  over 
International's  exclusive  deal  for  America 
on    Locarno    Treaty    films. 

Dramatists  Guild  holds  secret  session.  Plan 
action    to    fight    Fox    play    "corner." 

Eight  theaters  merge ;  Gottesman  and  Kut 
insky  interests  combine  giving  them  con- 
trol   of   Jersey    City. 

Buffalo  and  Albany  zones  of  M.  P.  T.  O. 
of  N.  Y,  apply  for  membership  to  Hays 
organization. 

1,500  utiits  have  been  chartered  so  far  this 
year,  totaling  active  capital  of  $450,000,000. 

Universal  to  make  six  serials  during  coming 
season. 

Wednesday 

Edward  L.  Klein,  returning  from  Europe, 
states  that  important  British  organizations 
are  making  plans  for  production  to  meet 
anticipated    quota. 

Religious  M.  P.  Foundation  to  produce 
Biblical  films ;  Hays  organization  cooperat- 
ing. 

R.  F.  Woodhull  ridicules  yarn  that  Arrow 
is  to  pay  "Red"  Grange  $300,000  for  one 
picture. 

M.  P.  T.  O.  and  T.  O.  C.  C.  amazed  ovei 
up-state  exhibitor  move  to  join  Rays  or 
ganization. 

Thursday 

William  M.  James  reelected  president  of  Ohio 

M.    P.   T.    O.      Convention   over. 
Universal     contemplating     6,000     seat     house 

on   Broadway  somewhere  between  42nd  and 

50th    Sts.      New   group    of  pictures   "Golden 

Rule"    series. 
Loevv    to    build    second    house    in    Pittsburgh 

on    Anderson    Hotel    site. 
M.   P.  T.   O.  wants  Associated  Press  to  check 

up    on    Arrow's    deal    with    Grange. 
Sam    Sax    signs    Lloyd    Hamilton. 
Famous    and    other    companies    reported    after 

6,000    seater    to    go    up    next    to    Loew's    in 

Newark. 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer       to       invade        South 

Africa.       Will    be    first    American    company 

to  compete  with   I.   V.   T.   A.,  the  "African 

trust." 

Friday 

Famous    announces    Spring    line-up.      To    re- 
lease   30    pictures. 
Brooklyn    M.    P.    T.    O.    condemns    proposed 

affiliation    of    the    Buffalo    and    Albany    M. 

P.    T.    O.    zones    with    Hays    organization. 
Stanley   Co.  proposes  to  increase  capital  stock 

froni    150,000  to   1,000,000  shares.      To  hold 

special    meeting    Dec.    16. 
Berlin    reports    Famous    and    Metro    interested 

in    Central   Europe  situation.      May   attempt 

to  secure  control  of  Ufa. 
Famous    building    tour    in    Europe.      Two    in 

London,   one  in   Paris  and  one  in    Brussels, 

Elek    J.    Ludvigh    states. 
First    National    Eastern    studios    to    have    unit 

system.       Earl    Hudson    and    Al     Rockett, 

each  to   have  four   units. 

Saturday 

Universal  to  invade  "closed  towns."  said 
Laemmle  in  discussing  newly  formed  chain. 

Rumor  is  out  that  Erich  Pommer  is  through 
at   Ufa  and   Dr.   Kallmen  is  to  return. 

Total    number   of   releases   decline   in    1925. 

I.  E.  Chadwick  again  elected  president  of 
the  I.  M.   P.  A.  at  annual  meeting. 

"Star  Spangled  Banner"  is  to  be  released 
next  Independence  Day;  produced  by  Uni- 
versal. 


Another  Reminder 

Washington — There  will  be 
no  regular  delivery  of  mail  on 
Christmas  Day.  Special  hand- 
ling matter  will  be  delivered 
providing  that  a  special  deliv- 
ery stamp  is  affixed  to  parcels 
in  addition  to  the  ciiarge  of  25 
cents  for  special  handling. 

Exchanges  and  exhibitors  are 
again  advised  to  guide  them- 
selves accordingly  and  affix 
special  delivery  stamps  to  all 
films  and  parcels  mailed  to 
reach  their  destination  Christ- 
mas Day  in  order  to  insure  de- 
livery. 


Gov't    Confident 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
He  Stated  this  power  has  increased 
steadily  during  1925  because  of  the 
improved  employment  situation  in 
manufacturing  centers  and  because 
of  a  recovery  from  the  depression  of 
two  and  three  years  ago  in  agricul- 
tural  districts. 

In  summation,  the  Secretary  de- 
clared 1925  was  a  period  of  genuine 
prosperity. 


Nat'l  Anthem  Filmed 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
it    may    be    ready    for    release    before 
Independence    Day. 

Scenario  editors  already  are  work- 
ing on  the  story  and  script,  and  a 
director  soon  will  be  assigned.  Many 
scenes  will  be  filmed  in  the  actual 
locations  in  and  around  Baltimore. 
George  Cochrane,  a  brother  of  R.  H. 
and  P.  D.  Cochrane,  and  himself  a 
director  and  a  member  of  the  home 
office  stafT,  is  credited  with  the  idea. 


2,500  Seat  House  for  Chicago 

Chicago — Construction  will  begin 
at  once  on  a  $1,000,000  house  in  Cic- 
ero at  W.  2Sth  St.  and  S.  53rd  Ave. 
to  be  known  as  the  Mirador.  The 
theater  will  seat  2,500  and  will  be 
operated  by  S.  J.  Gregory  and  Ben 
Bernasek.  The  policy  will  be  vaude- 
ville and  pictures. 


Another  Added  to  Kidland  Chain 

Chicago — The  Kidland  Amusement 
Co.,  operating  a  chain  of  local  thea- 
ters, has  exercised  its  option  to  pur- 
chase the  Olympia,  at  4619  So.  Ash- 
land Ave.,  for  $75,000.  The  com- 
pany acquired  a  lease  on  the  house 
about  a  year  ago. 


British   Quota  Near 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
ation  in  Parliament  looking  for 
Government  action.  It  is  understood 
he  Cinematograph  Exhibitors'  Ass'n 
will  not  present  a  new  plan  to  the 
trade. 


New   House   for  Paterson 

Samuel  Atkins  is  making  plans  for 
a  $100,000  theater  to  be  erected  on 
property  recently  purchased  by  him 
on  Lakeside  Ave.,  Paterson.  The 
building,  which  is  to  be  opened  by 
April  1,  will  change  the  entire  street 
line. 


Starrett  &  Kraft  Now  Have  Two 

Cleveland — Mr.  and  Mrs.  Wm.  Gib- 
son have  sold  the  Crown  at  North 
Baltimore,  to  H.  W.  Starrett  and 
A.  R.  Kraft,  who  also  operate  the 
Star  at  Forrest. 


S.  &  S.  Releasing  Rayart  Serial 

Pittsburgh — "The  Flame  Fighter," 
Rayart  serial,  has  been  acquired  by 
-S.  &  S.  Film  &  Supply  Co.,  for  the 
local    territory. 


Less  Releases  in  1925 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
It  should  be  borne  in  mind  that 
these  figures  embrace  features  ac- 
tually placed  on  the  market.  "Paper" 
pictures  do  not  enter  into  the  statis- 
tics at  any  stage. 

Of  the  578  releases  for  1925,  THE 
FILM  DAILY  reviewed  528,  or  over 
91    per   cent   of  all   pictures    released. 


Wanted — 

Original  negative 
stock  shots  of  good 
steeplechase  m  a  t  - 
erial. 

W.  D.  KELLY 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

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New  Faces 

^Continued  from  Page  1) 


pens  to  like  a  program  mixed  between  Fox  and  Metro,  all  these 
folks  see  are  Fox  and  MGM  stars.  And  so  with  all  the  other 
companies.  It  may  be  all  right  for  the  producer  who  is  "in" 
but  it  is  tough  for  the  fans.  Because  they  so  seldom  see  the 
new  faces.  That  is  one  reason  why  folks  tire  of  pictures.  They 
see  the  same  people  far  too  often. 

GOULDING  AND  HOLLYWOOD 
In  town  for  a  few  weeks  on  vacation  Eddie  Goulding  adds 
to  the  same  cry.  That  comes  from  many  who  have  to  work 
in  Hollywood — the  lack  of  interesting  distractions ;  the  lack  of 
contact  with  people  of  the  cities.  "All  we  get  is  pictures,  pic- 
tures," says  Goulding.  Of  course  people  tire  of  the  same  talk 
night  after  night.  One  would  tire  of  canvas  back  duck  if  it 
came  to  the  table  every  night. 

The  one  lamentable  objection  to  Hollywood  is  just  what 
Goulding — and  others— point  out.  If  the  stars,  the  artists,  the 
directors,  could  have  a  stronger,  firmer  contact  with  the  rest 
of  the  people ;  with  the  rest  oi  the  world,  pictures,  and  picture 
makers  would  be  the  better  for  it. 

R.  A.  Rowland  may  not  live  long  enough  to  see  the  bulk 
of  production  away  from  Hollywood — although  that  is  one  of 
his  dreams.  But  that  it  is  practical,  and  right,  and  that  the 
industry  would  be  much  the  better  for  it — is  undeniable.  Holly- 
w:ood  has  many  attractions  for  producers.  It  also  has  some 
disadvantages. 

AS  TO  MR.  LATTA 
Mr.  C.  J.  Latta,  who  runs  a  picture  house  in  Shenandoah, 
Iowa.  There  are  only  two  theaters  in  Shenandoah,  which,  ac- 
cording to  the  list  for  The  Year  Book,  has  a  population,  accord- 
ing to  the  1920  census,  of  over  5,000.  Latta  was  showing  a 
"sea  picture"  and  disliked  it  so  much  that  he  posted  a  bulletin 
in  front  of  his  house- — and  otherwise  advertised — that  it  was 
"one  of  the  weakest  he  had  ever  seen"  and  warned  his  patrons 
not  to  see  it. 

Well,  that  is  honesty  in  advertising,  to  the  limit.  Don't 
know  what  picture  he  had  to  run — not  particularly  interested — 
because  it  has  probably  been  out  some  time,  or  it  would  not  be 
showing  in  towns  this  size.  But  the  chances  are  that  Latta 
has  run  some  other  pictures  which  were  not  all  hunky  dory.  But 
he  may  have  not  disliked  them,  and  consequently  said  nothing. 
This  personal  preference  idea  has  a  lot  to  do  with  pictures. 

I  happen  to  know  of  instances  where  the  "reviewing  com- 
mittee" of  large  organizations  have  rated  a  picture  as  "70  per 
cent  entertainment"  or  "85  per  cent  entertainment"  and  that 
very  picture  has  proven  100  per  cent  entertainment.  Just  be- 
cause an  exhibitor,  producer  or  distributor  likes  or  dislikes  a 
picture  isn't  the  answer  to  whether  |the  public  will  like  it. 
"Aleck"  Boyd  of  the  Stanley  Company — one  of  the  best  judges 
of  pictures  I  know — happened  to  agree  with  me  one  night — 
and  we  disliked  the  picture  shown  and  said  so.  Openly.  Just 
like  that.  And  the  producer  was  far  from  pleased.  Naturally. 
But  when  that  picture  was  shown  in  the  Stanley  houses  it 
cleaned  up.     So  there  you  are. 

ANOTHER  EXHIBITOR  OUTBURST 
This   one  comes   from   Midland,   Michigan,  another   town   of 
5,000,  where  handbills  were  passed  out.     And  here  is  how  they 
5,000,  where  handbills  were  passed  out.  And  here  is  how  they  read : 

"ANNOUNCEMENT! 
"Due   to  the   newspapers   not   coming  out   until   next  Thursday, 
and  in  the  meantime  to  avoid  any  misunderstandings,  tne  following 
announcement   is   issued: 

"Effective  immediately,  the  Mecca  Theater  passes  to  the  con- 
trol of  W.  A.  Cassidy.  Mr.  Laughlin  and  Mr.  Cassidy  have  realized 
for  quite  some  time  that  Midland  was  overseated  and  that  to  oper- 
ate successfully  at  a  profit,  that  film  exchanges  must  be  brought  to 
earth  and  some  of  the  receipts  left  in  Midland  instead  of  all  going 
to  Detroit.  With  this  result  Mr.  Laughlin  sold  his  theater  to 
the  Frolic. 

"The  present  policy  will  be  two  nights  a  week,  Saturday  and 
Sunday,  at  the  Mecca,  and  if  business  warrants  it,  we  will  be  only 


too  glad  to  operate  seven  days  per  week,  if  this  can  be  done  prof- 
itably. 

"Due  to  the  limited  time  to  secure  service,  the  Mecca  Theater 
will   reopen    Saturday,    October  24th. 

"J.  B.  LAUGHLIN  and  W.  A.  CASSIDY. 

"Due  to  an  error,  Charlie  Chaplin  in  'The  Gold  Rush'  was  an- 
nounced as  starting  Sunday,  Oct.  18,  at  the  Frolic,  and  should  have 
appeared  as  starting  Sunday,   Oct.  25,  for  4  days." 

NO  MORE  "TAKE  IT  OR  LEAVE  IT" 

Universal  is  out  with  a  statement  about  their  new  theate" 
company.  They  intend  leaving  alone  all  towns  where  they  ar 
getting  a  fair  break.  But  where  the  "closed  town"  with  a  "tak 
it  or  leave  it"  attitude  blocks  out  Universal  pictures  there  Uni 
versal  may  go.  That,  by  the  way,  is  the  same  attitude  whic 
other  large  distributors  had,  and  which  forced  some  of  therr 
according  to  their  own  statements,  into  the  theater  end  of  th 
business. 

We  go  back  to  the  policy  of  "live,  and  let  live"  which  doe 
not  exist  in  this  business.  And  until  it  does,  in  the  battle  ti 
exist,  some  innocent  people  are  going  to  be  hurt.  Pooling  com 
binations  of  exhibitors,  buying  cliques,  closed  towns  and  lik 
difficulties  had  much  to  do  with  producers  and  distributors  be 
coming  exhibitors.     Never  overlook  that. 

NEW  YORK  CITY  CONDITIONS 
Right  here  in  New  York  this  was  worked  out  to  a  finish 
Several  of  the  larger  distributing  companies  found  exhibito 
combinations  so  controlling  prices  that  it  was  suicidal,  so  thi 
distributors  said,  to  attempt  to  do  business.  What  was  th( 
result?  Some  of  these  larger  distributors  got  together  anc 
worked  out  a  plan  whereby  they  refused  to  sell  the  buying  com 
bines  unless  a  fair  price  was  paid  for  product.  And  for  once 
they  stuck  together.  At  least  long  enough  to  break  the  powe; 
of  the  buying  combine. 

ANOTHER  VOTE  IN 
The  "blue  law"  folks  will  have  it  a  little  more   difficult  ir 
New   Jersey   than    heretofore,   now   that    M.   J.    Holden,   of   th« 
Garden  theater,  Princeton,  is  in  the  Legislature. 

THE  TRADE  COMMISSION  AND  FAMOUS 
"The  Literary  Digest,"  current  issue,  gives  two  pages  tc 
"Trust  Busting  the  Movies,"  and  as  usual,  gives  both  sides,  ol 
the  battle  between  the  Trade  Commission  and  Famous.  In- 
cidentally the  interview  of  Joe  Schenck,  in  which  he  said  that 
"it  would  be  a  good  thing  if  the  'independents'  who  are  raising 
so  much  agitation  about  being  put  out  of  business,  actually  were 
out  of  business"  is  reprinted. 

BILL   FOX,   PLEASE   WRITE 
One  of  the  few   film  folk.     Who  has   ever  done  a  hole  in 
one  at  golf.     Is  William  Fox.     But  now  it  is  up  to  Bill  to  drop 
Oscar  Morgan  a  wire.     Because  Oscar  just  plunked  one  in  one. 
While  shooting  in  Dallas.     Oscar  works  down  there  for  Pathe. 
As  he  puts  it :     "At  last  one  of  the  iminortals !"     Righto. 
THIS  ONE  FOR  MICHELE  LEVEE 
The    chief    reason    for    printing    the    following,    from    Karl 
Kitchen's  klever  kolumn  in  The  N.  Y.  Evening  World,  is  that 
Mike   Levee  will  have  another  Yiddish  story  for  the  book.  i 

"Miss  Lila  Lee  sprang  this  one  the  other  night  at  a  little  dinner  \ 
which  I  attended."  said  Pierre  Van  Paassen.  "During  the  filming  of 
'Broken  Hearts,'  a  picture  dealing  with  Ghetto  life,  Miss  Lee  went 
around  the  east  side  with  a  shawl  around  her  head  like  a  little  Polish 
immigrant  to  absorb  east  side  atmosphere.  One  day  she  called  at 
the  Delancey  Street  Public  School,  where  they  have  all  the  little 
descendants  of  the  boys  that  had  a  row  at  Babel,  when  the  teacher 
asked  for  a  sentence  with  the  word  'unaware.'  There  was  a  mo- 
ment's silence;  then  a  curly  headed  son  of  Jacob  put  up  his  finger 
and  said:  'Last  week  my  mother  asked  our  Fanny  where  she  got  the 
silk  unaware.'  " 

THE  PASSION  PLAY 

Which  Pliny  Craft  is  distributing.  Getting  fine  notices  in 
newspapers.  Naturally.  Just  the  type  of  picture  which  would. 
Craft  is  getting  it  into  auditoriums  and  halls  where  the  theaters 
will  not  book  it.    And  says  it  is  doing  a  fine  business. 


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Assistant  Production 

Manager  on 

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EDWARD  DILLON 

Will  probably  direct 
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The  mammoth  Metropolitan  Studios. 
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METKOPOLITAN 

PICTURES 


A  POWERFUL  factor  in  the  great  production  units  affiliated  with  Pro- 
ducers Distributing  Corporation,  is  Metropolitan  Pictures  Corporation. 

Controlling  the  destiny  of  Metropolitan  Pictures  are  men  whose 
names  are  blazoned  across  the  pages  of  film  history — constructive  and 
creative  minds  who  have  builded  with  vision  and  with  firm  belief  in  the 
future  of  the  industry. 

The  formation  of  this  producing  company  marks  a  significant  develop- 
ment in  the  rapid  and  progressive  affairs  of  Producers  Distributing  Corpo- 
ration. The  production  plant  of  Metropolitan  Pictures  Corporation  combines 
every  modern  facility  for  the  making'  of  pictures  of  the  superlative  class. 
The  roster  of  the  production  staff  includes  directorial,  scenario  and  technical 
talent  unsurpassed  in  the  production  field,  with  reputations  for  the  making 
of  pictures  of  super-showmanship  caliber,  rich  in  dramatic  fiber  and  absorb- 
ing in  entertainment  value. 

The  rren  at  the  helm  of  Metropolitan  Pictures  Corporation  are  show- 
men of  the  first  water,  who  know  what  the  exhibitor  needs  and  what  the 
public  wants,  and  will  give  it  to  them  in  full  measure. 


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PAT  DOWLING 
Publicity  Supervision 


CARROL 
TROWBRIDGE 

General 
Repreisent&tive 


CHARLES    CHRISTIE 
Business  Supervision 


"WITHOUT  MERCY" 

"SIMON  THE  JESTER" 

"THE  LAST  FRONTIER" 

"THE  DANGER  GIRL" 

"STEEL  PREFERRED" 

"ROCKING  MOON" 

"THE  MILLION  DOLLAR  HANDICAP" 

"PARIS  AT  MIDNIGHT" 

"WHISPERING  SMITH" 

"FORBIDDEN  WATERS" 

"SHIPWRECKED" 

"THE  DICE  WOMAN" 


Ri.ELEASED   BY 

PRDDUCEKS  DISTKIBUTINC  COKPOKATION 

F.  C.  MUNROE,  Presideni       RAYMOND  PAWLEY,  Vice-Piesideni  and  Treasurer       JOHN  C.  FLINN,  Vice-President  and  General  Manager 
Member  Motion   Picture  Producers  &  Distributors  of  America,  Inc.     Will   H.   Hays,   President. 


Sunday,  December  13,  1925 


DAILY 


1st  Nat'l  Prizes 

Csh    Totalling   $2,000   to    Be    Given 
or     Best     Exploitation    in    Jan- 
uary— Contest  Closes  Feb.  21 

Dne  of  the  features  of  "First  Na- 
inal    Month"    will    be    an    exploita- 

;ii  contest  for  exhibitors  in  which 
$000  in  cash  will  be  distributed. 
I  addition  to  prizes  there  will  also 
b  an  honor  list  upon  which  the 
miej  of  exhibitors  whose  work  is 
c  conspicuous  merit  will  be  in- 
S  ibed. 

The  judges  are  editors  of  the  na- 
tnal  trade  papers.  The  exhibits 
nst  be  received  by  the  Contest  Ed- 
iir,  First  National  Pictures,  Inc., 
3)  Madison  Ave.,  New  York,  not 
l^:r  than  Feb.  21,  at  midnight.  An- 
nijncement  of  winners  will  be  made 
tl  week  of  March  12. 

The  contest  is  open  to  every  ex- 
hiitor.  Theaters  are  divided  into 
tlee   classifications: 

.  Theaters  seatirig  over  1,500. 

:.  Theaters  seating  from  1,000  to 
199. 

1.    Houses    of    less    than    1,000    ca- 

P^'ty- 

The  awards  will  be  divided  as  fol- 
U-s: 

or  the  best  complete  campaign  in  each 
clsification,    $250. 

or  the  second  best  campaign  in  each 
clsification,     $150. 

or  the  third  best  campaign  in  each  clas- 
si  ation,    $100. 

or  the  best  newspaper  advertisement,  $50. 

or    the    best    lobby    display,    $50. 

or  the  most  original  stunt,   $50. 

1  addition  one  prize  for  the  most  effec- 
ti'  newspaper  stunt  used  by  any  theater  in 
EI    classification,    $50. 

n  the  event  of  two  or  more  con- 
tnutions  being  deemed  of  equal 
nrit  by  the  judges,  the  prize  tied 
fc  will  be  awarded  each  entrant. 


Presentations 


Cohen    Favors    Idea 

jydney  S.  Cohen,"  in  a  letter  to 
^t.  G.  Rothstein  of  the  Short  Fea- 
ties  Advertising  Ass'n.,  has  this  to 
s;   of  "Laugh  Month": 

'Laugh  Month',  if  its  fundamental 
icii  is  carried  out  faithfully,  will  serve 
tfpresent  to  the  public  as  well  as  to 
tlse  theater  owners  who  as  yet  are 
umlightened  to  their  worth,  these 
niiature  features,  in  such  a  manner 
a  to  establish  their  real  value  and 
dnity." 


(operative  Newspaper  Advertising 

"he  newspapers  in  Los  Angeles 
h  rd  of  the  "Laugh  Month"  idea 
fim  the  exchange  managers  there 
a:l  immediately  set  their  advertising 
siffs  to  work  on  two  two-page 
sieads.  The  first  will  be  devoted  to 
tl  theaters,  featuring  "Laugh 
Vnth"  and  the  second,  to  appear 
t^)  weeks  later  to  featuring  the  com- 
er stars.  The  committee  reports 
p^ers  in  other  parts  of  the  country 
H  falling  in  behind  the  idea  of  co- 
0-  ration  pages  for  theaters. 


A  feature  dealing  'uoith  the  manner  in  which  first-runs  build  their 
programs  and  written  from,  the  angle  of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of  conveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to 
be  used  in  developing  their  own  shows. 


Rialto 

Unit  No.  1.  Ben  Bernie  and  the 
Rialto  Gang  in  a  novelty  program. 
Albert  and  Adele  Gloria,  dancers; 
Susanne  Clough,  soprano,  and  George 
Lyons,  harpist.  This  is  supplement- 
ed by  popular  melodies  by  Bernie's 
orchestra.  All  around  drapery  effect 
with  panels  of  black  patent  leather 
standing  out  in  relief  against  gold 
colored  curtains.  Design  of  large 
vase  with  flowers  all  done  in  patent 
leather  and  laid  on  back  curtain. 
Time,  20  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2.  Rialto  Magazine. 
Time,  6  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3.  Feature:  "His  People." 
Time,  1  hour  and  41  minutes. 


New  "U"  Short  Subjects 

lollywood— Scott  Darling  is  now 
d  ?cting  Arthur  Lake  in  a  new 
"  veet    16"    comedy    with    Dorothy 

'lliver   playing   the    lead. 

Jorman  Dwan  has  completed  an- 
Oer  Andy  Gump  comedy  for  Sam- 
U'  Von   Ronkle  at  Universal. 


Rivoli 

Unit  No.  1 — Divertissements,  (a) 
Chaplinesque.  Dance  by  the  Rivo- 
lettes.  (b)  Charlotte  Woodruff,  so- 
prano solo,  (c)  Fowler  and  Tamara, 
dancers  and  August  Werner,  baritone 
solo.  Setting:  Velvet  backdrop, 
orange  tree  .  decorations  and  bal- 
cony from  which  Miss  Woodruff 
sings.     Time,   15  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2 — James  A.  Fitzpatrick 
presents  "M.  W.  Balfe,"  Music  Mas- 
ter   Series.     Time,    11    minutes. 

Unit  No.  3— Rivoli  Pictorial.  Time, 
10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4 — Kharum,  Persian  pian- 
ist. Setting:  spangled  backdrop, 
chandelier  drop  and  piano  drape. 
Violet  light  focused  upon  player  who 
is  in  Persian  costume.  Time,  8 
minutes. 

Unit     No.    5— Feature:       "Cobra." 


Strand 

Unit  No.  1. — Overture:  "Carneval," 
Dvorak.     Time,  8  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2. — "The  Farmerettes," 
with  Mile.  Klemova,  Ray  Bolger  and 
Mark  Strand  Ballet  Corps.  Dance 
numbers  by  Mile.  Klemova  and  Bal- 
let Girls  in  overalls  and  big  straw 
hats.  One  girl  in  scarecrow  outfit 
does  scarecrow  dance.  Setting: 
farmyard  scene.    Time,  4  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3.^"The  Shrine  of  the 
Faithful,"  Pathe  novelty  reel.  Time, 
4  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4. — The  Chantal  Sisters. 
Pino  dust.  Playing  Celebre  Taran- 
telle  by  Gottschalk,  Valse  by  Mosz- 
kowski  and  Kitten  on  the  Keys  by 
Confrey.  Two  baby  grand  pianos 
used.  Metal  cloth  curtain  drop  with 
red  concealed  lighting  coming  from 
the  floor.  For  second  number,  the 
Valse,  the  curtain  proves  transparent 
and  a  ballet  dancer,  dancing  on  a  plat- 
form the  same  height  as  the  pianos, 
gives  the  efifect  of  dancing  on  top 
of  the  pianos.  Red  lighting  fades 
into  violet  for  the  third  and  last 
number.     Time,   9  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5.— Strand  Topical  Re- 
view.    Time,  8  minutes. 

Unit  No.  6. — "In  the  Barracks" 
with  the  "Royal  Hussars."  Male  en- 
semble in  uniforms  of  Hussars.  As- 
sembled around  large  table,  raise 
steins  to  opening  strains  of  first  num- 
ber. "Remember,"  solo,  by  Hector 
Carlton.      Dance    by    Anatole    Bour- 


man.  Setting:  Tavern  scene.  Time, 
7  minutes. 

Unit  No.  7.— Feature:  "We  Mod- 
erns."     Time,    74    minutes. 

Unit  No.  8. — Odds  and  Ends. 
Pathe  novelty.     Time,  5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  9. — Organ  Solo.  Time, 
5  minutes. 


Warners 

Unit  No.  1. — Orchestra  Selections, 
(a)  "La  Forza  Del  Destino"  by 
Verdi,  (b)  "Remember"  by  Irving 
Berlin.     Time,    12  minutes. 

,.t  No.  2. — News  Weekly.    Time, 
'       ninutes. 

Jnit  No.  3.— Tenor  Solo — "Celeste 
Aida"  by  Verdi.  Scene  is  a  painted 
drop  showing  the  desert  and  river 
Nile     with      pyramids     in     distance. 

Unit  No.  4.— Short  Subject:  Our 
Gang  Comedy,  "One  Terrible  Day." 
Time,  16  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5. — Prologue  for  feature. 
Scene  shows  draped  metal  curtains 
against  black  drop.  In  center  of  drop 
is  the  front  of  a  safe  made  of  the 
same  material  as  the  curtains.  Stage 
is  dark,  and  spot  is  thrown  on  safe 
door,  which  opens,  and  a  masked  girl 
steps  out.  She  sings  a  number  with 
a  man  also  masked.    Time,  5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  6. — Feature:  "Seven  Sin- 
ners."    Time,  70  minutes. 


Public  Service 

West  Coast  Theaters  Form  Dept.  to 

Maintain    Audience    Contact — 

Holds   Junior   Matinees 

Los  Angeles — Jack  Retlaw  has 
been  placed  in  charge  of  a  Public 
Relations  Department,  formed  by 
West  Coast  Theaters,  Inc.  This  de- 
partment will  establish  close  contact 
with  all  clubs  and  organizations,  ar- 
range special  previews  of  new  pic- 
tures for  fjiese  organizations,  and, 
through  personal  touch  and  question- 
naires, endeavor  to  determine  the 
types  of  pictures  which  carry  the 
greatest  appeal. 

One  of  the  sub-departments  is  the 
Junior  Matinees.  This  work  is  in 
charge  of  Ryllis  Hemington.  These 
films  are  previewed  by  various  or- 
ganizations and  discussed  with  the 
view  of  making  cuts,  if  necessary, 
when  the  picture  is  shown  at  the 
matinees. 


"West  Coast  Uptown"  Opens  Dec.  26 

Los  Angeles — "The  West  Coast 
Uptown"  at  Tenth  and  Western,  will 
open  on  Dec.  26.  The  "West  Coast 
Uptown  has  a  seating  capacity  of 
2,000,  and  cost  $500,000. 


Famous    Borrows    Louise    Dresser 

Hollywood — Universal  has  loaned 
Louise  Dresser  to  Famous  to  play  a 
featured  role  in  "The  Blind  Goddess," 
to  be   directed  by  Victor   Fleming. 


Writing  Script  for  "Kiki" 

Los  Angeles — Blanche  Merrill  is 
preparing  "Kiki"  Norma  Talmadge's 
next   vehicle.  , 


Last  Call 


Forms  close  December 
16th  for  the  Eleventh 
Birthday  Number  of 
Greater  Amusements. 

You  still  have  time  to 
make  dead  line  if  you 
send  your  copy  now. 


OFFIC  ES 


LUMBER  EXCHANGE  -  MINNEAPOLIS 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  December  13,  192i 


"The  Splendid  Road" 

First  National 

GOOD  DRAMATIC  ACTION 
AND  STRONG  ROMANTIC 
APPEAL  IN  STORY  OF  THE 
GOLD  RUSH  DAYS.  QUAINT 
ATMOSPHERE  REALISTIC 
AND   INTERESTING. 

Cast Anna   Q.  Nilsson  does  very 

good  work  in  a  rather  strenuous 
role.  Robert  Frazer  a  suitable  hero 
and  Lionel  Barrymore  first  rate. 
Others  Pauline  Garon,  Marceline 
Day,  Edward  Earle,  Russell  Simp- 
son, Gladys  Brockwell,  little  Mary 
Jane  Irving  and  Mickey  McBan. 
Type  of  Story. ..  Dramatic  romance; 
adapted  from  Vingie  E.  Roe's  nov- 
el. The  '49  California  gold  rush  is 
the  backround  for  this  highly  dra- 
matic romance  of  the  days  when 
the  lure  of  gold  sent  thousands  of 
pioneers  into  the  west.  Vingie  Roe 
has  written  a  story  with  strong  ro- 
mantic appeal  and  built  it  up  with 
some  effective  dramatic  action  that 
serves  thrills  along  with  the  love  in- 
terest. His  heroine  is  out  of  the 
ordinary.  Anna  Q.  Nilsson,  as 
Sandra,  the  unusual  woman  whose 
search  for  a  thrill  led  her  into  the 
unsettled  west,  along  with  men,  to 
find  a  fortune,  is  a  sturdy  heroine 
far  removed  from  the  average  type. 
She  casts  her  lot  with  men  and  out- 
wits them  at  their  game.  There  is 
a  good  development  and  Frank 
Lloyd  has  injected  plenty  of  dra- 
matic action  and  his  flood  climax, 
though  conventional  enough,  brings 
about  a  more  or  less  thrilling  fin- 
ish. The  cast  is  well  handled  and 
there  is  occasional  tirnely  comedy 
relief. 

Story.  .  .Sandra  Dehault,  sailing 
from  Boston  to  San  Francisco, 
adopts  three  children  orphaned  by 
the  death  of  their  mother  on  the 
voyage.  Sandra,  headed  for  the  gold 
fields,  takes  her  charges  along  and 
settles  on  squatter  land.  She  wins 
the  love  of  one  man  and  arouses 
the  jealousy  of  another,  a  gambling 
house  proprietor.  Their  destinies 
work  out  happily  after  complica- 
tions threaten  Sandra  and  her 
brood,  cause  the  near  death  of  her 
lover  and  a  flood  comes  near  tak- 
ing all  their  lives.  The  gambler  is 
eventually  killed  and  Sandra  is 
happy  with  her  lover. 
Box  Office  Angle. ..  Looks  like  good 
audience  picture  especially  for  the 
average  type  of  moviegoer.  Has 
many  good  points  of  appeal  for 
them. 

Exploitation Play   up   the   novelty 

of  a  woman  going  west  to  make  a 
fortune  in  the  gold  fields  and  run 
a  trailer  showing  Anna  Nilsson  in 
one  of  her  encounters  with  her 
male  opponents.  A  trailer  of  the 
flood  sequence  will  get  them  inter- 
ested. Good  names  in  the  cast  to 
use  and  recall  Frank  Lloyd's  "The 
Sea  Hawk."  Title  can  be  worked 
in  with   street  sign  ballyhoo. 

Direction   Frank  Lloyd; 

good 

Author   Vingie  E.  Roe 

Scenario    J.   G    Hawks 

Cameraman    Norbert   Brodin 

Photography    Good 

Locale    California,   1849 

Length  7,646  feet 


"Seven  Sinners" 

Warner'  Brothers 
CLEVER  CROOK  COMEDY  HAS 
REAL  BOX  OFFICE  SPAR- 
KLE. STORY,  DIRECTION, 
CAST— ALL  SHARE  IN  HON- 
ORS. RIPPLES  WITH  HU- 
MOROUS TOUCHES. 

Cast Clive  Brook  as  one  of  the 

seven  crooks  makes  his  part  stand 
out  with  many  deft  touches.  Marie 
Prevost  lends  him  fine  support  as 
his  accomplice.  John  Patrick  as  a 
crook  forced  to  turn  cook  is  a 
laugh  tonic.  Charles  Conklin  does 
a  hilarious  bit  as  a  tough  yegg.  But 
honors  go  to  Claude  Gillingwater 
as  pious  Joe.  His  is  one  of  the  best 
crook  characterizations  seen  in  an 
age. 
Type  of  Story. ..  Crook  comedy.  Tells 
the  merry  tale  of  seven  thieves  who 
visit  a  Long  Island  home  during 
the  owner's  absence.  It  has  a  strong 
flavor  of  the  theme  of  "Seven  Keys 
to  Baldpate,"  but  caiiies  its  own 
original  and  sparkling  comedy. 
They  arrive  singly  and  in  couples 
— the  arrivals  timed  to  prevent  each 
other  getting  away  with  the  jewels 
hid  in  the  wall  safe.  Molly  arrives 
first,  opens  the  safe  and  is  about  to 
leave  when  Clive  Brook  as  Jerry 
saunters  downstairs  in  a  dressing 
gown,  takes  the  jewels  from  the 
girl  and  lets  her  go.  You  think  he 
is  the  owner,  till  he  also  starts  to 
make  a  getaway.  But  Molly  re- 
turns, and  forces  him  to  go  fifty- 
fifty.  The  doorbell  rings.  Molly 
and  Jerry  turn  maid  and  butler, 
open  the  door  and  usher  in  Pious 
Joe  and  his  wife.  Joe  fools  the 
other  two  into  believing  that  he  is 
a  friend  of  the  owner,  come  to 
mind  the  house  in  his  absence.  The 
final  result  is  that  seven  crooks  are 
in  the  house,  posing  as  servants  or 
guests.  They  can't  get  out,  for  the 
special  police  officer  has  set  a  time 
clock  on  all  doors  and  windows. 
One  comedy  situation  after  another 
develops  as  they  try  to  fool  each 
other  in  their  assumed  parts.  The 
audience  was  in  ripples  of  laughter 
in  one  scene  where  the  tough  yegg 
is  forced  to  eat  breakfast  prepared 
by  the  fake  cook.  Pious  Joe  as 
host  is  just  great  in  this  hit.  Titles 
carry  laughs  with  cleverness.  Di- 
rection full  of  surprise  touches. 
The  ending  of  the  picture  is  inclin- 
ed to  let  down,  due  to  a  wholesale 
reformation  on  the  part  of  four  of 
the  thieves.  Thieves  in  real  life 
do  not  reform  as  readily  as  these 
crooks  do.  No  doubt  the  thought 
of  the  censors  had  something  to  do 
with  this.  If  the  director  had  mere- 
ly suggested  a  reformation  of  the 
crooks  it  would  have  served  the 
same  purpose. 
Box  Office  Angle.  ...  Breezy  enter- 
tainment with  lots  of  suspense  and 
laughs.     Should  please  everywhere. 

Exploitation A   masked   "crook" 

at  box  office  is  a  good  draw.     Bill 
as   crook  tale  full  of  suspense. 

Direction    Lewis   Milestone; 

excellent 

Author    Same 

Scenario    Same 

Cameraman    David  Abel 

Photography    Good 

Locale  Long  Island 

Length   6,826  feet 


Reginald  Denny  in 

"What  Happened  to  Jones" 

Universal-.] en  el 

HILARIOUS  COMEDY  SITUA- 
TIONS WITH  LAUGH  GAGS 
REELING  OFF  IN  RAPID 
SUCCESSION.  FINE  COMEDY 
ENTERTAINMENT  SURE  TO 
SEND  THEM  OUT  CHUCK- 
LING. 
Star.... At  his  best.  Gets  the  most 
out  of  a  role  that  affords  him  fine 
opportunities  to  "do  his  stuff."  Cer- 
tain to  delight  his  admirers. 
Cast.... Otis  Harlan  comes  danger- 
ously near  stealing  the  picture 
many  times.  Gets  over  some  great 
laughs.  Emily  Fitzroy  good  in  ty- 
pical characterization,  that  of  the 
rigid  "boss  of  the  household."  Mar- 
ian Nixon,  Denny's  leading  lady. 
Others,  not  important,  include 
Frances  Raymond,  Margaret  Quim 
by,  Ben  Hendricks,  Jr.,  William 
Austin,  Nina  Romano  and  Zasu 
Pitts. 

Type    of    Story Farce    comedy; 

adapted  from  George  Broadhurst's 
stage  play  of  the  same  name.  Built 
upon  the  old  development  wherein 
coincidence  and  complications  af- 
ford the  amusement,  but  none  the 
less  successful  for  its  conventional 
treatment,  "What  Happened  to 
Jones"  comes  through  as  one  of 
the  best  laugh  makers  of  the  sea- 
son. It  is  packed  with  genuinely 
fine  comedy  situations  with  the 
complications  running  into  hilari- 
ous proportions  at  many  turns.  The 
seauence  where  Denny  and  Harlan 
enter  a  Turkish  bath  to  escape  the, 
police  who  raided  their  poker  game 
is  tht  comedy  highlight  of  the  pro- 
duction. At  times,  this  is  a  riot, 
and  the  subsequent  masquerade 
with  Denny  and  Harlan  in  wo- 
man's attire  is  a  scream.  This  is 
followed  by  another  whale  of  a 
laugh  when  Denny  is  forced  to  im- 
personate a  Bishop  and  the  compli- 
cations lead  him  to  officiate  at  what 
was  supposed  to  be  his  own  wed- 
ding. Due  to  the  many  twists  and 
turns  in  the  story  it  would  be  im- 
possible to  give  a  comprehensive 
short  synopsis  but  hero's  attempt 
to  reconcile  his  finance  and  avoid 
the  police  who  are  on  his  trail  after 
raiding  his  poker  game  leads  to  all 
sorts   of   laugh   proportions. 

Box    Office    Angle Exceptionally 

good  comedy  with  Denny  at  his 
best.  Should  prove  a  fine  box  office 
picture. 

Exploitation You    can    go    right 

after  this  one  and  start  assuring 
them  of  a  great  laugh  maker  com- 
ing their  way.  Promises  are  in  or- 
der and  you  will  find  "What  Hap- 
pened to  Jones"  living  up  to  all  of 
them.  Tell  them  it  is  a  sure  cure 
for  the  "blues"  and  start  early  to 
get  them  ready  for  the  showing. 
Use  Denny's  name  and  recall  past 
pictures  that  went  v/ell  at  your  box 
office. 

Direction    William  A.  Seiter; 

fine 

Author  George  Broadhurst 

Scenario  Mel  Brown 

Cameraman    Arthur    Todd 

Photography    Good 

Locale    Small  town 

Length   6,700  feet 


Rudolph   Valentino   in 

"Cobra" 

Paramount 

ADAPTATION  OF  STAGE  PL/ 
MAY  DISAPPOINT  THOi 
WHO  COME  IN  EXPECTII 
A  GRAND  SERIES  C 
THRILLS.  STAR  A  MODEl! 
SHEIK  BUT  HIS  LOVE  A 
FAIRS  ARE  RATHER  TAM.l' 

Star.  .  .  .  His  reputation  as  a  lover  a^ 
the  title  of  a  stage  play  that  c>; 
ated  some  little  furore,  will  bri 
them  in  for  this  one.  Gives  1 
usual  performance  and  will  plej 
his  following. 

Cast Nita    Naldi    killed    off    afi 

about  one  scene  with  Valentii 
Apt  to  disappoint  the  fan  cro\ 
who  come  in  expecting  some  fi; 
class  vamping.  Gertrude  Olmste 
the  good  influence  in  the  life  of  t 
Count  who  has  many  loves  to  1 
credit.  Casson  Ferguson,  1 
friend.  Others  Claire  de  Lon 
Eileen   Percy,   Lillian   Langdon. 

Type  of  Story. . .  .Dramatic  romanc 
adapted  from  Martin  Brown's  sta 
play  of  the  same  name.  Worn 
once  again  are  Valentino's  ruin  ai 
in  "Cobra"  his  role  consists  of 
series  of  attempts  to  evade  t 
sirens  who  linger  on  his  trail.  Th 
fascinate  him  for  a  while  and  ai 
then  cast  ofT.  The  game  narroi 
down  to  two  women,  one  marri' 
to  his  best  friend  and  the  other  \ 
best  friend's  little  secretary.  T. 
former  pleads  for  a  chance  to  shi 
her  love,  the  latter  keeps  her  aflf^ 
tion  disguised.  Hero  is  lured  to 
hotel  room  by  the  married  woms 
but  he  walks  out  on  her  and  th 
very  night  she  loses  her  life  in 
fire  in  the  hotel.  Later  he  fin; 
the  little  secretary  has  won  t; 
heart  of  the  widower.  Rather  thj 
disclose  his  own  love  and  rob  11 
friend  of  the  solace  of  a  new  wij 
hero  again  walks  out.  Great  sac) 
fice  if  you  can  believe  it.  ! 

There  is  apt  to  be  a  keen  disal 
pointment  for  the  legion  of  wonij 
who  flock  to  the  Valentino  pictur^ 
There  is  only  one  real  love  see) 
that  amounts  to  anything.  T| 
rest  of  the  picture  is  made  up 
just  so  many  scenes  and  pictur 
of  Valentino — long  shots,  close-upj 
profiles,  etc.  With  Nita  Nali 
listed  as  his  leading  lady,  they  a 
bound  to  expect  more  thrills  thj 
they'll  get. 

Box  Office  Angle ....  Does  not  co»l 
through  with  the  sex  appeal  thi 
they  are  going  to  expect  but  whe 
they  like  Valentino  they  may  )■ 
satisfied  with  the  variety  of  sho 
of  him. 

Exploitation.  .  .  .Star's  name  and  til 
of  stage  play  that  gained  sog 
reputation  for  being  risque,  is  c^ 
tainly  good  advance  for  the  pi 
ture.  Can  be  exploited  extensive!  | 
Then  with  Nita  Naldi's  name 
use,  their  enthusiasm  will  be  st 
further  aroused. 

Direction Joseph   Henabery;   fi 

Author Martin   Brov! 

Scenario Anthony    Coldew; ' 

Cameraman J.    D.   Jennin 

Photogrraphy Go( 

Locale Italy — N. 

Length  6,895  fe' 


unday,  December  13,  1925 


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Sally,  Irene  and  Mary" 

Metro-Goldwyii-Mayer 

liEATRICAL  IN  STORY  AND 
a^TMOSPHERE  WITH  PLEN- 
TY OF  LAVISH  DISPLAY 
\ND  THE  WELL  KNOWN 
5EX  APPEAL.  UNDOUBTEDi- 
LY  WILL  GO  BIG  AT  MANY 
BOX  OFFICES. 

Cst Splendid.       Constance     Ben- 

ictt,  Joan  Crawford  and  Sally 
J'Neill  a  delightful  trio  of  chorus 
rirls.  Sally  O'Neill  a  particularly 
jright  spot  with  her  cute  manner- 
sms  and  sparkling  personality. 
Jonstance  Bennett  the  usual  lan- 
guid "lily  of  the  street." 

^pe  of  Story Drama  of  stage 

ife;  adapted  by  Edmund  Goulding 
rem  the  stage  play  of  the  same 
lame.  "Sally,  Irene  and  Mary" 
,vill  undoubtedly  do  a  splendid 
business  for  certain  exhibitors, 
:hose  catering  to  a  crowd  that  gets 
1  kick  out  of  the  picturized  Broad- 
ivay  jazz  baby  with  her  "heavy 
uigar  papa,"  etc.  There  is  plenty 
Df  this  in  the  picture  and  Edmund 
Goulding  has  dressed  the  produc- 
ion  in  gaudy,  but  none  the  less 
ascinating,  attire.  It  has  theatrical 
itmosphere,  cabaret  life,  luxurious 
ipartments,  gorgeously  gowned 
Aomen,  wild  parties,  and  all  the 
est  of  the  make-up  that  goes  for 
m  entertainment  of  a  rather  spicy 
jrder.  The  adventures  of  the 
rhorus  girl  trio  probably  won't 
ind  much  favor  with  a  staid,  con- 
servative audience  but  since  they 
ire  well  in  the  minority,  the  pro- 
lucers  should  not  worry  about  re- 
;eipts   on   their   account. 

Story:  Sally,  Irene  and  Mary 
,vork  in  the  same  show.  Sally  is 
:)ountifully  maintained  by  the  rich 
Marcus  Morton  but  he  fancies  the 
'youth  untouched"  of  Mary,  a 
lewcomer  in  the  show.  In  spite  of 
sally's  protestations  Morton  con- 
:inues  to  chase  Mary  who  is  more 
Dr  less  innocent  and  also  in  love 
A'ith  a  young  plumber.  While  Mary 
md  Sally's  affairs  are  suffering 
complications  Irene,  another  pal 
IS  having  an  affair  also  and  it  isn't 
jntil  Irene  is  killed  in  an  auto 
wreck  rushing  to  Greenwich  to 
marry  a  millionaire,  that  the  girls 
ealize  their  indiscretions.  It  looks 
like  a  complete  reformation  for  a 
finale  with  Mary  cuddling  up  in  her 
;ilumber's  arms — on  the  roof  in  the 
moonlight. 

])x  Office  Angle.  ..  .Sure-fire  box 
Dfhce  for  the  right  crowd.  The- 
atrical atmosphere  and  general  lav- 
ish indulgence  in  Broadway  living 
will  bring  them  in. 

] cploitation . .  . .  Word  of  mouth  ad- 
vertising is  the  best  boosting  this 
picture  can  get.  You  might  run  a 
trailer  well  in  advance  and  rest  as- 
sured if  you  show  some  of  the  more 

jlively  sequences  you  will  arouse 
enough  curiosity  to  have  an  ex- 
pectant crowd  waiting  for  the 
showing. 

rection.  ...  Edmund  Goulding;  ade- 
quate for  the  story. 

In  ithor Edmund    Goulding 

enario    Same 

meraman John  Arnold 

lotography   Very  good 

tcale   New  York 

ngth    5,564   feet 


"The  People  vs.  Nancy 
Preston" 

Producers  Dist.   Corp. 

STORY  OF  UNDERWORLD 
FILLED  WITH  THRILLS  AND 
HEART  INTEREST.  MORE 
SHADOWS  THAN  SUNSHINE 
—BUT  GOOD  DRAMATIC 
QUALITIES  HOLD  THE  IN- 
TEREST. 
Cast.  .  .Marguerite  De  La  Motte  and 
John  Bowers  as  two  criminals  try- 
ing to  go  straight  and  hounded  by 
the  police  do  splendid  team  work. 
William  V.  Mong  plays  the  heavy, 
giving  a  good  characterization  of 
an  underworld  leader,  Alphonz 
Ethier  as  the  head  of  a  crooked  de- 
tective agency  hounding  criminals 
adds  a  lot  of  punch.  Good  under- 
world types  in  rest  of  cast. 
Type  of  Story.  .  .Melodrama.  Here 
is  a  story  of  underworld  life  in 
New  York  that  presents  some  very 
realistic  scenes  of  life  of  the  pris- 
oners at  Sing  Sing.  The  author  is 
evidently  well  posted  on  his  sub- 
ject, for  the  underworld  life  in  all 
its  phases  is  graphically  pictured. 
For  instance,  one  interesting  bit 
shows  how  a  secret  code  is  flashed 
through  the  prison.  When  some 
big  news  happens  in  the  under- 
world outside,  a  mysterious  arm  is 
seen  tapping  out  the  code  on  the 
water  pipes.  Then  you  see  the  in- 
mates throughout  the  prison  listen- 
ing to  the  message.  A  good  touch. 
Lots  of  plot,  but  it  is  made  very 
clear.  John  Bowers  is  a  young  sur- 
geon who  has  been  railroaded 
When  his  term  expires,  the  crooked 
detective  agency  hounds  him  till 
they  pin  another  crime  on  him  that 
he  did  not  commit.  Strong  love 
interest  is  built  up  through  the  ef- 
forts of  Nancy  Preston  to  save 
Bowers  while  she  herself  is  in  the 
police  toils.  Builds  a  lot  of  sym- 
pathy. Action  and  thrills  are  there 
in  big  quantities.  A  bank  robbery, 
sjreet  gun  battle,  a  murder,  a  pris- 
on escape — these  are  but  a  few  of 
many  punch  scenes.  The  film  is 
too  long.  This  could  be  remedied 
by  cutting  a  court  room  scene  that 
shows  an  entire  trial.  This  theme 
of  an  innocent  man  and  women  be- 
ing hounded  by  the  law  gets  the 
sympathy,  but  it  is  depressing  in 
spots.  But  as  a  story  of  the  under- 
world it  is  above  the  average.  The 
ending  is  well  done,  and  the  young 
couple  are  left  free  and  happy  to- 
gether. 
Box  Office  Angle.  ..  .Good  crook  of- 
fering— action,  thrills,  strong  love 
story.  Entertaining  program  num- 
ber where  heavy  drama  is  liked. 

Exploitation Play  up  the  struggle 

o_f  an  innocent  man  and  woman 
hounded  by  the  law.  The  names  of 
John  Bowers  and  Marguerite  iDe 
La  Motte  have  pulling  power. 

Direction    Tom  Forman ; 

well   handled 

Author    John  A.   Moroso 

Scenario    Marion   Orth 

Cameraman    Sol   Polito 

Photography    Good 

Locale    New   York 

Length   6,638  feet 


Evelyn  Brent  in 

"A  Broadway  Lady" 

Film  Booking  Offices 
CHORUS  GIRL  STORY  SHOWS 
SIGNS  OF  BEING  RUSHED 
INTO  PRODUCTION.  HITS 
POPULAR  NOTE.  MYSTERY 
MURDER  CLIMAX  GIVES 
MUCH  NEEDiED  PUNCH. 
Star.  ...  Evelyn  Brent  handicapped  in 
a  part  that  builds  no  sympathy  for 
her.  She  manages  to  make  a  con- 
vincing chorus  girl. 
Cast. ..  .Theodore  von  Eltz  does  the 
best  work  as  her  wealthy  suitor. 
Ernest  Hillard  a  satisfactory  heavy. 
Clarissa  Selwyn  portrays  realisti- 
cally a  society  mother.  Joyce 
Corapton  as  her  daughter  acts  like 
an  adopted  hoodlum.  Marjorie 
Bonner  and  Johnny  Gough  human 
and  likable. 
Type  of  Story.  ..  .Drama.  It  cannot 
really  be  classified  as  a  story  of  a 
chorus  girl's  life,  for  the  closest  ii 
gets  to  the  stage  atmosphere  is  ; 
few  shots  showing  the  statue  mi 
trance.  They  just  called  Evelyn 
Brent  a  chorus  girl,  flashed  a  lew 
views  of  her  leaving  the  theptci 
and  let  it  go  at  that.  She  niigh 
just  as  well  have  been  presented  a.'' 
a  shopgirl,  a  waitress  or  any  otliei 
working  girl.  But  with  the  bo? 
offlce  title  of  "The  Broadwa} 
Lady,"  she  simply  had  to  be  a 
chorus  girl.  The  rest  of  the  story 
suggests  strongly  the  plot  of  "Tht 
Best  People."  Both  have  the  choru^ 
girl  upsetting  a  rich  and  snobbish 
family  by  marrying  the  son,  and 
proving  to  them  that  she  is  as  good 
as  they  are  any  day.  This  angle 
will,  of  course,  prove  popular  at  the 
box  office.  The  appeal  of  this  film 
— meaning  increased  drawing  power 
— could  have  been  made  much 
stronger  if  they  had  built  up  a  sym- 
pathetic introduction  for  the  chorus 
girl.  They  give  her  no  background 
at  all  to  arouse  interest  in  her— 
so  you  don't  give  two  shucks 
whether  she  wins  the  wealthy  boy 
or  not.  The  scenes  in  the  mansion 
of  the  very  exclusive  artistocratic 
family  are  unconvincing — with  the 
exception  of  the  work  of  Clarissa 
Selwyn  as  the  mother  and  von  Eltz 
as  the  son.  They  alone  of  the  cast 
act  as  if  they  "belonged."  Climax 
has  a  punch  with  a  Broadway 
rounder  being  killed,  a  third  degree 
for  the  chorus  girl  suspect,  and  the 
clearing  of  the  mystery  with  a  real 
surprise.  The  dead  man  had 
thrown  a  hand  bag  at  the  chorine's 
friend  in  a  struggle.  A  revolver  in- 
side her  bag  hit  the  wall  and  did 
the  trick. 
Box  Office  Angle.  .  .  .  Has  a  lot  of  ele- 
ments of  popular  appeal,  but  rather 
loosely  presented.  Will  suit  smaller 
houses  fine.  Good  program  num- 
ber. Climax  carries  suspense  and 
punch. 
Exploitation. ...  Play  up  the  idea  of 
the  chorus  girl  marrying  into  weal- 
thy family.  Also  mystery  killing. 
Direction  ..Wesley  Ruggles;  shows 
signs  of  being  rushed. 

Author Fred   Myton 

Scenario Same 

Cameraman Not    credited 

Photography Good 

Locale ; City 

Length 5,500    feet 


Colleen  Moore  in 

"We  Moderns" 

First  National 

ONLY  COLLEEN  MOORE  AND 
HER  DELIGHTFUL  WORK 
SAVE  THIS  WHICH  IS  HAM- 
PERED FIRST  WITH  A  POOR 
TITLE  AND  SECOND  WITH 
A  WEAK  STORY.  COLLEEN 
IS  CHARMING. 

Star.  ..  .Although  she  has  had  better 
opportunities  and  far  better  ma- 
terial to  work  with.  Colleen  Moore 
throws  herself  into  this  one  and 
saves  tlie  show. 

Cast.... Jack  Mulhall  hasn't  a  very 
splendid  hero  role.  Must  wait  upon 
Colleen's  whims  most  of  the  time. 
Carl  Miller  poorly  suited  as  Col- 
leen's ideal  "modern  man."  Others 
Clarissa  Selwyn,  Claude  Gilling- 
water,  Cleve  Moore. 

Type  of  Story.  ..  .Comedy;  adapted 
from  Israel  Zangwill's  stage  play. 
Excepting  that  Zangwill  has  picked 
upon  the  mannerisms  and  escapades 
of  the  modern  girl,  there  is  little 
in  this  story  for  picture  entertain- 
ment but  the  producers  have 
thrown  in  a  thrill  through  the  use 
of  a  Zeppelin  on  which  is  staged  a 
riotous  jazz  party  and  a  kick  comes 
when  the  Zeppelin  is  struck  by  an 
aeroplane  and  the  burning  Zeppe- 
lin craslies  to  the  ground.  Other 
than  this,  there  is  little  real  picture 
material  in  the  story  which  tells  of 
Colleen's  refusal  to  live  an  old- 
fashioned  life  and  how  she  has  a 
tough  time  avoiding  a  popular  poet 
whose  past  is  cloudy  with  his  af- 
fairs with  many  women.  In  the 
end,  she  is  very  glad  to  marry  Mul- 
hall. 

Some  excellent  shots  of  London 
are  used  in  the  production  and 
many  folks  like  natural  pictures 
such  as  these,  These  shots  are 
used  during  what  is  called  a  "treas- 
ure hunt"  and  many  of  the  promin- 
ent places  such  as  the  Westminster 
Abbey  are  used.  The  titles  all  the 
way  through  are  very  good,  some 
are  execeedingly  funny,  but  there 
are  too  many  of  them. 

Box  Office  Angle. . .  .Colleen  Moore's 
admirers  will  flock  in  to  see  this 
and  she  will  not  disappoint  them. 
Looks  like  very  good  box-office  en- 
tertainment. 

Exploitation.  . . .  A  trailer  of  the  crash 
between  the  Zeppelin  and  the  aero- 
plane and  the  fact  that  Colleen 
Moore  is  as  cute  as  ever,  are  points 
which  can  be  capitalized.  IBetter 
stick  to  the  star.  She  is  the  best 
bet  for  this  picture.  Colleen  Moore 
has  developed  into  one  of  the  best 
box-office  attractions  on  the  screen. 
If  you  are  not  playing  her  up  as 
you  should,  you  might  start  in 
right   here. 

Direction John    Francis    Dillon; 

could  be  much  better. 

Author    Israel   Zangwill 

Scenario June  Mathis 

Cameraman T.  D.  McCord 

Photography   All  right 

Locale   London 

Length  6,609  feet 


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Reviews   of  New  Short   Subject 


"Nature's  Garlands"— Elvin  Film 

Corp. 

Effective  Color  Pictures 

Type  of  production 1  reel  scenic 

Hawaii  in  all  its  beauty  and  magic 
is  beautifully  pictured  in  this  latest 
short,  a  number  devoted  to  glimpses 
of  one  of  the  tropical  islands  with  its 
coral  beach,  unusual  shrubs,  foliage 
and  blossoms.  The  pictures  are  love- 
ly and  the  coloring,  for  the  most 
part,  very  well  done.  The  reel  is 
well  balanced  with  a  variety  of  views 
and  those  of  different  native  blos- 
soms are  especially  interesting.  The 
beauty  of  the  reel  when  shown  at  the 
Capital  was  somewhat  detracted  from 
by  two  white  streaks  that  divide  the 
picture  into  thirds.  This  may  be  due 
to  thirds,  but  no  matter  what  the 
cause,   it   should   be   remedied. 


"A  Link  Missing"— Mutt  and  Jeff- 
Short    Films    Sjmdicate,    Inc. 
Good  Cartoon 

Type  of  production 1  reel  cartoon 

Mutt  and  Jeff,  always  amusing,  are 
none  the  less  so  in  this  cartoon  com- 
edy. A  price  is  offered  by  a  pro- 
fessor for  the  missing  link.  Mutt 
conceives  the  idea  of  dressing  Jefif 
up  in  a  monkey's  skin  and  offering 
him  as  the  missing  link.  .Much 
against  Jeff's  will,  this  is  done,  and 
the  prize  is  almost  won.  However, 
Mutt  is  asked  to  give  a  talk  before  a 
society  of  scientists  and  while  he  is 
doing  this,  some  real  monkeys 
break  loose  and  scare  the  audience 
away,  one  by  one,  taking  their  places. 
A  near-riot  ensues  with  much  gen- 
eral hilarity  for  all  concerned.  Good 
cartoon   reel. 


"Weak  But  Willing"— Christie- 
Educational 
Not  Very  Good 
Type  of  production        2  reel  comedy 

Walter  Hiers  is  starred  in  this, 
which  once  more  dishes  up  the  old 
theme  of  the  suitor  who  has  to  go 
through  a  lodge  initiation  before  his 
prospective  father-in-law  will  consent 
to  the  marriage.  This  time  the  rival 
gets  a  gang  of  rough-necks  to  imper- 
sonate lodge-members  and  Hiers  is 
tricked  into  believing  he  is  actually 
going  through  an  initiation,  when  he 
isn't  at  all.  Duane  Thompson;  is 
satisfactory  as  the  girl,  and  Hiers 
manages  to  be  funny  occasionally, 
but  there  is  rather  too  much  footage 
used  to  cover  the  action.  Archie 
Mayo  directed. 


"A   Peep   Into   Siam"— Service   FUm 

Good  Travelogue 
Type  of  production.  .1  reel  travelogue 
Some  interesting  glimpses  into 
Siam  are  contained  in  this  latest 
travel  film  that  includes  interesting 
shots  of  this  far-off  land.  The  reel 
is  made  up  of  scenes  showing  the 
geographical  outlay,  manner  of  living, 
custom  of  dress  and  various  other  in- 
teresting details  pertinent  to  the 
country.  The  reel  is  replete  with  ef- 
fective and  interesting  data  that  sup- 
plies valuable  educational  material  as 
well  as  pictorial  appeal. 


"Cupid  A  La  Carte"— O.  Henry 
Series — Fox 
Good  Entertainment 
Type  of  production.  .2.  reel  comedy- 
drama. 

One  of  the  popular  O.  Henry 
stories  is  here  presented  with  a  good 
deal  of  snap  and  comedy.  Mame 
runs  a  lunch  wagon  for  the  men  on  a 
railroad  division.  Jeffrey,  son  of  the 
general  manager  of  the  railroad,  ap- 
prenticed as  a  brakeman,  falls  m  love 
with  her.  He  tells  her  who  his  father 
is,  but  Mame  still  acts  indifferently. 
Michael,  his  father,  stops  at  the 
junction  with  his  private  car.  He 
loves  his  eats.  Mame  is  such  a  fine 
cook  that  he  hires  her  for  his  dming 
car.  He  too  falls  in  love  with  her 
His  private  secretary  also  is  in  love 
with  pretty  Mame.  So  the  situation 
is  cleverly  worked  up  whereby  the 
three  men  are  all  trying  to  marry  the 
girl  without  suspecting  one  another 
of  being  in  love  with  her.  The  end- 
ing is  the  usual  surprise  twist  that 
made  O.  Henry  famous.  The  secre- 
tary marries  the  girl  while  the  super- 
intendent had  made  all  preparations 
to  marry  her  himself.  Another  sur- 
prise comes  when  it  is  learned  that 
Mame  is  the  daughter  of  the  presi- 
dent of  the  road.  All  lovers  of  O. 
Henry   should  enjoy   this   one. 

"Iron  Trail  Around  the  World"- 
Variety — Fox 

Great  Scenic 

Type   of  production 1   reel   scenic 

This  film  will  exert  a  general  ap- 
peal, for  it  tells  interestingly  and 
grapically  the  development  of  the 
railroad  all  over  the  world.  It  shows 
everything  that  travels  on  rails,  from 
the  De  Witt  Clinton  to  the  modern 
limited.  Unique  shots  are  shown  of 
railroading  in  odd  corners  of  the 
world.  From  the  arctic  to  the  Afri- 
can jungle  the  scenes  jump,  and  the 
scenic  shots  are  sometimes  awe-in- 
spiring. The  average  person  has 
never  realized  the  infinite  variety  of 
railroad  transportation  until  he  sees 
this  scenic.  It  is  educational  as  well 
as  real  entertainment.  The  type  of 
picture  that  has  a  big  popular  appeal 
as  well  as  genuine  attraction  for  dis- 
criminating audiences. 


"The  Rainbow's  End"— Felix— Educ'l 

Charming  Reel 
Type  of  production. .  .1  reel  animated 

cartoon. 

Felix,  the  cat,  ever  delightful  in 
his  antics,  seeks  this  time  to  find  the 
pot  of  gold  which  is  said  to  be  found 
at  the  end  of  the  rainbow.  As  the 
impossible  can  only  happen  in  car- 
toon land,  he  does  find  it,  and  walks 
somehow  into  fairyland.  He  has 
many  strange  adventures  there,  has 
the  money  stolen  away  from  him  by 
a  wicked  witch,  is  helped  to  regain 
it  by  means  of  Aladdin's  wonderful 
lamp  after  he  has  done  the  good  deed 
of  getting  another  larger  pair  lof 
shoes  for  the  old  lady  who  lived  in 
I  shoe  and  had  too  many  children 
Altogether  a  charming  reel  especially 
for  the  kiddies. 


"M.  W.  Balfe"— Jas.  A.  Fitzpatrick's 
Music  Master  Series 
Interesting  Number 
Type  of  production.  .2  reel  biography 
M.  W.  Balfe,  the  operatic  com- 
poser, is  the  latest  subject  of  the 
Fitzpatrick  Music  Master  series.  The 
important  events  in  his  life  are  inter- 
estingly pictured  and  begin  with  the 
composer's  youth.  He  first  attracted 
attention  by  playing  the  violin  as  ac- 
companiment for  his  father's  dancing 
class.  This  scene  is  quaintly  pictured 
and  serves  as  the  introduction  to  the 
offering.  Then  follows  his  youth 
and  his  accidental  encounter  with  an 
Italian  count  who  took  an  interest  in 
the  boy  and  defrayed  the  expenses 
of  a  trip  to  Italy  where  he  first 
gathered  fame.  His  later  concert  tour 
with  Jenny  Lind  won  him  still  fur- 
ther laurels  as  well  as  several  well 
known  compositions.  These  are 
played  by  the  orchestra  during  the 
showing  of  the  picture.  James  Fitz- 
patrick has  made  a  very  interesting 
picture  and  it  is  entertainment  of  a 
high  calibre  that  should  make  a  good 
addition  to  your  program. 


"The  Flying  Fool"— Imperial— Fox 

Unique  Stunts 
Type  of  production. .  .  .2  reel  comedy 
Here  is  a  laugh  maker  that  has 
quite  a  novelty  setting  on  which  the 
gags  are  built.  A  new  type  of  air- 
plane has  been  invented  and  all  the 
aviators  refuse  to  take  a  chance  in 
the  crazy  looking  contrivance.  The 
hero,  Sid  Smith,  in  order  to  impress 
his  girl,  offers  to  make  the  experi- 
mental flight.  Before  this  the  avia- 
tors have  put  him  through  a  course 
of  instruction  that  will  get  a  flock  of 
laughs  from  even  the  hard  boiled 
fans.  When  he  finally  makes  his 
flight,  the  inventor  radios  instructions 
to  him.  But  he  tunes  in  on  a  class 
of  chorus  girls  doing  their  daily 
dozen.  He  follows  the  instructions 
of  their  leader,  and  the  crazy  air- 
plane goes  through  some  ridiculously 
funny  manoeuvers.  There  is  also  a 
villain  in  another  airplane  who  tries 
to  send  the  hero  crashing  to  earth. 
The  heroine  is  forced  by  the  villain 
to  "get  out  and  walk."  She  does 
this  by  means  of  a  parachute.  The 
action  is  swift,  snappy — and  Sid 
Smith  keeps  the  laughs  bubbling 
right  through  the  two  reels. 


"Buster's  Nightmare" — Century- 
Universal 
Laugh  Provoker 
Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  come 

Buster  and  Mary  stage  their  O' 
party  when  mother  goes  out.  < 
course,  most  of  the  gags  are  bu 
around  the  work  of  that  comedy  dc 
Tige.  This  number  rates  about  t 
best  of  the  series.  Tige,  as  usu 
steals  the  picture. 

This  offering  deserves  special  me 
tion    because    of    the    fact    that    rt 
comedy  is  obtained  without  wrecki- 
the  house,  which   so  often   occurs 
two  reelers  where  kiddies  are  the  a 
tors.     Some  clever  trick  stuff  is  wor 
ed  with  Tige.     He   is   locked  in   t 
ice   box,   and   comes   out    frozen   in 
block  of  ice.     He  gets  dough  on  1 
feet   and   does   a   comic   dance   as 
slides    around    on    the    floor.      Agai 
he  gets  too  close  to  a  parrot's  caj  |i 
The    bird    grabs    his    tail,    and    po 
Tige  runs  frantic  through  the  hou 
carrying    bird    and    cage.      Lots 
screen   actors   would   like   to   get   tl 
laughs   this   dog  gets   with  his  funi 
facial  expressions.     He  actually  gri 
and    also    looks    miserable.      In    o 
scene  his  mouth  quivers  as  if  he  we 
about  to  cry.    A  highly  original  she 
that    will    entertain    old   'and    youiK 
Clever    all    the    way — and    sprinkli! 
heavily  with  real  laughs. 


"Yes,  Yes,  Babette"  —  Christie- 
Educational 
Vernon  in  Typical  Role 
Type  of  production.  . .  .2  reel  come< 
"Yes,  Yes,  Babette"  gives  Bobl 
Vernon  just  the  sort  of  material  I 
can  handle  to  perfection.  The  dire 
tion,  which  is  by  Earle  Rodney, 
excellent.  Bobby  is  seen  as  an  Ar 
erican — a  hick — in  the  Latin  Quart 
where  he  has  returned  to  meet  h 
girl,  Babette.  He  misses  her  | 
every  turn,  and  many  of  the  tun 
are  very  amusing.  He  finally  lam 
in  a  tough  dance  hall  where  a  roug 
mannered  but  sweet  looking  apacl 
makes  things  hum.  William  Irvir 
plays  the  apache,  and  gives  an  e; 
cellent  performance.  Bobby,  to  e 
cape  him,  dresses  as  a  girl  and  thf 
dance  together.  All  finally  ends  wC' 
with  the  lovers  reunited  and  beir 
rewarded  for  catching  the  apacl 
who  is  a  desperate  character  know, 
as    French    Pastry    Pierre. 


JUST  IN  TIME 


LauchMonth 

THE  BrcCEST  NEWEST  COMEDY  SUCCESSES--'^ 


With  Buster  Brown,   Mary  Jane,  and  faithful,  funny, 
old   Tige.     Twe've   of  them — two   reels   each.      Based 
\       on    the    irrm--'    '      -       -        v-,    "     t?     o.,f-an1t. 


5EE  YOUR  UNIVERSAL  CXCHANCI: 


S'-day,  December  13,  1925 


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Newspaper  Opinions^ 

"The  Best  Bad  Man"— Fox 
New  Aster,  Minneapolis 

lliUNE — Tom   Mix  continues  his  display 

,  r^Lmanshi])  and   athletic  prowess   in   "The 

It    Uad    Man"    *    •    *    The   production    is   re- 

Ji    with   thrills,    action   and    romance.    *    *    * 


"Bright    Lights"— M.-G.-M. 
Park-Mall,    Cleveland 

F,WS — *    *    *    Mr.    (Charles)    Ray    still    is 

:  at   home   before  the   camera   and   some  of 

:omical    antics    will    no   doubt   be   rewarded 

laughter,    but    a    carefully-torn    straw    hat, 

overalls,   and   plastered-down  hair   fail  to 

hiir.    the    youthful    appearance    which    is 

,       nece.,taiy   to  make  such  parts   seem   real. 

cl  


l^e   Calgary   Stampede" — Universal 
Globe,    Philadelphia 

JLLETIN — *  *  *  Huot  Ijibson  is  the  vi- 
star  of  the  forceful  narrative,  in  which 
anch  scenes  are  the  real  thing.  The  stam- 
is  full  of  action  and  thrills.  ♦  *  * 
,CORD — *  '  *  Hoot  Gibson  stars  in  the 
re  and  gives  a  fine  exhibition  of  riding 
horses  in  the  Roman  race,  which  is  the 
.X   of    the   film.    *    *    * 


lil 
?I1P. 


le  Clash  of  the  Wolves" — Warners 
Circle,   Cleveland 

,\VS — *    *    *    The    comedy    relief    is    bad 
h    to    detract    considerably    from    the    re- 
able    work    done    by    Rin-Tin  Tin    and    all 
iC  dog's  poetry   of  motion  cannot   make  up 
sk    he  trashy  story.  *  •  ♦ 

MES — *  *  *  While  the  story  may  be  con- 
ed a  vehicle  for  the  dog,  it  is  full  of  ac- 
even  in  those  parts  where  the  animal  is 
:he  center  of    interest.    *   *    * 


"Cobra" — Paramount 
Allen,  Cleveland 

lij  EWS — *  *  •  It  will  not  go  far  toward  re- 
1  ng  Mr.  Valentino  to  popular  favor.  ♦  *  ♦ 
MES-—*  *  *  There  is  some  very  fine  act- 
and  much  celluloid  doggerel.  Hokum  is 
id  on  thick,  Imt  so  is  genuine  emotion  and 
DS.      Take   your   choice.    »    *    ♦ 

^  Missouri,  St.  Louis 

'*  OBE-DEMOCRAT— *  *  *  As  entertain- 
"Cobra"  the  picture,  falls  short  of  the 
{  emotionalism  of  the  play,  and  is  rather 
fy,"  with  little  action;  but  it  ranks  high 
tse  of  contributing  factors — an  intelligent 
pretation  of  the  roles,  some  good  photog- 
01   y  and  continuity.  •  *   * 

)a(jrAR — *    *     *    Rudolph    Valentino    in    this 
re    photographs    as    well    as    he    ever    did, 
the     accompanying     story     is     interesting 
Igh   in   a  way.   *   *   * 

[MES — *  *   •  is  an  intriguing  film  version 
ie   stage  play  of  the  same  name.   *   *   • 

"!  Wisconsin,  Milwaukee 

lNTINEL— *  *  *  Not  that  Valentino  does 
do  his  best,  but  as  a  young  Italian  count, 
fascinated  by  women  and  unable  to  con- 
the  appeal  they  hold  for  him,  he  has  only 
|iary   opportunities.    *    *    * 


"Compromise" — Warners 
St.  Louis,  St.  Louis 

QBE-DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  A  couple  of 
ties  aitd  two  cometlic  incidents  that  de- 
ed to  the  level  of  slapstick,  compromised 
Im  to  such  an  extent  that  it  just  misses 
listed    among   the    screen's    classics.  *  *  * 


"The  Fighting  Heart"— Fox 
Monroe,  Chicago 

RALD — There  are   some  neat  small-town 
es    in    "The    Fighting    Heart."      It    ought 
well   in  the  small  towns.    *   *    * 
ST — *    *    *   an   honest,    sincere   story,   set 
unpretentiously    but    well,    cleverly    acted 
giving    to    its    star     (George    O'Brien)     a 
in   which   he    is   sure  to  win   new   friends. 
^IBUNE — *    *    *    is   a   good,    average    pro- 
offering,   acted   and   directed    in   good   av 
style,  and  displaying  to  the  best  possible 
:itage    the    carefully    tended    and    business- 
muscles    of    Fox's    favorite    son,    George 
ien.  *  •  • 


"The  Freshman"— Pathe 
Stillman,  Cleveland 

NEWS— The  popular  Harold  Lloyd  has 
made  better  pictures  than  "The  Freshman," 
but  this  boisterous  burlesque  of  a  young  col- 
.ege  student  with  athletic  aspirations  is  quite 
.unny    enough    to    provoke    volleys   of   laughter. 

PRESS — *  *  *  This  certainly  effective  cora- 
jdy  works  up  to  a  comic  climax  in  which  the 
lero  is  about  to  lo.e  his  pants  at  a  party.  It 
s  one  ot  the  most  tanuliar  comic  situations, 
.ut  becomes  effective  here  liecause  of  the  way 
he  situation  is  built  up.  *  *  * 

fiMES — *    *    '    A^    pure    screen   entertain- 

.lent,  this  picture  L  undoubtedly  the  finest  ef- 

irt  of   Its  Kind  produced  this  year.     It  has  all 

lie   elements  of    a   good   picture,  pathos,   laugh- 

.cr,    heart    pangs,    tiirills   and    action.    ♦  *  * 


"Go  West"— M.-G.-M. 
Slate,  Cleveland 

NEWS—*  *  *  the  novelty  of  "Go  'West" 
IS  a  Jersey  cow  named  "Brown  Eyes,"  who 
threatens  now  and  again  to  run  away  with 
the  picture  and  finally  does. 

Thiough  most  of  the  film,  Mr.  Keaton  is 
ii;expressibly  sad,  yet  at  times  his  antics  be- 
come ridiculously  humorous.  *  *  * 


"The    Goose    Woman" — Universal 
Parkway,   Baltimore 

SUN — We  would  direct  all  lovers  of  fine 
acting  to  the  most  excellent  demonstration  ot 
It  being  given  *  *  *  by  Miss  Louise  Dresser 
in   and   as   "The   Goose   Woman."    *    *    * 


"The   Homemaker" — Universal 

World,   Omaha 

WORLD-HERALD-***  is  a  straight 
from  the  shoulder  photoplay,  dramatically  ef- 
fective in  its  simplicity  and  masterful  in  na- 
tive naturalness.  *■   *  * 


"Irish    Luck" — Paramount 
Stanley,   Philadelphia 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  Mei^han  seems  to  be 
restrained.  His  apparent  desire  to  enact  a 
part  in  old  w-orld  surroundings  either  handi- 
caps him  or  else  he  is  not  equal  to  a  natural 
setting,  depending  in  his  former  efforts  on 
scenic  arrangements  and  American  facilities 
to   put    him   across.   *    *   * 

INQUIRER—*  *  *  Thomas  Meighan  plays 
the  double  part  of  Tom  Donahue  and  Lord 
Fitzhugh.  He  walks  through  his  part  with  his 
accustomed  genial  smile.  As  his  roles  do  not 
call  for  any  strenuous  acting,  he  is  just  him- 
self.   *    *    * 

PUBLIC  LEDGER— •  *  •  A  delightful 
plot  is  woven  into  "Irish  Luck,"  •  •  *  with 
Thomas  Meighan  in  the  lead  and  an  excellent 
cast    headed    by    Lois    Wilson,    supporting    him. 

RECORD--*  *  ♦  "Irish  Luck"  is  in  a 
sense  a  sight  seeing  tour  of  the  Killarney 
Lakes  region,  revealing  the  beauties  of  one 
of  Ireland's  gnest  spots,  including  also  Blar- 
ney Castle,  where  Meighan  paid  his  compli- 
ments to  the  famous  stone.   *   *   * 

Palace,  Washington 

POST — *  *  *  "Irish  Luck"  is  a  nice,  clean, 
wholesome  show,  and  well  worth  waiting  in 
line  to  see.   *  *   * 

STAR — *  •  *  featuring  Thomas  Meighan, 
*  *  *  is  a  delightful  Irish  vehicle  for  the  most 
delightfully  Irish  star  in  moviedom,  and  with 
its  genuine  setting  in  Old  Erin  is  one  of  the 
most    picturesque    productions    of    the    seasorj. 


"The  Iron  Horse"— Fox 
Rivoli,   Baltimore 

SUN — *  "  *  The  cast  is  enormous  and 
rr.any  of  the  scenes  are  quite  gripping.  One 
in  particular  is  memorable,  that  showing  a 
great  band  of  Indians  in  full  regalia  sweeping: 
along  the  plains  preparatory  to  encircling  a 
group    of    desperate    palefaces.    ♦    *    * 


"The    King    on    Main    Street" — Para. 
Strand,  Milwaukee 

SENTINEL—*  ♦  •  Monta  Bell  directed 
the  production  and  he  has  injected  such  touch- 
es of  sophistication  as  we  have  come  to  ex- 
pect from  his  work.  There  is  humor  of  such 
subtlety  that  it  is  a  joy  to  watch  it  in  this 
story  he  has  told  of  a  king  who  is  very  hu- 
man under  his  royal  guise.  *   •  • 


"Lazybones" — Fox 
Kings,  St.  Louis 

POST-DISPATCH—*  *  *  The  only  thing 
needed  to  make  this  picture  perfect  is  a  story 
worthy  of  its  production,  but  at  that  the  story 
is   not    so   bad,    if    you    can   believe    it.    *    *    * 

TIMES — *  *  *  "Lazybones"  the  featured 
pictuie,  is  an  exceptional  one.  There  are,  *  *  * 
a  host  of  stars  in  the  photoplay,  headed  by 
Tazu    Pitts,    Madge    Bellamy   and    Buck   Jones. 


"Lights  of  Old  Broadway"— M.-G.-M. 
Sun,    Omaha 

WORLDHERALD— *  *  *  The  picture  has 
enough  coincidents  to  satisfy  every  lover  of 
delightful  climaxes,  and  there  is  sufficient 
brick  throwing  and  shilalah  brandishing  to 
send  Irishmen  into  the  forty-seventh  heaven 
of   ecstasy.    *    *    * 


"The  Limited  Mail" — Warners 
Moon,    Omaha 

BEE — *  *  *  breath-taking  drama  of  the 
great  outdoors,  a  photoplay  which  fascinates 
one  with  the  grandeur  of  the  Colorado  moun- 
tains, thrills  with  the  e-Kciting  plot  of  the 
story,    and   enlivens  one  with  comedy.    *   *   * 

WORLD-HERALD—*  *  *  A  thrilling  train 
wreck  and  two  other  near  wrecks,  in  which 
unsuspecting  passengers  are  snatched  from  the 
jaws  of  death  by  the  heroic  efforts  of  Monte 
Blue,   furnish    exciting    suspense.    *    *    * 


"The  Live  Wire"— First  Nat'l. 
Karlton,   Philadelphia 

ni'LLETlN-  Plenty  of  the  old  circus  ho- 
kum and  human  interest  stuff  is  woven  into 
the  plot  of  "The  Live  Wire."  ♦  ♦  ♦  There 
are   a   few    laughs   produced   by   Johnny    Hines. 

INQIURER — "  *  *  is  given  over  to  fun- 
tinged  plots  and  counter-plots  which  make  it 
enjoyalilc    in   the   extreme.   *   *   * 


"Lovers   In   Quarantine" — Paramount 
Delmonte,  St.  Louis 

TIMES — *  *  *  It  is  a  clever  comedy  which 
centers  aiiout  Miss  Daniels  in  the  role  of  a 
younger  <ister,  who  is  in  lo\e  with  her  older 
sister's    fiance.    *    *    * 


"The  Man  on  the  Box"— Warners 
Metro,   Washington 

HERALD—*  ♦  *  Syd  (Chaplin)  shows 
himself  as  accomplished  a  master  of  panto 
mime  as  Charlie.  The  funniest  moment  of  the 
picture,  and  also  the  best  acted,  is  that  scene 
where  Syd  attempts  to  describe  himself  by 
ge^Atures.    *    *    * 

POST— *  *  *  While  not  quite  as  good  as 
his  *'come-I)ack"  picture,  Syd  is  really  fine  in 
this  latest  effort.  He  does  a  bit  of  slapstick 
and  posing  and  some  real  acting,  making  the 
picture  one  of  the  best  comedies  of  the  sea- 
son.   *    *   * 

STAR — *  *  *  is  a  little  more  than  a  good 
picture.  Syd  Chaplin  gives  a  performance 
that  is  in  many  respects  superior  to  "Charlie's 
Aunt."  *   *   * 


"The    Merry   Widow"— M.-G.-M. 
State,   Boston 

TRAVELER—*  *  *  Von  Stroheim's  pic- 
tures in  the  past  have  been  characterized  by 
satire,  subtlety  anl  brutal  realism  that  the  av- 
erage American  moviegoer  could  not  appreci- 
ate. "The  Merry  Widow,"  however,  is  pure 
romance,  and  so  brilliantly  directed  as  to  stand 
cut   from  all  others  of  its  kind.   *   *  * 

HERALD — *  *  *  An  amusing  and  rambling 
tale,  which  Von  Stroheim  has  made  into  a 
somewhat  more  compact  film,  with  pungent 
and    sophisticated    titles,    and    the    innumerable 

line   points   that   only   he  knows   how    to   give. 

»   *   » 

POST—*  *  ♦  Miss  (Mae)  Murray  is  al- 
most like  another  actress  under  the  magical 
von  Stroheim  direction,  her  annoying  manner- 
i-ms  ha\  ing  jiractically  vanished.  She  is  a 
lovely  figure  in  her  always  lavish  and  some- 
times daring  costumes,  and  her  dancing  is  ex- 
quisite. Her  "Merry  Widow"  waltz  with  Mr. 
(jilbert   is   charming  to  view.    *   *   • 

State,  St.  Louis 

GLOBEDEMOCRAT— ♦  *  *  All  of  the 
glamour  of  the  stage  success  has  been  success- 
fully caught  in  the  film  version  of  "The  Merry 
Widow,"  and  to  it  has  been  added  gorgeous 
settings  and  an  impressive  regard  for  even 
the   minutest   detail.      *   *   * 

POST-DISPATCH—*  *  *  the  sets  are 
breath-takingly  extravagant.     Withal,  it  is  an 


overdressed  and  artified  interpretation  of  a 
popular  play,  and  audiences  will  be  enthus 
iastic.    *    *    * 

STAR— *  *  *  John  Gilbert  is  a  delightful 
prince.  Lovers  of  the  beautiful  in  movies 
should   see    "The    Merry   Widow."    •    •    ♦ 

TIMES — *  *  *  it  is  the  finest  thing  Miss 
Murray  has  ever  done.  She  really  and  truly 
acts   for  the  first  time  in  her  career.   ♦   *   • 

Columbia,    Washington 

POST—*  *  *  The  music,  the  beauty,  the 
suspense  are  there,  and  the  gripping  intrigue 
wafts  the  spectator  into  a  soul-satisfying  jour- 
ney into  the  realm  of  romance  with  all  its 
splendor.    *    *    * 

STAR—*  *  *  The  production  is  well  bal- 
anced by  humorous  and  dramatic  situations, 
and  the  manner  in  which  the  last  scenes  are 
enacted  leaves  a  feeling  of  complete  satisfac- 
tion.   *    *    * 


"The   Midshipman"— M.-G.-M. 
New  Grand,  Minneapolis 

TRIBUNE — *  *  *  Ramon  Novarro  appears 
as  the  young  plebe  with  his  customary  mag- 
netism and  conviction.   ♦   ♦   • 


"Morals   for   Men"— Tiffany 
Fay's,  Rochester 

HERALD—*  ♦  •  The  photoplay  aims  pri- 
marily to  entertain,  of  course,  and  it  undoubt- 
edly succeeds  with  a  large  section  of  the  pic- 
ture patronizing  public;  but  it  is  also  inter- 
esting as  a  well  reasoned  discussion  of  the 
double   standard   of   morals.    *    *    * 

Garden,   Milwaukee 

SENTINEL—*  *  *  the  story  of  the  regen- 
eration of  two  outcasts  has  been  told  in  grip- 
ping fashion,  so  that  it  will  no  doubt  enter- 
tain fan'i  who  like  a  little  serious  drama  sand- 
wiched in  between  the  comedies  and  romances. 


"The    New   Commandment" — 
First  National 
Rialto,    Omaha 

WORLD  HERALD— ♦  *  *  It  is  seldom  a 
war  picture  carries  an  idea  of  the  spirit  it 
tries  to  portray.  This  one  does.  It  avoids 
the  mistake  of  attempting  front  line  battle 
scenes.    *    *    * 


"The   Phantom  of  the    Opera"— Uni. 
Strand,  Minneapolis 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  Wearing  a  mask  and 
hideous  facial  make-up  that  hampers  his  regis- 
tration of  mood,  Lon  Chaney  relies  almost  en- 
tirely on  his  pantomime  of  body  and  gesticu- 
lation  of  hands  to  "emote."  ♦  •   » 


"The   Pony   Express" — Paramount 
Eastman,  Rochester 

^^  DEMOCRAT— ♦  *  *  There  is  no  doubt  that 
"The  Pony  Express"  will  serve  manifold  pur- 
poses and  remain,  at  the  same  time,  one  of 
the  memorabie  films  of  the  Silent  Drama.  *  *  • 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  Mr.  Cruze, 
who  seems  ot  have  a  certain  knack  to  the  mak- 
ing of  these  historical  films,  worked  well  in 
the  picture,  and  it  should  prove  to  be  one  of 
the   best    liked   films  of   the   season.    *   ♦    * 

TIMES-UNION—*  *  *  The  exploits  of 
the  pony  riders  and  the  undercurrent  of  events 
leading  up  to  the  outbreak  of  the  Civil  War 
are  fused  into  a  stirring  melodrama  in  this 
picture.    ♦   *   ♦ 


"Seven    Keys   to    Baldpate" — Para. 
New  Lyric,  Minneapolis 

TRIBUNE — Douglas  MacLean  gives  a  de- 
lightful performance  of  William  Halowell  Ma- 
gee  in  the  film  version  of  George  Cohan's  stage 
success.   *   *   * 


"Souls   for   Sables"— Tiffany 
Rialto,   Chicago 

JOURNAL—*  ♦  ♦  Set  down,  the  story  ap- 
pears trite  and  commonplace,  but  upon  the 
screen  with  the  direction  of  the  newcomer, 
James  C.  McKay,  the  picture  is  an  honest  lit- 
tle document,   entertaining   and   ingenious.  •  *  * 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  the  plot  is  trite— the  ti- 
tle does  that,  besides  practically  giving  it  away 
at  the  start. 

But  "Souls  for  Sables"  is  well  acted  and 
produced  and  will  undoubtedly  please  the  av- 
erage  movie   fan.    *   •   » 


HOLLYWOOD 
HAPPENINGS 


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AUTHOmiY 


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By 
Harvey  E.  Qausman 


Telephone  Granite  3980 


Sunday,  December  13,  1925 


6411  Hollywood  Blvd 


L.  A.  Board  of  Trade  Elects 

The  Los  Angeles  Film  Board  of 
Trade,  at  its  annual  election,  named 
the  following  officers: 

President,  Don  Mitchell;  vice-presi- 
dent, Carol  Peacock;  Board  of  Trus- 
tees, Mel  Hulling,  of  Warner  Bros.; 
Chas.  Marley  of  Supreme,  and  W. 
S.  VVessling  of  Pathe;  Secretary- 
Treasurer,  A.  P.  Michael  Narlian; 
General  Manager,  A.  P.  Michael  Nar- 
lian. 


Hercules   on   3rd    Frank   Merrill 

Hercules  Film  Prod.,  Inc.,  have 
commenced  shooting  on  the  third 
Frank  Merrill  Prod,  in  the  second 
series  under  the  tentative  title  of 
"The  Double  Knockout,"  featuring 
Merrill.  Story  by  Grover  Jones  and 
is  being  directed  by   Bruce   Mitchell. 


Finishing  C.  W.  Patton  Picture 

The  last  scenes  of  "Janie  of  Bar 
X  Ranch,"  starring  Dorothy  Phillips, 
are  being  shot.  This  C.  W.  Patton 
production,  for  Pathe  release,  is  her 
first  effort  in  the  role  of  a  Western 
heroine. 


Berlinger    Signs    with    De    Mille 

Rudolph  Berlinger,  who  wrote  the 
musical  score  for  "The  Road  to  Yes- 
terday," has  been  signed  to  a  long 
term  contract  to  write  scores  for  all 
Cecil  De  Mille  Prod. 


Ernest  Laemmle  Back 
Ernest  Laemmle,  for  two  years  a 
director  of  westerns  at  Universal,  and 
more  recently  assistant  director  to 
Ernst  Lubitsch,  will  direct  one  film 
at  Universal. 


"Hidden  Cabin"  Is  Title 

"The  Midden  Cabin"  is  the  title  of 
the  third  of  the  Pete  Morrison  series 
being  released  through  Universal. 
The  story  was  written  by  Frank  C. 
Robertson. 


Dorothy  Famum  Adapts  "Temptress" 

Mauritz  Stiller  will  make  as  his  first 
American  picture,  "The  Temptress," 
which  Dorothy  Farnum  is  adapting 
from   Vicente   Ibanez's   novel. 


Jacqueline  Logan  at  Work 

Jacqueline  Logan  has  started  work 
at  the  Fox  studio  on  "Daybreak,"  at 
the  head  of  an  all-star  cast.  Rowland 
V.  Lee  is  directing. 


Turpin  Improving  Rapidly 

Ben  Turpin,  who  was  operated  on 
recently  in  Cottage  Hospital,  Santa 
Barbara,  for  appendicitis,  is  progres- 
sing favorably. 


Bryant    S.    Young   Prod.    Begins 

Bryant  S.  Young  Prod,  have  start- 
ed work  on  a  juvenile  feature  with 
Virginia  Davis  as  the  star. 


'  Guy  Wilky  on  Location 

L.  Guy  Wilky,  cinematographer  for 
William  De  Mille,  is  enjoying  a  brief 
vacation  between  pictures. 


E.    Mason    Hopper    Will    Direct 

Frances  Marion  will  make  a  screen 
version  of  Balzac's  "Pere  Goriot"  as 
her  next  production  for  Metropolitan. 
In  its  screen  form  it  will  be  known 
as  "Paris  at  Midnight,"  and  E.  Mason 
Hopper  has   been   engaged  to   direct. 


Marilyn   Miller  Casting  Third 

Under  the  working  title  of  "The 
Heart  of  Paquita,"  Marilyn  Mills  is 
casting  for  the  third  of  her  series 
for  Davis  Dist.  Div.  The  masculine 
lead  will  be  Walter  Emerson.  Wil- 
bur McGaugh  is  directing  as  well  as 
acting. 


Zion  Myers,  Educational  Director 

Zion  Myers  has  been  added  to  the 
directorial  staff  at  Educational.  He 
will  direct  Cameo  comedies.  His 
first  will  feature  Joe  Moore,  brother 
of  Owen,  Tom  and  Matt,  and  Chris- 
tine Francis. 


Gladys   Hulette   Back 

Gladys  Hulette  has  returned  from 
New  York  and  is  now  engaged  in 
playing  the  leading  feminine  role  op- 
posite Mahlon  Hamilton  in  "The  Sil- 
ken Lady,"  which  Edgar  Lewis  is  di- 
recting. 


"Potash  and  Perlmutter"  Finished 

Samuel  Goldwyn's  third  "Potash  & 
Perlmutter"  has  been  completed,  and 
after  going  through  editing  and  titling 
processes  will  be  ready  soon  for  dis- 
tributios    through    United    Artists. 


Ginsberg  Acquires  Schooner 

A  schooner  has  been  purchased 
for  the  filming  of  the  sea  sequence 
in  "A  Desperate  Moment,"  the  fourth 
Royal  picture  for  Henry  Ginsberg. 


"U"  to  Star  Charles  Puffy 

Charles  Puffy  will  be  starred  in  a 
series  of  feature  comedies  to  be  writ- 
ten by  H.   C.  Witwer  for  Universal. 


Huntley  Gordon  Completes  Role 

Huntley  Gordon  has  completed  his 
starring  role  in  "Other  Women's 
Husbands."      Warner   production. 


Zelma   O'Neill  with   Educational 

Zelma  O'Neill;  stage  comedienne, 
has  been  added  to  the  ranks  of  lead- 
ing women  at  Educational. 


Matty  Kemp  Being  Starred 

Matty  Kemp  is  starring  in  a  series 
of  Century  Comedies.  Wanda  Wiley 
is  the  girl  in  the  cast. 


Added  to  "Behind  the  Front" 

Louis  Lorraine  and  Gertrude  As- 
tor  have  been  added  to  the  cast  of 
"Behind  the  Front." 


Arthur  Carewe  Added  to  Cast 

Arthur  Edmund  Carewe  has  been 
added  to  the  cast  of  "The  Torrent" 
fo-  M.-G.-M. 


What  Mack  Sennett  Is  Doing 

Mack  Sennett  has  added  to  his 
staff  of  comedy  writers  James  Gruen, 
well  known  scenario  and  continuity 
writer.  He  is  now  engaged  with  Jef- 
ferson Motfitt  in  the  preparation  of  a 
story  for  Ralph  Graves. 

"A  Love  Sundae"  is  the  title  of  the 
latest  two-reeler  featuring  Alice  Day. 

Eddie  Cline  is  wielding  the  mega- 
phone on  a  new  Alice  Day  vehicle, 
m  which  she  is  supported  by  Danny 
O'Shea,  Ruth  Taylor,  Joe  Young  and 
Eddie  Quillan. 

Lloyd)  Bacon  is  making  a  new 
Ralph  Graves  two-reeler  in  which 
Thelma  Parr  again  plays  opposite, 
in  the  cast  are  Marvin  Lobach  and 
Sunshine  Hart. 


Cast  Selected  for  "Poker  Faces" 

Laura  La  Plante  will  play  a  co-star- 
ring role  with  Edward  Everett  Hor- 
ton  in  "Poker  Faces,"  a  story  by 
Edgar  Franklin  which  Harry  Pollard 
will  direct  for  Universal.  Supporting 
cast  includes  George  Siegman,  Tom 
O'Brien,  Tom  Ricketts  and  others. 
Mel   Brown  adapted. 


Ruth  Mix  to  Make  Another 
Ruth  Mix,  daughter  of  Tom,  is  to 
start  work  on  the  second  of  a  series 
of  Westerns  for  Ward  Lascelle.  The 
cutting  and  editing  of  "The  Girl  Ok- 
lahoma," her  first  starring  vehicle 
has  been  completed. 


Art  Acord  Back  from  Location 

Art  Acord  and  the  company  filming 
"The  Tuneful  Tornado,"  under  direc- 
tion of  Arthur  Rosson  have  returned 
from   a   location    trip    to   Lone    Pine, 

Calif. 


Agnes  C.  Johnston  on  "Lovely  Mary" 
Irving  G.  Thalberg  has  assigned 
Agnes  Christine  Johnston  to  adapt 
"Lovely  Mary,"  soon  to  be  produced 
by  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 


Wesley  Gilmore,  Superintendent 

Wesley  Gilmore  has  been  appoint- 
ed studio  superintendent  at  the  new 
Educational  Studios  of  which  E.  H. 
Allen   is  general  manager. 


Thomson  on  Exteriors 

Fred  Thomson  is  shooting  exterior 
scenes  for  "The  Tough  Guy"  for  F 
B.  O. 


Add  Clary  to  Cast 
Charles    Clary    has    been    added    to 
the   cast   of   "Beverly   of   Graustark." 


John  Bowers  Finishes  Role 
John  Bowers  has  completed  a  fea- 
tured role  in  "The  Danger  Girl." 


Sally  O'Neil  in  "Auction  Block" 

Sally  O'Neil  has  been  added  to  the 
cast  of  "The  Auction  Block." 


Cohn    Workinc    on   "Flames" 
Alfred  A.  Cohn  is  now  writing  con- 
tinuity for  "Flames"  for  M.-G.-M. 


Blackton    Completes    Casting 

The  complete  cast  has  been  r' 
cruited  for  "Bride  of  the  Storm, 
which  J.  Stuart  Blackton  is  makinn 
for  Warner  Bros.  Dolores  Costell 
and  John    Harron  are   being  starrec 

Others  are  Tyrone  Power,  Sheldo 
Lewis,  Otto  Matiesen,  Julia  Swayn 
Gordon,  Ira  McFadden,  Tutor  Owei 
Fred  Scott,  Don  Stewart,  Walte 
Tennyson  and  Larry  Steers. 


Margaret    Livingston    Gets    Contrai 

A  new  contract  for  next  year  h; 
been  presented  to  Margaret  Livinj 
ston  by  William  Fox.  The  contrai 
comes  several  months  before  the  e; 
piration  of  her  present  one  and  is  ; 
a  large  salary  increase. 


Peggy  O'Day  Engaged  on  Seconc 

Peggy  O'Day  has  completed  wor 
on  the  script  of  a  second  picture  f( 
Davis  Dist.  Div.  The  title  will  1 
"Peggy  from  Headquarters."  Tl 
stories  for  the  entire  series  are  I 
Finis  Fox. 


"Man  Upstairs"   Being  Titled 

Monte  Blue's  newest  picture,  "Tl 
Man  Upstairs,"  adapted  from  Ea 
Derr  Bigger's  comedy  mystery  "Tl 
Agony  Column,"  is  being  edited  ai 
titled.     Roy  Del  Ruth  directed. 


Peggy    Joyce's    Next 

Peggy  Hopkins  Joyce  will  ni^ 
make  "Madame  Cherie,"  for  As 
ciated  Exhibitors. 


Charles    Gerard    in    "Play    SafeT 

Howard      Estabrook      has      sign 
Charles   Gerard   for  "Play   Safe." 


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In  Eastern  Studios 

"Brown   Derby,"    Hines'    Next 

'The  Brown  Derby"  will  be  John- 
n  Hines'  next  picture.  Cutting  on 
"ainbow  Riley,"  which  he  has  just 
fished  is  being  done  by  George 
/ny. 

John  W.  Krafft,  who  titled  "The 
Ive  Wire."  has  been  engaged  in  a 
le  capacity  for  the  new  picture. 


Eugene   Clifford   on   Gags 

Kugene  Clifford  is  now  working 
vth  Nick  Barrows  on  gags  for  "The 
I  natic  at  Large,"  which  Fred  Neu- 
ryer  is  directing  at  First  National. 
1    the  sixth  week  of  production. 


To   Finish    "Self   Defense"    Soon 

Maurice  Campbell  will  complete 
'elf  Defense"  about  Dec.  15.  B.  F 
,';Eveety  is  assistant  director,  and 
Iirry  Stoding,  cameraman. 
Ircy  is  starred. 


Eileen 


"Too  Much  Money"  Finished 

Arthur  Tavares  is  cutting  "Too 
Ijch  Money,"  which  John  Francif 
Illon  directed  for  First  National 
lUon  and  Lewis  Stone  have  left  for 
t;    Coast. 


"The  Reckless  Lady"  Finished 

'The  Reckless  Lady"  being  direc- 
tl  by  Howard  Higgin  for  Robert 
line  has  been  completed  at  Cosmo- 
flitan.  Higgin  is  now  cutting  the 
r  ture. 


To   Play  in  Kane's   Next 

Zonway  Tearle,  Lowell  Sherman 
ai  Paul  Ellis  have  been  selected  for 
p-ts  in  Robert  Kane's  next  "The 
Encer  of  Paris."  Al  Santell  will 
dect. 


Title   for   Richard   Dix's   Next 

Let's  Get  Married"  is  the  title  for 
'^  hard    Dix's    next    for    Paramount. 

1-  Wilson  will  have  the  feminine 
lid  and  Gregory  La  Cava  will  di- 
rt. 


Cutting    Serial 


Casey  of  the  Coast  Guard,"  a 
luyler  Grey  serial,  which  has  been 
shed  at  the  Long  Isl?nd  Studios 
low  being  cut. 


Finishes   Part  in  "Aloma" 

ulanne  Johnston,  having  finished 
'  part  in  "Aloma  of  the  .South 
is"  departed   for  the  coast  Thurs- 


"Just  Suppose"  Completed 
X.ichard    Barthelmess'   latest,    "Just 
ppose,"  has  been  completed  and  is 
w  in  process  of  cutting. 


Patricia  Rooney  to  Go  to  Coast 
Patricia    Rooney    will    go    to    the 
ast  Dec.  26th  to  cut  "The  Desert 
:aler"   for   Sam    Rork. 


Added  to  "Untamed"  Cast 

oscph  Smiiey  has  been  added  to 
tl  cast  of  Gloria  Swanson's  next. 
"  ntamed." 


Incorporations 

Sacramento,  Cal. — Riverbank  Amusement 
Co.,  Fresno.  Capital  $50,000.  Incorpora- 
tors, E.  Richter,  N.  Jorgenson  and  R. 
Richter. 


Dover,  Del. — Mission  Beach  Amusement 
Corp.,  Dover.  Capital  $500,000.  Attor- 
ney,   United    States    Corporation    Co.,    Dover. 


Sprinfield.  111. — Arcadia  Thea'ters,  Chicago. 
Capital  $40,000.  Incorporators,  J.  Ryan, 
W.    Redman   and   A.    Redman. 


Springfield,  III.— Highland  Park  Theater 
Co.,  Chicago.  Capital  $15,000.  Incorpora- 
tors, T.  Mills,  M.   Roderick  and  L.   Laemmle. 


Topekai,     Kans. — Standard     Theaters     Co., 
Hutchinson.      Capital    $25,000. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Charmont  Theater  Guild, 
New  York.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators, 
A.  Fauci,   B.  Gagliani  and  N.   Restucci. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Regent  Holding  Corp., 
New  York.  Capital  $35,000.  Incorporators. 
T.   Darcy,   E.   Harton  and   P.   Harton. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Internatoinal  Film  Arts 
Guild,  Nev/  York.  Capital  $5,000.  Incor- 
porators, S.  Gould,  I.   Caesar  and  L.  Martin. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Tennek  Film  Corp.,  New 
York.  Capital  $20,000.  Incorporators,  K. 
Bishop,    J.    Bernhardt    and    P.    Kuhn. 


Albany,  N,  Y. — Romantic  Plays,  New 
York.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators,  R. 
Alexander  and  H.   Abel. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Charles  De'a  Motte  Prod., 
New  York.  Capital  $100,000.  Incorpora- 
tors, C.  Dela  Motte,  R.  Weiber  and  P.  Mon 
tell. 


Albany,     N.     Y. — Winkler     Pictures,     New 
York.      Incorporators,   W.    Slater,   C.    Shakin. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Milray  Amusement  Corp.. 
New  York.  Canital  $10,000.  Incorporators. 
S.    Raives,    H.    Raives   and    M.    Raives. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Chez  Fysher  Syndicate, 
New  York.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators, 
F.    McGowan,    A.    King   and    S.    Friez. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Doren  Theater  Corp.,  New 
York.  Incorporators,  J.  Joelson,  S.  Price 
and  L.   Mclz. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Durro  Palace,  New  York. 
Capital  $20,000.  Incorporators,  J.  Levy,  S. 
Lacht    and    E.    Levy. 


Columbus,  O. — Open-Air  M.  P.  Advertis- 
ing Co.,  Cincinnati.  Capital  $10,000.  In- 
corporators W.  Hopkins,  A.  Hopkins,  P. 
Gobrecht,    B.    Gobrecht   and   W.    Locke. 


Columbus,  O. — Wyoga  Lake  Amusement 
Co.,  Akron.  Capital  $50,000.  Incorpora- 
tors, W.  Willkie,  _  G.  Keller,  G.  Neal,  F. 
Kline  and  L.   Martin. 


Columbus,  O.  —  Security  Pictures  Co., 
Cleveland.  Capital  $10,000,  Incorporators, 
G.  Spencer.  N.  Harrington,  L.  Chapman,  O. 
Stetter   and    F.    Hathaway. 


Oklahoma  City.  Okla.  —  Yukon  Amuse- 
ment Hall.  Yukon.  Capital  $3,000.  Incor- 
porators, A.  Florence,  J.  Art  and  C.  Ruck- 
man. 


Oklahoma  City.  Okla. — People's  Amuse- 
ment Corp,  Oklahoma  City.  Capital  $1,000. 
Incorporators,  E.  Rubin,  M.  King  and  J. 
Marks. 


Olympia,  Wash. — Pantages  Theater  Com- 
pany of  Los  Angeles.  Capital  $100,000. 
Incorporators,  A.  Pantages,  L.  Pantages 
and  E.  Mendenhall. 


Charleston.  W.  'Va. — Metropolitan  The- 
ater. Morgantown.  Capital  $500,000.  In- 
corporators. G.  Henry,  J  Comuntzis,  N. 
Ligh   and   L.   Tanner. 


Charleston.  W.  'Va.  —  Cinderella  Theater 
Co..  Williamson.  Capital  $50,000.  Incor- 
porators, H.  Banks.  I.  Banks,  L.  Shore, 
G.   Brown  and  G.   M.   Brown. 


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Sunday,  December  13,  192!' 


Three   New   Houses  on   Coast 

Los  Angeles — Plans  for  three  new 
theaters  on  the  West  Coast  are  an- 
nounced, one  for  'Frisco,  one  in  Hol- 
lywood and  the  third  here. 

Ground     has    been     broken     for     a 
$600,000 'theater    and    building   to    be 
erected  at   11th   and   Hill,   Los   Angc 
les,  for   Edward   L.   Doheny.      It  will 
seat    1,200. 

The  house  in  San  Francisco,  at 
24th  and  York,  has  already  been 
started.  Al  Levin  and  associates  are 
behind  the  project. 

Papas  Bros,  are  building  a  two- 
story  theater  building  on  Hollywood 
Blvd.  for  a  prominent  theater  organi- 
zation, the  name  of  which  has  no' 
been   disclosed.     This  will  seat   1,500. 


Reduces   Saturday   Matinee    Prices 

Toronto — Clarence  Robson  of  the 
Hippodrome,  which  is  controlled  by 
Famous,  has  reduced  Saturda}'  after- 
noon prices.  They  are  effective  until 
2:30  P.  M,  only  in  order  to  draw 
crowds  in  for  the  earlier  shows.  Ad- 
mission for  this  period  is  25  cents  for 
children   and   30   cents   for   adults. 


Sale  Lake  Exchangemen  Busy 

Salt  Lake  City — George  Hayes, 
traveling  representative  for  Educa- 
tional, has  returned  to  Denver  from  a 
visit  here. 

Lewis  Mardus,  district  manager  for 
Famous,  is  in  Denver  on  a  trip.  Dave 
Frazer,  P.  D.  C.  district  rei^resenta- 
tive,  has  arrived  from  Denver. 


Would  Stop  Moose  Showing  Pictures 

Sedro  WooUey,  Wash. — The  local 
order  of  Moose  has  fded  suit  against 
the  city  because  the  authorities  inter- 
fered with  a  plan  of  the  Moose  to  op- 
erate a  theater.  The  order  seeks  to 
have  the  city  restrained  from  inter- 
fering. 


Six  in  Roth  Bros.  Chain 

Summit,  N.  J. — The  Lyric,  a  new 
house  located  at  Springfield  and 
Woodland  aves.,  has  been  turned  over 
to  the  Roth  Bros,  on  a  long  term 
lease.  They  operate  two  houses  in 
Morristown  and  three  in  Yonkers. 


Active  in  Ithaca 

Ithaca.  N.  Y. — Albert  Robbins,  of 
the  Robbins-Eckel  theater  in  Syra- 
cuse, has  taken  over  the  Little  thea- 
ter here  on  a  short  term  lease,  upon 
completion  of  which  he  will  build  a 
new  house  here. 


Spier  Managing  'Frisco  Granada 

San  Francisco — Richard  Spier,  pub- 
licity director  for  the  past  year,  has 
been  promoted  to  manager  of  the 
Granada,  taking  the  place  of  Harry 
Davis  who  resigned  to  manage  the 
Coliseum    and    Alexandria. 


Boomer  Managing  Salt  Lake  Office 
Salt  Lake  City — Bob  Boomer  is 
row  manager  of  the  local  Associated 
Exhibitors  office,  succeeding  Ed  C. 
Mix. 


Harris,  Pa+he,  Assumes  Duties 

St.  Louis — James  Harris,  new  man- 
ager for  Pathe,  has  assumed  his  new 
duties. 


Among  Exchangemen 

Kansas  City — A.  A.  Renfro  has  been  made 
city  salesman  for  Patlie  to  take  the  place 
vacated  by  Frank  Cass,  who  has  left  for  the 
West    Coast. 


Horton,  Kan. — Dr.  A.  O.  Ilavilani,  for- 
mer exhibitor  here,  has  joined  Warners  as 
salesman    out    of    Kansas    City. 


Pittsburgh  —  Formerly  representing  Uni- 
versal in  Cleveland.  Cincinnati  and  New 
York.  William  Linshier,  has  been  added  to 
the   local   sales   staflf  of   the   organization. 


Philadelphia — Lester  Stallman,  manager  of 
the  Stanley,  has  been  succeeded  by  T. 
Jordan,    former   manager   of    the    Capitol. 


Philadelphia— The  Art  Class  Film  Ex- 
change has  established  offices  at  253  N.  13th 
St.,  under  management  of  Gus  Krug  and 
John    Boehm. 


Vancouver,  B.  C. — C.  R.  Dipplfe,  late  man- 
ager of  the  Universal  in  Calgary,  has  been 
added    to    the    local    Famous    staff. 


Cincinnati — Succeeding  N.  G.  Schafer,  F. 
E.  Beck  has  been  appointed  manager  of  the 
local  P.  D.   C.  branch. 


Cleveland — Transferred  from  Cincinnati  of- 
fice, G.  W.  Kerr  has  been  made  chief  booker 
for  the  local   Famous  exchange. 


Cleveland — For  the  last  five  years  booker 
here  for  Fox,  A.  Chapman  has  resigned  to 
become  office  manager  in  Indianapolis  for  P. 
D.  C. 


Akron — Lew  Thompson,  former  territorial 
manager  for  P.  D.  C,  has  been  put  in  charge 
of   the   local   office. 


Cleveland — Louis  B.  Hicks  has  been  placed 
in  charge  of  the  Akron-Canton- Youngstown 
territory  by   Progress. 


Philadelphia — William  Quinlevin  and  George 
Rosenbaum  have  been  added  to  the  Pathe 
force. 


Atlanta — L.  C.  Lowe,  for  the  last  three 
years  a  salesman  for  P.  D.  C,  has  resigned  to 
go  with  Warner  Bros. 


Buffalo — Recently  a  representative  of  the 
United  Artists  here.  John  M.  Sitterly,  has 
joined  Associated  Exhibitors. 


Salt  Lake  City — Jack   Connors  has  been  as- 
signed the  Idaho  territory  by  Warner  exchange. 


Salt  Lake  City — Carl  Steam,  manager  for 
United  Artists  since  its  opening,  has  accepted 
a  position  as  manager  of  the  Warner  exchange 
in  Seattle. 


San  Francisco — For  the  past  year  a  sales 
man  for  F.  B.  O.,  Harold  Moore  has  been 
made  manager  of  Portland. 


Reading,  Pa. — Larry  Jacobs,  former  mana- 
ger of  Loew's  Capitol,  has  accepted  a  position 
as  exploitation  man  for  M.-G.-M. 


Kansas    City — Charles    C.    Davis,    formerly 
v;ith   Universal,  has   joined   with  P.   D.   C. 


Kansas  City — E.  L.  Dyson,  formerly  ow- 
ner of  the  Palace  in  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  has 
joined   the   Pathe   sales   staff   here. 


Kansas  City — A  new  addition  has  been 
made  to  the  P.  D.  C.  staff,  in  Stanley  Rollo, 
formerly   with   Mutual. 


Pittsburg — R.    J.    Kidder   hs   been   appointed 
city  salesman   for   First   National. 


Omaha — H.  O.  Martin  has  been  appointed 
special  repre=:entative  for  Associated  Exhibi- 
tors in  the  Middle  West. 


Salt  Lake  City — A.  J.  Weber  has  been  en- 
gaged by  Preferred  to  cover  Utah  and  Wyo- 
ming.     He   was   formerly   with   Pathe. 


"Censorship  a  Joke,"  Says  Official 
Dallas — Speaking  of  censorship, 
Lieutenant-Governor  Barry  Miller  re- 
cently said:  "Censorship  of  moving 
pictures  is  a  joke  because  it  is  pos- 
tulated on  the  unanswerable  question 
of  'who  is  going  to  censor  the  cen- 
sor'?" He  declared  the  setting  up 
of  ethics  by  two  or  three  persons  as 
the  criterion  for  the  community  was 
unworkable,  asserting  that  in  the  ex- 
hibitors' box  office  lay  the  only  re- 
liable censorship. 

Lieutenant-Governor  Miller  said 
that  it  was  up  to  the  exhibitors  to 
educate  the  public  to  view  the  indus- 
try as  one  which  does  not  make  enor- 
mous profits  and,  therefore,  should 
not   be   taxed   too   heavily. 


C.  A.  Bird  Leaves  $250,000 

Hornell,  N.  Y.— The  will  of  the 
late  Charles  A.  Bird,  prominent  the- 
ater owner,  filed  for  probate  here 
Nov.  14,  leaves  an  estate  estimated 
at  $250,000  to  Anna  Wheaton  Collins 
of  New  York,  and  Mrs.  Clara  D 
Masterman,  of  Hornell. 


$750,000   Loan  on   Proctor's   Theater 

A  loan  of  $750,000  on  Proctor's 
Fifth  Avenue  property,  recently  sold 
to  Schnee  Brothers,  of  Bridgeport 
Conn,  has  been  arranged  by  Charles 
F.  Noyes  Co.  in  association  with 
Douglas  V.  Eskell,  Inc. 


Murray  Begins  New  Duties 

Dallas — Robert  E.  Murray  has  ar- 
rived to  assume  his  new  post  as  man- 
ager for  Associated  Exhibitors.  He 
is  Charlotte,  where  he  had  charge  of 
the  Fox  branch,  and  succeeds  L.  C. 
Baxley. 


Will  Enforce  Orleans  Ordinance 

New  Orleans  —  Chief  of  Police 
Healy  has  notified  managers  of  the- 
aters that  the  city  ordinance  prohibit- 
ing overcrowding  will  be  rigidly  en- 
forced in  the  future. 


Picture  Studio  Corp.   Designated 

Albany,  N.  Y,— The  Picture  Studio 
Corp.,  chartered  in  Florida  to  estab- 
lish a  studio  city,  has  been  granted 
permission  to  conduct  business  in 
New  York. 


The    Bijou,    in    Kansas    City    Passes 

Kansas    City— Costello's    Bijou    for 
years  a  landmark  on  the  North  Siflc 
is  being  torn  down  to  make  way  for~ 
a  commercial  building. 


"Reason   Why"  now  "Soul  Mates" 

The    title    of    "The    Reason    Why' 
has  been  chancred  to  "Soul   Mates." 


Theater  Changes 

Hoquiam,    Wash. — The    Liberty    has   aga 
opened    following    extensive    remodeling. 


San      Bernardino,       Cal. — Donald      Knap 
owner    of   the    building   housing    the    Libert 
has    purchased    the    lease    and    equipment 
the    house    from    the    Pacific    Southwest   Th 
aters.   Inc. 


Dade  City,  Fla.— The   Colonial  is  to  be 
built. 


Tuscaloosa,  Ala. — The  Diamond,  owned  \ 
C.    B.   Grimes,   is   being  redecorated. 


Martinez,  Cal. — Plans  have  been  made  f 
the  remodeling  of  the  McNamara-Wiukt 
man  by  the  Bear  State  Theaters,  Inc.,  whi 
recently   acquired   the   house. 


Nevada,    la. — P.    Grossman    is    remodelii 
his    Palace. 


Des  Moines,  la. — The  Garden  has  be 
sold  by  Vic  Newton,  who  is  looking  for 
new   investment. 


La    Voye,    Wyo. — C.    H.    Reeder    has   d 
posed    of    his    interest    in    the    Castle    Croii 


Youngstown,  O. — Jack  Steinburg,  own 
of  the  Regent,  has  bought  the  America 
Alliance. 


Cleveland — Ray  Goldman  has  been  nami 
new  manager  of  the  Circle,  owned  by  W)' 
ner    Bros. 


Cuyahoga     Falls,     O.— The     Standard    \ 
been   purchased   by   J.   A.    Smith. 


Omaha  —  Tom  Freeman,  owner  of  t 
Palm  Beach,  has  bought  the  Victoria  frt 
Hebry    Hc\er. 


Denver — The    Rialto,    a    Paramount    ho|i 
is     to     undergo     alterations     and     remode 
the   next    two    weeks. 


Boston — Phil    Fox   has   joined    Indepenfl 
Films,     Inc.    staff.      He    was    formerly 
Merit.  j 


Boston — The     Strand     has     been     sold 
Phillips    &    Stoneman    by    the    Gray    Circv, 
Ralph    Goidon    remains    as    manager. 


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BROADWAY 

By  DANNY 
With  10,000  more  seats  prom- 
3ed  for  Broadway  during  the 
lext  12  months,  comes  a  threat 
jhat  there  will  be  still  another 
i),000  seat  house,  and  that  isn't 
he  end  of  it.  For  the  talk  con- 
inues  that  Fox  wants  a  Broad- 
vay  house,  and  is  going  to  have 
)ne — sooner  or  later.  The  ques- 
ion  might  easily  be  asked : 
vhere  are  the  folks  coming  from 

0  fill  these  seats ;' 

After  all,  there  limit  to  every 

hing.  Broadway,  at  the  moment, 
s  underseated — that  is,  when  big,  fine 
)ictures  are  being  shown.  For  the 
iverage  picture  entertainment  there 
s  a  sufficiency  of  seats,  or  almost, 
i^w  And  don't  forget  the  10,000 
eats  in  addition,  which  will  be  ready 
or  business  in  a  year. 

No  wonder  the  T.O.C.C.  is 
interested  in  the  situation.  No 
wonder  the  local  exhibitors  are 
trying  to  interest  Mayor-elect 
Walker  in  their  prohlenfi.  Be- 
cause it  is  a  problem,  and,  to 
many  op  them,  a  serious  prob- 
lem. 

What  between  overseating  which 
lomes  from  natural  conditions,  there 
s  in  addition  to  this  the  evil  of  the 
speculative  builder,  who,  sensing  an 
Dpportunity  to  unload  his  house  on 
some  exhibitor,  files  plans  to  build  in 

1  neighborhood,  knowing,  or  hoping, 
hat  the  exhibitor  operating  in  that 
section,  will  take  the  house  off  his 
hands,  to  protect  his  present  invest- 
ment. That  is  an  old,  and  well  known 
trick  in  the  outlying  communities. 

Universal  Active 
From  Universal  comes  word  that 
25  deals  are  on  for  houses.  This 
doubtless  means  circuits  as  well  as 
individual  houses.  Universal  is  not 
Jo  be  denied  in  its  theater  activities. 
Fox  is  busy.  All  along  the  line  the 
activity  is  almost  feverish.  The 
scramble  for  theaters  is  on.  Where, 
^nd  when  it  will  stop,  is  far  from  in 
sight. 

The  Independent  Exchangemen 
Who  plan  their  own  organization. 
Will  find  mighty  good  use  for  such 
:a  body.  Many  producers  feeding  that 
field.  Have  complained  for  a  long 
jtime  over  the  credit  situation  in  cer- 
tain territories.  The  honest,  hard 
working  independent  exchange  oper- 
ator, who  needs  product  to  keep  go- 
ing, must,  of  necessity,  protect  His 
producer  against  the  fly-by-night  op- 
erator who  can  easily  kill  the  entire 
(.Continued  on  Pag*  2) 


"Gold  Rush"  Leads 

"Ten  Best"  Votes  to  Saturday  Place 

Chaplin     Film     in     Lead — More 

Ballots  Expected 

When  the  votes  on  "The  Ten  Best" 
Wicre  recorded  late  Saturday  "The 
Gold  Rush"  was  found  to  head  the 
list  with  a  total  of  55  ballots,  thus 
replacing  "The  Last  Laugh"  which 
had  received  the  largest  number  of 
votes  up  to  the  evening  of  Nov.  28. 
Votes  are  still  coming  in.  The  final 
results  will  appear  in  THE  FILM 
YEAR   BOOK. 

Interesting  changes  appear  in  the 
list  since  its  initial  publication.  "The 
Gold  Rush"  has  advanced  from 
fourth  to  first  place.  While  "The 
Unholy  Three"  has  a  new  total  of 
54  votes  as  against  28  in  the  first 
compilation,  it  still  continues  in  sec- 
ond place.  The  following  tables  indi- 
cates how   the  race  is  progressing. 

Vote   on   Dec.    12  Vote   on   Nov.    28 

^oW  Rush 55  Last    Laugh 29 

Unholy  Three   b4  Unholy    Three 28 

Don     Q 53  Don    Q 26 

Last    Laugh 49  Gold     Rush 24 

Merry    Widow 46  Freshman     22 

Freshman     44  Merry    Widow 19 

Phantom    29  Lost    World 15 

Lost     World 28  Beggar     on 

Iron    Horse 26         Horseback 14 

Dark    Angel 26  Iron     Horse 14 

Peter    Pan 12 

Since    Nov.   28,    "Peter    Pan,"    "He 
Who   Gets   Slapped,"   "Greed,"   "Kiss 
IContinued  on  Page  3) 


Exchange  Ass'n         Want  Theater  Check 


Ind'p'ts  Favor  Idea  of   Own   Organ 

ization  to  Meet  Their  Problems — 
Situation   Throughout   Country 

The  executive  committee  of  the  In- 
dependent M.  P.  Ass'n  held  a  meeting 
Saturday  afternoon  to  discuss  the  for- 
mation of  an  entirely  new  association 
of  independent  exchanges. 

The  suggestion  found  considerable 
favor  at  the  annual  meeting  of  the 
l.M.P.A.  at  the  Astor  on  Thursday. 
A  committee  appointed  by  I.  E.  Chad- 
wick  to  draw  up  plans  for  such  an 
association  is  expected  to  turn  in  a 
report  in  about  two  weeks  which  will 
probably  include  a  call  for  exchange- 
men  to  meet  in  New  York  after  the 
first  of  the  j'ear. 

The  independents  feel  that  there 
will  accrue  for  them  many  benefits 
through  the  proper  functioning  of 
their  own  exchange  organization.  In 
this  way,  they  believe  the  problem  of 
closed  territories  and  arbitration  can 
(Continued  on  Page  3) 


Robbins  Expanding 

4,000  Seat  House  in  Syracuse — First 
Development  in  Deal  with  Mark- 
Strand   Circuit 

Syracuse,  N.  Y. — Building  of  a 
new  $1,500,000  house,  the  $100,000 
renovation  of  Robbins-Eckel  and  a 
possible  change  in  ownership  of  the 
Strand  are   expected   here. 

The  three  movements  .are  part  of 
the  merger  of  the  Robbins  chain  in 
Syracuse,  Watertown  and  Utica  with 
the  Mark-Strand  circuit,  involving 
properties   valued   at  $3,000,000. 

Site  of  the  new  house,  which  will 
seat  4,000  has  not  been  chosen,  ac- 
cording to  Walter  Hays,  vice-presi- 
dent of  the  Mark-Strand  chain  and 
president  of  the   Strand  here. 

Negotiations  that  will  throw  the 
Strand  into  the  new  combine  are 
practically  finished.  Utica  houses 
(Continued  on  Page  3) 


Annexing    Kansas   Theaters 

Kansas  City — Midwest  Film  Dis- 
tributors, Inc.,  have  closed  for  sev- 
eral additional  houses.  A  new  deal 
embraces  a  1,000  seat  house  under 
construction  at  Kirksville,  Mo.,  by 
J.  M.  Kennedy  and  the  Princess,  an 
800  seater,  now  in  operation.  Jack 
Moore  of  St.  Joseph  will  manage. 


25  Deals  Under  Way 

Universal    Theater    Unit    Active — A. 
E.  Fair  Appointed  General  Man- 
ager of  New  Company 

Universal  reported  on  Saturday 
that  25  deals  for  theaters  are  now  in 
active  negotiation.  They  are  being 
investigated  by  John  and  James  C. 
Hostettler,  and  are,  therefore,  pre- 
sumably in  the  Iowa  and  Nebraska 
territories. 

It  was  also  stated  that  nearly  300 
theaters  in  various  parts  of  the 
country  have  offered  to  sell  out  to 
Universal. 

A.  E.  Fair,  who  has  been  handling 
theaters  for  Universal  Pictures  Corp., 
has  been  named  general  manager  of 
Universal  Chain  Theaters  Corp. 

Myer  Schine,  president  and  general 
manager  of  the  Schine  Amusement 
Co.,  in  Northern  New  York  is  co- 
operating in  the  work. 


T.O.C.C.  Determined  to  Stop  "Boot- 
leg" Construction — May  Appeal 

to  Mayor-Elect  Walker 
The  T.O.C.C.  continues  to  be  dis- 
turbed over  vvhat  it  terms  "bootleg" 
theaters.  For  some  time  past,  in- 
terests outside  of  the  industry  which 
have  developed  successful  building 
organizations  have  been  turning  to 
the  theater   field. 

The  Chamber  asserts  this  condi- 
tion has  come  about  because  the 
housing  situation  has  finally  become 
less  acute.  As  a  result,,  loan  com- 
panies have  become  more  severe  in 
their  business  dealings  with  contract- 
ors and  the  turn  to  new  fields  on  the 
part  of  the  builders  has  therefore 
resulted.  T.O.C.C.  officials  claim 
that  "bootleg"  theaters  are  now  be- 
ing thrown  up  with  the  sole  idea  of 
making  the  exhibitors  already  oper- 
ating take  over  the  new  houses  in 
order  to  protect  their  investment. 

However,  on  Jan.  1,  James  J. 
Walker  steps  into  the  Mayor's  office. 
As  former  counsel  for  the  T.O.C.C. 
he  knows  some  of  the  exhibitors' 
problems.  It  is  no  secret  that  if  the 
^Phamber  can  develop  its  case  prop- 
erly, an  appeal  will  be  made  to  Walk- 
er for  some  sort  of  relief. 


New  St.  Louis  First  Run 
St.  Louis — The  Band  Box,  a  first- 
run,  to  be  used  by  a  national  distrib- 
utor not  now  represented  in  St 
Louis,  will  be  erected  by  Henri  Chou- 
teau on  Delmar  Blvd.,  just  west  of 
Grand.  It  will  cost  $150,000.  Ca- 
pacity, 864. 

Smith  Recovering  from  Operation 

Cresson  E.  Smith,  assistant  general 
sales  manager  of  United  Artists  is 
in  St.  Bartholomew  Hospital  recover- 
ing from  a  serious  operation. 


Hays    Directors    Meet    Wednesday 

The  board  of  directors  of  the  Hays 
organization  will  hold  their  quarterly 
meeting  on  Wednesday.  One  of  the 
matters  to  be  discussed  is  the  appli- 
cation of  the  Bufifalo  and  Albany  M. 
P.  T.  O.  zones  to  join.  Under  Ar- 
ticle 4,  Section  1  of  thfe  rules  govern- 
ing the  M.P.P.D.A.,  any  association, 
board  of  trade,  or  chamber  of  com- 
merce "directly  interested .  in  any 
branch  of  the  motion  picture  industry 
may.  ..  .obtain  a  'Certificate  of  Affil- 
iation.' " 


Arrow    in    Kansas    City 
Kansas  City — Arrow  has  opened  an 
office    here,    but    distribution    will    be 
handled    through    Independent    Film 
Corp. 


Reade  Held  as  "Blue  Law  Violator" 

New  Brunswick,  N.  J. — Walter 
Reade  has  been  indicted  by  the  Mid- 
dlesex Grand  Jury  for  violating  the 
old  vice  and  immorality  act  known 
as  the  "Sunday  Blue  Law."  He  is 
charged  with  having  operated  the 
Grand  Crescent  and  Ditmas  in  Perth 
Amboy  on  Sunday,  May  10. 


Dinner  to  Doug  and  Mary 

Hollywood — The  Writers  gave  a 
dinner  in  honor  of  Douglas  Fair- 
banks and  Mary  Pickford  Saturday 
night.  Rupert  Hughes  was  toast- 
master. 


To  Erect  Oregon  Studio 

Eugene,  Ore. — W.  H.  Cope,  head 
of  the  Cope  Film  Co.  states  that  he 
will  erect  a  studio  here  to  cost 
$100,000. 


—;xi^. 


DAILY 


Monday,  December  14,  192 


Vol. XXXIV No. 62    MoDday,  Dec.  14. 1925    PriceSCents 

Coypright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday  and  hol- 
idays at  1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
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J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager ;  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor ; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager ; 
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tered  as  second-class  matter  May  21.  1918, 
at  the  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  March  3,  1879.  Terms  (Postage 
free)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
York,  $10.00  one  year;  6  months,  $5.00;  3 
months,  $3.00.  Foreign  $15.00.  Subscribers 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY.  1650 
Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Phone  Circle 
4736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  address:  Filmday, 
New  York.  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London — Ernest  W.  Fredman, 
The  Film  Renter,  58,  Great  Marlborough  St., 
London,  W.  I.,  Paris — La  Cinematographic 
Francaise,    5,    Rue    Saulnier. 

Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban   &   Katz    Not   quoted 

Eastman  Kodak 109^    109-5-^    1095/^       300 

Famous  Players 110"4    109^4    110       2,200 

F.    P.    Pfd 36-^      aVt,     36'A   6,800 

Film   Inspection    Not    quoted 

First    National     Not    quoted 

Fox    Film    "A"    SiVi      &2'A      82 M    1,200 

Fox    Theaters    "A"      28Ji     28^     28^   2,500 

Loew's,    Inc 39>^     38.5^     38.>^       600 

Metro-Gold.   Pfd Not  quoted 

M.    P.    Cap.    Pfd Not   quoted 

Pathe    Exch.    "A"    Not    quoted 

Skouras    Bros 55         55         55         .... 

Trans-Lux    "A"     ...    12         11J4      HJi    1,800 

Universal    Pict Not    quoted 

Univ.  Pict.  Pfd 95         94^     95  200 

Warner   Bros.   "A"    Not  quoted 

Warner    Pictures    Not    quoted 


BROADWAY 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
game.  It  was  not  so  long  ago  that 
a  well-posted  operator  in  the  inde- 
pendent field  said  that  not  more  than 
60  per  cent  of  the  entire  country  was 
financially  sound;  that  the  rest  of  it 
was  "catch  as  catch  can."  A  good 
organization  would  help  a  lot.  Espe- 
cially in  this  regard. 


Brooks  Lreaves  for  Sales  Trip 
E.  Oswald  Brooks,  Pathe  serial 
sales  manager,  has  left  for  a  short 
sales  trip  in  the  interests  of  "The 
Green  Archer"  and  "The  Bar-G  Mys- 
tery." His  itinerary  includes  Albany, 
Detroit,   Cleveland  and  Buffalo. 


Orlamond  in  "The  Auction  Block" 

Hollywood — W  i  1 1  i  a  m  Orlamond 
has  been  signed  by  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer  for  "The  Auction  Block," 
which  features  Charles  Ray  and  Elea- 
nor Boardman. 


^^BB^imhti^fnl 


Insure  Your  Screen 


A  New  Twist  in  Exploitation 

An  exploitation  tie-up  has  been  ef- 
fected by  Metro-Goidwyn-Mayer  and 
the  Jacobson-Hodgknison  Corp.,  of 
New  York,  whereby  a  series  of  books 
to  be  known  as  "l^opular  Plays  and 
Screen  Library,"  will  be  published. 
The  subject  matter  will  be  noveliza- 
tions  of  iVI.-G.-M.  pictures.  The  books 
will  be  placed  on  sale  in  all  five  and 
ten-cent  stores  throughout  the  States 
and   Canada. 


Lloyd  Awards  Football  Trophies 

Harold  Lloyd  has  awarded  12  foot- 
ball trophies  to  12  Pathe  exchanges 
as  the  result  of  business  secured  on 
"The  Freshman."  The  following 
branches   qualified:: 

Los  Angeles,  Cleveland,  Indianap- 
olis, Newark,  Des  Moines,  Omaha, 
Detroit,  San  Francisco,  Buffalo,  Seat- 
tle,  Boston  and  Oklahoma   City. 


New  Seattle  Board 
Seattle — The  new  exchange  mem- 
bers of  the  local  Arbitration  Board 
a<i-e:  J.  A.  Gage,  of  Educational; 
Clarence  M.  Hill,  Metro-Goldwyn, 
and  William  J.  Drunimond,  Pro- 
ducers. The  recently  elected  exhibi- 
tor members  are:  Joe  Brandt,  L.  A. 
Drinkwiue  and  F.   W.  Graham. 


Martinez  Theater  Plans  Completed 

San  Francisco — Plans  are  being 
completed  for  a  Class  A  theater 
building  at  Martinez,  lately  acquired 
by  West  Coast  Theaters.  This  struc- 
ture was  designed  two  years  ago,  con- 
struction started  and  never  completed 
because  of  the  death  of  the  owner; 


Former    Censor    After    Governorship 

Columbus,  O.- — Mrs.  Evelyn  Snow, 
of  Mt.  Vernon,  who  has  held  the  post 
of  motion  picture  censor  in  Ohio  for 
several  years,  has  filed  papers  for  her 
candicacy  for  the  Republican  nomina- 
tion for  governor  in  the  primaries 
next  fall. 


Jacobs  Rejoins  Metro-Goldwyn 

Pitssburgh — Larry  Jacobs,  who  re- 
signed as  publicity  manager  for  the 
local  Metro-Goldwyn  'exchangfe  to 
join  Loew's  Aldine  in  a  similar  ca- 
pacity, has  returned  to  the  exchange. 


To  Fight  Smoke  Evil 

St.  Louis — Local  houses  will  co- 
operate in  a  crusade  to  abate  the 
smoke  evil,  by  displaying  slides  ap- 
pealing to  citizens  to  properly  fire 
their   furnaces   and   stoves. 


New  Northwest  House  Opens 

Marshfield,  Ore. — The  new  Egyp- 
tian, the  latest  addition  to  the  string 
owned  by  the  Coos  Bay  Amusement 
Co.,  has  opened. 


Sliter  Back  from  Alaska  Trip 

Seattle  —  Fred  G.  Sliter  has  re- 
turned lo  First  National  from  a  trip 
to   Alaska. 


Negative  Developing 
and  Printing 

Complete  Title  Service 
SALAND  FILM  LABORATORIES,  Inc. 

Phone  Bryant  7577    729-7th  Ave,  N.  Y. 


ARENA  CHOP  HOUSE 

148  West  46th  Street 
Rende%voui  of  the  Film  Trade 

A  quilt  placi  to  tali  bttjiniti 

Luncheon  Blue  Plates  60c  up 
Also  a  la  Carte 

—  PRIVATE  DINING   ROOMS— 


New  Government  Oil  Film 
Washington — "Through  Oil  Lands 
of  Europe  and  Africa"  is  the  title  of 
a  new  educational  completed  by  one 
of  the  larger  petroleum-producing 
companies  for  the  Bureau  of  Mines, 
Department  of  Commerce.  The  film 
is  in  three  parts  of  three  reels  each. 

Exhibitor  Service  from  Chadwick 

A  new  cooperative  service  for  ex- 
hibitors has  been  instituted  by  Chad- 
wick Pictures  with  a  view  to  aiding 
individual  exhibitors  with  their  local 
exploitation. ^^ 


"20th  Century  Unlimited"  for  Carewre 

Hollywood — Edwin  Carewe  will 
produce  "Twentieth  Century  Unlim- 
ited" for  First  National.  Lois  Leeson 
is  now  writing  the  script  and  casting 
will  begin  immediately. 


"CrystaTcup"  for  First  National 

"The  Crystal  Cup,"  by  Gertrude 
Atherton,  will  be  made  by  First  Na- 
tional in  the  near  future.  Sada  Cow- 
an is  now  at  work  on  the  adaptation. 
Production  in  the  East. 


Brooks  Author  of  Serial  Handbook 
E.  Oswald  Brooks,  serial  sales 
manager  of  Pathe,  has  issued  a  hand- 
book, "The  Serial  Idea,"  calculated  to 
be  of  value  to  the  exhibitor  in  atten- 
dance with  serial. 


Changes  in  Cincinnati 

Cincinnati  ■ —  Elmer  McKinley 
been  appointed  manager  of  Progr 
Pictures,  to  succeed  Maurice  Strai 
resigned. 

J.  E.  Beck  is  now  manager  of  Pr 
Dist.    Corp.      Beck    succeeds    N. 
Shafer,   who   has   resigned. 

Edwin  M.  Booth,  who  has  b' 
manager  of  F.  B.  O.  for  a  num 
of  years  has  tendered  his  resignati 
Henry  Michaelson  succeeds  Bootl'] 


lyiontreal    Board    Functioning 

Montreal    - —    The    Montreal    F; 
Board   of   Trade,   recently   organiz! 
is  now  functioning,  under  the  lead  • 
ship  of  William  C.  Gehring,  mana 
of  the   Montreal  office  of  Fox. 


HAL  ROACH- 

Glenn  TrVon 

''JhminsJhppcTS" 


Ruth  Roland  in  Vaudeville 

Ruth  Roland  will  be  seen  in  vaude- 
ville on  the  Keith-Albee  Circuit  in 
the  near  future.  She  is  on  her  way 
east  from  the  West  Coast  and  will 
open  her  tour  in  New  York. 


Butterfield  Takes  More   Office  Space 

Detroit — The  Butterfield  Enter- 
prises have  added  additional  office 
space  in  the  Film  Building. 


g        We  are  in  the  market  for        g 

I  SINGLE  REEL  NOVELTIES  | 

I  IRIS  NOVELTY  EXCHANGE  | 
I  729  7th  Ave.  N.  Y.  C.  i 

i  Bry,  3377  | 


FOR    SALE 

Unreleased  negatives 

of  features 

for 

North  American  Territory 

K-131  c-o  Film  Daily 

1650  Broadway  N.  Y.  C. 


This  is  a  'Comerblock'  cut  furnish 
FREE  for  all  Pathecomedies  at  yo 
exchange. 


mm 


BAY  STATE 

Second  Oldest  Continuoua 

Raw  Stock 

Producer  in  America 
NtgttiT*  PoutiTc  Safety 


Si 


iilonday,  December  14,  1925 


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DAILY 


Incorporations 

Charleston,     W.     Va. — Goodwill     Theaters, 
amwell.      Capital    $10,000.      Incorporators, 
Little,     E.     Little,     P.     Goodwill,     P.     D. 
■odwill  and  E.   Hartsock. 


Madison,  Wis.  —  Minor  Amusement  Co., 
ce  Lake.  Incorporators,  G.  Minor,  L. 
ebster   and   H.    Webster. 


Cheyenne,  Wyo.  —  Riverview  Amusement 
irks.  Mills.  Capital  $25,000.  Incorpora- 
rs,    W.    Mills,    M.    Mills    and    C.    Snedden. 


Dover,  Del. — DeForest  Phonofilm  of  Mex- 
j  and  Cuba,  Inc.,  Wilmington.  Capital 
000,000.       Attorney,     Corporation     Service 


Dover,  Del. — Edgewater  Park  Co.,  Wil- 
Ington.  Capital  $400,000.  Attorney,  Cor- 
iration  Trust  Cbmpany  of  America,  Du 
jnt    Bldg.,    Wilmington. 


]  Dover,  Del. — Dent  Theaters,  Dover.  Capi- 
'  jl  $500,000.  Attorney,  United  States  Cor- 
1,1  bration    Co..    Dover. 


Dover,    Pel.— Maxwell    Studio    Hall    Corp., 
i'ilmington.        Cipitah     $4,000,C00.       Attor* 
|:y.    Corporation    Trust    Company    of    Ameri 
Du    Pont    Bldg.,    Wilmington. 


Dover,     Del. — Vanguard     Motion     Pictures, 
ic.,    r<'ew    York.      Capital    $500,000. 


'Albany.  N.  Y.— Tri  Boro  Theaters,  New 
ork.  Incorporators,  H.  Yaffa  and  H 
rossman. 


Sacramento,  Cal.- -Mission  Beach  Amuse- 
,?nt  Corp.,  San  Diesro.  Capital  $500,000. 
jicorporators,  E.  Craig.  A.  Raughley  and  J. 
iwTi^end.  Address,  931  Van  Nuys  Bldg., 
jis    Angeles. 


Mhany.     N.     Y.— Cima    Realty    Corp.,    New 

I.-.       Capital     $10,000.        Incorporators,     C. 

iccnbaum.   A.   Greenliaum  and    I.   Greenhaum. 

tt.irrey     M.    F.    Levine,    25    West    43rd    St., 

e\v    York. 


Springfield,  111. — Bloomington  Theai|ters, 
ic;  lfi3  North  State  St.,  Chicago  Incorpor- 
tors,  H.  G.  Forde,  M.  J.  Weller  and  M. 
5isse.  Attorneys.  Lautmann  &  Levinson, 
licagc    Temple    Bldg..    Chicago. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Ludlow  Operating  Corp., 
ew  York.  Incorporators,  D.  Blum,  L. 
reenfield     and      B.      Zelenko.        Attorney,      L. 

iedman.    1540    Broadway,    New    York. 


Springfield,  111. — Mcintosh  Stereopticon  Co., 
I  East  Randolph  St..  Chicago.  Capital  $10,- 
10.  Incorporators,  G.  Hogan,  H.  Price  and 
.  Miller.  Attorneys.  Gannon  &  Sgea,  127 
orth    Dearl-orn    St.,    Chicago. 


Sacramento,  Cal. — Community  Amusement 
».  of  California,  Inc.;  Oakland.  Capital 
100.000.  Incorporators,  C.  W.  Burton.  W. 
cKinnjey,  A.  Ryan,  J.  Mayrand  and  F. 
rickson.  Attorneys,  Harvey  Shiffer,  Syndi- 
te  Bldg.,   Oakland. 


Sacramento,  Cal. — Scharlin-Taylor  Produc- 
ons,  Inc.;  Hollywood.  Capital  $150,000 
icnrporators,  H.  Scharlin,  E  Tavlor  and  L. 
teharlin.  Attorney,  Samuel  H.  Londen,  6362 
.ollywood    Bldg.,    Hollywood. 


Albany.  N.  Y. — Imitations  Prod.  Co.,  New 
ork.  Incorporators,  R.  Batkin,  R.  Hildreth 
id    W.    Kessier. 


Albany.    N.     V.— Laymon    Co.,     New    York. 
Capital  $50,000.     Incorporators,  G.   Ferrari, 

Laymon    and    J.    Cusiniano.      Attorney,    S. 

Lash.   203   West   49th    St.,    New    York. 


Albany.  N.  Y.— Cinema  Realty  Co.,  New 
ork  Incorpomtors,  W.  Blam,  M.  Sherman 
nd  S.  Riegelhaupt,  Attorney,  S.  I.  Segall, 
20    Broadway,    New    York. 


Sacramento.  Cal. — Balboa  Theaters  Co.,  San 
rancisco.  Capital  $75,000.  Incorporators, 
1.  Oberle,  P.  Oberle  and  B.  Smith.  Attor- 
ey,  Joseph  Levin,  624  De  Young  Bldg.,  San 
rancisco. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— Claire  Prod.,  New  York. 
Incorporators,  A.  J.  Rubin,  M.  Machlis  and 
,.  Robbins.  Attorneys,  Heimann  &  Ruben, 
440    Broadway,    New    York. 


New  Theaters 

Eustis,  Fla. — An  open  air  theater  has 
been  donated  to  the  city  by  a  local  man 
who    refuses    to    give    his    name. 


Fairfield,  la. — W.  H.  Hoffman,  former 
operator  of  a  number  of  houses  at  Le 
Mar,   is   to   open   a   new    house  shortly. 


Unadilla,  N.  Y.— The  Idle  Hour  h4|s 
opened  under  the  management  of  J.  W. 
Standish. 


Portland,    Ore. — The    new    rialfmillion    dol- 
lar   Hippodrome,    has    been    started. 


O'rofino,  Ida. — A  nHv/  house  is  being 
built  here  in  competition  to  J.  H.  Miller's 
Rex. 


Milwaukee — George  Levine  has  been  made 
Universal  supervisor  in  the  Northwest  as  well 
as   manager  of   the  local   exchange. 


Omaha    —    L.    A.     Cahill    has    joined    the 
Warner    exchange. 


Omaha — J.  J.  Sullivan  of  Chicaglo,  has 
been  appointed  salesman  for  the  Western 
Supply    Co. 


Denver — E.    J.    Drucker    has    resigned   as    a 
member    of    the    Film    Board    of    Trade. 


Seattle — -Jas.  R.  Beale  has  been  appoin- 
ted city  salesman  of  the  local  branch  of 
Pathe. 


E.  K.  Film  Library  in  L.  A. 

Los  Angeles — Eastman  Kodak  has 
opened  a  film  library  here  at  the 
Leavitt  Cine  Picture  Co.,  3150  Wil- 
shire  Blvd.  It  is  one  of  the  eight 
maintained  throughout  the  country. 
The  others  are  in  New  York,  Boston, 
Chicago,  Philadelphia,  Pittsburgh, 
Rochester  and  San  Francisco. 


$2,000,000  'Frisco  Deal 

San  Francisco — A  deal  in  which  al- 
most $2,000,000  in  real  estate  changed 
hands  was  closed  when  Louis  R. 
Lurie  sold  to  Peter  Dunne  the 
Coliseum  property  for  $250,000,  upon 
wliich  S.  H.  Levin  has  a  99  vear  lease 
involving  total  rental  of  $1,470,150, 
the  lessee  paying  all  taxes. 


DeLuxe  Buys  Gotham  Rights 
Seattle — The  DeLuxe  Feature  Film 
Co.  has  purchased  the  rights  for 
Washington,  Oregon,  Idaho  Montana 
and  Alaska  for  the  12  Gotham  pro- 
ductions for  1925.  Through  N.  S. 
Rosenfeld. 


Children  Under  16  Can't  Attend 
Plainfield.  N.  J. — Children  under 
16  years  of  a^e  will  not  he  allowec' 
to  attend  theaters  in  this  town  from 
now  on,  according  to  a  resolutior 
introduced  by  CouncilnT^n  H.  H 
MacCowatt,  chairnian  of  the  licens 
committee,    and    adopted. 

2,500   Seat   House  for   Canton 
Canton,    O.  —  The    Pa'ace    Amuse- 
ment Co.   will  occupy  the  ne^v   thea- 
ter   building   at    6th    St.    N.    W.    and 
Market  Ave.,  N.     It  will  seat  2  500 


Oppenheimer  Boosts  Admissions 

Spokane,  Wash. — Maurice  Oppen- 
heimer has  changed  the  prices  of 
the  Hippodrome  from  10c  to  25c. 


In  the  short  subject  review  of 
"Nature's  Garlands,"  the  r'lvin  Film 
Corp.,  was  credited  as  the  producer, 
whereas  it  should  have  been  Kelley 
Color. 


Robbins  Expanding 

(^Continued   from   Page    1) 

taken  over  include  the  Avon,  Ma- 
jestic, Olympic,  Lux  and  Colonial. 
In  Watertown,  the  Avon  and  Olym- 
pia,  together  with  two  smaller  thea- 
ters operated  by  Robbins  have  been 
included  in  the  huge   deal. 

By  the  first  of  the  new  year,  the 
combined  circuits  will  be  on  a  sound 
working  basis.  Total  capitalization 
of  tiie  new  company  will  exceed 
$10,000,000. 


Five  Independents  at  "U"  City 

Universal  City — Five  independent 
companies  have  leased  space  here,  and 
are  working  simultaneously.  They 
are  Mrs.  Wallace  Reid  Prod.,  Charles 
Rogers  Co.,  known  as  Great  West- 
ern Prod.,  Richard  Talmadge  Prod., 
Joe  Rock  with  two  units  and  Em- 
bassy Picture  Corp.  In  addition  four 
Universal   companies   are   shooting. 


Saturday  Matinees  at  Plaza  Theater 

The  Plaza  theater  is  giving  special 
shows  for  children  every  Saturday 
morning  throughout  the  winter. 
There  will  also  be  special  matinees 
during  Christmas  week.  Activities 
are  under  direction  of  Mrs.  Everetv 
B.  Heymann,  who  has  organized  a 
review  committee  of  club  women  to 
pass  on  pictures   shown. 


Offering   Fond   du   Lac    Stock 

Fond  du  Lac,  Wis. — The  Fischer 
Theater  Co.  is  offering  to  the  public 
stock  in  the  company.  The  sale 
will  be  under  the  direction  of  C.  J. 
Pratt  of  Chicago.  The  Fond  du  Lac 
theater   has   opened. 


Grauman  Theater  Bonds   Out 

Los  Angeles — A  new  issue  of  $450,- 
000  Grauman's  Greater  Hollywood 
Theater,  Inc.,  fTrst  mortgage  6^  per 
cent  serial  bonds  have  been  offered 
by  the  California  Co.,  Banks,  Hunt- 
lev  &  Co.,  M.  H.  Lewis  &  Co.,  and 
Dean  Whitter  &  Co..  at  100. 


On  Broadway 

Apollo — "Stella   Dallas" 
Astor — ^"The    Big   Parade" 
Broadway — "Why    Women    Love" 
Cameo — "Stage  Struck" 
Capitol — "Time,   the   Comedian" 
Colony — "The      Phantom      of      the 

Opera"' 
Criterion — "The  Vanishing  American" 
Embassy — "The    Merry   Widow" 
Loew's    New    York  —  Today  —  "The 
Masked    Bride" 
Tuesday — "The      Storm      Breaker" 

and  "Lawful  Cheaters" 
Wednesday — "Clothes      Make      the 

Pirate" 
Thursday    —    "When      the      Door 

Opened" 
Friday — "Simon     the     Jester"     and 

"When   Husbands   Flirt" 
Saturday  —  "The      Clash      of      the 
,  Wolves" 

i      Sunday — "A  Regular  Fellow" 
Loew's  State — "Cobra" 
Mark  Strand — "Joanna" 
Rialto — "The    Splendid   Crime" 
Rivoli — "Woman    of    the   World" 
Warners — "The    Golden    Cocoon" 
Brooklyn    Mark    Strand — "We    Mod- 


Next  Week 

Apollo — "Stella  Dallas" 
Astor — "The  Big  Parade" 
Broadway — Not    yet    determined 
Cameo — Not   yet   determined 
Capitol — "His    Secretary" 
Colony — Not  yet  determined 
Embassy — "The    Merry   Widow" 
Mark    Strand — "Tumbleweeds" 
Rialto — "Siegfried" 
Rivoli — Closed    until    25th;    then    "A 

Kiss    for    Cinderella" 
Warners — "Pleasure  Buyers" 
Brookljrn  Mark  Strand — "Irish  Luck' 


"Gold  Rush"  Leads 

(.Continued  from  Page  1) 
Me    Again"    and    "The    Lady"    have 
dropped  out  of  the  list.     However,  it 

s  important  to  bear  in  mind  that  bal- 
lots are  arriving  by  wire  and  mail 
."very    day.      The    records    show    that 

iver  100  pictures  have  received  votes 
ranging  from  one  to  the  present  high 
record  of  55. 


Exchange  Ass'n 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
be  better  met.  Thej-  realize  tha^ 
finances  must  be  fully  arranged  for 
before  such  a  step  can  be  taken  and, 
in  their  discussions,  paid  much  at- 
tention to  the  method  of  raising  funds. 
The  new  association  would  work 
very  closely  with  the  I.M.P..A., 
which  now  embraces  7i  exchanges  in 
its  roll.  This  membership  would  in 
all  likelihood  be  continued  so  that 
the  proper  contact  with  state  right 
producers  and  distributors  can  be 
maintained. 


Mahe  your  dates  for  Januarv   NOW/ 

5TEP   OUT  DURING         -       ^  ..^^^         / 

lAUGH  MONTH 


in  CENTURY  COMEDIES 


Also  starring  Edna  Marian,  Eddie  Gordon,  A!  Alt  ) 
and  Charles  King  with  the  Century  Follies  Girls.  / 
Two  reels  each — one   every  week.  \ 


AT   YOUa    UNIN/ER.J'AL    EXCHANGE' 


present 


ptotits 


with 

ALMA 

RUBENS 

BERT  LYTELL 

HUNTLEY  GORDON 

Herbert  Rawlinson 
Carolynne  Snowden 
Frank  Keenan 

And  what  a  Rich 
Catch  it  is! 

Rich  in  entertain- 
ment! 

Rich  in  names  that 
have  come  to  mean 
much  in  the  sale 
of  tickets. 

Rich  in  the  box- 
office  quality  that 
makes  new  records 
possible  every- 
where. 


At  last  a  way  out.  The 
accident  gave  her  an 
opportunity     to    escape 


Fox  Film  Co  rpo  ratio  It 


Invite  the  Public  to  a  Feast  of  Fun  in  ! 

Lai;^h 

Januar}^ 

y^^^^m-f    ■M^.^^r^  ^fc^'^^ 

Make  a  Thousand  Laughs  Gri 

You  can  do  it  with  the  following  Tt! 

ROACH  COMEDY "A  Punch  in  the  Nose' 

January  3 

MACK  SENNETT "The  Gosh  Dam  Mortgage' 

January  3  i 

HAL  ROACH,  OUR  GANG "Good  Cheer' 

January  10  ^ 

MACK  SENNETT,  RALPH  GRAVES  "Wide  Open  Faces'* 
January  10  ij 

HAL  ROACH,  CLYDE  COOK 

"What  is  the  World  Coming  To?"   January  17 

More  Laughs  Mean  More  Mon< 


Month 

1926 

There'll  be  plenty  of 
White  Me  at  for  all 


^ac^^x;.. 


here  Only  One  Grew  Before 

d  Comedies  set  for  January  release 

\CK  SENNETT,  ALICE  DAY  .  .  "Hot  Cakes  for  Two" 
January  17  , 

.L  ROACH,  CHARLEY  CHASE  .  "Charley  My  Boy!" 
January  24 

^CK  SENNETT "Whispering  Whiskers" 

January  24 

^CK  SENNETT,  HARRY  LANGDON  SPECIAL 

"Saturday  Afternoon"  January  31  (3  Reels) 

\L  ROACH,  GLENN  TRYON "Long  Pants" 

January  31 


Tie  Up  To  "Laugh  Month! 


>> 


Path^comedy 


What  an  Exhibitor  Thinks  About 


by  Breen 


WE-LL-miS  IS  7V4E  TIME  OF  TWe  YEA/^ 
WHEN  PRODUCERS   TREAT  ME.  U/^EA 
RICH  UM CLE.  who's    DEAP   AND    HAS 

To  BE     POL<TEl_V   ^ — ^;~- 

BELLOWED    AT.        r\^    ^e^ 


NiO  SiRjTMEY  DONJT  WANT  ME  TO  OlE 
BOT  THE  RjOCK  op  wreaths     SOME. 

OP  THEM  ARE  TRYING  to    DRAPE 
AROUND    MY    NE.CK 
EOR  iq'2-(o    ismV 
MUCH  INSPIRATION       \^(1gi^ 
To  LIFE,  UlBERTY      '      " — ' 

Aa/0  happiness 


announcements!  Books  pull. 
OP  Bog- HO  use   f=A6LES  !  peAtuRES 
And   stupor-peatures  ' 

THIS   STUFP  HANDS  y- 
ME  A    L4U6f4-.     I       ^V_  ^T^ 


^MAYBE  THEY  THINK  I  DONT  KNOW  WHO 
l^ASlhE  REAL  STARS  AND  WHO  GAVE, 

ME  THE  Pictures  that  put 

MY    l<^aS*  BALANCE  'wAY  uP 
WHERE    THE  BANK  PRESIDENT 
GLAD-NAN  OS   Ml 


7Ae  BRADSTREET 
q/"  FILMDOM 


)uoy^ 


Authority 


Vol.  XXXIV    No.  63 


Tuesday,  December  15,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


TRUSTS 

By  DANNY 
The  New  York  Times  on  Sun- 
day devoted  oodles  of  space  to 
the  picture  business.  There  was 
a  half  page  about  the  "Drama  of 
the  Movie  Industry,"  and  then 
there  was  another  page.  Which 
told  of  "The  Super  Trust"  ar- 
riving in  America.  Nothing  re- 
garding pictures  appeared  in  the 
latter  article.  And  that  is  one  of 
the  reasons  for  this. 

In  the  article  regarding  the  picture 
business  R.  E.  Duffus,  the  author, 
said:  "Zukor  has  an  interest  in 
180  theaters.  If  the  petition  laid  be- 
fore the  Trade  Commission  is  acted 
upon  he  will  be  asked  to  give  them 
up  and  confine  himself  to  produc- 
ing. 

The  writer  then  went  on  to 
say  (the  italics  are  ours,  be- 
cause of  the  significance  op  the 
thought)  :  "If  Zukor  is  forced 
to  do  this  other  companies, 
whether  belonging  to  the  'Big 
Three'  or  not,  will  have  to  fol- 
low suit.  Hundreds  of  mil- 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 

The  Ufa  Situation 

Carl  Laemmle  Expects  to  Sign  Con- 
tract This  Week — Kent  in 
Berlin 

Paris — Carl  Laemmle  was  here 
over  the  week-end,  arriving  from 
Cherbourg  late  Friday.  He  said  he 
expected  to  sign  with  Ufa  sometime 
this  week. 


Berlin — Sidney  R.  Kent  is  here 
irom  New  York. 

There  have  been  no  developments 
L>  the  Ufa  situation. 


Italian  Combine 

Film  and  Stage  Interests  Join  Facisti 

As    the    National    Theater    and 

Cinematographic  Corp. 

An  Associated  Press  despatch  from 
Rome   yesterday  said: 

"Italy's  theater  and  moving  picture 
activities  henceforth  will  be  Fascist, 
under  an  agreement  reached  between 
the  stage  and  film  interests  to  com- 
(Contimied  on  Page  5) 

Big    House    for   Hartford 

Martin  D.,  Theodore  and  Samuel 
E.  Harris,  operators  of  the  Capitol 
and  Palace,  Passaic,  will  build  a  5,000 
seat  theater  at  Village,  Main  and 
Morgan  Sts.,  Hartford,  to  be  known 
as  the  State.  Work  starts  at  once, 
for  opening  next  Labor  Day.  The 
cost  is  placed  at  $1,250,000. 


Bachmann  Set 

To    Carry    Out    Original    Schulberg 

Production  of  13 — First  Release 

Next  March 

J.  G.  Bachmann  will  deliver  the  13 
pictures  originally  promised  to  inde- 
pendent exchanges  by  B.  P.  Schulberg 
as  part  of  an  announced  series  of  20. 

Harry  O.  Hoyt,  director  of  "The 
Lost  World"  has  been  engaged  by 
Bachmann  to  supervise  production. 
The  studio  organization  is  now  being 
developed  in  Hollywood  where  pro- 
duction will  be  concentrated. 

Schulberg  made  seven  of  the  twen- 
ty. Then  came  his  deal  with  Famous. 
Bachmann  now  intends  carrying  out 
the  program.  The  first  picture,  "Lew 
{Continued  on  Page  5) 


Mr.  Latta's  Ideas 

Iowa    Exhibitor    Explains    Why    He 
Told  His  Public  to  Remain  Away 

From  the  Theater 
C.  J.  Latta  of  Shenandoah,  la. 
made  the  Associated  Press  wires  last 
week  when  he  informed  his  patrons 
through  paid  advertising  and  bulletins 
to  remain  away  from  his  Empress 
theater  because  the  picture  was  "a 
weak  attraction." 

Because  Mr.  Latta's  ideas  surprised 
a  number  of  really  hard-boiled  veter- 
{Continued  on  Page  4) 


Pictures 

Fredeick  H.  Elliott,  General  Mgr.  of 
I.  M.  P.  A.  Compares  Independ- 
ent and  Old-Line  Companies 
Frederick   H.   Elliott   has   been   re- 
tained by  the  executive  committee  of 
the  I.  M.  P.  A.  as  general  manager. 
In  his  report  for  the  year,  before  the 
recent   annual   meeting,   he   spoke   of 
the  output  of  independents  and  said, 
in  part: 

"The  pictures  of  independent  pro- 
ducers are  in  many  instances  as  good, 
if    not    better    than    the    trust-factory 
(Continued  on  Page  5) 


Church   War  on   Pictures 

Charges  that  there  is  "a  Sabbath 
br(^king5  conspiracy"  being  perpe- 
trated in  this  country  by  the  picture 
industry  were  made  by  the  Rev.  Dr. 
John  H.  Willey,  vice  president  of 
the    Lord's    Day   Alliance,   yesterday. 

This  conspiracy  is  causing  the  al- 
liance to  "make  a  fight  to  the  finish" 
against   such    interests. 

In  Wisconsin,  he  said,  one  organi- 
zation pays  fines  and  provides  counsel 
for  exhibitors  breaking  the  Sabbath 
laws. 


Short  Subject  Luncheon  Dec.  18 

The  Short  Features  Advertisifig 
Ass'n  will  hold  a  luncheon  Friday  at 
the  Lorraine.  "Roxy,"  R.  F.  Wood- 
hull  and  "Danny"  will  talk. 


First  National  Meeting 

The  executive  committee  of  First 
National  Pictures  will  hold  a  meet- 
ing today.  Reports  that  there  might 
be  a  change  in  the  personnel  of  the 
Executive  Committee  were  denied  by 
officials  of  the  organization.  It  was 
said  that  the  chief  reason  for  the 
meeting  was  the  fact  that  Robert 
Lieber  was  in  town,  as  were  a  num- 
ber of  members  of  the   Committee. 


No   Action    from    Dramatists 

No  further  meeting  has  been  called 
by  the  Dramatists'  Guild  to  take  ac- 
tion concerning  the  deal  made  by  Fox 
with  theatrical  produqers  for  film 
rights  to  stage  plays.  The  special 
committee  appointed  to  make  recom- 
mendations has  not  as  yet  submitted 
its  report.  Action  is  expected  any 
day. 


Famous  Declares  Dividend 
The  board  of  directors  of  Famous 
yesterday  declared  a  regular  quarterly 
dividend  of  $2  per  share  on  the  pre- 
ferred, payable  Feb.  1,  1926,  to  stock 
of  record  as  of  Jan.  15,  1926. 


Want  American  Films 

Robert    Lieber,    Back   from    Europe, 
States    European    Countries    De- 
mand Product  of  Our  Studios 

Robert  Lieber,  president  of  First 
National,  returned  from  abroad  yes- 
terday on  the  Mauretania,  after  three 
months  spent  on  the  Continent. 
Lieber  was  met  at  quarantine  by  a 
party    of    First    National    executives. 

"Although  I  went  abroad  primarily 
to  rest,"  he  said,  "I  had  an  opportun- 
ity to  observe  picture  conditions  in 
Germany,  France,  Italy,  England  and 

{Continued  on   Page  5) 


Hays  Making  Aw^ard 

To    Present    Medal    for    Best    Short 

Subject  Tomorrow — Producer  in 

France  Gets  It  Later 

Will  Hays  will  formally  award  the 
Riesenfeld  medal  for  the  best  short 
subject  of  1925  at  a  luncheon  at  the 
.^.stor  tomorrow.  In  the  absence  of 
L.  Starevitch,  the  Polish  producer 
whose  "Voice  of  the  Nightingale" 
was  judged  the  winning  picture, 
Hays  will  present  the  medal  to  E. 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Fox  in  Detroit 

Detroit — William  Fox  is  under- 
stood to  have  secured  an  option  on 
property  on  Bagley  Ave.,  near  the 
new  Kunsky-Balaban  &  Katz  house. 
Construction  on  a  first-run  is  sched- 
uled for  the  summer. 


James    R.    Grainger,    general    sales 
manager   of   Fox   returned  yesterday 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Protective   Agreement 

United  Artists  Members  Decide  on 

100  Per  Cent  Accord  on  Future 

Policy  Moves 

It  is  understood  that  when  the 
merger  negotiations  between  United 
Artists  and  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
terminated  on  the  Coast  recently, 
there  came  into  being  an  agreement 
involving  all  members  of  United. 

This  pact  is  understood  to  provide 
that  a  complete  accord  on  future 
questions  of  policy  must  be  reached 
before  any  definite  course  can  be  de- 
termined upon.  In  other  words,  the 
dissent  of  one  member  of  United  will 
be  sufficient,  in  the  future,  to  block 
a  merger  of  any  description. 


$2,007,145  Profits 

Metro-Goldwyn   Nets   That   Amount 

for     Year     Ending     Aug.     31 — 

Total  Assets,  $13,753,033 

The  consolidated  balance  sheet  oi 
Metro-Goldwyn  Pictures  Corp.  and 
subsidiary  corporations  100  per  cent 
owned  for  the  fiscal  year  ending  Aug. 
31,  1925,  shows  net  profits  of  $2,007,- 
145.  The  gross  profits  amounted  to 
$5,995,368. 

Total  current  and  working  assets 
were  $13,753,033,  with  $3,242,991 
listed  as  land,  buildings,  equipment 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Down  East  Invasion 

Big  Company  to  Develop  New  Eng- 
land Chain — Reports  Assert  It 
Is   Universal — Denied 

It  was  reported  yesterday  that  an 
important  theater  unit  is  about  to  in- 
vade the  New  England  field,  develop- 
ing houses  all  through  that  section 
of  the  country  in  direct  opposition  to 
the  Gray  circuit,  a  Paramount  sub- 
sidiary. 

The  reports  linked  Universal  Chain 
Theaters  Corp.  with  this  plan,  al- 
though an  official  yesterday  asserted 
the  story  was  "the  bunl<." 


Will  Argue  Opening 

Washington  —  Reopening  of  the 
Famous  Players  case  will  be  argued 
before  the  Federal  Trade  Commis- 
sion on  Jan.  6,  when  a  hearing  will 
be  held  on  the  question  of  granting 
the  motion  of  the  Commission's  coun- 
sel to  reopen  the  case  for  the  pur- 
pose of  introducing  evidence  showing 
(Continued  on  Page  5) 


Discuss  Short  Reel  Theater 

Representatives  of  a  number  of 
leading  short  subject  distributors  held 
a  meeting  at  Loew's  Roof  yesterday 
to  discuss  the  operation  of  that  house 
during  the  day  for  all  short  programs. 
No  decision  was  reached. 


— .agg^ 


DAILV 


Tuesday,  December  15,  192: 


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Quotations 

Higfi    Low    Close      Sales 
Balaban  &  Katz   ..   71         SSVi     71 
Eastman    Kodak    ..11154   109^^   111J4     2,600 
Famous    Players    ..111       1095^   110         4,400 

Fam.    Play.    Pfd Not  quoted 

Film    Inspection     Not  quoted 

First    National    Not  quoted 

Fox   Film   "A"    ...    83         82         83  600 

Fox  Theaters   "A".   29^     29         29'^     6,100 

Loew's,  Inc 3S'A     38^4     38^^     1,800 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.   ..   2254     2254     2254        100 

M.   P.    Cap.   Corp.  Pfd Not  quoted 

Pathe  Exch.   "A"    Not  quoted 

Skouras  Bros 55         55         55  

Trans-Lux    "A"    ..    11^      1154      115^     6,100 

Universal     Pict Not  quoted 

Univ.    Pict.    Pfd Not  quoted 

Warner    Bros 19         WA     19  500 

Warner    Pictures     Not  quoted 


Willat  and   BilHe  Dove   Here 

Irvin  Willat  and  his  wife,  Billie 
Dove  are  in  New  York  from  the 
Coast.  They  have  cancelled  their 
European  trip,  but  will  visit  Southern 
cities  and  Havana  before  returning 
to  Hollywood.  Miss  Dove  has  fin- 
ished her  part  in  "The  Black  Pirate." 


3,500  Seater  in  Jersey  City 
Haring  and  Blumenthal,  Inc.  have 
purchased  the  Bogie  property  on 
Summit  Ave.,  between  the  Pennsyl- 
vania Railroad  cut  and  Magnolia 
Ave.,  Jersey  City,  as  site  for  a  3,500 
seat  theater. 


"U"  Selects  "Flaming  Frontier" 

Universal  has  decided  on  "The 
Flaming  Frontier"  as  the  title  of  a 
new  special  recentlv  completed,  with 
Hoot  Gibson  and  Dustin  Farnum  in 
the  leads. 


FOR     RENT 

BELL  -  HOWELL 

AND     

AKELEY  CAMERAS 

Wit/i  or  Without  Cameramen 


SEIDEN     CAMERA    EXCHANGE 

729  Seventh  Ave.  N.Y.C. 

B  ryant   3  95  1  


TRUSTS 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

lions    of    dollars   will    change 
hands   and   the   entire   motion 
picture  industry  will  be,  it  is 
said,   disorganized. 
"In  this   contention  lies  the   whole 
story    of    the    recent    development   of 
the  film  industry.     There  is  no  place 
in  it  for  the  small  producer  unless  he 
can  make  a  bargain  with  one   of  the 
large   distributors." 

If  DufFus  is  correct  in  his  reason- 
ing then  Famous  has  been  used  as 
the  stalking  horse  for  the  entire  in- 
dustry. Certainly  they  have  paid  the 
freight.  The  cost  of  the  defense  of 
Famous  to  the  Trade  Commission 
investigation  must  have  run  into  an 
enormous  figure.  Swaine,  the  chief 
counsel,  is  reported  to  be  a  "thou- 
sand dollar  a  day  man."  In  other 
words,  every  day  he  appears  in  court 
he  is  supposed  to  get  $1,000.  He  was 
in  court  many  days.  And  he  isn't 
through  yet. 

Whether  or  not  Duffus  knows  of 
what  he  writes  is  another  story.  Cer- 
tainly there  is  much  logic  in  his  idea. 
It  hardly  seems  conceivable  that  if 
one  producing-distributing  company 
cannot  operate  theaters  that  this 
might  easily  apply  to  others  doing  the 
same  thing.  Perhaps  this  is  to  de- 
velop later.  Who  knows?  Certainly 
a  number  of  gentlemen  care. 

Now  as  to  the  article  on  the  Super- 
Trust.  Evans  Clark,  the  author, 
points  out  that  "the  United  States 
Steel  Corp.  operates  a  dozen  differ- 
ent industries  contributory  to  the 
making  of  steel  and  steel  products. 
The  Ford  Motor  Co.  does  not  only 
make  automobiles;  it  cuts  trees,  saws 
timber,  mines  coal  and  ore,  runs  a 
fleet  of  steamers,  operates  a  railroad, 
blast  furnaces,  steel  plants,  rolling 
mills  and  glass  plants  and  owns  whole 
towns,  including  the  churches  and  the 
stores.  The  United  Drug  Company, 
organized  primarily  to  dispense  drugs, 
now  makes  them  in  prodiguous  quan- 
tities— along  with  candy,  rubber 
goods  and  writing  paper." 

When  you  think  of  these  op- 
erations what  a  pigmy  the  pic- 
ture btisiness  seems — in  com- 
parison. Talking  with  a  bank- 
er last  week:  "Do  you  really 
think  the  picture  business  is 
bid,  really  big?"  he  asked. 
"Why  I  know  two  department 
stores,  one  in  New  York,  an- 
other in  Philadelphia,  both 
owned  by  the  same  corpora- 
tion. And  these  two  stores  do 
as  much  business  every  year 
as  is  taken  in  by  all  the  dis- 
tributors of  motion  pictures." 


Plan  Southern   Utah   Circuit 

Salt  Lake  City — Gordon  Thorn- 
burg,  who  operates  the  Bluebird, 
Garfield,  and  C.  C.  McDermond,  a 
P.  D.  C. .  salesman,  are  planning  a 
chain  in  Southern  Utah.  They  have 
secured  a  lease  on  a  location  at  Mil- 
ford  and  will  remodel  it  to  open 
about  Dec.  20.  It  will  seat  250.  Oth- 
er  sites  are   under   consideration. 


CHARLES  CADWALLADER 

Art  Director 


METROPOLITAN  STUDIOS 

hollywood 

Current  Releases 


SIMON  THE  JESTER 
OFF  THE  HIGHWAY 
RAINT  AND  POWDER 
SEVEN  DAYS 
STEEL  PREFERRED 
ROCKING  MOON 
FIFTH  AVENUE 


Starkey  Denies 
In  a  wire  to  THE  FILM  DAILY, 
Will  Starkey  denied  the  report  that 
Roy  Grombacher  has  secured  control 
of  his  Empress.  Rex  and  Majestic  in 
Spokane  and  Theatorium  and  Rex, 
Lewiston.  Starkey  says  that  he  has 
no  intention  of  selling  or  consolidat- 
ing. 


John  T.   Harris   Dead 

Atlanta — John  T.  Harris  was  kill- 
ed instantly  near  Gainesville,  Fla., 
while  en  route  here  from  Fort  Mvers 
for  the  holidays.  He  owned  and  op- 
erated the  Arcade  and  the  Airdome 
in  Fort  Myers.  Harris'  brother-in- 
law   is    Frank    Freeman. 


F.    B.    O.    Discuss    1926-27    Line-Up 

Chicago — At  a  meeting  of  the  F.  B. 
O.  executives  and  division  managers 
general  production  plans  for  1926- 
27  program  were  laid  out.  At  its 
conclusion,  J.  I.  Schnitzer  left  for  a 
five  month  trip  to  the  Coast. 


Finally  Build  in   Shorewood,   Wis. 

Milwaukee— Shorewood,  an  exclu- 
sive suburb,  which  has  opposed  the 
erection  of  a  theater,  has  finally  con- 
sented to  allow  one.  Plans  for  a 
$250,000  house  have  been  completed 
and  construction  will  start  after  the 
first  of  the  year. 


Smith  Plans  Long  Trip 

E.  J.  Smith,  sales  manager  of  As- 
sociated Exhibitors,  will  take  a  long 
sales  trip  after  the  holidays.  He  in- 
tends   visiting    all    exchanges. 

An  "Oscar  Price  Drive"  is  now 
under  wav. 


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Walsh's   First,    "What    Price    Glory 

Los  Angeles — Raoul  Walsh's  firs 
for  Fox  will  be  "What  Price  Glory, 
which  will  go  into  production  earl" 
in   January. 


HAL  ROACH- 

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Raymond  Keane  and  hundreds 
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Tuesday,  December  15,  1921 


$2,007,145  Profits 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 


and  leasehold  investments,  and 
$^,■716954  in  investments  in  affiliated 
corporations  and  deposits  on  leases 
and  contracts. 

The  balance  sheet  shows  there  are 
184,098  Yi  shares  of  preferred  stock 
outstandmg,  at  $27  par  value,  and 
amountmg  to  $4,970,666.  The  com- 
mon stock,  of  wfhich  there  are  620,- 


OUO  shares  outstanding,  represents 
$J,100,U00.  A  total  of  $347,984  was 
paid  as  dividends  on  the  preferred 
stock. 

Meiro-Goldwyn  preferred  was  in- 
aciive  yesterday,  sales  totalling  but 
luo   snares,     iiigh   low   and  closing: 

r  oilowing  will  be  found  the  balance 
sheet  in  full: 


ASSETS 

Current  and  Working: 

Cash     

Keceivables : 

Accounts    Receivable    

M  otes    Keceivable     

Uue    from    Attiliated    Corporations    (Le^s    than    100% 
Owned)     


$377,286.65 
72,957.76 

.143,570.73 


Inventories : 

l^ilm  Productions  in  Process,   Completed  and   Released 

(alter   Amortization)    $11,468,473.46 

Film   Advertising   Accessories    217,788.11 

Studio   Materials   and   Supplies 138,445.68 


Advances: 

To   Motion   Picture   Producers,   Secured   by   Film   Producers. 


$384,968.2', 


593,815.14 


11,824,707.25 
949,542.78 


Total  Current  and   Working  Assets $13,753,033.46 

Investments: 

In  Athliated   Corporations $2,332,771.47 

Deposits  on   Leases  and  Contracts 178,591.00 

Miscellaneous     205,591.97 


Property— 100%  Owned: 

Land    $1,383,419.23 

Buildings   and    Equipment    3,335,501.75 

Leaseholds     65,000.00 


2,716,954.44 


Less  Reserve   for   Depreciation. 
Prepaid  and  Deferred   


$4,783,920.98 
1,540,929.38 


3,242,991.60 
462,435.81 


$20,175,415.31 


LIABILITIES 

Current : 

Accounts   Payable    $1,309,731.27 

Notes   Payable    2,088.00 

Federal  Income  Taxes   112,031.95 


Dividend   on   Preferred    Stock   payable   Sept.    15th 

Mortgage  of   Subsidiary   Corporation    

Advances    by    Loew's    Incorporated 

Deferred   Credits: 

Film  Rentals  Received   in   Advance 

Capital   Stock  and   Surplus: 

CapiUl    Stock   Outstanding: 

Preferred  184,098H   Shares  at  $27.00  par $4,970,656.13 

Common  620,000  Shares   3,100,000.00 

Surplus: 

Surplus,    September    1,    1924 $1,898,234.51 

Gain  for  Fiscal  Year  Ended  August  31,  1925 2,007,145.32 


$1,423,851.22 

86,981.09 

460,000.00 

6,115,000.00 

461,531.38 


8,070,656.13 


Dividends  Paid  and  Declared  on  Preferred  Stock.  . 
Surplus,   August  31,   1925 


$3,905,379.83 

347,984.34 


3,557,395.49 


$20,175,415.31 


OPERATING  STATEMENT 

Gross     Profits     $5,995,368.26 

Less  Operating  Expenses   

Operating    Profit    

Miscellaneous   Income    


4,132,221.73 


$1,863,146.53 
256,030.74 


Federal    Taxes     

Net  Gain  after  Taxes 


$2,119,177.27 
112',031.95 


$2,007,145.32 


Stowers  En  Route  to  Coast 

Frederick  Stowers,  who  wrote  the 
continuity  for  "The  American  Venus," 
and  also  the  adaptation  of  "The 
Palm  Beach  Girls,"  which  will  also 
be  made  by  Famous,  is  en  route  to 
Hollywood. 

The  Fabian  Opens 

Paterson,  N.  J.— The  Fabian,  latest 
in  the  Fabian  chain,  opened  last 
night.  Lois  Moran  was  among  the 
guests. 


$1,500,000  Akron  House 
Akron,  O.— A  $1,500,000  house  will 
be  built  on  the  site  of  the  partly  fin- 
ished Hippodrome  Arcade  building 
by  the  Loew  Theater  Co.  of  Cleve- 
land.    It  will  seat  2,200. 


Warner  Baxter  to  Coast 
Warner  Baxter,  having  finished  his 
part  in  "Aloma  of  the  South  Seas," 
has  left  for  the  Coast  where  he  will 
play  lead  in  Hebe  Daniel's  next, 
"Miss  Brewster's  Millions." 


Mr.  Latta's  Ideas 

(.Continued  from  Page    1) 

ans  in  this  business,  he  was  asked  by 
THE  FILM  DAILY  to  tell  the  how, 
why  and  wherefore.  And  this  is  what 
he  says: 

"Good,  clean,  honest  advertising  backed 
with  the  goods  prompted  me  to  denounce 
the   film. 

"Not  having  seen  the  production  but  bas- 
ing my  judgment  of  same  on  tlie  facts  that 
it  had  a  splendid  cast,  a  good  director 
backed  by  a  capable  producing  company 
and  a  story  which  was  listed  as  one  of  the 
best  sellers  of  1925,  I  felt  1  had  a  splendid 
offering  and  launched  my  advertising  cam- 
paign. After  the  hrst  day's  showing,  1  was 
convinced  the  picture  was  very  weak  and 
that  I  had  over-advertised. 

"This  should  have  been  a  splendid  p  oduc 
tion  but  turned  out  to  be  a  story  which 
did    not    lend    itself    well    to    picturizatioii. 

"Without  any  malice  at  hea:  t  towa  li  the 
producing  company,  but  with  a  firm  deter 
mination  to  fo.low  my  p!ans  of  honest  ad 
vertising  I  issued  through  local  paper  and 
a  bulletin  in  front  of  my  theater,  an  ai>olog> 
to  those  who  had  seen  the  picture  and  a  fair 
warning  to  those  who  were  contemplating 
seeing   same. 

"Through  no  thought  of  obtaining  this 
publicity  did  1  take  the  action  1  ditl.  but 
on  the  other  hand,  with  an  honest  sincere 
feeling  at  heart  to  be  fair  and  square  with 
my  patrons.  No  man  can  hope  to  succeed 
or  last  very  long  in  the  business  world  prac- 
ticing unfair  methods  of  obtaining  business. 
You  can  fool  some  of  the  people  some  of 
the  time  but  you  can't  fool  all  the  people 
all  of  the  time.  I  want  tlie  good  will  of 
all    the    people    all    of    the    time. 

"I  have  been  working  hard  to  convince  my 
patrons  that  I  am  a  square  shooter  and  that 
when  I  say  a  thing  they  can  bank  on  it. 
Rather  than  destroy  confidence  I  would  far 
rather  lose  a  few  dollars  on  a-  picture  for  in 
the  end   it   will  all  come  back   and   more   too. 

"Patronage  was  cut  considerable  after  is 
suing  warning  but  the  few  dollars  has  been 
more  than  offset  by  the  confidence  gained. 
Many  have  complimented  me  on  my  fairness 
and  say  I  am  a  good  sport.  With  a  change 
of  program  the  following  day  business  was 
above  average  in  the  face  of  considerable  op 
poistion. 

"As  stated  before  I  had  no  thought  ol 
launching  a  campaign  against  the  producers  of 
the  picture  which  I  was  showing.  I  did  not 
advertise  in  this  manner  to  arouse  curiosity, 
with  but  one  thought  in  mind,  to  instill  in 
the  minds  of  my  patrons  confidence. 

If  I  were  asked  what  I  considered  the 
moral  of  this  story,  I  would  merely  say, 
'Good,  clean,  honest  advertising  pays  at  all 
times'." 


Ezell   Joins    Warners 

Claude  Ezell  has  resigned  as  assis- 
tant general  sales  manager  of  Associ- 
ated Exhibitors  in  the  South  to 
become  general  field  representative 
for   Warners. 


Keough  With  Silliman  Theaters 
Milwaukee — Jim     Keough    is    now 
buying    film    for    the    Silliman   Thea- 
ters,   Inc.      He    was    formerly    with 
Tom  Saxe. 


Warners  Break  Ground  Today 

Los  Angeles — Warner  Bros,  will 
break  ground  today  for  their  new 
theater. 


Hollywood — "The  Nervous  Wreck," 
a  Christie  special  for  next  season, 
will  be  produced  in  the  Spring. 


Mr.  Exhibitor:  Aik  at  tlie  Film  Exchansei 
for  the 


It's  little  to  ask  for,  but   it't    the    only 

reliable  aid  you  can  give  your  musicians 

to  help  put  the  picture  orer. 


Hays  Making  Award 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

W.  Hammons,  president  of  Educa 
tional  which  was  responsible  fo 
bringing  the  film  to  the  Unitet 
States. 

Prominent  members  of  the  indus 
try  will  be  present  at  the  luncheor 
including  the  committee  of  judges 
which  selected  the  prize-winner.  Th* 
medal  which  Hugo  Riesenfeld  hac 
designed  bears  on  one  side  a  figuri 
symbolizing  the  industry.  In  eithei 
hand  is  held  the  masks  of  traged> 
and  comedy,  around  which  runs 
half  unwound  reel  of  film.  On  the 
reverse  side  is  the  name  of  the  film 
its  maker  and  the  date  of  presenta- 
tion. 


Fox  in  Detroit 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
from  a  five  weeks'  trip  which  took 
him  to  many  key  cities.  He  said 
everywhere  he  found  a  rush  in  theater 
construction. 

He  reported  conditions  very  satis- 
factory in  all  cities  which  he  visited. 
At  the  Fox  studio  in  Hollywood,  con- 
siderable activity  is  under  way. 
Grainger  found  this  true  of  studios 
generally. 


ON  BROADWAY 

Famous  Players' 

RIVOLI 

a  Ko-KoSong  Car -Tune 

"Ta-Ra-Ra  Boom  Der  E" 

playing  this  week 

A  MARVEL   OF  MOTION 
played  last  week 


729  7th  Av 


N.  Y.  C. 


Edwin    Miles    Padman, 


A  COMPLETE  LABORATORY 
AND  TITLE  SERVICE 


Matinee  KIDDIES  GIFTS 


Novelties  of  5-10-15C  Value  assorted 
100  pieces  in  box — ONLY 

$3.00 
Our   catalog  showing  toys,   novelties 
— flags,    fireworks,    etc — will    interest 

you. 

BRAZEL  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO. 
2700  Ella  St.  Cincinnati,  Ohio 


["uesday,  December  15,  1925 


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DAILY 


Pictures 

I  (Continued  from  Page  1) 

ade  product  and  their  prices  are 
Itter.  The  theaters,  and,  through 
em  the  public,  are  entitled  to  the 
nefit  of  these  prices  and  to  protec- 
)n  against  black-jacking.  Years 
o  when  theaters  paid  equitable 
ices  for  programs  and  charged  fair 
((missions  nearly  all  made  money. 
pw,  with  destructive  rentals  added 
j  expensive  music  and  specialties, 
irdly  anybody  makes  money  except 
lie  big  fellows  who  use  pictures 
[erely  as  a  foot-stool  for  vast  real 
tate  game,  masked  as  entertainment, 
hich  drives  the  trust  forward  on  its 
fstroying  way.  And  it  is  up  to  you 
alliance  with  the  independent  the- 
br  owners  to  check  it." 


Loew  to  Give  Midnight  Shows 

For  the  first  time  in  its  history  the 
jajority  of  Loew  houses  in  New 
lork  will  hold  midnight  perform- 
jces  New  Year's  Eve. 

Attacks  on  Sunday  Pictures 

Milwaukee — "Moving  Picture  Sun- 
y"  is  being  attacked  in  a  report 
ing  circulated  by  the  Milwaukee 
esbytery   among   its   35    churches. 

Rosen    With    M-G-M 

Hollywood — Phil  Rosen  has  signed 
Metro-Gold wyn-Mayer    contract. 
Ben     Reynolds,     cameraman,     now 
)rking  on  "The  Light  Eternal,"  has 
10  been  signed. 

sffman,   Minn.,  for   Sunday   Shows 

HofTman,  Minn. — Sunday  shows 
ored  a  victory  in  a  vote  cast  here. 


Bachmann  Set 

(Continued  fiom  Page   i) 

ler's  Wives"  will  be  delivered  in 
arch.  Releases  will  then  follow, 
abably  at  intervals  of  one  month, 
.chmann  declared  yesterday  that 
henandoah"   has   not   been   secured 

Warners,  but  that  lie  would  make 

placing  it  in  production  at  once. 
The  thirten  pictures  will  be:  "Lew 

ler's  Wives,"  "Shenandoah," 
^den"s  Fruit "  "Exclusive  Rights." 
hop  Worn,"  "The'  Aristocrat," 
tudios  in  Wives,"  "Shameful  Be- 
ivior,"  "His  New  York  Wife," 
•ancing  Days,"  "The  Worst  Wo- 
.n,"  "Horses  and  Women"  and 
he  Romance  of  One  Million  Dol- 
ls-"   


Want  American  Films! 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
a  few  of  the  less  important  European 
countries.  Everywhere  I  went  I 
found  an  increasing  demand  in  the 
product  of  American  studios.  It  | 
seemed  to  me  that  the  favorable  at- 
titude toward  the  better  class  of 
American  pictures  has  spread  con- 
siderably since  my  last  visit  to  Eu- 
rope. On  all  sides  there  seems  to 
be  a  disposition  to  settle  any  trade 
differences  that  may  exist  and  to  get 
down  to  a  sound  basis  of  business 
dealing  which  will  be  mutually  profit- 
able." 

Lieber  declared  his  health  had  im- 
proved  greatly    and    that    he    is    now  I 
ready  to  assume  full  duties  as  presi- 1 
dent  of  his  organization. 


Diplomats   See  Ufa   Films 

Joseph  R.   Fliesler  of  Ufa  returned  I 
from     Washington     yesterday,    where 
on    Sunday   a    program    of    Ufa    films 
was    shown    at    the    Wardman    Park  | 
theater  by  arrangement  with  the  Bu- 
reau of  Commercial  Economics.    The  I 
feature    was      "Life's      Steeplechase,"] 
which  was  exhibited  before  the   Ger- 
man   Ambassador    and    members    of  | 
Congress. 


Will  Argue  Opening 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

the  location  and  capacity  of  all  the- 
aters which  Paramount  or  its  afiiliat- 
ed  companies  has  acquired  from 
Sept.  1,  1924,  to  Dec.  1,  1925,  and  to 
permit  the  introduction  of  such  evi- 
dence theretofore  excluded  by  the 
trial  examiner,  as  in  the  opinion  of 
the  Commission  should  have  been  ad- 
mitted. 


Italian  Combine 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 
bine  into  one  organization,  which  will 
be    known    as    the    National    Theater 
and    Cinematographic    Corp. 

"The  directors  of  the  new  organi- 
zation, including  Commcndatore 
Stefano  Pittaluga,  Luigi  Ravasco  and 
Manilo  Janna  have  notified  Premier 
Mussolini  that  the  two  interests  have 
decided  'to  enter  the  great  family  of 
Fascist    corporations.' 

"The  National  Authors  League 
ylso  has  decided  to  become  a  Fascist 
corporation,  and  has  nominated  Sena- 
tor   Morello   as   president. 


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Great  news.  ,  -^ 

More  Hobart  Henley  hits. 

He's  signed  a  new  contract  with  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. 

When  you  talk  about  directors  who  are  wise  to  what  it's  all  about,  mention 
Hobart  Henley. 

''Sinners  in  Silk''  and  ''So  This  is  Marriage"  are  Henley's  idea  of  how  to 
bring  'em  in.  . 

"A  Slave  of  Fashion"  and  "Exchange  of  Wives"  are  two  of  his  current 
money-getters. 

And  watch  for  ''His  Secretary,"  Henley's  latest  production,  starring  Norma 
Shearer  with  Lew  Cody. 

Behind  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer' s  great  product  are  great  directors. 

They  know  show  business. 

There's  less  fancy  theory  and  more  practical  theatre  sense  on  the 
M-G-M  studio  lot  than  in  all  Hollywood  put  together. 

It's   the   kind   that   keeps   the   list   of   Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
exhibitors  growing. 

And  growing! 

Metro- Gold wyn  -  Mayer's 


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XXXIV    No.  64 


Wednesday,  December  16,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


DENNY 

By  DANNY 
i  real  box  office  bet.  No 
ider  the  Universal  crowd 
i  so  good  about  his  work. 
;y  have  a  right  to;  having 
eloped  him  all  along  the 
!.  Today  he  is  a  real  box 
;e  draw.  Some  exhibitors 
he  is  coming  along  as  fast 
any  of  the  so-called  great 
ledians.  Exhibitor  of  na- 
[lal  standing  says  his  two 
;st  have  as  many  "belly- 
ghs"  as  Lloyd.  Which  means 
!iny  is  going  some. 

n  top  of  which  one  of  the  hard 
ed  reviewers  says  his  two  latest: 
inner's  Dress  Suit"  and  "What 
ipened  to  Jones"  had  more  laughs 
lie  reel.  Than  any  picture  seen 
iges.  So  if  you  happen  not  to 
s  Denny  on  your  list,  brother, 
had  better  get  busy. 

Those    Censors 

ut  in  the  Middle  and  Northwest 
t  of  trouble  is  developing  because 
censor  organizations  originally 
led  to  fight  some  of  the  burlesque 
k^s.  This  happens  particularly  in 
tland  and  Seattle  where  the  bur- 
ue  shows  are  reported  to  be  a  bit 
I — more  so  than  usual.  Des 
^les  is  the  latest  city  to  set  up  a 
d  to  offset  the  evil !  And  the 
:ulty  is  that  some  of  these  folks 
<  they  should  censor  pictures,  too. 
t  it  about  time  that  the  idea  of 
oring  pictures  was  thrown  into 
discard?  The  chances  are  that 
le  people  of  the  various  censored 
;s  had  anything  to  say  on  the 
ect  they  would  vote  those  cen- 
out  of  existence  in  just   30  sec- 

3. 

WoodhuU,    Sane   and   Sensible 

ad  a   fine   chat  with   Pete  Wood- 
yesterday.     The  president  of  the 
onal    MPTO    is   a   very   sane   and 
iible   chap.      No   skyrocket    shoot- 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


'Sea  Beast"  Opens  in  January 

he  premiere  of  "The  Sea  Beast" 
be  held  early  in  January,  per- 
5  at  Warners'  theater.  Millard 
bb  who  directed  is  expected  here 
lay. 


First    National    Dividend 

irst  National  Pictures  Corp.  yes- 
lay  declared  regular  quarterly 
dend  of  $2  on  the  first  preferred, 
iable  Jan.  1  to  stock  of  record 
15. 


Presentation  Studio 

Publix    to    Build    Near   Paramount — 
Stage  Productions  for  Its  Thea- 
ters to  Be  Developed  There 

The  Publix  Theaters  Corp.  will 
build  a  five  story  studio  building,  on 
a  site  directly  opposite  the  Para- 
mount plant  in  Long  Island  City. 
In  this  building  will  be  developed 
the  presentations  to  be  featured  in 
the  combined  Paramount  and  B.  & 
K.  theaters. 

In  it  will  be  a  full-sized  stage  with 
complete  electrical  and  scenic  equip- 
ment, a  large  paint  shop  and  scene 
dock,  a  carpenter  shop,  a  special  au- 
dition hall,  six  rehearsal  rooms,  a 
music  library,  an  orchestra  rehearsal 
room,  costume  and  drapery  depart- 
iContinued  on  Page  7) 


Site  in  St.  Louis? 

Fox    Reported    Set    With    Plot    on 

Grand  and  Washington  Blvds. 

Hotel  and  Offices  in  Bldg. 

St.  Louis — The  Fox  theater  may 
go  up  at  Grand  and  Washington 
i:ilvds.  Tiie  project  is  expected  to 
cost  $5,000,000  and  embrace  a  hotel 
and  offices. 

The  Grand  and  Washington  site  is 
talked  of  following  the  purchase  of 
Humboldt  Bldj;.,  Midway  theater  and 
Applied  Arts  Bldg.  by  A.  M.  Frum- 
berg,  attorney,  for  unrevealed  cli- 
ents.    Frumberg  is  said  to  have  con- 

(Continued  on  Page  7) 


New  Deals  Under  Way 

Mark  Strand  Circuit  After  Additions 

— Moving     Headquarters     from 

Buffalo  to  New  York 

Moe  Mark  said  yesterday  that  he 
would  have  an  important  announce- 
ment to  make  shortly  regarding  ad- 
ditions to  the  Mark  Strand  circuit. 
Further  than  this,  he  had  nothing 
to   say. 

The  offices  of  the  Mark  Strand 
(Continued  on  Page  7) 


Bru  Here  on  Buying  Trip 

Ernest  Bru,  managing  director  of 
the  Unity  Film  Co.,  Ltd.,  London, 
arrived  on  the  Mauretania  Monday. 
He  is  on  a  buying  trip  and  headquar- 
ters are  at  Western  Import.  145  W. 
45th  St. 


New   Duluth   First-Run 

Duluth  —  Blackmore  Bros.  who 
have  been  operating  second  run  until 
now,  have  taken  over  the  Orpheum 
and  will  run  it  as  a  first-run  in  op- 
position to  F.  and  R.  and  Clinton- 
Mevers. 


Mormon  Exhibitors 

It  was  reported  yesterday 
that  a  move,  originating  in 
Washington,  was  under  way  to 
organize  exhibition  halls  and 
gathering  places  of  the  Mor- 
mon Church  into  a  circuit,  op- 
erating along  recognized  the- 
atrical lines.  Selection  of 
product  would  embrace  a  care- 
ful scrutiny  of  all  pictures  in 
order  to  eliminate  any  refer- 
ences held  detrimental  to  the 
sect. 


Road   Shows  Ready 

"Big  Parade"  Companies  Start  with 

Phila.  Engagement  at  Aldine  on 

Dec.  24 — Chicago  on  27th 

The  first  of  the  ten  road  shows  for 
"The  Big  Parade"  opens  at  the  Al- 
dine in  Philadelphia,  Dec.  24.  The 
second  will  start  the  Chicago  en- 
gagement at  the  Garrick,  Dec.  27. 
i'he  Southern  company  opens  at  the 
Playhouse,  Wilmington,  Del,  Dec. 
31.      The    Detroit    engagement    will 

(Continued   on  Page  7) 

Pinellas    to    Build 

Three  Stage  Studio  Near  St.  Peters- 
burg,  Fla. — Harry  Carver   In- 
terested in   Project 

The  Pinellas  Studio,  Inc.,  has  been 
formed  to  build  a  three  stage  studio 
in  Pinellas  County,  Florida,  on  part 
of  a  640  acre  plot  near  St.  Peters- 
burg. 

The  land  is  owned  by  Florida  M. 
P.  Industries,  Inc.,  in  whkh  Harry 
P.    Carver,   formerly  with   Cosmopol- 

(Contimied  on  Page  7) 

Coast   Duties   Divided 

Activities  at  Lasky  Plant  Now  Defi- 
nitely Assigned  to  Ben  Schulberg 
and  Hector  Turnbull 

Los  Angeles — The  supervisor  sys- 
tem of  production  has  finally  been 
worked  out  at  the  Lasky  plant.  Ben 
Schulberg  and  Hector  Turnbull,  as 
noted,  are  in  charge,  and  this  is  how 
the  plant's  activity  has  been  divided: 
(Continued  on  Page  7) 

45  Chains  in  T.  O.  C.  C. 

The  development  of  theater  chains 
in  Greater  New  York  is  indicated  in 
present  membership  in  the  T.O.C.C., 
which  at  the  present  moment  has 
45  chains  in  its  membership,  with  a 
total   number  of   175  theaters. 

The  houses  are  not  only  located 
in  the  five  boroughs  of  the  greater 
(Continued  on  Page  7) 


U.  S.  Censors  Sought 

Federal   Regulation  Asked  in   House 
Bill— Would  Provide  for  Com- 
mission of  Five 

Washington — Federal  censorship  is 
sought  by  Representative  Swope  of 
Pennsylvania  in  a  bill  introduced  in 
the  House.  It  provides  for  a  Fed- 
eral M.  P.  Commission,  the  chair- 
man of  which  would  receive  $10,000 
and  the  four  other  members  $9,000 
a  year,  and  gives  it  authority  to  es- 
tablish headquarters  in  Washington 
and  branches  throughout  the  country. 

With  the  exception  of  strictly  sci- 
entific films  not  intended  for  exhibi- 
tion before  other  than  professional 
men,  all  films  entering  into  inter- 
state or  foreign  commerce  would 
have  to  be  submitted.  Fees  for  li- 
(Continued  on  Page  7) 

Dramatists  in  Secret  Pact 

The  American  Dramatists  met  in 
secret  session  yesterday  at  the  Wal- 
dorf Astoria  to  discuss  the  financing 
)f  legitimate  plays  by  film  producers 
All  those  present  were  pledged  to 
secrecy  pending  the  decision  on  a 
final  course  of  action.  To  the  origi- 
nal 53  signatories,  33  were  added  at 
the  meeting. 


Three  Way  Split  in  Grauman  House 

Hollywood — West  Coast  Theaters, 
Inc.,  Sid  Grauman  and  Joseph  M. 
Schenck  each  hold  one-third  of  the 
stock  of  the  Greater  Hollywood  The- 
ater, Inc.,  which  will  erect  a  Class 
A  theater  on  Hollywood  Blvd.,  at  a 
cost  of  $906,000.  A  bond  issue  of 
$450,000,   as   noted,   is   being   floated. 


More  "Laugh  Month"  Support 

The  "Laugh  Month"  Committee 
yesterday  reported  the  following  ad- 
ditional support  for  the  January 
drive:  the  Hostettler  chain  in  Nebras- 
ka, the  Spears  circuit  of  Missouri 
and  Kansas,  and  the  Butterfield 
houses  in  Michigan. 

Vogel    on    Leviathan 

William  M.  Vogel  is  aboard  the 
Leviathan  which  is  due  in  New  York 
on  Monday.  It  is  understood  Vogel, 
who  handles  P.  D.  C.  abroad,  has 
arranged  to  open  additional  offices 
on   the   Continent. 


London    Independents    Object 

It  was  reported  from  London  yes- 
terday that  a  number  of  independ- 
ent renters  have  objected  to  the 
terms  of  the  British  quota  plan  as  it 

now    stands. 


Claud  Saunders  Resigns 
To  accept  a  position  with  a  nation- 
ally-known merchandising  organiza- 
tion, Claud  Saunders,  for  seven  years 
exploitation  manager  of  Famous  has 
resigned. 


THE 


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Wednesday,  December  16, 


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Toi. XXXIV No.  64  Wednesday,  Dec.  16, 1925  PriceSCents 

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DENNY 


Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban  &  Katz 71  70         70         

Eastman  Kodak 110}-^    109M    HO}^       600 

Famous  Players 108^    107J4    107J^    1,200 

F.     P.     Pfd 117}^    117       117J^      200 

Film     Inspection     ..      S^        5^        5^       200 

First    National     Not    quoted 

Fox     Film     "A"     ..    82K     8154     82i4   2,500 
Fox    Theaters    "A"      293^     28?^     29^^   4,000 

Loew's,     Inc 38J^     38}4     38}4       700 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd Not    quoted 

M.  P.  Cap.   Corp.   ..    18^      18^     18H       500 

Pathe   Exch.    "A"    Not    quoted 

Skouras     Bros -55         55         55         .... 

Trans-Lux     "A"      ..    llM      11J4      11 J4   5,100 

Universal    Pict 43         43         43  100 

Univ.   Pict.   Pfd Not   quoted 

Warner     Bros 18%      17^      1854       300 

Warner   Pictures    Not   quoted 


Contest   Starts  Jan.   1 

Starting  Jan.  1  and  continuing 
through  the  month,  advertising,  ex- 
ploitation and  publicity  campaigns  by 
exhibitors  in  connection  with  First 
National  Month,  will  be  eligible  for 
awards  to  be  given  the  winners  of 
the  exploitation  contest.  Cash  prizes 
total  |2,000  and,  in  addition,  there 
will  be  an  Jionor  roll. 


Vital  Convention   Dec.   19 

Vital  Exchanges,  Inc.,  will  hold  a 
national  sales  convention  Dec.  19-21 
at  the  Astor. 


Eugene  O'Brien  Here 

Eugene  O'Brien  is  in  New  York 
from  the  Coast.  He  was  at  the  N. 
Y.   Athletic    Club   yesterday. 


When  you  think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Picture 

and  Theatrical  insurance  for 

the  past  fifteen  years. 


Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C. 

Bryant  3040 


(Coiitinned  from  Page   1) 

ing;  no  rip  rarin'  propagando;  no  ex- 
citement— just  a  sane  business  man 
who  views  the  problems  of  the  in- 
dustry in  a  business  like  way.  And 
that  is  what  is  needed;  needed  more 
today  than  ever  before.  When 
straight,  clean  and  clear  thinking  is 
going  to  be  vitally  essential.  Be- 
cause there  are  sure  going  to  be  a 
lot  of  opportunities  to  sit  tight  and 
keep  cool. 

"Photoplay,"  the  fan  maga- 
zine, runs  a  monthly  depart- 
ment of  the  best  pLays  and 
best  pictures.  Producers  and 
sta.rs  alike  are  anxious  to  get 
in  the  listing.  Can  you  imag- 
ine, therefore,  how  chipper 
Oscar  Price  feels.  When  he 
sees  that  "The  Skyrocket  is 
noted  as  one  of  the  best  pic- 
tures seen,  and  Peggy  Joyce 
IS  mentioned  as  giving  one  of 
the  best  performances  of  the 
month? 

Mickey  Neilan  told  me  months  ago 
that  Peggy  Hopkins  Joyce  was  go- 
ing to  surprise  the  industry.  Looks 
as  if  he  knew  what  he  was  talking 
about. 


Seattle  Film  Board  Elects 

Seattle  —  The  Northwest  Film 
Board  of  Trade  has  reelected  Jack 
Sullivan,  of  Fox,  president.  W.  J. 
Drummond,  P.  D.  C,  was  elected 
vice-president;  J.  A.  Gage,  Educa- 
tional, secretary-treasurer,  and  Al 
Rosenberg,  De  Luxe,  and  Fred  Sliter, 
First  National,  trustees. 

Date  Books  for  Exhibitors 

F.  B.  O.  has  prepared  a  pocket 
size  year  book  which  is  being  dis- 
tributed among  exhibitors  gratis. 
Harold  Rodner  is  distributing  a  neat 
date  book,  containing  addresses  of 
local  exchanges  as  a  feature. 

A  daily  calendar  pad  is  being  dis- 
tributed by   Rayart. 


Southern 

Atlanta  — 
Equipment 
president  w 
the  Ansley 
Atlanta;  C. 
A.  G.  Smot 
I.  Roberts, 


Equipment  Convention 

The  Southern  Theater 
Co.,      Oscar      Oldknow, 

ill    hold    a    convention    at 

next  week.  P.  C.  Parris, 
D.    Peck,    New   Orleans; 

h,  Oklahoma  City,  and  J. 

Dallas  will  attend. 


Baker  Forms  Another  Producing  Unit 
Cleveland — Jacob  Baker,  president 
of  the  Baker  M.  P.  Co.,  has  organized 
the  Baker  M.  P.  Co.  of  Winter 
Haven,  Fla.,  for  $250,000,  and  will 
start  building  a  studio.  The  company 
will  make  industrial  films  and  short 
reel  comedies.  Baker  has  been  in 
the  industrial  business  for  14  years. 
Harry  Brown,  former  Cleveland 
Universal  manager  will  join  Baker 
in   Winter    Haven   as   sales   manager. 


No  Affiliation  for   Otis 

W.  S.  Brewer,  president  of  the 
Otis  Lithograph  Co.,  has  just  re- 
turned from  Europe  and  contrary  to 
past  reports  states  that  Otis  has  no 
affiliation  with  any  other  lithographer 
whatsoever  and  that  no  consolidation 
or   sale  is  under  contemplation. 


Pathe  Appoints  New  Managers 

Charles  F.  Boyd  has  succeeded 
former  Manager  Gary  at  Memphis. 
William  M.  Hughart  has  succeeded 
Calkins,  who  resigned  from  the 
Butte   office.     Both    Pathe   changes. 


Loew  to  Build  Community  Hall 

Los  Angeles — In  a  speech  to  studio 
employees,  Marcus  Loew  stated  that 
he  will  build  a  community  hall  which 
will  house  a  gymnasium,  swimming 
pool   and   theater. 


Henry  in  Charge 
Omaha — T.  Y.  Henry,  division 
manager,  is  in  charge  of  the  local 
United  '  Artists  office,  while  F.  B. 
McCracken  is  on  a  three  months' 
leave,   due   to   a   nervous   breakdown. 

Belle   Bennett   Leaves 

Belle  Bennett  leaves  today  for  Hol- 
lywood. She  gave  a  tea  yesterday 
at  the   Ritz  for  the  press. 


New  Packing   Service 

B.  Werner  and  Al  Tomkins,  for- 
merly with  D.  P.  Howells,  Inc.,  have 
formed  the  Film  Packing  Service  with 
an  office  in  the  Godfrey  Bldg.  They 
will  take  care  of  title  insertions  and 
shipments. 


Hart  at  Strand  Next  Week 

William  S.  Hart  in  "Tumbleweeds" 
will  be  the  feature  at  the  Strand  next 
week. 


Turrill  in  London 
London — Howard  F.  Turrill  of  Ar- 
row   Pictures    is    here    to    close    con- 
tracts for  Arrow. 


The   finithine  touch  of  refinement   on 

an    elaborate    production    is    the 

bandcoloiing    by 


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Chadwick   Completes   Twelf 

With  the  completion  of  "The  'p 
of    Donald    Norton,"    Chadwick 
tures  now  have  12  of  their  anno  t 
15  for  this  season  completed. 


"Calamity  Jane,"  Marion  Pre 

Los  Angeles — In  conjunction 
Harry  Carr,  Frances  Marion  is 
preparing  Bret  Harte's  "Cal; 
Jane"   for   production. 


Lukan  Now  F.  N.  District  M' 
San    Francisco — L.    O.    Lukan 

been    appointed    district    managr 

West  Coast  territory,  with  head  j 

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Jim  Reilly  succeeds  him  as  Si  t 

manager. 

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Latta's  "Apology  "  Ad 


\N  APOLOGY  AND 
A  FAIR  WARNING 

How  many  of  you  ever  tried  entertaining  your  friends  seven  days  out  of 
ach  week?  Possibly  not  many  have  tried  tliis  but  I  am  sure  you  can  appreciate 
ihat  a  task  the  theatre  man  has  in  endeavoring  to  entertain  and  please — 365 
ays   out   of   each    year. 

We  endeavor  to  please  at  all  times  and  are  perfectly  willing  to  admit  our 
listakcs.  It  is  impossible  to  see  in  advance  every  program  we  present  so 
lUSt  base  our  judgment  of  a  production  on  the  story,  the  author  of  the  story, 
he  producer,  the  director  and  the  cast.  All  of  these  were  taken  into  considera- 
ion  when  we  booked  *  *  *  for  our  showing  yesterday  and  today  but  much  to 
ur  disappointment  we  feel  it  is  one  of  the  weakest  pictures  we  have  ever  shown 
n  Shenandoah.  The  balance  of  our  program  was  up  to  standard  but  we  are 
ot    happy    unless    we    have    a     100%    program. 

*  *  *  was  taken  from  •  •  *  stirring  novel — one  of  the  best  sellers  of  the 
ear.      It   is    a   production    produced    by    *   *   *    — with    *   *   *    in    the   cast. 

We  thought  this  should  make  a  splendid  picture  and  from  the  splendid 
,atronage  we  had  yesterday  it  is  evidenced  that  you  felt  the  same  way.  Bi;t 
;  is  just  one  of  those  cases  that  happens  once  in  a  while  where  a  good 
tory    fails   to    make   good    screen    material. 

Therefore,  if  we  disappointed  you  who  came  yesterday  we  hope  you  will 
ot   criticize    us    too    severely    for    wc    assure    you    we    meant    well. 

We  can  only  hope  to  succeed  through  good  clean,  honest  advertising  backed 
ith  the  GOODS.      This   is   once   we   failed.      We   apologize   and    beg   your    pardon. 

We  have  no  other  program  to  substitute  tonight,  therefore,  rather  than 
ave  a  dark  house  we  must  finish  the  engagement  but  to  those  who  liave  not 
;en  *  *  *  we  warn  you  that  in  our  opinion  it  is  a  very  weak  attraction, 
he  Fox  News,  Aesops  Fables,  and  Comedy  are  unusually  good  so  govern 
ourselves   accordingly. 

Most   sincerely   yours, 

C.  J.  LATTA 

Empress  Theatre 

COMPLETE  CHANGE  OF  PROGRAM  TUESDAY 


is  is  a  reproduction  of  the  paid 
rjtising  copy  inserted  in  his  local 
(baper  by  C.  J.  Latta  of  the  Em- 
»  theater,  Shenandoah,  la.,  to 
1  his  public  from  what  he 
»yht  was  a  weak  attraction.  In 
>iining  the  deletions  which  ap- 
Li above  Latta  states: 
'  3U  will  note  that  I  have  blotted 


out  all  evidence  of  production  re- 
ferred to.  Under  ordinary  circum- 
stances I  would  not  hesitate  to  pan 
a  picture  through  the  trade  journals,' 
but  because  of  all  this  national  pub- 
licity I  do  not  wish  to  cause  a  pro- 
ducing company  any  unnecessary 
grief.  I  think  the  picture  very  weak 
but  on  the  other  hand  some  may  feel 
that  it  is  O.  K." 


lio  Chains  Growing 

tChamas,    Howard   Frankel   and 
f:k     Steinberg     Taking     Over 
More  Theaters 

ledo — Nat  Charnas  and  associ- 
siave  added  the  Liberty  to  their 
il.lo  holdings.  They  now  own 
!  Liberty,  Strand,  Superior,  Lyric 
iDiamond.  Charnas  also  books 
le  Rivoli  and  Palace. 


esville  —  Howard  Frankel  has 
sed  the  Zane  from  L.  J.  Jos- 
nd  will  rename  it  the  Rivoli. 
s  Frankel's  fifth  Ohio  house! 


ince — Jack  Steinberg  has  taken 
he  Start  from  HofTman  &  Wag- 
He  also  owns  the  American 
Regent.   Youngstown. 


Take  Over  Two 

Worth,  Tex. — Stinnett  and 
insky  have  taken  over  the  Ritz 
le  Jeflferson,  Dallas.  Both  will 
ecorated  and  will  be  known  as 
jes  theaters, 


Karper  on  His  Own 

M.  H.  Karper  has  taken  over  larger 
quarters  in  the  Longacre  BIdg.  where 
he   will   conduct   a   publicity   bureau. 


Incorporations 

Albany,  N.  Y.— Arthur  Silber,  New  York. 
Capital  $15,000.  Incorporators,  A.  Silber, 
E.   Joseph    and    C.    Grohs. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — tdith  Amusement  Corp., 
New  York.  Incorporators,  O.  Grossman,  L. 
Cunningham    and   L.    Kuttler. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Beatrice  Fairfax  Pictures, 
New  York.  Capital  $300,000.  Incorpora- 
tors,   M.    Singer,    E.    Adelman  and   M.    Vogel. 


Phoenix,    Ariz. — Apache    Trail    Amusement 
Co.,      Phoenix.        Capital     $50,000.  Incor- 

porators,   )->.    McAhren,    C.    Zacharias    and    J. 
King. 


Springfield,  111.  —  Gourfain  and  Trinz 
Amusement  Co.,  Chicago.  Capital  $25,000. 
Incorporators,  E.  Trinz,  H.  Gourfain  and 
G.    Webster. 


Jackson,  Miss.  —  Wyoming  Amusement 
Park,  Inc.;  Yazoo  City.  Capital  $5,000 
Incorporators,  R.  Hector,  H.  Regan  and  J. 
Regan. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Norton  Amusement  Corp., 
Rochester.  Capital  $150,000.  Incorpora- 
tors, N.  Kaplar,  K.  Thompson  and  W.  Bom- 
mersheim. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— F.  S.  &  S.  Corp.,  New 
York.  Incorporators,  F.  Goldstein  and  H. 
Fredman. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Fletcher  Producing  Co., 
New  York.  Capital  $50,000.  Incorporators. 
W.    Saxe,    P.    Hahn    and    M.    McGahan. 


Lamb   to    Make    Two-Reelers 

Arthur  J.  Lamb  will  produce  s 
series  of  12  two  reel  comedies  fe? 
turing  Violet  Mersereau.  Joseph 
Levering  will  direct  for  release 
through  Cranfield  and  Clarke.  Thr 
first  is  "Her  First  Night  in  Phila- 
delphia." 


Miami    Opening    in    February 

Atlanta — Harry  Leach,  who  was 
here  a  few  days  ago,  reports  splendid 
progress  on  the  new  Miami  theater 
in  which  he  is  jointly  interested  with 
Famous.  The  house  is  scheduled  to 
open  in  February  and  will  seat  2500 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Bershap  Theater  Corp.. 
New  Yorit.  Incorporators,  H.  Amdur,  H. 
Cohen    and    B.    Shapiro. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Futter  Productions,  New 
York.  Incorporators,  W.  Futter,  M.  Green- 
berg  and    L     I.    Schmanl. 


Albany.  N.  Y — R.  S.  P.  Amusement  Co.. 
New  York.  Capital  $15,000.  Incorporators, 
E.  Alper,  G.  Schwartz  and  K.  Wagner.  At- 
torney, H.  Pearlman,  63  Park  Row,  New 
York. 


Albany.  N.  Y. — Anboard  Theaters  Corp., 
New  York.  Capital  $5,000.  Incorporators, 
M.  Schwartz,  A.  Schwartz  and  M.  Schwartz. 
Attorney,  S.  I.  Segall,  220  Broadway,  New 
York. 


Albany.  N.  Y. — Oceansidc  Theaters,  New 
York.  Capital  $5,000.  Incorporators,  M. 
Sherman,  S.  Riegelhaupt  and  W.  Blam,  At- 
torney, S.  I.  .Segall,  220  Broadway,  New 
York. 


Allinny,  N.  Y. — Roosevelt  Exhibition  Corp., 
New  York.  Incorporators,  H.  E.  Hudener, 
L  Strong  and  F.  Rubin.  Attorneys.  Went- 
worth.  Lowenstein  &  Stern,  152  West  42nd 
St.,    New   York. 


Albany.  N.  Y. — Chanin  Theaters  Corp., 
New  York.  Capital  $25,000.  Incorporators, 
R.  Pincus,  L.  Passman  and  R.  Nackenson. 
"ittorneys,  Kramer  &  Kleinfield,  1135  Broad- 
way,   New    York. 


Do\'er,  Del. — College  Theater  Corp.  Capi- 
a',  $500,000.  Incorporators,  H.  Lehman,  R. 
Hamilton  and  H.  Adams.  Attorney,  Corpor- 
ition  Service  Co.,  Equitable  Bldg.,  Wilming- 
ton. 

New  Theaters 

St.  Charles.  111. — Bids  are  being  received 
by  Robert  Stempe!  for  the  new  $100,000  house 
that   he    is    planning   to    build    this    spring. 


Ilion,   N.    Y. — The   Capitol  opened  here  last 
week. 


Reseda,    Cal. — B.   W.   Hopkins  plans   a  new 
theater  here   in   the  spring. 


Dover,  Del.  —  Colonial  Picture  Corp. 
Capital  $50,000.  Incorporators,  D.  Demeria, 
B.  Rule  and  P.  Paraviti.  Attorney,  Colonial 
Charter    Co..   304   Ford    Bldg.,   Wilmington. 


Los  Angeles — Plans  have  been  made  by  the 
Austin  Companv  of  Cal.  to  build  a  neighbor- 
hood house  on  Wilshire   Blvd. 


Albany,     N.      Y. — Bershap     Theater     Corp. 
New    York. 


Albany,     N.     Y. — Futter    Produtions,    Inc.; 
New    York.      Capital    $12,000. 


Albany.     N.     Y.— Blum     Theatrical     Corp., 
New    York.      Capital   $20,000. 


Albany,    N.    Y. — Norton    Amusement    Corp., 
Rochester.      Capital    $20,000. 


Albany,     N.     Y. — Merit     Play     Productions, 
Inc.;    New    York.      Capital   $30,000. 


Albany.    N.    Y. — Primo    Producing   Co.,   New 
York. 


Albany,     N.     Y. — Ludlow     Operating    Corp., 

V.    V. 


Joliet,  III. — The  Rialto  Square  is  to  open 
by  March,  according  to  Maurice  Rubens  of  the 
Great    States    Theaters,    Inc. 


Coos    Bay,    Ore. — The   Egyptian    opened    re- 
cently. 


Des  Plaines,  111. — Contracts  on  a  new  house 
here  have  been  awarded  to  Otto,  John  &  But- 
ler. The  house  will  be  owned  by  W.  C.  Bra- 
han    Magee.      To    cost    $60,000. 


Maplewood,   Mo. — The  Marshall  has  opened. 


Walla    Walla,    Wash— G.    E.    Terbune    has 
opened   the   Arcade   theater. 


Two  New  P.  D.  C.  Managers 

W.  J.  Morgan  has  appointed  Harry 
I.  Goldman  manager  in  New  Haven, 
and  Jacob  B.  Cohen  manager  in 
Pittsburgh  for  P.  D.  C. 


Dol  Ruth  to  Direct  "The  Grifters" 
Los  Angeles — Rov  Del  Ruth  will 
direct  "The  Grifters"  for  Warners. 
The  cast  at  present  comprises  Dolores 
Costello,  Louise  Fazenda,  John  Har- 
ron  and  Matthew  Betz. 


ANDYCUMP^ 

^  COUNT  ON  ME  POR  BIGGER, LONGER, 
LOUDER    LAUGHS   DURING      /, 

LAUCH  mon: 


Series    of    twelve.      Two    reels    each — one  i 

every    two    weeks.      A    nationwide    tie-up 

with    Sidney     Smith's    famous    cartoons    in    300    daily 

newspapers    with    a    circulation    of    nearly    17.000,000. 


SEE  YOUR  UNIVERSAL  EXCHANGE 


**Jones  has  paid  off  all 
his  notes  and  his  ac- 
count  is  one  of  our 
biggest." 


He's  made  a  bigger  depos- 
it every  week  since  he 
changed  over  to  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer   pictures." 


THE   real  money   today  is  being  made  by  exhibitors   playing   The 
Quality  Fifty 'Two, 

MetrO'Goldwyn'Mayer  product  is  hitting  the  mark  consistently  with 
shows  that  please  the  crowds. 

Throughout  the  industry,  wherever  film  men  meet  you  hear  about  the 
big  business  that  M-G-M's  showman  pictures  are  doing. 

Ask  the  man  who's  playing  The  Quality  Fifty'Two,  You'll  wonder  why 
you  didn't  wake  up  to  your  Big  Opportunity  sooner ! 


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More   stars   than   there  i| 

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LIS    IS    HAPPENING 
MORE  AND   MORE 


ER 


EVERY   DAY 


What  You  Get  In 
One  Month  (Dec*) 
of  The  Quality  32 

SALLY,  IRENE  AND  MARY 

Edmund  Qoulding's  production  of  the  Broad- 
ivay  play.  With  Constance  Bennett,  Joan 
Crawford,  Sally  O'Neill.  Written  and  directed 
by  Edmund  Qoulding. 

THE  MASKED  BRIDE 

Starring  Mae  Murray.  Directed  by  Christy 
Cabanne.  By  Leon  Abrams.  Adapted  by 
Carey  Wilson. 

TIME  THE  COMEDIAN 

Robert  Z.  Leonard's  production.  With  Lew 
Cody,  Mae  Busch,  Qertrude  Olmstead.  From 
Kate  Jordan's  novel.  Adapted  by  Frederick 
and  Fanny  Hatton. 

HIS  SECRETARY 

Hobart  Henley's  production.  Starring  Norma 
Shearer  with  hew  Cody.  And  Willard  Louis. 
Story  by  Carey  Wilson.  Scenario  by  Hope 
Loring  and  Louis  D.  Lighten. 

DON'T 

Rupert  Hughes'  production  of  his  story.  With 
SalJy  O'NeiH  and  Bert  Roach.  Directed  byAlf 
Qoulding. 

SOUL  MATES 

Jack  Conway's  production  of  Elinor  Qlyn's 
novel  "The  Reason  Why. "  With  Aileen  Pringle 
and  Edmund  Lowe.  Scenario  by  Jack  Conway. 
Directed  by  Jack  Conway. 

THE  GREAT  LOVE 

Marshall  "Neilan's  production  of  his  own  story. 
Adapted  by  Benjamin  Qlazer.  Directed  by 
Marshall  Nei/an. 


-That's  why  we* re 
''The  Talk  of  the 
Industry** 


Mayer's 


;/2  /Ye  avcn" 


THC 


Newspaper    Opinions 

"The  Ancient  Highway"— Paramount 
Strand,    Cincinnati 

ENQUIRER—*  ♦  ♦  The  picture  starts  out 
with  a  fight,  and  that  same  strenuous  tone 
is  maintained  till  the  end.  Holt,  as  a  war 
veteran  who  refused  to  stay  dead,  outwits 
the  diabolical  machinations  of  a  millionaire 
lumberman.    ♦    •    ♦ 

Apollo,  Indianapolis 

•STAR—*  *  *  It  is  a  splendid  film  from 
the  first  reel  to  the  last,  with  Jack  Holt 
and  Montague  Love  waging  a  desperate 
battle  to  see  whether  the  villain  steals  the 
girl's    timberlands.    *    *    ♦ 

Granada,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN*  *  *  Jack  Holt  and  Billit 
Dove  maintam  their  reputaation  of  being 
the  ideal  pair  for  pictures  of  the  outdoor 
variety.    ♦    *    ♦ 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  •  The  tremendous 
scene  of  the  picture  is  the  big  log  jam 
and  its  dynamiting.  And  in  the  dynamiting 
is  achieved  one  of  the  most  remarkable  effects 
this  reviewer  ever  has  seen  on  the  screen 
— a  huge  log  whirling  end  on  end  and  ap 
parently    crashing    into    the    camera.    ♦    ♦    ♦ 

CHRONICLE—*  •  *  Irvin  Willat  has 
handled  his  melodramatic  material  in  "The 
Ancient  Highway"  with  a  considerable 
amount  of  art,  making  of  the  James  Oliver 
Curwood  story  a  picture  that  holds  atten- 
tion  fascmated.   *   ♦   ♦ 

NEWS—*  *  *  James  Oliver  Curwood's 
story  of  the  upper  Canadian  timber  coun- 
try contains  enough  thrills  to  satiate  the 
most  clamorous  seeker   for   excitement.    ♦   *   • 


mar  a  good  burlesque  romance.   *   *  * 

NEWS—*  *  •  Carries  the  viewer  from 
the  realms  of  the  sublime  into  a  quick  drop 
down  to  the  ridiculous  and  back  again  to 
the  higher  realms  at  the  ending.  It  is  a 
segment  of  broad  comedy  sandwiched  be- 
tween lw3  ravishingly  beautiful  natural  color 
sequences.    *    *    * 


"The  Storm  Breaker" — Universal 
Empress,    Omaha 

WORLDHERALD— *  *  *  House  Peters 
does  commendable  acting  in  this  salt  picture, 
which  has  some  beautiful  scenes  and  notable 
storm    photography.    *    *    * 

Fox,   Philadelphia 

INQUIRER— •  *  *  House  Peters,  as  the 
cold,  stern,  conceited  sea  captain  thinking  him 
=elf  sufficient  for  all  occasions  no  matter  what 
they  may  be,  has  done  in  the  picture  a  re- 
mr-rkable    piece   of   character   acting.    •    •    ♦ 

RECORD—*  *  *  there  is  no  dearth  of  mo- 
tion picture  thrills  in  the  presentation  of  "The 
Storm  Breaker,"  from  "The  Titans,"  by 
Charles   Guernon.    *    •    » 


"The    Best    People"— Paramount 
Cox,    Cincinnati 

TIMES-STAR-*  *  *  Sidney  Olcott  does 
not  seem  to  have  been  up  to  his  usual  form. 
There  were  better  picture  possibilities  in  the 
play  than  the  mediocre  result  which  he 
achieved.   *   *   • 


"That  Royle  Girl"— Paramount 
Modem,  Boston 

HERALD—*  ♦  *  No  Griffith  picture  would 
be  complete  without  a  storm,  and  in  "That 
Royle  Girl"  there  is  an  old-fashioned,  western 
c\ clone  at  a  melodramatic  moment.  The  pho- 
tography, excellent  throughout,  is  noticeably 
fine   during   the   storm   scenes.    *   »   ♦ 

Strand,  Omaha 

WORLD-HERALD—*  *  ♦  there  is  rapid 
action  climaxed  with  a  cyclone  that  surpasses 
the  great  director's  blizzard  scene  in  "Way 
Down  East."  And  then,  too,  the  picture  spar- 
kles with  pathetic  wit  sketched  in  with  the 
characteristic   Griffith  delicacy.    ♦   *    • 


"Stage  Struck"— Paramount 

BULLETIN— •  •  *  We  are  frank  to  say 
that  up  until  the  last  two  pictures,  we  were 
laboring  under  the  delusion  that  Miss  Swan 
son  could  not  act.  She  demonstrated  in  her 
Jast  picture  that  she  is  an  actress  and  in 
'Stage  Struck"  does  even  more  to  force  the 
fact   home.    *   •   • 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  ♦  It  is  distinctly 
a  comedy  role,  almost  rough  and  tumble 
in  spots,  but  Gloria  is  herself  all  the  time, 
which  means  that  she  has  her  audiences 
with    her   every  moment     *   •   ♦ 

CHRONICLE—*  *  *  Miss  Swanson  has 
done  few  things  in  her  long  career  that  are 
as  fine  as  the  meditation  before  jumping 
into  the  river.  Her  pantomime  here  is  maT- 
velously  illuminative.  This  is  almost  the 
only  serious  bit  in  the  picture.  Gloria's 
work  bein.g  in  the  character  comedy  field 
all^th^-ough    the    story,    and    fine    work    it    is 

EXAMINER—*  •  *  Did  the  audience  like 
It?  They  certainly  did,  and  roared  over 
the  antics.  For  ourselves,  we  found  "Stage 
Struck"  tiresome,  full  of  rough  stuff  and 
custard  pies,  and  hard  to  keep  awake  over. 
The  picture  has  more  of  Gloria  than  the 
"Coast  of  Folly"  had.  But  it  is  unfortunate 
that     stretches     of    such    monotonous    crudity 


"Where   Was   I?— Universal 
Family,    Cincinnati 

ENQUIPER— ♦  *  *  Poor  Reginald  Denny. 
He  s  always  m  hot  water.  Considering 
the  scrapes  he  gets  into  in  all  his  starring 
features  it's  a  wonder  he  can  retain  his 
robust  appearance.  "Where  Was  I?"  is 
just  the  kind  of  comedy  in  which  he  is  at 
his   best.    *    *    * 

Reade's,  Cleveland 

NEWS—*  *  *  Mr.  (Reginald)  Denny 
makes  things  hum  with  an  occasional  jolt,  but 
he  becomes  much  too  skittish  at  certain  junc- 
tures. His  example  is  emulated  by  Otis  Har- 
lan and  it  has  a  tendency  to  lower  the  tone 
of  the   farce.    *   •   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  The  situations  are  rich  with 
genuine  humor,  comedy  and  suspense.  This 
IS  especially  the  case  when  he  is  thought  ill  by 
his  wife  and  put  to  bed. 

A  mighty  entertaining  picture  that  should 
please  all   movie  fans.   *   •   * 

Alhambra,  Milwaukee 

SENTINEL-*  •  *  A  wild  taxi  ride,  full 
of  thrills  and  narrow  escapes,  fills  in  a  goodly 
portion  of  the  picture  and  the  situation  where 
both  the  would-be  wife  and  sweetheart  are  in 
the  same  house  without  knowing  of  each  other's 
presence   provides   another  humorous   sequence. 


"The   Wife  Who  Wasn't  Wanted"— 
Warners — Olympia,      Boston 

PC^ST— *  *  *  Irene  Rich  gives  one  of  her 
very  finest  performances  as  the  charming  and 
self-sacrificing  mother,  playing  with  sympathy 
and   understanding.   *   •   ♦ 


"The  Winding  Stair"— Fox 
^„„^  Washington,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS-*  *  *  There  is  something 
to  appeal  to  every  film  taste  in  "The  Wind- 
ing   Stair.      «    •   » 

NEWS-*  •  •  The  actiton  drags  a  trifle 
m  the  opening  reels,  but  once  it  gets  going 
there  is  considerable  speed  and  a  thrilling 
climax.   *   *   »  •* 


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THE 


Wednesday,  December  16,  1925 


Theater  Changes 

Des  Moines — A.  H.  Blank  Enterprises 
has  secured  Frank  Shipley  to  manage  the 
Rialto. 


Des  Moines — Complete  new  equipment  is 
to  be  installed  in  the  Plaza  during  its  re- 
modeling. 


Des    Moines — H.     Berg     has     bought     the 
Lincoln. 


Burlington,   Col. — H   .G.   Mork  has   boiiglit 
the  Midway  from   W.   P.   Perry. 


Belem,  N.  M. — L.  M.  Fay  has  disposed  of 
the    Central    to    W.    B.    Cook,    of    Dawson. 


Red  Oak,  la. — George  Munroe,  who  re- 
cently took  over  the  Oak  has  changed  tne 
iname   to   the   Beardsley. 


Chicago — William  and  Bertha  Ptail  of 
the  Highland  Park  Film  Co.,  have  leased 
'the   Alcyon    for    15    years. 


Elgin,    III. — The    Star    has    reopened    after 
being  completely   redecorated. 


Palmer,  Ct. — William  Sullivan,  former  own- 
er of  the  Circle,  South  Manchester,  has  taken 
a  lease  on  the  Empire. 


Minneapolis — Charles  C.  Perry  has  been 
transfered  to  the  State,  key  theater  of  the 
F.  &  R.  chain. 


Bristol,    Pa. — The    Colonial    has    been    sold 
by  Jack   Leon  to   C.   O.   Campbell. 


Gettysburg,  Pa. — The  New  theater  has 
been  taken  over  by  Jay  Emanual.  The  house 
has  a  seating  capacity  of   1000. 


Pulaski,  N.  Y. — Hohman  O.  H.,  has  been 
taken  over  by  the  Gilmore  Amusement  Co. 
of  Syracuse. 


Pittsburgh — -J.  Knox  Strachan  is  to  suc- 
ceed Harold  J.  Turner  as  assistant  manager 
bf  the  Cameo. 


Clyde,   O. — John   G.   Furrer  has  purchased 
the  Rivoli   at   Defiance  from   J.   Armbrust. 


Charleston,  S.  C. — The  Elso.  purchased  by 
Basil  R.  Kerr,  is  to  open  shortly  under  John 
M.   Kerr. 


Finley,   O. — 'The  Star  has   been   sold  to  A. 
B.   Kraft  by   D.   F.   Harris. 


Bethlehem,  Pa. — Following  a  summer  sea 
ion  of  stock,  the  Colonial  has  opened  for 
:he  fall. 


Reading,  Pa. — Refusing  to  reveal  the 
dentity  of  the  purchaser,  the  Grand  Opera 
md  Market  House  Co.,  announces  the  sale 
)f    the    Capitol. 


Allentown,   Pa. — William   H.    Richards   has 
|)OUght  the  Nelson  from  the  Pergola  Theater 


Atlantic  City — Premsies  of  the  Savoy  were 
iold  by  Charles  Hudson  to  Louis  Kaplan,  of 
New    York,    for    $210,000. 


Ocean    City,   N.   J. — The   Plaza   has   closed 
Its   doors    for    the    winter. 


Burlington,  Colo. — H.  G.  Mork  has  bought 
;he  Midway  from  W.  P.  Perry.  The  Central 
las  been  sold  to  W.  B.  Cook  of  Dawson, 
N.   M.   by   Leo   M.    Fay. 


Marvel,    III. — The    Marvel    has    closed    its 
loort. 


Lepanto,  Ark. — The  Majestic  has  been  sold 
)y    S.   H.    Mays. 


Little  Falls,  N.  Y.— The  Gem  has  been 
:losed  indefinitly,  but  will  open  on  special 
Kcasions,  according  to  William  Carrkey, 
ocal  manager  for  Schine. 


Eufaula,  Okla. — Destiteyed  last  year  by 
ire,  the  Palace  has  again  been  opened  by  Roy 
treason. 


Denver — The  State  has  reopened  having 
'Cen  dark  for  the  past  few  weeks  while  un- 
ergoing  repairs. 


Cleveland — Plans  are  being  made  to  have 
ictures  introduced  into  the  programs  of  the 
olumbia. 


Cleveland — M.    C.    Barth,    former   manager 
i(  ',  the  Cozy  has  taken  over  the  Maje»tic. 


Site  in  St.  Louis? 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

ferred  with  Fox  recently.  This  deal 
is  said  to  have  involved  almost  $1,- 
000,000. 

The  property  taken  in  Grand  Ave. 
frontage  north  of  Olive  St.  to  Wash- 
mgton  Blvd.,  or  24  ft.  by  260  ft.  on 
Washington.  Several  years  ago  this 
location  was  considered  by  Lewis 
Selznick  as  a  site  for  a  theater,  of- 
fice and  apartment  building.  Plans 
then  included  a  3600  seat  house  and 
office  building  on  (jrand  Blvd.  and  a 
:i400  seat  vaudeville  theater  and 
apartment  on  Washington  Blvd. 


New    Film    Cutter 

East  Piitsburgh — ■!.  Serrurier  of 
Altadena,  Calif.,  has  invented  what 
he  calls  the  Moviola-Midget  Film 
Reviewing  Machine  to  cut  film  and 
insert  the  titles  This  machine,  elec- 
trically operated,  is  driven  by  a  West 
inghouse  1/40  hp.,  series  wound  uni- 
versal motor,  round  frame,  operat- 
ing at  approximately  4000  rpm.  West- 
inghouse  is  handling  it. 


Ray    Rockett   Goes   South 

Ray  Rockett  has  left  for  Alabama, 
where  the  "Men  on  Steel"  unit  is  at 
work. 


Presentation  Studio 

(Continued   from  Page    1) 

ments,  property  room,  a  picture  pro- 
jection theater,  ballet  rehearsal  rooms 
and  the  offices  of  the  production  man- 
ager, Herschel  Stuart;  the  director 
of  productions,  John  Murray  Ander- 
son; the  musical  director,  Nathaniel 
W.  Finston;  the  ballet  master,  Doris 
Petroff,  and  other  members  of  the 
stafT. 

Special  attention  will  be  given  to 
short  subjects.  These  as  well  as  fea- 
tures will  be  cued  by  the  director  of 
music.  Attention  will  also  be  given 
to  the  development  of  novelties  to 
be  associated  as  a  unit  with  certain 
pictures  and  short  subjects. 


Coast   Duties   Divided 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

Turnbull  will  have  charge  of  Clar- 
ence Badger,  Malcolm  St.  Clair,  Ed- 
ward Sutherland  and  George  B. 
Seitz  and  starring  pictures  of  Ray- 
mond Griffith  and  Bebe  Daniels.  He 
will  produce  "The  Rough  Riders," 
and  the  Zane  Grey's  best  stories  sel- 
lers, and  is  handling  detail  of  "The 
Golden   Journey." 

Schulberg  will  produce  all  pictures 
of  James  Cruze,  Allan  Dwan,  Dim- 
itri  Buchowetzki,  Victor  Fleming 
and  William  Wellman.  Starring  pic- 
tures of  Pola  Negri,  Adolphe  Menjou 
and  Betty  Bronson  made  on  the 
Coast  will  be  under  his  guidance  and 
stories  written  by  Ernest  Vaida. 

Assisting  Turnbull  and  Schulberg 
are  Lucien  Hubbard,  Walter  Woods, 
Garnett  Weston  and  Kenneth  Hawks. 


for  that 

SPECIAL  PRESENTATION 

FLAGS  &  BANNERS 

HENRY  JACKSON 
141  Fulton  St.  New  York 


New  Deals  Under  Way 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Theater  Corp.  will  shortly  be  moved 
from  Buffalo  to  New  York  and,  in 
the  future,  Walter  Hays  and  Nathan 
Robbins,  the  latter  a  new  vice-presi- 
dent will  make  their  headquarters 
here.  Reports  which  have  crept  into 
circulation  in  the  past  few  days  that 
a  hitch  had  developed  between  Mark 
and  the  Robbins  interests  involving 
ihe  latter's  ten  up-state  houses  are 
erroneous.  Mark  declared  yesterday 
ihe  deal  involving  five  Utica  houses, 
lour  in  Watertown  and  one  in  Syra- 
cuse  has   now  been  definitely  closed. 


Road  Shows  Ready 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

Start  Jan.  3,  at  the  Shubert-Detroit. 
Another  company  will  be  sent 
through  the  Middle  West  starting 
about  the  middle  of  January. 

The  opening  in  Washington  is 
scheduled  for  Jan.  18,  at  Poll's.  An- 
other unit  will  be  sent  to  San  Fran- 
cisco to  open  at  the  Curran,  Jan. 
25.  The  sixth  will  be  sent  to  Bos- 
ton, at  the  Majestic,  starting  Feb.  1. 
Another  opens  at  the  Auditorium, 
Baltimore,  Feb.  15.  Th?  tenth  will 
be  sent  to  Pittsburgh,  at  the  Alvin, 
starting   March  22. 

"The  Big  Parade"  will  play  indefi- 
nite  engagements   in   each   i)ig   city. 


Seattle  Regional  in  New  Quarters 

Seattle — "Motion    Picture    Record' 
has   moved   to  2016  Third   Ave. 


45  Chains  in  T.  O.  G.  G. 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

city,  but  also  in  Jersey,  Long  Island 
and  Hudson  Valley  towns.  These 
chains  include  from  two  to  15  houses. 
The  detailed  data  has  been  prepared 
by  the  Chamber  for  publication  in 
THE  FILM  YEAR  BOOK.  Among 
the  more  important  circuits  which  do 
not  belong  to  the  T.O.C.C.  are 
Loews   and    Moss. 

The  T.O.C.C,  in  addition  to  chain 
operators,  lists  about  80  exhibitors 
who  own  individual  theaters.  It  was 
estimated  yesterday  that  its  members 
are  now  building  about  21  houses, 
with  plans  for  many  more  about  to 
be  filed. 


Pinellas   to   Build 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
itan  Prod.,  is  an  important  figure. 
Chester  Beecroft,  who  likewise  was 
at  one  time  with  Cosmopolitan,  has 
leased  space  and  will  make  "The  Au- 
tocrat" there,  probably  for  release 
through  Arrow. 

Actual  work  on  the  studio  will  be- 
gin Jan.  1  with  completion  planned 
by  March  1.  The  first  stage  will  be 
125  by  80  ft.,  but  the  dimensions  of 
the  others  are  to  be  determined. 
Miller    &   Co.   will   build. 

Pinellas  Films,  Inc.,  which  recent-  . 
ly  took  over  Sering  D.  Wilson  and 
Co.,  will  make  four  features  a  year 
in  the  new  studio.  Carver  is  presi- 
dent; James  T.  Wetherald,  vice- 
president;  Royal  W.  Wetherald, 
treasurer,  and  James  D.  Sayles,  sec- 
retary. Interested  in  Florida  M.  P. 
Industries,  Inc.,  are  David  Coddaire, 
president;  Carver,  vice-president; 
John  Parks,  secretary-treasurer,  and 
the  following  directors:  Coddaire, 
Parks,  Carver,  E.  Dutilh  Smith,  Jas. 
T.  Wetherald  and  Leo  Kilgannon. 
The  officers  of  the  studio  company 
will  be  drawn  from  the  other  two 
corporations  and  are  to  be  elected. 


Frank  Wunderlee   Dead 

Frank  Wunderlee,  actor,  is  dead  as 
a  result  of  a  heart  attack.  He  lived 
at  the  Green  Room  Club. 


G.    A.    Balsdon    Back 

G.  A.  Balsdon  has  returned  after  a 
tour  of  all  Vital  Canadian  offices. 


U.  S.  Gensors  Sought 

(Contiiuted  from  Page   1) 

cense  would  be  $2  per  1,000  ft.  or 
fraction  thereof,  and  SO  cents  for 
each  print. 

Interstate  or  foreign  shipment  of 
nlicensed  films  or  their  exhibition 
in  the  District  of  Columbia  or  any 
territory  is  prohibited,  and  violations 
would  be  punishable  by  a  fine  of  not 
exceeding  $1,000,  or  imprisonmentt 
for  not  more  than  one  year,  or  both, 
and   the    film   confiscated. 

All  films  must  be  reviewed  by  one 
member;  appeal  from  his  decision 
may  be  taken  to  the  full  board,  and 
from  there  to  the  Court  of  Appeals 
for  the  District. 


a-/fNNOUNCEMENT 

Arthur  J.   Lamb 

presents 

THE  MOLLY  MAY  SERIES 

(INC.) 

12  2  reel  high  class  comedies 

Direction  of  JOSEPH  LEVERING 
Featuring  VIOLET  MERSEREAU 

To  be  distributed  by  Cranfield  &  Clark  (Inc.)  1476  B'way 

Number  one  "Her  First  Night  in  Philadelphia" 
Now  in  Production 


yes. 


for  millionsi 

.  .  .  .  o  formillions  who  are  reading  H. 
L.  Gates*  serial  in  almost  two  hundred 
newspapers, 

for  millions  who  enjoy  a  human 

portrayal  of  the  girl  of  today. 

What  set  crowded  houses  throbbing  at  the 
New  York  Strand  this  week?  Not  the  lavish 
clothes  Joanna's  million  dollars  bought;  nor 
the  whirl  of  life  into  which  her  money  ledi 
her.  They  are  striking  scenes— but  greater 
still  is  the  drama  that  comes  when  Joanna 
counts  up  in  the  end.  What's  left?  That 
reaches  the  heart. 

DOROTHY 
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Price  5  Cents 


VALUES 

By  DANNY 
Sleeping  the  artistic  and  valu- 
e  films  from  the  public,  de- 
ving  the  industry  of  what  it 
mtitled  to  in  the  form  of  new 
:rons,  or  of  old  ones  who  want 
nething  better,  something  dif- 
ent,  was  the  char'ge  made  by 
rl  Hammons,  of  Educational 
ms,  yesterday,  against  the  ex- 
itors  of  this  country, 
"here  will  come  denials;  there  al- 
/s  are,  when  exhibitors  are  told 
i  facts.  And  this  is  a  cold  fact. 
;  average  exhibitor  is  not  sufhci- 
ly  interested  in  developing  and 
iding  his  business.  He  will  not  go 
he  trouble  to  look  for  and  arrange 
ehies  and  otherwise  build  his 
iness.  If  it  conies  along,  and  is 
f  to  get,  he  may  take  it  on.  Other- 
e,  not  likely  is  he  to  step  out  and 
to  do  something. 

Mr.  Average  Exhibitor  is 
\;hiefly  interested  in  rentals, 
'^ilm  rentals.  Not  values.  He 
•vonders  which  distributor  is 
joing  to  "hit  him"  the  hard- 
est. Listen  to  a  crowd  of  ex- 
iibitors — any  crowd,  anywhere 
\ — and  it  is  always  the  same 
Yubject. 

ine    of   the    finest    jobs    that    Pete 

odhull,  or  for  that  matter  anyone 

ly   interested    in    the   problems   of 

exhibitor,   could  do,  would  be  to 

him  up  on  such  matters  as  devel- 

ig  his  clientele,  building  good  will; 

pther  words   doing   something  for 

I  own   business.      The   editors    edi- 

alize — this    is    one    of    them — the 

ributors  and  producers  hammer  at 

idea,  but  apparently  this  effort  is 

{Continued  on  Page  2) 


Hasting  Office  Ready 

I   Commission"   Bureau   for   "Ex- 
:ras"  Will  Function  Beginning 
Jan.  4 — Two  Coast  Offices 

[ollywood — The  board  of  directors 
the  Central  Casting  Corp.  have 
ted  the  following  officers:  Fred 
Beetson,  president;  Wm.  R 
ser,  of  the  Harold  Lloyd  Corp. 
;  vice-president;  Irving  G.  Thal- 
:,  of  Metro-Goldwvn-Mayer,  sec- 
vice-president,  and  Victor  H 
ke,  of  Famous,  treasurer, 
iffices  will  be  located  in  the  Guar- 
r  Bldg.  in  Hollywood  and  will  be 
{Continued  on  Page  2) 


T.  O.  C.  C.  Ball  Jan.  21 

he  sixth  annual  dinner  of  the  T. 
C.  C.  will  be  held  at  the  Astor  on 
.  21. 


23  From  P.  D.  G. 

Spring  Schedule  Drawn  Up — Eight 
from  De  MOle  Studio  and  Two 

from  Neilan 
Producers  Dist.  Corp.  will  release 
23  features  the  first  half  of  1926.  The 
scehdule  calls  for  eight  from  the  De 
Mille  studio,  twelve  from  the  Metro- 
pofitan  Studios  including  two  from 
A.  H.  Sebastian  and  one  R.enaud 
Hoffman;  two  from  Marshall  Neilan 
and  one  from  Al  Christie. 

The   productions   with   some   detail 

follow: 

De    Mille    Studio 

"Braveheart,"  starring  Rod  La  Rocque, 
directed  by  Alan  Hale.  Support:  Lillian 
Rich,  Robert  Edeson,  Tyrone  Power,  Jean 
Acker. 

"Red  Dice,"  starring  Rod  La  Rocque,  di- 
rected by  William  K.  Howard.  Support : 
Marguerite    de    la    Motte,. 

"Bachelor's  Brides,"  starring  Rod  La  Roc- 
que.     No   detail   announced. 

"Made    for    Love,"    starring    Leatrice    Joy, 

{Continued  on  Page  6) 


Medal  Awarded 

Riesenfeld    Trophy    for    Most    Novel 
Short  Subject  Will  Become  an 
Annual  Fixture — Hays  Speaks 

Will  H.  Hays  yesterday  tendered 
to  Farl  W.  Hammons,  of  Education- 
al, the  gold  medal  awarded  by  Hugo 
Riesenfeld  for  the  most  novel  short 
subject  shown  in  America  for  the 
year  ending  Sept.  1. 

Hammons  will  forward  the  medal 
to  L.  Starewitch,  in  Paris.  The  medal 
was  tendered  to  Hammons  for  that 
Durpose,  because  Educational  han- 
dled the  novelty  in  this  country. 

An  interesting  announcement  was 
{Continued  on  Page  6) 


Second  Run  Chain 

Charmont  Theater  Guild  Planning  to 

Conduct   Twenty-Second    Run 

Houses  in  New  York  City 

The  Charmont  Theater  Guild,  with 
offices  at  245  W.  47th  St.,  will  short- 
Iv  open  its  first  theater  on  upper 
Broadway.  Several  houses  are  at 
nresent  under  consideration,  but  it  js 
almost  certain  that  the  first  will  be  in 
the  neighborhood  of  135th  St.  and 
Broadway.  The  deal  will  in  all  prob- 
{Continued  on  Page  2) 


Move  Ill-Timed 

"Kontingent"  System  Will  Hurt  Do- 
mestic Industry.  Savs  Al  Blofson, 
Long  in  Paris 

Philadelphia — The  enactment  of  a 
French  "kontingent"  will  react  to  a 
great  disadvantage  against  the  indus- 
try there  according  to  Al  Blofson 
formerly  in  charge  of.  .Universal's 
European  exchanges,  who  is  now 
branch  manaeer  for  Associated  Ex- 
{Continued  on  Page  6) 


Size 

At  the  Riesenfeld  luncheon 
yesterday  Will  Hays  gave  out 
the  following  figures:  "Film 
handled  daily  by  distributor 
members  of  the  producers'  or- 
ganization runs  over  25,000 
miles  per  day,  or  7,500,000 
miles  per  year.  This  film  could 
circle  the  globs  400  times,  and 
in  weight  aggregates  625,000 
pounds  per  day  or  167,500,000 
pounds  per  year." 


No  wonder  the  Eastman 
Company  likes  the  picture  busi- 
ness. 


"U'  in  Evansville? 

Evansville,  Ind. — A  deal  is  reported 
pending  whereby  the  Victory  theater 
building  is  to  become  the  property  of 
Universal.  Julius  Singer,  representa- 
tive of  Carl  Laemmle,  has  been  in 
the  city  conferring  with  officials  of 
the  Standard  Evansville  Realty  Co., 
owner  of  the  building. 


Loew  in  Stamford 
Stamford,  Conn. — Loew's,  Inc.,  has 
purchased  property  on  Main  St.,  and 
will  build  a  2,500-seat  house.  Another 
house  is  being  built  for  Loew  lease  in 
Greenwich.  The  local  house  will  be 
opposition  to  the  new  Palace  which 
is  being  erected  by  Charles  Vuono, 
owner  of  the  Strand. 


To  Road  Show  "Stella  Dallas" 

"Stella  Dallas"  will  be  road-shown 
in  important  key  cities.  Theodore 
Mitchell  will  handle  them.  He  is 
now  in  Boston  arranging  for  the  first 
opening  at  the  Colonial,  Jan.  11.  The 
Chicago  company  will  open  shortly 
after. 


Mormon  Circuit 

Several     Hundred    Exhibition     Halls 
in  Proposed  Chain  Which  Would 

Center  in  Utah 
Washington — Current  reports  indi- 
cate that  Mormon  leaders  are  prepar- 
ing to  get  into  the  exhibiting  field  on 
a  big  scale,  forming  a  circuit  of  sev- 
eral hundred  halls  through  Utah, 
where  pictures  will  be  shown  one 
or  two  nights  a  week,  while  in  the 
more  important  Mormon  strongholds 

{Continued  on   Page   6) 

Up  to  Million  Shares 

Philadelphia — The  stockholders  of 
the  Stanley  Co.  of  America  met  yes- 
terday and  unanlmouslv  ratified  the 
new  financing  plan  which  provides 
for  an  increase  in  auhtorized  capital 
{Continued  on  Page  2) 


More  Probes? 

New     Gov't    Investigations     Looked 

For  Although  Trade  Commission 
Will  Make  No  Comment 

Washington  — •  The  Federal  Trade 
Commission  officials  yesterday  re- 
fused to  comment  on  a  report  from 
New  York  that  investigation  of  an- 
other motion  picture  organization 
would  be  undertaken  in  the  near  fu- 
ture. 

It  is  understood,  however,  that  the 
Commission  has  been  advised  that 
other  concerns  were  following  poli- 
cies against  which  the  Famous  Play- 
ers case  is  aimed,  such  as  theater 
ownership  and  block  booking. 

In  his  final  argument,  counsel  for 
Famous  Players  pointed  out  that  all 
other  companies,  with  exception  of 
United  Artists,  had  used  block  book- 
ing that  several  producers  were  in- 
terested in  theaters. 


"The  Daily  News"  in  a  Washing- 
ton dispatch  said  yesterday: 

"The  Federal  Trade  Commission 
may  name  another  large  moving  pic- 
ture producing  and  distributing  com- 
pany in  its  anti-trust  proceedings 
early  next  year,  a  member  of  the 
commission   said   today." 


Would  Abolish  Commission 

Washington — Senator  King  of  Utah 
and  Representative  Johnson  of  Wash- 
ington are  sponsors  of  bills  in  both 
Senate  and  House  looking  for  the 
abolition  of  the  Federal  Trade  Com- 
mission. 


Famous  to  Build  in  Knoxville 

Knoxville,  Tenn. — Tenants  in  the 
Peter  Blow  Building  have  been  served 
notice  to  vacate.  This  is  the  first 
step  toward  the  razing  of  that  and 
adjoining  buildings  in  preparation  for 
the  building  of  the  new  Famous  Play- 
ers' theater. 


Williams  Buys  Studio  Site 
London — J.  D.  Williams  has  pur- 
chased a  40  acre  site  near  London  on 
which  he  intends  building  the  eight 
stage  studio  talked  of  by  British  Na- 
tional Pictures.  He  will  leave  for 
New  York  shortly. 


Reubenson  Coming  over  for  Product 
London — R.  Reubenson  of  the  Sev- 
enth Ave.  Film  Co.  left  yesterday  for 
New  York  on  the  Majestic  to  secure 
product.  He  will  stop  at  the  Friars 
and  is  particularly  interested  in  shorts. 


F.  B.  O.  Home  Office  Moves 

The  F.  B.  O.  home  office  will  move 
Dec.  21  to  the  16th  floor  of  1560 
Broadway. 


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Coypright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
(nc.  Pulilished  Daily  except  Saturday  and  hol- 
idays at  1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager; Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager ; 
Ralph  Wilk,  Traveling  Representative.  En- 
tered as  second-class  matter  May  21.  1918, 
at  the  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  March  3,  1879.  Terms  (Postage 
free)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
York,  $10.00  one  year;  6  months,  $5.00;  3 
months,  $3.00.  Foreign  $15.00.  Subscribers 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY.  1650 
Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Phone  Circle 
4736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  address:  Filmday, 
New  York.  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
Granite  3980.  London — Ernest  W.  Fredman, 
The  Film  Renter,  58,  Great  Marlborough  St., 
London,  W.  I.,  Paris — La  Cinematographic 
Francaise,    5,    Rue    Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban    &   Katz    Not  quoted 

Eastman    Kodak    ..110^    110^4    llO^i         300 
Famous    Players    .A07ii   106J4   107         2,400 

F.    P.    Pfd 118        118        118  400 

Film    Inspection    ..      S'A        5  5  600 

First     National     Not  quoted 

Fox    Film    "A"    ...   S2'A     Sm     82         1,200 
Fox   Theaters   "A".   30         29^4     295i     7,500 

Loew's,    Inc 385i     375^     38  800 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.   ..   22Ji     22^     2254        300 
M.  P.  Cap.  Corp...    18Ji     1834      18J4         100 

Pathe    Exch.    "A"     Not  quoted 

Skouras   Bros 55         55         55  .... 

Trans-Lux    "A"    ..    11^4      11}4      115^     2,100 

Universal    Pictures    Not  quoted 

Univ.   Pict.   Pfd.    ..95         95         95  200 

Warner    Bros 18-%      18         18  1,000 

Warner   Pictures    ..    1454      l'^Vs     iWi         100 

VALUES 

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wasted.  Perhaps  someone  right  with- 
in their  own  lines  might  compel  them 
to  listen.     And  get  some  attention  to 
what  he  says. 

The  larger  exhibitors,  those  with 
large  houses,  or  large  chains,  some- 
times really  do  step  out.  But  this  is 
because  the  large  houses  must  keep 
abreast  of  the  times.  The  investment 
is  too  large,  the  risk  too  great,  to  do 
otherwise.  Even  some  of  these  are 
far  behind.  I  know  one,  who  con- 
trols a  certain  territory.  Who  recent- 
ly played  "The  Iron  Horse"  in  his 
biggest  house  for  three  weeks.  And 
he  had  an  organ — and  no  other  music 
— to  help  the  picture  along.  Despite 
this  it  did  fine  business. 

For  every  dime  taken  in  at  the  box 
office  today  there  are  dollars  possible. 
If  Mr.  Exhibitor  will  only  go  after 
them. 


A  COMPLETE  LABORATORV 
AND  TITLE  SERVICE 


NEW  YORK 
723  7ih  Ave. 
BrY»nr  '5450.1 


Casting  Office  Ready 

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opened  Jan.  4.  It  is  anticipated  that 
the  Bureau  will  later  have  its  own 
building.  O.  C.  Wyman  will  be  the 
general  manager.  Marian  L.  Mel, 
now  assistant  director  of  the  Indus- 
trial Welfare  Commission,  of  the  Cali- 
fornia State  Labor  Dept.,  will  be  the 
director  of  the  Women's  Division. 
David  Allen  will  manage  the  casting 
department. 

The  Hollywood  office  will  be  for 
the  exclusive  use  of  the  extras  reg- 
ularly employed  in  pictures  and  near- 
ly all  engagements  will  be  made  by 
telephone.  The  down-town  office  will 
be  located  in  the  California  Free  Em- 
ployment Bureau,  307  W.  1st  St.,  and 
from  this  office  the  miscellaneous  and 
larger  groups  will  be  engaged.  Reg- 
istration will  not  be  ckj  ed,  but  no 
new  registrations  will  be  accepted 
until  further  announcement,  in  order 
that  there'  may  be  time  to  file  the 
thousands  of  names  received  from 
studios  and  casting  agencies. 

All  producing  companies  not  mem- 
bers of  the  Association  are  invited  to 
use  the  facflities  of  the  Central  Cast 
ing  Corp.  The  directors  of  the  as- 
sociation of  M.  P.  Producers,  which 
owns  and  will  operate  on  a  "no-com- 
mission" basis  the  Central  Casting 
Corp.,  feel  that  their  meetings  with 
the  Industrial  Welfare  Commission 
and  the  establishment  of  the  central 
casting  office  will  result  in  doing 
everything  possible  to  bring  the 
working  conditions  of  the  extra  tal- 
ent in  pictures  up  to  the  highest 
standard. 


Grange  Will  Film  His  Life 
Los  Angeles — "Red"  Grange  will 
begin  work  here  March,  for  Arrow. 
C  C.  Pyle,  manager,  said  the  picture 
would  be  a  portrayal  of  Red's  life 
from  "iceman  to  millionaire." 


New  $1,000,000  Cincinnati  House 

Cincinnati — Application  for  permit 
to  erect  a  $1,000,000  theater  and  hotel 
on  southeast  corner  of  Fifth  and  Vine 
Sts.,  has  been  filed  by  Cino  Theater 
Co. 


Melville   Brown  to   Direct 

Hollywood — Melville  Brown,  who 
has  been  a  member  of  the  Universal 
scenario  staf¥  for  there  years,  has 
been   signed  to  direct. 


Smith  in  Charge  of  Dura 

Allan  Lownes  has  appointed  M. 
Smith  to  take  charge  of  Dura  Film 
Protector  Co.,  220  W.  42d  St. 


Famous  Signs  William  Powell 

William  Powell  has  been  signed  on 
a  long  term  contract  by  Famous.  His 
is  the  44tli  name  on  the  list  of  Para- 
mount contract  players. 


FOR.     RENT 


BELL  -  HOWELL 

AND 

AKELEY  CAMERAS 

CVitfi  or  (oittiout  Cameramen 


SEIDEN     CAMERA    EXCHANGE 

729  Seventh  Ave.  N.Y.C. 
Bryant   3  9S I 


Up  to  Million  Shares 

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Stock  from  100,000  shares  Class  A  and 
50,000    shares    Class    B    to    1,000,000 
shares  no  par  value. 

Under  the  new  plan  two  shares  of 
new  stock  will  be  given  in  exchange 
for  each  share  of  Class  A  and  each 
share  of  Class  B.  In  addition  a  stock 
dividend  of  10%  in  new  stock  will  be 
declared  payable  on  Jan.  11.  When 
this  financing  is  completed,  there  will 
be  334,306^4  shares  of  new  stock  out- 
standing. It  is  believed  the  new  stock 
will  pay  a  dividend   of  $3  a   share. 


The  plan  is  to  take  care  of  future 
growth  and  reimburse  the  treasury 
for  expenditures  in  connection  with 
recent  property  acquisitions.  Stock- 
holders also  approved  an  increase  in 
the  board  of  directors  from  11  mem- 
bers to  15. 


Chicago  Theater  to  Cost  $1,500,000 

Chicago — With  the  purchase  of 
property  at  Crawford  and  Maypole, 
the  National  Theaters  Corp.,  owner 
of  a  chain  of  seven  have  completed 
acquisition  of  ground  upon  which  it 
is  now  constructing  a  three-story 
theater,  store  and  office  building  to 
be  known  as  the  Paradise  Theater 
Building. 

The  theater,  when  completed,  will 
represent  an  investment  of  $1,500,000. 


Seek  Injunction  Against  Union 
Supreme  Court  Justice  MacCrate, 
in  Brooklyn,  reserved  decision  yester- 
day on  the  application  of  Carnation 
Photoplays  Co.  for  a  temporary  in- 
junction restraining  members  of  M. 
P.  Machine  Operators'  Union,  Local 
306,  from  picketing  or  otherwise  in- 
terfering with  the  Empire,  which  it 
owns  at  Richmond  Terrace  and  Rich- 
mond Ave.,   Port   Rfchmond. 


Ginsberg  Returns 

Henry  Ginsberg,  president  of  the 
Henry  Ginsberg  Dist.  Corp.,  has  re- 
turned from  a  four  weeks'  trip  to  the 
Coast.  "I  found  that  in  spite  of  the 
talk  of  the  unstability  of  the  inde- 
pendent market,  exchangemen  are 
working  with  zest  and  confidence  that 
the  market  is  gradually  righting  it- 
self," he  stated  yesterday. 


Selling  Real  Estate  via  Pictures 

Chicago — The  Atlas  Educational 
Film  Co.  of  Oak  Park  is  to  put  on 
fhe  market  45,000  acres  of  land  in 
southern  Mississippi,  in  Marion  and 
Walthall  counties,  by  means  of  pic- 
tures. According  to  C.  A.  Rehm,  pic- 
tures are  now  being  made. 


CORNER    SPACE 

with  4  private  offices;  solid  partitions 
with  one  elaborate  private  office  in- 
cluding special  floor  covering,  rail- 
ing,   partition,    etc. 

BETHLEHEM     ENGINEERING 

CORPORATION 

1650    Broadway   at    Slst    Street 


Negative  Developing 
and  Printing 

Complete  Title  Service 
SALAND  FILM  LABORATORIES,  Inc. 

Phone  Bryant  7577    729-7th  Ave,  N.  Y. 


Second  Run  Chaii 

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ability  be  consummated  next  \vc 
It  is  planned  to  acquire  abou 
houses  in  Greater  New  York,  a; 
be  operated  by  the  Guild.  Second 
pictures  will  be  shown,  with  spi 
arrangements  and  symphonic  ore 
tras. 


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Can't  Picket  in  Kansas 
Kansas  City — The  Supreme  C 
of  the  state  has  decided  that  1: 
unions  have  no  right  to  picket  t 
ters  with  the  idea  of  keeping  pat 
away.  Such  action  to  prevent 
ployees  from  entering  the  hous 
permissible. 


HAL  ROACH- 

Glenn  TrVon 

''JldmiDsJl2ppets"\ 


This  is  a  'Comerblock'  cut  fumis 
FREE  for  all  Pathecomedies  at  y 
exchange. 


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'Briendbflkaid 


IF  YOU  ARE  IN  THE 
MARKET  FOR  ANY  KIND  OI 

MOTION  PICTURE 
APPARATUS 

CONSUL  r  us- AND  SAl^E  MONE\l 
SEND  FOR  OUR  PRICE  LIST 


Motion  Picture  App.  Co.,  Inc. 

Ownership  management  C.  G.  Willoughby,  Inc. 

110  West  32nd  St..  New  York 

Phone    Penn.    6564 


OOD-BYE 
1925! 


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fou  brought  the  Quality  Fifty-Two  with  you. 

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;hall  Meet." 

Toil  brought  them  and  a  lot  more  M-G-M  hits. 

iood-bye  1925! 
Velcome  1926! 

There's  a  great  year  ahead. 

"or  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  exhibitors. 

lOOn  you'll  read  the  big  news. 

Jf  what  M-G-M  has  in  store  for  coming  months. 

Sreat  box-office  attractions. 

Fhe  kind  that  make  us  The  Talk  of  the  Industry. 

\o  long  1925. 

fVrap  up  your  house  records  and  take  'em  away. 

JVe've  got  things  that  will  make  those  records  look  sick. 

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hibitors,  after  four  years  spent  on  the 
Continent. 

He  points  out  the  law  would  con- 
tain a  reciprocity  clause  providing  for 
importations  at  the  ratio  of  one  to 
one  for  every  French  film  taken  into 
the  United  States.  He  says  there  is 
at  present  but  one  solidly  organized 
producing  company  in  France.  There 
are  about  25  independent  directors 
who,  after  writing  their  own  scen- 
arios, are  sometimes  able  to  secure 
sufficient  capital  to  produce  the 
stories.  If  they  have  merit  they  are 
taken  for  distribution  by  a  French 
renter.  Now  and  then  American  ex- 
changes agree  to  distribute  the  pic- 
ture on  a  percentage  basis. 

The  proposed  French  law,  accord- 
ing to  Blofson,  is  the  result  of  the 
efforts  of  M.  Sapene,  who  controls 
170  theaters  in  France.  Several  Am- 
erican distributors  agreed  not  to  sup- 
ply him  with  film  because,  they  de- 
clared, he  would  not  pay  the  price 
asked,    Blofson   says.  . 

"A  careful  analysis  will  show  how  utterly 
impossible  it  will  be  for  France  to  get  along 
without  American  pictures,  and  how  such  a 
law  would  not  reduce  the  revenues  of  Am- 
erican distributing  companies.  That  Ameri- 
can pictures  have  virtually  ruined  French 
production  there  is  no  doubt.  The  larger 
American  producing  companies  are  now  dis- 
tributing approximately  50  pictures  a.  year 
in  France.  If  their  importations  are  cur- 
tailed by  one  half  they  will  still,  it  is  said, 
get  the  same  amount  of  money  for  the  25 
pictures  as  they  did  for  the  50,  the  over- 
head not  being  lessened  by  the  curtailment 
of  prints  handled.  The  exhibitor  will,  ac- 
cordingly be  paying  higher  prices  for  his 
American  films,  which  are  in  greater  demand 
than  the  domestic  product. 

"The  reciprocity  clause  can  be  easily  over- 
come, by  the  purchase  by  American  pro- 
ducers of  antiquated  and  obsolete  French 
negatives  at  ridiculously  low  prices.  Some 
of  these  can  be  secured  for  as  low  as  $100 
and  $200.  Shipment  of  these  to  the  United 
States  will  enable  American 'interests  to  bring 
in  American  negative  in  excess  of  the  stipu- 
lated quota.  This  additional  cost  will  natur- 
ally  be   settled   upon   the    French   exhibitors," 


Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
ner in  which  first-runs  build  their 
programs  and  written  from  the  avr 
gle  of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
conveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
used  in  developing  their  ovm  shows. 

Warners 

Unit  No.  1.— Herman  Heller  and 
his  Orchestra.  Excerpts  from  "No 
No,   Nanette."     Time,  8  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2.— Warners  News  Week- 
ly.    Time,   12  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3.— Hal  Hodes  "Yarns  of 
Old  Kashmir."  Scenic  of  the  Orient. 
Time,  8  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4.— Bokays  and  Brickbatz. 
Krazy  Kat  Kartoon.  Time,  7  min- 
utes. 

Unit  No.  5. — Songs  from  Home 
and  Abroad,  (a)  From  America.  Jo- 
seph Turin,  tenor:  "In  the  Garden  of 
Tomorrow,"  by  Deppen.  Setting:  ap- 
propriate backdrop  and  garden  efTect. 
(b)  From  Italy:  Louise  Bave:  "Prima 
Vera"  by  Strauss.  Setting:  Scene  in 
Italy,  (c)  From  Russia.  The  Rus- 
sian Cathedral  Quartette  in  "The 
Songs  of  the  Volga  Boatman."  Set- 
ting: Russian  atmosphere  and  decor- 
ative effects.      Time,   8  minutes. 

Unit  No.  6— Feature:  "The  Golden 
Cocoon."      Time,   63   minutes. 


Eastern  Force  for  Cooling  System 
Milwaukee— E.  G.  Tunstall,  former 
Wisconsin  distributor  for  Warner 
Bros.,  is  at  present  special  represen- 
tative for  Saxe  Amusement  Enter- 
prises in  Wisconsin  attached  to  the 
theater  realty  department.  Tunstall, 
who  controls  the  eastern  distributing 
rights  to  the  Arctic  Nu-Air  Cooling 
and  Ventilating  System,  will  open 
New  York  and  Boston  offices  in  Jan- 
uary, placing  a  large  force  of  spec- 
ialty  salesmen   in  this   territory. 

Frisco  Board  Elects 
San  Francisco — At  a  metting  of  the 
Film  Board  of  Trade  the  following 
officers  were  elected:  Howard  Shean, 
president;  Charles  Muehlman,  vice- 
president;  G.  C.  Parsons,  secretary. 
The  board  of  directors  consists  of  the 
above  officers,  Kenneth  Hodkinson 
and  Carl  Nathan. 


Oregon   Theaters   in    Suit 

Portland,  Ore.  —  E.  H.  Marsten 
charges  unfair  business  tactics  in 
deals  involving  suburban  theaters  in 
a  suit  filed  in  circuit  court  naming 
W.  E.  Tebbetts,  C.  S.  Jensen,  the 
State  Amusement  O  ■  and  Ray  G 
and  Nellie  D.  Sherrett  as  defendants. 

Alarsten  alleges  that  he  owned  the- 
aters worth  about  $65,000,  but  that 
he  owed  $23,000  on  one,  and  that  deals 
made  by  Tebbetts  in  refinancing  were 
not  made  in  good  faith. 


Has  Three  Stories  Ready 

Los  Angeles— H.  E.  Edington,  who 
recently  returned  from  abroad  where 
he  spent  nearly  two  years  as  pro- 
duction manager  of  "Ben  Hur,"  and 
now  intends  producing  on  his  own, 
has  three  stories  ready.  New  York 
and  English  interests  are  involved. 


Frank  Lloyd  in  Japan 

Resting  on  the  first  leg  of  his  tour 
of  the  Orient,  Frank  Lloyd  recently 
paid  a  brief  visit  to  the  First  National 
Oriental  branch  in  Kobe,  Japan, 
where  he  was  met  by  Horace  T. 
Clarke. 


Pathe  Convention  in  Chicago 

Pat  Campbell,  feature  sales  man- 
ager of  Pathe  is  in  Chicago  where  he 
will  preside  at  a  meeting  of  managers 
of  the  Chicago,  Double  "I"  and  Mil- 
waukee exchanges. 


Stone  and  Murray  to  Coast 

Los  Angeles — Lewis  Stone  and 
Charlie  Murray  have  returned  to 
Hollywood.  Stone  will  appear  in 
"The  Desert  Healer,"  and  Murray  in 
"The  Second  Chance." 


Bessie  Love  Leaves  for  Coast 

Bessie  Love  left  for  Hollywood 
yesterday,  to  play  the  lead  in  "The 
Rainmaker." 


Ned  Marin  Completing  Trip 

Chicago — Ned  Marin  is  completing 
l;is  sales  trip,  and  will  leave  here 
shortly. 


Thursday,  December  17,   )2 


23  From  P.  D.  G. 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 
directed   by    Paul    H.    Sloane.      Support  I 
mund   Burns. 

"Eye's  Leaves,"  starring  Leatrice  Jc  < 
reeled  by  Paul  H.  Sloane.  Support:  li 
Brook    and    Kockcliffe    Fellowes. 

"Three    Faces    East,"    directed    by    P  M 
Julian,   featuring  Jetta  Goudal,   Robert 
Henry    Walthall    and    Clive    Brook 

"Silence,"  directed  by  Rupert  Julian 
turing  H.    B.    Warner. 

"The  Volga  Boatman,"  directed  by  •, 
f:.^  ^^  ^}-^^^^-  F<:a'u'-ing  William  .  \ 
Other.s  Elinor  Fair,  Robert  Edeson, 
dore    Kosloff,    Victor    Varcon. 

Metropolitan    Studio 

'Steel       Preferred,"       directed      by       ,  ,i 

Hogan       Featuring    William    Boyd   a.id    ■ 

Reynolds.  '' 

"Rocking  Moon,"  directed  by  George   , 

J^-    /maturing   Lilyan   Tashman   and   J- 

clifte    Fellowes. 

"Paris  at  Midnight,"  directed  by  E    Jo 
Hopper. 

"The    Million    Dollar    Handicap,"    dir  » 
^>.lu°'U^"^"^y-      Featuring    Vera    Reyr  i 

the  Danger  Girl,"  starring  Priscilla  1 
directed    by    Edward    Dillon. 

"'Forbidden      Waters,"      starring      Pri 
Dean,   directed  by   Edward  Dillon. 

"The     Dice     Womati,"     starring     Pri'  , 
Dean,   directed   by  Edwaxcl   Dillon. 
"Shipwrecked,"    no   director   selected 
_  Whispering    Smith,"    no    director    sele  ■ 
tifth    Avenue,"     directed     by     Robert 
Vignola.      Featuring   Marguerite  de   la   IV 
and   Allan    Forrest. 

,    "^.''^    Prince    of    Pilsen,"    no    director 
.'^pu     A"l'^  Stewart  initial  member  of 
the  Unknown  Soldier,"  produced  by 
aud  Hoffman. 

,  Other   Productions 

Wild  Oats    Lane,"    directed    by    Mar: 

Neilan.  Featuring    Viola    Dana    and    Re 
Agnew. 

■Vtu    °'''^'^   '^"^    Neilan    to   be   announ 
The    Champion    Lover,"    produced    by 
Christie. 


Bartlett  Joins  Kane  Prod. 

Randolph    Bartlett    has    joined 
Rpbert  T.  Kane  Prod^  as  product 
editor.     Headquarters  at   Cosmop. 
tan  Studios. 


Edwards  to  Coast  Next  Week 

J.  Gordon  Edwards  leaves  for  Hol- 
lywood next  week. 


"Bluebeard"  at  Strand 

"Bulebeard's    Seven    Wives"   opens 
Dec.  27  at  the   Strand. 


Bloom  with   Associated 

Dewey  Bloom,  formerly  with  As- 
sociated Pictures  Corp.  and  later  with 
Pathe,  is  now  with  Associated  Exhib- 
itors handling  publicity  on  "The  Sky- 
rocket." 


Vera  Lewis  Here 
Vera  Lewis,  who  last  appeared  in 
"The  Gilded  Butterfly,"  is  here  from 
the  Coast  to  spend  the  holidays  with 
her  husband,  Ralph  Lewis,  who  is  in 
"Glorious  Youth,"  being  made  by 
Famous. 


Buys  in  Coast  Theater 

Los  Angeles — Loew's,  Inc.,  has 
purchased  an  interest  in  the  Alham- 
bra,  a  900-seat  house  on  Hill  St.,  to- 
gether  with   West   Coast  Theaters. 


Medal  Awarded 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

made  that  Dr.  Riesenfeld  intends  pre- 
senting a  like  medal  annually  for  the 
most  novel  short  subject  produced. 
The  jury  will  be  made  up  of  exhibi- 
tors, and  this  jury  will  be  changed 
annually. 

Will  Hays,  in  presenting  the  medal, 
congratulated  Riesenfeld  for  the 
splendid  idea,  and  briefly  sketcTied  the 
history  of  the  award.  He  pointed  out 
the  value  of  the  service  rendered  to 
20  millions  of  people  daily  by  the  mo- 
tion picture. 

In  accepting  the  award  Hammons 
Stressed  the  importance  of  exhibitors 
showing  more  pictures  of  this  type. 
"It  is  regrettable,"  he  said,  "that  the 
producer,  and  the  distributor  of  these 
artistic  and  valuable  films  cannot  ob- 
tain from  such  films  the  values  to 
which  they  are  entitled.  The  exhibi- 
tor doesn't  seem  to  want  them.  If 
the  members  of  the  press  will  bring 
home  to  the  exhibitor  the  need  and 
value  of  playing  such  films  a  fine 
work   will    have   been    accomplished." 


Mormon  Circuit 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

full-time    houses    will   be    operated. 

Parlay  P.  Eccles,  private  secretary 
to  Senator  Reed  Smoot  of  Utah,  is 
understood  to  be  among  the  men  in- 
terested. Questioned  as  to  the  truth 
of  the  report  Eccles  said  that  noth- 
ing could  be  announced  at  this  time, 
but  that  in  the  near  future  an  import- 
ant statement  regarding  the  scheme 
would  be  made,  probably  from  New 
York. 


Ted  Lewis  at  the   Strand 

Ted  Lewis  and  band  have  be 
booked  at  the  Strand  for  the  w< 
beginning  Dec.  20. 


John  Flinn,  A.  M.  P.  A.  Guest 

John  Flinn  will  be  a  guest  at  : 
day's  A.  M.  P.  A.  luncheon  at  t 
Hofbrau. 


Hackathorne   Returning 

George  Hackathorne  is  reported 
route  from  London  where  he  i 
peared  in  "The  Rat." 


May  Buy  Forum,  L.  A. 

Los  Angeles— It  is  reported  Adol; 
Ramish  and  Claude  Langley  are  def 
'"g  for  the  purchase  of  the  Forum 


JUST  IN  TIME 
FOR 


UuCHMONTff 

THE  BIGGEST  NEWEST  COMEDY  SUCCESSES--^ 


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.     Comedies/  i| 


With  Buster  Brown,  Mary  Jane,  and  faithful,  funny, 
old  Tige.  Twelve  of  them— two  reels  each.  Based 
on    the   immortal    -,..-r,-c    v,„    p     p     Outrault 


A  fafmsy  in  HVRSf^of  exquisite  beauty — that 
will  bring  the^^ohs^^  and  ^^ahs^'  anywhe%ie 


The  trade  press  critics 
are  seldom  as  enthusi- 
astic as  this: 

To  those  exhibitors  who  con- 
stantly search  the  short  reel  mar- 
ket for  the  unusual,  the  beautiful 
and  the  novel  to  "round  out  their 
programs,"  Marionettes"  will  prove 
a  veritable  gold  mine.  It  is  with- 
out doubt  one  of  the  most  beauti- 
fully done  reels  available  today. 
Featuring  Hope  Hampton — who 
-  has  never  appeared  to  better  ad-  ': 
vantage — and  directed  by  Henri 
Diamant  Berger,  it  tells  a  charm- 
ing little  story  ... 

Mention  should  be  made  of  the 
exquisite  color  work  used  through- 
out this  reel.  The  Technicolor 
process  has  been  employed.  This 
is    a    reel    that    will    undoubtedly 

■  prove  an  attraction  for  any  house. 
It  should  not  be  overlooked.   .   .   . 

—  The  Film  Daily 

This  film  not  only  is  one  of  mar- 
velous beauty  but  the  little  story 
and  the  manner  in  which  it  is  pre- 
sented are  delightful.  It  should 
please  both  young  and  old  and 
charm  the  lovers  of  the  beautiful 
and  artistic.  .  .  .  Should  go  over 
big  in  almost  any  house.  .  .  . 

— Moving  Picture  World 

^  novelty  that  will  make  a  most 

■  acceptable    presentation    on    any 
program. 

"Marionettes"  is  done  in  natural 
color  and  is  amazingly  reminiscent 
of  "The  Voice  of  the  Nightingale," 
the  winner  of  the  Riesenfeld  short 
subject  prize.  It  strikes  rae  that 
had  "Marionettes"  been  produced 
before  the  awarding  of  the  prize, 
it  would  have  been  mighty  diffi- 
cult making  the  decision  .... 
^-Exhibitors  Trade  Review 


This  is  a  distinct  novelty  and 
one  that  should  be  appreciated  in 
almost  any  house. 

—  Motion  Picture  News 


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Color  Photography  by  Technicolor  Process 

"Marionettes"  is  a  Short  Feature  that 
will  be  the  true  feature  of  most  pro- 
grams on  which  it  appears.  It  is  a 
novel  and  beautiful  picture  that  will 
pay  you  handsome  Added  Profit  if 
you  advertise  it. 


Member,  Motion 

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America,  Inc. 

Will  H.  Hays, 
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XXXIV    No.  66 


Friday,  December  18,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


)AZZ  WEEK 

By  DANNY 

iet  one  up,  Mr.  Exhibitor, 
.d  make  yourself  a  lot  of 
^ney. 

"lot  new,  you  say — you've  had 

Yes,  perhaps  so.     You've 

played  pictures  for  a  long 

ie;  and  are  still  playing  them. 

to  a  Jazz  week.    Right  now. 

ly?     Because  wherever  they 

putting     them      on — East, 

;st.    Coast,    Mid-West — they 

doing  a  clean  up  business. 

Yas  talking  to  John  Zanft  about 
Uter  business.  How  were  the 
ic  houses  doing?  John  all  smiles. 
H  John:  "Last  year  our  Philadel- 
h  house  was  off  during  this  week. 
f!:urally  this  is  a  bad  week  all 
(r — Christmas  shopping.  But  we 
(  on  a  Jazz  or  Syncopation  Week. 
1  boy,  what  business  we  are  do- 
I  On  Wednesday  we  had  done 
Imuch  business  as  all  the  week 
year.  Just  shows  what  you  can 
if  you  think,  and  work  some- 
Ig  out." 

Jazz  ideas  are  putting  over 
I  lot  of'  weak  sister  pictures. 
The  best  part  of  the  Jazz  Week 
idea  is  that  you  can  build  a 
lot  of  clever  short  stuff  in  with 
yovr  feature — especially  if  it 
happens  to  be  a  weak  one — 
and  this  helps  make  a  great 
program. 

Tirough  the  West  the  Jazz  Week 
\i  is  developing  rapidly.  Perhaps 
ause  of  the  enormous  business 
lie  by  Paul  Ash  and  his  orchestra 
(McVicker's,  Chicago.  Ash  with 
i  jazz  ideas  built  the  gross  of  that 
jise  enormously. 

I  Feature  Acts 

Retting  a   big   play    in    the   larger 
(ises.     All  over  the  country.     Tlie 
!;f  difficulty  of  many  of  these  acts 
(.Continued  on  Page  2) 

Votes  to  Keep  Tax 

IVashington — The  House  of  Repre- 
jtatives  yesterday  declined  to  re- 
il  the  tax  on  amusements.  An 
jendment  to  the  Tax  Reduction 
J!  was  offered  by  Representative 
iffin  (R)  of  New  York  who  was 
iported  in  various  speeches  by 
presentatives  Rainey  (D)  of  Illi- 
:s,  a  member  of  the  Ways  and 
lans  Committee;  Schaefer  (R)  of 
sconsin;  Moore  (D)  of  Virginia; 
')om  (D)  of  New  York  and  Lozier 
D)  of  Missouri. 


Sees  Theater  Panic 

Chaos  Caused  by  Circuit  Moves  and 
Activities     by     Producers,     Dis- 
tributors, Flinn  Tells  A.  M.  P.  A. 
"The   industry   is   in   a   panic   right 
now  over  the  theater  situation,"  John 
C.    Flinn,    president    of    Metropolitan 
Prod,  and  vice-president  of  the  Prod. 
Dist.    Corp.   told  members   of  the   A. 
M.  P.  A.,  yesterday. 

"A  chaotic  condition,"  he  said  "has 
been  caused  within  the  industry  be- 
cause of  the  acquisition  of  control  of 
theaters  throughout  the  country  by 
leading  producing  and  distributing 
companies  in  the  business.  Indepen- 
dent producers,"  he  said,  "are  worry- 
ing because  they  feel  their  product 
mav  find  no  theater  outlet." 

"But,"  added  Flinn,  "there  is  really 
no  need  for  a  panic,  and  no  reason 
for  such  general  worry.  The  central- 
ization of  theater  control  is  a  natural 

(Continued  on  Pacic   4) 


B'way  High  to  ChapHn 

"The  Gold  Rush"  with  $72,577  Holds 

1925  Record  on  Street— Strand, 

the  Theater 

Broadway  box-office  records  for 
1925  to  date  go  to  Charlie  Chaplin 
and  "The  Gold  Rush".  The  gross  is 
$72,577;  the  theater,  the  Strand;  and 
the  week,  that   beginning  Aug.  23. 

The  figures  with  records  of  other 
regulation  Broadway  picture  theaters 
will  appear  as  one  of  the  features  in 
THE  FILM  YEAR  BOOK  and  are 
decidedly  interesting.  For  example, 
the  Strand  record  is  all  the  more  un- 
usual because  the  theater  seats  .3,500. 
At  the  same  time,  the  special  mid- 
night performance  held  the  Saturday 

(Continued   on   Page   14) 


Looking  Ahead 

Bier  Advances  for  Shorts  Next  Year. 

Says      Earl      Hammons — Thinks 
Rush  New  Theaters  Important 

Tbe  tremendous  activity  in  theater 
construction  and  rapi'^l  advancement 
in  the  short  subject  field  stand  out 
as  the  two  big  developments  in  1925. 
Earl   W.    Hammons   said   vesterdav. 

Construction  is  setting  unnaralleled 
records,  he  pointed  out,  and  added 
the   figures   are  astounding. 

"The  most  cursory  studv  of  theater 
advertising  and  exploitation  all  over 
the    country,"   he   said,    "   Will    show 

(Continued  on  Page  41 


Valentino  to  Make  Another 

Los  Angeles — It  is  reported  that 
Rudolph  Valentino  will  cut  short  his 
European  vacation  and  return  at  once 
to  make  another  picture.  He  may 
make  "The  Sons  of  the  Sheik." 


Theaters 

Theater  construction  for  the 
11  months  to  December,  1925 
totalled  about  four  per  cent  of 
total  building  throughout  the 
country,  according  to  the  "En- 
gineering News-Record." 

This  compares  with  2^  per 
cent  for  all  of  1924  and  1^  per 
cent  for  all  of  1923. 


New  Year  Meeting 

Independent    Exchangemen    to    Dis 

cuss  Own  Organization  Then — 

Committee  Drafting  a  Plan 

The  proposed  meeting  of  state  right 
e.xchangemen  who  are  considering 
their  own  national  association  will  be 
held  shortly  after  Jan.  1,  probably  in 
New  York. 

I.  E.  Chadwick,  president  of  the 
I.  M.  P.  A.  yesterday  appointed  the 
following  committee  composed  tof 
following  committee  to  draft  a  pros- 
pective plan:  Chairman,  Samuel  Zier- 
ier.  Commonwealth,  New  York;  Os- 
car Neufeld,  De  Luxe,  Philadelphia; 
Edward  A.  Golden,  Golden  Dist. 
Corp.,  Boston;  Jack  Cohn,  Columbia 
Pictures,  New  York;  Sam  Sax,  Goth- 
am Prod.,  New  York;  Henry  Gins- 
berg, Henry  Ginsberg  Dist.  Corp., 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 


Buys  6  Preferences  for  U.  K. 

London — Vitagraph,  Ltd.,  has  pur- 
chased six  preferred  productions  for 
England.  They  are  "The  Girl  Who 
Wouldn't  Work,"  "The  Plastic  Age," 
"Parisian  Love,"  "The  Other  Wo- 
man's Storv,"  "With  This  Ring"  and 
"Free  to  Leve."  The  first  will  be 
trade  shown  at  the  London  Pavilion 
today. 


Bound  for  New  York 
London  —  The  Majestic,  now  en 
rotite  to  New  York  has  abo?rd  Harry 
Rowson  of  Ideal  .Sidney  Garrett  of 
Inter-Globe  Export,  Maurice  .Silver- 
stone  of  United  Artists  and  R. 
Reubenson. 


Neilan  in  Control 

Los  Angeles — Marshall  Neilan  has 
purchased  the  half  interest  in  the 
Neilan  studio,  owned  by  P.  A. 
Powers. 


Olcott  Signs 

Inspiration  Pictures  have  signed 
Sidney  Olcott  to  direct  Richard  Bar- 
thelmess   in  two  productions. 


The  Ufa  Situation 

Berlin   Reports   Laemmle   is   Making 
Progress — Ufa  Profits  Last  Year 

3,078,314  Gold  Marks 
Berlin — It  is  understood  that  Carl 
Laemmle,  who  has  been  in  confer- 
ence with  Ufa  officials  since  his  ar- 
rival Monday,  is  making  favorable 
progress  toward  final  consummation 
of  the  Universal-Ufa  deal. 


(Special   Correspondence) 

Berlin — A  general  meeting  of  Ufa 
directors  will  be  held  on  Dec.  3C,  at 
which  time  it  is  expected  a  dividend 
of  six  per  cent  will  be  declared. 

At  a  recent  meeting,  the  financial 
statment  for  the  year  ended  May  31 
was  read.  It  showed  a  gross  profit 
of  13,900,000  gold  marks.'  After  de- 
ducting items  for  amortization,  inter- 
est and  other  charges,  there  remained 
a  net  profit  of  3,078,314  gold  m.nrks. 
The  report  pointed  out  that  the  ye-' 
(Continued  on  Page  13) 

Rosenzweig  Heads  F.  I.  L.  M.  Club 

Charles    Rosenzweig    of    F.    B.    O. 
was  elected  president  of  the  F.  ^,  L 
M.    Club   Wednesday  night,   sticcec  . 
ing   Joe   Vergesslich.      Other   '-*'^-°r'- 
are  David   Rosengarten,   Mr': 
wyn-Mayer,  first  vice-presid;         .  .;ir- 
ry    Thomas    of    Merit,    se.  .,,.u    vice- 
president;  Charles  Stombou:?h.  '^'>'■■ 
(New   Jersey),   secretary.     G.<^    j^ 
Ion  withdrew  as  candidate  in  favor  oi 
Rosenzweig. 


Move  to  Beat  Sun^ 


«T>1 


lues" 


Springfield,  Mo. — Several  jv.ars  ag-^ 
Springfield  voted  against  Sunday 
amusements  and  ratified  that  action  a 
year  or  so  ago.  Now  plans  are  under 
way  to  erect  a  house  over  the  city 
line  to  get  away  from  the  "blue  law" 
ordinance.  The  theater  will  be  lo- 
cated on  Cherry  road  and  will  give 
shows  on  Sundays  only. 


Appointed  Head  of  State  Commission 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Mavor  John  H. 
Walrath  of  Syracuse  has  been  ap- 
nointed  as  chairman  of  the  State  M. 
P.  Commission  by  Gov.  Smith,  to 
succeed  ex-Senator  Cobb,  whose 
term   expires   Dec.   31. 


Nazimova  in  French  Film? 

Paris — It  is  reported  Nazimova  will 
inpear  in  "The  Portrait  of  Dorian 
Grev,"  which  Marcel  L'Herbier  will 
produce.  He  has  a  contract  to  make 
six  pictures  for  Pathe  Consortium. 


Extends   La    Plante    Contract 

Universal  has  extended  Laura  La 
Plante's  contract  for  six  months.  She 
is  now  plaving  in  "Poker  Faces,"  di- 
rected by  Harry  Pollard. 


THE 


MXXXIVNo.66     Friday,  Dec.  18, 1925     PriceSCents 


Coypright  1925,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folks, 
/nc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday  and  hol- 
idays at  1650  Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  INC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
.iger;  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Editor; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Manager; 
Kalph  Wilk,  Traveling  Representative.  En- 
tered as  second-class  matter  May  21.  1918, 
at  the  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  March  3,  1879.  Terms  (Postage 
Iree)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
York,  $10.00  one  year;  6  months,  $5.00;  3 
months,  $3.00.  Foreign  $15.00.  Subscribers 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY,  1650 
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Sew  York.  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
li.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phone, 
jranite  3980.  London — Ernest  W.  Fredman, 
The  Film  Renter,  58,  Great  Marlborough  St., 
London,  W.  I.,  Paris — La  Cinematographic 
l'"rancaise,    5,    Rue    Saulnier. 


JAZZ  WEEK 


Quotations 


iConiimted  from  Page  1) 
is  that  the  exhibitor  does  not  know 
their  real  value.  For  instance;  a 
very  important  exhibitor  in  the  Cen- 
tral West.  Anxious  to  know  how 
good  the  "Eight  Victor  Recorders" 
were — as  a  drawing  card — wired  an 
Eastern  exhibitor  for  the  low  down. 
The  praise  that  went  on  the  wire  was 
enough  to  book  that  act  without  dif- 
ficulty. The  act  had  proven  an 
enormous  draw  in  the  Eastern  house. 
More  and  more  the  need  grows  for 
a  supplementary  aid  to  pictures.  The 
old,  time-worn  baritone  solo  of 
"Mandalay"  is  about  worn  out.  The 
flickering,  flittering  toe  dancers  have 
been  done  to  death.  The  Jazz  acts 
seem  to  be  the  thing.  Perhaps  due 
to_  the  enormous  popularity  they  re- 
ceive through  the  radio.  Don't  over- 
look these  acts.  Some  of  them  are 
great  drawing  cards. 


"U"  Buys  Spearman  Yarns 

Universal  has  purchased  Frank  H. 
Spearman's  collection  of  10  short 
stories,  called  "The  Nerve  of  Foley," 
rialroad  fiction.  A  story  is  now  being 
put  into  continuity  and  will  be  di- 
rected  by   Eddie    Laemmle. 

The  company  confirms  the  pur- 
chase of  "Das  Opern  Glass"  ("The 
Opera  Glass")  by  Gabrielle  Reuter. 
The  story  has  been  adapted  by  Don 
Cobb  and  will  be  a  vehicle  for  Regi- 
nald Denny  as  "Three  Women  and  a 
Man." 


High    Lov»    Close      Sales 

Halaban   &   Katz    Not  quoted 

Eastman    Kodak    ...110J4    HO       110  700 

Famous    Players    ...108       107        107y^   3,600 

F.     P.     Pfd 117        117       117  100 

Film    Inspection    Not    quoted 

First    National     Not    quoted 

Fox     Film     "A"     ..83         81^     87       2,000 
Fox  Theaters  "A"  ..29^     2954     29 M   5,100 

Loew's,     Inc 38         37Yi     37J4   1,000 

letroGold.    Pfd Not    quoted 

:.   P.  Cap.  Corp.   ..    m/i     IS'A      18?^       500 
athe  Exch.   "A"    ..76         76         76  100 

kouras     Bros 55         55         55         .... 

rans-Lux     "A"      ..    ll-^l      llj^      115^   3,800 

Iniversal    Pict Not    quoted 

'"iv.    Pict.    Pfd Not    quoted 

iTner     Bros 17^8      17-5^      1754      600 

irner    Pictures    Not   quoted 


Bradley  Joins  First  National 

Los  Angeles — George  Bradley,  for- 
mer motion  picture  editor  of  the 
New  York  Morning  Telegraph,  has 
been  added  to  the  scenario  staff  of 
First   National. 


Sax  Signs  Wm.  Fairbanks 

Sam  Sax  will  produce  a  series  with 
William  Fairbanks  for  distribution  by 
Luma's  Film.  There  will  be  eight, 
the  first  going  into  production  Jan. 
10.  Sax  states  he  has  closed  world's 
distribution  on  the  12  Gothams. 


In  the  absence  of  Bradley  in  Cali- 
fornia, the  Telegraph  department  has 
been   conducted  by   Norbert   Lusk. 


Dividend  Payment  Date  Changed 

The  dividend  date  of  the  St.  Louis 
Amusement  Co.  has  been  changed  to 
Dec.  25  instead  of  Dec.  19,  and  is 
payable  January  2. 


Sax    Purchases    "The    Golden    Web" 

"The  Golden  Web,"  by  E.  Phillips 
Oppenheim,  has  been  purchased  by 
Sam  Sax  for  Gotham. 

"Phantom"  Suit  Dismissed 

Los  Angeles— Federal  Judge  James 
dismissed  without  prejudice  a  copy- 
right action  involving  "Phantom  of 
the  Opera."  Frederick  A.  Todd,  the 
plamtifif,  alleged  that  he  was  the  own- 
er of  a  scenario  and  photoplay  of 
Faust,  based  on  Goethe's  Faust.  This 
was  copyrighted  in  October,  1921, 
Todd  asserted.  He  valued  his  rights 
at  $5,000,000. 


Chinese    Firm    Incorporates 

Sacramento,  Cal. — The  Chinese 
Educational  Film  Co.,  with  head- 
quarters in  San  Francisco  and  back- 
ed by  residents  of  that  place  and 
Oakland,  has  been  granted  articles  of 
incorporation. 


CORNER    SPACE 

with  4  private  offices;  solid  partitions 
with  one  elaborate  private  office  in- 
cluding special  floor  covering,  rail- 
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Mary  Philbin  in  Dickens'  Story 

Los  Angeles— Mary  Philbin  will 
next  star  in  Dickens'  "Little  Dorritt." 
Lois  Weber  will  direct. 


Schildkraut  in  "Auctioneer.?" 

Hollywood — Rudolph  Schildkraut 
mav  be  starred  in  "The  Auctioneer" 
for  Fox,  according  to  a  report. 

Com.pleting  1st  Nat'l  Contract 

Los  Angeles — Blanche  Sweet  is  now 
completing  her  First  National  con- 
tract. 


Metftfpolitan,  L.  A.  Books  Denny 

eginald  Denny's  next  three  Jew- 
^s  have  been  bought  by  the  Metro- 
noHtan,  Los  Angeles.'  Thev  are 
"What  Happened  to  Jones"  "Skin- 
ner's ^Dress  Suit"  and  "Rolling 
Home."  The  arrangemnt  was  closed 
in  New  York  by  Lou  Metzger. 


Moberly   "Blue"   Case   Ends 

Moberly,  Mo.— J.  W.  Cotter  of  the 
4th  St.  theater  has  decided  to  aban- 
don his  fight  for  Sunday  shows.  It 
is  said  that  he  has  reached  an  agree- 
ment with  county  and  city  officials  to 
stop  showing  on  Sunday  and  that 
prosecution  of  charges  pending  will 
be  stopped. 


Warners  to  Start  Three  Shortly 

Los  Angeles — Warner  Bros,  will 
shortly  start  three  new  pictures. 
William  Beaudine  will  direct  the  first, 
as  yet  untitled.  Roy  Del  Ruth  will 
direct  "The  Grifters,"  Marie  Pre- 
vost's  new  vehicle  "Why  Girls  Go 
Back  Home"  will  also  begin  shortly. 


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Friday,  December  18,  19 


Shea  With  McCarthy 

Joe  Shea  has  joined  the  J.  J. 
Carthy    organization    in    connec- 
with    the    road    shows    of    "The 
Parade." 


Another   Florida   Studio 

Odessa,    Fla. — Belasco    Prod., 
have  chosen  Odessa  as  the  site  f 
$250,000  studio. 


HAL  ROACH- 


Glenn  TrVon 

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Friday,  December  18,  192 


Looking  Ahead 

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a  pronounced  tendency  on  the  part 
of  the  exhibitor  to  treat  his  short 
features  in  a  more  business-hke  way; 
in  other  words,  to  use  them  not  just 
as  something  extra  to  give  to  his 
patrons  after  they  come  to  his  thea- 
ter but  as  something  extra  to  get 
them  to  come  into  his  theater. 
•  "I  do  not  mean  to  say  that  either 
of  these  developments  is  the  direct 
cause  of  the  other,  although  there 
can  be  little  doubt  that  better  show- 
manship as  typified  in  the  changing 
attitude  toward  short  features  is  back 
of  the  big  theater  progress.  But  it 
is_  mighty  interesting  to  see  these  two 
big  factors  in  motion  picture  progress 
moving  side  by  side  as  the  outstand- 
ing features  of  the  greatest  year  in 
the  history  of  the  industry. 

"Looking  ahead  in  an  effort  to  see 
what  the  year  1926  may  hold  affect- 
ing short  features,  the  big  national 
campaign  for  "Laugh  Month"  seems 
to  be  by  far  our  best  guide,  and 
though  we  make  every  effort  to  look 
at  this  move  conservatively,  it  still 
indicates  nothing  at  all  if  not  the 
biggest  year  short  features  have  had." 


Coolidge    Theater    Opens 

Boston — The  Coolidge  theater, 
seating  1200,  has  opened.  The  house 
is  owned  by  the  Atlantic  Theaters 
Corp.  and  managed  by  Benjamin  H. 
Green.  The  site  of  the  house  is  lo- 
cated in  the  historic  section  of  Water- 
town  near  the  old  Coolidge  Ceme- 
tery. 


Maxwell,    Schine    District    Manager 

Little  Falls,  N.  Y.— John  Maxwell, 
in  charge  of  the  Liberty  at  Herkimer, 
has  been  appointed  manager  of  the 
Schine  theaters  in  this  vicinity.  He 
succeeds  Lawrence  J.  Carkey,  now 
in  charge  of  the  Schine  theaters  in 
Lockport. 


Ingenuity   in   Program    Building 

Montreal  —  How  a  program  was 
changed  to  an  "All-Canadian  Week" 
program  at  the  Palace,  is  described 
by  George  Rotsky.  The  feature  was 
"The  Knockout,"  but  this  required 
no  change  since  it  was  produced  in 
Northern  Quebec.  A  Felix  comedy 
had  a  new  introduction  with  the  cat 
expressing  his  pleasure  at  being  in 
Montreal  for  Canadian  Week.  An 
"Our  Gang"  comedy  was  revised  so 
that  the  scenes  in  Arizona  became 
Saskatchewan  and  an  American  city 
became  Toronto,  in  one  of  the  sub- 
titles. The  news  weekly  had  nothing 
but  Canadian  scenes. 


Criterion,    L.    A.,    Has    New    Policy 

Los  Angeles — A.  M.  Bowles,  gen- 
eral manager  of  the  West  Coast  The- 
aters, Inc.,  announced  that  the  Cri- 
terion will  be  devoted  entirely  to 
pictures  at  popular  prices  with  con- 
tinuous  performances. 


New  Year  Meeting 

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New  York  and  Chadwick,  ex-officio. 
Zierler  is  expected  to  issue  a  call 
for  the  first  meeting  of  the  committee 
to  be  held  in  New  York,  when  con- 
sideration will  be  given  to  a  constitu- 
tion and  by-laws,  and  a  tentative  set 
of  rules  and  regulations  which  will  be 
submitted  to  exchangemen,  prelimin- 
ary  to   the   general   meeting. 


Minneapolis — Following  a  victory 
by  12th  Ward  residents  against  grant- 
ing a  license  for  a  new  theater  at 
3740  23rd  Ave.,  a  motion  for  a  city 
censor  board  has  made  its  appear- 
ance, sponsored  by  Alderman  J.  H. 
Chase. 


Willats  Go  South  Next  Week 

Irvin  Willat  and  his  wife,  Billie 
Dove,  leave  Dec.  22  for  De  Land, 
Fla.,  where  they  will  visit  relatives. 
Before  returning  to  Hollywood  they 
will  also  visit  Palm  Beach,  Havana. 
Yucatan,  Vera  Cruz  and  Mexico  City. 
In  Mexico  City,  they  will  be  guests 
of  Randolph  Jennings,  who  operates 
a  circuit  of  theaters. 


Lease   Suit  Pending 

Punxsutawney,  Pa.— Suit  has  been 
filed  by  W.  P.  McCartney  and  Peter 
Johnson,  former  owners  of  the  Jef- 
ferson and  Majestic  this  city,  the 
Ritz  in  Indiana  and  former  lessors 
of  the  Alpine,  against  James  and 
Lucy  Crivella  and  Mrs.  Ada  P  El- 
kins  for  $125,000.  Leases  are  in- 
volved. 


Meeting  the  Competition 
Ottawa — To  counteract  the  effect 
of  sporting  events,  including  football 
games  and  ice  hockey,  J.  M.  Franklin 
of  Keith's,  in  newspaper  advertising 
is_ announcing  that  results  of  games 
will  be  flashed  score  by  score  at 
the  theater. 


New    One   for   Hunt   Theaters 

Haddonfeld,  N.  J. — A  new  theater 
to  cost  $200,000  is  to  be  erected  as 
a  result  of  a  real  estate  transaction 
closed  at  Wildwood  yesterday.  The 
theater  will  be  built  by  the  Hunt 
Theaters,  Inc. 


May  Change  Tiffany  Schedule 

"The  Wrong  Coat,"  one  of  the  Tif- 
fany "Big  12,"  has  been  changed  to 
"Pleasures  of  the  Rich."  It  is  quite 
probable  that  it  will  be  the  next  re- 
lease instead  of  "The  Lodge  in  the 
Wilderness." 


Galvin  in  'Frisco  for  P.  D.  C. 

San  Francisco — Frank  W.  Galvin 
has  arrived  to  handle  exploitation 
campaigns  on  several  P.  D.  C.  pro- 
ductions about  to  play  here.  He  was 
formerly  identified  with  William 
Goldman  in  St.  Louis. 


Open  Navy  Yard  Theater 
Bremerton.  _Wash. — Programs  are 
to  be  shown  bi-weekly  at  a  new  1.500 
seat  theater  opened  at  the  Navy  Yard 
Armory.  The  shows  are  being  snnn 
sored  by  the  receiving  ship  Philadel- 
phia's morale  fund. 


New  Manager  for  Hemostead  House 

Hicksville,  N.  Y.  —  M.  Goldstein. 
for  the  past  three  years  manager  of 
Calderone's,  Lynbrook,  has  been 
transferred  to  Calderone's  Hemp- 
stead, succeeding  William  Leith.  re- 
signed. 


Salt  Lake  Citv  —  Robert  Boomer 
has  succeeded  Ed.  C.  Mix  as  manager 
of  the  local  Associated  Exhibitors 
exchange. 


Rogers  Buys  "Satan  Town" 
Hollywood — Charles  R.  Rogers, 
producer  of  Harry  Carey  features, 
has  purchased  an  original  "Satan 
Town,"  from  Jack  Boyle.  It  is  to 
be  fourth  of  the  Carey  series  for 
Pathe. 


Third  Asian  Subject  in  Kinograms 

Kinograms  is  including  in  its  cur- 
rent issue  the  third  sequence  of  ma- 
terial secured  in  Asia  under  an  ex- 
clusive  deal   closed  recently. 

La  Cava  Directing  Dix 

Gregory  La  Cava,  who  will  direct 
Richard  Dix  in  "The  Man  from  Mex- 
ico," has  secured  David  Todd  as  his 
assistant.  Todd  was  formerly  assist- 
ant to  Robert  Z.  Leonard. 


Opening  Dates  of  L.  A.  Houses 

Los  Angeles — Sol  Lesser  savs  the 
opening  date  of  the  West  Coast  the- 
ater is  Dec.  29,  and  the  Manchester, 
Jan.  5. 


New   Censor  Board  in   Brunswick 

St.  John,  N.  B. — New  Brunswick 
hasa  new  censor  board  of  four.  The 
chairman  of  the  new  board  is  Fred 
J.  Mclnerney  and  the  others  are  Mrs 
Tohn  Carvwell,  Alice  Fairweather  and 
Stephen  Palmer. 


Clara  Bow  to  Coast 
Clara  Bow,  who  came  East  to  plav 
a  feature  role  in  "Dancing  Mothers." 
iust    completed    for    Paramount,    left 
for  California  yesterday. 


Big  House  for  Reading 

Reading.  Pa. — A  new  theater,  to 
be  one  of  the  largest  in  Reading,  is 
to  be  erected  with  a  seating  capacity 
in  excess  of  2600. 


To  Close  on  Sundays 

Dover,  O. — Picture  theaters  will 
remain  dark  on  Sundays  as  long  as 
Mayor  P.  J.  Robart  remains  in  of- 
fice, he  announced.  Robart  informed 
George  Chrest,  manager  of  the  Ohio 
that  if  he  opened  his  house  charges 
would  be  filed  against  him. 


Shea   to   Open   New  House 

Buffalo,  N.  Y.— Michael  Shea,  pres- 
ident of  the  Shea  Amusement  Co., 
has  leased  property  in  the  Kensing- 
ton district  for  a  new  theater  to  be 
called   Shea's   Kensington. 


Lyric,   Cincinnati,   to   Be   Remodeled 

Cincinnati — Thomas  Lamb,  archi- 
tect, will  remodel  the  Lyric.  One 
balcony  will  be  substituted  for  two. 


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Sees  Theater  Panic 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

part  of  the  evolution  of  the  busines 
But  the  answer  it  not  vet  in  sigh 
Maybe  Mr,  Zukor  and  Mr.  Katz  \\z.\ 
it.  If  that  is  true,  it  will  prove  ( 
benefit  to  the  entire  industry." 

He  declared  that  the  time  was  ut 
doubtedly  coming  when  practically  a 
pictures  would  be  booked  through' oi. 
central  agency  as  practically  all  of  th 
big  time  vaudeville  acts  are  no- 
booked  through  the  United  Bookin 
Agency  and  others.  At  the  preser 
time,  he  pointed  out,  branch  office 
maintained  throughout  the  Unite 
States  bv  the  various  companies  fo 
distribution  cost  $30,000,000  to  $40 
000,000  a  year,  the  greater  portion  c 
which  could  be  saved  through  cen 
tralized  booking. 

Such  a  system  would  not  only  elim 
inate  waste  in  overhead  but  woul( 
also  force  the  production  of  bette 
pictures. 

So  far  as  the  independent  produce 
is  concerned,  said  Flinn,  he  will  neve 
find  diffcultv  in  securing  a  ready  mar 
ket  for  good  pictures,  even  over  thea 
ter  circuits   controlled   by  big  produ 
cer-distributor      organizations      wh( 
have  their  own  product.  However,  th«t 
panic  over  theaters  has  left  its  mart- 
in Hollywood,  he  said,  where  produce 
tion  is  already  decreasing.     Flinn  de« 
clared  the  premiums  in  this  business 
should    eo    not    to   the   distributor   oi' 
the    exhibitor    but    the    producer,    be-.: 
cause   it   was  the   producer  on   whonr 
the  industry  depended  for  its  picturesji 


FLOATS— LOBBY   DISPLAYS 
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prepared  by  us  now  traveling  through 
New    York    and    the    vicinity? 
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Telephone    Penn    2783 


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Art  Director 


METROPOLITAN  STUDIOS 

hollywood 

Current  Releases 


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OFF  THE  HIGHWAY 
PAINT  AND  POWDER 
SEVEN  DA  YS 
STEEL  PREFERRED 
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FIFTH  AVENUE 


FOR   RENT 

From  January  1st,  1926,  Pathe 
Studio  located  at  134th  Street 
and  Park  Avenue,  New  York 
City.  Fully  equipped  with 
lights,  flats  and  carpenter  shop. 
All  requirements  for  motion 
picture  production.  Reason- 
able rent  by  month  or  lease. 
ExJtraordinary  inducements.. 
Inquire 

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COSMOPOLITAN  STUDIO 

127th  Street  and  Second  Avenue.  New  York 
Telephone  Harlem  9700 


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1926  HAS 

HITCHED  ITS  WAGON 

TO  A  STAR! 

Tn6  New  Year  starts  right. 

Profiting  by  the  experience  of  1925. 

Which  was  a  great  year. 

Stlldd6Ci  with  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  successes. 

1926  hitches  its  wagon  to  a  star. 

Th6  Quality  Fifty-Two. 

Thoro'S  a  reason. 

And  soon  you'll  read  the  big  news. 

Of  what  those  non-stop,  fast-stepping,  box-office-wise  showmen-producers  of  Metro- 
Goldwyn-Mayer  have  up  their  sleeve. 
For  coming  months. 
YOSy  a  lot  of  surprises. 

But  you  get  to  expect  surprises  in  the  Quality  52 — and  we  never  disappoint. 
Hitch  your  wagon  to  a  star  and  let  the  rest  of  the  boys  watch  your  star  dust. 
1925  was  a  big  M-G-M  year. 
But  oh  you  1Q26! 

1926  IS  ANOTHER 
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER  YEAR 


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Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
ner in  which  first-runs  build  their 
programs  and  written  from  the  an- 
gle of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
conveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
used  in  developing  their  own  shows. 

Capitol 

Unit  No.  1. — Capitol  Grand  Or- 
chestra. Overture:  "Leonore  No.  3," 
beethoven.  In  commemoration  oi 
Beethoven's  ISSth  Birthday.  During 
overture  curtains  are  parted,  revealig 
bust  of  Beethoven  upon  pedestal 
which  is  draped  with  scarf  and  deco- 
rated with  green  wreath.  Time,  12 
minutes 

Unit  No.  2. — Cities  of  Other  Lands 
(Berlin).  Post  Nature  Scenic.  Time, 
6  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3.— "Lullaby  Lane."  Mar- 
jorie  Harcum  and  William  Robyn. 
Setting:  living  room  scene  with  tenor 
soloist  seated  in  easy  chair  at  fireside. 
Floor  lamp  cast  red  glow.  After  his 
first  number  Marjorie  Harcum  ap- 
pears in  form  of  a  vision  over  the  fire 
place;  she  sings  "Rock-a-bye-Baby" 
— a  cradle  is  close  by.  Spot  upon  sing- 
er. When  this  fades  she  disappears 
from  the  scene.     Time,  4  minutes. 

Uriit  No.  4. — Plantation  Revels,  (a) 
Scenic:  "Swanee  River."  (b)  Dixie 
Jubilee  Singers.  Render:  "Swanee 
River,"  "Stand  Steady,"  "Down 
South,"  "Steal  Away."  Setting: 
Backdrop  showing  cotton  field.  In 
the  foreground  rustic  fence  and  vines 
hanging  from  above.  Red  flood  lights 
toward  back  shading  into  green  in 
foreground.  Jubilee  singers  in  over- 
alls and  ginghams  and  straw  hats. 
Time,   18  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5. — Capitol  Magazine. 
Time,  9  minutes. 

Unit  No.  6— Doris  Niles,  Jack  Trie- 
salt  and  Capitol  ballet.  Music:  "The 
Skaters,"  Waldteufel.  Setting:  win- 
ter scene  with  evergreens  and  snow. 
Performers  in  skating  costumes. 
Time,  4  minutes. 

Unit  No.  7.— "Time  The  Comed- 
ian."   Time,  52  minutes. 

Rialto 

Unit  No.  1.— Ben  Bernie's  Orches- 
tra, (a)  Saxophone  Solo,  (b)  Songs 
of  Araby.  (c)  Harrington  Sisters- 
vocal  harmonizers.  (d)  Travesty  on 
Scarf  Dance,  (e)  Improvised  Charles- 
ton. The  setting  for  these  numbers 
is  a  black  drop  with  metallic  decora- 
tions which  are  revealed  between  five 
colored   drapes.     Time,    11    minutes. 

Unit  No.  2.— Short  Subject— "The 
Voice  of  the  Nightingale."  Time. 
10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3.— Organ  Specialty— A 
novelty  titled  "Looking  for  Talent." 
The  screen  is  used  to  project  popu- 
lar songs,  comedy  pictures  and  gags 
to  induce  the  audience  to  join  in 
singing.     Time,  7  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4.— Short  Subject— Scenic. 
Time,  6  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5. — Weekly  Magazine. 
Time,  5   mnutes. 

Unit  No.  6.— Feature— "The  Splen- 
did Crime."     Time.  55  minutes. 
Rivoli 

Unit  No.  1— Overture:  "Schehere- 
zade,"  Rimsky-Korsakofif.  Time,  8 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  2 — Emil  Jannings  in 
"Laila,"  Oriental  Fantasy.  Time,  23 
minutes. 


Unit  No.  3 — "Dancing  Feet."  Evo- 
lution of  dance  novelty  in  8  numbers, 
(a)  In  The  Garden  of  Eden.  Trans- 
parent curtain  with  stage  dimly 
lighted.  Figure  seen  in  background. 
Girls  in  flimsy  costumes  appear  and 
dance  in  shadows,  (b)  The  Stone 
Age.  (c)  On  the  Banks  of  the  Nile. 
During  rendition  of  vocal  solo  dan- 
cers seated  in  circle  beating  on  tom- 
toms. Stage  dimly  lighted.  Dances 
and  vocal  numbers.  (d)  Oriental 
Oriental  setting,  draperies  and  divan 
decoration.  Soloist  reclining  upon 
divan.  Dancers  in  oriental  costumes. 
Crystal  chandelier.  Spangled  back- 
drop. Dim  red  lighting,  (e)  Medie- 
val. Silk  back  drop.  Dancers  in  cos- 
tume, (f)  Minuet.  Decorative  back 
drop,  Dresden  fan  effect,  candle  tor- 
ches and  chandelier.  Dancers  in 
quaint  costumes,  (g)  Valse.  Painted 
back  drop.  Girls  in  organdie  dresses. 
Dance  number,  (h)  1926.  Ensem- 
ble. Silver  backdrop,  gold  side 
portals.  Decorative  lanterns  and  al- 
ternate silver  festoons  hanging  from 
front  celiing.  Jazz  band  of  five 
pieces,  three  male  dancers  and  five 
Charleston  girls  in  white  ballet 
frocks.     Time,  25  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4 — Feature:  "A  Woman 
of  the  World."    Time,  68  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5— "Ta-Ra-Ra-Doom- 
Der-E,"  Fleischer  Cartoon.  Time,  5 
minutes. 


Theater  Changes 

Akron,  O. — The  Empress  has  been  per- 
manently closed  by  Charles  Brill  who  still 
runs   two   burlesque  houses   here. 


Omaha — H.  Stanley  has  sold  the  Rialto  to 
Ed  Greely. 


Fairfield,     111. — The     Orpheum     has     been 
leased  by  W.  H.  Hoffman. 


Waterford,  Pa. — A  number  of  improve- 
ments have  been  made  in  the  LeBoeuf,  owned 
by   Amy    Perkins. 


Baker,  Ore. — B.  F.  Shearer  has  been 
awarded  the  contract  for  remodeling  of  the 
Burke. 


Camdon,  Ark.— 
been   redecorated. 


■Interior  of  the  Rauber  has 


Strand 

Unit  No.  1. — Overture.  Excerpts 
from  "La  Forza  del  Destino,"  Verdi. 
"Pace  Pace  Mio  Dio"  sung  by  Kitty 
McLaughlin,  soprano.  Setting  for  vo- 
cal number:  backdrop  representing 
opening  of  cavern.  Stage  dimly 
lighted  with  spot  on  singer's  face. 
Soloist  in  sort  of  nun's  garb  minus 
headdress.     Time,  9  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2.— "The  Hunt."  Strand 
Male  Quartet,  Ray  Bolger  and  En- 
semble. Ensemble  in  red  riding  hab- 
its. Tallyho  silhouetted  against  blue 
backdrop  with  blue  flood  light.  For 
last  number  singers  climb  aboard 
coach  and  revolving  panorama  on 
curtain  in  back  gives  effect  of  coach 
dashing  along  country  road.  Time, 
6  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3.— Mark  Strand  Topical 
Review.     Time,  11  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4.— "In  a  Garden."  Vocal 
numbers,  (a)  Edward  Albano,  bari- 
tone, singing  "Serenade,"  by  Schu- 
bert. Soloist  in  jester  suit  and  mack. 
Appears  before  curtain,  (b)  "Liebe- 
strauni,"  by  Lizst,  danced  by  Mile. 
Klemova  and  ballet.  Curtain  back 
with  two  tall  trees  glistening  and  en- 
tirely in  silver  forming  the  decora- 
tions. Ballet  in  quaint  costumes  with 
colors  in  pastel  shades.  Time,  7  min- 
utes. 

Unit    No.    5. — Feature 
Time,   71   minutes. 

Unit  No.  6.— "Noah  and  His  Trou- 
bles," Aesop  fable.     Time,  5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  7.— Organ  solo.  Time,  5 
minutes. 


Butte,  Mont. — Under  management  of  W.  J. 
Sullivan,  of  the  Silver  Bow  Amusement  Co., 
the  American  has  reopened  after  being  re- 
modeled. 


Woodbine,  N.  J. — Although  the  Capitol 
was  completed  almost  a  year  ago,  it  did  not 
open  until  recently  having  previously  had 
its    foundations    condemned. 


Reade  and  Stern  in  Project 

Red  Bank,  N.  J.— Ground  has 
broken    for    Joseph    Oschwald's 
theater  on  Monmouth  St.  near  Ij 
St.    It  will  be  finished  by  Labor 
It  will  have  a  capacity  of  2,800. 

A  holding  company  will  be  forii 
comprising   the   present   manager 
of    the    Strand,    Walter    Reade 
Joseph  Stern. 


Philadelphia — George  W.  Holman  has  sold 
the  New  Brunswick  to  Harry  Pogash,  own- 
er of  the  Pelham. 


Philadelphia — Contract  for  alterating  and 
redecorating  the  Keystone  has  b»en  awarded 
to  T.  S.  Fetter. 


Lawrencville,  Ga. — P.  B.  Kelly,  who  form- 
erly operated  the  Strand,  has  again  taken 
over  the  house,  having  bought  it  back  from 
D.   R.   Dixon. 


San  Francisco — Stern  has  tendered  his 
resignation  as  manager  of  United  Artists  to 
join   Warners. 


Thayer,  Mo. — The  Royal  has  been  pur- 
chased from  G.  E.  Gambel  by  R.  A.  Grif- 
fith. The  Opera  House  at  Newberg  is  to 
go   under  new   management. 


Reade  May  Add  To  Chain 

Freehold,  N.  J.— The  Strand  p 
erty  is  advertised  to  be  sold  at  S 
iff's  sale  on  Dec.  28.  Joseph  L.  I 
ahay,  who  erected  the  house  in  1 
later  sold  the  property  to  Scha 
&  Burns  as  the  Atlantic  Theater 
and  it  has  since  been  operated  ui 
their  majiagement.  Donahay  he 
$75,000  mortgage  on  the  property 
this  was  sold  some  time  ago  to  'V 
ter  C.  B.  S'chlesingcr,  an  agent 
Walter  Reade,  who  may  take  it  o 
The  amount  now  involved  is  appr 
mately  $81,800. 


Not  in  the  Film,  Kelley  Asser 

In   Sunday's   issue  of  THE   FI 
DAILY  in  a  review  of  a  short 
jest,    "Nature's    Garlands,"    refere 
was   made    to    two   white   streaks 
the  Capitol  screen.     In  a  letter  ft 
Kelley     Color.     Lab.,    the    produ( 
inform  us  that  these  streaks  were 
seams  in  the  scrim  used  to  cover 
regular    screen.      They    state    that 
was  not  the  fault  of  the  picture 
the  print. 


Butler,  Pa. — Opening  last  week,  the  Lyric 
recently  purchased  by  Carl  Becker,  has  been 
renamed    the    Capitol. 


South  Omaha — The  Victoria,  neighborhood 
house,  has  been  taken  over  by  T.  G.  Free- 
man. 


Minneapolis — The  Southern  has  1  cen  lur- 
chased  from  the  Kavanaugh  interests  by 
Max   Torador. 


Theater  to  Aid  Needy  of  Asheville 

Asheville,  N.  C. — Cooperating  with 
the  associations  of  the  city  that  are 
interested  in  the  relief  of  the  needy, 
Carl  Bamford,  manager  of  the  Prin- 
cess, announces  that  from  now  until 
Christmas  children  will  be  admitted 
upon  presentation  of  a  can  of  veget- 
ables or  preserves  at  the  door.  The 
goods  thus  received  will  be  distributed 
to  various  charities. 


"Joanna." 


Phil  Kaufmann  Better 

Toronto — Phil  Kaufmann,  general 
sales  manager  of  Regal  Films,  Ltd., 
following  several  weeks  in  the  hos- 
pital, has  recovered  sufficiently  to  re- 
sume duties. 


United  Amuse.  Corp.  Meets 
Montreal — At  a  recent  meeting  of 
shareholders  of  United  Amusement 
Corp.,  the  directors  were  reelected 
without  change.  J.  P.  Bickell,  vice- 
president  of  the  Famous  Players 
Canadian  Corp.,  and  N.  L.  Nathan- 
son,  are  both  members.  Houses  con- 
trolled by  United  include:  Strand, 
Mount  Royal,  Rialto,  Regent,  Cor- 
ona, Plaza,  Belmont  and  Papineau. 


Two   More  for   Lightman 

Huntsville,  Ala. — M.  A.  Lightn 
has  secured  control  of  the  Grand  i 
Jefferson,  through  formation  of 
$25,000  corporation  with  Lightman 
president  and  treasurer,  C.  L.  Ha 
worth,  as  vice-president,  and  F.  E 
Smith  as  secretary.  Other  theat 
in  which  Lightman  holds  controll 
interest  include  the  Majestic 
Princess,  Eldorado;  Rialto,  Camd 
Princess  and  Strand,  North  Lili 
Rock,  and  the  Plaza,  Little  Rock, 
in  Arkansas;  the  Hillsboro.  Nai 
ville,  Tenn.,  and  the  Grand,  Madisi 
Ga.  ' 


To  Give  Free  Performance  Xmaii 

Gucrneville,  Cal. — L.  S. ,  Murpt 
owner  of  the  Guerneville,  followi 
his  yearly  custom  will  give  a  ^ 
show  at  his  house  the  evening 
Dec.  26th  as  a  gift  to  his  patrons  j 
his  vicinity.  The  picture  will 
''Seven  Keys  to  Baldpate." 


Sunday  Shows  Issue  in  Ilion 

Ilion,  N.  Y. — A  petition  asking  that 
local  residents  be  given  an  oppor- 
tunity to  vote  on  allowing  Sunday 
shows  to  be  shown  here  was  re- 
ceived by  the  village  board  and 
election  will  be  called  later. 


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Hy  Gainsboro  Buys  Another 

Weingarten  &  Schoener  sc 
Roosevelt,  under  construction 
Northern  Boulevard  and  160th  S 
Broadway,  Flushing,  1,800  seats, 
Hv  Gainsboro,  owner  of  Flushing 
Main   St.,   for  $500,000. 

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;he  Ancient  Highway" — Paramount 
Metro,  Los  Angeles 

;XPREbi5 — "  "  '  bimiiar  m  theme  to 
loii  ijilis'  vehicle,  "ine  Knockout,"  this 
ewhat  primeval  urama  also  has  several  tis- 
eucouuiers  and  redUiooded  se>jueuces,  with 
i&  Holt  as  the  man  ot  "the  open  spaces. 
JlEKALD — *  •  *  JJirector  irvin  Willat  is 
li>s  tue  artist  as  well  ts  the  director.  So 
Jbas  made   ot   this   stocy   a  spectacle   that   is 

Stilling  as  well  as  absorbing.  "  *  " 
JiCOKU — *  *  *  Irving  W^illat  has  deliv 
a  most  exciting  melodrama  ot  the  Canad- 
lumber  camps,  which  deviates  Irom  the 
il  run  of  north  woods  yarns.  *  *  * 
iMES — *  *  *  0£  all  the  lumber  camp  pic- 
s,  "The  Ancient  Highway"  is  probably  the 
I.  The  individual  pertormances  are  praise- 
tbj,  the  photography  is  clear  cut  and  the 
t'lic  ettect^s  are  comparable  to  a  travelogue 
i 'picturesque  Canada."   *  •  * 

Strand,  Milwaukee 

E^,TiNh.L — '  *  *  A  medley  o£  adventure, 
I  on  and  romance,  it  follows  the  old  grooves 

I  ui  Uuor  melodrama,  in  tact  the  title  might 
(said  to   be   very   appropriate    in   more   ways 

II  one.  But  for  all  ot  that  it  is  the  kind 
II  picture  that  big  men  and  little  boys  and 
lout-hearted  woman  will  enjoy.   *    *   * 


"The   Best   Bad   Man"— Fox 
Monroe,   Chicago 

MERICAN — *  '  '  The  picture  is  not  the 
t  ot  the  Mix  productions.  But  it  is  far 
la  being  the  worst.  It  is  characteristic  and 
Juld  please  the  Mix  fans.   *  *  * 

'UURNAb— *  *  *  As  "The  Best  Bad  Man" 
1     rides    Tony,    makes    love    to    Clara    Bow, 

I  la  immensely  assisted  in  a  comedy  way  by 

II  Wilson  as  a  colored  valet.   *   *   ♦ 

OST — *  *  *  Rides  and  fights,  comedy  and 
oil,  not  to  forget  the  romance,  embroider 
1  iiory  and  the  picture  ranks  high  among 
t-  productions.  *  *  • 


"The  Best  People" — Paramount 
State,    Detroit 

REE  PRESS — *  *  *  the  tinges  of  sarcasm 
1  tuuches  of  satire  that  marked  the  stage 
■'.ion  are  all  brought  out  with  fine  effect, 
I    "The   Best  People"  promises  to  take  on 

I  added  lease  of  life  in  its  new  form.   ♦  *   • 

LV\  S — *  *  *  The  picture  should  prove 
I'  popular  because  it  caters  to  the  average 
^^ric.iii  fan  who  works  hard  by  day  and 
■  Ins  diversion  by  an  occasional  trip  to  the 
p  ie   theater.     In   this   respect   it   never  loses 

I I  of  the  box  office.  *  •  * 


"Bobbed  Hair"— Warners 
Forum,  Los  Angeles 

XAMINER— *     *     *     Hilarious,     melodra 

ic  and  full  of  action.  "Bobbed  Hair"  pokes 

at   all    forms   of   drama.      Its   purpose    is 

ly  entertainment  and  it  succeeds.     "Bobbed 

r"  is  distinctly  hair-raising.  *  •  * 

XPRESS— *    *    *    has    all    the    dash    and 

II  of  the  "frying-panin-the-fire"  serial  with 

added  fascination  of  a  puzzle  to  be  worked 

as  to  which  of  its  composers  is  responsible 

which  scenes.  *  *  • 

:ERALD — *  *  *  Filled  with  hectic  circum- 

ces  and  laughable  comedy,  it  is  doubtful  if 

lar     upheavals     in     a     hundred     American 

es  could   produce  such  a  combination.  *  ♦  * 

ECORD— ♦    *   *    Farce   it    is.      There   isn't 

loment   of    it    that    doesn't    bring    a    chuckle 

n  some  one,  that  in  turn  gives  a  chuckle  to 
*   *   » 

TMES — *  *  *  Taken  as  a  whole,  as  an 
hour  of  screen  entertainment.  "Bobbed 
r"  is  passably  fair.  It  is  a  cinematic  nov- 
;,  a  gay  and  irresponsible  farce.  Some 
f  see  in  it  a  burlesque  of  melodrama.  ♦  •  * 


"Bright  Lights"— M.-G.-M. 
Garrick,    Minneapolis 

RIBUNE— *  ♦  *  In  "Bright  Lights," 
rles  Ray  assumes  the  same  kind  of  in- 
aus  rustic  role  that  made  him  famous  as 
;recn  actor.  *  ♦  * 

State,  St.  Louis 

I,OBE-DEMOCRAT— *  *  •  "Bright 
^ts"  is  one  of  those  half-serious  comedy 
iirs.  is  interesting  and  amusing,  and  de- 
:dly  worth-while.*  *  * 
OST-DISPATCH— •  »  •  People  who  see 
rles  Ray  in  this  one  will  vow  at  first  that 
lias  chanced,  but  on  second  thought  they'll 
izc  it's  the  same  old  Charley,  three  years 
of  style.      ••   • 


STAR—*  *  *  Charles  Ray  is  the  rural 
lover  and  Pauline  Starke  the  girl.  Their  fine 
acting  and  the  contrasting  scenes  of  rustic 
wooing  and  Broadway  night  lite  give  the  pic- 
ture romantic  appeal.  *   *  * 

TIMES—*  *  *  It  brings  Ray  back  to  his 
public  in  the  role  of  an  unsophisticated  and 
bashful  country  boy — the  same  which  has  en- 
deared him  to  countless  thousands  of  movie 
fans.    »    *    * 


"Classitiea'— i-irst  Mat'l. 
urana  x^iviera,  jJeiroit 

i'KEli  x'lvjLjoo — ■■  "  "  xne  Licics  aie  among 
Liic  luiiuicst  ever  written,  wiin  a  laugn  in 
every  laic.  L-Uaries  iviurray,  veicran  come 
uiaii,   also  adds  to  luc  laugus.    "    -    " 

J^ew  Urand,  ivimneapolis 

TKibUiML —  "  "  ooiiiiue  Oiiniin  is  seen 
LO  uiiuauai  advantage  *  "  *  in  "Classified,"  a 
veuicie  mat  permits  tne  star  to  act  as  well  as 
uispiay  a  variety  ot  lavisli  gowns.    *   "    *. 

ii>astman,  Kocbester 

DEMOCKAi — "  "  *  iidua  i'eruer's  novel 
was  wen  cnosen  as  a  vehicle  tor  Corinne  Urit- 
ntu.  in  tne  sequences  wnere  sne  is  presented 
in  an  array  ot  costly  gowns,  wtiich  she  wears 
with  such  a  becoming  manner,  the  star  shines 
in  all  her  lo«eUness  and  delights  the  eye  with 
her  feminine  charm.   *  *  * 

HEi<Ai^iy — "  "  '  The  picture  stands  out 
bect.use  ot  the  realistic  way  in  which  the  story 
has  been  told.  There  is  not  one  lalse  note 
evident  in  it    *   *   * 

JOURNAL—  *  *  *  Miss  Griffith  creates  a 
novel  character  for  the  screen,  a  piquant  per 
sonality,  a  creature  of  whim  and  iaucies,  a 
breadwinner  and  a  moth,  who  on  occasions 
Hies  close  to  the  fire,  but  is  sufficiently  wise 
to   fly   again.   *   *   * 

TiMES-UNION— *  *  *  Plenty  of  melo 
dramas  have  been  built  around  this  plot,  but 
under  the  direction  of  Alfred  A.  Santell,  and 
with  the  aid  of  the  crisp,  sparkling  captions 
furnished  by  Edna  Ferber,  it  becomes  light 
and  dainty  comedy.   *   *  * 

Warfield,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  it  forms  an  excellent 
vehicle  for  emphasizing  the  versatility  of  Miss 
Griffith.  The  picture  is  entirely  different  from 
anything  she  has  yet  attempted,  but  then  she 
does  it  so  cleverly  that  it  makes  us  feel  we 
would  like  to  see  her  in  more  plays  of  the 
lighter   variety.    *   *    » 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  a  success  meas- 
ured in  terms  of  laughter,  neatly  mixed  with 
the  pleasant  thrill  that  comes  from  frequent 
touches    of    human    nature    adroitly    projected. 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  We  can't  term  "Clas- 
sified" a  howling  masterpiece.  But  despite  its 
tedious  spots,  the  crowd,  mostly  young  wo- 
men, seemed  to  enjoy  it  hugely.   *  *   * 

HERALD—*  *  *  The  story,  which  abounds 
with  clever  titles,  is  interesting  enough.  It 
is  in  the  borrowed  but  gorgeous  raiment  that 
Miss  Griffith  shines  most  brightly.  Roles  in 
keeping    with    such    adornment    are    her    forte. 

NEWS — *  *  *  "Classified"  has  been  made 
into  a  high-class,  refreshing  comedy  by  the 
movie  makers.  Al  Santell,  the  director,  is 
partly  responsible  and  to  Ralph  Spence,  title- 
writer,  goes  much  of  the  credit  for  producing 
one  of  the  most  wholesome  laugh-makers  of 
the  cinema  season.   *  *  • 


"Clothes  Make  The  Pirate"— 1st  Natl. 
Capitol,   Detroit 

FREE  PRESS--*  *  *  Throughout  the  pic- 
ture Errol  is  the  same  comedian  who  made 
thousands  laugh  as  he  cavorted  on  the  stage 
with  the  Follies  and  other  musical  shows.  His 
wobbly  legs  are  just  as  funny  and  his  take-off 
of  the  drunk  as  irresistible  as  any  perform- 
ance  he   ever   gave   on  the   stage.    *   *   * 

NEWS — *  *  *  The  funniest  feature  about 
Errol  is  his  very  imsteady  understanding.  He 
wobbles  about  on  a  pair  of  sprin^^y  knees,  tak- 
ing a  wide  variety  of  falls  during  the  course 
of  the  picture.  This  elastic  exhibition  together 
with  some  Larry  Semon  facial  pantomominpr 
never  seems  to  fail   in  arousing  laughter.  *  *  * 


"The  Coming  of  Amos"— P.  D.  C. 
Strand,   Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  It  is  a  typical  De 
Mille  picture — dramatic,  thrilling  in  spots,  ar- 
tistically photographed.    •   ♦    * 


ENTIRE  PRIVATE  OFFICE 
TO    SUBLET 
at   729   Seventh   Ave.      About  440   Sq. 
ft.  —   From   Feb.    1st. 
Apply  Box  A-15  Film  Daily 

1650  Broadway  N.  Y.  C. 


California,  San  Francisco 

BULLLiilN  — "  '  "  tneie  is  plenty  of  melo- 
drama with  island  castles,  flood  swept  dun- 
geons and  mysterious  trap  doors.  There  is  a 
oeautii^il  heroine  to  be  abducted.    *    *    * 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  It  is  far  re- 
moved Irom  the  spirit  of  Locke's  novels,  and 
the  admirers  of  that  writer  will  scarcely  en- 
joy it.   *   *    * 

CHRONICLE—*  *  *  The  direction  is  often, 
especially  at  the  beginning  of  the  pcture,  inept 
and  obvious,  but  it  grows  better  as  the  story 
proceeds  to  its  melodramatic  heights  near  the 
finish.   ♦    «   • 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  De  Mille's  hand  is  evi- 
dent throughout  the  picture.  There  are  sev- 
eral big  carnival  scenes,  and  a  Hood  episode 
at  the  climax  that  is  peculiarly  De  Mille.  *  •  • 

NEWS — *  *  *  It  is  forceful,  swift-moving 
and  melodramatic  in  its  action  with  delightful 
bits  of  humor  cropping  up  here  and  there  and 
climaxes  in  a  series  of  situations  that  are  real 
thrillers.    ♦    »   ♦ 


"The  Dark  Angel"— First  Nat'l. 
Karlton,  Philadelphia 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  **  The  direction  is 
superb  and  the  picture  has  been  exquisitely 
photographed.  While  the  poignancy  of  the  big 
scene  in  which  the  heroine  discovers  th,at  the 
brave  war  veteran  is  actually  blind  is  not  so 
great  as  it  was  on  the  stage,  nevertheless  it 
is   very  moving.  *  *  * 


"The  Eagle"— United  Artists 
State,  Boston 

GLOBE—*  *  *  "The  Eagle"  is  a  fast-mov- 
ing compound  of  comedy,  thrills  and  romance. 
The  screen's  "greatest  lover"  makes  his  first 
appearance  as  a  Cossack  lieutenant  who  runs 
away  when  the  middle-aged  Czarina  tries  to 
make  advances  to  him.  *  *  * 

TRAVELER—*  *  *  Valentino  has  a  role 
that  suits  him  as  well  as  anything  he  has  had 
since  "Blood  and  Sand,"  and  being  in  spite 
of  his  reputation  as  a  "great  lover,"  a  good 
actor,   he   performs  creditably.    *    *    • 


"The  Fool"— Fox 
Washington,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  By  its  simple  direct- 
ness and  sincerity  the  picture  holds  the  spec- 
tator's undiminished  interest  from  beginning 
to  end.  Many  scenes  are  so  affecting  that 
there    was    a    noticeable   hush    in   the   audience. 

NEWS — *  *  *  Like  the  play,  the  movie  is 
heavy  and  ponderous,  lacks  comedy  and  is  very 
theatrical  but  deep  down  it  gets  you — just  like 
a    rattling  good   church   sermon.    *    *    * 

Fox,  Philadelphia 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  The  pathos  and  orgin- 
ality  remain  intact  and  one  is  touched  by  the 
deep  theme  of  the   play.   *    *   • 

INQUIRER—*  *  *  Mr.  (Edmund)  Lowe 
has  caught  the  fineness  of  the  character,  and 
those  who  saw  the  play  when  it  appeared  here 
on  the  stage  will  certainly  not  suffer  disap- 
pointment  at  seeing   it  on  the  screen.   *   •   • 


"The    Golden    Princess" — Paramount 
New,  Baltimore 

SUN — *  *  *  Betty  Bronson  is  starred  in 
the  picture  •  •  •  and  she  does  extremely  well, 
if  you  ask  us.  There  is  something  very  \.\i- 
like  about  her.   *  *  * 


"Graustark"— Furst    Nat'l. 
State,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  Norma  Talmadge  has 
brought  added  thrill  and  emotion  to  the  role 
*  *  *  and  her  dramatic  art  enhances  the  story 
as  her  beauty  enriches  the  heart  appeal  of  the 
famous    novel    by    George    Barr    McCutcheon. 

EXPRESS—*  *  *  Dimitri  Buchowetski,  who 
directed,  refused  to  take  his  regal  surround- 
ings too  seriously,  so  there  is  m  "Graustark" 
a  light,  merry,  romantic  and  credible  story 
that   is   better   even   than   McCutcheon's   novel. 

RECORD—*  *  *  Director  Buchowetski  han- 
dled some  of  his  scenes  with  the  utmost  dex- 
terity, v/hile  others  lapsed  into  mediocrity. 
However,  he  did  stick  to  the  scenario  and  suc- 
ceeded in  building  up  a  terrific  suspense  for 
the  final   fadeout.   *    *   » 

TIMES — «  *  *  Altogether,  though,  the  pro- 
duction should  be  in  many  respects  a  very 
satisfying  one  for  Norma  'Talmadge  admirers. 
The  fact  that  she  acts  the  part  of  Yetive  so 
radiantly  is  commendation  for  the  picture  as  a 
whole.   *^   *  * 


"He's  A  Prince" — Paramount 
Egyptian,  Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  Each  new  picture  Raymond 
Griffith  makes  is  funnier  than  the  last  and  this 
is  true  of  "He's  a  Prince."  •  *   * 


"Hogan's  Alley"— Warners 
State-Lake,  Chicago 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  It  is  patched  with  "Lit- 
tle Annie  Rooney,"  "The  Knockout,"  "Mrs. 
Wiggs  of  the  Cabbage  Patch,"  every  old  bal- 
lad with  a  dying  mother,  all  self-respecting 
melodramas  with  smooth  rich  villains  and  train 
wrecks.   *    *    * 

Circle,   Cleveland 

NEWS — *    *    *    It   is   a   strange   melange   of 
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Newspaper    Opinions 

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comedy  that  is  i^uiie  uutuun>   aua  drama  that 
IS   unconsciously   iiumorous.    "    "   " 

Pj^AiiNj  ut^l^n-K — *  "  *  Aside  from  a  few 
amusing  bits,  it  is  literally  a  piioto  play  uigut- 
maic,  luaae  up  ot  every  ga^  aiiu  situai-iuu 
tliat  nas  oeen  used  since  ttie  uirtu  ot  me  mo- 
tion picture  inuubtry.   •   *  ' 

"Irish  Luck" — Paramount 
Apouo,  xndianapoiis 

STAR—"  "  "  J.  nomas  AieiBuau,  who  play:, 
the  leaamg  role,  in  lact,  the  vwo  leauiug  roie:>, 
uoes  nis  usual  good  worK,  but  ii  is  me  scemc 
beauties  ot  IreiauU,  as  sHowu  in  me  picture, 
tnai  coutriuute  luu^i  oi  its  euieriainmem  vaiue. 

liivijiij — "  "  ■  ivicigQan  can  Lie  ciever  upoii 
the  screen  when  be  acaires  and  he  is  clever  in 
"Irish  i-ucic,"  e:.peciauy  in  me  way  he  "makes 
up"    for    the    two    cnaracters    who    look    alike. 


EXPRESS—*  *  *  It  is  this  history,  rich 
with  stirring  incident,  that  Cruze  makes  you 
feel  as  no  other  director  seems  able  to  do.  In 
general  the  story  of  "The  Pony  Express"  runs 
fairly  true  to   the   records,    *    *   • 

HERALD—*  •  *  And  it  is  worthy  of  aU 
the  enconiums  of  praise.  Director  Cruze  truly 
has  made  a  him  that  will  linger  long  in  the 
memory.  It  is  as  near  flawless  as  they're 
making    pictures    nowadays.    •    •    • 

RECORD—*  '  *  Besides  having  an  excel- 
lent story  with  careful  and  accurate  research 
work,  Cruze,  in  many  spots  varied  the  usual 
style  of  western  direction.  *  *  ♦ 

TIMES-*  *  *  The  story  has  hardly  the 
epical  quality  of  the  earlier  Cruze  production. 
It  is,  in  fact,  a  very  rambling  affair,  depen- 
dent to  a  great  degree  on  the  interest  in  in- 
dividual episodes  rather  than  on  the  purpose 
of  the  picture  as  a  whole,  even  though  this 
may  continually  hover  in  the  background.  *  *  • 


Granada,  San  Francisco 

BULLi.lii\ —  "  '  mere  are  some  remark- 
able scenes,  lommy  is  snown  Kissing  the  illar- 
ney  Jstone.  lucu  mere  are  omer  interestmg 
views  such  as  lue  LaKes  ot  KiUarney,  Koss 
Castle,    Aluckroas   AOuey.    »    *    " 

CALL  AMU  roai  — '  *  *  Tommy  Meighau 
has  set  the  styic  lor  a  new  kina  ot  picture  ui 
"Irish  Luck,'  witu  a  lot  ot  old  castles — real 
ones,  too,  mcluuiug  the  well  known  Ularuey 
Stone's  residence — ana  the  Lakes  of  Kiiiaruey 
ana  other  scenery  mrown  in.  "  *   * 

EXAMIWEK — *  "  "  the  direction  makes  it 
exciting  in  the  extreme,  and  the  house  bursts 
into  loud  appiau=e.  xt  is  not  otten  a  picture 
gets  the  auuience  on  edge  like  that — and  this 
IS  the  hrst  time  it  has  occurred  with  a  Meig- 
hau  tUm.   •   *   * 


"The  Keeper  of  the  Bees"— F.  B.  O. 
Colonial,  Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  "  Most  picture  laus  will  find 
"The  iweeper  of  the  Bees  excellent  entertain- 
ment.   *    *    • 

TIMES — *  *  *  Boy  Scouts  and  girl  scouts 
v/ill  enjoy  "The  Keeper  of  the  Bees.  " 

Here  is  a  movie  ot  sentiment  which  is  as 
sweet   at   times   as   the    honey    the    bees    make. 

Fay's,  Rochester 

HERALD — *  "  '  James  l^eo  Meehan,  who 
directed  the  filming  ot  tlie  (jene  Stratton  Por- 
ter stories,  including  "The  Cirl  of  the  Lim- 
berlost,"  had  charge  of  the  making  of  "The 
Keeper  of  the  Bees,"  and  he  has  treated  it  in 
the  same  ettective  way  as  he  did  the  others. 
He  has  retained  all  ot  the  sentimental  appeal 
and   made  the  most  of   the  dramatic  climaxes. 

JOURNAL — *  *  *  All  those  who  have  en- 
joyed reading  the  book  stories  by  the  late 
Cene  Stratton  Porter  will  undoubtedly  find 
the  photoplay  adapted  from  her  widely  popular 
"The  Keeper  of  the  Bees"  much  to  their  lik- 
ing.  ••  • 


"The  King  on   Main  Street"— Para, 
Palace,  Montreal 

GAZETTE—*  *  *  The  subtle  use  of  the 
material,  and  continuous  light  treatment  of  the 
plot  whose  naturally  humorous  propensities  are 
utilized  to  the  utmost  by  Adolphe  Menjou, 
make  diverting  entertainment  that  is  different 
and   funny.    •  •    • 

Stanley,  Philadelphia 

BULLETIN— Delightfully  poking  fun  at 
royalty  in  general  and  the  members  of  the  so- 
cially elect  who  fling  themselves  at  the  feet  of 
wandering  kings,  princes  and  other  members  of 
the  royal  house,  Adolphe  Menjou,  immaculate 
imitator,    scores   a   tremendous   success.    «    *    • 

INQUIRER—*  •  *  Adolphe  Menjou  is  a 
polished  and  exacting  actor,  and  he  succeeds 
in  putting  comedy  and  interest  into  the  rather 
artificial  character  of  the  king.   •  *  • 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  *  *  Mr.  Menjou  is 
surely  blessed  with  about  the  surest  sense  of 
subtle  comedy  values  vouchsafed  to  any  actor 
doing  screen  work,  and  can  express  more  with 
that  famous  "twinkle  in  his  eyes'  than  the 
average  comedian  can  project  with  his  entire 
bag  of  tricks.  *  ** 

RECORD — *  *  *  Menjou  was  admirable  as 
the  king  and  Bessie  Love  was  a  most  gracous 
Gladys  Humphreys.  The  supporting  cast  was 
excellent.      The   drama  was   splendidly  staged. 


"The  Pony  Express" — Paramount 
Ri^to,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  James  Cruz,  in  direct- 
ing this  film,  has  tried  to  give  it  the  historical 
significance  which  marked  his  production  of 
"The  Covered  Wagon."  But  in  this  effort  he 
has  given  politics  an  emphasis  which  may  be 
authentic,  but  lacks  interest  for  the  ipectator. 


"That  Royle  Girl"— Paramount 
Allen,  Cleveland 

NEWS—*  *  *  Had  it  not  been  for  the 
clowning  of  W.  C.  Fields  1  fear  1  should  have 
either  lallen  asleep  or  walked  out  before  the 
tornado  swept  everything  and  everybody  but 
Miss  Dempster  and  the  "Lincoln"like"  county 
prosecutor  out  of   the  picture.   »   *   * 

PRESS—*  *  *  The  whole  thing,  though 
often  rather  interesting,  is  a  pretty  terrible 
example  ot  movie  exaggeration  and  maudlin 
sentiment.    *   *   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  Comedy  sequences  are  inter- 
spersed as  we  would  expect  with  W.  C.  Fields 
in  the  cast,  but  his  comedy  is  of  a  caliber  used 
on  the  burlesque  stage  and  seemed  rather 
forced  and  flat.    *   *  * 

Missouri,  St.  Louis 

GLOBE-DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  There  is  an 
episode  of  a  cyclone;  its  genuineness  keeping 
the  nerves  tensed  from  the  start;  a  rising 
wind;  to  the  finish,  when  the  apex  of  the 
twister's  cone  sweeps  everything  before  it  to 
utter  destruction.  The  picture's  force  is 
startling,  marred  only  by  some  inane  sub- 
titles.  *   »   ♦ 

POST— DISPATCH— *  •  ♦  is  a  fast-mov- 
ing crook  drama  with  a  whirlwind  finish  (a 
realistic  tornado  is  introduced  at  the  end)  and 
Carol  Dempster  goes  through  enough  dangers 
to   keep   any    flapper   on   the   edge  of   her   seat. 

STAR — *  *  *  There  have  been  flapper  stor- 
ies galore,  but  this  is  a  flapper  classic;  and 
gang  films  innumerable,  but  this  one  is  rank 
Chicago  realism  translated  into  pictures.  •  •  • 


"Simon  the  Jester"— Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 
Regent,  Rochester 

DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  there  is  neither  ap- 
preciation nor  sympathy  nor  fidelity  apparent 
in  this  screen  version  Locke's  tale;  and  the  act 
ing  cast  for  the  most  part,  ambles  through  the 
sort  of  action  provided  by  the  scenario  writer 
in  a  halfhearted  fashion.   *   *   • 

HERALD—*  •  *  The  scenario  probably 
follows  the  main  outline  of  the  story,  but 
neither  the  atmosphere  nor  the  characters  of 
the  principals  leave  much  of  an  impression 
after  the  picture  is  over.   *   •  • 


"The  Splendid  Road"— First  Nat'l. 
Park,  Cleveland 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  the  tale  has  a 
double  love  story  and  a  flood — ^and  is  only 
pretty   fair  entertainment.   *   *   • 


"Sporting  Life" — Universal 
Alhambra,  Milwaukee 

SENTINEL—*  •  •  is  beautifully  staged, 
with  a  reproduction  of  the  famous  London 
Sporting  club,  and  a  thrilling  horse  race  which 
the  spectators  come  to  see  in  tally-hoes,  as  the 
highlights.  *  *  • 


"Stage   Struck"— Paramount 
State,  Minneapolis 

TRIBUNE- — Gloria  Swanson  has  concen- 
trated her  screen  ability  on  burlesque  and 
slapstick    comedy    in    "Stage    Struck."    •    •    • 


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Newspaper    Opinions 
New  York 

"Why  Women  Love" 

First   National 

Broadway 

>AILY  MIRROR  —  *  *  •  As  usual, 
nche  Sweet  imbues  her  screen  personality 
b  infinitive  charm,  soft  appeal,  and  warn- 
emotionalism.  She  delights  the  eye  with 
intrigues  the  imagination  with  her  femi- 
;  loveliness.   *   *   * 

'he  story,  itself,  is  hokum  melodrama, 
ed  with  such  familiar  ingredients  as  en- 
ing  love,  a  girl  who  goes  wrong  despite 
•ything.  her  sensational  death,  and  ulti- 
e  happiness  for  hero  and  heroine  after  two 
!T  years  of  separation.  •  ♦  * 
OST — *  *  *  The  story  is  very  salty  and 
y,  and  Miss  Sweet  is  called  upon  to  sac- 
e  and  sacrifice  and  sacrifice,  all  because 
rl's  father  once  saved  her  life  and  she 
re    on    the    Bible    that    she'd    look    after 

he  picture  is  an  adaptation  from  Willard 
ertson's   stage   play,    "The   Sea   Woman." 

• 

ELEGRAPH — *  •  •  A  standard  melo- 
a.  with  fires,  explosions,  shootings  and 
•harelquin.    *   •    *  _ 

hough  seen  in  miniature,  the  little  figiire 
linates  the  picture.  Kosloff's  pantomime 
a  skillful  and  sure  that  it  exceeds  the 
rest  felt  in  the  acting  of  Ma'e  Busch. 
r  Cody.  Gertrude  Olmstead  and  other 
man"  figures,  possibly  because  the  latter 
involved  in  a  trite  tale  of  mother  love 
led  with  implausibilities.  •  *  • 

"Time,  the  Comedian" 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

Capitol 

MERICAN— •  •  •  Is  another  story  of  a 
her's  sacrifice  which,  though  not  original, 

doubtless    find    a    sympathetic    response 

Its    audience. 
ij    spite    of    its    happy    ending,    this    is    a 
ewhat  bitter  picture.     The  story  is  simple 

very  short,  taking  only  some  fifty  min- 
I  to  run  oflf.   •  •  • 

lAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Is  an  interesting 
tire.  It  is  well  handled  but  draorgy,  and 
IS  much  too  much  of  KosloflF  as  the 
m.  Time.  He  appears  gibbering  atop 
es,  through  keyholes,  on  chairs,  inter- 
Sing  tile  action  merely  to  intimate  a  sinis- 
denouement.   •  •  • 

IVENTNG  JOURNAI^-*  •  *  It's  the 
her-love  motif,  and  let  it  be  said  for  our 
lent  styles  that  Mae  looks  younger  in  the 
lern  sequence  than  she  did  in  the  scenes 
ten — or  was  it  fifteen  vears — ago.  She 
!  verv  good  work.  Cody  is  his  suavely, 
ghtful   self.    •   •   » 

;VENING  WORLD—*  *  *  Creighton 
e.  as  the  siutablv  aged  partner  for  the 
,  handles  a  small  part  smoothlv.  The 
y  wnuM  be  mn»-e  threadbare  than  it  seems 
e  it  "nt  for  the  use  of  the  figure  repre- 
linp  Time  ,ns  a  clown,  which  seems  to 
re  ma»^aep  the  various  enisodes  •  •  * 
R;^PHTC— *  *  *  Theodore  KoslofT.  as 
le.    is    parbed    as   a   clown,    and   nrances    in 

ont  of  the  sequences  after  the  manner 
Ko-Ko.  the  st^r  of  the  Ink^vell  Stndin-^. 
'T-p's  nothing  the  matter  with  Koslnff's 
Formance    except    that    there    is    altogether 

m'"'h   of   it       In   the  opening   scenes   it   is 

•    pflFert;"e.    •    *    • 

fORlVTNG  TKLKGRAPTT— *  *  *  "Time" 
rst  shown  as  an   impish  fieure,  half-clown. 
^OST — *     *     *     Is     a     somewh,Tt     self-con- 
»us.    carefullv    embellished    version    of    the 
story    wherein    a    "woman    with    a    nast" 
(fa'ccd    with    the    problem    of    preventing    a 
irriaee   between    her    former    lover    and    her 
lighter.      A   lighter,   more  skillful   directorial 
'  ch,   combined   with    generallv   effective  act- 
could    have    made    the    tale    much    more 
ertaining    than    it    is    in    its    present    form. 

lUN — *  *  *  The  photonlay  takes  on  added 
les  through  the  injection  of  scenes  where- 
the  figure  of  Time,  as  impersonated  by 
■ndore  Kosloflf  •  •  • 

"ETECRAM — *  *  *  Might  have  developed 
le  distinctly  promising  fi^m  entertainment 
At.  Robert  Z.  Leonard,  the  director,  had 
been  seized  with  a  last  minute  urge  for 
libols.   •   •  • 


"A  Woman  of  the  World" 

Paramount 

RivoH 

iMERTCAN—    •    •    •    Because    of    Miss 
fri  and  Charles  Emmett  Mack  and  because 


Charges  Politics 

Exhibitor  Objections  to  Up-State  Af- 
filiations   with    Hays    a    "Brick 
Barrage,"  Says  A.  C.  Hayman 

Buffalo — A.  C.  Hayman,  owner  of 
the  Strand  and  Cataract  at  Niagara 
Falls  and  an  official  of  the  Buffalo 
zone  of  the  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  New  York 
State  asserts  exhibitor  objections  to 
the  proposed  affiliation  with  the  Hays 
office  are  merely  political.  He  states, 
in  part: 

"The  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  New  York, 
Buffalo  and  Albany  /ones  have  given 
more  real  service  and  protection  to 
the  theater  owners  in  their  respective 
zones  in  the  past  two  years  than  they 
ever  got  from  any  organization  at 
any  time. 

I  was  one  of  the  members  that 
voted  in  favor  of  the  affiliation  with 
the  Hays  organization  and  I  object 
to  some  of  the  statements  made  by 
men  who  do  not  want  the  truth  and 
who  have  not  the  exhibitors*  interests 
at  heart. 

"The  majority  of  the  exhibitors  in 
the  Buffalo  and  Albany  Zones  are 
busy  managing  their  own  theaters 
and  have  no  time  for  cheap  politics. 

"In  affiliating  with  the  Hays  or- 
ganization, we  become  an  affiliating 
member.  We  retain  our  own  iden- 
tity as  an  exhibitor  organization  at 
all  times. 

"Our  affiliation  gives  to  each  ex- 
hibitor, the  right  to  bring  before  Mr. 
Hays  and  his  organization  any  griev- 
ance that  they  might  have  which  is 
not  in  his  film  contract,  and  which 
can  not  be  heard  before  the  present 
arbitration  boards,  but  which  is  vital 
to  his  theater  interests  and  his  further 
business.  He  can  sit  at  a  table,  state 
his  complaint  at  a  joint  meeting  of 
exhibitor  members  and  members  of 
the  Hays  organization.  In  other 
words,  we  are  bringing  arbitration 
to  the  exhibitors  beyond  their  present 
film  contract.  I  think  this  affiliation 
is  a  step  in  the  right  direction,  it  will 
help  to  bring  all  interests  in  a  closer 
and  more  harmonious  relationship. 
It  is  a  move  that  will  bring  about  a 
real  exhibitor  organization,  which  we 
have  never  had. 

"I  believe  that  Mr.  Havs  is  sincere 
in  his  efforts  to  unify  this  industry 
and  put  it  on  a  sound  business  basis 
and  I  will  continue  to  believe  in  Mr. 
Havs'  sincerity  until  he  shows  by  his 
actions  otherwise. 

"Now  let  my  political  friends  start 
their  favorite  indoor  snort,  which  is 
throwing  bricks,  if  thev  throw  enough, 
I  will  use  them  to  build  another  thea- 
ter.—That's   that." 


of  Mr.  St.  Clair's  careful  direction,  we  en- 
Joyed  the  picture  even  while  knowing  it  was 
not  good.  In  trailing  gowns  that  caused  a 
perpetual  murmur  of  "gorgeous,  simnly  gor- 
geous" from  the  couple  behind  us,  Pola  swept 
about  the  village  streets.  »  ♦  * 
Clair,  who  directed,  has  gone  in  for  svm- 
bolism.  A  rocking  chair  suggests  _  gossin 
and  a  milk  bottle  is  a  sign  of  morning.  It 
is  a  sorry  sort  of  film.  It  is  likely  to  do 
better  on  Broadway  than  in  Maple  Valley, 
I-o-way.  •  •  • 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH— •  *  *  Once 
again  the  motion  pictures  have  not  done 
rlpht  bv  Miss  Negri,  and  "A  Woman  of  the 
World"  as  revealed  at  the  Rivoli  is  nothing 
more  than  iust  another  motion  picture  hero- 
ine in  conventionail  and  overdrawn  surround- 
ings. *  *  • 


Changes  in  Iowa  and  Nebraska 

Omaha — A  number  of  recent  the- 
ater changes  arc  reported  for  Iowa 
and   Nebraska,   including: 

The  Opera  House  at  Corning  has  passed 
from  Hal  Kelley  to  Stanley  and  Cecil,  who 
have  also  a  theater  at  Bedford.  Stanley  and 
Cecil  have  also  bought  the  American,  Corn- 
ing, from  C.  M.  Peregrine.  The  Grand, 
CedarRapids,  la.,  has  been  bought  by  Milli- 
sack  and  Johnson  from  George  F.  Adams. 
The  Legion,  Cushing,  la.,  from  M.  Keelar.  by 
C.  R.  Seflf;  the  Florence,  Elpoint,  S.  D..  from 
C.  S.  Bovee  by  H.  Goldstein;  the  Liberty, 
Lowden,  la.,  from  C.  Ehlers  by  Wiese  &  Bel- 
ter, and  the  Lyric,  Kimballtown,  la.,  by  Ras- 
musson  a-nd  Huffman,  from  Faagorg  and  Kel- 
gar ;  the  Strand,  at  Leon,  la.,  has  been  bought 
by  John  Michael,  and  the  Lyric  at  North  Bend, 
Neb.,  by  Alfred  Pospisil,  who  purchased  the 
interests  of  his  partner,  A.  Herman.  Dan 
Desdunes  has  leased  the  Lake  theater,  Omaha. 


New  Suburban  House  for  Omaha 

Omaha — The  Minne  Lusa,  which  is 
being  erected  at  30th  St.  and  Titus 
Ave.,  and  which  is  to  open  on  March 
1,  is  being  built  by  Frank  W.  Hous- 
ton. It  will  be  the  only  suburban 
theater  between  Ames  St.  and  Flor- 
ence, with  its  nearest  competition  thus 
placed  two  and  one-half  miles  away. 


Davenport  House   Changes   Policy 

Davenport,  la.  —  The  Graden.  a 
Blank  house  is  now  operating  under 
a  split  week  policy.  William  O'Hara 
is  manager. 


Alexander  F.  &  R.  Publicity  Head 

Du'luth,  Minn. — Don  Alexander  has 
been  placed  in  charge  of  publicity  for 
the  F.  &  R.  theaters  here. 


Hawks  New  Pathe  K.  C.  Manager 

Kansas  City — James  Hawks  is  the 
new  manager  for  Pathe.  Ted  Meyers 
leaves  as  manager  to  sell  special  fea- 
tures. 


Ottawa — Leonard  Bishop  of  the  Re- 
gent has  reduced  prices.  Orchestra 
prices  were  reduced  from  SO  to  40 
cents.     The  new  scale  is  permanent. 


New  Film  Building  in  Detroit 

Detroit,  Mich.  —  Plans  are  being 
made  for  a  new  Film  Building  on 
Cass  Ave.  It  is  to  be  six  stories 
high. 


Church  Ooens  Theater 

South  Berlin.  N.  Y.— A  theater  has 
been  opened  by  the  Rev.  William 
Weaver  in  order  to  increase  the  rev- 
enue of  the  church. 


Kirkpatrick  Appointed  Vital  Manager 

Montreal  —  James  A.  Kirkpatrick 
will  have  charge  of  the  Vital  exchange 
here. 


Scott  After  Product 

Ottawa  —  Leroy  Scott,  who  has 
been  handling  a  war  picture,  "Can- 
adians in  Action,"  is  seeking  to  nur- 
chase  indenendent  pictures  for  Can- 
ada. Headquarters  at  450  McLeod 
St. 


Eskin  Manager  at  Albany 

Washington — Abe  Eskin,  formerly 
local  manager  for  Associated  Exhibi- 
tors has  been  appointed  manager  in 
Albany. 


William  Cody  has  completed  his 
tenth  western  for  the  Indenendent 
Pictures  Corp.  The  title  Is  "Shooting 
Straight"  and  opposite  him  is  Joan 
Meredith. 


The  Ufa  Situation 

{Continued  from  Page   1) 

showed  a  larger  increase  in  business 
than  in  any  one  previous  year.  Pro- 
duction increased  three  fold  over  the 
previous  twelve  months  with  acitvity 
in  the  exchange  and  theater  depart- 
ments greater  by  a  considerable  mar- 
gin. 

The  important  figures  in  the  bal- 
ance sheet  include  the  following  in 
gold  marks: 

Participation   in   corporations,   do- 
mestic   and    foreign 51,800,000 

Land   and   buildings    8.600,000 

Studio    equipment    and    theaters...  3,000,000 

Accounts    receivable    .'  10,400,000 

Completed  productions    11,900,000 

Films   in  production    7,800,000 

; 

It  is  pointed  out,  however,  that  the 
directors  have  amortized  old  produc- 
tions down  to  one  mark  in  the  state- 
ment while  their  commercial  life  is 
still  extensive.  The  item  "completed 
productions"  down  at  11,900,000  em- 
braces a  5,500,000  gold  mark  item  for 
oictures  finished  but  released  after  the 
books   for  this   year   were   closed. 

The  annual  report  declares  the  out- 
look for  the  coming  year  is  very  fav- 
orable, notwithstanding  the  general 
depression  in  European  business.  The 
company's  theaters  now  total  134 
with  a  seating  capacity  of  118,000. 
The  directors  feel  that  the  policy  of 
dividing  programs  between  German 
and  American  pictures  has  resulted 
in  the  company's  present  favorable 
position.  The  deal  with  Universal  is 
explained  in  the  fact  that  the  direc- 
tors wished  to  secure  a  better  repre- 
sentation in  American  theaters.  They 
characterize  the  Laemmle  deal  as  a 
"cooperative  arrangement."  The  loan 
is  for  15,000,000  marks  at  8%  per  cent. 

The  "Lichtbild  Buhne"  reports 
from  England  that  London  represen- 
tative of  important  American  com- 
panies are  considerably  upset  over  the 
Laemmle  coup.  One  reason  advanced 
for  this  is  that  the  Ufa  has  until  now 
given  more  preferred  treatment  not 
to  Universal  but  to  other  American 
companies. 


R'chards  Managing  Omaha  Branch 

Omaha — T.  R.  Richards  is  now  the 
manager  of  the  local  Enterprise 
branch. 


Schmidt  Back  at  Studio 
Art   Schmidt,    F.    B.   Ofi.   Western 
sales  supervisor  has  returned  to   the 
studio  from  a  visit  to  the  Coast  ex- 
change. 


Withev  Directing  Evelyn  Brent 

Cet  Withey  is  directing  Evelvn 
Brent  in  "Bright  Lights"  for  F.  B.  O. 
with  Theodore  Von  Eltz  playing  op- 
posite. 


"'The  Isle  of  Retribution,"  a  novel 
by  Edeson  Marshall  and  "A  Poor 
Girl's  Romance"  bv  Laura  Jean  Lib- 
bv  will  shortly  be  filmed  by  F.  B.  O. 


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Friday,  December  18,  192  j 


B'way  High  to  Chaplin 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

night  previous  to  the  general  opening 
grossed  about  $6,000  and  naturally 
aided   in   swelling  the  week's   total. 

The  second  best  record  is  held  by 
Norma  Talmadge  and  "Graustark" 
for  the  week  beginning  Sept.  6  at  the 
Capitol  when  the  gross  was  $72,075. 
Individual  starring  honors  go  to  Har- 
old Lloyd  whose  "Hot  Water"  holds 
the  record  of  f  13,263  at  the  Broadway 
for  the  week  beginning  Jan.  5  and 
whose  "Freshman"  holds  the  Colony 
record  of  $42,126  for  the  week  of 
Sept.  20  and  Gloria  Swanson  whose 
"Stage  Struck"  established  the  1925 
record  at  both  the  Rialto  and  Rivoli. 
The  former  theater  grossed  about 
$27,000  the  week  beginning  Nov.  28 
and  the  Rivoli,  about  $33,000  the 
week  beginning  Nov.  21. 


Up-Town  Theater  in   Realty  Deal 

Paul  Herzog  has  acquired  the  prop- 
erty on  which  the  Olympia.  on  107th 
St.  and  Broadway,  stands.  The  site 
was  bought  from  Samuel  Berner's 
Frijack  Realty  Corp. 


Ottawa    House    Reduces    Admissions 
May  Build  L.  A.  Theater 

Los  Angeles — It  is  understood  that 
a  Class  A  theater  and  store  building 
is  to  be  built  soon  on  Vermont  Ave., 
north  of  Hollywood  Blvd. 


Strike  Halts  Work  on  Chicago  House 

Chicago  —  Laborers  employed  in 
the  remodeling  of  Cohan's  Grand, 
walked  off,  forcing  carpenters  and 
bricklayers  to  remain  idle. 


Chicago  Concern  Changes  Name 

Chicago  —  The  Boulevard  Amuse- 
ment Co.  has  changed  its  name  to  H. 
Schoenstadt  &  Sons,  Inc.  Increased 
capital  from  $15,000  to  $750,000. 


Two   Washington   Houses    Burned 

St.  John,  Wash.- — The  St.  John  was 
destroyed  by  fire.  Melvin  Nichols 
was  the  owner.  T.  D.  Logston's  En- 
dicott  at  Endicott,  Wash.,  also 
burned. 


New   California  Theater 

San  Francisco  —  Manager  Arm- 
strong has  plans  drawn  for  a  new 
house  at  Sanger.  Work  scheduled  to 
start  early  in  1926. 


Rothschild  Takes  Over  Two  Houses 

Seattle — Herbert  Rothschild  has  ac- 
nuired  the  Alexandra  and  Coliseum. 
Harry  Davis,  manager  of  the  Gran- 
ada, has  been  placed  in  charge. 


Hughardt  Heading  U.  A.  in  Butte 

Butte — William  Hughardt,  who  was 
local  manager  of  First  National  is 
again  in  Butte  in  charge  of  the  Un- 
ited  Artists   exchange. 


Changes  in  Cameo,  'Frisco 
San    Francisco — C.    L.    Toepfer    is 
now  manager  of  Universal's   Cameo, 
on  Market  St. 


House  to  Open  After  Christmas 
Milwaukee — The    Retlaw,    at    Fond 

du    Lac,   will   open    on   the   26th.     A 

Saxe  house. 


Custer  Finishes  "Man  Rustlin'  " 
Bob    Custer   has    finished   work   on 
"Man  Rustlin' "  for  F.  B.  O. 


1925  House  Records,  Broadway  Th&aters 


Seating 

Week 

Theater 

Picture 

Gross 

Capacity 

Beginning 

Broadway 

"Hot    Water" 

$13,263 

1,500 

Tan.     5. 

Cameo 

"Charley's    Aunt" 

9,633 

539 

March    14 

Capitol 

"Graustark" 

72,075 

5.300 

Sept.    6 

Colony 

"The   Freshman" 

42,126 

2,200 

Sept.     20 

Criterion 

"The   Vanishing   American" 

11,000 

628 

Oct.    24 

Embassy 

"The   Merry    Widow" 

10,509 

600 

Nov.   2 

Loew's    State 

"The    Midshipman" 

33,223 

3,500 

Nov.   7 

Rialto 

"Stage    Struck" 

27,000 

1,916 

Nov.   28 

Rivoli 

"Stage   Struck" 

33,000 

2,200 

Nov.    21 

Strand 

"The   Gold  Rush" 

72,577 

3,500 

Aug.    2i 

Warners 

"The   Man  on  the   Box" 

19,323 

1,500 

Sept.    26 

"The    Merry   Widow,"   to   date   is   the   only   picture   that   has   played   at 
the   Embassy. 

The  gross  figures  for  the  Paramount  theaters:  the  Criterion,  Rialto 
and  Rivoh,  are  not  exact.  At  the  Criterion,  the  gross  was  between  $11000 
and  $12,000;  at  the  Rialto,  between  $27,000  and  $28,000,  and  at  the  Rivoli 
between  $33,000   and  $34,000. 

The   figures   for  the  Warner   theater   does   not   include   the   tax. 


New  Theaters 

Lovilia,    la.    —   J.    B.    Bunker    and    L.    D. 
Brobst    have    opened    the    Isis. 


Milwaukee — Plans  are  being  prepared  {or 
the  $500,000  theater  to  be  erected  at  Fond 
du  Lac  Ave.  and  23rd  St.,  by  Semi  &  Pes- 
sin.     It  will  have  a  capacity  of  2,000. 


Salt  Ste.  Marie,  Mich.  —  The  Colonial 
opened,  giving  the  proceeds  of  the  initial  per- 
formance  to   charity.     J.    M.   Andary,   owner. 


Among  Exchangemen 

Omaha — Pat  O'Brien  has  been  added  to  the 
sales  staff  of  M.-G.-M. 


iOmaha — Ed  Den  Beste  and  Roy  Battis 
have  been  added  to  the  selling  force  of  As- 
sociated  Exhibitors. 


Atlanta' — Ernest    E.    Geyer    is    now    selling 
for  Paramount. 


Davenport,    Neb. — John   Wolcott   is   operat- 
ing a   theater  here. 


Spooner,  Wis. — George  Miner  and  W.  L. 
CrouSe  are  building  a  new  house  here.  They 
operate  a  string  in  Wisconsin. 


Conemaugh,     Pa. — The     Penn,     under     the 
management   of   Will   Wyke,   opened   recently. 


Norristown,  Pa. — Work  on  the  new  West- 
mar  is  being  rushed  so  that  the  house  will 
be  ready  for  opening  by  the  first  of  the  year. 


Georgetown,  Tex. — A.  C.  Moore,  of  Bart- 
lett,  is  planning  to  open  a  house  in  the 
building  under  construction  by  F.  H.  Hodges. 


Albion.  N.  Y. — The  New  Rialto  opened 
last  week  under  management  of  George  Rob- 
inson. 


Mount  Vernon,  Wash. — According  to  plans 
made  by  E.  W.  Pollack,  the  Lincoln,  now 
under  construction,  is  to  open  the  first  of 
February.  The  house  is  being  built  at  a 
cost  of  $100,000. 


Moberly,  Mo. — Boiler  Bros.,  Kansas  City, 
have  received  the  contract  for  the  building  of 
the    Grand,    recently   destroyed   by    fire. 


New  Britain,  Conn. — T.  Huffman  is  to  build 
a   new    house   here    to   open   in    the   spring. 


St.  Chat-les.  III. — Bids  are  being  received 
for  a  $1,000,000  theater  by  Robert  Stempel, 
owner    of    the    Strand. 


Winsted.  Conn. — A  new  theater  is  to  be 
built  at  the  rear  of  the  old  'Opera  House  by 
John    Panora. 


Brenham.   Tex. — The   Simon,  costing  $100,- 
000,   opened   recently. 


Birmingham,  Ala. — A  new  theater  is  to 
open  shortly  in  Avondale  under  direction  of 
John  Merritt. 


Birmingham,  Ala. — The  Picadilly.  a  first 
run  house  is  to  open  Jan.  15.  The  financing 
is  in  the  hands  of  the  Empire  Improvement 
Co. 


Be.iver  Dam.  Wis. — The  New  Odeon,  lat- 
est addition  to  Jack  Yoe's  houses,  opened 
last   week. 


Moberly,  _Mo. — Plans  are  being  formulated 
for  the  rebuilding  of  the  Grand,  burned  down 
recently,   by   George    Sparks. 


La    Villa.    Ta. — K.    C.    Bunker    has    opened 
up  a  new  house  at  La  Villa. 


Omaha — C.    J.     Riggs    has    resigned    from 
M.-G.-M.      Pat    O'Brien    has    succeeded    him. 


Des  Moines — F.  L  Hershorn  is  the  new 
First  National  salesman  on  territory  A  in 
Iowa,  previously  covered  by  R.  B  Gorham, 
resigned.  Hershorn  comes  from  Buffalo 
where  he  was  with  Warners. 


St.     Louis — ^Jim     Duthis,    .well     known     ex- 
changeman,   has  joined   the   Warner   staff. 


Kansas  City — C.  L.  Hickman  has  joined 
the  sales  staff  of  Arrow.  He  was  formerly 
connected    with    Warners. 


Optimism  in  West 

Ned     Marin,     Returning    from     Fiv 
Weeks'  Trip,  Reports  Conditions 
are  Excellent  There 

Ned  Marin,  western  sales  manage  |j 
for   First   National,   returned   to  Ne'j 
York    yesterday    after    a    five    week!  i 
tour    of    the    West    during   which   h 
visited  exchanges  and  conferred  wit 
many  exhibitors. 

Marin  reports  conditions  through.;! 
out  the  West  are  favorable  to  the  bigi 
gest  year  that  the  business  has  eve. 
known  in  that  territory.  New  the» 
ters  are  under  construction  and  ex 
hibitors  report  steady  patronage. 
^  Cities  visited  by  him  since  he  leji 
New  York  in  November  are:  Chicagf 
Minneapolis,  Seattle,  Portland,  Sajj, 
Francisco,  Los  Angeles,  Salt  Lala 
Citv,  Denver,  Omaha,  Des  Moini 
and  Detroit.  T 


Lawrence  to  Supervise  Cutting 

From  Portland,  Ore.,  comes  Le\. 
H.   Moomaw,  to  engage  the  servicL, 
of   Frank   H.   Lawrence,   former  edf 
tor-in-chief   for    Universal,    to   supei 
vise    the    cutting    of    his    latest, 
the  Brave." 


Ryerson  with  M.-G.-M. 

Florence  Ryerson,  writer  of  maga 
zine  fiction,  has  been  added  to  tl 
scenario     staff     of     Metro-Goldwyii 

Mavcr. 


Kansas  City — J.  Irwin  Dodson  has  been 
made  manager  of  short  subject  sales  for 
Universal. 


Detroit — Henry  Zapp,  for  the  past  five 
years  assistant  manager  of  the  local  P.  D.  C, 
branch,  has  been  appointed  manager  of  the 
new  office  in   Indianapolis. 


Omaha — C.   J.   Riggs  has  resigned  as  sales- 
man for  Metro. 


Butte — Joe  Salomon  and  W.  K.   Bloom  are 
now  selling  in  Utah  territory  for  F.  B.  O. 


Butte — Vefe     Stewart     is    now     selling     for 
First   National   in  the   Boise  territory. 


Salt  Lake  City — J.  C.  Beckman,  formerly 
with  M.-G.-M.  in  Seattle,  is  now  covering 
Montana  for  the  local  exchange. 


Kansas  City — Alexander  Bill  has  been  added 
to  the  staff  of  Pathe.  He  was  formerly 
with    M.-G.-M. 


St.  Louis — Paul  Haynes,  former  salesman 
for  First  National,  has  joined  P.  D.  C.  and 
will  work  out  of  this  city. 


St.  Louis — James  Hill  has  been  anpointed 
Southern  Missouri  and  Northern  Arkansas 
salesman  for  First  National.  Jack  O'Neil  has 
taken  over  the  Northern  Missouri  and  Central 
Illinois    territories. 


Philadelphia — Sam  Phalan,  formerly  asso- 
ciated with  20th  Century  Film,  has  resigned 
to   join   Vital. 


Philadelphia — Joseph  Hebrew.  Warner  man- 
ager, has  been  promoted  to  division  manager. 


Des    Monies.    Ta. — Fred    Ashley    has    been 
added   to  the  staff  of  First   National. 


Kansas    City — George    Mathews    has    been 
added  to  the  Warner  sales  staff. 


Duke    Worne    Prod,    on    Picture  i 

The  Duke  Worne  Prod,  have  star- 
ted filming  "Help!  Police!!"  Worn. 
is  directnig.  Richard  Holt  and  Mari 
Beth    Melford   have   the   leads. 


Beacon  Prod,  on   Serial 

The  Beacon  Prod.,  under  the  direci 

tion  of  Bob  Dillon  and  George  Blais  I 

dell,   have  started  on  a  serial.      Het  ! 

bert  Rawlinson  has  the  leading  role 


Fire  Destroys  Theater 

Humboldt,    Kan. — Fire    complete!; 
destroyed     the      Elite,      the     damagi 
amounting   to   $20,000.      Oscar    Rein  ( 
ert,  the  owner,  is  undecided  whethj 
he  will  rebuild. 


Hiers    Back    at    Studio 

Walter  Hiers  has  returned  to  worfl 
at  Christie  studios  after  seven  weekjl 
absence,  caused  by  having  injured  hii 
hand. 


Gillen  and   Corrigan  Cast 

Ernest  Gillen  and  Jamse  Corrigai 
have  been  added  to  the  cast  of  "The 
Auction   Block." 


To  Work  on  Adaptation 
Frederic  and  Fanny  Hatton  will 
start  work  on  the  adaptation  and 
titles  of  "The  Back  Slapper,"  by 
Paul  Dickey  Mann  Page,  for  M.-G.- 
M. 


Carmel    Myers   in   Cast 

Carmel    Myers    has   been   added   to 
the    cast    of    "The    Light    Eternal." 
Highie  Mack  has  also  been  added  toi 
the  cast.     A.  M.-G.-M.  production. 


Blank  Closing  One  House  > 

Marshalltown,  la.  —  Harry  Ward, 
manager  of  the  Strand,  has  been  made 
manager  of  the  Odeon,  recently  pur- 
chased by  the  Blank  interests.  The 
Strand  will  discontinue. 


3 


The  Pittsburg"  Press  Says: 


..if  it  were  announced  that  Peggy 
Hopkins  Joyce  would  stop  off  in  the 
large  cities  through  which  she  passed 
and  drive  through  the  streets  in  an 
open  automobile,  she  could  collect 
greater  crowds  than  either  Jack 
Dempsey  or  President  Coolidge. 

"The  people  of  the  United  States 
have  their  faults,  but  at  least  they 
know  what  is  worth  looking  at." 


Front 

Stuff! 


Associated    Exhibitors,    Inc. 

Oscar    A.    Price,    Pres. 


PEGGY  HOPKINS  JOYCE 

in 

THE  SKYROCKET" 

A     Marshall     Neilan     Production.  Produced 

by      Celebrity      Pictures,      Inc.  From      the 

Cosmopolitan      Magazine      Story  by      Adela 
Rogers   St.   Johns. 


but  vetfi  soon  you'll 
be  looking  for  words 
big  enough  to  de- 
scribe it  / 


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Sunday.  December  20.   1925 


Price  25  Cents 


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VOL  XXXIV    No.  67 


Sunday,  December  20,  1925 


Price  25  Cents 


Play  Up  Shorts 

R.  F.  Woodhull  Asks  New  York  Pic- 
ture Critics  to  Mention  Short 
Features— Cites  Examples 

R.  F.  Woodhull,  president  of  the 
M.  P.  T.  O.  of  A.,  was  the  chief 
speaker  at  a  luncheon  yesterday  at 
which  all  of  the  important  critics  of 
the  New  York  dailies  were  guests  of 
jthe  Short  Features  Advertising  Ass'n. 
'  Woodhull  urged  the  writers  to  pay 
more  attention  to  the  short  features 
in  their  criticisms,  and  told  how  the 
average  patron  regarded  this  infor- 
mation. He  gave  two  examples,  one 
of  a  judge  of  New  Jersey,  who  at- 
tended the  Capitol,  Broadway,  on 
Monday  last.  The  judge  could  not 
recall  the  name  of  the  feature,  but  he 
declared  that  the  short  feature  "Su- 
wanee  River"  was  one  of  the  most 
beautiful  things  he  had  ever  seen. 
"He  raved  about  it,"  said  Woodhull, 
who  then  told  of  an  incident  which 
occurred  in  his  own  house  at  Dover, 
N.  J.,  where  a  patron  had  said  he 
(.Continued  on  Page  2) 


Southern  Scout 

Newton   Joins   Universal   to   Handle 
Theater    Building    and    Acquisi- 
tions in  That  Section 
R.    T.    Newton,    who    recently    re- 
signed from  the  Famous,  after  having 
been  connected  with  the  Lynch   En- 
terprises   and    Southern    Enterprises 
for  eight  years,  has  joined  new  Uni- 
versal Chain  Theaters,  Inc. 

He  has  left  New  York  for  an  ex- 
tensive trip  through  the  South,  where 
{Continued  on  Page  2) 


Features  Reviewed 

Page 

Skinner's   Dress    Suit 

Universal    4 

The  Golden  Streak 

Fox     4 

Joanna 

First    National     4 

Time,    the   Comedian 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer     4 

The   Man  from   Red   Gulch 

Prod.    Dist.    Corp S 

The   Golden   Cocoon 

Warners     S 

The  Lawful   Cheater 

Schulberg   Prod. — S.R S 

The   Splendid   Crime 

Paramount    5 

The    Cowboy    Musketeer 

Film    Booking    Offices    7 

Tonio,    Son    of  the   Sierras 

Davis.     Dist. — Vital     7 

The    Midnight    Limited 

Rayart     7 

The   Perfect   Clown 

Chadwick — S.R.     7 

Short    Subjects    8 


Jersey  Fight  On 

M.  P.  T.  O.  Definitely  Committed  to 

Sunday  Opening — Directors  Vote 

Against  Hays  Affiliation 

The  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  New  Jersey 
which  has  been  quietly  supporting 
opposition  to  Jersey  "blue  laws"  by 
the  encouragement  of  violations  on 
the  part  of  exhibitors  in  Elizabeth, 
Perth  Amboy  and  other  towns,  is 
now  openly  in  the  fight  to  have  the 
long-standing  regulations  removed. 
At  a  meeting  of  directors  at  Trenton, 
the  legislative  committee  was  instruc- 
ted to  arrange  for  the  introduction  of 
a  local  option  bill  similar  to  the  one 
in  force  in  this  state. 

The  measure  will  have  a  clause 
which  will  provide  that  theaters  will 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Negri  Signs 

Renews  Contract  with  Famous — New 

Agreement  to  Run  for  Two 

More  Years 

Los  Angeles  —  Pola  Negri  has 
signed  a  new  contract  with  Famous, 
covering  a  period  of  two  years. 

This  piece  of  business  was  one  of 
the  last  to  be  handled  by  Jesse  L. 
Lasky  prior  to  his  departure  for  New 
York. 


Santell   Goes   Over  to   1st   Nat'l 

Al  Santell's  contract  with  Corinne 
Griffith  Prod,  has  been  taken  over  by 
First  National.  The  director  starts 
work  Monday  on  "The  Dancer  of 
Paris"  for  Robert  T.  Kane  and  may 
later  direct   Miss  Griffith  in  another. 


The  Prologue 


By  DANNY 


Is  it  passing?  Do  the  patrons  want  something  different? 
We  touched  on  this  a  few  days  ago — suggesting  that  the 
time  had  ripened  for  a  different  type  of  entertainment. 

Now,  then,  read  what  Major  Bowes,  of  the  Capitol,  Broadway, 
says  (in  The  New  York  Telegram)  : 

"A  scenario  is  written  and  the  picture  directed  according 
to  the  logical  development  of  the  story.  All  elernents  which 
might  disclose  the  plot  are  carefully  concealed  until  such  time 
as  it  suits  the  dramatic  purpose  of  the  director  to  reveal  them. 
Each  scene  has  its  logical  position  in  the  development  of  the 
story. 

"The  prologue  defeats  that  very  purpose.  It  extracts  an 
important  part  of  the  plot  and  reveals  and  destroys  the  dra- 
matic effect  which  the  makers  of  the  picture  have  gone  to  great 
lengths  to  achieve.  The  medium  of  the  stage  is  different  from 
that  of  the  screen;  the  tempo,  the  elements  are  entirely  foreign; 
the  whole  stage  picture  is  so  far  afield  from  the  elements  of 
the  motion  picture  as  to  make  the  contrast  appear  ludicrous. 

"And  yet  so  many  exhibitors  feel  it  their  dijty  to  give  the 
picture  a  prologue.  They  take  a  scene  in  the  picture  from  its 
place  in  the  logical  development  of  the  story  and  attempt  to 
reproduce  it  and  achieve  a  similar  atmosphere  on  the  stage, 
with  what  results?  The  physical  limitations  of  the  stage  and  its 
accompanying  effects,  compared  with  the  wide  and  far-flung 
scope  of  the  screen,  only  serve  to  make  the  prologue  appear  in 
the  light  of  a  cheap  and  puny  imitation.  The  carefully  developed 
climaxi  of  the  picture  is  distinctly  anti-climatic.  And  when  the 
stage  scene  fades  out,  it  is  immediately  succeeded  not  even 
by  the  opening  scenes  of  the  picture,  which,  according  to  all 
rules  of  dramatic  construction,  are  scenes  of  pure  atmosphere 
and  exposition,  but  into  a  succession  of  credit  titles  and  facts 
in  connection  with  the  making'  nf  the  nirtnre.  ♦  ♦  ♦" 

VALUE  OF  RTGHTS 

The  Gaumont  Co.  of  London.  Put  over  a  scoop  by  securing 
exclusive  permission  to  film  the  Locarno  treaty.  Investieation 
disclosed  that  the  British   Government  secured   from   Gaiimont 

How  much  more  than  that.     This  ex- 


$750  for  this  privilege. 


Seek  N.  W.  Censors 

Bill    Introduced    in    Washington    for 

Appointment  of  Commission 

of  Five 

Olympia,  Wash. — On  the  last  day 
for  the  introduction  of  new  bills, 
Senator  Christensen  introduced  a  bill 
providing  for  the  creation  of  a  state 
censorship  commission  of  five  to  be 
appointed  by  the  governor. 

The  statute  would  vest  in  this  com- 
mission the  power  to  pass  on  all 
films  introduced  into  the  state.  Ob- 
jectionable  matter  would  include: 

Films  glorifying  or  justifying 
crime;  display  of  murder  or  vio- 
lence; obscenity  or  inciting  to  crime; 
prejudice  to  any  religion  or  race; 
(Continued  on  Page  12) 


60  From  F.  B.  O. 

12  "Gold  Bonds"  and  Starring  Series 

from  Thomson,  Brent,  Talmadge, 

Flynn,  Tyler  and  Custer  for  '26 

Los  Angeles — F.  B.  O.  will  release 
about  sixty  features  next  year.  Joe 
Schnitzer  is  here  from  New  York  to 
spend  several  weeks  in  conference, 
with  B.  P.  Fineman  and  J.  G.  Havvks. 

It  is  understood  that  F.  B.  O.  will 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 

Add  to  Muncie   Holdings 

Muncie,  Ind. — Fitzpatrick  and  Mc- 
Elroy  have  completed  negotiations 
with  Leonard  Sowar  whereby  the 
Strand  becomes  an  F.  and  M.  enter- 
prise in  conjunction  with  the  Colum- 
bia, Star  and  Lyric.  Sowar  will  be 
resident  general  manager  of  Muncie 
interests. 


Tom  McNamara  Here 
Tom  McNamara  is  vacationing  in 
New  York.  He  wrote  the  scenario, 
gags  and  titles  for  Mary  Pickford's 
last  two  pictures,  "Little  Annie  Roo- 
ney"  and  "Scraps."     At  the  Astor. 

Schenck  at   Pickford  Studio 

Los  Angeles — Joseph  M.  Schenck 
will  produce  at  the  Pickford-Fair- 
banks  studio  while  Doug  and  Mary 
are  vacationing  in   Europe. 

Neilan   Paid   §250,000 

Los  Angeles — It  is  understood 
Marshall  Neilan  secured  control  of 
the  Neilan  studio  by  paving  P.  A. 
Powers  $250,000  for  his  interest. 

Bell's  Next 

Los  Angeles  —  Monta  Bell's  next 
for  M.-G.-M.  will  be  "The  Book  of 
Charm." 


(Continued  on  Page  3) 


T.  O.  C.  C.  Ball  Off  to  Feb.  5 
The  T.  O.  C.  C.  Ball  has  been  post- 
poned from  Jan.  21  to  Feb.  5. 


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V»l. XXXIV No.  67   Sunday,  Dec. 20, 1925  Price25Cents 

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Play  Up  Shorts 

(.Continued  from  Fage   1) 

wasn't  interested  the  least  in  the  fea- 
ture, could  not  even  recall  the  story 
but  thought  that  Al  St.  John  in  "The 
Iron  Mule"  was  one  of  the  funniest 
pictures  he  had  ever  seen. 

Woodhull  stressed  the  importance 
of  "Laugh  Month,"  and  urged  the 
writers  to  aid  all  they  could  to  bring 
this  to  a  happy  conclusion.  Talking 
of  the  value  of  the  short  subject  he 
said  that  if  the  exhibitor  ever  took 
the  comedy  out  of  his  bill  that  he 
would  soon  know  what  its  value  real- 
ly was. 

"Danny"  of  THE  FILM  DAILY 
was  the  other  speaker.  He  also  urged 
the  writers  to  pay  more  attention  to 
the  short  features  shown  in  the 
Broadway  houses. 


Quotations 


Balaban  &  Katz 
Eastman    Kodak 
Famuos    Players 
Fam.    Play.   Pfd. 
Film    Inspection 
First    National     . 
Fox   Film  "A"   . 
Fox  Theaters  "A 
Loew's,    Inc.    . . . 
Metro-Gold.    Pfd. 
M.  P.  Cap.  Corp. 
Pathe  Exch.   "A" 
Skouras  Bros.    . . 
Trans-Lux    "A" 
Universal    Pict.    . 
Univ.    Pict.   Pfd. 
Warner    Bros.    . . 
Warner  Pictures 


High    tK>w    Close 

Not 

..110   110   110 
..W7H   106H   106J4 
..  3414     33    Si'A 

M Not 

Not 

..  83  8254  S27A 
".  30  2954  29J4 
. .   38         37J4     38 

Not 

.   20         19         19 

Not 

..55         55         55 
..   11^^     lOM     UH 
. .   41^^     40         40 

Not 

..    17^     17^      17% 
Not 


Sales 

quoted 

100 

800 

2,000 

quoted 

quoted 

300 

3,000 

1,000 

quoted 

4,000 

quoted 


New  Kink  in  Theater  Service 

Los  Angeles— West  Coast  Thea- 
ters.  Inc.,  will  shortly  introduce  a 
telephone  information  bureau  for  the 
general  public.  From  8  A.  M.  to  10 
P.  M.,  girls  will  answer  all  queries 
pertaining  to  pictures  and  players  at 
local  theaters.  In  addition,  they  will 
furnish  data  on  pictures  previously 
played,  which  stars  have  appeared  in 
etc. 


Jersey  Fight  On 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

not  operate  on  the  Sabbath  in  com- 
petition with  the  regular  hours  for 
church  service.  In  discussing  the 
situation,  Joseph  M.  Seider  declared 
opponents  of  Jersey  local  option 
could  be  traced  to  "New  York  com- 
petitors of  New  Jersey  showmen," 
because  with  Jersey  theaters  closed, 
New  York  theaters  reaped  a  harvest. 
The  organization  also  resolved 
never  to  affiliate  with  the  Hays  or- 
ganization. The  directors  discussed 
non-theatrical  showings  of  "The  Ten 
Commandments,"  a  practice  which 
has  been  denied  by  Famous  and,  ac- 
cording to  a  statement  issued  yester- 
day, were  presented  with  advertising 
copy  issued  in  connection  with  a  play 
date  in  a  Jersey  town. 


Southern  Scout 

(Continued  from  Page  i> 
he  is  looking  over  location  sites  for 
new  theaters  and  investigating  po- 
tential purchases.  During  his  ex- 
periences with  Famous,  Newton  has 
managed  various  groups  of  theaters 
m  the  cities  throughout  the  South, 
buying  and  booking  pictures  in  the 
Southwestern  territory,  vvith  Dallas 
as  headquarters. 


St.  James,  Boston, 

Boston — The  new  K 
James  opens  Monday  w 
on  hand.  The  feature 
mise."  The  old  St. 
"scooped  out"  of  the 
building  housing  it,  an 
was  put  the  new  St. 
Keith  acts  will  also  be 


Opening 

eith-Albee   St. 

ith  Irene  Rich 

is    "Compro- 

James     was 

Back      Bay 

d  in   its  place 

James.      Five 

on  the  bill. 


Barthelmess   Starts  Jan.  4 

Sidney  Olcott  will  direct  Richard 
Barthelmess  in  "The  Kid  From  Mon- 
tana" as  his  first  for  Inspiration. 
Production  will  commence  Jan.  4. 

„J^ppearing  in  the  current  issue  of 
.J.r,^  Saturday  Evening  Post,"  is 
What  Does  It  Really  Cost  to  Make 
a  Movie?",  an  article  by  Catherine 
Brody. 


Series  at  Wardman  Park  Theater 

Washington— The  Bureau  of  Com- 
mercial Economics  is  sponsoring  a 
series  of  showings  at  the  new  Ward- 
man  Park  theater.  On  Sunday,  Alex 
Leonard  Astrom,  Finnish  ambassador 
will  be  the  guest  and  will  introduce 
the  film,  "The  Land  of  Athletes, 
Forests,  Lakes  and  Music."  On  the 
27th,  Christmas  pictures  will  be 
shown  and  on  the  3rd,  a  discussion 
on  Indian  life  with  suitable  pictures. 

"Melting  Pot,"  Rivoli  Presentation 
The  first  John  Murray  Anderson 
review  to  be  presented  at  the  Rivoli 
Christmas  Day  is  "The  Melting  Pot," 
in  four  episodes.  The  cast  includes, 
aside  from  principals,  an  ensemble  of 
six  voices  and  an  eight  girl  chorus. 

"The  Miracle  Man"  at  Central 

This  week's  Sunday  revival  of  the 
Internat'l  Film  Arts  Guild  will  be 
"The  Miracle  Man,"  and  will  be  held 
at  the  Central. 


When  you  think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialists  in  Motion  Picture 

and  Theatrical  insurance  for 

the  past  fifteen  years. 

Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C. 

Bryant  3040 


60  From  F.  B.  O. 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
adhere  to  its  current  policy  of  melo- 
dramatic attractions.  At  least  12 
"Gold  Bond"  features  will  be  on  the 
1926-27  program.  There  will  also  be 
star  series  from  Fred  Thomson,  Ev- 
elyn Brent,  Dick  Talmadge.  "Lefty" 
Flynn,  Tom  Tyler  and  Bob  Custer. 
It  IS  planned,  at  present,  to  present 
Alberta  Vaughn  in  at  least  one  more 
two  reel  series,  "Fighting  Hearts,"  by 
Sam   Hellman. 


FLOATS— LOBBY   DISPLAYS 
Have    you    seen    the    F.    B.    O.    Float 
prepared  by  us  now  traveling  through 
New    York    and    the    vicinity? 
FINE  ARTS   PAPER  MACHE  CO. 
315-17  W.  47th  St.  N.  Y.  C. 

Telephone    Penn   2783 


Sails  to  Rejoin  Ingram 

George  Noflfka,  business  manager 
of  the  Rex  Ingram  unit,  sails  today 
on  the  Minnetonka  to  rejoin  the  pro- 
ducer at  Nice. 


Red  Seal  Releases  140  Subjects 

In  1924  Red  Seal  released  26.  This 
year's  schedule  calls  for  140,  one 
reelers. 


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FOR  EVERVBODV  WHO  IS  ANYBOOy 
ON  THE  STA6E  OR  SCREEN..EXCLUSIVE 
DESIGNS  ey  LEADING  STyif  CREATORS 

BROOKS 'n¥v3» 

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From  January  1st,  1926,  Pathe 
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and  Park  Avenue,  New  York 
City.  Fully  equipped  with 
lights,  flats  and  carpenter  shop. 
All  requirements  for  motion 
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able rent  by  month  or  lease. 
Exftraordinary  inducements.. 
Inquire 

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DAILY 


The  Prologue 

{Continued  from  Page  1) 


elusive  permission  was  worth.    Is  a  matter  that  the  news  weekly 
companies  might  easily  answer. 

AS  TO  VILMA  BANKY 

A  while  ago  the  little  old  paper  printed  a  few  lines — that 
Vilma  Banky  was  to  sign  a  five  year  contract  with  Samuel 
Goldwyn.  As  a  matter  of  fact  that  contract  was  signed  when 
she  came  to  America.     And  what  a  bet  she  is  proving! 

APROPOS 

This  is  Hugo  Riesenfeld's  last  week.  At  the  Broadway 
Paramount  theaters.  Hy  Geis,  at  the  organ  at  the  Rialto,  played 
as  one  of  his  novelty  bits.    A  number  entitled  "Hugo,  I  Go  Where 


apropos.     Although    Geis   remains,   while    Hugo 


You  Go." 

Somewhat 
goes. 

A  STUNT 

The  Temple,  at  Toledo,  will  play  "The  Rime  of  the 
Ancient  Mariner,"  the  Fox  special,  during  Xmas  week.  Manager 
O'Connell,  in  a  letter  to  his  patrons,  says: 

"It  is  our  desire  to  have  every  man,  woman  or  child  in 
Toledo  see  this  picture — and  we  appeal  to  you  to  aid  us  in 
selecting  institutions  whose  inmates  would  enjoy  seeing  this  pro- 
duction. We  want  every  crippled  boy  or  girl  in  Toledo  to  see  it. 
We  will  gladly  furnish  transportation  to  and  from  the  theater 
for  these." 

LASKY'S  ANNIVERSARY 
About  200  stars  and  well  known  picture  folk  attended  the 
celebration  on  Dec.  14,  of  the  12th  anniversary  of  the  building 
of  the  studio.  Lasky  was  presented  with  a  bronze  tablet  which 
will  be  placed  at  the  spot  where  the  old  barn  stood.  This  was 
the  first  studio  Lasky  used. 

"THE  JOHNSTOWN  FLOOD" 

When  Irving  Cummings  made  "The  Johnstown  Flood"  for 
Fox  he  had  his  hands  full.  When  he  reproduced  that  flood 
which,  within  15  minutes,  took  toll  of  12,000  lives  and  20,000 
injured,  with  three  entire  towns  destroyed,  and  water  rushing 
uncontrolled  tree  top  high  through  a  valley  300  feet  wide.  And 
yet  Cummings  did  it. 

ON  TOUR 

Sidney  Bernstein  of  London,  making  a  tour  of  Russia,  post- 
cards from  Petrograd :  "Exploring  continues  amidst  three  feet 
of  snow  and  ten  degrees  below  zero.  Establishing  Film  Daily 
communications  everywhere."     Thanks,  Sid. 

THE  STRUGGLE 

Apropos  of  the  United  Artists-MGM  merger  which  failed 
to  merge  Charles  E.  Whittaker,  the  well  known  scenaroist  writes : 

"The  big  internal  struggle  after  all  in  this  game  is  between 
the  artists  and  the  mechanism  which  is  threatening  to  throttle 
the  artists.  By  artists  I  mean  not  only  actors,  but  I  also  mean 
authors,  who  after  all  are  the  very  soul  of  this  business.  If  a 
story  is  weak  the  picture  must  necessarily  be  weak  despite  all 
the  embellishments  of  photography,  sets  and  names  of  stars  and 
directors.  Cast  your  memory  back  a  few  years  and  see  what 
has  happened  to  the  organization  known  as  'Eminent  Airthors,' 
which  was  in  its  day  a  marvelous  inspiration  on  the  paft'of 
Sammy  Goldwyn.  Only  one  of  them  stuck — that  was  Rupert 
Hughes.  He  will  be  in  town  in  a  few  days  and  you  might  ask 
him  why  he  is  no  longer  connected  with  any  organization. 

"The  trouble  with  a  big  machine  is,  that  if  there  is  any  fric- 
tion it  cannot  function,  or  else  it  squeaks  terribly — but  all  creative 
discussion  necessarily  engenders  friction.  If,  therefore,  an  artist 
has  opinions  of  his  own  and  he  is  faced  with  different  opinions 
held  by  the  front  office  the  word  goes  out  that  he  is  difficult  to 
handle.  I  am  not  holding  any  brief  for  the  artist  all  the  time 
because  frequently  the  artist  is  wrong,  but  they  won't  even 
listen  to  him  in  the  vast  majority  of  instances. 

"Most  of  the  failures  of  the  screen  are  the  result  not  of 
bad  acting  or  incompetent   directing,  because  those  two  parts 


of  the  pictures  of  today  are  as  a  rule  in  good  hands.  The  weak- 
nesses of  pictures  are  caused  largely  by  a  stupid  story  or  a  good 
story  stupidly  handled  in  the  script,  which  means  stupidly  handled 
by  the  supervisor,  who  in  some  of  the  firms  is  having  it  far  too 
much  his  own  way.  The  prime  danger  confronting  us  is  the  fact 
that  executives  these  days  are  trying  to  be  too  creative." 

SNAPPED 

While  shooting  scenes  for  "Self  Defense"  which  will  be  re- 
leased by  Arrow,  Maurice  Campbell  accidentally  snapped  David 
Warfield,  in  front  of  the  apartment  house  in  which  Warfield  lives. 
This  is  Warfield's  first  appearance  in  pictures.  He  has  been 
offered  a  fortune  to  star. 

LAUGH  MONTH 

"King"  Solomon,  who  is  working  hard  to  make  Laugh  Month 
a  success,  pulled  a  real  one  when  he  managed  to  get  Franklin 
Adams,  the  clever  columnist  of  the  New  York  World,  to  give  a 
column  to  the  idea  of  Laugh  Month. 

AS  TO  DIRECTORS 

Newspaper  critics,  picking  the  Ten  Best  pictures  of  the  year 
for  THE  FILM  YEAR  BOOK,  have  added  some  interesting 
comment  to  their  selections.  For  instance,  Arthur  Sheekman, 
of  the  St.  Paul  Daily  News,  wires:  "I  include  'The  Gold  Rush' 
in  my  list  although  I  have  not  yet  seen  it.  One  does  not  have  to 
see  a  Chaplin  picture  to  write  about  it. 

"  'The  Merry  Widow'  is  easily  among  the  ten  best,  and  yet 
Von  Stroheim  filming  a  popular  operetta  is  like  Eugene  O'Neill 
dramatizing  a  novel  by  Robert  Chambers.  His  honest  realistic 
treatment  is  curiously  incongruous,  although  magnificent,  as 
always. 

"Lubitsch,  I  believe,  remains  consistently  the  best  of  Holly- 
wood's directors." 


Not  A  Small  Change  Proposition! 


THE  15  EPISODE 
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FEATURING 


William  Fairbanks  and  Vivian  Rich 

and  an  all  star  cast  including 

Alec  B.  Francis  Sheldon  Lewis 

Bull  Montana  Edward  Cecil 

Willam  Lowrey  Margaret  Knights 

Directed  by  Alvin  J.  Knights 


SIERRA  PICTURES 


INCORPORATED 


316  Taft  Building 
Hollywood 
California 


729  Seventh  Ave. 

New   York 

City 


THE 


Reginald   Denny   in 

"Skinner's  Dress  Suit" 

Universal-Jewel 
DENNY  SCORES  ANOTHER 
KNOCKOUT  COMEDY  AND 
UNIVERSAL  ANOTHER  BOX- 
OFFICE  HIT.  SURE-FIRE, 
WHOLESOME  AND  ENTER- 
TAINING COMEDY. 

Star The    best    yet.      Is    certainly 

strengthening  his  hold  with  a  suc- 
cession of  real  comedy  hits.    He's  a 

-    near  riot  as  the  ambitious  Skinner. 

Cast Laura    La    Plante   throughly 

good  as  Skinner's  social  climbing 
young  wife.  Good  cast  all  the  way. 
Others  Ben  Hendricks,  Jr.,  E.  J. 
RatclifJe,  Hedda  Hopper,  Henry  A. 
Barrow,  William  Strauss,  Lila  Les- 
1    lie,    Betty   Morrisey,   Arthur   Lake. 

Type  of  Story Domestic  comedy; 

adapted  from  Henry  Irving  Dodge's 
book.      Following    close    upon    the 
heels  of  Denny's  "What  Happened 
to  Jones"  comes  his  latest,   "Skin- 
ner's Dress  Suit,"  an  adaptation  of 
Dodge's  novel  which  was  picturized 
a  few  years  ago  with  Bryant  Wash- 
burn as  Skinner.     The  Denny  pic- 
ture is  a  corking  comedy  entertain- 
ment without  any  "ifs"  or   "buts." 
It  comes  through  as  a  wholesome 
number  that  has  unusually  strong 
^    comedy   situations   and   with   some 
up-to-date  touches  aptly  applied  by 
director   William    Seiter,    it   cannot 
fail  to  amuse.     The  addition  of  the 
Charleston  and  the  introduction  of 
the    currently    popular    "big   butter 
and    egg  man"   adds    new   comedy 
that   brings   along   a   bevy   of   new 
■    gags    and    laughs.      Denny's    per- 
formance gets  you  from  the  start. 
As    the    meek    office    clerk    whose 
wife  thinks  he  is  a  knockout  busi- 
ness man  he  struggles  under  time 
payments    allowing    Honey    to    be- 
lieve he  got  the  $10  raise.    Honey's 
social    aspirations    reach    a    climax 
,    when   she   invests    Skinner's   salary 
in  advance  and  they  appear  in  even- 
ing   clothes     at    a    society    af?air. 
Skinner's  dress  suit,  with  the  tailor 
one  lap  behind  him.  leads  to  many 
amusing  complications  and  eventu- 
;    ally  when  the  suspense  has  reached 
i    a     climax    you     find     Skinner    the 
junior  partner   in   his   firm   and  all 
set  for  a  rosy  future. 

Box  Office  Angle Impossible  to 

give  an  idea  of  the  comedy  value 
in  a  brief  resume  of  the  story.  It 
is  sure-fire  entertainment  and  you 
cannot  afford  to  lose  out  on  this 
one. 

Exploitation Get  your  order  in 

first  and  then  go  out  for  the  busi- 
ness. '  "Skinner's  Dress  Suit" 
should  do  a  fine  business  and  with 
two  good  Denny  numbers  coming 
your  way  the  prospects  look  good. 
Play  up  Denny's  work  and  make 
all  the  promises  you  want.  The 
picture  will  bear  you  out. 

Direction William  A.  Seiter;  very 

pood 

Author  Henry  Irving  Dodge 

Scenario Rex  Taylor 

Cameraman   Arthur  Todd 

Photography    Good 

Locale Long  Island 

Length  . .  1; ..,-. 6,887  feet 


"The  Golden  Strain" 

Fox 
ATMOSPHERE    OF    THE    OLD 


WEST  AND  A  STORY  OF  A 
COWARD'S  REGENERATION 
SERVES  TO  MAKE  THIS  IN- 
TERESTING. PRODUCTION 
QUITE  WORTH  WHILE. 

Cast Kenneth    Harlan   the   hero 

whose  courage  is  born  of  love  for 
Madge  Bellamy,  pleasing  in  quaint 
costumes.  Hobart  Bosworth  typi- 
cal as  the  old  Civil  War  Colonel. 
Lawford  Davidson  suitable  villain. 
Others  Ann  Pennington,  Frank 
McGlynn,  Frank  Beal,  Frankie  Lee, 
Guy  Watson. 

Type  of  Story Drama;  adapted 

from  Peter  B.  Kyne's  story.     "The 
Golden  Strain"  refers  to  the  cour- 
ageous streak  which  has  ever  domi- 
nated the  Mulford  clan.  It  has  been 
handed  down  until  it  reaches  the  old 
Colonel's  son,  the  first  to  have  the 
"yellow   streak."     Peter  B.   Kyne's 
story  is  a  man's  conflict  and  final 
victory  over  cowardice.     It  is  well 
developed  and,  although  you  more 
or   less   anticipate   the   denouement 
m    advance,    it    holds    the    interest 
and  brings  along  with  it  some  good 
action  and  instances  of  effective  di- 
rection.    The   Indian  attack  in  the 
climax  serves  for  a  finishing  thrill 
and  the  photography  and  excellent 
locations  both  enhance  the  effective- 
ness   of    the    action.      The    cast    is 
well   suited  and   used   to  good   ad- 
vantage. 

Story:  Hero  Milt  Mulford  is  put 
to  the  test  and  found  wanting.  He 
doesn't  show  the  Mulford  brand  of 
bravery  .  The  result  is  a  choice  of 
resigmng  or  court-martial.  Milt 
leaves  oflf  his  uniform  and  loses  his 
sweetheart  in  the  bargain.  His 
father,  an  old  colonel,  casts  him  oflf. 
Jeb,  the  colonel's  adopted  son, 
plans  a  ruse  to  awaken  the  "golden 
strain."  He  succeeds  and  Milt 
proves  true  hero  by  riding  for  help 
when  the  settlement  is  attacked  by 
Indians.  Later,  he  is  reunited  with 
his  sweetheart  and  Major  Gaynes, 
Milt's  rival  in  love  and  war,  is  shot 
by  Jeb  when  he  attempts  to  kid- 
nap the  girl.  The  Colonel  wel- 
comes Milt  back  to  the  fold. 

Box  Office  Angle.... Combination  of 
action  and  atmosphere  should  make 
this  interesting  to  most  people. 
Good  cast  to  help  it  over  also. 

Exploitation.... Play  up  the  author's 
name  and  let  them  know  that  "The 
Golden  Strain"  refers  to  the  cour- 
age for  which  hero's  family  had 
been  renowned  and  which  hero 
lacked.  Invite  them  in  to  see  how 
he  became  a  hero.  Use  Kenneth 
Harlan's  name,  also  Madge  Bel- 
lamy's. The  title  can  be  used  with 
the  usual  catchlines. 


"Joanna" 

First  National 
DOROTHY  MACKAILL  A  LIVE- 


.  Victor    Schertzinger; 


Direction . . . 
good. 

Author Peter  B.  Kyne 

Scenario    Gerald    Duffy 

Cameraman   Geo.  Schneiderman 

Photography   First  rate 

J'^'^'e  Arizona 

L«"g* 5,989  feet 


LY  HEROINE  AND  A  STORY 
THAT  STEPS  ALONG  AT  A 
LIVELY  PACE.  WILL  EN- 
TERTAIN AND  AMUSE  THE 
GENERAL  RUN  OF  AUDI- 
ENCES. 

Cast Dorothy    Mackaill    jazzes    it 

up  and  gets  it  over  nicely.  Sure 
to  have  her  audiences  with  her  in 
this.  Pretty  and  wears  some  good 
looking  clothes.  Jack  Mulhall  not 
an  important  hero.  George  Faw- 
cett  the  interesting  old  codger  who 
wagers  a  million  on  Dot.  Paul 
Nicholson  typical  man-about-town 
who  endeavors  to  win  the  million. 
Others  Edward  Davis,  Dolores  del 
Rio,  John  T.  Murray,  Rita  Carewe. 

Type  of  Story Romantic  comedy; 

adapted  from  the  newspaper  serial 
of  the  same  name.     A  peppy  little 
yarn,  nice  lively  development,  good 
direction,    a    pretty    and    appealing 
heroine,     etc.       When     thoroughly 
mixed  and  seasoned,  you  have  "Jo- 
anna,"   Edwin    Carewe's   latest   en- 
tertainment concoction  that  is  more 
than   likely   to   satisfy   the   average 
"tired  business  man."     It  is  pleas- 
ant diversion  and   fills  all   require- 
ments  in   that   direction.     Dorothy 
Mackaill,    as    the    most    unusually 
lucky  heroine  of  this  Cinderella  sort 
of  tale,   is   delightful  and   her  cute 
tricks   as    the    little   jazz    girl    who 
falls    heir    to    a   cool   million    furn- 
ishes   most    of    the    entertainment. 
Carewe's  direction  is  first  rate  and 
he    has    injected    plenty    of    good 
touches  that  help  the   story  along. 
Story:   Joanna  is  presented  with 
a   million   dollars  provided   she  ac- 
cepts   it   without    inquiry   as   to   its 
donor.      Joanna    accepts    and    pro- 
ceeds to  "step  out"  in  grand  style. 
For   the   time   being  she   loses   out 
with     her    young    sweetheart    but 
Brandon,   a   man-about-town    takes 
up  her  idle  moments.    Jo  dispenses 
with   her   cash   in   short   order  and 
the    climax    comes    when    Brandon 
attacks  her  and  she  defends  herself 
with    her    shoe    (the    hat    pin    has 
lost  Its  popularity).     It  is  then  that 
Jo  discovers  she  was  the  object  of 
a  wager.     Old  Eggleston,  bachelor, 
had   bet  love  of  luxury  would  not 
lure  a  girl  to  sell  her  soul.     Bran- 
don was  trying  to  prove  his  side- 
that  she  would.    Jo  wouldn't  so  she 
became  Eggleston's  adopted  daugh- 
ter and  her  former  sweetie  appears 
for  a  clinch  ending. 
Box  Office  Angle Good  entertain- 
ment that  will  amuse  the  average 
picture  audience. 
Exploitation. . . .  Easily  made  interest- 
ing for  the  curious  if  you  use  catch- 
lines  relative  to  the  girl  who  sud- 
denly   came    into    possession    of    a 
million  with  the  provision  that  she 
accept  it  without  asking  any  ques- 
tions.    Play  up  Dorothy  Mackaill's 
name  and  promise  a  good  perform- 
ance. 

Direction   Edwin  Carewe; 

good 

Author  H.  L.  Gates 

Scenario  Lois  Leeson 

Cameraman   Robt.  Kurrle 

Photography  Good 

Locale   ig-    y. 

Length  7^900  feet 


"Time,  the  Comedian" 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
DIVERTING  PRESENCE  O 
THE  IMP,  TIME,  IS  SUI 
POSED  TO  CONCEAL  TH! 
CONVENTIONAL  ETERNA! 
TRIANGLE.  IT  SUCCEEDS  II 
A  WAY  AND  GOOD  CAS' 
_HELPS,  TOO. 

Cast Mae   Busch  engaging  in  tl 

role  of  wife  who  deserts  her  hus 
band  and  in  turn  is  deserted  by  her; 
lover.  Gertrude  Olmstead  sweet 
as  her  daughter.  Lew  Cody  iii 
another  of  his  roue  characterizat 
tions.  Others  Creighton  Hale 
Robert  Ober.  Theodore  KoslofF 
the  imp. 

Type     of     Story Drama.       Time 

usually  symbolized  by  a  hoar> 
haired  old  fellow  with  a  scythe,  is 
this  time  represented  by  a  mischiev- 
ous imp  who  revels  in  the  events 
that  his  passing  brings  to  light, 
Robert  Leonard  has  made  the  imp 
conspicuously  diverting  and  with 
obvious  intention  to  detract  from 
the  actual  story's  triteness,  for  in 
reality  it  is  none  other  than  our 
old  friend  the  eternal  triangle  and 
with  Lew  Cody  his  usual  wife- 
snatching  self.  In  spite  of  familiar- 
ities the  plot  retains  the  interest 
and  with  a  good  cast  and  effective 
direction  it  holds  up  rather  suc- 
cessfully. 

Story:  Nora  Dakon  had  hoped  to 
becorne    a    great    singer.      Instead 
she     is     a     commonplace     country 
housewife.     She   leaves   Dakon   for 
Larry  Brundage.    Dakon  kills  him- 
self and  Larry  sails  for  abroad,  his 
taste   not  running  in   the   direction 
of  "weeping  widows."     Some  years  |_ 
later  we  find  Nora  a  famous  opera 
star    in    Paris    and    her    daughter 
grown  to  lovely  womanhood.  Again 
enter  Larry.    This  time  he  actually 
falls   in  love  but  it  is  with   Nora's 
daughter.       Fearing    to    have    her 
daughter  learn  of  her  past  and  in 
still   greater   fear   of   her   marrying 
Larry,  Nora  is  in  a  quandary.     She 
pleads    with    Larry   and    when    she 
hears    her     daughter    coming    she 
throws    herself    in    his    arms,    kiss- 
ing him.     The  girl  is  through  with 
Larry    and    later    there    is    an    all 
around        reconciliation        between 
mother  and  daughter  and   the   lat- 
ter's     discarded     sweetheart     reap- 
pears on  the  scene. 

Box    Office   Angle Novelty    angle 

on  this  will  undoubtedly  make  it 
attractive  and  interesting.  Story 
is  familiar  but  well  handled. 
Exploitation.... Title  and  theme  can 
be  played  up  with  catchlines  such 
as:  "Time,  the  holder  of  all  des- 
tinies. See  him  glory  in  the  path 
of  havoc  that  he  reaps  in  'Time, 
the  Comedian,'  at  the  blank  the- 
ater." A  prologue  arranged  after 
the  opening  scene  of  the  picture 
with  the  imp  climbing  down  the 
pendulum  of  a  clock,  would  be  ef- 
fective. Good  names  in  the  cast 
that  you  can  use  to  advantage. 

Direction Robert  Z.  Leonard; 

story  well  handled. 

Author  Kate  Jordan 

Scenario Frederic  and   Fanny 

Hatton. 

Cameraman    Oliver   Marsh 

Photography   Very  good 

Locale Jersey  Citv— Paris 

Length 4t\7S7  feet 


What^  the  story 


cfihis 


picture 

That's  one  of  the  surprises  weVe  been 
holding  back  on  you.  (![  And  only- 
one  of  them.  €[  In  fact,  advertising 
this  picture  is  just  about  the  toughest 
assignment  a  man  ever  had — and  the 
easiest.  (T  Difficult — because  so  many- 
box-office  angles  were  never  rolled 
into  one  picture;  easy,  because  a 
man  can  just  pick  on  one,  and  not  go 
wrong.  ([  Of  course,  as  you  know, 
we  are  talking  about  Peggy  Hopkins 
Joyce  m  ''The  Skyrocket." 


^e  "  story  •* 

We  could  tell  you  the  story  alone-  and  you 
would  know  it  meant  box-office  certainty. 
(( A  sensationally  successful  Cosmopolitan 
Magazine  serial  -think  of  what  that  means 
in  ready-made  patrons.  ((A  novel  selling 
phenomenally  at  two  dollars.  ((A  story 
that  tells  the  inside  of  movie  studio  life 
the  tear,  the  heart-throb,  the  laugh  as  only 
Adela  Rogers  St.  Johns  can  tell  it.  ((  A  story 
that  in  every  scene  and  every  incident  is 
GIVING  FANS  WHAT  THEY  WANT. 
({  Take  the  story  alone —  and  you  can  go  out 
and  exploit  to  a  BOX-OFFICE  clean-up! 


tbe-casr^  • 


There  would  be  no  need  to  talk  of  anything 
else.  ((  First  of  all,  a  star  known  to  every 
nation  that  reads.  G^Then  a  supporting 
cast  that  includes  Owen  Moore,  Earle  Wil- 
liams, Gladys  Hulette,  Lilyan  Tashman, 
Eddie  Dillon,  Gladys  Brockwell,  Mickey 
Moore,  Joan  Standing,  Eugenie  Besserer, 
Bernard  Randall,  Bull  Montana.  ((What 
a  cast.  ((Hand-picked  for  name  value, 
fidelity  to  type,  and  proven  ability  to  get  the 
utmost  out  of  a  story.  ((  Think  of  nothing 
but  the  cast — and  you  are  thinking: 
BOX-OFFICE-    and    counting    profits. 


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the- director 


You  would  have  a  certitied  guarantee  of 
PRODUCTION  VALUE— of  a  picture  that 
could  be  nothing  else  than  a  special.  ((A 
Marshall  Neilan  Production!  C(  Enough 
said!  Nothing  to  add — except —  ((Just 
think  of  what  Marshall  Neilan  can  do  with 
a  story  that  bares  the  heart  of  the  motion 
picture  colony!  ((Never  before  have  story 
and  director  been  so  superbly  in  union. 
((  Then  give  Marshall  Neilan  that  CAST— 
and  that  STAR-  and  that  STORY  -and  the 
answer  is  certain :  ((  There's  a  BOX  OFFICE 
in  your  town  that  is  going  to  break  records! 


the-STAR, 


We  would  merely  have  to  print  one  name 
on  these  pages.  ((And  many  photographs. 
(("PEGGY  HOPKINS  JOYCE!"  ((You 
wouldn't  have  bothered  to  read  about  story, 
cast,  or  director,  before  you  exclaimed, 
"There's  the  one  I  want  for  MY  box 
office!"  ((Try  to  calculate  the  millions 
of  dollars  of  newspaper  space  that  this  star 
has  received;  the  pages  and  pages  of  roto- 
gravure and  magazines  her  beauty  has 
graced.  ((Millions  of  women — and  men-- 
are  waiting  to  see  her  in  her  screen  debut. 
((  And    that's    a    conservative    statement. 


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Harry  Carey  in 

rhe  Man  from  Red  Gulch" 

Producers    Dist.  Corp. 

YPICAL  HARRY  CAREY  PIC- 
TURE WITH  STAR  THE 
GOOD  SAMARITAN.  SOME 
MILD  DRAMATIC  BUSINESS 
SUPPLEMENTED  WITH  EF- 
FECTIVE COMEDY. 


(tar Pleasing  as  the  easy-going 

Sandy.  Has  his  usual  role  wherein 
he  befriends  another  but  always 
seems  to  be  getting  the  worst  of 
things  himself. 

ast Harriet   Hammond   suitable 

but  not  importanit  lead.  Frank 
Campeau  gives  a  i^rst  rate  per- 
formance as  Sandy's  troublesome 
and  none  too  thankful  buddy. 
Others  Frank  Norcross,  Mickey 
Moore  and  Virginia  Davis. 

ype   of    Story Comedy-drama; 

adapted  from  Bret  Harte's  "The 
Idyll  Red  Gulch."  Harry  Carey 
runs  true  to  form  and  again  he 
plays  the  good  Samaritan  of  the 
desert,  this  time  striving  to  sustain 
an  imbibing  buddy  who  drowns  his 
sorrows  in  liquor  while  hero  Harry 
nurses  him  through  his  various 
sprees.  Carey  injects  his  usual 
comedy  touches  and  there  is  a  de- 
gree of  humaneness  about  the  story 
that  makes  it  appealing.  The  com- 
radeship of  Sandy  and  Bill  is  in- 
teresting and  at  times  pathetic, 
Sandy  striving  his  best  to  keep  his 
pal  alive  in  spite  of  his  liquid  over- 
doses. Edmund  Mortimer,  who  di- 
rected, has  supplied  many  good 
touches  and  the  production  is  first 
rate.  The  storv  moves  along  at  a 
good  pace  and  holds  the  attention 
nicely  all  the  way. 

Storv:  Sandy  and  Bill  are  bud- 
dies, Sandy  the  housekeeper  and 
nurse  for  Bill  whose  constant 
drinking  makes  him  a  weakling 
and  unmindful  of  his  buddy's  kind- 
ness. Bill's  wife  had  left  him  and 
his  two  children  had  never  seen 
him.  When  Bill  dies  Sandy  goes 
for  the  children  who  had  Sandy]s 
picture  and  greet  him  as  their 
father.  How  Sandy  works  out  the 
situation  and  incidentally  finds 
another  companion  in  the  children's 
aunt,  completes  the  story. 

Box  Office  Angle Rather  pleasing 

entertainment  and  will  satisfy  the 
Harry  Carey  fans  particularly  well. 
Not  "much  action  but  plenty  of 
good  interesting  story  material. 

Exploitation. ..  .Run  a  trailer  show- 
ing the  desert  buddies  "at  home." 
Include  some  of  the  comedy  bits 
and  vou  can  promise  Carey  does 
his  usual  good  work  in  "The  Man 
from  Red  Gulch."  Play  it  up  as 
a  Bret  Harte  story  for  those  who 
like  this  author's  works.  Catchlines 
and  the  usual  line  of  ad  sheets  will 
further  help  to  get  them  interested. 

Direcnon.  .Edmund    Mortimer;    good 

Author    Bret   Harte 

Scenario    Elliot    Clawson 

Cameraman   Geo.  Benoit 

Photography Good 

Locale  The  West 

Length  5,437  feet 


"The  Golden  Cocoon" 

Warner  Bros. 

CONVENTIONAL  STORY  WITH 
OBVIOUS  DEVELOPMENT. 
SOME  GOOD  WORK  BY  COM- 
PETENT PLAYERS  BUT  THIS 
IS  HARDLY  ENOUGH  TO  GET 
IT   OVER. 

Cast.  .  .Helene  Chadwick  one  of  those 
suffering  heroines  who  must  run 
the  gamut  of  emotions  before  the 
final  fade-out  and  clinch.  Huntly 
Gordon  good  as  her  husband.  Rich- 
ard Tucker  the  regulation  villain 
and  Frank  Campeau  his  able  assist- 
ant. Others  Margaret  Seddon, 
Carrie  Clarke  Ward,  Charles  Mc- 
Hugh,  Violet  Kane. 

Type    of    Story Drama;    adapted 

from    the    novel    by     Ruth    Cross. 
"The    Golden    Cocoon"    contains    a 
story  of  such  a  familiar  and  stereo- 
typed  order   that   it   is   difficult   for 
even  the  good  work   of  competent 
players  to   help   it   through   the   fa- 
miliarities.     Its  development   is  ob- 
vious and  carries  with  it  little  sus- 
pense and  the  rather  sincere  play- 
ing  of   Helene   Chadwick   does  not 
succeed   in  creating  a  proper  sym- 
pathy for  the  heroine.     She  is  one 
of  those  suffering  creatures  whose 
past,    though    wholly    innocent,    is 
flaunted  as  a  means  of  spoiling  her 
husband's  political  ambitions.   It   is 
an    old    idea    and    presented    again 
with    little    variation.      Once    more 
the  poor  deserted  girl  staggers  out 
into  the  storm  after  her  lover  mar- 
ries anotlier.     With  her  it  is  alter- 
nately sunshine  and  rain.     She  just 
about  settles  into  comfortable  hap- 
piness when   some  more  eloom  ap- 
pears  on   the    horizon.      The   angle 
wherein    a   woman's   past   is   resur- 
rected  as   a    blackball    to   her    hus- 
band's   political    aspirations    is    one 
of  the  formula  plots  by  now.     This 
time  the  heroine   is  confronted  with 
the  fact  that  she  had  been  seen  in 
a    questionable    resort    and    bearing 
the    name    of   another    man's    wife. 
The  girl,   in   reality,  had  been   car- 
ried into  the  place  when  she  fainted 
on    the   sidewalk   in   front   and   left 
immediately     upon    being    revived. 
After  due  complications  the  wrink- 
les   are    smoothed    out    and    she    is 
happy  with  her  husband  who  wins 
his  race  for  the   Governorship. 

Box    Office   Angle Trite   and  not 

likely  to  satisfy  a  critical  'audience. 
If  you  think  there  is  a  possibility 
of  the  storv  not  being  familiar  it 
stands  a  fair  chance. 
Exploitation.  .  .  .The  title  doesn't  lend 
itself  to  any  particularlv  effective 
exploitation.  You  might  use  the 
names  of  Helene  Chadwick  and 
Huntly  Gordon  in  your  announce- 
ment. Regarding  the  story  men- 
tion the  wife  whose  past  was 
brought  to  light  in  order  to  pre- 
vent her  husband's  election  as  Gov- 
ernor. 

Direction    Millard  Webb; 

fair 

Author   Ruth  Cross 

Scenario   ^ Hope  Loring 

and    Louis   Leighton 

Cameraman    Byron   Haskins 

Photography    Good 

Locale   N.  Y. 

Length    7,200  feet 


Clara  Bow  in 

"The  Lawful  Cheater" 

B.  P.  Schulberg  Prod. — State  Rights 

WILD  MELO  OF  UNDER- 
WORLD LIFE  IN  WHICH 
GIRL  FOOLS  CROOKS  INTO 
REFORMING.  PRINCIPALLY 
DESIGNED  TO  ALLOW 
CLARA  BOW  TO  SHOW  HER 
TRICKS. 


Star Clara  Bow  sprightly  as  ever. 

She  masquerades  as  a  boy  for  no 
particular  reason,  and  makes  her 
personality  count  in  spite  of  a  very 
far-fetched  story. 

Cast Raymond    McKee    takes    the 

part  of  a  millionaire's  son  who  hob- 
nobs with  crooks  in  Chinatovvn.  He 
struggles  manfully  with  this  impos- 
sible role.     George  Cooper  and  Ed- 
ward Hearn  are  the  crook  brothers 
of  the  star,  and  do  good  work.  Jack 
Wise   puts   a   lot   of   color   into   his 
part  of  a  gunman. 
Type  of   Story Underworld  melo- 
drama.   The  poor  heroine  comes  to 
the  city  and  learns  that  her  broth- 
ers   are    not    respectable    business 
men,  but  crooks.    She  meets  a  youth- 
ful millionaire  who  spends  his  time 
associating   with    her   brothers   and 
other    criminals    in    Chinatown    be- 
cause he  thinks  they  are  heroes.  On 
such  a   wobbly   foundation   the   pic- 
ture is  built.     The  heroine   strives 
desperatelv  to  reform  her  brothers. 
She  finally  tells  them  she  also  has 
turned  crook.     She  outlines  a  plan 
for  a  bank  robbery  which  calls  for 
tunneling  under  the  building  pains- 
takingly'for  weeks.    Meanwhile  she 
induces  her  brothers  to  seek  honest 
work  in  order  to  throw  the  police 
off  the  track.     On  the  night  of  the 
bank  robbery,   the   heroine   miracu- 
louslv  digs  up  a  package  of  stolen 
bond's    while    tunneling.       By    this 
easy  method  a   half  dozen  tangled 
ends  are  straightened  out.  Of  such 
loose  bits   is  this  melo  constructed 
throughout.      Clara    Bow    makes   a 
picturesque     boy — so     she     is     dis- 
guised   as    one.      No   other   reason. 
But  she  has  sparkle — personality — 
and    manages    to    make    her   night- 
mare   role    fairly    entertaining.      A 
surprise  kick  at  the  end — the  bank 
robbery    was   a   hoax   to   force    her 
brothers    to    go    straight    and    save 
her  from  the  hfe  of  a  criminal.     Of 
course  she  marries  the  rich  youth — 
a  la  Cinderella.     Sounds  foolish.     It 
is. 

Box  Office  Angle Where  they  like 

underworld  stories,  this  may  get  by. 
Too  far  fetched  for  critical  audi- 
ences. 
Exploitation ....  Clara  Bow's  name  is 
a  magnet.  Use  masked  girl  on  side- 
walk distributing  handfjills:  "I  am 
the  Lawful  Cheater.  See  me  to- 
morrow." Play  up  girl's  sacrifice 
to  save  brothers. 

Direction    Frank  O'Connor; 

as    good   as   his    material 

Author    Same 

Scenario Adele  Buffington 

Cameraman  Not  credited 

Photography    Fair 

Locale    City 

Length   4,946  feet 


Bebe  Daniels  in 

"The  Splendid  Crime" 

Paramount 

BEBE  DANIELS  FURNISHES 
90%  OF  THE  ENTERTAIN- 
MENT. CROOK  MELODRAMA 
HAS  ORDINARY  STORY.  WIL- 
LIAM DE  MILLE  NOT  AT  HIS 
BEST. 

Star Bebe's    personality     scores 

heavily,  and  saves  a  trite  story 
from  being  monotonous.  In  a  few 
comedy  scenes  she  proves  conclu- 
sively that  she  should  do  nothing 
else. 


Cast Neil  Hamilton  as  the  young 

aristocrat  looks  the  part,  but  does 
nothing  outstanding.  Anthony  Jow- 
itt  has  a  small  part  that  gives  him 
little  opportunity.  Fred  Walton 
adds  some  droll  comedy  toiiches  in 
his  artistic  characterization  of  a 
yegg.     Others  ordinary. 

Type  of  Story. ..  .Crook  melodrama. 
In  the  recent  flood  of  this  type  of 
picture,  this  one  will  no  doubt  ride 
successfully    to   a    good    box   office 
score.     Due  to  nothing  but  the  en- 
gaging   presence     of     saucy     Bebe 
Daniels.     The  story  is  highly  arti- 
ficial.    She  is  used  by  two  crooks, 
Dugan  and  Kelly,  to  do  the  actual 
burgling  while  they  wait   comfort- 
ably outside   the   Van   Dyke  home. 
Young  Van  Dyke  overpowers  her, 
gives  her  a  lecture  on  honesty,  and 
lets  her  go.     Of  course,  right  there 
she  reforms,  chucks  her  crook  pals, 
and    becomes    a    dressmaker    over 
night — yes,    she   has   fallen   in   love 
with  Van.    Then  the  modern  Arab- 
ian   Nights    hokum   is    dragged    in. 
Van's   sister   hires   her  as   a   dress- 
maker.    So  there  she  is  right  in  the 
home   of   the   man    she    loves.      No 
doubt  about  it — the  flapper  fans  will 
adore    this    situaiton.      Then    Bebe 
turns  the  tables  by  saving  Van  from 
misappropriating  funds.    This  gives 
the  picture  its  title,  for  the  "splen- 
did crime"  consists  of  Bebe  getting 
her  crook   friend   to   open   the   safe 
in    the    house.      When    the    police 
pin  the  crime  on  her,  she  confesses 
to  Van  why  she  did  it.     DeMille's 
direction   does   not   shine.     Neither 
does    the   story.      But    Bebe   makes 
it    worth    while.      Some    day    they 
will  give  Bebe  a  light  satire  to  play 
with.      And    when    the    box    office 
score    rolls    in    those    in    charge    of 
her   destiny   will   realize   they   have 
been    nursing    a    gold    mine.      Her 
few  comedy  bits  just  sparkle. 

Box  Office  Angle Romantic  angle 

of  story  will  please  the  women. 
Star's  work  will  make  it  a  satis- 
factory offering  almost  anywhere. 

Exploitation Talk  up  Bebe  Dan- 
iels and  you  can't  go  wrong.  Stress 
the  romance  of  a  girl  crook  with  a 
young  aristocrat. 

Direction William  De  Mille; 

passable. 

Author    Same 

Scenario   Violet  Clark 

Cameraman  L.  Guy  Wilky 

Photography    Very  good 

Locale    City 

Length    6,069    feet 


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Tom  Tyler  in 

"The   Cowboy  Musketeer" 

Film  Booking  Offices 

TYLER  STARS  WELL  IN  THIS 
WESTERN.  HAS  PERSONAL- 
ITY, PLUS  ACTING  ABILITY. 
STORY  IS  OLD,  BUT  PRE- 
SENTED WITH  SNAP  AND 
CLEARNESS. 

Star Tom  Tyler  can  hold  his  own 

with  the  older  western  favorites. 
Rides  well,  good  looker — and  has 
an  intelligent  sense  of  acting  values. 

Cast Leila    Gordon    as    the    girl 

leaves  no  particular  impressoin.  Jim 
London  is  the  heavy,  and  looks  and 
acts  the  part.  Frankie  Darro  proves 
himself  one  of  the  cleverest  of  the 
kid  actors.     He  seems  able  to  adapt 
himself     easily     to     any     situation, 
from  tragedy  to  comedy. 
Tjrpe    of    Story Western    melo- 
drama.     Another   variation   on   the 
old  formula  of  a  hidden  gold  mine. 
Old   rancher  dies — leaves   daughter 
bracelet  in  which  is  concealed  map 
of  mine's  location.    The  ranch  fore- 
man is  the  villain  who  hires  a  ban- 
dit  to  waylay   the   girl   and   secure 
the   map.      Here   enters   hero   Tom 
posing    as    the    bandit.      He    warns 
the  girl.     From   that  time  on   it   is 
a  battle  of  wits  l^etween  the  scoun- 
drelly ranch  foreman  and  the  bandit 
to    get    the    best    of    Tom   and    the 
girl.      The    picture    is    made    fairly 
interesting  with  some  good  riding, 
fast  action,  and  a  clearly  told  story. 
A   stampede    of    cattle    is    featured. 
They   are    headed    straight    for    the 
girl,  but  Tom  does  some  spectacular 
riding    and    rescues    her    in    time. 
The    highlight    is    a    really    clever 
sequence  where  the   girl   falls  over 
a   cliff   from   an   auto   just   as   Tom 
lassoes    her.      Lots   of    suspense    is 
obtained    by    having   the    rope    slip 
slowly  over  her  head  as  he  tries  to 
pull    her    up.      Good    stuff.      More 
suspense  is  piled  on  by  having  the 
girl  slip  gradually  down  the  preci- 
pice as  the  embankment  gives  way 
under  her.    The  hero  makes  a  thril- 
ling rescue  by  roping  himself  to  his 
horse  and  sliding  down  to  her  side. 
Frankie    Darro    does    his    share    to 
save  the  hero,  girl  and  gold  mine. 
There  is  the  usual  stereotyped  fight 
between  the  heavy  and  hero  at  the 
close.      Not   a    thrill    in    this.      The 
highlight  noted,  work  of  Tyler  and 
Frankie    Darro,    make    this    a    fair 
Western. 

Box    OfRce   Angle Will    get   by 

nicely  with  the  Western  fans.  Tom 
Tyler  is  a  new  face — and  a  pleasing 
one.  He  should  make  lots  of  friends 
with  this.  Average  program  num- 
ber. 

Exploitation.  ..  .Don't  be  afraid  to 
play  up  the  new  star,  for  your 
audience  is  ready  for  a  newcomer. 
He  will  please  them.  Feature  stam- 
pede of  cattle. 

Direction Bob  De  Lacy:   fair. 

Author    Bucklcigh    Oxford 

Scenario    Buckleigh    Oxford 

Cameraman  John  Leezer 

Photography    Good 

Locale    West 

Length   4,500  feet 


Ben  Wilson  and  Neva  Gerber  in 

"Tonio,  Son  of  the  Sierras" 

Davis  Dist.  Div. — State  Rights 

OLD  SCHOOL  WESTERN  WITH 
INDIAN  ATTACKS  AND  ALL. 
GOOD  LIVELY  ACTION  AND 
ATMOSPHERE  OF  OLD  PIO- 
NEER DAYS  MAY  MAKE  IT 
INTERESTING  FOR  MAJOR- 
ITY. 

Stars. . .  .Wilson  has  the  brunt  of  the 
acting  and  does  satisfactory  work. 
Neva  Gerber,  as  his  sweetheart,  not 
important. 

Cast. ..  .Robert  Walker  the  jealous 
villain.  Others  Chief  Yowlache, 
Jim  Welch,  Ruth  Royce,  Dick  Hat- 
ton,   Bill   Patton,   Fred   Gamble. 

Type  of  Story. ..  .Western.  "Tonio, 
Son  of  the  Sierras"  is  a  western 
of  the  old  school  variety.  It  boasts 
of  Indians  galore,  attacks,  mas- 
sacres, kidnappings,  and  the  rest 
of  the  outrages  credited  to  the  In- 
dians who  preyed  upon  the  early 
settlers  of  the  west.  Mixed  in  with 
the  action  and  thrills  is  the  usual 
love  story  that  winds  through  to 
the  usual  ending.  If  you  don't 
mind  the  triteness  of  the  situations 
you  have  the  action  and  atmosphere 
to  help  compensate  you  lor  your 
time.  There  are  some  really  ex- 
citing moments  and  the  several  en- 
counters with  the  Indians  afford  a 
generous  amount  of  lively  business 
that  is  not  without  thrills.  Ben 
Wilson,  who  acts  the  leading  role 
and  also  directed  the  picture,  had 
a  little  more  than  a  one  man  job 
but  did  fairly  well  at  that.  He 
might  have  given  his  story  a  better 
premise  but  the  development  clears 
up  a  few  uncertainties  and  you  can 
gather  up  the  threads  as  it  pro- 
gresses. Some  pretty  night  shots 
with  an  Indian  girl  paddling  across 
a  lake  are  quite  worth  while. 

Story:  Lieut.  Harris  and  Lieut. 
Willet,  stationed  at  a  western  Army 
post,  are  both  in  love  with  the 
Colonel's  daughter.  Willet  accuses 
Harris  of  being  in  league  with  un- 
friendly Indian  tribes  and  manages 
to  have  Harris  jailed.  During  an 
attack.  Harris  is  allowed  his  free- 
dom to  help  restrain  the  attack. 
Willet  is  killed  and  now  Harris  is 
accused  of  killing  him.  He  is  fin- 
ally cleared  of  all  charges  and  free 
to  marry  the  girl  he  loves. 

Box  Office  Angle.  .  .  .Will  satisfv  the 
crowd  that  likes  a  western  with  the 
old  Indian  angle. 

Exploitation ....  A  trailer  of  anv  one 
of  the  exciting  sequences  will  un- 
doubtedly be  the  best  means  of  get- 
ting them  interested  in  this  one. 
Let  them  know  it  deals  w'ith  the 
West  of  pioneer  days  and  includes 
the  Indian  attacks,  etc..  pertinent 
to  that  period.  Use  Ben  Wilson's 
name. 

Direction Ben    Wilson:    f?ir 

Author Gen.  Charles  King 

Scenario Geo.  W.  Pyper 

Cameramen Alfred   Gosden   and 

Jack  Johnson 

Photography Good 

Locale The    West 

Length 4,990    feet 


"The  Midnight  Limited" 

Prod.:  Gerson  Pictures  Corp. 
Dist.:  Rayart  Pictures 

RAILROAD  MELODRAMA 
FINELY  PRESENTED.  DIREC- 
TION AND  CAST  SCORE 
WITH  STRONG  STORY.  CLI- 
MAX BUILDS  WELL  TIMED 
SUSPENSE.  INTELLIGENT 
ENTERTAINMENT. 

Cast Gaston    Glass   and   Wanda 

Hawley   present   fine   exhibition   of 
team  work.     Glass  especially  good 
in   difficult   part   which   he    handles 
with    restraint.      Richard    Holt    his 
good  looking  self  in  a  part  that  calls 
tor  no  particular  ability.     Sam  Al- 
len as  a  railroad  agent   does  some 
pantomime  that  lifts  this  picture  to 
the  level  of  high  grade  drama. 
Tyoe    of    Story Railroad    melo- 
drama.    Stands  out  because  of  the 
soft  pedal  that  accompanies  all  the 
ihrill    scenes.       Nothing    lurid    and 
wild.     Yet  the  heavy  drama  bits  ge 
over  with  more  of  a  telling  punch 
because  they  have  been  done  witl; 
fine  touches  instead   of  sledgeham 
mer  strokes.     The  hand  of  a  veter- 
an director  shines  through  this  pic- 
ture all   the  way.      It   unfolds   with 
a    realistic    touch    that    is    gripping 
Glass  is,  a  crook  engaged  in  open- 
ing the  safe  in  a  lonely  railroad  sta- 
tion when  the  agent  discovers  him. 
The  crook  points  his  gun,  and  the 
fright   brings   a  paralytic   stroke   on 
the  old  agent.     Wanda  Hawley,  as 
the    old    man's    granddaughter,    ap- 
pears.    The  crook  cleverly  conceals 
his  knavery,  and  offers  to  help  by 
acting  as  agent.      He   falls   in   love 
with    the    girl.      He    determines    to 
make  good  right  there  on  his  new 
job.     As  time  passes,  the  paralyzed 
agent    tries    to    make    his    grand- 
daughter understand  by  movements 
of  his  eyes  that  the  young  man   is 
a    crook    and    not    to    be    trusted. 
From      then      on      there      develops 
a    clever    situation.       Another     fine 
touch    comes    when    the    paralytic 
tries    to    tap    out    with    one    finger 
on   his   soup  plate  the   Morse   code 
to   the   visting   superintendent,   and 
thus   disclose   the    crook.      But   the 
latter  is  too  clever   and  removes  the 
plate.     He  sticks  to  the  job,  save*; 
a    gold   shipment    from   yeggs,   and 
later  saves  the  Limited  from  being 
wrecked.      Well    handled    through- 
out. 
Box    Office    Angle.  ..  .Railroad    story 
with  fine  bits  of  acting  and  strong 
love   storv.     Will   appeal   to   intelli- 
gent audiences.     Will   score   wher- 
ever this  type  of  story  shows. 

Exploitation Throwaways   in   the 

form  of  railroad  tickets  will  inter- 
est. Railroad  atmosphere  in  lobby 
can  be  secured  at  small  expense  by 
use  of  semaphore,  blackboard  time- 
table, etc.  Also  miniature  electric 
railroad  will  attract.  Ballyhoo  with 
train  announcer  at  box  office. 

Direction Oscar  Apfel;  excellent 

Author    John  F.  Natteford 

Scenario    Same 

Cameraman Ernest  Smith 

Photography    Good 

Locale   Railroad  station;  city 

Length  5,855  feet 


Larry  Semon  in 

"The  Perfect  Clown" 

Chadwick — State   Rights 

SLAPSTICK  WITH  SOME  FAIR 
COMEDY  GAGS  BUT  SUF- 
FERS FROM  EXTENSIVE 
REPETITION.  NOT  ENOUGH 
REAL  LAUGHS  TO  MAKE  IT 
CONSISTENTLY   AMUSING. 

Star.... Gets  over  his  usual  line  of 
antics  and  makes  ttie  most  of  what 
material  he  has  to  work  with  but  it 
isn't  strong  enough  for  feature  pur- 
poses. 

Cast....G.  Howe  Black,  a  colored 
lad,  Semon's  best  support.  Others 
not  important.  Cast  includes  Kate 
Price,  Oliver  Hardy,  Dorothy 
Dwan,  Joan  Meredith,  Otis  Harlan. 

Type  of   Story Comedy.     "The 

Perfect  Clown"  has  some  good 
comedy  situations  but  not  enough 
to  stretch  it  safely  over  five  reels. 
The  best  of  the  laughs  come  in  the 
spook  sequence  toward  the  close 
and  Semon  appears  to  have  made 
a  last  stab  to  wind  it  up  with  some 
good  comedy  business,  which,  in 
itself,  is  effective  but  comes  a  bit 
too  late  to  save  the  slow  develop- 
ment of  the  earlier  reels.  As  is 
often  the  case  the  good  gags  lose 
their  effect  through  repetition.  Sem- 
on's spook  comedy  climax  isn't 
reallv  new  but  it  serves  for  some 
first  rate  amusement  and  with  his 
darky  companion  he  prowls  about 
a  dark  cellar  where  queer  objects 
and  a  couple  of  hide-away  convicts 
supply  plenty  of  excitement.  The 
escape  from  the  cops  is  another 
good  sequence  that  supplies  some 
fair  laughs.  Too  bad  they  couldn't 
have  been  closer  together.  There 
is  a  plot  that  they  lose  track  of 
occasionally  but  it  gomes  through 
to  the  usual  clinch  ending. 

Story:  Larry  is  entrusted  with  a 
bag  containing  $10,000  which  he  is 
to  deliver  to  a  bank.  His  effort  to 
get  the  bag  to  its  destination  and 
a  series  of  mishaps  that  lead  him 
into  all  sorts  of  complicated  and 
amusing  situations  make  up  the  re- 
mainder of  the  picture.  Of  course, 
there  is  a  girl  waiting  around  for 
the  ending  and  when  Larry  has 
safely  arrived  with  the  bag  it  is 
found  to  be  emptv,  his  employer 
iiaving  given  him  the  wrong  one. 

Box   Office   Angle Fair  comedy 

number  that  will  satisfy  if  they  are 
not  too  hard  to  make  laugh.  Larry 
Semon  strives  to  keep  things  going 
and  succeeds  even  though  there  are 
not  always  laughs  in  his  stunts. 

Exploitation.  ..  .Not  a  great  deal  to 
talk  about  in  the  picture  but  if  they 
are  familiar  with  Larrv  Semon  nnd 
vou  did  a  good  business  with  "The 
Wizard  of  Oz"  you  might  cet  this 
one  over  without  great  difficulty. 
The  comedy  climax  finishes  it  up 
rather  well. 

Direction Fred   Newmeyer;   fair 

Author    Larry  Semon 

Scenario   Larry  Semon 

Cameraman   H.  F.  Koenenkamp 

Photography   All  right 

Locale   California 

Length    5,700   feet 


THE 


Sunday,  December  20,   1925 


Reviews  of  New  Short  Subjects^ 


Emil  Jannings  in  "Laila" — I.  M. 
Sakin,    1440   B'way 

Novel  and  Fantastic 
Type  of  production. ..  .2  reel  comedy 
A  bit  reminiscent  of  "The  Cabinet 
of  Dr.  Caligary"  is  this  apparently 
condensed  feature  with  Emil  Jannings 
playing  the  grotesque  Sultan  who 
falls  in  love  with  a  pastry  cook's 
wife.  The  settings  are  of  a  futuristic 
design  with  queer  shaped  doorways, 
portals,  stairways  and  other  out-of- 
proportion  architecture.  The  produc- 
tion is  of  an  artistic  order  and  quite 
novel  both  in  its  story  and  presenta- 
tion. It  will  appeal  to  a  highbrow 
crowd. 

The  story  concerns  the  jealousy  of 
a  pastry  cook  who  adores  his  young 
wife.  Her  flirting  leads  him  to  all 
sorts  of  conquests  and  finally  when 
she  begs  him  to  secure  the  Sultan's 
wish-ring  for  her,  off  he  goes  and 
stealing  into  the  Sultan's  sleeping 
chamber,  chops  off  the  hand  bearing 
the  ring.  Meanwhile  the  Sultao  him- 
self is  making  love  to  the  cook's  wife. 
When  her  husband  returns  with  the 
hand  bearing  the  ring,  Laila  shoves 
the  Sultan  into  a  hiding  place,  and 
when  confronted  by  the  troops  who 
would  arrest  her  spouse,  she  rubs  the 
ring  and  commands  the  earthly  body 
of  the  Sultan  to  appear.  He  comes 
out  of  his  hiding  place  to  the  aston- 
ishment of  the  crowd,  makes  Laila's 
husband  King  of  the  Cooks  and  dis- 
appears, his  rendezvous  undiscovered. 
The  cook  never  knew  that  it  was  a 
wax  figure  he  found  in  the  Sultan's 
chamber  and  a  wax  hand  that  he 
chopped  ofT. 


plete  disregard  for  pedestrians,  push- 
carts, etc.  Buster  has  a  tiff  with  his 
"lady  friend"  which  sends  him  on 
further  feats  of  daring.  Buster  sits 
down  to  review  the  situation  when 
suddenly  he  finds  himself  and  his 
dog,  Tige,  being  "hoisted  into  mid-air. 
They  had  been  sitting  on  an  iron 
girder.  Some  good  comedy  business 
follows  with  Buster  and  the  dog  do- 
ing Lloyd  stunts  on  the  girders.  The 
comedy  runs  along  at  a  good  pace 
and  brings  a  succession  of  laughs. 
Should  fit  on  your  program  nicely 
and   amuse   your  patrons   completely. 


"Sky   Hooks" — Cjimeo — Educational 
Gags  and  Laughs  Aplenty 

Type  of  production. ...  1  reel  comedy 
Clifif  Bowes,  assisted  by  Helen  Fos- 
ter, is  kept  stepping  at  a  lively  pace 
throughout  this  offering.  The  gags 
are  plentiful  and  well  placed  so  that 
the  laughs  register  with  frequency. 
Cliff  steals  a  ticket  from  a  big  husky 
that  was  handed  him  by  an  employ- 
ment agency.  Cliff  gets  the  job 
carting  the  bricks  to  a  bricklayer 
working  on  a  skyscraper.  Then 
along  comes  the  husky  and  is  given 
a  job  as  Cliff's  assistant.  He  im- 
mediately proceeds  to  make  life 
miserable  for  the  man  who  stole  his 
employment  ticket.  A  good  deal  of 
the  fun  centers  about  a  hoisting  ma- 
chine for  carting  the  bricks  to  the  top 
of  the  building.  Cliff  uses  this  to 
keep  out  of  reach  of  the  angry  giant 
who  is  acting  as  his  assistant.  Some 
good  comedy  is  uncovered,  especially 
when  Helen  Foster  enters  the  scene 
on  a  bicycle  as  the  daughter  of  the 
bricklayer.  Cliff  Bowes  works  hard, 
and  must  be  credited  with  getting 
some  real  laughs  out  of  a  story  that 
has  no  outstanding  gags  or  original- 
ity. 


"His    Woodeni    Wedding!"— Roach— 
Pathe 

Charley  Chase  Excellent 

Type  of  production 2  reel  comedy 

Charley  Chase  is  to  be  married. 
Just  before  the  ceremony  a  rival 
hands  him  a  note  saying  that  his  girl 
has  a  wooden  leg.  Charley  gets  a 
vision  of  what  life  would  mean  to 
him  if  his  girl  has  actually  a  wooden 
leg  and  he  refuses  to  marry  her.  She 
returns  his  engagement  ring — a  fam- 
ily heirloom — by  the  hand  of  the 
rival.  He  puts  it  in  his  hat,  but 
Charley,  who  has  drunk  a  quart  of 
liquor,  and  is  quite  funny,  outwits 
him  every  time,  although  he  does  it 
unconsciously.  Chase  has  been  doing 
excellent  comedy  work  during  the 
past  several  months  and  his  fol- 
lowers should  be  well  pleased  with 
this  one.  The  cast  includes  Kather- 
ine  Grant,  Gale  Henry,  who  does  a 
small  bit  excellently,  and  Fred  De 
Silva.     Leo  McCarey  directed. 


hubby,  Neal  Burns.  The  c+her  wom- 
an states  that  she  has  a  batch  of  love 
letters  from  Neal  and  is  going  to  sue 
him  tor  $5,000  heart  balm.  So  Neal 
has  a  bright  idea.  He  goes  to  the 
home  of  the  other  woman,  dressed 
as"  the  new  Swedish  maid.  After  a 
lot  of  comedy  manoeuvers,  he  suc- 
ceeds in  locating  the  hidden  letters. 
But  ts  he  is  about  to  make  his  get- 
away, his  disguise  is  discovered  and 
the  letters  taken  from  him.  Mean- 
while. Vera  decided  to  take  a  hand. 
She  dresses  up  as  a  Swedish  maid, 
and  gets  the  job.  The  fun  is  fast 
and  furious  after  that,  as  all  parties 
are  engaged  in  trying  to  secure  the 
letters  or  keep  others  from  getting 
them.  Finally  the  documents  are 
locked  in  a  trunk.  Vera  and  her 
hubby  drop  it  on  an  ice-wagon  and 
escape  in  triumph.  Fast — breezy — 
the  two  veteran  comedians  deliver  the 
laughs. 


"Buster's    Bust-Up"— Cenlury- 
Universal 

Fine  Kid  Comedy 

Type  of  production 2  reel  comedy 

Buster  Brown  runs  wild  in  a  kiddie 
cart  and  his  opening  riot  is  a  mad 
dash   along  a    city   street   with    com- 


"The  Feud"— Van  Bibber  Series- 
Fox 
Good  Situations 
Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  comedy 
Van  Bibber  runs  into  new  and 
amusing  complications  in  his  latest, 
a  satire  on  the  well  worn  feud  theme 
Van  is  touring  with  his  fiancee  and 
her  father.  He  stops  his  car  in  front 
of  a  house  that  is  being  auctioned  off. 
When  a  "hick"  asks  Van  how  much 
the  car  is  worth,  he  replied,  $6,000." 
The  auctioneer  takes  the  figure  as  a 
bid.  Unconscious  of  this  Van  an- 
swers the  old  fellow's  next  query, 
"How  much  is  the  most  expensive 
car,"  with  "$15,000."  With  this  the 
auctioneer  "knocks  down"  the  house 
and  contents  to  the  unsuspecting 
Van.  He  accepts,  however,  and  along 
with  the  house  Van  encounters  a 
family  feud.  With  this  the  comedy 
starts  and  they  bring  on  some  first 
rate  situations  and  the  laughs  come 
in  rapid  succession.  Of  course,  Van 
has  his  usual  bevy  of  narrow  escapes. 
It  happens  that  the  house  contains 
a  hidden  treasure.  This  the  \urkv 
Van  finds  and  after  a  helter  skelter 
fight  in  which  it  is  stolen.  Van  re- 
covers the  gold  and  returns  it  to  its 
owner.     Good  comedy  number. 


"Honeymoon  Hotel" — Blue  Bird — 

Universal 

Rates  Average 

Type  of  production 1  reel  comedy 

Neely  Edwards  does  some  good 
work  in  this,  although  the  story  de- 
velops nothing  vrey  original  to  give 
him  a  chance  to  extend  himself.  He 
and  his  bride  go  to  the  hotel,  fol- 
lowed by  the  revengeful  rival.  The 
bride  starts  walking  in  her  sleep, 
which  give  opportunity  for  some  hu- 
rnorous  complications  involving  the 
rival  and  hubby.  One  good  gag 
shows  Edwards  dreaming  that  he  is 
diving.  In  his  sleep  he  dives  from 
the  bed,  and  crashes  through  the 
floor  to  come  face  to  face  with  his 
rival  in  the  lobby  downstairs  who 
has  been  searching  vainlv  for  him. 
Having  rescued  his  wife,  the  closing 

scene    shows    them    in    twin    beds 

handcuffed.  A  new  safeguard  against 
sleep  walking.  Will  get  its  share  of 
laughs. 


"Fins  and  Feathers"— Grantland  Rice 
Pathe 
Splendid 
Type   of  production....!   reel    Sport- 
light. 

This  number  will  entertain  all  fish- 
ermen and  bird  hunters,  for  it  is 
divided    between    a     picturization    of 


fishing  and  hunting.  First  we  see  the 
disciples  of  Izaak  Walton  angling 
for  game  trout  in  a  western  moun- 
tain lake.  They  use  no  fancy  tackle 
— just  a  pole,  line  and  hook.  You  see 
three  boatloads  of  fishermen  hauling 
them  in  right  and  left.  And  every 
fish  puts  up  a  battle  before  they  land 
him,  too.  Every  fisherman  in  your 
audience  will  be  asking  you  where 
this  particular  lake  is  located.  It  sure 
is  a  fisherman's  paradise.  Then  come 
scenes  of  bird  hunting  with  dogs. 
Ty  Cobb  is  the  man  behind  the  rifle, 
and  he  gives  an  exhibition  of  some 
beautiful  shooting.  But  the  outstand- 
ing feature  is  the  shot?  of  a  pair  of 
hunting  dogs.  A  pointer  and  a  set- 
ter are  used.  To  see  them  in  action 
— or  rather,  repose — as  they  point  the 
quarry  is  a  sheer  delight.  No  doubt 
these  are  about  the  best  pictures  of 
hunting  dogs  ever  filmed.  Nature 
lovers  will  greatly  enjoy  this  Sport- 
light,  for  there  are  wonderful  scenics 
of  lakes  and  mountains.  Photography 
is  away  above  par. 

"His  Own  Lawyer"— Helen  and 
Warren — Fox 

Laughably  Clever 
Type  of  production.  ..  .2  reel  comedy 
Hallam  Cooley  does  some  good 
work  in  this  one,  ably  assisted  by 
David  Butler,  who  takes  the  part  of 
his  brother-in-law.  The  latter  gets 
him  in  a  predicament  by  taking  him 
to  a  night  club  which  is  raided. 
Cooley  is  a  young  lawyer,  and  the 
mirth  is  produced  by  having  the  judge 
almost  caught  in  the  raid  along  with 
him.  Next  morning  in  court  the 
young  lawyer  is  brought  before  the 
judge.  He  has  in  his  possession  the 
evidence  of  the  judge's  guilt  in  the 
form  of  his  trousers  which  he  lost  in 
the  raid.  Some  clever  comedy  situa- 
tions are  developed  from  this,  result- 
ing in  the  youthful  lawyer  emerging 
triumphant,  winning  a  hard  case,  and 
squaring  himself  with  his  wife.  An 
original  story  with  lots  of  speedy  ac- 
tion  that  will   interest   any   audience. 


"Pathe  Review  No.  52"— Pathe 

Interesting  and  Varied 
Type  of  production..!  reel  magazine 
Annette  Kellerman  is  featured — not 
as  a  swimmer  but  as  a  dancer.     This 


"My    Swedie"— Christie— Educational 

Fast  and  Breezy 
Type  of  production.  .  .  .2  reel  comedy 
Troubles  of  a  newlywed  couple  is 
the  old  theme,  but  it  is  given  a  new 
twist  Vera  Stedman  as  the  bride 
receives  a  letter  from  another  woman 
which  was  written  to  her  by  Vera's 


Every  Month  is 

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TO  ME  BUT  WATCH  MY  SPEED  IN 

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-CHARLEY  PUFFX 

'  ^Bluebird  Comers. 


Alo  .starring  Arthur  Lake.  One  reel  each— Fifty-two 
a  year.  More  fun  packed  into  one  reel  than  you 
ordinarily   find    in    three. 


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11  be  quite  a  revelation  to  most 
ople  w^o  look  upon  her  only  as  a 
ermaid.    In  her  dancing  she  is  quite 

interesting  and  accomplished.  Her 
ily  routine  of  exercises  is  shown, 
le  process-camera  is  utilized  to 
oduce  multiple  action  pictures.  So 
u  see  the  fair  Annette  not  once  but 
any  times — a  whole  series  of  An- 
ttes  that  makes  the  offering  quite 
novelty.  Then  follows  view  of  Yale, 

the  series  of  "American  Colleges 
Pathejolor."  The  campus  and 
rious  buildings  are  shown.  This 
ill,  of  course,  appeal  to  all  lovers 
the  famous  college.  The  reel 
Dses  with  "The  Triangle,"  the  lat- 
t  of  the  "Makin's  of  an  Artists" 
pies  by  Hy  Mayer.     This  is  clever, 

usual,  and  the  artist  shows  what 
'n  be  done  with  a  handful  of  plain 
iangles.  He  manoeuvers  them 
ound  and  transforms  them  with  a 
w  strokes  into  original  and  humor- 
is  caricatures.  A  well  diversified 
view  this,  which  will  entertain  any 
pe  of  audience. 

The  Call  of  Hazard"— Mustang- 
Universal 
Fast  Action 

ype  of  production 2  reel  western 

This  serves  as  a  satisfactory  ve- 
cle  for  Fred  Humes  to  show  his 
.ility  as  a  rider  and  a  fighter.  He 
tmes  to  the  aid  of  Molly  and  her 
ther  who  operates  a  medicine  wagon 
hen  they  get  in  the  toils  of  Shafer, 
ho  is  really  an  outlaw  under  cover, 
nafer  tricks  Doc  at  cards,  and  winds 
)  by  holding  the  old  man's  I.  O.  U. 
r  the  medicine  wagon  outfit.  The 
imbler  insults  Molly,  and  the  hero 
Iministers  a  sound  thrashing.  The 
imax  comes  when  Humes  uncovers 
lafer  as  the  outlaw  for  whose  cap- 
re  there  is  a  $1,000  reward.  Then 
Hows  a  chase  that  holds  a  lot  of 
irills  and  suspense.  The  outlaw 
capes  in  his  car,  while  Humes  pur- 
les  on  horseback.  He  gives  a  fine 
:hibition  of  breakneck  riding  down 
nbankments  as  he  shortcuts  in  order 
!  head  of?  the  villain.  The  highlight 
)mes  when  the  rider  stands  up  in 
iC  saddle  and  makes  a  flying  leap 
to  the  speeding  auto.  A  good 
?ht  of  the  rip  and  tearing  variety 
staged  before  the  outlaw  is  sub- 
tied.  A  good  short  Western  that 
IS  plenty  of  punch  to  satisfy  the 
ns. 


mixture  of  action  that  moves  at  high 
speed  all  the  way.  The  action  cen- 
ters around  a  friend  of  hers  who  is 
the  inventor  of  a  formula  for  trans- 
forming wate.  into  gasoline.  That 
tried  and  tr  ^  gang  of  bewhiskered 
foreigners  is  introduced,  who  work 
desperately  to  steal  the  young  invent- 
or's formula.  The  final  sequences  are 
worked  out  in  a  haunted  house,  where 
Wanda  and  the  inventor  are  kept 
moving  at  breakneck  speed  trying  to 
dodge  the  villains  who  pop  out  from 
hidden  panels,  doors,  and  all  sorts  of 
weird  contrivances.  This  is  out  and 
out  slapstick  without  situations.  But 
it  moves  at  a  fast  clip,  is  gagged  up 
every  few  feet,  and  will  no  doubt 
prove  entertainment  for  the  innumer- 
able fans  who  root  for  the  Century 
brand  of  comedy.  One  thing  is  cer- 
tain— Wanda  Wiley  delivers  enough 
action  to  keep  a  half  dozen  shorts 
moving  at  a  lively  clip.  But  it  con- 
tains nothing  that  has  not  been  done 
many  times  before. 


Vera  Art  to  Produce 

Vera  Art  Film,  the  first  week  in 
January,  will  start  production  on  the 
first  of  a  series  of  eight  pictures  for 
Associated  Exhibitors. 


Start  "The   Savage"   in  January 

Charles  Whittaker  is  adapting  "The 
Savage,"  an  original  by  Ernest  Pas- 
cal. It  will  go  into  production  at 
First  National  in  January. 


'Noah  and  His  Troubles"— Aesop's 
Fables — Pathe 
Amusing  Cartoon  Reel 
ype  of  production.  .1  reel  animated 
cartoon. 

Here  is  great  fun  for  the  kids — and 
rownups,  too,  who  have  not  lost  the 
ick  that  comes  with  a  really  funny 
limated.  Old  boy  Noah  is  seen  on 
le  Ark — and  he  is  having  his  hands 
ill.  Everywhere  he  goes  he  runs 
TOSS  litters  of  young  of  all  descrip- 
ons.  The  limit  is  reached  when  a 
Dck  of  storks  are  discovered  arriv- 
ig  with  baby  elephants.  These  are 
ropped  aboard  the  Ark,  and  poor 
oah  is  under  them  when  they  hit 
le  deck.  It  will  please  all  the  fans 
ho  like  the  "Fables." 


"Flaming  Flappers" — Hal  Roach — 
Pathe 

Newlywed  Fun 
Type  of  production. . .  .2  reel  comedy 
Glenn  Tryon  has  the  role  of  a 
freshman  at  a  co-ed  college.  He  mar- 
ries one  of  the  fair  co-eds  and  they 
start  home  to  live  with  her  parents. 
On  the  way  they  adopt  a  baby  or- 
phan. Meanwhile,  the  bride's  pa  has 
got  himself  in  disgrace  with  ma  by 
flirting  with  the  maid.  The  newly- 
weds  leave  the  baby  in  pa's  bedroom. 
The  fun  consists  in  his  frantic  efforts 
to  get  the  squawking  infant  out  of 
the  room  and  convince  his  wife  that 
he  is  entirely  innocent.  This  short 
gives  Glenn  Tryon  little  chance  to 
show  what  he  can  do,  except  in  the 
sequence  where  he  is  on  the  way 
home  with  his  bride.  His  troubles 
tryinjg  to  manage  the  infant  afford 
most  of  the  comedy  situations.  Pa 
really  has  the  best  gags,  and  scores 
a  bigger  percentage  of  laughs.  Rates 
average,  with  nothing  particularly 
new  to  recommend  it. 


Going    Good" — Century— Universal 

Tricky   Slasptick 

ype  of  production 2  reel  comedy 

A  typical  Century  comedy,  featur- 
ig   Wanda    Wiley    in    a    continuous 


"Prep  School" — Blue  Bird^Universal 

College  Comedy 
Type  of  production. ...  1  reel  comedy 
Arthur  Lake  again  poses  as  the 
boob  who  has  a  tough  time  trying  to 
get  along.  This  short  has  somewhat 
of  the  flavor  of  Harold  Lloyd  in  "The 
Freshman."  The  action  takes  place 
at  college,  where  all  the  other  fel- 
lows pick  on  Arthur.  He  is  working 
his  way  through  college  by  working 
in  the  kitchen  and  waiting  on  the 
table.  On  the  night  of  the  dance  the 
guest  of  honor  is  Grace,  a  pretty  little 
professional  dancer  who  lives  near  the 
college.  All  the  fellows  fight  with 
each  other  to  dance  with  her.  But 
meanwhile  the  dean  of  the  school 
has  framed  it  up  so  that  Grace  pre- 
tends to  know  Arthur  as  an  old  friend. 
So  she  enters  into  the  spirit  of  the 
joke,  dances  with  the  college  boob, 
while  all  the  other  boys  are  green 
with  envy.  Not  a  world  beater,  but 
it  has  enough  of  the  prep  school 
flavor  to  entertain  girls  and  boys. 
A  fair  offering  of  the  juvenile  star 
variety. 


Fatty  Laymon  on  Second 

Fatty  Laymon  and  Charlie  Dor- 
ety  have  finished  the  first  of  a  series 
of  two  reel  comedies  at  the  Estee 
studio.  It  is  being  cut  and  the  sec- 
ond is  now  under  way. 


Start   "The   Dancer"   Monday 

Al  Santell  will  start  "The  Dancer 
of  Paris"  Monday  at  Cosmopolitan. 


Orth  Making  Educational  Subject 

George  Orth  is  making  an  educa- 
tional subject  in  two  reels  at  the  Es- 
tee studio. 


Hackathorne  to  Work  Here 

George  Hackathorne,  after  three 
months  in  London  and  Paris,  is  re- 
turning for  Christmas.  He  has  com- 
pleted his  last  British  picture  with 
Betty  Balfour,  "The  Carbaret  Kid." 


Herrick  Completes  Another 

F.  Herrick  Herrick  has  completed 
"The  Legacy,"  a  "Fragment  of  Life" 
short  reel  for  Davis  Dist.  Div.  Her- 
rick will  soon  leave  for  Florida  on 
location   for   his   next. 


To  Make  "Brown  Derby"  in  Florida 

Johnny  Hines  will  make  "The 
Brown  Derby"  in  Florida,  leaving 
New  York  about  Feb.  10,  for  a  six 
week's  stay.  Hines  is  making  a  hur- 
ried trip  to  Richmond,  on  a  personal 
appearance  at  the  National  in  con- 
junction with  "The  Live  Wire." 


Campbell  Cutting  "Self  Defense" 
Major    Maurice    Campbell    finished 
shooting  on  "Self  Defense,"  in  which 
Eileen   Percy  is  starred,  and  is  now 
cutting  at  the  Bennett  studio. 


Stars  Get  Bits  in  School  Picture 
Richard  Dix,  Lois  Wilson,  Adolphe 
Menjou,  Clara  Bow  and  Percy  Mar- 
mom  vlU  play  small  parts  in  the 
Paramount  School  Picture,  "Glorious 
Youth." 


Brenon's  Next,  "Beau  Geste" 

Herbert  Brenon  has  completed 
"Dancing  Mothers."  In  it  appeared 
Conway  Tearle,  Alice  Joyce,  Clara 
Bow,  Norman  Trevor,  Dorothy  Gum- 
ming, Donald  Keith  and  Elsie  Law- 
son.  It  will  be  released  March  8. 
Brenon's  next  will  be  "Beau  Geste." 


Fields  to  Start  in   February 

W.  C.  Fields,  new  Paramount  star, 
will  begin  his  first  picture  on  Feb.  8. 
It  is  called  "It's  the  Old  Army 
Game."  Clarence  Badger  will  direct 
under  supervision  of  William  Le 
Baron  and  Tom  Geraghty,  supervis- 
ing editor  of  Fields  productions. 


"Aloma"  Finished 
Gilda  Gray's  first  for  Paramount 
"Aloma  of  the  South  Seas,"  which 
Maurice  Tourneur  directed,  has  been 
completed  Principals  were  Percy 
Marmont,  Warner  Baxter,  William 
Powell,  Julanne  Johnston,  Harry 
Morey    and   Joseph    Smiley. 


Menjou  Starts  Work  Tomorrow 

Adolphe  Menjou  will  start  tomor- 
row on  "I'll  See  You  To-Night,"  an 
original  by  Monte  Katterjohn  at 
Paramount  studio.  The  cast  includes 
Grjta  Nissen,  Louise  Brooks,  Ches- 
ter Conklin,  Freeman  Wood,  Roger 
Davis  and  Hugh  Bentley.  Mai  St. 
Clair  is  directing  with  Fred  Fleck 
assisting. 


Missouri   House,  Burned,  to  Reopen 

Maryville,  Mo. — The  Empire,  re- 
cently destroyed  by  fire,  is  being  re- 
modeled and  will  shortly  reopen. 


New    Salesmen    in    St.    Louis 

St.  Louis — Harry  Weiss,  First  Na- 
tional manager,  has  appointed  James 
Hill  as  Southern  Missouri  and  North 
Arkansas  salesman,  and  Jack  O'Neill 
as  Northern  Missouri  and  Central 
Illinois  salesman.  O'Neill  was  for 
years  with  Pathe,  while  Hill  was  with 
Warners.  Paul  Haynes,  formerly 
with  First  National,  has  joined  P.  D. 
C.  C.  L.  Hickman,  formerly  with 
Arrow,  has  joined  Universal. 

Dallas  Film  Board  Moves 

Dallas — The  local  Film  Board  of 
Trade  has  taken  space  in  the  Blay- 
lock  Film  Bldg.  Dent-Musselman 
Theaters,  which  has  its  headquarters 
in  the  Blaylock  Bldg.,  has  taken  ad- 
ditional space  for  expansion  pur- 
poses, including  the  erection  of  a 
miniature  theater. 


Hollywood — Creighton  Hale  has 
been  added  to  the  cast  of  "Beverly 
of  Graustark." 


Changes   in   Kansas   City 

Kansas  City — Changes  in  sales 
forces  of  local  exchanges  include  the 
following:  George  Matthews  is  on 
the  Warner  staff,  replacing  R.  R. 
Thompson,  resigned.  Ralph  Heft, 
former  booker  for  First  National,  is 
Ed  Lowry's  successor  as  salesman 
in  Southwest  Kansas,  and  E.  P.  Behr- 
horst  becomes  head  booker.  C.  L. 
Durham,  formerly  salesman  in  St. 
Louis  for  Metro-Goldwyn,  succeeds 
Fred  Horn. 


Hi-Pointe    Theater    Co.    Chartered 

St.  Louis — The  Hi-Pointe  Theater 
Co.,  which  operates  the  Hi-Pointe 
theater  and  airdome  on  McCausland 
Ave.,  has  been  chartered  with  a  cap- 
ital of  $15,000.  Incorporators  are: 
W.  Lyris,  G.  Lyris,  George  Skouras 
and  G.  Tempras. 


Hollywood — Esther  Ralston  will 
play  an  important  role  in  "The  Blind 
Goddess." 


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Fabian  Gets  New  M.-G.-M.  Contract 

Max      Fabian,      cameraman,      has 
signed  a  new  contract  with  M.-G.-M. 


Mattoni  Signed  by  "U" 

Andre  Mattoni  has  been  signed  by 
Universal  and  will  be  featured. 


William   Cody  Finishes 

William  Cody  has  finished  work  in 
"Shooting  Straight." 


Vivian   Rich  in  Leading  Role 

Vivian  Rich  is  now  playing  the 
leading  role  in  the  Van  Pelt  dog  se- 
ries. 


3  Art  Directors  for  "Volga  Boatman" 

Mitchel  Leison,  Anton  Grot  and 
Max  Parker  have  been  named  as  art 
directors   for  "The   Volga  Boatman." 


Mumau's   First 

F.  W.  Murnau,  the  German  direc- 
tor, will  make  "Down  to  Earth"  for 
Fox.     The  story  is  by  Julius  Pertuz. 


Hughes    Titling   "Cave   Man" 

Ruoert  Hughes  is  titling  "The  Cave 
Man,"  Marie  Prevost  and  Matt  Moore 
feature  directed  by  Lewis  Milestone 
for  Warner  Bros. 


Lola  Todd,  Feminine  Lead 

Lola  Todd  is  playing  opposite  Fred 
Thomson  in  "The  Tough  Guy"  now 
in  production  at  F.  B.  O. 


Gangelin  Back  with  F.  B.  O. 

Paul  Gangelin  is  again  connected 
with  F.  B.  O.  doing  the  continuity 
on  a  series  titled  "Fighting  Hearts." 


In  "The  Light  Eternal" 
Lois    de    Lisle    and    Irene    Grizzell 
have  been  signed  to  appear  in  "The 
Light  Eternal"  for  M.-G.-M. 


Kyne  Gets  Back  at  Work 

Peter  B.  Kyne  arrived  to  write 
three  more  stories  for  Fox.  The 
first  to  be  "Wrestlin'  for  Cupid." 


Colleen  Moore  in  "Shebo" 

Anthony  Coleway  is  adapting 
"Shebo,"  by  Tiffany  Wells,  for  Col- 
leen Moore. 


Dunn  Engaged  by  First  Natl 

Winifred  Dunn  has  been  signed  by 
First  National  to  prepare  the  script 
for  a  forthcoming  production. 


More  Additions  to  "Poker  Faces" 

Tom  O'Brien  and  Tom  Rickets 
have  been  added  to  the  cast  of  "Poker 
Faces"  which  Universal  is  producing. 


Melford    to    E^rect    "Shipwrecked" 

George  Melford  will  direct  "Ship- 
wrecked" by  Langdon  McCormick  for 
Metropolitan. 


Hugh   Hoffman   Adapting 

Hugh  Hoffman  is  adapting  "Blister 
Jones,"  by  John  Taintor  Foote  for 
Universal. 


Clark  Adapting  "Garden  of  Allah" 

Edward    Clark    is    adapting    "The 

Garden  of  Allah"  by  Robert  Hichens 

for     Joseph     M.     Schenck,     Clarence 

Brown  will  direct  Norma  Talmadge. 

To  Work  on  "Old  Ironsides" 

Dorothy  Arzner  will  work  with 
Walter  Woods,  and  Harry  Carr  on 
the  script  of  "Old  Ironsides,"  which 
James  Cruze  will  direct. 


To  Start  Libby  Story  Soon 

"A  Poor  Girl's  Romance,"  a  novel 
by  Laura  Jean  Libby  will  go  into 
production  at  F.  B.  O.  in  a  few 
weeks. 


Fox   Signs  Janet   Gaynor 

Janet  Gaynor,  who  recently  com- 
pleted her  contract  with  Universal, 
has  been  signed  to  a  long  term  agree- 
ment by  Fox. 


Kathrjm    McGuire    Opposite    Haines 

Kathryn  McGuire  has  started  at 
the  Waldorf  studio,  opposite  William 
Haines  in  "The  Thrill  Hunter,"  di- 
rected by  Frank  Straver. 


Leatrice  Joy  to  Start  Soon 

Leatrice  Joy,  who  recently  returned 
to  Hollywood,  starts  her  next  starring 
vehicle  for  De  Mille,  "Eve's  Leaves," 
within  a  few  weeks. 


Custer  Finishes  and  Starts 

Bob  Custer  has  finished  "Man 
Rustlin'  "  and  will  shortly  start  "The 
Half  Breed  Bolster,"  a  magazine 
story  by  P.  J.  Liethead. 


Three  More  Directors   With  Fox 

The  Fox  studio  has  added  three 
new  comedy  directors  to  the  staff, 
Lex  Neal,  Max  Gold  and  Andrew 
Bennison. 


Marie  Prevost  to  Start   Soon 

The  Marie  Prevost  starring  vehicle, 
"Whv  Girls  Go  Back  Home,"  on 
which  Warner  Bros,  will  soon  start 
will  be  directed  by  James  Flood. 


"Pawnshop    Politics"    in    Production 

"Pawnshop  Politics,"  third  of  the 
Fox  "East  Side,  West  Side"  com- 
edies, has  gone  into  production,  un- 
der the  direction  of  Benjamin  Stoloff. 


Calls  Picture  "Road  to  Glory" 

Fox  has  decided  to  call  the  picture 
Howard  Hawks  is  directing,  with 
May  McAvoy  in  the  leading  feminine 
role,  "The  Road  to  Glory." 


Bert  Roach  Back  in   Studio 

Bert  Roach  has  returned  to  the 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  studio  follow- 
ing a  brief  vacation.  His  next  part 
has  not  been  assigned. 


Neilan  Completes  "Wild  Oats  Lane" 

Marshall  Neilan  has  completed 
"Wild  Oats  Lane,"  and  is  now  titling 
and  editing.  It  was  adapted  from 
"The  Gambling  Chaplain." 


Hallor  Engaged  for  "Red  Dice" 

Ray  Hallor  has  been  added  to  the 
cast  supporting  Rod  La  Rocque  in 
"Red  Dice."  William  Howard  will 
direct. 


In  "The  Volga  Boatman" 

William  Boyd,  Elinor  Faire,  Theo- 
dore Kosloff,  Victor  Varconi  and 
Julia  Faye  are  cast  in  "The  Volga 
Boatman,"  Cecil  De  Mille's  next. 


Tyler  on  Location 

Tom  Tyler  has  left  for  location  to 
shoot  exteriors  for  "Born  to  Battle," 
a  William  Wing  original.  Bob  De- 
Lacy  directing. 


Adela  R.  St.  Johns  Writing  for  Mix 

Adela  Rogers  St.  Johns  is  prepar- 
ing an  origmal  story   for  Tom   Mix. 


Sally  Long  Signs  with  Fox 

Sally  Long  is  to  play  the  feminine 
lead  in  "The  Fighting  Buckaroo"  for 
Fox,  opposite  Buck  Jones.  She  signed 
her  contract  and  will  begin  work  at 
once.     R.   William   Neil   is   directing. 


DSck  Talmadge's  Cast  Complete 

The  complete  cast  for  "The  Badge 
of  Honor,"  Richard  Talmadge's  sec- 
ond of  the  six  for  F.  B.  O.,  includes 
Mary  Carr,  Rose  Blossom,  Grace 
Darmond,  Gardner  James. 


Virginia  Faire  Opposite  Gibson 

Virginia  Brown  Faire  has  been 
signed  to  play  the  lead  opposite  Hoot 
Gibson  in  "Chip  of  the  Flying  U," 
which  Universal  will  make.  Lynn 
Reynolds  will  direct. 


Sterling   in   Bebe   Daniels'   Next 

Ford  Sterling  is  returning  from 
New  York  to  start  work  in  his  first 
picture  under  his  new  contract  with 
Famous,  "Miss  Brewster's  Millions" 
with  Bebe  Daniels. 


Clyde  Cook  Finishes  One 

Clyde  Cook  has  completed  his  lat- 
est Roach  comedy,  untitled,  under  the 
direction  of  James  W.  Home,  with 
Eileen  Percy,  Stuart  Holmes,  James 
Mack  and  Shirley  Palmer  in  the  cast. 


As   Leads  in  "Taxi  Mystery" 

Elith  Roberts  and  Robert  Agnew 
have  been  signed  for  the  leading  roles 
in  "The  Taxi  Mystery,"  the  fifth 
Royal  picture  for  Ginsberg  release. 
Shooting  will  begin  as  soon  as  a  cast 
is  assembled. 


Big   Comdey   Cast  for   Roach 

A  Hal  Roach  "star  comedy"  being 
directed  by  Richard  Wallace  includes 
in  the  line-up  Gertrude  Astor,  Mil- 
dred June,  "Spec"  O'Donnell,  Tyler 
Brooke,  Jimmie  Finlayson  and  Ivor 
McFadden. 


"Checkered  Flag"  Completed 

"The  Checkered  Flag,"  a  Banner 
Prod,  for  Henry  Ginsberg,  has  been 
completed  and  is  now  being  titled 
by    Frederick    and     Fanny     Hatton. 


Elaine  Hammerstein  is  featured  a 
Wallace  MacDonald  has  the  leadi 
male  role. 


Hotel  and  Theater  Planned 

Pians  have  been  prepared  by  Sol  J' 
rell  &  Engstrom  Co.  for  a  seve 
story  $550,000  store,  theater  ailn! 
hotel  building  at  Beverly  Hills  fi 
C.  A.  Murphy.  The  structure  w 
contain  thirteen  stores  and  a  theat 
with   a  seating  capacity  of   1,200. 


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Charley  Chase  Finishes  Latest 

Charley  Chase's  latest  comec 
"Mama,  Behave !"  has  been  con 
pleted  at  Roach  by  Leo  McCare 
Richard  Currier  is  editing  and  Ma 
colm  Stuart  Boylan  titling  the  pii 
ture.  Work  has  started  on  the  ne: 
vehicle. 


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"The  Hidden  Cabin"  is  the  title  c 
Pete  Morrison's  next  for  Universa 
Barbara  Starr,  James  Welsh,  Die 
La  Reno,  Jr.,  Les  Bates,  Jerome  D 
Gasso,  Wilbirn  Morante,  Pegg 
Blackwood,  James  Lowe  and  other 
are  in  the  cast.  Joseph  Franz  di 
recting. 


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of  Scott  Darling.  Richard  Smith  ik 
directing  Neely  Edwards  in  the  firs  t^ 
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the  "Sweet  Sixteen"  company  havtw 
begun  a  new  one  with  Edgar  Ke»f 
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New  York 

"The  Golden  Cocoon" 

Warners 

Warners  Theater 

=l\MERICAN— *    *    *    The    story    is    filled 
h  situations  which  take  more  than  a  grain 

"  salt  to  down,  but  the  plot  marches  mer- 
f  on  in  spite  of  them.  Helene  Chadwick 
king  pretty  in  a  weepy  part,  does  much 
/ard  making  them  credible.  *  *  * 
DAILY  MIRROR—*  •  *  With  Helene 
adwick  establishing  new  records  for  econ- 
y  of  gestures  and  plentitude  of  weeps. 
The  story  has  been  screened  time  and  time 
lin    under    different    titles,    so    there    is    no 

!I  iculty  following  the  action.  *  ♦  * 
EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  Helene 
adwick,  a  young  girl  from  a  small  village 
IS  a  scholarship  to  a  large  university  in 
sv  York.  She  acts  very  studios,  and 
irs  a  watch  on  her  plaid  blouse,  and 
haps  because  in  the  final  reels  she  doris 
velvet  dinner  gown,  the  photoplay  is 
!ed  "The  Golden  Cocoon." 
t's  all  very  trite,  and  the  actors  do  the 
t  they  can  under  the  circumstances.  •  •  * 
RAPHIC— *  *  *  Helene  Chadwick  as 
lly  Shannon  is  not  at  her  best.  The  sup- 
edly  tragic  and  sob-affecting  scenes  are 
obviously  stated  that  one  doesn't  know 
ether  the  lack  of  dramatic  punch  is  due 
JMiss  Chadwick's  phlegmatic  acting,  or  to 
very  poor  directing.  But  inasmuch  as 
directors  get  most  of  the  credit  these 
s,    let's    give    them    also    the    discredits ; 

which   case   Millard  Webb  has   some  load. 

• 

iORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  •  *  If  you 
I't  mind  its  being  a  little  silly,  "The 
Iden  Cocoon"  is  an  entertaining  motion 
ture.  The  suspense  is  well  handled,  so 
t  you  can't  foretell  just  how  each  develop- 
it  will  work  out — you  couldn't  foretell 
thing  about  that  heroine  1  The  picture  is 
ishly   mounted    and    the   continuity    carried 

Kg  very  well.  *  •  • 
—  GST — *  *  *  The  novel  is  nothing  to  raise 
la?  about,  but  the  picture,  what  we  saw 
it,  struck  us  as  an  example  of  unncces- 
ily  foolish  adaptation.  The  book  had  a 
[odramatic  plot,  and  the  picture — well, 
to  see  it  if  you  like  renunciations,  misun- 
standings,  crooked  political  maneuvering 
1  all  the  rest  of  it,  with  the  kiddie,  of 
irse,  thrown  in  for  good  measure.  *  •  • 
iUN — *  *  *  The  predicament,  of  course, 
lid  have  been  ironed  out  smoothly  had  the 
icipal  characters  sat  down  and  talked  it 
T  rationally,  but  that  would  have  been 
trary  to  movie  ethics.  As  it  is,  the  audi- 
e  waits  for  the  expected  happy  ending. 
•  *  Is  not  up  to  Warner's  standard.*  *  * 
ELEGRAM — *  *  *  Four  traditional  and 
ss-covered  motion  picture  characters  have 
n  singled  out  of  neat  little  pigeonholes  at 
Warner  Studios  and  allowed  to  react 
in  one  another  in  the  traditional  moss- 
ered  movie  way,  to  the  greater  glory  of 
he  Golden  Cocoon."  *  * 
The  reaction  is  as  devoid  of  complications 
a  flea  is  of  feathers.  Everything  works 
according  to  custom  and  anticipation. 
y  * 

TIMES—*  *  *  There  are  bits  of  so-called 
nedy  that  are  awkward  rather  than  funny, 
the  serious  side  of  the  production  is  imi 
rsed  in  pathos.   ♦  *  • 

flelcne  Chadwick  appears  as  Molly  and 
intly  Gordon  as  the  judge.  It  is  hardly 
rth  while  referring  to  their  performances, 
they  are  not  wholly  responsible  for  much 
it  haopens  in  this  dreary,  unimaginative 
(>.••• 

WORLD— *  •  *  Helene  Chadwick  did  her 
It  to  make  something  human  of  the  wife's 
e  by  acting  it  with  her  usual  simple  sin- 
ity.  She  is  too  nice  a  girl  and  too  genuine 
actress  to  be  entangled  in  such  incredible 
ihes,  but  she  was  desperately  game  to  the 
ish.    •   •    • 


"Joanna" 

First  National 

Strand 

AMERICAN—*  *  •  Tells  of  a  girl  whose 
:ams  were  suddenly  realized.  Lovely  slim 
rothy  Mackaill  plays  the  shop  girl  in- 
med  by  her  bank  that  an  anonymous  gift 
one  million  dollars  has  been  placed  to 
■  account.   *  •  * 

OAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Dorothy  Mac- 
11  wears  many  lovely  gowns  that  will  ap 
il  to  the  feminine  section  of  the  audience, 
r  personal  charm  saves  the  chara'cter  she 
trays  from  being  more  than  ordinately 
iober-ish.  •  •  » 


DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  When  is  a  Cinder- 
ella story  not  dull?  Never,  I  thought,  until 
I  saw  "Joanna,"  which  is  evidently  the 
name  the  producers  hoped  would  take  the 
place  of  the  ancient  but  perfectly  satisfactory 
story  of  Cinderella.  It's  a  feeble  attempt 
to  make  a  fascinating  theme  sliine  with  in- 
jections of  gay  parties,  automobiles  and  a 
modern  vamp  to  take  the  place  of  Cinderella's 
stepmother.   ♦   *   * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—"  *  *  Besides  be- 
ing very  lovely,  Dorothy  (Mackaill)  it  a 
splendid  actress  and  the  picture  gives  her 
plenty  of  opportunity  to  show  what  she  can 
do.  It's  a  fascinating  idea,  delightfully  pre- 
sented, and  she  reacts  to  it  the  way  any 
modern    girl    with    her   looks    would.    *    *    * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  Is  somewhat 
taffyish,  sweet  and  long  drawn  out.  In  spite 
of  action  that  drags  at  times,  the  film  is  en- 
tertaining. It  is  excellently  cast  and  the  di- 
rection by  Edwin  Carewe  is  good,  although 
distinguished   by  little  novelty.    *   *  • 

Miss  Mackaill  does  well  with  an  impossible 
part.  She  wears  clothes  well,  her  face  is  mo- 
bile and  her  gestures  easy.  It  is  doubtful 
whether  any  one  could  make  this  story  quite 
convincing.  Millions  are  not  scattered  with 
such  free  hands.   *  *  * 

GRAPHIC—*  *  *  To  say  that  if  Joanna 
were  impersonated  by  any  one  less  capable 
than  Dorothy  Mackaill  and  directed  by  any 
one  less  able  than  Edwin  Carewe,  it  would 
be  something  of  a  mess.  But  Miss  Mackaill 
is  consistently  good,  no  matter  what  she 
does.   *  *   * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE-*  *  *  So  strong  is 
our  admiration  for  Dorothy  Mackaill  that  it 
remains    unchanged.       Pathos    cannot    wither 

her    nor     hokum     stale    her     infinite     variety. 

*  «  « 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  Gives 
its  leading  lady  a  chance  to  exercise  her 
full  optical  appeal  and  at  the  same  time  to 
do   a    bit    of   acting   now   and    then. 

In  entertainment  value  of  the  more  obvious 
variety,  "Joanna"  is  there.  It  abounds  in 
opportunities  for  exploitation — just  ask  any- 
body what  he  would  do  if  he  were  suddenly 
presented   with    one   million    dollars  |    •    •    ♦ 

POST— *  *  *  Miss  Mackaill  does  her  best 
to  make  something  of  her  part,  and  it  is  to 
her  everlasting  credit  that  she  manages  now 
and  then  to  drag  the  story  up  a  little  from 
its  stupid  level.  She  is  not  aided,  however, 
by  her  director,  Edwin  Carewe,  and  the  sub- 
titles are  little  short  of  painful.  If  there 
are  any  old  vaudeville  expressions  which  the 
writer  missed,  they  have  slipped  our  mind  as 
well.    «    •    « 

SUN — *  *  *  I  may  not  say  that  "Joanna" 
is  dull,  because  thousands  of  people  will  like 
it — it  is  only  slightly  inferior  to  the  average 
program  picture — but  I  may  say  that  it  has 
a  rather  cheap  basic  idea,  and  that  it  is 
executed  with  hardly  more  than  the  usual 
directional  capability.    *    *   * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  An  adaptation  of  a 
newspaper  serial,  and  is  predestined  for  popu- 
larity, for  it  indulges  in  one  of  those  flights 
of  fancy  that  inevitably  tickle  the  public 
palate.  A  shopgirl  finds  herself  suddenly  and 
unaccountably  with  a  million  dollars  to  her 
credit  in  the  bank,  to  do  with  as  she  pleases 
provided  she  asks  no  questions.   •   •  • 

TIMES—*  *  *  Up-to-date  slang  and  a 
reference  to  a  mysterious  legacy  of  no  less 
than  $1,000,000  are  the  conspicuous  attrib- 
utes of  "Joanna."  *  *  *  The  producers  of 
this  film  have  been  wonderfully  successful  in 
avoiding  the  slightest  sign  of  flattery  to  the 
audience's  intelligence,  and  they  conjure  of- 
ten  with    old   ideas   in   new   clothes. 

There  are  the  conventional  dance-hall  and 
dressing  room  scenes.  *  *  * 

WORLD—*  *  *  The  usually  clever  di- 
rector, Edwin  Carewe,  has  rushed  madly, 
four  years  too  late,  to  the  defense  of  Ameri- 
can womanhood  in  his  la-test  affair,  "Joanna," 
a  silly,  tawdry  studio  product  of  spurious 
philosophy. 


"The  Splendid  Crime" 

Paramount 

Rialto 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  One  of  the  hardest 
young  burglars  we  have  encountered  is  Bebe 
Daniels  who  plays  a  yegg  with  commendable 
realism.  •  ♦  ♦  Hat  pulled  down  over  face, 
hair  pushed  back  any  which  way,  eyes  alert 
and  jeering,  she  slouches  about  her  business 
of  housebreaking.  Yet  the  reforming  bug 
gets  even  her.   *  •  • 

DAILY  MIRROR— *  *  •  Bebe  cavorts  as 
a  ragamuffin  crook,  chewing  her  way  from 
gutter  to  romantic  heights.  She  is  smothered 
by  an  ineffectual  role  and  his  little  oppor- 
tunity to  exercise  the  comic  screen  per- 
sonality that  scored  so  decisively  in  "Lovers 
in   Quarantine."    *   •    ♦ 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  The  role  which 
Miss   Daniels  plays   gives   her  no  opportunity 


to  be  her  very  humorous  self  or  her  usual 
dramatic  self.  It  is  just  a  straight  part 
which  leaves  her  where  she  was  when  the 
picture  started.  The  same  may  be  said  of 
Neil  Hamilton.  *  *  * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  Bebe  Dan- 
iels is  a  crook — the  sort  of  role  that  every 
screen  actress  wants  to  portray  at  least  once 
in  her  career.  .  She  comes  to  rob  the  house 
owned  by  Neil  and  his  sister,  Anrte  Cornwall, 
but  when  he  remonstrated  with  her  in  a  few 
well-chosen  words,  she  decides  to  go  straight, 
and  gets  a  job  .  The  story's  inconsequential 
but  Bebe's  an  attractive  and  excellent  come- 
dienne.  *   *   * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  The  film  is 
developed  with  more  interest  than  is  indi- 
cated by  the  plot  outline,  but  "The  Splendid 
Crime"  is  not  much  more  than  an  average 
program  picture  with  the  comedy  talents  of 
Miss  Daniels  largely  wasted.   •  *  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH— *  *  *  There 
is  nothing  spectacular  or  exciting  ♦  *  ♦  but 
it  is  a  nice,  romantic  little  story,  shrewdly 
presented.  It  deals  with  a  crook  and  her 
reformation  in  a  calm  and  human  and  rather 
polite  way,  without  ever  indulging  in  melo- 
drama. 'There  is  nothing  striking  nor  sensa- 
tional about  it.  It  has  none  of  the  dazzling 
scenes  for  which  exhibitors  are  supposed  to 
be  forever  crying.  ♦  •  • 

POST—*  *  *  William  De  Mille  changed 
the  title  of  his  new  picture  during  its  studio 
days  from  "Magpie"  to  "Splendid  Crime," 
and    the    story    *    *    *    is,    we    agree,    more    in 

keeping  with  the  new  name  than  the  old  one. 

»   •   • 

SUN — *  *  *  The  affair  is  developed  as  ro- 
mantic melodrama,  but  Mr.  De  Mille — who 
also  wrote  the  story — doesn't  add  any  di- 
rectorial laurels  to  his  crown.  I  must  ask 
him  publicly  why  he  resorts  to  ham  when 
he  has  shown  us  many  times  that  he  can 
give    us    good    human   values    in    films? 

"The  Splendid  Crime"  is  not  up  to  William 
De  Mille's  standard — which  is  by  no  means 
a    low    standard.    •    *    * 

TIMES— *  *  *  Miss  Daniels  instills  her 
part  with  spirit,  but  most  of  the  action  is 
tame  and  unconvincing.  Neil  Hamilton  is 
active  and  fairly  natural  as  Bob  Van  Dyke. 

This  production  has  its  amusing  moments 
prior  to  Jenny's  last  burglary,  but  it  has  no 
source  of  stirring  interest  after  that.  *  *  • 


"A  Woman  of  the  World" 

Additional  refiett's  on  the  Negri  feature  at 
the  Rivoli: 

POST — Pola  Negri  *  *  *  in  an  entertain- 
ing picture.  •  •  *  We  have  thought  "A 
Woman  of  the  World"  over  pretty  thorough- 
ly and  we  are  still  of  the  opinoin  that  it 
is  very  generally  amusing.  Certainly  it  may 
be  recommended  as  the  best  of  the  new  photo- 
plays this  week.   *   *  • 

SUN — *  *  *  Assuredly,  it  is  worth  seeing 
being  far  superior  to  the  general  run  of 
movies.  Indeed,  on  turning  back  over  the 
pages  of  Miss  Negri's  American  career,  I 
should  say  that  it  ranks  next  to  the  brilli- 
ant  "Forbidden    Paradise."    •   *   * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  It  makes  no  particu- 
lar effort  to  follow  minutely  the  thread  of  the 
original  story,  but  the  producers  have  suc- 
ceeded in  presenting  for  the  most  part  an 
enjoyable  study  of  small  town  life  in  Maple 
Valley.    *    •    • 

Not  since  "Passion"  has  Pola  Negri  had  a 
role  quite  so  suited  to  her  personality  as  that 
of  the  Countess.  She  is  vivid  and  convinc- 
ing without  being  unnecessarily  obtrusive. 
«    •    • 

TIMES— *  *  *  To  see  the  talented  Pola 
Negri  leading  her  charming  presence  to  a 
photoplay  daubed  with  broad  comedy  gives 
one  quite  a  shock.  Yet  this  is  what  happens 
in  her  new  picture,  "A  Woman  of  the  World" 
which  for  the  most  part  is  genuinely  enter- 
taining, despite  the  sudden  jvunps  from  buf- 
foonery to  drama.  *  *  •  Miss  Negri  ts  just 
as  stunning  and  as  conscientious  as  in  any  of 
her  other  pictures.   *   *  * 

WORLD—*  *  *  (Malcolm  St.  Clair)  has 
made  a  motion  picture  which  is  amusing  a 
great  deal  of  the  time.  While  Miss  Negri 
smirks  down  knowingly  upon  the  passing 
events,  remaining  discreetly  aloof  from  its 
more  flagrant  dips  into  the  lower  depths  of 
hokumry,  it  manages  to  move  onward  with 
sprightly  pace  and  not  without  its  moments 
of  real  humor.  Mr.  St.  Clair  has  done  very 
well.  *   *  * 


for  the  leading  role  was  a  particularly  happy 

one.  As  the  stout-hearted  sailor  woman  who 
gives  up  her  own  happiness  for  a  worthless 
girl,  she  is  as  gallant  a  sight  as  one  of  the 
tall  ships  she  loved  so  well.   *   *   * 

EVENING  JOURNAL—*  *  *  Blanche 
(Sweet)  is  an  appealing  personality,  and 
Earle  ought  to  get  more  of  a  chance  in  pic- 
tures because  he's  a  good  type  and  can  act. 
While  the  story's  no  maritime  epic,  it's  fair 
entertainment.    *    •    * 

EVENING  WORLD—*  *  *  Is  one  of 
the  mellerest  of  the  mellerdramers,  is  packed 
full  of   action,   and   is   well   cast.    *   *   ♦ 


Out-of-Town 


"The  Lady  Who  Lied"— First  Nat'l. 
Criterion,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER — *  *  *  Authentic  scenes  of 
Algiers,  Paris,  Venice  at  carnival  time  and  the 
piciure^quene^s  ot  golden  sunsets  and  tent 
life  on  the  Sahara  Desert  enhance  the  action 
of  the  story.   *   *   * 

EXPRESS-*  *  *  Mr.  Carewe  deserves 
emphatic  praise  for  his  exposition  of  the  talc. 
No  false  notes  are  allowed  to  mar  course 
of  action.  No  trivial  horseplay  mterferes  with 
mevitable  and  impending  disaster.  *   *  * 

HERALD—*  *  *  Edwin  Carewe  directed. 
While  making  no  bid  for  greatness  it  is  a  little 
above  the  average  program  picture  and  should 
please   the   majority.    *    *    * 

RECORD — *  *  *  So  far  as  individual  per- 
formances are  concerned,  Virginia  Valli's 
work  is  the  outstanding  feature  of  the  entire 
production.  •  ♦  ♦ 

TIMES—*  *  *  Some  of  the  settings  were 
very  setty  indeed,  while  others  looked  as 
though  taken  in  the  real  Africa,  and  probably 
were  taken  by  Edwin  Carewe,  who  directed, 
when  he  was  down  there  making  "A  Son  of 
the    Sahara."      The    photography    is    gorgeous. 


"The  Last  Edition"— F.  B.  O. 
Pantages,  Los  Angeles 


EAMINER— * 


ill    no    doubt    have    a 


"Why  Women  Love" 

Additional  reviews  of  this  First  National 
feature   at   the   Broadway  - 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  A  faithful  adaptation, 
with  a  smooth  running  story  and  a  well 
chosen  cast.     The  selection  of  Blanche  Sweet 


popular  appeal.  It  stars  Ralph  Lewis,  and  is 
executed  along  the  melodramatic  lines  of  "The 
Third  Alarm,"  which  established  this  actor  in 
this  type  of   role.    •   *   ♦ 

HERALD — *  *  *  is  a  typical  newspaper 
story,  and  for  the  first  time  brings  out  the  im- 
portance of  the  mechanical  end  of  the  business. 


"Lovers   in    Quarantine" — Paramount 
Piccadilly,  Rochester 

HERALD—*  *  *  Miss  (Bebe)  Daniels 
has  a  style  all  her  own.  Her  humor  is  lively, 
restrained  with  just  a  touch  of  wistfulness  in 
it.  She  has  a  very  capable  supporting  cast, 
and  the  story,  in  spite  of  the  fact  that  it  gets 
into  something  of  a  rut  at  times,  has  many 
amusing  twists.   *   *   • 

TIMES— UNION— *  *  *  "Lovers  in  Quar- 
antine" is  not  an  extraordinarily  good  picture 
Iiut  it  seldom  fails  to  be  entertaining,  even 
thoueh  some  of  the  gags  date  back  to  the  days 
of  Noah.   *    *   * 


"Man  and  Maid"— M.-G.-M. 
Parkway,  Baltimore 

SL'N — *  *  *  is  a  tale  of  that  gay  Paree 
where  men  are  men  and  women  are,  oh,  so 
I^eautiful.  And  a  bit  naughty,  if  you  ask  us, 
judging  from  this  picture  now  warming  up  the 
screen  at  the  Parkway.  It  is  announced  as  a 
typical   Elinor   Glyn   sensation.    *   *   * 


"The    Merry   Widow"— M.-G.-M. 
Madison,   Detroit 

FREE  PRESS—*  *  *  With  Mae  Murray 
in  the  title  role  and  John  Gilbert  playing  the 
part  of  Prince  Danilo,  this  production,  under 
the  deft  touch  of  Von  Stroheim,  the  genius  di- 
rector of  the  screen,  is  a  marvel  of  beauty, 
gorgeous    settings,    color    and    dramatic    action. 


New  Lyric,  Minneapolis 

TRIBUNE — *  *  *  Although  the  story  is 
brilliantly  enacted  by  a  notable  cast,  perhaps 
its  principal  feature  lies  in  its  realistic  back- 
grounds of   Viennese   life.    *    •    • 


Capitol,  Montreal 

GAZETTE—*  *  *  Everything  that  Von 
Stroheim's  sound  and  capable  direction  could 
do  with  the  rather  thin  plot  of  the  play  has 
been  done,  and  of  the  possibilities  of  the 
screen,  the  most  has  been  made.  •  •  • 


THE 


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Aldine,  Philadelphia 

BULLETIN — *  *  *  from  the  standpoint 
of  histrionic  ability  the  vivid  portrayal  of  the 
villainous  Crown  Prince  by  Roy  D'Arcy  is  a 
piece  of  acting  that  overshadows  even  the  gor- 
geous settings  of  the  picture.   *   *  * 

INQUIRER—*  *  *  the  picture  is  abun- 
dantly crowded  with  thrills  and  uniforms,  and 
the  whole  is  so  permeated  with  court  intrigue 
and  pending  scandal  and  affairs  d'amour  that 
it  is  thrilling  almost  to  the  point  of  the  Ra- 
belai-iian.   •   *   * 

PUBLIC  LEDGER—*  *  •  In  the  i^rst  half 
of  the  picture  Mae  Murray  does  the  best  work 
she  has  ever  done  and  it  should  help  to  over- 
come some  of  the  prejudice  that  has  come  into 
being   anent   her    lack  of    acting   ability.    *    •    • 


"The   Midshipman"— M.-G.-M. 
Chicago,  Chicago 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  The  story  is  far  from 
being  remarkable.  Indeed,  it  is  on  the  order 
of  a  Horatio  Alger  narrative,  a  conventional, 
boyish  piece,  with  considerable  insistence  upon 
the   "Work   and    Win"   philosophy.    *   ♦    * 

HERALD — *  *  *  Mr.  Novarro  is  good  as 
the  midshipman,  playing  him  with  sweet  and 
young  manly  nobility  when  called  upon,  yet 
giving  a  sly  fire  to  his  lighter  and  more  prank- 
ish moments  that  is  excellent.   *    •   • 

Merrill,  Milwaukee 

SENTINEL—*  *  *  But  while  the  back- 
ground of  grim  buildings  on  the  Annapolis 
yard  and  the  scenes  showing  traditional  cus- 
toms followed  at  the  academy  are  interesting, 
the  picture   is  not   particularly  thrilling,    *    *    * 


"Morals  for  Men'— Tiffany  (S.  R.) 
Rings,  St.  Louis 

STAR — *  *  *  It  is  an  interesting  yarn, 
with  Conway  Tearle  and  Agnes  Ayres  in 
leading    roles. 

The  situations  are  unique.   *  *   * 


"The  New  Commandment"— 1st  Nat'l 
Olympia,   Boston 

GLOBE — *  *  *  The  story  blends  adventure, 
romance  and  comedy  and  gives  admirable  op- 
portunities for  displaying  the  abilites  of 
Blanche    Sweet    as    the    herjine.    •    •    • 

Metro,   Washington 

STAR — *  *  *  kept  a  part  of  the  audience, 
at  least,  in  constant  apprehension  lest  it  should 
fail  to  hold  together  until  the  end  of  the  jour- 
ney— so  weak  is  the  chain  of  continuity  con- 
necting its  several  parts.  *  •  • 


"The   Only  Thing"— M.-G.-M. 
State,  Cleveland 

NEWS—*  *  ♦  The  story,  familiar  after 
"Graustark,"  "The  Prisoner  of  Zenda,"  and 
a  half-dozen  others,  is  one  of  those  impossible 
things  which  never  have  and  never  could  hap- 
pen   *   *    * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  •  *  Eleanor  Board- 
man  is  of  course  lovely  to  look  at  and  efTective 
in  most  of  the  emotional  love  scenes — all 
Mme.    Glyn's   love   scenes   are   emotional,   very. 

Palace,  Washington 

STAR — *  *  *  is  essentially  the  story  of 
beauty  and  the  beast  a  la  Elinor  Glyn.  It  is 
the  trimniings,  however,  that  make  the  pic- 
ture what  it  is — interesting  and  enjoyable  en- 
tertainment.   *    *    * 

TIMES—*  *  *  regardless  of  the  stereo- 
typed, ancient  story,  Eleanor  Boardman,  as 
the  young,  beautiful  princess,  and  Conrad 
Nacel  as  the  young,  handsome  duke,  give  very 
nice   impressions   of  their  characters.    •   •    • 


"Phantom  of  the   Opera" — Universal 
Roosevelt,    Chicago 

AMERICAN—'  *  *  it  is  a  shilling  shocker 
produced  with  the  magnificence  of  what  are 
advertised  as  "epics."  Money  and  still  more 
money  evidently  was  lavished  upon  the  pic- 
ture.  •   *  * 

JOURNAI^*  •  *  The  picture  fags  at  the 
conclusion,  after  it  has  been  goinij  at  top  speed 
for  several  reels,  but  considering  its  merits,  its 
fault*:   are  incredibly   few.   *   •  * 

NEWS — *  *  *  tJniversal's  new  production 
seeks  for  the  chilling  thrill,  the  scene  that 
scares  you,  which  is  yet  so  new,  so  fascinat- 
ing that  your  pleasure  surpas.ses  your  scare. 
Its  climax  creeps  upon  you  by  compelling  de_ 
greest  you  shrink  from  it,  yet  you  would  not 
mi=s   it.    ••   * 

POST—*  •  •  Almo=;t  all  of  the  action  takes 
place  in  the  opera-house  and  beautiful  scenes 
on  the  stage  alternate  with  weird  secret  cham- 


bers   and    strange    passageways    in   the    subter- 
ranean  portions   of   the   building.   *    •   • 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  The  costumes  have  been 
designed  with  thought  and  artistry,  and  an  at- 
mosphere of  uncanniness  broods  over  the  en- 
tire production — which  is  as  it  should  be.  *  •  * 

St.  Francis,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN—*  *  *  The  story  is  thrill  after 
thrill — the  very  concentrated  essence  of  excite- 
ment and  mystery,  but  staged  on  so  lavish  a 
scale  — and  also  in  such  a  mysterious  manner 
— 'that  it  is  hard  to  describe.  *  •  • 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  •  The  picture  is 
beautiful — in  spots.  It  is  grotesque — in  spots. 
Its  mystery  allures  and  its  spectacles  amaze 
— its  thrills  keep  one  breathless.  It  is  some- 
thing new — and   something  different.   *   *   • 

CHRONICLE—*  *  *  Lon  Chaney  has  the 
chief  role,  that  of  the  Phantom,  and  he  makes 
as  much  as  possible  of  the  part,  which,  how- 
ever, is  too  negative  to  give  him  great  oppor- 
tunity.   •   *   * 


"The  Storm  Breaker"— Universal 
Boston,  Boston 

GLOBE—*  *  *  It  is  a  thrilling  story  of  ad- 
venture on  the  high  seas  by  sailormen,  and  of 
the  weeping  women  they  leave  on  shore.  Ro- 
mance, storms  and  rescues  combine  to  make  a 
highly  interesting  film.  House  Peters  is  the 
star.    *   •   • 

Cameo,  San  Francisco 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  House  Peters, 
one  of  the  most  convincing  of  the  older  school 
of  cinema  artists,  has  seldom  had  a  role  which 
suits  him  better  than  that  of  John  Strong 
in  this  absorbing  tale  of  the  lives  of  those  who 
"go  down  into  the  sea  in  ships.*'   *  *   • 

Rialto,  Washington 

STAR—*  *  *  This  picture,  starring  House 
Peters,  is  noteworthy  chiefly  for  a  storm  scene, 
one  of  the  most  realistic  pieces  of  photography 
shewn  here   recently.    *    *    * 

TIMES — *  *  *  has  that  reminiscent  air  of 
having  seen  something  very  similar  many 
times  before.  But  this  fault  is  largely  allevi- 
ated by  splendid  acting,  very  convincing,  and 
a  stormy,  heart-tugging  climax,  that  is  fairly 
staggering.    •    •   ♦ 


"Thunder  Mountain"— Fox 
Washington,  Detroit 

FREE  PRESS — •  *  *  It  is  melodrama,  to 
be  sure,  but  melodrama  of  the  better  sort, 
because  it  relies  more  for  its  punch  upon 
heart  interest  than  hair-breadth  escapes,  gun- 
play  and  all   that  sort   of   thing.   *   •   • 

NEWS—*  •  •  A  colorful  tale  of  the  Ken 
tucky  Blue  Ridge  Mountains,  crowded  with 
some  of  that  emotional  appeal  that  made 
"Tol'able  David"  such  a  great  success.  *  •  * 


"The  Tower  of  Lies"— M.-G.-M. 
Chicago,  Chicago 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  To  the  movie  fans— 
and  we  think  we  include  all  of  them — who  de- 
light in  the  finer  shadings  of  picture  making, 
conveyed  by  direction  and  acting,  "The  Tower 
of   Lies"   will   prove   absorbing.    *   •   * 

JOURNAL — The  film  is  exceptional  be- 
cause it  has  an  exceptionally  rugged  story, 
and  I  should  not  be  surprised  if  it  is  a  suc- 
cess   at   the   box    offices;    it    is    just   that    good. 

POST — *  *  *  Seastrom's  direction,  with  the 
use  of  symbolism  and  many  effective  "little 
touches,"  is  one  of  the  interesting  features 
of  "The  Tower  of  Lies."  The  acting  of  I-on 
Chaney  in  one  of  the  many  strange  roles  he 
has  played  is  another.  The  drama  itself,  for 
some  reason,  falls  short.  The  story  is  not  as 
convincing  as  its  backgrounds.   •  •   • 

TRIBUNE—*  •  *  It  is  from  the  noTel, 
"The  Emperor  of  Portugallia,"  by  Selma  La- 
gerloflf,  and  has  pathos,  good  acting,  beautiful 
scenery  and  photography,  and  capable  direc- 
tion to  recommend  it.   •   *  * 

Wisconsin,  Milwaukee 

SENTINEL — *  *  *  it  is  made  outstanding 
by  the  fine  work  of  Lon  Chaney,  who  after 
■^o  many  diabolic  and  grotesque  roles,  finds  a 
sympathetic  part  in  the  character  of  Jan,  a 
simple  drudge  whose  life  is  made  beautiful  by 
the  love  he   bears  his  daughter,   Goldie.   •   •   * 


"The  Unguarded  Hour"— First  Nat'l. 
Olympia,  Boston 

HERALD—*  •  •  Miss  (Doris)  Kenyon 
does  what  she  can  with  a  role  far  from  true 
to  life  and  manages  to  look  pretty  most  of  the 
time.     Mr.   Sills  does  bis  usual  finished  work. 


The  Week's  Headlines 

Monday 

Nate     Robbins     expanding.       Building     4,000 

seat   house   in    Syracuse. 
Executive    committee    of    Independent    M.    P. 

Ass'n  favors  idea  of  exchange  organization 

to   meet   problems   throughout    the   country. 
Universal    theater    unit    active    with    25    deals 

under    way. 
T.O.C.C.    wants    theater    check.      Determined 

to   stop   "bootleg"   construction. 

Tuesday 

Carl  Laemmle  expected  to  sign  contract 
this  week  with  Ufa. 

Italian  film  and  stage  interests  join  Facisti 
as  the  National  Theater  and  Cinemato- 
graphic  Corp. 

J.  J.  Backmann  will  carry  out  original  plan 
of  Schulberg  Prod,  and  make  13  remain- 
ing pictures. 

Fred  Elliott  retained  as  general  manager  of 
the  I.  M.   P.  A. 

Robert  Lieber,  back  from  Europe,  states 
European  countries  demand  American 
films. 

Fox  understood  to  have  secured  a  site  in 
Detroit. 

United  Artists  members  in  protective  agree- 
ment. In  future  members  must  be  in 
100    per    cent    accord    on    policy    moves. 

Metro-Goldwyn  Picture  Corp.  nets  $2,007,- 
145  profits,   year  ending  Aug.  31. 

Reported  big  company  will  develop  big  the- 
ater chain  in  opposition  to  Grey  circuit 
in    New    England.      Said    to    be    Universal. 

Wednesday 

Publix  to  build  presentation  studio  near 
Paramount    in    Long    Island    City. 

Fox  reported  to  have  secured  site  in  St. 
Louis. 

Mark  Strand  circuit  has  new  deals  under 
way.  Moving  headquarters  from  Buffalo 
to    New    York. 

"Big  Parade"  road  shows  ready  with  first 
to   open   in   Philadelphia   Dec.   24. 

Pinellas  to  bcild  three  stage  studio  near 
St.  Petersburg,  Fla.  Harry  Carver  in- 
terested. 

Coast  duties  at  Lasky  plant  now  divided 
between  Ben  Schulberg  and  Hector  Turn- 
bull. 

Federal  censorship  is  sought  by  Representa- 
tive Swope  in  bill  introduced  in  House 
of   Representatives. 

Thursday 

Casting  office  for  extras  will  open  in  Los 
Angeles  Jan.    4. 

Understood  Government  is  to  make  probe 
into  another  large  producing  and  distribut- 
ing   organization. 

Will  Hays  awards  Riesenfeld  medal  for  most 
ncvel  short  subject,  which  will  be  for- 
warded  to   L.    Starevitch  in   Paris. 

Charmont  Theater  Guild  to  operate  chain  of 
20   second   run   houses   in   New   York. 

Stanley  Co.  stock  up  to  1,000,000  shares. 
New    financing    goes    through. 

Friday 

John    C.    Flynn    in    talk    to    A.M.P.A.    sees 

theater   panic   on. 
House     of     Representatives     votes     to     keep 

amusement   tax   intact. 
Independent   exchangemen    will    hold   meeting 

shortly     to     discuss     national     organization. 
Inspiration     signs     Sidney     Olcott     to     direct 

Richard    Barthelmess. 
Report  from    Berlin   says   that   Carl   Laemmle 

who     has     been     in     conference     with     Ufa 

officials    is    making    fa-vorable    progress    on 

deal. 

Saturday 

Censorship   sought  in  Northwest.      Bill  up  in 

Washington. 
Pola  Negri  renews  with  Famous. 


Sunday,  December  20,  192!1 


R.    F.    Woodhull    asks    critics    to    give   she 

features   more   consideration. 
F.   B.  O.  to  release  60  next  year,  12  specia'. 
M.   P.  T.   O.  of  New  Jersey  moves  to  secu 

repeal   of  ancient   "blue   laws." 


Pathe's  Christmas  Club 
Philadelphia — The  local  Pathe  o; 
fice  will  distribute  $1,500  to  meo 
bers  of  the  Christmas  Club.  En 
ployees  have  been  making  week' 
contributions  to  a  fund,  which  ena 
bles  them  to  accumulate  substantia 
sums  for  Christmas. 


Film  Dinner  Dance 

Philadelphia — A  dinner  dance  wif 
be  given  Jan.  3  at  the  BenjamI 
Franklin  Hotel  by  the  M.  P.  T.  C 
of  Eastern  Pennsylvania,  Souther) 
New  Jersey  and  Delaware.  Close  t 
200   acceptances   have   been   received 


Heartly,  Illinois  Exhibitor,  Dead 

Trenton,  111. — H.  S.  Heartly,  of  th 
Royal,  well  known  in  St.  Louis  filn 
circles,  is  dead. 


$1,000,000  House  for  Portland,   Ore 

Portland,  Ore.  —  The  Orpheun 
Corp.  has  announced  a  new  Orpheun 
will  be  built  here.  It  will  cost  $!,■ 
000.000 


Seek  N.  W.  Censors 

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disrespect  to  parents  or  home  life 
Violations  are  to  be  met  by  a  $50C 
fine,  a  sixty  day  jail  sentence,  oi 
both,  and   confiscation   of  prints. 

The  cornmission  is  to  consist  oi 
two  women,  two  college  professors 
and  one  drawn  at  large.  Each  will 
serve  from  one  to  five  years  and 
have  the  power  to  determine  the 
method  of  assessing  distributors  on 
a  basis  sufficient  to  meet  administra- 
tive  expenses. 

The  Seattle  Film  Board  of  Trade 
is  in  touch  with  the   Hays  office. 


"PUBLIC  SERVICE" 

Adventure  speakers  from 
Far  places,  or  films  only. 


Bureau  of  Commercial  Economics 

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"Joanna,"  the  Newspaper  Serial  Hit. 

"Too  Much  Money,"  with  Lewis  Stone 
and  Anna  Q.  Nilsson. 

Leon     Errol    and     Dorothy     Gish     in 
"Clothes  Make  the  Pirate." 

Corinne  Griffith  in  "Classified." 

"The   Dark   Angel,"   George   Fitzmau- 
rice  Production. 

"What  Fools  Men,"  with  Lewis  Stone. 


"Memory  Lane,"  John   M.  Stahl  Pro- 
duction. 

Norma  Talmadge  in  "Graustark." 
Richard    Barthelmess    in    "The    Beau- 
tiful City." 
Johnny  Hines  in  "The  Live  Wire." 

"The      Scarlet     Saint,"     with     Lloyd 
Hughes  and  Mary  Astor. 

"Why    Women    Love,"    with    Blanche 

Sweet. 
"The    New    Commandment,"     Robert 

Kane  Production. 


"Bluebeard's  Seven  Wives,"  with 
Blanche  Sweet,  Lois  Wilson  and 
Ben  Lyon. 

Colleen  Moore  in  "We  Moderns." 
Corinne   Griffith  in  "Infatuation." 

Milton  Sills  in  "The  Unguarded 
Hour,"  with  Doris   Kenyon. 

Richard  Barthelmess  in  ''Shore 
Leave." 

Frank  Lloyd's  "The  Splendid  Road." 
"The    Girl    from    Montmartre,"    with 
Lewis  Stone  and  Barbara  La  Marr. 


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AUDIENCES 

By  DANMY 

Easily  the  greatest  problem 
of  the  business.  How  to  hold 
those  that  come;  how  to  bring 
in  the  new  ones;  how  to — and 
so  on  endlessly.  Many  in  the 
business  firmly  believe  that  we 
have  not  begun  to  brinjg  to 
pictures  countless  millions ; 
who,  today,  shy  at  the  word 
"movies." 

And  so,  when  anyone  intelligently 
discusses  the  problem  of  the  picture 
audiences  it  becomes  interesting. 
Ralph  Block,  who  came  into  pictures 
through  the  agency  of  Samuel  Gold- 
wyn,  and  who  is  now  with  Famous, 
talked  about  a  week  ago,  before  the 
Society  for  Ethical  Culture  on  the 
audiences  of  the  pictures.  Block,  one 
of  the  keenly  intelligent  younger  men 
in  production,  brought  home  to  his 
audience  a  number  of  facts,  pointed 
and  full  of  truths. 

During  his  address  he  blamed  the 
audiences  for  what  had  failed  to  de- 
velop in  pictures.  "Walt  Whitman 
just  missed  the  truth,"  he  said,  "when 
he  declared  that  to  have  great  poets 
there  must  be  great  audiences,  too. 
It  would  have  been  closer  to  the 
heart  of  truth  if  he  had  declared  that 
a  great  audience  is  an  implicit  part 
of  a  great  art,  because  the  stuff  of 
art  is  not  in  the  fields,  the  woods, 
the  mountains  and  the  sea.  It  lies 
in   the  heart  of  audiences." 

There  is  a  lot  of  truth  in  this — a 
vast  lot.  The  so  called  "intelligent- 
sia," the  "better  class,"  often  avoid 
pictures,  only  because  they  fear  for 
what  they  will  see.  If  they  were  reg- 
ular patrons  they  would  see  many 
pictures  which  would  amply  satisfy 
them.  True,  there  are  far  from 
enough  of  such  pictures — for  that 
the  audiences  are  to  blame. 

Saturday  night  I  saw  "Craig's 
Wife."  a  splendid  drama  of  the  self- 
ish wife  who  seeks  to  control  her 
husband  by  excluding  from  him 
everything  which  might  afifect  his  in- 
terests against  her.  In  the  end  she 
comes  to  grief  and  suffering.  John 
Robertson,  the  director,  and  his  wife, 
Josephine  Lovett,  the  very  capable 
scenarioist,  were  along.  Robertson 
deplored  that  pictures  had  no  audi- 
ence which  would  appreciate  the 
screening  of  such  material.  "But," 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


In  Arizona 

Long  Expected  Move  of  West  Coast 
in  New  Territory  About  to  De- 
velop in  Phoenix  Theater 

Los  Angeles  —  The  anticipated 
move  of  West  Coast  Theaters,  Inc. 
into  brand  new  territory  is  about  to 
develop  with  the  erection  of  a  thea- 
ter in  Phoenix,  Ariz. 

It  is  understood  A.  L.  Gore  has 
been  in  Phoenix  recently  negotiating 
for  a  site  on  which  to  build  a  $750,- 
000   theater  and  office  building. 


Phoenix,  Ariz. — A.  L.  Gore  is  un- 
derstood to  be  negotiating  for  down- 
town property  at  East  Washington 
and  First  Sts.,  upon  which  to  build 
a  seven  story  theater  and  office  build- 
iijlg.  The  land  is  held  by  Security 
Investment  Co. 

Should  the  West  Coast  project  de- 
velop, it  will  make  for  an  interesting 
situation  since  Rickards  and  Nace  are 
in  practical  control  of  the  theater 
situation  here. 


"Immortals"  to  Attend 

Twelve  Leaders  in  Industry  to  Attend 

"Naked  Truth  Dinner"  on  Feb.  7 

at  Astor 

The  "Twelve  Immortals"  chosen 
by  the  members  of  the  A.  M.  P.  A., 
Adolph  Zukor,  Jesse  Lasky,  Will 
jHays,  Marcus  Loew,  William  Fox, 
S.  L.  Rothafel,  D.  W.  Griffith,  Joseph 
M.  Schenck,  Carl  Laemmle,  Sidney 
Kent,  Richard  A.  Rowland  and  Sam 
Katz,  will  be  present  at  the  Seventh 
annual  "Naked  Truth  Dinner,"  which 
will  be  held  at  the  Astor  on  Feb.  6. 

At  a  special  meeting  of  the  A.  M. 
(.Continued  on  Page  3) 


News  Reel  for  Famous 

Reported  Courtland  Smith  Will  Leave 

Hays  Office  to  Have  Charge  of 

the   News   Weekly 

It  is  understood  that  upon  the  re- 
turn of  S.  R.  Kent  from  Europe  that 
final  details  will  be  worked  out  for 
the  news  weekly  which  Famous  Play- 
ers will  inaugurate. 

In  connection  with  the  news  reel  it 
is  reported  that  Courtland  Smith,  at 
present  assistant  to  Will  H.  Hays 
will  have  charge  of  the  department, 
and  that  he  will  leave  the  Hays  office 
within  a  few  months. 

Smith  has  a  large  background  of 
newspaper  experience.  His  father 
was  one  of  the  best  known  news- 
paper men  of  the  East,  and  founded 
the  American  Press  Ass'n. 


To  Direct  Denny  in  Another 

Hollywood — William  A.  Seiter  will 
start  work  on  "Rolling  Home" 
shortly,  with  Reginald  Denny  star- 
ring.   Rex  Taylor  is  adaptating. 


F.  G.  Bradford  Dead 

Word  reached  New  York  yester- 
day of  the  death  last  week  in  Los 
Angeles  of  F.  G.  Bradford,  vice- 
president  of  the  Lee-Bradford  Corp. 
Bradford  had  been  inactive  in  the 
company's  affairs  for  some  time  and 
had  spent  the  last  four  years  in  Cali- 
fornia because  of  ill  health.  He  was 
about  SO  years  of  age. 


Canada  to  Consider  Music  Bill 

Toronto — The  Canadian  House  of 
Commons  is  to  again  consider  a  copy- 
right bill  at  its  next  session,  Jan.  7. 
The  bill  provides  for  the  imposition 
of  royalties  on  music  played  in  thea- 
ters. The  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Canada  has 
taken  sides  with  the  Musical  Amuse- 
ment Ass'n  which  was  formed  with 
the  idea  of  fighting  the  bill. 


Child  Contest  Over 

The  Child  Movie  Star  Contest,  con- 
ducted by  M.-G.-M.  in  conjunct'ion 
with  the  "New  York  American"  in 
the  East  and  the  Kellogg-Dickson 
chain  of  newspapers  on  the  West 
Coast,  has  drawn  to  a  close.  It  is  ex- 
pected the  Eastern  winners  will  be 
announced  by  Jan.  1,  and  the  West- 
erners by  the  15th. 


Fox-B.  &  K.  Battle 

Former  Buys  in  Ascher  Circuit  and 

Plans  Active  Building  Campaign 

in  Chicago 

Chicago  —  The  newly-formed  Fox 
Theaters  Corp.  has  purchased  a  sub- 
stantial interest  in  the  Ascher  Bros 
chain,  which  embraces  about  nineteen 
Chicago  neighborhood  theaters. 
However,  control  will  continue  to  be 
vested  in  Ascher  Bros. 

Understood  to  be  behind  the  in- 
tense building  activity  of  the  Aschers 
is  seen  the  hand  of  William  Fox. 
The  Aschers  control  four  or  five  im- 
portant neighborhood  sites  upon 
which  will  be  built  theaters  ranging 
in  seating  capacity  from  3,500  to 
4  500.  It  is  likely  that  the  Fox  in- 
terests will  be  developed  here  through 
the  medium  of  the  Aschers. 

In  the  opinion  of  many,  the  battle 
lines  between  Fox  and  Balaban  and 
Katz  are  being  more  closely  drawn 
in  rapid  manner.  The  downtown  the- 
ater contemplated  by  Fox  will  be 
built  independently  of  the  Ascher  af- 
filiation. Those  who  profess  to 
know  the  situation  declare  Fox  has 
no  intention  of  permitting  Katz  or 
anybody  else  dominate  the  Chicago 
situation. 

When  James  R.  Grainger  was  here 
earlier  in  the  season,  he'  closed  a  five 
year  contract  with  the  Aschers  for 
film  service.  Another  deal,  involving 
service  for  three  years,  was  closed 
with  Andrew  Karzas  for  the  new 
Robey  which  is  in  direct  competition 
with  the  B.  &  K.  and  L.  &  T.  houses 
on  the  North  Side  and  with  Cooney 
Bros,  on   the   South   Side. 


May  Build  in  Minneapolis 

Minneapolis — Purchase  of  a  strip 
of  property  at  Lake  St.  and  Stevens 
Ave.  is  announced  by  the  Hamm 
Realty  Co.  Construction  of  a  new 
$1,000,000  vaudeville  and  motion  pic- 
ture theater  is  reported,  although  de- 
nied. 


Keaton    in    "Battling    Butler" 

Los  Angeles — Buster  Keaton's  next 
will  be  "Battling  Butler"  on  which 
production  starts  next  week.  Al 
Boasberg,  formerly  sales  promotion 
head  for  F.  B.  O.  in  New  York,  is 
one  of  the  "gag"  men. 


Ed.  Laemmle  to  Direct  Special 

Los  Angeles  —  Edward  Laemmle 
will  direct  "The  Whole  Town's  Talk- 
ing," by  John  Emerson  and  Anita 
Loos  as  his  next  Universal.  It  will 
be  a  special  for  1926  with  an  all  star 
cast. 


Stewart  as  Davy  Crockett 

Los  Angeles — Anthony  J.  Xydias 
of  Sunset  Prod,  will  film  the  story  of 
the  Alamo  with  Roy  Stewart  as  Davy 
Crockett.  The  picture  will  be  made 
in  San  Antonio  in  the  Spring. 


New  Glyn  Deal  with  M.-G.-M. 

Hollywood- — Elinor  Glyn  has  sign- 
ed a  new  contract  with  M.-G.-M.  to 
write  the  scenario  and  supervise  pro- 
duction of  "Love's  Blindness,"  one 
of  her  novels. 


Shirley    Mason   with    Famous 
Los    Angeles — Famous    has    signed 
Shirley   Mason   to   play   the   feminine 
lead  in  "Desert  Gold"  which  George 
B.  Seitz  will  direct. 


Potato  Stunt  Excites  J.  C  . 

The  Fulton,  an  1,800  seat  theater 
pulled  a  potato  stunt  on  Saturday 
morning  when  children  were  admit- 
ted to  a  special  morning  show  by 
bringing  two  or  more  potatoes. 
Eighteen  barrels  were  thus  collected 
and  turned  over  by  Fred  H.  Mertens, 
managing  director  of  the  house  and 
Arnold  Rittenberg,  press  agent  to 
three  local  charities.  The  idea  at- 
tracted so  much  attention  that  two 
performances  had  to  be  given  in- 
stead of  one.  A  national  news  reel 
cameraman  was  on  hand  to  shoot 
the   proceedings. 


Theater  to  Replace  Inn 

Statesville,  N.  C— The  Statesville 
Inn  is  to  give  way  in  the  near  future 
to  a  modern  $220,000  theater  and  of- 
fice building.  The  new  structure  will 
be  seven  stories  high,  with  stores  and 
theater  lobby  on  the  first  floor,  office 
rooms  on  five  floors  and  an  assembly 
hall  on  the  top  floor. 


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WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  IMC. 
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Balaban   &   Katz    Not   quoted 

Eastman     Kodak     ..llO'A    HO       110  200 

Famous     Players     ..107       107        107  200 

F.    P.    Pfd Not    quoted 

Film   Inspection    Not   quoted 

First   National   Not   quoted 

Fox   Film   "A"    82J4     82^      82^       300 

Fox    Theaters    "A"      29^     2954     29^    1,700 

Loew's,    Inc 38-4     37^     37%       300 

M.  P.   Cap.   Corp.   ..   20         1854      1854   1,300 

Pathe   Exch.    "A"    Not   quoted 

Skouras     Bros 55         55         55         .... 

Trans-Lux   "A"    Not   quoted 

Universal    Pict Not    quoted 

Univ.   Pict.   Pfd Not  quoted 

Warner     Bros 17%      17%      17%      200 

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AUDIENCES 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

he  said,  hopefully,  "some  day  we 
will  have — we  will  have  theaters  to 
show  such  pictures  in."  And  he  is 
right — these  special  houses,  these  spe- 
cial types  of  pictures  will  come.  But 
they  will  come  only  when  the  audi- 
ences show  they  are  right  for  them. 
Not  before.  After  all,  no  one  subsi- 
dizes this  art- — industry.  And  you 
couldn't  get  a  corporal's  guard  in  to 
see  such  pictures — as  audiences  are 
today. 


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Another  for   Chicago 

Chicago — At  a  meeting  of  the 
Roosevelt-Crawford  Business  Men's 
Ass  n.  plans  were  discussed  for  the 
erection  of  a  six-story  theater,  store 
and  apartment  building  on  the  corner 
of  Roosevelt  Road  and  Komensky. 
The  structure  will  contain  a  3,500-seat 
theater,  billiard  hall  and  bowling  al- 
leys, siores  and  apartments,  at  a  cost 
of  $2,225,000.  1  he  owners  of  the 
builduig  are  the  Lawndale  Theater 
Corp.,  headed  by  Reuben  Levme, 
president. 


Theater  Tickets  As  Gifts 

Reading,  Pa.  A  very  acceptable 
form  of  Christmas  gift  has  been  ar- 
ranged by  Manager  i-evy,  of  the  Cap- 
itol. Books  of  tickets,  of  neat  pocket 
size,  each  ticket  perforated  and  easily 
detachable,  are  being  issued,  eleven 
half-dollar  tickets  being  put  up  in  $5 
books.  The  matinee  books  carry  elev- 
en 35  cents  tickets.  The  latter  sell  at 
$3.50  each. 


Stanley   Co.   Buys  Grand  at   Chester 

Chester,  Pa. — The  Stanley  Co.  of 
America  has  purchased  the  Grand 
from  Gilbert  Bernstein  at  a  price  re- 
ported to  be  1150,000.  It  has  a  seat- 
ing capacity  of  1,200.  With  the  Wash- 
ington, Stanley  now  controls  the  two 
largest  houses  here. 


Baggot  to  Make  Atherton  Novel 

Hollywood — King  Baggot,  Mary 
O'Hara,  scenarist,  and  Edward  J. 
Montague,  supervising  scenario  edi- 
tor for  Universal  are  working  on  the 
script  of  Gertrude  Atherton's  novel, 
"The   Perch  of  the  Devil." 


Roche   Story  for   "U" 

Hollywood — "Crimes  of  the  Arm- 
chair Club"  by  Arthur  Somers  Roche, 
is  being  prepared  by  Herbert  Blache 
and  Helen  Broderick  for  Universal 
production. 


Fire  Destroys  Alabama  House 
Lafayette,    Ala. — City    theater    was 
destroyed    by    fire    originating   in    the 
projection  room.     It  was  operated  by 
W.  U.  Shelnutt. 


Sweet  in  Neilan  Film 

Los  Angeles — There  is  a  possibility 
of  Blanche  Sweet  making  her  next 
picture  in  a  production  directed  by 
Marshall   Neilan. 


Preview    in    Kansas    City 

Kansas  City — Betty  Bronson's  new 
picture  for  Christmas  release,  "A 
Kiss  for  Cinderella,"  was  given  a  pre- 
view here  this  week.  It  will  open 
on  Dec.  27  at  the  Newman. 


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Keeney  Theater  in  Elmira 

Elmira,  N.  Y.- — Work  on  the  new 
Keeney  is  being  rushed.  The  house 
will  seat  2500  and  will  be  ^he  largest 
in  this  territory. 


$150,000  House  in  Moberly,  Mo. 

Moberly,  Mo. — Plans  for  the  build- 
ing of  a  new  $150,000  theater  on  the 
site  of  the  Grand,  burned  down  last 
month,  have  been  made  by  George 
W.  Sparks,  Jr.,  owner  of  the  site,  and 
Jack  Truitt  and  Earl  Hayes,  opera- 
tors of  the  Grand.  The  new  theater 
will  be  named  the  Moberly. 


Third  in  Tuscaloosa 

Tuscaloosa,  Ala. — Cecil  B.  Grimes, 
manager  of  both  local  houses,  has  an- 
nounced plans  for  a  new  theater  to 
be  known  as  the  Diamond. 


Comerford  in  Waverly,  N.  Y. 

Waverly,  N.  Y. — The  foundations 
have  been  laid  for  the  new  theater 
being  built  here  by  the  Comerford 
Amusement  Co.,  of  Scranton,  Pa. 


Action  on   New   K.  C.   House 

Kansas  City — Arthur  Miller,  ajt- 
torney  for  the  Midland  Theater 
Corp.,  appeared  before  the  City  Plan 
Commission  during  the  week,  seek- 
ing approval  of  the  vacating,  by  the 
city,  of  an  alley  west  of  Main  St.,  for 
approximately  200  ft.  north  of  13th 
St.,  to  permit  the  erection  of  the 
$3,000,000  Midland  theater.  The 
deed  has  already  been  granted  for 
the  property.  Loew's  will  control  the 
booking. 


H.  &  E.  Sell  One;  Now  Have  Two 

Helena,  Mont. — Hartwig  and  Eck- 
hardt,  who  operate  the  Antlers  and 
Marlow,  have  disposed  of  the  old 
Liberty  to  Dr.  Bethel,  who  will  com- 
pletely remodel,  reopening  under 
management  of  J.  V.  Kessler. 


Two  Weeks  in  Seattle 
Seattle — "The   Merry   Widow"  will 
play  the  Coliseum  the  week  of  Jan.  9 
and   the  following  week  will  go   into 
the  Strand. 


"The  Bat"  in  Production 

Hollywood — Roland  West  has  be- 
gun actual  production  work  on  "The 
Bat." 


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Carey  Finishes  "Seventh  Bandit" 

Hollywood — "The  Seventh  Bandit 
latest  of  the  Harry  Carey  series 
being  edited  and  cut.  Scott  Dunla 
directed,  the  supporting  cast  includt 
Harriett  Hammond,  James  Morrisoi 
Trilby  Clark,  Walter  James,  Joh 
Dillon  and   Chas.   McHugh. 


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Monday,  December  21,   1925 


The  Trade  in  France 

'Michel   Strogoff,"   "Les   Miserables" 

and  "Nana"  Finished — "Salamm- 

bo"  to  Play  at  Opera  House 

By  Arrangement  with 
•LA  CINEMATOGRAPHIE  FRANCAISE" 
Paris — Films-de-France,  a  section 
of  the  Societe  des  Cineromans  (Pathe 
Consortium),  is  finishing  "Michel 
Strogoff,"  commenced  by  Cine- 
France-Film,  Paris  branch  of  the.  ill- 
fated  Westi-Consortium  of  Berlin. 
Ivan  Mosjoukine  is  the  star,  support- 
ed by  Nathalie  Kovanko,  Tina  de 
Izarduy  (sister  of  Raquel  Meller), 
Jeanne  Brindeau,  Henri  Debain,  Ga- 
briel de  Gravone  and  M.  Chaka- 
touny.  The  exteriors  are  completed, 
and  are  picturesque.  The  interiors 
are  now  being  completed  in  the  Cine- 
France  and  Gance  studios.  Pathe- 
Consortium  will  present  the  film 
early  in  the  new  year. 


Exclusivijtes  Jean  '  de  Merly  has 
made  a  commercial  arrangement  with 
MM.  Stark  and  Schwab,  of  Berlin, 
whereby  the  latter  will  secure  a  finan- 
cial interest  in  the  film  which  Gaston 

g  Ravel  is  now  making,  "Le  Fauteuil 
47."  Some  scenes  will  be  taken  in 
Paris,  ond  others  in  Berlin.    The  cast, 

4which  is  nearly  all  French,  includes 
Dolly  Davis,  Muriel  Dunsmore,  An- 
dre Roanne  and  Maurice  Salvany. 


Exteriors  of  "Le  Vertige,"  the  first 
the  series  which  Marcel  I'Herbier 
producing  for  the  Pathe  Consor- 
tium, have  been  finished  at  Nice.  The 
interiors  are  being  done  in  Paris.  The 
cast  includes  Jean  Toulout,  Roger 
Carl,  Claire  Prclia,  Jaque  Catelain, 
Gaston  Jacquet  and  Emmy  Lynn. 
Toulout  will  be  seen  in  America  in 
"Les  Miserables"  and  Jacquet  as  the 
star  in  "Le  Bossu"  which  Warner 
Bros,  have  acquired  for  the  States. 


Final  scenes  of  "Les  Miserables" 
are  now  being  made  in  the  Pathe 
studios.  So  far,  only  the  prologue 
and  two  parts  have  been  trade  shown. 
"Les  Miserables"  will  cost  over  1,- 
500.000  francs.  For  the  world  rights, 
exclusive  of  France,  French  Colonies 
and  Protectorates,  etc..  Universal 
paid  $150,000. 


Jean  Renoir,  producer  of  "Nana," 
is  the  son  of  Renoir,  famous  French 
artist.  Most  of  the  exteriors  are  fin- 
ished, but  except  for  interiors,  which 
are  now  being  made  in  the  Gaumont 
studios,  certain  scenes  are  to  be  filmed 
in  Berlin.  This  is  a  commercial  move 
destined  to  overcome  "kontingent" 
difficulties,  and  it  must  not  therefore 
be  assumed  that  there  is  German  cap- 
ital behind  the  production. 


The  Etablissements  Aubert  is  to 
present  "Salammbo,"  produced  by 
Pierre  Marodon,  in  one  of  the  big 
London  theaters.  The  Isis  Film  Co. 
of  London  is  making  necessary  ar- 
rangements. The  presentation  will 
be  the  same  as  that  given  at  the  Op- 
era here  with  the  special  music  by 
Florent   Schmitt. 


There  are  some  changes  at  the  G. 
M.  G.  headquarters.  Frank  Brock- 
liss  has  left,  and  there  are  some  new 
appointments.  Two  representatives 
j  have  been  appointed,  J.  J.  Letsch  at 
Brussels,  and  Percy  Raphael  at  Mar- 
seilles. 


New   Additions   to    Southern    Chains 

Shreveport,  La.  —  The  Capitol 
Amusement  Co.,  Inc.,  operating  sev- 
eral houses  in  this  section,  has  opened 
its  new  Capitol  here. 

To  Shoot  Town 

Westfield,  N.  J. — Plans  have  been 
made  by  the  Rialto  to  take  pictures 
of  the  town  and  show  them  at  the 
theater.  The  title  will  be  "Who's- 
Who  and  What's-What  in  West- 
field." 


De  Queen,  Ark. — Hughes  &  Kemp, 
who  operate  in  Heavener  and  Poteau, 
Okla.,  and  Waldron,  Ark.,  have 
taken  over  the  Grand  here.  H.  T. 
Head,  former  salesman  for  Pathe  in 
Oklahoma  City,  has  been  appointed 
manager. 


Teaching  Through  Films 

Chicago — Ten  thousand  dollars  has 
been  voted  by  the  school  administra- 
tion committee  for  the  purchase  of 
films  from  Yale  University  to  be 
shown   in   the   public   schools. 


Handling   "Criterion   Classics" 

Seattle — Greater  Features,  Inc.,  has 
purchased  for  distribution  in  this  ter- 
ritory a  series  of  single  reel  "Crite- 
rion Classics." 


Warner  Baxter  in  Daniels   Cast 
Hollywood — Warner     Baxter     will 
play   the   leading   role   opposite    Bebe 
Daniels     in     "Miss     Brewster's     Mil- 
lions." 


Retitled  "Siegfried" 

Hollywood — Katherine  Hilliker  and 
Capt.  H.  H.  Caldwell,  title  writers  for 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  have  retitled 
"Siegfried." 


Will  Return  to  Universal 

Hollywood — Walter  Anthony,  hav- 
ing completed  the  titling  of  "Rock- 
ing Moon"  for  Metropolitan  will  re- 
turn to  Universal  where  he  is  under 
contract. 


Roach   Signs  More   Players 

Hollywood  —  Lincoln  Steadman, 
Grace  Gordon  and  Josephine  Crowell 
have  been  chosen  by  Hal  Roach  for 
roles  in  new  comedies. 


Another   New   House   for   K.   C. 

Kansas  City — The  newest  neigh- 
borhood theater  to  open  is  the  Baltis, 
at  35th  and  Indiana,  of  which  S.  L. 
Potter  is  the  owner. 


Powell   Arrives   Here 

Hollywood — -William  Powell  who 
just  arrived  here  has  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  "Sea  Horses." 


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Busy  for  Tennek 

Hollywood  —  In  addition  to  the 
first  in  the  animal  series  for  Tennek 
Film  Corp.,  twelve  "laugh-dramas" 
under  direction  of  Al  Herman  with 
Bill  Patton  as  the  star  and  a  company 
headed  by  Stuart  Holmes  and  Clara 
Harton  as  support  have  started  work. 
The  first  of  the  series  starring  the 
police  dog,  "Lightnin',"  is  in  produc- 
tion with  Alvin  J.  Neitz  as  the  direc- 
tor and  Eileen  Sedgewick  and  Tom 
London  heading  the  cast. 


Start  "Speed  Limit" 
Hollywood  —  "The  Speed  Limit," 
by  James  J.  Tynan,  has  started  at  the 
Metropolitan  studio  as  Renaud  Hoff- 
man's next  Gotham  release.  Frank 
O'Connor  is  directing  a  cast  headed 
b-i'  Raymond  McKee  and  Ethel  Shan- 
non which  also  includes  Bruce  Gor- 
don, Rona  Lee,  Paul  Weigel,  George 
Chapman  and  James  Conley. 


Colonial,  Harrisburg,  Closes 

Harrisburg,  Pa. — Wilmer  &  Vin- 
cent's Colonial  will  be  closed  until 
Christmas,  while  alterations  v^'ill  be 
made  costing  $50,000.  Repair  work 
has  been  going  on  for  weeks  without 
interruption. 


New  Division  Chief  in  Seattle 

Seattle — L.  Theurkauf,  new  divi- 
sion manager  for  Associated  Exhibit- 
ors, is  here  on  first  official  trip. 


New  Texas  House  Opens 

Brenham,  Tex. — The  new  Simon 
theater  has  opened  with  "The  Merry 
Widow." 


"Immortals"  to  Attend 


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P.  A.  it  was  unanimously  voted  to 
have  no  speakers  and  no  speech  mak- 
ing. Instead  of  one  orchestra  there 
will  be  two  with  music  and  dancing 
constantly  and  continuously  during 
the  entire  evening  and  far  into  the 
dawn.  The  affair  this  year  has  been 
described  as  the  first  of  the  "Eye  and 
Hoof"  gala  nights  of  those  big  an- 
nual dinners. 

Nat  Rothstein  of  F.  B.  O.  has  been 
chosen  as  official  announcer  for  the 
evening.  Eighteen  stars  have  sent 
in  requests  for  tables  and  have  hinted 
at  chartering  a  special  car  from  Los 
Angeles  to  New  York.  A  suggestion 
is  offered  that  all  those  who  wish  to 
be  present,  communicate  with  Charles 
Einfeld,  365  Madison  Ave.,  New 
York. 


May  Double  License  Fees 

Orange,  N.  J. — An  ordinance,  in- 
creasing theater  licenses  from  $75  to 
$150  received  initial  reading  by  -the 
City  Cornmission.  It  is  due  for  final 
passage  in  two  weeks.  The  measure 
was  introduced  by  City  Commissioner 
Richard   J.   FitzMaurice. 


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Biggest  of  stage  successes  for  production  ma- 
terial and  larger  box-office  returns — 


Powerful  casts  and  best  of  direction  tell  the 
story  of  the  big  demand  for  Fox  Pictures. 

Fox  Film  Cbrporatloii. 


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The  love  story 

of  the  world  famous 

dancer— Lola  Montez 


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DAILV 


Monday,  December  21,  19 


On  Broadway 

Apollo— "Stella  Dallas" 
Astor— "The    Big   Parade" 
Broadway — "Stage    Struck" 
Cameo — "The  Beautiful  City" 
Capitol — "His  Secretary" 
Colony— "The    Phantom   of   the    Op- 
era" 
Embassy^"The  Merry  Widow" 
Loew's   New  York — Today— "Cobra" 
Tuesday — "Hogan's      Alley"      and 

"The  Substitute  Wife" 
Wednesday — "Parisian  Love" 
Thursday — "East  Lynne" 
Friday — "Seven  Sinners" 
Saturday — "Time,    the    Comedian" 
Sunday— "Shore  Leave" 
Loew's    State — "A    Woman    of    the 

World" 
Mark   Strand — "Tumbleweeds" 
Rialto — "Siegfried" 
Rivoli— Starting  Dec.  25,  "A  Kiss  for 

Cinderella" 
Warners — "Steel  Preferred" 
Brooklyn  Mark  Strand — "Irish  Luck" 

Next  Week 
Apollo— "Stella   Dallas" 
Astor- "The    Big   Parade'  ' 
Broadway — Not  yet  determined 
Cameo — Not  yet  determined 
Capitol— "Soul  Mates" 
Cohan— "Ben  Hur" 
Colony — Not    yet    determined 
Embassy— "The    Merry   Widow" 
Mark     Strand — "Bluebeard's     Seven 

Wives" 
Rialto— "The  Enchanted  Hill" 
Rivoli— "A    Kiss   for   Cinderella" 
Warners — "Lady  Windemere's  Fan" 
Brooklyn  Mark  Strand — Not  yet  de- 
termined 


"Gag"  Men  at  First  National 

Hollywood — V.  Roy  Scott  is  "gag" 
man  on  "The  Far  Cry"  at  First  Na- 
tional. Merwyn  Le  Roy  occupies 
the  same  capacity  with  Colleen 
Moore  in  "Irene"  and  Harry  Lang- 
don  has  five  of  them,  Tim  Whalen, 
Gerald  Duffy,  J.  Frank  Holiday, 
Hal  Conklin,  and  Frank  Capra. 


Eason  to   D^ect  George  Walsh 

Hollywood  —  Reeves  Eason  has 
been  selected  to  direct  George  Walsh 
in  "The  Test  of  Donald  Horton,"  for 
Chadwick. 


Incorporations 

Albany,  N.  Y. — Emblem  Film  Exchange, 
New  York.  Incorporators,  H.  Herzbrum 
and    G.    Hcemer. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — W.  &  H.  Amusement 
Cicvrp-.  Bicnx.  Capital  $25JP00.  Incor- 
porators, A.  Weinstock,  M.  Harris  and  H. 
Pollock. 


Albany,  N.  Y.  —  Ellsworth  Amusement 
Corp.,  Buffalo.  Incorporators,  E.  Wooster, 
C.  Lanick  and  W.  Limburg. 


Columbus,  O.  —  Beechmont  Amusement 
Co.,  Cincinnati.  Capital  $S0,000.  Incor- 
porators, C.  Weiskopf,  D.  Weiskopf  and 
M.    Friedman. 


Columbus,  O. — Jacobsson  Picture  Screen 
Manufacturing  Cbrp.,  Cleveland.  Capital 
$5,000.  Incorporators,  A.  Kent,  C.  Rich, 
A.  Jacobsson,  M.  Haskell  and  Mrs.  A. 
Jacobsson 


Columbus,  O.  —  Bradley  Players,  Inc., 
Cleveland.  Capital  $10,000.  Incorporators, 
J.  Ackerman,  P.  Hoffman,  R.  Feldman  and 
W.   Dillon. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Cinechrome  Film  Corp. 
of  America,  New  York.  Capital  $20,000. 
Incorporators.  A.  Gross,  M.  Einborn  and 
S.    BerthoS. 


Newspaper    Opinions 

"The   Merry  Widow"— M.-G.-M. 
Circle,   Indianapolis 

STAR — *  *  *  There  is  nothing  particularly 
new  about  the  story,  but  the  title  has  been 
cleverly  used  upon  which  to  base  it,  and  the 
work  of  both  Mr.  Sills  and  Miss  Kenyon  is 
above  the  ordinary.  Like  many  of  Milton 
Sills   pictures,    there   is   a    good   bit   of    comedy. 

TIMES—*  *  *  gets  off  to  a  bad  start.  •  ♦  * 
The  American  girl  heroine  is  shown  giving  a 
smart  society  ball  to  which  she  has  invited 
through  the  newspaper  a  gang  of  real  thieves 
and  yeggmen.  This  might  be  a  novelty  in 
fact,  but  uon  the  screen  it  registers  as  a  silly 
idea.   ♦  *  * 


"The   Vanishing   American" — Para. 
Metro,    Boston 

TRAVELER—*  *  •  one  of  the  best  pic- 
tures you  are  going  to  see  this  year. 

It  is  "The  Vanishing  American,"  filmed 
amid  the  most  glorious  scenery  of  the  South- 
west, with  Richard  Dix  doing  the  best  work 
of  his  career  as  the  heroic  red  man.   *   *   • 

HERALD — ♦  •  *  here,  at  last,  after  so 
many  blatant  and  literal  attempts,  is  an  histor- 
ical film  of  magnificent  sweep,  a  tragic  relent- 
lesness  and  power,  built  on  the  rise  and 
fall  cf  a  race  in  the  slow  change  of  civiliza- 
tions.   ♦    •    • 


"Wages  for  Wives"— Fox 
Read's,  Cleveland 

NEWS — *  *  *  The  picture  becomes  more 
than  a  little  tiresome  before  the  happy  and 
somewhat  unsatisfactory  ending  is  brought 
about,  and  the  acting  of  the  principal  players 
is  deserving  of  but  little  praise.  The  attempts 
at  comedy   are   mildly   aggravating.    •    ♦   * 

PLAIN  DEALER—*  *  *  There  is  nothing 
exceptional  in  the  way  of  acting.  Creighton 
Hale  gives  a  sane  performance  as  the  young 
husband  but  Jacqueline  Logan,  his  wife,  is  lu- 
dicrous  in  her  emotional   parts.    •    •    * 


"We  Moderns"— First  Nat'l. 
State,  Minneapolis 

TRIBUNE—*  *  *  "We  Moderns"  serves 
Miss  (Colleen)  Moore  with  a  most  Euitable 
role,  that  of  a  flapper  who  revolts  against  the 

family  traditions.    *    *    • 

Metro,    Boston 

GLOBE — *  *  *  There  is  the  slightest  flavor 
of  Israel  Zangwill's  "We  Moderns"  (the  book 
from  which  the  film  was  taken)  from  the  be- 
ginning to  the  end,  but  there  certainly  is  a  lot 
of  Colleen   Moore.   •  ♦  * 

TRAVELER—*  *  *  Unfortunately,  Colleen 
Moore  doesn't  gain  anything  by  changing  from 
an  American  to  an  English  flapper.  The  flap- 
per remains  a  burnt-out  commodity.  We've  had 
just  about  all  we  can  stand  of  the  wild  younger 
generation  on   the   screen.   •   ♦    * 


"Welcome  Home" — Paramount 
Delmonte,  St.  Louis 

GLOBE-DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  is  a  domestic 
tragedy,  really  so  human  and  amusing  as  to 
make     "Welcome     Home"     a    natural     comedy. 

POST-DISPATCH — A  neat,  finely  drawn 
little  comedy  called  "Welcome  Home"  ♦  ♦  * 
for  such  weary  hearts  as  wish  to  renew  their 
faith    in  the  movies.   *   *    * 

STAR--*  *  *  The  acting  is  of  a  high  order 
and  the  story  is  full  of  comedy  situations.  *  *  * 


"The  Wedding  Song"— P.  D.  C. 
Forum,  Los  Angeles 

HERALD—*  *  *  Getting  away  to  a  fast 
moving  pace  from  the  start  the  picture  never 
drags  and  the  suspense  and  interest  is  main- 
tained up  to  the  end,  which  comes  in  the 
form  of  a  very  melodramatic  climax.  Leat- 
rice  Joy  was  never  better  than  she  is  in 
this    film.    *    *    * 

TIMES—*  *  •  The  supervision  of  the 
production  was  by  Cecil  B.  De  Mille.  It 
would  seem  that  a  bit  of  cutting  would  have 
given   it   a  more   consistent   tempo.    •   *    • 


"The  Wheel"— Fox    j 
Rialto,   Washington 

HERALD—*  ♦  *  A  good  strong  play, 
packed  with  thrills  and  teeming  with  tense 
situations.    *    *    • 

POST—*  *  *  Directed  by  Victor  Schert- 
zinger,  and  with  such  players  as  Harrison 
Ford,  Claire  Adams,  Mahlon  Hamilton,  Mar- 
garet Livingston  and  Georgie  Harris,  "The 
Wheel"   makes    an    interesting   picture.    •    ♦    • 


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«     Theater  Changes 

Pawnee    City,    Nebr. — Carl    Baily    has 
hased   the   Linwood. 

Exira,     la. — The    Palace    has    been     tiken 
;  iver  by   Clarence  Harley. 

Lone    Rock,   Wis. — The    Opera    House   has 
!j)een    leased    by    Fred    Smith    who    plans    to 
how  pictures   three  nights  a   week. 


Stewartville,  Minn. — The  lOpera  House 
^as  been  taken  over  by  Joseph  Milnar,  who 
I  perates  the  Amuzu  at  Spring  Valley. 


Coldwatcr,  Mich. — The  Tibbits,  recently 
I^^urchased  by  Nick  Pappas,  is  to  be  com 
i  letely  remodeled  next  Spring, 

Battle     Creek,     Mich. — The     Dreamland    is 
!lo  move  next  month  from  37   East  Main  St 
;  0   38   East   Main   St. 


East  Jordan,  Mich. — Glen  Thomas,  of  the 
homas  House  at  Walton  Lake,  has  been 
lade  manager  of  the  East  Jordan  Temple 
leater. 


Ottawa,   Kans. — Willard  Frazer  has  bought 
he  Crystal  from  Bert  Klock. 


Odebolt,    la.— H.    H.    Cone   has    sold    his    in- 
*rest    in  the   Princess  to  J.    H.   Felhans. 


|:  Gushing,  la. — The  Pastime  has  been  taken 
aver  by  Cecil  SefF,  who  runs  the  New  Rialto 
g;i   Correctionville. 

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Oswego,  N.  y.— The  State  has  been  pur 
hased  by  Jacob  Troy,  connected  with  the  P. 
).    C.    in    Syracuse. 


Dade  City,  Fla. — Work  has  started  for  the 
f-buildmg  and  enlarging  of  the  Colonial.  Viv- 
in  Caskin,  owner  of  the  house,  is  planning 
■  secure  a  new  site  next  year  for  another 
ouse. 


Logan,    111.— The   local  house   has   reopened, 
fter    havmg    been    remodeled. 


Seattle — The    Mission    in    Georgetown, 
urb,  has  been  sold  to  H.   E.  lilsh. 


San  Francisco— The  Coliseum,  taken  over 
A-o  months  ago  on  a  99-year  lease  by  Louis 
-   Lurie,  has  been  resold  to   Peter  F.   Dunne 


San  Francisco— C.  L.  Toepfer  and  E  J. 
.oemheld  have  arrived  from  New  York  to 
ike   charge  of    Universal's    Cameo. 


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Napa,  Cal.— Property  has  been  purchased 
ere  by  Sam  Gordon  on  which  one  of  his  the- 
ers   IS   located. 


Milledgeville,    Qa.— The    Colonial    has    been 

'''Vr^.^Y?''  ^y  ^-   ^-    Curry,  an  old  exhibitor 
t    Vidalia. 


Bristol,  Pa.— Joseph  Loen  has  sold  the 
olumbia  and  is  to  join  the  Philadelphia 
3rce  of  Independent   Film. 


Key    Port,    N.    J.— Following    its    remodel- 
ng,   the  old  Armory   is   to   open. 


Morgan  City,  La.— William  Kreisle  ha« 
mrchased  the  Opera  House  from  Sol  Loeb. 
Kreisle    also    runs    the    Arcade. 


Chicago— The  Oaldey  has  been  sold  to 
Vern  Langdon  by  Salo  Auerbach  for  $60,000. 
Landgon  letained  a  lease  on  the  entire  build- 
ng  that  houses  the  theater  for  fifteen  years 
It   $200,000   as   part    of   the   transaction. 


Leesburg,  Fla.— Earl  M.  Fain,  Nashville, 
Tenn.,  has  been  named  new  manager  of  the 
Palace. 


St.  Louis — Jack  Edwards,  formerly  with 
Jniversal  in  Salt  Lake  City  as  exploitation 
nanager,  is  now  manager  of  the  Rivoli. 


Kirksville,    Mo.— S.    Kennedy    has    sold    hi' 
:wo  houses  to  the   Mid  West  Amuse.    Co. 


Moberly,  Mo. — The  Grand,  which  was  de- 
stroyed by  fire  to  an  extent  of  $150,000,  will 
be    rebuilt    immediately. 


Monticello,  111.- — The  Rialto  has  been  re- 
opened by  C.  A.  Tatman  who  will  show  pic- 
tures   exclusively. 


Des   Plaines,  la. — G>_W.   Brahan  will  close 
the  Echo  and  remodel  it. 


Mount   Carroll,   111. — C.   L.   Bishop   is   now 
managing   the   Bishop. 


Storey  City,  la. — Ivor  Eugene  has  sold  the 
Grand  to   Woodes  Bros. 


Camden,    Ark. — The    Nauber    has    been    re- 
modeled. 


Tishomingo,  Okla. — -Niller  and  Gresham 
have  purchased  the  Empress,  and  have  re- 
named it  the  Princess. 


Pawnee  City,  la. — Carl  Baily  has  purchased 
the    Linwood   from  Al   Beams. 


Sherwood,  O. — The 'Crescent  has  been  sold 
to  K.  A.  Werner  by  Charles  Habn.  Wer- 
ner  operates    two    houses    in    Hicksville. 


North  Baltimore,  O.  —  The  Crown  has 
passed  into  the  control  of  H.  W.  Starrett 
and    S.   K.    Kroft. 


New  Theaters 

Lake   Mills,   la. — A   local   business  building 
is   to   be  remodeled  to   house   a   theater. 


Russellville,   Ark. — A   new   house   is   in   the 
process  of  erection. 


■Osage,  la. — Frank  Wewerka,  owner  of  the 
Colonial,  is  making  plans  for  a  new  house 
at   Milbank,   S.   D. 


Salisbury,  W.  Va. — The  Strand  has  been 
taken  over  by  the  Aro  Amusement  Co. 
Negotiations  are  under  way  by  the  company 
for  the  purchase  of  the  Grand  at  Kinston. 


Laramie,  Wyo. — The  American  has  been 
closed  by  Jim  Lynch,  who  is  to  reopen  the 
Opera   House   the   first  of   the  year. 


Norwalk,  Conn. — The  Regent  and  Palace, 
operated  by  Easterson  Bros.,  have  passed  to 
the  Huilman  interests. 


St.    Paul,    Minn. — Management   of   the   Ar- 
cade has  been  taken  over  by   R.   M.   Lenson. 


Elk  Point,  S.  D.— The  Florence  has  been 
taken  over  by  H.  Goldstein,  owner  of  the 
Strand  at  Sioux  City,  la. 

La  Harpe,  111.— J.  F.  Powell  and  Robert 
Gittings,  Jr.,  have  purchased  the  Park  from 
La  Harpe  and  C.  B.  Sperry.  The  house  is 
open  three  days  a  week. 


Columbia,  S.  C- — -The  Rivoli  Theater  Bldg. 
has  been  sold  to  the  State  Co.,  by  W.  A. 
Coleman  Co.,  Inc. 


Lansford,  Pa. — McTagues  Theater  in  Coals- 
dale    has    been    remodedel    and    is    now    open 

again. 


Hyrum,     Utah— A.     N.     Jensen     has     pur- 
chased  the   Rex   from    H.    H.   Jensen. 


Ackley,    la. — ^James    Drobas   has   purchased 
the  Plaza  from  C.  E.  Gross. 


Maryville,  Mo. — The  Empire,  recently  dam- 
aged by   tire,  has  reopened. 


Prairie     City,     la. — Schuarts     &     Galloway 
are    operating    the    Star. 


Portal,    N.    D. — ^J.    E.    Carter    has    bought 
the  Grand   from   C.   H.    Bertch. 


New   Salem,  N.   D.— C.   W,  Allen  has  pur- 
chased   the  building   which   houses  the   Grand. 


Winthrop,   Minn. — Edward   Rekow  has  pur- 
chased the   Rex  from  A.  J.   Johnson. 


Falls    City,    Neb. — The    Gehring    has    been 
taken    over    by    Leon    Richardson. 


CORNER   SPACE 

with  4  private  offices ;  solid  partitions 
with  one  elaborate  private  office  in- 
cluding special  floor  covering,  rail- 
ing,   partition,    etc. 

BETHLEHEM     ENGINEERING 

CORPORATION 

1650    Broadv?ay   at    51st    Street 


Omaha — Frank  W.  Houston  is  building 
a  new  house  at  Minne  Lusa,  a  suburb.  Ready 
in    March. 


Manning,  la.  —  The  new  Opera  House, 
erected  at  a  cost  of  $35,000  is  open.  The 
building  replaced  the  structure  destroyed  by 
fire  last  year. 


Clarion,  la. — Sponsored  by  the  local  order 
of  Odd  Fellows,  a  $50,000  house  will  be 
erected  here. 


Maynard,  Minn. — H.  M.  Swam,  owner  of 
the  Pavilion,  is  planning  a  new  house  to 
seat   400.     Construction   will  begin  in  March. 


Altus,    Okla. — Sam    Jones    has    opened    the 
new   Empire.     It  seats  768  and  cast  $50,000. 


Galax,   Va.— -The   new   house   being   erected 
by    R.    S.    Brown    will   open   shortly. 


Jackson,  Miss. — A.  B.  Cook  states  that 
two  new  houses  are  under  constrjiction  for 
this   city. 


Henderson,  N.  C. — It  is  proposed  to  erect 
a  $100,000  house  by  the  Stevenson  Theaters, 
Inc.,    on   the   main   street.      It    will    seat    800. 


Knoxville,   la. — Byron   Watson   is  planning 
a   new   house   here.     He   operates   the   Grand. 


Luck,   Wis. — Wilbur   Fuson    is   planning   to 
show   pictures   here. 


Loyal,    Wis. — M.    Seitz    is    presenting    pic- 
tures  here. 


Lowden,    la. — Wiese    &    Belter    will    soon 
begin    showing   pictures. 


Ottimiwa.    la. — The    new    Square    is   open. 
Dwight     Parker    is    owner    and    manager. 


Herkimer,  N.  Y. — The  Capitol  has  opened. 
Young  &  Whitney,  who  own  the  Temple, 
also  own  the  new  house. 


Mt.   Jewett,    Pa. — The   new    Palace   is   now 
open.     It   seats  486. 


Gettysburg,  Pa. — ^The  Gettysburg  Hotel 
Anne.x  theater  is  open  under  the  management 
of  the  Higgins  Amuse.  Co.  It  will  be  re- 
named  the   Majestic. 


Seattle — The  Pacific  Theaters  Co.  will 
erect  a  new  theater  in  West  Seattle  at  Cali- 
fornia Ave.  and  Hudson  St. 


Among  Exchangemen 

St.    Louis — James   Harris   has   assumed   his 
duties    as    new    manager    for    Pathe. 


Pittsburgh — Lee  Barton,  former  salesman 
for  Universal,  has  been  made  short  subject 
sales   manager. 


Pittsburgh — I.    T.    Sweeney    has    accepted    a 
position    as    city    salesman    with    Universal. 


Pittsburgh — Roy  W.  Davis,  formerly  sales 
manager  for  Paramount,  has  accepted  a  like 
position   with    United   Artists. 


Chicago — Walter   Neiland   has   taken   charge 
of  Middle  West  exploitation  for  Warner  Bros. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Jules  Liggett  has  been  made 
special  sales  representative  in  this  territory 
for   Universal. 


Seattle — Harold      Glandfield      has      resigned 
from  United  Artists  to  join  P.  D.  C. 


Buffalo,  N.  Y. — Bob  Murphy  has  resigned 
from  Universal,  to  become  manager  of  Shea's 
North    Park. 


Portland,  Ore. ^Walter  S.  Rand,  of  New 
York,  has  been  made  manager  of  the  Warner 
exchange,  succeeding  Carl  Stearn,  transferred 
to   Seattle. 


Denver — James  Gilmour,  recently  associated 
with  F.  B.  O.,  has  joined  Associated  Exhibi- 
tors. 


Salt  Lake  City — Mathew  Aperton,  is  to  suc- 
ceed William  Henley  as  manager  of  the  ex- 
change. 


Salt  Lake  City — Wm.  Hughart  has  resigned 
as  salesman  from  Fox  to  become  manager  of 
the  Associated  Exhbitors  in  Butte. 


San  Francisco — Ben  F.  Simpson,  in  charge 
of  the  local  A.  E.  exchange  for  the  last  two 
years,  has  been  succeeded  by  R.  S.  Stackhouse. 


San  Francisco — W.   Randolph,  recently  with 
M.-G.-M.,  has  joined  Warners  in  Seattle. 


San  Francisco — Frank  H.  Galvin  has  joined 
the  Associated  Exhibitors  staff  to  do  exploita- 
tion   work. 


Sar   Francisco — Frank  J.    Alberti  has  joined 
Associated  Exhibitors  as  salesman. 


St.  Louis — Ted  Meyers,  manager  of  the 
Pathe  exchange,  is  to  go  on  the  road  as  spe- 
cial   salesman. 


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prepared  by  us  now  traveling  through 
New    York    and    the    vicinity? 
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LOUDER    LAUGHS  DURING      /y 

LAUGH  MON 


Series    of    twelve.      Two    reels    each — one  ( 

every    two    weeks.       A    nationwide    tie-up 

with     Sidney    Smith's    famous    cartoons    in    300    daily 

newspapers    with    a    circulation    of    nearly    17,000,000. 


SEE  YOUR  UNIVERSAL  EXCHANGE 


Glorifying  the  Movie  Press- Agent  1 


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"  Yup,  and  Ws  about  time,  tooV^ 

WHERE'D  the  pitcher-business  be  of  it 
wasn't  for  Front-Page  Gindelheim,  snap- 
piest press-agent  along  Broadway?  Hunches, 
stunts,  ideas;  that's  me!  I  grab  'em  outa  the 
ozone  and  wham  'em  across. 


TAKE  this  poor  prune,  Don  Juan  Hartez, 
frinstance.  That  ain't  his  name;  I  gave 
him  that;  then  I  boost  him  the  limit  on  sheik 
stuff — marry  him  off  to  six  swell  janes  in  six 
months  before  I  spring  the  big  idea  that  starts 
fond  hopes  burning  in  every  little  steno's  heart. 
Who  will  be  Bluebeard's  Seventh  Wife?  Who'll 
be  the  seventh  to  marry  Dumb  Juan? 


NO,  I  AIN'T  the  guy  who  took  the  lion  into 
the  hotel;  that's  not  my  line.  I'm  human- 
interest;  I'm  the  sob-sister's  big  brother;  and 
when  Robert  Kane  wanted  to  glorify  me  in 
"Bluebeard's  Seven  Wives"— "Bob,"  I  said, 
"Bob,  I'll  act  in  the  fillum  and  I'll  tip  the  di- 
rector off  to  the  inside  dope  on  how  stars  are 
made  and  afterwards  I'll  sit  in  on  the  adver- 
tising to  spill  out  sure-fire  showmanship  ideas 
as  fast  as  they  click."  That's  the  sorta  guy  I 
am — Big-Hearted  Gindelheim. 


COURSE,  there's  stars  in  the  pitcher — 
Blanche  Sweet,  Lois  Wilson,  Ben  Lyon  and 
a  flock  of  beauts ;  they're  good,  too.  But  me — 
sa-a-ay,  I'm  the  show!  The  brains  of  the  In- 
dustry is  the  Wow  of  this  fillum.  That's  me — 
Gindelheim ! 


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Vol  XXXIV     No.  69 


Tuesday,  December  22,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


A  WORKER 

By  DANNY 
John  Flinn,  of  Producers  Dis- 
tributing. One  of  those  tireless 
men,  who,  working  day  and 
night  month  after  month,  doesn't 
show  the  strain.  He  had  a  tough 
job  when  he  tackled  it;  he's 
made  it  stand  out,  for  P.  D.  C.  is 
moving.  Yes,  slowly,  but  in  the 
right  direction,  with  a  mounting 
gross  each  and  every  week.  And 
that  is  something  that  isn't  so 
positively  usual  in  this  business. 
Has  some  very  definite  ideas  about 
the  business.  And  doesn't  hesitate 
to  express  them.  That  is  why  the 
trade  press  took  up  his  remarks  about 
exhibitors  being  panicky  over  the 
theater  situation.  And  many  of  them 
are — don't  think  Flinn  is  off  the  track. 
He  knows  whereof  he  speaks.  When 
Flinn  left  Famous  he  also  left  a  migh- 
ty big  hole  in  that  organization.  He 
will  go  far  in  pictures.  You  can't 
keep  that  type  of  man  down. 

"Ben  Hut"  will  open  New 
Year's  Eve.  That  is  the  latest 
promise.  The  tip  off  is  that 
Ramon  N  varro's  perform- 
ances will  prove  startling; 
that  the  chariot  race  will  be 
bigger  and  better  than  any- 
thing like  it  ever  attempted. 
With  all  that  it  cost  it  surely 
should  be  big. 

Fred  Niblo,  who  has  been  working 
for  months  on  "Ben  Hur"  promises 
to  be  on  in  time  for  the  premier.  This 
should  be  his  triumph. 

Lists  of  Good  and  Best  Pictures 
Back  in  1921  there  appeared  in 
THE  FILM  YEAR  BOOK  a  mod- 
est list  of  what  the  editors  of  the 
trade  papers  considered  the  Ten  Best 
pictures  of  the  preceding  year.  Since 
then  this  feature  of  THE  YEAR 
BOOK  has  developed  until  at  present 
nearly  200  important  newspaper  and 
trade  press  critics  voice  their  opin- 
ions, which,  in  turn,  results  in  the  ten 
leading  pictures  being  so  designated. 
And  now,  our  good  friends  in  the 
trade  press  also  prepare  lists.  The 
News3a«-a^4i*t  of  52 — and..^he  Ex- 
,  ^^"-"^  (Continued  on  Page  2) 
|r  Merry   Xrm 

Glyn   with    United 
Los     Angeles — Elinor     Glyn     will 
make   one    more    picture    for    Metro- 
^Goldwyn-Mayer,   "Love's   Blindness," 
and  then  join  United  Artists. 

Merry    Xmas 

Guild  Considering  the  Cameo? 

It  is  reported  the  International 
Film  Arts  Guild  may  take  over  the 
Cameo  and  run  revival  bills  on  a 
daily  basis. 


The  Ten  Best 

Latest,    But    Not   Final   Critics'   List 

StUl  Topped  by  "The  Gold  Rush" 

— What  the  Box-Office  Shows 

When  voting  on  the  ten  best  was 
checked  last  night,  newspaper  critics 
of  the  country  had  still  maintained 
"The  Gold  Rush"  in  first  place.  Ad- 
ditional votes  are  expected  from  dis- 
tant points. 

Perhaps  the  most  interesting  devel- 
opment since  the  last  ballots  were 
published  over  a  week  ago  is  the  ad- 
vance made  by  "The  Big  Parade" 
which  at  the  moment  has  30  votes.  It 
is  important  to  bear  in  mind  that  this 
picture,  "Stella  Dallas,"  and  several 
others  of  importance  have  not  yet 
been  shown  outside  of  New  York  and 

(Continued  on  Page  5) 
Merry    Xmas 

Rochester  Boom 

$1,000,000  for  Neighborhood  Theaters 

— Average  Seating  Capacity 

Will  Be  1,500 

Rochester,  N.  Y. — Downtown  park- 
ing difficulties  have  been  responsible 
for  a  $1,000,000  boom  in  neighbor- 
hood houses  here,  each  with  a  seating 
capacity  of  about  1,500. 

Burpee  and  West,  of  Montreal, 
have  announced  plans  for  a  chain  of 
neigrborhood  theaters.  They  recently 
open  the  Thurston,  a  $150,000  house 
with  Al  Root,  formerly  manager  of 
the    Gayety,    in    charge.     A  $225,000 

(Continued  on  Page  5) 
Merry    Xmas — — 

May    Produce   in    Denver 

Denver — A  conference  was  recent- 
ly held  by  local  capitalists  relative  to 
the  organization  of  a  company  to 
produce  in  Colorado.  It  is  the  plan 
to  produce  several  pictures  at  once 
depicting  the  revival  of  the  minipg 
industry.  Edward  LaZar  is  men- 
tioned as  the  moving  figure. 

The  company  has  retained  Ira  Rat- 
ner,  attorney,   to   take  charge  of  the 
legal  affairs.     A  block  of  land  is  said 
to  have  been  offered  for  a  studio. 
Merry    Xmas 

"Better  Movies  Club"  Formed 

Albany — The  National  Club  for 
Better  Movies  has  been  granted  a 
charter  by  the  Secretary  of  State. 
The  incorporators  are:  Rose  Franz- 
blan,  Elizabeth  Lerner,  Lillian  Mayer, 
Oscar  Schleoff,  Ruby  P.  Mayer  and 
Archie  E.  Latto,  of  New  York  City, 
and  Louis  Tyroler  of  Rockville 
Centre,    L.    I. 

Merry    Xmas 

Kleinschmidt  Plans  One-Reelers 

Capt.  F.  E.  Kleinschmidt  will  pro- 
duce a  series  of  12  one-reelers  dealing 
with  adventure  and  animal  life  in 
Arctic  and  Alaska.  He  is  likewise 
preparing  for  the  market  a  six-reeler 
called  "Alaska  Siberian  Motion  Pic- 
tures." 


Second  Censor  Bill 

Two  Measures  for  Government  Con- 
trol   Now   up   in    Congress — Up- 
sham  the   Latest   Sponsor 

Washington — A  second  bill  provid- 
ing for  Federal  control  of  the  indus- 
try is  now  before  the  House  of  Rep- 
resentatives. Congressman  Upsham 
(D),  of  Georgia  yesterday  reintro- 
duced his  censorship  bill.  This  meas- 
ure provides  for  the  licensing  of  ap- 
proved films  and  a  ban  on  the  exhibi- 
lion  of  those  rejected.  It  would 
have  a  membership  of  six,  with  the 
Federal  Commissioner  of  Education 
as  chairman  to  be  appointed  under 
Civil    Service    rules. 

Two  members  would  be  women, 
under  the  terms  of  the  bill. 

Representative  Swope  of  Pennsyl- 
vania is  the  author  of  the  first  bill 
-vuich  provides  for  a  commission  of 
five. 

Merry    Xmas 

New  Theaters  for  Florida 

Miami — The  Bennett  and  Reemelin 
Co.  are  at  work  on  a  theater  in  Coral 
Gables,  which  will  seat  1,000.  The 
new  house  will  be  finished  about 
March  1. 

H.  W.  Dorn  will  open  a  new  thea- 
ter in  Larkin,  about  March  1st.  Plans 
now  under  way  call  for  a  house  to 
seat    500. 

The  new  theater  being  built  by  J. 
C.  Hancock  at  Stuart,  will  be  ready 
in    February. 

Merry    Xmas 

Society   Theater   for    London 

The  World  reports  from  London 
that  the  Hon.  Mrs.  Richard  Norton 
has  acquired  a  controlling  interest 
in  the  New  Gallery  theater  in  Re- 
gent St.  It  is  expected  many  of  her 
society  friends — and  she  numbers 
royalty  among  them — will  flock  to 
the  theater.  As  noted,  the  Duke  of 
Manchester  has  accepted  the  man- 
agership of  the  Gaiety  Cinema,  Man- 
chester. 

Merry   Xmas 

Ferraro,  to  Italy  for  Famous 

Al  Ferraro,  at  present  sales  super- 
visor for  Famous  in  Brooklyn  and  on 
Long  Island  has  been  transferred  to 
the  home  office.  Following  a  short 
stay  there,  he  will  go  to  Italy  to  rep- 
resent Famous  there. 


Anna   Q.   Nilsson  Injured 

Los  Angeles — Anna  Q.  Nilsson  was 
injured  when  the  horse  she  was  rid- 
ing became  frightened  at  a  passing 
automobile  at  Lake  Arrowhead.  She 
is   suffering  from   numerous   bruises. 


Fischer  Here 

Frank  Fischer,  who  owns  a  chain  in 
Racine,  Fond  du  Lac  and  other  Wis- 
consin towns,  is  at  the  Alamac. 


More  Houses  in  '26 

$174,457,500     in     New     Construction 
Total  Far  Ahead  of  1925— Middle 

Atlantic  States  Lead 
The  gigantic  sum  of  $174,457,500 
will  be  spent  on  new  theaters  in  1926, 
according  to  a  national  survey  just 
completed  by  "The  Architectural 
Forum."  This  figure  represents  an 
increase  of  $38,476,500  over  the  year 
about  to  close. 

This  publication  for  five  years  past 
has  secured  through  questionnaires 
data  from  architects  on  the  types  of 
new  construction.  Building  is  di- 
vided in  19  major  divisions,  motion 
picture  theaters  comprising  one  divi- 
sion. This  year  over  1,800  architects 
have  replied  to  the  questionnaire  and 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 
Merry   Xmas 

Pittsburgh  Deal  Closed 

The  Loew  circuit  has  closed  for  ihi 
site  of  its  new  Pittsburgh  theater, 
which  will  go  up  at  6th  and  Penn  anu 
seat  4,000. 


Eaton  to  Boston 

Jack  Eaton  will  manage  the  Stau 
theater  in  Boston  for  the  Loew  tir 
cuit. 

Merry   Xmas 

Los  Angeles  Theater  in  Deal 

Los  Angeles — The  California  a. 
8th  and  Main  has  been  taken  om 
on  a  lease  by  Henry  Duffy,  froi, 
West  Coast  Theaters.  Duffy,  wli 
operates  stock  theaters  in  San  Fran 
Cisco,  Seattle  and  the  East,  will  in 
troduce  a  "legit"  policy. 

Merry   Xmas 

Pathe  acquires  "Famous  Melcdy 
Series" 

Pathe  has  acquired  the  "Famou^ 
Melody  Series,"  single  reel  subjec  s 
produced  by  James  Fitzpatrick  and 
dealing  with  songs  of  many  lands 
The  series  consists  of  13  subjects  to 
be  released  one  every  four  weeks. 
Merry   Xmas 

Novarro's  Plans 
Hollywood — Ramon  Novarro,  un- 
der contract  with  Metro-Goldwyn- 
Mayer,  has  two  more  pictures  to 
make  under  his  existing  agreement. 
His  new  contract  becomes  effective 
April  14  and  lasts  three  years. 
Merry   Xmas 

Pringle  and  Haines  Coming  East 

Hollywood — Aileen  Pringle  and 
William  Haines  will  visit  New  York 
for  the  holidays. 

Merry   Xmas 

Vogel  Back 

William  M.  Vogel  returned  from 
Europe   yesterday  on   the   Leviathan. 

Merry   Xmas 

George  Hackathome  Here 

George  Hackathorne  arrives  here 
today  on  the  Majestic. 


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Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Salea 

Balaban   &  Katz   ..   685^     68^     eS'A      

Eastman    Kodak    ..109Ji    109^    109J4         400 
Famous    Players    ..107        106       106         2,100 

Kam.    Play.    Pfd Not  quoted 

Film    Inspection    ..     S  S  S  100 

First     National     Not  quoted 

Fox    Film    "A"    ...    82}i     82JI     82?^         700 
Fox   Theaters  "A".    29 J4     29 Ji     29 J4      3,000 

Loew's,   Inc Not  quoted 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd Not  quoted 

M.  P.  Cap.  Corp...   20         19'A     \9%     4.100 

Pathe   Exch.   "A"    Not  quoted 

Skouras   Bros 55         55         55      .... 

Trans-  Lux     Not  quoted 

Universal    Pictures...   40         39         39        200 

Univ.    Pict.    Pfd Not  quoted 

Warners   Bros.   "A"  17^4      17J4      17J4         100 

Warner   Pict Not  quoted 

Merry    Xmas 

A  WORKER 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

hibitors'  Herald  polls  over  100.  Now, 
what  is  that  expression  which  begins: 
"Imitation—  is  . .  ?"  Yes.  That's  it. 
Stars 
Famous  has  had  Pola  Negri  under 
contract  some  time.  Of  the  many  im- 
portant folks  on  the  Famous  roll  Ne- 
gri has  probably  been  suffering  under 
the  worst  material  that  an  artist  of 
her  abilitj'  could  be  given.  At  last, 
under  the  skillful  direction  of  Mai  St. 
Clair,  she  made  a  mighty  fine  box- 
office  bet — and  with  very  ordinary 
material,  too.  But  the  treatment,  plus 
Chester  Conklin's  comedy,  easily 
enough  put  it  over.  Now  what  hap- 
pens? Do  you  think  the  smart  young 
men  in  the  Coast  studio  give  Pola 
Negri  another  one  with  St.  Slair?  Not 
that  you  can  notice.  And  they  might 
be   asked   very   easily — why  not? 


A  COMPLETE  LABORATORv 
AND  TITl.t  SERVICE 


More  Houses  in  '26 

(Continued  from  ftige  1) 

have  presumably  forwarded  informa- 
tion already  on  their  books. 

These  figures  are  not  yet  available 
but  "The  Architectural  Forum"  has 
published  an  analysis  of  the  country's 
contemplated  building  activity  in 
1926.  The  information  supplied 
through  architects  is  then  utilized  to 
secure   nation-wide   results.     It  is   in 


this  manner  that  $174,457,500  is 
reached  for  theater  activity. 

"The  Forum"  estimates  that  there 
will  be  a  total  of  778,440  buildings 
thrown  up  next  year  and  that  1,645 
of  this  number  will  be  theaters.  This 
figure  appears  extraordinarily  high. 

The  appended  table  shows  exactly 
in  what  manner  construction  in  the 
various  geographical  groups  for  the 
past   three  years   is   divided: 


Division 

1926 

1925 

1924 

1923 

Northeastern 

$     7,600,000 

$  24,450,000 

$  30,209,500 

$     9,573,000 

North  Atlantic 

26,462,500 

36,495.000 

29,192,700 

34,847,000 

Southeastern 

6,517,500 

4,944,000 

2,055.300 

2,759,000 

Southwestern 

10,490,000 

8.484,000 

18,848,000 

7,381,009 

Middle 

99,632,500 

40,512,000 

81,003,000 

29,388,000 

Western 

23,775,000 
$174,457,500 

21,096,000 
$135,981,000 

18,513,200 

17,943, OCO 

Total 

$179,821,000 

$101,891,000 

Embassy,  Baltimore  to  Open  Jan.  1 

Baltimore — Len  Berman  will  open 
the  new  Embassy,  on  Jan.  1.  It  was 
formerly  the  Victoria  and  was  leased 
from  the  Nixon-Nirdlinger  interests. 
It  will  seat  1,500  and  open  with  "The 
Phantom  of  the  Opera." 

Merry    Xmas 

New  Bristol  House 

Bristol,  Conn.— The  Colonial  The- 
aters. Inc.,  has  purchased  property 
upon  which  will  be  erected  a  1,800 
seat  house.  Work  will  commence 
early  in  the  Spring,  and  the  house 
will  be  open  in   November. 

Merry    Xmas 

New  Lead  for  Chaplin 

Los  Angeles — Charles  Chaplin  has 
a  new  leading  lady  in  Myrna  Ken- 
nedy. Chaplin  is  now  at  work  on 
"The   Circus." 

Merry   Xmas 

Goldwyns   Leave   Coast   Soon 

Hollywood — Sam  Goldwyn  and 
Mrs.  Goldwyn  leave  here  shortly  for 
Boston,  to  attend  the  premiere  there 
of  "Stella  Dallas." 

Merry   Xmas 

Charlie  May  Direct  Purviance 

An  Associated  Press  dispatch  from 
Los  Angeles  states  that  Edna  Pur- 
viance will  be  directed  by  Charles 
Chaplin  in  her  next  picture. 

Merry   Xmas 

Gordon  Seeks  Contract  Release 

Hollywood — It  is  reported  Huntly 
Gordon  has  asked  Warners  to  release 
him  from  his  contract.  There  is  no 
friction. 


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Associated    Exhibitor    Appointments 

E.  J.  Smith,  general  sales  manager 
of  Associated  Exhibitors,  has  made 
the  following  changes  in  the  field 
force : 

A.  E.  Atkinson  has  been  appointed 
manager  in  Indianapolis.  Atkinson 
was  with  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  in 
the  Pittsburgh  territory.  Dan  B. 
Lederman,  Western  sales  director, 
has  appointed  Fred  Horn  Manager 
in  Des  Moines.  For  the  past  seven 
years  he  has  been  in  the  employ  of 
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.  Cincinnati  is 
in  charge  of  Otto  Horowitz,  who  was 
connected  with  the  Philadelphia 
branch  of  F.  B.  O.  Fred  Voight  has 
been  made  manager  in  San  Francisco. 
He  was  formerly  in  charge  of  the 
Metro-Goldwyn  exchange  in  that  ter- 
ritory. J.  H.  Mayer  is  a  newly  ap- 
pointed salesman  in  Cincinnati  office. 
At  one  time  he  was  director  of  adver- 
tising and   publicity   for  Universal. 

Merry    Xmas 

Currier  Signs  with  M.-G.-M. 
Frank  Currier  has  been  signed  on 
a  long  term  contract  by  Metro-Gold- 
wyn-Mayer. 


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Plans   New  Theater  in   Hart,   Mich. 

Hart,  Mich. — Fred  N.  Harris,  of 
the  Amuse  states  he  plans  to  erect 
a  new  house  next  year. 


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STARTING  THE 
NEW  YEAR  RIGHT 

What  a  break  1926  gets. 

Happy  New  Year  is  correct. 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  is  going  to  ring  out  some  old  records  and  ring  in  sorrte  new  ones. 

And  we've  got  pictures  to  do  that  with. 

Soon  you'll  hear  the  title  of  Lon  Chaney's  greatest  picture — he  unquestionably  sur- 
passes "The  Unholy  Three." 

You'll  agree  that  it's  more  than  a  phrase  when  we  say: 

1926  is  another  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer  year. 

Here's  just  an  idea  of  what's  coming  at  the  beginning. 

To  help  you  start  the  New  Year  right. 

With  showman-productions  like  "Dance  Madness."    (For  the  crowds.) 

And  the  tremendous  new  picturization  of  Rex  Beach's  "The  Barrier."  (What  action.) 

Lucky  1926. 

You  get  Cosmopolitan's  gigantic  production  of  "Ibanez  Torrent." 

it's  the  crowning  fiction  achievement  of  the  man  who  wrote  "The  Four  Horsemen," 
"Blood  and  Sand''  and  others. 

Prosperous  1926. 

The  Quality  Fifty-Two  hands  you  "The  Auction  Block,"  by  Rex  Beach  (a  wonder- 
story  that  brought  him  fame  and  fortune.) 

And  "Money  Talks"  by  Rupert  Hughes.   And  Norma  Shearer  in  "The  Light  Eternal. " 
We  said  The  Quality  Fifty-Two  had  some  treasures  coming. 
And  though  we're  too  b\isy  making  pictures  to  make  New  Year  resolutions— 
We'll  make  this  one: 

1926  IS  ANOTHER 
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER  YEAR 


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The  Dictionary — 

The  Encyclopedia — 

The  Guide — 

The  Reference  Book — 

The  Record — 

The  Text  Book — 


Of  the  Motion  Picture  Industry 


THE  1926 


FILM  YEAR  BOOK 


Out  In  January 


Tuesday,  December  22,  1925 


The  Ten  Best 


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possibly  one  or  two  other  cities. 

The    balloting    will    appear    in 
final    form    in    THE    FILM    YEAR 
BOOK. 


Picture 

Secrets     

The   Signal   Tower    . . 

The  Silent  Watcher   . 

/«■-  ^lave  o(   Fashion    . . . 

'^^•So  This  Is  Marriage 

Stage  Struck    


No. 
Votes 


Last  Night,  the  votes  werer'S™-Up 

„         The    Swan 
No 


Picture  Votes 

The   Gold    Rush    63 

ffhe   Unholy   Three    60 

Don    Q    57 

Merry    Widow    57 L^ifg 

The   Last    Laugh    55 

The     Freshman     52 

The    Phantom    38 

The   Lost    World    36 

ffhe  Big  Parade    30 

Kiss  Me  Again    29 


Other  votes  to  date  include  the  fol- 
lowing: 

No. 

Picture  Votes 

Dark    Angel     28 

Peter    Pan    28 

Beggar   on    Horseback    27 

The  Iron   Horse    27 

Creed     26 

Stella    Dallas     24 

«e   Who    Gets    Slapped    21 

The    Lady    17 

The    Pony    Express    16 

The  Goose  Woman    15 

The   Tower    of    Lies    14 

Grass     13 

Isn't   Life   Wonderful    12 

*omola     11 

Siegfried      10 

Siege    10 

Ten     Commandments     9 

Charley's  Aunt    8 

Little   Annie    Rooney    8. 

Sally  of  the  Sawdust   '. . .      TT. 

Shore    Leave    7 

iThief  of  Bagdad   7 

The   Vanashing  American    7 

Graustark      6 

Madame  Sans  Gene   6 

Paths  to  Paradise 6 

Street  of  Forgotten  Men    6 

Classified     5 

Goose  Hangs  High    5 

Janice   Meredith    S 

Road  to  Yesterday  5 

Black  Cyclone  ^4^reed 

Drusilla   with    a   Million    4^^ 

Her  Sister  From   Paris    4 

King  on   Main   Street    4 

Sally     4 

Zander  the  Great    4 

Abraham    Lincoln     3 

Are    Parents    People?    3 

The   Eagle    3 

Forbidden    Paradise    3 

Inrtoduce   Me    3 

So    Bitj 3 

The    Wanderer    3 

Jladdv's  Gone  A-Hunting    2 

jGo    West    2 

Kentucky    Pride    2 

Lady   Windermere's   Fan    2 

Lightnin'     2 

iights   of    Old    New    York    2 

Lord   Jim    2 

Sea    Hawk     2 

Soul   Fire    2 

Smouldering     Fires     2 

Thundering    Herd     2 

Trouble   with   Wives    2 

Welcome   Home    2 

1A    Regular    Fellow     

I  As    No    Man    Loved    

I  Beau    Brummel    

The  Beautiful  City 

Bobbed     Hair     

Classmates    

"Confessions  of  a  Queen  . . . 

Cyrano   de   Bergerac    

The   Dancers    

The   Desert   Flower    

Dressmaker    from     Paris     . 

JRxchange   of  Wives    

The    Fool    

Girl   Who  Wouldn't   Work 

Havoc 

His    People 

The   Home   Maker 

K,   the   Unknown 

Lost — A    Wife 

Man  on  the  Box 

The    Midshinman 

Monsieur    Bcaucaire 

The   Monster 

Nero 

*Jever   tlie  Twain    Shall   Meet 
North  of  36    

"Pretty    T,adies    

Ouo   Vadis    

Riders  of   the   Purple    Sage    . 
Salvation   Hunters    


Thunder    Mountain 
\  oice    in   the   Air    .  . 

We   Moderns    

What    Fools    Men    . 

The  White  Sister   . . 

of  the  Centaur 

.^'olanda     

"Motion  Picture  News"  likewise 
conducted  a  poll  with  55  critics  and 
found  its  list  included  16  pictures, 
with  "The  Merry  Widow"  topping 
them  all.  The  News  explains,  how- 
ever, that  in  some  cases  the  total 
number  of  votes  is  less  than  the  total 
number  of  critics.  This  is  because 
some  of  the  critics  failed  to  indicate 
a  definite  choice.  In  other  cases,  the 
number  of  votes  is  greater  than  the 
number  of  critics.  This  is  due  to  the 
fact  that,  in  the  opinion  of  some 
critics,  there  was  really  no  choice  be- 
tween certain  individual  perform- 
ances, directors  or  pictures.  In  every 
instance,  where  a  critic  placed  two  or 
more  on  an  equality,  equal  credit  was 
given  to  all. 

The  list  follows: 

No. 

Picture  Votes 

•The   Merry   Widow    11 

■The    Big    Parade    9 

The    Last    Laugh    7 

Beggar  on  Horseback   3 

The  Dark  Angel   3 

Peter  Pan   2 

The    Gold    Rush    

The    Freshman     

Isn't  Life  Wonderful? 
Phantom  of  the  Opera 

The  Iron  Horse 

Stella    Dallas    

The  Lost  World   


The  Hunchback  of  Notre  Dame,  91. 

A   comparison   reveals   the   follow- 
ing: 


The  Herald 
(votes) 
Ten    Command- 
ments     323 

North  of  36    249 

Charley's  Aunt...  154 
Thundering  Herd.  149 
Covered    Wagon..  142 

Freshman    140 

Abraham    Lincoln.  113 

Sally 112 

Riders,    Purple 

Sage    107 

Hunchback    91 


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The  Army's  Ten  Best 

Kansas  City — F.  Bund,  Jr.,  Kansas 
City  branch  manager  of  the  U.  S. 
Army  M.  P.  Service  has  completed 
a  poll  of  army  officers  in  charge  of 
the  100  Government  theaters.  About 
50  per  cent  of  these  officers  re- 
sponded, the  replies  embracing 
states  and  Canal  Zone.  This  is 
military  decision  of  the  ten  best: 

The    Sea    Hawk 
The    Ten    Commandments 
The    Covered    Wagon 
The    Freshman 
Charley's   Aunt 
Classmates 
North    of    36 
The    Thief    of    Bagdad 
2 ,  ,3%e  Unholy    Three 
America 


The    Pony    Express    

The  Vanishing  American    

The  Box-OfHce 

The  current  issue  of  "Motion  Pic- 
ture News"  contains  the  annual  hon- 
or roll,  embracing  the  fifty-two  best 
pictures  of  the  year,  judged  on  box- 
office  merit  solely.  The  first  ten  and 
their  percentages  are: 

The  Freshman,  94;  Charley's  Aunt, 
92;  TTie  Merry  Widow,  91;  Phantom 
of  the  Opera,  90;  Sally,  88;  Don  Q, 
88;  The  Pony  Express,  86;  East 
Lynne,  85;  Madame  Behave,  85; 
Riders  of  the  Purple  Sage,  84. 

In  the  current  issue  of  "The  Ex- 
hibitors Herald."  there  appears  a  list 
of  the  best  money  makers  of  1925 
as  determined  by  exhibitor  vote.  The 
master  list  includes  104  titles  and  a 
subsequent  list,  588  titles.  The  ten 
best  at  the  box-office,  according  to 
(his  source,  and  the  votes  accorded 
each,  follow: 

The  Ten  Commandments,  323: 
North  of  36;  249;  Charley's  Aunt. 
154;  The  Thundering  Herd,  149;  The 
Covered  Wagon,  142;  The  Freshman, 
140;  Abraham  Lincoln,  113;  Sallv, 
112;  Riders  of  the  Purple  Sage,   107: 


Mr.  Exhibitor:  A<k  at  the  Film  Exchange* 
for  the 


It's  little  to   esk  for,  but    it's    the    only 

reliable  aid  you  can  give  your  musicians 

to  help  put  the  picture  over. 


The   News 
(percentage) 

Freshman     94 

Charley's    Aunt...    92 
Merry    Widow    ...    91 

Phantom    90 

Sally   88 

Don  Q   88 

Pony    Express....    86 

East    Lynne 85 

Madame    Behave..    85 
Riders,    Purple 

Sage    84 

"The  Herald"  analysis  is  based  on 
straight  voting.  "The  News"  results 
are  based  on  "the  check-up,"  a  sys- 
tem of  percentages.  A  rating  of  poor 
is  20  per  cent;  fair,  40  per  cent;  good, 
70  per  cent  and  big,  100  per  cent. 
The  average  is  arrived  at  on  this 
basis. 


What   English   Fans   Think 
London  —  In  October,  the  "Daily 
Chronicle"    conducted    a    test    of    the 
ten  best  pictures  of  the  year  with  the 
following  result : 

The   Ten    Commandments 

The  Hunchback  of  Notre  Dame 

Abraham   Lincoln 

The  Thief  of  Bagdad 

Zeebrugge 

Secrets 

Moon   of   Israel 

Koenigsmark 

The    Love    Story   of  Ailette    Brunton 

Hot   Water 

Six  of  these  pictures  are  American. 
"Zeebrugge"  and  "The  Love  Story  of 
Ailette  Brunton"  are  English;  "Koen- 
igsmark," French,  and  "Moon  of  Is- 
rael," Austrian.  Famous  has  secured 
the  latter  for  distribution  in  America. 
Merry    Xmas 

Louisville,  Ky. — Big  Feature  Rights 
Corp.  have  moved  into  its  new  ex- 
change building  at  917-23  W.  Jeffer- 
son  St. 


A  Correction 

In  reprinting  out-of-town  news- 
paper opinions  yesterday  an  excerpt 
from  the  Indianapolis  Star  was  cred- 
ited with  being  a  review  of  "The 
Merry  Widow."  This  was  due  to  a 
printer's  error.  The  picture  in  ques- 
tion is  "The  Unguarded  Hour." 

^^^•^^ — Merry    Xnias-^^ — 

"U"  Purchase  Four  Vehicles 

Los  Angeles — Universal  has  piif- 
chased  "Doubling  for  Daphne"  by 
Peggy  Gaddis,  for  Laura  La  Plante. 
Melville  Brown  to  direct;  "Too  Many 
Cooks"  by  Frank  Craven;  "Take  It 
From  Me,"  a  musical  comedy  as  a 
vehicle  for  Reginald  Denny  whortj 
William  A.  Seiter  will  direct,  and 
"The  Rocky  Mountain  Flier"  by 
Frank  O.  Spearman.  Edward  Sedg- 
wick will   direct. 

Merry   Xmas 

"Marriage  Whirl"  Passes  Pa.  Censors 

Harrisburg,  Pa. — After  five  months 
"The     Marriage     Whirl"     has     been 
passed  bv  the  Pennsylvania  censors. 
Merry   Xmas 

Rochester  Boom 

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house  in  Dewey  Ave.  and  a  $200,000 
house  in  Monroe  Ave.  are  planned. 

A  $210,000  house  will  be  built  in 
Genesee  St.  by  Joseph  Nicosia,  of  the 
Chili  theater.  A  feature  will  be  a 
$25,000  organ. 

The  Norton  Amusement  Corp.  will 
open  a  $125,000  house  in  Clinton  Ave. 
North,  about  Feb.  1.  It  will  be  man- 
aged by  Howard  Shannon,  former 
manager  of  the  Piccadilly. 


What  Others  Think 

14 
GEORGE  DAVIS 

Manager       Stadium       Theatre, 
Brooklyn,  writes: 

"  'DAISY  BELL'  Song  Car- 
Tune  .  .  tremendous  success.  Pa- 
trons ap'plauded  for  five  min- 
utes. 

"One  of  the  best  short  sub- 
jects I  have  ever  played." 


729  7th  Av 


N.  Y.  C. 


Edwin  Miles  Fadman,  Pres. 


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MILLIONS 

By  DANNY 
More  and  more  millions.  /jO 
ing  into  theaters.  All  oveff  the 
country — during  1926.  Where 
and  when  this  building  is  _ 
to  cease — and  how  it  will  ei^entu- 
ally  affect  the  industry  rio  one 
seems  to  know — or  care.V  We 
have  been  harping  on  this  hjke  a 
lonely  widow  over  the  return  of 
her  prodigal  son.  But  the  mer- 
ry rush  continues. 

Figures  presented  yesterday  from 
an  authoritative  source  show  that 
theaters  planned  for  erection  next 
year  will  total  over  174  million  dol- 
lars, or  38  million  more  than  those 
erected  during  1925.  And  if  you  can- 
not appreciate  how  many  houses  this 
means  you  want  to  wake  up.  And 
wake  up  quickly. 

Don't    delude    yourself.      It 
isn't  only  the  big  fellows  who 
are  building.    In  the  words  of 
that     ancient     relic     "Every- 
body's  Doing   It   Now."     Big 
ones,  little  ones,  actual  exhibi- 
tors, speculative  realty  opera- 
tors— the    woods    are    full    of 
theater  builders. 
Talking   with    Pete   WoodhuU,   Joe 
Seider,    and    some    editors    yesterday. 
Subject  of  theaters  came  up.     Every- 
one   admitted    the    seriousness    of    it. 
But  what  is  to  be  done?     And  how? 
To   awaken   folks    to   the    seriousness 
of  the  situation.     And  then  comes  the 
blank  wall.     Conflicting  elements  ap- 
pear at  almost   every   turn. 

John  Zanft  may  be  right.  Perhaps 
none  of  us  appreciate  the  real  growth 
of  interest  in  pictures.  Perhaps  these 
larger  and  larger  houses  are  essential. 
Perhaps  these  newer  houses  must 
take  the  place  of  the  older  ones.  This 
is  a  fast  growing  country.  Our  folks 
like  things  which  look  new — even  if 
they  aren't.  A  new  marquee  on  the 
front  of  an  old  theater  makes  it  look 
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Merry    Xmas 

Publix  Theater  Heads  Here 

The  theater  division  managers  of 
Publix  Theaters  terminated  a  confer- 
ence with  some  office  executives  yes- 
terday. Those  present  were  4-  J- 
Amm.  Florida:  J.  J.  Franklin, 
Georgia;  M.  .S.  Hill,  the  Carolinas; 
S.  H,  Dowler,  Tennessee;  J.  J.  Friedl, 
Texas,  and  C.  E.  Fasseen,  Oklahoma 
and  Arkansas. 

John  J.  Fitzgibbons  has  resigned 
as  secretary  and  general  manager  of 
the  Active  Amusement  Co.  of  Amity- 
ville,  L.  I.,  to  join  Publix.  He  will 
probably  get  a  Southern  asssignment. 


Spring  Schedule  Ready — Many  Short 

Subjects  Also  on  the  New 

Line-Up 

Fox  announced  yesterday  the  de- 
tails of  its  spring  hne-up  which  will 
embrace  26  features,  23  two-reel  com- 
edies, 14  one-reel  Varieties  and  52  is- 
sues of  Fox  News.  This  covers  the 
releasing  period  froin  Jan.  1  to  Aug. 
15. 

A  partial  list  of  the  features  em- 
braces the  following: 

Jan,  3 — "The  Gilded  Butterfly,"  directed 
by  John  Griffith  Wray.  Featuring  Alma 
I^ubens,    Bert    Lytell    and    Huntly    Gordon. 

Jan.  10 — "The  Palace  of  Pleasure,"  di- 
rected by  Einmett  J.  Flynn.  Featuring  Betty 
Compson  and  Edmund  Lowe. 

Jan.  10 — Tom  Mix  in  "The  Yankee  Senor," 
directed  by  Emmett  J.  Flynn. 

Jan.  17 — "The  Outsider."  directed  by  Row- 
land V.  Lee.  Featuring  Jacqueline  Logan 
and   Walter   Pidgeon. 

Jan.  21 — "The  First  Year,"  directed  by 
Frank  Borzage.  Featuring  Kathryn  Perry 
and   Matt    Moore. 

Jan.  31 — "A  Trip  to  Chinatown,"  directed 
by  George  Kerr,  Featuring  Earle  Foxe  and 
Margaret   Livingston, 

Feb.    7 — "The    Johnstown    Flood,"    directed 
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Merry    Xmas 

Wells  Deal  Again? 

Washington      Hears      Famous     Has 

Again  Made  a  Bid — Denial  Made 

in  New  York 

Washington — "Film  News"  reports 
the  following  from  Norfolk,  Va.: 

"Negotiations  by  Famous  Players 
to  buy  the  Wells  theaters  in  Norfolk 
and  Richmond  have  been  reported  to 
have  taken  a  fresh  start.  Otto  Wells, 
manager  of  the  Wells  interests  here, 
stated  that  he  knew  of  no  new  devel- 
opments. 

"  'Negotiations  have  been   in  prog- 
ress,'  Mr.  Wells  said,  'but  they  have 
produced     nothing    new     in     the     last 
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Merry    Xmas 

New  Move  on  Quota 

F.  B.   I.  to  Appeal  to  British  Board 
of  Trade — Follows  Exhibitor  Re- 
jection of  Trade  Plan 
London — The  Federated  British  In- 
dustries   has    determined    to    ask    Sir 
CunlifTe-Lister,      president      of      the 
Board  of  Trade  for  a  hearing  on  film 
quotas.     This  group  which  is  an  out- 
side body  will  urge  the   Government 
to  accept  its  plan  which  includes  an 
initial  quota  percentage  more  drastic 
than  the  trade's. 

It  is  construed  here  that  the  F.  B. 
I.  action  is  a  direct  result  of  the  re- 

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Merry    Xmas 

Madan  of  Calcutta  Coming  Here 

Calcutta — J.  J.  Madan,  owner  of 
one  of  the  largest  theater  chains  in 
India  is  planning  to  visit  the  United 
States   early  next  year. 


Loew  Due  Today;  Jones  Here 

Marcus  Loew   is  expected   in  town 

day   from    Hollywood, 
aron    Jones,    together    wit'"    Mrs. 
JoWs,  is  here  from  Chicago  to  spend 
iheXholidays  with  Mr.  Loew. 

Merry    Xmas 

English    Group   Arrives 

Arrivals  on  the  Majestic  yesterday 
included: 

Sidney  Garrett,  R.  Reubenson, 
Harry  Rowson  and  Maurice  Silver- 
stone,  all  of  London. 

Merry   Xmas 

Some  Offices  Closing  Saturday 

The  offices  of  several  large  dis- 
tributors including  Universal  and  Fox 
are  closing  this  Saturday,  following 
Christmas  Day.  Famous  is  one  of 
the  organizations  which  will  remain 
closed  the  Saturday  following  New 
Year's  Day. 

Merry    Xmas - 

Brenon  Sails  Jan.  16 
"Beat:  Geste,"  a  novel  of  the 
French  Foreign  Legion,  and  Herbert 
Brenon's  next  picture  will  be  filmed 
in  Paris,  Marseilles  and  the  Algerian 
Sahara.  Brenon  will  sail  Jan.  16  on 
the  Paris,.  His  production  unit,  con- 
sisting of  about  30  people,  will  sail 
Jan.  30  on  the  France, 
^'^^w  — Merry   Xmas^^.^-'^'^ 

Oppose  Percentage 

Texas  M.  P.  T.  O.  Passes  Resolution 

And  Urges  Members  to  "Resist 

This  Form  of  SelHng" 

Dallas— The  M.  P.  T.  O.  of  Texas 
has  passed  a  resolution  opposing  per- 
centage bookings  and  is  urging  its 
members  not  to  do  business  with  ex- 
changes on  this  basis  even  if  it  be- 
comes necessary  to  exclude  that  type 
of   picture. 

The  resolution  directs  attention  to 
that  class  of  cases  described  in  the 
exact  text  as  the  "Harold  Lloyd  va- 
rietv  of  contracts."  The  organization 
opposes  what  it  terms  unjustifiable 
splits  above  fixed  figures  and  accuses 
several  companies  of  indulging  in  this 
sort  of  practice. 

Merry    Xmas 

After  Chain  of  SO 

St.  Louis  Amusement  Co.  Launching 
Its     Expansion     Program — Web- 
ster Grove  Theater  Purchased 

St.  Louis  —  The  previously  an- 
nounced expansion  of  the  St.  Louis 
Amusement  Co.  may  be  said  to  be 
actively  under  way.  Sometime  ago 
it  was  announced  that  the  company 
contemplated  a  growth  that  would 
result  in  a  chain  of  50  theaters  by 
1926. 

Harry  Koplar,  vice-president,  an- 
nounced the  purchase  of  the  Ozark, 
Webster  Groves,  Mo.  For  some 
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Censors  May  Go 

With  All  N.  Y.  Commissioners  Dem- 
ocratic, Republican  Opposition 
May  End  After  Jan.  1. 

There  is  said  to  be  a  preponderance 
of  sentiment  in  favor  of  abolishing 
the  M.  P.  Commission  of  New  York 
State  among  members  of  the  commis- 
sion headed  by  Charles  E.  Hughes, 
which  is  framing  legislation  to  render 
effective  the  constitutional  amend- 
ment providing  for  the  short  ballot 
and  a  general  reorganization  of  ad- 
ministrative departments,  "The 
Times"  so  reported  yesterday. 

Resistance  to  the  proposal  to  abol- 
ish the  commission  has  been  a  feature 
of  the  Republican  fight  on  Governor 
Smith,  In  part  it  has  been  due  to  the 
fact  that  the  commission  provided 
comfortable  berths  for  some  promi- 
nent   Republicans. 

Since,  subsequent  to  Jan.  1,  when 
the  term  fflf  George  H.  Cobb,  Chair- 
man of  the  commission,  expires,  the 
three  places  on  that  body  will  be  in 
Democratic  hands,  the  Republicans 
have  become  somewhat  indifferent  to 
the  plea  of  some  groups  to  continue 
(Continued  on  Page  11) 
Merry   Xmas 

Des  Moines  May  Repeal  Censorship 

Dcs  Moines  —  If  the  city  council 
waits  for  Mayor  Cecil  Garver  to  take 
the  initiative  in  naming  successors  to 
the  three  members  of  the  commission 
who  recently  resigned,  local  theaters 
will  go  without  censorship. 

The  mayor  said  at  the  time  the  first 
appointments  were  made  that  if  the 
plan  did  not  work  out  satisfactorily, 
the  council  would  reneal  the  ordi- 
nance. This  is  considered  not  impos- 
sible. 


Von  Herberg  Still  111;  Jensen  Here 

C.  S.  Jensen  arrives  today  from 
Portland,  Ore.,  because  of  the  con- 
tinued illness  of  his  partner,  J,  H. 
Von  Herberg  at  the  Roosevelt.  Von 
Herberg's  temperature  fell  yesterday 
from  105  to  104  but  he  is  still  danger- 
ously sick.  He  is  being  attended  by 
three  specialists,  Drs.  William  Sea- 
man Bainbridge,  Bishop  and  Evan 
Evans. 


"U"    Making    British    Two-Reelers 

London — Universal's  production  ac- 
tivities in  England  will  be  confined 
to  two-reelers  for  the  present.  Thom- 
as Bentley  is  directing  the  pictures 
which  are  detective  stories  by  Sir 
Basil  Thomson. 

Merry    Xmas 

Wilcox  to  Sail  Jan.  6 

London — Herbert  Wilcox  is  sail- 
ing for  New  York  on  the  Majestic  on 
Jan.  6. 


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Wednesday,  December  23,  1925 


Vtl. XXXIV No.  70  Widtesdiy,  Dec.  23. 1925Pfice  5  OaU 

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tered as  second-class  matter  May  21.  VHS, 
at  the  post  office  at  New  York.  N.  Y..  under 
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free)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
York.  $10.00  one  year;  6  months.  $5.00;  3 
months,  $3.00.  Foreign  $15.00.  Subscriberi 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY.  1650 
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4736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  address:  Filmday, 
New  York.  Hollywood,  California — Harvey 
E.  Gausman,  6411  Hollywood  Blvd.;  'Phon«, 
Granite  3980.  London — Ernest  W.  Fredmaii, 
The  Film  Renter,  58,  Great  Marlborough  St  . 
London.  W.  I.,  Paris — La  Cinematographi ; 
Francaise.    5,    Rue    Saulnier. 


Quotations 

High    Low    Close      Sales 

Balaban    &    Katz    Not  quoted 

Eastman    Kodak    ..109^    109^    109^         200 
Famous    Players    ..106^    105^    106H      1>700 

Fam.    Play.    Pfd Not  quoted 

Film    Inspection    5  5  5         700 

First    National    Not  quoted 

Fox    Film    "A"    ...    82%      81 J4     81 J4         400 
Fox   Theaters   "A".   29K     29         29?^  43.000 

Loew's.    Inc 37J^     36j4     36J^        800 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.    ..    22^     22}i     22^         200 
M.  P.   Cap.   Corp...    20  19H      20  800 

Pathe   Exch.   "A"    Not  quoted 

Skouras    Bros 54  54  54  

Trans-Lux     105^      10  10^      4,400 

Universal    Pictures.    39  39  39  100 

Universal   Pict.   Pfd Not  quoted 

Warner    Bros 175i      17^4      17J^         400 

Warner   Pictures    ..    14^      l*^A      14^         100 
Merry   Xmas 

Valentino  on  Coast  by  Jan.  15 

Los  Angeles — Rudolph  Valentino 
will  return  here  about  Jan.  IS  to  be- 
gin on  "The  Son  of  the  Sheik"  for 
United  Artists. 


^BetAadeti^anti 


Utmost  in  Screen  Brilliancy  i 


When  you   think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialiata  in  Motion  Picture 

and  Theatrical  insurance  f-or 

the  patt  fifteen  years. 

Arthur  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N.  Y.  C. 

Bryant  3040 


MILLIONS 

(Continued  from  I' age    1) 

like  a  brand  new  house.  Perhaps  it 
might  be  better  if  a  lot  of  old  houses 
had  new  marquees.  Then,  at  least, 
the  threatened  war  over  seating  might 
develop. 

Has  anyone  turned  the 
thought  over  of  what  can  be 
done  with  a  theater  when  it 
ceases  to  be  a  theater?  What 
can  it  be  used  for?  Because 
there  are  a  lot  of  theaters — or 
so-called  theaters  which  this 
query  will  apply  to  within  a 
year  or  so.  If  the  present 
program  does  not  come  to  a 
halt. 

Perhaps  we  see  this  theater  build- 
ing program  from  a  strained  view. 
If  so,  won't  some  kind  hearted  soul 
open  up.  And  tell  us  a  few  things  to 
set  us  right? 

Merry    Xmas 

"Dream  Waltz"  for  America 
"The  Dream  Waltz"  is  one  of  the 
new  Ufa  pictures  which  is  designed 
for  release  here,  presumably  through 
Universal.  It  opened  the  other  night 
in   Berlin.     Ludwig  Berger  directed. 

X,  Merry   Xmas 

.  Stoll  Merger  in  London 

London — The  Stoll  Film  Co.,  Ltd. 
and  Stoll  Pictures  Prod.,  Ltd.  have 
combined,  the  former  company  trans- 
ferring all  of  its  assets  to  the  latter. 
Stoll   Film  Co.  is  the  releasing  unit. 

■ Merry   Xmas 

Chadwick  En  Route  to  Coast 

I.  E.  Chadwick  is  en  route  to  Hol- 
lywood where  he  will  remain  for 
several  months.  "The  Test  of  Don- 
ald Norton,"  in  which  George  Walsh 
will  be  starred  will  start  immediately. 


Complete  Loss  in  Newburgh 

Newburgh,  N.  Y. — The  Academy 
of  Music,  a  Paramount  house,  is  a 
complete  loss  by  fire,  the  damage  be- 
ing p!aced  at  $40,000. 


Katterjohn  Stays  With  Famous 
Monte    Katterjohn    has    joined    the 
production    staff    of    Paramount,    and 
will  make   headquarters  in  the  home 
office. 

Merry    Xmas 

"Lady  Windermere's  Fan"  at  Warners 

"Lady  Windermere's  Fan"  will 
open  at  Warners  Theater  on  Satur- 
day. Irene  Rich  will  make  a  per- 
sonal  appearance. 


Neilan  Starts  in  February 
Marshall  Neilan  will  start  work  on 
his  first  picture  for  Famous  in  Febru- 
ary for  release  in  the  fall.  Later,  he 
will  direct  Betty  Bronson.  The  deal, 
intimated  in  these  columns  weeks  ago, 
was  announced  by  Jesse  L.  Lasky  up- 
on his  arrival  from  the  Coast. 

— — Merry   Xmas 

Illinois  Circuit  Up  to  18 

Centralia,  111.  —  The  Recd-Yenn- 
Hayes  circuit  has  added  the  Gem  to 
its  string  in  various  Southern  Illinois 
towns.  The  company  now  has  18  the- 
aters in  Benton,  Centralia,  Duquoin, 
Ziegler,  Christopher,  Mount  Vernon, 
West  Frankfort  and  Marion. 

Merry    Xmas 

Party  Goes  to  Bermuda  Today 
M.  H.  Hofifman,  general  manager 
of  Tiffany  Prod,  leaves  today  for 
Bermuda  on  the  S.  S.  Fort  Victoria. 
William  D.  Shapiro  of  the  Franklin 
Film  Co.,  of  Boston,  Max  Schulman 
and  Judge  D.  Lourie  will  accompany 
him. 

Merry    Xmas 

Buys  All  Hepworth  Negatives 

London  —  John  Lambert,  Joseph 
Holmes  and  Albert  Cansfield,  the  lat- 
ter two  exhibitors  in  Bradford  have 
purchased  1,381  negatives  produced 
by  Cecil  M.  Hepworth.  All  British 
Films,  Ltd.  will  be  the  name  of  the 
holding  company. 

Merry   Xmas 

Big  Presentation  at  Strand 

Joseph  Plunkett  states  that  the 
presentation  which  will  accompany 
"Bluebeard's  Seventh  Wife,"  start- 
ing Sunday  at  the  Strand  will  em- 
brace five  scenes,  fifty  singers  and 
dancers.  It  will  be  called  the  "Mark 
Strand  Frolics  of  1926." 

— — Merry    Xmas 

"Peter  Pan"  at  Rialto 

"Peter  Pan"  will  be  shown  at  the 
Rialto  starting  Christmas  Day,  run- 
ning all  of  next  week  except  Sun- 
dav.  It  will  start  at  9  A.M.,  continu- 
ing until  noon,  when  the  regular  pro- 
gram will  follow. 

Merry   Xmas 

The  Colony  a  Year  Old 

Christmas  Day  marks  the  first  an- 
niversary   of    the    Colony. 


iXhe  finishing   touch   of   refinement   on 
,         an     daborate     production    is    the 
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To  Our  Friends  In  The 
Motion  Picture  Industry 


A    VERY     MERRY     CHRISTMAS 
AND      A      VERY      HAPPY      1926 


Pathe  Quits  British  League 

London — As  a  protest  against  the 
Government's  action  in  giving  Gau- 
mont  exclusive  rights  of  the  Locarno 
treaty  ceremonies,  Pathe  has  resigned 
from  the  news  section  of  the  British 
National  Film  League. 


.Punch  In  the 

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This  is  a  'Comerblock'  cut  fumish«d 
FREE  for  all  Pathecomedies  at  your 
exchange. 


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Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
ner- in  which  first-runs  build  their 
programs  and  written  from  the  an- 
gle of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
conveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
used  1)1  developing  their  own  shows. 

Capitol 

Unit  No.  1. — Capitol  Grand  Or- 
chestra. Overture:  "•Mignon,"  Thom- 
as.      Time,   10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2. — "Five  Orphans  of  the 
Storm."  Aesop  liable,  i  ime  J  min- 
utes. 

Unit  No.  3. — "Christmas  Carols." 
"Holy  Night,"  "Adeste  Fideles,"  "Let 
Our  Gladness  Know  No  End"  and 
"Cantique  de  Noel,"  sung  by  Gladys 
Rice,  Sigurd  Nilssen  and  ensemble. 
Setting:  Street  scene  in  winter.  Stage 
dimly  lighted  with  slide  arrangement 
to  represent  falling  snow.  Soloists 
and  ensemble  in  quaint  costumes, 
lime,  7  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4. — Capitol  Magazine. 
Time,    10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5. — "In  a  Toy  Shop."  Set- 
ting: toy  shop,  linsel  tcstoons  hang- 
ing from  fore  part  of  stage  with  toys 
and  huge  candy  canes  suspended. 
Numbers:  (1)  "Jack  in  Box"  (Music: 
"Pop  Goes  the  Weasel,"  Mignon  Bal- 
let), danced  by  Doris  Niles;  (2) 
"Spanish  Doll"  (Music:  "Bolero" 
from  "Coppelia,"  Delibee)  (3)  "Toy 
Soldiers."  (Music:    "Music      Box" 

from  Coppelia,"  Delibee)  (4)  "Ada- 
gio" (Music:  "Esmeralda,"  Drigo); 
(5)  "Galop"  (Music:  "Pres.issimo 
Calop,"  Waldteufal.  (6)  Finale: 
"March  of  the  Toys."  Victor  Herbert. 
Numbers  consist  of  dances  by  dolls 
of  liic  toy  shop  all  in  appropriate  co- 
lunies.      1  ime,   12  minutes. 

Unit  No.  6. — Feature:  "His  Secre- 
tary."    Tiine,  73  minutes. 

Unit  No.  7. — Capitol  Grand  Organ: 
Improvisation  on  "Christmas  Carols." 
Time,  5  minuies. 

Merry    Xmas 

Griffith  Addresses  Canadian  Club 

Toronto — The  importance  of  the 
moving  picture  as  an  internalional 
factor  was  emphasized  by  D.  VV  Grif- 
fith in  an  address  before  the  Canadian 
Club  at  the  King  Edward  Hotel  "In 
war  and  in  peace  it  is  a  great  key  in- 
dustry," he  said.  "I  would  almost  go 
so  far  as  to  say  that  no  great  country 
of  the  future  can  control  and  maintain 
territories  throughout  the  world  if  it 
does  not  possess  a  great  moving  pic- 
ture industry.  It  is  as  of  great  im- 
portance to  national  commerce  as 
hanks  and  great  steel  industries" 
Merry    Xmas 

Warner  in  "Whispering  Smith" 

Hollywood — In  order  to  permit  H. 
B.  Warner  to  appear  in  "Whispering 
.Smith"  for  Metropolitan,  Cecil  De 
Millc  has  set  forward  the  starting 
date  of  "Silence"  until  early  in  Jan- 
uary. 

Merry    Xmas 

Postpone  Theater  Ceremonies 

Hollywood — Ceremonies  in  con- 
nection with  the  breaking  of  ground 
for  the  new  Warner,  originally  plan- 
ned to  take  place  last  week,  will  not 
be  held  until  early  in  January. 
Merry    Xmas 

O'Hara  En  Route  to  Coast 
George    O'Hara    who    appeared    in 
"Casey   of  the  Coast   Guard"    (serial) 
and     "Self-Defense"     while     in     New 
York,  is  en  route  to  Hollywood. 


Tennek    Sells    Foreign    Rights 

Kenneth  J.  Bishop,  president  of 
Tennek  Film  Corp.,  has  closed  entire 
foreign  rights  on  four  series  of  12 
two-reel  suDJects,  lo  M.  C.  Distribu- 
ting Co.,  Inc.,  which  has  opened  of- 
fices at  729  7th  Avenue.  John  Bern- 
hardt, secretary  and  vice-president  of 
lennetv,  leaves  tor  Europe  on  the 
Cleveland,  for  Hamburg,  where  Ten 
nek  has  its  principal  foreign  branch 
Tennek  will  produce  at  three  studios, 
the  Estee  in  New  York,  and  Selig 
and  Ben  Wilson  plants  in  Hollywood 

Merry    Xmas 

Sennett's   Shoulder   Better 
Los    Angeles — Mack    Scnnett,    who 
has    been    confined    to    his    home    for 
several  months  with  an  injured  shoul- 
der,  has  returned  to  the  studio. 

William  Sislrum  general  manager 
of  the  Metropolitsn  Studios,  is  con- 
valescing from  a   severe   illness. 

Merry    Xmas 

Carewe  Ready  for  His  Next 

Hollywood — Edwin  Carewe  is  go- 
ing to  begin  work  on  "Heirs,  Appar- 
ent,"' shortly.  He  has  made  ar- 
rangements with  John  McCormick 
whereby  he  will  have  Mary  Astor 
and  Lloyd  Huglies  for  the  leading 
roles. 

Merry    Xmas 

Metropolitan   Borrows   Mary   Brian 

Hollywood — Mary  Brian  has  been 
borrowed  by  Metropolitan  Pictures 
from  Lasky,  to  play  the  feminine  lead 
in  "Paris  at  Midnight,"  a  Frances 
Marion  Prod.,  to  be  directed  by  E. 
Mason   Hopper. 

Merry    Xmas 

Chau  ard  in  "Paris  At  Midnight" 

l4ollywood — Emile      Chau, ard,      di 
rector,  has  been  en.gaged  lo  appear  in 
"Paris    at    Midnignt,"     l<'r:.nces    Mar- 
ion's   new    Metropolitan    picture.      E. 
Mason   Hojaper  will   direct. 

Merry    Xmas 

Krim  Leases  House  in  Mt.  Clemens 

Detroit — Leon  Krim  has  sold  the 
Lyric  in  Mt.  Clemens  and  takes  a 
10  year  lease  of  the  New  Macomb 
following  the  expiration  of  the  pres- 
ent  lease    to   Robert    Peltier. 

Merry    Xmas 

Leviathan  Premiere  for  "Sky  Rocket" 

"The  Skyrocket,"  \hrough  the  cour- 
tesy of  the  U.  S.  Lines,  will  be  shown 
in  the  grand  ball  room  of  the  Levi- 
athan on  Jan.   7. 

Merry    Xmas 

Ho-d-ng  and  Smiley  in  Swanson  Film 

'1  homas  Holding  and  Joseph  Smi- 
ley ha\'e  been  added  to  the  cast  of 
"Tamed."  in  which  Gloria  Swanson 
is   starring. 

Merry    Xma: 

Sidney  in  "The  Prince  of  Pilsen" 

Hollywood — The  part  of  Hans 
W?gner  in  "The  Prince  of  Pilsen" 
will  be  played  by  George  Sidney. 
Paul    Powell   will   direct. 

--  — Merry    Xmas 

Ceder  to  Direct  "Fighting  Hearts" 
Hollywood — Ralph  Ceder  has  been 
chosen  to  direct  Alberta  Vaughn  in 
the  new  Sam  Hellman  "Fighting 
Hearts"  series  for  F.  B.  O. 
Merry    Xmas 

Seventh   Wally   Wales 

Hollywood — Lester  P.  Scott,  Jr. 
has  started  work  on  the  Seventh  of 
the   series   featuring  Wally    Wales. 


New  Theaters 

Birniinghani.  Ala. — A  new  huuse  is  now 
under  construction  at  Spring  and  Second  Ave., 
i\.      it   will  scat  60U. 


Norristown, 
Jan.    1. 


Pa. — The    Westniar    will    open 


Okeccliohee,  Fla.  —  Sc.eenland  Theaters. 
Inc.  wi.l  erect  a  new  theater  here.  Harry 
S.    Pijer    will   manage. 

Albany,  Ga. — A  theater,  coating  $215,000 
will   be   erected   by    Gortatoswky    Bros. 

Boston — Construction  has  started  on  the 
Kivoli  by    Shapiro   &    Sons,   New    York. 

Westfield,  Mass. — A  house  is  to  be  erected 
shortly    in   tlie    Parks    Block. 


Lowell 
work  on 


Mass. — Sam      Katze     is     to 
theater  the  first  of  the  year. 


Greenfield,    Mass. — A    new    theater 
built   here  by    Edward   W.    Benson. 

Quincy,    Mass. — Another    theater 
erected   here   by    William    Bradford. 


to    be 


to    be 


Oakland,  Cal 
to  be  built  in 
Oliver   Kchriein. 


— A    house    seating     1,200 
the     Clareniont     district 


by 


Comerford  Heads  New  Company 

Harrisburg,  Pa. — A  charter  was 
granted  the  Queen  Esther  Amus.  Co., 
of  Scranton,  to  own,  operate  and  man- 
age theaters.  It  is  capitalized  at  $20,- 
000  of  which  $2,000  has  been  paid  in 
on  a  par  value  basis  of  $100  per  share. 
The  incorporators  are  M.  B.  Comer- 
ford,  Scranton;  Bernard  Shucktes, 
West  Pittston,  and  Joseph  P. 
Machutus,  West  Pittston. 
Merry    Xmas 

Mix  Finishes  "My  Little  Pal" 

Hollywood  —  Tom  Mix  has  com- 
pleted "My  Little  Pal"  and  has  started 
on  "Tony  Runs  Wild,"  Thomas  Buck- 
ingham directing.  Jacqueline  Logan 
.has  the  feminine  lead.  Others  in 
cast  are  Lawford  Davidson,  Duke 
Lee,  Vivien  Oakland,  Edward  Mar- 
tindale,  Marion  Harlan,  Raymond 
Wells,  Jack  Padgan,  Richard  Carter 
and  Arthur  Morrison. 

Merry    Xmas 

On  Location 

Hollywood — Several  of  F.  B.  O/s 
Western  stars  are  on  location.  Fred 
Thomson  has  left  to  film  e>;teriors 
for  "The  Tough  Guy."  D^fe  Kirk- 
land  is  directing  Tom  Tyler  viho  is 
filming  his  fourth  for  F.  B.  O.,  an  ori- 
ginal by  William  E.  Wing,  as  yet  un- 
titled.    Bob  De  Lacey  is  the  director. 

Bob    Custer    is    at    work    on    "The 
Half-Breed    Hostler,"    by   J.    J. 
head.    ^--~-.___^^ 

— —^erry    Xmas 

Fisher   Visiting   on   Coast 

Los  Angeles — Joseph  Fisher,  \ 
operates  in  the  har  h,ast,  is  here  on 
a  vacation.  His  territory  takes  in  an 
area  with  a  population  of  300,000,000 
natives  in  the  Straits  Settlements 
India  and  Siam.  Fisher  says  his  ter- 
ritory likes  dramatic  subjects  better 
than  any  other  type. 

Merry    Xmas 

More   on   Florida   Studios 

Fort  Myers,  h^la.— William  G.  Col- 
vin  declared  that  he  has  been  selected 
by  a  group  of  independent  producers 
to  make  a  survey  of  picture  condi- 
tions in  Florida.  He  will  visit  Ernest 
Shipman,  here. 

Afe'-ry    Xmas 

Lineup   Includes   70   Westerns 

Kansas  City — Economv  Film  Ex- 
change will  distribute  70  westerns 
during  the  conling  year,  according  to 
B.  C.  Cook,  manager,  who  has  re- 
turned from  a  trip  to  New  York. 
Merry    Xmas 

Mrs.  Wallace  Reid  Signs  Carrol  Nye 

Hollywood — Carroll  Nye  h?s  been 
signed  by  Mrs.  Wallace  Reid  for  the 
main    lead    in    "The    Earth    Woman." 

Harvey,    transferred    to    Philadelphk   Z'^tt  P-™"^"",''*^-    ''    *°    '*''''    ''''"'*'^' 


Clarion,  III.— The  local  Order  of  Odd  Fel- 
lows is  planning  a  building  to  be  used  partly 
as    a    theater. 


Maquokate,  la. — A  new  theater  is  to  open 
here  in  the  si)ring  under  management  of  Wdl 
Picket. 

Santa  Cruz,  Cal. — Plans  have  been  com- 
pleted for  a  new  theater  to  be  named  the 
L'asino ;  located  between  the  Santa  Cruz  and 
Unique. 


Elmira.    N 
opened    with 


V.    —    The    New    Keeney    has 
"The    Ten    Commandments/' 


Albioi 
William 


,     N.     Y. — The     Uia'to     has     opened. 
H.    Robson    is    owner    and    manager. 


Wauchula.  Fa  — The  Del^u-xe  will  be  built 
at  a  cost  of  $150,000,  Henry  Smitter  has  an- 
!,cunced.  It  will  seat  900,  and  show  pictures 
and    vaudeville. 


Knoxville,  la — Two  lots  have  been  pu:- 
chascd  in  the  downtown  district  by  Byron 
Watson  for  a  new  theater.  Construction  is 
to    start    in    the    spring. 

Maryvillc,  Mo. — The  Empire,  owned  by 
Kuch  Bros.,  burned  to  the  ground  a  few 
days  ago.  Plans  are  being  made  for  a  new 
house. 

Merry    Xmas 

Boyd  Managing  Arcadia,  Wilmington 

Wilmington,  Del. — John  Boyd  is 
managing  the  Arcadia,  a  Stanley 
house.  He  was  formerly  with  the 
Germantown  theater  and  the  Stan'.^'. 
Atlpntic    City.      He    succeeds    Lee  '  J 


Leit- 


ho 


Merry    Xmas 

Neitz  Finishes  "Vanishing  Millions'' 
Los  Angeles — Alvin  J.  Neitz  has 
completed  direction  of  "Vanishing 
Millions"  for  Sierra  Pictures.  Wil- 
liam Fairbanks  and  Vivian  Rich  are 
featured. 

^ Merry    Xmas 

"Tw.n  Triggers"  Completed 

Hollywood — Action  Pictures,  Inc. 
has  completed  "Twin  Triggers," 
seventh  in  the  series  featuring  Buddy 
Roosevelt. 

Merry    Xmas 

Off  to  Coast 

Becky  Gardiner  is  en  route  to  the 
Coast  where  she  will  confer  with 
Allan  Dwan  on  his  next   picture. 


^ — Merry    Amas 

Special  Show  for  Milk  Fund 

Po'.tsville,  Pa. —  Edgar  Brown  staged 
a  special  show  at  the  Garden  and 
raised  several  hundred  dollars  for  the 
Free  Milk  Fund  which  feeds  the  poor 
in   this   city. 

.Merry    Xmas 

Krause  Recovering 

St.  Louis — Herbert  J.  Krause,  man- 
ager here  for  Famous,  is  recovering 
from  an  operation  at  St.  Luke's  Hos- 
pital. 

Merry    Xmas 

Turpin  Back  at  Work  Soon 

Santa    Barbara,    Cal. — Ben    Turpin, 
who  is  in  the  Cottage  Hospital  here, 
says  that  he  will  be  back  at  work  on  | 
Jan.  10 


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Wednesday,  December  23,  1925 


THE 


DAILV 


11 


Wells  Deal  Again? 

(.Continued  from  Paye  1) 

sixty  or  ninety  days.  We  have  our 
price,  and  if  they  care  to  pay  it,  we 
will  sell.' 

"The  Famous  Players  efforts  to 
buy  the  Wells  theaters  have  been 
under  way  for  a  year  or  more.  It  is 
proposed  to  buy  the  entire  theater 
holdings  of  the  Wells  Amusement 
Co.  in  this  section,  but  the  proposals 
>  do  not  comprise  the  Ocean  View  re- 
sort property.  The  figure  placed  on 
the  property  by  the  Wells  manage- 
ment has  not  been  announced,  but  has 
been  estimated  several  times  at  some- 
where in  the  neighborhood  of  $8,000,- 
000." 


I 


I 


Harold  B.  Franklin  of  Publix  The- 
aters said  there  was  nothing  to  it  yes- 
terday. 

Merry   Xtnas 

The  Ufa  Situation 

The  Sun  yesterday  published  a  long 
cable  from  Berlin  reciting  the  efforts 
made  by  Universal,  Famous  and  M.- 
G.-M.  to  close  a  deal  with  the  Ufa. 
The  story  was  practically  the  same  as 
that  first  published  in  these  columns 
several  weeks  ago  except  to  intimate 
that  the  Ufa  would  make  a  decision 
of  some  definite  nature  today. 

Merry   Xmas 

"Movie  BaU"  in  New  Orleans 

New  Orleans — A  "Movie  Ball" 
will  be  held  on  Jan.  8.  It  is  spon- 
sored by  the  International  Alliance 
f  Theatrical  Stage  Employees  and 
M.  P.  Machine  Operators,  the  pro- 
ceeds going  to  charity. 


Illinois  Pioneer   Dead 

Carmi,  111. — Roscoe  Cochran,  les- 
see of  the  Grand  and  Strand  at  Rob- 
inson, 111.,  is  dead.  He  was  one  of 
the  pioneer  exhibitors.  Joe  Hewitt, 
associated  with  Cochran  will  con- 
tmue  in  charge. 


Graphic  Tie-Up  with  Gotham 

The  Evening  Graphic  will  run  a 
show  for  poor  children  on  the  morn- 
ing of  Dec.  31  at  the  Gotham.  Gifts 
will  be   distributed. 

Merry   Xmas 

Mulhall  and  Bellamy  as  Leads 

Hollywood   —   Jack     Mulhall    and 
Madge  Bellamy  are  playing  the  leads 
in    "The    Dixie    Merchant"    for    Fox. 
Frank  Borzage  is  directing. 
Merry   Xmas 

Trop  on  "Vanishing  Millions 

Dale    Hanshaw   of    Sierra    Pictures 
has  engaged  J.  D.  Trop  to  put  finish- 
ing  editorial    touches    on    "Vanishing 
•Millions,"  a  15  episode  serial. 
Merry    Xmas 

Garmes  Joins  St.  Claire  Here 

Lee  Garmes  is  here  from  the  Coast 
to  photograph  "I'll  See  You  Tonight," 
being  directed  by  Mai  St.  Clair. 

Merry    Xmas 

Joins    Princioal   Pictures    (British) 

London — Percy  Phillipson  has  been 
appointed  managing  director  of  Prin- 
cipal Pictures,  a  renting  concern. 

Merry    Xmas 

Rosson,  Ray  Griffith  Director 
Hollywood  —  Arthur  Rosson  will 
direct  Ray  Griffith's  next  production, 
'Fresh  Paint." 


To  Give  Christmas  Show 
The   Hamilton  will  give  a   Christ- 
mas   matinee    on    Saturday    for   chil- 
dren. 

Merry   Xmas 

Proctor  to  Entertain  1,200  Children 
Twelve  hundred  children  will  be 
entertained  by  F.  F.  Proctor  in  his 
New  York  theaters  Thursday. 
Through  the  cooperation  of  the  Chil- 
dren's Aid  Society  the  management 
has  been  able  to  reach  the  "kiddies" 
who  attend  the  schools  in  the  poorer 
neighborhoods. 

Merry    Xmas 

Entertaining  Orphans  in  St.  Louis 

St.  Louis — The  Kings  and  Rivoli 
are  holding  a  specal  Chrstmas  Week 
program  for  orphans,  who  are  being 
admitted  to  afternoon  shows  free 
Monday  to  Friday  this  week. 

At  both  houses  "The  Ancient 
Mariner,"  "Little  Red  Riding  Hood," 
an  Aesop  Fable  and  the  latest  news 
reels  were   shown. 

Merry   Xmas 

Milwaukee  Aids   Poor's  Christmas 

Milwaukee  —  Toys  and  clothing 
were  used  for  admission  fees  to  three 
Milwaukee  theaters  Saturday  in  co- 
operation with  "The  Milwaukee 
Journal."  The  articles  collected  will 
be  distributed  among  the  poor  on 
Christmas  Day.  The  theaters  which 
took  part  were  the  Milwaukee,  Mod- 
jeska  and  Palace-Orpheum. 
Merry    Xmas • 

Crandall  to  Distribute  Tons  of  Candy 

Washington  —  Preparations  are 
complete  for  .the  celebration  of  the 
Children's  Community  Christmas 
Festivals  in  all  Crandall  theaters. 
House  managers  are  preparing  for  the 
entertainment  of  the  greatest  crowds 
in  the  history  of  these  annual  events. 
It  is  estimated  five  tons  of  candy 
will  be  given  away  this  Yuletide,  as 
compared  with  four  tons  of  last  year 
and  the  year  before.  Toys  are  pre- 
sented to  children  who  attend. 

Merry    Xmas 

Special  Show  for  Children 

St.  Louis — The  Missouri  will  show 
Tom  Meighan  in  "Irish  Luck"  and 
Harry  Langdon's  latest,  "Lucky 
Stars,"  as  the  picture  treats  for  the 
kids  at  special   shows  tomorrow. 

One  of  the  novel  features  of  the 
Christmas  seal  campaign  was  an  an- 
imated woodland  scene  which  fantas- 
tistically  portrayed  the  1925  Christ- 
mas Health  Seal  displayed  in  the  lob- 
by of  the  Missouri.  The  completed 
display  was  presented  to  the  St.  Louis 
Tuberculosis  Society  as  a  contribu- 
tion to  the  seal  campaign. 

Merry    Xmas 

Censors  May  Go 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

censorship  in  this  State.  It  is  pre- 
dicted that  should  the  Hughes  Com- 
mission recommend  to  the  Legisla- 
ture abolition  of  censorship  the  rec- 
ommendation probably  would  prevail. 
It  is  not  believed  that  Governor 
Smith  would  demur,  even  though 
Democratic  acquiescence  would  in- 
volve loss  of  some  political  patronage. 


ENTIRE   PRIVATE  OFFICE 
TO    SUBLET 

at   729   Seventh  Ave.      About  440   Sq. 
ft.  —  From  Feb.   1st. 


Apply  Box  A-IS 
1650  Broadway 


Film  Daily 
N.  Y.  C. 


After  Chain  of  50 

(Continued  from  Pape  1) 
time  past  the  Ozark  has  been  book- 
ing  film    through    St.    Louis   Amuse- 
ment. 

Other  deals  locally  include  the  sale 
by  Jim  Drake  of  the  Easton-Taylor 
and  White  Way  to  John  Pappas,  as- 
sociated with  Tommy  James  in  the 
Comet  and  Retina  on  Market  St. 
The  Easton-Taylor  seats  596  and 
the  White  Way,  392.  Another  deal 
about  ready  is  the  sale  of  the  Ma- 
jestic, 1022  Franklin  Ave.,  a  1100 
seat  house  by  Sam  Komm  to  Charley 
Goldman  and  J.  Laventhal,  who  also 
operate  the  Astor  and  Rainbow  on 
Broadway  and  are  planning  a  new 
house   alongside  the  Astor. 

Merry   Xmas 

K.  C.  Opening  Christmas  Day 
Kansas  City — The  new  Oak  Park, 
39th  St.  and  Prospect,  the  new  house 
which  Jay  Means  will  open  on  Christ- 
mas Day,  seats  1,100. 

Merry    Xmas 

Bushman   Expected 
Francis    X.    Bushman    is    now    in 
Baltimore   and   will   arrive   here   dur- 
ing the  week.     He  will  be  at  the  Al- 
gonquin. 

Merry   Xmas 

"Flight  to  HUls"  Next 

William  de  Mille's  next  for  Para- 
mount will  be  an  adaptation  of 
Charles  Neville  Buck's  "The  Flight 
to  the  Hills." 

Merry    Xmas 

New  Move  on  Quota 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

jection  of  the  joint  committee's  plan 
by   exhibitors   at   large. 

The  attitude  of  the  independents 
continues  interesting.  Following  a 
meeting  in  London,  it  was  determined 
to  approach  the  Board  of  Trade  with 
a  statement  of  the  case  of  the  inde- 
pendent renter  to  which  80  or  90  per 
cent  of  the  non-producing  British 
renters  have  subscribed.  Another  de- 
cision was  that  full  representation  of 
the  smaller  independents  should  be 
demanded  on  any  future  committee  to 
deal   with   the   problem. 


Announcement! 

THE  NEW 

BELL  &  HOWELL 
AUTOMATIC 

EYEMO 

CAMERA 

Now  on  demonstration 
at 

WILLOUGHBY'S 

MOTION  PICTURE  DEP'T. 

110  WEST  32  nd  STREET 

Pcnn.  6564 


26  from  Fox 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 
by     Irving     Cummings.       Featuring     George 
O'Brien. 

Feb.  14— "The  Road  to  Glory,"  directed 
by  Howard  Hawks.  Featuring  May  Mc- 
Avoy. 

Feb.  28 — "The  Dixie  Merchant,"  directed 
by  Frank  Borzage.  Tom  Mix  in  "My  Own 
Pal." 

Others  will  be  "Rustlin'  for  Cu- 
pid," a  Peter  Kyne  story,  directed 
by  John  Ford  and  "Corncob  Kelly," 
a  third  Kyne  story;  "Manhood," 
"Yellow  Fingers,"  "Siberia,"  "Sepa- 
rate Rooms,"  Tom  Mix  in  "Tony 
Runs  Wild"  and  "Hardboiled."  Buck 
Jones  in  "A  Man  Four  Square,"  "The 
Gentle  Cyclone"  and  "The  Fighting 
Buckaroo." 

The  short  subject  releases  included 
Imperial  Comedies,  Van  Bibber  se- 
ries, Helen  and  Warren  series  and 
East  Side,  West  Side  comedies. 

~ Merry    Xmas 

West  Coast  Xmas  Parties 

Los  Angeles  —  Junior  Christmas 
Parties  are  being  held  over  the  en- 
tire West  Coast  Junior  circuit  this 
week.  They  started  Dec.  19  and  will 
end  on  Christmas  Day.  The  poor 
and  crippled  are  guests  of  the  houses. 
Merry   Xmas 

Santell  Starts  Kane  Prod. 
Work  started  yesterday  on  "The 
Dancer  from  Paris,"  a  Robert  T. 
Kane  Prod.,  with  Al  Santell  directing. 
Arthur  Jacobsen  is  his  assistant  and 
Ernest  Haller  is  doing  the  camera 
work.  Conway  Tearle,  Lowell  Sher- 
man, Henry  Vibart  and  Charles  Craig 
are  among  the  principals. 

Merry    Xmas 

I.  V.  T.  A.  Books  Red  Seal  Product 

The  International  Variety  Theatri- 
cal Agency  of  South  Africa  has  sign- 
ed a  contract  to  distribute  Red  Seal's 
product  for  1925-26  in   South  Africa. 

Merry    Xmas 

Bowers  in  "Whispering  Smith" 

Hollywood — John  Bowers  will  next 
appear  in  "Whispering  Smith"  for 
Metropolitan    Pictures. 


for  that 

SPECIAL  PRESENTATION 

FLAGS  &  BANNERS 

HENRY  JACKSON 
141  Fulton  St.  New  York 


Matinee  KIDDIES  GIFTS 


Novelties  of  S-10-15C  Value  assorted 

100  pieces  in  box — ONLY 

$3.00 

Our   catalog  showing  toys,   novelties 

— flags,    fireworks,    etc — will    interest 

you. 

BRAZEL  NOVELTY  MFG.  CO. 
2700  Ella  St.  Cincinnati,  Ohio 


Glorifying  the  Yes-Men  of  the  Movies ! 


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^£'£' — thousands  of  Yes-Men  in  action.     Hear  the 
thunder  of  their  yesses,  louder  than  Niagara! 

SEE — the  giant  No-Man  yessed  to  death,  smothered 
under  the  avalanche  of  "yesses." 

Marvel  at  the  Wild  Inhabitants  of  Yes-Mans  Land, 
now  revealed  for  the  first  time  on  any  screen! 


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of  FILMDOM 


fRECOCMIZED 

Authority 


Vol.  XXXIV.     No.  71 


Thursday,  December  24,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


PICTURES 

By  DANNY 
Talking  of  the  big  ones— the 
kind  which  develop  new  patrons, 
new  faces — as  against  the  week 
in  and  week  out  "program" 
type.  And  the  man  who  was 
doing  most  of  the  talking  was 
a  very  well  known  producer. 
Who  has  had  some  few  big  ones, 
as  well  as  many  little  program 
releases,  to  handle. 

"We  know,"  he  said,  "that  the  big, 
fine  pictures,  are  a  great  stimulant. 
We  know  that  they  not  only  bring  in 
new  people  steadily,  but  they  set  a 
standard  which,  during  the  follow- 
ing season  becomes  the  basis  for  the 
program  material.  That  is  why  we 
must  always  have  big,  fine  pictures. 
Tliey  help   along  the  line. 

"There  is  hardly  a  doubt  in  the 
opinion  of  experts,  that  Henry  King's 
direction  of  'Stella  Dallas'  is  the  out- 
standing work  of  its  kind  during  the 
year.  This,  despite  that  there  have 
been  a  number  of  pictures  in  which 
there  has  been  superb  direction,  not- 
ably Von  Stroheim's  'Merry  Widow.' 
But  we  also  know  that  'The  Big 
Parade,'  reaching  out  to  an  entirely 
diflferent  type  of  audience,  will  make 
for  a  certain  standard  which,  while 
difficult  to  meet,  will  find  many  at- 
tempts during  the  next  few  months. 
Not  because  of  the  war  background, 
but  rather  the  intense  love  story 
which  is  so  naturally  treated.  Then 
there  is  'The  Gold  Rush'  which  fits 
another  crowd  and  again  'The  Fresh- 
man' which  is  Lloyd  at  his  best.  If 
Lloyd  does  anything  better  in  years 
to  come  he  will  have  great  difficulty 
in  satisfying  his  fans  to  a  greater  de- 
gree." 

Only  when  you  think  a  bit  do  you 
realize  how  straight  this  producer  is 
thinking.  Yet  there  have  been  many 
splendid  pictures,  just  in  between  the 
great  ones,  and  far  above  the  regular 
releases,  and  all  of  them  have  done 
much  for  the  industry — Fitzmaurice 
in  "The  Dark  Angel"  did  it;  Malcolm 
St.  Clair  is  doing  it  for  Famous,  and 
Lubitsch,  that  wizard,  is  constantly 
doing  it.  What  a  school  Lubitsch 
has  established!  His  influence  is  no- 
ticed time  and  again  in  many  pic- 
tures. 

All  in  all  1925  has  been  a  fine  year 
for  pictures.  And  best  of  all  1926 
looms  up  as  of  great  promise.  What 
a  world  of  big,  fine  pictures  are  in 
sight!  The  very  promise  of  these 
makes  the  Christmas  season  even 
more  Christmussy  than  usual. 


Loew  Enthusiastic 

Over  "Ben  Hur" — Returns  from  Coast 

— Thinks  it  Better  to  Let  Picture 

Speak  for  Itself 

Marcus  Loew,  just  back  from  fhe 
Coast,  while  tremendously  enthusias- 
tic about  "Ben  Hur,"  which  opens 
next  Wednesday  at  the  Cohan  thea- 
ter, thinks  it  better  not  to  talk  about 
the  big  production,  "but  to  let  it 
speak  for  itself." 

It  was  hard  work,  however,  for 
the  head  of  M.-G.-M.  to  keep  quiet 
about  the  big  chariot  race  and  the  big 
sea  battle.  "These  sequences  are  just 
too  wonderful,"  he  said,  before  bot- 
tling himself  up. 

A  discussion  developed  as  to  the 
relative  merits  of  "Ben  Hur"  and 
"The  Big  Parade"  but  Loew  would 
not  enter  into  it — not,  at  least,  for 
publication.  He  will  spend  the  holi- 
days in  the  country,  except  to  come 
in  for  the  opening.  Aaron  Jones  of 
Chicago  is  visiting  Loew  and  Fred 
Niblo  and  his  wife  will  spend  the 
week  also  with  the  Loews.  Niblo  is 
due  in  on  Sunday  from  the  Coast 
for   the   premier. 

Merry  Xmas 

Foreign  Policy  Up 

Silverstone  of  London,  Smith  of  Paris, 
Doyle  of  Sydney  Called  to  Dis- 
cuss United  Artists  Business 

Hiram  Abranis,  president  of  United 
ed  Artists,  has  called  to  America  three 
important  foreign  managers  for  con- 
ference upon  sales  policy  and  product 
to  be  distributed  in  foreign  countries 
druing  1926. 

The  three  who  will  confer  with  Mr. 
Abrams  are  Maurice  Silverstone,  gen- 
eral manager  of  the  Allied  Artists' 
Corporation.  Ltd.,  of  London,  in 
charge  of  distribution  in  the  British 
Isles;  Guy  Crosswell  Smith,  director 
general  of  the  Les  Artistes  Associes, 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 
Merry  Xmas 

Using  Town  Halls  for  Films 

Westenfield,  Me.— The  K.  of  P. 
hall  has  been  hired  by  R.  W.  Ludden 
to   show   pictures. 


In  Bankruptcy 

J.  G.  Bachmann,  As  Co-Signer  with 

B.    P,    Sctiulberg    on    Preterred 

Notes,    FUes    Petition 

Listing  liabilities  of  $349,250,  with 
assets  having  a  face  value  of  $112,- 
JUO,  Jacob  (j.  Bachmann,  yesterday 
hied  a  voluntary  petition  in  bankrupt- 
cy in  the  Federal  Court  in  Brooklyn. 

It  is  understood  the  action  hinges 
around  the  fact  that  Bachmann,  with 
B.  P.  Scuhlberg,  signed  Preferred 
Pictures  notes.  A  new  company 
which  Bachmann  will  head  will  de- 
liver the  13  pictures  on  a  program  of 
20  originally  planned  by  Schulberg. 

The  liabilities  are  as  follows:  Se- 
cured claims,  $5,053.45;  unsecured, 
1333,125.68;  accommodation  paper, 
$349,250.  The  assets  include  house- 
hold goods,  $150;  debts  on  open  ac- 

(Continued  on  Page  2) 


Milan,  N.  H.— The  I.  O.  O.  F.  Hall 
is  to  be  opened  by  M.  A.  Wheeler 
and  will  be  used  for  pictures. 


Newburyport,  Mass. — William  Gal- 
lant has  opened  a  house  two  nights 
weekly  at  the  Town  Hall.  He  op- 
erates the  Strand,  Rowley. 

Merry  Xmas 

Joe  Brandt  Back 

Joe  Brandt,  of  Columbia,  arrived 
Tuesday  from  a  six  weeks'  trip  to 
London  where  he  concerned  himself 
with   Columbia   distribution  for   1926. 


Extend  "Stella  Dallas"  Run 

The  run  of  "Stella  Dallas"  at  the 
Apollo  has  been  extended  for  an  in- 
definite period.  According  to  the 
original  plan,  it  was  to  have  had  a 
ten  week  run  on  Broadway,  and  then 
be  turned  over  to  the  United  Artists. 
The  picture  will  not  be  shown  in 
picture  houses  until  the  end  of  1926 
or   beginning  of   1927. 

Merry  Xmas 

Exploitation  Dep't  Won't  Close 

Reports  yesterday  that,  following 
the  resignation  of  Claud  Saunders, 
the  Famous  Players  exploitation  de- 
partment which  now  embraces  20 
men  in  the  field  would  be  disbanded 
were  denied  at  Paramount.  There  is 
some  talk  that  Leon  J.  Bamberger, 
Saunder's  assistant,  will  be  placed  in 
charge. 

Merry  Xmas 

Stanley   Increases   Capital 

Dover,  Del. — An  increase  in  capital 
of  from  $15,000,000  to  $100,000,000 
has  been  filed  with  the  Secretary  of 
State  by  the  Stanley  Company  of 
America.  The  increase  provides  for 
an  increase  of  150,000  shares  of  com- 
com  stock,  no  par  value,  to  1,000,000 
shares  and  1,000,000  shares  of  no  par 
value. 

Merry  Xmas —  - 

Seek  Big  Board  Listing 
The  M.  P.  Capital  Corp.,  now  be- 
ing dealt  with  on  the  curb,  has  ap- 
plied to  the  New  York  Stock  Ex- 
change for  listing  of  116,310  shares 
of  no  par  common  stock. 

Merry  Xmas 

Mannon  Returns 

Alfred  T.  Mannon  of  Tec-Art  Stu- 
dios, Inc.,  is  back  from  a  trip  to  Hol- 
lywood. 


25%  Tax  to  Hit  U.  S. 

New     South     Wales     Contemplates 

Tax     Against     Gross     on     Each 

American  Film  Playing  There 

The  Government  of  New  South 
Wales  intends  legislating  immediately 
for  a  25  per  cent  tax  on  the  gross  in- 
come of  any  and  all  American  pic- 
tures playing  here.  This  informa- 
tion, embodied  in  an  Associated 
Press  dispatch,  came  as  news  to  Mil- 
lard Johnson  of  Australasian  Films, 
Ltd.,  the  largest  organization  in 
Australia. 

Johnson  declared  his  knowledge  was 
limited  to  press  dispatches.  "There 
has  been  pronounced  agitation 
against  the  business  methods  of 
American  companies  in  several  quar- 
ters for  some  time  past.  I  rather 
think  this  new  move  is  in  direct  result 
of  that  opposition." 

Hugh  D.  Macintosh,  as  noted  on 
several  occasions,  is  one  of  the 
strongest  opponents  to  American  pic- 
tures in  Australia.  Although  no 
word  has  been  received  concerning 
(Continued  on  Page  4) 
Merry  Xmas 

Use  30,000  Extras  Yearly 

Los  Angeles — Approximately  30,- 
000  extras  are  used  yearly  by  Holly- 
wood studios.  It  is  this  army  which 
the  Central  Casting  Corp.  will  handle 
in  the  future  through  its  gratis  ser- 
vice. The  organization  starts  work 
the  first  week  in  January. 


Simpson  Dead  in  Rochester 

Rochester,  N.  Y. — George  E. 
Simpson,  until  recently  president 
and  general  manager  of  the  Regorson 
Corp.,  operating  the  Regent,  Picca- 
dilly and  Star,  died  yesterday  morn- 
ing. 


Final  Date  Feb.  19 
Following  a  meeting  of  A.  M.  P.  A. 
and  T.  O.  C.  C.  officials,  the  latter's 
annual  function  was  definitely  set  for 
Feb.  19  in  place  of  Feb.  5.  The 
"Naked  Truth  Dinner"  will  be  held 
on  the  5th.    Both  at  the  Astor. 


Mary  Thurman  Dead 

Mary   Thurman   died   late  Tuesday 
night  at  the  Flower  Hospital. 


Predicts  Pictures  via  Wireless 

"Television,"  or  the  transmission 
of  pictures  by  wireless  is  predicted  in 
1926  by  Guglielmo  Marconi  in  a  Lon- 
don interview  which  was  reprinted 
in  the  Evening  World  last  night. 


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Vol.  XXXIV  No.  71  Thursday,  Dec.  24, 1925  Price  5  Gents 

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inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday  and  bol- 
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WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  IMC. 
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tered as  second-class  matter  May  21,  1">18, 
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Quotations 

HigE   Low    Close     Sales 

Balaban    &    Katz    Not    quoted 

Eastman  Kodak  ..110^  \09H  109J4  800 
Famous     Players     ..107J4   107       107       1,700 

F.    P.    Pfd Not    quoted 

Film     Inspection     . .      S  S  5  600 

First    National     Not    quoted 

Fox     Fihn     "A"     82Ji     82     82       1,200 

Fox   Theaters   "A"      3054     2914     30^  7,900 

Loew's,     Inc 37         37         37 J4   7,000 

Metro-Gold.  Pfd.  ..  22f^  225^  22^  100 
M.  P.  Cap.  Corp.  ..  19%  19J4  19>4  500 
Pathe  Exch.  "A"   ..75         75         75  100 

Skouras    Bros S3         53         53         .... 

Trans-Lux     10j4      10^      lO'A    1,400 

Universal    Pictures     Not    quoted 

Univ.     Pict.     Pfd Not     quoted 

Warner     Bros Not    quoted 

Warner    Pictures    Not    quoted 

• Merry  Xmas 

Another  Florida  Studio  Project 
Dover — The  National  Cinema  Stu- 
dios Corp.  has  been  formed  here,  list- 
ing capital  of  $25,000.  Incorporators 
are  Harry  C.  Hand,  Michael  A.  Cas- 
taldi  and  Raymond  J.  Gorman  of  New 
York  City. 

Charles  Rush,  attorney  at  141 
Broadway  refused  to  discuss  the  com- 
pany  yesterday. 

Merry   Xmas 

New  Upper  Broadway  Theater 

A  large  site,  adjoining  the  corner 
of  Broadway  and  Academy,  has  been 
sold  by  Chester  D.  and  Hillard  Judis 
to  Ralew  Construction  Co.  and  I. 
Lewis.  Shapiro  Bros,  acted  as  attor- 
neys and  the  sale  was  through  Volz 
&  Mass.  The  Dyckman  theater  is  to 
be  erected  on  the  property. 


BAY  STATE 

Second  Oldest  Continuous 

Raw  Stock 

Producer  in  America 
NegatiTC  Potitive  Safety 


First-Run  for  St.  Joe 

St.  Joseph,  Mo. — Rice  McDonald, 
of  the  St.  Joseph  Electric  Amuse- 
ment Co.,  says  his  company  plans  a 
$500,000  first-run,  and  although  a  site 
has  not  been  decided  upon,  work 
will  start  in  the  Spring.  He  also  de- 
clared $100,000  would  be  spent  in  re- 
modeling the  Electric.  The  capacity 
will  be  increased  to  2,000.  Work  will 
start  iri  June.  E.  O.  Williams  will 
be  retained  as  manager.. 

Merry   Xmas 

Cohen  Gets  the  Turkey 

The  A.  M.  P.  A.  and  Cheese  Club 
gave  a  joint  luncheon  at  the  Hofbrau 
yesterday.  The  meeting  was  presided 
over  by  the  presidents  of  each  organ 
ization,  Harry  Hershfield  of  the 
Cheese  Club  and  Glenn  Allvine  of  the 
A.  M.  P.  A.  A  turkey,  a  gift  of  Jans- 
sen,  owner  of  the  restaurant,  was 
raffled  off  and  won  by  Julius  Cohen 
of  the   Staats-Zeitung. 

Merry    Xmas 

Increase  Capital 
A.  Pam  Blumenthal  and  B.  K. 
Blake  have  increased  their  company 
to  a  $25,000  corporation  and  have 
taken  larger  offices  on  the  same  floor 
at  200  W.  42nd  St.  A  one  reeler, 
"Clothes  Make  the  Man,"  is  to  be 
made  for  a  clothing  manufacturer. 
A  second  company  will  start  produc- 
ing a  beauty  film. 

Merry   Xmas 

McNamara  with  Famous 
Tom  McNamara  will  do  special 
work  for  Famous.  He  will  act  in  an 
advisory  capacity  with  Gregory  La 
Cava  on  "Let's  Get  Married,"  a  new 
Richard  Dix  vehicle  which  starts  in 
Long  Island  Monday.  Later,  McNa- 
mara will  work  on  a  Daniels  picture. 

Merry   Xmas 

Chase  and  Gorman  to  Produce 

Maurice  A.  Chase,  president  of  the 
Chase  Pictures  Corp.,  and  John  Gor- 
man will  produce  four  features.  The 
first  will  be  "A  Broadway  Drifter," 
and  will  be  ready  in  the  spring. 
Others  approved  are  "Common  Peo- 
ple" and  "Home  Sweet  Home."  Dis- 
tribution state  rights. 

Merry    Xmas 

Fitzers  to  Expand 

Syracuse — The  Fitzer  Amusement 
Co.  plans  to  develop  a  chain  in  upper 
New  York.  The  company  has  pur- 
chased the  Auditorium  at  Auburn  and 
has  closed  a  lease  on  the  new  house 
at  Kenmore  on  the  outskirts  of  Buf- 
falo. 

Merry  Xmas 

Fox  Buffalo  House  Started 

_  Work  has  started  on  clearing  the 
site  on  Pearl  St.,  preparatory  to  the 
erection  of  the  new  Fox  theater. 


In  Bankruptcy 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

counts,  $12,000;  face  value  of  insur- 
ance policies,  $100,000;  property 
claimed  to  be  exempt,  $150,000. 

There  is  a  list  of  creditors,  most  of 
whose  claims  are  unsecured.  Some 
of  the  larger  claims  follow:  Kather- 
ine  MacDonald,  $60,000;  Edwin  J. 
Loeb,  Los  Angeles,  $21,300;  Loeb, 
Walter  &  Loeb,  Los  Angeles,  $15,- 
000;  Standard  Film  Laboratories,  Los 
Angeles,  $90,000;  P.  Fineman,  Los 
Angeles,  $30,000;  Hirlagraph  Film 
Laboratories,   $21,051.10. 

The  accommodation  paper  signed 
by  Bachmann  is  listed  as  follows: 

Standard  Finance  Corp.,  $300,000; 
Bank  of  Italy,  $15,000;  Sol  Brill,  $12,- 
000;  Stein  and  Salant,  $2,500;  Beh- 
rend-Levy  Co.,  $16,000;  Bethlehem 
Engraving  Co.,  1650  Broadway, 
$3,750. 

Among  the  assets  is  an  account  of 
the  Preferred  Pictures  Corp.,  Francis 
G.  Conklin,  receiver  in  equity,  $12,000. 


Adler  on  Warner  Exploitation 

Bert  Adler,  who  is  handling  spe- 
cial exploitation  on  several  of  the 
more  important  Warner  releases,  is 
busy  in  campaigns  for  "The  Man  on 
the  Bex."  His  most  recent  was  in 
Washington  when  the  picture  played 
at    the    Metropolitan. 

Merry   Xmas 

Christmas  Gifts 

Columbia  is  distributing  a  hand- 
some diary  by  way  of  Christmas  gifts. 

Pathe  has  presented  many  in  the 
trade  with   desk   clocks. 

Watteijon  H.  Rothacker  is  sup- 
plying many  execttives  with  a  desk 
calendar. 

Merry   Xmas 

Wisconsin  Premier  Xmas  Day 

Fond  du  Lac,  Wis.  —  Plans  have 
been  completed  for  the  opening  of 
the  Saxe's  Retlaw  theater  on  Christ- 
mas Day. 

Merry    Xmas 

Jackie  Buys  $250,000  Ranch 
Los    Angeles — Jackie    Coogan    has 
bought  a  ranch  in  San  Diego  County 
several     thousand     acres     in     extent. 
He  paid  $250,000  for  it. 


Negative  Developing 
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SALAND  FILM  LABORATORIES,  Inc. 

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Seiter  Preparing  New  Picture 

Hollywood — William  A.  Seiter  is 
finishing  plans  for  "Rolling  Home" 
and  expects  to  start  actual  camera 
work  this  week,  with  Reginald  Denny 
in  the  lead. 


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Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
ner in  which  first-runs  build  their 
programs  and  written  from  the  an- 
gle of  one  who  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
conveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
used  in  developing  their  own  shows. 
Strand 

Unit  No.  1. — Overture:  "Yuletide 
Tone  Poem,"  Beethoven-Rossini.  "In- 
flammatus"  sung  by  Kitty  McLaugh- 
lin.   Time,  5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2. — Mark  Strand  Topical 
Review.    Time,  10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3. — Ted  Lewis  and  his 
band.  Setting:  Black  curtain  with 
metal  cloth  pattern  of  a  tree  arid 
green  metal  cloth  border.  Members 
of  orchestra  in  white  satin  suits  with 
purple  sashes.  Number  consists  of 
songs  by  Lewis,  dances  by  Miss  Bob- 
by Arnst  and  popular  melodies  by  the 
orchestra.     Time,   17  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4. — Feature:  "Tumble- 
weeds."    Time,  75  minutes. 

Unit  No.  S. — Organ  solo.  Time,  5 
minutes. 


Warners 

Unit  No.  1. — Herman  Heller  and 
his  orchestra.  Excerpts  from  "Rose 
Marie".     Time,  6  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2. — Warners  News  Week- 
ly.    Time,  6  minutes. 

Unit  No.  3.— "What's  Up."  Car- 
toon.    Time,  8  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4.— "Santa  Claus."  Christ- 
mas Fantasy.     Time,  21  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5.— The  Spirit  of  Christ- 
mas (In  Music)  featuring  Joseph 
Turin,  tenor,  and  Madam  Bave,  col- 
oratura soprano.  Vocal  numbers. 
Decorative  curtain  and  backdrop. 
Time,  6  minutes. 

Unit  No.  6.— Feature:  "Steel  Pre- 
ferred."    Time,   70  minutes. 

. Merry   Xmas 

Independent  Buys  Walsh  Series 
Toronto — Independent  Films,  Ltd., 
has  secured  for  Canada,  the  George 
Walsh  series.  The  company  also  has 
a  Montreal  branch  at  lO  Mayor  St., 
while  distribution  in  Western  Canada 
is  handled  through  the  Canadian  Na- 
tional Film  Corp.,  Winnipeg. 

• Merry  Xmas 

Marlowe  on  Expedition  to  Egypt 
Elbert  E.  Marlowe,  brother  of  June 
Marlowe,  has  been  appoined  official 
cameraman  to  accompnay  a  Rockefel- 
ler expedition  to  Egypt.  Prof.  George 
T.  Allen,  of  the  Uuiversity  of  Chi- 
cago,   will    head    the    party. 

Merry  Xmas 

Cody  in  "Toto" 

Los  Angeles — Lew  Cody  has  been 
selected  for  the  part  Leo  Dietrich- 
stein  played  on  the  stage  in  "Toto," 
to  be  directed  by  John  M.  Stahl. 

Meiry   Xmas 

Theda  Bara  on  Roach  Lot 

Hollywood — Theda  Bara  is  at  work 
on  the  Hal  Roach  lot  on  a  two-reel 
comedy. 


FOR.     BENT 


BELL  -  HOWELL 

AND 

AKELEY  CAMERAS 

coit/i  or  (Dittiout  Cameramen 
SEIDEN    CAMERA    EXCHANGE 

729  Seventh  Ave   NYC, 
Bryant   3  95  1 


25%  Tax  to  Hit  U.  S. 

(Continued  from  Pagi  1) 

the  origin  of  this  new  action,  those 
familiar  with  the  situation  were  in- 
clined yesterday  to  place  part  of  the 
responsibility  on  him. 

The  A.  P.  reports  one  of  the  prin- 
cipal objections  to  American  tactics 
has  been  the  practice  of  reducing  the 
taxable  income  of  their  Australian 
operating  companies  to  nominal 
amounts.  These  subsidiaries  handle 
all  Australian  business,  and,  accord- 
ing to  the  dispatch,  secure  the  pic- 
tures on  an  exorbitant  rental  basis. 
This  has  the  effect  of  reducing  the 
net  income  of  the  purely  Australian 
organizations. 

Premier  Lang  has,  therefore,  in- 
troduced an  amendment  to  the  in- 
come tax  law  providing  for  an  assess- 
ment upon  all  films  not  manufactured 
in  Australia  of  25  per  cent  of  the 
gross,  the  point  being  that  subsidiary 
companies  will  be  unable  to  charge 
against  intake  from  theaters  the 
prices  which  they  are  charged  by 
the  American  parent  companies  for 
pictures. 

In  October,  The  Victorian  Legis- 
lative Council  passed  a  law  making 
it  compulsory  for  all  programs  in 
that  province  to  include  at  least  1,000 
ft.  of  British  films  after  June  30, 
1926. 

Merry  Xmas 

Incorporations 

Albany,  N.  Y.— Rhode,  Rathjen  &  Wallace, 
Inc.,  Cold  Springs.  Capital  $7,500.  Attorney, 
E.  A.  B.  Spencer,  100  West  41st  St..  New 
York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Sussman  Theater  Ticket 
Office,  Inc.,  New  York.  Incorporators,  R. 
Kassell,  I.  Weiss  and  H.  Weinstein.  Attorney, 
F.  B.  Sanford,  165  Broadway,  New  York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Community  Stadium,  Inc., 
Ozone  Park.  Capital  $50,000.  Attorney,  J. 
M.  Conway,  44  Court  St.,  Brooklyn. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Slovenski  Don,  Inc.,  Ridge- 
wood.  Capital  $3,000.  Attorney,  C.  V.  B. 
Pedrick,   1077   Myrtle   Ave.,   Brooklyn. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Excellent  Pictures  Corp., 
New  York.  Inorporators,  M.  Kreller,  D.  Pal- 
ley  and  A.  Kreller.  Attorneys,  Palley  & 
Zierler,   1440   Broadway,   New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— M.  C.  Distributing  Co., 
New  York.  Capital  $25,000.  Attorneys,  Jen. 
tes   &  James.  200  Fifth  Ave.,  New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Anboard  Theater  Corp., 
New  York.  Capital  $5,000.  Attorney,  Charles 
W    Groll,   228  West   42nd   St.,   New   York. 


'Frisco  Unit  Ready 

Graf  Prod,  to  Make  12  Two-Reelers 
and  Four  Features  First  Year — 

Using  San  Mateo  Studios 
San  Francisco  —  The  Peninsula 
Studios,  San  Mateo  will  be  the  scene 
of  Graf  Prod,  activities  where  a 
schedule  of  12  two  reel  western  com- 
edies and  four  features  a  year  has 
been  determined  upon.  In  addition 
a  production  of  the  Duncan  Sisters 
in  "Topsy  and  Eva"  will  be  filmed. 
Max  Graf  has  engaged  Bert  B. 
Perkins,  former  director  of  exploita- 
tion for  Metro  and  Metro-Goldwyn. 
He  will  leave  New  York  Dec.  28, 
to  handle  publicity  and  exploitation 
as  well  as  to  take  charge  of  the 
scenario   department. 

Merry   Xmas 

New  Coast   Contracts 

Hollywood — New  contracts  entered 
upon  here  include  the  addition  of 
Mary  Watson  to  the  costume  depart- 
ment of  the  DeMille's  studio. 

Mildred  June  has  been  signed  to 
play  opposite  Charley  Chase  in  a  new 
Roach  comedy  which  Leo  McCarey 
is  directing. 

William  Orlamond  has  been  signed 
for  a  part  in  Hobart  Henley's  "The 
Auction   Block,"  for  M.-G.-M. 

Additions  to  the  cast  of  "Glorious 
Youth"  include  Joseph  Burke  and 
James  Bradbury. 

Merry  XTnas 

New  Theaters 

Wauchula.  Fla. — Plans  have  been  made  for 
the  erection  of  a  new  theater  here  at  a  cost 
of  $150,000  to  be  known  as  the  De  Luxe. 


Farrell,  Pa. — Plans  have  been  made  for 
completely  rebuilding  the  house  that  used  to 
be  the   Star  and  naming  it  the   Broadway. 


Brownsville,    Tex. — A    new    theater    is    to 
be  built  here  by  Ed   F.   Brady. 


Froostproof,  Fla. — The  Froostproof,  owned 
by  the  Froostproof  Amusement  Co.,  has  opened. 


Newark,  N.  J. — A  new  theater  is  to  be  plan- 
ned here  by  Joseph  Stern  at  a  cost  of  $500,000 
and  to  seat  2500. 


Winston-Salem,  N.  C. — A  name  is  to  be 
selected  by  patrons  for  the  new  theater  being 
built   to    replace   the   old    Broadway. 


Des  Planes,  111. — Plans  have  been  drawn  up 
by  W.  C.  Magee,  owner  of  the  old  Echo,  for 
a  new  house  to  be  built  on  that  site. 


Utica.  N.  Y. — Plans  have  been  completed 
for  a  new  theater  to  be  built  in  South  Utica 
by    Max   Lichtman   and    Moses   Cohn. 


lAUGH  MONTK 


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in  CENTURY  COMEDIES 


Also  starring  Edna  Marian,  Eddie  Cordon,  Al  Alt 
and  Charles  King  with  the  Century  Follies  Girls. 
Two  reels  each— ^ne  every  week. 


AT    YOUR     UNIX/EFLJ'AL     EXCHAMGE 


Foreign  Policy  Up 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

of  Paris,  in  charge  throughout  Conti- 
nental Europe;  and  Ralph  Doyle, 
general  manager  of  the  United  Art- 
ists (Australasia)  Ltd.,  of  Sydney, 
Australia,  in  charge  of  distribution  in 
Australia. 

Silverstone  arrived  on  the  Majestic 
Tuesday;  Smith  will  arrive  early  next 
week  and  Doyle  shortly  thereafter. 


United  in  Porto  Rico 

San  Juan,  P.  R. — E.  C.  Worns,  rep- 
resenting United  Artists  has  arrived 
her  and  has  opened  an  exchange. 

Merry  Xmas 

Leatrice  Joy  Starts  in  January 

Hollywood — Leatrice  Joy  will  com- 
mence work  in  January  on  her  next 
for  Cecil  B.  De  Mille,  "Eve's  Lovers." 
Paul   Sloane  will  direct. 

Merry  Xmas 

Jackson  in  from  London 

Jerome  J.  Jackson,  who  represents 
Joseph  M.  Schenck  in  London,  is  in 
New  York. 


Balaban  &  Katz's 

Chicago,    Uptowm     and    Tivoli 
this  week — 

"A   Little   Friend   of   All   the 
World" 

made  by  Bray 


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Edwin  Miles  Fadman,  Pres. 


NATIONAL     EVANS 

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December  23,  1925 

TO  the  Motion  Picture  Owners  of  the  United  States  and  Canada  in  particular,  and 
to  the  Motion  Picture  Industry  in  general,  VITAL  EXCHANGES,  INC.,  extends 
its  heartiest  and  most  sincere  wishes  for 

9  ilappp  CJjristmas  anti  a  prosperous  JBteto  fear 

Vital  Exchanges,  Inc.,  is  sincerely  grateful  for  the  splendid  recognition  and  sup- 
port it  has  received  from  exhibitors  throughout  the  entire  United  States  and  Canada 
as  is  evidenced  by  the  great  volume  of  business  written  up  to  date  by  our  sales  organ- 
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Vital  Exchanges,  Inc.,  as  a  token  of  appreciation  to  the  Exhibitors  of  the  United 
States  and  Canada  presents  as  the 

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THE   RED    KIMONO 

Mrs.  Wallace  Reid's  greatest  production 

Featuring 

PRISCILLA    BONNER 


Supported  by 

Theodore  Von  Eltz  Mary  Carr 

Carl  Miller  Sheldon  Lewis 

Virginia  Pearson  Nellie  Bly  Baker 

Tyrone  Power  Max  Ascher 

George  Seigmann  Emily  Fitzroy 


Story  by 
ADELA  ROGERS  ST.  JOHN 


Directed  by 
WALTER  LANG 


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The  l^agic  of  the  Nile/ 

A  high-powered  romance — punctuated  with  comedy 
and  melodrama — with  'Leatrice  Joy  in  a  thrilling  role. 
A  drama  of  modernj^^ Egypt — with  crumbling  ruins, 
Tombs  of  the  Kings  and  the  mysterious  Pharaohs  con- 
trasted with  the  sophisticated  life  of  the  Winter  Palace 
at  Luxor. 

with  Edmund  Burns,  Bertram  Grassby  and  Ethel  Wales 

Story  and  adaptation  by  Garrett  Fort 
Directed  by  Paul  Sloane 

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Latta  on  Goodwill 

Shenandoah     Exhibitor     Striving     to 
Eliminate  the  Hokum  in  The- 
ater Advertising 

Shenandoah,  la. — Elimination  of 
xaggeration  in  advertising  copy  and 
,  display  of  more  truth  toward  his 
i)atrons,  face  exhibitors  as  important 
)roblems,  according  to  C.  J.  Latta  of 
he  Empress,  who  attracted  attention 
"ar  and  wide  recently  when  he  jbought 
idverlising  space  to  inform  the  pub- 
ic to  stay  away  from  his  theater 
when  what  he  thought  was  a  weak  at- 
traction  played   there. 

"I  want  to  say,"  says  Latta,  that 
I  am  not  endeavoring  to  tell  my  pat- 
rons^ just  what  pictures  they  are  going 
to  like  and  not  like  for  they  must  be 
the  judge  after  we  have  given  the 
proper  materia!  relative  to  the  pro- 
duction for  consideration.  For  in- 
stance, by  incorporating  in  our  pro- 
gram all  detail  of  importance  such 
as  title,  story,  author,  producer,  di- 
rector and  cast,  they  should  be  able 
to  judge  whether  or  not  they  want 
to  see  these  pictures.  If  any  of  them 
prove  disappointing  they  cannot  say 
that  our  advertising  was  dishonest. 

"But  when  we  have  a  booking 
which  we  feel  is  worthy  of  additional 
exploitation  we  can  feel  under  our 
present  policy  that  the  money  spent 
for  the  campaign  is  not  thrown  away. 
If  w£  fail  as  we  did  in  the  last  case 
don't  think  for  a  minute  that  I  will 
hesitate  to  make  corrections. 

"I  believe  you  will  agree  that 
phrases  of  exaggeration  have  been 
used  so  extensively  that  they  are  ab- 
solutely meaningless.  It  is  with  this 
thought  in  mind  that  I  have  endeav- 
ored to  create  a  new  form  of  adver- 
tising and  from  the  goodwill  and  con- 
fidence evidenced  by  ministers, 
church  organizations,  civic  clubs  and 
oatrons  I  am  on  the  right  path. 
There  is  too  much  bunk  and  hokum 
(Continued  on  Page  11) 


40.Acre  Site 

Secured  by  J.  D.  Williams  for  Eng- 
lish Studio — To  Visit  New 
York  Soon 

London — J.  D.  Williams  and  Geo. 
T.  Eaton  of  British  National  Pic- 
tures, Ltd.,  leave  for  New  York  in 
several' weeks  to  arrange  for  the  dis- 
tribution of  "Nell  Gwynne"  in  which 
the  company  has  acquired  a  con- 
trolling interest  and  of  "The  Great 
White  Silence,"  which  deals  with 
Scott's  last  Antarctic  expedition. 

As  noted  on  Dec.  17,  Williams  has 
purchased  a  40  acre  site  at  Boreham 
Woods,  Herts,  near  London.  It  is 
here  that  British  National  expects  to 
build  its  eight  stage  studio.  Braby 
and  Co.,  Ltd.,  of  Glasgow,  have  been 
awarded  the  contract  for  the  first  two 
stagey,  each  to  be  300  ft.  long,  100 
ft.  wide  and  45  ft.  high.  The  con- 
tract calls  for  their  completion  six- 
teen weeks  after  Jan.  1.  Williams  has 
taken  over  a  whole  floor  in  Heddon 
House,  149  Regent  St. 


Signs  Frederick 

Excellent    Pictures    to    Star    Her    in 

One   Series — Two   Others    Series 

Planned   Later 

Excellent  Pictures  Corp.,  Sherman 
Krellberg  president,  has  signed  Pau- 
line Frederick  to  star  in  a  series  of 
four  pictures  to  be  made  in  New 
York.  Miss  Frederick  is  now  in  Cali- 
fornia having  just  returned  from  a 
trip  to  Australia  and  is  due  here  on 
Jan.  20.  This  will  be  the  first  of 
three  series  which  Krellberg  intends 
making. 


Wharton    Here   for   One   Day 

"Ted"  Wharton  was  in  town  from 
California  on  Thursday  but  left  yes- 
terday. Expects  to  return  after  the 
first.  " 


M.   P.   Capital   Listed 

The  N.  Y.  Stock  Exchange  has  ap- 
proved the  application  of  the  M.  P. 
Capital  Corp.  for  listing  on  the  big 
board.     Trading  began  Thursday. 

The  financial  statement  for  the  ten 
months  ended  Oct.  31,  1925,  filed  with 
the  exchange  shows  consolidated  net 
income  of  $198,907  after  expenses,  in- 
terest and  Federal  taxes.  Consoli- 
dated income  account  for  the  same 
period   follows: 

Gross  income,  $369,558;  expenses, 
interest,  etc.,  $139,175;  federal  taxes, 
$31,  476;  net  income,  $198,907. 


Road  Show  Unit 

Warners   Form   Separate   Company — 
Harry    Warner    to    Settle    Detail 

Here — Sailing  on  the  14th 
Los  Angeles — A  separate  unit  will 
be  formed  by  Warner  Bros,  to  acquire 
and  market  road  shows.  The  plan 
will  embrace  pictures  made  by  pro- 
ducers outside'  of  the  Warner  fold 
and,  of  course,  whatever  product  of 
this  calibre  the  Warner  studio  will 
turn   out. 

Harry  M.  Warner  declared  a  sum 
of  considerable  proportions  will  be 
set  aside  to  acquire  this  class  of 
product. 


Features  Reviewed 

Page 
Tumbleweeds 

United  Artists    6 

The    Wedding    Song 

Prod.   Dist.   Corp 6 

His    Secretary 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer      6 

A   Woman   of   the   World 

Paramount     6 

Madame    Behave 

Prod.   Dist.   Corp 7 

A    Desperate   Moment 

Henry    Ginsberg — S.    R 7 

When    Husbands    Flirt 

Columbia — S.   R 7 

The    Unchastened    Woman 

Chadwick— S.    R 7 

Short  Subjects   8 


Good  Will 


By  DANNY 


This  is  the  season.  This  is  the  time.  "Peace  on  earth,  good 
will  to  men"  and  all  that  goes  with  it. 

There  is  much  need  of  this  wonderful  thought  being  carried 
out.  More  today,  than  perhaps  at  any  period  in  the  history  of 
this  highly  charged  business.  There  is  a  stronger  need  for  fine 
ethics,  splendid  thoughts,  and  a  broadening  viewpoint  than  any 
time  during  the  past  decade. 

As  swiftly,  as  rapidly  as  this  industry  has  moved  in  the  past 
so  much  faster  is  it  moving  today.  And  as  it  was  a  business  of 
pennies  in  the  arcade  days,  and  later  to  nickels  and  dimes  in  the 
early  period  of  the  picture  theater,  so  today  it  is  a  matter  of 
millions. 

This  condition  has  developed  until  the  leaders,  working  with 
huge  sums,  looking  at  the  future  in  a  tremendous  way,  find  con- 
ditions which  prove  difficult  even  to  them.  And  in  attempting 
to  solve  these  difficulties  the  spirit  of  the  message  "Peace  on 
earth,  good  will  to  men"  seems  likely  to  be  lost. 

And  this  should  not  be.  It  augurs  ill,  and  will  so  prove,' 
unless  a  change  occurs.  The  desire  for  power,  for  constantly 
increasing  expansion  may  be  natural.  Ambition  is  natural  to 
many  men.     But  there  is  much  in  life  besides  ambition;  much, 

(Coniintied  on  Page  4) 


Details  of  the  new  Warner  unit 
will  be  settled  upon  the  return  here 
of  Harry  M.  Warner  on  Jan.  8.  He 
will  sail  for  Europe  on  the   14th. 

The  Warners  expect  to  have  six 
pictures  in  the  $2  class  for  1926-27. 
One  of  these  will  be  "The  Sea  Beast." 


Safier  Made  Division  Manager 

Cleveland — Maurice  Safier,  for  four 
years  manager  for  United  Artists, 
has  been  appointed  Midwest  division 
manager,  covering  Chicago,  Cleve- 
land, Cincinnati,  Indianapolis  and  De- 
troit. This  promotion  brings  about 
other  changes.  William  A.  Shalti, 
former  Cincinnati  manager,  has  been 
made  manager  in  Cleveland.  Harry 
Gold  succeeds  Shalit  as  Cincinnati 
manager,  and  William  Rosenthal, 
who  was  Safier's  assistant,  has  been 
appointed    special   representative. 


V 


Rivoli  Reopens 

The  Rivoli  in  its  new  garb  re- 
opened yesterday  with  "A  Kiss  for 
Cinderella,"  and  "The  Melting  Pot," 
the  fo-st  of  the  John  Murray  Ander- 
son presentations.  Special  shifts  of 
workmen  were  on  the  job  since  early 
in  the  week  and  busy  far  into  the 
night  ripping  up  the  old  stage  and 
building  in  a  new  and  larger  one. 
Newspaper  folk  made  a  tour  of  in- 
spection Thursday  afternoon  before 
the  opening. 


Sax  to  Star  Ralph  Lewis 
Sam   Sax   has   signed   Ralph   Lewis 
to  star  in  at  least  two  pictures  next 
year. 

Gotham  has  purchased  "The  Wom- 
an Who  Did  Not  Car?::— bic.  Rida 
Johnson  Young._ 

To  "Phonofilm"  Young  Blood 

DeForest  may  "phonofilm"  "Young 
Blood,"  the  comedy  at  the  Ritz  thea- 
ter, for  the  Dramatists  Thg*t€r,  Inc. 

IBington  Here 

H.  E.  Edington,  production  man- 
ager on  "Ben  Hur"  and  now  producer 
on  his  own,  is  at  the  Roosevelt.  In 
from  Hollywood. 


THE 


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DAILV 


Sunday,  December  27,  1925 


Vil. XXXIV No.  72  Sunday,  Dec.  27. 1925  Price  25  Cents 

Coypright  192S,  Wid's  Films  and  Film  Folti, 
Inc.  Published  Daily  except  Saturday  and  bol- 
'idays  at  1650  Broadway.  New  York,  N.  Y.,  by 
WID'S  FILMS  and  FILM  FOLKS,  IWC. 
Joseph  Dannenberg,  President  and  Editor; 
J.  W.  Alicoate,  Treasurer  and  Business  Man- 
ager ;  Maurice  D.  Kann,  Managing  Edi  tor ; 
Donald  M.  Mersereau,  Advertising  Maua,t:er; 
Ralph  Wilk,  Traveling  Representative.  En- 
tered as  second-class  matter  Ma^r  21.  r'>18, 
at  the  post  office  at  New  York,  N.  Y.,  under 
the  act  of  March  3,  1879.  Terms  (Postage 
free)  United  States,  outside  of  Greater  New 
York,  $10.00  one  year;  6  months,  $5.00;  3 
months,  $3.00.  Foreign  $15.00.  Subscribers 
should  remit  with  order.  Address  all  com- 
munications to  THE  FILM  DAILY.  1650 
Broadway,  New  York,  N.  Y.  Phone  Circle 
4736-4737-4738-4739.  Cable  address:  Filmday, 
New  York.  Hollywood,  California — Harvry 
E.  Gausraan,  6411  Ht>llywood  Blvd.;  'Phorw, 
Granite  3980.  London — Ernest  W.  Fredmai', 
The  Film  Renter,  58,  Great  Marlborough  St  , 
London,  W.  I.,  Paris — La  Cinematographi  • 
Francaise.    5,    Rue    Saulnier. 

Famous  Interested  in  Texas  House 
San  Antonio,  Tex. — Deeds  to  the 
property  on  which  the  Texas  theater, 
San  Antonio's  new  $1,500,000  house, 
will  be  built,  have  been  filed. 

Bids  will  be  let  soon,  according  to 
W.  J.  Lytle,  general  manager  of  the 
San  Antonio  Amusement  Co.,  which 
is   erecting   the   new   house. 

Famous  is  interested  in  the  new 
theater. 


"Uptown,"  L.  A.  Opens  Saturday 

Los  Angeles — "The  Uptown"  thea- 
ter will  open  Dec.  26.  "The  Uptown," 
which  is  at  Tenth  and  Western,  has  a 
seating  capacity  of  2,000  and  cost 
$500,000. 

The  Capitol  will  hold  over  "His 
Secretary"  for  another  week. 


When  you  think  of 

INSURANCE 

you  are  thinking  of 

S  T  E  B  B  I  N  S 

Specialiate  tn  Motion  Picture 

and  Theatrical  insurance  for 

the  pa$t  fifteen  yeare. 

Arthor  W.  Stebbins  &  Co.,  Inc. 
1540  Broadway  N,  Y.  C. 

Bryant  3040 


Adelphia   Property  Sold 

Walter  J.  M.  Donovan  has  sold  to 
a  client  of  Wood,  Dolson  Co.  Inc., 
the  Adelphia  at  the  southwest  corner 
of  Broadway  and  89th  St.,  held  at 
$1,000,000.  The  property  comprises 
a  plot  and  was  disposed  of  subject  to 
lease  on  the  theater  held  by  the  Trio 
Amusement  Co. 


New  St.  Louis  Unit  Will  Build 

St.  Louis — A.  M.  Frumberg,  attor- 
ney, has  organized  the  Theater  Realty 
Co.  He  recently  purchased  the  cor- 
ner of  Grand  and  Washington  Blvd., 
including  the  Midway  theater  prop- 
erty, as  the  site  for  a  $5,000,000  thea- 
ter,  office   and   apartment   building. 

It  is  understood  that  Frumberg  rep- 
resents Fox. 


Sues  Fleming  for  $10,000 
Portland,  Ore. — Mme.  Schumann- 
Heink,  opera  singer,  has  filed  suit  for 
$10,000  against  J.  J.  Fleming.  The 
action  hinges  around  advances  -al- 
leged to  have  been  made  to  Fleming 
to  aid  in  production  of  nine  five- 
reelers.  Ferdinand  Schumann-Heink 
was  starred  in  five. 


Fitzpatrick  &  McEIroy  Co.  Chartered 

Springfield.  111. — A  charter  has  been 
granted  the  Fitzpatrick-McElroy  Co., 
202  S.  State  St.,  Chicago,  with  a  capi- 
tal of  50,000  shares  no  par  value. 
Incorporators  Blair  McElroy,  Ken- 
neth V.  Fitzpatrick  and  Fred  C.  Brin- 
ken.  Attorney,  Charles  S.  Deneen, 
29  S.  LaSalle  St.,  Chicago. 


Midwest  Offers  "Dark"  Insurance 
Kansas  City — Midwest  Film  Dis- 
tributors, Inc.,  announces  a  new  se- 
ries to  exhibitors,  in  which  they  of- 
fer substitute  films  at  a  nominal 
charge  per  month.  The  "subs"  are 
to  be  used  in  case  of  failure  of  origi- 
nal bookings  to  arrive  on  time,  which 
would   necessitate   a   "dark   house." 


Girls'  Club  Ready  in  February 

Hollywood — The  Hollywood  Stu- 
dio Club  for  Girls  which  is  being 
erected  by  the  National  Board  of  the 
Y.  W.  C.  A.  at  the  corner  of  Lodi 
Place  and  Lexington  Ave.,  is  near- 
ing  completion  and  will  be  ready  for 
occupancy  late   in   February. 

Moomaw  Working  at  F.  B.  O. 

Hollywood  —  Lewis  H.  Moomaw 
has  moved  his  staf?  to  F.  B.  O.  The 
recent  fire  at  the  Roy  Davidge  labo- 
ratory, which  _  destroved  his  latest, 
"How  to  Train  a  Wife,"  has  com- 
pelled him  to  seek  quarters  elsewhere. 
Coincident  with  this  announcement, 
Moomaw  added  another  unit  to  his 
Portland  organization  and  is  negotiat- 
ing with  a  director  to  begin  produc- 
tion  after  the   first. 


Resigns  from  Ambassador,  Chicago 

Chicago — M.  A.  Hyne  has  resigned 
as  publicity  director  of  the  Ambas- 
sador. 


for  that 

SPECIAL  PRESENTATION 

FLAGS  &  BANNERS 

HENRY  JACKSON 

141  Fulton  St.                 New  York 

May  Add  to  Pickfair  Studio 

Los  Angeles — It  may  become  nec- 
essary for  a  new  stage  and  other  im- 
provements to  be  made  at  the  Pick- 
fair  studio  which  the  Schenck  units 
will  occupy  while  Doug  and  Mary 
are  abroad. 


New  Scientific  Series  for  Red  Seal 
Max  Fleischer,  creator  of  the  "Ko- 
Ko  Son  Car-Tunes,"  and  the  "Out- 
of-the-Inkwell"  series,  plans  a  new 
series  of  scientific  subjects  for  the 
coming  season,  which  Red  Seal  will 
also  release. 


2,000   Seat  House  for  the  Bronx 

Ennis  and  Sinnott  have  purchased 
property  on  Tremont  Ave.,  Univer- 
sity to  Harrison  Aves.,  in  the  Bronx, 
from  the  Harrison  Realty  Co.  and  are 
planning  to  erect  a  2,000  seat  house. 


Walsh    Coming    East 

Los  Angeles — Raoul  Walsh  will  go 
to  New  York  after  the  first  to  con- 
fer with  Laurence  Stallings  and  Max- 
well Anderson  on  "What  Price 
Glorv." 


Cleveland    Wants    Bullock    Back 

Cleveland — The  Cleveland  M.  P. 
Exhibitors'  Ass'n  has  passed  a  mo- 
tion authorizing  Secretary  Banks  to 
circulate  a  petition  among  Cleveland 
and  all  Ohio  exhibitors,  asking  that 
Sam  Bullock  be  reinstated  as  field 
representative  of  the   M.   P.   T.   O. 


Mangan  Leaves  Capitol  Theater 

Chicago — Francis  A.  Mangan  has 
resigned  as  manager  of  productions 
at  the  Capitol  theater,  operated  by 
the  National  Theaters  Corp. 


"American  Venus"  Premiere 

Atlantic  City — "The  American  Ve- 
nus" has  its  world's  premiere  at  the 
Ambassador  tonight.  Proceeds  to 
three  local   charities. 


Rice   Manager  of   Keeney's  Theaters 

Williamsport,  Pa. — Harry  Rice  is 
now  manager  of  Frank  A.  Keeney's 
enterprises  in  this  city,  succeeding 
Mihon  Forman. 


Steen  Distributing  Wallets 

A.  G.  Steen  is  distributing  hand- 
some leather  wallets  as  Christmas 
gifts  to  the  trade. 


Canada  Theater  Fire  Loss 

Portage  le  Prairie,  Man. — The 
Princess  was  destroyed  bv  fire,  loss 
totalling  $30,000. 


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Resigns   from   Schenectady   Strand 

Schenectady,  N.  Y.— B.  M.  Harr 
man  has  resigned  as  manager  of  tl: 
Strand. 


Gordon  Joins  Free  Lancers 
Hollywood— On  Feb.  27,  Huntl 
Gordon  becomes  a  free  lance  acto 
As  noted,  he  has  arranged  with  Wa 
ner  Bros,  for  a  release  from  his  coi 
tract. 


New  West  Coast  House  Opened 

Long    Beach,    Calif. — West    Coai, 
Theaters,    Inc.,    has   opened  the   nei 
Imperial    at     Ocean     and    America 
Aves. 


Takes  Over  Texas  House 

Dallas — J.  C.  Fanning,  formerly  c 
Cisco,  will  take  over  the  Queens  ^ 
Brownsville  on  Jan.  1 


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PHILADELPHIA.  PA. 


Hotel  Christie 

in  " 

Hollywood 

One  of  California's  finest  hotels, 
located  in  the  heart  of  the  busi- 
ness district  of  Hollywood, 
famous  lobby,  personal  service, 
sensible  prices. 

R.  J.  Matheson 
Owner-Manager 


THOMAS  MEIGHAN 

extends  Holiday  Greetings  and  Best  Wishes 
for  a  Prosperous  New  Year 


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Sunday,  December  27,  19; 


indeed;  and  unless  that  ambition  is  tempered  with  a  belief  of 
"live  and  let  live,"  the  whole  scheme  of  things  amounts  to  nothing. 
The  threshold  of  1926  is  in  sight.  It  is  but  a  step  around  the 
corner.  Is  it  asking  too  much  that  1926  see  more  of  that  spirit  of 
"Live,  and  Let  Live"? 

WHEN  WILL  IT  BE  DONE? 

Commenting  on  a  special  showing  of  short  subjects  given  by 
Fox  Film,  Palmer  Smith,  writing  in  The  New  York  Evening 
World,  said:  "The  test  confirmed  the  opinion,  often  expressed 
in  this  department,  that  at  least  one  motion  picture  theater  in  any 
large  city  could  soon  establish  a  profitable  business  catering  to 
patrons  who  would  soon  learn  to  patronize  this  type  of  enter- 
tainment." 

Incidentally,  those  Fox  short  features  look  very  good  this 
year. 

XMAS  CARDS 

To  the  hundreds  of  kindly  souls  who  remembered  us  with 
Christmas  cards,  thanks.  That  is,  until  we  can  answer  them  in  a 
more  personal  manner.  Many  of  the  cards  this  year  were  unusual 
and  charming.  Perhaps  the  most  novel  of  all  was  the  little  silver 
case  containing  photos  of  Norma  and  Constance  Talmadge ;  a  very 
delightful  innovation. 

NOVEL  PRESS  BOOK 

Since  Bob  Welch  joined  Associated  Exhibitors  he  has  shown 
the  publicity  and  advertising  folks  that  editors  do  know  some- 
thing about  this  end  of  the  business.  (Horse  laughs  all  along  the 
line.)  And  Welch's  work  with  Peggy  Hopkins  Joyce  is  an  out- 
standing achievement.  His  advertising  has  been  clever  all  the 
way.  And  his  press  book  is  a  gem.  With  a  black  cover,  wording 
in  gold,  and  with  the  cleverest  kind  of  treatment  to  the  material 
contained  therein.     Really  an  achievement. 

If  Peggy's  picture  is  as  good  as  Bob's  advertising,  it  is 
a  mighty  good  picture. 

VERSATILE 

J.  Cornelius  Hewitt,  managing  director  of  the  Roscoe  Coch- 
ran Amusement  Enterprises,  Robinson,  111.,  has  decided  wit  and 
humor  in  his  make-up.  An  example  is  a  letter-head  he  recently 
struck  ofif  for  the  Strand  theater,  Robinson,  111. 

At  the  top  is  "The  Strand  Theater,  J.  Cornelius  Hewitt,  man- 
aging director,  Robinson,  111." 

Then  ranged  along  the  left  hand  side  of  the  sheet,  one  word 
under  another,  is: 

Also  sometimes  operator 

Janitor 

Cashier 

Doorman 

Usher 

Stenographer 

Booker 

Bill  Poster 

Bill  Dodger 

Sign  Painter 

Flunky 

Open  for  work  at  spare  times 

SCREEN  TESTS 
Sol  Lesser  is  working  hard  to  find  the  right  girl.  For  the 
leading  role  in  "The  Winning  of  Barbara  Worth."  So  Sol  landed 
"Bill'  Sistrom,  that  clever  manager  of  the  Metropolitan  Studios, 
Bernie  Fineman,  who  is  handling  the  reins  for  FBO  and  Harry 
Rapf  to  give  the  girl  selected  parts  and  then  set  to  work  with 
Charley  Brabin,  who  will  direct,  Mike  Rosenberg  and  others,  to 
look  at  tests  of  497  girls  who  were  entered  for  the  role.   Hours  and 


Good  Will 

{Continued  from  Fdge   1) 


hours  were  spent  in  the  projection  room.  And  then,  to  the  disma 
of  the  hard  workers.  Not  one  girl  would  fit.  So  the  job  of  findin 
Barbara  is  still  on. 

HATS  OFF  TO  GEORGE  BROWN  ' 

Up  Universal  way.     For  his  very  clever  arrangement  of 
striking  ad  for  "The  Midnight  Sun'  "in  which  Laura  La  Plant, 
appears  under  the  direction  of  Buchowetzki.     Laura  surely  look 
the  goods. 

VALUES 

The  Los  Angeles  Examiner  says: 

"Cecil  B.  De  Mille  offered  Samuel  Goldwyn  $50,000  for  hii 
contract  on  Vilma  Banky,  Hungarian  rhapsody  who,  with  two  pic"; 
tures,  has  already  established  herself  as  one  of  the  leading  playenl 
in  filmdom.  Sammy  turned  the  offer  down.  T  wouldn't  taki 
$350,000  for  the  contract,'  Goldwyn  told  me." 

SERVICE 

The  service  department  of  the  li'l  old  paper  has  had  somji 
tough  ones  to  answer  from  time  to  time.  But  the  prize  arrived 
several  days  ago  when  we  were  asked  whether  Wallace  Beery j 
had  ever  washed  elephants  in  his  early  career.  When  the  ques- 
tioner was  told  to  ask  Famous  Players,  he  came  back  with  this 
"Famous  told  me  to  call  you." 

CASHING  IN 

Letter  received  at  the  offices  of  Loew's,  Inc.:  "I  do  not 
want  money.  But  they  are  building  a  4,000  seat  auditorium  in 
our  town  and  if  you  come  in  with  me  we  can  show  pictures  once 
a  week  at  65  cents  and  clean  up." 

Loew's  aren't  interested— not  at  least,  in  once  a  week  shows. 

HARD  LUCK 

Arthur  W.  Stebbins  is  back  from  the  Coast.  Talk  about  hard 
luck:  Stebbins  went  to  the  Coast  to  play  golf  for  a  few  weeks. 
The  day  he  arrived  he  was  taken  ill  and  was  abed  for  four  weeks 
No  golf. 

CROSS  PURPOSES 

"The  New  Yorker"  prints  this  : 

"The  United  Artists'  offices  in  town,  whence  pour  the  nega- 
tives of  our  greater  screen  luminaries,  were  in  furor  lately.  The 
cause  was  the  receipt  of  a  telegram  from  Sir  Charles  Chaplin's 
Eighth  Assistant  Chamberlain,  bearing  this  command : 

"  'See  Mark  Cross  at  once  stop  tell  him  come  to  Hollywood 
first  train  stop' 

"To  Mr.  Charles  Moyer,  Sir  Chaplin's  representative,  this 
did  not  seem  wholly  logical.  What  Mark  Cross?  The  leather 
merchant  of  Fifth  Avenue?  Mr.  Moyer  wired  back  for  enlighten- 
ment. 'The  Mark  Cross,'  he  was  answered  in  phrasing  which 
plainly  added  *Do  What  You're  Told !' 

"But  investigation  only  deepened  the  mystery,  for  the  startled 
employees  of  the  Mark  Cross  Establishment  in  Thirty-seventh 
St,  informed  the  movie  emissaries  that  there  was  no  Mr.  Mark 
Cross,  that  he  had  founded  a  shop  in  1845  in  England,  that  his 
memory  was  lost  in  the  company's  archives.  There  was,  how- 
ever, Mr.  Patrick  Francis  Murphy.  No,  said  the  movie  emissaries, 
he  would  not  do.    The  telegram  specified  Mr.  Mark  Cross. 

"It  was  a  full  week  before  the  great  minds  called  into  con- 
sultation in  the  United  Artists'  office  were  able  to  deduce  that 
the  person  urgently  required  in  Hollywood  was  Mr.  Milt  Gross, 
whose  quaint  interpretations  of  our  local  patois  have  almost  won 
for  the  Sunday  World  forgiveness  for  printing  Mutt  and  Jeff  and 
the  Red  Magic  section." 

The  story  winds  up  telling  of  how  Gross  went  to  the  Coast. 
He  is  now  working  with  Chaplin. 


THE  chief  prognosticators 
of  our  industry  said  this 
was  going  to  be  a  season 
of  comedy.  Probably  none  of 
them  foresaw  just  how  thor' 
oughly  their  predictions  would 
be  fulfilled.  Comedy,  without 
doubt,  will  soon  predominate  all 
motion  picture  entertainment. 

The  advance  of  all  Short  Fea- 
tures has  kept  pace  with  the 
great  strides  made  by  Comedy 
this  season.  The  tremendous  mo' 
mentum  with  which  the  Laugh 
Month  movement  is  going  for- 
ward is  striking  testimony  to 
the  bigger  place  that  comedies 
and  all  Short  Features  occupy 
in  the  plans  of  exhibitors,  both 
as  to  the  building  of  progiams 
and  their  exploitation. 


Isn't  it  significant  that  in  the  same 
season  when  this  trend  in  picture  en- 
tertainment is  so  pronounced,  theatre 
development  and  theatre  building  are 
setting  new  and  staggering  records? 

Here  is  a  thought  that  should  fill 
us  all  with  gratitude  as  the  Old  Year 
draws  tc  a  close,  and  inspire  us  to 
begin  the  New  Year  with  renewed 
faith  and  increased  confidence  in  the 
future  of  Motion  Picture  Entertain- 
ment. 


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William  S.  Hart  in 

"Tumbleweeds" 

United  Artists 
HART  STAGES  SUCCESSFUL 
COMEBACK  IN  WESTERN 
THAT  IS  REFRESHING  IN 
SPITE  OF  AN  UNDERLYING 
FAMILIAR  PLOT.  SURE  TO 
PLEASE  HIS  OLD  FOLLOW- 
ING. 

Star....  His  usual  noble,  protecting 
and  clumsy  self.  Handles  the  role 
capably  and  keeps  the  attention 
centered  upon  the  development  of 
his  character. 

Cast. .  .  .Lucien  Littlefield,  one  of  the 
screen's  best  eccentric  c»medy  ac- 
tors, splendid  as  Hart's  buddy.  Bar- 
bara Bedford  suitable  heroine  with 
J.  Gordon  Russell  and  Richard  R. 
Neill  a  villainous  pair.  Others  not 
important. 
Type  of  Story Western  comedy- 
drama;  from  a  story  by  Hal  G. 
Evarts.  The  West  in  the  days 
when  the  Cherokee  Land  Strip  was 
taken  from  the  Indians  and  opened 
up  to  homesteaders,  is  somewhat  of 
a  variation  from  the  conventional 
West  of  "gold  rush"  days,  and 
"Tumbleweeds,"  in  spite  of  its  hero- 
villain-girl  principals,  is  a  bit  out  of 
the  ordinary,  as  westerns  go.  It 
has  a  fine  comedy  vein  that  bolsters 
it  up  and  with  William  S.  Hart  stag- 
ing a  comeback  in  one  of  his  famed 
good  bad  man  roles,  the  picture 
should  meet  with  a  kindly  recep- 
tion. It  seemed  to  be  well  received 
at  the  Strand.  King  Baggot  has 
given  it  a  fine  production  and  liv- 
ened the  action  with  humorous  in- 
terpolations at  just  the  right  time. 

Story:  Don  Carver  loses  his  job 
as  ranch  boss  of  the  Sox-K  when 
the  Cherokee  Strip  is  opened  up  to 
homesteaders.  Carver's  unkindly 
feeling  toward  the  usurpers  is 
melted  when  he  meets  Molly  Eas- 
siter,  one  of  them.  Molly's  broth- 
er, Noll  and  a  man  named  Freel, 
plan  to  claim  the  Box-K  but  mean- 
time Carver  has  decided  to  settle 
down  there,  possibly  with  Molly  as 
his  bride.  Noll  and  Freel  manage 
his  arrest  as  a  "sooner" — claiming 
land  before  the  time — but  Carver 
escapes,  proves  Noll  and  Freel  are 
"sooners"  and  also  murderers.  He 
wins  Molly  and  the  Box-K  too. 

Box  Office  Angle Here  is  your 

chance  to  see  if  Hart  can  corne 
back.  He  makes  a  great  try  in 
"Tumbleweeds"  and  seems  to  stand 
an  even  break  at  getting  over. 

Exploitation You    can    promise    a 

virile,  enjoyable  western  with  at- 
mosphere a  bit  out  of  the  ordinary 
and  with  comedy  bits  that  make  it 
amusing  as  well  as  thrilling.  Prom- 
ise them  another  typical  Williarn  S. 
Hart  hero  picture  and  run  trailers 
to  give  an  idea  of  the  good  produc- 
tion. 

Direction King  Baggot;  good 

Author  Hal  G.  Evarts 

Scenario C.  Gardner  Sullivan 

Cameraman    Not   credited 

Photography    Good 

Locale  The  West 

Length    7,254    feet 


Leatrice  Joy  in 

"The  Wedding  Song" 

Prod.  Dist.  Corp. 
CROOK  STORY  THAT  CARRIES 
SOME  UNUSUAL  TWISTS 
AND  MAINTAINS  EVEN  IN- 
TEREST UNTIL  ENDING 
DRAGS  IT  TO  A  PROLONGED 
CLOSE. 

Star.  .  .  .Gives  an  interesting  perform- 
ance and  makes  the  most  of  a  role 
that  offers  good  opportunities.  Best 
chance  she  has  had  lately. 

Cast.  .  .  .Robert  Ames  a  rather  inade- 
quate hero  but  he  makes  the  most 
of  it.  Charles  Gerrard  suitable  as 
the  leader  of  the  crooks  with  Ethel 
Wales  and  Gertrude  Claire  two 
members  of  his  unusual  band. 
Others  not  important. 
Type  of  Story.  ...  Crook  drama; 
adapted  from  a  story  by  Ethel 
Watts  Mumford.  This  Cecil  B.  De 
Mille  supervised  production  is  a 
rather  colorful  crook  regeneration 
theme  that  has  some  interesting 
variations  and  twists,  occasionally 
implausible  but  serving  for  the 
much  sought  after  originality. 
Certainly  there  is  a  new  touch  in 
the  queer  combination  that  forms 
the  crook  band.  With  Gertrude 
Claire  packing  a  gun  and  "lifting" 
watches  from  kindly  old  gents  who 
escort  her  through  traffic  you  have 
a  fair  idea  of  the  novelty  included. 
Charlie  Gerrard,  as  the  leader,  has 
a  readj'-made  family,  useful  for 
purposes  of  fleecing  unsuspecting 
victims.  The  denouement,  al- 
though it  holds  no  surprise,  is 
agreeable  and  if  the  ending  had 
not  been  dragged  so  tediously 
"The  Wedding  Song"  would  have 
made  a  good  entertainment.  In 
its  present  length  it  does  not  hold 
up  satisfactorily.  Of  course  you 
have  the  girl  crook  falling  in  love 
with  her  victim  and  failing  to  carry 
out  her  plot  when  it  comes  time. 
The  locale  is  colorful,  opening  on 
a  South  Sea  Island,  switching  to 
Frisco's  underworld  and  back  to 
the  Island.  There  is  the  usual  first 
class  De  Mille  production  and  Alan 
Hale's  direction,  with  the  excep- 
tion of  excess  footage,  is  quite  ade- 
quate. 
Box  Office  Angle.... If  this  can  be 
cut  to  a  reasonable  length  it  has 
every  chance  of  making  a  first  rate 
entertainment. 
Exploitation. ..  .The  title  may  prove 
a  trifle  misleading.  It  might  be 
well  to  make  it  clear  that  the  story 
is  a  crook  drama  and  play  up  the 
love  interest.  Use  Leatrice  Joy's 
name  and  run  a  trailer  of  any  of 
the  more  important  moments — for 
instance,  that  where  she  recovers 
the  bomb  in  time  to  prevent  the 
killing  of  the  man   she   loves. 

Direction   Alan   Hale;  some 

good    touches;     drags    ending    un- 
necessarily 

Author Ethel  Watts  Mumford 

Scenario   Chas.  Whittaker 

Cameraman    Not   credited 

Photogrraphy    Good 

Locale   Tropical   Island- 

^r'sro 
Length 7,Z7Z  feet 


Norma  Shearer  in 

"His  Secretary" 

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
LIGHT  WEIGHT  BUT  AMUS- 
ING AND  EASILY  DIGESTED. 
SHOULD  PROVE  GOOD  EN- 
TERTAINMENT FOR  THE 
CROWD  THAT  ONLY  WANTS 
TO    BE   AMUSED. 

Star. . .  .Has  a  wonderful  opportunity 
and  does  very  well  with  it.  Starting 
off  as  an  ugly  duckling  and  finish- 
ing up  as  her  beautiful  self  puts 
many  fine  chances  in  her  way. 

Cast. . .  .Lew  Cody  and  Willard  Louis 
a  wholly  diverting  pair  of  bosses 
with  a  keen  eye  for  good  looking 
stenographers.  Both  do  very  well. 
Mabel  Van  Buren  good  as  Louis' 
wife,  also  with  a  keen  eye  on  the 
good   looking  stenographers. 

Type  of  Story.  ..  .Comedy.  Every 
dog  has  his  day — so  do  some  sten- 
ographers. If  you  don't  believe  it 
Norma  Shearer  stands  ready  to 
prove  it  in  "His  Secretary,"  Ho- 
bart  Henley's  latest  comedy  diver- 
sion. And  diverting  it  is.  The 
story  is  a  flimsy  enough  piece 
but  with  careful  handling  and  some 
skillful  Henley  touches  it  furnishes 
a  first  rate  little  entertainment.  It 
contains  some  pertinent  business 
that  will  be  particularly  relished  by 
those  "out  front"  and  perhaps  some 
of  it  will  "hit  uncomfortably  home." 
It  brings  Norma  Shearer  to  stellar 
heights  ?nd  she  works  earnestly  to 
deserve   the   honor. 

Story:  Colman  and  Sloden  are 
business  partners,  amiable  except 
when  it  comes  to  secretaries.  They 
demand  good  looking  ones.  S'lo- 
den's  wife  finishes  one  when  she 
finds  her  sitting  on  Sloden's  desk 
while  she  places  a  flower  in  Slo- 
den's buttonhole.  Colman  presents 
the  ugly  duckling  of  the  office,  Ruth 
Lawrence,  as  a  fitting  secretary  for 
Sloden's  Washington  trip.  Ruth  is 
in  love  with  Colman  who  vows  he 
wouldn't  kiss  her  for  a  thousand 
dollars.  How  Ruth  transforms  her- 
self into  a  beauty  and  finally  col- 
lects a  thousand  when  Colman 
kisses  her  is  followed  by  the  usual 
clinch. 

Box   Office   Angle. ..  .There    is   a   lot 

more  to  it  than  can  be  gleaned 
from  a  very  brief  synopsis.  Many 
good  laughs  in  it  and  no  doubt 
will  prove  popular  with  average 
audience. 
Exploitation. ...  Let  them  know  the 
story  concerns  the  affairs  of  a  boss 
and  his  stenographer  and  you  can 
count  on  a  certain  majority  becom- 
ing interested  immediateh'.  Prom- 
ise a  quantity  of  amusing  situations 
and  good  laughs  and  the  picture 
will  bear  you  out.  Good  amuse- 
ment if  your  folks  enjoy  comedy 
entertainment. 

Direction   Hobart   Henley; 

effective 

Author   Carey  Wilson 

Scenario    Hope   Loring- 

Louis  Leighton 

Cameraman    Ben    Reynolds 

Photography    Good 

Locale  N.  Y. 

Length     6,433    feet 


Pola  Negri  in 

«A  Woman  of  the  World" 

Paramount 

NEGRI  HER  OLURIFIED  SELF 
WITH  A  BEVY  OF  GOWNS 
AND  JEWELS.  BUT  THE  AT- 
MOSPHERE THAT  GOES 
WITH  IT  IS  NEW.  SHOULD 
MAKE  THE  GRADE— EASILY. 

Star Lavishly   gowned,   severely 

coiffured,  and  very  much  laden 
down  with  jewels.  Certainly  a 
vision  to  behold.  They  will  like 
her  in  this. 

Cast....  Not  a  particularly  outstand- 
ing supporting  company  although 
Chester  Conklin's  comedy  contri- 
butions appeared  to  be  well  re- 
ceived. Holmes  E.  Herbert  a  fair 
hero  and  Charles  Emmett  Mack 
capitalizes  too  much  on  his  dimple. 

Type    of    Story Comedy-drama  ; 

adapted  from  a  novel  by  Carl  Van 
Vechten.  Take  a  beautiful  and 
wealthy  Italian  Countess  and  trans- 
port her  to  a  middle  west  town  of 
the  Main  Street  variety  and  you 
have  a  good  idea  of  what  happens 
in  "A  Woman  of  the  World" — 
the  gossips  get  busy  and  the  re- 
former stops  reforming  and  starts 
falling  in  love  with  the  Countess. 
The  story  isn't  as  trite  as  this  may 
sound.  It  is  a  conventional  yarn 
but  with  a  succession  of  clever 
Alal  St.  Clair  touches  it  develops 
into  an  interesting  bit  of  entertain- 
ment, c|uite  out  of  the  ordinary  in 
its  combination  of  atmosphere  and 
situations.  The  usual  small  town 
stuff  makes  its  appearance  but  it  is 
very  well  done.  One  outstanding 
bit  is  where  the  old  codger  Sam 
Poore  appears  on  his  doorstep  and 
upon  seeing  his  neighbors  at  their 
early  morning  scandal,  sets  his 
watch  accordingly.  This  is  an  in- 
genious way  of  pointing  to  small 
town   routine  and  regularity. 

Story:  The  Countess  staggers  the 
townsfolk  with  her  old  world  ad- 
vancement, her  jewels  and  cigar- 
ette smoking.  Some  gossip  but  the 
town  reformer  and  a  boy  fall  in 
love  with  her.  The  fact  that  she 
bears  a  tattoo  mark,  inflicted  to 
prove  her  love  for  the  man  who 
was  faithless,  is  meat  for  further 
scandal.  There  is  a  conflict  and  a 
threatened  mob  scene  to  run  the 
woman  out  of  town  but  fortunately 
it  doesn't  occur  and  you  have  the 
Countess  in  the  arms  of  her  first 
opposer,  the  reforming  District  At- 
torney. 

Box  Office  Angle. . .  .Will  undoubted- 
ly please  the  majority.  Is  a  bit 
out  of  the  ordinary  for  Pola  Negri 
but  the  new  combination  should 
prove  a   happy  one. 

Exploitation.  ..  .It  should  be  easy  to 
get  them  interested  by  telling  them 
about  the  Italian  Countess  who 
comes  into  a  small  American  town 
and  staggers  the  inhabitants  with 
her  gorgeous  gowns  and  jewels. 
Play  up  star's  name  and  Malcolm 
St.   Clair,  who  directed. 

Direction.  ...  Malcolm  St.  Clair,  first 
rate. 

Author Carl  Van  Vechten 

Scenario    Pierre   Collins 

Cameraman    Bert    Glennon 

Photography Excellent 

Locale    Small   town 

Length   6,196  feet 


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Sunday,  December  27,  1925 


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DAILY 


"Madame  Behave" 

Producers  Dist.  Corp. 
BELTER  SKELTER  ACTION 
AND  SLAPSTICK  KEEPS  THIS 
GOING  BUT  STORY  COULD 
HAVE  SERVED  FOR  FIRST 
RATE  FARCE  COMEDY  IF 
PROPERLY  HANDLED. 
ast.  ..  .Julian  Eltingc  gives  one  of 
his  female  impersonations.  Done 
in  straight  comedy  style  it  would 
have  proven  far  more  effective  than 
it  does  in  its  slapstick  form.  Ann 
Pennington  good  when  she  does 
the  Charleston  but  her  importance 
stops  about  there.  Others  Lionel 
Belmore,  David  James,  Tom  Wil- 
son, Jack  Duffy,  Stanhope  Wheat- 
croft,  Evelyn  Francisco. 
Type  of  Story. ..  .Comedy;  adapted 
from  Gene  Arlette's  "Madame 
Lucy."  They  could  have  done  a 
lot  more  with  "Madame  Behave." 
Instead  of  rushing  it  through  with 
a  quantity  of  slapstick  situations 
and  helter  skelter  action  it  might 
have  served  very  effectively  for  a 
straight  farce.  They  had  a  fine 
basic  idea  to  work  with  and  with 
Eltinge  in  one  of  his  female  im- 
personations it  could  have  been 
worked  out  in  intriguing  fashion. 
Instead  you  have  regular  game  of 
tag  with  the  principals  chasing  and 
dodging  for  most  of  the  five  reels. 
The  old  Mack  Sennett  pie  stunts 
are  used  with  little  comedy  effect 
and  some  other  entirely  familiar 
slapstick  gags  fail  to  register  laughs 
at  this  late  date.  The  closing 
scenes  are  attractively  done  in 
color  and  present  the  wedding  of 
Eltinge  and  the  girl  he  wanted  to 
marry. 

Story:  Jack  and  Dick  are  bud- 
dies and  sharing  financial  reverses. 
In  order  to  win  a  suit  against  a 
friend  Dick's  uncle  must  find  a 
certain  woman  who  witnessed  an 
accident.  Dick  persuades  Jack  to 
pose  as  the  woman.  It  also  hap- 
pens that  Jack  wants  to  marry  the 
uncle's  neice,  Gwen,  but  the  uncle 
is  anxious  to  marry  her  off  to  a 
rich  dude.  While  posing'  as  a 
woman.  Jack  is  able  to  make  life 
miserable  for  his  rival  and  at  the 
same  time  he  is  kept  busy  dodging 
the  police  who  found  him  break- 
ing into  the  uncle's  home.  There 
is  a  general  all  around  chase  w-hich 
finally  ends  with  Jack's  exposure, 
forgiveness  all  around  and  marriage 
for   Jack   and    Gwen. 

Box  Office  Angle Will  do  all  right 

for  the  crowd  that  enjoys  a  slap- 
stick comedy  of  this  order.  Not 
very  appropriate  for  a  clientele  at 
all  critical. 
Exploitation.  .  .Julian  Eltinge's  name 
has  been  associated  with  female 
impersonations  for  so  long  that  you 
will  probably  only  have  to  use  his 
name  to  let  them  know  what  to 
expect.  Use  stills  in  the  lobby 
showing  him  as  himself  and  as  a 
woman.  The  usual  trailer  and 
catchlines  can  be  used  for  advance 
information. 

Direction Scott    Sidney ;    could 

have  gotten  more  from  the  story. 

Author    Gene    Arlette 

Scenario   F.  McGrew  Willis 

Cameraman    Gus    Peterson 

Photography    All  right 

Locale    California 

Length  5.415  feet 


"A  Desperate  Moment" 

Producer :    Bayiner 
Distributor:  Ginsberg — State  Rights 

HECTIC  MELODRAMA  WITH 
THE  USUAL  COMBINATION 
OF  COMEDY,  ACTION  AND 
THRILLS  BUT  IT  FAILS  TO 
GET  OVER  IN  A  REAL  WAY. 

Cast. ..  .Wanda  Hawley  and  Theo- 
dor  Von  Eltz  make  the  most  of 
impossible  hero  and  heroine  roles. 
Leo  White  a  comedy  impersona- 
tion of  a  "flossy"  Englishman. 
Fails  to  register.  Sheldon  Lewis 
one  of  those  glorifying  villains  who 
grimaces  for  close-ups.  Others 
Dan  Mason,  James  Neill  and  Billy 
Franey. 

Type  of  Story.  ..  .Melodrama.  "A 
Desperate  Moment"  is  a  hectic  con- 
coction of  incidents  and  situations 
with  a  dominating  comedy  line  that 
hinders  rather  than  helps  the  plot. 
A  sissyfied  English  suitor  who  says 
"deah"  and  is  afraid  of  his  own 
shadow  is  the  principal  distraction 
in  the  comedy  element.  Leo 
White,  who  has  done  some  rather 
good  comedy  roles  in  the  past,  fails 
in  this  one  but  the  role  didn't  offer 
him  anything  very  worth  while. 
The  idea  of  the  father  trying  to 
marry  off  his  daughter  to  this  Eng- 
lishman never  takes  on  the  slightest 
semblance  of  conviction.  The  plot 
is  a  rehash  of  familiar  situations 
with  the  hero  fighting  an  army  of 
pirates  on  his  ship,  the  desert  island 
next  on  line,  a  cannibal  attack  and 
final  recovery  all  following  in  ex- 
pected due  course.  There  is  no  sus- 
pense nor  no  well  sustained  interest. 
You  are  always  one  step  ahead  of 
the  development.  The  direction  did 
not  improve  on  a  poor  story  nor  is 
the  cast  sufificiently  strong  enough 
to  pull  it  through. 

Story:  Dean  takes  his  daughter 
on  a  voyage  in  company  with 
Percy,  the  Englishman  he  wants 
her  to  marry.  She  falls  in  love 
with  Reynolds,  the  captain,  who 
fights  for  her  life  when  bandit 
stowaways  are  found  on  the  ship. 
There  is  a  fire  and  the  principals 
and  crew  land  on  a  cannibal  island. 
After  some  fighting  a  passing 
steamer  sees  the  distress  signal  and 
the  lovers  are  saved. 

Box  Office  Angle..  Not  very  promis- 
ing unless  you  figure  that  action 
consisting  of  fights  and  a  fire  at 
sea  will  be  enough  to  satisfy. 
Story  cannot  be  recommended  as 
to  its  plot. 

Exploitation.  . .  .  A  trailer  showing  the 
ship  on  fire  might  bring  in  the 
crowd  that  enjoys  this  type  of  pic- 
ttire.  If  you  think  Wanda  Haw- 
ley's  and  Theodore  Von  Eltz'  name 
mean  enough  they  can  be  used  in 
announcements.  No  other  names 
of  box  office  importance. 

Direction   Jack  Dawn;  poor 

Author   Coral  Burnett 

Scenario Not  credited 

Cameraman    Roland  Price 

Photography    All    right 

Locale    At    sea 

Length    5,781   feet 


"When  Husbands  Flirt" 

Columbia  Pictures — State  Rights 

ONE  OF  THE  SURPRISES  THAT 
COMES    FEW    AND    FAR    BE- 
TWEEN.       CORKING     FINE 
LITTLE     COMEDY     NUMBER 
THAT   CAN   BOAST   OF   CON- 
TINUOUS LAUGHS. 
Cast.... Tom   Ricketts   gives   a  great 
performance  as  the  henpecked  hus- 
band and  Ethel  Wales  as  his  wife 
is  a  scream  with  her  chronic  indi- 
gestion.    Dorothy  Revier  and  For- 
rest   Stanley    quite    suitable    as    the 
young  married  couple  but   Ricketts 
and   Ethel   Wales   steal   the   picture. 
Maude   Wayne  good  as   the   vamp. 
Type      of      Story ....  Farce     comedy 
Once    in    a    while — a    great    while — 
something  comes  along  unheralded 
unannounced,  and   brings   with  it  a 
real    surprise    part}'.      "When    Hus- 
bands   Flirt"   is   one   of   the   best   oi 
the    current    laugh    makers.      \Vi,l 
the    possible    exception    of    onj    c 
two    gags    that    are    just    a    tr:fl 
"raw"   the  picture   is   decided  y   (  r. 
of  the  funniest  things  out.      1  i   cr 
ated  a   riot   of   laughs   in   a    Brord 
way    transient    house    where    it    r-; 
on  a  double  feature  program      T'^ 
story  is  one  of  those  domestic  com- 
plication affairs  with  a  newly  mar- 
ried    couple     and     a     not-so-new. y 
inarried  pair  offering  amusing  con 
trasts.     Director  \\'illiam   We.lman 
has      injected      many     outstanding 
clever  touches.    Whoever  wrote  the 
sub-titles  did  a  good  job  also.    The 
story    runs    along   at    a    lively    clip 
and    there    isn't    a    dull    moment    in 
the  entire  proceedings. 

Story:  Stanley  and  Ricketts  are 
partners  in  business,  the  former  a 
newlywed  and  the  latter  a  hen- 
pecked wretch  who  risks  a  party 
with  a  vamp,  played  by  Maude 
Wayne.  He  borrow's  Stanley's 
car  for  the  occasion.  Next  morn- 
ing Stanley's  wife  finds  a  handker- 
chief and  purse  in  the  car — and  the 
war  is  on.  Ricketts'  wife  is  the 
first  to  assist  in  divorce  proceedings 
to  follow.  The  complications  that 
pile  on — with  the  guilty  man's  wife 
leading  the  hunt  and  not  knowing 
that  her  own  husband  was  the  cul- 
prit and  with  the  guilty  and  hen- 
pecked one  trying  to  keep  the 
knowledge  from  his  wife — are  too 
numerous  as  well  as  humorous  to 
do  them  justice  in  this  small  space. 
Box  Office  Angle.  ...  Sure-fire  laugh 
maker.  Will  certainly  send  them 
into  roars  of  laughter.  Should  do 
a  first  rate  business. 
Exploitation. ..  .Run  a  trailer  to  give 
sufficient  idea  of  the  comedy  and 
tell  them  about  the  henpecked  old 
fellow  who  went  out  on  a  lark  with 
a  vamp  and  tried  to  keep  his  wife 
from  finding  it  out.  You  can  make 
all  the  promises  you  want  for  the 
laughs.  They're  there.  No  names 
that  mean  anything  very  much  but 
they  may  after  this — especially  di- 
rector Wellman  and  Tom  Ricketts. 

Direction    William    Wellman; 

very  good 

Author   Paul   Gangelin  and 

Dorothy  Arzner 

Scenario    Not    credited 

Cameraman   Sam  Landers 

Photography    Good 

Locale    City 

Length    About  5,000  feet 


Theda  Bara   in 

"The  Unchastened  Woman" 

Chadwick  Pictures — State  Rights 

TOUGH  BREAK  FOR  THEDA. 
SHE  HAS  AN  UNSYMPA- 
THETIC PART  CALLING  FOR 
REPRESSION.  A  REPRESSED 
VAMP--A    NEW   IDEA,   BUT— 

Star....  Docs  wonders  with  a  role 
that  forces  her  to  repress  her  emo- 
tional fire  under  a  mask  of  coldness 
for  seven  reels.  Absolutely  mis- 
cast. 

Cast Wyndham  Standing  as  the 

husband  evidently  never  read  the 
original  stage  play,  for  he  com- 
pletely misses  the  spirit  of  the  part 
as  Louis  Anspacher  wrote  it.  John 
Miljan  too  old  for  the  part  of  the 
infatuated  young  architect.  Eileen 
Percy  as  the  husband's  secretary 
gives  a  good  portrayal  of  the  "other 
woman." 

Type  of  Story Drama  of  married 

life,  adapted  from  the  play  by  Louis 
K.  Anspacher.  The  original  stage 
production  was  75  per  cent  clever 
conversation.  The  action  in  it  was 
almost  nil.  The  adapter  has  tried 
heroically  to  build  up  scenes  and 
sequences  with  the  necessary  ac- 
tion to  make  a  successful  photo- 
play. It  must  be  recorded  that 
he  has  fallen  down  with  a  terrible 
thud.  It  was  not  his  fault.  The 
oiiginal  theme  was  never  intended 
to  express  itself  in  action  The 
consequent  effort  to  inject  it  results 
in  a  picture  that  is  stilted,  artificial 
and  unconvincing.  Even  at  that 
tlic  pictu.-e  could  have  been  saved 
if  the  main  characters — man  a.nd 
wife — had  been  given  bits  that 
aroused  your  sympathy.  But  no. 
The  production  leaves  you  abso- 
lutely cold  throughout.  The  en- 
tire cast  seemed  to  have  sensed  the 
hepelessness  of  it  all — and  they  act 
accordingly.  It  w-ill  go  on  record 
as  a  colorless  offering  lacking  hu 
man  niterest  and  that  pulsing  throD 
that  real  drama  inspires.  The  thm 
story  could  have  been  told  in  two 
reels — faithless  husband,  society 
wife  leaves  him,  goes  abroad  and 
for  spite  comes  back  with  a  half 
dozen  male  admirers.  Husband  re- 
pents, but  the  wife  won't  relent. 
At  last  the  birth  of  a  son  and  .':eir 
reconciles  them.  Asking  Theda  to 
play  a  cold,  disdainful  part  will  get 
few  cheers  from'  her  fans  who 
glory  in  her  vampish  fire  and  Viigh- 
tet'sion  emotionalism. 

Box  Office  Angle. ..  .Lacks  elements 
to  make  it  a  good  draw.  Might 
get  by  on  double-bill. 

Exploitation Louis    Anspacher's 

name  as  the  author  of  famous  play 
will  help.  But  go  light  on  mention- 
ing star,  as  her  part  may  disap- 
point. 

Direction. ..  .James  Young;  material 
hard  to  work  with. 

Author    Louis   K.  Anspacher 

Scenario   Douglas  Doty 

Cameraman    William   O'Connell 

Photography    Good 

Locale  City,  Continent 

Length  6,800  feet 


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DAILY 


Sunday,  December  27,  1925 


Short  Subjects 

Pathe  Review  No.  1   (1926  Series) 
Pathe 

Interesting  and  Novel 

Type  of  production  1  reel  magazine 
This  subject  starts  off  with  Annette 
Kellerman  in  her  second  appearance. 
This  time  she  is  shown  in  her  popu- 
lar swimming  and  diving  accornplish- 
ments.  The  process  camera  is  em- 
ployed to  show  off  the  various  stunts 
to  full  advantage.  The  effects  are 
artistic  and  highly  entertaining.  The 
famous  diving  venus  is  seen  making 
her  various  dives  and  then  instantly 
thereafter  you  see  her  under  water, 
where  she  executes  some  marvelous 
manoeuvers.  The  graceful  movements 
which  the  camera  reveals  will  prove 
a  revelation  of  your  audience.  "How 
to  Make  Money"  is  a  very  entertain- 
ing story  in  pictures  of  how  the 
French  Government  manufactures  its 
silver  coins.  An  educational  number 
that  will  please  everyone.  The  reel 
closes  with  "American  Wild  Flowers 
in  Pathe-color."  These  were  photo- 
graphed with  a  special  slow-motion 
camera  which  shows  the  various 
specimens  slowly  budding  into  full 
bloom.  An  artistic  bit  that  will  de- 
light all  nature  lovers.  The  first  Re- 
view for  the  new  year  maintains  the 
tradition  for  quality  and  diversity  of 
theme. 


"A  Punch  In  the  Nose"— Hal  Roach 

Pathe 

Laughs  Aplenty 

Type  of  production. ..  .2  reel  comedy 
In  directing  this.  Jay  A.  Howe  has 
covered  himself  with  glory.  It  is 
a  situation  comedy  above  the  aver- 
age, the  gags  are  in  many  cases 
original,  and  it  moves  at  a  fast  clip 
without  repetition.  The  cast  is  load- 
ed with  popular  comedians,  such  as 
Lige  Conley,  Al.  St.  John,  Jimmy 
Finlayson,  and  Lucien  Littlefield.  A 
company  of  ham  actors  is  stranded 
and  the  manager  gets  them  jobs  in 
a  sanitarium.  You  see  the  various 
members  trying  to  hold  down  jobs 
for  which  they  have  absolutely  no 
experience.  Most  of  the  fun  centers 
around  the  swimming  pool  where 
one  of  the  actors  is  posing  as  a  swim- 
ming instructor  to  the  pretty  girls. 
This  offering  depends  on  comedy 
situations  and  clever  gags  to  get  the 
laughs,  and  goes  very  light  on  the 
slapstick.  The  fun  is  always  spon- 
taneous, and  never  strikes  you  as 
being  forced.  You  owe  it  to  your 
pat'.cns  to  book  this  one  sure.  It 
will    load    them    up    with    merriment. 


"Lyman  H.  Howe's  Hodge  Podge 
No.  40"— Educational 
Travel  and  Fun 
Type  of  production....!  reel  novelty 
"A  Measure  of  Mexico"  is  the  novel 
way  in  which  entertaining  glimpses 
of  life  in  that  country  are  shown, 
the  idea  being  that  in  the  first  36 
feet  of  film  we  see  the  modern  rush 
and  bustle  in  Mexico  City  and  in  the 
next  45  feet  peasants  making  rope 
with  the  help  of  antiquated  machin- 
ery. And  so  the  reel  continues  to 
present  a  fine  assortment  of  views 
by  this  method.  Glimpses  of  the  beau- 
tiful Viga  Canals  are  shown.  A  mini- 
ature travelogue  that  is  sure  to  inter- 


"Laugh  Month"  Contest 

The    following    form    is    offered    oj    a    suggestion    to    exhibitors    zvhen    filing 
their    entries    in    the    prise    contest    for    the    best    "Laugh    Month"    exploitation. 
It    covers    the    information    required    by    the    Laugh    Month    Committee,    218    IV. 
42nd  St.,   New   York. 
Name   of    Theater 

Address     

City    or    Town    

State      

Name  of  person   responsible   for   campaign    

(This    is   the    person    to    whom    money    will    be    paid    if    this    entry    wins) 

Is  theater   first   run,   second   run,   or  subsequent   run  ?    

Seating     capacity     

Population    of    city    or    town     

Was  campaign  for  one  day,  two  days,  three  days  or  a  week?   

Was   a   particular   comedy   exploited?      If   so,   give   title   and   name   of   distributing 

company      

ilt  is  not  necessary  that  a  particular  comedy  should  be  exploited, 
it  being  sufficient  if  the  campaign  boosts  "Laugh  Month."  But  if  a 
particular  comedy  is  exploited,  it  must  be  a  short  comedy — not  more 
than   three  reels.) 


Many  Enter  Contest 


"National  Laugh  Month  Commit- 
tee" reports  exhibitors  in  all  parts 
of  the  country  have  signified  their  in- 
tention of  entering  the  prize  contest 
lor  the  best  exploitation  tying  up 
with  "Laugh  Month"  in  which  the 
committee  is  to  award  $850  in  cash 
prizes. 

A  number  of  exhibitors  have  filled 
in  the  suggested  form  and  have  sent 
them  to  the  committee  in  advance  of 
the  beginning  of  "Laugh  Month"  in 
order  to  get  their  bids  in  early.  As 
prizes  are  to  be  awarded  for  the  best 
cpmpaign  conducted  each  week  dur- 
ing the  month,  however,  it  will  be 
necessary  for  each  exhibitor  to  make 
a    separate    entry    with    each    week's 


campaign  which  he  desires  to  have 
considered   for   the   cash   prizes. 

The  first  prize  for  each  of  the 
four  weeks  ''n  ^anuary  is  to  be  $100 
and  the  other  prizes  will  be  as  fol- 
lows : 

2nd    Prize    $50. 

3rd  Prize    25. 

4th   Prize    12.50 

5th  Prize    10. 

.'^.nd  three  additional  prizes  of  $5 
each. 

All  exhibitors  or  exhibitor  em- 
plo^'ees  responsible  for  exploitation 
work  are  eligible  to  enter  the  con- 
test and  they  can  make  as  many  as 
four  entries  during  the  month — one 
for  each  week. 


est.  To  offset  this  educational  bit 
there  follows  some  typical  Howe  non- 
sense in  the  form  of  a  "Book  of 
Mythology."  The  Sphinx  is  shown 
acting  as  the  propounder  of  riddles 
to  the  poor  natives  who  are  brought 
before  it.  A  fine  sample  of  non- 
sensical  novelty. 


"The   Gosh    Darn   Mortgage" — Mack 
Sennett— Pathe 

Fine  Burlesque 

Type  of  production  2  reel  comedy 
Here  is  a  funny  takeoff  on  the  old- 
time  drama  involving  the  mortgage 
on  the  old  homestead.  All  the  hick 
types  are  well  caricatured.  In  fact 
tlie  entire  production  could  serve  as 
a  Miodel  for  this  class  of  comedy. 
The  director,  Eddie  Cline,  has  never 
done  anything  better.  The  situations 
aie  cleverly  worked  out,  and  there 
is  a  diversity  of  them.  Here  is  a 
comic  that  does  not  depend  on  one 
situation  to  carry  it  through.  The 
villain  from  the  city  who  holds  the 
mortgage  offers  to  spare  the  old 
homestead  if  the  pretty  daughter 
marries  him.  Of  course  she  loves 
the  country  boy.  So  the  homely 
servant  girl  is  dragged  in  to  sub  for 
the  bride,  effectually  concealed  under 
the  bridal  veil.     It  is  unusual  the  var- 


iety of  gags  that  are  worked  from 
fliis  situation.  Here  is  a  short  with 
a  leal  continuity  of  plot  that  is  un- 
usual. Lively  and  funny  all  the  way. 
Recommended  for  any  theater  where 
audiences  appreciate  real  laughs  with 
cleverness.  No  one  member  of  the 
cast  can  claim  all  the  honors.  All  the 
following  do  their  share  to  make 
this  number  worth  while:  Douglas 
Gerrard,  Edna  Tichenor.  Charles  Far- 
rcll,  William  McCall,  Thelma  Parr 
and  Peggy  O'Neill. 


"Ta-Ra-Ra    Boom    Der    E"— Ko-Ko 
Song  Cartune —  Red  Seal 

Singing  Specialty 

Type  of  production....!  reel  cartoon 

This  is  a  tj-pical  Fleischer  song 
cartoon.  The  verses  of  the  song  are 
projected,  while  the  animated  ball 
jumps  from  one  word  to  another,  to 
time  the  singing  in  the  audience.  The 
comic  cartoons  are  interspersed. 
There  is  little  to  describe  about 
this  reel.  Its  value  consists  in  the 
reaction  on  your  audience.  If  they 
can  be  induced  to  join  in  the  singing, 
it  is  a  success.  If  not,  it  becomes 
just  a  filler.  You  know  best  what 
you  can  do  with  this  type. 


"A   Salty   Sap"— Christie— Educ'l 

Crammed  with  Laughs 

Type  of  production. ..  .2  reel  comedy 

Here  is  a  fine  holiday  gift  from 
Christie.  One  of  the  best  that  studio 
has  turned  out  for  many  a  day.  Billy  I 
Dooley  is  featured  as  the  dumbest  of 
the  dumb.  He  wins  without  a  Strug 
gle.  He  takes  the  part  of  a  gob  who 
gets  shore  leave  to  hear  the  reading; 
of  his  wealthy  uncle's  will  which  pro—, 
vides  that  a  million  dollars  will  bei: 
left  to  the  dumbest  relative.  When 
the  lawyer  announces  this,  all  the  as- 
sembled in-laws  start  to  act  as  dumb 
as  they  know  how.  Then  in  walks 
the  gob  who  doesn't  know  what  it  is 
all  about.  He  acts  dumber  than  an\- 
of  them,  that  being  natural.  The 
gags  will  prove  a  riot  in  any  audi- 
ence that  has  not  entirely  lost  its 
funny  bone.  One  big  bruiser  ownsi 
a  dog  that  is  as  dumb  as  the  sailor. 
He  puts  the  animal  through  all  the 
canine  tricks.  The  mutt  never  bud- 
ges. But  over  in  a  corner  Billy' 
Dooley  is  seen  playing  dead  dog,  roll- 
ing over,  sitting  up,  etc.,  for  he  thinks 
the  commands  are  being  given  for 
him  to  obey.  This  scene  is  side-split- 
ting. But  what  wins  him  the  legac>' 
is  his  stunt  of  setting  the  house  on 
fire  and  then  putting  it  out,  remark- 
ing proudly  to  the  lawyer:  "I  told 
you  I  was  smart — I  fired  the  house, 
then  put  it  out."  Titles  are  unusu- 
ally clever  and  witty.  In  fact,  the 
whole  production  is  a  distinct  credit 
to  the  director,  William  Watson,  andj 
all  concerned.     Highly  recommended." 


"Five  Orphans  of  the  Storm" — Aesop 

Fable— Pathe 

Amusing 

Type  of  production....!  reel  cartoon 
The  cat  orphanage  had  a  gloomy 
outlook  for  Christmas.  Santa  merely 
stopped  to  look  in  but  put  nothing  in 
the  stocking  hanging  up.  The  big- 
gest cat  of  all  decided  to  do  some- 
thing for  the  little  cats  so  out  he 
went  with  no  particular  ideas  in  mind. 
It  happened  fortunately  that  a  baby 
had  v/andered  off  and  seated  on  an 
ice  floe  was  headed  for  the  rapids. 
Big  cat  to  the  rescue  and  saves  the 
baby,  winning  a  reward  from  the 
jubilant  parent.  Big  cat  returns  to 
the  orphanage  laden  with  goodies  for 
the  little  cats.  The  youngsters  will 
like  this  especially  and  you  can  count 
on  this  being  appropriate  for  your 
holiday  program.  Amusing  cartoon 
and  well  executed. 


"Marvels  of  Motion" — Issue  G — Max 
Fleischer — Red  Seal 
Novelty  Action 
Tvpe  of  production....!  reel  novelty 
A  very  diverting  offering  depictin.g 
humans  and  animals  engaged  in  vari- 
ous outdoor  sports.  The  part  that 
the  feet  play  in  athletic  champion- 
ships is  particularly  stressed  by  clever 
photography.  Trick  camera  work  is 
employed  to  show  the  slow,  fast  and 
stop  motion.  First  is  shown  the  ten- 
nis champion.  Then  some  fine  and 
exciting  shots  of  a  rodeo  are  shown. 
A  horse  known  as  Ranger  is  put 
through  his  stunts — a  graceful  ani- 
mal. A  cowboy  throwing  a  bull  is 
an  exciting  bit.  The  reel  ends  with 
views  of  a  midget  trying  to  mount 
a  very  balky  burro.  All  lovers  of  out- 
door sports  will  like  this. 


Sunday,  December  27,  1925 


THE 


■c&ai 


DAILY 


Pleasing  the  Audience 

How  Public  Relations  Department  of 

West  Coast  Theaters  Ascertains 

Likes  and  Dislikes  of  Patrons 

Los  Angeles — Taking  the  pulse  oi 
a  million  theater  patrons,  learning 
their  likes  and  dislikes,  ascertaining 
what  they  are  seeking  in  the  form 
of  entertainment,  meeting  their  re- 
quirements, and  exercising  constant 
vigilance  that  the  youthful  members 
are  protected  from  anything  that 
grown-ups  alone  should  see. 

This  is  the  task  being  carried  on 
in  a  systematic  manner  daily  by  the 
Public  Relations  Dept.  of  West  Coast 
Theaters.  Officials  of  this  organiza- 
tion operating  168  theaters  and  cater- 
ing to  in  excess  of  1,000,000  patrons 
yearly,  attribute  this  operation  to  this 
recipe:  "Determining  what  appeals 
most  to  the  public  and  furnishing  it 
in  the  most  entertaining  and  uplifting 
form  possible." 

Jack  Rellaw,  who  is  the  head  of  the 
department,  in  speaking  of  the  suc- 
cess of  the  Public  Relations  Dept., 
said: 

"The  days  when  the  rental  of  an  average 
picture,  the  engagement  of  a  mediocre  piatio 
player,  and  an  indifferent  ticket  seller  were 
all  that  were  essential  to  the  theater  business, 
are  passed.  The  public  has  become  more 
discriminating  and  critical  in  its  entertain- 
ment demands,  and  certainly  has  a  right  to 
be,  but  what  forms  of  entertainment  carry 
the  greatest  appeal  to  the  greatest  number 
of  people  is  a  problem  which  can  only  be 
solved  through  close  contact  and  coopera- 
tion on  the  part  of  the  theater  management 
and  the  patron. 

"Our  department  of  Public  Relations  en- 
deavors to  establish  and  maintain  this  con- 
tact through  personal  touch,  questionnaires, 
and  various  systems  which  do  not  cause  our 
patrons  the  slightest  inconvenience.  Letters 
of  praise  or  adverse  criticism  of  a  picture 
come  direct  to  our  attention  and  we  tabu- 
late the  statements  and  use  them  as  a  guide 
for    the   future. 

"Pleasing  the  grownup  is  far  more  simple 
jn  the  matter  of  selection  than  pleasing  the 
children.  Programs  for  youngsters  must  not 
only  be  entertaining  but  must  be  of  a  nature 
which  protect  these  future  fathers  and  mothers 
from  anything  coarse,  crude,  suggestive  or 
demoralizing  in  the  slightest  degree.  What 
may  amuse  and  greatly  entertain  a  child 
might  at  the  same  time  prove  most  harmful 
to  his  mind,  and  the  protection  of  the  child- 
ish mind  is  of  paramount  importance  to  the 
officials   of   West    Coast   Theaters. 

"With  the  view  to  logically  and  construc- 
tively handling  this  phase  of  work,  the  Pub- 
lic Relations  Dept.  maintains  a  special  or- 
ganization for  the  presentation  of  Junior 
Matinees  for  youngsters.  This  organization 
is  under  the  supervision  of  Ryllis  Homing- 
ton. 

"Proir  to  its  general  release,  arrangements 
are  made  whereby  a  special  preview  of  a  pic- 
ture to  be  shown  in  one  of  our  theaters  is 
given  for  mothers,  teachers,  women's  clubs 
or  any  recognized  organization  which  cares 
to  send  a  representative.  The  film  is  care- 
fully studied  and  later  discussed  for  the  pur- 
pose of  deciding  whether  any  scene  or  bit 
of  action  would  be  likely  to  have  any  other 
than  a  most  helpful  influence  on  the  minds 
of  children  If  any  question  does  arise  on 
this  angle  notes  are  made  and  the  question- 
able parts  of  the  film  are  cut  for  the  showing 
at  the  Junior  Matinees.  All  the  objections 
are  carefully  tabula'ted  on  cards,  and  these 
cuts  are  made  every  time  the  film  is  shown 
at  a  Junior  Matinee  in  any  West  Coast 
theater. 

"Another  outstanding  feature  of  this  work 
is  the  fact  that  the  general  public,  through 
representatives  of  various  organizations,  are 
made  to  feel  that  their  views,  suggestions  and 
constructive  criticism  is  welcome  at  all  times; 
that  it  is  the  paramount  aim  of  West  Coast 
Theaters,  Inc.,  to  jflease  the  general  public 
and  not  sit  in  final  judgment  on  entertain- 
ment <?vith  the  arbitrary  attitude:  'Take  it 
or  leave  it.'  

"Giving  the  public  just  what  it  likes  and 
desires  is  the  great  problem  of  the  theatrical 
owner  after  all,  and  West  Coast  operates  on 
the  theory  that  there  is  no  better  judge  of 
its   likes   and   dislikes  than   the  public   itself." 


Incorporations 

Albany,  N.  V. — Aahgold  Realty  Co.,  Bronx. 
Capital  *10,U00.  Attorney  Lazar  DworKin,  J 
Kector    St.,    New    York. 


Albany,  N.  V. — Sunnyside  Theaters  Corp., 
New  ioiK.  Attorney,  tlyman  Uomiiiitz,  J31 
inauibOii   Ave,        New    York. 


Albany,  N.  V. — Jdorg  Theater  Corp.,  New 
I'ort,.  .f\noruey,  Hyman  Liominitz,  331  Madi- 
son  Ave.,   New   York  City. 


Albany,  N.  Y. — Lianger  Trail,  Inc.,  The., 
New  V  ork.  Attorney,  ):' .  P.  Pace,  32  Broad- 
way,  New    York. 


Albany.  N.  Y. — The  Children's  Playhouse, 
Inc.,  New  York.  Capital  $5,000.  Attorney, 
ira    iViaier,    io    tast    40th   St.,   New    Y'ork. 


Albany,  N.  Y'. — Bologna  Realty  Corp.,  New 
York.  Capital  $10,000.  Attorneys,  Metcalte 
&    Branch,    ii    Rector    St.,    New    Y'ork. 


Albany,  N.  Y'. — Rothe  &  Layman  Studios, 
New  York.  Capital  $5,000.  Attorney,  Uavid 
Kassell,   51   Chambers  St.,  New   Y'ork. 


Albany,  N.  Y'. — Roosevelt  Exhibition  Corp., 
New  York.  Attorneys,  Wentworth,  Lowen- 
stein  &  Stern,   152   West  42nd  St.,  New   Y'ork. 


Alliany,  N.  \. —  Laymon  Co.,  Inc.,  New 
York.  Capital  $50,000.  Attorney,  S.  R.  Lash, 
203    West    4yth   St..    New    York. 


Albany,  N.  Y'. — Imitations  Producing  Co., 
New  Y'ork.  Attorney.  Samuel  Schwartzman, 
117    West    45th    St.,    New    York. 


Albany.  N.  Y'. — R.  S.  P.  Amusement  Co., 
New  Y'ork.  Capital  $15,000.  Attorney,  Henry 
Pearlman,   63  Park  Row,  New  York. 

Albany,  N.  Y'. — F.  G.  &  K.  Amusement 
Corp.,  Brooklyn.  Captal  $60,000.  Incorpor- 
ators, S.  Kirschenbaum,  M.  Grecnberg  and 
B.  Frank.  Attorney,  L.  Mirabeau,  374  Ful- 
-011    St.,   New    York. 


Albany,  N.  Y'. — Theater  Presentations,  New 
Y'ork.  Capital  $20,000.  Incorporators,  A. 
Rnsenfeld.  L.  Sunshine  and  T.  Kirby.  At 
torney,  J.  L.  Zoetzl,  4012  White  Plains  Ave., 
New   Y'ork. 


Albany.  N.  Y'. — Mitchell  Studio,  New  Y'ork. 
Incorporators,  M.  Epstein.  L.  Selay  and  F. 
Epstein.  Attorney,  S.  S.  Bobbe,  36  West 
44th   St.,    New   York. 


Albany,  N.  Y.— J.  M.  &  L.  W.  Theater 
Corp..  Albany.  Incorporators,  H.  Burniaster, 
M.  Pedlow  and  M.  Leonard.  Attorney.  S.  F. 
Hartman,  120  Broadway,  New  York. 


Springfield,  III. —  North     Shore     Amusement 

Co.,    Inc.,    133  South    Genesee    St.,    Waukegan. 

Incorporators,  H.     Ellern,   C.     Stake    and    W. 
Pearce. 


Springfield.  111. — Lawndale  Theater  Corp., 
78  Dearborn  St.,  Chicago.  Capital  $125,000. 
Incorporators,  F.  Gehrke,  B.  Smith  and  I. 
Fox.  Attorney.  S.  T.  Lawton,  7  South  Dear- 
born   St.,    Chicago. 


Albany.  N.  Y'. — Claire  Productions.  Inc., 
New  York  Attorneys,  Heimann  &  Rubien, 
1440    Broadway,    New    York. 


Albany.  N.  Y. — Oceanside  Theaters,  New 
York.  Capital  $5,000.  Attorney,  S.  I.  Segall, 
220    Broadway,   New   York. 


Columbus,  Ohio — Trio  Theaters  Co.,  Toledo. 
Capital  $,^,000.  Incorporators,  H.  Feigley,  N. 
C  harnas  and  E.   Sourbier. 


Columbus,  Ohio — Tusca  Theaters.  Inc.,  To- 
ledo. Capital  $5,000.  Incorpnr.Jlor5,  O  Smith, 
H.  Roche,  J.  McMahon  ami  G.  Andrew  and 
E     Mettler. 


Ho-lrn.  Mass. — Coo!'.I;;e  Operatinij  Cot  p., 
Watertown.  Capital  ''sIOO  nO').  Incorv-f  rators, 
A.    Feinberg,    M.    Conner  and    L.    Green. 


Boston.  Mass. — Rivoli  Theaters,  Inc..  Bos- 
ton. Capital  $100,000.  Incorporators,  N.  Pi- 
nanski,  J.   Lourie  and  H.  Ellenberg. 


Prologues 

Eddie    Hyman,    of    Brooklyn    Strand, 

Disagrees  with  Major  Bowes,  Who 

Claims  They  Are  Passing 

Edward  L.  Hyman,  managing  di- 
rector of  the  Brooklyn  Mark  Strand, 
has  come  to  the  defense  of  the  at- 
mospheric prologue.  Since  Edward 
Bowes,  of  the  Capitol,  voiced  his 
opinion  that  prologues  are  passing, 
there  has  been  some  discussion  oi 
the  subject.  Some  of  this  has  been 
favorable  to  the  prologue,  while  some 
of  it  has  been  unfavorable. 

Hyman  bases  his  opinion  of  the 
prologue  on  his  six  and  a  half  years' 
experience  at  the  Strand.  During 
this  time,  he  declares,  the  prologue 
has  grown  in  favor  until  now  it  oc- 
cupies one  of  the  most  important 
places    on   his   program.      He    states: 

"It  is  entirely  logical  thai  Major  Bowes 
has  found  the  prologue  unsuited  to  his  the- 
ater. However,  such  may  not  be  the  facts 
in  other  cities  and  in  other  theaters.  I  can 
only  speak  from  my  experience  here  in 
Brooklyn.  In  this  time  we  have  developed 
the  prologue  until  it  stands  forth  as  one  of 
the  most  important   incidents  of   the  program. 

"Whenever  I  hear  a  discussion  on  any 
point  I  immediately  think  of  that  old  tru- 
ism 'It  is  not  what  you  do,  but  the  way  you 
do  it.'  This  can  be  applied  to  theaters  as 
well  as  to  any  other  endeavor.  Naturally, 
the  prologue,  which  attempts  to  lift  a  scene 
or  sequence  from  the  story  would  defeat  its 
own  purposes  because  it  would  destroy  the 
continuity.  On  the  other  hand,  an  atmo- 
spheric prologue  which  is  built  upon  the  basic 
principles  of  entertainment  and  art,  without 
endeavoring  to  give  information  concerning 
the  feature  film,  is  very  likely  to  win  100 
per  cent  appioval  from  the  audience.  That 
has    been    our    experience    here. 

"I  believe  that  as  far  as  the  setting  ol 
the  prologue  is  concerned,  it  is  permissible 
to  copy  a  scene  from  the  picture.  Into  this 
setting  you  may  put  your  artists,  but  have 
them  do  nothing  which  would  take  parts  out 
of  the  picture  itself.  It  is  possible  to  build 
original  incidents  through  means  of  vocal 
solos,  dance  interpretations,  instrumental  num- 
bers and  pantomime.  With  an  act  so  con- 
structed we  have  found  that  this  is  just  what 
the  people  want.  They  are  given  entertain- 
ment for  the  eye  and  for  the  ear,  while  at 
the  same  time  they  are  being  put  in  the  mood 
associated  with  the  feature  itself.  It  is  very 
important  that  the  public  be  in  the  proper 
mood   when   the  picture   begins.    *   *   *" 


Investigating  "Non  Theatricals 

Baltimore — The  Maryland  M.  P.  T. 
O.  has  launched  an  investigation  into 
the  use  of  pictures  for  special  per- 
formances by  churches  and  lodges, 
without  the  knowledge  of  producers. 
A  committee  composed  of  F.  Durkee, 
of  the  Palace;  J.  Gruver.  of  the  Cen- 
tury Theater  Co.,  and  Thomas  Gold- 
berg, of  the  Walbrook  and  Hartford 
theaters,  is  in  charge. 


Bischoff   Finishing   Schedule 

Los  Angeles — Sam  Bischoff  is 
completing  the  balance  of  his  three 
series  of  comedies  for  this  season. 
Production  has  been  commenced  on 
"Married  Bachelors,"  a  Gold  Medal 
comedy.  The  Biff  and  W.  C.  Witwer 
comedy  units  are  preparing  other 
comedies. 


Charack  Suceeds  Davis  at  "U" 

St.  Louis — C.  F.  Charack,  formerly 
of  Portland,  has  succeeded  Maurice 
Davis  as  publicity  director  for  Uni- 
versal. Davis  resigned  to  take  charge 
of  publicity  for  Loew's  State. 


Remodeling  Pathe  Branch 

Kansas  City — The  local  Pathe  ex- 
chan.ge  is  being  extensively  remod- 
eled. 


Several   Changes  in   St.  Louis 

S't.  Louis- — Harry  Weiss,  manager 
for  First  National,  has  appointed  Jack 
O'Neill,  formerly  city  salesman  for 
Pathe,  as  salesman  for  Northern  Mis- 
souri and  Central   Illinois. 

Paul  Haynes  and  Leslie  B.  Mace 
have  resigned  from  First  National. 
Haynes  has  joined  Prod.  Dist.  Corp, 
while  Mace  has  located  permanently 
at  Webb  City. 

C.  L.  Hickman,  formerly  special 
representative  for  Arrow,  has  gone 
with   Universal. 


Two  for  Same  'Frisco  Street 

San  Francisco — Irving  St.  will  have 
two  theaters,  it  became  known  with 
announcement  by  Ward  Cox  that  a 
picture  house  and  seven  stores  will 
be  built  immediately  on  the  north- 
west corner  of  46th  Ave.  and  Irving 
St.  Construction  of  the  Irving,  14th 
and  15th  Aves.,  has  been  under  way 
since  the  signing  of  the  Duboce  tun- 
nel ordinance  by  Mayor  Rolph.  The 
Golden  State  Theater  and  Realty 
Co.  is  building  the  Irving. 


$2,700,000  Loan  on  Chicago  Theater 

Chicago — A  first  mortgage  bond  is- 
sue of  $2,700,000  for  IS  years  at  6 
per  cent  has  been  made  by  the  Am- 
erican Trust  and  Safe  Deposit  Co. 
to  finance  the  construction  of  the 
Piccadilly  theater  and  apartment 
hotel,  a  12  story  brick  and  terra  cot- 
ta  structure  being  erected  by  H. 
Shoenstadt  and  Sons,  Inc.,  at  the 
southeast  corner  of  Hyde  Park  Boule- 
vard and   Blackstone  Ave. 


Two  New  F.  B.  O.  Managers 

N.   C.    Rice,   president    of   the   Iowa      , 
State    Exhibitors'    League,    has    been      ) 
appointed    manager   of   the    F.    B.    O. 
Des   Moines   exchange,   to  replace   F. 
W.  Young,  resigned. 

C.  L.  Peavey,  connected  with  F. 
B.  O.  for  several  years  in  a  sales 
capacity,  is  in  charge  of  Atlanta,  to 
succeed   F.   L.   Davie. 


Norman  Manor  Promoted 

Rochester.  N.  Y.  —  Norman  A. 
Manor,  for  some  time  assistant  man- 
ager to  Walter  A.  Powers  of  the 
Strand  at  Oswego,  has  been  appoin- 
ted manager  of  a  large  house  in  East 
Rochester. 


Seeks  Permit  for  Shorewood  Theater 

Milwaukee — The  village  board  of 
Shorewood  has  been  asked  to  amend 
its  zoning  ordinance  to  permit  the 
erection  of  a  $150  000  theater,  store 
and  apartment  building  on  Lake  Bluff 
Bvld.  and  Oakland  Ave. 


"Born  to   Battle,"  Next  for  Tyler 

Hollywodo — "Born   to   Battle"  will 
be  Tom  Tyler's  next  for  F.  B.  O. 


Edwards  Managing  Rivoli,  St.  Louis 

St.  Louis — Jack  Edwards,  former 
publicity  man  for  Universal  at  Om- 
aha, is  now  managing  the  Rivoli. 


Country  Sales  Manager  for  Warners 

Chicago — Lee  Woodyatt  has  been 
appointed  country  sales  manager  for 
Warners. 


McLaughlin  District  Manager 

Chicago — L.  A.  McLaughiln  has 
been  made  manager  of  the  Renown 
exchange,  succeeding  Jerry  Abrams, 
resigned. 


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HOLLYWOOD 
HAPPENINGS 


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By 

Harvey  E.  Qausman 


Telephone  Granite  3980 


Sunday,  December  27,  1925 


6411  Hollywood  Blvd. 


Fox  Finishes  Three 

Two  features  have  just  been  fin- 
ished at  Fox  studio.  "The  Outsider," 
directed  by  Rowland  V.  Lee;  the 
cast  including  Jacqueline  Logan,  Lou 
Tellegen,  Roy  Atwill  and  Walter  Pid- 
geon.  "My  Own  Pal,"  starring  Tom 
Mix,  J.  G.  Blystone  directing.  Th( 
cast  includes  Olive  Borden,  Ton 
Santschi,  Virginia  Marshall  and  Paul 
Panzer.  Also  an  Imperial  Comedy, 
"A  Bankrupt  Honeymoon,"  directed 
bv  Lew  Sailer. 


Mrs.^WaHace   Reid   on   Another 

MpsC  Wallace  R«id  has  stnrted  work 

ugc'n  "The  Earth  Woman,"  featuring 

J'Ohnnie  Walker  with  Mscry  Alden  in 

/the    title    role.      The    supporting    cast 

includes  Russel  Simpson,  Jolin  Carr, 

Carroll    Nye,    William    G.    Scott,   Joe 

Butterworth     and     Charle^  .  French, 

^   Walter    Lang   is    directing  under   the 

upervision   of   Mrs.   Reid. 


Hawks  on  First  for  Fox 
"1  he  Road  to  Glory,"  first  picture 
to  be  directed  for  Fox  by  Howard 
Ha".'ks,  has  in  its  cast  May  McAvoy, 
)-eslie  Fenton,  Ford  Sterling,  Rock- 
clilte  Fellowes,  Milla  Davenport  and 
J  oil  11  McSweeney.  It  is  an  original 
bv   thr  director. 


"Kiki'^  Started 

At  the  Schenck  studios,  the  open- 
ing scenes  have  been  shot  for  "Kiki." 
Ronald  Colman,  Marc  McDermott, 
George  K.  Arthur,  Gertrude  Astor 
and  i'rankie  Darrow  are_in  the  cast 
under    direction   of  Clarence  'Bro^n. 

Starts  "Second  Chance"  ^ 

Lambert  Hillyer  has  started  work 
on  "The  Second  Chance  for  First 
National.  The  cast  is  headed  by 
Anna  Q.  Nilsson,  Huntly  Gordon, 
Charles   Murray   and   Sam   DeGrasse. 


Von   Stroheim's  First 

Eric  Von  Stroheim's  first  for  Fam- 
ous will  be,  as  noted,  an  original  en- 
titled "The  Wedding  March."  Von 
Stroheim  wrote  the  story  himself  and 
will  play  a  prominent  role. 


Marion  Titling  "Scraps" 

Hollywood — George  Marion  Jr.  has 
[  een  loaned  to  Mary  Pickford  to  title 
"Scraps."  Marion  is  under  contract 
to  Jos.  M.  Schenck,  and  is  also  titling 
a  production  for  Warner  Brothers. 


New   Wash  Title 

"The  Lady  of  the  Harem"  has  been 
selected    as    the    title    for   the    picture 
,    which,  under  the  title  of  "The  Golden 
\  Journey,"   Raoul   Walsh   has  made. 


O'Malley    Writing    Novel 

Pat  O'Malley  is  writing  a  novel 
entitled  "The  Extra  Man."  It  is  a 
story  of  Hollywood. 


"U"  Signs  Blanche  Mehaffey 

Los  Angeles — Blanche  Mehaffey 
bas  been  placed  under  long-term  con- 
tract with  Universal. 


On  Sixth  of  Comedy  Series 

Los  Angeles — Tlie  comedy  unit  of 
the  Gold  Medal  Pictures,  Inc.  is  pro- 
ducing the  sixth  of  a  series  of  12 
which  are  being  distributed  through 
Bischoff,  Inc. 


Loro  Bara  with  M.-G.-M. 

Loro  Bara.  sister  of  Theda,  is  play- 
ing a  part  in  "The  Auction  Block" 
for  M.-G.-M. 


Four"Units  at  Sennett 

Four  comedy  units  are  at  work  on 
the  Sennett  lot.  Del  Lord  is  direct- 
ing Billy  Bevan.  A  Raiph  Gravej 
comedy  is  in  production,  directed 
Lloyd  Bacon.  Gilbert  Pratt  is  dinfct 
ing  one  of  the  Smith  Family  s^'ies. 
A  new  Alice  Day  two-reeler  is  Bear- 
ing completion  under  direction  o^pd- 
die   Cline, 


Mayo  to  Direct  "Money  Talks" 

Archie  Mayo  will  begin  work  on 
Money  Talks"  immediately.  Claire 
Windsor  has  been  picked  for  the 
feminine  lead. 

After  several  postponements,  work 
has  been  started  on  "Mile.  Modiste" 
starring  Corinne  Griffith.  Walter 
Pirigcon  has  the  lead.  Robert  Z. 
Leonard  directing. 


Colleen  Moore  Rushed 

'  With  "Irene"  practically  completed, 
plans  are  being  rushed  for  the  next 
picture  starring  Colleen  Moore,  which 
will  be  put  into  production  by  the 
middle  of  January  under  the  direction 
of  Alfred  M.  Green.  Anthony  Colde- 
wey  is  working  on  the  continuity  of 
"Shebo." 


Matt  Moore   Signed 

Alatt  Moore  has  been  signed  to  play 
the  featured  leading  role  in  "Crimes 
of  the  Arm-Chair  Club,"  a  produc- 
tion to  be  made  at  Universal  City. 
Herbert    Blache   will   direct. 


"Play  Safe"  Finished" 
Howard  Estabrook,  producer  of 
Monty  Banks  comedies,  has  com- 
pleted "Play  Safe,"  in  which  Banks 
was  supported  by  Virginia  Lee  Cor- 
bii:(,  Charles  Gerrard  and  Charles 
Mailes.     Joseph  Henaberry  directed. 


"U"  Signs  Agnew  Lehman 

Agnew  Lehman  has  signed  a  con- 
tract with  Universal  to  collaborate 
with  James  O.  Spearing  in  writing 
the  adaptation  and  continuity  on  the 
story  which  Spearing  will  direct. 


Alan  Brooks  Added  to  Cast 
Alan  Brooks  has  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  "Red  Dice."  Other 
players  are  Rod  La  Rocque,  Mar- 
guerite De  La  Motte,  Gustave  von 
Seyffertitz,  Ray  Hallor,  Clarence  Bur- 
ton, Walter  Long,  and  George  Coop- 
er.    William  K.  Howard  is  directing. 


Six  in  Preparation  at  Metropolitan 
Finis  Fox,  Percy  Heath,  Charles 
A.  Logue,  Elliott  J.  Clawson  and  Will 
M.  Ritchey  are  each  writing  a  script 
for  a   new   Metropolitan  production. 


Benton  Adapting  "The   Squarehead" 

ICurtis  Benton  is  adapting  Edward 
Sedgwick's  story,  "The  Squarehead," 
tor  Sedgwick  to  direct.  It  will  be 
the  first  of  a  series  of  productions 
starring  Jean  Hersholt. 


Bob  Custer  Back;  At  Work 

Back  from  a  vacation  following 
"Man  Rustlin'  ",  Bob  Custer  has  be- 
gun work  iiiijjjritlifn  Wr  il^irn  "The 
Half-BretJ*-Tlostler.' 


largaret    Livingston   to    Star 

rgaret  Livingston  will  be  raised 
to  siardom  in  her  next  picture  for 
Fox.  It  is  "Hell's  Four  Hundred" 
and  is  in  preparation  now  by  John 
Griffith  Wray. 


Schertzinger  Begins  "Siberia" 
nui  'Sijln;!  laluger  has  begun 
work  on  his  fourth  Fox  production. 
It  is  "Siberia,"  based  upon  Bartley 
Campbell's  play.  The  cast  includes 
/Mnia  Rubens,  Edmund  Lowe,  Lou 
Telk'gcn,  Paul  Panzer,  Tom  Santschi 
and  lJan;el  Makarenko. 


"Monte  Carlo"  to  Start 

"Monte  Carlo"  will  go  into  pro- 
duction this  week.  It  is  an  original 
by  Carey  Wilson  with  adaptation  and 
continuity  by  Alice  D.  G.  Miller, 
Christy  Cabanne  will  direct  and  Lew 
Cody  will  play  leading  male  role. 


Buy  Two  for  Art  Acord 

Two  Westerns  have  been  purchased 
by  Ur.iversal  as  starring  productions 
for  Art  Acord.  They  are  "The  Fron- 
tier   Rider"    and    "Lazy    Lightning." 


Back  on  Roach  Lot 

Carl  Harbaugh  has  returned  to  the 
Koiicii  studios  following  seve.'al 
months'  work  with  Mary  Pickford 
and  orher  companies.  He  is  in  the 
scenario   department. 


Beck  Finishing  Another  for  Arrow 

Arthur  Beck  who  is  producing  four 
pictures  for  Arrow  will  finish  camera 
work  this  week  on  "Don't  Lie  to  Your 
Wife"  in  which  Phyllis  Haver,  Wal- 
lace MacDonald  and  Stuart  Holmes 
are   starred. 


Renee   Adoree   as   Lead 

Renee  Adoree  will  probably  play 
the  lead  in  a  new  picture  of  French 
circus  life,  written  by  Harvey  Gates 
and  Marion  Orth,  to  be  directed  by 
Phil  Rosen  as  his  first  M.-G.-M.  pro- 
duction. 


Tom   White   Convalescent 

Tom  White,  former  casting  direc- 
tor at  Paramount  studio,  paid  his 
first  visit  to  the  Lasky  plant  after  an 
absence  of  four  months  on  account 
of  illness. 


Hollywood — Universal  has  engag- 
ed Warner  Oland  for  a  leading  role 
in  "The  Crime  of  the  Arm-Chair 
Club,"  which  will  shortly  go  into 
production. 


Bennett  in  "The  Auction  Block" 

Hollywood     —      Metro  -  Goldwyn 
Mayer  has  cast  Gertrude  Bennett  for 
a     part     in     "The     Auction     Block," 
which   Hobart  Henley  is  now  direct- 
ing. 

Edythe  Yorke  is  at  the  Methodist 
Hospital  as  a  result  of  injuries  sus- 
tained in  an  auto  accident. 


Add  to   Henley   Cast 

David  Torrence  and  Charles  Clary 
have  been  added  to  the  cast  of  "The 
Auction    Block,"   now   being   directed 
y  Hobart  Henley. 


Taylor  on  "Rolling   Home" 

.■  Rex  Taylor  is  putting  the  finishing 
touches  on  "Rolling  Home,"  which 
William  A,  Seiter  will  direct  with 
Reginald  Denny  a,5..**9TT 


Pola    Negri   at   Work  J, 

Fo\a._J>f€gTi  started  work  on  a  new    |j 
storv-'as   yet  untitled.     The   tentative 
titje  is  "A  Pasteboard  Queen."     The 
story   is   by   Ernest   Vajda. 


Borrow  Willard  Louis 

By  arrangement  with  Warner  Bros. 
E,  M,  Asher  has  arranged  to  borrow 
Willard    Louis    for    "Mile.    Modiste." 


Dick   Talmadge   at   Work 

With  Noel  Smith  directing,  Rich- 
ard Talmadge  is  at  work  on  "The 
Badge  of  Honor." 


Tom  O'Brien  Signed 

Tom  O'Brien  has  signed  a  contract 
with  Universal  to  appear  in  three 
productions. 


STUDIO  SPACE 

j    For     Independent      Producers 
Excellent  facilities  with  every 
•    convenience. 


CALIFORNIA  STUDIOS 

1438   Gower   St.,   Hollywood 

Jack    Mintz,    Studio    Mgr. 
Phone    HO -01 62 


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When  in  Hollywood 
stop  at 

THE  NEW  HOTEL  REGENT 

E'very  room  njoith  Bath  and  Radio 

A  beautifully  appointed  moderately    \ 
priced   hotel. 

In  the  heart  oj  Hollvauood 

6162  HOLLYWOOD  BLVD. 

Phone:  Holly.  0487 


Sunday,  December  27,  1925 


THE 


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Latta  on  Goodwill 

iContinued  from  Page   1) 

in  this  business  on  the  part  of  both 
the  producer  and  exhibitor  and  the 
sooner  we  cut  it  out  and  get  down  to 
good  honest  dealings  with  each  other 
and  the  public  the  sooner  we  are 
going  to  bring  about  better  business. 
"Letters  are  still  pouring  in  from 
interested  parties  from  Maine  to  Cal- 
ifornia and  in  every  case  it  is  appar- 
ent that  the  public  as  a  whole  are 
sick  and  tired  of  all  this  bunk  and 
are  eager  for  a  readjustment.  It  can 
be  done  and  the  first  company  to  see 
the  light  is  the  one  that  is  going  to 
be  sitting  on  top  of  the  world  while 
the  rest  are  floundering  in  the  muck." 


News  from  Salt  Lake 

Salt  Lake  City — A  new  salesman 
has  been  added  to  Prod.  Dist.  Corp., 
in  Harry  Kreiter,  of  Los  Angeles. 
Kreiter  takes  the  place  of  Dave 
Schayer,  resigned. 

J.  Don  Kessler,  in  conjunction  with 
Dr.  Bethel,  has  opened  the  Liberty 
in  Helena,  Mont.  Kessler  was  a 
former  Vitagraph  salesman. 

Willis  Kent,  special  representative 
for  "The  Passion  Play,"  has  arrived. 
This  picture  is  being  shown  this 
week. 

Anthony  Hartford  has  been  added 
to  the  Universal  force. 


In  Eastern  Studios 


"The  Savage"  to  Begin  Soon 

"The  Savage,"  an  original  by  Ern- 
est Pascal  will  be  put  into  production 
the  first  or  second  week  of  January 
at  First  National.  Ben  Lyon  and 
Dorothy  Mackaill  will  be  featured. 
Fred  Newmeyer  will  direct  with 
George  Folsey  as  cameraman  and 
Nick  Barrows  in  charge  of  gags. 
Under  Earl  Hudson's  supervision. 


Vibert   m   Kane   Cast 

Henry  Vibert  has  been  added  to 
the  cast  of  "The  Dancer  of  Paris." 
which  Al  Santell  is  directing  at  Cos- 
mopolitan. Work  started  Wednes- 
day. No  feminine  lead  has  been  se- 
lected. 


To  Novelize  Warner  Features 

Warner  Bros,  have  arranged  with 
the  Jacobsen-Hodgkinson  Corp.,  pub- 
lishers, whereby  the  latter  will  pub- 
lish novelizations  of  several  Warner 
pictures.  The  first  will  be  "Other 
Women's  Husbands."  This  picture 
is  now  in  production,  with  Erie  Ken- 
ton directing. 


School  Troupe  Off  to  Location 

The  Paramount  School  Picture 
pl^i'ers  left  for  Lake  Placid  Christ- 
mas Day  for  exteriors.  Norval  Bap- 
tie  and  Gladys  Lamb,  champion 
skaters,  JwV^'been  added  to  the  cast 


On  the  Plinph"\/oy  Sills 

Milton  Sills  wUl/be  slSp"ed  in  "On 
the  Plinph"  ^icli./olOTFish^ poode- 
rich  is  preparing,  ^hd  title  is,  tera- 
poi^aoQf.  ^ 


Herrick  to  Florida 

F.  Herrick  Herrick  has  left  for 
Florida  where  he  will  make  his  future 
productions  at  Fulford-by-the-Sea 
He  may  build  his  own  studio.  The 
first  picture  will  be  "The  Black 
Joker,"  an  novel  by  Isabel  Ostrander. 
George  Eggleston,  business  manager, 
and  Bill  Miller,  cameraman,  accom- 
panied him. 


Dix  to  Start  Monday 
Richard  Dix  will  start  work  on 
"Let's  Get  Married"  on  Monday  at 
Paramount.  Lois  Wilson  will  have 
the  lead,  with  Gregory  La  Cava  di- 
recting. The  script  is  an  adaptation 
by  Luther  Reed  from  a  story  by  H. 
A.  DuSouchet. 


Start  Menjou  Picture 

Filming  of  Adolphe  Menjou's  lat- 
est "Just  for  Tonight"  started  this 
week.  Greta  Nissen  arrived  from  the 
Coast  on  Wednesday  to  play  oppo- 
site.    Mai  St.  Clair  is  directing. 


^Thrt  tJtle  13  tern 
:  WoS  Monday 


Washington  House  Opens  Shortly 

Washington^The  Colony  theater, 
apartment  and  store  building,  at 
Georgia  Ave.  and  Farragut  St.,  N. 
W.,  is  nearing  completion  and  will 
open  after  New  Year's.  The  theater 
is  one  of  the  Stanley-Crandall  chain 
and  will  seat  1,500. 


Standing  Room  Ordinance  Up  Again 

Kansas  City — Walter  A.  Besecke. 
superintendent  of  buildings,  has  an- 
nounced that  a  city  ordinance  pro- 
hibiting persons  in  theaters  from 
standing  in  aisles  would  be  strictly 
enforced.  The  ordinance  heretofore 
has   not   been   enforced. 


Coast   Arrivals 

Los  Angeles — Julanne  Johnson  has 
returned  from  Porto  Rico,  where  she 
played  a  role  in  the  Gilda  Gray  pic- 
ture   directed   by    Maurice   Tourneur. 

John  A.  Waldron,  general  man- 
ager for  Mack  Sennett,  Inc.,  has  re- 
turned to  the  studio  from  New  York. 


Bennett  to-Start  Wort  Monday 

Whitman  Bennett  will  start  "The 
Cleaner  Flame"  at  his  studio  Mon- 
day. The  story  is  by  Forest  Halsey 
ai\d  Clara  Beranger. 

"Retribution,"  a  De^^NaresT'P'ilm 

Director  Phillips  has  finished  work 
on  "Retribution,"  with  Arthur  Don- 
aldson at  the  Tec  Art  48th  St.  studio 
for  De   Forest  Phono  Films. 


"Tamed"  in  Third   Week 

Gloria  Swanson's  latest  for  Para- 
mount is  now  in  its  third  week  of 
production.  


Still   More   Scenes  on  "Lunatic" 
"The    Lunatic    at    Large"    is    prac- 
tically complete  except  for  a  few  more 
scenes  which  have  to  be  shot.     Leon 
Errol  is  out  of  town. 


Spence  Titling  for   First   National 

'  Ralph  Spence  is  engaged  upon  the 
titling  of  "Too  Much  Money"  which 
was  directed  by  John  Francis  Dillon 
for  First  National. 


"Men  of  Steel"  Company  Back 

After  seven  weeks  on  location  in 
Alabama,  Milton  Sills  and  the  "Men 
of  Steel"  unit  have  returned  to  re- 
sume work  at  First  National  studios. 


Griffith  Selecting  Cast 

D.  W.  Griffith  is  selecting  his  cast 
for  "Sorrows  of  Satan"  at  Para- 
mount. 


Sedgwick    Writes    Three    Songs 

Los  Angeles — Edward  Sedgwick, 
Universal  director,  now  has  on  the 
market,  three  popular  songs.  They 
are  "I  Told  You  To  Go,"  "The  Ore- 
gon  Trail"    and    "Just    Remember." 

Warns  of  Pirate  Prints 

Dallas  —  Information  that  several 
pirate  prints  on  a  series  of  Tom  Mix 
reissues  are  playing  in  Texas  towns 
has  been  received  by  Specialty  Film 
Co. 


P.  D.  C.  Conference  on  Coast 

St.  Louis — C.  D.  Hill,  division  man- 
ager for  P.  D.  C,  will  leave  for  the 
Coast  early  in  January  to  attend  a 
sales  conference  of  division  managers. 

"Buns"  Derby  has  resigned  from 
F.  B.  O.  to  manage  the  Kingsland  for 
William  Goldman.  John  Walsh,  city 
salesman,  will  add  Derby's  assign- 
ments to  his  own. 


Svintch  in  Illinois  Managers 

Benton,  111. — Bill  Keigley  who  for- 
merly managed  Reed-Yenn-Hayes 
houses  here  has  moved  to  Belleville, 
to  mange  the  Washington  there  for  F. 
E.  Ludwig.  His  departure  has  re- 
sulted in  a  switch  of  managers.  Ir- 
vin  moves  from  Marion  to  Benton 
while  Al  McCullough  takes  charge  of 
the  houses  in  Marion. 


The  Week's  Headlines 

Monday 

Fox  buys  interest  in  Ascher  circuit  in  Chi- 
cago. Battle  imminent  between  Fox  and 
Balaban   &   Katz. 

West  Coast  Theaters  to  build  in  Arizona. 
first  entrance  into  territory  outside  of 
California. 

Reported  Courtland  Smith  will  leave  Hays 
organization  to  take  charge  of  news  reel 
for  Famous   Players. 

The  12  leaders  of  the  industry  will  attend 
"Naked  Truth  Dinner"  on  Feb.  7  at  the 
Astor. 

Tuesday 

Survey   of  *'The  Architectural   Forum"   shows 

$174,457,500   will  be  spent  on  new   theaters 

in    1926. 
Two     measures     for     Government    control     of 

industry    now    up    in    Congress. 
"Gold  Rush"  tops  "Ten  Best"  list  to  date. 
Theater    boom    in    Rochester;    $1,000,000    for 

neighborhood    houses. 

Wednesday 

New  York  censors  may  go.  With  all  com- 
missioners Democratic,  Republican  oppo- 
sition may  end  Jan.    1. 

Spring  line-up  of  Fox  includes  26  features, 
in  addition  to   short   stuff. 

Washington  film  row  again  hears  that  Famous 
has  made  a  bid  for  Wells  circuit  in  Vir- 
ginia. 

Texas  M.  P.  T.  O.  passes  resolution  oppos- 
ing   percentage    bookings. 

Federated  British  Industries  to  appeal  to 
British  Board  of  Trade  for  a  hearing  on 
film  quotas. 

St.  Louis  Amusement  Co.  launches  expan- 
sion   program,    to    include    50    theaters. 

Thursday 

New  South  Wales  may  tax  American  films 
25    per   cent   of    their    gross. 

Marcus  Loew,  back  from  Coast,  highly  en- 
thusiastic   over    "Ben    Hur." 

J.  G.  Bachmann,  cosigner  with  B.  P. 
Schulberg  on  Preferred  notes,  files  peti- 
tion  in   bankruptcy. 

United  Artists  foreign  executives  here  for 
conference. 


Christmas    Day. 


Friday 
Saturday 


Warners    form    road    show    unit    to    distribute         1 

their    own    and    outside    specials.  ' 

British    National    Pictures,    Ltd.    purchase    40 

acre    site    near    london.      Contract    awarded 

for    two   stages. 
Excellent    Pictures   sign    Pauline   Frederick    to 

star.      Two    other    series    to    be    announced 

later. 


Some  Corporate  Changes  in  Illinois 

Springfield,  111.— The  Elgin  Thea- 
ter Co.,  of  Aurora,  has  decreased  its 
capital  stock  from  $100,000  to  $10,000. 
Sonnenschein,  Berkson.  Lautmann  & 
Levinson.  of  the  Chicago  Temple 
Eldg.,  Chicago,  acted  as  attorneys. 

The  Boulevard  Amusement  Co.  has 
filed  a  name  change  to  H.  Schwen- 
staat  &  Sons,  Inc..  and  a  capital  in- 
crease of  from  $15,000  to  $750,000. 


$100,000  Jonesboro.  Ark.,  House 

Tonesboro,  Ark. — The  Jonesboro 
Amusement  Co.  has  awarded  the  con- 
tract for  the  Strand.  East  Monroe 
Ave  .  to  Burton  &  Ballew.  The  build- 
ing  will    cost   $100,000. 


Medina  House  Damaged  by  Fire 

Medina,  .N.  Y.— The  Allen  theater 
has  been  damaged  by  fire.  During 
the  showing  of  one  of  the  pictures 
the  film  became  jammed  in  the  pro- 
jecting machine  and  before  Harry 
Bale,  the  operator,  could  release  it,  it 
burst   into  flames. 

The  loss  is  $3,000. 


Deal  on  for  3  Missouri  Houses 

Jefferson  City,  Mo. — M.  B.  Sham- 
6er  of  Kansas  City,  is  said  to  have 
made  Billy  Meuller  an  offer  for  his 
two  houses  in  Jefferson  City  and  one 
in  Seda'ia,  Mo. 


Changes  in   St.   Louis 
Belleville      111. — Noah    Bloomer    of 
the    Rex,    has    purchased    the    Gem, 
Mascoutah,   111.,  from   Frank  Leitz. 


Depression  May  Force  Closing 

Bristol,  Va. — Bristol's  oldest  house, 
the  Eagle,  operated  by  C.  A.  Goebel, 
may  close  because  of  business  depres- 
sion. 


McDermott  With   Universal 

Los  Ansreles — Tack  McDermott  has 
been  signed  by  Universal  as  a  writer 
of  feature  comedies.  Ravmond  Can- 
'■■nn.  formerly  with  Dousrlas  Mac- 
Lean,  has  signed  for  a  vear.  and  is 
now  adapting  "The  Whole  Town's 
Talking." 


Fight  Over  Richmond  Theater 
Richmond,  Va. — Agitation  for  a 
new  theater  for  Church  Hill  has  stir- 
red up  a  row.  At  present  there  is  no 
theater  in  this  section,  people  being 
forced  to  travel  to  Richmond.  The 
"blue"  element  is  the  opposition. 


Texas  Theater  in  Fire 

Bonham,  Texas — When  an  alarm 
of  fire  was  turned  in  at  the  American 
here,  the  large  crowd  was  emptied 
in  an  orderly  fashion. 


12 


Sunday,  December  27,  1925 


I  The  Week's  Headlines 

New  York 

I  "His  Secretary" 

i  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 

Capitol 

1  AMERICAN—*  •  *  Because  of  her  (Nor- 
f.  ma  Shearer-  and  those  two  tired  business  men, 
1  Lew  Cody  and  Willard  Louis,  "His  Secre- 
tary" turned  out  to  be  as  delightful  a  comedy 
as  we  have  seen  for  some  weeks.  *  •  * 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  fluffs  airily 
through  reels  and  reels  of  faltering  action, 
buoyed  up  and  humorized  by  Willard  Louis' 
sly  performance  and  Norma  Shearer's  bewitch- 
ing charm,  though  rather  inadequate  perform- 
ance.  *   *   * 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  "His  Secretary" 
serves  well  as  provoker  of  merriment.  ♦  *  • 

EVENING  JOURNAL— It's  a  delightfully 
amusing  film,  cleverly  directed,  cleverly  titled, 
and   very   well   acted.      You'll   enjoy   it.    *   *    * 

EVENING  WORLD— Free  from  preten- 
sion, moralizing  and  any  excess  of  plot,  "His 
Secretary"  *  *  *  is  capital  entertainment,  and 
for  the  most  part  highly  diverting.  It  is  well 
cast  throughout  and  directed  with  the  light 
touch  needed  for  such  a  mildly  romantic  com- 
edy of   business.    *   *   * 

HERALD-TRIBUNE— *  *  *  Just  about 
the  cleverest  disguise  we  ever  saw  on  the 
screen  is  worn  by  Norma  Shearer  in  "His 
Secretary."  If  one  expects  plausibility,  this 
new  Hobart  Henley  production  will  not  bear 
scrutiny.  It  is,  nevertheless,  an  extremely 
clever  little  comedy.  *   •  * 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  *  *  The  di 
rection  by  Hobart  Henley  is  for  laughing  pur- 
poses only,  and  the  performances  of  all  con- 
cerned reflects  a  like  desire.  The  brief  ap- 
pearance of  Karl  Dane,  the  ungainly  musket, 
cer  of  the  trenches  in  "The  Big  Parade,"  af- 
forded  welcome  refreshment.   *  •  • 

POST — *  *  *  is  nothing  new.  It  is  even 
just  a  bit  useles  sas  a  starring  vehicle  for  its 
talented  star.  Miss  Shearer,  but  it  is  amusing, 
wittily  titled  and  better  acted  than  it  deserves. 
As  directed  by  Hobart  Henley,  who  appears 
to  be  fond  of  all  this  comic  suppliment,  some- 
what  warped   farce  material.   •   •   • 

SUN — *  *  *  in  which  Norma  Shearer  (who 
does  the  impossible  by  becoming  more  beauti- 
ful every  month)  and  the  suave  Lew  Cody 
appear    to    more   than    good    advantage..    •    •    • 

It  is  a  pictorial  comedy  of  big  business  men 
and  their  wives  and  secretaries,  a  familiar  but 
fairly    entertaining    movie    comic    strip.    »    •    • 

TELEGRAM — *  *  *  The  picture  provides 
amusing  entertainment  •  *  ♦  The  direction  is 
good   and    so   is   the   photography.    *   *    • 

Apart  from  her  remarkably  successful  dis- 
guise. Miss  Shearer  has  contributed  some  con- 
vincing and  interesting  actine  in  her  interpre- 
tation of  the  secretary  role.   •  *  * 

TIMES — •  *  *  The  idea  of  this  picture  is 
well  worked  out  up  to  a  certain  point,  after 
which  it  draes.  ending  up  in  a  harmless  but 
not  narticiilarly  interesting  or  oricrinal  manner. 

WORLD — *  *  *  it  is  a  sprightly  plot  and 
never  fails  to  delight  the  vast  army  of  business 
boys  and  prirls  in  the  audiences.  ♦  ♦  •  man- 
aces  to  combine  sly  shafts  of  satire  on  the 
habits  of  the  not  so  tTred  business  man  with 
the  absurdities  of  its  utterly  preposterous  plot. 


"Steel  Preferred" 

Prod.  Dist.   Corp. 

Warners 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  the  adapter  of  these 
tales  of  Herschel  Hall's  never  decided  upon 
iiist  which  story  to  concentrate  his  efforts. 
The  result  is  that  he  has  given  us  all  of  them, 
one  after  the  other,  in  a  jumble  of  slanstick 
comedy,  business  intrigue,  and  steel  mil!  ad- 
venture.   ♦    •    • 

DATT.y  MIRROR-*  *  *  unfolds  a  melo- 
dramntic  tale  •  ♦  •  Ijehtenrd  Jirid  made  merry 
bv  the  gonial  nresencp  of  Charlie  Murray. 
Willism  V.  Mong,  Walter  Long,  and  Ben 
Turnin.*    *   * 

T-iATLV  NEWS—*  *  *  As  a  picture  I  also 
prefer  the  sections  showincr  the  steel  mills 
and  the  men  more  than  the  reels  devoted  to 
cnmedv  rpliVf  and  1nv»»  interest    »  *  ♦ 

EVENTTMG  TOTTRNAL— *  *  *  The  mill 
srene=.  with  flaring  liehts.  rire  extremely  in- 
terpstin?.  and  they  serve  to  brighten  a  rather 
ordinnrv   story. 

Ttiprp'c  n  lack  of  suspense  for  the  first  half. 

GRAPHIC — *  *  *  contains  everything  that 
makes  for  A]  screen  entertainment.  It  has 
•^ome  hio-hlv  drnmritic  moments,  real  comedv 
sitnalions.  a  thrillin"'  fio-ht  marvelous  nieht 
sreripe;    ]r\    tTip    tn,"p   ctp^l    v'orVs.    lo^'e    interest. 

Tit^r>4Tn.XT?TBT'NE— *  *  *  is  a  naive 
prodiip*inn  vtiinti  m^riaTes  in  an  easy-iroing 
sort  of  wav  to  be  rotbpr  entertaining  Tt  has 
four  cvme^^'^ns — Charles  Mnrrav.  William 
Mong.  Ben  Turpin  and  Nigel  Barrie.   •  •  • 


MORNING  TELEGRAPH— *  *  *  not 
great  box  office,  as  its  atmosphere  is  almost 
wholly  of  the  factory  and  it  therefore  will  have 
no  vast  appeal  for  women.  It  does,  however, 
tell  its  story  in  a  clean-cut,  entertaining  man- 
ner and  it  is  distinctly  unusual  in  locale.  •  •  * 

POST—*  *  *  There  is,  undoubtedly,  entire- 
ly too  much  villain  in  "Steel  Preferred,"  but 
it  is,  nevertheless,  a  gay  little  picture,  like  its 
hero,    and    it   never   takes    itself   too   seriously. 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  adapted  to  the  silver 
screen  from  a  series  of  stories  in  the  Saturday 
Evening  Post,  is  little  more  than  a  number 
of  well  worn  gags  and  incidents,  played 
against  the  rather  novel  background  of  a  steel 
mill.   *   *   * 

TIMES — *  *  *  strikes  one  as  a  gaudy  melo- 
drama stumliling  about  in  a  jester's  cap  and 
bells — a  cap  of  heavy  steel  and  bells  of  sound- 
less   lead.    *    *    * 

It  is  a  film  which  should  be  seen  in  a  party 
of  three  or  four  persons,  for  then  the  com- 
ments might  easily  arouse  laughter.  Viewed 
alone   it    is   dull.    *    *   • 

WORLD—*  *  *  has  its  locale  in  one  of  the 
country's   great   steel   mills. 

Eliminating  entirely  from  the  scene  the  mad 
wanderings  of  the  cast,  retaining  the  bare  back- 
ground upon  which  the  plot  has  been  pasted, 
you  have  a  most  enlightening  set  of  moving 
pictures.    *    •    • 


"Tumbleweeds" 

United  Artists 

Strand 

AMERICAN—*  *  *  is  one  of  the  few 
Westerns  we  have  thoroughly  enjoyed.  The 
ctory,  to  be  sure,  is  of  the  usual  Bill  Hart 
cut.  But  an  historical  background  and  elab- 
orate production  has  lifted  it  fairly  out  of  the 
class  of  ordinary  Westerns.   *  *   • 

DAILY  MIRROR—*  *  *  Bill's  (Hart) 
superb  heriocs  stirred  the  Strand  audience 
yesterday  to  rousing  cheers.  Believe  it  or  not, 
this  glorified  Western  picture  packs  a  thrill. 
It  is  much  too  much  too  long,  however,  and 
after  a  few  reels  of  saloons,  remote  love-mak- 
ing,   moving    cattle,    it    commences    to    weary. 

DAILY  NEWS—*  *  *  King  Baggot  has 
handled  the  spectacular  scenes,  and  those  cre- 
ating atmospheiLe,  well.  We  might  say  this 
is  a  picture  giving  us  an  accurate  account  of 
an  episode  from  American  history,  with  little 
attention  paid  to  the  plot,  bad  continuity  and 
comedy   relief. 

There  is  some  original  photography  which 
is  welcomed  along  with   Hart's  comeback.  *  *  • 

EVENING  JOURNAL^-*  *  *  William  S. 
Hart  back  to  the  screen  in  what  is  decidedly 
a  superior  type  of  Western  picture.  •  •  * 
Thre  is  plenty  of  action,  much  shooting,  the 
scenery  is  effective,  and  the  two-gun  man  of 
the  movies  appears  to  good  advantage,  nobly 
helped  by  Pinto,   his   pal.   •   *    * 

EVENING  WORLD— Much  of  the  photog- 
raphy is  no  more  than  ordinary.  Even  the 
big  scene  of  the  opening  rush  has  no  such 
sweep  as  the  camera  portrayed  in  "The  Cov- 
ered Wagon."  The  race  for  first  choice  of 
locations    might    have    been    made    impressive. 

HERALD-TRIBUNE—*  *  *  William  S. 
Hart  is  not  being  so  noble  this  season,  as  he 
has  been  in  previous  seasons,  and  the  result 
is  a  picture  which  is  by  turns  tolerable  and 
thrilling.    *    •    • 

MORNING  TELEGRAPH—*  **  is  Bill 
Hart's  answer  to  the  people  who  said  he  was 
through;  that  he  didn't  know  how  to  make 
Western  pictures  any  more.  It  is  one  of  the 
finest,  if  not  the  finest  picture,  he  has  ever 
made    •  ♦  ♦ 

POST — *  *  *  the  breakneck  rush  of  the 
land  seekers  into  the  territory,  all  looking  for 
the  choicest  spot  whereon  to  stake  a  claim — 
with  Bill  Hart  riding  his  own  fleet  horse  past 
them  nil — yes,  "Tumbleweeds"  is  pretty  thrill- 
ing Western  film  material,  nothing  so  very 
new,  but  never  too  old  to  be  entertaining.  *  *  * 

SUN — *  *  *  There  is  a  sequence  of  excel- 
lent cowboy  riding  in  "Tumbleweeds,"  but 
that's  all  there  is.  The  rest  of  it  is  sloppily 
told  melodrama,  badlv  acted  and  indifferent 
photographed.  Mr.  Hart  has  given  us  much 
better  efforts   in  the  past.    ♦   ♦   * 

TELEGRAM—*  *  *  There  is  still  more 
real  sense  of  the  cinema  in  the  tip  of  this 
veteran  actor's  fWilliam  Hart)  little  finger 
than  in  the  whole  make-up  of  most  of  the 
members  of  movieland's  second  generation 
*  *  *  "Tumbleweeds"  is  not  a  great  picture, 
but  it  is.  in  the  main,  enjoyable.  There  are 
some  impres.sive  scenes  showing  the  pioneers, 
in  wagons,  on  horseback  and  on  bicycles,  dash- 
ing across   the   wilderness.    •    »    * 

TIMES—*  *  *  Although  Mr.  Hart  is  the 
same  style  actor  he  has  always  been,  he  is  not 
an  annoying  character,  belpo-  onlv  a  super-hern 
in  this  photoplay,  which  incidentallv  deals  with 
"homesteaders"  and  "sonners"  in  the  fight  for 
a  plot  in  the  Cherokee  Strip.   •   *   • 


WORLD — *  *  *  It  is  precisely  the  same 
stuff  which  Mr.  Hart  always  has  done.  There 
is  not  one  scratch  of  variation  in  its  concep- 
tion or  in  its  method.  It  is  Western  melo 
drama,  with  the  leading  man  a  cowboy,  play- 
ing  the   role   of   Good   Influence.    •    ♦    • 


Out-of-Tozvn 

"Sally,    Irene   and    Mary"— M.-G.-M. 
Warfield,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN—  *  *  •  It  is  the  spectacular 
action,  the  comedy  and  the  drama,  coupled 
with  an  excellent  cast,  that  makes  the  per- 
formance.   *  *  • 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  The  play  was 
directed  by  Edmund  Goulding,  who  has  han- 
dled it  well.  Much  of  the  comedy  of  the 
popular    musical    version    has    been    retained 

and,  naturally,  a  few  thrills  have  been  added. 

*  *  * 

EXAMINER—*  *  •    In    all,    a    good    jazz 

picture,  well  directed  and  laced  with  equal 
portions  of  satire  and  pathos.    •  •  * 

HERALD—*  *  *  It  is  absorbing  in  its 
interest  qualities,  particularly  beautiful  photo- 
graphically, fast  in  action  and  without  a  dull 
moment.   ♦  ♦   • 

NEWS—*  *  *  A  tinge  of  melodrama  has 
been  injected  for  the  benefit  of  the  seeker 
of  thrills  and  a  pungent  heart  appeal,  a  pret- 
ty romance  and  a  whole  lot  of  delicious  com- 
edy   written    and    played    into   the    piece. 

State,  St.  Louis 

GLOBE-DEMOCRAT—*  *  *  A  pleasing, 
rollicking  little  story  of  the  stage  life  of  three 
youne  Irish  girls  is  this.  It  will  be  enjoyed 
by  those  who  like  the  good  and  bad,  the 
beautiful  and  ugly,  the  magic  and  reality  of 
the   theater.    •  *  « 

POST-DISPATCH  —  "Sally,  Irene  and 
Mary']  are  three  chorus  girls  in  an  absorb- 
ing picture  of  stage  life,  shown  at  Loew's 
State  this  week.  It  gives  the  chorus  girl 
profession    a    terrible   black  eye.    •   *   • 

STAR—*  *  *  There  is  dash  of  the  tragic 
in  the  narrative,  but  it  is  amply  balanced 
by  comedy  and  heart  interest.  A  picture 
well   worth   seeing 


»   »   # 


"Stage   Struck"— Paramount 
Metro,  Los  Angeles 

EXAMINER—*  *  *  As  slapstick  the  pic- 
ture demands  to  be  judged,  and  of  the  kind 
it  is  amusinir,  though  rather  protracted. 
Some  color  photography  a.±  the  beginning 
shows     Gloria    in    gorgeous    garments.     *   •   ♦ 

EXPRESS — *  *  *  Color  sequences,  where 
Gloria  dreams  she  is  a  world-famed  actress, 
are  lavish  in  sartorial  display.  Miss  Swan- 
son  is  seen  in  varied  roles,  including  an  im- 
personation  of  Salome.   *  *   » 

HERALD—*  *  *  With  a  nature  almost 
selfish,  Miss  Swanson  achieves  an  added 
luarel  in  the  current  feature.  She  has  de 
veloped  a  new  style  that  is  free  and  spon- 
taneous, well  adapted  to  the  vivid  actress. 
#  »    « 

RECORD — *  *  *  One  thing  that  we  must 
say  for  Gloria  is  that  she  remains  at  all  times 
truly  natural,  more  so  in  this  than  many 
of   her  past   performances.   •  •  ♦ 

TIMES—  *  *  *  The  destiny  of  Gloria 
Swanson  is  apparently  divided  between  mani- 
festing itself  in  a  spectacular  blaze,  more 
or  less  glorious,  or  in  a  whirlwind  of  slap- 
stick   comedy,    more    or    less    mirthful.    *  »  * 


"The  Beautiful  City"— First  National 
Rialto,    Omaha 

BEE — *  *  *  The  appearance  of  Dorothy 
Gish  adds  interest  to  the  picture.  Dick  Bar- 
thelmess  makes  the  most  of  the  opportunity 
given     him     to    display    his    histrionic     ability. 


"The  Vanishing  American" — Param't 
Columbia,  Washington 

POST—*  *  *  From  the  Stone  Age  to  the 
present  the  picture  gives  an  intensely  in- 
teresting portrayal  that  indicates  a  research 
historically  correct  and  unusualy  complete 
in    detail.    ♦   *   * 

STAR — *  *  *  Such  contrasts  as  the  primi- 
tive battle  of  the  cliff-dwellers  and  the  In- 
dians and  the  battle  of  the  allied  troops  and 
the  German  army  add  considerably  to  the 
film's    interest. 

"The  Vanishing  American,"  in  brief,  is 
a  historical   film   well  worth   while. 

TIMES—*  *  *  Richard  Dix  as  Nophaie, 
chief  of  the  vanishing  tribe  of  Navajos  of 
the  present  day,  displays  unsuspected  skill  in 
a   part   not   easily   mastered.    •  •   * 


"A  Woman  of  the  World"— Param't 
California,  San  Francisco 

BULLETIN—*  *  •  Pola  Negri  runs  the 
entire  gamut  of  emotions  in  the  variety  she 
has  become  noted  for  on  the  screen  in  "A 
Woman   of  the   World."   »   •   • 

CALL  AND  POST—*  *  *  There  are  so 
many  grotesque  and  hopeless  errors  of  plot 
and  direction  in  the  picture  that  their  enum- 
eration would  bore  the  reader  to  extinction. 
Even  with  the  aforementioned  good  acting 
"A  Woman  of  the  World"  is  just  about  a 
total  loss.   *  ♦   » 

CHRONICLE—*  *  *  Pola  Negri  in  the 
best  picture  she  has  made,  "A  Woman  of  the 
World,"  fashioned  after  Carl  Van  Vechten's 
"The  Tattooed  Countess,'"  *  *  •  She  is  a 
gracious  and  comely  Pola  as  this   Italian  lady. 

EXAMINER—*  *  •  Malcolm  St.  Clair 
directed,  supplying  a  spontaneous  picture 
framed  by  the  skillfull  handling  of  the  very 
human   and   humorous   scenes.    *  •   • 

NEWS — *  *  *  And  it  is  a  good  movie,  a 
corking  good  one,  with  Miss  Negri  acting 
more  like  a  regular  human  being  than  I 
have  ever  seen  her  act  before,  and  making 
the  biggest  kind  of  a  hit.   *  *   » 

Palace,  Washington 

HERALD—*  *  *  Not  much  of  a  plot,  but 
see  (Chester)  Conklin  eating  a  stack  of  hot 
cakes,  mowing  his  front  lawn  and  battling 
with  the  female  gossips  and  your  laughter 
will  make  you  forget  all  about  the  troubles 
of   the   countess   and   the   lawyer.    »  •  • 

STAR — •*  *  *  Perhaps  as  a  regular  pro- 
gram picture,  "A  Woman  of  the  World" 
is  not  worse  than  the  usual,  but  as  a  dra- 
matic vehicle  for  the  display  of  the  real  tal 
ents  of  the  screen's  best  actress  (Pola  Negri) 
it   is   hopeless.    *  *   » 


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— one  beautiful  grief  for  every  day  in 
the  week.  Married  life  multiplied  by 
seven — figure  it  out  yourself! 

— a  madhouse  of  matrimony! 

— a  harem  of  hilarity! 

— blissful  kisses  on  a  big  scale! 

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Thursday,  December  31,  1925 


Price  5  Cents 


Fox  in  Brooklyn 

Big    First-Run    Near    Loew's   Metro- 

ropolitan    and    Brooklyn    Strand 

— Ready  in  a  Year 

It  is  understood  Fox  will  build  a 
l)ig  lirst-run  theater  in  the  Flatbush 
Ave.-Nevins  St.  section  of  Brooklyn 
on  a  site  very  close  to  the  Brooklyn 
Strand.  The  theater  will  seat  between 
"-4,000  and  4,500  and  will  be  ready  in 
about  a  year. 

Fox  has  experienced  difficulty  in 
securing-  downtown  first-runs  for 
some  time.  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer 
and  Paramount  are  split  at  Loew's 
Metropolitan.  The  Strand  draws  its 
pictures,  in  the  main,  from  First  Na- 

{Continucd  on  Page  7) 
— Happy   A'czi-    Year — 

Fox  Earnings  Jump 

Net  income  of  Fox  Film  Corp.  for 
the  first  10  months  of  1925  totaled 
$2,573,321  as  against  $1,967,309  for 
the  same  period  in  1924.  November's 
net  income  was  $404,011  after  charges 
as  against  $103,348  in  November 
.  1924. 


Lubitsch  111;  So  Is  Mary's  Mother 

Hollywood — Ernst  Lubitsch  is  ill 
at  his  home  here.  The  exact  nature 
of  his  illness  has  not  been  diagnosed. 

The  European  trip  of  Mary  Pick- 
ford  and  Douglas  Fairbanks  has  been 
postponed  because  of  the  illness  of 
Mrs.  Charlotte  Pickford,  who  is  about 
to  undergo  an  operation. 

More  P.  D.  C.  Foreign  Offices 

When  William  M.  Vogel,  of  Prod. 
Intern'l  Corp.  was  in  Europe,  he  ar- 
ranged for  new  exchanges  in  Prague 
Brussells,  Geneva  and  Stockholm. 

— Happy   Ne7v    Year — 

jr       First  National  to  Meet  Jan.  3 

'  J  The  annual  First  National  meeting 
will  be  held  here  on  Jan.  3. 

Happy   Nezv    Year 

Censor  Needs  Grow 

Albany— The  State  M.  P.  Commis- 
sion has  asked  the  Board  of  Estimate 
^and  Control  for  an  increase  of  $12,990 
\»over  1924  for  its  forthcoming  budget. 
The  commission  now  desires  to  add 
two  more  reviewers  to  its  s'aff  to  re- 
ceive a  salary  of  $1,800  each.     In  ad- 
dition   more   money   is   wanted   to   in- 
crease   the     salaries    of    the    present 
V  staff.      Last   year  the    commission   re- 
C  (Confivjied  on  Parie  7) 

-Happy   Nnv    Year — 

Metro  in  England? 

The  Daily  Graphic  of  London  re- 
ports that  Metro-Goldwvn-Mayer  in- 
tends entering  the  production  field  in 
England  on  a  large  sc?le  and  will 
make  features  there  with  American 
The  Graphic  article  was  re- 
(i-otitinued  on   Page  6) 


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By  DANNY 


The  sweep  and  grandeur  of  motion  pictures ;  exemplified  to 
the  last  degree.  The  supreme  achievement  of  all  efiforts — sur- 
passing far  beyond  belief  that  which  had  been  expected,  hoped 
for,  or  desired.  This,  in  a  word,  feebly  describes  "Ben  Hur"  which 
had  its  premiere  at  the  Cohan  last  night. 

A  glorious,  magnificent  picture — or  series  of  pictures.  Mov- 
ing, not  only  in  the  sense  of  the  word  as  applied  to  this  art, 
but  moving  as  well  those  fortunate  enough  to  see  this  first 
performance.  And  even  as  it  swept  them  beyond  control  time 
and  again,  so  it  will  f  veep  its  way  throttgh  the  hearts  of  countless 
millions. 

Far  beyond  anything  that  has  been  attempted — ex- 
cepting perhaps  "The  Ten  Commandments" — "Ben 
Hur"  will  pass  through  this  world  as  an  achievement 
supreme  in  the  colossal  undertaking  of  unifying  a 
superb  Biblical  idea  with  what  is  known  today  as 
entertainment. 

"Ben  Hur"  will  bring  to  the  picture  theaters  of  the  world 
scores,  millions,  indeed,  who  have  never  seen  a  motion  picture. 
And  these  millions  will  forever  preach  the  gospel  of  the  motion 
picture.  For  far  beyond  its  value  as  superb  entertainment  lies 
the  great  message  that  it  will  give  to  the  world — a  message 
fraught  with  significance  to  this  industry  which,  today,  more 
so  than  ever  before,  can  be  more  proud  of  this  accomplishment 
than  anything  hitherto  attempted. 

More  than  a  great  picture — more  than  a  tremendous  under- 
taking— is  this  achievement.  And  when  the  praise  of  the  world 
resounds — as  it  will — as  it  must,  who  will  there  be  to  recall  the 
heart  lireaking  struggles;  the  countless  disappointments;  the 
never  failing  intent  of  those  men  who  struggled  with  it  during 
all  these  months  of  terrific  strain.  And  because  they  may  be 
overlooked,  let  us  here  and  now  record  their  names.  That  they 
may  not  be  forgotten  ! 

Fred  Niblo.  whose  matchless  patience,  untiring  zeal 
and  never  failing  courage  finally  completed  this  gigan- 
tic undertaking  on  which  four  million  dollars  were  ex- 
pended; 

Ramon  Navarro,  an  artist  with  the  soul  of  a  boy, 
who  has  almost  sacrificed  his  career  for  several  years 
to  complete  this  marvelous  picture; 

Scores  of  others,  including  Al  Robach,  Ferdinand 
Earle,  Christy  Cabamie,  and  "Breezy"  Eason  who  did 
various  parts  of  the  direction;  Carey  Wilson,  whose 
scenario  finally  prevailed;  and  many  more,  including 
Irvina  Thalberg,  whose  genius  for  cutting  and  as- 
sembling was  tested  to  the  last  degree.  And  far  from 
the  least  of^  all,  Enid  Bennett,  the  wife  of  Fred  Niblo, 
whose  patience,   calmness,   and  understanding,   kept 

(Continued  on  Page  6) 


Pic-     -^ 


The  Ufa  Situation 

WhUe  Some  Reports  Indicate  M.-G.- 

M.  and  Famous  Have  Made  Deal 

Others  Deny  It 

A  cable  to  THE  FILM  DAILY 
yesterday  from  Berlin  reported  that 
the  combination  between  Metro-Gold- 
wyn-Mayer and  Famous  Players  had 
secured  control  of  the  Ufa.  Beyond 
this  brief  statement  no  information 
was  forwarded. 

No  information  was  obtainable 
from  any  of  the  companies  involved 
in  the  deal  which  runs  into  several 
millions  of  dollars. 

The  New  York  afternoon  newspa- 
pers,   however,    carried    lengthy    and 

(Continued  on  Page  7) 
— Happy  New    Year — 

Fourth  in  Michigan  Chain 

Detroit — Kimmell  Bros.,  who  op- 
erate theaters  in  Royal  Oak,  Ferndale 
and  Berkeley,  have  iaroken  ground  for 
a  new  theater  on  We:;l  Wa-rc.-.  :*..-t., 
near  the  Paige  and  Lincoln  plants 
that  will  have  a  capacity  of  1,500 

Happy   New    Year 

Metropolitan  Buys  "Man  Alone' 
Los   Angeles  —  Metropolitan  Pic- 
tures  have    purchased    "Man   Alone," 
by      George      Agnew      Chamberlain    y 
which  starts  serially  in  the  Saturday/ 
Evening   Post   this   week.      P.    D.   Cf 
will  release. 

Happy   Neiv    Year 

Plan  Three   New   Houses 

Hartford — Three  new  theaters  with 
a  total  seating  capacity  of  over  10,000 
are  being  planned  for  the  main  busi- 
ness section  of  the  city. 

— Happy  New   Year — 

Williams  Here  Soon 

J.  D.  Williams  is  due  in  New  York 
from  London  in  about  ten  days. 

Happy    New    Year 

After  United  Studios 

Famous  Reported  Negotiating  for  Big 
Hollywood  Plant — No   Decision, 

States  Mike  Levee 
Hollywood — It  was  reported  yes- 
terday that  Jesse  L.  Lasky  on  behalf 
of  Famous  has  reopened  negotiations 
for  the  acquisition  of  the  United 
Studios. 

Mike  Levee,  president  of  the  studio 
company,  said  that  no  decision  had 
been  reached  as  yet.  When  Lasky 
was  here  recently,  he  declared  the  old 
Realart  plant  would  be  reopened  so 
(Continued  on  Page  2) 


No  Paper  Tomorrow 

Tomorrow  being  New  Year's 
Day  and  a  legal  holiday,  there- 
will  be  no  issue  of  THE  FILM 
DAILY  published. 


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DAILY 


Thursday,  December  31,  1925 


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Inc.  Pulilished  Daily  except  Saturday  and  bol- 
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Quotations 

High    Low    Close  Sales 
Balaban    &  Katz    ..68^      68         68 

Eastman    Kodak    ..110J4    110)4    nO%  200 

Famous    Players    ..10654   ^05%   10654  1,500 

Fam.    Play.    Pfd Not  quoted 

Film    Inspection    . .      4J^        4'/,       454  100 

First   National    Not  quoted 

Fox   Film   "A"    ...   83^     8354     83%  400 

Fox   Theaters    "A".    32         3154     3154  7,400 

Loew's,    Inc 37^     3654     37^  500 

Metro-Gold.    Pfd...   2254     2254     2254  500 

M.  P.  Cap.   Corp.    .    205i      19%     205i  700 

Pathe  Exch.  "A"..   75         745^     745i  500 

Skouras    Bros S3  53  53  

Trans-Lux     1254      12          1254  13,900 

Universal     Pict.     ..39          39         39  200 

Univ.   Pict.   Pfd.    ...   95         95         95  100 

Warner    Bros 18          1754      18  1,200 

Warner   Pictures    ..    14J4      14J^      1454  100 

— Happy  New   Year — 

Lesser's  Arrival  Delayed 

Sol  Lesser  did  not  arrive  in  New 
York  yesterday  as  anticipated.  He 
will  get  in  on  Saturday. 

West  Coast  Ballet  School 

Los  Angeles — Sol  Lesser  announ- 
ces that  West  Coast  Theaters  is 
forming  a  ballet  school  which  will 
function  under  direction  of  Fanchon 
and  Marco,  where  dancers  will  be 
trained  for  the  circuit  of  presentations 
which  he  hopes  to  establish.  _  Already 
300  young  women  are  studying  danc- 
ing. 

— Happy  New   Year — 
^,  Buys  "The  Autocrat" 

,/''  Raoul    Echeverria   has   bought    the 
.4?"    motion  picture  rights  to  "The  Auto- 
"       crat,"  by  Pearl  Doles  Bell.     Roy  L. 
McCardell   has   written   the   scenario. 
Production  plans   will  be   announced 
soon. 


FOR.     gENT 

BELL  -  HOWELL 

AND     

AKELEY  CAMERAS 

cvit/i  or  Without  Cameramen 


SEIDEN    CAMERA    EXCHANGE 

729  Seventh  Ave.  N.Y.C. 
Bryant   3  95  1 


"Don  Juan"  First 

And    Then    Five    Warners    in    New 

Road  Show  Unit  to  Embrace 

$1.50  Top  in  Pictxires 

Los  Angeles — "Don  Juan,"  starring 
John  Barrymore  will  be  the  first  pic- 
ture to  be  handled  by  the  road  show 
company  which  the  Warners  will 
form.  Five  others  from  the  Warner 
studio  will  be  in  the  list,  the  others 
to  come  from  other  producers. 

Ernst  Lubitsch  will  make  two  spe- 
cials next  year  for  this  method  of 
handling.  He  will  devote  his  time  in 
the  future  to  this  type  of  picture,  ac- 
cording to  present  plans.  Harry  M. 
Warner  will  give  this  branch  of  the 
organization  his  supervision.  Every 
picture  will  be  handled  on  its  own 
merit. 

This  plan  in  no  way  affects  the 
Warner  plan  for  their  regular  fea- 
tures for  1926-27.  An  announcement 
of  the  number  of  pictures  to  be  made 
and  the  amount  to  be  expended  on 
them  will  be  made  at  an  early  date. 

— Happy   New    Year — 

"Roxy's"  New  Address 

"Roxy"  has  taken  permanent  quar- 
ters at  Steinway  Hall,  113  W.  57th 
St.,  room  60S. 


Lichtman  Opens  Office 

Al  Lichtman  has  opened  his  own 
office  on  the  10th  floor  of  1650 
Broadway. 


Riesenfeld    at    Steinway    Hall 
Hugo   Riesenfeld   has   leased  office 
space  at  Steinway  Hall,  113  W.  S7th 
St. 

— Happy  New  Year — 
Sierra  Opens  Local  Office 
Sierra  Pictures,  Inc.  of  Hollywood, 
have  opened  an  office  at  729  Seventh 
Ave.,  in  charge  of  Dale  Hanshaw. 
The  company  is  state  righting  "Van- 
ishing Millions,"  a  serial,  a  series 
starring  Earl  Douglas,  four  six  reelers 
dealing  with  mother  love  and  12  two 
reel  "Bed  Time  Animal  Stories." 
Louis  L.  Mayer  leaves  on  a  sales  trip 
shortly. 

— Happy  New  Year — 
Richman  Revue  at  Colony 
Harry  Richman  and  his  Club  Rich- 
man  Revue,  will  begin  a  short  en- 
gagement at  the  Colonv  Sundav,  Jan. 
10.  "California  Straight  Ahead,"  will 
have  its  New  York  premiere  on  the 
same    program. 

— Happy   New    Year — 

Beyer  in  Two  Pictures 

Charles  Beyer  is  appearing  in  "A 
Girl's  Diary,"  an  Elmer  Clifton  pro- 
duction, and  in  a  Hugh  Dierker  pro- 
duction, as  vet  untitled. 


IF  YOU  ARE  IN  THE 
MARKET  FOR  ANY  KIND  OF 

MOTION  PiaURE 
APPARATUS 

CONSULT  US- AND  SAVE  MONEY 
SEND  FOR  OUR  PRICE  LIST 


Motion  Picture  App.  Co.,  Inc. 

Ownership'mahagemenl  C.  G.  Willoughby,  Inc. 

110  West  32nd  St..  New  York 

Phone    Penn.    6564 


SOME  STATISTICS 
Los  Angeles — The  Examiner 
declares  that  there  are  101  pic- 
ture theaters  in  Los  Angeles, 
58  studios  and  250  producing 
companies.  Studio  payrolls,  ac- 
cording to  this  source,  total 
$1,000,000  weekly. 


Big  Coast  Growth 

§65,000,000  To  Be  Spent  on  Improv- 
ing  Studios  There,   Los  Angeles 
Paper  Asserts 

Los  Angeles — -W.  M.  Creakbaum, 
writing  in  the  Examiner,  declares  that 
more  than  $65,000,000  will  be  invested 
in  real  estate,  buildings,  equipment 
and  expansion  of  coast  studios  in 
1926.  These  investments  do  not  in- 
clude the  making  of  more  than  700 
feature  films  or  salaries  paid  to  cin- 
ema players,  directors  or  co-workers. 

The  article  states  that  during  1925 
more  than  $168,000,000  was  repre- 
sented in  the  total  production  expen- 
ditures, vvhile  more  than  $75,000,000 
was  spent  for  salaries. 

- — Happy   New    Year — 

After  United  Studios 

(Continued  from  Page  1) 

that  the  new   Paramount   production 
schedule  could  be  carried  out. 


Walter  Wanger,  production  man- 
ager for  Famous,  was  in  conference 
late  yesterday  with  Adolph  Zukor 
and  Jesse  L.  Lasky  and  therefore 
could  not  be  reached  for  a  statement. 


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Changes  at  Rialto  and  Rivoli 

Lou  Lusty  has  been  placed  ir 
charge  of  publicity  at  the  Rialto. 

J.  Maxwell  Joyce  will  handle  the 
Rivoli. 

Ed  Olmstead  has  been  assigned  tc 
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Niblo  urged  on  and  on  until  this  greatest  of  all  screen 

achievements  was  completed. 

When  General  Lew  Wallace  wrote  this  great  Biblical  story 
he  never  dreamed  that  in  the  drama  it  would  be  presented  as 
It  Avas.  Mad  Lew  Wallace  been  alive  last  night  would  have  been 
his  triumph.  For  the  screen  presentation  of  this  great  story 
started  wnere  the  stage  left  off.  What  a  pigmy  the  stage  idea 
ot  '-Ben  Hur"  seems  when  compared  to  some  of  the  tremendous 
spectacular  effects  seen  last  night.  All  but  childish  were  the 
ettorts  oi  the  stage  producers  compared  to  this  great  triumph 
f-or  trmmph  it  was,  trom  the  beginning  to  the  very  end. 

loo  oriet,  indeed,  is  this  space  allotment  to  describe  many 
ol  the  scenes  ol  -iien  Hur,"  but  among  the  many  tremendous  spec- 
tacular ettects  the  outstanding  sequence  is  that  showing  the  battle 
between  the  pirates  and  the  Koman  galleys.  This  is  little  short 
ox  marvelous.  Nothing  like  it  has  ever  been  attempted.  It  will 
ue  a  brave  man,  indeeu,  who  attempts  to  follow  this  with  anything 
like  It.  It  stands  out  over  the  magnificent  chariot  race— yet  this 
chariot  race  was  the  outstanding  leature  of  the  stage  play  and 
the  cynics  and  doubters  have  declared  all  along  that  as  chariot 
races  had  appeared  in  other  spectacles  so  this  one  would  fall  flat 
All  these  cynics  and  doubters  had  better  see  the  chariot  race 
in  Ben  Hur.  1  hen  they  will  appreciate  that  they  knew  nothing 
Ol  what  they  were  talking  about.  ^ 

It  is  midnight— there  is  time  for  but  a  word  or  two  more— 
and  perhaps  in  the  enthusiasm  of  witnessing  this  supreme  picture 

Thnu^L^^^'"'"\''  '"'P'  ^^"^>'-  ^""^  ^'  this  moment  this 
thought  comes:  that  to  all  who  had  even  the  least  thing  to  do 
witli  Uus  great,  superb  production  the  entire  industry-  owes  not 
only  a  vote  of  thanks,  but  more,  much  more,  indeed 

Of  course,  it  will  be  road  shown.     It  will  be  a  year  before 

reaches  the  picture  theaters.     M.-G.-M.  may  eventually  recoup 

he  millions  invested.     Certainly  it  is  hoped  they  will,    /or  '3 

Hur^  means  far  more  than  money  to  the  picture  industry,     -fien 

Hur     IS  a  monument  to  the  industry;  a  monument  of  which  all 

Ol  us  should  be,  and  will  be,  proud-proud,  indeed 


Still  Another  for  Rochester 

Rochester,  N.  Y.— A  third  new 
house  for  the  West  Side  will  be  built 
soon.  A  permit  has  been  granted 
Samuel  Tishkoff  and  Aaron  Merchey 
owner  of  the  Plaza,  on  Webster  Ave  ' 
to  erect  a  new  theater  on  the  east 
side  of  Genesee  St.,  between  Frost 
Ave.  and  Arnett  Blvd.  The  house 
will   cost  $200,000  and   seat   1,800. 

— Happy   New    Year — 

Censors  Reject  "Wedding  Song" 
Dallas— The  local  censor  board  has 
rejected  "The  Wedding  Song,"  star- 
■  iiig  Leatnce  Joy,  after  a  two-day 
showing  at  the  Rialto.  A  special 
committee  appointed  on  the  request 
of  the  management  to.  make  a  de- 
cision also  tabooed  the  picture. 

— Happy   New    Year — 

SkirboU   Buys   16   from    Weiss    Bros 

Cleveland— W.  N.  Skirboll,  distri- 
butor of. Gold  Seal  Prod,  in  Ohio  and 
Kentucky,  ha?  purchased  from  Weiss 
Bros.,  eight  Buddy  Roosevelt  and 
eight  Buffalo  Bill,  Jr.  productions  for 
the  same  territory. 

— Happy   New    Year — 

^  Peavy  in  Charge  in  Atlanta 

->tlaii  a— C.     L.     Peavy     has     been 
■)te(I    from    salesman    for    F.    B 
-nager.      Peavy    sold    in    the 
•■ritory  and  prior  to  that 
"leveland  exchange  for 


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Tells  How  to  Improve  Standards 

Minneapolis — Wiilis  Sutton,  super- 
intendent of  schools  in  Atlanta,  ad- 
dressed the  Minneapolis  Better  Films 
Committee  at  their  last  meeting  and 
told  how  the  standard  of  films  could 
be  improved.  "Cooperate  with  the 
motion  picture  men  and  you  will  get 
the  best  results,"  was  his  advice 
"Make  the  good  films  pay  and  the 
exhibitors  will  only  be  too  glad  to 
show  them,"  he  said. 

— Happy   New    Year — 

New  Link  tor  Blumenfeld  Chain 

San  Francisco — A  theater  will  be 
built  by  the  Blumenfeld  circuit  at 
the  corner  of  Taraal  St.  and  29th 
Ave.  at  a  cost  of  $250,000. 

A  new  house  is  planned  for  Marys- 
viUe,  near  here.  It  will  cost  $300,- 
000.  The  site  is  at  Fourth  and  E 
Sts. 

— Happy  New    Year — 
Cincinnati— H.    L.    Gold    has    been 
appointed  manager  of  the  local  United 
Artists'    branch,    succeeding    W.    A. 
Shalit,    transferred    to    Cleveland. 


NATIONAL     EVANS 
LABORATORIES,   Inc. 

Developing— Printing—  Titles 

1476  Broadway 

Telephones  Bryant  9330-9331 


31  New  Theaters 

Local  Theater  Field  Active  with  New 

Construction — Thirteen  Houses 

in  Jersey  Towns 

New  theaters  planned,  in  actual 
construction,  or  about  to  open  in  the 
x\'ew  Vork  territory  total  about  31, 
with  13  in  Jersey,  5  in  Manhattan, 
5  in  Brooklyn,  two  in  Yonkers,  three 
in  the  Bronx,  two  in  Long  Island 
and  one  in  Mt.  Vernon.  The  new 
houses  include: 

Bronx 

Goldreyer  &  Fleischraaii's  Moshotu  theater, 
now  in  constiuction,  opens  on  Feb.  15.  The 
liouse  seats  2,000  and  is  located  at  204th 
St.   and   Perry   Ave. 

Louis  Weinstock  has  a  new  house  in  work 
at  W  estchester  and  Alder  Aves.  It  will  open 
Feb.    15   and   seat   900. 

The  theater  being  built  by  Matthew  Chryst- 
mos,  on  Westchester  Ave.  and  1 74th  St., 
will  be  ready  in  March.  It  will  be  called 
the    Frogs    Neck    theater. 

Brooklyn 

Abraham  Fo.x  will  erect  a  2,500  sealer  at 
Hay  Parkway  and  West  lOth  St.,  costing 
$400,000. 

"Doc''  Greenfield  contemplates  building 
two  niore  houses  in  Brooklyn,  making  a  total 
of  five  in  his  chain.  It  is  understood  the 
new  houses  will  each  seat  2,000.  He  now 
runs  the  Atlantic-Hicks,  Court  and  Gloria. 

The  new  house  now  in  construction  at 
Loney  Island  will  be  opened  by  B.  S.  Moss 
on  Feb.  1.  Construction  has  been  finished 
and    the    interior    is    now    being    completed. 

Levy  Bros,  are  building  a  house  to  seat 
2,500  at  Bedford  Ave.  and  Lincoln  Place, 
lox  may   operate  it. 

Long   Island 

A  theater  and  store  building  is  being 
erected    on    Farmers    Ave.,    Springfield,    L.    I. 

Coleman    Bros.,    formerly    operating    in    the 
liron.x   and   also    in    New    Jersey,    have  opened 
tlieir    new    Rialto    at    Springfield. 
Manhattan 

Construction  will  soon  be  started  on  a 
ntw  theater  on  50th  St.,  by  the  Waldorf 
Theater  Corp.  The  site  is  between  6th  and 
7th    Aves.,    opposite   the    car   barn. 

Unconfirmed  reports  have  it  that  Leo 
lirecher  will  build  a  theater  at  1 00th  St.  and 
Columbus  Ave. 

Lawrence  Bolognino's  (Consolidated's) 
rew  theater  on  58th  St.  opened  a  few  days 
ago. 

The  Durham  Realty  Corp.  is  building  a 
theater  at  202-6  W.  58th  St. 

Charles   L.    O'Reilly    will   build   a   ten   story 
apartment   and   2,500   seat   theater    building    at 
1st  Ave.  and  89th   St.     More  than   $2,000,000 
will  be  expended  on  the  project. 
Mt.   Vernon 

The  new  house,  now  in  construction  here, 
will  be  opened  by  Goldreyer  &  Fleischman  on 
Feb.    I. 

New  Jersey 

Roth  Bros."  new  Strand  at  Morristown, 
seating   1,500,   opened  Monday. 

Louis  Rosenthal,  who  operates  the  Ly- 
ceum, at  Bayonne,  and  the  New  and  Star  on 
Statcn  Island,  has  a  1,200  seat  house  in  con- 
struction at  Hightstown.  It  will  open  in  the 
Summer. 

The  new  Park  at  Caldwell  has  ben  leased 
from   E.  J.   Metzger  by  Fred   Faulkner. 

A  new  theater  is  being  built  at  Red  Bank 
by  Joseph  Oschwald.  It  will  seat  2,800  and 
open  next  September. 

Hunt  Theaters,  Inc.  are  erecting  a  $200,- 
000   house   at    Haddonfield. 

The  new  Palace,  at  Bradley  Beach,  near 
Avon,    has    opened.      It    seats    1,200. 


$23,000,000  Prograir 

Ascher  Bros,  to  Spend  That  Amoi 
for  Expansion  Purposes,  Insteac 
of  $14,000,00  as  First  Planned 

Chicago— Approximately      $23,0( 
000  will  be  spent  in  enlarging  the  / 
cher    chain.       It    was    originally 
tended  to  expend  $14,000,000  for  « 
pansion.     In  addition  to  their  Chica, 
program,   Aschers   will   build  20   t'l 
aters    in    tributary   cities.      This    isc 
distinct    departure    from    the    fori 
Ascher    policy,    as    this    firm    has  . 
the  past  confined  its  energies  to  C! 
cago,  with  the  exception  of  some  f( 
important  houses  in  oaier  cities.    T 
influence   of  William 'Fox  is   seen 
the  new  departure. 

Ascher  Bros,  now  have  14  theate 
in   Chicago  and   7  new  ones  are   it 
der      construction.        The      sched 
calls   for  an  opening  a   month.     1 
first  will  be  the  new  New  Termii. 
at   Lawrence  and  Spalding,   which 
scheduled   to  open   the   first  week 
next  month.     This  has  4,000  seats. 

— Happy    New    Year — 

Metro  in  England? 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 

printed  in  part  in  yesterday's  Times. 

The  English  paper  further  assertt 
that    M.-G.-M. 's    move    will    be    fo 
lowed     by     Famous    and    Universa 
The  latter  company  is  now  interest< 
in  two-reelers  which  Tom  Bentley 
making   while    Famous    will    make 
Barrie  story  in  London  sometirne 
1926.  ^ 

In  October,  "Kine.  Weekly" 
London  reported  that  Metro-Gol 
wyn-Mayer  was  considering  buildii 
a  large  studio  on  a  site  near  Londt 
acquired  when  J.  Robert  Rubin  w: 
there. 


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An  important  official  at  M.-G.-i 
yesterday  stated  that  there  w; 
nothing  to  the  report. 


What  Others  Think 

—15— 

EDWARD   BATLAN 

Mgr.  Joseph   Stern's  TIVOLI, 

Jersey   City 

"Played  your  short  subjects 
two  seasons — ve^-y  satisfactoi 
and  high  class." 


729  7th  Av 

Edwin  Miles  Fadman,  Pres. 


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JOSEPH  R.  MILES 

PRESIDENT 

LLOYDS  FILM  STORAGE  CORP. 

ANNOUNCES  THE  OPENING 
ON  JANUARY  4TH 
OF  TWO  UP-TO-DATE 

PROJECTION  THEATRES  AT       > 

723  SEVENTH  AVE.,  N.  Y    C  ; 

"POWERS  BUILDING"  i. 

I     Phone  Bryant  5600 


THE 


'hursday,  December  31,  1925 


Big  Strand  Show 

i'rolics  of  1926"  Now  in  First  Week 
To  Be  Held  Over— Descrip- 
tion of  Program 
"The     Mark    Strand    Frolics     of 
26"   now   at-  the   Strand,    will   be 
id  over  for  a  second  week..    Joe 
unkett    asserts   it    is    the    biggest 
odiiction    yet    to    be    staged    at   a 
oadway  first-run..    A   description 
the  program  follows: 
"he  program  opens  .with  the  news 
-kly    (8  minutes)    and   is   followed 
|a  short  prelude  by  the  Strand  Or- 
istra.      The    stage    is    attractively 
icd   in    silver   cloth   curtains   with 
huge  wreaths  with  big  red  bows 
rating  the  drapes  on  either  side, 
ext     comes     the     "Mark     Strand 
ics  of  1926,"  a  revue  replete  with 
a  :e  and  song.    The  first  number  is 


ng  on  Top  of  the   World"  and 

curtains    part   to   reveal   a    sleigh 

four  passengers.  They  appear  in 

uette     against     a     screen     upon 

h   is   flashed   moving   scenery    to 

i/jthe  efftct  of  the  sleigh  in  motion. 

ijpassengers  are  the  Strand  Male 

Uette  and  they  sing,  "Sitting  on 

ll'dof  the  World."     The   Frolics  of 

'ws  a  "journey  in  five  stops."  The 

jbetween  scene  changes  is  occu- 

*i)y  an  animated  cartoon  showing 

'f^kssengers  in  the  sleigh  journey 

'Men  "stops." 

v«l  first  is  at  the  "Candlemakers." 
TOMuartette  appears  before  the  cur- 
itity.bnasked    and    carrying    candles, 
nakdiing  "In  the  Candlelight."  Next 
:ii!iea"In  the  Shadows,"  a  novel  bal- 
ijiber.     Ten  huge,  varied  colored 
ilj"  It  are  on  the  stage.     Mile.  Kle- 
o-kiajdances   out   and   as   she   comes 
buiislthe   stage    the    "candles"    turn 
Lonii!  40und   and    from    each   steps   a 
binrttirl  in  costurne.     Dancing  fol- 
jith    the   girls   reentering'  their 
q  at  the  close. 
J..G.-la|    the    cartoon    with    the    next 
;re  w.jThe     Bellmakers."       Setting: 
|p  representing  old  cellar  with 
=.J^e  bells  upon  the  stage  floor, 
part  of  the  bells  are  raised 
16  ballet  girls  in  silver  cloth 
|its,  step  out  and  dance  with 
:mova  who  does  a  solo  num- 
toon  again  and  the  last  stop: 
llace."      Edward   Albano   ap- 
ore    the    curtain    in    kingly 
sings  "The   Land   I  Love." 
lal  setting  is  then  revealed. 
,.  ,,)M  of  the  stage  is  made  up  of 
juHjecM,  Endows    ^jjj^    ^^^^^    panes, 
■i)iict»r»Un  with  silver  covering  and 
,i  in     great     splendor     with 
^bded    from    every    direction. 
llT*t'J    covered    with    silver   and 
r^ng  upon  them  give  a  dazz- 
Red  velvet  draperies  and 
P's      'Irations   complete  the  color 
'"he    girls    in    silver    jester 
jar    again     and     others    in 
•■|'P    skirt    costumes.      Stair- 
<  from   either   side   of  stage 
n  for  king  in  center.     The 
!  come    together    later    and 
_p       lam  center  stairway.     The 
Kl,    c|p  assembles  for  grand   fi- 
melia  Allen  and  Ray  Bol- 
ialty  dances.     "I'm  sitting 
Khe  World"  closes  the  re- 
■    rninutes.)       "Bluebeard's 
fs."  the  feature   concludes 
';   (82    ninutes.) 


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Presentations 

A  feature  dealing  with  the  man- 
ner in  ivhich  first-runs  build  their 
programs  and  written  from  the  an- 
gle of  one  luho  sits  out  front. 

Designed  solely  for  the  purpose  of 
conveying  to  exhibitors  ideas  to  be 
used  in  developing  their  own  shows. 

Rialto 

Unit  No.  1. — Overture:  "Morning, 
Noon  and  Night."    Time,  8  minutes. 

Unit  No.  2. — Scenic.  "Niagara  Falls 
in  Winter."  Hal  Hodes.  Time,  6 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  3. — Hicks  Brothers.  Ban- 
joists.  Playing  popular  melodies. 
Curtain  decorated  with  gold  music 
notes  and  hunge  banjo  for  a  back- 
ground.    Time,  7  minutes. 

Unit  No.  4.— Rialto  News  Reel. 
Time,   10  minutes. 

Unit  No.  5. — Hy  C.  Geis  at  the  or- 
gan playing  Christmas  melodies. 
Time.  5  minutes. 

Unit  No.  6. — Helen  Yorke  singing 
"The  Barber  of  Seville."  Time,  5 
minutes. 

Unit  No.  7.— Feature:  "The  En- 
chanted Hill."     Time,  70  minutes. 

Unit  No.  8.— Mutt  and  Jeff  Com- 
edy: "The  Missing  Link."  Time,  5 
minutes. 

— Happy   Nciv    Year — 

"Molasses,"  Santell's  Next 
Following  "The  Dancer  of  Paris," 
Al  Santell  will  direct  "Molasses,"  an 
adaptation  of  "The  Buccaneers  of  the 
Bahamas"  a  Saturday  Evening  Post 
story.  M.  C.  Levee  will  be  the  pro- 
ducer and  the  cast  will  include  George 
Sidney,  Charles  Murray,  Vera  Gordon 
and  Kate  Price.  Production  in  Hol- 
lywood. 

— Happy  New    Year — 

Eastern  Capital  in  Omaha 

Omaha— Eastern  capital  is  behind 
a  new  first  run  project  in  Omaha,  ac- 
cordmg  to  Mayer  H.  Monsky,  of  the 
Liberty  Film  exchange. 

The  new  house  will  cost  $1,500,000 
and   seat  2  500.     It  is   to   be   built   at 
20th  and  Dodge  Sts.     The  theater  is 
to  be  part  of  a  six  story  building. 
—  Happy  New    Year — 

Censor  Needs  Grow 

(.Continued  from   Page   1) 

ceived  an  appropriation  of  $94,520, 
and  for  the  coming  fiscal  year  re- 
quests  have  been   filed  for  $107,510. 

Chairman  George  H.  Cobb  who  has 
served  as  the  head  of  the  commission 
since  it  was  first  established  five  years 
ago,  will  terminate  his  office  today. 
Governor  Smith  is  expected  to  name 
a  successor  shortly  after  the  Legisla- 
ture convenes  Jan.  6.  A  number  of 
applications  have  been  received  at  the 
Executive  Chamber  for  Cobb's  job, 
but,  Governor  Smith  declines  to  make 
any  comment  and  it  is  believed  that 
nothing  will  develop  on  the  subject 
until  the  Governor  has  prepared  his 
annual  message  to  the  Legislature, 
upon  which  he  now  is  engaged. 


Fox  in  Brooklyn 

(.Continued  from  Page   1) 
tional   with  United  Artists,  Universal 
and   Fox  supplying  an  occasional  pic- 
ture. 

Much  the  same  situation  exists  in 
the  Bedford  section  of  Brooklyn 
where  Fox,  who  recently  operated 
the  Bedford  lost  the  lease  to  Frank 
Keeney.  Loew  operates  ♦he  Fulton, 
Brevoort  and  Kameo  in  the  same 
neighborhood  while  Fox  at  the  mo- 
ment has  no  representation.  It  is  un- 
derstood, however,  the  new  theater 
which  Levy  Bros,  are  now  complet- 
ing at  Bedford  Ave.  and  Lincoln 
Place  will  be  turned  over  to  Fox  on 
a  long-term   lease. 

— Happy   Neut    Year — 

Competition  Ends  in  Winston-Salem 

Winston-Salem,  N.  C.  —  W.  D. 
Scales,  who  owned  the  Rex  and  La- 
favette,  stated  that  since  he  has  taken 
over  the  Colored  theater  from  War- 
ner Bros.,  he  would  close  his  other 
houses.  This  leaves  the  town  free 
from  thi.s  class  of  competition. 
— Happy  New    Year — . 

Uptown,  Los  Angeles,   Opens 

Los  Angeles  —  West  Coast  The- 
aters' Uptown,  an  1,800  seat  theater 
in  the  Wilshire  district,  opened  Tues- 
day night  with  "Graustark."  Lew 
Cody  was  master  of  ceremonies. 
Many  stars  and  city  officials  were 
present. 

— Happy  New   Year — 

In   Boston   Jan.   11 

Boston— Samuel  Goldwyn  has  ar- 
ranged with  Klaw  &  Erlanger  to  se- 
cure the  Colonial  for  an  extended 
run,  at^  advanced  prices,  of  "Stella 
Dallas."  The  engagment  is  to  open 
Jan.  11.  Goldwyn  will  be  present 
with  a  party  including  Joseph  Her- 
gersheimer. 

— Happy   New    Year — 

Royal  Making  "Taxi  Mystery" 

Los  Angeles  —  Virginia  Pearson 
Phillips  Smalley  and  Bertram  Grass- 
by  will  support  Edith  Roberts  and 
Robert  Agnew  in  "The  Taxi  Mys- 
tery," the  fifth  Royal  for  release  by 
the    Henry    Ginsberg   Dist.    Corp. 

Happy    New    Year 

"The    Phantom"    Closing   at    Colony 

"The  Phantom  of  the  Opera"  be- 
gan its  sixth  and  last  week  at  the 
Colony   Sunday. 


The  Ufa  Situation 

(Continued  from  Page   1) 

somewhat  conflicting  reports  regard- 
ing the  situation  in  Berlin.  A  spec- 
ial copyrighted  cable  to  the  "Evening 
Post"  said:  "The  first  great  German- 
American  industrial  combination  was 
consummated  here  at  a  meeting  of 
the  Universal  Film  Co.  of  Berlin  and 
representatives  of  the  Famous  Play- 
ers, Metro-Goldwyn  and  Universal 
Pictures  Corp.  to  arrange  for  the  co- 
operation of  these  companies.  +  *  * 

"In  certain  circles  the  merger 
causes  alarm,  as  being  symptomatic 
of  the  Americanization  of  Germany. 
Artistic  circles  especially  express  the 
fear  that  American  films  may  drag 
Germany  into  a  rut  of  standardized 
American   commercial  products." 

"The  Evening  Sun,"  said:  "By  an 
agreement  signed  at  9  o'clock  this 
morning  the  biggest  American  film 
firms,  Paramount  and  Metro-Gold- 
yvyn-Mayer,  gained  practically  unlim- 
ited rights  to  exhibit  pictures  in  Ger- 
many, a  privilege  never  before  held  ' 
by  American  companies." 

In  conclusion,  "The  Evening  Sun" 
dispatch  said:  "This  morning,  how- 
ever, it  was  announced  that  the  prin- 
cipal contract  put  Paramount  and 
Metro  in  the  favored  position,  Laem- 
mle  receiving  only  a  short  term  con- 
tract for  exhibiting  Universal  pic- 
tures, while  the  agreement  obtained 
by  his  rival  companies  runs  for  a 
period  of  ten  years,  Ufa  receiving 
$4,000,000  during  the  period." 

The  Associated  Press  Berlin  report 
said:  "Great  impetus  is  expected  to  be 
given  the  American  invasion  of  the 
German  film  market  by  an  agreement 
between  the  U.  F.  A.  (Universal  Film 
Corporation  of  Berlin),  and  the  Fa- 
mous Players-Lasky  and  Metro-Gold- 
wyn  Corps. 

"Films  made  by  these  concerns  will 
be  exchanged  reciprocally,  and  the 
methods  of  introducing  American 
films  to  the  German  public  will  be 
uiinroved   and   systematized. 

"A  loan  of  $4,000,000  for  ten  years 
at  7V,  per  cent,  will  be  advanced  by 
the  American  companies  to  the  Ufa. 

— Happy   Ne^v    Year — 

Buffalo  Ball  on  Jan.  4 

Buflf.ilo— The  Film  Board  of  Trade 
will  hold  its  "Movie  Ball"  on  Jan.  4 
St  the  Statler. 


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